The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-14

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paupers cry out Thou art weighed and
found wantingl' Greatness in human
affairs is a relative term, and must be
used relatively. Let us Io:ice a few facts
about our own State.
|; Where Is North Carolina? 1t ex.
tends In length from west to east. thus
securing uniformity of climate. It is not
too Tar north to prevent the cultivation OF
climate lt Is not too far north to pre-
the cultivation OF cotton AMI rice, nor 50
TAR south that Its people need be enerya-
,ed by neat. 1t has the ocean with its
warm Gult stream In the east the great
Appalachlans are IN and on the west to
prevent the herce attacks Of the cold
north west winds. Where else is there
such a state of affairs?
Z he relief OF our State is remarka-
Die. Why? The low, level plain of the
east, the hills of the centre, the noun,
famous plateau of the west. each has its
advantages. The mountains. like great
force pumps, send their waters to grind
the farmers grain, or to float his naval
stores to market; or. like great hospitals,
welcome the weary Invalid to their inylg-
Grating medicine of rest and pure air.
The hills afford numbcrless sites for mills.
Their slopes render artificial drainage
almost unnecessary. The plains are the
onlv home of the great, fertile swamp.
3. Consider u soils. Note the wealth
of forest growth which they sustain in
their natural state mark how well they
repay intelligent labor.
4. What equal area in the world fur
nlshes a greater variety of mineral wealth?
Does 1t signify nothing that a railroad
has been built into the St,tc with the
controlling idea of reaching a deposit of
iron ore? Nothing that a great chemist
Is sent from New York to report upon a
copper deposit? Nothing that the
United States government hes a mint
Wi hin our borders?
5. Is there no lesson to learn from the
fact that one OF our rivers has lower TO
turn ten million spindles?
@. The vegetation of our State il trnIy
wondrrful; whether we consider the ma
tive or the cultivated growth. The last
census says that there were standing in
1880 five billion feet of understandable
long leavcd pine. The wealth Of timber
has drawn the saw-mill deep into our
swamps aud high up on the M ,untain's
side. Australia and California only, it is
said, exceed North Carolina in the size of
trees. All the cereals, catton. tobacco,
potatoes, peanuts, sugar cane and gar
den vegetables flourish.
Z. The population of North Carolina is
surprisingly homogeneous. The foreign
element vet small? This, however, is no
reason for not opening wide our doors to
the industrious and frugal of every ma
ton. Diamonds can only be polished
with diamonds. Did not North CARROLL
mans first rise in arms against England's
oppression? Did they fail to do their
duty in the civil war ?-Prot. 4. s..
Phillips of Clinton, IA y. {. Teacher.
....l have shaken hands, regretfully,
with South Carolina, with the sunshine
in her heart and dreams in her eyes, and
stepped across into North Carolina very
practical that it is like a cold douche in
nonsense about him, he does not court
your favor by the winning grace of his
brother in the neighboring State; he is
shrewd, chews his own tobacco, and says
''durn." As a soldier he fought with
a ~tenacity and pluck of a hero, and to-
day makes no boast of it; in fact, but
for the war record which shows the great
per cent. of slain among the North
Ca~rolinians, one would never know that
''Bravely they fought, and we'll, > for
aught they'll tell you of it
My first point was Wilmington, a OWL
which struck me In the first place, pleas
antly, because there you have the water,
washing up dark and cold at the city's
very feet, aud the pretty white sails that
have about them the jo%yousness OF a
Bird My next impression was that OF
the towns having accomplished less for
its advantages han any other OF my
knowledge, and that there were more ne
groes, goat wagons and OK carts visible
than ANYTHING else on the streets. One
cant help but like it for its very quaint
ness and Indifference, and because not
far off lies the sea. /,
There is Rockingham, very small and
-; Wadesboro, small but brisk; Mon
roe, with the ugliest court house and the
cleverest people out; and Charlotte, very
'.toney." prettily and substantially built;
modern, apace with the age, and refresh
inplv brisk might find it in my heart
to wish that towns like Charlotte were
more frequent. 1t is a pretentlous town
a p~ardonable characteristic-in churches.
schools and hotels, claiming one, which
for elegance and beauty cannot BE- SUI
pas.ed in the South.-Fdnnie Nay WIT.
...Butler Malone, son OF Senator
Malone. was fined $l5 for carrying aeon
cealed pistol and drawing the same at a
disturbance in Petersburg, va
William Long, a tobacconist OF Peters
burg. saws that he is the man who struck
Senator Malone at the polls In that city
ON election day, but explains that the
blow was given accidentally .--Ih
Imperial Marie Institute, at Warsaw,
Poland. burned, it is supposed by Nlhll-
ISIS to prevent the discovery OF treason
ahle documents.- 1n a railroad col
Iision at Rockport, Ohio, two persons
were killed and four others received IN
iuries from which they will de
Eleven deaths in all, caused by the recent
tornado at Springfield, No., and two
other persons are not expected TO i've
IN a fight with a band OF thieves
in Lancaster county, Pa, one OF the
pursuing party was seriously wounded;
one of the band was captured, the rest
GOT wa"v.The cargo of the steam
or Spearman, at Key West, Fla, Is Oh
fre.--Gov. Butler, Of Massachusetts,
saws that he shall again run tor Cover
nor next fall.-Cohen & CO., fun
dealers, New York city, assigned; witt
preferences for PSI. 207.-Charles r.
!. Leland, hotel proprietor, Albany as
signed; liabilities and assets nkn9W
-Deputv Sheriff Wilson killed WI
liam Pope. at Statesville, in a difficulty
abont taxes.-Four workmen klllec
and six or seven others badly injured oJ
the fail of the roof and walls OF a portion
of the capitol building at Madison w"
Now there arc two conclusions t.