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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28
For ha +. & M.-HO4se4oId
From Wake unty.

What Is home without a Granimal
u ait not Graudma; do re turn vi.
so4 bring that song for Do Ref Theu
IL l. -,iug thank YOU Il earn. Nj La
| viii oXr.alu The remarks that excited
YOUR curiosity | had ny song real
ana was wishing that | n,d one freud
Sith a thorough kuuwiedye OF muse
who could .nd would arrange an accom-
paninenr for me | conc 'uded | had no
such frieit. and atout thar time | saw
your letter, aud Jun Ell al the uery has
III conclusion that Providence had sent
the friend | needed Now you ask why
| 30 net compose the muse myself For
TWO reasons, dear -ister-that 'spirit OF
inspiration you alluded 10, is crowded
criminal Sec ndly-not being blessed
with your thorough know!edge Of mu-
sic, ! cannot compose, unless | have
some access TO some other musical in
strGment besiles the wS harp and the
comb, which are he only two now pos
sass. But iesting aside, can you com
pose piece, waite t out and be satls>
ned that II il correct, harmonious, me-
lodlous, without ever playing 1t overi
Can any one? am ignorant ON this
subject. and really desire information.
Do you think II worth white for a per
son who Has 10 talcn5 or tomdnt s. fol
music, TO al tcnpt to learn II? tiaftei
myseif perhaps, when | say have both
III an uncultivsted state. Your opinion
! desired ior another person.
Were not Alexander, Caesar, Napo'
leon, Wellington, Washington, jackson
and Lee as great as any generate
want to fight over those fifteen battle,
! but haze not time
viii all The members of the House
hold give recipe for 'Happinessi'
Name the essentials for the greatest hap
piucss attainablc on earth If they var,
as much as the recip pes for potato ponc
life will not be long enough TO try then
all but perhaps We can select the bes
ingredients from all, and com blniu!
tnem have sonnet hing better than Wa
ever known before.
Dear Judith. aud Jessie, please don
throw cold water over US, just when W,
are enjoying ourselves SO much Let u
learn first to write letters, and perhap
veil learn step by step to write some
thug better. Many a fire dies tor wan
Of poking, and am glad that you bot
take the trouble to poke ours, but plea
: be iudicious with your irons. Handl
rs so we may blaze and not go out Cor
rect us if we use slang, faulty figures o
bad grammar, and give us an opportunl
.y to improve, but please DO not tell u
50 politely our best Efforts are trash
IS hat will you have? An essay? .
, poeml Name the subject and you ,ha
have it, if ali my spare time this year
spent 10 wri,ing it, but | make one cor
lilion, that you both will crlticise il
Itell all its faults and then let me write
over second time Welcome, Ol
Maid; am not yet, but am to be one {
your class. DO RE.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28
For the +. < NJ. Il
From Forsyth.

You have given me very difficult
task. bonny kale Eydle. To give adj
vice about drawing; sound, practical and
useful advice. would be to write YOU "A
series of letters. And these have al
ready been written by various artists.
in a manner immeasurably better than
the best | could say to yOu- \ on can
get a drawing-booh from any book store
believe. and bv writing TO book
dealer who also drals in artists mate
rial YOU can get "a few o. the simple
COPIES ,.nlcn come in graded numbers
for beginners. Having these things you
will need lew pencils -Fabcrs are the
best. For outline drawing you will
need No. , for delicate shading No.
,. carefully used will do, and Tor very
heavy shadows you Will need No. J.;
but YOU must be extremely careful m
Your use OF this last mentioned pencil
or your work Will lack neatness and
delicacy OF stroke. Ii you will give me
YOUR address in private letter, | VIII
send copy prepared Tor you to work
upon. In a letter az short a. House
hold letter ought TO be | cannot eNpla 4
TO YOU how | would mark oti copy
bv delicate lines which should indicate
the distances and the proper places iol
tile grinding points in drawing. Fl
nally. having procured your matera
and having set yourself to work my All
, vice then would be. read Phillip Gslb"r
Hammertou 5 books. cannot just nov
t call to mind the name Of hut one Q
them. lis intellectual Life - but ther
! are others which treat more particular
e IL of art. And the works viii be c
d vast service not only 10 Kate, but to a
j. the member. of our Household for the
: are instructive in matter and ennoblin
Y in thought.
o Ii all the ''Nita family are as loyel
and gracious as Anita. I'd Ike to dl
cover soma ancient and forgotten rel;
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28
RrBKCcA ANEKoN.
Tar ino D a NJ. iiauaoi4e E
From franklin.


Fcria Defensor's topic i, good one.
Hope il will be thoroughly discussed
The only remedy for the trouble ran
suggest i. Tor the husbands aud fathers
10 cIpend litfie moro time. and a uttc
more moaey in having tcoiI arranged
stoves and coareatsH' dining and Coos
Inx apartmeut., then the necessity iuT
wearing away the lives OF the wives AMI
daughters would bc avcrtsd.
Farmers Nifc" gave Us pleasant
review oi Heart Of Steel ! thtuk
admire the authors works even moro
than she does they have such a rcstiui
influence over me; interest without cA-
citing. am now reading Miss Wool
sons Anne. Have any of You rcau
III | am not AT all familiar with her
works. but think this one appeared tlrst
as a serial IN Harper magazine, Two oI
tl4rce years ago, and was spoken al uI
very high terms. Judging from tho
o. cning chapters, il Is well worth read
ing.
After writing this much Of my letter
+, was AID aside to be finished al a more
convenient time bat happening IN "A
party of ladies the next day, have COO
cluded TO give iew extracts from the :
conyersatlon, in order that we may see
ourselves s others see ~. Ih"fr
were nine ladies beside ms sell, ani on,
gentleman, and. as was natural IA The
caurse Of conversation, the / x NJ
Bou-ehnld va discussed SAID Nt-'
\ - must say am disappointed ln
tile Household " Yes, replied Mrs.
3 1t y imposing on the Editor 60 ma
hm ior an entire page, uu.ts tbct
"rlte articles Of mare gcHcrW interest
1T seems to me, quietly remarked
Mss g., that they will never get
through with welcomes and enquire
for each other And have you uU-
tirci, chlmed in Miss -, some Of the
writers actually rse si.B9i
The on, gentleman SAID to me. should
you ever write to the / 4 NJ don't pi-
ludo TO any other writer OF What any
her writer h-s .aid. Write from yout
own brsir, and give your ovn ideas.
/ Ny dear SIT, thank you for your good
advice, tut NY poor letter Is written,
and have not the time now 10 re- wrltc
Ilt. besides which. while ! know just
What kind Of letter ou0ht to be written,
am equally sure OF my inability to write
|them. tot N1hG tIFL.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28
9aaies Department.
Original Contributions By Southern Lady
Writer'S.

NoTg-Desiring to assist in taking away the re-
p-oach from the South, that our section has little
literary ent and that our Ladies' rule neither
can, care to, use the composing pen, We devote
one page the F. & NJ. to Oi iginal and selected
articles from ladies We cannot at pres, lt oner
conversation; but shall be pleased to send pack
age of copies Of any issue to any one wish
ing to present them friends 1t Ii best for each
contributor to write her address on q slip OF paper
with the comm unication; but II she be too uIn!d
this can be omitted the articles will be comm
ed Literary, household, poetic, aud kindred,
topics, which will lose none OF their interest, even
though the editor should not know the author.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28

Ia Several articles came too late.
Our printers begin setting type Thurs
day morning, and finish the l.. ID. on
Friday night. BY keeping this in mind
our friends can be sure of having their
letters on time
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28
A woMANs QUESTION.

A wuhAEs QUESTION.
Before I trust my faith to thee,
Or place my hand IN thine;
Before 1 let thy future give
Cosr auA 70 IN to mine
Before peril all for thee.
Question Thy soul tonight for ms.
1 break all slish'er bands, nor feel
A shadow of regret;
Ie there one link within the pact
That holds Thy spirit yet:
Or is thy faith as dear and free
As that which i can pledge 70 thee?
Doss thsre within thy dimrnest dreams.
A possible future shine,
Wherein thy life could henceforth breathe
Untouched, unshAred by mine?
II 80, at any pain or csst,
o, tell me, before all is lost
Look deeper still, If thou canst feel,
withil. thy inrnost soul,
That thou hast kept portion back,
While have staked the whole,
Let 10 false pity spare the blow,
But In true mercy tell me so.
Is there within Thy heart q need
That mine cannot fulnn:
One chord that any other hand
Could better brake or thrill?
Speak now-lest at some future day
MY whole life vither and decay.
Lives there within thy nature hid
The demon spirit change,
Shedding passing glory stu
ON all things now and strange?
1t may not be thy fault alone
But shield my heart AZ ainst thy own.
Could'st IL ou withdraw thy hand one day
And answer to my claim;
That fate, and that 30 days mistake
Not thou ha4'st been 10 blame7
Some soothe their cor science thus bat thou
oh, surely, thou wilt warn me now!
Nay, answer not, dare not hear!
The words would come too late,
Yet would spare thee ell remorse,
So comfort theo my fate!
Whatever OH my hsart may fall
Remember / would risk it all!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28

name Some OF our best writers use
it. Webster. | am sure. gives il IN that
sense in his dictionary. and | think
Worcester does also. though l am not
sure Must |, in my efforts 20 write
good English. follow these lea iers, or
must be governed BY the preferences
81 the Roman Catholic Church: | do
not think these authors use il in any
disc.urteous sense but simply 10 dis
tiuguish this from any other Catholic
body. | was raised on "the Shorter
Cstechsm aud the sv,tch.'' and have
been taught from ly infancy 10 be
leye in tn" holy Catholic Church, but
not the Roman Catholic Church.
FARMER ) WIFE.
NOTE. 81 ace was already till-
ed; nut rather than wait another week
we give the above. emitting only a few
paragraphs relative 10 the remarks q
the +. X NED.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28
IIORNER SCHOOL,
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA.
The Fall Session of 1882 Begips
the Fourth Monday IN July
INSTRUCTORS:
INSTRUt~ TORS

+ II HOMER. J. &. HoRSER.
J NJ HOEsER.
With such assistant instructors a. tho
exlgencies of the school may require.
rts rtl Z xork II the sruaol 10 dot4s ~ tae 80
f.or prsss Ia! aud Alr The tssa 4fs tor-
-. TX il gEve 70 As-lrfsHt lusiructofr, #4H arc
- .-t.1 win special reference II their rsti4Af
at.sEs for te dities srsigled 'HfTas sfi TIE 3nl-
49, - -tpdefta not BE- q. 4sssi beyond ths
nae II of fs4e Prluc'qA!s - take .5@r-ouA4 large
=. -. tar classs. the le4dlal branches tA@ghIv
=. to -au-rs ali :hs ol me 5shoD!
4. school IA. BEEN und i's uresent fasaage-
a4ri.t f5r more than thirty years, aud II IAls
.ei..s i .s se believe, Tie O.Gesi scAooI ID Nts
south.
A..x.ral Of the Cadets slu leave for 0ol.-y-,
ine-. viii De room next session tor AOOut t~sI4y
n-s students.
Tor Catalogue Apply 70 the Principals,
j. II J. &. HUESf
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28
Tor the r. 4 NJ. Household.
From Catawba.

The beautiful little poem-"A Wo-
mans Answer" was written by Eliza
beth Barrett Browning
Can you or any of the Household tell
me the author Of the following poem
| clipped it from a paper We r. and year,
ago. Mrs j L. MURRILL
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-28
BANKING HOUSE or
Vim. H. s. Blye v, & Co.
II nder8on, Vance 60. y. c.

General pa, klpg, Erchsng@, sd COLLECTION
as.ness ~agsugs' plrtinri't- Z ters.t - ...'
"a dep, p,si,7 f.rr AMI Onrg Fr.1. 5'r@a i'f
rent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20
THE CITY IN BRIEF.

There were twenty-seven deaths in the city
last week-a light mortality.
Frederick Meyer, who was shot by four
masked men one night last week lie convalescing
rapidly.
The Young Mems Republican Club will meet
this evening at &c at their rooms. A full at
tendance is desI~ed%
Before Justice F%eibleman, on Saturday, Thorn
rs Reed made an affidavit that his father, Isaac,
was insane, but examination developed that
such WAS not the case.
Marriage licenses were issued on Saturday to
Charles johnson and Belle Russell, VIM. A. c..
Bailey and Mary ID. Crouch, Wiley Edmundson
and Mary hepple, Harry S. Gait and Alice Will
liains.
The First National Bank of Tndianapoiis, as
now organized, has a paid in capital Of $500, 600
and a list of stockholders containing the names
OF some Of the strongest capitalists and hnan-
ciers in the State. Ii has more than double tine
capital nf any other national bank in this city,
and United States Bank Examiner Hay says il
Is, beyond all question, one of the strongest
banks in the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20
Last Nights Fire.

The building on South Tennessee street, below
the Cleaveland block, occupied by Mrs. Mida
Leonard as a boardin g-house, caught fire last night
shortly before 0 o'clock, and was badly dam
aged. The flames broke out near the roof, in the
rear part of the building, and it is supposed that
the fire originated from a detective iue. 1t will
be remembered that the same house caught fire
early last winter, and was partly destroyed. At
the time it was occupied by Mrs. Ralph Lord, as
a clearinghouse and two of the servant girls
were burned to death. When The department.
reached the fire last night it looked very much
as If the house would be entirely des trOyed, but
by effective work the flames were soon under
control. The damage to the building, which is
owned by the Dieter he Ire, is estimated at about
$500, which is covered by insurance In the
Home, of New York. The furniture OF Mrs.
Leonard was badly damaged. and the loss will
probably not fall short of S., 900. 1t is, how
ever. insured for 81 200 in the Home company.
One of the horses OF the No. 7 company was
badly hurt by slipping and falling at the fire.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20
EXPERTS WITH THE RIFLE.
Some of the City's Crack ShOts-The Hep
burn Rifle Club and Its Members.

"There's considerable interest in rifle practice
in this city now" said that crack shot DIR. Alex
ander, the other day. The reporter asked who
the good shots we're. "Well," continued the
Doctor, IN. F. Robinson, State agent of the
Travellers Insurance Company, Is one of the best
otfhand shots in the country anywhere. Frank
Maus, the brewer, is a good shot; F. D.. Lewis, of
the Franklin Life, and Mr.. MarOtt, the shoe man,
are both good. Mr.. OLt is good. DIR. Rogers,
late superintendent Of the Hospital for the In
sane, is an elegant shot up to five hundred yards,
and Fred. Heiuer is a splendid shot up to Two
hundred yards. 1 think DIR. Rogers a thorough
practical shot, and one who understands the
rules of shooting as we'll as any man in the
West. Lewis Walters, jr.. is an excellent shot,
and Milton Morris is a irst-class shot up to two
hundred yards. 1 think America has the finest
practical shots in the world, and one reason the
United States national team was beaten in Eng
land was because they had been using wind
gauges, spirit levels and other fine machinery.
l don't believe much in long-range shooting. 1t
is not practical. This thing Of waiting fifteen
minutes for a shot, nursing the
gun, then lying down and taking a
dead rest, like putting the gun in a wise. ia no
test of nerve and eye-sight combined, as all
good shooting is, but merely a test of eye-sight
olOhO. 1hO q WV a SCb a gun dONn III ii
hurry, and shoot a deer running, at 200 yards or
so, is what 1 call a practical shot, and far be-
| yond the scientific shooter.
"The Hepburn Rife Club, organized nearly
three weeks ago, is calculated to develop some
good practical shots. We have thirty charter
members, and propose to lease or buy u piece OF
ground where we can have our target practice,
and our range committee Ia now looking for
ground. Monday is our shooting day. The club
is using a target that gives the shooter credit for
all he makes, and does not altogether discourage
the poor shooter. 1t consists OF all eightinch
bull's-eye, which counts five; a ring outside of
that, twenty-four inches in diameter, counting
four; another ring, thirty-six inches in dame
ter, counting three. The target is four feet wide
by six feet high, the Creedmore target; inside
counts two and center shot five"
The following is a list of the members of the
| Hepburn Rifle club: A. NJ. Alexander, l.. C..
Walters, Milton Morris, Fred. Heiner. John Nor
ris, W. p. Iisms, w. D.. Ernst, L. d. Hubbard,
Thomas Taegart, Monroe Walters, NJ. F. Robin
sou, Hugo NJ. Hug, Willis Vajen, T. S. Hacker,
O.. W. Williams, r. L. Scarlett. Thomas j. Morse.
JIG. Rogers, Samuel Sheerer, E. F. Hodges, II.
B.. Palmer, Joseph Beck, L. NJ. Vance, F. ID.
LEWIS, Edward c. Hewlett, J. W. Greenen, j. A.
Larger, Ingram Fletcher, A. L. Shoemaker, John
c. EVAN.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20
PERSONAL,

David Spencer, of Chicago, is at the Bates
House.
L. R. Thompson, jr., of Lafayette, is at the
Bates House.
Col. B. C. Quimby of Plymouth, Mass, is at
the Bates House.
L j. Templeton and wife, of Richmond, are at
the Bates House.
DR.. L. L. Todd, has returned from a ten days
trip to Wisconsin.
Misses Lizzie and frankie Mckenzie, lefs to-
day for Ashtabula, o.
H. BAN berger left for New York on Saturday
for a two weeks stay.
Sumner Babcock and Geo. ]. Babcock, Of New
York, are at the Bates House.
Bishop Bowman, who preached at the Seventh
street Methodist Church yesterday, is the guest
of Mr.. Ingram Fletcher. He leaves to-day for
his nome in st. Louis.
Ed. Dillon, the city editor of the Evansville
Tribune-News, who came to the encampment
with the Smith Gavitt cavalry company and
was taken to the City Hospital seriously i'll, had
recovered sufficiently on Saturday to be taken
back to Evansville.
Chas. II. Walker, Cincinnati; d. NJ. Parry,
Rushville; Geo. A. Turner, Chicago; Edwin c.
Gibbs and wife, Cincinnati; R. G. Minor and
Chas. F. Johnson, F. G. Derby, J. Fleming,
X. II. Smiley, st. Louis, Mo-; Z. W Hitler, Peru,
and Alexander Forbes, Chicago, were registered
at the Bates House yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20
Generous Contributions Toward Lifting the
Debu-The Dedicatory Services Postponed.

Bishop Bowman preached at the seventh-street
NJ. l.. Church-until lately known as the Pattison
C~hurch-yesterday morning, his text being "The
glory of the latter house shall be greater than
the glory of the former house." after which an
effort was made to raise the amount of money
required TO l~iquidate the Indebtedness incurred
by the improvements on the church building.
At the morning services 5000 were raised, and
last evening subscriptions were secured for 5000
more, making $500 in all. The amount needed
was 81 200. 1t had been announced that the dedi-
catory services of the new building would be held
yesterday, bur 1t the close of the sermon deliv-
cred last evening by Rev. ]. N. Beard, the pastor
of Central-avenne Church., IL was decided to
postpone the dedication. until sufficient had been
raised to defray all Indebtedness Special
services were held during the afternoon, and
briei addresses were made by f. W. Halford,
Rev. j. S. Reager, former pastor, and Bishop
Bowman. Rev. Mr.. Black, the pastor OF the new
church, thinks that it would he well near impOs-
sible to raise the amount required after the dedi-
catOry services are held, and, therefore, he H.
sisted on the ceremonies being postponed until
the new building is paid for.
The improvements on the building have been
very extensive, and it ia now one of the most
convenient and pleasant churches i'll the city.
The total cost OF the rebuilding has been nearly
S., 900. and the credit OF the Improvement be-
longs principally to Mr.. and Mrs. Black. who
have been untiring in their efforts to secure an
edltice worthy of the congregation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20
PETTIS, BASSETT & Co
WiNGATE.
A Thriving TowD-An Opening for an En-
terprising, Wide-Awake Business Man.

Wingate is a Montgomery county town, on the
T., c. d ST. L. road, that appears to he growing.
One year ago ii had 104 Inhabitants; t o-day it
has $50, with two irst-class saw-mills, tile fac
tory; two blacksmith shops, groceries, drug
stores, one wagon shop, furniture store, tele-
phone connection with over 200 towns, tele-
graph office, express office, the largest elevator
in Montgomery county, and every
ton to make a frst-class railroad town. 1t is
located fourteen miles from any better point
than itself, thus being a business center for all
the country surrounding it. It's fourteen miles
from Crawfordsville, fifteen miles from Africa,
twenty-five miles from Lafayette ana fifty eight
miles from indianapolis. Wingate is indeed a
brisk, busy, thriving place, affOrding OppOrtuni-
ties for Investment that are not held out with so
good a prospect of Undertaking. by older and
larger towns. The surrouning country has a
wonderful fertility, and is very productive in
all kinds OF small grain and fruit. To the south
is q heavily -timbered region, while to the north
stretches away Shawnee prairie, with a wonder
fully productive soil. A fine, large store room,
Twenty-Five feet front by sixty feet deep, is here
waiting for a suitable occupant. 1t is fitted up
for a clothing and carpet room up stairs and a
dry-goOds store below. There is an excellant
cellar under the building. This eligible sitna-
ton is but a square from the depot, and Mr.. ].
Q. Wingate wants a tenant for it-a good bust
ness mar who Will come TO the town and be one
OF the people; a live man whose enterprise will
help push the interests of this growing place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20
The september smpperfest.

AT the meeting of the sengerfest committees
Yesterday morning a large number of letters
we're read from visiting societies and other par
ties who areinterestinG themselves in the coming
musical festival, indicating a large attendance
from all parts of the State, There were inquiries
as to excursion rates, and the railroad
was requested to perfect arrangements with the
railroad officials as soon as possible. The ban
quet committee reported that all arrangements
have been perfected for the banquet to be held
on Friday evening, Sept. z. Mr.. Ernestinoff,
the musical divector, reported that during the
past week he had visited Evansville and Terre
Haute for the purpose of rehearsing the
societies of these Two cities, He found them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-20

We here present to our readers a portrait of
the bishop chosen by the Episcopal Convention
of the Diocese of Indiana on the 9th of June last,
and who will he confirmed and enter upon the
duties of the episcopate in October next:
David Knickerbacker, youngest son of Judge
choke, N. Y. on Sunday (5t. Matthias's Day,
Feb. "a, 1888. He was baptized Sept. 20, 1888,
in st. Pauls Church, Troy, N. Y, by tine Rev.
Herman Hooker, David Buel being one of the
godfathers. The young master, David B. Knick-
erbacker, received his preparatory training and
education in Union Village academy, Washing
ton county, New York. On Thursday, April 16,
1S49, he was confirmed in st. Johns Church.
Saltwater, N. I. 1.-THE Rev. R. B. Fairburn, rec
tori, by the Ri. Rev. William Rollison Whit
triDgham, D. D., Bishop of Maryland, admin
istering episcopal functions in the Diocese of
New York by the request of the standing COM
Trinity College, and graduated in 1858 under the
presidency OF Bishop Williams, OF Connect
lieut.. Without delay he entered the general