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WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR HOME AND FARM; OI7INO RELIABLE INFORMATION OF. THIS NEW COUNTRY.
VOL.. II.
HIGHLANDS, MACON COUNTY, N. C, OCT. 2, 1884.
NO. 37.
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Startling AEiewit!
Cotton Goods gons Up Oatsida and
Notwithstanding the recent ad-
Vance in Cotton Goods, we will Bel
Cotton Goods for the next 30 days
20 to 50 per cent lower than ever be
fore. Best Calicos at 5 and 6
cfs,peryd., Popplins 5cts, per'yc
Ginghams worth 12 cts., 8 cits, pf '
yd., etc.
CALL AT
RIDEOUT & CO'S STORE
Table Catlery,
iug, Spouting, &c, will receive
prompt attention, Also anything of,
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper made on
.short notice. A limited amount of
Watch, Clock and Gun Rejwire will
be attended to.
N. B.. Those needing Cistern
Pumps, Hydraulic Rams, or Water
Pipes will do well to call aud enquire
price.
ValnaMe Seal Estate For
I offer for sale a tract of land
situated in Sevier county, East
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SAND AND FIFTY ACRES (10,
050). This tract is . situated about
24 miles from Sevierville, the Count)
seat of Sevier Co,, and 43 miles
from Strawberry Plains Depot, on
East Tenn., Va., fc Ga. R. R-, 45
miles from Knoxville, Tenn. It is
heavily timbered with CHERRY,
ASH, SPRUCE PINE, BUCKEYE
RED BIRCH, MAPLE, POPLAR
CUCUMBER, CHESTNUT, OAK
and other timbers of this country
This tract has been prospected for
GOLD and three veins have been
opened. The ore was assayed by
Stillman & Kopler, N. Y, City, and
runs from $2.50 to $10.30 in gold,
this being merely surface ore. There
is a cave on this property known as
the ALUM CAVE; contains mag
nesia in large quantities, from which
EPSOM SALTS were extensively
manufactured for the Confederate
Army during the war. This cave al
so contains Alum and Copperas in
immense quantities," About 150
acres near Alum Cave is exceedingly
fertile. One of the finest HOTEL
SITES in the South. Alum Cave
contains several MINERAL
SPRINGS of medicinal properties.
Excellent water power and fine trout
fishing. No mosquitoes, and mag
nificent scenery. Price, two dollars
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RIDEOUT & I
for Best Bargains.
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DEALER IN
Hardware,
Tinware,
Stores,
Paints,
Oils,
Glass,
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To Thine Own Self be True.
By thine own sours law learn to live,
And if men thwart thee take no heed, '
And if men hate thee have no eare ;
Sing thou thy song and do thy deed.
Hope thou thy hope and pray thy prayer,
And claim no crowning they will not
give,
Nor bays they grudge thee for thy hair.
Keep thou thy soul-ssworn steadfast oath,
And to thy heart be true thy heart;
What thy soul teaches learn to know,
And play ont thine appointed part ;
And thou shalt reap as thou shalt sow,
Nor helped nor hindered in thy growth,
To thy full stature thou shalt grow.
Fix on thy future goal thy face,
And let thy feet he lured to stray
Nowhither, but be swift to run,
And nowhere tarry by the way,
Until at last the eud is won,
And thou may'st look l ack from thy
place
And thy long day's journey done.
Packenham Beatty.
CHARLESTON'S W1I N
NANTAHALA.
Grand Celebration at
Charleston Over the
Arrival of the
Railroad
a,soo People rreiem tuc
Incidents
Friday the 12th of Sept. was known far
and wide as the day for celebrating the
completion of the Ducktown branch of
the W. N. C. Railroad to the Nantahala,
and it will long be remembered as sn
important day for our western people.
The hst spike at the Nantahala River
wag driven on Thursday evening. The
Commissioners, Jarvis, Worth, Vance,
Presideut Andrews, Vice-President Coxe,
Superintendent McBee, Chief Engineer
Wilson, Lt. Governor Robinson, Col.
Ross, of Virginia, CoL Ashe, of the Ral
eigh News-Observer, Col. Jones, of the
Charlotte Observer, CoL Coke, and a
number of other distinguished gentlemen
witnessed the occasion.
The celebration was a throng day for
Charleston. Asheville was well repre
sented by about one hundred of the city's
msinees men, and Waynesville was rep
resented by about twenty.
The traiu's crew was a lively one, and
the run to Charleston, the quiet little town
n the beautiful TuckaBiege, was one of
grand interest. The scenery along the
eutire route, which is a distance of 38
wiles, is of rarest beauty. The passen
gers found much to look at as the cars
moved up and down the noted steep
grades and Btole around the numerous
curves. Mountain after mountain is pass
ed on either side and the passenger does
not notice the stealth of time as he trav
erses this new road, there .being so much
which is perfectly new and strange along
the line that one becomes highly elated
with the attractive scenes and panoramas
that reach the eye in any and every di
rection.
Our train reached Charleston about 4
o'clock p. if., Thursday, without the
slightest accident; we here learned that
the railroad men who had gone on to the
terminus of the road to inspect and receive
the new work, were to return early Friday
morning.
We found the Press very creditably
represented by Col. S. A. Ashe, of the
Raleigh daily News-Observer, Col. Chas.
R. Jones, of the Charlotte daily Observer,
Mr Hussey of the Greensboro Patriot,
Messrs. Farman and Stoue, of the Ashe
ville Citizen, Mr. A. S. Todd, of the An
derson (S. C.) Journal, Mr. Will S. Os
borne, of the Raleigh Register, Mr. Ma
lone, of the Asheville Advance, Messrs.
S. C. Ilerron and Siler, of the Asheville
Register.
By 9 o'clock Friday morning the coun
try people began to gather about in large
numbers, and by 10 o'clock the town was
full of visitors. The crowd became anx
ious for the arrival of the railroad officials
from Nantahala. At about 2 o'clock p.
it. it was announced that a mishap which
had occurred to the train would prevent
the special car's arrival until late in the
evening.
Busy hands had been earnestly at work
just opposite the town in a' pleasant grove
alongside the beautiful river, preparing
barbecued meats and other fine food, for
a magnificent dinner. Saml Conley was
supervisor, and, .assisted, ny we lames,
spared no pains in arranging everything
in a handsome manner. The barbecuing
had been done by a distinguished Indian
named David Owl, assisted by some of
his brethren. The dinner was a bountiful
display of rich food arranged on two con
structed tables each measuring 375 fret
long. The citizens knew how to, arrange
H. Everybody behaved himself in a cour
teous and creditable manner, and every
thing about it was niee. All credit to the
citizens of Swain county for then sincere
generosity and pride in showing their ap
preciation of the grand work accomplished
to their doors at last ! Dinner was an
nounced and two thousand people formed
around the tables to partake of the delica
cies prepared by Swam county citizens in
honor of the completion of the iron ties to
their county, that connects them, as well
as ourselves, with the great commercial
circle. Shortly after dinner, news was
circulated about the place that speaking
would begin at once in the court house,
and m a few minutes the court room was
packed with an audience which seemed
anxious to bear the orators. Senator
Theo. W. Pool,' of Martin county, ad
dreseed the people of Swain in a striking
manner on the dawn of the new era which
has just burst over them. During his
speech Capt. Octavius Coke and Mr. F.
H. Busbee arrived by private
conveyance j
from the delayed, train. Capt. Coke re
sponded to a call in a Speech for an hour
and a half on the political topics of the day.
He left a lasting and valuable impression
on the minds of the Democrats of Swain.
The officers arrived at 9 p. k. It was
an anxious crowd who, with much inter
est, awaited their arrival. Speech's were
made at the train by Gov. Jams, Gov.
Vance, Lt. Gov. Robinson, Capt. Coke,
Maj. James W. Wilson, CoL S. A. Ashe,
Col. Chas. R. Jones, Col. Buford, Mr F.
H. Busbee. The speaking lasted until 1
o'clock in the morning, and yet the listen
ers did not tire of the oratory. The sur
roundings were well lighted up by torches
and bon -fires, and the air was one brac
ing Democratic breeze, with the clear,
old, Democratic ring in it. We never
saw a more enthusiastic crowd. FeopJe
eheered the speakers until they hurrahed
their throats sore and still were not will
ing to go home. The people know to
whom they owe their gratitude for the
building of this road, and they will sup
port them. The citizens acknowledge
that the building of this road to its west
ern terminus has introduced a new day for
Swain ; and Jackson has been gladdened
with a new era of whioh she is - proud,
though deprived of the iron horse to the
door of her capitoL This is a day of
progress. New countries are becoming
developed every year by the building of
railroads. The time has come for our
counties to be something. The country
is bound to improve. Old men who have
not been accustomed to the advantages of
modern conveniences Just introduced will
improve. Old men's little boys will learn
to walk faster at the dawn of this year's
new era, and a reign of prosperity will
bless the people throughout our mountains
and old mother's little daughters will
laugh at the gladdening echo of approach
ing progress and catch the quick-step
with the boys and grow up in a thriftier
march in life) than did their faithful fath
ers and mothers. This railroad alone
will not build the country up, - but it is of
mutual benefit. It brings markets for
our mountain products and enables us to
procure at less price the necessaries of life
we do not make. The Ducktown line
will not stop at the Nantahala but will
be extended to Murphy and Tenn., and
as the country increases in population and
wealth, so will the present towns along
the line grow and improve, and new
places will spring up and thrive. New
farmers will migrate to our country ; new
farms will be opened up and new statis
tics of increased figures will be compiled
for our agricultural reports. Waynes
ville News.
Aeronauts in Peril.
North Adams, Mass., Sept. 19. G. A.
Rodgers, an aeronaut, and G. H. Kinghts,
his assistant, from Boston, left North
Adams fair grounds at 10 this morning in
the balloon Goddess of Liberty with 45;
000 feet of gas and three bags of sand.
At 11 :30 they were approaching the top
of Greylock Mountain at a rapid rate with
no sand, and were every moment in dan
ger of striking the trees and being torn to
pieces. A breeze, however, lifted them
over and they landed in South Williams-
town, twelve miles from here, on the side
of the mountain. Prof. Rodgers declares
that he would not make another trip with
so small a quantity of sand for a million
dollars. Both men had given up hope.
Where The Libel Burt.
A politician who had been nominated
for office said to a lawyer, "I want yon to
bring suit against the editor of the Daily
Wanderer. He has defamed my charac
ter outrageously.'
But, my dear man, what he has pub
lished won't bse you any votes."
"Of course it won't lose me any rotes,
but my wife complains that she isn't able
to hire a servant girL
Quick Work In Court.
I grant an absolute divorce to both par'
ties." said the lodge. "Call the next
"But the children, your honor. What
disposition shall be made of them V
'Equal division. Let each party take
half. Call the next "
"But there are three of them, your
Hon n
"Can't help it. That's their lookout,
not mine. Call the next case;''
plantain Xeaves. for Snake
Poison,
A Marlborough (N. Y.) letter to the
New York Timet says: Charles M.
Pordy is one of the leading commission
merchants hi New York whe handle the
fruit products of the Hudson Valley. Mr.
Purdy's residence is near Marlborough.
About 80 years ago Mr. Purdy's mother,
then a joung woman, while rambling
along the bank of the Hudson here, on
what is now the Thomas T. Buckly es
tate, was bitten by a rattlesnake on the
leg. The poison - caused great pain and
the limn wag discolored very much, and
the eld sellers said that the only thing to
aeSsssVi
inTa fast horse and to ride
to the Marlborough Mountain and coax an
old Indian woman, who lived there then
all alone in a cave,- to come and cure her.
This was done, and the life of Mrs. Purdy
was saved through the medicine furnished
by this old squaw. It is a simple remedy
a small cupful of the juice of the plan
tain weed, which is to be found along ev
ery road and in nearly every yard in the
country.
Mrs. Purdy gave these facts to the
Timet? correspondent for publication ex-
pressing the hope that inasmuch as the
plantain juice undoubtedly saved the life
of Mr. Purdy's mother the same service
might be made available to others if pub
licity was given to the facts.
Inquiry made among fanners and coun
try people generally elicited the informa
tion that plantain weed is used extensive
Iy for poulticing, to heal up running sores
and to break up eases of chills and fever.
;Dr. A. H. Palmer, of this town, says that
a handful of plantain leaves made into a
cup of tea breaks up severe attacks of cer
tain malarial disorders when all other
specifics fail. Old inhabitants say plan
tain leaves years ago were considered a
sure cure for hydrophobia. Wood chop
pers on the. Plattekill, Marlboroug, and
Sbawanguuk Mountains say that they
have long known that plantain juice
would prevent fatal results from the bite
of a rattlesnake. Toads and other ani
mals xnow the medicinal properties of the
plantain weed, flfhen bitten by a snake
they invaribly hop to where the specific
can be found.
Poisonous Plants and Flow
ers
There are many plants whose leaves,
flowers and seeds contain virulent pois
ons, which every one should know, so as
to avoid them and. keep children from
them.
Buttercups possess a poisonous prop
erty, which disappears when the flowers
are dried in hay ; no cow. will feed upon
them while they are in blossom. So
caustic are the petals that they will some
times inflame the skin of tender fingers.
Every child should be cautioned against
eating them; indeed, it is desirable to
caution children about tasting the petals of
any flowers, or putting leaves into their
mouths, except those known to be harm
less, r
The oleander contains a deadly poison
in its leaves and flowers, and is said to be
a dangerous plant for the parlor or din
ing-room. The flower and berries of the
wild bryony possess a powerful purga
tive, and the red berries, which attract
children, have proved fatal. The seeds of
the laburnum and catalpa tree should be
kept from children, as there is poisonous
property in their bark. The seeds o
the yellow and of the rough podded vetches
will produce nausea and severe head
ache.
Fool's parsley has tuberous roots, which
have been mistaken for turnups, and pro
duced a fatal effect an hour after they were
eaten . ' ,
Meadow hemlock is said to be the hem
lock which Socrates drank ; it kills by its
intense action on the nerves, producing
complete insensibility and palsy of the
arms aud legs, and is a most dangerous
drug, except in skilled hands. In An
gust it is found in every field by the sea
shore, -and near mountain tops, in full
bloom, and ladies and enildren gather its
huge clusters of tiny white flowers in
quantities, without the least idea of their
poisonous qualities. The water hemlock,
or cow-bane, resembles parsnips, and
has been eaten for them with deadly ef
fect The water dropwort resembles celery
when not in flower, and its roots are similar
to those of the parsnip, but they contain
a virulent poison, producing eonvnhnons,
which end In death in a short time. The
fine-leaved water dropwort and the com
men dropwort are also very dangereus
weeds.
The, bulbs of the daffodils were once
mistaken for leeks and boiled in soup with
disastrous effects, making the whole
household intensely nauseated, and the
children did not recover from their affeojs
for several days. DrueKm.
The Wisconsin . Prohibitionists have
placed
field.
a complete State ticket in die
Ripening and Marketing:
Pears
As soon as pears have attained their full
size, and will part readily from the stem
when raised by the hand, they should be
gathered. They should be handled as
earfully as eggs. In order to ripen them
properly spread one of more blankets in
a room from which the light is excluded
as much as possible, put the pears there
on and cover them with a blanket or
blankets, and in a few days they will he
ready for the market or home use. In
packing for market put all except the ex
tra specimens in crates and half barrels.
The extra specimens that are to be dis
posed of should be put in shallow boxes,
after each one has been wrapped in fine,
white, soft paper. These boxes are usu
ally only deep enough for a single layer
of pears. One thing should be taken into
consideration that is, the early varieties
mature quicker after they are gathered
than the late ones. If the pears are to
be shipped to market they should be as
sorted into extra and first-class lots, leav
ing the inferior ones for immediate use at
home, as there is really no demand what
ever for pears of poor quality. Grange
Bulletin.
English Synonyms.
The copiousness of the English tongue,
as well as the difficulty of acquiring the
ability to use its immense vocabulary cor
rectly will be exhibited in the following
array of synonymous words, which, if not
is yet a capital illustration of the
nice distinction which characterizes so
many of our vocables. It is no wonder
that we slip occasionally, even the wariest
of us. A little girl was looking at a pic
ture of a number ot ships, when she ex
claimed : "See what a flock of ships I"
We corrected her by saying that a flock
of ships is called a fleet, and that a fleet
of sheep is called a flock. And here we
would add, for the benefit of the foreigner
who is mastering the intricacies of our
language in respect to nouns of multitude,
that a flock of girls is called a bevy, that
a bevy of wolves is called a pack, and a
pack of thieves is called a gang, and that
a gang of angels is called a host, and a
host of porpoises is called a shoal, and a
shoal of buffalos is called a herd, and a
herd of children is called a troop, and a
troop" of partridges is called a covey, and
a covey of beauties is called a galaxy, and
a galaxy of ruffians is called a horde, and.
a horde of rubbish is called a heap, and a
heap of blackguards is ealled a mob, and
a mob of whales is called a school, and a
school of worshippers is called a congre
gation, and a congregation of engineers is
ealled a corps, and a corps of robbers is
ealled a band, and a band of locusts is
ealled a swarm, and a swarm of people is
called a crowd, and a crowd of gentlemen
is called the elite, and the elite of the
city's thieves and rascals are called the
roughs.
Things Worth Knowing.'
AMERICAn CULTIVATOR.
Beeswax and salt will make your rusty
flat-irons as clean and smooth as glass.
Tie a lump of wax in a rag and keep it
for that purpose. When the irons are
hot rub them first with the wax rag, and
then scour them with a paper or cloth
sprinkled with salt.
When soaking salt fish before .cooking
add a little vinegar to the water; it fan
proves the fish.
Steel knives which are not in general
use may be kept from rusting if they are
dipped in a strong solution of soda, one
part water to four of soda ; then wipe dry,
roll in flannel and xeep in a dry place.
Fish may be scalded much easier by
dipping into boiling water about a minute.
For "greasing" the griddle, cut a white
turnip into halves and rub the griddle
with it. It causes no smoke, smell, taste
or adhesion, and is better than butter or
grease.
The value of crushed ice as a dressing
for burns and scalds, first pointed out by
Sir James Barle, is confirmed by Dr.
Richardson. The ice, after being reduced
by crushing or serapirg to a fine state of
division as dry as bossible, if mixed with
fresh lard into a paste, which is placed in
a thin cambric bag and hud upon the
burn. This is said to banish all pain until
the mixture has so far melted that a fresh
dressing is necessary.
Flowers may be kept very fresh over
night if they are excluded entirely from
the . air. To do this wet them thorough
ly, pat in a damp box and over with wet
raw cotton or wet newspaper, then place
in a cool spot.
Milk which is slightly turned or chang
ed may be sweetened and rendered fit for
use again by stirring in a little soda.
Stale buns may be made to taste as nice
as when fresh if they are dipped a moment
or so in eold water, then put into a hot
oven for five or ten minutes. They will
tarn ont aa light and crisp as when first
baked.
To scour knives easily, mix a small
quantity of baking soda with your briek
dust. and see if toot knives do not polish
utter. . -:-r
Proving: His Faith by His
Works
kew yobk times.
Tf all the defenders of the late Charles
Dickens who does not stand in very
pressing need of a defender were as sin
cere and thorough as Mr. J. H. Barry, of
Philadelphia, the dramatic and tragical
incidents used by the great novelist might
be all as thoroughly proved as the death
of that eminent blackguard Bill Sykes.
Mr. Barry had a long discussion hat
Wednesday with a young lady regarding
the possibility of Sykes' death occurring
by the rope he had placed about his waist
slipping to his neck. The young body was
sure that it would be impossible for a rope
to slip from the waist and be caught about
the neck, and Mr. Barry was "equally sure
that it might have occurred as related.
He proved his sincerity in his own argu
ment by making the experiment with a
rope tied to a door knob , and slipped
through a transom. It acted just as he
had told the young lady it would, and as
a result he suffered the same fate that
Dickens assigned to Mr. Sykes. The
lady is convinced that she was in the
wrong.
Little Things.
Over the smallest steps you may follow
on and find the most stupendous achieve
ments. From the slight deposit of a little
insect arose the coral islands, and the
State of Florida. It was Bruce was it
not t who regained his courage when he
saw the baffled spider, which tried to
mount up the wall with its unwonted bur
den, did not mind the number of falls by
which he was so often defeated, but kept
right on as if nothing had happened
and won the victory at hut. So little a
thing as a pin kept a certain prisoner,
who was held in solitary and dark con
finement, from becoming a lunatic Know
ing that this would be his fate when de
prived of occupation, he took a pin from
his clothing and threw it down at random
upon the floor of his cell. He then em
ployed his time in crawling about to find
it ; and when he found it, the first oper
ation was repeated. A perpetual series
of these performances kept his mind from
stagnation and consequent ruin.
TJse Good Tools.
Farmers certainly err seriously, says the
New England Farmer, when they spend
valuable time using worthless tools ; but
it is of little use to urge a man to plow
his hind well when we know that he has
not a tool on his farm fit to work with;
Our advice to a man who proposes to
make farming a business would be to sell
off many of his old tools occasionally by
auction, or to men who have but little
use for farming tools, and replace them
with the best, well tested, new styles he
can find. A new plow point may eost 50
cents to $1, but it may enable the plow
man and team to earn $2 where the old
one would not earn $1. Poor plowing
by the use of a worn out plow may dimin
ish a crop very materially.
Dog Fight in Boston.
One of the longest and most fiercely
contested combats between dogs occur
red recently, in a secluded spot just out
side of the city limits. The contesting
animals were Pete, a twenty-five-pound
bull dog, owred by New York parties,
aud Smut, a bull terrier weighing twenty
four pounds, the property of a well-known
sporting man of this city. The match
was for $200 a side, and was to last to
finish. This was Smut's second fight
with Pete, the first encounter having been
declared a draw. The betting at the start
was 100 to 90 on Pete, The fight bated
over four hours. Smut finally secured s
grip on Pet's throat, which he maintained
until the latter lay dead on the sawdust.
The victorious dog, with the exception of
a few wounds of no consequence, appeared
none the worse for the affray.
Good and Bad Meat.
Good meat in a fresh state should be
firm and elastic to the touch. The char
acteristic odor of fresh meat should U
present, and the meat-tissue should U dry,
or at the most merely moist. The ap
pearance of good meat is marbled, and Its
action on blue litmus-paper is acid that
is, it turns the blue paper to a red color.
Bad meat, on the other hand, is usually
extremely moist, or even wet;, it has a
sodden feel, and the presence of dark spots
in the fat is a suspicions sign. The mar
row of the bones, instead of being light
red in color, as in fresh meat, is brown
tinted; and often shows black spots. Tea -ted
by litmus-paper, bad meat is either
neutral or alkaline, and turns red litmus
paper te blue, or dues not alter either, red
or blue test papers. The odor of bad
meat is highly distinctive ; and its color,
as a rule, suspiciously dark. Chambff't
Journal.
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