The progressive farmer., 1901-05-28

Near Hunting Greek, Wilkes cOur-
! ty, few days ago, the body of P 9.
/ Johnson was found hanging to the
rafters of tenement house. He had
been for years one of the most promi-
nent and upright citizens of the COM
munity, and no cause for the rash
deed is known. In the same neigh
bOrhood a minister, Rev. J. G.
Moore, committed suicide year ago,
and James MarlOwe was murdered
few months later. In February
/ William Sparks was found dead in
his wagon near the same place.-Ex.
Chadbourn Messenger: Ten years
ago the people of tbs section little
dreamed that they we're living in one
of the finest trucking sections Of the
United States. This has been dem
Onstrated and the same number of
years in the future will bring about
many other things that we are not
thinking of. While hundreds of
acres of virgin forest and old fields,
grown up in short leaf pines, have
! been converted into magnificent
truck farms, the industry is only in
its infancy. Time will tell the won
derful story.
Raleigh Cor Charlotte Observer
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter
son is greatly pleased by the news
/ given by cattle quarantine inspec-
tor from Cherokee and Macon coun-
ties, saying those counties had been
cleared of cattle ticks. Mr.. Patter-
S IN says that with proper effort and
determination by the cattlemen,
ticks can be entirely exterminated in
all the piedmont section and in all
the central and eastern counties in
which the stock law is in force. The
elimination of ticks means vast
deal for the cattle industry in North
! Carolina.
Chatham Record: After this
month fewer merchants than hereto
| fore will sell pistols and other deadly
weapons. The revenue bill enacted
by the late legislature, after the 31st
/ day of this month, levies an annual
license tax of ten dollars on every
merchant, storekeeper or dealer
"whO shall keep in stock, sell or
offer tor sale, any pistol, bowie
knife, dirk, dagger, sling shot, loaded
cane, or brass, iron or metallic
knuckles. All good citizens will no
doubt appove this tax, and it is
hoped that it may diminish the sale
/ of these weapons, which are not
often used for any good purpose.
A Greensboro subscriber to the
Raleigh News and Observer thus
describes in a nutshell the advant-
ages Of a dispensary over the open
saloon: "In answer to your query
whether the open saloons will pay rs
much to the county and city of
. Greensboro as the dispensary did:
The county is now receiving at the
81, 500; a loss of 81, 900 or over, or
500 to each township, their being
eighteen townships. The city Is now
receiving from license Sc, 900 instead
of S., 900, a total money loss to the
county and city of So, 900, but is re-
celving two fold more in drunk
enness.
Monroe Enquirer: For prOhibi-
tiOn law that is meant to prohibit
and that is efficiently iron clad in it's
sweeping provisions to reform the
most confirmed drunkard, we com
mend the Prices Mill community.
The new special school law incOrpOr-
ating that school district makes it
unlawful 70 even have intOXicantS IN
one 5 possession within five miles Of
the boundary line of said district.
You are to neither buy, sell, give
away, drink or possess, and any one
guilty of either in tie prescribed
territory will be subject to fine of
not less than SO nor mJre than $500
or to imprisonment OF not less than
three months nor more than two
Years, and in the discretion of the
court both penalties may be i'm
posed.
Cleveland Star: The number of
/ suicides IN North Carolina during
the pust week was really alarming
never before have SO many been re-
corded in one week. Is was stated