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

prayer, at the opening OF the State Senate
at Albany, N. Y, n morning last weel
prayed for the political gamblers who
buy up the votes of ignorant immigrants
who comprise so large a proportion of the
population of cities This created quite
a flutter and called forth a motion to for
bid the Rev. Mr.. Leach the honor of
another privilege of thus "~assaulting the
throne of mercy" with such "yery PEE
culiar petitions from the Senate chamber.
The motion was ruled out of order.
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In the q. S. Senate, on Feb. 18th,
Mr.. Edmunds offered a resolution (Which
was agreed toy directing the committee
on commerce to take in consideration the
question of the e~xpediency of purchase by
the United States of the Dismal Swamp
Canal in the States, of Virginia and North
carolina, with a view to it's being I'M
proved and made an adequate highway
for commerce between Chesapeake Bay
and the principal sounds of North Caro-
lima, and with a view to utilizing the fresh
water of the canal and it's feeders for the
metal vessels of the navy.
-Micajah Hodgin lives near the old
historic Center Church. on Pole Cat, in
Guilford county, on the land originally
granted his ancestors by the Earl Of Gran
vile, 25 acres of this land has been cleared
and tended for 80 years and not a pound
of fertilizer used on it until 1886 Ten
years ago he cleared a ive-acre lot adj
Joining and has realized in cash from net
products of the FIVE acres, $1,000. 1t is
now in clover. The first cutting Of this
clover he hauled home twenty-nine two
horse wagon loads, and the second cut
ting fifteen loads. He is now pasturing
his young cattle on this field.
An effort is being made to establish a
Ifrst-class school at Morehead City, on the
cooperative plan. 1t is proposed to or
Iganize "The Farmers Cooperative School
company, of North Carolina" and to OBJ
tain a charter from the Legislature author
izing a capital of $4,000 in subscription
shares of stock of $1,000. Stock to be
transferable and private property of
stockholders to be exempt from liabilities
incurred. Mr.. J. T. Eaton is announced
as President, and MI. 7. G. Davis as Sec
rotary. They have issued a stirring adj
dress. to the people of the State which ap-
pears in the New Berne Journal and which
we regret we cannot body entire.
The trunks of young orchard trees
wrapped with old newspapers will prevent
them from being gnawed by mice, rabbits
or sheep. Tie the paper at top, middle
and bottom. This simple precaution will
insure absolute safety and make the bark
under the paper round, smooth and bright.
To preserve them from borers, add to a
bucket full of ordinary whitewash made
with lime about th~ree-fourths of a pound
of coperas dissolved; make the wash very
thin and apply it with a whitewash brush
to the stems from the ground up in May
each year. This application made on a
warm, dry day in the fall before frost will
also preserve the trees from mice and
rabbits.
Senator Payne's bill, introduced
Thursday last, provides for a Constitu-
tional amendment to the end that call
taxes levied and collected for public
school purposes, from the taxable prop
erty and polls of white persons, shall be
used and employed in the support and
maintenance of the public schools for
white children of both sexes, and allttaxes
levied and collected for public school
purposes from the taxable property and
polls Of colored persons shall be used and
employed in the support and maintenance
Of the public schools for colored children
of both sexes, The proposition created,
O N the streets, considerable comment and
discussion.
Rev. DR.. Furman, of the Baptist
church, writes to the Baptist Courier of
Rev. R. g. Pearson, who held a meeting
at Greenville, S. G. He says of the great
evangelist: "Like Moses from Horeb, he
seems surcharged with a sense of the
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