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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

HARROWING.-Last week Mr.. Jesse
F. Taylor, a thinking and successful
farmer, who lives near Raleigh, narrowed
IS acres of cotton preparatory to chop
ping. In less than two days one hand
and two horses wen over 40 acres ofcot-
ton and 6 acres of corn. A Thomas
smoothing harrow was used, containing
- teeth, the harrow being in three sec
tons and spanning nine feet. All the
teeth inclined backward at an angie of
IS degrees. The harrow was run either
across the rows or d~iagonally across to
prevent the too great pulling up of the
cotton. After the narrowing the stand
was found quite sufficient and the crust
on top of the ground entirely broken up.
So the chopping is made very easy, the
soil being moist and mellow. In the
rest of his crop Mr.. Taylor used a small
s toothed harrow to which were pillow
handles. With this, one man and a
horse worked over I acres each day. the
man takiug one middle, the horse the
other. and the harrow the row of cotton.
A higher guide tooth was allowed to run
alongside the young cotton, an inch
away, sometimes of course tearing up
a plant. 1t is claimed hat this species
of cultivation arrests the dying Of the
young plant, so frequent when it nrst APP
pears above ground.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20
SCHOOL AND CHURCH De
PARTMEkT.

-
We learn that the Pocket School,
Moore County, had a very successful
closing day on Wednesday last. b
school is in the country, five miles from
Sanford or Jonesboro in the heart OF 8
staunch intelligent Presbyterian com
munity, and is under the care OF Mrs.
Annie NJ. McGilvay, the relict OF Rev.
Vim. NJ. McGilvary. The session has
been a successful one, as the variedIexer-
cises of their closing day attested. The
music department is under the care OF
Miss Eva Twitty and her pupils reflected
great credit on her taste and training.
Miss Lula McIver has charge of the Ant
department, and the very handsome dis
play of art-work that adorned the walls
of the schoolroom revealed both her cul-
ture and skill as a teacher, and the apti-
tude of hel scholars. The calisthenic
drill was very pleasing and showed that
physical development as we'll as mental
discipline and culture were sought IN this
excellent school. There was also an adj
dress by the Rev. VIM. S. Lacy, full Of
presentation, Of the demands and rewards
of education, such as he knows how to
set forth.
The Concert was in the forenoon, and
after a d elightful basket dinner, the Calls
thenic exercises was given, and this was
followed by Mr.. Lacy's address. The day
was one to be remembered. We con-
graduate our friends, all of them both
those who contributed to the enjoyment,
and those who shared 1t, aud only regret
our absence !
The Sanford High School, under
the care of Prof. c. A. Smith, has Its
closing exercises this week. The Rev.
DR.. j. Henry Smith of Greensboro de-
livers the address on Friday afternoon at
Al O'Clock. There will be an exhibition
by the pupils on Friday evening at 50
o'clock.
The University Ball Ticket is decid-
| eddy better than the class-ticket. All of
" RIGHTS work is we'll done this year.
Though we must confess to some surprise
at the illustration. 1t represents an old
Africo-Graco Egyptio water pot, badly
cracked, but showing two female figures,
each with a shapely leg, one holding a
torch, the other a baby, both prancing
towards "UNC," which we take to be
Chinese for your uncle
Joking aside (the top side), the ticket
is neat; and the names are:
MANAGERS: : j. II. Manning, Chief:
Peter Brown Cox, w. r. Tucker, (Ral-
eigh) j. Fl. Little. H. w. Jackson, K.
L. Gilmer, St. Clair Hester, j. p. Crump,
J. II. j. Leigh.
HONORARY MANAGERS. Judge Fowle
DR.. Rich. II. Lewis, Hon. Jas, w. Reid,
Lieut.. Gov. Stedman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL Capt. w.
N. Snellings heads the committee on
lights, a very important one 10 this wick
ed day and generation. Col. Ed. Engle
hard bosses the school committee. (No
resolution to include the Boarding schools
will be tolerated; unless he gets married,
or puts on 'specs.") Capt. Ballard heads
the market 1--WE don't mean the ''Tobac-
CO Market" though the next Mayor does
own a warehouse) and Mr.. Wesley Jones
heads the Police committees nice ex-
cuse to get down town on Sunday Morn.
ing when he ought to be bossing a Sun
day SCHOOL,!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

...Shenandoah, Pa, May 17.-Jen-
ME Yarnell, a young lady of Is, com
mitted suicide to day by shooting herself
through the heart. The cause assigned
for the act is that her father had been
drinking heavily and, to avoid the dis
grace which she imagined it brought
upon her she took her own life.
....Messrs. ]. C. & D. Y. Cooper have
broken ground for the erection of two
handsome stores on the corner of Garnet
and Montgomery street, Lassiter & Sons
aud Missilller's old stands, lately burned.
They will be quite an addition 10 that
part of town when finished --Mr,
John R. Fleming, who lives in the upper
edge of Warren, has just been a sufferer
by dogs to the extent of Is sheep killed
and several badly injured. Mr.. Fleming
had a flock of 20 or 25 head. and the
dogs destroyed more than half the mum.
Der in one night. --Buildiag in Hen
derson will take a decided boom this sum
mer. Aside from the houses now going
up contracts are out for several handsome
residences, and a number of new brick
stores. OF the latter we might name IA
that will certainly be built, with the in
dications that this number will be ipcreas.
ed to is, or more. Ere the advent Of
another twelve months the business part
of the town will have undergone a COM
plete TRANSPORTATION almost, and the gen.
eral appearance of things very much
changed for the better. Henderson is
growing and she will continue to grow
Henderson G0ld-L
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

ADVICE FROM NILAS.-Postmaster
General Villas has sent out an othcisl hin
hat the best way to get Democratic Post
masters i. TO show that the present IN
cumbents are either personally uuh. or
officially unworthy By eason Of having
made their office the source Of political
intrigue, and offensive ~partizanshlp
II think that from IS 10 25 per cent.
of the fourth class postmasters might be
removed within the next two months.
and great good accomplished thereby, II
our people adhere TO a proposed plan.
This Is, IN short, TO pick out the most
obnoxious and offensive partlsans IN each
county. to the number OF a sixth TO a
quarter of all, and choose flrst-class men
to take their places. | will require no
more proof of partnership IN these seiec-
tions than The affirmation of knowledge
on the part Of a representative or senator
that the postmaster has been an active
editor or proprietor of a republican news
paper. printing offensive articles, easily
shown by slips. or a stump speaker, OF
member of a political committee, or OH
Ger OF a eau paigu club, or organizer OF
political meetings, or that his office has
been made the headquarters Of political
work, or that his clerks have been put
into the performance OF political duties.
Possibly other acts Of equal force may be
noted 10 some cases.
In recommending for appointment, |
beg the representative will state the age,
apd what kind of business experience,
and a description Of the business charac
ter of the applicant, and also of his habits
and standing IN the community. it would
be we'll to file evidence showing that he
will be satisfactory to the community,
and when there are various candidates, |
shall be obliged by any explanation which
the representative can give
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20
DEATHS.-We spoke last week c

DEATHs.-We spoke last week of
losing subscribers and friends each week
by that saddest of all farewells -Death.
One we mentioned was VIM. j. Exum,
and now we must add the name Of an
other, his daughter, Mrs. Col. VIM. T.
Blackwell, of Durham, who died sud-
denly on Monday evening, while suffer-
ing intensely from neuralgia She had
the faculty of making friends,-a beau
tiful thing III woman. Her death
is a shock and sorrow to her friends. No
better epitaph!-And now here an
other subscriber, DR.. B. L. Green, of
Franklinton, a true and good citizen
long out of health, but never out of es-
TEEN of his neighbors.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

SURRENDERS HIMSELF TO THE AU-
THoRITIEs.-Philadelphia. Pa, May II.
About 1870 O'Clock this morning a
well dressed. respectable looking young
man visited the mayors office and re-
quested an audience with that official.
The messenger IN charge Informed the
visitor that the mayor was buslly engaged
and could not see him, except on lmpor-
tart business. "My business" said the
young man, ''is Of the utmost importance
and | must see him" He was then con-
Quoted to the mayors private office, and
after presenting his card remarked Il
believe you want me. | am Daniel +.
Stanton, the man who is accused OF
shooting Frederick T. Nash. You offered
a reward of $500 for me, and | guess you
are the proper person for me to surren-
der TO-" He was handed over to the
chief of police, who conducted him to a
cell, where he had a consultation with
his consul, George W. Arundel. Stan
ton and Nash were companions, aud were
travelling together about the country.
On the night of October 10th last, it is
alleged hat they had a quarrel near Ger
mantown Junction, during which Stan
ton drew a pistol and shot Nash in the
hear, from the effect of which the latter
died. Immediately after the shooting
Stanton went to South America. then to
Cuba and only arrived at New York yes
terday. He declined to say anything about
the shooting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

New YORK MARKETs.-Money l
per cent; cotton steady at 105@1lBc :;
wheat, ungraded red SScG$1.O1 =; south
ern flour dull and weak corr No. 2.
May 54(G55!c; rosin steady at $1.O74M
LILO; spirits turpentine quiet at 323@
328c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20
Raleigh Trades With Chatham.

And a young man from Chatham
would like to have a situation in a good
house in Raleigh. Has had four years
experience in a general store. Good
references. Name can be had at this
office. "E."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

SERGEANT CRowiKY StNrfNcE-
New York, May u Sergeant DAVID H..
Crowley, who was on Friday foand gun.
~ Of committing an assault IN Maggie
Morri>. Il Standard bal. "a iAs SEN
tenced hy Recorder SmytLc. 10 the -5ufi
Of genera. session - urT>onmrnt n
the state ~le4tteaslAry a. sing Nus AZ
hard abor Tor seventeen year. aud sN
months.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

....Major A. +. Burke has resipped
his position as Director General Of the
New Orleans Exposition.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

1.-The Winston Dat}g says that Mr..
George +. Foust, a merchant ofthat cay
made an assignment on Saturday morn
ing last. to Mr.. Fuller his head clerk.
Mr.. Foust is we'll known here, having
clerked Tor leargan, Petty 4 Go at oue
time
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

....IIillsboro ObScrrer says. MIR James
ID. HOLSTER, Supt., Florida 5. X and
Mr.. NJ. II. IIaughton, a merchant Of
Palatka. spent a few days in lillsboro the
past week, and were perfectly delighted
with their visit. Jas. A. Check. II
l.. Parish. Sheriff Jno X Hughes, aud
the editor OF this paper, attended 'he
cattle show at Raleigh last Wednesday.
The parade was a grand affair. aud was
witnessed by a large crowd. The people
of Wake county own some very fine
cattle.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

eE- Local advertisements inserted Tor two
cents q word, each week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-20

lin Pike county. Ky, on Monday,
while Mount Clark was trying To elope
with Miss Stratton, he encountered Frank
Stratton, her brother. In the melee
that followed Stratton wa stabbed aud
Clark shot, both fatally.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-25
Periodicals.

The chief articles in LiDDincoffs
Magazine for April are "Glimpses of
Peking," by G. f. Gordon Cumming /:
a paper by Charles Morris summarizing
the results of investigations carried on
by the London Society for Psychic
Research - a descriptive and historical
account of Buffalo, under the title of
Studies in a Lake Port" by C.B.
Todd; a second paper on the New
Orleans Exposition, by Edward G..
Bruce and a history of the Confeder-
ate Flag" gathered from hitherto un-
published ducments, by Frank f. Car
penter.
Harpers Magizine for April is bril-.
liant Number, with sixty eight illustra-
tions, and an unusual variety ofexceed-
lngly interesting reading matter. The
fontispiece of the Number is a charac-
terlstic portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
from a photograph taken before he be-
came President NJ. Wendell PbilIins
Garrison, who is the owner of this
photograph. contributes a poem. enti-
tied The Vision of Abraham Lincoln
April l4th, 1865" The most important
OF the illustrated articles is "a personal
sketch of the Prince of Wales by viii
liam Howard Russell, supelbly iliustra-
ted from drawings.
Frank LesIis's Sunday Maqaziae for
April IS particularly interesting mum.
ber, and he who does not find much in
1t to please him must be very hard to
suit. 1t begins with the opening chan
ters OF FarjeOn's new story, Loves
Harvest" which promises to be equal
to the other stories Of this favorite
writer. Three additional chapters of
Mrs. Farmers 'What She Made of
Her Life are given, and also three of
the JuvenilestOry " Pens Perplexities."
The venerable cOuntenance of the Rev.
Dr- Prime, a representative religious
journalist, accompanies facsimile re-
duction of the first page Of the New
York Observer, which he has so long
edited. These are only a small portion
OF the contents and, indeed, the whole
numberis exceptionally good. Publish
ed by Mrs. Frank Leslie, 50, 50 and 81
Park Place. New York, at % cents a
nlm3er, or $3.50 a year, postpaid.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-25
Peaches.

kumors are beginning to circulate
from various parts of the Peninsula, of
damage to the peach crop by the cold
weather and Col. Geo. w. Cummins is
credited with the saying that he
would take 500 for his entire crop.
Yesterday Walter 0. Hoifecker. in the
same neighborhOOd, made an examina-
ton of his orchards and says it would
be very difficult thing to give any
approximate estimate of what the cron
will be barring any future damage.
Some varieties show no signs of de-
cided injury, while others are very SER
iOusly if not fatally hurt. Among the
latter are Reeves Favorite and Craw-
fOrd's Late, both of these varieties
being the finest of our yellow peaches.
lie thinks all the yellow varieties, ex-
ccpting Smock, are badly hurt, while
the white varieties, excepting Old
Nixon and Stump the World, have
suffered very little damage. There
was n very small growth of wood made
last year, he says, and the buds are
not so numerous nor vigorous in their
appearance. As to what the crop will
be he will not venture an opinion but
think that yellow peaches, unless it be
Smock and it may be Crawford's Early.
will be rather scarce. Col Robt Hill.
who examined his orchards this morn
ing, found the Reeves and Crawford's
badly hurt, but thinks the prospect
still good for fair peach crop.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-25
His New Faith.

Rev. John E. Smith, who has severed
his connection with the Wilmington
Conference to join the Swedenborgians
it is stated will take charge of church
in Maine. An exchange thus speaks
OF Swedenborg, scientific and relig.
ious enthusiast, who lived during the
early part:Of the eighteenth century:
SwedenbOrg was an author of con
siderable prominence in his dav. and
published many volumes of a scientific
character. He. claimed that he was
permitted to converse with spirits and
angels and behold the wonders of the
spiritual world The general feature
OF his theology, however, are contained
IN his True Christian Religion" in
which he teaches that God is one in
essence and person and has been re-
vealed to men as the Lord Jesus Christ.
In the Lord is u trinity, not of persons
but of principles, and it is those princi-
pies spoken of in the Scriptures as
Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The
Father IS the divine love, the Son the
divine wisdom and the Holy Ghost the
divine operation or energy acting upon
the universe. The chief points that
SwedenbOrg insists on in religion are
faith in the Lord and the avoidance of
evils as sins against Him. Upon every
thing else, such as outward worship,
prayer and meditation and works of
eleemOsynary charity, he lays but lit
tie stress. The essence of charity is
love to the neighbOr aud occupation in
some useful employment. The Word,
he says, is the divine truth itself, writ
ten to reveal the Lord to man and to
serve as medium of conjugation, be-
tween earth and heaven."
Smyrna times., 1885-03-25

Those persons who fancied we were
TO have short and inexpensive session
OF the Legislature because there seemed
nothing comparatively to 10 in the
first month after its assembling are
doomed to disappointment the ses-
sion now promises to equal almost the
last sesslOn-One of the longest on
record, not adjOurning until April
2lst There is no probability that it
will close until the 18th or 2Oth. As
an offset to this tendency of protract-
ing the sessions so indefinitely. there
IS talk of increasing the compensa-
ton OF the members to $500 per dav
or $500 and limit the session TO 90
days. Sixty days affords ample time
for all the new legislation we need.
and if We had a new Constitution
adapted to our advanced condition
60 days in four years would perhaps
be ample time for all needed legisla-
ton.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-25
The Wheat Prosnecf.

The wheat fields that usually are
getting quite green at this time in
the Spring look now burnt and bare
with scarcely vestige of green above
the surface of the earth. The effect of
the cold weather upon the prospect for
a wheat crop has attracted the atten-
ton of those interested in the markets.
the Philadelphia Press of Monday thus
commenting on the subject:
" The very serious injury done
Winter wheat by cold February was
noted two weeks ago in these columns.
Instances have occurred in the past
fifteen years, as most notably in 1879.
where a warm March-in that year the
warmest in decade-has retrieved
the results of a cold February. But
there is on record no year in which n
cold February and March have been
succeeded by an average wheat crop
The extraordinary cold of these
months in 1875 and 1876 WAS followed
BY the smallest yield per acre in wheat
IN the last twenty-five years, ia spite
Of the remarkable impulse given
Smyrna times., 1885-03-25


Spring wheat in Minnesota and
elsewhere by the favorable weather
from April 20 August in 1875, North of
the Winter wheat line. In the Ohio
Valley and the great wheat area which
includes Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and
Kansas, the wheat yield per acre in
three years was barely tWO-thirds of
the average from lS77-1S80 Inclusive.
The disastrous crop Of 1881, whose re-
suits are still apparent, was, it is true,
due to the unprecedented drought of
Summer; but the effect of the cold
Spring and Winter of 1888 in reducing
by 100000, 900 bushels the Winter
wheat crop is still too fresh in memory
to need reference. The great crop of
1882 followed the warmest February of
years and a March we'll above the
average. 1t would be foolish to put
absolute trust on the weather of Feb
ruary or March over the Winter wheat
states as determining the prosperity
of the country. Other and wider
causes are at work. The share which
Spring wheat plays in national produc-
ton has risen in the past five years
from 30 per cent. of our total wheat
product to 40 per cent, yearly widens
and it has more than once happened.
as in 1875 aud 1882, that the worst of
Winters for one wheat crop has been
followed by the best of Springs for the
other. On the Pacific coast it is not
the heat but rain which settles the
crop, until each inch of rain at San
Francisco is held equal to 100000
bushels of wheat for the State. The
only serious sign for the Spring wheat
prospects Ofthe country lies in the fact
that rain on the Pacific coast has been
deficient during the present season,
but Its coming has not yet been de-
fesred past possibility of relief.
Whar must be said now is that for
three-fifths of our wheat crop of 5OO,-
100000 bushels, il is necessary now to
look rather for the short crop of years
like 1888 than the full crop of years
like 1882, for 236, 100000 bushels rather
than 326,000,000. The ameliorating
fact in the outlook is that in the re-
ports from the great Winter wheat
States reduced acreage is noted nearly
as much as weather damage. This is
unquestiOnably due to the swing from
wheat to corn in the States which can
grow both. The corn crop of 1884 has
proved not only the largest, but also
the most valuable crop ever grown in
this country.
The effect of next Summers crop
is, however, still far in the future. and
the immediate interest lies first in the
character of the Spring trade. 1t is
now clear that this is large in bulk.
small in profit, and has made no such
impression on stocks is to promise any
advance in prices The tendency
seems rather to be towards maintain
ing the present level by restricting
production in many lines when warm
weather comes.
" The failures for the first quarter of
the current year have been swollen to
unprecedented proportiOns-3349-chief-
ly by the collapse Of the smallest class
Of traders. and it is difficult to see any
reason for believing that this tally will
Smyrna times., 1885-03-25

ACCORDING to the tone of the news
papers we are to witness a pretty live
ly time in this State, for the next two
years particularly, in the fiaht for DO
lItlcal supremacy. The factions arc
classified as the Administration or
Stockley, Bayard and Wolcott men
and the Salisbury, Lore and Martin
combination. In the late warm con-
test for U. S. Senator the first named
carried off the prize in the election of
Mr.. Gray because perhaps Of closer
combination. The defeated party are
credited with the declaration that they
would bide their time, lay low. and
turn the tables at the next primaries
Inc dlspensation of patronage $50
highly priced by all politicians is eyi-
IDENTITY in the hands Of the Administra-
ton party, both State and nationally
and they will only be follouine in tho
footsteps Of all politicians if they use il
g for all it is worth " in streuoibon;n ~
their forces. >
Smyrna times., 1885-03-25

IhE last session of the Wilmington
Conference stands distinguished be-
yond all that have preceded II in is
history since its organization for the
amount Of dirty linen" washed
Three trials were carried througb and
the fourth, the dirtiest one Of the LOT
happily, was dispensed with without
being held up to public gaze. 4sun-
pleasant and as mach to be deplored
as these cases were, the preachers say
they were exaggerated and oolored bv
unconsclonable reporters who were
after sensational more than truthful
statements. These writer's not being
admitted to the trials picked up all the
outside rubbish they could get hold of
and hurried it off to their respective
journals and from these copied into the
local papers. The Conference has
been singulariy free from these trials
since its organization until the present
time. Preachers are but men and il is
not TO be expected that in such a large
body Of men that one now and then
will not be overtaken in a grievous
iault, but IL does seem that a better
method might be found to investigate
their cases than TO drag them before
an annual conference. Such trials do
hos exert Q good influence on the un-
souiy or produce pleasing impression
upon .ne elect. lt matters not wheth-
er declared innocent or proved 0uiltv
the influence that goes out is unsavory.
heAe are lines when the pulpit more
tban ever should preserve lis attrac-
slFeles. ana dignity, aud they should
be positive Of their ground before
bringing q brother up for trial.