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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
History Of North Carolina.
BY j. F. HETTMAN.
fCoNTINuED FROM LAST WEEK.

Or discovering the deceit of the a
tives. the colonists were SO much exas,
perated hat from expostulations and
r~eproaches they proceeded to open hostlil-
ties. The English believed that a wide
spread conspiracy was preparing against
them, and in order to Guido the Indians
in their own mode of warfare, desired IN
audience of WiDgina, the most active
among the native chiefs. Being admit
ted without suspicion into his presence.
at a preconcerted signal, the English fell
upon the King and his principal atten-
dants, and put them to death without
mercy.
After this the supplies of provisions
which they had been accustomed to re-
ceive from the natives, we're withdrawn;
and the recruit of stores which Grenville
had promised to send early In the spring
having failed to arrive, the colony was
reduced to the utmost distress, and was
on the point of perishing with famine.
" lille they were preparing to disperse
into different districts in search of food,
Sir Francis Drake with his feet appeared
on the coast (June l, 1851, returning
from a successful expedition against the
Spaniards in the West Indies. He an
chored his feet at sea outside of Roanoke
Inlet, and Immediately supplied the
wants of Lane and his people. He gave
Lane a bark of seventy tons, with
~pinnaces and small boats, and all needed
provisions for the colonies. He was thus
we'll furnished with all necessary means
to continue his survey of the coast and
rivers. and in case of extreme distress,
with the means of returning to England.
But just at this time violent storm arose
which came near wrecking the feet, and
there was no safety except in weighing
anchor and standing away from the
shore. When the stOlm was over moth
ing could be found of the bark and boats
which had been set apart fol the colony.
and Drake instantly offered to replace
them with others. But Lane with his
men having sunk into dependency, en-
treated Drake to take them back to Eng
land, to which desire he yielded, ard
thus ended the first actual settlement of
the English in America. Dune 9, $3.50.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Early Times at Wake Forest.

The Baptist State Convention held Its
first meeting at Rogers Cross Roads
School house, under the direction of the
few scattered Baptist In the State at
that time, among whom some of the
most prominent are {: Culpeper, Richard.
ION, Mcdaniel, Wait, Armstrong, and
Merideth.
The prime object of this convention
was 1.-The education ofyoung men called
of God to preach the gospel 1t soon
become apparent, that In order to do
this it was necessary to have saye school
at which young men might have the
opportunity of preparing themselves for
the work; this they had not, and 10
order to establish such a school, in 1884
the Baptist State Convention purchased
the tract ofland where the College now
stands, and established a Manual Labor
school. At that time they had no build.
ings, no endowment-all the way seemed
dark and gloomy. Now the buildings
are estimated at S45, 600, 500, 900 10 the
Treasury Endowment Fund, and the
Catalogue shows les students, with an
efficient Corps of Professors.
DR.. Samuel Watt, was the founder,
and for eleven years the Principal OF
Wake Forest Institute.
A charter was obtained in 1884 by a
very close vote in the Senate.
DR.. Wait told us that in 1884 there
we're $4,000 Baptist in the State, now
900, 900. A great proportion, the out
growth of the College.
Paul G. Cameron, ofHillsborough, be-
ing present, was next called on to give a
few thoughts on education. He told us
that Mr.. Mosely, an Alumnus of the
University of North Carolina, of the
Glass of 1918, cast the tie vote " the SEN
ate on the grant of the Charterof Wake
Forest Institute. At first it was thought
that it might iDjure the University, but,
like the fields of %agriculture, the fields of
education were large and extensive, and
furnished room enough for all. 1t at
torded him pleasure to announce that
there were six hundred young men in
the Colleges Of our State, preparing them
selves for active and manly life.
Rev. G. w. Gwaltney, of Raleigh,
CAV us a sketch Of DIR. Wingate and
his administration. From 1854 to 1855
be was employed as agent to raise an
endowment fund for the College, and
succeeded to the amount Of $50, 600.
In 1856 he was made President, and re-
NAMED in that position till 1879, when
he was called to his reward. In 1862
operations were suspended altogether,
and for four years the doors Of Wake
Forest College were closed as a College,
but opened as a hospital for Confederate
sick and wounded.
In 1866 it reorganized, in utter dark
ness and gloom. The endowment fund
had been swept way by the misfortunes
of war, and the number of students were
exceedingly small.
In 1873 a grand rally was made to
raise the endowment to 800, 600. The
amount was pledged, but never paid In.
an Extract from the Proceedings at
Wake Forest College Semi Centennial, as
reported IN Fayetteville Sun.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Sole Heirs ofAH He Left.
BY LILLE E. BARR.

BY LILLE E. BARR.
We are sole heirs of all he left,
Come to his silent room,
And let us count the treasures Ger
Within its solemn gloom.
His shoes still stand beside his bed
His hat hangs on the wall
And there upon the table lie
His books and bat and ball.
Empty his little pockets now;
He kept them full in life
OF nails and string and fshing-fies,
Of marbles, top and knife.
And in the drawers some birthday cards,
And his last Christmas book,
The paints that passed the rainy days,
The prizes that he took.
v.
At that last hour, with parting smile,
He said Come here, mamma;
1 leave my love, and all my things,
To you and dear papa
VI.
Sole heirs are we of all he won
In his few, pleasant years;
And we, with breaking hearts, stand still
And count the sum with tears.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

oh, my back (" is a common ex-
clamation and expresses a world of mise
ry and cuffering. 1t is singular this pain
arises from such various causes. kidney
diseases. liver complaint, wasting affec,
tions, colds, rheumatism, dyspe psia. over.
work and nervous debility and chief
causes. When thus ailing seek prompt
relief. 1t can be found best in Browns
Iron Bitters. 1t builds up from the
foundation by making the blood rich and
pure. Leading physicians and ministers
use and recommend it. 1t has cured
many, and if you are a sufferer try it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
MURRELL, THE HIGHwAYMAN.-

MURRELL, THE HIGHWAYMAN.-
We have just talked with a well known
native of Edgecombe county. He in
forms US that Col. John l.. Bridgers
was correct as to the noted Tennessee
robber, Murrell, having been born in
Edgecombe county. His birth place
was very near Cotten's Meeting House.
Moses Smith, an old esteemed citizen
Of Tarboro, who died since the war
more than 90 years of age, and John
Keay, another citizen who lived to be
more than 90, both knew Murrell when
a mere lad and what a bad sort of a
lad he was. His father was a 'poke-easy'
sort of a fellow, but his mother vas a
virago of the first water and was con-
nected with very respectable people
Wilminqton Star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Kehddli's Spawn Cum

hutchinson : lanch,l IL nIle- narta. T. n....
Dr. ,. 4 Co, Gent: r.r,
year, | hay, used keudallz Shawn a..
ease ~ avn, OF which lat, t-,.t.4
killed them all and entirely removed ..-.
'plint mud II has no equal, aae s.-o =.
three wears standing and the Spawn ,.-
II thtiiely. ! hau = COW Set spaNl.eI aa.
ly cured her One year ago "a two E.r.-.
block of ice fell out OF q waeou. str..r.
on lnstep and toes, Il would uv fmr..-...
q foot worse without breaking uns l..
taken home and carried tuto t4e L.... N
think amputattufl OF the leg Naald r.a..
pain. l went Tor keHdalls Spawn Ga.
| used and Ia STA days | could NaE gs....
three weeks ago my team ran away and
out of the wagon, the hind wheel -fr..
After applying several highly t-ee.nm,.
ments without obtaining any uplrt. . a,.t.
daIPs Spawn Cure. My lsR Nas drawn
knee swotl II BADLY. In three da,s s...
Walk 10 the barn. ! could go lHto 1nla., ar ~.
~. aud make this u very long letter. n.,
worry you. l am very respeetfu3 s taa-..
OrgAE +. huu..>.t
= q Lock Roy QUO n.rN.r gs.-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
HOW YOU CAN GET THEM.


People are bound to have something
eFunny," nowadays; so thousands o.
them subscribe for TEXTS SIfL-
INGS," an SPACE weekly paper which
deals in Funny Pictures, Anecdotes'
Yarns, etc. n
The price is $3.50 year; but you can
get that paper, and the Farmsr qna We
cchqnic one year for 81. The Publishers
of TEXAS SETTINGS announce tnat
every yearly subscription received be-
fore january l, 1881, VIII nave u
chance in a Drawing,-which will give
as nrizes SOC acres of valuable farming
land, a new $500 piano. a $iOO gold
watch. and one hundred and fifty other
premiums.
Ladies generally wish a magazine
which gives the Fashions and Madame
Demorest's monthly magazine seems TO
be the most popular. The prIce IS =
You can get the Farmer ant -feraaa'c'
weekly, and DemoreSt's N1tthiy ior
$3.50 a year. IN
Thus Won save half-a-dol!ai. and all
the expense. risk, and trouble 81 ORDER
ing the papers yourself.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

Queen Victoria has offered apart
ments at Hampton Court palace to the
widow of Capt. Moncreiff, WHO was re-
Gently killed in the Soudan.
lam Dunn, who died in London a
few days ago. at the age of 80, weighed
over 500 pounds. She measured 3 feet
6 inches around the shoulders.
....Mrs. Mary Livermore asks =
What shall we do with our girls? ' but
the Philadelphia Press thinks the real
question is, What shall we do without
them ?"
....I was at a little reception the other
evening when a young gentleman, full of
sentiment, said to a bright, married lady:
when l marry | hope to get a wife
who'll make my home the happiest place
in the world" What excuse will you
have for staying out late at night?" was
the question in reply. There was no an
swer.
Mrs. Plat, wife of the Sc nator
from Connecticut has a great fondness
for fancy work, and has already completed
three silk quilts of the crazy pattern
which, in addition to having on them a
bewildering variety of stitches. have
many of the squares decorated with
paintings, the work of her mother, Mrs.
Bull, who lives with her. Mrs. Platt is
now engaged on the fourth quilt, which
is to belong exclusively to her husband.
....Edward Pillbury's Sons, New
Orleans cotton merchants, failed; La
bilities $40, 000@.Frank James,
the Missouri train robber, has been
taken to Alabama to be tried for the
Muscle Shoals murder.-Active
relief measures for the flood ssuffer-
ers in the Ohio Valley have been inau-
gurated in Cleveland and Chattanooga;
it is estimated that 10000 persons along
the river will have to be fed by charity
for two weeks; approaching cold wealth
er threatens to increase the suffering,
because of the lack of fuel.
....In a few days Greensboro will be
reached by the railroad from Fayetteville,
and by March Dist, Lenoir will be in
connection with the outside world through
the Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge
road. We learn from parties just re-
turned from the mountains that the G..
& l.. Railroad has reached Caldwell coun-
ty and is being rapidly pushed to Lenoir.
The first train reached Caldwell county
last Thursday and the Topic says of the
occasion: ''On last Thursday, the track
having been laid and spiked down across
the Catawba railroad bridge, a train of
three loaded cars and a locomotive was
brought across into Caldwell county.
Upon this train were Mr.. James Mason,
Superintendent of the G. &. L. Railroad,
Maj. Waddill, construction master, and
Maj. G.. w. Z. Harper, of Lenoir. one of
the stockholders and directors who has
worked in season and out of season for
the COMP letion of this road and MIR. J.P.
Rousseau, superintendent of the bridge
building. Track laying at once prog
ressed on this side of the bridge and it
was understood that trains would run to
Null ~trestle. two miles into Caldwell, on
Saturday evening""
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

Waste no time: delays have danger
gerous ends! IF member of your fami.
y Is suffering with a slight cough or cold,
don't wait until it develops itself into
consumption, but procure at once a bot
tie OF Dr.. Bulls Cough Syrup and cure
that cough,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
THE INVALUABLE DOMESTIC REMEDY
PHENOL SODIOUE,

P~opretOrs: HkSCE BROTHERS 4 WHITE. Philadelphia.
Invaluable as an astringent and styptic applica
ton i'm HEMORRHAGES, as after EXTRACTION
of TEETH, and to prevent subsequent soreness OF
the gums; as a wash for the mouth, in cases of
GUNS or APHTHOUS conditions, ortC
DIPHTHERIA as an application in
and ERUPTIVE DISEASES. and a.
an injection for all abnormal discharges enG
FEMALE
tOa GAZE BY ~1RuesLsIs AND GENERAL MERCHANDISE psAlERa.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
TOkAY VINEYARD WIHES


Either Dry" or Sweet,
or White" Several yanere' Oh
Purity and KEEPING qnnhr,
teed. Pronounced by such h.en 'I
ty as DR.. Sayre, ON. Y, AMI D'.
ner of the L. 5. Army, a. VI. a' w..
the very best native wine '1.
drank. No refuse Of the foT..-4 ...
press, or vile authorizations tta' nav. u.
er seen a wine press No c@ai,f''. il.
European palate" so ca...d. q. ..
figures. Also several th9u-anl
of pure wine vinegar, SEM ~ )
list, and cultivate health and -'D..
well as home industries.
A. MCBUIE, ". }. en-, e.
oupt, a snip i1''''' Propr.a'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
Saved Him 1901 noII,.

nm ~ ADAM. y. NlS
ba =. } kHNpN.l & t.
nth Sr ea9e asa. = year B
Nnow what Il hss done for n. @.
aad as speedy q cot as Ws. .s
lohnty. Whom l VA, l~-easr
over the cross bar alI rr. t.F
hlno isgs al u tl"ocs leans
very - - - ~ ; a., sA.1 De "a
tV'~1i ta, Eri s-.t
Hpuf nehaat : spawn Cure. ana
ei1Is's 81 Ah' ne sold a'te. es
=" haNs uSed Vt Tor Heue $3.50
SAHs 49, Il hA7 always euee# aa s
utsa snJeui,
l.sni.' iH'dictnr tar -hau
eNuinHu"nheH ITO q good many .
a. yves INC Notk. / was .r Ne -
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

....Mrs. Mary Livermore asks =
What shall we do with our girls ?' but
the Philadelphia Press thinks the real
question is, What shall we do without
them ?"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20
kendaII's Spawn Cur?
ON HUMAN FLESH,

N'NaSt iH| Aus. I... .#
b. X. &CO,, 1g3tz: -aM... t..
culars received to day. Please setI Dow. ...
my imprint printed on one srlc ogs. ...
dall's SPAWN Cure is in excellent asu...r ...
and not only for animals. hut for iunar -
also. Mr.. JOS, NorIs, one Of tnr .nad.nE tar.,
in our county, sprained nn ankle badly. sr. ...
ing the value of the REMEDY log AHr-r-. .-.. ..
himself, and it did far better than hr ta. rT..-.
Cured the sprain in very short order
Yours respectfully, G. IWyn.a.
Price 81 per bottle, or 6 bottIes for s.. s
gists have il or can get II for ta... I Hn. t
sent to any address on RECEIPT of lrur N. .r..-
tors, DIR. Is j. kENDALL = to., tHu-a.... H..
Vt. Send for ILLUSTRATED circular.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

lam Dunn, who died in London a
few days ago. at the age of 80, weighed
over 500 pounds. She measured 3 feet
6 inches around the shoulders.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

gCnoiera& &c Sold everywhere. or sent by mall for 3sc. n
lamps. furnlshed In large cans, price 4l.uO; by mail, Sl10
euS9'aIs uee. !. 8. JOHNSON 4 CO, Boston, No. -
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-20

....Queen Victoria has offered apart
ments at Hampton Court palace to the
widow of Capt. Moncreiff, WHO was re-
Gently killed in the Soudan.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-15

ZINE ioThnfu biefdAihtsJ
Unlike the residences Of some sovereigns
which the public are privileged to gaze
upon, here are no mighty four-post bed
steads, no full-bottomed chairs, no tapes
try, no carpets nor hangings, no portraits
of ancestors-nothing but the bare room,
with its tbickly-matted floor, its artistically
decorated walls, and its ceilings, always
OF teautiful woods. The absence OF paint
in their dwelling-houses compels the
japanese to seek color and variety in
the grain OF various woods, and within
their own country they find rich
field. The throne-room, reached from
the waiting-rooms by corridor, is
long. bare apartment, with canopied
char set near the centre. The chair is
lacquered and richly inlald with mother
oi.pearl. The canopy consists OF white
silk trimmed with deep border OF red
dish brown. At first sight 1t looks like
cnIntz As the attendants entered they all
bowed low to the empty throne, repeating
the obeisance whenever they passed or
approached it. In this room the new
Hikado Is solemnly enthroned, and here
through successive Newly ears days n
long line OF Mikados, now sleeping
in the dust, have given audience to
peers OF the realms. 1t is not actually
the same room, since the palace has
more than once been destroyed by fire. But
it is built up again as nearly as possible
copy OF the old one, with the same pro-
vision for ceremonial. Immediately facing
the throne is courtyard, access to which
is gained by eighteen steps. These CORE
spond with the grades into which the i'm.
perial officials are divided. Those who
have not reached the dignity Of being
allowed to stand on the lowest step
are known as ti-ge, or down on the EARTH"
A wall at the back Of the throne is divided
into panels, each containing four portraits
OF Chinese sages. Above these hang two
excellent oll-pOrtraits OF the Mikado and
the Empress. 1t must not be supposed
that either sacred parsonage went through
the process OF {" sitting" for the vulgar
artist. But even Mkado may, without
suffering in his dignity, hold cOmmunica-
ton with the sun. This conceded, the IL
lustrious pair were photographed, and
from the photograph an able artist in Milan
evolved the oil-paintings. We had been
permitted to walk at will over the throne
room, but when we came to suite OF private
apartments, called the KO-go-sho, one OF
the attendants was found to have sufficient
energy to forbid entrance.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-15
A Hero Of Cricket.
fLOngman's Magazine.


The mere mention OF Alfred Mynn
wakens a regret that this hero could not
have lived in our tay to help us in our con-
test with the Australians. Surely the an
cient races would have expected the mighty
shade to appear at the critical point Of a
losing match to turn the tide in favor OF
his country. Even so :he shade OF Alas
fought invisible in the ranks OF the Lo-
crians. who left 4 perilous gap in their
formation, guarded only by the view
less hero. Sore need we had at the
Oval, nearly two years ago, OF the
indomltable Alfred Mynn. Even the
fame OF Mr.. Grace should not be
allowed to obscure the memory OF this
hero. Alfred Mynn was a good big man,
being VIGOROUSLY better than the best
Of good little men. He stood 6 feet 1, and
weighed eighteen stone. yet withal was
wonderfully active. His bowling was
so swift that the stumps were shiyered
before the batsman knew where he was.
Mr.. Ward was usually in time for Mynn.
because before meeting him in q match
he used to practice TO fast bowler at only
eighteen PAGES instead OF the usual twenty
two. Mr.. CRIMSON is also said to have
learned how to play Mynn by prac-
tice at the catapult-a piece OF artll-
lery not very familiar TO modern ANA
tours. As bat, Mynn really seems to
have been almost the equal Of Mr.. Grace
at his best. In 1886 he played match at
Leicester, for the South against the North.
The stakes were $500 side. Mynn was
famed in practice before play began, but,
says the chronicler, "his leg was doctored
up for the match" In the first innings he
went in tenth and got 81, not out. Second
innings he made 12j, being all the
while in the greatest anguish from
his hurt. At last he took Lord Fred
erick Beauclerk into his confidence, the
limb was inspected by surgeon, Mynn
was bandaged up and sent back to town,
recumbent on the top OF the coach. He
had won the match, and the G500 for his
party, at the cost, not only OF much pain,
but Of long illness. Mr.. Paterson showed
similar nerve three or four years ago.
when, with finger split open by a swift
ball, and sewn up in the Pavilion, he made
over hundred againsta strong Cambridge
eleven. Perhaps the modern player most
like Mynn at the wicket is Mr.. Bonner.
hat gigantic colOnist, the delight OF all
who love to see a man "hit blooming hard,
and blooming high, and blooming often"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-15
The Notices OF Peers.
[Chambers's Journal


The motto OF Earl Fortescue, "Forte
Suctum Sdlus ducum "-that Is. strong
shield Is the safeguard OF the leaders-is
noteworthy. According to Sir B. Burke.
the ancestor OF the Fortescues was one
Sir Richard lie Fort, who protected the
Conqueror at the battle Of Hastings by his
shield. E,scue being the Norman word for
shield, it was added to Fort. and thus pro-
duced the name and the title OF Fortes-
cue. The above motto is also that OF
the Fortescues Lord Clermont, who are
kinsmen OF the others. Two ennobled
barristers chose notices associated with
their professional pursuits, Pratt, Marquis
Camden, having taken "Judicum parium.
dut Lea terra" THAT is, the judgment OF
our peers, or the law OF the land,), while
the renowned advocate, Thomas Lord
Erskine, adopted the phrase "Trial by
jury" This nobleman was the son Of
the fifth Earl Of Buchan, whose family
motto is "Judge nought" and there Is
some sIngularlty about the abandonment
OF this motto for that OF "Trial by jury.v
There are two notices OF an extremely
suggestive character-that OF Earl Howe
{" Let CurZon hold what Curzon held y and
that OF the Marquis CoDyngham {" over
Fork oyerl"). The history Of the latter
family will show that the spirit Of this
phrase, taken in Its vulgar acteptation, has
not been disregarded by them. In some OF |
the notices we discover play OF words
q fanciful conceit, as II would have once |
been termed. Thus the Earls OF Onslow
use the well-known proyerb, "Festins
ente, J" or " Hasten slowly, - which evident
y has reference to the present form OF
heir name, On-slow, which, however, was
originally Ondeslow. Then, again, Earl
danvers'sis Pierepone ten (Repose with
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-15

from tne virginia lNcND EnteFptlse.I
Lloyd l.. Majors rendered an important
service i'm the cause OF surgery when he
undertook few days ago to break out Of
Jail. In his fight with the jailers his arm
was broken, and he died on the scaffold
with the wounded limb in spints. Until
Majors died the surgical profession has rare.
ly had an opportunity to study the earliest
processes OF repair in fracture. The felon's
corpse was quickly carried to the dissect-
lng-table, where the wounded arm was am
putated. The investigation was profitable.
Ii exploded false theory-one which very
likely in practice has been attended with
serious consequences to people who have
suffered from broken bones. The imme-
date perfect adjustment Of fractures has
not been deemed absolutely necessary to
perfect repair. From an examination OF
Mators's arm the precious and practical
truth has been evolved that it Is unwise TO
delay the work OF perfect diustment. In his
case temporary union OF the broken bone
had already taken place, not by callous
material-as had generally been held to be
the case-but by means OF the organization
OF the blood which had been poured out
about the fracture at the time OF the injury.
This disclosure is OF great scientific value.
II demonstrates not only that surgery is a
science, but also that 1t Is not
true that the worst use to which man may
be put Is the hanging OF him.