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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03
PREMIUM COTTON CEo p.

We have received the following re
ports in rcspon~e to our otter Oh -.
gold premium for the largest yield OF
cotton from n acre:
John y. Pate, near Ncwbern, re
ports from one acre $50 pounds lint
cotton.
]. A. sugg, Grceville, n. c., re
ports 5 acres cotton averaged SGT
pounds lint per acre.
A. w, Avery, Ccre Creek, Craven
county, reports from one acre 75O
pounds lint cotton.
James A. Bryan, Havelock, Craven
county reports from one acre COG
pound. lint cotton.
Geo. Allen & Sons, Nswbern, n
C.. resort from 4 acres, planted in
cotton. alter taking eff a crop offspring
peas. a Weld of ), 200 pounds cotton
or an average Of 675 pounds lint PEI
acre.
Mainr 4. Gordon, Egypt plantation,
Craven county, takes the S25 gold pre-
MUM on a crop produced on a plot s.
by 90 yards. continuing about one an"
ahalf acres. He reports having gath
cred 1874 pounds lint cottoa, or SS5
pounds lint per acre. This crop was
planted April 2Oth. He also reports .
bale oi 400 pounCs per acre from -
acres. and an average of 300 pounds
Iiat from his entire crop OF $50 acres
GEO. ALIEN Go.
Ncwbern. n. c., Jan. 81, 1881.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03
Ashes or Potash, With Other
Fertilizers

Probably in nine cases ont " ;Ct
where the gardener or the planter ~
ders,ands the value OF he rp:a.h cor
tanned in his wood asli~s, tie habit q
lists Of emptying the q ? hopper, if &c
the ashes, from the hrepia e. upon tn
compost heap. There even those VIII
will say 1t makes lie manure niue
stronger, for | can smell it. Just so
Dut the smell. which is the ammonia
or valuable part of the compound.
thus gone before it can do good TO th,
plant. As story often stays in th,
mind longer than q bare fact, on,
may be used here. a colored gards
ner, trying to explain the use of fertil
izers, said: Yer put de manner under
de corn, an de corn don't like d,
'fumery, and grows W as fast as it kin.
to get nd Oh de smell"
He was only mistaken in the fact thai
the smell gives the corn the power t.
grow. He was right in the main fact,
for destitute of ammonia i
dead.
At another time, the value of bones,
which consist of phosphoric acid and
lime, will be spoken of. but Just now
you and |, my reader, are talking OF
ammonia and potash. | may an well
confess that, while | discovered as a
practical matter, years ago, that ashes
did not aid my stable manure heap |
never applied chemistry to test the
cause until recently. Robert H. Tatem,
the well known agricultural chemist, of
Savannah, Vas my enlightener, and he
has promised to give some ofthe results
OF his long series of experiments a. a
floral gardener, to the readers of the
Florida Dispatch.
Go into the nearest drug store and
get the bottle Of mutriate of ammonia !;
smell of it when the bottle is freshly
opened, and after it is put into the
clean mortar, and no odor will be per-
csptible. This is your manure heap, in
essence. although more dry, white, and
neat looking than you are used to see
ing 1t.
Next, get the bottle or jar of carbon
ate of potash; smell this, too, and no
scent will offend you. The two drugs
are on good behaviour, as they should
be while awaiting the active chemical
action of the living plant root. But
put the two powders into the mortar,
the gray and the white, and giva them
a mixing stir with the pestle. Instant
ly free ammonia will greet your nostrils,
and continue to do SO until all power to
evolve it is lost.
The carbonate of potash was your
ashes, applied to your ammoniated ma
nure heap. Every housewife who
makes her own washing soap, has seen
the gray ash in the pot, or potash,
when her I've pot has boiled dry. For
while the hard soap of commerce i.
made from soda and oil, the best wash
ing substance on earth, soft soap, can
only be made from the extract Of wood
ashes, I've or potash, with oil.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03
FOR SALE.

| viii sell at Public Auction ut tho
Court House in Smithfieid, on Satur-
pay, Feb. y, 1891, my mills, and one
hundred acres Of land, on Black Creek,
y miles South of Smithfield; about 80
a res of which are now in cultivation.
Good dwelling house with five rooms,
AMI all necessary ~out-houses. Good
orchard. Circular saw mill, flour and
cora null, cotton GIN, etc, with never
failing watcr-powcr. Healthy loca-
ton, good neighborhood, good water.
Terms One third cash ; one third pay
able Jan /, 1888. Balance Jan. /,
1854. With approved security. Title
perfect. For further particulars apply
to WILLIE A SMITH.
Smithfield, Johnston Co y. G..
Jan colin.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

4 SHREwD [ EFENCE.-An ell derry
gentleman reached his office On Viii
liam street, this city, where he sells
revenue stamps and postage stamps one
morning last week at the usual hour,
carrying wish him a satchel containing
50. 600 worth of stamps. He was fol
lowed into his office by two we'll dress
"a young men, ostensibiy carly Gus
toners. One of them asked bin a
question about a roll of stamps, but be
fore he could answer both set upon
him and attempted to gag him and Sc
cure the satchel He was nearly throt
tied when, as means of attracting at
t%ention from the street, he caught up
fine punch bowl on a cabinet against
which they were pressing him and sent
a dying through the front window of the
shop and into the street. The crashing
of breaking glass alarmed the robbers
an6 they hurried off. leaving their vic
tim with a broken window but with
his stamps intact.-N. Y. Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

''SoUTH ATLANTIC AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD CoNPANYr'-A bill was intro
duced in the Legislature on Friday
lsss. to Incorporate a railroad company
under the above title. 1t is proposed
to build a railroad from the coal mines
in Wise county, Virginia, to Smith
Vile, below Wilmington, Il distance OF
<04 miles. utilizing in The route the
Salem branch of the n. c. Il II. IL
Greensboro, the G.. t. and Y. V. II. r.
to Fayettcv lie, and the Caro.i"s Cen
tr.l road from, probably LaurirIuTg t.
Wilmington, and requiring !ut some
40 mile: Of road to he built /" fill the
gaps. A are charter only Is asked
for. This is ore Of The most important
schemes yet divised for new railroad
legislation. The GOAL mines thus
sought to E Connected with the deep
water at the mouth of the Cape Fear,
are said to be most extensive aud con-
sist Of camel, bituminous and spllnt
coal. and are estimated to contain one
thousand million tons. But besides
this, the rtad will open up a part of
our State hitherto inaccessible, and
rich in iron.-PdtrlOt.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

Greensboro Patriot S2new buildings
are now being erected. or under con.
tract in the thriving town Of High
Point.
The Messenger "a : that Col. Bridgers
"a that the Y. 4 ". Il. r. would
shortly renew IL proposition for the
lease of the \ & y. c. K. Il.
Wilson 4,}rpHo, Just before Christ
mas Mr.. Jeremiah Perry, a resident Of
this county, aged eighty years. desir-
ing 10 leave his bachelor life took unto
himself a wife, Mrs. Pope.
Goldsboro Messenger. Nh. E.B Borden
lost another large tobacco barn Tuesday
night, together with the entire crop Of
about twenty acres. The fire Is sun
posed TO be the work OF an incendiary
Insurance Sl,l00, which does no.
cover the loss.
StratcS is the title Of a new pictorial
publication just begun ST Louisville. the
first issue of which Is before Us. Ii Is
a Southern publication, is Democratic
and IS besides well edited an well ID
Quoted. The cartoons aru ii ro u.s and
are very good, both IN conception and
IN execution. IT,, a4mbut j, Of ci-ht
pages but the Publishers promise that
the regular issue, hereafter viii he TIVE
that number OF pages Ii is 10 Ice pub-
lished weekly Il 10 cents 4 number
1t would save a great leal Of embar-
ra~Sment, says BGeiettc, and pcrhAn.
i'd TO their eIloiurian,s, If clef.gmen
generally were TO charge Il fxoi rate fof
carrying cou 9lc.--ay s. for the first
)~!fence, $40 FOR the second $50 for the
JhIrd, and 50 on They might even
issue ucketsa as they do iumik factories,
With a reduction 10 persons taking a
quantity. In order t. lawful
wedlock, the job should be done very
cheaply to young couples, but the clergy
should take 1t out vi the widowers and
ali bachelors.
NeUS and Observer: Omnibu, fare
from the depot to tie hotels has been
raised to 81 cents and carIia1e hire 10
Sl.50 per hour. -Sheriti Allen War-
rem, of Pitt, yesterday paid into tie
State Treasury $7.596.g4 due the State
taxes. - The large steam saw mil
of Mr.. Norden, IN Beaufort county
about six or eight miles from Washing
ton, \. c. on Blouut Creek. de troyed
by fire Il few days ago. 1t was put up
on a quite an extensive scale ana bad
just been completed. The proprietor
had invested about 100000 in the Gu
terprise. The fire was the work of an in
cen iiary.
Louisburg Times: Mr.. j. X. Spencer
comes 20 the front with the result Of
his last year work. He only worked
one horse, and his report is is follows:
10, 406 pounds of lint cotton, which IS
26, 400 pound bales; % barrels corn
523 bushels Of wheat, LOCO pounds
oats, 40 bushcl. peas, - bushels sweet
potatoes. 80 chufas and I,l9O pounds |
of pork. He only spent about $I5 du-
ring the year for extra labor. Oh
Tuesday morning last, when the jailor, |
\. ID. ID. May, entered the Jail to give
the prisoners breakfast, two OF them
made a break for the door, and sue
in making their escape. Their
names are jim Coppedge and Prim
Broddie, two negroes. the former a
preacher, who were awaiting their trial
for stealing a bag of cotton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03
IN TIT T
Or young Ladies
G0LDSB0R0, WAYNE CO., N. c.

REy. Ok r. II CHAPMAN,
MKs. Y. Il. & n>FaAN. 'i"hN
Tho entire expense of boarding pu-
pills - I'm. school. Tor English Course,
Latin. French, Singing IL Class, French
Halisthenicks, Board. Washing. fuel.
lights. and servants, fer school year,
ne hundred and eighty $3.50 dollars,
i. &. twenty dollers per month.
Tho instruction IN Vocal and Instru-
mental Nusick, Ancient and Modern
I anguages. Cal sthenicks. &c fully up
20 rho requirements of the largest city
schools. The Musical Director. ljr.
Henry Schwerin, graduate Of the Uni
versI Y # Bc'lIn, and OF the Musical
C~onscTva DRY of Paris, comes from
the American aud Foreign School
AZ ucy, n y, md * endorsed by DIR.
Danlrosch Of the same city.
Pupils rec ived at any time, and
charged from date of entrance To close
of &c sion. Apply for circular to Rev.
Dr.. Chapman, Goldsboro, Wayne Co,
Y. {. Jan I3.tf.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

Salem Press: We learn there is a
paper circulating in Davidson county,
pe%titioning the Legislature to stop the
manufacture of liquor. Nearly all to
whom it is presented sign it.-The
engineering party of the n. G. Mid
land Railroad are making preliminary
surveys a few miles from town. During
the recent snow and bad weather they
worked on, making good time. At
a meeting of the Directors OF the
Wachovis National Bank, the old Off
GERS were re-elected. w. F. Bowman,
President; E. Belle, Vice-Pre,idtnt +;
w. A. Lemis, Cashier; Jas. A Gray,
Assistant Cashier.-Thomas Ferra-
bee, Sr., OF Pennington, Davis county,
slaughtered a hog weighing 7l3!
pounds. Ard Daniel Eaton one weigh
ing Go pounds.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

syIf you wish to d. d iavor to the
Editor, be sure and mentIon u sac
Uoui advertisement IN tie Rdte,gh fur-
neT and Mechanic,"-in all your letters
of business or inquiry. This will cost
you nothing, and may secure Us the
renewal of the advertisement which al
tracted your attention.
E Every Postmaster in North Caro-
lima is authorized to act as agent for the
Farmer and Mechdn,c, and will receive
a large commission for new subscribers
and renewals. No receipts need be
given; the amount (and time) will be
printed in the paper the week 1t comes
to hand at this Office.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03
Those who are eagerly waiting

Those who are eagerly waiting for
sensational developments in the Sprague
divorce case will not probably be disap-
pointed. The little ex Governor was
interviewed in New York on Monday,
and when asked if a certain senator
would be brought into the matter, re-
piled, We'll, you wait and see! | can
not allow any man to abuse and SANDER,
and then instigate my wife to make pub.
lie such terrible accusations against me
without exposing him. l will show the
man who attempts that to be a villain
and a moral leper. | will follow and
expose him. will show the terrible
state of affairs which has been going on
for years, and which | have borne
quietly as long as | can. Ny answer
will satisfy the public as to the person
who has caused all this trouble"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

A French paper tell, c. that the
beautiful Countess ds V. i. 80 much
habituated 70 isttery, 80 accustomed
10 having everybody speak of your
beautiful arms your superb arms"
\ our exquisite shoulders. that she
said, II the most unconscious msnner
Non Iigg I how the dust fles into nv
beautiful eyes -
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

PARDoN.-Tbe Pennsylvania Board
of PardoEs has recommended a pardon
forJohn S. Morton. whose over issue
Of about $1,000, 900 of bonds of the
Philadelphia Street Railway Company
is we'll remembered. Morton was sen
fenced to an imprisonment of ten years
in the Pen.tentiary, but after serving
d little more than two years of his SEN
tence he is to be set free.
If he had stolen less his punishment
would have been more.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

To PICKLE PeRK-Procure 3 tight
barrelthat will hold brine. Make head
ing one inch larger than the barrel.
Cut the meat into a circular shape just
the SIZE Of the heading. Cover the bot.
tom Of the barrel with salt one halfinch
thick. Pound the layer Of meat IN With
a square stick Of timbe-. Cover this
layer with the same thickness OF salt,
and continue. as before, TIL The barrel
Is filled. Make strong BRINE, and pour
in on the top OF tie meat. Al. u the
should animal heat he out OF the uoat
before packing. Meat thus picked
will keep sweet sui fresh al the yesr.
L. G. Irgrts, Marion. kg.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03
LOOK OUT FGR YOUR kAME /!
200 A YEAH. S1.10 SIX mon
RECEIVED PAfmEHT.

NoTE.-To avoid Losses by mail, and the
bother OF giving, aud preserving, Receipts,
we shall print in this column the amounts
received each week. ard the time 70 which
the subscriber is paid. Hereafter NJ money
will be credited on the books until II q ppears
here. 50 io0k for your name, and if il doe
net appear or If there he any mistake il the
term, writ TO the Editor.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

gives the thing away. When a usually
quiet member becomes extremely logua
cious, and desires to be heard on all
questions, the quiet remark goes round
she has been working the cold-tea
racket
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

w f Rogers, Apex, Feb, 81, 90; W A Dean,
Goldsboro, i -; J NOVEL;, Sheriff. Nov p, 81,
2: B Smith, Clayton, July 81, 81, %; Gen w
z Roberts, Raleigh, May Il, 81, 2; B Reayes,
Clayton, Fee, q, 2; Miss Minnie stowe, South
Point, Jan -, 81; Dr. Geo G Ne~by, "a dford,
March 90, %; Dr. John c Jacobs, Rich Square, 2;
Maj q " r Harper, Jan ), 9; Capt Z 4 Moye,
F4rnvlle, Jan 5, y; Tho. l. Canuady, Feb 6, 81 /;
S II Oannady, Wilton, Dec 19, 81;
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03
WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

~ Corrected every Wednesday morning
therefore showing the state of the markets on
the previous day, TUESDAY.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

4 GENTS WANTED for the Best and Fast est
~ Selling Pictorial BOOKS and Bibles Prices
reduced 30 per cent. National Publishing 90,
Phil, Pa Jan. I+lJt,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

Pror4deace, .JIR. 27.-ro-day VIII
Sprague filed a petition PRAYING for =
divorce from his wife. Katharine Chase
Sprague, The petition r%ecites the facts
Of the marriage and says be has ever
since on his part kept or performed all
his marriage covenants, but that his
willfuly deserted his bed and board.
has committed thecrime of adul
terry, and has been guilty Of
other gross misbehaviour and wick
edRess. repu9nant to and in violation
OF her marriage covenants; that she
has persistently and against the ex-
pressed wishes and commands of the
petitioner. and after a great public
scandal had been caused the -eby, kept
the company of and had been on terms
Of close and improper intimacy with
other men, and some men whose names
had been associated with her in the
said public scandals aforementioned.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

TuE VALUE or AGRICULTURAL
CDUFs.-At a recent meeting Of the
Eet England Agricultural Society,
P,of. Brewer, ofthe Sheffield Scientific
SchOo., said Connecticut has proba
big, ~ proportion to the population, a,
many agricultural organization. a. any
State In the Union, and some Of her
farms are yielding a product which
would have astonlshed the grandfath
ers. One thousand three hundred bar
rels Of onions have been raised from a
single farm, besides potatoes, corn,
grapes, strawberries, pears, hay, &c,
amounting in all to from So, 900 70
5000 per mum. On another farm a
modest little dairy house turns out an
noally, ) 900 pounds of gilt edged butter,
whose value Is 81, 500. On another the
pultry house, from eggs alone at com
mon price,, brings in the snug little
sum of $3.50. These are only instances
Of what many farms may do, and will
do in the near future. In the product
of orchards and small fruits a wonder
full advance has taken place.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

The Laurinburg Enterprise learns
that 5000 tons of iron for the Cape
Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad have
been purchased by the Company with
which to commence laying the track
on the finished road bed from the Gulf
in Chatham county to Greensboro, and
that the work will commence within
ninety days.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-02-03

But the people clamoring for cider,
he made his sign wider, and tackled on
cider. Some of the members being
absent from sickness and and other
causes, the bill failed, by a rather close
votes, to table, yeas so, nays a.
Clancy, IN Charlotte Observer.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-08
TnINGA THEATRICAL.


Partial Lat Of Attractions a the opera
H0uSs Asxi reason,
Below will DO found the names Of the
combinations and stars and their plays, go
far secured by the managers for the next
season At the Wheeling Opera House,
Col Reisier says 1t is far in excess Of any
previous one, at this time OF year. OF
course many companies have not yet or
ganized and cannot give dates, but they
will be secured in good time, The names
Of John Mccullough, Mary Anderson and
others do not appear but they will be here
during the season,
The following attractions have already
been booked:
The season opens on August SOGh, with
the New EvAngeline," which will be re.
membered as an exceedingly enjoyable
extravagarEE
September Is. Tonic Dsnier's Humpty
Dumpty.
September II, RIce's Surprise Iarty.
September y, Frederick Paulding, the
distinguished young t~ragedian.
September % and "a, Howard's Uncle
Toms Cabin.
September % and 20, Hess Opera Com,
Pany, in popular operas, "olivette" OIL
"Mascotte."
October 8. 4, 5 and 8, Nat Goodwin and
Eliza Weathersby in Hobbies" I'D, A,
NJ" and other new comedies.
October 7, Sol. Smith Russell.
October 10 and II, Maggie Mitchell IN
some hing new,
October IA and 10, Hermann, the ma
gician,
October 81 and %, First appearance o.
Tom Keene, the trsgedian.
November l and ., return Of Minnie
Palmer.
November 8, Frank Mayo.
November s. 8, Mitchells Pleasure Party
November II, 10, Mr.. and Mrs. Franl
November 81, %, %, "Ths World" thl
celebrated combination.
December 8, T. Mains Opera Company
December 10, 1.-THE Galley Slave"
December IA, Buffalo Bill.
December 10, II, Adams Humpty
Dumpty,
December 29, "a, John =. CLARK.
December 20, 81, the popular HUNDRED
Wives" combination.
December %, 30, Golfers Bankers
Daughter"
January II, 70, "ChiId of the State"
January Is, II, Pat Rooney,
January 10, Leavitt's Minstrel's.
January 20 and 81, first appearance oi
Genevieve Warde.
February 10 and II, the Baker and Far
ron combination.
February IS, first appearance Of Fannie
Davenport.
February 20, Jos. X Emmett.
February 20 and %. Humpty Dumpty
March . and I, Miners Comedy Tour,
March 5, "Hesrts OF Oak"
March 28, "De4csn Oraukett."
April IS, Annie Pixley's "M'liss."
1t was the intention Of the management
Of the Opera House to have had Goodwin
and Weathersby here during fair week
Since the change Of the date oil the fail
Col. Reister will endeavor to transpose
Hermann and Kesne aud have Maggie
Mitchell and Nat Goodwin I'll up fail
week,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-08
STRANGERS TROn srARK.
A Peaceful I%nVRbIon OF tho city b.
buckeye ExeuFSIonlHts.

A Peaceful Invasion OF tho city by
buckeye E1eurSIonists.
Saturday about noon there arrived
at Bridgeport, on the OF. v. & W. R. R.,
an excursion train oil eight coaches, carry.
Ing a large number Of excursionists from
Stark County, Ohio. There were between
Eve and elk hundred Of them, It is sald,
but one Of the number told a reporter
that there were not less than two thou.
sand persons In the party. Tho excursion
was under the auspices and for the bene.
6t oil the Wilmot Cornet Band. Wilmot is
a small town 10 Stark County, some elRh.
teen miles from Canton aud three or four
miles from the railroad, the excursion
party taking the cars at Bars Mills, the
nearest station. ACCessions to the mum.
Der were received at all the neighboring
stations.
Arrived here the visitors crossed the
river by the bridge and boals, some de.
barking at Bridgeport and others going to
West Wheeling, and eating the dinners
they had brought before coming to town.
Several hundred were led at the st. james
Hotel also, aud all the restaurants profted
by the affair.
The people were representatives Of all
clOssea Of people, and we're . %proBperous
looking crowd, who seemed to enjoy
themselves aud whose orderly behavior
won the commend alton Of our citizens.
This Plstotice and Government build.
Ing, State House, Paxton fountain and
Soldiers monument we're all visited and
inspected, and about s O'Clock the party
re.embatked, feeling well paid for their
trip.