The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-30

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Mai. Evans is commended for Commls-
sioner of agriculture. Good man.
The Fusion victory in Maine is now ad-
mitted to exceed 200. The Democrats car
ried Arkansas by 80 900.
Reynolds, the famous Kentucky sports
man. died near Asheville while attending a
Family Re Union.
-Spectacles were poor in scriptural days,
else how shall we account for the phrase
Through a glass darkly g
Money is dropping all around town.
Last week one man lost 1921 another man
$4l5.
Mrs. Lawrence NJ. Keith, widow of the
noted south Carolinian. is at Chan lotte and
speaks Of making her home there. Mrs
Gen. Braxton Bragg i in Asheville.
The Colored Fair opened on Monday
with a speech from L. l.. Polk who was es-
corted to the grounds by a Brass band, and
Marshal array" The exhibition is said to
have real merit. Fred Douglas speaks to-
day; Jarvis tOmo rrow.
Judge Fowle has travelled some six or
seven hundred miles during the past fort
night, speaking day after day, and frequent
ly twice a day. We would need a column
or more 30 make a note of all these meet
ings. And many more to come.
Mr.. l.. G. Vaughan, of Warrenton. a
last years graduate of the University, has
taken charge of the High School at Maria
IA, Florida. In the same State, at Cedar
Keys, Chas B. Rodgers, a young Chatham
county man, is doing a fine business and
making money. But you don't particularly
enjoy your money after dying of chill and
fever.
We like to give our Patrons full worth
of their money. So instead of allowing Ad-
vertisements to stand in one place from
month to month, our Foreman each week
shifts the columns; thus bringing each card
into q new location, and attracting atteD-
ton by the change. Moreover we have
placed our rates so low that the profits on
a single new customer will pay fol six
months advertising.
The Washington Agricultural Bureau
says the smallest increase in the value of
land last year was IN North Carolina and
Vermont. In those States the increase is
put at 6 per cent per acre; whereas in Ten
nessee it was 81 per cent; and in Missouri
1875 per cent. There is a big error in this.
We doubt if any Southern State, except
Texas and Arkansas has gained in value
more rapidly than North Carolina for a
number Of years past.
A letter from Washington says that a Mr..
-, took upon himself the risk of going
out among the negro settlements near
Gen. Bryan Grimes, and pretending
to be a rogue hideing from JUS
tice. He got the confidence of the
negroes and found one who confessed
he piloted VIM. Parker to the fatal spot,
and helped to cut the opening in the swamp
to allow the assassin to take sure aim. Par
ker acted for Parramo ur.
-Chas. NJ. Walters. one of the intelli-
gent young farmers of " axe Forest town
ship, gave us a pleasant call, with Mr.. JAS.
Wingate, last week. So did Mr.. Walter
.~Jeffreys, Of Neuse, who was urged for the
Legislature by many friends, but didn't want
it. So did Mr.. Geo. w. Norwood, another
And Mr.. J. A. Hood, Of Eagle Rock, and
Mr.. NJ. D. Britt, and half a dozen others
who. in settling their subscriptions, are
pleased to say kind things about their pa
per. Come right in, friends. Whether
subscribers or not, whether able to pay or
not, YOU will not fail of welcome.
A few illustrations scooped up at ran
dom from to-days exchanges. Out In Utah,
Smith, a Scotchman, was about to marry
Davidson's daughter. D., like a good many
/ ICODit III WIS jill IdNlDS ii NOIh-
ed himself up to-"feel it my duty (they all
say thai, as if there was any duty in re-
failing by-gOne gossip. and making misery
where ignorance was bliss!)- to tell you that
DR.. Snedeker became intimate with my
other daughter, Annie, and ruined her
while she was under the influence of drugs
in his dental office" Smith at once told
Davidson he must run the scoundrel out of
town or he (Smith) would assume the
duty of avenging his future sister-in-
laws honor. Davidson gave a mild sort of
ter was not alarmed, and did not start for
several days. Then it happened that he
and Smith accidentally met in the cars !;
drew pistols and each killed the other!
Two widows were left ; Annie Davidson's
shame is published over all the world and
old man Davidson will snif1e in silence until
another call of duty ~revives the old scan
dal.-Miss Sadie White, daughter of
Hugh ). White. and widely known as 1.-The
Belle of the Blue Grass Region in Ken
lucky, committed suicide by cutting her
own beautiful throat with a razor. She
was about l9 years of age. "A Gales
burg, Illinois, Miss Chase, one of the lead
ing bellies of the vicinity, and connected
with some of TIE best people in the State.
became so impressed with Negrophilist
tales, Of the Uncle Toms Cabin style,
that she ran away with and married a dis
reputable darkey, named Dan Monroe.
Her three brothers, all Abolition Republi-
cans, nearly flew out of their shirts and
senses. They couldn't find their sister for
several days, but clapped Dan in Jail on a
charge Of theft. He had many sympa-
thizers, and held a daily levee at his cell
door. -moutheing his Indignation that he
couldn't marry "a white gal without all
this fuss. We like his spirit. If, as the
Yankee Radicals say, a darkey is the equal
of a white man, why shouldn't he marry the
white mans gal ?" But somehow, the
kee Rs can't see it in that light. They
love the negro afar of and the
Bottom Rail on Top but not in their
own households. So, the Galesburg folk
were very wroth at Dams intermarriag e
with Que of their Best Families Dan
considered that they, like the Southern
people. entertained certain ~old-fashioned
prejudices that ought not to be tolerated.
Therefore, as soon as released from jail, he
came TO the railroad platform, tsays the
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