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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-10-05

. Keeper, That part of lot block 20 bounded
"a follows: com. "a feet west Of ne corner of
said lot 8 thence W "a feet, south 70 feet l01z
inches, thence east "a feet, north IS feet lOh
- Keeper, That part of lot ~ block 10 bound
ed as follows: commencing at point "a feet
west of northeast cor OF said lot II thence
west "a feet, . feet 10,s inches, east "a feet
north . feet l0d inches Observation-Disclosures.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1878-10-05
SECRET SOCIETIES.
lola LODGE, NO. p.

:: -: s.: !; {; 8, s:
hall, next door north Of the posi- ONCE Visiting
brethren In good standing, are invited to attend
G. II. SIMPSON, n. G.
JAMES SIMPSON, sec;y.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Cure for Diptheria.

\ correspondent Of the BaHimoreda
gives the following simple remedy,
which he asserts is a sule cure for this
dreaded, and, in many instances, fatal
disease
A teaSpoOnful of flour of sulphur
thoroughly mixed in a wineglasstul of
water. Use the finger to stir with, as
the sulphur Will not readily amalga-
mate With water. When well mixed.
use as a gargle. The correspondent
above alluded to says He was in Eng
land a Few years ago, when the disease
was raging there. and accompanied
DR.. Field on his rounds to witness his
mode of practice. When the sulphur
was well mixed as above stated. the
patient. after using the gargle. was
out OF danger III ten minutes. .'Brim-
stone kills every species of fungus in
man, beast and plant" in q few min
uteS.
Instead of splitting out the gargle,
Df. fleldS recommends swallowing ii.
IN extreme cases, when the fungus
was too nearly closed to allow gargling.
he blew the sulphur through a quill
Into the throat, and after the fungus
nad Snrunk 50 as to allow it, then the
garghng. Ii a patient cannot gargle,
tai live Goals on a shovel. sprinkle a
couple OF spoonfuls of sulphur at a
time on them, let the sufferer inhale
the fumes, holding the face over it,
and the fungus Will die. The whole
Q may be filled almost to sutfoca
ton with the fumes. and the patient
can walk about and inhale it with
doorS and windows closed. This latter
treatment has often cured the most
violent attacks of cold in the head and
chest, and i recommended in cases Of
consumption and asthma.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

Among those who have gwen the
sEo.et attention. and aTs acquainted
Win the productive capacity Il the
country through which il vlIl run.
there : not tbs slightest douhs ~ -
dolnE a Large business. AMI welding \
handsome dividend on the money n
vested ~ it.
There j. huf = mile- 81 build IN sire
- - miles 80 highway IL rail artI
river - ll8N4aNteu. eur leading sea
poT: ard through p - :hs richest
and most productive sections OF the
Stale. whIch would CIV, abundan; sup
Plies - the carrying CAPACITY ~ TIE
road contemplated.
There - 10 enterprise before IT,.
people II this State az this time which.
promises - much with such little out
lay. Il = ~ fact : great State wove
~ continuation II which. ultimately.
70 ut AIRY AMI thence further on y
SIDE. and from Y Winston west cu the
other. viii give two great connections
VIII the e-tern States ana pat ihou
sands * IONS ~ Western prua.ucc u
tile docks ~ Wilmington. Ill tl.-
connection there Il one TACT 10 - Hlc4
public attention tlay ~ called taae
i. that nearly et,Ty rs@d ia North
Carolina i urdcr thc Coutrl ~ som,
corporation Viii ii T. competing for
through freight AMI travel completely
ignoring locai freight and tr.Ncl. which
arc eNorbltantIt H:-h, 10 tine Ge>tfaC
tiUn Of our local enterprise. Every
one Of these through lines hao it, t.r-
minus IN some otArr State. draining
this State and robbing our own ports
10 build up rival ports elsewhere THIS
Is a fact that all rejecting people SCI
and all State-loYin- people, icatnr,
Green SbOr0 Patriot.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

resembles the ltTgt trout IF the middle
and eastern section, variously known
as the club. Southern chub~ aud
" Welehnan. ut properly the green
bass. 1t may also * desirable 10 in
troduce the mackinaw salmon or lake
trout from the great lakes. Rut in1i-
vidual- should not ~ too hastv 10 oh
tain varieties from a distance when
they have never hadany experience III
fish breeding, and are dnacquaiuted
with tie habits Of our commonest
native fish. If YOU wish to enter into
this profitable business. select a stream
of pure water and make two or three
or more small ponds. ,ay ten feet vide
and twenty to fifty feet long. clearing
away at the beginning all decayinS
vegetable matter on the surface. espe-
cially around the edges. If there isno
sand and gravel in the pond put some
into it. around the edges and near the
upper end. Build dams that cannot
be washed away. and introduce water
plants from neighborinG streams. Pre-
tect the escape with wire cloth, and
then Introduce one good variety Of
native fish. You can gather caterpil-
lars enough from the persimmon. oak
and fruit trees, with the grasshoppers
and earthworms, which are easily OBJ
tanned, TO reduce the ltem of FOOD TO
an almost imperceptible expense. In
the higher portions of the State the
mountain trout would be perhaps the
best. unless the black bass from the
upper waters of the French Broad can
be obtained. OF the varieties in the
lower section the so-called trout and
white perch and blue Dream deserve
most attention, including also the ex-
cellent goggle-eye. Placed in a pond
with nothing to modest them, the
crawfish and water lizards having been
d~islodged by the removal of the leaves
and trash, they will increase rapidly.
Terrapins should be discountenanced
from the beginning. After a years
experience YOU can understand the
subject better, and Will know some
thing about the insecurity Of damsand
the demand of precautionary mea-
sures. The young fish that will be
produced naturally can be removed,
while quite young, to other ponds by
means of fine gauze nets, for during
the early stage they remain together,
and a be seen and reached when the
ponds are small. have appended the
latter suggestions in part answer to
many inquiries made at your office,
and am glad to offer any encourage
ment in a branch that will reduce the
price of bread and meat.
] am. yours respectfully,
S. CT. WORTH.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Is


We have reference - the neexisi
IMPROVEMENTS heEs;ofors sereassaiv
uE@sd II thFse cofunrs-st1 Trvl-rg
and CA*anau@ CIT If Nex1~e ksver asa
IuntsnfrsA Greek Th&<e streams rtn
through xprv fertile ~~xtassrs 81 rsyslw.
tn. agsi shoxild ~ rsuvscrxxa uavtgahl.,
- 9-@dllv a. -~ssh1s and = very
small oltIav hv TIE FEDERAL rx.vrvn
nent would accomplish th~
We have the very erSt authority Tor
saving that the Nous. can - mall
n~avteabse FAR up "a a g~ssns hepnst
>lntthhvld. AMI a. = 49, uf 1arcly ons
bali ire annual internal rrvrnue r.
csipts 81 this district Ever sinev the
uver wA> hlo-kei up and navigation
abandoned. the .-optv on ths I'm. -
ihts T1ser have suffered al ts1aspn.E &
llsS and INCONVENIENCE Tees EcTtaI.
r1Ytr lands have dspvyv ssssd IN value.
for naHt - an outlet zr~i cheap tran
es;atlon, "a hale ihctr yaIua4as uuab~r
a~~ervgatiuc n million ia wealth. must
G~ay snd -; far ant e , market
Ant iA4s - not a.. ~1iu. II the h%t
farming lAnti, IA Tie COUNTIES - John
Nayue ami ~I~noir. have had T.
he atanaousi Tor want - pvur~
drainage nlAie impossible h-~Ausr 1t
tbs hio,Ae.i up condition. of the Ffs~r
AI4 heavy EEeAn,t~ have = iafs -
rnr.e - disastrous that the ~ ~ lauaS
can only IL c~ultivas-si witis great NJ
certainty and II the r~k - u1mru-
damage - SEu INK CROPS
hat v. have nrrv said ~ the iarsi>
Alore tie hanks Il the \eu>e. apple
with equal force 10 ~Coutsntnra Crvvk
10th stream should reeeiv. Sire pr
tecuH- care 81 tie coy ctBmeut. Lagg.
appropriations are voted at almost
every session If Congress Tor cleaning
out rivers, improving h~arhur~, fot
building railroads and costly IuhIi,
buildings III other States i fAers. not
a IKE necessity - do something f.f
tins section -guu8IAhoru itsseugsr
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
The Song Of the Oyster.

Oh d jolly old bird is the oyster fish,
As he sits in his pearly shell,
A-thinking how many a delicate dish
lie can make when cooked we'll
Broiled OF roast,
Served on toast,
Or raw on a dainty platter;
Escailop or stew,
Either will DO.
Or fried in crumbs OF batter.
And a knowing old fish is the oyster
bird,
As he slyly seems to doze;
For he drops not a hint: he speaks not
a word
OF al the secrets he knows
Blissful hours,
Shady bowers,
Whisperings low and sweet:
Booty delights,
Merry old nights.
When jolly old cronies meet.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
White Emorescence on Bricks.

\ White lncTu-tatlon which fire.
quently distigures the outsidcs Of brick
buildings IN cities, has received atten-
ton from the microsCoplsts OF the
Philadelphia County Medical Society.
The deposit j. found 10 consist Of Ep-
som salts The base Of the compound
IS furnished BY the bricks. magnesia
being a frequent ingredient in ordinary
clay the sulphurIc acid which unItes
with the magncsia to make the in
c~rustation. is derived from the i'm
purities Of the coal and coal gas con
sumed in the city. The formation Of
the salt on the bricks is rather benef.-
cia than otherwise to public health.
by Withdrawing sulphuric vaIors from
the air but 10 the walls ii IL some
times an injury and always a bIenish.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Cure for Hog Cholera.

Mr.. David Graham, II of the Oldest
settlers in this vicinity, states that
crude petroleum is a dead shot for hog
cholera. He has made a practical test
of this remedy upon his own hogs and
also upon the herd of John Byers, near
L~angworthy. Il year or two ago. Mr..
Bvers had lost at the rate of ten or a
dozen a day, but not one died after the
petroleum was administered. This fact
Is remarkable to say the least. The
petroleum was given in doses of two
or three spoonfuls for pigs. and half a
pint 10 hogs Il year old. Seventy hogs
were cured with two gallons. Mr..
Graham SAYS he has also used this
remedy ON cattle and horses, and
almost invariably with the most gra-
tifying results. If other parties test
Mr.. Graham's specific we would be
glad to hear from them as to results
-lHdHoSd Uowa) Eureka.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
The YadEn and Cape Fear
Rivers.

No State in the Union has greater
natural resources than %ostb Carolina.
n'r Les any greater natural facilities
Iof ih'lr Development. II tho@. fsClIl-
les were only properly improved Tie
ladkIn river has Its rise IN the noun
talns = the western part Of the state
anu - HI perpetual springs. .ss3n L.
CttAt7 = wide uafal.iuZ stream III coz
siderable depth. IL iiov- through
"Ikvs county n = nprtEeastcrly IL
Ir'ls#a. aud tLtu dividing SurrH aaI
laak4n counties when within absat
Zen miles ~ Tie Pilot mountain. AMI
thiItE or forty OF the Virginia line.
turns 70 y eastward. and bends round
70 q s~JutLeasteriy course. dividing
forSXtAe and lalkin counties. and.
washing the shores OF howan. Davle
anu Davidson. II breaks through the
ne NILS and becomes anarrOW. rapid
stream for a considerable distance.
lhese "Narrows. presenting au IN
s|ufhlountdble obstacle 10 navigation
from Beaver Shoals" above. to
Greasy Shoals, below. The concur
rent testimony OF all who have ever
examined the river from the Beaver
Shoals up 10 NAke.boro. in Wilkes
county, a distance. BY the course II
the river. Of about go miles. is. that il
can be rendered navigable at all SEA-
sons with comparatively little work.
Such was the opinion of the great en-
glneer. Fulton. All engineers who
have examined il since fully concur.
ne fall. from Wilkesboro 10 Beaver
Shoals, Is only about go feet.
BY using the convicts OF the State
the work can be easily and cheaplv
done Ii done, immense quantities of
produce, OF every description. would
be cheaply transported down the noble
river, II an outlet can be found from
Beaver Shoals 10 n~avigable water flow
ing into the ocean Can such an out
let be made: There can be no qucs-
ton about it. The Cape Fear river is
From the mouth of Rockfish creek.
six miles below Fayetteville, across to
the Gadkin, above Beaver Shoals. is a
distance of only about ninety or a hun
dred miles. The conformation of the
country is such that it will be an easy
matter to inc a route by which the
waters of the 1adkIn can be brought
through a canal to the summit of the
ridge west of h Cape Fear without
the necessity of locks. The Gadkin.
at the point at which the y. c. X. X.
crosses it, is six hundred and sixteen
feet above the level of the sea. At
Beaver Shoals. some distance below,
it is considerably less. The top of the
ridge, between the Iadkin and Cape
Fear, on the c. c. r. r., near Sand
Hill station) is four hundred and twelve
feet above the level of the sea. Then,
at some point on the ridge, which cX-
tends all the WI from the G.. G. X. K.
around to the ladkin, at and above
Beaver Shoals. the level is nearly the
same as at the river, as suggested by
Phoenix" in the Reciec recently.
From that point the canal could be ex-
tended To the Cape Fear by means of
locks. Such a work would be invalu-
bic to Wilmington and to North Caro-
lima. Can 1t be done: Why not =
IA. Democrat.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

The ScieRty inc -1nfricdH gives some
Of the circumstances which lead 10 the
explosion OF kerosene lamps. tie phIlo-
sopny of them all being that the flame
NAV pass down the wick and ignite
h vapOr which a~ccumulates in the
upper portion OF the lamp. This vapor
IS not as explosive a, the term Is oriI-
narily understood. but when it i CON
fined SO that the gases resulting from
its combustion cannot escape freely
into the open air. the vessel containing
it viii be shattered. Tins ignition IF
the vapor Viii be brought about a. fol-
lows
/. \ lamp may be standing on a table
or mantel, and the Slight puff of air
from the open window OF door may
likely aus an explosion.
?. \ lamp may be taken up very
quickly from a table or mantel and IN
stantly explode.
3. \ lamp is taken out into the entry
where there is a draft, or out Of doors,
and an explosion ensues.
4. \ lighted lamp is I taken up a flight
OF stairs or raise II quickly to place il
on the mantel, resulting IN an eXplo-
son In these cases the mischief is
done by the air movement-either BY
suddenly checking the draft or forcing
the air down the chimney against the
flame.
8. Blowing down the chimney toex-
tinguish the light IS a frequent cause
of explosion.
6. Lamp explosions have been caused
by using a chimney that has been
broken of at the top, or one that has a
piece taken out, whereby the air is
variable and the flame is unsteady.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
OFFICERS Of TIE NlIIONAL GRANGE.

Masters. L. Adams, Monticello,
Mimi.
Mich.
Lerturer-Mortimer Whitehead. Gin
ciunati.
assistant Ste,rord.-Wm. Sims. of
kansas.
Treasrrer.-F. NJ. Mcdowell, Wayne,
y. y.
Secretarg-O. II. Kelley, Louisville,
Ky.
Gatekeepcr.-O. D%inwiddie, Orchard
Grove. Ind.
Ceres.-Mrs. Adams.
TouOHG.-Irs. Woodnan.
F70r0.-Mrs. Moore.
Lu9y Asst. .Stclror1L Miss {. y. Hall.
Louisville, Ky.
EXECUTIVE ~CoMITTEE.
u. WYATT Aiken. Cokesbury. :. {.
Henley James. Marion. Ind.
:. II. Ellis. Springsboro, Ohio.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Boracic Acid for Skin Dlaeas cs

Surgeon Ma or Watson reports IN
the Indfa NedtcdI Gd tie, that lie iaa.
Lately employ Cd boracIc acid with ssr
great uccess "a an external application
IN the treatmen: OF deTmatophyta. OF
vegetable paracitlc diseases Of the skin.
He WAS, II appears. induced 10 try tins
remedy from witnessing It's employ
ment a. an antlseptlc an the Edlnburg
lnfirInary wards. The diseases In
which he has hitherto used boracle
acid have been the various forms ii
tinea especially that very troublesome
form OF the disease which affects the
scrotum and inner sides of the thighs
OF many Europeans In India. DIR.
Watson declared that the external az
pllcatlon of a solution Of boracid aald
acts like a charm IN such cases. An
aqueous solution of boracic Of a draChm
to the ounce. O. as much as the water
Viii take up at ordinary temperature,
Is employed. The affected parts. h.
says, should be well bathed with the
solution twice daily, some little fric-
ton being used, and it should not il.
wiped oil, but allowed TO dry on the
part. Altogether, he regards it As pre-
terable to all other remedies Of Il =
same class.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Fruit Broad.

Mr. Campbell Morfit, Of Baltimore,
Md, has recently patented a new
method of preserving the juice OF
lemons, currants, oranges and other
fruits. He mikes the juice, with or
without sugar, witha any kind of cooked
meal, makes the mass into cakes and
bakes them. These cakes are after
ward ground up AMI used TO make a
very paiatable fruit farina. The fruit
juices are said TO retain their original
havor and character indefinitely, and
thus the fruit bread may become a
valuable and convenient addition to
the daily ration OF sailors, and soldiers
i'll the field.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

In building an ICe-house. whether
above or below ground. two important
considerations must be observed car
fully. They are. first, that the walls
OF the elevated house must IL carefully
filled III with sawdust. and the ventila
ton thorough. Second. that for the
under ground the drainage must b.
perfect. and the ventilation should b.
from a six to an eight inch opening
al around the building directly under
the roof. and wired. This will carry
of the moist air from y hatevcr quar-
ter the wind mas blow. \ side-hill
for an under ground house i the best
as It admits % free drainage
Where there -casDns To- suspect that
drinking water i contaminated b.
sewage impurities. a convenient test.
known A. the sugar test" mag b.
applied. \ haIf-pint Of the water
should b. p'a~ed in 4 clear. colorle-=.
glas~stoppered bottle. Put in a few
grains OF the best white lump-suZar.
and expose the bottle To the daylight
in the window Of q warm room. II
the water IS pure Il should uot become
tIrbid even after 4 weeks exposure.
If If becomes cloudy aud turbii, there
is reason u believe Your Suspicion. are
correct.
Salisbury HufrLmaa ThyatiFa
church IN this county, was robbed last
week Of As yards Of caryeting, pitcher
and goblet, baptismal bowl. and fine
damask curtain from rear Of the pull
Dit. The velvet aas also cut from the
cushion on which the Bible lay. Tie
robbers entered - the window In rear
-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

II farmers want bright. interesting,
intelligent children, who will make
enterpriSing worthy farmers, they
should take agricultural papers. One
agricultural paper is not enough. 1t
will paw to take several. Compare
these with each other, and YOU can
soon learn which is conducted best
which sheds most light upon your pur-
suits. There are a great many good
agricultural papers III this country,
and there are some namby-pamby
affairs that don't do the farmers. or
other people. very much good.
Butter. cheese. beef, bacon, &c. will
he higher next wear than they have
been the past year. We can't get any
lower down than we have been. 1t
VIII be many Il year before there Will
he as much idle labor aS there has been
in 1871. Business will look up instead
OF down henceforth. The hundreds of
millions of money that will come to
this country from Europe for our farm
crops viii help everybody here. Hence
the farmer. the mechanic, the profess
sIonal man, the business man. the
laborer, will see better times. Will have
more money. will spend more. and
prices generally will advance.
As an antidotc for oidium on the
grapevine disease, NJ. Chatal, a French
authority, recommends common table
salt. His vines and grapes were GOV
cred Tor some a with this sub
stance. and last spring ne s%prinkled a
handful of salt about the roots of each
The effect was marvellous the
vines grew l~uXuriantly, and bore an
bore an abundance of grapes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31

An unusually painful scene occurred
at the recent hanging of Jacob Harness
III Clinton, Tenn. After the rope anu
black cap had been adjusted, the
sheriff found that he hat forgotten the
usual reading of the death-warrant.
He searched in his pockets for Il
document without success, and, finally
removing the cap and moose, asked the
prisoner to excuse him while he rode
back to the " after it. During the
Intervening moments OF terrible sus-
pense Harness remained on the scat
fold talking with some friends, ana
the execution was finally completed.
Pleasant View Grange has delegated
one member for each particular crop
or product of the vicinity, who Is =
report to the grange his methods AMI
suggestions, and the history of MS
work In that department Tor the sea-
son, his report being accompanied by
an account showing expenditures anu
receipts. This has a practical look
about it, and ought to result beneficial
Is. 1t is going down 10 the root Of the
thing. and the rvil of short crops may
Toe eNhumed.
Galds5o-o u ,s egCr: lie hog cholera
has been playing havoc with the pork
ers in Greene county, and the meat
supp.y p4oInises to be short this sea-
son.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
WillianstOn and TarbOr1 Rail
road

The Seaboard & Raleigh Railroad
Company only ask the modest sum of
500, 600 to be subscribed by the citi-
Zens. When this is done they guaran-
tee the completion of the road from
Tarboro to Williamson, and to have
trains running within ninety days.
This will give the people OF Martin an
outlet to the interior, enhance the
value of their lands, and promote a
new era of thrift and general pros
perity. The property holders and
business men of ~Edgecombe viii be
protited in various ways.
Money will be disbursed IN the com
mUnity employment given to laior-
erS a convenient market for timber
and fuel will be presented unfaillng
water on the Roanoke for shippers and
freight receivers the value Of land
increased the sphere of business en-
larged. and new life added to industry
of every character. The fifty thousand
dollars subscribed viii not be demand
ed until the road is completed. and no
part thereof except in instruments as
each section of five miles mot lnclud-
ing the part already laid with IRON Is
tinished.-Im6orO SOutherner.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
A . Balloon.

4 new invention "a torpedo sal-
looms being Experimental with III
Bridgeport. Conn II i designed L.
convey torppdoes by means Of a in!
loon above a hostile army or cts
when, by an automatic arrangement.
they are detached. and exploded by a
gauge fuse. 1t has attracted much at
tention, and an agent OF the Russian
government * obsery ing the ezp@rt-
ments.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-01-31
Safety Cannon.

\ new safety cannon. that shoots an
anchor from ships in distress. has late
" been tried at Bremerhaven. From
q cannon with a diameter of five inches
an anchor weighing seventeen pounds
was shot, attached to a double rope
2t0o feet in length. and weighing
t~hirty-two pounds, to a distance Of 800
yards by which a stronger rope was
pulled on 10 the ship, with which ship
and men could be drawn ashore.