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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-10-24
RESOLUTIONS on Rev. 5. =. Davis.

aEe3Oi utE6aS o2 kEeF. 5. :. DSEgS.
The following resolutions were
passed by the Union Presby tery, Sep
TENDER 26sh, 1879, at cambridge, Ten
nessee:
Resolved. That this Presby terry takes
greater interest than ever IN the par
ticular work which has engrossed
Brother J. G. Davis time As a minis
ter, and do not wish auy change iii
his field, unless it will rebound TO the
welfare of the cOl0red people.
ReSOJUe6, That as Brother Davis has
shown Christian wisdom ia carrying
on his work, and seems 10 have special
fitness for organizing churches and Sc
curing houses Of worship for them,
this Presbytery hopes that The way
will soon be opened for him to go into
new fields and occupy the ground in
the interest of The Presby terian
Church.
Re8oIUed, That we assure Brother
Davis that he shall have our cordial
cooperation and prayers, either in his
present work Or any other field of
| Christ where he may be useful.
/ (Signed) w. ID. LYLE,
Stated Clerk.
Mr.. Davis has lived in New Market
about ten years, and has conducted
himself in such a manner as to be
highly respected by all denomina-
tions, and all parties. During his
Jealous labors for that length of time
he has secured the erection of -four
neat church buildings, and sew
eral school houses, contributing
considerable of his own salary for the
same. Besides he has made himself
useful citizen in many other re-
| spects.
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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05
BEST NfoDE OF FEEDING Straw

"inquirer," disks how the English prepare
their wheat straw for use as fodder. Straw
becomes somewhat tough by being kept
aud Is ofton cut ripper than it should be-
and t. improve its condition, render it more
palatable and nutritious, some of the more
progressive farmers in England have, in
June OF before harvest, cut this straw. Of
the previous year, into short lengths with
the straw cutter, and mixed with it one.
sixteenth, or one-twentieth part of green
clover, vetches, or rye grass; placed the
whole in tight bay in the barn, trampliug
1T in solid, and thus keeping it till the fol-
Owing winter as food for their stock. The
green clover, &C., is also run through the
stray cutter, rendering il. easz.to mix-mitla
the Straw and causing it to pack more sol.
idly. This small part of green food mixed
with the straw causes it to fermcnt slightly,
and thus soften the straw and diffuse the
flavor of green food through the mass, rem
derlnS 1t very much more palatablc to stock
DE-. voelcker aualyzcd this prepared straw
and found it very much improved as food.
MIR. Samuel Jonas Of England has been in
the habit of mixing large amount of straw
in this way and feeding it to his fattening
stock in winter, with the addition OF a
small quantity of oil-cakc and malt sprouts.
He reports very favorably of it's use.
The writer has prepared in this way
straw left over for some years. He uses
an early cutting of his newly seeded mead.
ows, in which there is likely to be some
thistlcs and weeds. If these are in green
state, slightly cured with three or four
hours sun, then cut aud mixed with straw.
at the rate of one of the green Craze to ten
OF the straw, and packed soldly in bay or
large bin, he has found it to make excellent
winter food for cattle, in two rations per
day with one of good hay This, or some
modified form of it will ultimately cause
the use of nearly all the straw as food f.r
stock. When ensilage shall be adopted,
all our straw may be mixed in small pro.
portions with the green food in silos, and it
will all be eaten with about the same appe-
titc as the green food alone.
On almost all farms there arc fields that
yield many weeds and thistlcs the first year
of cutting, and if such crop is suffered to
ripcn, it is of little value, and the weeds
and thistlcs multiply When green and
succulcnt, almost everything that grows,
and denonlinated weeds, makes good fodder
In this green state, mixed with straw. they
h lip to make that palatablc also. 1t is usu.
ally profitable to feed little grain, and this
prepared straw with little grain will keep
the stock in profitable condition - Southern
CuHtUotor.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

THE CHINA TREE.-Rcv. ii. G. Gillund.
of Kingstree, S. c., writes TO the Home
aud Farm as follows, which is worthy Of
consideration and trial:
In few brief words let me mention
some things concerning this tree which will
be valuable information to the whole South.
The botanical name Of the tree | do not
know. 1t is sometimes called Pride of In
dia. In general, let me say, it is one of tho
most speedy worti and insect destroycrs to
be found in nature. will give instance
of its destructive effects of this kind in 80
far as l have seen the experiments.
Horses affected with worms may be en-.
tirely relieved by putting a handful of the
berries of this tree in their food three times
a day. If it is severe case, give pint
Of the berries at each feeding. If it is
winter or early spring time, simply let the
horses feed under the trees. This remedy
| have seen tried often, and havo never
known failure to cure
The berries are very valuable for pro-
tccting dried fruits from worms or insects
few Of them scattered in with tho fruit
will drive off any invaders Of this hind
This has been tried with great success fruits
were render, ID useless by tho worms.
have heard others say that wheat, peas,
rice, &C., may be saved from the weevils in
in the same way. have not yet seen this
tried. Doubtless it is true.
The value of this tree to the garden is
incalculable. The following experiment has
been tried with perfect success by Mr. G..
S. Cooper, of Indinntown, s. G. His cab-
bagc were about to be destroyed by litslo
worms. lie simply took bunch of the
leaves of this tree and spread it over each
plant. Every worm left, and the cabbage
headed beautifully. A tea made Of the
berries, or leaves, and sprinklcd on tho
plant, will have the same effect.
My knowledge Of trials Of this kind does
not 80 further; but this is sufficient to
show the peculiar value of the tree, and to
lead others to experiment for themselves,
If they do, my purpose ia writing is accom-
plished.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

PROFITABLE FARMING-Farming will
not pay if farmers are intcmperate and
shttless. or if all their wants are for luxu.
ries and display. l will not pay if they arc
mere horse farmers, and run after acricul.
tural fairs and trotting purses, and max.
the horse of no more value than a pack of
cards, thing to bet money on-thc bcsctt-
ing sin of young men at the present time
1t will not pay if they keep fine horses and
buggics to ride into the village every after
noon to meet jockeys or barroom loungcrs
1t will not pay those like the Southern
farmer, who had 'hog and hominy enough
at home to last till spring." and therefore
would not work. Neither will those be
successful who say to their hired help in
the morning ''go," instead of "come, boys"
1t will not pay to adopt the sknnins sys-
tenn and starve the soil, Or to permit brush
weeds and thistles to oyerrun the farm,
choke out the crops and rob the SOIL That
farmer is unsuccessful who is conservative,
and welded to old ways and old ideas and
implements.
On the contrary, that farmer will sue.
ceed who makes up his mind that the whole
secret of success is in himself; that it is the
man and not the business that tells. lie
will succeed if he brings to bear the same
amount of skill, fore thought, energy econ
omy and judgment that any other branch
of business requires. He will succeed if
he sticks close to his farm, as the mechanic
does to his shop, and not expect to work
three or four months and then take his case
the rest Of the year. That farmer will sue.
ceed who takes the papers, and dgests
what he reads, and is not afraid Of new
ideas and new methods Of industry. Hc
will succeed if it is his intention that what
ever he sends 10 market shall be the very
BEST and so made and put up that when
seen it will be captivatcd for its freshness
cleanliness and purity, and will be unhcs
itating ly taken OH account of his well known
character for honesty Of weight, measure
and count Those who have farms may
think thcmselvc fortunate, for although
they will not thereby find sudden roads to
wealth, they will certainly prove that per.
sistcnt farm labor will bring a sure reward
1t is worthy Of notice, that the adventurel
and spcculator, with blasted hopes and
shattered health and fortune, have in the
erd to come back to the farm for health
and safety. Agriculture is the basis of ua
tional strength and wealth, and a most Ger
tain and liberal support of all who follow il
mtclIiGcntly. - Western Farmer
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

SnEEp-GRUBs IN uEAD.-Grubs arc
deposited in the nostrils of the sheep, dur
ing the months Of July aud August, by the
sheep botcHy zTstruss owls is11--xs xsaIIddEsFeH
cdics have been offered; all of which are
to dislodge the grubs, Or prevent the CAD
fly from depositing the egg or grub. Each
theory is received, but that the fly deposits
the living grub, is advanced by Riley and
generally believed of late.
AS soon as the larva is deposited, it be-
gins to creep upwards, irritating the deli
cate Innings OF the nose as it goes up. 1t
remains in the head till May or j une, when
fully matured. Then they drop to the
ground, where they remain forty to sixty
days, when the fly comes forth from its
pupa state to propagate its kind. Its life
in this state is brief 1t cats nothiug-
Only deposits its larva in the nostrils OF
the sheep. During this time, if the sheep
could be kept on new pastures, where the
bot fly had not been dropped in the grub
state, all would fare well, perhaps.
Such prevcntives as keeping well
ploughcd piece of ground for the sheep to
thrust their noses into; smearing tar OH the
sheop's noses, two or three times q week {;
or dustlnS the sheep In the barn, closely
confined, for few minutes with slakcd
lime, to make them cough and sneczc, so
they will throw the young grubs out in the
operation of sneezing
Sailing sheep in augcr holes, bored into
log couple of inches, with tar smcared
around these holes, so the sheep may smear
their noses in getting at the salt, is prac-
ticed by some effectively The iuhaling of
carbolic acid vapor is recommended by
some. A feather, dipped in oil of turpen.
tine, and gently passed up the nostris and
turned around several times, has been prac-
ticed. A weakened solution of carbolic
acid, or crcosotc, has been used the same
way.
Sheep with grub in the head. ought to
be we'll fed to keep up the vitality and
strength Of the sheep. The extra demands
for this irritating cause, can hardly be csti.
mated. The trying season on sheep from
this parasite, are the late winter and early
spring months.
Lambs, on account Of the more tender
state of the Innings, suffer more seriously
from their assaults than older sheep COL
mans Rurat WorM
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05
NUMBER SO.

TnE Dixon BUSINESSMAN the outcry
against the "Yazoo buldozers," as they are
called by Republican or selfstyled Inde-
pendent papers, is rs hollow as it is noisy
There is no more reason for waling over
the sudden taking off of Dixon than ther
would be for any other desperate. He was
man of blood and violence. He stood
charged with five unavenged murders. He
was an assassin as well. He proposed to
put himself at the head of u gang of ne.
groes in county where the negroes largely
outnumbcr the whites, and in the opinion of
over thousand men of both political par
ties, imperil the lives of hundreds of limo.
sssssss ssss @sa Y e Ss3a had
capabie~.of spreading the contagion Of
yellow fever he could have been ban
Ished score of times and nothing said
about it; but more dangerous than tho
pcstience, the sober determination of hun
dreds of men with families and homes to
protect that he should not wantonly turn a
peaceful community into small hell, is held
up as but species of diabolism. A com>
munity has light to protect itself against
such man. 1t has a right to prevent hin,
from putting himself at the head of disso.
lutte, Ignorant and equally desperate charac-
ters for the object of riot and rapinc Who
is there that would have denied to the peo.
of Washington last winter the right to pre-
vent such creature as Cohen from arminr
his crazy followers with torches and axcs
to destroy the property and imperil tho
lives of unoffending citizens? A poor
-tra.,.r,- riy-L-c,-H-~.s-a -a0ur
and threatens nothing worse than the de-
molition of q few chickens and hayrick,
can be "moved on" by law, or put in Jail,
but dcspcrado, recking with blood, cannot,
according to these sympathetic Republican
newspapers, be awed into decent behavior
without threatening the very foundations of
the government. The attempt to make such
creature hero shows to what alternatives
the Republican parry has finally been
brought. AS we'll might they adopt Jesse
Poneroy or Chastine Cox.
Barksdalc killed Dixon for the reason, as
alleged, that Dixon had planned to assassi-
nate Barksdale. Barksdale preferred to live,
and "took the drop" ON the man who pro-
posed to kill him. That, so far as we can
understand it, is about all there is of it.
If tho country insisil-an- -haiae axni..<ks-sx-
it we do not see how it can be helped
Washington Post.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

REMEDY FOR SORES, WOUNDS, AND
BRuIsEs.-Takc the following mixture, to
be applied twice day, with feather, al.
ways shaking well before using:
l quart faxsecd oil pint strong vine.
gar; 2 ounces sal lpetrc ! gill spirits tur-
pentinc Put together in a vessel till dis.
solved. One application nearly relieves the
soreness. 1t will take the hair off but it
will grow again the same color. This was
given nc by an old English groom and is
Invaluable. W. WARE, in Rmal Mes.
Senycr
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

CHICKEN CnoLERA.-Thisd disease is ono
that proceeds from a disordered liver, by
which the liver lis disorganizcd and the
bowels affected. A remedy that has been
used successfully is to give one fourth of q
blue.pill to each fowl as soon as it is seen
to be sick, and repeat this the second
day after. Then give half teaspoonful of
castor oil. After the fowl improves give
scalded corn-meal in which teaspoonGul Of
black pepper for each fowl has been mixed.
Poultry need little salt, and if they were
supplied regularly and moderately they
would be more healthful than they usually
are --Nc,o York Times.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

No matter how bad and destructive how
may be, he never becomes so degraded or
loses his selfrespect sufficiently as to throw
mud on circus poster.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

a PECULIAR DUEL-I was looking over
the stories that were sent in last week for
the prize, and wonder that the editor did
not insert this one, which is really too good
to be lost: "Thcrc is q curious duel now
pending in Boston, which began several
years ago. Mr.. A., a bachelor, challenged
MIR. r., married man, with one child, who
replied that the conditions were not equal !;
that he must necessarily put more at risk
with his life than the other, and he declined.
a year afterward he received challenge
from Mr.. A., who stated that he, too had
now wife and child, and he supposed, there.
fore, the objection of Mr.. b. was no longer
valid Mr.. B. replied that he now had two
children, consequently the inequality still
subsstcd. The next year Mr.. a. renewed his
challenge, having now two children also,
but his adversary had three. The matter
when last heard from, was still going on,
tho numbers being six TO seven, and the
challenge renewed. ."-London Truth, 1u.
gust II.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

FARMING Our CoNvIcTs.- Ex.
Convict" in the New York San writss as
follows about the evils of farming out con,
victs:
The present system of employing convicts
in tue United States is with few cx .cptions
the so called contract system; in other words
the State leases the convicts to work for
private parties, receiving stipulated mon
oy compensation for every man per day
The great evils resulting from this system
arc SO evident and so we'll known aud &C.
knowledged by all men who have taken in.
terest in pcnological matters that there is
not In Europe a single Government that
would for moment consider any PROPOSE
tion, no nlattep how wsadyaptageous,.t to ailoa
citizens. ~ ''sss aszss f3 .|
The contract system is degrading to the
dignity of Government and the majesty of
law (; it has the most pcrnicious influence
on the convict, causing him naturally to
think that crime is simply a vehicle of prof.
1t and wealth to certain favored business
men it is antagonistic to the aim aud end
OF prlson-constautly interfering with
rules and measures paramount to the reform
industrious working classes Of nation.
The only commentator its advocates can
advance in its defence is, that Of all prison
systems it is the best paying. The writer
believes that, putting aside every principle
of humanity and rcligion-considerin only
the financial part Of the qucstion-these
paying prisons are the very dearest that
community could support.
Prison statistics, carefully collected in
different countries, show that of men sem
fenced to pcual servitudc Is per cent are
amenable to reform, provided the prison in
which they are compelled to spend years of
their lives is to some extent, penitentiary
in the true sense of the word OF the men
who have served terms in prisons in this
State, only about 35 per cent. engage in
honest pursuits and become useful members
CT society, a loss of nearly 50 per cent of
the possibly to be reformed criminals who,
Instead of becoming Industrious men, add
ing by their labor to the common veal and
wealth, continue in their career of crime.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

What did the young lady mean when
she said to her lover, You, may be too late
for the car, hut you can take n bus %
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

GERANIUMS.-Geraniu must have n
season of rest during the summer if they
arc expected to bloom in winter. Keep the
plants in pots out OF doors, under the shade
of somc tree, till September and water spar
ingly. In the beginning of September
shake the soil from the roots, rcplant them
in rich sandy loan, an1 bring them forward
to the sun and air. Place them in sunny
window, indoors, when there is danger of
frost, and when they begin to grow give
them an occasional watering with liquid
manure. They need plenty of sun and air
and comparatively low temperature In
hot room they will not do we'll Cactus
needs but little water, plenty Of sun, and
should have small pot with light soil
Rurat NcU lo1ker.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

Wheaerer Eve wanted a new dress she
turned orer a new leaf.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-09-05

SHORT VS.. Lone FURROws. When q
farmer ploughs furrow of seventy eight
yards in length when he could as well plough
furrow two hundred and seventy. four
yards in length, he is getting waste of
three hours and twenty minutes out of a
day of eight hours or, if the days labor of
man aud team be rcckoncd ut three dollars.
he is losing by the short length of furrows
about Sl.25 a day. This, though an cx.
trcmc case, does not lessen the force of the
force of the argument.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-06-28

The Army or sraas Worm.


The insect is with us every year. In
ordinary seasons, when 1t Is not exces-
sively numerous, 1t Is seldom noticed
l., because the moths are low, swift fly
ers, and nocturnal in habit; g., because
the worms, when young, have protective
coloring, and when mature, hide during
the day at the base of meadows. In
years OF great abundance the worms are
generally unnotlced during their early
life, and attract attention only when,
from crowding too much IN each other,
or from having exhausted the food sup
ply in the fields in which they Matched,
they are forced from necessity to migrate
to fresh pastures in great bodies. The
earliest attain full growth and commence
to travel in armies, to devastate u
fields, and to attract attention, about
the time that winter wheat Is in the
milk-this period being two months
later in Maine than in southern Missou-
ri, and they soon afterwards descend into
the ground and thus suddenly disappear,
to issue again two or three weeks later as
moths. In the latitude of st. Louis the
bulk of these moths lay eggs, from which
are produced a second generation oil
worms, which become moths again late
in July or early in August. Excep-
tionally a third generation of worms
may be produced from these. Further
north there is but one generation annu.
ally. They hibernate, and oviposit soon
after vegetation startsNi in spring. The
c~hrysalides may also hibernate, and
probably do so to a large extent in the
more northern states. The eggs are in
serted between the sheath and stalk, o.
secreted in the folds of a blade; and ma
ture and perennial grasses are preferred
for this purpose. The worms abound il
wet springs preceded by one or more dr.!
years. They are preyed upon by nu
merous enemies, which so efectuall,
check their increase, whenever the,
usually abound that the second brood
when it occurs, is seldom noticed AM
two great army worm years have neve
followed each other, and are not likel
to do 30. They may be prevented fror
invading a field by judicious ditching
and the burning over offs field, in winte
or early spring, effectuslly prevents the
Matching in aucb seld.-IDr. Riley
Ninth Annual Missouri Report.