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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-17

Iation. | found that the ladies Of wealthy
families we're quite in the spirit OF the SILK
culture, and were turning their own hands
to the business, and speak Of Il IN It's true
light, as being every way worthy their most
earnest attention. When the ladies' embark
in worthy enterprise, 1t IS pretty sure 70
be carried through with spirl, and IN pro
per manner.
ia Virginia and North Carolina in the
most favorable portions fer the silk culture,
the morus mulilcau.is trees are being bought
in small lots by tho planters for their own
uses at so cents per tree, and some very
good trees for more, and many sales OF buds
at two cents each, but Of retail quantities,
and 10 this way the trees are fast getting
out of market. am sure there are no
more trees at the south Than the people wunt
for their own use this year. Last year
the trees we're confined 10 the sea ports and
cities, and were sent north for market !
but this year they are being sent back
amongst the planters, IN their proper places,
for use, where we SHALL 10 a very few years,
have a retrrn from them in raw silk or silk
fabrlcs. G. S.
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crop has not failed, his enlire crop Of about
$4,000, al % cents a piece, TO which will
be added the additional expense of trans
porting them some 300 miles. This he con
slders a great bargain. hazard little IN
saying that five or ten millions OF trees could
he sold in this immediate valley, (Ohio,) al
this time, or in the fall for prices ranging
from 80 cents 10 one dollar. Nor wall the
demand cease with tie coming season. A,
the rate they have increased during The last
five years in the Unite,, States, the demand
will not be supplied, much less the market
overstocked, for the next ten years, speak
adyisedIy and with a knowledge Of facts.
The west is just awakening 10 the impor.
lance OF this subject.
The increase of trees during the las, sea
son has not met the expectations aud hopes
of The silk cuturist. la many places they
have utterly failed from the unusual unirend.
illness of the spring. Ia conclusion, | may
add that do not own over 500 trees my.
self, and that expect TO be purchaser for
the next Two years, as ! am preparing TO
build a cocoonery IN this State"
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Ornamental Letter and other Type in proportion
These are The prices ON a credit OF SIX months,
but we wish at this time To encourage short ere
dit or cash purchases and will therefore, make
discount OF S per cent for New York aeceptanees
at 30 days, and 10 per cent for cash.
We have recently added to our former extensive
assortment, seventy.dve different kinds and sizes
OF Ornamental Letter, embracing Condensed, Ex-
ira Condensed, Extended, Outline, Skeleton, Or
namental, modern thin faced Black, &C.; 100 new
Flowers, and u great variety of Ornaments, fern.
ing altogether the most extensive and elegant as.
sortment of Printing Types in the United States,
and absolutely an uuFiyaled one.
We also furnish every article that is necessary
in Printing Office.
lJPrinters of Newspapers who viii publish
this advertisements three times before the FIRST OF
November, 1899, sending us one of the puhlica-
tons, will receive payment when they purchase
from the boundary four times the amount of their
bill. GEO. BRUCE Il co.
! Sept, "a, 1899. %
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To the Editor Of tho silk Farmer.

Burlington, N. J. Sept. /,
"That portion OF the community who
NAV bo termed ctoakers TO the SILK cause,
viii try 10 make i;aPpoar ell the trees 10
tho country are for sale but it is far from
being the case, for very many large fields,
besides the still large number Of smaller
ones, are designed to remain permanent,
Tor the purpose of the silk culture. In the
vicinity Of Richmond | visited several dis.
ttnguished persons in the silk culture, and
to my satisfaction found things firmly ad.
lancing inthe right way. Mr.. Curtis Car
ter hes on bis plantation cocoonery l30
feet long, 80 feet wide, aud two stories high,
with cellar in which to keep his leaves
fresh. Mr.. Carter had just begun to gath.
er the cocoons from crop OF worms he had
fed, the production OF niue ounces OF eggs,
aud had met with excellent success. lie
was selling hls mnlberry trees to his neigh.
bours aud planters who want them, ~ small
lots OF 500 or 1000 trees, for their own use,
and pay IN most part about fifty cents cach'
lie had sold 10000 trees, or more IN this
lctal way W w lfa''N'N ''NNN 91H' ~ wv
silk culture. Thomas Peasants Il Co., Of
Belona Arsenal, have made good begin
Mug, aud uld the foundation for perma.
peal business. They have a large number
of acres planted with trees at distances, TO
remain stationary, to lurnIsn leaves for feed
lng next year aud yeats after. The Arse.
nal Buildings they will occupy for cocoon.
cries; they are very spacious aud we'll adap
ted.
Ga my way through Virginia into North
Carolina, found that the planters pretty
generally we're in the spirit of beginning
the silk culture ~ a small way, 10 make II
collateral branch Of their farming, as en-.
pIoymeut for their weaker labour, which |
consider the proper course. The planters
say they must give up their cotton growing
/ 10 a measure to tho more southern states,
aud begin to think tina. silk will be the pro
per substitute to give employment to then
Iinfrm labour. The few trials that have
: I'en made has given them ample proof thai
: sho '"''berry will flourish well even in thell
we'"'ou. Noils, aud the sIlk.worms can be
""''oSed weheyen by their coloured popu
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SILK AND TREES

A Cincinnati Correspondent Of the Ma.
tiouaI Gazette makes tho following re.
marks: -
"As some evidence that we of the west
are willing to back our suggestions by sub,
stautlaI proof of our sincerity IN this matter,
| may mention a single instance Of a recent
purchase of trees by gentleman of Ohio,
aud which illustrates the deficiency OF sup.
ply IN this quarter of tho country. The
gentleman referred to rs now erecting Co
coonery on very extensive scale, but not
having time 10 RAISE trees next sf-'pg, from
shoots or cuttings, for feeding has "rrms,
is compelled 10 purchase them OF this SUI.
NOR growth for that purpose. According
Iy he recently purchased Of Mr.. John ;
Chapman, Of Meade county, Ky. and 'b
only person know OF IN the west VIII
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SILK CULTu Ri.
Morris TIulticauIis.

MoRalss SILK FARMER Of tho 2-''A
s, pt. conls,as the following caution 70 per
sons growing the Mulberry at the South:
Growers At tho South Should steadily keep ~
view ore raost important fact~the.f trees ere far
Superior in quality 10 ours, and hence should
command propofsoaably better price The
ptteos obtained with "a tar tho small sfed end
puorly Hrsnehcd trues Of the North, ought = Of %
reeai 40 the prices Of the large Southern iteea.
Belpg better Ia quality they ought 10 yield bet
Ter price aud cannot fatl to do 50, unless prema-
i4raiy forced into Market"
Inc Editor of the Journal DC the Amori
can Six Society, states, III his septembsf
number, that The growers Of the MrLTlcAu.
lis, uecd be under no Apprehension Of Their
beng injured by the ineiemoacy Of winter.
That they ought no, 10 be taken up, bat lelt
standing. Neither the tree, limbs OF buds,
will be injured by the winter. That II Is
best not to take of the cuttings intended for
planting IN the Spring, till tho ground is
got ready for them tn March or April.
Where uuripened wood remains on a tree
after the fall Of the leaf, it ought to be GU;
of before the severe cold approaches, and
buried IN the ground IN dry situation, II
possible, on the north side Of house or
fence (but mol under trees) where the Sun
never shines ia winter. Lay the cuttings
side by side, but no, touching each other,
cover the first layer With loose fine earth
one inch. Then lay on other cuttings IN
the same way TIL you have disposed of all
you have Then throw on earth covering
the whole about foot deep, and forming
The top Of the pile like the roof Of house,
tothrow Of the water. The earth used will
be taken from the ditch which you will
make around the pile. Care must be vSen
that no atersIices be left among the cuttings,
a. the confined air IN them would produce
ntldew aud the loss OF the cuttings. This
uurlpeaed wood, taken from thus pile 10 the
Spring aud planted, VIII grow aud make as
fine trees as the best matured wood.-Ral
Register.
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.Horns NUhicathA-. We Understand that
contracts have been lately entered INTO IN
lhls county, for tho sale OF the Morus Mul
tteaubs, ut III cents per foo, measuring
the roots, main stalks aud all the branches.
We have also been informed, 90 unques
tionable authority, that Mr. +. Wilkins
near Castor has recently refused $4,000
Tor hts lot Of MuItlcaulIs now growing
Ddar,ile Rep.
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rrom Morri.,s SIX Falmer.


From Letters 10 The Editor Of The sin
Farmer.
Mrs. Heagan writes US from Gettysburg
-" We have raised two croEs Of worms,
and are nov going on with the third. We
fed entirely on the multicaulis, and lost an
average only - worms out 0! every 1000.
Dor cocoons weighed lbs. 10 the 1000. ]
kept all for the eggs, which arc nov deposi.
ted on paper from which they should not
Be removed, but suffered 10 batch where
they are laid, ms nature never intended them
10 be removed. Growers should beware 81
sickly worms, as the eggs Of one that IS
slck'y are sufficient 10 destroy a whole CO.
coonery full. They should feed on less
scale 100 good cocoons are better than
1000 bad ones. The eggs are worthless
and il il impossible to reel bad cocoous into
merchentable six. Many persons have
gone into the business like the young Car
mer who ploughed bis horses Al trot TIL
eleven clock. and then let hls plough stand
the rest Of the time.
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VOLUME XII
II. j. HoIton, Proprietor and Publisher.
TERMS s.:

T,ro Dollars and Fifty Gents if paid in advance
Three Dollars if not paid within three months.
And Three Dollars aud Fifty Cents If not paid
uutil after the expiration Of the year. No paper
discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except
at the option of the Editor
IrAdyertisements inserted at One Dollar per
square u6 lines or less, this sized type) for The
first insertion, and Is cents for each continuance
Court advertisements aud Shefiffs' Sales charged
oJ per cent. higher; aud a deduction Of 3J1 per
cent. will be made from the regular prices Tor adj
yertisers BY the year.
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TO MY DURHAM

TrSE.--" WooamaH spare tLat 1Tte.
Durham spare those trees,
Harm no, their tender boughst
Bat let them grow in peace
And elsewhere seek 10 browse.
,Twas your own masters hsnd
That placed them In this spot
Then h, nv "moTus stand,
Thy mouth shall harp them not
Those green and thrifty trnes,
Nv hopes must shortly crown
Then tread not. II van please,
My multicaplis down.
Totbear those midnight hauuts,
five rtass and hay 90 spare,
Oh save ihete tender plants,
The elk worms only share.
Twas not for IDLE sport,
sought this grateful trade,
In al my gushing joy,
deemed my fortune made.
With care those twigs I've resrcd,
And weeded with my hand
From grass and rubbish cleared
Thea let, oh let them stand.
Ny hopes around them twine.
As round ueedfIl friend,
Each iwig shall yield me coin,
Till wealth shall make me bend
Ola brute then get thee gone.
And leave this treasured spot,
For while Eve club or gun,
Thy mouth shall harm hsm NO
MoRuS MuLTGCAt Lis.
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CoshocLlon, OHIO, SEPT. ..

was a few days since al the pleasant
village Of Economy, IA. There the man
uiactuflng Of silk goods, q almost every DC.
sctipton, is earned on Systematically and
probably Six Pielmoutese reels and o
twisting machine continuing l29 spladles,
we're in successful operation. all carried On
by steam. One Of the hand looms weaves
seven ribands al iime, many Of which sell
readily al - cents per yard.
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{" Montgomery, Alabama. Aug. %.

1.-The morus grows finely in this county I;
Tbs is the first year they have been planted,
consequently are high A gentleman told
me yesterday he had been offered one dol.
lar each Tor his whole crop Of trees, Of about
1000, have no doubt they will be high
this fall, for the people arc getting very
much IN the spirit Of planting about here. :
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IRON the SOUTHERN AcR1cuLruRIsr.

FROM THE SOUTHERN AGRICCLTURtST.
CULTIVATION OF IRISH POTATOES.
pula,oes delight most IN rich loan, but
not too moist. Wet land produces too
much top and watery fruit, which will not
keep through the winter, and IS always strong
and unpleasant to the taste. Very dry
land produces a small crop and kuotty fruit
Land that is ap, to bake Gas We commonly
phrase IT, should also be avoided,
For this crop, the earth should be well
pIoughed, 50 as TO pulverize aud clear II OF
weeds. Ii should bave nothing about It to
shade lt--a great error IN the cultivation Of
potatoes is, too much billing Of them, |
have found, by many years experience, that
If potatoes are planted in a mellow soil, they
need scarcely any billing. They will bed
themselves at that distance from The surface
OF the ground which gives them the great
test advantage 10 procure nourlshment.-
THIS depth, | have observed, is generally
about four lnches; and this depth the plant
fiuds by something which shall venture TO
call instinct. If the earth IN which you
plant potatoes should be hard, and not yield
to the pressure of the roots, 1t will then be
necessary to hill them, but great care must
be taken not TO hill them too much never
let them be covered above four inches and
this billing must be given with discretion;
for if they have bedded themselves (as they
will IN mellow laud) four inches, and you
add four inches more of earth, YOU suffocate
the fruit. Take an example potatoes, just
as they begin 10 blossom. begin 10 form
their bulbs. Ii you leave them now, the
fruit will grow rapidly; but If you should
add earth to the hill, the young bulbs for
the want Of that air which can peryade four
inches OF earth, will cease TO grow, and 9th.
ers will sprout above them and this will be
the progress of nature so long as you continue
TO burden them with earth. Therefore, to
procure an early crop of potatoes be sure to
give them your last earth as soon as the
plant is big enough TO receive IT. When
they know excuse the expresslonl that you
have left your carthing, they will begin &c
vegetate, and increase with great rapld'ty
but will make no progress while you keep
burdening and sitting them. Thus much
as to the culture.
A word relative TO the time Of gathering
this crop must conclude these remarks
Every production Of the earth has its matu
rity. Ii you harvest potatoes baoEe they
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WEEKLY ALMANAC.

Vice la Bczat,Ile.-I: will be remembered
thst short time since Durham bull some where
IN Pennsylvania broke into a uoruB muitcaaiIs
field and dcvoured COO dollars worth of trees IN
enc night; and the wag of an editor who an.
nounced the fact, stated that il was expected Inc
bull would begin 10 spin in day or two ms
bold outrage upon so important staple 10 our
trade mas called forth the following amusing pafo,
d. on G.na Mnrria, :. Mnnalnan anafe TINT ltoe.'
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CHARLOTTE, n. c., OCTOBER II, 1889.

are ripe, the juice will be crude, they will
be unpleasant to the taste, and will not keep
SO well as if suffered 10 grow longer. The
sign Of ripeness IN this fruit, is the fading OF
The leaf, and shrinking of the stock. THIS
IS remarkable IN almost all dubious roots
especially the onion and potato, tina, they
receive their first bonrishment from the
root, aud finish their growth by what they
receive from the top. EXPERIENCE.
PendIeton District, S. C.. 1889.
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AGENTS.

Col r. NJ. Cochran, Meeklenburg, NJ
Chas. w. Harris. Mill Grove, n, e.
II. w. Allison, Concord, n. c,
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Scene on board a Steamboat. The
Louisville Journal gives the following &C
count Of an occurrence on board steam
boat.
An amusing incident occurred the other
day on board steamboat bound up from
New Orleans, between a gentleman and a
rufiianly blackleg. who were engaged at a
game of poker. The betting upon the
game ran up TO So 600, when the gentleman
exhibited the four aces. You certainly
hold the strongest cards, but think here is
a document that can take the money" said
the blackleg, making a motion for the bank
bills with one hand and drawing bowie
knife with the other, aud pointing TO the ~
scriptlon, "Hark from the Iombs," al
think you are mistaken in your calcula.
tons, retorted The gentleman, cody pocket
ing the money and displaying cooked p's
tol with the inscription, A doletal sound.
The dscomfilcd had not another word to
say.
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NOTICE.
TO PRF.NTEEsS.

TEvHE following REDUCED PRICES will
= hereafter be charged for Printing Types
purchased at BRUCE'S New York Type Foun.
Diary, No 10 Chambers street, and No City
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-17
RAINY DAYS.

How much time is thrown away BY some
farmers when the weather will Lot permit
them to work out Of doors. And how we'll
this time might be improved There are
many days and many hours Of wet weather
10 a year in which 1t IS impossible TO do
work on farm, aud when these arc lost,
as shey are by too many farmers Of my &C,
qualntance, they amount to q considerable
SUN. "Ime is money" as my grand.
father used to say, aud further, "take care
Of the pence and the pounds will lake care
OF themselves"
Now il tins is good advice in money mat.
ters, ii will surely apply to economy N
time, to those hours and half days when The
rain drives under cover.
Wen, how are those hours TO be tmprov-
ed : | will tell my brother farmers get
yourself sci OF carpenters tools and make
a work bench, aud If you can plane board
and drive nail you will find enough TO &C.
cupy all your spare time.
The tools vii cost but five or six dol.
lars-such as are most necessary, and then
you will be able TO keep your OF: buildings,
fences ead many Of your farming imple.
men,s, IN good repair. If your barn or sta
Die door breaks down, mend II immediate.
Iy the first rainy day. II board is loose,
put nail IN or replace II. Ii you want
any PLAN, useful kitchen furniture, such as
pine table, benches, DC, take those occa.
SONS 10 make them. But it is unnecessary
20 multiply the things that might be made
or repaired IN such times. Every farmer
that looks around him (if he is mol IN the
habit Of 30 doing) will find The woodwork
on his place lamenIably out Of repair
Besides, every farmer should aceustom
hitnselflo the use Of tools. When he wants
a smal Job done, IT wastes as much time
often as IT IS worth, to 60 several miles al.
ter carpenter. know some farmers who
have not a Ratchet, drawing knife, auger
plane or work beach about their place.
The consequence Is, thclr Jobs aud re.
pairs gcncraly 70 undone, and they have
nothing to DO 10 rainy weather. Is this
economy Yet such men will carry their
gram five miles further to market where
they can get two cents more on a bushel.
P00R RICHARD.
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Destroying Lice on conle.-Mr. Jabez
Besse Jr. Of Wayne, informs US that he
recently tried an experiment for destroy ng
Lice on cattle, which was very successful.
He took old beef brine, made Of salt with
little salt petre, and put il on the backs Of
his cattle, and II destroyed both lice and
nits. This remedy has no Dad effect on the
cattle, as tobacco and other applications
for lice have, but on the contrary the cat
tie like tit tends 10 make them peacea
BILE, as they will stand and lick one another
will apparent satisfaction.
The remedy is simple, cheap, and east
y obtained, and well worth the consider
alton Of those troubled with lousy calves or
catlIe.-Mqine Farmer.
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Advantages of Good Conduct.-.The
Bangor Wing relates little incident, or
rather a series Of incidents, which has q
moral TO it. One Of the mechanics in that
city hes had, during the late hard times,
several handsome orders for articles Of his
manufacture, for shipment 10 the West In
dies. They came from capitalist IN
neighboring town, and while the artizan
found such orders especially pleasant and
convenient, al a time when his neighbors
we're lying upon their oars, he could not
exactly account for the preference given him.
Recently, however, the secret has come
out. The gentleman to whom the mechan
ic has been ind bted for his extra business,
was in the habit of noticing our friend while
an apprentice. While the boy was not sen
sbIe that any body was taking particular
notice of him, this uan was observing his
good conduct and industry. Without any
acquaintance between them, the capitalist
was resolving that such an apprentice would
make an industrious and careful man; and
when the boy passed bis minority, and com.
menced business ftr himself, he reaped the
advantage above stated, from the care of the
interests of his old employer, and from his
own good conduct. We may remark that
this is BY no means rare instance o! effect
following cause; but it is worthy OF comment
as beng SO directly foycbIe as to afford
striking confirmation OF general principle.
IN. \. Despatch.
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Soar LEY, has been accidentally discov.
cred by soap boiler 10 be excellent for gar
den walks or house yards. He spread IN
vet state the black sulphurous residuum of
the lev tubs 90 the alleys Of his garden
which would not raise any grass or weeds
afterwards, nor permit any growth withlo
some inches Of the place. Delighted with
the discovery, he had merely put covering
Of the sand over the refuse TO obtain the fl
nest walks possible !; and having had occa.
sion to re pave his yard, he used the like soft
refuse, instead Of mortar, which soon har
dened, and cemented the stones so we'll that
the heaviest carriages occasloned no dlsad.
Iustment -Siiiiman's Journal.
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Marins.--A renowned philosopher Of
antiquity told his disciples, that when they
should have acquired consistency enough to
bear those who injured them with the same
tranquility SIS, they did those who treated
them with cisility, they might believe they
had made some progress u virtue