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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-07-31
HOW TO PLANT A FLOWER BED.

1t is no easy matter, writes CORE
spondent, to prepare flower bed for the
seeds, and especially if the turf has not
been spaded up for years. After the sods
are taken away the bed should be we'll
filed up with earth, SO that it will not
be too damp, 1t should then be raked
over and made smooth, after which it is
ready for the seeds. Some seeds, pan
sizes for instance, should first be planted
in boxes, and when large enough must
be set into the ground. 1t is we'll to
transplant pansy seedlings two or three
times, and when the seedlings are trans
planted it should be done at night rath-
er than in the morning, unless it is very
cloudy day. Some seedlings will not
stand it we'll to be transplanted. The
poppy, for instance, should never be
transplanted. When pansy seeds are
first planted it is better to water them
with boiling hot water, because they
will sprout quicker. This must not be
done more than two or three times, on
account of killing the sprouts. Seeds
may be planted in rows or not. but |
prefer to have them mixed up, as think
aging to have bed all dug over, seeds
planted and sprouted, and then to have
some child run over it. That was my
case with a nasturtium bed, and the
seeds were just sprouting. My brother
was out digging up a bed aud playing
with little girl at tFs same time, when
she ran straight through the best part.
Of course shall not know the difference
ten years from now. The weeds should
always be kept out from among the
plants and the earth should be loosened
quite often. The plants should be wat
cred every day, and I think it is better
to do it at night. When the plants are
in blossom some folks seem to be afraid
to pick them. 1t is very much better
for various kinds Of plants to pick off the
blossoms, as it makes them bloom more
freely.-Neo0 England Homestead.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-07-31
ORIGIN OF THE LAKE,
The Rising Flood Near SaIton an
Overflow From Colorado River.

Salton Lake, on the desert, near Los An
geles Cal, continues rising, until now the
overflow reaches 1000 square miles.
The San Francisco Examiner has pub.
lished Patton's first report briefly He stated
that he found that the Colorado River had
broken through the western banks at sew
eral points, the original breaks being about
twenty miles from Yuma.
This overflow filed large basin bounded
by the Southern Pacific track on the north
east, by the Colorado River on the southeast
by the New River on the southwest. and by a
ridge of hills some distance south OF Salton
on the northwest
This basin was filling rapidly when the
second break occurred in the last-named
ridge of hills, freeing an immense volume of
water through two streams into Salton basin
and forming the present lake. The salinity
of the water is explained by the large de-
posits of salt in the desert.
Patton says the water Is bringing down an
immense lot of SEED. and excellent cattle food
is springing up everywhere. The desert will
soon be good pasturage.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-07-31
HOG CHOLERA.

The most reliable authorities differ in
many points IN regard to the disease
known as "hog cholera" for it seems to
be manifested in nearly as many ways as
ever the ''hornail" in cattle was, and as
that has been found to be in no way a
disease of the horns, though the horn
may become diseased in consequence of
some forms OF it, SO the cholera is not
the disease, but symptom of the efforts
nature is making to throw off the dis
ease. And quite as often the first symp
tom of these diseases are consti patton
rather than securing. but it does not at
tract attention. The feeding OF indi-
gestible food may originate diseases that
are often called ''hog cholera" and most
frequent are the feeding of grass or
clover while wet, weeds that are partially
wlted or have lain in piles until they
have begun to decay, decaying vegeta-
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-07-31

NITRATE OF SODA ON WHEAT.

The wonderful properties of nitrate of
soda are being strikingly exhibited at
the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton. where wheat is being grown con-
tinually under different methods of fer
tilizing. Although the nitrate was not
applied until the middle of April it slim
ulated such big growth that the plots
which received nitrate in large quantities
carry almost thrice as great weight of
vegetation as do the plots that had no
nitrate. York World.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-07-31
A MOTHERS CRIME.
She Killed Her Three Children and
Herself

Mrs. Pattie Lochridge, wife of Thomas
Lochridge, shot her three children and her
self about one o'clock on a recent afternoon
at her home, three miles south of Spring
Hid, Tenn. Mrs. Lochridge was thirty years
Old, her eldest child four years old,
the second three years old, and the
third four months old. The weapon used
was a shotgun. 1t is thought the woman
poisoned or chloroEormed the children be-
fore she used the gun.
Mrs. Lochridge was a sister of Colonel j.
j. Odil, the well known produce merchant
of Nashville. Her husband was at church
when the tragedy was enacted.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
Higher Prices for Fruit Jars.

There will be an enormous fruit cror in most parts of the country this sum- mer, and as untaxed sugar is very low there will of course be great deal of canning done everywhere by farmer s wives Under these favoring circum- stances the glassware trust has just de cided to advance the price of z ass fruit. jars The trust evidently thinks that with abundant fruit and cheap sugar the housewife will stand some imposi- tion in the matter of jars.
 No reason is given for the advance in prices There are no indications that it has become more expensive to make jars now than 1t was last year, But it Is a little too much for the housewife to de- mand of the manufacturers that prices remain unchanged. Has she not heard that the good Maj Mckinley raised the duty on her fruit jars from 40 per cent. to 50 per cent?
 That increase of duty could have had but one object, viz: To enable the home manufacturers to charge higher prices At any rate, the good Mai Mckinley defended his tariff bill on the ground that "where merchandise is cheapest men are poorest;" and he added, i've
 
 own country"
 Neither do the glass manufacturers They simply take you at your word, form trust, and straightway proceed to raise prices and enjoy the "bent- eences" of your tariff law
 There was absolutely no excuse for Mckinleys higher duties on glass jars. There is ample evidence to show that the manufacturers of these wares make from 25 to 50 per cent. on their capital every year. They ought to be satisfied with that, but they are not There never yet was q protected industry that did not squeeze as much as possible out of the consumer
 Mckinley, the gushing patriot, gave the jar manufacturers better chance than ever. Why should they not make profits of SO or even 75 per cent Z Meanwhile the housewife should not complain. She is only consumer; and consumers have no rights which tariff makers are bound to respect
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17

spirit of braggsdocio, but simply as . means of leading up to an important point Several practical English shoe men, who recently visited Boston, are now writing letters to the trade papers in their country. in the endeavor to impress upon the British manufact- urers the superiority of American meth ods of work. One of these writers states that in the manufacture of medium to cheap boots and shoes the cost of labor per pair is considerably less than half the cost of similar goods in England, when the spending value of the dollar is taken into account Another of our English visitors, writing on the Ameri can system of shoe manufacture, asserts that he is so fsvorably impressed with American made boots and shoes that he should have no hesitation in opening a large store in London for their sale.
 Our large exports of leather goods confirm these statements.
 What we are already doing is shown by correspondent of the New York Iriba,se, writing from Jamaica, as fol- lows:
 During my stay in Jamaica, I have conversed frequently with Captain D. F. Murphy, an enterprising American merchant, who, in short period, has established large and profitable trade not only with the island but with Hayti and Central America. Beginning with his own speciality, Captain Murphy says that while shoes of English and German manufacture below 75 cents are cheaper than American goods, the condition is reversed for all above that price. At 75 cents and up to $1 25, pair of Ameri- can shoes will average 10 per cent less than foreign goods; from SIPS to SITS the average cost will be 15 per cent less; and from $1. 75 to S3, English, German, French and Austrian shoes will cost 20 per cent. more than New England shoes. |"
 With free wool and free iron why could we not do the same with woolen goods and manufactures of iron and steel. That our manufacturers of such merchandise shall be allowed trial is the aim of those who demand free raw materials.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
Uni~ersities of the World.

Among the prominent nations of tho world the United States ranks first in the number of educational institutions and students who attend them There are in this country 36o uni ersities, 4,24o professors, and 6a, 100 students
 Norway has one university, forty-six professors and ss0 students.
 France has one university, 1a0 pro- fessors and $500 students.
 Belgium has four universities, eighty eight professors and ?, 400 students.
 Holland has fo0r universities, eighty professors and 1,600 students
 Portugal has one university, forty professors and l,300 students.
 Italy has seventeen universities, 600 professors and Ii. 140 students
 Sweden has two universities, 173 pro- fessors and 1,010 students
 Switzerland has three universities. nineiy professors and 5000 students
 Russia has eight universities, 5s2 pro- fessors and 6, 900 students.
 Denmark has one university, forty professors and l, 400 students. p Austria has ten universities 1,s1O professors and 13, GOO students.
 Spain has ten universities. 2SO profes- sors ana 16, 200 students
 Germany has twenty-one universities, |, 020 professors and 25, students
 Great Britain has eleven universities, & professors and l3, 400 students
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
Feeding Stock.

Letting up means sometimes letting down. Feed stock regularly and con tinuously the year round; not feast to- day and famine tomorrow. Es- pecially fattening animals and milch cows must have steady feeding In the case of cows Prof. Arnold says: Immediate loss of milk by not supply ing full rations of milk producing food the whole of the milk season is not the end of the misfortune. It affects the flow of milk in after years, and coun- teracts all efforts for improving tho milk capacity of the cows and their descendants When the udders of the cows are limpse or empty one-half of the year this condition becomes a fixed and hereditary quality which may be looked for in the future heifers with as much certainty as like may be expected to produce like in any other particular. On the other hand, if cows are kept up to the best efforts. they will gradually make their condi- tion permanent and fixed tendency in their nature and will transmit to their descendants the same as any other quality they possess
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
Purpose of the Potato Duty,

The New York Press. a very sim ple- minded protectionist organ and yet recognized in the protectionist camp as one of the leading protection phono- graphic machines of the land, has DOT formed ono excellent service for the country.
 A correspondent has recently written to the Press about the duty on potatoes. He is much puzzled, being a city work ing man, to know just how the duty on potatoes helps the working people of the cities, since 1t adds 75 cents barrel to the cost of imported Scotch potatoes.
 To this stupid correspondent the Press, somewhat peevishly and with superior protectionist wisdom, answers: "Have we had one full farming or potato sea- son since the Mckinley bill became q law last October? Of course not How then can you reasonably expect an in creased duty, intended to increase home production and reduce prices, to do it's work before the first harvest under the new law?"
 This was for the consumption of New York City readers. Let the farmers note the innocent frankness with which this protectionist organ avows that the potato duty was intended not to raise prices, but to make him work harder to produce more potatoes, and then sell them at reduced prices
 Behold the beautiful truthfulness of the high tariff advocates in the city
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
what Fro. Rev M...r,.l, po.

], Inc high tarif advocates spurn the HdAa that with free raw materials, and notwithstanding the higher earnings of American mechanics, we can compe te without tariff in the markets of the world with any country in the world Occasionally, however, their orgaas ad- init the truth.
 The Nsly important industry in this country which, before the putting of raw sugar upon the free list, has enjoyed the benefit of free raw materials is that devoted to the manufacture of boots and shoes
 What American genius and skill has been able to accomplish in making boots end shoes is shown by m editorial in the July issue of the Boot aud Shoe Recorder, e follows: @Fossiansrs who have visited uA and who, by ths way, arc thoroughly posted la tho details of shoe man ufac- turing, declare that vs lead the world in the combination of chsspness and style n footwesE We do not repeat this ip .
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
Pea Vines for EnSilage.

Every year we have questions from market gardeners who want to know if the waste of pea vines, cabbage, let tuce, etc, can be safely preserved in a silo. We do not know that the plan has ever been attempted on a large scale. Most gardeners prefer to feed out such waste at once. We should like to know about it. Prof F.. w. Stewart in the Country Gentleman,
 says: "The succulent pods of green peas will make an excellent ensilage if properly preserved, having more value as milk food than corn ensilage.
 They have about twice as much albu- minoids. about the sape carbohy ydrates,
 but less fat. These pods would keep better if run through a cutter into the silo. They should be ensiloed as soon as possible after the peas are shelled.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
A Young Inventor.

Don't be discouraged, boys, because you are young That Is something that will soon remedy itself And you can be of use to the world even now Did you ever hear of William w. Rose nfeld? Perhaps not. but If you were an engi- neer you would have heard of him, for, although he is now only 23 years old, he Is very well-known man among engi- neers, because of his inventions. And the first and greatest of these he made when he was but Is years old. He was a Now York boy, and when travelling up and down on the elevated railroad he noticed the difficulty which the trainmen had in opening and closing the gates to keep people from jumping on the trains when in motion. Many thousands of boys probably noticed the same thing. but he did more, he thought of the mat ter till he had discovered way to remedy 1t, and now the compound lever that he invented Is in use wherever there is an elevated railroad. Now, at the age of a, he has perfected probably the most efficient and compre- hensive railway signal system known By this system an alarm will be sounded in the cab of locomotive when 1t gets or the same block with another train, when 1t approaches misplaced switch, an open drawbrdge, a broken rail, or a rail lying across the tracks Not only will the alarm be sounded, but if desired the air brakes may be turned on by the same signal, providing for the safety of the train even against tho engineer g carelessness or possible incapacity. MT. Rosenfeld has secured the American patents on this invention and has appli- cations filed in Europe.
 Now, there was boy who used his ideas to good advantage.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17

A PROMINENT protectionist organ prints the following as . -balance sheet on sugar.:
 Amount of duty taken on e6o GOO GOO Amount paid planters for dutiss. s,0OO o00
 Balance to the credit of Repubn-
 can leGislation. ion................,..e6l e6l. .OOc. 900 Whereupon 1t remarks:
 There is nothing slow or small about that showing"
 Then the removal of the tax, which we are always told that tho foreigner pays, is to the credit of Republican legislation!" The tariff is no @burden" to the country-only the wicked free traders say tnat-but the removal of the sugar tax makes . net saving to the consumer of $5l 1000, GOO!
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
generally preferred for use in the gym-
 pAsium.-Good Housekeeping.
IndIspensabl to Beauty,

stuiSpCIISdOl6 vO b8dutys
 A pretty woman must first of all have clearly cut, regular features.
 She must have full clear eyes.
 She must have skin that Is above reproach, untouched by rouge or pow der.
 She must have glossy hair that has never known the touch of bleach or dye.
 She must have a good figure, plump enough, yet slender enough, though never suggestive of an angle.
 She must have white, expressive hand, preferably a small one, but not of necessity, if it is we'll kept and white
 She must have small ears, and a. throat that is like q marble column for her head.
 She must know how to put on her clothes, or she loses half her beauty.
 She must fully understand what best suits her in the way of air-dressing, and cling closely to that.
 A woman may have all these at fractions, and unless her own person. ality is charming, unless she has tact, 1t draws on you, after you have seen her once or twice, that she is not a pretty woman, but a pretty doll.- Boston Saturday Evening Gazette.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
Selling pirs

The man who ships n pig hoping @ satisfy a customer that is not Il good judge takes risk that may prove very disastrous to his trade and repu- tation. Mems judement differ as to tho makeup of a choice pig. A fine pig with one is faulty with another. But a breeder of experience should generally know when pig will pass muster any place, considering the price paid, It is dangerous for a breeder to make calculations to send a second pig. if the first does not fill the bill. It is easier to please with the first than the second. This thing of duplicating is very unsatisfactory at best
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
IIorte Scra ps.

Ten thousand horses were on exhibition it is said, at a recent great horse show and sale in Hungary.
 All the aid you give in bettering the roads in your community goes toward keeping up your horses in the future.
 The humane society of Pittsburgh is looking vigorously after those who per sist in docking horses. Criminal prose cution is promised for those who engage in this diabolical practice.
 Keep salt within reach of the horses A lump of rock salt in a small box by the manager is the proper thing Either rock or other salt should be found in good, strong boxes in the pasture field for idle horses
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
A Sermon Outside.

A few Sabbaths since gentleman was passing by a certain church, be- fore which were hitched many teams, the property of ailluent christians says Farm, Stock and Home. The owners and their families were inside, listen ing no doubt to the old old story of loving-kindness, mans brotherhood, consideration for the weak and lowly, protection to the helpless etc, and seconding prayer for the coming of that kingdom in which suffering would be unknown and the milk of human kindness would ceaselessly flow Very likely they were contributing liberally to the work of lifting out of the dark ness of barbarian and up into the shin ing light of modern civilization the be- nighted heather of far-off lands. But all this time not a few of the horses were enduring n torture more refined and exquisite than any that barbarous heatheu could invent The heads of the poor brutes were held in cruelty unnatural positions. and their necks were heartlessly strained and tortured " tiidt iidiiouS NtNlIc Ol IdS1lOu-- the overhead check. If the Father is mindful of the sparrow that falls, should not His worshippers be mindful of tho noblest and best of the brute creation-the horse?
 The gentleman unchecked the tor tured horses. and for moment enjoy cd the keenest satisfaction in seeing the poor animals straighten, stretch and twist their necks to get cords and muscles into their normal positions once more. He fancied. too, that he saw thanks and gratitude iE their eyes. He passed on. happier for what he had just done. In auditing the final accounts of the inside worshipers and the outside philanthropist that Sabbath days record will appear on the books of tho recording angel; but which, think you, will carry with it the larger credit-those of the disci- pies inside, or that of him who was doing the Masters work outside? In asmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these ye have done it unto me-"
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
Handling Brush.

Choose a rather heavy knife. with solid handle, and blade 10 inches to a foot long. Make ]. sharp. Armed with this implement you car go fear lessly into the most thorny or tangled blackberry field, vineyard or young orchard. To use it requires some dex- terity, and it is well to try it first on peabrush. Balancing it deftly be- tween thumb and fingers, bring it down suddenly on the twig it is desir- ed to remove. At first it will surprise. then delight you to see the thorny branch leave its place and fall without a tremor or change of angle. You can, iu a given time, do at least double the work possible with pruning-shears. do it better and come out with q whole skin. as we'll as purse. For raspber- ries and grapes it is a prodigy. Cole mans Rural World.
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17
sPRorEcrnN to American labor. h,

"PRoTECrION to American labor" has nowhere failed more dismally to make lahorers contented and happy than in the great coke and coal industry of Pennsylvania. where long strike of some l5,00o men has only recently been settled after loss of millions of dollars to both sides. But the evil star which presides over the destinies of the coal industry seems to follow it to the remot- est West. The protected coal operators of the State of Washington are able to export considerable quantities of coal
The Forrest City times., 1891-07-17

CoNsTANTINoPLE has fifty news papers; nineteen of them are daily, five semi weekly, seventeen weekly, three semi monthly, eight monthly. In nationality five are Turkish, seven Armenian, eight Creek six French, two French and English, one Italian, two Hebrew, two Bulgarian, one Arabian, one Persian. one German