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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
The Use Of Verbena in Spain.

In England the fine lady plucks a
sprig and scents her hand with it: SO
does the Spanish lady, but she knows
we'll its value, and treasures and dries
for winter use every leaf of it. 1t is
here well known as n of the finest
cordlals and stomachics in the world.
1t can be taken in two ways, either
made into a decoction, with hot water
and sugar, and drank cold as a retreSco
and tonic, or better still, with the
morning and evening cup of tea, thus
put a sprig of lemon verbena, say
tive or SIX leaves, into the teacup and
pour the tea upon it; you will never
suffer from fiatulence, never be made
and old-maidish, never have
cholera, diarrhea. or loss of appetite.
Beside the flavor is simply delicious:
no one who has once drank their
Pekoe with, will ever drink it with
uot a sprig of lemon verbena.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
Butter.

This useful, high-priced and gener-
ally scarce vegetable, when genuine
and not OleOmargerlne, IS IN Oleagin-
Gus condensation or sollditicatlon Of
the fluid extract Of cow. To make
good COW butter, it is not best to Feed
the vaccine and lactiferous quadruped
wholly on dogwood chips, shoe-heels,
Wild onions and old straw bonnets. 1t
Is astonishing u the uninitiated what
a diff renee there is in butter. Cow
butter differs from store butter in all
the essential elements of tallow, boot
grease. plastererS hair. cOttOn-batting,
white lead, sour flour. grated ginseng
and assafetida 1t ought not to con-
tain mor than n pint of rancid lard,
an ounce of chicken feathers and a
few golden strands from the dairy
maids head, to the pound. Roll it in
the hands till it forms a round or
otherwise shaped ball, when it should
be tied up neatly in a rag that has not
been used more than twice as a poul-
tice-cloth for a ore toe. Season with
a sprinkling of Lots wife III a pull
verescent form, and let it for a few
days.
iii the geld caverns, woodbine
wrought,
And fresh believed with ever-spout-
ing streams,
Sit coolly calm; while all the world
without
dissatisfied and sick. losses at noon."
Then send it to market in the family
waSh-tub: but some Of it might advan-
~tageously be taken TO the ~barber-shop
before it is sold. We are not like the
fellow who, wild about his girl. swore
he would have none but-her. We Will
take some every time. if you please.
The June fly ~roosteth therein with
great delight. The most compact
form in which butter can be shipped,
is IN the shape of a Misunderstanding
pound billy-goat. 1t makes a good,
strong butter for bore-doing house use.
-DOHdt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
The Bar Room Journalist.

He stands III the stores with his
back to the stow and tells how he
could u a newspaper; how he could
be as lndenendent as a hog on ice. and
calls things by their right names: how
he would expose corruption III high
places: how he would write good.
common sense, and none of your friyo-
lous, try -to-be-funny stuff. Then he
criticises' other peoples methods Of
conducting newspapers, and just wish
es some one would give him a chance
to show his journalistic ability. The
way to cure one of these chaps il to
get him to agree to write a sensible
article every day for a week. Before
the week is out he is sure to be pump
ed dry, and will cape worse for an idea
than d chicken does with the pip.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
The Grand Army Of Tramps.

DAvE>PoRT, Iowa, June 24.-The
city is being invaded by tramps.
About SOC AVE cOme up to Rock Is
land on the Chicago, Burlington q
Quincy freight trains, and other roads
and have probably brought
nearly as many more. Three or four
hundred were lying about town yes
terday, and $50 were arrested last
night and locked up at the police sta
ton. None of them had any money.
The mayor and police commissioners
held a meeting this morning, and de-
cided to arrest all tramps that make
their appearance here. and put them
TO work on the streets breaking rocks.
Prof. Ricard relates an incident.
apropos of toughened glass, which re-
Gently occurred in Bohemia. and
which may give q useful hint to heads
Of famili 5. ~ childs drinking glass
was bought one dav at Saaz, and
during SIX months it sustained its
character Of toughened glass; but n
evening in the seventh month. after
having been used for drinking sugar
ed water, it was placed with a silver
spoon in it on a large table. Suddenly
| heard from nv room a violent eX-
plosion, like a pistol shot. and a me-
talic sound. | fastened in and saw
scattered all over the floor needles and
fragments Of glass, and not only the
floor but the bed, the table, the cur
tains, &C., were covered with them.
The empty glass had burst without
apparent cause. without the approach
of a light. and with a force 50 extra
ordinary that all the inhabitants Of the
house were frightened. Such an ex-
plosion is doubtless caused by some
change IN the extreme tension Of the
fibres of hardened glass.
Our farmers should ~patronize the
FARMER AND MECHANIC OF Raleigh
more than they DO. We would like 10
see it in the homes Of every farmer in
this county. II is well worth ten
times the subscription price TO any
farmer-Pse Dee Herull.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
A Girls Encounter With a Rate G.
snake.

One day last week Miss Mary Flesh
man, daughter of Perry Freshman,
living two miles east of Platte CITY,
had a thrilling adventure with a rat
tlesnake. She was riding on horse
back alone through the woods, when
she dropped her glove. She dismount-
ed to secure it, and as she was stoop-
ing to pick it up she discovered a
large rattlesnake, at least six feet
long. coiled and in the act of striking.
1t did strike, but failed to reach her
and fell al her feet. sc sprang back
with a cry of horror, but almost in
s~tantly the snake recOiied and struck
again. This time the venomous fangS
stuck in the front part OF her bonnet,
and the hold tearing out with the
force Of the blow and the weight Of
the snake, it fell on the ground at her
feet. Instantly it reared up III front
of her, its venomous breath right in
her face. Scarcely knowing what she
did, she seized the snake Just below
the head with both hands, and hold
ing for a moment, with desperate
energy she slung it from her and fled.
Platte City Landmarks.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
Education

The city of Philadelphia has $50, 900
inhabitants. In 1877 1t expended ON
its public schools 81, 65S, 533.41, and
the sum was very insufficient. 1t is
said that at least 30. 600 children went
without instruction. 1t is further said
that a great deal of this large sum was
wasted in iobberies, big salaries, o
rupt contracts. &c. But the point we
wish to make is that North Carolina
with its nearly 100000 inhabitants
expends but a tritiing sum compared
to what one city eXpends. In other
words, that North Carolina is not
doing its duty towards its children. 1t
is a painful fact that ignorance Is
widespread in our old State. and that
but little comparatively is doing in be-
half of education. Said DR.. Pritchard,
at Wake Forest College Commence
ment
The grade of morality depends also
upon education. Ignorance builds
Jails and penitentiaries. North Caro-
Ina, our native State, and ever dear
10 our hearts, needs the healuhful in
~tiuences of education. There are only
four male colleges in the State and
less than four hundred students at
tending them. Only about seven hun
dred young men IN our academies and
colleges. This apathy is criminal"
lie said, further, and it ought to
make the whites blush with shame
The colored people in DR.. Tuppers
schools at Raleigh are paying more for
education than one hundred thousand
Baptists give to send their boys to
Wake Forest. Education is costly,
and always works itself down, not up.
II must be given and urged by educa-
tea men upon the masses. Intellect
rules the world"
We repeat, North Carolina is not
uolng It's duty by a long way in behalf
"i the education of the masses. In
stead of Improvement there is retro
Sresslon. The men whom we send to
ue Legislature nave not "pDre ,ated
ue situation. They have SHOWN "a
W~kewarmness, an Indifference. a
Io"aidlce that is appalling. They
nave taken hold of education as if it
we're a Pandora's box of unnumbered
ET'ns, or the smallpox. How long
1hali this continue ? Will the next
L[sIsiature be any wiser or bolder:
H"ll Nor n Carolina forever continue
III the alphabet of education? Shall
Always remain at the foot in the
caaogue of States? Let us educate
IN girls and boys. Never mind about
CO. hlc' Clothes and the f~rolics, SO we
b,s e something in their dear little
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
"A Sad Suicide in New York

New Tor was much excited vest4r-
cay over the suicide Of Mr.. Moses a
\ heeIock, late first vice president Of
TIE STOCK Exchange and an officer OF
that institution for over TWENTY-FIVE
years. lie shot himself through the
BRAN with a pistol ball. leaving his
family TO battle with the poverty and
hardshlps he bad not the COURAGE to
meet. The Herald saws Once man
81 mems and station. ne saw both slip
from his hands, and, la spite Of every
effort, failed TO avert the ruin which
overwhelmed him. When LETT without
fortune he turned 10 the position
winch once ne had regarded a. homo
rary. out winch now had a higher
VaIue a. a means of7upport: but that.
TOO, passed from him. He went ava
a broker and di.heartened man to
g oblivion first in drink and then
al last IN death Ever since Mr.. Vince
lOck iaI.ed IN the spring of a year ago
ne lost spirits daily. and. although he
~contended against his financial troub-
les and tried manfully To keep his head
the adverse current of affairs,
he saw little chance Of success. His
position Of chairman in the Stock
IA yielded him a salary Of -. 900 a
year, and he believed that while that
was retained he would not be driven
TO e~Atremities. His popularity and
his long term of service in office As
sured him of its continuance, and
when. on the 18th of May. the rival
candidate was elected Mr.. WheeIock
felt the blow deeply and never re
covered from it,"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
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Railroad Notes.

Through excursion tickets are now
t<lnC sali from Norfolk ard Ports
month Ma fa1 Raleigh an Hamlet
- Ashev1i.s ARA >YnnEs and points
AloEG the Western North Carolina
Rallro2t quite a number e passea-
-eFs rig fhls 44ne F~as>t- up the Allan
tic. Tennessee and Ohio hallEtGi ve<-
terlay morning. ~ vo4fs ~ AsHav4lIo
ans tic Warm Spsu& s. spend the
summer This Is class ~ business
which ths~e roafe~ base mot heretofore
enjoyed and On" - tho MANY benefits
which that section - thr coun'p wsIl
ENJOY ~ reason 81 the Hamlet con
ncytoa Oh !rlafts f7~xcrfxr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
Letter from Virginia University.

After Mr.. Jackson closed his remarks
Mr.. b. f. Long, of Graham. n. c..
was introduced as the final orator. He
announced his subject, MAN Works
Alone" Happily, he hit a view of
thought at the beginning of his speech
that caught their attention. and he
held 1t to the close. Frequently
through his speech he was interrupted
with applause. The general verdict
of his audience is that he crowned
himself with hon"r; and we heard a
distinguished visitor of these finals
say that speech 5 the happiest in
delivery and effect that we have heard
from a student here for years" The
odd North will doubtless be proud of
her son.
When Mr.. Long had finished his
Grafton, Mr.. Potter arose and. III be-
half of the Washington Society, pre-
scented him the Best Orators Medal,
the award having been made in this
case. as in case of the debater's medal,
by a committee of the faculty. Mr..
Long, in a brief and touching manner,
accepted the prize. This owe the
large assembly al journed TO the lawn.
The lawn is beautiful beyond des-
cription-brilliant with tasteful illu-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with feminine
beauty and may be- manly chivalry-
the very air swelling with music from
a rostrum erected in the midst of the
scene Taken altogether, the Wash
ingtOn celebration is a complete sue
cess.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
KATE SOTEERN.
A Aatter-OfF Fact Account OF the
Crime for Which She is Suffering

We give il this paper the evidence
elected n the much talked IL TRIAL II
Kate Sothern. 1t differs a. much n
hight AMI darkness from the sen9a-
tIonal accounts We have been r,ailuy
III certain correspondence. There h.
nothing III the scenes. tile surround
inss. nor the incidents 70 CLEAN afIthe
Of romance. The whole Was fight
between I've women. while the gallant
Bob >Othern and the rest looked CA.
They Were al very ignorant people
Kate and her sister both entered ou
isis" Cowart. There il no evidence
that the men present tried t. part TIA.
Combatants. nor does there appear -
have been such a scene a the seuti-
mental writers picture OF Bon. with
pistol IN hand. forcing Hates NAY
through the crowd. AL that was tile
Imagination of a fancy sketcher. Kate
Sothern Is not pretty even. She i Of
medium height, about 20 years IT age.
and has dark brown hair. and the
twang of a North Georgia cracker.
She IS very ignorant, can hardly read
and write, and Bob is worse educated
than she. Kate Is paSSably good look
ING, and wears imitation Jet. She saws
the witnesses swore lies against her:
tldt she acted III Sel1-defence, that she
cannot dance. and that night at her
fathers was the '.fust time She ever
seed a reel u n She Is now on the
plantation Of Col. Smith. in Washing
ton county. ami will be employed in
the household, cooking and washing
for the convicts who work on the
plantation. The siX-month baby IS
sick-teething-and that now requires
most of her time. She saws no money
has been sent her from the North.
Her health is bad.
Her sixteen-year old sister. senten-
ced to two years as an accessory 10
Hates crime. has been in Colonel
Smiths house as a servant She Is
handsome. and has been taught to read
and write by her kind mistress. ON
her fathers farm She worked in the
field and drove an OK to the pillow.
Her sentence has proved a blessing.
Bob Sothern is nothing but a strong,
good looking ANIMAL common. IL
norant boor. He is nov a guard to
cOnvicts on the same plantation. The
woman Kate killed was on a par with
the rest.-GeOrgid Paper.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
Oil from Pea Nuts.

''W. j. D." Red River, La. Pea nuts
contain 30 to 10 per cent Of oil, and
yield besides about - to - per cent of
cake. which is IA very nutrit Us feeding
substance. The process of extracting
the oil is i'm no way different from that
used III the linseed. cotton seed. or
castor bean oil manufacture. The
nuts are ground: the meal is put into
hair-cloth bags, and these are pressed
between heated metal plates in a very
powerful hydraulic press. We can
not give the cost of the machinery
precisely. but 81. 900 will procure suf-
fcient to work mp $500 bushels per
wear ID. Kahnweiler. of 100 Center
St. n. V, would probably be able to
give some information as to cost of
machinery. A 6-horse power engine
would be sufficient for a small mill
american -Iyriculturist.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
Officers of North Carolina a
P. of H.

uoster-S. Il. Alexander, Charlotte,
Mecklenburg county.
Oferseer.-N. b. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
Lecturer.-T. III. Robinson. Concord,
CabarruS county.
Sterard.-D. IL. Armstrong, Ashton,
Fender county.
Asst. Stetrard.-Hill f. King, Stump
Sound Onslow county.
CbaDLuin.-Rev. VIM. Grant, Jack
son southampton county.
"reasurer.-D. w. G.. Benbew,
Greensboro. Guilford county.
.Secretary.-Joseph L. Porter, Tar
boro'. E~dgecombe county.
cate Keeper.-W. ID. Wharton,
Greensboro. Guilford county.
Ceres.-Mrs. s. Is. Alexander, Char
lot1e. MecklenburG county
PomOnd.-Mrs. n. b. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
FTora.-Miss Eugenia Robinson,
Concord, Cabarrus county.
Lady Asst. Stetrdrd.-Mrs. IT,. T..
King. Stump Sound, Onslow county.
state Business AZ ent.-Dr. ID. W. I.
Rrnbow. Greensboro.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
s. b. Alexander, E.r-Oticto Chair
man.
G.. Il. French. Wilmington.
l.. l.. Polk, Raleigh.
w. II. Cheek. Warrenton.
j. +. Porter. E.c-OGiciO Secretary.
LIST OF DEPUTIES.
LIST Deputy District.-Wm. B. Shaw,
Indian Town. Currituck county.
md Deputy District.-John n. Davis,
Tarboro'. E~dgecombe county.
Bird Deputy District.-B. +. Hooks,
GoIdsboro'. Wayne county.
4th Deputy District.-Hill +. King,
Stump Sound, Onslow county.
9TH Deputy District.-L. l.. Polk
Raleigh, Wake county.
9Th Deputy District.-Frank Nj. Put
Oakville. Warren county.
eth Deputy District.-Dr. ID. a
Montgomery, Company Shops, Ala
nance county.
Sth Deputy District. w. Is. Clement,
Jerusalem. Davie county.
9th Deputy DISTRICT. ii. Robin
son. Concord. Cabarrus county.
10th Deputy District.-W. t. Reln
hardt. Hickory, Catawba county.
1lth Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
18th Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
DR.. Pritchard gives the following

DR.. Pritchard gives the following
stu istics:
Though costly. it is worth a hun
ored fold more than ii costs. Ger
many gives $2.5nO. 600 To the supp IT
of her Universities. Oxford receivs ;
$50 ! 900 annually. Otner colleges
count their money by millions. But
oxford. in a sense, rules England. ana
America owes her civilization, III a
great measure, 10 English culture.
Brown University has $500, 600,
md cries for more. Princeton has now
-. 800. 900, having raised -, 900, 600 In
six wears. Virginia pays $50, 900 to her
University, and $1,000 to Lexington.
North Carolina about =, 900 and Geor-
gia 5000. With all this cost it pays"
IL iImtngtoH star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
A Blasphemer Rooted to the
Earth.

\ lady from neal Sugar Valley. Ga,
says that a man was blowing III the
field a week or SO ago, during which
he uttered the wish that God would
have to plow III the heat of the sun as
he was forced to do. Immediately
upon uttering these words he stopped
still, as if turned to stone, and il is
positively asserted that he was roosed
to the spot, and that two horses failed
to pull him away. He vas still there
when last heard formulation Enter
prise.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
Reviving a War Issue.

ARREST OF AN EX-CONFEDERATE Q
MURDER.
BOSTON. June 25.-Henrv A. Parr,
who arrived in this city from st. John,
n, B.. yesterday. has been arrested by
United States officers on a warrant
for murder committed on board the
steamer Chesapeake, while on the
passage from New York to Portland.
December 9Th, 1868. Parr was one of
the seventeen passengers who took
possession of the vessel in the name of
the Confederate States Of America,
shooting the second engineer and
throwing his body overheard. 1t is
expected Parr viii be brought before
Judge Lord tomorrow on a writ of
habeas corp"S, and have amount of
bail fixed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
July +, 1873.
Vbe Orange.

HoTE.-ContnuHic0tioh for H'% Ire
nuimptt sc';rii,i .frca. iotro"S IN
nil sections of tie State.
officers Of the National Grange
v,>t,r.-S. r. Adams, Monticello,
MINI. pD
DEMONSTRATIONS Whitehead, Gin
c%innatI.
IxSiStant Stetcard.-Wm. Sims, Of
Kansas.
Tryasurer.-F. NJ. Mcdowell. Wayne,
.Secretarg.-O. II. Kelley, Louisville,
Ky.
Gatekeeper.-O. Dinwiddie, Orchard
Grove, Ind.
CereS.-Mrs. Adams.
PomOno.-Mrs. Woodman.
F7Ord.-Mrs. Moore.
Lddu Asst. Stetrurd.-MlssC {. A. Han,
Louisville, KY.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
ID. Wyatt Aiken, Cokesbury, .. I.
Henley James. Marion. Ind.
5. III. Ellis, Springsboro, ONO.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04

T. M. Holt has commenced the cree
ton OF a handsome residence near the
site of his old homestead in Alanance
county. Col. Holt is one of the most
successful business men in the state,
and we are glad to learn that the
Democrats of Alamance approaching
his valuable services in the last Legis-
lature, intend sending him again
Exchange.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-31
FROM DELEGATE MAGINNIS.

EDITOR HUsBANDMAN.
| enclose blanks for the establishment of
offices on the Smith River route. The usu-
al course is for a petition to accompany eacls
application for a post Office, butt if the blanks
are filled and returned, the Department
wild, in these cases, dispense with the petit
tons. Service will go on as soon as the Of
fees are established.
Since | last wrote you a new office, called
Martinsdale, Clendennin P. NJ, has been es-
tablished at the Forks of the Muscleshell
and ordered to be supplied from White Sui
phur Springs tri-weekly, thirty-tiye miles of
the old Carroll route having been restored
and Increased for this purpose.
The Postmaster General has ordered that
Whites be supplied once a week from Canyon
Ferry,until such time as the regular semi
weekly mail as advertised shall be let and
go into operation. MARTIN MAGINSIs.
Washington, d. c., JAN. g., 1873.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-31

The New North Vest has information that
the Utah and Northern Railroad Company
proposes to submit u proposition to the peo-
pie of Montana, looking TO the extension of
their road from the Snake river valley to
this Territory, and that such proposition
will be of much better terms than any pre-
vious one. We had hoped that with the
near approach of. this. road to our southern
boundary the trade would be sufficient to
warrant its extension without any further
aid Oh the part Of the people but if we are
70 have a proposition, the sooner it is! placed
before the people the better, that they may
weigh well its conditions. Our Territory is
prosperous, and we. trust that il. may not
cripple itself by voting a subsidy that, may
become burdensome, Should Congress ex-
tend the time for the completion of the
Northern Pacific, we do not believe that
Montana can be induced to accept any pro-
position from the Utah and Northern unless
it is, indeed, very reasonable.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-31
SMITH RIvE2-1Ts FLocKs AND HERDS.
NUMBER EIGHT.

A mile west of the White Sulphur Springs
upon the south bank of east Smith river is
the home. of P. H. Clark, one of the cattle
kings of the valley. Being near the Springs
this place is much to be. priced. His inn
provements are substantial and the sur
roundings pleasant. For several years he
was engaged in the dairy business, butsnow
his herd has increased so us to occupy his
entire attention. Mrs. Clark is truly the pi-
oneer white lady of this valley. She was
the first lady to see Jhis,and the Muscleshell
valleys, and has made her permanent resi-
dence here since the summer of go. Dur
Ing the first three years she remained at
home nearly twelve consecutive months
without meeting IA l.uay, and many are the
Cay and nights that She has passed ut the
ranch With nothing but a dog, cat and a
99p for her companions,
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-01-31

the 5000 now in his charge. The most OBJ
jectionable feature to this location. is the
distance OF eight miles which must be trav-
eled to get building timber. But MIR. II. is
what they term "rustler'' and takes adj
vantage Of the situation by starting his
teams out by daylight every morning.
While at his place had the pleasure of
meeting Nathan Godfrey, who is a young
maj commanding means, and who proposes
to, invest in the woo!-growing business the
coming season. or as early as he can make
the purchases. O. FL. Reynolds. whom | met
here is much pleased with the prospects and
has decided4to make Montana his home, He
will bring his family out next summer. j.
G.. Severance, a friend of Mr.. Ehssey, and
who is making his ltome here. also contem-
plates moving his family out from Boston
next summer anCengage in the .wool-grow-
ing business. WILL.