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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20
ANOTHER PRACTICAL. FARMERS
EXPERIENCE SHOWS IT
EASY TO CURE.
Lincoln Journal:

Editor Lincoln Journal:
With your permission | Mill add my
experience IN making pea vine hay to
that Of Capt. Sells. az given in last
week issue. will first state that for
several years | have been reading the
Practical Farmer, published ut phiia-
delphia. 1t has Il corps OF writer's who
are in fact practical farmers. among
hem Prof. w. +. Massey. OF our State,
who. as authority On all subjects per
eainin@ to farming III the South. has
no equal. 1t was by his advice that |
made the following successful expert
mcnt wi,h pea vines last season.
Ny peas were soWn late. after harvest,
and We're not ready to cut until late III
the fall. WHOM the days were short and
the sun not so hot for curing. | moved
the vines when there were Il few grown
peas on them. beginning after the dew
WAS off in thc'morning. The next after
noon l raked them III windows. The
next afternoon | out them III shocks.
and began hauling into barn next day.
being careful not 10 haul them when
there was amy dew. There were no
weeds or grass III them. and they looked
as ii they were only Wilted !; little. OF
course they were heavy to handle.
| put them i'll an open log barn loft.
Did not tramp them any. n they We're
green and settled down close. In 4 day
or two they began to heat. and corr
tinucu to smoke and sweat for several
days. During this period they must
not be handled, or they will surely spoil.
Most farmers would conclude that The
hay was going To heat. and unless they
went 10 work in Il and scattered ii oct
II yyp;liI s,nil Ipt its ri,-ht b.tn 4},.I
spoil it themselves, for during that
heating process if it were not moved or
handled any it would come out no. |
hay.
Minel ookcd az il ii would certainly
rot. but ! did not touch it. When fed
it IL the winter and spring ii was aS
fine. bright. sweet hay IL ] ever saw,
All the leaves We're on it. and did not
shutter off in the feeding.
Some farmers argue that the leaves
are no good for feed. nyway but |
differ. [ want the stalk and leaves both
III mine.
Pea vines handled in this way are
very heavy. and could lee best put into
rail pens as Capt. Self does. or in Il
shed or part OF barn where YOU could
store them from the ground on up. or
there would be danger Of breaking down
q barn loft where Il large quantity of
vines were stored.
l think pea vines. if properly handled.
make the best hay we can raise. and III
my opinion Will take the place Of clover
in the Southern States 10 a great cy-
tent. For, with peas. ther" is no
trouble to get Il stand: then, if the sea
son is too dry and they fail to get large
enough to NOV the hay, they will pay
well To pasture off or plow over TO i'm
prove tie land.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20
THE FARMER AND MECHANIC. TUESDAY. DECEMBER % 1saS.

head. good breeders are worth FIVE dol
lars. Buyers do not take kindly 10
BEN" cheated in that way. finding them
selves compelled 10 do the culling Won
should have done yourself. because Won
know. or ought 10 have known. which
are good and which are bad. The buyer
would nave to Try them all again before
IL could tell which were cull>.
Gull ewes and cull lambs ii i well
t" dispose of early. and from grass. ut
amy price. hccanse they are not likely
t. he worth more than middlemen or
drovcrS offer for them. iii my opinion
never * much.
If You have 4 surplus Of good breeding
ewes 70 sell, they are not cul!>, You can
look for a better market. \ good breed
ing eve i always worth much more as
than what She would he worth
for the butcher. ana will sol readily for
even here III this country.
Much of what / tell you here is based
on long cXperitnc, Of the best breeders
and raiSer> of sheep. AMI on tho eXpcr
fence wc have had 50 far II Bellevue.
in grading up from = flock Of native
ewes. by crossing them with Thorough
bred SouthdoWn Rams.
c. u. \fMSO\.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20
SUCCESSFUL. FARMING.
Dairying-Tobacco Raising Cotton.
Corn. Peanuts.

Mr.. 7. II. BraSwell has III excellent
dairy farm near Battlcboro station. y.
e.. about eight miles from Rocky Mount.
Commencing III 1883 with Il few scrub
cattle. he conceived the idea Of grading
them up Will thoroughbred Jerseys. hut
at hat time his sole idea was to keep
cattle for the value of the manurial
product. and with no thought Of any
profit from them except for the manure
and occasionally a beef sold. After ex-
pcrlmentlng foF three or four years he
found that the business WAS not as pro-
titable as he had expected, as the higher
he graded his cattle the more attention
they required.
With much misgiving he concluded to
make Il few pounds of butter and offer
il to merchants. His first attempt prov
ed 50 successful that he began to think
even such heretofore considered small
things as milk and butter might be made
to return good, large dollars to him who
managed them Alright. In less than ten
years he has built up such Il trade that
the present output of the farm. amount
ing to about 1000 pounds a month. does
not half supply III" demand. He has
200 head Of cattle, of which fifty are
registered Jerseys and the remainder
grade Jerseys. in many cases almost
as good as the thoroughbrtuS for milking
purposes.
The dairy has separators. power
churns. etc. Steam power can be APP
piled at any time. but now Mr.. Braswell
uses the surplus energy Of his bulls in a
trcadmill 10 generate the necessary pow
er of the dairy machinery.
The surplus milk is fed to his thor
eughhred Poland China hogs. of which
he has Il quantity. and Plymouth Rock
chickens and bronze turkeys can be seen
iii large flocks over the farm.
Mr.. Braswell is not simply a %dairyman
by any means. He is the largest land
owner and tax payer in the county. He
has large real estate interests, and he is
Il member of the leaf tobacco firm Of J.
&. Braswell and Company. He raises
the largest acreage of tobacco OF any
one in this section Of NORTH Carolina. if
not III the State. having the past year
planted o acres. and has already sold
nearly $1,000 worth at the Rocky Mount
market. and has Il large quantity Yet for
sale. 1t takes sixty barns to cure the
product Of his farms Not alone tobacco.
but cotton. corn, peanuts and hay are
largely produced, and each one Is made
to pay 4 profit. Last year one piece Of
ground ncttcd 4 bale and one quarter Of
cotton to the acre and this year. though
Il bad season. the same ground yielded
one bale To the acre.
The success of these gentlemen in their
several ines shows what ptrSrvering.
thoughtful work can accomplish III the
South-Baltimore Farm Magazine.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20

hay can he harvested and cured with
less trouble than any other. His sue
ce>> ia curing ii has become known. aud
be l. constantly III receipt of inquiries
as 1" hi> method. For the benefit of his
brother farmers. Captain Self On Mon
day Kindly gave the Journal his expert
encc~ IL curing pea vine hay.
Two yc.tFS ago IL tried the mcthod rs
All experiment. IL moved rhe WINS
IN The morning. ana let them lie until
the afternoon of Tie most day. when. ii
~ rain had fallen. he rakrd the has
INTO cocks. Tho next morning. n soon
a the dew had dried Oft. he hauled the
cocks - his barn lot ana packed tn.
vines nto rail pens tcu fcct ~uuai.. hav-
III. 4 heavy man I, tramp them In.
putting seven two-AoY>c loads H. i n,m.
In the third morning after the vines
had been packed into the pens. smoke
wa> ecen issuing from every ~cvryicu.
ana the vines We're found - hot ON.
could scarcely bear his hand on them.
The smoke OF steam continued 10 issue
from The pens until the fifth moruiu-
after th,y were packed, then il ceased
altogether.
Captain Self naturally concluded that
his Experiment. wa> Il failure. hut when
he opened tht. pens III The winter he
lot:.d tie It'll, beautifully cured. II
vas nee. lgll sweet MI .l~olutcly
r.. from mll~tine>>, and not 4 leaf fvll
from Il vine.
Last Year be obtained tile same i,
suit.
Captain Self says the vines should lc
50 tightly packed around the edges as
to exclude the mir. and the vines should
BE weighed down and the pens we'll Gov
cred. Ills plan IS to lay rails across the
top Of tie pen, and top this of with
straw.
Ihe crop of peas This Year i the iar@-
est ever known III this section. and We
hope our readers will be benefited by
Captain Sells experience.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20
PEA VINE HAY.
How Capt. Self Cures it, Sound and
Bright, Without Losing Leaves.

Lincoln Journal, Lincolnton, y. c.
The value OF pea vine hay is recognized
e~vervwhere, IL the difficulty hereto
fore encountered in curing it has some
what limited the production.
One of the finest farmers in the State
is Capt. /. r. Self, of this county, who
has demonstrated the fact that pea vine
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20

LAST spring many Northampton farm
crs had Il surplus of bacon. which they
put on the market, especially hams.
Many OF them failed to command the
best prices on account OF not being
properly trimmed and cured. Mr.. T.. w.
Gerrish. Il prominent business man Of
this county. who resides III Norfolk. told
Us that he bought from Mr.. Jesse Y.
Rogers. Of Nargarettsville. some Of the
best hams he ever bought on any mar
ket. not excepting the famous Smith
field hams. He very readily paid Mr..
Rogers fifteen cents Il pound when he
could buy hams most anywhere at ten
cents a p~ound-PatrOn and Cleaner.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20
EXPENDED
RECEIVED.
Total .........
Profit. S1O.2I.

OF course there is also 10 be reckoncd
i'll this the interest on the land, the cost
of hauling and may be one or two mis-
cellaneous items. all Of which would not
amount to over $10.-Fayetteville OBJ
server.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20
j.. FRANK WAI,LICk
MAKES MONEY on FINE-CENT
COTTON.

Here is :; nine days wondcr-a farm
,r making Il fair profit in growing cotton
on Il small piece OF land. He lives III
S~cventy-FirS;. is thoroughly reliable,
and gives rs the following account.
which he has kept with strict accuracy.
OF 4 six and Il half acre cotton patch.
ENpIN\-nL,n
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-12-20

Uneasy lies the root that wears :
crown" says u dentists victim.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
IN A BRAVE MANS MAKORY

MEMORIAL BOX TO BE SENT TO
MONTAUK POINT TO LIEUTEN-
ANT CLARK CHURCHMAN'S
REGIMENT.
In a few days the Caesar Rodney
Chapter Of the d. A. r., will send a
memorial box to the hospital of the
Twelfth United States Infantry, now at
Montauk Point. It will be in memory
Of Lieutenant Clark Churchman, late Of
the same regiment. The box will con-
tain three dozen pajamas, three dozen
night shirts, 200 towels, 100 wash
cloths, ten down pillows, twenty-fOur
sheets, twenty-four pillow cases, one
dozen fly covers, one dozen jars of beef
tea, two dozen jars of consomme soup,
two dozen Of bullion. two dozen boxes
Of tapioca, one-half dozen cans cocoa
six pounds CASTLE soap and one dozen
bottles of wine.
To-day Caleb Churchman, father OF
Lieutenant Churchman, received the
original order, No. 5, of the death OF
Lieutenant Clark Churchman, from
Santiago 1t was dated July 2, and
said that Lieutenant Churchman was
leading battalion Of 300men about 20(
feet of the enemy's fire, when he wae
shot and mortally wounded. Before
the battle he was requested by Colone
Comba, of the Twelfth Regiment, tC
remain behind the lines, on account Of
a touch Of malaria fever, but he refused
to do It, and insisted on going to thu
front. In reply to Colonel Comba's re
quest he said: q came down here t
fight, not to lcok on"
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
REOPEHIEG OF ST. J0SEPR'S

NEXT SUNDAY WILL BE A DAY
LONG REMEMBERED IN CHURCH
CIRCLES.
Next Sunday will be day long re-
membered by the Pensioners Of old st.
Joseph's Church on the Brandywine.
The church has undergone extensive
Improvements during the Summer
months, and through the indefatigab.e
efforts Of Rev. wv. J. Birmingham, It
is now the handsomest church in the
state. Elaborate arrangements have
been made to have the opening the
grandest ever held in the diocese:
The following is the musical pro-
gram carefully selected for that day at
1890 a. m:
Anthem, 'Lauda Sion" chorus,
"Sanetis" ... ... .Generalli
Lambolotti
Prelude, grand entree organ,
Beethoven
"Asperges" .... ............N .Newlin
"Kyrie and Gloria" ......... .Generalli
''veni," soprano solo. .Karst
''CredO" ....... .......... ...Generalll
Onerory, Ecce Paris trio. .Verhaydn
Miss Elizabeth Harmey, Samuel Sc
vier and John Conway.
sSanctus" ... .. General
''Benedictus," baritone solo. Generals
Mark Shaw.
'Agnus Del" ........... .....Generall
Benediction.
20, salutaris,' soprano solo. .Giorz'
Miss Elizabeth Harmey.
''Tantum Ergo" quartet from lucia,
Donezitt
Miss Elizabeth Schwabb, John Kennan
M. Roach and M. ]. Conway.
"Te Deum," chorus. ........ Sherman
The following are those taking par
in the musical exercises: Sopranos
Misses Elizabeth Harmey Carrie Burki
Ella Sehl. Elizabeth Schwabb, FANNIE
Buckley, Mary Buckley Maggie Hughes
Mrs. Giltchn, Miss Mary Flanagan ant
Mrs. Kate Dougherty; alto, Mrs. Ma
guire, Mrs. j. A. Curren, Miss Mar.
b Hughes, Mamie Shields and Jenni
Ford; tenor, Messrs. ]. A. Curren, JOhi
FIocd. James Harkins, Willie Kelle.
and John Conway; basso, Samuel Sc
vier, John Kennan, M. Roach, Mar
Shaw, Fred Harkins, Joseph Hicks
Edward Conway, David Brown an
Daniel Buckley.
. Miss Annie Dougherty will preside a
. the organ and Professor M. j. Conwa
T. will direct the singing.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26

AND OHIO RAILROAD.
POPULAR EXCURSIONS TO Nj
AGARA FALLS, THURSDAYS, AU-
GUST 25. SEPTEMBER AND SEP
TENDER o. ROUND TRIP-$1O.OO.
A ten (1O) day tour to Americas
greatest natural wonder, via B. & O..
Royal Blue Line and the Lehigh Valley
route, through the Iehigh and Wyom-
ing Valleys-the Switzerland of Amer
lea. Special trains OF elegant day
coaches and parlor cars will be un on
above dates on following schedule:
Leave Wilmington, Del..... 10.45 a. m
Ar. Niagara Falls ........ 11.OO p. m.
Stop overs allowed on return trip at
Buffalo, Rochester, Geneva, Burdette
CWatkins Glen), and Mauch Chunk.
Side trip from Rochester to Alexan-
dria Bay Thousand lslands), only
$3.50 round trip.
Special arrangements for dinner and
supper en- route at very reasonable
rates. Call on Ticket Agents, Balti-
more and Ohio r. r., for full particu-
lars.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
slAUUTED TINE FLAG.

Last Sunday week a pretty and touch
ing incident occurred at New Castle
so the Wayfarer has been informed
by a friend, who was visiting that
place. The two men were sitting on a
front porch, in front Of which large
American flag was flying from a pole.
They were conversing on the topics OF
they day, when they saw several sailors
from the gunboat Arctic coming down
the street laughing and talking and re-
joicing generally in their short fur
lough. Upon approaching the house
they discovered Old Glory waving in
the afternoon breeze. The talking and
laughing ceased Immediately, as every
sailor took off his hat in salutng the
flag. Then the jaclzles passed on, re-
suming their conversation as before
This is a thing seldom done in tbs
army, but it shows how well disci
plined the brave sailors boys are, ant
now, even though they are off duty
never forget the flag they are fightinl
under.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
DIED

B1RD.-At Flainfeld, Pa, on August
%, 1898, Elizabeth Bird, wife Of the
late Lewis Bird, Of BranGywine hun
dred.
Relatives and friends are invited &c
attend the funeral, from the residence
Of her son-in-law, George A. Palmer, al
Thirty-fouTth and Market streets, OF
Friday afternoon. at o'clock. Inter
ment will be made at Bethel NJ. E
Cemetery. Services at the church.
CARROLL.-On August 81, 1898, Ber-
tina e., wife of William H. Carroll, Of
Merrick, Mass.
CHALFANT Suddenly, on August %
1898, Franklin Chafant, in the 69tt
year Of his age.
EISLER-In this city, on August 20
1898, George, youngest son of JohI
and Margaret Eisler, in his 18th year
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
A LONG STORY COSTS MONEY IN


a newspaper. A short one may answer
the purpose. Here's our story: We
have had a good season on Tan Shoes
for children; a few left; we can do
two things, carry them over or sell
them for less money than the same
quality was ever sold at before. We
chcose the latter, and here are Boys
Shoes, worth s125 and $3.50 for 9Oc. a
pair Girls patent leather dress Shoes,
sizes IL to 2, for 9Oc., from Sl.50. Mems
black velvet calf Shoes, light soles, a
good value at s1.75. We close the lot
Of about a dozen pairs tomorrow at
S1.4O. These are only hint Of our
many bargains. You will find us
money-savers on all your shoe wants.
CnpMAN;c The Money-saving
EUItmHN y, Shoe House,
No. 10 East Fourth St,
Between Market and King.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
THE OMAHA EXPOSITION OF 1898

THE OMAHA EXPOSITION OF 1898
Beats the Centennial Exposition which
occurred in Philadelphia in 1876 away
out Of sight and is next to the Worlds
Fair, at Chicago, in Importance to the
whole country. All of the states in the
Trans Mississippi region are interest
ed, and our Eastern friends wild enjoy
visit to Omaha during the continu-
ance of the Exposition, from June to
October, inclusive.
Buy your excursion tickets over the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Ry.
An illustrated folder descriptive of the
Exposition will be sent you on receipt
of 2-cent stamp for postage. Address
John r. Pott, District Passenger
Agent, Williamsport, Pa.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
uOLINEss CAMP MEETING

Chester. August 26.-The annual
camp meeting of the Holiness Chris
tian Church opened yesterday at Twin
Oaks. a delightful grove a few miles
south Of this city. Fifty-one tents have
been erected, and there are several
families from Wilmington on the
ground. Rev. Jonas Trumbauer is in
charge Of the camp. and he is assisted
by Rev. T. J. J. Wright, Rev. Ruby
Wisler Rev. Edward Flyte, Rev. Hor-
ace Trumbauer. Rev. Harry Magee
Rev. w. p Austin and a number Of lay
workers. The camp will continue unit
September 5. Presiding Elder Trum
bauer made an address yesterday il
opening the camp.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26

threatened to arrest the whole crowd.
"You had better learn how to handle
one man before you attempt to handle
n dozen or more" was the retort.
After considerable trouble and with
assistance the officer finally managed
TO get the soldier in the patrol box at
Front and Market stretes, where he re-
mained until the patrol wagon took
him to the police station.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
POLICEMAN VS.. SOLDIERS.


There is at least one policeman on
the Wilmington force who is afraid of
soldiers if the Wayfarer is correctly
informed. Last Sunday morning this
particular policeman and a soldier
were sitting in the women's waiting
room of the B. & o. Market street sta
tion. apparently conversing. The sol
dier was pretty well under the influence
of liquor but what he did to justify
his arrest the Wayfarer is unable 10
learn. Nevertheless, several people
were attracted to the scene by the Off
Ger chasing the soldier around the
room, jumping over benches and
knocking down chairs in his effort to
catch him. AS the crowd gathered at
the doors and windows 60 see the fun
the officer was heard to say:
when ! catch you I'll club you" Al
that the soldier turned on the officer
and grasped him by the throat and told
him he did not want TO hurt him, but Il
hit him with that d. club" he would
punch his face for him. The soldie,
did not receive any blows from the
club. The officer was jeered at by the
crowd and suggestions were offered as
how to handle the soldier. Somebody
yelled:
Tell him to stand attention.
This enraged the officer, and hs
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
MARRIED.

KELLEY - MCAFFERTY.-At the
Union M. E. parsonage, No. 5O5
Washington street, On Monday even
ing, August %, 1898, by Rev. John
d. c. Hanna, d. D., John S. Keeley
and Miss Lillian M. McCafferty, both
Of this city.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE

Who are injured b. the use OF cofree. Re-
erocery stores a new preparation called
GfAlN-O. made OF pure grains, that
takes the place OF coffee. The most deli
rate stomach receives Il without distress
and but few can tell Il from coffee. II
does not cost over 4 as much. Children
may drink IL With great beneft. Is cts
and 3 cts. per package. Try II. Ask for
GRAIN-O.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
Philadelphia and Chester Steamers
CitY OF Chester and Brandvwine

Leave Fourth street wharf daily (Sun.
days included) at 7.3O, 1000 a. m. 100
4.15 and 200 D. m.
Leave Philadelphia from Pier s, North
above Arch street, at 7.3O, 1015 a. m, 1.30
400 and 100 p. m.
Stop at Washington Park
Fare to Philadelphia, 25 cents; excur-
sion, 40 cents.
Freight received all day at Philadel.
phia and Wilmington, and carried at the
lowest rates.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
FIREl FRI

II. T. Sergeant, Coal and Wood office,
Seventh and King. Dclmarvia phone
$40. B. & l. checks with cash purchases.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26

We give either red or green
Trading Stamps, or B. and l..
checks with your purchase
ask for them. If you have
your stamps loose we'll take
them from you in trade for
goods, the same as cash, As cts.
for a hundred red or green
stamps, the face value for B,
and l.. checks.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
School
Opens
In a Few Days.

How are the Boys Clothes?
Will he need a new Suit. or
just a pair of odd Trousers?
OUR FALL LINE IS
READY, and We Will be
pleased to shcw you the incest
line Of Suits and Trousers for
Little Boys you've ever seen.
You know our way of selling
Little Boys Clothes. at cost
adding just enough for hand
ling and selling.
Rcys' Suits with double seal
and knees, s1.75.
Elegant all-wool Suits, $3.50
$500 and $3.50.
Odd Knee Trousers, 25c. anC
35o., with double seat anC
knees, SOC.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
EXCURSIONS.
SEE THE FORTS AND WAR VESSELS
Take a trip on the
PALACE STEAMER REPUBLIC
TO CAPE MAY.
RoTND oiJN 0TFf TRfr Toe.
CHILDREN, 40c

Music. Concerts. Dancing. Theatricals
Refreshments of all kinds at popular
prices.
Connects Sunday, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday with Wilmington and North
ern railroad train leaving French street
at $50 a. m.
For information apply to W. L. Russell,
Philadelphia. Telephone 59Ol, or Bowness
Briggs, G. p. A., w. & N. R. r., VII
lnington, Del.
Evening journal., 1898-08-26
A pUBTTC MENIACE.

"On the Tenth street side Of the
property at the northwest corner OF
Tenth and Market streets there is an
iron awning post which constitutes a
public menace" said a citizen TO the
Wayfarer. "As you know, the street
car tracks run pretty close to the
curb on Tenth street, and in rounding
the curve from Market street the front
end of the car is thrown within a few
inches Of this post. Several persons,
to my positive knowledge, have come
near being crushed there and an even
ing or two ago small boy would GER
tainly have been killed but for the
promptness Of a bystander in pulling
him fcrcibly out of harms way.
think, in behalf of public safety, that
the Board OF Street and Sewer Direc-
tors should look into this matter and
remedy It. 1t is not my desire to put
either the railway company or the
owner Of the property to any expense
or inconvenience, but If they will OBJ
serve the menace l believe that they
will remedy il and, possibly, save
themselves future litigation. BY NOV
ing the pest up Tenth street a few
feet the danger would be obviated."