The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-28

ertS is seriously ILL., Il
Thanks to Gastonia Gazette, and
other papers, for kind words.
Parker, of Northampton, was
seated last night by SO to IA.
Many letters and communications
and fully a score of articles could not get
in this week.
Gov. Vance delivered his address Oh
the Scattered Nation in New York
last night.
Judge Bond has denied the plea OF
Mrs. Matthews for a Carolina Central n.
R.. Injunction and receiver.
-uCreation! |" Just so! That's the
sigu-word upon which u young TREND
8. I. N, of Wilson, won $50. Or at
least we see his name in Agents HerdAa
as the winter.
The bill to allow any township in
Wake county to pass the Stock law, II a
majority sign the petition, has passed
the Senate.
-Messra Merrimon 4 Fuller, &
Messrs. Fowle & Snow have dissolved
partnership, and Messrs. Fuller & Snow
have formed new firm.
The majority report says Mr.. Rob
ert B. Peoples, the sitting member from
Northampton, was defeated by Geo. ID.
Parker, Rep. Vote will occur to-day.
Rather late, people will think.
Some one broke into the dwelling OF
Mr.. j. B. Strain, in Middle Greek tewn
ship, and stole $25 from a bureau draw
er.
Prof. Washington c. Kerr has been
reelected a Vice-President of the Ma
tional Convention of Mining Engineers.
-Rev. DR.. Paul A. Chadbourn,
President of Mass. AZ. College. VII
owned some property in n. c., died las1
week.
The "Code, 100 printed pages
was the subject of a sensation in thu
Senate on Monday. When it came vi
for adoption, Senator Clarke, Of Craven
Rep,-demanded to shear it read
and having the right to SO demand. b.
uear-sighted, tn rned whole pages at
time, and thus ran her through i
about three hours.
Some girls have more sentiment
than sense, while others are so matter Of
fact that they spoil all the fun of court
ship. A psrty of youths were serenad
ing a lovel- maiden at Pottsville, Penn.
when just as the touching strains Of
Come, Love, Comer'-were meltin.
amid the moonight,-the girl (who hat
been leaning out of the window, and los
her b~aance) came down upon them. ker
fopl-heels over head, one stocking il
the tenor's nose, another knocking {
grunt out of the Basso, while the leadins
lover of the trio, fled over the garder
fence, thinking 1t was the old man with
bull-dogl The girl is understood :te
swear she will never patch no mans pan.
falcons, if he lives to be as old as a gov.
eminent mule!
1t is very amusing to hear the Ring
STEERS cry out against personal jour
EALIsM." The cry is not new. Every
body recollects how Holden, Tourgee,
Jenkins, Jay-Bird Jones, Blow-Your-
Horn Bill, Fat Carrow, and the Republi-
can leaders used to complain when the
Democratic Press held up their deeds.
public and private, to the execration of
the State. In truth the angry below
against Journalistic sastigatiou cenerallv
m from the OK that is 'gored,n not
frem the one with whole skin Or to
speak palmer, no man can be hurt by news
paper notice prorided he is not donna
something ~hich he docsu' dase to let he
public knotc off
1he legitimate limits of '.Personalism"
In Journalism" should be .implv The
Truth; and applied only to public men,
Fnvate citizens have a right to be ex-
empt from newspaper notice. so long as
they do nothing in conflict with the VOL
rare OF the community. But any public
onoer who shriDks from newspaper no.
elce Is very apt to be doing something
wrong, and has no claim for .iIepce
e. G. Brodie, Esq, and other gen.
temen, representing the tobacco far.
mers OF Granville, Vance, and other to-
oacco raising counties, called mon y.
last week to urge the Bill (ntrodrced bv
senator Cozart), requiring each ware.
house to have a sworn and bonded to-
oacco weigher, and limiting the ware
house charges to S per cent. They base
uer plea on the fact that they are re-
CURED by the Revenue Law to carry
their crop to the warehouse. to be sold.
that they are altogether at the m.r.
cy OF the warehousemen, whose scales
may vary, or his clerks lie careless. etc
e'c,; While In some cases the charges for
exceed ten per cent of the ral.s
. me srop sold! When we exprcss.
co doubt as to this, the delegation nro-
ouced bills; one or two of them .bou-in
charges and commissions" amoun,inn
Sl.4O on a load of tobacco worth az
Ihis looked extortionate, on fr.t vi.w.
the warehousemen cay it takes az
much time, trouble, ETC., to sell q *
OF cheap tobacco as a much lary.r
load, etc. As the measure seems to
have " sides, and some local signi6-
canoe, we have endeavored to give al
Ar consideration of it; though wei
doubt II any rule to fit all localities fond