The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-04-21
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Jn0 OOIUIlClh OUCUCC Ii 1907" 4 &c log"
This paper wants some spring poetry.
Any subject can be poetized except
Mud" Woman, Lovely Woman"
"Man, Poor Man " "Mary's Lamb" or
"Twinkling Star"-poetry on these
subjects will not be tolerated. Will
take a few stanzas on the spring bon
net or one of the hairless dog, with a
rag on ii. -DUly Standard.
There is a story told of a French.
savant, who was shown a priceless
jewel by a great duke. "Thank you,
my lord duke" said the man of science,
"for allowing me to share with you
the possession of so great a treasure"
I'm what way?" said the duke, "Why
your grace can do no more than look
at it, and you have allowed me to do
the same"
a London magistrate IN day hada
little boy as a witness in a case before
him, and he thought fit, according to
the usual practice, to test the boys
orthodoxy by first asking, in apaternal
way, whether he knew where bad
people went to after they were dead.
His lordship was very much discOn-
certed by the ready answer: ono, [
don't; no more don't you; nobody don't
know that"
Lord Wellesley's aide-de-camp, Keep
pei, wrote a book of travels, and called
it his personal narrative. Lord Wei
lesley was ~quizzing it, and said to
Lord Plunket: Personal narrative
what is a personal narrative, Lord
Plunket? What should you say a per
sonal narrative meant?" Plunket an
swered: My lord, you know we
lawyers always understand personal
contradistinguished from reGL."
Attorney Bedford was prosecuting a
criminal in the New York court of
general sessions d few days ago. He
closed with the ~peroration: My oath
of office to perform the duties of my
position without fear or favor, and to
see that justice is done to the people as
well as to the defendants, is registered
inheaven." "Mr. Bedford, exclaimed
the recorder. eff your oath of Office is
not registered in the county clerks
Office, your right to represent the peo-
pie here may be questioned"
The gentlemen who are so terribly
exercised lest free coinage of silver
shall reduce the value of bank securi-
ties and mortgages gave themselves no
particular Oncern when the value of
these securities was increased by the
demonstration of silver in 1878. In
1873 silver was manipulated in the
interest of the creditor class by laying
an increased burden on the debtors.
In 1890 it is proposed to give the debtor
class a show. Turn about is fair play.
What are you grumbling about, Mr..
Money Shark?-Rigbts Of Labor.
The farmer who says he has not the
time to read a paper that is laboring
to support the cause in which he is
most interested, makes the acknowl-
edgement at once, that he has turned
too much of his business over to the
other fellows. This position is a grand
mistake of the farmer, He should
endeavOr to conduct his business SO
that he can have time to read and by
so doing he can post himself on ques-
tions wherein he will be able to cope
with the other fellows who are specu-
lating at his Representatives. Sen
tineI.
A very fine steel engraving of Presi-
dent James Buchanan was presented to
the State Library on Saturday by Mr..
Alex B. Stronach. Mr.. Buchanan and
Gov. D. L. Swain were very close and
intimate friends, which lasted until
death separated them. AS a proof Of
that friendship, in 1857, when the Presi
dent gave an order to that noted en-.
graver, J. G.. Buttre, of New York, for
an engraving his order was accom-
panied with the request that the finest
perfect impression taken should be
framed and sent to his friend, David
L. Swain, of North Carolina; and the
portrait presented the Library is the
engraving sent the Governor. Gov.
Swain only survived his lifelong friend
two months and twenty-one days, both
dying in 1868.-State Chronicle.
Chas. A Dana, has been in the South
and was interviewed in Atlanta by the
Constitution. He is the most learned
editor in America. He is a scholar.
He is not a Democrat in the broad sense
and the leaders of his party give his
words no more consideration than
they would whatever ingalls, or Blaine