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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
NORTH CAROLINA
WIDE AW AXE
SEE WHAT OUR EDUCATORS SAY.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA J
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,

July 29th, 1880
The Appleton Readers, entire se' ies, have been
used by the teachers during the last two ses-
sions of the Normal School, and have given en-
tire satisfaction. We do not hesitate to endors.
the Readers heartily, and believe the rules and
methods sugges ted i'll these Readers, when fol
lowed, will produce intelligent AID expressive
readers. The selections are good, the Phonics
simple and thorough, and the spelling exercises
admirable. (Signed.)
j. L. ToMIINSON, Instructor in English.
JOHN +. DUGGER,
Teacher Uf leading and Phouics
Il. W. HATC HER,
Teacher of Phonics, Arithmetic and Analytical
Orthography.
JIM. WEATHERLY,
Teacher of keadiug and Phonics
From Maj. Robert Bingham, A. NJ. Superin-
tendent OF Bingham School.
MEBANEvILLE, n. c., March 18th, 1879
%. have examined with consider able care the
Appleton's Fifth Reader sent to me some weeks
ago by Dol. William Butler, and l like it very
much. All things considered think it the best
book of its kind that have seen.'
From George L. Winston, Professor of Latin
i'll the University of North Carolina and Pres
ident of the State Educational Association.
GHAPF-. HILL, N. c., October 29th, 1880.
81 am greatly pleased with Appletons Readers.
Their merits of the highest order, and eDti le
them to the widest distribution in our schools.
The earlier Numbers of the series especially
interesting and cannot fail to attract children V
the variety of the selections and the beauty OF
the Illustrations. The entire series is long
step ahead of the Readers that l have seen useG
generally III our schools
From Rev. 4 W. Mangum, D. ID Professor
of English ami Moral Philosophy in the Univer-
Sity of North Carolina.
CHAPEL HILL, n. c. October 3Oth 1880.
"Api letons Readers are worthy OF special
recommendation. In addition to their varied lit
erary ms rit, they cha lenge patronage by their
I freedom from that sectional spirit which renders
so many Northern publications repellent to
Southern feelings.
From Hon. Kemp F. Battle, President of the
University of North Carolina.
n
81 do not hesitate to say that I think very
highly of Appleton's Readers
Teachers or school officers desiring any of APP
pletons' school publicat ons, should address,
J. w. THAGKSrO ron,
General Agent for South Atlantic Stat IS,
Nov 25-6m. Raleigh, n. G..
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

Quarantine regulations on the Goa st
OF Texas May lst.-Hon. Jno. U.
PaIfrey, of Boston. is dead. w hite-
Law Reid. editor of the New York IrI-
~ne married Miss Mills, Of that city.
-The pay Of Internal Revenue
storekeepers and gaugers has been re-
duced froG 81, 80 to $500 per day at
the smalIer distillcries. -Emlle de
Girardin, the eminent Paris journalist,
Is dead six men were killed and
sixteen wosnded by the bursting OF a
gun on German training ship at WI
i1elmshaven. Lord Beaconsfield' $
win leaves AL his property to his ne
rhew, Conieshy Ralph Dsraeli. .--
The car drivers strike at St. Louis
continues; no cars are running Gat
ling gun has been brought to the city
by the authorities.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
LIFE FOR LIFE.
,x.er Hansoa at Charlotte
charlotte Observer }
a.. Middle Of last Janu;

..h. middle Of last Janu;
D-h Hapncran, colored, living In
bop tbwesteTn part of this county ';
suffered o'.dered and his body sunk IN Nc
iiiu.,,. ~ creek from which it was dra
p-Hth the oSth of January by a posse
%! ..;,nns . who had turned out IN seal
- the missing man. When dra
w. ~. a trace chain was around his ne'
.tTto whole forehead was lea Ell
,t',,t W. he was recognized by his clothiI
r,hich was we'll preserved Circu
.~ances implicated Baxter. He '
S-rs.ted His trial came off at t
c.r;ne term of the Superior Cou
IGdcG Eure presiding 1t occupI
Two lays. He was we'll represent
nv counsel, who, in their arSumen
strained the grounds in his favor tt
ro;nt. The jury were out twenty m
,,+es and returned a verdict of gull
Ho was sentenced by Judge Eure
sa+Fsrthe extreme penalty on the q
n April yesterday. No request '
made for new ,-ial. No effor. to
nm a petition to the Governor.
Quilt was too palpable; the evide
tgsinst HIM too damning. The C
kmued man himself passively acqui
,csL in this view of it, and resigI
hiul4elf almost uncomplainingly to
fate. His sentence was followed
confeSa.ons, and if there were
doubts before, they were row entil
set at rest. The murder, as rcpres
led By him, was premeditated, cc
'Dlooded and deliberate Accord
to his dying account, it was instiga
by q woman, the wife of the murde
unan, whose diabolical malice had
sidiously, but With intensity of purE
worked toward this point for ye
Why this woman has not been ar
ted and put upon trial for her
also. IL too nrnf~ -~d my stery fcE
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

Mr.. F. II. Busbee recalled singular
circumstance in connection with
the Henry Berry Lowery gang, which
W IS related to q correspondent Of the
Atlanta COnSt,tattOn in Raleigh d few
days ago: "A few years ago, said
he, IAN Amnesty bill was passed 10y
the State intended TO give pardon to
men engaged in certain political fcuds.
u order TO prevent the probability Of
its being stretched 10 embrace the
Lowery gang, they were excepted by
name. 10 reciting the members they
omitted one who was desperate out
law, covered with crime, and for whom
there was reward Of i, 900. He was
shortly afterwards captured and his
ctptor collected through Dortcb, Il
University of &c r. il boy. the $4,000
reward He then plead the Amnesty
act and was released under IL The
State having paid $1,000 to catch 4
man for the purpose Of officially turn
in. him loose again
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

CAN t PREACH Coop. No man cal
do good job of work, preach good
sermon, try "a lawsuit we'll doctor a pa
tient, or write good article when he
feels miserable and dull, with sluggish
brain and unsteady nerves, and none
should make the attempt in such con
dition when it can be so easily and
cheaply removed by "a little Hot, Bi,ters-
See Truths and Proverbs, other
column.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

WHAT Ais YOU?-Is it IL disorder :
ed liver giving you yellow .kin or COS
tive bowels; which have resulted nm
disn essing piles or do your kidneys re
fuse to perform their f'unct. ors? lfso-
your system will soon be :le gged with
poisons. Take few doses If Kidney
Wort and you II feel like new man
nature will throw off every ,mpediment
and each organ will be ready for duty.
Druggists sell both the Dry and Liquid.
~. I. atlas,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

English, Latin and French Tuition
Board, washing. fuel lights for school
year,-one hundred ard iehty (SlS0)
dollars
instruction in Languages. Instru-
mental Musick, and the arr of Singing,
fully up to the requirements of the
largest city schools Prof de La
roix. of Paris, the Musical Direc or,
is hichly endorsed by the "A merican
and Foreign Teachers Agency New
York City. Send f circulars to Rev.
DIR. r. H. Chapman
NAV 5-.f
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
RALEIGH n. c., THURSDAY, NAY ). 1881.
AD MlNiSTRAT0R'S NOTICE,

haVlng qualified this 31st day OF March, 1851,
as administrator OF the estate of Allen Rains
decd, OF White Oak Township, Wake county, this
ls to give notice to those HAVING claims against
the defedent TO present the same to before the
LIST da; OF April, lS52, at Raleigh Nc.
ANDREW SYME.
Mar 81, 6l-6~- Administrator
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

Plumers New Hotel, Philadelphia,
opposite independence Hall is abun-
dainty supplied with everything that
ministers in a refined way to the COM
fort Of travellers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
IRVING HOUSE.

broadway and 18th street, New York Iitv-
american plan. Newly furnished and fitt a
with elevators and baths. Running water II.
every room. Excellent accommodations. Tern .
- 70 50 per day. CHAS LEFIER
NoN- zS-oin- Proprietor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

Many Lose their Beauty from the
hair falling or fading. Parker's Hair
Balsam supplies necessary nourishment,
prevents falling and grayness and is an
elegant dressing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

Geo. L. Holly 4 Co., wholesale and
retail dealers in crockerv, china and
glass ware, Academy of Music Building,
Norfolk, Va. IL
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

S 500 day ase es hGms aaeress ssgRss
son 4 Co, Portland, Maine Mar Sly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05
BEFORE BUYING OR RENTING AN

n n nkA No IA Stops, Sets Rec DIS, only sos
Hhf1H NPIANOS, S125 up Paper free
Ss''o Address Daniel F. Beatty
Washington, n. j. IOct 2l- 1y
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-05-05

QticcIEc for the TRADE. Territory
Cincinnati, o. Catalogue free
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

TAXING Down ToBACCo.-This term
applies to taking the tobacco plants
hanging upon poles or laths I'm the shed
or curing barns and placing them in
"ranks' previous to stripping the
leaves from the stalks. The work can
only be done properly when the to-
bacc0 is In good condition for handling,
that IL, when the leaves are sufficiently
damp TO make them soft and pliable.
The past fall and winter has been so
cold and dry that tobacco has rarely
been in this condition, and consequent
ly q large proportion of tobacco liz yet
hanging In the barns where it is i'm
possible to work ar it until softened by
warm, moist weather.
Ii 10 very important that tobacco
should be in good condition for hand
ling when it is taken down. If too
dry 1t can only be put in good condi-
ton by artificial means, which en-
dangers loss from damage from the
most experienced and careful hands,
and then only by additional cost. 1t
ts sometimes desirable TO take tobacco
down when 1t is not sufficiently damp.
In such cases 1t can be dampened by
sprinkling warm water from sprink-
ling can from overhead, down upon
the hanging plants.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

ONE Of the strong points I'm English
farming was lately emphasized as fol-
lows by Prof. Roberts of Cornell Uni
versity. Herein, says he. "I am sat-
isfied lies the secret of Eneland's
success in raising larger crops. 1t
would take away the breath of prai-
rie farmer to hear even an Euglishmans
enumeration of the tfspuddlngs."
the 'grubbings,' the 'twirchings, the
borrowings, The cross narrowing, the
rollinRs and crushines,' that heavy
clay field Is subjected TO before il is
considered ready for wheat. "What
is this all for? Simply to unlock the
full etorehouse OF nature. That it is
full has been proven time and again
BY actual analysis it is found that an
average soil contains, In the first six
inches, plant food enough for from
fifIy 10 enc hundred and fifty full crops
Of grain. do not desire to discourage
the purchase and use of fer ttlizers, but
whist | do protest against is purchasing
on time commercial manures at forty
dollars per ton, which are really worth
only twenty-five, to enrich cloddy
ntlds all eady fairly rich In plant food,
locked up ir is true, but there, none
the less, only awaiting little judicious
application OF brain and muscle TO set
1t free. ''If these hastily jotted facts
and impressions are the means of in
ducing my fellow farmers to remove
some of the useless trees and fences, or
10 give the fields an additional cross
narrowing or two before casting in the
seed, and asking the Lord to bless the
labor of their hands, my object will
have been attained"
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

REALTHFULNFss OF PLANTS.-Great
reasons why country life ia 80 much
more healthful than city life are: the
country is not closely built, therefore
the air has fuller sweep and Is purer.
and also there is abundance of plant
life grass, trees, bushes-growing,
sending out abundance of ozone. as
well as sweet fragrance. III we are,
none of us, so rich as the Roshschilds,
yet we could have few plants, and
mole of us would have them did we
know their exceeding bealthfulness.
If yeur yard is, like many city ones, all
paved, take up three Or four bricks,
letting one remain next the house wall
send and old earth which has long been
kept from sunlight below, and cover
ever the ole with good fresh earth. Into
this opening transplant, If you wish, a
rapid elm Der, honeysuckle or wiste-
ria, or, If some thing slower, a noisette
Oh climbing rose. Fill all up with good
earth water daily; give strong twine
or treltis work as support. And few
years later, when your windows are
festooned with waving delicate sprays
OF wlsteria, with fragrant blossoms of
honeysuckle or clusters of June roses,
the air will certainly be sweeter to you
and the prospect more inviting! One
great trouble Is, most city houses are
rented, and tenants generally care lit
Gle about the property which belongs
10 another; but this is a matter all
parties are interested in.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17
AGRICULTURE.

Rory, bitter, or acid milk, the latter
producing specks of curd In the butter
nav be and are usually, caused by ILL.,
health In the COW, by which the con-
dition of the blood is affected. The
milk in its normal, healthful condition
is slightly alkaline; but when the
blood is out Of condition Its alkalinity
may be much increased, or the milk
may be acid. In one case only, how
ever, have | found ropy milk excessiv-
ely alkaline; in ever other case I'm
which / have such milk, it has been
distinctly acid and has sometimes show
ed, by the test of litmus paper, high
degree of acidity aud has become very
soon completely curdled; the long,
fibrous clots placed under the micros-
cope, appear simply as curd formed In
the ducts and nodded by them into the
stringy pieces which pass through the
teat into the milk. The ropy or strir-
Gy matter is easily dissolved in solu-
ton of carbonate of soda or potash, and
would therefore seem TO be caused by
aciaitY. The white kpecks which often
appear In the butter are due to similar
causes, and are merely particles of curd
or cheesy matter which are formed In
the milk and adhere TO the cream and
are carried up, and mingled with it,
and SO 90 with it into the charm. In
this case they are only partially re-
moved by the most careful washing and
the butter is unavoidably injured by
them.
The best remedy for all these troub-
les with the milk is to administer a free
dose of salts, one pound of sulphate of
soda (Glauber salts) or of sulphate of
magnesia Epson Salts being dissolv-
ed IN warm water, by means Of CON-
mon drenching horn: and after this
has operated, daily dose Of one ounce
of hyposulphite of soda may be given
with benefit, for two weeks so as tc
effectually free the system from all ac-
Idly. This salt is most valuable me-
dicine i'm the dairy on account of it's
antiseptic and Alternative properties,
and q pound or two of it may be bene-
fic'ally kept for use. 1t is readily ia
kt n when powder ed and sprinkled over
a mess of scalded bran or some cut feed
and ii will be found useful In all these
cases of trouble with milk. The i'm
proper behavior of milk in the churn
is que altogether TO the after manage
nent of the milk and requires special
consideration.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17
..OO .OOo Persona Curcd.,

is the glorious record OF ''Anakesis, and none
but those afflicted with piles, that most painful
and persistent OF all diseases, will fully un-
derstand or appreciate the significance OF such
an announcement Only those who have
wasted time, money and health on ointments,
lotions, electuaries and the innumerable worse
than useless nostrums and catch-pennies put
forth 10 deceive the ignorant, or what Ia even
more unsatisfactory, suffered from the en-
pirical and routine practice Of careless or lg-
norant doctors, can realize how great boon
an infalhble remedy for piles must be, or
how great benefactor TO the human race the
discoverer DR.. Silsbee is. Anakesis is not
the chance blunder OF inexpfrience. but the
result OF 80 years practice ana study OF Piles
by an accomplished and scientific physician.
It is now endorsed by the most intelligent
physicians or all schools and admitted to be
the nearest TO an infalhble remedy known. 1t
is simple, safe and easy Of application. relieves
pain at once, helps up the sensitive tumors,
soothes, congresses and medicates the dis
eased parts and ultimately cur the worst
cases, and any one who will follow the advise
of DIR. Silsbee in the printed circular need
never have Piles again. Ii la the only pro-
prietary medicine we ever saw that not only
cures but tells it's customers how 10 prevent
the disease. Sufferers with Piles should
write TO p. Neus.aedter & c.. Box 1916 New
York. for a sample nf "ADaiAais," which will
be sent free.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

1t depends largely upon what it is
that is advertised-the temper and
feeling of the public toward the sub
Iect matter, whether the advertiser can
afford to steal In upon the readers at
tentlon by the use OF some favorite
quotation-or riding In upon some cur
rent topic of discussion. Some adverti-
sers have run against fatal snag try
Ing TO Initiate the method of DIR. Bulls
Baby Syrup, Cough Syrup etc., IN this
class OF advertising, meeting with dis.
gust and rebuke. The fact Is the adver-
tlser, when he enters In this way rne
presence of the reader unbidden, must
carry with him his ownwelcome, this
unceremonious manner ofapproach pre-.
supposes certain favoritis Al. A popu-
lar pastor of one Of our city churches
recently made allusion from the pulpit
TO DR.. Bulbs Cough Syrup as illustraC-
ing how dear medeci les even become
TO us when known TO alleviate the ails
and ills OF life. There must be truth
aud merit when the advertiser carr
shake hands with such high company.
--IRdiGRdp0-i Journal.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

Having had numberless inquiries for
advertising cards from ladies In all
parts of the country who are interest
ed In the prevailing fashion OF making
"Uard Collections" we are having
printed for them a set of seven beauti-
full cards, each in six colors and on
gold background, In the very highest
degree of art, illustrating Shakspeare's
"Seven Ages of Man." We have spared
no expense In these cards--they are
simply little art gems. Our only aim
has been to publish the finest cards vet
shown. Applications for them have
come IN so rapidly that nearly the
whole edition Is engaged before the
receipt by us OF the cards from the
artist. We have therefore been obliged
to adopt the following plan for the dis
trihution of the remainder: No more
OF the gilt Shakespeare cards, seven In
The series. will be sent excepting upon
the receipt of statement from a grocer
that the person applying for the cards
has bought of him on that day at least
seven bars of Dobblns' Electric Soap,
with price paid for same. al apply
ing In this manner tclH receive the full
set OF seven cards gratis by mail. This
Will insure us That our friends and
patrons get their share or these beautl-
full designs, although it In no manner
repays us for the cost of the cards.
Your grocer has the soap or will get 1t.
and the purchase by you OF seven bars
OF it at one time will secure for you
gratis seven really beautiful cards. The
soap improves with age, and Is an
al ticle OF necessity in your house every
week. Therefore you are not asked TO
buy useless article, but one that Y on
must have anyway. Please send us
your applications at once, and tell your
lady friends making "Card Collec-
tions," to do the same. Grocers do not
have the cards TO deliver. Buy the
soap of them, send as their bill, and zoe
will mail you the cards free. Yours
respectfully, L. l.. CRAGIN & Co., 116
South 4th Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
L. S.-Ladies not wishing 70 buy
soap can get the cards by remittIng
cost price, % cents.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17
THE HOUSEHOLD.

CRoUsTADEs OF CFICKKN.-Cut the
crumb of loaf of bread into slices two
inches thick, and then with MI round
paste cutter, about two inches In dia-
meter, cut out of each slice as many
pieces as possible. With another paste
cutter, about one and half inches In
diameter, make mark on one side OF
each cylinder of bread crumb. When
all are ready, try them golden color
in very hot lard. A deep frying pan
should be used, and plenty of lard, so
that the croustades fairly swim In the
fat. When done, lay them on sieve
In front of the fire TO drain, and after
ward remove the cover (marked with
the smaller paste cutter), and with the
handle of teas oon scoop out all the
inside of each croustade. Mlnce finely
some remnants of roast or boiled chick
en-, free from skin, etc., add an equal
quantity of ham or tongue, as well as
a small quantity or mushroom, also
finely minced. Toss the whole In
saucepan with piece of butter, mixed
with pinch of flour; add white pep
per, salt and powdered spice to taste
moisten, II necessary, with a little
white stock. Stir In off the fire, the
yolk of an egg, beaten up with the
juice of halt lemon; flil the croustades
with this mince, put button mush-
room on the top OF each, cover them
with q sheet Of oiled paper, put them
into the oven to get thoroughly hot,
and serve.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

"AvAsr heaVlng.
It was the second mate that spoke,
and at his words the gang-plank fell
with a dull thud on the deck near the
lee scuppers, just abaft the port pad
die box, and the Lucy Ann stood bold
ly out into the east river. 1t was eight
bells, and the starboard watch had
been set. There was no larboard
watch, but the captain had the clock
hung on that side OF the caoin, which
answered as well-perhaps better
since the clock could not play seven-up
when on duty.
The second mate went forward care
lessly picking his teeth with marlin
spike. When abreast of the mizzen
halllards he clewed up his suspender-
less pants and spoke TO the wheels
man. "How does she head 2" he said.
"West by nor'west, by north, by
westnor' west."
"Why is New York harbor like s
celebrated playr"
because liz has two offings."
Correct. Why Is a bridegroom
crossing the Atlantic like one OF the
ships ott1cersr"
because he Is O boat swain"
By this time the ferryboat had reach
ed New York. Let us leave her there
for year.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1881-03-17

Rev., Washington, D. c., writes
81 believe IL to be wrong and even
wicked tor clergymen or other public
men to be led into giving testimonials
to quack doctors or vile stufts called
medicines, but when really merltori-
Gus article made of valuable remedies
known to all, that all physicians use
and trust in daily, we should freely
commend it. | therefore cheerfully
and heartily commend Hop Bitters for
the good they have done me and my
friends, firmly believing they have no
equal for family use. l will not be
without them. ."-Ne,0 York Baptist
Weekly.