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The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-29
MEssRs. ARM AULEp AND RABOUHN OB-
,gEET.

Tho folloWir ,g letters were racaived nv tho
Parish Comm ,ttae n conv of which couId only
Do obtalnedy esterday:
New ORLEANS. October 49, 1873
To the Chal rman and Members og the Executive
1ohilni tee OF the Democratic. Conservative
farish Committee:
orhstenn MI acknowledge receipt Of your
conmuhl cation asking me to decline permit
~ .tne tne use Of my name upon any other than
.ile Deln Ocratic Conservative ticket. In answer
tnereto [ beg leave to state tnat deny your
Ilaub ~ advise or dictate the course TO be pur-
sneu s, o yme In the premises. AS q Democrat
whose fidelity to tho Democratic party cannot
d 1e Nv ,estioned cain tho privilege Of being
the ole Judge as to the propriety or impro-
thes Citizens Cons servatiye Association ticket,
M MIno until 1t is satisfactorily proven to nae that
NY support which has been rendered to me-
w W Ohout solicitetion on my part, by the mem
g Jens the door to the possibility OF defeat Of
Il le Democratic ticket. I shall accept that sup
2ort. by which I feel much honored: Respect
Democratic Conservative Candidate for Repre-
t resentatiye OF the Fifth Ward.
NEW ORLEANS, October 2s 1878.
To the Chairman and Members of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Parish Committee Of
the Demoeratic-C Conservative party:
, Geytttemen-Your communication Of the twen-
, ty-ffth instant, asking me not ito psrmit the
Lreciating the high ompliment paid me by the
Citizens Conservative Association without my
solicitation. and falling to 500 whore its indorss-
ment will open the door to the possibility Of
drfeat, respectfully decline to refuse their
support very f9gPsfP'HIhliKkaA AGPH. iKkaABoU1N JR.
Democratic Consei vative Candidate for Repre-
. sentative Of the Fifth Ward.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-29
A Brutal e&ss &.

TIVE OF the most conspicuous Democrats In
the United States to-day-Samrel j. Tilden
and Jefferson Davis-ars alike In one respect:
neither OF them have any children. Blessings
oft9a oonae 10 us In disguise.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-29

TWashiDgtOn Pcst.1

I
Tho "Hed Warriors" OF Louisiana are not
as red as they were. In faes, they ag8begln-
ming to look very blue.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-29

Lives Of Yankee girls remind US we can
make our lives sublime and departing leave
behind US footprints over III East Lyme. Foot
prints that perchance another, should they
them eer hap to meet, will eXclaim, why who
in thunder could have had such nonstrous
feet Il Bridgeport Standard.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-29
ENGLAND.
Another Large FaiEure-SHore Suspensions
Expected.

Expected.
LOrDoN, Oct. 2S.-The liabilities Of John
Jones, Wright & Co.. whose bankruptcy was
announced on the twenty y-sixth instant, are
over S5,OOO,oOo. Their assets are comparative
ly meagre It is the Glasgow house only that
falls. both Wright and Scott having retired
from the London and Khngood concern after
the failure of the City of Glasgow Bank.
The downfall Of q syndicate in the grain
trade Is expected. Several small firms have
already succumbed, and it Is believed that the
failure Of various large houses must follow.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-29

Nurses and attendants In sick rooms. who
have not had the fever. use Omaha Rhubarb
Wine rs q preventive. For sale by I. L. Lyons
druggist.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-29

On Mount Washington, N. H., at o. m.,
Wednesday, the wind was blowing 120 miles
per hour, with heavy rain,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-10-29

pocket, sharpened for the occasion, and
drove it In the left lobe Of the abdomen, near
the navel. The doctor says the wound will
prDya fatal
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Lima Beans.

| have two or three acres of sandy
loan land, and | wish to plant it
with Lima beans ; and being a new
beginner, | wish the needful infor-
nation in regard to their culture
the distance apart IN the rows ;
amount of seed per acre !; the num-
Der of beans III a hill !; number of
poles per acre, and length !; their
average worth in market !; their
yield on fair soil. Can fertilizer in
the hills be used, and of what kind
that is ashes, lime, hog, COW,
horse or hen manures, or plaster,
and also the time to plant
+. A. b.
Lima beans are quite tender,
and must be planted at least
a week later than the harder bush
beans. If planted too early, the
seed will rot. Enrich the land by
rotted stable manure, and mix a
good supply thoroughly in the hill.
Put five or six seed IN a hin, and
cover two inches deep. Over 5000
has been obtained from an acre,
with skill and experience. 1t is
important in the latitude of West
ern New York to get the earliest
sort. 1t will probably require two
or three years for you to acquire
experience enough with culture,
management, market, &C., to make
any profit, and we advise you to
begin in a small way at first, till
you acquire practical knowledge on
the subject, and by no means to
plant two or three acres in the
dark. -C0untry Gentleman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Ashes.

The statement has been MAJ
we have never seen ut tested.
a bushel Of unlcached ashes w.
about forty-eight OF fifty paua
Assuming 1T To he t|or,v-.
pounds, a top-dresSing Of tee...
five bushels to the acre gives l.
pounds of fertilizers. It's a>,.a...
ted that this quantity Of a-Ae, III.
tains about one hundreG pound,
potash, three hundred pounds
lime, fifty pounds of ma-ue
twenty-five pounds Of phospao
acid, and perhaps ten pounds W.
sulphuric acid. Ii Viii be seen ...
ashes are about equal IN value f..
the best commercial guauo,, e..
tanning the very element. m
needed by plants; while guam. -
valuable mainly for it, nitrogen 4u
phosphoric acid. The ashe- -a#
the phosphorlc acid, but coa....
no nitrogen. This Is the main 4
ference. The salts Of ashes ais. a-
generally rendered ius"IUh,e .
water by the action Of the fire, .".
can be made soluble by cHcm..a
processes.
Ashes are u good fertilizer
anything that grows, FROM t#
trees down to potatoes and 9
vegetables of every kind. y. ..
as farmers can procure them n.
reasonable price 1t is one OF t.e.
fertilizers they can use. Ihof l-
be applied broadcast, in the a|#"
drill, or III compost. But @h e.a
posting care must be- taken nut
mix them with anything contain.
ammonia. rs animal manute
any kind. From the Pcrmaa-.
of their effects, and the uHm.e
essential elements that they ,gI
they form perhaps the mos.
,nomical fertilizers To be haa, a1a
residing near a town the l4.-
ought to make arrangements
thel inhabitants TO purchase a' IL.
havS.-Erchungc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Health and Learning.

In an article entitled Learning
and HEALTH" in the Gentleman's
Magazine, DIR. Benjamin w. Rich
ardson earnestly deprecates the too
early forcing of children's minds.
HEALTH" he says, sis never at a
period of life SO tried as in the first
years. Then it is confirmed or
destroyed; made or unmade. For
children under seven the whole
teaching that should be naturally
conveyed should be through play.
if the body is to be trained up
healthy as the bearer of the mind.
and it is wonderful what an amount
learning can by this method be at
tanned. Letters of languages can
be taught; conversation in different
languages can be taught; converse
ton in digerent languages can be
carried on; animal life can be class
flied; the surface Of the earth can
be made clear; history can be told
as a story; and a number Of other
and most useful truths can be IN
still without ever forcing the child
to touch a book or read a formal
lesson. Under such a system the
child grows into knowledge, makes
his own inventory of the world that
surrounds him and the things that
are upon it, and growing up free to
learn, learns well, and eats, and
sleeps and plays we'll. In a child
trained after this method not only
IS health set forth but happiness
Hkewlse-a most important Item
IN this period of life"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
,,IL L,ApMEp AND MIC.
Export1M0n Of the Horses.

Several hundred head of horses
were sent To Europe last year, and
recently a number were shipped
through the agency Of Mr. Stod-
dard. of go Greenwich street, New
York. This we believe Is the first
shipment from New York, and i
the beginning Of an important bus
mess which must grow 10 large pro-
portions IN the course of time. We
have a class of horses that are adj
mirablv fitted for cavalry purposes
and for road uses. For tins, we
have TO thank the breeders of trot-
ting horses. who have, during many
wears of careful improvement and
training. supplied the country with
a most useful class Of animals. The
racing horses of Europe cannot
compete with Ill trotters either
the road or the purpose of war and
now that the value Of our horses
has been discovered, We look for a
permanent market for them IN
Europe.
The frequent European wars call
for a large supply of horses to be
kept on hand even IN time Of peace,
and in war, the consumption IS
very great. Every few years,
European journals are alarmed At
scarcity of horses, and just now, the
English people are anxiously asking
where Il supply could be procured
for their cavalry in case of war. In
this event. there would certainly
be a demand for our animals larger
than we could supply, and III amy
case, it is probable that all OF our
surplus stock will find ready and
profitable sale in other countries.
In view Of these circumstances,
it would be we'll for us to consider
how we can improve IL stock, SO
that farmers MAY be al Il 10 take a
share in this business Too frequent
ly farmers have not only be
grudged the cost Of the services of a
good sire, but they have also reserv-
ed for breeding only the poorest OF
their mares, lest the better ones
might be forced to lose a few weeks
work in the spring.
Spawned, wind-broken, worn out
mares have been used for breeding
until a vast number of horses are
constitutionally prone to disease,
and are of little value from then
birth.
1t costs no more to raise a good
colt than a poor one, and, II farm
ers would keep good brood mare
or two, and would cur gooc
sires, IA mare might be made a:
profitable in her increase as two
good dairy COWS, without consider
ing the value of her work, which
at least, will pay for her feed
!mer1can Agriculturist.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Food as Medicine.

DR.. Halls views in regard to the
efficacy of food as medicine, when
discriminatory used, seem to be
reasonable. He relates a case Of a
man who was cured of billiousness
by going without his supper and
drinking freely of lemonade. Ey-
cry morning this patient rose with
"a wonderful sense Of rest. refresh.
ment and a feeling as though the
blood had been literally washed.
cooled and cleaned by the lemon
ade and fast. His theory is that
food Will be used as a remedy for
diseases successfully. For exam
pie, he instantly cures the splitting
of blood by the use of salt, epilepsv
and yellow fever by watermelons.
kidney affections by celery, poison
by olive or sweet oil, erysipelas bv
pounded cranberries applied to the
parts affected. hydrophobia by on
IONS, etc. ST the thing to do in
order to keep in good health is re-
ally to know what to eat, and not
what medicine to take.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Good Oats.

We have in our office a bunch Of
oats, raised by Mr.. Robert Lamp
ley, numbering over two hundred
stalks and heads that sprang from
one oat seed. The highest stalks
in the bunch like only an inch or
50 Of being six feet high; and when
taken from to soil they were not
ripened. If the oats had been left
left SO as they could have growr to
full maturity, no doubt but what
they would have measured seven
feet.-Pee Dee Herald.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
We cannot be too often reminded

We cannot be too often reminded
that 1t costs just "a much to pillow,
harrow, mark out, plant, cultivate,
hoe and cut an acre of corn that
produces only 10 bushels. as one
that produces 20 bushels. What
we want to ascertain is how to pro-
duce good crops. 1t is very well to
tell Us that a sew pounds Of phos-
phOrlc acid will increase the WELD
OF corn from 16 to Il bushels per
acre, and that at 50 cents a bushel
the application of this af-
fords a profit OF sl2 per acre. This
Is true. But we might better say
If we use the superphosphate, tie
loss OF growing corn en- such land
Will not be as much by s12 per acre
as II We planted the field without
manure.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

Salt and Lime

VIII You kindly give m.
value II salt and Stacked
fertilizer. with adaptable IL. y.
ferent soils and crops. tog,.
amount TO SOW to the aern
buy fertllIzlng salt at ;.
and air~slacked lime 81
bbl. | have been want.nr 3D.
"A mixture of the above In
wheat, barley. &c, but have
afraid until | know the Quau.
use. t. NJ
Lime may hc applied
rate Of from - - 80 bu,...
acre, and 1t should bc finely a-.
lied and evenly spread
about one-fourth or un,-tttH of.
quantity, or >IN cor eight
els per acre. 1t i not pos,
prescribe beforehand the e.a-
of the soils which thew v... n
benefit this may be determine.
making the trial. Sal da. n
been useful to "a moderate ,x..-.
wheat, but We have found It's ar
uncertain. Lame i more ..
useful to most soils and rrnr>
It's results are not usually ,u...
Gus like barn manure and t...
must be quite favorable t. warren.
paying forty cents per ta-ge. -
country Gentinl7H,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Oats for Colts.

DR.. Salmon saws: In conclu-
sion, let me add that some oats
must be fed to colts ito produce
good horses; this is more 7partlcu-
larly necessary in early life, \whlle
the constitution is being formed
for ii considerable time before
weaving, and especially at that pc
riod and to the end of the year.
Beginning with a handful when the
colt is a week or two old, it will
certainly pay to gradually increase
the amount to four or five quarts
by the end of the year. After that,
if the pasture and hay are first
quality, oats are not Of the same
Importance, tt should not be
withheld entirely. The amount
that can be profitably given the
second and third years depends on
the conditions already mentioned.
Peas and good peavine hay an
sWer the same purpose III forming
healthy bones muscle and nerves in
growing colts, calves and lambs
that on by feed oats. Clio
e abounds in albuminoids and
bone material. Hence, hay made
naminally of red top, timothy,
bluegrass or orchard grass is i'm
proved by "a mixture of clover. All
kinds of stock are benefited by
having a variety of food daily. 1t
is an old maxim. "a change of
pastures make fat calves"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Popular Science.
BLIND FISH.

Blind fish are found IN some
Swiss lakes, but they are not d
large as similar animals obtained
from subterranean waters. his
fact is explained by the fact that
in the illumination of the open
lakes they encounter a rivalry from
their better-furnished brethren that
prevents them from obtaining a
a full supply OF food.
HONEY IN FLOWERS.
The wonderful magnitude Of the
least operations in nature Is illus
tratcd by the quantity Of honey
that can be gathered from flowers.
Two hundred thousand pounds
have been taken from bees kept
within an area Of ten miles, and on
this basis it is plain that our CONT
nent might be made to produce
thousands of tons yearly, and the
honey crop Guido the sugar crop.
PRoPAGATION OF EELS.
The Fishmongers' Company OF
Berlin has offered a prize for the
discovery of a parturlent eel, sutf-
GENTLY developed to enable Prof.
Nirchow to ascertain how the race
is propagated. Thus far the arti-
fetal culture Of cells has detied all
the researches Of scientific men,
and information on the habits OF
this fish is diligently sought.
| TO DISTINGUISH BUTTER FROM OLE
MARGARINE.
Artificial butter now SO nearly
resembles the genuine article that
it is difficult to distinguish one
from the other. Mr.. ballard sub
mits the following plan: When
the butter is placed between two
slips of glass the animal fats APP
pear under the microscope as AZ
borescent crystallizations. Pure
butter is seen only as fatty glob-
ules.
NEW KIND OF LOOM.
A newlv-invented loom bids fan
to work quite Il revolution IN the
art of weaving. This loom is built
entirely of metal, even to the shut.
tie, and is entirely different from
any now in use. 1t is upright IN
stead of horizontal. The shuttle
passes through the warp instead OF
over it, as is commonly done, there
bv making better goods, for the
reason that the warp is not frayed,
1t does away with the tied Irvine
harness, and in place of them ha;
ingeniously contrived metallic ones,
which are not only very durable,
but do not chafe the yarns. In.
stead Of the heavy, cumbersome
noisy sleigh the shuttle-boxes are
stationary, the reed only moving
to- beat up the filling. The plcker's
tick is also dispensed with. it.
place being supplied by an indepen
dent shuttle motion of novel design
and which acts at the proper time
no matter at what speed the loom l
running. There are two looms il
in one frame, driven by a single
pully, thus requiring but half tn
usual space; it also requires only
comparatively little power, and /
capable of great speed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
9be Farm.
Food for Work Teams and
Cattle.

OdCClC.
Ny experience in feeding work
teams, horses mules, oxen and
cattle is that If fed on corn and
cured fodder, hay straw or shucks,
in warm or pleasantly mild wealth
CT, (not cold weather. the corn
whether shelleG or in ears, should
alway be soaked at least twelve
hours before feed time IN pure
clean water with just Il little salt,
to make it brackish, and the long
food should be sprinkled and made
damp with a similar water as hat
used for the corn, for the same
length of time. For the reason
that the whole of the food that is
fed to the animal, may become
moist, and swell up before it is
taken into the mouth, and there
masticated for the stomach. For
if this is not done, and these artl-
cIes of food are fed to them in a
dry state, it is impossible for the
glands of any animal Tin a short
time) to supply the needed saliva
moisture to enable the animal to
swallow it. They cannot swallow
dry food, nor can man swallow dry
food, and yet it is q sad and most
ruinous and killing practice gener-
ally, to give to the animal, food as
dry as a bone, IN a hot stable,
whilst the man who guides and di-
reefs him, has his own food pre-
pared moist for him, or he mois-
tens it as he eats it, with coffee,
tea, milk or water, and always II
he can, in a cool place, where the
air circulates freely, for eating is q
warming business in winter or sum
mer. And then again it swells be-
fore it (the focd) is taken into the
stomach, and not afterwards, and Is
therefore more healthy and easily
digested. In feeding dry food the
mouth and stomach become dry
and feverish, causing great thirst.
and when the needed relief water
is gotten the remedy is drank to ex.
cess and often sickness and death
is the result, brought about accord.
to Gods natural law, but without
intention. all for the want of obser.
walton and thought.
Horses, mules and cattle should
never be put up in stables to be
sutfocated. Lots, of good size
thoroughly shielded on the north
and west sides, and open on the
east and south, to let in the SUI
and air with a trough of fresh wa.
ter in the lots where they like PEG
pie a drink at pleasure, and Ii,
down and curry themselves b.
wallowing, which neither the negr'
nor the white man will or can d,
as well. Feed mules and hors
plentifully with good food, am
don't tie them, and they will no
fight as much as men will. A worl
horse or mule should never 90 fas
ter than a walk, if double qnickin
(trotting) be needed get IA tw
fort bob tail to do that.
GEORGE WATT.
Plow maker, Richmond, Va.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Fee ding Young Chicks on
Rice.

In some localities 1t Is a.il...t.
oct chicks through the frs.
weeks after they. are i''...
the little complains '- ''
period are plteh more NUM-
critical tha D at any other p"r..
Their lives. feeu II III.
sideration, ana pure wa.
essential for t;hem from first 81" .-
Corn meal - llle "iIs
chicken diet ,"hici j
main dependence %
but some cXpcA iliShl1
year, conyInccfd Us ina
chicks it is egu n TO any '..
superior to ever tillii-
fed upon rice az ~ s
finely on a single lftna-1. -- a..
for the hen and her Di'o''
ferior quality, know II ~ F.
as broken rice, IS Ju-
feed; and it takes 80
that the expense Is no
Northern States than |'.a
while in the South d. Will
cheapest feed known.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
The Best Potato.

The yellow yam potato
judgement the perfection I'll d
potato. | have seen other
ties which yielded more a...
", and which were quite
and perhaps better when ITS.
IN the fall Of the year, b'- ~'
bic potato, | have never e
thing TO equal the yam.
| could tell you sometH."-
cooking the yam. 1t oa-1. ...
W. shed, aud then ,-'-.
dried In the sun se'tf.- ..
then baked slowly and for u NE
time in "a covered oxen "1..-
skin will leave the flesh O.. ILL.,.
tato. which is itself, well o.o" ....
and covered with The s"7~- 4
exudes from it in the llo-
baking.-SouAeru IlaL-LLL'-'''
THE Democrats OF Llhco." fSr >.
aac,.ro warmly for GOV. Vance ''
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

A great garden is maintained at
Berlin for the purpose of supplying
the schools with botanical speci-
mems. The distribution begins
April l, and 1000, 900 plants are
thus disposed of during the season.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

THE Democrats OF Llh'otN lar Is.
declare warmly for GOV. Vance '''
Senator.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

Macon, Ca. sold the first crate of
peaches on the 18th. 40, 600 crates
were to follow this.week.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-11-20

who wish to keep insects off their
plants. Fruit growers and house
wives, will also find many valuable
recipes in it. H. L. Williams. pub
Usher, New York. Price 30 cents.
The Ansato,a.'s Hand Book Of
Practical Information for the Work
shop and the Laboratory; Containing
clear and full Directions for Browning,
Lacquering, Polishing Metal, Stain
ing and Polishing Wood. Soldering
Brazing, Working Steel, Temperlng
Tools, Case-Hardening, Cutting and
Working Glass, Vanishing, Silver
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proofng, Making Alloys, Fusible
Metals, Clements, Clues, etc, etc.
Price 10 cents. New York Indus
trial Publication Company. 1878.