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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-10-04
MISCELLANEOUS
+ O r. SAL e.!

viii sell privately my Farm Of so Acres, lying
on 'ls Lancaster Pike, y miles from s,snicrd.
for particulars, call on ~ sadrrss
sept II. is7s. n. a. ALFoRD.
Nn-2t stamford, Ky.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-10-04
POLAND CHINAsi

have toI sale Male Hogs that I bought In
Ohio, and Roars sows.and plrs Of 10th sexes Thev
src the purest Poland Chinas and will uell then,
cheap Cor cash. also have Sis hne Bull Calves Coz
sale.
sqs-sm A. n. NEwLAND.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-10-04
COUNTRY PRODUCE

Taken In exehsnrr Zoe Goads ~ the Highest mar.
bet rais.. hfins me yoaF fyulify, Feathers Es,f.
Butter, WAY, wild Game, lard, naoon. Uln.ras
% any Ming si.e, and J -ih sise you ueois ~
.. n. DAvls,
Wien Neev the Depss'
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-10-04

Kirksville has contributed $50 for the
relief Of the yellow fever sufferers Of the
South.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1878-10-04
THE PEOPLE

Of Louisville and surrounding country have ou
best thanks Zoe their Kind reception Of the repre-
sentatites Of house and the splendid rat ronae
given. This encourages US TO do better, and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Lifting Force of Plants.

The mechanical force Of
plants and their roots, is, or
ought to be, we'll known to ev-
cry observer. We see them
forcing up heavy bodies, in our
cities, such as heavy tagging and
the concrete and other solid
superstructure of roads. So the
crowns of plants which spring
ing from seeds in the ground,
lift enormous masses of earth,
when we take into consideration
the difference in weight of the
plantlet and the mass of soil
lifted. In relation to the lifting
force of growing plants, Science
Review has the following curious
compilation Of the lifting force
of growing fungi.
-Four years ago a portion of
the pavement in the Goswell
Road, London, was heaved out
of its place in a mysterious
manner. Before it could be re-
placed numerous tOadstools
made their appearance in the
gaping spaces between the stones.
When the stones were removed
it was found that they rested
over an immense spongy mass of
toadstool growth, which had
gone on increasing until it made
a way through which it could
push its head into the air. One
of the stones raised by it meas
ured four feet by two feet ard
weighed two hundred weight.
A more extensive injury was
done in the same way some
years ago at Bassingstoke. Not
many months after the town
had been paved the pavement
was noticed to exhibit an un-
evenness, which could not be
accounted for. AS soon, how
ever, as the unevenness was suf.
fcient to make opinings between
the stones the hidden enemy
made its appearance in the
shape of innumerable toadstools.
So completely had the spores
or spawn got possession Of the
material on which the pavement
was laid that it had to be com
pletely taken up, and the whole
town had to be repaved.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

OFFIBIAL ESTIMATE OF THE
TOBACCO CROP OF 1SSS,-The
Department Of Agriculture at
Washing, in its August report,
makes the following statement
relative to the tobacco crops
The twelve largest tobacco-grow-
ing States report the following
condition of the crops in August
viz:-Kentucky SO, a falling off
during July of 13; Virginia so,
a loss of Is; Missouri 95, a loss
of g; Tennessee 50, a loss Of 4;
Maryland 81, a loss of 10; Penn
sylvania IS, a loss of Is; North
Carolina 81, a loss of 10; Ohio
96, a loss of 9; Illinois SO, a loss
of 5; Indiana rs, a loss of II;
Connecticut 1O5, a gain Of 5;
Massachusetts 105, a gain of t..
The present aspects o. the crops
indicate a greatly reduced pro-
duction, even upon the small
acreage Of 1878. 1t will be seen
that the tobacco field of the Con-
necticut Valley is the only one
that shows any improvement
during the month of July. In
all other parts of the great to-
bacco belt the crops have fallen
off, and the present aspects in
dictate a greatly reduced pro-
duct. In Virginia and North
Carolina the season has been I'M
proportions, and the crops have
been generally injured by
drouth. IN some districts of
Tennessee only half a crop has
been planted, and in West Vir-
ginia the planters have mostly
restricted the production to their
own necessities. In Kentucky
the crops have been partly re
duced by excessive rains in
June, and only about fifty per
cent. OF last years aggregate will
be obtained.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Garden Work for October.

The gardener has little pre-
paratory work to do, he Is Ell
gagged in closing up the labors
of the year in his garden. He
can set out cabbage and lettuce
plants as directed last month.
Endives should be tied up to
blanch. Asparagus beds should
be dressed by cutting off the
growth, sowing plentifully salt,
and add a covering Of long ma.
nure then return whatever as
paragus growth, freed from
seeds, and the grass or weeds
that had been cut off, upon the
manure spread and leave it as a
mulch for winter.
Shallots, Garlic, Chives, On
ions intended for seed may all
be set out.
Sea Kale.-Sow seeds now for
next years use.
Celery.-Ealth up for blanch-
ing.
Raspberries, Currants, Goose
berries and Blackberries.-Make
new plantations of all Of these,
or of such as may be required
for next year.
Strawberry beds.-Dress and
keep clean Of runners these beds
and encourage the growth of the
plants all you can.
Look we'll to the destruction
of caterpillars and every insect
which is inimical to small fruits
and see hat the dwarf pears
and other small trees are freed
from insects, broken limbs, &c.
and worked about the trunks.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Hulled Corn.

Take a couple Of quarts Of
shelled Northern corn, place IN
an iron Kettle. and cover with
cold water. Tie in a cloth about
two teacupfuls of good wood
ashes, put in the bag with the
corn and boil until it tastes
strongly of the alkali. Take
out the bag and boil the corn
slowly in the I've for al hour or
so: then pour of the I've and
add cold water and simmer.
Then remove the hui. of the
corn by stirring or, if not etiec-
tual, turn Oft the water and rub
the corn III Il clean, coarSe towel
until all are removed. Then add
more water and simmer for sew
eral hours, frequently stirring to
prevent burning. When the
corn is swelled out large, and is
thoroughly softened, add salt to
the liking, and let the water cook
nearly away. Eat warm or cold,
with cream or milk. This,
rightly prepared, furnishes a
soft and delicate dish, which will
be reli-hed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Sweet Potatoes for Cows.

l have fed sweet potatoes to
COWS in the fall considerably,
and with the most satisfactory
results and my friend, Elish
Parker, of Richmond, Ind, one
of the most extensive and sue
cessful sweet potato growers am
acquainted with, usually feeds
his COWS and hogs and for months
in the fall with the small pota-
toes and stems. In digging, we
usually lift out the product Of a
hill entire, then detach the
larger potatoes, leaving the small
ones attached to the vine.
These are greedily eaten by
COWS in preference to any other
food, and the butter product is
the frmest and best we have
ever seen. The stock always
improves in condition while the
supply of potatoes lasts. The
large potatoes are worth 81 and
upwards in our markets, so that
only the culls go to the COWS.
At the South, where sweet pota-
toes are grown more cheaplv
than with us, | have no doubt
their culture for COWS, hogs and
sheep would We very profitable.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Sunday School Convention.

This body will convene in the
city of Raleigh on Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday, the LIST, I'd
and Sd days of November next.
1t will be composed Of delegates
from all the Evangelical denom-
nations in the State. These
delegates are to be entertained
by the different Sunda, Schools
Of the city free of charge, Re
duced rates on the different rail
roads of the State will be obtain
ed if possible.
The object Of the Convention
will be to organize the Sunday
School work in the State.
We are requested by Mr.. John
E. Ray, Chairman of the Inter-
national Executive Committee
to state that "it is greatly de-
sired that every Sunday School
in the State be represented.
Now don't forget hat we want
one representative from every
Sunday School of each Evan
g%elical denomination in the
State, and only one, and wish
their names Immediately.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
Growing Chestnuts.

We have on repeated occasions
suggested the growing Of chest
nuts upon soils where but little
else will grow, as a means of
profit, both in fruit and wood.
The chestnuts is rapid in it's
growth, and will in from eight
or ten wears begin to bear a crop
Of nuts from the seed. This
seed, however, should be planted
as soon as the fruit is ripe and
before it becomes dry, and should
be planted where the tree is de-
sired to stand. Chestnuts will
thrive almost anywhere, and
would be especially valuable
where timber is scarce, and
rough land abounds to appropri-
ate to the purpose. A good Sc
lection of the American chestnut
is the best. Our nuts are much
superior in quality to the Span
ish, Frel ca o. Italian, though
not nearly 50 large, and even
gratis can be set with ease and
certainty Of the pear. There is
always a market demand for the
nuts greater than the supply, or
any supply likely to be furnish
ed -Epru30,to1cU TeIoucuDL
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
.GE WATERMELONs. II

LARGE WATERMELoNs. = In
passing through the Hanover
market last week, we saw on the
stalls of Mr.. Henry Harrison
dealer in fruits and vegetables,
two unusually large melons,
and he assured us that he sent
not long since to Chicago, two of
what are known as North Caro-
lima rattlesnakes melons, raised
in Anne Arundel Co., which
weighed 60 and IS pounds, re-
spectively. But the Mobile
Register speaks Of weighing one,
which turned the scales at
eighty-one and half pounds.
This was from seed of the
Cuban Queen very like the
Rattlesnake melon in general
appearance, but different in
many peculiarities-Gov. Reed,
OF Florida, editor Of the Semi
Tropical brought the seed from
Cuba and named it Cuban Queen
Large numbers of this kind of
melons weigh 40 lbs, and up
ward.-Maryland Farmer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
A farmer down In Florida
tainted in his barnyard and the

Thirteen carloads of fast
horses were taken from the Min
nesota State Fair TO the Dubuque
fair.
The rice crop of this country
is the largest tor ten or twelve
years, and viii approach 100000
barrels.
The measures adopted in Prus.
sia for the determination of the
Colorado beetle are said to have
been entirely successful.
A Texas paper advertises a
pillow which has a furnace for the
heating Of the iron. 1t is claim
ed that it will pillow the stickiest
land.
In Indiana they resolved to
give the old men a chance to at
tend the State Fair, without
money and without price" All
persons over seventy years old
who have resided in the State
forty years are carried on all the
railroads free and have "dead-
head" tickets to the show.
During August last there ar
rived at Castle Garden, New
York, 7,414 immigrants. OF
these Ireland contributed 1,442;
Germany, 1921; England, 9e7,
and Sweden, $40. They came,
it must be noted, before Mr.. Lee
Dues dissemination to receive
them was known in Europe.
The harvest-moon is so called,
quantity says Ferguson, the
Scotch astronomer, because "the
farmers Of the old country CRATE
fully ascribe the early rising OF
the full moon at this time of the
year to the goodness of God, not
doubling that He has ordered it
SO on purpose to give them an
immediate supply OF moonlight
after sunset for their greater con
venience IN reaping the fruits of
the earth
A hitching-post is a cheap
thing, and any man, after feed
ing his horses, can set up one
before breakfast. But a neglect
to DO this is only an idea Of the
character Of the man. 1t is not
the only deficiency about the
premises. BY close inspection 1t
will be found that nearly all the
little Improvements and conve-
viences which should be about
all farms, r missing. The
owner is halt, lame and blind to
his duty.-Iowa State Register.
A farmer who found a nest OF
rattle snakes, not wishing to at.
tack them himself, drove several
pigs where they lay. A vigor-
Gus fight between the pigs and
snakes ensued. The snakes
would rise, shake their rattle
and plunge their fangs into the
pigs. The pigs in return would
put their fore feet upon the
snakes and rip them up with
their teeth, and continued the
battle until all the pigs had beer
bitten and all the snakes killed
No injury to the pigs from the
sting of the serpents.
The great State Fair of Vir
ginia will begin, at the Fail
Grounds, Richmond, on Tuesday
October goth, 1873. They offe1
an unusually long list of premi
ums, and among which is Sl5(
for first and second premiums tc
the hest lady riders. This is {
notable and great feature in the
programme, which should be
initiated by every Society Of
like character in the whole
country. The encouragement Of
horseback exercise among the
daughters of the land is of more
value to our race as a free PEG
pie than all the values attached
to improved stock.
The wash used for fruit trees
at the Government Gardens at
Washington is prepared as fol,
lows: Put half a bushel of lime
and four lbs. Of powdered sui.
phur in a tight barrel, Stacking
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17
iocToBER 10, ISIS

braucheS.-F Irnl rs II .E
An Oregon paper states .l..
recently q team hitched toa SOL.
binder RAJ away throur.
standing field OF wheat co,..
ing about 100 acres. S.ran..
say, the machine kept tar....
and bound every bundle IN
came to It with lightning -
idly. When the team
stopped, it had nicely bon.
about 80 bundles.
Oar cotton product TIL,
is about as large as that prey.5.,
to the war, and the price a.a-.
the same The crop of thi, v...
is estimated at 4.Sll2a5 .t.|.
weighing 2,309. .90> 90N 1ar.a.
which Is about 10 per cent. u.-
than the weight OF las. Years
crop. The quantity cou>.n..
by manufacturers in the ~....
this year Qio,OO0 bales ha,
creased about 1000 bales u..
last year. The export OF
present year has been 3.34II
bales. and the quantity taken
Northern apinners 1889. ..
bales.
The use of CIoride of FIT.
SUM Is recommended In G.-
many as a means of iu.r,a-.
the growth of wool in >....
The fact of the "yoIk' Of ,g
containing a large proportion .
this CHEMICAL, led some Gc.m.
chemists to make cXpvsm..
with a view OF proving Wlc,h.
the supply Of this m.,er
would promote the growth ..
wool, and the result ha, prove.
that by administering ChIor.r
of Potassim in the proportion ".
one part Cloride to nine parts u.
common salt, production o1v..
may be increased ana II, o.a..
improved, while tie .r..r..
health of the animals is a,...
same time benefited. Exue...
ments are being mad, lu ur...
to ascertain the propcr4.aaE...-
to administer. -Jounuu H
Chemistry.
Corn-ted hens do no. lay il.
winter, and especially W...
snow covers the grouua. u.a.-.
there is nothing IN com WIKI.
furnishes material for ,..#....
and shell of the egg but a...-
dant material for fat and "..
mentary yolks. As ~o4 -
spring comes, corn-tcd a..-
commence laying and coo-...
to do SO, simply because t...
are able to supplement tins t"".
by grass, worms, insects a'.
other albumlnOus substance.
and also find material for y--
shells in bits of lime stone a...
the shells and debris of avar.',
of decavirg matter that We have
no inst contention of. On tha
other hand. When wheat is fer.
to hens. there is fat enough int.
to supplv all that is needed ..e
the vnlk and Gluten enough q.
make the white, and lin.
ENOUGH to furnish the shell al.
it does seem difficult now To a.-
derstand why corn-fcd .ta-
should not Law. as they 10 u..,
and why wheat-fel hcu- -.oo..
lar oe tbav do-H r T.....
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

The largest cornfeld in the
State Of Rhode Island contains
twenty acres.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

Geo. NJ. Powell adds the fol
lowing on the same subject;
GA kiln costing 81, 900 will dry
from twenty to thirty tons OF
beets in twenty-four hours. Five
and a quarter tons of good beets,
properly dried, will make a ton
of dry beet, containing a half ton
of unrefned sugar. Therefore
kilns scattered over the agricul-
tural sections of the country,
hundreds of miles from the sugar
factories, greatly reduce the num-
Der of factories demanded. MIR.
Gennert also says that he has
good dried beets in his possession
which are three years old. The
drying kiln consequently seem
to be the key to the manufacture
ing part of the question. How
may we know where we can
raise beets containing a sufficient
per centage of sacharine matter
to make the industry" The
answer is this; Wherever a man
can raise, what in quantity
would be called a good crop OF
common potatoes, which are OF
a quality that aredry and mealy
when boiled or roasted, be can
raise beets for sugar making to
advantage.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-17

to work. This feed will be suf-
fcient for about two thousand
mich cows or steers daily. What
is to be done with it? Are the
farmers Of Maine willing to feed
their stock during the long
dreary winter months on dry
hay and ice water, and allow the
best of feed to be shipped to Bos-
ton, or worse even, 60 to destruc-
ton? Several railroad compa-
MES have very generously offered
to transport this feed back to
the farmer from whom it came
at the nominal price of 80 cents
per ton. The Maine Beet Sugar
Company offers to return this
feed to the farmers who supplied
the beets at a trifing charge,
barely sufficient to pay for
the handling. 1t may therefore
be confidently expected that
many farmers will try to find
out for themselves the value of
this beet pumice. So far the
beet crop looks promising and
though some farmers did fail,
others succeeded SO we'll that
some who raised only one acre
this year have already offered to
raise ten another year.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-05

There are certain practical tests
oil religious progress. Ii you can
eat cold buckwheat cakes without
threatening to tear the house
down, or drink muddy coffee with
out suggesting the probable organ
izing of funeral procession for the
benefit Of the help" Won may be
pretty certain that you have made
your calling and election sure. No.
it IS not the creed Of the church, it
is an underdone steak when Won
are IN a hurry, which settles the
Question whether you are pagan
or Christian.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-05
GOOD w YN'S
EUREKA YEAST POWDER.
MANUFACTURED IN
NEW ORLEANS, La.

1t is regarded by many experienced
hodsekeepers as not only good, but the
very best thing of the kind they have
ever tried. Only give this
HOME PRODUCTION
a fair trial, and you will hardly fail TO
patronize it.
1t is a pure, excellent and healthful
preparation, and is SO pronounced by
Drs. VIM. e. Austin, C. j. Bickham and
j. j. Lyons, of New Orleans, who have
examined the recipe for making it.
To THE LADY OF THE HoUsEHoLD.t-
As it is the special province Of house
keepers, practically, TO test articles in
thecuIingry line, and to Judge Of their
merits, your attention is respe ctfully in
vited to the EUREKA YEAST POW
DER.
All Of the leading family grocers of
New Orleans deal III in it,
p. N. GOODWIN, Manufacturer,
12Z Terpsichore Street,
New Orleans, La.
Ir-
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-05

The Tennessee Legislature adj
iourned sine die without having
adopted any measure toward a COM
promise of the State debt. All
propositions have been defeated
by the obstructionists, or low tax
men, who desired to agitate the
question before the people at the
next election.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-01-05
The Legislature.

vi HtAe rIOHu1N Oui pCHCid
Assembly viii meet-this time I'M
trammelled by the intrigties of the
villainous vampires. whose sole
means of support for the last de-
cade has been the life blood they
sucked from the State. This body
VIII be the first bona fde Legisla-
ture J. ouisiana has had for a dozen
years. True, there is a faint OF
the old rottenness left still, but III
the main the Assembly Will be
compOssd Of representative men OF
the state, men who have the inter-
ests oi their State at heart, and
who would scorn to do the dirty
pilfering of the scoundrels Just out
of power. This being the case, it
is to be expected that whatever
legislation is had viii be for the
benefit of the whole people. All
good citizens of Louisiai,a are now
TN the look out to see what will be
done at this session for the relief
that has been SO long expected.
There is an immense amount Of
work to be done. No tilhbusteripg
or compromising is necessary this
time. SO get to work, gentlemen,
and LET rs see what you can do for
the good OF your State. We want
a great many changes, but if you
will attend to matters necessary as
the first steps toward the calling of
u Constitutional Convention, and
take Some measures in the interest
of morals, by annihila,ing that i'm
mense fraud, the Louisiana Lot
terry, and other gambling iastitu-
tons, besides making it hot for all
dealers in liquor, you will put this
State on a fair way to prosperity,
and Will have accomplished us
much as 1t is usual for snch bodies
TO finish at one sitting. The rule
is generally, to leave undone some
thing for the next Assembly to
work on, but it is hoped that our
present representatives are made
of better material than those we
have been accustomed to.
No Legislature ever met under
more favorable circumstances TO do !
good work, and no set of men ever
had better chance 10 ingratiate 1
themselves with a people, than the |
very men composing the Legisla-
ture. All that is needed is COM
mon honesty and little hard
work. Shall we have It? Or will |
the usual cry of "wait another
year" prevail, when nothing but
prompt action is needed?
Our present Legislature is nota-
bly, compose of young men, VINO
ire ambitious to make their mark
md gain q foothold on the ladder
If fame. Now is your time, gen
.lemen. There is nothing like tax
ng TIE bull by the horns.