The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-09

Moses n. Amis, attorney at law, for
merly of Raleigh, has located at Hickory.
Wax Forest opened with 100 students
present, and other have since entered.
ST. Mary's School opens to-day (Sept.
9TH and the attendance is likely to be large.
The effect of the recent railway combl-
nation an $500 excursion ticket North
ward now costs S24.
Turkey Tail township in Burke is spread
ing herself for the ticket, and the Btude calls
upon Morganton to show her colors also,
Col. P. DOMAIN has taken full control,
editorially of the Deadwood Pioneer, and
that paper now floats the Democratic
colOrs.
The two Sons of Evan Womb'e, de
ceased. went out to Alabama. And there
is AN interest in a va. liable tract of land IN
Arson county awaiting their return.
Boiler of r. ] Taylor's grist and saw
mills at Toisnot exploded at 6 a. m. Satur
day. The building was torn In spllnters and
Ed Whitehurst and Wiley Bats were NOR
tally hurt.
Old John Robinson, who has carried
off so much Southern money during the
mast fifteen years, is said to have retired on
his gains, and his hopeful sons are now
cleaning up the harvest of popular credullty.
-Supt. of P. Instruction j. G. Scar
borouch in his Newbern speech estimated
the annual allowance to the poor children
of the State for public schooling at a little
under so cents, or say one cent ohd u my
per..peek.
The Raleigh Rihemen won the match
with Fayetteville by 362 10 500. The best
score was As out of 30 by Mr.. Chas. A..
Hearn. of the Fayetteville team. DR.. r.
III. Lewis and Mr.. C.. h. Rainey made ~
each.
The friends of Robert g.. Russell, of
Orange county, will present his name TOR the
~rosition of COMMISSIONS of Agriculture.
AS an intelligent, practical, aid successful
farmer. he is well qualified for the place !;
and as a good Democrat is Ties CRYING OF it.
In Catawba, Caswell, and other counties,
he Democratic convention adjourned without
nominating county officers; leaving the
field open for a 'scrub race Several
months ago we predicted hat Parry ma
chinery world be apt to run very awkwardly
after Hancock takes the chair. Such are
the signs ofthe times.
Let the press of North Carolina stand
IN to its local rates with travelling show
men. and either make them pay as much as
our Southern business men, or reject their
advertisement 1t is nothing but right to
do so. The local advertiser ought to have
the benefit of any favors granted. Besides
if the press would stand together in reject
ing haifrates we should all be be better off.
By courtesy of an evening paper, the
Robinson crowd announce that they do not
0dre.tise N the Farmer and Mechanic"
And why? Because the FARMER AM Me-
CHANIC would not allow them to sponge for
advertising. We felt that these travelling
Yankee showmen, with pockets stuffed with
Southern money, ought to be made to pay
as much as our city merchants. And that
is the reason they don't advertise in the
FARMER AND MECHANIC
Five minutes chat with Gen. Cox. He
wears ne campaign like men who have been
down mat avenue half a dozen times. Says
he finds things all right wherever he goes.
He regrets that in some cases the people
were disappointed by local announcements
that he would speak at this or that place,
whereas perhaps he had not heard of the
appointment until after the date. By the
way, We notice that the Rocky Mount, Will
son, and other papers speak highly of his
address in Nash county.
Col. A. Pope, of the atlantic Coast
Line" has become General Passenger
Agent" of the Richmond and Danville route,
also. Thus he will hold his finger on both
the great arteries Of Florida, and Southern
travel, and will lay the tariffs accordingly.
In some hotels out West the traveller losses
his purse on the counter, and the bill is
made to suit the ''size of his pile" Let us
hope Col. Pope will be as merciful.
The Robinson crowd anr ounce that
they won't advertise in the FARMER AND
MECHANIC" There is an old saying
won't means can't The FARMER AND
MECHANIC is not a Cheap-John concern,
to take advertising at half price, and a lot
of greasy tickets. G. John & Go. sent us a
dozen or two tickets, but we declined to ac-
cept them. Our opinion is not subject to
complimentary tickets. While we were a
member of the Legislature we had a pocket
full of railway passes. but paid our fare every
time.
We put Marriages and Deaths under the
title of United and United" The
change of a { is the difference in the words.
but what a difference in the significance
United, for better and for worse! Untied,-
from cares, griefs, and disappointments
united from physical ,ches and suffering
from friends and foes; from all the little ills
that make up tie sum Of far too many of
our lives! United, over the tide, lOosed
from the golden cord, free from mortality,
and entered upon Immortality BY tie by,
it is a curious coincidence that most men
are dragged up to the church altar twice in
their lives. in black coats, and white waist
coats to be tied and to be dismissed!