The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-01
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days. left his impress upon u comm"-
nifty to % degree that CAUSES genuine re-
gret for his untmc.y tai ne off.
Ei,ut here we are minded 70 pay high
compliment to Bro. +. &. HarrelL, who
has managed tile Teoeler in a way to
surprise his friends. II 5 a capital
school monthly, and ~ hope is REIN
bursting the expense il talent, time, and
expense, put upon II.
Our brethren Of tie city press have
had a most mourutul March: Capt.
Ashes family had a complete college OF
measles. Bro. UtIey has been unwcll
for q couple of weeks, aud has had a
GOOD deal of sickness ia lis family: tho
we hope the bright skie, have brought
Improvement all along the line.
Bro. +. b. ArendelI is again on
deck and is making a very readable pa
per.
Brother Thad Il. Naming holly in
.ists that there wasn't any row" among
the negroes the day after the henderson
fire tho there was a considerable fuss
me-. cussing. ''muss'-lng, and such like.
Our young townsman, Lt.-Col Fred
4. Odds. of the daily Ne1cs and Ohser-
rer. is for his age, and opportunities,
one Of the brightest journalists OF the
SOuth-Baltimore to New Orleans.
NAM Of his views we do not approve OF.
But his reports OF local and yicinal mat
tiers are usually we'll taken, and com
pactly stated. We know by eight years
experience that he is uncommonIy wide
awake IN catching local items. Some
things he misses; but then it must be
| remembered that Southern repoI tiers
have to read proofs and attend To a
thousand other matters.
-Mcssrs. Robey Il Blakey announce
the removal Of the Goldsboro NethodSt
1Grance to Charlotte. This is no doubt
a wise move. At Charlotte, there are
two States to draw upon: and less con
iict with the central organ Of the demon
nation.
Some months age we were advised
of the forming Of a Stock-Company ia
Henderson to print a 'Woman's Jour
nall Recalling the experience OF nearly
twenty years Of newspaper observation in
4NOIIll StlOliudi VIC bOuid SI'I bIC IAC
iect little, il any, encouragement. And
vet we have to admit that the BLOOD Of
Martyrs is the Seed of the Church, and
that ~perchance the hundreds Of wrecks
along the River of Time may have re
vealed the secrets OF peril, and outlined
the true channel to Success: for as IL the
Arctic explorations, each attempt car
ries the flag (and the Map,l a degree or
more farther Northward When the goal
shall have been finally reached-cach
mile Of the long route may tell of wrecks,
but surely all will deserve a share of the
glory, And who can tell which ship
Shall at length successfully thread the
p~erilous seas: Let US hope hat North
Carolina latest literary venture may be
the victor!
The new enterprise will be entitled
'TiIE SOUTHERN WOMAN semi
monthly, by the Henderson Publish
ing Company MISS MAMIE l.. IfATcH-
EFT, formerly of Virginia, viii be Editor;
and the first Issue will appear not later
than june LIST pr5XIn0. Miss IlatcbCtt
is a young lady OF talent; author OF one or
more novels; and numerous articles, some
OF which, in the B~aitdmoreaH, we noted
at The time of their appearance. She
was the fair object or motive OF the fatal
duel in Virginia d couple of years ago;
but, as we now recollect, was III no wise
affected by it; as she could not, otcouIse,
prevent a couple OF hot-bloods IRON quar
reling over her hand. We certainly extend
to her the most cordial welcome TO North
Carolina journalism; and express the
hope that she may draw together the
ior,o ,,,r,Lr e r,laryll HI, -. ,fr.I
we know to exist in the State, and make
of them a personal success as We'll as d
public testimonial to the best half of our
best people.
The prospectus Of the ''S2uthern Uo-
q says
Having long felt the need OF a medium
through which our amateur Southern
writer's could reach an appreciative pub
lie, We propose to publish in In the pros
porous and growing town OF Henderson,
n. Ca Semi Monthly Woman ,Jouraai.
The tendencies of the paper viii be of
a highly moral and healthy character,
our object being to counterfeit the popu-
lal taste for the sensational lmpossIblIl-
ties and horrible tragedies that adorn the
pages OF our average newspaper, by ele
waiting that Of our readers to a more
chaste and iottier standard. 1t viii be
devoted, for the most part to the interest
of Southern women; by which we do not
mean that we shall advocate "voman's
rights but we do not acknowledge and
maintain her right to a definite position
in the world-her right to be ~Independ
ent and to exercise her God given tacul-
ties in any field to which duty summons
her, and for which her inclinatioDs and
capabilities best qualify her. We know
that in this we shall awaken a responsive
chord in many true and womanly breast,
especially of those who, through choice
or necessity, have essayed to claim their
places in business ranks side by side with
their more fortunate and favored male
competitors. In this respect our North
ern sisters are far ahead Of us, and the
want of enterprise and united eifort-a
disposition to look with disapproval
rather than encouragement on home in
dustries-has long been a shame and a
%reproach to the land dear to every To- al
Southern heart.
ire BE CONTINUED.