The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-03-20
MADELINE AND BIIy
FLED AND TELL BAD HAy TEST

0iI.y 5 Marriage Certificate
Went--Major Robbins and Where
The SSsignioFage Fill Goes Ss'3 Is Relief
Especial Cor. PRoqsEssrrn
WASHINGTON, D. @ Mo1 Al
The Pollard recki mSrch Il.
suit has been the leadinssS Scandal
here during the past weae 5 SenSatio
and number Of depositions' u Wa., sto'E,
Miss Pollard was on the ws were read
yesterday. She told a sISSS stand
straight story and exceeded 3u "a
yers in brightness and on we Law.
More than once the house 1 VIC.
Vulsed with laughter. Miss "a p.G con.
Will get damages, but hardly a. so ia.
as Congressman Breckinridoo os much
pay. He is a gay deceiver botS 'aSOto
lie and private life. III pub.
The trial has brought out a NOM
gatiOn: On the 29th of April, 1 Sss Sen S1.
Breckinridge married Mrs oD4' VOL
Wing in New York Citv Nv oSa \
rage certif cate was not filed NJ la''
Bureau of Vital Statistics until "-su tas
day. Rev DR.. John R. Paxton, At ' VA,
time pastor of the West Presbv IT. 'aa'
Church, performed the ceremo1" 'tiaa
held the certificate. His purposs i tIa
had one, is not known, Parbona ~
forgot it. He will be fined ten doI. -
for neglect of duty. The MARRIAGE aaa
tlticate is also imperfect in that # 6o',
not mention the age of the bride N.Y.
the official station and residence n ~,
person performing the ceremony II
is not known yet what will ba dow
about such a complicated matter snd
itmay have some influence on the tri.I
Major w. M. Robbins, of StatesviIIo
Is now in the swim. He expactod =
foreign appointment just after the in.
auguration, but failed to get it. Then
he had an eye on some good places in
the United States, and it is reported
that he would have gotten one but TO,
his Impotence, Mr.. Cleveland having
determined to appoint him. But the
Major got mad and left washington
City on the very day the plum fell.
He has been appointed on the Gettys
burg Battlefield Commission. don't
know the nature of this commits.
sion. But the politicians know,
and that is enough. A few back.
number politicians will get a soft
place and relief to the tune of ten dol.
lars a day and they will put in ten
times as many days as the case re-
quires. The object is said to be the
location of the North Carolina troops.
I will bet the North Carolina troops
were in the front, hat they behaved
like soldiers and that is enough. The
Commission is not needed.
MI. BANDS silver bill went through
the Senate at a 2:O4 gait, yeas A, nays
81. Goldbugs say they are going to
coin a vacuum" Well, anything to
break the monotony. Anything to
get a dollar or two in circulation. 1t
will take all of the seignorage to buy
cigars for the Cabinet, but let 1
pass. Now if they will just su08l
tute vacuum" for gold and silver and
coin it literally we will enjoy a lttlea
the prosperity that has been promised
Raleigh has no new postmaster !A
People who do not understand tS
dark and mysterious ways Of thep ol
ticians are at a loss to account Tor Ina
When all the people are as wise as Sr
penis and as Harmless az doves 1D!
will know that civil service r0'0D
means a coalition between the wv
great butrapidly dying political paFa"
in this country. That explains v.
reason why Raleigh has no ne" Wv
master.
A delegation of New YORK Oan1 IT,.
headed by Mr.. Stewart and Mt, Ivy
burn, are here to urge The Preslu5 mS.s
veto the silver s~eignorage BILL lu
bankers are the same genslSr r%
through whom Secretary O'l nIo~
negotiated in New York lot Rssr
ing the $50, 600, 900 bond ISSUE t .%S
assert that the bond issue W"I s,nn
scribed for by the New Ho[k ndsot
on the assurance that the Hl0' Iagi4
would not sanction any silver 10
by this Congress. uprr
DAvY CROCKETT
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