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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-17

HINTS FOR THE ENGAGED.-Ought en-
gagements be long or shorty 1t has often
been said that nothing helps SO much as be-
ing engaged to the girl whom he loves, and
for whom he works to prepare a suitable
home. The s%olicitude of David Copper
fields friend, Traddles, to buy bits of
furniture-1ower pots and such llke-tor
the house where he and his betrothed were
to dwell, was a pretty thing and much to
be commended: but, on the other hand, it
is undeniable that long engagements have
their drawbacks, especially if the young
people see much of each other during the
period of probation. In this case much OF
the rythm is taken off the poetry Of court
ship, ana nc less gliding off the prospects
of marriage. There may be a great deal
to say against the policy of wedding in haste,
but young people who take each other fol
better or worse, IN all the ~allusion of mutu-
al trust and admiration, go through a time
of ecestacy unknown to those who marry
quite relationally. The Homogeneous OF such
pairs are halcyon epcchs to be remembered
all a life long, and if the after periods seem
dull and loveless by comparison, yet it i:
something to have lived, for however brie.
a time, to the highest idea of felicity
Besides. there is no little sweetness in hav
ing faced the first hardhips of life together
If q Young couple have to encounter povert.
and if they conquer it side by side, Tighten
ing all their labors by sharing them and di
minishing their roubles by mutual consela
ton and encouragement. they forge link
which must bind their hearts closer ano
closer together. After all, the yoke O
marriage is an apparatus that should sit OIL
two pairs of shoulders and there is nothin!
very seemly in seeing a girl wait to wea
her own part of it until il has been NIGEL,
padded with quilted satin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-17

A PARTING ScENE.-Did you ever hear
married women take leave OF each
other at the gate on a summer evening
This is the way they do it:
Good by !! -,
Good by. Come down and see Us right
SOON
Yes. so will. You come up right
soon.
4 will. Good by
Good by. Don't forget to come soon.'
No. l won't. Don't forget to com up.
4 won't. Be sure to bring Saille Jane
with you, next time 80.
I will. I'd have brought her up this
time but she wasn't very well. Size wanted
to come awful bad.
Did she. now? That was too bad. be
sure and bring her up next time.
L will; and you be sure and bring the
baby.
will. forgot to tell you he's cut an
other tooth
You don't say How many has he go
now2
Five. 1t makes him awful cross
4 guess it does this hot weather. Wen
good by. Don't forget to come down.
No, / wont. Don't forget to come up
Good by!
And they separate.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-17
ANOTHER WASHINGTON SCANDAL.

ANOTHER WASHINGTON SCANDAL. =
Vaoue intimation Of another Washington
scandal has appeared in several newspa-
pers recently, in which it was stated that a
prominent Northern Senator had been
roughly handled by an irate father. The
anpearance of Senator Ferry, of Michigan,
last week in the Senate chamber with a
black eye caused speculation as to it's cause,
and the Senator, it is said, ascrlbed his
black eve to an accidental fall. But a dis
patch to the Washington Star from Milwau-
kee. Wis, says Mr.. Sidney W. Cooper,
father of Miss Nellie Cooper, has published
a card in which he refers to an Eastern pub
l~ication, and then says:
There is much untruth In the foregoing
statement. Let it suffice for the present
that Thomas w. Ferry, a Senator from
Michigan, was struck by me in his room at
the National Hotel, Washington, and cut
over his left eye, for an offence which he
alone may describe. Accomplished what
my daughter failed to accomplish: She
could not obtain access to Ferry. and L had
the great pleasure doing the work
The Stay adds that Mr.. Sidney w. Cooper
is a New Yorker, about 40 years OF age. ano
that his wife is a daughter of Mrs. Martin, g
lady of wealth residing in Milwaukee, who
spends much time In Washington at thu
National Hotel. Miss Cooper is only tit
teen years of age, and Senator Ferry is
bachelor. 1t is understood that MIR. Coope
had recently been an applicant for a fedora
appointment.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-17
Gables porttolto.
Divorces in New England.

One of the most significant social phe-
nomena of American, and especially of New
England life. is tt alarming increase 10 the
number of divorces, and the frivillous char
ges upon which a great many OF them are
granted. The evil is one of comparatively
recent appearance, as, prior to 1o4O, very
few divorces W ere sought or obtained, ana
then only for the most serious causes. snort
lv after that period the divorce laws OF
several States were remodelled ana maze
more lax. and the statistics Obtalnable since
then show a constantly increasing ratio OF
divorces. A writer in the North Amer1Odn
Rerteac presents some startling hgures Win
regard to the number of divorces as COM
nared with hat of marriages In the States
Of Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecticut and
Rhode Island. The statistics as to the hrst-
named State were complied under the au-
spices Of the Bureau of Statistics OF La
bonr. and those of the other States from
the Registration Bureaus of Births, Deaths
and Marriages. According to this table the
aumber of Marriages in Massachusetts in
1860 was 70. 4O4, the divorces for the same
year being 243, or in the proportion OF l to
81. In 1873 the marriages numbered ~
500 and the divorces 600, or one to every
twenty-four marriages. The increase has
been steady during the period included.
Vermont. which in 1860 had one divorce te
22.9 marriages, in 1875 had one to fourteen
in Connecticut the rate advanced from te
IA to | to 10 6; and in Rhode Island, the
statistics of which are only obtainable since
1869, the proportion Of divorces to mar
riages augmented from | to IA to l to IL
s. The writer notes the remarkable unifor
nifty of the increase. In ermon and Con
nnecticut it has been nearly one-third ano
in Massachusetts the divorce rate has NOR
than doubled. His conclusions are further
sustained by taking periods of five year
from the beginning and end of each table
showing that the frequency of divorce is
steady tendency and not merely 5 pasmodi
and temporary, as might be the case wer
single years ynly taken in illustration. Il
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island there ar
no fewer than eight specified causes TO
which divorces are obtainable, includin;
intoxicatien, abusive treatment, neglect t
support, and imprisonment. The larges
number Of divorces granted in that Stat
during the period under consideration wer
Gu the ground of deseation. The write
proceeds at some length to point out tina
this record, significant and alarming as it
does not fairly indicate the prevalence {
the evil, as there are many applications Il
divorce which are not granted and seperi
ton without resort to a court OF law is M
~infrequent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-17

A GRIM DISCOVERY A startling sur
prise, after the fashion of the story OF Gin
ezra, was experienced some time ago by a
party of Styrlan woodcutters in the forests
of Droommling. They began to fell a ven
cradle oak, which they soon discovered to
be quite hollow. Being half decayed, It
speedily came to the ground with a crash,
disclosing a skeleton in excellent preserva-
ton. Even the boots which came above the
knee, were almost perfect. By it's side was
a powder-horn, proclaim pipe-bowl, and a
silver watch on which was engraved the
name III. Won Krackowitz, 1872 The
teeth were perfect. 1t would seem to be the
skeleton of a man between 80 and 40 years
of age. 1t is conjectured that, while en-
gagged in hunting, he climbed the tree fol
some purpose, and slipped incautiously into
the hollow trunk, from which there was nc
release, and he probably died from starva.
ton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-17

The Crowell Gold Mining Company are
pushing things lively, and are meeting with
success beyond their most %sanquine expec-
~tations. Mr.. r. A. Birdsall is in town
every few days with the finest of specimens
last specimens he exhibited here were some
thing over 100 pwts, and would assay equal to
any. The Cady mine is also doing good work.
Tons Of ore are being shipped from this
mine. -Salisbury Democrat,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-17

Colonel A. Y. Harper, who gained some
notoriety a few months ago as the blood
thirsty editor of the Okalosna Southern.
States, cowhided William II. Herman, his
former associate, in the streets of Vicksburg
the other day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-17

Mrs. Rogers and one of her daughters, of
E,uncombe, \. c., made by their own labor.
ouring last season, from two and a half
acres of land, 1854 worth of tobacco. This
amount wa realized after paying a rent Of
Que third of the crop.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01
Darlington Democrat.

Hon. NJ, Nj. Cothren, Of Iowa
county, was unanimously put in
nomination for Representative in
Congress for this District, mt Mus
coda last week. The Democratic
Convention, which had assembled
there, resolved that ho was their
choice, and IL was ratified by several
thousand voters who had assembled
III mass convention.
1t is hardly necessary for us to
say u word in this district in regard
to Judge Cothren's eminent fitness
to represent our people in Congress; ;
all know him, and no one in this
district will question his eminent
ability and pure character. Self
made in every sense, he stands out
rs the most fitting man Sor Repre-
sentative of this constituency, where
he has grown up from n poor boy
to one Of the most prominent men
and jurists in the northwest. He
is emphatically Of the people, and
will III MI things protect their in
terests. A congress Of such men
would bring back the government
to the purity of the fathers, and
give new lease Of lite to republican
governments. The question now is,
can he be elected2 Of this we
have no reasonable doubt. lie has
always earriec this district when a
candidate. The people know him,
and will vote for such n man. The
Republican majority is not 50 large
but that n few votes will turn tho
scale. The dissatisfaction in the
ranks Of the enemy is such that the
republican candidate will run far
behind his ticket III all tie coun-
ties, and Judge Cothren's personal
popularity will bring him hundreds
Of votes from men who arc not too
partizan 10 vote as they honestly
believe IL their plain duty. The
result, we believe, is in the hands
of our friends, work must be done
and the battle pushed on all sides.
Let every one know that Cothren
il running, and November "a will
close on this congressional district
purified from rings and cliques.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01
MINERAL POINT, WIS.,, FRIDAY, OCTOBER |, $780,
PRESS COMMENTS ON C0rHREN.
Richland Democrat,

When John c, Calhoun was at
Vale College he was greatly ridi-
culod for his close application to
study. en- one occasion he said to
his would be tomentors: +" am
forced to make the most of my
time. that may acQuit myself
creditably in Congress. His audi
tors laughed ut him when he said;
" | assure youitl were not convinc-
ed Of my ability to reach the Nation
al Capital, as representative within
the next three years, | would leave
college today
That is the style Of y man the
Democrats have nominated Tor Con-
gress in the Third District OF Mis-
consm. 4 man who can be ticketed
mot for sale n man sound from
core to rind; n man who condemns
wrong in friend or foe orin himself;
man with some conscience, and
who keeps it us steady us II needle
to the pole; II man who neither
bags nor runs who will neither
flag nor finch, il man who possesses
courage without shouting it, and III
whom the courage of Il goodly htc
runs still, deep and strong; 4 man
too large tor sectriOn or mere party
bonds, and one who has some
business in the world and minds his
business; aman who has legitimate
and moral right TO place and will do
his best to fill the place; n man
who will not lie, but will look the
world and the devil straight in the
! eve; man who will wear nobody s
collar, and whoAs not too lazy to
work nor too proud to endure
honest poverty; u man who is will
ing 70 earn what he eats and wear
what he has paid for
Such II man is Hon. Montgomery
NJ. Cothren, of Mineral Point, our
candidate for Congress. Loved and
respected by all who know him, he
commands the admiration of the
entire community. The great want
Of this age and State is more OF
such men who will be u lasting
credit to themselves, to their con
stituents and to the country
The comparison between the two
candidates is too odious, and W,
forbcar, Suffice il to say that every
voter in the district, be he republi,
can, grecnbacker or democrat, who
desires to see the right man in
the right place, will attend the polls
on election day and cast their vote
for truly worthy man Montgom.
cry NJ. Cothren.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01
RICARB. SODA

Which Is tho FacIc thing.
Impae snlsrnfus or EI-Cnrb Sodn
t4vhIrhs sthosame thing sofa slight
ly dirt white color. II may appear
white, eIaminsd by itself, but n
COMPARISON WITH CHBHCH ~
cos I" 5 ASDIIA mmEIsn BRAND
will shy tho difference.
See tht your ssieratus and Bak-
Ing sod 10 white and pLHE. -
should ALL SImfLAiI BUBsTA.-
rES uss for food.
Honsekesefs who prefer bread made With
yesst vii improve IL quality. make Il flse
better AMI feyent IL from r0uring. by aadlp Z
one half nspSonfH Of Church II CO.. soda of
salefaius Ie sure and not ne too much The
ufe of tnswlth sour milk III reference to
Baking 1Ner saYes twenty times III cost.
See one Quad package for saiunbie infoF.
NATION anil lad esfefally
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01

Insist urun ticket agenta ceiling you tickets
"a this road Examine your tickets and rofneo
buy II they do not readoyer the chicago ard
brthwestern hallway.
Ifyou wish the beet tra cling accoriodaiiose
pu win buy your tickets II this route AND
lILL TAKE MONK 9TH X.
Az ticket agents can fell ticketr and check
iua baggage free by this line
For information. folders. mHps, etc not oh.
tpn,d nj home ticket ONCE, addfVrs ny agent
d the company. or
MARVIN HuGHlTT, W. u. STRNNETT,
GEM McraRer, Gen'l paes, Agent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01

No better definition Of a Demo
crat was ever given than that 81
Thomas Jefferson; eighty years ago
he defined Democrat as one who
maintains "eqral and exact Justice
70 all men the support Of the
State governments IN all their rights;
the preservation Of the general gov
erment in its whole constitutional
vigor; jealous guard Of the rights
Of election by the people; absolute
acquiesccnce in the decision of the
majority; the supremacy of the civil
over military authority; economy
in public expenses; the honest paw
ment of all debts, and sacred pre-
seryation OF the public faith; free
dom Of religion,freedom Of the press.
freedom of the person under tho
habeas corpus, and trial by iuries
inpartially selected.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01
GARFl ELD ON THE CREDIT
M0BlLlER.
A Statement by Iere Black.

New York Sun the following answer
to questions asked him by the
editor ofthat paper;
SlR;--lour questions are euttled
to u candid answer. Twill give my
reply to each one Of them in tho
order you put them.
/, Did | mean, in NV lettrrt"
Mr.. Blaine, chat Gen, Gar6eld's nc
hnowledged receipt Of stock md
dividends from Oakcs AmcS ~
UnQuestionahly he agreed 10 take
the stock, and did receive dividends
upon it, The letter plainly implies
that he had not concealed, or tried
to conceal that fact from me, but
his admission was coupled with n
statement which showed him to ho
guiltless,
2. "Did he declare TO mo that
he would 40 before the Poland com
mittee and testify that he had taken
the stock ~ | had no previous,
conversation with him about his
testimony before the Poland COM
mittee, and | did not know what il
would be until heard it delivered
3. Did | advise and urge him
to tell the TRUTH No, certainly
not, Such advice and urging would
nave been most outrageous insult
which could not oilcr to any
gentleman of his character.
4 Did he agree TO adopt tho
line Of defense suggested by me z"
You seem TO think that | was his
counsel. | was not, but MS his
friend and believer in his perfect
innocence, | was extremely anxious
that he should get safely out of
this unfortunate business After IL
began to be discussed in the ncws-
papers, and before the committee
was appointed, | besought him to
ihaLe no statement for the public
eye which might be inconsistent
with what he said to me. Lest ho
might forget it, or miss the import
mt points Off, ! repeated the sub
stance Of il somewhat carefully.
lie did not reply, and / learned
soon afterwards that ho had au-
thorizcd n total and fiat contradic-
tion. simultaneously tho other
members Of Congress who were
implicated made separate state
mcnts Of the same kind, assuring
the public that they never had
taken or owned any Of the stock at
all, or received any dividends upon
it.
3. Why, according to my UNI
dcrstanding Of the fact, adopt a
defense so contrary to that he had
agreed on2" have already said
that he made no agreement about
it. Ills reason for abandoning the
true ground Of his defense was,
doubtless, the necessity he felt him
self under of making common
cause with his political friends, for
whom there was no rcfngc, except
in fundamental falsehood.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01

Gen. Butler says: II march.
ed to the Gulf with d New
England division containing
8, 900 men, and there could
mot have been found 500 men
ia that division VINO Lad ever
voted any other than lhe Dem
OeEatic ticket. :
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-10-01

At the White House, under dem
ocrat rule, no policemen or ushcrs
were needed. Now The expenditures
are swollen TO s4o,440 for livcried
policemen and ushers, to ape the
manners Of "a foreign court.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-10-29

''Mou.y' is a nyrh. ;n.'l &c is the ailcs
ed letter OF GarfieIrl on tl.e Chinese qles-
tion. But Justice Fields rue decision IS
burning taet. 1t is also trne THAR the .Sea,
and II5or7d of New York city. the l,ading
Democratic papers OF the United States, are
strongly pro-Ch;nese. II Is also true that
none but Democratic Judges in New York
have admitted Chinese to citizenship. while
Judge Sawyer, a RePittEiessf, has denied
them naturalization.
Tie Democracy secured possession Of The
last Congress by fraudulent representations
They promised to effect reforms and cut
down expendifurts The people were de
ceiveland gulled by tleir soft AID lying
speech. Two sessions have proved how
utterly false We're these promises OF Demo-
cratic reform. and the people. thoroughly
uideceivPd, propose ts make tfe next
House Overwhelmingly Republican.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-10-29


The solid South Lefnre sle October
elections Was jubitant an.l epnli,:ent Of Vic
tory. In fact fhe ctivs- We're 50 confident
that they had played their g,nle TOO ffue''
with murder, tissue ballot and barefaced
fraud IN the South, ard lpouey 4 u co:oni-
zation aud fraud ai.d lies and deception in
the North. and were 50 sure Of winning
that they forgot discretion eioinel tie old
secessioli war paint, and booted and spur
red. openly boasfed ct what they would do
when Hancock WAS President. Since the
elections all this has changed, and the
.'solia Snutlr'' now whiniitgiy deprecates
the TACT that she win furnish All the elee:o-
Tal votes Hancock will get, aud the fear is
loudly expressed ttiar even the solid
South" may go back on Hano'cl sad,
isn't If
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-10-29

spreading of contagious and infectious
diseases among sheep.
II. B. 98-An act to incorporate the
town of Sheridan, in Yan.hlll county,
State of Oregon.
|. Ii. B. 6-An act to amend an act
entitled "An act to provide for the tune
and place for holding the Supreme,
Circuit and County courts"
ii. B. 36-An act to protect reddish
and lake trout III the rivers and streams
OF the State of Oregon.
| ii. Il. 127-An act 10 prevent TIE
sale OF spirituous or malt or other in
toxicating liquors ppon or within four
miles of any premi-es in this State npon
which; or over which the General Gov
ernment may he engaged in construct
lug canals or locks or works OF simi-
lar nature.
II. B. ll6-An act TO authorize the
construction OF bridge on the William.
ette river by the Willamette Valley
I'd Coast Railroad Company at Albany
in Linn comfy, Oregon.
II. Il. 6l-An act TO amend an act
enti,lcd "An act to provide Tor the
times and places for holding the Supreme
Circuit and County COURTS" approved
Oct. %, 1872.
Ii. Il. 6--An act to amend sections
l and5, chapter 27, miscellaneous laws
as compiled by Mathew p. Dea'iy and
lafayette Lane.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-10-29
Quailae.t.a..- .. ,-e.ess.

TileState Constitution provides that cN-
cry mfflc eitizea OF lie JFsitctI States. OF
The age of twenty-0ne years and upwards,
who shall have resided ia tie S;ate dining
the six months Immediately preceding dn
election-aud every ma:e Of foreign birth
of the age OF twenty-une years and up
wards, who shall have resi,itd in tie State
during the six months itanez,i;tciy precod-
ing such election. aGd stmll rhave declared
his intention 70 become citizen OF the
United States one year preceding s,I,h elcc-
tion, cnutorinsbly tos tlie AVS of lie Unifed
States on tie saLjeeJ Of slr'l
be entitled to vote at al elections author
lied by law. AIi qualified electors may
vote IN any county IN tisis 9tate for Presi-
dent and Vice Pre>i!ett.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-10-29
LOOK OUT Z
Fer Frauds and All Kinds OF
Esirsy W0rk On Tuesday.


We are Informed tina: all kinds OF
frauds and lies, manufactured and ready
for use, but kept hack to the last hour
SO that it is hoped they cannot be met
ai.d shown t. be false, viii he let loose
next Tuesday by the Democracy upon
the Ref.:bliean candidates. Every man
who can be secured IN d'ey tcay will
be voted for Hancock, legally or illegal
ly. The Republican Clubs of the sev-
eral precints should make tie necessary
arrangements t. circnmveut all such
rascality, to the end that we may lave
fair and square contest and legal
vote. live are beaten in Linn county
by an honest, legal vote, we are content:
but we Gcit'L propose to stand any She
| nauigan. Any party who attempts tc
cast vote il'egails will be prosecuted
I" tie bitter eni--anl don't you for.
get il.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-10-29
Political crumbs.

Governor Foster sets Ohio down for
10 600 maj ority.
Ifyou want to make a Democrat
excruciatingly happy. take him into
corner and show linn photograph OF
English.
The Democrats of New Orleans are
tiring otatie iron collar placed on their
,iecks By bnlldozing lealers, and there
is break IN tie ranks.
Colonel Harris. in accepting Green
back Congressional nomination down
il Mississippi, styled himself a "Jeffer-
SON. Ca,houn- Thurman Democrat
Alexander Stephens was a true
prophet when he said sit will not
do for Democrats to throw mud at
Garfield. II tley do they will elect
hln." The American people are not a
I4ation of blackgaards.
s'Inquirer" is informed that the Chair
man of the National Democratic Com
mittte is not the same Barnunn who
imposed the wooily horse on All Ameri-
can public. "Itqnirer's'' mistake IN
supposing him 20 be the same man IS q
perfectly al one. for the two-are
in the same linz OF business are
both humbpgs.
A Thoroughly convincing explama-
ton of Barnum's alleged discovery of
All attempt 10 colonize Florida in the
interest of the Republican party has
been made public, but is suppressed by
all tie Isemocla,ic papers on tins
coast.