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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

Amoa. tile many 9l.
this sga ,so. corr "ua.lt T.-les
l. know f crude petroleum E.y #e
III. yad v8t4 paint III Tie lt4.e 9t
l.u,eea 81 answer. N- rc,e-,
again. that petroleum 81 la, aeap
tel ~ mixing 4a.t. ISL ~ Is ap-
piled c~gllou9, With w4.te wash
brush. alone u.4 without ally mlx
ture. PAINT remains at tae surface.
dries. dL4 becomes "a hard oou..
petroleum pcActrute> me wood aAa
never remains ~ the surface;
ills tie pores. aud converts saig a.1.
uerl,haale wood INTO THAT winch IS
durable Ike cedar. Tor barns,
fences and outlaIiding .ncrally,
it Is enough To soak the Wood vel
low TWO or three copIous coats; but
for dwellings. and AL structures
which are To lie rendered 0rnamen-
tai. one or TWO coats Ut AperIll
am outside. after tho petroleum
has been applied and dried a few
weeks. vii answer I'm excellent
purpose, and render The building
VERY durable. Ayeriil j. tie Only
paint that viii adhere vel to tie
oil.
Another correspondent at Ut.
Clement, Mich, writes 10 know
where he can get the crude petro-
Ieum. 1T mas be obtained ut any
kerosene mandatory, probably
in II considerable city. Another
inquirer asks If gas tar Will answer
| as well as petroleum. The Two are
entirely unlike IN their operation.
Gas tar remains ut the surface, and
forms an i~mperyiouS crust; petro-
ieum goes into the pores Of the
woods. and never forms a coat at
the suffice. Gas tart is valuable when
applied to wood kept under ground
OF in contact with water or N
he shade. 1t does little orno good
above ground exposed to sun and
weather. Petroleum IS not yaIUa-
Die under ground, the oil gradually
soaking out but is excellent as q
preventative Of wood where exposed
10 the r.-C Country Gentleman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

PoULTRY.-Attend to your chick
ems. Thoroughly clean out your
chicken house. Examine the roost
poles or perches, and saturate them
with kerosene. 1t is good plan to
whitewash the chicken house. Into
the whitewash pail, while the lime
water is hot drop a teaspoonful Of
soft boiled rice and mix thoroughly.
Then pour into a quart Of cold wa
ter say ten Or twelve drops of crude
carbolic acid. Mix this into the
rest and whitewash your hen house.
Get you a few ears of corn, put
them into Il fire until the grains are
well charred and then shell off the
corn and give it to your fowls. 1t
will make your chickens healthy
and increase the average yield OF
eggs.
Occasionally give your chickens
meat. Cook it, chop it up and
mix with scalded wheat or corn
meal. A large share of the feed
ehould be grains and cooked vege-
tables.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18
How to Use Artificial Fertilizers

In using strong chemical f@ert.li-
zers, it is necessary to remember
that 100 pounds Of such a mixed
fertilizer as Nille's Complete Ma
nure," as compounded by the
Mapes Formula Company, contain
very nearly as much Of the useful
chemical elements are IN u directly
active and soluble state. II, n ap-
PLYING these fertilizers, we should
place them in contact with the
seed, the young germ woald be fa-
tally injured, and the plant des-
troyed before it could appear above
ground. To prevent this danger,
all these concentrated fertilizers
should be thoroughly mixed with
the soil before the seed IS sown, or
young plants are transplanted. Our
own practice is rs follows. Fer
wheat, rye, or other similar crops,
the fertilizers is spread IN the fail,
Immediately before the seed is so|n;
the seed is then sown and both are
narrowed in together. IN spring
we SOW the fertilizer upon the sur
face. and either leave 1t to be ear
ried in by the rains, OF we harrow
it in, when We harrow the wheat or
rye, with a light, sloping-tooth har-
row, such as the Bradley reversible
or the Thomas harrow. For corn
we scatter a portion of the fertili-
ger along the rows as soon is they
are marked out; it is then well
mixed with the soil IN the process
Of planting and covering, and while
it is near the seed, it is not ii al
rect contact with it, except III very
small quantities, which are thor
oughly incorporated with the sol.
Afterwards, when the corn is hoed.
a second portion OF the fertilizer,
say 100 pounds per acre, Is scatter
ed along the drills or hills, on each
side Of the plant 4 foot OF SO dis
tant, and then the crop is culti-
waited or heed. For field crops Of
vegetables that are tranSplantej,
such as cabbages or tomatoes, re
apply the fertilizer on the harrow
ed ground as soon as it is marked
out, and when sitting out the plant,
the soil and a part OF the fertilizer
are mixed together. Afterwards
the remainder is given ut the first
cultiyating OF hoeing, as for corn.
By such methods as these, the
young and tender roots are not
brought into close contact with the
concentrated chemicals of which
the fertilizers consisist bat they arl
fed gradually as they reach these il
their growth, or as these dissolve
and are carried down to the root
by the rains. Lastly, it is we'll t,
give the caution, not to leave tht
fertilizers about where poultry
sheep, or other animals can picl
up fragments or lick the bags /; no
to wash the bags IN water-troughs
streams, or ponds, where animal
drink, rs some Of the chemical ar
poisonous.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

POPULARITY OF THE AYRSHIRES.
As Il sign of the returning popu-
larity of the valuable Ayrshire cat
tie might be cited the fact. hat at
the fair of the New York State Ag-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

X. Z. Bachelor mas sold his in
terest III the Roanoke News and
retired from editorial life.-Dur-
ham Punt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

FoR PrPs.-Was the Bird head
with warm water IN which some
suiphate Of zinc has been dissolved:
feed warm food with plenty Of
Cayenne pepper pepper mixed In it.
and have a little sulphur Of iron
(coperas) dissolved in the water
that the fowls drink. Keep al AZ
fected fowls away from the flock un-
TIL well.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-18

Hoo CHoLEGA.-Just as soon as
the disease is discovered among
Your hogs separate the affected from
the well ones, and keep them apart.
Give them good wholesome yegeta-
ble food, cooked is best) and III
small quantities keeping tie vel
ones On low diet. Give al
emctic Of white hellebore. and fol
low this up with a purgatIye II cas-
tor oil or raw linseed oil. PLENTY
Of fresh air is desirable. and TO slusn
the hog over with cold water occa-
Sionally is beneficial.
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To Farmers and Planter
r. j. BAKER s. CO..

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Sulphate ofAmu0-.a.
Nitrate Of Soda.
Sulphate Of Soda, M1r
and Sulphate OF Potash
and Ground Plaster.
All PURE Chemicals for m
compounds or forluuIaa5 fs- s.
as low as any house fer
for prices.
Jan 31-2m.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-15

Receivers of bankrupt railways are not
always without consciences, Take the
case of the one in Tennessee, for instance,
who recently sold road that cost S8, ,000
600 for just enough to pay his fees.
How easy it would have been for hirn to
have brought the stockholders few hun.
dred or few thousand dollars in debt
Farmer Gilman fixed gun in bis
melon patch, in Summerset, Iowa, In
such way that the person, who stirred
q acertain large, ripe melon would receive
charge of beans. He meant. to renogs
the gun in the morning if no thief was
caught in the night, but before daylight
his mother-in-law went out to get o mel
on, and got the beans She was serious
ly wounded, and refuses to believe thai
Gilman did not set the trap for her. il
The New York papcrs have been recent
ly calling attention TO the remarfkahlt
fact that in nearly every one ofthe many
startling murders that have been com
mitted in that city recently, there ,was 81
woman in the case" A woman not Ii
king tue precise tome in which, the naatte
was treated wrote to the editors .ehGuir
ing If there was ANYTHING remarkable. il
the fact that iu all the murders there wa,
50 man in the case" whereupon sAs th,
wise editors were nonpMssed' s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-15
WDoctors might as veil acknowl

wDoctors mightqas we'll acknowl-
edge that they know scarcely anything
about yellow fever They can neither
prevent nor cure it. b Ignorant old negro
women have been as successful in their
treatment of the disease as the best
physicians. The great number of con-
ficting theories that hare been brought
ont attest the fact that the profession
has no knowledge of the cause Of the
disease. Some state that it is contagious,
and others that it, iss not. Some affirm
that it is produced by too much alkali
In the blood, and Others that there is moi
enough. Some find the cause of it to
he bacteria, and others smiasma, Their
methods, OF treatment are as different as
their theories. One employs heat and
another cold, Some prescribe alkalies
and others acids, but none of them ap.
pear TO do; much good. If remedysis
ever discovered for the disease it will
perhaps be introduced by some old wo
man who hasn't any pet theory she wish,
es to substantiate Chicago Neus.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-15

ic From the Popular Science Monthly.
] began to be terrified to such won.
derful extent as would never before
have guessed possible. / made an ein.
voluntary effort to get out of the chair,
and then-suddenly became aware that
/ was looking at nothing; while taken
up with the confusion in my lungs, the
outward things 10 the room had gone,
and l was "alone in the DARK felt q
force on my arm which did not strike
me as the surgeons "hand," but merely
as an external restraint keeping me
down, and this was the last stra " which
made me give in, the last definite thing.
smell, sight, sound, OF, touch) 1 remem-
bered outside nv own body. Instantly
/ was seized and overwhelmed by the
panic inside ! could feel every air-cell
struggling spasmodicallys against an
awful pressure. In their struggle they
seemed to tear away from one another
in all directions, and there was universal
rscktng torture, while meantime the
common foe, in the shape of this iron
ptcSSoAOy hCpe SCeeHtS uoWu Wieu iuOtC
and more irresistible might into every
nook and crevice Of the scene. NY
consciousness was now about this; l
was not aware of anything but an iso;.
lated scene of torture, pervaded by 3
hitherto unknown sense OF terror (and
by what have since learned is called
,,"the unity. of Consciousness ;" this never
deserted the scene even down to the
very last iraudible heart beat } Yet l
call it q "scene," because ] recognized
some different parts of my body, and
felt that the pain in one part was not the
same as in another. Meanwhile, along
| with the increased intensity of convul-
sion in my lungs, an element of noise
had sprung up. A chaotic roaring ran
through ny brain, innumerable drums
began to beat far inside my ear, till the
confusion presently came to monstrons
lthudding, every thud. of which wounded
me like club falling repeatedly on the
same spot. ~. !.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-15
The Indians Mean Mischief.

A very good argument that the In
dians should be'under the control Of the
War Department is the conflicting re.
ports received by the War and Interior
Departments concerning the present
movements of hostile savages toward
the Black Hills. The War Department
has adviees that Red Cloud and the
Sioux are OFF their reservation, and have
joined the CheyenDes This is denied
by dispatches received at the Indian OF.
fee, which admit that Red Cloud is
away from his reservation, but left it to
go to new quarters recently selected for
him. Officers OF the army think that
there is sgrave outlook ahead, and an
Indian war is probable. The Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs scouts this idea.
Dispatches thus far received, however,
bear strong testimony that the theory OF
the army officers is correct. General
Sherman thinks that the Indians mean
mischief for all winter. ss155etfs eisl
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ticket in every ward and nearly every
precinct.
The Republican State ticket has been
elected by a majority OF not more than
5000. Some OF the Republican leaders
claim 5000 to 10 600, but the igtires fe.
ceived un to this time will not justifyit.
Forty six counties show Hepublesn
gains amounting to 1878, on the basis
of last years vote. Bishops majority
last year was 22,520, and this must be
swept away before they can commence
counting their majority. Of the forty.
two counties yet to hear from twenty.
four OF them are Democratic, embr acns 3
many of the old reliable strongholds
seventeen are Republican, and there is
Lucas, which has gone National. i
they get the z ,00o yet required To .absort
the majority Of last year, and 5 600 more
on top oft, they will be doing quite as
we'll as they could expect.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-15
Thirteenth district.

MARIETTA, October g. Official returns
from the five counties composing this
(lhe Thirteenth) Congressional Distric,
give General Warner, Dem, 123 major.
ity over Van Worries. The majority by
is as follows: Athens, Var
Worries, 1,l90; Monroe: Warner, 1907
Morgan: Van. Yorhes, 1885,, Noble
Warner, A.; Washington, Van ,Vorhes,
173. Washington County gives Paige
235 majority, and elects the entire Dem
ocratic. ticket by majoriies ranging from
.l75 to 3ll, except Recorder and Com.
missioner, whom the Republicans elect
by small majority. The Democrats
are juhilant here tonight over the re-
demption of the Thirteenth District from
the hands of the Republicans. -
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gThe Trouble Abbut to Begin.

LONDON, October 9 "A Sinla dis.
patch says: s.Some assert that the troops
have not advanced beyond Jamrood,
others that lighting has taken place, and
that the troops have occupied d strong
position near Ali Musjid. The first re.
port seems most probable, as a Calcutta
correspondent reports the attack on Ali
Musjid was postponed for short time,
in consequence Of the strength Of tie
force which the Ameer had collected
there. Six thousand Afghan infantry,
with eighteen guns, threaten Jamrood.
It viii De necessary to employ the whole
garrison OF Peshawaur for an advance
on Khyber Pass. It is reported from
Umballa that fighting has commenced
between the Afghans and the Khvbenes.
Several regiments we're leaving Umballs
Tor the Gontier,s and immediate action
was expected" t,5t:.'i y -
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II raa ~
,wW. L ORMsBY, Of Brooklyn, New
York, correspondent Of the N. T. Times
at the second battle at Bull Run, testified
for the prosecution before the FITz john
PORTER Court Of Inquiry, in New York
City, on the 7th inst. He was cross.ex
smined very rigidly by the counsel for
PORTER, and at the close be said Of him
self: as
81 regard myself as suspicious wit
ness" whats suspicious witness n
said Mr.. Choate. Zone who has most
convenient memory for the side that
summons him" he answered
His FIRST expression should have been
.I regard myself as a-consummate ass
It is evident from the testimony that the
Government witnesses have been "doc.
tored," as the cross examination shows
in. nearly every instance PoRTER is
strengthened by such witnesses, and will
be, finally, adjudged innocent OF any
wrong, by the Court.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-15
THE FATAL FEVER
VI H - e
SILL Holds Almost Undisputed Sway
IT'S RAvAGEs INCREASING II
THE INTERIOR TOWNS.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 7.-Prominent
physicians assert that the existing type
Of feset Is far more malignant than any
which has appeared during the epidemic; ;
and this is attributed to the greater ,sus-
ceptibiHty Of those frech'ffonn a purer at
mosphsie. There is fevet IN nearly every
house In Carrollton, Gretna, Algiers,and
the Sixth District, and the situation there
is quite as bad as il was here at the eli.
max. 5 Il 50 ~ rs SgS
Gov Nichols son was taken sick to.
day, and it has attacked the families Of
his Secretary. the Assistant Secretary Of
State and the Register OF Votes.
The total deaths by fever during the
week are 367, ,.of which $50 are children
under 10 years Of age aH'g.
The statement by Collector Smith that
5000 destitute people are in the city by
no means exaggerates the situation. IL
is safe to say that at least that number
have been prostrated since the fever COM
menced.
special Dispatch to the Enquirer.( d,
MEMPHIS, Oct. 7.-Your correspond
ent has "done" the town to-day, taking
in all the usual fountains OF news,as well
as the various relief depots, and the
Howard Medical headquarters, but has
failed, to discover, ,anything'to relate that
materially differs from:the oft-told story
OF misery, sadness. and distress. "a
- sFf'.t = =
Fq A reporter just entering the city would
find material for columns, but TO those
who hayea been daily Witnesses, and to
your correspondent, who has been af-
Edicted to the fullest extent of Gods
mercy; the sorrow and suffering had al
most, become common place. There are
incidents transpiring hourly that chill
the blood, but / have given you "details
Of the same character, and the repetition
would become monotonous. nnei Se's -
| bWAsHrNeroN, Oct. 7.--Hon Casey
Young writes to Surgeon General Wood.
wards from Memphis, October l, a. fol
| lows:
"eThe Howard Association and Citi.
zens' Relief Committee Of Memphis have
all the money, supplies, &c.. that they
need; 1.-THE Hospital, under the charge
of4Dr Thofnton, has, 1 think, been ina
great measure neglected, and I would
suggest that you direct any supplies al
your command to that place. The fever
is rapidly spreading TO all the towns 10
my district, and they ere in great dis
tress. Any money you can send me fol
their assistancel 1 should be very glad to
4 have. They are appealing to me daily,
We see no real abatement of the fever
and fear that the worst has not yet been
reached" s gia91sa ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-15

. RThe manner Of highway robbery
In the Black Hills is illustrated by tie
recent capture of a stage coach, in which
was gold worth $4,000 The treasure
was in an ironsafe. and was guarded by
FIVE we'll armed men There were no
passengers. The robbers first took pos
session of a log house, binding and gag
ging the only inmate, and removed the
mud from the chinks, 80 that they could
see and shoot through the openings
When the stage came along they fred
from their ambush. killing two Of the
guards and seriously wounding another.
The remaining twoifed. The driver was
bound. The robbers then opened the
box with sledges and carried away the
gold on horseback. 8 i1p ii'si, p n3'lsss
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FOR THE STATE TICKET!
Democratic Gain of Twenty
Eight! 8.

l. Z
The Democrats Of Monroe, ever faith
full to the principles Of Democracy, raj
liei in their strength OF tue 9Th inst.
and rolled up the handsome majority q
1858 votes for the Democratic Stats
Ticket. * ef ~
In 1877 the majority was 1885. W.
have increased our majority % over tha
year, which is as much as was expected
aud had other counties in the State don,
as well our majority would have beef
fully 10000, instead of majority fol
the Republican ticket. 5o9
Wecongratulate the gallant Democrats
on the gallant fight made throughout the
campaign, aud upon the splendid victory
achieved. G ,e
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VsgettHe Is SeldrhF slt Druggists,
/, =. LEGAL NOTICE,

;yTIfrLIAM q. F0RlDii,, z HSafdahs r: SRSdg5kSi
j w, Ard willikth n. 'RSdsSksf, whossYsst-
ONCE address Is Georgetown, Psttls County, J.
Missouri, will take notice that ON the etk J
DAY sfsApAi. fs5s. ssfssads 4. vnitA "a \.
Newton Smith aiaa their pstitien II ths eelst
Of common, pleas OF Monroe County 0his,
against them and other kslrs Of Hshfr Ford,
deceased; the object and prver Of said psti.
ton, i. to obtain partition Of about tive han
drsd and an eight snds half acfsi u lsal
situate in The township Of Center, couhtysSf
Monroe and State Of Ohio, and being part ,sf
the lsud Of which Henry Ford died sssissd,
and which land Is particularly described ~
said petition, You a4s each reqpirsd te an
swsr said pstision on or before the estk day
of september, Al b. 1871 ssll lIfl Il
.s,saos sHHNTRR q MALLo1I,
julyso,'7swe. 4 !, xtsys:fos nlaistilp, 3
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-10-15
Ladies', Delicate and Feeble.

Those languid tiresome sensations,
causing you to feel scarcely able to be on
your. feet; that constant drain that is Ia
king from your system all its former
elasticity; driving the bloom from your
cheeks; that continual strain upou youl
vital forces, rendering you irritable and
ffretful, csn easily be removed by the use
Of that marvellous remedy, Hop, Ht.ers
Irregularities and distractions Of YOU
system are relieved st once. wAale The
special, csuse Of periodical pain are per
nsanently removed. Will you heed this
,Saa t Hrntha DSt elElI'it7 10 T8tG