The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-12-24
couesooodence Departments.

Correspondence Department
TO John No. il Is not correct
that this wears majority IS the largest
we have had. Gov. Vance carried NORTH
Carolina BY 8 5000 over Col. Vim. John
ston; and by 45. 600 over W. W. Holden.
Chief Justice Smith and his Associate
Justices, Ashe and Dlliard had above
100, 600 majority the largest OH record.
TO '.GRANvILLE:"-Yes, we were
correct in stating that Mr.. VIM. .. Gre
CORY. of Granville is dead. Col. Roger
o. Gregory is administrator. Bro Kings
bury. of the daily Star, speaking of our
deceased friend, says
"We are panied TO hear Of the death
of this excellent and able citizen. He
was the largest land owner in Granville,
his possessions exceeding 10000 acres
and several dwellings. We have re
terred TO his accomplishments and those
of his late neighbor, John c. Taylor.
We suppose they were the two best cul-
tivated farmers IN North Carolina. Both
were men of literary reading, wrote
well, had good abilities, and were ac-
complished ia the classics. Their homes
were about q halt-mile apart. Mr..
Taylor was much the best scholar IN
Shakespeare we have known personally,
aud Mr.. Gregory vas much the best
scholar in Chaucer. We thall never see
their like again. 1t was Mr.. Gregory
who wrote that humorous history of
cousin Sally billiard" for the star and
established the fact that il was a much
older story than Ham Jones's, the re-
puted author. The late venerable DIR.
Thomas p. Atkinson, of Danville, was
well acquainted with its origin, and told
US that he heard it often in Virginia
when Jones was a mere lad, Mr.. Gre
cory leaves three o n and one married
daughter who are among the best peo-
pie IN Granvllle.'
ONE ARMED SOLDIER:-We can
not properly advise you as to the best
plan to secure the postmastership IN
your town, because we don't know your
circumstances, nor the condition OF the
office. Raleigh, for instance, is a 'Pres.
dental" office: that means. an office
whose salary and emoluments bring II
within the list of the posts to which the
President personally appoints the in
cuIabent. Towns of less than 5000 in.
habitants rarely come under this head;
but your town may. fit does not, then
appointment. In either case, there is
no special need for hurry. 1t will he
some weeks after Mr.. Cleveland takes
his seat before he begins TO chop of
heads. 1t will be the middle of summer
before many North Carolina postmas.
tiers lose their q p; except in cases
where the regular term expires shortly
after the 18th Of March. OF course Mr..
! Cleveland, when called to fill the va
cancy would put IN a Democrat; and
the same is true OF the new Postmaster
General.
Well, then, having learned these
points. bear in mind that if you hope tc
get Tie office you must be able to show
to the authorities at Washington -four
things: lst That you are honest. res.
pectable. and capable of performing the
dutttS VI tlic OIllCc- -uu u.tJ you dIt
able to give the official bond. Sd That
you have been and are a loyal Demo-
crat. 18th That you have numerous in
tiuential friends among the patrons oil
the office. 1t is a waste Of time to APP
ply Tor a place, unless you can answer
these four points, atfirmatively: and can
get a reasonable number of endorsers
to your application. If there be other
r%easons, (such as in your case. that you
were a gallant soldier, lost youT arm in
defense OF your State, and have a long
lard struggle with poverty these rea-
sons might be briefly set forth: though
as a rule they do little good at Wash
ington. They may do you some good
with your Congressman (Hon. w. r.
Cox, House of Representatives, Wash
ington City. d. CD or with our Sena-
tors. or with some influential friend
whom you can induce to call upon the
Postmaster General to advocate your
claims; but that is about all. The ap-
pointment will moi be given you on any
such grounds. | am sorry to cast cold
water on your hopes. my friend, but the
office you aspire to is an important one
and If you get it, you will owe il to the
influence of some strong friend, or else
to the unmistakable preference of your
people shown by endorsements of your
petition. Get your papers ready, and
some time in February start around
town, asking your friends to give you
their names. This is the best answer
We can make to your inquiry.
Col CARLOS SToLBRAND, U. S.
REVENUE COLLECTOR, SPARTANBURG.
8. Give turned your letter inouiring
about silk culture to Mr.. Edward Far
mach of this city, who has made a success
OF raising the cocoons. Pleased to hear
that you think Of trying the business. 1t
will one day be a leading industry of the
South; though possibly.not until our pop