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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-10
The State Fair.

Ii f1atterlng indications alone
ire necessary upon which to
base a prophecy Of gratifying
success, then nothing is rlsked
in the assertion that the ap-
preaching Exhibition of the
North Carolina Agricultural
Society will fully come up to all
that has been claimed for it.
The Fair and it's varied connec-
tons is a most fruitful subject,
and the difficulty in writing
upon it is to prevent the pen
from gliding into the details of
a host Of interesting themes,
each of which are Of sufficient
Importance to be treated under
different heads. But this can
not now be done, and therefore
the mention of many things
and matters in connection with
the Fair are omitted. The pres
ent state of efficiency of the
State Agricultural Society is the
result of no sudden outburst of
enthusiasm, but Of patient la
Dor, and no man has contributed
SO much to bring about this de-
sired end as Colonel Thomas NJ.
Holt, the President of the Socie-
ty. Energetic, liberal and en-
terprising in his individual af-
fairs, he has enthused the body
over which he presides with such
success, with that spirit of zeal
and industry which rarely fails
to encompass success when prop
erly applied. We'll and faith
fully have the efforts Of Colonel
Holt bsen seconded by the Elk
ecutive Committee, and the eff
cient Secretary, Capt. c.. B.
benson. These gentlemen have
labored diligently in their
sphere to accomplish all that
could be expected of them by
the most exacting. That their
work has been properly directed
and intelligently executed will,
we have no doubt, be evidenced
by the success Of the Fair which
opens on Monday next.
Among the attractions of this
exhibition will be the encamp-
ment Of the State Guard, and
grand review Of the troops by
His excellency Gov. Vance. The
Hon. Allen G. Thurman of Ohio
IS expected to deliver the annual
address.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-10
THE TAX ON FERTILIZERS.

After several years of fruitless
efforts on the part of the agri-
cultural interest to secure protec-
ton against acknowledged and
patent impositions in artificial
fertilizers which the changed
condition of labor made indis-
pensable to the farmer, at the
session of the Legislature of
North Carolina, 1867, an en-
actmeut was procured compell-
ing an analysis of all fertilizers
offered for sale in the State, and
imposing a license tax of $500
upon each manufacturer, and
upon each specially he offered
for sale, the object of a tax so
large being in connection with
compulsory analysis, to exclude
the fraudulent dealer, and also
to sustain a permanent agency
for scientific scrutiny. The law
went into operation with the
hearty appreciation of the farm
er, and, until within a few weeks
past, we have never heard a
breath of discomfort. Now, as
the session of the Legislature
approaches, the papers of Raj
eigh are filled with demands
from correspondents for the re
peal of the law.
Now, We would like to know
at whose instigation the demand
is made? Does the suggestion
really come from the farmer?
Why so? According to our
understanding, not a cent of the
tax falls upon him, and the
manufacturer is made to bear
the whole burden, If there is
any complaint, the latter should
be the first to lift up his voice,
because he cannot move an inch
in the disposal of his products
until he has paid his tax of five
hundred dollars. But has he
any reason to complain? If he
is a faithful manufacturer, he is
a wise man to invite the closest
scrutiny into the fidelity of his
operations. If he passes the
ordeal, he emerges endorsed by
high scientific authority, and
only encounters the rivalry of
those who submitted to like con-
ditions. Empires and Swind-
ler's have been driven from the
field, and it remains in posses
sion of those proved worthy OF
trust. Now the demand for
fertilizers being of that impera.
tive kind that compels a large
and constant supply, these for
tunate individuals acquire 6
sort of monopoly of sale which
brings to them such a revenue
as to make the charge of tax OF
them too insignificant to be re
garded. The manufacturer can
not then be the suggester of thu
complaint.
Why should the farmer b.
such? Compelled to have al
abundant and constant suppl,
of fertilizers, he is secure, unde
the law, of getting value for hi
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-10
PAPERS.

Hon. Conrad Wilson lately de-
livered an address before the
New York Farmers Club, on the
subject of agricultural literature.
In the course of his remarks be
stated that agricultural papers,
or papers publishing correct ag-
ricultural matter, had worked
more of good to the farming in
terest than all other means put
together. They had entirely
revolutionized the methods en-
ployed. much as might be said to
the contrary, for the very worst
old fogy to be met with to-day
was far ahead of the best old
fogy of fifty years back. Farm
ers Of this class might endeavor
not to progress, but never-the-
less they could not help being
carried along the current, to
some extent, at least.
But, continued he, the men
who take the papers are the men
who are leading the day. 1t is
usually possible in passing
through a rural district to point
out each farm at which a jour-
nal Of the class named is taken
and read. 1t shows in every
department. Manures are more
abundant than on the farm
where no papers are taken, and
the latest and best methods OF
every kind are more or less in
vogue. Vegetation seems to
have a new impulse-the very
roots of the crops seem to strike
deeper and spread wider than
where the paper is unknown, and
the green leaves assume a bright
er shade of green and the
cereal grains a deeper tinge
of gold. And finally, as a crown
ing evidence of what is here
claimed for the influence of the
press, along with this new vigor OF
vegetation and more abundant
yield, we find also a reduction
of cost that is even more impor.
tant than all the rest.
1t would be easy, he says, tc
refer by name, if it were not
invidious to papers in which g
single number, could be pointed
out which for intrinsic value is
worth to a shrewd farmer the sui
scription Of a lifetime. Even sin.
gle'passages could be referred t.
in which the facts comprised in {
few lines are worth more 70 .,
intelligent, practical man than {
ton Of guano or an acre of land
for the acre Of land is confined
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-10

made to glut the mark
impoyerish our paa,r.
matter Is really war.'.
Gus consideration.
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commensurate returns. He is
the very last man to utter the
voice of complaint. But, say
his pretended friends, the con-
sumner is made to bear all the
burdens Of a tax imposed upon
any subject of taxation. This
is not clear, as a question of po-
litical economy. 1t has been
thought by Adam Smith and by
Edmund Burke, recognized au-
thorities in such matters, that the
producer bore his share of the
burden and any observation will
demonstrate that any tax which
tends to limit the amount of con-
sumption will recoil back upon
the producer. No article can be
thrown upon the market, starting
from the producers hands at a
high valuation, when, before it
has reached it's ultimate destina-
ton of consumption, it has to
bear the load of intermediate
high taxation. If an original
high price ispaid, and high taxes
an s%uperadded, it necessarily
comes to the consumer so heavily
freighted with charges as to take
its rank among costly Injuries,
and fixes its limits within very
narrow bounds of consumption.
This finds its illustration in the
present history of the tobacco
market, when except for fancy
qualities, producers are rarely
compensated for their labor and
expenses.
If therefore any one has the
right of complaint in this matter,
it is the producer of fertilizers.
We have shown that he has no
real ground Of dissatisfaction,
because his tax secures him
privileges, and gives him charac-
ter that far outweigh the trivial
eXaction of the tax. The farmer
pays no tax, and he has no right
of complaint except,-and the
whole question may begin on
this-that the manufacturer es-
says to reimburse himself by add
ding to the price of his products.
If, to avoid the insignificant
amount of the tax, he does add
to his charges, instead of being
relieved from the tax, he ought
to be subjected to three times the
amount. For, in the large ag-
gregate of sales made by any one,
of all those who have secured the
privilege of the North Carolina
market, the smallest appreciable
difference to the selling price
would reimburse them the tax
ten times over, and such attempt
ought to be met by more string
ent legislation instead of by con-
cessions.
We do not wish to see North
Carolina take any steps backward
in this matter. For the first
time in its history, the legisla-
ton of the State at the session, of
1867 was bold and progressive
in favor Of its chiefest interest.
That had been neglected to the
very last, as if agriculture were
not a subject Of progress and OF
protection. By that action, en-
lightened recognition was made
Of the true policys which should
govern the State in the future
however much it had been lost
sight of in the past, Agriculture
was put at last upon its proper
footing, associated with educa'
ton, with science, with the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-10
EDITORIAL Morn

Wy - VIZ llti~t .lEH..r.
interesting announcem...
has been made in rela.,..
approaching State Fair
fact that the premium.
delivered on Saturday ~,
Week.
In Indiana they res.
give the old men a char..
tend the State fair.
money and without price
persons over seventy Year.
who have resided in T.
forty years are carried On ...
railroads free aud har.
head tickets to the sl.m
As an illustration Oh.
pidity with which >hesnn.
dry is advancing in Tex.
stated thatin 1866 san.
received but C09.000 r..
wool, which were sent ,-
Galveston. In 1871 she g..
100000 pounds, The
Nueces and the neigh
counties is shipped from c..
Christi. In 1866 ,hc-.
shipped only 100000 oa.
This year there will be 81
100000 pounds. But il.
in all our leading products
probably by the ccn,u. t.. .~.
as we stated last Week FOL .
utterance of the grea, H.
statesman, Gladstone. t
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Attention, Subscr-D9-7

Gentleman, We DO l0..
Will remember Us Wlt-..
rcaping what We hope l. d
titul harvest for each Oh.
in this year of plenty,
the country the labor-E'
husbandman has been
with IA noble reward, HI
trust that as co, laboret7 W.
not be left unpaid.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

RUNoRED SALE.--We hear that y
haltinterest in one Of our principal
milling establishments has been bought.
the purchaser being no less . person
than Capt. Samuel Blair. Of the Seattle
Coal aud Transportation Company. The
object Of this is to keep oil the ships
constantly employed. II the lumber
market goes up. the ships will carry
more lumber than coal; if it goes
down, they can carry more coal than
lumber. In summer time they can fill
their bulls with coal, and take deck
loads of lumber afterwards. We give
The story for just what it is worth, and
Know nothing positive about it; but if
true, 1t is certainly move in the right
direction. 1t will probably lead to at
least half dozen mere ships coming
into the Seattle coal trade within the
nsxt year.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

STEAMBOAT MATTERs.-The Aida
has been reprinted. and charges her
chocolate color for one of cream. :. The
new boiler for the Lively is under way
at Foster 81 Kings shop, and is to be
built of American iron. after all :. All
the stern wheel boats are now supplied
with injectors. ns they cost less than
pumps, aud are less liable to get out
Of order. :. The Success and Ruby do O
good business bet Eeen here and the
island ports The Phantom will re-
main at Port Townsend until better
weather will enable her to resume her
trips Captain John Libby is again
at his post on the Donald. after long
and serious spell of sickness,
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26
German Syrup"

No other medicine In the world was
ever given such test of its curative
qualities as Boschee's German Syrup.
In three'years two million four hundred
thousand small bottles Of this medi-
cine were distributed free Of charge by
Druggists in this country to those
afflicted with Consumption. Asthma.
Group, severe Coughs, Pneumonis anil
other diseases Of the Throat and Lungs,
giving the American people undeniable
proof that German Syrup will cure
them The result has been that Drug
gists in every town and village in the
United States are recommending it to
their customers. Go to your Druggist,
and ask what they know about it.
Sauple Bottles 10 cents Regular
Size IS cents. Three doses will relieve
any case.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

STEAMSHIP DAKoTA.-This steamer
reached her wharf at ten o'clock last
night, four aid half days from San
Francisco. intending detention at Vic
,oria and Port Townsend. Her passen.
ger list has already been published in
our columns. She did not leave San
Francisco on the goth, being detained
twenty-f0ur hours 'by heavy sea on
the bar. on the last down trip she
encountered a severe hurricane, which
lasted twenty eight hours. She will
not 90 to Tacoma and Olympia this
time, and has re- shipped most of her
freigh, to those points by the morning
boat. The following is her list of Sc
attic consigrees Agar & Nixon. /; A
III & Co, 2; L L 4, l2; Boyd. Poncin &
Young. 2: BW,9 9; Crawford & bar
rington. IS; Chilberg Bros. IL: ID o P.
%; DIG. /; ID P. g; T. L Marshall s.
Co, /; z C Ferguson. 6; Frauenthal
Bros. f;R& Co. 2; T 2 Freeman. 8; F
WB.5; G. y, /; Gilliland & G L. 2;
G OH, Is; Oh S, 1; II McAleer. "a;
Harris & Attridge. S; Fl Uhlfelder. Z;
Hall & Paulson. 6; jog, 90; I'M, l.;
J Sullivan..l3; ] p c. 4; W Buzby, /;
JB, /; wv. 4; keenan,. 3; ] b. 2; j
McPnee, /; Levy, /; L s r. Is; L Z.
ll5. Levy, /; McCallister s. Co. IS; N
Mca, 10; NJ X NJ. 9; Ma Kelly, s.;
Pinkham & SsAe, 3; p X, 2; II III & Co,
2; Schwsbacher Bros, 673, Stetson j.
Post, 8; Baxter & Co, 2; s P An
drews, 10; T w p, /; 7 III, ]; + Lyle.
81; III NJ, q; W A Jennings. ESQ; W
Meydenbauer. 81; Wusthoff 6 VALID,
AZ; w w. /; VICE; W&F ,4; V &
Co, 2; w F& Co. 2; W FL Humphrey,
-; w &. ia; Waddell s. Miles, 10.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26
DAILY iNTELLIGENCER.
Tuesday, Febr'y 20. 1878.

RAILROAD WoRK.-As there - no
turn-tabie on tue s. * ". " railroad
as yet, Mr.. Colman yssterda. run the
locomotive George c. Bode upon the
sectional track which was used To orlng
down the Georgins from the old read
and With the aid of some tackles, slew
cd her around with her head towards
town. He needs her tn head loaded
trains coming down the Newcastle ex-
tension. She has been fitted with
tender To carry coal and water and
truck wheels placed under her cab The
locomotive house here has been enlarg
ed so as 10 hold three engines at once
and smaller house will he built CT the
other end of the route. The company
have forty coal cars IN which they now
carry eight tons each, but will load
them with eleven tons whenever the
ballssting is completed, which will
make daily carrying capacity of 440
tons per day, without crowding the
work. Last Saturday with twenty
nine cars in use, the locomotive Alki
brought into the wharf $50 tons. The
Bcde will make alternate trips with the
Alki and begin her trips about We'd
nesdsy morning, This will necessitate
a change Of time table, so as TO make
four trips per day each way, of which
due notice will be given. The early
departure Of the morning train has
hitherto been inconvenient for ladies to
travel. but as a second train will prob
ably go out about or . o'clock here
after, VIC look for an increase Of travel
over the road The travel across the
lake is about at an end. The little
steamers which ply upon its waters.
will be brought back TO tide water and
sold into other trades. Staging form
here to the lake is now worthless as
businss investment aud the railroad
will henceforth do all the work OF that
entire country. The little Pony" en-
gire will run a train of fiat cars TO sur
face and ballast the road and as soon az
that is done, new iron will be laid be
tween Steels and Black river. One
year from this day will SEQ sixty cars
carrying in eight hundred tons Of coal
per day whenever there are more than
two vessels in port. The Yosemite is
loading whole coal and the Harvest
Home IS taking screenings; and both
will be ready to sail for San Francisco
by Wednesday night.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

THE PORTLAND STEAWERs.-From
what we CLEAN from Portland letter
last night, the Pacific Coast Steamship
line has not withdrawn its vessels from
the Columbia river route The two
lines have done an immense business
for the past i've months, carried a great
deal Of passengers and freight. made
considerable fast time, burned big
bulk Of coal and male no money. They
have now come TO All understanding by
which each line IS To run two boats
continuously. leaving each end of
the route every three days, one line TAX
ing the Saturdays and the other the
Wednesdays for its departures The
fares are S25 in the cabin and $i5 in
the Storage and it is quite probable
that both lines will make money at
these figures. At the Same time, both
lines will probably have enough to do.
There has been steady increase in the
immigration To Eastern Oregon and
Washington Territory for the past
eight months and the increase In fares
will diminish the travel only so far as
the tramp" element is concerned. The
lively, energetic and persevering class
will not let mere matter OF fifteen
dollars stand in the way of their visit
ing the great Columbia basin and exam
lining its resources while. on the other
hand. the shiftless and improvidential
class will find twenty five dollars lit.
tie too high fare to suit them. and they
therefore will stay behind. The COM
modious steamers Dakota and Panama
will once more be crowded with pass.
engers and, when the grain season
comes around again. we shall probably
see the monstrous Alaska at our wharf
once more. In every event, we shall
not DO injured by the raised fares on
the Portland route.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

TIMBER QUESTION man named
Baldevere, said to be a Special Agent
OF the Interior Department. is now in
Olympia, looking up land cases with a
view to punish all who have teen cutting
timber upon the public lands or other
wise trespassing on the same. Wo may
expect confession like this from some
hard-haffded logger:
"Grsnd and worthy Baldevere,
What the ID brought you here
I've priggsd thousand logs,
You have sole q thousand hogs,
More or less while I've been here,
Uncle Billy Bsdevere."
For the balance of this pathetic rub.
bish. address A. Tennyson. London,
England-that is. if he is able ia
finish what he begun.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

STARTING UP.-The logging camps
are beginning work in good earnest,
and some twenty hands left here yes
terday to go to work In Snohomish,
Island and Whatcom counties Steamer
Black Diamond left here yesterday
with ten tons of provisions for two
camps in Pierce county, and towed up
Q scow with twenty tons Of hay for the
bull teams. Everybody will be bard
at work by the end Of next week
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

ARRlyEp.--Schooner Frithiof, Capt.
Gray, arrived from San Francisco yes
ssfday with about one hundred tons Of
irs,sht, consigned to K Borren, Craw-
.ard 4 Harrington. Chilberg Bros,
ccowabacher Bros. & CO., L & II, l.
= Baxter & Co.. McCallister Il Co.
A Jennings, Carkeek. Picht s Mel
ssn. Levy Bros. w g Jameson. Wad.
eal 4 Miles. Seattle; j KATE, San Juan
.aand: F &K. Mrs. Howell, Z G /, NJ
: 70, Now Tacoma McCaw N Rog-
"a. G & NJ. and p s. p. SteilCcoom g
= haller. Coupev,lle; + de Jorup, Ut
nasdy; l.. Bettman, G h Mann. I n
.ofd, Olympia; f l. Marshall. Mil
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

HAVING removed from Cherry street
To the Elephant store room, on Front
street, l wish to announce to my old
patrons and all others. that am still
alive and always ready to wait on all
my customers in q business manner, by
selling groceries cheaper than can be
bought elsewhere in Seattle. Give me
a call, one and all. and convince your
selves of my low prices. Goods deliv-
cred to all parts of the city free Of
charge. T. LYLE.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

A PIoUs BUSKo-ITE.-A bottle re.
Gently came ashore at North Beach,
Pacific county, in which was found the
following note: January 10, 1878, on
board the steamer City of Panama
blowing like hell; the pantry and cook.
galley stove in; the women vomiting
all over the cabin. God have mercy on
US. Signed Jack McDonald." The
pious youth who wrote the above is the
man who went to Jail for beating old
man Pike out of $50 last year
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

HALIBuT.-These large and delicious
fish are beginning to put in an appear.
ance for the season, and +. few have
been caught about the head of WILDLY
Island. The work Of sailing and smok
ing them will be commenced in q few
weeks at Port Madison, Townsend and
Discovery. ss we'll "a several points
along the Straits of Fuca.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

CHIP NOTES.-The hear that Capt.
''ay, who retired from command of the
0afk Gem of the Ocean several months
80. viii resume sea-faring life in q
nnlge ship ere long. :. They say that
..ps. uove has left the II. X Ham TO
.as command of the ship Otago.
sau tue bafkentine will henceforth be
charge of Captain Nickels. late of
.1s Martha Rideout II is little sim
aa's, they don't know anything about
TAR bskely. however.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26
CORDIAL REcEprIoN.-Twelve inche

CORDIAL RECEPTIoN.-Tw inches
make foot, in ordinary measurement,
but Mrs. Wah Chung who arrived on
the Dakota last night from the Flowery
Kingdom, dosen't come under that
can scarcely walk upon them and had
to be assisted ashore from the steamer
to hack in which she was driven
home. A crowd followed the party and
made night hideous with their coarse
mirth.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

SENT UP.--Barclay Kelly, who. be-
came so blind drunk that he wanted TO
fight his weight in barksepsrs on Sun
day. was fined IS and costs yesterday
nv Justice Scott. Not having the spon.
duliaues. he was mot represented aud
.. he could not represent, be went 10
iail
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-26

REDUCED Five dollars per ton is
what the Seattle coal Company now
charge for coal q, their depot. to which
the carriage is 10 DO added. This is
very cheap fuel. We can remember
when anthracite coal sold for $40 per
ton and bituminous for see per ton, in
San Francisco.