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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-12-18

1 have taken the trouble to have made
for the Herald "rubbing" of this in
scription. 1t is roughly done by means
of lead-pencil rubbed over the brass,
giving an exact copy. Below the in
scription there is brass shield, let into
the stone, which has still greater inter
est for us, and of which l send you a
copy. It represents the Washington
family escutcheon - argent two bars
gules in chief three mullets of the
second---as it is described in heraldic
phraseology, the Specification of which
wil8~Sbe better unde ,stood in simpler
language-namely, on a shield of silver
(or white) two red bars. and in chief
Cthe upper part of the shield) three
stars, also red.
In this shield, therefore, we have the
origin of the national flag of America.
OF course the emigrant would take
the family escutcheon with him
and hand it down to the family,
aud we have information to the effect
that the stars and stripes were in
deed copied from Washington's signet
ring. The stripasiea the Washington
shield are alternate guleS (red) on a
white (silver) ground, as are those of
fthe flag, and the "mullets in chief
have the parallel popularity of being
five.pointed, while six points are some-
times known. The "mullet in her
aldry is star of generally five points,
and is always formed of straight lines,
while the "estolle is star of six OF
more points, with wavy rays. The
crescent in the center of the shield is
the heraldic sign used by the second son
of the family-the shield is that of
Robert.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-12-18

Above the inscription is chiseled in
stone the arms of The Washington and
Butler families. The other tombstone
is in the nave the inscription is on a
brass plate let in the stone. 1t reads as
follows:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-12-18

Here lies ye bodies of Elijah. Washing:
ton, wlddowe, Who changed this life for .
.immortalite ye 10Th of March, 1922. As: :
also ye body of Robert Washington, gent, ::
her late husband, second some Of Robert:
Washington, of Solgrave, in ye county Of {:
North, Esq, who depted this life ye 10th:
of March, 1922 after they lived lovingly:
together many yeares in this parish. ::
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
LEGISLATORS, Listen!

Jupiter" writing to the Chatham
Record thunders at C~anine-dom as fol
lows:
Permit me, for a few moments, to
call the attention of the members elect
to the ensuing Legislature, to the sub
ject of sheep husbandry. No State
offers better inducements to sheep
raising than North Carolina: but there
are SO many worthless dogs, backed by
heir owners, and weak-spined Legis-
lators, that nothing, a. yet, has been
done to foster this great industry. |
advise the farmers "f this county to
take speedy, earnest, and united action
on this matter, and demand Of the en-
suing Legislature a tax ofnotlesS than
ten dollars on every dog, and to lega-
lie the killing of every dog found off
OF ~his,owner'S premises unaccompa-
MED by his master. This is strong
ground, and no doubt would meet with
strong and bitter opposition from the
lovers of the canine species. Look at
the statistics reported for Chatham
last year. We there find that the total
number of sheep raised was lift
that there were :, 726, dogs, and that
these 2,126 dogs, killed 1887 sheep,
wanting a small fraction of being one
sixth of all the sheep raised in the
county. These sheep valued at $50
per head would amount to the enor-
nous sum of $4,255 worth of personal
property destroyed in one county, in
one year. Think of this, ye com
planners of onerous taxation. The
Jews paid a tax of one tenth of the
proceeds of their avocations. Some of
them g%rumbled, while others boasted
that they paid tithes of all that they
possessed. In the time Of the late
Confederacy, a tax of one tenth was
laid on the products of the farm. We
thought it horrible. and cursed the law
makers, yet, we tamely submit to this
ruinous tax upon One industrial pur-
suits. which robs the people of millions
of dollars annually. Consistency is a
jewel-rare, and but seldom found.
Dogs are a nuisance. | attend di-
vine service not long since 1t a church
where there was a considerable revival
and much religious excitement. In
the midst which, one of these misera-
BILE ours commenced yelping, barking
and swapping at the dresses of some
ladies. A gentleman present kicked
his canineship out at the door, and |
did hope, that he had killed him that
he might go where all bad dogs 60"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31

STAGE FRIGHT Every person who
has played a part before al audience,
even, in private theatricals, will APP
p~reciate the following from an inter-
view with Miss Won Stamwitz, the new
German actress
"Do you know that men are usually
more frightened than women? Let me
tell you an episode in my life. |
played in Berlin on the birthday Of the
eldest son of our Fritz. You know
when our princes reach their tenth
year, they enter the army and become
soldiers. So, in compliment to the oc-
~casion, the officers of the Guard, who
were all noblemen, took the male
characters in the play, which was en-
YearO, referring to the German French
war. The female characters were
taken by actresses, and l was cast fer
Germania. What an audience we had I.
The Emperor, Empress, Fritz, Ludwig
of Bavaria, the King and Queen of
Saxony, dukes, ~duchesses, counts, and
baroDs of the court, foreign ambassa-
doris. all in full uniform-oh . it was a
splendid sight as the Emperor entered
the house, and the people shouted and
the music struck up. A prologue was
to be spoken. The maj to speak it
was the Baron OF I. | do not de-
sire to mention his name, as he is a
Gear friend of my family, a Captain Of
the Guard who wears the iron cross of
the fist order upon his breast. He
stood at the wing, dressed as a herald
and pale as a sheet. l saw he trembled
in every limb. why, Herr Won I
said |, L hope you are not afraid
'Mademoiselle,' said he, Il have been
under fire when $50 belched
their balls against us. | did not trem-
bic then, but to-night-oh. heavens
| would it were over l tried to calm
him, and as he was fearfully pale, |
went down, brought up a pot of rouge,
and, amid the laughter of his friends.
laid it thickly on his checks. SO you
see warriors tremble as well as wo-
men,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
a Cave.

\ cave OF vast proportions and
many beauties has just been discover
81 IN rage county, Virginia, and is
now beng fitted up for the reception
OF visitors 4 Herald correspondent
has gone through it, and his descrip-
ton OF its wonders is very edifying.
There are great vaulted chambers, in
n of which, says the correspondent,
rs as perfect a shaped organ as / ever
looked at. The pipes are separate and
SO distinct hat you have TO feel them
to dlspel the illusion. l clambered up
on some loose stone and passed my
hand between two of the slabs with
my candle the effect was grand. I'M
medlately opposite is a most superbly
shaped canopy of white stone. the
folds looking as soft as if made of fine
cambria. This canopy, with IS drape-
rIes, Is fully eight feet from end TO
end and about the regular size in other
respects. In the middle of the room
i a mass of blue and buff colored stone
which could easily be taken for a
roughly-made altar; the walls are
brilliant with stalactlte. From the
ceiling are one thousand pendants as
white as the driven snow, looking as
though they had been cut and fash
ioilCi lIOIll lllt DuItSl IldTDlt. Leaving
this chapel we pass through a large
hallway, in which we find a beautiful
little spring of the purest water con
stantly flowing | drank better,
Proceeding a few feet further we came
to a trap door in the floor, and were
informed that there were four small
chambers under our feet. Passing on
we came into a larger room whose
brilliancy was ever greater than any
we had yet seen.
Everything here was in immense
masses-glitterlng ton Of all descrip-
tiOnS. From one side of the wall, of a
height Of five feet, a ledge extended
about three feet, with a width of near
ly the same, and on it, as if sitting in
a chair, was a perfect figure, the pro
file of which we all simultaneously ex-
claimed resembled Napoleon l..
I'm another chamber is the perfect
petrified skeleton of a man in kneel-
ing posture, with head thrown back
as if he had died in agony and in
prayer. Several medical gentlemen
nave examined 1t and have come to the
conclusion that it must have been
there for centuries. That it is the
skeleton of a man there is no doubt it
is perfectly formed throughout the
knees have grown to the rock in the
floor"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
Went Out With the Old.

In one of those isolated mills we
were told this story After the war
we determined to pat entirely nen
machinery here 10 replace the old.
which was nearly Worn Il As soon
as oam heard Of this, the old negro
came to me-, saying: ..Oh. Mass'r
George, don't 10 that: you'll ruin us
all! said 'Oh, no, sam all the old
Things are passed away we must i'm
prove with the times these looms are
all old and old -fashioned one can do
Inuch better with something newer.
but he was not satisfied, poor old soul.
Every houro Of the day he was to be
seen with sorry face, hanging around
the place, which had a wonderful fasci
nation for him. But he was never
resigned to the change, and as the last
loom was taken away he fell to the
noor-dead. North Carolina cores
dent of the Hartford Times.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
High Life in France.

Newspaper readers have often heard
a. Matiame RataZZi, the grand-daugh-
Ter OF Prince Lucien B~Onapalte, OF
France. and noted for her continual
eyrapades. Hen third, or fourth, mar
riage made her the wife of slgnor Ra-
tazZi. Her recent history Is thus des-
Cr!bed
She has. since 1871. spent her win
ters IN Paris and her summers gener-
ally but she has been kept at distance
by society. She was involved IN a
scandaIous history at Trouvi!le some
wears since. On her way down she
met an Austrian diplomatist IN the
train. They were acquainted. lie
had no luggage but a satchel. 1t was
lost between the terminus and the
hotel, and he made the h~otel-keeper
paw for its loss. She quarrelied with
her chambermaid, whom n ccused
of stealing jewels. The hambermald
re.orted that she (Madame RatazzD
hal stolen the diplomatIst S satchel,
aud gave particulars OF the THEFT which
left no doubt IN the pubic lnlhu that
Madame RataZzl was OF truth the
Chief. She has a mansion IN Avenue
dc rImperatrlce, whtre she gives OIL
liant entertainments when noDody
attends but men WHO DelOIS " 81
ciety where people amuse themselves
aud women of doubtful reputation. L
won't say you may judge the company
that frequent her house by tins evil
dence which came out on the trial, OF
which | shall presently speak. n
never gave a dinner hat some of the
guests dId not steal silver forks aud
spoons. But l do not say you may by
this circumstance judge the company,
for it has recently becn revealed here
that there never was a dinner or a ball
given at the Tuileries or at Compelgne
or at St. Cloud or at Fontainbleau
during the Empire that many silver
forks and spoons We're not stolen by
the guests The loss became SO heavy
that the Emperor was obliged TO dis
card silver from his table and substi-
tute electro plated ware Is not this
Incredible? 1t is nevertheless true.
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
On the 25th of July last Madame
Eatazzi gave q brilliant supper, which
lasted all night long. The next day
She discovered that "a casket contain
my a pair of diamond earrings worth
800 had disappeared. She at first sus-
pectcd her servants. The search OF
their chamberaed to the finding IN the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31

trunk OF her page, a lac ofslXteen, two
diamonds, which it seems had fallen
from a br, a tpin and had been found
by him on the floor and ~purloined. No
trace of the diamond earrings could re
found n guests We're questioned
One Of them, a NJ. Capelle, recalled
the incidents of the night. He had
eaten toe heartily, became unwell. and
lay on a sofa In Madame RataZZIs
bed-chamber. While there, he at IA.
NJ. saw a Spaniard named Morales enter
Madame RataZZi's bed-chamber. He
held a lighted candle, came IN on tip
toe, looked right and left as if in search
of something. When asked by NJ.
Capelle what he was doing, he started
and became exceedingly embarrassed
Morales was questioned. He lndig-
nantlv repealed the accusation. The
same day, however, a lewelerinformed
The police that he had that morning
purchased from Morales the lost ear
rings paying 1920 tor tn m. Morales
was arrested and his lodgings searched
in them were found diamond sleeve:
buttons, a gold nosegay holder. a
comb studded with diamonds and a
silver gilt spoon, all of which were re
cognized by Madame Ratazzi as her
property. The accused confessed he
had stolen all of these objects except
the gilt soup spoon, whose possession
he explained III this extraordinary
way One day Madame Ratazzi
AVE Us \ DETESTABLE DINNER,
All the guests quilted the table, taking
with them the spoons and forks, say
ing we were going TO pawn them at
some restaurant to get a good dinner
with them. | forgot to carry back my
spoon as the others did-this is the
whole story" Morales was for some
time Secretary of NJ. de Miranda, an
attached of the Spanish Legation here;
he has latterly been the correspondent
OF several Madrid newspapers. He has
been s,n'enced to II years imprison-
ment.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
omcers Of North Carolina state
Grange. P. of Il.


u. y. Alexander, Charlotte
G-1.saot N. b. Whitfield, La
G.onee Lenoir county.
"f,,,@r IT. IL. Robinson, Concord,
Cabarrl!s county.
Cfr5rcrL-D. II. Armstrong, Ashton,
PpHder county.
lyst. !Stetrdrd.-Hill l.. King. stump
Sound Onslow county.
C5uy{diu.-Rev. VIM. Grant, Jack
son Northampton county.
~,o.s,u,er-D. w. C.. BenboW,
Gre, usbor Guilford county.
.Seryefary.-Joseph +. Porter, TAR
boro'. E~Jgeco1nbe county.
Gaie Keeper.-W. ID. Wharton,
Gr.ansb,ro-. Guilford county.
Ceyes.-Mrs. :. y. Alexander, Char
Iotfe. Mccklenburg county
P,ygoga.-Mrs. \. Il. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
FYoTo.-Miss Eugenia ROBINSON
Concord. Cabdrrus county.
TgIy Asst. .Ste,cdrd.-Mrs. t.. r..
kim. Stump Sound, Onslow county.
STATE business AgeHt.-Dr. ID. W.
Benbow. Greensboro.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
s. b. Alexander, E.c-O9tc'o man
man.
q. 4. French. Wilmington.
l.. l.. Polk. Raleigh.
w. III. Cheek, Warrenton.
J.. L. Porter, E,r-O6icio Secretary.
LIST OF DEPUTIES.
LIST Deputy District.-Wm. B. Shaw,
Indian Town. Currituck county.
2nd deputy District.-Johm a. DAVIS,
Ta.boro'. Edgecombe county.
3rd Deputy District.-B. l.. Hooks,
Go!dsboro', Wayne county.
4th Deputy District.-Hill Il. hlng,
Stump Sound, Onslow county.
9th Deputy District.-L. il. POLK,
Raleigh. Wake county.
9th Deputy District.-franh NJ. Pitt,
Oakville. Warren county.
18th Deputy District.-Dr. ID. A.
Montgomery, Company Shops, Ala
nance county.
Ssh Deputy District. w. b.. I'll, ment,
Jerusalem. Davie county.
9th Deputy District.-T. IL. ROBIN
son. Concord. Cabarrus county.
10Th Deputy District.-W. +. Rein
hardt, Hickory, Catawba county.
11tl Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
piled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31

A NAIL CARRIER MURDERED THE
telegraph gives an account of the fol
lowing sad affair which took place
near Newberne, on the 18th.
Bryant Miller, a mail carrier. was
fatally cut between this place and
Nandemere by a man who gives his
name as Fred Rice. The mail bag was
known to contain a package of $4,000
in currency, and Rice is supposed to be
one of a gang of burglars which infest
this section. Bryant had got off his
horse to get a drink at a tavern. and
he was mounting his steed when a
ma ked individual swangfron arhicket
and cut and stabbed him in a half
dozen places. The innkeepcr and two
other men ran to the rescue, and sue
e IN capturing the assassin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
United States Internal Revenue
Tax.

On manufactured tobacco. all kinds.
24c. 7 H.; on snuff, 32c. p h.: on CT
Sars, $500 2 1000: on cigarettes. not
over lbs. = 1000, 81 IS - 1000: on
cigarettes and cheroots weighing over
s lbs. per 1000, Sc 90 - 1000: on I'M
ported Gig rs (aud % per cent. al ca
lorem(, $3.50 ? H.: on imported ciga-
rettes and % per cent. al r07o3eHl).
500 : h.; on leaf tobacco, Soc. - III !:
on leaf tobacco (stemmed). SOC. b.:
on imported scraps, soc p IL.
Ia addition to the above. all impor-
ted cigars, cheroots, cigarettes. manu-
featured and scrap tobacco, are sub
Jected to the internal revenue tax. and
must be packed in conformity with
lnternal-revenue law and regulation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
An EnterpriSing Tramp.

a story is told by a San Francisco
paper that atramp, while y~agabOnding
not far from the town of Reno, New
be hought himself of a happy device
for securing the chief aim of his life
getting money without work. Aware
that the Wells Fargo stage wonld soon
pass over the road, he threw off his
coat: turned out his pockets; tore his
shirt scratched his face rolled in the
dirt and then with much trouble tied
himfelf to a tree. anXiously awaiting
the stage. He felt confident hat by
pretending to have been robbed of his
last dollar, maltreated and bound to a
tree by desperate highwaymen, he
would get a handsome subscription
from the sympathetic, open-handed
passengers. The stage, unfortunately
for him, took a short cut by a new
road, and the tramp, after tarrying
until nightfall. tried in vain to unloose
his bonds. While SO engaged, a hun
CRY grizzly bear descended the noun
tain, drawn by the mans cries for
help; attacked him, unable to offer
any resistance, and nearly devoured
him. His remains were discovered
two days after, and recognized as those
of a tramp who had several times
raised money by the mean mentioned.
He is said to have been one a man of
some property in Sacramento but he
lost it by speculations, became disSi-
pated, and finally a confirmed loafer.
lie certainly was hoisted by his own
petard.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
Beecher on the Hereafter.

Some people say we live in an age Of
Skepticism. So we do. What of it?
Skepticism is one of the blessings of
the age. Some men would like to
have religion like evergreen trees
green all the year round. | prefer to
nave the old leaves drop. and a new
set come next year. Trees know
enough to shed their bark. Christians
don't and they get shaggy and rough,
and full of bugs. There's many a man
who would fight for the Bible a great
deal quicker than he would use it. If
YOU should urn up all the a~rithmetics
in the world, two and two would still
make four. Not God Himself. in His
omnipotence, could obliterate Christi
anity now from this world. Nothing,
no power, can obliterate a fact. The
truth one known, is known forever.
A great soul. In earnest. ranks next to
God. If you sweep + Christians out
of the world, and leave nothing but
the church and the creed and the BIZ
ble, they'd better go too. There is a
sound of the heavenly land in the soul
of every n of us. forever calling out
to us. There is a great power in Christ
to give us comfort. know from X
perience. 1t isn't a doctrine with me !:
it's a reality. The old Ten Command
ments belong to a barbaric state They
are a string of negatives. It's not till
YOU get down into the New Testament
that you find Thou shalt !. | believe in
the Justice Of God. l believe that pun
ishment exists both here and hereafter:
but it will not continue after it ceases
to do good. With a God who would
give pain for pains sake this world
would go out like a candle
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
Wanted a General Fence Law.

n thousands upon top OF thousands
OF dollars yearly required to fence in
the crops from a few scrub cattle, cry
up TO the legislature for amendation.
Shall we always have legislatures COM
posed OF tlmld demagogues, afraid of
their own shadows: We are glad to
note that the State Agricultural So
ciety has appointed a committee to
visit ~Macklenburg county for the par
pose OF seeing and reporting on the
working Of the fence law in that
county.-IdrGor0 Southeraer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31

Miss Geneyieye Rogers. who IS PLAY
ing her first engagement in New York
at Wallack's, in The Road to Ruin"
IS a Chicago girl. Her father is a
scene painter and her mother an ac-
tresS.
Miss Elizabeth Won Stamwitz. the
new tragic star at the broadway. IS a
young German actress Of much expert
ence, and has a magnificent face and
figure. This is hex second season in
England. She is married, and her nus
band Is her business manager.
Mss Fannie Davenport. is the Oldest
OF the late +. L. DavenpOrt's three
daughters. BY reason of her beauty
ana striking figure. she attracts atten>
ton She is unmarried.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
Lulnpy Ground.

One of the best things TO do for
lump is to tile the land. Instead of
spending 50 much time on the surface
begin at the foundation. 1t has always
peer found to pay to tile heavy land,
especially ii the soil was strong. CIods
may be crushed by rolling and scraping
and hariO owing. but for the best results
In seeding to wheat or any other crop,
1t is not best to crush all the Jumps on
the surface. After a rain, such soil
will pack and bake hard if left too fine
on top. Harrow thoroughly and pull
verlze below the surface and ieave
small Jumps on the surface.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31
Deaths Doings up 70 O.. 18th.

1t Viii be noticed that the number Of
deaths from the fever in New Orlean.
Up 70 the 18th was 1888. This mum
Der Is larger than that in n epidemic
IN the city since 1873, when there
We're s,os9 deaths. In the great cpl
oeihlc OF le61 the deaths. numbered
only 5,O93. Still this is by no means
the worst year New Orleans has known.
ior In 1888 there were 1870 deaths
thefe from the fever. The plague this
!ear has been Of unusually long dura
ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31

y. Z. TEACHERS BUREAU.-The y.
Z. Teachers Association has establish
ed at Chapel Hill a Teachers Bureau
whose object is two-fold First, to
supply schools with competent teach
ers. Second, secur positions forteach-
ers out of employment. The Bureau
collects and files reliable information
relating to the character. attachments
and experience Of teachers, and fur
nlsheS this Information without
charge
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31

PREFER CHOW CHOW. Cut IN half.
AMI r move the seeds from
ne peppers soak II salted water for
three or four hour, chop fine al
twice q much chopped cabbage a.
peppers; one tablespoonful each OF
ground cloves. ali>plcc. mustard seed.
whoie-and salt mix thoroughly
cover with cold vIneEar and tie
down.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31

APPLE FLoAT.-One pint of good,
stewed apples, which are free from
Jumps. whites of three eggs, well bea-
ten, four tablespoonfuls of powdered
sugar. Beat The apple, eggs and sugar
together until stiff enough to stand
alone. Make a soft, boiled custard !;
flavor with vanilla pour into a deep
dish, and pile the f!oIt on top.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31

A j~anitor of a New York public
school went to Coney Island, and left
his wife in charge of the engine and
boiler, telling her that there was a
patent gauge on it and the steam pres
sure could not run over seven pounds.
1t ran over t~wenty-four pounds, and
the wife, becoming frightened, ran to
a factory where q brother engineer
was employed. He found no water in
the boiler, and 1900 children In the
school overhead.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-31

How Viii this 10 for a oae-horse
tale"