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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09
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A Word FOR THE NEGRO COUNTIES. =
| The Legislature has at its disposal quite a
number of small, but eagerly coveted, Of
tice'.
Now, there is one lggestion we wish to
make to the Democratic members of tie
Legislature, AMI it is this: All things else
being equal, the character of the different
candidates for these places being the same
some preference should be shown the coun-
ties of the State which are cursed with large
negro majorities. The Democrats of such
counties are, by reason of such maiorities
deprived of any of the benefits Of local of
fees but notwithstanding such deprivation
they have ever been found IN the front rank
Of the battle, doing their full duty at every
election, and by their votes and influence
helping greatly in the success Of the general
State ticket
This TACT was demonstrated in a special
manner at the late election, for it Is well
known tn, bnt for the Jealous work and
the reduced majorities in the Eastern coun-
ties, the result would have been more than
doubtful.
In the distribution of public patronage by
the Legislature, these facts should be re
membered and acted upon.-Oxford Free
Lance.
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Tarboro .Southerner: On Monday morn
ing three Mormon preachers reached Tar
Doro and put up at the Bryan House They
are Henry Jolley, leading elder, and j.
Clark and J. Johnson, juniors. Elder Jo.-
ley left Edgecombe when bur two years OF
age One Of his wives I'VE lon know which
one) Is related to Mrs Belcher, of this coun-
ty. He is an old man with Is grand chll
dren. we learn we do upt know, however.
how many women produced them Tnev are
quite reticent, will not talk Of there religion,
but affirm they want emigrants tor their
'beautiiul'' country. Trey have made no an
nouncements to preach yet-Mr. VIM
Hodges, of this county. raised this year 200
bales of colt on on 1870 acres Of land, usng
mostly home manure. He stands forth the
champion on SO large scale. a negro
named Red Bats KILLED another named Ed
Robbins last week in Nash. Whiskey fight
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SOMETHING ABOUT THE SILVER VALLEY
NINE a BIC SUCCESS. y have been
wanting to tell you something about a big
enterprise not very far off from our town.
said Capt Charley + Robinson, Of the Re
duction Works, Our own people don't
even know anything about it.
The Silver Valley Min is twelve m les
southwest ot Thomasvillc We went ou,
there the other day-and we're astonishcd to
find a pretty little village, houses all neatly
painted, an excellent store for the ltborers
the best machinery, and the most perfcc'
order and neatness prevailing the whole
rreni es y
Who's running the mine e
The Baltimore Cold and Silver Mining
Company, and especially DR. James vii
kins. who spends much time there
He has spent SI50,0O0 and as result
now has about a. good a thing as tie wants
The mine, WAS really new one, though
there had been some surface work done for
gold. The ore IS silver lead with pcrce1-
tage Of zrc about % per cent lead. He
has now 80 hands employed and never
saw a mine IN better condition The plant
- that is the surface arrangements con
plete Beside the dwelling houses for the
employees, there is d 20 stamp mill, arge
condenser, a lj0horscpoHcr engine tor
runhing the stamps, AMI B Ak cru.her
From the mouth Of the mine to he mill
some distance-a tramway has been bult;
everything IS complete.
lie has five thousand tons Of a pretty
orc az YOU ever slw. all assorted and stored
in his ore house which can be sold at e
handsome profit, and the pretty part about
this is he has gotten II without any stop
ipg-that is without taking out the vein
but simply in the work OF running his shafts
and levels. He has now gone down 49,
feet At the 81 foot level there are two
levels east and wet 20J feet, aud at the bot
tom two more, forty feet each The main
shaft is six by twelve feet in the clear. and
slopes down SO as to make pretty stairway
to the bottom.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

The TIDY HOUSEWIFE The tidy house
wife, when she is giving her house it
spring cleaning: should bear in mlnl that
the dear inmates of her house are more
precious than houses, and their systems need
cleansing by purifying the blood, regula
ting the stomach ana bowels to prevent and
cure the diseases arising from spring mala-
ria and miasma, and she should know that
there is nothing Il at will 90 it so perfectly
nd surely as Hop Bitters, the purest and
est Of all medicines See other column
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find the Northern people meet very
curious about the South. They ask no end
Of questions. and it is so amazing to find
people Of education and some cultivation so
ignorant of any part of their native country.
They know no more Of North Carolina : Of
her towns. Of her Institutions, Of her pro
ducts Of her immense mineral wealth than
do of Australia. 1t Is Just as if we were a
foreign country to them | want You to
send ne box Of our beautiful autumn
leaves Of all sorts and some cotton bollS IN
various stages of growth, and some sheets
of mica. and some great heads Of milet, &c.
| want % have them to show The girls at
Cooper are just as kind and polite to me a
they can possibly be. | shall be so glad To
show them some of these things from North
Carolina Wherever | 90 shall only be
known OF the dear old State There let me
live or die, whatever other people do
{. Presbyterian.
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For tie FARMER .xp MxlKASt-
Montpelier Agricultural Club

The club met at the residence of " IL.
Boyd, Eq. on SATURDAY., the 9TH Noy
1880 Present Mr. President, Nc~>r>.
Aston, Boyd, X. \ Bullock W II Bur
well, Henderson, Rooster. Sharp. Thomas
and " Whitc. Absent N,s,r> L. K Bur.
well, aud Haitheock.
The minutes OF last meeting real AMI an.
proved
On motion Of NIr. ; arp. the committee
to carry out the pan arranged by the clut
n regard t. the stock Or 4, fence law Were
requested to act IN accordance With iustruc.
tIons.
Under the head Of new business, yariou,
questions were raised and discus, II among
others the trespa>s Of night hunters on
lands. Mr.. Henderson stated an instance
where several hundred dollars worth a.
timber had been destroyed, aud Oh one ..
trespas,iLg parties being arrested ana
brought to triai only nominal fine was IN
posed
FARM CRITICISMS.
Al the members present responded but
nothing new elected. Corn aud cotton
generally gathered with satisfactory result-
In most cases very little wheat >cedco
yet, and prospect for a very small crop be
ing put In. Next meeting Of the club at
Mr. Walter Bullock )
The following preamble and resolution:
were unanimously ,dopted by the club anu
ordered II be spread on the minutes
hereas, Our experience has satisfied u
tha the presence OF large number OF IN
yited guests docs seriously impair the eff
cheney of the club and interiere5 with ou
regular business. therefore,
Resolved, That the member at whose
house the club meets Is hereby lequestcG
not to invite guests to be present at the time
oi the meeting. Provided, however. thai
the members shall ALI bc at liberty t. bring
with them any person, belon,ns II their
families, anl any friend who may pe visiting
them at the time.
Resolved, That some par, Of the ia
shall be devoted to private discussion.
Ga motion the club took lccc,, during
which dinner was an i0uuced, aui all par
ticipated in the bouutlu repa~J provided
by our KIND host and hostess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The club re assembled after dinner 1h
president announc III Mes,rs Thomas X
\. Bullock and laithcDck as committee To
respect and report on Mr.. aitet Bullock :
farm
The question for discussion to wit Stock
raising in general and sheep hu~bindry IN
particular was opened By Mr.. Henderson, in
which will be forwarded next week On
account of the lateness OF the hour the other
members were limited to five minutes each
all the members present arailed thcmseivc,
Of the time allowed in discussing this i'm
portant subject.
I The following experimental committee,
were requested to report AZ next meeting
the results OF their experiments
I On Fiue Cured Tobacco -Messr5 ". II
Burwell, Sharp, and L. \. Bullock
On Cotton Mr. President, Mes-rs. Al
>ton aud Thomas.
On Corn-Me .srs. Royster, r. r Bar
well and White
On Wheat Messrs. Boyd, Henderson
and Haithcock
| Or motion the club adjourned TO meet al
! the residence Of Walter Bullock, Esq Oh
Saturday before the second Sunday IN Jan
uary, 1881. REPORTER.
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RALEIGH. n. c. DECEMBER O. 1850.
IRVING HOUSE.

Broadway and 18th street, New York City. American
plan Newly furni> he'd and nit, with elevators
bsths. Running in every Excellent &C
commodstious. Terms 81 to IS per day.
CHAS. LEFLER,
Nov. 2s-6n. Proprietor.
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WANTED--AAssssn pa2 for n0s5pss.: poo4os Vii Nn
sell Ia every family Also "HonsE DoCToR,' indis-
pensable to farmers.
For terms address w w Hayne, l34 W. Baltimore
St., Baltimore, Md.-Southern BTanch, subscription
department, n. Appleton & Co. Publishers.
Nov. 25-6m.
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The cotton gin, saw and grist mill of
Dr. w. J. Cooke in Franklin burned Mon
day night, says the Times
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-09

October 2O.-No, no there is not the
least danger of my loving plain things al
home, or old North Carolina any the less
for all that | see and hear and enjoy SO keen
ly here But yet | can understand how il
is that people who come here and live
awhile, and work, and see how things arc
carried on herewith what force, ami en-
ergy aud precision, and success with wla
liberaIity, too, can see how they do get =
kind OF disgust with their own State and
thank their stars they are out of it. The
plendid open handed libcraity towards 50
many great public charities is one Of the
most striking things. One is bound to com
pare with what one has seen at home The
poverty of the South presses on your mind
Our people cn1't give as these people do
Well. then, some Of them recognize the
fact that they cant live at home They
come here where their services are appre
ciated and paid for at their full value The
money is not begrulged them and the con
sequence is they feel impatient o. North
Carolina industries and \ ,-th Carolina ways
of doing They do love her, they never
cease to he Southerners in heart, but they
cam stand the st0gadtion.
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The store Of Robert korncgr y, at Noun
Olive, wa. entered by burg aro We Ines
dav night and robbie 70 some extent
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NI'S Fa> etteyile street, KaeIgn, y.
liza w - Orders by mail attendta to.
TRIPLE PLATE

Spoons, Forks. Knives Castors, g.. durable a.
SOLID SILVER, and CHEAPER than
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No. Is Governor ST., Richmond, Va.
Keeps III stock the largest aud best assortment of
Furniture In the city We lufacture furniture and
Trade supplied the most liberal terms.
Get prices before buying elsewhere. Call and see
us when in Richmond. Oct. 7-3m.
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Last Sunday went to hear DR.. Deems
preach. ills church Is d plain one tn,
con; regation good, and good looking and at
teutve The Doctors manner Is 50 lively,
50 impressive. | don wonder he is popu
lar 1t is that hreitness that draws a con
gregaton. Rev. Mr. Belts of North Caro-
lima, has the manner, almost conversational.
and putting familiar truths in an unfamiliar
way to freshen them. We have been oyer
to Brooklyn to hear DIR. Talmage, and the
same thoughts occurred to me 1t is the
mopnn, the sprghtliness of expression
Yer, Of course, there must be great povel
Of some kind lying behind this to keen a
congregation, and to attract twice every sun
day, such crowds. DIR. L. is rather honely
and insignificant looking. has peculiar
voice, uses fine language, rather too Howery
| liked his prayers. One began: w {
come, gracious Master, to the great Foun
tain with empty pitchers, and to the great
Lignt with unhghted torches His church
is snowy, semicircular, and .fNej The
crowd was immense. We got out Of the
church and into street car with difficulty.
enjoyed coming across East River at NJ ght
The many lights from the boats and the
bright track Of moonlight on the water, were
beautiful.
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Extracts From a Young Ladies Let
ters from New to Chapel Hill.

October 18th. The first ride on the f.le
vated Railroad certainly gives on a new sen
satiou. 1t is precisely like flying through
the air. and it is fearful TO think Of the mar
row rail you are on, and look al the crowds
OF people over whose heads YOU are Tying.
The turns are so sharp. Atsome OF them nose
sitting IN q middle car can see the engine anu
the hindmo>t car at the same time should
be sorry to live on street through Which
this road run. We went up to High Bridge
on the Harlem river, the other day, and stood
on the bridge a long time looking at Il,
many boats, the flying trains, the chan IN
foliage
Last Sunday | vas at Central Park to see
the corner stone of the great Egyptian obe
isk laid Some twenty thousand people
were said to be present, aud | stood .j.,Htmen
in crowd for two mortal hours waiting Tor
the long procession OF MaSons, AMI brass
bands, and carriages Not a word Of the
speaking did | hear, and came away salts
fed 70 have witnessed such ceremony oace
10 my life. | am also satisfied to have seen
once vast political torch light procession.
W e sat on the steps OF brown stone house
some two and hall hours. To be seen
the sight was worth the fatigue the sol
diers In bright uniform, the banners, the
torches, the cannon, the fireworks, the mu
sic. the fine horses then the crowd !
They say four hundred thousand people
were out Aud it was all 50 orderly, pie1tl
Df policemen about, tut 10 fuses. | did
enjoy it exceedingly. though | wonder how
we got home out of that vast multitude
You seem to lose the sense OF your owu
IDENTITY, az If you We're carried along III q
dream.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-21
SINGULAR SUICIDES.

ST. Louis Roman Cathoilc Killed
himself because his brother became a
Presbyterian.
RnrISrtYa at IT. Louis Mrs. Ellen tltz-
,srsld committed suicide by setting lire
IN her underclothes with a match, Her
body was burned to a crisp,
philadelphia woman attempted H.
.,js nv drinking coal oil, but as she
Jailed to apply the lighted match TO her
mouth the affair proved a dismal iallure'
WHuKin the parlor with her beau, a
Cincinnati girl rushed from the house
and threw herself into the canal. THIS
nroyes that the only safe way to court a
g;rl IL 10 take her on the lap and huid
her there.
A yorSa man who held 8 loaled pistol
,o his head and threatened 10 blow oui
lis brains unless the girl who had re-
Ins,i him would consent 10 have him.
was coolly told by the young lady De
uonld have q blow some brains into hls
neal 6rt. lie didn't blow CHcHsdt'
Saturday NtghL.
A SAcRANESro undertaker.s consci'
encs accused him Of being glad when he
heard Of a death, andhe became GOWN
cei that even the probability Of an eBl.
damic caused pleasurable emotion. he
,bereiore committed suicide, leaving
letter in which he said that he could Nc
longer remain in sbusiness the prohts o
which were closely connected with hH
man misery.
sIxaULAR affair recently happened
in China. A young widow publicly an
noupced that she would hang hersel
rather than yield to the wishes oil be
parents and marry again, and the sacn
Ace was actually eonsummated IN oroas
DAYLIGHT A crowd OF the woman
friends and admirers assembled, an'
the tragic ceremony wSs proceeded oy
reception Of visitors on q platform ereSl
ed fpr "a. -o<1~-son- Aftst rsossung IN
minrlci applause M ~condoiance OF ne
frIendx the pSor young creature mount
ed a chair. PLACED the rope around he
neck. and swung OF In the presence o
the gathering.
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with a divided sentiment in his iayori in
several others.
THE JUDICIAL AMENDMENTS.
In ElKyEs out Of the thirty counties
the sentiment is reported as in favor OF
the proposed amendments to the Con-
~slitution; in eleven others it is reported
a opposed to it; and in the remaining
EiGHr counties, it is reported Is so di-
vided that no opinion is yentured.
WHEAT n CATTLE.
Tue report IRON every n OF the
thirty counties heard from, without ex-
ception, is that the prospects for the
wheat crop were never better. There is
a large acreage. and il the season con
tinues favorable, the yield will be enor-
nous.
Sheep and cattle have wintered we'll,
The open, mild weather has been favor
able, and u great sa,ing OF feed. The
farmers are reported as all in good spI'
rits.
We shall continue to add to the sum
mary OF our reports until all the coun'
ties are heard from. 1t is just as well
that it should be known who the people
favor for the different offices, before the
convention makes the nominations, and
a
the REGISTER wall endeayOr to give the
public the most accurate information II
can gather from the people, without re-
gard to who is favored or sighted. All
we want to know is, what the people
want.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-21
An Inpors.ni Enssrpriss.


We have recently read . letter from
Col W. A. Morgan, OF this place, TO the
Hon. b T. Martin, Gov. y. W. N. Hol-
liday and Gov. VIM T. Hamilton. en-
bodying q plan for the improvement OF
the Potomac nver-making it nayigable
for steam ~yessels-by a system OF locks
and dams from Washington city mp as
high a. Cumberland, Maryland, and ur-
ging them 10 take hold Of the enterprise
By bringing the matter 10 the attention
OF Congress, and pressing it through 10 q
speedy and successful completion. The
Colonel says all enterprises must have
q starting point, and as il has been {
one hundred years since Rumsey sue
cessfully applied steam power TO proPel
his boat here at this point on the Poto-
mac river, he thinks il about time old
Rip Van Wrinkle should put another on.
From that day 10 this, the heaying bo-
som OF the beautiful Potomac river,
here at this point, has been undisburbed
By The ~ploughing keel Of the steamboat
when steam has been successfully in
troduced wherever civilization has ex-
The Colonel hopes the press Of
this State will take hold Of his scheme
and give aid and assistance to the enter
prise.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-21
GENERAL NOTES.

Bosros proposes q national cat show
for the first week In March.
Ian E~nglishman speaks Of the nasty
Indifference Of Wait Whitman"
French makers Of sporting guns now
furn out hardly anything but central-fire
pieces.
SPANISH women, who drink lar more
alcohol than women OF the North do,
are very seldom drunk.
MILK. BosA BoSHEUR has just bought
Tor 81, 900 a magnificent lion from the
Geological gardens at Marseilles, and she
intends to paint its portrait Tor next
years salon.
A GRANDDAUGHTER Of Eugene Sue,and
the original OF one Of the characters Of
the Wandering Jew, vas a petitioner IN
a suit in one Of the New York courts the
other day.