The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-05-24

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before the students of the Academy.
Judge PEBBLES has gone to his home
at Jackson. Northampton county, to
go under medical treatment for a
week, and viii then go to Lumberton
to try the notable contempt case. He
put in two days time here looking
up authorities to support his position.
He and M accused members Of the
bar are looking for evidence, the pub
lie comment being that both sides are
on trial The judge says he has Of
fers OF many affidavits. A number
Of Raleigh people will appear as wit
Desses in this case. The Judgment of
the mass of the people in the state
is that the judges taking notice OF
the matter as he has done is ~unfortu-
nate, in hat IL will lower respect for
the law and furnish many people an
opportunity to make attacks upon the
judiciary n upon the general ad-
m~inistratton Of affairs. Such are the
comments heard on all sides made by
men from all parts Of the state.
Gerald Mccarthy is making very
interesting experiments here in seri-
culture. that is. the culture oil silk
worms and their product. He has
many thousands OF worms in special
rooms on the third fioor of the agri-
cultural building. and these are now
about half-grown. They are fed upon
the leaves of the f~ruit-bearing null
berry. There are several kinds and
various experiments are made. Pro-
fessor Mccarthy is striving very earn
estly to promote silk culture in this
state, and his efforts in this line merit
success. He is glad that people in
various parts Of North Carolina are
taking hold of his matter.
Private Secretary Pearsall is at
tending a meeting of the stockholders
of the Wilkesboro and Jefferson turn
pike. He is states proxy. and Cover
nor Aycock sent him there to also in
vestigate this road. which is about
forty miles long and which will be
completed this year. Governor Ay-
cock, in speaking about the road,
said 1t will be one of the finest in the
United States. so we'll graded and con-
structed that a man can start his
horse III a trOt at the Yadkin river
and keep up that gait all the a to
the top Of the Blue Ridge. The road
will be of very great value to north
western North Carolina, several oun
ties of which have been practically
cut off from this state, and it really
puts Ashe county in this state, as
some n has wittily remarked.
State Chemist Kilgore has been no.
titled by the United States department
of agriculture that a special bulletin
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sent to any persons interested. There
are forests of his tree in western
North Carolina, but the de-foresting
has been extensive and many persons
have made inquiries as to the best
method of re-propagating these tim
Der, which is so valuable.
Some question mas been raised as
to whether a Federal judge has au-
thority to- order a state investigating
rom nitt6a m file with him tho owl
dence it has taken IN the matter of
the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
way. OF coarse, the attorneys for
Cuyler, the applicant for the receiver
snip, desire to get this evidence in
hand by the time the hearing of this
matter comes up before Judge Pur-
nell
The heaviest rainfall in this state
in April was 1872 inches, at Bryson
City, and the least was .29 OF an inch,
at Raleigh. The Month of April was
cooler in four years, especially in
1901, but the month was characterized
by continuously cool weather n fire.
quent heavy frosts. There were
measurable of snow at nine
stations. Cotton planting be-
gal about April 18th and even yet
The lowesc temperature
was IL degrees, at Lyrvi!le, and it
fell to freezing as far south and asst
as Wilmington and Whfteville. More
and better blowing was done han for
many past seasons.
The Farmers Nationals Congress
Of the United States win meetin St.
Louis the last.week in September next.
President George T.. Winston, Of the
North Carolina College of Agriculture
Mechanic Arts, will deliver an ad-
dress before the congress ore ~Agricul-
tural Education" President Win
ston believes that the elemtRs of sci
nee of agriculture can be taught in the
public schools, and that advanced sci
entific agriculture is one of the great
est fields now open for tNs employ
ment of the human, iutellecE