The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03

TO elDEC- WIS. u C-ApiO .cd N|lIlllOuHlA
at her, with the result that Minnie fell
into a faiuting lit, hen tried 70 stab
John, Then took two OH - # laUda
mum. aud down came the curtain I
Peace to her soul, Human Natue l.
compounded ny cha :ce, and often the
pill Is full Of Cayenme pe 'rer and can
tharidGs.
RALEIGH kIPPLES. This tit;e has no
reference To the street ~llTent which
have temporarily subsidel --The
Last Ban OF summer waltzed out not
far trotn Gay light ~ Saturday morning,
and the beautiful Bellies, with half
stiiiied yawn, toqudw-well, good
night Suppo.e you II attend Lenten
Service ?'-Llst +, icopal sociable
of the season occurred at the residence
Z. &. Root, Esq, Montay evening.
The Presbyterian ntasicile at Mr.. l.
ii. tlearglu's residence, on Tuesday
Vas very recherche, We ieckon.-
Thanks to the Direction Of st. Marv's
Tor an INVITATION - he Saturday even
ing Reception to the Legislature, ct al.
1t was-very enjoyable and we hear Of
II well to- 10 senatorial widower, who
camE 50 much under the spell of
the many bright eyes, young and old,
that he converted the Railroad Bridge
into a veritable Bridge OF Signs, pre-
liminary to introducing a Proposition
Personal. We are pleased to see St.
Macy taking on a nor advanced or
Popular rOic. Times have changed
IN al the world, but no where so much
"a In the South. The old style, digni-
fled, conservative, rather secluded,
methods Of conducting schools will no
longer answer. Usefulness now a-days
depends upon Popularity and Advertis-
ing. The largest school in North Car
lima, and the most useful, We think, is
the one which has made itself best
known, by taking advantage Of every
reasonable occasion for advertising itself,
and keeping It's name in public prints.
There are, on the other hand, two col
.eges, Presbyterian, and Methodist, that
by an excessively srilted and close, and
reserved, style of management, are not
heard of once III a month, and although
we'll equipped for usefulness. are not,
both together, as useful to TIE State as
several schools we could mention.
4 lit SAINT II III uc VI OlIlCI L TDleSSiODS.
The truest, purest christian, we know,
a man OF rare talent, who can read more
than one dozen languages, and who
has spent his life aud fortune seeking
To do good, is not SO useful to the church
or the community, as many a man OF
much smaller calibre. who doesn't mind
bluwin5 his own horn, and pushing with
the crpWd.-The OJserreJ. and the
Bt6ttcdt Recorder are now run by gas
engines. These papers are developing
break neck extravaganza. Is it their
tremendous size that demands ttco
sets of gas works, instead Of the usual
Journalistic meter? Joking aside, these
little motors are a wonderful stride to-
wards the mythical American home.
pictured by Jules Verne a dozen years,
ago wherein no cCal, wooG, oil, steam, or
other llttering matter was visible a
match, aud a gas jet answering for
light, warmth, cooking, steam, etc.
H"pu(ar Science gives engravings of all
mann er of small engines designed for
running sewing machines, rocking the
cradle, churnlng. etc. They are sim
pie, non-explosive, noiselass, clearly
and steady. What more could be ask
ed? One thing only:-they are a new
thing: will they last ?-Ih Ojserrer
has eeen collecting statistics of RALEIGH
Tor 1880. The entire receipts of cotton
from New Years to New Years was IL
SC9 bales, worth S3, 800, 600. Popula-
ton Increased $50 by birth t~excess over
%deaths) and nearly as many by incom-
Ing resi- tents. Trade has increased -
per cent over prev ousyear which was I'M
usually good. Seventy three. two story
buildings OF which 63 were residences.
erected during the year. There were
Is fires: and the city was quite healthy
There were 265 deaths. of whom ls6
We're blacks, and 149 were infants =
The death Of Dicey Dewey. am old no
gro servant OF the late Chas. Dewey.
Was a terrible Affair.". She was aged
and Infrm, and doubtless fell into a Fl
Al all events she was found, burpinp
on her W hearth, a sickeninc spect4-
cIe.--The Visitor says: Mr. "
Il. Crawford, u of our popular butch
ers has established a steam SAUSAGE
factory, at his residence, about two
miles west of the city, and is prepared
to make any and all kinds of sausage
desired " About 90 new members
have resulted from the Baptist Revival.
III. Earle goes to Nashville, Tenn. 10
day;-An act Incorporated a stro ct
hallway for Raleigh, and also one Tor
Ashevllle The Legislature gave
Shaw University an acre of State Land
IN rear of the Governors Palace for a
Medical College.