The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

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creek-bed at odd times, and several hun
dred p~ennyweights of gold have been
taken out, but he would never permit the
banks to be cut. 1t isssaid that the price.
to be paid for the property is a tempting
one, as it embraces some of the moss
fertile farming lands in the country, and
some very fine hard wood timber lands.
A citizen of this place who was at Dunn
last week says that on last Friday 80
bales of cotton were sold there. They
were bought by Young Bros. and L. L.
Taylor, who are doing an immense bust
mss for a place so small as Dunn. This
little town has cut off a great deal of
Fayetteville's best trade.-Sdnford Er-
press.
Fayetteville Observer: 1t is learned to-day
that Bingham's School and Davis School,
of LAGRANGE, will attend the Centennial
celebration here in November in a body.
1t is to be hoped that Oak Ridge Insti-
tute, Thompson's School, of Silver City,
Fremont Military Institute and the other
military schools of the State will do like
wise.
When Andrew Clark entered the Lon
don Hospital as an assistant he was in
poor health. "Poor Scotch begger," said
one of the facolty, "let him have a,place;
he cannot possibly live more than six
months He is now, after these many
years of eminent service, Sir Andrew
Clark; perhaps the most famous physician
in England. 81.
James Dean, a farmer, living in Wright
county, Minn., who had been missing
poultry, heard a eommotion in the hem
house before daylight one morning last
week. ,Springing from bed he seized his
shotgun, and running to the door fred in
the darkness at something moving about
in the ben-house. He killed his eight
year-old son. The boy was a somnam-
bulist.
The interest taken in everything re-
lating to the Pan-American Congress by
the countries represented, is shown by
the fact that the newspapers in the City
Of Mexico, delayed going to press until
accounts of the opening of the Congress
should be received. Mr.. Blaine's opening
address receives universal commentator.
President Diaz says it is admirable
philadelphia Record. =.
The marriage of MISS Marks to one of
the show men at Selma last Monday
created quite a Juror among the circus
crowd. Miss Marks is remembered by
those who attended the circus here as the
girl who turned a back summersault while
riding. Her marriage was greatly against
the wishes of the managers and had such
an effect on the show that it is said the
attendance was rather slim.
The last issue of Charity and Children
contains the following: "Rev. J. NJ.
McManaway and his people are erecting
a handsome church edifce in Shelby.
Though the expenses are heavy, they
gave a hundred dollars to Foreign Mis-.
sions and literally to other objects. Bro.
McManaway is an original thinker and
strong preacher He is now visiting his
mother in the mountains of Virginia.
Wilmington Review: Coots in mark t
this morning. High? Oh, no. Only
65 cents a dozen. By the way, it is said
that coots spring from frogs; that the
millions of little green frogs seen in the
swamps early in the spring turn to coots
in the fall and fly. This fact, however,
if it is a fact, doesn't seem to detract in
any way from the financial value of the
frog when he gets wings OF his back and
becomes q cute little cute.
The History of the Agricultural Wheel
and Farmers Alliance, and. the impend-
pending revolution. Two books in one
volume. By w. S. Morgan, of Hardy,
Ark. A library in itself. It tells all
about the condition of the laborer, all
about the Wheel, all about the Alliance,
all about the Farmers and Laborers' I'm
ion, how the farmers are organizing in
the South, all about their condition, all
about what they have done, all about
what they are doing. It discusses coop
Grafton, organization, the money ques-
ton, bonds, National banks and trusts.
1t tells how the burdens of the farmer
have been doubled by fixing a new STAN
dard Of value to that which they have to
sell by contracting the volume of money /;
how a National bank is a National curse ;
how the funding system is but a scheme
for robbing the. people; all about the
power of interest and the evils of usury;
all about how railroads are operated and
axtartionata rates of freight wrunO from