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Of fits. | was appraised at high figure,
but the its story cut it down consider
ably. The day when l was led out to
the auction block there were over 500
other slaves sold. A Frenchman named
Brant bought me at private sale for
$500, and | was his valet at the old Ex-
change hotel in Richmond, now the Bull
lard house. for seven years, and at the
end Of that time | had some $2,250, with
which bought freedom for myself and
wife. l used to make great deal of
money at the Exchange, and | remem-
Der that some weeks laid by as much
rs 500 in single week, but this of
course did not happen often.
Mr.. Brant, when he found that was
q married man, told me that he had
lot Of 'yailer" girls on his plantation,
and that I'could easily find another
wife, but he liked me so we'll that he
bought my wife. In 1859 bought my
wite's sister, and paid $3.50 for her, as
she was sickly. She hadn't been with
us long before she died, at an expense
IF $50. had three sisters somewhere
in Louisiana or Mississippi, and after
the war was ovef sent letters to the va
rious churches in that section to be read
from the pulpits, with the hope that l
could get some Information as TO wheth-
er they were dead or alive. One of my
letters was read in little town in Miss
issippi, when a colored woman jumped
up and said that she was one of the sis-.
tiers. l brought her here, and she iss
with me now. My remaining two sis.
ters died during the war, or some time
previous. was appointed messenger
by Attorney General Speed, who was in
President Lincoln's cabinet, and l have
served at this door ever since, including
the terms of office, of Messrs. Speed,
$ ansberry, Evarts Hoar, Akerman,
Williams, Pierpont, Taft. Devens, Nc
veash and the present incumbent, Mr..
BreMSterO
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About Amber.
From the Philadelphia Times.

FROM tne FnllaQelPn1a Times.
''Is amber found in this country?''
asked the reporter.
"1es, it occurs at Gay Head, Martha's
Vineyard and Camden, N. j. In the
latter place, some years ago, several
barrels were taken from the green sand
but burned by mistake, or rather
through the ignorance of the finders.
At the present day it finds its eatest
value as an adjunct to the smokers out
fit, but in olden times it was considered
ajewe. and worn as such. In an Irish
tumulus cup of amber has been found
that would hold halfa pint. The Gar OF
Russia possesses tea set cut from am
Der blocks that are probably worth
much more than treble their weight in
gold.
."For commercial purposes the raw
material is separated into different class
es. The finest generally goes to Con-
stantinople, there being made into
moutllpieces. The next class, COM
posed of smaller pieces, are made into
beads. They find lively sale abroad,
but go off rather slow here. A set of
amber jewelry pin, ear-rings-can be
bought very reasonable here, but ut
present there is no call for it. The low
price is on account Of their being no du-
ty on it; curiously enough, it comes un-
der the head of guns and is admitted
Tree. For the last year nearly $50, 900
worth OF 1T was imported, showing that
there is some demand for it; but, as, l
have said, 1t comes from smokers. The
dealers here buy it by the weight; where
about 25O pieces make a pound it is $3.50,
b,lt where fonr piecea 90 ia q y,or,,5
it runs up to $50 or 500, as the case may
be. 1t has many colors. Green is most
valued, though others prefer black, that
matches well with colored meershaum.
The real amber yellow, however, brings
the best price; the cloudy is pretty, but
not so valuable"
are large pieces rare?" asked the re-
porter.
Yes" was the reply, "both rare and
costly, There is piece weighing eieh.
teen pounds in the Berlin Museum, for
which 81 600 was paid, and previous to
this So,0U0 was refused for an eighteen
pound lump found in Prussia. The
mines all along the Baltic coast yield
yearly about 300,000 pounds, and some
one estimated that the amount still in
the amber district is worth 81 ,25U, 600.
The vast amounts taken seem incredible,
yet since the beg inning of this century
1000 tons have been Quarried and for
the last 5000 years over 81, 600 tons have
been taken from the Baltic locality and
made up into jewelry and articles of
luxury AS the amber is taken from the
mines 1t is placed in baskets and slowed
away in vaults arranged according to the
size and quality. In the vaults of Patch-
er Douglas the records can be seen Of
mining as early as 1900"
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Favored a Higher Fine.

By Bill Nye.
Will. Taylor, the son of the present
American Consul at Marseilles, was
good deal like other boys, while at
school at his old home, at Hudson, Wis
One day he called his father into the
library and said:
.s;,nPa 55s Il don't like to tell You, but the
teacher and have had trouble"
whats the matter now?"
well, l cut one of the desks little
with my knife, and the teacher says I've
"Well, why don't you take the licking
and say nothing more about it? | can
stand considerable physical pain, SO
long as it visits our family in that form
OF course, it is not pleasant to be fogged
but you have broken rule of the school
and guess you'll haye to stand it. l
presume that the teacher will in wrath
remember mercy and avoid disabling
you SO that you can't get your coat on
any more."
"But pa, feel mighty bad about it al
ready, and if you would pay my line I'd
never do it again. ! know good deal
more about it now and l will never do it
again. A dollar amt much to you,
pa, but it's a heap to a boy that hasn't
got cent. If l could make dollars as
easy as yon can, pa, I'd never let my lit
tie boy get t1ogyed that way just to save
a dollar. Ii had little feller that got
licked bekuz didn't put up fer him, I'd
hate the sight of money always. I'd feel
as if every dollar had in my pocket had
been taken oct OF my little kids back"
80 1"Weli, now 1'll tell you what
I'll do. I'll give you dollar to
save you from punishment this tine,
but if anything of this kind ever occurs
again I'll hold you while the teacher
licks you, and then I'll get the teacher
to hold you while 1'll lick you. That's
the way feel about that. If You want
to go around whiting up our education
al institutions you can do so; but you
will have to purchase them afterwards
yourself. l don't propose to buy any
more damaged school furniture. You
probably grasp my meaning, do you
not? ! send yon to school to acquire an
education, and not to acquire liabilities
So that you can come around and make
an assessment on me. feel great in
terest in you, Willie, but. do not feel
as though it should be an assess
and improve the property, but when I
pay my dues on it want to know that it
goes toward development work. 1 don't
want my assessments to go toward the
purchase of a school-desk with Ameri-
can hireoglyphics carved on it.
II hope you will bear this in your
mind, my son, and beware. 1t will 90
greatly to your interest to beware If
were In your place j would put in large
portion of my time in the beware busi-
ness"
The boy took the dollar and went
thought:ully away to school. end no
til Mr.. Taylor learned causally several
months hter that the Spartan youth had
received the walloping and filed away
the dollar for future reference. The boy
was afterward heard to say that he
favored much heavier fine in cases of
that kind. One whipping was sufficient,
he said, but he favored fine Of IS. II
ought to be severe enough to make it an
object. Free Press.
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Possum Hunting in Georgia.
Americus Recorder.

AmerlcuS Recorder.
In a barber shop one day last weak,
while several gentleman were waiting
to be shaved, conversation turned on
good things to eat. After discussing va.
rious dishes, Joe Roney, vino is censid-
ereda connoisseur, and who had taken
an active part in the discussion, said:
We'll, boys, you can talk about nice
things to eat, but the best thing in the
world I eyet tasted was possum, hedged
in brown gravy and sweet potatoes, with
sugar on them" Mr.. Walt Furlow in
vlted us soon after TO go out to his plan
1ation and assist in genuine old fash
ioned possum hunt, with an hour or two
for. the squirrels thrown in. The first
nights experience was tame one; we
got into dry place of wood and struck
but one possum track, but we got that
possum.
The next night, between eight and
nine o'clock, we started out. Down the
road we went, stopping long enough to
get a few handfuls of good lighter, and
then into the forest. Scarcely fifteen
minutes had elapsed before bark was
heard, succeeded few nom ents later
by another, and another. A trail had
Oeeu StTuCk. ln0 voices Oftne OOSS grew
more frequent until at length a long con-
tinned bay from the ringlcader an.
nounced that, the pessum was freed. A
few moments walk brought us to him,
but the scene around the tree bhtfies de-
scription. With bark after bark. the
dogs circled around, trying in vain to
climb up the sapling. A few blows from
the AK prought the tree down, and the
next moment the possum was in the
jaws of the dogs, forty feet away. He
had started to run as soon as the tree
fell, but the dogs ran too quickly. AS
soon as they had taste Of him they
were satisfied. 1t is remarkable, but a
possum dog will never eat u possum or
the bones Of one.
!. The same scene was repeated twice
more,, varied by long tramps through
swarnps, otton and corn fields. 7 le
small hours of the morning had arrived
when we went TO bed, but We consoled
ourselves with the thought of the feast
we would. have next day.
On big dish in the center Of the ta-
BILE, brown and fat, the 'possum looked
good, but it WAS better than it looked.
1t was meat tit for kings, hut which any
body could have for he trouble of the
hunt. 1t was the 6rst possum we evel
ate.
Joe Ronev was right. These s.is moth.
ing that will beat the possum.
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A Colored Messengers Career
From Correspondence Of the Boston Tray
ellpr


Washington is city of quaint charac-
ters. They are everywhere, even in
the most unexpected places, and, as a
matter of course, many of them find
their way into official positions. My at
tention has often been brought to the
colored messenger OF the attorney gen.
ersl's office, and the other day Ques-.
toned him about his history. He has
held the present position for many
years, and l doubt if there is a single
member of congresses or United States
Judge in this section of the country who
does net know Coleman. l will give his
history in his own words.
Said he: Il was born i'll Forkhill
county, Va, on the old plantation of the
Lee family, l don't know exactly how
old am, but think I will be sixty :
three some time in next March. In
1S4S Mr.. Leeymy master, sent me 10
Richmond to be sold, as he had to raise
some money, and was carried away
from my wife, handcuffed, and
pus in freight car. That night |
lodged in the Jail, and the next
morning I was led out to the block.
Years before had been kicked in the
head by a horse, VIII ch lett the ugly
looking scar which you see on my fore
head. That night in Jail I rubbed the
scar with my, hands until it locked very
sore, and on auction day. when the
trad trs came around, they asked roe if
ever felt any effects of the wound.
told them that il l had good rnastar ]
guessed that could get along well
enough. but that l was subject TO attacks
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proved to be as handsome as she was
intelligent. "As to influencing my hus-
band" she said, ''in the disposition of
his money, l never mentioned it to
him. In tho few years that we lived to-
gether, l never knew that he made
Will. As to his last illness I remember
his last words" Here she stopped. One
ofthe lawyers asked her to.say,what they
were. She replied that she would rath-
er not; but the opposing counsel, max
ing sure that her answer would be in
favor of his clients insisted and urged
that the law obliged her to do so. She
then said: "He beckoned me to his side,
and said 'Frederika; my dear, kiss me.
and open the bottle OF champagne, and
let us take our last, farewell glass, for
am going to leave you" And She added,
with a sob, we did, and he die l." The
lury returned verdict for her in less
than FIVE minutes.
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Sensible to the last.

The sympathies of German juries are
frequently moved by sentiment. An in
stance of this occurred recently, when
the will of a wealthy land owner, who
ilad left everything to the maid sf ali work
he had married, was contested upon the
ground that she was superior in social
standing, ana had exercised undue intlu
ence to,ob tain the,bequest,. The widow
was called to testify for herself, and
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D. WARMER.

Proprietor of the original town
site, has plated and laid out
three additions, all adjoining,
with a continuation of streets
and alleys. Part at which are
in acre lots. so as to enable all
classes to be suited in procuring
a residence lot. The most de-
sirable blocks on Main Street
are still for sale to those who
desire to engage in business. and
great inducements are offered
to that class Of men.
The climate in this part of
Dakota is everything to be
desired and is fully as mild
as that Of Ohio, Indiana and IL
linois, with, perhaps, Il less num-
ber Of cloudy days. The rain
fall is abundant and always
comes when most. needed. The
water is free from any alkali
taste and as pure as any found
in any OF the Eastern States. In
short, the country, climate and
social advantages make this one
OF the best, it not the very best,
county in Dakota for the elni-
grant.
For further particulars, call
on or address !.
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K |llbd||
The best located
town in Southern
being sittu-
ated near the cen
ter Of Brule County,
in the midst of the
best farming and
stock country III
the world. The:
proof of which has
been fully demon
strated in the mag
nifcent crops Of the
past few years.
KI NJ B A / |,

Is located on the Main Line of
the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st.
Paul Railroad, 48 miles west of
Mitchell and % miles east OF
Chamberlain. 1t has a fine pub
lie school building, good church
es, a first-class postoffice, two
banks, two good hotels, one
large grain elevator and mate
rial on the ground for another
three lumber yards, all carrying
immense stocks; several black
smith shops, good livery stables,
and stores representing all
branches Of trade. Still the
country demands more and to
live men great inducements are
offered to invest in this
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Beautiful Town

The Brule County Agricul-
tural Fair Grounds adjoin the
townsite and is one Of the best
fair grounds in the Territory,
with a good half-mile track.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-14
For the Farmer and Meet anfc.
Salad for lont.

o. for humility, deep and abiding.
Prom sin and from self forever dividing;
Doing good everywhere, yet the doers conceaang;
Godr bounty, Chri-t's beauty exAlttng, revealing:
Content 10 be nAmless, upportio1et and iowly,
II he whom we honor-the high and the holy
" III only impart His strength to our week ees,
And use us to save, in the spirit OF rneAkne~s.
Other souls from the depths whence ve were deliv-
cred.
Christ empted Himself Of His glory to save us,
Aud shal ~e not herald the grace that He gave rs:
bath ~ freely forgiven our grfeyous tr>nssro~
siOnH.
Aud made u joint heirs 10 His priceless posses
slOu-.
That We should deem Heav-n . close corporation
And itiless witness $ brv Tiers dAmnAloa?
II he fan BY the way, shall We scorn 70 perceive
h,m2
Like Leyite and priest, let q strau ser relieve hun :
Ii thus We regAri a neighbor's disaster,
Then what Is our spirit, and ~Eo IL our Master?
Mint and rue We mAy 1.-THE, hollow forms InAy
cherisf
We mas .farnish the tombs Of the prophets, ys
perish.
We msy Sudden our features . fs-; to betoken,
And, lest u our good no raises be spoken,
May tum set our aims, or lead u the praying,
NJr care for the sheep IL the wilderness strsytng,
Yet, each straggler viii be TO the good shepherd
dearer
Than the Journalist here, who thinks he il I.earer
ZeA for Church., We may have, but no love for
the SAVIOR.
Unless ti.re be Christ, in the heart and behavior
THko. Ii. HILL.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-14
For the Farmer and Mechanic
From Staniy County.


NORWOOD, n. G., Feb s, 1888.
4 sad tragedy last Saturday night.
Mr. Charley Cox. of CaLarrus county,
was going 70 school at Big Lick. fifteen
miles west Of this. and was shot by some
unknown party, after dark, nearly oppo-
site Or. Richard Anderson residence.
The wound was fatal, death resulting In
about twenty six hours atterward.
Mr.. Mac. Cox, an elder brother. is =
merchant OF Big Lick, and Charley
boarded at his house, sleeping In the
store, 70 which he was going after sup
per when the tatai shot Was fired. No
definite clue 10 the murderer has been
discovered, but 1t Is generally supposed
that be was mistaken for his brother
whose life some desperate characters had
threatened. The deceased was an au-
right, plous young man, without an enc
my III the world, so Tar as known, and
ms tragic doath produced intense excite
ment.
Norwood continues to build up some.
Several new dwelling are In course Of
erection, and the subject of a cotton fac
tory Is being agltated with a fair PROS
pect o. success. Our business men are
getting III earnest about tho matter, aud
a meeting viii be held in a few days to
devise plans Tor the accomplishment of
the desired object. There is no reason
why a factory should not succeed here,
as this Is a good cotton section, and a
sufficient quantity, and superior artic e,
of the staple is raised right at our doors
10 supply II.
Any one wishing to engage in the man
ufactunng business, would find this to
be a good place for investment.
Tie people Of this community are REIN
ed, intelligent and ente,priStng. and ale
determined to have a factory and that it
shall be a success. As a proof of their
character, the two hundred inhabitants
of our little town, point with pride to
three churches, Methodist, Baptist and
Presbyterian, and a school, in their
midst. The Norwood Academy, under
the efficient management of Maj. L. d.
Andrews, assisted by Prof. W. B. Phil
lips and Miss Lizzie Gattis, is accomp-
fishing much good for the community,
and is receiving a liberal support, having
now seventy five or eighty students, and
the number is increasing every week.
Why should any one desire to leave the
old North State when such grand posi-
bllities are before us? If her people will
stay at home and build factories, schools,
railroads, &c, and thu. help to develope
her vast resources, they will not wish to
leave it for the West. | am glad to see
the Farmer and Mechanic making such
noble efforts in behalf of North Carolina.
1t ought to be read in every family in the
State, especially ~ tie yOung men.
NJ. A. UNDERWOOD.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-14
The Way it .-~Tk5.

l.. ii true that advertising, and maps,
and books. ETC., are going to some pa
r.r.s Is il true that one or more MEM
/ t.rs Of the Board of Agriculture has
stock in certain papers:
i Yesterday, there was laid on the table
=. zach member of the Legislature a
oit Il was Mr.. Peter IIales new Book
=, .TinIbers' etc. Mr.. Hale is broth
.r-;n-law of the Commissioner, and
father-in-law of the Secretary but that
was not the reason the present was
made to the Legislators. Each Book
was marked-"PreSeated to Hon. So-
ond-so. uith tie compliments at Board
Of agriculture"
The Legislators are about to sit IN
Indictment on the work OF the Depart
/ mcnt. BY considering n Bill for achange.
#! e book is not a bride. but it is q pleas
amt ding to receive.
We observe that one or two papers
have received a copy of the state"
Map. Those papers had spoken kindly
+. ol Prof. Kerr Il Co. All the state Press
published the Departments publications,
Ledoux's and Dabney's circulars, and
no end of free advertising-for the De-
partment. DO they all get a Map?
Not much.
Kerr's map is a State map. paid for by
tic state, and if one newspaper is en-
. titled to it, are not all entitled To II ?
Where could more people see II than
in = newspaper office Ike ours where
scores Of people call every day:
For twenty years Prot. Kerr has
drawn $4,000 a year and expenses
say 100000.
For fifteen years or more the Geolo@i-
/ cal Survey drew $4,000 a year. Let the
Il whole cost of the Geologic Department
] he put at say 100000 since the a
And what are the results:
one volume, aud "onc chapter" of
the second volume, Also, one map,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-14

YOUNG MEN Our OF WORK-do YOU
want employment? Here is a chance to
make good pay, and see the country in
this pleasant season of the year. MIR. w.
p Hendon, the General Manager Of the
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine
Agency, at Raleigh, wants five or six
active and wide awake men to travel for
fifty miles around the capital. They will
be furnished a wagon, harness, machines.
&c.
The Improved Wheeler & Wilson sell
rapidly. Very little effort to introduce
ii has heretofore been made in this re
gion; but the company now means to let
the public compare it with all others.
Write, or call on, W. p. HENDoN,
Raleigh, N. c
Sales Rooms at Madame Blossoms, OPP
posite Express Office. Ladies invited to
call and see it at work.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-14
More Judges, SOLICITORS etc.

Any scheme TO create more Judges
and Solicitors, which does not contain a
provision for their Gle tim ythe people,
should be prcmrtly defeated. IL will
not be wise to c.c,t them by the
Legislature and would be worse to
allow the Governor to appoint even tenn
porarily. To put : man in even, tempo
rarily, is an injustice to the people, for
it gives him the advantage that posses
ii II always bestows.
Many men who have either been de-
featcd for nominations, or who could not
possibly be elected by the people, might
possibly get through a legislative eau
Gus.
Rings have well nigh bankrupted our
party. The margin for losses and mis-
takes Is very, very narrow and small.