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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
ITEMS FROM OXFORD ORPHAN.

ITEMS FROM OXFORD ORPHANS
FRIEND.-Thc 100000 appropriation
will not sustain the institution the eX-
penses are more than double that sum
--The children are all well. We
can't get up even a resi- ectable case OF
measles. Earnest Haywood is per-
tectly reliable and will make a first class
man if he !ives.- Mrs. Ann +. Earn
heart, Of Salisbury, who died recently,
bequeathed a valuable plantation to the
Oxford Orphan Asylum.-The ladies
Of the Asylum have been planning flow
er gardens for the last few weeks. Ii
oHe-teHH of their plans succeed, the Asy-
lum grounds will be sufficiently adorn-
ed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

PARsoN WEEMS The Life ot Wash
ingtOn" was Weem's main work, based
on the fact of his having been Rector
OF Mount Vernon Parish" 1t was written
in 1909, and was during many years after
ward peddled by him in person through
out Virginia, meeting, however, with a
very scaDty sale. He was the first book
cauvasser that ever traversed the State.
In bis way he was quite a character, &C
cording to the picture drawn by the gen
tlemen now living in Fredericksburg, who
in his youth knew him. II have often
seen him. said this gentleman, ''endeav-
oring to sell his books about town and
liam County man, and a minister of tho
dren became Methodist. 1t was his Gus
tom to travel about in a small vehicle
selling, in addition to his Life of Wash
ington,' Life of Marion, and two PAM
phlets entitled The Drunkard's Look
ing Glass" and the "Swearer's Prayer
Now and then he would scatter short
moral pieces IN doggerel, and printed on
slips Of paper. He was extremely fond
of playing the violin, and used it also as
a means to draw attention to his wares.
Being a parson, and hence ..indisposed to
exhibiting himself as a fiddler in public,
he was accustomed to conceal himself,
while handling the instrument, in a spe
cies of booth made by means Of blankets
stretched on poles. On one occasion,
while thus engaged, the wind blew down
the side of his booth against which his
back was turned, exposing him to the full
view of a gaping crowd. Unconscious of
of thej accident he kept fddling away,
till the crowd, no longer able to restrain
its tltteripg, burst forth in a roar OF
laughter which instantly forced him to
see himself as Others had been seeing
him. His annoyance was tremendous, and
he forthwith decamped FROM the ground
amidst a hurricane of derisive remarks
showered upon him by the rough multi.
ude."-Fre'le rid Daniel IN Harper's
Magazine.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
the Homc mat 5 Happies

On burdens are 4G-tuaa
That many haui> Tar,
And eaSure- are frightened.
That many heart, share,
And the home tfat j. happ.eet
BrishJe-, aud best,
i where they al labor.
Aud where they a.. rest,
Where 10 careworn father
The bruut ot work bears,
And ~ gray haired mother
Is burdeGel with cares
Where 10 tired elder sister
Is helper alone.
But each one is busy
Til all work i done.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

....Shelby 4arora: The nrepressible
Amos Ovens, aged g., returned last
week from his third s%Qjourn in Albany
~penitentiary, having served eighteen
months each time. He said it was not
very cold at Albany last week ice only
four feet thick.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

FROM CLEVELAND TOWN.-trom the
Washington Correspondence Of the Char
lotte Obserrcr we extract:
Mayor Maxwell, of Charlotte, said to
be exertlng himself to secure the appoint
ment of Col. Ham Jones as district at
torney; John Gray Bynum, Esq, of
Morganton, who is a candidate for the
high position of Assistant Attorney Gem
eral. Messrs. George II. Gregory, of
Greensboro, and Andrew j. Boyd, of
Wentworth, aud Mr.. Fred Woodland, of
WIlson, are here.
Our congressman are all anxious to
get home. One of them said to me this
afternoon that he was worn out with this
perpetual ciamor over offices.
Col. Green says that be went over his
list of applications last night and only
succeeded 10 getting 900 of the papers
IN shipshape. He had not exhausted
the list by any means. And other of our
Representatives, who was present, said
it was impossible for him to say how
macy papers he had filed,
Congressman Henderson files all appli-
cations, but writes his endorsement onlv
on those he approves.
ItCtICCSdAaNl'S 'ACNh says lhaI FLY
postmastersh'ps aud postal clerk positions
are sought mostly
Gen. Ransom Is using his best endeav-
ors for Col. Staples. Gov Vance j.
equally Jealous ln behalf # Co Jones.
Mr.. J. G.. Buyton, OF Winston, is
here. 1t is understood that MIR. Norti ct
has withdrawn In Mr.. Buxton's favor
from the race for the collectorship of the
9Th district.
Mr. W. Rcncher, son Ct the late Gov.
Rencher, aud now a resident of New
York city, is an applicant for the position
of Secretary of the Territory of New
Mexico.
Mr.. Hill, of Henderson, comes to
Washington for the place of postmaster
in his thriving town.
Badly" Boyden, Esq, Is a f%avorite
candidate for the Salisbury postmaster
ship.
Advice to the average applicant: Size
your own abilities by iii viding by the
highest number that will divide. and
then throw away the fraction; after which
''cuss' your Congressman not more than
one hour and lighting u three cent cigar,
conclude philosophically that you are an
ass, and only regret you hadn't found it
out sooner.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

MY daughter has taken the medi-
cine faithfully, according to directions,
and her health and spirits are now per
feet. The humor is all zone from her
face. | wish every anxious mother mi ght
know what a blessing Ayers Sarsaparilla
is in such cases.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

Have you 4 cough? S~leepless nights
need no longer trouble you. The use of
Ayers Cherry Pectoral, before retiring,
will soothe the cough to quiet, allay the
inflammation, and allow the needed repose
1t will, moreover, speedily heal the pull
monary organs, and give you health.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

1.-The ladies vi the woman, FN-
change OF Georgia are tar the
largest and most magnificent lartt
sta-l ever given IN the state. The o .et
oil tne bail j. 10 raise enough money a.
make the exchange q permanent iu~ti-
luton The bail VIII. bt given about
April 9, at DeGlve's Opera House. At
lanta. II vii. be managed entirely by
ladies', and while unde. the patronage
OF the Atlanta ladies, those ct other
Georgia cities viii give the affair a help
ing hand.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

1.-THE State Board ot Education ot
North Carolina, which has IN charge
100000 acres Of swamp land. has elcc-
ted Gen. CASTOR Lewis as engineer. and
has decided to reclaim the lauds at once
by canalinc them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

WHAT CANE or \ WEALTHY HEIRESs
MARRYING HER GUARDIAN.-C Calais,
Me., March The head OF one Jt the
oldest and most respectable tamlilses IN
the State died several years ago, leaving
"a property IN real estate and business H.
Nc-tments valued at 1892 900 to his
daughter, aged II years. She was the
last and youngest of the family OF seven
children, ana her father was the last
man OF his race. a. he used to say He
died while she was attending school 10
Boston. Her Guardian, Louis Roche,
was a Frenchman Of somewhat doubtful
character, though her father had the ut
most confidence in him. Roche, ia fact,
had managed the old mans business for
hun tor several years before his death.
The will gave $40. 600 to the F~renchmau
and the rest ofthe property to the daugh~
ter. Roche induced the young woman to
marry him before she was Is years old
Two yeas atterward the property was
sold and Roche went to Europe. They
settled 10 Lyons, near his ancestral home.
and soon after their arri} al a daughter
wa bJru TO them. Six other children
wee atterward born, four sons and two
daughters, Four years ago the last Of
NAN A4AAAlN NtlCAAf III AkOCIt, lIlIus VI
his wife, induced her to convey all her
property to him, and then cut her throat
and threw her into the Seine. She was
rescued by a peasant and her wounds
were dressed, but she had lost her memory,
had even forgotten her name. The peas
ant fell III love with her and they we're
married. Last summer she had cholera
and came near dying, With returning
health she regained her memory The
peasant interested wealthy people in her
case, and an action was begun in the
courts against Roche. She is now in
this State in search Of witnesses to aid
her in recovering her property. Her
husbands brutal treatment will cost him
his liberty for several years. A decree of
divorce will be granted her on her return
to France, and she will then ~legalize her
marriage with the peasant, who is said
to be an estimable and intelligent man.
several people from New England will
accompany Mrs. Roche on her return to
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
-ANOTHER OF DAVID DICK.

-ANoTHER OF DAVID DICKsoN's
FEEAKs.--Sparta IshmaeIte: Aman-
da A. Dickson, ''the $1,000 0 heiress
from IIaucock,' went to Augusta last
Friday. Everybody on the train was
anxious to see the richest colored wo-
man in the United States. She created
about as much of a sensation as did Hen
~ Ward Beecher when he travelled
through the South. She was dressed in
deep mourning and had her mother aud
Youngest boy with her.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

..;A business block in Augusta, GA.
burned; loss very heavy.-The Orienfa
Hotel, Seattle, Washington Territory
destroyed By fire, several lives were lost
aud a number of persons received min
ies.--Jake Doss, colored, who killed
MS wife, was lynched by a mob Of hi.
" race near Artesia, Miss.
',''hev. Alexander Sprunt, the new
Hasl9f OF the Presbyterian church in
henderson, has arrived and entered upon
us PASTORAL duties. He preached a very
guessing sermon on Sunday. Mr..
9prunts family will join him in a few
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

A TOME FOB VANDERBILT. Quincy,
Mass March 20 The tomb which was
designed By Architect Richard NJ. Hunt,
Of New York, will be Of the Romaaesque
style. 100 by 10 feet on the ground and
IS feet from the surface to the apex Of
he comes, Of which there will be two
The structure is to be erected in the
|loraviar Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten
Island. 1t will require about :, 900 90
pounds of granite, marb e, and lime stone
combined to conplete it. The cost is
estimated at $3.50, 900.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

1.-THE Norfolk Erq1uoa says that
Hon. X K Brideers, President of the
Wilmington Il Weldon Railroad, has
made a proposition to the authorities OF
Northampton and Berthe counties, in
this State, to run a branch road from
Garysburg to Salmon Creek, upon con
dition that the counties PANIED will sub
scribe one fourth Of the cost Of construc-
ton, or about $40, 900.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

....Bridgeport, Conn, March, It.
Mrs. Chas. II. Johnson, to escape the
fury of her husband, jumped from a Sc
cond story window. and is perhaps fatally
Injured. Charles II. johnson a contrac
tor in the wire mills, arrived home 10 an
intoxicated condition and began to abuse
his wife, following words with blows.
She fed jumping from the window, and
was picked up by the neighbors in an un
conscious condition. DR.. 1oungs found
that one of her legs was broken and that
she was about to become a mother.
Such is the Indignation among the
neighbors that there was a strong dis
position to lynch Johns IN. He was
caught and severely beaten. \ feather
bed was brought out. and a kettle of tar
was in process of heating for a hot coat
ing of tar and feathers. During all thi>
time johnson who was still drunk, was
receiving rough handling from the neigh
hors, who were perpetrating all sorts o.
~indignities upon him. Their fury was
fast waxing into a barbarous frenzy whict
would have resulted in hanging the mar
after being tarred and feathers ed but fol
the arrival of the police. johnson wa,
taken in charge. He is badly battered
and will be held until the result of hi
wife's injuries ale ~ascertained. She /
! unconscious.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
An Open Letter
IN WHICH
ALL LADIES
o Z 6 p LY NTERESTE ID.
READ IT.

BELA1R, "A Nov. 6, lss4.
G~EsrLEMEN:
have been using your wonderful remedy, "Dr
Bradfeld's Female Regulator" in my family 70
a long time, aud l want to say to tie suffering
ones of my sex that there never was anything Il
equal 1t. Would to God that every afflicted woman
in our land knew Of its wonderful virtues and eur.
alive power as l do. L have used a great deal OF il
since the birth of my last child, about a year ant
s half ago, and l do think had it not been fol
this valuable medicine, 1 would have been
BED RIDDEN FOR LIFE
But thanks TO a kind Providence, l was directed 10
its use, and my life and health have been spared
me. III my means would admit of it, | would
never be without it in my house.
l have recommended it to a number Of my
friends, and without exception they have all beer
wonderfully relieved and cured. 1 give this in
benefit of the suffering ones of my sex.
Very Respectfully,
Mrs. ANNA RAMP.
Send for our Treatise on Female Diseases, N Ill
ed free. Address,
The BRAnFIELD REGULATOR Co,
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

LIQroR WILL LICK THEM So0SER or
LATER Monroe Eoquirer says Mr. }.
II. Ho.e.ey, a whi-kcy and tobacco ped
der OF Lexington, y. c., while going
down q small rocky bill near the residence
Of 81. Th3mls Curlee, tel from his
wagon aud was run over by the wheels.
He was carr ed into Mr.. Curlee's. where
he died without speaking. His fall
frightened the team causing them t. run
4yC4v.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
ABOUT WOMEN.

The addition OF the colored population
70 taas 1atlve-born population does not
materially alter Il csc figures. The ad
ditiou OF all the ioratga population, how
ever. adds more males than females and
brings the figures TO %. 5lS, 600 males
and u. G37, 900 femaIes-a proportion OF
I0& , to 100 Almost all the Southern
States have a nearly equal number OF
eaah sex. In Massachusetts, the females
between twenty and fifty years of age eX-
coed The males Of the sane age by about
4t,0O0. In seventy eight cities 81 the
country the excess Of females is AS, 900.
That illiteracy prevails more among
women Is due probably to the foreign
population. Women contribute less to
pauperism, the proportion being 3 ,0Ol
to 81, 900. The ratio Of prison inmates
stands 5,OG> women to 81, 100 men.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

He FAILED TO GET HABEAs Cor
PUsED.-Ncw York, March u, 1855
Charles Lyons, the gas company
clerk, who fled from the city after col
Iecting about $4,000 worth of gas bills.
has been arrested at Raleigh y. c.,
where he las beeu INDUCING in dissipa-
ton for some days. He IS said to great
y regret MS actions and to suffer great
ly on account Of his disgrace. He has a
wife and thee children here.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
STRIKING STATISTICS

The totaI population stands TX native
Id one foreign. The criminal proportion
stands: Foreign, + 900, coIored, l7,0)p;
native, 10000 The numerical relation
of those born abroad aud their children
here l., a. follows. Born abroad, $3.50
ST.. having one or both parents foreign,
Il.22.- IA. Ia 1870 there were born
.bro4l ; jG7. 22g, having one or both
psr,ui. foreign, 10 N92. Oh. In each
nationality there are more children hav-
ing Il foreign father than q foreign mother,
due TO the larger number oil male mini
grants.
One of General Walkers most intere5-
,ia- lectures Is devoted to Women in
the Census" All over the world the
number Of males born exceed the mum
Der OF females. In the United States
there are 1873 native white males under
five years Of age to every 100 native
white females. The proportion is a trlfe
.ar.,t - favor of male infants one year
old The proportion 10 Massachusetts Is
IO2 to 100, in Dregon. i0l.7; in Georgia,
IU5 t.. In nearly all European countries
the vitality Of the females Is so great
th4t they finally predominant IN plumbers.
In this country the total native white
maia population is 1902 to 100 females,
the mortality among males being only a
tribe greater than among females. As
regards causes OF death, ), 200 males die
OF alcoholism to every I,00G females the
highest d~isproporliou, the next highest
Is In suicides, 1000 males to 1000 te-
males. In consumption the figures show
an Ont osite result, coo males to 700 fe-
males.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

....Salisbury Waterman: We very
much regret to learn that j. NJ. Corkle,
Esq. had another strske Of palsy yes
terday, which his caused his friends
much anxiety.-The first National
Bank of this place has paid the stock
holders l3 per cent, in one year and a
surplus of nearly $4,000. The outlook
is promising aud business good.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25
OF the Census.

p-,r WaHker. S4nerla-
- = tLo Car-u. Of 1850, hiss con-
.on11I -,,,U-. IF lecture, which he
.'9jo1- -,.. n.f4re the Lowell Institute
Il ~, ,.,- all the really practical and
.H 'L.s ,toIuatiop which the great
4aral,nei Ac.a.5iugt 70 gegInc-
80 progression he says tLe population
1'fthe coqptry IN 1870 should have hcen
- 500 10 instead of IS, 5eS 81. and IN
- ,LaF g1ra- -h0lIi have been IT, $50, :
al ;a-tsad Of 50 80. 7-5. The causes
--ft,Lo Irfc,cncv are the numerical me
-, 81 men and women-the great
i-|mn1dar.nc Of men upon the frontiers,
Xxx % r4rre-pgnding majority Of women
10 F..t. second, the urowth Of cell
tiir6. the procras'ination Of mar
ono among the m~arrlagea5ie cIa--,
r,'rrb AMI mesr important, = dlmInu-
,..a Of the provocative force or desire
..,py the people, due 20 moral pru
4.,.a- ihi- prudence Is marked and IL
Irea.,n, .mong the natjve-born, but not
0n,rba tgreigt born. General W akeT
,n,.ts- the pouuIatiOn in 1890 at some
-, los than eighty millions.
mas cE>lER or roPrLATI0N.
ooa-1f.t of he popuIati9n live within
TINA loot ,fthe sea level. two fllhs within
-o1 .e.. and opI. los above an elevation
.fo n,0 feet. The manufacturing aui
oa,nrIay..ai interests Of the country are
far1trd on the lowe.t levels, viii ia,
.r.irIe and grain lands ara from 800 30
500 feet above the sea. The mean ee
,atiou oftne country is 500, feet, wbut
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-25

1.-The Ohio legislature has voted to
submit an amendment to the people
changing the time of the state elections
to October. Jake Doss, a colored
wife murderer, has been lynohed at
Artesia. Miss, by a mob of his ownrace.
-Samuel Lazare a Frenchman, died
in great agony in Chicago with all the
symptoms Of hydrophobia.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-02-27
Roller skating.

Roller skating has become a cheap
and popular recreation. Kinks AID as
sembly rooms, where it can be prac-
ticed, have multiplied both Ia New York
and Brooklyn. The rates Of admission
and charges for the use OF skating have
been reduced, and the sport has beei'
brought within the reach OF clssses that
cannot ordinarily 6nd enjoyment In
active exercise. Habits Of relaxation
and A taste for recreation are 10 be ell
couraged In this workaday world; and
on this account II Is TO be regretted that
the necessity exists for warning the
public against the evils OF roller skating.
The first objection to this popular
amusement is based upon the testimony
OF physicians. Roller skating has been
pronounced a dangerous sport, inju-
rious to health, by some OF the mos
competent members Of The profession.
The exercise has been condemned Ms too
violent even for boys; aud the effects oi
muscular strain and risidity Of move
ment are represented as especially In
furious TO young women. These ply ST.
cal results are apparent TO the medical
profession iE New York aud Brooklyn,
and the warning is TOO emphatic tn be
disregarded. The mau who allows a
daughter with fragile frame and weak
constitution to persist 10 roller skating
Is making a serious mistake. He is sui
fering her to play with ber health, aud
may live to see her pay tbe penalty in
chronic backache and "invalidism."
Another draw back TO unlimited roller
skating will be apparent 10 any one vis-
itlng the assembly looms where 1t il
practieed. The com mIngling Of boys
and girls, young men and young wo-
men, more OF less strangers 10 each
other, 10 this violent and exciting sport
offer slluriug opportunities for the VIC
ious. A busy man who hears his daugh-
tiers taking eausively abou: the great
frolics they have had in the rink. would
better 90 himself and get a glimpse oi
the interior and AL that goes on.-Nex
York Tribune.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-02-27
sHEPHERDsToWN w. VA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY q, 1885.
TIE Exile Of Erin.
OLD rrnpY,s FAyoRITE.

OLD TEDpY's FAvoRrTE.
Taere came to the beacn poor exile Of Erin
The dew on his thin robe was heavy and
-ju chill; l-
For his country he sighed. when At twilight
repairing
To wander alone by the wind-beaten hfll;
But the day-star attracted his eyes sad devo-
IS ton, .-N"
Foritrose o'er his own native isle OF the ocean,
Where once, in the glow Of his youthiui emo
ton.
He sang the bold anthem Of Erin go brash |!
Sad is my fate! said the heart broken stranger;
The wild-deer and wolf to a covert can fee,
But have no home from famine and danger
A home and a country remain notfor me.
Never again In the green sunny bowers
Where my forefathers dwelt will spend the
sweet hours,
Or cover my harp with the wild woven now
ers,
And strike 10 the numbers of Erin 60 bragh
Erin my country though sad and forsaken'
In dreams revisit thy sea-beaten shore!
But, alas in far foreign land awaken,
And sigh for the friends who can meet me
= no more.
o. cruel fate wilt thou never replace me
In mansion OF peace, where no perils can
chase me?
Never again shall my brothers embrace mel
They died to defend me or live to deplore
Where is my cabin door, fast by the WILDWOOD
Sister and sire, did you weep for Its fall?
Where is the mother that looked on my child
hood?
And where is the bosom friend, dsarer than
allc
o, my sad heart long abandoned by pleasure,
Why did 1t dote on a fast-fading treasure?
Tears, like the rain-drops. may fall without
measure,
But rapture and beauty they cannot recall.
Yet, all It's sad recollections suppressing.
One dying wish my lone bosom can draw
Erin, an exile bequeaths thee his blessing
Land OF my forefathers, Erin go bragh!
Buried and cold, when my heart stills her
motion,
Green be thy fields, sweetest isle OF the ocean !!
And thy harp-striking bards sing aloud with
devotion
Erin mavourneen! Erin 60 bragh!