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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-09
Only one-fourth of

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nlant lands left uninjured and that
i a bed completely surrounded oy
woods out of which ! have already
planted a part and will 6e able IN
ten DAYS 70 set the balance OF my
crop. But look at the extra eX-
pense and labor lost: follow the
old Virginia practice OF burning
one hundred square yards for every
ten thousand hills. If your plants do
badly you Will not be able to plant
your crop-if we'll, you VIII nave
left three or four times rs many
plants as you have used. OF all
remedies used either 10 destroy or
keep ont this pest, | a only re-
commend one which has never
proved a failure, VIZ: "Hedglng,
''planking" after many years OF
trial. In winter Immediately after
burning, and preparing your beds,
or early in spring before 1t Is warm
enough for insects to appear, drive
stakes two feet in length all around
the Gurnt edges of the bed at a
distance of Is. or Is inches apart,
and then wattle IN close cedar or
pine brush, until this brush fence
is i or Is inches high. The
tobacco flea jumps and dares not fly.
If preferred, plank - inches wide
can be nailed to sharpened stakes
driven into the ground around the
bed. In middle Virginia, have
known, oftentimes, beds entirely
destroyed except those ''hedged,.
and that too wnen the u~nhedged
beds were almost in juxtaposition.
| have never tried this plan IN
North Carolina. as in this section
We have SO much original forest
md SO much superior plant land,
md plants are generally 50 easily
aiscd. Still. Notwithstanding all
he risk. advantages. &c. that VI
II this section possess, like \. y.
j., | shall not be convinced until
experience proves to the contrary
.'but that hot beds are the earliest
way to have early plants" In the
Northern States, more especially IN
the seed leaf region" plants are
raised alone in hot beds. Ii that
section is bothered with the iv. |
have seen no notice Of the fact.
do not now recommend any partic-
ular kind of hot bed, but Cor
making a cheap and good hot bed
frame, take white cotton cloth Of
close texture. and nail it to the
frames then apply with Il paint
brush the sollowing mixture two
ounces of lime water, four ounces
Of linseed oil, and three unces of
fresh eggs. Beat the eggs sepa-
ratelv, add them to the oil and
lime after the two latter have been
warmed and mixed together. Sue
c%essive coats should be gixen to the
cloth until it is waterproof. If
the frames are large, cross-bars "a
foot apart will support the cloth.
The expense Of making a frame
thusly is thought to- be o~ne-fourth
that of glass. 4 very cheap hot
bed, which answers we'll for raising
sweet potatoes and vegetable plants
can be made, without any manure,
with pine trust, but this commu-
nication is already too long.
r. II. i.
Oak Forest. Iredell CO.. Y. C..
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TOBACCO FLIES, HOTBEDS, &c.

The GAINESVILLE, Tenn, 70bacc0
Lent of a recent date states that
s.the tobacco flies or flea bugs are
literally sweeping the plant beds
even worse than two years ago.
This year they came around the
fires to warm while the beds were
burning, and have since daily
examined the beds with micro
scopes to see if the plants We're
coming up Generally too IN
this section the Gerry is the flies
have eaten up my plants and ! will
not be able to plant a crop this
season." Although, leaf tobacco
is ruinously low now, and nom
descript grades T not selling for
one-third the cost Of production;
still the loss of a crop of tobacco
will be most g%rieyousiy felt by a
great many farmers in many sec
tons, as with many it is the only
certain crop relied upon annually
to bring ready cash with which to
settle balances on family and farm
expenses, but also to ~replenlshed
empty and collapsed pocket books.
One of your contributing editors
(N. \. g. has written several ar
ticles in regard to the merits of the
cultivation of this staple article,
and in one Of your recent issues
states, ''to raise tobacco farmers
must have plants to raise good
tobacco they must have early
plants" This statement many to-
bacco growers of any experience
will endorse as true, and as the
tobacco flea, or bug. has been a most
i~ntolerable pest and bother from
time immemorial. and is like the
Hessian fly, and other insect pests
permanently domiciled in our
midst, the question arises, what
new departure must be made from
the lap g~o-hazzard and trust-to-
luck style Of raising plants: Every
remedy that | have tried to destroy
or drive the fly from the beds fails
when the flies are as numerous as
they have been this season. and
several times during life | have
seen almost a complete destruction
Of plants and the consequent
failure of a crop for hat season.
Several times | have saved nv
plants by sprinkling them every
Gav or two with fresh COW pen
manure made into a loblolly bv
string water into it. This doubt
less vas owing to the disagreeable
smell Of the manure. Beds on
which kerosene oil was sprinkled
upon the wood or brush before
burning, or upon which it was
sprinkled after having been burnt
and prepared do not appear to be
as liable to the ravages of the fly
as those prepared in the usual way.
Strichnine was pronounced a few
years since in southern Kentucky
as an iwaA7i6le remedy for the de-
s~truction of the fly. This season
| sprinkled Is grains of this poison
dissolved in a bucket of water
several times upon one bed, we'll
s~aturating the ground without de-
stroying all fly, and what few
plants are left living in that bed
grew out of the reach of their in
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sE This paper is printed al 10 7.
every Wednesday. Price 81, IN adj
vance. 1t is the Official MOuth-piece
OF the Department of Agriculture, I'm
migration and Statistics Gov. H.. -.
Vance. Chairman Col. l.. L. Polk,
Commissioner. Monthly reports are
furnished by w or more correspond
ents from every county in North Caro-
lima, giving all items of interest.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-28
words of sympathy and encouragement that
bo ,olo, hoort and l. ready IN try apain

words of sympathy and encouragement that
he takes heart and is ready to try again.
On Monday evening we witnessed a scene
we shall ever remember. 1t occurred in n
store, and limited to two parties, our friend the
"yolumc," and man who had fallen vi
the earnest conversation we could eaten no
words, but the subject was easy to guess We
could discern tears gistening in the eyes o'
the man as he listened to the kind tones Oh HIS
friend, and very soon red ribbon was pro-
duced and pinned on his coat, while sus-
picious moisture dimmed the eyes OF the ue''l
old man, who had been talking temperance
to such good effect He has lived past Inc Ill
lotted three score and ten" Yeas, but his
heart is as warm, as kindly and as sympathetic
as when in life's morning. The irosts of many
winters have touched him so lightly, that AS
we see him moving among us with SO light a
step, we are apt to forget that he is in "llie's
late afternoon" and ere long the shadows OF
evening will hide him from our sight. We
pray that the shadows may be late in falling
UNA.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-28

We have about concluded that Ottawa does
not deserve an opera house, and we are lea 10 oe'
llevc this from the fact that although there has
not been first class dramatic company Ia the
house for over three months, and that there is
now one there that is playing for the week some
of the finest plays OF the season in very hnc style,
still there has not been one out ct the Ottawa
people who can afford, appreciate and enjoy snch
things that has attended, and consequently the
houses so far have been SO light rs to discourage
any tirstclass company coming here again; 80
Manager opera House in Republican, Sept D, 1919
The .rouble Mr.. Editor, was not in the people
in the case OF Emma Leland. She came herald
ed as the equal and rival OF Clara Morris; 1t is
astonishing, in that ease, that no one had ever
heard of her. she proved mouther-an inferior
"juvenile;" and her company with one or two
notable exceptions sticks" 1t ought not to
have been expected that Ottawa people would
squander their money on bores Of that kind.
| No, sir; the trouble is not with the public. 1t
i. the same trouble that is experienced every
where, where the management of the house is
not altogether different. Ottawa almost always
Ipatronizes what they know to be iirstclass, and
Everything else is left without house. num-
Der of frst-class shows have been here of which
they knew nothing (of themselves) which drew
but poorly, notably Mt. Mobiles Phoenix
an enter tainmcnt # infinite worth Why is 1t:
Simply this: all shows-good, bad or Indifferent
have been advertised alike us being worthy of an
audience. A large proportion have been frauds.
The result is the people have lost confidence in
the announcements made 10y the manager; and
attend only those of which they have heard be-
fore their paper was put on the walls.
Everybody recognizes the fact that many eX-
ccent companies, etc, have been here, whose
presence has been due alone to the eNcrtions OF
the manager of the Opera House, at, to certain
extent, his individual financial risk. Now, we
would suggest te Mr.. Sherwood the present
manager, that he advertise every company, IN
which he has III interest, over his own name,
which would be accepted rs Il guarantee of its
yenuinencss aud ability. If he knows nothing
about it, that tits not strictly irstcass, let it do
its own blowing, that the people may feel conf
dent as to the character of the entertainment TO
be given. Mr.. S. has the reputation of his house
to maintain and also desire to make it protta-
bic. We believe by such plan it could be made
to pay; and we know the people would be better
pleased-for they would be swindlcd less often.
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HOME MATTERS.
Personal,

Mr. John Clark and daughter of Utica, have
returned from their visit to Nebraska.
Mr.. Alex Vaughey, we learn, has been laid W
for few days with famed foot, and seneca mas
been at stand still.
Mr.. Lorenzo Leland, jr. has returned to hi'
former home from Kansas Rumor hath it thai
he will take "unto himself Il rib"
Hon. Joseph o. Glover, Chicago, made Ottawa
visit on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
We have letter from Mr., j. ID. Hammond
which We will publish next week.
Mr. Geo Leland, master in chancery, returned
home this week from visit of some weeks in
Ogle county,
Mr. Jerry Ford, formerly of this city, now OF
Nebraska, passed through Ottawa on his return
from the Grand Lodge Of L. s. |, o. o. F., held
at Baltimore
Mr.. Ed J. Easton, formerly Of this city, is now
station agent at Fishers Landing, Mimi. lie
sent here "A sample potato from his farm which
would take the blue ribbon at any county fair in
this part Of the States.
Col. Van Arman, Chicago, was in the city this
week, the guest of J. +. Streetcr
Miss Mills, Montpelier, VI, is the guest of Mr.
{. D. Curyea.
Mr. Scion Chase, the greenback orator adyer
tised for Thursday night, failed to appear. he
was sent to Indiana, and will talk here some day
in the future.
Eb. Barber, Marscillcs, has the contract for
building abutmcnts for and a bridge across the
Wisconsin river near Necetah, Wis 1t will be Il
combination of wood and iron, two spans of l5C
feet each,
John G.. Lynch, who has just returned from
Europe and the Paris Exposition, is making "
visit at A. Lynch's.
Mr. Sam'l Price, lately at S. G. Barnett's cloth
ing house, who has been some weeks in Kansas,
in the neighborhood Of Emporia, is home again
Hon. P. G. Hayes was in town on Thursday
setting up the political pins and looking after
loose ends. He gave us $50 in 'tiat' money, but
the FREE TRADER scorns the bride. Why. thai
amount in veritable dollars of the daddies woult
hardly cause n wavcr in the FREE TRADERS rock
rooted, mountain buttrcsscd democracy.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-28

The editor of the Ottawa RjNbticCm being an
ex-Methodist parson, naturally assumes in his
hebdomadel newspaper mnistratlons the high
moral tone of professional pulpit FOUNDER; yet
it is sad that his most fervid objurgations of sin
and wckcdness are so often marrcd by sneak
thief sh Pecksnifiian admiXture that utterly ruins
whatever good may have been intended. His
censure of the Board of Supervisors for cutting
down the pay of the warden and matron OF the
county asylum when their labor has greatly in
creased, and of the Shcrifi's chief deputy WHOSE
labor runs into the night" is in itself just and
proper; but when mixed up with smiling,
pangrenous fling at the FREE TRADER over the
shoulders of Mr. John g. Armstrong, becomes
for all, the editor of the RlnJljcdn is Informed
that Mr.. John G.. Armstrong has no more con
nection with the FREE TRADER than Mr.. Cullen
has His employment by the Board of Supcrvis
ors TO make u running synopsis of their proceed
ings for the benefit Of the newspapers Of the
county is a matter purely their own
and never in the remotest degree the sug
gestion of the FREE TRADER. II is true the
FREE TRADER has accepted and in the main pub
lished Mr.. Armstrong; report, ana the Rep"bE
ran, had it so desired, could have had the same
report as prepared by Mr.. Armstrong, instead Of
only availing itself largely, as we arc advised, o.
Mr.. Armstrong; notes to make up an inferior
version of its own. As we understand 1t, tn,
Board employs Mr.. Armstrong Cat the very mod
crate compensation of so to Sl2 week. to keel
daily notes and prepare synopsis of its proceed
ings for the use of all the newspapers in tn,
county Mr.. Armstrong not only furnishes thu
FREE TRADER land would as readily furnish thu
Re1,tJljcar) with the synopsis, but prepares anC
sends a copy to about every paper in the county
and the papers of course, as it is well prepared
are glad to publish it gratuitousy If it is re
garded as desirable to give the widest informa
ton to the people Of the county Of their action
we are at Il loss to see how the Board could w
pend so small Il sum to better advantage; but
the Board care only 20 fulfill the absolute require
ments of The law and TO let as few people as pos
sible know what they have done, doubtless moth
ing would accomplish the object and at the SAM
time please our neighbor better than To publish
the dull official record exclusively in the Ottaw;
RlublicGE.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-28

Information was received here on yesterday by
by his sister Mr.. F. B. Nash, OF the death of
Lieut.. Roey Thorington at Keough, montana
w., we belieye,> on Sept. 10th. The last news
she had received from him stated that he was
down with 4 fever brought on by over eXertiOn,
hut II was not considered dangerous Particu-
lars Of his illness and death have not been re-
ceiyed a. ret Many Of our people were well ae-
quaintcd with Lieut.. Thorington, who had made
many visits here, to whom this sudden announce
ment OF hi. deceasc can bring nothing but sor.
row ard regret, and who sincerely sympathze
with his sisters, Mrs. Nash and Miss Thorington,
so terribly afflicted by his unexpected death.
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@arrien

On Thursday morning Sept 49, vt ST. Patrick's Church
by the Rev T. j. Conway Mr.. JOHN j. CORCORAN 10 Miss
MAGGIE L. BOURKE, daughter of Uck Bourke, Esq.
The parties very well known here where they have
host of friends whose general opinion is that the union
will be happy one and they extend Mr. and Mrs Corcoran
their most hearty congratulations.
on the 2is inst by Arthur Lockwood, Esq. at Whites
Hotel, Mr.. FREDERIC l.. LlBBEI to Miss kEfECCA d.
SMITH. both Of town of Merien.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-28

On October 1st Hon. Thos. Hoync Isaac N
Arnold, and II. j. Sheldon, committee of the Chi
cago bar, will appear before the Supreme Court
here, and present resolutions of respect to the
memory of the Hon. Sidney Brecsc.
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ler advertisements.
SALE OF
Valuable Real Estate.

The celebrated Dayton Illinois Ms property viii he sold
nj pubc auction on Monday. October 18th 1873 At o'clock
p NJ mt the south door Of the County Court House In the
city Of Ottawa
TERMS or SALE.-Cash j. J.. NASH
scp2S-lmO Assignee "i d. "'''" =" "
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The Morris Iadpc"dcnn is the only one of the
three Morris papers that gives II respectable ac
count of their fair The Wgo"'ah doesn't seem
to have been aware that such an affair took place
at all. The Mdp1de"t pcrpctrates the following
as to the 18th Battalion:
The members of this battalion arrived on Tues
day and at once made their way TO the fair
ground pitched their tents in the northwest por-
ton of the grounds, where they remained until
the heavy wind of Wednesday tore down their
tents and threw the camp into confusion. After
the rain subsidized the soldiers marched to the
court house, where they spent the night. The
boys claim that they Jared rather poorly on We'd
tuesday, on bread, coffee and cabbage soup, but
on the following day they had no complaints to
make.
Al {; o'clock on Wednesday evening the sol
ders participated in their first annual battalion
dress parade Lieut.. Col Fithian commanding,
assisted by Major Coulter, Lieut.. Cagwin and
Quarter Master Monroe. The line was formed
with Co. ID, Ottawa Guards, on the extreme right
Company B, Joliet Citizens Corps, on their left
Captain Johnson, First Lieut. jackson, Second
Lieut.. Breckenridge and First Sergeant Dean rs
commanding officers. Co. &, Strcator tiuarls, on
the extreme left, with Captain Mills, First Lieut.
Merritt Second Lieut.. Garmony and First Sergt
- commanding.
Tie La Sale Light Guards were present, but
did not show up owing 70 chronic complaint
VIZ. TOW among llitHl~tl''S. " ~ H''
thus expose themselves to strangers i, matter
that no "fol.h can find out" They certainly
are fine looking company, and we have no rca
son 10 doubt but their knowledge Of the manua
of arms was sufficient Ia make a good impression
on the large number Of spectators, Bat thcl
hung fire, nevertheless, and We were deprived tn,
privilege Of seeing them exercise.
This being the first battalion drill, the boys die
Exceedingly well. and the large number Of ole
soldiers among the spectators will carry us out il
this assertion. That each company drilled almos
without fault there Is doubt, but when dis
Itiuction for any one company j. made we mus
acknowledge ours for the Ottawa Guards. And
without any disparagemcnt to the various 9TH
GERS. we must say the First Scrgcants Of lhc tire
companies performed only a old veterans could.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-28

After all of its assaults upon the police OF OF
tawa for six or eight months past, it is not very
consistent, perhaps, notwithstanding it is right,
for the Times to acknowledge publicly the mer-
its and worth Of the present police force Itsays,
this week. what 1t ought 10 have said long ago,
that
When a warrant is put into the marshal's hands
il i served at once. If Il citizen call upon the
police his call is promptly responded to. The
nolice are virilant Very few tramps are allowed
To- visit this cstt. &ifSststhnding that the
country IS oyerrnn %fL tHie'rs, robbers, and
dare devils of all kinds, few Of them dare enter
this city. Recently several arrests and apprc-
nensions have been made that would do credit To
a METROPOLITAN police force Tom Brennan Is
orcof the best officers in the state and Baker one
of the most yigilant.
1t might now, without losing anything, in
clude in this personal mention officers Maher
and Riordan. Notwithstanding it continually
abuses these men, they are none the less respect
ed by the community. Some Of the arrests men-
toned as credit to metropolitan police force
were made by these very officers; aud We VEN
turc to say that all acquainted with the workings
of our force account them valuable men rs are
on the force il Just what they themselves say;
for he has the most responsible place in the city;
but Ia say So no detractiOn from the other gen
tlemen named who have filed their places as
satisfactorily to the mayor and chairman Hull as
Brennan. The devil is Il very bad man, no doubt
but sincere men never forget TO mention that he
is very sharp little cuss" and that he has 9th
or good qualities, in the way of L tail, &c.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-28

Go North, South, East or West, and you will
find coughs and colds at this season of the year
A remedy which never fails to give satisfaction
is DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup. Price % cents.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-28
NJ T.. NEWELL

Ottawa, sept ~. iw
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-28

On Monday night a horse was stolen from Mr..
T. F. MacKinlay from his residence in the town
Of Rutland; and with it two sets Of harness. In
the afternoon ;he horse was found running loose,
having been deserted by the thieves.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-28

II Cunningham and Hewer don't agree soon,
let some one pour Hoyle on the troubled waters
BY the way Hawley, where's jay:
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T)ieD.

In South Ottawa. on Saturday. September lith. 1878
JAMES l. WORTH. son of James and Nellie Worth; aged
seven months and fifteen days
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-05
PITTSBURGH PREsBYTERY.
The Overture on Reduced Hep
rcscntation Afirnatiycls Con
sidered.

The Pittsburgh prcshytcry met yes.
trriay morning IN the FIRST Church,
Wood street, Rov. Levi Ri-hcr, M"dcr.
atnr. Dr {. l.. Thompson was received
~ n member 10y dismissal from the
Prcshytcry IL Chicago. Mr. W ".
Nrczc. u Iicrntiatc. was dismissed iO the
Prrshytcry of Nrosho, Missouri and
Rev. James Kirk aud Rev. T.. Fletcher
HYDE were dismissed to The Prcsbytcry
ui Bairsyillr The call presented to
DR. &. H. Thompson, from the Third
Church, Pittsburgh, was accepted. sub
scuucutly the committee appointed to
make arrangements iur the installation
nl pr Thompson reported, recommend
Ing that it take place "u the evening "i
sabbath, January ith, Rev. Beatty &"
preside and propose the constitutional
questions, Rev Matthew Newkirk, "i
Philadelphia, to Lee Invited Ia preach
the scrmun, Rev :. / Scuycl to deliver
the chargc to the pastor, and Rev. :. w..
Kellogg 10 charge thc people.
Considerable discussion arose upon
the overture from the General Assembly
recommending reduction oi fepresen.
tatton iiy the present mode cach
Prcsbytcry having - ministers, or irac-
tional part oi that number, il entitled 30
one minister aud one ruling elder as
delegates to the Great Assembly. The
overture under consideration changes
the basis IN this way. One commits.
sioncr from each Prcsbytcry with not
more than 9, 500 ministers and c0mmun'
canis. and one commissioner for every
additional ,5OOor fractional part thereof.
when the number OF couxaiE.ioners
exceeds 80 change IN the ratio Is pro-
yi,icd inr. Each Preshytery IN existence
Nav H.. shall be entitled io ai least one
commissioner. No new Prcsbytcfy will
be- entitled ,o a commissioner until
the whole number ui communicates
amounts Ia 500.
Drs. McKinny aud Scuyel vigorously
opposed the overture, but general -enii.
mrnt appeared "a h. in favor "i its
adoption, which bccame morr appsrun,
when a vote MAS taken. The PrrSbyt"r,
answered the overture afhrtnaiiyrly 10y
a vote oi ~ Ia lb.