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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-11
CRACKERS
WOODEN WARE

And great variety OF small tubs.
churnS. pine and cedar Kama
kinS, butter tubs, sugar
buckets and boxes.
e lbs White cashmere SoaP.....-t 90
10 bars OF S1von soap ior....-....I 90
10 bars Standard % - o..
y bars No. Paln .' .........I 90
fresh Butter, Eg-S. and ChickraS.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-11
STARCH


1 the state. Prepared Mustard IT
',er Pans and Cement. Any good
PenSe and the money wall be refunded
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-11

EeSt Dolons- soar 90
i" Uncolored Japan -...
IS, 50, 75ar 90
=" English Breakfast -.r 90
I" Gunpowder &C.. III ooII as
Choice Grr.n Inperial 80
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-04-11
FLOUR. MEAL, AMI
New Canned Fruits.
1-F7s1N 81 -
YEAST PGWnERS.
BASKETS.

Economy anu Iook Friend
-..---...---..s.. 10, 2osz 20
StitcS ------ ---.s...---.-- -iSs 5c4
4 lbs Dwisht'S Baking Soda. -. Is
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24
For the FARMER AND MECHANIC.
Fish and Game Protection.

North Carolina is very slow to adopt
the measures which have long been
deemed necessary, in nearly all civil
lied States, to preserve from extlnc-
ton one of the most important and
valuable sources of human food. Every
one knows how rapidly the fish of u
streams throughout the State have
diminished, and are diminishing year
by year. In nearly all of our upland
streams: large and small, we are re-
duced to a few suckers and red horse,
and the cat. There are not less than a
hundred species of fish found in these
streams, and a large number OF these
good for food, but they have been
almost exterminated by lnJudicIous
and destructive methods and seasons
of fishing. A few local statutes, poor
", or not at all executed, measure the
public interest in the matter. We
generally wait for our neighbors TO
lead us in any advances like that of
fish and game protective legislation.
\ bill presented to the legislature last
winter, embodying only the essential
features of the statutes found in opera
ton in a dozen States and countries,
was mercilessly slaughtered by the
great fishing interest of the Sound re-
gion. although no section of the State
will be SO largely and SO Immediately
benefited by such protective and re-
storing measures as were proposed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24

|. Because the cotton is there.
Now what Is saved bv manufacturing
1t on the spot: Three very important
items are embraced IN this calculation.
VIZ the cost OF freight the cos Of
pressing and the damage and loss ia
lrdSIstu, the latter amounting 10 one
twentieth Of all the cotton sent North.
These are very considerable items.
Z The water power IN the South IS
just as good as ours North Carolina
alone has a mountain region abound
ing IN rapidly descending streams.
equal TO the whole area OF Maine.
where the operatives in cotton mills
look from their windows directly
upon broad fields OF cotton.
8. The climate. These streams, by
reason OF the mild winters, are never
troubled with ice. No care has TO be
taken 10 protect wheels or buildings
from rost. A much cheaper founda-
ton and a much cheaper building an
swers for manufacturing purposes
With good Carolina pine plenty al =
a thousand and no danger of the heay-
ing of foundations by frost, suitable
buildings a be provided very cheap.
Laborers can live with equal comfort
IN houses costing half as much. They
have no use for cellars, or warm
houses, or overcOats, and other expen-
slve clothing. The Southern poorer
Observation-Disclosures, Will make
operatives fully equals of the men
n women who now operate our
mills, and they are waiting TO be set at
work-anywhere, save beside the ne
gro in the field. But, like our own
operatives, they have not the ability
nor the capital 30 set themselves to
WORK and they have everything to
learn. Nor is there any essential diff
terence In the amour of work which
a white man will do in the North and
IN the South. You must go beyond
the frost line before you find that-a
difference half equal to the extra la
Dor required in the extreme North is
simply keeping warm. Least of all
would the difference be seen in a cot
ton mill, where the temperature is
kept at midsummer heat the year
round, and the colder the weather the
more impure the air, because more
closely confined. | could cite plenty
of testimony on this point if | had
rOom-the testimony of those who
have had actual experience, not mere
theory. l am not talking OF rice
swamps, but of a region from 200 to
1000 feet above the sea with pure air
and pure water.
We do not see how the force of these
facts can be set aside and the conclu-
sion to us seems irresistible.
1t has always been admitted that the
South had the best part of the
try. Slavery alone has been held re-
sponsible for its less rapid develop
ment. In the discussions IN the
slavery issue it used frequently to be
said hat if slavery were abolished the
South would do it's own manufacture
ing, and we, at least, admitted it again
and again. One source Of New Eng
land prosperity is cut off, and it seems
TO us wise to face the truth, and sea-
sonably consider whittier we are to
urn for compensation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24

VIZ have now. however. not ONLY tho
example Of most civilized countries.
but 81 our imm.diatc nci-hhors The
Nrrg1nians have gotten the start ~ us.
IN fact, by several years They are
already rejoicing III some Of the re
suits Of their intelligent enterprise N
restocking their MYERS with the better
kinds 81 good fishes. We have onlv
been able 20 get the permission 81 the
Legislature for the Board ~ Arricul-
ture TO look after the enforcement OF
such local, and partial and imperfect
statutes. As they a find. and 10 begin
the busures. Of fish Matching without
any means Of protecting or securing
the results. We hope better things on
this matter Of the next Legislature.
However. we are still farther III the
u Of our neighbors. i; viii le seen
from DR.. Ellzeys address IL the Fish
and Game Protective Association Of
Virginia. in the December number OF
the Planter aud Farmer, that there arr
cooperative local associations IN DIFF,
ferent parts Of the STATE, all working
toward the same end. Now this i. Il
agood example for Us to follow, and
when an interest in these important
subjects becomes thus diffusel among
Is, we Will get effective legislation on
them both. | commend this address
to the attention Of all the readers Of
the FARMER AND MECHANIC. All he
says finds a full application here as
over the border. And our circum-
stances are SO similar that all cur
farmers would find their interest IN
making acquaintance with III neigh
bors wide-awake agricultural journal.
to which, indeed, much OF this recent
progress Is directly due.
w. &. X.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24
1O7

ues II life can 10 obtained here than
n the crowded cities of The North.
OTh.rS vlll tell you az the need os
artisans IN the state In every town
AMI village there - rocu sc- - rras.
one o. tNo lightning I'D agents ex.
CepieiA know q one fo~u of over
GO people. vs. here W. hare - sotxclve
miles - st oar Tea kettle menied for
lack ~ > uGmaa. Others as wsIl
tel vou ,wo Of the lands az ai;ans tho
ploW ard careful treatment 10 pay the
farmer uchls. English. scotch. Cana
dian and German vo}orl<ts hsvc found
= home from tame - tanae IN North
Carolina the latter having alrcAiy
their WalhAllR
An anElLShuaaa or ScosChmAr wnalLI
find much - remind HIM 81 home III
North Carolina There are pltntv 81.
Nc-s and FIT and hcrv AGAIN
hl- wife becomes NastrV~s . uut
Aissus. and he finds "a 80 home the
houses for rant, not so rent. and
would 80 the Ensli>A Isy encouraged
- gross OF many a church AMI yvTan
dali. 1oa wlll find tao an uno@feniA
tlou~ blt cordial welcum.. and a scn
erous hospitality among 4 ch:salrou<
people.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24
A Clear Headed Vermonter.

Mr.. Z. II. Cheney, editor of the
Vermont Free State, who spent
some days in Raleigh, last fall,
thus pertinently reminds his lea
ders that the day of cotton coming
to the mills instead of the mills 90
ing to the vicinity of the cotton, is
about over. He warns New Eng
land to look after some other en-
ployment. We quote =
THE coarser cottons will be manu-
featured in the South. Why?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24

IN artist has T.Conty published IN 3
French journal ar ac>ouut II his ~ ~
>ketchluE tour. On . beautiful after
noon III June. 81 the present wear. he
LEFT his hotcl IN lnt.r4akcn. went out
alone with Ills eamp-stool and easel.
and stray.d ~ far rs the foot II the
JuuSiT.u. Is he was about 10 bsin
his sketch. he Mas startled by sselnE.
4 few yards III front Of HIM. a huge
lear, that grow led ferociousIy. lie
seized a SIX chambsreI revolver AMI
leyclled ii at the beast, but before he
could lire he heard the yvoris
Halt halt -
The bear sat on his hind legs AMI
wrung his forepaws.
What cried the artist. 80 bears
speak English
Then holding the revolver close to
the nose OF the pretended least, hc
demanded
What dust thou ia this accursed
costume ::
The rogue in the bears skin replied
that he was merely earning his living.
He was a driver by profession, but the
season had been a bad one, and he hal
been Obliged to take another trade.
He had entered into IA compact with
81 IuIIbfi III SufItH ~ tlpblt IifsiNSii
IN 4 bears skin which | can assure
OF Is as hot as purgatory IN such
weather a. this-and plant himself in
one of the favorite mountain paths.
When one of my associates comes
along this road with a tourist ! sud
denly show myself. The foreigner is
ready 10 die with fright. but the cou-
rageous guide PUSHES at me and drives
me away, naturally receiving "a very
handsome douceur for his bravery in
risklng his own life to preserve that OF
his employer
In the evening the bear and guide
generally met at an inn and divided
the spoil. The bear pleaded So pat
eously that the artist did not have the
heart TO have him arrested.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24

shrub. almost unknown, icy fails 70
bring its annual tribute in the very
face Of wintry SHOWS. Spevia, Thun-
bergi. f~railest to the look but strongest
in reality of all the family, has put on
her sprays of soft white. and though
it freeze intensely tonight these deli
cate blossoms Will brave the cold
safely.
We do not believe this valuable pc
culiarity is well known, or surely the
exquisite hardy Towering shrub of
which we speak would be more gen
orally plated. 1t Is a recent acquisi-
ton and comes from Japan.
HALF HARDY PLANTs.
If by chance they have not been
cared for, should be well protected now
until the middle of March. Almost
all the fine hardy p%erenniais will repay
by increased strength and earliness of
a little attention now-cover lightly
with leaves or straw. The object, be
it remembered, is to prevent alternate
freezing and thawing these changes
often end in rotting the crown or vital
point of the plant, which would be
comparatively Indifferent to steady
cold, even if below freezing point
many degrees.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24
At Home in North Carolina.

Prof. A. r. Ledoux who is a son Of
Rev. DR.. l.. p. LedouS, of Cornwall
on the Hudson. New York, writes As
follows
Il wish to say a word TO that great
BODY of honest. earnest men who are
looking toward the South, longing for
a place-not where they can live with
the least work, but where they can get
uOrk to do: the more the better. |
know. personally, many such at the
North, and have seen many more
waiting at the door of many a factory,
watching by the mills, standing at the
of the streets and | want to
tell them that here / North Carolina
they a rear the fabric of a home and
be happy, far away from the anxleties
of the crowded East or North. where
land is higher and men jostle each
other in the struggle for daily bread
where the poor finds no work to do
"tho' he seek it carefully and with
tears"
You know who you are-I don't
mean you Mr.. Tramp. Chickens
"roost high in North Carolina. We
all keep dogs and know how to use
shot-guns, and have nothing to give
away to such as you. Our farm-houses
are too far apart for YOU convenience,
and altogether yOur fraternity would
soon find this an excellent State to go
dlCdU from. But YOU, ScOtchman,
EngliShman, Iriehman, German or
Amercan-born whom | have described
above, whoever you are. Will ind a
welcome and a home and work among
us, be you farmer, mechanic or simple
laborer. l write with o freedom,
for. in a certain sense, |, like you, was
a comparative stranger, but have found
a welcome and a home in this State.
Although the o Of a LO~uisianlan and
myself a native of Kentucky, the
greater part of my life has been spent
in the Northern States n l / have also
seen you at home IN the old country.
Returning to the North after | had
been a few months q resident of North
Carolina, | was amused at some OF the
questions asked me by men who had
at times thought seriousl Y of emigrat-
ing Southwark: did the Southerners
ask YOU your politics before they would
associate with yOu:' If YOU had hap
pened to be a Republican would they
allow YOU to vote your own ticket
Would a Northern mar be made vel
come among them if he went there TO
settle Z" Did you get anything 70 eat
down there beside bacon| These
were earnest questions, absurd as
they SEEM. Ny friends, let me, IN re
gard to the first three. tell you in the
language of one of our humorous state
men You may be a Radical or an
ex-abolitionist; Protestant or Catholic;
YOU NAV vote twice a year for Senator
Patterson, Bob. Ingersol or the devil.
YOU may hold any views you choose,
and as long as YOU do hold them, i. e.,
keep them to yourself. live and let live,
and come among US with a true desire
to make gOur Oun hiring and not live oil
of US, you Will find a welcome. We
will endeav0r to make you at home.
In regard to the fourth question let me
quote at random from the September
market report
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24

Let our members recommend the
grange to their neighbors by a straight
forward consistent course, and show
ing they do not veil their principles,
and are not ashamed of them either
through good or evil report. Our
farmers are too apt to believe anybody
but themselves, and when these re-
ports are circulated that the grange is
breaking down. they are only too
readily believed but let our members
not heed them. The grange is now in
amore prosperous condition than ever;
all the drones and weakened mem
bers are showing themselves, and a
general culling out is taking place.
Tho who joined for mercenary mo-
tives. when they find their object has
lot been reached, are dropping out,
and giving way to the true supporters
of the order. Our members should not
then get discouraged if there are not
so many members in the grange room
as there were when it was first formed.
Every society must have a cleansing
process, and it does it ood.-Farmer's
Friend.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24
Dog Law.
RALEIGH, January II, 1873.
tor Fdrmer and MecIdHic.

Editor Farmer and Mechanic.
| see in your issue of January 10th
an article upon dogs. 1t struck me
that perhaps a wore in regard to the
dog law of New York State might be
of some interest. The only difficulty
in the way is that no per capita tax
can be levied. and a new clause to the
constitution would be required. All
dogs in the State of New York are
taxed per capita. Each township has
a county commissioner. The commits
sioner of each township holds the
money derived from the dog tax of
that township. If Mr.. A. has sheep
killed by dogs, he makes the necessary
proofs, and the commissioner pays
him for the m If at the end of the
year there is any money left III the
hand of the commissioner. the board
can apply the money, first, tor high
way purposes and second. for public
schools this in the township where
the tax was raised. In a great many
townships, after paying for the sheep
killed, there is money enough left from
the dog tax to build and keep in re-
pair all the bridges, and quite a fund
for public school purposes. A law
something after this order would be a
great benefit to North Carolina, and
would save any litigation, and prevent
much ill-feeling between neighbors.
| think the law goes further, and au-
thorizes any constable to kill any dog
proved to be a sheep-killer. This IS
the general tenure of the law, and ]
give it as a kind of nucleus for those
in favor of a dog tax to think of.
Yours.
A FRIEND TO SHEEP RAISING.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24
Omcers Of North Carolina State
Grange. =. of III.

Masters. B. Alexander, Charlotte,
Mecklenburg county.
Overseer.eN. b. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
Lecturer.-T. III. Robinson, Concord,
Cabarrus county.
Sterdrd.-D. III. Armstrong, Ashton,
Pender county.
Asst. Steward.--Hill f. King, Stump
Sound Onslow county.
Chapldin.-Rev. VIM. Grant, Jack
son Northampton county.
rreasurer.-D. w. G.. Benbow,
Greensboro. Guilford county.
Secretnry.-Joseph +. Porter, Tar
bOrO', ~Edgecombe county.
Gate keeper.-W. ID. Wharton,
Greensboro, Guilford county.
Ceres.-Mrs. 5. b. Alexander, Char
lotte, Mecklenburg county
P0mOna.-Mrs. n. b. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
EOru.-Miss Eugenia Robinson,
Concord. Cabarrus county.
Lady Asst. Sterdrd.-Mrs. IL. r.
King. Stump Sound, Onslow county.
State Business 4gent.-Dr. ID. w. &.
Benbow. Greensboro.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
S. b. Alexander, Er-OGicio Chair
man.
G. Y. French, Wilmington.
L. l.. Polk, Raleigh.
w. III. Cheek, Warrenton.
j. T.. Porter, Ec-OticiO Secretary.
LIST OF DEPUTIES.
1st Deputy District.-Wm. b. Shaw,
Indian Town, Currituck county.
End Deputy District.-John A. Davis,
Tarboro', ~Edgecombe county.
Bird Deputy District.-B. f. Hooks,
Goldsboro', Wayne county.
4th Deputy District.-Hill Z. King,
Stump Sound, Onslow county.
9Th Deputy District.-L. l.. Polk,
Raleigh, Wake county.
9th Deputy District.-Frank NJ. Pitt,
Oakville, Warren county.
18th Deputy District.-Dr. ID. \.
Montgomery, Company Shops, Ala
nance county.
9Th Deputy District. w. B. Clement,
Jerusalem, Davie county.
9th Deputy DISTRICT. II. Robin
son. Concord, Cabarrus county.
10th Deputy District.-W. p. Rein
hardt. Hickory, Catawba county.
18th Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
18th Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24

The doctrine that Patrons know the
principles and doings of the order in
tultively, ridiculous as it is, is SEEM
lngly not without adherents. Other
wise, there would be no negligence on
the part of masters and executive
committees to report to the member
ship what they have done and are
doing there would be more readers of
patrons papers: and there would be
more lecturers sent out to instruct the
members. For certainly no one be-
heVes that whether a patron knows
what are the objects of the organiza-
ton with which he has united. and
what the organization hopes to accom-
push, and how,-Orn not, is immaterial.
Every one will concede, we imagine,
that all patrons should know these
things; and conceding this no N
would oppose sending out numerous
lecturers and frequent official reports.
II he felt that these are the only e
OF informing patrons of matters con-
corning which they should have in
formation. But there are no other
means except intuition and hence
those who think lecturers and reports
Unnecessary and expensive, must think
that intuition will do the work we'll
enough and without expense.-C. G. b.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-24
A Working Grange.
COMPANY SHOPS, Jan ). ISIS
Editor Farmer and NechdHic:

Editor Fdrmer and NechdHic:
Howell Grange held its first meeting
for the New Year to-day, and added
twenty new members to our list on
roll-book. How many oranges III the
State can boast of a better start for a
new years work: If any, let them
speak through the columns OF your
valuable journal.
In addition to the usual committees,
its Master appointed one on public
roads. another on fence or stock law,
and still another on sheep ~husbandry,
from each of which you may hear
something, from time TO time, as they
NAV determine and take action.
We ask those who SO ably contribute
TO your paper to discuss these ques-
tons, SO important to the future wei
fare of those engaged in tilling the soil
in III good old State.
Having declared in favor Of sheep
~husbandry, the subject for discussion
at our next meeting is, will one hun
dred members of our grange each buy
five sheep now, or wait for the mex
Legislature to give ample and full pro-
lection to this enterprise, and then
each buy ten instead of five, making
II thousand, the net profits to be IN
vested in our association.
Give US light on these subjects, and
oblige those who feel a deep interest
in our cause and the progress of Agri-
culture in Alamance. Huzza for the
grange.
Where, and at what cost per gross,
can l get dynamite cartridges for rails
ing stumps? Answer through the
FARMER AND MECHANIC, and oblige,
ID. A. NJ.
We are not able to give the informa-
ton, but will publish next week an
article on the advantages of dynamite
for the purpose.-ED. F. & NJ.