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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
Flrman'S System.

Hr Err. Harris in CDnc1rd Register.
applied twelve ,hous -nd pounds OF com
oct Der acre I do not believe that three
I bes of cotton can be made to the acre,
sth one years preparation. no matter what
uantity of manure be applied Some ex-
i,erlenced cotton planters who saw mine the
irst part of August. thought with favorable
season, it would make some 5000 pounds.
l believe tha. the hill culture Is by far the
better and cheaper way to raise cottoii
where the land is level enough TO admit OF
blowing in two directions-and sufficient
manure can be applied.
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CONSrTTUTION OF TIE CLUE,


lst This club shall be called the $ Mont peler
Agricultural Club
md. The meetings shall be held on Saturday
before the 4th sunday in each month
3rd. here shall be annually elected on Sat
urday before the 18th sunday in December
President, Nice-President, Treasurer and Sec
retary.
4th. The meetings shall be held monthly at
the residences of the members in rotation Gn-
termediate meetings may be held at the pleas
ure of the Club.
5th. The number of members shall be restrict
ed to twelve (l2l
be voted upon until one month after said nomi-
nation, and an unanimous vote of the Club
shall be necessary to elect.
7th. 1t shall be the duty of the President elect
to deliver an address or read an essay on any
ture within three months after his election.
Sth. Practical experiments leading to solid
results snail De prominent feature OF TINS
9th. It shall be the duty of each member of
ly and punctually.
10th. The objects of this Club are the cultiva-
Improvement of our minds by reading, thought
and frndly discussion, more especially with
agement of domestic economy, the making of
agricultural experiments and collecting agri-
cultural statistics. cooperation as far as prac-
llth \ committee OF three shall be appointed
at each meeting of the Club to examine the
farms of members in rotation, and report in
writing to the next meeting said report shall
j embrace the general condition of the farm.
/ crops. stock, fences gates, &c, and make such
criticisms or bestow such com mcndation as
18th There shall be four committees, called
experimental committees, of three members
each, appointed the January meeting in
each year; each committee shall have a sub
iect ASST gned it for experiments, and each mem
Der of each com nittee shall faithfully and care
, fully make the experiment assigned to his COM
mittee, and report the same in writing soon
it has been fully completed.
18th. \ committee of three shall be appoint
ed by the chair at each meeting in December
to name the subjects to be experimental on, TO
suggest the manner in which the experiments
shall be conducted, and to nominate the eXpe-
| riI ota1c mi fon m IA
port at the January meeting. and its report
shall be subject to the approval of the Club.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
.sOh! That's NV Way.'

One night at hotrl,' said old Zeb,
''whtn everything was quiet, we heard
thund"ring noise in the passage. The
landlord went out aud found fellow
living on the floor at the bottom Of tile
starAay.
'''Arr you hurt?'
Where's doctOr:'
Pick him up.
Is he conscious :?
'''Confrund it y sad the fellow as he
gathered himself together Let me alone.
This is the way always come down stairs. :
My fellow citizens, you make a great
fuss about The Republicans stealing. Great
Scott. That's the way they always do. -
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13

IYOuCtlOn w.
North Carolina o e'ie
.'tDesionolls ;" asst of which, however,
rs the only one present in operation.
Charlotte wasgold centre AS far back AS
1880. when thu convenience experienced
in convertingf ore into ready Cash, made
it necessary establish a Branch Mint,
which was &c by the act Of Congress,
March Sd. - The Mint was opened for
business Denber 4th, 1887, but unfor-
,una,elv IN d down in the summer of
1874 It = rebuilt the following year.
and was or,ted until the breaking out of
the war 1867 it was reopened, but did
business4y as an assay office. l learn
from Cna harles II. Jones, to whom I am
indebtedr many courtesies, that the entire
amounf gold bullion deposited in this
Mint n its opening to June 80, 1882,
was s3. 7G5.46 The entire amount of
gold Ilion deposited at all offices of the
Tni,eStates up TO June 30. 1882, from
NorgarolIna was $40, 7S6, ,3l6 %. In ad-
nRarge amount il NAV be safe
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
From Wilson County.

10 THE CHRONICLE The farmer al
ways hopes to make money. I sometimes
think he never will We do learn some
thing new and 1 believe are getting little
better Off. | don't know whether the Ag-
ricultural Bureau helps or not but want
a big farm conducted by the State to show
what can be done.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
A Bridgroom,s Injunction.

The story is told of the Senator that soon
after his second marriage he said to Mrs.
Vance:
My dear, l am stubborn fellow and
you may anticipate trouble. Now in the
beginning, while l am submissive, | wish
to give you one piece of advice. If you
follow il, we II get on mighty well Make
me do inst as | darned please"
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
IS Out of the Mouths of BabeS.',

One day while a lady at a hotel was din
ing with the Senator, her little boy enter
ed the room, flung his hands up and yell
ed. Hurrah for Vancer' His mother
rebuked him for rudeness.
"Never mind.'' said the Senator, pat
ting the little fellow on the head, : Out of
the mouths of babes and sucklings come
forth words of praise and WISDOM.
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Up Hill and Rocky.

In campaign speech Vance told an old
negro's illustration of the Christian life:
'sMy deah bredderin and sistern, de road to
Jardan am powerful hard road TO trab
Bile. 1t are three miles wide. three miles
long and up hill all de way, and as rocky
as de debbie' Such is the road a man
has to travel who follows the Republican
party
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
The Poor s.Ofin.,,

The following anecdote, Senator Vance
SAYS, lie learned from Governor Proctor
Knott: "GOvernor Knott was sitting in
his office when in walked a venerable col
o,ed person, who, with great respect,
asked to be allowed to AK a legal ques
ton. Permission was given. The negro
said 'Well. Mr.. Knott, suppo>in' dar
war a offin. whose fadder an mudler i
bof dead. but his parents is bot able an
uilin' ter support him, kin de cot hire
him out ??
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OF the bus and went up the steps Of the
motel, mine host said: well. Governor
the train is behind time Yes said
the Governor, this Western North Caro-
INA Railroad reminds me Of the man and
the broom corn.'' "How is that p asked
half dozen. ''Well, man was plant
ing broom corn, when neighbor passed
by, stopped and said Look here. jim.
you are planting that broom corn 100
thick Yes, aid the other, 'bnt broom
corn ain't worth a cuss unless it is too
thick. The Western North Carolina road
Is never rlght unless il is hind time
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From Franklin County.

To THE CHRONICLE :-I'n tell you what
did more harm to the agricultural interests
in this county than any thing else-it was
big" farming, We haven't got over it
yet. When we had slaves we had "brOad"
acres. Nearly every man l know tries to
work toe much land d-rather he tries to get
other people to work too much land for
him
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From Chatham County,.

TO THE CHRONICLE My advice is o
plant less land and to plant it in differelt
crops and to work it for all it is woIh.
We are going into tobacco here, butwe
still raise corn and wheat. Labor is uire-
liable and the faster we can get machines
to do what the s. niggers do the sf.tter
we will be Off
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
From CataWba County.

TOTHE CHRONICLE The introduction
of machinery is very rapid. THERE'S bread
and money in our wheat crop. ] made a
calculation last year which showed that
25o,OO0 "a quarter of a millio) people
could live on what Catawba equity can be
made to grow.
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s. Ugh! Ne Here.,,

Many of his hearers are familiar with
the anecdote Of the Indian and the hotel.
IAN Indian on a visit to Washington
wandered down the streets and got lost
He was looking about in a dazed sort of
way when a policeman asked him if he
was lost Me lost? Ugh. no. +. me not
lost Me here-hotel lost -
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From AIamance County.

To TIE CHRONICLE Farming is a slow
business The worst thing MIR. Editor, is
that young men unwilling to plough.
They had rather sell cloth. Preach that
doctrine. How many "educated' young
men are ready and willing to work in the
sun Not one ! That's what's the matter,
Mr. Editor
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50 S|<ateraiy Gin Out.

"A cOlOred butc cher had some fresh pork
one morning when pork was scarce, and
as soon the market men found it ont
they crowded around. The meat did not
look inviting. One customer raised a
thin, pale, flabby side up between himself
and the sun. and the butcher hastily re-
monstrated, sa ing: 'Looky here. mister.
don't go 10 '>picionin' bout dat hog. III
just tell yer He didn't die, ner h warnt
killed. He just nat"rly gin ont. The
customers passed. We are told that we
mustn't 'spconin' the Republican party.
after Its bad luck in the reconstruction
times. BG good customers pass.
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Bladen County Philosophy.

Special Correspondence Of the Chronicle.
WILLIS CREEK, BLADEN Co. Oct l.
Continuous rains are badly damaging the
cotton fields of the Cape Fear section.
Streams swollen to overtlowing. old fields
are flooded and frog ponds croaking An old
farmer once remarked that he knew no
difference between a large and small crop
If large it was all gone by the next gath
ering. if small he made it hold out. What
splendid philosophy! The forests must
supply the shortage. Tar, ton-tmber,
naval stores, shingles, bolts, hoop-poles
are all in reach and what country has more
to fall back on? CUPID.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
From Cum berland Comfy.

To THE CHRONICLE: :-Frut and grapes
are the coming crops. If I lad $4,000 l
would hire man to preach ruit trees and
Scuppernong grapes to the Sorth Carolina
farmers-at least Of this seton, 1t would
do more good than all thecotton in Dixie.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13

deed, there was hardly a Democrat pres
ent. When the Republican ardor ran
high. Settle turned to old Zeb and asked
in a tone of victory:
Now, Governor, how DO you feel
Il feel" said old Zeb, as quick light
ming, like one grain of wheat in a
bushel of - chaff'
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A DespOndent EdgecOmbe Editor.

From the Rocky Mount Reporter
The STATE CHRONICLE says there Is no
doubt but agriculture in North Carolina Is
iE more healthful condition than 1t ever
was before in the history of the State. Sorry
to say that we can't agree with you there,
brother.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
From AnsOn county.

To THE CHRONICLE :-Thcre is surely a
certain contentment ina! agricultural life.
But it don't suit ambitious men. 10 tell
the truth, l propose a. soon as l can sell
out to go to Texas. Itpays better there.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
From NoOp County.

To THE CHRoNIC.E There is a goof
deal of talk about The independence Of tls
farmer. But it loo's to me as If he wee
less independent TIM anybody else.
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The End of the Argument.

This old story that Vance tells OF his
life AT Washington before the war Is Ia
miliar, 4 party of C"n@res~men, wings
and Democrats, We're sitting III front OF
the hotel discussing The ding dong old doc
trinc, TO determine the difference between
tweedlr-Gum and twee dle-dee. Vance saw
tie ridiculousness Of the situation and de-
ternincd to put an end to the old arg'-
ment.
"Grntlpnlen. l II settle it for you. SAID
h., and he becknnrd TO Il tramp who hap
pened 10 be passing
''Stranyer," said Vance, we've got a
little BET here about your politics. ! say
YOU are 4 Democrat.
'.GeIttlemen,' said the fellow, II am
poor. am ragged. | am an orphan. ! am
nm infidel | have no friends. | am SICK
have no credit. But III be hanged II vc
sunk so low as to be IA Democrat, ana
hope never shall, And the argument
ceased.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
The Lonely Grain of w heat.

Down in Jones county Settle had a
much more enthusiastic part of the crowd
in sympathy with him than Vance. In
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
From Wake County.

To THE CARCICLE In this art OF
the county tnearChatham) there o'Sh. 70
be a big dairy t furnish milk an but'ei
for Raleigh an6for other market.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
Broom Corn Must be too Thick.

On one occasion Senator Vance visited
Newton. He was to have reached the
place at IL 80 O'Clock. AS he stepped out
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
poOty Good Doctrine.

when was running for Congress my
tirst time said the Senator, II found IN
.one section of my district staunch old
lnan Who controlled some fifteen or twenty
Notes bitterly opposed to me and every
thing Whiggish. l could not make any
Blind Of compromise with him.
Il happened to pull through, get the
position. and, after | went TO Washington
sent him copy of the Patent Office Re
.port~, containing these double section,
l,elf-regulating cut t-and-come-again pumps,
land other things OF like nature. during
The next campaign made a spet ch in the
nei-hborhood OF my old friend. lie was
ont to hear me, paid strict attention. and
after the speech was over, came up to
shake hands He took me to one side and
said Look here. Vance. I've been read
ing tie book you sent me, and like yer
doctrines pooty well, and II fnd nothing
no more Wing than | have 50 far, III
give YOU y lift next time. IL had done
right, :" said the Senator II would have
laughed at the old mans ignorance anC
told him didn't write the book. ct
would have lost the lift. 50 l-dldn
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Frdn Pitt County.

To THE CTONICLE :-Furaah lntcn-
sive system ,ill revolutioniz farming IN
this countr. If that coro oe carrieu
out fully til farmers woulfSet rich.
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Fran EdoecOmb County.

To OTHFCHRONICLE q still believe III
cotton. hey cry dom Gotten. But
have nae my living n it for fifteen years
and impoved my fara.
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ANECDOTES.
- YER'S PECULIAR ARISEN l.
DF POLITICAL WARFARE.

r,.;okcs BY which he Has Made Fun
4 i,ar the Million and Votes by the Mil
lion.
THE lIIRONICLE will one Of these days
Ne and publish complete collection Of
Z4u4tOr Vance 5 anec0Ott 6, which. it need
H. be said, are worthy of preservation.
yeral weeks agO it asked its correspond
nts to write III as nearly his exact words
|, possible all the anecdotes they ever
heard him tell. Their replies are
| = enough and many enough to fill a
~ CHRONICLE. For this issue ran
lon selection has been made, which is
riyrn aS a ii st iuataliment. Other col
INNS Of them will BE- pub i~ied later
shen the evenings grow tong and we al
lave more time to laugh BY lightwood
irs.
Meanwhile the readers Of THE CHRON-
ICIE are invited 10 contribute to the col
!. ction. BY their kindness it may be
nlale absolutely complete.
The Celebrated Cabbage Seed.
During y Congressional campaign in
klc mountain dist riots of the State one of
h. candidates for Congress left the ordi
nary canvass and went out on what is
known a a still hunt He rod. up to
he gate Of Mr.. Smith. Hello y Hell
II Yourself Is Mr.. Smith at homr?'
No. eir:' said Mrs. Smith, coming to the
door: but I'm here. Light and come in.
No. thank YOU am, haven't time; l
canted to see Mr.. Smith. But since I'm
here remember my wife told me, when
:. II home this morning, if | came within
ten miles of Your house to stop and get
some OF YOUR celc brated cabbage seed.
Sic SAYS they were the best in the county
Ihc old lady hearing that her cabbage We're
with nimble fingers fixed up about a half
heck in a paper and gave them TO the can
6ilate. Who rod off, leaving her saying to
herself that this man was mighty polite
aud kind The candidate pursued his way
A few miles and came to Mr.. Browns.
AIr. Brown, like Mr.. Smith. was also ab
sent. The candidate, after a few minutes
chat. sail Well. Mrs. Brown, how are
you Off for cabbage seed?' Lord bless
your soul I haven't hardly any That is
SyIat my wife told me when left home this
morning. She gave me this package, say
i .. that if | came within ten miles of your
1ouse t. give them to you. as she had
4 ard YOU were scarce. Thanking him
profoundly the lady took the seed, and the
candidate rode away, feeling that though
ls use of the truth had been sparng, he
lad made himself dear to the principal
part OF the family. and caused ludicious
distribution of celebrated cabbage seed. y
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1883-10-13
From Joe.stOn Con-
H All I

To HE cHhZIoLE Al Il. | can, can say is. is,
work. If a felfS works he won 1T s'arVe
even n poor ldd.
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WeN IIcM

IEIF-sf y fIF J
Fayettes'ts. Oct. 8. '53. -
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09

S9.s4 National Meter Company, el4.-
25 total, o., $50. Is. Street Committee
Forrest & Pierce, ,s232. IS Remington
& Company, S48 Philip J. Tyre, $ls5..
20; James McKendrick, S234 So; Will
liam Simmons, 1921. .85 Nelson Morris,
1886, S4S and $40. l3 ;Lobdell Car Wheel
Com pany, s1l. 90 Hizar Il Son. S27. II ;
Henry r. Pickels, go cents John Wise,
S181l and $445 J.. T. Simmons,
S5s SO Lewis T. Grubb, e24.70 ;
William p. Perkins, $1.65; Georfe 4.
Kirkman, 50 Reybold Il Fell, $lO.D |;
James Harrigan, $63.12; Edward
Logue, $63l2: II W. Zebley, $50; Sam.
Cory, $50 Curtis Pierce, $58.75
H. p. Adams, $58.75; Kennard Trusty,
$55 Charles Russell, S62.50; Martin
Keogh, $lSS.75; total, $29R.A. Com
mittee GA Opening Streets-Ei!za Frazer,
IS; Kennebec Ice and Coal Company,
81 80; total, $3.50. Lamp Committee
Wilmington Coal Gas Company, ST.
OS9 40- Penn Globe Gas Light Com
pany, $56S.92; William f. Robinson,
SIS; K. A. Robinson, 50; total, 81, ,7152.
Accounts-Phlemma Chandler, S2.5O
the james Il Webb Printing and Sta
tiouery Company, $7357 J. Eldridge
Pierce, 81 50 &C. f. Thomas& & Company,
Sls.75; total, 113.l7. Police-James L..
Hawkins, $3.50; Kennebec Ice and
Coal Company, S4.Ss; Adams Il Broth
er, ~ cents Lewis T. Grubb, $3 43 ;
Emmett Stidha'n, 1868 Thomas Sherwin
s. Son, 81: total, Sl497s. Fire Com
panies- s-Kennebec Ice and Coal Com
pany, s.. 80 Ill. Is. Morrow, Treasurer
Of the Board of Public Education, $6,-
B66. .66.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Our favOr1le.

1t is not often we fall in love with
Magazines, all that are laid on our
table generally containing miscella'
neous matter that should please the
most fastidious. and 1t would be hard
to attribute more of excellence to one
than the other, but We must say that
Dio Lewis Monthly for November Is
even superior than any former num-
'bers. There Is not only, ~ usual, a
rich fund of entertaining miscellany,
but upon turning to the hygienic de-
partment we find that by perusing and
what we have read, we are
amply repaid for the time occupied in
storing our brain with the useful
contained therein. Our
friends will lose nothing by subscribing
for Dio Lewis Monthly at $3.50 a year,
or 25 cents y namber. Send to Frank
Seaman, 6s.7l Bible House, New York,
N. Y.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Why the Minister had Thin Sklu.

Rev. DR.. S-,who happens to posSe1s
a rather ihorid complexion, recently
went into the shop of a barbcr-one OF his
parishioners-to be shaved. The bar
Der was addicted to an occasional spree,
after which his hand was apt to be some.
what unsteady. In shaving the min.
lister on the occasion referred to he made
q slit and brought the blood freely In
considerable quantity. The minister
turned to the man and brother and said,
An tone of solemn severity "You see,
Jackson, what comes from taking too
much drink" Yes, sab, replied Jack
son, "it makes de skin very tendah sab.
1t do for q fact, sab.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09
Drowning Ont Old Ntek. i.

The Village Record, of West Chester,
Pa, states on reliable authority that a
Phnnixville man whose mind has been
disturbed on religious matters, hos actu.
ally approached prominent school
teacher of PhTnixville with y PROPOSE
ton to drown Satan out, saying " The
Bible and all other religious works |
have read tell us that hell is bene lth us.
That must mean on the inside of the
world. Now, as the great volcano
Vesuvius is an opening to the inside OF
the earth, why could not tunnel be
dug from it to the Mediterranean sra,
below the water level, and then cause
the water OF the sea to run into 1t to
drown the old boy out 2" 1t is Kinder
stood that the teacher has not enthused
much over the hydraulic scheme.
Daily Republican., 1883-11-09

Handsome P lus h
Coats made to measure
(lined with quilted satin)
at very low prices. AS
we manufacture nearly
all our own goods in
this line and warrant
every garment we make
to fit perfectly and give
good satisfaction, we
cordially invite all ladies'
in need Of coats to call
and examine them, and
if not prepared to buy
them for cash, we will
be pleased to open an
account with any one
wishing to avail them
selves of our easy credit
system.