The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-19

license to practlce pharmacy was COM
pleted by the Board of Pharmacy in this
city on Thursday last. All the applicants
six in number-were successful as follows:
George S. Barnes, of Milton; Frank L..
Meares, of Wilmington; W. NJ. Yearly,
!of Durham; Jno. L. Wooten, of Warsaw;
VIM. o. Mitchell, of Stem; Jno. B, Fariss,
of Greensboro.
Near Meriden, Conn, the remains of a
fossil tree of a genus said by Herodotus
to have become extinct several hundred
years before the Christian era have been
found. And yet, says the New York
World, our scientists set out every little
while to make excavations at Babylon or
yTimbuctoo or some other remote spot. A
little digging here at home might win a
rich reward.
The Louisburg Times gives the follow
ing: Mr.. Isaacstein-"I sells you dot coat,
my trent, for s~ayventeen t%oller; you dake
hum along2" Custemer-"I thought,
Isaacstein, that you didn't do business on
Saturday. Isn't this your Sunday ?"-Mr.
Isaacstein Gin a low, reverent tone of
voice)-"My trent, to sell a coat like dot
for s~ayventeen toller was not p~eesness,
dot vas charity"
"A little French railroad law would
help matters in the United States, accord
ing to the. american Cultivator. When a
French road has an accident somebody
must suffer therefor. If they can't find
the culprit readily they search Until some
body is found upon whom the blame can
be laid. 1t is somebody every time. The
French never bring in a verdict of "no-
body to blame"
Mrs. Louisa Hargrove, of Marietta,
| Ca, aunt of Solicitor-G General Hargrove,
was murdered on the 18th inst. She had
presided at the dinner table half an hour
before. One of her O found the body
of his mother in a pool of blood. By her
side was a bloody axe. Her head was
chopped to pulp. Her pockets were
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Dogs and vigilantes are out.
"A German critic thus distinguishes
between ridicule, wit, irony and humor:
"Ridicule is the wit of a stupid or vulgar
person; wit the ridicule of a superior in
tellect or a man of the world; irony the
wit of a thinker, and humor the irony of
a poet. Ridicule is like the blow with the
fist, wit like the prick of a needle, irony
like the sting of a thorn, and humor the
plaster which heals all these wounds"
At the Globe Printing Press Works,
Palmyra, N. Y, on the 18th inst, a little
chunk of dropped into a ladle of hot
iron, causing an explosion which sent the
molten metal flying in all directions. Thos.
Passee will lose the use of his right eye
and his face was badly burned. John
Auscomb was burned on the neck and
side. Edward Huxley had a leg burned.
Several other workmen were slightly in
jured.
The Wake County Alliance Institute
will hold It's next regular session in Metro
politan Hall on Friday 1st day Of March
at IL a. m. The meeting will be an in
structive one, and should have the pres
ence of every farmer in the county. Gov.
Fowle, Hon. A. Leazar, DR.. Fl. B. Battle,
S. F. Taylor, DIR. R. H. Lewis A. D. Jones
and other distinguished gentlemen are ex-
pected to deliver addresses on subjects of
interest OF the farmers.
The State Chronicle says "Chief
Smith, of the Cherokee nation, is in Raj
eigh, looking after some legislation for
the protection of the real estate of his
tribe. He is a tall man, with long Indian
hair hanging down his back. He is an
intelligent, unassuming man, and is well
posted on all public questions. He is
educating his daughters at Judson College,
while his elder son who was educated at
Trinity College is teaching in Indian Ter
ritory.
The Buenos Ayres Herald claims to
have examined the fiber made from the
reeds and rushes of the lowlands of the
Parana, and that the textiles manufactured
therefrom are undistinguishable from
those made from wool and silk. Blankets,
heavy goods for mems wear, lettings and
"black-silk dress goods are all manufaet-
ured from this fibre, and are said to be I'M
rivaled for texture, finish, color and dura-
bility. Paper pulp is also made from these
reeds and rushes.