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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-09
Merchants National Resumes.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The Mer-
chants National bank, Of Rome,
Ga, which suspended payment
April ~, 1895, having fully COM
piled with the conditions imposed
by the comptroller of the currency,
precedent to the resumption, and
it's capital stock being unimpaired,
has been authorized to resume
business.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-09
Catholic Abstainers.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The Catho-
lie Total Abstinence treasurer's
report showed receipts during the
year amounting to $2,4S2, and a
balance on hand, clear Of disburse.
ments, of 1856.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-09
Long Distance Photograph.

DENVER, COL, Aug. 9.-Commu-
nications were exchanged by
Heliograph yesterday between the
summit OF Pixies Peak and army
headquarters in this city, over &c
miles in an air line. The photo
graph was taken of the party OF
soldiers on the peak in the act Of
signalling.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-09
The Right One This Time.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 9.-About mid
night Urban Els, aged 80 years, OF
Hartford avenue, shot his brother
in-law, Charles PETER, 80 years
old, his sister-in-law, Margaret
PETER, and then shot himself. The
PETERS may recover, but Els will
Iio
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-09
No Pardon for Texas Jim.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The pre-
sident has refused a pardon in the
case of Jim Billing sentenced in
Texas to three years for assault
with intent to rob.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-09

Ex-Justice Strong Still Lives.
MoPoNK, Lake, N. Y, Aug. g.
Ex-Justice Strong is reported to be
about in the same condition.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-08-09

Heavy Reinforcement From Spain.
MADRID, Aug. 9.-Thirty-three
thousand troops will be dispatched
to Cuba in August and 10000 more
in October IL necessary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
TIME EXTENDED.

Several ladies have sent Us sugge.
tons on what character of rea5n,
matter the 9Th page of The Process
I'VE FARMER should be devoted to, hr.
not half of our lady readers have cnn
piled with our request up to this tjme
Now we shall extend the time tT.
weeks. that ia, until Saturday fv sD'
ing, June 18th, and we desire everr
lady, young or old, who feels an int!
est in The PROGRESSIVE FARMER To DIV.
us the benefit of her Suggestion. Let
us hear from you ~
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SOME NORTH CAROLINA CURL
OSITIES.
(R. PENSTOCK }

1 Anup,to-date Democrat with truth
telling propensities.
2 A Democratic paper advocating
the free coinage of silver.
3. A man who advertises in papers
outside of North Carolina to the exclu
sion of his home papers.
4. A frst-class brass band.
5. 4 man who doesn't advertise and
grumblt S because his business is dull.
6. A girl who thinks she is ugly.
Z. The NeuUS and Observer.
8. A Democrat who will acknowl-
edge he ever heard of the Fred Doug
las affair"
g.. A fifteen-year old-boy who lever
smoked a cigarette.
10. The Governors mustache.
II. A city whose moneyed men turn
out en- masse to go on a bank robbers
bail.
70 A Democrat who resigned an
Office.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
A SCHOOL MAGAZINE,
Corwith, Iowa.

We are indebted to Prof. G. G. CAL
houn, President of the Lexington Bug.
ness College, L,xington, Kv., for a
complimentary copy of the Southern
School, a weekly magazine publS shed
in the interest of education. 1t is the
official organ of the Kentucky State
Board of Education, and is the leading
journal of it's kind in the South. Prof
Calhoun, the Business Manager Of the
Southern School, desires to introduce
1t into every county in North Carolina
and we trust our school teachers and
others interested in education will aid
him by subscribing and asking their
friends to do so. For sample copies,
terms to agents, etc. address
The EOUTHERN SCHOOL
Lexington, KY,
Subscription price, 81 50 a year.
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OUR AIM is $4,000 SUBSCRIBERS
BY 1896"

j N Smith, Orange county, renews
for a friend.
J Tucker, Lenoir county. sends
a club of two.
JIM Riggsbee, Chatham county,
serds us q renewal.
Law son White, Alexander county,
sends a club of two.
"A B Stephens, Rockingham coun
ty, sends a club of two.
s w Address, Agt Orange C I'M
ty, sends a club If two.
d A G. Hatley, Stanly county,
sends us one subscriber.
James S Mitchell, Hartford coun-
ty, sends a club of three.
Miss Matte S Perry, Agt. sends Us
a club of two. (Read Something
New" in another column)
g A Bingham, Rowan county,
sends a renewal for Mr. D D PeeIer and
writes: Mr. Peeler says he can't sleep
well without THE PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER
TIM Frizell, Sec. Jackson county,
sends a renewal and says: I'VE can't
possibly get along without The PRO
GREssIvE FARMER. Il is our meat and
bread"
VIM Dixon, Pamlico county, re
news, and writes: Il have been read
ing The PROGRESSIVE FARMER six or
seven years and feel that I could not
do without it's weekly visits"
L Tyner, Robson county, sends
a club two and writes: II have been a.
sub scriber about six years. THE PRO
GRFssIvE FARMER is one of the most
welcome visitors at my house"
JIM Hord. Cleveland county. renew
ing, writes, THE more read THE Pro
GREssIVE FARMER the better I like it.
so you will find enclc sed my bottom
dollar 10 help the good work on. Long
live THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER and it's
fearlos ,editorl'
The following subscribe, renew,
and write us words of encouragement
w III Bower, C4ld yell county: Nixon
Getaway, Brunswick; Samuel Jones.
Richmond; J L Hayes, Caldwell. f ]
Savage. Halifax; oh Coggin, Nash !:
A B Mobiles. Edgecombe; wv Pierce,
! Jr.. BERTHE; D 2niel Basnieht. TvrreI1:
i, w 7 Barrow. Franklin: PIX Cressl ii
! N Goodnight, Rowan; B V Idol, Ashe.
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COMMENCEMENT DAY
At Chapel deliberations by Several
Graduates--The Alumni Banquet.
HILL, n. O., June 6.

charlottesville Alumni Banquet.
CHAPEL HILL, N. c., June 6.
The commencement day exercises in
memorial hall were opened with prayer
this morning and then came the ora
tions by candidates for the bachelors
degree as follows: Joseph E. Alex
ander, "The Renaissance of the OH
ent ;" L. M, Bristol, Independence in
Politics." L. @. Brogden, The He
brew and his Religion ;" II. Fl. Horne,
Religion and Life;" A. L. Q1ickel,
''The Individual in History" @ F.
Tomlinson, Democracy and Educa-
tion."
Theses were submitted by J. L Carr,
II. Howell, 81. Met. Thompson, Her
bert Bingham, J. T. Farrell, @. r
Turner, J. O. Carr, A. B. KimbalI, W.
A. Graham, ". @. McAlister, D. K.
McRae, J. A. Moore, w. @. Wicker,
M, II. Yount, W. B. Allen, G. H. Car
penter. J. w. McAlister, Leslie We'll,
r. E Zachary, M. Borden, T. E. W.
Brown, H. E. Bryant, W. @. Kluttz,
D. Lindsey, T. R Little, J. E. Mat
tocks, E. ". Myers, J. L. Patterson,
R. T. s. Steele, J. F. Gather, w. L
Scott, W. J. Gather, Fl. G.. Bridgers,
g. M Graham, F. @. Harding, G.. @.
Lee, J. n. Oldham.
The Hill prize was won by @. F.
Tomlinson the Worth prize by H. H.
Horne; the mathematical prize by J.
7. Farrell.
There were Al members of the class,
of whom 81 are bachelors of arts, 4
bachelors Of laws and three pest
graduates for special degrees.
Toe marshals were John F. Shaft
ner, Jr, chief; F. F. Bahnsop, E. P.
Carr, j, f. Nooe, S. II. Robbins and
r. G. Shannonhouse of the Dialectic
society r G. Allsbrook, J. @. Carroll,
r. P. Jenkins, G. II. Kirby and B. E.
Stanley of the Philanthropic society.
Several leading universities have
official representatives here, all these
being professors; these being Prince
ton, Woodrow Wilson and Mark Bald
win, University of Georgia, A. L. Pat
t~erson; University of Texas, Fred.
Simonds; Vanderbilt, W. L Dudley ;
Washington and Lee, J. L. Howe;
UniveIs ty of Virginia, DR.. Paul BIZ
ringer; University of SOUTH Carolina,
J. A. Finn.
At the alumni bar quet yesterday
the responses to toasts were made by
Governor Carr, Robert Winston, ex-
Governor Holt, K P Battle, Sr., Will
liam A. Guthrie, Fl. H Horne, Locke
Craig, Charles D. McIver, Marion But
Ter, Josephus Daniels, Alexander Ora
ham and DR.. Paul Barringer. Col.
Thomas S Kenan was POSTMASTER,
and Bishop Chesire said grace.
There was much enthusiasm during
the bal qIet and a movement was
started by Col Kenan to raise a fund
for an alumni hall Julian S Carr at
OF &c subscribed 50 500; President Win
ston $1,000; the classes of 1880 and
1882, $1,000 each; Benehan Cameron,
ex Governor Holt and w. A. Guthrie,
$500 each. Other subscriptions wer
made which brought the total to $1O,-
900
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HOM1s This!

weofeP One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.,
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obligations
made by their firm.
WEST &TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
WALDING, KIENAN & MARVIN, Wholesale 1r7,o11
gists, Toledo, O..
HalI's Catarrh Cure is taken internally. art.
ing directly upon the blood and mucous s1rfaces
of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
zoe. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
The TEACHERS ASSEMBLY,.
a Good Meeting at Morehead City in
Tune.

JGNS'
The Twelfth Annual Session of the
Teachers Assembly will be held at
dorehead city, June 18Th to 305h, 1895
IL will be the most valuable meeting
of all the teachers and the most en-
)yabIe to all friends Of education
Among the noted educators and lee
5urers on the programme II D.. W. A,
Mowry, President of Martha's Vineyard
Summer School; DR.. A. E. Winship,
Editor of NeU England Journal Of
Educat o.; Mr.. Polk Miller, the South's
favorite dialect speaker. The highest
order of North Carolina talent has been
placed on the programme. The edu
cational work and the musical and lit
erary entertainment vii. be a rare treat
to the thousands who will be pres ent
this session. Railroad rates only about
one half cent a mile, and board at At
lantic Hotel is only 81 a day. Tickets
on sale June 18th to Both, good to re
turn until July 20sh.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
And Resorts on the Southern Railway

And Resorts on the Southern Railway
TIE passenger department Of the
Southern Railway baa just iaPued q
larg~ folder especially for the jnfoTns
tiOn Of those who are seeking desirable
h, m s and resorts for the present sum
mer. 1t is gotten up in the best sty8
Of the printt r art and contains q CON-
plete description Of the most desirable
locations for summerirg. ard Is CoP;;'
ousiy and beautifully illustrated Win
scenery, hntt is ard homes along II
main ard DrRrch lines
IGnot emily fully describes the scene!
along the entjre SJuttern RAILWAY
sEsten, but gives the Nance, Locations
and terms Of good boarding noutVs,
hotels ard country homes, from %P'
week to S. per day. 80.
Copies cen be had upon appicaLLD
to the principal Cfices Of the company
or by S nding a two cent stamp 10 10,
VIM A. Turk, Gener,l Passing"
Agent, Washington. D Z.
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SOMgTH NC NEW.
Read It.

We propose to keep up with the age
so far as running a live weekly journal
is concerned. We mean to keep up
to date in the newspaper world. We
are going to keep in the lead of the
North Carolina reform procession.
There is not another paper in North
Carolina that prints as much original
matter each week as The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER.
There is not another paper daily or
weekly in the State that has as many
live writers on it's staff of correepon
dents as THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
Our Poetry, Story, Humorous, Agri
cultural, and Reform writers Will CON
pare favorably with any in the coun
try. To prove the assertion, we give
below a partial list Of names that are
familiar to every PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER reader:
Agricultural Writers,
Bryan Tyson, B F. White, Prof
f. E, Emery, J. F. Harrell, J. A.
Thomas.
Reform Writers.
Harry Hinton" ". H. Kitchen,
". J. Peele, DR.. John F, Foard, E.
Stillman Doubleday, II. P. HarrelI,
Nd. D Chambers, J. B Smith, Lean
der Lockton," Rev. Geo. E. Hunt,
R E TissaI," Henry N. Clark, DR..
J. B. Alexander, ", D-ewry Smith.
Poetry.
E. Newlin Stout, S Fl Bright, w. J.
R )bertson, "D2n Quixote," Charley
Harris, W. 2. Sharpe, John 2. Down
ing. Ida Bunch, s, T. Whit Cnas. B
Davis.
Household
Parmela Carolina Reade, Mary Haw
lin, Marguerite Jennings
Story Writers
Ida Ingold, Florina Worth, May
Vanwick, G Ed. Kestler, r. Pen
stock"
Vat, RumOr. Dialect, Etc,
"Zake Bilkins,' "Obidiah Sykes"
OR. Penstock'D, 'Caoe Cohort' OR
Penstock')
The editorial page Of The PRoGREs
I FARMER bristIes with Unreliable
facts, and every week strikes sledge-
hammer blows at the enemies of good
government.
Is there another paper in the State
that spreads such a literary feast be-
fore it's readers. No.
Now. in come c.iOn with the above
W des ira to add still another brilliant
feature to THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and Cnis n is specially to the lady
agents.
Commencing with June, we de-
sire to publish the picture of the
lacy who sends in the largest number
of subscribers each month. This will
not cost the club raisers a cent. She
gets her prem ium or commission Just
the same as heretofore. We will pub
lish one picture each month. Now, let
our agents go to work and strive to
be the first to appear in THE Progress.
sIvE FARMERS Photograph Gallery"
If you are not IN our list of L2Gv
Agents, send for a premium list of n C
and enter the conte st.
Address
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Raleigh, N. @.
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THINKS 1T U~NEQUALLED,

DEAR SIRs.-Mr. G.. Townsend M,
up some of your Page Fence and an
very we'll pleased with same. tbTT
no other fence can be equal to it.
Yours truly,
PETER HATTERSCHFD
Corwith, Iowa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
TWO FRAUDS

Whatever the Atlanta Journal says
in regard to finance, no difference how
absurd, you'll find the Argus ready ard
waiting to cay me too, boss" Both
yawping for sound money" It's a
beautiful and ''teching" sight. Two
subsidized papers with but a single
thought, two frauds that think as one.
Dalton Tribune.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11
COULDN'T sTAND WORK,

The young lady who made 700 words
out of : conservatory" last autumn has
run away from home. Her mother
wanted her to make three loaves of
bread out of f0ur.-GreeaUtHe Re3ec-
tor
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YES, YES.

Capt. S. B Alexander says a man
VINO will read Coins Financial School
and is not converted to silver is fnan
cially dead and is just walking round
to save funeral expenses -ChGrlO tte
Peoples Paper.
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ZEKR n. A.


71YKTVN
The Major Refuses to Talk Politics, But
Gets Political Matter Mixed up
With His Farm Talk
Single Standard
Crops.
B.-"Hellol Mr.. Editor"
R.-"Hellol Major. Any late politi
cal news out in your neck of the
woods9"
B.-'I don't know whether they IL
or not. 1 amt goin' ter talk pollyticks
with you nohow, if 1 kin help it. I'll
talk farmin' with you, though"
R.-"AI right How about the
wheat cropG
@-"You know we don't raz9 much
wheat Ground here. What little they
IL looks purity sorry. It's awl single
standard wheat, however, and Ireckon
you'll say that accounts fer it. They
amt no use in tryin' ter raize wheat in
this country without International
agreement. Yurrup amt goin' ter buy
our wheat unless it IL RACED jist like
they raze it over there"
R-"But they do buy it all the same.
But for the fact that millions Of people
over there are too poor to eat three
SQUARE meals per day, we COULDN'T raise
half enough wheat here to supply the
demand"
B.-"Yes, an by the way, you silver
cranks liz gettin' the. stuf1n' knocked
out ov you now. Wheat IL sellin' at
80 cents in Chicago an'real GUIDE wheat
will bring 80 cents an one dollar a
bushel in this State now. You fellers
can't blame the goldbugs fer 40 cent
wheat any longer"
R.-"CertainIy we can. The bulk
of the last years crop was sold at 40
cents. The elevator and mill men
bought it all up, the farmers being
forced to sell regardless of price. Now
the -four trust has put up the price of
-four to consumers almost twice as
high as it was selling for thereby max
ing a profit of more than 100 per cent
on the -four. To owe their trust
schemes they have raised the price OF
wheat, and can we'll ford to pay good
prices for what little yet remains in
the hands of the farmers"
B.-"I knowed you would trump up
sum xcuse. Betsy said that wuz the
scheme. 1 reckon she writ you a note
an tole you whut ter say. Cotton
looks like it il rupnin' On the single
standard, too. We've got ter have
sum sort ov an understanding with
England erbout rezin' cotton, If we
don't I'll cotton wont pas5 in that
country, though we have got a mono,
poly ov it. I'm gittin' tired rain cot
ton at a ratio ov 16 to THAT il 16
pounds Cv cotton fer one dollar. l tole
Betsy that the other day. She lowed
that Iorter be made ter r8z8 cotton at
so ter 1-2 cents a pound. She lowed
maybe that would knock the inter
nashunal agreement dry rot outen ov
my head. She kept on talkin' an sed
she would like ter see NE an Grover
Cleveland takin' sum ov our own medi
cine, workin' side by side in a twenty
acre cotton field an sellin' cotton a
two or three cents. I guess Mr.. Cleve
land would sweat beer an reze brew
ries if it wuz hot weather like we haC
last week. But we'd be happy l know
while we were rain the cotton, bekasr
we would be pleazin' England ant
Germany. Don't fool yourself an
think that we wouldn't git a bonus ol
the job. Grover won't raze ever tn
devil unless he gifts pay fer it, an
know he would divide with me
KNOWN that I'm one of the only thre
dymakrats left in the State. GUIDE
bye"
COULDN'T STAND WORK,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-06-11

john DIXON shot and instantly killed
mis- cousin, Lee Jones, in Wilmington
Wednesday night. Both c0lored.
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only concern is to get all the money
they can out of our own people, and
nav no taxes for the privilege OF doing
business. if they can avoid it. Our
State law relating to peddlers makesn no
unipst nor unlawful discrimination
against citizens and corporations of
other States, and our sherits ought to
see to it that DC ddlers from other States
do not have, without paying for them,
privileges in business and trade which
our own laws deny, without prepay
ment, to our own citizens.
Watch out for peddlers who go in
wagons as we'll as for him who carries
a pack on his back. Ard if you find a
peddIer of any sort doing a peddler's
business in your county, without a
license, go to a justice of the peace who
has final jurisdiction of such offense,
under section 81, Schedule R, and have
him punished for a misdemeanor, and
also take out a warrant before the JUS
tice of the peace for the fifty dollars
penalty for the benefit of the school
fund. Remember, too, that each act
of peddling without license is a distinct
and separate Cffanse.
SEWING MACHINES, AND ORGANS, AND
PIANOS.
Note specially the Schedule B taxes
on persons and manufacturers who en-
gage in selling sewing machines, Or
c~o-1 cd ~SorNn T1n6on cnRfinnc 81 ord
%, both of which sections are similar
in their provisions. I have reason to
believe these taxes are being evaded.
If a resident merchant has in his
stock for sale a sewing machine on
Uhich license tdG has not been paid,
he cannot sell it under his general mer
chants license; but otherwise, if the
license taG on such SeuUing machine has
been paid, then his general merchants
license would cover it.
FRANCHISE TAX ON PRIVATE CORPORA
TIONS.
You will also note that by section Sc,
Schedule B, the franchise of every pri
vate corporation railroads, banks and
Insurance companies %excepted) is taxed
by a scale therein provided, which is
graduated according to the amount of
it's capital stock. This being a new cub
ject of taxation, not heretofore tax"d,
it is highly important that it should be
carefully looked after. See to it that
every private corporation Except rail
roads, banks and insurance companies)
located in your county, whose charter
is still in existence, whether the cor
poration is actively engaged in business
now or not, shall pay this franchise
license tax.
The Clerk of the Superior Court in
your county can furn sh you with a
list of all letters of incorporation here
tofore issued by him under the general
corporation law, and the publ shed
private acts of the General Assembly
will give you the names of the com
panIes which were chartered by special
acts Of the legislature 1 will, o fcourse,
co operate with sheriffs in the faithful
execution OF these laws and invite cor
respondence with them as occasion
may arise. Very TT spectfully,
w. H. WORTH, State Treasurer.
Z INTTD AHHE c CRTE 4 y L = = Q
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LONG LANE, LONG PANELS, LONG
TEST.

DEAR SIR -Four years ego l8sttl
W. S w Wallace put us up 90 reds Of
Page Wire Fence for a lane. Posts
three ro6s apart It stands es good
now as when put up.
Yours respectfully,
VNCETT Bros.
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COUGHS, ASTHMA AND THROAT
T-oobOa%S' use "Broocn's Bronchial
aIGcMes" Sold only in boxes. Avoid
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STRAWBERRY PLANT5

Set out and wateTed by the
McSherry Automatic TransPlante1
Grow better than those set by hand. re. a pPo
chine and set out plants for your eiglnT22 ian
are not SO wide awake Easy Terms. TIE
earn enough in one season TO pay tor IT, W."
to US. m
249 Meeting Street (haIlesJ No.
Mention this paperJ
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0ONAA5VOU ID ny
Subscription price, 81 50 a year.
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DELIGHTFUL SUMMER HOMES

Litcbfeld, Mich, April 2 IS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-06
ME-. EfOuIke's Lecture.

The meeting of the National Geographic
Society this evening, in Metzerott Hall,
will be devoted.to n description of the tap
estry- producing pations, with examples Of
their tapestries, Ly Mr.. Charles NJ. Ffoulke
of this city, whose collection is by far the
most important of any, excepting those in
the great national museums of Europe. The
lecturer will read a paper, giving an out
line of the subject, descriptive of the ma
tions, the various epochs, and various de-
tails of the manufacture, and then exhibit
and describe a large number of tapestries
from his great collection, several of the
larger pieces being hung conspicuously be
fore the audience, and others shown in
turn, the selections BEING made so as to
best illustra tie the topic, some of them hav-
ing been sent on from New York and Phil
adelpha for the purpose. The finest pieces
are from the fsmcus Barberini collection
at Rome, the only great collection that,
unlike the Medici and other collections, did
not get into a national museum.
Mr. Ffouke is a well-krown connoisseur
in tapestries, and the lecture will doubtless
be NEST interesting and instructive to the
memters of the National Geographic Soci-
ETY. and their guests