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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-04

49,, 1t doesn't coat much to get mar
ried IN New Jersey. The license fee is
only - cents. But six States, including
Pennsylvania, have neither license nor
fee.
49,. Washington. Nay 3l.-The failure
of the Middleton Bank will be nearly a
total crash. The deposits are said to be
about $3.50, 900, ami the firm hold securi-
ties for customers estimated at $3.50, 600,
making halfa mil OH dollars involved in
the suspension.
....H ,rrison Graham and Walter
Morris, two young white men, at swans
Station, Moore county, beclme involved
in a difficulty On Thur-day evening last,
and the latter received a pistol shot IN
the left hand, which necessitated ampu-
tation. Visitor.
....Adontr, Ga, May 3l.-Archie
Ormes, ticket agent of the Air Line
Railroad in this city, went out to Ponce
de Leon Springs, three miles from the
city this afternoon, and shot himself in
the head. Finances al troubles and fast
living.
...Charlette OLserrer: George Cald-
well, a negro who was sentenced from
this county to five years in the peniten
tiary, but who was transferred to work
on the Western North Carolina Railroad,
was killed one day last week by one of
the guards. The affair occurred on the
D~uoStown Branch. Caldwell broke from
the stockade and was commanded to halt
by one of the guards, but continuing to
run, the guard fired upon him and killed
him. Caldwell was sent IN for stealing
a pony from a coiored friend.
....A recent copy oi the Paris Figaro
contained a report made to the French
Academy OF Medicine by DIR. Delthil.
DR.. Deithil said IL at the vapors of liquid
tar and turpentine would dissolve the fl
brinous exudations which choke up the
throat in Group and diphtheria. DR..
Delthil pours equal parts of tu~rpentine
and tar into u tin pan Or cup and sets
smoke arises which 0bscures the air OF
me room. "fhe patient DR.. Delthil
saws, "immed iat-ly seems to experience
relief; the choking and rattle stop the
patjent falls into a slumber and seems to
ilnhale the sn oke with pleasure. The
fbrinous membrane soon becomes de
tached. ard the patient coughs up mi
crob,cides. These, WIN caught in q
glass. may be seen 20 dissolve in the
smoke. In the course of three days after
ward the patient entirely RECEIVERS This
treatment was tried recently in New York
with little Ruth Lockwood, who was IL
with diptheria. She was so weak tha'
it was deemed dangerous to try tracheo
tony, or cutting open the windpipe. Sh'
was lying gasping for breath when the
physician visited her. First pouring
about two iahlespoonfuls of liquitied Ia
on an iron pan, he poured as much tur
p~ertine oyer it and set it on fire. Th'
rich ~resinous smoke which rose to thu
ceiling was by 40 means unpleasant. A
it filed the room the child's breathing
became natural, and as the smoke grew
dense she fell asleep.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-04

man to whom the town Of Durham ow. IS
as much as to any other, Is Col w I
Black well, who until very recently was
senior partner in the great Bull Durham
tobacco works. He has lately, however,
retired from business with a handsome
fortune, having sold n his interest to a
stock company known as the Blackwell
Durham Tobacco Company, Of which, as
been stated, Mr.. Julian S. Carr is now
President.
Now, although there is scarcely a man
among the large numter of names Just
gwen, whose career might not be sketch
ed SO as TO prove interesting aud instruc-
tive to our readers, especially in view of
the fact they are nearly ali native to the
manner born yet of them all, perhaps,
Dir. Julian 5. Carr furnishes the most
striking exemplification Of the kind Of
blood that IS to-day redeeming, regenera
ting and discriminating the South. ="
PEACE INSTITUTE COMMENCEMENT
EXERCIsEs-were held at Tucker hall !;
the attendance being very large, and
notably elegant. The introduction was
the professional hymn, Hope" by
Prof. Baumsnn, b. Misses S. Edmund
son, b. Young aud l.. Anderson. After
a prayer by Rev. b. NJ. Smith, Miss
Mary Lilly kenan and the vocal class sang
BelllnIs chorus, "Fount of Memory"
The announcement of distinctions was
made by MIR. }. b. BurweIl, after which
Miss Meta Graham sang most pleasantly
Dudley Bucks Tempest" The prizes
were delivered to the medallisis by Hon.
Daniel ". Fowle, In a speech of marked
elegance and force which was received
with special applause. Miss Annie Tim
berlake played Prudent's fantasia, la
Mlserere, - skiliully, and Miss Mary Lily
Keenan, gave Blumenthals sweet D
The Requital," in such fine style as
to win much applause. The certificates
of proficiency were awarded by Mr.. j. B..
Burwell. Miss Mamie Faison brilliantly
rendered ~Thalberg's grand fantastic,
Moses in Egypt Miss Mena Branch,
the possessor OF a voice of marked sweet
ness and delicacy, sang LISTS Breathe
Softly thy Lay" The certificates of
graduation were then awarded and, in
accordance with an honored custom. a
bible was presented each graduate, Rev.
j. s. Watkins making the presentation
and awarding certificates. The full
~ ih = Wy lis Iitud bTdUCH> duullT~
ably sang C~oncone's Evening Hymn"
The prizes were awarded as follows
Department, Miss Pattie Cobb; English
essay, Miss Mary X. Bingham; DIR.
Everett's prize in mathematics, Miss
Eliza I. Graves Mitchell prize for science
essay, Miss Rena Micks NJ. &. S. Noble
Latin prize, Miss Eliza L. Graves
Madam Fromm French prize, Miss Min
ME +. Upchurch; Won Herff German
prize, Miss Efie +. Rouse elocution,
Miss Jennie Simpson; Primrose penman-
ship prize Miss Matte CRAFTSMAN pro-
fciency in ~penmanship, Miss Minnie Red
ford Mitchell prize for physics and
chemistry, Miss Frank Faison Mitchell
prize for physiology and natural history,
Miss Susie Philips; studio prize, Miss
Jeunie Simpson; Harris studio prize,
Miss Susie Phillips Observer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-04

DOOhS, GU
No. 119 Fayetteville ST., Raleigh, NC.
EX- Write for catalogue.
4 YOUNG LADY of experience desires a situa-
IA ton for the Fall Term, to teach the usual
English branches, Latin, Grammar, and Music on
Piano. References given if desired. Address,
stating terms, LUCIA, Sonora, p o.
Caswell Co. N 9.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-04

MARCH or MISCEGENATIoY e txtor,
Pa, Nay S.-Four week. ago .Ie.s.ss
named Pauline Lewis, - years Old. helt
her mother because the plrrnt OBJ cted
TO her affection for John cod, a good
looking darby. After the farrell Mrs.
Lewis went in search Of an tficer TO ar
rest her daughter. Daring her absence
Pauline and the darky >ecretei them.
selves in a woods near town. and the mex,
morning left Easton. Officers have beer
searching for the couple ever since.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-04

A EMBELLISHMENTS, Pa. May
esterday evening the western
end OF the Laurel IIIl tunnel. on the
South Pennsylvania Railroad. caved in,
crushing six men To death, aud so badly
mangling five others that one has since
died and another can live but a few
hours.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-04
.,Chattanooga, Tenn, May

chattanooga, Tenn, May %
The Belmont Coal Mines, in Northern
Alabama, suspended to-day on account
Of the Grant 4 Ward failure. I. s.
Grant, Jr., was the principal stockhol-
der,
..,.Kin.ton Free Press: Two negroes,
Ben Coward and Nathan Waters, made
their escape from jail last Tuesday night.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-04

....Leaor, y. C., MIy >. Henry
Clifford killed himself to-day about two
hours before he was to be tried for the
murder of young Carlton.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02


We are info. med BY a correspondent
that he has tried several times 70 grow
evergreens and they always died. He
; planted in the fall The best timo to
plant eFergreens is in the spring. At
all events We should not plant them
after the first of September. And in
/, transplanting evergreens there should
be the greatest care not to permit them
to lie in the sun or wind Keep them
/ free from both If the wind is per
mitted to blow upon them when out Of
the ground it harglens the resinOus sap.
which all eTergreens contain. II be-
comes set and gummy. II eyergreens
are well taken care of when taken from
the ground and set about the first of
May. there ought not to oe any trouble
with them But there are those who
plant At all seasons Of the year when
the ground = not frozen, and Of this
class there are those who say that they
have as much success when planting at
one time as when planting at another
But we advise planting in the spring
As TO varieties, which our correspond
ent inquiries about, we would say that
all evergreens are pretty. so far as that
is concerned There ought not to be 4
home on the farm without some ever
greens about the house. The Ornamen-
tati0n Of home surroundings is, as the
reader knows, favorite topic with the
RUfGf. Some of the evergreens are a
little large, but that ought not TO make
anv difference on 2 farm. ANY man
with n hundred and sixty acre farm
ought to devote half acre 20 \ ward.
and that viii give room for any Of the
evergroens- Afarmer could not very well
make mistake. therefore. if he selected
any Of the evergreens that be can mott
readily get ~. The Norway Spruce is
highly priced If the tree is planted
carefully. the ground mnlched with
leaves, the Norway Spruce ought to do
well Some regard the Norway Spruce
as .he best. and the Hemlock as coming
next II properly pruned the Hemlock
VIII make q very pretty tree The Bal
sam Fir aud Irish and wedish Juniper
are worthy Of attention, and are very
hardy.
But il Is not alone the beauty Of erer-
greens that merits notice from the
farmer. They make an excellent shell
ter and wind-break- A few rows of
evergreens or clumps Of Scotch or Aus
TRAN pine-On dry sOil-win save the
owner Of animals and buildings money
BY protecting them from the elements
In exposed localities we do not think
that this feature can be overes-i-
mated The more comfortable we can
keep our horses. cattle and hogs in the
winter. the less grain they will require.
and the more comfortable we can keep
ourselves the happier We viii Be. At a
recent horticultural meeting the speaker
very wisely advised that when planting
for shelter about : house. the trees
should not be set too near the house.
That is good advice for planting trees
under any circumstances He thought
n happy medium should be preserved.
and there should be. But for stock it
IS diilerens. You cannot get the pro-
teetion-tOO close to it-Si0ck1IGB.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

(which means.n said Kate. dropping
her official manner. ''that we have had
al this good time. and don't owe g
| cent for anything. and have six dOllrrs
and seventeen cents apiece coming
back % us" and she counted ont four
{ little piles Of money.
And cal in the bin. and food in the
laTder." added Beth
The next month. we pzid fire dollars
a week each. and had a surplus, and
sitter thai. four dollars = week usually
. covered all expenses.
When we staried, though We asked
no advice. VIC had floods OF il. and 40
end of dismal predictions. You'll
quarrel. p" You'll run in debt, " You'll
find the work too hard. You'll get
tired OF Il, aud. most dreadful OF All,
You L be talked about"
'-Nell," said Kate. when this was
brought up. If 4 good name in the
past. and orderly living in the future,
won't save Us. whv. let them talk.
They must talk about something. and
while we ara under discussion. some
body else VII escape" So thal was
disposed OF. And we did not rra into
debt. and We did not quarrel Il would
be too much 10 say that We. never ail-
feued. bus our differences were never
bitter
We used 60 think sometimes tha.
Beth shirked her share Of the work. bu.
she was the sweetest-tempered creature
living. and always willing 10 make
amends Then we had 70 hold A tigh:
rem on Kate. who was apt to want lux
uries out Of season, At excrbitarf prices.
and was sometimes I trial about the
cooking. being absent-mindel. and ant
70 burn things up As 10 Mamie, shO
was never ANYTHING but Il comfort. We
didn't keep her long. for one day. to-
ward our first Thanksgiving. there Sas
IN unusual fiutter in the Lousc. We
trimmed the rooms with flowers and
tied white saIiz ribbor on The Climax;
the minister and few friends came in,
and almost before we knew il Mamie
and the young architect had gone of
together IN hack. with The Climax
waiting in a basket on the front seat
But this did net break up the society.
for another good friend stood ready TO
III the vacancy. ard stepped promptly
in and did we not find the work toa /
lard? Well. sometimes Il seemed : /
bother. but. divided among four. IL was /
not oppressive; and Il the larder cot |
empty. OF other work pressed. we took 4
our dinners ont for a day or two.
And We did not get tired Of L. but
after three years trial of the plan. are
more and more satisfied. for il Is Ec1se. 1
We leave il in the morning with regret,
aud return to il gladly at night. foelina
that Ii IS ours. that we are not there an .
suleralce, but by right. And It's
sense OF security and permanency en-
cour=ges US 10 add comforts and even
Injuries TO our surroundings. and !
think You might hunt up and down the
city and not ind 4 more conienied aud
comfortable set of pcople than the
mentors OF The Home Cooperative
Society Stfart. M Hlrper'.
BGsQr
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

The honey crop of the D resent year Is
not up to the standard eth n in quantity
or quality. In some localities the So
called '.honey-dewn has been so abua-
dant rs even 10 Kill the leaves of the
trees where il was deposited. and, OF
course. the bees gathered it in large
quantities. and deposited 1t in the hives.
but il IS unworthy OF the name of hon
ey. not beng Of the nature OF that arti-
Gle at all.
But now Gomez worse trouble. and
il Is of two-iold nature-we refer to
the uses 10 which th.s sO-called ..hOnev-
dew secretion Is pu'. when gathered
by the bees. To sell i for honey will
be rs damaging 10 the sale OF pure hon.
ey as 10 put glucose upon The market
aad sell il for honey, and it should not
be done under any eircums anccS. a
one-pOuni section weii-hlled with this
stuff was placed on orr disk a few DAYS
ago. with the question HWhat is ?''
IL nei her has the smell or taste OF hon
ey. and is the poorest kind OF substi-
tuse for IL To all. then. the Bee Jour
nal would say: .'Do not undertake 10
sell !: for honey; no matter what tho
amour may be which the bees have de-
posted in their surplus honey sec
tiOns.
The ether point of the caution
which we would give. is this: If the
fall crop of honey should 5e 7oor
one, the bees may have nothing upon
which 10 subsist during the csming
winter. except this secretion Of the
aphidre. misnamed honey-dew. and the
result Of such state of affairs may be
very defrimental-srre disease
and death all around.
Should there be bOuntiful honey
crop this fall, il will be indeed "a God
senf' 20 the DOOR bees-savIng the
lives OF millions. Let Us hope that it
may be so. especially as the Eastwood
has failed in many places. and the early
harest has been. generally, bat : very
slight one.
In case the fall-harves. is also fail
ure- there should be 4 close inspection
Of the contents Of the hives. general
OF the aDhide secretion by
the use of the extractor. aud a system
attic feeding Of the bees with sugar.
syrup. or good honey. FOR winter stores
We give this word Of warning thus
early. so that no one may have an ex-
cuse for ueglecting the matter until il
IS too late and thus entail severe less
Of bees during the next winter.-Bce
Journal.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02
A Drummer Sold.

Il wonder If that pretty girl over
there Is not iiirt- said one drummer
TO another on AZ incoming Illinois Cen
tral train the other day.
.-She looks Ike it. !" said his comuan-
ion. ''and what j. more. she and lave
passed good many happy hours To-
&c her I've staid manv Z night at her
fathers house; but d0a't do that any
more. and if yOu can maze 4 mash Oh
her. 90 ahead"
The other drummer went over tc
where she sat and said:
Permit me. madam
Certainly" she replied.
My lriend over there Saws he has
known you for some time, he cont uued
as he sat down. Size blushed and smiled
sweet.y as she acknowledged the old ac-
quainfance.
sVery nice fellow" said the drum
mer-
DO you think soP'' said the wo-,aa.
mOdestly.
''Bully fellow. but he amt very pop
uiar with the girls Don seem 10 care
much about EN-
''Don't he"' she archly inquired
Not very mhch.n
But its different witt me. like
him ever so much
Happy old boy. Say. You couldn't
love me Little as his PROXY. could
you?'
Goodness. nor''
well, that's pretty tough On me:
but il YOU think so much of him. I'm
get up and let him come over and ST
b. YOU"
'-Uh. / wish YOU would" The
masher looked red and blue BIZ turns.
and got up and went over and told his
companion what she had sad, and
added:
Say. old fellow. you've got her
dead She's m ished on you the worst
way. and wants you 10 come over aud
sit BY her.
lis that sOS' gueried the other, with
a satisfied smile. arising and bGwing TO
the lady. who beck0ned him over TO the
seat with her. And then he went over
and put hrs arm around her, and when
the conductor came along. he pointed
them out 10 him and began 10 tell him
what a mash she other fellow had made.
when the conductor smiled blandlv.
and told him 10 20 and soak his head:
that that was the other drummer wife
and he had known her ever since she
was baby.
The masher got or the first time they
came mp with a freight train and went
no balance OF the way as live teef-
Bloomington Through Nal
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

rs the stranzczt thIEg faaf ever k1sw.
ana tne most provoking. tHixf me- and You
For q woman Eho'- rot ! man Ike me,
a Eoc1 pr0Fidcr. and steady and frcc-
VIA Al her folks with funds saltcd down,
An4 As me hoose as any IN town.
% 1c lamonllnE cause one child IN zen
Aint Q1utc 80 good - he might have been
rs pretty eoos slqsiae. seems 70 ne.
HAT QulF a.loufa OF tho lot should be
a i1sie 81 coior. and taaf whnr l say
10 ter mother twenty times In day.
bur t.11't make her see Il IN that light
And ehe llstens ami waits niEhf after nie b.
tcr the scun OF hir step. al grow 80 Wild
1hat a.nosr curse 0orh mother and child
-she oueht 70 llre for the others. rou know,
Ana l1t tne torment = rnrahond 20
Ana f0llor bis says s,,.I take ihs pain
But tn<n him ont aud she calls him arnln.
I1.s makes h1rdness between her and ne.
And tec worst q 4 = tie children agnee
Thai I'm IN the riEllt Yoad pity her then.
cuch times think M the mcancsf N mel-
I've srrnsa and ssosded aud ooaxsl without
Her. sns~er Is a;raTss Ny boy has one
fr1nzd
As Ions a. liru. ana gourchar-e Is unfruc
1aar NJ nearI holes not equal isre for you
And Al ne rust Eui ne one gone astray
Needs me the most. and you'll nnd rs the
OF I'll SsosAers 70 hold close 70 the one
Hno hurts her rho uost 50 loves w0rk q
cunc-
Vow Wh1E czn zRy b such words as thOses
In not coarIneea. as the history shows.
9ur nfleu uonfer uhich one i rixhf.
A. hear her light step niEht afre- nisl.t
Here and there. fc the window and a :
"A she waits with heart thar i heavy and
] sish the boy dead. ~hiie she gives her life
10 sere 1ln from sin There's husband and
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

at him from the covert of the sitting.
room. bat she usually ended with Bless
the children,
But & turn from love to figures bow
much did It cost
Now 1 do not expect % be believed
when / say that our entire furnishing,
from the small mirrors in our bed
mons TO the big iron spoon in the pan
try. cost exactly SIPS ~; nevertheless,
that was the exact total. Il MAJ seem
more credible when IL is understood
that our dressing tables. wash-stands
apd ottOmans were packing-boxes, and
that the inviting cushioned chairs were
originally barrels. OF course our bed
ste=ds were not furnished with hair
mattresses and rose blankets, but we
had warm coverings. and clean straw
filed ticks, which were simply luxuri-
Gus after bOarding-house mattresses.
Our table WAS. not set forth with cut
glass or s-iVer (except Kate's spoons
and forks. but it was clean, sud tho
food wholesome and varied
And about the cost. of lTing2 We
elec- ed hate treasurer. and every Sat
urday night each of us put five dollars
ana-a half into box kept for the pur-
pose. and she paid for everything out
Of IL We questioned her oste7. during
the first month. how the money was
holding out. but she made no sa.isfsc-
tory answer.
The first day of January we each
found on our plate ~ supper the fol-
lowing notice: The frs. monthly
meeting Of the Home Cooperative So
cieTy viii be held this evening in the
kitchen. As soon as the dishes are done.
4 full attendance is desired, to hear the
report of the treasurer"
Every member Was present. and ;he
treasurer read her report After set
ting forth AZ soms lsngth the origin and
object of the society. she presented the
following figures:
N ACCOUNT WITH HOME CO-OFEHAIIrE 50
CITY
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

AT this season the sroughs where
stock are watered should be well
cleaned. NJ least once 3 week Leaves
and sediment rapidly decay in warm
weather, and there viii be subsequent
damage to the heath of stock and the
purity of milk given by cows. So large
a portion of pure milk is water thar tbs
quality of water which cows have TO
drink. becomes very important -REral
Ncsg Yorker.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

1t is said that the ANIMAL cost oi
maintaining fences in this country is no;
far short OF eighty million dollars. and
the total length Is estimated at 81 mil
lion miles. If this be true the FARMERS
lose pretty snug sum. and no wonder
that in some portions of the United
States a general abolition of fences Is
strongly reeOmmended.-Chioaq0 Josr-
r,rf
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

One of the largest kites on record
was raised recently from the roof Of a
house in New y.rk City. IL was six
teen feet high and eleven feet wide.
and tsOk the united strength ef four
men to hold it.-N l. San.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

Tue chance CONCEPTIONS % Ignorant r-sr.|
have somstime Tought dis=eputs net onf "
on their own W bless medicfnss fbn< a.
serve no credit, but some lines, with m1.rl,|
in1us.ice, on really reliable preparations
Ladies should not hesitate abr ur Hrs. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. for this rs1ns-'
dy has been tried, proven and praised Ter
years.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

The Lehigh Valley Railroad shops
have turned ont the largest and strong
est locomotive ever built in Pennss /
vauia- Ii Is six-whecler. with nine.
teen-ineh cylinders. and has been chris
tened samson.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

"All Ladies Should Know That Hoois.
scarfs, ribbons and ali fancy articles car
ee made any.color wanted with Diamon1
Dyes. Al the popular colors- 11c as
druggists. None equal them Wells.
Richardson & Co, Burlington, VI.
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

WAsHIzer0z, d C.-Nrz. Nay e
6hssd, 1I10 Maryland avsuus, WasAi1z|
ton. D. C., states. that Cor several yea
she had suffered terribly with facial nc.'
raIgia and c0uld and nsrsiisf. Ina rscans
attack which extended to she neck shozL-
dsrs and back, the pain was fntsnss- S1a|
resolved to try St Jacobs Oh, the <r~a(
pain-relisver. Rubbins the parts arsctsl-
three times only, all pain vanished as 4 ~
magic, and has not returned 4
Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-10-02

Queen Victoria 4 monkey. Now II sora.:
one viii present her with q barrel organ.
the Guelph family will have n1 opporlun-
fsy = earn 3 lTing.-Piffsbar1b Ttl>