The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-03

l In the death of DR.. August He nrich
Petermann geographical scier ce l)seS
one o its most diligent, faithful and
trusty workers. DIR. Petermann per
formed some excellent work during
his paratively short life, and it.
remains as his lasting monument. His
death occurred on Friday at Gutha.
in Germany. 1t can with truth be
said the world could have better
spared better man."
Milton Chronicles: A collection was
taken up in the Presbyterian church
in this place last Sunday for the bene-
fit Of the yellow fever sufferers, which
netted $50. ...... We regret to hear of
the burning of numerous tobacco
barns in the curing of tobacco. Among
those who have lost barns and the to-
bacco in them are Maj w. t. Suther-
lin, of Danville, j. "A. Long and John
IL. Kerr, of 1anceyville, and w. Nj.
| Faulkner, of Person,
DR.. Edward Warren, late of Balti-
more, is the mCst brilliant physician
in Paris. He has an immense and
most lucrative practice. DR., Warren
| left Baltimore to join the service Of
the khedive Of Egypt. He was made
a Bey, and became very distinguished.
| Long before the crash of Ismail's for
tunes he went to the French capital
because the land OF Pharoah was dam
gerous TO his yeslght.-Augusta, Ga.
| Chronicle. DR.. Warren is native
| North Caro- inian.
Gov. and Mrs. Vance arrived in the
! city yesterday afternoon about 4
| O'Clock, accompanied by several lady
| friends from Morganton and Adjutant
| General Jones. Mrs. Vance stood the
| trip very well considering the en-
feebled condition her heath. She will
remain in this city until after the fair
when she will return to Raleigh. The
Governor goes down in a few days to
resume his duties at the capitol.
Mr.. Alex. G. Trotter and bride have
returned tothe city after an extensive
tour through the North. h.-Chd1lote
| ObserUer.
Lon. 'sTruth," whose litor las been
to the Black Forest, uncavalierly says:
THE carnivOriOus propensities Of
| German women are absolutely as
tounding-they eat of every dish and
not seldom eat twice. It is disenchant-
ing to see bewitching being-a flax
en- haired, blue eyed, pouting mouthed
young nymph--divide her pike with
her knife, then immerse the blade in
the accompanying vinegar, and, with
the speed of lightning thrust it into
| her MOUTH
London Eramdtic Neacs: Scotland.
| hear, is to supply the fashionable
beauty of next year, who is to eclipse
not only Mrs. Langtry, but even Mrs.
CORVALLIS West and the Countess of
Lonsdal. She is tall and statueslue,
with glorious abundance of the real
golden hair of the poets-which, |
have no doubt, all the other women
contemptously pronounce to be red
but for all that it isn't. | wonder who
will be the unhappy being who will in
this case accupy the humiliating posi-
ton of ''beauty's husband:"
The Rev. DR.. Bartol, who was well
nigh killed by a thunderbolt, thinks
that if the stroke proves fatal it must
produce one of the most agreee ble OF
deaths. To be stunned, however, as
he was, is very unpleasant. His re-
cOvery of consciousness was lnStan-
taneous. He was for an instant terri
bly, oppressed; an irresistible weight
seemed passing through him, and he
felt as though he was in wonderlan
His recovery was attended Dy nerv-
Gus shock and headache for week.
In flood in Austin, Texas, man
found himself left on swiftly dissolv-
Ing bank. He called to his son, who
was on high ground above, to throw a
rope. The boy did so, and the old
man. as he took one end of the line in
lis hand, said: Now listen to me, and
do as tell you. If you find you can
hold on when / commence to climb,
let go. It's no use for both to drown.
so don't let me pull you down. If you
find you can't hold the rope. drop it,
run down in the fiat, and grab for me
as l float by" The boy braced, and
the father was saved.'
The Times tells that Fred. and Rab
Bond, of Lumberton went down the
, river, last Saturday fishing. and took a
, gun along, thinking they might get a
shot at a duck. They didn't find the
duck, and Rabe, knowing where there
was large wasp nest on the bank o.
the river, near by. remarked that he
was going to give it a .'broadsider'
while passing it. Having arrived al
the place, they We're gliding slowly
along in the middle of the stream
where the water was about 15 feet deeI
, when Rabe took deliberate aim, and
: bang, Such a report. Rabe was kick
, ed over backward into the river, ano
+ | the careen of the boat sent Fred. II
| also. Rabe dropped the gun in ordel
to save himself, and the only damage
? done was good ducking, little
fright, and fifty c nts paid to a negro
9 boy to rescue the gun. The wasp neS
was not moleSted at all.