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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-07
SpR1Na

SPRINa
THE MISFIT STORE,
CORNER 10TH AND F STREETS
The Spring stock of fine clothing the Msft Store
is now complete. and in variety of styles. quality of
materials and good workmanship cannot be surpassed
while prices cannot be eQualled anywhere.
Special attention is called to
BOYS CLOTHING.
SUITS FOR BOYS FROM IL TO IT:
Good Suits for S. worth ss.
SPEND Splendid J sEits for s.. 50. WORTH $40.
Black Cloth Suits for $40 so, worth sls.
Fine cults for $l2, worth $40.
FOR BOYS FROM 4 TOLL
S Sc is o Suits for s. worth ss5
h h1 SGGi s snit. for t q; worth worth s. So
Elegant Suits for &C. worth So
SPRING OvERCOATs
FOR MEN AND YOUTHS
All wool Spring Overcoats at &c, worth So
Silk faced Spring Overcoats at -. 20. worth s12
F1ne Cashmere Spring 0vercoats at 80 worth s15
fins Melton silk faced Spring overooats at s15
SUITS FOR MEN AND YOUTHS;
Seed sefstf s suits at Il g 81 worth worth SO
Dasona Suits sa at 4 sD Sosse So sle
Fine Black Diagonal Coat and Vest. Prince Albert
STYLE at SIS, worth S25.
Fine Brown Ircot Coat and Vest Prince Albert
STYLE at S1S. worth $50.
Black TrcOt suits. GETAWAY frock, at S15 worth S25
Fine Corkscrew suits at Sl5, worth S29
Blue Flannel SUITS, warranted indigo, at $0 worth
Fine Yacht cloth Suits at SIS. worth sos
worth $50
Gossamer Coats at 81. SO. 50 and 50. 50. worth
fully double.
PANTS
at s.? so, 50, So. So 81 "a. so and IS; must be
seen to be appreciated.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED TO ALL PUR-
CHASERS OR MONEY REFUNDED.
THE MISFIT STORE,
CORNER 10TH AND STREETS.
n. b. The Misft Store has no connection with any
other concern in the city. mh23
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Why a Kerosene Lamp Bursts.

Girls as well as boysneed to understand about
kerosene explosions. great many fatal acct
dents happen from trying to pour a little kero-
sene on the fire to make it burn better; also by
pouring oil into lighted lamp Most persons
suppose that 1t is the kerosene itself which ex-
plOdes and If they are very careful to keep the
oil itself from being touched by the fire or the
light there will be no danger. But this is not So
II can or lamp is left about half full of kerosene
Oil, it Will dry up-that is, ''evapOrate-al little,
and will form, by mingng with the air in the
upper part. very explosive gas. You cannot
see this gas any more than you can see air. But
If it is disturbed and driven out. and a blaze
reaches it. there will be terrible explosion, al
though the blaze did not touch the oil. There
are several other liquids used in houses and
workshops which will produce an explosive va
pOr IN this way. BenZlne Is one, burning fluid
is another and naptha, alcohol ether and chic
reform may do the same thing.
Suppose girl tries to fill a kerosene lamp
without first blowing it out. OF course the lamp
is nearly empty or she would not care to fill it.
The empty space is filed with cloud of eX-
plOsive vapor arising from the oil in the lamp.
When she pushes the nozzle of the can into the
lamp. fills the empty space and pushes the cloud
OF explosive vapor up, the vapOr Is obliged to
pour out over the lamp at the top into the room
outside
Of course it strikes against the blazing wick
which the girl is holding down by one side.
1he piaZe vi the WICK sets lne Invisible cloud OF
vapOr fire and there is an explosion which
lgnites the oil and scatters it over her clothes
and furniture of the room. This is the way in
which kerosene lamp bursts The same thing
may happen when girl pOurs the oil over the
fire in a range or stove, If there Is cloud OF
vapOr in the upper part of the can, or If the
stove is hot enough to quickly evapOrize some of
the oil as 1t falls Remember that it is not the
oil but the invisible vapor which explodes.
Taking care of the Oil will not protect you.
There is no safety except in the rule: Never pour
oil on lighted fire or into lighted lamp
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T Taz SsEHs, EHsE As HssEs
STEEL EpSscr frsHSsHS ssfas isss
TnAs Leave fEx WtsEEerOs rs9n sTaI.os COaS.s
For ttttsoprs and the West Chicago Iam,ted Exprea
H.rrisb1rs to 6incinnan western kr press "a
Rtts6urs and Tie west Il I Fsi.oe Sleeping &c
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
go ~ daily except s;;.ardsy. with Palace Ga:s
For wiliismspcre Loci n HaSsn and E,mir. .sssa.
For New e. d IdES ~. s1ss sgs f E.s
sss g SaS f S:s
For boston ehnns1 Yse svess
Fer BroosIyn Ii ssreush .r.in. connect q. s.,
ssy CITY with boat. S e Broo kim, Annss .Ssd9
For isai6lsd ley 500 an 1870 M go .2a
Lmi,sd EsD % 40 sn Sa ~ ana ss
''' ssss:, Is II r IS "a
For fope,s STsef line e.4oAm. and 40 p m d.,s.,
For Annspos. $40 and 40 pm. daily. ezosps
sS2B az ssS
For A,essnans GO 20 ~ 90 and II rs -pS
sunday sfs:So. $40 and Ii as am. and Zoo ma
Fer Richmond and the South $40 and II as ams
daily, and $500 o m. daily except Sunday.
irsins s es sed fo ,cr ssnngtSn IN I'D
7.e0 and e:l0 Pm. and 12.00 midnight O.
Sunday at $780, 1858 and 1000 o. M; 9:W -
$40 pm.
Tickets and information af the ONCE northeast corr
g1lSth street and Pennsylvania avenue ana ~ 1s
hon where orders be left for the coeckine Oh 49,
cage to Destination from hotels ana residences
J, Is. WOOD, General Passenger Ax0nS
cHAs. z fUGH. GsnsGI Manager.
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DRY GOODS.
S1LKsl SILKS, Silks.

SILKS 81, SILKS So sILKs62
COLORED SILKS. all colors, 80.
COIORED SILKS, excellent quality. IS.
COLORED SILKS. Satin finish, extra nne quality,
duced from 81. % to 81,
Our very finest quality CoLoRED SILKS. te1tra
Mide), reduced from 81 50 to $l.25.
FANCY SILKS, very finest quality, (actuAl value $1l,
we are selling at 60 and 10
duced from 81 to Is.
Our Satin finish BLACK SILKS heavy Grcs GRAIN re-
duced from 81. so to 81 Is and our sublime quality
cashmere finish BLACK ST. Ks reduced from q
Black sursh SILKS extra wide all pure Silk reduced
from u. oo 70 81. and :our Black Satin pure Silk
Rhadames reduced from $1.5O to $1-special bar
Pure Silk Black Brocade GRENADINES. tsctual value
So are selling at only 81
Coiored CASHMEkES, all pure Wool. wide double
width. in Cream, Strawberry. Electric Blue. OK
NUNS vElLING fine quality, 20.
NUNS YELLING. pure Wool, wide double width, 80.
Beached Table DAMASK, excellent quality, slightly
Latest arrival of SILKS, CHICK SILKS, excellent
-, quality, worth 50: We selling at 60.
Black Cashmere SHAWLS, pure Wool, 81.
CARRIERS
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The Story Of a Struggle which Ended
In the Defeat Of q DespOt.

So A1sa0oss
'Well, why earth don't you do something for iti
1t seems to that simple matter lame back and
lumbago ought not to be allowed to afict manifor-
ever"
''Oh. hate to go about among my friends. or even
among the DOCTORS parsding my aches and pains I
just stand up under it as well a. can and let things
take their own course"
The two gentlemen who had fallen into this style Of
conversation lunching in popular uptown res
taurant
IT beg your pardon, :" interrupted a middle aged
kindly looking man, who slipping his coffee at a
table three feet distant and had overheard the talk
'but have been through the lumbago and backache
campaign. met the enemy and driven him off,
lis that so'" queried the other in voice of quick in
terest. how did you do it,"
cured him with one of BENSoN's CApCINE PoR.
GUS PLAsTERs.
Possibly but confound it man. I've tried plasters-
porous. too; full Of holes sieve. tried almost
other other brand Of plaster to be found in the
leaving the lumbago twinging away and laughing at
me-"
''Young man. said his adviser, draining his coffee
cup. II am not advertising agent. 1 have no in
terest in recommending BENsoYs CAPCINE PLAs-
TIERS. You say you have lame back, and tell you
what know will cure it. If you don't want to try the
experiment, why don't-that's ALL"
My friend, will try it-try it to- day"
You'll live to thank me if you do said the man OF
experience paying his check. But look out for
swindles See that the word CAPCINE is cut in the
plaster and when you're all right show your gratitude
by passing the word to Others Good day"
Price 25 cents. Seabury Il johnson. Chemists, New
York. 1t
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BARGAINS!
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
Some regular, others special; few very special bar
but for EVERY DAY as long az the aaantes o WITCH
are not small remain unsold.
HANDKERCHIEF DEPARTMENT.
All Linen Hem stitched Cambria Handkerchiefs lOc
Ladies' HENS stitched and Printed Border Handker
Gents II. 5. Lineu Cambria Handkerchiefs, splen
FAN White d Feki at 2 s5e each af each Also
The regular bargains with u.s. but will be found
upon examination to be SP- CIAL.
LACE DEPARTMENT.
we have now in stock fine assortment of Nedicis
haGes Edg1ns and 1nsertings to match, to which
Biz Spanish Iaces 81 inches wide all silk. only 2oc
Cream Spanish Laces 4inches wide all silk only 25c
Blk SILK Spanish Lace inches vide guipure pattern
specially suitable for trimming paraso 46c per yard
HAMBURG DEPARTMENT.
EN- RaH9 at se ps t Of Ttah
gs-ONE PRICE ONLY q,
WOODWARD & LOTHROP.
mh3l BOSTON DRY GOODS HOUSE.
BARGAINS
On Monday shall offer fine line Of Jersey Jackets
eceved the bac n fsE a to say we have not
every day. and will book orders for them and de-
liver as soon received.
We shall also show line of Light weight Sprin1
Jackets III light ana dark colors, at a. IS to 50.
Newmarkets in English CLOTH tailor made: also in
Jersey Webbing. at low prices. Silk and Wool Man
tllas and DOlmans in newest and most desirable
Shapes and styles, at low popular prices.
BOSTON DRY GOODS HOUSE.
WOODWARD LOTHROP. m3l
New SpR1Ne Day Goops
TRUNNEL 4 CLARK,
811 MARKET SPACE,
Are now prepared to show splendid line Of
DESIRABLE NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS.
FRENCH SATINES. Choice Patterns New Colors
In Ottoman and Surah Silks. Good Values Low
Prices.
The stock is full and complete in all departments, and
we solicit an inspection.
One Price Only.
MADAM BECK, go long known in this city has
Dressmaking Rooms on the second floor, and does
splendid word at low prices.
TRUNNEL l. CLARK,
jazz 81 MARKET SPACE.
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ap2 I'll MARKET SPACE

SpR1Se Day GooDs
We are daily receiving Spring and Summer sup
Ply OF press Goods comprising fun line of Black Silks
an grades; Surah Silks, Ottomans, Satin Rhadames,
Satin MeryeiIleux, Silk Grenadines Nuns Yelling
Chudah Cloths In all the shades; French Wool Suit
Muslin Robes; Printed Linen Lawns splendid line Of
and Thread Hose new colorings Umbrellas and Para
sols. new designs Also. an elegant line of Linen
Sheetings and Pillow Linens all widths Damask Table
Cloths and Napkins to match in splendid quality. tall
slzes Table Damask by the yard in choice patterns;
Towels and IoweIing in great variety Those in want
Of choice goods will do well examine stock before
purchasing. HOOE BkO Co
ap2-3m 1923 F ST., near Ebbitt House.
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RAILROADS.
baltimore AND OHIO RAILROAD.
THE MODEL FAST AND THE ONLY LINE
THE EAST AND THE WEST VIA WASHINGTON,
DOUBLE TRACK JANNEY COUPLERi
STEEL RAII,Sl

Schedule u take effect SUNDAY, NOV. II, 1882.
Leave Washington. from Station corner OF New Jers
sey avenue and street
For Chicago. Cincinnati. Louisville. and st Louis
daily, at 4:O5 a. M. 1915 q. M. 9:55 p. m. with
through coaches and Palace Sleeping Care to above
points, without change lO:l5 m. daily 20 Chicago.
For rittsburg. Cleveland and Detroit at 10: g. M
and $40 y. m. daily; $40 y. IN. Is q solid train to
Pltthburg. with Sleeping Cars attached.
Trains for Philadelphia and New York at s: 10 m.
daily. except Sunday: 3 pm. and $40 d. M daily.
with Parlor and Sleeping Cars attached.
For Baltimore on week days. s, ESQ so, f:4b $40
and 10 m 1910. 2:2O. 1885, 3. $50 a So 90 545.
z, Z 80. GAO, IL 80 D. m.
For Baltimore on sundays $50. 7:45. Gam, las.
2;3o, s. 44O b43, ., $40 pm.
cor Annapolis 600 a. m. l2:l0 and 40 on Sunday
For way stations between WASHINGTON ana b Itimore
6;oo a. m, IL 10 D. M, $780, 40, T. and IL 80 y. M.
For Stations on metropolitan Branch. no. 40 a. m.
6;O5 p: m, daily except Sunday. As pm daily; for
Staunfon $40 m daily, except Sunday; for aeers-
town and Frederick. $40 am l015. 445 daily except
Trains arrive from the West daily. 6:20 1886 a. M.
From New York and Philadelphia. IS, s.Ib am.
daily, 10 m. daily. except sunday; Baltimore.
m. $50. 20 BIO. s:sS T:SS. $50. s:45 pm On
sundays 1866. s:l5 1905. lO:40 M. 6:37, SIS.
From ANNAPOLIS. 6: 80 m. So 6:37 p. m. Sunday.
From staunion. 2:ls p m daily. except sunday.
From Frederick, Haeerstown and intermcdiass
points s25 Frederick and way stations. 9s6 q
M. 2l5 4:1O m and 2 20 y. daily. except Sun.
For further Information apply Of the Baltimore ana
Ohio Ticket Office Washington Station GIG and 1864
Fepnsyvania avenue. corner 4th street. where orders
VAL he taken Tor baggage to be checked and received &
LORD. @. p. A. mhl1
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TrORTRESS MONROE, NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH
Il AND THE SOUTH.
Inland and Seaboard Coastlng co. 4 Elegant Steamer
LADY OF The LAKE, leaves 9th street wharf every
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY AT ) 80 -. m.
Stopping at Piney Point and Point Lookout going and
returning Connecting in Norfolk with Boston. Proyi
tence cpd New York steamers, and all railroad lines
SOUTH and at Old Point with the Chesa Ohio r. Il.
Tickets ard staterooms cen be secured at b. o. ticket
cce, 1851 Pa. ST. Mare Hotel boat and general
Office, 6l3 18th st. ALFRED WOOD, Sec'y Treas. IS
TNOR NORFOLK, PORTSMOUTH. FIT. MONROE
Il AND THE SOUTH.-Potomac Steamboat Com
pany popular steamer EXCELSIOR, Capt. II. l.. Tull
leaves 9TH street wharf every TUESDAYS and THURS.
DAYS at $50 pm. and SATuRD AIS at ,. M, stop
ping at Plney Point and Point Lookout going and
turning Connecting In Norfolk with Boston Proyi-
denee and New York steamers. and all railroad lines
south, and at Old Point with the Chesapeake Ohio r. X.
icEets and saterooms he secured B. Ticket
Ofhce, 1851 Pennsylvania avenue b. W. Reeds Sons
12l6 street northwest; st. Marc Hotel. and Office
Eth ST. Get wharf l.. NJ. HUDGINS, Gen Supt
w. p. WEIGH. Agent. mhl9
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u EMINGTON STANDARD TYPE WRITER. WAR.
~ RANTED: Any one can use it without Instruction
operation: Opportunity afforded for practice. Rented
and rental applied on purchase price Copying Man
WYCKOFF. SEAMANS i BENEDICT LeDroit
Building, Washington, DC. mhl4-wkslIms
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NOTICE.
LANE ROUTE.
THE GTMARp sTEAMsHIP COMPANY LIMITED
BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL.
CALLING AT CORK HARBOR.
FROM PIER 40 y. NEW YORK
serv,a Ned. April :. Pavonia We'd. May 2.
,Gallia Wed. April b. !Scythia. Wed. May l6.
Bothnia. We'd, April 25.
Steamers marked thus do not carry steerage.
Rates Of passage for departures including Scythia,
18th april. $780, $50 and $lOO according 70 accommo-
dadons For sangs after April 18th $50 and SlOO.
corClng to accommodation.
Steerage at very low rates. Storage tickets from Liv
1ocl and Queenstown and al other parts Of EuropeAt
lowest rates.
Through bills Of laden given for Belfast, Glasgow
Hayre Antwerp and other ports ON the Continent and
tor Mediterranean ports.
For fEesht and passaee apply at the oompany's ONCE
OTIS BIGELOW CO.. COS 7th street Washington
vAANoN q. BROWN 4 CO. NevYort.
Orto Gessrs. OTIS RIGELOW CO.,
9&nl2 COS III street. Washington.
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NEW YORK. ROTTERDAM. AMsTERDAM.-
~ The frst-class finn powered Clyde, built Dutch
DAM SCHIEDAM LEERDAM. ZAANDAM. p. CA
LAND: ". A: SCHOLTEN. MAS. carving the Us.
Snsse, street Jersey City: Nj regularly every WE'D
First cabin. $40: second cabin, $50: steeraee. S26.
d. CAZAUX, General Agent ~ South William street
New York. For passage apply to w. @. METZEROTT
CO.. S25 Penn ave., Washington.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31
a Yrue Son Of Carolina.

One of u Baltimore subscribers. a
successful and respected business man.
formerly of Eastern Carolina.-writes
u, and though a private letter, We ven-
ture to give an extract as follows:-
BALTIMORE. Oct. p, 1888.
Your paper for this week Just in. and
| write TO thank you for your true and
well chosen comments on Senator
Vance's letter declining to lecture. &c.
You and | know Vance. and we know
that his heart is in the right place. His
note was a little too blunt. but as you
say. it was characteristic. He loves our
Eastern North Caroliniaus as he does
the people of the whole state. | have
seen hundreds ofunmistakable evidences
during his career as Colonel. Governor.
and Senator. When bedeviled BY his
wild boys. or disguised with rdscillating
politicians. he gets annoyed like AL hu-
mans and talks plainly-as lie should.
There are few better and more honest
politicians in our country than Zeb
Vance. | know him we'll. and know
many others. | thank you again for
your just remarks. With best wishes.
T. J. b.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31

THE CoURTs.-GuiIford Soon was con-
victed of rape at Lemon Superior Court
last week and sentenced by Judge Phil
lips to be hanged ON Thursday. Decem-
Der Goth.
Mr.. Jacob W. Avera. of Rocky NouDt,
who was charged with some postal i-reg-
ularity, was last week acquitted a second
time, by the Federal court at Newbern.
Charlotte Obserrer gives a lengthy
account of suits brought against the
stockholders of the old National Ex-
press company which "a organized at
Richmond in 1866. Gen. Joseph f.
Johnston was President, and many ex-
Confederate soldiers became its local
agents. 1t was thought the strength of
Southern feeling would cause the South
to %patroniZe this Southern
but like the Southern Lite" and the
Direct Trade movement. = the bottom
soon fell out. We all talk very senti-
mentally about Dixie" and the South
ern Cause but when it comes to saw
ing a dollar by ~patronizing the Yankees,
-'.business is husiness!' So as
Adams Express. with its huge monop-
oily. and million of reserye-tundS, could
afford to carry goods at less han half
rates. the great Southern enterprise col
lapsed like an ego-shell. Many local
agents seized the hCrses and wagons for
back pay, and the company soon had
thousands of debts and nary" asset.
We rec"llect being awakened at mid
night one night to accompany a Con-
federate major t o Richmond to carry a
challenge to Col. Baldwin. the General
Supt by reason of certain troubles.
financial and matrimonial. growing out
of the collapse. Fortunately the colo
mel was found in bed, very sick, and
time rectiied the tangle.
Well. 1t seems from the Obserrer's
account. that Judge Fowle and
Armstead Jones. Esq. have been en-
ployed as attorneys to bring suit in the
name of the Glenn estate. ofRichmond.
for 5000 600 loaned to the Express COM
pany to purchase its outfit of horses,
wagons. Orice-safes. etc. The company
was a joint stock arrangement, and the
theory of the prosecution is that every
stakeholder mus. lc assessed until the
full Indebtedness is paid. There are
quite a number of stockholders in diff
ferent parts of North Carolina, and the
litigation will | C large.
In the so-called s'Raleigh City
Council Cases. the Supreme Court de-
cided the appeal of Mr.. James Doyle
favorably to Doyle.-who argued that
he was not ineligible t. hold the Alder
manic chair. but that even if he had been
ineligible, he must be elected by due
course of law. In the case of Ellison.
the court decided that Judge Philips was
right in denying to him mandamus /; but
that he ought not to have been elected.
The action of the court is looked upon
as a victory for the ousted Aldermen.
-4ancey court had three murder
trials, and about 1000 witnesses and
jurors summoned. Marion LomD-P Post
says the jury in the case of Ed Boone.
charged with the murder of John Wood
nm, couldn't agree,-and walked to the
scene OF the murder,-and finally
hung" over the verdict. Meantime
old Mrs. Bradford, aged 60, hanged her
self to a bed post. No cause for the
suicide.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31

APPRECIATIVE PUPILs.-There are
many kinds of affection in nature, and
one of the most genuine is the grateful
remembrance which generous souls fee
for those who taught them IN early youth,
and this sentiment is more marked liz
cases where the preceptOr was an old
man, giving his last years to the educa.
ton of his youthful neighbors.
Such a man was the late j. NJ. Love
joy. who taught in the old''Town Acade-
my"-at least four generations of living
Raleighites. The old man has lain at
rest for twenty years, and the old school
house, in ''Lovejcys Grove" has given
place to the new Palace" WHITTIER the
feet of several genel atoms Of aspiring pol.
~iticians will h~enceiorth bend their steps,,
but the pupils of the old Dominic
have determined that his grave shall
not be forgotten, nor left unmarked by q
suitable monument to testify the posi-
norton esteem of his townspeople.
An organization has been effected with
Mr.. B. B. Lewis, Jr.. as President and
Leo. d. Heart, Esq, Treas. All ole
students of Prof Lovejoy are invited tC
send one dollar. About $50 names ART
already enrolled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31

THE CROPS IN WAKE.--Our mquir-
les lead to the conclusion that there was
not more than from twO-thirds t o three
fourths Off crop made this year, taking
the general average. In some sections
the general average was a little higher,
and in some IA little lower than the
above figures. The financial pressure
caused by this state Of affairs has not
begun to be felt a great deal yet. but it
will be felt. Last year the crops OF
small grain We're a success, but this
year these were comparatively failures.
so hat our farmers are not really indie
pendent a. they were then. Last win
ter was peculiarly unfavorable to small
grain, and the wind and hail storms in
the summer destroyed a great deal that
vas left. Still we hope that our farm
ers will not be discouraged in the least,
and Ill fact we are gratified to see that
considerable snail grain is being sowed
down this fall If they can have two or
three good crops of this kind in success
sion it will put them on something like
an independent basis.-Ecening Visitor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-31

THE Rocky MOUNT FAIR.-On Thurs
day, the crowd was very large, estimated
to be about i 900 people. and at least
1000 outside OF the enclosure There
were several races during the day. Sena-
tor Vance, one Of the greatest living
North Carolinians, made a most excel
lent, interesting and instructive speech.
He spoke for about one hour and forty
minutes and the large crowd seemed TO
take in every wnri he uttered, with mar
ked interest. The Senator's speech was
seasoned up pretty well with jokes as
usual. He was introduced by Gen. w.
K Cox. another one of North Carolina's
most gallant sons.
The Chief Marshall and his aids were
complimented on all sides, and we think,
deservedly so. We but voices the senti
ment of all present when we say that the
exhibit at the Rocky Mount Fair of 1888,
is the best the society has ever had.