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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21
EAsr GRANyILLE. AuG. 8, la7s.

FTee iIess ana IWes=oW hplipp
your wailing remarks ~ your daily Of
tho ist as 10 tho National dreenbaek
Party and il effects upon tho business
Of the country aud also your faeellou'
remarks about tho mambers Of tho
convention assembled that day Ia youT
city for tho purpose oforganlzlpg In
this State, Twas there Is q member Of
that convention aud an quite willing
70 share with that body such slurs o.
Islander rs may proceed tom your
pen or sheet, When II gets 10 that
that q freeman OF body Of ireemen
cannot assemble IN u town or city In
Vermont, aud there deliberate upon
tho most important interests OF a
common people without being as'alled
with Jeers and attacked with billings
gate and SANDER from the press, II Il
tin,e tho general public were alarmed
and see what cause underlie Tho
prVnpters OF SUBTRACTION, iayour recent
district campaign you have INDUCED
| IN tho same course, aud tho candidates
or one Of them, N least, was assa'l'
cd with the same trade Of abuse, aud
| il Ia believed ministers mud bankers
Of Buhlcgton have been engaged by
bribery aud fraud, to defeat the ca
preston u tho people and now you
add insults TO tho one defeated by
ntimaling that he IL IN honor bound
to stick to this party Of thieves, rs
they are, by some, believed 10 be, II
there is one thing more respectable
THAI another Ia political life, II Is that
mteRigent freedom which should be
exercised by every voter TO leave the
action ofany party when they become
corrupt, and follow with persistent
devotional zeal, party measures which
are against the interests oilhc people
| lccl proudto say that ] will not follow
aud party further than ] think that
party means well and intends 10 do
much tor the interests Of the masses.
| despisc that blind adherence to party
that follows the leaders or the press
without thought and study 10 know
where wa arc drifting, That We are
called upon at this time to learn oil
our futuere is CERTAIN. have notime
or space in this TO write the directions
of duty, TO say nothing Of the foul
designs OF the republicans or dem
ocrats, or which OF the two have
plunged us into irre'r'cvable ruin but
will leave them TO quarrel ms they
will about which has done it.
We will sec if we can do something
to avert this great calamity. We
will no, stop to look up carbuncles on
the noses Of republicans nor ridlcule
their general appearance, but will try
and remedy some of their wrongs.
Your fears seems to be quite alarming
about the poor banks that now are un'
able TO get more than 10 or l6 per
cent while the tiler of the soil cannot
get 9, 1t is clear that You are in the
interest of capitalists and that you and
your political doctoring are our com
mon enemy. Banks do not, in this
country, promote or encourage b''sl-
ness but embarrass and destroy it. l
would as soon be Il servant under a
crowned head as under a crowned
party animated by the same purpose
Please print this when you see it IN
your exchange and show yourself a
man worthy your position.
Yours truly, ID. TARBElI.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21
TO CONSERVATIVES.

The advertiser, having been permanently
cured of that dread disease, Consumption, by
simple remedy, is anxious to make known
to his fellow sufferers the means of cure
TO all who desire it, he will send copy OF
prescription used, Gree of charge), with the
directions for preparing and using the same
which they will find a SURE CURE for Con-
sumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, &c.
Parties wishing the prescription will please
address, Rev. +. A. WILSON,
l74lm6l l94 Penn St. Williamsburgh n. Y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

as the dodo extinct 2" asks an en-
change. Any one who has carefully
studied the fowl on the rear of our
new ninety cent dollar Is prepared to
affirm that, while the dodo as a bird
may have been extinct for ages, It's
photograph is still extant and is in
active circulation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21
American Woods at the Paris
Exposition.

The following notice OF our Amer
lean wool ut tho Paris Exposition is
taken from letter OF Hon. Ashbel
Smith one of tho commissioners from
Texas:--Our American woods have
been at length appreciated, to some en-
tent A gold medal has been awarded
to Mr.. Campbell, of Vermont; also
some silver medals to other American
exhibitors. There was at first, and
until within the last three days, a
disposition, purpose on the part Of
some Of the jury to slur over Ameri'
can woods, and simply two bronze
medals alone were recommended. |
examined personally all tho woods. l
made an earnest reclamation IN behalf
OF higher recompenses for those from
the Uuited States, and succeeded, after
strenuous opposition, in obtaining for
them gold and some silver medals
Our woods deserve all they have re-
ceived. The vigorous opposition to
granting these high medals appears to
me to be owing to the fact that they
are consumed at home in the United
States by our manufacturers, instead
Of being sent to the markets of West.
ern Europe, to be here manufactured,
as are the woods Of Hungary, Australia
and the Argentine Republic.
The objects exhibited in the Exposi-
ton are arranged in ninety differen t
classes
You may see from the foregoing
memor andums that one grand prize
and seven gold medals, besides nume-
rous silver ones, and other recompen.
ses, have been awarded to the U nited
States in the class or jury of which |
am Vice President. This is II large
proportion, but perfectly deserved.
I went to Meudon, near Paris, yes
terday to see the working ola machine
for cutting down by steam power
large forest trees, such as are used for
w.stocks, piles, heavy framing, etc.
It is a saw operated horizontally by a
small steam engine, the saw cuts with
the pull or home motion.
BY means of flexible steam tube it
cuts the trees growing within circle
Of 12O feet in diameter without moving
the boiler, which IS, of course, on
wheels. The whole machine is COM
paratively light and can be readily
worked by two men and a boy, and
moved as needed by single horse. 1t
cuts level with the ground with no
loss of timber by stump or cert, nor
from the shivering or splitting Of the
butt of the tree telled. Pinching OF
the saw is prevented by wedges as the
work proceeds. In the trial yesterday
the tree selected was an oak five feet
in diameter at the place of cutting. 1t
was on the whole a satisfactory result.
I do not think the machine can he
used profitably on farm, though it
possesses great advantages in heavy
clearing. as for roads and railway
beds, as it leaves the stump level with
the ground. 1t may be found adapted
to our pineries and large saw mills in
East Texas, especially as it facilitates
the carry logs in transporting heavy
stocks over the ground where they
have been felled. l shall send pamph-
lets giving full descriptions to our
friends in Beaumont and Orange.
AsHBEL SMITH.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21
THE HEATED TERM.

MASDnAKrs DiTrERs are just the Medicine Ia
use during the heated term. They rectiiy
toIpid,y Of the Liver, gives tone to the s'o IN,
bowels; thcy:rcmove bile from the blood /;
they purify regulate and mvgoratc the body
thereby preventing many diseases incident
to hot summer weather. The public, The
medical profession, and the press, have borne
ample testimony OF the sterling qualities OF
the MANDRAKE BirTERs made by HESRs
JOHNSON d LORD, Burlington W, who arc the
only propric,ors of the genuine. Price u
~. ~ 1Illn
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

Its very noticeable that q man
who hasn't been inside church
since he was a boy, is the one who
howls tho loudest because an over
worked preacher goes away fora two
weeks vacation IN August,-Haokeye,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

"Didnt your aunt die rather sud
denly 7" was asked Of n visitor from
Maine the other day, "Why yes
was the drawed out answer, she did
die suddenly --rather-ior her"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

"Wcll young man, how do you
like college alma mo'er has turned
out some great men" Young hope
full Lust eypelleO Eyes sir she has
lust turned me out"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

1t is not generally known that the
falls of st. Anthony are named after
Susan Il. Anthony. They are older
than Susan, but they don't make so
much noise. Burlington Hawkeye.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

Bath, Long Island, is the place
where stranger counted thirty-four
boys whose feet hadn't been washed
during the Summer, except as thunder.
storm visited the place. Free Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

An old eolored cook says "sass
Ia powerful good in every thing but
children, Dcy need some other kind Of
dressin',"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

Medical examination "What Is
there besides ether aud elloroloum to
produce Inconsistencies 7" Visiting
boy "a club !"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

Lord propglam saysi 4 lawyer Is
q learned man who rcseues your estate
from your enemies and keeps II him
self.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

Burdette's lecture on the "Rise and
Fall of the Moustache' don't interest
us at all, for ours has been stationary
for eight years. Boston Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

The 81, Adams Advertiser exercises
the divine right aud bolts the regular
Republican nomination Tor Congress
man,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

swell, | swan !" remarked Mrs
Griffin, Mary Anderson's mother, ''if
that gal amt gone and shut herself
in room alone with a Stratford follow
called Bill Shakespeare ~ N. Y. Com
Adv.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

pFON business you can engage in. S. to
DUO1 $40 per day made by any worker
of either sex, right in their own localities
Particulars and samples worth IS free
Improve your spare time at this business
Address STINsoN & Co., Portland, Maine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21

TT can make money faster at work for us
u than at anything else. Capital not re-
quired we will start you. Sl2 per day at
home made by the industrious. Men, wo-
men, boys and girls wanted everywhere to
work for us. Now is the time. Costly outfit
and terms free. Address True & Co., Au-
gusta, Maine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21
Errors of Youth.

A GENTLEMAN who suffered for years
from Nervous Debility, Premature Decay,
and all the effects of youthful indiscretion
will, for the sake of suffering humanity. send
free 10 all who need it. the recipe and drec-
ton Tor making the simple remedy by which
he was cured Sufferers wishing to profit by
the advertisers experience can do 50 by ad-
dressing in perfect confidence. ll79jm6l
JOHN b. OGDEN. AZ Cedar ST., New York.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21
PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD.
GREAT THROUGH LINE
AND
NITED STATES NAEL ROUTE,

The attention Of the travelling public Is
respectfully invited to some Of tho merits Of
this great highway, 10 the confident asScr-
ton and belief that 10 other line can offer
equal inducements rs route Of through
trny,l In
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21
Construction and Equipment
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD

Construction and Equipment
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
is conlcsscdly at the read of American rail-
ways. The track is double the entire length
of the line Of steel rails laid ,on heavy oak
ties, which arc embedded in II foundation of
rock ballast eighteen inches in depth. All
bridges are of iron or stone. and built npon
the most approved plan. Its passenger cars,
while cminentiy safe and substantial, are a.
the same time models OF comfort and elegance
The Safety Appliances
in use on this line well illustrates the far
seeing and liberal policy Of its management,
in accordance with which the utility only of
an improvement and not its cost has been
the question of Reconsideration. Among many
may be roticed.
The Block System of Safety Signals.
Japney Coupler, Buffer and Platform.
The Wharton Patent Switch.
AND THE
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE,
forming in conjunction with perfect double
track and road-bcd combination Of safe
guards against accidents which have render
ed them practically Impossible.
Pullman Palace Cars
Are run on all Express Trains
From New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and Washington,
To Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville, Indian
apolis, and st Louis,
WITHOUT CHANGE,
ard TO all principal points in the far West
and South with but one change OF cars
Connections are made in Union Depots. and
arc assured to all important points.
The Scenery
OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
IS admitted to be unsurpassed in the world for
grandeur, beauty, and variety. Superior re-
freshmen facilities are provided. Employees
are coui teous and attentive, and it is an in
evtable result that trip by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad must form
A Pleasing, Memorable Experience
Tickets for sale at the lowest rates at the
Ticket Offices of the Company in all import
ant cities and towns.
FRANK THOMPSON, General Manager.
L. P. PALMER, Gen'l Passenger Agt.
C. s. HALDEMAN, New England Agent,
2Q2 and 205 Washington St., Boston, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-08-21
The Safety Appliances

in use on this Zine well illustrates the far
seeing and liberal policy Of its management,
in accordance with which the utility only of
an improvement and not its cost has been
the question of Reconsideration. Among many
may be noticed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-29

lime. II the doctor and his enterpris-
ing associates will 20 ahead AM furn-
ish such an article as this 10 the farm
ers along all our railroads, we shall
speedily turn over that new leaf, agri
c~ultGrally. which will set hard tines
far in the rear.
Oneida. y. Y, sends four mounted
specimens Of diatomaceous earth. for
the Museum, in return for q package
recently sent from here.
4 letter to the Governor from the
ton, asking for statistics of gold and
silver product of North Carolina for
the past year, for his annual report, re-
ferred to this Department fol answer
After correspondence and inquiry al
calculation, answer made: Gold, $780,
900: silver, too small TO report.
y gentleman from central Missouri
wants a pamphlet on the resources,
&c, of North Carolina. Shall have il
of course although there are only
about a dozen left of the Vienna docu-
ment. the only publication suitable.
And, a young man who has to make a
speech on the comparative merits of
North Carolina as a State tit to come
to, as well as "a good State 70 come
FROM" wants another copy of same.
Loaned to him.
Another party want help to sell
gold mine, worth 81, 600. Not SO
easy but will send up the next in
quirer, &C., &c.
Letter from party in the Halifax
gold belt, soliciting scientific help to
develop, &C., and thinks the Geologist
don't appreciate the magnitude and the
mysteriousness, &c, as he has never
given his attention here, &c. Answer.
Mistaken, sir been through the region
twice, but coming again in a few
weeks.
Wake county sends also a branch Of
an apple tree dying from the tip down
wards with blight wants to know the
cause, &c. Probably from the pune
ture of an insect "a species Of aphis,)
made when the shoots were young and
the bark tender. Better cut off the
parts affected and burn. Probably the
best general treatment for all the ordi-
nary fruit tree pests is a thorough
withdrawing in the spring.
w. c. X.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-29
Letter from Hon. M. L. Virgins
R1NGwOOD, 21st August, 1878.

RINGwOOD, 21st August, 1878.
Mr.. EDITOR Although cotton and
corn were somewhat retarded in June
by the cold nights, yet since about h
middle of July, the weather has been
very warm, and every week we have
had a fine rain, and / don't think |
have ever seen corn and cotton grow
faster. The prospect for a crop in this
section is first rate, and indeed, unless
some disaster takes place hereafter,
the yield will be heavy and the farmer
compensated for his labOr;-sOme
neighborhoods suffered from drought.
At the Enfield Agricultural Club meet
ing in July, the establishment Of the
Department Of Agriculture was dis
cussed, and it was the opinion that it
had been Of great service to the farm
ing community of the State, and that
the FARMER AND MECHANIC had done
much good, and was considered to be
one among the best agricultural papers
we had ever had-success to it. | see
it stated Of late, in some paper, that
there was a large skeleton in Halifax
county. Yes, sir, l think there are
two, one on Quanky Creek, near Hall
fax town, and one on Fishing Creek,
zeal Daniels Bridge, which is very
large, and must be that of a whale-it
extends across the creek some hundred
feet or more. l think Professor En-
mons examined it, and perhaps Pro-
lessor Kerr and a great many persons.
One OF my sons, l think, carried some
pieces to President Craven, Of Trinity
College. A great deal has been broken
off and taken away, but the larger por-
ton remains. The one at Quanky l
know but little about. | think Rev.
Mr.. Moran once made an attempt to
take it out of the bank, but without
success. Some little excitement about
the Congressional election, otherwise
all things quiet.
Yours with esteem,
NJ. L W.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-29
Compost, Seament, Go.

A friend writes this week from Car
teret to enquire how to treat a heap of
compost, consisting Of muck and
fish, which has lain two months. He
wishes to know whether to stir it or
not whether to add plaster, copperas,
or sulphuric acid whether sulphuric
acid will fix ammonia, and whether
the seaweed, found so a~bundantly
growing in the sounds, is worth any
thing as manure, and how much?
AS these are questions often asked,
and which have been answered to lndl-
vidual inquirers many times, and Will
be asked many times more, 1t may be
worth while to make some general
statements on these points.
In the first place, as to the mschanl-
cal treatment, it is proper to fork over
the compost heap every three or four
weeks; exposure to the air furthers
the chemical processes of d~ecomposi-
ton, and it is necessary that it be KEEP
| moist, but moi acet, as too much water
retards the chemical changes.
In the second place, as to the am
monia evolved, which amounts to a
considerable percentage in the case OF
fish. if the muck is rich in vegetable
matter, that will hold the !;
if not, plaster is the best material to
add, on account of effectiveness and
cheapness. Suphuric acid is good, but
too expensive. Copperas is not only
too expensive, but as the doctors say,
is communicated.
And as to seaweed, it is very singu-
lar that so little use is made of it along
the coast where it is driven ashore IN
thousands of tons. In Connecticut
and elsewhere it is collected by ferti-
lizer companies and made the basis OF
commercial An analysis OF
samples gathered On the shore of
Bogue Sound, was given in the Geo
logical Report, as follows:
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have been mortaliy wounded. When
we left Davis he said. For Gods
sake tell Woodcock to send 100 men
as quickly As possible. TO there or
kill your horses IN tho attempt"
Smith said he killei one Of the Wild
Cat men. and many of them must
have been wounded. One hundred
shots were exchanged. We sent Dr.
longford. Of CookeyIlle, Ia the seen.
of action. When | left them they hal
over loo rounds of ammunition. and
Davis said he would not waste a shot.
We had that morning cut up Brown &
Bradley brandy dlstillcry. within
three mile. of where the figh; occurred.
The illicit distiliers were armed with
rifles. shot guns and pistols. They hal
been preparing for some time t.
IL us.
APPLICATION FoR RMS.
Collector WoosicoCk applied to Gov
ernor Porter 10 dav for arms. and he
was furnished with twenty breeCh
loading rifles Twenty men. armei
with these rifles and twenty rounds of
cartridges, left here 1T nine O'Clock on
horseback to relieve Davis, and they
will reach the scene Of action at md
travel ninety W. miles. Collector
Woolcock says he has information
that a box of guns was shipped to the
hostile neIghborhood . week ago.
Later 1 distlllers and three Revenues
killed according to latest reports. Dis
titlers were union during the war.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-29

No. 2 of the above columns gives the
composition of the plant No. 4, that
of the ash and this constitutes nearly
II per cent. of the plant. The organic
matter contains a considerable per
centage of nitrogen, which will add
largely to the ammonia product of h
compost. 1t will be seen that the
mineral matter constitutes a large per
centage of the seaweed, and that this
is rich in potash and phosphoric acid,
as well as lime and magnesia.
Nos. 1 and 3 are added as valuable
composing materials found abun-
dainty in same region the first is
marsh mud from Newport river the
other, the slime, which is constantly
settling on the bottom of the shallow
sounds and bays and estuaries and
shoals. No. 5 gives the composition
of the dried fish, except the nitrogen,
which is 7.72 per cent. This is the
common fatback of the coast, the
m~enhaden of the Northern fisheries
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-29
Museum Items,

Of Yesterday. A Buncombe man
wants to know the address of purchas-
ers of corundum. Sent name OF firm
using 2 600 tons Turkish emery per
annum, and wanting all the
to be had, but skeptical about North
Carolina having more than a ton or SO
of it. although one mine has pro-
duced over 100 tons, they say.)
The gentleman from Pennsylvania
sends three more specimens. 1. Iron
ore, this time good limonite belongs
to the Henderson county limestone
and iron ledge, described in Geological
Report of 1875. 2. Gneiss from near
Jones' Gap; has iron pyrites and a trace
of "copper"; no good. 3. From pit now
being dug on Rich Mountain, for cop
per, gold and silver. Company wish
to know about it. Very wise decision.
No prospect of silver or gold at all, ana
very little copper to be discovered.
Randolph reports again sends specl-
men of decomposlng copperas, form
ing pyrites.
Moore county sends specimen. EN-
cellent specular iron ore, like that aear
ASHFORD. And Wake sends two specl-
mems; only rocks, not ores at all.
Received and forwarded analysis OF
mari for DR.. Arlington. of Goldsboro.
First rate 81 per cent. carbonate OF