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a SPAN LEVEL.

The groove should be cut so that the
tiles will fit without rolling, and shall
touch bottom all the way. Lay the tiles
from the outlet up stream, look through
each tile to see that it is clear of obstruc-
tons, and lay it SO that it will not rock or
wabble. Chuck it up tight against the
preceding tile, and then step forward
upon it and lay the next.
Lay no tiles that are not hard burned
'noGgh to give clear metallic ring when
struck with hammer, and lay no cracked
or broken ones. For functions with lat
erals get from the kiln, if possible, main
tiles with functions formed, or at least
holes cut for functions. If you have to
CIT with trowel, use great care and Sc
cure great perfection.
Stand in the ditch when the tiles are
laid and with the ditching spade shovel
in the fine clay (the subsoil last dug OUT,
and see that it rattles or fills clear down
on both sides Of the tiles. Tramp very
thoroughly with the feet as you fill, until
you have filed in some eight inches deep.
The rest may be plowed in by running
very long eEener and long inside lines,
and having one horse on each side of the
ditch.
In very compact clay subsoiI thorough
drainage requires laterals from thirty
three to fifty feet apart, 10 drain the soil
rapidly and thoroughly enough to pre-
vent damage to crops after very heavy
rains. With fair fall, a tile will drain an
area equal to one-half its diameter lin
fnches) squared-that is, two inch tile
should carry the water from one acre
(tWo divided by two and squared), a four
inch tile four acres, five inch tile about
six acres, and a six inch tile about nine
acres: the less the grade. the wider the
suction range" and the longer the
drain, the larger the tiles required. =
drain may begin at its lower end with
four inch tiles, and diminish to three and
then to two towards its upper end.
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Agricultural Briefs.

Pigs are large consumers of food a:
compared with their weight, but wher
penned up for fattening they expend
only small proportion of it in keeping
up animal heat, consequently they in
crease rapidly in flesh and fat, and arc
considered economical meat producers.
a liberal top dressing of ashes on an
orchard that is beginning to fail will
often give satisfactory results. The use
of stable manure is also highly recon-
mended as stimulant for old trees.
Flowing the cabbage ground late in
the fall and exposing it more thoroughly
to freezing will kill a great many inju-.
ious pests.
Cedar and locust each make posts of
great durability when set in the ground.
Trees in yards where fowls are con-
fined or much frequented by them are
often benefited therei Y. Insect injuries
are lessened and the fruit is fairer.
Sheep digest their food more thorough
ly than any other domestic animals, con-
sequently sheep manure is one of the
best Of animal manures. Lands pastured
by sheep increase in fertility.
New York state is reported to have
produced last season 2,0SS, s45 pounds of
honey, being exceeded only by Tennes-
see with 2,13O,6S9 pounds
Rye can be raised after corn or pota-
toes and be pastured good deal through
the winter and then make a good crop,
or it may be plowed in for green manure
in the spring.
According to good authorities and OBJ
servers quail are the most effective enc
mics Of the chinch bug of any of tine
feathered tribes.
According TO the commissioner of
agriculture, the poultry products of the
United States the last year had farm
value of at least $500, coo, 900, and no less
than 1900, OC0 dozen eggs were imported
at first cost of over 10 cents per dozen,
while the average annual value of such
Importation during the past four years
las been S2,2lG,328.
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IRISH POTATO CULTURE.
From an Essay Read by d. Morrison Befor
the Atlanta, Ga, horticultural Society.

From an Essay Read by D. Morrison Before
the Atlanta, Ga, Horticultural Society.
With other practical suggestions made
on the cultivation of Irish potatoes by
hIr. Morrison, as reported by Dixie
Farmer, were the following:
After YOU have decided what variety
you wish to plant, the next thing is how
TO plant for best results. Some potato
growers advocate planting one eye. some
two, others three, others small pota-
to whole; some large potatoes whole;
while others say all you need is to
eat the potatoes and plant the peel
ings. Now, find in this, as in other
things where doctors differ SO widely,
the middle ground is the safest. l there
lore recommend the selecting of large
and well shaped potatoes having clear
skin, with full eyes that have not been
sprouted then cut so that each piece has
at least two eyes and part of the heart
or coreof the potato. This plan is called
bv DR.. Sturtevant the scientific method
of cutting seed potatoes; but it is not
new by any means, for it has been prac-
ticed by our people, the Scotch farmers,
for over thirty years, and they simply
call it the common sense way.
In cutting you should use very thin,
narrow bladed knife, an old table or case
knife that has been ground thin and
sharp will answer. The reason for this
is, that thick backed knife, such as a
pocket knife, causes the potato to crack
across the core or eye roots that extend
from the eye to the center, although you
don't readily see them; but by the aid of
potato that has the core colored, you
will get the idea. Ihave found seed to do
better when cut q day or two before
planting. The cut part becomes dryer
and is more easily handled. Dry wood
ashes sifted over cut seed has also a good
effect Have the drills opened in the
morning and left open during the great
er part of the day, so that the soil and
the seed may get warm, which will give
the seed a quicker start than they other
wise would get. Plant seed with the
eyes up, in the prepared drills, about
twelve inches apart, and cover lightly
with a side draft scraper or Planet, Jr.,
Horse hoe, with rake covering attach
ment. If your land needs any additional
manure, sow on top of drills from 400 to
600 pounds of good fertilizer per acre.
If the land becomes caked by heavy rains
it will pay well to run light harrow on
the drills to break up the crust before
the plants are up; then again when three
to four inches high run cultivating
harrow across the drills. From that on
the soil should be frequently stirred by
cultivator or horse hoe so that it may re-
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tain the moisture as well as to loosen the
ground around the plants. While ia
vor in the south level culture as gen
eral thing, owing to the long drought
we have, yet 1 have had the best re-
suits from slightly killing or hoeing up
the drills at the time of laying by the
crop, which should be just before the
blossom comes on; after that potatoes
should not be disturbed.
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The Washington bee., 1890-07-26
FALSE ACCUSATION.

The Cleveland Gazette charged
Hon. b. K. Bruce with having
discharged a colored man as dep
uty and hired a white man in his
stead; ia this issue we print a let
ter from Mr.. Bruce in reply to one
sent him by ye Editor, wherein
the facts regarding the Office are
made PLAIN. We believe what
Mr.. Bruce says, besides we have
other reasons to believe his state
ment. The Gazette should have
commended the worthy represen-
tstive instead of lying on him, for
truly he is worthy of the best
expressions. We hope brother
Smith will be little more consider
ate next iime, and not strive to
Geface such fine productions of the
Afro-American race. Such steps
as these do not speak we'll for
our people. A true saying is,
"The Negroes worst enemy is
himself" for some one or other
of them are continually trying to
pull down the one they should
strive to elevate. As Newspaper
men" we must stand by the rep
resentative men OF our race and
party.-W Windsor Journal, (N. C.)
WHY certainly it is a false ac-
cusation, and what is worse 1t
was inspired by personal disap-
pointment, saperlative jealousy
and undying malevolence. But
what more could you expect of a
man who would solicit political
letter from Hon. Fred Douglass,
apparently for publication III the
interest of the Republican party,
and then demand two hundred
dollars from the Committee for
it? The race, the race, just /; 80.
interest in he race!
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26

calIy unanimous in their support
of the Republican nominee; with a
letter before the committee written
and acknowledged by the Demo
cratic contestee, in which he bold
" advises that some of Hills
witnesses should "disaDpear',
how any other thar a decision In
Hills favor should have bee''
made, We are at a loss to imagine.
1t is said, we believe, that Hit
failed in his proof to overcome
Catchings alledged majority Ct
seven thousand. With the methods
resorted to in elections in MISS
sippi. it was quite as easy TO give
Catchings an alledged majority of
twenty five thousand, as seven
thousand. This action, we fear
will be received by Southern
Democrats as notice to steal big
if they wish to hold seats in Con-
gress to which they have not been
elected. 1t is bad politics. Hill
was elected and Catchings was
not.
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26
THE ELECTION BILL.

The evils existing at the South to-day;
the disregard to pure government, an
honest count a pure ballot are menace
to liberty. To try condone these evils is
exceedingly dangerous to the perpetuity
and well being OF the country. Some
RENEE dy must be found and applied to the
pcrnicIous malady, that effects the
southland to-day. philadelphia Tri-
bune.
1t is for these very reasons and
many others that we have advo-
Gated with such ability as we pos-
sessed the passage of the Lodge
Bill now pending before the Sen
ate. We agree with the Tribune.
the PlaindeaLer and other great
race journals, tina: the passage of
the bill will not be the panacea
for all the evils existing at the
South; it will MT in this event
prevent the white livered, mssked
faced scoundrels Of that section
from whipping, manning and kill
iDg under the cover of night. or
from getting up what they are
pleased to call race riots even in
broad day light. But the sufiing
of ballot boxes the changing OF
ballot box aud the thousand and
oue other devhsh methods to
which resort is now had to count
out Republicans will be practical.
ly impossible under tie blll. If
the b.ll will accomplish nothing,
why are all the Southern Demo-
Gratis and the northern ones too
for that matter, opposed to II?
If there is a single Democrat in
the United States in favor of the
passage of the bill or anything like
it, we have yet to hear of him.
The southern press is today teem-
ing with threats not only against
the colored citizen, but against
northern manufacturers and north
ern merchants in the event of
the passage of the measure.
This Is sn old game of bluster
resorted to before the war to keep
northern mudsllls in terror. while
the south dominated every depart
ment Of the government Pass
the bill, and if necessary to It's en-
forcement utilize the whole power
government--tbe army and navy.
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26
DEMOCRATIC DODGE.

Such newspapers as the New
York World and New York Sun
are growing charmingty solicitors
as to the future welfare of the
Afro-Americau voter aud are Civ
. ing HIM a good deal of voluntary
advice and delegate attention.
They have made the alarming dis
covery that for more than quar-
fer of century the colored voter
has been laboriug an egregious
Inflammation as to his relation to
the respective political parties.
He has been voting with the Re-
publican party under the delusion
that that parry had shown greater
consideration for him than the
Democratic party; whereas, the
Democratic, ard no; the Repub'n
party has been and is his staunch
friend. Really, to rad some of
the rot ! ubIished by these journals
one unacquainted with recent po-
litical history, might get the i'm
preston that it was the Republi~
can party that opposed emancipa-
ton, the enlistment of colored
soldiers, the enfranchisement of
;he freedmen, the Civil Rights
bill, the admission of colored mem
bers of Congress, and everything
of beneficial character that has
come to the race through legisla~
ton and otherwise. Further,
that the Republican party had
organized Klu-Klux aud white
league bands 10 commit the most
fiendish crimes ever known to his.
tory, and had engaged in whole
sale ballot box stutfIng to disfran-
chise the Negro.
No. no, gentlemen, the shoe is
on the other foot. Every intelli-
gent child in this broad land
knows that the Democratic party
is today what it always has been
"a Negro hating party, and they
will have none of it. 1892 will be
a repitition of 1888 "a solid black
vote against the Democratic par-
ty. Mark that
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26

nary sreech of the people, not SOLE
" as in this case III newspaper
article; in trading in coIlcquial
mmuuica'icn. Suppose a cou-
pie Of fellows should get into a
little row and one should denounce
tie other as an Afro-American
son of a gun, dces any one imag-
inc that this would satisfy the de-
size of the speaker to BE- tupera-
tive and denunciatoly? We fear
not. The terms lrish-American
and German-American for the
same reason have failed to stick
We have no objection to the term
ourselves, but we feel it cur duty
10 call the attention of our bre,h-
ren of the press to the improbable
ity of its longevity.
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26

If the Negro haters of the south are sim
cere in their statements, why do they not
leave that section. The black men there
would not object. indianapolis World.
For the good and sufficient
reason that the lazy white rascals
know that starvation will certainly
overtake them should they be
deprived of the privilege of swind>
ling their black neighbors out of
their hard earn ngs. Every enter
prise, every industry Of the south
today rests upon the shoulders of
the black people, and this talk
about the whites paying the taxes
and educating the Negroes is
sheer nonsense. All the Negro ofthe
south needs TO make him master
of the industrial situation, is edu-
cation sufficient to protect him
against imposition in his business
transactions and Operations; and
this we believe the Blair Educa-
tional Bill or one of similar lm-
port, will give if passed.
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26
A GREAT MOVE.

Elsewhere in this paper win ue
seen the address of the Southern
States COlored Republican ASSocia-
ton. The object of this orgauiza-.
ton is to disseminate wholesome
political information among the
colored voters and to solitify young
colOred men of the nation to adj
vance Republican principals. The
instigat0Ts of the movement are
such distinguished and learned
men of the nation as Prof. W. w.
Wright of Ga, Rev. Europe of AL
ALBANIA, W. II. Young, Tenn, j.
Willis Manard, of Fla, and many
others. Such an organization is
what is greatly needed among tne
colored voters of tins country, more
especially the South, and with such
able young men at the head of it,
as we have named above, will tend
to establish confidence and assure
the cOlored people that we have
yO, ng men among US in whom they
can contide and warn them of the
political aIctlOneers who have pre-
dominated every Republican Ma
tional convention. There is no
reason why this movement should
not succeed, if personal piques are
eliminated from the promoters of
this movement.
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26

Again, Smith opposed and con.
tlnued to vilify Mr. j, L. Glover,
who was appointed to the Board of
Equalization last week, aud the
same is true in the case of Mr.. f.
j. Anthony, who was also appoint
ed on the Board of Equalizati n
last week. And again he wrote
and said all manner of evil against
Hugh Buckley in order to prevent
his nomination for sheriff on the
Republican ticket, but notwith-
standing this cipher, Buckley was
nominated all the same. This un-
certain quantity attacked Mr.. Pc
ter T. Hill, and at once Mr.. Hill
received an appointment.
l.. w. Pulies came to this city
and Smith hoped onto him. PuIies
was at once given a prominent
place in M. B. Stevens pension of.
fee of this city. And more than
this Smith accused w. II. Clifford.
j. A. Brown and Joe Brown of
stealing money. All three of them
are now holding government posi-
tiOns. He said all manner Of
things against r. A. Jones, but he
was appointed deputy United
States marshal all the same. He
did all in his power to down Prot.
j. A. d. MITCHELL; however, the
professor is now at the head of Il e
Western Reserve band, and is a
staunch member of the musical
union which is composed of the
very best musical talent. white
and black, in the great State of
Ohio, and she" Smith, stands sus.
pended and expelled from the unS
ion. But more yet, he accused the
Rev. r. A. johnson of being con~
nected with saloon deal in poll
tics at a time when Mr.. johnson
was out of the city. The A. Nj
church denounced Smith and his
paper ~, exonerated the pastor
and raised his salary. SIT" tSmith)
went after W. o. Bowles, who op.
ened a barber shop in this city,
and was compelled to exclude from
bis shop one II. G. Smith, because
he, Smith, was so obnoxious to the
people. Mr.. Bowles has, and is
meeting with much success in the
grocery trade. Notwithstanding
Smiths abuse, Mr. Bowles will /
meet with even greater success.
The ABOVE is the history of
that cipher, 81. G. Smith, of the
Gazette, by newspaper of high .
character published in the city .
in which Smith resides. A chronic
pestlferous Office seeker, a wicked
maligner ofeyery prominent color
ed gentleman, a flagrantly dish0n-
est and unreliable journalist, des>
pissed by his neighbors. II. C. Smith
treads the wine press solitary and
alone.
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26

Slavery is gore but its spirit liyesl We
who are the sons and grandsOns of the ab-
olition leaders have it to fight and TO con.
quer. The cOlored man Is still the object
Of pro-Slavery hate. The American Church
is still his enemy. Its mouth is sealed 1t
utterS no word Of condemnation against
the wrongs his former master heaps upon
him, The colonization society also exists
and is governed by the same old satan ic
prejudice. The mercantile and CONNER
cial interests of the country are as of old
catering to pro-slavery sentiment.
DR.. y. B. Purvis Speech on Garrison.
There is a vast deal of frozen
truth embraced in the above ut
terances. "Slavery is dead but
lis spirit lives" Is a sad truth to
which every one however slightly
Identified with the race can testi-
fy, We cannot open race journal
without falling upon illustration
after illustration of the indigni-
ties and outrages offered to and
perpetrated upon persons simply
because of their relation to the
colored race But after all if we
are only true to ourselves, we
shall yet achieve complete eman-
cipation'
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26

Let every progressive young
colored republican in the South
write at once to Mr.. Fl. J, Europe
president of the Southern States
Colored Republican Association.
Mr.. Europe is prepared to furnish
to every chairman and secretary
of a republican committee in the
South speeches and other republi-
CA literature.
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26

G.. W. Smith, Esq, chief of
the Recording Division, 9th Audi
tors office, is a gentleman who
has passed the test furnace of
republicanlsm and come out with
out the smell of smoke on his
garments. He is kind to the col
ored employees has strived to, and
we hope will succeed IN securing
a position for Geo. W. Jackson,
the brilliant and solid clerk now
i'll the railway mail service, in
his division. There is no work
in the service which Mr.. jackson
cannot do satisfactorily. Jack is
highly deserving and needs ad-
vancement.
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26

This is no time for boilers from
Republican District conventions in
the South, and the Southern States
Colored Republican Association,
Mr.. 81. J. Europe, of Ala, presi.
dent, recognizing that fact, have
endorsed the action of the Repub,
lican Congressional Committee, in
promptly settling the question of a
bolt in the 1St Tennessee District
aud have sent an address to the
Republicans of that district urging
that they concur in the decision
of the Congressional Committee,
in deciding Mr. Butler to be a bolt
er from the Republican party and
urged the voters to return the Hon
A. A. Taylor, the regular nominee
The Washington bee., 1890-07-26

Among the names of colored
men appointed by President Har-
rison and sent to the Senate for
confirmation ale those of D. A..
Dudley for Postmaster at Ameri-
cas-, Ga, and L. 1, scurlock, Post
maeter at Water Valley, Miss.
Mr.. Scurlock, we understand, re-
sides outside of the delivery of
the Office, a fact which was not
known when the appointment
was made, and is, therefore, ine-
ligable. His name will have to
be Withdrawn. Mr.. Dudley fills
the requirements in every partic-
ular and yet his nomination re-
mains unacted upon. Confirm
him at once.