The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-30

seems that there had been bad blood
between the two brothers for some
time. Walter Gardner was suspio.
ious and jealous of the attention
William showed his wife, and of the
kindly manner in which she received
him.
salisbury Sun: Snow in April is
a very unusual sight here, but all
those who happened to be on the
streets late Saturday night witnessed
a heavy fall of the feecy. 1t con-
tlnued to snow from 10 o'clock Satur-
day night until 2 o clock Sunday
morning, thought had entirely disap
peared from the ground yesterday
morning. The intense severity of
the weather finds no parallel month.
1t Is feared that early vegetables and
fruit will be badly damaged. Much
prepared land has been washed
away.
Warrenton Record: 1t was with
genuine pleasure that we read, a few
days ago, the REPUTATION of the
charges against the management of
the D. D.. g B Institutions at Raj
eigh. Mr.. John E. Ray, Superintend-
ent of the Institutions, is held in the
highest esteem by US, and our conf
dence would have suffered violence
had tho oharuoG hu tho To~iO1a+-ro
not been refuted Happy, therefore,
are we since the Directors of the
Institutions have completely and
satisfactorily answered every charge
made by that Legislative committee.
Asheville Citizen: On the first of
November last year the Citizen be
gan keeping a record of the deaths
by burning, relying upon the State
papers that are on the Citizens ex-
change list. This record, which of
course, is not complete, was kept up
to the first of April and during these
five months as shown by this incom-
plete list, 60 persons in North Caro-
lima lost their lives by fire. Of these
4S were children and II adults. If
the complete statistics we're avail
it would doubtless be found that the
gruesome list foots up many more
than the Citizens record shows
t~atesville Landmark: During the
past 30 years this State has expended
81, $40, 964 for white and 81, O91, 139
for negro public schools. 1t also
spent So, 1923, 564 for general expenses
for both races, of which the whites
got the benefit of Sc and and the
negroes of A per cent. The total
expended was SIS, 225, OOOI The ne
groes pay 3 per cent. of the taxes
This year 800, 900 from the State
treasury, for a current appropria-
tion,. will be available for the public
schools whenever called for. An
other 800, 900 was appropriated this
year, to bring the school terms up to
not less than four months, but this
will not be available until the taxes
for this year are collected, which
means the end of the year.
Smithfield Hereld: A prominent
man of the State says that the next
Legislature will establish a reforma-
tory for youthful criminals and also
take a long step towards compulsory
education. These are both live ques-
tions. The reformatory question has
already been discussed a good deal.
The compulsory educational question
is a big one and sentiment in that
direction is growing. The recent
Legislature passed an act giving the
people of Mitchell the privilege to
vote on this question this summer
If a majority of the voters of that
county want compulsory education
they will have Is. When the people
of North Carolina became thoroughly
aroused to the great need of educa-
ton the State will move forward as
never before.
A great curiosity was received at
the State Museum in Raleigh Wed
nesday. 1t is a cotton gin said, to be
more than 100 years old and is lent
by Major Benjamin May, of Kinston.
It is all Of wood save the saws. which
are about four and one half inches in
diameter and which are filled from
slips of steel. The motive power Is
the human hand, which by means Of
a wooden handle turns a wheel Is
inches in diameter. This has toothed
edges or pegs made of persimmon,