The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-10-12
"a GIRDLR ROUND THE WORLD

A fine crop OF peaches just ripening,
is reported around Tallahassee, Fla.
There we're sixteen suicides in ard
around New York City in n day last
week.
Forest fires in the Big Piney region
of Wyoming have destroyed at least
s. 900, 900 feet of timber.
A report from Morris, Manitoba,
says a prairie fire is raging there and
a family of four persons perished in
the flames.
Charleston's health authorities re-
fused to accept a carload Of cocoanuts
from Mobile even after they had been
fumigated. Cause, fear of yellow fever
germs.
PORTLAND, Ne, Oct. A. Gan. Neal
Dow died Of old age at his residence in
this city, at three o'clock, Saturday
afternoon, October 3. He had been
gradually failing for months, but for a
week or more the change was more
rapid, indicating that his days were
very few.
Owing to the long continued drought
in the vicinity of Osceola, Arkansas,
wells and springs have gone entirely
dry and the people are now compelled
TO buy water for drinking purposes.
Water sells rapidly at 8 cents a quart,
and the demand greatly exceeds the
supply.-Ex.
The State Journal from Chicago
Junction says: 1.-THE prairie fire is
still raging here. Over three thousand
acres of farm land lie in waste. Many
families have deserted their homes,
leaving crops and stock to perish in the
flames The damage already done
amounts to thousands of dollars"
On October 18th Sam Jones will cele-
brate the fftieth anniversary of his
birth in a manner at once novel and
original. Just fifty friends, n for
each year of his life. will be invited to
this birthday celebration, and the
guests will come from every part of
the United States, says Tom Watson's
Paper.
There are now four candidates for
Mayor of Greater New York: Seth
Low, the citizens nominee, Benjamin
r. Tracy, the candidate of the machine
Republicans, Henry George, choice of
free silver Democrats, and Robert A.
Van Wyck. the regular Democratic
standard bearer, says a paper Of Octo.
Der 9th.
West Virginia has On hand an alto
gether unique sensation. The wife of
Governor Atkinson, who was a Mrs.
camden, is on trial for forging her late
husbands name to certain receipts.
Her husband, the chief magistrate of
the commonwealth, is with her in the
court room each day, and he declares
if the jury convicts her of the crime he
will pard~n her at once.-NeWs.
There is a paper at Hot Springs
named the Arkansas Thomas Cat. It's
motto is God help the rich; the poor
can beg" 1t declares that it is paper
''of the people, for the people, to be
paid for by the people," It advocates
lone country, one flag and one wife at
a time" and declares that it is in favor
Of the elevation of horse thieves and
public morals. Hickory Mercury.
The grand jury at Versailles, Indi-
ana, having failed to return any indict
ment as a result of the recent lynch
ing Of five men at that place, Governor
Mount has requested the Attorney
General of the State to go to Versailles
and take charge of the Investigation in
person. The Governor said that he
would confer with Judge New and
have another grand jury convened at
once, and that the inquiry would pro-
coed without delay.-American Agri-
culturist.
In a letter to American Agricultural
of Oct. 9Th, Nj. 1 q, Freeman says:
IF the people of the United States
would invest in Federal, State, NUM-
cipal or railroad bonds instead of in
whiskey, they would save 800, 900, 600
yearly now sent to Europe to pay in,
terest. If our people would travel at
home and see more of our own coun,
try, another 800, OOO, 900 would be in
circulation here. We also pay foreign
ers 800. 600, 900 annually for ocean
freights. Think Of giving $500, OOO, 600
yearly. It is prosperity"
A bright idea struck a Providence,
Rhode leland coal man to have q little
innocent amusement, so he Igilded a
big chunk of coal, labelled it "a Klon-
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