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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-15
Jerusalem ArtichOkeS.

This plant seems available for
the use of the Swine-hreedcr, II fur
nishing i large quantity Of healthy
nutrimcnt 1T a low cost. Indeed,
Is a pig food. it Gems TO Us that
universal testimony should lead rs
to value it highly. We reproduce
communicates from the Patron>
HeIpar. from +. +. Brockway. Of
Ainsworth. "a. which seems too
valuable to condense or to reWrlte.
Sometime last spring, n OF
Your subscribers, writing for yoEr
paper on the subject Of "Artlchokcs
for Hogs" suggested that some one
who waS able to 60 30 should try
the experiment ana report. II that
time | had planted seven acres. m
tending them for my Poland-Chlna
pigs. Of which | am raising one
hundred and fifty. Although tins
is only the second year | have plant
ed. | no longer consider It an eX-
pertinent. Three OF my neighborS
have raised them, one Of them for
several years rather extensively, and
it was his success that introduced
me to try it. He is one of our mos
reliable men, and SAYS he considers
one acre Of artichokes equal to tea
acres of corn he has raised Il
hundred and seventy pigs this sum
mer. and has scarcely had any loss
Of pigs or trouble with his soWs, and
Ee thinks much Of his good luck
due to his fields of artichokes. |
would have planted 4 year or two
sooner, but | feared they were Il
humbug. Now | regret that | did
not invest IN them earlier. Had |
done 50 my corn-crib would not
now be empty. My seven acres are
10Y taller than my best corn. too
large to pillow, and have only been
pIoughed twice. | shall turn my
hogs on them the last OF September
or first Of October, and let them
have the run of the field until the
middle Of May or first Of June. |
never ring my hogs, and am not
troubled with their roofing when
turned on good pasture IN June.
When you ring a hog or cut his nose
to prevent him from roofing, you
lock him out Of his ~apotccary shop
and endanger his health. When
the hogs are turned off the arti-
choke field in the spring, it should
be levelled with 4 harrow, which IS
all the care and cultivation it viii
need.
q think from four to five hun
drep bushels per acre an average
crop. The variety we use is the
red Brazilian. My greatest fears
were that they would be difficult tC
eradicate when once planted. |
have seen one field almost entirely
rooted out, and think, where hog:
are left IN too late or too many hog,
on a small field there is danger o
there not being enough left in the
GROUND for seed. When mine have
ripened | shall dig a square rod OF
two and report the product, and by
next spring [ shall be able to give
a more satisfactory report OF The
trial. | do not think their fattcn
ING qualities are as great as corn
but | think thoy are better for pro
ducing bone and muscle and build
ing up the system, and placing then
IN the best possible condition t,
finish with earn. When our farmer
learn to use a greater variety of fooC
for their hogs-grass and pure Wa
ter IN abundance, with artichohes
beets. turnips, bran, shorts, anC
corn to finish with, not f~orgettin.
a good dry place to sleep, the
shall we hear less complaint of no.
cholera
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-15
Work for the Month-Au-
gust.

SOWING RIE.-Some farmers
who pasture their rye In fall and
spring prefer to SOW during the lat
ter of this month, whilst others
defer sowing until September.
There is little danger of It's falling
from growing too rank, because III
the spring it may be eaten down
by your sheep and calves, for whom
it affords the best sort of IN early
bite. The land ought to be deeply
plowed and thoroughly pulverized
by the harrow. The seed, if sown
broadcast, should be narrowed and
then rolled. Unless your land Is
in extra condition you cannot eN-
pect a large crop without manure,
and although it is true that rye will
produce a fair return where wheat
will not, it is true econmy to put
on your land Il suitable dressing Of
harn-yard manure, compost, or APP
ply some good mineral fertilizer,
like a super-phosphate, a mixture
of bone-dust, ashes and salt, IN such
proportions and quantities Is you
may find convenient. About five
pecks of seed is sufficient for an
acre, though more is used where
the crop is to be cut for eeding
| green, IN which case, too, earlier
seeding Is practiced than when the
grain is to be saved.
SETTING MEADoWS.-For timo-
thy to do its best, only a good
loamy soil should be chosen, it
being a grass which draws heavily
on the nutritive qualities held In
the land. A soil in which clay pre-
dominates is best suited to the
plant, and on light porous sandy and
gravelly soils it does not succeed
but very stiff clay must be carefully
prepared by the pillow, the harrow
and the roller. Subsoiling, where
it can be performed, is an advan-
tage; but if this cannot be done, let
the pillow 90 deep, and then harrow,
cross-harrow, and roll until all the
clods and Jumps are broken dowr
and the finest possible filth secured
There is no danger of excessive
m%anuring, and especially that sucl
meadows are expected to be KEEP
for several years, the annual crop
making heavy draft upon tn,
most costly elements which Q,
to make ZIP the food of plants
Balnyard and stable manures, bone
dust and super-phosphates, may al
be used inditferently according t
to disposition and ability, but tn
: manure ought to be we'll rotted
, and composts thoroughly mike,
and decomposed. Where timoth
Is sown alone not less than Il pee
: to the acre should be used. and
: should be lightly narrowed in an
rolled. Where hay is marketed
unmixed timothy is best to be sowr
5 where intended for home use tn
addition of half-bushel of red-to
1 to the peck of timothy seed for a
acre is advised.
: Permanent Pastures.--Thcse too
should be well and deeply plowet
narrowed and rolled, a sufficient
n Of good MANFRED, and the follow
t ing mixture OF seed sown to the acr,
: S lbs. Timothy, one-half bush,
t Kentucky Blue Grass, one-ha
y bushel Orchard Grass, l peek Re
Top and | quart sweet-scented We
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-15
From the Alabama Farm Journal.
Orchard Grass.

Among the cultivated grasses,
there is none so well adapted to Il
latitude as the Cocksfoot or Or
chard Grass. We have seen it
nourishing in North Alabama, and
doing equally us well on the lighter
soils Of South Alabama. 1t comes
nearer than any other grass, to sup
plying the desideratum for winter
pasturage, and IN conjunction with
the Bermuda, furnishes the South
ern farmer good feed for stock near
lv the whole year round. 1t Is both
Il hay and grazing grass, but better
for grazing than hay making, be-
cause when permitted to grow tall
it becomes coarse, but when fed
close is tender and valuable. 1t is
inclined to grow in punches, but if
heavily seeded and repeatedly NOW
ed, it take complete possession Of
the ground. and covers it with a
rich sward. Orchard or cockfoot
is one of the few grasses which
make more and butter hay when
cut in the seed, than IN the flower,
because the seed mature before the
stalks and blades are ripe.
1t may be sowed either in the
fall or spring-any time from Sep
temb / to June. The ground should
be thoroughly and deeply plowed,
having first been properly enriched,
and about two bushels of seed
sowed to the acre, which should be
covered by a careful narrowing.
When once properly set it will af-
ford an excellent pasture for a num-
Der Of years, and it will therefore
pay to take pains III seeding it. A
clean surface, close and deep pre-
paratlon and good manuring are
necessary to ensure a good set of
grass of any sort. With these con-
dit ons, there is no trouble IN get
ting a good stand or Orchard Grass.
\ correspondent of the FARMER
AND MECHANIC (Raleigh, n. CO..
in speaking of the grass says:
Cultivation improves It's quail
ty. Sinclair as the1 result of his
experiments and observation, q
quarter of d century or more ago.
asserted that orchard grass-if kept
closely cropped by cattle, or by the
scythe, or when made into hay
vas superior to rye grass and some
, others, as a pasture grass. Oxen
, horses and sheep eat it readily
Fessenden, an agricultural write.
of force and accuracy,sai he should
raise it in preference to almost any
other grass: he observed that COW.
t are very fond of it. Cooper rate,
it above timothy: and said it wa
]. gradually taking the place Of tim
F: othv on the best farm about Phila
. delphia. Colonel Powell, a scien
, tific and judiclous farmer trie,
orchard grass for ten years, an,
then published to the agriculture
world that it contained more pas
turage than any artificial grass h
Z had seen III America.
Since writing the foregoing, "
): have seen the following, from til
j pen of l.. f. Allen, in the Counh
f Gentleman:
People not experienced IN til
; growth Of orchard grass, suppose
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-08-15
Gbf farnt
What in Meant by Swamp
Muck.

By swamp muck we mean the
dark-brown or blackish matter
found in our low lands or swamps.
1t is a fine fertilizer, from the fact
that it contains all the elements of
plant food. Decayed vegetable
matter makes up the bulk of It's
composition; but with this may be
reckoned a goodly proportion OF
animal matter resulting from the
dissolution, through generations
untold. of insects, fishes, reptiles.
and other creatures peculiar to the
swamps. SO, you see, there could
be nothing entirely wanting. The
ash of Il good article of swamp
muck has been made to foot up III
n hundred parts Us follows:
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09
hNGAh MoTIcNs
TRUST SALE OF VALUABLE
LAND,

BY YittuG Of a deed Of trust executed hy
J. Il. Dis Debar to Matthew Elmistou, TIu:.
tee, on the 18th day of April, 1865, 10 ,ecurc
AS Core ina d0bt Of twenty thousand
dollars described in said trust deed which
Is Of record in the Clerks Office of tho
County Court of Lcwisand Deddrldgc coun-
ties. tic undersigned being appointed
by the order Of tho Circuit, Court II bod.
bridge county trustee in Tie place Of N. Ed
mission, and substituted 10 all tho rights,
powers, duties and responsibilities Of the
said Matthew Edniston, Trustee rs sfore.
said, will, on tue LIST day Of April, 1878, in
front of the Court uousr door Of Lewis
county, that being Court dny, sell \, public
auction, for cash in iand, 10 tue hivhes,
bidder, II tract Of
0l5 ACRES OF LAND
lying in Lewis county, and State of w.,
Virginia. on Fink's Fork OF Leading Creek
adjoining LANDS OF Lewis Maxwell, deceased
Nicholson Alkire, .nichael Riley and Tl,Omus
c0nFoy, being one Of 'ht tracts efland ETH.
0faeea IN tic deed of trust aior fsajd. Sell
'pS ms trustee will make to the purchase.
sueIl title US is invested In me Iy sid trust
deed The title is believed to be good.
j. STUART,
marcLo4w Tru.,O.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09
How lie panced. with HIS wife.


The Springfield correspondent of the
Pittsfeld Eagle tells tho following
We had masked ball the other night,
given by orc Of springfeld's we'll
known elubv, and " thereby bangs q
tale.p A bpliness man told bic pretty
young wife. on the night Of tho above
mentioned ball, that he was obliged TO
90 out Of town to one Of the Temperance
meetings, and might not return till the
following noon. The wife resolved
after be had left, to have a good time
| 10 different way, SO accordingly "he
pr,currod simple black domino, and
weut boldly to the masked ball; She
had never done such rash thing be-
fore, but her husband had beca rway
very often Of late, and she you'd NOPE
ut home no longer. She danced oucc,
twice, three times. aud nobody seem"d
IN trou b.r Va, .ho wa, fujIv deter.
mined 10 see it over, and uumask will
,ho ne, =, % n,.,ock Now n dash
,,o,,,,, ,,,.,,;o, ,<ks FIR her hand
~ ~ ~. I 49,; :, -.,,v and .sc accents
Tr., ,.h;,r ,,,v nne she s,rs. "p,
,.am a.n~o nf,cn ." Llu,biOr behiui
- ,.,,,,,.s. ..vor,
as ~, >, r,,l;,., ,ro .,v,lior and added
;, 80, of,.u n srr;roG.Mn "Yor
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09
AwvAnl1Mm>

The most complete business college in the
United St4tts. Ccurc ofEtaly commeheu.
slvc ilIqrVuah RnI rMiuraIl. practical.
students received al any ,ime.
$zn- For circulars address,
J. q. SMITH. A. NJ. Principal.
tobl64w P!ltsbure, Pa.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09
Two Ways Of Putting II.

The following is an extract from thu
sermon Of Father Harcrmans, Troy,
n. Y, preached on Sunday last iu re-
lation to hell. We copy from the Times
Of that city. lie said:
Gas to reason although reason can
not demonstrate the existence or non.
existence Of tho placo-is it not self
evident that God must have some place
to punish the reprob4te wicked? He
allows the guilty to flourish, and tc
triumph often ip this world and per.
tnits the good aud tue holy and tho
humble to be oppressed aud despised
Has he not some place reserved where
this order is all reversed : Everything
We observe has something opposite 10
II IN character 1Yo have beat and
c"Id fire aud water, light and darkness.
poverty and richcu, LIE and death.
All thugs and all states seem to have
their anatIesis. GOd ia tho supreme
good and the devil is .he representative
Of evil. And 10 this why bell is the
antithesis Of heaven. Tue latter place
is the extreme Of reposc, Ut felicity, of
love, Of peace, Of harm1ny, sad Of
holiness He'll ID the reverse Of this.
i is the other extreme. Gods eternal
justice could not be properly manifest.
ed without such pI r".
Colonel Bob lugcrSoll, on tho ether
hand l'c"uiculIy puts it thus:
"Somr Of The crecds insist that We
must forgive our encmies but that God
Is going to roast bis. "
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09
The Death Penalty.

KANSAS CRY, March 1.-The hang
ing Of Richard Green for the murder Of
Deputy Marshal Hughes, near indie
pendencc, Missouri, February 10,
1876, took place hero today, in the
narrow ulley.wny, north of the court
house, between the street tpd high
bluffs, at 1879 A.. 81. The doomed
man walked up TO the scuiiol9 With the
Marshall and Father Dqnnin. in good
spirits considering the OCCASION. New
or has n mnn Iuord derIh more calmly,
and scarcely did u muscle quivcr while
his death sCntepcc was being read:
lilo appeared entirely resigned 70 his
fate and his last and Ouly wOrdt were.
Il die for my crime in the fifth OF
tho Lord Jesus Christ. Good wishes
to all men F" The execution was per
ttcr. In eight minutes aud !oriy.hSc
seconds after his drop The commissioner
pronounced tina, pulsatiou bad ceased
1t was intended that the execution
should he private, aud only limited
number admitted, but hours before the
appointed time the crowds OF anxiou:
people swclled to thousands, covering
all the bluffs 10 the vicinity, SO that il
was Necessary to call out Company a,
of the Kansas City Guards upl The
Craig Rifles to keep back The CROWD
and prevent accident.
Green was . young man aged y
years, u native Of Grccnbrier county,
West Virginia, and raised in Greer
county, Ohio, but has lived for som,
years in Fremont county, Iowa, aut
his is the first judicial hanging in Jack
son county, Missouri, since 1888
Tho body was given to his sister, wht
has attended him during his last days,
uud will DO sent to Nebraska City to
night for burial.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09

- Mis- Clara Louisa Kell re told d
r"Iuri"r 10 St. Louis last Saturday
You nay say, If you please, taaI
Ih"rn nrver will be my truth in my
! ported engagement Of Miss Clara
I."u''n kellogg TO marry anybody,
| um in love with myself, aud | do nOI
link | shal! eyer get married." She
continued: Il hare one noble amLi.
tion ~hich | intend to 20 .omp!i.h b..
fore die, If possible, ard iIlat is the
establishment 10 New York ola Con.
s"tvatOry Of Music to which young
AMERICAN girls eau 90 10 bayo their
voices tried anl passed upon, and il
fuuni wm'hy, ut which they eau re.
ceivG II musical education without hav.
ing to 60 abroad for it "
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09
Commissioners Sale

White / staluakcr, &c.
vs..
!. FoAsssS &c
Ard
Joseph llayhurst
Va.
F. fousscc, &c.
IN cuAScgRY IN TIE COUNTY corur ov
LEWIS COUNTY.
In PURSUANCE Of a joint degree rendered
IN the above styled cause, at the December
,eru, 1871, ofsaid Court, the undersigned
Commissioner appointed tor the purpose
will proceed, ut the font door Of the Court
House Of Lewis county, on the lst day Of
April, 1878, TO cell at public auction, ral.
liable tract of land, situate on Leading
Greek, N Lewis county, aud on the Staun.
ton aud PaEkersburg Turnpike, continuing
1850 ACRES,
ind known as the Frederick Foussee ,rac, Of
land, or SO much thereof as will be ucccs-
'ary 10 satisfy the debt and costs dccreed In
The second named cause. Said trart will
be sold in lots, according 10 subdivisions
thereof heretofore made, and shown upon
plat thereof to be exhibited on the day of
sale. T..
'TERMS OF SALE.
Sufficient cnsh to lay eps,s Of the second
NAMED cause and expenses Of sale. The res
iduc upona credit ofG, le and IS months,
the purchaser executing bonds with GOOD
security, and bearing interest from da,e for
the several instruments Of purchase Jnoney,
W. G. BENNETT,
Inar24w Commissioner.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09

Symptoms Of a Diseased Liver.
pAINin the right side, under the edge
Of the ribs, increases on pressure
sometimes the pain 10 in the left side ;
the pstientisrarcly able 10 lie on the left
side; sometimes the pain is felt under
the shouloler.bladc, and it frequently
extends to the top Of the shoulder, and
is something's mistaken for rhcuma.
tism in the arm. The stomach is affect.
ed with loss Of appetite and sickness;
Acknowledgements arc costivc, some
times alternative with lax; the heads
troubled with pain, accompaniment
adult, heavy sensation in the baclipari.
There Is generally a considerable loss
of memory, accompanied with a pain.
full sensation Of having left uIdonc
something which ought 10 have been
done. a slight, dry cough is sometimes
All attendant Tic patient complains
of WEAKNESS aud debility he is easily
startled, his feet arc cold or burning,
and he complains ola prickly sensation
ofthc skin his spirits arc low; and at-
though he is satisfied that exercise
would be beneficial 10 him, yet he can
scarcely summon up fortitude enough
totryit. In fact, lie distrustscyery rem,
edy. Several Of the above symptoms
attend the disease, but cases have &C.
CURED where few Of them existed, yet
examination Of the body, after death,
has shown The LIVER to have been OK
tcnsivcly deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
DR.. C. McLASE's LIVER PILLS, IN
CASES OF AGuK AND FEVER, when
taken with Quinine, are productive Of
the most happy results: No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory 10,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who arc afflicted with this
disease to give them A FAIR TRIAL.
For all Bilious arrangements and MS
asimplc purgativc they arc uncqualcd.
hERARE or InITATIONs.
The genuine On. c. McLANE's
LIVER Pills are never sugar coated.
Every box has n rcd wax seal on
the lid, with tile impression Dr..
M4LANE's LIVER PILLS.
Tho genuine McLANE's LIVER Pulls
boar the signatures Of c. McLAHE
and FLEMING BRos. on the wrappers.
fFInsist on your druggist or store
keeper giving you The genuine DR.. c.
MfLASE's LIVER PILLS, prepared
by Fleming Bros Pittsburgh, Pa.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storckcepcrs generally.
To il,ote wishing to give pa. C. McLASI's Liv1n
pLIs trial, NC will mall, po.lneId, to any part Of
lie Ua!LsI States, one box nf Pills for twenty-five
erati. FLEMING BROS, N.A5asghI n,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09

- Boston lra> quite M elephant On
its hands in the shape OF the BCnjaIuin
Franklin fund. which is the aspun, ulu.
Iion Of $4,000, LETT by the philosopher
in 1859 for the purpose OF furnishing
lsaus 10 young mochraies Franklin
rcckOucd that in 100 years Tho fluid
would amount IN "h"ui $500. 100. ol
which $500, 0u0 .houid 'D,n 10 TO the
city for public impr'T'a"n'S. aud the
rrmaiui"g Sl5U,O0 b. I"vrs'sd in the
same way for auutIlor LOO years, The
sum has now amounted 10 over
$500. 900. but for various reasons tho
young mechanics doA't ayaIl them.
selves u it, uul thu .ru'tops are puz.
Zlius their br ,ius 70 devise some means
By which tho Intentions Of the teststvr
can Ge carried out aud the fluid Kept
lgUM lylus Ike.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09
Hampton Doing Ills Part.
From the Milwaukee Sentinel, Rep.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel, Rep.
1t certainly looks US though Cover
cor Hampton is fully carrying out hi'
pledges. THE report Of the review
At Charleston Of two colored regiments
is rather a surprise to those WHO be.
lieyed tho MALTA Of South Carolina
under Hampton would consist of rife
cluba for the suppression Of the colOred
people. The taxes Of tho State ore
lighter than they have been for years,
and If q revival Of business should
occur South Carolina promises TO have
her share oft.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09

Years ago when Rock Island was
small viliiage aud its people had lots
Of fun oil to themselves, one Of our
very sober mud digni6ed citizens put
bis own head under one ead Of a yoke
and . little bulls under ths other, to
teach the ami NAL TO be useful and work
When be found tho bull was running
away with him down dirt rOsd to.
ward crowd around corner store
on Illinois street. be measured sixteen
feet to jump, Kept up TO The bull, and
yelled at the top If his voice: Look
out here wo come, darn our fool
souls Head US somebody" And
when halted end tho yoke was being
lifted from his neck, ho yelled, +" I'm.
yoke the tull ; never mind me, III
stand. "-Er.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09

The Cigar uctory Of L. Jnicr has
changed, End the iirm will I.c;r&itcr Lp Jutvr
BrGs.
We now occupy the room in 4. \. Lewis
building, formerly used as drug gtnrr -
Our stock will hp larger tIau heretofore, us
We have nnw more room, and nr the best
qnnlity. lIS har" y'hins III lac.
20 linz and We will srlI cheap.
Thankful Tor the liberVl patronage be-
slowed III the lHs,r We invite you 10 patrou.
iIe tic Lew finn.
JUFER BROS.
Vnsnr Ee~-..t =.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09
Buoking CHAINS Dye
FOR THE WHISPERS.

This elegant preparation may DO
relied on TO change tue color of tho
beard from gray or any other I'M
desirable Shade, 10 brown or black,
at discretion. II Is easily applied,
being in one preparation, and quick
j. anil elIectually produces a per-
mancnt color, which will neither
rub nor wash Off.
Manufactured by R. P. HALL & CO.,
-NT-S.+s ~ W
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1878-03-09

THE RAIND PATENT SAFE4l
LAMP
Has been placed upoa the market and TIT
public is invited TO test this simple but won
derful Lamp. Its qualities arc
1t extiugpislea itself Eheu over
turned.
II cxtingSishcs itself whom dropped
from the hand.
1t extiuguisllcs itself when broken
1t cannot DO filed while lighted.
Ru, eau he carried at pleasure blowing
own lie chimney, or turning down The
rick, 10 ex,iuguish the light, entirely IN
necessary.
This lump gives more light with the SAINT
wick than any lamp In the world.
Light and safety secured for common lamps
by using our safety Exiingnisler Burner.
RS. BOWIE,
Agent for Lewis county.