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The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

vacation oa account of his liver and nervous psostration. would n l was him. l never saw man that had ner~ vcas prostrasion any more than he did when they 6shed hlm out cf the harhcd wire feEce. after we struck the street car. But that settles the minister business with me. don't dr,ve sor nc more preachers. What want is quiet party that wants so % on q walk." and the boy gcs up and hopped on one foot towards his eruscheS filiing hls pistol pocket with figs as he hobbled along.
 Well. s,r.s said the grocery man. as he took chew of tobacco oa, of a pail, and offered some to the boy. knowing that was the only thing in the store the boy would no, take. '" do you know think some of these ministers have abou, as little sense on worldly matters, as any body So~. the idea of that man jerking on aa old pacer. it don't make any difference if the pacer ~as hundred ycars old. he would pace if he was lerked on"
 "vou bet" said the boy. as he pa, hts crutchcs under his arms and started for the door. \ minister may be sound on the atonement. but he dont want ,o saw on an old pacet. He may have the sub ject of infant baptism down finer than cambrio needle. but if he has ever been ,o college. he ought to have learned enough no, to say ye up to an old pacct that has been the boss of the road in his time. X mini,,er may he endowed with sublime power to draw sinners to repent ance, and make them feel like getting up and das,ins tor the beautiful beyond. and cause them, by his eloqacnee. to sec angels bright and far in their dreams and char,oss of fire flying through the pearly gates and down the golden streets of the New jcrusalesn, but he wants to turn out for a street car all the same. when he is driving ,:so paeer The next time drive a minister to A funeral. he will walk" and the boy hobbied ou, and hung out a s,gn in iron, oi the Gro- ccry. !" Swstsa f.,g fsA 1T hatItst ftfsss. sssi sseasA fe, eemf.isy.''
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

authors aimed as the same ends-sasire, p2thos. and humor: but they sought those ends in different ways. Dickens pen brous shs up and punctured whatever Il found. claborating 10 tae greatest de- gree every particular of good or bad he found: Thackeray was satisfied 10 ind . virtue and. having proved it. suffer is 10 rest, gosng on to farther acton and other topics. Dickens was inex- hausuble in his structures; Thackeray was sA,issed ;o hsnit his art to an attack upon certain points of virtue or fault, leaving the reader the ensrancing. plea san, and complimentary privilege of thinking grea; deal for himself Thus there Is no character in all of Dickens works that you can add to or take from :; they are all done many :overdone-but none unfinished The simplest reader could make a much vainer man of = George Osborne" (vAnity Fair) than Thackeray painted him but 1t would re euire Smollctt or another Dieks ns to heap more vanity and couceit upon such a creation as Pecksnifi.' Dobbins virtues could be vastly magnihed above their presen, delightful proportions, hut they are certainly pleasing enough as they are while i, would be impossible 10 make greater paragon of manly excel fence and masculine virtues than every act. word and thought of David Copper fields proclaims that noble young man to have been.
 Richard Henry S,oddard. the poet. con siders Thackeray the greatest ot novel, lsts. Perhaps he is Certainly his work is finer than Dickens, as literary work. although the la'ter's writing has more dash m i, than h,s cen emporary's and his work Is more brilliant Dickens Is the Longfello~. ThaekerAy the Byron, of prose. The former appeals more di- rectly to the heart, oi the masses. the lat ter stands crowned king in the minds of E,erai'. There was a time when Dickens stood alone and Thackeray was scarcely noticed but years hive rapidly closed the wide gap of popular opinion and in another decade Thackeray will easily eqsal with Dickens. Ii he IS no, al- ready there. Both writers were genluscs. and the silly talk of either of them dy- ing out IS ,waddie. They will both live as long as talent and polish like Thack- eray's Is respected and as long as homel, pa,hos and humat like Dickens. is be- loved. The pure, reilned mnd will never ,i:e of "oaptain Dobbin, Es- mond. Eugene Nraybuln = jan- dSee." '' BoffH and hundred> ot others oi the most deli shtiul hctl;ious creations tha, ever gra,ihcd the human heart and improved and clcssted hum inIiy.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
Arthur as Aa Angler.

In delightful serics ot |" Winter Talks on Sdnmei i'astimes. contributed Ia the New York kt.te1 az2 .Sf'sa9 iusi before his death. the late George Ds ~son wrote ::
 "General Arthur, now president of the ,nI,ed States. is also well-kno~n brother of the angle He has all the best qualities of the most famous disci- pies 0. the gentle art He IS patient. courteous. eompansonable. enthusiastic. and expert. He IS. wiihal. an ardent lover of all that Is grand and beautiful and picturesque in na,cre. As have sad of another l can say nf him. m ali that moves our senslbil,iies and k,ndl,es, sym pa,hies he is as impossible as child, and as gentle as woman. In spite of the rough school n which he has been lifelong pupil. his heart IS open as day to melting charity, and pustic tastes en- able him always and everywhere to see sermon a stones books ' tuna ng bfooB
 And good iu evcpthirg.
 His love of the ar, Is the ouigto~ih oi his .cs,he,ic suse cpiibllities. and this love vii. rcmaln with hun long after ,he das- rling glories of office shall have los, thc.l charm, because the beauties of nature 4it sts NiiCd anu tAHdu1.iCss as ttic iitu- nihcence and malesty oi their bcnehceni author The pleasurable emotions they excite. like the eternal principle myster.- ousiy linked 10 ous ilnite humanity. never dle- Than General Arthur no man can pitch d tent more quickly. adorn camp more tas,efully. oas. a fly more deftly. fight salmon more artistic ally or bring him to gaff more gracefully. lowe to hls courtesy thc opportunity To kill my first salmon, have been with hum m every phase of anglers experience, and knos him 10 be the peer of the most accom- plished and mos, appreciative of the masters Of the art. IL has been his good fortune to kill the largcs, salmon ever taken with a iy on ths continent and il was because knew his intense bndness for the pastime tha, appreciated how deeply he felt hls disappointment When. after his nomination as vice-presi- dent, l rendered him my congratulations. he said l thank you. of course. but am afraid that, for this summer a, least. II will keep me away from our grand old riyer. A pas,ime that could be remem- bered and spoken of under such circum- stances mus; have a strong hold upon ones affections. am sure he looks for ward hopefully to the day when. relieved of the cares of his high office, he vii be once more permitted to pitch h,. ten, up- on the Resiigouehe or Cascapedia and angle for salmon"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
The auekes.
Eisssssd kAilsay Jsaansl

IElsssted kAilsay Joafnal
 How the cant term snckefT came to be applied to vsetiTised. os iizble to be vietimized, people ~e do not knov. but so far as the essgin ofthe Stacker State iitle is ezpisinable we can only of5es one of the many theosiex advasced. In early times is the sooshssn sectscns of the eounisy sers ssampy lands and there was scsrcisy of good water. 4 fresh water noilssk was addicted to buping itself m the loose earth. The entrance would be hIled up by the ram. and tra.- elers would Cat suckers" Of reeds and quench ihetr thirst by sucking up the ~a'er Tbis is one. and probably a new, yerss oa, but l; has iss adhcrcnts.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28
Truthful Joe.

Emiuence kt ConsiiiutionAhs,
 Toe Mulhattan who sold the Mammoth cave 10 be shipped to England. recently landed an immense meteor is Texas. buying the house of one N. Garcia. kill ing him, his wife and five children. and doing much other damage. The habit has become So fixed si,h Joe iha, in the no distant future his remains w.il l,e-in state when his spin, has sought field. grecner than hts creduloas readerS
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

l, $ no, etiquette to eat with knife On a German railroad train. The courts have dccIaed tha; man who csts him. self. by the sudden stoppage of the train, while feeding with knife. canno; recover dzmag ges.-NezV ioyk B00f-k<fter.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

4 country editor haung occasion to rebuke his apprentice. said: "Cant ! /. learn you anything. you young imp Y' We would suggest that this knight of the quA brush up his grammar 6uIes es- peciany t he pvoposes to fe1rA v she dcsil anything. Yoskeys Css<kks.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

The recorder remarked. in d cysicai manner. to A tramp: suppose you have been looking all over Austin for sork ss o. no. judge. I've nH been looking for any work in Austin. hadn't los, any" The recorder found some work fos him, neverkhelsss.-T Txas Srfiags.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-28

suCct-NaI Ahe1u ana all Of sudden there was an earthquake, and when come 10, there acre about sx hundred people pouring water dosn my neck, and the heaSse sas hltchcd to the fence. and the heArst-dnsef ~as asking If my lex was broke. and a policeman was flaming the mirls,cf with plug hA, that looked zs though II had been struck by A pile dfiser, and some people were hauling our buggy into the gutter, and some men were trying 10 take the old pacer out of the windows Of the stfcei-czr, and then guess l Ainted A@ay agin. .. II was worse than teiezeop'ng 1 tram loaded ~i,h cAnie.r
 Well, swan. sad the grocery man, as he pat some eggs in a funnel shaped brown paper for servan, gfl. What did the minister asy when he come to 2"
 Say What could he say. Ha Jss, yelled whoa and kep, sasina ~iih his hAnds, as though he wzs driving. | heard ihAi the policeman wAs go.nz to pull him for fzs, driving, till he found |, sas zn accident. They told me, when they carried me home in . hack, that il was a wonder everybody was sos killed. and when got home pa vas going to it was the minister that was 10 blame. want to ind out if they gos the ministers ' umbrella back. The las, see of ii the umbrella ~As running up his trousers leg. and the point come out by~ihs small Of his back. But am all right, only my shoulder sprained. and nay legs bruised. and my eye black. w.l be all right. l and Sha.l go to work to-anorro~, Cause the hyery man says xas the only one in the crowd tha, Lad any sense | unders;andthe minister .s gong to take
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
Winston is building a cotton

Winston IS building a cotton fac
tory and 4 wagon factory. Winston
prospers.
....Nr James o. Baxter, Of Stones
wall was thrown from his horse. Fears
o. his recovery.
....The Wade -boro MieHgeacer tells
of an Old country man named John Brass
well, of Polktcn, get,ing drunk and be-
ing robbed Of his watch and $500 in
money.
....Geo A. Latham. ESD. will, next
week tSsume the position of Editor of
I've Sta es H. Anaerieda, recently pur-
ca sei 10y Dr. MO'r.
....The appeal Of Thos. /. Shields,
who was sentenced to death for he muir
de- of jos. q. Sitton, will probably be
reached by the court next Tuesday or
Wednesday. \. BIT has been post
poncd TO next May.
Wilson Adraace: Two young men,
! Ben. Robertson ana Charles Bum, stole
two oxen from an old negro named Reu-
ben Williamson near E~arpsboro Monday
and carried them to Raleigh and sold
I fnefi. htltbtH lidChCI H OACu diiI
followed to Raleigh where h recovered
one of the oxen and had both the men
put IN jail.
...Chatham R>c,rI: Mr. W ID. Har.
~ringtou Cf Cape Fear township, raised
this wear l0J barrels o. corn OF s acres.
- Rev. William Walker has accep-
ted the rectorship of the Episcopal
! church at this place, and viii move here
mex, week.Gn last FRIDAY NJ.
John Beal. formerly of thi. county met
with A very naiuiul accideCt at a saw mill
near Little liver, in Cumberland county.
! His foot slipped on a piece of baak, caus-
ing him to fall aud one band caught on
the saw. when cut his fingers clean off.
IA collision on the Illinois Central
Railroad. near Bradford Station, Ten
ucssee; four persons killed and eight or
ten seriously injured; five cars were
hnrned.-Jacob Melting, who bru-
faIlv murdered Ada Atkinson, 1t OK
ford. Indiana, taken from jail and hang
cd bv 4 mob-Two British steamers
wrecked on the coast of Holland in a
violent storm; few of the people on
hoard were saved.-Engineers of the
Panama Canal assure De Lesseps that
it Will be open in five years.--Egyp-
tian troops in Soudan defeated with
creat slaughter by the followers of the
False Prophet.-The boiler of a mill
at Fairfax c. H., Va, exploded, killing
three persons and iniuring two others.
1.-THE subcommittee of the Senate
committee on Education and Labor are
in session in Columbus, Ga; informa-
tion Given to the committee shows that
Columbus has $4,000, 900 invested in in
dustries. making annual products OF the
value Of $40, 600, 200.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21

MORE COTTON BURNED!-A te'e-
.-.. from Eicksburg SAYS: The Parrot
l-.t N~icksburg Saturday fo- New Or
LEANS with j. 100 bales OF cotton, 1,3C0
sacks Of oil cake and 500 barrels of oil.
THc steamer was built ut Louisville two
Years ago. and cost 100000. Four hun
81 and siXty-four bales OF cotton were
taken On board after leaving Elcksbbrg.
ma,HE 3.jG4 bales DESTROYED. The to-
III. -1s~ Is over 22j0.0C0. The passen-
--- rushed 10 the river bank in their
u-az clothes. carrying their other cloth
u- n tueir hands and abandoning 10
Tire .ey3ui inT elements all their baggage.
including valuable iewe!Iy and large
sums Of money. Some of the c ew were
r.s.a Oft IN a yawl. There was great
rA...eueut among them. apdtwo ium'-
o.. utr the river. aud one, Phil Huru-
. was drowned.
~.a'u ailerward the powder III the
It...t's magazine exploded causing the
stern 81 the wreck to sink in a few feet
Cd. wafer. The steamer city Of ldzoo
took the Pario5' passengers III of the
uMelraGe and brought them 20 NalGheZ.
The origin of the fire is not definite 7
known. The boat had fisty-eigat deck
passengers, many of whom insisted on
smoking pipes and cigarettes. It is be-
-eyrd the fire vas started by their Gaze
.-S>ness. 1t is feared that two or three
deck passengers persisted in the flames.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21
School ann Church Department.
\ pleasant call from Rev. Mr.. Bum

a pleasant call from Rev. Mr.. Bum
r.~~ Of Person st. NJ. +. Church, and
pr. grafton of ~Spartanburg, :. c., for
merlv of Rutherfordton.
Bishop Payne, of Bait, and Bishop
u. scrson, presided over the African
Methodist Conference at Durham last
u..a. There were 80 preachers pres
Ell.
~ E4ht took place at Shady Grove
r.rh in Guilford between Edwin
r.... nd David Morgan, the latter su.-
F.. Ing several cuts in the face. 1t took
lust after church services.
With pleasure we notice that our
,...- friend Walter ;. Moore. of David
... J1Ile-e, a brother of Chas. &. Moore.
g.. ~lNapahaw, has been elected a Pro-
s.--rr. in Austin College, at Sherman.
Texas.
The Baptist State Convention. at
Lection, reelected Il. F. Montague,
I-... as Treasurer; aud Thos. II.
T.-. il, as Auditor. The latter.
....lapt. Chas. NJ. Cooke, are among
.. Trustees.
Tile Presbyterian Synod at Will
r..- ION last week was largely attended,
aat $50 delegates, of prominence in
RI. denomination. Rev. j. 5. Watkins
... Prot. J.. Il. Burwell represented
Ese-h. Among others present we no.
d.. The names of Maj. Bingham, Prot.
" i. Martin, Prof. F. T.. Venable.
C.at. d. l.. McEachern, Rev. j. W.
I.urose, Rev. Doctors n. Mckay, VIII
-uu. Wood, Rumple, Smith, Rockwell,
~-s.ut. McBryde, and others. Geo.
A.ru, Esq, X. NJ. Mcintyre. Rev. j.
Ni,rSe, Col. j. f. Brown, and others.
E... ". l.. Lacy was a Secretary.
WINSTON was chosen for the Synod
u.Nr wear.
Ill korv Press: Rev. 7. e.. Thurston
WIS 20 last evening installed pastor of
tae .gesbyterian church of this place.
-.tev. George W. Dame. Rector of
Episcopal church III Goidsboro. has re-
~-ued his charge, and lett for Balti-
more where he has been appointed a
clg.,e in parish OF the Ascension.
oxford TorchLiylt; Rev. DR.. Baird
a. .cccpted the call to st. Stephens
gaa-.A and entered upon his duties.-
TU. Preaching of Pew. Mr.. Hutoon here
Ia~ been Il rich harvest indeed. 20 per-
sou- having made a profession. 81 receiv-
rl into the Baptist church, - baptized.
Rev. f T. Winkler, d. d. died at
his home in Marion. "A, on the 10th
Inst. He Wa one of the ripest scholars,
most eloquent orators an esteemed di-
y.ues n the Sou, hern Baptist church.
Prof. .johu lie Conte. of Phila., Is
dead. and Prof. John Mal,ett is elected
r,. chair is Virginia University.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21

SENTENCED TO BE HANGED-TRIUMPH
OF THE Laval Shelby, the trial of
Burt Ellis. the negro charged with the
murder of Mrs. VIM Logan, near Kings
Mountain, October 10th. was concluded
by a verdict of guilty" almost as soon
as the case was given the jury by Judge
Gilmer. Immediately upon receiving
the verdict the court passed sentence of
death upon the prisoner, condemning
him to be hanged December 14th.
An old man named VIM. Logan, lived
with his wife near Kings Mountain. and
about dark on the evening of the 10Th of
October a negro called at his door and
asked to have a FIVE dollar bill changed.
Mr.. Logan refused and the negro then
told him hat a lot of cows were in his
corn field and agreed to go and run them
out, if Mrs. Logan would go with him
and let down the fence. As she got be-
yond her husbands sight, she was felled
by a blow with a club and was then chok-
ed to death. The negro returned to the
house and attacked old man Logan,
choking him until he was dead to all APP
pearances, and then burying his body
under a pile of cotton. After this the
negro sacked the house and found $40.
Tie then buried Mrs. Logan's body under
a pile of cotton, set fire to it and fec.
After a time Mr. Logan regained con-
seriousness and burrowing from under the
cotton, made his way to a n%eighbor's
house and told the awful tale. A party
of neiphbors returned with him and after
a search Mrs. Logan's body was found
under the burning cotton. Great excite
ment prevailed and on Monday Ellis was
arrested on suspicion and Mr.. Logan's
note book wa found in his pocket. Sew
eral efforts were made to lynch him. but
the sheriff succeeded in safely lodging
him in Jail. The evidence produced at
the .rial was dead against him aud all
who heard 1t were confident that the jury
could render but one verdict and that
was guilty" Ellis will swing on Dec.
l4th OLseclcx
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21

THE BEST KIND OF GRASSES
Ia. u ii. Pha,es writes as follows:
For summer grazII@, or permanent
pastures. a m zture of grasses are need
rl, aId a few are given, but they may
aa Eu~ed.
"pn marshy land. red-top, s.x pounds;
r4. .escue. ght fowl meadow, ten
rough stalk meadow. sever ICED cana
ry. our wFi,e olover. eient.
No. ,. For r7,n. drv creek bottom
or cotton laId-Otcha: d, { 1T bounds
meadow feScue. three ma, ir>cse, fou:;
perennial rye-erass. eve / a1an rye
grass. five: tail oat-..ess, fou. sweet
>.el.ed verhal, Lhree; rough stalk
meadow. three; red clover, IA zee; white
clover, three bluegrass, four pounds
each.
No. ,. On hillside and especially if
>al.r or graveIlv-O. CHI I'd e,shC
POUNDS sweet seemed vernai. twelve /:
'u. ~oJt--rass, Y 'sownv GA. grass
u. ow oat-g ass, five. hard tescue, five {:
top tea each to an acre.
No. 1. For loamy hilltop OF liable
E,ud-O chard, eight; Kentucky blue
grass, tive meadow feocue, tn &c g,
perennial rve-gIass. five; Italian rye
grass. FIVE; Italian rye-grass, five red
top. " 0 tall o. grass, tbree; sweet
se.nted vernal, three; led clover, iour !;
white clover, five pounds eacn % an
acre.
No :. For open woods with Ich
ken, lucky bluegrass. five orchard.
e-..t; hard tescue, node g tescre. five:
rough stalk meadow, five; sweet seem
rtverual three; red Clover, tour white
cover. four pounds eacn.
No 8. Another mixture for wood
aa , may consist of seve.al species o.
.~.le. each four tall GA - ass. yellow
a---rass. five; teT-ell : ass. eisht; blue
-..-~. FIVE: orchard q as ~ !OuDds.
One OF the best o natu al.zed grasses.
both for pasture and meadow. is the
b.-uUda. 1t viii do well on any or al
....s. and | have seen whte and led
..-er do well among II, and possibly
,5..e Of the glasses named above would
do veil.
The quantities given in the above
H--tUres are FOR a single acre. and may
~e-am large, but to obtain good pastures
heavy seeding is necessary, though eN-
i.a~.Ee.
These mixtures. 100, are arranged
w.t.. a view to a variety and succession
Y- -rasse> through the entire year tol
-gaz.ng.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21

A BIG HUNTING PARTY.-In a few
weeks James Gordon Bennett, Sir Will
liam McCormac, her Majesty's physi-
clan, Lord Vaudeville. Captain Bogar-
dus. the champion wing shot of the
world; DR.. Carver, the champion rifle
shot of the world ; W. +. Cody, (.'Buf-
falo Bill''). Tom sun, for thirty years
a guide and trapper, and ''Boney" Ear
nest. a wealthy ranchman of Rawlins,
Wyoming, will set cut on a hunting eX
petition. 1t is probably the most noted
hunting party that has eve come to-
gether.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21

For the convenience of our friends.
in and around Tarboro, VIZ have com
missioned Mr.. Leon A. Williamson.
News-Agent, to act as Agent for the
Farmer and Mechanic. Being near the
po~st-office, and supplied with a list Of
our subscribers in Edgecombe, he will
~courteously attend to any business for
this paper; forwarding new subscrip-
tons. renewals. or advertisements. free
OF cost, and without trouble TO our pa
irons.
compliments of that capital firm OF
North Carolinlans in Baltimore. Messrs
Boykin. GARNER & Co.. and have you
noticed their new card?
Promptly TO the day, Mr.. John S.
Leary, the colored lawyer at Fayetteville,
and President Of the colored peoples
fair. came in to renew his subscription,
-,howing that he not only reads, and
keeps posted, but is also careful to pay
for his reading. We have never seen
Mr.. Leary, but he is said to be a man of
intelligence and responsibility, and his
administration of the Fair is said to be
very creditable. 1t has done a good thing
for the State, this year in particular, by
showing the Northern visitors that the
colored people in North Carolina, or those
of them willing to work, are eontented and
comfortable in the main; and have the
good will of their former masters, as well
as the whites generally.
Pleased to notice that John r. Pad
olson. Esq, of Fender, will not remove
to Georgia as he contemplated.
That little advertisement of Berk-
shires and chickens paid me many times
over!'-said Mr.. Tai Fl. Murray, of the
r. & G.. r. r., during a pleasant call
last week; and we are glad to hear it
for the f. & NJ. likes to serve its friends.
And there are many clever men along
that line. And here is another new SUBJ
scriber from among them; namely, Capt.
j. r. White, (son of friend Wallace
White, an old subscriber in Warren
county, who graduated in Prof. B. r.
Harding's Institute of Mechanism, Goth
erwise called The Shops,') and now
rides a big Iron Norman-Percheron be-
tween Raleigh and Hamlet.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-21

Boom FOR WARM SPRINGS
y ttr.otte Observer says:-We have it
..Hn GOOD authority that arrangements
A1 t-ready being made for a grand en-
.tfagnent of the State Guard at Warm
>t'a-s next summer. The encamp-
Aeal will run through ten days, and
Very member of the Guard will be paid
-le State the same wages per day
he would have received by staying
ZONE. The Raleigh Obsercer says
-A> = all bOsh.