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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

OTTAWA, February l9.-Two weeks
ago a gentleman claimed to be Lord Can.
tyre, son of the Rev. Canon Allen, of
Somersetshire, England, arrived in town
Of Perth. Society went into ecStacieS
o~er the young nobleman, and he wa.
not hong in finding a young heiress
pos e~-iug of a fortune of $3.50. 000-will-
ing to accept his attentions. While
crossing the Atlantic he had been in,ro-
duced to the lady, who was then return
ing from Germany. where she had been
attending school. He was introduced to
her guardian, whose house was thrown
orcn to him. Everything went smoothly
for a tire, but the pseudo lord had laid
claim to titles which Burke's Peerage
had failed to record. He also claimed to
be a novelist, who had written under the
nom de plume of James A. Payne"
Proposal, of marriage we're made and
were accepted by the young iady, and it
was only through Inquiries made by her
guardian of friends in England as to the
identity ofthe young lord that the fact
of his being a most successful imposter
wa. revealed. Finding his well laid
plans frustrated, he has crossed over into
the United States, where he may find a
larger and more promising fed for his
operation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07
Two Extracts Left Over from Last
Week.

The Governor of Il great State should
not play the petty politician and volun-
tar.!y place himself in a position not
sustained by the truth.
Auewspaper mas a right, moreover it
j. IL duty. To c~riticise and expose abuses
in he Il ADMINISTRATION of any department
OF the government. If it make false
charges the public will know it. and if
its motives are selfish and impure he
who charge. it should be fortified with
better proof than our Governor seems
To have had.
This is not the first tilt Bro. Shotwell
has had with the powers that be-" and
hc has shown himself equal to the
emergency every time.-Hickory Caro-
hHita.
We greatly dislike to be forced into
such squabbles. but no editor ear do his
full duty in these days without incurr-
inc the hatred of men with selfish ends.
We never in our life had a quarrel with
a man on mere personal grounds.
Capt. Shotwell. editor of the Farmer
and -aechanic, which is doing more to
advance the material interests of the
state Jlldl any OIuti paper "lIilhh ItI
borders 1--WE diSclaim to this.-Ed. +.
& M.0-has recently published an article
i'll hi columns replying to Governor
Jarvis recent attack upon him in a
speech delivered in the House of Repre-
Seutatives.
GOV. Jarvis is, in our opinion, a good
man, an able man and a pure man, but
we must confess that his goodness,
ability and purity have not been so pre-
em;ncutly characteristic of his political
history as to cause the interests Of the
Democratic party 10 be advanced under
hs leadership. On the contrary the
party has shown a growing weakness al
every election since his accession tt
lower. This may be attributed to the
influence of railroad interests, his want
al sufficient ability, his riding of hobbies
and the preparation of such acts as
caused Brother Shotwell to make the
assertion he did.
~hotwelr's only curse was TO reply
through the columns of his paper, anC
this. with his usual boldness, he did
and while we deplore the cause of hi>
article. and regret that such language
Wa used. we cannot see how ShOtwel
could have done otherwise. He wa.
hot content to lay him idle while tht
lash WAS laid on by the mighty, and w
are glad for the sake of the manliness
aud independence Of the press of The
State that he did not.-Gastonia Gu
zc:te.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07
Strange Events.

Miss Holly, OF Orangcburg. :. C.. was
out III the yard sweeping MP some trash
Her dress took irr. Her screams
brought her brother u her assistance.
who speedily tore Of the burning gar
ment and then released her. supyoeing
all danger 10 be over. In this unfortu-
nately. he was mistaken. for her under
clothing had caught fire. and in an in
slant her body Was completely envel-
oped by the flames. In this condition
she frantically ran of toward an ad-
joining field. where she saw a mar at
work, her brother closely following. but
when she reached the fence she was an
able TO climb over. She then turned
and ran toward the house, about five
hundred yards a way, but before she had
gone half the distance she fell 10 the
ground. completely exhausted. When
her brother reached her il was found
that all the clothing had been burned
Of hel body except her shoes and her
collar. She was taken to the house
where she fingered until sunset. The
unfortunate young lady vas TO have
been married that night.
The little town of Riceville. in Mon
roe county. East Tennessee. i. in a
frenzy OF excitement over the ruin OF
the belle Of the village and the laugh
ter Of one Of the leading citizens The
Young lady in question is named Miss
Lottie Goforth. and she Is the daughter
OF Prof. Gotorth. a leading member Of
the Faculty of Hiawa-se College. She
was Il very refined aud cultured young
lady. and was tile leader III all social
pleasures. About "A year AGO VIII CAL
lOway. 4 scion OF a noble family. began
paving her marked attention, and ru-
NOR had il that they were about to wed.
They were together constantly. but the
nuptlal> were not announced, and about
TWO months ago the young man left
suddenly for Texas. ON Friday the
young grl was confined. 1t is the old
story OF misplaced confidence. seduction
and ruin.
a Jealous young woman at Johnston,
Pa. bought a pistol and bottle OF lauda-
num-, intending To shoot her lover and
poison herself. She ia iled to Kill her
lover.-but she took the laudlnum.
Mary ClriCk. who was sent to
Berks almshouse. conceived an intense
affection for a much younger woman,
who had been there twenty years. They
discovered they were mother and daugh-
ter, and the mother, who had spent
years. when in better circumstances, in
searching for her child, fell dead in the
latters arm~S.Charles Stafford, OF
Erie. Penna.. must nave an high opin-
ion Of the law. He has been in the pen
itentiary eight yedrs. serving out a 20
year sentence for rape. Last week
twelve farmers were arrested on charge
OF falsely accusing him, and securing his
conviction. Five brothers, named
Rockwell. are among the accused, and
Sylvester Rockwell. whom Benson al
leges to be the actual perpetrator has
been arrested and held for hearing. The
officers are now in the country gather
ing in the remainder of the batch.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

Charlotte OJserrer.. Mrs. Senator
Vance has recently purchased for Harry
Martin, her son by her former husband,
Z large tract of well timbered land In
Transylvania county. There is a fine old
residence on it -Mr. George Cole
man, a commercial traveller for Messrs.
Shit and Grier, met with 4 lively sd-
venture at Crump's ferry, in Arson, by
which be lost his horse, buggy, baggage,
sam Piles and about 500 in silver coin that
he had collected for his firm and which
was in a vali.e in the buggy. Mr.. Cole
man was driving a horse that he had
hired from Mr.. Walter Crump. Only a
day before the horse had run away and
broke a buggy all to pieces, but he went
aloug we'll enough for Mr.. Coleman un-
til the river was reached and Mr.. Cole
man began to shout for the ferryman,
who was on the opposite side, to come
FESTIVE and Mr.. Coleman got out to hold
his head while waiting the coming of the
boat As the boat arrived and just as
it touched the bank, the horse gave q
great plunge forward, knocking Mr..
Coleman down and running over him,
dashed into the boat and thence plunged
into the river, carrying the buggy with
him. Neither horse MOI buggy ever
came to the surface OF the water.
Fayetteville Observer: On last Friday
night a citizen reported at the market
that he had been deliberately fired at
twice with a revolver. by a colored man,
in the vicinity of Brick Row, on upper
Hay treet.-Las Sunday. in the vi
- p,,,', l,a,, et,blo -b,ta
boy named johnson was stabbed by a
negro boy, John West. During a.quar
rel the latter cut him very severely across
the back, under the shoulder. johnson
received surgical attention and West was
committed to jali.-A few days since,
while Miss Sis Mary, daughter of Col.
A. H. Worth, was horscb back riding, the
animal stumbled. threw her and partly
fell npon her The bones of her ankle
were splintered. and it will be weeks be-
fore she can use 1t agaln.--N re-
sfet that Mr. Edward Vaughn, living
two or three miles west of Fayetteyiic.
while trimming a tree last Monday, L:d
OF e foot nearly .evered in two by a mis-
stroke of the axe.-On Saturday
evening, about s o'clock, Mr.. w. II.
Bishop was shot at Swann's Station,
Cape Fear 4 Iadkln Valley Railroad, by
Mr.. Harrison Graham. The shooting
was believed to be entirely accidental.
Both men were drinking and Graham
had a small pistol in his hand. when it
was discharged in some way, the ball en-
tering Bishops abdomen. Graham ran
off. leaving the Store open and up 70 last
Monday had not been seen or heard Of
Ne regret to learn that little hope is en-
tertained Of Mr.. Bishops recovery. He
is a married man, but has no children.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

WOMAN UP NoRTH.-Rev. Morgan
Dix, ID. D., who represents the arristo-
cratic element of New York Episcopacy,
has been raising sold Harry by his
Lenten Lectures on m Here is
his latest:-
CDR. Dix divided his lecture into four
parts, and spoke first on the lack OF a
serious view of life existing among wo-
men secondly, the degradation of the
idea of matrimony thirdly, the deter
mination of married women to avoid the
cares otmaternity. and. lastly, Il e want
of maternal care in the education of
children. The preacher commented
severely on who are fond of din
ners and receptions, and then said:
when a young girl reaches the age Of
eighteen she is ushered into society.
Whatever is ingenious. in her nature is
rubbed out by this society. the highest
praise of which is to say She is q sue
cess Success is measured By the dis
lance from modesty and simplicity. In
a very short time the change has come
and we find a woman made up of heart
lessness. seltishness, flash and fraud.
Her next step is marriage. Once a wife
she can do what she VIII, and. so, fire.
quently matrimony is only entered into
in order to allow her to indulge herself
MOI freely. The conduct of man and
wife in marriage. the recklessness in
breaking the sacred tie and the facilitie.
for obtaining divorce are among the
darkest evils of our day"
A correspondent OF the Phila. Record
saws: Mrs. Lille Devcreux Blake
made a reply Sunday evening. but her
audience was only $50 strong-and she
, made the mistake of attacking her an
! tagonist as a celibate and ascetic who
knew nothing about omen. On the
contrary. DIR. Dix has a wife and several
small children. Once he defended
celibacv and all the maiden sisters
adored him; but at the mature age of
SO he suddenly tool to himself a young
wife, and became a model husband and
father. Mrs. Blake has a sister who
married the Rev. John Townsend, an
Episcopal clergyman, and her family
are not pleased with her woman's rights
vagaries. Strange to say, the Blake.
are SouthernerS. natives of North Caro-
lima. and are able to recall tho fact that
Andrew Johnson. afterward President
Of the United States, made a very sub
stantialpair OF %pantaloons for their faith
pr =
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07
Death is crown of life &;

"1eath is crown of life;
Wore ueath denied, poor man would live
In VAIN
Mr.. Douglas Faucet, died of pneu-
mona, at his home near Enfield one day
last week. Many regret the departure
OF this whole souled young man.
The people are pleased at your recent
arse. Surely
IF thou
liz \ truth to utter, speak,
IN leave the rest to God"
Al ~" have been attentive readers of
your l.. pes Paper believe that you
-Nnthing extenuate, nor set down
Aught In malice" -
Nt~s Annie Williams, a most compe-
teli . acuer and young lady of great in
t,rl RE. is teaching school in town. A
c,ar nous Town Academy is in pro-
gr,,s ERECTION, so Notwithstanding the
t4u- times, there seems to be a desire
o. the part of our citizens to cultivate
bans III the youth. Hastily.
G.. T.. NJ.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

On THEIR kNEEs.-In discussing the
H. for the relief OF the w \ r in
the Senate on Friday last. Senator Jones
said counsel for the syndicate had stated
IN the committee room, that leading
Democrats had gotten on their knees and
a.ked help from the Road. A pretty
plight for the great Democratic party OF
North Carolina to be in Here i, =
great Railroad syndicate appealing to
the Legislature to relieve them of the
obligation they owe the State, AMI the
reason they press for getting the renei
asked for is tfat they at the solirita'ion
of the leaders, aided the Democratic par
ty. Yet, members OF he Legislature
say Senator Dortch' 5 bill ON nee passes
j. a reflection on The integrity of the
members of the General Assembly. Mr..
Dortch was very neal the ruth when be
sad the impression was growing, that
Railroad syndicates were controlling the
sountry.-Newbern Journal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07
How OUR RICH MEN BEGAN LIE.

How OUR RICH MEN BEGAN LIFE.
Many of the wealthiest men in New
York began poor. JAY Gould was a
cowboy. James II. keene came from
England with 500 in his pocket, Rufus
Hatch began by dealing in garden
sass ID. Appleton kept a grocery
store. Jumes Watson Webb vas a coun-
try clerk, Henry Willard was reporter,
Lcnoard ". Jerome was a printer, III.
b. Clatiin was a Vermont school teach
er. Charles O'Conor was born of the
poorest OF Irish parents. and Peter
Cooper was a hattcr's apprentice
Pits burg Post.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

The Democratic and Republican. white
following relative to the attack 90 tr4nA
T.. Vaughn. editor % the Falor-. b.
Theodore ". Poole Senator frcm Mar
thu. Reso{voi That 80 dcuuuror the
o~utr,seous and u~usArarte1 attach
maj- by Theodore " feo.c upon FTAls
r. Vaughn Esq, editor Of The fli-
oos-
rarboro Gmiic says.-Scnator norich !.
bull TO prohibit railroad: SO steamboat
lines from issuing free pAs-e- q Jude
congrc>smen and lcxl~ Alofs. erto
them cheaper tickets than regular lns
strike a. the root Of a dangerous 70
lIticzl and social mAlAdy.'
We hope the legislature viii pass tie
Dorteh f~ree-pas> bill. whether a quorum
: present or not. with the Cozart ipker
W DO not regard i ~ / reflection uIson
the pres. But ior free passes editors
would stay at home and attend 10 their
business. A first We Mere III posed u
ridIcule the bin. Reelection shows IS
our error.-PI!rof.
Or. Piercc's "Fayorite Prescription
IS every where Acknowledged to be the
standard remedy for female complaints
aud weaknesses. 1t is sold by druggists.
Congress adjourned on Sunday The
tariff aud revenue bIl was sigued b the
+, President aud j. the law.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

Last evening we had the pleasure of
meeting Col. +. Gardner, chief engineer
of the Short Line Survey from Wilson
to Florence via Fayetteville. He leaves
for Fayetteville to-day, from which
point he will make a final location Of the
route to the Pee Dee river. Col. Card
ner is a veteran OF two wars, and Is one
of the most accompl shed civil engineer.
In the country.
The building of this railroad. it seems
to US will necsssitate q change in the
plans OF the Cape Fear n fadkin VAL
ley road, which cannot compete success
fully with the Short Line, from Fayette-
vile South, in consequence Of a materi
al difference In grades in favor of the
latter. And if this be true, will it not
be wise in the managers of the Cape
Fear and Iankin Valley to strike out di>
rect for Wilmington and thus reach a
seaport by the shortest route possible =
vii. Star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07
WHAT IS

The name is comparatively new. but
the disease is as old as old sir itself. 1t
is a condition OF the throat something
like Group, only worse, because II attacks
the sufferer with such rapidly AMI in
such a way as to stop the air passages.
The throat is violently inhAmed. and 8
tough membrane, lie leather, is very
rapidly formed Perry DAvIs's PAIN
KILLER has cured thousands of cases of
dlnhLieria. |. acts 80 promptly and SO
efficiently, that no family can afford to
BE- without it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07
Two Very Sensible Editorials.

This acc Isl step in the right direc
ton. The department Of agriculture i
growing in importance. 1t should be
be placed on a more independent basis
than heretofore, and not be recognized
as q mere appendage to the Executive
Department.
The existing organization Of the de-
partment has done very well up to the
present time; II was probably the best
form Of organization for the ~inaugsra-
ton of the Rovement-the best for the
planting of the institution and care Of
it in It's infancy. But 0 that the
work and productive results OF the de-
partment are swelling out to very large
proportions and it Is becoming the g-and
instrument for the development Of the
material wealth of the State, it Is time
il should become something more than
an offshoot To the Executive department
OF mere annex TO the University.
Every section Of the State viii now
be represented on the Board. Every
leading interest 10 the line of our pro
juctive industries should be repre- euted
thereon.
IL .eeks to effect a radical change IN
the organic structure of the department,
bringing it closer home to the people,
charging the sphere of It's work, and
Increasing It's usefulness.
This movement in the interest Of far
mers Is in obedience TO the wise Prov
sioa Of the amended Constitution. -
Askeville Citizen.
We think this suggestion an exec
lent idea. This insti ution ha. never
rendered any adequate return for the
thousands Of the peoples hard earned
money annually -pent upon it. IL ana
lyze. fertilizers bat otherwise it ha,
been more ornamental thar useful. I'm
less some clearer manifestations are made
of the usefulncss of this department, it
would be eminently proper to abolish it
altogether, and the least that can be done
in Justice to the people, is to make some
radical change IN its conduct. We are
not in favor of the State maintaining thi,
institution at such a great expense uu-
less m.ore profit be derived from Ala
rance Cleaner.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

Prof. James A. Sewell. A. W., NJ. d.,
of Medical Faculty Laval University,
Quebec. states: Il have found Coldcn's
Liquid Beef Tonic particularly useful IN
advanced stages OF Consumptton uenk-
ness, dyspepsia, and all nervous sffec-
tions. In pregnant IN it has been
retained while every other article OF
food was rejected. Palatable and easy of
Digestion Take no other.)
Hale's Honey of H%orehound and Tar
viii arrest everp ailment Of the lungs,
throat, or chest.
Pixies Toothache DroIs cure in one
minute.
For the skin-GlAnn's sulphur Soap.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

n~ Persoas p~r,fe75-g ns,nen Re
ceipts onH h1r, them. Jn' 20 one IS aafhor-
Eed 10 q nsoA Rooeapts, ero>Pt G.c Eli
tor. Published Aeo1pn ne think mos. eoa-
renient, safest, and focst from mistakes.
but some prefer the Other kind
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07
For the Farmer and Mechanic
RINGvooD. y. Z. Feb. %, SO.

Domestic happiness, thou only bliss
Or Paradise that has survived the fall
Married in Water Valley, Miss, on the
DIST insC., at the residence of her sister,
Mrs. Joll Groom at $ o clock p. m. Mr..
II. Ii. Hollowell and Miss Matte w.
Hervcy. Miss Matte spent the sum
mcr ol 1881 in North Carolina, visiting
her many friends and relations. She was
a most charming young lady, and many
w'-hes for her happiness through life fol-
los her IN her new relations.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

SUICIDE.-The n. Y. Herald says:
samuel l.. Wright, supposed to be a
Southern planter. who has been a guest
at the fremont House for the past three
weeks, was found dead in his room
about seven O'Clock last night, shot
through the head. He was about forty
five years old and registered Edge
combe Co., North Carolina Until
within the past few days, when he COM
planned frequently of nervousness, he
was sociable and apparently in good
spirits. He informed the clerk Of the
hotel yesterday noon that he intended
to leave the city for his home by the
nln O'Clock train last evening, and say
ing that he was not feeling well, went
to his room. He was not seen alive af-
ter hat.--A Augusta. Ga. j.. w.
Thurmond, cotton-buyer. killed himself.
-Lane Denison. a boy of Ia, shot
himself in New London. Conn. Result
of reading dime novels.-Supervisor
Brannan, of Fleming. n. Y. killed
himself, because his wife acted the fool.
akestrom, a farmer. living
neal Fargo. ID. T., attempted to Kill his
wife with a sledge hammer and her
hanged himself j.. Hos
ford, OF Hartford, Conn. failed in an at
tempt at bigamy. and failing to iniure
his intended victim, though he shot at
her twice, succeeded n killing himself.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

Keogh's nomination foI Us Marsl al
failed cf conformation in the Senate.
- Hen. Jas. S. Boynton, President Of
the s ate Senate of Georgia, was sworn
in As Governor, and ordered an election
take r'sce on the 54'k Of April. to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Gov.
Stephens.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

''The papers have discovered a new
name for Gerrymandering the State.
1t is called "Community Of INTEREST,"
That is good. In Washington Congress
sional. drunkenness is known as ma
laria.' The Ncwbern journal, in no.
ticing this new name for distributing
tavOrs, has this to say:
I'm securing this community of inter-
lest, the bill now before the Legislature
Ito re-district the State. in a wonderful
manner groups together the sweet po-
"tato, cotton and garden pea county of
''Craven with the bright tobacco leaf
county OF Vance. The counties form
ing the first district lap nearly around
BERTHE. but to secure community otln-
"~tercst' it is put over in the second dis
"trict with Craven and Vance; New
Hanover and M~ecklenburg are brought
right together by the Carolina Central
road, and, therefore. have a commune
"ty OF interest,"
This may be the best that could be
done under the circumstances but it
is only too plain that party necessities
have an immense influence III determin-
ne what is community of interest. =
vii. STIR.
Add to these new phrases, the term
L" Railroad Sociables," and "Ohicial
Whist--(key.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07
Is IL the Fact that R-lci2h is Suf-
fering In Business Because
the Farmers are Worried
by too much Red Tape?

We have received from MIR. Laurens
A. Fort, a merchant, and others, a
lengthy communication, setting forth the
views of these gentlemen relative to the
decline of Raleigh' trade. 1t was brought
to Us with the explanation that the Far
mer and Mechanic, it is hoped would
Not be afraid to publish it" Certainly
not. The only question for an editor
should be LIT Is it just? 2Dd, Is il
judlclous, or advisable, TO print it? 3rd,
VII 1t be OF interest to my readers!
The present article was too long, and
too tocat, to suit a paper 50 widely read
as the +. & NJ. but We give the gist Of
the article, excluding only the personal
illusions. We do not endorse 1t, for we
know nothing about the matters stated
but as a citizen Of Raleigh, e Getting to
end our days here, We feel a deep interest
in the city's prosperity.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

Free rides often rrove demoralizing.
We do not see how Legislators can be
independent ii they accept railroad ia
vors. Free rides by members of the
Legislature ought to be abandoned.-
Viii. Star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-07

Oats sold to-day on a bass of 90 cts
per hundred; fodder 90 cents; shucks
so to 60 cents; hay so to IS cents; straw
40 cents;