The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-17

1.-THE late Rev. DIR. John Paris was
born in Alamance county in 1909. He
was q Confederate Chaplain and wrote a
good history of the war.
Probate Judge G. d. Upchurch
apprenticed the following children.
Leorora l.. Fisher, aged IL years, to
Mrs. II. ". Norwood.
William Horace Hicks, aged Ia years,
and Hattie Francis Hicks, aged S years,
to DIR. S. w. Thompson, of New Light.
Richard u. Hicks, aged 5 years, to
Henry Davis.
-. Durham Plant says: Col. r. f.
Webb returned home last SATURDAY., after
a visit to relatives in Baltimore.-Capt.
+. j. Parish and MIR. ]. s. Lockhart re-
turned Saturday-Mr. A. III. Stokes
is home again from Baltimore. He looks
very much improved by his long trip.
Mrs. w. w. Fuller and children return
ed home last Saturday from Greensboro.
-Mr. Eugene Morehead has re
turned from several trips to the North
and South. He is looking well and every
body is glad to see him. - Colonel and
Mrs W. L. Blackwell. came home yester
day from Philadelphia. The Colonel, we
are glad to say, is much improved
L. j. Watts was shot iu the elbow Fri
day night at the shooting gallery next to
1ahburton's store. An air gun is used
and it accidentally went off with the above
result.
THE Greenville Neaos says Gov.
Vance began by abiding in a humorous
way to the remarkable anomaly presented
by farmers asking politicians to instruct
about farming. and warned his audience
that they must expect more or less poll
tics in his remarks. In the language of
the mountain country where ne was rails
ed it would smell of the keg.
The peculiar of our country was caus-
ing the development of some very dan
gerous tendencies, the worst of them
probably being the vast accumulation of
wealth in a few hands great corpora
tons. manufactures, banks, aud individ-
uals. These CO operated with each other
to influence legislation and control other
| affairs of the country In their W in-
tereSt.
The Senator her stated the various
interests OF the countryside numbers of
persons engaged IN agriculture, manufac-
lures and railroads, the number of capt.
~talists. etc. OF all the people of the
country nearly one half We're engaged
in agriculture, eight millions of the
eighteen millions of people whose occupa-
ton was reported being. Nearly as many
people cultivated the soil as were engag-
ed in all other work combined. But the
profits of farming we're less than those
of any business and the capital engaged
was greater than that of any Other. The
farmer was oppressed by the organiza-
ton of all other interests and by hostile
legislation. 1t was that legislation that
piled taxes on the farmers without giving
them any adequate return. 1t was that
legislation that created high protective
tariff entirely for the benefit OF manu-
features and granted railroads charters,
giving them unlimited powers to tax the
PRODUCERS and The farmers
had the short end OF the single-tree all
the time Laughter. 1t reminded him
of the old Illinois Granger who went to
the camr meeting and fell asleep after
having discussed the railroad question
freely. The minister was exhortine
| his hearers to choose between the straight
and narrow way and the broad that
! leadeth to destruction. when the gran er
| suddenly woke and shouted 1T don I
make a id bit of difference which you
take, mister; they'll consolidate or pool
inside of thirty days certain" Laugh
and cheers.
Senator Vance talked an hour of solid,
bard common sense, favored with occa
sional dashes of the humor and quaint il
lnstrafion for which he is so famous
His speech was devoted to urging the
farmers to keep posted OF the questions
effecting themselves, and to act prompt
J ly and in union for their OWN sprotection