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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

..IA. Residence at NJ. alvin brst-
,hav. IKE z e, from ksrar>v b. if.9
IN county, a., destroyed h. ars . Mon
isy la>t
....Lieut f " Ramey 81 the Ju-
tel States ship lhrtu it N
ha> been missing tr ten days
The editor efthe Chicago ri
Hal,,o43 refers IL t,cu Thomas !.
Jackson A. Nudsal Ia k~sn Tn,
hurts no me bu; the dirty fellow wt9
said il.
....Tns AberIte Advance says tina,
out If the 900 population that burg,
about p are candidates iar fedora. sp-
poiutmeuts. and about Is a. them think
they have a dead sure thing.
....John B.. Cough, the celebrated
temperance lecturer, says there Is less
drinking and les drunkenness ma tIan
ever, but sill there / enough for al
practical purposes.
....A sentence containing every let
ter n the English alphabet, and a u
dog"
1.-THE weldon Mas says Capt. w.
II Day has been appointed general g uu-
sci TOR the W 4 " sud &. G.. y A..
Railroads, in place Of Major O. N. Stel3-
man, resigned
....I Mon caluty 1, excite over the
finding last Frifa3 .fthe dead body of
Jacob Stasac-. s~U4n-lre "a tree near
his haa. twelve mil from Monroe. Ii
appear, from the circumstances attend
ing. that it was clearly a ease at suicide.
n. I-.,.1 c..u ..,tl.
j. rrteyou>Iy afflicted with he cambIua-
ton Of m,a,l,, and ~pagausania which
prevail, there Thursday three a Hi,
children Law dead in IN, house aud \
fourth one i diving.
Miss Mr., Ffet.L.r who died
At H~nrlnstoo ~ an Tuesday be-
qucathed aal her property, amounting 10
nearly S2ue,ooo, to the Mary fIrteheT
Hospital, save a lew PERSONAL requests.
including n OF $4,000 TO her IaItliUt
servant, Michael Kelly
..Cha. f. Haskitt Es1 ba. retired
from the Scotland Neck Democrat \
stock COMPANY eamro-ed of Noah Briggs
.fn.av { ~ = = Hglar1 N
H.. Kitchen aud W IL. Dunn, have
bought the paper anG VIII continue if'
W. II. hltehen, son OF The eN onsFcs9-
man, viii be editor,
.,..Norfolk. Va. February lN.-Nr.
tnocb G.. Chic. general superIutenlrnt
of the Seataard and Roanoke Railroad.
died suddenly At hi> residence here at an
earlv nor, his m,rnine Mr.. Chic wa.
forty oieht wears Of age. and entered the
service OF the company IN 1921 wien
only sixteen years Old,
....Work ON the S~partanburg 4 Ashc-
yile Railroad va, beeuu on last Mon
dav at AsheyfUe Junction. Nearly poe
~ronyicts are now nj work and vii be
tnnt II vorL mil i same i IN opcIa.
tion Only 90 miles TO build. and th,n
Good Ryeto east of tha Blue RIDGE.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

GoRDoN LOOKED BEYoND God
knows what nay anxiety Is. Not for
my life, for | died years ago 10 all ties IN
this world and to all it comforts, honors
and glories." 1t was on september II.
1871, when on his expedition to Shaka,
$50 miles southwest Of Khsrtoum, with
four companies of Indifferent troops, to
break the neck of slave Iaidiug in It's very
den, that Gordon wrote these characters
tic words, which may be fifty quoted at a
time when there is too much reason to
fear he has actually laid down bis life for
those whom he had vainly %striven to save.
They breathe precisely the spirit with
which Gordon always regarded life and
death. God has given you he says,
writing to hi. friends, ties aud anchors
to this earth, you have wives and fami
lies: |, thank God, have none Of them,
and am tIce- You are o..
called on at intervals to rely on your God;
| am obliged continually to do 50. |
mean By this that you have only great
trials, such as the illness Of a child, when
you feel yourself utterly weak, now and
then, | am constantly in anxiety. The
body rebels against this constant leaning
on God; it is a heavy strain on it; it causes
appetite to cease. FIND me the man-
ard | will take him as my help-who ut
terly despises money, rame, glory, nonor
one who never wishes to see his home
again. one who looks toGod as the source
Of good and controller of evil, one who
has a healthy body and al energetic
spirit, and one who 10 ks on death as a
release from misery. Ifyou cannot find
him, then let me alone
That instructive c~linging to life which
is natural to all men, Gordon seems to
have overcome as completely as lgnatius
Loyola, or John Wesley, or Cromwelfs
Puritans. When his poor Soudanese
lambs pressed BIN on every side with
their complaints he wrote: Il must not
complain if they have no thought of what
| have already gone through. There is
only one issue to it, and that is death,
and | often feel | wish it would come and
relieve me"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

....Judge jonathan Osborn died at
Alexandria, La. The Oxford 1orchkght
says: He was born in Newark, \ Y,
and came to Oxford to live when only a
few years Old Tie wa. a brother Of Mr..
d s. Osborn, and was educated at
Chapel Hill.
He was also a kinsnpn ofJot. Osborn,
Esq. Of Raleigh.
...."Some Of our exchanges have Just
discovered that we have no otatr Geolo-
gist and are mad because we have got
along 50 we'll witl0u- oue.-Ashcb8fo
TOHFtcr.
When the Agricultural Department
must employ a Northern man a. s. 500
to DO a snocitic work IN one couotv it
looks as if we ought t. have a Gcologi-f
to DO the work generally. Chatham is
not the only county that has valuable
mines - Star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

WEDDrNGs.-in Johnston couoty,
Feb. 18th, Mr.. W. Il. Long and Miss
Kittic NJ. Sanders, Of whom an Eagle
Rock widower makes oath she is
1.-TWO sweet fer anything Attendants:
Miss Long and Mr. Reuben Sanders, Miss
Lula Leach aud Mr. William Sanders,
Miss Marsh and Mr. Ed Pou, Miss Lizzie
Lee and MIR James Thompson. Miss Bet.
tie Leach aud Mr. Paul Lee, Miss Mary
Taylor and MIR s | johnson iii
Rocky Mount, Feb %, Mr. Fletcher I
Ramsey, and Miss Jennie Thorpe whom
the Rcporter describes as one of the most
beautiful and charming maidens ofNash.
-Chas. W. TilIett Esq to Miss
Carrie Patterson -Mr. Richard F..
Riddle of Moore county to Miss Ida Buc-
hauan Of Chatham. -In Elizabeth
City Mr.. y. l.. Pagan Of v asbington
county to Miss Ruth Cox of Pasquotank.
Mr.. Phillip Baily and Miss laura
Benton will be married IN the Presby-
terrain Church or next Thursday |evening
at 81 O'Clock. -AIr. ]. r.. Bridgers Of
Nashville was married asst Sunday to
Miss Lena daughter of Mai. jenkins OF
NashvilIe.-In Weldon last Monday
evening Mr.. Jos. II. Gooch to Miss Sallie
Lockhart. DR.. \. 5. Smith officiating.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

DEATHS Fayetteville, quite sud-
denly, DR.. Benz. W, Robinson -In
Georgia, Mr.. james Kyle, ~son-in-law of
Mr.. JOS. \. Worth, Of Fayetteville. -
la Wilmington, Mr.. Edward Kidder.
- La Fayetteville, Mrs, A. Z. Smith.
Also DR. John Small. -In Suffolk.
Va, Mrs Florence (Gorman) Baker.
aged 20. She was a native Of Raleigh
and IS spoken Of very highly Nv her
friends .-At the residence Of her
husband. Mr.. John J.. Boykin. near
Clinton, February DIST, 1885, Mrs Maria
Ruth Boykin. Mrs. Boykiu was a sister
OF our townsman, Mr.. j. r. Beaman. ST..
She joined the Baptist Church at Rowan
in lS45 under the ministry ofRey Stephen
Seuter. In Winston. y. C.,Mr. Robt.
G%orrell, Aged about GO years.-In
Miss Della Leak.-In Ashe-
lille, Mrs. NJ. Alice Cummings, wife of
P. A. Cummings, and daughter of
apt. IL. c. France In Charlotte.
Mr.. John jenkins, brother of Mrs. Arm
tead Burwell.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

DECLINE OF NEIGHBORLY KINDNESS.
We notice in a late northern exchange,
some comment on the supposed decline
In neighborly kindness among farmers.
Il vas asserted positively that farmers
are much less inclined han formerly TO
do a neighbor q favor, or to render any
help TO another without expecting and
asking compensation in money.
We should be very unwilling to believe
that this disposition is by any means
general anywhere in the country, and
certainly not in che south. But we very
much fear that the tendency OF the times
IS inclined in this direction. The Old
log rolling and corn shocking bees ofante
bellum times are pow scarcely heard OF,
and spells are not SO frequent as they
once were. Perhaps II Is best, SO far as
mere work goes, that farmers should de-
pend alone upon their own and hired
help. But it will be a sad day for our
country, when the ~neighborly feeling that
would lend a day or two OF help IN an
emergency dies out among US. 1t Is tar
better, in fact a real necessity, TO be
neighborly and helptuiin the little sphere
in which each one moves and lives. In
/ sickness, accident danger and loss, each
little community should always come to-
gether, and by contributing each one bis
mite help out the afflicted party in a way
that none would fear the burden.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

WASHINGTON GAZETTs LEARNS. 1t
i, ala thar ex-Gov. I. j. Jarvis will
probably locate N Goldsboro Tor tie
practice Of law.-Hon. + b. Vance
{ almost sure Of receiving the Commi~-
sionershjp Of atents. There IS also very
little doubt about Judge Fowle's receive
inc The appointment Of Solicitor General
though | believe he has made very illtie
ifauy. personal efforts to secure t. The
office st Clerk Of the Superior Court ~
Pamlic9. is vacant through the death Of
Mr.. j. II. Miller. Judge Shepherd ap-
rointed Nr. +. =. Gatiin but he declined
the position. Capt. Hussey as been
sick At his room for severe day. gen.
Cox Is on the Introduction Committee at
the lnaueuration. The Durham post
mastarship is contested between four q
five persons, among ,hem Messrs, { b
Green. Dixon and Alien.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

Cobbtown. in Tattaall county. was
the scene OF a double killing. Ben Col
lins and Ratio Cobb were seated double
on a horse, when one William Holland
caught the horse by the tail and gave
him a kick which caused the animal to
Jump, throwing both riders. cobb fell
on his head, breaking his neck. Ben
Collins rot up, and with a piece Of scant-
ling Killed Steve Collins, with whom lie
had previously engaged in a quarrel
concerning some misunderstanding be-
tween the ladies Of the two families
Wesley Cobb, the father Of Ratio Cobb
who j. now here, says he VII a a re-
ward Of 500 for the apprehension Of
Ben Collins. who at once tied the coun-
try.
...Springheld, H., February 30
Representative Robert Logan Rep Of
Whltesldes, fell at the head Of the House
stairs to-day, a. he was on his way to the
chamber. As the elevator was not run
ming, he attempted to wax up the long
s%tairways. Nr Logan had been ailipg
all the session with heart disease, and
could not stand excitement o! any kind
When he dropped be was opposite to the
main entrance to the chamber. and was
picked up by friends aud carried into an
ante-room and doctors called. Five
minutes later he was pronounced dead.
The greatest excitement prev lied 10 the
House and Senate, and profound regret
was expressed on all sides.
Ex-senator Nance hits the nail On the
head with his suggestion that experts
shall be appointed to examine the condi-
ton Of affairs In the departments as soon
a. the Democrats take cO0trol
The Democratic party has charged the
Republicans with corrupt practices. and
whenever they have had an opportunity
they have no; failed to prove the charges.
10 the case Of Marshal Wright. Of Gin
clnnati, for instance, whose affairs Mr.
~oprlnger's committee has investigated
there were found many crooked transac-
ions. No doubt that, in all the depart.
ments there are many things that the
Republicans hope will never be brougb
to light, and they never will unless Mr.
Nance's suggestion a opted. 4 great
many Of the clerks will be retained.
doubtless, and t4ey will be very slow in
disclosing facts damaging to the Repub-
llcanS. Savannah Neara.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

sl over seruepta inserted Tor two
t.. -..f ..s "as'.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

The weekly Chronicle viii continue
under the management of Bro. Arren-
del, and We wish it success.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

...Representative Robert Logan
(Rep.), Of the Illinois legis azure, drop
ped dead from heat disease a. he wal
about to euter the legislative hall y%ster-
day. What effect his death will have 90
the senatorial contest IS not yet known.
JOSEPH Clisby, one OF the Oldest
editors in the South, died at Macon, Ga.
aged Siyty-seven years.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-04

oR.. two Doors Below fuckers Hal.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-25
The Caprices of Fashion.
Pittsburq Dispatch.


We have seen it stated somewhere
that in New York alone, 1000 women
were thrown out of employment in the
feather trade by decree of fashion,
which makes flowers the proper thing
this summer. This is only another il
lustration of what great effects follow
small causes. A whim, perhaps, of
one of the leaders of the demimonde
in Paris, to haye flowers instead of
feathers on her bonnet, will bring bank
ruptcy to thousands, and proportionate
prosperity to others. So runs the world
away.
Fashion, like fortune, is to the last
degree capricious. She robs US of time
and money and makes slaves and cow
ards of us all. The world takes heed
of her silliest behests, and millions of
human beings, otherwise sensible, be-
come fools at her command. Fancy
the millions of women in this country
who are devoting time, money, heart
and soul, and brians to bulging them
selves out behind. Think of the mil
lions of women, who must follow the
fashions, given over to the vain effort
to make themselves beautiful in bustles
and big hats, in which the most of them
look like caricatures of heavens handi-
work. A little woman will wear big
high hat because it is the style, even if
she is So effaced that the hat is the most
there is of her. Tall women will wear
high hats even if they do look like bean
poles trying to scrape an acquaintance
with the stars. But even the big hats
are not so bad as the bustles, which are
assuming hay-stack dimensions among
the ultra stylish.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-25
The Second Summer.
It's Fatality to Infants Due to the Heat
and to the Parents.
Dr.. A. JacoJt an Babyhood.

Dr.. A. JacoJi an BaLyhood
The fault lies not with the Sec0na
summer, nor with the children, but
with the heat and the parents. The
summer heat may in itself be danger
Gus; in conjunction with bad diet it
becomes frequently fatal. 1t is an es-
tablished fact that nearly all the NOR
tality among children in summer is
caused by diseases of the digestive or
gan's, and that all these fatal cases
would be averted were these organs not
to become diseased. Now the second
summer is the summer in which the ar
tifcial feeding of children has begun Oh
is about to begin. Rational artificial
nourishment is the proper one for chill
dren who are old enough and whose
organs have been sufficiently prepared fol
it. With proper feeding and intelli-
gent care few children need suffer from
stomach or bowel troubles. Sensible
mothers in good dwellings, even those
in poor circumstances, lose no chill
dren from this cause. Hence it is not
the second summer that kills the chill
dren, but the ignorance or negligence
of those who attend them. This is all
the worse from the fact that the rules
for the proper nutrition of children are
very simple-indeed, so simple that
they are not observed on account of
their very simplicity.
My purpose, however, is not to dis
course about medicine or about my
personal views, but about popular hy-
giene as it is and asit should be. Now,
in the matter of the feeding of children
the most preposterous things are done,
because sanctioned by custom. In the
first place, every possible food is ad-
ministered naturally the little crea-
ture swallows everything that is put in
to its mouth. "It looks so cunning !"
Ask any dispensary physician what an
swer he receives to the stereotyped
query in the case of children suffering
from bowel complaint, "What does the
child get to eat" "Anything;" or
est eats at our table" I shall not
dwell on particulars-colored candy,
sour milk, fresh bread, sausage, coffee
and tea, raw fruit, vegetables. The
result: diarrhoeal diseases and death.
And the cause of death? Of course,
the second summer.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-25
TOWsONTOWN Md, SATURDAY, JULY 25 1885.

cit is about the mortgage, Squire
Coyte," said he. "That one that Dea
con Perkins had on our farm. l dc
hope the Gattawooche Indians won't
be particular about takin' it up jest yet,
because times is hard, and l amt no.
ways prepared. The interest is little
behind, to be sure, but"
"What have the Gattawoochee In.
dians got to do with it," inquired the
squire, crisply.
"Why, they're the heirs, folks tell
me-" said Mr.. Briggs, uneasily twirl-
ing his thumbs.
"Not at all" said Mr.. Coyte. "The
Gattawoochie Indian will was destroy
ed long ago; and Mr.. Perkins never
made another. The heir to all the
property is the next kin, his nephew,
John Perkins,"
Public opinion changed as quickly as
only public opinion can do, when this
piece of news became bruited about.
Everybody discovered all of sudden
that they had sympathized with the
dear young couple-rhar John Perkins
was noble young fellow, and his wife
Meta one of the salt of the earth.
And Mrs. Briggs came humbly to the
red brick mansion on the hill to see
Meta, and beg her to intercede with
her husband in their behalf.
"About the mortgage" said she,
"that Deacon Perkins had on our farm. "
"It's over due, and Briggs hasn't
been as regular with the interest as I
could have wished but 1 do hope,
Meta, he won't be hard on us !''
1t was bitter pill for Mrs. Briggs to
swallow, but Meta did not exult over
her fallen foe.
"Of course he will not be hard with
you, Cousin Briggs" said she, kindly.
care we not relations? And now you
must sit down and have a cup of tea
with us, and John will send the box
wagon down for your husband to come
and spend the evening""
The tears came into Mrs. Briggs
eyes.
"I do feel sort O. faint" said she,
81 never slept none last night, thinkin
what would become of us if the old
home was took away. But I'm all
right now, Meta, thanks to you !"
And she said, when she got home to
her freside:
eff ever Goals of fire was heaped on
human head, Meta Perkins heaped
'em on mine this day."
"She's good gal," said Farmer
Briggs "a good gal."
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-25

.Suifor No. I.

tSuitor No. L.
Sweet maiden with the face so fair
And eyes that like the diamonds shine,
Bright maiden with the queenly air,
Once more I ask, wilt thou be mine?
Oh, give consent and be my wife,
Some pity kindly show to me;
love thee better than my life,
And cheerfully would die for thee.
The Maiden.
Oh, do not tease me now pray.
Talk love to me some other day.
.Suitor No. 2.
The reason why I've called to-day
Is this-er-well, upon my life,
I scarcely know just what to say
And-er-well, will you be my wife?
You'll never know life's cares or ills,
In silks and jewels you shall shine,
I'll foot your millinery bills,
And-well, in brief, will you be mine
The Maiden.
This is so sudden But-oh, 10
think you'd better speak to pa.
Boston Courier.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-25

B@Whenever we see a fashionable
female Juggling round pug dog, we
feel good deal of sympathy for the
dog.-B0St0n Post.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-25

b9-He had just hinted that he could
not spare the time to take her to pic
mic. "Oh, l see," she responded
cruelty, time is money" F"
National Republican., 1885-03-26
ABOUT PEOPLE.


Ex-PREsIDEST ARTHUR will visit Fortress
Monroe before returning to New YORK.
HEIR SoESESTHAL, the German tragedian
sailed yesterday for home on the steamer Ems,
Hon. JAMES D. PORTER, the new assistant
secretary. of state, arrived In this city yOster-
day.
SURGEON w. II, DU BOSE has reported his
return home from the Wachusett, and has
been placed on waiting orders,
Mr., JoHN II. soHoFIELD, editor of the Proyi-
dence Epeaing Maj, the only Democratic paper
in Rhode Island, is in the city visiting friends.
Miss ADAH FoREsMAE, most promising
contralto singer who has been spending the
week with her brother, len for New York city
this morning,
CHEF ENGINEER J. q. A, ZIRGLEE has been
ordered to duty In connection with tho ma.
chinery oi the monitor Terror at the works OF
Cramp a. Sons, Philadelphia.
Mr., WILLIAM GADDls, now of Fort Logan,
OAK, but formerly II resident here, Is IN the
city, Mr.. Gaddis has been resident OF Fort
Logan Tor the past sixteen years.
Hon, r, W. THOMPSON, of Indiana, Is at the
Riggs House, Mr. Thompson was Secretary OF
the Navy under the Hayes administration, and
IL now practicing law in indianapolis,
SURGEON f, s. NASH has beon detached from
special duty In the bureau Of medicine and
surgery, and has been ordered 10 spooial duty
with the exploring expedition TO northern
Alaska,
National Republican., 1885-03-26
An Important boundary Question

An Important boundary Question.
In the Dominion House of Commons at
Ottawa, on tho 2ith, thore was an inter-
esting discussion on the question OF the
boundary between British Columbia and
Alaska. Mr.. Gordon called for copies of
MI the correspondence having reference
to the appointment of a joint commission
with the United States government for
the surveying of the boundary line, and
stated that to-day the boundary was
practically underlined. So long as there
wero no troubles there this was all right;
but a New York paper had stated recently
that an American armed expedition un-
der Lieut.. Schwstka had travelled thou
sand miles into British territory east Of
Alaska, and Lieut.. Allen was now con-
ducting an expedition 300 or 400 miles
into British territory.
In reply to this, the Dominion minister
of public works said the attention Of the
government had been directed to tho ar
ticle in the New York paper He had
inquired into the truthfulness of the ar
ticle, and had found there was no fou nda-
tion for it. The importance of having
tho boundary line surveyed had received
the attention Of the government, and, he
said, it would not overlook the matter.
Tho governor of Alaska, Hon. John II.
Kinkoad, who is now in this city, in his
report to tho President submitted last
October, called attention to this boundary
question which is exciting the solons at
Ottawa, He said
The boundary line from Portland canal to
Mount Saint Elias should be speedily and def.
nitely determined by joint survey OF the Eng.
lish and American governments. This matter
I deem Of the first importance Several high
ways 10 the interior of British Columbia begin
within the limits Of the district, notably the
Slickeen river lam informed that rich placers
have been discovered on the headwators OF
other rivers, the Juno, the Tako, and the Chill,
cat. Unless the boundary line ia definitely
determined much trouble will ensue.
According to tho understanding exist
ing between the British and Russian gov
ernments at the time Of our Alaskan pur-
chase the boundary line is thirty miles
from tidewater, but, as there are rivers
and inlsts along the coast, this line is, OF
course, irregular in tho extreme. II
should be promptly settled by joint
survey, for serious difficulty is liable to
occur at any time.
National Republican., 1885-03-26

The Democratic side Of the House will
have a lonesome look when boreft Of
Sunset Cox. But what is lost by Mr..
Cox's brethren in Congress will be gained
by his serene highuoss, Abdul Hamid.
We should not be surprised II, in the
course Of few months,an ardent affection
were to spring up between Abdul aud
Samuel, but it is scarcely to be expected
that tho aultan's attachment to the
minister will tako on such form of ex-
preston as did his love for tho now min
isters predecessor, when he prcicnted him
with beautiful Circassan girl from his
harcm