The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-08-10


coffee plant growing. Last April she
picked what ia commonly called a
double grain of cCff9e-a grain which
had not been pulled apart-and plant
ed it i n q box. Tt came up and is now
some three feet high and, our reporter
says, is a very beautiful plant. The
main stem is nearly as large az a chair
post. They expect to keep it protected
through winter, says the Chatham
Citizen.
Henderson Gold Leaf: The crops
for the most~part are about made and
the indications are favorable for a
good yield. This applies equally to
corn, tobacco, cotton and other crops.
-Watermelon thieves ere quite
numerous throughout the county as
well as in town. So great have the
depredations become that soma persons
have resorted to '~'dccsoring"a fine and
conspicuous one here and there about
the patch, being careful to get hold of
the wrong one themselves in gather
ing.
Raleigh Press Visitor: A visit to
Mr.. W. B. Wilder's farm, two miles
south Of the city of Raleigh, will cor
vince you that farming on the right
line does pay. Mr.. Wilder has in cul-
tivation eighty sores Of cotton, which
will produce 100 bales, twenty acres in
corn that will produce 200 barrels,
thirty five head OF fat hogs which will
make more bacon than will supply lis
family and farm hands. He makes all
his supplies on the farm. He says he
paid out only $3.50 for help and cult
Yates his crops with three plows.
August Scharader the divine healer
passed through Charlotte Sunday, en-
route from Atlanta to New York. Al
though q very remarkable looking in
dividual, he talks well and interest
iDgly. He wears a long black alpaca
coat of the cut of linen buster, long
hair and beard. He was born, he says
in Wis )nsin, and is 81 years of age.
He says he has been healing ever since
he was ID years of age. He processes,
as newspaper readers will remember,
being aole to heal by blessing handker-
chiefs and giving them to the people
who apply to him. But a touch of the
handkerchief to the diseased part will
cure it. The healer says he tasted 40
days and nights in the Rocky Noun
tains. -Ex.
Biblical Recorder: Those who have
been fighting local taxation on the
ground that the money raised by the
tex will be divided between the races
according to population will be dissp
pointed to learn that this is not 10
The money so raised will be divided
according to the judgment of the town,
ship school committee. For instance,
we have local taxation now in Raleigh !;
but the money is not divided between
the races according to school popuIa
ton. The school committee divides it
according to the need of the five schools
in the township, regardless of
This is the way committees in other
townships should divide funds raieed
by local taxation.
Fayetteville Observer :Tsham Wright
the negro burglar who wes shot Friday
night, made an ante-mortem statement
before Clerk of the Court Cyrus Muir
ply, Saturday. In this he say 8 that
Gilmore asked him if wanted to get
some money. He replied he cid.
Then Gilmore told him that he had
seen Mr.. Mcdonald place q large sum
Of money in his trunk in his bed room,
and that they could rob him. Wright
say 8 that he refused the Cfer, when
Gilmore placed q pistol in his face and
compelled him to ecquiesce. He
then went with Gilmore. and he stood
watch while the outlaw broke into the
house, chloroformed the occupants and
brought out the trunk. Wright will
probably die. Gilmore has not yet
been captured. i
Warrenton Record: Mr.. W. K
Parker, formerly or cur town, recently
of Cumberland Mills, has bought a
fourth interest in the Goldsboro cotton
mills and Will move his family there
now Mr.. Parker will be general
manager of the mills. -The male
academy here is without q principal.
We regret very much that Professor J..
E. Dargan has resigned. He is a gen
tleman of most excellent character and
teacher of great force. Professor
Dargan has been elected principal of
the high school at Pickens, s. @.
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