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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-16
That Coffee, and,-Tea.


l answer, here. to the roll call Of
Mrs. G. p. S.:
To have good coffee, first buy good
coffee; second roast it yourself; third
put cream in it. We generally use the
Java; it is somewhat more expensive;
but it is better to drink q little good
coffee than to waste a quantity ola
poorer article. Coffee improves with
age; early in the war my husband
bought a sack Of Laguayra coffee, -pay-
ing for it the moderate price Of five / n
dled dollars i began house keeping
In Raleigh in 81 with a little OF this
coffee: it was the best | ever had. Ny
plan is to wash the coffee, say ten lbs.
at a time. in cold water, rubbing it
well between the hands; dry thorough
ly in the sun, and put in by. roast it,
one, or one and one-half lbs. at a time;
| use a hollow cast iron globe, who
has been a f~avorite kitchen utci sill for
twenty years; | AVE a brisk iise, aad
roast the coffee 20 to % minutes by the
clock; this roasts the grains thorough,
and makes them uniform,-a very few
burnt grains will make the coffee bitter.
The most common fault III the prepa-
ration of coffee is too much roasting;
the aroma is ali driven out; if one wants
to make coffee Of charcoal, it would be
advisable to use something cheaper
than coffee to begin with; the coffee
should be a light brown, not black.
When it has cooled, | stir into it the
the cup makes good coffee; many per-
sons would wish it stronger; pom a
gill of hot water on the coffee, let it
stand 5 or 8 minutes; pour on boiling
water, and boil briskly S or 10 minutes.
Pit IN the cream; Mrs. G. p. S. gives
a most important part Of the recipe;
no farmers wife need ever to have poor
coffee; cream will make almost any
coffee good.
am particularly gratifed at the as
surance given by Mrs. c. p. 5. HaI
do one thing ueU.
Now as to that tea. If any reader of
this column, should have the pleasure
of being entertained by Mrs. c. p. ).
at her-the reader's-own home, LEI
me advise her when she undertakes to
make the tea, to put an sDme teo; it is
generally better to do SO unless one is
aiming at shat style of tea yclept by
u grandmothers, "Tea kettle ca
and beloved Of nurses and babies. Yes,
just put in some, or your blund-r may
find you out at a time, and in a way
most unexpected, and requiring you to
rise aud explain" as 81 do now"
Mrs. K.
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"HOME GARDEN," Nav 5th.

- ~ 'toy "bh'
hrs. &. L. s.
| send the sister circle a capital re-
c.ge for a tea bread. One and a half
pints of flour, four eggs, two table
spoonfulsof yeast, with one tablespoon
full of sugar, half a pint of newmilk, one
tablespoonful of butter or lard. Beat
whites and yells of eggs separately.
mix it up at II O'Clock for tea. w N
risen work it over, make up in any
shape you choose, let rise for a half
hour and bake.
As the season for fruit is at hand l
will add a fruit pie which [ found on
trial very nice.
Bake or stew the fruit in sugar to
your taste, put it when done into a
pie dish, take one quart new milk.
six tablespoonful corn starch. two of
sugar, boil it for a few minutes, stir
ing it while boiling, then pour it over
the fruit, and bake for half an hour.
S. b. nj.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-16
The Beauties of the English Or

The Beauties Of the English Or
biography.
A pretty deer is dear to me.
4 hare with downy hair,
A hart | love with all my heart.
But barely bear a bear.
It's plain that no one takes a plane,
To have a pair of pears,
Although a rake may take a rake
To tear away the ears.
A scribe in writing right may write
To write and still be wrong
For write and rite are neither right,
And don't to right belong.
Robertson is not Roberts son,
Nor did he rob Burts son,
Yet Roberts sun is Robins sum-,
And everybOdy,s sun.
Eeer often brings a bier to man,
Coughing a coffin brings.
An | too much ale will make us all,
As well as other things.
The person lies who SAYS he lies
When he is not reclining;
AID when consumptive folks decline,
They ali decline declining.
Q rails do not quail before a storm,
4 bow will bow before it
We cannot rein the rain at all
No earthly power reiSns DER it.
TIE DYER dyes awhile, then dies
To dye he's always trying;
Until upon his dying bed
He thinks no more of dyeing.
A Son of Mars mars many a son,
All Deys must have their days;
AMI every knight should pray each
night
To Him who weighs his ways.
Ills meet that man should mete out
To feed ones fortunes sun:
The fair should fare on love alone,
Else n cannot lie won.
Alas, a lass is sometimes false,
OF faults a maid is made;
Her waist is but a barren waste,
Though stayed she is not staid.
Tbs springs shoot forth each spring
and shoots
Shoot forward one and all:
Though summer kills the flowers, it
leaves
The leaves Il fall in fall.
l would n story here commence.
But yoI might think it stale;
S, We'll suppose that we have reached
The tail-end OF our tale.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-16

misery in our midst. because there
would be fewer unhappy marriages
That sentiment looks stale, know
but We must make it ours. il We would
save the girls, and many OF the next
generation. from wretchedness- II
some wife or mother, who realizes
that her own daughter may n day be
cast upon the world and herself, VIII
respond. she may SOW seed which
will ripen in her own fields. She will
surely give sympathy To SOME " .
are IN need OF that blessing, 5 well ;
those Of help and suggestions. have
ideas. but | have already trespassed on
some sisters space and patience. n
viii wait 10 hear from her. {. ".
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RrDGEwAY. WARREN Co, y. c.

Mrs. &. L. .. L letl d. "A L Nodlo
like to occupy one of those vacant
chairs in your social circle OF sisters;
but. indeed, al my pens are 50 rusty
am afraid | canrot do anybody the
smallest mite of good. But Tor your
encouraging word 1.-The palmer and
less ornamental, the better | should
not write at all. for | am certain | DO
not possess the pen OF a ready VII
ter" But if | should, at any time,
happen to add anything to anybody's
cap, l shall be happy in the knowledge
of it.
|, as we'll as the rest of my family.
look anXiously for the arrival or the
FARMER AND MECHANIC. 1t is a good
paper, and will. | hope, receive all the
patronage it so richly deserves. love
to read all of its columns, but more
especially those dedicated to the ladies;
and | rejoice that you have opened a
way for all of us who have been rust
mo out so long, to arouse ourselves
and try to brighten up a little.
| see that L.. A" has added one
inch 10 S. B. C.'s cap-string. Her re
cipe is a good one; | have tried it.
Perhaps | can Id another inch by
telling her how to have good rolls.
| make mine with buttermN leaven-
an even tablespoonful to a quart of
49,, fIIo 1oarnn - ~, o.fn hu WORKING
to a stiff dough any quantity Of meal
desired, with buttermilk, having add
ed to the meal a little OLD leaven. Dis
solve your tablespoonful Of buttermi!k
leaven in a little new milk, with a lit
tie 6 rub a small quantity Of lard
in the quart of flour, add the dissolved
leaven. and finish making up with
warm water.
1t is certainly praiseworthy in S. 3.
G. to try to add domestic knowledge
to her cap of ornamental learning, and
| heartily wish all our girls would do
the same. What a pity they should
trifie as they do, thinking more of
self-adOrnment than of cultivating a
Christ-like spirit, or Of storing their
minds with useful knowledge. They
all are expecting to take a position at
some time, as the head Of a family !;
and what are they doing, meanwhile,
to fit themselves for such an important
station? A girl who does not know
how. and does not care, to make home
comfortable and happy for father and
brothers, will have an uphill business
irving to make it so for husband and
children.
Let us, mothers, raise u children
to study the comfort and pleasures Of
those around them; and let us educate
our daughters in a thorough knowl-
edge of household duties, as of the
first Importance to their future credit
and happiness. We need reform in
many matters-in our home duties, in
~child-culture. and IN dress. / hope to
see some of them effected through the
columns of the FARMER AND MECHANIC,
and that you nay encourage many
wives and daughters to live for nobler
things than they have eyer yet done.
A. w.
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gables department.
POETRY.
FOR THE FARMER AND AEcHASI'

FOX He Ala Es AND hF,EA-NAS+
II We Knew
II we knew that on the morrow
All the sunshine would be fed,
And the clouds of doubt and sorrow
Ger the sky cf life be spread;
If we knew the grief and sadness
That would come with sunset ray,
Bli2hting all our joy and fladness.
Would we sigh-'how long the day.
Oh, if we knew the cup of life
To-day unmixt with horror.
Stirred by the hand of worldly strife
Would turn to gall Tomorrow;
If we knew that ere the morning
Death would ring his solemn chime,
And Eternity be dawninG
Would we cry-'bOw long is time.
No, we'd strive with every power
In orr grasp today TO hold,
And we'd count each ileeting hour
As a miser counts his gold.
We would leave all care and sorrow,
Quit repining to be gay.
And forget that dark To mOrrOT
Weaves a shroud to wrap 1o-iay'
;. b. G.
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Monument Of Hon. WA. Graham

The family of this distinguished de-
ceased will Don cause to be erected To
his memory a suitable memorial of his
life, oh racter and services. 1t will be
IN the form OF a monument. a shaft OF
Rhode Island granite. resting upon a
pedlment OF the same material, upon
which will be cut the appropriate in
scriptions. The whole will be twenty
one feet high, and it will be placed in
the cemetery of the Presbyterian
Church in this town. 1t will be re
ceived here some during the month of
the coming June.-HiUsboro Recorder.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-16

Mr.. Snivers, of Shoe Heel. Robson
county, didn't know his gun was
loaded. so he pointed it in fun at a lit
tie negro boy to trighten him. He
didn't brighten the boy so much but
ne killed Mr.. Mckay. a very excellent
young man, very dead. -Lumberton
Times,
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To LOVERS OF TLONEES

We desire 10 call your attea;.sg
stock OF
CHOICE FLOWER SFFp~
We also lave = ful stock q C-e.-
Plants, inclading Gerauium< -,
tons, fucASiaS, i-e.argouIum~.
SUMNER PIONEERING RELIES
Dahlias In SIXTY varieties Gla4g.tu,
varieties, 500 IubcroNeS, Ittlaut< ?
SMALL FRUITS,
strawberry, Ea>phvrry. ElAa Aserr, f.
VEGETABLE PLANTS
Cabbage, Tomato III tgs PAM,
BOUQUETS. NRFATH>
and tloral signs made t3urE-
Plants sent by mali auy dt,
sa ely.
c L FAIKEUEn
feb 27tf
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SIGN PosTS.-Judge Cloud. while
holding court in one of the western
recently, indicted nearly
every road master in the county for
legiectlng to replace and keep in re-
par the nile posts within their ap-
pointments. Peoples Press.
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MACHINERY. &c.
A IRON WORKS
feb II

CHARLES ~. PETIT, Propr.r.
No. $50 & 2S2. Water ST. Norfolk y.
Manufacture,
Steam Engines and Boilers
Saw and G5ist Mills.
Shafting. Iulleys, Hangers. Tar..,
and
CASTINGS, CASTINGS. CASTINGS.
Special attention given t0 r.n.-
Steamboats, ana fiachiuery ufa+E..
Is MachinIsts and Boiler u.s-,
sent TO amy part OF the cou4.gs t..s
repair work feb ,...
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"ilkie Collins has begun The
Haunted Hotel" in the New York
daily.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-11
CAIRO, ILLINOIS, TUESDAY, JUNE II, 1873
Latest News.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
LyERrool, June lO,-lIoiday, no re-

LIVERPOOL, June 1O,-IIoliday no re-
port.
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
New YORK, June 10, 1908 p. m.-Whcat
quiet and nominal. No 2 Chicago 81 19m
! l2l9; No. ? Milwaukee, 81 12m
| l? Red Winter 81 l4@l 10: Amber
81 1901 20, Corn.-Quict, steamer, 43ls Sc;
No. 3, 43c; No. ., 4j4@4Gc,
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
CHICAGO, June 10, 10 am.--Pork July
81 10; August, 50 %. Estimated receipts
Of hogs, 26,j00. COrn-Junc 36l3; July,
81; August, 37%, Wheat-June, 904c
asked; July 047s; August, ssl5c.
Chicago, June 10, II m.-POrk. July,
s. $500 90; August, s. l0@s IL. Corn.
June 595sc, asked; July, 81; August, 3sc,
asked. Whcat.-Junc, 9slac, bid; July,
04l5c, bid.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-11

THERE Is TROUBLE ~ STORE for those
who neglect to r"ctify irregularities Of the
stomach, liver and bowels. which they fool.
ishly imagine will 'comc right of them
selves OF this silly error such persons
are usually disabused by the development
Of some serious chronic malady, traccablc
to what they were pleased to consider y
trihing disorder of the above named assJ-
ciate organs. Such COLONIZATION is easily
avoided. A course of HostetterS Stomach
Bitters invariably has the effect of renew.
ing the secrctivc action of a torpid liver,
restoring healthy digestion and as,imis-
ton, and rendering the habit OF body per.
fsctly regular. The activity OF these all
inn ortaut fu ictions being restored and tn
entire system toned and regulated ly this
Incompatible corrective and invigoralt,
no danger to the general health is to be ap-
pretended from causes which. if not cradi-
Gated in time, will assuredly undermine it..
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-11

An UNJUST VERDTCr-If one of the
many put up" medicines prove ineif 'ctua,,
all are condemned as nostrums. l. this
right! Are all American citizens denounced
AS traitors because Benedict Arnold com.
mitted treason! Some refuse to use Dr..
Piercc's Family Medicines, simply bccaus,
they have used others without benefit. DR..
Piercc's preparations possess actual merit,
and, il taken when indicated, the most sun.
guine expectations will be realized. Ils
Golden Medical Discovery is the standard
Alternative and blood purifier in the market.
Thousands of testimonials from those il has
cured OF consumption, dyspepsia, liver CON
plant, and various forms of skin diseases,
are ON file in the Doctors office, certifying
to It's efficacy. DR.. Percc's Fayort, Pre-
scrption is relied upon by women to cure
the many weaknesses and irregularities pc
culiar to their sen For further inform
alton see the Peoples Common Sense Med
ical Adviser, an illustrated work Of nearly
1000 pages. over one hundred thousand
copies sold Price $50 post paid Adj
dress the author, II. Y. Pierce. NJ ID.
Buffalo, n. Y.
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TIMETABLE.
and Departure of Trains.
OFFICIAL. DlREI TORY.
City Ohcers.

Mayor Hen Winter.
Trra.urrr-' + Parker.
Clerk j. Il pn,lli.,
Cuuusrluf- 90 II Gilbert.
Marshal, y, Aupr.
Atlorur,- g. q Niece.
Police Mag, ,wtr-J. i, Bird.
LOARp oF AGpErNsN.
First Ward, 20. iorum. VIM. OtallAhnn
second Ward Wood Eitrnhou-c, \, Il Thistle.
wood
1hGl Wnrd--E p. Wi !ht. John Wood
Fuuph WIrd-Cm.lr. q h"icr. y j. Foley
Fifth Nard-r, ". II 'li,ly, cha. Lancaster
County Officers.
Circuit Judged. j. Baker.
Circuit CLERK .!. Reeves.
County Jud!r-R =. 'ocum.
tuun,y clerk :, 20, II nm.
County Attorney " & Mulkry.
County Treasurer A. j. Aldcn.
SHAREHOLDER >lup.
Coroner Il F,2grsa e..
Com Co hmisS,oLcrs " HALLIDAY, VI. Y
ruwn, eco ". Summun~
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CARBOLINE Restores faded or gray hair
to IT, natural color.
CARBOLINE Is not dyc-rcsiorrs III"
hair naturally.
CARBOLINE Cures all diseases of the
CARBOLINE Keeps ,hc mar moist and
the head cool
CARBOIINE Mh,s The Rair LICK, o2k no'a-
C\RRDiINE Delightful fmgsnl and
N''N''D nav - sure all the tmr,
l'oR THIS
Y uNDER or THE ACE .
Go TO BARCLAYS.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-11-27
WORK FOR DECEMBER.

This is the coolest month in the
year in Florida, the commencement
and the end, beng the coolest. A
good deal of rain usually falls this
month. All sorts of garden vegeta-
bles may be planted as Peas, Cabba-
ges, Beets, Carrots, Lettuce, Turnips,
etc. Let us recommend our readers
to try Kohl Rabbi, it does well in
this State, and will keep tender far
into the summer. When boiled the
bulb resembles the heart of cabbage
in favor. Frequent stirring of the
soil and moisture is recommended for
strawberries, but do not water if there
is any appearance OF freeze. An
application OF potash, will give an
increase of fruit and less foliage. The
latter part of the month is. good
time to plant Irish potatoes; wegave
instructions for planting in our last
number. Cabbages and Lettuce can
be madeto head early by tying up
the leaves with Irvine; little salt
sprinkled into he heart of the Cab.
bage will also assist in the heading.
Sow oats rye and barley. Rye grass
sowed about place gives it cheer
full look in the Spring. We recon-
mend the Superintendent of the State
Fair to sow some around the build
ing so as to have green lawn. This
will be attractive to the northern Wis
itor. Transplant roses, mulberries,
and other trees; just about Christ
mas Is 9 ,good tim, iHhseaEs g9Sea
and gran" vines ~a,ppcrH' -neitgNnte'
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-11-27
A New Florida Paper.

Messrs. Campbell and Burnside
will shortly bring out at Fernandina
new eight page weekly paper to be
called the Florida Mirror, They
say in the prospectus that:
"The encouragement Of Immigra-
tion, Internal Improvements, Agricul-
ture in all its branches, the develop
ment Of our resources, and Everything
pertaining to the material welfare of
the State, will be the leading and
characteristic features Of the Mirror
while its columns will also contain &C.
curate and reliable summaries of all
important events, domestic and for
eign : solid and instructive articles,
prepared with care, on the leading
topics of the day educational, church
and religious telligenceS collections
from recent books oftravel, biography,
etc. raroq
Every portion of the State will be
fairly represented and its interest
promoted by candid, intelligent and
truthful exposition of the various in.
aucements offered to every class of
settler, making only such representa-
tons as are verified by time and I'M
questioned facts. AZ the same time
the larger share OF our space will be
-de,iotcd to mike n honie paper such
~ t,alF.&c,qe GfFlsN sA54l'a'S H."
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tree, to excel the HOmos.
ASA, Magnum Bonum, and


ASA, Magnum Bonum, and
Nompareil 5O.OO
Award to be subject to the follow
ing conditions Fruit entered fcrcom
petition to be production ofexhibitor;
fruit to be tested and prize awarded
by the Pathological Committee OF
the Fruit Growers Association.
Although a member of the Pomo-
logical Committee, Mr.. Bidwell will
not act in the capacity of a Judge
when this award is made; but his
place will be filled by a disinterested
party, to be selected by the other
members of the Committee.
Party to whom prize is awarded to
permit Mr.. Bidwell to cut from the
tree producing the prize fruits, one
hundred buds.
All the above prizes are open to
competitors from any portion of the
United States, except Nos. l, Z, 8,
and 9.
No exhibit in this department will
be allowed to enter into more than
one combination, or in any way COM
pete for more than one premium.
Note.-As the awards. in this de-
partment are of great Importance to
the State, it is specially requested by
the Committee that Agricultural and
Fruit Growers Associations of the
State, appoint from each society one
delegate to accompany the Judges
in this department when they are
examining exhibits and making
awards. But no person will be rec
ognized as a delegate, or allowed to
accompany the Judges, without first
presenting a proper certification from
the society represented.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-11-27
ments of every public-spirited citizel

ments of every public-spirited citizen
of Fernandina.
1t will be the earnest desire and
aim of the Mirror to bring Florida
to know and understand itself; to
bind the people more closely together
in common sentiment Of state pride
and a desire for state aggrandisement,
based upon its capabilities, resources
and diversified by harmonious inter-
ests. Being non-partisan, all impor-
tant questions, both state and nation
al,will be frankly and fairly discussed,
and all officers engaged inSexecuting
the laws and honestly administering
public affairs will be zealously sus-
tanned"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-11-27
The State Fair.


We publish in this issue the pre-
MUM list of the Fruit department OF
the State Fair. Our people will note
that the prizes offered tor the best
exhibits are liberal and should induce
all having good specimens, to keep
them for the Fair. Orange growers
are so anxious to gather the fruit,
that they forget all about the impor-
lance of, leaving the best on the tree,
to come to perfection. We have no.
ticed lately some very fine oranges
that would have been worthy to ex-
hibit anywhere, being shipped, and
on inquiry were Informed that all had
been picked off the tree. There are
oranges in the State, we feel conf
dent, and have seen. specimens our
selves, that would beat anything that
has yet taken the prizes, if the peo-
pie would take them to the Fair. If
they will not do so, how are we to
arrive at. the solution, of which is
the best fruit to propagate from. 4
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JAPANESE PERSINMON


We offer for the Fall and
Winter Trade q very large
and fine stock of this
NEW AND DELICIOUS FRUIT.
All the trees have been
grown in our Nurseries and
are in splendid condition.
Send for Circular and
Engraving with prices. Lib
eral discount to nursorymen
and dealers and those desir-
itg to collect orders to whom
we will furnish a Plate
Book for 5000.
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A Handsome Present.

We return thanks to A. L. Eichel-
berger Esq, of Ocala, Marion county,
for a crate of oranges. lemons, and
some of his scuppernong claret wine.
We hope he will send such, samples,
as he favored us with, to the Gains
vile fair and have no doubt whatever
that he will take premiums on all.
The oranges especially were of a
rich color, thin skinned, and so juicy
that it was difficult to pare them.
They were taken from. one Of the
Sumter county groves. Mr.. Eichel-
berger informs ,.us--,thats,, the Ever
Lasting LemonssHiw we've packed three
weeks ago, and that they are. the
most productive lemon growing in
the State, two and three year old
trees are npwia bloohL with all sizes
Of lemons. They have y fragrance
that Is deltghtfal.a' The wine was
made from the Flowers crap itre-
sembles French claret, and is a fine
color and sound. 4 goodtable wine
Helfurther says: The Spanish clover
| sent you is think the best fertilizer
thaf Gan ,be, pIahtea for the ,crangf
tree, eilhef JOB. poor or hich hdad
Mat Colman Of Leesburgh can supply
persons with seed and give informa
ton in regard to this plant" Il III.