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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18
TO BUILD 4 SILO.

4 subscriber of the Prairie Farmer asks
for directions how to build a silo. Mr.
B. S. Hoxie, p correspondent of that
paper, says:
If the structure is to be detached
from the barn, make a low foundation
wall, Just high enough to prevent any
surface water from ever coming in con
tact with the ensilage. Fill up the floor
to the level of this wall, and finish off
with clay we'll pounded down, or =
cement of water lime. Next lay your
stills of 2XS in. ioist, fiat on the wall,
and bed them we'll in lime mortar; have
them so firm that there will be no chance
to spread or get out of place. On the
ioists place 2xS i'll. studding 16 feet
long, as this IS proper height for the
silo, and IS inches from center to
center. Toe-naiI firmly at the bottom of
the sill. The object Of placing the sud
ding this distance apart IS to aCcommo-
date the width Of tarrcd paper; fora per
feet silo must be perfectly air tight on
sides and bottom. Now put good tarrcd
paper on the inside OF the studs. tapping,
as il will, 50 as to make tight work;
cover with good. sound matched door
ing, and see to it that the corners are
made secure. so that there will be no
spread, or give, to let in the air. En-
close the outside surface with tarred
paper same as inside, and good drop-lap
siding, as it is called, or any similar
method, being careful to make it tight
and firm. The roof is made as any
ordinary barn roof, and the building may
be finished up on the outside to suit the
owners fancy or pocket.
A very good size for a silo would be
1Gx32 feet, Or if more room is needed,
make it longer and put in a cross parti-
ton of plank. This partition should be
made so it will slip down into place and
be held by cIeats at It's ends. The sides
must be secured with one or more iron
rods to keep the builiing from spread
ING. A convenient size for door would
be four feet wide, in one end, and made
in sections Of two feet each, sliding
down in grooves so as to come out from
the inside as the silO is cmptiCd. These
doors, as well as all inside work, must be
made so as to form no obstruction to the
settling of the fodder and boards and
tarred paper which are to form the cover
to the pit This is one of the cheapest
methods OF construction, and is essential
ly as good a one as can be built. Ii
farmer has stones handy, he can build one
of solid masonry, but it would not keep
out frost or air better than one of wood.
One end of bay in the barn can be used,
by observing the same precautions to
have it air tight
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18

neat and tidy, with collar, etc. Farmer
who read this can refer TO their own oh
servation whether the appearance q,
themselves and ncighb2rs is all that il
should be at home.
If the children of some fathers and
mothers are a little ashamed of their
parents uncouth dress, unkempt hair
and general siouchy habit, they do not
deserve TO be very highly censured.
Why should farmer be stoop-shoul-
dered or of rolling or shuffiing gait: His
work is no harder than that of many 4
townsman, who carries his head erect,
with a straight form, and walks with
something of the martial air, as though
the equal of other men. Nothing
which can be won by work in this world,
SAYS the New York Witness, lean make
amends for shortened and enfecb,,i
lives indorse this, and cor. END that
we should keep our forms erect, walk us
squarely as other men, dress respectfully
and becomingly both at home and abroad
for our children's sake, rs we'll As our
own, and dignity, as we may, the most
useful and honorable calling in tho
world.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18
Fattening Slaves to Kill.

Fattening slaves in park and feeding
them up like animals destined for the
table, and then leading them to SHAMELESS
where they are slaughtered like oxen,
cut into pieces and shared bit by bit
among hungry cannibals-such is the
practice which is permitted, according to
NJ. Fondese, a French explorer, in some
of the French, Belgian, Portuguese and
even British territories in Ubanghi. NJ
Fondese was sent out three years ago by
the French Government to discover the
sources of the NiariguillOn, and having
returned after the successful accomplish
ment of his task, he hastens to tell his
countrymen all about the terrible things
which he has seen in his travels.
The ''fattening parks" OF paddocks
are, he says, to be seen in each village,
and contain men and women who have
been taken in war. The poor wretches
take their doom philosophically, and
some of them to whom NJ. FOndese offered
freedom actually refused it. They eat,
drink, dance and sing until the head
''Fetishman" comes round, accompanied
by an orchestra Of tom tom and tin-kett1e
players, selects sufficiently fat specimen,
carries him or her to the market place of
the village, and splits his or her head with
Ratchet or scythe-like knife. The eyes
ard tongue Of the victim are given to the
''bOSs" fetish and the rest Of the body
is divided among the anthropophagi.-
T0D1O1z T,eZe0ruDh
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18
DECENTLY DRESSED.

A well-dressed farmer called on bust
ness at the boarding place of my son in
town, says a farmer, in the New York
Tribune, and, after leaving, the gentle
man of the house was told by my son
that the caller was farmer, when he ex-
claimed, Hes no farmer.' Of this
farmer once heard the remark that she
always looked as though he had just come
out of band box" Now, l happen to
know that this dress was inexpensive,
and devoid Of foppery or show; only
plain, neat and clean, and he always
wore collar and necktic when visiting
or on business Evidently there is room
for improvement il the appearance of
farmers when abroad, or notice would
not have been taken when one appeared
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

A small amount of salt should Occa-
sionallY be allowed in the soft food,
should any be given.
Managed properly Guineas arc ever
lasting layers, and their flesh is a unite
of the turkey and pheasant.
Waldo F. Brown, suggests that posts
which must bear the strain of stretched
wire fencing be set with cement.
Sunfos yer seed properly used makes
admirable food for the hens. Mix it
with other grain and feed occasionally
Everyone is studying up science. Sci
entifc farming is the rage. Wonder if
little science in the training of boys
wouldn't be a good thing.
If you failed to put trnips, celery or
fodder corn on the ground from which
you took the early peas, do not fail to
keep the weeds from going to seed.
Don't wait till the close Of the season,
then take some little "nubbin" of
cucumber for sccd-seect now a nice
specimen and let it grow and ripen for
seed.
Don't let earth or rubbish accumulate
around the sills of the barn or sheds; II
you do it will not be many years before
the expense and trouble of new sill viii
have to be incurred.
A farmer who needs two teams during
the season Of busy work may find much
more profit in having yoke Of oxen and
span of horses than in four horses;
question dependent on attending condi-
tons that he should examine CAREFUL
with the purpose of deciding wisely.
Good racks for holding hay for cattle,
horses and sheep will save great deal
of money and hay over the wasteful plan
of feeding the hay on the ground or in
troughs where it can be pulled out and
trampled under foot. In feeding any
kind of food to any kind Of stock, avoid
a wasteful system.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18
n SONG TO THE WORLD.

A song to the world-the beautiful world
In spite of its clouds and its cares,
It's trials and pains, its shames and its stains,
Its cruel deceits and its snares.
With all its sad faults, it's the best world we
IT'S the only one given to man
So let US accept it, with thanks, as it is,
And enjoy it as long as we can.
Then away with the cynic who cavils at
life
And wishes his day at an end.
Never yield to despair, but patiently
Such misLapS as man cannot mend.
What miner who works the auriferous earth,
Its glittering store to unfold,
Would be sour in mood, if the yield had was
good,
Because he found dross with the gold?
Then while you are working the vast mine of
life
Be humble content and resigned
Never worry nor fret; take the best you can
get,
And whistle the worst down the wind.
Then away with the cynic, etc.
Ne were put here to struggle-'twas heav-
EMS decree
Each man has his mission to fill
Nisfortunes may fret US, temptations beset
Sut we are Gods children still
When Ill fortune meets us and enmity greets
Us,
We should then on ourselves most rely
Be brave! for it takes, when the storm on US
breaks,
More courage to live than 20 die.
Then away with the cynic etc.
lis glorious world, if we look at it right,
And we should rejoice to be in it
There are birds in each grove, there are
sweethearts to love,
And success, if we struggle to win it.
So let US determine that, happen what may,
We will stay with the weeds and the flow
erS,
And the friends and the foes, and the joys
and the woes,
Which make up this great world of ours.
Then away with the cynic etc.
What folly to look on the dark side of life,
While the world is refulgent with light.
Creep out of the shade, and stand up undis-
mayed,
In the raiment of reason bedight!
There is room for US all on this widespread
ing earth,
So, with Charitys banner unfurled,
1et US join in one cry, while old Time hurTies
by,
Three cheers for this beautiful worldr'
Then away with the cynic etc
-Francis S. Smith, III Nelo York Weekly.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18
THE LOST SHIP.

In the month of June, 1854, the Eng
ish brig Ben Hammond, Captain John
E. Clark, passed through the Straits Of
Sunda on her way into the Indian Ocean,
bound for Melbourne The crew, all
told, numbered eleven people, and the
brig had a miscellaneous cargo. She sig
nailed ''All WELL when going through
the straits, and that was the last heard of
her for five months. Then sailor named
Charles Renfoe arrived at Sydney, and
told a very curious story.
About forty miles off the straits the
brig fell in with small sandal wood
trader in sinking condition. She was
carrying a lot of natives from one of the
islands of Sumatra to some port in Java
and had sprung a leak. The brig had
either to stand by or take her people off,
and Captain Clark decided upon the
former course. The brig had struck a
log or some other floating obstruction
while sailing at fast rate, and had been
badly damaged about the bows. This
occurred in the early morning, and it was
just at sunset that the brig came up with
her. The injured craft had been creep
ing in for the Java coast, but as wind
and current were against her she had
made very slow progress. Her pumps
were so small that they would not throw
out what a quarter hole would let
in, and crew and passengers were badly
ratified. 1t was a beautiful evening, with
every prospect of continued good weather,
and the first mate and five of the men
went aboard of the trader to help him
make repairs. In the course of four
hours they returned aboard with the
news that the small craft was now tight
and dry, and they brought with them
several bottles of wine and some dried
fruits as presents from her Captain.
Captain Clark was kind hearted man.
and as the men returned aboard he dis
tributed one bottle of wine and a share
of the fruit among the men. The brig
and trader had been slowly drifting off
before light wind during the repairs,
but now each hauled back to her course
and they were soon separated. RenfOe
had not been feeling well during the
day, and he was the only man who did
not partake of the stuff sent aboard. 1t
was his watch below after midnight, and
he had been asleep about an hour when
he was aroused by confusion aboard,
Every man on watch below was suffering
with cramps and vomiting, and he went
on deck to find the same state of affairs
prevailing. Captain and mates were
down, as we'll as the men, and the man
at the wheel fell to the deck and began
rolling around just as Renfoe came on
deck. While the brig had all plain sail
on her the breeze was light, and as the
wheel was made fast, she took care of
herself
Tiers was no doubt that the crew had
been poisoned by the wine Or fruit.
though the trader must have been en-
tlrely innocent of any such intent after
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18
THE FARM AND GARDEN.


In Pennsylvania, where the growing OF
turnips for seed is a great industry, the
seed is sown between the rows of corn,
afte- the last working This gives tur-
nips about two inches in diameter, the
most desirable size for seed purposes. In
this manner a good crop is secured at a
nominal cost, as they require no work "a
ter sowing. Sufficient roots can be
grown with an acre of corn to set three
acres for seed the following season.
american AgricuLturist.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-10-18
A Fortune for Somebody.

A splendid nugget of nearly pure
gold, weighing 461 ounces, has just
been found close to Tarnagulla, in Vic.
toria, Australia. The locality of the find
is a gully known as Ironbark. The
sinking is about four feet, and many
nuggets of smaller size have been found
near the spot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-09
r EHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD.

PASSENGER TRAINS leave foot Cortandt and
Desbrosses as follows:
7 a. an. for Satington and intermediate points.
a. m. for Geneva, Lyons Elnira, Rochester, Buffalo
and the West, and principal local points Chair car to
LYONS and Pullman 10 Suspension Bridge
III a. m. Elmifa and intermediate points. Chair
car 20 Mauch Chunk
n m. for Tunkhannock and intermediate points
Chair cars Tunkhannock. Connection to Reading and
$40 D. m for Eimra and principal intermediate points
Chair car l.. b. Junction and Pullman sleepers 20
Chicago
40 p. IN. for Satington and intermediate points
40 d. m. for Mauch Chunk and intermediate points
Connection TO Reading and Harrisburg.
D. N. for Geneva, Lyons. Elmlra Rochester, Buffalo
ana The West Pullman scepers 70 Lyons and Suspension
Bridge.
Trains leaving az 8 a. m. II O. M. 1 D. m. and 40
D. M connect for all points in Mahanoy and Hazleton
coal regions. =. 1850
6 n. m. for Mauch Chunk. Hazlcton and intermediate
40 D. NJ for Mauch Chunk and intermediate points.
D. IN. for Geneva, Lyons, Elmira Rochester buffalo
and the West. Pullman sleeper Lyons and Suspension
h'''Se' General Eastern once. 235 broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-09
TpAINS FOR THE WEST.


Stations ioqs Of pesPSssSs P9a oOI ss '''
NJ On The AN tele6rated ed CHICAGO Limited
the pioneer q hs e ves 81 DaanS and state
Room Sleeping and S SIN Sal
Chicago y and Cincinnati. ,..,,.,. n..,.. -,
Fast Line With pullman 6 yGs9Tg day for for
rtt6ug Cincinnati and and 9 rde 40 Louis da
SO S5}' S s'u&Sss S' ERss ys.Sgle
SShREs c lI Sad and louis daily. except sauf
DAY. ior Cleveland and Toledo pullman ve.tbuo Sleep
nF Cars Fp day iof chicago and Toledo. daily
For sA %Rd Sa!PqsS 5SI Haven 100 500
ana a E5G b at 0S % at CORY
90 % he p % s1a - and nd san
Si HS and N 20 20 3 a. al and 80 STa '
S PUTNAM Paa a' T
pPdsy 6 Dining s t %s'GnSs'n SG %
S5 90 and a 80 ma ,SS
ana 90 ono pnd az as and 9Ie en-
ennati, Sleepels Dining Car and Coaches through
For Il e ante M tam 90 Through Car and 90 M week
For Cape Rd qy p S9 P AND ne4neaae sta
tons s" via Railway ana Amb0y 80 no. 10 a. M
d da -? AS a. H. AMI zoo do not stop Abury
Fo! pad NSTfq via NeT Sa@ v Ph RaisIa
ssa a'y @ S al ana ss
aad
ii6 ego, 20 90 49, @ Chicago Limited ed
II 90 a. m fo 20, 100, 90, 100. 80 90 $50,
$50 99 and 90 az a and = oo % Dieh n
s GSGags 2HDiss 5 90 5 Limited ana %
D. M ana i2 rs night ACCOMMODATION oTGnOa 90 g.
and II 10 ], 4 g. p m and 10 m and
90 M on Ns sS s4S and "a BrOadway
Astor House and foot Of Desbrosses and COrandt sts
Courts and Brooklyn Annex Station foot OF Full.
ton.st. Brooklyn rs Hudson-st r., HobSSken Station,
The Transfer Company will call for and check
CT1TJ f. PUGH ]. r. wOOD
General Passr Agent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-09
STATE or INDIANA.
PROPOSALS
FOR
100000 TEMPORARY LOAN BONDS.

Sealed proposals for the purchase OF bonds OF the STATE
Indiana authorized by act Of the General Assembly
No GO IT, r.. approved March II, 1889, u the amount
OF 500 the second Oneha OF the amount OF loan
therein authorized will be received at tie ounce OF the
Auditor Of state OF Indiana In the city Of indianapolis
until the I4h day Of September 1889 at o'clock p m
These bonds authorized for the purpose OF carrying on
q the present outstanding temporary loans at lower rate
The bonds herein designated viii be payable at the fiscal
agency Of the State the city oil New YORK; In ten years
after their date and will be rdeemabe at the same place
az the pleasure OF the State after Ave years
They Will De- issued In registered form ~ denonhaohs
o suf the purchaser transferable at said fiscal agency
without expense the holders and Will bear Interest at
the rate Of three per Is cent? per annum payable
seuIannuay at said fiscal agency without any DEDUCTION
Proposa at than par and accrued Interest WIZ nOt
he enteyanei and all proposals must BE- accompanied Dy
certified check order OF the Treasurer OF the state
of Indiana equal amount e. five cent per cent
cessuI bidders will be returned Immediately after the
award s male Checks OF successful bidders Will De APP
ue on account their purchases and IN case OF raj ure
h nav the balance due. Win be liable IN forfeiture
The bonds viii be able and deliverable az the ONCE
OF Messrs winslow, Laner Co. In the city OF New
ed Interest being charged the purchaser from date OF
rho right Is reserved 10 reject any and all proposals
pIdors are requested append copy or this aaNCf
tsement 10 their bid and state dcnomna lions oil bonds
cnIes OF the authorizing and the decision OF the
Spnra Cont OF Indiana upon the cOrSt tutiou1y OF
The act may be had by applying to MeS'Fs WinSlow'
i'"'e' W. ALVIN +. UOyEY Governor
BRUCE CARR, Auditor of state.
4. A. IENCKE, Treasurer of STATE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-09
CENTRAL
IN AND
HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD,
THE GREAT FOUR-TRACK TRUNK LINE
snlacfnd by the (,nXernmoni a. the
selected by The Government as the
ROUTE OF THE FAST NAIL
THIS is ALSO THE NIAGARA FALLS ROUTE.
ALL TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART FROM

RDOlE Of lflE FASl hlAllJ
ALL TRAINS 1fFIXE AEP sr 2Ef3Rr FROM
Largest and Finest Passenger station In America and
the only N T SND L A fEMysy fif2B E 1875 Guy
ts a. m Rochester Express Wagner drawing'room cars
100 saratoga: Lake George Adrona lack y and ID
NJ cw nnd Mon Via DaNac ana
Hudson Railroad and NewYOrk to St Adams via Central
FAN2ggs yAfSEE esTB6s1
S e4 BS aGp0s N Sh fG F Ere Cleveland Toedc
arriving at Chicago at 80 IEpdiaaapos d IL 49,
E 4 tSS; e Ss1s
"a CANT S So@pa Thf cepne now
S c9GagO aTpriss for Nnsa bd F and and
Wagner % 2 Gh SpR %
SIS Western NewYO,E and Nqg tne cl IS-
Sorth Adams &C.. WagnoFI, drawing room cars New
$3.50 saTsoga, SPECIAL with Wagner drawing
IS D. M Accommodating to Albany and Troy Con,
P psns C on mS5 Wasne
car. Yew-York to Albany. r. ut. r..
press Tor NasaIa Falls gGao snfBSGHsoT BHdsss
Louis. Detroit and Chicago With Wagner yestlbuled
fG p NJ thousand Island ana Adirondack Express
Wagner sleeping car NewYoIk . Clayton via u ina
Via Utica and Northern Adirondack Railroad. daily eN'
rs p m. canandaigua Accommodation; Wayne e.
80 p M Mohtreal xirGndacE and capan sh y,
Express wagner s,eepihg.ears daily 10 North Creek wa
Saratoga and Adirondack Railroad also n PatsburS con
meeting az Pllts with rator esr Io Soma Lax
daily TO Montreal VIA iiouse's Point and via st. Adams
and Syracuse and Canandagua daily except sunday
g D. m, Special Mall Limited, arrive, az Rochester
40 o. m Buffalo Q 3j a. NJ. and Cleveland % 2. m
ITO D. NJ, Fast Night Express Tor Rochester, BuhaO
Niagara Fails Toronto. Cleveland Cincinnati Indianapolis
St Louis Detroit and Chicago. with Wagner sleeping cars
Sleeping cars % Canan1alguo on sundays only -
10 midnight for Saratoga. Adrondacks ana Thou,ann
Islands. No connection with train leaving SATURDAY.
Wagner slceping-cars t. Albany, Connects o. Albany
with trains Tor the North and West
Tickets space I'm drawing and sleepinac1rs on
sale Grand Central Station 49, $50 and o42 Broadway
l2 Park Place. Battery Place GS West l2Sthst sn nd
fulton SIS. and 39S Bcdfor1.ave., f. D., Brooklyn.
Wctcots Express calls FOR aud checks baggage from
hotels residences
19Sthst station. New York
FOR THE BERKSHIRE HILLS.
FAST PITTSFIELD AND NORTH ADAMS SPE.
GALS with elegant Wagner Drawing cars, through
Pittsburg without change, Grand Central Station
via Harlem Division. daily except Sundays ut 10 :3j a. m
and 3 40 Fast time Superior service
JOHN NJ. TOUCEY, GEORGE II. DANIELS,
General superintendent Gent Passenger >~ent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-09
Railroads.
T. ENTRAL RAILROAD or NEW;JERsLl.

~ FOOT OF LIBERTY ST., NORTH RIVER
400 T"f for ng sstc S' 9S seSS eSoyn Maa;h
Chunk, Wkcsbaric and scranton, Heading, hafr'so's'
100 a.. m. for TlemngtOn, Eason, Bc'hlehem Allen
slS Flcmngo Lake lI9Ea.eSSas E seISn
s sn 4nqs c9qRA SmaqSS
sunbuFy, Lewsburs, wiliamsport. .,. ,ll,a,.
ue@ canE 5i9s s,s,6u,T e rS,sHaS a Sss
chSGt + @ ISr f sean,d ae' TsBa9a ha%C
80 p. m for Pennington Lake liopaicolg Ei.e0''
G9 ana 10 $50 sSr p r:d S i Sosa@ ' Rce%I Maueh
Chunk Heading Harrisburg &C. on sunday AZ ens V
zoo ~ Sunday Tor LAX oIH IS9pS Park. ocean
Grove Point pleasant 100 IL IL 20 49, g 90 ~
For Atlantic Go migbiSPds via MatiWan ava Keypor
S FoS nix 80 t rGa GS and Barncsa 400
For Beach SU ia Atlantic CITY vnelnnd an4 Bridge
'0n for G Perth RI Ambo So co. 100 Is 10 80 Is o
80. 90 80, co. 6;1O S 80 p m. sundAyS' w.
SANDY HOOK ROUTE,
FOR LONG BRANCH AsBURY PARK
OCEAN GROVE. &c.
From Pier s. NJ r., foot OF Rectorst
BY palatla steamers - rouvc
MONMOUTH, SANDY HOOK AND ST JollN'
for Atlantic Highlands Highland Beach se1Sn ifn %
SAB 90 D. M sundays. . 80 a. m, -, Point
Pleasant IS a. M sA5, 200 D. . NJ M sundays "N'
cep o A'Pa akgewood Toms River and Barncga Jas p m
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE ,r
FOR PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE AMI
WASHINGTON.
BOUND BROOK ROUTE pd
Via Central R. Il. OF NcwJersey Phliaaepha anu cox ~
ing r. r.. and Baltimore and Ohio H. H. 'ea'c ioo' VI
For Philadelphia at :OO 745s $50 8 80 u u 0 wv
A. M 80 80. 10. 4 100. 900, oSV ~ ., o.
p IN. SUNDAYS. $3.50, 80 a. m'' ~ 2''o' "'i''
For baltimore and Washington, daily. at 80 ii Oo
Except sunday a. m. 80, 80, 315, 90 y az
Trains leaving at 40 II 100 a. IN, 80 :OO o.
: 30 10 100 p. m. connection for Reading h'rI''
Tickets and PaFio Car seats be procured az
AIS pa LAO 1923 Broadway 135 6th,aye. 9ot w" SEQ
1o5th.st 1874 East 125th-st, New-horAi Oou'V''' CIV
Fulton.st % Broadway, Brooklyn. -, a., - oheck
New-YOrk Transfer Company VIII caIl lo' an" '"0
baggage from hotel or residence