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

T.mesE Walter ""o
srd county, Va. y =. w..n
II are to meet in the city of
Govern Of an early day to consider the
T S51Spis Fair location question
r.strill, the Baltimore Anarchist,
ffoI told his comrades at Philadelphia
rs's4 .te first thing to be done was "to
S 9n' off all the reporters of the 0'pitalis'i0
r. Whiting, the engiteer to whom
..fsrred the boundary dispute be-
MARYLAND and Virginia, has fled a
report wholly in favor OF the 'ia'~ '0f
Maryland.
scientists sound a note of alarm
new pest called "the gypsy
4 "+b It would be sad if a gypsy moth
.bould get at Mr.. HarrisOn's lOoked-up
presidential message.
News reached Atlanta Ga, on Monday,
..ho death at Saranac Lake, n. Y, of
C,.rlos r Wells, editor of Dirie, a promi-
u.Dt trade journal of that city. The
deceased was 30 years old and was we'll
Known in railroad circles.
Notices have been posted in all the
mills of the Glasgow Iron Company, near
pottstown, Pa, announcing an Increase
IN the wages of ~puddlers of % cents per
top. Wages of all other employees will
he c~orrespondingly increased.
Senate. Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
has reached his high Office without ever
casting a ballot for President. That is
bacause he has lived in a Territory since
he was 20 years old, where the people
can vote only for local officers.
The annual report Of the Governor of
Utah Territory to the Secretary of the
Interior estimates the population of the
Territory at $50, 600, which is an increase
Of about sc, 900, since 1880. In 1880 the
foreign born population numbered 80
S4; now it is nearly double that.
A dispatch from San Salvador, dated
Wednesday, says: "The National Palace
here was completely destroyed by fire
last night. The government archives
we're totally consumed. Perfect order
prevailed during the progress of the fire,
and no lives were lost"
There is no end to the talk of trusts.
Type founders are now considering the
organization of a trust on type. 1t is
claimed that the competition between the
Eastern and Western manufacturers has
become SO sharp and close that there is
absolutely no money in the business.
In literature an epigram is usually un-
derstood to mean something sharp and
short, and generally, though not always,
stated in terse rhyme. Martial, a Latin
writer who was famous in this line, gave
this definition: can epigram is a bee-a
thing of little size, with honey and a
sting"
"A case of extreme dishonesty has
cropped out in connection with the Johns
town disaster and the relief funds SEM
there. 1t has been demonstrated that a
poor but very worthy family Of eight got
all told, $3.50, while one man with a brick
house slightly damaged got the nice little
sum of $4,000.
A dispatch from Vicksburg, Miss,
dated the 18th inst, says: "This after
noon Sam Jones delivered a powerful
sermon to men only, addressing about
five thousand, the immense tent being so
crowded that even standing room was
hardly obtainable. At night there was, if
possible, a still greater crush to hear him"
1t is said that the Princess of Wales
has responded as follows to a n~umerously
signed petition from this country asking
her to intercede with the Queen for the
pardon of Mrs. Maybrick: "The Princess
Of Wales is unable to comply with your
request, as Her Royal Highness cannot in
any way interfere with the course of JUS
tee in this country"
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Exports Of specie from the port of New
York last week amounted to 1922, 972, of
which $24,4OO was gold and 1928, 572 in
silver. All the gold went to South
America, $293,83 2 in silver went to
Europe and $40 in silver went to South
America. Imports of specie last week
amounted to $178,832, of which $126, 73O
was gold and $50, lO2 silver.
Congress and Canada are expected to
tx defn tely the boundary line between
te British dominions and the United
States this winter. The Troy (Ala.) En-