The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-25
To OUR PATRONS:-
A MERRY, MERRY CHRISTMAS
A Happy New Year; and all the
Year Round.

Inc 1dt0Hc6 says wilson dOeSn [ need
a bank. 1t has one, and it is doing well.
DR., P. L. Murphy, of North Carolina,
was last week elected Assistant Physician
20 the Staunton, Va. Lunatic Asylum.
The next meeting of the National
Grange will be in Washington City, on the
Sd Monday in November, 1880.
Some rogue stole the horse and buggy
Of K. H.. Smith, from in front of the Baptist
church.
The Morganton BIa}e vaguely hints of
the whereabouts of Charles McKesson since
he left the Democratic party, by inquiring-
Wonder what d~istillery the new convert is
to be assigned?'
If the Governor is wise, as report credits
him with being, he will require each one of
the sixty four (hundred) applicants for the
Agricultural Secretaryship to write a long
essay on scientific farming. The result would
be something stonishing-forthe ''Archibes
Of grab-bity."
In no portion of the South is there 50
little Earring between the races as in Wake
county. So tar as we have seen, the blacks
are respectful and industrious to unusual de-
gree. 1t may be due to the fact that their
leaders have a better opportunity Of realiz-
ing the tutlllty of all pestiferousness. now
that every branch of government is in con
sentative hands. But whatever the cause.
1t Is a matter for congratulation, and we
trust may continue.
The Democratic majority in Louisiana
thus far runs above 80. 900. Yet Tilden was
cheated out of the Presidency on the pre-
tence that the State was Republican. We
teel greatly vexed at Mr.. Tilden for allowing
himself to be cheated, yet the very fact that |
ne was so e@greglOusly swindled out of his
rights, and has borne himself with 50 much
quiet dignity under all manner of vile as
saults, makes us heartily wish he could be
avenged.
As a contemporary would seem to de-
sire the public to know, this paper has not
the facilities to print the Presidents or the
Auditor Reports nor the Mud Cut
Boom. We have scarcely type enough to
set new advertisements. Neither have we
any capital, nor rich men to back" Us. nor
any other means of support. Yet we should
not prlnt either the President, the Auditor.
or the Boom, if We had ten bushels of tyne
and twenty bushels Of money. We 10 not
care IN the least what other editors print.
but as Tor Us, -prlthe have lis excused!
Suit to set aside the will of Mrs. Dorsey
bequeathing her estate to Jefferson Davis
been filed in the Federal court of La.
9y Ellis, of Brooklyn, New York. Dalgren.
Of St. Louis, and Mrs. Pcckham. broth
us and sisters of the deceased. 10 get her
property, they have begun to blacIen her
character, charging that she was an infidel.
md was not of sound mind. being under I'M
Tue influence of the defendant, and that the
motive and object in inducing and c%ontroII-
ng the t~estatrix to make the beouest were.
lnder the laws Of the land, ILLEGAL. null and
old. OH"
State Auditor Loves report for the
ear ending Sept. 80, 1879 puts the total
of the State at 500. $50. %. and the
.otal expenses to be So, 659,4j. The pub
ic tax on land, property, merchants. Nc..
'ald through the sherifs, amounts to s272.
1871. There was a special tax of SI22-
oG.52 collected tor the Insane ASYLUM, and
- ,G59.65 collected for the penitentiary. -;
fertilizers paid to Treasurer Worth $50.
and drummers contributed So. 400 to
he public fund. Insurance companies
oald Sl3,S25.l2, and the sewing machine +
men 5000. The fertilizer manufacturers
,dvanced S20,5o q for the support of the !
Agricultural Department. but they ret il
'3ck from the farmers Of course. and as they
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