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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01

To ANY ONE ENGAGtD Is. OK En-
pecting to invest in, the enterprise OF
manufacturing shoes, We viii sell a com
plete lot of machinery cheap ior g, h,
or shoes, or on tlme TO suit the usto.
mers. Address, SCorr ( Co. NJ.
GAINESVILLE. n. T..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01

Edenton Enquirer: Gen. w. Han
cock and his staff arrived at Currituck
Sound Tuesday, where they are trying
their markship At the feathered tribe.
The people from all directions have
been focking to see Gen. Hancock.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01

Mr.. Thomas II. Lynch, a citizen o.
high repute and respectability, thr "a
loved husband, The Aonorei f. h,g II /.
large family, q Deacon IN the Pre,ay
terrain church. a mae without known
enemy in the world, and universally
beloved aud respected, Is -sntenly.
deliberately and cruelty murdered on
the streets Of Oxford, IN the dark hours
OF the night, for the sake Of 4 pa!tr,
amount of miserable money. Two
nesroe. are in Jail. One ShAdracA
Hester, confessed his completely in the
murder, charging John Brodie with
having committed the deed. Mr. Lynch
was found dead. lie was striker by q
square paling, as We learn from the
Oxford FRI L,mc..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01
SPECIAL NOTICES..

From the Atlanta Ca, Na.,ilt
Phonogr0ph The editor Of The Pike
county .NescS has been cured 81 th.u-
natism Ivy St. Jacobs OIL.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01

WHIPPING IN CaSADA.-A creature
in Canada having more of the brute in
him than man, had assaulted a young
girl with villainous intent and left her
in a most pitiabie condition. aresult
of his little game be was sentenced to
one year and $50 days in prison, and tC
make an intimate acquaintance with
what has sometimes been considered as
rapidly becoming a thing Of the past
to wit. the eat-o-nine- tails. Forty
eight lashes twenty four at the end of
month aud twenty-four at the end Of six
months His introduction to the first
reception given by Miss Pussy with-the-
nIu caudaI-appendages was made a few
days since. If his victim cried with
pain and terror, he followed if she
writhed in his strong grasp, he writhed
and shrieked with a well deserved agony;
and the t~wenty-tour greeting which
Miss Pussy gave him will be remember
as long as he lives. His whole conduct
throughout his entire punishment show
ed his guards what a cowardly ruthan
he was at heart, and the sentence was
thoroughly executed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01

The Gin house with some cotton) OF
Calvin Bass, living in Halifax couaty
was burned Tuesday night last. Total
oss 81 200.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01

OXFORD ITEMS. -IIorner School has
been closed until January lst, IN con-
sequence Of the death of a student. and
also the death of Miss Gertrude Horner,
the lovely and accomplished daughter
Of the Senior Principal. OF Miss Hor
ner, the Free Lance thus speaks:-"l
is with peculiar feelings of sorrow that
we record the sad death of this young
lady, just entered her eighteenth yeal
and surrounded by everything that
would make life attractive. Nature
mad lavishly bestowed charms upon her
and high culture adorned her attrac
tions. Young, beautiful, and accom-
plished, the beauty of her character
was enhanced by the additional beauty
Of religion, Early in life she gave hel
heart to God, lived the life of a true
young christian. and died in the com
munion of the Episcopal Church. He
genial and cheerful disposition Vol TO,
her an host OF admiring friends, who
deeply mourn her death On each
page OF her bright young life are re
corded noble acts of love. Those whC
knew her best loved her most, for i
was a ceaseless pleasure to her to strey
flowers in the pathway of others and tt
add to the happiness of those arounc
her by her cheertulness and the sun
shine of her glad smiles. Many. man.
years must elapse ere the sweet infu-
ence of her gentle life will cease. -
Mr.. Lynch, the murdered man. was
son of Lemuel Lynch, OF Hillsboro.-
Street lamps are now to be lighted. =
Capt. r.. B. Saunders will bring hi
family to live in Oxford, in the Jane
Cozart house MIR. Robert Fl. Jones
of Durham, and Raleigh, will also re
move to Oxford.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01
The Cotton Market

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-01

t.LgIGH RATES LAST wEEk A. ss,.a ;,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07
THE OLD STORY.

For the past few weeks there seems to
have been a revival of the defalcation
mania, and the dispatches have made
frequent reference to cashiers, clerks and
others in high positions who have be-
trayed their trusts and made use of
funds belonging to other people. The
latest sensation of the kind comes from
Newark, and is the worst case which
has occurred for some time. The CASH
Ter of the Mechanics National Bank at
Newark has confessed to defalcation of
100000. The bank was considered
one of the soundest, and held in trust
the funds of several large corporations,
some of which are very nearly, if not
quite, ruined by the disaster to the bank.
1t is another sad story of misappropria-
ton and dishonesty on the part of man
who was fully trusted by the directors /;
and it proves again to what dire end one
may come by setting aside his honor and
tampering with funds in his charge.
There is no safe course but that of strict
integrity, whether ones business tram
sactions are large or small. The temp
tation to acquire wealth by speculation,
by presumably temporary use of the
funds of others, has proved fatal to the
character of many man before, and
will always be attended by merited dis
grace and condemnation. Every case Of
this sort has its lesson, but strangely
enough, men are slow to learn it, and
the story of dishonor goes on from day
to day. 1t proves that the directors or
managers of any institution for the care
of public funds cannot be too careful to
keep the management where it can be
overlooked from time to time. That
system of management which allows a
man to misappropriate two million dol
lars in the face of an organized direc-
tion, is faulty system, and should be
improved upon 1t throws too great a
temptation in the way of weak human
| CoLedOnaGn,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07
A DANGEROUS FORM OF COM.
PETITION.

The new phase of the competition be-
tween the rival railway lines to the west
suggests serious reflections as to its pos
sible consequences. One road promises
train which will make the trip from
New York to Chicago in twenty-six
hours, instead of thirty-six, as at pres
ent. A rival road promptly meets the
announcement with the promise of a
train which shall make the trip IN TWEEN
tY-four hours. Of course, good deal Of
time can be saved by diminishing the
number of stops made, and by doing
away with the stops for meals-the lat.
ter saving to be effected by attaching a
dining car to each of these special fast
express trains. But after all allowance
is made for the saving of time which il
is possible to bring about in this way
there can be no question that, in order
to get the trains through on the reduced
schedule, they must be run at a speed
which verges closely upon the danger
limit. In good weather and under ia
voring conditions the speed promised
may be accomplished. 1t may be don,
for weeks and for months before any &C
cident results from it. But we do no
believe that it can be done long withou
serious consequences. The normal dan
gers of travel by rail, especially in tn
winter season, now approaching, are sui
ficiently numerous. There are peril
from the action of frost on the rails
from the undermining of bridges an
culverts, and from snow and obstruc
tions on the tracks. These perils ar
increased by crowding trains at rat
of speed which makes it impossible t
be warned of any danger until it is rigt
at hand. This new form of competitio
is painfully suggestive of the old day
of steamboat-racing on the Mississippi
and it is not whit safer. People VII
ride upon these special fast express trair
are to pay liberal sum, over and aho1
their fare, for the privilege. Out I
justice to their families it would seem
be the proper thing for them to place
little extra insurance on their lives b
fore they get on board.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

by calling another editor to the position.
Mr.. Frank Hatton has long been the
successful editor of the Burlington, Iowa
Haa0keye. Mr.. Fulton did not need
office and did not care for it except as
he could serve the Government. He
can now congratulate himself that the
object he aimed at has been accomplish
ed, while he is called to make no sacri-
fee on his part. He has accomplished
something else also. He has helped to
break through the costly sham that only
one great perfession is competent to fill
the high places of government. When
this sham is a little further riddled,
there will be more vigor and fidelity in
all the departments of government
telegram.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07
THE REAL STAR ROUTE
DETECTIVE.

1t turns out that an editor is the real
detective in the star route business.
Eight days after his appointment, Post
master-General James received letter
from Editor Fulton of the Baltimore
american calling his attention to the
organized corruption in his department.
Eight years ago this editor called Presi-
dent Grants attention to it, but either
he thought too highly of the suspected,
or too lightly of the suspector, and moth
ing was done about it. Four years ago
the attention of President Hayes was
called to the same matter by the same
person, but with his usual optimistic
tendencies he overlooked it and the
thieves continued their revel. A year
ago Secretary Sherman was fully ap-
prised of the rascalities of the star route
ring, but the corruption was not in his
department and he overlooked it. Sc
the stealing went on and those high il
place in the post-ofice department hello
high their heads and profted by the
corruption.
Fulton's letter to James settled th,
question. The latter came to the Cab
met with clean hands and resolut
purpose. He knew it would be fatal t.
ignore the thrice-told warning, aid it i
only fair to presume that he had n
wish to shirk responsibility in the prem
lses. Mr.. Fulton himself would hav
taken Tyner's place as First Assistant
but he was to close friend of Blain
|. for that, and Tyner was too firmly III
, trenched to be ousted at once. Th
chain of suspicion was not complete.
{ would have been the just thing for Al
= thur to have put the real editor-dete.
E tive into Tyner's place, but as that wa
: not to be, for the reason aforesaid prof.
f ably, the next best thing has been dor
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07
ELECTRIC LIGHT IN A.
PULLMAN CAR,

The Brighton Railway Company, which
of late years has been a pioneer of i'm
provement on the iron road, recently ran
special train from Victoria to Brigh-
ton and back, with a saloon carriage
lighted by stored electricity. The
event. noteworthy in itself, may come to
possess historical interest, since there
is no doubt that it was the first time,
either in the Old World or the New,
that accumulated electrical energy has
been so employed; while the complete
success which attended the experiment
AUST unquestionably mark new de-
parture in railway management. 1t
was only a few months since Nc. Faure
sent to Sir William Thomson his little
box of lead plates coated with red oxide
and fully charged with electricity. The
great British physicist saw at once its
capabilities, and now every day seems
to be bringing to light some new appli-
cation of this the simplest of all appara-
tus ever designed by genius.
The Pullman car, on which the ex-
pertinent was made, carried beneath it
on shelf some 80 small metal boxes,
technically cells, each of which contain
ed leaden plates coated with the oxide
known as red lead. Nothing less pre-
tentious or more inert in outward ap-
pearance could we'll be imagined. Yet
there was stored up in those sheets of
lead an amount Of force which, if it
could be suddenly liberated, would vast
ly exceed the power of any storm Of
tropical lightning. A steam-engine had
been at work on the previous night. pro-
ducing a current of electricity which, in
some mysterious manner, had hid itself
away in the folds of the metal and be-
| meath the cloak of red oxide, but was
ready at any instant to give back in the
form of light or of force the energy that
had created it. Twelve of Mr.. Swan s
little incandescent lamps were fixed to
the roof of the carriage, and all that
was necessary when the train passed
through a tunnel or when darkness
came on was to turn a switch. and in.
simultaneously mild, steady, and brill
liant light filled the saloon. From the
point of view of the traveller, the ex.
pertinent was completely successful; a
superior illumination could hardly b.
desired and if it be true, as possibly
sanguine electricians assert, that thi
storage can be effected at smaller cos
than oil, the pleasant trip to Brighton
may have wide-reaching effects.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07
SECRETARY FOLGER.

Hon. Edwin D. Morgan, now at the
scriptural limit of life, having declined
the secretaryship of the treasury, Judge
Charles j. Folger of New York was NOM
mated for the position. The nomination
was promptly confirmed by the senate,
and the office accepted by Judge Folger.
This gentleman's name was considered
by President Garfield in connection with
this office in the formation of his cabi-
net but 1t was understood the judge
withheld his consent. His selection is
peculiarly grateful and satisfactory to
the country. He is now in his sixty
fourth year. While he lacks the ripe
financial and commercial experience of
Mr.. Morgan, he is not without exper-
fence in financial management, having
been appointed United States sub-treas-
urer in New York in 1869, and he is
we'll grounded in the principles of sound
finance. His younger years, and ripe
legislative and judicial experience, will
give the treasury department qualities
which it now needs quite as much as
those Of sound financial character. He
was offered the position to which he has
now been appointed. during Grants ad
ministration, but declined it. He has
had a large legislative experience in hi
state, and his course in the New Yorl
legislature was charactlzed by determ
ined opposition to everything that SAVIOR
ed of job. and he was identified wit
the reformatory movements in that state
the associate and peer of its very bes
men. During the rebellion his caree
was marked by stern urcompromisin
: loyalty to the Union. He was chose
by the people judge of the court {
appeals. the highest New York stat
; court, in 1870, and recently, On til
6 death of Chief Justice Church, was cho
en- as his successor, and is now the chi,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

Since 1876 the Barre trains of the Cen
trail railroad have been run over the track
of the Wells River railroad up to the Cof-
fee House, two miles, but the Central
folks have just built that two miles of
road, which they ran over for the first
time on Tuesday, and now use their own
tracks the entire distance between Mont
pelier and Barre. This is indicative of
the eventual building of the road to Roy
alton by way of ''the Gulf" through Will
Jamestown, East Randolph, and East
Bethel. This route involves saving of
10 miles distance, and an immense diff
ference in grade over the hill line through
Mortified and Roxbury.
The town of Plymouth, Windsor coun-
ty, is greatly excited over late discover
les of gold and silver there. A company
has been developing the mines heretofore
partially worked, and the latest reports
are to the effect that very rich deposits of
the precious metals have been discovered.
1t is said that vein of gold and silver
bearing quartz has been struck, good for
from one to five hundred dollars per ton.
This vein is said to be from one to eight
feet in width, and extending to unknown
depths. A crusher will be built as soon
as may be, and meantime the work of ex-
tending the leads already commenced and
taking out the rock is to be vigorously
prosecuted; the work at present being
| pushed night and day.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

TINES CHANGEs.-The whirligig of
time bestows its rewards as well as its
revenges. At the breaking out of the
war Edwin D. Morgan was governor of
the state of New York. He appointed
Chester A. Arthur, an obscure young
man, as engineer-in-chief upon his staff.
Soon he was made an inspector general
by the governor and kept in shat office
while the war lasted. Time passes on.
Arthur becomes collector of the port of
New York, Is brought into prominence
by his removal, is made candidate for
vice-presidcnt to appease his friends, be-
comes president, the highest officer Of
the government, by the act of an assas.
sin. Governor Morgan went into honor
able retirement, rich and respected
Years heap up over his head, and now
at the age of seventy-three, Mr.. Arthur
turns to him and bestows the appoint
ment of secretary of the treasury. 1t ii
confirmed by the senate. Mr.. Morgan
however, declines the office. His agt
and state of health precludes his accept
ance.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

justice of New York. In politics he
has always been a republican. and be-
longs to what is known as the stalwart
wing of the party. Tt is naturally pre-
dicted that he will have great influence
in President Arthur's administration.
The country will have nothing to fear.
but every thing that is good to hope.
from the presence of men like Judge
Folger in the national councils.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

A statement by Governor Baldwin is
published, giving clear idea of the sit
uation of the sufferers by the Michigan
fires. The number of families left
homeless by the forest fires of Septem-
Der, was about 1000, making in all
some $4,000 people. The total receipts
for their relief at the date of Governor
Baldwin's writing were 100000, near
ly one-fourth of which was the gift of
New York city, the contributions re-
ported there aggregating $113.246.49.
Food and clothing were supplied prompt
ly enough in September to prevent ex-
IRENE physical suffering, and fifty thou
sand bushels of wheat and several thou
sand bushels of grass seed were sent
into the burned district in time for some
of the farmers to sow some ground fol
the crops of next year. The work Of
providing homes for the sufferers during
the Winter was the next task, and {
great one AS almost all material wa'
swept from the burned district, lumbe
for building has had to be furnished t,
nearly all of the two thousand families
The people do the work, but building
material worth one hundred dollars 70
each of the homeless families require
an aggregate expenditure of 100000
or nearly half of the total contribution
to date. The condition in Michigan
then, is just this: About $4,000 pei
pie living in rough. new shanties, nee
money to buy food until next summe
What amount will be needed Governt
Baldwin does not undertake to say, bl
it is evident that it is very large.-Fr
Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

Senator Morrill, is the senior member
of the United States senate, and is now
Il years old. Senators Anthony and
Edmunds are the only ones longer in the
senate. The combined service of the
Vermont senators, 20 years, far exceeds
that of the senators from any other state.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

General Longstreet does not want a
cabinet position, and it is said that the
president will not appoint to the cabinet
man, who, after being educated at West
Point, resigned to go into the rebellion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

Mr.. Smalley, the London correspond
ent of the New York Tribune, writes as
follows of the Irish situation: "England
has held out an open hand to Ireland,
and Ireland has spit upon it. She has
treated Cancellation with contempt. Now
the hand, though it still holds the pro-
offered boon, is beginning to close, and
the logic of the clenched fist will have
its turn. Ireland is to be ruled justly
and even generously, but she is to be
ruled. The Irish tenant is to be made
to understand that he is not to have
those fourteen millions sterling of year
ly plumber which Mr.. Parnell promised
them. He is not to be law unto him.
self, but to obey the law of the land.
If he obeys cheerfully, so much the bet
ter; but he must obey. If, as l hope
and believe, this is what Mr.. Parnell's
arrest signifies, better day than she
has seen this many year has dawned
for Ireland
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

1t cannot be said that the Govern
ment has been precipitate in suppressing
the League. Mr.. Gladstone was waited
with admirably policy and patience un-
til the court was organized under the
Act, and has given the agitators sufi-
Gent time to come to their senses /; but
evidently this is not what they will do
until they feel the pressure of force. 1t
has pleased them to apply such epithets
to Mr.. Gladstone as Judas" He is
the best friend Ireland has to-day, and
if they would assist, instead of hinder
ing him, they would be true patriots.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

A SUFFERER FOR THIRTY YEARS.-A
grateful patient writes: 81 had not taken
the Oxygen three weeks when / found a
great change. 1 could scarcely believe
that 1 could be relieved so soon. Relief
is all 1 expected, for had been great
sufferer for thirty years" Treaties on
Compound Oxygen sent free. Drs. Star
key & Palen, 1109 and I'LL Girard street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

HURRAH For Our SIDE.-Many people have lost
their interest in politics and in amusements because
they out Of and run down that they can
not enjoy anything. If such persons would only be
wise enough to try that celebrated remedy, Kidney
Wort. and experience its tonic and renovatng effects
they would soon be hurrahing with the loudest. In
either dry or liquid form it is perfect remedy for
torpid liver, kidneys or bowels.-Exchange
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-11-07

Ex-secretary Sherman has taken the
next natural step in the line of vindicat-
ing his management of the treasury de-
partment by offering resolution in
structing the committee on finance to
investigate the use and management of
the contingent funds of the treasury de-
partment since 1871, that is, for the
last ten years, and including Richard
sons and Barstow's terms of office under
President Grant as we'll as his own term
under President Hayes. The motive for
giving the inquiry this wide sweep is
apparent.