The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-12-17

The Trinity boys have whipped out
the Wake. Forest boys at foot bad. Now
we hope that the University boys may
whip out the Trinity Boys; that the Oak
Grove boys may whip out the University
boys; that The Pine Forest boys may.
whip out the Oak Grove boys; that the
Antelope indians may whip out Pine
Forest boys; that the Athlete Africans
may whip out the Antelope Indiansithat
the Model Monkeys may whip out the
Athletic Africans that the snakes may
swallow the Model monkeys and so end
forever the great American game OF foot
ball.-Bro. JK Mak' editorial IN Char
iity and Children, .rr2rf1
"A Tribune special from Beaver Falls,
Iowa, says: The memoerssof the Econ
omic So~iety' who occupy a settlement
near here are seriously considering the
feasibility of returning to the institution.
of marriages.. There are now but about
80 members of the organization left in
the quaint little town Of Economy, and
they are well along in years. For a long
time, the rule forbidding marriage of
members, has been strictly enforced, and
time has so reduced their numbers, that
the question Of disposing of the many
millions of dollars of treasure which the
organization has accumulated, and of
population the society itself, is becoming
daily more important. -.
The vote castin Virginia at the Novem-
Der election for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, with the exception of Scott
county, which has not been properly re-
turned and will not be counted, has at
last been officially eanvassed by the Gen
eral Assembly and the result declared.
For Governor, Mckinney, Dem, has a
plurality of 42,953 w Malone, Rep,
and a majority over all of 1875. Tyler,
Dem, for Lieutenant Governor, has a
plurality over Slemp, Rep, of Al, US, and
a majority over all of 4O,l67. Whilst
Mckinney ran 48 votes ahead of Tyler,
Malone falls 1880 behind Slemp. The
vote of Scott county, which has been
thrown out, was about a tie between the
Democrats and Republicans.
On Tuesday a large number of bills
were introduced in the United States
Senate. Mr.. Platt introduced bills ratify-
ing the State Constitution adopted by the
people of Wyoming Territory and provid-
ing a territorial government for Oklahoma.
Mr.. Plumb introduced a bill to prevent
railroads from issuing free passes to gov
officials. Mr.. Daniel introduced
q bill appropriating $4,000 for the com
pletion of the unfinished monument to
Mary Washington at Fredericksbur Va
In the House, MI. Payne introduced a
bill defining the duties of the Sergeant
alarms of the House. Speaker Reed
surprised the House by announcing, the
standing committees on ways and means,
appropriations, manufactures, election
and mileage. .s:,: 81
When Ponce de Leon sought the foun-
tain of perpetual youth in Florida he made
a great mistake. The only and original
fountain of youth is in Wales, somewhere
near Nine. Patti Nicolini's castle of Craig
y-Nos. Either this, or the great. singer
has been using some elixir of life, for
when she stepped ashore Friday morning
from the Teutonic she looked fully ten
years younger than when she last visited
this country three years ago. But the
most surprising thing about her appear
ance was the blonde locks have taken the
place of her blue black luxuriant tresses.
The cantatrice's hair is now the color of
Marguerite's wig. 1t makes so decided a
change in her appearance that people not
aware of the change might not have
recognized her.
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