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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
A Horses Sense Of Smell

An African pony, unlike job
war horse. smcIleth not "thc
battle affair OIL. but hc viii smell "a
poisonous snake at Il sufficient Dis
lance to avoid him.
An English gentleman was lead
ing his pony one Jay il South II
rica. when tic saw ms kaiiir servant
suddenly jump on IA side. Know
ing that il was a snake that had
alarmed him. the gentleman drop
ped the rcins and vent forward -
XIII it. 1t was 4 putf-addcr, the
reptile. It is thought, Cleopatra
used to commit suicide. Killing
ii with a stone, nc examined is
glands and found them filled with
poison.
On returning To the pony and AL
vancing his hand to take IA reIns,
the horse SHE'D back u great alarm.
For several minutes he would not
allow his master ~ approach. Some
of the odor Of the adder had at
tachcd Itself 10 the gent!ema" :
hands, and the cautious animal,
being warned by the seaac u tao
smell. vas afraid that there Ma
danger even III his mAstcrs touch.
The horse nose j., a. ever boz
who has trained a colt knows, os-
OF lis means II gaining kuoslylge.
II a horse i afraid OF All object, the
best way - remove his fear : -
let him smell OF il.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
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Lead Pencils.

\ lead pencil : II Itself ) smal.
affair. but considered - : mani
featured product. ii rises into much
Importance. To start ) h~rst-claSs
factory with improved machinery
and stock ~ u-e!l-seaouc,i woo1.
requires a capital Of about slto. 0ts.
ground covered about half n Acvv.
chiefly occupied IS drying houses
for the storage Of red cedar. Flor.
ida ri celar j. mo-.ls us~i IN tins
country and ~ kugop 0me
!sn Wool. = the German
ca. lt. ~ knSlJ>h yow. j. used .u
Gcrmany-whltc plne ! Scas.u
ally used for . common grade u .
carpenters pencil
Inc " lead 81 the pencil, 5 The
~we.l-Auo~n graphite or plumbato
tie -, % TINS il. the natural.
fouu8 ~ = pare state Ia nA.ss.
large enough - cut lato STRIPS 81
tia, there : bus one mtuc up to
standard. winch : II A-latsc >.
rla. anL pencils made from this
graphite -, a! ouc grade. and pay
lifts cents lSg gross special, Ausi
thirty Ivr cent. n3 tt.Tc duty.
The Cumberland mime ~ kas
land were the first discovered, lat
ar new almost exhausted.
What wAs formerly refuse ia cut
ting the graphite j. nov ground.
cleaned anu refined, and then mx
Cd with a fine c.ay. II mixing the
clay ana graphite great car mast
bv taken III cleaning ,lc olAy aDd
getting the proper proportions. tAy
mixture with water after being welt
kncadcd is placed ii : large re-
ce!ycr and strongly compressed and
forced out through 4 small groove
IN the bottom, III the shape al a
thread the thickness and style "a
quircd either square. octagon cor
round. This thread or lead Wlrc j.
cut III bars II proper length tdonc
by little grlsl and then straight
cncd. dried II a moderate heat.
and packed IN a.r-uEht cruclbles
ami placed III the furnaces; the
grade Of the lead depends upon the
amount OF clay used u mixing aud
the quality Of the plumbago. The
colorng ii the lead il h. various
pigments.
The wood after being thoroughly
seasoned Is cut INTO tim strip, aud
dried again, then cut INTO STRIPS
pencil length. These strips are
grooyed BY machinery, then carried
on IA belt % the gIucmg room.
where the lead j. placed IN the
groove. and the other hAil Of the
pencil glued on. After being dried
under pressure, they are sent to The
turning room and rounded, sguar-
cd or made oytagon 10y a very mge-
NOUS little machine, which ptt->e,
them through three cutters and
| drops them ready FOR polishing OF
coloring-thc former i done ou
lathcs By boys, and the latter - a
machine which hold, the brush and
turns the pencils Ted 10 IL through
IA hopper. After the pencil Is
polished, it IS cut the exact
length by Il circular saw and
the end is cut smooth by a drop
knife, the pencil resting Oh an IRON
bed.
The stamping IS done By a hol-
low die, which i heated; the gold
or silver foil il then land Oh tine
pencil. which rests on al iron bed,
and the die is then pressed on H.
by a screw lever. The pencils are
then ready to 20 to the packing
room, whence they find their
way to all parts 81 the civilized
world, at prices ranging from two
dollars to twenty dollars per gross.
-.fmertcuu L.lehauqc uud Ksrt,,r.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

SHEEP RAISING IN THE Low
CoUNTRY.-A farmer IN Charles
ton county, bought, four years ago,
twenty-five common sheep at $z.25
each. They fed themselves all the
year round, and dogs did not dis
turb them. The owner has sold a
quantity OF wool and q number OF
lambs, and now has sixty ewes Of
better grade than those he began
with. Taking into account the
feeces and lambs sold, the sheep
have yielded a clear profit Of four
dollars a year each. One sheep
gave, at one shearlng, ten pounds
Of wool, which was sold for sl.oO.
The average value of the fleece Is
u dollar.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

Morganton Blade A few nights
since a pistol shot was fired into the
house of S. Sauls, the pastor of the
African NJ. Z. church IN this place,
throwing the p~lastering from the wall
into his face and narrowly missing his
wife, WHO was passing through the
room at the time,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

Norfolk, Va, has lost one of its ead
ing citizens in the person of Col. mos.
j.. Owens.
The Empress of Austria is the n
some, s. of all the royal DANES in Eu-
rope, and wears a thirty foot trail.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

q. G.. Stem. Of Granville. recently
sold fine tobacco II S0s and so per
hundred j. ". Stem At 80; A. j..
Weary at al. 80 ami So.
Bartlett Andrews, father Of X. Is.
Andrews. d clothing man Of Raleigh,
died al ils home "a Granville, on the
lstn, aged 81. He WAS buried AZ
Raleigh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Truck Farm Reports.
NEwBEpN, y. CT.

~ 800.
Cd. l.. L. Polk, Com. of 4gricu1-
ture:
DEAR SIR:-In reply to your let
ter OF inquiry received last night, |
Will state that the first shipment Of
green peas was made by Mr.. John
II. Haley on the 18th day of April.
Mr.. Haley had p acres of land in
green peas, from which he shipped
81 bushels and 151 boxes, making
a total Of 3S. bushels. Mr.. HALEY
received S15 for the first barrel Of
peas IN New York. Mr.. Joseph L.
Rhem shipped during the season
1860 bushels CT green peas, tie
first shipment of which was made
on the 18th IThere were
numbers of others engaged in ship
ping, the entire quantity of green
peas shipped being about 1000
bushels. The first shipment of
Irish potatoes was made by Mr..
Joseph l.. Rhem on May 3rd
Other small shipments had been
made previous to that time. The
quantity Of potatoes cannot be esti-
mated at present, as the parties are
now digging and shipping them.
The first shipment of strawber-
ries was made April 10Th. Whor-
tleberries commenced coming in on
May 18th.
l think these dates will put New
bern equal or ahead of any ship
ping point north of Charleston,
the season being from Is to 90 days
earlier than Norfolk.
The soil in this vicinity seems
peculiarly adapted to the trucking
business. Nrhe grape also thrives
luxuriantly; a more luscious grape
than the S%cuppernong can nowhere
be found.
l will cheerfully furnish any in
formation which will be of service
to you. Truly, yours,
WILLIAM III. OLIVER.
GoLDsBORo, n. c., -
Fr't Office of w. & w. r. R. Coy
May 21st, 1878.
Col. l.. l.. Polk, Com. agriculture,
Raleigh, n. c.:
SIR:-Below find statement of
Truck shipped from this point to
Gate
= boxes Radishes, 2 bushels.
4G41 Peas, 5000
6 Beans,
8 Potatoes, ~
Total, $685.
*%1OOOcrates strawberries, 40, OOOqts.
Total, 40, 900 "
n DATE OF FIRST SHIPMENTS.
R~adishes, April 3D..
Peas, April 10th.
Beans, May 14th.
Potatoes, May 10th.
Strawberries, April goth.
Respectfully, yours,
II. w. SLOCUMB,
AgenE
From the agent of the Raleigh &
CASTOR Railroad, at KittrelFs, w
learn that the shipment of straw
berries from that Point from Ma,
1st to the 9th, was 113 crates.
The agent at Ridgeway report
i. hat shipments from that poin
, from the Goth of April to 9th 0
May, was $3.50 quarts.
FRANKLIN, Va,
l May 3d., 1878.
I rI Dill
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
FINISHED AND oHRIsrENED.
The Jackson Street Paving Complated--A Al
Expeditions and Excellent Piece O
Work.

The Jackson Street Paving Complated--A
Expeditions and Excellent Piece O.
Work.
Precisely at 4:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon, ths last block of thu jackson
street pavement was laid, Inspector T. w
Heathcote being the man to put on the I'm
ishing strokes. In consequence of the dis
lance from Third to Fourth street being the
last to be completed under subsidiary con
tract, the last piece of pavement laid came
close to that which was first begun. Capt
Cook, of the Warren house corner. having
schristened' the first block, did the honors
again yesterday to the last, in the most APP
proved style.
The jackson street pavement is generally
acknowledged to have been accomplished BY
Capt. Starkey in workmanlike manner.
Fortunately he has been favored with most
exceptionally fine weather, and he has thus
been enabled to complete his
task in good shape and considerably within
the allotted period. Ground was broken for
grading on Oct 16; the first block was laid
on the 23d OF the same month; and the city's
contract-that from Fourth to Seventh
street-was completed on the 9th inst, or
one week within the period demanded by the
terms of the contract. Even the good time
would have been lessened had there not been
discrepancy between the amount of lum-
Der actually required and that estimated by
the city engineer.
Now that the work is finished, it is to be
trusted that the sidewalks will follow suit in
the Improvement Notwithstanding the
present patchwork in that d1rection-and
thereby constitute jackson street one of the
pleasantest streets in the city for carriage
and foot locomotion.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
Tickets and Plan for Re.erving Seats.

Tickets to the first two rows in Parouette
Tickets to the main body of Parquette and
Circle. ......,.... $40
Aiohe'S " 'ae Dress Clreie. $50
Each ticket entities the holder to reserve the came
| seat for the entire course without extra charge.
Certificates can be obtained of the members of the
Board OF Directors, at the Library Rooms in Ingsr
soil Block and at the box Office at the Opera House.
RESERVED sEATs-READ CAREFULLY.
Seats for the whole house will be reserved on
IUEsr Az, Ncv.o9, at a. NJ, at tho Opera House.
The Dian OF reserving seats first put In practice last
year by the association. 1t is believed thoroughly
commended itself to its patrons, it obviated the
necessity OF waiting at the ticket Office door, and at
the sans time secured perfect fairness to ALL The
same method will therefore be used this year. The
plan is as follows, viz:
LIST. The Oeera House will be open for the selec-
ton OF seats at s:45 A. H. on Now 49, the drawing to
| commence at O'Clock.
I'd. Attic time and place mentioned, slips bear
Ing the names Of purchasers and the number Of GER
tlfcatcs bought by each, will be drawn from box
the person whose is first drawn having the first
turn In selection, ETC.. each person being entitled to
select MS many seats he has bought certificates not
| exceeding six. If more than six certificates be
bought by one person. second slip bearing his
name will be put in the box, and drawn, in which
case the purchaser must elect in buying how many
! seats he will select at each drawing.
3D. If names OF persons not present, or represent.
ed are drawn, they will be placed in second box and
| re-drawn when the first box is empty.
Positively no reservations will be granted prior to
the opening OF the box Office at above named hour
except for the usual compimentarles to the presa.
3O7s
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
A Tragedy by Mr.. Montgomery Almost
Unparalleled.
BOUND TO LEAVE THE STATE.
After Putting a Bullet in His Head He
Fires Up For the Next World.
THE LAST JOB IS A SUCCESS.
Death Of the Suieidist and Fatal Injury
Of His Son.
Tha EiretGhnnfe.


Yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock Otto
Montgomery, painter residing at No. 124
Fort street, attempted suicide by shooting
himself in the forehead. Montgomery and
his son John, aged about 20 years, live to-
gether in rooms in the rear part of the Sec
ond story of the building known as the old
St. Paul house. They are apparently in very
reduced circumstances, and to certain e1-
tent sqralor has gained firm foot
hold on the premises. At the hour
named above, young Montgomery had just
returned from the back yard with kindling
wood to make fire. His father rose at his
call. The son paid no part cular attention to
his movements, until startled by pistol
shot. He ran to him, and found that he was
bleeding profusely from wound i'll the face.
After disposing of his father on the bed, he
directed some of the co-tenants of the building
who had been attracted by the discharge, to
go for doctor. DR.. Stamm was summoned.
He examined the wound, and declared it
not necessarily fatal. The bali, from
small-sized revolver, seems to have glanced
on the frontal bone and traversed the skull
upwards, without fracturing the skull, at any
rate only the outer WALL Montgomery
seems to have been led to the act from pow
erty, coupled with the use of drink. He is
about 81 yeals old, widower, with two sons.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
Sad intelligence.

Yesterday Judge A. K. Maynard received
the sad intelligence by telegraph that his son,
Mr.. 6. g. Maynard, had died the previous
day at Los Angeles, California. Deceased
was about 40 years of age. and had been a
resident of our State since 1856. Latterly
he has been conducting general mercantile
business at Atwater, Handy obi county, which
is still being carried on in his name
OF late he has been sinking quite rapidly
from the ravages of the dread disease
consumption. and, some four weeks since,
acting upon the advice of his physicians, he
went to California, locating upon rancho
near Los Angeles, whence the news of his
death was received yesterday. In his visit
to California, Mr.. Maynard was accompanied
by his wife, a daughter of George L. DEM
ing, resident of Atwater. Remains of de-
ceased will be inferred at Los Angeles, and
the stricken wife will return to her Mime.
sofa home. Mr.. Maynard was an enterpris-
ing business man and highly respected citi-s
zen, and his early death viii be sincerely
mourned.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
The PitifisL Scene.

Those who witnessed the scene on the street
describe it as pitiful in the extreme The
young man rushed out of the house and down
the street, the barber from the first floor run
ming after him with a blanket, but the frantic
lad ran wildly from him. At last some by
ISLANDERS caught HIM and threw him to the
ground; the blanket was then thrown round
him, but he got up again and burst from those
the street he plucked his burning clothing
from him and cast it blazing in the street. At
length he was overpowered, the flames extin-
cuished, and conveyed to the St. Paul house,
where he now lies, in very precarious
state,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
Conley's Varieties.

This place of amusement has become ono of
the popular and permanent institutions of our
city, and is nightly filled with the votaries of
fun and the lovers of tirst-class variety enter
tainment. Manager Conley is ever alive to the
interests of his patrons-as well as his own-in
securing frst-class talent. He has this week
added new star to his galaxy of brilliants in
renown as an artist in the serio-comic and
fancy dancing business.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
Municipal Coasrt.
Before Judge Flint.

CRIMINAL.
The City w. John Sullivan, drunk; fined $S
costs S2.s5; committed to Jail for four days.
The City VS.. s. Golden, nuisance; fined So 60.
Paid.
The City VS.. John II. Heber. nuisance. Case
partially heard, and continued until to-day at 8
o'clock A. AZ.
The City VS. Joseph Ehrmantraut, nuisance;
continued until 9 A. H. day.
The City VS.. Albert Trip, aisorderly conduct;
partially tried and continued until to-day at 8
A. NJ.
The City vs.. Samuel B. Dietsoher, nui-
sance; continued until to-day at 8 A. N.
The City VS.. VIM. Marlur. nuisance; oontin-
ued until to-day at o'clock A. NJ.
CIVIL.
Mercy A. Sanborn VS.. Henry T. johnson ;
action to recover for rent. Jury trial set Nov
25th, ppm.
Furst Bradley Manu- featuring Company vs..
Ignatius Donnelly; action on promissory note.
Continued by agreement to next term.
Haggenmiller & Kuhl VS.. Goetzmann. Dis
missed.
Beck g. Rank va. Zahonyi & Weide. Defaulted
on motion of plaintiffs attorney.
VIM. Geuerich VS.. The State Agricultural
Society ct al. Continued to mex. term.
A. M. Barringer VS.. H. P. & G. B. Grant.
Dismissed.
w. L. " n. ". dlgDee va. crank Il. Merrlll.
Defendant to answer this week. Set for trial
Nov. 9th at 10 o. clock A. NJ.
Charles Hartman vs.. August Peterson and
the st. Paul Harvester Works, garnishee. Set
for trial Nov. 20, at 10 A. NJ. Disclosure of gar
uishee to be taken before frank Il. Carleton
Nov. 81, at 2 P. N.
G. h. Fuller & Co. vs.. P. r. Bergsma. Dis
| missed.
Mary Carmody VS.. D. and Frank Upham. De-
faulted on molten of plaintiffs attorney, and
order against defendants for cost.
| r. 0. Strong vs.. Maria E. Taverner. Motion
to dismiss action by defendant overruled. De
PENDANT to answer this week. Case continued
to next term.
A. R. Capehert vs. Mary Kennedy, admins.
tratrix, etc. Demurrer to complaint interposed
| and filed. Motion set for hearing Nov. 20, at
10 o'clock A. n.
Fay & Smith vs. 0. A. Smith & Co. Default.
ed on motion of plaintiffs attorney.
F. I. Day vs.. Ignatius Donnelly Defendant
moved for change of venue to Dakota county.
Motion overruled. Case continued to next
tenn.
CIVIL.
Peter Pfeifer Va. Peter Schrantz 1.-TWO casesl
action for rent. Settled and dismissed.
Peter Pfeifer VS.. Peter Schrantz; action to
recover possession of certain premises. Settled
and dismissed.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
The Inquest Commenced.

The coroner then withdrew with the jury and
sent for Dr.. Mattocks. While they were wait
ing for him DR.. Davenport came in with others
of the Turner sick committee. The committee
expostulated with Stein for disturbing the
patient and appealed to DR.. Davenport, and
that gentleman stated that it was highly inn
proper to proceed with the examination of the
patient. The coroner went up stairs, notwith-
standing, but DR.. Mattocks coming in at this
time he peremptorily refused to have the
patient disturbed and an adjournment to the
dining room of the house was made. The jury
being seated,
DIR. MATroCKs
was sworn, who testified that he saw deceased
G. Montgomery, at 1875 Fort street at about 8
o'clock; he was in bed in a small back room; he
was in O semi-com atose state produced by q
pistol shot in his forehead. The ball had struck
ward and backward course between the scalp
and the skull. DR.. Stamm had seen him previ-
ously. He (Dr. Mattocks) saw him again about
half-past 3; he was then dead; he was still lying
on the bed, but the bed was then on the floor;
there had been fire in the room, and deceased
had marks of fire about him. He was of opin-
ion that deceased had not recovered conscious
ness. He had also examined the injured lad
son of deceased, and he had made statement
to him similar to that made to the coroner; he
Or. Mattccks) had no doubt that statement was
true; all that he saw was consistent with such
facts. He had advised the son in the afternoon
to have his father removed to the hospital,
pointing out to him that he might become un-
manageable, but the son seemed anxious to
have him remain, stating that he would watch
over him, and it he needed help there were two
young men down stairs who would assist him.
loroner-Do you say, doctor, that the boy is
not in fit state to testify?
Or MattOcka-MOst corto;p1v On oo,, 81
1t is more important to try and save his life
than to try to get anything more from him;
besides, you have all you want.
Coroner am the best judge of that, doctor.
DR.. Enthusiastically, but you have all he
has to tell, and it would be absolutely danger
GUS to disturb him now.
At this point the inquest was adjourned till
today at 10 o'clock
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
The fag end of the Hamilton. Beach murder
case is being heightened out in the trial Of Tom
THE COURTS.
Supreme Court.

supreme LOW1T.
Before Chief Justice Gil6lan and Associate
Justices Berry and Cornelll
The court convened at $50 A. NJ.
"a. In the matter of the appeal in the es-
tate of Russell Post, deceased. Argued and
submitted.
Is. Eviline Goodwin. respondent, vs.. Daniel
Rice and Mary Jane Rice, appellants. Argued
and submitted.
John g. Wordley, of Minneapolis, was adj
mltted to practice as an attorney in all the
courts of the State.
The court adjourned till $3.50 A. n. to-day.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-20
Condition of the Burned soy.

The son of deceased is about 90 years of age,
and belongs to the Turner society. He has been
keeping candy stand at the st. Paul & Pacific
depot. The Turner's speak of him as we'll
behaved, sober young man. He has a brother
at New Ulm who was telegraphed for yesterday
morning after the shooting. The injuries of the
young man are very severe and are likely to ter
inmate fatally. The whole left side from the
hip to the arm-pits is badly burned into the
flesh; the abdomen is also severely burned, aud
the neck and face. 80