The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-12

Neck has become curate, or assistant, to
Rev. DR.. Cheshire, the aged Rector of Tar
boro Parish.
Special attention is invited to the card
"A situation Wanted. The young lady
is fully qualified for any position she will
undertake.
The Gubernatoria candidates are TO
speak at Smithfield to day wednesday,: at
Ellington, to- morrow; and at Fayetteville
on Saturday, the 18th.
One of Raleigh's bachelor clothiers
now takes his matutinal constitutional on
a $3.50 nag. Rumor says he is to have
a match-mate, trained 20 the side-saddle.
Hon. H. G.. Turner, a brother of Dr..
V. E. Turner. a native of Franklin, has
been nominated for Congress in the 2nd
Georgia District. Good men, and true:
each and both.
We have received the Williamsport and
other papers of late date which speak in the
highest terms Of Col. VIM. C. Coup's Nam
moth Show, which is heading this way.
Coup had fine exhibition when he passed
through Charlotte some years ago, and this
one is said to excel it decidedly.
At the time of the reduction Of the to-
bacco tax from "a to 16 cents per pound by
Congress a tremendous now was set up by
ljS SOUll1lSSlOuCI VI 1hICIhol pl-At
| echoed by Republican newspapers. 1t was
asserted that the loss Of revenue would be
from ten to twelve million dollars per year
and the policy of reduction was severely
| censured. The friends of the measure, of
whom Senator Bayard was one Of the most
persistent, however, carried it successfully
through. The FARMER AND MECHANIC in
sisted that the tax reduction would not re-
suit in any material curtailment of revenue,
and this has been verified by the fact. There
are taxes that go a long way toward cOnJfsca-
ton. Gradually the people are beginning to
find out that more than half the tax they are
obliged to pay IN unnecessary draft upon
thei- pockets and does not contribute a cent
to the revenue of the Government.
"A more horrible event never probably
occurred in North Carolina than the be-
heading of U. M. Phelps of Davidson
county, by his friend, while the latter in
his sleep, imagined himself assaulted by a
negro mob. The men had been drinking
and the arrangement was that one should
watch while the other slept but both went
to sleep. The Wutchnedn says: "Mr.
Click seemed very much troubled, but ex.
planned to those who came in, just how ev-
erything occurred, the condition Of his
mind, &C.. He is known somnambdlist.
During the last twelve months especially
has he demonstrated his proclivities in this
respect-walklng on houses, jumping
through windows. and carrying the sash
with him going 20 the river and riding in
canoes. He was saved from a watery grave
not long since. In fact, he is SO much
troubled, that he frequently tied himself, SO
that if he got up during the night the cord
would wake him. 1t is a sad case.
Colonel Fred Douglas, colored, eve
call him Colonel because he is U. S. Mar.
shall at Washington, the same rank that
made "Fat'Carrow, Ike Young, Tom Keogh,
Bob Douglas, land the rest Of them."-to
be Colonel. called, (has consented o.deliver
the annual grafton at the Industrial Fair,
of the colored Carolinians, at Raleigh,
Sept. 9th. Fred is a smart darkey; SO
smart that we are bound to think it would be
a good time for our Republican friends Rich
ard c.. b, and Moses A.. b, and
Rufus B. B, Tor was it Victor NJ. B?)-
and others, who. fourteen years ago declar.
ed the niger had no soul, nor bone in his
nose, to step forward and publicly admit,
as the sequel to Fred's speech. that if the
darkey have no brains, a few Of them have
at least managed to pick up some sort OF
yankee continuance that serves in it's place.
It might perhaps be we'll for them to Dor.
row the machine for private use by the
State ticket. No charge for these sugges
tons, Bretherlng.
A friend who is part proprietor of a ter
pound chunk of Baby" wishes to know
why we, who are confirmedly out of the pro
f%ession, should have SO much to say abou,
the dear little bits Of creation? Wei
now, see here; don't like to tell! However,
and if you must know, We'll, the fact is, tc
own up, we used to be one OF the cherub:
ito once't" %ourself: and a mighty smar,
baby at that! We ~recollect all about it
Never shall forget that day we craw'ed out
of the cradle to get a piece of chalk from
our breaches pocket, and scribble on the
Doctors's black hat, asking him what he
would take not to potter around in tina
neighborhood any longer. And it mus
have been about this date that we came to
the resolution that in case we should happier
to survive the whooping cough. soothing
syrups, measles, teething, Group, bent pins
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