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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04

General Fremont's salary as Gov
ernOr of Arizona Will be twenty-five
hundred dollars a year.
The Government is making Its
preparations to take the next CEN
sus. 1t will be IN 1880.
The entire amount Of gold in the
world at the present is estimated at
nearly $1,000, 600, 900 of value III
United States coinage.
There has been 36,.2. business
failures in the United States during
the past five years. The liabilities
amounted to nearly 1000, 600, 600.
1t is said that there are over ST.
O00, 600, 600 private in the banks Of
England, drawing not more than !
per cent interest-deposlted simply
for safety.
The President Of the French
Geographical Society viii present
the Cross Of the Legion OF Honor
to Henry VI. Stanley, the African
explorer, at the Sorbonne to-day.
Prince Gortschakoff IS being
seriously urged by his physicians
and members Of his family to pro
ceed to Widbad, the waters Of
which place have frequently done
him good.
A dispatch to the London Times
from Amsterdam says an American
has been arrested there for Offering
to sell Russian bonds of 1862 to
the amount Of SO, 900, which were
stolen last year at Calais, France.
The estimated value of the late
William Cullen Bryant's estate is
s35O.O0O, and, with the exception
of a legacy of IS, 600 and four acres
of land to the overseer of his farm,
and 5000 to the latters son, the
property /. be~queathed to his two
daughters.
Miss Eliza G. Ball, daughter Of
Thomas Ball, the eminent Amer
can sculptor, has just been married
at Florence, Italy, to William Cow
per Of Norfolk, Va, who is himself
a promising young statuary. He
has been studying for nearly fouI
years at Munich, Bavaria and later
with a son of Hiram Powers, and
with Mr.. Ball himself.
Readers Of the Cultiyator engag-
ed in poultry raising, should heed
this useful suggestion: Put d Ia.
blespoonful Of sulphur IN the nest
as soon as the hens or turkeys arr
set. The heat of the fowls cause:
the fumes Of the sulphur to pene
trate every part Of their bodies, anc
every louise is killed, and as all nit.
are Matched within ten days, wher
the mother leaves the nest with he
brood, she Is perfectly free from
nits or lice.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
ArizOnaS Mineral Wealth

Arizona people tell marvellous
stories about the gold and silver
mines of that territory. \ CORES
pondent says that not less than
twenty thousand mines have been
located, hardly one Of which Will
WELD less than one hundred dollars
a ton, which IS twice the yield Of
the famous Comstock lode Of Ne
vada. If this be true. it IS by all
odds the richest mining district III
the world, and when reached by
railroads, as it Will be a few years
hence, the products Will be enorm-
Gus. 1t is also reported that great
beds of anthracite coal have been
found at different points. The
territory is larger than the States
of New IorA and Pennsylvania
Shtpping list.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04
Miscellaneous
Death III a Palace
LoNDON. june rs.

'N 'NfA' -''
4 dispatch lIoin liaorId says
that the Queen of Spain died this
morning.
The afternoon StandarF'S Mad
rid correspondent, t~elegraphing be-
fore the death of Queen Mercedes,
saws: The King and members Of
the royal family are assembled
around the Queens bed. The
Ministers were summoned to the
palace early this morning and Ia
the Foreign Office all the chiefs Of
the diplomatic corps are assembled.
The palace gates are closed. There
i an immense crowd outside the
gates. held back by the guards.
The scene is most impressive.
A later dispatch from Madrid to
the StoHtard says: The Queen
passed the later hours of her illness
in Il state Of unconsciousne ;. King
Alfonso remained at her bedside
until the end. Deep cOmmlsera-
ton is expressed by all classes.
The Ministers will communicate
the intelligence of the death OF the
Queen to the Cortcs this evening.
Spanish marriages p~roverDIally
are unlucky. and the sad ending to
the latest Spanish marriage is not
calculated in anywise to change
the superstitious feeling that has
crown up relative to the matrimo-
NAL projects Of the relgnlng house
Of Spain. Almost before her brl-
dal roses have faded, the young
Queen Marie de las Mercedes, wife
of Alfonso NIL, has passed away.
There is not much to be told of this
poor little woman who has left this
world for a better, while still In all
the freshness and bloom of her
early womanhood. She was the
third and Youngest daughter of the
Due dc Montpensier by the l~nfanta
Louisa, of Spain, and Vas born at
Madrid June n, 1860. She was Il
charming little body, pure Spanish.
with very black hair and eyes, fine
features, and with a figure round
aud full: and she was endowed via
4 character Us lovable as her person
wis lovely. Frank, ingenious true
hearted. she was an ideal woman,
the like of whom rarely has worn
roral robes. The delightful de-
scription given OF her III the re-
Gently published School Days of
Il Queen" I'm Sr7ibner) show how
entirely she won the hearts of all
who came within the circle of
which she was the centre. llel
marriage it is pleasant to know,
was a genuine love match. Such
an alliance was Il tritle Irregular,
but the Cortes smiled upon it even
if some of the royal relatives did
not, and on the 23d of January
last the wedding was right royalty
celebrated, and it is pleasant to
know that her honeymoon, though
now ended SO sadly, has been a
happy me-. The first announce
ment of her illness was made on
Wednesday, the 18th, although fol
several days previous she had suf-
fered from fever and appetite. On
Friday she manifested symptoms
of gastric fever and from that time
onward steadily grew worse, hel
death being fastened by a violent
hemorrhage. She died very quiet
Iy at last; by her side her royal
husband, who was to her only d
lover, not a king.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04

Our tra!e with England IN beef
and mutton this year. 1t Is said.
will amount to owe IS, o00. 600.
The fossil remains of a reptile
100 feet long. have lately been found
in Southern Colorado.
Mr.. Sullivan. a Burr Cakes
Qllinois) farmer, is tending six
teen thousand acres of corn this
year.
In twelve months railroad cars
have been exported to Chill from
this country to the value of sl.4,-
915.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-04

she viii toll a. the breakfast table.
That beas. OF a Robe.on w4s
drunk last night. and pitched
things around awful" and YOU
creep INTO bed wondering what you
were born for. anyway.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21
A RAILROAD vELCclPEDE.

Mr.. johnson, travelling musician,
being in Garland, Col, and anxious to
depart. manufactured a velocipede
with which he proposed to travel into
Texas. Having become possessed of
two two-wheeled velocipedes, such as
were in common use few years ago,
he proceeded to fasten them together
to run on a railroad. Wooded axles
were constructed so that the machine
could be adapted to any gauge Of track:
broader tread was placed on the
wheels, to which were added fianges
made of whisky barrel hoops: levers
were fitted to give means for using
the hands as well as the feet to gain
motive power; the whole arrangement
was given coat of red paint, and it
was placed on the track at Garland
ready for service. The machine
weighs about forty pounds and is
easily handled. The operator sits on
a seat resting across what were the
two seats of the old velocipedes..
Johnson mounted his novel travelling
apparatus at Garland and arrived here
without accident. having made the
trip at the rate of about fifteen miles
per hour. He remained in this city a
day or two, and altering the gauge of
his car to suit that of the Atchison,
Topeka 4 Santa Fe R.R., he started
out on Friday afternoon for the East.
Our informant tells us that he saw
Johnson near Goldsmith ranch, and
tried to keep up with his car on a
good horse. but the animal was soon
distanced. The engineer Of the
eastern-bound passenger train met
Johnson at Apishapa.
Johnaon is an old railroad man. and
always provides himself with time
card. so that he can keep out of the
way of the regular trains. His ap.
paratus is so light that it can tie
moved from the rails in moment
Golden fCof.l Globe.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21
SCIENTIFIC JJCclERY.

We have often thought that if pro-
fessiOnal cOnjurers would substitute
for such time hOnored tricks as max
ing omelettes in hats, and causing
cards 10 appear and disappear, some
Of the electric current, they would
succeed much better in mystifying,
amusing, and perhaps instructing
their audiences.
Mr.. Heller, a clever magician now
performing in this city, has a new
way of bringing the electric current
to his aid where it would hardly be
expected. For example, after borrow
ing few watches he places them on a
plate which he suspends by a bit of
string to little bar between two
cords from the ceiling. Suddenly a
fash comes from the bar, the string is
burned, and plate and watches fall
with a crash. The broken plate and
ruined watches are restored by shoot
ing them out of "a gun, against a
framed black square, also suspended
by cords from the ceiling. and here
again the electric current actuates
mechanism which causes the light
ning-like disappearance Of an inter-
posing screen. The current again
works the hammer of a glass bell APP
parently suspended by mere thread,
but which accurately counts the num-
Der Of spots on chosen cards. In cleo
tro-music Mr. Heller is an adept. He
has dozen or more drums which he
heaps up on "a kind of barrow in the
middle of his stage. Then seating
himself at his piano. at some distance
away, he plays lively air. to which
the mysterious drums at first beat
time. and then play deafening ac-
compartment. OF course, concealed
hammers operated by electro-magnets
are at the bottom of the puzzle. The
Heller pedestrian is much more
elaborate continuance. 1t is a good
sized parlor organ. provided with a
supplemental keyboard. and sur
mounted with bewildering mass of
brass tubes and apparatus. An air
played by the performer is suddenly
accompanied by chime of large bells
at the further end of the hall, then by
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21
DANGEROUS SMOKE AND DRINK.

Several physicians of this city have
united in pointing out the dangers
incident to the smoking of cigarettes.
which practice is now becoming much
more prevalent than it has been at
any former time. Where few years
ago there was but single brand of
cigarettes-the Cuban--there are now
358 different kinds in the market,
some composed of tobacco of varying
degrees of vilenesS, descending down
to stuff little better than dirty refuse.
1t is stated that not one fiftieth as
much of the mucous surface of the
body is covered by cigar smoke as by
the inhaled smoke Of a cigarette: that
in persons of nervous temperament
cigarette smoking produces con-
stitutional effects. and is prolific of
vertigo, dimness of vision. dyspepsia,
and bronchial diseases. Old pipes are
known to be directly poisonous, and
we published not long ago the for
midable list of deleteriOus chemicals
which are taken into the system when
cigars are smoked. In the present
instances the reader might reperuse
that list and add to it pyrogallic and
pyroligneous acids from the paper
envelope of the cigarette, besides the
fumes of the decayed paste with which
that envelope is fastened.
Adulterated or rather miserable
limitations of wines and liquors are
also becoming very common. Recently
an establishment in this city was
seized by the sheriff, and well known
druggist was requested to analyZe the
compounds sold under the name of
wine. The results are interesting.
Here, for instance, is port wine con-
cocted of new cider, cherry brandy,
alum, spirits, alkanet root. and tartaric
acid. Cherry brandy, of spirit, sugar,
and oil of bitter almons. the last
probably from coal tar. Out of As
gallons of so-called old bourbon whisky
40 gallons were alcohol favored with
saltpeter and fusel oil. The concoc-
tons are bad enough, but the expert
thought that they were not so injuri.
Gus as pure liquor, an opinion with
which most people, we imagine, will
hardly agree.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21
The Antl-Monopo1igt
got $4,000 out Of the boys in four

got $3.OOO out Of the boys in four
hours"
And then the driver went on to
explain that the sharper was but a
mere boy, little chap, pale and sick,
and sentimental looking-''more
harmless looking than any gal you
ever seen.'
Everybody turned to look at the
youth who had been entertaining them
but he was gone; and thorough
search on the premises failed to un-
earth him.
Next morning one Of Posey's mules
covered with mud and still wet with
sweat, came into camp just as the
men were getting up. The poor beast
was greatly distul bed, as just in from
cruel journey. To the bride was
tied buckskin purse, when he found
slip OF paper, on which was written
the following:
''ON THE HONCUT, 2:30 AN,
"DEAR POsY: l could not exchange
your mule for another until l reached
this point. 1t is only eighteen miles.
Your mule is not first class saddle
animal, but will do in an emergency.
Truly yours.
The Son OF A CLERGYMAN.
Up. 81 thank you for holding the
candle, and for the double eagle
Posey read the note aloud, looked
again at his wearied mule, and then
said:
''Boys, look at old Buck, and never
again trust man who cannot sing
cannot tell a story, and don't drink y
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21

publique,' t. H., p. SO4). This pas
sage shows how the immortal creator
of modern chemistry foresaw the
facts which have been subsequently
realized by Faraday and his success
ors: ''Let us reflect for a moment
what would happen to the different
substances composing the globe if it's
temperature were suddenly changed.
Suppose, for instance, that the earth
were transported at once into much
hotter region of the solar system-in-
to region where the average tenn
perature were much higher than
that of boiling water-very soon the
water, and all other liquids capable OF
evaporation at temperatures border
ing upon that Of boiling water, and
even certain metallic substances.
would expand, and become transform
ed into aeriform fluids. which would
then become part of the atmosphere.
On the contrary. if the earth were
suddenly placed iii very cold regions
for instance, in those of Jupiter or
Saturn-the water which at present
forms our rivers and seas, and proba-
bly, the greater number of the liquids
which we know; would be transform.
ed into solid mountains. On this sup.
position the air, or at least part of
the aerifOrm substances which com.
pose it, would doubtless cease to eX.
ist in the state of an invisible fluid
for want of a sufficient degree of heat:
it would return to the state of liquid.
ty, and this change would produce
new liquids of which we have nc
idea.''
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21

small bells near by, then another or
gan near the ceiling issues notes like
a flute, chorus of sleigh bells in still
another part of the hall joins it; the
music initiate a storm, and a huge
iron plate in another quarter rattles
itself: while from box near the CELL
ing issuses the sound Of falling rain.
Finally two sharp explosions from
miniature guns near the roof are
heard, the lights are turned down, and
on the organ appear revolving Geiss-
Ter tubes, flashing out green and blue
light in the weirdest manner, as the
curtain cuts the magician and his in
strument from view.
He also shows a number of other
ingenius illusions, some Of which de-
pend upon remarkable automatic and
many upon electrical action. Upon a
simple trapeze suspended from bar
over his stage, he seats doll dressed
as gymnast. The trapeze is set os-
cillating. and thereupon for some ten
minutes the doll goes through series
of performances, the very variety Of
which battles all theories as to how
the figure is worked. The hands
alone touch the trapeze bar, and the
mechanism in the body is necessarily
governed through the ropes and cross
piece; but it is not easy to explain
how, in concluding, the figure let's go
with it's hands, throws a somersault.
and catches on lis toes, continuing
the swinging in that position. Anoth-
er autOmaton is Il peacock, which
cries, moves it's head, eats and
spreads it's tail at the order of the con-
jurer. Still another is doll which
energies from box, seats itself on
the edge, goes through many laugha-
BILE antics, and ends by smoking pipe
putting forth the smoke in the most
natural manner.-Scientifc American
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21
PRAIRIE CHICKENS INTRODUCED
INTO CALIFORNIA BY THE
Raj WAY

The absence of this choice bird
among the feathered game of Califor-
MIA is we'll known, and various efforts
had been made by individual enter
prise to introduce and acclimate it,
but without success; and the possible
ty of this desirable result has long re-
manned in doubt. But it seems that
the bird is solving the problem for us.
Starting from the prairies of Nebras-
ki, it has followed the railroad west.
ward, its appearance being noted
from time to time in localities along
the line. where it had never before
been seen.
1t has already extended its wander.
ings into Surprise valley in North
eastern California, and it's diffusion
over the whole state is now believed
to be only aquestion of time, and
reasonable forbearance or the part of
gunnerS.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21
SC1ENCE+
iNTERMARRl. OF RELATIVES.

Nj. George Darwin, after searching
Investigation. concludes that .'the
widely different habits of life Of men
and woman in civilized nations, es-
pecially among the upper classes. tend
to counterbalance any evil from
marriage between healthy closely
related persons" Mr.. Darwin s
views are in measure sustained by
r.Vorni's inquiry into the Commune
of BATE. BATE is rocky, secluded,
ocean washed peninsula of the Loire
Inferieure France, containing over
three thousand people o simple habits
who don't drink and commit no crime.
For generations they have intermar-
ried, but no cases have occurred of
deaf-mutism. albinoiSm, blindness. or
malfOrmation. and the number of
children born is above the average.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21
POETRY
SONG OF THE MILKMAiD.

Turn, turn for my cheeks they burn;
Turn by the vale. my Harry!
Fill, pail! Fill, pail
He's turned by the vale,
And there by the stile waits Harry.
Fill, fill fill, pail-fll!
For there by the stile waits Har y,
The world may go round-the world
may stand still,
Butt can milk and marry
-Harper's Weekly.
Now, that all sounds well, but we happen
to know the milkmaid didn't say it just that
way As near as we could catch the words,
she sung:
So. SO brute huddup your foot
Look at We now, where you've stuck it !.
Hold still your tail
Stiff as a fail,
And both hind feet in the bucket.
There stands tramp by the barnyard gate,
And--so there you brute, or III lam ye!
So, now; SO! All, beast There you 60
And there goes the pail, too; dog
gon COW, any how.
Burlington Hawkeye.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-03-21
IF THE TEMPERATURE OF OUR EARTH
SHOULD Be CHANGED.

NJ. Dumas. before making known to
the French Academy the important
results obtained almost Simultaneous
IL by NJ. l.. Cailletet and II. Raoul
Pictet, on liquefaction of oxygen.
f.Recuil des Memories de Chime de
Lavoisier: lEuvres de Lav0isier pub
lies per lie Ministere de INSTRUCTION
New-York tribune., 1878-07-06
financial.
First Mortgage
SEVEN PER CENT BOMBS
OF THE
Rochester and State Zine Rail
way Company.

The Rochester and STATE Line Ec'y from the city Of
Rochester salamanca the state o. Ncwlork distance
of about 100 miles 1t through the rich valleys of the
Genesoe aud omug aud forms the connecting lux between
the Nc.York Central Balrold the Atlantic and Great
Western making the shortest and moss drcct route for an
the Ncw England business coming from the southwestern
states. pipe huc iur trau, ul pet'olcun'o has been
coustru ted from the Bad,url oil Heous 10 salamanca and
II wards cars peg ga, pass the ROAD The
Company under the control as t" NewGoS Central
ana already surplus he interest ON IT. bonded
debt The CITY Of Rochester Invested large amount III the
Capital Stock Of the Company o IL order 10 secure
shorter line her Goa supply upwards Of hundred
Thousand tons Of coal per viii over this ROAD to the
Citv Rochester aoIr The local business is very large a.
passes through thirty between Rochester ana
salamanca which there ecyn hourins mills besides
various other mluuilc nrts bonds hrs mUrt
lien The Of T2O0Op per nile UTOn the Road ana lS
the net earnings p t'r road are now more l
d6uhethe amouht required p" 'Ac interest We Lay sou
DUNG the past moath e. +ojuOu0 Of these b"hns
limited amuuuttur sac at 80 per cent atu
accrued interest.
New-York tribune., 1878-07-06
COTTON MARKETS.

AGsT July @ q@ ana fTm m rSl MdSng Is lS nacs
bales weekly net receipts lS' bales shipments 500 Ua'S
B,iiMoRg Juiy 5-Co.tm firm; Mldlug, Il &C; Low
Mddnp. II lsc.. Good Ordinary. !u%cE ne IyctlP uoh'
gross none: exports coast Wis 40 bales sS 80 pass pass Sl
2lO~ bales weekly ne, receipts oaeN' Loss I;3 ! a
exports To- Great Britain l1 bales co"s'"l'' f'o O'
HGsiGS july -Cotton Gue,. ylodiug Il'a,.. Low Mid
Sra, non. sJocs i5s bales wrclly nc receipts, sOs
bales ~ haig>; eN ors TO Great hriiMn'
MdduDg lU4c, Good ordinary lO+c ncI receipts 80 oasS
sa, % bales soch. 4s3 bales "tgSl' s lfCelP'S I''
CINCINNAII. July cotton stradier; Nddmg &c; Low
Sef 65s shipments do 397 bales sales total do. bal
mens l55s bales sl,s TO snncrs 100 bales to'" 10
receipts 4S bales sales ll5 bales; STOCK 4tH2 Ls
weekly poi receipts 7l@ bales exports '"''"'Ne I' O"''
ioJi,yrrIr Juy Cotton steady; ,ddng llc' weekly
Tectip,ssoS ,5r'' ' SmII'"'''4 . '''S s''''
Sf11 Jal Cotton nominal Ma'ng nc: recGGtgts Gs
tCl7 bales, l~55. @Stl ba."s; weekly nsld rSGyI' o'o
NoTIIE. July j-Dotou steady. Miidiluc lobcF Low Mil
ding lo Good @Tdaay ,. gc G I nS rfSe '. .iccF c
hars; weekly uei receipts Ge bales exports coast"ise
SFa.OglF AZ, Tuy D., oron frmcr: Midinr nc: low
MiGdug .-c. Coos ordinary &C.. e r,clrts ~ O's
HSl,S' wccsiy urt receipts. bates: eIo 10 pas
CNrtnen 463 blys; coa,wsc, 22,l bales sal,s, 500
Fal urlrmA July 5.-coroo qnc': N1dmg ll1c@ ,o
Low Modu5, - 49,, Good oIui a.g i0ssi nri Iect'n-
none eIoss "A bales sale. To- -lHiS. s U. OnS iss5
sales ll9i ha c- SPINNER. 10 o@i,, ,;,,i ,ol, r Low
nicins Iolo zoo. . w. @ gly Icf icccilis
sL IONS Iuy 5-Couoa steady Mt1dms nc; ,, ,g Low
9@ bales: sLipm IT,, " la. S.s i2it, d, , Dac, S51
bales. sales total, JAS bales