The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13
State News.
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pondsnts and Exchanges in all
Parts Of the State.


The rough estimate is that at least
mn white men in Mecklenburg will
- nrevented from voting because of
tba non-payment of SS. so poll lax.
Raleigh Cor. Messenger: Madison
Comfy was to. day sent 81, 500 and
psmlioo 1888, being the sums oerti,
8ad as needed to keep the public
.cbools open four months. Hartford
!. now the only county not heard
from.
Chairman Simmons has definite re
norts from twelve Counties-six
Eastern and six Western-which
show failure TO pay poll, tax as fol
lows: Democrats, 454; white Re-
Dublioans, GAL; negroes, 2,151. Of
these negroes 252 can read and
write.
Here is another argument for a
reformatory. A thirteen year old
how in Scotland County was con-
voted of stealing stationery from
sGibson merchant. The judge re-
gretfully sent him to the chain-gang
10 associate with hardened criminals
News and Observer.
Mount Airy News: II seems that
the State Of Washington is getting
large numbers of young men from
surry, Yadkin, Wilkes and other
counties in the Western part of the
State. They are going TO Washing
ton and other Western States to
build up for themselves homes, they
say.
Shelby Aurora: If you have not
paid your poll tax you can have no
voice in the selection of your county,
State or National officials. The day
hw past /; the die is cast. The mat
ter is settled SO far as you T con-
Oerned for the next twelve months.
Politically you are a dead man for a
year.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Officials
of Vance County have purchased a
blood hound or man trailer, and will
probably get another .-An indica-
lions point TO a good fruit crop.
This will be a great blessing, con-
duoive TO health and a source of
revenue to many, besides afording
@ cheaper means of living.
Greensboro Cor. Post: Mayor
Osborne to-day received a letter
from Andrew Carnegie, proposing TO
contribute a $50, 900 library building
to the city, provided it would obi
gate TO expend at least $1,000 per
annum towards the support and
maintenance of a free public library.
Mayor Osborne will present the mat
ter TO the Board of Aldermen at its
regular meeting next week.
For the past eight years earnest
eferts have been made TO induce the
legislature to establish a refOrma-
tory for youthful criminals, but un-
fortunately all have failed. Now a
notable effort is to be made. 1t is
very plain that the Legislature has
fallen short of its duty in not max
ing this provision. No man who
knows aught of the subject will
gsinsay this.-Col. Olds.
It has been related in the Southern
Tobacco Journal and other papers
that Mr.. J. B. Duke, president of the
American Tobacco Company, was in
Durham last month, and was shaved
BY q coIored barber. While under
the z Mr.. Duke learned that the
tonsorial artists church was m
barrassed financially, and at the
conclusion of the shave, wrote out a
check for $3, 900 to pay off this in
debtednes. These are the simple
facts-Exchange.
Chatham Democrats unanimously
endorsed Justice Clark for Chief
Justice, and Judge Walter 81. Neal
and Solicitor Robinson for re-nomt
nation. Divided as between Judges
Brown and Connor for Associate
Justice, the latter leading largely,
the vote being SO for Conner to IL
for Brown; and between Mr.. h. @.
Brown and f C. Beddtngfeld for
Railroad Commissioner, Mr.. Brown
receiving 81 votes and Mr.. Bedding
field 10 votes.-Raleigh Post.
Col. Odds: There was a novel case
before United States Commissioner
John Nichols to-day, that of a white
mar who smashed a rural free deliv-