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The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-15
Grape Culture.
tor OrangeJurg Democrat:


have frequently wondered Why
our farmers SO generally used whiskcy
rs q stimulating beverage, n great
deal Of which being of an impure
kind, manufactured from drugs that
are destructive TO life and health (I
do not say that we cannot get pure
article Of whiskey, but | do say when
VIZ do get it,, it is an 'cXccption,)
when it is within the reach OF every
farmer to supply himself and family
with'the pure juice Of the grape. /
mean the scuppernong-"a grape to
the manor born," and which never
fails in producing its annual crop.
1t is not affected by blight or insects,
never Injured by cold. The writer
knows one farmer who has cultivated
them for twenty years, and has never
had u failure. ..f trau
| will give you, Mr.. Editor, his
mode Of culture, hopiug it may in
ducc our people to cultivate them and
make lhcrcfrom Il beverage infinitely
superior to all the mulaling liquors
now SO Universally used q beverage
OF the pure juice Of. the grape !
would right lcroputin another i'm
portant claim for this grape. 1t is in
my judgment among the best, if not
the very best, table grape of our
Southern country.
Nine vines properly arranged, plan
ted, manurcd, and cultivated will in
II lew years cover 30 feet square, and
will yield 100 gallons OF supcrio"
wine. Planting must be from rooted
vines and 30 feet apart, should be
painted in The month Of November.
Plough the ground eight or ten inches
deep, digging holes fuulIicct in ,li-
amctcr, eighteen inches deep, I'LL tl,c
holes with soil from fence corners, or
hu~N ''oN' Poiito Va o"ailll'S, hlAlli5
with about four pounds Of aci.l phos-
plate or six pounds Of flour Of plfos-
phatc, place Il pest in The centre OF
hole To train vine to; bc careful TO
lay the roots well out, have them
about two inches below the surface of
the ground, water occasionally, cspe-
cially if the seasons arc dry. When
they commence growing rub Off all
the buds or canes but three and train
them up the posts. When they have
reached about seven feet, which will
be about the second year, erect for
lhc;n trcll!s to lun on, let them be
just high enough TO be reached when
standing on the ground. Put down
four posts at the distance of five feet
from centre post SO us to make a
square; across each TWO post lay q
:ail or piece Of scantling, ten or
twelve feet long (I use rails split for
ienciue) and on these lay rails split
finer or smaller. This gives trcllis
Of from ten to twelve feet square. In
one or two years it will be necessary
TO extend your trcllis by putting two
post down midway between you: old
er post, and on them put rails as,bc-
the ninety lcet square viii! be cover
ed. 1t will ie necessary to manure
every year until the whole surface is
completely shaded, Gather all the
old bones and pile around The vines,
and give them an occasional dose Of
phosphate flour or acid phosphate,
and they will very soon amply pay
for all expense and trouble.
GRAPE VINE.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-15

Keep cool if you can; don't drink
any thing with alcoholic poison in IL;
eat sparingly Of plain, simple food /;
keep q good conscience; read the
DEMOCRAT regularly, but don't forget
to pay for it. by close observance
of the above rules you will live ,latil
you die. G s,,oi.lEn
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-15

TIE Kentucky State election came
off on the 9Th, and resulted in AN
overwhelming Democratic victory.
Several precincts, which last year
were carried by the Grecnback party,
were carried this year by the Demo-
Gratis. The Greenbackers and Ma
tionnls made no sort Of fight this
time.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-15

1t dcvolves upon. the Republican
leaders to prove That the Treasury
Department has, not often secretly
printed millions of dollars TO carry
elections Tor the Republican party,
and subsequently pretended that the
over issue was counterfeit.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-15

Magistratc--"What IA man can be
cruel enough TO maltreat Ills lawful
welded wife, and even hurl n pl":s at
her head?" Frisoner-"But, your
Honor, do you know my wife?" Mag
istrato-"I have not, the honor 50
Prisoner-"Thcn just go SLOW
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-15

We all of us are apt to prate about
our independence of, character, and
yet the notice of a,greeat man affects
most folks jqst as, a,ppt on the head
does a puppy. l''
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-15
Subjects for Refeetioa.
PROVIDENCE, $. C.,Aug. 5,1S7t

NV tbfs1~S'S 80 ~ 1AeS3s ~ &SsSs
Editor OrangeLu,y Democrat:
"Trustee." in your issue Of August
1st, has spoken fully on the subject
Of Free Schools and female compe4
tence, How utterly absurd to think
of alady pretending TO teach. when
not qualified! It is, preposterous in
the extreme. Allow me, Mr. Editor,
the privilege of asking few ques-
tions: Are all men competent 10 GIL
Offices Of trust and honor? Are all
successful in their avocations Of life2
whether farmer, (who is the worlds
prodncer,) merchant, lawyer, me-
chanic or doctor. Do you not know,
Mr.1Iditor, that there are incompe-
tent practitioners OF medicine? And
alas many have been killed (I can't
say oLherwise) through their igno-
rance, of the practice Of physic.
Such cannot be said Of woman. Her
great uepidity OF. doing wrong will
keep her within that sphere of purity
for which she was alone created. But
enough, or the ssiords Of creation"
will think want tho last word. A
suggcslionto TO our worthy School Com
missioner, through your valuable col
umns: Would it not give more uni
: i
vcrsal satisfaction for Tie patrons to
Cooperate with the trustees in elect.
ing teachers for their schools3 May
he then worthy widow ladies' would
be elected and get what is due. them
as persons of refinement and culture.
Tile Fair is coming on, and a6 hsn-
al the country folks are solicited to
contribute. What for, may I .aak3
To work for months in advance OF an
article for exhibition aud receive
nothing; or to- be rewarded by hear
I ing some one Of the 1managers say,
ls"Ohs it will DO to fill up" Such Ian
guage is quite complimentary to our
Iscnsi6ilities, and many have resolved
not TO assist in" "filling DIP" any more.
Now, if the county really wants the
Fair TO be complete success, act just
Iy9 towards the Inhabitants Of the ra-
raj districts in rewardfng according
TO merit, and you will have the uair
vcrsal support Of the people. =
The showery weather uhich, has
lasted about two weeks has cleared
off, and thereby urges farmers to
cure fodder that tue drought did not
"cook,i' "'' t.,sii'@".
Has QuiAiue. aisahaad' ia price in
spite of the ABSENCE OF the revenue
tax? One Of gouupopular drug stores
retails, it at four dollars and eighty
cents per ounce. If fevers should
commence, 1 would ignorantiy %
prescribe dogwood berries and cotton.
seed tea rs sure cure. There is
an opening here for a lodge of the
Knights Of Honor. My article is va
ried in sentiment, but what is the
spice of life? john JOEL.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-15

The head waiter ut one Of the
hotels in tho White Mountains is a
Harvard graduate of Tho class of
1876. gtS..E .rsst4ss4s.f,s,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-15

There isanotl,ing lower than bypoc.
rlcy. 10 profess frielship and act
cnmily is o proof of, total depravily.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-08-15

81 was once very shy," said Sgd
ney Smith, tbat twas not long be-
fore l made two very useful discove-
ries: First, that all mankind were
not soieiy employed IN observing mo-
(a belle that all young people have y,
tho next, that shamming was Of no.
use that the world wac very clear
sighted, and soon estimated man ut
his just value. This cured me, and I
determined. to be natural and let the
world find me out" ro, t,i....t
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

For by not properly purging his
seed, as he is in duty bound to
do, the producer of seeds, him
self an agriculturist, greatly pre-
JUDGES the interests of agricul-
ture. But even if the producer
thus neglects his duty, the deal
er, if he is honest and mindful
Of his reputation, will take care
that such ware will not be
brought into market before be-
ing thoroughly cleaned. In the
first chapter OF this article we
mentioned that we had seen
piles of chaff in the lofts of the
seedsmen. Those piles were
proofs both of tie dealers fair
ness and OF the producers neg
ligence. 1t is, however, self
evident, that among the great
number of seedsmen there are
some who cannot be classed
with the fair dealing ones, and
With try to enrich themselves by
fraudulent, or at least unscru-
pulous, means. And it was
partly the object Of this article
to expose the practices Of such
dealers and to caution the pub
lie against them.
GEO. WARNECKE,
n. G. Experiment Station.
Feb. 9TH, 1879.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
Noval Remedy for Drunk
enneSS.

In the course OF a cons alton
with Mr. Benedict Prieth, Of the
Free /eihaag, on the Law AMI
Order association OF Newark y
"A reporter learned n few fact,
pertaining 70 the German aud
Austrian method of treating
drunkenness III both Of these
countries, said the gentleman.
such an order rs the one in Que~
ton IS unknown. and vet drunk
enneSs Is successfully handled H.
reply TO the inquiry, how is this
done the statement Was made
Every drunkard is socially ostra
cizcd. and regarded II A sort of.
leper with whom there i ID D.
no fellowship. Ills name is pub
llshed N the papers, 50 that the
tact becomes generally known
that he Is thus cut off from MI
pleasant associations with the
world. No one j. allowed to
sell him any liquor under pen
atty Of a heavy fine. Should
such a drunkard, whose name
has thus been published. enter a
beer garden, sober or intoxicated
he would be summed BY those
present, no matter whether he he
rich or poor, and his wants in
the drinking line ignored. III
addition to this the drunkard
torfeits all his civil rights, He
is regarded as not in his sou, q
mind, and consequently disquali-
fed for attend TO the transaction
OF any business. An Off OF
the city, with functions some.
what similar 10 those of our sur
rogate, takes charge ofhis estate
If he has one, and appoints a
guardian for him, as is done here
lii cases of lunacy, etc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

Fifteen COWS, allowed to stand
out n hour on a cold day,
shrunk in milk nine quarts; ice
cold water given TO a COW will
shrink the milk; COWS allowed
to stand in water on Il hot day
will also shrink their milk.
Cows never should be allowed 10
stand In a draft. \ good careful
man, placed in charge Of a badly
managed herd of cattle, has in
creased the flow OF milk to an
extent sufficient to pay his wages.
Putting salt on the hay NOV i
a useless practice; In this case il
has no curative properties.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

\ GCANo WAR.-In various
sections of the STATE the farmers
are quite indignant at the IN
creased amount OF cotton asked
Tor a ton Of euano. For certain
kinds one-fourth more Is de-
manded- The pertinent question
OF the farmer i, why should the
price Of guano keep UP, when
corn cotton, bacon, labor. and
nearly everything else has come
down. The contest is between
the farmers and manufacturers.
and not the loca agents. Ii
seems TO q that competition is
strong enough amongst the
manufacturers 10 remedy this
evil complained q. Ii there
Were only a fcW manufacturers,
a moEop !, might be created
and the prices kept up. Guano
has come to tie a n~ec5s>itv. as
much - as flour or bacon. or tie
farmers think 50 and they are
not to bl-me for investigating
TINS matter, and getting the price
down as low as can be afforded
by the sellels.-Sp1Itn1b,o9 IS.
a. SIarfun.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
To CLEANSE CAL1CoES, FRENCH

To CLEANSE CALICoES, FRENCH
LAWNS, MUsLINs AND CAMBRICS.
Mix two cupfuls of wheat
bran III cold water till a smooth
paste then stir it into one quart
of so.t, boiling water. Let it
boil half an hour, then strain,
and add to it four or five more
quarts of soft, warm water. or
enough to wash a dress in. Csa
no soap, for the bran answers al
the cleansing purposes Of soap.
The water should not be much
more than milk warm, and per
fectly clean. Add a tablespoon
full of salt if there is black in the
dress or any color that may
run Rinse thoroughly in
only one water. No starch is
needed, but if one thinks it de-
sirabie use q little white glue
water, not hot.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

Mrs. Belva Lockwood some
time ago offered for practice at
the bar of the Supreme Court,
having been a practicing lawyer
Of considerable experience in the
courts of the District; but the
Judges would not admit her, and
she determined to have a law
enacted to accomplish her ob
,lect. Last February, 1878, the
House passed an act providing
that "any woman who Shall have
been a member of the bar of
the highest court ofany State or
Territory, or of the Supreme
Court OF the District of Column
bia, for the space of three Years,
and shall have maintained a
good standing before such court.
and who shall be a person of
good moral character, shall, on
motion and the production of
such record, be admitted to
practice before the Supreme
Court of the United States"
The Senate passed the act by
a vote OF 40 to 20, and now Mrs.
Lockwood is happy. On the
desk Of nearly every Senator
who voted aflirmatively was
placed a small bouquet of flow
ers, supposed to have been ten
dered by the Madame as a slight
token other appreciation of their
liberality and enlightenment.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

WOMEN LOSE Too Much SLEEP.
Does your wife lie awake until
after midnight awaiting your re-
turn from the lodge, SO that she
may impart some important in
formation before you 90 to sleep?
1t she does just call her attention
to the fact that a woman in
Manayunk, who was addicted to
this reprehensible practice so
feariully strained the optical
nerve that she cannot shut her
eyes, and has not had a wink of
sleep for more than three weeks,
and the doctor says her eye balls
will eventually burst and cause
her death. This is a lie, of
course, but it will do no harm to
make your wife believe such a
painful incident actually hap
pened. American women lose
too much sleep for their own
good Norristoun HeruM.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

Happy IS the rich bachelor
who a die without having a
couple Of wives turn up and
claim his property.-Bufalo Ec-
press.
Crock Of ages left for me-
sang a young married man who
was set to rocking the baby the
other night while his wife pre-
pared tea.
OJserrer: At Webtown, near
Goldsboro, a child del yester-
day of dip.lheria. Two other,
are very Ill with it.
Tinted white sltins and games
are shown FOR bridal robes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

SALE OF PRoPERTY.-The half
interest owned by the late Col.
Thos. IL. Brem, in the building
on Trade street, occupied by
Brem & Co, as a hardware house,
was sold yesterday at public
auction at the court house door,
and was bought for Col. B. f.
Little, Of Richmond county, at
$1,000. While this is less than
half the original cost Of the
building, it is a good price-a
first-rate price for the half
interest, in the present condition
Of finances and in the depreci-
ated condition Of real estate
Charlotte Obse,uer, 4h inst.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

An English farmer, very sue
ccssfu. during ten years In fat
tening cattle and sheep, supplied
a ration made as follows: Eight
bushels corn soaked in ten pals
water two days, then simmer for
an hour, afterwards mix with
fourteen pounds coar e, cheap
sugar, and %commingle with cut
straw, hay Or other fodder.
| gave her a rose and gave
her a ring, and | asked her to
marry me then, but she sent
them all back, the insensible
thing, and said she'd no notion
of men. | told her | bad oceans
of money and goods, tried to
frighten her bad with a growl,
but she answered she wasn't
brought up in the woods, to be
scared at the screech of an owl.
I called hera baggage and every
thing bad, | sighted her features
and form, till at length | sue
ceeded in getting her mad, and
she ragged like the sea in a storm.
And then in a moment | turned
and smiled, and called her my
angel and all she fell IN my
arms like a wearisome child,
and exclaimed, eve will marry
this fall"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
Tea Culture in the South.

The Charleston NtrS and Con-
r'er has a very interesting arti-
Gle on the subject OF tea culture
IN the South, appropos Of the
visit and investigations OF the
Baltlmorean who Is looking up
the matter IN some of the South
ern States, and We present here
with a portion OF il to our read
ders:
There is no doubt that the tea
Plant Will grow we'll throughout
South Carolina, and better in
this State than in Georgia. The
plant is not injured by ordinary
cold weather, bearing without
danger temperature as low as >
deg. Fahrenheit. Such cold is
an advantage to the plant as ii
checks the rapidity OF develop
ment. 1t needs no special care,
but Mr.. Gill finds that usually
the plant is not trimmed closely
enough. The leaves used for
making tea are only one, two and
sometimes three leaves on the
extreme end of each branch or
limb, and the object of the cult
yator, therefore, should be to
keep the plant down 50 as to
multiply the number of branch
es. This also renders the leaves
easier to pick. The plant can
be raised from cuttings or from
seeds, and requires no particular
nursing. Plants in hot houses,
free from the influence Of frost,
do not bear as we'll as plans in
the open air.
The common belief is that the
manufacture of tea is attended
with peculiar difficulties. This
is a mistake. The different
of tea made in China
come from the same plant. They
are, in fact, the same leaves
picked at different stages Of
and differently cured.
1t is not essential that tea grown
in this country should have the
same appearance IS Chinese tea.
The American tea is as fragrant
and invigorating, and an avow-
eddy American tea will bring as
high a price as the Indian, Chi
nese or japanese variety. Mr..
Gill is confident that the curing
and preparation a be done
machinery of simple con-
.'truction as thoroughly and more
;heaply, than by hand. The
purpose is to form a company,
II time, for the manufacture of
ca, similar to the companies
established in India, which pay
heir stockholders dividends Of
3 and ~ per cent. Our under
is that Gillett & Co.
Will purchase at the rate of 81 a
'ound such South Carolina leaves
S may be properly picked and
orwarded to them for manu|ac-
ure.
We shall await with much
interest the formal report to be
made by Mr.. Gill upon his re
urn, and it is to be hoped that
n the meantime they who are
low growing tea plants, will
ontlnue their cultivation. There
5 far less difficulty in making
ca than in growing and pre-
jute, and we see no rea-
on Why Carolina tea should not
DON be as we'll and favorably
as our famous long cot
on.
SALE OF PRoPERTY.-The half
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

CoEBIN.-Is the difference Of a
vowel to make this fellow a gift
(corJan, a gift) to the American.
people, Then, he is a present
they will not APPRECIATE vi
minltOn SIN.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

Are dogs property? Answer,
yes; bought and sold like other
property. We saw a man last
fall give eleven dollars for a
good 'possum dog. Tax the
dogs. Oar Legislature should
not neglect this matter any
longpr.-Louisburg Times.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13

AT the first glance it may ap-
pear as if this article were chief
ly aimed at the secdsmen, be-
cause the fraudulent practices Of
some such firms have been ex-
posed herein. That, however,
this view is erroneous becomes
evident by taking into consider
alton the fact that the dealer in
seeds very rarely raises his own
materials, but often buys them
Of the farmers, so that his store
must be considered the meeting
place, as it were, OF farm pro
ducts. And therefore a great
deal Of the responsibility with
regard to the quality and purity
of seeds rests with the producer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-13
FEBRUARY IS, 1871

sold. This practice can be con
sidered an imposition only mas
much as old seeds are nevol
rated at the same price as fresh
ones, yet the mixture Is sold at
the uniform price OF fresh pro
duct of the last harvest. On the
other hand a dealer in seeds can
scarcely be expected, at the
beginning Of a new harvest to
throw away his whole stock On
hand. By SO doing he would
suffer too great a loss, for which
he could be reimbursed only by
immoderately raising the price
of his fresh wares. In order to
compete with others he would
ba reduced to the necessity never
to keep more seeds in store than
what would be necessary to Til
his orders as they come IN. But
this being contrary to CONNER
cial usage and likely to conf1ne
all Wholesale transactions within
the narrow compass OF retail
trade. we are fain to bear with
this mode of adulteration. AS
4 matter of course, such admlX-
ture must not exceed certain
limits, nor must the older seed
have been in store SO long as to
destroy its germinative property.
As long as the seed is not older
than one year and a half (pro-
vided that at the beginning 1t
was of good qualityO the loss
accruing to the farmer from
such admixture will be very
trihing.
The case is, however, differ
ent, if a very old article, whose
very appearance indicates its
unftness for seed, is brought in
to market. Such Old seed is
"fxed" and dried and, thus
transformed, offered for sale. 1t
has happened, for instance, that
old wheat has been treated as
chloride of lime, in order both
to give it a nice, white appear
ance, and to destroy the moldy
smell-a symptom of incipient
decomposition. If wheat, treat
ed in this manner, is used as seed,
not a single plant will come up,
the corrosive compound having
killed the few remaining vital
germs, as a friend of ours, an
extensive land owner, found out
to his great loss and mortifica-
ton.
Having thus sufficiently point
ed out the manifold risks which
the farmer as we'll as the dealer
has to run in obtaining seed, we
shall briefly state the means by
which a buyer may avoid those
a%nnoyances, and be enabled to
know that the seed he bought is
really the thing he wanted.
What it most concerns Is to
determine, is,
LIST: What extlanoous matter
Is contained in the seed besides
the genuine grain.
ID: Whether tie quantity Of
admlxed substances is so great
aS TO Infer an intentional adul-
%teratlon and
Sd: How many Of the genu-
lie grams are really capable OF
terminating.
lhe separation of the foreign
matter from the seed is done in
4" purely mechanical way. The
sample, which is to be examin-