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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
REGULARS WANT TO LEAVE MONTAoh
MEN OF THE THIRTEENTH ANXIOUS TO GET

MEN OF THE THIRTEENTH ANXIOUS 10 GIL
BACK TO FORTS NIAGARA AND PORTER
Washington Aug. q (SpecaD. Representative
Alexander of New-York. called at the war Depart
rnent this morning 10 General Corbin. In oehaIf
OF the 18th Infantry Regiment. Regulars, VINO par
ticipated In the brilliant campaign at santiago anu
who are now at Camp W!kon Montauk POINT
awaiting further orders. The men composing I'M
regiment ere DESTROYS Of being returned to thei
home stations at Forts Niagara and Porter. nea-
Buffalo Immediately. They believe that they would
recover much sooner from the effects OF their try
ing siege IL they were allowed TO leave MohtauK
without delay Many OF them have their families
at or near the forts. 1t is argued that. In view
81 Ahis fact as well of the healthful sanitary
conditions existing there and the favorable ell
mate their recovery could ne accomplished much
sooner there than at Camp Wikon
They would, OF course. in the natural run OF
things be returned TO the fort for garrison DUTY
later on but Colonel Alexander Is strenuous!y IN
sistng upon their immediate return. 1t Is under
stood that General Corbn Is also anxious NAT TINS
change should be made. and that ne VII recon-
mend such action the President colonel Alex
ancer stated after comforting with General cor.
bin that he felt that the request OF the regiment
would be complied with.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
TRAINED NURSES GOING TO MoNrAuR.

TRAINED NURSES GOING TO MONTAUK.
New-London Conn. Aug. q (speciaD.-A party OF
fifteen trained women nurses arrived here from the
East tonight. on their way to Camp Wikon They
will be taken to Montauk Point by a special boat
Tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-28
RECEPTION OF THE SEvENTY-FIRST.
THE SOLDIERS LIKELY TO REACH THE CITY


ABOUT T. NJ To MORROW
I'nless further changes made In the pro-
sramme. the citizens of New-York will have an
opportunity 20 see the list Regiment on parade TO-
morrow 1t was agreed yesterday that the troops
OF that command should break camp at Moh'auk
Point at an early hour ard start for ire BATTERY
a. o'clock. They will reach that point AT p M
and vii, march up Broadway to Waverey f!aee'
thence TO Fifth-ave.. and up Fifth-aVe 10 lhlI'y-
fourth-st 10 the armory At the armory the ON
cars and enlisted men will receive their burroughs
In keeping with orders from United states Arm!
HEADQUARTERS and will be at liberty 10 proceed 10
their homes. 1t is believed that many members OF
the regiment will be too weak to march with their
comrades and that they will be carried TO the ar
mory in carriages and ambulances. The houses
along the line Of march will undoubtedly be deco
rated, and The people of New-iork VIII give inc
men who showed their valor in Cuba and suffered
many hardships and prlvations In Northern ana
Southern camps hearty welcome. The Metro
politan Street Railway Company has sent word TO
the military authorities that II will suspend trafc
on the line of march and give the returning soldiers
the right Of way.
With the impression that the list Regiment
would land at the Battery yesterday, many friends
OF the organization gathered there early IN the
morning waiting for the transports 10 arrive.
large number Of these people arrived early
as 10 o'clock in the morning and remained all day.
The crowd became very large by O'Clock In the
afternoon. and every boat that was sighted as
coming into any of the piers was eagerly watched
with the hope of seeing the men, Every soldier
that came the Battery was at once surround
ed by many people and asked all sorts OF Questions
as TO the war and the prospective arrival OF the
regiment. Finally. when 1t became generally known
that the boys of the list would not be here until
tomorrow the crowd went home greatly disap-
pointed
Many people who gathered at the armory were
also disappointed.
furnished TO the list Regiment by the regiment
veteran association left at The Tribune once
last night The notice bore the names OF T. A.
McAIpin as president, and James B. Smith as sec
rotary The members of the association are mus
requested 10 meet at the Barge once at the BAT
terry at II 80 q. m. tomorrow.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01
WHY NOT OTHERS?

Several townships in Buncombe coun-
ty have raised $1.1OO by private sub
scriptions to lengthen the terms of their
public schools. Under the terms of the
act. which was voted down last Au-
gust, any district or township, increas-
ing its fund for the public school eth
er by taxation or private Donation, re-
ceiveS from the State treasury Il sum
equal to the additional amount raised.
The vote in August demonstrate l
that with the present conditions and
management the people We're not will
ing to vote an increased tax. The ac-
ton Of the BuncUmbe townships is 4
good precedent that ought to be follow
ed in every township where the schools
are in the hands Of competent and
patriotic committeeman.
The State gives one dollar for every
dollar contributed. here is an incentive
to make the public schools efficient.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01
. VOLUNTARY SCHOOL TAXES.

There seems to be a great awakening
Of educational interest in the State, par
ticularly as regards the public schools.
Every few days the State Superinten-
lent OF Public instruction receives off
ci&l notice of townships that have vol
unfairly levied on themselves additional
taxes to keep their schools open.
Among those more recently heard from
are fourteen townships in Buncomlpe
county that have raised 81, 49,: two III
Surfy thai have raised some 5000; one
i'll BERTHE that contributes S3II: and one
i'll Rutherford that taxes itself $500.
AS soon as this tax is collected and the
fact certified to the State Superintendent
Of Public instruction. the State Treasur-
er will pay to the townships an equal
amount. SO. for every dollar 4 town
ship voluntarily taxes itself for school
purposes it gets another dollar from the
State.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

S44G. Ralph CurIin got - much l.. r..
freeman. for crnf. Of three iIcre> aver
lged So per hundred. John HaH. Of
Durham county. averaged SJ6.3l on en-
ire crop. or about $50 al acre Near
Raleigh &. VI. Council received SG!bi for
product OF two and 4 half acres. W. b.
Cpchurch. Of Wake. planted TX acres
md received Hl,11o.
Good lands may he obrained from Sc
% $50. \. large tract on The Raleigh
and Castor road some two years -
sold for less than 81 an acre. Some
arms. highly improved. VIII sci! for
80 or $40 an acre. Ihe cost of pro
lucing tobacco varies. The Granville
Tobacco Club. after more than twelve
ears OF trial. estimate cost at si2.3O.
The North carolina Tobacco Association
faces the cost at S4S.ro. We are sorry
ha the statistics from Granville. Per
son. Orange and CasWell are not given
Il length. Some of the products are
eally phenomenal when the low-prlces
f tobacco for several years are con
,idered.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

arr more Of the interesting cXI,r.n..
he had with tobacco. a> related boy him
self:
Some years ago in Raleigh. y. f.
had several injuries of the head. Wa..
were - serious that IN apprehr.> UT.
was felt for several days that | u
not be able IL recover. After | had ha..
for a week under the treatment of d..
+ Burke Haywood. and was IMPROVE
| concluded 10 make a little eHpcr.a....
on enc OF the swollen wounds. Ben
near the outer corner Of In" ey.. 5~
swollen condition interfered with m.
sight. and AZ | had learned from Gaze.
Justice Pearson that an application ~
spirits or turpentine would >oothc a t.
| touched that p~rotuberancc with IT,.
the morning | found that instead az .-
moving the swelling il had increased
considerably. On Dr. Haywood, ar
rival he said: You have given your~es
erysipelas in that wound. and il viii ice
very difficult 10 save your life r-
piled: Doctor. | Will see that it du,~
not get up into thar wound. come back
AMI see me il. four hours. | sent FOR
tobacco. covered the upper wound with
ii. and the forehead and temple between
that and the lower wound. keeping tUr
bandage carefully wet all the time.
.About midday the doctor returned and
on the hanlage being removed MI swell
ing had disappeared. Though | was
confined Ia my room for some weeks. /
had no swelling of the wounds after
ward.
One evening in Washington | found
tive Of my friends sitting with their
boots off, both suffering from buniouS az
long standing. | advised the rse Of to-
bacco and they Immediately sent for
and applied it. Application for Il single
night made 4 permanent cure, as they
have assured me, and two years ago one
Of the North Carolina members OF Con
greSS, on my suggestion. relieved him
self III the same manne and a Y there
has been no return of the soreness. w.
st. Louis Globc-Dcmocrat.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01
CORN AND COTTON-SEED: WHY
THE PRICE OF CORN Is LOW.


Mr.. c. Wood Davis in the Feb. Forum
About 1888. a canny Celt, having the
commercial instinct we'll deyelOped.-mls-
takenly believing that lard was sWlne'S
Eat. and knowing the supply of swine to
be defective and the prlc" gh-Sa
visions of fortune III q lard corner
which he proceeded to run on the Chi
cago Exchange. In imagination. he was
80 successful rs to consider that he had
he great Chicago packers I'm q hole
his satisfactory opinion telng based up
on d knowledge of the number Of swine
reaching the packing centres. and upon
the fact that of the live weight Of an
average pOrker no greater proportion
than fourteen per cent could be profta-
bly, converted into lard. Hence the Celt
was confident that he knew how much
ard his victims-men who had ohligat-
ed themselves 10 deliver property they
did not own-could turn IN IN their
short contracts" all Of which Were 10
mature in TIE 'leafy month Of June.
But the harvest which the ~"cornerer"
vas preparing to gather turned to Dead
Sea fruit. when lie found that an I'M
ending procession OF tierces of lard was
travelling from the FackerleS to his ware
houses. and that he was called upon to
receive. and pay the contract price for
more lard than he had ever dreamed Of.
An investigation developed the fact that
the packers-who We're the principal
Shorts" had discovered that 4 mixture
Of fat of swine. beef St2arine. and cotton
seed oil made a lard which would pass
muster with all but experts, and serve
admirably in filling short sales
Doubtless more or less cotton seed oil,
as a constituent of lard. had entered
com n1arninl cbnnpa1s lnfnrn the :lorH
corner" which eliminated in June. 1883.
but the knowledge of such operations
was confined to a very limited number
Of benefciaries. The fact of such a use
of the oil proved Il veritable revelation
to nearly every one then engaged i'll the.
provision trade. !.
If. as is probable. the urban pOpula-
ton Of the United States annually con-
sumes lard. or commercial substitutes
therefor. to the extent of 43O.0OO,O00|
pOun4S: if on an average we have eN-
ported III recent years more than 0G0.-
0uU.OO0 pounds, as shown by the Gus
600 pounds per annum-then it IS OBJ.
Fly Of swine's fat average ONE 100000.
toms returns; and if the commercial sup.
vious that some 400. coo. 600 pounds per
annum result from ~admixtures impossible
without the use Of cotton seed oil. and
that, to this extent. cotton seed oil has
destroyed the demand for the s5conda-
ry products Of the corn-tield. 49,.
The lard retinprs' have enabled us
to palm off as Il swine'S fat-much of it
upon E~uropeans-vast quantities of a.
cheap vegetable oil and at the samei
time have afforded needed employment
for our representatives at foreign courts
III earnest efforts to convince European
authorities that they ought not to impose
the least obstacle to the importation Of
a lard so refined" that Il thousand ter
ces contain neither a single tr!china nor
vet an ounce Of the fat of swine.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

Referring to the agitation in some Of
The States against the adulteration OF
wheat -four with corn -four. the Manchee-
tr. y. H.. Union remarks thai other
grains besides corn are used in "splkin2
the flour. barley and oats among them.
and that while the health of consumers
Is not endangered by the use Of such pro-
ducts. the fraud Is an outrageous one.
because the consumer pays the price Of
wheat -four to the great advantage OF
dishonest mIllerS.
Having begun the adulteration OF -four,
however. the dishonest manufacturers
are not content, it appears, to stop AT
the use Of cheaper grains. which are
themselves wholesome. Glucose starch.
the Union says, is also used in large
quantities. for mixing with the wheat
flour, and it adds:
This is not only a bigger cheat than
the Use of corn, oats and barley. be
cause glucose is cheaper, but it is also a
positive menacc to health. 1t is possible,
and perhaps probable. that a proper pro
portion Of glucoSe-Such a proportion as
is contained in the small summer fruits
eaten in moderate quantities-iS not ia
furious to health, but "a q separate pro
duct. taken out Of proportion II other
substances in food and drink, It is the
cause Of most serious ailments. This
feature Of the fraud not only increases
the necessity for shutting out all adulTer-
ated flour, but suggests the agency that
should be promptly employed. 1t is 4
matter pOn which boards Of health can
act without waiting for additional lcgie-
lation.'
The New York Produce Exchange, a..
reported recently. has undertaken to
clear the market of the adulterated pro
duct. CT to regulate its sale, and the
inspector will refuse to grade any brand
in it. 1t is also stated that a bill has
been proposed by the Chicago BOARD Of
Trade, to be introduced in Congress,
which will impose Il tax on all mix
lures" prepared for sale lis flour. and re
containing such a mixture shall be plain
ly branded. The New York Produce Elk
change. it is understood. approves the
measure. The Chicago Chronicle thinks
that such a statute would be slow in
getting through Congress and into OF
Grafton. and calls on the local board Of
health to take immediate steps to pro-
tect the people not only from such adul-
tfrations as are harmful, but from those
which are mere frauds.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01
COTTON AND CORN.

The Wilmington Star says: "A South
Carolina correspondence the Charles
ton News and Courier. speaking about
the reduction Of cotton acreage in that
State, says the drift has been to corn
and warns the planters against going
from an extreme of cotton to the eN-
IRENE Of corn. in which he is right.
We do not know what this danger may
be in South Carolina, but the CORE
spondent makes Il good point. for there
is but little money to be made in corn,
even when the yield is large. when mar
kcted as corn. It's bulkiness and the
cost Of transportation are against it,
and consequently in the great corn
growing States it is marketed prin-
cipally in the form of pork. which is
about the only profitable way it can he
done. Illinois. Missouri. Iowa, Wis
cOnSin. Kansas and other great corn
growing States raise corn to feed hogs.
and raise hogs to eat corn. They put
only so much corn upon the market rs
they cannot convert into pork, and this
generally when they are close to the
railroad lines or close to the market
so they will not have far to haul. When
Southern farmers intend to raise much
corn they should also see that they
raise hogs enough to consume the larger
part of it. and thus have pork instead Of
corn to SELL
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01
SALARIES TOO HIGH.

1t having been pointed out that some
OF the New England cotton mills, which
have cut down the rate of wages. have
declared handsome dividends, the Rome
>~a.) Tribune says that one of the
advantages of Southern mills over those
OF New England is in salaries paid the
head officials. In the North the sala-
ries Of the chief officers often reach
$4,000 each for president. treasurer, SUI
perlntendent and agent. whereas in the
South salaries are small. Commenting
on this the Washington Post says:
The South giving a lecture on
frugality to New England is what
no old-timer of either section could
have imagined possible"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

Give the average boy a doughnut to
divide with another boy and the other
Will get the whole Give him a dose of
corrective medicine to divide with anoth-
er boy, and the other boy will get the
Whole The boy who sings, L want to
be an angel louder than any one else
IN Sunday school is just as likely as not
to clip the superintendent tall hat off
with a SNOWFALL as soon as he gets out
side.-Somerville Journal.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01
USE OF FERTILIZERS.

Prof. Martin T.. Scott in "Southorn
States Farm Magazine' Of Baltimore
Tor F~cbrGaIy:
You cannot. by the use of commer-
cial fertilizers alone. make your land
rich. Indeed. IL they are ignOrantlE APP
piled. the result Will be the impoverish-
ment of the soil. If YOU add SO to your
bank account and check out $50. You
know the result. In like manner. when
you use a small quantity OF your fertill-
ger. It grows Il vigorous plant. which en-
ables it to gather fertility from the soil
largely in excess of the materials added
by the fertilizer. Judiciously used. they
are a great boon to the farmer. But,
repeat. the best method Of using the
~phosphates and potash salts is on the
pea and clover crops. 1t ensures. as a
rule. a fine crop of these ~renOyators.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

AS a movement in the direction or
the bett4rment Of the roads, a bin has
been Introduced in the South Carolina
Legislature to compel the use Of wld"
fires on vehicles. and imposing penalties
for the rSe Of the narrow tires. 1t makes
the law 90 into effect two years after
IFS ia sSag &c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01
Wilmington MeSSenger.)

For Il month or TWO our State eX-
changes ali about have been publishing
rpnorts Of big hogs. There have been 4
good many reported from 800 TO up
wards Of 500 pounds. In the last OK
ford Ledger one IS reported at us
ncurds and others from 13S to 1913
rounds. These kinds Of results are to
lie found in almost every county. That
il right. While the old-fashiOned-Ia-
zor-lackS we'll fattened-make by far
the sweetest hams. if YOU are not sat
iStied with them, raise hogs. and big
ones. if YOU can. \ good average hog
Of oOO Or 200 pounds IS better every
wax than the 400 or GOO or q Founders
But raise your hogs and he independ-
ent. Do not keep our Smoke-hOuSe in
Chicago or Cincinnati or in Your neigh
boring grocery store. Be independent
and eat Your own bacon and green.
and hog and hOminy.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

Colorado's gold production mas increas-
81 from s. 100000 III 1893 TO So. 0OO.-
600 in 1891. putting it ahead Of Calf
fornia i'll gold mining. Colorado has
also mined this year nearly $40, 900. 900
in silver. lead copper and iron.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

A gentleman of our town recently paid
a visit to friends in the country and he
informed us yesterday that he saw 4
pretty sight at the residence Of Mrs.
\. W. Boddie. Thirty-three large hogs
which would almost average 0 ponds
each dressed and only waiting IA 10
cut up is a pretty sight indeed-Dirie
Optic.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

We publish elsewhere the order of
Commander ". l.. London calling Il re
union Of the Confederate veterans of
North Carolina at Charlotte on the
twentieth of May. 1t is Il Happy idea
to have the reunion at the time of nm
velllng tie monument to the Signers o;
the Mecklenburg Declaration of hide.
pcndence. The same spirit Of patriot.
ism characterized the brave men OF
1775 and 1861.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

The Monroe Enquirer calls attention
to the good luck of the colored popula-
ton. saying: 1T is to lee noticed that
the Mormon elders have nothing what
ever to Go with the negroes. They be-
lleye the negro to be doomed and the
descendant Of Cain has no part in the
kingdom Most adventurous find the
negro an easy prey. He is to be CON
graduated that the Mormons give him
mo part in the kingdom"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

The farmers of this section should not
fail to plant rice this year. In select
ing their ground for different crops they
should set apart a. much for rice rs
they can conveniently tend. for it is a
money crop-and comes on the market at
4 season of it's own: just when the far
mel can use a little ready cash to a
great ga.-GoldSboro Argus.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

When Nathaniel Macon wrote to John
Randolph that "a government by editors
would be Il government of the hum
editor of the Wadesboro Messenger and
In~telligencer. Mr.. Boylin is the cham
pion hog raiser of Arson county. His
hrag hog this year weighs 672 pounds
net. No danger Of hunger there.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

Assistant Secretary Days statement
that ordering the Maine to Havana was
simply II resumption of friendly rela-
tons with SPAIN fools nobody. The
Maine would not have been ordered
there but for strained relations. 1t is
best to be honest with the people. They
applaud the sending, and, if occasion
SHOULD warrant it, they would applaud
assisting the Cubans to free themselves
from the Spanish yoke.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

The Nashville Christian Advocate re-
fers to Il preacher who does not know
how to stop when he gets started as
"lacking terminal facilities." This de-
scription Will appeal particularly to rail-
o. men and is Il nappy method of
criticizing long-winded sermons. No
well-regulated railroad can operate with
out good ''terminal facilities.' No
preacher is running on Il first-class
popular road without them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01

When 4 woman amt get a servant to
do her work there is no help for it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-01
BIG HOGS IN NORTH CAROLINA

Washington. Jan. Is.