The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-04-12

You can say all that is necessary In . ie" "0fo''
Try it!
MIR. Parnell has been released from
the Irish ~penitentiary. and allowed a
weeks parole to visit England and at
tend the funeral of a neice.
james H. Merrimon, ESQ.,, M OF
the ablest young members of the Ashe-
Vile Bar, is attending the Supreme
Court, wherein he has numerous cases.
While the funeral Of Jesse james,
the train robber, was in progress in Mis-.
souri,, a gang of six men stopped and
robbed a train on the Colorado and
Santa Fe R. r. getting several thous'
and dollars.
-Ex-Judge Schenk has bought the
Ogburn mansion at Greensboro for S.,
600 and has taken up his residence
there, the Daily Ne,Ds states. Acting
rs legal light to the Richmond 4
Danville people seems to pay.
"A telegram to the Greensboro Morn.
aag Neus says: 1.-The fight over Cooper's
confirmation presents a new phase. Mat
ter, have been explained to the salts
faction of Logan and Cameron and they
will not interpose further objection
More than n hundred millions Of
dollars are collected by the BEST Gov
eminent the world ever saw every
year, from the pockets of the American
people, the masses,-the consumers,
in addition to the direct taxes, such as
State tax. county tax, school tax, etc.
The one hundred millions a year are in
direct taxes, called Internal Revenue
and you help to pay it every time you
buy a box of matches, a cigar, a bottle
Of patent medicine, ETC., etc.
Commissioner Raum says that the
amount of Internal Revenue tax collect
ed for the FIVE years ending June 80,
1881, was 5000, $40, 7S7.12, and that
every dollar collected has been account
ed for. He might have added-"And
most oft spent in corrupt, useless, or
~extravagant appropriations"
Sally Bernhardt, the 6niky actress,
cut another dido last week. Bidding her
three daddiless boys take their states and
figure out how many names they would
be entitled to when their nanny quits
taking new husbands, she trotted away
tn = quiet little church where there
her. And straightway Sara" subsi-
ded into Madame Damala. The mar
rage made a great sensation as it was
not suspected. The HAPPY couple
started for Madrid, and performed to-
gether Ton the stage) on Sunday even
ing. Sara Is said to be worth half a
million dollars, and of course the world
always takes a charitable view of the
antics of rich folks even when, as in
this case, Charity aprons a multitude of
sins.
Prof. Neave's chapter on dogs"
is one of the most amusing We have
read in a long time. 1t is q perfect
"shower of brick-ba and boot jacks
on the head. like wise the tail, land all
the rest o him) of the canine ''critter."
We had no idea so many '%'points'
could be made against him. Both
sacred ard profane history ap e to
combine to do him disrespect.
Our friend, the professor, writes with
toe mach zeal to be accepted as an i'm
partial authority. The vigor of his
researches plainly indicates the parti-
Fan. We are bound to suspect that on
occasion not publicly chronicled,
the Professor must have had a contro-
versy IN propraa persona wherein ad
arguments we're used, which
necessitated an hasty adjournment, and
vaulting of the fence by one of the dis
putantes. Could it be possible that
the one who did not retire across the
fence was a very large and badly edu-
Gated bull purp2 We shall seek to
bring the Professor to confession at first
Meantime his views are
Interesting in view of the
TACT that three or four mad dogs were
killed In a single city last week.
The Tarboro Southerner says
''The increase of population in our
State In the past decade has varied in
ditferent districts, so that the districts
To-day present greater inequalities than
they did in 1872.
The people of North Carolina have
said that members of Congress shall be
elected by districts. Our State officers
'hOuld have born this in mind. the
costs OF the extra session should have
had very little to do with it, the people
pay The taxes and say they want their
representatives elected by the districts.
What Is the use of the Democrats
Directing to deputy Marshalls at cleo
when they allow the Federal Gov
rnment to enact the machinery for
slecting Congressman 1t has here
.ofore been contended by our party
hat there should be no Federal inter
with Ill elections. Now. It
strikes US that the action Of the council
u State, If adopted or endorsed by the
North Carolina Democracy, will des-l
roy any force in our argument. against
1surpatlons by the Government at
. ashington.
We have heretofore thought that
)hcers were elected for a purpose, but
ate events are causing us to Change our
nlnd and we are rapidly coming to the
conclusion that the office of Attorney.
General should be abolished. We are
'ure our council of State will agree
With us On the ground OF economy. The
asked the advice of Col. Ke-
nan IN regard to an extra session to
lpportion the State. In an able. con-
else manner he informed the advisory
board that without legislation a Con,
could lot be elected at large.
The respect in which this opinion was
held Is apparent from the vote to advise
the Governor to call in extra sessi on
of u legislature"