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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
That ST Louis Belle.

y st. Louis telegram to the Chicago
Times. SAYS:
st. Louis has enjoyed a society SEN
sation of no mean magnitude the past
week. Ladies representing the first
circles Were in one of their periodical
tluttcrs over a grand charitable enter
tainnent, the principal feature of
which was the production of The
Misiletoe Bou2h.' These ladies had
shown great ingenuity in interesting
thc public through the newspapers In
their performance, and on the day
before the opening brought into use
then brightest SirdtaGem. The society
reporter OF a morning paper was sent
for, and was gwen to understand that
a local beauty, Miss Nellie Hazeltiue,
who was TO sustain the principal role,
that of the bride in The Mistletoe
Bough," had become the betrothed of
Samuel j.. Tilden, and he might an
nounce it if he pleased. The deceived
reporter did it in good faith,
with no end of fine adjectIve8, and,
what is more, he gave away the item
TO the agent of the Associated Press,
and 1t was sent forth to veX the soul
Of the old gentleman at Grammercy
Park. The morning that the item APP
pGared az In~tllnatlOn Was conveyed to
the society reporter OF an evening
paper that Miss HaZeltine wished to
see HIM, and he hurried off TO the
West End and found an interview al
ready III shape. Miss IIazeltine not
only denied the engagement but said
she had met Mr. Iilden. anu
then ~artfully introduced a magnificent
puff for The Mistlctoe Bou.h" perfor-
nance, and told of the part she was to
take III the presentation of the drama
The stratagem OF The ladies worked
successfully, save that none of them
had taken into account the possibility
OF the society item being telegraphed,
or Of It going beyond st. Louis readers.
The DENIAL, however, came Yer.
promptly next day from New York.
and said that Mr.. Tilden was not &C
quainted with any such lady" The
society reporter who had spread the
news abroad was naturally very indlg-
nant. and IN s-lf-defence let out the
source Of his information, thereby re-
v~caiing the ruse OF the a~ristocratic la
dies To the whole community.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
What IS the Country Coming To ?

The people who i've in small owns
along the great Railroad lines at Ihe
North are beginning to trembie at the
approach of winter for with cold
weather comes the Grand Army OF
tramps. returning f.om lie rural re-
Gions. Here are The kilograms Of a
single issue OF the Herald concerning
the doings Of trampS on the 1T day Of
winter:
SPRINGFIELD. ONO. Ny. 1.-Tramps
are the terror of the city and bursla-
rles. robheries, housebreaking. are of
daily occurrence. The City Cou Ill
has commanded the mayor to issue a
proclamation forbidding tramps TO en-
ter the city. Lave last night 4 tea ful
fight took place at an eating house
near the Clnclnratti. Columbus. Clege-
laud and indianapolis Railway uepot,
between five r~aIIrOadeTo aId as a. any
tramps. The fight was brief. hut ter
rifle. one nan had an eye gou5ed
out, ano her had his IVY broken and
was 50 severely kicked about the head
tina he VIII die. Another was knock
ed down II trampled upon by the
whole party, and cut and bruised be-
vond r~4coonitinn cannes racovnr
Two of ne raiIroadars wara tarr;bIv
beaten and bruised one raiJrnadnr
and th,aa tran.,. ro,a orroetal -
other, escanad The tramns m,i fho
worst OF the fight.
DAYTON. n. J.. Nov. I-Wednas3av
morning the large barn BELONGING to
Mr Culver. at Culyer's tavern about
EIGHT miles from here vas hnrne3 to
the round with crons and tools Al
atta1npt vos made to- hmm no ha1,sa
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
p ~%
Cotton and Sweet Potatoes.

The low price of cotton again this
year is really dishear5ening 10 our
farmers. but it would be a blessing in
disguise if it would cause them to di-
verslfy their crops. According 20 u
way of thinking there are sever. |
crops which will pay better than cot
ton. Let us make a calculation and
Off we err in it, it may cause some
practical farmer to give his views see
if it is not An acre of ground that
viii produce 800 pounds of lint cotton
will produce 40 bushels of corn. 500
bushels OF sweet potatoes. - bushels
of wheat, 80 bushels of oats, or 1000
bushels of chufas. The average price
of cotton being IS % per hundred
pounds. the product of the acre would
be S42.50. Forty bushels of corn at 10
cents per bushel would be So %: 20
bushels OF peas could also be raised on
the same acre which at % cents per
bushel would be $500. then add to
this 5000 lbs. of fodder at - cents per
hundred, and $500 lbs. of shucks at
333b cents per hundred, and you have
about $1,000 Making a difference Of
$27 30 in favor of corn. which we
think is a fair calculation. Then 800
bushels OF sweet potatoes at 10 cents
per bushel would be so. 90. and ifnec-
essary the same ground could then be
sown III small grain and about so adj
ditional realized.
OF course. in making these calcula-
tions and suggestions 1t IS not to talk
to Hannibal about war" but to elicit
some facts and arguments from eX-
perimental farmers. Ii II c~alcula-
tlOns are wrong we ask our friends to
correct them If they are right we
hope they will have the desired effect.
-luinOertOn ROboSOatQH.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28

per acre, and over salt OF $3.50 per
acre. | am using the ground limestone
on about 20 acres Of wheat this fall.
aud hope | may not have occasion to
change the opinion formed from the
foregoing tests. that In proportion 10
cost ~ 10 the best fertilizer for wheat.
The field on which the above tests
were made is being again sown to
wheat, with a uniform dressing of 100
pounds of bone dust and 300 pounds
OF grOani lime stone to the acre, and
will be again harvested and threshed
separately, I o ascertain the yield of
the different sections the second ear.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
ROANOKE GEAN.E. No. 5l2.

ieS-A-'cN = 1s-A-N''Ef ~. -
Granville. y. c., Oct. 25th. 1873.
WHEREAS. It has pleased Almighty
God in the exercise of His divine
sovereignty to remove from our midst
our beloved sister, Mittie Z Woodroof,
therefore.
ResOlced. lst. hat in the death of
sister Woodroof our Grange loses one
of its most useful members, the church
one of its most willing subjects and
the community one of its mos useful
and respected members.
Resoiced 2nd. That while we bow in
humble submission to the will of the
divine ruler of the universe, we sadly
mourn and mingle our tears with those
o. the bereaved family and point them
to Him who IS able TO succ0r in every
time of need.
ReS0lcea Bird That while we have
the sweet hope and assurance that
sister Woodroof has united herself
with the Celestial Grange above where
peace and happiness forever dwells,
We sorrowingly look upon the vacant
seat and feel that it cannot be easily
filled.
ReSOlged 4Ht. That this Grange wear
the usual badge of mourning for thirty
days and that a copy of these resolu-
lions be sent to the husband of the
deceased. also a copy be sent to the
State Grange organ for publication.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
Cure for Wounds.

As soon as the wound is inflicted get
a little stIck-a knife or file handle
will do-and commence to tap geasIy
on the wound. Do not stop fpr the
hurt. but continue until it bleeds free
" and becomes perfectly numb.
When this point is reached, You are
safe-all that IS necessary IS TO "rotect
it from the dirt. Do not stop snort o.
the bleeding aad the ~numbues5. and
do not. OF any account. close the open
ing with plaster. Nothing more than
a Ii tie simple create on a clean cloth
Is necessary. We have use and seen
this used OF all kinds Of simple puac-
lures for thirty years, and never knew
a single Instance Of j wound becoming
inflamed OF 0 T after treatment as
above. Among other cases. j coal
rake tooth going entirely INTO the
foot, d bad bite by a pig, several in
stances of file-Sha"k through the
hands, and n%umberIess cases OF rusty
nails, avis, etc, but never knew a
failure of this treatnent.-S.ssa
American.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28

man Il travelled IN Europe. lie a.
plofei TIL, continent and when IS
LEI Chicago 4 1851. he waS worth =
>ntallfn tnr,. Attsa. time hr came
I" NlceIend. y. j.. bought III COM
pany with hl- brother two or three
hundred atrr. Q land Id that unique
rural city, built two houses. and for j
time engaged heartily in the prelimi-
nary arrangements for establishing a
great farm. His possessions aud his
comforts were swept away. one bv
one, ill finally there vas but i soil
tary blessing left 70 ch3.r h5m-.hat
blessing beng his young daughter.
Nellie Louisa. He never frank i drop
OF liquor IN his life. never used toi,c-
co. = never took Coils name III
VAN.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
cicnUific.

\ new optical instrument has been
exhibited by an English inventor. for
producing an Unlimited number of de-
Signs or patterns, which car be copied
or photographed, and which may be
used for art manufacturers, &c. This
instrument consists of two mirrors of
any desired shape or size, fixed in and
protected by a case OF metal or other
material, these mirrors being also con
nected together by means OF a univer>
sal hinge. so arranged that the mirrors
ian be set and fixed at any angle to
produce whatever design may be pre-
ferred. One of the mirrors Is loose in
its frame, and can be moved toward
or from the other, So that 1T whatever
angle they may be fixed the edges OIL
the mirrors can be made to touch Zach
other, thus preventing the pattern OF
design from being broken in the cen
ire. Patterns having any numb I +
angles or sides may be produced by
varying the angles of the mirrors. The
ingenious hinge for connecting the
frames of the mirrors consists OF three
ioints-that is, one joint for each
frame, and a centre Joint on winch
the other " hinge ny means of tins
peculiar arrangement, there Is afforded
the convenience of opening the frames
to the fullest extent that may be de-
sired, as Well as turning them back to
any angle, and they a also be folded
CLOSE together.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
Fish as Brain fCod

For the ,chnelmaeter-whtis.
For the pupils blubher.
For thu crluc-cnrp.
Tor tho >oldler-s@oul-3-h lat
pike.
For the Office seeksr-p.a5 es
For a house paiutel--ruu3u-.
For a shoamaker-sale.
For a carpenter -saw-..-h
For a smaker-pipe fish aui waflE
For the idiots who ToS the ocean
in small boats-dorcc.
For a Observation-Disclosures
For lean persons-Chuo.
Tor a scalptor-eculpln. of course
For u LImburgar cheese mtuuiAetu-
rer-smelt.
For the base singer of a minstrel
~troupe-black bass.
For a sea captain-sk:pper.
For persons who ~pa'runfza lotteries
-gudgeous.
FIR dwarfs-mIunOws.
Then there j. the archcr-ti~h for ar
cheers. the dunn fish for ~Grummcre,
the pilot fish for pilots. the skate Tor
skaters. and the hound fish for hun-
tiers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
The Author Of "GrandfatherS
Clock"

"Grandfa'her's Clock" is one of
three songs published early in 1876,
but which did not reach the whoa
Emma" period Of universal popularity
until within the past few months. Its
autho". Henry G. Work. a resident Of
Brooklyn, y. Y, has written several
other songs, whose prominence at one
time will be remembered by many.
The Chnch Union presents a sketch
of Mr.. DIRK, from which we make
the following extracts:
Henry &. Work, now a resident of
Brooklyn. y. y. was born Oct. l.
1882, III MidIietOwn. Conn. and is tie
Sol of Aianson Work. who. with
M"ssrs. Burr and Thompson, was in
ISL condemned 10 twelve Years ser
vitude IN the Mississippi State peniten-
tiary, for asois ing fugitive slaves
across the Mississippi river. At the
beginning OF the war he was a poor
printer. He wrote "kingdom Com
ing the great temperance song
Come Home, Father :" also :. March
ing Through Georgia" WAKE. Nico-
demus," Babylon is Fallen" and
others relating TO the war. which had
large sales. He was no longer the
poor printer. lie was a successful
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
officers Of North Carolina State
Grange, p. OF II.

uqster-S. B. Alexander. Charlotte
Mccklenburg county.
Ore,secr.-N. b. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
Lecfrer.-T. H.. Robinson, Concord,
Cabarrds county.
Steaord.-D. Ii. Armstrong, Ashton.
Fender county.
Asst. StetcGId.-Hill E. King, Stump
Sound Onslow county.
ChapJaia.-Rev. VIM. Grant, Jack
son northampton county.
Igeasarer.-D. W. G.. BenbOw,
Greensboro, Guilford county.
Secretary,-Joseph K. Porter, Tar
boro. E~dgecOmbe county.
cate Keeper.-W. ID. Wharton,
Greensboro, Guilford county.
CereS.-Mrs. S. Il. Alexander, Char
lotte. Mecklenburg county
Pou0ua.-Mrs. y. b. Whitfield, La
Grange, LenOir county.
Hora.-liiss Eugenia Robinson,
Concord. Cabarrus county.
Laoly asst. Steirdrd.-Mrs. H. 4.
KING. Stump Sound, Onslow county.
state Business IgeHt.-Dr. -. ". {.
Btshow. Greensboro.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
$. p. Alexander, E.c-Qgiclo Chair
man.
g.. =. French. Wilmington.
l.. J.. Polk, Raleigh.
". II. Cheek. WarreHton.
j.. T.. Porter. E.c-O9,ci0 Secretary.
LIST OF DEPUTIES.
asst Deputy District.-Wm. B. Shaw,
Indian Town. Currituck county.
1ugt Deputy Distributions ~ Davis,
Tarouru, Lugacombe county.
3rd Depa,y DistricU.-b. +. Hooks,
t.ola-uoro'. Wayne county.
18th Deputy District.-hiil f. King,
stump sound. Onsiow county.
1th Deputy District.-L. L. Polk,
Raleigh. Wake county.
och Deputy District.-trank VI. Pitt,
Oakviile. Warren county.
18th Deputy District.-Dr. ID. y.
Montgomery, Company Shops, Ala
nance county.
ssh Deputy District. w. b. Clement,
Jerusalem, Davie county.
9Th Deputy District.-T. H. Robin
o N Concord, Cabarrus county.
lOth Deputy District.-W. +. Rein
harot, Hickory, Catawba county.
lIth Deputy District.-To be sup
Piled.
18th Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
Gle Oronae.

NuIE.- Communications for hts De-
gartmeat solicited from Patrons ~
uH sections Of the state.
Officers Of the National Grange
Wtste.-S. L. Adams, Monticello.
Mimi.
OrerSee,-J. }. Woodman, Paw Paw,
Lectare-Mortimer Whitehead, Gin
c%innati.
Assistant Stcrard.-Wm. Sims, of
TreaS,uer.-F. NJ. Mcdowell, Wayne,
secrctqry-O. H. Kelley, Louisville,
GateLeepe.-O. Dinwiddie, Orchard
Grove, Ind.
Ccres.-Mrs. Adams.
PomOHa.-Mrs. Woodlnan.
FT51.-M ;. Moore.
LAIN asst Miss G.. a. Hall,
Louisville. Ky.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
d. WYATT Aiken. C~okesbury, >. G..
Henley James, Marion. lnd.
: II. Ellis. Springaboro, Ohio.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
y MiIliOlaire's Misfortune.

What q terrible bore it must be to
have more millions than you can
count. SO says a New York CORES
pendent OF the Philadelphia Times.
under date ofS,ptember %, and adds:
Here was oar young William Astor,
came home from Europe with his
the dutiable ar icles in his twenty-one
trunks. so that he might take them
home with him at once. This satisfied
some of the Customs officials, but
when the wagons were taking them
out from the yard somebody else OBJ
jec ed, and Astor had to get of bed
for he reached home too sick to walk
and go down TO the Custom Hous-
again and make more affidavit s. When
the trunks were examined nothing was
found in them that was dutiable be-
vond what Mr.. Aston had named. 1t
must not be supposed that this young
millionaire Acknowledgements entire bag
gage was contained in these twenty
one trunks far from it.. The rest
was down in the hold, in cases. This
young scion of the wealthy family is
an exception to the rich young swells
of New Nork-plain, courteous and
honeSt-and the Custom House people
might well have given as much weight
to MS word as to hat OF many of our
heavy importers, who swear goods
through" the Custom House every day
without examination. There are peo-
pie who say that a ten dollar note goes
a long way with the examiners in This
Custom House. but this Is probably
mere rurnOr
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28

Harriet Homer. the American sculp-
tress in Rome, says she has discovered
a pan by which the mysterious force
III the permanent magnet can be con.
verted into motive power: but J. l..
Chapman, another American artist in
Rome. declares that the Invention is
one upon which he has expended if
teen years of thought. and that Miss
Ho5mer stole 1t from him. The lady.
however, has made several other val
liable inventions, while thipman has
invented nothing, and until the evi>
dence III the case is made known.
public opinion viii favor her rather
than him.
TennysOn has reserved a poem
which he regards as his masterpiece
to b. published after he dies.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28

Edward Hjnc. a correspondent OF
the Liverpool Mercury. ln acommunl-
cation to that paper speaks Is follows 4.
Il ana willing 10 risk my reputation
rs q public man If tine worst cast ot
small pox cannot be etleclually cured
IN Three days, simply BY cream ct tsr-
tar. TIN, Is the .ure and never fan n-
remedy one IA OF cream OF taft1r
dissolved in "a pint Of boiling water, t.
be drank when cold, n short inter
walls. 1t can be taken at any time.
and is Il preventive as We'll ~ a cura
tive. 1t Is known to have cured ia Il
hundred thousand cases without a tatl-
uGe. have myself restored hundreds
by this means. II never leaves a
.rk. never causes blindness. and al
WAYS prevents tedious lingering. II
the people would only trE II and re
port all the cures - you, YOU would
require to employ many columns IT
you gave them publicity.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28
Fertilizers on Wheat.

Nr. ". w. Reed. Erie, Pa, states III
q local paper the results of some *
F~riments by him the past season with
different fertilizers on a field OF about
IA. acres, own to Lancaster red wheat
in the tall of 1877. The field was di-
yided into six sections, five of IA little
over two acres each. and u OF about
four acres-the last alone being WI h
out fert iizers. with the exception of "a
little lime. while on the orher five
We're respectively applied The follow
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28

These yields are by thresher's mea-
sure. and as the wheat weighs %
pounds per bushel. are less than the
actual quantity. Mr. Reed says:
This ground was carefully measured
and staked CT, and the different Sec
tons harvested and threshed separ-
ately. and every precautlon taken 20
secure accurate results. The field II a
clay soil mixed wi II some gravel, ald
has been thoroughly un~derdrained.
Ii Was sown to barley the spring be
fore the wheat was sown, and yielded
II bushels per acre. Before the wheat
was harvested, the sections on which
salt and guano were used looked
equally as well as those sections treat
eel with phosphate, bone dust and
ground limestone, and if they had not
been threshed separately, II would not
have been possible from the appear
aIce Ct the wheat TO determine which
was the best. This fact has convinced
me that the only way 10 arrive al ac-
rIra5e results Is To threSh separately.
as in his case sections yielding 81
bushels per acre looked no better than
those yield;ng - bushels pc acre. L
THINK 1t is noJ improbable that .%fertltl-
H-is nave been condemned as uSelt s.,
/" many cases, when. if the grain had
'.ea JAceshed separately, they would
nave slOWn favorable results.
In tbss case the ground limestone
p.ov.d to- be the most economical fer
"i]er, showing & profit over bone dust
~. >t.jj per acre owe phosphate OF
F''| per acre over glIano of So
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-11-28

Buffalo Bills donkey kicked a little
girl in Hartford the other day, where
upon Mr.. Cody give the father so for
the physician. and SO 10 the girl.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-08-22
lCoMaUHIcATED.

ST. CLEMENTS Bar, Aug. IL, 1878.
.Messrs. Editors :-Leonardtow has
been the centre Of attraction for more
than a week, on account Of The variety
and different kinds of amusement that
has been going on there. First, you
had the flying horse, and understand
The citizens got plenty Of riding, cheap.
Then the Sheriff Of the Monumental
city visited town, and, with his Inven-
tive genius for games and amusements,
kept the citizens and visitors in high
state OF hilarity. Chief among his games
was the "moIasses dip" which they all
enjoyed very much Then came along
the "Prince Of Wits" and his extempo-
raneous fights of fancy, his bursts ofel-
oquencc, bis humorous characterize
tons, his bright and vivid painting Of
the old bachelor, his graphic descrip-
ton Of the pleasure and happiness Of a
man when married to good, virtuous
and loving woman. Il knew that every
word he said was true, kept his au-
dience spell-bound for over City min
utes.
Messrs. Editors, having an eye for
the beauties of nature as well as art,
in company with your Chief Justice
few days ago. took another trip down to
Col. Colton'sa Longworth Point, where
knew that could see them in natures
brightest and most pleasing colors. The
Colonel and his hosPitable and amiable
lady always treat US so kindly and
make US so comfortable when we go,
and The ladies are so beautiful and
charming, that we are always anxious
20 go again. The pretty little blonde
with her lovely manners and kind at
tention 10 the wants Of others-the
charming widow, with her grand style
and hIgh-bred ma7ners-the beautiful
blossoms, with their peach bloom and
carnation tints, and the amiable Miss
lie, were all there as beautiful as
Houries and fair as Hebes.
Messrs. Editors, / see that the Pri-
mary Meetings will take place on Sat
urday, the Oath of August. hope that
we shall have large turn out on that
day. The democrats will not allow the
opposition of peter Trimble," nor the
siurs of "The Democrat" who is no
democrat at all, to prevent them from
going to their respective voting places
on that day TO show that "lhe war horse
Of democracy" the Hon. Benjamin G.
Harris, is the unanimous choice Of the
democrats Of st. Mary's county for Con-
gress.
Hor Box.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-08-22

the reverse, and thus he and the Editor
are at difference upon all named ques-
ions, but notwithstanding, the Editor
sees no reason why the Dr.. should not
be continued FOR third term 10 uisrel,-
resent the Editor himself and the peo-
pie Of Charles on tf1eec same questions
which clearly are not dead issues. We
have mistaken The feeling the Editor
eniertains for the DR.. II must be not
only gratitude, but love. II reminds
me OF David's love for Jonathan. II
more particularly reminds me Of Moore's
melody, which with some suitable par
aphrase. will finish this paper by quo
ting.
fCome rest in this bosom Iny own stricken deer,
Though The hesd shall BY from thee thy lone i
still here;
I know not, I ask not If quilts 10 that heart,
"a sETe 70 rOts IOT goa whatever thou art"
CnAELEs.