The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-09-17

person on the coptlneht.
The Haytiens are opposed to! Minister
Fred Douglass. "They have no respect
for a negro, They are black enough on
their own account-Eh,
A grand tournament and equestrian
exhibition in true Southern style will be
given at the Bridgeton Fair grounds on
October Sd. Says the n. Y. Herald.
The richest man in the House of Com
mons is said to be Mr.. McEwan, Home
Rule member for one of the divisions OF
Edinburgh, worth 992, 900 per annum.
1t IS absolutely essential that every
Maid of Honor employed in the British
Royal Family should be a good horsewo-
man and correct reader of music at sight.
Premier Tirard, N. Jules Simon, M.
Leon Say and a number of other distin-
guished men,, gave a banquet in Paris
Saturday evening in honor of Mr.. Glad
stone.
The Philadelphia Record says that the
latest reports from the hospitals show
that careless persons and banana skins
are still throwing each other on the pave
ment.
The German Court dress is to be re-
modelled on an ancient costume which
composed knee. breeches, buckle shoes, a
sword, ~three-cornered hat, and also a
periwig.. = -"
A silver bell has been hung in a tower
in the village where the railroad accident
to the Cars train happened, and it will
be tolled every day at the hour, of the
accident. a.
The Wilmington Star says: /" Greece,
once famous for her great men, is now
famous for her great currant crops, of
which she exports about 10000 tons
annually.
Amongst the mackerel caught off the
coast of Ireland was one which contained
a large live toad, which, on being taken
out, hoped about on deck, and seemed
quite at home.
Aided by the ministers of the town,
Evangelist Fife is conducting a series of
meetings at Rockingham. Some of the
barkeepers are already regular attendants
at each service.
George Bancroft, the venerable histo-
rian, is little seen on Newport streets
this summer. He is one of the few
Americans living who know both Goethe
and Lord Byron.
A clock to cost 5000 will be placed in
the cupola of the new court house at
Rockingham. By agreement the county
pays half and the town the other half and
is to keep it in repair.
A Petersburger purchased a revolver in
a hardware store and asked the clerk to
load it for him. The latter purposely
placed an empty cartridge in it, and
thereby frustrated a suicide.
While New York is scratching her
head and looking around for a site for the
Worlds Fair, Chicago is taking up sub
scriptionS and is said to have S., 600, OOC
pledged Wzmir gton Star.
A colored shopper at Wanamaker's, in
Philadelphia, was much offended by
clerk who showed her fast-color black
stockings when she asked for f~esh-colored
hosiery. She wanted yellow.
Two Australian bicyclists have reached
Constantinople from Egypt, after travel
ing 1000 miles on bicycles, on their way
to England. They will continue theil
wheeling tour to the Channel.
Gov. Hill, of New York, is endeavor-
ing to break through the old custom
prevalent in that State of executing Grim
inals On Friday exclusively, one which
prevails in other States as well.
Eight tapestries o in Brussels il
the sixteenth century for the palace O.
Hippolyte d'Este, Cardinal of Prince
have been bought by the Belgium gov.
eminent. The price was $4,000.
1t is said in Berlin that Prince Bismarcl
is preparing to give prominence to socia
reforms, bills dealing with strikes anc
measures aiming to protect the poorer
classes against undue interest on loans.
Aaris eats a vast quantity of snails
Every day 10000 pounds are sent to the
city from the gardens of Burgundy
Champagne, Provence and Potion, where
they are specially reared for this purpose
DR.. William A. Taylor, who has beer
refused a license and was not recognized
by the profession, was arrested in Peters.
burg, Va, charged with causing the death
of Mrs. O'Neill and her child by malprac.