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

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ton the Washington Light Infan-
try last week....Mr. r. L. Roy
met with the Misfortune 70 lose m
eve under very painful circum-
stances last week. Being on the
wharf with . company. a negro
(deaf and dumb SAM picked up
nail and threw it. striking Mr..
Roy In the right eve, i~ntlicting a
very painful wound. which resulted
IN the entire loss OF his eve.
The island OF Jersey produces 4
remarkable variety Of cabbage.
called the Jersey Cow Cabbage"
which grows to the height OF four
TO SIX feet, and is cultivated for
fodder. The stalk, which is tall
and straight. Is often made into
walking sticks; this when smoothed
off and vanished. is similar in APP
pearance 10 a bamboo cane, and
most travellers who visit the island
carry away "A cabbage walking
stick.
Mrs. II. ". Ormsbv. Of Winston,
believes that she possesses the
boss ounce tree in this section.
Two weeks ago there were gathered
off the tree 250quinces, 205 of them
being without speck or blemish of
any kind. There were six speci-
mems which measured exactly
twelve inches round each way, and
a large majority of the others
measured ten and a half BY eleven
and a half inches. We believe that
this records the best this season.
Winston Republican.
The reason given by Guizot for
the prosperity of the French is full
of interest: "IIabits of prudence
have penetrated all classes. There
are very few families, even among
the lower classes, that spend all
their income. \ single manufactu-
rer IN my town Of Sisieux puts by,
and has long been doing SO, Co.,
WV 1ldllCS Il veal. IHc Wcdtlil VI
France has at least doubled during
fifty years; and, as the population
has augmented during that time by
only one-tenth, it is obvious that
the comfort of the people has IN
creased enormously"
In the case Of the Sta te vs.
Thomas Wright, the defendant
failed to appear. This ase has
been pending on the docket more
than two years, because the Sheriff
had not been able to arrest the de-
PENDANT until last spring, when he
was caught and lodged in jail. His
ingenuity enabled him to escape
therefrom last July, but was imme-
diately recaptured. Soon after
wards he was released under a
heavy bond, and was present the
first two days of court, but on the
third day, when his case was called.
he couldn't stand it, and inconti
nentlv hed.--Chathom Record.
Clean hands in matters of moneY
among the young certainly ough'
to be the indispensable condition 0.
gentlemanliness. No man who
borrows and does not pay, and does
not care whether he pays or not, i
a gentleman, no matter how witty
or gay, or fine he may be. TX
speak in good, plain English, tn
man who dresses himself at ano
theirs expense, not knowing how tt
pay, not caring whether he pays, i
a g%enteel scoundrel And yet sucl
things are done by good naturee
folks, by kind-hearted people, b.
persons who never probe them MOI
ally to ascertain what their tenden
cy is, and what they lead to.
A meeting is called at Summer
field, to be held on the 9TH Of Octo
Der next, to take into considera
ton the cleaning out and improvln,
of Haw River, Reedy Fork anc
Mars Fork. This matter canno
be attended to too soon, as tn
neighborhoods around these pond
are now in a sickly condition
many of the people being dow
with chills and fever. The sickness
and suffering of many Of the peopl
in the neighborhood Of such pond
is terrible, and a strong etfor
should be made by those most IN
mediately interested to have ther
cleaned out and made healthy
Greensb0r0 N0rM State.
A neighbor of Alphones Karr,
professional gardener, called lie pei
Gerard, and a country wag, recent
ly brought to him a pinch Of sill
worms eggs, which he mistook fe
rare flower seeds, and sowed COZ