davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

Wheat Is $1.3O cents : corn - to
oo cts; bacon 10 cts: butter p
eggs 12t to Is: chickens ..
Boarding from = to SIS per
month. Wages common-farm Ia
borer $1,000 TO $500 per month
and board !; boys and girls 500 to
800. Good mules and horses
are selling from $500 to $4,000.
There are good water powers for
mills, and plenty Of building going
on to Justify good steam mills 10
DC put up IN our pine woods about
. 70 Il miles from town. | think
1t would pay very well o put up a
large canning establishment hele.
as our country has good fruits, and
as am a tinner. | know we can
furnish cans about as cheap as IL
buy them North. There are plenty
OF farms TO be bought up at any
time, and by going TO the Yadkin
river, 10 or II miles. there is splen-
dld land to be sold cheap also. II
some emigrant only knew what
good land there is in this country.
| know they would buy up these
farms, and show our farmers how
to farm. There is plenty Of land
for making good hay, which il
sold from so to go cts. per loo.
Northern drummers that are ray-
cling South say there is more
building and improvement going
on IN u two towns than any other
places they know of to their size
| thought would give you a rough
sketch of our country and a true
statement, and no soft soaping.
Yours respectfully,
5. Il. MICKEY.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
20, 1878.

Magnificent Offer! Splendid Chance
for some Enterprising Young Farmer
70 Add a Beautiful Specimen Of
Devon BlOOded Breed to His Stock
ward Without the Outlay Of One
Penny!
The Publishers of the FARMER AND
MECHANIC will present a fine, healthy
Devon Calf, raised upon the farm
of a prominent officer of the North
Carolina Agricultural Society, to the
person who shall make up the largest
list of yearly cash subscribers, before
the 10th day of April next. No name
already on our books will be counted
of course but beyond this. the offer is
open to all, and subscribers may be en-
rolled from any post-office in or out OF
the State. Persons entering the lists
for this splendid premium will please
send on their subscriptions as fast as
obtained they will be properly cred
tied to the sender and the more the
paper is seen and read, the easier will
be the work of getting up the u
Address. FARMER AND MECHANIC.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
The United States Fish Commits
sion.

Food-Fishes will soon be fully
restocked IN the waters Of all the
large rivers Of this country, if the
work of the United States Fish
Commission shall continue to meet
the success of its early experiments.
The Commission has been at work
for five or SIX years, but the first
two years were mainly devoted to
an investigation of the subject
committed to their charge. Then
the work of propagating fish began,
and about four years ago the pro-
cess OF stocking the head-waters
Of the interior with Foolish was
fairly undertaken. California sal
mon have been widely distributed,
and reports of the size reached by
some captured specimens show
that the experiment is a success.
Equally favorable reports have been
received of the growth of two hun
dred thousand young shad put IN
the head-waters of Allegheny riy-
er, in the Western part Of New
York, four years ago. The calcu-
lation was that they would travel
to sea before reaching maturity,
making a trip of two or three
thousand miles, would stay there
for three or four years, and would
then attempt to ascend the rivers
toward the region of their youth.
The time has arrived for a yer. flea
ton Of this calculation, and we
have intelligence that shad were
caught this spring near Louisville
while making their way up the river
and that the number was sufficient
to supplant in the market the shad
brought overland from the Poto-
mac. The fish-hatching boxes on
the upper Delaware have been ar
ranged so as to be lifted up and
down, partly out of and in the
water, by steam driven machinery,
and the aeration Of the eggs thus
secured is said to have produced a
yield of twelve million fish, where
otherwise scarcely one million
would have been obtained.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
RetributiOn and PrOmOtiOn-Jus-
tice all Around.

Insanity and bankruptcy-these
are two bad conditions for a man
once proudly occupying a seat IN
the Senate Of the United States to
fall into. Yet such, it seems, are
the conditions to which Alexander
G.. Cattell, at one time a Senator
from New jersey, has been reduced.
Mr.. Cattell, derelict to the high
trust reposed in him, forgetful OF
the obligations of a statesman and
a patriot, engaged in detestable
conspiracies to enrich himself by
defrauding the National Govern
ment. He was the friend and alley
Of the notorious Robson, and the
shameful transactions of his firm
with Robson, while Robson was
Secretary of the Navy, have been
unblushingly confessed by his
brother and partner, IN testimony
given under oath before a commit
tee of Congress
The failure of this firm was
formally announced yesterday, and
III connection with this announce
ment it was stated that Alexander
CT. Cattell has been for some time
past the inmate of a mad house. Ii
he has been driven mad b. remorse
at his own fraudulent transactions,
it goes to show that he vas not SO
constituencies as he always ap-
peared.-N. \. Sun.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

last year, making 1850, 900 wards.
: inch print cloths.
Guon0.-The Navassa guano
works manufactured last year
10000 tons ammoniated super
phosphate and sold 1920 tons at
$50 per ton. The sales Of Peru
IA guano In this market are
enormous.
Gram and E'l0ur-Mills in the
city consumed 800 600 bushels Of
corn and 10000 bushels Of wheat.
(Ihere are three mills. only one
grinds flour.
Ir0n.-There is an iron foundry
IN operation and one large estab-
lishment idle. There is a talk of
forming a stock company to operate
this factory now.
Lumber-There are ) saw and
planning mills, which manufacture
annually about 10000 600 feet Of
lumber, each mill is supplied with
timber from the market. This has
been the most profitable industry
in the city for many years. The
past three, however, on account of
the money panic, have not been
profitable. The mills have been
idle nearly one half of the time and
prices very low. The trade Is now
improving and We feel that day is
now breaking" We manufacture
yellow and pitch pine principally.
The supply of cypress and white
oak, however, is in~exhaustable;
orders of the latter are now coming
from France and Germany.
Shingles and Stares.-The shin
gle and cypress store (shooks) bust
ness is becoming one OF our principal
branches of trade. OF shingles
over $1,000, 900 was sold IN this
market last year ranging in price
from 3d. 80 to $50 per thousand.
The slaves are sold principally in
shocks for syrup and molasses.
We want more capital IN our
manufacturing business here, and
with ample capital we could double
u foreign trade. We know that
in u especial line we could build
up heavy trade in lumber with
the European market. We now
confine ourselves to home and
West Indies, South America,
Spain, &c.
Finally, we offer the Fright hand
to any and all, who will come, to
to make themselves one of us,
promising to assist in every way,
their efforts to establish themselves
in business. There is room for
thousands more, and millions Of
capital. Our latch string hangs On
the outside, and we believe this is
the case with every true South
erner.
Any other information that we
can give you, we will be most hap
py to do so. We feel that what we
have done is imperfect, but will
give some light.
With the highest regard, we are
Colonel, Your friends,
NoRTHRoP & CUNNING.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
Piows and Pillow Castings,

70 tx found South Of New York. Their s;ock
: ia ,ily of tielr ow man. act re-.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
The Port Of Wilmington.

Col. l.. L. POLK, Commissioner,
DEAR SIR In accordance with
your request, we beg leave to hand
you the desired information.
1st. The depth of water is as fol-
lows: Bar II feet, rip 14.6. River
up to Wilmington 10 to 20 feet.
Vessels drawing 14.6 can so from
the wharf at Wilmington to sea at
nearly all
I'd. Lumber (sawn) sells from
$13 to SIS per thousand superficial
feet, according to market. Eng
lish and French Islands say SIG,
Cuba and Windward Island, S14 !;
Hayti, $13 to S14 /; Jamaica, SIG !;
home markets, SIS to SIS. Hewn
timber-ordinary mill So to So F.;
select, suitable for shipping, $40 to
$13.
Sd. Timber lands can be bought,
but it is cheaper to get the timber
in market. The supply equals the
demand. Price for standing timber
is generally SIS to So per thou
sand feet. There IS large quantl-
ties on railroads uncut.
4th. Price of turpentine and
rosin is SO h~uctuating it is hard to
answer this. Price to-day is $40
for yellow dip virgin, and SLIGO for
hard turpentine j; 81 cents per
gallon for spirits ~turpentlne ; rosin,
s1.55 for good strained; exports for
January, rosin 42,552 barrels, val
uat.on s74,O66 spirits turpentine
800, 675 gallons, valuation SIG. 975.
9TH. The railroads will make
special and very favorable rates.
g.. Very large quantities of salt,
&C., imported and demand always
good.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOB
THE WEAR 1877.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

all important points. WHO VIII >upIly i. fresh
from factory. m quantities 10 sui. botn Tor
plant led I>e and for tine General crop
This ~tandar p ariel has been in successful
use IN Norm carolina Tor 20 man y.trS thai
III is needless 20 present here any extended
notice OF ii. I 5inmeuaat.on HAe the io!-
lOwIng from i i. t3-ilua. author Of tie
famous Essay = CstHte Cxitttetayp ou4d curing
Of Fjae lefto, IoyTrco, j. deemed sitEcl-n Z.
Eleven 4clfo. cXperI-ucr tI In" use oItHe
Anchor Brand To0a-cO Farrl IiZ-r, manu-
featured bF tHe southern Frri izihg Com
pany, iIcumOud Virginia. Aa> convinced the
productip4 of rI~a aE-g. Jrfgf1 9etf1la f,t~tcco.
Lands caJaIle 5 prOdu iug yellow tobacco
need iu-r slc4 HtiG a D. furnished - This
fertilizer hi fastening tae growth AMI giving
size. substance and early maturity 10 the
plant.
Jan I'm. JOHN OFT See s.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

Bayard Taylor, the great trav-
eler, goes to Berlin as Minister
from the United States, whereat all
Germany as well as the United
States are rejoiced.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
THEIR

Ap.mphle. of L !age>. = L le sea. free on
apDLr. on. 10 a4y al Sc l. eoutains suS
and descriptions wiz frees o. II rA-ir
GOODS
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

exhibited erery thing called for by
the exposition In 1876.
In the above list we only give the
leading articles. Ores, pig iron,
dried fruits and thousands of other
things were shipped foreign and
coastwise.
Shipping.-Vessels arrived at the
port IN the year 1877: Steamers,
164, tonnage, Jag, 1872; sailing yes
sells 4O3, tonnage, 115,552 COM
prising American, British. Spanish,
Norwegian, German, Russian, ltal-
ian, Danish, &C., &c.
ManutactOries-The turpentlne
distilleries consume annually over
200, 900 barrels crude turpentlne,
making in 1877, 2O,257 casks spirits
turpentine, 5000 barrels rosin,
12,O71 barrels pitch, go barrels
rosin oil, so barrels deck oil and
spar oil, 10 barrels naptha, and 15
barrels varnish.
Cotton MiU-Runs 1904 spin
dies and 156 looms, consuming
267,360 bales cotton (short time
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
WHERE THEY STAND.

The positions Of the e.. eral r. publican
Nominees fo- the Legislature, II this city,
on the Senatorial question, are nov well
understood, and the people csn therefore
vote Intelligently: In the 10th istriot,
composed Of the First Ward, Mr.. p. IL.
Coney. the nominee, is q hard-money
greenbacker, in favor Of Gee. 7. Anthony
FOR Senator. except when he is with men
VINO are opposed to George; and then he
is in favor Of Ingalls, or Phillips, or any
other man that the crowd seems to be in
favor of. In the Ilth District, the Second
Ward of the city, Mr.. ii. NJ. Aller stands
upon Mr.. Coney's platform-stands very
firmly upon it, and is an enthusiastic sup
porter Of ali the Senatorial candidates in
the field, especially George. In the 18th
District composed of the Third Ward,
Mr.. james +. Legate is the nominee his
position is the same as that Of the other
nominees, described above. Georges
friends think he is fooling the
Ingalls, men, and the Ingalls, think
he is fooling Georges friends, but his
real position is so close that it will take
the "oficial returns" to decide it, and then
il will he found that he was for the strong
est man. The candidate in the 18th Dis
trict the Fourth Ward, Mr.. Charles II.
Miller, says he wants to go the Legislature
to "get even" with Ingalls,. He says he will
vote for George T. if there is chance for
him, and will vote for Phillips next, but
his main point is to beat Ingalls,. 1t thus
stating his position, We think Mr.. Miller Is
honest and is the only one Of the four who
gives an honest statement OF where he
stands.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
Some Of CTisp's Sayinas

lSt. LOUIS Jouihai.I
| am the Roaring Romeo of the Jun.
gle.
| will m axe the Missouri river wha,
God Almighty intended but failed to make
it.
| hunt these howlers out OF the brush, !
tear them limb from limb, / drink their
blood. | chew their entrails and then spit
'em out.
Bear in mind, fellow citizens, that what
ever money / steal in Washington, will
bring rIgh, back here and spend among
you.
am Rnval Repoal Tiper | measure
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31

The campaign is now drawing to Close
we have entered upon the last week Of
the canvass, and the work is well nigh done
Now that the several tickets have been be.
fore the public long enough to give the
people fair opportunity to measure the
respective candidates, we think We fairly
reflect the deliberate judgment of the Re
publicans Of Kansas when We say that the
ticket, taken as a whole, is as good one
as the Republican party of Kansas ever
presented tor the suffrages of the people.
The candidates, State and Congressional,
are all men Of ability, they are men with
acknowledged regulations for honesty and
integrity, and We have come thus far
through the activities of an anima-
ted campaign without being called
upon to record the unpleasant fact
OF single blimish being pointed out
in the reputation of any one ofthem, by the
keen and vigilant campaigners of the opposi-
tion. This is not because the Democrats of
the State have neglected their opportunities,
for their campaign has been conduct
ed by men who are shrewd enough to de-
tcct all the weak spots that exist on the
other ticket, but it is because the Republi-
can State and congressional conventions
have presented for the various offices
which the people are called upon to fill
next Tuesday, men whose character will
stand the test of the closest scrutiny-men
who have come through the severe ordeal
uatarnished, and whose nominations will
be ratified by the people at the polls next
Tuesday. by emphatic majorities.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31

Mr.. Edison, every one will regret to learn
IL down with an attack Of what the dis
patches call neuralgia" but as great dan
ger OF brain disturbance Is indicated II
would seem as if the nerve trouble were OF
a different and more serious character. The
following extract from New York inter
view will be of interest here as giving the
inventors own and latest view of his elec-
| trio light invention
.Of course, there is no flame" he said
"the light is wholly from incandescence
The light is Just about equal to one gas Jet
| can increase or diminish it to any extent
| can regulate il with mathematical accur.
sty."
What is that ire that glows?"
"That is platina."
"How long will it last"
Forever, almost. 1t will not burn. Ii
never oxydizes."
Then he turned it down through all
shades of red, till the light vanished
"Iou do not see it now" he said; "but it is
lighted. 1t is invisible, and the electricity
required is almo IT infinitely small, but il
is there, and touch will recall it-see y
and he tapped the lever and the illumins-
ton returned. "How's that for a sick
roomg he asked, with broad smile oil
pleasure.
He connected the circuit with the two
other lamps, and showed the Indifferent
patterns and capacities. Then he explain
ed the peculiarly which rendered this cleo
trio light practicable and valuable, and
said ''if statement OF that we're published
it might invalidate my foreign patents" +"
He didn't ask an "sffidavy" of secrecy, but
seemed satisfied with the negative affirma-
ton of silence.
This Is exsctly what you want it to be,
then, is it ~ ask one of the party.
Not exactly" said Mr.. Eddison; "there
are three points to be perfected. l am
working on them now. One ia an electri-
city meter. You see, this thing has to be in
vented from the very beginning"
"How much will your light cost, Mr..
Edison?"
They'll cost good deal less than gas.
How much less is not now certain, nor Is II
prudent to estimate it."
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
Death In the Lamp.

The use OF kerosene oil for Illuminating
purposes has unquestionsbly. been OF i'm
mense service to the people of this country
When Its virtues were first discovered, the
| failure OF the whale fisheries was imposing
a restricted use on all artificial ligh's in
| thousands OF households and its introduc-
ton was, therefore, very opportune. But
during the past two or three years a COM
petition in price has had the effect to lessen
the usefulness of kerosene oil by making il
exceedingly dangerous. Not only have re-
tail dealers diluted the oil purchased OF the
manufacturers by adding naptha to it, but
the refners Themselves have put in the
market oils far below the grade which ex-
perience has demonstrated TO be safe one.
Almost all of the Northern States have
passed laws forbidding the sale of kerosene
oil which flashes at a lower temperature
than ll0' Fahrenheit, and though
the observance OF these statutes insures only
a comparative degree .of safety, for the
flash grade should have been set at l400,
yet, as a matter OF fact, the great part OF
the oil sold and burned, would, if tested,
flash considerably under 1lO0 of heat. As
long as lamp is full of oil this unsafe
liquid can be burned with impunity. The
dangerous element in ali the products OF
petroleum is the vapor that is evolved
Thus, a man may plunge lighted match
into barrel filled to the brimfwIth nap
tha with no other consequence than the ex-
tinguishment Of the light, but ii the barrel
was only quarter or an eighth full Sc
we're explosion would be inevitable. Now.
most Of the oil in this city, would, if tested,
be found TO hash between S0' and g0o Fab
renheit, proving that light increase iu
the ordinary temperature was alone needed
to make it Ievolve explosive vapor. Where
kerosene lamp explosions take place it
is often found that the lamp was on IN an
tle-piece over stove where the
temperature was higher than elsewhere in
the room, and hence, when two-thirds OF
the oil in the lamps was used up, its place
was filed by an invisible vapor OF great ex-
plosive power. Any defect in the top OF a
lamp which allowed the vapor to come in
contact with the flame, would, under these
circumstances, produce an explosion; or it
might come about by driving the flame
down into the lamp, through the common
though hazardous practice of blowing out
lamp from the top OF the glass chimney
When kerosene oil is sold at from 10 to -
cents per gallon, those who purchase it
should exercise the utmost caution in Its
use, as there is little probability OF its be
ing safe and reliable article. In all this
there is need os reform, and this should
take the shape of an enforcement of exist
ing laws.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
Tonganoxie Republicans.

The Republicans of Ton2anoIie held a
lively meeting at the Christian church in
that town on Monday evening. The house
was we'll filled. Hon. Thos. billiard, one Of
the solid men OF the county, was chosen
chairman. His opening speech command
ed the approval Of the audience. McCown
Hunt, Wm. Dill, ID. X. Anthony, j. A.
Blackman, Messrs. Waller and Blythe
made short speeches. Mr.. Blackman's
speech made good impression, and any
one hearing him must be impressed with
the fact that he is one Of the ablest men in
the county. His views upon the needed
legislation for our county are in accord
with the masses Of the hard working men of
the county. All who have read his ad-
mirable letter in The TINES will appreciate
his fitness to represent the 10th District in
the legislature Of the State Of Kansas.
Elect him.
The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-31
RAILROAD NE VS..
Important Cnu>af'a- i'm OF the Ac.
ooIniing Departments OF Four
Esracs.


ssr2c..
lkacsas City Times, 2.
As a well known the Kansas City, ST.
Joseph 4 Council Bluffs, The Missouri Riy-
er, ort Scott & Gull. the Leaveiwo-tn,
lawrence ana Galveston and ;e AichIson
Il Nebr-ssa roads are al owned and Con-
troiied b. what il known as the Joy or
Bo-ton interest. Mr.. George III. Nettle-
ton is General Manager OF all the roads,
and has his headquarters here, where
three OF the roads make direct connections
For some time plan has been under con-
sideration 10 consolidate the accounting de-
partmenrs Ct all, and TO make the Eead-
quarters here. At the time Mr.. Prescott
Resigned his position OF Auditor, the mat
ter was talked OF, but nothing was definite
ly sttitd. The accounting department
Of the Fl Scott and Leavenworth, Law
rene. x Galveston roads hes always been
h.re; that of the Council Bluffs at ST. Jo-
>eph, and the AtchisOn d Nebraska at At
C ism. Mr.. J. ;. Ford has hsd charge at
ST. Joseph, but he has now received the ap-
poii.tmenr Of Auditor al d Assistant Treas
uIeru uf the entire combination, and will re-
move his cfiice TO this city and occupy
rpoms in the Fort Scott building, corner OF
Broadway and Sixth streets. Thus the e.
nanCial headquarters of all these roads is
to be located here, and in all probability it
Is the forerunner OF the removal OF the gen.
eral offices OF the Council Bluff. road from
81. Joseph. Mr.. Ford, who is 10 have the
management has been connected with the
{. Il. road for a number OF years, and is a
gentleman OF rare financial ability. Mr..
James III. Aldrich is TO be the cashier OF
the four roads, and will have the handling
OF the ~, ,000, 600 which annuity are re-
ceived and dIsbursed. Mr. Charlie Smith,
at present acting auditor Of the Leaven-
worth, Lawrence X Galveston and Fort
Scott roads, is tQ. be the Assistant Auditor
under Mr.. Ford and will be known as
chief clerk Of the combination Mr.. Ford's
other assistants be will bring Il ON ST. Jo-
s'ph. The new AkiSement cannot fail but
be beneficial TO the companies interested,
while at the same time Kansas City is a
great gtlner, as being the center where four
such large corporations make their general
headquarters. PrepaI ations are nov being
made in the Fort Scott building for Mr..
FOrds immediate removal. He Is TO oc-
cupy offices on the ground floor of the
building. Mr.. Watkins, the General
Freight Agent, and General Clark, Land
Commissioner, are TO be removed up stairs,
while the entire auditing department will
come down stairs. An arch il TO be cut
through from the Fort Scott building to the
rear of the room lately used by the Kansas
Rolling Mill Company, ahere Mr.. Aldrich
will have his Office The Rolling Mill Co
will have their office in the front OF the
building. A numder of other changes are
also 10 be made, and carpenters and mosons
are al work completing toe alterations.