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New-York tribune., 1878-07-31
THE exchange FoR WoMENS YORK.

A USEFUL SPHERE WELL FILLED-LErTEGs SHOW
ING THE NEED or SUCH AN INSTITUTION
PoBTUNrIEs FOR PURCHASERS.
To the EDITOR Of The Tribune.
SIR the New-YoTk Exchange for WOman's
Work having made substantial progress, has now ar
rived point where those who send articles for sale
Outnumber those who buy. We are, therefore, cesrous
Of bringing before the public the fact that
tain large variety Of useful and ornamental articles
many Of which priced by the makers at very
able nnres-and when either ladies gentlemen are
shopping the society would ask them to make a call
No Last Twentieth-s before going elsewhere orders
be executed also taken and placed with persons
desirOus and competent to on them.
This work has made sufficient progress TO show the
great need Of IT, and make oil wonder why IL was not
undertaken before More than fifty letters received
weekly all parts OF the United States many OF
from women Of evident culture, who through misfor-
tunes are obliged to earn livelihood by their own aDOr
The accompanying extracts from letters recently
ceived will indicate how eagerly they embrace the OPP
pOrtu1Ity for marketing their work
DEAn MADAM: FoN young friends Cny daughter
work glad indeed Of place where labor OF
Their hands will avail them. this tDey mainly
dependent.
-. MARYLAND. May 10.
DEAR MADAM: Having seen "a notice in the NeW-York
papeis inviting ladies reduced IN circumstances send
work 10 East Twentiethst, write TO know II the
invitation extends ali over the States as my sisters aud
are very eager 10 work.
- SOUTH CAROLINA, June 3.
MADAM: I most thankfully accept the offer made TO
ali ladies like myself. poor aud willing TO work
do nothing here and the least help would be 10
me.
The above letters only show the great need Of work
like ours You have noticed the beginning OF the work
m the kndest manner and II II st meets with your ap
proyai the managers will be under obligations II you
chronicle its progress and attract the attention OF
ehasers as above mentioned. Thus far the funds
ceyed from our subscribers have been sufficient only 10
psy rent and expenses the managers dong the
selling and other necessary work We hope In time TO
accumulate fund that can regularly advertise
our work Very respectfully. for the managers.
JEANETTE NJ THURBER, Corresponding Secretary.
Eslo- York. July 25, 1873
New-York tribune., 1878-07-31

Pure Gold Wedding aud Engagement Rings, S3 So,
$40 SIS. j. H. JOHNSTON 100 Broadway, cor BrOOmest.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-31

tomorrow the rains OF last night and this morning max
Ing the track too heavy There Is now far prospect oI
the weather clearius
New-York tribune., 1878-07-31
suREwD ADVICE 10 THURMAN.

Thurman and SayieT ought 10 compare notes
be.ac sttasiBg hamilton. Ia his zsI FOR Govern
nant u,Uucy S.yer may fuu away with the oG man,
yad b. t8- first choice OHIO FOR the Presidency.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-31
nur nnFrAI.o RACE, POSTPONED.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Jsly 9O.-The first days
races advertised for to-day, have been POSTPONED until
New-York tribune., 1878-07-31
RUSSIA NOT SEEKING A NEW LOAN.

IONDON1 IUUa'IHJ' JuIJ "0' 1V'07
Reliable letters from ST. Petersburg report
that no Russian loan will be Issued within the next few
Innnfha-
New-York tribune., 1878-07-31
EX-GOVERNOR GEORGE L. CURRY.

PORTLAND, Ore, July 29.-Ex-GOvernor
Curry died last night after prolonged Illness
Ex-Governor George J.. Curry was born IN Pennsylya
MIA. removed to Oregon, and IN 1854 appointed
Governor the Territory He held the office until 1852
when the Territory was admitted "a state.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-31


DEAR MADAM: Having notice in the NeW-York
papes inviting ladies reduced IN circumstances 10 send
work 20 No East Twenteth-st write 20 know II the
invitation extends ali over the States, my sisters and
are very eager 10 work
New-York tribune., 1878-07-31

TPlRIrVE LOCNL OBSERVATION
New-York tribune., 1878-07-31
On account OF
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Principal Of bond
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Interest on same
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14
How They Lose Money.
W. G. X.

The farmers, | mean. Among 9th
er ways, the most efficient is the
waste-the injudicious expenditure
OF labor. The most expensive item
IN farming now, is labor. thought
therefore to be husbanded wisely
thoughtfully economised. But it
IS not. 1t is wasted in many WAYS.
\ trip along the lower Roanoke the
other day, from BERTHE to Halifax
has brought this point freshly to nv
attention, IN connection with a very
general-almost universal practice.
Every body is busy preparing for
the next crop /; a little blowing and
much repairing Of fences and COM
posting. Now it is in this com
posting that an enormous waste Of
labor occurs. The process is this.
The fence corners are sprouted. dug
up and the earth shoyeled into
heaps; or, very commonly, the fence
is removed, the sprouts dug up and
the track of it plowed up, the dirt
shoveled into heaps and the fence
replaced. OF course this involves
a great expenditure of labor. Next
cotton seed is mixed with the dirt.
or stable manure, occasionally. or
some other fertilizer. In a few weeks
the whole will be carried out anG
spread along the burrows in which
the cotton seed is to be planted.
Another very common material
for composing IS what is called
"dltch bank" The dirt-a little
more clavey than the soil-which
has been thrown out Of the farm
bitches, two, three, or even four
to six feet decp-is scraped into
heaps and made into compost. with
the same treatment a. the fence cor
ners.
Now it is plain, on the slightest
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14

this lc The case there i no danger
that the great staple q the South
Viii lose is Importance. Even #
diminished in quantity. the imme-
date and imperative demands OF
such large consumers viii find more
than an equivalent ii advanced
prices, and the impulse given t. the
other industries BY the creation Of
new and large manufacturing
centres.
IL there IS such enticement to
New and old England, why should
not Southern capitalists be more
prompt to anticipate the future :
Not a single enterprise Yet started
in the South has miscarried. Uni
form success is the rule. 1t is true
there has as vet been little time for
the accumulation Of Southern capt.
tai since the ruin Of the War. Every
cry effort 1t recuperatlon was begun
IN the face Of appalling debt. But
even during the last three years Of
disaster, there has been a steady ad-
dition, III the aggregate, to the
credit side. Some are able 10 make
investments Of a surplus, the fruits
Of sound judgment and Of frugalitv.
The road to fortune. which distant.
but sagacious men, see SO plainly
open TO them, IS as open to the
Southern investor as it is to others.
Ii it is taken and followed, there
Will be no a~nxictics about the fu-
ture OF the South" j. ID. c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14
MARL.

A few more points about 1t, as
promised. Even q little iteration
may be useful Line upon line.
1t is so hard to break up established
habits and to change fixed usages.
even when people are convinced
of their inutility and ureason-
ablencss.
Enough has been said, perhaps,
as to abundance and accessibility of
mari. But many people, even in
the mari region, have no definite
notion of the nature Of mari, OF the
Characteristic elements OF it. It is
in brief. a calcareous earth that is,
an earth containing carbonate of
lime. In fact, al our marls, and
most marls elsewhere, do contain
several other ingredients Of value.
The New Jersey marls, SO called,
contain very little calcareous mat
ter, and owe their value almost en-
tirely to the presence of other COM
ponents, chiefly potash and phos-
phate.
A few analyses will best show the
cbaractor of tho \ G. morris
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14

The sample i from 2 II q Mr.
Grmsley.
The other two are ~hi,e marls,
which are much more calcareous
than the preceding. The samples
were obtained. tie first from q
point ~ mile \. +. of Whining
ton. the other from ~. Dlfys
! place III Onslov.
These three different; classes Of
mari. a. is clearly seen By the anal
yses, differ much IN the proportion
Of their chemical constituents and
% require 70 be uscl il very differ
ent quantities. The last named
should be applied in moderate doses
of 80 TO - bushels per acre, while
tue blue mari may be USE IN guam
Titles three or four times n large
and of the green>an1 a, much a.
800 or even a thousand bushels per
acre may Dc used with benefit. Be
sides the exceeding abundance and
cheapness Of these native fertilizers.
there are several other important
considerations which favor their
use. Among these may be men
toned. first, the pe~manence Of
their effect. While the whole force
Of most commercial fertilizers is ex
hausted IN III y two crops. the i'm
proyement effected BY the use Of
mari IS permanent. \ second al
vantage is that the soil. when once
properly married, VIII respond more
readily to the application Of other
more expensive manures, SO that
these pay better on married land
than elsewhere. Athird incidental
advantage IN substituting mari for
foreign fertilizers is that the money
expended IN applying it would re-
man at home as a part of the
wealth Of the State, instead Of pas
sing at once ard forever from our
borders.
As to the matter Of tgansporta-
ton, much use might be made Of
our rivers to convey and distribute
the marls found IN their banks.
But, even though our railroads
should not adopt the wise and fore
casting policy OF carrying these es-
sential native fertilizers at a mere
nominal rate, they may safely fol-
the example Of the New jersey
roads and transport them at such
moderate rates as to induce the
universal use of them ard so reap
enormous profits In the aggregate.
| am satisfied that it will paw
both the railroads and the farmers
o make the Eastern marls ourstaple
-ertllIzers, from the sea coast to the
1atawba River /; and | hope to see
, practical demonstration Of the
possibility Of it within the present
ear,
W. c. *.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14

The first IS a green-Sand mari.
from Liyingstone's creek, at the
crossing of the w. & ". r. r.
This contains, besides a considera-
BILE per centage of lime carbonate.
more than 20 pounds of magnesia.
per ton, nearly II pounds of pot,
ash, about 90 pounds of gypsum.
50 that the value of the ingredients
other than c~alcareous OUTWEIGH
that of the lime.
The second analysis represents
one of the better class of blue marls
as they are called, found on the
plantation Of James King, Sampson
Co. Here, it will be seen. there is
a good percentage Of phosphate. to
the value of $3.50 per ton, while
the lime ratio is large and the per
centage of potash and sulphuric
acid is good. The value per ton
OF this mari is about 800.
The third is a mari Of the same
class and about the same value,
from the neighborhood of Snow
Hill, Greene Co., and represents
very we'll the general character of
the mari found so abundantlv On
little C~ontentnea, Sandy Run and
along the border Of Pitt and Greene.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14
COTTON SEED CAKE 4.

We notice some, what wa TAX.
be eItravagant figures in the g.
ob<erfer under this heading. A
ter giving the analysis Of I4..
cake, and cotton cake, and MAJ.
IN part, this conclusion j.. rcan.
Tor the mere purpose Of fattea .
therefore the cotton seed meal .
exceeded the Indian corn meal d.
lInseed cake by two third, I'll.
value. w do not believe the.
IS any product in this or any e-.
country, that exceeds Indian ra
III value to this degree. We woa.
like the farm editor Of the Ol<er..
to tell Us ii he Is sure that he ea
ted Mr. Quinn correctly. And ST.
would like Mr. Quinn to give -
the author Of his ANALYSIS. If.
DC true our farmers should know. 8.
and stop the shipment Of this Va.
liable product TO England NJ
hechl rates the value Of cot.J.
seed cake high apon his list .
purchased food, though it coz
hlm about @45.0O per ton. 1t doe
seem that our people should III.
permit 1t to Dc shipped, when il
made now at d cost or $500 Z
must be worth this rs manure So.
out beng fed. We are glad co
Its manufacture 50 rapidly incraa
ing. e..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14
SIIETo

Vcare M. onn,-.s
an the contrary
hoo, ,bIa -
q ne 'ea.s'","i 'h~a g-a
dog on a footing wl;a4-.
bond. The best law
SUGGESTED j. tho o,,.
-
''''' '' '.@
lofH, "A.. gwen ta 1..
IL AND ~. HAN. .|s
10 sheep hu>laad~."
made ~ ,r r..
~ An no >"' T. VS.
dogs are the dos that
We never know a poor n-.
unless he had been
''N'" - "' IT, he..~
bells Is the preventive
used. We do not use sr..
merchants ,,,.,ar,r,.
-
.'' le''o" '1i", e''i Only
from the kitchen to Tie.
They should be good
the best material
h. "a u.1.m
nv ~ '''-,. ''''f .a...
one tlat "heiI Wei rattle. a..
can be heard to the egu.r.
two or three hundred
Tfthn f,rn -
"cle'' VI oo"I9e Id VIII .as..'E
proprietor 10 keep some mans.
business it is 10 look after liz.
once \ day ana 90 orr o
lt
'"'f
iuIoeu. II we had nut 5..
they should M. wear o.....
whore there j. on,l rau. ..
o,.r, f,o
small farmer. ~
acres have really less nx.r-..
going into shtrn hr-ha.s
The LARGER ones. Baf
some who G,prpd uooY pa.
mons for ihair nora a,.
abuse does and rorras r.,
I'm the Gr-f nIa.c y. lnr..
day ever was fbonrb tLa
NAV sanc,i.n1 III.
49, '"' -
,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14
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This paper is printed II 10 /. T.
every Wednesday. Price -, III all
vance. Il is the Official Mouth-piece
of the Department Of Agriculture, I'm
migration and Statistics Gov. 4. Is,
Vance. Chairman Col. l.. J.. Polk,
Commissioner. Monthly reports r
furnished by two or more correspond
ents from every county III North caro-
lima. giving all items of interest.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14

cg- Mrs. Cornelia Phillips Spencer,
Prof. G. b. Fairchild, DIR. ID. T.. Salmon,
and Others whose names are withheld,
for the present. have also kindly en-
gagged to contribute for our columns.
CS Address,
FARMER And MECHANIC.
Raleigh, y. c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-14

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The Portland daily press., 1878-04-24
The Presu mpscot water Power.

Mr. EDITOR: Why is it that this part of
Maine is not in so fourishing condition as
the eastern part of the State? Is it not owing
to our neglect to improve our fine water-power?
The Presumpscot river furnishes as good and
safe water-power as any in Maine, yet it has
been neglected. What we should do is to
build roads by each bank Of the river running
parallel with it past all the water-powers in
Gorham and Windham up to the outlet of Lake
Sebago The Pre- ;umpscot has one great adj
vantage over most rivers in the State; it has
no ice freshets.
Nature has done enough for Gorham and
Windham to make those towns the garden of
Maine, bat man has refused to improve the
opportunity, and their development has been
arrested for the last thirty years. If Natures de-
signs had been carried out thirty years ago. we
should have had by this time home market of
our OWE, and our young men would not have
been compelled to seek their fortunes elsewhere.
The great power at the Presumpscot Falls,
four miles from the city of Portland, is as IDLE
to-day as it was when Poland, the Indian chief
shot up and down the river in his birch
canoe. 1t is water-power capable of
supporting twenty thousand people. Yet
it has been neglected. 1t has always
been wonder why the Portland & Ogdens-
burg railroad should leave Windham and
cross the river to Standsh. If the
road had continued up the river, past all the
on the easterly side of the Lake to Brdgton,
and then across the country, would it not have
been better paying road? G. w. q.
Windnam, April 6, 1873.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-24
The Rates OF Postage.

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The Portland daily press., 1878-04-24

The art exhibition for the benefit of the
worthy Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals opened at the residence of Mrs.
j. B. Carroll, No. q Park street yesterday and
will continue through the week, day and even
ing. The exhibition is one of unusual merit
and will no doubt attract much attention this
week. There are three departments to be
visited and admission is gained to them all at
very trfiing expense. In one room is the sale
of fancy articles contributed by members of
the society and their friends There ara to be
found crosses for charms made from wood
taken from the frigate Constitution, from the
house of John Hancock and the Dalauo House
at Cape Elizabeth There is good showing
of decorated pottery which is offered at yery
reasonable prices. Many of the pieces are
perfect gems. There are number of pretty
paintings and an endless variety of fancy
needle work which is all to be Sold The
price of every article is marked upon it in
plain figures and the one price system ia
rigidly enforced. In the hall will be seen the
tall clock which barely escaped when Fal.
mouth was burned. 1t is now keeping good
time and promises to continue to do So The
door taken from the old Dslano house at the
Cape is also seen here.
The one room of all others to be visited
however is the parlor where the very fine dis
pay of bfic-a-brac is made. When it Is remem-
bered that all of the articles are owned by Mrs
Carroll's family the collection becomes more
interesting. 1t would take very long list to
give an idea of the many valuable relics here
and only few of them will be mentioned at
this time.
A book of autographs and letters Is shown
and within its covers are such names as John
Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison,
j. @ Adams, Lafayette, Aaron Burr, Charles
Dickens, Gen. Scott, and hosts of other dis
tinguished names. There are to be seen
specimens of all the copper cents and half
cents coined from 1898 to the present time.
Jefferson's inaugural speech printed on satin
is framed and hangs beside silver castor
which John Hancock used on his tabls.
There are numerous chairs upwards of a 100
years old, and one of them is of Mayfower
reputation. In addition to the large assort-
ment of handsome crockery model presented
to Gen. Henry Dearborn by Washington in
1776 is the subject of much attention.
The third department of the Fair is the
refreshment room which promises to become
very popular during the progress of the exhibit
ton. This is situated in the spacious dining
room of the house, and while lunching the
visitors can see some very fine paint ngs which
adorn the walls Of the room.
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-24


PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIoA-Camps No
1 and convenes over the Eastern Express Office
Plum street. No. on Wednesday evening; No,
on dtst and third Saturdays Of each month; No on
Tuesday evening, at Arcana Hall; No at School
House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth, Friday
Evening.
BoswoRTH Posi- G. A. R.-Meeting every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall. corner of Congress and
Casc0 streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head
quarters corner of Congress and Temple streets
Open day and evening Business meeting Tues
lay evenings at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND TYPoGRAPHIcAL UNION, No. To-
lecond Saturday of each month.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
At tbeil library room, City Hall, on the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month";
SovEREIGNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at II
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
OF books daily. to 9, day and evening"
PAYsoN LITERARY SocIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at Il O'Clock.
PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
RooM-open and free to all from 10 a. m. to 9p
NJ, City Building.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhall Lodge, No. 8
Tuesday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Monday
evenings; Pine Tree, No. IL, Friday evenings, at
heir Hall, Ciapp's Block, Market Square.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day IN each MONTH
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF COOP TEMPLARs-
Arcana Monday, Congress Hail. 1901 Congress
ST. Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Cong. ,ss
street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons OF Temperance
Hall
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE UNIoN-Congress Hall.
Business meetings Thursday evenings; public meet
Ings sunday evenings, att O'Clock.
JUVENILE DEMONSTRATION Temple, No. "a
at Congress ball. every Wednesday evening at
O'CLOCK. Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
month.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corne
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No. ~ Free St. Block
Every evening.
Young MEMS CHRISTIAN AsSoCIATIoN-Opp0-
site PIeble House. Congress Street, open day and
evening. Union Gospel Meeting every Saturday
evening
The Portland daily press., 1878-04-24
Personal.

Hon. james s. Brown, formerly of Hamp-
den, died in Chicago last week. He bad been
Attorney General of Wisconsin and also a
member of Congress.
VIM. Small, ESQ.,, of North Raymond is quite
i'll and has been confined to the house for the
past week. 1t is hoped he may soon recover.
He is now in a critical condition.
Superintendent of Schools Corthell will at
tend the meeting of the State Teachers Associ-
alton in this city this week. On Friday be will
visit Gorham in the interest Of the new Normal
School.
E. FL Goff, president Of the Montreal, Port
land & Boston railroad is under arrest on
charge of making false and fraudulent returns
when he was manager of the Canada Agricul-
tural Insurance Co.