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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-22
AruUsT %, 1873.
Miscellaneous
What Caused It
MARLBORO, y. c..
August -, 1873.


MR. EDIToR:-I lost a patient
few DAYS ago of a disease entirely
ness to me, and | give the case to
r.. public hoping that some OF
,.u Your readers may be able to
,.r hten me and others of my ag-
cultural brethren as to the disease
,ul lis treatment. My subject was
f,ly three years old that | had
LroEcn TO the saddle she was very
ftt and took but little exercise eX-
o.,t to ride me a mile every two or
,hic days, which distance | took
her on Tuesday of last week and
|gc;arncd hec to the stable apparent
IL perfectly well and sound IN the
n..ddIc Of the afternoon. l dld
hu. ,ce her "Wednesday nor 1hurs-
day. until three O'Clock when L
r,und her quite stiff, from what
ca,.,c | could not tell, but thought
,..rhaps exercise would restore her
t. = natural condition, and turned
her ,.lt i'm the lot to walk about
a.d paid but little attention to her
un,il next morning. | found her
thrn much worse, the muscles Of
b.. mead and neck and back espe-
,...,N over the spine and the tail
,,,r contracted. and hard and stiff,
Thee Of her thighs were IN the
same condition, so that she could
NOT ne down. About nine o'clock
however she fell and for half an
hour suffered repeated shocks OF
p..u from rigid cOntractlons OF the
mu. r.rs of the back and limbs, and
als soon perfectly wet with sweat.
had her raised up and kept on her
let till nearly night when she
= ain fell and continued IN intense
,.l.n until IL o'clock and died. L
A.d her carefully cut up to see II l
c.uid find any cause for such a VI
,.cnt attack. All the tesh and
ntestines, kidneys and liver appear
c! 20 be natural, but the heart was
,nlarged and on cutting 1t open l
found IN the left to be Il deposit OF
what appeared to be fat, only 1t had
more of Il yellow cast than fat IN
,he other parts, and in that deposit
i.,rc was half an ounce or more OF
Green liquid matter. Now the
qucst.on arises was that deposit IN
,ar heart the cause of the attack or
was it the result a violent attack of
another disease Any enllghten-
r,ut one the subject from any
aoarce Will be very thankfully re-
cciyed by ,. Ii.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-22

At a meeting of the Board of
Directors o the Western Division
of the ". y. c. Il. r.. held in this
place on Friday last, Messrs. c. VI.
McLoud, Il. W. Patton and L. l..
Clayton were appointed a Finance
Committee, and this committee
was instructed o ascertain the in
debtedness of the company, and to
proffer to the creditors of the road
to settle their claims with the
Florida bonds at 90 cents on the
dollar.-is hertIe citizen.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-22

CHEAP RATES. Carriage rates
are 50 low III Florence that Amcrl-
cans are actually ashamed to adj
here to them. For a carriage with
two horses, comfortably carrying
four, per drive, sixteen cents; Tor
the first half hour thirty cents,
each additional half-hour fourteen
cents. Thus a carriage capable OF
carving four (what we cali an
open barouche, or a close carriage,
if preferred) costs for three hours
but twenty-five cents, or nineteen
cents each passenger. 1t Is seldom
that an American adheres to these
rates, consequently the drivers
make a rush for them when they
come out of their hotels. They
have good horses: drive with great
speed; the carriages are kept clean
and comfortable, and the drivers
are very kind and attentive.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-22
A REMARKABLE MAN.
Now in His Ninetieth Year
Attended Washington's Flu
neral and on Other Grounds
is Entitled to Distinction.

In my travels a few DAYS ago in
Arson county, | met with an old
gentleman, a citizen Of this State
and now living in Richmond
county, who relates the following
very Interesting incidents of his
life:
lst. He was in the funeral pro
cesslon when Gen. Washington
was buried.
I'd. Was IA p~all-bearer at the fu-
neral Of Gen Andrew Jackson.
Sd. Was a waiter at the marriage
of Gen. Stoncwall Jackson's wife's
father.
18th. Accompanied Gen. Lafay-
cite through the State when he
was here.
9Th. Spent IA day with Daniel
Webster in Richmond on one oc-
caslon.
9Th. Also one with Washington
irwin.
It'll. Was the founder Of the old
Fayetteville OUSerrtr.
oth. Listened to his son, (now
one Of the most distinguished law
yers in the land) who made a
speech to Lafayette when he was
only five years old.
9th. Was baptized 10y the first
superintendent of the North Caro-
lima University before it was a
college.
10th. Was acquainted with the
first graduate, Hinton Gaines.
18th. Knew the first graduate of
West Point.
18th. Kept the postot1ice in
Fayetteville forty years IN success
sion.
18th. Is near 90 years old.
14th. Never was intoxicated but
once IN his life.
10Th. Retains his hearing well.
10th. Feels himself now near
the gate of death, but has Il we'll
grounded hope Of Immortality and
eternal life.
Can any one who reads this, tell
his name: Respectfully,
r II
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-22

Greenville Express: Our ener-
getic farmer, Mr. Elisha Mckeel,
raised a beet that raised a beet that
weighed fifteen and one half
pounds and measuring twenty-slx
and one half inches in circumfer-
ence
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81

CHANGE REQUIREp.-Nh hen our
country friends entertain city
guests 1t viii 10 well to remember
that 1t i change from city to coun
try life these tourists seek. They
delight in abundance Of ripe fruit
and berries, IN crispy vegetables.
golden butter, IN pure milk and
honey. IN fresh eggs and tender
fowl. They desire 70 avoid the
artificial restraints Of fashionable
life, 70 forget the side dishes. the
pastries and unhealthy mixtures Of
rench cooks and city restaurants.
They can bc made happy with
those Articles Of diet and creatur,
comforts which are most accessible
10 the thrifty housewife on the
well-appolnted farm. ANY at
tempt toimitate city living Will bc
unapprocIatel by those who seek
afcw week, 81 country life.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-22

FAIR GROUND AosoCIATIoS.-
This association "a organized
August ,, 1873, under the follow
ing officers: President, Col. K. l..
Patterson: vlce-President, G. W.
Hinshaw; Treasurer, }. II. Stock
ton: Secretary. r. l.. Stedman.
The location fixed upon Is on the
Brookstown road, about a mile
from the Court House. Col. Pat
terson offered to be one in ten to
make up $1,000; Mr.. &. ". Him
shaw offered to be one IN ten TO
make up $500; Mr. G.. Hamlln one
in ten to make up $500, and Mr..
!. \. Gray one IN ten TO make up
$500, which would foot up $4,000.
-Uiust0u ReDublicGn.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-22

Mr.. EDITOR: The gentleman al
luded to above is Col. John McRae,
the father of the eminent lawyer
and orator, Duncan X. McRae, and
who has other sons OF prominence.
All of the above remarkable state
ments about him are true, and
much might be added of interest.
He was a citizen of Fayetteville up
to within about fifteen years past.
When he was postmaster at Fay
etteyille the writer of this para
graph tbeing the carrier boy IN the
old Fayetteville North CurOlinian
printing office, about 1914 remem-
bers walking him up many a time
at midnight to take mail matter
into his office. and although he
was then a pretty old man he was
prompt aud active and clever and
accommodating. Sometimes it
would be sIeeting, showing or
raining, and we shall ever remem-
Der what he said to us on one occa-
sion, viz: "Willie, always keep
your feet warm and your head
COOL" Better advice never was
given any boy.
We have often seer Col. McRae,
(who IS now about 80 years old),
holding his head out of the window
of his office under the caves Of the
house, during a rain, letting the
cooling drops pour on his naked
head. That promoted his health,
be thought, and enabled him to
walk long distances and helped to
sustain him when travelling IN stage
coaches, night and day, in pursuit
Of mail robbers (in old times) as a
special government detective.
EEITOR CHARLOTTE DEMOCRAT.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07

Never hug girl In tight fitting cor
set" Yes, to be sure, but then, you know
is fellow to know, you
know, just-er-well, how do you find out
how they fit before you begin hugging,
anyhow?
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07
The Pare mt OF Insomnia

Inc parent of insomnia or wakefulncss Is in
nine cases out ften dyspcptic stomach Good
digestion gives sound sleep indigestion interfercs
win II. The brain and stomach sympa,hize.
one OF The prominent symptoms ola weak state
of tho gastric organs is isturbance Of The treat
nerve en,repot, the brain. lnviyorate the stom-
ach, and You restore equilibrium to the great
centre. A most reliable medicine for the pur-
pose Is Hos:et'sr's Stomach Bittcrs, which is
lar preferable 10 mineral se;!a;ives and powerful
narco'ics, which. though they may for time
exert soporifc influence upon the brain, soon
cease 10 act, and invariably ihjurc the tore of
me s'o'hach. 1he Biiers, on the contrary, re-
store activity to the operations of that all IMPORT
ant organ, and their benelicent influence is re-
hected in sound sleep and tranquil state of h
nervous system. A wholesome impetus is like
wise given to the action of the liver and bowcls
by its use.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07

As soon rs they have formed their first
flowers in The open ground, pinch off the
end Of the first shoot, and as soon as the
rose is fully opened, pick it off. No rose
should be left to fade upon the bush, as
when SO left it eXhausts the pant in the
formation of seed. As the plants grow.
pinch back the ends Of the shoots when
they have grown five inches, and rub out
allRuny shoots, thus keeping the plants in
a rounded open bush form. If strong
shoots atone are left to grow, they will
soon control the strength Of the plant, and
the flowers will be few, and often of imper-
feet form. Should the season be hot and
dry. a mulch Of fine, fresh grass or saw
dust. or moss from the woods, should be
placed all over the soil, three inches deep,
and at night watered thoroughly, not
sprinkled. but wet like days rain. The
Hybrid Pcrpetuals or Noisettes require this
pruning or pncling back more promptly
than the Teas, Bengals, or Bourbons.-
Country Gentleman.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07
COwhfdc HOrScshocs,

In England they are adopting horse
shoe made Of cowllidc, and known as the
Yates shoe. 1t is composed of three thick
nesses OF cowhide, compressed into steel
mold, and then subjected to a chemical
preparation. 1t is claimed that it lasts
longer and weighs only one-fourth as much
as the common iron shoe :; that it will new
er cause the hoof to split, nor have the
least injurious influence on the foot. 1t re
qt'ires no calks; even on asphalt the horse
never slips. The shoe is so elastic that the
horses step is lighter and surer. 1t adj
heres SO closely to the foot that neither
dust nor water can penetrate between the
shoe and hoof.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07
An Elegant Nap.

1t Is dangerous to take nap IN Paris,
for before fellow wakes up he may be
hustled under the ground. a fortnight
ago man who had abundance of leisure.
fell asleep one day, and his friends sup
posed dlat he was dead. a funeral was
ordered and cards were sent out, but while
the Undertaken was fumbling with the
screws. and one Of the relatives was stoop-
Ing to give the pale face ofthe corpse a last
caress, 10. there was breath and warmth
In the Lips. The coffin was removed. and
the corpse tucked into warm bed; and
three days after, the slumberous man of
leisure opened his eyes, stretched his arms
and murlnured, ''What good nap that
WIS"
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07
Application For Patent.
TO THE CROWN POINT LODE MINE.
No. TO-
= =. LA.NO OT IOE,
ROZMEAy N + January 10:o

| No. 10.
L.. S. LAND OFFICE,
| BozMEAN, NJ. T., January 4, 1878 (
| NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Samuel
h RacCs whose post Office address is Virgins
City. Montana, bias this day filed his applic1s ior
Point Lode Mine, or vein bearing silver, with
| surface ground POO feet in width, situate, lying
and being in Havana Mining District couaty OF
Madison aud Territory of Montana, and known
and designated by the field notes and Official plat
on file in this Office rs Lots Number 81 and 50, in
of Base and principal meridian Of Montana Ter
ritory. The exterior boundaries of said lots No.
~ and 80 being as follows, to-wt:
Variation Is deg. IS min. East. Commencing
at granite Stone set al the n. w. corner of the
said Crown Point Lode and running thence South
y deg. f., ,4S5 feet to granite stone set ut the
n. +. cAcner OF said claim, from which the 4
section corner on township line between sections
No -, In 7. $. Il. f., and No. in r. 3, $. Il.
F.; bears n. u deg. A min E.. 4O6 feet distant;
thence S. Is deg. w. 200 feet to a quartz rock
thence n u deg. W., iS5 feet to granite stone;
thence n Is deg. E., 200 fee. to place Of begin
ming, containing 6.S2 acres.
This claim is bounded on the East by the Lode
claim Of O. T. Moore.
The location of this mine Is duly recorded In
the Recorders Office of Madison county, ut Viz
ginia City, MOniana Territory, page 342 In
book % Of Lode Mining Claim Locations.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
mining ground as hereinbefore described, are re-
CURED to file their adverse claim with the Regis
Ter Of tho U. S. Land Office at ROzernan: in The
Territory Of Montana, during the sixty days pc |
Rod of pub scation hereof, or they will be barr
ID by virtue Of the provisions Of the Statute.
DAVIS WILSON, Register.
A. B. KNIGHT, L. s. Dep. Min. Surveyor.
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That Terrible ScOmrEe.

Fever and ague, and its congener. bilious re-
mittent, besides affections Of the stomach, liver
and bowels, produced by miasmatic air and wa
ter, are both eradicated and prevented by the
use OF Hostetter's Stomach Biiters, purely
vegetable elixir, Endorsed by physicians, and
more extensively used as remedy for the above
classes Of disorders, as well as for many others,
than any medicine Of the age. \ lanSuid circu-
la.ion, torpid state Of the liver, a want Of vital
are conditions peculiarly favorable to
malarial diseases. They arc, however, surely
remedied by the great Preventive, which, by in
The system and endowing it with reg
ularity as well as vigor, provides it with re-
sistant power which enables it to Withstand dis
orders not only Of q maarial type, but Of a host
Of others to which feeble and i'll regulated sys-
ems are subject. The Bitters are safe rs well
Us searching eradicant, and have widely super
,eded that dangerous drug, quinine, which pal
iates but does not eradicate malaria. [l6-4w
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EAlky HOrSeS.


l once heard of an unfortunate pentIe.
man who had become insane. but was re-
stored to sound health simply by causing
the mind to make a sudden revulsion.
which was done by skillfllly causing him
to become jealous Of his wife, who was
most excellent lady and aware of the pro-
cess. On this hint we nigh: learn to man.
age balky horse. He is insane on the
subject of going, that Is self-cvident. If
we can manage to make him think on some
other subject he will naturally forget about
going and 10 before he knows II. The
following devices have been successfully
tried to accomplish the desired end: l..
Tying string around the horses ear close
to the head. 2. Hitching the horse to the
singletree by means Of cord instead Of
the tugs, the cord fastened to the horses
tail. 3. Filling the mouth full of some disa-
greeable substance. 4. Tying stout twinc
around the leg, just below the knee, and
then removing it when he has travelled
some distance. Nsyer whip balky horse,
for the more he Is whipped the crazier he
will become. Let everything b doue gent
~. for boisterons words only confuse him
and make him worse, Treat him IN the
inild Manner that you would crazy man,
md you viii saccced.-Home AID Farm.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07
Application For Patent.
TO THE KENNEBEC LODE MINE,
Nc IL,

| U. s. LAND OFFICE,
! BozEMAN, NJ. r., Jan. 4, 1873.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that Samue ell
| u. k1cc, whose post Office address is Virginia
| CITY, Madison county, Montana has this day
Med his application for patent for 500 linear
feet of the keDnebec Mine or vein bearing silver
WIN surface ground 200 feet in width situate
lying and being in Havana Mining District,
County of Madison and Territory OF Montana
and known I'd designated by the field notes and
cMcial plat on file in this office as Lot Number IS
In Township No. South, Range Nc 2, East Of
tory.
The exterior boundaries of said Lot No SO be-
ing as follows, tO-wi:: Variation Is deg, 80
min. to Is deg A min. East Commencing AT 4
granite stone set at the n. W. corner of the said
Nennebcc Lode mining claim and running hence
$ - deg East, 800 feet to granite stone set At
tho n: r. corner Of said claim from which the
= section corner on n. line Of section No 3inT
3, s X. E., bears n. 26 deg a min E. 20. a
chains distant; thence s. II deg. W. 2OOfeet to q
cross gro on granite rock in place; thence n. ~
deg W.; 800 feet to granite stone; thence y. |
u deg r., 200 feet to place of beginning, coz
tanning 6. 3S acres
This claim is bounded on the n. W. nv the
Ebsrhardt Lode, claimed by George Nj Young.
Tho location of this mine is duly recorded In
ne Recorders Office of Madison county at Vir-
slnia City, Montana Territory, on page 3l2 in
ions. o'''' ->oN"
Any and all persons claiming adversely anv
'ortion of said kennebec Lode mine or said min
ns gr0''nd as hereinbetore described are requir-
a u ME their adverse claim with the Register of
ne United States Land Ofiice at Bozeman. in the
errif0ry of Montana, during The sixty DAYS ne.
100 OF publication hereof or they will be barred
y virtue Of tho provisions of The Statute
DAVIS WILSON, Register.
A. B. KNIGHT, U. S. Dep Mia surveyor
i9n10.cnI
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07
A Loaded Stick I'm the church Wood
PIE

The Sundusky {O.) Register says; "A
gentleman from Bellevue gave us the par
ticulars Of an affair that occurred in the
Congregational Church at that place last
Sunday, and which created most decided
sensation. Bellevue has become famous as
place where almost every man who owns
wool pile loads half dozen innocent
looking sticks Of stove wood with gun.
powder. and then waits patiently to see
what effect the powder will have on his
neighbors' stoves. The sexton OF the
Congregational Society had built up
rousing fire that Sunday morning. the con-
gregation had all been seated, and the
minister was getting warmed up to his
work, when. right in the most solemn and
impressive portion Of the sermon, there
was an appalling crash. the air was filled
with pieces of stovcpipe, fire-ashes, and the
screams Of men. women, and children.
There was stampede in less time than it
takes TO tell it, but fortunately no one was
hurt. Finally, however. the cause of the
trouble was discovered and quiet was re-
stored. Some one had undoubtedly put up
a job on the sexton by putting loaded
stick into the wood pile
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07
Land Office Notices.
Notice to Miners.
q. 8. LAND OFFICE,

q. 8. LAND OFFICE,
BozEAAN, MONTANA, Feb. I, ISIS.
Erasmus ID. johnson, whose post-ofica
address IL Bozeman, Gallatin county, Montana
mas fled MS application to enter as Agricultural
Section 30 In township South Of Range East,
which land Is suspended from entry. Notice Is
hereby given that hearing will be had at this
Office on the I'D day of March, A. D. 1878, at 10
O'Clock a. m, to determine as to the mineral or
on-mineral character Of said land; and testi-
mony to be used upon said hearing will be take
before the Register and Receiver 1t Bozsnaan,
Montana, ON the 22d day Of March, A. D. 1875,
at 10 O'Clock q. m.
Ii is alleged there are NO known mines nor
mining improvements upon said land
DAVIS WILSON, Register.
..l3fd -'"o-~-'
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07

The sweet singer Of Michigan was smart
enough tor the Chicago reviewer. You
were the Oldest Of the family, were you
not?' he said. mo, of course not,'' re-
piled the poetess; "my father and mother
were older than nle'' sac
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07
The Effect Of Dict cn LIQUOR Drink.

Charles Napier, an English scientific
man, has been testing the truth of Licbig' S
theory that liquor drinking is compatible
with animal food but not with farrinace-
GUS diet. The experiment was tried upon
2 liquortlrinking persons with results
substituting the Licbig theory. Among
the most striking instances Of reform
brought about by the change of diet was
that of gentleman of GO who had been adj
dicted to incorporate habits for IS years:
his outbursts averaged one week. His
constitution was SO shattered that he had
great difficulty in insuring his life. After
an attack Of delirium tremens, which near
ly ended fatally. he was persuaded to enter
upon 4 Earinacecus diet. which, we are as
sured. cured him completely in seven
months. lie seems to have been very thin
at the beginning Of the experiment, but by
the close of the period named had gained
twenty-ciglit pounds, being then about the
normal weight for a person Of his height.
Among the articles of food which are
specified by Napier as pre-eminent for an
tagonism to alcohol are macaroni, haricot
beans. dried peas, and lentils. all of which
should he well boiled and favored with
plenty of butter or olive oil. The various
garden vegetables are said to be helpful.
but diet mainly composed of them would
not resist the tendency to intemperance so
t llocttally as one of macaroni and farinace-
Gus food.
From this point Of view. highly glutin-
Gus bread would be Of great utility. but il
should not be sour, such scidity being cal.
culated to foster the habit OF alcoholic
A like remark may be applied
to the use Of sailed food.
II We inquire the c:i,ise Of vsgetarian's
to alcoholic Liquors We find
that the carbonaceous starch contained in
line macaroni, beans, or olesginOas alinient
appears ~ render necessary, and therefore
-epuisiye, carbon in alcoholic fo.la.-Sci-
. iI. ....,..s".
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-03-07
Women M shoppers.

The man who dogmatically asserts that
men arc better shoppers than women has
had very little experience among the sex.
We refer now to what is technically known
rs" shopping" and not to those large trans
fers which are part of mercantile busi-
nes:. Occasionally, indeed, one meets a
man who possesses all the adroitness and
apL,",b Of Il woman in the small nicities of
shopping, but as a rule men fail in this re-
spect, and 30 the woman is relegated those
little arts by which cheap purchases are re-
allied. Women have no shame in the
matter Of cheapening an article. They
have no conscience in the trouble they give
clerk or saleswoman. They have no re-
serve in expressing their dislike of this and
their contempt for that, and their sex pro-
tects them from the retrbution which, in
some form or other. would be sure to await
the male shopper who thus conducted him
self. Nevertheless. woman is very use
full friend and ally when you want a large
variety Of small purchases made. Her pa
thence and perseverance never fail. She
treads street after street and store after
store, and will either find the desired ar
lclc or die in the attempt.
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Loaded Stick I'm the Church wooh