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'AAA' - I I i i r- o ffiiriihj Jayci, devoted Uo Mithzy ggrihtlforc, llhttufitctmcs, ommme,.md-inUHmptts Hiding. 3' STATESVILLE, s. C, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1875. V. u ,1, i ,-ril i f 4 THE AMERICAN EUGENE BiDKAKE & SON, Editor and Proprietors SUBSCRIPTION KATES : -One ycar......?.v...Jl...".-.v... Sis months.,...........-.,.., .... BTMCTLT IS ADVANCE. (2 00 1 00 TERMS OF ADVERTISING : , . : Dif(!oIlar"BS4iiPi'rtli8r--twlc.anl fjftfty cento for each subsequent insertion. ' Ten lines orless constitute a Square. De ductions m de in favor of standing matter as follows -' . " . . - ?' '- ' 3HO& v S MOB. i t TBAB. One square.:..... 5 00 $8 00 $12 00 Two squares.... 8 00 ..- 13 00 - i 18 00 Three squares- 10 00 . 15 00 25 00 One-fourth col.. 15 00 - 25 00 35 00 , Half eolumn.... 25 00 , 40 08 80 00 - One column...; 40 00 ' tiO 00 , ,100 00 Unless the number of Insertions be marked - (ipou the manuscript, it will be published till forbid,-and. charged accordingly. PROFESSIONAL.! CARDS. R. P. ARSfFIELD,' " At StatesvUle, N. C. OKO. N. FOLK, At Lenoir, N. V. Armfierd & Folk, " ' j&ttorHey and Counsellor (it TRACTICES IN" ALL the Courts-oTtfie JL Tenth Judicial District, McDowell and Burke in the Eleventh District, in the coun ties of Mecklenburg and Rowan, in the Federal Courts Circuit and District and the Supreme Court of the State. - "Communications addres ed to the firm at either Statesville or Lenoir will receive prompt attention, j October 20, 1873. .;. . .,' ; : 36-tf KELLY, M. OFFERS his services to U.e pub lic, and may be found at his Office when not professionally engaged. January 1, 1871. ... 16-tf m. w. hill; m. d., . STATESVIIXE, N. C, ' -. OFFERS his services to the tub- lie. Office over Hampton's store. - ; March 13. 5:tf ' DR. T. J CORPENING, ' D'ENTISJ, . .Willbeat,. , WILKESB0R0, DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF COURT IN MAT, and will be pleased to receive the calls of those who may need hi tervicet, April 3, 1875 8tf . L3 If St. Charles Hotel, RE-OPENED. THE undersigned, late of the Cnr Ho tel, Raleigh,, having leased the , ST. CHARLES HOTEL, in Statesvillo, informs the public that It Is ; , now open for the accommodation of travel ers and guests, and will be conducted as a 5 Flmtt-Classt IIoIeI,?J v ' . the Table being supplied with- the best the ' Country affords ; attentive Servants, &r: ' The tlouse has been newly refurnished and refitted, ind no pains will be spared to 'x . ;.. give entire -atisfaction to its patrons. : A share of public patronage is solicited. " . ; Guests of the St. Charles will always fin3 1 a splendid assortment of Cigars. , . - " M. SCHLOSSj Proprietor. - July 20, 1874 ' . ' 'F:?.".ERLmsSI0.1 KCUSE, H. CfECCLES, Proprietor. . CHAtlLOTTE, N; G. ' . I NATIONAL HOTEL, D.'lignyullysltuated,nexttoCapitolSquare' R A L.CIGI1, A NEW HOUSE. " Fine Rooms, well Furnished and Fitted up v in tiie Best Style. , .- ' ATTENTIVE SERVANTS. ' The Table Da iiy Supplied with the Best this . " r ami otiier iiaikets atford. . . ... C. S. BROWN", - ' - . '2tf ; Proprietor. - - - - f'II,rrT- k v. - - - - . - la W J MAIN STREET, LZIiY,. .'. . ... ....... N. C. mini 1 V. l.v ( i t well-known House having been re v takcBy'Tefitted and refurnished crnfd, is now opened to the I I'. - - in (xivrie"ceof sixteen years the r i iters liiinseil mat he can render on to even i.ie most fastidious. npet ev-v f''in. w'.i. i.ui, . .., I . Tietor. . r . m w -f - " - -f. :t Val- fcu;ts, .HWS, V. .lifS'l 1 1 ' a l. t i THE WljEMAN$ fiHOICE. ' It is a simple' story we hate to tell and is a story of to day, with the actors living : therefore we will not direct the stare of the multitude b,y imblishinar real names. ., , ' Let us say that Mr. Beverly was a merchant, wealthy, respected and : in fluential. ,doin2- a : business : laryre enough to sat.isfy.the ambition of .an Asjor or a Bill ; Gray V Previous to the fell sweep of the fire fiend in Bos ton, his store reared its granite' trint on Franklin street and mnltituciin ous and.-bulkv" were the -bales and boxes that found daily transit to and from the busy mart. In Mr- Beverly's employ were three clerks George Acton, Philip Lewis and Clarence Bugbee who had en tered to learn the mercantile business, and who had given promise of profi ciency. The fact that they had been retained fn thtfliouae a 'year or irfoitv was proof positive to those who knew Mr. Beverly that they were of indus trious, steady habits, and j'ouths of promise.. At his' . home Mh -Beverly' had among his children a daughter . Florence by name who often , came to the etore, and whom the clerks had met at her fathers house. . These clerk 8 eould be gay and gallant ' on occasion, bnt never toward Florence Beverly. The feeling tbfey entertain ed t-ward her was one akin to- wor ship, : In their hearts they adored her afar off, giving her respectful' atten tion, and prizing her smile of recog nition as a priceless boon."- ' v-So far as the family connections of these three young men were concern ed, they were all honorable, respected people, but none of them wealthy. . On a certain occasion Mr. Beverly was heard to remark that he had rather give his daughter in marriage to a man poor in . purse, who could bring" the wealth of a pure and upright heart, than to the possessor of mil lions whose manhood was tainted in the least degree. : This remark came to the knowledge of the clerks, and it is not surprising that they thereupon experienced wild and brilliant day .dreams," in which most stupendous and dazzling castles were constructed in the air. " : -As time , passed , on : they:; became morevand more familiar with Miss Florence's sweet smile, and were ad mitted to a degree of friendship which proved, at least, she did not despise them. - . U:- ' . At length came the devastating fire of a the ninth of November. ' TTpon viewing the scene of desolation, and calculating the chances and the- net essities of business, Mr. Beverly, re solved that he would not immediately sees new quarters for the continuance of his trade. He had no need, and he did not care to do it ; so he secured an office where he could meet. and consult with his correspondents, and settle outstanding accounts,, in', pur suance of which only the services of his private secretary and two book-? keepers were required. -t : : The three clerks were summoned to the merchant's presence. JUe told tliera what he had conclude 1 to' do, and why he had so conduced,;, and lie advised them that they should peek some other employment until he was ready to start again. "I shall, rebuild as soon as pos sible," he said, "and then 3'our old r. laces will be epen for vou. In the ieant;: c' 0 not V itL ', u yoa ... sitfito to are hard pushed, come to me. for 1 two wee -.9 f. 0!3 tliat time r 1 CI irenee Biig . r. Luvcrly, and Lunu.eil . dui ' 'i unable to 1 r LTeirs ''? '" :;y i a " care ruins i the , old store, wnom tuey thought they recognized. They cross ed over, ami found it to be their fel low clerk, George .Acton. They were astonished and scandalized, ' - : "In "mercy's " 'hame,t George, 'what does' this, mean 3j iJa'it' only an csca- jiade of j'ouis?" t" 1 '"-. ' t "No" '"answered1" -Acton wiping' the sweat from itii" - brow, "I am' fairly and honestly at workrand l ean earn two dollars' a day; That's better th:rf loafing, - . i-j'j v?.-d t. with a start, here comes Mr. Beveriv and" Florence. Go and hide yourself, Acton, before they see' you.'.' But the young laborer did not budge an' inch. ;. J ust then the boss called ".out to "hoist away!'.' and George applied himself to the work. Meanwhile :Mr. Beverly and his daughter had'ivDine upon th.01 scene, once more to look upon the .ruins of the1 grand storehouse. : : Lewis and Bifgbeo bowed respectfully and then drew aHide in mortiBOation- that one of their fraternity should be ftnind in so iik'uuiI a position, for it was ev:- ient that both father and daughter luid recognized the youth in thegaib md eriiae of toil, as the . former rjlerK. , " ' - "Halloo !" cried Mr Beverly,- as sooii as lie was sure his eyes had not deceived him. Is that 3-011, George t Acton r" - , - - -; : : - "Yes. sir,'.' repjieaT our hew.. His ftce was flushed, imt: it . was, 'with healthful labor, and not with'shame the steady brightness of his eyes showed that. . . "Are vou regularly hired here.?" Yes sir. The conductor gave me this berth until he could find one bet ter. "What does he pay yon?'.' .. . ,-Just the same as he pays the oth erstwo dollars a day i but I earn a dollar extra in. the evening by keep ing his., accounts.: It's better, than nothing, sir. I tried to find a clerk ship, but there was at least a dozen applicants for every. vacant -place. Of course I couldn't starve anil 'while I have both health and strength I will neither beg nor run in debt. I was .brought up to work, you know ; and thank Heaven I am neither afraid uf it. ,nor d- I. feet above it. , "Hoist away !" shouted the.mater; and George Acton applied himsell again to his work.' Mr. Beverly went over and talked with the conductor, and from the fact that they looked several times, toward the windlass where the young clerk was at work, it was .reasonable to suppose that they were -speaking of him. . ;l".' Cf-,;::;;." : . And during this time Miss Florence spoke with Philip and Clarence, and a delicious fluttering seized them a they met her welcoming smile. They expected that she would apeak of the sad and humiliating spectacle exposed before them, and they were prepared to tell her how. mortified they felt; but she madeno allusion to the cir cumstance, one ,UHi not even inti mate to them that she had recognized the young man at the windlass. . ;- v : "- By-and-bye Mr. Beverly came out from amid the ruins,.; haying drawn the arm of his daughter within bU own, and bowing to his former clerk?-, he departed. He did not bow an adieu to yung Acton, for inst then the laborer was busy at his work. And Philip Lewis and Clarence Bugbee walked a'ay talking; of their pity for poor Acton. . ' - - -' Mercy !" cried ; the i foi met t'l would, not have been in his place when Florence : Beverly ame - upon Uie scene for all the money in Bos ton.".,. -.V.. . -f .y.t-t: "r -i" . "It .was certainly humiliating,? asserted the other. "But," he ad ded, reflectively, "Aetoii never was really hightoned. - I guess hiiifamilj is rather low bred, any way." : - And in tliis conclusion both 3'Oung men fully Agreed-; and they furthei agreed tliat they should not in the future reobgnize. George Actou as an acijuainttince. . ' ' T .-' A week" Liter .Lcwia and Bugbee had "'.occasion' to all at- the office where M r. Beverly had established bis,. business headquarters," "and they' were hot a littfe surprised at behold ing George Acton seated at the desk of the. cojiudentiafc clerk' and;. corres pondent. It was a private room, with a glass door, which George 'oc cupied;; and they ventured to ask one of the bookkeepers, if Acton had been permanently empl3'ed. ' ! ' ' , "I don'L.know about that," replied the bookkeeper, "I only . know that Mr. Beverly seems to have- taken a sudden'' and strong liking to the .young man, that : he intrusted him with his private correspondence., and has given him a home beneath his own roof." ' "Another day came a fbiy when the sleighing was excellent, :..id when the merry be'l-i were jin iliiig' far and near. Through the kindness of a fiiend Lewis and Br.lee had man asod to secu'-t- a U'-aia for tlie'after- no.-in, Li " 1 ll. . y (. )vc! out i one' of the ' roads, t in the i-.i;: ! v t ... the srr! rb d".,b!e . If Philip Lc:s and Clarence Bug-bee- are not --Lipid beyond , Jjelief, they musters ' a is have solved, the problem ; 'an. t iii ay the solution give them new an I i;;;larged views of life and its dirties.- ; 4 "..? : 1 t. j t j I A t il Ksaniple. ' 'iJurleicrir' :Le3 to" tho"Bostori Journal : . j A' - 'Those y h'-- vi died Commodore Yanderialfk 1 - last .wet'k -conld Fia-r.'i "( In .fcblroherv wait ing lor :1n aa -.v iea'petsim' about fifty 3ears nf agej-under-sized, light hair, "quiet, and - evidently well pre-sen-cd. hen ; "his ;Ume came, he was ushered into the little worn where the Com mod ore "holdeaf crturt., .'You don't know nie' said the visitor, "but I know you -very well.' v "'VVbo' are .vou?' said the gruff railroad king. 'I am Eaton Stone.' 'What, not Stone the bare-back rider 'Yes,' was the reply. 'And' what are you doing?' -I have made a little mon ey in my business, and have retired to a farm near Piiterson. I have ta ken with me my old horses that help ed merto make what- little money liava ., 1 - have built a small circus and when my mends come to see me I treat them" to a' little entertain ment.' It is ditiicul-e to tell -whether myself, my friends,r6r'my horses en- 103- the treat most.' Biit, Eaton; how have you preser vert Voui self so well F During 'all my circus life I abstain ed from the use of '?d! stimulating drinks 3tid from tolfeeco.- I found that to be at the head of" my calling it was necessary" for me to hold mv nerves in perfect f control, and this I cofdd not do 'with the' tise of stimu hints-. " I never , used "tobacco, and never took' a drop ; of intoxicatina: drink iivmy life."' I am not as rieh as you ae. Commodore,' but' I am quite as hap3r?'; -': , " ' 1 ' - - i-A .Glowing Picture. A lady writer from the isle of Sin- gapore, gives the following glowing pictures of tropical flowers in "Fruits and Flowers of the Tropics," pub lished a Ijtpmncott-g Monthly : .? " V e sra thered whole hand fuls of the lotus, or water lilly, with its pale lAcir-tdrleff f')e-t intsd bloapM- alcriming up lrom the sparkling wa ters. There are many varieties of this exquisite flower blue, pink, car nation, bright yellow, royal purple fringed with gold, and more beautiful than all, pare virgin white, with the faintest possible rose tinge . in the centre of each section of the corolla, a just perceptible blush, as of its own conscious loveliness. This last is the royal flower of Siam ; borne before the king at weddings, funerals, and all state festivals, and the royal re ception rooms are always beautifully lecorated with the young bnds ar ranged in costly .vases of exquisite workmanship. In moist portions of the jungle were whole groves of fra grant pandaniiK ferns of infinite va riety, a species -of wild mignionette, spotless japonic.!, fragrant-tuberose, cape - jessamines-wild passion, flower, the calla Indies, with it3 fie long petals of heavpuij'.blue, then the in numerable -'-.company of roses, tea, moss, perpetual, cluster, climbing, va riegated, and a score of others, queen- 1 lv still even amid such a gorgeous ray.?, The Victoria Regis and Raf- ttesia.ArnoIdi, the two largest flowers in the world, we saw in Dr. A.'s gar denthe flower of each two feet in liameter. Rarest of all was the night- blooming Cere it a. --.There were six blooms iu full maturity, creamy wax en flowers of exquisite form, the leaves of tho corolla of a pale golden hue, and the petals intensely white. , Its wondrous perfume is exhaled just at night-fall, and readily discernible for mile. 1 he odor partakes largeh' of that of lilies, violets, tuberose, and vanilla. It.. reaches perfect maturity about an hour before midnight; at th'ree o'clock i1. glory is beginning to wane; at da .Hi, tj f;iding rapidly ; and bv sunri-ie" only a wilted, worth less wreck remains." , , '. . - . Worth Knowing. On lastFrida3' we saw 111 town .John, batterwlnte, Esq., a worthy farmer of Granville, in the enjoyment of vigorous health as good as he has ever had. He was thought some months ago to oe dying of consumption. He had hem orrhages from the lungs, had a dread ful cough and seemed detined soon for the grave. He U:lls us that his n storation to health was secured by a very simple remedy, which we give, as it may be of service to other af flicted people. He had f- 1 a notice in the papers of persons being creatly bent id by "dr inking a tea Kia from mullen ( rerun trinn in l;.jfanv) that crows wild. He bpo;an to drink it in and s ilaceof Ids c Ht'per. r.nd it ! ei..-.- f, e at breakfast - the great y f c rid- .r"d vrit nte "i a : (f Making Treason Odious Rather a Slow Business. Here is what the Chicago Tribune has to say about the ku-klux voters in the Northern States. "The leading Southern Democrat in Congress is Mr.'L. Q. C. Lamar. He is a relic of palezoic politics so ante war Bourbon whose views were ptmfled by the ordeal f fire, ind who has shown himself worthy of the for giveness a nation has extended to him'. - fr. Lcm sr. f naturally very anxions to see a Democratic fress dent elected in 1876, but his predic tions on that Mieme show 'that his hopes are not high. He has been in terviewed by a reporter of the Atlan tic He.raldi and his sketch of the way in which the Democrats must act 111 order- to carry the next campaign proves that thej-.will not carry it, , .Mr. Lamar declares that the ma jority of American voters are opposed to the Administration, but be says the Democracy s not that majority It has won its recent victories "by co-operation, not by conversion." If has had allies in the fight, but those allies are not Democrats. It must have their aid to elect the next Pres ident, and it can get their aid only by adopting a liberal, not a Bourbon, a national, not a sectional, policy Here,' then, we have the distinct statement by a Democratic leader of .the course that must "be pursued in lorder to carry the election in 1876 W e have, on the other hand, the re cord of theeourse his party has pur sued and is pursuing, and that record is in fiat contradiction to the policy which 19 the sole means, in his optn ibii, of success.' In Conneticut the .Democracy has sent to the Senate bitter Bourbon, a worshipper of the Pandora's box of State soverignty, a Copperhead a volcano of hate against the Union, a believer- in paying for ths .emancipated slaves, a condensed essence of 'everything that is fatal to the peace and prosperity of the L rated States. dSign one of Eaton's speeches with the name of John C-Calhoun, or Jefferson Davis, and the trick would not be suspected. The same spirit breathes through the works of both men. To choose such a blatant foe of the Union, the Connecticut Dem ocracy passed over English j Ingersoll and other fibers! partisans. More re cently the same body of voters reject ed the Union General nawley and elected the Bourbon absentee, Bar- nuin. - Pennsylvania passes by Buck- alew and elects a bnmmer "Coffee pot" Wallace. In Illinois a Democrat ic .House . decines to complete a monument to Stephen -A. Douglass on the (unavowed) ground that the dead statesman patriotically sustain ed the Union. In Missouri a Dem ocratic Legislature refuses to give Carl Schurz the poor honor of a complimentary vote, and , fills his senatorial chair with . a mediocre whose sole reccommendations is that he fought hard to destroy the Union and perpetuate slaver3'. J. brought the counm-, wherever the Democrats have come into power, this re-actionary policy prevails. Confedereaj', beaten by . bullets, is trying to win by ballots. Its spirit of hostility to the results of the war asserts itself every where, and Bour- bonism exults over the apparent de cline of Unionism. '-There is a general fear,? says Mr. Lamar, that when the Democrats get into power they: will re-open tho questiou of the amend ments, attempt to undo the results of the war, and demand payment for the Southern slaves." ... This is quite true. There is such a general fear, and ever3' day's experience of Dem ocratic rule tends to confirm it. The BoUrbons have abused the power given tnera in a moment 01 weaKness. 1 hey are showing themselves unfit to be trusted." .'.'-.- , - Female Printers. That "there is nothing new under the 8un"has been presumptively dem onstrated by the American News paper Reporter. ' In the general, de mand for woman's rights .and the numerous complaints that have been made of the exclusion of women from all but few industries, and from the publicity given of late to the entrance of women in . occupations usually followed by men, it has been rashly concluded that before the agitation there were few, if any, women prin ters. But the Reporter gives quite a respectable list of women composi tors, printers,, end publishers, some of whom lived before the Decla ration of Independence. Many of these succeeded their husbands in the printinir business, butsime at least worked in the printing od' -e before marriage ami daring the lives of their husband and one had obtained so 1 any rights nearly a century ap;o ! t she fjr"-"1 the firm of Sarah ! ' r. 1 ,'. Co., a man being the -., ny. At t'.-e wotacti pfV ' ' ''-'' ill the l:-t S!V ' !:"s. A Spelling Match. Tho other eveningold Mr. and Mrs. j Th Southern Cultivator, wbo Coflin, who live on Bush street, sat editorial utterances are alwi s pcrti in their cozy back parlor, he reading ncnt and well-digested, gives the loU his paper and she. knitting, and the lowing: . family cat stretched out under the j Bedding Colldn Land Wher no stove and sighed and felt son' for. manure is applied, or ordinary corn cats not so well fixed. It was a lisp- me rein I fertilizer art used, Uxldlnj py, contented household, and there j of cotton land may be advaniageous was love in las heart as Mr. Coffin ; ly continued this month. Bd tb pflt'down bis newspaper .and rcmar-i lighter lands first, and leave thp lifTa ised: . - " ( for the bint, that thov mur r if h "I see that the whole country H he whole country 1 possible Vompfu.-t'tr" rUt. te -boufc-.niivlliiig'.vojhing c-s"i 3 guui. Hgiiii 10 Oecoiumg exoi school 4." "Well, its good to'feoqw how t 8)cll," replied the wife. "I didnt have tb chance some girls had, but I pride myself that I can spell almost aii3' word that comes along." - "I'll see about jthut," he laughed ; "come, now, spell "bugg3'." ':ilumpl that's nothing b-u-g-g-3't ouggy," she replied "Missed the first time hat lis!, lie roared, slapping bis leg. . '"Not mnch that was rijjht." It was,eh ? Well, I'de like to see anybody , get two g's in bugg3, 1 would." , ; "But it is spelled with two g's, and any school-boy will tell you so," she persisted.- - ' f -; - - "Well I know a darn sight better than that!" he exclaimed, 'striking the table with his fist. "I don't care what you know?" she squeaked ; "I know that there are two g's in 'buggy ?' ' "Do you mean to tell me that I've forgotton ! how to spell ?" he asked. ' ' ' - "It looks that way." "It does' eh ! well, I want you and all 3'our relations to understand that I know more about spelling than the whole cadoodle of you strung on a wire!" " .---.-''. "And I want you to understand, Jonathan Collin, that you are an ig norant old blockhead, when you don t put two g's in the word buggy yes, you ore!" 'Don't talk that way-to me!" he warned. - . A nd dont shake your fist at me !" she replied. "Whos a shaking his fist: "Yon wpi-p."' rTGnTs a li? anihlernaiTTeTr "Don't call mo a liar, you old bazaar! I've put up with 3'our mean ness for forty years past, but don't call me a liar, and don't lav a hand ou me" "Do 3'ou want a divorce !" he shout ed, springing up; "you can go now, this minute!" Don't spit in my face don't you dare do it or I'll make a dead man of you !" she warned. "1 haven't spit in your freckled old vissageyet, but I may if you pro voke me further?" "Who's got a freckled face, you old turkey-buzzard ?" That was a little too much. He made a motion as if he would strike, and she seized him by the neck-tie. Then he reached out and grabbed her right ear and tried to lift her off her feet, but she U listed up on the neck-tie until his tongue ran out. "Let go of me, you old fiend :" she screamed. . , , , - Get down on -our knees and beg my pardon, you old wild-cat?" he replied. , " " . . . They surged sndsw3ed ana strug gled, and the peaceful oat was struck y the overturning table and her back ; broken, while the clock fell down and the pictures danced around. The woman finally shut her husband s supply of air off and flopped him. and as she bumped his head np and down on the floor and scattered his gray hairs and shouted : "You wan't t get up another spelling-school with nie don't you." He was seen limping around the yard yesterdaj', a stocking pinned around his throat, and she had court- laster 011 his m-so and one finger tied np. ' He wore the look ofi mar tyr, while she. had the bearing of a ictor, and from this time out -oug gy" will be 8elled with two g's in that house. Urlrott tree frets. Bun-ilng- fur OSce. I never ran for office but once. At tho earnest solicitations of some of ni3' friends, in an nnguarded moment I allowed myself to be announced as candidate for the'olSce of Justice of the Peace. Previous to this fool move I had been considered a decent kind of a man, but the next day when he Bugle came out it was filled with accounts of my previous history that would have curdled the blood or a Digger Indian. A susceptible public was fravely informed that I was not fit for the ot'lce, thsit I w s almost a fool, besides I bid come West under very puc-;ucioiis cu-enm - I 1 st an 1 f.tetory. f. 1 a I v d fif 1 1 '1 t: I f.r f.iiri. r i ri; rrrtniifrs for Cora sad (olUs. ! possible,, beds are decidedly-th bent, as tbry admit of being cut dtnen Jut in ad vance of planting, lesvlng a frth Ktnoolh surface to receive the seod An 'ordinary triangular harrow, with the teeth set, some short and some long, so as to coo form to the general outline of the bod, will do this rapid ly and well. The importance of a good stand cannot be overestimsted, and hardly any tronble or labor, which tenuis to seotire"lr, can be con sidered unreasonable or expensive If the to of one's cotton beds are cloddy, or encumbered with rocks or tufts of grass, the opening flow can not majce a furrow of uniform depth, and some of the seed wilt inevitably be covered too shallow or too deep. This we try to obviate by shaving down the . lied .with tho barrow as above. Putting in Commercial Fertilizer. In some respects this work is best done with cotton" planter ; these csn be guaged to distribute it with per- feci uniformity, and from dix-harg. ing the fertilizer near the ground, avoid its being blown off by the wind. Tho chief objection to their work, is the concent ration of the manure in a very narrow line at the bottom of the drill.' A coulter following the planter would mix the fertilizers with the soil, and this would be a decided improvement. Especial care should be taken to put the manure deep enough to feed the cotton plant aud not the grautt it should lie at least three inches below the surface. Quantity per Aere This is regu lated by richness and depth of soil, and the presence or absence of vege table matter the richer, deeper ami more abounding is the soil in vegeta ble matter, the larger the quantity that may be safely and profltably uscd. On ordinary medium lands, 150 to 250 lbs. of fertilizers pays liest. The Lind of Fertilizer it 'is best to apply,-depends also ou character of land.. -The richer the soil and the more humus it contains, the less am monia and the moie phosphoric acid it should receive. New ground and old pine fields 'just cleared, for in stance, need no ammonia, but will be benefitted b3' liberal supplies of super-phosphate. Poor old lands need prett3 litieral applications of ammo nia to secure sufficient weed. The Intimate Relalloas Bettreea Ike Faraier sad the Merfcaale. It is a time-honored assertion that the world is de'icndent on the farmer ' for his bread and meat, and to a great extent for his clothing, too, but we should not allow ourselves to forget that we receive a great degree of aid from the merchants of the land. "The plow, the loom and the anvil " are closely connected. In like manner are the farmers and mechanics mutu ally dependent on each other, and it , is the Interest of all to encourage our home mechanics, and by this means "build our home enterprises. It is the duty of the Granges, instead of sending to so, overgrown monopoly for jilows, for wagons, for farming utensils, for anilhinq, to encourage our own mechanics wto help to build up our towns, and who add to our wealth and to our taxable property, and create a home maiket or the products of the. skilled labor of our home workmen. Suppose tlit all the wsons, the farming utensils, the eeery thing that is used on the farm, were made in our own country, what a change it wonld bring' aWut in our fiancial condition. ; - Let our Grangers and farmers gen erally conclude at one to build up mechanical enterprises of every kind, to foster and encourage our home mcclisnies, end keep our tannr, at home., .and -we hul oii U hold a condition of thnft never before seen. Will our j.oj.lc think well on the-n thin-'-t 1 sug- h.n g. -t pome 1 hv.i t j . '. i 1 ; one or inore of t,, 1. .-t !.:.'., dustri'-s? .l'.'-i.'; ' iuI Jour nal. The Tobacco I't.x h irr.s- rir, V enrff -- '':.!, if t' a New Y. 7" ' -"'' ' '' - "rU : '-rj l ' . :' i - : lie ( - v : d! ! .t-
Statesville American and Tobacco Journal (Statesville, N.C.)
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May 8, 1875, edition 1
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