The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-07

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DIR. B.kcr reports a ca>o OF small
poN a Hickory Proper precautions
have been taken u prevent the sprrad
Of the disease.
Jim Green. the m~aciercr II Bas
k~erville, Al Hamlet, a icw days ago. has
been caught. and J. now ooadn Vi ia he
Wadesho-o jail.
The gin house OF Mrs. Nancy
SuCg, near Atkinsons stonc. in
Eigecombe county was set on fire
on Monday morning last, but the
flames, We're discovered and ex;in-
guishei before any real damage
was done.
muscles shows a desire 10 escape
and lie j. constantly looking IN the
direction Of the door through which
he entered. Ills entire body mast
be wetat intervals, and should tn,
be neglected he begins Immediately
10 manifest great unea>incss, his
flesh becomes fcvcrish and his suf-
ferings cannot be alle,iatcd until
the water is applied.
ur young friend. ChaylieiGib-
500, was transferred to the asylum
onnlast Wednesday. He has been
We ~ much depressed and gloomy
ever since the death OF his father,
which occurred some time last
summer. II is earnestly hoped that
the treatment he viii speedily re-
store him in body and mind Con
cord sun.
Wilmington Review While
chasing IA nimblc rcynard IA few
DAYS ago, the horse on which Mr..
Preston Cumming was riding fell
into an old well, which was proba-
bly, dug during the wdr by some OF
the soldiers ccamped near this city.
Fortunately. the horse was only
bruised. and Mr.. Cumming escap-
ed unhurt, because of a flying leap
which would make Dan Castillo or
Gnashional Dan look to their lan-
rels.
There Is now in Louisville, Ken
lucky. a truly mysterious and won-
cerful creature known as "thc wild
mar Of Tennessee" He is in the
Possession Of DR.. .. G.. Broyle, of
Sparta, a town in the last-namcd
State. The wild man was captured
by means Of a lariat in the Cum
lI1 No,,+rp Of or f,,.r
chase. on the 18th OF September.
lie is known to have lived in the
mountains for eighteen years, stay
ing in the water most of the time
and subsisting on fish and roots.
Close inspection shows that his
whole body is covered with a layer
of scales, which drop off at regular
periods, in the spring and fall,
like the skin Of a rattlesnake. lie
has a heavy growth Of hair on his
head and a dark, reddish beard
about six inches long. His eyes
present a frightful appearance, be-
Ing at least twice the size Of the
averaec-sized eve. Some Of his
toes are formed together, which
give his feet "A strange appearance,
and his height, when standing per
fectly erect. is about SIX feet five
inches. y. nervous twItchlng OF ms
\ pious namcsake and contem-
porarv. the Oakland Gal Times.
prints in its current number a de-
lightful romance, Of which what
follows is the outline: An Oakland
belle. admired for the symmetry
and beauty Of her teeth ~ we'll a.
for other attractions, had the i'll
luck to stump the hem Of her dress
and shatter irrc~tfieyably the fore
most Of the front pearls. She went
to a dentist. who looked over all IN.
stock Of teeth. but could find not
one to match. Next day there
wandered to the dentists door a
gentlemanly young Spanlard, fair
to look upon, who had that Kind
OF toothachc known as an empty
pocket piled upon an empty stom-
ach. The Spaniard5 teeth would
match the lady's to L. y bargain
was struck, the Spaniard got 500
for his tooth and the lady once
more appeared in public undistig-
urcd. vt a party, two years later,
a wealthy young bonanza king,
dark Of hue and minus a front
tooth, met the same young woman.
After weeks Of acquaintance he
told how the loss of that tooth
gave him the means Of acquiring
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