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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18

South Carolina. He "~cuitivates'' the grass
on his farm and makes il pay. Being
asked If the quality OF the land did not
have a great deal to do with
the yield:" he replied: "Cndoubtediy. but
the man has a great deal more 10 do
with It." As for the grass. which yields
4 net" profit Of SO an acre. every year.
ii is not n hitherto-unheard-of kind ST
grass II all. L grows in all parts of the
South, and there j a good deal of it IN
South Carolina, in spots. ten. Hagool
and Mr.. W. q. ChildS, of Columbia. We
believe. cultivated It with profit some
years 10 if not more recently. The
seed. or roots. can he obtained vprv
cheaply. and when il has once been plant
Cd anywhere 1t grows right along. lit Tho
same place, fer years. without reauir-
ing special attention. Fert;lizin- ami
cultivation. cutting and curing. are what
make II pay SO net profit per acre. ta.
Mr. Mansfield every year. We do not
recall lis Latin name. but farmers ;n
south Carolina usually refer - it IL
nat eamp grass, when I'll a. got
call it Bermuda"
Mr.. Mansfeld'S money cran I..a-s 49,
ton; Keats tobacco: heats -raiu. l+a-.
gar heete; beats any eros with which
We aTt acquainted. Other cr.nS may
bfIHe IN more money to tho acre-yor,
few bring in - mnch-but 81 en-. nn
OTHER that We Enov IF that leaves So
,Ff acre clear profit IN The farmer,
hands. every Year. II Rermull 1r3ye
nd never been grown before in Tie I'M
tel States, ana Mr.. Mansfield lad in~t
introduced i with the showing he makes
rs 70 lts proftablcueSS. farmers tsrou.f |
ne south would he falling over each
"fher n their efforts to get 4 chance ro
Try it." and paving hi.h FOR the ,,ritr
ego. Some Of them who have had r. Il,
thelr farms for years might do vcf \.
Try Il anyway-under the Cnliriaus
~eNer2rlhed hy Sir. Mansfield.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18

The Galveston News recently Offered
several handsome none prizes for tnt
best articles ~enumerating what the till
! crs Of the soil can plant and cultivate Z
the best advantage, and low the produce
can be realized upon. \ special com
mittee has charge Of tie articles and VI
make the awards. In the meanwhile the
News is printing many of them Some
of them are very lengthy, but Mr.. A. Is
Bradley puts a deal Of advice in a feW
words.
The basis, he says, of successful farm
ing is live stock and poultry. Live stock
should be of some standard breed, suit
able to the surroundings; should be we'll
fed. any surplus in them being always
reasy for the best market. While corn
and wheat are great staples, there Is
the sweet potato, an absolutely certain
croD. The possibilities of the sweet po-
tato are immense. They can be on the
farmers table nine months in the year,
and can be a part ration for his stock
for a length of time.
The farm should be fenced all aroun /,
and divided into field. All fences should
be hog-tight. Hogs and pigs should fol-
low all crops, except cotton; nothing is
then wrested. Sweet potatoes, COW peas,
peanuts, sorghum and rye make the
finest and cheapest pork. Never keep a
hog or pig in a pen; it does not pay. A
good garden is absolutely necessary; 50
also is an orchard.
Mr.. Bradley goes on to say that the
greatest cause of loss to the farmer is
the annual, sometimes semi-annual crazes
he is subject to. If cotton be low he goes
in for corn and hogs.If cotton goes up, he
unanimously decides there is more mon
ely in cotton than anything else, and the
whole face of his State is covered with
cotton next season. This is done over
and over again. 1t is plainly seen, says
Mr.. Bradley, that the all-around farmer
is the only one who can safely go through
the seasons of low prices. Four-cent
cotton will not hurt him whore he has
only a few bales, and plenty Of other
things to sell and to eat. The all-around
system, steadily followed, will bring in
dependence.
The last thing to be said IS, don't
overdo; don't have more stock than You
can take care of; don't plant more of any
crop than you can cultivate: that means,
it we'll; that implies a man Of sense,
q business man; if you are rot, GOT viii
draw water and heW wood.
Barring a few sentences that are am
plifcations Of ideas, this is Mr.. BradIey's
advice to the farmers of TeXas-if it IS
good for the farmers of Texas-it is good
for the farmers Of North Carolina. Mr..
at any rate, presents in few
words a plan for the Investigation Of
and it is plain that what it lacks
in detail it makes up in comprehensive
ness and sound sense.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18
OTTO DDEtNER.
OHiGIN OF THE COTTON GIN.
Century Na-azi4e.J

Century Na-azi4e.J
Tie youngest daughter eli cen. Nj
thanidI Greene used to relate ii story oL
her Ire at y-augrhc->, where Il creum-
stance occurred oI 5I4u historic aal
scientific interest, and iu regard 10
which much erroneous statement has
been made. / reIpr to the invention Of
tie cotton sin by Iii Whitney, and my
L-otAtIs connection with 4l. Ile facts
briefly stated, was about as follows:
" Illt spending tine previous summer at,
Newport, il. J., Iy mother became ac-
qualntcd With Mr.. " IitHcT, and grew
Interested in the outcome oI the expert
ments he was then making IN the inter-
est OF his projected gin. 10 aeSi-t iii his
enterprise, n.y. mother invited u4m TO
>penu the following winter at Dungc-
ness. where an abundance Of cotton and
quiet could be assured. Mr.. Whitney
accordingly came to DungencSs, and
diligently pursued lis experiments, a
room IN the fifty story having been spe-
clally fitted fer his use as an inventor.
one morning he descended lealIouy
INTO the drawing room, where a number
Of guests were assembled, and excited
y exclaimed: The victory IS mine.'
IN deep sympathy with him tine guests
and hostess went with him - his work
shop. Whitney set MS model ia motion.
For q few moments the miniature saws
reyoIyed without hindrance, and the
separation Of the seed from the cotton
wool was successfully accomplished;
but after a little tine saws clogged with
lint, the wheel stopped and poor Whit
ney was IN despair.
Heres what You need exclaimed
my mother, III her clear. decisive way:
ana She instantly seized a clothes brush
lying on the manr2l and held it firmly
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18
MOVE LOWELL SOUTH.

The owners Of the Lowell cotton mills
have issued a statement of the causes
that make it necessary for them tc
reduce wages, from which we make two
extracts:
1T Is 0 argument nor deserving
a serious argument for any one to
say to us that it is not necessary to
reduce wages because the serious
ness of southern competition is eX-
a~ggerated: or because this or that al
legged cause of the depression is
open to contradiction; it is a con-
dition. not Il theory, with which we
are obliged as business men, to deal.
"ContractS for cotton cloth do not
III these days 90 about begging for
takers. That there are i'll the South
many small mills filed with old ma
chinery ana running on low grade
goods, is true enough. but the fact
remains indisputabIe that the South
ern mill Of recent date, which we
have most cause to fear as a COM
p%etitor, IS built on the very best
plans that the most skillful engin-
GERS of New England can draw, and
the best contr2 ctors in the country
can erect: is fed with the best ma
chffhefA HAT money can produce; is
differed 10y able men, and IS turning
out first-class goods, as coarse or
rs fine as any made in any quantity
in Lowell. at a living profit, at
prices which would net a loss to amy
mill in this city. This we know; let
who will deny it,"
Evidences like this multiply. 1t is
emily a question Of time when these mills
must be moved South, and the water
power of Lowell be utilized in Other
departments or manufacture. With jus
and equal treatment in the railroad rates
which Will come, there will be no oh
stacle in the path Of Southern manu-
%facturers.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18
\ NEW money CROP"
News and COurier.l

The Macon, Ca. Telegraph says Of
Mr.. W. II. Mansfield, a farmer, who
lives in that city and farms near it, that
when he was a boy he learned to make
hay while the sun Shines" but now that
he is a man he makes it all the time
He is a good farmer. to begin with. as is
proved by the fact that he easily raises
% bushels of corn to the acre. on his
swamp land and large numbers of hogs.
and he has achieved so great success
with both corn and hay that "other far
mers throughout the country are always
seeking to learn his methods
It is as a h~ay-maker. however. that
Mr.. Mansfield has achieved most envla-
BILE distinction. He has a grass farm Of
several hundred acres near Macon.
from which he cuts three crops Of hay
every season." He grows "about six "
seven tons to the acre. in q season.
(which brings SO a tor on the market.
and there is always 4 good demand"
His grass crop nets him about SO an
acre"
His land is good. but there as thou
sands of acres like it in Georgia and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18
THE SOUTHERN PLANTER.

We are in receipt Of the January is
sue of this old established agricultural
journal, now in its !9th year of publ
cation. With age it improves in useful
ness to the farmers of the South, for
whose special benefit is published. The
management of the farm. the production
of all the various crops grown. or which
can be grown in the South, the raising
and feeding of live stock of ell kinds,
dairy management. the poultry yard an
the garden, all receive consideration and
attention every month, and are writ
ten upon by practical, experienced and
successful men. Every Southern farm
er should take this journal. lie cannot
afford to do without it. One article in
the January issue, showing how a farm
err in Virginia last year raised 100 bush
els of corn on one acre, 1,51o bushels
on - acres, and 1920 bushels Oh 20
acres, is worth more to every farmer than
the annual price Of the journal, which
is 800. The Planter is published by tie
Southern Planter Publishing Company,
Richmond, Va.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18
COTTON ACREAGE REDUCED.


We have taken much pains to ascer-
tain the probable reduction Of the cotton
acreage in this county for the coming
season, and from the information gather
cd from various points it is our opinion
that the reduction will amount to one
eighth. If not onn-sixth. On the large
farms the plan adopted is to reduce the
number Of plows. BY doing this each
tenant makes a full crop, but the aggre-
gate cotton production is decreased in
proportion to the reduction in the num-
Der Of plovs run-averaging about one
eighth.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18
SELECTING BIRDS TO SHOW.

rs the business pou!trv-Reeper is
doubtless turning his attention toward
the coming poultry shows. a few words
about selecting birds for exhibition nav
lie III order. First / would say. PEEK ont
fowls that matUred their feathers during
cool weather, as they have mora lrsear
to plumage than those that maturel
carrier. Second. select the best of Your
1iock and put them by themselves: tut
cut straw on the tloor and scatter their
grain III this and make them scratch
for It. OF the heavy breeds. pick out
those that are uniform in weight. and
pick out one-tlird more fowls than Won
intend to exhibit. so that Won can allow
for the defects that Will almost surely
come to light. Have your show GOODS
handy. and put the bird III them occa-
Sionally, 50 as to get them used to the
coops and handling. l have known this
to make 4 difference Of several points
IN then favor. as q fowl that is scared
never shows off We'll. DO not. under any
circumstances, put oil on their plumage,
as 1t destroys the luster. and if there is
any one thing that a poultry Judge
hates 10 set hold OF it is a bird with
feathers sticky with oil. and he is apt
to cut III points i'll proportion. If YOU
ind any birds that 10 not come UP to the
requirements of the Standard "a COPY of
which should be owned by every poultry
keeper. throw them aside. for it is bet
ter TO throw them out than to have the
judge DO it for YOU. Feed them well.
but DO not over-feed: give them good
care and trust Your judge for the rest
Herbert Johnson, in Poultry Monthly.
There is no objection to a man blowing
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18

There are numerous ways Of making
money besides that of depending upon
five-cent cotton. The other day Mrs.
Rufus Carson was looking over her pro
duce book for 1897 and noted that from
three items alone she had received dur
ing the year SS0.G2. She had sold
vegetables to the amount of SLIP.
chickens to the amount of &11.75, and
butter to the amount Of S51.45. the total
being $S0.G2. AS this is largely profit,
1t beats a lot of farming that the men
do.-Gastonia Gazette.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18
Total in the United States. %, ,027

These statistics furnish the best
proof Of the faIsity of the statement that
finds its way into print, that the people
are not as religious as in former days.
The truth is that the world is growing
better, and the people are more interest
ed in the progress Of Christianity than
ever before in the history of the coun-
try.
The time when the strong oppressed
the weak as a matter of course; when
money held unquestioned sway; when
might was admitted to make right,
has passed away forever. The con
aicts now between right and wrong,
between the weak and the strong, be-
tween trusts and those they rob show
chat there IS a new spirit in the world
that Will not acquiesce in the old notions
chat the few were made to control, and
the many to obey.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18

formed a trust, so that people cannot
escape the exactions of trusts by dying.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18
THE IARM WORK
Concord .JOnrnaI.l

fo11ANC4d cVhAlLdl.t
Work in the country j. being pushed
rapidly along just now, Stubble land s
being turned, bitches are being opened
and new grounds cleared. Big prepara-
TOMS for a cotton crop are being made
anu it really seems that the old story Of
a big crop viii be repeated, regardless OF
5-cent prices.
TINS s~pring-like weather is a great help
10 the farmers. n most Of them are
taking advantage OF it. One said to n
reporter today: You have 10 idea how
much IS gained by breaking land at this
season of the year: the man who turns
his land We'll now is pretty sure Of a fair
crop next year, wet or dry, late or early"
Last week TIE Index mentioned fine
fact that Mr.. J.. \. Suits
had killed q hoe u month.
old weighing 30 pounds ana was
the largest yet reported. Mr.. T. J.. Ines
who reports having killed ore several
days ago which was 2f months old and
weighed G91. We are looking for one
week SO months old weighing about
999.-Rockingham Index.
a woman may pretend to be convinced
against her viii but she never IS.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18

There IS no objection to a man blowing
his own horn, but it's the tune he al
WAYS selects that makes us tired.-Nasn-
vile Banner.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-01-18
Last week Ike Index man+aoo,

A woman may pretend to be convinced
against her viii but she never IS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

The patients of DR.. Thomas will be glad to
know that he has arranged professional visits to
Ellsworth every other Tuesday at the American
House. and to Buehll every other Wednesday at
the Bluehil House. There is no physician In the
United States better known than the doctor His
cures are SO numerous and often Of such mi.
raeulous nature that many writers have claimed
that many OF his cures were miracles DR..
Thomas ability TO tell patient his diseases
without asking question is as well established
as that DIR. Thomas lives
These visits of the doctor will afford an ex
cellent opportunity for many to consult this
eminent specialist close to the.r homes.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

East Lamo1ne.
Miss Mamie Deslsles is home from Cas-
tine normal school.
The steamer "Hector" now makes daily
trips to Bar Harbor.
Miss Jennie Ryan is visiting friends
and relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Peters, jr., are at
their cottage for the summer.
Mrs. Clarinda Hodgkins and daughter
Lura are visiting relatives here.
Work will soon be completed on the
roads in this vicinity. Great Improve
ment has been made by Road Commits
sioner Gault and his crew.
William Coughlin left Sunday for
Hathorne stock farm, Pittstield. c. w.
Bragdon leaves soon for the same place
with stock which is to be transferred
from Acadia farm.
June 20. H.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22
COUNTY NEWS.

West sullivan.
The Knights of Pythias will celebrate
the Fourth.
Bradbury Smith is out again after a
short illness.
G. W. Pettengill, E. c. Gordon and w.
L.McKusic are on fishing trip down
the bay this week.
Mrs. E. G. Abbott left for Brunswick
Saturday. Her husband graduates from
Bswdoin with this years class.
rally meeting Saturday afternoon. He
intended to preach Sunday, but the meet
ing was not held owing to the rain.
Franklin Court of Foresters, accom-
panied by the Franklin granite band, was
entertained by the West Sullivan Fores-
tiers Wednesday evening. A good time
was enjoyed.
Wednesday afternoon the house owned
by Mrs. Altana Gordon, on North Quarry
street, was burned. The men from the
quarries rendered timely aid as usual, and
most OF the furniture was saved. A de-
fective chimney is thought to be the
cause Of the fire. There is a small insur-
aace.
June 20. G.
West Hancock.
Mrs. Martina Marsha is quite i'll.
Sherman Abbott is home from Bar Har.
Dor.
George Abbott has gone to Sullivan tc
work.
Mrs. sarah Springer is in very poo,
health.
The sunday school has a fine new
library.
George Marshall jammed his foot quite
BADLY while aging rails on the railroad.
Messrs. Victor K. Smith and Fred
Milliken have taken a contract to do
stone work ON the Washington county
railroad, and they with Messrs. Sherman
Mcfarland, Watson Springer and Irving
Mcfarland, went to Harrington last
week.
June -. SUMAC.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

Sound.
Sidne? Murphy has gone to Seal Harbor
to work.
Miss Cora Richardson is at home from
Bar Harbor.
Hattie Higgins visited friends in Bar
Harbor last week.
The Misses Ada and Eva Higgins have
gone TO Mort beast iIar Dor to work.
Harry Bordeaux is driving a milk cart
to Northeast Harbor for +. II. kittredge.
Eugene and Gerald Richardson, Frank
Sargent and Sidney Higgins have gone to
Northeast Harbor to work.
Miss Estella Friend, who Is working in
Bar Harbor, spent Sunday with her par
ents, George Slower and wife.
Little Julia Ellis, who has been living
with her amt, Mrs. Pembroke Higgins,
has gone to fremont to join her father
and go to Black Island.
June 90 b.
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BROOKLYN.

BROOKLYN.
and the streets will soon be thronged
with strangers.
There is every prospect OF the largest
hay crop that has been grown In this sec
tion for many years. The large quantity
Of old hay now on hand makes the farm
ers wonder where they will stow the new
crop.
The livery men have their teams In fine
condition and the yachtsmen's crafts
shine in new paint and bright spars. II
you want to spend a few weeks near the
seashore come to BROOKLYN; there is en-
joyment here for alt.
June 20. q. b. A.
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COUNTY NEWS.
90, additional County Ne,cs see other pages
Southwest Harbor.

Southwest Harbor.
Henry Clark has had some marked i'm
provements made to his house.
Mrs. Lucy Clark is able to get about
again though not yet fully recovered.
Mrs. Caroline Clark, who was quite i'll
for a week or two recently, is now greatly
improved.
]. o. Whitcomb, of the University OF
Maine, spent few days here last week.
His friends congratulate him on the
marked excellence of his "Ivy Day Ora
ton" published in the neat college maya
zine, The Cadet.
D. n. Handy, who has been taking a
course at the Boston university, returned
home last week, to resume the publishing
of the summer paper, Island Breeze,
which he established last season. The
journal is to be enlarged and otherwise
improved. The first copy will be issued
this week.
Harvey Hodgkins, wife and daughter
leave to-day for Sorrento to spend the
summer. Mrs. Hodgkins has had the care
of the Cochrane cottage there for several
seasons. Mrs. Cochrane cabled her from
England that the family would be at their
summer home as usual, though her own
| return was uncertain.
| On Thursday Of last week another
| Southwest Harbor volunteer, John Car
roll, went marching bravely away to en-
list, but owing to slight difference in the
sight Of his eyes the vision Of one being a
trif1e short OF the other he came march
ing back, regret to himself, but no
doubt relief to his family. Fred Mayo
has been assigned to the "Katahdin" as
bugler.
Pemetic lodge, l. o. o. F., held memo
rial services at the Union church, Sunday,
June y. Rev. Mr.. Cranston, Of North
east Harbor, delivered the sermon. The
meeting opened with prayer by Rev. G.
| H. Hetfion. Fine selections were rendered
by the Baptist choir of Mort beast Harbor.
Only one member of Pemetic lodge-Colin
Dix-has so far joined the great majority.
Mrs. Sarah Dollver Mayo, wife of
Capt. Jacob S. Mayo, after a long and
ming Of June Is. Mrs. Mayo had been a
great sufferer with brain trouble for
several years, and for four days previous
to her death she was unconscious. Her
vitality was remarkable. Funeral SER
vices were held at the home on Friday, a
large number of relatives and friends
were in attendance. Rev. Mr.. Anderson,
pastor of the Methodist church, of which
Mrs. Mayo had been almost a life long
member, otficiated.
The literary club and debating society
| have adjourned for the season. The lat
| ter society gave most interesting enter
tainment at fremont hall, at the close OF
| its regular session. There was a discus
| sion Of the question, "Resolved, That
the present immigration laws are suf-
tciently restricted" Seth Norwood
| opened for the affirmative, and Charles
Cook for the negative. The debate proved
that the mem bers had given much time
and thought to the preparation of argu-
ments and were wide awake to seize upon
good points. The programme in addition
included Rotations, solos and pantomime
tableaux. The whole was very good, and
reflected credit upon the committee in
charge as we'll as the society in general.
June 20. SPRAY.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

THE. AMFRICAN has subscribers at I06
Of the I16 post-offces in Hancock county;
all the other papers in the county COM
btsed do not reach so many. TIE AMER
IcAN is not the only paper printed in
Honcock county, and has nerer claimed to
be, but II IS the only paper that can prop
erly DC called COUNTY paper; all the
rest are merely local papers. The circuld-
tion OF The AMERICAN, barring the Bar
HORROR Records summer list, is larger
than that Of oil the other papers printed
in Hancock county.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-06-22

South Surry.
Schools close this week.
Arthur Burrill and wife, OF Dedham, re-
Gently made short visit to Mrs. Burrill's
parents here.
E. NJ. Cunningham has moved his fam
lily here from East Biuehiil, where he has
been employed the past year.
Miss Effie Morgan came up from Bar
Harbor last week to spend few weeks
with her grandparents, G. F. Smith and
wife.
w. P. Stewart and family, of New York
are expected on Wednesday, and will &C.
cupy their cottage GA bic Villa" through
the summer.
The picnic season opened last Satur1 ay
and a merry party from East Blr.shill
came this way for their first out -dC, or din
ner this season.
Miss Eta Mann has gone Bar Har-
Dor, where she is employee at the New
port house. Her sister. Miss Lizzie, who
has been absent som time, has returned
home.
June 20.