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

Six new subscribers from Louis
burg P. O. came in one mail last week.
Also an advertisement from Dr. Q. l..
Ellis, Superintendent of Grange agency
at that point. Louisburg farmers. both
in, and outside Of, the Grange are #
the enterprising intelligent class.
Some men" quoth the bard, Are
born great, some achieve greatness,
and come have greatness thrust upon
them" We are reminded of the latter
clause by the fate of Mr.. Miller, of the
cease celebre" Miller as. Miller, de
cided by the Supreme Court. If Mr..
Miller is wise and will reflect that his
tory is Philosophy teaching by ex-
ample" he will forthwith foreswear
the whole tribe of feminine employees
and live on cold victuals the remainder
of his days
Joe Page, a negro, was shot by Mr.
j. r. Rogers of Wake, on Sunday
night, and was supposed to be dying
YESTERDAY Mr.. X. had become aware,
his store was being pilfered Of numer-
Gus small articles, and, on that night,
set to watch for the robber. Present
ly the negro crept in at a window, and
was trying the money drawer, when
Rogers sprang up and seeing him about
to escape, fired the fatal shot.
Pleased to meet Bro. Wolfe, Of the
Monroe Enquirer, one of the most
fiourishing papers in the State, as it
well deserves to be. This is not a
stereotyped '.Notice ! though it may
be ctinOpos to notice that Col. Wolfe
has introduced the stereotyping pro-
cess in connection with his paper and
Job office-the first in the State to do
If you surprise young lady now
a-days with every finger different
color, dainty daubs of vermillion, and
chrome. and mazarine blue on her face
and the jingle of glass-plates in her
pocket, don't fly off on tangent OF
suspicion that she has been embelish-
ing her own lovely countenance: the
secret is, she has gone crazy like all
the rest on the subject of chromotizing
photos.
Hon. w. G. LeDuc, assured Com
missioner Polk last week that he would
have the best display of American
agricultural products at Paris, that
I,
other things from our State, he sent
casts of our mountain apples, which
were on exhibition at our State Fair
last fall
We have heretofore had friendly
feeling for Princeton College, not only
/ from the circumstance Of having a
/ father and brother among its Alumni
| but because it has been the favorite
! alma mater for Southern students.
| But McCosh is granny. And the
4 recent disturbances, the '.hazing"
! brutaEties, the attack upon the unof-
Tending theological students, zone of
! whom suffered a broken nose, while
others were severely beaten, and the
seminary fred 90 to show that there
is no sort of control on the part of the
faculty, and very ruffianly element
among the under graduates. Happily
no Southern names are among the
the young jackanapes.
! Jacob S. Aliens door. sash and
blind factory Will soon be in operation
in the city--Seyeral new store
houses, and two dozen dwellings going
up IN various sections of the city
Capt. A. B. Andrews has erected an
! Eclipse windmill to force water over
his residence. Wind-mills are used
upon thousands of farms q Out West. :
and are found to be the cheapest and
most convenient of motive powers for
ordinary farm purposes, such as grind
ing corn, pumping water, &c.--Rev.
| DR.. j. B. Solomon of Sharon Pa. form
erly President of a Baptist College IN
the same State, preached at Salisbury
! ST., Baptist Church on Sunday TO a
large congregation. He is a native of
North Carolina, a graduate Of Wake
| Forest. and kinsman of Maj. A. II.
! Lewis whose guest he at present
| is