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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-02-27


TAUNTON, MASS.
DEAR STA: am engineer the Old Colony
railroad and run tue Fall River boat train between
Fall River and Lowell, residing in Taunton. For ten
years suffered every Thing but death from dyspepsia
Often had such binding sick headaches that could
scarcely see. think this was due partly to irregular
habits OF eating, aud partly TO the jar of the engine
Sometimes my head would snap ike neuralgia, aud
again the pain would settle IN my eyes which would
feel as big maui hsts. My breath very oden.
sve, and my food soured a. soon as it entered my
stomach. In fact my stomach felt as though It
great raw and sore surface,au what agony gave me
perhaps you can imagine.
10 the summer aud fall Of 1876 when we had the
heavy Centennial travel the constant jar brought
acute attacks nearly every week aud thOug should
have to leave the road. But kept at work until the
next spring, when grew so much worse that could
virtually eat nothing, and concluded that my labor,
and my life, too, were about over.
Remember that had tried every medicine heard
Of, and had been treated by of tue best pbysi
clans In Taunton aud Lowell. At this critical time
DIR. DAVID KENNEDY's FAvoRlTE REMEDY was
recommended to me. 1t was new to me, and With my
experience Of medicines you easily forgive for
saying that bad not particle OF faith In It,
had taken it but few days when began to get
better. The raw aud feeling left my stomach,
and the swapping pains left my head, aud soon was
all right, and have been since. 1t Is the only
thing that ever did me the least good, aud 1t dI owe
every ache, pain aud discomfort completely out Of
body. Now l keep KENNEDY'S FANORITE REMEDY
with me on my engine, aud 1t goes wherever go.
why, believe FAvoRITE REMEDY will cure any
thing. One night. while ago, John Layton, an en-
gineer who runs the main line boat train from Bos-
ton, came on my engine sick as death. He worn
out with work, had high fever, and nervous
he almost broke down crying. "Sonsense, John"
said, "cheer up I've got something my engine that
will set you up Ia jay" took out my bottle OF
FAVORlTE REMEDY, lifted his head and gave him a
good dose. He went TO bed. Two days after saw
him looking healthy as butcher. "Dan," be said,
what was tbAt stun you gave me the other night -
at was DIR. DAVID KENNFDY's EAYoRITE REM
EDY, Roudout, n. "" said /. well, l don't care
whose Remedy It is, it's the thing for man on the
railroad" 80 say we all. Yours, etc, -
DANIEL Fits.
This preparation goes to the root of disease by pu.
rfying the blood aud rousing every into healthy
action II is useful at home, shops in ofice-eyery
where Dr.. David Kennedy, Physician aud Surgeon,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-02-27

Richard Ash Of Hannibal No, says: ''rhere s moth
log better for blousneas and kinney diseases than
Kidney-Wort."
W. B. Howard, Webster City, Ia, says; "Ws believe
TO be the greatest remedy that can be found"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-02-27
M ALA RIA.
As IN anti malarial medicine
DIR. DAVID KENNEDY's
FAVORITE REMEDY

has won golden opinions. No traveler.Ehould con.
slider his outfit complete unless includes bottle OF
this medicine. II you are exposed 10 frequent
changes OF climate, food and water Favorite Remedy
should always be within your reach. Il eEpels ma.
lariAl posons and Is the best preventative OF chis
and mAlArial fever In the world II Is especially Of
fered as trustworthy specific the OF Kidney
ana Liver complaints, Constipation ana all disorders
arising from an nimpure state OF the blood To women
who suner from any OF the Ills peculiar TO their
favortte Remedy Is constantly proving itself
e5, by all druggis;S
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-02-27
Next week n. MANN, Jr.,
will explain
INSTALMENT BONDS.
ON The ENGINE.

htek.--eOmethtnE the Passengers bid
Nos AnOW---A Physician saves An En-.
HtmeeT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06
a German Who was Killed for
His Money.

Rockingham, N. G, April 28.-About
the time the Great Falls cotton mills
commenced operations at this place,
there appeared a strange German named
AIo. He was employed in the mills, and
bong Il bachelor took up his residence In
d llg hut on the outskirts of the town,
ueiOnging to Mr.. Mark Cole. lie received
good wages, was frugal, saved nearly all
hj, wages, and is believed to have secret
ei his money somewhere IN the little hut.
He lived a retired life and sought no &C
IuaIutance or association with his neigh
bors or his fellow laborers. He worked
luIs gay for ten years, and during that
,iae must have laid up 5000 in gold,
for be invariably changed his paper aud
silver into the yellow metal. He was
never abseat when the mill was running,
and did not leave Rockingham during the
tune. Que Monday morning about SIX
years ago Alo did not answer roll call.
This was so unusual that all became con
yIEced at once that he must be sick. At
dinner hour a number of the mill hands
went to the little log cabin. The door
was locked. They knocked, and receiving
no answer broke the door open. A
strange scene met their gaze. The room
was 10 great confusion. The feather bed
had been cut open and the feathers scat
tered over the room; the same had been
lOae &c the mattress; the floor had been
lrokau up, the hearth had been dug up,
the boxes and chests had been broken
open, but there was no trace of the old
German. Nothing seemed to be missed
from the hut. Search was made and the
papers took up the case, but no clue was
ever obtained a. 20 the whereabouts OF
Alo, 1t was believed from hints shat he
occasionally would drop that he was work
.ud aud saving to repay a large sun OF
money for which he was in some way re
sp0nsIble, and that as soon as he obtained
that sum he would quit the mills and re
turn to where he came from to discharge
his obligation.
But for the condition Of the house the
people would have believed that he had
chosen to leave III a mysterious manner,
and il was not doubted that he had been
murdered for his money. Two white men
and a negro were suspected at the time,
but there was no evidence upon which to
secure their arrest. The sudden disap
pearance was a nine days wonder ia this
little town, aud then passed out Of mem
minds amid the stirring events of those
i-ys- During the next six years Rock
in2L.am Increased her population and ex-
tended her corporate limits, and it became
necessary that Mr.. Cole should tear down
the log hut, which had been declared
haunted ever since Alo disappeared, fol
the purpose Of building a new and more
Gommodious dwelling house. Last week
this work was begun. When the chin.
ney was torn down a place was found be-
low the hearth that seemed to have been
made for the hiding Of a box, but 70 box
was found therein. A cellar was then due
that was larger than the hut, and about
SIX feet deep in the ground. About thu
center of where the hut stood, the skele
ton of a man was found. The hut hac
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06

protected the grave from the rain, aud
the clothes were sufficiently preserved to
be readily Identified as the clothes Alo
had frequently worn. Immediate in
quiries were instituted Tor the suspected
men, and II vas a~sccrtained that they
had disappeared soon after Alo was miss
ed and had never returned. and their
whereabouts Is unknown. The money
was doubtless IN the hole 10 the chimney,
and the old man, refusing to tell the hid
il z place, was killed and buried, and the
money was found and taken away. And
thus murder will out Alo Is not
known to have received a letter while
here, and no inquiries for such a man has
ever reached this place.-N. j. Times.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06

Our Southern Deed.
LIZ T., II. ~. OF LA.


>trew o'er the graves OF our >outlem
dead
Bright flowers by spring time brought.
And show the world though years have
We think ot those who fought
Place roses on those grassy mounds
Their graves with moss aud yiolets
While war-worn veterans make their
rounds
These for the grey. those for the Blue
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06

The Stock Law,

In my letter on the stock Law. in
the last number Of your paper, | endeay-
ored to present the matter viewed from
a financial standpoint b. giving a com
p~arlson Of the expenses in keeping up
the fences III Wake, which va. not under
the operation Of the law in ls74, and
MeckleDburg. which had the stock law.
! propose now to present other COM
pausOps from those two counties, for By
comparisons we can better illustrate a
point and impress a fact.
BY reference to the reports Of the last
census, | find that Wake mas 62,0I7 head
Of live stock on farms. Live stock nclldes
horses, mules, work oxen, milch cows.
other cattle, sheep and swine-which are
valued at s5sI.G46.
Mecklenburg has p, 426 head, valued
at $43y 40. Wake has IS sol head more
than MeckleDburg, while the difference
IN valuation Is only $l4l 9O6.
The average value OF the stock TO each
farm in Wake is sI33.22, and in Meek
lenburg 1856. %, a difference Of $50 03 TO
each farm or "A : per cent.
The average value OF the gross number
IN Wake Is S9.5o per head; IN Mecklen-
burg the average value is SlG.G4 per
head, a difference Of $40 or ia per
cent.
Does not this show conclusigeIy that
the stock in Mecklenburg are better cared
Tor, consequently are more valuable,
where the stock law is in operation
Again, take for illustration the item Of
milk and butter. Wake is reported by
the ensus as having 5.3lJ milch cows,
aud Necklenburg 3,299, a difference o.
> ,0I6 in favor Of Wake. FROM the 5,3l5
mich cows in Wake, 20, $50 gallons Of
milk and 17S,2 56 lbs. of butter were sold,
from the 3,299 in Meckleuburg, !. ops gal
Ions Of milk and 240, POS lbs. of butter
were sold. If the milk is reduced to
butter, which is done by ALLOWING | ID. Of
butter to ) gallons of milk, the average
in the United States, her the figures
would be for Wake ISj, l09 lbs. OF but
ter. The product Of 5,3l5 cows sold in
one year, and for Mecklenburg 24o, $50
lbs, the product Of 3,299 COWS sold in one
year, making a difference Of IS, Al lbs,
or 29.q per cent IN favor of Mecklenburg.
In Wake 81 lbs. of butter is the average
product from Que COW in a year, while In
M~eckienburg the average is 10 lbs, a
difference OF 50 lbs, or los s per cent to
each COW.
Is not this proof conclusive in favor Of
the Stock Law, where one cow produces
more than double the quantity of butter
| over another?
will state by way Of parenthesis, that
in 1879 Wake raised on AZ acres $50
tons of hay, and Mecklenburg, on l,27l
acres raised 1851 tons. Ia 1879 Wake
expended SI43. 40 for fertilizers and
Mecklenburg SIC S62, neither the stock
law had anything to do with the large
amount Of hay or the small amount of
fertilizers used in Mecklenburg, | am
not prepared just now to say.
Respectfully,
ROBERT W. BEST.
Washington, D. G., May /, 50.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06
Mortgage Sale.

By virtue of the authority conferred
upon me, by a deed of mortgage eXecu-
ted by John c. Blalock and wife, and
registered IL Book 13, page ,GS of Reg
lister office for Wake county, | will eN-
pose to public sale at the court house
door IN Raleigh un the 9TH day OF June
1885, at u O'Clock m, the tract of land
therein conveyed in Middle Greek
Township, Wake Co. containing IA acres
more or less, being the place where John
C. Blalock was living in 1888. Terms
Cash. FABIUS j. HAYWOOD.
Trustee.
ID. G. Fowle, Attorney.
April %, 50
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06
The Bore.
BY JOHN G. SANE

Again | hear the creaking steps !!
He's rarpiug at the door!
Too well | know the boding sound
That usherS ia Il bore
| do not tremblG when | meet
The stoutest ofmy foes,
But heaven defend me from the friend
Who m but never goes.
He drops into my easy chair,
And asks about the news.
He peeps into my manuscript,
And gives his candid views:
He tells me where he likes the !.a".
And where he's forced to sreye,
He takes the strangest liberties,
But never takes his leave.
The gill stood on The roller skates.
But then she could not 90.
She was afraid to tempt the fates
Because she wObbled so.
She called aloud, Say ! Chawley. say !
Do come; help me alOng!"
But Chawley went the other way.
Because his legs went wrong;
There came a crash-a thunder sound;
The girl, oh. where was She:
Ask Of the giddy youth around,
Who viewed her hosiery.
Exchange.
A young clerk in q grocery store,
Who was never On rollers before,
Arose badly famed,
And loudly exclaimed:
"(Vhy the deuce don't they cushion the
floor"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06
Grand opening sale WEDNESDAY the 18th Of Apr
IRREGULAR SALE DAYS
TUESDAY. WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

After we opened the old Pioneer Warehouse on the 18th day of September,
1884. for the first sale of Leaf Tobacco in Raleigh, e found that Raleigh IS a
Toba eco market. was an established fact, and at nee began to look around for
more commodous quarters. Having purchased thelot NoG5, Wilmington street
We at once contracted with the North Carolina Car Company 10. the handsome
new w arehouse which they have just finished, and which VIII be opened for the
first time oil Wednesday the 18th day of April. We are now prepared to handle
Leaf Tobacco as we hope, to the adyantageo OF our Farmer Friends and ourselves.
We expect a number Of outside buyers at the opening saIca and we believe 1t Will
pay any one having Tobacco to sell to send Us IN o n that day. We have
full corps of competent clerks and employees, good sleeping rooms. excellent
stables. and water 0 the premises. We promise you a good time and good
prices for your Tobacco. .,
There's ar man good reasons why you should bring your Leaf o Raleigh.
We have an eager corps of buyers with ample capital tito handle he entire crop
ofthe State if necessary. Our grocery; dry-sooIs md harI W9 stores oheE
complete stocks of goods al prices which defy competition. We have three OF
the best banks in the State, if you wish to deposit your money on Gannot DO So
with more safety ny where than here. We have good. roads leading ntoo ur
City the best water. in the world after YOU get here. All OF tins we can sub
stantate if you will give Us a trial
Liberal advances made o conssnments- and Tobacco sold strictly nder IN
structons of consgnor. Empty hogsheadS and boxes sent free IF freight to parties
wish to ship us. We have been very successful n obtaining good prices hr o.
bacco and believe we have given satisfaction to our customers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06
NOrristOwn He"0I9,

A HANDSOME DoNATIoN.-Mr. Julian
s. Carr, proprietor OF the wo~rld-renowned
Blackwell Durham Tobacco Factory"
two or three weeks ago sent Mrs. g. +.
Bason, of this place, 5000 cigarettes to
be sold for the benefit Of the Dallas Pres
bvterian church. He also says that he
thinks he has at least % operatives in
his factory that would give 81 60 each to-
ward the building. Such large-hearted
public spirited men are a blessing to any
community SO fortunate as to possess
them.-Dallas Current.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06

CALLED Our OF CHURCH AND KILL
ED.-Yorkville, S. G. April 20.-While
services were Ia progress 10 the Friend
ship Baptist Church, this county, on
Tuesday night, Matthew Reid aud John
Workman went to the church and called
out Aaron Bryant, with whom they had
previously had some difficulty. When
Bryant came out, Reid cursed him. kicked
him, and Hourished a pistol in his face.
Bryant declined to resent the assault and
attempted to 80 back into the church.
As he turned his back, Reid fired at him,
the bail entering the back Of the head,
killing him Instantly. His body fell
across the church door steps. Reid fled,
and is still at large. Workman is in Jail,
charged with being an accessory to the
murder.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06

NORM CAROLINA, Superior Court.
Louisa Markham, Plaintiff,
against Divorce.
Ellis Markham, Defendant.
Notice is hereby gwen, by order Of
the Court TO the above named defend
ant. Ellis Markham, to appear ut the
Superior Con- t to be held for the County
of Wake and State Of North Carolina,
at Raleigh. OH the first Monday before
the first Monday in September 4. D.,
1888, and answer, plead, or damur to
the complaint filed by Louisa Mark
ham in the above case, and deposited
in the office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court.
The purpose of this action is to OBJ
tain a divorce from the bonds of mat
| rimony upon the grounds Of sepaTa-
| ton and living in adultery by the de-
| PENDANT. If the defendant fails to APP
pear at the time and place mentioned,
the plaintiff will ask for Judgment ac-
cording to the complaint.
ROET. G.. LEWIS.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
! April %, ct.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06

JERSEYS AND tIoISFEINs FOR MILK
AND BUTTER At a trial in England,
well attested, the following results were
made, which shows the peculiar value
of each Of these two breeds of cattle.
Two Dutch and two Jersey cows, of the
same age and the same time after calv-
ing, were fed on correct rations for four
teen days. The former gave 962 pounds
of milk and consumed LILO pounds of
food, being II pound ofmilk from LII
pounds of food, the yield of butter be-
ing % lbs. - o.. or one pound from 47,S
pounds of food. The Jersey COW gave
542 pounds of milk. and consumed
1865 pounds Of food, being one pound
Of milk from LII pounds of food, the
yield of butter being IS lbs. , on. or one
pound from 24 pounds flood. The test
was made in July, but it was repeated
in November with similar results. The
cows were not stuffed for ''records,'
but were nationally fed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06

English AND AMERICAN GIRLS
Mem. English CIR! Society ean drink
American girl blind drunk Rough
statement, but true. Wine plentiful at
receptions. Wants her glass flied often.
What's lacking in liberty she makes up
in toddy. Have filled it myself till her
eyes watered. Roseate hue tipped her
nose. Fact. Kepreso human nature at
top and it bursts at bottom. Philosophy.
American girl at eighteen knows more of
life, its surroundings, embellishments,
crooks, cranks, turns, %windings, highways
and byways than average English woman
ever viii know. Cause, more experience.
Trusted more alone. Can look u for
herself. Can distinguish a heifer from a
bayrick and sense from taffy. More snap.
More go. More ben2ine. More lightning.
Usually captures average Englishman
directly. Amazes, shocks, but delights
him. Can't make her out. But calls
again. S~urrenders unconditionally. Rea-
son why American girls marry so many
titled Britons. -John Thomas IN Boston
Globe.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-06
RALEIGH STANDARD GUANO.
ANALYSIS 0tltcr \. {. ENrfhINrNr STATION
~ 2,5s ENf1Du. y &, March 1 1895

Ia hty mHetSSjaIttr IN i#rI "a
sIR-The sample ~ taul rr..AI Ftr-
ay l~uspt etor - fsaHa boz al hauJa II WEsg
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-08-18
yHE COLE,ftN TRAGEDY.
Lewis Ashton aud gnncs huca
Held for Assnulting shrchnn.

Lewis Ashton aud James Lucas
Held for Assaulting 'shcchau.
Lewis Ashton and james Lucas, two
colorcd men, were put on trial in the
Police Court today for assaultng OF.
fcer Shcchan during his attempt 10 ar
rest Addison Coleman, the colorcd
man who was shot and killed by him
Sunday afternoon. Ashton was also
charged with assaulling james II.
Howard, the young man who pluckily
assisted Officer Shcchan. The officer
was the first witness. The men were
charged Under special statute against
assauliing policemen while in dis
charge of their duty. The witness
stated that he arrested Coleman, the
deceased negro. for profanity
He had considerable difficulty in
getting Coleman under control
lie had to throw Coleman down, anil
while down himself he was kicked and
he looked around and spW thcSc men
jump away from him. He was not in
a position 10 defend himself because he
was down and his coat was over his
head. If he had not been inlrrfcrcd
with he would have put Coleman in the
wagon without assistance, but he had
to call for assistance when he was
pressed bv the crowd and the only re-.
ply he got was from the defendants,
who called out, xiii the --- dude.
Coleman said: "I'll serve ten years for
you; I'll kill you
lie also stated that he had three falls
7 he crowd called, Bag the --- -"
aud then his coat was pulled over his
head.
Mr.. Howard who is a young man of
rather small size, was called. lie was
the centre of attraction. Everybody
wanted to see the man who so gumcly
assisted the officer against such large
odds. lie stated that he responded to
the call of the officer and, in doing so,
was assaulted The officer and the
prisoner were down, with the officer on
top. He stated that Ashton struck him
in the ear and kicked him in the ribs
and knocked him against trccboX.
When witness recovered he went back
TO the officer and they were yelling,
Bag his head and we will kill the -
-" Ashton pulled the coat of the
officer over his head and kicked
him. Lucas pulled the officers
legs from under him to let Cole.
man get on top. A young white
man named John w. Brawncr and
he was going TO the officers assistance,
hut the negroes threatened to kill him. and
he was afraid. lie corroboratcd the other
witnesses. The defendants both denied that
they took any part in the assault on the OIL
Ger or Mr. Howard. Lucas is q nephew Of
the dead man.
They were both held for the action of the
grand jury under $500 bail. Additional tcs-
timony was heard as to the assault of Ashton
on Howard.
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-08-18
LOCIL BRIEES.

THERE win be q grand exhibition Of fire
works at Athletic Park this evening, which
viii be repeated Thursday with additional
features.
TnE Union Veteran Corps First Com
pany. has had the resolutions adopted at
the meeting of July 20 cngrosscd and sent to
the family Of General Grant
TnE police were notified last Sunday
night by Mrs. Sarah Aglcy of Capitol Hill
that her 11-year-old daughter Alice had left
home. Officer Horn of the Fifth Precinct
yesterday rescued her from house on Ghir-
tconth street, below the Avenue, AMI sent
her home.
FCUR COUPLE from Richmond, who were
here on nn excursion yesterday, obtained
marriage licenses at the Court-iIousc. Mar
riage licenses are cheaper here than In Nir-
ginl0, ard the restrictions on persons getting
married are very slight here, while they are
severe In Virginia.
A PLUMBER named John Rainey, Of "a G.
street, was overcome by gas while at work
in the cellar of Connelrs saloon, g31 ID
street. yesterday. Officers Herbert and Van
2ant carried him to the Emergency Hos
pital, where he was treated, and afterwards
walked TO his home.
A CARELESS driver Of heavy wagon col
lided with buggy occupied 10y William +.
Cole and friend about q o'clock last even
ing at Tenth and Vi streets. Both men
We're thrown from the buggy, which had u
wheel knocked OIL The horse became
frightened and ran away smashing the
buggy. The occupants were not injured.