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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-16


Va MIi d lRn lou no Nul and South,
DAYLIGHT ExPtIss Leaves tho
Union lltpnll hh lhulhi pfeiy morning, ana,
hnlng a vast hkpIpHa, hinpn only az lrlnplr
pal slnilnns, ithm Pullman Palace Sleep.
inB Oalh lur lnlnmhuA, Pittsburgh, rhilh-
drlfh lh and New Noik without olinnip. aud
hut one pnHuHp Ia lnhiun, inlimniu AMI
Warrington, II arrives in New York umly
the uoAl uNunlnBi only ono niRhl out hud
glNc b daylight yluw Of no mrhmud
huunufy uf ne Pennsylvania railroad,
len pppuL 30, LnuiH, every evening, hiup'
plnB only ~ principal blaiiunn, win
Pullman Palace Cars ior louiHyillo ana Ciu.
ulnnRii, liunVn sleeping Ohf iur Chicago,
ana thu NuTltN llOnNur lAup ut iulls
man Palace nInWinR Room hleup-
INK GAIA
For Columbus, rltthbuugh, Philadelphia and
New York without change
40 Heinz tho only Line practically under
ono management between ~, Louis ana
Now York, passengers assured of through
Ouuntotiunn, und nfu not subject TO delays t
intermediate points Incidental to other
lines,
ro'Baggago checked through to all Eas'
Ec-'lho Quickest Time IN regularly mado
ny this Lane, ANA fare alwnya m low w by
us.liclloS ior salo NJ all ticket offices In
tho Went aud South
L., +. FiRMgR, uonl Pasa, Agent BeonsylyR-
mia lin lrOnd, Philadelphia,
", u. u'hiiikN, 0on'i Pass, Agent, Fan Han.
die Route, Columbus, ONO
OliAs, n. tOLlEtL uenl lnsa, Agent, Nnn-
dalia llne, ~, Louis, iobl2-ly
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-04-16
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p,lLRoAD TIME TABLE.
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Leave. MONTH,
chicago Express "ur" liln am
hh,,''', IN. Louis EXprohH"r'rr hip pm
Texas Pacific hallway.
Leave, EAST
accommodation, Nliln,m
90 Through lGgpress, u,,i'iJ pm
nollas s. wichita Hallway,
suRfl' mo- ~,
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25
Tobacco.

The land should be thoroughly
prepared for this crop now, and all
the stable manure applied to the
land which can be procured, If not
done previously. If commercial
fertilizers are to be used, let them
be gotten ready and applied "a short
time before planting. In previous
numbers of this journal viii be
found many practical and excellent
articles on the cultivation and
management Of this important crop,
which adds so much TO the revenue
of the people, and from which so
much Is unjustly and injuriou.ly
wrung from an impoverished peo-
pie By the tax collectors Of the
United States Government. We
trust the time will come when the
people of the Western States viii
unite with those Of the South. and
end the dominion of New Eng
land" which, in this matter OF tax
alton, has been 80 long riding the
South with "boot and spur" The
crop should be small, and ali effort
be made to produce only tobacco Of
the best quality. We suppose a
small crop viii be planted this
year. in view Of the small prices
Farmer and Planter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25
Il

Tort ! % : human b-i, q
scmalcl have h~rn found ave nlIe.
from Dallas. CSsoa saaut7 \
probable murder.
Josh iios,on, coler,,i. aSsd So
entccn, tooN hs owu life 18th
pistol. = Norauton lis father
had recently hanged himself.
The value - foreign exy-,rs.
from Wilmington .sr Tile mouth ~
Narch To-. ~ g.. 81. The col.
.eoaou. from a. .our-~ amounted
- se.3l> :. ot Wa.ca s349.so As
n CON-.
!. II. Carter. on tua. in Stanl,
county Tor the murder of John B.rl
n December last. MAS cony ctc1 II
mauslanEhter. ~nl sentenced 10 the
pen.EentAr for II. yc4rs
John Johnson. ! colo.lI 10, ~
-, Wa committed a. Cherokee
county jail on tho night - tae snl
lnst., charged With assault - rape
Mary Altman, a~A.t. Z i aged Il
There is i NINE III pakotah
named in honor - MAY Slo14r.
daughter II Hon. Frances T.. >ho-
Der OF North Carolina. VINO married
Miss May Wheat. daughierof Re,.
pr. Wheat, formerly u TIC Uui-
Ycrslty OF North Carolina.
"Nheu Tom Size cut his throat
recently IN North Carolina. the
coroner thought it waa suicide. but
the jury SAID that was impossible.
ami brought III a verdict az :. Tom
lcl,.e. hietyaond State.
THIS Statement IS a n-jury-us
large>IzE lie
Our Princeton friends announce
a social hop To BE gwen 1t
Mohlnncs hall. Thursday evening.
10Th INST. and a tine time j. ante
lpatcd. Mcs,rs. j. ". Perry and
!. -. Atkinson are the managers,
and vii spare no pains to MAKE
the occasion pleasant and cnjoya-
bic. We arc requested to state
that free accommodation Will be-
furnished the iadIc, at Mr.. J.. Y.
Perry 49, hc>Slr2er.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25
APRIL p, 1873

Magnificent Offer! Splendid Chanc
for some Enterprising Young Farmer
to Add a Beautiful Specimen OF
Devon BlO0ded Breed to His Stock
ward Without the Outlay OF One
Penny!
The Publishers Of the FARMER y
MECHANIC will present a fine, healthy
Devon Calf. raised upon the farm
Of a prominent officer OF the North
Carolina Agricultural Society, to the
person who shall make up the largest
list of yearly cash subscribers, before
the 10th day of April next. No name
already on our books viii be counted
Of course but beyond this. the offer Is
open TO all, and subscribers may be en-
rolled from any post-office III or out OF
the State. Persons entering the lists
for this splendid premium Will please
send on their subscriptions as fast as
obtained they will be properly cred
tied TO the sender and h the
paper is seen and read, the easier VIII
be the work of getting up the
Address. FARMER AND MECHANIC.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25

To lay the present railroads Of
America with a double track of
rails weighing seventy pounds to
the yard, would require between
l., 1000, 900 and $4,000, 900 tons of
steel rails, representing at present
prices a capital Of 1926, 600, 900.
A project is on foot to construct
a ship canal l. miles long, between
Chesapeake aud Delaware BAYS,
shortening the distance from Balti-
more to New York and Europe
some 225 miles. The estimated
cost OF tie enterprise is IS, 000,-
600.
The Bureau Of engraving and
printing at Washington has resum-
ed the printing of one and two dol
lar @reenbacks and the treasury de-
partment will now put those de
nominations IN circulation IN pro-
portions they were issued prior to
last June.
According to David y. Wells,
the English vessels which carry
American goods to countries south
of us charge from So to $50 more
per ton on the same than tkeydo on
English goods Is not this OF 1t
self sufficient reason for the estab-
lishment of American lines ? But
how can they complete with the
subsidized English lines unless the
Government comes to the rescue:
-imerican Manufacturer.
The three leading advantages in
the Southern iron districts n !:
Abundance of cheap and good ma
~terial, reliable labor, cheap manu-
facture and ready access to outside
m arkets. These conditions Of sue
cess together SAVIOR a large and stea-
dv development of the metallurgi-
cal industries of the South. With
out the advantage of cheap trans
portation, however, natural adyan-
tages would count for little there or
elsewhere.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25

A You've GIRL ACQUITTED OF
MJRDER.-Near Columbia, 5. c.,
asst November. a colored man
named Samuel Henry made some
improper proposals to Miss Sallie
Pauline Wood. an estimable young
lady, which being promptly refused,
he attempted by violence to effect
his object, when the girl, suddenly
escaping from Henry's grasp, Sc
cured a pistol and shot him dead.
4 Columbia dispatch states that
the trial Of Miss Wood, who was
arrigned on the charge of murder,
resulted on Tuesday of last week
IN a verdict Of acquittal. The girl
was but eighteen years of age, and
an orphan.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25
A. c.. T..

MAKING BEEF TEA WITHOUT
HEAT.-A way to make beef tea
is to use no heat whatever, except
that generated by the thawing of
ice-the change of water from a
solid to a liquid form. This is
done by filling a deep dish with
dice-like pieces of beef, and then
piling cracked ice on top. The
result, in an hour o. two, is a Ger
tain amount of juice in the bottom
of the dish, that is really an ice
cold beef tea. The beef is just as
much deprived Of its juices and
changed IN its character rs If sub
mitted to a steaming or eve 4
stewing process. No more nutri-
ment is left in the fibre of the beef
than when the juices are extracted
by heat.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25

If a rich wine is required, the fer
mentation is checked and brandy
added. If a dry and pure wine i
wanted, it is allowed to take its
natural course, and a very small
quantity of brandy viii suffice to
keep it in a sound and improving
condition. Brandy is also at times
iloated on the surface Of the vine
to preserve it from the atmosphere.
The wine Is drawn off into casks 10
be left loosely bunged till the cold
weather Of November checks the
fermentation, which continues af-
ter the wine has left the press. The
wine then deposits some Of the
matter held BY it in solution, or in
suspension, and becomes clear. 1t
is fit to drink as 0 as it is clear.
but goes on improving until the
following autumn, beyond which
time its preservation is doubtful,
unless brandy be occasionally added.
TIE PEAsANTRY.-The condi-
ton OF the peasants Of Portugal Is
no doubt superior to that Of the
average land-worhers throughout
Europe. A conclusion upon this
point, drawn from the appearance
of the people themselves, a hard
ly be deceptive. Such an opinion
would be supported by a closer eX-
animation into the system Of wages,
the amount and quality Of food,
and the social habits generally Of
the peasantry.
The food of the Portuguese Ia
borer is coarse, but comparatively
varied and abundant. The national
mode of cooking is in Il BROTH
corresponding to the spot au feu ,
of the French peasant, of which
cabbage, beans, rice, beef, and ba-
con form the ingredients, accord
ing to means and circumstances.
Fish is consumed by the peasan-
try, to some extent, dried cod being
a favorite and universal food with
all classes. 1t is considerably dearel
than beef, but having been deprived
of it's moisture and being in a con
centrated form, is doubtless of very
superior food value. The cod fish
is imported partly from Norway,
but chiefly from Newfoundland.
Potatoes are seldom eaten by field
laborers, and the universal bread
food is "brae," a strong, whole.
some, and not unpalatable bread,
composed of maize and rye.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25
A GREAT STRIKE.


ofAAoieS
LONDON, April 1.-THE notices
OF a reduction In the wages OF cot
ton Operatives IN Lancashire expire
TODAY and tomorrow. The rcfu-
sal OF the masters ut Manchester
yesterday 10 agree TO a fyv per cent.
reduction and their resolution that
II q strike occurs At II OF the
mills where notice has been gwen
OF the ten per cent. reduction, the
remainder Of the trade shall lock
Out at the earliest possible moment.
leaves little hope of ayerting i
struggle which Will involve the
stoppagc Of two hundred thousand
looms and siX million splindleS.
ana render idle no less than one
hundred and twenty thousand work
people. The Council of the Oper-
stlNe >pnners, after their inter
view with the masters Yesterday,
resolved 10 recommend the mem
oerS OF the association TO accept
the proposed reduction for the pre-
sent, and call a representative
meeting Of spinners for SUNDAY to
decide upon a future course. The
operatives at Accrington and dis
trlct, Church, IIarwood. Enfield
Il Preston are willing to accept
reduced wages and reduced time,
but there IS no hope Of the masters
accepting such a proposal The
Blackburn and Burnley operatives
resist uncompromislnglv; conse-
quently tonight, in all probability,
VIII begin the most gigantic strike
and lookout that has ever occurred
III the county of Lancaster. IN
structions have been issued to the
operatives by committees in the
various trades az to how to proceed.
Where no notices are posted they
will go on working. Where notices
are posted they will respectfully
request the masters to remove them.
II this request is refused, they Will
leave work quietly, as on Saturday
night. The operatives are partic-
ularly enjoined to encourage no
rlotlng or misbehavior anywhere.
Looms are not affected by the strike
will subscribe three pence per week
for the strikers. The Oldham dis
trlct is not yet affected directly,
but owing to the intimate business
relations between Oldham and
Blackburn, short time, if not q
stoppage, will be necessitatcd in
many of the Oldham mills.
4 Manchester correspondent tel
egraphs that the total number OF
looms in the strike district, is PIP
600 out of a total of 40, 600 IN the
kingdom. The determination OF
the operatives and the unanimity
of the employers will not be fully
tested until Tuesday next, when al
the notices will have expired.
p. S.-The 'strike has begun.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25

The first shipment Of early gar
den peas from this section was
made by our townsman Harry T..
Dortch, Esq, on Tuesday Of last
week, to be followed BY another
heavy shipment tomorrow. hr.
Arnold Borden also expects TO
make a large shipment tomorrow.
The strawberry season Is also open
ing, and ere another week Il
truckers will be high up IN the
shipping business.-Hessenger.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25
BLACK CREEK, n. c.,
April Goth, 1873.
ner and Mechanics:

Editor Farmer and Mechanic:
/ would like to ask, through the
columns of your valuable paper,
what will make a COW give down
her milk after the death of her calf.
| have Il very good cow which,
since the death of her calf, refuses
to give down her milk. We have
resorted to petting, such as curry
ing, rubbing, tapping her on the
back, and feeding with good, pala-
table mashes. We have tried BATH
ing the udder with salted, war;
pot-liquor, and other warm appli-
cations, all to no effect.
To-day the udder is IA little fe-
verish and is very hard, and | have
some fears of her drying up or
being injured. A suggestion from
any one will be appreciated.
Very respectfully.
A. G.. i.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25

An Enjoyable Wedding.

At Megessa, about two miles be-
yond Dymond City. on the James
vile and Washington Railroad in
Martin county, the home OF Mr.. 4.
flsher. on Wednesday. the 10Th Of
April. 1873, about the hour Of II
O'Clock. m. in the Friends Meeting
House, took place the marriage Of
Nr. Charles Grlmshaw. Son 81
Fred X and Harriet Grimshaw. Of
London, England, to Anna Jane
Fisher, the daughter II Mr. i.
Fisher, Of Mege.sa. ON the arrival
OF our party C5eing a little behind
tmc), we found the partie, already
quietly sitting in the Chapel. The
BRIDE and groom seated on n side.
with the father aud mother Of the
BRIDE on the other, facing the con
gregatlon. After remaining 20 for
a few moments, a prayer was offer
cd up By one Of the Friends. iii
which the blessing Of God was I'M
plorcd 10 rest upon the happy
couple. The bride and groom then
arose. taking each other by the
right hand, when the groom com
menced by saying: Friends. | take
Anna Jane Fisher to be my wife.
promising, with Divine assistance.
to be unto her a loving. faithful
husband, until death shall separate
Us; and vas followed BY the bride
repeating the same. They were
then seated, and both signed the
marriage certificate, winch was
handsomely but plainly gotten up
on parchment. after the old stvle.
which was also signed blythe father
and mother, and other members Of
the family. Mr.. 4. Fisher then
arose and explained the manner Of
the marriage: stating that it was /
religious contract, &c, exhortino
an obedience to God in all things.
&C., with fOrcible and wcll-timed
remarks, which, we think. must
have made a very deep impression
upon the minds Of many present.
lie afterward read the certificate.
and then invited any Friend pres
ent who felt called upon to speak,
when he was followed by a lady
member of the Society Of Friends
from Piney Wood meeting, sent as
q delegate to witness the ceremony,
who, for earncstness and simplicity
IN manners (Which is one Of their
leading characteristics we have
never seen eXcelled. She closed
her remarks with an earnest invo-
king of Heavenly blessings upon all
present. The bridal party then
withdrew, when, On invitation, a
number of our party 1--WE among the
number) went forward and signed
the marriage certificate, as wit
nesses TO the ceremony. Here we
would like to notice the dress.
which, for simplicity and neatness,
was without fault; the bride wear
ing a d~oye-colored silk skirt, plain
~ made with basque, a white swiss
hat neatly adorned with flowing
veil. The groom wore a suit Of
black. The mother and married
sister wearing dresses Of the same
kind and style - the bride, while
all of the unmarried sisters wore
white dresses, with white swiss hats,
and sat opposite the bride and
groom.
The crowd then withdrew to the
residence Of Mr.. Fisher, where
they partook Of one of the most
beautifully and well supplied din
ners we have ever seen. x
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25

We learn that the Masonic fra
ternity of our town contemplate
inviting our popular Congressman,
Hon. A. NJ. Waddell, to deliver an
address here on St. Johns day.
Our farmers are IN the best of
spirits. We are glad to learn that
the corn crop of this county is more
forward than it has been for years,
and the indications are that a larger
area of this cereal has been planted
than ever before known in Carteret.
Beaufort atlantic.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25
OF Interest 20 our Farmen-

Our friend Dr. 4. II. Iadon1.
Director Of Agricultural Exprr!-
ment Station, State University.
writes Bs that there i ! matter -.
great Importance - the farmer -
u State, Il which | would rs
pectfully call your attention. ana
through your columns the atteu-
zion % our people and their repre-
Sentatlyes IN Washlugton. Mr..
William Fairs. ~ BROOKLYN. y. y.
was the first 10 call M attention t.
the matter, and since learning hat
l. on foot | have become thoroughly
aroused 10 the Importance u
prompt action.
Nv hlle We are discussing the tar
on tobacco 4 bill Is about to liz re-
ported IN Congress which Viii work
material injury TO the agriculture
Of the South. We arc constantly
urging ~ people 70 make their
own fertilizers, and have told them
what 10 use II their home manu-
features.
The Committee OF Nays and
Means Of the House Of Representa-
tiye>. IN bill No. (. LOG, entitled. ~
bill 10 impose duties on foreign m
ports, 10 promote trade and com
merce, TO reduce taxation. and for
other purposes" have inserted a
clause on page 50, lines rs, 10
levying a duty on nitrate OF soda
and muriate of potash. Both
these chemicals are used III nor
nous quantities BY our farmers.
II Congress must put a tax upon
IL imports let Il representatives
see To ii that articles 80 essential TO
the farmer as nitrate Of soda and
muriate of potash be place on tic
free list. Let them make il up III
some other way.
"Nine-tenths of the proposed tax
would come out Of the pockets Of
our farmers.
"Our agriculture IS already suf-
ficientlv burdened bv taxes direct
and indirect. Save Us from this
new imposition, gentlemen At
" ashlngton...
Nitrate of Soda and Muriatc Of
Potash are now extensively used In
in this country to mix with fcrti-
lizing compounds. Nitrate of Soda
promotes the growth Of all cultiva-
ted plants, and IS largely used in
the domestic formulas Of our Agri-
culturists.
Potash is substance most essen
tial for all cultivated plants. Its
market price is already SO high
that it is seldom applied directly 10
the soil.
These bodies are among the most
valuable Of all fertilizing substances
and an increase in their price would
be a serious injury to all engaged in
agriculture.
Special fertilizers are being used
more and more as farmers become
convinced that it is cheaper to ma
nur the plant than the land.
Nitrate of Soda and Muriate Of
Potash are the cheapest sources
from which Nitrogen and Potash
can be had where these substances
have to be bought, and their uses
are increasing every day IN North
Carolina.
We trust that our members Of
Congress will give some attention
to matter, and see that no more
burdens are put on Il already
heavily taxed farmers. Or. Ledoux
is evidently the right man IN the
right place, and we believe that the
agricultural interest of the State
could not be in better hands,
Rq1pj0h Obxrrpr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-04-25

The road from Oxford to Hen
derson can be graded at a very
small cost. There are nov twelve
hundred convicts in the peniten-
tiary or at work on roads in the
State. One hundred conyicts can
grade the road in ten months. If
application be made TO the next
Legislature, and made early, this
necessary force can be obtained.
DIR. G.. +. Peace, of Granville,
has a sampler. such as school girls
used to manufacture, which was
worked in 1.2S-one hundred and
fifty years ago-by his great great
grandmother. Elizabeth Durant. a
daughter of George Durant, OF Du-
rants Neck. IN Perquimmans co.
Mrs. IL. J. Robards has a bed
quilt which is composed of 4.9+4
hexagors, and another ready for
putting together which will con-
tain a larger number of pieces.
Bishop Atkinson, at his last visi-
tation. confirmed seven candidates.
Free Lance.