The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-11
Letter from a Public Spirited
North Carolina AuthOreSs
NEwBERN. April 9TH, IS. :

NEwBERN. April 9TH. 1873.
Mr.. EDITOR Acting on the sug-
gestion Of Mrs. Spencer. that the ladies'
of North Carolina should make their
department of the FARMER AND NE-
CHANIC common ground for epistoI-
AIRY exchange on domestic, moral. So
cial and other topics. | propose TO tell
you what we are doing in New bern. or
rather what we intend to do, respect
ing the equestrian statue 10 Gen.
Robert +. Lee. for which the Lee Mon
ument Association are striving to col
lect funds. The Secretary, Mr. 5. Bas-
sett French. has written TO one of us
TO take the matter III hand. and have
a visit made to every house in the
town on the 10Th of January next,
which is Gen. Lees birth day, in or
der to solicit s.; descriptions.
OF course this is a mans way of
doing the business. straight forward,
prompt and as he supposes etfectual;
but we women know better. The
standardization style wont do in
these hard times; the money must
be canned, before it can be paid some
people can give time and work. who
cannot give money, and others must
always have sugar plum in view be-
fore they open their purses. Now the
question is how can we best utilize
the conserved energy. and good will
of our community in this cause. Ey-
cry other town viii probably receive
a similar letter from Mr.. French. and
| propose to discuss the matter in the
columns of the FARMER AND MECHANIC
ana bring our scattered thOnghts into
one focus. and if we cannot combine
IN some State movement. say at the
Agricultural A Fair next fall. At least
communicate to each other different
plans for making money, that may oc-
cur to us SO that out of the number
we NAV each select what we feel We
can best do
We have chosen Mrs. G. ". Nc
propose to get up something. or rather a
series of something's, next fall; but Mr.
French wishes to select some agent to
represent the interests Of the associa-
ton through the whole State, sort of
'.head centre" who can rush around
generally, and be here. there and eve
rywhere all at once. and asks where
lie can tini such person. We down
here erecollecting how We'll he managed
for US at the State Fair a few years
ago, are decidedly of the opinion that
man he has, or ought To have, the
freedom of the railroads, a large
personal acquaintance through the
State, besides being we'll known 10y
reputation. He has tact, executive
ability, and time enough to devote to
the cause if he can only be made to
think so. Who'll second his romina-
ton as the representative Of the ladies
OF North Carolina
Every State contributing, is To have
voice, through a commission appoint
ed by her Governor. in selecting the
design and the artist for the statue and
we certainly could not have a better
person for this than Col Whitford.
| was surprised last summer to see
the high prices paid III Chicago for
small punches of North Carolina sea
oats, grasses, cat-tails, and pine cones;
three heads Of the sea oats sold readily
for twenty-five cents. and ii large and
full, 70. ten cents a piece. common
conch shells also brought good price,
50 much 50 that dispatched guam
tit, by rail 10 a friend, who writes ire
t. sni her a barrel Of them Our
grey moss is also much sought for bv
decorators of paflors. and specimens
Of mineral and curious stones have q
place as ornaments and are very affec-
tive. Can no way be devised for
sending such articles where they viii
sell That would be the business Of
our general agent. our part would be
TO collect or make such things as we
could AZ our home. and send them to
him To dispose o.. Let Us each think
not 50 much what we can do ourselves
as what some one l,e might do, and
, make the suggestion / theF FARMEa AND
MECHANIC. | prppose this plan be-