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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10
Reviving Industries.

The following may contain a
grain or two of comfort, as showing
a revival in some branches of bust
ness
The oat crop in Mississippi is said
to be excellent.
Nearly all Pittsburg's glass fur
naces are again i'll operation.
WolcotviIle's Comm needle fac
tory is now running on full time.
Ticonderoga is to have two new
cotton factories and a paper mill.
jacksonville, Fla, is thinking of
starting a ri~ce-cIeaning factory.
Straw hat making is one of the
furnishing industries of Newark.
\. j.
The iron works at Syracuse re-
port good orders and Il better pros
pect for fair prices.
The Memphis (Tcnn.) wooden
mills, lately destroyed by fire, are
to be rebuilt.
The different manufacturing in
terestS in Geddes, New York, give
evidence of a marked Improvement
in trade.
One of the st. Paul (Minn.) pa
pers says the opening season prom
ises to be II of unusual activity in
that section.
There are 24O acres of Strawber-
ries in and around Charleston, S. G..
The yield, it is estimated, will be
over 100000 quarts.
In Troy, n. y, the business ont
look is exceedingly bright. All the
mills are running on full time and
every branch of industry is picking
up.
In St. Louis all branches of bust
ness are reported as in excellent
condition. A large number of new
buildings are in curse of conStruc-
ton.
The Lackawana Iron and Coal
Company have doubled their stecd
mill force ut Scranton, Pa, to meet
the increased demand for that ar
ticle.
According to the Portland NIc.)
Advertiser the farmers in that State
are taking a good deal of interest
the beet sugar question. The to-
tai amount manufactured during the
past year was nearly two hundred
thousand pounds.
I'm the opinion of the Augusta
(Ga.) Chronicle the trouble with
the New England cotton mills is not
so much "oyelproduction as dishon-
est management and expensive run
The paper box industry is reviv-
NO. According to the Hartford
Comm Pott "the Superintendent of
Of the Industrial School reports that
nc is receiving large orders for the
paper boxes manufactured by the
These boxes are used eNclu-
by manufacturers for putting
mp their goods, and the demand for
hem shows that manufacturers are
increasing their business. Our To-
cal business, particularly manufac-
is for the most part III
proving"
There is a thorough and most II
revival of manufacturing
Industries in and about Norwalk.
The Winnipauk Mills are now
with profitable orders, and
nave not been as remuneratlvely
employed for several years past as
ut the present moment.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10
RELIEF FOR CONSUMPTION.

RELIEF FOR CONsUMPTION.-
''Ihe common mullen stepped
strong and sweetened with coffee
sugar and drank freely. The herb
should be gathered before the end
of July. Young or old plants are
good dried in the shade and kept in
clean paper bags. The medicine
must be continued from three to six
months.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10
uARPER'S WEEKLY.
679
NOTICES OF THE PRESS,

The WEEKLY remains easily at tie
head of illustrated p rs by is fine
Ii erary gu Atty, the beauty OF its type
aud wood ut>.-Sprin field Republ-
can.
It's pictorial att &C ions arc superb
and I'm race ev ry variety of subject
and artistic -Ziou's Herald
BOst II.
The NEEKLY IS a p)tent agency for
the dissemination OF correct political
principles and a powerful opponent of
shams, fraud ana false pretences.-
Evening Express, Rochester.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10

Msssrs. Scr bier & Co. in 1874 10.
gan the pub ication of st. NIcuorAs
an l}lustrated Magazine fir Girls An3
By, with Ms. Mary Maps bod - a.
editor. Eve years have passed since
the hr~t number WAS issued. ard ia
mag~zlne has won the big hest poSi.
TIN. l. has = monthly circulation Of
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10
TUCKER HOUSE,

S. G.. HAYES. ...... Proprietor,
New House, New Furniture, kept by .
man of long experience, VINO guaranteed
satisfaction to his patrons at the reasonA-
bic rates Of ONE DOLLAR AND A HALF
per day-SEYEN Liza per week.
dec5-l21n.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10

The volumes Of tie WEEKLY begia
with the first Number OIL January Of
each year. When 40 time il MENTION
ed, 1t VIII be understood tina the SUD
scrlber wishes to { mmence with the
Number next after the receipt of his
order.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10

Continental newspapers report that
inhabita of the village of Nratshe-
vo, in Russia. bul ned a woman one of
their neighbors, as a witch. they are
SAID to be quite satisfied tn t they
acted right. They kept the V nan IN
her fou-e, closed all the doors and
windows by mailing boards across
them, and then set fire to a heap OF
straw lying in one OF the room. TIE
house was soon reduced to a heap OF
ashes, in which was mingled the dust
Of the supposed witch.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10

Mr. Goldie, the naturalist, who has
passed eighteen months IN New
Guinea, has, among 9th r matters,
informed the Brisba, e Courier that his
party came IN contact with a tribe of
a ives 10 the interior whose custom
.'susges ed to him the probable origin
Of the rumOiS that have been always
current of a race of tailed men in some
remO-e OF the globe. These
natives wear artificial rails Of such
cunning construction as to entirely
mislead a casual observer They are
entirely naked, except for the caudal
ornament, which is a plat Of grass
fastened round thlr loins by a fine string
and depending behind to about hall
way down their legs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10

EARACHE.-Roast an onion, first
rolling it up in paper and then wet
ting it ; take off the outer skin to
the heart just large enough to get
into the ear ; dip this into sweet oil
or melted lard, with a drop or two
Of laudanum or camphor ; put it
while hot in the a 1t gives in
slant and sometimes permanent re-
lief.
Another, where discharges are
frequent or occasional: Make a soft
moss OF a straw of linen rag ; catch
up some PARTICLES of calomel on the
fbries, and wipe out the ear. This
repeated once or twice will check
the worst cases of discharge without
injury or danger.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-10
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PERIODICALS
CT NICHOLAS

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GIRLS BOYS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

call in question the motives and honest
judgment Of these gentlemen, especially
when they are fully sustained by the ex-
perlence of other counties in similar
suits,
We say, then, the bill introduced by
Representative Worley, to empower our
County Commissioners to settle with
Fesser's bondsmen, should become q
law. And, in that event, we maintain
the Commissioners should investigate
fully, aided by their attorneys, and as'
certain the financial condition and abil
ity of the bondsmen. Having ascertain
ed their ability to pay, let the Comm's'
sioners offer terms of settlement to the
sureties, and thus give the bondsmen
the opportunity to avoid a suit Would
not this be right and properP These
unfortunate bail are good citizens, and
entitled to human consideration. That
the humane people of Stark county are
disposed to be merciful, and benefit
themselves at the same time, we have
net a shadow of doubt. Nor can we
doubt that the bill will pass the Legisla-
ture and come before the Commissioners
for consideration and action and also, in
that event. that terms will be agreed
upon, and the matter settled to The sat
isfaction of the people aud all concerned,
the evil spirit of J, ]. Clark to the con.
trary Notwithstanding.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20
MIR. SCoT1os RILL.

We print in this paper the full bill of
Hon. 7. B, Scott, of Jefferson Co, provid-
ing for the correction of certain wrongs
in taxation. Taxation is a difficult prob
lem. We hardly think a system can be
made that will make taxation equal, but
Mr.. Scot's bill is a move in the right d.
reCtion. As the Law now is a man who
has a mortgage on his property, not only
has to pay taxes on the full tax valua-
ton of that property, but on the mort
gage, too, for the taxes are added to the
interest. But we will let Mr.. Scott ex-
plain the bill, In letter to the Steu.
benville Herald, in reply to an opponent,
Mr.. Scott says;
"My bill provides for exemption on
purchase money only, and mortgages
given for the purchase money. l will
make case that would entitle the land
holder to an exemption: John Jones is
a poor man, and wants to buy farm; he
has ($50O). John Smith has small
farm. He will sell for ($l500). The ap.
praised value is $4,000, as fixed by the
land assessor. Jones pays ($500) and
buys the farm. Smith takes mortgage
to secure the remaining Isl ,000)
Now by our bill, Jones pays
tax on $500, just what he is
worth, Smith is taxed on his mortgage
$1,000, just what he holds the farm for,
making an increase Of $500 more on the
tax duplicate than the appraised value of
the farm before it was sold, One year
after date Jones pays $500, making the
appraised value of the farm paid to
Smith, and is not entitled to any further
exemptions, that being the appraised
value of the farm. Jones still owes $500
on which he still pays interest to Smith
still making the increase on the tax du.
plicate of $500. The present law would |
tax Jones for $1,000, when he was worth |
bni $500, and Smith $1,000, making just
double taxation. Now | would say to
Taxpayer and to Borrower, that property
having foreign mortgages on is not enti
tied to exemption by our bill, or mortga.
ges placed thereon for the purpose of
raising money, only in the case as above
mentioned Believing it to be impolite
to discuss the matter with the people
whose servant l am, but right that ]
should give an account Of my steward.
ship, l write this article; and will, by |
asking, is i just, when poor man wants
to buy little house, and pays $500, that
he is taxed fog 81 900, to save some mou-
ey lender who has forgotten to make full |
returns to the Assessor? We think such |
a law would place more money on the
tax duplicate than it would take of. 1t
is not the honest man but the dishonest
man we are after"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

A DIsGRACBFUL SHAM.-The so called
investigation of Stanley Matthews by a
special committee of the Senate, raised
at his own instance, may be considered
closed. This farce will be completed by
a report mildly ceusuring his correspon.
dence with Anderson as indisCreet, but
not touching the real merits f-the in
quiry. Matthews has been examined in
secret, and Anderson has not been called
as witness; nor has Mr.. Justice Harlan,
whose name is dscreditably mixed in
the business, been even asked for an ex-
PLANTATION.
From first to last this whole proceed
ing has been disgraceful sham, unwor
thy the name of an investigation, and
conducted in manner to hide the truth
from the public, and to sa ye Matthews
from the penalty of his criminal colu
sion. Hayes, Evarts, Harlan and Mat
thews appear far worse than Anderson
does, for they were all concerned in
prostituting the public patronage to re-
ward a fraud of which they were dis
tinctly informed, and to silence the
tongue of an informer who threatened
exposure of the villainy.--N Y Sun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20
MIR. TILpEN,sl DENIAL.

Mr. Tilden's denial in general and in
particular, Of all and every charge that
has been brought against him, either of
guilty knowledge or Of completely or
connivance in any unlawful or dishon-
orable attempt to secure the electoral
votes Of any State, is nothing more than
the country had right to expect from
him. when the time for making such
denial should come With that rare reti.
cence and selfcontrol which is a distin.
gushing trait in his character, MrTilden
has kept silence until the right time and
place for speaking should be found. Af-
ter the opponents have had their say,
and the fullest opportunity to prefer
their charges and present their proofs,
Mr.. Tilden has swept away the whole
web of malice and Misrepresentation
by few direct, explicit words of denial,
Undoubtedly the evidence establishes
where few persons all along have doubt
ed, that the returning officers, or some of
them, in Florida and Louisiana, were
corrupt and venal men, They were re-
garded as in the market, and some, at
least seemed willing to be 30 regarded.
There we're politicians, Democrats and
Republicans, who seriously debated the
expediency of buying them. If they
were bought, however, it was not by the
Democrats. That is certain There is
no more reason, however, for supposing
or suspecling that Mr.. Tilden was privy
to any proposal to buy votes of these
purchasable officials than that Mr.. Hayes
was similarly guilty; not even the admis-
sions of his nephew, Mr.. Pelton, could
reach or affect Mr.. Tilden personally. On
the contrary, no fact stands out stronger
in relief in the whole disgraCeful bust.
ness than that the men who talked of
buying the votes of Florida or South
Carolina never dared to take Mr.. Tilden
into their counsels. No further testimo-
ny on that point is needed than the ef
fort that was made to conceal from Mr..
Tilden all knowledge Of what they were
doing. When information of what had
been thought of first reached Mr.. Til
den, he was swift to denounCe it, and re-
pudiate the very idea of attaining to the
presidency by such means. While ac'
quitting Mr.. Tilden, as we feel assured
the American people must acquit him,
of having any hand or part in these dis
graceful plots, we are equally sure that
Mr.. Hayes is similarly above suspicion
of com plicity in the arrangements of the
Republican politicansto secure the votes
of the doubtful States. Whether the ci.
pher kilograms, which passed between
thesRepubliCan managers and commit
teemen about the same time, and in re-
lation to the same subject, would bear
translation aud Investigation any
better than those Of some Democrats
which have been published, is q question
in regard to which the public has no OPP
portunity of judging, II can not be fo~
gotten that ii has been so managed that only
the Democratic dispatches haze been fur
ai8hed-BahimOre Sun, EditOrial.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

KANSAS has just elected U. S. sena.
tor, and Of course there is a scandal. Ii
gals was tie lucky man, and an investi-
cation into the alleged purchase of sew
eral members of the Legislature, SO as to
give him majority, has been set on foot
and the Democrats who were induced to
vote for him, have been read out of the
party and blaCklisted. In the case Of l..
E. James of Armstrong county, his indig-
nant constituents have erected a marble
gravestone in a vacant lot, inscribed
"0ur Judas Iscariot-L. E. James" And
to make matters agreeable all around,
the Speaker of the House has been de.
nounCed as "a dead beat Of long stand.
ing and gigantic proportions,D and turn
ed out of the Tefft House at Topeka for
non.payment Of his board bill.
Happy, Republican Kansasl
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

The New Jersey Republican Senators
confirmed only the Republicans, and re-
jected the Democrats whom Governor
Mcclellan had nominated for Judge.
ships. For fifteen appointments he na-
med eleven Republicans and four Demo-
Gratis, sending at the same time mes
sage, in which he reasserted the impor-
lance of keeping the judiciary non-par.
tisan. There we're Republicans for each
Of the four Judgeships that were given
to the Democrats, and the Senators, to
illustrate their ideas of non partisan
Judiciary, insist that every one of the
fifteen judges shall be of their party.
What adds to the Coolness of the propo.
stion is, that New Jersey is undoubtedly
Democratic on the popular vote. Sup.
pose the Democratic Senate, after the
4th of March, should treat Hayes's ap-
pointments in this way, how the pious
would howl.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

IMPORTANT constitutional amendments
have just passed the Indiana Legislature
for the second time, and now go to the
people for approval. Two of the num-
Der prevent the colonization of voters
from other States, by registry law re-
quiring residence in the town for sixty
days, and in the ward or precinct thirty
days, and by changing the time of the
State election from October to November
when other States are voting. The 9TH
ers cut off the fees of county officers and
give the salaries according to population;
limit county and municipal indebted.
ness to 2per cent on the valuation, and
conform the State laws to the Federal
Constitution in relation to negro suf,
frage. Mr., Hendricks took a leading
part in inducing the Legislature to adopt
the amendments.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

THANKS to Hon. T. j. Godfrey of Ce-
lima, for copy of the Eighth Annual
Report of the Board of Trustees of the
Ohio State University. We paid brief
visit to the University while spending a
day or two in Columbus lately, and were
shown through by President Orton of
the institution. We found there Cam
ton student, in Mr.. Philo Smith. The
University has grand future before it.
Let our friends pay visit to it when
they are tarrying in Columbus.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

On Saturday the United States Senate
passed the House bill restricting the i'm.
migration of Chinese to the United
States, by the vote of 80 ayes to 27 nays,
In the affirmative vote there were 81
Democrats and IS Republicans, and in
the negative vote 8 Democrats and IS
Republicans. The bill goes back to the
House for concurrence in few amend
meut5 made by the Senate, including one
excepting from its prohibitions, Chinese
who come to this country for educational
purposes. The bill merely prohibits any
vessel bringing to the ports of this coun-
try "any number exceeding fifteen Chi
nese passengers, whether male or fe-
male" The other sections impose Sc
we're penalties on the master or any per-
son in charge of vessels, who violates
the provisions of the law. The law goes
into effect July 1st, 1879, and the Presi
dent is directed to give notice to the Chi
nese Government. This relief the peo.
pie of the Pacific coast have long de-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

THE Republican papers are squirming
over the disappointment at the result OF
the investigation of the cipher kilograms.
They had hoped to bedaub and besmirch
Mr., Tilden and the Democratic party,
but it has proved boomerang, and the
exposure only adds to the disgrace OF
the Republican party, in fastening more
strongly their fraudulent ways of seCur-
ing fraudulent President. Mr.. Tilden
nobly and manfully vindicated himself,
and put shame upon his enemies. The
conspiracy thus falling, only puts the
infamy more glaringly upon the Repub-
lican leaders. All the abuse that has
been heaped, or may continue to be pill
ed upon Mr.. Tilden, only shows the
venom of his political enemies, without
affecting the high character Of that gem
tleman. He has been tried and not
found wanting.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20
BosroN is a Democratic citv. and c

BosToN is a Democratic city, and Geor-
gia is Democratic State, and the accur-
sed corruption and extravaganza of Dem
oCratic rule have so wrought upon the
credit of these unhappy communities
that they are now the only two bodies
polite in the country, exclusively of the
United States, which can float per cent
loans at par. The rascally public Off
cials of Georgia, to conceal their nefar-
ious schemes and the exhausted condi-
ton of the public treasury, have even
adopted the miserable subterfuRe of pay
ing their obligations before they fall due.
Such are the fatal results of overthrow
ing the government of the carpet-ba
ger, by the carpet-bagger and for the car
pet-bagger, and substituting In its place
system which has no nobler aim than
making both ends meet World.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

WHY did Congressman Mckinley
dodge the vote on the Chinese bill? Can
the Repository explain? Is the Major in
favor of Chinese immigration? Has he
abandoned protection to the American
laborer," that he harped so much on last
summer? Is it good to let the Chinese
swarm in and food the country with
cheap, slave, pauper labor, and thus
break down wages2 Mr.. Mckinley
harped and howled on the evils of free
trade, Fernando Woods bill, Democratic
tariff, &C., and expressed his wonderful
sympathy with the American laborer.
His organ, the Repository, is an advocate
of Chinese immigration, and the Major
himself does not vote for the bill to stay
the Chinese food, and thus protect the
American laboring man. The bill pass.
ed without Mr.. Mckinley.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

CONGRESS and the country have their
surprises. Last week Ben. Butler sug.
gested that circumstances might arise in
which he would be willing to vote for
Confederate pensions, and Mr.. Wood
declares that circumstances have arisen
in which he thinks it desirable to Law
hands on Mr.. Sherman's coin reserve for
the purpose of paying current expenses.
Butler is funny man, but Wood is al.
ways in dead earnest. Garfield feared
it would interfere with resumption but
Wood may wish in this way to show the
hollowness Of the Sherman sham. for Il
is only equilibrium, not honest redemp.
ton. Mr.. Kelley seconded Mr.. Wood
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

A New DEAF AND DUMB AsYLUN.-The
committee appointed by the Legislature
last winter to examine into the condition
and capacity of the Asylum for the Deaf
and Dumb, in Columbus, made their re.
port last week. They recommended in.
stead of enlarging the present Asylum,
that separate institution be erected,
and with this view they have concluded
to receive proposals for the location of
new State Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb. 1t is said Cincinnati will make
strenuous efforts to have the new build
ing located near that city.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20

THE Republican politicians have been
playing game of chess, intent wholly
upon the board, but not giving much
heed to the table on which the board
rested. The table was alive, the back of
the people has been moving, and the
chessboard and men have been badly
disturbed, some, like Belknap, "Boss"
Shepherd and others, going to the devil,
where the people in 1875 voted Hayes,
Sherman and the whole company. They
had their coup d'etat; in time will come
their Sedan.