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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-27
GRASSES FOR THE SOUTH AND
HOW TO CULTIVATE THEM
An Essay Read Before the South
Carolina Agricultural and Ne
chan1cal Society and State
Grange by D. p. Duncan,
ESQ Of Union County.
{ Contiaued from last aceeL,.)

ltOUlitHtUJ TOW tuSl Utth.J
But | am occupying too much time and
must hurry through. Timothy l have often
sown from curiosity and don't think it will
stand our hot summers. Blue grass, Italian
rye, perennial rye grass, | have sOwn in a
mixture of what the seedmen call a ''lawn
grass. 1t grew very we'll and tiOurished
in ordinary shade.
Tall meadow oat is a good deal like and
of the nature of orchard grass. | have
never sown it, but have seen it growing. |
should think it was not near SO hardly as
orchard grass. 1t is a luXuriant grower in
rich land and heads out very much like oats,
from which it taken its name.
Of Bermuda | havenO acquaintance, and,
from what ] hear from those whose opinion
have much respect. | can't say that my
mind is easily made up about it. Some
think it is the salvation of the South"
others can't speak Of it without their
tempers: so as we have none of Ii down on
Tiger, | am willing 20 remain a safe DIS
lance from Scylla and ChaIybdis, and watch
it work cut its destiny from afar.
As to our own old crab" need have
little to say: it is Il familiar enemy and
friend. For three months everything is
under whip and spur to keep it down,
and then when YOU have an idea your fod-
der is going to lee ''snort' you are hunting
around IN your StUbblc and ricU spots u
see if YOU can't save Il little hay. But this
grass was So ally and thoroughly discussed
at the last m-,.i4g of this Society that |
feel that anything might say would simply
be supcrGCous.
| come row, in conclusion, to what |
think is, indeed, the clover of the South,
and that is the field pea. | believe, all
things considered it is better for the South
than clover, both as Il manuria agent and
as feed for stock in the summer and fall.
In saying this | don't intend if you Will allow
the expression. Ito go back Oh clover, but
as you know the field pea can be grown sue
c~cssfully in every section and on almost all
soils throughout the South. Peas are easier
sown, are sure to terminate, grow fas-
ter and afford more protection to the
land at the right time than clover, Two
crops can be grown yearly on the same land
in every Southern State 1t Is unsurpassed
for fattcning hogs, unsurpassed as IA green
manure, and to crown all, it will grow on
all sorts Of soIl ard won't be long about 1t
anywhere. II has been and is Il wonder
mcnt to me. Why: Our farmers Will not
use it more, and | have thought it was be
cause it was 50 easily used and at so little
cost or it was not patented, or did not re-
quirc some agent to come round and sell
the right, and then, again 1t IS not some
thing new under the sun; for hear what
Mr.. Edmund Rufiin said about the pea III
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OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL A
Moster.-S. f. adams, Monticello,
Mimi.
Orerseer.-J. J. Woodman, Paw Paw,
Mich.
Lecturer.-Mortimer Whitehead, Gin
cinnati.
Sterad.-A. J. Vaughan, Memphis.
assistant Sterard.-Wm. Sims, of Kan
Ireasurer.-F. NJ. Mcdowell, Wayne,
n. Y.
Secretory.-O. II. Kelley. Louisville, Ky.
Gate keeper.-O. DinwiddIe, Orchard
Grove, Ind.
Ceres.-Mrs. Adams.
POmOnd.-Mrs. W0odman.
FIOra.-Mrs. Moore.
Lady asst. Ste.cord. c. s. Hall,
Louisville. KY.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
II. Wyatt Aiken. Cokesbury, S. c.
Henley James. Marion, Ind.
S. H.. Ellis, Springsboro, Ohio.
Officers Of North Carolina State
Grange, P. Of H.
Master-W H Cheek. of Warren.
Overseer-D A Montgomery, of Ala
nance.
Lecturer-D E Sampson. of Guilford.
Steward-J a Harris, of Iredeii.
Assistant Steward-H Z King, of Ons-
low.
Cbaplain-Rev VIM Grant, of North
ampton.
Treasurer-D w c Benbow, of Guilford.
Secretarv--Jos T Porter. of Edgecombe.
Gate Keeper-L " Reasons, Edge
combe.
Ceres-Mrs A II Cheek. of Warren.
Pomona-MrS J Z Somers. of Guilford.
Flora-Miss Eugenia Robinson, Of Ca
barrus.
Lady Asst. Steward-NIrs II E King, of
Onslow.
STATE ECUTIv COMMITTEE.
Col. William II. Cheek, Chairman, CT
Warrenton.
Capt. j. f.. Porter, Secretary, Tarboro.
Capt S. B. Alexander, Charlotte.
John King. Falkland. Pitt county.
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NOVEMBER p, 1879
Vbe 0ran0e.

Under this head wiU be .found the oDtctal pa
Pers Of the Grant Master, and also. al
Communications from members Of tie North
Carolina Patrons Of Husbandry.
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livery JUSTICE OF HI PEACE SHOULD
HAVE M
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-02-14
The Ice Bridge at Niagara.

Niagara liver below the falls is spanned
by bridge of ice one mile long and 60 feet
wide. The river has been spanned in this
way before, but seldom, If ever, 80 early as
now. The other dag the ice damned !"
beneath the upper suspension bridge. Says
the Buffalo Courier. A vast quantity of
water had accumulated behind the ice and
made desperate effort to get free. The
enormous body Of snow and ice was raised
up by the water and tossed about in all di-
rections. Large blocks, weighing hum
dreds of tons, were lifted into the air. Boul-
ders were torn from the shore and swept
into the stream, and solitary FIR tree,
which ordinarily stands three feet above
high water, was carried away. The pom
derous strength of the enraged waters was
80 apparent that it seemed as is they would
rend the great gorge in twain, and in that
way escape from their imprisonment. As
they could not break the mile-wide dam in
two, they lifted it bodily into the air and
rushed away beneath it, leaving a span Of
ice above and behind them. The forma-
tion of the ice in this bridge is not the same
on both sides of the river. On the Ameri-
can side it is chiefly composed of snow
formed into rounded boulder shapes, and
looks like white coral. As one approaches
the center of the river the ice fragments be-
comes larger, and near the Canadian shore
huge cakes of .water-ice are formed into a
solid mass. In some places there are crew.
cee rs or 80 feet in depth, but water is nos
seen through them.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-02-14
A Rival 70 Ulysses Faithful Deg.

Every reader of the classics remembers
the passage Of the Odyssey-one Of the f.
nest passages Of ancient poetry-where the
sorrow-laden Ulysses, in che garb of o
beggar, returns to l.is rock-bound home to
find that every one had forgotten him save
his faithful dog. Argus, whom, aged and
full of sores, the neglectfnl servants have
fung ont TO die in the refuse of the stables.
Alone Of the ungrateful company he lecog-
nizes his master, and too weak to bark or
TO lick the hand extended to him, lays
down his shaggy ear and fawns his tail
for joy. The Eew York San prints the
story Of dog living within few hours
ride OF the city, in the midst of the hustle
aud workaday life Of a Long Islaisi country
village, whose fidelity would seem to equal
that Of Argus, although in different way
If the statements Of fifty eye witnesses are
to be believed, Gharl Dykeman's dog has,
for more than three weeks mounted guard
over the grave of hi> Il sad master In Hemp
stead csmetery-the .reater portion Of the
time without food, a-d in an atmosphere
occasionally dropping to four degrees be-
low zero. People have tried TO get him
away from the grave hi coaxing, by en-.
treaties, and By unpting offers OF food.
and even BY friendly violence. hut, except
10 the last instance, without snccess Evi-
IDENTITY dog nature has not changed 10 1900
veare.
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a Brilliant but Erratis Ram.

Condensed from the Virginia City Chronicle.
Billy y the pioneer Of Comstock, died at
o'clock yesterday. De mortuis nil nisi
bonum, nevertheless Billy died of the delir-
ium tremens. Eight years ago he was an
innocent, soft-nosed little black lamb, SO
pretty that the police force adopted kim as
their pet. As this innocent lambkin grew
in years and became more civilized he grew
in vice. First the officers taught him to
chew tobacco, then they gave him plain
cider and after while whisky. In D year
or 90 Billy sot 70 be the most reckless fre-
briats west Of the Mississippi. He bum.
med drinks off. OF everybody. He know all
the saloons in town and used TO 20 the
rounds every day. Once and only once was
he known TO turn his nose up ct drink. and
that was when offered water. When very
drunk be was very fastidious, and refused
TO touch anything but champagne. Yester-
day morning he ba-ba'd for whisky, and
some fool gave him quass can chuck fnll
Of the stun. Billy drank II of and at once
became much intoxicated, He showed
signs Of the rams r-l literally 4 rams " in
this case--and AZ midnight breathed his
last. He was buried this morning. A mon
ument will 10 erected over his grave,
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1879-02-14
MEslER!sM.
TIE sunJEcr KNEW WHAT HE WAS ABOUT.
From the Ottawa Citizen.

From the Ottawa Citizen
Recently York street family entertained
number of friends, and among the guests
was Nicholas street young man with mis-.
chief IN his eye, and who had penchaut
for practical joking. There was also in the
party Sussex street merchant who boasted
during the evening of being able to put the
strongest mind in the room under the influ-
ence Of mesmerism. 1t occurred to the
Nicholas street young man that he could
have jolly time. and his eye twinkled and
smile beamed over his face as he an
nouneed himself ready for the sacrifice.
The merchant commenced the operation,
and in less than two minutes concluded
that he had the Nicholas street young man
under ccAsreas He was allowed think 40.
for his subject performed all sorts. of ludi-
crous tricks at his suggestion, much to the
amusement of the company. Half an hour
later the merchant considered that it was
time to restore the young man to his senses,
but he soon discovered that he was power
less to perform that act, and to all appear
ances had lost control of his subject. When
he had been under the influence for an hour
the merchant began to get scared, and so
did the company, who looked upon the af-
fair as a genuine transaction. Finally a
doctor was sent for, but before he arrived
the young man had kissed all the young
ladies in the room and scattered the compa-
ny around in every direction. When the
doctor arrived at the house he had fully re-
covered, and it was not until to-day that the
cat was let ont of the bag. ......
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Brush's Electric Light.

From the San Francisco Alta, Jan. II, 1879.
Notwithstanding all the talk by Edison
and others as to what they were soon
"going to d." with their electric lights.
the field is being actually occupied almost
exclusively by the Cleveland light--the
Brush. Aglance at the order book of the
Telegraph Supply Company shows some
very important orders recently received,
some of which have been executed, others
in process of execution. Among those
already completed and in use were noticed
"a lights for the immense store Of John
Wannamaker, occupying the entire square
bounded by Market, Chestnut, Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets, Philadelphia 16 lights
for the Merrimack Mill, at Lowell, Mass. !;
16 lights for the Palace Hotel, San Fran
cisco, owned by Senator Sharon s lights
for the Edgemoor Iron Company, Edge
moor, Dell; lights for the Boston Music
Hall lights for the Continental Clothing
House, Boston ; 6 lights for Loeser's Dry
Goods Palace, Brooklyn, N. Y; 4 lights for
the mills Of the Washbnrn & Moen Manu-
featuring Company, Worcester, Mass.
Orders now being filed are for the illumin-
alton of the Assembly Chamber of the
New York State Capitol. at Albany; the
composing rooms and Offices of the New
York Tribune the mills Of Park Brothers
Steel Works, Pittsburg, and others OF less
importance. Tho country seems to look to
Ohio for Presidents, Generals of the Army,
Chief-J Justices and various high officers.
Why not come here also for the latest sen-
sation--the wonderful electric lightf
The Telegraph Supply Company, on FRI
day aftsrnoea and evening, as their con-
tribntion TO the Viaduct Celebration and
In addition TO the regular nightly iliumin-
alton Of their factory on st. Clair street,
arranged an additional light in headlight
reflector, and threw aood of light mp
Ontario street and into the Park. The eff
feot upon the flakes Of snow gently falling
at the time was beautiful, and crowds were
drawn to observe the light, which made
that portion of the city appear almost as
day. The question is asked, = Why c0nld
not the Viaduct be lit up BY this light? !?
The effect would be magnificent and the
expense inconsiderable. =
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Schuyler coliaz His Popularity at Home.

Rover of the Cincinnati Gazette, has
been to South Bend, and writes thus about
Schuyler Colfax
"H His neighbors say he's a good man, an
honest man and a sincere Christian man.
And neighbors generally know mans
character. In Terre Haute they'll tell
you that Senator Voorhees, never pays his
debts, that his morals are below par, that
his word is unreliable, and that his associ-
ates are not numbered among the best cti-
zens that his habits generally are very
questionable. Worst of all, they have the
documents and proofs to substantiate it ;
but nothing OF the kind is heard of Schuyler
Colfax. '' There's not child on the street
that doss not love him." said my landlady,
sand scarcely man in the country who'd
vote against him for anything except his
politics" added mine host. He's always
been very kind to the poor, God bless
him, whose gratitude had the favor of a
recent remembrance from the ex-Vice-
President. Probably he was her Santa
Claus. "Is he as popular here now as he
was ten years ago, when he was a candi-
date with General Grant ?" asked Mr..
Studebaker, one of the proprietors of the
immense carriage and wagon works. $50
far as am aware. Haring put himself
sntireIg ami absolntely lentside ahe pale spf
the political ars.na. he il NOT. of course, 40
much talked about, nor Is his influence SO
eagerly sought after. This, Of course,
would not be expected. But as neighbor,
citizen, neighbor and friend he is even
more highly esteemed. We are as proud
of him as ever" What do yon think of
him % queried Of the Hon. u. r. Leeper,
vino viii haye represented his county for a
decade when his present term shall have
expired. "He is NJ. 81 ,Acellent gentle
man." was the quick response, "of whom
Inever heard neighbor speak in dispar-
agement." This is the verdict Of Demo
GRAFT
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JOHNNY sKAE.
A PEN PICTURE OF THE MANIPULAToR OF
SIERRA NEVADA. =

From the Portland (Oregon) Standard.
John Skae, or Johnny Skae as he is more
familiarly called, who has lately brought
himself into prominence by trying 10 per-
form an Atlas feat with the Sierra Nevada
mine, is perfect sample of the San Fran
cisco stock gambler, He was born about
thirty eight years ago in Windsor, Canada,
small town opposite Detroit, Michigan.
Having studied telegraphy, he came to San
-%c 1-.aAd ,as-
tanned position in the Western Union Of
flee, where, by keeping his wits about him
and his tongue tied, he soon learned to
profit by the scraps of knowledge picked
up about the Office. Having made consid-
erable money in stock speculations he in
vested largely in the Virginia City Water
Company, and in 1867 was able travel in
Europe with his two sisters, having an in
sured income of $4,000 year. He was
always famous for hIs good luck, and while
at Baden BADEN and Weisbaden, eclipsed
the brother Of the Sultan, IN his heavy win
ming at rouge ct noir and roulette. 1t was
actually sad to see the poor men lose their
last sou on the turn of a card while this rich
young man won at every play. He always
has had penchant for frappe wine and
pretty actresses, but his love for the latter
has somewhat subsidized since his marriage
and his payment of $4,000 to compromise
breach of promise suit with one of two sis
ters known years ago upon the California
stage. His never-failing good fortune made
him reckless, and his recklessness made
him millionaire. He had worked with
the Flood s. O'Brien clique for long time,
and, it is said. was looked upon by them as
infaliible in his predictions regarding the
rise and fall of the mining stock barometer.
He made mistake, like Cesar, and has
been almost slain for his ambition. He
tried to Ego it alone" in his light canoe.
unaceustomed to the great ocean Of big
schemes, and paradoxical as il may sound,
would have been swamped had not Flood
came to his assistance. Help me, Cassius,
ere sink" and forthwith Flood patroniz-
ingiy "took him in out OF the wes.',
Johnny Skaa 10 not an educated man, in
the usual acceptation of the term, but is
sharp-witted, a pleasant companion, and as
bright as new dollar in all business affairs.
He is rather cloud "i in dress, but refined
at heart, retiring in disposition, generous to
his friends, and perfect father to his sis
ters. He makes up his mind in dash, and
and like the lightning, all the electricity at
his command, goes with the blow. The
young stock spectators in San Francisco
look upon him as their leader, and we can
safely say, kno wing his quick perception
and "nerve," that if Jim Fisk ever has q
rival ON this coast az q keen-eyed eagle to
closely watch the market and then swoop
down from his broker Office and bear off
millions, that man will be our friend john
ny. Skae.
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An " Improved" =" Telephone.

It Is not very long since that the mere
possibility cf the existence of such thing
as the telephone of to-day was to be secuted.
Now an ordinary telephone is not consider
ed anything unusual by any one. But
there is telephone apparatus now in OPP
Grafton between the Office of the Fire Alarm
Telegraph, presided over by Mr.. B. F.
Blackall. and his residence at No. AZ
North Union Street, that puts anything
before exhibited little in the shade. 1t is
AN improvement on the transmitting in
strument of the Bell telephone, and its
principal novel feature consists in the con-
Meeting of the apparatus with battery.
The air piece is the-saine as in the ordi-
nary telephone Al detailed description of
ssasa Improvement would hardly be interest
Ing, but 0ae of fes workiasRs will. a reps
resentative Of this paper called at Mr..
Blackall's Office this morning to find one
gentleman holding the ear piece TO his
head. while Mr.. Blackall was walking about
the room talking in his ordinary tone of
voica to his daughter Minnie at his resi-
dence fully mile away. Tie mouth
piece was against the wall and some feet
away from the speaker. In moment the
reporter was given the ear piece and Mr..
Blackall went into another room, at least
thirty feet away from the mouth piece, and
spoke in tone of voice very slightly
raised. The answer came as promptly and
distinctly as possible, and showed that his
message must have been heard with per-
feet ease. All this Notwithstanding that
the mouth of the transmitter was pointed
in the opposite direction from Mr.. Black
all, the sound having to strike the opposite
wall and rebound, as it were, at least twelve
feet, making forty-two feet in all. After
ward Miss Blackall played on her piano in
another room, some 25 or 80 feet from the
instrument. Then she whispered into the
telephone with surprisingly distinct results.
Taking all all the new improvement is
the most wonderful in use 80 far.-Roches-
ter Erpress.
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aeyssgs Gone te Sleep.

From the Omaha, Neb.. Republican.
Perhaps nothing in our geology is more
novel and interesting than the extinct gey
sers and hot springs of our State. We as
sociate the presence of such phenomena
with the Yellowstone region. But there
was period which closed in geologically
recent times, after having lasted for count
less centuries, when geysers and hot springs
were among the most common phenomena
of the plains of Nebraska, Kansas and Da-
kota. The marks of their former presence
are found occasionally along the Niobrara,
on the Upper Loup, and especially along
the valley of the Republican and its sribu-
taries. In 1868 found some extinct tubes
of geysers on the Bazile and between that
stream and the north fork of the Elkhorn.
In the GUNNER of 1874, while examining
section of country between the Platte and
Frenchman's Fork, I occasionally came
across deposits of geyserite near and along
tile latter river. Afterward observed
them between the Beaver and the Republi-
can, and along the latter river to the west
line of the State. have recently had q
conversation with Frank M. Dininney, of
Tecumseh, who is we'll acquainted with the
Republican region further east, and be-
tween it and the Solomon. He reports the
presence of mineral geyserite in countless
places: also, of old funnel-tubes of geyser,
some of which are exposed in excavations
and occasionally in well shafts and borings.
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ELEcTRrcITY.-In the course of q lecture
on electricity. delivered By Gerard Finch,
M. A., In connection with the Wigan Min
ing and Mechanical School, novel illustra-
ton was given of electricity performing
mechanical work. A saw.bsnch was placed
on q platform connected witha siemens dy-
namo-electric machine, which in its turn
was connected BIZ wires with the machine
outside the hall, used for producing the
electric light during the lecture. On the
electricity being communicated the saw
was set In mo.ion, and timber up to Ave
inches IN thickness was cut into strips.
Lord Lindsay, NJ. p, r. II. s., and Presi-
dent OF the Royal Astronomical Society, was
In the chair, and among the audience were
a large number of the leading colliery pro-
prietors of the district. The latter are in
clined to test the practieability Of working
coal-cutting machines and other under
ground machinery BY lelacsricityss A. pTes-.
ent compressed air 10 the eniE power that
can be used for driving thess mSehines =
without Interfering with the v6hEifation ofas
the workings. Electricity is said teproes
dHe0 equal eject at considerably :le4s cost. n
It can also be c0ntiuctad cteaply and easily
To any part of tha mines by means 0f she Y
wires.