The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-26

Judging from the showers Of cards
in our State exchanges from week TO week,
the political war waxes-wordy!
Accidents will happen. Four boys
were stealing a ride ip a Minneapolis car
loaded with wheat. 4 wheel gave way, the
car t urDed on one side, and the youngsters
were all smothered to death.
Mrs. Gen. Malone, wife of the Great
(Big little Anti Debt Payer Senator, wears
the most costly diamonds seen at White
Sulphur Springs. But a woman at Saratoga
glitters under s~ixty-thousand dollars worth
of the pretty pebbles. This is harbaric.
In saying Mrs. Cicero W. Harris would
make her home in Washington City after
Sept. lst. We were N error. She will re-
side there pending some engagements of
her husband; but both of them regard
North Carolina as 'home'', now and ever
after.
The Salisbury Democrat bristles with
political cards. P. n. Heilig, ESQ, G.. A.
Bingham, and Chas F. Wagner, the pres
ent incumbent, are in the field for Sheriff.
Mr.. j. S. McCubbins Jr., for reelection as
Treasurer. Frank Brown, and others, for
the Legislature.
The resignation, or declination, of the
Catholic Bishopric, of North Carolina by
Rev. Father NJ. S. Gross Of Wilmington. is
a rare event, and covers him with more honor
than the tiara and mitre could have confer
red. He modestly prefers to remain in
charge of his parish on the Cape Fear-de-
voting his whole time to it. Long a sub
scri5er of this paper, Bishop Gross is warm
~ devoted to his adopted State, and her
people.
BY all accounts the Democrats of Mon
roe, Stanly, Montgomery Union, Arson, and
Rockingham gave the Democratic Candi-
date for Governor a most enthusiastic ova-
ton during the past week, aLG 1t is beIiev-
ed the ova will hatch cut finely on electio n
day. The three first named counties some
years ago were we'll disposed towards Bux-
ton, but he seems to have lost his grip. We
hear that the Republicans are sorry they
they did not nominate Dockery for Govern
or, as he is of more aggressive type than the
gentle Ralph.
Mr.. Walter r. Kivett, of Harnett.
passed through Raleigh on Monday, en-
route for Saratoga, Niagara, and Washing
ton-a three weeks trip. Glad to see our
young men looking about in the world.
They are bound to bring home new ideas to
help roll on the ball of Southern prosperity.
In China, where the people drudge year af-
ter year, generation after generation, with
out seeing what the outside world is doing,
the farmers are still blowing with crooked
logs, as their ancestors did, four thousand
years ago..
The encouraging thing about Southern
farming is the rapid advance In the general
desire for good stock. There are more blood
ed horses in North Carolina to-day than ever
before. There are more, and better, cattle
than ever before. And in sheep and hogs
the State is ahead Of any Southern State
except possibly Texas, and West Virginia.
Think of the display at Poplar Tent Fair.
Think of Capt. Alexander's Stock Farm be-
ing over run with orders. And now here is
James Norwood of Hillsboro, whose success
as a stock Farmer is widely known. selling
six-month's old lambs at so a piece. This
shows that our people want a good article of
wool and mutton. Yes, Mr.. Norwood sold
last week five Ram lambs Ootswolds) that
averaged 10 lbs, at so a piece-and they
were only six month old. Can any North
ern Breeder show bigger ones?
"A friend inquiries ic we send free copies
to the Hancock clubs, as do the Neus and
the Observer. We do not. We cannot af
ford 1t. Our paper costs us much more
than either the Weekly Neos, or the WeeIIl
Observer, because they are printed from,
type already set for the dailies; and in
ohlces already rented for the dailies. Where
as the FARMER AND MECHANIC costs about
$4,000 per week for merely the items of
type-settlng, ink, postage, paper, and office
rent, Leaving the proof reader, the mailing
clerk, the local reporter, and the editor,
(who are one and the same, at your service.
SIR to pick up what they can from receipts
in excess of the weekly h~alfhundred,-
when there are any.
But there is another reason for not send
ing free copies. Is it exactly fair to make
one man pay for paper, while his neighbor,
(who perhaps has more leisure reads it for
nothing? OF course our brethren are &C.
tuated by patriotic purposes they wish to
aid the party. But are not the members of
Democratic clubs already true to the party ? |
1t is needless to remark we have neither
right nor wish to interfere with the manage.
ment Of any other paper; but there are
some Things that seem to us strange. 1t
seems stranpn RI COO hrotbor ;o.-..CO. L