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1 H. C. Will, Editor and Proprietor. TO DEMOCRACY WE PIN OUR FAITH. M0 per Year iu A3 ranee. r -u yOL III; NO: 8; ROCKINGHAM, EICHMOND CO,, K C THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1885V WHOLE NOTMtf x n I' 7- c ' if- 4 V it; MECKLENBURG IRON WORKS, CHARLOTTE; IT. O. MANUFACTURES A1TD KEEPS IN STOCK . Steam Engines and Boiler. . Traction Engines. , . I . '. Saw Mills with "Variable Friction Feed. Wheat Mill Outfits. v Corn MiUs Porttble, Separators, Threshers and Hone Powtrsj 1 Reapers, Mowers and Bakes Steam and Water Pipes Brasa Fittings REPAH3 PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. -9 Address, WHOLKSAXK AHTJ OHTAIL j Furniture B c d din CHARLOTTE, N. O: ilUUBTOOSOt Cheap Bedsteads, Lounges, Parlor and Chamber Suits. COFFINS OF ALL KINDS ALWAYS OMBASD. s WcMBtoakoCruBitanbaowlMriiiclMwclu intlu ATTORNEYS. FRANKLIN MoNEIL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ROCKINGHAM. N. C. wm oractloa in Ktahmond. Eobasoc, Anson ud Moom ooautiea. WALTER II. NEAL, ATTORNEY AT LW, LAURINBURC, N. C. Will prautiea in Richmond and adjacent bountiss. Prompt attention given to all bauiiaM. TMMEIM. J. W. PARKS --Balk Dry Goods, -Groceriaa, Short, ato., SO LOW that the iiatiTa an astonished. Before bovine, call and tea eayatocfcqf KY GOODS. , . GBOOERim , HATS, BOOTS, Shoes, cutlery, meal. flour, MOLASSES, BAOOX, SHIP STUFF. .And alaiost everything- needod by the people. Baaaratoc&l andaeaioa before buy inc. It will I ' toiouc td'snuga, , . J. T. PABTSS. H6 - Hamlet. N. O. Buckingham, n. c. Tboiable wiU alwsr ta (applied with the' beat tha aurket jf orda.- f - BATES; laal(8 5 ............. IS v S3 50 to 5 00 .....160to 3 00 BaajKttth room, per month.... ?Umi9 per weec, rrom. Bosiaarday, tixxa. -. ttmgie maa3. " JanU'Mtf """"jV"'"BAiKopieto. Shot by His Wife. HM1LET TWES N" M - , I Arnold C. Stacy.who lived on the out. eltirts of Bath, Me., was ehoVdead dur ing a family quarrel. Stacy was proprie tor of the Crystal Mineral Spring, pur chasing it about three , years ago, at which time a residence was erected at considerable expense. He became finan cially embarrassed about a year ago, and the property was transferred to' his , wfe. A few weeks ago the debt was cleared and he wished to become the possessor Of the propertyi but the wife retosed to turn it over. At the; supper table, bo Mrs. Stacy states, her husband renewed his demand, using threatening I ianguago. ;:' . 'Fearing violence, Mrs, . Stacy arose froia- the table and from a drawer in the pantry adjoining the kitchen took a re volver that was kept by her for defence in' hia absence, as the house is quite a distance from any residence. She states that he took hold of the barrel when the weapon was discharged, the bullet en tering the left side of his head, near the . ear, killing him instactly. Deceased was about thirty -three years old and his wife is a few years younger. They.. had no children. . Found. In Siberia. ! An interesting disoovery is reported to ; have been made byj the Governor of Irkutsk in the course of a prolonged in spection of . the province, which shows that Siberia is still an' unknown country, even to the Russian authorities. His Excellency came aorosa the little town of Uim, with 500. inhabitants, 160 houses, and four ancient ohurches, with remark, able relics of Cossack times. It is still under the Republican rule of a vetche, : or public assembly, convoked by a bell as in old Novgorod the Great, although tha new municipal infititntions were unry. ': ' posed to have been applied to tha.; part : 5 of, th Empire ten years. sgo. Not . one ! of the inhabitants can read ;?or., write, l . iXbndofii JEefrxh mi - 1 r, JOHN WILKES, Manager, D&4ZJEK IX ALL KHTD3 OT MattrBsses, Chairs, Etc. iKortbn narkata. PtasptUteattaciraato an! Burled Alive. 'xne writer of a paper reoently read be fore Ihe French Academy of Medicine expresses the opinion that one in every 5,000 persons is buried alive, whiie ofii c?al statistics show that the mortality among sailors from shipwreck averages one in every 4,000. The question has of lata been much discussed by the med ical body just mentioned, and it seems t) be settled that hone of the accepted indications of death,! with the single ex ception of the nnmistakeable decompo sition of the body, are to be regarded as perfectly conclusive. It is certain that the possibility of such a frightful death weifrbs on tb fivs niT"1" o" " n iVj't, a -ii -u. -mi ration of the President of the Chamber of Notaries, express instructions are given in one will out cf every ten to have the testator's heart pierced by a quali fied surgeon before the cofSn is screwed down. Winter Dfi In the fforthwest. It is droll to see the transformation in the street scenes after the oold weather sets in, says a St. Paul letter. Every body who has mnch to do oat of dears wears a fur great-coat coming down to bis heels. Buffalo skin is the oommon material, bat almost every animal capa ble of furnishing a furry cuticle is brought into requisition. One must be an expert in furs to recognize them all. There are bear-skin coats, .wolf-ski a coats, fox-skin coats, lynx-skin coats, seal-skin coats, otter-skin coats and even dog-skin coats. The furry procession that moves downtown of a oold morning is a curious sight to a stranger from a less rigid clime. He might well imagine that a menagerie had broken loose and that the animals had adopted the biped style of looomotiou. The illusion is increased by the huge fur, caps and enormous fur mittens worn. Joe Brown's First Drunk. The Atlanta Constitution tells this little story : Senator Brown was asked the other day at a banquet if he was ever drunk. He replied, "Never but once. When I was a boy I was sent to mill by my father on a "very cold day. When I reached the mill I found the wheel frozen into the creek, which -was a solid mass of ice. We were obliged to have some meal ground, so we got axes and out the ice out so as to free the wheel. This chilled us very much," and the miller supplied us with whisky. When I got home I was pretty badly mixed. My mother was disposed to sympathize with me, but my father was very emphatic. He addressed me a very forcible argument which Ineve forgot." A Friend to Poor Prisoners. Gov. Begole, of Michigan, has written A letter to a Detroit paper "defending his course in granting pardons by the whole sale. He says: From my experience in our prisons, where I have devoted much time, I earnestly believe that there are 200 men in our prisons to-day in whose cases the ends of justice, both to the State and the convicts, would be better served by their release, j There are many young men serving out seif tenoes for no other crime than being poor. . There are rings in all the large towns of our State that arrest, oonviot and send to prison persons for no other reason than to make business for con stables, sheriffs and justices that a small sum of money would release." . ' Tbs Cattsb. St. Louis has been looking into destitution complaints, and has discovered that in four oases out of five, the head of the family is a drunk ard audi loafer, and wouldn't reform if b ware paid lor. it i-- &vPiii THOU AND I. Strange, strange for thee and me, Sadly afar I Thou safe beyond, above, . I 'neath the star; . Thon where flowers deathless spring, I where they fade; Thou in G'.'d's paradise, I 'laid time's shad Thou where eaoh gale breathes balm, I tempeet-tossed; J Thou where true joy is found ' I where 'tis lost; Thou counting ages thine, I not the morrow: Thou learning more of bliss, I more of Borrow. Thou in eternal peace, " . I 'mid earth's strife; Thoit where care hath no name, ' , I whera 'tis life; Thou without need of hope, I where 'tis vain; Thou with wings dropping light, I with time's chain. Strange, sirange for thee and me, Tjoved, loving ever ! Thou by Life's deathless fount, ' I near Death's river; Thon winning Wisdom's lova, I strength to trust; Thou 'mid the seraphim, I in the dust. Phcgims Cam ELLINGTON'S WILL. BS T. B. ABTftUIt. I. Inly Ellington's bright face looked very attractive as she presided over "the steaming coffee-urn; at least so thought her father, as he watched the slender ringers adding just the right quantity of sugar! to his cup. As i.e received it from her hand he said: "I have something to ask my little girl this morning." Lily gave her father a shy, swift glance of inquiry, but something in nil face kept her silent. , "I saw George .Herbert this morning as I was going into the , post office and he walked back with me, Cvn yon guess what he asked me ?" The old man looked at the girl keenly but 8a w that she was really as indiffer ent as her careless "No, papa," sug gested. ' . "I also had' a talk with Charley Story last evening, and strange to Bay Le wants to beg away "the Same treasure which Herbert also covets." ' Iiily flushed even to the waves of fair hair which curled back from her tem ples, nad a tremor about her lips be trayed her secret to the kind, old eyes watching her face. He' smothered a sigh as he continued: "So my little girl can guess myeeoretl Child, it never struck me that you were anything bnii a school girl before, and now you-are asked in marriage. So yon want to leave your old father ?" , 1 Lily sprang from her seat and threw her arms about her father's neck. with no one to love you and care for you; but," and the sweet voice dropped to a whisper, "Charles would be like a son to you; and we could all live to gether." "Well, my darling, it is the way of the world and I must not be selfish. So my little girl loves him." He patted her cheek caressingly. "I am a little disap pointed that it is not George. He is such a noble fellow." "Ob, papa, he is not to be compared to Charles, who is so handsome and re fined !"l "Well, Lily, you are the one most in terested, and I have no doubt Charles is all that is good and desirable. So I am to say 'yes,' am I?" Lily hid her head upon her father's oreast for an answer. He stroked her hair tenderly thinking regretfully that "papa's" place in her heart was no lon ger the first one. The fair little maiden had been the sunlight of his home since the death of his wife a few years pre vious. Somehow the idea of young Story as a son-in-law was not as pleasant to him as the thought of Herbert the 'frank, manly youth whom he had known from boyhood had been. But Lily had chosen and he gave his sanction to the match. In a few months they weroi married, and, by invitation, set up their household altar under his roof-tree. Lily was a loving, obedient child to her father, and she transferred the same allegiance to her husband. She had one of those transparent natures which take their coloring from iho strongest will. If her husband had required the sacrifice of her right hand she would have given it. Mr. Ellington yielded her up unreservedly, and lived his own youth over again in the happiness of this, his only child. One day he sur prised his son-in-law by saying: "Charles, I am thinking of making you a gift of my property. How would you like to own everything, and have your old father for a guest the rest of his life?" The young man looked surprised as Mr. Ellington eaidjjhis, but he an swered, pleasantly: . . ' "I See you are in a jesting mood this morning, father." ' i ' 1 was never more In earnest In my fife. I am tired of worldly cares, and wish to make my preparations for the world to which I am so fast tending. D you are willing to take the burden upon you, I will take steps for . the transfer." "Burden I" said the young man, warmly. "I do not look upon wealth in that light If you do, I will cheerfully I relieve you of it, and Lily and I will do our best to make jour home with as bappy." "All right, Charles j It shall be done," said Ellington. i Thatsame day he went to his young friend, Herbert, who was a lawyer, and asked him tomake his will, with a pres. ent transfer, of all his property to his - aon-In-lawv George Herbert listened quietly to the explanation of his wishes. When he concluded, he said: - . ' '; w l wiU draw up , the j ropers as you j wish; but you will Jake my advice ? Do not have the deed recorded for at least one year. 1 Try' howt the thing works. It may not prove as pleasant as you think. Leave a loop-hole, of jescape." , 'Tour advice Is good, George, and I will take it to please yoti, if for no other reason, But you know what a true little1 woman Lily is." ' "Tea, indeed," answered 'Herbert. "She is the best little girl in the world. ' i He did not add that Lily "was but a re flection of Charles, and that Bons-in-law are not daughters. The papers were drawn up, signed and sealed in due time, and Mr. Elling ton gave them to his son to put away. The fclington house was very pleasant and roomy. It was one of the owner's Lobbies not to have One room singled jii to oe se apart tor visitors ana never made any other use of. He wanted to have every room nicely furnished and inviting. He had a passion for flowers, and go where yon would through the house during the many years of his ex perience as a ; householder, stands of plants would give you; a silent welcome from the windows. . ! For a time, after the transfer was made, all continued pleasant, and the new arrangement worked well. One day, about six months after the change, Mr. Ellington was reading the dailv paper in the east roomi It was about five o'clock in the afternoon, and the free dom from, BUulight made it seem a cool and iuvit-ng retreat.'. ; Youuar btory had come to tea earlier than usual, .and was sitting beside L ly on the vine-shaded veranda. He broko the silence which lasted some minute3 by saying ; ; f 'Idiy,wpiat eay you to having the east room refurnished and shut up, un less when we have c'.ompany. "Why, Charlie, papa never would have a room shut upi He says it makes it seem so stiff tnd formal. We'll have the furniture changed, if you are tired of it, and we'll enjoy it ourselves." " Ton must remember Lily, that I am the head of the house now; and I wish to have a parlor. Another thing you can please mo in. Ask your father to choose some other place to read his paper. Lily looked at her husband in sur prise; but there was no mistaking his meaning. She saw he meant what he said, and she had learned that she must yield the point in any difference of opinion, or she would f ael a barrier of icy coldness between Charles and herself for days after. That was his mode of punishment, and her tender little heart Could not bear it. So the t ext morning she went to her father, and threaded her fingers through his white hair. Suddenly she bent and kissed him,' and said, hesitatingly " Papa, Charles wants to have the east room refitted and set apart for company. blue eyes a moment, then said : "Do you want it done, Lily?" "Not for myself, father ; bat if it will please Charles " " Enough said, dear. The old man munt read his paper somewhere else." The kind eyes resting on her face de tected the shade of sadness upon it and he saidP ' . "Never mind me, little girl, if Char les wishes it, it's all right." So the change was made. ' The next week Mr. Ellington was caught in a sudden shower. In hurry ing to escape from a thorough drenching he left his foot prints on tho clean veranda. When Charles came in he looked decidedly cross. He said sharply, " Lilyi who was out last ?" "I think it was father?' "Will you tell him to wipe his feet when he comes in ? He must think our house is a pig-sty." " My son," answered a quiet voioe, "I should be more careful. Ton will not need to complain again." The young man did not vouchsafe to answer, though he would not have spoken so sharply had he noticed Mr. Ellington's presence it the room. He preferred that Lily should be the go-between. He strode off sulkily. Lily's sweet face began to wear a trou led look. She worshiped her husband, and would fulfil his slightest wish, though it tortured her ; but her heart was loyal to her father, and she felt a keen heart pain to see her Charlie so in creasingly disagreeable to him. Mr. Ellington made no sign. He was calm and courteous, and seemed to take all in good part, even to have the ooarse est portions of the food placed on a plate, and having it pushed to him with an air as though the task of helping Mm was irksome. One morning at the breakfast-table Charles said to his wife: "Lily, I hear that it is not healthy to have so many plants in a room, jl want you to have this traslyremoved. Flow ers are no good any way, except to shut out the light." Lily's eyes filled with tears, but witb a strong 'effort she kept them baok. She loved her flowers as though they had been children. It was an inherited taste, and had grown with ber growth. Mr. Ellington was a silent witness of her emotion.' He knew that her wifely self abnegation was so complete that her flowers would be banished if Charles wished it; bat he said nothing. That evening the old man was seated in front of tho blazing grate-fire, appar-j ently seeing visions in the crumbling' masses of coaL Charles came in and said, insolently: ; ."Can't you give the rest of us some of the heat?" " f "Certainly, iny son, I did not think 1 was keeping it from you;" and he moved to one aide and continued his medita tions.1 After a time he said: "Charles, will you ; get those papers forme? I think of making a little alteration in them. . ;, f;' - . .jm,'-;' f The. young man went for them with alacrity. Perhaps fejQoJd gentleman had more property than he thought. The idea was pleasant to him. "" Mr. Ellington broke the seal and read the document carefully through.' Then he Cast it into the blading grate. It flashed up into . a fierce blaze for a few moments, then smoldered into ashes. Charles started for ward with an excla mation of anger. Mr. Ellington rose from Ms seat, and the old man and the youth faced eaoh other. In the presence Of Mr. Ellington's quiet dignity, Charles's anger soon died out. "Son-in-law, t have ieariieci a lesson In my old age. t find the part Of enter tainer is more fitting for hie than to be dependent I have discovered that fail ing powers of body must have money to supplement them, to call forth the re spect due to a Bilvered head. Let by gones be bygones. I bopev you and Lily will be my true children again from this time. Ail that my house and purse can offer is wulcome to you as my guests." He seated himself ard resumed his meditations. Charles liad the good sense to see that it was useless to storm, so he accepted the situation quietly i From this time all was harmony. Poor little Lily bloomed out again into her former brightness, for the demon of ava rice which had held her husband's good qualities in abeyance was crushed by her father's timely interference. After a time a baby boy was added to the household. The sturdy little rogue was risuafiAfax. his grandfather, and grwvf into his ardent admirer, land love became the ruling spirit within their household. THE W,Y TO MAKR WHISKY. Differences. Between' the Rrnl Stuff" and the illixtnrc that Kill at Long lianse. A correspondent wishes to know the process cf making whisky. The graiD, corn4 or rye, for instance, ia ground be tween a pair of ordinary millstones. The meal thus obtained is mixed in au iron tub with barley malt m the propor tion of 4 bushels of meal to 2 of malt, aud 75 gallons of water at a temperalutv; of 150 degrees Fahrenheit. After wash ing, as it is called, for an hoar and a half 50 gallons more of water are added, at a temperature of 190 degrees. Two hours later, the mixture having settled, two-thirds of the liquor, which is known as beer, is drawn off into shallow vats and 50 gallons of water are poured into the tub' at a temperature of 190 degrees. In an hour and a half this is drawn off and 80 gallons of boiling water are poured in. In twenty minutes all the beer in the tub is drawn off, and as the last lot ia very weak it may either be boiled down to the streng th of tho beer obtained before, or it must be used with a fresh lot of meal instead of water. The beer from the shallow vats is cooled down to a temperature of 70 degrees, and then one gallon of yeast is added for each 100 gallons of beer. When the mixture has fermented it is -h'j'L'; '! I " :i"4 cyu.u i s'p 1, r s team by running it into coolers, which in former days were long coils of copper pipe running through tanks of cold water, from which arose the name of the worm of the still. The condensed steam is simply raw whisky. It pos sesses the most disagreeable taste, and will kill at forty rods range, but it is nevertheless diluted and sold in the cheap saloons. The acrid taste of raw whisky is due to the presence of certain greasy products of distillation and light alcohols mixed, which are known by the name of fusil oil. These products boil at 173 degrees, while the amylio alcohol, or the real stuff, requires a temperature of 270 de grees. By redistillation the fusil oil is separated. - It may also be eliminated by running the raw whisky through granulated charcoal that has been pre viously heated. Whisky is therefore simply alcohol of a peculiar flavor due to the Bubstances from which it was derived', and diluted, . when honestly made, with about twenty-five per cent, of water and some of the products of distillation other than the pure amylio alcohol iV. Y. Sun. Suing a Labor Union. Henry E. Glover has commenced a iuit in the Common Pleas Court of To ledo, Ohio, against the Bricklayers' Union, No. 3, of Toledo, and the suit is brought to recover $5,000 damages by reason of the plaintiff's being deprived of working at his trade on account of lim being a non-union man. After the recital of a somewhat lengthy prelimi nary, the petition sets forth that in April, 1881, the plaintiff was employed at work upon a building being erected, and was peacefully engaged in the preset cution of his work, when one Francis McCabe, a member of Toledo Union, No. 3, who was engaged at work upon the same building, ordered him to quit work, and through fear of suffering per sonal violence at the hands of the union men, he was obliged so to do. There after he was unable to procure employ ment at his trade in Toledo and was obliged to leave the city and seek em ployment elsewhere, only to meet with the same fate. After & time he returned to Toledo, and orf December 2, 1884. while at work on a building, he was! or dered from, the work by John Gorman, Jr., andK through fear of personal 'vio lence and injury, he was forced to give np his job, much to his damage, and Lior these various grievances he asks damages in the sum of $5,000. This is the first action of the kind ever brought in. Lucas county, and its resnlt will be watched with interest by trade unionir Toledo Blade, . . On ths Texas Pi,Ait3. Those whe tend the great cattle herds on the Texas plains seldom have anything else than salt meat to eat. They cannot afford tc kill a beef just to get a sirldin, and ix that climate the balance of the animal will not keep long. It is'now proposed to stock with German carp the trenchei which they dig to oatch rain water foi v themselves and their herds, and thus I " ihpV mar have fresh fish as' food whlli tuving on tne great iaww viauio. GM. ' HARNEY AND HEIRS. SKETCn OF THB FAMILY WHY THE CniLWKEN A KB JDISSATISF1JED. nil Children Brlnjr Suit Anlnrt blm oa ACconnt tft bit KeeCnt ftarriaRe. A suit has been brought in St. Lotus by the children ox Gen. William S. Harney against the General and Ins wife, the late Mrs. St. Cyr, asking that a receiver be appointed for the property cr. the family. -While it has caused a great deal of gossip, it Is HO great sur prise, in the suit John M. Harney, the Tioomto t)e Thury and his wife, born Annie B. Herneyj (he Ccmte te None and his wife, born Eliza Harney, join in asking that a receiver be ap pointed to take charge of the property mortgaged by the Harney family to the Connecticut Mutual Life , Insurance 'Company to secure a loan of $380,000. It was agreed when the mortgage was made that the property pledged should be placed in tho.hands of an agent, who would apply its revenue to the interest and to a sinking fund on the principal , of the debt Abont one-half of the money was paid to the children and one half to Gen. Harney. Since his marriagej it is alleged, he has withdrawn ihis property from the ' igents' hands and diverted the incofcuVI Mo olhoi rmrposes, throwing thai "burden of the nortgage, u$cc 'the children. There is ntw,dJi.e" on this mortgaged property $310,000, with interest amount ing to $5,151.90, and taxes amounting to f 18,000. The Connecticut Mutual has threatened to foreclose the mortgage, and a receiver is prayed for. The making of the Connecticut Mutual a party to the suit simply means that that corporation holds the deed of trust on the property. The proceeding is entirely a family quarrel, with abont $1,200,000 worth of property involved ami an annual income Of $100,000. The bringing of this suit throws into court a portion of the vast Mullanphy estate. Old John Mullanphy came to tho village of St Louis in 1804, bringing with him his wife, whom ha had mar ried in Baltimore, and some $30,000 in hard cash which -he had accumulated. He at once began business as a money lender on real estate security, and in a very short time he had loans placed on some of the very best property in St Louis. When he came to make his will ia 1830 he was, with one exception, the richest man in St Louis. His estate was worth about $2,000,000, a great ea-l tate in those days. His will divided his property into four parts. One-quarter went to Jane Chambers and her issue; one-quarter to Bryan Mullanphy, the e centrio philanthropist who afterward founded the Mullanphy emigrant funds; and one-eighth eaoh to Catherine Graliam, Ann Biddle, Mary Mullanphy, r.nd Eliza Mullanphy, his daughters. I.:' ,!: AiiiOOEf fit to BOr-Vt1 ' JV j$2UU,lAAj Wits llloiiiuu ... . Harney, of the United States Army, in St, Louis on October 1, 1833. : Her property has increased so that it is now worth over $1,200,000. It is altogether anded property. The old General is now 84 years old. He was a gallant and popular member of the Bociety of old St Louis fifty years ago, and carried off one of the richest matrimonial prizes which the old town offered. His life since has been one o) elegant ease, diversified by enough war fare to mike the change pleasant He was one of the most noted Indian fight ers in the army, and his services on the frontier and in the Mexican war are part of the history of the republic. He has been an old man for some time past, and his constant attendant has been Mrs. Lizzie St Cyr, a lady whose former hus band was one of the most widely known men in St Louis county. The two were married very unexpectedly at the cathedral on Nov. 12, after filing a mar riage settlement, in which the General conveyed to Mrs. St Cyr one-half of his own property, worth about $100, 000, and one-half of the income, from the property in which he held a life es tate, an arrangement which would give Mrs. Harney about $50,000 a year dur ing the life of the General. The Financial Outlook. The Commercial Bulletin estimates that during the month of January up ward of 60,000,000 will be paid out by the government and by corporations as interest on debt and bonds and divi dends on stock.. This sum will Beek reinvestmentand it must be admitted that wall street prices, when compared with former years, offer tempting "bar gains' In truth, however, much of what is there on sale is so tainted as to warn off would-be investors. This large sum will probably go to swell the already large amount of idle capital which is awaiting opportunities for prof it' The banks are holding nearly $125,-, 000,000 in cash, as against $87,000,000 a year ago, and their reserve above the legal requirement, which was then about $7,000,000, is now nearly six tines as great $il, 000, 000. This speaks, eloquently of idle funds. Sew York llcarld. IntheTiait Lands. The Pioche (Key.) Record tells this incident of life among the cowboys: Old Ed. Lamb, who was lynched the other day, may have gently pressed his heated brand' against stock that be longed to persons other- than himself,, then again he might not have done so; he might have stolen Btock, then again he might have done nothing of the kind. An old stockman informed us that there are men out in that country who could steal two bead of stock to the old main's one, and that Lamb was robbed of double the amount of stock he had ever "Stolen. There is considerable truth in the very common saying that '"a" man-in 'this country has to- be a ituel to be a suocess- - u stocaraisei.-4i; .-ft'v-- V rul stockraiser. rKOFIT 1IT POULTRt. No Occasion tor 'Fnsay DetaH;' Onto Need of "Cominoa Bcnse." Bi o. s. nnisSi Poultry -keeping is at this time the most promising branch of general farm ing. The demand for poultry and poul try products for home consumption far outruns the national supply. The im portations, especially of . eggs, are in the aggregate very large and steadily in creasing. This 1 ought not to be sol There is no good reason why our own people should not profitably produce all these articles that the country can con sume. With the single exception of Canada, none of the countries from whiob. our imports are drawn have so cheap food or such ample f acilitios for the profitable production of eggs as this, while they labor under tho. disad vantage of being a long distance from our markets, with expensive transporta tion, and certain depreciation in value if not in quality. But they make it pay ct they would not continue, and con stantly expand, the business. The feed on which many of the impontaA vggs are made is shipped, across the ocean, i paying two tut three -. profits before it reachfib 'the consumer, and the eggs lifter paying two or three more profits are sold in cur markets at a price leas than our own products, equivalent to still another profit Bat cttll the com' plaint comes up from all over the country Uiat farmers cannot afford to keep poul try and raise eggs I It is a question of grave importance to the farmers of the country, to consumers generally, indeed to the nation, whether this is really so. Costing about for some sufficient reason for the prevailing condition of the poultry and egg industry of the country we find, first of all, a widely prevailing sentiment that the "hen busi ness," as it is generally called, is beneath the dignity of men. The few city and suburban fanciers and specialists are generally looked upon as cracks who have iutruded upon the domain of the grannjs, and an attentive reading of tho voluminous poultry literature of the time only tends to confirm the impres sion in many cases. It is not greatly to be wondered at that reading farmers should be disgusted with the fussy de tails which they are told are necessary to success in the business,and decline enter ing upon it. All these details may be well enough for ihe fancier and suburban who has an established demand at his own price for anything he can produoe; but for the farmer whose products must go upon the general market through the regular channels of trade, they are a de. lusion and snare, and certain to run him in debt if he attempts their practice. . Bat there is a middle course, as far re moved from the fussy detail of the theo- s rists as from the much berated system t.K may pursue with both credit and profit Fowls have the instinct of Belf-perserva- tion as fully developed as any other ani mal, and wq have but to f Ornish them the means of reasonably indulging it, under certain restraints wmch in their unnatural condition in life become nec essary to their well being. They need about as much protection from, the weather as other animals, certainly not any more; but like other animals they need that it be adapted to their natures. When kept in close apartments, though only for the night, the same principles of ventilation should be applied as in the case of other animals. And so oh down through the whole category of. special requirements" which go to make up the most Elaborate system of poultry appliances. little esoroise of ingenui ty tempered with a dash of common sense will enable any farmer to fit up on the sunny side of the barn, or, better yet, in it suitable accommodations for a flock of thirty or forty hens at a merely nominal expense. When the flock is fairly domiciled and provided with suitable runways it is no more work to take care of them, and costs no more to provide for them, than for a single cow. The physiology of the organs of digestion in fowls shows that they are designed by nature for contin uous feeders. They havo but one meal time in the day and that lasts from early dawn to set of sun, and they should have the freest possible range and be provided with food adapted to their use. They should never eat enough at one time to fill the craw. But many farmers object to letting fowls run at large at all, because, as they claim, they in j are some crop, or get into the garden, or do some other mischief. AU this is easily and cheaply obviated by the nee of a few lengths of a cheap movable fence that can be taken up and set down again at the rate of a length each minute. It is not always necessary that tho crops be enclosed,, but a short' wing fence often answers every purpose. Fowls will not travel far when there is food and water in the house, and they very rarely go around a ten-rod wing. No man can appreciate the advantages of having a few lengths of such fence till he has ex perienced them. But; the subject of poultry farming is too broad for one communication, and must stand over for a time. HIS MALAD7 AC0OTTNTJED FCH. Plumber's Wife (sitting by hia bed clad in an embossed velvet gown and with $125,000 worth of jewels scintillat ing on Her ears and ?ngers) "Is be dangerously ill, doctor?" Doctor "No, indeed. He is the mos comfortably off of all my patients." "But what makes his right arm ana hand shake bo?" . . ' 'That's only scrivener's palsy. " "Palsy !" she exclaimed, with A. clasp of her jeweled hands: "what could have so prostrated my dear Algernon ?' . "He has been writing toc much witb out rest, smiliHl the;dopkir. B : me he lias' been steadiiy at wcy 'j tight, for foar xaopthS? g-5 h 'CC - .'i - A FEW HUMOROUS HITS FOUND IN TUB COI.VMNB Or THE JKKSS TIlUOUttUOUT Til ELAND. The fclroeer'a Wooing Evndlitg a IHfllnnlir A Urlndlaa; Monopoly Not b tho F' ro Soil Data won Elected, Ere., Etc. THH GBOCSB S WOOtSO. "My dear Miss Sally Ratoa," sighed ihe grocer on his knee, "I itjanned-eora-ceive no butter bride than you would beef for me." "You are ia silly man," replied the maid, "as one raaca see" -"If vermicilli man," he cried. "I inns- r tard-mire thee. For, mUs, the love you're kindling-wood sooi make c;e smart, oil-though it's cinnamon to bean no good oh ! do nutmeg mis go." Then with, a coffee rose sand said,; "before - rice-stcrch you might give me this soap" she sugar head and, blushing, dimmed the light "Will I jLime afraid of kerosene, of caress seetv," said she, "who candies-cover what thyme mean j. is smart tea-nonarh for ima.'.' "TVia mraisin sardine deed to guess," said he, " I rVmt T will rv vnn f.mi.' ,ittc sweet caress S(en jtiy out 'cider's eye." , "x i'io righto; you 11 raikspme. honey, comb, -kud7 I'll lard-mit I'm fir? you candle light me with a heme now squeeze meal like yon ought" H. 0. Doixxe, in JSrorrtstown Herald. A WATBBT COMPLIMENT. Fair Tragedienne "And so you liked my performance ?" . :! Gallant Admirer "Ohj it was the very acme of tragic art ! j But I am nl most sorry I went; I caught such a fear-. fulcold." ii "Cold 1 why, the room was warm." .-; "Yes; but the floor wsisiso damp." 1 , ' "Indeed! What could ; liave caused; that?" "The tears." 4-' She gave him a fres ticket for tho reason, - '! A PHANTOM fEAn. " Poor Tutor "Know you what l do5 when I hunger hrve ? Then draw I at homo on my slate with j--halk w white sausage. When i right severe uuuger have, draw I two. . from my mug of Then drink I ones beer, eac a piece of bread and rub from the sausage on the slate a piece away. Then drink I again, eat again a piece of bread and rub again from tho slato a piece of sausage away -till the last morsel away is. fc3o picture 1 myself in I have the - sausage, really t-aten. Behold you, it is all only iniag-' ination in the world." j BE EN SW THE VALUE W T1MH. Sam Tubs recently opened a barlier shop in Dallas. He evidently had very little experience at tho business, aa ho clipped various small pieces from the features of the first customer, who, how ever, j?aid him the usual quarter. "I want another quarter, said Sam.- "What for?" . .v' "Do you think I'm going 10 -waste ,! .-V -- j ; .... rwl rfujj-. . . : . . luu ior ii r J.exas oijmtyf HOW THB DIFFICULTY WAajBVAi'JSD, Mrs. Minks "No, I won't invite that ' ttuck-up Mis. Do Rich to my party, the lgly old thing." j Mrs. Winks "But according to the rules of etiquette you must Mere per sonal dislike will not excuse you, as you will see when the ciroamstances .jaro considered." "Dear me I Is there no way out of it?" . ;.' - ...j " " "None. The invitation must be sent, tnd you must havo proof, that you did your part toward sending it Of course it might mind, I say! might mis- "Oh I how -shall I ever be thank you for the suggestion ? able to I will address the invitation at once." 'Xes; but then what ?" "I'll give it to my husband to mail, and next Bpring I'll find it in his over-, coat and explain it to Jier." Phila. CdU. ' l ! NOT ON TUB FJIE' SOIli. Two German citiz,? involved in a figh; .' taken before a peace. When th.J V why the men had justice said : i "I sees dat yer tw riners. Now, I'll fint ibCC0U18 in an' $20 fur s'lectin States Jur yer battle groun'. .. " , try, gen'lemen, has to perteck iteti gin de 'fringements o' ide furrin ela ment" . j! We no dot much money got," saiA one of the prisoners. t "Dat ain't my fault, gen'iemen o' de furrin stamp. Yer ken jes' go inter my new groun an' work it out See dat; da do , it Mr. Constable.",! Arkunsaw Traveller. f ,10 GET BMi " "Oh, yes, capital supper 1 But 1. wasn't very hungry, so I just told the waiter to bring me thej mrangs, yon know." . "Oh, Tommy 1 That's not the way to pronounce M-e-r-i-n-g-u-e-s 1" "No; but it is the way to get 'em I" Punch. - j - A UNANIMOUS OWNI03T. "You havo a fine d eposition' she ob served, sarcastically. - i "Of course I have. Mrs.. Brown toid me to-day that she wished her EnV? only had my disposition." "I wish to heaven ho had. V " An Unenviable ro. Count Tolstoi governs H'Msian capital, and it is safe: time he moves out of his; hi pense attending his walk th'e that is to say, of extra spies" etc. amounts to no less : Nor oan he be mncBxjrf. at hone. Aoonsf. "he is daar lett ev 'v'-. - i-V-.'S- : t- :i .MM '--V r Li" -A' t VS i ;W-.-Vi-M 'i.'vt . 5 - i' 5 . i m --warn '
Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.)
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Feb. 19, 1885, edition 1
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