The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

-IloHey Hldue Dy DeeS lndl nave leu
upon North Carolina I" sour-wood"
blossom, is said by the editor of the
Beekeepers' Magazine to be splendid In
quality and appearance. Strange that
sweets should come from sour wood.
The Republican County Commits
sioners of Halifax were indicted on 8
separate counts for malfeasance, mani
pulating the jury box, &C., &c. They
gave bond of $4,000 to stand trial at
next term of the Inferior Court.
Captain T. A. Granger, of Colds
boro Acting 1st Lieutenant of Colonel
Bonitz, of the Bonitz House) is manu-
featuring a 50 straw-and-fodder cutter
that is the best thing of the kind we
have seen.
The black rascal who murdered
Northern mechanic named Bergen
Conger, in the suburbs of Chester, S.
c., ives his name as Len Moring, and
says he came from near Raleigh. He
obtained only s11 by his crime.
= Mr.. Clement G.. Clawson, of Raj
eigh, obtained patent recently for
machine to measure and pack tobacco.
The bags are filled by plungers, as they
are brought under them by rotating
table, aided by form that works in
recess in the table. We doubt not it
is very useful machine.
The more courts, the more law
yers. The more lawyers, the more
litigation. If you doubt this, just re-
fer to the records of any new county.
You will find that for several years
there We're scarcely any cases for trial,
but as lawyers came in, and the facili-
ties for litigation became known, the
docket rapidly filled.
Capt, J. c. Mills mot Capt. j. C.
Mills, of Burke, as has been supposed)
was buried in Spartanburg within a
day or two of the death and burial Of
" Pat l.. Henry (who is widely known
in Western North Carolina), of the
same town. Twelve years ago, there
was not, in their social circle, two
young men more gay, jolly and popu-
lar than Columbus Mills and Pat
Henry. The latter married a wealthy
widow lady of Columbia.
About the handsomest puff that
ever a Southern city received from
Yankee pen, was an article in the San
Francisco Californian respecting Raj
eigh, 10y some clever writer who had
visited us. He was astonished to find
so lively, orderly, hourishing and
growing city South of Mason's and
Dixon's line: and as for the ladies
they are simply superb" Evidently
the young man was schmidt" wild
one OF the aforesaid
Among the $50 failures at the North
last week was DR.. Schenk, the patent
medicine quack, whose Pulmonic Sv-
rup," "Seaweed Tonic" and "Man-
drake Pills are so widely advertised.
He failed just as did John F. Henry.
the other great quack, because after
becoming rich by extensive advertis-
ing. he thought he could abandon the
ladder whereby he climbed. And down
he came In these times. the less
trade man have, the more he should
advertise.
Judge Henry is of the opinion there
will be growing dissatisfaction with
the use of convicts on the public
works, especially among the more ig-
norant whites, who cannot be made to
that these works must stop
unless convicts are used since there
is no money to hire ordinary work
men. We think, on the contrary the
time shall come when all our rivers
will be put in navigable condition by
labor, in addition to the COM
pletion of the present State roads.
-Chevreau, a French historian,
states that the world was created ION
Friday, Sept. 6, a little after O'Clock
IN the afternoon" OF course, there's
nothing like being e.cdct in matters of
history. But, Chew, mon cher, you
are mistaken. The old concern was
rugged up, and set a-spinning about
two minutes after sunrise, on the
Fourth of July and perhaps you re-
what the Man-in-the-Moon re-
as he leaned out of the Win
dow. in his night-cap, watching Adam
and Eve, "Sitting on the stile. Mary"