The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-12

- LAG a. VA A~&Ny 4SAB@H -
j., who died IN l779, have discovered a title
to land in Trenton and on Schooley's
Mountain worth $50, coo, 600.
An exchange says a woman of Rich
mond, Va, has invented and patented an
oyster can which can be opened in two
seconds without the aid of a knife.
-Balaam Stafford has a wagon that
was built, out and out, wood, iron and all,
by a woman. Isaac Richardson's daughter,
who lives in the county Of Chatham.
New York State has $50, O00, 900 in
vested in prisons, asylums, ~almshouse, and
hospitals, and New;York City alone has
10000 dram shops to help supply the IN
mates. y
The T0d7er says the only factory in the
world for making -corn-cob pipes is at
Washington, Mo-, and the five stockhold-
ers in it are drawing dividends of $4,000
a year each.
Rev. Hugh Montgomery asserts that
in Edwards county, ILL.,, no liquor has been
sold in twenty years, and that taxes are
SO per cent. less than in any other county
of the State.
The entire value of imports at the
port of New, York during the last fiscal
wear was S~51O,26S,432, and at all other
norts in the country $273,O26,6 68. Total,
85, 295, 100.
We are deeply panied to learn that
or friend, Mr.. Dan Hugh Mclean, of
Ellington, was stricken with paralysis on
tie .lst inst, one whole side of the body
being affected.
a-London is likely to have an interna-
tional exhibition in 1891 at the Crystal
Palace, the very building which was
originally set up in Hyde Park for the
first exhibition in 1851.
The Senate has by resolution declared
Tuesday, April 80, 1889, national holi-
day, celebrating the Centennial a~nniver-
sary of the Inauguration of the first presi-
dent of the United States.
Texas is growing over a 124 pound
turnip 81 inches in circumference and of a
county in which there is not a delinquent
taxpayer. She is also eating new crop
potatoes and planting corn.
"A railroad bill with the commission
features was killed last week in the House
branch of the Arkansas Legislature. An
exchange says it was done by railroad
lobbyists and their friends.
Receipts for the sale of Harrison in
augural ball tickets were $58,220; for
supper 1886. The total receipts amount
ed to 1925, O46.5 9. There is a surplus of
$25, 900 above the guarantee fund for ex-
penses.
-Ex-President Cleveland is the head
of his law firm. The New York Cham
Der of Commerce elected Mr.. Cleveland
an honorary member. Steady streams of
callers visited Mrs. Cleveland at her hotel
in New York.
On Friday night last the House con-
Cured in the Senate bill authorizing the
Governor and council to expend the avail
able assets allowed by law, as far as they
viii 60, towards completing the Cow
ernor's mansion.
Twelve acres of land at Fredericks-
burk, Va, on which is the tomb of Mary,
mother of Washington, has been adver-
tised for sale. In President Jackson's
time a cornerstone was laid for a yet
uncompleted monument,
1.-The Popular Science Monthly declares
that the crab is a dancing insect, and that
four-ffths of his movements are made to
exercise himself. The Detroit Free Press
quotes the above and says it wants, the
flea and bed-bug investigated.
Capt. S. B. Alexander, of Mecklen-
burg, and David g, Worth Of New Han
over, have been appointed by the Gov
ernor to represent North Carolina at the
Washington Inaugural Centennial, in New
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York, in April next.
An exchange says: at is the privi-
lege of every citizen to find fault with, or
to praise public servant, but just as
praise is sometimes fulsome and n~auseous,
so is censure sometimes so manffestly i'll
tempered as to excite disgust.
"A new State Board of Agriculture
was elected by the Senate on Friday last,
as follows: DIR. w R. Capehart, of BERTHE;
DIR. Mott Moore, of Duplin; Hon. J. F.
Payne, of Robson; Hon. A. Leazar, of
Iredell; Hon. G.. D. Smith, of Macon.
The Elizabeth City Economist says
the negro problem is not easily deter
mined: perhaps it may be extinction,
perhaDS a~malpamation exodus norhane