The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-26

Gen. S. D. Lee, of Mississippi, will close
with our next issue. These articles nave
doubtless been a source of great pleasure
and profit to our readers, and we feel sure
they join us in rendering the author our
sincere thanks for his valuable contribu-
tons.
"A Klnston correspondent writing to
the New Berne Journal says: Our people
are looking forward with great interest to
the construction of the railroad through
here to Jacks onville, Onslow county. But
if the people of Kinston want their town
to grow they must move along with the
procession and establish a number of
manufacturing enterprises"
- WOman's Friend of Indianapolis, Ind,
has his reference to the pretty little Miss
who presides so gracefully over the col
umns OF the Oxford Orphans Friend:
mamie L. Hatchett says that woman
is necessarily fond OF ribbons since she is
rib-born." Then from this standpoint, the
reason why man is not good "te be alone
is because he misses the spare crib"
The resignation of the position Of
United States Senator is a great rarity,
and yet senator Chase has forwarded his
resignation to the Governor of Rhode
Island: Notable among Senatorial resig-
nations are those of Plat and Conkling,
of New York, and Gordon of Georgia. 1t
will be a blue old Sunday when a North
Carolina Senator is guilty Of such stupidity.
The grand opening Of the summer
resort at Avoca has been postponed until
the 23d day of April to continue four days.
It will no doubt be one of the most en-
ioyable occasions that has ever occUredin
the State. DR.. Capehart is typical south
ern gentleman and no man understands
better the art of providing for the pleas
ure and comfort of men and women,
young and old.
The Raleigh correspondent of the
Wilmington Messenger says: I'm a con-
versation with a drummer, who represents
M of the largest manufacturers of fer
tilizers in the country, we were told that
the purchase of fertilizers for the coming
spring and summer use would fall far
short of the sales last year, owing to the
fact that farmers were paying more atten-
ton to homemade manures.
1t is rumored that there has already
been disagreement between President
Harrison and Secretary Blaine. 1t was
I'VE the question as to who shall repre-
sent the United States at the Court of St.
James-the President preferring Mr..
Miller and the Secretary Mr.. Reid. 1t is
said that the matter has been compromised
by the selection of Mr.. Depew. Who is
running this concern, anyhow?
An exchange gives the following as
the origin of the term "sandwich" as ap-
piled to'a slice of meat between two slices
of bread: Housewives, when putting up
sandwiches for their school children's
lunches, can inform the little ones that the
name. comes from the Earl of Sandwich, a
brilliant but profigate nobleman of the
reign of George the Third, who was the
first to put a slice of ham between two
slices of bread"
Mr.. W. S. Primrose informs the
Wews md Observer that the statement
which has been made that the number of
students which would be in attendance at
the Agricultural and Mechanical College at
it's opening would be seventy-fve is
somewhat misleading. The dormitory &C
commodations of the college will at first
be about seventy-ive or eighty, but the
institution will have a capacity of at least
$50 Students.
Mime. Romero, the wife of the Mexican
minister at Washington, is said to have no
superior among the ladies of the capital as
an entertainer. She was one of the first
ladies Of the diplomatic corps to remove
the barriers of exclusiveness that hedged
in that circle, and invitations to her re-
ceptions are always greatly in demand.
Nine. Romero is a daughter of an old
Virginia family and is q fluent converse
t~ionalist in English and Spanish.
The Maryland Harper has the follow
ing: "In New. York City the Board of
Aldermen have passed an ordinance re-
quiring that all vegetables, fruit, and ber-
ries shall be sold by weight. This has
been brought about by the constantly
diminishing size Of the basket Or other re-
ceptacle in which the articles have been
sold. The bottom of the strawberry box
has gotten so near the top that it seems
fattery to call the receptacle a box"