The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-24

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last week. Round liz neck wasa
ribbon. 10 which was attached a
card inscribed. TO the Masonic
+ raternitk-toTvapl the Orphan TO
San + anclsco. Howard Associa-
ton New Orleans. The child was
the last survivor of the family 81
Mr. Henry F. WILCOX, a prominent
mcrchan. u New Orleans. his faith
er and mother AMI four brothers
and sisters had died Of yellow fever.
The ladies OF the Palmer House
cared Tor him ana p~tted him. ana
N the afternoon the Chicago anu
Northwestern Railroad managers
forwarded the Orphan on the
second stage of his journey OF 81
500 miles.
Washington Press: oar friend
Mr. Marshal C~ongleton j. the
champion pomologist IN the STATE:
he has placed upon orr table not
only the third crop Of apples well
advanced towards maturity. but
also the fourth crop. The apples
of this last crop are about on-third
OF an inch IN diameter and thre,
quarters of An inch in length:
there are SIX of these embryonic
apples III one cluster or whorl.
We have nice az twice before seen
the third crop Of fruit in the same
season from one tree, but the fourth
crop even IN lnciplency Is certainly
a freak OF nature and a novelty for
this climate.
I'm the cast OF Terry w. Wilson
and other Involving the liability
OF the stockholders Of the Bank OF
cape Fear, the petition 10 rehear
the decretal order was refused, and
also the motion to amend the an
sWer. Defendants were allowed
thirty days to file exceptions to the
report OF Mr.. Commissioner Sta
Piles. In the matter of the
Bank of Mecklenburg the assignee
filed exceptions to the proof OF debt
-iioi Iatt, cAcCuioT, ana
the same will be heard ut Charlotte
before Mr.. Register Keogh on the
3Dth inst.
As the dreaded disease. dipthe-
ria, Is making It's appearance in
this community, We bublIsh the
following treatment, which was
published in Biue Ridqe Bloie
some time ago, and which we have
known to effect a cure in almost
every case: To "A pint Of strong
apple vinegar add a tablespoon OF
salt; boil a pod of red pepper in Il
pint OF strong sage tea, and mix
honey enough with the tea to form
a syrup, then mix the tea and vim
egar together. First gargle with
1t ard then take two spoonfuls un-
til relieved. Keep the bowels upon.
-N0oresrjUe Ga.effe.
The members of the Grange are
beginning to understand that there
is something more than dollars and
cents, to accrue from the Grange.
They are beginning to talk of sub
jects concerning the farm. They
are beginning to study their cali
ing and are trying to profit from
the experience Of each other. AL
ready they have learned some good
lessons, and we are encouraged to
believe that seeds are being sown
at every meeting, which will bring
back food an hundred fold.-Dirico
Rural.
DR.. Lynch, of South Carolina.
has presented to the Smithsonian
Institution, a Washington, a fos-
sill tooth, brought up from a depth
of one thousand feet below the sur
face, through an artesian well in
Charleston. 1t has the appearance
of a human tooth, but has not yet
been examined by the naturalists
Of the institution.
Ole Bull has come to this coun-
try again, and will give his first
concert in Philadelphia on the
2Sth. He holds his own, and is
still the mightie.t fdler Of his age,
which is great.
WAsHISGTON, Oct. IL. The
German minister yesterday receiv-
ed three thousand reich-marks
$3.50 from the Emperor William
for the yellow fever sufferers, and
to-day turned the money over to
Secretary Eyarts.
During the last nine months a
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