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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
Adu1teration of Sugar.

Among the journals doing a
good work by informing the
people on the adulterated sir
rups and sugars, is the New York
Graphic. In an article published
January 9Th, this paper makes
some statements which cannot
be too widely circulated. A re-
porter meeting Mr.. Lanson n.
Fuller on Nassau street, "asked
him if the present movement
was not one of the re-ults of the
old contest between him and
certain other refiners over the
tariffs Mr.. Fuller replied that
such was not the case, and the
question to be decided was one
of actual adulteration. He went
on to say:
"1ou may make me response
BILE for the statement that a
careful chemical analysis by one
of the most careful chemists in
this city shows adulterated mat
ter in the sugar of De Casteo,
Bonner & Co., which is only an
other name for Havemeyer. The
latter says he does not use adul
terated matter N refined sugars,
but the affidavit steers clear of
the main issue, by the use of the
word refined" You see by the
government decision that the
lower grades Of sugars are not
graded as refined"
Besides this the Graphic le-
porter visited the office Of Booth
d Elder, and was there shown
walls of melted sugar and melted
strip, each Of which contained
a sediment Of tin Of one-tenth of
their entire weight, and he was
also shown strips of metallic tin
made from a gallon of strip, and
a piece Of metallic tin three
fourths Of an inch square, made
from one quart of sugar.! These
are a part Of the evidence" said
a clerk, "and We will prove the
actual fact of adulteration aside
from them. W. can show, when
it becomes necessary, the how
and where and when and whom
of the whole business, and the
public will soon know more than
1T does now" We trust that this
promise to expose the frauds
will be kept, and that the whole
iniquitous business will be turn
ed out to the light Of day, and
every man engaged in it shown
up to the detestation and avoid
ance of the public.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
FEBRUARY -, 1S.
ate of the United States, AMI
1874 Governor of Ohio.

ate of the United States, AMI
1874 Governor of Ohio.
William Smith, was bo,.
North Carolina moved "a
Ca!o.ina was elected to
ress IN 1897, and Judge in
to the United States Sena,.
1918, and reelected to the =.
ed States Senate in 1881; Ge.,
ed the nomi"ation of JUDI.
the Supreme Court of the
States, and In 1929 receive
seven votes OF Georgia for I
President.
Jesse Speisht, was born
Greene county +; moved to n
sissirpi, and was elected Ca,
States Senator in 1915 from -,
State.
Aiontford Stokes, Was }or.
North Carolina; was Gov.
OF the State III 1880: moved
Arkansas, and was arrn;,.
Commissi )rer for the remov.r
the indians west Of the NE..
ppi.
William Is Stokes wa, b..
in Chatham county moved
Tennessee, and was elected
the Seth, 10th and lis. G..
crosses.
James Houston Thomas
born in Iredell county: NOV.
to Tennessee; elected Attorr.
General of that State: was 1.r
partner of James X. Polk, and
member of the 3lst and @s1
Congresses.
Van II. Manning was born
Martin county removed 4,
Mississippi in 1911, and VA,
elected a member of the al.
and 18th Congresses.
For the above Interesting rc-
lation we are indebted to our-r.
and indeiatigabIo Com
missioner of Agriculture, Coz
Polk. Col. Polk is ii true NorL
Carolinian, and we like him
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

The Winston Sentinel saws
The moonshiners and the reve-
nue. had quite a skirmish in
Patrick county, near the North
Carolina line on last Tuesday.
Deputy Marshal Lamkin made
a raid on the blockade still of
w. d. Linebery and captured it,
when Linebery, with a party Of
friends, attacked and drove the
Marshal and party away. Several
shots We're fired, but no one was
killed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
Important Sugar Invention.

From tie st. Louis Republican. n
With the view Of giving NOR.
time for the preparation Of sam,
pies and a more general a,.
noul cement of the meeting. the
Executive Committee o. IT,.
Northern Cane Gro els ASS,
citation decided to postpone tie
convention, which was to haye
taken place on the 8th cf JAN
uary, until Wednesday. Feb
ruary >.
One Of the principal reason.
which induced the postpone
ment was to give oppo,tun.y.
for further experiments with III.
product Of the early amber cane
For twenty years attempts have
been made to make sugar. from
this branch of the sorghum
without success, until recently
in Rice county, Wis, bv M
Seth II. Kinney. Men in the
sugar trade are anxious to lean
the full particulars, and many
inquiries have been made on tue
subject. Mr.. Kinney, about
month ago, sent down to Mr.. ].
a: Hedges, No. 2,117 Broadway
(the chairman OF the COMMITTEE
on Arrangements of the CONVEX.
ton, a barrel of early amber
cane melado, or sugar musAt
otherwise known TO farmers u0.
der the generic name Cf sor.
ghum. Previously this me.ado
mush sugar, sorghum-caII Il
What you may-was only used
as a syrup, which, however, to a
certain extent, contained the
sugar crystals which form the
sugar Of commerce when sepa-
rated from the saccharine syrup.
The difficulty has hitherto been
IN producing a syrup which
would crystalline. But Mr.. KIN
ney has, perhaps accidentIE.
solved the problem. From the
barrel OF melado he sent to Mr.,
Hedges some first class samples
OF sugar are being made through
The ordinary centrifugal mill Of
a small size. On the reporters
is a large bottle Of sugar
which was in his presence eA-
tracted from the melado in four
Or five minutes, and it Only
wants refining the same as the
sugar which comes to Belcher5
rom New Orleans. Mr.. Kinney
has been written TO, requesting
nm to give full particulars Oh
us mode of culture of the early
'mber cane and his treatment Of
he syrup to produce crystalilza-
ION.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

Wilkesboro Witness Mr.. T.
S. Bells cribs we're burned on
the night of the 3rd inst. Two
young men by the name Of
Combs have been arrested and
lodged in Jail, charged with the
crime
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

The nearer, mystifed then, after
wards learned that the peanuts
were used to adulterate ground
coffee. The public finally be-
coming suspicious, cea ed to buy
coffee except that which was
roasted whole and so sold. Then
levili=h ingenuity set to work to
cheat on a new tack. In Eng
land an application has actually
been made for a patent on a
machine for pressing finely
ground chiccory into moulds of
the exact shape Of coffee beans.
OF course, the people of this
country have not been overlook
ed in the general good contem-
plated by the inventors of this
"chiccory" coffee.
But a worse device still has
been revealed by an ex-proprie-
tor of a mill for the manufacture
of artificial coffee. A soft, fine
blue clay is ground thoroughly,
and the water dried out of it. 1t
is then moistened to a moulting
consistency with extract of chic
cory and dandelion, moulded
into coffee. This compound has
all the appearance of coffee, with
the advantage of weighing more
than the pure article. This con-
temptible business is %unquestion-
able in progress in certain places
in this country to-day.
Among the various substances
used for adulterating coffee are
roasted wheat, rye, peas, beans,
roasted carrots, parsnips, roasted
acorns, mahogany sawdust, oak
bark tan, exhausted tan, burnt
sugar, and heaven alone knows
how many other things. After
one looks over this list he must
begin to realize how much
farther his money sometimes
goes than he suspects when he
buys coffee or other similar ar
ticles for his table use.
DR.. Elwn Waller, the chemist
of the health department of New
York city, analysed a sample of
"Peruvian Coffee" and found it
was not coffee at all, and no trace
of cageine could be detected, the
principal substances being chic
cory, cereals and straw. Of
course there are various process
ses in use for making inferior
kinds of coffee appear to belong
to the better qualities. In tlis
way very large profits are made.
1t may be of some service to
housewives to know that they
can find out whether chiccory
has been added to roasted coffee
by placing a pinch of the coffee
in a glass of water and then stir
ring the coffee in for one quarter
to One-half a minute. If the
water becomes Immediately col
ored, and several grains sink to
the bottom, it is a sure indica
ton that the sample is not pure.
Pure coffee gives only the slight
est tinciure to the water, and
if ever do any of the
grains sink to the bottom. So
much for coffee, one of the many
things in daily table use that
are known to suffer more or less
the infamous art of adultra-
ton. The question is one that
deeply concerns the health Of
people, but it has never received
the attention it deserves. The
laws should interpose all the
barriers possible against this in
famous business, but further
more, individuals themselves
can, as a rule, use precautions
hat shall exclude from their
tables most Of the harmful sub
that go to adulterate and
render unfit for consumption the
ordinary articles of food and
Times.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

tOrneV OF The tnlteI States lul
California.
James johnson was born II
Robson county moved t.
Georgia; was elected TO the SD
Congress; appointed Proylslona
Governor of Georgia by Andrew
Johnson.
Thomas l.. Jones was born IN
Rutherford county moved to
kentucky, and was elected a
member of the 10th, 41st and
44th Congresses.
John Mcqueen was born IN
Robson county moved to South
| Carolina, and was elected to the
31st, sd, 33d and 34th Con-
crosses.
James c. Mitchell was born
in Mecklenburg county moved
to Tennessee, and elected a
member of the 10th and Goth
Congresses.
Gabriel Moore was born IN
Stokes county moved to Ala
bama elected a member of the
18th, 18th, 10Th and Goth Con
crosses; was Governor of Ala
bama in 1920, and q. S. Senator
in 1929.
William H. Murfree was born
in Murfreesboro was elected a
member of the 18th and 18th
Congresses from the Edenton
district moved to Tennessee.
His father was a distinguished
officer in the Revolutionary war,
and two towns-one III North
Carolina and one in Tennessee
preserve the name Of the family.
Daniel Newman, was born in
North Carolina and served in
the Revolutionary and Indian
wars, and was elected to Con
gress in 1881 from Georgia.
Kenneth Rayner, was born In
BERTHE county; represented the
Edenton district frequently In
Congress moved to Mississippi;
was nominated Judge of the
Supreme Court of Mississippi
appointed Judge Of the Alabama
Claims. and Is now Solicitor of
the Treasury.
Philemon Thomas, was born
in North Carolina, moved to
Kentucky and thence to Louisi-
ana, and was a member of the
22d and 23d Congresses.
Edward Stanly, was born in
Newbern ; served as a member
of Congress from North Caro-
lima; moved to California, and
was appointed, in 1862, Military
Governor of North Carolina. and
was a candidate for Governor of
California.
Jacob Thompson, was born in
Caswell county moved to Mis-
sissippi in 1885; was a member
of the Goth session of Congress
and reelected in 1851 was Sec
rotary of the Interior in 1857,
under the administration of
President Buchanan.
Starting Tucker, was born in
Halifax county moved to South
aud served as a mem
Der OF Congress from 1917 to
Tilghman NJ. Tucker, was
born in North Carolina; moved
to Mississippi; was Governor Of
that State IN 1871, and a mem
Der of Congress in 1913. I
Hugh Lawson White, was !
born in IredeIl county went to :
tennessee in 1888; was Judge :
If the Supreme Court of that {
State in 1910, U. S. Senator in :
[OAo, ana received the electoral
7ote OF Tennessee and Georgia :
or President in 1886. .
James White, was born in :
North Carolina moved to Ten r
lessee, and was elected a dele :
,ate to Congress in 1874. !
J. McC. Wiley, was born in l
1abarrus county novel to Bibb O
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
North Carolina.

Andrew Jackson. IreS!uelll .
the United States. Was born II
the Waxahaw settlement, Meek
lenbuIg county NOW Cnion)
appointed Attorney General Of
the Territory Of Tennessee by
the Governor of North Carolina;
was Judge of the Superior Court;
famous for his military achieve
ments in the Indian wars, and
as the hero Of New Orleans; was
also Senator in Congress.
James Knox Polk, President
of the United States, was born
in Mecklenburg county; gradu-
ated at Chapel Hill was Cover
0 of Tennessee, and Speaker Of
the House Of Representatives in
Congress.
Andrew johnson, President of
the United States, was born IN
Raleigh, Wake county; member
of the Legislature Of Tennessee;
member of both Houses of Con-
gress from that State; was Gov
ernor of the State, and elected
Vice-President of the United
States.
VIM. r. King was born IN
Sampson county; represented his
county in the Legislature and
the State in Congress; settled In
Cahawba county, Alabama; was
elected Senator from that State
in 1919; Minister to France in
1914, and Vice-Preside. in 1882.
Joseph Brevard, was born in
Mecklenburg county; elected
Judge in South Carolina, and a
member of Congress from that
State in 1921.
Jesse A. Bynum was born in
Halifax county; member Of the
Legislature and Congress; moved
to Alexandria Parish, Louisiana.
John r. j. Daniel, born in
Halifax county; was often in the
Legislature and Congress; moved
to Louisiana.
John f. Darby, born in Per
son county, moved to Mississippi
and was elected to Sd Congress.
Edmund S. Dargan was born
in Montgomery county, now
Stanly, in 1906; moved to Ala
bama; elected a member Of the
Legislature Of that Stale, and
soon thereafter was made Judge
Of the Superior Court in 1916
was elected to Congress, and in
1913 was elected Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court; and also a
member Of the Confederate Con
gress.
Sam'l 2. Carson was born in
Burke county; was in the 10Th,
Goth and 11st Congresses; moved
to Texas, where he became pro
minent.
Archibald Dixon was born in
county, moved to Ken
lucky; was Lieutenant-G Governor,
and succeeded Mr.. Clay as Sen
ator in 1852.
Hamilton H. Chalmers was
born in Rockingham county; he
to Mississippi, and is
now one Of the Judges of the
Supreme Court Of that State.
Emerson Etheridge was born
n Currituck moved to Tonnes
zee, and was a member Of Con
yress from that State.
VIM. H. Forney was born in
Lincoln county moved to Ala
oama, and is now in Congress
rom that State.
Thomas II. Benton was born
Orange county, moved first to
served in the war Of
.S12 as Colonel 39th Infantry
j. S. A., and was thirty yearsin
he Senate from Missouri.
Lucien G.. Cause was born in
county, moved to
settled in Arkansas.
nd is now a member of Con-
,ress from that State.
Joseph R. Hawley was born
Richmond county moved to
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

Roman hyacinth makes very
choice ringing.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13

The scleyi committee Of the United
States Senate appointed to inyesti-
gate the subject Of tie introduction
Of epidemic diseases ant TO suggest
preventive measures has reported
in favor Of the organization Of a
national quarantine system, for simple
and cogent reasons. l. Is satisfied by
the testimony Of experts that yellow
fever and cholera never originate il
this country, but are brought here
from other places. d: might have
added the plague to the category"
Gays the New York Herald, "as we
may possibly have to dcal with that
one of these days. Further, that
the only hope OF escape from the i'm
portation Of these destructive mala-
dies is in an effective quarantine, and
that quarantine, as it deals with for
eign commerce or commerce between
the States, is naturally and eonstiiu>
tionally a concern Of the federal gov
srnment-all Of which is sound.
The bill submitted creates a national
board of health, of which the Sugeon
General of the army and the Surgeon
General of the navy are eX-offcio
members, and which has the governs
ment CT the marine hospitals, and
can call upon our representatives,
abroad for information as to the
health of different places. 1t is not
intended to interfere with any State
establishments, but to organize =
service that shall cover persons whom
State authority cannot reach.
We will add, further, that every
town along the lines of the railroads
and rivers passing infected cities viii
literally be sealed up TO travel and
traffic with those places if the law is
not passed. The people are in no
humor for foolishness and dema-
goguery now.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
Nashville Banner: A man in Ov-

Nashville Banner: A man in Ov-
erton county stole hog, a.day or two
ago, killed it, tied it around his neck
in shot>pouch fashion, and started
home. After going some distance he
became weary, placed the hos on a
stump without remoting the rope
from around his neck, and fell asleep.
The hog slipped over the opposite side
OF stump and the poor wretch was
stranglcl to death.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
The Philadelphia North Americ

The PHILADELPHIA North American
speaks thus encouragiBgly Ct the cot
ton manufacturing futdreof the South:
There is iiitI5.. doubt 7th4t Cotton
manufacturing in the North ~iH ,e>
come 5 thing Of the past within a gen
Grafton .fter prosperity is restored in
the South. 1t will no longer pay to
carry the raw material hundreds o.
;niles and transport coal and supplies
ia the colder climate of the North
when both can he saved by the cree
ton Of factories on the spot New
England viii lose her cotton mills,
Just as she lost her glass factories,
when .Pe manufacture WAS begun at
Pittsbprs, apd the freight en- coal and
fund saved. The future of the South
is in her own hands, and she alone
holds control of her destiny
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13

The biggest bluff game on record is
the bondholders trying to frighten
'the Legislature into compromise by
sueing the railroads. DyerSburg Ga
iette.
How about the little Chickasaw
Bluff game recently PLAYED by the
Legislature and Memphis on one side
and the bondholders Cd the other? II
strikes US that has proved very sue
eessful so far.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
ALessOn to Tranlps.

A tramp went to the houses Of
Messrs Blrdsong and Hudson. near
Medina, Il few days since, and cursed
Mrs Hudson and Miss Birdsong. The
scoundrel was afterward caught by
some of the ueighbors and "~bipped
within an inch Of his lite" as he well
deserved. Rowdies had better steer
clear OF Melina.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13

The Appeal "gutter snipe" is nosing
out wonderful sight of filth and gar
bage in the streets ard alleys Of MI
fortunate Memphis. No doubt his
enterprise will do great good in calling
attention to what is needed in a SAM
tary way. We earnestly hope that
Memphis may be spared from repe.
tition of last years terrors.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
A True L eWspaper.
yF,HENAsHvILLE AMERICAN has tho

TNHE NASHVILLE AMERICAN has thor
/ oughly established itself rs the truest and
hest OF Newspaper publications in the Southern
ser ion of the UnlOa. Its news Is always the
freshest and most entertain that is to be Oh
famed, and its editorial columns are Just to OPP
pouents. and severe to f lse friends. Ii never
dictates but warns. While it IS fair in dis
cussion il is positi in its views. and by friend
and foe i esteemed true to its convictions. By
IT, answering attachment to the ghtS and IN
terests OF the people, it hls become Il power in
Tenne see whicA no Otherj curnaieyer attained;
and its influence is only surpassed by IT'S pOpu-
larity not only IN Tennessee. but in all the ad-
Joining stat :.
The readers of the EXCHANGE will also fHd
that the miscellaneous columns Of the ANLRI-
cAN embrace all that is interesting and useful.
In the various fields Of human ente prise; and
il can be safely commended, as a most excel
lent nd va 'uable paper in the Hous eho!d. the
" ork-shap tie Store House, and to all people
in every vacation.
The Weekly edition is Of mammoth proper
tions, Jeins L pages, Of - columns and from
two TO thr times IS large as any OF tie foreign
&c < lies that are offered at less price. II you
want the best. scr9 for the AMERICAN, which
prints three edi;ions-Daily, Semi eekly
and Wees ~, specimen copies Of which VIII be
sent on application, free 81 charge.
The Terms are-per apnum. IN Advance
Daily. $3.50; Seni-M eekly. SID; Weekly.
50 20 hostage paid. Address
THE AMERICAN
Nashville, Tenn.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13

Judge n. w. Mcconnell is to he
tried next Monday the 17th Of this
month at Carthage before the Chan
cellor for being incompetent to fill the
position of Circuit Judge, on various
rrnunTs.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13

GAINESVILLE Tobacco Leaf: There
is gentleman livingin East Tennessee
by the name of Adam Phool.
Since there is nothing in a name,
We nominate him for Governor next
time
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13

The San Antonio CTexas) Express
states that First Lieutenant W. H.
w. Jones, formerly of this State, has
been appointed Regimental Adjutant
of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, L.
&
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
THE EXCHANGE
THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 1879.

The Brownsville Bee says DR. Drom-
coolies book on yellow fever is full of
errors from beginning to end. Cor
rect
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
Ins0lvent n office,

HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
L estate of A. N hunt deceased 10 the
Jerk Of the County Court Of Gibson county.
A Il persons having claims against said estate
will or sent the anne before the ERIK Of said
court duly proven. on or before January lst
1850, or the same will be barred in l2w and
equity I his February u. 1879.
Ierl3-lm }. *. 2. CLE[ LNTS, 4 dm'r.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN,.
a Democratic Political. COIt..,
RlerC;aE and Family New Sps,-
per, Devoted 10 iise Interests
Of saG West and South.
The Freshest News, the FaiTest
Editorials and iiIe Best SeKcC~
lions.

IN IssuinS It's prospectus for 1879, the REPUB-
LfCRS proposes 10 maintain its character and
r; M i. the tore f. ont Of hmericgn new spapeIS.
Never we're its tarIlitlus tor the collection OF
news surras ed. he paper will be cou>tang
reflex Of ne most reliable intelligence ont8tG-
gn!e !ruu all p&ItS Of Ike world. Its rditOfiI
discus. utHS NIA continue TO Ce di2nitied. AMI
aI-E. a. 4.Tctotoic, 10 give Ia 5ht reading com
mUuIty the laIrcst IRE. cntation OF Jlu day.
il wi! ~ Uii the uc-, Ia sensational and vii
rot pauGer 20 yitiatcd tastes. H. Ill il &C.
partm,rt, it will nave the freshest ana most
trustworthy news, IN tao most convthItI,t
shape.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13

Brownsville Bee: A good many ofour
citizens have secured country retreats,
in anticipation of yellow fever in
Brownsville the coming summer.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-13
sat rday. February aad. 1879,

In front of the law Office Of Cankin Rhodes,
in the town of Milan. as trustee. sell othe
highest bidder for cash. the fUlowIn described
r.aity. situated in the town Of Milan. Tenn.
TO wit: one town lot. bounded on the north
east bv I. J. Harrison's lot, southeastby hich,
$ uthwest by the Williamson land. containing
one acre. more OF less. on W ich Is, good
f. anne dwelling and necessary out houS g
Right of REDEEM ptiOn reserved. Title consider
ed good. sell only az Trustee
Jan, Il. 1879. : F. RANKIN, Trustee.