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

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

Raleigh Observer: Mr.. a. NJ. Cowan, o.
P~ittsboro, has been appointed bond clerk at
the State Treasury, to succeed Mr.. John
NJ. Manning, who not long since resigned.
Calvin Howard, colored, was arrested
by w: H. Jones, at Holly Springs, and
brought to the city and lodged in Jail on
yesterday. He escaped from the Peniten-
tiary several days ago, and is said to have
under sentence for thirty years.-Leoni-
das Smith, a young negro employed at the
gin of MI. Rufus n. Ivey, eight miles north
of the city, wa on Monday badly injured by
the gin. A spike headed screw caught him
in the right armpit and tore out the mus
cles of the arm.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

Hon. S. F. Phillips. o: Washington City,
spoke at Raleigh On Mon lay night, for The
party that feeds him. There was nothing
special in his harangue, judging from the re-
port in the Ne,os and Observer. save a foolish,
fulsome eulogy of Grant and an absurd and
wicked statement as to Garfield. Listen to
this scalawag and renegade:
"He declared on his honor and from per
sonal knowledge that there was no spot on
General Garfield's personal character He
further asserted that there was not q North
Carolina Congressman who, If asked pri-
~vately, would not say Garfield was an hon
est man. Any of them believed just what
Garfield said alb ,ut the charges made against
him.
1t would be interesting to know how
much of that poor stuff this office holde OF
two Administrations believed himself. wit.
Star.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

HENDERSON TOBACCoNIsT ITEMS. We
are in receipt of a letter from d. w. Davis
Esq. of Georgia requesting US to inform
Badly Davis, Esq, if in this section, that
his grandfather had died and left him sew
eral thousand dollars and considerable
property. Badly is an ex-Hendersonian
and his friends are glad to hear of his good
luck - E. Pogue, Esq, was awarded
first D premium at the State Fair for the
largest and best variety of manufactured
tobacco. There was several competitors.
Our young friend W. H jenkins has
leased the Henderson warehouse and will
open the same on or about the 10th Nov.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

WARRESToS GAZETTE ITrMs. Married
IN NonJav- morning Mr.. JOS E Parker.
of Enfield, and Miss Jana daughter Of Mr..
'en. X Sledge. fine ". ided pair at once
prk the train at once tor Ba timore where
hey will reside -The young lidies OF
Hrs Pendleton's schoh gave az agreeable
entert ainment on Friday night oflast week.
are 81 negroes banned from
voting, in Warren county, by reason Of con
viction of felonious rimes Mar
tina p. Eaton, relict of the late VIM. Eaton.
died at her residence. on the Roanoke, on
Friday evening last, In the 14th year of her
age. She was in her usual good health
Tuesday morning, When soon after break
fast she was stricken with paralysis aud
fell from her chair. On Sunday last her re
mains were brought TO Warr-nton and her
funeral services conducted from the resi-
dence Of Gov. Bell. Mrs. jenkins i
spending the winter in Greenville with her
daughter, Mrs. Clark. THE two North
ern radical speakers here last Wednesday
night pretended that they feared being mCb
bed, which could easily be accounted for =
by their own guilty consciepces. Butrheir
pretended fear was all humbuR. We never
witnessed a more orderly or quiet political
meeting. Their speeches reflected SO outra-
geously upon the honor hoI esty, integrity
and | intelligence of the people of the South
that the democrats present were certainly
dlsgusted aud outraged, but we did not
hear a single expression that even tended
towards a breach of the peace the speak
ers were gwen strict attention aud there
was no disturbance. whatever from any
source. Nor did we hear any one make any
threat.-nor could we find, on dillgent en-
quiry yesterday, from black and white,
any one who made a threat. After the
speaking, Tom Johnson, a colored hoy who
has some kind of an Office in Washington,
forced himsel in the hotel, where a parcel
Of gentlemen were talking, attempted to
join the conversation ard made himself so
offensive he was collared by one Of the par
ty, led to the door and kicked out. This
is all the disturbance that took place, as far
as we can learn, was purely private, and had
nothing to do with the speaking. The
yankee orators, however, after the speaking
was over, came to the hotel and remained
until time to take the l O'Clock, morning
train for Weldon. They pretended to fear
personal violence and requested the Sheriff
to GO with them to the Depot they left
about midnight in company of the Sheriff
and ten or a dozen negroes. We have no
doubt whatever that the preconcerted scheme
to fire the Northern heart and we have
no doubt that ere this time, q monstrous lie
has been telegraphed to the Northern pa
pers. And such may have its full weight
In next Tuesdays e lection.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

P "A>2n AdCdace: Last Friday, near Cedar
Nm I'm rankin county, a little child of Mr..
A I'm j. May anne to his death by burning.
NJ "iend gives us the following particulars
H. IaY was at a cotton gin about a mile
co., lfom home, and his little son was haul
W. r''u TO the gin him. At about ~ O'Clock
ner nay Sent his son home to bring his din
Ma "a put on reaching home he found that il
Tho E hot ready. Mrs May vent out leaving
siar 10y by the fire, aud pretty soon there
into u hedrd him scream, and upon running
,ne house found that he was literally In
posS;TI Mrs. May did everything that was
her cP af 10 extlnguish the flames and save
Inc t,IlAa, but all her efforts were unavail.
TFea ny her hands burned to the bone.
'Hhd lived six or eight hours.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

The VI. D's.-Dr Eugene Grissom oil
Raleigh. delivered the address Of welcome
to the Mechanics, Farmers and Mauufsc
turers of Tuesday. 1t WAS verv beautiful
and of course we'll delivered. We consider
DR. G.. one Of North Carolina's mos, gif-
ted and graceful orators. = TorchI,gA..
DR.. z NJ. PAschall. who has been in de-
Ginning heSltb for some time expired on the
18th of October. aged So. His loss is q
severe calamity in this community, as we'll
as a heart rending bereavement to his owa
DR.. w. D. billiard, Of Asheyille, va,
steed set at work to kick the buggy into
kindling wood. 1t was a neat job. viewed
IN that light but a narrow escape for those
DR.. 0. NJ Shemwell, a leading physician
Of Davidson county, died last week. DR..
Geo. T. O'Byron died at Asheville.
RALEIGH EVENING STAR ITEMS. -Messrs-
w. I. Blackwell & Co, of Durham, a e
sinking an ~artesian well on their premises to
supply their works with water. If the en-
terprise is successful, they will construct one
sufficiently large to supply the town of Dur
ham MIR. 0. r. Smith, who is well known
in Raleigh as the Great American House
Movist, =" has charge of the work.-From
our New York correspondence. dated Oct.
goth : Nearly everybody-man, woman and
child, it might be said, awaits with bated
breath to hear the result of next Tuesday
election. During more than fifteen years of
active Journalistic experience in the North
| have never witnessed SO much excitement
over an election or such interest manifested,
and many of the oldest inhabitants say that
they have not. One of them told me TO-
day: Il feel now as l did during the late
war-on the eve Of a great battle-which
we expected to be a decisive one, and was
to be fought at any moment. The agony,
the suspense to hear the result was fearful.
1t demoralized men and business. The
people were gloomy, fearful and apprehen-
sive." This overshadowing, widely per-
vading doubt, fear and apprehension is
shared by all classes-Republicans as well
as Democrats-but both sides are hopefel,
both appear to be confident. l write after
a careful review of the situation, as an i'm
partial and careful observer. The canvass
is SO near the end that both sides are &C
lively engaged in figuring up the probable
result. 1t will be midnight on Tuesday
next before it will be known how New York
State goes, and her vote may not settle the
contest.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

Messrs. J.. y. McRas, A w. Haywood
and James Boylan have been appointed As
sistant Marshals from Wake for the Cum
berland County Fair which takes place on
Nov. 10th.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04
LOOK OUT FOR YOUR nAME
RECEIVED PAYMENT.

NOTK.-To avoid losses by mail, And the bother
J Of giving, and preserving, Receipts, We shall print !
in this column the amounts received each veal, /
and the time to which the subscriber II paid. Here
. after no money will be credited on the books until "a !.
appears here. 30 look for your name, and II It
doe not appear or II there DO any mistake Ia the
trim, write to the Rditor. =
Sam II Webb, Oaks, 81, April 10, 81: II Z King.
Haw River, l, Feb 10, 81; 9 r Nicholson, whitaker,
May 10, u; Sam Arlington. Ennsld. I, April 20. u
Or. Chapman, aoidsboro. GO. %. 81; A x nici.. n,
Olive, Oct -, 81; Geo D Tysor, Fair Haven, AUG 10
81; Dr. p p Peacs, wake, Sept 3, 81: Jasper Lowry,
" } Seasons, Fayetteville, Feb 10, 81; J n williams,
Fayetteville, Feb 10, 81; + p Hundley. Cameron, Jar
20, 8 ) Is Worthy, Cameron, April !, d l. Cameron
April so, 81; Oapt r NJ Arlington for , Gay, Bat.
tleboro, Feb Is, 81; P MCGOWAN, Jr, Raleigh. /
Ito be continusd.1
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04
WEEKLY MARKET REPORT.

~ Corrected every Wednesday noratag; therefore
showing the state Of the markets on the previous DAY.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-11-04

We try to give every section of our State
, dine hearing in due turn. To-day we have
. roIumn about the central city of the Pied
MT h.lt
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17
Farm Machinery.

Last week the FARMER reviewed
the damaging results Of purchasing
machinery for which there is no me-
cessity, and, Of course, some machine
agents felt that we were little hard
on them. Now the truth is land ev-
cry farmer ought to think Of it) that
every machine IN agent sells, adds to
his wealth, and he will try to convince
YOU that you are in dire need of Il ma
chine in order to sell you one and get
his commission, even if there is not
the faintest shadow Of III excuse for
using one, This is what we object to-.
When IL farmer actually needs Il ma.
chine, then it is all right and proper
that agents come in and compete for
his order on the merits of their re.
spective machines, and here they
ought to regard it as their duty to stop.
10 supply demand is sufficient, hut
to palm a machine on farmer when
it is known that he does not need it,
is injuring the man and the country
in which he lives. Machine agents
are entitled to respect so long as they
conduct their business on business
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17
Spelling Butter in the Milk.

The following in the Wtstern Rural
is report of the Hampshire Frank
lin, and Hampden Agricultural Socie~
tvs committee report OH butter and
sheese:
"Between the COW and the butter
maker there is a point which cannot
be too carefully guar.led-the way in
which the milk is drawn from the
COW and handled before it reaches the
milk room. A very large part Of the
poor butter made results from the
milk being spoiled before it is even
strained. One lot Of IL ter examined
at the fair showed this at once; it
WAS not tit for any use as food. Some.
on tasting it. would have said animal
ODER Perhaps so, but not from the
COW. II the COW is healthy. and has
good food and pure water, there can
he no oder or taste to the milk Ill the
udder at AL objectional. Nor will
there he if the milk il then draw,
from 4 well-clcaned ut1,ler by Il clean
mixer, in pure :.ir, and kept from all
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17

As spring has come with its ti1un-
der showers and warm sun, it has al.
50 brought with it the usual force OF
mosquitoes and lightning rod agents.
Beware of the latter as they will
swindle you if they can. Their bills
are covered behind a business vail of
fair exterior as they approach, but let
them once get their wire fingers a.
round you, and their stingers will
quickly be felt.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17
Save the Strippings.

The last milk drawn from the COW
at each milking, is much the richest
part of the mess. The reason is the
same that the top of pan of milk
which has stock awhile, is the richest
part of it. The cream being the light
est part Of the milk, rises or remains
ut the top of the udder, while the
heavier, watery portions settle to the
bottom, similarly, though not as per-
fectly, as when set in a pan. This
richer portion of the milk being Of
greater consistency, settles to the
bottom of the udder but slowly as the
milk is drawn off. Hence, after the
first flow of milk has ceased, after the
lapse of a few minutes, or while the
mixer is drawing from the other half
of the udder, new accumulation is
found in the part first drawn. This
will be found nearly all cream, and
when the object is butter making,
this can be drawn into small vessel
by itself and strained directly into the
cream pot and thoroughly mixed with
the cream. The cream from main
bulk of the milk will rise more read
lily and the separation be more COM
plete for being relieved of 50 much of
the cream in the start, and the part
thus taken away will not he exposed
to the deteriorating influence Of the
milk as it gets sour or old, and the
general result will be better butter
and more of it. \ half pint or SO
from each cow, of the very last you
can get, is generally enough to save
out.
Some people milk in such a hurry
that they never get the strippings ut
all, and thus not only lose the best
part of the milk, but soon spoil the
COW. Whether you keep them sepa-
rate or not, he sure and save the strip.
pings. Milk rapidly, but don't quit
till yon get the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Rurul
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17

The FARMER is in receipt of many
complimentary notices from the press
throughout the State, and letters from
our friends, for. which it feels very
grateful. It is a great help to us in
our endeavors to supply the demand
for a frst.class agricultural journal,
to know that our efforts are commend
ed by the press and people generally.
AS months and years roll by we hope
and expect our friends will see great
improvements in the general appear
ance of the FARMER.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17
Agricultural.
Written for tho Farmer.
Tree Planting.

Every young farmer should try and
beautify his home. It may be hum
bile, it may be lonely, and it may be
small, but it may be pretty if the far
mer has his health and is willing to
work. The sooner he begins on his
homestead to make those little i'm
provements that go so far towards
making home attractive, the better.
Among those surroundings that do
so much towards making our farms a
place of beauty, and a JOY to those
who call it home, may be mentioned.
Shade trees along the street near the
house, and in the yard that is, not
only in front of the house, but in the
rear. Build your house so it will face
the east, or south, or both; then set
trees all round it., not in the regular
order of artistic lines, but let them
he set out accidentally as nature places
them, One or two days spent in
planting trees after you have the sod
broken and sufficiently rotted, will in
a few years do more towards render
ing home lovely than any one thing
that can he done. But do not plant
these trees and then neglect them.
Cultivate the ground in which they
are planted by blowing and cropping
as though there were no trees there.
and do it more thoroughly. a few
Rock Naples, Box Elders and Elms if
set out carefully and cared for after,
are sure to live and will grow very
rapidly. In digging them from the
timber save all the small 1iberous
roots, and above all, do not let the
roots get dry after being taken up be-
fore they are again planted in the
ground. Plant them the same side
north that they stood originally, and
at the same depth. Afterwards mulch
with straw or chips that are quite
rotten. Then drive strong stakes by
their side and tie the trees to them.
Gut all the large limbs off the trees so
that the LEAKAGE will not be more than
there are roots to support. It will
make the trees look like bean poles at
first, but do not mind that; the tops
will be all the better and prettier in
the end.
This spring have thus planted
sixty-two trees every one of which are
alive, and think, are sure to grow.
Now young man, will you try it?
June 18th 1880. DAN.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17
WADENA MIMI, THURSDAY, JUNE Y, $780,

sourses of faint. Others would have
said this butter was "cowy.' Don't
lay such charge to the poor cow; she
did her part faithfully. The butter
we complain of is not cowy; it is
horsey, or piggy, or, worse yet, filthy.
The cow.keeper and the mixer are
the persons to blame.
Let every butter maker who has any
regard for the reputation Of his or her
product, insist upon every possible
precaution being taken by the mixer
to keep the milk pure and clean. No
really good butter can be expected if
the milk is taken from an unclean bag,
or by a mixer with dirty hands or
clothing, or if the milking is done in
a filthy or ill-ventilated stable, or the
milk allowed to stand, even short
time, surrounded by impure air. It
is the greatest mistake to suppose that
if dirty or foreign matter gets into
the milk, careful straining will rem
edy the evil; the object may be re-
moved, but the faint remains. It
must also be remembered that there
are invisible things as sure to spoil
milk us those we can see. There are
now improved implements which
greatly protect the milk, guarding
against carelessness and accidents, but
nothing will take the place of careful,
clearly milking"
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17
ance of the FARMER.

Cultivate your vineyard frequent
ly, but not when the vines are in
bloom, neither when it is too wet.
In cultivating, we prefer a one-horse
plow, throwing the ground, in the
first blowing, from the vines, and re-
versing it at the next towards the
vines, and 80 continue until the fruit
is ripe, and then discontinue entirely,
as it is of no benefit. In the last plow-
ing the earth should be thrown to-
wards the vines, giving them some
protection in Winter.-Er.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17

Mr.. p. w. Scott, of st. Paul, a well
known Third street caterer, designs
to go largely into the stock raising
business in this State. He is looking
about for desirable location for that
purpose Farmer.
If Mr.. =. w. Scott wishes to go in
to the stock raising business, and is
looking for desirable location, he
need 20 no farther than Wadena
county.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17
Domestic Department.

STOVE PoLIsH.-A tcaspoonful of
pulvcriZed alum, mixed with stove
polish, will give your stove fine lus-
ter, which will he quite permanent.
CLEANING SILVER SPOONS.-The
disagrceable discoloration Of egg can
he readily taken from silver spoons,
by washing them in potato water
water in which potatoes have been
boiled. It is much better than salt,
us it does not scratch the metal. The
taste of fish may be removed very ef-
fectively from steel knives and forks
by rubbing them with fresh orange or
lemon peel.
TO CLEAN GLASS AND IVORY
When making cake or omelet, take
your discarded egg-shells, crush them
into small bits, put them into Your dc.
canters three parts filled with cold Wa
ter, and thoroughly shake them. The
glass will look like new, and all kinds
of glass washed in the same water will
look equally well. Salts Of lemon will
remove stains from the ivory handles
of knives.
TO CLEAN BLACK MATERIALS
Take the article you wish to clean, on
the side you intend to make up a.; the
right side; brush well all the dust out
Of it; then take piece Of black han.
mel, or All old black wooden stocking
lit must always be black); dip it in
cold coffee. and sponge we'll the ma
terial all over alike; then fold up each
piece or breadth nice and even, and
let it remain damp for three or four
hours. Iron OH the wrong side, and
the old, dusty, shabby dress will look
just us fresh and bright Us new. 1t
has been tried on black silk, paramas-
tas, lustres, and merinos, and is con-
sidered the best ever used. 1t ncith-
cr streaks. deadens the gloss, nor rUts
the material Nestern Rs1rul,
KITCHEN FLOORs.--1f you have Il
painted floor. keep soap and soap su(s
off of it, for it spells the brightness
of the paint, makes it soft. and then
it peels off, leaving the floor looking
worse than if it had not been painted.
If your floor has not been paint
ed, keep soap off Of it. for it gives it
I, dirty, grimy look, and keeps grow
ing worse all the time. Just take clean
hot water, put in a teaspoonful Of
spirits of ammonia into Il three-gallon
pail of water, stir it, and with a clean
long-hanlled mop, rul, the floor all
over, then wipe it off with clean Wa
tor. It will take 4 little while to get
the gray out of the boards, 'Aut it will
come out after Il time, and you will
find it far easier to keep your floor.
white and nice, than it. was when
cleaned with soalh:ald s'st@at*:-Homan'*
Journal.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17

Terrible ravages are being made by
army worms on the Long Island and
New Jersy farmers. The farmers are
making stout defense, meeting them
with entertainments of bitches and
lines of fire. In many cases grown
crops have been cut down to save
them from the insects. The potato
bugs or Colorado beetles have made
their appearance in alarming numbers.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17

basis, i. e. competing to supply an
actual demand; but when they become
so avericious as to convince man
that he needs machine when he does
not, and runs him into debt when he
ought to keep clear from it, is deserv-
ing of severe censure.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17

One of the most significant indica.
tions of what Dakota s future is to be
is the investment by nearly all Of it's
bonanza farmers in thoroughbred
stock. We may soon hear of the
greatest stock farms, as well rs the
greatest wheat farms, in that wonder.
full land OF the s.Dacotahs.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17

y. Under the head of Northwestern
Farms and Farmers, we will soon
present to our readers i systematic
showing of the development Of north
ern Minnesota and Dakota.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-17

A great benefactor is the pen, ink
and book. II the farmer would use
one every night, in which full &C.
count of his transactions should al,-
pear, he would find 1T the end of the
year that he has Il hook which will be
Of great value to him.