The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-12
Cotton il Raleigh Yesterday g

today. Tobacco rolling in!
-"Maude S" at Lexington, Ky
Yesterday trotted a mile in 2o9f lower
her record !.
-Ex-Senator Conklinc las been en-
ployed by the Democrats a. one oltAel
LAWYERS, IN case OF need.
Or WIFE Bobbitt, ana his charming
bride one Of the bellies Of shotwell,-
returned, and are at Rev DR. Bobatts.
Mr.. Hazekiah Gudgor Is defeated IN
his own county, 300, a Republican gam
50; but his majority IN Buncombe secures
his election to the senate.
pr. Burchett Tgitty carries Ruth
erford for the Senate, a gain OF one. lis
opponent was John 3 Eeves, AZ uncle by
marriage of Mr. Harris.
The P~alme.ogR. r. from Hamlet
to Charleston moves onward. The
masonry for the bridge over Pee Dee
River near Cheraw Is being built
Arthur has appointed Nov y, a.
Thanksgiving Day. That IL all night
! Mr. President: but there Is 40 need 70
name t-our people began to give thanks
last Wednesday morning.
byron says m~atrimony Is the only
thing that does rot Improve with expei-
fence. The rolls of Va,sar Fema.e Col-
lege show that matrimony Il not helped
by Education. Out Of 600 girl graduates
only lSS are married. Their strong minds
scott at housekeeping.
We know Of a situation for a white
woman to do general house work for a
family of three. She must. be able 10
| cook. wash, iron, and milk. Wages
$3.50 per month and board. A comtort-
able home, in a thriving county, town.
Who wants a buggy ride? See Mr.
Holeman's card.
Wealthy Democrats would DO well to
remember that Capt j B Linuscy o.
| Lilesville, Arson county, has just been
| burned out of house, home, and nearly
all his possessions, in revenge for his dovo'
ton to democratic principles. As Regis
trar he had to reject a number OF Negro
iailbirds, and they swore to get even. Tho
| same night they saturated his house Will
kerosene apd applied the match. OniH
| the noise of a falling chimney saved tho
lives of the family, who escaped ID then
night clothes.
We knew Capt Lindsey as a fellow
| prisoner in Fort Delaware at the close o.
the war, and have always heard hn
commended as a man and good Democrat,
Such a man, in such a case, should have
help whether he seeks il or not.
Among the names which have thus far
reached Us IN connection with the Speak
ership ofthe House are Col Jas d Glenn
Capt sgd Alexander. Mr. Chas Nj Busbee
Col Thos NJ Holt. Mr. Sam Tate, GeI
tombstone Jones, Capt " \ Darder
Capt r p Waring and others. The ide;
p~revails that the Speakership will b,
uncommonly important in CONNIE ctiol
with Committee Legislation, as vel
as in giving a stepping stone to tn
G~overnorship and a certain degree OF IN
huence at Washington.
Well, the large majority of the presen
Legislature are good men, persona
friends of ours, and almost sure TO Selec
a sound and true man for Speaker.
The managers of future State Fair
NAV take a lesson from the Exposition
The Fair should hold the last ten day
of October. Railroad rates should b
cut to one cent a mile from all point
above 80 miles distant Aud abundan
Accommodations should be ensured. TIL
Exposition would have paid its way fror
the 1st day if Sol Haas had been nor
prompt in fixing excursion rates. Th
time to Boom" such a Fair is when
begins; and there is no doubt that 30
900 more visitors would have seen til
big y but for the lack of a Boom th
two first weeks.
The chief reason of the decline of I'll
State Fair vas the lack of provision *
bringing and taking care oflarge crowds
The first Fair we attended had q larg
attendance; but after being compelle
to sleep on the floor. of DIR. Blacknall
office in the Marlborough, together wit
a dozen others Gncluding DR.. Columbu
Mills. Capt. sgd Alexander, Col Jone.
and o;hers), we felt no very enthusia
] A.. l.-.,o ., .4..,,I onAtIor n,a FTrtr,
there are more accommodations no
than then; but on the other hand man
| old prejudices are yet to be metand dor
away with.
Ten days before the Election, a b
dinner was given to Mr.. Blaine in Ne
, York City. 1t was managed by Stey
Elkins, the Star Reuter-, who believes
the Dorsey sly
, of politics, which depends for succe;
upon buying voters. But to buy" re
quires money and sc it was arrange
to get all the rich bondholders and shoe
dycrats to meet Mr.. Blaine in a friendl
feast, whereat the future President coul
make them all understand that the
best policy would be to least an anch,
: to Windward" by opening their purse
Well, the dinner was held, and IL
men who sat down on each side
t Blaine were worth more than five hui
5 dred millions of dollars! Think of
The whole State of North Carolina.
lands, houses, cattle, Railroad, cash, ct
, is not worth an hundred millions wher
f as these two dozen men were wort
: $500, O00, 900! Yet Blaine was adve
tised as the ''friend of the poor man"
7 the protector of the "laboring man
5 What humbug!
However the best lain schemes of NIT