The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-10-22

Gsq'3 VI wilmington, 0 q copy OF
1.-THE Dickson Letters" a little
volume prepared by him for the pur.
pose of preserving the letters of one
of his ancestors, William Dickson, a
man who was foremost in the civil
affairs of Duplin county during
Revolutionary times. The letters of
William Dickson form most interest
ing reading, revealing as they do a
mind of broad ideas and great wis
dom. Mr.. Cars book is a positive
addition TO the historical wealth of
the State.
Wilmington Messenger: In Rich
mond county a meeting was held
lately to take a step in the right
direction-to form good roads clubs.
The club was formed, and perhaps
others will follow. An executive
committee was formed, as we learn
from the Rockingham Anglo Saxon,
consisting of Messrs. D. A. Parson,
s. A. Ingram, j. NJ. Hines, Alfred
Baldwin, John Hutchinson, and
President and Secretary. Other oom-
mittees were appointed. North Caro-
lima greatly needs good roads, and
all this section of the State and
along the railroads need and must
have better roads.
Shelby Cor. Charlotte Observer /:
The Cleveland Star in this weeks
issue informs the public of the sale
of the cotton oil mill at this place to
the trust, the Virginia Carolina
Chemical Company.-Mr. G. P.
Roberts, whose extreme illness was
noted in yesterdays Observer died
last evening at the hospital in Sails
bury, at the age of 46 years. Mr..
Roberts was one of our best citizens.
He was quiet and unobtrusive, and
only those who knew him intimately
could appreciate his real worth. He
was a devoted and CONSTANT mem
Der of the Methodist Church. He
married Miss Eliza Hall, of Fay
etteville.
Col. Odds: Last night there was a
habeas corpus case before Judge
Douglas at chambers at the Supreme
Court, to see whether champagne
cider" is within the range of intoxi-
eating liquors, and liable to tax.
The judge decided hat it was not
liable that it was not an intoxicant
and that in four and one-half gallons
there was only a pint of alcohol.
The State officials do not like the
ruling and say the Legislature spe-
officially named champagne cider as
taxable. They take the case before
the Supreme Court. One of them
remarked that the expressed will of
the Legislature in the revenue aot
could not thus be overruled.
News and Observer: Mr.. R. NJ.
Phillips, clerk in the Office Of the
Commissioner of Insurance, has ten
dered his resignation. His successor
AhS AOu you OCOA oAAOA I'LL
bition in Cumberland county has
come to stay" said Mr.. A. D. Nc
Gill, former member of the House of
Representatives from Cumberland,
who is in the city. SIT is working
we'll and the people like it. 1t has
improved the sobriety of the
county" Mr.. McGilI says the cot
ton crop in his county will be less
than one third of the crop made last
year. He knows farmers who will
not make enough cotton to pay for
the fertilizer used.
Charlotte Observer: Some of the
Democratic papers put Senator
Pritohard's audience at L~ouisburg at
not exceeding 500. The Asheville
Gazette, Republican, gives it to be
understood that it was enormous,
and Collector Duncan, Of the eastern
district, places it at $500. All Of
these statements cannot be true. 1t
would be interesting to know just
about how many people we're there,
and it would seem that no interest
need suffer by telling the approx
mate truth about it. But we haven't
gotten away from the old time par
tisan, erpGrte journalism which
bulls the stock of our man and mag
nifes his crowds and victories, and
bears the stock of the other fellow,
tells how he got fayed alive, and
reduces his audience to a handful.
And yet, if we all only knew it,