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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23

POETRY.
The Lightkeeper's Daughte~
BY CoElSNE CoURLES >pre

Never a FIJI er Madame lived
Than bonny. bla--eyrd a. e.
Her hair wa like the ~dAfodi.>.
tier bI ow like 81, : cFa4cr.
Within the lighthouse. from q babe
Sae'd dweti and IN h~n nu Seu..s
Bltev'r> might dreamed hsDp.
Ard WOKE e4cu d y 10 sad v-,
Ard closely cIowding rorAu a-F b. t-
The spirits Of the water,
With many - she'll aud ,~a-pltut r4lr
And ocean jewel sought her.
For brighter Jar tina sun or star
They held the Keepers caukhte
But sailed a ship from foreisa lands
And a handsome lover o. ou EAt her
he came TO see the lighthouse grim.
Anu saS the Keepers daughter
Tn the wedding day was Set
Her father face was clouded.
Aud cen the l ght that buratd ON high
Seemed nalf IN darkness shIuudtd
And sad the wind mosned wh-ntue md
or her old friends ~bethought her.
And, leaning from the door, ioosei aa-
Upon the moJnlit water.
Where whispers low went n and I'm
Amen the Keepers daue hter.
..Farewell,' She cried :"when nigh : ...
Ishall no longer larry.
But HE TO town { rly morn,
NJ, own true love to mary"
And bending low a kiss She threw
"Good-pye, my WAYS forever
But an! though passed the night away.
H-r Wedding Gay came ever:
For from the flashing. silyercd foam.
hite arms cached ~ ana caugutltr
And drew her down Ia dW-l amuU
The spirits of The water
Tpey could not bear To part with her,
the Keepers Glue eyed ~daughfcrt
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23

'Our Church Paper" Evangelical Lu-
theran, New Market. Va, on visiting
Richmond recently, took occasion to
look around in lakewood Cemetery, on
the eastern limits of the city. He says:
''We visited lakewood Cemetery where
sleep Is, 600 noble Southern soldiers.
To III this is more interesting than the
more fashionable Hollywood. The
polished shafts of Presidents, Senators
and other distinguished men did not SO
impress us as the simple letters G. S. A.
on a white headboard. We walked
among these sleeping braves and read
a great many names, a few of which
were familiar. We wished we had two
days to spend among these braves"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23

~panion. Only the leisure too often
proves thoroughly disproportionate TO
the good points. The good points are
not adequate to filling up all the time,
and then. unfortunately, the margin OF
time ~unoccupied fills itself up by the
discovery of bad points.
The happy couple forget that the
person you like the best in all the world
NAV still upon occasions have the power
of boring you as frightfully as the per
son you most dislike.
In one of Miss Braddon's novels a
situation of this sort is made to lead up
to a fearful catastrophe, iii the form of
a prolonged arrangement between hus-
band and wife. Instead of going to
some place where there is plenty of life
and diversion, the hero is induced by a
t~reacherous friend to spend his honey
moon in a place where he and his wife
see no faces but their W for five or
six weeks. OF course, the design of
the treacherous friend is accomplished
perfectly. At the end of the time the
bride can scarcely endure the sight of
her new lord, and the new lord, though
too thick-headed to be distinctly bored,
feels that something has gone seriously
wrong between them. And the case Is,
doubtless, not uncommon In real life.
Two people must have a very extra
ordinary amount of internal resources
to go and. spend five or six weeks to-
gether in some place which is indie
scribably pretty and romantic, but at
the same time very lonely and very dull.
OF course, if they work at science or
history or philosophy for five or six
hours a day, they may get on very well.
A walk together and dinner together
after this would not be likely to pail.
But then the majority of brides and
bridegrooms take no interest whatever
in science or philosophy, or solid pur-
suits of any kind. Ii they cannot spend
the time in amusement or business or
conversation, or thinking about amuse-
ment or business, they fal' into the
grasp of a gigantic n Except in
the case of wv very strong and cult
waited minds, there can scarcely be a
more fatal blunder than the attempt to
enjoy unmixed bliss in "a lonely honey
moon. When two people have a long
common past to look back upon tO>
gether, it is different. But looking
forward together to a long common
future is marvelously unsatisfactory,
after a very short time. The future has
nothing tangible and certain as the past
has; SO the two minds roam vacantly
through space, wishing it were dinner
time.
The moral of all this is that the
young couple had best stay at home and
weather it out on the line which they
will have to tread through life. 1t is
just like going in swimming. The
water is dangerous and cold. But, as
soon as you have plunged in, it is al
right, and then-you want to stay IN.
In any event, spend your honeymoon
at home. Don't travel until you are
pretty well acquainted with one another.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23

New FEMININE SCHEME. THE New
England girls have hit upon a new
idea for making the men propose.
They manage to get a lover out on the
water, and then accidentally tip
the boat over and spill him out. Then
they save his life, and he, in gratitude,
makes the desired proposal. SO far
it works very we'll, but we fear the
cold weather will interfere with the
sport somewhat. And again, it might
create a desperation in the breasts of
those lovers, as it were, and after being
bitten a few times they might prefer to
drown rather than to run the risk of a
rescue.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23

The Board Of Health met in RALEIGH
Monday to present their report
through the Governor to the Leglsl:.-
ture. The following physicians COZ
pose the borad : DIR. s. s. Satchwell.
PRESIDENT, Fender DR.. Thomas +.
WOOD, Secretary, Wilmington DR..
George A.. Foots, Warrenton; DR..
Chas. Duffy. Newbern DIR. P. p.
Hines, Raleigh ; DR.. Joseph Graham,
Charlotte.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23

A true woman loveth howers-the
kind the new fall bonnets are trimmed
with.
The King of Burmah has married
his half sister. In Burmah this is the
correct thing.
What law has been a terror to evil
doors ever since the world began +!
The mother-law.
The Princess of Wales wears
"twenty-six button gloves, and
uses her husband for a glove buttoner.
"Weight for the wagon" observed
the farmer as he helped his go pound
wife to a seat in the vehicle.
If anything will convince a not
altogether bad man that he is a brute,
it is the sweet forgiveness of Il delicate
woman.
DR.. Mary Walkers reason may be
restored. Edison to said to be at
work on an invention to keep panta-
looms from bagging.
There is one advantage in marrying
a woman who hasn't a mind Of her
W she can't forever be giving you
a piece OF it.
A lady in Louisville has a husband
who shores. She keeps a clothes-pin
under her pillow, and when his snoring
awakes her, she puts it on his nose,
then sleeps in peace.
A curious husband, once asked his
wife: MY dear, what kind of a
stone do you think they will give me
when | am gone p birthstone,
john" was the affectionate reply.
1t is astonishing what whopping
lies young folks will give and take
during courtship. The trouble with a
good many marriages is that the par
ties quit lying when they enter matri.
mony.
A henpecked husband said, in ex-
tenuation Of his wife's raids upon his
scalp: "You see, she takes her OWL
hair off so easily she doesn't know how
it hurts to have mine pulled out"
"Where a woman" says Mrs. Par.
tington, has been married with a
congealing heart, and one that beats
Responding to her own, she will never
want to enter the maritime state
again"
A Canadian woman whose husband
had the rheumatism didn't give him a
sand bath, as she hadn't time, but she
rubbed him with sandpaper until the
friction was heard a mile and a half.
An English writer says, in his advice
to young married women, that their
mother Eve married a gardener. 1t
might be added that the gardener. in
consequence of his match, lost his
situation.
Ambiguous In d country church
yard there is the following epitaph:
: Here lies the body of James Robin
son and Ruth, his wife," and under
meath, Their warfare is accomplish
ed
Two mouths with but a single stew.
two spoons that dip as one," as the
young man remarked to his dearly be-
loved after giving his economical order
OF one stew, two spoons. '"-Boston
Transcript.
Don't you love her still 2" asked
the judge to a man who wanted q
divorce. "Certainly. l do" said he:
II love her better still than any other
way; but the trouble is she will never
be still" The Judge, who is a mar
rled man himself, takes the case under
adviSement.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23

An old gentleman of S4 and his
bride, aged 80, entered a railway car
the other day and took a seat by the
stove. A youth occupying the seat
behind says he overheard the follow
ing: Old gentleman to his bride:
Who's a little lamb z" Bride:
"BOfe of US"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23

How BUTTER WAS FIRST UsED.-But-
ter was not in use before the Christian
era. 1t was first used for Embarrassing
bv ome and churches were lighted
with it so late as 1900. Since II has
been an article of food solely.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY At Wei
don, says Edward King, in the Boston
Journal, there is a large station, and
hungry passengers are allowed to de-
ba, k for dinner. While l was APP
preaching the steps of the tavern in
which through travellers are allowed
to refresh the inner-man, an elderly
pers N rushed u at me, Selling me
by the hand, and exc aimed delight
eddy How do you do: = Taken
completely off my guard, | said do
you know me" You bet | know
you - was h confident answer. al
though | am sure he had never seen
me before in his life. jest walk
right IN and Eat the best dinner YOU
ever eat In your life" And hurrying
me into a vast room, The surface OF
which was dotted he. e and there with
little tables-r0rj nantes ia gurgts
cdsto-he whisked my hat off ny h ad
hung 1t upon a nail, and launched
Tour Africans. each a med with a
platter, upon me, before | could utter
a word, and thus | was ushe ed into
Lower North Carolina.
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2aoies' porttolio.

sB~The ladies of North Carolina are
invited to contribute short artlc les
recipes, suggestions. household Minus,
&c, for these columns. Name Oh the
author will be seen by no one eNcep.
the editor, whether the communlca-
ton be accepted or rejected.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-01-23

An old darkey was ~endeavoring to
explain his unfortunate condition.
You see," remarked Sambo, 1T
was in this way as far AS | can remem-
Der: Fust my fadder died, den my
mudder married agin; and den my
mudder died, and den my fadder
married agin; and somehow | doesn't
seem to have no perants at all, nor no
home. no muffin"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-12-18
Hats.

How few Of us ever trace the history OF
the hat. The felt hat is as old as Homer.
The Greeks made them in scull- caps,
conical, truncated, narrow, or broad
brimmed. The Phyrgian bonnet has an
elevated cap without a brim, the apex
turned over in front. 1t is known as the
cap OF Liberty. An ancient figure of
Liberty in the times of Anthonius Livy,
A. d. 115, holds the cap in the right
hand. The Persians wore soft caps /;
pl1med hats were the head-dresses of
the Syrian corps of Xerxes; the broad
brim was worn by the Macedonian kings.
Castor means a beaver. The Armenian
captives wore a plug hat. The mer-
chants OF the fourteenth century wore a
Flanders beaver, Charles VII. in 1869,
wore a'felt hat lined with redand plumed.
The Englishmen and women in 1910
wore close, wooden or knitted caps;
two centuries ago hats were worn in the
house. Pepya, in his diary in 1864,
wrote September, 1864. got q severe
cold because he took off his hat at din.
ner,' and again in January, 1865, he got
another cold by sitting too long with
his head bare, to allow his wife's maid
to comb his hair and wash his ears; and
Lord Clarendon, in his essay, speaking
of the decay of respect due the aged,
says that in his younger days he never
kept his hat Oh before those older thar
himself, except at dinnerp In the thir-
tenth century, Pope Innocent ". al.
lowed the cardinals the use of the scarlet
cloth hat. The hats now in use are the
cloth hat, leather hat, paper hat, silk
hat, opera hat, spring-brim hat, and
hat.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-12-18
French Romance.

Ravel and Aline Duval, twenty years
ago, were the most devoted lovers in
Paris. They were both members OF the
Palais Royal theater company, and au-
thorH OF the day e1erted themselves to
write comic plays suited to the artist.
lovers. Purse, artistic ambition, every
thing was in common; for the other
more than for himself did each strive TO
win the applause Of the public. Sud.
denly, n day, 10 the amazement OF all
who knew them, without one word Of
explanation, they separated. And since
that time (being twenty years ago, it
seems difficult to believe it,, they have
never laid eyes On each other. Both
have continuously acted in Paris thea
tiers; but each has avoided going 10 the
theater where the other was acting
And now, after twenty years Of separa.
ton, the hazard Of fate throws them to-
gether on the same stage. At the FIRST
rehearsal expectancy was on the qui
vive to sec il the meeting would bring
about a tardy reconciliation. When
they came face TO face there was a pause.
Both turned pale as death. At one
moment the on.lookers thought Ravel
was about to extend his hand TO his old
sweetheart, Aline; but perhaps he saw
something in her eye which others did
not. At any rate, he broke the silence
only by repeating the necessary line OF
his part. That ended it. Since then
they have spoken, nor, of the
stage, locked at each other; while on
the stage they sing together, dance to
gether, smile, nudge each other, Airt,
and march off arm in arm, 1t is an odd
spectacle for those who know tho stu
alton. ALI they will say OF each other to
inquirers is that they each think the
other very much changed. In twenty
years they have had time to cha nge.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-12-18
scIence n q N1f@nrrlaI.

bLn the trial Of Rev. Mr.. Hayden, OF
Connecticut, for the murder OF Mary
Stannafd, there has been a remarkable
testimonial to the value of microscopic
invesi il stions. After the prosecution
had proven that Mary STANDARDS body
contained arsenic aud that the Rev. Mr..
Hayden had bought Arsenic on the
morning OF the murder, a box OF arsenic
was found in the barn OF Mr.. Hayden,
which weighed as much as the package
bought on the day Of the murder. The
theory Of the prosecution is that this
box was placed there after the discovery
Of the poison in Mary Stannard's body
for the purpose Of explaining the pur-
chase and OF showing that inasmuch as
the weight was not diminished nom OF
it had been administered. Microscor-
lists have, therefore, been summoned to
state whether the barn arsenic was the
same as the arsenic purchased by Hay
den Of Colgrove, the druggist. II the
same it would show that Hayden's story
was possibly true; If different it would
show that he had been manufacturing
evidence and that would be a cumuls.
tive proof OF guilt. Four professors Of
Yale college have been summoned, and
they agree in pointing out the difference
between the barn arsenic and the COL
grove arsenic with infallible precision.
The barn arsenic, which is, Of course,
chemically identical with the other, has
smaller crystals, and the crystalline
structure is singularly perfect, while in
the Oolgrove arsenic the crystals are
large and much broken and rounded at
the angles. Not only is this clear TO the
experts on the stand, but they have been
able to demonstrate it to the jury by
making enlarged photographs Of the
microscopic slides. The jury is thus
enabled to see the difference themselves
and to distinguish one sample Of the
dug from the other. This places the
Rev. Mr.. Hayden in rather q worse po-
sition than If he had let the second
package OF arsenic alone.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-12-18

Ny first, my very first, his name was Will
A handsome fellow; fair, with curling hair,
And lovely eyes. have his locket still.
He went TO Galveston and tettled there,
At least, / heard 80. All, dear me-desr me-
How terribly In love he used to bel
The second, Robert Hill, he told bis love
The first night that we met. Twas at q ball
A foolish boy. He carried OF my glove.
We sat out half the dances In the hall,
And hirted in the most outrageous way.
All me- how mother scolded all next day.
The third woke up my heart. From night till
morn,
From morn till night again / dreamed Of him
I treasured up q rosebud he had worn;
My tears and kisses made his picture dim.
Strange that1 can not feel the old, old fame,
When | remember PAul-ihst was his name,
The fourth and hfth were brOtbers-twins at
that:
Good fellows, kind, devoted, clever, too.
Twas rather shabby to refuse them fiat
Bsth in one day; but what else oOuld / dol
My heart was still with Paul, aud he had gone
Yacht sailing with the Misses Garretsonl
He never cared for mel found that out
Despite the foolish clingings Of my hope;
a few months proved 1t clear beyond a doubt.
l steeled my heart: would not pine or NOPE,
Bat masked myself in gayety, and went
To grace bis wedding when the cards we're sent.
30 those were all my loves. My husband? Oh,
Imet him down in Florida one fall
Rich, middle.aged and prosy as you know
He asked me, l accepted; that is all.
A kind, good soul he worships me- but then
j never count him in with other men.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-12-18
Cost Of the "KnoM How,

There was much gumption, according
to Harper's Magazine, evincsd by that
particular darkey whose master was a
surgeon, who had performed on another
darkey an operation requiring q high
degree oil skill. This latter darkey was
well-to-do, and the surgeon charged him
twenty five dollars for the operation
Meeting the doctors servant afterward,
occurred this dialogue:
Dat was a mighty steep charge of the
doctors for cutting on me tudder day.
How much did de boss charger
We'll, Julius, he charge me twenty
FIVE dollars
Go long, niggah, dat amt much
charge
well, he wasn't more dan three or
four minutes doin' it, and / blink five
dollars was all he oughter took
'L~ook-a-heah, Sam; you don't un'stan'
bout dat ting. You see, do boss hav5
to spend a great many year Iarnin' hoD
TO use dat knife, an il cost him heaps .
money. Now de fact am dat he only
charge you Eve dollars for de operation;
de tudder twenty be charge for dc knog
hon.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-12-18
Late Fashions.

For children and misses there are
regular tarpaulins OF sealskin, with a
seal button in the center Of the crown.
An exquisite lace pin is q graceful
spray Of lilies OF the valley. The deli
ca e flowers are madeo Of oval, pnre white
pearls dropping among dark tinted en-.
grayed leaves.
When the bride wears her travelling
dress at the wedding, the bridegroom
wears a frock-coat Of dark blue or black
diagonal cloth, with vest Of the same,
and gray mixed pantaloons.
Some of the broche fabrics have very
dark grounds covered with Indian palms
and designs, copying the queer Turkish
rugs with their blending of marigold
yellow, pale mustard, dusky olives, dull
blues and dark reds. A great deal OF
red prevails in most OF the new ma
%terials.
Fur trimmings will be more used this
winter than they have been for many
years as borders for cloaks and dresses.
The fashionable walking suit of satin or
Of satin de Lyon will be boIdered with
fur, and there is nj trimming more suit
able for heavy wooden, cloth and velvet
costumes. The single wide border,
from two and a half to four inches broad,
is the fashionable band OF far.
New back drspery for black satin suits
is made of two breadths Of wide satin
faced all around the straight edges and
square corners, and caught up in the
middle of the top to simulate a great
bouffant bow, across which a strap is
tightly placed. The coat is then double
breasted with perhaps a guimpe and
revers Of the striped jet goods, or else q
border of sea otter il the skirt is trim
med with otter.
Sealskin, says Harper's Basar, is
shown in darker, richer shades this win
ter than the furriers have ever before
obtained, and remains the favorite fur
for sacques and cloaks. The sacque is
the popular garment, and is very little
changed in shape from those worn last
year. The length is about the same,
but sacques a triAe shorter than last
seasons shape may be worn, though the
depth depends on the length of dress
skirts q lady prefers to wear.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-12-18
Postal Railway Statistics.

During the last fiscal year ilty-nine
lines Of railway postofices have been
operated over 1910 miles of railroad,
performing about fifty thousand miles
Of daily service annually. The aggre
gate number of miles of railroad mail
service OF all kinds (including the trans.
portation not only Of postal Gals, but
Of closed pouches) was over ninety-threo
millions OF miles during the year. The
number Of letters handled and distribu-
ted by the employees OF the railway mail
service on postal cars during the twelve
months was about ], 669, 900, 600; besides
which there were nearly $50, 600, 900
newspapers; showing an increase Of
about four hundred million pieces, or
nearly twenty per cent. in the amount
Of work as compared with the proceed
ing year. The total number OF errors
in distribution (many Of which were,
however, merely technical and involved
no delay was about 763, 900, OF one
error in each $500 pieces. The railway
mail service employs 1901 travelling
postal cars, 1893 route agents, 24T mail
messengers and 1874 loeal agents.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-12-18
RObbing His Uncle of His Bride.

A naughty nephew has swindled his
uncle, a foolish Kentucky farmer, out
of q bride. The old man was well-to-
do. and his nephew lived with him on
Green river. A charming country lass
in the neighborhood was very poor, and
yet disinclined to marry wealth when it
was handicapped by old age. The old
mans e~ntreaties did not cease, and
finally, in despair, he enlisted the ser
vices of his nephew, who was prevailed
upon to argue the case with the charm
err. The conflding old farmer never
suspected anything, when his nephew
suggested the propriety of capturing the
young lady with presents, and giving
her an earnest Of what she could expect
after marriage. This suggestion was
received favorably, and the old man
thinking the younger the better Judge
in such points, gave him $3.50 for the
purchase of the gifts. The nephew went
down to Evansville a few weeks ago and
bought some handsome dresses, iewelry
and other brides, and took them back
to his Green river home. The old man
presented them to the lady freely as q
token of regard, limiting that il she
would only become his wife she could
have as many duplicates Of the lot as
she pleased. The young lady went to
work and made up the dresses, ndthen
ran away with the nephew.