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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12

PERSoNAL.-Daniel S. Burwell. Esq.
and bride, (nec Miss Cooked Of Norfolk,
are visiting Mrs. W. II. Crow.--A
German in compliment to Miss Bald
win, of New York, and Miss Holt, Of
HaW River, was given al Henry Building
last night.-Col. Wharton j. Green,
and Miss Sadie NJ. Green. are residing
at the Ebbitt House. Washington City.
Gen. w. r. Cox is at the Riggs. The
majority of the North Carolina mem
bers stop at the Metropolitan and
National. Senator Vance has a resi-
dence at 1927 Massachusetts Av.; but
doesn't take any stock in Is. (Which
"uster' was .Beast') Butler.-Miss
Addie Alexander, Of L%incolnton. has
entered the office Of the Press in that
town, to learn the art Of type-setting /;
and Bro. Upton commends her courage
Gus aim to get a self-supporting avoca-
ton III life. Our own opinion. as vet. is
scarcely fixed on Tie subject. If there
were abundant opportunities for self
support i'll the field of feminine work.
we should deprecate any and every at
tempt to overstep ii. But we have
learned to know to a certainty that
many honest. intelligent women. and
even pretty girls. arc in these days
forced to make choice between two all
~ternatives namely. TO sell themselves
without a particle OF affection. TO the
first nan who can furnish them a Il i
port or else to make a support for
themselves. And we do not doubt that
one key TO the prevalence of domestic
trouble may he found in the fact that 5 %
many women "sell-out'' under the
name of Marriage who would have
scorned to do so, if they had known any
way to earn board and clothes. 1t
really looks as if the field OF feminine
industry must be widened.-Charlotte
O6serrer thus speaks Of two portraits By
Mrs. Col. j. Il. Brown. (aee Morrison.
and sister of Mrs. Gen. Hill. Mrs. Gen.
Jackson, and Mrs. Judge Avery :
The crayon portrait is the finest piece
OF work IN that line. in u Judgment.
that has ever been seen in this city. and
the best artists OF any school would find
1t hard to improve upon. In both pic
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12

MONUMENTAL FAILURES. Lectures
for pay, in Raleigh, rarely pay and Ell
forts to raise monuments to dead North
Carolinians rarely raise much more than
talk. We know nothing Of the circum-
stances under which Prof. Walter Beas-
ley came to the city to lecture IA behalf
the Pcndcr Monument, but the names OF
a biz committee were published, and sup
posed they, at least, would he present.
The lecture, however, did not have an
audience Wednesday night, and only four
or five persons on Thursday night.
Well, the time was probably unprop!-
tious, and the arrangements defective,
but it is nothing strange, We dane say
few Of our readers know that the Lcgis-
ture authorized the erection Of 4 Monu-
mcnt IN the Capital Square to the memo
~ 0 fGen. L. O'Bryau Branch, (the only
citizen ever authorized to keep company
with George Washington III the State
Plaza,-so far as VIC know; but the
havuc Of War and Time laid low a large
majority Of the Committee named by the
Legislature to erect the monument, SO
that the pious work was never performed.
Perhaps tho the day viii come when
North Carolina viii learn that III honor
Ing her sons, she does herself honor? Fol
wherein is a State gloriicd if not in tho
lives, the works. the fame, Of he chill
| drcnl
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For SWEET CHARITY SAkE'-1he
contributions Oh Thanksgiving DAY
were quite a boom tor Oxford Orphan
aee. \ long list is published. OF course
the relative Size OF the contributions
should not be considered because some
who gave little this time have given much
at many previous times. NullItI, pleas
ant 10 note that Christ Church. Raleigh,
ave 3sJ.G8. Dr. ". l. Royster Sle. Z.
Rosenthall $3.50. Other contributions
were made in kind, and many were sent
to St. Johns Hospital instead Of OK
ford.
Durham did well. The Method.sts
and Presbyterian churches collected s2l;
the Mason eso.ll; and Maj. is. Carr
gave 500.
The Misses Nash y kollcck's school
at Hillsboro gave $50; and the young
ladies Seminary at Oxford gave Sl3.3o.
The Hebrew Synagogue at tatesTille
gave $50, and the others about 800
and the Joint Services at Wilmington
$40. Donald McRae Of That city gave
yIO0. Buffalo Presbytcgians so. Tar
boro Episcopalians $685.. Wadesboro
Baptists SD. And so on, through Z
column or more.
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Col. /. /. Polk has gone 10 Boston
to engage in the manufacture and sale
OF his Diphtheria Cure. Mr.. Holman,
0 Of the Baptist clergyman. bought
half interest in the remedy.
Wake county has &C public schools
for whites, with 1896 children enrolled /:
g. schools for blacks. with 5,GS5 enroll
ed. Cost about sl2, coo for each color f:
or S25,Sll.l3 for both. Considering
that the white population largely ex-
ceeds the colored, these figures have a
curious significance.
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POP! WENT TIE PISTOL 1T is the
old story in a new spot, The whole land
is being filed with cheap pistols, ranging
in price from $50 to -, and ranging in
aim from your own, to yaur neighbors
body with a few fragments scattered
among the ~by-standers fer the cast-iron
swind!es, like a rotten boiler are more
deadly in The breach than in the obser-
vance.
1t has been rre-ordained, however, that
when one Of them doesn't explode on its
own account, some fool turns up in time
to rlayfuily point it at his friends head.
Then pop goes the Pisto, And then
amid the hubbub of horror you hear the
fools voice exciaiming, as did tie one at
Monroe last week-'Why didn't you tel
me it was loadedl" Here IS the latest:
About seven 0 o'clock Monday morning,
Mr.. Sidney \. Morton, q clerk in the
store Of MeSsrs Stewart & Nelson, Mon
roe, was killed BIZ a negro named John
McLafty, who Lad just purchased a PTS
tol. There were Only three persons IL
the store, the third party being a negro
boy named Bob Cauthorn. In an ad-
joining room were Messrs. John NJ. Stew
art ard Walter Nelson, who on hearing
the shot rushed to the scene and were
met by the two negroes coming cut of
the door. one Of whom was excitedly ex-
claiming: Mr.. Morton's killed" On
the floor behind the counter they found
Dir. Morton lying u q pool Of his own
blood which was bubbling from : bullet
hole in his head just over the temple.
He was still alive, but totally uncor-
scious. and in thirty minutes he expired
without having spoken.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12

y DUKES NIECE Dies DEUNK!-
Chicago. Dee. THE coroner held an
inquest into the cause OF the death of
Mrs. Mary Hyde, aged Go, who lived as
a recluse tor years and died alone.
Verdict: death resulted from a combi-
nation of asthma, want of nourishment,
and drink. She was a niece OF the
Duke of Argyle and cousin of the Mar
quis OF Lorne. y separation from the
Clan Campbell to which she belonged
was caused by marrying below her sta
ton. Her husband was murdered by
Indians on an overland trip to California
thirty-lVe years ago. Returning to
Chicago she amasscd considerable pro-
perty as a music teacher, but took TO
drink and dissipated it.
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For the Farmer and Mechanic.
Why Don't RaIei gh Have this
Sort Of Thing?

DURHAM. Dec. :, 1883.
Our town has been in a regular rush
for the past two weeks. Tobacco 0
ed in by every road. and the warehouses
were crowded to their utmost capacity
all the week. Everybody was busy.
and the majority Of the farmers well
pleased with the prices obtained for
their crops, which are now found to be
as predicted, very Indifferent in color as
well as quality.
The railroad also contributed to the
glut. for the tide Of hogsheads rolled up
on the workmen who were widening the
platform, and it was covered as fast as
laid. Even % we are asking for more
room in the warehouse, and more if not
better men in the railroad office. They
arc run to death. and the bows are not
equal to the work. SO that every one
who has business at the depot sighs for
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12

SOUTHWARK CONES THE TIDE.-bE.
W. P. Small, Of Great Darlington, Mass
will remove to WashiDgto2, y T., and
Springfield Republican says he will be a
great los to Massachusetts -George
town, S. c. Is full Of Northern visitors tor
the winter.-Gen. Geo. 4 Washburn,
Of Hartford, Conn, has been obliged u
remove to Aiken, 5. C., for the benefit OF
his health.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12

lures the features and expressions oi
the subjects are trouCht L With re-
markablc clearness and accuracy. Mrs.
Brown has previously produced some
very excellent paintings. but n these
last two she has fairly surpassed her
self. They stamp her a an artist OF
genuine merit. -Grand Master
Willis r. Williams, oil Edcccombe. CALI
ed last week to renew III. subscription,
and we found linn i very pleasant gen.
tleman. lie had just returned rom at
tert.nr tile National Grange. aud was
able TO 1iyc 2uch Information relative
to the sentiments 81 prominent Changers
crom every part q: the Union. Strange
asst may seem % southern farmers. a.
most every member OF the National
Grange favored Randall for speaker, and
deplored Carl.slc's election mainly be-
cause il would alarm the capitalists
and arouse sectional a~ntagonisms.
1t was admitted. however that Carlisle
IS a great m.u-"0ae OF the .ott.est m
t@ellects since Dan Webster. and
might disap0o;nt those who look ior
raSLuess. Mr.. Williams, after attend
inc a meeting OF tie Board 81 Agricul-
ture. went to weldon to attend the
state Grangc-.N>s Marion Hay
wood is visiting Miss Amyett o. New
bern.--Miss Eliza Mial Will spend
Christmas with Miss iIowerton. in Hal
fax. Ea.-Nearly one hundred south
ern Girl are attending the New England
Conservatory Of Music II Boston.
Among them are Miss Mamie Burwcll
and Miss Lizzie Kerr, of Raleigh. and
several Young ladies from Salisbury,
Wilmington. Tarboro. etc.-Charlotte
OjSerrcr says Dr.. 3. b. Horton, o.
Wadcsboro. who WAS married VIZ weeks
ago to Miss ~ailie McCombs, died on
sunday. He was - years old; ms
bride a pretty young lady, OF Mecklen-
burg.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12
GOOD CORN BREAD.

We are making tlc best cycH meal
now ever offered ii the county. The
corn y cleaned, then crushed rs Roll
lers. then ground and bottled. II IT,
mains cool all tie while. and IS n
much superior TO other meal rs patent
flour is TO ordinary Hour. IL is worth
more, but sells as cheap q, any other.
JONES x POWELL, Raleigh, y. {.
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1.-The work on the bridge across
Hav river at Moore's Mill has progressed
very rapidly during the recent favorable
weather. The bottom trestle is complete
and the builders expect to finish the
structure by Christmas. Then the Raj
eigh merchants and our farmers who
have produce to haul to the Raleigh
market in wagons will be clad pitts
boro Home.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12
Index TO New Advertisements.

BANrIF. BEATTT-Beatty Pianos.
BIcEIOW CC.-BiECiCw ELElnet-
Has. BoSDAY * Co Saith amt.
TATE Z WALKEH-StCre House for Rent.
D.. NJ. FIERY N Co.-secd annual for 1854.
E,,Er, GRsHAN-SoIthtru Real Estate.
TaoaAs HARROW Cu-Ihe Thomas Harrow.
NJ. n n. BELE-Eiu- NTH. High school
MISSES NASH & KoLLocK-Select boardi-g
school.
KEv. q. V. Ss-pEHLIS-Auotasr E1e dorsey
Luli for Sair.
L. J. & w. - HlrNFE g. s~assiaaI, AathcMat-
cal and Commercial school.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12

How FACTORIES HELP \ TOWN.
Rockingham, On. c. Pochet.. Some
eight or nine families have moved into
it9clilgham during the last ten days.
They come to ind employment in the
different factories.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12

Many London ladies crop their hair
short and wear an almost entire wig, and
consequently catch cold more frequently
than their American cousins, but of
course they all use DIR. Bulls Cough
Syrup.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12

NV YORK MAEKII~. Mo-
cent Cotton du.. ma. easy ~ 10
g-It to - IGt. southern deu. lHa ~
: -5 : rs, wheat ASay. uu-rA rcti
- ! l. corn uuErtdg4 40 a,s,
Io,.a steady atSl So e tas-
l,utue dutl al j5e.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-12

Rev. G. W. Ofley, New Berne, n.
c., says: Il have taken Browns Iron
Bitter5 ami consider it one of the best
remedies known
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pr tie Fs--sr I-a geShA2sc
Two Views OF the Western Cues
ton.

FoRr SAITH. Ark. Dcc. 8 50.
Your paper regular and con-
tains a. usual. much news from my
home that | like TO hear.
Would that / could recall! 60. spears.
and sec ilsta little o: what l have seen
in the last > or 5 years. | would he ~
North Carolina too: but alas igw u
u learn. until too late. 10 let well enough
alone. was officially connected With
the r. ! g., X. & A. r. X u. X. Rs.
rom l>6S till $50; did NY duty. aud
had the confidence and respect - UaI-
road officials and emp oy,cs aud c.l-
zeus; hut took tie Western fever and
caale West. and have had '.eyer>" 10
my hearts content. | see from your
PAPER that many North Carolina people
have already c3mc West, and many
more are about 70 Il Would t.at /
could stop coming. Tor tht.e vi. Lat
be once il \ thousand buttheN VIII soon
regret that lie s. she evcr lrit then old
North Carolina home. You have lu!lu-
encc, ana | would respectful. u.-c tau
u advise, li~suale. cutreat. on say any
thing 10 Induce the people % stay n
North Carolina. il ,LeN have health and
NAA tRNNAF4t lbANt = 80 go N-4~-@"
frequently see reports 8: discoveries q.
gold. silver, coal and other mines. and
large fortunes made by stock raising -
the West, ~ one or tNo men, but you
never see IL account ct or hear from
thousands and tens Of thousands Wlaa
have lost thcir all, and not able ~ Get
away or make their distress known L
you have money here. yoI are rc>pcctg-
Tile. iii mot you are o. The land sharks
aud money grabber~ predominant here.
Would that l could picture to those VII,
are about 10 come West the faces o
human beings | have seen and see every
day. trying 10 make their way back 4
the land. OF their birth, health and pres
perity, some a foot. horseback. and a
wagons. ragged, penniless. sick. all gone
save lie, and that looks Ike a burden
to them, Land in North Carolina Is
cheaper. just rs good. aud more healthy
than here. There is enough land there.
and to spare. to keep all in comfort.
j.. {. Il. l..
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y GOLD NUGGET WEIGHING FOUR
PoUNDs.-At theSneetiug OF the Acad-
envy OF Natural Sciences last night a
resolution passed unanimously to pctl-
ton the court 10 allow the income Of
the academy to be increased from
5000 to 100000 per annum. Among
the exhibits shown was a solid gold mug
get from Montgomery county, \. c..
weighing four pounds and valued at
$1,000. This was a remarkable spcci-
men and attracted much attention
Phila. Record.
What would they think Of tie 4
pound nugget which came from Cabar-
rus, the adjoining county, fifty years
ago:
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IT
Also MINERAL TRACT Of GOLD an

IRON. Through reliable correspondence
| will negotiate sales and purchases Of
city lots. agricultural and mineral tracts
Of land throughout the State. Invest
ments bearing 8per cent interest secur-
ed by mortgage with ample margin,
on long or short time, and forfeitable
for default in prompt payment Of inter.
est. All legal business in the State aud
I. 5. Courts shall continue to receive
prompt and vigilant attention.
All questions from buyers, sellers, and
investors, promptly answered, when ac-
conlpanied by stamp.
ROBERT d. GRAHAM. Atty.
Charlotte, y. G..
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ANOTHER ylEW-

L. II. Yeargan, Esq, formerly Of Year
gan. Petty & Co, il a private letter, or
dering the +. 4 ". writes: II lind
North Cagoiiuians everywhere out here
whole colonies Of them. and in nearly
every community they are the LEADING
MEN. Seeing all this, one realizes how
for nearly one hundred years North Can
DINA has been depleted and annually
drained Of much of her best blood, -meH
who like Coriolanus found neither en-
"couragclncpt MOI appreciation at home,
but who Oh reaching this new land, where
all men who will work, are welcomeian
assisted, rapidly rose TO prominence, aud
prosperity, and have helped to make this
wonderful region; whose resources find
in no wise exaggerated
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DEATHs.-In Wilmington, last week,
Mr.. VIII r. Saler, youngest son Of the
late Maj. Jas. 4. Sadlcr, Of Charlotte,
and hereby ends the last chapter of a
prophecy, twenty years ~ esteemed too
absurd for belief In Clinton, Mr. ".
A. Mathis. Mis-. Sheriff ID. \. Gran-
than, Of Wayne is dead, and her daugh-
ter Miss Loula, is dangerously sick
Mrs. Gen. Joshua Barnes, of Wilson. -
Mr.. Benz. Rose OF Wayne.
YouDgsville, in Franklin, Mir. John Win
ston aged 81. a respected citizen. -
Mr.. George Grimes, 4 respectable citizen
of Davidson dropped dead at his home on
Sunday. --At Greensboro, Peter
ADAMS, a well known citizen.
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A considerable crowd of Meckleuburg
people left this morning for Texas. The
party was headed By Rev. j. r. kirkra
trick, who went to Texas several years
but returned to Mecklenburg some time
since on a visit and who now goes back
as the captain of the little band. In the
party were Ed Kirkpatrick and family,
G. G. Brown, j. w. Robinson, VIII White
and five or six other young men who are
well known is this eounty.-Charlotte
ObScrreJ.
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BINGHAM SCHOOL
T. ]. w. :. HoRNER5
Classical, Iathematic2l, ar
Commercial School
HENDERsON. NANCE L.. y.

The Spring Session begins oa ,..
Of January, 1891 The -choa. r..
-ible It's location healthluI. The.
reasonable and the aecomuoIa...n-
c%ellent. The teachers are trla. ..#
p~erienced. In the Management. ..
school no pains are spared e. m.
answer the wishes Of IT'S patron.
circular and particular 1ld-ess th. F..
cipa!s,
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ONE COTTON FACTORY

Is in good running order, IL miles
from Charlotte, and only 3 miles from
Railroad Station, has 2J0 spindle. row
Ia use. HEAD OF WATER. sufficient for
as many more as may be desired up to
586 II. F., ana comfortable buildings to
accommodate 300 people, outside of
Main Building and Commercial Store.
This tract embraces 40 acres of land,
about III cultivation. Terms Including
farming outfit, or not,-accommoda-
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Water Powers,
Mineral Tracts,
And FARES of SO to 1000
Acres.

Many Of the latter, including complete
outfits Of HORSES MULES. IMPLEMENTS,
and PRovENDER for twelve months to
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....Nithta eleven day, af.,r is
COINED access 10 4 Kansas eorrai II I.5.1
sheep, over $40 lied u hyiurhut.a.
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CAN THIS BE TRUE?
Southern Dcadbeats SwarmIno
Around Beast Butler.

VALLEY FURNACE. W. VA. Aug.
s. lsS3.-HS Erceiiency. BENJAMIN r.
Butter. Gorernor, etc.-SIR: / wrote YOU
some time ago III regard to aid for the
VALLEY Furnace Library association.
For some aus YOU have seen tit TO
treat the communication with silence.
probably to thereby show your contempt.
Now. write you again to give sucl. aid
rs You see fit, and if YOU faIl to answer
III some manner your silence will be
construed into contempt, and we will
try to hate you with all the bitterness
OF the past. and will do our best to be-
lleve al! about the spoon story. IL fact
you had better give us $1,000 than to
have our hatred, for we will hate YOU
with all the bitterness of yore md all the
intensity of rebels.
Years truly. A. c. Bowman.
Corresponding Secretary Furnace Val
ley Library Association.
L. 81 give you this chance to save
yourself. The officers of our ~associa-
ton are Capt. John B. Phillips, presi-
dent James w Bowman. vice-presi-
dent Stewart Wilmot, secretary; A.
{. Bowman, corresponding secretary.
bona tide OF institution. For references
are the Hon Samuel Woods. Judge of
Court of appeals. the Hon. W. S. Ice.
.tu''ec q 3dGeial circuit, Phillip. W.
Va; thu Hon. Henry q. Davis. Pied,
Ma; the Hon. W. l.. Watson. Charles
town, W. Va.
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Leading Business Firms in Other
Parts Of n. G

SAW MILLs.-fhe Taylor M'rs Co.
Charlotte.
ENGINES,-J. G. Witty. Newbrrn.
ROAD ENGINE,-. ;. Jovner, Frank
linton.
GRArE WINES-Hon. W. j. Greer.
Fayetteville.
HoTELs,-The Catawba Springs.
BonltZ House. Goldsboro.
BANks-MeSsrs. Burgwyn \ CO..
Henderson. Blackwell Bank at Dur
ham.
Corn AND CoTroN CULTIvAToR-
Harrison. Gully \ Co.. Cary.
Observation-Disclosures x Boyd
ut a%rrenton; Col. Burywyn. at Hem
derNou Thomas IL. Battle at Tarboro.
SCHOOLS FoR BoYS--Binchams at
BFighamvii!e iIorner's AT Oxford, Hor-
ner's 1T Henderson, Bells at KING
kelley's at Union Church.
I'ulley : ut Eranklin'on.
SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS-MIrs. DIR. Chan
man at Gold>boro: Misses Nash X Miss
hoilock at ilillSboro; Prot Barnes at
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Sinners that are not Moon
sinners.

Mr.. j. w. Seacrest, a wealthy New
Yorker, who operates In gold mines in
this section, arrived few years ago and
In the course OF conversation made an
interesting statement about "a curious
mineral recently found in North Carolina
and described as a diamond embedded in
emerald. 1t is In the possession of Mr..
j. ID. YerringtOn, of New York. Mr..
Seacrest says it is a crystal Of emerald,
an inch by an inch and a half face. What
has been called a diamond is merely q
piece of quartz crystal, which is embed
ed firmly in the emerald. The crystal IS
about two thirds the size Of the emerald.
and appears to have been driven into it.
Neither stone is very pure, and they are
only valuable as mIneralogical specimens.
This sort of crystal is commonly called a.
diamond In North Carolina, but as yet
no zeal diamonds have been found here.
although various kinds Of preciou. stones
have from time to time been discovered.
Many of these, chiefly emeralds or rare
color called Hiddenite, in honor Of IIr.
Hidden, are found in a small mine at
Stony Point, which was opened about
two years ago. The emeralds are found
in pencils. Some of a dare green color.
but most of them pale green. Some are
very large, the largest being 81 inches
long. In the same vicinity have been.
iouhu garnets, rutiles, aqua marine, to-
pas and other precious stones. There is
reason to suppose that the Dewy dia
almond. the largest diamond ever found
IN the United States, which was cut in
l>S2, came from North Carolin, although
1t was found by an Irish laborer IN Man
chester, Va. When found it was embedded
IN a curious stone known as itacolumite
large quantities Of which, in lodges, are
found in North Carolina. # apnears
that a load of this stone had been taken
Manchester for assaying, and it is CON.
)ectured that this piece 10 which the dia
mond was embedded had dropped rom
the cart on the way. 1t weighed 233 ca,
and when cut ii II Ii carats. Tn.
cost $1,000, and the stone itself
MAJ be roughly estimated at $4,000.
Mr.; Derby, a native of New York and
a graduate of Cornell University, who !
employed by Dom Pedro as ~geologist of
brazil, visited the mineral district of TIL,
State, and said that if he had been taken
% the place blindiolded. and then, ON
he bandagc being removed had been
asked where Re was. he should have said
lnhesltatlngly that he was in the dia-
nond district of Brazil. He did nor.
however, find any diamonds in North
jarollna. Charlotte OJsercer.