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

two expressions were IN the same
key and were uttered with remarkl-
BILE tluency. The reporter remind
ed Head No. , Of the yellow fever
plague that RACES now In DlAle,
when bnch faces became solicltous,
and inquiry vas made for the latest
reports.
Mile would have been n Of
Afric's daughters had she not been
born in North Carolina. She first
saw life on u plantation belonging
to the brother Of Mr.. Joseph /.
Smith. who has since been exhibit
ting her all over the world. She
has maintained her dual existence
for about twenty-five years. After
the war she travelled through the
Northern States, and went to Eu-
rope in 1873 with Captain Bates
anu Anna Swan.
THE COUNT AND BARON.
The reporter was RAPIDLY i'm
proving his acquaintance with her
when interrupted by the arrival of
two apparitional little creatures.
II OF whom carried Il monstrous
schooner" of lager, which he ex-
tended in both hands toward Miss
Mlllle with all the graceful defer
ence Of Il miniature page. This
was Baron Littlefingel. as the re-
porter afterward found by a stately
introduction. and his companion
was his brother, Count Rosebud.
Neither were w thIrty-siN inches
in height. Both were well formed.
had light brown hair, blue eyes and
intelligent faces. The Baron is
thnty-two wears of age, while the
Count is thirty. and rs they were
dressed exactly the same the repor-
ter could hardly distinguish them
until he observed that the Baron
wore IA dainty mustache and impe-
rial, of which he seemed a little
vain. The dwarfs were born in
Bologna. Italy, and have travelled
with Mr.. Smith for three years.
This is their first visit to this
country. They stood upon either
side of Miss Mile and conversed
with the two heads, now in French
and now in Italian, upon the mer-
its of the American lager, which
they passed among themselves and
critically slipped. Then a little
two-year-old child, who was not so
very much smaller than the Baron,
came to him for an atfectionate
embrace. ''Who is that :" asked
the reporter, feeling like the giant
in a fairy tale. He was answered !:
-"Why, that's the Baron's daugh-
ter that boy there is his five-year-
old son" pointing to a good look
ing y%oungster as large us his faith
cry, land this is the Baroness.
The reporter bowed to a we'll
grown woman, with handsome
black eyes and features that were
Enthusiastically Italian.
The group then adjourned to the
cabin. where Miss Mile sang
cover the Waves We Float" sus-
tanning both alto and soprano in a
fiultless way. Then the two dwarfs
rendered a portion of Ell Trova-
tore" the Count singing and the
Baron whistling in amusing har-
mony. Mr.. Smith explained that
the dwarfs did not sing in public,
but instead they gave pantomine
and fenced and danced. AS the
reporter babe Miss Mile adieu she
gave him her twor right hands, which
he took IN n grasp and without
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

A VALUABLE P>sTE.-"I dis
solve a piece of alum the size of ii
walnut in a pint of boiling water
to this add a couple of table
spoonfuls of flour, made smooth IN
a little cold water, and a few drops
of oil Of cloves, letting the whole
come to a boil. This paste will
keep months. | put it in glass
jars, used for canning, or we'll
cleaned blacking bottles. | use a
half-inch bristle brush, which costs
but a few pennies. This paste is
handy, too, for domestic purposes.
My children have many toys that
come in wooden boxes, but these
will break at the corners, and soon
come to pieces. When a box be-
gins to give out, | take a piece e
cambria or calico, and with the
brush and paste cover the box so
that it will bear constant usage for
months. Then if the cover gives
out | pull it off and put on another
one. Again. a dolls arm or leg
will come off i; but a piece of mus
lin and Il bit of paste restores the
article SO that it is as good as it
was before.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

Tile NV ERUPTION Or Noun
NE>JNIC>.-Romc. sept. -. 4
portion Of the edge of the cone q
Mount NeSuyiHs has given away.
After Il short interval the eruption
has recommended with increased
activity, and a new cone i form
ing. Prof. Palmicrill> aying a
Kind OF bulwark Of scoria constitute
ted around the observatory Of >ufii-
Gent solldity to offer con>i cradle
resistance IN ease OF any emergency.
From that point the spectacle i
magnificent. vt Monte Falco, in
| mbria, four shocks of earthquake
have thrown down sixteen houses
and rendered - uninhabitahle.-
LouIoH Tme~.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

Bishop Lyman writes to the Raj
eigh ObserUor that Grant read the
epitaph on Shahespeare,s tomb:
Good friend for Jesus sake forbeare.
To dig the dust enclosed heare.
Blest be the ma that spares thes
stones.
And curst be he that moves my homes
Grant remarked, "They don't
seem to have known how to spell IN
those days
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Advertisers Should Ponder
This.

With i few notable exceptions.
the large advertisers OF four wears
ago are large advertisers TODAY.
Amid the business wrecks Of the
past four years only those who un-
derstood the value Of printer, nk
have safely withstond the storm.
ri 193.7phu Pres.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

There is the retort mild and the
retort terrible. The former is apt
to close the lips to further CONVEX
sation, but the latter makes one
wish that he had never been born.
A distinguished NJ. d., thinking to
say something complimentary to
a fascinating widow, one of his pa
tients, placed his pulpy hand On
her well rounded shoulder, and,
with a poetic sigh, exclaimed,
''This is the incest and sofest place
in the world for a weary head to
rest on" She turned quickly on
him, and replied, doctor, give
me your hand and | will put it on
a still softer place. whereon she
quietly put his hand on his own
bald pate. He was convinced that
it is never too late to learn. Another
illustration is afforded by the
''cuteness' Of a Yankee coachman.
He was driving some Englishmen
about Boston to see the sights, and
at last brought them to the monu-
ment on Bunker Hill. "Ah, yes
said one of the explorers, with a
drawl which only the latitude or
longitude of London produces IN
perfection, 4 believe this is the
place where We Englishmen gave
YOU Yankees a sound thrashlng,
isn't it :" The driver scratched his
head, that universal panacea for
all the perplexitips of life, and then
quietly replied, "Mister, can you
tell me who owns this parcel of
ground at the present time =
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

Australia has carried off the
highest diploma for wheat at
the Paris exhibition. She gained
a prize for each Of seven samples
Of wheat and flour. Adelaide
wheat gained the gold medal at
the London exhibition of 1851.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

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
National Republican., 1878-04-12
THE REPUBLICAN Caucus,

The causus of the Republican Senators
and Representatives in Congress, an
account of which we gave yesterday
morning was Of much consequence
to tho future of our national
politics. The primary object of the meet
ing was to appoint the usual Congressional
committee, which is to take in charge the
interests of the Republican party incident
upon the election of Representatives to
Congress. The harmony with which the
selection OF that committee was accom-
plished, taken in connection with its excel
lent personnel, argues well for the ensuing
campaign. The spirit of the caucus was
most cordial and genial, and its determine
tions were catholic and encouraging. And
taken all in ALL it proffers to the country
an assurance of unity, harmony, and etfi-
cheney, such as invariably presage tri-
umph.
The following resolutions were offered
for the consideration of the caucus:
"Whercas tho restoration Of the Democratic
party to power would be great national
| calamity to avert which all patriotic citizens
should put forth their best efforts; aud
Whereas ninety thousand Republican OH
cisls throughout the land are under orders
! from the President TO abstain from particip pa
| tiOu in some of tho necessary steps of this
great work therefore, be ii
! " ResOlrcd, That a communication be sent to
the President urging upon him the propriety
! of resembling his order fOrbidding the attend
ance Of officials In the executive branch Of the
civil service at preliminary meetings, eau
Cuses, aud conventions of political character
and their services upon political committees"
THERE is no question that these resOlu-
tiOns embOdy the real sentiment of the eau
Gus and Of the Republican party of the ma
ton, and yet it was not deemed expedent
to press them to adoption under the appeals
made to the contrary in the interest OF har-
nony and unity Of action. There is nc
doubt of the justice of this expression nor OF
the duty of the President in the premises
and it is equally apparent that il the Presi-
dent is not already clear on that point, no
adopted resolutions will prompt him to just
and wise action. Hence it is just as well
as IL is
The outset of the campaign Is auspicous
The grand old party is rapidly awaken
ing to the importance Of prompt and eiii-
cient action. The war manifesto of the
National Republican., 1878-04-12
THE DruoCnATIc noe.

II was cminently proper Democratic
majority should elect an cx-Confederate
brigadicr-gencrnl Doorkeeper of the House
Of Representatives of the United States of
America, although, at the first glance, some
people may not see it in that light A ma
iority of that body is supposed to represent
a majority of the Democratic party, and,
assuming this to be a fact admitted, the
peculiar fitness of such a selection is mani
fest, for is not large majority of that party
Of to-day composed of ex-Confederates and
those who sympathizcd with them in their
struggle to make slavery national, even If 1t
involved the destruction of the Union
Who, therefore, is more emincntly fitted to
act rs the "doorkcepcr' of such party
than one who, after having been educated
at the expense Of the Government, threw
OFF his allegiance as easily as thread-bare
article of clothing and became pre-eminent
in his efforts to destroy that Government
The whole case was aptly put by an ex-
Confederate brigadier NJ. c. in tho corridor
Of ono of our hotels last Sunday evening
the question of a doorkeeper being under
consideration-when he said to some ad-
miring auditors: by Gawd, sir, we are 60
ing to see, sir, if in the future the dog is
going to wag the tail, or the tail the dog,
sir" 1t is highly proper the tail should be
wagged by the dog in this case, even If
some of the feas or dough-faces are sacri-
Heed by their constituents, as they un-
doubtedly will be on the first opportunity
As Of yore, the Southern masters of the
party must be conciliatcd, for the sake OF
the party, at any expense; for the lessons
of the past seem to have been forgotten,
and the crop of Northern dough-faces in
official positions is rs large as before, when
they aided in crowding the country to the
brink of ruin, and from the effects of which
it is suffering to-day as no nation ever suf-
fered before.
National Republican., 1878-04-12

THE New York Times still plays the self
selected role Of scolding mother-in-law 10 the
Republican party. Not satisfied with tho
adoption of Senator EDMUYD's wise sug-
sestion in Wednesdays caucus, to make
haste slowly as regards the abrogation of
the Presidents civil-seryice order, il says,
spitefully:
"The Presidents order has, so far, proved
elastic enough in its requirements to satisfy
the most exacting partisan, and 1t is a sorry
confession Of Republican weakness to assume
that the party cannot maintain its place with
out the aid Of tho postmasters, the revenue col.
lcctors, and the custom house officers. The
national Congressional caucus needed 10 be
elevated to the standard of the intelligence
and conscience of the Republican party, not
tho party to be lowered to the level of theirs"
No one has been guilty of such an as
sumption; not even the most strained con-
struction of Senator SARGENT's resolution
could justify such deduction. On the con-
trary, it was simply maintained by Mr..
EDMUNDs, and by n decided majority of the
caucus, that every American voter, regard
less of official or unofficial position, has the
same right to participate in political affairs
that the editor of the Times has There was
not dissenting voice in the caucus to this
| legitimate construction of the resolution
Let the Times educate itself up to better
standard of criticism and loyalty to the
party II assumes to support.
National Republican., 1878-04-12

'yiding fire-proof ones in their stead, alarse
amount Of work coald be properly given to
artizans, mechanics and laborcns, this at the
same time at great saving to the public,
and thus securing the records and fles Of
the respective Departments in proper
manner. viii our Congressman turn atten-
tion to this subject' 1t is not a gratuity
that the laboring man and mechanic asks
for, but simply employment on mueh-
needed work. A stable on street adj
joining the Patent Office caught fire
from some floating burning embers
and was completely consumed. The
proprictors caused the structure to bo imme-
diately rebuilt, and it has been occucied fol
business purposes for the past two months
This is an illustration of the difference be-
tween the conduct of private and public
business. We shall refer again to the sub
ject Of false economy, illustrating how in
other branches of the public service there ID
saving at the spiggot and wastefulness a,
the bung- g-hole.
National Republican., 1878-04-12

THE selection Of General FIELD for Door
keeper Of the House Of Representatives has
put some Of the Radical newspapers at the
North to belching up bilo again, in contem.
plation Of the Congressional elections next
fall There was no more gallant officer on
either side In our late war than this same
General FIELD, and as gentleman, m well
soldier, he Is the peer Of any man in this land.
Richmond Wing.
The Democratic party will be taught in
good time that when it elects perjured
traitor to Office in the House of Representa-
tives over a battle-scarred Union soldier,
who has never foresworn or betrayed his
Government it treasures up wrath against
the day of wrath. 1t is an insult not only
TO General SHIELDS himself. but to every
Union soldier who followed the stars and
stripes through the fire and smoke of battle
| to victory
The gallantry of General FIELD rs n per-
jured rebel military officer gives him no
credit as an American citizen, Neither
does his using the military education the
Government and the laws of the United
States has benevolently conferred upon him
to destroy the Union and overthrow the Re
public make him the peer of any man who
is not also traitor. The Cancellation sham
is over, and the time has come to call thing,
by their right names once more. Rebels or,
rebels, and treason is treason, now that both
have become impudent again.
National Republican., 1878-04-12

THE public is informed by the Demo-
cratic organ in this city that "thc average
Radical meaning Republican, voter of
" the rural districts of the loyal North Is an
"ignornnt, bigotcd yokel, who derives most
" of his knowledge of current events from
I" an almanac" This is sad but how much
sadder, as it were, is it to contemplate the
condition of the average voter of the loyal (?)
South, who cannot read even an almanac.
No allusion is made here to the blacks of
the latter section, who are so thoroughly
Conciliated that they do not vote at all so
their average intelligence is not brought
into question by this comparison. And yet,
the Yankee "yokels" did some very fair
things by way OF illustrating their devotion
to the Government q few years ago.
National Republican., 1878-04-12

Democracy, and, although We haysf been
taught heretofore by The same authority
that Republicanism is sinful and Repubh-
can leaders are all sinners, we must now
yield TO this new revelation, under the
logic of which such men as Senators CoNK-
LING, HOWE, and BLAINE shine and are to
be characterized as Presiding Elders. BY
the same token, Congress- Notwithstanding
the admiSture of heather Democracy
therein, must he Methodist Conference.
1t is true, to carry out the simile, the good
men therein are constantly engaged in
wrestling with the Enemy, as personifcd in
tho Democracy, and 1t is also true that De-
mocracy and tho Devil are autonomous
terms; but we didn't expect even this re-
mote and inferential admission of satanic
quality from such distinguished aud COM
petent source.
National Republican., 1878-04-12

enemy IL daily proolaimeds to the county
in line of policy danserous alike to the
Government and the people. Safety alone
can be assured by unity of purpose and efi-
cheney Of action until the House Of Repre-
scntatives is wrested from the hands Of the
worst enemies this nation has ever met in
its history. The people begin to see this
danger, and they will respond promptly to
the movement inaugurated in the appoint
ment of an able and reliable committee
which is to lead them on to certain victory.
National Republican., 1878-04-12
ANOTHER HUMBUG EXPLODED.

Some few weeks ago some of the Satanic
press found that great frauds had been
committed in post-ofiice contracts, and
that o. A. HADLEY, the postmaster at Lit
tie Rock, and Senator DORSEY, of Arkansas,
had been instrumental in procuring and
doing these frauds. The story ran thus
That the firm Of MINOR Il PECK had put
in large number of bids for mail con-
tracts, and that in some cases tho bonds
were signed by the bondsmen and certified
by HADLEY the postmaster at Little Rock,
without the bids being filed in as required
by law, and that this was done both by
HADLEY and the bondsmen, at the request
of Senator Dorsey"
An investigation was ordered by the
National Republican., 1878-04-12


HOWARD-Suddenly on the evening or the 9Th OF
April 1876, at his residanrn, No. JUs Eighth street
southeast, JosEPH HOwAID aged IS years
HIS FUNERAL VIII take place ~ his residence, Fri.
day afternoon. al O'Clock. His friends and acauaInt-
ances are respectfully invited 10 attend.
HUGHES-At2: 10 n. ~, April II, ISIS, OF diphthe-
ria joseph VINCENT, oldest son OF W lam and Jane
Hughes, aged years months and q days.
The funeral Will take place nom the residence OF
his parents, No BlI street northwest. At o'clock
Tomorrow. Friends OF the family are respectfully
invited TO attend.
QUEEN.-On the 10th Of April, 1873, amer long and
painful illness, OF COnsnnpt on, EMILY s believe
wife Of TheO Queen IN the 18th year Of her age,
Her funeral Will lIks place from her late residence
No. 40 Eighth street southwest Friday morning al
s:JJ OclOCk The relatives and Trends most re-
spectfully invited TO ut end her funeral
WILLIAMSON Tia" 10Th Of Arril, is7s at 0clocls
D. m, ERSoT y, W, clde,t son u John W. and Julia
l.. Williams aged years and months.
Funeral from No. 6li Fourth street northwest, Fri.
day, at II O'Clock a Relatives and friends respect.
fully invited to attend.
BELL-At II llsdac, IN the Gih year of his nge and
amer long aud painful Illness and In the full lTumph
OF faith ESOCH u. BELL
Funeral notice hereafter
Carbon the 10Th instant, At 2 o'clock p M al
the Government Hospital for the Insane, OF ConVul-
sion OF the BRAIN JoHS \. CARR, aged u Nsirs and
months.
Funeral will take place from the residence Of his
mother, 2l5 Second street northwest, 23J o'clock
y M Relatives and friends of the family invited
TO attend.
National Republican., 1878-04-12

THE political indications in New Jersey
are flattering to the Republican cause The
charter elections just held in that State,
with the exception of Jersey City, which is
very near the slums of New York, all indi.
cate rising vigor and strength in the
Republican party. The old spirit is rising
under rebel insolcnce, and in the fall New
Jersey will be roored in Republican
waters
National Republican., 1878-04-12

THE Kansas contribution of q statue of
JOHN BROwN to the National Statuary
Hall at the Capitol is offered, as Egyptian
Doorkeeper FIELD the living statue of the
deiunct Confedcracy was, in the spirit of
true Cancellation. There is nothing sec
tiOnal in the selection of Mr. BROWN to rep
resent Kansas for his public services were
rendered alike for the East and the West
and the North and the South. Now let
Virginia, as soon as possible, get some Yam
kee artist to eHecute-that's the wOrd-a
statue of her Governor who hung BROWN,
and place it alongside of this, Kansas con-
tributiOn Let Us Have Peacs~
National Republican., 1878-04-12

EX-DooRKEEPER POLK will not down at
the bidding of his co-partisans 1t is true
be never ranked higher than a colonel, and
he was removed to make place for general
but the discipline of the Confederate army
never was very strict, and, regardless of his
own inferiority, this POLK pokes ghost-like
about the corridors of the Capitol, harrow
ing up the souls of tho Democracy by
frightful tales of their ingratitude and COM
plicity in his irregularities"
National Republican., 1878-04-12


Post-0fice Department, aud the House
Committee on Post Ofiiccs and Post RoadA
afraid "a, trust The Dcmocratic Postmastsr-
General, commenced another. A number
Of witnesses were summoned fioin Arkan-
sas, at cost Of about $50 each, to appear
before the committee, in the hope that a
| Republican Senator and Republican Off
cial, both in Democratic parlance carpet
baggers, would DO found guilty Of corrup-
ton. few disappointed and dismissed
Republicans from Arkansas, men whom this
Democratic committee take every opportu-
nifty to abuse and villify, Joined with the
committee in the attempt to damage the
regulations of Senator DORSEY and Post
master HADLEy.
When the witnesses were examined II
was found that nothing whatever had been
done approaching even to violation of law.
Senator DORSEY, who had not been invited
to attend the sittings Of the committee
meeting, rs common courtesy required that
he should be, finally came before the COM
mittee and made statement Of his action,
which completely confounded not only the
committee, but the Arkansas prosecutors,
who folded their carpet-bags and silently
stols away
The result Of the investigation Is that
Postmaster HADLEY was completely exon
Grated from all blame, and stands higher
with the Post-Oflice Department than ever.
As for Senator DORSEY, his vindication, as
all who know him expected it to be, was
complete, and both his Republican and
Democratic slanderes were covered with
confusion, and, we had intended to say,
shame; but such men never feel shame.
1t was shown before the committee that
the contracts of MINOR and PECK were
properly signed and certified and that the
Government saved largely over 100000 by
the acceptance of their bids. We have seen
no comments in the Satanic press on this
yindioation, or on the saving of this money.
| THERE was young man named BLAIR,
Who tried to take HAYES by the hair,
| And induct
Usufruct
| IN hp Presidential phaIr
National Republican., 1878-04-12

THE interests of economy, or prejudics
against team purchased by TILDEN's
friend, BLAIR, or their age, or something
else, induced Postmaster-GeneralK KEY to
sell the horses used for the State chariot oil
the Post -Ollice Department for $50, although
they cost at original purchase 81 200 This
is the story told by our news columns as
one of the thrilling results OF the Demo-
cratic investigation into the F. o. D., and
further, that new team, uncOntaminated
with Blairism or Grantism, has been pur.
chased for $3.50. But where does the econ,
oTy come IMP
National Republican., 1878-04-12

THE Philadelphia Inquirer is very Just
when it says Mr. GEORGE c. GoRHAM has
sounded the tocsin for the next campaign,
and his brave and wise words should not
be allowed to pass unnoticed by Republi-
"cans"