The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-12-15

it's social Rs~s reports StVcral NECK
tie earties'' which occurred last Friday.
The papers are full Of that kind o!
"Noosei'-ltsm but it 10 rather y cranky
joke.
Col. w. +. Bsaslcyi'a rare mimic
He takes OFF, the diff ;ultiss % ANA
teur soldering at Yorkt ,vn III N AT
laughable .tvle. BY the 10y, IS it true
that Capt. Williams and he Will con-
bincf 1t would be well.
An advertisement in the Washing
ton RepuLLtcrn says: Major w. H.
Malone, u prominent Lawyer Of Ashe
vile, y. c., has opened an office at 5oS
Thirteenth ST, y. W.. for the general
practice of his profession"
7. 3. | eterson 4 Bro, the oldest
Philadelphia Book Publishers, have
favored Us with a copy of the New Ed
ton of ''uclen's Babie-, with portraits
of "Budge' and "Toddie." We shall
read the book to see wherein lies the se-
crct OF it surprising success.
The attorneys representing the
Rollins" claims on the Western Dl-
vision Of the Western \. G. II. r., have
been to New York, and returned with
satisfactory results, say, the Citizen.
"A lady writing to the Winston
Messenger from Hlil.boro mentions in
cidentally that the grave ofGov. Burke,
a few miles from HIllsboro, is unmarked
and uncared for. Another lady writing
to the Patriot mentions Gov. Franklin.
grave, in Stokes, a. likewise undecor
ated.
Some people perpetrate neat thing,
without intending it. \ Northern cat
alogue of Books, mentions among
North Carolina Authors" Ms. Reb. c.
The ''Reb" is designed n a contrac-
ton Of Rebecca. but the talented youn.
writer is Of the lineage of Maurice
Moore who Wa. not ashamed Of the title
OF ''Reb"a an hundred years ago.
The Republicans have displaced
Capt. John b. Hussey editor of the
Greensboro PatrioO as Librarian of the
House of Representatives and put in
negro messenger-boy, named Smith.
But livery one to their taste, a.
Mrs. Darlington remarked. Speaking
of libraries, we note that Maj. w. H.
Bagley has appointed r. III. Bradley to
be Librarian Of the Supreme Court Lii
brary, vice Leroy w. Bagley, resigned.
Mr.. Bradley was already Marshal Of the
court.
Very out.poken articles in NeW-
Lernion and Wilmington Star, on the
Railroad row, and Gov. Jarvis. A
writer in the COBinlcrctdt NeUS shows a
singular state of facts as to the peniten
tiary convicts. 1t alleges that 100, or
SO, of them, who work in the p%eniten
tiary shoe shops have earned 50, 500, or
more, over their expenses; while 500
ar so 1T work on Railroads have cost
$4,000 more han they earned. We
understand the Prison Board will make
Il statement relative to the matter.
Mr.. Edward 3. Martin avows him
self the author of the letter referred
to III Gov. Eance's care last week criti-
cising Gov. Nance's decision on the
Western II. II. Extension Of tine. But
d!sclalms any hostility to the Governor.
Herein is seen the disadvxntase Of not
signing the full name TO art!c.s. for the
press. Many persons all over the state
supposed that ''W" stood for either
Worth, Whitiord, WIN. johnson, or
some one whose name began with that
letter. 1t is, of course, perfectly adj
mlssable to use An Anonymous signature
but when puJic men write Tor the press
they ought to use full name.
Will. John Hahn, a young class
mate OF the editor Of this paper, NOV
Ell 10 Minnesota some Years ago. and i.
now Attorney General of that State.
BY the curious happening of thing. the
announcement of his election came
while We were chatting with the Attor
ney General OF North Carolina. Curious
also to remember that when Hahn and
the writer made mud pies together, the
one was ambitious to be q big lawyer"
and the other was bound to be a sol
der Both nave realized their child
ish wish but the lawyer has the bs,,
OF (which il the rule with such fel
lows.
ten. Chnguas has furnished TO
the New \ ork Sun a column article on
the resources and Progress of North
Carolina that draws from the editor 81
that paper tho remark that the Old
North State i, leading the Van in Re
construction.
Speaking Of Gen. c., it NAV b.
admissible to mention one OF the
many bon nlots attributed to hin.-
Anid the turmoil of the battle below
Goldsboro, an officer ran up shouting
-"Generall, General, The yankees
are in u r'ar! Don't you see'em I
They're in our "r'sr." "Wa-all"-said
the General, calmly u~nscrewing hi..ve
ass,-"Ja-a.t face oJout-and We
will be in Their rear!'
Mrs. Wilson, a niece of Guiteau,
testified as follows
"Q-"Dld you know Abby MAYNARD:
Ansuer-She was my youngest sister
"Q-What was her mental coudition;
A.-she was considered the triyhtes,
child of the family for about nine o,
ten years. after hat her condition
changed very materially.
'Q-What was the occasion of thai
change? A Professor De Bonnie.
vile, one of the protested teachers o.
animal magnetism and ~clairvoyance
came to Ann Arbor; when she wa,
about 10 years old. and formed a cla,,
there. They found Abby very suscep
tible to his influence, and she was mad,
a fine illustration of the powers of tina
Frenchman. She came so under hi
influence that she would follow hin
anywhere and do whatever he wanted
She could lie put into a state of cata
lepsy. She would stay asleep in tina
position for hours, and when he left sh,
would Ill Istrate this work evening afte,
evening. | could stop her half way vi
the street by pointing my finger at he
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