The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-25

dwarf who ten years ago Was the
smallest woman in existence. and
could stand inside OF Il barrel turned
ON its side, died at Fall River yestel-
day, IN child birth.
DR.. Cain of HIllsboro says the best
way To eNtIngulsh saoatraa shoots Is to
cut the stalk halt through, bend IL
over. and turn III Tie cattle To eat the
leaves. lie sap rises to the puncture,
ana gradually dries out, leaving the
roots dead.
1t is supposed there is d salt mlne
on the ianue OF L. l.. Hargrove near
oasafras Fork in Granville The
water which ooZes from the side of u
mil is briny OF Dracklah. DR.. ledouN
Will anaiy Sc ii specimen. Salt Is need
ed III Granville politics just now, and
the mine IS Well located TO prove :,
God send.
An Intelligent little matron, in
Western North Carolina, writes-''I
read the FARMER AND MECHANIC and
enjoy it very much. L am sure 1t
only need an introduction To the
households of our State to obtain as
long list OF subscribers Us YOU could
wish"
According to the decision of the
Supreme Court, (Judge Rodmans
opInion) the case of State vs. Swepson,
may be retired by A new Issue based
upon a charge that the former :. quit
tai was procured by fraud; provided it
is not barred by the atute of limIta-
tions We mention ii merely Us an
item of news.
Six years ago. Prof G. B. Fairchild
planted d small orchard OF early Bea-
tree Peaches. He gave little or no
attention to them, but early in June he
picked two hundred bushels of splen-
aud fruit, which sold readily at ,, 10 a
bushel-a portion OF it selling at 50, q
bushel IN New York. Nice little or
chard to have in your back yard.
James Nicholson, Il bro;her-in- law Of
Capt. sgd. B. Alexander, at Enfield.
on Tuesday. He was fishing from a
boat III the creek below his fathers
mill dam, and venturing too near the
falls Was drawn under by the suction.
He graduated at the University about
l,l
youth of high promise. Two of his
brothers were slain within a single
week during the war.
Some time ago we warned our
readers as following whenever YOU
hear an old politician continually
blowing about Farmers wrongs"
and " trampllng on the masses :" etc,
watch him. He is plotting for an Of
flee :" Well, there We're two or three
of these Farmers Friends" who
wanted to use this paper for the puff
ng of their "platforms. and to-day
every man of them is an independent
candidate for some office,
We have seen a letter from we'll
known druggist in the State. asking
DIR. n. II. LedouX, for a Formula for
a Wheat Fertilizer. The letter s..ys-
Il sold this spring the chemicals for
a good many tons of Tobacco Fertil-
ger by your formula, which in every
instance that l have heard of. has
proven better than any of the bought
fertilizers. though it has been trying
year.on all kinds of manures." Similar
letters are constantly coming to the
State Analytical Station, of which DR..
LedouX is superintendent.
The number of demagogues abroad
in North Carolina nowadays is truly
surprising, and twice as shameful.
Daily We see the names of new recruits
to the crowd; men who after being
old party hacks, for years suddenly
discover that both parties are corrupt,
and nothing left. for the "SALNA-
TI-ON of the Dear peple," but for
1--WE :" Me-" u. myself to run.
and-get good fat office. OF fcourse.
if he gets it, he joins the corrupt,
and yells " MURDER" at any attempt to
oust him from the everlasting enjoy
ment thereof.
John Hyatt, aged 80, a soldier of the
war of 1912, in Col. Cash's company,