The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-15

tdIH Pp4S'Il ana 9~elcTillS meet Will
success.
There IS a curious story current in
Naples, according 10 the PlingoIO,
which savors intensely of the mysteri-
Gus and supernatural \ very wealthy
English gentleman, with his wife and
daughter, some months ago assembled
Mount Nesuvius. and while standing a
little distance from the crater. the
child excitedlv called her papa to look
ar Harry" Papa really beheld Harry,
and so did mamma. The daughter
called after him, and SO did the old
gentleman, but Harry needed not. He
hurried on toward the crater, Cooking
pale and troubled. and carrying a bun
die under his arm" Down he plunged
into the crater. to the bewilderment of
the guides. and was seen no moI
Harry was the baker ofthe old gentle
mans sumptuOus establishment at
home. One of the guides. though
trembling, vcntured to be lowered
down a little bit, but declined to make
an exploration on a large scale. The
old gentleman timed the hour and
minute OF the bakers descent, and 1T
happened that Just at that hour and
minute the baker died III England.
Charley E. Michael, a Baltimore,
Md, schOolboy met with a singular
death resulting from the p%inching OF
his arm by the mother of his mate
with whom he had quarreled. His
arms swelied 50 in a few days that he
was removed to the hospital, and his
parents refusing to have it amputated,
death soon followed.
Peter Vending of Lebanon, Pa. IS
a most curious specimen of humanity,
as he eve Sweats. has no teeth.
neither taste nor smell. When it is
warm and dry, though we'll enough at
other times, he repairs to the cellar
and has cold water poured over hum as
he lies on the bare earth. Weddings
mother had a brother similarly a%tflict-
ed, but his own seven children are as
healthy as anybOdys
The Columbia College crew have
sailed for home, bearing the ~victor's
Challenge Cup which they WON
Fever is prevailing in the Northern
part Of Cyprus: it has attacked the
British soldiers.-A wholesale shoot
ing occurred at San Antonio, Texas;
John Lanahan shot an actress, a sol
dier Of the Eighth Cavalry and another
man.-Work has been resumed in
the Schuylkill coal regions.-More
bankrupts reported in New York.
A man was garroted in the streets of
New York and robbed of nearly Sd
600: q policeman shot at a rObber but
hit the wrongman-A Labor-Green-
back meeting has been called in Wash
ington. An engine boiler exploded
at Enterprise CIV. Va, killing three
and wounding four.-A tramp in
Vermont violated a fourteen year old
girl a short distance from her home.
Lightning struck a Methodist tent
in Philadelphia, killing III child, IA
tally injuring another, and seriously
injuring two otherS.-New York
markets: Money easy at , per cent.
gold steady at 1908; cotton firm at IL
15-lG012 lie cents; flour is without
important change: wheat lm2c lower,
corn 4m4c lower; spirits turpeniine
steady at 27402S cents: rosin dull at
81 40@l 45.-Uuminyton Sfdr.
Rar1s is now king of the turf At
Buffalo, y. Y. Saturday, he trotted a
mite in 2:134. This beats the fastest
time ever made by Goldsmith Maid.
Greensboro P,Hyiot: We regret to
announce the death Of Mr.. VI. ID. Smith,
of this CITY. which occurred last Mon
day at Mt. Airy, whittier he had gone
to spend some time at the Springs IN
that vicinity.-Rev. j. w. Fackler,
of this city, has taken out two patents
within the past two months; the hrSt
a fan attachment to sewing machines,
which has met with much success.
The second is a burglar proof lock
which requires no key on the inside,
is locked simply by turning the knob,
the outer and inner knobs acting M
dependentlv of each other and cannot
be unlocked from the outside. Simply
turning the knob inside locks 4 4
locks the door.
CLEOPATRA's NEEDLE While the
Egyptian obelisk in London has been
raised to a level with the base upon
which it is finally to rest, II Will be
some time before it viii be raised to a
perpendicular position. 1t has been
found necessary to cut about three IN
ches from the lower end of the stone
IN order to make 1t true and this,
owing to the thickness and tOughness
Of the monolith. is a long and difficult
task. The stone at its base Is about
five feet thick each way. The men
engaged in cutting it have the best
tools p~rocurable, and their steel wedges
are sharpened every half hour. The
granite is broken off in very small
pieces at a time. It has been decided
to place on the side of the base facing
the Thames enbankment two bronze
tablets. one of which Will Deal by re-
d1pSt of the Ounpn. the nance OF the