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VOLUME VHI.
i . CnntViarn Home.
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QVEST10X OF FERTILIZERS.
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la tbis region of conn try the farmers'
Qflericg from the effects of the low
"Letol tbeir production, which, though
nail J rae in 0QO8t tbin89 needed by
Ttm jet il i8 not 30 iD rega,d to ih
JJicel of fertilizers so generally", osed of
ft. nd now felt to be a necessity to sac
llgfal husbandry. The low price ofcot
!!nba n.de 8ome be8itta about planting
Jo inocb cbttou or em planting any.
Thi dries giren by aome writer as well
tht Crops iu uo ": " vv, 10 uuii
(oonded in wisdom, as experience proves
tbero is no money in any production but
cotton, that mast be put on the public
Brket for ssle and tben transported to a
distant point for consumption; for though
mm. m8'. potatoes, nurnips,
and other
ibFa articles
may be raised in abun-
i ut t -A in nnn:t: J
ediornBe, yet as a few farmers would
-lot the market here which would neces
sitate tbeir transportation to a distant
ujarket for consumption, the cost of which
joald absorb all their worth. Experi
rc bas demonstrated, one fact, that cot
ten cannot be made profitably ir. this sec
tion without the use of fertilizers, unless
nn frteb lauds, which here conatituU but
imall portion of the cultivated ' area
- iwa opinion bas been advanced in former
otoDanications in the Home, that land
which will yield but 400 pounds of seed
ofUOL per acre or but 10 bushels of corn
mA cot mote than cover the coat of cul
1
tintioD, which, if rented out to a tenant,
can yield nothing to the owner after the
living of the tenant is taken out. As
there is much of such land owned in this
Hctiori, what must be done by the holders
of each lands, especially if they cannot
cultivate it themselves r
The question is still agitated, will com-
mercisl fertilizers pay; though a few take
tie ground they will not, and advise
planters to abandon them 'entirely and
maoniacture tneir own. let the sales in
dicate a steady increase in every section
which clearly proves their utility or they
would be abandoned, as farmers certainly
know their loss and profits on such in-
yeitaenti. It is generally supposed the
Pboapbatet double the yield. If so, then
a ton of Phosphates at $28, mixed with
cotton seed and stable manure, coBting
coining to tne planter as ce nas them on
band i, will fertilize 10 acres, which will be
sear i per acre in outlay. If this land
atket 400 pounds per acre without anv
fertilizers, then be will make 4,000 pounds
of teed cotton or 1,333 of liut, which, at
$3, will bring only $106, bat by the ase
of one ton of fertilizer the yield should be
800 in seed or 2,666 in lint, worth $212
Deduct the cost of fertilizer $23, he wil
cave fx 4, -a pronto! 900 made on an
outlay of $28, some 300 per cent. But
suppose the increased production was
only one fourth, tben the profits would be
$19 on the amount of $28 expended after
being paid back. . What better use could
1 man make of bis money than 'by such
an investment? Farmers err often in
meir calculations in not seeping an ac
curate account of results and jump at the
eonclnsion, nothing waa spade because
tbeir expenses absorbed their whole in
com or yield, oterlookicg the fact that
without the fertilizer they would have
been more behind.
The question of fertilisers is of vast im
portance to all farmers, yet in many re
spects imperfectly understood, as their
application shows but little or no profits,
for there are many things connected with
. their judicious application only to be
learned by experience which chemica
analysis cannot determine.- The me
chanical condition of the soil must be
tight, that it must have the capacity of
retaining moisture in ordinary seasons,
enough to keep the fertilizer in 1 a soluble
condition, or the rootlets of .the plants
could not appropriate the food, which any
oca who has used them finds to ba true
oh all the wasted or gullied places in his
fields; for though the growth is fine on all
the parts where there is a supply of vege
table mould, yet on the other parts little
or no advantages is perceived. Hence the
folly of applying it to such lands as it is
money thrown away. The tact has been
proven by experiment that a soil may
have all the four indispensable ingredients,.
. viz : Nitrogen - Ammonia, Nitrate of Fo
tuta, and Sulphate of Lime, and yet be
Unproductive, arising from its mechanical
condition. Stable manure is admitted to
be a perfect fertilizer in itself, that is it
contains all the plant food needed, yet if
fpptied by itself in piles, will yield noth
ing till mixed with other earthy materials.
-it is equally true of commercial fertilizers
Hence it is found that laud by its long
. continued use becomes comparatively un
productive, which has caused some to de
nounce it M exhaustive of the soil.
Such is the result on most of . our old
lands as the vegetable matter has, by de
grees, become washed away and consumed
by the planis, thus destroying its power
to retain moisture in ordinary seasons.
Unproductive lands are sometimes im
proved by a mixture of soils that have no
lertihzice DroDertiea in them bv me
chanical action alone, such as the wash
inga of red clay in small quantities on
tiuclay bottoms, producing only the
rush. I have made such lands yield 30
bushels of corn bv that Drocess alone. To
-be a successful planter, the soils, condi
tion and character mast be looked into
and the cultivation be governed according
'J-
. The question is frequently asked what
' the best fertilizer; that cannot be an-
wered without an analysis of the soil to
bich it is to be applied. I have used a
great many brands for the last twenty
nve years, commencing with the Peruvian,
K''ing uniformly good results, except
when applied to soils unfit for their ap
plication as described above. I -hav6 fcr
everal years paBt used the Acid Fuos-
pnates, combined with cotton seed and
t.KI ....
--v.,, manure, as tne oeat paymg accor
ding to cost, and have found but little
QUTerence in them. This year I am try
K m part, the chemicals sold by Messrs
Wilson & Bnrwell, and by Messrs
nnsion & Cj., which cost about $12,
and i taid to be enough to make a ton
': i i .
equal to tbe guano when mixed with
cotton Seed and atsble manure, according
to the formlvl4id down, and is h.ghly
"commended by many farmers who haTen
tn eie complaints made that
it is drffioalt to spread jfc over ten acres of
ana. u mat obiecflon can eaailv b rm
died by increasing tbe bulk, both with
earth, aged aed stable manure. Ir mav
seem .rather absurd - to believe that so
small "an amount of 'chemicals, nav 400 nr
500 pounds, spread over 10 acres could
nave any effect on vegetation. But such
are tne extraordmarv effanta nf 0.-
agents on vegetation, so far unexplained
by chemical soience. One ton (2,009
pounds) of Peruvian Guano, containing
about 100 ponndofAminonia, if ; Spread-,
on 10 acres of land . and then Dlowed six
inches deep, shows decided results. Yet
if one grain of that soil was submitted to
a chemical (est, no trace of Ammonia
could be found, yet if that Ammonia was
not in the ton the effect
would be comparative.lv poor. Whv is it
so? It may be tbe Ammonia acting on
the other ingredients puts them into a
soluble condition which otherwise would
remain in eh as well as budoIvW friod
direotly to the plants.
f.
It may be equally trn of the)' brn
cals now sold. Thev mav i?tveV-ctili
mi-
ity
trt ntViov ifi.nt ...;.l -2 " -j . 1. i
lment alone, can test. thatrpoint U a
iaui mat cannot oe aeniea, tnat tbere is
r . i" . . v
great deal of earthy - matter in fall 4,he
fertilizers, of no especial benefit, for even
the bone, when reduced by the action ot
ealphurio aejd, contains much eartbt
matter, its pure phosphate' alone consti
tutes irs principal value. So, if all the fer
tilizers- were treed from these useless
materials, and the real essence, such as
nitrogen, ammonia, nitrate and sulphurate
of lime left, the bulk would be wonderfully
reduced, merer ib, no doubt, tbe planter
should manufacture alt tbe manure he
oan. Hauling .p leaves and rubbish to
make compost. heaps is too laborious and
expensive, except on a limited scale, and
that too on quite, a small farm. Seeding
tbe pea and red clever for plowing under,
is less laborious and cheaper.
There is ope plan by which a ton of ma
nure, equal iu "value to that of guano
could be made to each w cow and horse
kept on the place that is to put 200 lbs otj
rich earth in the Btails with about asj
much tsotton seed, which after being
trampled underfoot for a month o)Ttwo,;
should be removed into a covered pen.
Then pursue the eame process and at the?
end of tbe year a ton to each one of the
stock will be made in value equal to any
of tbe phosphates in market. (
The subject of fertilisers is of yital imr'
portance, yet but imperfeetly understood.
Chemistry has thrown much light on the
subject, but cannot tell from the analysis
of a plant, the qualities of the soil, be
cause so muoh of its material is taken
from the atmosphere. Neither can it
tell if the soil is productive,' though it
may tell what it contains, yet its mechan
ical condition may be unpropitious for its
productiveness, though containing all el
ements ot plant food. "The .poorest inher
itance a man can leave to his eon is a
tract of poor land, unless he has the in
dustry to raise its standard of productive
ness, as it will certainly keep him poor
to the end of bis life. But nothing pays
so well as a productive farm, considering
the eapital invested. In Georgia I find
many well authentic reports of high pro
fits. Mr Kincher ot Pulaski, made with
6 plows 60 bales of cotton, 2000 bushels of
corn, with tbe usual side crops.
Mr Bohaman of same county, with 5
dIows made 50 bales of cotton and 1,500
bushels Of corn.
Mr Johns of Lee county, with 4 plows,
made 49 bales of cotton, 600 bushels ot
corn, 14 barrels of syrup and other pro
ducts. Mr Grass, of Dougherty, made with
24 p ows, 300 bales of cotton, 5,000 bush
els of corn, witn oats, peas auu otner
things in proportion. A column could
be filled up with reports equally natter
ing, xet planters irequwnwy uumpiaju
that there is no profits in farming, and
some sell out and try to play tbe mer
chant. Such men underestimate their
own profits and overestimate tnat ot oth-
er pursuits. There is a great oinerence
among farmers, for many work the soil,
because they do not know what else to
do, or because, they cannot live at any
thing else. But this class do not deserve
to be classed with farmers, ior tney low
er the standard of tbe profession as a
business. I really believe there is no
business that a man can make ei living tt'
with. so much neelect and idleness as in
ttrirnhnr Still nothing pays oetter
when managed properiy, anu wnoww q
P - . I M A o
it.h tha same attention as
m other nnrauits. - It is slow to yield
hrilliant results, as its pronis are' b aiibk
concealed in improvements, ditcning,
drainages, clearing, Duuaing , improve
tools or better stocK.
But few ever calculate what it costs to
live, if they had all things to buy, such as
pork, flour, butter, poultry, mutton and
the vegetables generally useu, iu; wuuiu
then realize their condition. Many have
made fortunes equal to those of any other
nrofession in life, while thousands make a
s.innnrt for a larffe family on a
I r,H anrl.h from li.UUU W 4.W, nuv.
give their children a fair Jfinglish eduoa
tion, fitting tnem ior tne uutiea ui
R. I.
life.
MoD.
A Farmer's Observations-
Tn mv farm life of manyxjears. I bav
observed that the man who attends moe'
sLrictlv to bis business more generau
. . . - 1 J I
than DriH DU UUHO UUt, .UU
t n, t nasr knflw a man tosuoceeo.a
iaU., - : ia.V
anything unless ne gave ma uiu v
t i nkaarvAd that the man wnu
X UO T v ww"v'
. 1 A W Awn rakltr hAT.lTH
lantino-. is very apt to succeed; and I
think that tne gmuuv .
in farming. If the land is well prepared,
h nmn doea not require so much woria
tn make it. if voa win wur hw fcuo
-7. l- . I, -nn-
r time and in the right way.
I have observed that there is no genert
-i i Kt a farmer can lav down and
ZLl a uiD vaacaw "
. s jp
tlf e PP"
tlJP160 6 Proceed Fv8r
adhere to strio
his soil, or the
He has to be gOHa 1 a
g0Hav
ces.
CHARLOTTE
I have observed that tbe farmer that
keeps a good team is very apt to succeed.
Some men undertake to matte a crop
,witb an old broken down team, poorly
fed, and do not half cultivate their land.
The result is, they fail.
I have observed that generally those
that complain most of hard times, are
those .that work the least to make a liv
ing. God has ordained that man shall
live by the sweat of his brow ; and he
bas promised that seed time and harvest
shall not fail, and his promises are sure,
and 00 one need have any fears of starva
tion if they will be industrious and eco
nomical. If everybody would go to work
and attend to their own business, we
would bare betterimee aid leas occa
sion for grumbling. I have learned long
years ago to "be content with what you
have." It is one of tbe great blessings of
life to be contented. Plain Farmer.
Rural Messenger.
Bandom Thoughts-
The Southern people have been from,
the earliest times, almost exclusively an
agricultural people. With a country pre
eminently adapted to manufactures and
commerce, neither of these industries
hava attraoted much attention. Their
sole occupation their sole resource has
always been in tilling the soil.
It would seem natural and reasonable
to expect that agriculture would be held
n high esteem, and that our legislative
bodieejfwould be to a large extent com
posed of those engaged in this pursuit;
anu that as a result this industry would
receive&e fostering care and encourage
men t t our state governments, aside
from tb consideration that, it engrosses
our ca" al and our energies: on its in
trinsic merits, it deserves the study and
attention of our best minds, it has held
a leading position in the legislation of all
oountries. The greatest statesmen and
sobolars of all races and peoples have de
voted to this subject the best powers of
their minds. Commissions have been
appointed to conduct investigations; re
wards aad premiums in fabulous amounts,
have been offered If or the discovery of
new and improved methods in an indus
try which underlies the prosperity of na
tions. -
It U only in our Southern States that
this industry has been, treated with neg
lect, not to say contempt Our education
has been directed to an entirely differ
ent object. Our young men who pos
sessed minds capable of receiving an edu
tion -capable of mastering intricate and
complex subjects, have been educated for
what we nave been pleased to call qo
the learned professions, implying there
by that no learning no education was
necessary to fit one for successfully en
gaging in agricultural pursuits. It has
been common to bear the remark made
of a member of a family who happened
to be more slugglish than the rest, " Poor
John; he will never come to much; be
will never be anything but a farmer?"
It has thus come to pass that our leg
islatures, taking the general tone, have
entirely ignored a pursuit which it has
been too common for even those engaged
in it to hold iu contempt. Our agricul
tural associations, whether from a want
Of material to select from, or from a de
sire to pander to a too general sentiment,
have. usually selected Borne man to ad
dress them wbo bas achieved distiction
in some profession totally foreign to the
one upon whioh it was needful to have
iieht. As a case in point, it will be re
membered by some of your readers that
many years ago a gentleman wuo was
famous as a lawyer, politician and orator
was selected to deliver an address before
tbe Agricultural and Mechanics Pair As
sociation. Excelled by few as an orator,
bis only knowledge of, or experience m
agriculture consisted in tbe large amount
ot wild oats ne nau sown in nis earner
davs. Kealizinff the absurdity of tbe
situation, he commenced his address by
confessing his ignorance of things me
chanical, agricultural ana horticultural,
except that he could raise strawberries,
and this operation be always performed
a .
with a spoon. The phillippic against the
antbors of some recent outrages, wim
wibich he presently favored his auditors,
was creatly applauded.
But thank Heaven I a healthier puono
w - . . ... . I.
sentiment bas developed itself. Already
we see vast improvements in their meth
ods: and what is better still, an universal
spirit of inquiry bas been awasened. In
formation uu vue ouvjeiv vi iBnumiugi
r . : . L. a .nil ..n a fifi li i n rr
dralnlugjlatror-eavjefg iiupln,u,,0
whioh may be suecessiuny grown nere
Atrt is eacerlv sonsht. Where to obtain
this information is the desideratum, n e
- o i a . ... m
Unr that, a life time mav ne spent in
Auv a
wasteful experiments, unless guided by
some previous knowledge of data upon
which to conduct tnem. a uepariuiouw
. j . .
of agriculture can alone turnisu these
data. .Let us be wise in our geuciuu
and never cease to demand tbe establish
man. f nn. until the iruuion or our
UiVU v v f .
hoDe in this direction has been attaineu
The cultivation 01 iu ouum
... . - r i
resulted from the accidental saving
of a few handfuls ot the gram irom a
wrecked ship. The Jesuits Drought a
fas nanea to Liouisiaua irom one ot tne
inl&nds and in a few years, the cultiva
tion of sugar oane became the leading in
dustry. If accident has done so much,
what may we not expect
i i
from inCelli-
h eent efforts assisted by the machinery of
organisation and ample means? The glo,
r rious possibilities of our matchless soil
... riUUO pu ,;:. I Wa mini, and
and climate are limitless I
JD
?um 1- a ra of V-rTpnitn"
have this department of agriculture,
will
It in oniv a Question ut
time. Ijttt that
time be Bhortl
D. C. David.
Our Home Journal.
Newton Enterprise: Benj H Sumner,
Esq., chairman. of tbe o.d Doara, ana
Capt tieo JU fhller, cnairman oi iue pres
ent board of county commissioners for
our neighbor, Lincoln county, are
having quite a lively skirmisn through
the Lincolnton papers in regard to peti
tioning the Legislature for the privilege to
levy a special tax to pay off the indebted
ness of the county. It seems that the
dispute is aboot the amount of the in-
i aeoieansHa v-uw x unci
be a great deal more than Mr Sumner,
.nd denying that the inccming fuhds are
Bumctent to pay it on.
IDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1879.
, , , MQpStp FARM.
Common rock's .It, -dried in an onen
oven and pu Item 'AV mixed with equal
parts of spirits of brpentioe, will kill a
felon in twenty
rag constantly "
nours. Keep tbe 1
with the preparation
on the felou duri
that time.
Alcohol, applie
instant relief o
immeuiateiy, will give
urns Jtnd scalds and
generally preven
blistering. If it is a
part of tbe body
at cahoot be immers
ed in the alcohol,
ply. it with a piece of
cotton wet with ,,
with it. Avoid V
; it' .1
a,J&.eep it saturated
tire .! while using it,
U U IT 1 U 1 in T. m M. H 1 . M
Sulphtr for Hogs
If farmers would give each full grown
hog, a tablespodDil of pulverized sul
phur, and proportionally less for smaller
ones, once in three 01 four weeks, mixed
in meal, it would' prevent every disease
known to me that logs are liable to.
'This assertion isbasfd on a practice of
more than forty teats, and for by far the
longer portion fM at time I kept as
many as fifty beidj 4 early, in a wide ex
tended range of ebjjie 2,000 acres, (cot
all mine) of piny eld field and open land.
My hogs are wejffed and sheltered in
winter ; and in ill that time I did not
lose on an averaa. one per year from
any disease whatever. : It makes no dif.
ference as to wealher or staee of sresta
tion in giving it. It is true I have had a
few cases of sic&ess among my bogs,
but not one hogjtreated with sulphur
died, when it wal found out before be
was too sick to ei. In such cases, I at
once gave them spoonful of sulphur in
a handful of mea, and if that was eaten,
the cure was a Cftainty. In some cases
where the hoe! waa suffering ereatlv.
grinding the teetObamlng at tbe mouth,
and reeling and pushing, he was relieved.
In this case, I mied the sulphur with
melted lard, laid ne animal on his back,
put a stick acrosfits mouth, and poured
the medicine ver I slowly down its throat
and left him to tse his chances, it he-
did not die in " fckr or five hours after,
the dose was repeated and the bog gen
erally got well Ibis treatment will cure
seven out of ten si afflicted.
I will add also, that, in all my prac
tice ot forty years,! have not seen one
single liver of my logs affected by those
nauseating sores, Or anything else tndi
eating disease, aid not one of those
white worms so cften found in the en
trails. '
When I first betran to use sulphur it
was my practice as LiZ-M verv common
atten nogs iu ndbii pert, a : uut x uio
covered, that under the luuuence of sul
ohur on their appetites, they ate too
greedily, a thing very unfavorable to fat
tening when coouoed in small pens
This led me to try fattening in a large
range, part of woods and old pine, and
part open land with small streams ot wa
ter. In this range, a suitable pen for
catching them was made, in which they
were invariably fed. They fattened
quickly, and I regard this a better way
than fattening in small pens.
Hogs never refuse to eat their food on
acoount of sulphur indeed it bas but
little taste and nothing unpleasant and
if some get three or tour spoonfuls or the
stuff no barm results.
For Pork Eaters to Head-
We were shown tbe other day by Mr
G W Killen, a hair snake twenty-eight
inches in length, and about as Krge in
tbe middle as a medium sized knitting
needle. Its tail was larger than its head,
and had a forked appearance. This is
the largest one we ever saw. These
snakes are not enlarged or metamorphos
ed hoi ee hairs, as many suppose, out are
trn worms, and Nare ared in the oodles
'V rT ; -I'r.J an .-.. n,v..vc
ot uugs, groBuopiei "i ry
ing almost tbe whbie) interior ui mootj m
aont.a Thv fronhentlv become almost
as hard and tough a wire, and have a
highly polished pi?CK or nrown.coior.
While examining c r euuvuiuj.iLiittD uu
the subject; we fii that they stand in
the same relation tp msecis inai. vue tao-
worm does to thenman being, only, as
friend "would, say, they are entirely
different. Whilen ltne subject oi tne
entogoa, we wijlsay that tbe tape worm
is more easilyj"ten jnan mauy auppuse.
Measles in pbrk is caused by thousands
of the pupa of the tape worm, and on be-
. I . n than
ine taken" into vnq uiu ojom
at oncejdaveiopinto ruueu w"i,
some ti me art weil ty br thirty feet in length.
Per sods should avoid measly pork, es
pecially when it is not thoroughly cook
ed so as to destroy tbe germs. It has
been practically demonstrated . by the
medical profession that a person who
eats raw measly pork is sure to have tape
worm, and vice versa, if you will excuse
tbe expression.
The trichina spiralis, wmcn caused so
many deaths iu tbe West a few years ago,
belongs to the same class of worms aud
the germs are ' obtained from diseased
pork. They have the power of eating
through the organs and tissues of tbe
body, and while not one-eighth of an inoh
long, they are numbered by millions,
and cause most intense suffering and hor
rible deaths. No meat should be eaten
in ft raw or underdone state, as much of
that coming from, the West is infested
witn 'omDa
Mywgtbatyc
c8 an, r
VOU don't Wat
with trichina. And we will conclude by
you should always have your
assboppers wen coosed, ii
I VOU QOn t want your imuaircu
by the presence of Ibair snakes. These
"IkVki ' VuVbind nf .n.k.. w fr.
are probably the
oaently read about crawling out of peo
ple's mouths in riortnern states. uome
Journal.
In tbe oitv Court of Atlanta, Wednes
day, tbe jury in the case of tbe widow of
engineer Thos Smith, who was killed by
an accident on tbe Air Line Railroad last
November, a year ago, against that road.
rendered a verdict ior ne piaiotiu, git
ing her damages in tbe sum of $10,000,
with interest from date of her husband's
death. The defendant took an appeal to
the Supreme court.
Talents are best! matured in solitude
character is best formed in the stormy
biilowa of tha wort Goethe,
now to Treat a Husband
These lines were suggested bv noma
remarks made by a ladv who noiiH
while my wife was in the kitchen pre-
H"UB uisu oi rensn. "la this tha w
ray
you do I -Why my dear friend, vou
will
spun yuur.Hpusoanu r
A husband, like any other beintr. is
mortal therefore, will err. Overlook
his shortcomings, and be patient. In
hiypreeeBOe, always look cheerful. Nev
er speak .to him as if the house was on
hre. Study the culinary tastes, and Bur
prise him at often as possible with what
ever he relishes, most. Let your touse-
noiune ever- neat,. When haetv in
speech, let your reply be tender and
sweet. "A soft answer turneth an
wrath, but grievous words stirreth up
anger. Cling to him in adversity ; eu-
eourage him with a hopeful and promis
ing future. Always look lovely ; be his
best friend ; be proud of him. Iiove him
with all your heart, and, my word for it.
you will find him true to his plighted
vows a good domestio husband, a kind
and affectionate father, a devoted frieod
who will love you till reoalled to his Ma
ker.
Bat if you wish him to visit the club-
room or some other house of destruction,
when he comes home, frown at Lim ; give
him cold meals, uncooked and at irregu
lar hours. let filthy servants (if you
have any) answer bis call. Keep his
wardrobe untidy and the buttons off his
shirts. Rail and fume at every trifling
annoyance, and make your fireside miser
able, imagine that you are a very good
but terribly wronged woman. Scold
your husband. Tell him be is a mean
man ; that vou are sorrv vou- married
bim ; that you wish you were single;
tnat you were deceived by his , appear
ance and honeyed words. Call him cheat
W hen in society, tease him ; look
your dobi wnen you meet a nice young
man be bates. Aggravate his temper;
when sick him tell be looks well; invite
persons to your bouse whom he has for
bidden you to associate with. Never be
at home when by chance he is there, ex
cept to tell bim you want a bonnet like
Mrs t ltepatrick's or a dress similar to
that of Hon Mrs O'donahue's. Make his
home the hottest place on earth, and yon
will have no occasion to complain of his
kind attentions or his long stays at your
side, ills heart aches and disappoint
ments will lead him to places ot. allure
ments, where be will trv to forget that
he has a wife a home. He will yearn
for the hearty welcome, the gentle smile,
the kind words and the loving kisses.
Ho wilt Ami like a reed on the stream of
life, uotil at last lost in the ocean of in
temperance, he will find his peace in a
druukard's grave.
Blessed bo a blessed home. As a gen
eral rule, a good wife will make a good
husband, and a good mother a good son.
To women, are given powers and influ
ences which, when properly exerted, will
temper tbe character of man. In lite s
pilgrimage she is the beacon star; on
her, man casts his eves in the hour of af
fliction, as she can, in great measure,
soften human evils. A true man, bereft
of his good wife, is as if his right hand
was paralyzed. As the vicissitudes and
cares of the world fall upon him, he
misses the gentle hand, the cheerful eye,
tbe endearing voice, the loving heart ;
the grave alone shields him from his sor
rows. Rural World.
JNO. R. EDDINS,
TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE, N. C,
TZ EEPS constantly on hand a large and
J well selected stock of
Blank Books, Fancy, and Staple
STATIONERY.
or anyening in nis line ii wm oe to your
1. 1!.. . !i !! 1. A
advantage to give Him a call.
jau31
DlgiOLUTIOV,
s.
8. PEGRAM has withdrawn from the
firm of PEGRAM & CO. All persona
who owe the late firm, prior to February
1st, 1879, must call and settle with Pegram
& Co.
We will continue the Boot and Shoe bu
siness at the same staDd as before, First
.National Bank building, Charlotte, N C.
feb7 PEGKAM A CO.
Iandretna' harden Seeds.
rriHESE seeds, known to all Kitchen and
Market (Gardners as the most relial
of any on the market, we offer to the trade
at as low rates as other Seeds are sold ; aud
havinvr been assured by the Messrs. Lian-
d re tha that all seeds from their House have
passed under their personal inspection, we
do not hesitate to say that we offer them,
guaranteeing a satisfactory return in every
instance when proper care is given in
planting. Ac. We have a descriptive Cata
logue for everv man in the county. Call
and secure one. or send in your name and
Post Office and we will send one by mail.
feb!4 Li. R. WRIaTOM dt UO,
FARMERS, READ.
Charlotte, February 12, 1879.
TTAKE pleasure in stating to the people
of this community, that I am here for
the purpose of erecting sets of our Improv
ed Horse Fowers, ior ginning ana in res n-
ing. Thev are now in operation in this
Htate. South Carolina.- Georgi a and Ala
bama, and nave never railed to tase gen
erally where introduced. I will test them
to the satisfaction of persons interested,
and then Bell the territory by counties or
State. They reduce the draft half, and are
cheap, durable and simple. I have known
two hundred ana lortv dollars maae in one
day by selling the farm rights. Any infor
mation parties may wisn, can oe nau w
their satisfaction. I will sell counties so as
the purchaser can double his money by sei-
lincr tne counties again, my iiiuutsus uu
h Bpcn at tne omce or ur. j. live nuwui-
son. J nis macuinery was uawuwu xsc-
mi 1 I . i A T n
comber 7, 1875, and invented in Sampson
county. N C. U. B. a 1 11x1 Btw.,
feb!4 -w Patentees.
Valuable Property for Sale
nv virtue of a mortgage held by theTra
rS dra National Bank, registered in book
12 nsire 137. in the Registers office of this
miint I will sell for cash, on MON
DAY, the 24th day of March, at the Court
House door, in Charlotte, at 12 o'clock, M.,
the valuable Flouring and Grist Mills, in
Charlotte, known as the City Mills. The
said mi U are situated on the A. T. and O.
Kailroad and the C. and A Air Line R. R.,
with large capacity .for grinding corn, and
wheat. The property is a vtry desirable
one. J. . vi. cuw, iuuwi.
O. N.
JE Brown, Attorney.
feb21 tds
OUR STOCK
OUR ASSORTMENT LARGER THAN EVER.
OUR PRICES LESS THAN
A fine and well
REAM
FOR FALL AND WINTER, CONSISTING OF
MEN'S, YOUTHS, BOY'S AND; CHILDREN'S,
CAN BE
"w. jg:jiuU-j&j2r sc go's
Corner of Trade and Try on Streets, Springs' Corner.
A well assorted stock of Boots, Shoes, Fine Gaiters, Hats, and Caps, at reduced
prices. Give us a call. , . sept20
RIOTJS UEWSI
Great leelia
AN IMMENSE STOCK of all
READY MADE CLOTHING,
Boots and Shoes. Hats, Furnishing Goods, &o.
25 per cent, saved in buying at this popular establishment.
Every man, woman and child, is cordially invited to call and examine our goods.
i-Beautifur BOYS'
SUITS, elegantly
B largess
WHOLESALE
AND
4
AH Kinds of Furniture. Beddino
&c. A full
Cheap Bedsteads, Lounges,
Coffins of al kinds on hand. No. 5, West
TRADE STREET NEAR
I have opened a full stock of Furniture, comprising all grades, Common,
This stock is entirely new, and bought
all goods will be found as represented.
connection with the Furniture Business
ic Cases, constantly on hand..
FIRE IZtTSTXIR-A-ItTGIE,
By English and
E. NYE HUTCHINSON & SON,
decl3
AGENTS, COLLEGE STREET.
Law's NEW CROCKERY STOHE, -
- .
REMOVED TO THE STORE FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY TIDDY k BRO.,
IS NOW OFFERING T FIE
GLASS. FINE CHINA,
LAMPS, Etc., that has
oct25
Jl. R
CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION
HATING purchased from Captain J. F. Johnston, his stock of Agricultural Imple
ments, seeds, &o, I will keep on hand an assortment of Avery's celebrated cast
and steel plows, and will make a " specialty of Avery's Premium Iron Foot Plow,"
which took the premium at our Fair over all others. Also, keep a full line of steel
turning shovels, telegraph and lever feed cutters, corn shelters, cider mills and
castings forWorths' plows. A full line
Kentucky Blue. Bed Top and all tbe leading grasses.
GROCERIES Sugars, coffees, teas, spices, syrups, salt, ootton ties, &c. A lot of
boots and shoes that will be sold low. On consignment 20 bus. mammoth boll cot
ton feed.
FERTILIZERS The Southern Standard, Navassa Acid and Super-Pbcobate,
guaranteed to be of higher grade than any Fertiliser soid on this market. We sell
it as agent but will promise tbe cheapest Fertiliser for tbe money or cotton.
feb14 ' V J. G SHAN NONHOUSE, Ag't.
NUMBER 41
IS COMPLETE.
ANY OTHER HOUSE.
assorted stock of
FOUND AT
J Of
is Frioos.
the Latest Novelties in prints.
H. MORRIS & BROTHERS.
trimmed, at reduced rates.
dt c!3
Mckols,
RETAIL DEALER IN
Line of
Parlor and Chamber Suits
TradeStre. Charlotte, N. C.
ap30 ly
THE POS1 OFFICE.
at bottom prices. I will sell low. and
Special care will be taken in packing. IU
a full stock of Coffins, Caskets and Metal
sept 20
American Co'ys
LARGEST STOCK OF CROCKERY,
CUTLERY, SILVERWARE,
ever been
exhibited in tbis city.
J. H LAW, A or.
l o t t
of seeds Red Clover, Orchard, Timothy,
'lb
hi