The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02

Gu6 sCaFCAGY Oh I6OOE LQIB spELuS gH0A
ever before. A leading trucker in the
eastern part of the State, 10 a recent
letter, stated that there was not enough
labor within five miles OF him to culti-
vate the truck crop and other crops
that had been planted within two
miles Of him. The time was, not many
years ago, when farmers and truckers
would only employ the best hands IN
the community. Now they will take
good, bad and Indifferent men, women
and children, wherever they csn be
gotten, and in fact, are glad to employ
even the most Indifferent. Another
subscriber writes, mentioning the fact
that the negroes in MS community are
getting so scarce that it will be abso
lutely necessary for every farmer to
curtail his crop unless he can import
white labor from somewhere.
Some time ago a fellow who protessed
to be a deaf mute, went the rounds in
~5ta:esvilIe soliciting aims. He had a
/ paper setting forth his disabilities
which he handed in wherever he called.
Ole good lady en- whom he called read
the paper and was about to respond
with a contribution when il occurred
to her to ask the man g question. Are
you sure you are deat2' she asked.
"Yas'm, I'm deaf" was the response
! Strangely enough it didn't occur to the
lady at that moment that the vag
rants prompt answer stamped him as
a fake, anC she gave him g dime. Soon
| after he left the situation burst on her
and she did come hard thinking. As
for the beggar, he probably snickered
when he got safely away to think what
9 narrow escape he had had and he
will probably be more cautious in the
future about answering questions
| Statesville Landmark.
DR.. Curtice, of the Veterinary D.vis
ion of the Agricultural Department at
| Washington, has been sent to Wilkes
ooro to see that the law In regard 10
cattle being carried across the Blue
Ridge ia enforced. We think there are
very few Left in this eection that can
be spared and would like to see the
dates changed 80 as not to allow any
to cross at any season. We need every
one we have and as long as our farm
ers sell eff the young cattle to be car
ried somewhere to be turned into beef,
we cannot hope to make money on cat
tie as we should. Our people could
easily take care Of twice the number
of cattle they now have by making pea
vines for feed and would then get me
nure and increase which would pay
much better than to sell all they have
and buy fe' tilizer. Raising beef cattle
is one OF the most promising industries
for this section that we know of, and
a farm without cattle is like q factory
without raw material to make into
goods. Get better cattle and more
cattle and plan and work to take care
of them and get some thing ahead -
Elkin Times.
A News and Observer special from
Snow Hill, Apri0 81 b, says: Judge Tim
Der lake haa at last rendered decision
II the contested election cases OF Greene
county. In a very lengthy opinion he
holds that the Fusionists having the
certificates Of election and therefore
the prima facie title to the offices, are
entitled to hold and exercise the duties
of their respective Offices until a de.
cisiOn against them 10 an action Of QUO
warranto. AS a fact, he finds that the
Democratic eff GERS received a major
ity of the votes cast, as shown by the
recount ordered by Judge Robinson.
But he holds that the recount was void
and gave them no color of title to the
Offices. He has therefore issued a pc
remptory mandamus restraining the
present Democratic officers from exer
cising the duties Of their Offices, in
direct opposition TO the act of the legis
lature, forbidding any judge from issu.
ing an Injunction in any civil action
which involves the title to an Office
during the pending Of the action. The
case has been appealed to the Supreme
Court, and will come up ct the fall
term. Meanwhile the Democrats con
tinue to hold their offices The post,
master here has received a letter from
the Postmaster General instructing
him to deliver all mail that is directed
to the county offices to the fusion eff
ials until the courts decide who is en-
titled to the Offices"
The strange story he papers were
telling the other week about the Door