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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

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and smiling as a big ,un-nower. is the
"Morning .Stnr,' which shines Oh
Wilmington, and the regions round
about. 1t has put on - new face tot
type and has that supernaturally clean
look Of a fat boy, soaped and secured
for Sunday school. Editorially it 10 AL
that could be desired. Aud in truth,
we congratulate our friends. major and
minor, (nothing military, if you please.
upon being among the first to hoe the
row of Daily Journalism, in the South,
through the slough of Dsspoud,'
and up the Hill OF Difficulty, out upon
wide spreading Plaiss of Success
We did not expect to live to see it but
Mr.. VIM. j. Yates, Of the Charlotte
Democrat, has, At last, fulfilled his oft
repeated threat of giving up journal
ism. The Denaocrat by some arrange
nient, Of which We are as yet in ignor-
ance, has become consolidated with
our old paper, the Southern Home
under the new name of ''Home ana
Denocrot;' Mr.. j. p. Strong, Pub
Usher. He il an old band at the
bellows (if one may use such an expires
sion in relation to the press having
printed a paper in Chicago and Ala
bama, prior to coming to take the
Foremanship of the Home" Office
some six years ago. Although any
hing but Strong physically, he l.
very energetic, and persistent, and now
has the pleasure Of ''bossing' the com
hined offices Of his former employers
Our best wishes, friend Sl-We
Lave received No. I, Of "7He Literary
Worhd,' 4 Monthly Magazine, publish
ed at Monroe, N. G. by Misses Sue
Jessamine, and Anna +. Dickson; as
sisted by DIR. j. D.. Davis. who wa. re
Gently united in Marriage With the last
named lady. the publication i, of a
for the generality Of North CaroliRa
iresides. 1t contains 4S pages and
supplied at 81 a year.
North Carolina exceeds any South
IN State, except Georgia, in the nun
Der of her religious aud literary news
papers. The B,Jilcni R-c0rl},r, Chr1s-
tan 4drocnte, PesJytertna, Methodst
4dcance, Church .NeSsrnger, Central
Protestant, (P. f. Nj are large and
we'll conducted weekly papers, of good
circulation. There are also, half a doz
Z monthly and Scattering papers,
representing the smaller denominations,
>uch as "Disciples,' Primitives, and %
forth. OF purely literary publications.
re have the State Educational .Journoi,
the Oxford Literary Honthiy, THE vii
mington at Honae and Abroad," THE
South Adnptc is now Of Baltimore.
tho Of Wilmington parentage); the
Monroe 'Laera,y Worki," the Sails
bury --; and he La Grange
students Aonthly," and possibly one
u two others.
Capt r. t. Fulshum announcss that
about the lst Of October he will com.
nence the publication ofthe Daily But
ietta at Greensboro. It is to he an
evening paper.
The Iron which was brought frem
Essland for the Cape Fear & Y.dkin
K K. has been sold to Florida folks. Not
, very cheering sign for the last % the
State Reads.
king Kalakana Of the Sandwich
Islands landed in New York on Friday,
and as he rode up town he declared be
had never witnessed SO impressive a
-pectacle as the millions Of flags, and
uneral drapery on the buildings. Tiff
,uncy's IaUolrry ctcro no. oz
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

EVERYBODY READ THIs!-Mr. j,
w. Cheek, formerly of North Carolina,
and now visiting Durham, subscribes
this week for a copy Of the Farmer ana
Mechanic to be sent to a friend at Little
Rock, Arkansas. Last week another
gentleman ordered the paper sent to
Pennsylvania. Capt. Lacy sends it to
Mr.. w. G. Finley, Fort Worth, Texas.
Mr.. B. f. Montague sends it to his
brother, DR.. NJ, in California. DR..
Capeheart ordered one sent to a friend
in Louisiana. And there are scores OF
others.
Why do we mention it? Because, it i,
a good idea for many persons to follow,
if they have relatives, or friends, who
have left North Carolina to reside In
other States. When people migrate to
distant parts they soon acquire a warm
desire t hear from their old homes.
Ladies, especially. yearn to hear regu
larly, and ''all about the friends they
left behind them.
Now, there are not many persons who
have the time, or inclination, to write a
long letter every week, giving all the
little gossipy items about the neighbor
hood. We all promise" to do it bu,
soon find so many little interruptions
that instead of writing 'once a week.
we do we'll if our friend hears from us
once in three, or six, months
But mark if you please: the Far
mcr and Mechanic is noted for gather
ing up the Personal, Social, Political,
and Industrial items. in all parts Of the
State; the marriages and the deaths
the accidents, casualties and crimes
and a thousand little points, which will
interest your absent friends, but which
would keep you writing from morning
till night,i if put in a letter. Some of oul
Texas, and Mississippi, and Illinois sub
scribers tell US they c every line, and
even the advertisements, and grow
breathless as they read of occurrences
happening to old friends.
Think, then, how easily You can con'
fer 0 favor on your brother, your sister,
or your uncle, your cousin, ur your
classmate, who has drifted into distant
regions. 1t will cost you only So a year
to send him a printed letter, every We'd
nesday morning. The present will be
more valued than $40 in any other
shape, for it will serve to keep you in
mind every week. Or you can pay one
dollar for half a gear; at the end of
which time your friend will insist on
having the paper on his account. En-.
close the money in an envelope, with
the postofice address of your friend,
and the paper will be sent regular as
clock work.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

Terms: $500 a year. Persons
at a distance can deduct 10
cents to pay for Registering their
letters. No danger Of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

SWEET SYMPATHY.-"Why so glum,
MI. Johnsing7 /" well, I'm 10 a peck
Of trouble, as usual" ''Ah! dear me ;
same old hen-peck, suppose =
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-09-29

nance Is being rapluly erected d the
machinery has been contracted for. Il
will run night and day, and use six te
eight bales per day, or about 8OOS bales
a year. Poor Raleigh! She has NOR.
cash capital than any town of the siz,
in the South; yet because a few enter
prises failed a dozen years ago when the
country was in such condition that sue
cess was scarcely possible, our wealthy
citizens refuse to risk even small sum-
in manufactures. Meantime the rapid
starting of factories in all portions of The
State must gradually pull down Raleigh
az a cotton market, leaving to u.s.
what?
Mr.. w. j. Best's new road will ru,
along side of, or within sight of, the
North Carolina r. r. for eighteen mile,
from Goldsboro to Smithfeld. Then i,
will cut across the country towards
Pittsboro leaving Raleigh twelve mile,
to the Northward. 1t may not injur.
Raleigh, but at all events will be OF
small benefit. Possibly Best is making
q splutter in order to induce the r. {
D. people to lease the Goldsboro-Ra
eigh AZ miles of track. But, as they
are hardly likely to consent, we shall nc
doubt hear the remark In the Legisla.
ture this winter, that the whole power
of the State" has been loaned to build
a road which virtually killed a long Sec
ton OF another State road. Still, we
trust Mr.. Best will succeed in making
an Air Line from Beaufort to Bun
combe. Every mile of railroad increas
es the power, prosperity, and prestige
of the State.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
A NOBBT DRUmMER.
How He Extracted an Apology from a Col
oradO Rough.

How He Extracted an Apology from a Col
oradO Rough.
From the New York Sun.
A gentleman now residing in New York
said that he was once witness of q singu-
lar occurrence at one of these dances at
Gennison. A smart little drummer from
the east stood at the side of the hall watch
ing the dancers through his eyeglasses,
which were balanced on the bridge of his
nose in a rather comical manner. The
drummer was attired in a nobby suit of
clothes, made from a very striking pattern
He presented altogether too foppish an ap-
pearance to please the fastidious taste of
the frontier roughs. The bully of the hall
was waltzing with tie Pride of the Flats,
the best dancer in town. When she caught
sight of the drummer she laughed in her
partners face, and as they came around
again he brushed her rudely against him.
Suppoisng that the collision was the result
of carelessness, the drummer paid no par
ricular attention to it. On the next turn,
however, the bully threw his girl against
the little fellow with such force as to knock
his eyeglasses from his nose and nearly up
set him. Biding his time, the drummer
placed his glasses in his pocket, and when
the rufian came around again struck out
Will Lbs llSnt sWuuy, Gaklng the Dully Q-
rectly under the ear and dropping him as
suddenly as if he had been shot.
When the rough regained his feet, with
his hand on his revolver, he found the
drummer's pistol within foot of his
breast.
You had the drop on me, pard, he ex-
claimed, @and I apologize. And now" he
continued, "if you'll permit me to introduce
you to the pride, I'm blessed if you shan't
dance with her.
II don't desire to Dance" replied the
drummer: but hereafter, as heretofore,
shall always stand ready to defend my righ
to wear the style Of garments which suits
me best.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
How Emma Abbot Captured Colorado
Editor.

The editor of mining camp newspaper
went to hear Emma Abbott sing, and in
lengthy review of the opera says: As a sing
er she can just wallop the hose off any that
ever wagged jaw on the boards. From
her clear, bird-hke upper notes she would
eater away down to the base racket and
then cushioned back to sort of spiritual
treble which made every man in the audi
ence imagine every hair on his head was q
golden string of celestial harp, over which
angelic fingers were sweeping in the inspir-
ing old tune of Sally, Put the Kettle On"
Here she would rest awhile. trilling like an
enchanted bird, and then hop in among the
upper notes with o git-up-and-git vivacity
that jingled the glass pendants on the
chandeliers and elected whoop Of pleas
ure from every galoot in the mob. In the
last act she made a neat play, and worked
in that famous kiss of hers on Castle. He
had her in his arms, with her head lying
streaks of galvanized love right into his.
All at once her lips began to twitch coax
ingly, and get into position and when he
tumbled to her racket he drawed her up
easy like, shut his eyes, and then her ripe,
lucious lips glued themselves to his and
thrill of pleasure nabbed held OF him an :
shook him until the audience could almost
hear his toe nails grind against his boots.
Then she shut her eyes ndpushed harder,
and-oh, Moley Hosesl--the smack" that
followed startled the stitching in everv
masculine heart in the house. She's o
thorough bred right from the start, and the
fellow that takes in her kisses is more
to be envied than the haughtiest monarch
that ever squatted down on gold-platsd
throne.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
FOREIGN FLASHES.

Hannibal Hamlin, wife and Miss Blaine
have arrived at Liverpool on their way to
Madrid.
The Paris Figaro, referring to papers offered
to the United States government for 500, 600
by De Rochambeau, declares there ls reason to
doubt whether the gentleman bearing the Illus
trious name, who went out with the Yorktown
delegation, is Rochambeau at all.
Lieut.. John c. Dent, Twentieth infantry, a
son of Gen. Frederick i. Dent, colonel First ar
tillery was married last month at Fort Brown.
Texas. to Miss Grace Derby, the step-daughter
of Col. Wheaton, captain Twentieth infantry.
The village of Elm, in Switzerland, which has
suffered seriously by recent iand-slides, is ap-
parently doomed to utter destruction. One of
the mountains near il is gradually moving down
upon it, and it is only question of time when
it will fall down upon and overwhelm the whole
town.
Following is the composition of the new
ministry: Gamsetta, president of the council
and minister of foreign affairs; Casot minister
of justice; Waldeck Rousseau, interior; Pasel
Bert, public instruction; Rouvier, commerce;
Cochery, posts and ttlegraphs; Attain Lorge,
finance; Compenon, war; Gonjeared, marine;
Profit, fine arts; Deves, agriculture; Regnal,
public works. President Grevy has accepted
the new ministry.
On Tuesday, Gambetta presented himself
with his colleagues in the French chamber of
deputies and explained the policy of the min
istry. His programme is misty, but rose-cel-
ored. He will aim at bringing about reforms
in domestic politics, particularly In the senate,
which has hindered his schemes, and will seek
to relieve the burdens of taxation. In his for
eign policy he will maintain the concordat, ex
tend commercial relations by means of treaties,
and, of course, maintain peace with every
body.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

are under the idea that there will in short time
be a scarcity in the market of that needful COM
modify, while others are under the impression
that there will be enough to supply the demand.
1t is claimed by the latter that there are 400,
900 to 500, 900 barrels at the seaboard, with
out any foreign trade to affect that supply, and
the probability is that the foreign demand will
not take place until the spring, as Europe has
found other markets, and the Australian crop
will be delivered in couple of months.
Ex-Secretary of State Evarts has made an
argument before Commissioner Raum, in ad-
vocacy of refunding by the government of $50,
600, the amount Of what Is known as the 100
per cent. penelty tax recently assessed against
Kew York agents of the bank at Montreal
The legal question involved is now pending
before the supreme court of the United States
aud docked for hearing January 30 Com
missioner Raum will not decide the question
until the parallel case befor the supreme court
has been disposed Of
In accordance with instructions from head
quarters of the army, dated November ., 1881, !,
a general recruiting service for the department
of Dakota has been established wi tn the adju-
tant general of The department as superintend-
ent of the same. Officers will be detailed for
this service at all posts in the department where
such enlistments can be made, who will be
authorized to enlist for all companies and regi-
ments serving in the department of Dakota,
except the Twenty fifth infantry, for which only
colored men who have served heretofore and
been discharged with good character will be
enlisted.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
RECORD OF CRIME.

At Toledo. Joseph Meyer, % years of age,
committed suicide His body was found banging
in the yard of his residence at daylight He used
the same rope with which his father, F. Joseph
Meyer, hanged himself last summer. He was
unmarried.
A horse thief stole hol SO and buggy at Du-
buque. Pursuit was made and the horse and
buggy was found the following day, tied to a
tree about six miles in the country. Close by
was an old and deserted mineral shaft about
forty feet deep. At the bottom was found the
dead body Of a man, supposed to be the thief
The anticipated prize fight between White
and Holden is off. The combatants began the
contest near Coneaugh, Ohio, when an Ohio
constable interfered and declared that the fight
must hot proceed. An effort was made to have
the mill go on elsewhere, but unsuceessfully,
and the referee declared the fight a draw. The
result causes great dissatisfaction. Besides the
100 sports who came on the train, nearly 200
countrymen gathered to see the fun. It the
general opinion that the battle would have
been long and desperate one The pugilists
were subsequently arrested at Erie, Pa, on
complaint of Sheriff Styles of Ashtabula county,
OHIO, and committed to jail to await requisi-
ton from Gov. Foster
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24

DR.. GRANVILLE, in an article in the
Popular Science Monthly, maintains that
worry breaks down men in the midst of
business rather than overwork, though both
are nearly connected in many cases, over
work to any great extent tending to that alb
normal condition called worry. The case
of Horace Greeley is cited to show the eff
fects of worry, aside from overwork. Mr..
Greeley, up to sixty years of age. was a
good sleeper and the picture of perfect
health. He was strictly temperate, could
fall asleep in church under the best of SER
mons, or in railway car when his friends
were talking to him, and wake up after a
refreshing nap. He could do IL prodigious
amount of work without much of what is
called wear and tear. But when he became
e candidate for the presidency, the worry
of that canvass killed him. 1t was proba-
bly, the first great worry of his life. He
would have died in Office if he had been
elected. as Taylor and Harrison did, more
from worry than from any other cause.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
General sherman's Speech at Atlanta, G.

General Sherman's Speech at Atlanta, Ga
At a meeting of Mexican veterans, Gen.
Sherman being called on made short speech
ID the course of which he said:
We have heard az eloquent address on those
memorable days Its spirit is good, and see
no reason why we may not declare with Web
ster, thank God, am an American citizen. We
are American citizens. l thank God am one.
and / tell you l can 60 to any spot from Maine
to Texas and stop where l please, 90 long as l
behave myself and obey the laws of the place,
and that is the spirit of our government That
is what made US the United States of America,
and that is the foundation stone upon which
governments are built for this continent
We fought our mother and acquired our inde-
pendence, and to-day we are the same nation,
the same soldiers, the same government, the
same flag, and, 30 far as ana concerned, l am
just as friendly to Georgia as am to my own
stBte of Ohio. Immense applsuse.I If you
all think Georgia is the better part of the
country, why, stick to Georgia; and if you want
to go to California, why go there. That Is the
great value Of our system Of government 1t
is government worth fighting for. l have
come to-day to look upon these buildings where
once we had battle-ields, and delight more
to look upon them than to look upon the scene
which was here enacted sixteen years ago; and
say that every man, every kindly woman over
this broad land, takes as much pleasure III
your prosperity and in this exposition as do
those who are sitting in this presence to-day.
did not intend to brought out, even this much
but think we are all now in position to say,
every one of u.s. that we thank God we are, each
and every one of US, great and small, young and
old, American citizens.
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
CURRENT NEWS.
RAILROADS,

The officials of the st. Paul & Omaha road
insist that they are taking all possible precau-
tions to ensure sufficient supply of fuel in
towns along the line, and do not anticipate any
suffering from scarcity. The sharp warning
of last winter leaves no excuse for negligence
this year.
1t is announced that the Chicago, Milwaukee
for the purchase of the Iowa Eastern railway,
narrow gauge, running from Beulah Junction
to within two miles of Elkador, and proposes to
extend the road to Elkador at once.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway
company announces that it has just opened a
rev route to the Black Hills. The route will
be over the company's road to Chamberlain,
d. T., and thence by new and superior wag-
on road to all points of the Black Hills.
At Sioux Falls, Dak, the last spike on the
Sioux Falls extension of the Southern Minneso-
ia railroad was driven on Tuesday, and the first
train over the road pulled into the depot Of the
Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad. This
gives the Minnesota company direct commune
cation from La Crosse to Sioux Falls and Sioux
City.
The Duluth Tribune in noticing report by
special telegram from Chicago, connecting in in
terests in Duluth & innipeg and Chicago, St
Paul Minneapolis & Omaha, says: "The above
will do for rumor, but it has no foundation in
fact Once for all, let it be distinctly understood
that the Duluth & Winnipeg company are able to
build their own road without the backing of any
ether company, and they proposeto build and
own and operate it.
The St Paul. Minneapolis & Manitaba rail-
way advertise for proposals for the construc-
ton of a double track railway stone arch
bridge across the Mississippi river at Mime
apolis, and for material for the purpose The
bridge, the advertisement states, will, when
completed, contain about 26, 900 cubic yards
of solid masonry, 5000 yards of which are to
be laid during the coming winter. the whole
structure to be completed before December
l. 1892
Morris tribune., 1881-11-24
POSTOFFICE CHANGES

Durinsthe Week Ending November IL, 1881.
MINNESOTA
Observation-Disclosures, Isanti county: Ger
mania. Mower county: Jackson Center, jackson
county; Rolette, Polk county.
Postmasters MISUNDERSTANDING, Freeborn
county. Halvor H. Dale: Edna, Polk county, Mrs.
Sarah Cornelius: Muskoda, Clay county, W. E
Bennett: Okamon, WaSeca county, James Rea-
WISCONSIN.
Postmasters Appointed. - Midland, Columbia
county, D. ". Brown: Moneys Mills, Barron
county, W. b. Smith.
Established-Daytonville, Washington county,
Jacob R Crossett. postmaster.
observation-disclosures, Davis county.
Name changed-Courtright, Lee county, to Mount
Hamill
Hires Grove, Buena Vista county, to Peach, and
Carrie Sage appointed postmaster.
Postmasters appointed-Arrow, Grundy county,
Frank Pritchard.
Eastport Fremont county, A. e. Bibnet
Northfeld, Des Moines county, Wesley II. VAN
nice.
Rock Branch. Woodbury. county, John 4. Wood.
Windham, johnson county, Millington & Pack
ard.
DAKOTA TERRITORY
Established -Goldrock, Pennington county, Ches.
ter ]. Wheelock, postmaster.
Discontinued-Kingsbury, Kingsbury county.
Postmasters appointed-Berlin, Rchland county
Frank l.. Dwyer.
Estelne, Hamlin county. @. L Lake.
Lisbon Ransom countSs James q. Duncan