The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-02-22
Fer the Farmer and Mechanic.
DURHAM. Feb. II,

sAc III o1u Mcch3ulc.
DURHAM, Feb. II.
Although / have almost become a
stranger t your columns. [ wait with
e~ager-ness for the coming of the
Farmer and Mechanic every week
and read 1t with a pleasure and in
terest that no other paper can excite.
When | first added my name to your
list. you ard your paper were entire
strangers to me, but your popular gen
tlemaply and genteel looking agent.
Capt. Jno. w. Dowd, being an old
colleague and particular friend, [ gave
him my name ana with it two dollars
which is always more acceptable thar
the name. did not care particularly
about the paper, having no acquaint-
ance with it, and besides, L was
taking two other papers from the
capital. But Ger long / began TO
read the paper with interest, the more
/ read, the better | liked it, and
soon the r. & NJ. was the favorite sheet
that made its appearance to me, and [
am sure that no man or woman who
subscribes for it once, will ever fail to
find 50 per annum for it afterwards. 1t
must be very gratifyingt to you to know
the generality of your readers are of
the Gerry best and most intelligent class
in all the Safe, and there are SO many
lady readers too, which speak so well
for the paper. | know of quite a mum
Der of lady subscribers who rcad the
F. & NJ. with as much interest and
pleasure as if they expected to launch
out before the public for office and
wished to know the popular side of the
current question of the day and times.
And when eve you see ladies interes
ted in anything, you may know it is a
good thing. for goodness ~belongeth
unto them. The broad, liberal and in
dependant views, which it takes In
public and political affairs suits and
pleases the general mass, who are in
terested in, and for, the good and pros
peritv of the people, State and country
at large. And the spicy editorials and
local columns pieases those who WISH
and love TO heal and read things and
doings, at home and abroad. For it Is
full of happenings, from every nook
and corner of the State. But Of ! tt
[ do not see much from Durham. and
can only attribute it to the fact thai
our people are SO busy and industrious
they cannot find time to write.
plead this as my excuse anyway. Dur
ham is in mud and slush now n ha
been for weeks and u people begin Il
realized the propristy OF paved sid
walks and macaiimised streets to sucl
An extent that bids are out for macade
missing the street, and all propert.
owners on the main sweets are notified
to pave the side walks in front Of thei
property. We expect to initiate bii
I things if we are not very large ourselt
l and blow our own horn, else verify tn
r same will not be blown, and venture t
S say that we do blow more steam whistle
r with different notes and sound, tina
: any other town or city in the South
I Black wells bull whistle-well it jus
{. makes the animal ashamed of himself
. you can neutrality-suspicious. 1t pawn
!. the ground, going backwards, sldewis
and all like thai. 1t a be heard l
: miles. Aud Dukes Indian war whoor
IS frighttul. when it was first sounde'
in Durham, many thought 'judgmen
d day at hand. And Pogue-; well
don't know that he expects to let III
whistle remain as it now is, but foI til
o past two or three weeks it has whistle
n at least 799 different sounds.
Court (the first EVER held In Durham
commenced on the 3Oth, Judge Grave
), presiding, and is still is session, WI
a hold probably two weeks. The bar
vel! represented tSG sZne-.1 .5Tose
Q about Al lawyers in at'ssndance. Sheri
Blacknall, holds the fort. and is I'll
g right mas in the right place. He
awful little. but mighty O,cd.
w. Duke and Jno. Moring went I
Washington City last week to hay
their saw, relative to the agitated to
Dacco tax, also, and a little more so. I
= see if we cant get Z. S. post'tit
building. We think Durham pay
enough evenue to the u. S. to justi
US in claiming a fine and costly oull'i
ing for over n million dollars hav
{ gone out of Durham into the U. !
+. Treasury durILgt the ptat twelve months
}: spd still the amount is Increasing, an
Ill we ask is, ''honor, to whom honor
due"
= The skating rink mas been all the 9
Tor sometime past. but revlvais at 10
Baptist and Presbyterian churchs
have been going on for two or thre
e week have checked It considerable bt
u not until several rists and ankles wei
e padly spraiped. and some two or thre
= arms and color bones broken and man
i head. bruised. / think a pair of skate
q for the back of the head, woul be
! considerable condition, to some-yeu
: humble servant not excepted.
". r. K.