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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-06
STONE WELLS or ARIZONA.
Natural Formations In AN Arid Desert-One
Hundred aud FIny Graves.

A wonderful place Is Tinajas, about thirty
miles southcnst OF Mission Camp. The noun
tnins have ono faco OF hard. smooth granite.
All the water falling upon this basin hns TO nlw
through n no tanks, one above the other. The
lower Turks nre OF ensy agccss. and ure often
drained OF their contents by men and animals
travelling between Yuma and sonora. The
upper tnnks are approached only 10y circuiious
and ,dlliirnlt climbing over 70 ~ - ono
their cxistence. nor does climbing the smooth.
steep mountain side seem pQss bic to one I'M
acquainted with the way they do il.
In the upper tanks water Inns never been
known to fail. To this water comes gnmo OF all
kinds in great number from the great wat"rcss
country around rinalas. Antelope, mountain
sheep. aud deer Of several kinds come Ia herds.
Rabbits and harcs are ~ plenty ~ anywhere.
and are prov for many coyoirp and beautiful NJ
game would hc Trimmed ont by the pdpago In
dams who inhaht the country. But these In
dams are superstitious and avoid IlnWas with
Ahlrrt horror.
Within two miles Of this water nre certainly
$50 graves. and probably more. cach marked by
rOws Of stones laid in the form OF "a cross.
Scores Of men fmishcd for water have cx-
pended their last strength In reaching TmaiHs
only 10 find tho lower tanks dry. amt ignorant
OF the upper ones. have lain down in despair to
do The remains havo been buried hy later
trnyell"rs. and the graves marked, Mexican
fashion. by cross Of stonra. During the rush
90 the gold fields OF California cholera attack I'd
truveiirrs on tho rond from MeXico. ~ Il did
American INN grants along the Platte. p'Stl-
l"ncr combined with thirst 10 produce corpscs
at TinnJas. kecoections Of bleached bones and
crinning skulls project the game from Papago
arrows and iintlOrks.
After passing through the usual fermentation
the water becomes clear ana pure Us any in the
world IL comes from the clouds only and flow
ing into the tanks over in4oluhe granite IL err
RES no mineral matter Every heavy rain pours
2 whiriwlnd torrent through the tanks. wash
Ing them out to q q very bottom; no organic
matter stays behind. The number and variety
OF birds here H. marvellous. many Of them ap-
pouring TO be Of new and undcscrbod species.
At morning and evening the din of their song.
confined by the Sides OF the mountains IL
almost dcafcning. All around Tinaias Is the
remarkable vegetation Of the desert near its
tanks are many plants nourishcd by their
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-06
FITz JOHN PORTER's CASE
The Exonerntion by the Advisory Hoard IL
Not the End Of ~.


An army officer, who is familiar with the
cnse OF Fltg John Porter. said yesterday: " Tho
report Of the Advisory Bonrd il by no means
final. and there must bc long story yet before
Fiiz John can ret his sl32. 900 back pay. or ro-
cover his rank in the army Tho law il explicit
that there is no power to reinsate him except
through now nomination by tho President.
and n confirmation by the Senate TO M u va
cnncy I'm tho army. Tho Board Ind no power to
do anything hut to investigate newly discovered
evidence, mud give thor opinion M TO whether
there is cause for rcconsdering his case. The
regular course Of law must hc. II Mr.. Hayes
improves the finding OF tho Bnnrd. FIRST % pnr-
don Mr.. Portcr-who is rcnllv only n MIR. and
not u Cen ms he has II ON his visiting cards.
Then. n he gets back IN tho army II must hp
ter q iul CONSUMPTION OF his casn ~ the Son
ate. But. even the Advisory Board says: Tho
indiscrret ana unkind terms in when Gen:
Porter expressed his distrust Of the capacity OF
his superior cOmmundpr cannot be defended
II would he very strange II tho senate should
confirm his rruppointmrnt after That
One portion Of the Advisory Boards report
represents Porter with 1000 men sten,Iing be-
nrmy. and that Porter really projected tho
Union army. This will be- news 10 the 10000
Union troops who were engaged in the bloody
contest OF the 29th and 3Uih, and no doubt Will
rN tte the ire OF the commanders OF thOse forces.
There arc no less than ihree vital errors in
this part of tho report Of the Board First
Porter admits that he had over 10000 mon.
Second. Lonestrret saws he had about 10000
mon only. Third. Porter did not savct the Union
urmy; Tho Board dwclls much on the lighting
that Porter did on the Both; hut be WAS not
cashiercd for what he did ON that day, but for
what he did on the day before when he took
the responsibility Of disoheying orders. Inr-
tors defence has all along been Understood
io Boz that he did not get the order in time 10
obey II but the Advisory Boarl 70 further than
that AMI praise MIN Tor disohcdieurc. There
is some surprise thnt the Board should hnve
rendered n decision before receiving a fun
record OF the case from the Government printer,
and should have accepted incorrect reports NJ
arguments ot Porters counsel. When they
made their report they had not received tho
/ Iriutnl urruurIuf q Tho gflttr eitp
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Nom nc L0nIon NFfflV
A word unspOken. a hand Impressed,
A look unseen or thought unguessod,
AMI snul- that were kindred may live apart
Never 10 meet or KNOW The rum,
Never "a know how heart beat win hcau
Ia tho dim past days Of wasted Youth
She shall not know how his pulses lcapt
A. she leaned Il give him the jasmine wreath
she felt his breath, and her face flushed red
With the PASSIONATE love that clicked her bicalh
And saddens her lie now her youth Is dead
A faded woman who waits for death,
And muTnuTs a name beneath her breathi
A cynical man who sCpns alid Jeois
Al women and love In the open uAy,
And at night time kisses, WIN bltleI NATh
! faded fragment VI Iahmlpe pprsT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-06

WASHINGTON, April 4.-Prof. c. V. Riley, in n
published card. denies that he resigned his position
49, EntomoioIst OF the Department Of Agriculture ON
account of failing health He SAYS that the real cause
of his rr--nhuun Wa as oppressed m ms note 10 ihc
Commissioner that he was unwilling o. incur further
risk ui bius treated dscourteousy whenever hc made
any supgc, the beuehto his division, and resigned
because satisfied he could not longer remain IN
that position ana yet retain his seltrcspect
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-06

FFIHI 10 TWNI IN JIlT IIL
HAHEoDSBVRd. March rs Mrs. John HORNED n
Ntrlu. il county bordering ON Mercer, lU.fI 70
hNr thldlru i.N u-Nt, since At hrr hrst couhu'u -
size became a mother 90 twins Ia teen month, lieE
she surprised her ntnnrs uN -nlug birth to three ~
ing children, and the other dal she hvcame the mntST
ut hyc additional clllr"u nrY han au hour Intervening
between the hlr 'ui each lit .Ii.l Wat her hvS
band - uvarlA di.fac ted, Hut has lru ln,;to app0
tu the Kentucky Legislature instead courts -
heL All Ihs ehudTen are dong ws!L
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-06

The managers OF the Seaside Sanitarium arc
pre- pairing To accommodate more inmates AT the Rock
away Beach building the coming season than in any pre-.
Niotls year Funds VIII be greatly needed for the eN'
tended work undertaken Contributions may be sent 70
the President Henry Ring, Of 800 West IWvnyelghti
Get. 10 Henry Bergh. al Twenty second street and
Fourth avenue or 10 Robert Beggs, Treasurer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17
IFrom the Rural Messenger.
A Chapter on Dyeing.

Coloring cotton fabrics.-To dye
cotton goods a scarlet color To three
gallons strong lye, mix half a pound of
madden and half a pound of blood
root boil half hour in copper kettle,
then set it off and stir occasionally for
a day or two till it begins to ferment
put in the cotton article and boil gent
ly 30 minutes. This quantity will color
5 or 6 pounds cotton.
Blue Wash we'll to remove dres-
sing and dry then dip in a solution
of Indigo, with some potash mixed in.
If not deep enough continue dipping
until the right coloris obtained.
Saxon blue !: Boil the cotton in
alum and then dip in a strong solution
of chemic blue.
To color Woolens Blue !; Boil in a
solution of logwood set with copperas.
Air the article frequently till the right
color is obtained. Then dry and rinse.
Brown Boil in green walnut peels
and set with alum.
Drab color J~mpregnate with
brown oxide of iron, then dip in a
bath of quercitron bark. If uma is
added it will make the color n dark
brown.
Green First dip in a blue dye and
then in a yellow dye.
Orange color Dye first with red
and her with a yellow dye.
Red Mix 4! pounds cream of tar
tar and A pounds alum boil the goods
gently two hours let it cool and wash
the following day in pure water. In
fuse 12 pounds madden for half hour,
1 pound chloride Of tin in luke warm
water. Strain through canvass and
put in the bath, which is to be heated;
add ; ounces alum. put the goods l n
and raise to boiling heat. Remove the
goods, wash and soak for 10 minutes
in a solution of white soap in water.
Yellow j: Make a strong ooze OF red
oak bark and set with alum. Boil the
yarn 80 minutes, and wash out after
being dry with warm soap-suds.
To dye cotton or wool brown
Take the bark or root of the common
wild plum, boil in iron or brass as
most convenient until the ooze looks
almost black. Strain and add a small
quantity of copperas. Put in the ar
ticle to be colored and let it boil an
hour. Wiring out and dip in strong
cold lye. When dry, rinse IN cold
water.
To dye yellow Gather one gallon
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17
Messenger Extra.
GOldsbOrO Explosion.

The scene of the catastrophe was
the foundry attached to the machine
shops of Messrs. w. F. Kornegay &
Co.
The furnace has a drop bottom by
means of which it is cleaned
out, after the days work. 1t
bad rained during the day, and
the metal in the furnace had not melt
ed and run off as fast as is generally
the case, and the end of the.day found
some 800 or 400 pounds Of the glowing
case, a pool of water had collected
underneath the furnace, but the guam
tity of metal was considerably larger
than usual, and when Mr.. Timberlake
pushed out the drop bottom
the steam and gas generated by the
sudden dropping of the iron in the
water, seems to have been SO powerful
and furious that even the spacious
chimney afforded no exit, and the fear
full consequence was the explosion.
The shock was very severe, resembling
the discharge Of a heavy cannon, and
when the cause of it became known a
large crowd gathered to the scene of
the accident. Those who arrived
there first, just as the smoke and Dust
caused by the explosion had cleared
off, found a horrible spectacle.
The bottom of the furnace was blown
to atoms, and heavy fragments Of iron
had been hurled with demon force
some distance. Against the brick wall
of the building, some twenty feet of,
there lay the mangled, bloody form OF
Mr.. Timberlake, life all extinct. Mr..
Charles Dewey, one of the proprietors
of the establishment, also Mr.. A. KOrb
and a country man Mr.. w. j. Holdings
worth of Sampson county, were pain
fully scaldcd and burned, and their
faces literally blackened with SCOT.
They had been standing near Dir. Tim
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

reports which can be found concerning
any one fertilizers behavior in the
field, during a single season, in Geor-
gia, as reported by the Commissioner.
l have already trespassed too much
upon your space, and will close by
stating that l have taken the liberty Of
forwarding to Mr.. Med. circulars
which will explain the matter from my
standpoint, more in detail.
am always pleased with honest
open criticisms of the work of the
Station, and am one of those who be-
lieve that a public officer had better be
''cussed and discussed" than totally
ignored-never criticised.
Yours, Sincerely,
A. r. LEDOUx.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

OF green berries from a buckthorn tree:
boil them well in two gallons water
set with alum. Put in the yarn and
boil 30 minutes, take out, dry and
rinse.
To dye green Procure a parcel of
ripe berries from a buckthorn tree.
Mash and boil them we'll in water. set
with alum boil the yarn 80 MINIS.
take u dry, and rinse.
To dye cotton brown Make a
strong solution of c~hesnut-oak bark
and boil the cotton in this 80 minutes:
take out and dip in strong I've. Put
1t IN the solution again and boil 30
minutes. Take out and dip in the I've
and if the color is not deep enough
continue the process till the color
suits.
To dye green Boil equal portions of
OF red oak and hickory barks till suffi-
GENTLY strong remove the banks and
add | n OF indigo to half a pint Of
oil of vitrol and half pound Of alum.
The indigo should be powdered fine
and mixed with the vitrol several DAYS
before it is used. This quantity will
color three pounds wool in copper ket-
lie, boil 80 minutes, dry, and rinse.
To dye black Dissolve 1 pound
extract logwood and . ounces blue
stone in boiling water in an iron vessel
This quantity being sufficient to dye
10 or Is yards wooden cloth. Boil and
take out the cloth t. air continue to
boil and air till the color suits. Then
dry and wash in soap-suds till it ceases
to smut or color the water.
Mrs. W. A. l..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

beriake, and their preservation fron
death seems almost miraculous
An examination Of the scene and 81.
position in which Mr.. Dew.x So.
St anding. make his escape truiy won.
derful.
He stood behind an open door onlv
some ten or twelve feet from the fnr.
mace and directly opposite it. Two
huge pieces of iron. n of them WEIGH.
ing not less than 100 pounds ~.
hurled madly agains, the door. ,exrin,
II into fragments and scattering The
planks. When Mr., Dewey realized
what had happened he found himself
thrown some distance, but ncplec,ine
himself, he bravely. and heroicallv
went immediately TO work applying
the water hose to the fire that threat.
ened the destruction of the buildin,,
and to a!lay the cloud o: smoke and
dust, so thst the full extent Of IN.
catastrophe might be speedily ascer.
tanned. His face and neck is painfully
scalded; and SO are Messrs. Holling-.
worth and korb, the last more SO than
the other two, but we are happy 10
chronicle all are able to be up.
Poor Undertakes untimely death
must have been instantly. His neck
shoulder and arm were fractured. and
his head badly crushed.
He took very deep and earnest inter
est in the revival meetings, and had
protested himself a convert to Chris,
He had previously been a member Of
the Baptist Church. but contemplated
connecting himself With the Methods,
Church, and we learn but a few hours
before his death, had possessed himself
of a work on Methodist discipline, that
he might fully understand what he was
doing in becoming a member OF that
denomination. His funeral will take
place from the Methodist Church this
evening.
Mrs. Timberlake says that for several
weeks Mr.. I. had a premonitition tina,
his end was near, and at times talked
of 1t very sadly and afectingly. He
claimed to have had this foreboding in
a serious dream, but declined to com.
municate it to her until after he had
fully connected himself with the
church.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17
HARDLY EVER AT HOME.
Wives who do all the Good they
Can Outside Of their Own
Families.

Families.
When the pedler rang Mr.. Birds
door bell the other day Mr.. Bird open
ed the door. Mr.. Bird had the baby
in his arms and there were four other
children at his heels.
is the lady of the house in 3 asked
the pedler.
Certainly she isn't" replied Bird.
''She is out. She is perennially and
eternally OUT"
"Where can | see her 2
"Why, go down TO the woman suf~
frage club-room and if she isn't
there, go to the society for the proven
ton of cruelty to animals; and if she
isn't there, visit the hall of the asso-
citation for alleviating the miseries of
the Senegambians; and if she has fin
ished up there, look for her at the
church and society, or at the Ninth
Ward soup-house or the home of the
one legged, or at the refuge for infirm
dogs, or at the hospital for the asth-
matte, or the St. Polycarp orphan asy-
lum, or at some of these places. If
you get on her track, you'll see more
paupers and strong-minded women and
underclothing for the heather than
you ever saw in the whole course Of
your life"
Il wanted to sell her a cool-handled
flat iron, just out. Do you think she
will buy one 2"
''She will if you can prove that the
naked cannibals in Sencgambia are
gearing for cold-handled %iat-irons.
She would buy diamond breast-pins for
those niggers if they wanted them, |
believe
81 intended also to offer her a new
kind of ~immovable hair-pin which,
"All right. You just 90 down to
the home of the one-legged and per-
suade those cripples to cry for immo-
vable hair-pins, and she'll order 'em by
the TOM
"Has she any children r.
"Well, I'm the one that appears to
be having 'em-just now, anyhow
Because I have a gum top for a
feeding bottle that is the incest thing
you V e saw
Now" said Mr.. Bird, ''Tll tell you
what you do. You get those paupers
to swear they can't eat the soup they
get at the s%oup-house with spoons;
they must have it from bottles with a
rubber muzzlc, and Mrs. Bird will keep
you so busy supplying the demand that
you wont have a chance to sleep. You
just try it. Buy up the paupers !.
Bride EN-"
How'll | know her if | see her 2"
"Why she's very large with a bent
nose, and she talks all the time.
You'll hear her talking as you get
within a mile of her. She'll ask you
to subscribe to the Senegambian fund
and to the asthmatic asylum, before
you can get your breath. Probably
she'll read you four or five letters from
reformed cannibals. But you don't
mind 'em. My opinion is she wrote
them herself"
And with the baby singing a vocifer-
JUS solo and the other children cling
ing to his legs Mr.. Bird retreated and
shut the door. The pedler had deter
mined to propose to a girl that night.
He changed his mind and resolved to
remain il bachelor Cincinnati Times.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17
From the Portsmouth VA Times. ]
Littleness Of Royalty.

We were compelled to comment the
other day upon the unbecomingness of
q piece of regal spite in the exclusion
of MIR. Gladstone from the guests invi-
ted to the late wedding at Windsor.
and now we find a fresh instance which
gives an emphatic point to the proverb
which tells US to put no faith in prin
ces. One of the titled and high-born
bridesmaids who, though the daughter
OF a duke had to undergo all the agon-
les Of being both proud and poor, was
bemoaning her ill-luck at being hidden
to appear as one of the eight honored
attendants upon the bride, and on be-
ing asked the rea son Of this most won
derful and incredible objection, soon
made evident the cause of her com
plant. For the entire expense of her
costly and enforced attendance fell
upon herself and amounted to the sub
stantial amount of sever hundred dol
lars. Not only were the unfortunate
eight obliged to provide wedding attire
wherein to honor the royal occasion,
including the gloves which, by i'm
memorial right, it is the office of the
bride to bestOw, but they actually had
to defray the expense of the carriages
which bore them to Windsor Palace
and back again. In addition to all
this expenditure. each of the eight con
tributed her quota towards the paw
ment of the superb bracelet, a mass of
pure diamonds and magnificent pearls
interviewer in the most graceful and
beautiful forms of hearts, darts, myrtle,
and other insignia of love, which was
their united Offering t o the bride. In
return for all this outlay, each patrician
damsel received from the happy bride
groom a bracelet, whose possible value
might amount to twenty-five dollars,
but, being purchased by the lot, was
probably obtained on easier terms.
With these costly sougenirs and the
inetfable honor of attending upon the
bride of the son of the Queen, the
eight invited victims were compelled
to be content, and considering the
source from which came such superb
littleness, we are of the opinion that it
is unequalled in the way of magnificent
meanness, except in the example of the
thrifty and INSCRIPTIONS monarchs Of
whom Mother Goose makes mention !:
when Good King Arthur ruled the land,
He was a goodly King,
He stole three pecks of barley meal
70 make a bread pudding.
And what they could not eat that night
The Queen next morning fried.'
OF surely English history repeats it's If.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

CURES FOR A HEADACHE. Settler
water in frequent and moderate doses.
2. Chopped ice at the back of the
neck.
3. Solution Of bromide of potassium.
4. A wet towel.
5. Six compound cathartic pills be-
fore each meal.
6. Choloroform liniment, rubbed in
with a flannel rag.
Z. Fifteen grains of hydrate of
choral.
8. Mustard drauglts at the feet.
9. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
st. Louis Times journal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

FREE EXCURSION TO RICHMOND
The enterprlsing wholesale merchants
of Richmond, Va, are negotiating
with the Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad
for the purpose of running an excur-
sion to their city about the LIST OF May
for the accommodation of merchants
and business men living along the line
and contiguous to the r. & G. r. X.
We hope that satisfactory arrangements
will be made.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

PLowING IN CROPS AS MANURE.-A
large number of farmers are unable to
understand how it is possible to better
the condition of lands by blowing in
clover rye, buck wheat, etc, in a green
condition. The difficulty is incoom-
pretending methods 10y which crops
that are supposed to draw their sus-
tenance from the soil in which they
grow can return anything more to the
soil than they took away in their
growth. This point is cleared up when
it is known all plants draw nourish-
ment from the atmosphere as we'll as
gain.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

"A GENERAL IEvrTATIoN.-The com.
mittee of invitation of the Goth of Nav
celebration held a meeting yesterday
afternoon and decided to extend a
general invitation to the citizens Of
North Carolina and of adjacent States
to visit Charlotte, and participate IN
the festivities of that occasion. All
organizations, whether military or
civic, will be welcomed. The com.
mlttce desire to say that while the
purses of the citizens will not bear the
stress necessary to provide for the
style of entertainment which we would
like to extend to visitors, still all will
be gladly received from whatever quar-
ter they may come. 1t is to be hoped
that the day will o o come t be gen
orally observed throughout North
Carolina, and that all persons who do
not see fit to celebrate it at home will
come to Charlotte and join in with us.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-04-17

The Kings Mountain mine yields
from S15 to Sill per ton of 1900
pounds.
Miss McCombs, of Mecklenburg, was
thrown from a wagon and severely in
jured.
Much damage was done to the truck
farms around Newbern by the late
freeze and trosts.
n. c. Presbyterian: The churches of
Mt. Tirza and Waxhaw, of Bethel
P~resbytery, have, SO we learn, extend
eel a call to Rev. r. A. Miller. The
matter is under Amusement. The
Topsail church, of which Rev. G. w.
Mcmillan is stated supply, has now a
Sabbath school Of about twenty mem
bers. The school was organized about
three weeks since and Mr.. D. Mcmillan
was elected superintendent.
The revenue fellers made a raid on
the mOonshiners in Lenoir county, and
80 gallons of blockade whiskey, 1000
gallons of beer and the distillery with
its fixtures were captured and the
whole business at once destroyed. The
distiller, a Mr.. Morley, who seemed to
be enjoying a severe case of Jim jams,
Notwithstanding his ticklish occupa-
ton, was taken in charge and brought
to this city, says the Newbern Nut
Shell.