The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-21

Gov. jarvis. w have SAID all thdl Is
necessary on that point. We should
be pleased to serve u friends referred
to; and viii be glad to hear from them
on any other subject, or not personal
Mr.. Louis o. Lougee, of Durham,
has removed to Raleigh.
Twelve ladies have applied for stu
atoms as teachers, etc. If you know OF
a situation, mention this.
Mrs. Jane Evans, of Haymount,
near Fayetteville, has leased her prop
erty, and goes to Arizona to reside with
a.sOn.
Francis Strother Lyon, a native OF
n. c., and a distinguished citizen Of
Alabama, representative Of that State
in the Confederate Congress, died at
Marengo, recently, aged 81.
1t is stated as coming from authori
ty that the Governor will certainly call a
special session of the Legislature. under
the 20 day extension.
Mr. Donnell Gillian has located In
Tarboro.-Mr. James A Davis has To-
Gated in Kernersville, Forsyth county.
George Wheeler, the mail agent,
who was caught at Winston. was a
brother of ex-colleetor, DR. W II
Wheeler.
"A meeting of merchants and cotton
men was worked up in Raleigh last week
to take care of the city's interests on
the Railroad Commission. Col. Paul
Faison was generally supposed 10 be the
looming man" for Commissioner, bul
the meeting" went for Dodd, the
Mayor, for CORNISH ner, We hear.
The Railroads are understood to be Of
the opinion that the Commission boom"
is petering down to the most incense
quential and airy nothing!
in another column YOU will see the
certificate of the Department of Agricul-
twe that certain Fertilizers are worth
s35 per ton. Yet the manufacturers
offer to sell them at SIS per ton. and
perhaps less!
During a pleasant call from Capt. b.
T. Shaw, one of the bestknown citizens Of
Harnett, he mentioned that he has been
trying to yet a specimen of the progeny
of the millions Of Salmon planted by the
Department in the Rivers and creeks.
but has not yet succeeded, though sew
eral years have passed.
DIR. N. A. Moses, (who is a native
of Arson county, n. c., though he has
travelled all over the world. and has
won an extraordinary reputation in his
special line of the healing Art). is Local
ted at the well-known Cooke Hotel.
Twill remain for a week or two) where
he can show you not only a barrel full
of certificates from persons he has treat
ed, but also ten or twelve Jars contain
ing actual evidences of his skill in re-
moving cancers, etc. In another column
you will notice certificates from well
known persons. like President Marshall
Parks (to whom that Eastern Canal was
virtually given away, last week., Coy.
Caldwell. Mr.. f. f. Pescud. and others.
They praise the Doctor highly.
1t seems incredible but is certainly
true that within the past two years Miss
Rebecca Cameron has obtained $3.50 in
penny contributions from the children
of the Episcopal church. for the pur-
pose Of educating a little Chinese girl
named SUxG WI, a christian convert.
Miss Cameron's plan was to form a
children's Band of Hope" each child
giving a few pennies weekly, or as FIRE
quently as possible, which she ''ac-
knowledged', with pleasant mention, in
Durham Church Messenger. Many
snickies" male the "muckle" sum of
5000.
The Historian McCaulay, is a W.T.
ter whom all intelligent persons enjoy
readidg after. His philosophic views OF
historical events are invaluable to the
statesman. We know some eminent
personages who study his writings, as a
school boy studies his parsing lesson.
One chapter of McCaulay's History of
England is devoted to Roads, and their
connection with the character, civiliza-
ton, and prosperity of a country. He
tells how the arristocratic .~'coach-and-
four" originated. Can you guess why:
II ,ods for TIE same reason Mdt the Hrery
stable carriages drire through the streets
Of Raleigh Nth -four horses, and the
omnibusses tcHh sic horses. Prince
George Of England was nine hours in
riding from the State House to the de-
pot-(or similar points in London). This
aroused public attention, and The par
liament laid down the law that no coun-
try could prosper until the roads were
good enough for a single horse to trot
along with a loaded wagon. So England
soon had roads stretching from the capi-
tai to every point of the kingdom, and
the result is that Earth has not her
equal for civilization, prosperity, popu-
lati6n, and luxury!
The days of the ''coach-and-four'' were
1888! And North Carolina in 18s3,-is
at the same point. We are only tro
Axadrcf IGf7s behind civilization and
prosperity.