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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-08

Mr.. /. s. Wood, Newbern, y. G., says
"I usel Browns Iron Bitters and found
them an excellent tonic and appetizer.
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Hints TO Southern Women
Young ladies who wish to earn a su

Young ladies who wish 10 earn a sup
port. let US urge you to learn to
~rte neatly and plaiHly. There are
often positions. such IS clerks. book
keepers. Copylsts. etc. that can be
had by persons who know how to
write neatly and plainly. No matter
how poorly a man may write he will
not pay salaries to have his books OF
letters scrawled of in a cranky and illeg-
ible hand. We could name cases where
men actually needed help. to write up
their books and make several thousand
copies of circular letters but when
ladies applied to do the writing, the par
ties say they could not permit it even if
tie work were done for nothing. "Ot
course you and can read their hand
writing. but there are many uneducated
people who would puzzle over it for a
ness-like. If | should get such a letter
| would infer that the writer. was a
twelve year old boy. just out Of school,
and | should hesitate as to sending him
an order
Many teacher has killed her appli-
cation for Il situation by the first glimpse
at her ragged and unsightly script.
Another thing Why cannot ladies
learn to begin their sentences with a
capital letters:
Some OF the most talented cores
pondents in the South to-day. run
through whole pages, with only ii com
ma dividing tie sentences, one poking
its nose into another. 20 that Tie wisest
Devil i'll the office could not avoiG
mistakes. Two or three times day
our printers have t, std work and come
to us TO inquire about sentences. and
often We ourself cannot decide whether
the words belong 10 tail Of one sentence
or the head of another. Either would
make sense; but one would mean one
thing the other the reverse.
No one has right to intiict such
labor, and loss of time. on those who
receive his letters. If he don't know
how to make a capital letter at the be-
ginning Of each sentence, he can at least
leave an inch Of blank space to show
division into sentences.
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For the +. 4 M. n ousehold.


Phocion seems anxious TO know the
iu.i nearing of the word Dude" This
j. a newly coined word, and like other
words recently introduced into our Ian
.ua,e. j. without fixed meaning. How
ever. ! would suppose the wOrd Dude
would convey meanlrg very much IN
character with The word for, OF coxcomb.
4 few days ago friend OF mile was tell
ing me vi a young gentleman OF Ills ac-
ouain,ance, whom | will call Dude.
This young Dude was noted Tor neatnes>
IN dress, and particularly Eoted for the
.,ometrical accuracy displayed in the ar
rappement OF his neck Goth His
,.raval was so CORE city aIraur, d. so fault
es,l ed. that NOT one cr,a>e could be
cen. not one hair breadrh Of differ ence
IN The length Of 81 e ends could be dis
,oye,ed SO one day Mr.. Dude WAS
asked how it was his cravat was alwaN
,ea vii So much elegance. His reply.
/ dea, PhuciDn, was iuil OF meaning, and
| bows at once that lie Justly, Jes richly.
deserv. the arrelIatlon | have given
him. He said, The truth is. put my
whole mlnd on my ciaNa'.' Now 4 mau
who has 20 little mud a. to BE- allie -
concentrate il op 20 lnsIr niticait an ub
,,,.t as cravat. deserves to be called not
!, man, but Dude. don't fancy the
idea Of being an "old maid,' but may
the pcds denver me from a Dude"
have now a question to propouud I"
/ Pbocion. ''Tuinabout is fair play
So. Mr.. Phocion, have we natural taste
for fiction, or cultivated one? | would
like any member of the Household to
answer this question. Veritas, what say
vou2 Hieroplyphic, let us have some OF
your rare reasoning upon this question.
One and all, come, tell US what you
think.
VIOLET.
Fincastle, Va, July 3Oth, 1888.
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,VOL. XII.-NO l3

~-IS ord ~ ntro.iu,, "uf i3l't
among families amt Bu>incs~ li"'t>rs al
over the land ;hai may never haNr >cen
a copy. and also 10 help "a" -idr'f''fF''
we offer TO furnish copies OF any t~su" -
the fa,.rcr a1.a Herhau'c NJ the S'rrIe
co.. of the paper, two cents copy
prov ided that The pur hH~ct ia@'
bundle of 25 or more at Il tin,. or, "c
II furnish and mail, postage ls'1d. any
number OF copies nj three cents copy
II supplied with a list OF names We "'ii
wrap and address. an, mail each copy,
marking any article. or Advertisements
with blue pencil 10 attract the notice
ot the recipient of the paper. Idc-
awake business meu know that promI-
nelIt people are So bombarded with
cards. circulars, catalogue, ctt., that as
soon a. their eyes tall upon one in the
mail il is apt TO bc tossed down un-
opened. But well-printcd, handsome
like the Farmer dad Ne
cAanic will be read by every man IN the
store, or mill, OF office, and nlarked
article will attract every eye. Now the
cost OF 100 copies oil this paper viii not
equal the cost of the same number az
circulars, including printing. postage,
zone cent each), envelopes, aud clerk
hire, etc. etc. We have the postof'cc
address of fully six thousand leading
families iii North Carolina, embracing
the larger portion of the more prominent
Business men, Manufacturers, Law Ncrs,
Doctors, Clcrgymen, school Teachers.
etc.-ln each of the nincty-siN
.ounties OF the State.
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Tile contrasts of life in great cit

Tie contrasts of life in a great city
are curious. A young woman named
Nellie Mix committed suicide in New
York. She bet with her dis~olute COM
panions that she would die that night.
aud she won the bet Her papers
showed that she had come from good
home to seek employment i'll The city.
Not finding it in one wav. she sought it
in another As she was lying in the
moryue letter from her mother came,
and showed low she had lied to the old
lady. The letter said:
ALWAYS. my dear daughter. keel
good company or none at all. Consult
Your own heart: do what YOU know tc
br right live ior some good purpose,
not as ii mere CIPHER. Lei your life be
ike "a snowflake that leaves mark, bat
not stain
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Fright IN the Farm Houso!

Family all taken sick at night. Un-
usual symptoms. Seemed like poison
ing. What could it be: What had they
eaten? Was it arsenic in the soup.
Was it strychnine in the coffee! Was
it rats '-bane in the pie: None Of these.
The cistern had not been cleaned for u
long time. The family had been drink
ing impure water. They might have
died. only that they took PERRY DA-
vIs's PAIN KILLER. Family well.
Farmhouse happy. Everybody pleased
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Is receiving his styles Of Photograph
Frames for the fall trade; they are the finest
and most handsome assortment
ever brought to this city, and Will be
sold at the very lowest prices for the cash.
All the latest styles Of Photogr sphs both plain
and CO ed, large and small executed In the very
hest STYLE don't forget the place, pert to Simpson,
drug store, where you will nnd ready to ssSve you,
the old original and reliable
PHOTOGRAPH WATSON.
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% the Meek inherir tho Earth ?

The oagc plucks the raven.
And the raven pluc,, tie Jay,
10 whose voracIous craving
The cricket tails a prey.
The biz fi>h dine. At cisure
pou The s'ualer 'D.
Md the minnov eats with pleasure
The POOR unouusclou> fy.
The miser skins hi neir h Dor,
The neighbor skins the poor
And the poor man doomed TO labor
Turns the begxar from his door.
And thus the world j. proving
lhe strong upon the weak
Despite the precious saving.
The earth i. for tn. meek
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kinsf0n Free I'rtss The North Caro-
lima Press Association intends Wis ting
Boston during Gctobc-. town
was very much shocked last Saturday
morning to learn that Mr.. Edgar Shel-
burn, a son of Mr.. VIM. shelburne, the
photographer. had b, cone insane.
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A DoALsTlC TRAGEDY IN CLEvE-
LAND. o. CYcreip4t. OHIO. Jilg 81.
Mrs. Charles Burke. aged 43 wears. lett
her dwelling on Clifton street during
last night attlrrd only in her night dress,
walked TO the lake al the foot of Was
son street and drowned rself. Her
body WAS found earl, his morning. Her
ushand when question:, d was reticeut
concerning her probable motive. The
have 4 heury that she WAS
driven insane by Burke's treatment of
her II year OLD son b, former hu. band,
whom he lately drove from his home
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A sudden freshet in the Allegheny
river swept away seven y-ive lumb :r
RATS at Plttsburg, Pa; three men men
were drowned.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-20

by reference to another column will be
found communication from Mr.. f. {.
CALLER, a practical andlntelligent handler
of cotton OF this city on the subject ofmuch
interest now in this entire section, the
building of cotton factory in Dallas and
the estimated profits that would accrue
under proper management from an invest
mept Of $l25,OO0. The estimated amount
of income from such mill as Mr.. CALLER
says can be put in operation for $4,000 IS
about 5000 per day and the expenses at a
liberal calculation some 500 per day. As
shown by his calculations this will afford a
clear profit or dividend of 1913 per cent.
on the entire investment per aDnum. That
such can be easily realized is no longer a
matter OF theory or calculation but demon
strable from the experience with cotton
mills in Georgia and the Carolinas. The
mills there are paying fully 80 l-9 per cent.
clear profits. The business men of Dallas
will do well to give the communication or
letter OF Mr.. CALLER a careful perusal.
We badly need and must have fine cotton
factory in Dallas. Aside from the advan-
tage that would directly flow from the mill
itself, it would become noted hucleus
round which other manufacturing enter.
prises would cluster. We have reached
that point now in the history Of our little
city where the chiefdemand is for factories
and to this subject the enterprising men o.
the place should at once turn their atten
ton
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PERSONAL.

Oarsman Hanlan made about IS, coo by
bis victory over Kennedy.
Mr.. Whistler, the eccentric artist of Lon
don, was born at Stonington, Connecticut
As Minister Lowell is suffering from the
govt he may remember one of his own
lines-"That little old shoe in the corner -
William Black, the novelist, was the
shortest man present at the recent private
view of the Royal Academy, and wore a
blue shirt collar.
General Roger A, Pryor says: "New York
is the strictest state in the Union in regard
to divorce.proceedlngs and Rhode Island
the most lax"
The people of Indiana have abandoned
politics and have taken up base ball with
such eagerness that they play ball by the
electric light.
The Prince of Montenegro has closed all
The cafes and drink shops in his realm,
abolished all titles aud forbidden the wear.
ing OF any luxurious apparel"
King Kslakua has raised a rumpus in his
realm by introducing short weight dollar,
ON which he neglected to put a pious
maxim oatone for the deficiency of silver.
Mr.. William Hayne, the son of Paul
Hayne. the poet, has chosen literature as a
profession, and several of his contributions,
both In prose and verse, have appeared in
the magazines.
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"PEOPLE LIVING IN GLASS HOUSES,

We notice In one ofour eastern exchanges
the remark that Texas would fare better
II the galows we're more popular within
her borders" and in many OF them of late
similar filings intimating that there is no
disposition with us TO punish crime. lis
hardly necessary to reply to ISLANDERS of
this character, but the present seems to be-
miserably unpropitious and poorly sc.
lee cd period for the eastern press to attack
any section for failure, whether real or
imaginary, to punish criminals. Several
noted trials have occurred east of the Mis-.
sissippi within the past few months for
murder and other heinous ofrenses
and In nearly every instance
the verdict has been one of acouit-
tai. In Texas We do not entertain or at.
tempt with the humility Of the east TO In.
culcate the idea that when man Is smit.
ten upon one cheek he should turn the
other also, but murder the uujustifiable and
bloody taking Of life meets with as swim
and certain punishment as u does In any
commonwealth upon the American CONT.
nent. For every man turned loose for a
homicide in Texas we can point to dozen
east Of the Mississippi where the provoca.
tion and the danger were not near so great.
I'm one county JAIL" this same exchange
to which We have especially referred above
remarks, there are thirty men under in.
dictment for murder" The source from
which this information was obtained We do
not know, but the eastern press should re.
member that In our western counties
court Is held and criminals confined for a
dozen or moro unorganixed counties and
the inmates Of no special jail are to be
taken Is an indication Of the extent to
which the law isbroken In that immediate
community. II IL the common exclams.
ton Of those eastern men who have visited
Texas with unprsiudioed minds, that they
were astonishsd at The order and sniorcs.
ment Of the Law which shey saw on Ill sidss
and Their statement ID but eorrobontivs Of
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Quick on Trigger.

CINCINNATI, o, June l9.-Alderman John
Kelley this morning shot and fatally
wounded James Toole at the fire engine
house on Sixth street, near Vine.
Bystanders say that Toole came up
laughing, and exchanged hats with Kelly,
who Immediately acted rs if insulted. He
warned Toole noe to fool with him. Toole
assured him that he was only in fun,
but Kelley drew revolver
and deliberately fired; the ball from a
calibree bulldog crashed through Toole
left arm and went into the side near
the heart. Kelly tried to fire
a second shot but was prevented by De.
tective Mead, who received the hammer on
his hand as IL fell for the second shot.
Toole is still living, but unconscious Kel.
" was immediately arrested. He has been
In number Of minor brawls. In 1876 he
was convicted and punished for procuring
illegal votes. He has been alderman for d
number OF years.
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the universal testimony ofthe best citizens
and journals ofthe state who have so uni
formly and corrteously spoken out on this
subject, Bat what can the east say ior 1t
self? The notorious star-routers in the face
of universal conviction of guilt have been
acquitted; JKRE DUNN was turned loose in
Chicago; Phil THOMSON was acquitted
with cheers in Kentucky, and DUKES in
Pennsylvania, and, indeed, We might ex-
tend the list almost indefinitely. We pre-
fer merely to mention these fresh and
prominent cases. In five years, acquittals in
Texas in prominent cases such as these will
not equal this array in number. 1t isuseless,
however, to waste words or argument in the
premises. The eastern folks happen at
present to be living in very large and
frail glass house, and ought to remember
the old but wise injunction about throwing
stones. In the meantime, Notwithstanding
these repeated filings and Islander, Texas
continues to grow in wealth, population
and respect, for the laws of the land in a
manner not even family approached in the
yirtuous and law.abiding east, so.called.
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suspsnded-Sentenced to sixty days.

New York, June l9.-R. H. Parks, & Co.
has just announced their suspension t the
stock exchange, owing to the failure of NJ.
>. Nichols Il Co., OF Chicago. The suspen
sion is only temporary. A statement was
refused and no particulars given.
John Dewey, editor of the Irish Nation,
convicted yesterday Of libelng August
Belmont, was sentenced to sixty days i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary.
Dewey was asked. What have Won TO
say why the sentence of the court should
not be pronounced on your"
lie answered In short speech 1.-THE
gentleman who conducted the prosecution
was doing so on the part Of the people, and
TO mere layman like me 1t seems a great
deal out OF place that the sole object OF the
prosecution should be the yindication
Belmont. claim the verdict did not win.
dictate Belmont, but simply the law, and
has shown | was less careful than should
have been had known the law better. 1t
has left Belmont with regard to this
fund exactly where he stood before
these proceedings began. 1t does moi
prevent me from discharging any
duty either as apublic journalist or as
an Irish nationalist, that Belmont.
conduct may demand of me. l ask no IA,
vor Of Belmont, owe nothing to him and
hope whatever your honor does will be in
consequence Of the merits Of the
case and not upon q recommendation
by Belmont's counsel at the close of the
proceedings. still hold Belmon,
responsible. Whether legally or not
hold him morally responsible 70,
the loss of that money-responsibl
70, the Irish people just as much as when
John Omahoney went to his grave, and
any action that may DO necessary TO bq
taken IN the future will not feel deferred
from taking to get that money restored. In
writing that article was not actuated by
malice. regret nothing that have said
and retract nothing, but wish nv Ian.
susge had been more temperate.
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Reunion Picnic Priyileges for Sale at

Reunion Picnic Privileges for Sale at
Mckinney.
Inc reunion of old settlers and members n
the Association of ex Confederate Missonrian
Of Ector Brigade Ross Brigade, FizSurh's
Regiment, 18th Texas Cavalry, and several
other ex'COnfederste commands, as well az ex.
Coniederates and citizens generally (ex.Unon
soldiers being also invited will be held at Nc.
kinney, on the 9TH and Sth days of next August
The giounds will lie kept open day ana night
The following privileges will be sold TO the
highest bidder on w 'Ae
$780,, SATURDAY. JUNE 80,
At O'Clock p. IN :, at the cOurt. hons. door L.;
the city Of Mckinney; '0'' III
|. Beer privilege.
.. Cigar and Tobacco privilege
3. Sodawate and Lemonade privilege
4. Restaurant and Lunch. stand privileges.
3. Ice Cream and Cake privilege
6. Fruit and Candy privilege.
Z. shooting Gal'ery privilege
$. Flying Horse privilege
Ball Game privilege.
10, Swing privilege
Purchasers will be allowed one to four stands
tor each privilege, if necessary and desirable,
ocatons to be designated by the Committee of
Arrangements. VI
No exhorbitant prices will be allowed IN no
charged for any thing. Beer and lemon.de
not TO exceed l0cents per glass
One-half the purchase money to be paid down
balance in ten days thereafter Parties NOT
complying with terms will forfeit the privilege
and payment
No one will be allowed to erect stand along
he road, in the grove, or old or new '' IN Is
grounds excepting those purchasing at This sale
Not less than $1,000 people are expected in
iaily attendance. G, A. floors "
Chairman Committee of Arransemsn,S
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ROCkDALE.
weddinx-Pientv Of Rain.


RooxpALE, June l9.-ISpecial l-Inyits
tons being. out for the marriage o
Mr.. j. s. Hudson to Miss Emma York,
both OF this place, a large crowd congre,
gated at tho Baptist church
to.pight to witness the ceremony. Shortly
amer the ceremony Il was whispered that
our popular and efficient postmaster, Mr..
Herndon q. Travers and Miss Lena Roby.
an accomplished young lady Of
Gatesville, who were chosen as
bridegroom and maid, would
be also married. Not little interest was
taken in the affair. The church
was packed TO its utmost,
aud congratulations extended to both
happy couples. Rev. W. II. Copeland Off.
GATED. Misses Lennie Thomas, Clara Lee.
OF Austin; Mrs Crabb, Misses Matte Farley
and Sallie Robinson, of this place. were
bridesmaids, attended by Messrs. Culpep.
per, of Bolton, Homer Eads, Enoch
Breeding, I. Il. Hudson and Lewis Porter.
A reception IL being rendered the parties In
the parlors Of he Mandene hotel and many
congratulation 10 the contracting parties,
Plenty Of rain has fallen and crops are
In fine condition.
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The Number Swelling.

SUNDERLAND, June l9.-The numbe, Of
deaths rom the catastrophe has now
reached a02. "
The funeral of great many of the vic.
Tins of Saturdays disaster took place
today. The streets were crowded with
sympathetic people, amongst whom
many were in mourning, the blinds of tne
houses were drawn and the church.s in
which the funeral services were teld had
black flags at half mast. Qae hundred
iree graves were prepared IN one cemetsrv
for the reception of Victims excInssrs y,
those Tor which the parents Of chill.
pay. fiity'iour bodies were inferred
10 ms cemetery to-day and thirty-ons in
smaller cemeteries. A large number of
generous SUBS sriptions were sent to help
20, pay ne funeral expenses OF
.h uhio tunate children. Among
5ne suoscr options is 800 from Andrew
Sarnegie' New York. The balance of the
d tsTu, .er the funeral expenses have been
o oe ed, will be devoted TO the Children's
cow descent home.
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GALVESTON.
mancipation Festivities-A Brace of
Thefts-HOOdlums on the Rampage-Per-
sOnal-The Stubbs-F Fulton Matter

Thefts-IIOOdlums on the Rampage-Per-
sonal-The Stubbs-Fulton Matter.
GALVESTON, June 1S.-[Special. THE
eighteenth anniversary of the emancipation
of the negro race was celebrated to-day by
public procession of the various
colored civic and military socleti. $
of this city, and picnics at Schmidt's gar
ken and Pleasant Grove. The festivities
were marked with considerable hilarity and
there were various arrests. Quite mum.
Der of excursionists came down from the
house to participate in the festivities.
+. q. Grace reported at the police station
this morning he had been robbed OF gold
watch, chain and other valuables at a
bagnio on Bath avenue, where he had spent
the night.
J. 4. Nixon, of st. Louis, a com.
mercial man, who has been
stopping at the Washington hotel, claims
he was robbed of gold watch chain and
locket and $40 few nights ago. All efforts
to trace the property have proved fruitless.
Pat Joyce, Pat Doanelly, Robert Owen
ana .l George Doddo, hoodlums, were
ing down "ss'"'i stseet.c anu s sp;Ssr,
assautins and abusing women on the
street, stopping a. milkman and
splitting the milk, and assault.
lug an officer Will, attempting
their arrest. They were taken
ia custody and lodged in the county Jail,
on two different charges. They are all DIES.
perate characters and are terror in the
West End, where they hold out.
Recorder Fontaine held inquest on the
body OF the infant Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Ekett,
to-day. Verdict, death by spasms.
The public schools close Friday next
The State Teachers association conyenes
on Tuesday next.
Mr.. T. r. Roach, cashier of the State
National bank, who has been in the city a
few days. has left for interior points on
pleasure bent.
The Fulton.Stubbs controversy excites
much discussion but public sentiment
seems to favor the retention of Stubs as
CITY attorney, regardless of Mayor Fulton's
objection to the contrary.
The paving of Mechanic street to Thir.
tieth street is progressing rapidly.
Weather very warm.