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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

Prices have declined in al the
States. In some instances the
decline is considerably over one
third. Cattle are about equal in
number to last year. The great
est decline-l0 per cent.-was" III
Long Island. The greatest in
crease-23 per cent.-in Nebras-
ka. Prices have also declined.
The number Of sheep has in
creased about ) per cent. There
is a small decline in the Middle
States, but all other sections Of
the Union show an increase,
especially the Gulf States, which
have advanced Is per cent. The
largest rates of State increase are
Al per cent. in Nebraska, % per
cent. in Kentucky and % per
cent. In Minnesota. The States
showing a decline are New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Virginia, Indiana, Hi
nois and Iowa, which fall ! or 2
per cent. below last year. Prices
show a decline on the whole, but
not 50 great as on other kinds Of
farm animals. The Pacific States
show positive increase, as also
does Pennsylvania. The prices
for hogs received in January,
1879, are ruinously low. The
records of this department since
its formation have never shown
SO low a price. Only in a few
of the extreme Northeastern
States, where the home CON
sumption exceeds the produc-
ton, does the price hold a fair
comparison with the price of
previous years. The numbers as
compared with those returned
January, 1873, shows an increase
of about five per cent, which is
mainly caused by large increases
in States west of the Mississippi
River, the States Of Illinois, In
diana, Ohio and Kentucky le-
naming nearly the sane as last
year. Mules increased about
two per cent, Kansas reporting
twenty-five per cent, Minnesota
fourteen per cent, and Nebraska
ten per cent. more than last year.
A decline Of one or two per cent.
is noted in New York, New
jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and
Oregon. The other States range
from 100 to 100. Compared
with five years ago prices show
a still greater decline than those
of horses.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

Bros j. r. Winston W. I. Cobb
and j. A. Harris were appointed IL
Committee on the Organ under the
above resolution. Said committee
have reported that they have
made satisfactory arrangements
with the FARMER AND MECHANIC,
an Agricultural Journal, published
in the city of Raleigh, and do re
commend the FARMR AND Ne
CHANIC the organ Of our order.
Patrons,-It is with pleasure |
announce to you that the FARMER
AND MECHANIC is the organ Of our
order. In it will be published all
reports and communications from
the Masters office and the office Of
the Executive Committee, that
can be made public. Each patron
should not only subscribe for II,
but should send to the manager all
"items" that will be Of general IN
terest % our order. Masters and
S~ecretarys OF subordinate oranges
will have this announcement read
before their respective oranges.
Trusting thateach OF you Val aid
in extending the circulation OF our
organ and In building It up.
am, fraternally,
). b. ALEXANDER,
VI .stcr y. &. State Grangc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
Farm Notes.

CURE For Hoe CHOLERA.-A
farmer who has suffered from
the loss of over one hundred hogs
this year, has a remedy which
he says cures in every case.
My informants is Mr.. @. w.
Baker, of Champman's Greek,
Clay county; =. O. Wakefield.
He breaks a box of concentrated
I've into a barrel of clean water,
and when the I've is dissolved,
gives it to the hogs as drink.
Mr.. b. says he had in his feed
ing lot, a hog which would
weigh 400 lbs, so near dead that
he thought it useless to try to
save him, but on second thought
said, try anyhow. So he rolled
him on to his back and poured a
pint Of the liquid made, a trife
stronger than that in the barrel,
down his throat, and in less than
an hour porker was on his feet,
cracking corr nearly as lively as
ever.-KansaS Farmer.
The money sunk by large
farmers during the last 10 years
amounts to more than 100000
900, and it is thought that their
failures have taught them a val
liable and much needed lesson.
Much of the success Ct France
has been ascribed to the subdi-
vision Of the country into small
farms, which, thoroughly titled,
support a large population.
France produces more wheat, it
is said, than the whole of the
United States. Her crop for
1868 is represented at 100000
900 bushels, while ours for the
same year was only $40, 600
bushels. The little farms we'll
titled by or under the direct
labor and superintendent of the
owners and their wives, sons and
daughters usually pay the best.
The pillow and spade, wherever
the soil IS not too wet, may be
kept at work in mild weather,
and thus facilitate spring opera
lions.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
Cannioals in New Caledonia
Firm the sydaey Aorasax nsrasa.

Firm me sydasy Aoralax nsrasa-
Oar No1mea correspond
gives the following particular
Of the murder of eleven men -
New Caledonia 1.-The pla,.
thrills with the news that in the
beginning Of this week lNoven.
Der u eleven more G added
TO the list of victims. Again
has over-contidence in the hlacl
demons been the snare. Thr,.
small coasters Were engaged 10
carry provisions and ammun
ton 10 the military force under
the commanp Of Colonel Wend-
hing, neutrality-suspicious. the rebel,
in the north of Poya. Adie, e..
Among the eleven men conl-
posing the three crews was a
man named Marianne. who's
son Was killed in the massacrc
at NJ. Houdailles This man.
50 Tar As a perfect acquain ance
with their language, manners
and customs, wa as a native
himself. lie had served for
Years as interpreter on any re
CURED occasion through an OK
tenslve district and among many
tribes, He seemed, in spite of
the loss of his son, to have
scorned the idea that the blacks
would do anything against him.
1t Is stated that he was warned
not to 20 on shore, ami that h.
should keep a strict watch.
Both cautions seem TO have been
neglected. The lamentable fact
remains TO be told that the en-
pected provisions not arriving.
search was made, and at the
mouth of the Poya River one
plllaged boat was found, as also
were traces of a sanguinary fight,
evlnced by broken oars, with
natives hair adhering. On the
borders OF the river, hidden
away in the scrub, were found
provisions, munitions and six
native baskets filled with freshly
cooked human flesh, from when
the bones we're extracted also
the heads on poles. Two thou,-
and rounds of Chassepot rifle
cartridges fell into the rebels
hands, and these they employed
against the boats OF the wa
steamer Lamothe Piquet, as they
were searching the river on the
10th. A great many shots were
fired by the Kanaks hiding in
the man7groves which fringe
the rivers III New CALEDONIA.
The boats We're struck by five
balls, but no one was injured.
The sailors could only reply By
blind shots, as it were for it Is
impossible for any but the bare
footed, agile savage to move
through these mangrovc swamp.,
a mlsstep among the snakelikc
roots of which involves sinking
to the neck or deeper in mud.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

For toothache, take equal
parts of camphor, sulphuric
ether, ammonia, laudanum, tine
ture Of cayenne, and one-eighth
part of oil cloves. Mix we'll to-
gether. Saturate with the liquid
a small piece of cotton and ap,,
ply to the cavity of the diseased
tooth, and the pain will cease
Immediately.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
The Bible.

At a late meeting Of the Wake
County Bible Society, Gov. Il. B.
Vance made, among others, the
following good points:
That the Bible is true is appa-
rent from the fact that III this
most practical age Ct the world
an age when everything is
subjected to the severest scientific
investigation, and if not found
to be useful and true, is merci-
lessly discarded-it not only
holds its own, but is constantly
extending the area Of its inhu-
ence, while the sacred books of
other religions have either lost
their power over the minds Of
men, or, if respected at all, seem
to have no power to make disci-
pies.
OF a lady who claimed to dis
believe the Bible, and whose
husband, an upright, honorable
and virtuous Judge, also an inf
del, she declared to be equal in
moral qualities to any protesting
christian OF her acquaintance,
he asked if she had never con.
ceived the idea that her hus-
band, good and true and honor
able, as she represented him,
might not be the product OF
Christianity ,notwithstandinghis
rejection Of that faith.
70 this she replied that she
had never thought Of that, but
Seneca among the Romans, and
Socrates among the Greeks, were
good and true men without the
help Of the Christian faith. To
this the Governor replied, that
they we're doubtless good men
after their light, but their light
was very imperfect, and that
there could be found thousands
Of humble peasants in Scotland,
or this country, who, taught by
this holy faith, were as far SUI
perior in all the moral elements
of their character, and in the
conduct OF their social relations
to Socrates and Seneca, as the
sun was superior to the stars of
heaven.
He said further, that when
disturbed by doubts, as he had
been at one time, and as every
thinking man would be, as to
the truth of the Bible, he had
consulted a minister then pres
ent, as to what he should read
to establish his faith in the in
spiratlon Of the Scriptures. The
advice he received was to read
the Bible itself, and he had
found In his experience that the
best evidence he had found in
his experience that the best evil
deace of Christianity was chris
tianity itself, and that the very
best proof Of the truth OF the
Bible was that blessed book
without note or comment.
It was an edifying sight-the
Governor of a great common
wealth pleading for the circula-
ton of the Bible, before a large
and intelligent audience, a large
portion of whom we're members
of the General Assembly of the
State.-BibHcaL Rec1rder.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

Newbern Mt .SheH: Some Of
our enterprising business men
are talking about putting 4
Tl0,OO0 steamer on our waters.
to ply between Newbern and
Klnston and Newbern and
Trenton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
Farm And Household Para
graphs.

NIne-tenthS OF all loses OF
young stock that occur during
the winter are animals that are
in low flesh at the beginning OF
cold weather. Nothing affords a
more perfect protection from
cold than a good supply of fat.
If you DESIRE killing proof of
the impurity of air that has been
once breathed, hang up a canary
bird in a cage at the top of a
closely curtalned bedstead, and
if the bed is occupied the bird
will be dead in the morning.
To make a cheap pork barrel,
buy a coal oil barrel; knock one
head in take a bunch of old hay
set fire to it and throw it in the
Darrell, let it burn until the
slaves begin to burn, put it out
by turning the barrel upside
down, scrape the Goals off, and
you have a good, sweet DARRELL.
Unless there is a special stress
in the market, a farmer should
salt his own pork, for he will
not only make a little margin in
doing the work Of packing. but
he saves the ofal and blood for
manure. The refuse matter from
a slaughtered hog of 300 lbs will
produce, as a fertilizer, six BUSH
els of shelled corn or more, and
this fed judiciously, it is said by
good judges, will make72 lbs Of
pork.
For the Inter, all flower Dor
ders should have a good cover
ing OF stable manure. In the
spring the long stuff sould be
raked off, and the rest forked in.
1t will not only protect the roots
against all injury during the
winter, but the plants will appear
IN the spring greatly improved,
and the flowers will be much
more abundant, and prove Of
mnch higher and greater beauty.
A writer who says that one
good COW gives milk enough for
a family Of eight persons, gives
the following as his treatment
eff you desire to get a large
yield Of rich milk, give your
COW every day water slightly
warm and slightly sailed, in
which bran has been stirred at
the rate of one quart to two gal
Ions of water. You will find if
you have not tried this daily
practice, that your cow will give
70 per cent. more milk
A British beekeeper says he
has witnessed the destruction, in
two weeks time, Of a thriving
apiary Of five stocks, solely by
wasps, which being in a starving
condition, and as much for
warmth and protection as for
food, forced an entrance into the
hives. The best defense he has
found, both against wasps and
robber bees from stronger colo
MES, is first, to keep the stocks
uniformly strong, ard second, to
close the entrance holes to the
attacked hives, SO that only two
bees can pass or repass at the
same time, thus giving one
means of defense which they Will
not be slow to take advantage of.
To brown coffee, first procure a
good quality of the article, for no
amount of p%ainstaking can make
a cup of ''old government Java"
out of slight Rio" Having
looked over your coffee, put it
about two thirds Of an inch deep
in a medium sized dipper. Set
it into a hot oven, and place
yourself near by with a long
handled spoon /; keep up a good
fire, and stir the coffee frequent
ly to keep the heat evenly dis
persed, as a few burnt kernels
will spoil the flavor Of the whole.
Let the oven cool off gradually
as the process nears completion,
and when the kernels are a nice
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

There is a tide in the affairs
of lovers which, taken at the
food, leads on to matrlmony.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
Gov. Jarvis Inaugural Ad-
dress.

1t IS an excellent address. and
gives evidence that the Cover
nor assumed the Executive robes
without hesitations and with
clearly defined convictions.
There Is no room to doubt or
Speculate where he stands. and
there Is an earnestness and di-
rectness that must command re-
spect and inspire the utmost
confidence in his administration
OF all regardless of party. He
says:
"A common interest, and a
common patriotism require every
citizen OF the State to contribute
all he can to the development OF
her resources, and the increase
OF her wealth. Did [ say "a COM
mon interest? Yes. 1t can be
demonstrated upon the simplest
principles of political economy
that the farmer in CurIftuck is
pecuniarily interested in an In
crease in the value Of lands of
Cherokee. The poorest tax
payer in Buncombe is interested
IN seeing Raleigh grow to be a
great and wealthy city. Raleigh
in seeing Beaufort and Viii
mington put on a new era Of
prosperity, and all in seeing
Charlotte maintain her steady
step to wealth, and what is true
of these sections is true of every
other section and its people.
The taxable property of the
State as shown by the last re
port of the Auditor is $146,37O,-
1913. 70 raise enough money
from this property for State pur-
poses requires a tax of twenty
nine and two-thirds cents on
each hundred dollars worth Of
property. Now suppose by con-
~structing highways that lead to
our own cities and towns, by
encouraging our own people in
their efforts to develop the man
ufacturing interests of the State,
by fostering our own trade and
commerce, and by a just and
equal system Of valuation, we
could in a few years double the
taxable value of the property Of
the State, and it may be done.
Is it not perfectly clear that any
one individual no matter in what
section he resides would only
have to pay half as much tax on
the same property then as now,
for rs you increase the value of
the property to be taxed, the
amount Of money to be raised
remaining the same, you de
crease in like proportion the
amount each hundred dollars
worth of that property has to
pay.
But this common interest and
common patriotism not only re.
quires the construction Of our
lines Of communication, so that
they lead to our own cities and
towns but they require hat our
people shall p~atronize them.
While | am free to admit that
the trade and commerce of the
State cannot be controlled by
legislation without injury to
many of our best citizens, [ at
the same time insist that if the
shipper in Raleigh or Charlotte
can get an outlet on our own
coast on as good terms as he can
by a route that tends to build
up the cities and towns of other
States he is in duty bound to
give North Carolina the prefer
ence.
SO when our people can buy
at home as cheaply as they can
abroad they ought to encourage
their home merchants, their
home mechanics, their home
manufacturers and every enter
prise of their own State. All
petty .jelousies and rivalries be
tween individuals and sections
which tend to keep one down
because it may outstrip another
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

Eugene II. Pullen, formerly of
Raleigh, has bee made cashier
of the National Bank Of the Re
public, New York.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT BY
THE GRAND MASTER o.
NORTH CAROLINA
GRANGE.

MASTERS OFFICE,
\. G.. STATE GRANGE.
CHARLOTT, Aug. 81, lS1S.y
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-02
A Birds Wing Merchant.

One of the customers of this curious
coffee seller must speak Ut, since l noted
his bundle and inquired the cause Of his
wearing feather in his sombrero. See-
ing at a glance, that was a stranger, he
became, perhaps, more polite and cOmmu
NEGATIVE than he otherwise would be.
Yes, sir; wear this feather because
it is the symbol of my trade, and this bun
ole, too, contains feathers that you speak
of as giving an odor. And, sir, / am
proud of my calling. Do you know that
the martyr King Louis XIV. delighted
in slaughtering swallows, and killed as
many as two hundred III single dave But
Ikill them not. only tear off their winpsl'
"What, tear them off the live bird?" I
remarked in horror.
eyes, sir; that is the only way to pre-
serve their luster in the hats of the fair
and fashionable ones.''
"But how do you catch the live swal
lows
Fish fer them, STRIP
l begin to be incredulous, but the pale
coffee slipper at once relieves my doubts,
and tells me that he sets q series of fine
silk threads pendant from poles in the
quarries OF Arcueil and GENTLY, and to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-02
CASUALTIES.

Two more cases of small pox were re-
ported in New York June Is.
Hugh McPhalen was drowned in
Heart river, at Mandan, D. T., June IS, while
attempting to rescue boy from drowning.
The boy was saved.
Two children of Mr. Wiswall master
mechanic Of the Halerm railroad company
was killed by lightning on Saturday afternoon
June 49, in Morrisania N. York.
June "a, by the breaking of a speader
chain VIM. Savage and Louis w. Snyder,
machinests, and James Markings, boiler max
er, were precipitated to the bottom Of the
slope at Wtlliamstown colliery. Savage and
Snyder were killed and markings was serious
ly wounded.
The engineer of the i'll fated steamer,
May Queen, which exploded on Lake Mime
tonka, on Saturday June %. died Monday
morning June 80. Capt. Rockwell, and Mrs.
Bukey are in a very critical condition, and
their recovery doubtful. The rest of the in
jured are doing we'll.
A San Francisco telegram Of June %,
says Reno dispatch gives an account Of the
burning of the snow sheds one and a half
miles east Of Cisco. The east bound train ran
through it, but the west bound was detained
six hours. Nine hundred feet of shed burned.
Fire supposed to have been set by tramps.
A son, aged IA years, of Mrs. Raymond Pat
chowski, of St. Paul, Mimi, was drowned in
the forenoon of June 25 in the Mississippi
river. while crossing over to West St. Paul, by
the upsetting of boat. Two other boys, with
him in the boat, were saved. The body had
not been found at late hour on the night of
the disaster.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-02
Judicial Sympathy.

Recently a suit was tried before an In
diana Justice Of the Peace wherein lady
was plaintiff, and bank the defendant.
The evidence showed conclusively that
the fair plaintiff had no right to recover;
OF this no one could have the ssshadow of
doubt" Her learned counsel knew
we'll that unless he could get the sympa-
thy of the esquire" his client would
have "lost cause" He therefore labored
hard in applying the sympathetic pro-
cess" He gushed with eloquence of
great warmth in referring to his clients
rights, until finally great tears came
trucking down his cheeks, at the sight of
which the Justice (who was a very tender
hearted individuaD was also moved to
tears. This satisfied the attorney that the
sympathy Of the Court was In behalf of
the lady, and he closed his argument by
saying, at does my heart good to be-
heve, that this honorable Court, in the
exercise of a sound discretion, will not
allow the rights Of a pure and noble
lady to be trampled beneath the cloven
feet OF soulless corporation;' and took
his seat as confident that he would get a
judgment as ever poor Miss Elite was.
Thereupon the squire rendered the fol-
lowing comprehensive and satisfactory
decision. He said: ''The plaintiff in this
case is woman, and her counsel has for
the last hour touched the sympathy Of
the court in her behalf, and l am glad of
it; but think, under the law, that Juice
is on the side Of the bank. I therefore
will find in favor Of the bank, and let the
record shoso that Mrs.--has the full
syanpathy Of the Court"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-02

i = 81 + . III y 81 Ia + 5f +
gold and silver coin and bullion was, for the
twelve months ended May 81, 1879, %, ,6l6;.
for the twelve months ended May 81, 1878
$7,24s,901 fg$.
At Tarboro, n. G., June 90, Robert
Jones (negro), who murdered Rudolph Eaton
(white) in the village Of Rocky Mount Dec S,
1877, was publicly executed. The sheriff left
the jai with the prisoner in an open wagon,
the Edgecomb guards accompanying, with
negro fire company, in red shirts. Jones
talked, laughed and poked fun at the sheriff,
dwelt long on his religious experience, said he
was going straight to heaven. He was the
coolest man ever seen on the gallows, drank
wine in remembrance of the brethren in
Christ and shook hands all round The moose
and cap were put on, and the drop sprung.
Death from strangulation in twenty-six min
utes.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-02
Fashion Suggestions.

Handsome g1ngham lawns, sometimes
called cotton zephyrs, are this month
supplied in checks and broken plaids of
fresh and charming colors. Pink and
blue, red and gray, brown and buff, garnet
and straw color, count among the leading
and popular mixtures. Linen lawns with
white grounds and precise figures, or
cluster stripes OF color, are being popular
ly chosen for summer dresses.
New bouquet-holders are rings and
brooches that supports fan-shaped orna-
ment made up entirely of Rhine crystals;
some of these have serpent of the stones
twined around them. The ring holds the
corsage bouquet, and the pin fastens it to
the dress. 1t IS worn near the waist line
on the left side. Large punches of natur-
al flowers form such bouquets, and it is
the caprice Of the moment to show the
bunch Of long stems at the end. Carna
lions, Marshal Neil roses and the JacQue-
minot roses are the clusters most used.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-02

Take the very best stone-llme, and
slack it in a close tub covered with
cloth to preserve the steam. Salt-as
much as can be dissolved in the water
used for Stacking and reducing the lime
should be applied, and the whole mass
carefully strained and thickened with
small quantity Of sand, the purer and finer
the better. A few pounds of wheat flour
mixed as paste may be added, and will
give greater durability to the mass, es-
pecially when applied to the exterior sur.
face of buildings. With pure lime, prop
erly Stacked and mixed with twice its
weight of fine and sifted wood-ashes in
equal proportions, almost any color can
be made by the addition Of pigments.
Granite, slate, freestone and other shades
may be initiated, and without any detri-
ment to the durability OF the wash. This
covering is very often applied and with
good effect, to underpinning, stone fences,
roofs and the walls Of Barns and other out
buildings.