The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-13
Index to New Advertisements.
n. PLUMADoRE-Cigar manufacturer.
We shall next week give the programme
Alamauce Centennial.

We shall next week give the programme
% Alamance Centennia.
What is the difference between Bliss
and Blister? Mis-mated married men may
rise up in reply.
Macon having added her : votes to the
Jarvis column the account stands, TO the
best of our knowledge and belief, 63 for Jar
vis, $50 for FOwle.
1t is now definitely known that Hon.
John Manning's name will be presented to
Durham Convention and with great pro-
liability of his nomination.
The Davidson College marsh ais will
wear ~rosettes instead Of reselias; but the
bows claim that on a pretty girl land all girls
are pretty at commencement they will be
ever more becoming than the sash.
Five trains will run to Wake Forest
during the 22d and 40 Sunday Schools are
expected to take part. How old Herod's
fingers will itch a.he looks up at that college
campus,
There was Il select hop, in Hyman's
Hall, land Hymen was not far distant, you
NAV bet your Sunday-go-to-meetin' hat.
Warrenton on Friday night. Messrs. Tasker
Polk, i. II. Wilcox, and ]. A. Montgomery,
managers.
After heaing able argument, Judge
Gudger refused to sign the decree Of divorce
n the case of Jake Weber. who died a
few minutes before the jury brought in the
verdict In his favor. An appeal was taken,
and will afford a nice legal point for the Su-
preme court, says the Southerner.
The Messenger learns that Gov. Jarvis
has arranged that the colored Insane Asy
.um, near Goldsboro. will be opened by the
Ist June. Its complete capacity is lo5 pa
tients; now, it can only accommodate IS.
i. A. Bonitz, ESQ. is Secretary OF the Board
IF Directors, and letters should be addressed
20 him.
A very loud silence fell upon a sociaI
party the other night when a chap with
more lungs than wit called across the room
20 a young bride to sing "your fayorite-
BaLy 4Mine p" She complied, very
sweetly; but we should like to wager a new
hat that one name will never be mentioned
ia a certain nursery when christening time
comes.
DR.. A. X. Ledoux & Co., Agricultural
Chemists and Chemical Engineers Office,
Il Cedar street, New York" is an advertise
ment in the Rural Nc1c Yorker, which also
remarks that North Carolina's loss is like
~ to prove a gain. not to New York only,
but to all the neighboring States whose far
ners car avail themselves of the Hoctor's
services
To our excellent friend, VIM. III. Jones,
ESQ, we are indebted for samples Of brown
sugar, manufactured from common corn
stalks. They were sent to him by Prof.
Collier, Of the Washington Agricultural
Department, who has taken much interest
n the experiments for making sugar from
maize. 1t is asserted that 900 lbs Of first
class sugar have been made from one acre
Of stalks, In addition to the crop Of IL or Is
about the discovery, which origina-
ted with MIR. T. l.. Stewart of Pennsylva-
vania but a more practical and assured
idea of it is obtained on seeing the actual
''sweetniD;'-white and handsome, only
surpassed by the sweetness of some of our
North Carolina '~lasses, Bless emil One Of
the samples was made from the Early Am
Der (Sorghum) cane which has created such
q stir In the west.