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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27
Farmers and Bees

Everything N bee keeping does
not depend 81 location. The man
ner in which MANY farmers keep
bees, almost forces one 10 conclude
that they are either too INDECENT or
ignorant to keep them successfully.
and that III reality they should not
make tie attempt. vii cnumcr-
ate tnc kind OF farmers who can
keep bees, IL least enough 10 TO
supply themselves with honey suf-
fcIent for the wants OF their own
families. The farmer who has
sufficient sense 10 plant corn II the
right time, and energy 70 eradicate
tie weeds and STIR the soil 10 IN
sure a good crop. can keep bees.
The man that adorns ms home
with shrubs and flowers. raises de-
llclous fruits for his table. and de-
slres the education OF his children
IN very useful art that agriculture
and home affords. viii Keep them.
On the other hand the one Who has
not the interest or energy 70 90 all
these things need not expect TO get
either money or honey from bee
culture. Some of the requisites to
care, eve for a few stocks OF bees,
are, first-A love for the bees. No
u succeeds well who keep bees
with only large profits in view, for
In this business "he who maketh
haste to be rich" viii surely fall
into a snare. Second, knowledge
and energy to do the right thing at
the right time. This can be at
tanned by reading and observation,
and time and money thus expend-
ed will prove a good investment.
Third, faith that bees Will pay #
rightly kept. \ like faith Is nee
essary IN this vocation rs that which
the farmer exercises in all his farm
matters.-G. ". NciIardf, ia the
Bee Keepers Guiie.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27

twenty TO forty fungi. and cvery
one q them wilI produce It least
one hundred reproductive parti-
c,es. 20 that the progeny from a
single stoma VIII be enough to IN
feet a whole plant. The average
number Of these breathing pores on
a fraction Of the leaf. viii prove to
be very great, 20 that it NAV be
seen how rapidly they increase in
numb,r. Tie period Of a genera
auo. suppose not TO exceed a
week. As TINS fungis appears to
prefer some plants to others. our
Investigations must first be made
= determine Why IT i 20. and what
are the conditions which favor IL
propagation ! year more than
another, and if possible find some
Way stay it r4yagcs. These re-
marks are made ON the PucciHia
gr0miniN, and not on the fungi
sent to me by Mr. Davis. OF which
cannot speak 1t present for want
Of time. +. +. e.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27
Office Seekers.

Mrs. Roberts writing from
Washington says:
One of the saddest 'sights just
now is to the anxious faces of men
and women who day after day take
their seats silently and sadly in the
galleries Of Congress and who hang
around its doors and halls waiting
and hoping each day and hour that
their .'claim" will be reported: each
day going home with an eager hope
in that mystical tomorrow, which
we spend a lifetime looking for, but
which never comes All this time
the committee know they do not
intend to report it, or adversely, if
at all, during the session.; vet the
poor wretch is led to believe differ
entity, because they, out of what is
falsely termed good nature, say
eyes as Soon rs we can; these
things take time" and SO he STAYS
here, spending money, and in the
end will have nothing but the ashes
of dead hopes in his hands. There
are hundreds here seeking to get
claims through, or positions in the
departments, and official lying Is
one of the curses of Washington.
There is no other word that will do
for it. He Will look YOU IN the
face smile in the most pleas
ant manner, and tell YOU he
will make a special matter of your
case; and you, poor devil, go away,
happy IN the apparent success be-
fore you, while he forgcts you IN
half a minute. and goes through
the same performance with the
rext one, and finally gives the place
to some one he never saw, but who
is urged by a political man whom
he cannot gainsay.
Officials of all degrees ought to
learn to say no honestly; TO discrim-
mate in saying it, but say it when
they mean It: II IS always the great
est mercy to kill instantly than to
take life BY slow torture.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27
StOppage Of Wooden Mills.

Boston papers publish a list of
about seventy Eastern Wooden
mills which have stopped either
partly or entirely, with Il view of
curtailing production and to sell
the off Of the large accumulation of
goods on hand. These mills rep
resent Il total Of 591 set Of cards,
the stopping of which the Boston
J0uWal Of Commerce. says ''means
a curtailment of production to the
extent of 1Go, 800 yards per week,
equal to no. 600 suits of clothing
for the same time. This is not
enough. Other mills are running
out and will 500 appear IN the
list, vet the number Of sets should
reach to 1000, so as to equal a cur
tailment of 500.0 600 suits of cloth
ing per week. When this is done
it Will be time to talk of the market
being relieved"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27
Personal Items.

The Cothollc Rcciew reports that
Thomas f.. Sherman. oldest son OF
Gen. Sherman. las sailed for Eng
TO become Il Jesuit priest, with the
reluctant consent Of lis father,
who designed that he should enter
the legal profession.
A SOL OF Brigham Young is on
his way TO West Point to be educa-
ted at the Governments expense,
making the third Of the dead
prophets sons thus honorcd il the
past six years.
Not long ago Il building Of more
than ordinary interest to the stu
dent OF history was burned to the
ground at Abbevillc, 5. e.. This
was the residence of Thomas &.
Perrin, whose signature led all the
rest on the ordinance Of secession
passed by the South Carolina Con-
vention, and IN the parlor OF the
dwelling occurred the very last OF
fetal action of the Confederate
Government. Jefferson Davis and
his Cabinet spent the night at Nh.
PERKINS, house as they passed
through Abbeville on their retreat
westward from Richmond, and
then and there it was formally re-
solved ~ j.isband. Mr.. Benjamin,
the Secsotary of State, consulted
with tie host as to the destruction
Of the great seal bv fire, desiring
his aid IN effccting that end. Mr..
Perrin suggested as a better way Of
disposing of it to commit it to the
Keeping Of the Savannah river,
which the Secretary was expecting
to cross on the morrow, and it is
believed that this was done.
The birth of an Anglo-American
boy of distinguished parentage is
announced in London. Master
Robert Vernon Harcourt IS the first
born of Sir William and Lady
IIarcourt, his father being English
by some hundreds of years Of hon
orable descent, and his mother
American, in virtue of being daugh-
ter Of the late United States Minis
ter to England, the illustrious his
torian Motley.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27
Grange Gossip.

4 grange writer says I'VE
-aould r. sure the majority ~e
elect 10 Office Az g~xi and sub
-.aut5al farmers and not III up our
l-satvs halls vIsh awvrs
The impression ~ym% IN prvya.l
anon some that the order If pat
ron> q hu-bandy : gradually but
surely diving ont Prom orr stand
point - observation - think Il
others =. The order ! nos dad.
Tor 10 W believe i DYING l. ia
living active pvRcp PIE, 4usctls
dong lts work carrying out the
benevolent AMI clc&stlns designs
on which lt ) founded. and -
trust for the welfare of the farmer
81. Influence wlll long continue -
Is FL, fov good. ka~s! NsseH -
The following extract from
correspondent ii enc 81 chr grange
exchanges undoubtedly expresses
tic sentiment - tho majority ~
good and faithful Patrons IL
say, The grange ! aboui ten
Years too youuE. Had * SEINE >
l.ttle sooner. and taught u the II,
portant lesson. keep ont - debit,
il would have been a blessing Bui
IL II never too late 10 learn. and the
lesson that every patron learns III
the grange NIL bring - safely
through the storm. and Me shall
enter safely ~ the port q 'PAyas
Nou-go. where VI 10 more shall
hear the unvcleome word, hard
times.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27
Wheat Rust.

The tollowiug letter from Prof.
Cox addressed to Hon. ". Ii.
Raglan, of Clayton, contains some
interesting facts IN regard to the
disease shat just now troubling the
wheat:
DEAR SIR:-The rust on Mr..
Davis raspberry and blackberry
leaves received from you, is the
same that | found on the May
apple, and on the blades of wheat
stalks in the southern part OF the
State about two weeks ago. 1t IS
not the Puccipia gramtais, which
has proved so destructive to wheat
both in Europe and this country.
The first we'll authenticated account
of this destructive fungi date back
to 1925, when its ravages IN Eng
land almost produced Il general
famine. In 1905 it became the
subject of a strict Investigation by
Sir Joseph Banks, the naturalist,
who accompanied Cook in his first
trip around the world. When It
first appears the color is bright
orange, which forwards assumes
a deep chocolate brown. The little
plants chiefly attack the green
pulp of the leaves (parenchyma)
Immediately below the stomata
(small breathing pores with which
the cuticle abounds. Each indl-
vidual fungus is SO small that any
stoma in a straw will produce from
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27
Sad News.

The recent intelligence from
New England is of a melancholy
character. In one small town IN
Massachusetts several mills have
been stopped. Twelve thousand
looms are idle, and four thousand
operatives have been thrown out
Of employment. But We hope the
worst is past in this deplorable state
of affairs. 4 poor tramp who at
tempted suicide in this city last Sat
urdav stated his honest belief that
the deaths in that State from misery,
despair and starvation would AVER
age fifty per day. Many Of the
Southern people have felt the
pinchings Of poverty and the .trin~
gency Of the times, but We have
vet to hear OF any death in our
midst from starvation. B4Iti-
mJreuH.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27

method, as a matter Of course. can
Tot be applied TO field crops. but II
can he adopted without much
trouble IL the garden ami even I'm
The nursery. and Is Ut - a certain
remedy IS to be preferred to any
other. Sprinkling with noxious
solutions, 50 generally recommcn-
dcd, although Of some value. fail
to accomplish the desired end, a.
only those are killed which are ac-
tually touched by the solution, and
those that remain, by their re-
markable reproductive powers, o
restore the colonies.
\ new enemy to the corn has
made its appearance here this sea
son. 1t Is the little cucumber or
hairy lea-beetle (Li0itiea cucumeriS
HAIRY described on page Il. Of
my last report. As is well known
to all who have had their Young
cabbages and young cucumbcrs
destroyed by these tiny insects,
they are little jumping beetles Of a
black color or black with yellow
stripes along the margins, there
being some three or four species
which are troublesome. They do
their injurious work while i'm the
perfect state. The one which has
been found injuring corn is the
black species without stripes. 1t
attacks the corn 500 afterlt comes
out OF the ground riddling the
tender blades with minute holes. |
had a field OF corn that was con-
s~iderably injured by them; | was
preparing to try "A remedy when
suddenly they disappeared, doubt
less swept away by the very severe
rains which came at this time. An
experiment in the garden, which
consisted of sprinkling first with
water and immediately afterwards
with finely pulverized plaster of
Paris succeeded quite we'll. This
appears to be more effectual than
lime or ashes, as it adheres more
firmly to their legs and impedes
I1ClI movements. IL jllclC II IL
slight rain or a heavy dew, adyan-
tage may be taken of the occur
renee, and the plaster sprinkled on
while the moisture is yet upon the
plants. 70 be effectual the work
must be thoroughly done.
My next report, which | trust
will socn be printed, will contain
about 200 pages, and In conse-
quence of the ~liberality of the state
legislature VIII be more thorough
ly illustrated than any report here
tofore issued. About one half will
be devoted to Corn Insects the
remainder Except the brief intro
ductory chapter) to a continuation
of Economic Entomology of Hi
nois," this part being confined to
the Ljpidoptera or butterflies and
moths, a special section being de-
voted to the cut-worms. The ar
ticles on the chinch-bug and wire
worms are somewhat extended. !
have also given very thorough and
illustrated directions for distin-
gushing our closely allied locust.
(grasshoppers) from the Rocky
Mountain locust.-Cpu> 7HomaS
IN Prairic Farmer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27

ALONE IN TIN NoRLn. -Onlcrr
Knox II the F~Iftv-scycnth Street
Police. heard a child sobbing near
the pier Al Flfty-;ir>t street, North
river. last evening. While scarch-
ing under tie pier he found john
NcNally, a bright tcn-ycar-old boy.
In a neIghbonng bakery. after he
had been warmed and fed. he told
how his mother died TWO weeks ago.
and how being homeless and pen
nilcss, lie had crawlcd under the
pier to die. Sergeant Brown sent
him la the Police Central Office.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27

Rev. G.. r. Bracket, ID. D., who
recently delivered the address at
the closing exercises of Peace In
stitute. Raleigh. was : member OF
Concord pr~esbytery 1T the close of
the war, and had charge Of Third
Greek church. Rowan county.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27
SUPERSTITION ABOUT BEANS

SUPERSTITION ABOUT BEANS
Pythagoras forbade his diciples to
eat beans, believing that at the Gre
alton man was made from them,
while Lucian introduces a philoso-
pher in hell. saving that to eat
beans and to eat our fathers head
were equal crimes. Clemens Alex
andrinus, and after him Theophras-
tus, was of the opinion that eating
beans caused sterility; while Cicero
suggests that they are enemies to
tranquility of mind. Beans IN
Egypt were formerly c~onsecrated to
the dead: and the priests held it a
crime to even look at them, judg-
ing their very sight unclean; yet
the monuments of Egypt show that
the bean was cultivated there at a
very early date.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27

An exceedingly simple method
of obtaining levels is described IN
the Manufacturers nd Butder. At
each of two stations, perhaps a hun
dred feet apart, a pole IS driven into
the ground. To each pole near the
top, a glass tube is tied. The low
er ends of the tubes are then con-
nected with each other by means Of
a sufficiently long piece OF India
rubber tubing. Water IS to be
poured into one Of the glass tubes
till it fills the tubing and part OF
the tubes. 1t will rise to the same
level, of course, in both tubes, and
and the record Or this height can
be marked on the poles alongside.
The method is capable OF surprls-
ing accuracy, and will serve where
obstacles to vision intervene be-
tween the two stations.
Messrs. James Fields, Geo.
Jones, Adam c.. Davis, Vim.
Fields, Lemuel j. Newborn and
Nick Hunter, all of Lenoir county,
have been adjudged bankrupts on
their own petition.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27

TIE WHEAT CROP.-It i appa-
rent that an immense crop OF
wheat Will be harvested III the
Northwest this season. The en-
tire crop is now estimated at 49,
600. 900 bushels, which allows 80
millions to Minnesota, 80 millions
to Nebraska. % millions |" Kan
sas, II millions to Iowa, % mil
lions to Indiana and 80 millions 10
the more Southern States.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27

BEE ENTERPRIsE.-Mr. G.. O.
Perrin, of Chicago, is fitting up at
New Orleans some barges, upon
each of which one thousand hives
of bees are to be located. These
are to be towed up the Mississippi
by a steamer, stopping for two or
three days at a time at various
points, for the purpose Of allowing
the bees to collect the honey Of the
neighborhood. Starting from New
Orleans with the Spring bloom Of
the flowers, he hopes to follow
up the blooming of the flowers un-
til he reaches st. Paula distance
of two thousand miles. Returning
he calculates to reach New Orleans
in October, harvesting the honey
of the autumnal bloom on his way.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27

August Ballard. living IN Holley,
y. Y, packed over five tons 81 but
ter in his cellar two years ago. and
sold the same last week al a rate Of
seven cents per pound less than the
original cost.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-27

per To N|t. sergeant bloN II sent
hun Ia the Police Central Office.
POISONED ~ ANIMAL VIRUS. -
In SHINING n COW that lad died
IF some disease. IN William Kings
leys stables. in tlatbush. OH SAT
urday last. John erase cut his
hand. The virus on the knife VI,
not washed from the wound, and
the next day his arm began TO swell.
Ills system became lmpreguatel
with the poison, and lac died ou
Thursday last.
The marriage of the Hon. Thomas
Swami and Mrs. John K. Thompson.
at the p~alatiai residence II TIA" latter.
Princeton, y. J., ann OF on Thurs
day afternoon last. Many distinguished
guests. from every State IN the Union,
were present. and Hassler's celebrated
Philadelphia band furnished the
music. The age OF the BRIDE was sta
ted in the license at 80. although ia her
beautiful white satin bridal robes. sle
looked only IS. The h~ne-lookins
groom Is ~. and albeit his head and
d 4 "A4AAt III iAP'AA - 49,
remarkably well preserved. and. it a.
stated, kissed his bride with all the
ardor Of his youthful manhood. The
honeymoon viii be enjoyed at til.
Windsor Hotel, New York city.
MIR. *. \. Proctor. the astrouo-
mer, relates that lot very long ago.
in an essay about spectoscoplc pho
Biography, he wrote Of lines,
bands. and strIe, near the violet
end Of the spcctra." The render
ing the printers chose 10 adopt
WAS this: Links, bonds, aud
stripes for the violent kind Of
sPectrcs.
1t has been sad OF Mr. Bryant
that he was n parsImonious man.
4 remark lie made 10 "A young
writer, nine years ago, deserves To
| be remembered: cone OF the first
objects Of a literary man should be
t. acquire an independence; hi
genius never does It's best 70 long
as it is the mere drudge Of the ne
ccssitics."
One thousand three hundred and
scyenty-cIght pieces OF skin, taken
from the arms Of friends, have
been ~cngrafted on the head Of Mrs.
Jonas IIay Of jamestown. who lost
her scalp b. her hair catching in
the mill machinery in which she
was working. Mrs. Hay i rapidly
recovering, and j. now able 70 ride
ont.
i mob at Huntsville, Alabama,
hung a man whose life was insured
for ten thousand dollars, and hI.
heirs obtained the money from the
insurance company that lad given
the policy. Now that company
sues the county for the sum, and
the fun of the mob vii! he paid
for.
The stock laws Of ONO are very
favorable to railway companies, "a
to individual propcrty-hoiders. The
owners Of animals arc required T.
keep them in their pastures, prop
erly fenced. and sixty per cent. lcs.
stock is killed in the State on rail
road tracks than IN Indiana.
\ law IN Massachusetts, subjects
a man to a fine of $1,000 If h per
mits his fowls, after they have bceL
forbidden b q written notice, t.
remain Oh his neighbors grounds
"a good Law for persons who IL
not keep poultry.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-16
RAILROADS.

AlELPHIA, WILMINGTON q
LIiAORE RAIL ROAD.
Nay 18Th, 1878.
sElll leave Wilmington as follows
l1elplla and Intermediate Stations,
y, p. m.
W, pm.
more and Intermediate statiens,
hofe and Washington, 12 81, / l6 sac.
II, Il ", 5,0S, p. m.
nlof clof Delaware Division, lea We for:
OsSlle, go, $50, a. m. los, 8 80. p.m
Pnlhg and Intermediate Stations, az
a, o., $50 p. m.
az ah' Intermediate Stations 9.3e,
SUNDAY TRAINS.
|Autiphla and Intern ediate Stations,
~ o.t. 80, p. m.
'Aueipaia and New York, 200, 8 a, q.
iilOFe and Washington, 12 81, l6 q
\ in,aef ,n information passengers are
W 'he tme tables posted at the
ID. f. KENNEY.
superintendent.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-16
Things fhatPay.

1t pays to have garden, if you will
take care of it; ifyou can't or won't don't
attempt it. Perhaps dozen ofyour neigh
bors are in the same fix; in which case you
might club together and hire "a gardener
on the cooperative plan. If you make
garden, it pays to enrich the ground liber-
ally. Nothing from nothing is one Of ma
ture's bylaws, if not a part fthe consti-
tuition of things. stable manure is ade-
quate for nearly all purposes, but good
superphosphate is more convenient, and
las the advantage ofbeing free from weed.
The value of wood ashes, especially for
potatoes, peas, early beans, ETC., is also
very great. 1t pays to withhold your seed
ing until the ground is dry and can be
thoroughly pulverized, particularly for all
root crops, and for corn. The distorted
and crooked parsnips, and radishes, and
the slow growing and stunted corn, are
results generally due to soggy and lumpy
soil. 1t pays to have walk through youl
garden, each way, made with assloose stone
foundation and filed in with coal ashes,
1t pays to SOW your vegetables in long
rows, instead of in the old fashioned beds
and to use stakes and line in planting
everything,that your rows may be straight
and even. 1t pays to rotate crops from
one spot in the garden to another. Wher
the ground is wOrmy it pays to use lime
1t pays to kill weed wherever and a
soon as you see it--GOtden Rule.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-16
Congress Yesterday.

In the United States Senate, yesterday,
Mr.. Eustis introduced bill to provide
for the establishment of steamship mail
service between the United States and
Brazil the bill is similar to the one which
was ruled out as an amendment to the
postofiice appropriation bill. The bill to
provide fire proof building for the ase
of the bureau of engraving and printing
was discussed aud then laid aside. Mr..
Morgan, of Ala, spoke in favor of this
resolution touching the relations of the
United States and Mexico, and in favor
of preserving inviolate the present boun-
daries between the two countries.
In the House Mr.. Wood called up, as
a question of the highest privilege, Senate
resolution for the adjournment of the
session on the 10th of June, and on his
motion It's further consideration was
postponed until the 29th day of May, the
vote standing 130 to 166, the democrats
voting in the affirmative. After this
considerable fillibustering ensued during
which several votes were taken on sec
onding the previous question on Mr.. Pot
ter's resolution for an Investigation into
the alleged electoral frauds in Florida
and Louisiana, but on each vote republi
cans refused to answer, thus leaving the
House without quorum. Finally a mo
ton to adjourn was adopted without
division, and the clerk gave notice that g
republican caucus would be held imme
uiately.
The daily gazette., 1878-05-16
Fleeing tho Banks.

At New York we notice that the pub
lished lists of liabilities enumerate quite
number of banks which are in for
heavy amounts. G. r. Griggs, furnisher
of railroad supplies. names among his
creditors, Bank of North America, New
York, 17,074; Citizens National Bank,
indianapolis S25 600; Continental Bank,
New York s17 800; First National Bank,
Champagne, Ind, $4,000; First National
Bank, Springfield, Mass, $4,000; Gala
tin Bank, 100000; Hanover Bank, S10,-
900; Irving Bank, $4,000; Importers and
Trades Bank $40 600; st. Nicholas Bank,
| S15,900; Southwark National Bank,
Philadelphia, S9728; Second National
Bank, Peoria, S23, $50; and Savings Bank,
/ Peoria, s53l5. Pier & Parker, dealers in
hops, name among their cred tors, Bank
of Eastern Township, ST. ,368 East River
National Bank, s1869, and First Nation
al Bank, Newark, Sl101. William A
Inch, builder, enumerates among hi'
creditors the German Life Insurance
Company, for sos, ,7O0, and the New Yorl
Life Insurance FOR $4,000. Griggs go
into some Wilmington firms for a lai G,
amount; bat we think they all recover
ed by seizures on his property.