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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-28

Each substitution. doth new and Old is entered in a Register, as it COMES in
On the 10th of October, Off not sooner) the numbers will be thoroughly mixed, and
drawn ut. by three prominent gentlemen of Raleigh The Editor gives you hh
personal pledge that the Drawing shall be absolutely FAIR, and that among the
Gifts will be the following -
lt Premium A new Wheeler & Wilson, or Singer Sewing Machine costing us
which gives the Marriages, Deaths Society Notes, and Domestic Items, from all
around the Stae)w will thank the father husband, or friend, who invested that six
t cents.
Ind Premium A new Zimmerman Fruit Dryer; cost US So Cures six BUSH
els a day, and the fruit sells for 20 ct.r per pound. Sixty cents may yet il; and
you can make 5000 this fail
Other Premiums An Iron Age Cutivator; a Plow that lasts ahftimr AID
saves half the labor of blowing Also a new Orpanette, or Music Box cost IS
Nice for the little folks Also, Two Kegs of the splendid "Tokay wine pure
Juice of the grape, ten gallons S2 Jet it, for Church use. Also, " Scroll
Saws, with exu W cost IS Teach the boys to saw brackets! Also "a Pretty
Panor Clock. A neat Napkin Ring Five dollars worth OF new music, for piano
or organ. Three dollars WORTH of Garden and Flower Seeds Que or more Pocket
Too-Boxes, with to gmets, TIVE avis, chIel file, rule etc-an d a meat metal
handle. Everybody Deed> IN and uav save $500 accident by having ii. Also
many other Premiums including m "l,is Of st kida,' aud dozens Of beaui-
fully bound volumes; Poems, Novels History, etc
Ey- There are no Lottery risks in this. Every N gets FULL NALUE-as ten
thousand present readers will testify but many of you viii get fifty times What
you paid We do lot expect to make any profit at his rate; but u an IS to adj
verlse and Introduce the paper, in the hope that 1t may make new friend, and Sc
cre a wider and stronger toothod IN helping to roll the gathering ball of Dixies
Progress and Prosperity.
81 All Trial Trip subcl iptions will be stopped Oct TO- unless otherwise or.
dend. Premiums awarded that day, (unhss sooner no matter how few
come ii.
Se- Any n sending 81 90 will receive. the paper SIN MONTHS aud have
TWO NUMBERS in the Premium Drawing. Two dollars will pay for me year,
and FOUR numbers Three dollars will pay for Is months, and SIX numbers
and so n. Present sub cibers who are in arrears should settle &C once, as We thus
give them a chance for a valuable Premium. Advertising Rates., 30 cts per inch
per week; SD a year. A first class medium for Agents. Professional men, Schools,
Factories, Wholesale Dealers, and others who wish to reach the Intelligent and
well to do classes all over North Carolina, and adjacent States, tom Maryland to
Texas. Address
FARMER AND MECHANIC,
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Mr.. Vance, by unanimous consent,
submitted the following referred to the
Committee on Judiciary:
Whereas the United States Govern
ment in the year 1856 donated the sum
OF 81. 600 t o the freedmen of the first
common school district (colored) of
Burke County, North Carolina, in the
town of MoIganton, for the purpose Of
building a school house.
Whereas the house was built and
schools have been KEEP: until recently,
but owing to the title having been made
by mistake or design in tee simply TO five
Of the freedmen instead of in trust, and
a division having arisen among them as
to what church should have right to hold
service in the building, which has result
ed in the house being locked up, and
the children deprived of the benefit of
the money provided by the State of
North Carolina to educate them: There
fore.
Be 1t resolred, That the Committee on
the Judicisry are hereby requested to
take the matter into consideration
and report what relief can be afforded,
il any, to said freedmen.
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SCRAPS Of NEws.-The store house of
the Pacific Cotton Mills, to which Mr.. W.
II. Ken vent on Monday last, was burn
ed on Friday. Loss about one million
doNurs! Fully insured. Willie the
Grand Army" Republicans were parad-
ing at Baltimore, a bomb bursted and
killed Ed Shriver.--Rev. James
Clements, while blowing near Brooks
Station, Ga, became ~entangled in the
harness and apparently the horse dragged
him around until he was dead.
Three sons Of Duncan Taylor. of Brussels,
Contarlo, got into a big Oats-bln, and
sinking down were all suffocated TO death
At Bonneville, Miss, eight men found
a negro named Morgan Hamilton at work
10 the field. He was believed to be the
murderer of Miss Selena Benton. They
told him TO run and then shot him dead
Terrell, Texas. has been shocked by
a scandal in high life. The wife of Charlie
} Johnson, a retired merchant. went to him
and Informed him she had transferred
her affections to their coachman. John
son was furious at first, and was only
prevented from killing the coachman by
the interposition of his wife. After he
of he gave her some money and
told her to go. She and the coachman
left on an east-bound train Immediately.
Johnson ia one of the wealthiest men in
Texas, and Mrs. Johnson's conduct
has caused much comment. Charles
Van moi, editor of the Stats Zeitung.
and Joseph NJ. Wallach were arrested in
Central Park, New York, last night while
engaged in a struggle. Mrs. Van MOI.
who was standing by, aud a third mstu
who was engaged in the struggle escaped.
Van moi said Wallach had wronged his
and he had decoyed him to the spot
to whip him.Henry Huddeston,
made an assault on Mrs. Mat
Waugh, a white lady resident of Winches
ter, Tenn, Saturday night. He was pur-
sued and caught five miles from town,
brought back and placed under guard.
Sunday night a company Of un-
known men demanded admittance to the
room. Upon being refused they broke
down the door and dragged out the ne
gro. This morning the body of Huddes
was found dangling from a tree in the
house yard. The following lnscrip-
ton was pinned to his clothes. when
ever a man becomes tired of life let him
follow the example Of the deceased and
secure DEATH"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-28

Go 1T GENTLEMEN!-The town OF
Mebaneville presents a lively appearance
at this time.
There are about IS carpenters, brick
layers, painters, timers and laborers
busy at work on the Bingham School.
The Academy building, which is 100
feet long, and , stories high is 10Y Gov
cred in. There are 40 rooms IN the
BOARDING house already up and will he
covered in a few days.
n large building tor Gymnasium and
society rooms and a dwelling FOR Mrs.
Bingham is framed so that in a few weeks
the building will be ready for the begin
ing of mex session. T.. G.. Oakley, CT
Durham, is the contractor for the acade-
my building and for Mrs. Bingham's
dwelling. G. White is putting up the
boarding house.
James f. Trolinger and j. A Tate,
are building a fine Touring mill and ma
chine shops.
W. III. Lasley, Thomas B. Thompson
and others design building soon.
j. f. Scott, L. H. q j. III. Fowler,
and j.. A. Tate, are all busy in putting
smoking tobacco. Everything looks
bright and promising for u enterprise
ing town Cleaner.
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For the Farmer and Msshanis

ELENGoWAN, June 20.
Mr.. Editor: Many of your readers
have been amused by the record you give
Geo. n. Folk. You have been grossly
misinformed. Folk is no relation to Gov.
Vance, nor Governor anybody else. He
was once a Methodist preacher. He new
er was wounded, unless it was when he.
on hearing a rumor that the enemy was
advancing, ordered our cannon to be
thrown into the Holston river, and incon-
tinently fled, leaving only his cook In
camp. and the cook was too drunk to
travel. When a rumor of danger was
received Col. Folk would order his SER
want Wesley 10 grind my sabre The
poor inotfensive blade was ground to q
mere jack knife, but nary drop of Yam
kee blood did it ever taste.
Ask any of the 1st or the 9th n. c.
cavalrymen for the records. Co. Z.
We print the above because it assumes
to correct us, and has q responsible
name. We know nothing as to the facts.
Col. f. is, however, a connection OF Gov.
whether by marriage or blood,
we cannot say.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND COR
RESPONDENCE.

With real regret we learn OF the
prostratlon of an old subscriber, and
friend, Captain Thomas j. Norman, OF
Mackey's Ferry, Washington county.
Ga the st inst, he was Stricken with pa :
alysis, of the entire lett side. The doc
tor thinks he may recover, and his friends
so hope.
Orange county A w Hughes, Esq +,
Jan. 30, SO. X c Tllley, Esq, April &,
SO. Thanks, gentlemen.
Cumberland county, W.N. Williams,
Esq. Nov ?. 50.
Moore county, Rev. W. S. Lacy,
June %, SO; 5. b. Worthy, Esq, June
%, So.
Nash county, Col. A. Hinton, Mar
20, 50. Pleased to have our old sub
scribers, like Col Hinton, MIR Worthy.
and Others, who had stopped, resume
their subscription, as it encourages to
hope that our hard work in this hot
weather is not thrown away and that
the paper is really-"missed more than
the money'-by some of its readers.
Vance county, Messrs 5 Il Z Wat
kins. Dec. 20, 80.
New Hanover, Maj. w. A. Cum~
mings sends a check with caballistic ini-
tials for the G. y. r." and pleasantly
remarks that the F. s. NJ. can always be
counted on to keep Dixie's end OF the
plank on a level with Yankeedom and.re
turn a kick for every cuff. Thanks, friend
g., that's about the size Of it. We desire
Peace. but genuine peace implies
equdtty-where both meet on honorable
terms. Any other kind Of peace is sim
ply conquest. "Ortter reigns IN WoIsoW'
was the despatch of an European Beast
Butler, after be had massacred the pop
u%la5ion, and burned the town! We de
sire RECONCILIATION - but We desplse
that kind which requires that the South
erners, begin by getting down on their
knees, and pretending they are glad to be
kicked.
Some Southerners not only lend and
clinge; but almost apologize for not lift
log their coat tails to receive the kick
-Statesyilie Nj. l.. Sisman, Dec. 25.
81, per courtesy Of Bro. Caldwell of that
excellent paper, the Landmark.
Richmond county, II S Ledbetter,
Esq, -, and a very kind letter.
(OMers noted meet Week.)
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Mrs. Garfield is worth $400, OO0.
Waternelons nave appeared in Geor

Watermclons have appeared in Geor-
ga.
York Grsham, of Canton, Ca. il ll3
years cid.
Chatham Record: On the 10th inst.
Mr.. John Burroughs, of Bear Greek
township. committed suicide by hang
inc himself. -The little six-year old
son of Mr.. King, ofNew Hope township,
met with a horrible death on last Satur
day. He was sitting in Il chair near a
poi of boiling water, into which he accl-
dcntallv fell and was scalded so badly
that he died soon thereafter.
Tarboro .Southerner: Mr.. John +.
Speioht had his stables, barn, horses and
mules consumed last week. supposed to
he ,aused by a match.-Thcre IS great
scarcity Of labor in this county. From
every direction we hear this complaint.
4. high as $l5 per month is paid. -
Rev Thomas II. Owen, had Il stroke OF
naralvsis. resulting IN the loss of the use
IF his left arm. Mr.. Owen is living with
his daughter, Mr.. NJ. b. Gibbs, in Ten
nessee.--Mr. Maloney, Assistant
Enniueer SeabDard & Raleigh Railroad,
has upwards of fifty laborers grading at
,his end of the line. A mile and a half
has been graded. In a couple OF weeks
that norton of the road which was Tor
merlv laid with iron will be ready Tor
cross ties.
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VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.

The farm formerly owned by Rev. A.
Wilson. ID D., and afterwards by Dr.. A.
Wilson. M. D., a most beautiful and de-
sirable situation. Land well adapted to
grain and grass. Large ard convenient
house. 81 stories, ten rooms, with all
necessary out buildings and excellent
well Of water. Fine orchard and vines
ward. Situated near the Haw River Il
mills rom Swepson's factory. 6 miles
rom Mebanesville, ) from Graham, and
adj ming he Alamance Stock Farm of
Robert Scott. 800 in tract. More ban
one third valuable timbered lard.
Also in connection or separately a
wheat c ,rn AID circular saw mill com
blued. with mill tract containing 30
II, res of land. Of uhich there is none
more fertile in North Carolina.
Terms will be Known upon application
to II. A BASON,
Melville, Alamance Co., n. G.
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READJUSTING THE RAILROAD DEBT
RoIei1h. .Junc 24.-The commissioners
MessTs Geo Davis, NJ McGhee and ID Balm
appointed to settle the State debt, known
as the Construction Bonds for the North
Carolina Railroad, have made terms
with the holders of about a million and
a half of the bonds, and the contract has
been approved by the Governor and
Ire asurer, in conformity with the act of
Assembly. The bondhelders surrender
so45 of accrued interest or each bond,
and take a new bond for the face of the
one, and running 40 years, at 6 per
cent. with the existing lien on the
States stock in the railroad. The hol-
ders of more than one million OF the
bonds are yet to be be ARD from.
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A Turtle DROPS FROM THE SKY

A TURTLE DROPS FROM TIL SKY
This campaign is developing some Curl
Gus circumstances In Concord Rcgister
we end a card from Mr.. L. NJ. Rogers,
announcing himself as a candidate for
the Legislature. He says
Il have studied hard to qualify my
self for the performance of the duties of
that importance position, by carefully
readin. the Constitution of the United
State, and the Constitution and History
II North Carolina. | have been an at
tendaut at the session OF the Legislature
several years, and am acquainted
with the workings Of hat body. am
fully aware of the many mist stakes and
of our late Legislature, and will
labor to correct them + X
Il have been engaged at the Blind Asy
lum at Raleigh for several years, which
position has given me a good opportuni
ty to find out the measures OF State in
and value, which require. Leeis-
lative attention. solicit the sdppor,
of all. without regard 10 color or prcvi
Gus political preferences"
The same issue Of the Register says
Last week during a shower, at Mr.. L
III. Rogers a large water turtle fell OF
the roof of his house, and rolled off, and
fell to the ground. The t,rrapiu fell
with such force rs to split the shingles.
After it fell it travelled Il little way and
then remained rA%otionles for Two hours.
Mr.. Rogers is "a nan of truth. Now,
whore cid that terrapin come from2'
enquiry, Perhap. it never heard the
story of Elisha's mantlci Prehnl. i,
never reflected that the ''turkle' wa,
''drapt' a. a sign and a token. But lei
MIR. Rogers take heart OF hope.
A Deer and turtle ran a race
The Deer ran very feet,
The turtle took a plodding pace
And plodded on-and-beatl
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LAND
Western North Carolina
FOR SALE.

BY virtue Of the authority vested in the under
signed by decree Of the Circuit Court of the United
States in the cases Of GEORGE H Snow, assignee in
Bankruptcy of the Bank of North Carolina against
The Trustees of the University of North Carolina
and others, filed January 10th, 1882, We viii, on
WtDNEsDAy, AUGUST 2nd, at II O'Clock N, in
A sheyille, \. C., sell the interest Of the Trustees Of
the University of North Carolina, In the LANDS
situate IN Buncombe, Transylvania and Hender-
son counties, North Carolina, the same being
an undivided half interest held in common with the
heirs Of Zachariah Gambler. deceased. the whole
supposed 10 contain about 175,0OO acres.
Tn s large and desirable body OF land is situated
in the We. terl-ths Of North
saroliLa, in the counties of Buncombe, Hender-
sou and TransyIvania. mush Of the land is ricn
Dam and mould, fin, ly adapted to grazing par
poses, sheep husba dry and fruit culture, while
Indian 90 u Wheat, Rye, aud most vegetables,
grow we'll omit.
The forests, for the most part, are dense and W. IL
supplied With varieties OF OAK, Chestnut, Locust,
Cherry, Poplar. Buckeye, &c &c, useful for TIM
Der purposss
Iron Ore is abundant and it 10 believed there are
other valuable minerals. Two or three small
FORCES have been oper ID near to this land for
many years.
There are Numerous beautiful mountain streams
passin. through It. Many Of them are adapted in
supply OF water, location aud fall to milling and
manufacturing purposes There are county roads
passing through portions Of 1t, and others may be
easily constructed.
Parts of it are mountainous aud rough; much OF
1t consists OF valleys and p ateaus.
The climate is unsurpassed for salubr1ty ana the
country far to beauty. Two Railroads, not yet
complcte but far advanced, pass through The
Western part of this State and within . few miles
Of this land, and anoti er railroad is pro jected,
which, whom completed, will pass through portions
Of it. These railroad have greatly improved the
prospects Of this part o. ! orth Carolina Thols-
ands of strangers go there in summer for the oens-
fit of the excellent mineral waters, while Others are
going for purposes of business and prohAble IN
vestlaent Of capital. There is scarcely . more in
viting region anywhere in the ''Sunny South"
These lands will be sold In parcels TO suit pur-
chasers
Trnns OF SALE -One-tLird cash, balance In one
and two years, with interest At 6 per cent. from day
Of sale. Title retained until purchase money II
paid.
For further particulars apply to
GRO. II. SNOW Com mi.,ioners.
W. W. FULLEk,) N
Pa1Aiuh ~ n
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Scraps Of Devi:try! A Cay Old
World This!

At Wheatley Station. or the Memphi.
and Little Rock Railroad. late ) ,turdav
! night, John Walker and William Snod-
d, quarrcIcd about business matter.
Walker obtained a shotgun and oecreted
himself III the woods to shoot -noddy
The latter came out of a house near by
ana said to a friend ''There'sa man
out there watching ire. I'll shoot him."
Walker, hearing the words rose to hi.
feet saying. ''lt'. me-" Snoddy fired
at that instant, shooting Walker in the
abdomen. Walker snapped his gun at
him and fell. He then raised himself t.
his knees and pulled the other trigger.
The contents of his gun struck Snoddy's
left arm, tore away the muscles, and en-.
tered his heart. He was Instantly killed.
Walker was taken to his residence and
died Sunday night.
Colonel Alexander Polk, of Howard
had employed some cowboys to drive a
herd of 1000 cattle to Colorado. The
boys were hcrding the stock on the In
dian Reservation, when the Red Men
ordered them to o on. The COW
bows refused. and four ofthem were kill
ed in the fight.
Mrs. Linguist, near Genes.ee. New
York, got tired of cooking. and killed
her boy, and then herself. Poor woman
They say she was crazy. The wonder is
that more Toner are not crazy. when
year after year finds them shaving in a
hot kitchen, cooking for ten or twelve
workmen as is the custom with Northern
farmers wives.
4 Danvil'e, Illinois, dispatch says that
AiIie Mills, aged IA years, Mary Oglie,
aged IL, and Mary Jones, aged II. com
suicide, by taking arsenic. AL
lie gave a. her reason that her father
lived with n shameless woman. Miss Og-
lies reason was that she was an orphan,
and Mary Junes took the drug because
the others did.
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III O Nj e F. Il Il l. Il T. Il s."

or peculiarly " e have hundred. as str ing, but becaus itcone rom an Did n
TO- wheat country, whereth he fa m rs uet he best fertilizers. Meers Ion Il
Son are gentlemen wel-kno :" Il for their character, integrity, &c. They say their
sales will be largely Increase tn coming season. Read ad investigate
FAYETTEVILLE FRANKLIN o. PA Feb. 2Sh 1892
MeSrsB yki, Garner & Co-STs We hav been using our "IIone Fer
for tn ees eason4,w with h" best of results first Season., Spring II $50
use on corn doubled the crop. ais, used it same season OF tobacco it being
.perceptbo to the row. Used 1t again last Fall a ear on our wheat; asa result
we harvested on of the best crops " re ever raised; had it beside a MANIPULATED
phosphate that costs AZ per on We had more Of the high priced to h acre
than W had of tn Home" but the led vas about tie same Used it on corn
last Spring. beside III best maEur: if there vas n difference in h Well i
var in favor oft he "Heme + rtlhzer.' Last fall we put six ton o u wheat:
we expect a good yield. Will use it gain thsS Spring o n corn On III honor
W think we an truly testify that your Fertilizer hal brought us as good results
an evidence of its popularity in our ecton as a frst-cias anu w e car state
that we as Agents, sold last Fall between 300 n 100 N fol- wheat. We desire
to continue our Agency ! ours truly l.. }. LONG & son
Buy ony from authorized agents See that oar name n trade mark is on
each package. If there is n agent ner you, get your merchant to order or
YOU orders direct t.
BOYKIN, GARNER & CO..
BALTIMORE, ND.
Please mention this paper in your letters.
Please mention this paper when you write to any business IAN, or v|it an
store or factory.
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TIE FASHIONABLE STYLE OF BANK
ING.-The receiving teller Of the Third
National Bank of St. Louis was arrest
ed Thursday night OIL the charge of hav-
ing embezzled $4,000 of the BANKS
funds. His operations nave extended
over several ye&rs.-B Frank Bigelow.
the receiving teller of the National Bank
of the Republic, Washington, ID. c.. has
a~bsconded, leaving deficit of about
IS, 600 in bis
PhHodeIphiu, .June lS.-Dr. Paget
Hiygs, inventor of several nameles. but
unfinished machines for the production
cf electricity for its transmission and
for electric lighting, has suddenly disap-
peared. leaving behind many disappoin
ted friend. with somewhat lightened
pockets.
DR.. Higg, was brought from England
TO Boston last yea: by ). L. Van Choate
to work for the American Cable Com
panv Of that city. 1t is stated that he is
related TO the famous English Paget
family Of Englani that I've is an Oxford
graduate and a prizeman of the Institute
Of Civil Engineers of London, and that
is the author and Translator of several
mathematical electrical books.
The sensation in Providence, X. L.,
now is the mysterious disappearance OF
Frank r. Gladding a book-keeper in the
National Bank of North America.
Joseph II. Sanborn, aged ~ years,
who retired from business IN 1872, in
New York, with 5000, 600, which he
subsequently lost in Wall street, shot
himself through the head yesterday in
the office Of George FL. Sanborn & Sons,
81 Beekman street, the firm being com
posed Of his brother and nephews. tie
is supposed to have been dcrarged
through business troubles.
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PAMLICo A-The Enterprise of
Bayboro has been delayed in getting out
its first issue On account Of trouble in
getting paper. Messrs. G.. Fl Fowler,
W. L. Caho, J. l.. Bryan and DIR. W. I.
Kennedy, who have advanced their
money in getting up a county paper, de-
serve much credit for their enterprise.
They recognize the benefits to occur to
their section frcm s good new.papsr.-
Newborn .JOura0l.
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For the Farmer ard Mechanic.
Henderson Makes its Bow to
Durham, Winston, and
Greensboro.

Oar wn is growing very fast. Lin
5cnm ( Go. Of Durham, have contract
, ~ brick building here l2l feet front,
ories high, and 100 feet deep Large
.ggber Of due!iing.-some very hands
.me-going up. Trade in town lots
1--WE his month. New corners to
.1yn unite numerous, and plenty
G,r more. Largest crop OF wheat
SHOWN in this section bas Geeh mar
at>eI tobacco growing nicely .
I'll aud needlug rain vance
,opie are very proud Of thelr
new coLnty-lt has D to"hs,
riches, II mills, good schools ana
i've working people, and l. very
&. being about an average or a'o
bove level of sea.
Yours. &c, SNlhIA"'