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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13
3 ssc Ball Notes.

Tie Banner" Of Durham beat the
.Clevelands" OF Winston 10 to ).
At Durham yesterday. the game
between the Danville and Banner nine
resulted b 10 Ca capital came. The
10th inning was then played aud Won
by Danville.
Tomorrow the Dany lie, Va, base
ball club Will play the SwiAfoot club
two games at baseball park, beginning
at 1 O'Clock. The visiting team is a
strong one, having among Is members.
As short-stop, Mr.. Curley, who played
with the Swilfoot club when the Ports
mouth team vas here.
The Oxford delegation. comprising
about 100 well known citizens, came by
special train ON Friday, and were cor
daily welcomed: though the day turned
out to be ''unlucky' for them the game
ending Ii 10 ,. The Granville Nine
were Messrs. jerome G.. Ilorner. J. NJ.
Horner, j. A. Taylor. Il. L. TAYLOR, Il.
5. Booth, e. :. Hunt, T.. Il AIMS, c.
II. Eaton, c. II. lands. They went
from Raleigh to Durham, and were again
over-matcUed; but left an excellent req
utation for gentlemanly conduct and
well meant endeayor.
Rev. NJ. V. McDufiie, of Henderson,
preached a sermon against the b b. ma
MIA and has a card In last week Goii-
Leaf defending his sermon. We have
had a communication from a lady urging
the Farmer and Mechanic TO condemn
the game. and for the same reasons
There are objections to any sport if
carried to excess but we think if parents
knew the full tendency of town life, they
would encourage a reasonable amount OF
ball playing. lst Because it serves to
develop the muscle, give grace to the
carriage, and vigor to the health. 2nd
Because mischiefls bound to break-out in
one direction or another. Young men who
have wearied themselves in an hot game
Of Base Ball are MT apt to spend the
IlSut III Dliiidlu SdIOOHS, VI nOISC
places. We have never seer a game Of
Base Ball, but We venture to say there is
more drinking, smoking, cursing and
gambling in any of 100 saloons, any
e, evening in the week, than al ali the Ball
grounds in the State in a mouth One
reason SO many young men go to the bad
in the South is because our towns almost
without exception lack amusaments OF the
better class. Northern towns of four or
five thousand inhabitants usually have
Libraries, Museums, Gymnasiums, sing
ing schools, week-to-weeks, etc, which
afford diversion for the young of both
sexes. For lack of such things, too
MANY of our youth become f%requenters of
bar-rooms almost before they enter their
teens, and ill a drunkards grave ere
old enough to vote while our young
girls, for lack of innocent amusement.
begin to tiirt before they have entered
their teens, and have sixteen strings to
their bow, or beauX on their string, be-
fore they pass their 10th birthday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

Conductor Lee Wynne was not killed.
He suffered serious fracture Of his ankle
bones, and had a close call.
The growth of taste for music and
the arts is daily more and more marked in
the South. North Carolina has continual
representation at Cooper Union and Bos-
ton Conservatory of music. Miss Kate
Galloway of Goldsboro will start next
week to the latter institution.
Mr.. Geo. L. Stronach says the roper
ted decentralization among Democrats ia
New York is mere perceptible at a dis
tance than in that city. On the contrary
he met but two, out of dozens of Repub-
llcans. who propose to vote for Blaine.
Messrs. Stronach & Allcott purchased a
very large stock, which they are getting
open.
....Mr. Z. G. Hackney, proprietor of
the HecOrIer. has purchased the type and
material Of the Person county Ne,os, and
will revive that paper at an early day.
We wish him much success.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13
SHERMAN AT FAYETTEvILLE.-E

SHERMAN AT FAYETTEvTLLE.-E.
t. b. Glenn writes from Fayetteville,
n. c., as follows:
Il have for a long time been wonder
ing what induced General Sherman to
burn and blow up the arsenal in this
city at the time that he passed through
here. He must have known that the
wal was virtually at an end, yet he de-
stroyed buildings and property to the
value of 8, 900. The arsenal had
inst been reftted with the most ap-
proved and the latest invention of ma
chinery at that date. Will some of your
contributors to The Annals explain :,
-Phila. Times.
We can tell you. 1t was natu al
Of the man.. He burned At
lanta and Columbia for the same reason.
No military end vas attainable by such
acts but it helped to ruin the South.
The five millions of government proper,
ty in the arsenal would be offset b. five
hundred millions of stolen property
but the arsenal once destroyed would
never be replaced. He gained that
point.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

THE ELISHA MITCHELL SOCIETY,"
! We are indebted to Prof. Venable for a
COPY of the journal ofthe Elisha Mitch
ell Scientific Society for the year 1882
| SO. being the first report of its proceed
ings published. The society has about
se~venty-tve regular members, and an
equal number of associate members. Six
| ty- seven subjects were touched on in the
papers contained in the pamphlet, the
most of which are interesting only to
scientists, while others are entertaining
and instructive ever to persons who are
not ranked In that class, This plumber
is rendered particularly attractive by the
sketch Of DR.. Mitchell, a fine engraving
of whom adorns it. We are greatly
pleased with what is SO well said of this
laborer In our fields whose fame is now
q part Of our fame, and who during his
long career at Chapel Hill was venerated
and esteemed no less for his virtues than
his learning. 1t is a fine tribute to his
worth.
We heartily commend the objects which
the society has 10 view and hope that it
will become more and more useful to the
State and to its members with each re
curing year.
The foregoing from Capt. Ashes pen
is SO nearly as we purposed renarking in
the same connection that we save time by
borrowing it; merely adding hat the
pamphlet is neatly printed and arranged,
and is in its way a better advertisement
of the State College as an "UNIvERsITY,"
than the cheap ''o1e-time'' one inch
cards, with two-inch editorial notice,
sent out to the State press. The pam
phlet shows that wide-awake work is be.
ing done on the classic Hill
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

A plump little actress locked herself
in an huge trunk at Newark, n. j., for
the sake Of a big advertisement. 1t came
near to proving a serious joke.
Mr.. Lee Oyerman has been renomin.
ated for the Legislature in Rowan -
Mr.. w. B. Merrimon has been quite sick.
but is improving.
-Provident people buy their summer
goods in winter and their winter goods
in summer because the prices are gen.
orally one-half the figure charged for the
very same articles when in general de-
mand. In another column you will
notice the card Of Maj. R. E. Petty of.
shoes, trunks, etc., at low rate.
If You have the cash there is the place
70 get bargains.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13
PersonaIand Social Paragraphs

Senator Ransom is i'll the city.
Mrs. and Mr. koruegay arrived at
home last week.
Prof. aud Mrs. Tomlinson's cards
have cat Home) after Sept. lst.
Judge Merrimon, and Miss Maude,
went to Asheville on Monday.
War has begun between France
and China. This is of interest to tea
drinkers.
Col. l.. Q. Washington, the distin-
guished journalist and correspondent,
was last week visiting u. A. Capeheart,
Esq, near kittrell.
Judge Victor e. Barringer, of the
international Court, at Cairo, Egypt, is
visiting his brother, Gen. Rufus Barrin-
ger, at Charlotte. A lecture outlining
his observations during twenty years
lie in the Orient would be very interest
ing.
The item copied from Gazette last
week relative to certain relics loaned to
the State Exposition by Mrs. Polk, of
Warrenton, needs a correction. The
mantle was that worn by the celebrated
Mexican Guerrilla chief, the Fighting
Priest, '-Jarauta and the hat and
cane o fSanta Anna were taken by VIM.
III. Polk, instead of Thos. l.. Polk, as
printed.
1t was a pleasure TO have a call last
week from Z. B. Clarke, Esq, formerly
of Henderson, and Miss Lizzie Clarke,
en- route for Morehead City. He has
permanently located in Atlanta, and by
all accounts is doing handsomely hav-
ing the largest Stock-Brokerage and
Exchange business in the city. He was
successful and enterprising at home /;
but has shown his metal during the past
-four years.
Mrs. Willie Mcleod will act as Or
ganist of Rev. DR.. Bryan's church at
Observation-Disclosures from Char
lotte and Asheville have compliments
for Mrs. Grace Robinson, and regrets
that her husband is SO politically grace
less.-The types made US say (and we
reckon we made the types say that
Mr.. John f. Woodland, of Wilson mar
ried Miss Nina Rutfin, whereas they
should have said Miss Mary Lee Ruffin;
and Lord help our poor old Bachelor
head!, it always do get turned complete
ly rouud when thinking about pretty peo-
pie!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

Do YOU OWN CHICKENs?-Anumber
Of gentlemen who fancy a thoroughbred
strain of everything, are DESTROYS of en-
~couragiug the introduction of thorough
bred fowls in North Carolina. To this
end they contemplate a Poultry Show
during the State Exposition. In Raleigh
we have gentlemen who W Plymouth
Rocks, Lanshans, Cochins, and other fine
fowls and there are numerous others in
A!amance, Guildford, Mecklenburg,
Nash, Wayne, and Warren. 1t is pro-
posed to form an Association for the pur-
poses above shown. We are request
ed ask all persons interested to meet at
the Mayors office ON the evening of the
10th inst. If you fancy fine fowls be sure
to attend.
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Wesleyan F'e
Va Sept %.

TIE CIVIL SERVICE Since GU re-
cent remarks about the Civil Service
Commission, Capt. X. ID. Graham, the
efficient and popular Secretary, has been
bombarded with letters of inquiry F;
most of them asking if it be really true
that a mans application for clerkships,
ETC., would be considered on the basis
of merit, regardless of politics. The
very fact of such wide spread lack of in
formation on the subject shows that the
Commission does not sufficiently adver-
tise its locus and methods. Continual
inquiries are made as to the places and
regulations Of the Board Of Examination.
The whole Civil Service scheme will
prove a fraud, if conducted in "A corner.
without proper publicity. An examina-
ton under the system was held ii the
postofiice in Raleigh last week, bu,
probably not two dozens of persons
knew anything about it until after the
examination had been held.
Capt. Graham has an article in the
Washington Critic which that paper
%pronounces a ''lucid explanation" of
the Commissions methods. We have
mislaid the article but the main point,
as we recollect, was hat when a vacan-
cy occurs, or a call for clerks is made,
the Board furnishes the names, adj
lropc on1 % pocitr nf tha fnrr 49,, 80
who rank highest on the list of appli-
cants. The rank of applicants is graded
by each examination. Thus a mar
who headed the list at one time might
be surpassed by new-coming applicants
of superior grade. He would therefore
have to rub up and come again, or wait
until fresh calls for clerks brought the
list to his name.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

We MUST Work TO WIN.-NOthing
valuable is done in any thing without
pains and labor. The political battle is
in array and going forward. We who
are Democrats believe that the best in
terests Of society and of the whole coun
try depend on the result of this battle.
Do we really believe this, or are we ouly
pretending? If we are not in earnest
the proceeding is a farce but if in earn
est, as we believe we are, then we should
work for the cause with an enthusiasm
and steadiness which nothing can i'm
pair.
First, as to the national cause. We
have a ticket TOR the Presidency and
Vice Presidency, in all respects equal in
ability and worth to any one of former
campaigns. Our chances for success
are better than they have been hereto
fore. AL the means are suspicious.
An opportunity of this sort occurs but
nee in four years. Can we reconcile
it to our consciences and our sense of
honor to let this opportunity to go by
unimproved? Depend upon it, we must
work if we would win. The unfounded
charges brought against our nominees
should but nerve us to increased exer-
tons for them. These charges were ex-
pected as q matter of course. Let us
not be moved by them, but in turn let
us advance on the enemy, and thus keep
him Oh the defensive all along his line.
Second, as to the state. That the
State is Democratic there can be no
doubt. The very instincts of the people
are that way. The last State election
was like a giant taken when in a care
less stupor. He was comparatively
inert on account of his intrinsic strength.
He presumed on that strength so as to
relax the very effort we are now urging.
Let it not be SO in this contest. Being
thus forewarned, let us be forearmed for
future advantage.
Our candidates, Scales and Steadman.
are all that heart could wish. They are
good, true aud able men. Let us stand
by them and work for their election as
we would defend a personal friend in
peril. Their cause is our cause. They
represent and speak for us.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

THE IMPROVED GIN.-This is an in
ventive age. and each invention advances
from point to point towards perfe ction.
Cotton Gins like all other machines are
undergoing improvements. The E. Van
Wrinkle Gin of Atlanta, Ga, born in the
heart of the cotton region-has taken the
prize at the National Cotton Exposition.
Turn to the card to see what it claims.
Messrs. Latta & Wyatt are the Raleigh
agents, and good men, they are.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13
Tho uiob Tor;f;foS oro howl,

The High Tariffites are having a
run of bad luck. They have had their
own way for ten years past, and 10, tn e
result! The policy Of taxing nine men
to enrich the tenth naturally caused a
rush of capitalists to get in the ten-hole;
consequently the whole ''tarnal'' ''Uni-
varsal" Yankee nation began TO manu-
facture cotton, iron, steel, etc. AS
another natural result they overdid the
thing, and glutted the market with
goods. What next? Why, a cutting
down of wages paid to working men.
What next? Why a shutting down of
mills, throwing thousands and tens of
thousands of poor families out of bread !
On Monday last nearly all the lead
ing cotton mills at Fall River, Mass,
suspended work. The same thing had
occurred all over New England. Even
the Southern mills, with all their advan-
tages, are running on half, or short,
time.
The same is true of the iron aud steel
mills. Last week hundreds of work
men were discharged at Wheeling, Va A..
the centre of a vast milling eglon A
letter from a leading car mandatory at
the North tells US they have not had an
order in weeks, and have discharged all
but the small corps of specialists.
Similar stories fill the Northern press.
What is the lesson? Why, that a
Chinese Wall of Protection NAV be
useful i'll developing manufactures to a
certain degree, and may be excused on
the same ground that we tax counties
to build railroads, wiz that it will de-
velope the community as an whole.
even though enriching a few)-yet that
a thing which is wrong in principle, if
tempered with. almost certainly results
i'll greater loss than gain.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
NIGHT.
RALEIGH COTTON MARK
Lowest Rates For 1884,

hs-Business men are invited to ex-
anime the subioined Schedule Of Adj
vertis;ng Rates. which will stand until
December L, 1884. These Rates are
lower than any other published in the
State press, and are exceedingly cheap
for a paper having the circulation, the
standing, and the valuable class of
Readers, of the Farmcr and Mechanic
We deal fairly by all our patrons, and
print our best terms to save weriup
letters of inquiry.
ssB-Every advertiser receives the pa
per regularly during the term Of his card;
thus getting anewsy Family Newspaper
free.
4sJThis paper does not Puff any,
body: but it seeks to benefit both its
subscribers aud advertisers and loses
no opportunities to serve them. Our
friends know this and SO do our enc
mics.
Be- Advertisements changed as often
as desired, without extra charge. You
can buy any number inches of space.
and use them all in one week. or scatter
them at intervals during the year to suit
the needs of your business. But all
Bills are collectihle at the end Of the
month. pro rata whether you have
used yOur space or not.
sSD Unless you prefer to fix up your
own cards, it would be better to let tie
Editor arrange them for you. Give HIM
the point, and state how much YOU can
afford to spend in advertising, and he
Will do the best that can be done for the
money.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

A SPECIMEN OF SUPERIOR CIVILIZA-
TIoN."-A number of the leading North
ern papers have dubbed together to pun
chase and print a series OF novels by
American authors. The last one issued
is called "GsOrgind's Rcasons." 1t is
by Henry James, and is intended to
typify one class of Yankee girls of Today.
Georgina is rich, educated, fashionable,
heartless. After being bored at home
by the dull ways OF her family, and their
sneers at ''old maids, she selects a
young naval officer who is soft enough to
love her, yet firm enough to keep his
word of honor when pledged. He is
poor, but she thinks, he will rise rapidly,
or her own parents die thus making
everything satisfactory in due time.
Meanwhile she boldly proposes a secret
marriage taking his solemn pledge never
to reveal it until she consents. When
the baby comes, she crosses the ocean,
gives birth to the brat in an obscure vii
lage of Switzerland, brides its old nurse
to have it stolen and carried away to be
lost forever. She tben returns to gay
lie, and contrives to fascinate a rich old
codger, who like her own family, never
dreams that she has been married. Three
years later her lawful husband returns
and goes to call upon her. He is astound-
ed to learn Of her outrage, but having
fallen In love elsewhere is not specially
anxious to claim her as his wife. She
dares him to expose her, and called in
her brevet husband to be introduced.
And the real husband weakly bows HIM
self out; leaving the impudent to
grow old amid the odor of wealth and
sanctity. IF this is a true ''type."-but
of course it is not a true type. Still the
Northern appetite appears to relish such
stories.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

WEDDINGs.-The marriage Of Miss
Emma Mlmms, who has numerous &C
quaintance in thi. state from a summers
campaign at Morehead. and Mr.. Joe
Thompson a we'll known widower at At
lanta last week was a stylish affair. Bish.
op Beckwith tied the string. After a
sumptuous supper, a carpeted lawn the
happy couple" started on a tour to the
shores of the Pacific ocean or Cult of
California.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13
When the Loading Schools Open

The following hrst-claSs Institutions
have employed Us 10 hand you their
card. with date of opening for the Fail
Term, and the request tl.at you send for
a catalogue if you have children to edu-
cate -
Horner's School at Oxford prof. Jas
III. Horner. and sons) July 28th
Horner's Classical and Commercial
School at Henderson Profs. 7. j.. x
W. D. Horner) July 2Sth--Ringham
School. July 30th-Misses Nash
& Miss Kollock's select School, Aug.
Ist-Sandford High School Aug.
llth-Trinity College, Aug 10Th
kings Mountain School Aug. 18th
-Thomasville Female College Aug.
2Gth--The University Aug. Goth
-OAford Female Seminary. Aug.
27th-Raleigh City Academy sept.
lst.-Peace Institute Sept. Cd
SLatesville Female College, Sept. Sd
-St. Mary's School. Sept ltd
Wesleyan Female Institute ~(Staunton,
Va } Sept %.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13
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the scalp, and for the removal and preven-
ton of dandruff, Ayers Hair Vigor has no
equal. 1t restores faded or gray hair to
its original dark color, stimulates the
growth of the hair, and gives it a beauti-
full, soft, glossy and silken appearance,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13
CASH Pa.cE--LowEST FIGURES.
SPACE.

Rs-The Party Conventions, Celebrations, Public
Meetings, State Exposition. running 4 weeks, the
Election returns, ths Legislature, Courts, etc.
will bring thousands OF visitors to Raleigh this
Profession, or School, ought to be a good invest
mept. Try il,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

Mr.. Frank Lumsden while fixing
the roof of tucker Hall got a fall, and
painful wound in the head. He was
trying to catch a roll of falling tin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

For the CALLED or otherwise injured
horse, use Phenol Sodique, should you
wish his early relief and usefulness. See
adv. in our columns.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-08-13

buliied him until he died to get free of
her. Then she set at work to get rid of
his child which was heir to some So 900.
One day the child crawlcd into the big
brick bake-oven in the yard. The wo-
man slammed the iron door and started a
fire under the oven. When the infant
was roasted to a crisp she sunni. oned The
neighbors, and ~apologised for her care
lessness. But somebody had heard the
poor little victims screams. SO Mrs.
Freeman is TO- locked up herself. Ve1y
superior civilization 'Jut that way
Mr.. Thos. i. Pace, of Hamlet, was
in to see us yesterday, and states that
there are a number of mistakes in the
published accounts of the murder of his
father. There was no fight, and both
we're not old men; his father being 70.
whereas Mann was hardly 10. Mr..
James Pace had been an active move
in favor of the stock law. Mann on
posed the fence, and gave the old man
much trouble by turning loose his stock.
etc. He also made threats to whip Mr..
Pace the first chance One morning. az
the latter walked along a narrow path
he saw a shadow from some one follow
ing him. and at the same moment was
struck a stunning blow on the back of
the head by a l2-pound rock welded by
Mann. Pace fell to his kness. where.
upon Mann seized a rail from the ada.
cent fence and struck several blows
This is the story Of the dying man
and the coroner's jury were unanimous
in pronouncing it a LAST of murder.
Mann, before knowing the fatal result.
fastened to Chapel Hill, employed Hon
John Manning to defend him, and then
disappeared. 1t is asserted, however.
that he will turn up for trial al the ap.
preaching court.