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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
Little, but a Big Deceiver.''

A man "A inches tall, 10 pounds in
weight, and thirty seven years old, tod
died into the Tombs yc. terdav, and by
his side walked a woman twenty-five
years of age, ) feet ! inches tall, and
weighing $50 pounds. The midget was
Baron" Ernest B.. Magri, brother Of
Count" Rosebud, who married Mrs.
Tom Thumb recently. His companion
was Ida Newman, of No. 2f1 East Thir-
t~y-seventh street, who charged the dl
minutive man with being the father of
he child.
"Would l marry him." said ida Yes,
| would this instant; only let him try me,
and | think he would if the law would let
him. But his hands are tied. If he is
little he is also the BIGGEST deceiver in
the world. He led me to believe that he
was a single man, when the truth was
that a wife and three children are watch
ing for him in Bologna, Italy, | only
wish she would hear of it. She would
tear his false heart out. When | was in
troduced to him last November | took
him for a little gentleman, while he iu-
~stantly remarked on seeing me that | was
the handsomest girl he had ever seen.
He made love to me, and | never thought
of him for a husband, when one day, |
think it was 10 November, he took me
in bis arms and asked me to be his bride,
| admitted to him that he had won my
YOU see this locket with his picture
which | veal attached. to a chain around
my neck, that is what he gave ME to bind
the engagement; when the time came to
fix the wedding day. last week, he fell
-. t., 1890 - -, ,o1,ol;,r PNrro,oz-
ard he told me of his other wife; | faint
ed, and when | revived he was gone; |
don't care what you do with him. judge:
he has ruined my life"
Now, Blron,' said Justice Smith,
L will hear you
II wa on exhibition in the Globe Dime
Museum" he said, when this womal
became mashed on my size. She became
fairly crazy over me. It's nonsense tor
her to say that she wasn't aware of my
being a married man. That fact is an
nounced to the audience when | am in
troduced, which was done at least two
hundred times a day. so she couldn't help
knowing it. She made me kiss her when
ever we CHANGED to meet. Kiss me,
darling she would say, and | would re.
ply, Il daren't, I'm married. That
don't natter she would answer. so am
|. Come sweetie, kiss me- and | would.
| never Kissed her unless she invited me,
and the invitation was given me. Then,
too, she would wait till the show was
over and follow me to my home. |
would object to her coming, but she would
catch me in her arms and carry me up
when she wanted to be kissed, how
did YOU reach up to her lip? ?"
Il climbed on a chair, but even then
| couldu't reach her and she would gather
( me up in her arms. 1t was a pretty cold
day when she missed a chance of making
love to me-
The Baron parts his hair in the mid
die, has blue eyes and a gray moustache
and goatee. He was neatly attired in a
suit OF gray and wore a high silk hat
Ida is a handsome blonde and wore a
black silk dress.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
An Interesting Decision.

\ very interesting suit has lately been
decided in a western court. 1t seems
that a donkey sometimes described as
a iackass) was ruu over and killed by a
reversed freight train, the carcass being
removed before the locomotive reached
it. The owner claimed damages to the
amount of one hundred and seventy-five
dollars, as indemnity for the loss of his
beast and the narrowed condition of his
feelings consequent upon the animals
tragic death.
This the company refused to pay.
Whereupon the parties went to law
and the late donkeys owner came rapid
" to grief. The counsel for the defense
said in his remarks to the jury, that the
fact OF the turnover was admitted, but
the peculiar circumstances attending it,
released the company from all liability.
That the law distinctly stated that
the value OF live stock killed or injured
by railroad locomotives, should be made
good to the owners thereof. But there
was no provision for the reimbursement
Of parties whose stock had been killed
solely by freight cars. The court in its
charge, fully sustained the legal points ad
vanced by defendants counsel. Aud the
jury after a brief absence, having unani-
mously agreed that the temperature of
the jury-room, was Is degrees below zero
and still falling, and the atmosphere
favorable to the development of cholera
germs, returned a verdict in favor OF a
s~oulless corporation.
This decision should be a warning to
all against litigation with railroads,
and an especial caution to donkeys, who
contemplate walking on railroad tracks.
No donkey who has his masters in
terest at heart, will hereafter expose
himself to the tail end of a freight train.
He will carefully note the distinction be-
tween a COW catcher and a box car, and
when business requires him to cross the
track, he will do so only when the head
light is coming directly towards him,
and thus in case of accident entail no
loss upon his owner.
JOHANNES.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
What Is ne Cost OF the Nations
Food

An interesting computation made by
Mr.. Edward Atkinson j. presented ia
summary by Br0Ietreet'z. Mr.. Athin-
SOL has been ~cndcavoring To determine.
not how much it actually costs the peo-
pie Of tie United States Tor food. bat
what would be the aggregate expendi-
ture on the basis Of a fair average tor
Individual nourishment, and how the ex-
penditure would be distributed among
the various items of subsistence.
The conclusion or this intelligent and
careful economist were reached by the
following method: He took the actual
cost Of feeding seventeen adult men,
most of whom were Woodworking me
chanics, and eight women, three being
servants, for six months, in a Massa-
chusetts town. He also took the actual
cost Of the food eaten by seyenty-tAgo
adult female factory operatives aud eight
servant in a Maryland town. He as
sumed that the average Of these two
tables would be no more than a fair daily
ration for all adults throughout the
country. Here are the individual aver
ages and the totals, the latter being
reckoued on the basis OF a population of
fifty millions
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
THE ROMANCE OF A WREC

The ROMANCE OF A WRECK.-Hali
fax, y. s., April 20.-A romance has
come to light connected with the i'll tated
steamship Daniel Steinmann, which was
wrecked at Sambro a year ago., when l24
lives were lost. Previous to his leaving
home Peter Andreas Michaelsen. one of
the passengers deposited S39,570 and
some vaIuables for safe keeping with one
Herschird, of Haslc, Denmark, and took
a receipt therefor. Probably imagining
that no legal evidence would ever be
forthcoming that he had the money,
Herschird refused to return 1t to the
dead mans relatives. Thereupon the
Danish Foreign Minister communicated
with Mr.. Totin, the Danish Consul at
this port, requesting him to spare no ef-
forts to find the receipt. The bodies.and
wrcckage washed ashore from time to
time have been carefully searched, and
the divers who have been working on the
wreck for the past year have kept a sharp
lookout for the missing document, but
all without success. Recently a small
trunk was washed ashore containing a
number of letters and papers. These
were turned over to the Consul. They
were water-soaked and the writing was
almost obIiterated, but among them was
the ~long-looked-for receipt, which, after
much difficulty, Consul Tobin deciphered
and translated. He has cabled the good
news to Copenhagen.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29

1.-THE Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Of North Carolina meets in Wilson on
Tuesday night, May 18th. John +.
Woodland, Esq, is the Grand Master.
I've acknowledge aud return thanks
to Messrs. A. g. Elliot OF Philadelphia,
Pa, Tor the receipt of a handsome pic
ture of President Cleveland and his cabi-
net. Mr.. Chas. T. Askew, of Wake, is
with this firm.
....Mai. 5. NJ. Finger, State Sup't of
Public Instruction, Will deliver tbs adj
dress before the Literary Societies of
Oakdale Academy, at the close of ses-
son, Wednesday, May 9th.
Mr.. 7. L. Jenkins, of Vance, received
the highest mark, and was recommend
ed ior a cadetship in the Naval Acade.
my. Mr.. jenkins is the nephew Of Mrs.
Z. w. Harris.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29

THE COLoRED WoMAN's BARBECUE
CoNTINUEs.-On Friday, 18th, Emma
Sullivan, a tenant on Mrs. Catherine
Livingston's place in Arson county. left
her two children in the bed asleep. She
went to the bed before going out, and it
is supposed, accidentally dropped fire
from the pipe which she was ,m king.
On her return the house was in flame
and the helpless children were beyond
the hope of rescue. The frantic mother,
in her efforts to save them was badly
burned. ROCKINGHAM Rocket.
The jail at Winton, n. c., was burn
ed on the night of the 2lst. 1t wa set
on fire by two negro prisoners, one OF
whom persisted in the flames. The
others were removed to Edenton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
NORTH CAROLINA.

S9 WInf cAn01IxA' Superior Court.
Louisa Markham, Plaintiff,
against Divorce.
Ellis Markham, Defendant.
Notice is hereby given, by order Of
the Court to the above named defend
ant, Ellis Markham, to appear at the
Superior Coul to be held for the County
of Wake and State of North Carolina,
at Raleigh, on the first Monday before
the first Monday in September. A. D.,
1880, and answer, plead, or demur to
the complaint filed by Louisa Mark
ham III the above case. and deposited
in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court.
The purpose of this action is to OBJ
tain a divorce from the bonds of mat
rimony upon the grounds of separa-
ton and living in adultery by the de-
PENDANT. If the defendant fails to APP
pear at the time and pace mentioned,
the plaintiff Will ask for Judgment ac-
cording to the complaint.
ROBT. q. LEWIS.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
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OF course it is easy to say that these
results would have more weight if the
averages were based on a wider inyes-
tigation Of the cost o fliying. and a more
extensive collection Of data. But it is
exceedingly difficult to get at the exact
kitchen figures in any case, or to find
an establishment where the margin Of
waste is not sufficiently large to destroy
for this purpose the value of the facts.
Mr.. Atkinson probably selected the
Massachusetts and the Maryland house
holds as representative establishments
in preference to all others within his
knowledge, on accout of the prudence
there displayed in buying and the econ
omy in the preparation of the food. In
the case of The Maryland women, less
meat and fish was consumed and more
vegetables than with the Massachusetts
family, largely of men. The cost OF
living in Maryland was less than three
fOurths of that in Massachusetts-l94
cents a day in Maryland and % cents in
Massachusetts.
What Will strike everybody in the
table given above is, the large relative
cost of sugar and syrup as compared
with that of flour and meal; and, sec
ondly, the facts that so great a part Of
the total expenditure is for dairy pro-
ducts and eggs The milk, butter,
cheese, and eggs consumed cost more
than the flour, the meal, all the vege-
tables, and the tea and coffee together.
Roughly speaking, then, the average
individual ought to live pretty fairly, so
far as foods concerned, on a quarter of
a dollar a day, or a dollar and three
quarters a week, or ninety dollars a
year. Mr.. Atkinson thinks that by jul
dicious purchasing and economical serv-
ing the thing could be done for twenty
cents a day in the East, and probably
for less in the West. As for the beer
and whiskey bill, Mr.. David y. Wells
recently computed that the nation
spends $l74,023 600 a year for drink;
and likes it too.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29

LEMON SYRUP. Select 5 choice lem
ons, s pounds of crushed sugar 3 ounces
of citric acid, aud 3 quarts of water. Roll
the lemons, peel and squeeze them. Use
and water fifteen minutes, having re
moved all seeds. Pour into a jar, put in
the acid while hot and stir unless dis
solved. Let stand until next day. Bot
tie and keep c0oi. A tablespoonful to a
glass Of water makes delicious lemonade.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
LAMPS AND, TOWN LOTS FOR

~ 81 1IT TTII UTV NJ :.
W. Il. Hogan, Agent.
The CHUNN or MCKESSOE HOUSE and
LOTS. as q whole, or divided.
81 - acres OF the SPRINGS PLACE, adjoin-
ing Propst and others
MAL TOWN LOTS, adjoining Mrs. Jones
Erwin, Judge Avery and others.
Hs-The Mrs. VICTOR BARRINGER LOTS,
neal Depot, 4 acres.
The Mrs. VICTOR B~ARRINGER Lots, next
Col. Gather, 10 acres.
, 23l acres, near MocksvllIe, Davie County
II. b. HOWARD, Agent
3. HOUSES and LOT 49, i'll salisbury,
j. NJ, MAUSEY, Agent
4 Houses a. and Lots 81 in Charlotte 5
beautiful building sites.
$50 acre Farms in Mecklenburg Couuty,-Brown
4 Smith places.
Rs-The above is all desirable property, advanc-
ing i'll value, and is only sold to change invest
ment and lessen trouble ana expense.
cash, or safe Public Secu-
rites preferred; balance easy on property itself,
at & per cent. See Agents named or
RUFUS BARKINGER
Charlotte, N. c. April 10, 1885.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29

....At a recent meeting of the Board
of Directors Of the Wilson Normal school
Prof. E. c. Branson, so well and favor
ably known in our city, was elected
Superintendent:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
MOTHERS
FRIEND!

This Invaluable pre-
paratiou is truly q tri-
umph OF scientific skill,
and no more inestlmable
benefit was ever bestowed
on the mothers OF the
world.
"It No t only shortens
the time of labor ard les
sens the intensity of pain,
but, better than all, it
greatly diminishes the
dang r TO If, of both
mother and child, and
leaves the mother in a
condition highly favorbIe
to speedy recovery, and
far less liz BILE to flooding
commissions, and other
alarming symptoms incl
dent to lingering and
painful labor. Its truly
wonderful efficacy IN this
respect entities the MORN
ER's FRIEND to he ranked
as one OF the lifc-saving
appliances given to the
world by the discoveries
of modern science.
From the nature of the
case, it Will of course be
understood that we car
not publish certificates
concerning this REMEDY
without woundins the
delicacy of the writer's
Yet we have hundreds OF
such testimonials on file,
and no mother who has
once used it will ever
again be without it in her
time of troJ' lie.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29

The manufacture of this Fertilizer Is attended with the greatest
sion, especially for growing ErSr ttprGur TOBACCO.
We believe that ore FInt IobIcc, a cen raised in h STATE,
Of VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. with tho Star Brand
Special Tobacco Manure nan with all othcr Commercial Fertni2o4
combined.
Crops raised with it bring the highest average prices m all mark
ats o Virginia and North Carolina.
The fact tina it is made in Virginia in tho centre of tho tobacco region, by mon
OF treat experience n the manufacture of ferul2es and thoroughly familiar with
wants of he tobacco plant having been largely Interested in both thu culture
and manufacture Of tobacco. is the best guarantee Of its being properly prepared OF
the most suitable mauinIsam and that II will furnish Just hat the planter needs In
to make the very best crop his soil and tho aeason VIII adm of
For sale by Agents at all important points in Virginia.. North and
South Carolina.
ALLISON ADDGOK M1nvfr. Richmond Va
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A prominent physician Lately remarked to the
proprietor ii at, if it were admissible TO make pub
lie the letters We receive, the Mothers Friend
would outsell anything on the market.
| most earnestly entreat every female expecting
to be confined to use Mothers Friend. Coupled
with this eutreaty l Will add that during a long OBJ
stetrical practice (forty-four years. 1 have never
known it to fail to produce a safe and quick delive-
ry.
H j. HOLMES, NJ. D., Atlanta, Ga.
Send for our Treatise on Female Diseases, mill
ed Tree. Address,
THE BRADFIELD REGULATION Co
Box IS. Atlanta, Ga.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
Raleigh Standard Guano,

Relative Commercial Value per ton Of 1000 lbs $sl,o, using the q
figures Available Ihophorc acid, . cents per lb; Ammonia. 20 cents
and Potash, 5 cents per 10. tHAN w. DABNEN. Ir. lHr
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-29
Sis
No 3ISS

To the Commissioner ar 4
SIR.-Thc pie 81 com
10y Iusp, ctor- from lot in Ia
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-04

Park. and is divided BY the Yellowstone
river. The distance from this city to the
reservation is. nearly 1000 miles. The
Crows are a.thriity people. tilling the soil
with the regularity Of IN Eastern farmer
and gathering and gsrnering the crops With
great care. They still hunt and fish, and
in this way supply themselves with many
things which the government does not provide
The country in which they live is excellent J
adapted to sll the branches of different :
ricultuIe and husbsndry, and is blessed
with q most salubrious climate. MIR. Arm
strong has been appointed TO the position
Of pcsttIsder among these Indians. He
will receive no salary, bat is master OF the
entire reservation as long as he shall con-
tinue to hold the appointment. In
other words, he is the store
kteIer for the Grow In iisns,
ard 10 other man has q right to batter
dimes worth within the limits Of the reser-
walton, nor are the Indians permitted to 20
outside to buy. The Government fixes no
price upon the articles sod by the post
raider, which consist of everything poor Lo
IS likely 10 need with the exception OF fire.
AIMS, whisky, bread and meat. The two
first articles are prohibited altogether, while
be Government, through an agent appoint
ed for the purpose supplies the two latter.
Mr. Armstrong will be entitled to the use
Of tie reservation for his stock, but no one
else ia permitted 10 use it for that purpose.
he will probably reside at Custer Station.
The Government employs q physician,
q blacksmith and carpenter.
Gen. Watts sold very fine family horse
to Senator Camden the other day for $3.50.
1t is said to be the finest family horse in
the Kenawha Valley. and has been the
pride of Gen. Watts for some years.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-04
Free from Malaria.

IL the "a. Of lSS I was taken with case OF ma
sria H.. er M Frustrated me DO n boz and mind.
was dru. sed a'trr the old iRshiOn with mercury
nd other D neral miNtu e. but with no good re-
Iulk Nv health vas shattered and my energy gone
NJ feet and legs would swell. ana had what every
Nm rhgrght "a, ropsy. these sym 1tOms alarmed
mel and was ready 70 grasp at any emedy suggest
al A friend sdvissd me 10 try SWttt's specific l
three bot - and commenced It's use. Inc
railing sOon subsidized. have taken the three bot
cd which have made perfect cure, and teel / ke
. new man to-day. There never Vas more merl-
.oriou med cine offered 70 suffering humanity IL
80 Ercus hi wonders for me- WILLS JONES',
IsqsbuTg, Lee County, Ca, March IL, 1885.
Tor sale by all druggists
Tfeatl,e on Blood and skin Diseases mailed Tree.
The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO,
x N r5- ". sd 81. Drawer 5, Atlanta, Ga.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-04
NAILs-s3 rs GARD.
Wheeling.

Wheeling.
The nail market is acuve. Nails, fence
and brads - lOd to God, ~ rs; Sd
and Sd, g 90; cd and I'd,
50 Is; I'D and I'D, So 90; Sd, 50 10; I'd,
IS 90. Barrel-i inch, Sc %; ! inch,
Is Is; l inch, 81 Is; IL inch, 81 90
IL inch, 81 Is; II inch, s. Is; Il inch
IS 90. Lining-j inch, Sc Is; I inch,
rs 25. Tobacco Hhd-l0d 81 IS; Sd
50 90; cd and I'd, So rs. Clinch-AD
4izes, 81 90. Slating-5d, 60 25; 4d, 50 Is;
I'd, 81 90; I'd, S. Is. Finishing inch,
81 Is; II inch, Sc rs; Isinch, 81 So u to
II inch, 81 25; 2 inch, 81 90; u inch, % IS:
3 inch ana over, g so. Casing and Box
ing-lod to BOD, 50 90; Sd, So rs; Cd, $3.50;
Id, So Is; Sd, 81 10. Fine Blued-4d,
"a 90; Sd, IS %; I'd, Sc co. Cut Spikes
All sizes, 81 80. Boat Spikes-All sizes
% 90. Each half keg l0o extra.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-04
STATE SEcUR1r1Es-Neglected.

STATE SEcURTIEs-Neglected.
RAILwAYs-Mors active; sales amounting
10 $l,S90000.
SToCKs-The market was dull and firm
nearly all day until the last hour, when
there was decided break in prices, during
which, in a majority Of cases, the earlier ad-
vsnces were lost and something more.
There were only slight changes in the open
ing quotations from the closing prices yes
terday but upward movements began almost
Immediately after the opening and with only
small fractions figures continued to climb
slowly higher until o'clock. The market
then was steady until after o'clock. The
gains in no case, however, amounted to as
much as per cent. The grangers have
been du! and closed with only slight
changes Reading is down /, LscsaNanna
J. Reports regarding the present condition
of the coal business continue very unsatis-
factory. 1t is understood Lackawanna has
made further concessions in prices during
the last two days and that the reduction has
been met by the Lehigh Valley. The
market closed steady after slight rally,
generally LAT above the lowest of the day.
Transactions. 1872. 3l3 shares.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-04
PETROLEUM.
TituBvule.

TituBville.
TTTUsyILLK, September 3.-National
Transit certificates opened at 81 GOT; high
IS, 81 O24; lowest 81 0OI; closed at 81 02s;
bipments tijewster only 1920 barrels;
charters not posted.
Bradford.
BRADFORD, Pa, September 3.-Nstional
Tsspsi, certificates opened at 81 00f closed
II 81 O2s; highest 81 O2s; lowest 81 cot;
,uns, not reported; total shipments 1884
caTrels; charters 81 ,T46 barrels; cleRrances
4,474, 900 barrels
OIL City.
Oh CRY, September 3-NationAl Tran
sit certificates opened at 81 GOT; highest
81 OPS; lowest 81 00f; closed at 81 O2sc;
charters 6l.T46 barrels; shipments 1854
barrels; sales 1850, 900 barrels; clsarances
$780,, 900 barrels.
Pittsburg.
PrrrsBCRG, September 3.-Pstroleum-
Dull but firm; National Transit certificates
opened At 81 OILY; closed st$l 02i; highest
81 02!; lowest 81 0Oi.
New York.
NV YoRk, September S.-Tbe petroleum
market WAS active and strong nearly oil
day. 1t opened at 81 00l, sold early at
81 90, then steadily rose to 81 o2s. Sales.
s275, 900 barrels The market closed
strong ct 81 024 bid, gain over last even
ing Of cents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-04
INDIGESTION Cured

IL Ie' tr more than i've year, with injiSes-
ton, scarcely able 20 retain the simplest Tod o. my
slous The burning 'ena ion vas almot ia,ol-
srable sud my whole system Vas d7ranset. was
waks.u, ard could not sleep and consequently more
or h. nervous - the time. declined IN tesa and
suffered all the usual depression atend'n; upon this
tsrribls disease. In a word WIS miserable. At
lat falling - iGi relief in anything else, COM
menced the use Of ~iiis Specidc began TO I'M
prove at once. Tue medicine toned up the stomach
trsn8 heneI the digsstiTe org rs, and soon all that
bun IN cessed and could retain OOd without did
cuity. Now my health Is good, snd can eat aay-
thnE in the shape Of food and digest It without the
slixhtesl din u ~ most cheeriully bear this les
tluaony. because there ara huadre suffering as
ga, and an sure th-y can 10 rs readily healed
TAXI the pr scrlbsd dose after eating instead Of be-
fore JAMES NAN y, No. II Ivy sta
ktlarta, TIA, May %, 1887.