The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14

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| one over there in the Orient, whose
| bones the Russians are picking there
is in Neuse township, Wake county, a
turkey hen owned by Mr.. T. c. Robin
son, that laid 200 eggs last year, and
didn't half try. She began laying in
March, and after Matching fine brood
let loose again. and kept it up until
Christmas.
When YOU come to think about it
there are few more remarkable facts
than that the old man, Pho Mono, who
died in Rome the other daywhile allth
civilized world stood upon tiptoe of
expectancy, listening for his death-gur
gle. had for more than thirty-two
years controlled the hearts, and to
some extent the lives of above twenty
five millions of human beings.
of the fifteen bridal parties among
the upper-ten of Richmond, Va, says
a dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer,
ten were elopements. The latest sen
sation of the kind happened last night
when Miss Mamie Freeland. beauti-
full belle, II years of age ran off with
James Fox, an attache of the Rich
mond. and Danville Railroad. Miss
Freeland is the daughter of deceasd
millionaire. and Mr. Fox is poor but
handsome.
The trial of the steam, hand and
chemical fire engines on Monday night
resulted in a drawn battle. There
should have been fire for each COM
pany, instead of allowing the third
engine to play a part Of the time on
each of the two fires. The working
Of the chemical engine, however, was
quite satisfactory, and shows that this
apparatus is the very thing for small
towns where water cannot be obtained
in sufficient quantities.
Jake I. Brown, formerly Republi-
can member of the Legislature from
Davidson, was found.on Monday morn
ing, lying in pool Of water in the
public road. frozen stiff The similar
ity of the death OF Creed Young, (who
was a member OF the House ia 1870
with BROWN is rather a remarkable
coincidence, or would be, if they could
reasonably be attributed to the wealth
CT. Other causes, doubtless, produced
the deaths. and the bodies were froz-
en- after life had ceased its functions.
North Carolina will receive about
$4,000 from the Peabody Fund this
year. Schools which enjoy his mu-
nificence ought to have a portrait of
the good old man ornamenting the
wall above the clock, so that the
youthful mind might be impressed
and stimulated to follow his life-eX-
ample. Most Of them probably have
very vague idea that they are enjoy
ing the benefit of a philanthropic lib
erality; but if they daily looked upon
the noble features Of Gen. Lees friend.
they would learn to set higher value
on benevolent actions.
Decorating bottles and earthern-
ware is becoming all the rage Don't
you know how? Get you a vase, a
but.on-pot or ginger-jar, and put on
thick coat of black paint. When it be-
comes fully dry, get some of the col
ored and embossed pictures. fancy la
bells from the dry good stores will an
swer) which sell for 25 cts. sheet.
and cut out such as you like; paste
them on the black back ground, and
when dry. give the whole a coat of
white varniSh. Then show it to your
beau, who if much schmidt" will
vow he never saw anything halt so
pretty.
When Mary Anderson was play
ing Pdrthenia in the play Of. Ingomar,
at Memphis, Col. Lewis Selby who sat
near the orchestra, and had a hatful
of liquor under his vest, became in
censed at the rude barbarian. lingo
mar, for his treatment of the beautiful
Greek girl. So when Ingomar called
her a slave" Selby sprang up and
called him "a liar. - OF course there
was a sensation, and poor Pdrthenid
Miss Anderson looked in amazement
at her unexpected champion. She
performed in the same play at Will
mington on Thursday night TO large
audience, winning raptures from
many but criticism from few.