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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

THE TERROR OF MoTHERs.-In 1850,
in thirty-one departments in France,
diphtheria attacked 1,56S adults and
7,474 children, Of which number l65
adults and 3, 3S4 children died. In England
the disease first presented itself in the
southeastern counties, nearly opposite Bou-
longe, in the early part of 1857, and travel
ling from station to station, visited especial
ly the i'll drained and marshy districts, and
the neglected and unhealthy localities in
towns. The most alarming as well as the
most fatal outbreak of the disease In this
country occurred in Albany in 1853, during
which year it attacked over ,, 600 persons, ii
large percentage of whom died. Since then
diphtheria has prevailed in nearly all sec
tons of the United States, and at the pres
ent time is epidemic in several places. and
at all points seems to be on the increase.
AT Bennington, VT, few days since, the
disease had assumed such proportions that
the public schools have been closed by the
authorities as preventative to its further
spread through contagion.
This question has been much discussed
and the testimony adduced, pro and con,
seems to be pretty equally balanced. The
disputants on both sides of the question are
partly right and partly wrong. Under GER
tain circumstances all febrile diseases may
Dc cOOldplOuS. LII all lGScTS OUcIc are LlOT-
bid excretions which, if due attention is not
paid to ventilation and cleanliness, may be-
come so concentrated, as were, as to infect
other persons, and thus become the cause OF
a simple disease in them. Much depends,
of course, on the greater or less susceptibility
or non susceptibility is nothing more or less
than the grossness or purity of the party
exposed. The truth of the matter propa-
bly, is that diptheria is infectious to limi-
ted degree; that is, when patients are ac-
cumulated in small, Ill ventilated rooms,
the disease, is likely to be communicated;
not as in the case of scarlatina or erysipelas,
in spite of all sanitary precautions. That it
commonly spreads through the family once
invaded is to be attributed, in some degree,
to the persistence Of the same cause as
originated the first case. From well observ-
ed facts there seems to be but little doubt
that diptheria originates indigenously, and
that it may be communicated, under favora
BILE circumstance, from one person to an
other.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

Charles w. Dabney Esq of Virginia, has
been elected State Chemist for North Caro-
lipa This is exactly right; we ought not
to put man in office merely because he is
y orth Carolinian. If there is not farmer
in this State fit to be Commissioner of Ag
rculture. get lawyer; if DO one is chem
ist, by all means get one from over the bor-
der.-Warrenton Gazette.
George. p Rowell & Co. have the cheek
to send to the Record circular recommen-
ding their Newspaper Directory in which
the statement appears that ''as rule news
paper publishers lie, directly, or Indirectly.
concerning the circulation of their papers,
and that lit is the aim of the Directory to
give the truth instead" The Record is
one Of thr few papers in the country about
the circulation of which there is no room
for doubt, but RowelI & Co, cannot discov-
er it. 1t is our opinion that as between
advertisers and newspapers George p. Row
ell & Co. are entirely unnecessary and
costly impertinence. We shall be at some
trouble to demonstrate 1t.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

THE WATER SPoUT.-M W. Draper f.
sufferer by the recent cloud-burst or water
spout in the vicinity Of Red canyon, arriy
ed in the city Sunday. He was on his way
to Cheyenne for fright and had two pas
sengers, names unknown, one Of whom for
merly worked for the Bismarck stage com
pany, and the other in Thompson's mill
They were about thirty miles from Custer
and twenty from the surcharged cloud
when the latter came in contact with the
hills 1t burst with terrific report sen
ding = breast OF water six feet high and
300 in width down the valley with fearful
velocity, uprooting trees rolling bouldes,
Of 2, 900 pounds, and swapping the telegraph
poles In two as though they were pipestems.
In an hour it had traversed the 20 miles dis
tance and struck Drapers camp which was
pitched on the highes ground, demolished
! the wagon IN an instant, swept away every
particle of the wreck, and threatene1 de-
struction to the mules. The men were
waist deep in the water, and one Of the pas
sengers, losing his footing, was carried
| over a quarter oe mile and lodged in tree
top, from which he escaped at the subsi-
dence OF the water
| The disaster occurred early in the even
ing, and by morning the ground was again
dry. Specimen Of GolOralto hJe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

James S. Battle and John ?. Arlington
have surpassed the expectations OF their
NEST sanguine friends and they are justly
entitled to be classed among the best can
vassers in the county 1t is with much
pleasure that we remark that Mr.. Battle, at
Stony Greek made one of the best speeches
ever heard. Rocky Mount Pogress
Greensboro Patriot: A very handsome e
Democratic banner was swung across South
Elm street this morning opposite the Ben
bow House, by the Hancock Club. From
the bottom of the banner are suspen led
very good likenesses of Gen. Hancock and
Mr.. English, and attached to each end o.
weight rod is small l. 5. flag
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

OXFORD ToRCHLIGHT ITEMS. .-Rev. j
w. Primrose was formally installed on
Sunday Of last week; and ais family now
occupy the new parsonage which presents
quite an handsome appearance. The Pres
byterian church, itself having been remod-
eled and repa'nted inside and out, is now
the handsomest church in Oxford Rev.
w. $ Pettigrew sermon on Sabbath night
to large congregation in St. Stephens Epis-
copal church. was simply perfect --Rcv.
j. +. Thompson, assisted by Rev Alex.
Walker, of Durham, has held revival,
with 20 conversions, at KNAPP O'Reads. -
Mr.. ID. s. Osborne Is building a suite Of
offices next to the building occupied by
Mc,srs. Venablc and Lasster At court
last week the case of Henry kiddick, color
ed, charged with the murder of Bartlett
Darlington, continued on account OF
absence of the physician, DR. r. &. Deb
nam. Prisoner remanded to Jail until next
term. n the case State vs. ANA Wilkins,
charged with the murder murder OF her
children 10y poisoning The case came on
for trial the State being represented bv
Solicitor f. n Strud wick and the defen-
dant by Messrs Wortham 81 WORKMAN.
Failing to prove by DR.. Wilkerson, the
certain presence of arsenic polson, the State
abandoned the further prosecution, and
the prisoner was set at liberty. The ladies
of the Presbyterian church gave an entain
ment on Monday AID Tuesday night that
reflected great credit upon the manager,
Mrs. j. c. Cooper and actors for the occa-
casion. We were particularly struck
with the rendition of Moses in the Bul
rushes, by that talented and accomplished
lady, Mrs VIM. Biggs, to whom we are in
debted for the popular play. The maids
IL l.
river when she discovered the basket in the
reeds were all bright and intelligent Miss
Bessie Venable, as Pharoahs daughter
and the Misses Belle Cooper, Lille vii
Iiams Tempe Williams and Nellie Williams.
made boquet of beauty exquistely pleas
ing to the eye. The music under the drec-
tion Of Mrs Venable was just what was ex-
pected from lady of her known accom-
plshments
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04
SHOTW ELLIS
GAR REPL ACER,
JOHN w. HAMMOND.

JOHN w. HAMMOND,
President Penn "a state Agricultural Society,
Dear Sir: The undersigned committee appointed by
make al examnation by actual tests, of Nj. =.
Showels Patent Car Re placer beg leave to submit the
following their opinion of the merits of the above
valuable invention. They have as ordered by you,
placed in operation the above improvement, and do
enphaticaly pronounce the same to be the best
ever presented to this Society for inspection.
For simplicity, cheapncss, compacness and strength,
it cannot be exceed. This Replacer be carried in
the tool box any Engine, and VIII work on an!
gauge replacing any the shortest possible time,
and we therefore respectfully recommend it to the
public-and also, that bronze medal be awarded by
this Society. - -
JOHN @. MORRIS, Chairman.
Official: ID. W. SELLER, Sec'y.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

Let it be fully recollected that Lincoln
kept these six hundred Southerners under
going this daily ghly--hourly y-peril and
torment tof both soul and body and forty
six days, although aware that Beauregard
had never placed a single prisoner under
fro
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

PoorL L.! He did put in his best licks
until at Five Forks the 'ball in the fore
head" settled his share in burden of exis-
tence. May his rest be joyous
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04
FT. DEL. L. S. MILITARY PRIsoN,
N,r.h JSeS


March 2S 1865.
"AU Pdroled Officers to take the Bout
,chea caNed "'-''Such was the brief an
nouncement just made by long legged
Yankee on the parapet and you can we'll
imagine my Dear L.-how great ferment
it has aroused among st the one or two
thousand denizens Of these parts The
lucky ones have been paroled SO long We all
assumed there was an end to the new project
of exchange. The above looks like resump-
ton, and | write to take the chance if one
should occur. Would to God that might
be my own messenger and gossip with you
''tace to face as the Apostle suggested.
Well, the remnant of the ship-load of officers
sent to Charleston to be shot at by our own
gunners are back-a pitlabie party ragged,
dirty, haggard, unshaved, unshorn, un-
kemps-they are scarcely recognizable, and
| am daily meeting some acquaintance OF
six month ago too much changed to seem
the same man. Numbers Of them died soon
after their return. from scurvy. Nearly all
are affected with it. 1t seem incredible that
any man should know deeper He'll than
this place, but they ascribe to this the
milder sort of Tartarus-equivalent to the
Catholic ideas of Purgatory.
There is one thing must speak OF in no
gentle terms. You have heard of Gen. Lee 5
cotton arrangement for furnis hing us blankets
and clothing; it is as yet farce-a delusion
and a mockery. 1t is not possible for US to
know the cause Of the delay, but look at the
facts Gen Lee shipped thousand or more
bales of cotton $50 we hear to buy clothing
for US. The cotton reached New York {
full three, nearly .fre-noath's ago! Al
this time Gen. r. l.. l.. Beale, and com
mittee, have been in New York on parol,
to purchase the articles All these months
we have suffered beyond the calculation
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04
HREE YEARS IN BATTLE.
AND
THREE IN PRISON.
RANDOLPH A. SHOTwELL.

FB-Haying been asked by several persons during
past week whether the account III this column tct
tous take occasion TO repeat that every fact and
cident related in this narrative from beginning
actually occurred stated the description in many
instances being taken Verbatim from my journal
made date. Il. A.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04
NOL. NII.-NO. 3

Rural IMPROVEMENT SOCIETIES 1t "a
sad the state OF Connecticut has hfty or
more village Improvement societies" +" This
speaks well FOR that enterprising state And
the cause il thus fosters Each of these 81.
cietieS will be the vadiating center for 9th
ers, and will do great good in a general wav
IS well as IN their immediate local infueaco
The object Of these societies is 10 pro,ec,
the public health, hy establishing favorable
sanitary conditions about village and rrirNl
homes; to stimulate public spirit n every
way to improve the roads and beautifv the
roadsides, : well grounds about school
houses, churches, cemeteries and pubic
squares to educate the public taste for rural
art and adornment, and altogether to make
country homes and life more satisfactory
and attractive. Their purpose are advan-
taEeous III every way, for they not only
enlist public interest and spirit. but prove
profitable TO health, and successful in en-
hancing the value of property. 1t seems a.
though this work Is developing IL genuine
ze.t which Is destined TO spread until i'm
provement societies are organized in every
town or village that pretends 10 have any
ambition, and this fact is not TO be wondered
At for the field ior the display OF taste a:,t
rivalry IL great. 1t furnishes a common
interest for all and scarcely any chance for
personal squabbles Mistakes will toe made
without doubt, and amateur landscape gard-
eners and architects will invent varied and
wonderful enormItles, but the result Will
he good. and improvements will come with
improved taste The village audience will
laugh down the crudities and errors and ex-
cite the society To better efforts, and the
good cause viii ultimately produce grand
results. But il would Toe better If mistake
could be avoided, especially in those mat
tiers appertaining to hygiene. Ii is a diff
cult engineering seat to obtain perfect
drainage IN town and village, and i; would
be decidedly wise To leave the plans for
such purposes TO competent engineers. And
az good roads will be part OF the plan of
every society it will be saving Of time
and expense to leave this matter also in
their charge. But in matters of taste from
decorating the town pump, and eliminating
the crudities from tree box watering trough
and htchlng posts, 10 the arrangement OF
vlstas through the trees, light and shade
effects, and making the whole a pleasing
picture iudiciously harmonizcd, the task
may be safely left TO the uniform good taste
of American women aided in the detail
work by the men--Furmer's Rerjcto
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

Epizooty among horses has made its ap-
pearance iii Petersburg, Va, and in some
adiacent cities There are several unfavor-
able cases.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-06-24
er which followed the wind. 1t is re-

u "L1cu IO1lOWeQ the WlnQ. IL IS re-
ported that the storm was much worse
north Of here. AS Everett Kelly was
returning from Wing River with Miss
Flora Weary during the wind, they
were startled by the cracking of a
large pine tree which they were about
to pass, and putting whip to the horse
succeeded in passing it just as the
huge old land mark came crashing to
the earth, some of it's branches striK.
ing the hind wheels in it's flight. No
damage has been done to crops as far
as heard from; on the contrary, the
bright warm sun of Wednesday has
given an impetus to corn which will
go far to make up for lost time in the
early part of spring.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-06-24
PROGRAM FOR THE FOURTH!
The Following is the Exercises of
the day as prepared by th
Marshal, for the Celebration in Wa
dena, July 9th.

National Salute at sunrise of 100
guns.
Reception committee will meet dele.
gates from adjoining towns at the
Rawson House and depot, at 10 a. m.
Procession will form at the School
House, at 1915 a. NJ, in the ollowing
order:
Marshal of the Day.
Wadena Cornet Band.
Lodge Of A. O.U. w. lin full rega-
Orator, Chaplain, and President of
the Day.
Delegate from surrounding towns.
Citizens in carriages.
s. on foot.
Base Ball club, lin uniform).
Ending with the Terrible Horribles.
Procession will march from School
House down Third street to Averill,
from Averill to First, from First to
Front, from Front to Fourth, from
Fourth to Averill, and from Averill
street to the Bowery Park.
Singing-Star Spangled Banner, by
Glee club.
Prayer-By the Chaplain.
Singing-Hail Columbia, by Glee
club.
Reading Declaration of Independ-
ence-By John Harding:
Oration--By Judge John T. Rea, OF
Minneapolis, MINI.
Closing Song--America, by Glee
club.
AT2 2o'CLoCK P. NJ.
Music by the Band.
Toasts and responses, interspersed
with songs by the Glee club.
AT3 O'CLOCK P. NJ.
Horse Race-Running race, open to
all; best two in three. for a purse OF
$1,000. Entry fee, $l.00.
Foot Race--40 rods, for purse OF
$500.
Sack Race-Free to all, for a purse
Of $500.
Creased Pole-For purse of $500.
. Potato Race--Greatest sport OF the
day; purse, $500.
Match game Of base ball, for purse
of $1,000.
TO close with a salute of 100 guns
at sunset.
Grand Ball in the evening at Peake's
Opera House. Grand display of fire.
works from the balcony of the Opera
House at 9 o'clock P. IN.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-06-24
HURRAHl
A German Store for Verndale.

II. Metzger, the gentleman who has
started a general store in Verndale,
called upon us yesterday. He informs
us that he will occupy the postoffice
until his store, which is now being
built opposite the postoftice, is COM
pleted. Mr.. Metzger is a gentleman
who apparently understands his busi.
ness, and will doubtless receive his
share of the Verndale trade. He
will keep ice cream and refreshments
in his new building on the Fourth.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-06-24

porting to be from the gentleman who
sent the eggs, setting forth that they
were a new variety and very valuable.
Our friend to whom the eggs were
sent offered them to us and we glad
ly excepted them, reciprocating by
presenting our kind hearted friend
with half dozen grape vines. We
were exceedingly careful of the eggs
and tenderly placed them under an
''old r9liable." Long before the time
was up, however, some villain in
formed us that the eggs had been
boiled. You can bet your last post
age stamp that we were disappointed;
but did we rush to the nest and throw
those eggs against the palacial resi-
dence of our gay deceivers! No! but
reclining in our den with our pedal
extremities gracefully reposing on our
pine table, and splitting over our right
sholder, soliloquised thusly: ''Should
those eggs hatch, what a grand thing
it would be; our fortune would be
made.' We could not stand the
pressure. We jumped up run our
slender fingers through our poetical
curls, expectorated on a chair and
tramped to and fro. ''She shall set
on those eggs until they hatch" We
sat down in deep study. The door
opened and, "Those boiled eggs
Matched yet?" blurted from the fan.
mel lips of an common ignoramus who
slammed the door and shuftled off with
a vulgar ha! ha! shaking his tickled
ribs. We gazed after him in a dazed
sort of manner and wondered if the
man had gone wild or was he an es.
capped lunatic; he certainly knew moth
ing Of scientific experiment or re-
search. We had lots of this kinl of
experience, but with a tenacity
worthy of the great question permit
ted our hen to set on those boiled eggs
until her time expired, and the result
but oh! we can hardly expect our
readers to believe what we are about
to tell them. People are so prone to
scoff at new ideas, but here goes:
Nine healthy chickens resulted from
those eggs. If any body has any
doubt about this matter, if they will
boil half dozen eggs and place them
under hen and allow her to set three
weeks thereon, they will be astonish:
ed ut the result.
PROGRAM FOR THE FOURTH!
The Following is the Exercises of
the day as prepared by th
Marshal, for the Celebration in Wa
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-06-24


until his store, which is now being
built opposite the postoffice, is COM
pleted. Mr.. Metzger is a gentleman
who apparently understands his busi.
ness, and will doubtless receive his
share of the Verndale trade. He
will keep ice cream and refreshments
in his new building on the Fourth.
CHICKENS FROM BOILED EGGS.
We are very fond of chickens, in
fact, our love for thoroughbred chick
ems is only next to that of Charlie
Stuart's love for practical jokes. We
delight to wander into the hen house
before breakfast (when we get up
early enough) and bid the biddies good
morning and clean out and fix up their
house generally. We take unalloyed
joy in watching the little chicks de-
velop day after day and often while
feathering out try to distinguish
which are roosters, but how singular it
is that nature in poultry, has conceal
ed all sex distinguishing marks until
the little cusses begin to fight. Then
you can tell pretty nearly which is
which. A propensitys to fight is a
pretty sure sign that the chicken will
never lay hard shelled egg. These
are all points of interest, but they are
points already established and most
any scientific poultry fancier will
doubtless substantiate our statements.
But we are departing from the text.
AS we said before, we love poultry.
This affection of ours is we'll known
and will probably be the result of rev.
olutionizing the whole system of
nominating presidential candidates;
in fact a prominent Democrat inform
ed us the other day that if we should
succeed in establishing what we
claimed had been successful expert
ment. the PionecrPress would become
the greatest paper in America, because
it showed, if true as we claim, that
chickens had been Matched from hard
boiled eggs, that consistency had
ceased to become jewel, and there
fore it, the P. P, would rise by vir-
tue of it's incongruity, and that hard
boiled politicians would hereafter
have a show of becoming feathered
in the presidential nest instead of the
present necessity of fresh eggs for
successful political incubation.
Perhaps there may be some curl:
osity as to the manner in which this
experiment was brought about. If
50, we will explain. It seems that in
conversation with some friends an
acquaintance of ours, knowing how
eager we were to render any sacrifice
in behalf of knowledge and expert
ment, suggested that one-half dozen
hard boiled eggs be placed under one
of our mothcrly hens for the purpose
OF ascertaining what the result would
he. Some thought that perhaps chick
ems ready cooked might be the result,
others thought that double headed,
three legged, four legged chickens;
chickens with hair instead of feath.
crs. At all events they thought for
the sake OF knowledge, the experiment
should be tried. Some one thought
perhaps we would egg-nore the prin-
ciple and refuse to try the experiment.
Our poor misled friends, they little
knew our self.sacrifcing, patriotic
spirit, but being bound those boiled
eggs should he placed under one of
our hens they resorted to deception.
They packed them in cotton and
nailed them up in a box. placed a ship
ping tag on it and wrote letter pc.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-09-23
THE DREAMS OF YOUTH.

built me vessel long years agO,
And ! fitted it out like the galleys OF ciH;
Its sails were as white as the fresh 1alien
And its bows were respondent with crimson
Its buiwarEs were firm, and its masts strong
And . say-colored pennon on high was
The beauty of Youth lent charm to it all,
And an image of Hope was its proud inquire
head.
launched it one morn in the spring of the
When the breezes were low, and the sun
beams were bright;
And l. in the pride of my youth, had no fear
OF the strength of the waves, orthe gloom OF
the night.
SO dreamed of the riches my galley would
From the lands where no bark had been ever
before:
But the summer passed by, and spring wore
round to spring,
And my vessel returned not, alas, to the
shore!
At length one dark autumn it came back to
me,
But its masts were all broken, its bows were
bare;
its bulwarks were covered with growth of the
And the figure of Hope was no longer there;
While it brought me for freight but the drift
of the wave.
The sea-foam and weeds that had lain in it
long:
And mournfully sighed as gazed on the
OF the dreams that were bright when life's
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