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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-11-17

GERMANY is about to gobble up the
samoan archipelago. Stienberg will
bid farewell to his kingdom.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-11-17

The waste Of diplomatic phosphores-
cence over a few fish, is stopped.
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NOTICE OF LAND CONTEST,

NOlICE OF LAND CONTEST.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
CHEYENNE, Wyoming Territory,
November LIST, 1878.
To Malcom McKechnie, and all others
interested:
Application having been made for the
cancellation of your Homestead Appli-
cation No. 115, dated August 4th, 1876,
for the N. W. quarter of the S. w.
quarter; the S. W. quarter Of the S. Z.
quarter, and the S. half of the S. W.
quarter, of section 90, township %
north, range GO west of the 9th p. NJ,
you are hereby notified to appear at this
office on the 18th day Of November, at
10 O'Clock, a. M, to show cause, II any,
why such cancellation should not be
made.
Failing to comply with this notice,
you will have no further standing in
the matter.
GEORGE r. THOMAS,
Register.
l. Z. WHIPPLE,
nov2dtd Receiver.
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G. NJ. srEBBINs. late ofstebhins
Porter, Denver, col.
GEO. |. STEBRINS. Denver. Colorado
W. II. STEBBlNS, Atchison. Kansas.
NJ. v. POST, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
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EvARTs runs a big bill for cable dis
patches. Erse1 rf.s
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WENDELL PHILLIPS flops from But.
Ter to Grant.
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THE house that Vanderbilt is filled
with ingratude.
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A SOLID south forgets yellow fever
contributions.
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Now is the time TO subscribe for the
mammoth weekly LEADER.
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RrAdrerfisers sciIl make note Of theJact
that THE LEADER has a larger eircula-
ton than any other paper published an
Wyoming.-9
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TmE pope and the car are omit.
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DIR. sAGE's cATARRH REMEDY

produces radical cures of the worst cases OF Catarrll,
no matter OF how long standing. The liquid remedy
PIERcE's Douche. This is the only form OF instru-
ment yet Invented with which fluid medicine can te
parts OF tue affected nasal passages. AMI he cham,
sores and ulcers frequently exist anil from ,wikii
the catarrhal discharge generally proceeds; " us
accompanying each instrument DIR. sAnEs g.
tarrh Remedy cures recent attacks OF "cold In the
Head y by q few applications. II is mild and ilcr-
ant to use, containing no strong or csustie .irnss q
risfA X. v. PIERcE, n. ID. Prop'r, WoFtis p!f-
pcnsary and Invalids' Hotel, Bunalo, NY.
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AT CDRINNE

with stages FOR Helena, Virginia city and NIL
points In Montana.
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IS IT NOT QUEER

That people Will continue TO pay exorbltant
printers bills In these HARD TIMES when
uiey can Just ms well prepare their own Circu-
lars. Price Lists. Letter Heads. and all kinds
OF business forms, drawings. ETC., for a frac-
uon OF the amount daily paid outs THos. A.
EDISON, the inventor of the PHOyO
0RAPH which Is now attracting the atten-
ZION 81 the scientists through the civilized
world, conceived the idea OF producing from
u single writing Any NUMBER OF d.
PLICA II COPIES, and the Ingenious ap-
paratus called THE ELECTRIC PEN was
adopted in all countries and several thons-
ands have already been sold In the UNTTED
~ IE.S, canada, England. France, Germany
ana elsewhere. Any business man can see
the advantage OF producing circulars and nd
refreshments In his own HAND WRITING.
knowing that hey would then he IL rs
while a PRINTED document would be
thrown aside. Send for descriptions and
samples OF work to GEO. II. BLISS, l42 La
Sale ST.. Chicago. noy5dim
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The Washington City Route.4
BALTIMORE & OHIO R. R.

the shortest, quickest. and only direct
route to Washington and Baltimore, with
direct connections for Richmond, Lynchburg,
Norfolk. and the Southeast, Philadelphia,
New forR. Bottom, and the East.
Travelere desiring a speedy. pleasant. and
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win Utah southern #. Il. "r saltlAke City.
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Or Chrome Cards. Cupids, Notices. Flowers.
~ &c. No tpo alike, with name, Toe. Nus
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Or Funcy Curtis. with nnme, loc.. plain or
~ gold. Agents outfit, loc,, $50 styles' Hull
& Co Hudson. =. u. ! 49,
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By an Immense practice at the Worlds Dispen-
sand cases OF those diseases peculiar to woman, 1
have been enabled TO perfect u most potent and POSI-
i've remedy for these diseases.
10 designate this natural epeclhc, I have named II
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-07
COMMUNICATED.

Mr.. EDITOR At an agricul-
tural convention held at Augusta,
Ga, in February, 1878, | expressed
some views on the subject of immi-
grafton and the facilities of the
South for manufacturing industries
which met the appreciation of at
least some practical cotton manu-
facturers. | have thought that a
fuller ard more complete state
ment of the facts then stated may
be benefcial-at least may awaken
inquiry and bring out something
beneficial to our down-trodden and
much abused South.
There exists a climatic and at
mospheric condition of things here
on the cotton plateau, to which the
cotton fibre owes its elasticity and
superiority. The causes that pro-
duce this state Of things are physi-
cal, or | may rather say great con-
tinental laws. A moments reflec-
ton will convince you of this.
The continents of the east have all
their elongations and their dorsal
elevations east and West. Their
areas are therefore divided by their
mountain systems into North and
South. Europe, Asia and Africa
have no Andes-no COrdilera cut
ting the equator obliquely or at
right angles. They have no grand
barriers breaking up the trade
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-07
Chemical Fertilizer :. 81! DC, /.

The undersigned has on hand a veg.
large stock of Sulphate of Ammo
Nitrate Soda, Nitrate Potash, Sulrba.
Potash, Dissolved Bone, Raw Bon
Muriate Potash, Sulphatc Soda.
all the chemicals necessary To pIcra-
fertilizers of any formula.
DIR. Leach, Of Johnston county. ,a..
THE chemicals purchased from s..
and made into a fertilizer proved uta
to any ever used by me, with.s
reference to price or the quantity u~
per acre.
Mr.. VIM. Grimes, of Wake county
says: The chemicals | purchase q
you last spring were successful a--t
in a homemade fertilizer apple p
cotton. am well pleased with the NJ
suit and shall continue To use then
Mr.. A. NJ. Neazey. of GranFl
county, says: The chemicals Ta.
chased of Mr.. VIM. Simpson. apple
to tobacco and corn for the years l-l
and 1877, has given entire sati-factI.r
and found more reliable ON the sar
land than fertilizers previously H
at five times the cost"
Send for formula and manner Of pre-
pairing. WIN. SIarSoN.
Druggist and Dealer in Agriculu~
Chemicals, Raleigh, y. &.
feb 21-m3
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-07
CLINTON, n. c., March 4, 1873.

CLINTON, n. c., March 4, 1878.
EDITOR FARMER AND MECHAN-
1c:-I send you a list of premiums
offered by the Sampson County Ag-
ricultural Society on "field crops"
for the year 1878:
Best acre cotton, not less than
1900 pounds, So.
Best 4 acres cotton, not less than
1900 pounds per acre, $40.
Best acre low land corn, not less
than 100 bushels, IS.
Best acre up land corn, not less
than so bushels, IS.
Best 4 acres low land corn, not
less than Is bushels per acre, $40.
Best 4 acres upland corn, not less
than 40 bushels per acre, $40.
Best acre wheat, not less than
25 bushels, So.
Best 4 acres wheat, not less than
20 bushels per acre, sc.
Best acre oats, not less thar 35
bushels, So.
Best acre rye, not less than 124
bushels, 50.
Best acre rice, not less than so
bushels, 50.
Best acre German millet, not
less than 1000 pounds, IS.
Best acre field peas, not less than
1000 pounds Gin hull) 81.
Best acre sweet potatoes, not less
than 400 bushels, SIS.
Best acre chufas, one-eighth acre
to be measured, IS.
Best acre rutabaga turnips, not
less than 500 bushels, one-eighth
acre to be measured, SO.
The Society requires the land
and crops to be accurately meas
ured by two disinterested witnesses,
and the exhibitor to furnish the
Secretary with a written statement
of the quantity and kind Of fertil-
izers used, time of planting, and
mode of cultivation. Adjoining
counties are respectfully invited to
compete.
0. L. CHESNUTT,
Secretary.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-07

At a mile the American rifles
used by the Turks will bury a bull
let a foot and a half in hard clay.
If brooms are wet in boiling suds
once a week, they will become very
tough, and will not cut a carpet,
last much longer, and always sweep
like a new broom.
To preserve flowers in water,
mix a little carbonate of soda in
the water and it will preserve the
flowers a fortnight. Saltpeter is
also good.
The South Carolina Legislature
elected Messrs. Presley, Shaw,
Aldrich, Hudson, Thompson and
the i%rrepressible Mackey, to fill the
vacancies on the bench in that
State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-07

ture has done for Us. The same
memorable laws which have III
parted excellcncy and elasticity to
the American cotton fibre, can alone
preserve It's elasticity, and secure
the greatest perfection IN the
strength and excellence OF the goods
manufactured of ii. Human art
can never duplicate the peculiar
elements and conditions of our eli
mate and atmosphere. These are
the results of great continental
forces which no art u initiate, no
human force can create. The d.
vine fiat is written upon the CONT
nents. the arm, of Omnipotence has
given them shape. Human power
may abolish empires, and recon
struct governments, but continents,
never.
| have in this brief manner pre-
sented a great and momeEtouS ques-
tion-one upon which hangs the
destinies of our native South. |
have thrown out suggestions which
| devoutly hope may awaken the
brain and stimulate the muscle of
the South to utilize the physical
forces and resources with which
Natures God has blessed her.
Science will suggest morefully and
experience will demonstrate more
clearly, the truth of these Won
derful laws and conditions, when
these water powers of ours shall all
be in requisltion, when the staple
fabrics of the world shall come
from the cotton plateau Of America.
And now let me say, the day is not
very remote when we will ship, even
from North Carolina, manufac-
tured goods instead of raw cotton.
Nature has already decreed it. 1t
is only "a question of time.
The suggestions | have made in
this communication present to capt.
talists and skilled laborers the
strongest possible inducements to
come into this South land, this
grand field for enterprise and in
dustry, and share with us the honor
i'll it's development and the glory
and wealth which will one day
crown it. G.. ID. SMITH.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-07

Mrs. J. A. Worth, Of Fayette-
vile, Is the first lady to respond to
the call for samples of the products
of our State for exhibition at Paris.
She has sent the Commissioner of
Agriculture a beautiful assortment
of specimens Of preserved peaches,
apples, pears, plums, &c.
On Monday last Officer Andrews.
Of Chapel Hill, attempted to arrest
Cass Merritt for brutality to his
wife, when Merritt drew an axe
and threatened to take the life of
Andrews. Andrews drew his PTS
toll and fired on Merritt, but missed
him. This brought the rascal to
terms and he was taken in custody.
Mr.. Mackey, the enormously
wealthy Californian, has bought
Albert Grants house at Kensing-
ton, and is soon going to London
with his wife and daughter, to take
possession of his new home. Mr..
Mackey is said to be a native of
Ireland, who came to this country
a poor boy; he is now one of the
wealthlest men in the world.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-07
THE PIPPIN.

This variety OF apple y unlscr-
sally conceded 10 be the best
grown. It's the same apple known
I'm the Northern States and de
scribcd in fruit catalogues a
the Newtown Pippin. The quail
tiles which have rendered it go Gel
ebrated are It's delicious flavor. It's
color. and its fine keeping qualities,
being one Of the best keepers,
known to fruit growers. Another
quality which il possesses, and
which no other apple has, IS its
ability to resist the deletel ious in
fuenccs, consequent upon shipment
to England and the continent. This
latter remark applies only to the
pippin raised in Piedmont, Va.
Commission merchants in New
York annually IN the month OF
October send out agents to the
counties of Albemarle and Nelson,
to purchase on the trees all the
Albemarle Pippins grown IN that
region, at prices varying from 80
per barrel, and upwards, delivered,
in barrels al any depot. They are
shipped to New York, re-packed and
shipped to England, where they
readily sell for, from SIS TO s32
per barrel.
The profits derived from the cul-
tivation of this apple, where the
soil and climate suit it, arc marvel
lous.
To illustrate; one farm owned
and managed by "a widow lady in
Nelson county, yields annually from
its orchard products, an income OF
1000 to Sc 5000, besides tobacco,
wheat, and the usual crops of that
section. In 1871 this lady added
one thousand trees to her large or
chard, and every n of them were
Albemarle pippins.
1t succeeds only on gray soil, and
in mountainous countries, and to
the highest degree Of perfection, in
the mountain gorges on the eastern
slope of the Blue Ridge and the
numerous spurs of that mountain.
1t is a useless expenditure of time
and money, to endeavor to cultivate
this apple on red land, no matter
what the altitude or location. But
in the mountains of Western North
Carolina it IAN be grown in perfec-
ton. Wherever it does succeed our
farmers should cultivate it as t..
leading variety Of the orchard. A
farmer of Mitchell county shipped
a fine lot Of this fruit grown on his
farm, to Raleigh last season, which
was as good as that grown in Nir-
ginia.
This Albemarle pippin is per-
haps the only apple that has ever
been honored by notice Of a crowned
head. 1t occurred thus; before the
war a Mr.. Massie of Albemarle
county Va, shipped several barrels
of the fruit to Queen Victoria, who
graciousiy, caused the duty on it to
be removed SO that it goes to the
dominions of her Majesty free Of
duty. We hope to see this fruit more
generally planted.
G.. d. RICE.
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MORE

"In a conversation we had some
days ago with a very intelligent
German who has been farming in
Virginia during the last twelve
wears, he said: You want no I'M
migrants in Virginia, that is, as
producers of raw products. You
have too many already. | want to
do more than confine myself to the
staples of corn, tobacco and
wheat. | want to produce every
thing my place is adapted to and
my wife and l are willing to work
at potatoes, poultry, &c. But you
have only markets that ale easily
glutted, and our work would go for
naught. '"-Fdrmer and Planter.
Now that is exactly what we have
held, and contended for, about
North Carolina since the a And
there are many other farmers IN the
State who have had but little to do
with the formation of public opln-
ion upon this question, think as we
do. We have thought it a duty of
the local press to urge continually
upon the men of most property and
credit In their midst to withdraw
their ~canital from the farm and
merchandise and invest in small
manufactures of every description.
There are a few of these in and
around every county capital. If
need be, let them be singled out by
name and appealed to upon the plea
of patriotism to do it. Work In
this quarter would bring as much
fruit, every whit, as our appeals to
capitalists elsewhere. Our mer-
chants who have not done a paying
business for the last several years
might be talked to specially upon
this subject.
North Carolina fills every blank
in the census table. Every county
almost has one or two s%pecialtles. A
man could hardly miss success in Sc
lecting any n of our raw products.
There are plenty Of men found
here to mortgage their crops, teams
and homes for fertilizers and sup
plies; for money to hire hands and
work poor land to make cotton at
cost. Ask one of these same men
to mortgage for a small factory and
he would think you didn't know
anything about what he or his
father lad done. Our large landed
estates have lost their charm of
making wealth and aristocracy.
These hereafter must belong chiefly
TO manufacture. This it would be
well for some of our people to learn
at once.
If the old men could be only
moved from the old grooves there
is many an old family now on the
down grade that would check up
and recover under the pluck and
energy of its younger members.
But the opportunity is fast passing,
and these places of profit will be
sought and filled by men of other
sections. Look at the Holts, Bat
ties, Frleses, and learn what manu-
featuring has done for them, and
from their neighbors what they
have done for North Carolina.
Every product of the farm here i;
cheap. The per cent. of our popu.
lation engaged in agriculture is fal
too great. And we submit, that
no pains should be spared and nc
labor considered too incessant t.
induce our own people, first, t.
embark in manufacturing enter
prises OF every description. There
is many a merchant and farmer
here who has the brains, the energy
and the "a if he could be only
persuaded and moved from the
calling of the fathers. Only let the
ice be broken and our State will
bloom and hard times will come
! again no more. n. A. G..
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s.

eEg This paper is printed at 10 p.
every Wednesday. Price 81, / adj
vance. 1t is the Official Mouth-plece
of the Department of Agriculture, Inn
migration and Statistics /; Gov. T.. Is.
Vance, Chairman Col. l.. l.. Polk,
Commissioner. Monthly reports are
furnished by two or more correspond
ents from every county in North Caro-
lima, giving all items Of interest.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-12-07

JOHN CHINAMANlNARA RAILROAD CAR.
The following laughable incident is told
by awel known government Office holder
who has numerous tales to tell Of his OBJ
servations and experience. "There were
two seats in the car turned so as to face
each other. One was occupied by lady
and the other by a Chinaman. Evident
ly, the lady did not relish the presence Of
the Chinaman. She explained to him
that she wanted to take the cushions and
their frames and place them lengthwise
across from seat to scat. John said 'all
lghte, and got out ia the aisle while she
proceeded to lie down on the bed thus
improvised, with her head resting on her
valise. She supposed tina, the Chinanan
would take the hint that the lady wanted
to rest in the space usually occupied by
four persons. But John proceeded at
once TO crawl in, and stretched himselfby
her side, with his head on a little bundle
Of his own. These Chinese arean imi.a-
tive race, and like 10 do as Others do, you
know. The Indy, as soon as she discoy-
cred that she had bedlelow, got up a
little wildly and started for the next car,
to the infinite amusemeut Of the pGssen-
gers, who had been watching tho little
scene vita some interest. John took no
notice of the fun he bad created, but went
10 sleep with the whele oed To himself"
Ne1D York Graphic.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-12-07

EDIsoN's ELECTRIC LIGuT- The
ScieatlHc Amc4ca8 ia not over san-
guine about the success OF Professor Ed
son'5 latest reported discovery in electric
lighting. In answer to tho question,
"What is Mr.. Edson's discovery ?" it
says "lt is based on the we'll known
fact that a wire may be heated by an
electric current, the basis Of many at
tempts to accomplish what Mr. Edison
cnims to have done. The reader may
have seon the gas je.s Of the dome Of the
capitol at Washington lighted by similar
means. Over cach burner is placed a
coil ofplatinum wire, which when heat
el by an electric current gnites the gas.
Mr.. Edison uses the coil Itself as the
source oflight. The current sent through
it being strong enough to make the coil
white hot or self-luminous. The diff
Guilty to be overcome at this point was the
liability Of the wire to fuse and spoil the
light, a difficulty which Mr.. Edison
claims 90 have obviated by the introduc
ton Of a simple device, which, by tho ex-
pansion OF small bar, the instant the
heat Of tho coil approaches the fusing
point Of the platinum, intorposes a check
% the flow Of the current through the
coil. This automatic arrangement in
connection with an auxiliary resistance
coil, secures, 1t is said, an even flow Of
electricity through tho coil, and conso-
quently steady glow Of pure light. II
this is done economically, it Is obvious
that marked advance has been made in
artificial Illumination
Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-12-07
Weavarville, = December 7, 1878,

A HEALTHY PLACE.-"What town is
this ?" asked a tourist Of bright speci-
men OF Jersevman in one OF the lower
counties OF this State. "Why, this is
Waretown, and it is jist the healthiest
place in the world. People cant die
here, mister, and it's no use tryn' ~.
"Well, what in the mischief do you want
with .hat graveyard ?" he asked, point
ing toward one. "Why, don't you see =?
When they started this place they knew
1t wouldn't be considered nothing with
out cemetery, SO they went to Philadol-
phia and brought up some bodies that
nobody owned, frsm u graveyard that
was gittin' moved, and then went to
auction and bought some second hand
grave stones and started that berryin
ground. Why, mister, whenever they
think it's time, jist for the looks of the
thing 20 hNve a funeral, they 60 oil some
whore and buy q corpse" 81 suppose, Of
course, your old people have to die, "said
the doubling tourist. "Not much they
can't do It's why about six months ago
ola Sam Anderson, who is nigh about n
hundred, wanted tc die awful bad, he got
tired OF liyin' but it was no so, SO he took
a wallopin' big dose Of laudanum and we
all thought be was gone. So we went of
and got a c5liu-tor we amt got no un-
dertakers here-and Fixed up funeral.
The whole town came out, fora genuine
funeral was a new thing. Wei, tho peo-
pie came, and ,be preacher preached
the cid man looked bully in his coffin, I
toll you. His family all kissed him good
bye, and the undertaken came with the
lid to screw him down, when what should
the old dufierdo but Iise up in his coflir
and look around and begin to sing ~
want to he an angel" but, stranger it wa.
no go-he couldn't do it. The people
went home disappointed, I want you to
know, and that old chap is alive yit and
no chance Of dyin horo, doA't you forgit
ill., CumdcR Post.