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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-06

The Virginia Senate has by a
decided majority decided not to
abolish the whipping-post. 1t
has saved a very large amount
in criminal charges to the State
and is deemed a good law by the
Virginians generally. Under this
law petty thieving and small
crimes have greatly diminished
and the police court dockets,
once crowded, are now quite
empty. While it may not be
best to erect a whipping-post in
Connecticut, yet the proposal to
establish it by law deserves seri-
Gus consideration. False senti
ment should not affect the mat
ter. Parents are permitted to
lntiict corporal punishment upon
their refractory children. IN
deed, the Bible expressly C M
mands that parents should infict
stripes upon their offspring when
needed. So long as parents may
punish with the rod, there seems
to be equal justice in permitting
Justice to be dealt out to mature
criminals with the same instru-
ment. If the lash will save
money, diminish crime, and
make the lives of orderly citizens
more tolerable, there is no good
reason why it should not be
applied. Criminals need not so
much protection as does society.
II 1t Is wrong, however, to whip
criminals, a law should at once
be introduced making it a crime
Tor any parent to lay a finger
upon his or any other mans
child. The children should lave
at least as fair a show as thieves
ana scamps.-New Haren Reg
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-06

Scientists have discovered
process BY which hides NAV -
tanned IN a few hours wit6on,
detriment to the grain Tell i.
something new In our boyba,T
days, nifty years since, we havs
known hides 70 BE tanned IN
re" minutes. No chemieaL.
were used smart application 81
q shingie or a section of q Timber
s"ith proved effective. Our Der
sonal opinion, at the time. VS.
tha' the grain suffered injury
from the vlgor of he Application.
Perhaps We Were mistaken.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-06
The Repeal Of the Fence Law

Eli!or of Flrm8r and Mechan'c:
S1R:-It would be a matter for
deep regret if our Legislature
should adjourn without repeal
mo the fence law. The subject
has been sufficiently discussed,
and our law makers should listen
to the voice of the people on this
subject. So lorg as the law re-
mains as it is, no man owns the
fee simple to his lands. The fence
law really places a heavy mort
gage on every farm in the State.
Who will immigrate thlther to
come under such a state OF
things? The fences cost IN
many cases as much as the land
and are worth more money than
the animals fenced out. DO let
- have freedom to work a little
crop on our own lands without
building a fve-foot fence or be
coming liable to the penalties OF
this unjust law.
Yours respectfully,
HORNEY HANDS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-06

Reidsvilie Times. Dr.. Bob
Johnston OF Ruffin is dead OF ty-
phoid fever, sal news 10 hls
many friends.
.....Stephen A. Douglass was TO
see US to-day; he will 60 to Chi
cago as soon a. his brother re-
turns from Washington; he ex-
poets to get his money very soon;
about sixty-odd thousand dollars
will come to him and his broth
er-thirtv thousand each.
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~ tSuiA A4i aD-oTO ali
offensive odors and add immen,
selv t. the value of the manure.
Dairy stables should, especially.
be kept unusually clean. A pail
OF milk, exposed 10 strong
scent Of ammonia for ten min
utes Will imbibe so much as TO
permanently faint i.
In planting out fruit or shade
trees, do not crowd them. This
Is a great mistake and one which
we find very hard to correct. In
deed, many men, whose expert
ence should have taught them
better. continue to laat TWO
trees where only ore should be,
forgetting that nult, Of all kinds
is a child of the sun and that
light and air are necessary to It's
perfect development.
Every farmer should keep a
scrap book, divided into several
departments, pertaining to the
several interests which affect
his own particular Welfare. At
different times he Will meet
with items of value, and these
should be preserved by being
transferred to his scrap book.
In a few years this book will be
come exceedingly valuable, not
only to the farmer himself, but
to those who Will come after
him.
A cheap and excellent fence
post can tie made by planting
the China tree on the line of a
proposed fence, say twelve or Is
feet apart. This tree grows very
rapidly, and is extremely hardy.
Such posts are virtually indies
tructible. Aftera year or two,
the trees should be severely
pruned every year, which will
furnish an excellent quality Of
frewood. A man can thus burr
his fence without injury.
The farmer who attempts to
conduct his agricultural opera
tlons, year after year, without
the assistance of a newspaper
devoted to his particular calling,
is certainly behind the times,
though he may not be conscious
Of the fact. Brains are Just as
necessary to successful farming
as muscle. Neither should be
despised or ignored. They should
labor in harmony with each
other.
The man who expects to make
money by keeping sheep, while
be lets them wander about with
out seeing them more than once
a month, perhaps not SO often,
will bea disappointed individual,
just a. surely a two and two
make four. Sheep pay enormous
profits, but they must receive
the same care and attention
which IRE always bestowed upon
all other highly remunerative
enterprises.
Sunhowers planted beside
kitchen drains, and in other
places where the refuse water OF
the kitchen is thrown are said to
be very beneficial in a hygienic
point of view. It is asserted that
these humble plants are greater
absorbers Of malaria and puri-
flyers Of the atmosphere than the
far fetched Eucalyptus globulus.
Sunfowers yield prolific quanti-
ties of seed which make frst-class
poultry food.
Did our farmers know the
great value of sugar corn for a
fodder crop, either green or dry,
no one would be without a lib
eral area. Cattle devour leaves
and stalks with great avidity
and thrive upon it. Cows fed
upon it, give an abundance of
milk. All kinds Of stock relish
it. 1t should be planted on rich
land, in drills three feet apart.
In this way two bushels of seed
,uIn 10 nn&On u liant 90
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-06
FEBRUARY 6, 1879.
Department Of Agriculture
state Board OF Agriculture, iEaniigra
ton and Statistics.

y VANCE. Governor and ex oficio Chair
man. xoficio
member of the Board. ror
gniIage ana ~ officiO member of the Bottd.
I. NJ. HOLT, President State Agr1cnitIrd
society and ex ofiiciO member OF the Doaiu'
IN and eY oficio member Ofthe Board.
+ K. THIGPEN Of Edgecombe county.
JoxATHAN VANS o: Cumberland county.
IEONIDAS l.. FOLK. CommlsSIonei. ruo
rIos j. RO8lSsON, Secretary and Treas
Diidce. second floor of Briggs Building
Raleigh, NC
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suited for your locality, expert
ment upon q small scale, keep
ing an exact record of voui
transactions to guide you IN tie
future.
A country devoid OF trees is
subject to drought and is on tie
high road to poverty and ruin.
Many instances are on record
where desert wastes have been
restored to primitive fertility by
planting quickly growing forest
trees.
Farm harnesses should often
be well washed In CASTLE soap
and, after being nearly dried,
treated to a liberal amount of
the best neatsfoot oil, ueU ruJbsd
in. To perform the work prop
erly the harness should be taken
entirely apart.
If your stock has no shelter,
kind reader, get right up and 90
to work to prepare something.
Make a shed of poles and cover
with evergreen boughs or thatch
it with long grass. This is rude
and primitive, but it is infinitely
better than nothing.
If you own but forty acres of
land, or only ten, be content
with it. Improve it in every
possible manner. Push pro-
duction to its utmost limit.
You will soon find that a little
farm we'll TILED" is better than
a gold mine.
The planting can still be sue
cessfully prosecuted. Pruning
IS now in season. It is a good
time to cut back rose bushes and
the knife should not be spared
if an abundance of flowers is
desired. Cut out old and de-
caying wood.
The workshop Of the farm is
now a busy pace. Every nipple
ment, in the least dilapidated
should be overhauled, repaired
and painted or oiled. There
should be no delay in these
matters, for the busy season Is
upon us. Soon every tool will
be needed for use.
Early pullets make winter
layers. Old hens do not lay
much, even in this low latitude.
till the back bone of winter is
broken. Those, therefore, who
desire winter eggs should now
be making the necessary prepa-
rations for Matching the chickens
that are to lay them.
Many a fine horse is ruined
by driving him too fast immedi-
ately after a hearty meal. If
the journey must be resumed
delay, the horse should
be driven very slowly for a half
hour or more, when the speed
may be safely increased. A good
horse is too valuable an animal
to run by injudicious haste.
As a rule, prevention Of disease
in all kinds of live stock is easier
and cheaper than the cure. Could
animals make US under
stand their language, a vast
amount Of malpractice, on our
part, would be brought to light.
feeding, shelter from
storms and a constant supply Of
salt, generally insure perfect
health.
1t is said that the red clover of
the North (1rJolium p~ratense)
will flourish in any part of the
South, resisting, with great vigor
the hardest usage and worst neg
lect. 1t makes splendid pasture
and when properly cured an ex-
cellent hay. Plowed under, just
before blooming, it is probably
he best fertilizer that can be
Every village, hamlet and
cross roads grocery has a small
assortment of garden seeds,
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Hints and Helps.
Frog ou- Home Journal

have much leisure time if be ar
ranges h. hours of labor with
systematic care.
Garlen work is usually con
sidered as half recreation, vet it
pays better thar any part of the
farm proper.
Clover should not be depended
upon for summer pasture. Ber-
muda should be mixed with it
and nothing better can be de-
sired.
Let there be no drones in the
farmers household. There is an
abundance of labor to be per-
formed and the burden thereof
should be equally shared.
The best fowl we know Of for
farm use is the cross between
large native hens and a vigorous
Light Brahma cock. This cross
makes a large fowl, which ma
lures early and lays very salts
factorily.
Before the busy season com
mences, every set of bars upon
the farm should be replaced by
a good substantial gate. Much
time and annoyance will thus be
saved.
Arrange orchards with refer
to making them poultry
yards. 1t has been demonstrated
most conclusively, that poultry
are essential to successful fruit
culture.
Whitewashing pear trees is said
to be a pefect preventive Of
blight. Can any Of our readers
verify or disprove this assertion?
Mr.. Meehan considers it to be an
absolute remedy.
Burnt oyster shells should be
spread around fruit trees, at this
season of the year. When the
shells cannot be obtained, use
forest loan composted with lime
and bone dust.
All agricultural operations re-
quire cool judgment and stead
mess of purpose. The farmer
who rushes pell nell into his
work, harvests nothing but a
liberal crop Of disappointments.
Subsoiling lands, especially
stiff clay soils, is a great proven
tive Of drouth. Our progressive
find their best profits by
from twelve to twenty in
ches below the surface.
Let the are of corn land in the
be materially enlarged
this year. Don't say sit don't
pay" because you can buy for.
fifty cents per bushel. It is not
to buy it at any price.
Dry earth should be kept un-
der the poultry perches. Stir it
up occasionally, adding more
dirt if any odor is perceptible.
add ashes, as these expel,
instead Of retaining the am.
mOnia.
The social instincts of our ma
ture should be cultivated upon
every possible occasion. Farmers
especially, should make and re-
turn visits and the time so spent
should not be deemed wasted.
Before laying shingles upon
your buildings, immerse them
for a short time in lime water,
putting them in place upon the
roof Immediately on removing
hem. This will add immensely
% their value.
Poultry perches should all be
On a level with each other. This
prevents quarreling for the
highest place and prevents IN
ury to the old and heavy fowls
who may be crowded from the
;op perch.
1t is the poorest kind of an
Investment to invest in poor
and. The more one owns. the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-06

III
The revenue received from
manufactured tobacco in the
h'caI year ending June 80, 1878,
was 1920
ing loo,5OO,7 36 pounds. The
revenue from snuff was S1,O63,-
'lfZ2 representing 3,324,1O7
POUNDS. The revenue from
cigars was sl1,43O,14 go, repre-
stlllng 1905, O63,7 43 single
Il9ars, from which are to be
ueoucted 42,0O1, 900 imported
vlgars' The revenue from ciga-
iettes was s2S9, 0S1.79, represent
''S loo'lo9,594 single cigarettes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-06

Charlotte Otserrer Thisthiu
Of stealing horses from thcir
stables, riding them a distance
anu then turning them loose. has
become quite frequent in this
section OF late, and has p1t
owners 70 a great deal OF trouble
ana often to expense.......A party
OF revenue officers, unuer In.
charge of ID putty Collector !. Il.
Lewis, made "A raid on some
Illicit distilieries near the Lin.
coin and Castor line on Wei
neSday, the 29th inst, and made
the following seizures one con
per still and fixtures, twentr
stands of beer and mash and tv,
barrels of whiskey-supposed to
be the property of Argo Var
Judge Il. Z. Dick
and Col. John A. Gilmer have
recently been elected ru!inr
elders III the Presbyterian church
-"
of Greensboro 49,. Rev. Jas. Pos.
ton died at Cleavelani Min
eral Springs, on the 9th, aged
50 years. He was, We believe
the proprietor. ...... Our people
are gratified TO know that they
r to have Gov. Vance as a citi-
zen again. He viii never r.
celve a warmer welcome any
where than here lin Charlotte.
where he Is best known. 1t is
understood that be will practice
law at this bar, when not in
Washington. lie is expected
hereneNt Saturday.
Elizabeth City Etopomis':.
We regret to learn that Cecil
Pool, of this town, was wounded
III the leg BY the accidental dis.
charge of a pistol which he wa,
handling. ......Every one pleased
at Nance's election to the Senate,
......The wheat crop is promis-
ing and farmers are brighter.
1.-The idea Of having a rail
road through this section of
North Carolina took hold of til.
people very early after railroads
railroads were introduced into
the United States. Probably
one of the earliest railroad char
ters granted by the Legislature
of the State was the charter of
the Albemarle Railroad, which
was granted in 1888, upon the
application of citizens OF Eden
ton. and Of which Jas. G.. John
ston, Joseph b. Skinner. John
NJ. Jones, John Cox and Jacob
Parker were corporator5. The
projected routes were from len
ton to Suffolk, via GatesvilIe or
to Norfolk, via Hartford and
Elizabeth. ......A prominent
citizen, owning a large farm
through Wnlcn the railroad VIII
pass, offers to grade and tie the
road across his property free of
charge. ...-..lIon. j. w. Ether
edge, Superintendent Of the Life
Saving Stations, is now making
his usual trip along the coast
paying off the crews. We learn
through Col. Walton, hat the
thirteen ney Life-Saving Sta
lions on our coast are being com
pleted and crews organized a,
rapidly as possible. The prompt
effectiveness to be secured BY
these additional stations was evI-
denced recently in the wreck OF
the Norwegian barque Success
near Body's Island. Although
the weather was thick, the yes
sci was discovered and promptly
by patro.man We5tcott.
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"ive the boys time to have
Ille good square hunt before the
nv"vy work of the coming sea
o;rh begins. Do not forget the
sllle. Let them have such re-
VIVA mvauon as they desire and they
Wi Work the better for it.
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To KEEP WHITE HANDs.-Our
readers need not suffer from hav
ing their hands affected by water
Or soapsuds if the hands are dip
ped in vinegar water Or lemon
juice Immediately after. The
acid destroys the corrosive effect
of the alkali and makes the
hands soft and white.
The Missouri State Lunatic
Asylum at St. Joseph was total
ly destroyed by fire yesterday.
The loss is four hundred thous-
and dollars; no insurance. Near
ly three hundred patients were
In the building, all Of whom
strangely escaped alive and un-
injured.
New Orleans Democrat Bishop
Wingfield was the rector Of a
church in Portsmouth, Va. dur
ing the war. When Gen. Butler
was in command at Norfolk,
that puissant officer issued an
order that the Episcopal minis
tiers in that department should
use in their churches the prayer
for the President of the United
States. This DR.. Wingfeld, be-
ing a strong Confederate, posi-
lively refused to obey, and Beast
Butler punished the inhexible
priest by placing him in the
chain gang.
Newbern Nut Shell A num-
Der of leading citizens are en-
deavoring, we learn, to get up,
by subscription, a purse of 500,
to lie awarded to the person who
will walk $50 miles in five days
and nights 1--WE learn from
a letter received in this city that
two or three persons were burn
ed t. death near Hatteras dur
ing the cold snap a short time
ago......A number of the youths
Of Newborn have formed them
selves into a military company.
A meeting will shortly be held
and the organization perfected.
......On Sunday, the 10Th inst,
during a storm, we learn that a
three-masted schooner was sunk
about one mile from the beach
at Hatteras, in three fathoms of
water. The captain at the light
house stated that the schooner
was seen going by in the morn
ing under reefed sails, headed
south, and apparently all right.
Nothing more was seen of her
from that time until late in the
afternoon, when she was discov-
cred sunk. The rev have not
been heard from.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-23

chTIhlT7A The new and very favorite OPERA
is now ready with words in three
languages, al Music and Libretto complete. Price
$500 paper. 2.25 boards.
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Lightning Benefits.

When I boarded the train at New
York yesterday morning man said to
me:
':Big thing, this telegram
eyes," I said, lit is as big as grape
vine.'' $500
"Nojoklng," he said. ~ came up here
to New Y rk yesterday, one hundred
miles out ut my way to see man. When
got here, went to the St. Nicholas, and
when I was ready to go out and see my
man, by jocks, stranger, I. had lost his
address, and by George, I couldn't even
think of his first name. And his last
name was only johnson. Easy name to
hunt for, eh?" I was left. You know
what it IS to find anybody in New York
when you don't know their address. II
is worse than finding an honest man
| Well, this man was a new conner here
name wasn't in the directory. I asked
questions until l made fool Of myself
Then said to the telegraph operaio
at the St. Nicholas:
eth keep me here week. I've go
to write clear to St. Louis and get tina
mans address,"
Telegraph" the operator said b
'Well, never thought of that before
| wrote a dispatch right away.
"'To Getit & ,Keapit, brokers, St. Louis
what is our man Johnson's first name, an
what's his address?"
And in due course the answer cam
back:
"'James P, St. Nicholas He
tel" .5's. In. z4..s
''What do you think Of that stranger
went to the clerk and said:
: els Mr.. James P. johnson in h
room?'''
"'That is Mr.. James P. johnson,
, said the clerk.
"'The man, stranger, was standing b
side me, waiting for me to move, so tb
he could speak to the clerk. And I ha
just sent one thousand miles to find whe
he was Funny, stranger, wasn't it?"
!, Burlington HaaoteVe. -.1.a.E-.",.
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fifth in the proportion Of size compared
with other structures Of the same charact.
er, whose dimensions may be given as
follows: St. Peters at Rome covers an
area Of six acres, The cathedral at Flor
ence contains 2 "a acres, while that at
Milan is but little less in extent The
cathedral at Cologne covers 8 1-2 acres,
and St. Paul's is next in size and dignity,
and it's area is more than two acres. The
cathedral at New York which was conse-
Grated lately was begun by Bishop
Hughes in 1858, and covers nearly an acre
and half. 1t will seat $4,000 people.
The cost when finished will not be less
than $s,000,000, the four principal affairs
being each estimated at 100000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-23
TWO FISHERS.

One morning, when Spring was in her teens
A morn to poets wishing,
All tinted in delicate pinks and greens
Miss Bessie and went fishing.
in my rough and easy clothes,
With my face ut the sun tan's mercy; u
She with her hat tipped down to her nose,
= And her nose tipped-uice versa.
T with my rod, my reel and my hooks,
And a hamper for lunching recesses;
She with the bait of her comely looks,
And the seine of her golden tresses.
So we sat us down on sunny dixie,
a. Where the white pond-llics teeter, .>+
And l went fishing like quaint old Ike,
And she like Simon Peter s"-
All noon lay in the light Of her eyes, ia
And drcamily watched and waited;
But the fish were cunning and would not ris'
And the batter alone was baite5.
And when the time for departure came,
My bag hung flat as founder; FL.
But Bessie had neatly hooked her game
A hundred-and fifty FOUNDER.
-Harper's Weekly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-07-23

Fifty years ago the tomato was scarce
ly known in North America or Europe;
now it is a great article Of commerce in
both hemispheres. Then it was called a
Glove apple" -why, we do not know 1t
vas small and bitter, with large seeds,
and only half filled with watery pulp.
To relish them, even when half disguised
by the culinary art, was said to be an
"acquired TASTE" No one, at first, eat
them raw. Now they are large and COM
pact, the seeds have diminished in size
and quantity while in color and sub.
stance they are like red roses consolidat.
ed, and no logger require cooking to be
made palitable. In fact, cooking spoils
them, as it spoils peach, a cucumber OF
an orange; and it is even a proclamation
to "dress' them as salad 10 add any
sort of garniture or condiment to a per.
fectly ripe tomato is like "adding per
fume to the violet"
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Grand Catnedrals.

Notre Dame, the cathedral of Paris, is
the Oldest of all such structures, since the
foundation was laid more than seven cen
turtles ago, but nearly 200 years elapsed
before its completion. 1t is evident that
during the twelfth century ecclesiastical
architecture attained a success which is
the more surprising when one considers
the general rudeness of the age. St.
Pauls, London, is one Of the later achieve
ments of genius. 1t was begun in 1857
and was finished in SO years, which may
be considered very rapid work. 1t stands
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BYL. EMERSON,

THE TEMpIE For Singing Schools, conven-
PERKINS. Will be ready in a few days. First class
book for Singing Schools, with large collection of
Gees, and plenty of Hymn Tunes and Anthems. Price
$1OO $500 dozen. Although Singing Glasses are
especially provided for, both the Secular and sacred
Music render it of the best Convention and Choir
books
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A bathing cloak, to be put on imme-
diately after leaving the surf, is provided
by most lanies. The regular waterproof
cloak is useful for this, though some
times a circular, or else sleeved gar
ment with belt is made of white Turk
ish toweling and trimmed with gay-col-
ored braids. This is also useful as a
dressing-gown after the daily bath at
home