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The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

A SIMPLE GROUP PREvENTIyE.-Take q
piece of black silk two or three inches wide,
sew 1t around the chld's neck, let him wear it
constantly, changing il when it becomes much
worn and thin. Our little one, who was always
subject to the Group, has never been troubled in
that way since we used the silk, although he
has gone to his crib so hoarse he could hardly
speak. Try it, mothers. II certainly will do
no harm, if it does no good. You had bet ter
see your little ones encased in black silk than
see them suffering from that fell destroyer,
crnuD
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

To KEEP BRAssEs CLEAN.-An ounce of pow
dered alum to a quart of water, in solution,
will make the keeping of student lamps, brass
es, ETC., an easy matter.
Wash off with it, wipe dry, then slight rub
with Electro Silicon or Tripoli, if one wants to
follow the traditions of our grandmothers, will
make whatever you it on as bright as that
venerated ancestress kept her andirons when
elbow polish was the fashion.-Ckicago Tribune.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

with one cup of sugar, q lump of butter the sizs
Of an egg; to this add q pint of sweet milk, one
quart Of -four, with three teaspoons Of yeast
powder. Bake in muffin rings, or gem pans, in
. quick oven.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

BURLINGTON Hawkeye: "From the heights
where my rapt Imagination has carried me, =
writes an inspired Ohio journalist, 81 can scan
the unexplored ocean of futurity." Bully for
you! Now just look at it carefully for a minute
or two, and tell us who the Republicans will
nominate in 1850.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

AMMONIA on PLANTs.-For house plants, five
or six drops to every pint of water, once q
week, will make them flourish. 1t is also good
to clean plant jars. So be sure and keep bot
tie of it in the house, and have glass stopper,
as IL cuts away cork.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

MUsH BIsCUIT.-1 quart of milk (water will
do), piece of lard the size of an egg, table
spoonful of salt put on the fire; when boiling
add sufficient corn meal to make rather stiff
mush. When this is milk warm add I cup of
yeast, and sufficient -four to make into dough.
Work well; in the morning, make up into
cakes; let it rise about fifteen or twenty min
utes, and then bake.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

BosToN Post: The only fault Montreal crit
ic finds with Wilhelmj as an artist is that his
"objectivity of artistic instinct suffers from the
predomnance of his subjectivity." We thought
the same when we heard him play here, but
didn't like to discourage the young man.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

BRonED CHIcKEN.-Split down the back, put
into o steamer and steam one-haif hour: wipe
off the moisture. rub well with butter, dip into
bread crumbs, and brol over clean fire IN ill
of delicate brown on both sides. Season W it'll
pepper and salt.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

MOTHER (noticiug her sons greediness)-
George, you should always leave the table feel.
ing that you could eat q little more- Son-.sI
do mother.r-Utica Observer.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

The man who objects to allowing fifteen or
twenty schoolboys to who can come the
nearest to his left ear with SNOWFALL, would
kick the cat OF the family hearthstone.-Detroit
Erec Prssa
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

About THE ONLY DRAwBACK.-H Edison's
electric light should take the place of kerosene
in our kitchens, there must he some other plan
adopted to prevent the increase of Ignorant
servaDts.-Norristoira Herald
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

BETTER it is to sit on a barrel at the corner
grocery with contentment than to repose in the
most luxurious easy chair adorned with tidy in the
house of the order loving woman.-Bostos Tran
Ac1inf
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

DID He HAVE SoUL-The detectives of New
York have nearly reached the conclusion that
Mr.: Stewart did not have any body.-Tictoria
Palladium.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

THAT popular cry, Another he nailed,n wa
originated by Jael, who nailed Sisera while b
was lying before her.-Daabsry. Ners.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

A MONTREAL paper says that Lorne and Lou
Use '.are not prize cattle" That may he true,
but Lorne makes fine show of his calves, and
Louise of her Observation-Disclosures POST
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

FAIR OrFER.-Daniel Pratt, who is also .
traveller, will accept the Bulgarian throne for
$500 per year and his beer.-Baifimore Gasffte.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

BURLINGTON Harkeye: SIN making his rounds
of the gambling houses of Boston, Mr.. MORGAN
seems to have missed the church fairs.n
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

"A maiden lady" complains in the New York
Graphss abont the indecent exposure of women's
underwear In shop windows.
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

IT is said that Anthony Comstock blindfolds
himself before disrobing for the night-Si. A.
bGns advertiser. -
The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1879-01-09

Gentle
Women

Who want glossy, lnxuriant
:.;ii wavy trrsSes Of abundant,
BEAUTIFUL Hair must use
LYONS KATHAIRON. ThiI
e!esaHi, cheap article always
I-,ikes The Hair grow freely
aid FIST, keeps it from faliiIis;
OFF, arrests and cures gray
l. ~, rci:.o,es dar,.ruif and
Telling, makes the Hair
;...a:;G, giving it o curling
ta.i....ncy and keeping it in
any desired position. Beau
tifn!. healthy Hair is the sure
result Of using kathair0n.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15

measures already mentioned, CONNER
cial fertilizers used judiciously, may be
used profitably. Thinks the farming
community Injured BY the guano tax,
there not being SO much competition IN
the sale. Much benefit is, however,
derived from the Agricultural Station
at Chapel Hill. BY It's aid we are as
sured Of the quality Of what we buy.
Thinks we shall be benefited By tie
purchase Of the material, and manipu-
late for ourselves.
G. :. BelliS:-l:as seen more waste
in manures, than in anything else, since
residence in this county. We should
prepare to take care Of ourmanures-we
should first bring up our soil to produce
grain and utilize all the products. The
manure may be much increased BY SOW
ing the hay, straw, &C., to feed to stock
and litter the stock yard. By so doing,
we shall soon be relieved OF the necessity
Of buying fertilizers. Thinks mich
COWS should have clover fields to run
on, and we should save their manure
that we should cut our 0 and feed it
stalk and all to our cattle, thereby max
ing much manure. We should make
our manure IN winter, and to do this,
we should have the necessary buildings
for the care OF our stock. Stock
should be cleaned and relittered
every morning-yaiscs much Il
from his pouluy-is opposed to pur-
fertilizers-thinks this tax on
the farm is very great.
lTo BE CoNTTSCED.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15

Tue PoIEDEXTER IERDICT.-Strio-
ped Of eXteinais and reduced 10 It's bare
foot, the case stands thus: a woman
had been insultcI and stood In need 81
protection, which was 1T once awarded
her with al Ihat Impuislve laslGessau
utter disregard OF personal considera-
ton which IS 80 emincntiy the charac-
teristic OF Southern manhood. What
followed was 4 side issue as unintcn-
JiOnai as il was awful, and ii seems 70
Us that thus viewed, tie ~cXiseHcics OF
the law could have been compassei
without the costly sacrifice OF Il brave
and resoIute young ire, which gave
promise Of unusual ability and excel
icncc. We are aware how imp0iitic and
wantin" IN worldly wisdom We are thus
to espouse a cause that Is lost, but CON
scientiousiy hol.in9 or cp.nior, an
trutlltuily believing it to hc a correct
one. we do not hesitate to express it.
Deeply Impressed with the terrible fate
OF Mr.. Curtis, eomPaSsi0nating most
tendcyiy the Sudden and most awful
ending Of a life that seemed 50 full Of
genticness and ~amiabiiity, We DO most
heartily deplore the blight and ruin of
tMr. Poindexter's life, winch for Us has
all the ineii;bie pathos OF that most
solemn and saddest Of all things, an
unneeded and useless sacrifice. Hrs.
Fanny DoDninG, Editorial IN lie Ports
mouth Times.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15

pose to make it a first class paner in
every respect. We commend the Far.
mer ard Mechanic to the favorable con
siaeratlon of our people. Ia.
This paper has been leasel for !
term Of years by Capt. Il. \. Shotwcll
ana John Watson Dowd. and was issued
10y the new propTictors last week. Cant.
Shotwe.i is Il of the spiciest writer's in
the State and the tornser and Mechanic
under his editorial control viii take high
RANK among the journals OF the day.
n. Dowd who has with much success
G%nE&ssed the passed year for the
ka.eiGh Mars, viii take the field for the
turner oad Mechanic. The now pro-
pIietoEs contemplate changing the name
OF the paper, bit re think the present
name q Very appropriate one and hone
such q change VIII not be made. Nav
~unboundcd success attend these broth
rem IN tins enterprise. -Durham P}ant.
Capt. II. \. Shotvell. 80 favorably
Known 70 the people OF North Carolina
as a writer. 4 patriot. and a gentleman.
has purchased, IL company with 'iIr. j.
". DoWd. the f0Eucr and Nech0nn.
Capt. ShotWeii IS one OF the best editors
III the State, and has made his paner
one of rare interest. Now tie will have
the exclusive control OF is editorial
columns, and will, ne predict, issue a
journal which no intelligent man who
loves the Old North State can afford to
DO without. We bespeak a liberal
patronage tor tie Captain : new i
iee!ing ASSUMED that every subscriber
VIII be anDty rqn3ii +n. tho 80 ,bo
paper viii cost HIM. '-IolchEight.
Capt. r. \. Shotwell and AIr. !
". DoWd formerly OF chatham have
leased the Former and Nechanic. and
VIII hereafter have the entire control of
that paper. We extend to them our
best wishes. : CHATHAM record.
1T affords Us great pleasure to
chronicle Capt. Slio1ue!l' accession t.
The pEopTietorship and complete control
the fufnser end -Ieciuujc. The in
teii'9ent ara ea1lm2b'e gentleman has
enforced II confidence ald sym
ashy. lie Is i good editor, a sterling
citizen 2nl al aiIlab.e a He has i
strong hold upon the esteem Of the peo-
PIE of North Carolina. Ills suffering
the truth has cnGcuyel nin to every
soul. And his experience
Sith an agriculture! paper, ike the
farnaor and Nochanjc, coupled with his
and application, viii, we trust,
make that enterprise 4 most respecta-
Die pecunlary success. -Negb6ruton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15
agricultural.
cote Beard Of Agriculture, Inmigra-
ton and Statistics.

r. JARVIS, Governor and ex oilicio Chalr
man q KERR. state Geologist and ex officlo
,,har of The Board.
hiIihpo RATTLE. President State Agricultural
p onJ * officio member OF the Boald:
'9 T- Il. HoLr. President state AErlcq.Illa
sGclr'4 AZ CurEU Master State GrangH, T..
y and ex oIicio member OF the Beard.
"i IL; TTgIGpES. OF Edgecombe county.
JoNATHAN EVANS, 81 Uumoe eidnar county
iEIooS J. ROBINSON, Secretary and treas
urer. , floor of Briggs Building
Raleigh, Nc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15
Two Doors West OF Presbyterian Church.

Two Doors West Of Presbyterian Church.
A. kin"s of Dress Goods, in the piece or
made into garments DYED, Cleaned or Re-
finished. Ladies' Dresses. ClOaks. Mantillls,
S,.. i'll all fabrics cleaned, Without ripping:
KID GLOVES and NICELY
CLEANED. FEATHERS DYED BEAUTI-
FULLY. Gentiemens' Goats. Oyercoats.
ripping. Damask and Moreen Curtains
the most brilliant shades Of Sea let crimson,
&c. or the most delicate or grave colors-
cashmere. Broche VOL. Grape and other
ShawIs cleaned in the best manner. Orders
by express viii receive pr ompt attention
and he returned in the same way
Respectfully, d. H BRCN DER
Gaci-5ul.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15

The AsheyilIe Journa1 says that on
the Sd inst, w. c. Lydia and brother,
two young men OF Henderson county,
made an assault upon the person Of Il
boy by the name Of Morris, aged II
years. The injured youth now lies IN a
very critical condition, having lost an
immense amount OF blood before surgi-
cal aid could be obtained. The wretch
ed hyenas have been arrested and tried
before a magistrate, and committed to
jail to await the further results ofyoung
Morris injuries.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15
For the FARMER AND MECHtSlr
Gold Mining.
tT0 BE CONTINUED.

Gold mining i'll Nolth Carolina IS
looking up. Anumber Of Investments
have been made III Davidson, Randolph,
and Montgomery lately, and several
new mines have been discovered.
Gen. Garfield, Of Ohio, and Gen.
Wilson, Of West Virginia, members Of
Congress, have just purchased one Of
the rich old placer mines on Beaver
Dam Creek, Davidson county. The
Russell mine has been lately openod; a
mine near Thoma>yil!e; two on Deep
River, near Buffalo Ford, n d some
fine specimens have been obtained from
the graye's about the old Christian
mine. ". G. X.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15
For the FARMER ASD MEcHANIc
,;onaar Agricultural CLUB
of EallfaX County, N. u

This club met on heu"e'u"9 N"so :"
Mr. W. +. SpruiIl's and was called
to order by the President. Mr. e. ;.
HeIIi, was appointed to report
the farm. After calling the
,oI and reading and adopting the MN
utes IF the previous meeting, the cIup
nroaee,Ied to examine the farm. (lhIs,
your reporter regards as one OF the
most instructive features Of the meet
inc. as nan practical and useful les
sans are learned from observations, and
many pertinent questions are asked and
answered while making the rounds.
II was generally agreed to that there
wa. 4 vast Improvement in the appear
,nce Of MIR. SIS farm, noticeable at sight
70 anv one acquainted with it under the
\1-cotton system. The green fields of
wheat. oats. clover and grasses,-the
Intervening and adjoining fields We'll
prepared. and planted to corn and cot
Ton. show plainly that a diversified
system is practical now. A we'll al
ranged farm like this, with the various
crops growing thereon, presents indeed,
a Grand and imposing scene.
\ fine lot OF colts and other stock,
III orchard Of various varieties OF fruits,
4 fish pond, convenient farm houses,
good fences, and the general appear
aa,e Of the farm, show unmistakable
evidences Of thrift. Such a,e the re-
ruiz, Of talent and energy. which are rs
necessary to success in agriculture, as i'll
any of the professions OF occupations.
TN the return Of the club to the
house, the subject, How can We in
crease our supply Of home made ma
aure, was then taken m and discuss
cL.
". +. SpgIii said: This, Nr. P-esi-
dent, is a question that vitaIIy concerns
Mt only the members of TIL, club, but
tins whole community.
The resources are so nero and
the supply 50 abundant, that | scarcely
know where to begin.
The most important source Of supply
that we have i, derived from our stock,
AM stock to make good manure must
be teI, and to feed them, economically,
supplies must be raised and not bought,
AM tins carries us back To diversified
hsoaadry. | might also mention the
f1e supply Of muck, wordsworth,
wee.s. brers. DC. all OF which might
be converted into valuable manure.
bIt after practical experiments, | am
cHlncei that it is cheaper to grow
vegetable matter, which is the lie Of
tue >5l, Oh The land, than it is to haul
IL there, judging the future by the
pat th, is the point that must be
''a Aei, before We can expect any very
yea, improvement iii our lands. More
lh@se requires more stock To eat it.
ali Tiea carefully husbandcd makes
f" ne manure. NJ decided and per
All Ja.t H. .''o'ea''"' can be obtained
leI.~ h. ~, e11v9'' at enormous ex-
SO 0I TIE system Of commercial fer
N-attN fN4t H.,.- -- Il
Il. VIII, ' "~, no" prevails IN TINS land.
f.r.:,sl ,'l'S'' 2a3piy special mineral
e,at t.e.er'o,a q ! 0*[s SOIL ana derive
clio, ,,s NJ. ny 'li"'''i ooonl-
s.ig5 ir.-m-I o'ose tile ~
Garry more Stao, = 'se' 70 e'''''e Us 70
a.,e pa,u~o '"4'h we can RAISE
,, N. 3, h"~es~:-Th,nks it pays to
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15

RAPE ANDACCIDENTAL KILLING N
JACKSON CoUNIY.-On Sunday, the
9th ut, Grant Love, a mulatto, about
twenty-five years OF age, outraged a
white girl BY the name OF Watson, re
siding about two miles from Webster.
The girl upon whom the horrible deed
was pcrTetrated wa only about eleven
years O. age.
On Monday night a crowd Of young
men were preparing 70 go II pursuit OF
the negro Who committed the v~iiiainous
deed. when William Il. ~Iirizzie, a young
man who was very highly esteemed,
dropped a pistol and shot himself ia
t,liv. trGm which he died Tuesday az )
o'clock. =. m.-Coy. AshecN0 o0aFHaA
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15

GOLD IN DAVIDSON ND RANDOLPH
CojNTIEs.-M.. Conkin, writes to the
O6serter:
IN my visits to the Piedmont section
during the past four years [ have no.
tiCed q steady growth in the mining in
tcrests. Although it has been but four
months since | visited this portion OF
iile State, VIA not prepared for, and
was greatly surprised TO see the in
creased interest III Go,d and copper
mining. 1t Lexington every body
talked gold, and al Tie stores and pub
lie windows exhibited fine specimens of
ore. Several now mines have been
developed. and thousands Of dollars are
beng invested ii machinery.
Ut Salisbury the fever is high. Near
there ale sOne SIX or seven mines in
operation on a large scale. Col. Brown.
proprietor Of the ~i}oyoen House, can
cell YOU all about it, and has a large
nnnbet - fire specimens. Even Mr..
~Iiural, Clerk OF the Court, has his
window dechel with q rock That was
worth untold fortunes.
1T Ihomasyii.e, tie head centre OF
mining operations, they do not talk
anything but gold, copper. silver and
lead. i is al there, and there's
millions il t. Numerous mines are
being opened, ard with Hatteving pros
peets.
The T~homasyille Seminary for girls
claims some attention at present as
commencement takes place the fourth
Of June, and | learn will be OF a good
deal u interest. Che school is pros
porous under tie management Of Prof.
Reinhalt.
I;ish Point las GOD specimens scat
tered aIi round. There is net quite :
ton OF rock at Jaryals Hotel, but If all
The gold was banned out OF it and it
panucd as Well Il expected, JarreiI
could extend ms hotel a square nearer
the derot. 0ne OF the most extensive
eo,d mil. n the State IS Eear here and
they say hes made money, New addi-
rions ale being made to the already ex-
machinery. Other mines are
being developed near this place.
There is 40 hunbug N this increased |
AMI It is a fact that there never
has been the excitement and interest in
IN North Carolina that there is
now. / hope attor q little TO visit
.cyelai q t.e leading mines and then let
lie people know just what here is in it.
miners il their mine is paying
,emin,is me Of Mark Tsgain's lis he
Its a useless question. Mining
las been mitch improved III regard t
reating the sulphuGcts and q larger per
.ent. OF gold is sWel. Two large
lesaiphurizing works are being erected,
me IL IlOmasyille and one al Saiisbury.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15

Caldwell Jail has been empty for sew
cral months.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-15

June 9TH Greensboro votes On local
OF ton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-11-21
Two Children's Trip In a Balloon.

When Mr.. John Wise. of Philadelphia,
was lost in his balloon called 1.-THE
Pathfinder" the newspapers printed
many accounts of trips made into the
air, some by brave men and some by
foolish ones. A lady who lives in the
town of Centralia, ILL.,, said nothing
until all the rest were through talking.
Then she told the editor of the st. Louis
Republican to look into the number of
the Republican that was printed on the
2lst of September, 1858. The editor
looked and found an account of how
two little children took trip in a bal
loon all by themselves. On that day an
aeronaut or sailor of the air, named Mr..
Brooks, filed his iron ship with gas on
the farm of Mr.. Harvey, who lived
near Centralia. He expected to sail up
in the afternoon. About noontime Mr. 4.
Harvey put his two children into the
basket of the balloon just to please
them and not thinking for moment of
any danger. The balloon was tied to a
tree by ropes. All at once a gust of
wind broke the ropes and the balloon
shot up into the sky with nobody but
the two children in the basket. Mr..
Harvey was wild with grief and shouted
aloud, They're lost! they're lostr'
All the neighbors ran to the spot, only
to see the balloon drifting off to the north
and more than a mile high. One of the
children was a girl, Nettie, eight years
old, and the other was her little brother,
Willie, four years old. Both cried when
they found themselves leaving the
ground and going on very, very
strange journey indeed. Nettie looked
Ora,. tho od oo of \ q ho SHOT o,,J eo ,,r l. ox
father wringing his hands away below
Soon the people looked to her smaller
than babies and the houses like toy
houses. She and Willie were going up,
up, up all the time. 81 expect we are
going to heaven, Willie," said Nettie.
Willie thought it was very cold in
heaven, then, for the higher they went
the colder it grew. Nettie wrapped
Willie in her apron and held his head in
her lap until he cried himself fast asleep.
Then NeGtie folded her hands and
waited. She said, Il think we must
be near the gate now" She meant the
gate of heaven that she had heard about
in Sunday-school. But Nettie fell
asleep, too. When she awoke she found
that some strange man was lifting her
from the basket. The strange man was
a farmer in Northern Illinois, who had
seen a balloon drifting low down across
his field. The rope was dragging, and
so he caught it and landed the children
safely. The balloon had foated all
night. Nettie and Willie's father soon
learned that they had been found, and
took them home two days afterward.
Nettie is now a woman-the very same
one who told the editor ofthe RepubLECan
to look back in its files for the story.