The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-13

matter. The company in question
was bondsman for Maj. W. h. Mar
tin, who so sorely plundered the
penitentiary fundand Father Worth,
the latter, good old man as he is,
having given up all his property TO
make the shortage good.
The Messenger has twice at least
mentioned with praise the brilliant
success of Miss Anne Moore, Phi. D.,
a native of Wilmington, and a
daughter of the late Colonel Roger
Moore. A dispatch from Chicago TO
the New York Herald tells of how a
''girl discovers the cause of rigor
mortis." The }count states that
an official journal has been just re-
ceived at the University of Chicago.
Research writer's studying the effects
of salts under the direction of DR..
Jacques Loeb, investigator in physi-
illogical chemistry at the University,
led TOT discovery of Importance. The
account in the Herald states: 'tThe
cause of the stitching of muscles in
death is of the discoveries. This
was made by Miss Anne Moore,
Phi. D., now a Teacher atSan Diego,
Cal. The unwonted presence of GER
tain salts in the tissue, lowering the
temperature and ooagulating the
matter in the muscles, Is her expla-
nation of 'rigor mortis. '"-Wilming-
ton Messenger.
Says the Charlotte Observer can
other silk mill is in sight for Fay
etteville. AS Charlotte is known
widely as a distinotively cotton mill
town, Winston as a d~istinctively TO-
bacco manufacturing centre, High
Point as a distinotively furniture
manufacturing place, so, perhaps,
Fayetteville is TO become a distinct
lively silk manufacturing city. We
hope to see it turn out thus. Of
coure all these cities diversity their
industries, and will continue to do
so, but their industrial reputation
will be predominately oolored by
their chief industry. We know that
Fayetteville has large cotton inter
ests, but as she seems so we'll situated
for silk making we hope to see her
forge to the front in this indus.
try" Commenting on this, the
| GoOAIo-I Oaoh Ho-~o~-ooI4h .0-.,
ALI that is nice and true; but as
Scotland Neck has perhaps more
knitting mills, according TO it's popu-
lation, than any other town in the
State, why didn't our good friend of
the Observer just say a word about
us down here in the East?
The Raleigh papers, the Raleigh
Christian Advocate, Biblical Re
corder and PROGRESSIVE FARMER
have formed a publishing company,
with authorized capital of SO, 900.
The officers of the company, to be
known as the Mutual Publishing
Company" are j. W. Bailey, presi-
dent, and Jno. s. Pearson, secretary
and treasurer, the full list of moor
p~orators being J. W. Bailey, J. s..
Pearson J. w. Denmark, and T N.
Ivey, representing the three publioa-
tons named. The papers issued
have heretofore been published by
c 1ntract, and it is the purpose of the
incorporators of the new company
to reduce expenses by a mutual pub
fishing company. The three inter
ested firms issue in the neighborhood
of 20, 900 papers q week, and they
believe they will be in better fix
with their own plant There is no
purpose to do any job printing work
and only an equipment for news
paper work has been purchased. A
Mergenthaler linotype machine has
been ordered, as has a press and
other equipment and work will be-
gin at an early date.-Southern
Publisher.
Concord Times: 1t is really in
spring to read and observe the edu-
cational spirit which is being aroused
all over the State. All our State
exchanges contain accounts of edu-
cational rallies, increased activities
of educators, building new school
houses, charging old ones and gen.
orally increasing the opportunities
for education. The time will soon
be here when every child in North
Carolina, white and black, can ac-
quire an education If he or she will
take it. Much of this spirit is due