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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26
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GREENSBORO PATRIOT ITEMS The ne
gro horse thief proved To be Peter Dew ttr.
ry. aud the animal the property OF ID. i.
Leonard OF Lexington, who came after the
borse and negro on FRIDAY. Lewis Miller
colored, an escaped convict was captured at
our depot on Friday. He resisted but was
overpowered, and jugged. Capt. {. II.
Scott has resigned his position on the sur
yeying corps, c. r. \. \. Il. K. 10 re-
rurn to Raleigh. Dr. Nereus Mendenhai
has been appointed to the vacancy, and
with Chief Engineer l.. {. Jones vii in
few days begin the survey of the ladkin
Nalley.- Y " the trustee sale Of the pro
perty Of Wilson x Shober the prices ranged
so low that the auction was discontinued.
Forty acres of land near the city sold for
ouly $50. Dr. d. c. W. Benbow was the
purchaser. The Williams place, six miles
from Greensboro, sold for S905 to -. f.
Caldwell, Esq, Of this city. The Owen
property, in the city, very valuable, sold for
Sl46O, to j. r. Bulla, of High Point Mr.
Bulla intends to improve this property and
move to Greensboro The Ball Mine, near
Jamestown was sold to DR.. ID. 4. Armted
for $40 The North Carolina Handle
Company property including buildings,
factory and machinery, &c sold to
Hundley and Hanks for IS, 800.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

A Democratic club has been formed at
GiddensvilIe, Sampson county. Nearly 100
names enrolled.
The Bunner "a s Major Wm. 4. Guthrie
has been warmly pressed to make Hancock
speeches in some Of the doubtful States
married on the 9Th inst, by Rev. T. J.
Boone, Mr. J. G. Shotwell and Miss Mary
E. Lyens. all of Granville county The
happy couple left the following day for
Graham, to attend the Grand Lodge Of
Good Tempiars of which the bride was
Grand Worthy Vice Templar. Congratu
lations Hickory Press.
We were not aware that anybody of our
name lived in the old North State: but
Granville is noted for nice folks; SO we beg
leave to add other fluctuations.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

Wilson COUNTY ITEMs.--From the id
rance w ork has been begun on the two
brick stores which Mr. Vi. Rountree is hav-
ing built on Tar5oro street which will be
occupied when completed, by Rountree
Barnes & Co.-The Farmer and Mechanic
is good paper, has a good editor and de-
serves a large patronage. -Buslness IN
Wilson is on the increase. One day last
week one of our ms-Branch, Hadley 4
Farmer-sold over 500, 900 worth of goods.
&c. ". Blount, Esq, left this morning
for AsheviIle es delegate from this lodge
to the meeting of the State Lodge Knights
of Honor. Col. g. w. Stanton and wife
are summeripg at Glen Alphine Springs.
a gentleman from Tarboro in town TO
see if bakery would pay here; he rented
the store formerly occupied by }. +. Far
mer 81 Co.-Mr George ID. Green Is North
purchasing large stock -Mondav night
at her residence in Wilson. Mrs. Harriet
Barbee aged 81 years, died of protracted
illness. August 7th, Miss Bette Ann Flow
ers, aged about twenty five years. Prof.
Adams isa good scholar he will open
school in Black Greek the first Monday in
September We were shown hy Mr.. j.
G. Manning of Nash, small rock weigh
ing seventeen grains which had been seven
months in the wind pipe of his little daugh
ter aged seven. During those months she
was upable to rest and could not sleep we'll
One day while she was coughing it cane
out She could not have lived much longer
with it in her wind pipe. It is smooth
rock, some larger than navy bean
Mr.. P. r. Martin has established CT gar
factory, in our town and is now making
good cigars. MIR. Isaac Page sold
August 10 to Messrs j. d. Wells & Co., Of
Toisnot the first bale of new Gotten in this
county this year. Messrs Wells 4 Co, sold
the same to Rountree & Co, of Norfolk for
Is cents.
Wilson items from the Toisnot Sunny
Home: Among the business changes here
this Fall. I have been informed that Messrs
James T Cobb, A r Blount, and Capt II
Baker have formed copartnership for BUS
mess at Wa1ren's old stand. -Messrs K
G. Briggs, John Hadey and Capt j
Hines will compose another new firm about
the 1st Oct.
Battleboro items in the UOme -.Jno A
Taylor ESQ. has commenced the erection OF
livery and sale stable on the west side Of
of railroad street t-There will be a hop
at Odoms Hall to morrow night. 1t prom
ises to be a very enjoyable affair. The
Edgecombe and Nash beauties VIII be on
hand with their bright ard fascnatin g
smiles .-Miss Mollie Battle visiting Miss
Winnie Taylor. Miss Annie Herbert left
last Monday to attend school.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

LOUIsBURG TINES ITEMS.-Gov. jarvis
and Hon. J. J. Davis will speak at Hender-
son or Saturday 2sth of August. lion.
J. J. Davis spoke near Stanhope, last Sat
urday to large crowd. Our Jail has
been unoccupied for some time, but Wesley
and Isaiah Mayfield two colored brothers,
did not like the idea of having such fine
looking granite building vacated, and IN
order to be occupants therof, they, without
the fear of God, or man, broke into and
ransacked the dwelling house OF John NJ
Holden. IN Freeman's township on Sunday
night last, while the said Holden was away
from home. They confessed their guilt be
fore S. Nj. Stone, j. P, and he forth with
sent them to his brother. j. A Stone Esq,
the jailor, for safe keeping.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26
SHOTW ELLIS
CAR REPLA

Simple, Durable, Portable, effective device for
aridy replacing engines and cars, tracked by
aient It be carried on the locomotive, under
The coach seats. 1t requires but second to put in po
stion and in ordinary the can be replaced
within minutes after its dislodgement. The
cmv in time and labor, makes the contrivance worth
az hundred times its cost.
The Inventor is young Scutherner, brother to the
Editor OF this paper, who will furnish circulars,
ve Auditor Generals office Harrisburg, Pennsylva-
MA The Replacer is in several New FORK
and New England Railroads
Rsad the following Report of special committee of
PENNSYLVANIA State Fair
JOHN ". HAMMOND,
President Penn "a State Agricultural Society,
Dear Sir: The undersigned committee appointed by
you make examination, by actual tests of M s.
shOwcs Patent Car Re placer beg leave TO submit the
following their opinion of the rits of the above
valuable invention. They have ordered by you,
placed in operation, the above Improvement, aud do
most emphaticaly pronounce the same to be the best
ever presented to this Society for inspection.
For simplicity cheapness, compactness and strength,
cannot be excered This Replacer be carried in
le tool box any Engine, and will work any
replacing any in the shortest pos ible time,
and We therefore respectfully recommend it TO the
uutic-and also, that a bronze medal be awarded by
us Society.
JOHN @. MORRIS, Chairman
Ofclal: u. ". SELLER, Sec'y.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

Potatoes are frequently spoiled by being
exposed to the sun too long after digging.
They should only be opened to hight and
air long enough to dry them, and then
stored away in as dark place as possible.
On Saturday the campaign in Indiana
was fairly opened with speeches 10y 200 or
ators in the different cities and towns, and
the whole available strength Of the national
organization will doubtless be concentrated
in few days upon this important State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

Cant. Matt Atkinson, of Buncombe coun-
~ ;s an Mdependent candidate for Congress,
n the Eighth District, against Hon. K. b.
Vance. the regular nominee OF the Demo
cratic party. Greensboro Patriot.
In order to raise roses in perfection, 1t IS
needtul to feed them we'll and place them
in the full sunlight, and not where they VIII
be shaded by trees and after tney naNe
bloomed prune them closely, aiso Wnen
thov commence to leaf out in early Spring.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER ITEMs.-A young
negro named Pillow, graduate of Blddle
University, was walking under an umbrella.
Down came the lightning, burning him to
crisp MIR Mack Matthews gives up the
race for Sheriff. Capt. sgd. b. Alexan-
der is being advocated for reelection to the
Senate
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

LONDON, August Is. A Quettah dispatch
announces that messenger from Candahar
has brought letter from Gen. Primrose
dated the 18th inst. The enemy had open
ed a fire with Armstrong guns at the dis
tance of $500 yards from the city The
damages SO far are slight In the morning
heavy musketry fire was opened at the walls
from the villages situated on three SIDES OF
the town. But few Of the troops were
hult. There was water for the garrison
for d days. The exact strength Of the gar
rison is l,243, effective Europeans 1856
natives. 3e2 sick. Gen. Primrose estimates
Ayoob Khan's force at 10000.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

Halifax is to have a big speaking on the
10th inst Distinguished speakers expec
ted.
The convocation of the Episcopal Churca
cC nvened on Yesterday in ST. Pauls church,
and will hold until Sunday night. 1t Is
bilg we'll attended
FxGov Brogden is fairly in the field .for
Congress in the Second district He says
he is no bolter, as Hubbs was never fairly
nominated. Between the two give US the
gentle skies of the child.
The perfume Of some h9wers is in a de-
gree poisonous, and they should never be
carried into a close sick room Especially
is this true Of the tube rose, oleander, hya-
cinth helotrope, orange, lilac, syringe and
lily.
Speaking Of Gen. Bryan Grimes, the
Petersburg Iadec says Next to their
brethren Of the Old North State, Nirginan,
especially have reason to mourn his dealt.
On the lay Of the evacuation of Petersburg
his division, holding the lines from VII
cox's farm to the left, as far as it could
reach successfully repulsed the assau't-
made upon it.
Raleigh OJserre, The police captur
another cattle thief yesterday, in the person
of Henderson Hinton. colored. He offered
a COW to butcher. but the latter, having
his suspicious excited caused Hinton ar
rest The prisoner confessed to the Chief
of Police that he found the COW in the
woods and had driven her to town
Charlotte OJscrce, There is at Hunters
vile a lady whose hair is four feet six inch
es long. g.-Mr d. NJ Riger lost s. chick
ems by cholera on his farm last week.
The work on the Kings Mountain monu-
ment is about two thirds finished. FOR
the past week Rev. Dr. Teasdale, the dis
tinguished Baptist reyivaliSt, has been con
| ducting series Of meetings at Flint TIL
Baptist church, il the vicinity of Pinerllle,
| in this county. lesterday twenty eight
persons who bad professel religion since the
meetings began were immersed In the pre- :
| ence Of a large congregation.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars foc
| this State. met In Graham on the 10th, Win
! about - delegates and visitors ResolE-
| tons urging Prohibition refusing Dual
| Grand Lodge encouraging total ahsii-
| nence insurance society; OF respect 10 Mrs.
| r. H. Whitaker, deceased urging the Ex-
| ecutive Committee TO emp'oy lecturers; OF
encouragement to Friend and 7enaplor; of
| thanks to Railroads &c, &c, were adopted
| The following are the officers for the pres
ent year: G.. ". c. TT. c. Ellington ::
| G.. w. Counsellor. Rev. j. [. Kendall g.
W. Y. T.-Mrs. NJ f. Shotwell; g. w.
| Sec.-V Ballard. &. w Treas Mrs. +.
| C. Beckwith; G.. w. Ast. Sec-Thomas
| Hampson; G. w. Chap W. Sneed; q.
| W. Marshal. .-Chas. Bayborn, G. W. Dep
uty Marshal Miss Mary Albright, G. w
! | G.-J f. Little; G. w. SEM. Y.
| Rogers
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

WADEsBoRO HERALD ITEMS Messrs.
John ID. Pemberton, and James A. Lock
hart speak of erecting new houses. Mrs.
Howe also is soon to build. Mr. W. j.
McLendon's infant is dead Chairman Ben
nett names Aug 2lst for delegate onven
zion at Wadesboro to send delegation to
the Judicial convention at Lumberton, Aug.
a. Jarvis and Buxton speak in town, Aug.
81
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

DR.. UNGER' CURE FOR DRUNKENNESS.-
The claims of DIR. Unger for remedy for
curing intemperance would seem to be JUS
tiled if we may rely upon as good authority
as the Chicago IliJune for the evidence.
lr. Joseph Medill the editor, is said to be
strong indorscr of the new remedy, and
from the editorial concentrations Of 1t in
the columns of the IilJune We conclude the
remedy has procured some benefit to the
community already. 1t is claimed that the
doctor has already cured 2S, 900 persons OF
the worst form of intemperance with 1T, and
that this is the first remedy ever discovered
that kills the disease and the inclination to
drink at one and the same time.
Remedy-take one pound of fresh quill
red Peruvian bark, powder it and soak 1t
in one pint of diluted alcohol. Afterward
strain and evaporate it down to baif pint
Directions tor its use: Dose--a teaspoonful
every three hours the first and second day.
and occasionally moisteD the tongue be-
tween the doses. 1t acts like quinine, and
the patien, eau tell by headache if he is
getting too much. The third day take as
Previous but reduce the dose to one-half
teasl )nfu. Afterwards reduce the dose
70 ohtteen drops and then down to ten, and
then down to FIVE drops To make cure
takes from five to fifteen days, and in ex-
Ueme cases thirty days. Seven days are
about the average In which a cure can be
effected.
The above deserves the notice and inves
ugation of medical men. 1t should be
q, Hled and thoroughly tested by Institutions
IKE the Franklin Home, beside being at
once introduced into the management OF
'he House of Correction. The Record Will
esteem 1t favor to have reports of expen-
Ments made with this cure
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

CHAPEL HILL LEDGER ITEMS. james
:. Taylor, a worthy assistant in the Expe-
I'm finent Station, has returned from visiting
Iuba and other portions of the world
9Ghn II. Watson and wife, Foster Utley,
Mrs. Laurau Norwood and Lillian Long
nave been visiting in Raleigh.---We were
siad to meet with Gen. Hoke who says that
.ue .u grading to Chapel Hill will be compile
teu at once, and that the iron will he put
poWn as soon as the road is graded. The
lsnds are now at work just west of the iron
nine a going back toward University
station. There is about 3 of mile to be
graded in order to connect with the por'
;loG OF the road already graded Camp Hoke
- ABOUT one mile from this town, and is
neat and comfortable looking place.
The Arizona sentinel., 1880-07-17
The EHacement of Poland.

A Polish periodical, which
 numbers among its contributors some of the most eminent exiles,
 who owe their banishment from
 their native country to their par
 ticipation in the insurrection of
 1863,4, has just published some
 interesting statistics connected
 with the merciless repression of
 that movement by the Cars lieutenants. From these data,
 which appear to have been com
 piled very carefully and dispas'
 sionately. we gather that within
 the space of two years 83,4A
 Poles were condemned to perpet--
 ual repatriation, and transported
 to Siberia or to other outlying
 provinces of the Russian Empire. Above ten thousand more con- rived to effect their escape to foreign countries, but the greater number of these suffered the loss of their entire property, cenf1scat- ed by the State, and have aban- doned all hope of ever returning 10 their native land. Three hun- dred and sixty patriots were hanged in cold blood by their captorS. Public libraries were either destroyed by Muravieff's orders, or deprived of the more valuable portions of their con- tents. which were conveyed out of the country, and distributed among the State Libraries in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kief, and other great Russian cities. The outrages committed upon defenst- less women and ecclesiastics are also tabulated in these returns, and constitute one of the most revolting records of modern his. tory.
The Arizona sentinel., 1880-07-17
The Way They Do Out West.

A Western editor, whose style of writing was calculated to arouse people to deeds of gore,
 being himself not much on his muscle, found it necessary to keep a fighting editor, and he had a speaking tnbe connected with the heeler's room to call him when danger required. One day a gentleman to whom the editOr had referred to as "a cross-eyed dromedary," came in to request correction, and as the fighting editor was cut he didn't respond to the signal of distress, and
 while the editor and his visitor were on the floor under the desk, the former agreed to correct the mistake, and the irate man left.
 Pretty soon gentleman from the rural districts came in to give the editor big squash and get mo- tice, and about that time the fighting editor returned. and boy in his room told him that the boss wanted help. The man of war was quick to respond, and dashing into the chiefs room and seeing the latter in somewhat diSordered condition, the result of his previous visit, he thought the countryman was the cause of it and cIinched him, and, after staying up some furniture, ran the victim across the street to where an empty hearse was standing in front of an undertak- er's shop. Into ths vehicle he damned the farmer and shut the door. The cOmmOtion he had created scared the horses attached
 to the hearse, and they started off on a dead run. People soon
 noticed the runaway and ran af- ter it. and were shocked at be- holding the hearse collide with
 post and become a total wreck. and their horror at seeing a hu'
 man body percipitated to the side walk was only equalled by their Iamazement at seeing it spring
The Arizona sentinel., 1880-07-17

; begin early enough and continui } systematic efforts with a proper
 degree of consistency. A wise
 parent can obtain the bent of z
 chiid's delight at very early re'
 riod, and make due provision.
 Some may be attracted to the
 study of animals; others toward
 plant life, or any one of the thousand forms of modern science and art. Surely in this vast range of topics something can be found that will touch the sympathetic cord of every child in the land. Once touch the chiId's delight by
 some one point, and the rest is comparatively easy. After that the flame can be famed, and the time will soon come when the child will have within it's reach a constant enjoyment, and one that will grow in richness until the end of life. "Such a 'passion,'
 will lift it's possessor above all the grosser forms of enjoyment, and furnish a good defense against the cyclones of sensaality. The method is rational and has been successfully practiced by thous. ands of parents and teachers. It is the only possible method tEat can be conceived of. Let every affectionate parent consider this matter, and ascertain whether or not their children have been pro- vided with this safeguard. Hood lumism is possible to all our chil- dren, unless we can supplement this weak spot Tn our civilization. The best education that our sys- tenn gives may be prostituted to evil purposes, unless we can at the same time provide some form of keen enjoyment that will re- cuperate, and at the same time preoccupy the mind against the joys that consume.
The Arizona sentinel., 1880-07-17

English the stingiest man he evel
 knew, and intimates it Will be
 unlike him not to mako more GU; of the campaign than he gives for it's prosecution. The Indian apoiis millionaire who gave only $100 to sufferers from the great Chicago fire .s universally detest- ed for his stinginess, while cop perheads of his State remember that he voted for Gov. Morton in support of the war, and Green packers recall that he is one of the hardest of hard money men. His nomination is too great a weight for his party to carry.
 The fact that Tilden forced him upon Hendricks in revenge sug. gests the theory of some that the same spirit of revenge is to be secretly exerted in other States for the defeat of Gen. Hancock. AS Hendricks would not permit Senator Mcdonald to enjoy the honors he himself could not reach, so, it is said, Tilden will be the dog in the manager for Han cock. aud while professedIy sup porting the Democratic ticket, will craftlly exert his influence fOr its defeat. Whether or not his purpose will be to SOW dissen- sions in other States as he has soWn in Indiana, the evil he has already done Gen. Hancock is pronounced fatal by Mir. Halstead, if only Republicans heed his in- junction to avoid the strifes which have divided the enemies forces, and zealously cooperate for the election of their ticket.- N. Y. "Mail."
The Arizona sentinel., 1880-07-17
A Weak Spot in our Civilization
iFrona the x. r. Post

Human nature demands, ana will have at any price, some kind of keen enjoyment-some amuse. ment or pleasure which gives positive delight. We may train boys and girls to domestic habits or to business, but the time will come when they will seek for something that will arouse all the delights of keen sensation. They will take to drink, to gambling, to licentiOusness, or some other method of obtaining a keen sen- saiion. No degree of mere de- fcnsive restraint will hold them back from the several forms of self-indulgence. Worst of all, with the majority, these indul- gences, once begun, will be con- tinued. A mere temporary ebullitiOn, a transient outburst, might be looked upon with some degree of complacency, in the hope that better things may fol- low. This hope is often realized, but in the majority, the outburst is followed ny results that mar all subsequent happiness. Must we settle down to the conviction. as thousands do, that there is no possibility Of providing for this necessity and weakness of hu'
 man nature? Only the indolent and indifferent will thus admit
 that our civilization is a failure.
 We must attack the weak spot in
 our system of culture, and pro- vide each child with a sure and certain defense in the hour of dread assault. Human nature will have some keen, succulent enjoyment. Can we give each child a safe enjoyment and one that will continue perpetual de light? Experience shows that the majority at least may be so cared for. Or, to say the least, success has attended so many ef- forts in this direction, that we may justly infer that the majOri- ty of our young people may be singularly blessed. Each child can be furnished with an enjoy
 ment that appeals more to the intellect than the passions II we
The Arizona sentinel., 1880-07-17

AN ERRO8 FOR LITE.-Once welded for life to an unworthy partner, an error has been made which will rob 1t of ali its sweet. ness or possibility of joy. Let the young think of this, and let them walk carefully in a world of snares, and take heed to their steps lest in the most critical event of life they go fatally astray. But here we must guard against another error. Many people think they have made a mistake in marriage, when the mistake is only in their own be- havoir since they were married Goodhusbands make good wives, and good wives make good hus- bands; and the scclding and in tepperate, or aatternly partner often has but himseifOr herself to blame fer the misery that clouds the life and desolates the home. Multitudes who feel that their narriare was q mistake, and who make their existence a lifelong misery. might, by little self denial, and forbearance, and gen tleness and old'tIme courtesy, make their home brighten like the gates of Eden, and bring back again ihe old love that blessed the napDy golden days gone by. And what sweeter missi. in life tha" fha. of sse''' lining the weak aBd siufV'
The Arizona sentinel., 1880-07-17
nimhly to It's feet and take off

HTlnDty tO iLs fe0C dilu tako oFi acrOss the country, yelling mur- der. They thought it was an at- tempt to bury man alive, and eart Q: them went to get the un- dertaker to lynch hirn, while the rest persued the farmer, who was found hiding in swamp. And after he was brought in, 1t took three hours to get matters eI- plained, and then the farmer went before a Justice of the Peace and made affidavit that he hoped to 5s struck by lightning if he ever entered newspaper office again.-Boston Post.