The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-08

~..,Senator Colquitt viii deliver the
annual address at the Greensboro re-
male College at is approaching com
| mencement.
1.-THE Easter offerings at Christ
church on Sunday were over 500. The
congregation intend at an early day 70
build a new fence around the church yard
1.-The eldest son Of Mr. Walter. OF
the London Times. was drowned in his
fathers park Just after his return from
this country. The eldest son by his
second marriage died lately in Caliior-
MIA.
....Miss Katherine Il. Hamilton, OF
Hillsboro, \. c., having served a satls-
factor, probationary term Of six months,
has received an absolute appointment
as a clerk of the 5000 class in he office
Of the register Of the treasury at Wash
ington.
Ion last Monday evening, a white
man named Ben Douglas and a negro,
Saunders Cash, living in Wadesboro.qu
~relled-both being under the influence
of liquor. Douglas drew out his pistol
and shot cash, killing him instantly.
Douglas is now confined in Wadesboro
jail.
...Chicago, April 3.-Mrs. {. H.
Mccormick and G.. II. Mccormick, Jr,.
representing the estate Of {. IL. McCor-
mick, have made a further donation to
PRESBYTERIAN Theological Seminary here
of 500. 900. Altogether the Seminary
/, has now received about 100000 from
the Mccormick family.
IA verdict of 5 1000 has been
=, awarded to Mr.. Bridgers, OF Henderson
: vile, n. c.. for injuries done to his son
! while playing on the turntables OF the
Spartanburg & Asheville Railroad. An
appeal will probably be taken. Ihls Is a
wrong verdict. Parents should keep
, their children from the turntables. Rail
y roads ought not to be blamed for such
/ accidents:
! ....A characteristic story from Texas
is published this morning. Mr.. Albert
Nichols and Mr.. Thomas Lloyd went to
a dance to pick a quarrel with Mr.. Zach
Foster. They accomplished their pur-
pose. But they will pick no more quar-
y rels. Mr.. Foster, it seems, got the drop.
is dying. Mr.. Foster did his work
y thoroughly. 1t is, however, greatly to
i his discredit that one of his bullets killed
S a third party who was simply a dislnter-
ested locker on. 1t is worth while to
Q note that the to WI where all this occur
red is called Palestine.
. ....Philip King furnishes the follow
ing novel plan of promoting the growth
y of waternelons. Dig a hole IN the
ground a short distance from the young
melon, place in the hole an old vessel
!, hat will hold water and keep it filled.
Place a ball Of yarn in this vessel OF
y water, carry the end of the thread to the
= stem from which the melon grows, split
Of the stem and put the thread through it.
8 If the vessel is kept full OF water the
thread will convey enough moisture to
Il the melon to keep it growing, and the
h. melon will not ripeu until the string Is
IN removed or cut off.
ID 1.-THE W eldon Neacs says: On Mon
day of last week, Mr.. j. +. Williams, OF
S. Greenville county, discovered two ofhls
hogs dead but could find no reason for it.
y On Tuesday two more OF his hogs were
n found dead, and iIr. Williams saw the
e. tracks of an animal in the snow and fol-
lowed them about half a mile, when he
found a large black tiger lying asleep un-
L. der a tree. He went home for his gun
o. and dogs and returned. The tiger had
gotten III tI1C llCt' WI. w
d. and wounded him and he iell to the
he ground, when a fight ensued with the
of dogs. \ negro then killed the tiger with
an axe. He was a large specimen, meas,
" uring eight feet from tip to tip. The
skin was taken home by Mr.. William:
and stuffed. No one knows how long the
re tiger had been In the neighborhood no
to where he came from, but he is certainly
+ there as many have seen the skin,
s, ....The powerful journal. must bt
Id also the creatures ofmoney. The condi-
rs lions of journalism are such that Only
lg vast capital can float a journal into a SAT,
It. and permanent haven of success. Lit
er erature is a commodity; money buys anc
f sells it. Let the genius of an Addison,
l. Bolingbroke, Junius, a Macaulay, all b.
Dis combined on the one side, with all tn
tn richest resources Of historical learning t.
Re publish the political truths which happel
t. to be unpopular without a great capital
il and let commercial capital give its sup.
Sc port to the pen of the most %ignoran
he demagogue to propaga tie the crudes
absurdities in which capital supposes i
has a selfish and corrupt inter est, yo1
II, shall see the wisdom of true stateman
10. ship, embellished by all the graces o
scholarship consigned to an unread oh
~ security in this country, while the vulga
n. stupidities Of error shall visit every tabl
at; and claim every eye. Mammon wills i
IRIS so, and Mammon rules. The reason /
~ because the leading presses ofthe com
~ mercial centres are either the tools 0
ne parties and used for exclusive partisan
ID, purposes, or else they are, like the Gallo
m) mills mere joint stock concerns for none
making. Either way the result is tn
80, same. The contents of the journal arr
10 not dictated at all by truth or right, bu
IL solely by self interest"
ac- You can never know when you read al
,ss article in a leading paper what motiv,
~ inspired 1t. AS money commands tai
,. ents and there are now a great many me-
III of talents to be secured, money can al
nd ways command able articles upon an,
II h~eresies, political or economical. TIL
nd press, therefore, ia its highest manifesto
tions, is not a safe guide always, but i
nd often the mere mouth piece Of money
he kings and the mere ~sycophants of mis-
guided public opinion An elevated
e conscientious, honest, truthful, mora
press is a great blessing to any country
sh whilst an able, corrupt. insiauating, tru
tor culent, vious press is a source of DANCE
to any free people Star.
Miss f. f. Henry, Of Spartanburg