The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

Yesterday.
The cool evenings remind Is that
the autumn has pooled il issues
All the sunmcr must co.
Who ~as the >fraightr>t man
mentioned IN the Bple. Joseph /:
because Pnaroah made i ruler" Of
hm.
There j something neNprc~>lbly
>4d about the music ofa church
orgaR-whlcthe collection Sbcing
made.
IN the great trottinr race ii Chi
cago. between Hopeful. R4ru> and
Great Eastern. Hopeful beat both
heats. Time 2l,l aui FL,
The government now propose to
wcigh whisky instead Of gau.ing
II, and individuals viii nov be
heard calling to bar-keep.rS ''Ano-
Their half pound Q. that ere Bpur-
bon.
Eli Perkins gives Al account OF
the conversation between A male
and female idiot. Eli does not
mention the name of the woman he
was talking to- oui>riIle C%ourier
,JOUrHai.
Edison has worn his head nearly
bald trying to invent IA machine
that would calculate with some
kind of accuracy the difference be-
tween the weight Of a fish when it
is first taken out of the water and
when 1t gets into the newspapers
Bnrdetfe.
The young Ma had given his
views about everything to every
thing for an uncomfortable half
hour, when the old man said, with
nice courtesy Il beg your pardon.
SIT, but if you begin teaching every
body at eighteen, when do YOU in
tend to begin learning anything?"
Captain Eads estimates the loss
from the suspension and d~isarrange-
ment of business IN the fever-infec-
ted sections at upwards of $780,
00o. 600. Other well Informed
gentlemen from the Mississippi
Valley, who are now in Washing
ton, estimate it much higher
washington Speciol.
Exultant Georgia paper Good
ness gracious. gracious goodness .
Just look at the horses and the peo-
pie and the cotton and the wagons
in the town Good times a-coming
plenty of tin and no poor kin .
The people of Brooks are the hap
piest people in the world, and the
girls are fat and plump and sassy.
Amt you glad you live here
Children sometimes preach effec-
tive sermons without knowing it.
Little Freddie was talking to his
grandma, who was something Of a
sceptic. "Grandma, do YOU belong
to the Presbyterian Church ?"
NO." "To the Baptist p "No.'
'.To any church :" "No.' "Well,
grandma, don't you think it's about
time to get in somewhere
As illustrating the value of an
orchard, a farmer IN Montgomery
county, Pa, the possessor of a farm
Of 100 acres, says that the three
acre orchard thereon is the most
valuable portion of his farm. 1t
has averaged a return of 5000 per
year for apples alone. He runs
twenty or twenty-five hogs in it and
eleven ewes with their lambs. The
proceeds of the apples, hogs, wool
and lambs reach nearly 5000 a year.
Who can beat this for three acres
THINGS TO REMEBER. II your
hat-irons are rough, rub them
with fine salt. III you are buy
ing a carpet for durability, choose
small figures. "A hot shovel held
over vanished furniture will FAKE
out white spots. "a small piece
of glue dissolved in skim milk and
water will restore old Grape. .
Ribbons should be washed in cold
suds and not rinsed. Scotch
snuff put in holes where cricket:
come out will destroy them.
How many people there are in
the world who resemble Sancho.
He said, Il am only fool for the
simple reason that | can't be two
fools" Instead of doing Their
level best they constantly tc
be doing their level worst. They