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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-24
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Grange Circular.
WARRENTON. n. c., July 10, 1879.

WARRENToN. \. c., July 10, 1879.
During the latter part of August and in
September | propose to make canvass
through the counties of Granville, Perton,
Caswell. Alamance, Orange, Chatham and
Wake in behalf of the Grange interest and
the farmers movement. Any dormant
Grange that desires to revive. or any active
one that wishes me TO be with them either
in public celebration or private meeting
viii please give me due notice SO that can
arrange a regular series Of appointments.
Address me without delay at Warrenson,
NC. w. Fl. CHEEK, Master.
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Haisieb ano Aouno=Abo ut.

Plenty melons and fruits of every de-
scription in market daily.
A big excursion OF colored people left
Raleigh this morning for Durham.
Married at Statesvi'le, by Rev. W. B.
Presley Mr. John Walker, and Miss Alice
Culbretb.
Bro w. \. Davis. of the Oxford
Torcbliqht wishes information of a gold
reck-chain. with breast-pin attached, les.
at Wake Forest.
Died in Raleigh, Mrs. Britannia Jewell.
aged In Wake Mr.. Gabriel Mya't.
aged 76 an estimable citizen In
Wake Mrs Taos. Stevens
The North .Sfote pays high compliment
to Judge Dillard of the Supreme Court as
lone of the verv best judges that ever sat
upon the Supreme Bench.
Rev. d. A. Long has at last set the
ball in motion for monument on the Ala
nance Regulation Battlefield. See notice
of the proceedings summarized from he
Cleaner.
The contract has been advertised for
rew Episcopal church of granite at Ashe-
vile II is fa he of Gothic archit cure
cross s-shsped, to seat Al persons. 70 saith
We CHizsn
The Supveme Ccurt will to-mor ow
(Fridav) hear tho anneal of III Speakers of
the LEGISLATURE in relation to JUDGE Eure's
n7andamus requiring them to sign the
School Bill
A letter to the Editor from East Ten
neesoe reports all the villages filing up
with refugees from the Mississippi Valley.
Several huudred had come to the small
town If Roge,sville.
On Sunday following the drowning Of
the Caksmifh daughters. the pecp'e Of
Beaufort ircluding SIX c'ercvmen If diff
erert denominatons. he ld solemn services
at the Methods church.
Mr. Jesse Brown, is quite poorly this
"wednesday morning as is also Mrs. j. 2.
Pritchard. An old gentleman Jack Harris.
aced 75. died in Swift Greek Yesterday. of
paralysis This disease is of daily occur
renee.
Elsewhere print an article.on Abuti-
lop, or american Jute." The Obserrer
has received from w. G.. Holman. of Glover
OrchaId. Alamance county, specimen Of
the plant. which may prove of much value
to the South.
Sc far as we can gather from the u't'r
ances Of the press. and per'ors in private
conversation. the recent railroad manipula-
tons lave rot given any marked degree of
satisfaction except to few salary drawers,
and Dire cto!y 'Co.onels.'
The Governor frolcs at Beaufort. the
Secretary Of State at Warm Springs; the
Auditor has been at home in Haywood
county for several months. Easy times all
around. EVERYTHING moving on nicely
nov even excepting salaries.
The yellow fever panic has killed the
Kansas exodus The demagoeuesw who were
about to sail down the Mississippi On armed
Sunboats to bring up the darkeys "a ct arms.
Low refuse to even feed the poor wretches
"hom they enticed away from comfortable
homes
The Observer learns that Thos. Nor
Vile, a shoemaker. of Asheville, was
Enocksd down and dangerously cut on
saturday night. He received 40 stabs
on hls person. The Visitor hears that a
man named Rose was killed at Old Fort,
on the same day. by man named Rogers
,. VINO has been jailed at Marion. Lively |
'iiisS In the mud cut country.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-24

The Rev. Henry J. Munson, of Worcester,
Mass, after preaching a sermon on the
holm esS of matrlmony. stepped down from
the pulpit said that he had been too long a
wido*er and requested Hiss Matte Eaton
to come forward Miss Eaton complied,
and the clergyman, to the congreg .tlon =
astonishmpnt. married himself TO her after
the Quaker form, each vowing to be faifh>
ful to the other.
Sun rise prayer meetings at the Salisbury
St. Baptist Church during this week, and a
chul ch conference will be held on Friday
night to pray for Divine guidance in the
selection Of a pastor to take the place Of
DR.. Piitchard Visitor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-24

On the inst. Il xo q section VS. isited
by fearful wind an halt storm Numper-
less trees were upr p"tei aad several mhes
OF fence utteT sw.pt away. iarge
uuaDti.y of cotton was blown up ~ the
roots and carried % a neiEhb IIu. hcli. In
one orchard - fruit trees were blown mp
and many more ba lv damaged Numbsrs
Of houses were blown Gown. but o lives
lost. A. one farm woman was the only
occupant Of the dwelling ouse,
and SIX out houses were blown down
around her. She so badly fright
ened that she fell into trace
and came near beiag buried sliva Her
friends made al the preparations for the
fureral and We're abont to star for the
grave when she suddenly revived and de-
clined to attend in the capacity Of corpse.
This stopped the funeral. Scarcely a
chin ley in the neighboeh hood escaped the
wind, and several were blown 10 he roof
with such force that they broke through
and fell TO the first floor.-O5serrer Cores
pOndence from Bertie county,
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A Big Pile Of Money.

RALEIGH, n. c.. July 80
MESSRS EDITORS Can you inform m
bow much money has been spent by the
Department OF Agriculture. and what bene
fl i It has been 70 the armeIs Of North Caro-
lima? \ ours, sc, ORANGE.
We have neither ime, nor space, to an
swer rur correspondent fully tn s week,
bu5 We learn from the State Auditors
books that the sums paid by tie State | cas-
urer TO he Board of Agr culture are IS
follows
From April ~ to Sept. 30 - 5000 $
T. ON pr. - to Sept. 30. 20 17.l27.50
From Sept. IS TO July |. 70 lo5oU5 90
+ 4.,228.35
Including The larg' sums ordered by the
ecent meeting of tne Board part of which
mi hit have been easily Saved) he total Will
run tt about FIFTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS for the blief period OF two years, or
thereab uts.
Have The farmers of North Carolina de-
rived fiftv thousand dollars worth Of beae-
III? The subject deserves discussion
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MARRIED Ia Monroe, Nl ? :. Grims-
ley and Miss ,'jclett Kendall :. IN Spar
tanburg, July 10, Capt. Thomas ,. John
ston, "tbe Senator from BuncomLe" and
Miss Leila Bobo, daughter Of Simpson
Bob, ESQ one of the wealthjest men in
upper South Carolina.
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PRICE: ! LIS FOR SIX MONTHS.
200 FOR ONE YEAR.
Index to New Advertisements.

W ". GILEs-Well-t ug
F. II. HEARTT- Turnip seed
J. u. .ARNoLD-Jonesboro High school.
REV. " VI. A. HARRIS, ID. D.-Wesleyan Female In
stitute.
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REANs' WAREHoUsE-~p pecal notice.
LEvY-C hampton Shirt Factory.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19
Airing His French.

While French ship was detained at
southern port ON the coast OF GeOr-
gia, the officers amused themselves by
fishing and hunting, making their rem
devious at the house of an old farmer,
where they cooked their game and
slept. The old man watched their for
sign ways with intense curiosity, and
listened eagerly to the bewildering
tongue they SO Anently discoursed in.
and aftor some days had passed he
picked up some of the phrases most
agreeable to his ear, although he could
not catch the pronunciation, or may
have scorned to initiate it. He had
been fond of holding forth in prayer,
night and morning, for many years,
with no audience but hin wife, and
now that Providence had provided q
congregation who were necessarily
compelled to sit around his fire for rest
after the days hard work, his outpour-
ings began to stretch far beyond the
patience of his guests, aud soon they
showed no hesitation in dropping oil
in the midst of his exhortations. No
ticing and ressnting this, he common
ced the usual nightly exercises earlier
one evening, before any of the party
had left, and after enumeratine
every sin of commission and olAis-
sion OF which they had been
guilty while under his roof, be-
sought for pardon for them. "But if "
he prayed with fervor, "their goddess.
ness and sinfulness are past forgive
ness, then, o Lord, I besesch you to
look with sang froid on their daily
life.
1t is hardly necessary to say that the
French words we're pronounced with
all tho hardness his voice was capable
of enunciating, and each letter dwslt
upon with vivid distinctnsss. -EDIT-
oR's DRAWER, in Harper's Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19

Lord Cardigan was . very positive
man, and commanded every one-phy.
sicians. lawyers, parsons, - we'll - I'll
the army-that he dared to. He hsA
little capacity for pleasantly. One day
when the weather was very hot, Lady
Cardigan, after church, said laughing
" to Mr.. Sylvester, the clergyman of
Deene, 1T was 30 warm to-day that ~
seriously thought Of coming TO church
without our bonnets." eff You had
done So" replied Mr.. Sylvester, 81
should have sent you back, for you
know we are told that no woman
should pray with her head uncovered"
Lady Cardigan told his lordship of this
as pleasant saying of their friend the
parson, but his lordship received it in
very different light. He brooded
over it for week, and then said to Mr..
Sylvester, ~ wish to speak to You.
IL it true that you told Lady Cardigan
that If she had come to church with
out her bonnet you should have sent
her back?" Perfectly true" replied
Mr.. Sylvester. "Then may ask you
where you find that in your orders!"
asked Lord Cardigan. I" 1t is SO writ
ten in the Bible" replied the clergy
man. "In the Bible !" said Lord
Cardigan; 81 do not believe it. /
have got Bible here-I don't exactly
know where it is. but it is somewhere
which tells you all about everything.
and I am sure l never read anything Of
the kind there. Where is it" at il
in the eleventh chapter of Corinthi-
ans" replied the clergyman. "Corin-
thians Corinthians But that ID
in the Old Testament which is entirely
superseded by the new regulations"
replied his lordship. Pardon mo-"
replied Mr.. Sylvester, the Bpistle to
the Corinthians is in the New Tesla
nent." Corinthians Let me seei
Corinthians u remarked his lordship,
thinking deeply "what do I know
about Corinthians Oh! remember
they always called Tom Wilton, Cor
inthian Tom"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19

pulled the line. The balloon was hear
to slit, the car stood almost motionless
in the face of q brisk breeze, and in less
than seven minutes the balloon was
spread fiat on the grass. Time, $40
p. m.
Returning to st. Anne in the morn
ing. came to this city. Grimley,
Cowan and the balloon will reach Mon.
treal ola YamSska and Sorel on Satur-
day morning.
The balloon carried on this trip g..
$50 pounds. distributed as follows:
Ballast, 400; balloon and netting $50;
car, 400; six persons and filings, 900.
There was 165 pounds of ballast to spare
on landing. The balloon is 1000 feet
capacity, and is the largest in America.
A number of gentlemen from Brook.
Ign have examined the invention with
a view to having the experiments made
in New York.-C.r. Howk Eye.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19
Coffee anu Beer.

In . report Just published in one Of
the leading papers in Saxony, it il
stated that the quantity Of coffee con.
sumed annually has increased during
the past forty years from 100, 000,0 900
pounds to $50, 900, 900 pounds. The
amount used each year, per capita, in
different parts of Europe, is given as
follows: Russia. one. fifth pound Great
Britain and Italy, one pound; Austria
Hungary. one and half pounds; France,
three and one.ifth pounds; Germany,
four and one-third pounds; Dennar /,
five pounds; Switzerland, six and three
quarter pounds; Holland, seven pounds,
and Belgium nearly nine pounds. Ac-
cording to the report referred to, the
German nation not only consumes more
coffee than any other, but also drinks
more beer. In the latter regard the
Bavarians have the distinction of being
first in the world. The statistics given
show that the inhabitants of Bavaria
nearly five millions in number-drink
annually about 147H gallons of beer
each. at an average expense OF about
$13 80, or q total to the kingdom Of
nearly sixty-fve millions of dollars.
The figures given for the two principal
cities-Nuremberg and Munich-and
for Ingolstadt are still more striking.
Nuremberg, with population of nearly
1000, consumes annually about PIP
gallons per inhabitant. This is an
average expense to each person of about
$19; total, nearly 81, zoe, 600. The popu.
lation of Munich is about 175, 900; the
beer drank annually is set down at 24S
gallons per person. This is an average
expense per capita of about $22 80;
total to the city each year, nearly SO,
900. 600. Ingolstadt. with not to ex-
coed $4,000 Inhabitants, expends an.
nua!ly for the favsrite beverage about
17l5 900; this is an average cost per year
to each man, women and child in the
city of fully $47 60. with an average
consumption of about 528 gallons.
The above statements as to quantity of
beer drank in Bavaria are taken from
the report alluded to, and are probably
very nearly correct, but the computa-
tions Us to cost are made by myself and
will be found to be under rather than
above the true amounts. - american
ReQister,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19

An actor, who shall be nameless, was
making tour in America, and ons
night, playing Otheilo-in which char.
acter he was considered great star, al
though not perhaps by very discern
ing publio-just at the thrilling mo.
ment when the unhappy Desdemona is
being smothered by her jealous lord,
some soulless gamin in the gallery imi.
tated to perfection an audible osculs.
ton, which feat sent the audience into
roars of laughter. The infuriated
tragedian bounded to the footlights.
shook his fists at the gallery, and thun-
dering forth dsnunoiations upon the
wretched disturber, dared him to come
down on to the stage and engage in
combat. The more he foamed, the
more, of course, every one laug
At last the soulless gamin was rem owed
by the police, and quiet restored. The
aggravated Moor returned to the bed.
side (where Desdemona was visibly
shaking with laughter beneath the MUIR
derous pillow and repeated the scene.
Alas for him, however; he could not
succeed in making any tragic impress
sion after the intense absurdity OF the
interruption.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19
Tea Drinking In Russia.

A Russian goes to the tea house to
drink tea only. with favor OF spirit IN
it; il he wants other beverages he
drinks them at once. In summer ne
takes cold tea instead of hot, and
soueezes more lemon than vodki into
it; that is all the difference. He seldom
takes sugar, and the waiter does not
present it unless asked for. Cigarettes
are the rule in the house, not pipes or
cigars; and the Russian never twirls
them himself, Spanish fashion, but buys
them ready made. On his saying
i" papyros," the waiter brings him
polished brass plate holding q dozen
loose cigarettes Of divers dimensions
and of three color.-white, buff and
pink. The last are the most delicate in
flavor, and are reserved for the bonnie
bouehe. The Russian epicure begins
with the white ones, and, as he sits d.
vested of his furred touloupa and
wrapped in his csftsn, with his head
leaning against the wainseot and dreami-
~ beating time to the music of the
organ. he offers q perfect picture OF
Oriental repose. The wainscots are
marked with rows of greasy black
circles made by the heads of customers.
There Is scarcely more talking than in .
Turkish cafe; but officials in uniform,
who may have imbibed the tastes of the
West, sometimes get up games OF cards
ana intersperse their play with squeak
ing interjsctions expressive OF their
emotions at winning or losing. The
tea sold in the ten houses is very good,
and Russians swallow surprising guam
titles of it. Three or four pints with .
proportionate quantity of vodki, will
not seem an excessive evenings allow
ance for q sober man. Coffee is never
asked for. In the lower kinds OF houses
(where haud-barrel organs discourse
music) the tea is said to be rebrew
from the leaves that have been used by
larger establishments, and here it is
customary to serve the tea ready favored
with vodki. 1t makes potent beverage
which will send glow all over the
body of an isvostchik (cabman) in cold
weather and make him drive his sleigh
or drosky in wild zigzags, with many
yells. In the tea houses Of the lower
orders the shrine of the Virgin stands
Just within the door, and cus.omer
would no more think of taking tea with
out paying his devotious than he would
20 out into the snow without having his
boots on. When he has we'll drunk he
will make another stand az the shrine
on coming out. aud one is happy to say
that, if customer cannot remain quite
steady on his legs during his brief
prisons, some good Samaritan will
always bear him a helping hand, lest
the unsteady brother, going out I'M
shriven with 80 much whiskeytied tea
on board him, should come to grief
through his impiety. 1t is common
phrase in Russia to say of man who
has rolled dead drunk into the snow
and got frozen there. He forgot to
pray after his tea. "-Harper's.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19
An Improved MAUD Muller"

Doubtless majority of the readers OF
Writers " Maud Muller have wish cd
that the poem had ended with the mar.
rage of the dignified Judge to the fair
hay -raker. An incident in the life OF
the eccentric Judge Breckenridge, OF
Pittsburg, would have justified such
. pleasing finale to the touching ballad.
The Judge, who was an independent sort
Of man much given to having his own
way, rode up, one day, to q tavern in q
mountainous district in Pennsylvania.
A handsome girl appeared to offer her
services as hostler. She mounted the
horse. rode him Of to spring, and in
returning jumped him over five barred
gate. The Judge looked ON with admira-
ton. The girl pleased him, and he
made inquiries about her. She proved
to be the landlords daughter, and to be
30 worthy that the Judge resolved that
she should DO Mrs. Breckenridge. He
proposed and was accepted. But there
was an obstacle to immediate marriage.
The girl WAS a diamond. but . rough
one, and needed polish and setting be-
fore she could appear in tho society in
which her intended husband moved.
The Judge took her to lady in Phila-
delphia. the head of q fashionable
school for girls. What, sir, will you
have her taught?" asked the lady, after
the Judge had explained who was his
charge and for what purpose lie de-
sired her education. Madam, dress
and address," "Sir, it shall he done. "
And i, was and that SO etfectually that
Mrs. Breckenridge was noted as an ele.
giant and accomplished lady.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19

TALlEYRAND's CUNN1NG.-A lady who
professed to be charmed with Talley-
rand's wit begged of him to write his
name in her album. His gallantry
could not refuse, and he began to write
verse.
"Arretez, Monseigneur |" exclaimed
the lady; sit may be very well for in
ferior persons to write verses. but the
name OF Talleyrand is enough to ap-
pear in my book. It is fame"
He fixed his keen eye on the suppl
eating fair ono, and wrote his name at
the top OF the page. The anecdote
spread; and all Paris laughed at the
happy evasion Of perhaps seeing his
name in few days signed to . bill OF
5000 francs
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19
Rust.

Once upon time an Arabian prin-
cess was presented with an ivory casket
exquisitely wrought, by her teacher,
with the injunction not to open it until
year had rolled around. Many were
the speculations as to what it contained,
and the time was impatiently waited for
when the jewelled key should disclose
the mysterious contents. It came at
last. and the maiden went away alone,
and with trembling haste unlocked the
treasure and 10 reposing on delicate
satin Innings, lay nothing but a shroud
of rust the form of something
beautiful could be discsrned, but the
beauty had gone forever. fearful with
disappointment, she did not at first see
slip of parchment containing these
words: Dear pupil: May you learn
from this lesson in your life. This
trinket, when inclosed, had upon it
only single spot Of rust by neglect
1t has become the useless thing you
now behold, only blot on its pure
surroundings. So little stain ON your
character will, by inattention and neg
lect, mar bright and useful life, and
in time will leave only the dark record
of what might have been. If ysu now
place within jewel of gold, and after
many years seek the result, you will
find it still rs sparkling IS ever. So
with yourself /; treasure up only the
pure, the good; and yen will ever be an
ornament to society, and o source of
true pleasure to yourself and your
friends"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19

According to the Paris Conditional,
Prince Jerome Napoleon, like M. Gam
beta, is scrupulous reader of all the
newspapers. and assiduously peruses
all the Paris journals of the right and
left. He said the other day. after
reading rather strong critique of his
opinions, that the writer was mistaken,
as had never been an anti Catholic, and
might at the most be called an anti
ultram ontane, but that. above all, he
was an anti-materialist."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19

THIS WARN WKATHKR.-We love to
lie beneath the shade and quaf the
cooling lemonade, AID also feel tho
cheerful ants crawl slowly up our sum
mer pants.-Er. And stop from time
to time to rub the bite Of some vora-
cious bug. and feel the csterpillarS
track along our arms and down our
bsck.-Free Pres. And hear the fes-
tive skestsr sing. and feel the gentle
hornet sting. Who wouldn't lie BE-
meath the shade and quaf the cooling
lemonade ?-Bay City Chronicle an1
Tribune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19

Voltaire's brains have gone beg
ring, Voltsires brain, when his body
VAS smbalmed, was retained by y.
Mitonard, q chemist who did the work.
He beq ueathsd it to his daughter, and
she in turn gave it to her cousin, .
barrister. This last possessor left i 70
the French Academy, which declined
the bequsst, fearing that il it were 90
cepted other persons might have the
idea of presenting the brains OF other
acsdemicians to their museum.-Ds-
trois Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-09-19

A GRAMMATICAL ERRoR.-Col0rade
has the most delightful climate in the
world, and bed-bugs. A mother in
Israel residing there requires her grand
daughter, young High School miss, TO
read to her daily some portion OF the
Good Book. While 80 engaged recent
" the young lady suddenly stopped
and exclaimed: "Why, grandma. I
declare. here is y grammatical error"
The old lady replied: Ono matter
darling. XII ii, and 60 on."-EDIroRS
DRAWER, in Harper's Magazine.