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Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-03-13
The Ohio Valley Food.

st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The condition OF affairs in the Ohio
Valley grows daily worse instead of
better, and it seems likely that the disas-
trous experience of last year will be
more than duplicated. Already the
losses have reached millions at various
points, and the waters are still rising
and spreading. The people are prac-
tically helpless, of course, and can only
wait upon chance for deliverance from
the troubles and dangers by which they
are surrounded; flood is the hardest
of all things to resist or turn aside, and
there are no means Of telling where it
will stop, because it is impossible TO
know just what forces are contributing
to its volume and energy, We can not
even say with certainty what causes the
sudden and ungovernable agency to
break forth in the first place; and
science, with all its observation and re-
search, has not taught us how to pre-
dict its coming or measure its probable
capacity of destruction.
1t is generally believed, with good
reason, that the floods would be less
! frequent and calamitOus il forests were
more plentiful along the streams, and
particularly around the head waters.
There is ample testimony in support of
! the claim that trees absorb and retain
moisture in large quantity, and help 10
keep the soil ia condition to restrain
and modify the action of the rivers.
That has been demonstrated so often
and thoroughly as TO be indisputable.
At the same time, it Is also true that
great floods have occurred time and
again in countries and districts literally
covered with forests. 1t is probable
that the Ohio Valley would not be SO
often visited by overfows if more atten-
tion mad been paid to the outstanding
of the trees, and certainly the facilities
of resistance would be greater if the
floods did come; but it is by no means
sure, ON the other hand, that entire OK
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-03-13

what has already been done it
is not to much to expect va
riety of cane. the juice of which
will contain 20 per cent of sugar.
Already II per cent has been reached.
The manufacture of cane at the Sterling
works was decidedly encouraging. If
the government is justified there in
assisting this industry let us consider
some of the benefits which we, as a ma.
ton, would derive from it. At present
we use annually over 1000, 900, 600
pounds, costing about 5000, 900, 900
Ii we can make our own sugar. this is
not only kept at home, but we greatly
increase the opportunities for investing
capital, and at least one half the pro-
duct would be distributed among the
farmers, and laboring classes. If this
industry cannot become self-supportiug
the country will lose nothing by its
downfall. Then the essayist gives at
considerable length his ideas of plant
ing, cultivating and handling the cane,
before it is put through the mill.
Professor Wiley took up his train of
thought and went on with it, showing
nothing new, however, further than
that he had tested by experiments
enough to know how that the north
western states are too cold for the sue
cessful raising of cane. Kansas, M s.
souri,, southern Illinois. and the Ohio
river valley are, he thought, peculiarly
adapted to its growth, and he believes
the industry will become great sue
cess in Kansas.
Professor Harris of the state univer-
sty gave an illustrated chemical analy-
sis of the sugar cane.
The convention was closed this even
ing after long list Of resolutions were
offered. The following, which is in sub.
stance of a long resolution, was adopt
ed:
Be itresolved, That we, the assembled cane
growers of the state Of Kansas, having only
after few years eX sreuce. produced tn
year from 1921 acres 447, 1S9 UOrs OF cane
Iesulting in IS 1000 gallons Of syrup valued
at s2,Ooo,OOO, do here0y most respectfully
! but earnes ly, petition our representatives a
Washington not to tan per with, or suffe
any furthur reduction of the tariff on sug,i
nor to establish any further propositions o
reciprocity treaties that will have the effec
of importing froe fore gn sugar
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President
II. T.. Sweetser of the Kansa
Sugar Refining company at Hutch
insOn; vice president, +. b
Sherburne, of Emporia; secretary, Hon
William Sims, Topeka; treasurer, Hon
John Binnewurth Of the Pioneer Suga
and Syrup works at Larned Executiv
committee. Prof. M. A. Scoville, o
Sterling, Prof. Nj. Stevenson, of Hutch
inson, and A. A, Denton, of Salna
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-03-13

A Tucson, A. T man has discovered 1870
In the lining OF a little old sachel which has
been lying unused about his house for some
time.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-03-13

Miss Louisa NJ. Alcott accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Douglass to the funeral OF Mr..
Phillips
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30

THKY NEVER CRAwL~-the people
of Durham never crawl; they move right
on. and soar aloft IN everything. Hon.
Josiah Turner, last week. made a pop
call between the coming and going ci
the mai trains. With a view Of pro~pec-
ting Tor a monthly paper, Of an hi,to-
rical and literary character. The first
business ma he met gave him 4 full adj
vertisement and subscribed for loo cop
les OF the first ISSUE Of hi paper; the
second man did the same, aud the tllrd
said put me down for all YOU want 70
start your paper" Aud - they contn-
ued until the arrival Of the tram. II !
! this generous. liberal spirit ii everything
that makes Durham what i =. II !
this spirit that has made Durham known
10 the world. an built a cts a i by
magic. Oh, for a sriritltke this IN every
North Carolina town. With such a lever
and handspring u direct lie business 81
the whole state, there would soon lie
change from clumsy barter t. cash il
trade.
The new paper i t. he called Ia
Truth, aud VII make i appearance,
about the first OF February li3llsbor,
O6ScrUcr.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30
Graham Normal College

THE NORMAL DEPARTMENT, /
In this school there are two depart
ments.
which young men and women ar r.
pared to teach the public sch OILS #
the State. When such +" mplet' this
course they r. ceive the de ee OF Bache
or of the Elements. The books recon
mended by the Stale B ri Of Educa-
ton are used in this 90 Use.
TIE PREPARATORY DEPART
MENT.-In this, students TAX an Eng
fish, Classical, Mathematical. or Com
mercial course and are prepared for
College or Business. A military or
! ganization that is ,ptional is attachc3.
For several years not less than a hun
bred students have been in attendance
each session. Board 1910 80 per month.
Tuition 81 80 to 81 30 per month. II
the country, near Tn shoD, boa ri il
lower. All exp nses are As low "a 4 {
charact er of the school will admit.
Spring term opened Jan. End, and
closes May 80 1884.
Students charg q from time of enter
ing. Correspondence solicited. bd 're-s
Rev.. w. S. Long, a. NJ. Pr st.
& al am. =. &,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30
The Milk In "Dose" Cocoanuts.

s.We candidly confess that We are
sssorry to have seen the o state
.sment in a Democratic newspaper since
1t conveys the impression that the OPP
position to the internal revenue was
CHASED on no higher ground than that
ssthe offices were filled by Republicans
land that as o as there is a pros
.spect for the Democrats getting them,
..then we are expected to make a poll
..tical sonersault and profess to love
that which we once protested to hate.
"Our opposition has been based on
principle and we are ready to strike
| hands with any party or race That
| proposes to pealit-"- II. We6ster's
Dollar Weekly.
1t grieves US to have grieved our con
temporary, but in the language Of the
| immortal bard Of Avon-"ShdH there
| be no more cakes nor ale IA England be-
| cause zee are I%irtuous ?"
The paragraph in the Farmer NIL Ne
cEan,c which occasions the Weekly's
s.sorriness'' was a jocose squib alludlDg
to the possibility mot a very strong
one, if there be no ''let-up' IN the Tariff
"Agitation') of a Democratic success
in the Presidential race this fall, which
of course would fill the Revenue offices
with good men and thereby relieve the
Revenue system of much of its odium,
and lessen the objections to it. This is
what we said this is what we meant
and this is what we believe. This also
is said and believed by many OF the
ablest of the Democratic leaders. such
men as Vance, and Cox. and dozens o.
others. have bills to-(not Abolish, but
-REFORM the Revenue system. Ano
we very much doubt if anybody expects
that the Revenue Department can bt
abolished now or for years to come. We
notice that sople of the loudest takers
against it are among the first to slg1
petitions asking Congress to erect cost
ly Revenue Buildings in their severa
towns. Why build them if the system
is to depart: For o~urself, we SHOULD
f, like to see the whole system cut up
root and branch; but we do not believ'
there is the remotest possibility for sucl
: an occurrence /; and, sensible men llk'
o Gen. Cox, when they cannot get a larg'
loaf are content to take a smaller size
even though a very little one" Jus
, here comes the Lincolnton Press re
marking
!, I'VE don't think the Democratic par
$ ty in North Carolina fayors the aboli
ton of the Internal Revenue tax, an
should our leaders adopt a platform Q
, that kind it will materially injure tn
. party in the State. Common sens
n teaches us hat it is better to tax tn
e luxuries than the accessories of life. !
Is IS tie machinery by wh,ch the Rerenue
. collected that oar people so Justly despis'
: Let the war cry be, kick out the bung
f! sucking spies, but retain the tax
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30
TOBACCO, COTTON, TIMBER

Our Northern Readers who are bur Ell
under three feet OF snow, or huddled
around the fire to keep rom freezing,
while they eat tile scanty bread raised
on poor land. in short ,-ou-ht
to come South. by AL means. Now 4
the time. FIRST because We are mon,
anxious to have YOU come than We WI
lie hereafter. Second, our lands ar
cheaper than they VII ever be again.
Third, the purchases Nou make Q wi.
earn & per cent in natural increase ..
value ere five wears hence. This Is oul
opinion, and we are not 4 Land Agent,
nor dave we anything to sell have.
however. a list OF one hundred or more
farms, whose owners wish To sell. You
can also see new adyertI>cments at !ant
for sale appearing every week IN the
Farmer and Necb0uie. The reason they
with to sch is because they have more
land than money, and larger farms than
ordinary farmers can cultivate 1t j.
better to sell than pay taxes on idle
land.
EpIToR FARMER 4 MECHANIC.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30
Mr.. Frank c.. Law is doing W

Mr.. Frank G. Law is doing well
with a News Agency in Baltimore.
1t is mistake to speak ofRaleigh as
an inland town. If boats are not seen
sailing up and down our principal streets,
it is only because the 4tuse River
bridges prevent the larger steamboats,
and ocean cy2ft from ascending higher
than Goldsboro, and re suppose the
smaller vessels are afraid to venture into
such a Gulf-stream of mud.
The suicide of Edward Brown, Of
Smitbfield, shows the power of liquor.
He came to Raleigh, and spent a consid-
cradle sun OF money in frolicking. Re-
buked by his iathe. distressed in mind;
and depressed in body, he teqk the short
cut out his trouble.
Terrible disasters are again the order
of the day. Sky a~u.Ders were slain by
the explosion ef tirt-3amp, or acid gas
in a mine near Cletl d Bates, Colorado.
And almost at Il same hour a similar
explosion ~ "a u. ne lii Wa'es, England,
killed slegel outright aud five others who
went to tie Fesc.e OF those entOmbed
A large steame,. II c SiDlio, was sunk by
collision in the Bristish Channel, and 81
lives leported lost. But IA later account
saw they were rescued by passing vesse',
n IT yet IL pOr
1t used 10 be . Southern trait to
sheer at Inventions as Yankee No.
tions,"-and there was a decided preiu.
dice against "new-!anglcd Yankee con.
triyanres.'' iut this was a feature o.
slavery. Many of the wtalthiest n,er
in the South canned Il elr money by
rearin. slaves, and of course any inveu.
ton which reduced tho need for physica.
labor, lessenei tie price of slaves.
But nowadays inventions are our bes,
resource and enrichment. The cottor
/, gin added many million. to Southern
wealth. \ successful cotton pickle
would add many more millions. Gu
: old fields grew up in broom sed.e unit!
! the invention of Fertilizers made then
worth $40 per acre for cotton and to.
bacco. Our persimmon and dogwoo'
: timber was considered worthless. to,
; mean to burn. or even give away. Nov
both daily grow in value as the demand
) for wooden plates, and paper-pulp in
creases under the stimulus of invention
w. F. AsIew, Esq, Of the Neuse Rive
! paper mills, went North last week t
? examine machinery for making wood
pulp. If he establishes such a mill, tn
farmers who own dogwood, ash, pop
lar, etc. can have a market near a
! hand
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30

H. Fries. ofForsythe, is being spoken
Of for Secretary of the State Exposition.
DIR. Benbow is said to have fifty
Indian ponies browsing upon his Indian
corn.
The letter of 50 came up from the
East on the same day that Salisbury
Watehman came down from the West,
a nouncing the departure Of ii persons
for Texas.
The people in the border counties
are much interested ~ the new Lynch
burr and n. c." which has been char
terrell by the Va. Legislature. 1t runs
from LSnchburg, through South Boston
ana Ro1boro, to Durham
Senators Ransom and Vance are
said to have voted for the Resolution to
| give each Senator a clerk at &c a day.
| Senator Vance ha. introduced a Resolu-
ton to appropriate 100000 for tie pur-
( pose of erecting a monument on Roam
| oke Island, (the corner stone to be laid
july. the GLORIOUS fourth" 1881 to
| commemorate the landing OF the lst
| colony on American shores. Well. we
D it will be worth something to
! the State as an advertisement. and to
the ducks of Currituck as a roosting-
nlace.-but it sounds rather like the bic
Yorktown bust on a monument, don't
il 2
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30
Railroad S.

President Grey says the Cape Fear
R.R.wil reach Greensboro by April LIST.
The Newbern r. r. Directory met
last week, and ''tied''-siX in favor of
leasing the road TO the Humphrey-Gat-
ling Syndicate, and six opposing-so
.'IIonors are Easy )" six to one, and
half dozen to t'other. And it looks as
if the last state of that Mullet will be
worse than the Best."-(N. B.-This
is 4 burnt-cork joke, probably by Cad
dagan's minstrel troupe.)
TIE Directors of the n. {. Railroad
Companr have declared a dividend of
six per cent per cent. payable lSt
March, and 3 per cent. LIST September.
The case Of Christian VS.. a. j n. G.
Railroad, application for restraining or
der against leasing the road. will be
heard before Bond and Seymour at Raj
eigh, Feb. l>t-
Since 1850 Congress has made grants
of public land to sixty eight raj RI ad cor.
| porations, varying III quantity from sixty
| thousands to upwards of two and a half
millions of acres. Besides the credit OF
the Uuited States has been pledged to
| the Pacific railroads to the amount OF
| $64, 623, SD. A bill has been introduced
withdrawing the land grants to a great
many of these corporations.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30

I'VE have been asked a hundred
times if we were related TO John y,
Murrell. and if il be true that he was a
native of Onslow county. we should
conclude the little difference in the spell
ling Of our names, very little and weak
evidence against that presumption. Is
it true? We were born and raised IN
Onslow county. as was our father who
died in 1865. at the age OF 3. We have
never before heard or seen any state
statement that John A. was ever ID
that county. If it had been true, and
our father had changed the spelling OF
his name TO conceal the Relationship
from his boys, there were plenty OF
men that would have known the tact,
at some time, land in some temporary
.sunpleasantness,' it would have beer
ssfiung up" to him or some OF US; which
has never been the case. Whether or
not we be related we do not ltlnk
he was a native of Onslow county ioI
| the reason that Mr.. John l.. Bridgers
once told us that John a. Murrell anu
| Edward NJ. Stanton were both natives
OF Pitt. or Edgecombe.--J. +. At"r'H ~
Hickory CdTotiniaR.
We have no definite knowledge as tc
the Bandits nativity but a cheap Lie
of him issued some years ago spoke o.
him as an Onslow man. Possibly, The
fact that ''Honslow Heath was a Ia
NOUS resort for robbers in Englandm may
have suggested 'Onslow as a good To-
cality for Murrell.
There would, however, be nothing
, connecting Bro. Murrill with Murrell
There are in. and around, Wake county
FULLY four dozen families of ALIENS wh'
are not relatives; and fully three dozel
JONES, who own their " bones, AM
fully two dozen families of GREENS wh'
are no kin; andfully one dozen POWELL:
who are but distantly, it in any desre'
related.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30

BoOKS.-To Hon. W. j. Green we
are indebted for his neat and uncommon
" well-prepared pamphlet on grapes IN
y. c.. aud particularly at Tokay. And
from him. also, a large volume OF Abo-
riginal Technics issued by the Nmithso-
MAN Institute. Thank you | Is always
a qualification to receive BOOKS, OF any
kind.
From Edward +. Cloud Of kennett
Square, Pa. (Bayard Taylor's old home
come a Seed Annual. with a list q
Prizes allotted to purchasers. See care
flScMherc.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30
Ie1the Full Facts Come Out!

The Weekly Star Of Wilmington,
In last weeks issue lnvelghs Ihetorlcally
and elegantly against the enterprise OF
Journals in narrating the details OF hor-
rible murders There Is much in the
Stars position which we heartily approve.
But its position lacks satisfactory dis
elimination. We unhesitatingly announce
it as our Judgment that the details OF
such deeds should be published with
elaborateness sufficient to awaken IN the
bosom ofthe populace the righteous pas
sion of Indignation. Without this passion
all law is nugatory. Frigld, abstract
homlletics on s~tringencies IN civil codes,
iniexibility in judges, and i~althtulness 10
iurieS, are almost worthless to stir the
hearts of the people to resent with con
secrated devotion to law the disturbance
| of the peace and purity Of society. The
details of the ~aggravations of crimes are
necessary for this purpose. Such Is our
view of the matter. We would not be
/ understood, we shall be careful to say as
advocating the publication OF the details
of such occurrences for the sheer purpose
Of fostering and gratifying a morbid curi-
osity for that which IL exclusively start
ling and degraded. But rather with the
design to educate our people ssen>lblltles
to rush with GOODNESS yet Swlftness and
determination of purpose to the int1Ictlon
of deserved penalties. Without this edu-
cation our lives and property would be
insecure.-RcD. p. j. Lar, IL PHSb0r0
Home.
We did not see the Stars article, but
speaking in general terms We fully agree
with Bro Law. 1t is easy to illustrate by
events In recent real life.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30

A Few PoINTtR$.-Capt. r. b. Dav :
OF Cataw ba raised tel acres of tobacco,
and sold the crop a few weeks ago at
sIS3 per acre. Dot wash not cottinh,
hey, done you tin~ks?John Hart
of Asheville is about to start a factory
for making tobacco boxes. Sensible !
The Blackwell Company alone uses an
whole train load of brought all
the way from ~Chicago-in making boxes.
a roller mill is about to start at Le-
noir.-There is much activity in mica
ming In the Mcdowell Mitchell section
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30
r MS FOR SALE.

Selma is a thriving little town, alb u
midway between Rtlelgh aud Colds
boo. Has church 5, schools, double
daily mails, and other advantages I've
tracts of good land, one containing 21-
acres, the other 2O2, directly on tb,
Railroad. and lessthan a mile from town
800 in cash. and 1000 III three annua
notes. with S per cent interest. will buE
either tract. "~lncluding house and 10
in selma" II is = chance. Furthar he
tails can be btainrd from MR JOIN
A. MITCHEN Il, Selma, v. {
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30


List Of letters remaining unclaimed
in the Raleigh P~ostoffice, Wake county,
n. c., Saturday, Jan. 10Th, 1884:
Austin, Mrs Charity Adams, Will
liam Afford, Miss Jnlia.
Burnett, William Bunch, b II
Bailey. w A; Blake, + (Rev); Buch-
anan Isaac Bryan, Edmund Bryan,
Frank, Jr.; Beasley, Toney Burson,
A.
Canaday, Mrs Rosa; Cain, w II.
DAVIS, W l.; Dunston; Calvin Dean,
J ID; Day, Elizabeth.
Evins, Miss Mary Edwards, Tom
Etheridge, w f.
Franklin. G. NJ Fuller, Frank.
Gill, Mis-. Caroline, (2); Garrard, F
5; Garrett and Rowland; Geary, w
II Green. " A; Gill, Miss Lizzie
Gardner, II.
Hunter Miss Martha; Hodges. Mon
roe c.: Harrison. Mrs Jno w !; Harri-
son, J h; Haynes, Angus Harp, w
n; Harrison, George, Hayes, Tempey;
Harris, Miss Victoria; Hines, Nelson;
Horton, II III u NJ Houston, b X.
Jones. Miss Pattie Jones, Col Alex
F; Jewell, Mrs Sal!ie; Jewell, w NJ
Johnson, Drury 7: Johnston, w ii
Johnson, Charles.
kirkham, Miss Lula.
Lashley, Miss Maggie Lane, Mrs
Malinda Lee, Thomas; Lane, John
Ligger, Henry Long, Miss a +.
Mccoy, Eebecca; McAIillard, Miss
! Carey; Mabry. sam Mcleod, Frank
Mckay, Jack; Macklin, Miss Sophia.
Oneal, Danl.
Perry, Moses NJ; Peace. Charly
Palmer, Miss Tishia; Plummer, Mrs :.
Pate, Miss Bethany; Perry. Cornelia
f; Parish, Mrs Mollie; Powell. Mrs,
Clara; Pool, Simon; Pleasant, Miss
Ava c..
Rollins. J NJ.
Smith, Miss Roberta Smith, Mis-
Mary; Smith, Bryant Sneed, Charlie
Stewart. \ ID; Smith. l. b.
Taylor. Robert Tucker. { ID Tur
ner. Henry.
Whiting, II G.: Wilson, Miss Annie
Williams. Mrs p J W~hitakers, Mr.:
Ellen w; Williams Oscar: Wilder
Miss Bette.
Yancy, Miss Tempy.
Persons calling for any of the abov.
letters will please say advertised ,
aVrN \rcYyar- ID NJ
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-30

would such a record, II made, ten years
after iale Of deed, have unto lnteTme-
date mortgages Of record?'
| had TO answer of course, as Cur law
stands to day, to the first interrogatory.
None: to the second, Us, ever since
shortly after the war of the revolution !;
and TO the third, that such q record
though made any number of years after
the date Of the deed. would cut out the
said intermediate mortgage, provided
there was Do fraud in the transaction III
which the grantee in the said deed par
ticipated. Shortly after the receipt OF
nv letter, ii reply | received tile follow
ing, under date Of January OH. 1851:
'.DEAR SIR After 4 long and
thorough examination Of the statutes q
North Carolina, our counsel advises u,
that in the present condition OF the laws
relating to titles il will not be safe for Us
to make any loans in that State. | pre-
sumo that the practical risk i by Nc
means a great a II appears IN theory
but il Is impossible for US 10 do any bust
ness of this kind, except IN places lcher,
ICE can assure orr customer, that their TT
les are sJfe LcyoBd a question. regret
very much that we have been forced {
this conclusion, for | had looked forward
with pleasure 10 a connection that wouic
be mutually profitable. Ii your leglsla'
ture should next year make any change
| should be glad TO hear from you 10 re
lstion To them