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T,IFTH AVENUE THEATRE THE NEW OPERA
Il Lessee and Manager. ..........JOHN r. FORD
D'OYLY CARTE's L0NDoN OPERA COMPANY
DOYLY CARTE'S LONDON OPERA COMPANY.
THE NEW OPERA
THE NEW OPERA,
written and composed for the United States
BY THE AUTHOR AND COMPOSER OF PINAFORE
BY THE AUTHOR AND COMPOSER OF PINAFORE.
BY THE AUTHOR AND COMPOSER OF PINAFoRK.
TONIGHT
TONIGHT
will be produced entirely and original and melo.
dramatic Opera, entitled the
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stock of brass Fenders Androns Fire Sets Coal Hods,
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ADJUSTMENTS.
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It's success on account OF the positive engagement for
RICE,s EvANGELINE COMPANY.
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Mr. LESTER wALLACK.. as CHARLEs NARROW
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STELLA BoNIFAcE. MINNIE vINING and AMY
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Mr.; Walack's series of representations will bs
given In the following ORDER
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only Sardou's A SCRAP OF PAPER
f HSs's end ono matinee
MoNPAY % JANUARY 10, for three nights only, Robert
THURSDAY. JANUARY %, for three nights and one
matinee Mathews MY AWFUL DAD.
MONDAY, JANUARY 26, for six nights and matt.
noe, Foote and Mathews THE LIAR.
- Seats can now be secured for any of the above
performances
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Lessee and Manager. .........JOfIN r. FORD
D'OYLY CARTE's LONDON OPERA COMPANY.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27
Agriculture.

The hogs of this country are
donble the value of the sheep
and halt the value Of the cat,
tie.
The average net weight ot the
hogs slaughtered in the United
States is 226 pounds, and OF the
lard in each hog. from 3 to -
pounds.
Rice culture has greatly in
creased IN louisiana since the
war, and in some localities ii Is
deemed more profitable than SUI
gar production.
Mr.. VIM. Bryant, Of Thomas
county, Ga, made last season.
with two mules forty bales OF
cotton in addition to a full pro-
vision crop.
\ practical farmer writes that
for killing lice on COWS, horses
or hogs, he has always found
the following application sGc-
cessful. Take the water In
which potatoes have been boiled
and rub it over the skin OF the
animals to be treated. The lice
will be dead in two hours and
no further progeny appear.
The Sumter Ga, Republican,
says a neighbor has a hen whish
lost all her family but one. Con
sidering her disconsolate eondi~
ton, the hen laid again while the
chick. was quite small sat on 5
eggs, the shlck:s sat with her, and
now follows with clucks, and
feeds the younger brood n
though she was responsible.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

MIGRATION TO THE WEST
Taking the land sales of the
whole period since 1873, the
year of the panic, when the fall
Of prices and the scarcity of
work in the East set people here
to thinking about going West,
it would appear that more than
100000 people have taken up
homes in the West and South in
the past five years. Of this
number, not over 100000 can
possibly have been supplied by
foreign immigration, the rest of
the total of 100000 immigrants
in those years remaining In the
East or in the towns and cities
of the Pacific coast. At least
100000 people have, therefore,
gone from the East and from
Virginia and Kentucky, in the
last five years ); over oOO,OOO OF
them during 1878. This re-
markable fact is regarded as
part of the explanation why
times have grown perceptibly
easier in this country during
1878. There is no mistake
about the fact that times have
grown easier. There is less Ia
Dor unemployed, and there is
larger consumpti IN of manufac-
tured goods. This migration to
the new states would alone have
been the means of producing
this result, even if it had had no
material aid from any other
source.-N. Y. Tribune.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

Hoe CHoLERA.-During the
past year, the number OF hogs
that have died of cholera in
Mecklenburg county is quite
alarming, and even yet the dis
ease has not altogether subsidized.
The loss from this ource IN the
county will amount to several
thousand dollars. The agricul-
tural department at Washington
had a man out here making an
examination Of the disease. At
ter collecting all the facts posi-
bic, the department has an
nounced its decision to be that
the disease is not only infections.
but contagious, and it is also
shown that other animals taking
the disease from them can trans
NIT it back to the previous
source. This has been made
apparent by DR.. Low, of Cornell
University. The only way yet
suggested for the prevention Of
the spread of the disease is to
stamp it out by killing the
animal Charlotte Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

CATs.-"Three carloads of cats
recently passed over the Canada
Southern railroad, destined for
the granaries Of the west" This
will recall to the curious and
retentive reader the famous Cat
Hoax" of 1915. In August OF
that year, just previous to the
great Napoleon exile; a quaker
ish looking gentleman caused a
great number of handbills to be
distributed in Chester, England,
representing that many g%enteel
families were to accompany the
troops sent to guard the illustrl-
Gus exile at St. Helena; and as
that island was cursed with rats
the British ministry pledged
themselves to rid it OF the curse,
for the benefit of these good
citizens; accordingly the united
kingdom was called upon to
furnish cats, or we'll grown kit
tens, for the purpose. The gov
eminent was pledged to furnish
a special vessel for the free
transportation of the felines, and
to pay from five skillings for
every vigorous kitten "that could
swill milk up to sixteen shli-
lings for each athletic full
crown ton cat The result
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27
PHOTOGRAPHs TAKEN AT Mr.

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN AT Nip
NIGHT.-The following being OF
local interest, we clip from the
Hartford Courant. We still re-
main the same humble, modest,
gentle people in Willimantic, as
though we had not beaten the
world on cotton, electric lights
and phenomenal photographs
"The account Of the success
full trial, or rather use, of the
Brush electric light at the thread
mills Of the Wi,limantic COM
pany, is still, no doubt, remem-
bered by the readers of the Cou-
rant. The great "mule room"
about $40 feet long, is made as
light with four of the electric
burners as it was by nearly a
hundred gas burners. 1t was
mentioned at the time of the
visit to Willimantic that the
electric light is similar to sun
light and that in its rays the
fine distinctions in the shades Of
color are as truly made as in
the day time. A further illust-
ration of this identity between
the electric and sunlights is fur
nished by the enterprise Of the
managers of the Willimantic
company in an interesting way.
They have sent to the office a
photograph of the winding room
as it appeared with the electric
lights at work, and the photo
graph was taken at midnight
by the electric light, thus PROV
ing that the sun is no longer
needed in the picture business.
The photographs, taken by Issac
White Of this city, are clear and
would be creditable to day-work.
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was, that within three DAYS.
more than 5000 cats were brout
to market; and when At length
the hoax and the cats we're out
OF the bag, the street in which
the cat merchants were directed
to deliver their pets, and more
or less the whole city of Chester
became a cat pandemonium 500
cats were thrown In the river in
a single day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

1t is wrong for the State to
have any interest in railroads.
When owned by the State they
are a great lever in the hands Of
designing and bad politicians.
The n. c.. Railroad when con-
trolled by the State was always
a bone of contention and men
made President who had no
more capacity for successfully
managing such an enterprise
than an ordinary ten year old
boy.
If the State has al interest in
this railroad let it be disposed Of
to the best advantage, but never
no never invest another dollar
therein, The State is too poor
and already deeply in debt to
make such in restments.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27
THE GRAND MASTER o.
NORTH CAROLINA
GRANGE.
MASTERS OFFICE,
y. G.. STATE GRANGE,
C%HARLoTT, Aug. Sd, lo1s.)


Bros J. r. Winston ". Z. Cobb
and j. A. Harris We're appointed IA
Committee on the Organ under the
above resolution. Said committee
have reported that they have
made satisfactory arrangements
with the FARMER AND MECHANIC,
an Agricultural Journal, published
in the city of Raleigh, and do re
commend the FARMR AND Me-
CHANIC S the organ Of our order.
Patrons,-It is with pleasure !
announce to you that the FARMER
AND MECHANIC is the organ Of Il
order. In it will be published all
reports and communications fron
the Masters Office and the office Of
the Executive Committee, that
can be made public. Each patron
should not only subscribe for 1t,
but should send TO the manager ali
q items" that will be Of general IN
terest to our order. Masters and
Secretary's of subordinate oranges
will have this announcement read
before their respective oranges.
Trusting that each of you VIII AID
in extending the circulation Of our
organ and in building it up.
[ am, fraternally,
5. Il. ALEXANDER,
Mister y. &. State Grange.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27
1871
Department Of agriculture
state BOARD of Agricul tEre, Immigra
ton and Statistics.

:. VANCE, Governor and ex officio Chair
nv e KERR. state GeOlOgiSt and ex officio
M" > RATTLE. President State Agricultural
None and ex officio membe of the Board.
II II. HoLT, President State Agricultural
,,ria-y and ex ofticio member OF the Board
r Master State Grange, L.
III and ex officiO member OF the Board.
= r THIGPRN, Of Edgecpmbe county.
Jo<ATHA~ EVANS, OF Cumberland county
gproXTDAs l.. POLK. Commissioner.
TTao, J.. ROBINSON, Secretary and Treas
urer. door q. prioos, puiIdiro
Raleigh, NC.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

The decision in favor OF the
heirs of Gen. Lee in the Arling-
ton ejectment suit will probably
constrain Congress to pass the
bill introduced by Senator John
ston of Virginia, to buy the Ar
lington property. This is all the
claimants desire, and they are
willing to sell at a fair price,
when their rights are establish
ed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

Miss Chloe Lankton, of New
Hartford, Conn, has Just COM
pleted the collection OF one mil
lion cancelled postage stamps.
She began in October last gen
tleman IN Philadelphia having
offered her 5000 if she would
get the stamps for him, the
money to be used in getting for
her a life residence III a home
for the frlendleSS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27
IMMIGRATION.

The present year promises a
large INCREASE IN immigration.
There was a gain of 10000 in
he arrivals at New York last
year, and this will probably be
trebled in 1879. The whole
number of immigrants landed
at New York, from 1855 to 1878.
both years included, was 3,772,-
1OI-more than the entire pop
ulation of the country a century
ago. Over 1000, 600 gave the
Middle States as their avowed
destination. the number credit
ed to New York alone being l.
52l,566. The Western States
received 1900, 900, the Eastern
100000, and the Southern about
100000. 1t is worthy of note
that six Southern States-North
and South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi and Flori-
da-are credited only with TO-
600 only of the three and three
quarter millions of immigrants
who arrived at New York in the
period named, while Rhode Isl
and a.one received $1,000. and
Massachusetts 174.OOO.
The Emigration Commission
ers at New York are in receipt
Of letters from many parts Of
Europe, asking information in
regard to employment, the best
sections to settle in. and other
matters of interest to intending
immigrants. In order to obtain
this information from reliable
sources, they are about to send
a circular to the Governors of
the different States, with inqui-
ries covering all the questions
put by persons proposing to cast
tleir fortunes here. The infor-
nation thus obtained will be
useful as a guide to immigrants
IN selecting their future homes.
There Is reason to fear that
Ireland will have a full share Of
the distress caused by the pros
tratlon of indus rles in Europe,
and there will probably be a
considerable increase in Irish
immigration. The New York
Commissioners + already in
formed of a marked increase in
the number Of prepaid passage
tickets forwarded to Ireland and
Germany. We should be glad
to know that some genuine eff
fort will be made to rescue the
coming Irish immigrants from
the dark fate of drifting blindly
into the by-ways of the cities.
1t is a bitter discredit to our
people that they have no organ
lzed system for the care and
guidance OF immigrants OF their
own nationality. Thousands of
these 60 to the bad because there
is no one to give them a helping
when they land on a
strange shore. They fall into
idle or evil ways, simply be
cause they are utterly neglected
by those who should assist and
direct them. The Irish in Amer
lea have societies for nearly all
purposes but this, but they neg
lect the one that is scarce.y Sec
Ond in Importance to any. Some
Of the colonization societies are
good work, and their
efforts deserve cordial recogni-
ton; but there is need Of a
NOV ement, and it should
be un0erta ken at once.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

mnaslum In many cases is better
than all plantation bitters and
PAIN killers, and cataplasms, end
;. i. Ms and all the other board
fence literature. Coed cheer is
a science. There is no exemp-
ton from misfortune. but in the
lottery of life there are more
prizes drawn than blanks. Lit
US leave 1t TO the owl to boot, to
the frog to croak, to the bear to
growl and to the fault-fnder 10
complain, while We get into a
boat all full of sunshine and
pull ahead, and toward all that
IS bright and good and useful.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

Christiancy's motives in G
signing the Senatorship We're
purely philanthropic. He want
ed to 60 off somewhere where he
could support a wife, and Peru
is the place. They say that IN
that country thirteen yards of
muslin are sufficient to clothe
nine females.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

would be spread before the fire
and the family would engage in
picking, with a plenty of milk,
butter, honey, potatoes, and
cider spread before them, and it
seemed a frolic. Those who
were largely engaged in naval
store business had their barrels
made at home. The sound and
rivers were filled with fish
every little creek or branch
from the Roanoke was filled
with herring. There was a lit
tie stream on my fathers own
plantation that the herring went
up in quantities, and then he
would hedge it and take fish
enough for his family and neigh
bors-it is called wear-gut to
this day-no need of propoga-
ting fish then as now at Avoca.
The firm that [ have spoken Of
at Piymouh h, had another large
establishment at Hamilton. Mr..
David Clark Of the firm Of
CLARK, Carmel 4 Co., was the ia
Their of Gen. David Clark and
Vim. NJ. Clark, one Of the CO.
partners was the father Of Col.
David Clark, both of whom are
now living in this country.
They were good merchants and
good farmers, and made large
estates. After Mr.. Carmel with
drew from the firm it was
changed to Clark, Cox & Co.
Mr.. Cox was the father of Gen.
w. R. Cox.
When | was in Plymouth at
the time the news came that
peace was made, | well reco}lect
the first vessel that sailed for
New York loaded with naval
stores-a large schooner, called
the Bellona, belonging to Capt.
Levin Goseman.
| could write a great deal
more-but have already written
at great length. In my next
[ will try and tell you some
thing about that rich body of
land in BERTHE county, known as
the Indian woods. 1t was the
reservation of the Tuskaroa
tribe. ] may, perhaps, be able
to inform you how they disposed
of it-what they received in
their agent was
and what became Of the Indian
boy, Jack Cain, who was left
with the agent. Now, Colonel,
memory carries me back to those
bountiful and happy days,-yet
at the time it makes me feel
sad, to think that | am one of
the few that are remaining in
this life. With much esteem, [
am yours, NJ. l.. w.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27

Congressman Steele has ap-
pointed Col. J. p. Thomas, Capt
A. Burwell and Rev. DR.. Whit
field, of Charlotte, to con iuct
the competitive examination for
the West Point cadetship of that
district.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-27
Muscle and Good Cheer.

u. D.. OF tDc DIOOhlNi Idbei-
nacIe, lectured at Steinway
Hall under the auspices of the
Atlanta Boat Club. His subject
was Muscle and Good Cheer"
1t contained many maxims of
sound advice interspersed with
sallies of wit. which evoked
peals of laughter every few
minutes from all parts Of the
house.
The very suggestion Of a boat
club makes me loosen my col
lar, unbutton my coat, expand
my lungs, take a long breath
and make a gesture like that.
Here Mr.. Talmage initiated the
stroke of an oarsman. There is
something in the thought of a
boat that stirs my blood, what
ever craft it be, from James
Gordon BENEFITS $4,000 yacht
clear down to a North River
scow. | have no more interest
in the Garden of Eden than I
have in the boat club which, in
Noah's time, picked a race out
of the freshet. Noah's Ark
was the grandfather of all yachts
What the world wants is
more outdoor exercise. 1t would
improve our theology. We. the
clergy, have SO little outdoor
exercise that we get an enlarged
spleen and lose u temper and
must have something to devour,
and if we can't get anything else
we'll take a neighboring clergy
man and roast him, rolling up
our eyes in religious fervor be-
fore we masticate him, thus say
ing grace before meat. If the
Atalanta Boat Club would some
day get all our clergymen in
their boats, give each one IN oar,
and make him pull or be thrown
overheard, it would improve the
condition of our American
CHURCHES. Religion is sunshine
and there is no place to get like
an open boat. We want more
of the abandon of river and field
sport. | belonged in Philadel-
phia to a ball club composed Of
clergymen. When a doctor of
divinity had struck a ball, the
ragamufins of the city would
cry, Go it, uncle" another
base, old beeswax.' By
George. that old fellow is
spawned and ringboned and has
got the heaves." And when we
allowed some one Of these raga-
mullins to take the bat with us
he would fly around the ring,
his clothes in tatters, out at the
knees and with flag at half
mast, pursuing some minister
on his way to the bishopric.
The fact is, when the boy gets
entirely out Of a mans nature
he had better retire to Green
wood. We want men of iron
instead of men of mush. For a
year three times a day | took a
row on the Passaic River. You
can tell me nothing about boats.
Come around, boys, some Satur-
day to the Brooklyn docks and,
you in one boat and [ in another,
we will take a race. This win
ter let our ponds and rivers and
our Capitoline Grounds be all
aquake with the hail and the
shout of the swift skater. Can
you doubt the connection be-
tween muscle and good cheer ?
Did you ever know a man who
took a cheerful view of life who
did not attend to physical exer-
else? Let us all do what we
may to brighten up our earthly
existences. Some men p: etend
to be so religious that they can
not laugh. The gravest and
most solemn looking minister 1
ever knew borrowed of me $50,
and out of pure delicacy Of feel.
ing never mentioned the subject
again. (Laughter.)
Every one needs exercise and
a change from the routine Of