The progressive farmer., 1901-08-20

Tt is said that there is not now a
negro magistrate in the State. If
this be true, it is the first time since
Reconstruction days.
Burke county monazite sand is
now being eagerly sought after and
bids fair TO become a formidable
rival in competition with that of
Brazil.
Statesville Landmark: Every week
whole cars loaded with, chickens,
in crates, pass through here en- route
to Northern markets. Sunday five
solid cars were shipped through here
from Tennessee to Baltimore and
Washington.
Fayetteville New Era Mr.. W. T.
Fisher, who has been resident of
Robson county for several years,
has leased the Jessie B. Carver plan
tation on Wilmington road about
nine miles from Fayetteville, and
will stock it with nice cattle with
the view of stock raising for the
market.
Snow Hill Standard: Last Sunday
near Mr.. J. T. Barrett's this county
at a tobacco barn, Brown Darden
shot and killed Robt. Smith, both
colored. 1t seems they first had
difficulty at the barn in which the
deceased Robt. Smith tried to cut
Darden, and did cut his clothing,
then Darden went off and got a gun
and on his return shot Smith and
instantly killed him.
Raleigh Post The Salisbury Truth
Index says: "From the way things
look now, many farmers in Rowan
county will have to buy corn next
year, and they will pay no low price
for it. A farmer of the county re-
marked TO the editor a few days
since, i never saw the time when
we farmers had to buy supplies that
we did not have to pay a high price
for them" 1t is ever thus and the
farmer who never fails to diversity
his crop is generally the one to get
, good prices, at least for some one or
more of them, and has less to buy.
Four men of nearly the same age
have gone out from North Carolina
in recent years to become heads of
great institutions, all Presbyterians
by the way. Walter W. Moore,
Senior Professor in Union Seminary,
Virginia Edwin A Alderman, Presi-
dent of Tulane University, New Or
leans Paul Barringer, Chairman OF
the Faculty, University of Virginia /;
and J. Allison Hodges, of the Univer-
sity College of Medicine, Richmond,
Virginia. Some time such men will
not have to leave North Carolina
to become the heads of great institu-
tions of learning - Presbyterian
Standard.
Charlotte Special to News and
Observer, 18th: Swift justice was
meted out to William Munroe, the
negro who assaulted Mrs. Lemuel
Martin at her home near Matthews
Monday morning. He was caught
at an early hour yesterday morning,
was arraigRed yesterday afternoon
and was tried, convicted and sen
fenced to be hanged the 18th day of
September, all within "a hours after
the clutches of the law first fastened
on him. A special venire of so men
were summoned from which to select
Jury. The twelve men were selec-
ted in less than an hour and the trial
was under way by o clock. Exactly
at 3 ~ o'clock the jury took the
case and three minutes later yer
dict of guilty, as charged in the bill
of Indictment, was brought in.
1t is a shame upon any civilized
country that will permit so much in
human treatment aud cruelty 80 ami
mails as is allowed in this country
Scarcely a Sunday passes in which
you cannot see some negro or white
brute especially the former) driving
mule or horse ut full speed and
laying on the whip trying to make 1T
20 faster. Of course there is a law
against cruelty to animals but 1T IS
seldom that it is enforced. Two or
three negroes have been refined up
here this year for over driving stock,
and there are hundreds OF others
that should be brought to justice. A
man who will treat horse or mu Q
cruelty should be bridled and har-