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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03
What Congressman Kitchen
Thinks of Them.

No one is or can be q Democrat, al
though he may claim to be, who favors
the protection of pig iron, steel rails, or
any other industry Of this country, AZ
practiced bv our government. And
yet. Protective Tariff Republicans,
calling themselves Democrats took
charge of and ran the Democratic ma
chine in the last can paign, when not 3
mothers son Of the whole brigade holds
one Democratic principle sacred, and
would prefer the total anlihllation OF
the Democratic party, then the destruc
ton Of their pet system of Protection.
Our party will never be successful UNI
Ill managed by true Democrats. who
desire at heart It's success over all per-
sonal schemes of self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The masses of the Southern people are
almost convinced that any further re
lance en- the Northern wing Of the
party would be madness; but still the
politicians and papers say "StaGd hrm. -
The people of my State are dissusted
with the Democratic party North; In
| other words, they are beginning to
think there is no Democratic party
North that both parties in that sec
ton, the Republican party proper aud
its ally, the upper segment OF the
Democratic party, are opposed to the
South equality under the constitution
~ liz the Union. As a proof of this,
did not a gimlet-beaded jerseyman,
styIing himself a Democrat, kick u
candidate off of the only perfectly
sound plank in the Democratic plat
form, and put that good, honest, great
man-Hancock-te trimming, to .atls-
fy the Randolphs, B,rsums, and Glib
sons of the so-called Democratic party
So far as the Republican party or negro
party South is concerned, it does not
amount to q row of pins.
As long as the color line is drawn,
as lon. as it is considered the negro
party, but few decent white men will
affiliate with it; and so long as the
wealth. intelligence, patriotism, vir
tue, morality and honesty are combin-
cd and solidly arrayed agaisst ignor-
ance and superstition, just so long the
white men o. the South will rule the
South"
There is much frankness, and some
truth, in this; but it is too sweeping.
If be had confined his remarks to
Wal Street" Democrats we should
agree with him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03
The No Fence LaW--How "
Works in Mecklenburg.
from the Anson Times.
ESpERLY. y. e., Feb. II, Il.

ESDERLY. y. L., FEB. -, q.
j. ". McKurYoH, Esq:
DEAR SIR-Your favor Of Feb 7th
Just received. If there is a man, laai
lord or tenant, white or black = dccE-
lenburg county opposed to the icn@e
law, | do not know who he i. ne
laboring classes are "a SOLID for the Ia#
as the land owners.
1t would be impossible for me to give
YOU. in a letter, more than a few ideas
Of its great advantages.
LIST. 1t is a great peace-maker- We
never hear Of a COW casc or hog
case.
md. 1t completely destroys old fields.
| You may travel all over N~eckienburg
county. and you will not find a. much
old field az you viii find IN a single
township in Arson and IN 4 year or
TWO more, old fields viii lie known
amongst us no more toreycr.
3rd. 1t improves the breed OF stock +;
it ~insures a stock raiser against his
stock being crossed with scrubs, and
learns a farmer very quickly that poor
stock are not worth their feed. but that
there is profit in good stock well kept
4th. 1t improves land. Were. You
to visit our county you could realize 1t
better than | can describe it to you.
The st 9ck kept off the land IN wet
weather helps it more than you will
Imagine. The land in condition for the
pillow makes as good seed bed as a gar
den. Ia your county ten per cent. OF
your labor is required to build and re-
nair fences. Ia NY county, that goes
on the land. in the form of compost,
In your county four-ftths Of the ma
nure from the cattle, sheep and hogs Is
| wasted. Here it is added to the com
post heap or placed on such fields as IS
desired.
5.h. 1t teaches a man that money IS
not in numbers Of acres, but II acres
we'll manured and well cultivated, and
causes him to rent or sell ali the lang
that he cannot well and Wall
cultivate.
9th. 1t is the only system under
which a poor man can lease. IN your
county, if a poor man leases a farm for
three wears, and he lets the fences 90
down, the proprietor il damaged more
than the whole amount OF the lease
money. Consequently your landlGSS
people rent by the year; and il ore, by
hard labor, fixes" the fences ard
rights up" the place, the next year g
is out-bid and leaves the place, probab-
" worse off than when he cane. Here
we are not ''vexed' in that way a
good tenant can lease land for a term OF
years, and reap the full reward of his
labors.
The be t way for the frienls Of the
fence law in Arson to do is to get a
number of those that are opposed to 1t
TO visit this county. The result Of
their investigation would be worth
more than anything | could say on
write. Yours truly,
Il AIENANnER
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03

On H RAMBLE.-The Lumberton
Rodesonian says:-Messrs. A. A. Nc
Kethan Il Sons have the usual full as.
sortment of buggie,, &C., and their
work has sale all over the State
Reaching Sandford Wednesday even
ing, We were met at the depot by Mr.. j.
Marshal Stephens, and invited I'D to
his house, and at his hospitable and
happy home, we spent one of the most
pleasant evenings Of our life. The
Misse, Newly, two beautiful, f%ascina-
ting and vlvacious young ladies of the
village, called for an hour.
SHOE HEEL.
This place is building up rapidly.
New stores are being opened, and
several private residences are be-
ing built. Burns carriage manu-
factory is becoming an institution.
They employ quite a number OF hands.
there is a new enterprise there-Mr.
Orrell is manufacturing the celebrated
Mrs. Banks" candy. He is now pre-
pared to manufacture 100 pounds per
day. but hopes in a short time to be
able to manufacture 300 per day
Messrs. w. ID. Baldwin Il Co., have re-
moved Into the Mckay d Jackson
store. Mr.. Jas. S. Mcqueen, late of
the firm of Messrs. w. ID. Baldwin &
Co., has opened a business Of his own
at their old stand. Ike Mcneil, col
ored, stole a fine horse from Mr. L. III.
Paul, Of Red Banks, last Friday night.
He was caught in Marlboro, 5. T., and
as the Governor of that State was pre-
occupied, it was thought best not to
trouble him with a requi-irion. But
Ike was required to come over Just to
tell what he knew about horse stealing.
Ike says somebody else took the horse
out of the stable and sent him off to
sell the horse. --Dave Mclean, col
ored, about Ii years old, charged with
robbing and b%urnin. Mr.. L. B. Rus
sells store some time since, has been
arrested and acknowledged the crime.
lie says that he in company with ano-
Their, had repeatedly entered the store
by Infringing the door. That he was
taught how to do it by the other party.
and that he was made to set the store
on fire this time by said man, his uncle.
He further stated that be did not get
any thing for himself but some candy.
That d pair of shoes foruncle Dune, II
pair for uncle Dunes wife, and a pair
tor somebody else, was she full extent
OF their transgressions In this line. We
suspect that uncle Dune "Was a bad
man before the war"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03
NOT .'SOUTHERN CIVILIZATION.

Nor "SoUTHERN CIVILIZATIONS. >
-Bethlehent, Pa, FEB. ~. = fouI
months ago Edna Bittenbendcr VIZ
outraged and then brutaily murder
ed and her dead body cast into Il fence
corner near Saylorburg, Monroe coun
ty, and up to this time her murderer
has not been discovered. Last Monday
evening, as three young girls left church
to go home. in Jackson TOW ashir.
Monroe county, they were attacked by
Il half dozen boys and young men ana
most outrageou,ly assaulted. OHe girl,
about II years OF age, was thrown over
the fence into a field, another had her
dress torn into strips, and all were indie
Gently assaulted. One of the girls cried
murder" which was heard BY soTae
men in the neighborhood, VA. ran to
their assistance and drove the rascsis
off. The villains are all known. One
OF them had been arrested on suspicion
of being the murderer of the Bitten
border girl, but nothing could be prov
ell against him. Up to this time mons
of the assaiIants of these girls had been
arrested
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03
~ r
ER0vEE8S.

The X chest Blood. Swse-es
Breath and FARES, Skn in Hop Bis
teiS.'
"A little Hop Bitters liz doc,
tor bills and long sickness
"ihat invalid vie. IN th@r. sister
or child can be made the picture of
health with Hop Bjttegs."
''When worn down and ready 10.
take your bed, Hop Bitttrs is what
yoUtHead -
Don't physio and physic, For it
weakens and destroys, bl!. ttiua Hop
Bitters, that buili up conlinu lily"
"Physic.an~ Of all schools use and
recommend Hop Bittars. Test them
"IIealth is beauty aud joy-Hop
BI:ters gives health and beauty"
There are more ours made with
Hop Bitters than al other medi-
cines."
when the brain is wearied, the
nerves uustrung, the muscles weak,
use HIP Bitter"
THAT low, nervous fever, want of
sleep and weakness, calls for Hop
BitteTs."
For sale by al druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03
INSTITUTE
Young Ladies.
G0lpSB0R0, WAYNE CO., N. c.

REV. DIR. r. H. CHAPMAN, O.,
Mrs. V. S. NJ. CT APMAN. rlhS
The entire expense of Boarding pu.
pills at this School, for English Course
Latin. French, Singing in Class. Frenct
Callsthenicks. Board Was ing. fuel
lights, and servants, for school var
one hundred and eighty $3.50 dollars
/. e. twenty dollars per mouth.
The instruction in Vocal and Instru.
mental Musick. Ancient and Modem
Languages. Caiisthenicks. &c, fully Up
to the requirements of the urges city
Schools. The Musical Director. IN
Henry Schwerin, gradua of tie Uni
versi Y of Berlin, and OF the Musical
Conservatory of Paris, come, from
the American aud Foreign School
Agency. n. ", and i, en- .orsed by DR..
Damrosch OF tue same city.
Pupils rec. iv"d at amy line, ami
charged from date Of entr nee to clo-e
of Se sion. Apply f'r circularto Rev.
DR.. Chapman, Goldsboro, Wayne Co.,
n. 7. Ian 13,tf.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE w. n. {.
r. r. The eastern bound passenger
train on the Western North Carolina
road, which left Asheville at 6:l0 yes
terday morning, ran off at Saw Mill Till,
between the top of the mountain and
Mud Cut. The passenger coach was
precipitated down the fill, which is full
ly fifty feet high. \ brakeman was
killed instantly and several passengers
injured, but none seriously, it il learned.
The track wa. cleared yesterday after
moor and all trains will run on time to-
day.-Charlotte Obserrer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03

SOUTHERN News ITEMS. Arkansas
ha. appropriated Sl50,000 towards an
insane asylum. There is one white
woman in the Alabama penitentiary.
-Raleigh has enjoyed the best thea
trlcal season she has ever known.--
Twenty SIX dwelling houses are now
going up in Raleigh.-Knoxville,
Tenn, has nineteen churches and thir-
teen newspapers.-Slooded hounds
are being sent from Pennsylvania to
Mason county, ky.---A great many
negroes are dying of pneumonia in
Greene county, Alabama.-Within
the past six weeks there have been for
ty business failures in Alabama "A
child has recently been born in Somer-
set county, KY, which had no throat.
There are seven hundred convict. with
in the walls of the penitentiary at Nash
vile, enn.-W G. Faulkner, of
sixty, at Mulberry, Temp, recently
married Miss McGhee, a damsel of
twenty.-Virginia has 1851 public
schools, Of which 205 are graded. In
the colored schools 6S, 600 pupils are
taught LASTS season T. Simpson, of
Montgomery county, Alabama, raised
l,200 bushels of Irish potatoes on two
acres.-S. \. Long, of Ockiawaha,
Fla, plucked twenty FIVE boxes and
ttty-two oranges from a single tree on
his place the past season--Mr. ID.
Burns, of McMinn county, Tenn.
gathered 1900 bushels of Irish pota-
toes last fall from nine acres of land.
They are worth seventy-tive cents cash.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-03-03

DURHAM PLANT ITEMs.-A large
number of our citizens assembled at
Reams' warehouse Saturday night for
the purpose of voting upon the pro-
posed amendments. They were all re-
remain unchanged. -George Over
by, a tramp hailing from Fayetteville.
one night last week Knocked Mr.. James
Dodds down and robbed him of all the
money he had in his possession. Over
by was tried before Mayor Link, aud
sent to ja~il. Fo several days a t
week u warehousemen had to unload
nearly two hundred wagons daily, who
came from the adjoining counties.
They were nearly all for the new county
of Durham, and don't you forget it.
~ bag factory has just been com
pleted, which will give employment to
one hundred and fifty hands. a cotton
factory will soon be started with a capt
tai Of .eventy-fvc thousand dollars, to
furnish cloth to make bags in which to
pack the various brands of Durham
smoking tobacco. 1.-The smoke had
not ceased to ascend from the ruins of
,oOoden Durham before the earth was
broken to lay the foundation Of sub
stantial fire-proof buildings. Twelve
brick houses are now in course of cree
ton, a great many will be under con-.
tract in a few days and in one year Dur
ham will be entirely rebuilt with fire
proof buildings. ~ the Methodist
church Sunday a collection was taken
to raise funds for the completion Of the
new church. The whole amount ;six
teen hundred dollars) asked for was
quickly collected. They now have sui
ficient funds to complete the building
and furnish it in elegant style. When
completed it will be one of the finest
edifices in the State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-11
A Mysterious Spot.

The following legend is related by Edward
Everett Hale: There is spot of bare sand
near the border of the Mount Auburn cemetery
or was till recently-of which two stories are
told. "May they not both be true?" as the old
Transcendental school used to say of the &C
counts of the myth of Juno One account says
squarely that Quaker was hung there, and
that no grass has grown there since. Another
account, equally reliable, land which our ia
Tiers told" assigns the barrenIess of the spot
to satanic agency. The story in1S37 was this
That in former generation some undergrad
yates made bargain with the devil. Probably
he was to assist them in passing some "little
CO." or great go" of the time. Eventually
and speedily the time for payment came. The
place was the sod at the spot spoken of. Just
in the crisis, however, as their souls were to
be wrung from them in payment for the shall
low assistance given them by this prompter,
the president of the college appeared, having
been summoned by some faithful scout. The
loyalty of his assistance to his erring pupils
should be noticed. By means we'll known to
him he exercised the place, shamed the devil,
and compelled him to flee. He disappeared in
the opening groxnd-and up till 1889 no grass
had grown thereon again.
How is it in 1881?
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-11
Some Items in Farm Economy.

The arrangement of the buildings and the
division of the farm into fields depends so
much upon the character of the farm, the
kind of farming, individual taste. etc., that
it is out of the question to have a fixed plan
that is the best one for all farms of any
given size. There are certain general prin-
ciples which should serve as foundation
for the arrangement, but the details must
necessarily vary greatly. For example, if
possible the barns should be upon a rise of
ground where cellar can be built opening
to the lower ground at the rear. The field
should be so arrau ged that there shall be as
little fencing as possible, and so located
that all the fields can be easily reached from
the lane. A long field has considerable ad-
vantage over one of the same area that is
square-in longer ''bouts.'' and therefore
less time spent in turning, blowing, harrow
ing, sowing, harvesting, etc. A pasture
close to the stables is always handy, and
other things being equal, the orchard should
not be pat at the rear of the farm, where the
wood lot had best be located. There is
much labor to be saved in having every
thing so placed, and this applies to the vari-
Gus details that seem trivial at first sight,
that there will be no extra steps or turns in
doing the every day work of the farm. For
example, many days work can be saved by
having the pump in handy corner of the
barn-yard, where the stock from number
of yards may come to the troughs. If the
matters OF the farm are not already econom-
ically arranged, it would be we'll to make
such changes or fences, buildings, etc., as
10 finally secure the desired end. BY degrees
the thoughtful farmer will improve his
farm until it approximates to model and
therefore an economical farm
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-11
EarlyaMelonS.

An ingenious farmer sends the following
plan for raising early melons, cucumbers,
&C., to the Practical Farmer:-About
month or so earlier than it is usual to plant
these seeds, procure number of good sized
rutabaga turnips, cut off the tops, and with
knife or other instrument scoop out all the
inside, SO that they will resemble gourds, or
cups; fill the cavity of this cup with good,
rich earth, and plant in each few seeds of
melons, cucumbers, beans or seeds of any
other plant that you may desire to have ear
ly. They should then be placed in warm
part of the house or in a protecting frame,
well made and secured from frost, and the
earth in the cup be kept moderately moist.
If kept in a room they should be put in the
open air every clear, fine day; and if in
frame, let them have air by removing the
sashes. By doing this you will prevent the
plant from growing tall and slender and cause
them to become straight, stout and healthy.
When tie season has advanced beyond all
danger of frost, you can put out these tur-
nip cups, plants and all, in the beds where
they are to remain, but be careful that you
put them out not too soon. The plants will
continue to grow and the turnip cups will
soon rot and enable the roots to extend
themselves without bounds in search of food
and in time become itself an excellent ma
nure for the plant. When you set out, in
seIt the cup in hole just largeYenough to
hold it, pressing the earth we'll around the
cup and drawing little over the top or edge
up to the stems of the plants, covering en-
tirely the turnip. To hasten the process of
decay in the cup you may, before putting
out, cut off with a sharp knige, the hard rind
from the outside of she turnip, leaving only
thin piece of the rind enclosing
the earth. A small hole, the size of a ten
cent piece should have been cut in the bot
tom of the cup before filling with the earth
when first made.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-11
Kerosene for Fowls.

Mr.. l. K. Felch, in letter to the Poultry
Monthly, advocates the use of kerosene oil
for washing the mouth and face of fowls
affected with roup. He would hold the fowl
SO It cannot swallow, and then fill the mouth
and throat with the oil, holding it long
enough to secure thorough saturation, then
let it run out, after which, the nostrils are
washed out with the same. The breathing
of the kerosene seems to have very favor
able influence On the birds. While using
the oil, he also injects with a syringe four
grains of bromide potassium in enough warm
milk to fill the crop. Only few DAYS of
such treatment are required for curing roup,
even In its advanced stages.
Of course, it is better to keep fowls in dry,
clean quarters, where roup will not be likely
to develop. Kerosene oil must be used with
care, as too much will destroy the skin, and
sometimes kill the bird. A drop on the head
of young chicken will sometimes kill in
three minutes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-11
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD.
FALL ARRANGEMENT.

On and after Monday, Oct.
.ss.s:ssss.sss ~, 1850, Passenger Trains
--FOR BOSTON at 8.45 a. M,
LOO, $50 p NJ, arriving at Boston at LIS, $50,
S:Oop. m; Returning, leave Boston at $50 2. M,
1870, $50 p. M, arriving at Portland at laos,
800, 500. p. m. Portland for Scarborough
beach, Pine Point, Old Orchard Beach,
Sac0, Biddefcrd and Kounebunlx, at 8.45
2; M, 100. $50. $50 2; m; Fer Wells, North
yer, New Market, Exeter, Waverhiii,
Lawrence, And0ver and Lowell, at S.45 a.
M, LOO, $50 p. m. For Rochester and Farm
ington, N. H., at $40 a. M, LOO, $50 p m.
Manchester and Concord (via Lawrence) at
S.45 a. m.; via New Market Junction. at $50 m.
Morning Train leaves kennebunk for Port
land at 1925.
with Sound Line Steamers. The $50 p. m,
train connects with All Rail Lines for Now
York and S0uth and West.
SUNDAY TRAINSL Leave Portland for
Boston at LOO p m. Boston for Portland at
Parior Car Tickets Sold a, depot Tickle,
Once.
Trains on Boston g. Maine road connect with all
steamers running between Portland and Bangor
John and Halifax. Also connect with Grand Trunk
trains at Grand Trunk Station, and Maine Central
and Portland g. Ogdensburg trains at Transfer Sta
ton.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments. First class Dining Rooms at Portland.
Transfer Station Exeter, Lawrence and Boston.
THROUGH TICKETS to all points West and
South may be had Of M. T.. Williams, Ticket
Agent, Boston g. Maine Depot, and st Union
Ticket Office, 40 Exchange St:
g. H. STEVENS. Gen. Agent, Portland.
oc16 dts
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-11
Rescued from Death,

William J. Coughlin, of Somerville, Mass,
says In the fall of 1876 1 was taken with
BLEEDING OF THE LUNGS followed by severe
cough. 1 lost my appetite and flesh, and was
confined to my bed. In 1877 was admitted to
the Hospital. The doctors said had hole in
my lung as big as a half dollar. AT one time
report went around that was dead I gave
up hope, but a friend told me of DIR. WILL
LIAM HALLS BALSAM FOR THE
LUNGS. l got bottle, when TO my surprise,
l commenced to feel better, and to-day feel
better than for thee years past.
81 write this hoping every one afflicted with
Diseased Lungs will take DIR. WILLIAM
HALLS BALSAM, and be convinced that
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED. l can
positively say it has done more good than all
the other medicines have taken since my
sickness
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-11
Fertilizer for Strawberries,

The best artificial fertilizer for strawber-
rles is Peruvian guano, sown broadcast over
the beds, and the intervals between them,
early in spring, and the rate of 200 or 800
pounds per acre. If the guano cannot be
procured, good substitute can be made of
100 pounds of supephosphate of lime, $50
pounds of slaughter-house waste, or blood
manure, and as many wood ashes as can be
procured. These fertilizers should be ap-
piled during shower, So that they would
be washed off from the leaves, otherwise
the leaves would be injured.