The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-09-04

OF applications for rooms and every
thing points to a large attendance.
The Carr Dormitory stands ready
o occupation and the exterior work
upon the Alumni Building is prac-
tlcally complete. The filter, engine,
etc., for the water-works have come
and work upon this will be pushed
as rapidly as possible. EXAMINE
lions for entrance will begin on
September 18th and continue three
days. The Fall registration of stu
dents will be held on September 10,
IA and 18th.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer +:
Now that three gentlemen, Messrs.
Simmons, Carr and Waddell, have
made formal announcement of their
candidacy for the Senate, the public
is asking whether Messrs. Jarvis and
Frank Osborne will give similar no.
tice to their many friends in the
State.-Democrats are heard to
express pleasure at the fact that in
all probability Congressman At
water will be re-nominated on the
first ballot here, September 9Th.
During the campaign he made 95
speeches in the district.
A Stanley county correspondent
of The Progressive Farmer writes as
follows: "Only three showers of
rain during August-22nd, 23rd, 29th
-22nd and 29th very light showers.
We live near the center of the coun-
ty and presume that the rainfall on
our place was about an averape. I
do not believe that corn will be more
than 40% of a crop in our county /;
cotton $50. Wheat, the best crop
in our history. No oats sowed. But
little land plowed for wheat. Not
much sickness. The little town of
Albemarle is scarce of water many
wells + nearly dry, yet building is
going on rapidly"
Greensboro Christian Advocate 1t
is gratifying to the friends of educa-
ton generally and of Rutherford
College in particular, to know that
under its new management boys will
not be allowed to smoke cigarettes
and all proper means will be en-
ployed to discourage the use of to-
bacco in any form. We are glad to
know that the principals and in
~structors not only do not use to-
bacco themselves but oppose it use
always and everywhere. This is as
it should be. The time has come
when the educators of children and
youth must by example and precept
oppose the tobacco habit.
Durham Cor. Charlotte Observer 4:
As a result of the labor trOule in
! West Durham there is liable to be
considerable restitution and suffer
ing unless the people of Durham
come to the help of the men and
women who are out of employment.
They have now been out of employ
ment for some time and many of the
number were not prepared for the
trouble and their funds were gone
after the first week. There was a
meeting OF the union last night and
a paper, asking aid for these people
in order to keep away suffering, was
circulated, at least it was authorized
by committee and will be circulated
in the next day or so.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer
DR.. William R. Capehart, of the
State Board of Agriculture, arrived
here today, from BERTHE county, and
saws enormous fires in Hyde county
continue, and are destroying trees
and soil. The soil is pithy and burns
like finder. One farm valued at
SO, 900 is so burned away that its
owner says it is not now worth 800.
Fire is burning far underneath the
surface in many places. DIR. Cape
hart is informed that as a farmer
was driving along a highway the
soil gave way under him and he and
his horse fell into a pit and were
burned to death. The smoke ex-
tends many miles at sea and by OBJ
securing the light at Oregon Inlet has
caused two wrecks in a fortnight.
DR.. Cyrus Thompson will not vote
in November. Writing before the
Populists accepted Stevenson for
Vice-President, he said 1.-The Popu-
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