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VOLUME X.
CHAW LINO INTO A FURNACE.
qu6 0f tba most novel cases of suicide
tv4,r sported ceenrred on Tuesday oight
i F,tah, N. Y. Poiiip Tra8ehelr an
i year-oiJ gardener, crawled bead fore
wbt into tie furnace used to beat the
creef'bou9 of Lis uncle, Loais Sbmutz,
1H UiatksoQ (street, Flatbasb, and was
pasted to death. Traaohel eame to this
gantry about a year ago, and was Jeoi
b:0tI by bis uncle, wbo intended to train
mm
aa a i;i'm.. juacjj man was
1 -y r-1 T . I f n . .
..not aad atadieas, and when big day's
v-rlt W8B finished he w accustomed to
tpoudiDg bia evenings reading. He fre
quently spoke of the burden of life, and
fid tt 'f d'd not Uiik life waa worth
uv r.i. bat bis associates did not sanncna
tbt tia contemplated suicide. It was
yUi ot IrUiCbei dutj te keep the fires
miruiLK iu the green Mouse furnace.
-Ouluebfay evening, Truackel and
A! ltd iM&esy, fellew labarer, were
nuiiirg t jjetber in th greenhouse just
ovtr tie entrance to the furnace. Trau-toi-leeeo-ed
as composed as usual, aBd
s.iJ mining t indicate tbat be meditated
t8,i (jeoii ucuou. There was a strong heat
iu i fit mtxaet), and as the plaew was close
tIi(i wans, Dernesy btcatue drowsy, and
Qicppi' g tisper full osieap in hia oaair.
He uwuite about 10 o'clock, and foaud
iiupcutl atiii reading his newspaper.
U.rnt) y Uitu want into the other grtitu
,,,mb'. oi Rulu itll selrtp VV ijou li
ivu.Lid ttji:aed nio Cwuijmnioii, and
V'.ui tli'OUt (MiilLg twf DlOJ. K$ lie -(j:
" -ljJ( lit uclriUliiiO
i t iiiiiiacc aiju g i T . b a utto.
t j.uu pro. ui.iug itia iarnuCtj be saw
tu- oi liubcuti piouudmg from Uj-
tju I ui lUo lUiUaC Hi ttl OdC' polled
tt,t) h ' U UUI
u.
-i pan w s
t;i .1 ill! a. liio'.-i
Tl-e iun-bCo duur lb BO WlUall llim
iiu.ouel mubi iiaTe oiawied in, forcing
bih ku) wnu Lu- hands aud feet. Tnis he
tou.ci nut utkVo doii wiibeat burning bis
. imu(t bbveiciy 1 Litre wh a bigti bank
di Lu. CuniB, VVLiCli UiUal UjTi) DQrUfd lnr
tl on Uclolt) lit) VVttb nBpuyXiaitd by liic
usa lu BeuietiiUg luo y-rtiUUOUsw a
tma ub JoutiU, WiJieu couiained tbe tui
Iai:. wrniau in Crt-rmau :
Flaibuph, March 1, 1881
Uiod-by to an Aud if any one i
t ied t f lift; h8 1 LU, De i.d ttjy dt as I
t. tti nUiiu im di'.' Phiup Tic chel
Ci.T'Ihi K-.-'.er nei'J au niqiissi ytsier
duv. Allied Derneuy lesiitied that Trus.
Cdti LsiJ ( Keu Buid tbat if be bad a pistol
l wond fehuot himself. He alio sf okc
tt L;i jU g LltUStilf .
Luirt Huhtuu z testified tbat bo bad
tturd Truocbiei say that he would shoe?
LiuBdlf if he got a chance, bus the wit
Hen thunght lhat he was fooliDg. Mr.
hctiBiu z identitiad tbe haadwriiiug upon
ILe card h8 that of his nephew.
jury dided that Trasehel bad
cnpi ilio ihw (nrn.ace while tsDQpordrilj
insure, JSev$ lorn Herald
A Etv'a Advl'ntube with a Buhglab
Lnni WcUntsday evening a burglar made
a Qttermiued tffort to futer tbe house of
Win, Parker, No. 53 SL-ulb I street Mr
iarktr, wto woiks at the Savage, had
ttii j bid tn toax day in the evening"
do went lo bid work as usual, and h;s
vite went out to call upon a neighbor.
luviug 'si the iicUao Ler sou Willie, aged
mantel!, ulu ner nine girl, seven or
iliht years of age. Soon after the
mother left a burglar came to the rear
Goor, atid, inserting a pair of nippers
goi Lu!d of thti key and began to turu ii.
it'5 t)uy held tho key on the iuside
xirbCLiiy-ne lounu tnat tbe Durglar wae
-"inuug me Key in nis Dana, ana geitmg
V' uuaiacr thai happened to be within
- tn.a, hb pui it tbroUidb tho ring ot tbe
K7- ibo psnhlder was soon broken
wiu'u tL boy put ibe BtroDgeat part of it
iui.iuu ina tey, and whispered to his
Jane Klt,r to hold ii wiih all her nwgb
'f hue ha ?ut a pistol. Tte pidtI was :
nve shooier, nud wnen tbe boy got bock
he slim iLrough ihe lowr panei ot li e
J . .01'. ;i in 1 , Vi j i . - .
IuiJUl'Ii! : nuf ih
' " " wuiifti HtauiuKUDU. l i. in
O A
oqoi took effect in one
ihe burglar's legs. The
t'H tl Wbg downward, and ii
range of the
in front ot me
'gcd it a did not find lodgings in the
flow's leg. Tbe boy first proposed get
t,cK Huder the tablo with a pistol and
touting ihe burglar as bo.hi as bis sister
lc tiim coma luio tn bi DB', but the sinit-r
t'ji--.d io mm art aogemont. Tho fel
kuew toe children had been lefi in
u'j Luiijtf, and called to them, threaten
iir Hum it they did not open the door.
Virginia (Nev ) Enterprise.
riitPKTUAL Motion David Jennings, of
l-)iu, JN I, iiaa bow on exhibition a per
Kmai naouou mactiiue, -wniC'i he cinluas
will eventually supersede stem pjWr.
ti id a uikcbiLfe 6 leet by 8, and consist
a iiaoae wurk with two incliaes and
Itipeedicular, with a hollow wheel at the
l p, in WLich is a shifting Oonnier balance,
iu otner words, a wheel that ia oon
htiunliy threaa tff its eeutre. Over this
bktl tttd down tbe inolioe and perpan
'i:fttiur xuna an end'oa belt, with, at in
tivla ut aouut two feet, rV"lviny
Kis, the pine pie on whicn it workt-
beiLg itu a certain weight running down
iteiine and perpendieaiar, one pound
"ill draw three up a certain incline. The
power l estimated by poaads. Mr Jen
L'tys Buys that be has epent nearly $3,000
,ulerlciiug this machine, for aqaarter
1 which he was recently offered $10,000
Rkuarxabu Isstancb or Gbatitddb.
An old laoy, ninety years of age, very
weauny noo tali of wit, died recently at
oDiaiuebieau, im France. Her will con
llnued tbis . provision: "I leave to my
Physician, wnose enlightened oare and
ise presenpttona have made me live no
l0g all tbat is contained in the old
ken chest in ray boudoir. The key of
le ehest will be found ander tbe mat
reas of my bed," TbCheira were much
distarbed, lor they foresaw a material
JfimioBtion ot their share of the property,
-the fortunate and expectant physician at
leayib arrived. The notary delivered to
k'ui tue key of ibe chest. It was opened
6 "'J t'juua to oou.diu solely all tue urn
h"U pvjatUd, ttui lubikOi, wniau luo wortny
yaieiau uad given h.s patient for twenty
HOW CI1UIICH.T0.WER CLOCKS ARe
WOUND.
The oldest tower clock in tr.w
in St. Paul's " ateanL. T ...
IS
778 by John Thw.if T."r m,,u
in
clock
. "a -I v -uuuviub, 1BI
in t. John's ch
tower in
loin m. . . . I
in ft a
placed in its loftv nation onn .2 "
ioU XUe Arinit, !!- I
ne pavea.nt, in 1846, by Jae Eogers
" "'utt i sin eicca
rnna wait kni
a damp chilly weather it om6ti
stops, owirg to the preeipitatio of mois
ture ob me wueels. Uriginallv two men
were reqaired to winl it w.
three 1,500 pound weights having to be
lifted ver fifty Jeet,' 8om , time ago tbe
winding gear was chaerad so that oae
tan can now wind it.
DeecribiDg the operation of winding,
he clock-keeper said: Th nrar.k- ia
about twentv inches lima fer, xi, t
tarn it around I mfr a aw..n p ,u:
""icy ui tuiriy
ncbes. its a t?oad deal hurri- ih.n in.
ng a grindstone, but the machine ha a
ratchet, so that I can ston rest and an
whea I want to. The crank has to bs
tnried 750 times to turn tha harral 21
times. Around the barrel is wound the
wire roue tbat holds tho 1 fiftn
weight. The weight is bimply a bex with
pieces of iron in it. Tnat is verv old
lashioaed. Now we have iron weights so
moulded that they cau be added to or
aetr.etfd froea. uml tha
rado nieoty. A new wire ropeWaa
m to me ctamss weisht the other dav'
T i TOD iH Whnt 1H ft.lllfl u tillr rnna
and ' i 280 tl I Uff iii) tiirto. n.n.r. ..f
iu-;a (.uica ,I; ik--8 m u uour and u
hail to wind u tha cAno.k "
Si. P
aul s ciook baa a single back gear
and iwo weighis of 1,000 pounds each.
' lake tbreg QunrlT of n hnnr tn
t''t II S . JoQh's oldP.lt if ...unrt m
8 luan .11 Hour; wnil modem
Chicb: ot St (jreorga's in charge of the
same keeper, is wound in fifteen minutes.
The Towkrs of Silence. These towers,
niou ar bunt in a compound on the
iop of Malabo HiU. ia the Islaod of
B unbay, nrr ix iu uuiatMr, aud overlook
ibe sea, me oldest beiug 300 years The
uternal arrangements of the towers are
as follows: ibe bodies are plaoed in
three separate circles the outer and
larger one for men, the middle one for
women and tbe eaat.lit for children.
ftiere is'i pit iu 'he c:iir, into wbieti the
bones are iurovu a; ler ibe &mtx is stunued
a a
S, and paths to aliew the priest to move
about. Tbe fleering gradually siaks to
the eaatie to let the rain iato the pits.
from which it filters into the earth. The
tow era vary in t-iza from about thirty to
fifty feet in diameter, aud eight to four
teen ia height. - --wwr"-
This Parse mede of disposiag of the
dead seems to European saiads very re
volting. The body, after the religious
ceremony is performed ia the temple
here tbe friends are assembled, is car
ried out and placed in one of tbe towers,
where it remains exposed to the elements
until the fltsb is eatirely eaten off by tbe
crowds of vulture's which frequent the
place, ia about one hour. When the
bkeieten becomes7 dry, it is tarown into
the pit in the centre; thus the rich aud
peor meet together on one level of equal
ity after death. Whea the pit becomes
fall of hones, they are taken oat r,and
mrown into the sea, thus fulfilling one of
the principal tenets of the Zoroaster reli
gion, "That the mother earth shall net be
defiled."
The Fibst Pobcblain Factoby in . in
Ukited States The firBt atanufactory of
traaslaeent porcelain in the United States
has recently been established ia New Or
leans hy Mr Eugene Sargi, who has en
gaged tbe services ef Mt d'Eataaapes, for
merly direetor of a porcalaia factory at
Vierzsn, France. The latter had already
started the basiasis ia New Orleans in a
smalt way, but was importing his kaolia
Imm Frftnrt haia inrnerant tbat kaolin
m, rnnijita oahtv could be obtained
---a - s - .....
in this coautrv. ihe arm ol eapitaiists
wbo took bold of the business of yr d'Ea
lampes fr the purpose of conducting it
. I a - u i l.
ob a large scaie, cauaeu a eearuu io vc
made for the proper kind of kohn, and
ultimately foand it in Robertson eoauty,
ltxus, on the lie of tbe ileus to a and
Texas Central Railroad The first batch
ef the new porcalaia has just heea drawn
from the kiln, aad is said to be excellent
wure, though a littia tfi color from tha
daaapaess of the aaw kiln, la white
glaaad pottery ware, for ordiaary domes
iio service, ibe factories at Treatoa, Balti
more and elsewhere are turning oat table
and chamber services aqaal to the best of
i.ho kind loaoortea. ana me aemaua it
. 1 1 . L. L. ..
BUUU " " " " T
n . . t t T 1 m r mAW A I .Ml I .N tmvB 1 1 . , r
recently baen opened
m i.iiiuii 1.
a.iMA ..h
the decoration, whieh until
lately was
done in Treutoa, is now doBe ia Baltimore
by art workmen brought ou tor the pur
pose. Savannah News
A North Qabolina Industry. During
recent years tbe collection of medioinal
and other plants has beoome a large and
profitable industry in North Colina.
The tiade oenters at Siatesville, where an
enterprising firm have established one of
tbe largest bo'auioal depots in the world.
Their siock oompnses i,uu varieties 01
roots, herbs, barks, ceeaa, uawere ana
mosses, and all sorts 01 pianis ior o.r
barinma. some of them peculiar to the
flora of the State, and others fouud more
abundaatly there than elsewhere ibe
quantities now on hand vary from 50 to
ao.uuu pouaaa 01 eauu r-j
the collectora either in oash or goods,
and last year they disposed in this way
of $40,000 worth of merchandise. Their
warehouses have 270,000 square feet of
flooring, which will give an idea of their
. ... n( ih. nrAdncta thev
capacity ior iui osu u, " f j
1 ii-nn imm a l Quarters. Their
BIO UVtlUVUUK aavraM A . . I
shipment last year amounted toi,bUU,uuu
pounds. ' , The, collectors are largely
Cherokees.
Diseasid tbdit Tkees. We have tried
it repeatedly and never knew it to fail.
That is, cutting off the diseased part and
slitting the bark on one side of the limb
and body from the effected part down,
iu faet, if the diseased part h cat off and
tbe limb end body eiit, it will etop tie
destruens of toe tree, or at Uaat it baa
for us every time.
&TATJ4 CAPITOL.
The Senate met at the usaal hour,
liientenaat Governor ftobinson in tbe
chair.
Petitions wore offered as follows :
Mr Burwell Bill to facilitate the basi-
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lD.Vniw Assembly.
Mr Parish Bill to renublisb
the re
ports or tbe Supreme Court
Senate bill 614, to authorize the com
mieeionart to levy a special tax, passed
its third reading yeas 31, nays 1.
House bill 767, Senate bill 679, to estab
lish a graded school in Goldsboro, passed
its third reading yeas 32, nays 1.
Houso bill 690. Senate bill 687, to pro
hibit live stock from running at large in
Lecoir county, passed its third reading
y oas 27, nayo 6
Sanate bill 493 to protect farmers and
fisbermea.
HoBBe bill 163, SeDato bill 478, to rega
lata effioial advertising.
The Special order was taken ap, which
was Ssnate-bill 184 to authorize the Pied
mont .Railroad to extend aid to other
roads. The following amendment was
proposed by the oommittee: Provided,
that nothing herein shall impair the con
tract between the State and W J Beat
nor tha rights of private stockholders.
Mr Whitaker efftred a substitute, tho
effect of which was to carry out the pro
vision of the contract between W J Best
tad ihe State of North Carolina.
Mr Davidson offsred an amendmert
li at nothing herein shall be construed la
C'libge or Luodify thn effect, of the con-
traci. Between tae stale ana VV J e st.
nor to relieve any of tbe assignees of tbe
road from ills obiigatioas to build tbe road
to Paint Kock and Duck town And cro
video furttor, that nothing in this act
8. all be cOLKirUed to impair ibe securi y
... a
oi ine siaie
Mopsrs Jones, of Davie, and William
son, of Edgaoombe, offered amendments
Mr Burwell spoke at length in favor of
the bill. Messrs Clarke, aad Williamsoa,
o: ibdgacombe, in opposition.
a a m . . i 1 i - an
air dcoii, oi xwocKitignam, onered an
ameadment, ibe effect of which is to for
bid aid to any road escape, the North
Carolina and the Western North Carolina
Railroads.
Mr Barwell ensred an amendment to
this amendment excepting the University
Kniroad Adopted.
Mr uiHiKe . nt rea an amenament thai
ihe Iriedmout xtaiiroad Company shall
build the road to Ducktown, and they
shall hind themselves thereto, and if they
fail to build tbe said road within ton years,
they snail torieit their right, title and in
terest in tha Northwestern North Caro
lina Hailroad. Amendment was lost.
Mr I3m well nffrpi um -mdiaMV
insert after "Piedmont "Railroad Com
pany"the words "or University Kailroad."
Adopted.
Mr Clarke ottered an amendment to
strike out Piedmont Railroad wherever it
occurs and insert Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company. This amendment
provoked considerable discussion.
A call tor tbe previous question was
refused.
Mr Clarke moved to postpone until 8
o clock this evening. Motion prevailed
The hour for the special order arrived
which was the consideration of the bil
relative to the Piedmont Railroad
Tho question before the Senate waa the
amendment of Mr Clarke to strike out
Piedmont Railroad Compaay, wherever it
ooenrs, and insert Richmond and Dan
ville Railroad Company.
Mr Burwell opposed tbe amendment,
bat favored the bill.
Mr Whitaker spoke at length, taking
strong ground against tbe passage of tbe
bill.
The question was now upon the amend
meet of Mr Clarke. His oall for the yeas
and nays was refused, and the amendment
was lost.
The question was upon the passage of
the bill upon its second reading, and it
passed yeas 25, nays 14.
. 'P, !,. Q tu
xutaruico io ,ioFcuu. uu uc
bill
passed its tnira reaaing,
Tbe House was called to order at 10;05
hy tbe Speaker.
Petitioas were presented as follows :
Mr Smedes offered a resolution provide
ir g the sum of $50 for tho purchase of
Bibles and other books for tbe Peniten
tiary, which passed its several readings.
Mr Savage To secure the creditors of
ci'ies, towns and counties ia their rights
Mr Blaisdell To amend the constita
tion so tbat tbe members of the (ieneral
Assembly may receive the sum of $5.00
D, t dav. for a Deriod not exceeding 100
days
The special order for 12 no, the bill to
I mtninnd rnr I it Hiiim'iri. ill I im inniLDU-
I . . . . t. . , t- ; .
1 iiiuTavkv .v. vu w wm-u--
T . J J-
1 n.rv si not ou us Riflona reaaiair.
-j, r
Mr Mannine moved to strike out syu.uuo
and insert $75,000.
Mr Bledsoe moved amend by inserting
oo.vuu.
pr nnn
Mr Smedes ODDosed the amend meats
rr" .
and advocated tbe bill as it came irom tne
committee. He thought, if the State
could, it would be advisable to completel
the Pcnitantiarv speedily
Mr Rosa moved to amend so tbat th
frnna coBvicta on the
Ooe Far aad Yadkin Valley Railroad
should not so to tha support of the Peni
tentiary, because tbe road paya tor tnese
in mortgage bonds.
Mr Manning advocated hia amendment
Ho thought that if $75,000 was appropri
ated it would leave, after deduetias ex
penses, $50,000 to be applied to tbe com
relation of the Penitentiary
Mr Bledsoe advooatea ms amoaumauw
. , , . . T L
It waa loat.
Mr Tate said he tb curht it would not De
wise to grant the Peaitentiary lese thaa
$75,000, and that the finance oommittee
I ana nonaidared the matter.
1 , . . , . j
Mr Rose spoke in favor efhia amend-
mint. It waa lost.
Mr Manning's amendment was adopted.
The bill paeaed its second reading.
On motion of Mr Meaning, the rales
were suspeaded aad the bill put en its
third reading.
It has been fouad by actual experiment
that a glass globe three inehes ia diame
ter and one-tantk of aa inch in thickness
wi.l bear a preasurs of seven tons to the
pouarc inch, without being crushed or
permeated with water or alcohol.
CHARLOTTE, N. "a. FRIDAY, MARCH
TABU COSSIP
Cows should be
calked regularly and
clean.
Scrimping the feed of fattening hoga ia
a waste of grain. - ,T
Hay is a great dl cheaper made in
summer than purchased in winter.
One thousand laths will eover seventy
yards of surface, aci eleven pounds of
nails puts them. on. " -
Sheep manure ia Hiutih richer than that
of cows. Practically. :tr is estimated at
nearly doable the y a' i; a of that of cattle.
When potatoes r?' ;ozan the anaonnt
if sugar they co.V:dojLbied, the
starch undergoing a corresponding dimi
nution, while part of the protein paasea
from tbe coagaiable into the soluble form
During tbe process of rotting tbe potato
loses half its nitrogenous constituent and
the whole of tbe sugar.
Thikning Cokn. A Northern corn
grower thinned soma of bis corn two
stalks in the hill, some throe stalks in
the bill, and a third part three to seven
stalks, or all that come up he let grow.
Tho first yielded fifty and a halt bushels,
and tbe last sixty-eight basbels. This
indicates tbat corn even in our climate
shoald be . thicker than w usually have
it, one to two stalks in the bill, but it
most be remembered that much depends
upon tbe strength ef tbe soil. It would
be folly to have oven two stalks to the
bill on very poor land, and yet we have
seen a generally euceefesfui farmer drill his
eorn and leave the staiks not over one
loot apart on very thin laad. We noted
bis field whfen the corn was green, and
again when the corn was mature. He
iad an abundance of " nubbins," but not
much core. Half the number of Btalka in
bis field would have yielded more corn,
aud better grain, with less labor of hand
ling. Wo have known three stalks to
the bill to produce eighty-two basbels of
corn to tbe acre in this section, Bat tbe
soil was highly fertilized and well culti
vated. Monthly Farmer 1
DEFECTIVE COTTON SEED.
From Southern Txas, where the far
mers have begun to think about the new
cotton season, we have already received
a few scattering letters complaining of
tue iriiary to eetd caus d by itt ma)
Fall and Winter season, and if we are not
mistaken this will be a prolific source of
trouble throughout tbe south before a
good stand is achieved for the next crop.
Many thousands of dollars were loat from
this cause last season
The excellant practice of testing tbe
ratf-roBb before ci-f 'itr Uaa ia aaaaa jb
of in seme parts of -ieorgia. quality
may be very readily determined by count
ing oat one er two hundred seed and
planting them evenly in a shallow box of
mellow sou, and, after watering the box
with warm water, set it in a light, warm
place. In a few days tho seed will ger
minate, when ihey may be coasted, and,
it only seventy-five or eighty out of the
hundred come np, it will show that tbe
quality is sufficiently good to justify the
use only of a basbel to tbe acre on any
bat very etifi clayey soil. Uu laad of the
latter character, or on any land very
poorly prepared, it may be safe to use a
bushel and a halt, and over tbis is never
necessary if the seed are of good quality,
Three to 5 bushels et seed were all wel
enough, perhaps, when a planter wanted
to injure a " perfect stand" of three Stalks
in the bill, and bills nine inches apart,
but now, whenintelligent and progressive
farmers are getting to see tbat not over
7,000 stalks are desirable, and tbat in
most cases 5,000 are better, they find a
bushel of seed amply sufficient. Even
when drilled this is enough, and when the
land is ehecked half this quantity will in
sure a perfect stand. Cotton Paper
WORK FOR THE MONTH.
In the Field. Planting should proceed
ia sooa earnest not, nowever, in great
haste and witheat regard to doe prepara
tion, for we" hold that it is more profitable
to delay planting fox favorable weather
and far needed preparation than to plant
ia haste withoat tbeie advantages, merely
to he up with our neighbors, or to be
early. In eur owa aeetioa we think the
first mild, pleasant weather ia March, by
all odea, tbe safest and best. If the soil
is act wet there will be good work and
quick sprouting ap of tba grain, before
the grass aad weeds make thair appesr-
anee, and only the eat worms and birds he
to fitzht. white ibeie aaav be given tan
liberty of raiding, by thick pleming All
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ill net do roaay ante wnti me
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1 nee waaiuer urs iu iuom, um 11 mi
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1 uaias nave oeen properiv ieacea, an toe
ground "cleared up," thea, we Bay, whether
The land h.s been broken or not, pat in
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1 nnr a&rlv (inn. to Be oal OI the wav or
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1 tne later piloting ouuv iu( oiuse 01 m
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moutn, or even ia pni. aio gooa iarmer
can afford to plant all bis corn at oae
time, whether early or late, uulosa he has
no regard for tbe feddu crop, which, ia
e I our aoa hay growing ragioa, ia indis
pensable. Tae tedder ia valuable, if well
oared, aad ta be able to aave it properly.
the farmer aboald net be obliged to pull
down hia whole erep at one time. At tbia
writiag (February 1st) thousands of
horses aad mules have catered apoa the
crop aeaaon witn anori rations, ana in
many instances, wholly without forage,
while tho town end villages arc asms hav
abipped from the North Thia should be
a warning to our larmers far the future to
induce then to plant both early and late,
and to give atteatioa not ealy to tbe fed
der crop, bat also to tne raising of bay.
If tbe South could not raise bar sap-
plies ef grain aad lorage, tbe deficiency
would be exouaable, but we are absolutely
without creditable excuse, "Failure ef
the cren" will not do With climate and
aoil capable of each a wonderful variety ef
produetiena, aad aeaaens eoatinuiag
through almost ball the year for planting, j
if we fail ia one thing, we oaa have aa-
ethcr; and if, under these faverable eir-
camstanoca, oar barae arc empty, oar
stock poor, and our accuuuts unpaid, the
fault must be traced to earwa want
appreeiation of our advaatages, ladoianoc
ia tbe laboiiag departsaent, or igneraaoe
of isle and economical managemeat. All
11, 1831.
are alike discreditable to oar elaime of in-
teiligeace and industry, aad aolcss e
ronse np Irom tbe etnpoi oi depreaei.M.
aad poverty, which seems to be settling
down upon tba farmers of this rogioa, tha
claica to enterprise and success, whieh we
have, energetically eaough, propagated
abrcad, must be speedily abandoned.
a armera most give batter, closer attea-
tion to business, aad the time to begin is
now, while we may choose what and when
to plant. The provision crop shoald be
ample, aad that mcaas, some to spare.
Cotton We tfciak the laad should be
listed as early as practicable ia the winter
to cover up and rot such vegetable matter
as may be on the ground as well as mil-
vcriz and eilotb"axirlr,,llfiTn1U''1iaiJ
not been done, however, it may be yet, for
April or May planting. For good, clean,
rasy work iu cultivation, let the laud be
well cleared of all brash, trash aud old
rank grass. Secure the best prolifio seeds
for planting, tbat yon may have the great--
est possible yield for tbe laad aad labor,
and then plant oorn, peas, rice, and pota
toes until the cotton maaia hour arrives.
Oats May be planted early in March,
with reasoaable expeutation of profitable
yield, whore scarcity of ether grain pre
vails. Potatoes. The first good, dry, warm
weather iu March will be favorable to tho
planting of aweet potatoes where they
are to-grow from slips or the cuttings of
lie potato-, whiob ehoald be dropped, two
or thrae in each hill, if small, aad about
eighteen inches apart on ridgea throwa up
lth the plow, have a good handful gof
Compost thrown on each hill, and covered
by drawing up the soil two or threa'ino .oj
over them with tbe hoe. Draws mav
also bt put out as soon as produced in
the bed, Farmer's Monthly
CLirrlNOS.
Soand travels at tha rate of 1142 feet
per second in the air, 4690 in the water,
11,000 in east iron, 17,000 in steel, and
18.9U0 in glass.
In turniD& into ice; water expands or
swells, that is, any given quantity ot wa
ter makes a larger amount of ice, and the
ice is therefore lighter than the water.
Alligators build nests about four feet
high, resembling hay cocks. They are
made of mud and herbage The eggs are
dwpositfid in iRyers, separated by a strata
oi mod about eitiit mcbes thick. One
n -st usually contains from 160 to 200
A watchmaker of Copenhagen has con
structed a clock that needs no winding
up. It. is kept going constantly b means
of an ejectrio current, tbat operates on
the eprine and maintaining an unvarvin?
aodpermaBtst state of tension. Atten
tion to the electric battery once or twice
a year is all that is necessary to keep the
clock in motion for an indefinite time.
In Millbridge, Me, at the house of Capt
Means, there is a little girl, nine years
old, who comes frcm one of the cannibal
islands of the pacific An American ves
sel called there for water, and the natives
brought the child to sell to the captain
for his dinner, offering to prepare her pro
perly. The captain bought her, bat said
he would prefer to kill his own meat, aad
so brought her home. She still believes
she will be killed and eatea ; and when
strangers enter tho house she clings to1
Mrs Means and begs not to bo taken
away
Scientific American gives tha fol-
lowiag direction for making court plas
ter: ook isinglass in a nine warm water
for seventy-four hours; then evaporate
early all tbe water by a gentle heat;
dissolve the residue in a little diluted alco
hol; and strain the whole through a pieoe
of open linea. Tbe atrair ed mass should
be a stiff jelly when cold. Now stretch
a pieoe of silk or sarsenet on a wooden
frame, and fix it tight with tacks or pack
thread. Melt the lelly and apply it to
the Bilk thinly and evenly with a badger
hair brush. A second coating must be
applied when the first has dried. When
botn arc dry, apply over the whole sur
face two or three ooatings of the balsam
of Peru. "Piaster thus mada is very pli
able, and never breaks.
A CHILD WITH A DOG'S HEAD,
A Pittsburg correspondent of the Cin
cinnati Commercial asserts that there ia a
singular freak of aaturc near Greensbnrg,
Pa., which bas never been made pablio.
There is a family residing near there
which has a child that was born in hnman
form, with tbe exception that the child
had a deg's head on its body. It ia aaw
ia its twelfth year, hale and hearty, but
barks like a dog. Tbe familr aaTTed, at
the time of its birth, a death warraat en
the doctor attcadiag, aad a neighbor wo
man, wba was called in tor the ocoaaioa,
stating that they would be killed ii they
avae rawaa la1 llham. amia t.aar a ah aa 'I Kava 0atA
i ii, u;u.- .u- -:i u ...
I ever reveaieu mo misiorinae- mire re
no oiuuio. - i.h;,
I . u ..f.,.t. . a ;.ii;A U twin ft
all perfect and intelligent. How this fact
reached the ear of the reporter, ia that a
party who waa on its way to Colorado re
vealed it te him just before departing.
He said be visited the beuse one day en
baaiuess, bat foand tbe pareats oat aad
the children were too small to explain la-
celligeatly their whereabouts. Ia looking
about the house to see whether thay were
ia aay ef the rooms, be ehaaced to open
the doer of the room in whieh the mon
strosity waa confined; after taking a good
look at it ha was about to close the door
whea the parents came ia another door.
Tbe father immediately drew a revolver
aaoa the man. aad there made aim
I promise never to reveal tha fact, er thea
and there meet bis dsatb. Ha answered
ia the affirmative, aad there learned that
tbe aaotuer a few saoatns before tbe birt
of tbe cuild bad visitnd a ueigub 'rut
family who bad a feroeioua dog, wnieh at
tacked ber. Abe laaeuy aaya tuat ue eae
I living baa ever aeea the child but the doe-
ter aad female attenaaeta apoa 11a eirtn
and themselves. Tbe matter has mads
their whole life a torture, aad while thsj
have prayed daily for its d-ath it coa
tiaata to ramaia bsaithy. 1 b - '?, ecca
eionaiij aad raises quits a f.r r ia the
room, oat to prevent ia pauus . Oai see
pco.isg snjftjing they eoosuntly ksp
ssvarai dogs aboat tha plae. Tha lami.y
are weil-te-do, aad ewa quite a valuable
farm.
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McSMITH'S MUSIC HOUSE.
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(BRANCH OF LUDDEN" k BATE3.)
Prices, Terms and Kverythlng Exactly the came.
WE MEAN BUSINE33, AND 1,500 FAMILIES IN NORTH AND SO. CAROLINA
BNDOR3B EVERY OR3AN AND PIANO WE SELL.
ORGANS Read these figures A 15 Stop Organ, with 4 Sets of Reals, Sub Base and
Octave Coupler, for $85; Stool aud boak. Qaaracteeifor6yeara. Bead for circulars.
PIAN03 Chickering A Sons, Mathuihek, Q jiid & Church, Arion, Southern Gem.
ORGANS Mason fc Hamlin, Peloubsl A Go, Sterling, Albion, La Petite.
PIANOS Read these figures. Pionoa $160 and up. A 7 octave Rosewood Case, two
round corners, fall Agraffe overstrang Bass, aad ia every way first class, and fully
JSf: ."ol lad oovlr
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Only reliable makers represented. We send on fifteen daya trial. We pay freight
both waya if no aale. We can't be undersold for cash,'
OUR ONE TEAS PLAN 1NABLE3 EVERY ONE TO BUT.
. Christmas is coming aud Me3mith has not forgotten the little folks. Couatry mer.
chants would de well to write to me for lists of small Insbrumeata before they bay
Write aad tret my Illaat rated eatalogaae aad price Order from thia House and aave
Imeand freight. Address, JK. HcBMITII, P O Box 179, Charlotte, IT C.
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Charlotte, N C, February 25, 1M1,
NUMBER 49
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