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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-10

nitrogen IN combination. Rlch pastures
500 lbs ammonia, $50 lbs, of nitrat, OF
potash and 2665u lbs. nitrogen In com
bination. Every loo lbs Of air contains
- lbs. OF nitrogen. After rams the
amount l. less Rain water ana zea
from the first hours rain tall SHOWS miro
gen largely in excess OF that in the fourth
or fifth hour Of rain fall Dr. Dabucy
says combined nitrogen IN the air l. Ia
the form OF nitric acid and ammonia
These compounds are eagerly ab>orood
by water, aud tall with il 10 the earth.
At the harvest time, III getting oil the
800 lbs lint cotton We ouly take AVA
1900 lbs. seed aud int 1000 lbs OF THIS
is again returned A crop of hay " hen
cut will weigh trom TO l. tons, thouGh
when drle viii only weigh from ole ;u
one aud half tons \ crop of corn e4.
will take off much more.
Ii is the formation OF huHtuS IN the soil
that chiefly benefits land. Prof. Pend t
ton says the ploughing under of sty.A~.
leaves, bolls, stems, ETC., Will preSeut
rust Wherever there Is plenty oi W.
game matter in the soil (hunus) tins p.,
mature decay rarely II ever takes ilsce.
The accumulation o' humuo Is valu-1b!I
in other .ys Il nc eases the MOI, 3rc
OF the Solls-lt acts mechanically, ma lug
the soils porous, and Prot Schub.er la
demonstrated that humuS Will ats u
TIRE tDieS more moisture tnan ordinary
plougnei ground. IL also furnishes am
monla to plants it absorbs and holds
the inherent nitrogen that exists III ii! or
ganic bodies. Nj. Graudean has also
proved that the mineral element held ~
solution BY the humus is ditrpyS soluablc
Dir. Dabney says the most impor an
function of vegetable matter IN the sou
is the production of humus, which 50
vastly improves the capacity of the soll
20 retain nitrogen salts and moisture
Some soils In this way become store
houses Of nitrogen since they gather II
faster than they loose 1t through the
drainage of water. | can do ne better
than to give Prof. Pendleton 5 views Of
humus.
Humus makes the soil open-it absorbs
moisture rcadl y-it furnishes carbon to
the plant-it holds and absorbs free am
mona, and its carbonates-it absorb-
lime and It's carbonates, and makes 1t
available for plant food-it coOls the soil,
1t is the prime agent In Nature ) la
b ratory for carrying on chemical changes
Ia soils; producing heat evolving carbon,
oxygen and hydrogen, as well as nitrogen
obtained by absorb ion.
The accumulation of the mineral and
organic elements for years has made the
soil In the West what it is to day. Year
ly it grew richer until the soil is like a
vast pile Of manure. The cotton PLAN
leaves nearly all its product on the land,
if this vegetable matter were turned un
der and not let go to waste, our solN
would constantly improve, and the nil
mons Of dollars paid for fertilizers would
not be necessary Shall we not build W
our lands instead of impoverishlng them?
The Chinese have carried out this policy
for centuries, and they can support a
population fifty times as dense as ours,
and enrich their lands at the same time.
Shall we not act as wisely?
d. IL. RIrTENHOUsE
Littleton, n. &.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-10

ARE THEY WITHOUT SHANE ?-lt Ii
strange what fascination anything III the
nature of murder trial has for the female
sex. la the GuIteau trial at W ashlng-
ton women were the most eager and con
stant, attendants, and now the dispatch say
that the little court room In New Haven
presents like appearance. Ii il difficult
to understand how woman with any de-
cent regard for the most liberal canons Of
modesty can consent to be listener at this
trial If the only theory upon which the
Malleys are being tried is supported by
evidence, the murder was revolving and
atrocious one. That theory is that after
Jennie Cramer had been torclbly ruined
she demanded the reparation of marriage.
To avoid this, and put her beyond
the possibility of revealing their baseness
they resolved to kill her. The evi-
dence so far adduced is very dam aging,
as the medical examination Of the
body showed that the story of violent
outrage was only too well founded and
that there was little or no foundation for
any theory Of drowning. Women sat com
placently in the presence OF men and lis
tened to the testimony developed sup
porting this theory, and, it is said, had
the effect of embarrassing the prosecu
tion In its presenting of the facts. They
were without shame. Chicogo HeraM.
Yes, the above from Chicago paper,
mind you, Chicago paper, r,-and a Re
publican paper, though Of the fairer
class fully justified by the facts. The
telegrams tell Of the presence Of hundreds
of women" dies in dress, and ap
pearance, and perhaps in social standingj
who crowded for front seats at the
Malley trial while the doctors were des-
cribing how they found the beautiful
Jennie. signs Of forcible outrage; and how
they cut open the skull, boiled the legs,
stewed the brain, intestines, etc, ETC., aud
left portion Of the heart on the table
to be thrown to the pigs. "
If we had been the Presiding Judge
we should have announced that all women
of bad character, and vicious inclinations
would be welcome to stay and take notes;
but that decent women would better be
home training their girls to live respecta-
bly,, and not gad about with the "halley
Boys class of youngsters, who never cast
a virtuous glance at any woman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-10

At Lexington Presbytery; Hiilstoro
Presbyterians called Rev. j. l. IL
hanson, Littleton called Rev. :. l.. VIII
son: Company Shops called Rev. Geo.
Summey, says Greensboro Ne,os.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-10

Money left in co try for acres, 81, ,0o2 %
This result is brought into the country
by raising the cocoons only, the reeling
ing mills extracting the grege or raw silk
from thcm, will leave to the miller OF his
operatives IS, $50, out OF seven acres Of
upland, second quality. The cd silk
industries will increase this result to about
on. half or two thirds more this is the
whole country.
Let us examine now the farmer 81 ua-
ton aud count again for his own sell ::
Seven acres oi $40 trees pei acre, worth
so per hundred, with his hands and a
little help, four years after planting, gets
Ia cash money, net profit S2.O32 81 days
work, from the 18th of March TO the 10th
of April, here. DO you think that man
will lessen his plantation of cotton ior
that? Will he not get free and bring
some money to the bank, instead OF
mort gaging his land and crop for mules,
dry goods, tools and provisions.
Mr.. Crozier concluded as follows:
While | was experimenting IN Kansas,
hundreds of my correspondents were do
lug the same in Texas, Louisiana, Ken
lucky, tennessee, Florida, Virginia,
Utah. California. etc, on a small scale,
and their uninterrupted success for four
to seven years, consecuiively, bring, now,
the number Of my correspondents and
disciples to s coo or 10000. Why, will
say some doubling Thomas it has been
tried here, and only failure was the re.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-10
OUR WORK is THE BEST!
Pleasant Summer Resort

The Proprietors of Bellevue Fruit Farm and
Mineral Springs, will receive limited number OF
boarders for the coming summer at SIS per
month, S. per week; washing 81 per month.
For further particulars and circular apply to
L. Z. AMIs,
Bellevue, near Sassafras Fork p. ..
Granville Co., h. G..
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16
A Libel on Our Coroner.

The following taken from the Carson Appeal is, in our opinion, libel upon our coroner-elect Pat Holland: Years ago, in the early days of Comstock excitement, Pat Holland, now postmaster and coroner in little town in Cochise county, Ari- zona, was the most respected man in the state He had the reputation of being a dead shot wi:h pistol. Of course this accomplishment made him feared by everybody, and there was no man in Vir. ginla so bold as to cross him in public. Pat acquired his reputation by shooting on the stage, and could knock aa apple of hls sons head with an accuracy and care. lessness which combined to impress the public far more than the manner In which the pains-taking William Tell performed the feat with an arrow. Finally Pat SC. cured young lady who would allow an apple to be shot off her flaxen roll, and when Pat executed the feat he would throw his keen eye at the girl and then roll his orbs up into the gallery, and with out looking at his mark, send bullet
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Probably Q Lie.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 15.-An extraor. dinary demand has sprung up for con- federate bonds here, to meet the de- mands of English capitalists. Sev- cral brokers have expressed will lingness to purchase the bonds. One broker said for some time past he had been receiving large orders. He now holds an order for any part of a million dollars worth. One day re- gently he bought over $50O,000worth. His orders are from a respectable London banking house to whom they are shipped. They are worth from $8.50 to $9.50 per thousand, and . large block brought $9.50 a day or tSS ago. The orders are wholly for coupon bonds. Large quantities are being received here from the south.
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Mining Notes.


 At the Merrimac, assessment work is be. ing done. Four men are employed.
 The Dwarf will probably soon change ownership. Next week we will give full particulars.
 The lease on the Franklin property has lately run out, and at present no work is being prosecuted.
 At Clarksburg, considerable assessment work is going ahead, giving employment to quite number of men.
 At the Guelph Consolidated, work has been stopped for the present. Indications at the bottom of the shaft are good. All outside properties are looking up and number of sales are in prospect, which will add to the wealth of the entire district.
 The universal cry this week has been, Am doing assessment york;" and the fol- lowing are some of the prospects upon which the same has been done: Friend ship, Huron, Banner, Pontiff and many others.
 On many of the prospects, situated near the Bradshaw and within two miles of Charleston, assessment and development work is being carried on, among which may be mentioned the Archer, the first westerly extension of the Dwarf, and the Fortunis, the first easterly extension of the same mine.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16
Had Mim There,

A Texas paper tells the following good story:
 Father O'Raferty, an Austin clergyman' met Mike Sullivan the other day, and during the conversation Father Okaierty said:
 "Misther Sullivan, how is it that yez being an Oirishman yez do not belong to the howly Catholic Church?"
 "Because I lost all confidence in the howly church twinty years ago, sor."
 "An how did you come to lose all confi- dence in the howly church?"
 "I'll tell yez how it was, Father O'Raf- erty. Me youngest brother was married to hiritic, but in the howly church by a praste. It was mixed marriage, as It is called. We'll, sor, the praste made me brother promise that all the children should be brought up in the Catholic faith"
 And how did that cause yez to lose faith in the infallible church?"
 "Bedad, sor, they have been married now, sor, more than twinty years, and divil kid have they got yit, sor."
 "Misther Sullivan" said the priest, solemnly, "it would have been betther for yer sowl if yer father instead of yer brother had married hiritic."
 The priest had him there.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16
A Minnesota Tragedy.

GRACEvILLE, Minn., Dec. 15.- John Callighan, having been on a long spree, was being taken home by his son, aged 12,when Marshal Noon an tried to arrest Callighan. A black. smith named Morris interfered and the father and son drove away during the row that followed. They were pursued and four shots fired at them. the father being killed instantly and two shots penetrating the body of the boy, causing fatal injuries. A crowd was attracted by the outcries and found Noonan and Morris clinching and each charging the other with the murder. Both were arrested. The citizens were excited, and if they had known which was guilty would have lynched him. The boy on giv. ing supposed dying statement be- lieved Noonan dld the shoo ting, but would not swear to it. There is no positive evidence against the mur- derer, though several arrests have been made.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16

uOuuS III SuCCcSSlOu ana OulY tdke OHe look at the crowd. Piper's Opera house was packed with men at dollar head and when the curtain rose twelve im- maculate ballet dancers were in line along the wings, each with an apple on her head Pat stepped to the footlights and bowed amid tremendous applause. He had a six shooter in each hand, and the stage manager announced that he would shoot the last six apples with his left hand Casting his eye along the line, he took a long breath, a steady position, and then faced the audience. Lifting his revolver, he began to shoot in rapid succession, and the apples began to fly out of sight, amid the breathless silence of the audience. The curious part of the performance, how. ever, lay in the fact that by the time Pat had fired six shots all the apples lad dis appeared, yet he kept right on banging away with his second weapon from his left hand, amid shouts of laughter and derision. To cap the climax, two apples got tangled together and remained dang ling from the edge of a scene in plain sight of the audience. The trick was at once apparent. Each apple had fine thread attached, and at the shot was jcrked quickly out of sight. The supes, behind the scenes, who pulled the strings. got con. fused at Pats rapid firing, and half the apples disappeared before the time. Two were snatched off simultaneously, and the strings overlapping in the air brought the apples together, where they hung to the edge of the scene.
 In retaliation for this outrageous scan dal, Pat promises to give to the public his experience with Sam Davis'-the author ol the scandal-plays. For it must be known that Sam is a playwright as we'll as hu morist, at least, he thinks he is and as Pat is no slouch at the latter business, we may reasonably expect some fun.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16
The GallOws.

GALWAY, Dec. l5.-Patrick Jeyce, Miles Joyce and Patrick Casey, the three men convicted of participation in the murder of the Joyce family at Maganistrom, were hanged in the jail here at s o'clock this morning. Tine prison inIide and outside was heavily guarded. Miles Joyce protested his innocence to the last.
 SEARLE, Ala. .,Dec. .15.-Jobn Redd, oolored, aged 22, was hanged at noon for the murder of Lucy Lee in 1881. He choked the girl to death. Jeal. ousy was the cause. He narrowly escaped lynching. A large crowd was present. He said he was ready to die.
 DEADwooD, Dec. 15. James Leighton, an Ohio man, was hanged at Deadwood. The hanging was private. He killed a Mexican in Dakota for no known reason. The parents of Leighton are wealthy.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16
account of their ertertainment attbe Bald

account or tnelr entertainment atthe Bald win theater in San Francisco:
 "The Miller Brothers, celebrated spirit mediums, he'd two seances yesterday after noon and evening at this house. The at tendance at both seances was very large, including quite number of splritualists and prominent citizens. The seance last evening was of highly interesting char acter-to many, in fact, amusing as we'll as interesting. Two of the most interest ing features were the cabinet and slate tests. Among the marvellous manifestations was the raising of common table in the ar. Forms from the spirit land, while the medium is held fast, give evidence of wonderful powers of naturalization. The naturalization and Standardization took place in view of the audience; and were by mary looked upon as being something remarkable. The slate test messages written by an invisible hand, puzzled many as something astonishing. Clairvoyance, or supernatural vison-a power shown by one of the Nillers-was very clever in ex- hibition. The seance was great success, and the major portion of the audience left the house, not alone satisfied, but highly gratified.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16
TELEGRAPH|C.
The Hawaiian Treaty.

WASHINGTON, Dec.15.-The house committee on foreign affairs copsid. cred the Hawaiian sugar question this morning, and after adopting a reso. lutioD asking for information from the state and war departments post poned further consideration of the matter until the first meeting of the committee after the holidays. There was no hearing of interested parties at the meeting this morning, though several gentlemen were present who desire to be heard for the sugar trade.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-At a meeting of the foreign affairs com. mittee to-day it as decided to take a final vote on the proposition to abro- gate the Hawaiian treaty at the first meeting of the committee in January The committee also agreed not to re- ceive any further oral argument on the subject. A delegation repre-. senting the united sugar interests of New York, Philadelphia and Boston arrived here to-day and are working like beavers with members of the committee to induce them to report favorably on the bill to abrogate the treaty. The committee to-day ordered that letters be sent to the secretary of state and the secretary of the treasury asking their views as to the proprlety of abrogating the treaty.
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16
WEEKLY EPITAPH.
'eosTONE, ARIZONA, DECEMBER IS. 1882
LOCAL NOTES.

Judge Haynes came up from Tucson yesterday.
 Edward Field, Duke of the Gllded Age is at the National hotel, Washington.
 Buffalo Bill is sand to be worth $25O, ,000 Now that's a bill we should like to have presented to us,
 So we a,e to have no count until next month, Well, the boys will try and keep the average UT.
 The terminus of the Mexican Central railroad is now at La Gas, which is 260 miles from he City of Mexico.
 Connection through to Now Orleans will be made about the 10th of January. The construction of bridges is holding them back.
 Stock of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad company has recently been placed upon the market in Boston in large quantities.
 It is said that Editor Dunbar forwarded a pair of worsted buggy robes to Editor Brown to keep his cars warm during his stay at Prescott.
 Travel is quite brisk at present. Many strangers are coming in, and quite num- Der of our residents arc going to California for the holidays.
 It is still pretty fine weather for walking, but come to think of it there are lot of worthless bummers who wouldn't walk a block-except for drink.
 The Atlantic & Pacific front is now fitty-6ve miles beyond Williams and track-laying IS progressing at the rate of nearly two miles per day.
 Judge Moses left yesterday for the Hua- chuca mountains, where he proposes to de- velop the Bullwhacker, one of the most promising claims in that vicinity.
 The contract has been let 10 haul the Trench hoisting works to the Ingcrsoll mine, and Jimmy Carr, the boss freighter, will commence hauling next week.
 We are informed that the Mckenzie ranch on the San Pedro, near Benson, has been sold to Mir. Chisolm for $1,500. It strikes us as being good bargain.
 We have heard of no answer to the chal- lenge of the Tombstone Gun club yet, to match six of it's members against any six men in the territory to shoot with pistol, rifle and shotgun.
 A rolling-pin is nice thing to have in the family. It is convenient for the wife to use on certain occasions, but it's the blamedest thing in the world to leave on the stairs.
 We think the song, ,"when the dew drops fall," one of the most silly things we ever heard. Who ever saw dew drops fall? But when the due bills fall" it is quite dif- ferept thing.
 Leave of absence, for one month, has been granted Second Lieutenant R. F. Ames, Eighth infantry, with permission to apply to the proper authority for an ex- tension of five months.
 The beet crop is said to be lar ye in Cal ifernia, but Tombstone can furnish a big. ger beat, for his size, than any other town on the continent; and he Is classic beat, at that, of the Latin variety.
 Frank B. Austin announces himself in this issue as candidate for councilman from the Secend ward. MT. Austin is we'll and faverably known in this community as a sagacious business man.
 Tha raca or daah af half o ,.,; ;la l,ax.....
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16
You Had Better.

Yes, you had better not be, than be a better.
 You had better pay that whisky bill and be ready to swear off on the first of Janu- ary.
 You had better get the buttons sewed on your overcoat, for it will get cold by and by.
 You had better address your landlady in small pica tones, when rent day comes around.
 You had better quit watching the transit of Venus through your neighbours blinds, or there might be an eclipse-over your
Tombstone weekly epitaph., 1882-12-16

mas day.
 The Star of the 14th says. An important transaction was re. corded yesterday, which is the transfer of the Crystal mine, near Total Wreck, for $10,0O0, the purchasing parties being the Mount Davidson Mining Company.
 The Atlantic and Pacific road is now laying track at the rate of two miles per day, so that the Colorado river will be reached by April. The Southern Pacific Railroad will reached the river in Jan nuary, and consequently the route will be opened for business in about four months
 It is said the Mexico railroad company are laying nearly or quite one mile of rails per day. Now if a man could only get Q cross between them and shanghai hen, eggs would not be worth sixty cents per dozen, would they'
 The case of Bauer vs. Storms and Sobler still occupies the attention of Judge Wal. lace. Yesterday two witnesses were exam- ined for the defense All the testimony will probably be in today and the case taken under advisement.
 The skating rink will be open this af:er. noon from 9 to 4 o'clock for the accommo. datien of school children. Skating is q most healthful pastime, and an opportuni- ty, such as will be presented to day, should Set be unheeded by parents who have the welfare of their children at heart.
 The Prescott Courier says: Beef cattle are not now as eagerly sought after as they were month or two ago, owing to the fact we believe, that farmers lave been forced to sell some of their stock to accommodate the tax gatherers. Stock cattle are, If anything, little higher. They are always marketable at from SEQ to $50 per head and higher.
 The Boston Post says the "Langtry scandal" seems to sum up about to this A young New Yorker has followed tn, customs of his home, made an ass of him self and come to Boston, where he wa certainly not wanted. There is no evi dence that the lady was to blame for th young mans exhibition of his lack o common sense.
 Sol. Israel's stock of holiday goods i one of the leading attractions of the town His store is crowded daily with an admin ing throng. and few leave without takinl home sometlsinS 10 gladden the hearts O