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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

Dr. p W G.. Rsnrs otGr-a,oro.
y C. advertise. for Sve our ladies'
% tax .lrre n Re Bsulsew House
Dpane ..on. This 81. capital id.a.
Tie presence - & : esr~ v.us- lad -
as -aitrssss. sal 80 cerai, To rsk-
away 'sr appetite 81 all n. u.n.rrsd
Commercial travellers and other Young
men -Ao MAY sop there, and thus the
able supplies gill be greatly r-inccd
lc oost, aud tbs house can run enespt,
-R1lfuHororH-
Ne-bern Macs The ,vu licate or
contraction csnpsoy which has tho
construction OF the N:dlsai ~,1tenEos
10 hand. have lssasd the no.f postiss
= st1uc;ioas Tor the work 10 push
.arouSh 70 Salisbury ~ H. EARLIEST
, ohio noneut, an have pic - TO.
dJsPos-l Of Mr.. Bes. az unlimited
amount Of capital 10 operats upsa
Gen. Joseph G. Abb.t died At the
residence 81 Rev Tboms. VI tmbe-,
rector, or = Paui's church. "a tal,
city Yesterday a. About lo 50 after
somewhat ptotracted Hines Dcccss
al ~. bern in Cuuurl New Hama-
shlre, about l~2s. lie va, or losx
time eolror n = pAaer a. Manchester.
New II aunp.atte sod w. ~ gre live
curur-teI with the gr-., lp Bosom.
tFN- - the 49, Dc ~rN AaJftanf Gen
-rsl ? MS n.u, Sfs.c. t,cu Agts,t
came hsTc viii ia FsIcfsl troop. IN
So sni soon afterwards engaged 10
;a- ~,~ u}Ill business 4. .Astrattshurr.
SlRars unty e.s.alisS Ia. ~ilh ath-t-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13
Of

Ia 4 private letter 10 . friend 10
Charlotte, = lady. formerly residen,
here writes from Fayetteville. Ark. II
the Celebrated Eureka Springs Il
must give you an account, Of my Eurek.
Spring trip | had been enc Of me
doubling Thonases' before going
the, bui seei gn believing; one week
made me = firm believer 10 this truly
wonderful place. had been suffering
continually from headsche al sprlng
and summer grown thin aud pale. bad
10 appetite, aud was also disfgurei
With pDlson over nv face. Though
headache hsd been my most intimate
foe, after one week escaped so entire
ly IS &c forge. my head, except in the
relationship 10 my mouth. mr. appetite
grew 50 insa,istc Bathing IL ,his
water boiled down. cured me Of my
poison cak malady in thee or fear
DAYS
Eureka certainly is s magical city
Utterly unknown two years ago, il now
contains $4,000 ~inhabltau:s and about
the same number Of visitors.
They fave street cars. thirty-ons no.
tells, may finely kept. One, 10 course
OF construction, is 20 cost forty 'hnus
and dollars. The builder was offered
eleven thousand for the site alone. IL
j. blasted out Of = rpountair side Of
solid rock.
The principal hotel ha. about thirty
feet Of steps TO ascend before reaching
the front door, and the rear rs.rs On
the ground. So all the houses are %
Gated on the hill sides, With crops IN
front.
Eureka water cure, every disease ex
cept consumption. Several we'll Au-
,heaticated cases Of cancer have been
cured there. The blind receive their
sight. One woman, who had been hlird
SIX month. with erysipelss, suddenly re
csived her sight At the spring and shon
cd like one at q camp meeting.
| met people from every part Of tn
tlnitsa States. A young girl irons NJ
braska, who stated AZ the same h"tcl
was At, having been most repui.ivs Ia
look At with scrofula Of the Ice, after
two months was cured and became
really pretty. A woman afflicted with
tumor OF the stomach said 10 re enc OF
the most difficult Of disease. t. cure
was recovering. She boiled Tie ~a;cr
down until it was Of the consistency
and appearance Of oil, drank il warm,
and said it had the most soothing affect
imaginable. Charlotte O6serrer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

A GREAT PREMIUM LIsT.--Ths New
York Weekly Erprcss, established in
1885. is not only Of the oldest and
Cheapest but Best Of the New York
Weekly Family Newspapers. 1t i. now
making \ great and successful effort to
reach Il larger and more general circu-
lation than any Weekly Newspaper in
the United States, and to this end is
offered An attractive list of substantial
and valuable premiums to single and
club subscribers. The long establish
cd reputation and responsibility of the
Publishers who not only publish the
Weekly Express. but the New York
Daily Evening Express IS a sufficient
guarantee of the character of the p!em-
iums offered and the good faith that
will govern their distribution. Besides
the many other attractions Of Tho
Weekly Express it publishes regularly,
by authority, the Brooklyn Tabernacle
Sermons of the Rev. T. Dewitt Tai.
mage. ID. d. The subscription price,
One Dollar a year, places it uithin tas
reach of all. The office Of the New
York Weekly Express is % Park Row.
New Yorl.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

Tarboro .Southerner: The Rev. II
@. Hilton has resigned his charge ar
Rector of Grace Church, Plymouth, \
c., and accepted the charge Of Trinity
Church, s ,otlaud Neck, y. {.
Nrc York Oct, IA special from
Kansas City, Missouri, Jaws "A terri
ble plague has broken out nrar Wal
dron, il Platte county. Eleven etssn'
have died in Eve DAYS and none OF ths
victims give Signs Of recovery. Tns
bodies OF the sufferers are covered with
bllck eruptions. After desth the flesh
falls from the bones, . thas bodlts
cannot be lifted into coffins without
falling to pieces.
Gen. Joseph +. Johns"n had his rib
crushed in at 1.-The Seven Pines, and
A bail was lodged 10 him encr!sted'
near his sh4uld.r. It's sane chie.tsln
has among the eleven wona lie, nearly
all suu-shot. several other balls en-
crystei" ia his hoiy.-Rich uond In
dvs'r,nl South.
Some shrewd yankee VII put bin II
his rocket. and cell him fora 'edd mi.nr,
first thing te kn US.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13
The North Carolina Coiored Ora.
tor Astonishes the Londoners
The sensation Of the DAYS session

The sensation of the days session
VAS the speech of 4 delegate Of me
African Methods, Z.on Church. the
nev. J. T. Price, from North C.rolin-.
lie Is = very black man, bat
With q decidedly ~inteliectual face.
dis utterance va. rapid. but very con-
clse, his seton vas natural aal grace
tul, biz vii keen ms thoughts ST. king
and eloquent. II, got the i,or under
the five misuiss rule. Hi, speech vas
evidently impromptu, but completely
upset Tor time the prevailing good
order. Ills keen Wit drew out peais
o! laughter and his sloqu.nce rounds :
applause. The cid Bishop found II
hard to hold the team ii hand. skilfu
diver ss he was. The svesker Vas
'uug down in the midst OF = sentence
and promptly yielded, when Rev. Dir.
Marshall, ofthe Methodist Ghucn Sou-b
from Mississippi. ro.e and IN a h.pps
inpremptu, speech responded. As tha
African speaker wis sitting just back
Of DR.. Marshall, il was 4 most nsturat
proceeding for him to tura and offer
him his haod in token nj the sane gsou
will the Southerr man cherished 10 the
smancipated race that he had always
shown to him while snslsved. Tbisun
expected Transaction, evidently so es-
tirely ~impromptu, VI. greeted wit b
great applause. Montreal Nail.
The negro referred to 10 The one who
stirred up 80 much applause, when ,.
and Gov. Jarvis, let off their eloQuence
in Tucker Hall in favor OF Prohibition.
We are pleased that the colored race
can show so good q speaker; but We
should like 10 apply a mustard plaster
to that Rev. DR.. MARSHALL who wa.
so quick to repeat the stale theatrical
trick loften seen in "Gushy" gather
ipgs nowadays) of shaking hands on
the stage in fraternal greeting" and
soldering, and all that We abomi-
nate it! For it givesa false impression.
The radical, and foreign papers are
harping on the incident as = sign Of
promise that now, at last, the poor
aegro is to be considered . brother 10
Christ by the naughty southerners
Whereas, as everybody knows, al! our
churches had negro members even is
the days of slavery.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13
ANOTHER County HEARD From

ANOTHER COUNTY HEARD From =
The Farmer and Mechanic Of the
22nd inst, says that Archibald Gordon,
Of Granville, who was the happy father
of q children, had the largest family
which the editor of that paper had ever
heard of out of Utah or the Bbia.
Upon reading this one of our sut~rri
bera, who is also a careful reader Of the
Farmer and Aechunlc, called upon rs
and made the following statement, with
request that We publish the same: john
Fordham, of Jones county, is the father
of thirty three children. He has been
married three times. Jos. kinscy. If
Jones county, was married three tunes
and IS children called him "pappy,' q
singular fact being that each of the IF
children's names commenced with a
-" Isaac Brown, also of Jones
county, was married three times and
eighteen children played around hi.
h~earthstone. All of these men lived
within a circle of one mile, and at their
death left every child in good circum
stances-no one of the children receiv-
ing less than s., 600. Mr.. Emanue.
Jarman, who also lived in this circle,
was the father of a numerous progeny,
he having been married only once.
Three of these parties have relatives
living in Wilson, and the gentleman
who makes this statement is a descend
att Of one of the parties named. Va
SON 1dUance.
Our friend supplies Some new facts
but he misses the point as to Gordon.
who is said to have had q sons by one
wife.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13
PREPARING TO Blow UP THE DsA

PREPARING TO BLOW UP THE DsAO-
CRATs.-Mr. Loge Harris, the Raleigh
correspondent of the n. Y. Times, has
sent a special to that paper to the effect
that DR.. Mott, chairman OF the Repub
lican State Committee, has summoned
his committee to meet at Raleigh on
the 18th Of this month. Dir. Harris
says: :,
1T is probable that an address will
be issued to the people of the State, re-
viewing the liquor agitation and also
the railroad controversy. Both ques-
tions are now certain to be brought in
to the W. next year, and the Re
publican leaders want to take advan
tage of their position on both thus ear
ly, so as to prevent dssnt,.fet Demo
Gratis from settling back nto party
hr0c-s'
Tie State Convention of Liquor
Dealers is called for the 18th. and it Is
aid they will make rropo>a's to the
Republicans to wage the next campaign
under the banner If Free Liquor,
Free Tobacco. and a Free Blliotl'
We do not believe the liquor ques-
ton can be dragged into the anya>s
for the reason that both sides know
that there arc enough Of the contrari
minded" las old fashioned cl,airmeu
saw TO turn the election in any county.
But there is little deubt that the
Railroad question will irjure the Demo
Gratis. liz is a commo remark on the
street that is the r. 4 ID. people jon
hands with tic Republicans thef~il
sweep the State. !
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

Winston Sentinel: r. l.. Gywn, OF
Nit. Airy had a valuable sorrel horse
stolen from his stable on the night oil
the 29th ult.-Hog cholera is play.
ing havoc with swine in portions OF
Stokes county. tx Sheriff Gentry, we
learn, out of a drove of so head, lost sc
and others are sick.
One of the choicest fans in the world
is one that belonged to Nine. Pompa.
dour. 1t is made Of lace, was nine
years in making and cost $50 900 The
ivory fan that was presented by the City
of Dieppe to Marie Antoinetie. on the
occasion of the birth of the Dauphin, il
still in existence.
Hippopotamus IS are down as low a.
$4,000 apiece. and Il m~enageric man say,
this is dirt cheap. But until they come
Town to s. 30. they will be classed
among the Injuries IN poor families,
who will continue 10 orry along with
two or three dogs
Consider well. aud then decide pos
itively. Uule,S you are citching heas.
Statewide Lan.lmark:: A .uhscrip
ton letter fran French Is ard. Bun
connie county. infnrmS Us that the road
has been tinii,lrd 10 MARSHALL. Madi-
son county, aud that the first passen.
ger train ran into that town on the
morning IF the Goth. The train was il
! charge of Conductor Murphy Track
having is now in active progress be
yond Marshall Prof. Hidden. Of the
Hidden mine. Alexander county was
ir town last Saturday. having witt
him. to lie shipped North, the emerald:
which were found in his nine or the y
inst. IS noted in the Landmark @
last week. They are Of unusual siz'
and surprising beauty, One OF them q
inches in lergth. is almost perfect in
formation ard n gem of rare beauty
Prof Hidden he i. f,mi'iar with all 0
the principal mineral cabinets Of thu
country, and as fne emeralds as thes
were never before found on the Amer
icaa continent.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

BAD YEAR FOR C~IRCUSES. Robin
sons humbug went no farther South
than Wilmington. II found that the
public could not be swindlei another
time. The san says all the shows are
doing badly.
F~orepsugh's $40, 600 beauty, Louisa
Montague, was injured seriously by =
railroad collision IN Kentucky. An &C
count of the accident says:
Two men we're killed outright.
Miss Montague, who was standing on
the platform Of one Of the sleepers was
lmpaled by a large board Of the plat
form passing through the calf of oac OF
her limbs, besides smother board picrc-
Ing her thigh, injlring her 50 severely
that her life was da,paired Of. The
left side Of her face vas greatly lacerated
= deep cash extending from the temple
to the chin. This last injury. perhaps,
10 the worst, because Miss Montague'l
beauty was her fortune"
Next cav, at Pull ski, Tennessee,
kinkade the acrobat, fell on his head
and broke his neck.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

EXTRACTS FKoM THE RALEIGH D.ILY
OBsERvER.--O. II Blocker, Of Fay
ettevilie, has rendered his resignation
as Revenue officer. -. f. p"
writes from Henderson that his ~invssti-
cations in Granville, Warren. Orange,
and other tobacco counties, Indicate
that about one-6fth of the crop Was
housed when the frost fell (on Thurs
day night ard that one half of the re
lnainder was totally ruined, and II
other half seriously Enthusiastically
afternoon an accident of a most appal-
ling character occurred at the cotton
gin of Capt. c.. n. Allen, of the firm of
Allen, Howle & Co. The gin is in st.
hary's township, about six miles south
of this city. The fire is supposed to
have been caused by a piece of iron
getting in the gin. The flames flashed
like lightning through the lint room,
and in a few seconds the building was
in a sheet of fire. There we're in it
three employees. Two of these ran out
and escaped injury. On the upper
floor was a negro lad named Sturdivant,
IS years old, who was giving cotton
through an opening to the ginner.
This unfortunate man tried to escape,
and ought to have done SO, but the
door of the room swung to, and ere he
could open it he was sufocated. His
remains were found on the ground,
when the flames died down, and at a
spot Just below where the door was, this
showing his last position while alive.
The los. by the burning Of the gin
house, which was insured, is consider
able, and some FIVE or six bales of cot
ton we're also destroyed. Miss Maria
Nail, Of Mocksville, is visiting the fam
lily of j. w. Dunn in Raleigh. She il
20 years old, weighs 80 pounds, and
stands SO inches tall. She is quite
we'll off, and is travelling for pleasure
Will 20 to Yorkto~n.-Rev. A. A.
Boshamer is again very ill.-Capt
Digger and Mr.. NJ. A. Jones, are eI
aiming applicants for Teachers Ger
tidca.es, as Supt. Duckett is still un
vel. B. Perry. of New
Light, is dead, aged 10.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13
For the FARMER AND MECHANIC.
September rs. 1881.

bCEllCiuUCl 20, 1901.
viii YOU be kind enough to inform
r., whether Col. Sol Haas of the r. s.
u. 4. r was in the Federal, or Con-
Tolerate army, and the number of the
Is iment commanded by him? l no
ticc that the usually well informed edi
tef of the Rt,cs and Observer styles
hil Col" and this query is PROFOUND
ell 10 you ID settle a dispute in regard
t. he matter, the writer %contendlng
tIat Capt. Ashe does not believe in
e .ukcyIsm,' and would not invaria
by add the prefix of Col. unless the
parry had some claims to it.
Yours &c, SUBSCRIBER.
=. This inquiry i, made of you
be luse the writer is a subscriber to
yo r PAPER, and does not take the Nec.
aH.j Oiserrer.
Our friend appeals to US in Wayne
", cat only respond "Ntr lersthal
h aitcher' We have not the honor
Of Mr.. Haas's acquaintance; but We
suppose the title is given in compli
m.4ti Ia order to rank him With til,
l. CT corps Of Railroadic and Journals
TIC Colonels" whom the e1igencies o
h times have called into service pre-
liz iDa-y 10 the next war.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13
vor the Farmer and Mechanic
0yesdful Death.

RrN Mil At-' v ~ NsCN- -
e nv painful privilege to inf1rm
~ rcad. r. nf q aicst serious and
!o'.. .,.ni which occurred at the
ta'" ,,sl II Messrs. B. Hunter & Sons
rr.r,.g between the hours of 6
TN : .',tn..k. Wiley Rhan tcoloredl
81 ?, the nail and while bis corn
c-'- .,ng ground obtaine1 permission
'srind his axe. The sriud-stone was
I, ~ . belt trom the coupling Of the
IT,. halt. The fireman, whose duty it
i- - put on he belt, did so; but
sf,er grinding his axe dion; in
tie fireman, but tried TO pull off
To- Or himself, which, if not done by
w ,.reful hand, would almost sure
~ the boits vi the coupling. ard
c. > and over And [ suppose he
- q. catch it wDen II caught Gis left
er;angIing him IN the belt, and
\ him around the shaft, which was
s,,.. about 10 revolutions per min
-. The fireman dil not know Of it
- heard "a noise, AMI running -
-, ;,.r saw something going AROUND!
81, Shaft, and storred the engine. 1t
Pm, late Wiley left arm Was
al. AID both legs broken, his skull
t,,..arrl. aud his back broken. He
-. ca. loose as soon as possible and
l.,,r.l 4id was sent for, but too late.
Il. died IN n few minutes after reach
-, s5me, living in all about 30 minutes
,r-r he was hurt.
Tli- should be a lesson of warning to
En,a old and young, not to NEEDLE with
Millinery. Avoid danger! for the
machinery heeds not your cries 10 stopl
l. warns you by every motion it makes
NJ the danger. Your correspondent has
warned many of danger; but he was not
nrtsent the morning this accident oc
cured. Wiley was about so year. old,
AMI belonged 20 the colored Baptist
church at Bear Swamp.
On Tuesday morning the infant
daughter of our esteemed citizen, Mr.
: :. Norman, died, and was buried
Wednesday evening !; aged about 10
months.
On Wednesday night his son, Mr.. j.
II. Norman, and wife. lost their only
child, Robt. Swain, a boy of about 10
months. We heartily sympathize with
the bereaved ones that are left behind.
and hope they may meet their little
ones in Heaven.
Yours truly, f. A. PRICE.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13
Love and Leather.

wish l Val = cobbler, sweet,
To make your pa . shoe"
"Why soi' she asksd. Because"
he sighed
"Oh, then l may kiss you"
you may make his shoe? Why pa E
boots"
She thought she had him there.
IL mean bis boots he blushcd. "ior
then
We two would make a pair"
''Oh, yes" she laughed, That viii
be nice,
Wen both be COOLERS def;
I'll get the right boot done and see
How you, young man, got left
But pa, who CHANGED to hear. came il
And gaze the youth . pair
or boots-to start the boy, be said,
In business elsewhere.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

"How ARE You MY OLD FaIEND?'
Asked a bright looking man. oh
l feel miserable. I'm bilious and can
cat, and my back is SO lame | cant
work" who in the world don't you
take Kidney Wort? that what take
when I'm out Of sorts, and it always
keeps me in pertectfect tune. My doc
tor recommends it for all such troubles.
kidney Wort is sure cure for bilious
ness. Don't fail to try it.-Long BrancI
Fr,Ds.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

"A note from DIR. II. II. Warner,
the Safe" liver medicine man, an
nounces the discovery of another comet,
the sixth since May! Think Of it
Six comets switching their frey tails
oil around mother earth Warner says
he has paid out 81 800 to discoveries OF
comets. Confound him. if he keeps
on. he will fill The Sky 30 full that the
man in the moon will SINCE his whi,-
kers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

R~ECRFATIoN Pc Cooper says
that If he had MS DAYS 20 live ever
again lie would 60 fishing ~ least
three days out Of ov-rv week. An
II +, man had Peter. niIlisns be c uld
afford 10 20 f.hing,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13
The Cotton Market.

. difaonlt - quote our q otoa aAd
Tobacco Markets o9rrscty y, in . s~skly pApsI
because very often The price cha gsa -ithin a.
ssur altar 1t Ia. been yriat>i. W. Aasretovs,
quote tAe price OF . single grade ssaa aay 81 NE
~s~k together ~tth the New Yo<k price 81 ths
sour OF goius - yrsss, 10 A. ~. on w~tnrsiay.
Our readers cAn drs~ issr own conclusions from
this data.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

Women that have been given up ty
their dearest friends as beyond help.
have been permanently cured by tt e
use of Lydia f. P~inkham's Vegetable
Compound. 1t is a positive cure TOR
all female complaints. Send TO Mrs.
lydia f. PiDkham. 2s3 Western Ave
nue., Lynn, Mass, tor pamphlets.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13
STARTfSs Tar MACHINERY A,

SIAeliNS me hAt AFTER
the exposition had been formally de-
olafed open Dy the president. Cover
nor Colquitt, the cro~i proceeded 10
the main building. whore a. % min
ute- 70 3 O'Clock senator voorhees, aud
Governor Coiqnitt started The machin
cry Of the north wuy. Senator Vance
and Director Genera. kunb4'l ~ the
south wing, AMI Senator Brown and
General Go>horn Of rhe east wing. In
the after is situated the great Corliss
engine, and as the wheel made it, first
revolution three cheers were proposed
and responded to with the greatest en-
thusiasul. At this uoint Director-Gen
era hlmball $ face was seen 10 light up
aud radiate with an emotional glow of
mingled pride, pleasure. satisfaction
and triumph.-4tIuatl Consultation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-13

\oT HANGED The trial ofNapoleon
Il Taylor, of Cha ham, for the killing
o. '}eyerUe Officer Seawell, began before
u ige Avery at Troy on Monday of last
week. Grn James Madison Leach,
g t. SAM J. Pcmberton, j. e. Black,
h ) Robbins sad j. NJ. Brown defend
hIm Hon Glenn Dowi, Capt. Jas. L.
lod1apd aud JAS A Worthy. assisted
the Solicitor. Tie Jury were cut two
hours, and verdicted m~anslaughter.
Sentenced to FIVE wears 10 ~penitentiary.
Ia. .or was lodged in the pen on Tues
day morning.