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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-11-06
VALUABLE
Garrard Co. Lands
FOR SALE.

offer a. private ale ny arm Of about so acres.
IN Gafrafd. about ous mile below Camp Dick Rob
inson, WITH large cottage house Of eight rooms, In
the lsnd ferii le and In Zoe state Of cultivation
n, ary ali being In grass. Gu the place Il disfi-
icry ofabout loo bushels capacity. The turnpike
from uanvile 20 Lexington runs through this
farm, and the the location - very convenient Al
los acres a part % the h. N Jones iarui. the
same pike. adjoining the aboye. The two places
viii ~ tlld whole o. divided 20 suit purchas-
ers. The purchaser viii also have the option 20
rein the dittillery, ofii can b. removed. Also
smallfarm adjoining the aiove-,lesgrihed profef-a
~, with lair improvements. In the intersection
the pa : willie aud kueua Vista tugupik~, contain
log abou; 6s acres. small tract ia acres. ad-
Joining lands of r. Dunn. Ais1a store house 10
the toWu OF Bryanisviile, warehouse near toe de-
pot 10 Lancaster, burial lut 10 the Lancaster
elery. &c. All he ahoye property viii b. sold on
very literal terms For iurther particulars call
90 Or address I'M BERkEIE,
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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-11-06

fHE editor Of the Breckenridge Ners in
its last issue pays a touching and beautiful
tribute TO the memory Of bis brother, John
Marshall Gruelle, who died at Arcola, Ill.,
Oct. 23i.
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to seem to mix pharmacop9ia with the
kitchen. Asparagus is a strong dlu-
retc and forms part of the cure for
rheumatic patients at such health re-
sorts as Aix.les- Bains. Sorrel is cool
ing and forms the staple of that soupe
aux herbes which a French lady will
order for herself after long and tir-
ing journey. Carrots, as containing a
quantity of sugar, are avoided by some
people, while others complain OF them
as indigestlble. With regard to the
latter accusation, it may be remarked,
in passing, that it is the yellow core Of
the carrot that is difficult Of digestion
the outer, a red layer, is tender
enough. In Savoy, the peasants have
resource to an infusion of carrots as a
specific for jauudice.
The large, sweet onion is very rich
in those alkaline elements which coun-
teract the poison of rheumatic govt.
II S. .vly stewed in weak broth, and
eaten with little NepauP pepper, it
will be found TO be an admirable artl-
Gle of diet for patients Of studious and
sedentary habits. / he stalks of cauli-
flower have tue same sort Of value, on
" too often the stalk OF a caultlower
is so illboled and unpalatable that few
persons would thank you for propos-
ing to them to make part of their
meal consist of so uninvlting an arti-
Gle. Iurnips, in the same way, are
often thought to be indigestible, and
better suited for cows and sheep than
for delicate people; but here the fault
lies with the cook quite as much as
with the root. The cook boils the tur-
nip badly, and then pours some butter
over it. and the eater of such dish is
sure to be the worse for it. Try bet
ter way. Half boil your turnip, aud
cut it in slices like half crowns. But
ter pie dish, put in the slices, mois-
ten with little milk and weak broth,
dust once with bread crumbs and pep
per and salt, and bake IN the oven till
it gains a bright golden brown. This
dish, which is the Pledmontese fash
ion Of eating turnips, is quite unsuited
to COWS, and ought to be popular.
What shall be said about our lettuces =?
TIE plant has slight narcotic action,
OF which French old wepan, ike a
French doctor, well knows The value,
and when properly cooked it is really
very easy of digestion. But in cur
country, though lettuces are duly
grown in every garden, yCu often
hear the remark, 81 can't eat salad,
and as few cooks know how to use the
which has been refused in
its raw state, the lettuces are all vast
ed, and so is the ground in which they
were crown.
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advantage. A frame, consisting Of
two bars Of wood or iron, about fifteen
feet in length, placed across each 9th
er, is weighted in the middle with a
large stone. This frame is hung with
tangles of hemp an ! nets, one of which
is attached to each OF the four extrem-
tiles Of the crossblr frame. This is
then let down by means OF a thick rope
into the coral bed and is dragged back
ward and forward till the coral branch
es are entangled within it. The rope
is then attached to a windlass, and
the frame is thus brought heavily to
the surface. Precious coral varies 10
color from a deep red to pale pink.
1t is also sometimes marbled black
and white; and there is even black
and white coral. Red coral was once
the most estee med, now delicate
pink is the most valued. The finest
pink coral is worth from $400 to 5000
per ounce; while ordinary red coral
may be had for $40 per opDce
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06
The Potato and other Crops of
North Carolina.
Washington C. Kerr, State Geologist

Washington c. Kerr, State Geologist
Potatoes are most abundant in the
mountain section, where they are of
the finest quality, and might be pro
duced in immense quantities, and
doubtless will be as soon as railroad
facilities shall bring them better
within the reach of markets.
The sweet potato is crop of great
Importance, especially in the Eastern
section, where it yields immensely,
growing well even on thin soil.
The sweet potato contains more
starch and twice as much sugar as
the Irish, the latter exceeding it in
fat and especially in albumen. 1t is
very much used, and found profitable
for fattening hogs, and is lately
steamed and dried by machinery,
and ground into flour.
In addition to the products above
set down as the most important, the
census tables show that great many
other articles are produced in con-
siderable quantities, enough to show
the adaptation of the climate and
soil, if the energies of the people
were not directed mainly to the pro
duction of two or three market crops.
Among these may be enumerated
sugar, (both cane and maple wax,
hops, wine, butter, cheese, barley
and buckwheat, previously mention
ed and live stock.
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whether it was (as his experience le
him to believe) the invariable rule OF
Christians only to pray once week !
Allah was great and merciful even to
the unbelieving, and We English we're
a wonderful race, (even the women
could write letters without the aid OF
a Moonshee, but he could not help
thinking that our religious observances
left much to be desired. We agreed
with our friend that such was too Of
ten the case, but remarked that the
most devout were sometimes guilty OF
carelessness, and hinted that the rosa
ry be held in his hand had not the or
thodox number Of beads on it, which
he acknowledged, and shortly after
ward retired into the veranda to make
bis evening devotions.-F ID. Bridges.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06
Practical Draining Hints.

The Country Gentleman offers somt
good ideas on drainage, aud we CLIP
out a few paragraphs for the readers
oil the NORTH STATE who are just now So
much interested in the subject:
Drains should always be Gu as mar
row as possible, the bottom being Just
wide enough to receive the pipes, ,walcn
renders the DIR in more efficient. The
length and depth of the drains, and
thar distance apart, regulate the size
of pipe that should be used, but level
ground requires larger pipes than
where the inclination is greater The
capacity of the pipes for minor drains
should be Just sufficient to carry off the
maximum flow Of water, for if too
large, the sediment will lodge in the
bottom OF tue pipes aud choke the
drains.
Dealing with the different methods
Of understanding, Prof Scott alludes
to the practice which prevailed before
drain pipes came INTO u,e, OF forming
the drains OF stones gathered from the
fields. These, however, are only used
now on very stony land, where it is
difficult otherwise to get rid of these
hindrances to cultivation. Nobody
would now think OF csrtiDg stones to
the field for this purpose. Bes des,
double tue LABOR is required for the
stone drain, aud it is neither So effec-
tive nor SO durable as tile draining;
while in loose soils the stone channels
are more apt to get silted up. A cart
load oi pipes will go u hundred times
as far as a cart load OF stones, besides
requiring less excavation in laying them.
Mr.. Bailey Denton has placed on re-
cord that he has traced the roots OF
wheat feet deep, aud the roots Of pc
rennial grasses he has found III drains
4 feet deep, while he cites an instance
where the roots OF mangolds We're
found at "a depth Of feet. Clay lands
with southern slope require to be
drained to greater depth than lands
with northern aspect. Bat, however
much practical men may differ over the
value OF deepas against shallow drains,
Professor Scott says tuere can be little
doubt that closer draining is now be-
ing practiced than was formerly be-
lieved necessary by the advocates OF
deep draining, and tue Inference is that
they are at the same time draining
shallower. The excessive distance be.
tween the drains was being resorted to
by landowners to save expense because
of their being obliged by the enclosure
commissioners to drain to depth OF
feet; but less interval is now being
adopted, while the minimum depth on
which the commissioners insists placed
at feet, except in special cases where
a greater depth is considered necesss
ry. Tue distance between draius ON
strong clay lands, should, generally
speaking, be from four to Six times tue
depth; on strong loans six to eight
times the depth, and on lightsoils eight
to ten times the depth.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06

A very old woman, ca her death.
bed, in penitental mood, said; II
have been a great sinner more than
eighty years, and didn't know it." An
old colored woman who had lived with
her long time, exclaimed, Laws, /
knowed it all the time
A baby can put its rosy little toe in
its mouth more easily than its father
can; but when it comes to putting bis
foot 10 it, the man of years and experi-
ence can discount the baby half hun,
dred and then run out.
She went into shop to buy some
toilet soap, and, while the shopman
was expatlating on its merits, about
made up her mind to purchase, but
when he said it would keep off chaps
she said sue didn't want that kind.
A good-looking Sixth avenue girl
whose lover asked her in tue tenderest
tones why 1t was she was so magnetic,
explained the phenomenon by inform
ing him that her mother and father
we're both telegraph operators.
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They were engaged to be married,
and called each other by their first
names, Tom and Fanny, and he was
telling her how he had always liked
the name Of Fanny, and how itsound-
ed like music in his ear. ~ like the
name so WE'LL he added, as sort of
clncher to the argument, "that when
sister Clara asked me to name her pc,
terrier, | at once called it Fanny, af
ter you, dearest
II don't think that was very NICE"
said the fair girl, edging away from
him. GLOW would you like to have a
dog named after you?'
"Why, that's nothing said Tom,
airily; half the cats in the country are
named arter me- They don't speak
now.
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HUMOROUS.
GFrom the Merchant Traveller.
TOpnOOdy.

When Mr.. Topnoody came home to
tea on Thursday evening be found bis
wife in new calico-dress and looking
quite tidy.
"Aha, my fair one" he said gallant.
ly, "you look charming"
"How?" said she, looking at him
closely.
"You look charming my dear"
"Been drinking again, have you ?"
"No, my dear; but you do make a
fine appearance this evening, and if
there is one thing admire more than
another it is handsome, well-dressed
woman"
'In 5 cent calico, yes. suppose
if you had paid $5 yard for this you
wouldn't be SO complimentary. That's
mems way"
"But my love, dress need not cost
much money to be becoming, aud that
one makes you really pretty. A friend
to day down the street was compli-
mentin9 you on your good looks"
'Is that so? Was he after you for
a subscription OF some sort? ?"
"No, my dear, it is case OF sponta-
neous admiration"
"And received compliment for
yoc also"
"No?" he said, with an inquiring
smile and smoothing out OF his face.
yes; a lady told me she thought
you were such a good. man, and that
when she looked In your face she
could see in it evidences of a kindly
spirit, good heart, generous nature,
manly courage, noble soul. and all
the other evidences of model-hus-
band"
"Ah, my dear, and Mr.. Topnoody's
face was one broad expansion Of self
satisfied smile, "that was delightful
to you, wasn'tt And what did you
say?"
"Ob, nothing mnch.
"But, my dear, you should at least
have thanked her"
"Wel did thank her"
Nothing else p
eyes. l told her that appearances
were always deceitful, and that it
wasn't a good thing to Judge of last
years corpse by the fragrant flowers
on the grave.
Topnoody ceased smiling.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06

ARTFUL DoDGEs. Mr.. Frank Buck
land used to relate an anecdote of q
traveller coming from American who
"passed" some hundreds of cigars
successful ly through the Liverpool Gus.
tom-house 10y placing n 1--we rattlesnake
in the chest to mount guard over them,
Evasion Of the law III iAis particular
has brought its own punishment more
than once, tor men who have padded
themselves with tobacco underneath
their clothing have died from absorp-
tion of the nicotine Spirits are rare
ly smuggled by siratagem, owning to
their low value IN comps rison with
bulk aud weight aud the difficulty Of
stiff ng the Characteristic uubblng
"clink" OF liquid when shaken, a4d
the Coast Guard Preventive Service
has well-nigh demolished the old trade
OF landing large quantities from boats.
Certain jars or kegs, labelled "Spccl-
mens-wIth great carC-To the Cara,
tor OF the British Museum" have tarn-
ed ont to he full of the best French
brandy, III which the enterprsing ma
turaliSt to whom they belonged had
immersed few thin leather ef1igics Of
serpents and fish; but heavy penalties
and reduced tariffs of duty render this
illicit trafli far less profitable thpn it
used to be- ChdnlberSsJOwual
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06
AGRICULTURE.
Piowing in Green Crops.

The cheapest and most certain way
of improving wornout land, says the
Rural Messenger, is to plow in green
crops to rot upon and pulverize the
soil. The process of rOtting acts me-
chanically as well as chemically, and
thus the soil is benefited by the di-
rect addition of fertilizing elements,
and by being made easier to cultivate.
This work may be commenced now,
and continued until frost, or as long
as there is anything green to plow
under. Land that has produced a
good covering of grass may be depen-
ded upon to produce fair crop next
year, if all the grass is carefully plow-
ed in and rOtted upon the soil If
the grass were let alone to die and
decay on the land, something would
be added to it, certainly, but not a
tithe the benefit would be derived as
is secured by plowing and rotting the
vegetable matter in the soil. The
fermentation produced by decay of
green matter acts very favorably on
the land, pulveriziIg it, filling it with
giving nitrogen, and making it
soft and mellow for the plow and the
hoe. We believe that it is this fer
mentation of green stuff in the soil
that makes the plowing in of any
green crop so beneficial. The fer
menting rotting process does more
good to mellow and enrich the land
than repeated plowings would, do.
This is true whatever the kind of
crop or vegetation turned in. At
the same time it cannot be denied
that some green crops are far more
beneficial than others for this pur
pose. If the farmer can do no better,
by all means let him turn in the
natural vegetation that has grown on
" e land. This is much better than
lNothing. But wherever he has the
opportunity 'ot doing so, let him not
fail to plant or COW some special crop
for this purpose. The best that we
know of, and about the only one that
would succeed at this time of the
year is, the field pea. For medium
or clay land there is nothing better,
and even the lightest land, where the
peas can be grown, is greatly bene-
fitted. The black pea is perhaps the
best of all. 1t gives a rank growth
of vines, and grows rapidly sDon COY
ering the ground with its dense foil
age. As we have done every year
for many, we urge our farmer friends
to plant and SOW largely of the field
pea. For market, for stock, or as q
green crop to renOvate the land, its
merits entitle it to high cOnSidera,
tiOn. 1t may be SOwed any time in
July, and will be fit to turn in by the
last of September. But if the seed
cannot be had, the farmer must EN-
ploy some other plant, as oats, millet,
buckwheat, or corn. And if none of
these, then by all means plow under
the grass and weeds that have sprung
up voluntarily on the land. Any
thing green that will ferment in de-
cay and rot quickly will do good. 1t
is an important link in the system of
farming.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06

II never was in favor of war;" said
an old Arllansawer, "but Inotice that
some of the worlds greatest men are
not of my opinion, Now, there's old
Trademark. He's IA great man, and
yet he believes in war;
"Old who q asked bystander.
sold Trademark
"Who the deuce is Trademark :"
"No wonder they call us ignorant,
when such fellars as you slhcp our
lack Of schoolin'. Didn' 'a.abie -yIl
hear of the great German military
man. Trademark ~
1--WE heard of BiSmark.n
That's a fact. Bizmark. Iknowed
it WAS some sort of a commercial
name" e."-ArbmSatc Trurelcr.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06

SABBATARIANISM.- Mere Sabbatarau
ism as such has but the slightest sup
port from reason, aud next to none
from religion. Any member of the
Anglican Church who chooses to hold
Sabbataranism to its strctest form,
holds it as private conceit which has
not the least authority ID ecclesiastical
doctrine, and is contradicted 10y the
best traditions Of ecclesiastical prac-
tice. No Roman Catholic holds the
Ssbbatarian creed at all. Among
Protestant Dissenters, even among the
Presbyterian bodies 10 England, and
to very great extent in the Kirk of
Scotland and its offshoots, Sabbath
rianism has OF late years sunk for the
most part TO the level Of pious opin-
ion, if it has maintained that level.
The man who really thinks it wrong
to whistle tune or to look at q pic.
ture on Sunday becom 3 rarer and
rarer.-The Saturday ReUieto
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

CoMPETlTION.-Com Is tnt
cause of all progress; it is the great
force Of industrial activity, the source
Of oar power But it is productive oi
an endless agitation, Of permanent
uneaslness, aud Of general instability
No one is satisfied with his lot, no one
feels secure us to bis Iuture. The rich
burn to acquire greater riches, and be
who labors TO live fears the loss of bis dal.
ly breal. Every man is free, and all full
fill their destiny; there is no class set
apart, no inaccessible trade; equality is
legally established, but lii point of fact
inequality exists, and is tic more irri-
tatln because every man may aspire
to all. There are more bitter awaken
ings, as more ! fly dreams are indulg-
ed in, All may climb to the highest
step on the ladder, but few reach it,
and those who remain below curse
those who are above them, while covet-
ing their place. Men formerly were
not worried by the wish for change.
because they saw no means of getting
1t, They were possessed of no ambl-
ton to change their state, nor of any
thirst for riches; for all this was be-
yond their reach. Their lot in this
world was fixed, and their hopes were
for the next. Now they desire happi-
ness for this present life, and aim at
destroying all that may prove an OBJ
stacle to the equal distribution of earth
ly joys. We must not forget that there
are many reasons why men of the pres.
ent day should pursue wealth with
much greater ardor than formerly. In
the first place, 1t can procure them
many more epjoyments than at the
period we speak ot--home comforts
and luxuries of every kind, the pleasure
Of travelling oil over the world, Sum
mer passed in charming Alpine resorts,
and Winters on the enchanting coast
of the Mediterranean all this has le-
placed the monOtonous existence OF
the leudal Baron, who could only
spend his supertiuous revenues in en-,
tertaining his subordinates. At the
present time the old feeling Of good
will between master and servants,
landlords ard tenants, has wholly dis
The proprietor and capi.
tallst now look only to the increase oil
there revenue, and in this they con-
form to the principle of orthodox polit-
ical economy, tor hegreater greed with
which riches ATE Individually pursued
must result in the rapid spread of gen
eral wealth. On the other hand, ten.
ants and workmen of all classes are be-
coming daily more convinced Of the
truth Of the terrible adage, "Our mas
ter is our enemy The class.struggle
which has broken out IN Ireland in ali
its horror ~ at present an exception;
but the sentiments which gave it birth
are to be fonnd fermenting in the
breasts of nearly every rural populu-
ton, In the country villages of nus
sia, Germany, Spain, Austria, and
Italy are to be heard only words of
sorrow, hatred, and revult.-1he Con-
Reuer.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06

cheated property, the value of which is
considerable, to pay the expense OF
erecting buildings; they are to fix on
proper place, and proceed in the finish
ing of them; considerable quantity
of land has already been given to the
university, and the General Assembly,
in December, 1871, loaned five thous-
and pounds to the trustees, to enable
them TO proceed Immediately with the
buildings
There is very good academy at
Warrenton, another at Williamsbor-
ough in Granville, and three or four
OF hers in the State. of considerable note.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06

Cattle aud sheep should always have
plenty of shade in the pasture. They
like when they have eaten enough to
lie down IN a cool shade and take their
comfort, and il they eau do 50 they will
thrive much better. A few shade trees
for this purpose will pay well for any
drain they make upon the fertility OF
the soil. If there are no trees it will
pay to erect cheap shed, even though
it be but rude structure OF four posts
set in the ground and roof covered
with brush wood or pine limbs. 1t
should be open to the north always, and
may be open on all sides if more con
venient. The tifecs Of a blazing sun
on cows back when ly ing down seems
to be more marked than while she is
feeding, aud can not fail to make the
animal feverish, aud thus injure both
the flavor of the milk and its keeping
qualities. Record.
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06

CoRn FIsHINa.-The largest vessels
employed in the coral fishery on the
Italian coast are Of about fourteen tons
and employ dozen hands. They
have to work day and night, the men
relieving each other every six hours.
They fish from March to October, and
their food consists chiefly OF macaroni
and biscuit. Each boat makes from
800 to 900 pounds, according to its
size. The coral is usually found at
tached to rocks, never in mud, nor in
muddy waters. The coral rock is
formed Of different species of madre.
pores. Sometimes it is also found at
tached to shells aud other marine OBJ
jects. 1t spreads out its branches in
all directions, attaining a height Of
about foot and the thickness of an
inch.
This mode Of fishing coral is very
primitive and might be improved with
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06

CAa!l"t quite outwitled; She lean
ed her 'rpJ upon his shoulder and
snid, in ter most insIauating tones:
"CAariri, dear, I've heard 50 much
ab"u' du les | want You to get me
o',," Charley smiled at her limo.
ur, but resolved to hum)r it.
'Wuuii you prefer French dude ?"
he asked. Il thiuk not she answer
!, squrming coyly. Glow would
German dude do 2" 81 don't think it
would suit at all. don't understand
German" well, what shall it be,
theu?" 1t was her turn o smile as she
said, with an arch look; "a Yankee
dude II do"
The banner-enterprise., 1883-09-06

A PERSIAN GENTLEMAN.--A Persian
gentleman paying visit to a European
friend, with whom we we're staying
the other day, asked to be presented
to the extraordinary people who, he
understood, we're actually going round
the world merely for the sake of seeing
what was therein. He was of an ia
quiring mind, especially as regarded
matters OF religion, and asked us