The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-10

once inquiry begins it IS time for a hotel
beat to move along"
....In Crab Orchard township, in
Mccklenburg, Thomas Johnston, a negro,
was ascending a well fifty iectdeep, when
the wall caved in and he fell to the bot
tom. An attempt to rescue him was ma
king when the Charlotte OJScrCer heard
rom the scene of the disaster. All the
time the men were working they could
hear Johnston calling to them in the
most agonizing tones to hurry up. lie
him and was choking him.
....George Hay, colorcd, living at
sandy Ridge, died On the 10Th ulto.,
aged 10 years. He was formerly own
Ell by the father Of Or. II. u. Hay, of
this place, who bought him in Raleigh
in ISIS. Tie cast his first vote for Til
den in 1876, and went to the polls 10 a
buggy with a soldier Of the war of 1912.
lie was a user of tobacco for more than
a hundred years Wsaston Lcuacr.
lien Butler is a very rich man.
Some Of his wealth was accumulated by
managing law suits for the great rail
road ~monopolies. Ca the floor of Con
gress he acted as the paid attorney of the
Union Pacific. at the same time being
their lawyer IN Supreme court cases in
v|olving millions. He owns a monopoly
OF the bunting manufacture of the Uni
ted States; aud having secured a prohib-
tive tariff on bunting he furnishes the
government all it uses, amounting to
many thousand yards yearly. In this
factory and IN a great wooden mill,
Of which he is chief owner, Butler works
hundreds of women and children, and
pays them the lowest wages the wages
market permits.
....A florist of Wilmington, Del, has
a remarkable rosebud. During the past
three years, and including the present
time, over ten thousand buds were pluck
ed from its numerous branches. Some
idea may be had of the value of this vine
when we state that these buds sold du-
ring the winter at fifteen dollars per hun
thousand buds can be counted on the
vine. 1t is believed that, with two ex-
ceptions it is the largest and most profit
ic Marechal Neil vine III the United
States.
....Poter Henderson the gardener and
scotsman, Of New York, says he has sold
5000 worth of early cahblges from a sin
gle crop on one acre; that he followed it
with a crop of lettuce, which brought
Sl40, and the lettuce with celery, which
brought 5000. As this is equal to $3.50
from one acre it shows what may be
done under a high system of culture, and
though it IS not to be expected that many
persons will be successful a. Mr.. Hender-
son, yet there are opportunities Tor much
larger returns from one acre than is
usually secure l..
does the mother look dispirited?
give her a cheering word, if you be half
a man. Does she show wrinkles of IA
tigue and care on her brow Kiss them
away. Does her voice sound weary, and.
perhaps cross. GLADDEN. her heart by
some pleasant words. She has taken
many a weary step for you, many a mote
Of dust has caught her watchful eve;
your socks are darned, your clothing
brushed, your dinner is prepared, but il
has cost her feeble body many i tuil>ome
weary step. What does woman care for
your miserable money? Suppose YOU
deluge her with gold, it does not satisfy
her craving. A cheering word, a smile.
a kiss-if she Is a real woman-more
fully satisfies the demands Of her tired
feet, and her heart oppressed by the
tolls and cares and all the needful dis
cipline of life" She will bear with
brightness annoyances, such as would
madden Us, if only repaid with apprecia-
tive words AMI thankful smi.es.
Tho circumstance undor ,rL;.r,
the son OF Consul Dussi, recently cap
tured BY brigands near Rodosto, Rou-
melia, was liberated without paving a
brigands were surrounded by a detach-
ment of troops under orders not to at
tack until the young man should be in
safety. Meanwhile the brigands had
run short of provisions. especially of
wine. n. Dussi, their captive, suggest
ed that he should be allowed to write 10
his father to send a few bottles, which
was readily asseuted to. NJ. Dussi ac-
cordingly wrote the letter, but, as none
of the band could read, he proposed
that a strong narcotic should be mixed
with the wine, and that a sum of e500
and a free pardon should be promised to
the messenger if he assisted him TO es-
cape. The plan was carried out. When
the wine arrived the brigands eagerly
partook OF it, and were soon supplied
by the effects of the narcotic it contain
ed. NJ. Dussi and his guide were thus
enabled TO get away and to reach the
nearest village occupied by the gend-
armes. The brigands were then easily
taken prisoners by the troops, under
the command of General Mehemet
Pacha. The member of the band who