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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21
Staked His Life and Paid.

The New York papers tell Of a man
whose disappointment at the defeat Of
the Tammany Democrats cost his life.
He was '.Washington Thomas, fifty
four years Of age, Il We'll knOwn and
influential citizen, having become de-
spondent By business losses. Be-
tween the hard times and his ~inatten-
ton TO business he lost what he had
earned by years of industry. In this
reverse IF fortune he sought a situa-
ton from his old time polit cal friends.
H. received numerous promises that
he would be taken care OF after cleo
tion time, and encouraged by this
hope, he worked energeticallv all day
Tuesday for the success of the Talne
many ticket. He left his home a
nlne d. m. to learn the result of the
election, and upon being informed
that his friends were beaten he took
the defeat to heart as a personal mis-
fortune to himself. He returned home
without his family being aware of his
arrival. lie descended to the kitchen.
and there, With much deliberation.
erected lis own gallows and became
his own eXecutioner. For this pur>
pose he used the door OF a closet
which stood in a corner OF the kitchen.
lie doCT opened close 10 the stove.
Across the door and under the lamb
he placed a wooden bar. to which he
fastened a rope Having i'll this maui
ner erected the scatiold he stood upon
the stove, adjusted the moose about
his neck and stepped backward off his
temporary footh"ld His determina-
ton TO die could be seen III the fact
that at any moment during his neces-
Sarily slow strangulation he could
have prevented that process by placing
lis foot upon the stove. His nephew
discovered his body next morning, and
being mortified at the sight ran up
stairs and alarmed his aunt. In his
excitement and agitation he forgot to
cut the body down until he had re-
turned to the Kitchen a second time.
Life. however, had been extinct for
several hours. as the body was stiff
and cold
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21


From twenty-five replies from six
teen counties in North Carolina the
following report has been compiled by
the Cotton Exchange The weather
since October 1st has been favorable to
cotton rather more SC than last year.
\ light frost appeared between Octo
Der 18Th and 50th. and several times
since. There was a killing frost III
two counties on October 31st, doing.
however, but little damage. Six re-
plies report about half a crop picked,
and the balance Kill be picked by De
cember 10th. Sixteen replies report a
two>thirds crop picked. and the bal
ance will be picked BY November 18th
or December 1su. SIX replies report
the yield per acre about the same a.
last year, four about five per cent
greater. and twelve about fifteen per
cent. less.
The biggest cucumber IS eighteen
inches and belongs to Alamance.
Warren county has plenty Of money
IN the treasury and will levy on tax
Asheville is improving. Fine resi-
dences are going NJ.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21

MErHoDISTS - NORTH CtEDLtNN.-
Our membership in the North Carroll
ia Conference. adding the number
having Joined this year. may H. put
down III round numbers Of $4,000.
There are - counties In our State at
tached to the lIolSton and Virginia
Conference. The number OF Mefno-
dist III these counties i. put down at
10000. Protestant Methodist. We
have been informed 10y one Of tie
preachers. number 1000. Coiored
Nethodist-the fruits Of the VI. T..
Church. South. before the war. nun
Der % 00p. The O'keileyites Called
Christians and those who have Joined
the VI. l. Church. No tn and another
small sects called The Methodists.
known Us the abolitionist Methodl,ts
before the war, are supposed TO mum
Der 5000. This gives Il grand total
Of 10000 Methodist communicates in
the State-Raleigh christina ldr4cyie.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21
Officers of North Carolina State
Grange. P. of II.

Grange : Vi IL
1Itsfor-S. y. Alexander. Charlotte
Mecklenburg county.
Orerxecc.-N. Il. Whitfield, La
Grange Lenoir county.
Lectarer.-T. III. Robinson, Concord,
CabarruS county.
Stetrard.-D. IL. Armstrong, Ashton,
Fender county.
Asst. Steword.-Hil L. King, Stump
Sound Onslow county.
ChdpIdin.-Rev. VIM. Grant, Jack
SON Northampton county.
Hredsurer.-D. w. &. Benbow,
Greensboro, Guilford county.
Secretary.-Joseph L. Porter, Tar
boro, EdgecOmbe county.
cate Kecper.-W. ID. Wharton,
Greensboro. Guilford county.
Ceres.-Mrs. >. b. Alexander, Char
lotte, Mecklenburg county
P0m0Hu.-Mrs. y. b. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lemon county.
Fyoru-Miss Eugenia Robinson.
Concord. Cabarrus county.
L0dy .ISst. Steicord.-Mrs. II. f..
King. stump Sound. Onsiow county.
state Business AgeRt.-Dr. y. W. G..
Benbow. Greensboro.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
s. 3. Alexander, Er-Qgcio Chair
man.
q. L. French, Wilmington.
l.. l.. Polk. Raleigh.
w. III. Cheek. Warrenton.
j. L. Porter. E.c-OQictO Secretary.
LIST OF DEPUTIES.
fst Deputy District.-Wm Z. Shaw,
Indian Town. Currituck county.
End Deputy District.-John J. DAVIS,
Tarboro'. ~Edgecombe county.
3rd Deputy District.-B. +. Hooks,
GoldsboTo'. Wayne county.
4th Deputy District.-Hill +. King,
Stump Sound. Onsiow county.
9TH Deputy District.-L. l.. Polk,
Raleigh. Wake county.
6th Deputy District.-Frank II. Pitt,
0akViiie. Warren county.
18th Deputy District.-Dr. d. A.
Montgomery, Company Shops, Ala
nance county.
Sth Deputy District. W. b. Clement,
Jerusalem. Davie county.
9th Deputy District.-T. II. Robin
SON.. Concord, Cabarrls county.
10th Deputy District.-W. 2. Rein
hardt. Hickory, Catawba county.
nth Deputy District.-To be sup
18th Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21

Despite the fact that Atlanta, Ga is
practically without water power. iG is
making rapid strides as a manufacture
ing city. At the present time, within
a radius of twenty miles of that place,
there are enough spindles to annually
ten Thousand bales OF cotton,
one cotton factory of that city EN-
plovs SIX hundred hands. Atlanta
also has a rolling mill. employing three
hundred men three railroad car
shops. employing several hundred. and
the largest brewery south of Clncln-
natl, four boiler shops. six iron foun-
dries. two door and sash factories, and
four planning mills. For the year end
ing Win August there were added
nearly thirty per cent. to the manu-
featuring industries of that city. Raj
eigh Is similar situated as Is Atlanta.
and there Is no reason why tile same
progress should hot be made here.
Energy, ambition, manufacturing en-
terprIseS. good schools. and encOur-
aging home industries never TAIL TO
build up cities.
The Cincinnati Commercial states
that 1t costs the government $4,000 u
kill one Indian. The Rev. ' T.. helt-
ley OF Kentucky say it cost only about
So to convert IN I.dian. that's a
strong argument for Bro. Doosoa's
work.
The State Treasurer last Friday
commenced paying tie interest on the
mortgage bonds Of the Western North
Carolina Railroad.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21

SORGHUM A large quantity OF sorg
hum has been made in the county this
season, aud some of it of a very supe-
rior guilty, almost equalling New Or
leans syrup. We have heard several
of our farmers assert that they had
made some fully as good. but we must
take that on hearsay only. as we have
seen none of it.-CIDthdm Record.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21

TIE OLDEST INHABITANT.-W Without
doubt the oldest person In the State IS
now living near Mays Head. in Dare
county. Her name is ReDecca Hay
man. She is tire widow Of Hayman
deceased, and the mother ofCapt. Dan
lei Hayman, gentleman very well
known IN this section. Should she
live until the 10Th OF mex May, she
Will be 129 years old. BY the way.
the Captain, who has been twice mar
RED, says he is the father Of - chill
dren. We know him to be a very
clever gentleman. We would state
that Captain Hayman was tile propa-
gator and introducer Of tine famous
.Iayman Sweet Potato. -CurOIatJoH.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21

PosrIN L>ND.-For the benefit Of
those Of u readers who desire to post
their lands and are not acquainted with
the Law. we publish it. The law upon
this subject will be found in Battles
Revisal, page III. chapter 56. and Sec
ton l.. 1t reads as follows: III any
person shall hunt, with a gun or dogs,
on the lands OF another without leave
Obtained from the owner, he shall for
felt and pay ten dollars to the party
agrieved. Provided, that no such re-
covery shall be had, unless the owner
OF the land, by advertisement posted
up IN two or more public places, have
forbidden the person SO hunting. by
name, or all persons generally, 10 AUNT
on his land"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21

PASTORS S~ALAKIEs.-An examina-
ton OF the salaries Of ministers in
Virginia. South Carolina. Georgia,
Kentucky. and North Carolina. shows
Z lover average III North Carolina than
either Of the other States. Georgia
supports her ministers best, Kentucky
next, Virginia third. and South Caro-
lima fourth. The largest salary paid
any minister IN North Carolina is that
Of Or. Wilson (PresbyteriauJ OF WI
mIngton. being Iour thousand dollars.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21


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10 NIlam X. Graham called II
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21

METEoRIC GolD.-The remarkable
specimen Of meteoric iron. resembling
steel, picked up IL the Mohan desert
and carried to Fort Yuma. ashort time
ago, IS his described: 1T Weighs about
a pound. and carries free gold OF which
nearly a dollar appears 90 the surface.
1t IS not magnetic, ard has succc9>fut-
" resisted simple and compound baths
Of acid. IN this respect it resembles
specular iron, but in 10 other. One Of
IFS surfaces shows a fracture that re-
yeals a crystalline structure. the color
Of which IS a steel gray tinged with
yellow. It has detied the best, cold
chisels IN the blacksmith shop, and
has not broken OF Clipped under hea~
W blows. II its composition can be-
initiated it will produce the hardest
and toughest alloy known. "-Goresfou
fTr.4fS) NpH.x.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-21

That terrible tragedy reported at
AsheviIle turns out TO Oe d first class
Cincinnati E4qttirer he. That Is al
and nothing more.
The health Of Raleigh IS very good,
Sharp County record., 1878-04-05

moralist, "don't be constantly remind
ing your wife of her faults" And as
we gaze upon the sea of bald heads that
gliSten in the gas-light at church and
theater, we can't help thinking that the
philosopher should have started out with
that advice about 22 years ago.-HeYb-
eye.
We don't know Ruth Natalie Crom-
well, but we Judge she is q very nice
girl to have for an acquaintance. She
POLITICALLY sighs, "KisS me, love, kiss
me ever, Till dream no dream but this,
Till the world on golden lever, All its
minutes stepped in bliss Turns upon a
rosy kiss" We don't believe it can be
done, Ruth. The young man would be-
come exhausted before the world had
half tm ned. -NOrY3StO1CB Herald.
-"Life insurance, presume, sir?"
courteously remarked one passenger on
an outward bound steamer to another as
they met on the deck. eyes, sir; quar-
terly returns" replied the person thus
addressed "Your face seems familiar
I must have met you. In the same
business, sir?" "No, sir" haughtily re-
piled the other; "savings bank-$26O,-
000--first cabin, sir" and he stalked
over to the privileged side of the quarter
deck.--N. Y. World
-."What is a carnivorous animal?"
Professor Miller asked the boy with sew
en- warts on one hand and q sprained
thumb on the other. This boy, who
stood near the head of the class, when it
formed cleft in 'front.'" and who had
played hockey the day before, paused,
stood on one foot, looked up at the cell
ing, glanced anxiously at the professor,
and said, in tone that indicated some
doubt on the matter, ga carnivorous
animal is one that eats mardi gras. !"
Then the school went into short exec
utive session, and the professor passed
the rattan bill over the boys veto. Sew
eral times. .-HdWbeue.
Sharp County record., 1878-04-05
Hans and Ayishaps.

Near Lindsey's Corner, Clinton
County, O., a 2-year-old child OF John
Muladore fell forward on pen-knite,
the blade penetrating its forehead, in
iicting a wound that resulted in death
in few hours.
At Letters Ford, ten miles west of
Rochester, Ind, lightning struck a
church while . meeting was being held,
killing Elias Biddinger and injuring two
others. james Phillips, Jr., while rid
inc along the road in Pennield Town
ship, near Battle Greek, Mich, on the
I'd of March, was struck by lightning,
and both himself and horse were instant
ly killed,
Mrs. Shelton Allen, of Bogard
Township, Daviess County, Ind, was
sitting by the fire nursing her child,
when she was seized with an epileptic
fit, and fell forward into the fire, burn
ing herself and child fatally.-Mrs. j.
M. Roman, q young woman from the
country, while standing in front of the
fire at a friends in Louisville, Ky, was
too near the CRATE and her clothing
caught fire. A door opening famed the
flames so that her entire body was en-
veloped, burning her fatally.-MisS
Laura Hughes, of Morristown, o., while
getting breakfastthe other morning was
fatally burned by her clothes taking fire
from the stove.
Ellsworth Feagler, a bright young
lad of Charlottesville, Ind, while out
hunting took his gun by the muzzle,
pulling it toward him, when the lock
caught ip some grass, discharging the
weapon, the contents striking him in
the breast, killing him instantly.--Cas-
per Breek, aged IS, son of the leading
brewer of Fort Wayne, Ind, accident
ally shot and killed himself while hunt
ing.-Near Catskill, N. Y, a lad named
Trumpour found an old pistol in the
garret, and not suspecting ii was loaded
he pointed it at companion, named
Smith, and pulled the trigger. The
pistol went off, the ball passing through
the lower part of Smiths body. He
lived about six hours.--At Cincinnati,
Robert Seibell, two years old, was shot
in the right eye with pistol by his sis
Sharp County record., 1878-04-05
lllS
EMS OF INTEREs ST.
and Literary.

IHeaR personal and Literary
lsllt SUI Ionel rTom Scott is President OF
,rn nlps vlisb y puthors produced and print
re i5vs = widpw of President Tyler as
1n,e = "G w;fe of President Hayes i'll re-
.ing o. guests one day recently
face late George Cruikshank was
e As "a VIII when he died, out looked a
vegjdI hearty man Of 60.
| she, X Twain is going to Europe
s. family next mouth for quite a a
agrb;ng'i2 the Paris Exposition, OF
le q aid that the London GraphIo
,ssa& 53s fa1astrnted FIX Nsvs gave 50, 900
Wash ~ The right of reproducing Mr.
,1e lorI ;tanley'S sketches. ,
p pl'l 1 Emma Stebbins, for several
,,n ,,l o. he most intimate and trusted
"a fCharlotte Cushman, has near
y ,oat ut' led hen life of the great actress
,!T ,SgA, southworth and Mrs. Ann S.
w " 1Is are out of favor with the man
,omo VI L the public library in Proyl-
ed /, none Of their works being 1ound
V. Isslves.
lana "a. i. Mary J Holmes, the novelist,
mosibed as being tall, tine-looklng
es NTH dark hair, eloquent eyes,
er tNll mouth, a graceful carriage
has lately presence.
faes young Miss Sherman who IS
waTo marry Senator Cameron has,
dreaI |, afresh, blush-rose face Spaar,k-
,rdd K eyes and brown locks. She
y-two years old. Mr.. Cameron
-ughgfive.
tests tow. the composer Of " Martha, "
Of h5l Of &c, with long, white hair,
RAM md moustachc. His cheeks are
Jilet nd fun, and he makes constant
k cor perfumes, He is about to pro
yers ew opera entitled, "Rosellana."
alon he is hot handsome" says Geo.
Sc %atest.photographer. " Her face
I "lR pale, with sensitive mouth.
anu S are a vivid, warm, blue-gray,
one e iepth, now keenIy perceptiye,
Oh u " FAMILY introspective, always full
di!:sss. Her hair, worn low, gives
l. , ,'nly Effect to a finely intellectual
'Sanai. Her general expression is
use vearied sensitivenesS."
i'n Schliemann is at Athens, where
! ! 'Cf NJ. ilding a new house. He is short
y u. M her stout, with a large, queerly
iy L head, fine skin, and ruddy,
-suiS Il, complexion, His eyes are
D. > ID and,s moving necessarily, give
. sas sstless look. He is enthusiastic,
isiss- s.ssks- -ih eStravagaut, high-fi0wn
y lge. He calls his daughter An
n@ ~ che, and his seryant-maids Pene-
y ~ nd BrisSeis, is proud Of being an
Ol can citizen, and hates Germany
7mally.
Sharp County record., 1878-04-05
SCienCe and Industry.

ea-chests made in Massachusetts,
be exported to China.
ton of wheat can be sent from
! % to Liverpool for seven dollars.
Sa,hn T. Raymond has paid Mark
n $3.50, 600 royalty on the play of
rf Gilded Age"
RIO find the weight of square iron,
ltoly the area of the end Of the bar
leaes by the length of the bar in feet
gY3.36; the product will be nearly
in pounds avoirdupois.
lehe CLOCKS in the Basque Provinces
aRnce are made to strike twice, first
p warning and then to denote the
'S Few of the people can read the
lnand frequently no minute hand is
na here are 125 species of grass
a to pc native in Maine, and it is
INT q survey would discover half as
y more. Fifty kinds have q high
llltural value. The grass crop OF
ate is said to be worth S42, 100000
Willy.
NJ ne sogar-growers of Minnesota
rs oeen holding a two-days' conven-
1T minneapolis, and have orranizpd
q association for the exchange of
. and experiences. The culture of
:, s-cane is a growing industry in
rofessor Virchow, in a recent dis
r. at Munich on the progress of
al suence, said that there was
1o reason to believe that, owing to
r,, lmense discoveries reached in the
Iiasls Of light, it would soon be posi-
secure colored photographs.
= % means Of new telegraph appa-
d. tested at Vienna, from 100 to i2O
ges may be sent over a single wire
b space Of an hour. This number
% under certain conditions be raised
~ Of even 25O. The inventor is
I'd llAd,gust Eduard Granfeld. an Aus
E telegraph official.
II. Alexander Jameson, of Berlin.
hstralia, has constructed a buggy
i 5'1lng exclusively of iron and steel.
y zee q hickory spokes and oak fell
s. ne /, nas "a employed wrought iron
P5 and \ iron. The tubes fif into the
4 2ox az one end and are riyeted to
y !, a. non n. at the other. The first no.
tole {. eiiect has been to add to the
!. ~ ~ y .ne 4 vehicle. This has accrued
,lse is = IN she Thin bthinnsss of the parts. The
y - y ls net considered important bv
''ansl,la rassa,. n view of the strength which
re- result from the use of iroSR Z in place
ou, nor should it be felt, once a
n = 6.' naue' except in the ascent of
!, q Iength and durability are re-
- os 1ull equivalent for the in
Y u eoSt' The vehicle has a neat
Sharp County record., 1878-04-05
Odds aHd Ends.

The question of the hour-What
time is it?
Measurements Of 100000 Ameri-
can white men give ieet7! inches as the
average.-Dr. Foote's Health M0@thty.
An exchange asks: "Was Hamlet
Mad?n He was. Some fellow threw
vegetable at him in the ghost scene
NOrriStOUn Herald.
-" What will the present year bring
forthP" asks an exchange. Bring
Fourth of July, of course.-ft4lt0n
Times. 1t will bring April, fool.
-" Spring has come!" This is, pos
itively, all that we will consent to pub
lish OF about seventy-fve poems upon
the vernal season, already received.
-"Don't," remarks the newspaper
Sharp County record., 1878-04-05

The following correspondence
passed between gentleman who had
loaned a friend 800 and his friend: !:
"Dear Sir-In closing my books | find
that YOU are indebted to me S1OO.
Please remit. Yours, ETC." "Dear Sir
in opening mine l find that l haven't
a cent, so | can't. Yours, etc."
Sharp County record., 1878-04-05

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