The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-03-11

ESO0 u PoE Cenb' un6ll paid. This
Ii for the fines and forfeitures in the
mayors court, which under q decis-
ION OF the Supreme Court must now
be turned into the common school
fund.
Elizabeth City Economist: The
fatal disease that has been going the
rounds among the horses IL getting
20 DO very severe In this city.
Messrs. Kramer Bros. have lost Ave
In the past Isw days also, A. B.
Seeley O. Son have lost three. Sew
eral moro OF our citizens have lost
horses by this disease during the
past week.
The ClarktOn Express learns that
the school at White Oak s'has an at
tendance of over 100, is more pros
porous than ever, and liz now being
added q splendid library of over 800
volumes" That is the best piece of
news published in these columns this
year. IL ought TO stimulate she PEG.
pie of every school district to go and
do ltkewise.-Exohange.
Mr.. d. F. st. Clair, at one time
editor of the Charlotte Chronicle,
but now of the New York Herald's
staff, has recently been offered a desk
on the London Review of Reviews, a
publication known the world over.
Mr. st. Clair has recently returned
from an extend trip on the continent.
While in London, this h~attering offer
was presented TO him. The News
learns that Mr.. st. Clair will, in all
probability accept-Charlotte News.
Col. Odds: State Auditor Dixon
says the State pension board is
greatly annoyed by the receipt of
letters from various applicants for
pensions, saying they T entitled TO
pensions "because they are good
Democrats" He says he wishes it
TO be distinctly understood that
there is no politics in the pension
law, AID q meritorious applicant, no
matter whether Republican, Popu-
list or Democrat, stands an equal
chance.
Charlotte Observer: North Caro-
linians T certainly getting more
heightened. Is used 80 be that in
summer time we "outa wstermillon"
and in winter had a ''oandy stew"
Now in summer we are invited to a
watermelon SLIDING" and in winter
TO a "candy stretching" We are
certainly coming along, but suoh
innovations as these, taken along
with the "Maymys" and "Dsysyes"
of the present day, tempt some of us
TO move out of the State or take TO
she woods.
Compulsory education as to the
public schools exists in all the North
ern States save six, while it does not
exist in any of the Southern States.
There is food for thought here as to
how far this fact is responsible for
the great proportion of illiteraoy in
many of the Southern States
Argus. 1t is growing powerfully in
North Carolina. 1t begins to be reo
ognized that it is necessary. We
must come to it now or d~isfranohise-
menS of some white men in 1908
Biblical Recorder.
Greensboro special TO News and
Observer: The Board of Education
has issued an order TO the effect that
every public school in Gnilford ooun-
ty shall be kept open for at least
four months this year. In the dis
tricts where the funds may not be
available, the Board of Education
agrees to become responsible. For
several years past there has been a
gradual lengthening of the public
school term in this county and it is
proposed to make the schools as eff
cient as possible.
News and Observer: Is the World
Almanac correct in its list of North
Carolina millionaires? 1t put down
w. Duke, B. N. Duke, J. B. Duke
Geo. w. Watts and j. s. Carr at
Durham, whereas ]. B. and B. N.
Duke live in New York. 1t has only
P. FL. Hanes at Winston. Isn't r.
J. Reynolds a millionaire? Asheville
is credited with R. s. Rowland,
owner of the Citizen, and Frank
Coke owner of the Battery Park.