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The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
Throwing Dirt.

Ii is 10 be regretted hat our as-
pirants for official positions cannot
be content 20 pat themselves before
the people purely on their own mer-
lis as gentlemen and citizens, with.
ou. resorling TO that questionable
method "i pol:,ical warfare, called
(" throwing dirt =" II used {, be a
popular theory that the Office
should seek the man. bat in these
latter days, we not only have the
princ,ple reversed, but meG asking
Tor the suflragcs of the people seem
to ignore their own claims, IN Their
great cagcrness to pull down theiI
opponents. Old records are rcsur
rcttcd, obscure individuals are
brought forward to tell what they
know, aud there is general over
hauling CT the private livcs OF men,
FOR no reason, save that they arc
trying to beat somebody else for an
office.
This 's. al; wrong. lie is a weak
man who cannot go into an Office
on his own record, ut must need,
cndeavor to show, that althou Il
perhaps ever so bad himself, the
people can rest assured ;hal his op
ponent Is n shade or two worse.
Go in, gentlemen, on your own
fitness for position, and trust to the
good sense ot the people not to
vote for suol notorious characters
as we all know your opponents &c
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STILL ANOTHER
Grand Barbecue. on the
3,th. OF July.

Through The Committee on invi-
ta,iou. composed OF Messr>. Dr. F.
q. McGayock, Dr. D. G. JOINER,
ID. G.. Barrow, Capt t. z. Sexton,
and Col. r. G. Morris, We are an
lhorlzcI To announce 10, and invite
The citizens o. Mississippi county
to II Barbecue, To- he given IA Nau-
WOO settlement, Scott Township, on
Wednesday, the 2ith. day Of July,
1873. All are cour,cou~ly and re
specially i vitcd. Come one,
come all.
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COMMUNICATED
From Cur Esi-annUal Cor
respondent.
STrAMroAT DESPAIR, !
SALT IlIyER, July 10, 1868. {


Eplrog OscEoLA TINES; You
give space to all tho hungry Office
seekers in your paper, and you
have room, | want to unburden my
troubled soul /; ! gave apass to my
book keeper, Mir. Picty Ohurchman
to go aud see you all, and examine
the bumps on the craniums o! your
eminent statesmen, &c. He return.
cd yesterday, with II face as long as
candidates when he hears there
is another man in the field for the
same office. said to him, 4" Piety,
What in the name Of Hayes is the
n.attor with you z" Cap, pay me
off, and | Will 90 back to The hoe,
our tnp is a dead failure; you will
not get u single passenger from
Mississippi rapnty. | talked to
them all = shook hands nnul they
are LlisieTed ! got slapped on the
shoulders, peked in the ribs. and
drank roi gyi with The whole out
lit. There is not u single candidate
going with as they are all bound
Tor the 'happy land OF canaan.
Every dog OF one ef them, positive.
iy and emphalioally declare they
are as good as elected" He sa,
down To breathe and count his scrip.
"Piety, my dear fellow, do net be
alarmed ; ! do not believe the
= throats Of them people are large
enough to swallow 800 candidates
and as many trmmers ut one gulp.
No sir eel pc:s, pencils, bibles,
hymn hooks, pill,boxcs, lancets,
brief~, toddies, vinegar, sugar and a
hinge pile Qf COUNTY scrip and its
daddies, would turn the stomach OF
amy man. Piety, did you talk to
any OF the people IN Osceola, ont
siic Of office hunters +" No, Cap,
they are all hunters, except the la
dies" pId you see the news pa
per editor n | asked. "I did, cap,
] stuck my head in at thr ioor and
saw man sitting on a throe-leggcd
stool, his head bobbing up and
. dawn, and a yellow handkerchief
going ever and anon TO his nasal
organ, No vonJer, poor man, he
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20

pss Of The state, enInates frnm the
ie:Vling paper ofthe s,'ae. Tag Liiiie
Rack Gs,zefie. Such . condition OF
thiues am1ng SO large an assembly
.ef rcpr~scn'ai;-e rnrn was ~ much
at variance with the usual order of
things. aud condition Of the aver
age Little Rock politician, that we
DO not maryei AT ihe Gazette mans
asionishmcut. Why, even Bill
Cush, the modest singing bird of
the Ozark Mouniail,s, We'll under
stood this tact, and m bis carols 10
Tie press gang, describes Llltle
Rock, a. the City OF Roses, with
whose crimson hines the iair ladies
painted their checks, while the men
with deeper dyes, cOlored their
noses.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
ron CIRCUIT JUDGE

We arc Authorized to announce T.
j. liaieliile, as candidate for Circuit
Jadgs oi The Second Judicial District,
subject TO the action oflhe convention,
should one be held.
We are authorized to announce Mr.
\. e. Brook field, Of Gross county, as
candidate Tor Circuit Judge, for the
Second Judicial pistrici, subjecr to
ihe action OF convention.
We are authorized TO announce
Judge l.. l.. Mack, as csndidate for
re eltoiion for Circuit Judge ofthe See
ond Judicial Distriet, subject to the
pe'ion Of the convention. should one
he hcid.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20

Mississippi has II way ot eullcct-
my g tax on drinks ditfclIng from
the Moflictt and other systems
Books oi conpons are sold by the
state auditor to all liquor d:nlers.
Uhcn ii drink is sold the consumer
rrciycs "a coupon, which entities
him TO receive from the state, ~
payment of his taxes, one cent. Il
two drinks are 10 be paid iJr hc
recciv,s I'm orange eilUrcI iuI on
good tor two cents. II five drinks
a blue pa ger, good for five cents
Not only docs the state enjoy an
income from the lax on drinks, but
the consumer has reasonable
chance of paying oil h's taxes Will,
the orange and blue coupons. = tx
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE

In announcing myself as a candidate
TO represent Mississippi county in the
lower House OF the mex, General As.
ssa,hlg, ash my eoon,symen not TO
piedgs their suHrsges UNTIL l're had
an opportunity Of esplaining ny posi-
ton upon all questions Of mutual in
terest. in ample season, l will pub
)ish lis Of my appointments in each
township. Time will hr ipirly divided
with all csrJidates,
ss ssl +. q. NcGAfoCk.
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MAMMOTH HYBRID SWEDE
TURNlP.

Weigh NJ from 10 NJ pounds, imported and
gr,Nn ihc uart -el-on irom sclcctid hulhs y
heavy e olip 1, VEN sweet and hnc haV"r,d, re-
mit kanly luicv ,d -,iu d cupN ifutiuu. AMI 'vr-
Itvtl hardy. tbriNr- IN A. IL, gr"Nt To iarlr
size wtih Il sihgir tl-ruot, g. fr.e from Hliidr~
nud Tor rNcnnr-- 'f crup AID kcepii purliir-
IL H. unt qnuicd- o. risa sErrc-sAr ArHrr the
hury,.-' crop u rd.- IN England wa gru" II
fum this ccirhmlrd sMirty. IL grows very
-mO sth aud uHiioi M, and is very soiia puu'I
pay high prirc- f,t odd conrni --innpd -sei, bat
srt rr~h aud reliable seed direct from the grow
81.
We are Offering ocd nf this new vaIiciy al
- C. ut- package. -cnt tpo-i-paitJ to any ad-
olrc-- on rrrrih ~ piice i.a,h iHcka;,r con
tains sufficient seed 10 plant I. O. an aeie. Ad-
dress,
Y.H INES &Co.,
u y, rth tnuut {. fhiia. TIA.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
BEATTY PIANO
Grand Square g. Upright, and Beat
ty's Celebrated Golden Tongue
ParlOr Organs.
\ word 10 ih'ir i-vgr. read

y NNlN W iu'if l=N u ftdN
From The tElgin. III liriormrr;
1--WE have IN our own huusr nnr ~ the pirnns
a,h.rt -c,i 10y p.ni-l + Balfy N another oh-
umn. and de- r'ti hesitate To- recommend IL trum
utr kbuwltsi.st. uf IT. rialty Mr. Baity has
dealt 'el hunnahb by Us 80
- = >cdewick, - BoiaIr.r,r. wa, -ays
"Or.rin came In han.. all salr; api after on.
hours rial send YOU the cash. II more Ihau
uctts ms rxt Get uoi- Thc TINE = rNc~r'liin,.
" hnrani rri'alifl- aud ilI. care ., syl'-h aid
branlifllly noish'd -
From ! t. ryrnt. tsl Cashier National Broa,l-
WY halk, New lnls.
O,uau 40 tlp received. Nsiam fulh sail--
.pd y NJ tue instrtin eat. rcmu without fur
tiicf dcay i,rSr usr ~ ,ught It ur-r-HtS ~ call
cXp-rt. to iesii' MI nay lainiy are 'irligntad .
Ev,fy hf.lrnin.il iui!y warranted Tor six years
as sfr.d 8 tr.t class ~ ryrfy respect. atd - a
guarantee 4 isrd faiiii tty atr -hipt',d un iron
,tul days i-rl trial. money rciuuis'i and freight
rhArg pail b.,fh ways il nr IL the, aic in aiy
iafm uti-rrrrrcntcd ur prove unsatisfactory
>olhue r,ircr tIIan ihi- ran be- offered
.lGENfs aNtip. iM whur | have uauc
iar-c dseuuni> nEtis To intps tue, W new luc H.
liz srnd Tor lliu~ir-t'd ApNLkllNkR C ala
lnege Ediuani. with u-stimun ~, from di>iin-
gui-h,G psF-on-. ,stulv OF WHOM, auu ma, know :.
before hns Ing 'lsrvhere. Nti,lte-- llANlEi. Z .
BEATTY, " shin.ton. New Jersol
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COUNTY TICKET.
,,Da toSGRE 81

We arc authorized 10 announce Col.
Poindcxt-r Dunn, OF Forrest City. as
candidate for congress. TO represent
The First Congressional Distric, of Ar.
kansas. subject to tAe sction Of the
First Congressional convention.
Wesre suihorized 10 snpounoc lon.
3. w IIonsc, Of Searey, as eandi
daie for congress. 10 represent the
Pnst Congressional Disirir Of Ar
Kansas, subject TO 'he action of the
Fis.l l'ongressional convention.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
w pnbl,,I,. ,o ,l,y ,I.e nI,,for,o

VIZ publish, 10 day, tie plaiforrn
OF tie Arkansa, Democracy, as put
furth by the Convention assembled
in Liiilo Rock. on the Iih. We
commend il To the careful pcrnsal
not only OF The old, si..uhch vcier-
ans Of The party. Lnl Of every body
who has the uc interests Of the
eouatry at heart, and challenge nn,
one 10 fnd in ile principles and
sentiments therein set lorlh, any
thing but what can c heartily en-
dorsed by every true patriot aud
frerd .ot good government.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20

The aspiranls for legislative
honors, have agreed to stump the
county To gclher, AMI address the
sovereigns. For lit of appoint
ments-iime aud place, see hand
bills.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
yor rno E,rTIyo 4TroESEy.

We are authorized to snnounce
VIM. II. Gaze, rf Lonesbnsn, as can
dids,c for Prosecuting attorney of the
Second Judicial District, at the general
election. Monday, Septeniber and +,
1873.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
0!777

UyI1IZf2Is not easily rarnc.l IN these iimrs,
hut It eau he niadr ~ thire
VB pontn- hy any uht ut ,ilhrr -tS, 4,
ia any I.ait 81 the country who -
willing Ia wo.k steadily At the rmpl .ymrni that
-Nc furnish $GG per week lu y"ur own lvwh
luu ne, not be anay from, h"nic over ui.hi.
You can give your whole ti,nr TO tn, work or
only yonr spare moments. Ne have agrni-
Nho are makIug over 80 per day. All who tn.
gage at once rau make mooney last At tn.
present time ~ ncy cannot hc made easily
and rapidly ~ any o,her business li costs
huIhina To ny the ba-incrs. Terms aud l., MT
1T tre Adtrcsz at once, II liALLtrr 4 90 /,
Portland, Mahe. iO-sUly
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ron srRvEfoR

We s.e authorized 10 announce Mr..
P.H Clay, asa Candidate for Sorssy os
Of MississipPI County, at the nsAi
September election
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
ZOE suERiFF AND COLLECTOR

We sss aathorized to announce I.o
gan u. IsoxYell ass candidate for Sher
if and Uol'erer oi Mississippi county,
st the general electipn, on the first
Monday in September nerf.
sg We arc sushorixed to announce ar
A. r, Cisse.., asa candidate for the
ofIiee cfSnerifi' and Collector OF Mis-
yissippi .enynty, at the general Sra.s
4 eiestiop, on the 6rst Mopda. n Sep
4 tsmbev aextseE IA sdH ST.
4 We are aufborixed to snnouprs W,
!. B. H3sk;ps as . candidate for Sheriff
md ro.le,to. Of Mississippi capnty.
Election. aAIpndAr, september ?, 1873
a 't.r.t q - *
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DIR. y. ~. STEELE

as a candidate to-fepresent Mississippi
Counly in the State Legislature. Flee
fion, Monday, Eepi.mher and, 1873.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
DIR. II. N, Pct1cy,

We are authorised 10 sunegrcc pr.
r. NJ. Pettcy, asa candidate, at ihe
ensuing September election, TO repre
sent Mississippi County, in the Lower
House OF the next general assembly,.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20

1r IS a creditablc fact that OF the
large delegation Ia. our late Demo
cratic State Csnvcntion, consisting
of many OF cur best men, from eve
ry county in the Stale, NOT one ,cof
mfosicafed a9rirg ~, seJs'ss, We
proudly challenge topparison in
this respect with any etate in tho
Union. ~
This doubtful complimen. TO the
sobriety ard intelligence Of the tesf
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
STATE TICKET,
GOVERNOR,

-
GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM II. MILLER,
of Independence County
srlKET ARf az STATE.
JACOB FROLICu,
0, White County.
ArpIJoP.
49, JOHN CRAWFORD,
N W OF Howard County.
TREASURER.
+ THoS. y.cHl EcHILL,
Of Puiasisi Comfy.
ATToRSfy oE>EgAL.
~, w. r. HENDERSON,
y ~ of RaHdelph Couuts,
LAND ooxsi--iosEa.
mf y. W. LEAR
ls \, of Ouachiis Couriy.
JI'sTItE SUPREME COURT,
m'sa-ss JOHN Il. EAAIS.
a os liempstead County,
srrT fuBLic is,IRIcTIuS.
j. j.. DENTON,
. Of Phillips County.
suANrEILoR,
u. W. CARROLL.
asf of Jeaerson County.
rLEKK cpAsrrsy corKT
Nv CALLAWAY,
+. Of Ouachi's County,
COUNTY TICKET.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20

iian 60 s.nr State from any Ind sii
qiavi RI; provided 4 at 10 is Of he
b',nesi ;0,d indusiriDus cla~s ~ Z
viat csspifsl. muscle aud bsai,.s :
capitai toFbe Invested IA our Ia,. .,is
nIa-a-~d ~ A4e developing Aour
miherai resSurccss muscle To fell
any vast forests and I'LL our fertile
fields aud brains to direct, energize
and Hiilize bot capital and labor.
We further deE4are thai se know
40 North. no South, no East and
no West in the matter Of iinmigra.
iioo, provided il comes to build up
onr State aud advance ITS material
prosperity.
u. Tlat il is the sense Of ihis
convention that il,s cOlureJ p0pa
ia,ion oi the State oi Arkansas are
identified IA interest with the great
j., mccrniic party Of tie State, aud
iuiiy rccogI;zlng the Importance Of
a more harmonious ,ceiing heiweeL
them, embrace this oppnrigui,y oi
inviting them--lllv rOiprcd ,.eupie
oi The Siatc-io ab active go opera.
iinn with us ia iurlhcring our com
mon interests.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
Hoa eet.,:Ts s.Il.sk

';si< I. lee sJe saihorixsd te announce 9.
N. Mason, q saiidsiats ter Ciseuii
cougt Clerk Of Mississippi County at
ne senfois-Hine Sspses.shss e!eesicE.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20
W. are .arsoriz..d 10 .anosaee g
~. Gayior.i as . eandids,e Tor c,scai
cour c1ess Of y Is issPPi .Co,ns, q
the sppraeLink Septe1sbsS election.
y5r sssES<on


We are authorized TO snnosnoe Mr.
John A. Loseweil asa candidate to-
the Vfiire Of Assessor of Mississippi
Eoonty, al the general State election
Monday, the and day Of septsu.eer
neat.
To the eirizens Of Mississippi coun
y. | offer my name as candidate for
the Office OF Assessor. | ask your
sufrsges, because believe I can Gil
the position ss il should be filed. by
giving trne and impartial asses
ment-d doing Justice to all, and show
ing PaJiisliy TO none. Respectfully,
T. III. RoBiNsoS.
GhiUkzsawbz.
The Osceola times., 1878-07-20

Any AWricLE UNDER ForR rouSDs wLiGnr cAs
gE sENr ny MAIL.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
Mans Inhun lanity.

Talk about Southern o~utrages Harm
on A~ndcrsonvIlie horrors And then
compare the chapter with the sworn
evidence OF tortures inflicted daily upon
the wretched convIct5 in New jersey
State prison. REPORTS ofhorrible cruel
ties have been aiioat for several years,
and a resolution was introduced in he
Democratic Convention one year ago
Calling for Investigation, but nothing
came OF IT. Prisoners usually are afraid
TO complain where they know it will
result III only the doubling OF their
suffering. The New York Sun. how
ever, recently published some facts
which forced the New Jersey Legisla-
ture TO investigate the rumors. A fear
ful system of torture was brought to
hight. Men were whipped on their
naked backs with broad paddles. in
which We're nanny holes, 50 that each
stroke of the paddle caused dozens OF
blSterS TO rise on the skin. Other
men We're stripped naked in winter,
1919 SAGD1 4 ICS OO1A NdIGI llOILl
a force pump. Others were held down,
while alcohol was poured on their
skin, and lighted. 1t made a sore.
generally about six inches long. and
three inches wide, but the man got
owe it in a few weeks-coOliy testi-
fled oil the turkeys. Another
punishment was "gagging with the
boot neel; a concern like the high heel
OF 4 lady's boot, which being strapped
IL the man mouth almost suttocated
him, besides sickenins INN with the
taste Of the dirty leather. Have seen
men vOlnit, when relieved Of the gag"
said one turnkey.
But worse than all was the stretch
er, an IRON apparatus By which the
man was hauled up, by the wrists,
until his toes barely touched the floor.
and sustained the weight OF his BODY.
A chain kept him from drawing up
his feet even To swing. This deviIioh
machine usually forced the victim 10
beg freedom at the end of three min
utes, but generally they were kept
swinging until they tainted Physi-
clans say this torture IN many cases
viii produce death in ten minutes.
Once they We're justified by the death
of the victim. \ witness, zone of
the turkeys testified about IS fol
lows: after Shook vas strung up
the marshal looked III upon him. DO
YOU mean to Kill me-" vas the pitt
full cry of the suffering man. He was
told he would be treated the same as
the rest if he would behave himself.
Looking in upon the victim shortly /
after the marshal saw that he
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california WHERE Is j. Ea lly l-ooa
M 8 faSor..e forage plant. Auvate
lettes from ; gentleman I'D ~sa Er.u
el~o. 4.ilns~~l 81 ths ot.,,. A,.
/ am convinced u woulI taks Kindly
10 your Stale. especially IN the~. r-,r-
ton. where the sd light s1I dep
and | Is no; doubt / would prove
Itself - great ya!ae. II no; tar superior
- any other forage plant s H use
IA your STATE It j. greatly ry..,AsI
b sheep. cattle ans. horses ais. sts
yield : iron. { - 10 ies., pr aere
~J.i-
i ~relutr,7 sosl ~8.I MI. - uaeAu.,
sdh>oiI. Consisting II luam. SlnI or
gravel. a. IL tap ro-,ts penetrate, t.
great depths, Hari clay suls.t.- = II
not a.. When once sell ct. al II
properly ua l. ii ~.lJ II vl.
yield a.unlan;H Tor II le4-; - as.
CULTURE
Thoroughly prepare tAe l4nl by 8 :,
deep plow.n1 aai narrowing. ~,U
broadcast Is tie ratc ~ rs pounds per
acre. Cover about = you Would t.r
mp seeds. SOW after ~ 10 ~ FL <-s.
Is paS~efl ~or.ny. Cut i s,on s. Il
b,gists to flower, do not ~. ii - 1.
seed. Deriving most ST IL Hutr.t.a i
from heatmoslA here u, 20 most broad
leaycd plants, and having such guam
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Persons wishing new seed, for ex-
perinenting must apply to Hon. w. G..
LIE Due, U. s. Commissioner, Washing
ton u. G.. Our Commissioner has none
for distribution.
-TtaC. Field and Form has a compli-
ment for Mr.. L. NJ. Blakeley's BLACK
Ethan Allen" A writer III same pa
per shows hat nearly all the fast
horses in the country are OF southern
blood.
North Carolina farmers, read a les
son:Mr. Jacob Faw, of Forsythe county
nov IS years old has raised seven chill
dren on a farm of IS acres. Has given
each of them a fair English education,
and to each q farm worth more than
the old homestead. He hires all the
labor on his farm being too old to
work HIMSELF and clears 800 per an
mum on his little farm; but he has inn
proved and enriched his land from
year To year. We men who are trying
to III large farms, do you see a lesson
in this?
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pig rs
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Carolina remarks il the article printed
elsewhere hoein- corn and pickin.
cotton are two things f. h-althy white
n.n Viii doi. rs can 1t OUT eft.
Iienc". II Nr. Smiths machine r. al
that j. represented. we 70 Is; 80 Why
i should not work wonder II leap
ching cotton culture. e-r.ris.l, - or
low. ierel Eastern lands. Where for
miies there il oftrn neither stump.
rock. nor other obstruction. 10 inter
FIRE with tie picker" Ne app-a d a
description = the machine frolu al
exchange Is which We viii ali tia.
q recent number II the Macon ia
Telegraph. and several Northern papers
have spoken very highly u Mr. Smiths
invention. We heartily wish It may
prove 4 success.
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worked the machinery, are high enough
TO carry everything above the cotton.
The front wheels about half the height
and works under the machine on q pivot
joint, to which are attached the horses.
that also walk between the rows. The
arrangement of three wheels adapts it
to turning in the smallest possible
space, the unevenness of the land,
backing IN the corners, etc.
The picking machinery consists OF a
series Of finger-shaped cards on india
rubber the size of an ordinary walking
cane, working alternately UP and
down through the stalks as the ma
chine advances. These cards, OF which
there are tv 0 hundred, are fastened to
levers, worked by cams, and are each
independent of the other. In passing
over stumps. only those stop that
strike it, anl they no longer than upon
It. These cards OF pickers are flexible
to a degree that just adap.s them to
the business for which they are in
tended, and 50 arranged that II going
over the field, once III i row, and the
machine covering two rows, it would
hav been picked over twice, and every
square inch III the field would haveh had
It's picker, not all at once, but part at
the time, ami If there were only one
boil opened it would get it if it was
I'll opened it would Set it, whether it
was upon the ground OF the top Of the
stalk. These cards are very line, with
the teeth all ranging upwards, and
Will not take hold OF anything but the
lint Of the opened cotton. Leaves,
twigs and hulls will not stick to them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28
A SOUTHERNERS INVENTION.
Exclusively for Southern Use

Exclusively for Southern Use
We present herewith a wooi-cut.
prepared 10y sIr. Eugene Harris, Of this
city. representing the Cotton Picker.
patented May 10th. 1s77. by Mr. O. K.
Smith. a gentleman Well known in the
State for hi interest in mechanical in
dustri"s and iab"r-saying machines.
He has built only two or three u his
Cotton Pickers." hut We understand
viii engage more extensively in their
manufacture hereafter. The machine
Will pay foritself"-he says-"together
with the cost OF running. in every hun
dred bales Of cotton, at present prices
for picking"
As Hon. =. Wyatt Aiken. Of South
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-02-28

was still and motionlcss. Examina-
ton showed that he was dead. Saw
a female after she had been strung up
and saw black-and-blue marks from
the hand cuff on the woman'S arms"
Joseph L. Bersg, a deputy keeper,
testified: There are five dungeons;
three have st~retchers and two of them
bolts and chains; nearly every day
men are put III dungeons, sometimes
i've at time; some make a great deal
of noise; saw men chained down 50
that they could not get up; saw a man
named Lynch chained up; he had come
out Of the asylum; he was a very bad
and a dangerous man; have heard men
beg and pray TO be taken out from the
~stretcher was present when men
were stretched helped to carry Shook
out his yes were partially open
Shook died about half-past six III the
morning the day before the man
looked we'll
experimenting this appalling story
are MINOR brutalltIeS, sucn as the boot
heel gag, an immense block inserted
III the mouth and kept IL place by a
string fastened to the heel the douche
OF lcy water upon the naked ahlverlng
bOdy the wrists worn to the Done
the sick man, trembling with weak
ness. and punished for ms inability to
do work, with other species of torture
that scarcely would have suggested
themselves 10 a Sioux Indian or the
Old Man Of the Mountain himself.
And 50, the testimony proceeds
through column after column OF
shocking details.
Weknow, from unhappy experience,
that the foulest cruelties are practiced
by under5trappers usally selected for
their cold bIooJed ferocity) even IL
prisons, whose superintendent are
kindly and humanely disposed. OF
course, there are vile wretches for
whom no punishment can seem too
severe. Bat If the establishment Of
penitentiaries is 10 reform the crimi-
nal lie ought not to be subjected 10 a
system Of daily b~adgering that nus
keep alive his worst passions,