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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-29

REIDsvILLE TINES ITEMS The hearse
that bore Mollie Deiarnett remains broke
down on the way. 1t would seem that even
in death the poor girl had a hard road TO
travel.-The rain here last Thursday, VI
are told by Father FontaiDe, fell 70 the
depth of , inches and 2l hundredths. -
Mr.. J. A. Smith and wife went TO-DAY to
of Caswell. got here this evening, his family
were already here in their new home. -
Mrs. DR.. Scales in 4 letter from Staten Is
land to a friend says DR.. JEFF is doing well,
she is pleased, her house has a balcony that
fronts the bay, she rides out 70 the Park,
and often in the evening boat rides ou the
BAY. she was on Coz y Island one evening
and a lady addressed her apologising for
asking but wanted to know where her dress
was made, she told her by Miss Hitchcock
of North Carolina, the lady's eyes opened.
-Fromo our Greensboro correspondent
Mr.. Hill is repairing his home and Callum
Bros. are rapidly raising a splendid brick
store for a drug store. There was a clever
young gent here yesterday. said be was a
leaf dealer from Danvilie, he showed a pis.
tol too freely and was fined by the authori-
ties twelve dollars for carrying concealed
weapons. Prof. John I. Humphreys,
mineralogist, has more than a dozen quartz
crystals with the basal plane he discovered
the locality in the South Mountains of Burke
county. | see that Professor Egleston, of
Columbia School of Mines, remarked in h
lecture that there were only three crystals
of quartz with the basal plane known to the
scientific world, one owned by the British
Museum one by the Imperial Museum at
Vienna, and the other in ST. Petersburg
and that these came from Brazil, and were
considered priceless treasures, the very
ultima Thule of variety in the mineral king
dom. North CaroliI a beats the world =
Mrs. Levi Houston is at Piedmont Springs.
Mrs. David Scott, a beloved old lady, died
have been elected for the Graded School !:
Prof. English, Principal and Samuel Smith,
Assistant, in the male department, and
Miss Lizzie Lindsey and Miss Ansie Brackin
in the female department. There is much
| talk of rings here, where's Josiah? The
funeral Of Col. Scales was very largely atten-
ded. DIR. Smith was SO overcome he could
hardly preach the sermon. MIR. Il. U. Cal
lum has gone to Wilmington. Mr.. Cart
land and Miss Houston were married
this evening. They propose a trip to the
mountains.-From our Milton correspon-
dence: Mr.. G.. A. Smith, tobacco factory,
now worked by Hatcher & Stamps, was des-
troyed by fire this morning about. Losses
on stock SIG, 900, insurance about 81, 600.
Some think possibly in last nights storm
the lightning may have struck the house. A
colored tournament was here the 10Th.
Henry Phelps charged the knights, they
had a fine supper and music and dancing
all for the benefit Of the colored Baptis
church. Bob Walker is in Halifax. MIR
Hughes has sold his drugstore 20 a Danvill'
party. Carter has put up a bagatelle table
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-29

The Raleigh Observer says Professor
Charles William Dabney was elected success
sor of Prof. Redd in the chair of Agricul-
tural Chemistry in the University. Prof
Dabuey is a son of Rev. DIR. Dabney, of
Hampden Sidney College, Va.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-07-29
C.

.oct friend or my
Isamnsrof. He was one of those men whose
MI IS stronger than nature or destiny. But
VII mayer cold, however rough his exterior,
hoges sarcastic his language, he had an up
a!ppbt mind, associated with rare probity of
nsnntions. and sensibilities. Notwithstand-
D|bi his youth, it was said that he disdained
~" ~ evening | questioned him upon the
I:aot He began to smile.
THE whole thing is very simple" he said.
instead of gaming and paying court to
. ~, woman. | work like a peasant in order
make nv worn out lands valuable; in
..aJ Of making new debt, | pay my fathers.
E g the rest, | disdain women SO little that
: link seriously of marrying. | shall take
T., not to install a woman of fashion. She
I'ort she must know how to work, and
u INST have honor like a mars"
~ here will you find this wife ?"
II wish to find her, and for this reason |
hall find her. But to change the subject, l
, ,m to visit my old nurse; would you not
Ike to 90 with me?'
. When we arrived at the village every one
mod asleep, so we concluded not to rouse
Saon the wind brought the notes of a
.onc. and odd melody, and a voice more
remarkable still.
1T is a woman S voice SAID the Count;
''one OF those ai'o V9iceS Chae seem 70 come
from the ~unIa1noniapie uepOhs vi tue SOUL
When we called at the nome OF tne nurse a
beautiful GIRL VINO wore, Win singular
grace, the coquettlsn costume OF our peas
antS-the loopeu pG''iooaC, anu Tue slhoOln
string corsage of blue cloth, with a pulled
.bqmise. Her face an oval her hair chest
nut hung IN light curlS from a forehead
noble and pure: -.
After our Vlslt, ourlng "nlch every Nlno-
ness and courtesy nao peen snown US We
eft, With the promise 10 come OFTEN. we
tayerSed the V1rlage Ia silence 10 tne eoge
yt the loiest, iheie'no c1ul0 d uo"n'
He renamed a long time without speaking
Then he sald 10 d 10" voice.
l love her.
Alexander
I cannot help IL.
beware
from THIS tlme AieAanoer returned every
evening to h0l0pao, the nome OF Mar
CELIA the granddaughter OF MS nurse. lie
gave her lessons.
Qne gay l ouna nm eusy sransla.lng
"tauSt, IN the dlaiect OF Llttle Russia, ana
Aptose Tor Marcella. . ~,
Are you persuadeo, l. Salo' nat she
Will pTont py your IeaciilnS! -.
1 have never met a human soul SO thlrs-
TaS ners Tor lght anu truth.
became necessary Tor me 10 compa
Ag1ander now every morning 10 Nolooad'
IhGlr rmon was olseurOea. M va? na
owes 1ln' put she hght against MS loVe
With the lndomltaple energy OF a virgin Ma
"g'
10 uay "heh we arrived she was si'S gu
gfioTe the COTTAGE ABSORBED III re'er1e' 0ht
~os1eu' ooC Seemeo not 10 see US
Uood evening" harceild' Saio LILY
1eaa; :,
Is 1t you again. count +! ana she eN
poded with laughter. You have nothing
Iuo, then at nome since you come 81
"ign 10 derange US? l,
~ mdnuscrlpC Vi Iaus'' i
I'll ier # Is tne most 1eauellul poem ~ J. ' fo
Holu' lie salu. nave Irahsla'eu II =
'Va. ,c.,
tlullo - L. I'll LT arl- ,ooronE
, 1880-07-03
TIE DOCTOR IN THE KITCHEN.

The fourth and last of the d~rawing-room
lectures under the auspices of the Nation
al Health Society, sgiven last week at the
house of Mr.. o. Matthews, %, Hartford
street, Mayfair, wa by Mr.. Ernest Hart,
who presented to a large audience many
facts regarding food, and d number of sug-
g~eStiOns respecting its preparation. Mr..
Hart altogether disapproved the usual diet
in England, especially what he described
as it's "meatiness," and the neglect of nj
trogenous vegetables and fish food which
characterizes it. Touching upon fish food,
he spoke of the great neglect of river fish
by our population generally, and urged
that the pike, the jack, the perch, and
other river fish might be advantageOusly
included i'll the menit, and would form q
pleasing change i'll contrast to the UNMARRIED
roll of dishes now presented. The subject
of waste in the kitchen was noticed by the
lecturer, and he drew particular attention
to the great amount OF nutrition to be
derived from what are now too often
regarded as waste substances. He dwelt
particularly on the extravaganza of roast
ing, and urged that by the use of the VEN
tilated, closed stove there would not only
be a great saving in the food, but that the
quantity of fuel saved would be enormous.
lie pIdlScu HiSHlS DIS IL pTedhldSb IOOu uno
compound known but little in this country
as hominy. The bread in England was
excellent, and, taken as a whole, the best
in the world. French bread was over-fer-
mented and its crust was O%verbaked. The
drawbacks to the "whole-meaw bread
were the hardness of the crust and its La
bility to turn sour, while the necessity for
whole meal, on account of the p~hosphates
heinz removed from fine flour. WAS now
removed by improvements introduced by
Professor Horsford, of Massachusetts.
The lecturer concluded with suggestions
whereby the menu Of a dinner might be
varied each day in each season ofthe year.
These suggestions created much interest,
and there were so many expressions of
desire on the part of those present to
attempt to vary the monotony of the gene
raj dinner that the National Health Society
was intrusted with the responsibility of
making these suggestions more widely.
known. Cordial thanks were given to the
lecturer and to Mr.. Matthews.-TTmes.
, 1880-07-03
MS.
ST. THOMAS STATION.

New York, June 6 .h.-The London Post"
sfRrms that Mr.. Gladstone will support a mo-
tion which Mr.. Labouchere will introduce on
Tuesday for resembling Mr.. Bradlaugh'J expul-
sion from Parliament.
In the House of Lords the deceased wife's
sisters marriage Bill has been rejected.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Foster, Sac
rotary for Ireland, opposed Mr.. Parpelrs Bill
for the appropriation of two hundred thousand
pounds for relief purposes out of the Irish
Church surplus fund.
The appeal on behalf of the Tichborne
claimant has been rejected. Mr.. Altman, a
Liberal, has been elected NJ. p. for Bandon
and Mr.. Dickson, also a Liberal for Dunganon.
M. Freycinet has officially stated that
America declines to renew the Commercial
treaty.
Revelations recently published by the "Gau-
loisD have had the effect of inducing the Senate
to exclnde Common Law offenders from par.
ticipating in the Amnesty.
plymouth, goth June.-The r. NJ. S. eta
gusn arrived here at noon to-day.
New York. 2Sth June.-Advioes from Ber-
lin report that the Church Bill will be passed
through the Reichstag by bare majority.
St. Petersburg dispatches state that the
Russian Government, favours compelling Tur-
key to accept he decision of the Berlin con-
ference respecting the Greeco-Turkish frontier
by means of naval demonstration by the Great
Powers.
Constantiuople dispatches report that the
Porte objects to the cession of Janina.
Oapetown dispatches announce that the
Government have decided to abandon the
South African Confederation Scheme.
New York, June 29th-In the British
House of Commons a ge neral resolution
for the admission Of such members as de-
sire to make affirmation of allegiance
instead of taking the Oath will be support
ed by the Cabinet
A declaratory resolution was passed o N
the Sunday closing in England and Wales
Bill
Paris advices announce that the French
Budget contains a vote of seven hundred
and fifty thousand francs for the survey of
q railway route between Senegal and the
Niger.
In the Senate the Amnesty Bill was
~favourably received but was opposed by
, 1880-07-03

brought into cultivation for sugar,
and have their works restored would
he not take us for lunatics? But if
we were to ask whether. if a factory
station were established there, it
would be supplied with canes, he
might consider it a question at least
worth some thought, and perhaps
would reply-It is not impossible.
Now in the factory and by its opera-
tionthe manufacturing capital andex-
penses are supplied. BY thus reducing,
or ratherdividing, the risks, as we'll as
dividing the labour, the factory system
may make can growing possible as a
paying enterprise alongside of the
beet.
From the contemplation of the not
very pleasant subject of the strug-
gle with beet root competition, we
may turn to the agreeable picture
of a tropical colony fourishing on a
mixed system of cultivation with
which the Governor of Jamaica pre-
sents us in his recent paper on that
colony. There is of course little
ground of comparison between our
small colony and the large and
iourishing island of Jamaica at
the same time the paper is not
without instruction, for us. We
can never grow cinchonas at the
height of4,0OO feet but there is no
reason why our coasts should not be
lined with c nut palms, as the
waste places of Port Royal have been
covered with item by a for
mer Governor of Jamaica, Sir
John Grant. An American gentle
man visiting Santa Cruz, and ccm-
pairing it no doubt with other coun-
tries he had seen, remarked to the
writer of these notes dts a beauti-
tul island but you don't produce
enough" Although it may be diff
cult to allot the proper share of it
to each of us, that is a very serious
rcproach.
, 1880-07-03
GLASS AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR IRON
OR STEEL.

From a statement made at the last
meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute,
we learn that toughened glass can be used
instead of iron as sleepers for railways.
The molten glass is cast in moulds into the
several forms required is afterwards heat
ell to a high temperature, and plunged in
to a bath OF cool oil, the result being
that the glass becomes converted from its
own characteristic brittleness to the re-
markable tough tibrous material known as
tOughened glass" A similar effect, as
was stated, can be produced by passing
the moulded glass through an annealing
oven. The strength and resisting power
of the glass thus prepared may be judged
of from the fact, that a weight (nine hun
dred weight let fall from a height of
seventeen feet upon a plate a little more
than an inch thick, failed to breaksit.
And where glass sleepers have been laid
by way of experiment, they stand wear
and tear as well as iron, perhaps better,
for they do not corrode. They arc made
in three-feet lengths, so shaped on the
upper surface, that tho rail when placed
thereon shall exactly fit. If glass can be
turned to account i'll this way, why not as
tools, implements, and other mechanical
appliances Its immunity from rust gives
it an eminent claim to consideration
ChamJeTS'S Journal.
, 1880-07-03
NOVEL EQUIPMENT OF a STEAMER.

A new steamer named tho Columbia,
which has just been completed at the
works Of John Roach, at Chester, PenSyl-
Yania, for the Oregon Railway and Naviga-
ton Company, has several novel and in
tereSting appointments. Thus, the Edison
electric light is adopted throughout the
ship. We learn from the Scientific Ameri-
can that the lamps are 120 i'll number, and
are supplied by four of Edison's dynamo
machines in the engine-rOom, each line
being under command of the engineer.
The lights of the state roOmSa are under
control of the steward on the outside. The
state rooms on the upper and lower decks
are on separate circuits, and so are the
saloons. The lamp-tixtures are of the
same form as those used for oil lamps, and
by an ingenious continuance they are
adapted to either the electric or oil lamp,
SO that should the former fail in any way,
the latter may be at once substituted.
The electric lamp globes are frosted lightly
by dipping in h~ydrofuoric acid. The
desirability of electric lighting on ship
board, where the apartments are necessa-
rily small, is obvious. The Columbia has
further an electric head light, consisting of
a Maxim electric light supplied by one of
Maxim'S dynamo machines placed between
decks. The arc is in the focus of a para
bolic reflector, by means of which a cone
of light can be thrown a long distance in
any direction. All the rooms are fitted up
with electric calls, and the offices, smok-
ing-room, &C., are pro vided with tele-
phones, the smoking room being in con-
nexion with the stewards room, and the
captains with the chief engineers purser's
and stewards. An electric telltale ON the
bridge enables the captain to tell, by SIM
ply pressing a button, whether the engine
The steering gear 4 Ir connection with be the
freight-hoister, but with selfacting attach
ment. The elevators for discharging cargo
are new in design, and the running engines
at the ports are arranged so that a loaded
truck runs from the lower hold out to the
dock entirely by steam. The arrangement
, 1880-07-03
TRAM FOR SUGAR
PLANTATIONS.

The following letter has been addressed to the
Editor of the Brisbane Courier -
Sir,-In gcing through the machinery hall
of the international my attention was arrested
by a neat light portable tramway. which [ bad
not seen described In any portion of the
Queensland Press, but which appears to me
10 be so admirably adapted to sugar plantations
that l would Grave space for bringing 1t under
the notice of our planters. 1t is the patent of
and manufactured by, the well-known firm of
John Fowler and Co., of Leeds. The gauge
is either l6in. or coin, at the option of the
purchaser. The rails are OF steel, and fastened
to sleepers or ties of corrugated steel about
aft. apart it is constructed in sections of
about 20ft. in length, and these lengths are
80 light that a man, by placing himself
between the rails, can carry a section of this
length for any distance. I carried one of these
lengths with the greatest of ease The manu-
~faoturers state, that in clearing beet root and
cane fields, four men can take up 400 yards Of
railway anc relay them thirty yard, further on in
an hour and a quarter. The sections are fas-
tened together at the ends by a very simple
arrangement, requiring no tools, merely the
turning of a screw with the finger and thumb.
The cost is, for lob. stee! rails, 16in. gaage;
IS. g.. and 20in. guage, IS. Cd. per yard run.
The Wagons cost from 83 to 81 los. each.
I have no knowledge of engineering matters,
but / forward herewith the manufacturers des-
cription and diagrams and would sugQ est that
you submit them for the opinion of Mr.. Petit.
grew who has had wlch practical experience
in such subjects.
Yours, &C.,
P. B. GORDON.
Sydney, January 31st 1880.
, 1880-07-03

M, Simon. The passage of the measure
will affect but a few.
Advices from Berlin state that Count
Saint Vallier's draft of the .rectiied Greek
Frontier has been unanimously adopted.
New York, June Goth.
Flour per barrel, st. Lawr. brand, $5.75.
Meal, best Brandywine, per barrel S3B.
Heavy Mess Pork, per barrel, s124.
(Crystals per h., S4c.
Sugar. Fair to good refining per lb. II.
to I. cents.
English Islands Molasses per gal. 40 cents
Exchange New York and London, Ash.
London, June Goth.
(Dem. Crystals per cwt. FL. Is. Cd.
Sugar. duty free. Muse. " S1. Is. Cd.
(Clayed Havana, No. II FL. 5s. Cd.
at1Oat.
Demerara Rum per gallon Is. SD. in
bond.
Trinidad Cocoa per cwt. &4. 6s. Cd.
Consols 9S1. to s.
Bank of England Rate of Discount, %.
per cent.
Liverpool Cotton Middling Uplands
81.
3 per cent Rentes in Paris s85.
, 1880-07-03

of berths is similar to that in a Pullman
palace car, and when the berths are not in
use they are folded out of the way. The
system of water-supply for fire &C., is
most complete ; and a new kind of still is
used which is capable of supplying 1900
gallons of pure fresh water daily. The
Columbia is 334ft. in length, 3S1ft. beam,
2Oft, depth of hold, and 5000 tons measure
ment. She is to ply between San Francis
co and Portland, Oregon. On her way to
her destination she will coal at Rio de
Janeiro, and there be exhibited to the
Emperor Dom Pedro, who takes q great
interest in the progress of electric light
ing.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-26
A MALICIOUS ACT.
Amateur Rnce.

Moline, ILL.,, June 25.- Yesterday was the
last day of the regatta of the Mississippi Val
10y Amateur Rowing association. Twelve
thousand people were present. The race was
free for-all, double, with Davenport Moline,
Hilsdalo and Riversdale. The latter won in
1920 with the Moine's second.
Second ce--Free-for-all, single SOULS,
J. G. Mumford, Providence club; Q. A. Bill
lirgs, Riversdale club, Chicago; }. Kelly, st.
Joe club, Fort Wayne; r. q. Musgrove, St.
Johns Rowing club, New Orleans; A. w.
Peasely, Peoria club. They all got good
start with Mumford leading with a stroke
of forty to the minute. At the. half mile stake
Musgrove and Peacely third; Kelly, fourth.
Kelly and Mumford rounded nearly together
but Mumford got off ahead and retained his
lead Musgrove stopped rowing, having a
severe chill. Mumford won. Time, l4;2O1.
Kelly, 1914. Billings, 1871.
Third race-Free-for-a four cared, Hills
dale won in 1921. Peoria, 1854.
The pair cared race was won by the Mo-
lines in 1896. Chicago's, l4:9f.
The last race was a consolation race, the
prize being gold badge. j. Z. Muchmore,
of Chicago, came in an easy winner. Time,
1896.
A grand ball was given last evening.
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yellow Fever ON an Austrian Bark

New York, June 25.--The Austrian bark
Fresi Dukeroh, from Port De Paix, Hayti,
for Boston, put into this port "Wednesday
night in distress. While at sea the crew,
with the exception OF the mate and two sail
ors, were stricken with yellow fever, and Sat-
urday night one sailor died. Monday the
bark was spoken by another vessel and sup
piled with ice and provisions. Captain Perie,
who WAS sick with the fever, died the same
day, and his body was brought to this port.
Six Of the sailors of the bark were struck
with the fever at the time of arrival and were
removed to the quarantine hospital.
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Dead in his Bath.Tub.

Philadelphia, June 25.-Dr. James A. Nc
Crea, prominent and wealthy resident OF
this city, committed suicide to-day by cutting
his own throa.whlo in his bath-tub. lie was
great sufferer from dyspepsia, and this is
supposed 10 have led him to kill himself
For twenty years past no has been u
member of the board of health, and soma
months ago he was subjected TO q
great deal of newspaper ridcule
because of his efforts TO have the meetings
of the board held in secret and because Of
his disparaglng remarks concerning the edi-
torial profession, Deceased was sixty'seyen
years of age.
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Tho Denver Labor TrOMhIes.

Denver Col, June 25.--The carpenters of
this city have organized union, comprising
ia members, with the following officers; j.
N. Mary, president -. d. Mcdonald, vice
president s. L. Whaples, secretary Robert
Moore, treasurer, Last night the union de-
cided TO fix the wages of carLenters at 80 80,
the advance TO take effect July IL. Wages
now are 81 SO and So. So great an advance
will not be given, and trouble is expected
when the time for final decision arrives.
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Anxious to cnea. the Gallows.

Canton, o., June 25.--This afternoon Sher-
III Altokruse received a little box from Mas
sillon. 1t was addressed to John
Summit, ono of tho condemned
murdercn to DO hung on Friday, and
was found TO contain three rosebuds. On
examination ono of the rosebuds WAS found
to contain arsenic ingenuously concealed. II
Is thought from tho handwriting that the
package came from one Of SUBMITS girl
friends There is not much doubt that he
means TO commit suicide, providing he can
procure the necessary means. He will be
carefully watched and guarded tonight and
tomorrow.
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COney Island Races,

Sheepshead Island, L. l., June 25.--The
following is u synopsis of the Concy island
races to-day:
The first event was a selling race, two-year
Odds, five furlongs Sir Hugh /; Gossip and
Bridecslle a dead heat, for the second. Time,
l:3.
Second race, ono and three-Quarter miles,
Glenmore |; Report 2; Flord 8. Time, 4:3.
Third race, handicap sweepstakes, one and
one.quarter miles, Scotilla Il Harold 2; the
others away behind. Time, 2:l34.
Fourth race for gentlemen riders. Derby
l; Speculation .; odds. Time l:4sA.
The last race was mile heat, over four hur-
dies. Gallagher took the first heat in l5l
and Bay Rum second and third and race; 1872
--1.b7
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A Probable Murder,

Columbus, Ind, June pa deputy sher-
i'll has just brought information ola proba-
bic murder at T>ylorsville, small town ten
miles from this city. Sunday afternoon,
while on drunken spree, Gilmore Leo was
tripped and thrown by John Isentrigger. He
assaulted the latter with stone when lsen.
trigger struck him upon the head with q
hve-pound rock, badly iracturing the skull
ami laying back the periosteum. He lies in q
comatose condition, and physicians have
given up all hopes of his recovery. lsentrig'
ger hiss fled.