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


of powder and makeup" If she is like
her royal mother in stature and build, a
hustle woull not improve her appearance.
The President, on the Goth inst, ap-
pointed Frederick D. Grant, of New
York, to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United
| States to the Court of Austria-Hungary.
The penite ntiary Board at-its session
last week reduced the salaries of en-
~ployees to the amount of $500 and con-
tracted with the Wetmore Shoe and
Leather Company for the hire of 300 con-
victS.
The case of Messrs. Cross and White
was called in the U. S.. Supreme Court on
Monday the 18th inst, and on motion of
Walter r. Henry, Esq, counsel for the
defendants, the case was postponed until
October next.
1t is reported that the Emperor Of
Austria, whose health has been affected
very seriously by the shock of his sons
death, will soon seek rest and distraction
from anxiety in foreign travel under the
s~trictest incognito.
"A ~"size" in a coat is an inch; in
underwear it is two inches; in a collar,
half an inch; in a shirt, half an inch; in
shoes, one-sixth of an inch; ia pantaloons,
an inch; in gloves, an inch, and in hats,
an eighth Of an inch. 80
The attention of truckers and shippers
of fruits of all kinds is drawn to the ad-
vertisement of the Virginia Ventilated
Fruit Packages, manufactured and for
sale by the South Side Manufacturing
Company, Petersburg, Va. .-z .
BY an act of the recent General
Assembly the Yadkin and Great Pee Dee
rivers were made public highways, and
the obstruction of the channels, from the
South Carolina line to the upper edge of
Davidson county, is prohibited.
is it a fact that there is too much
learning in the land? The Durham San
says: eve need more MEN and fewer
walking dictionaries in this beautiful land
of the free" He argues in favor of more
athletic exercise in our colleges.
Mr.. Leroy Harper asks where he can
get lucerne seed, the cost and amount to
be sowed per acre. He can get it of Will
hanson & Upchurch, Raleigh, or 7. W.
Wood & Sons, Richmond, Va, 25c. per
pound, and it takes about eight pounds
per acre.
Its rare to see a man moving on the
ice, but such a sight was possible the other
day at Mount Vernon, Me. After a swamp
froze up, enough grass remained above
the ice to warrant a thrifty farmer cutting
it and drawing it home for bedding for
his horses.
We regret to announce that the
graded schools of this city have had to
suspend for the want of funds to meet ex-
penses. An election will be held in the
township in May next to decide for or
against additional taxation for continuing
the schools.
Harry Blount's reflector, the Wilson
Mirror, has Just completed its seventh
year, and is more attractive than at any
other time during its brilliant career. 1t
is nicely printed, newsy and spicy, and
III o,oor - %Lo Dooffor oe
poetic rhetoric.
For the information of those who
complain at high rates for advertising, we.
will state that a column advertisement in
the Chicago Tribune costs $4,000 a year.
The same space for the same time, at the
very lowest, is $26, 544, and $148,O0O the
highest charged.
There is a court which assumes to re-
view and ever set aside the decisions of
the Supreme Court Of the, United States.
1t is the tribunal over which Cupid. pre-
sides. For particulars enquire of Chief
Justice Fuller. Glove knows no law save
that of its own sweet will"
According to tradition and custom,
in Eastern North Carolina, yesterday was
the day upon which corn planting should
begin. The Southerner says there are
some farmers in Edgecombe county who,
whether the season be advanced or back.
ward, make a point to plant some corn on
I tbat dow Of tbic month
The season of the year is fast APP
preaching when good sanitation will re-
quire that yards and back-lots be thor
oughly scraped and cleansed. If done
now, the ~scrapings. and garbage May be
profitably applied to the gardens and corn
patches, and thus two birds may be