The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-21

of "a quantity of new clothing. etc,
during the absence at church last
night, of Mr. Holder. who occupied
the house.
The Gar is a contraction of Ca'zar,
and the present Cezar proves to be an
adroit Seizer. This pun is bad enough
to frighten off IA tribe of Bashful Ba-
cooks; but we needed four lines to fill
out the column.
Granville has four newspapers,
counting the Berea Gazette which
though only semi-monthly, and ed
tied by minor in years, is quite "a
sprightly little youngster Judging by
the present number.
The Neube1mian has an article
highly Complementary of Judge Dan
iel c. Fowle, which has been favora-
bly, reproduced by a number of the
State papers.
OF all the nuisances that ever We're
born, the worst is the Ninny who
takes your hand at every casual meet
ing, and gently shakes, shakes, shakes,
shakes, as if ones hand were a baby's
rattle and he We're fond of gently
shake, shake, shanking it.
Joseph Lassage who was hanged
at Concord, New Hampshire, last week
confessed that he murdered Josie
Langwaid, and also, Miss Ball. But
the trial cost the county more than
fifteen thousand dollars.
St Paul, with due reverence be it
| sain draws a chalk mark around a
pretty considerable majority of man
| kind in the sentenCe-''Nor the world
ly-minded, nor liars, nor rogues. nor
covetous, nor drunkards, not scoffers,
nor extortioners, shall possess the King
| dOm Of God.
Prof. Bauman has published a
| piece of music, dedicated to the young
| ladies of Peace Institute. and entitled
| Il Think of Thee" ''Them's our SEN
| timents," Professor; though amid
such a parterre of youth and beauty
| one might have some difficulty in fix
| ing his thought on any particular
Thee"
MIR. Job Osborne has been suffer
| ing for several days from dislocated
| shoulder caused by the sudden shying
of skittioh horse, alarmed at a pass
ing train. Having his little son in his
lap, Mr.. Osborn had not free use of his
arm, hence the accident
Columbus county sent up four
convicts yesterday; II. High, stealing,
years, G.. Shaw, arson of a mill, 20
years; ID. Woods. stealing, years; Ed.
Johnston, stealing. ?. Greene county
sent Frank Adams and Allen Best,
darkeys, u months each. Martin coun-
| tv sent one. and Hertford three: all
negroes.
The T0rchEigM learns that some of
| the paintings of an Oxford lady, now
attending Cooper Union Institute at
New York, have been selected to rep
resent the Institute at Paris E1posi-
ton. Good Many ladies paint, but
not SO creditably.
| A big committee was appointed to
go TO Washington and urge the Neuse
navigation bill. Nineteen wrote to
excuse themselves: one went. Let US
hope Col. Humphrey will prove as sue
cessful as if backed by the entire dele
cation.
| Mai. j. \. Englehard, Secretary
of State, has been selected by the Dia-
lectic Society (which has the choice
for the present year. to deliver the an
nual address before the Literary Socie,
ties of the University, at the ensuing
commencement. \ polished and forci
bic speaker, Maj. Englehard, who is
an Alumnus of the Institution, will nc
doubt fully meet the high eNpecta-
tlons of his friends
| Read the advertisement of Moore
cultivator, which can plow in II differ
ent modes, and harrow as it goes. Mr..
job Osborn. the manufacturer, months
ago subscribed for three copies of the
FARMER AND MECHANIC because, he
says, L think the more widely any
such paper is read, the greater will be
the Advancement among our farmers.