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THE FARM AND GARDEN. Feeding Buttermilk to Piff. ' Buttermilk is a highly nitrogetems food, while corn meal, on the contrary, is highly carbonaceous. In feeding pigs Prof. Henry, of the Wisconsin Agricul tural Experimental Station, recommends one pound ol cornmeal to each gallon of butlermilk. As the pigs advance in size, and fat rather than growth and muscle is desired, more cornmeal may be added, as it makes the ration more carbonaceous and causes the hog to lay on more fat. In some experiments made on the Massachusetts Agricultural Ex perimental Station , counting cornmeal worth $28 a ton and buttermilk at 16 cents per 100 pounds, it was found that a pound of pork cost 4 6 cents. At first, in the last-named 4 per cent., twelve ounces of cornmeal were added to each gallon of butermilk and the quantity of meal gradually increased, closing with five and three-quarter pounds or corn meal and three gallons of buttermilk to each hog. , Treatment for Bloat in Cattle. Bloating is caused by improper feed ing, and consequent indigestion; the food ferments in the stomach, and pro duces a large quantity of gas, which pauses such a distention as to iuterfere With the lungs and prevent breathing by the pressure. The animal then dies of suffocation. There are several wavs of j - I we have found more destructive to them than any other, is to puff Pyrethrum or Persia Insect Powder from a strong bellows among them. The smallest par ticle of this powder at once chokes and kills them, though it must strike them dry to be effective; for we find that when the powder lies damp on the floor, they will run over it and even burrow in it with impunity. Nothing I have GUNC0TT0N EXPLODES. ever tried will "noison" ants. Either their instinct causes them to avoid it, or else they are not affected by it. Hen derson. Farm and Garden Notes. Provide the animals in pasture with snaue. The dust bath to fowls is what water is to man. Repeated hoeing hastens the growth of sweet corn, cabbage and cauliflower. Bies give a valuable product and cost little for keeping beyond providiug shelter. An advocate of free access to salt for sheep says they will not overeat, as when salted only occasionally but freely. Mr. L D. Remington claims there is no animal kept on the farm that will begin to pay as much money as a breed ing mare. A woman who has had success in rais ing turkeys says it is always best to keep relieving the animal. A piece of wood young turkeys off the grass when the about one and one-half inches in diam eter may be put across the mouth in the manner of a bit, and tied to the horns; this helps the animal to discharge the accumulated gas. If this is not effective it is best to open the stomach and let out the gas. A sharp pointed small blade is pushed into the stomach through the skin on the left side of the anima! at a spot equidistant from the point of the hip and the last rib and about six or eight inches below the loin. The knife should be pushed in in such manner as not to wound the kidneys. The spot indicated is where the stomach is most swollen. The gas escapes in a tream and it is well to put a quill or a small tube of elder wood in the opening to keep it clear. No after treatment is needed; the wound soon heals, but soft food such as bran mashes should be given until the stomach is restored to healthful action. Now York Times. Relations of Ants and Aphids. The great benefits derived by ants from plant-lise have long been known. Many species of ants obtain a consider able proportion of their subsistence from aphids and allied insects, honey-dew constituting the chief part of their food. In a circular received from the Depart ment oi Hmtomology, Cornell Universi ty, Professor Comstock, commenting on the above, says the way the plant-life prefix by this association is only partially understood. The slight amount of .CP 1 i . anoraea Dy the ants driving insectivorous dew is on it. Allowing fruit trees to overbear per manently injures them by the load, af fects the quality of the fruit and lessens the fruit product. Gardeners say that in the larger vines of peas there is a better succession of bloom, giving a longer picking from the same seeding than the dwarf peas afford. The best way to set a hen is to do it at night. If she is to be moved to some other location carry her on the nest, as she will be better reconciled to the change. It is claimed that more damage is done by the gentle bulls than by those that are vicious, and the advice is to watch them, as the gentlest of bulls is a treach erous animal. Western farmers say that if they ap ply petroleum to their seed corn it pre vents its disturbance by birds and squir rels and does not injure the corn or re tard its germination. "When a contagious disease breaks out in a flock of fowls, it is better to destroy them all rather than have the disease get "rooted" on the farm, as the germs may remain for years. White clover is the best grass that can be grown for sheep. Sheep are not partial to tall grass, and the white clover will always be selected by them in preference to other kinds. A Swede and a Woman Killed A New Jersey Town Shaken. A dispatch from Arlington, N. J. says An explosion occurred in the Cellonite Man ufacturing Company's works, at eleven o'clock Thursday morning. A Swede named August Hulangrem and Miss Ariania Much- more were instantly killed, and about twenty others were seriously injured, none fatally. The works (three brick building) were totally destroyed, The loss is $50,000. A number of stores a d bouses were damaged, and peo ple were thrown down in houses from the force of the explosion. To Hulangrem, the Swede, is attributed the explosion. He is said to have been a new hand, just put to work. It is said that it is due to the careless handling of guncotton by this young Swede that the explosion occurred. Young Hulan- grem's body was found shock ngly mangled in a neighboring field. Miss A. T. Much more was the forewoman in the collar and cuff packing departmont. She was burned to death. The 'building in which the collars and cuffs were packed was next to the drying room, and Miss Muchmore was caught by the flying debris, and so securely pinned down that she could not move. The flames quickly burned her almost beyond recogni tion. About fifty people were employed in the works men, women and children many of them Swedes, or natives of some foreign country. As soon as the explosion occurred the employees scattered in all directions, but all were more or less injured: Louise Reilly and Susie Whitfield, both young girl?, were badly cut about the face and hands. George Vinberght, fourteen years of age, was cut about the face, and had two fingers blown off. William Car and an unknown man were also badly cut. A man named Fay, living at Newark, was badly hurt. He was sent to St. Michael's Hospi al, in that city, where he lies in a critical condition. In the village the explosion caused a panic. Hardly a house or or store for a quarter of a nine nas a wnoie window lert. The station of the Greenwood Lake Railroad, which stands across the track, 150 feet from the Cellonite Works, was ba lp wrecked. The machine shop of Mr.Easteraft had every pane of glass blown iu, and was otherwise dam aged. On the south side of the railroad track is a three-story brick building, occupied by Beck, with A: McDonnell as a machine-shop. The windows were demolished, and bricks were hurled in among valuable patterns while the cornice of the building was torn off. The force of the explosion was so great that sev eral persons were knocked down in the street and at their houses. The principal articles produced in the fac tory were collars and cuffs, umbrella h ind ies, piano Keys, pocKet-Knite handles and other small articles made from Celluloid. Deputy Coroner Roth, with the jury viewed the bodies of the victims. He will commence the inquest to-morrow. The peo ple of Arlington held a consultation to night, and it is probable that they will not only sue the Cellonite Company for damages to their property, but will a so bring a crim inal suit, as there was about a ton and a half of guncotton stored in the building when the explosion occurred. mix IT GO. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND DECLINES TO VISIT ST. LOUIS. The Merchants' Exchange Extend Second Invitation. President Cleveland will not attend the Grand Army encampment, as will be seen by the following letter from the President tc Mayor Francis- Executive Mansion', Washington, D. C, July 4, 1887. f Hon. David R. Francis, Maior and Chair man : My Dear Sir When I received the ex tremely cordial and m-fltifvino- invito;, from the citizens of St. Louis, tendered by a number of her represents tiw mn to visit that city during the nation al encampment of the Grand Army of tne Kepubhe, I hail hpn nnnf ain plating tor some tune th ti . . . mo-vv uvauLC vjl thfl Inirifnf i,. 4 . . a . . uouitiwwu:i u oin muz oryjini'nt-irm tr tl, same effect, and had considered the pleasure which it would aiford siblo to meet, not only members of the Grand Army, but the people df St. Louis and other cities in the West, which the occasion wnnld give me an opportunity to visit. The exactions of my public duties T felt t-n l. ,n uncertain, however, that when first con fronted by the delegation of . .11 j - T , o " uivu jyJU. v til t) the head, I expected to do no more at that time than to promise the consideration of the double invitation tendered me, and express the pleasure it would give me to accept the enme wiereHiier, u possible DR A. B. OHAPIN General Insurance and Real Estate Agent Office Cor. Market & Second Sts., Opposite the Court House, WASHINGTON, TST.C. Represents First-Class Fire. iif. miu a - ,;iyent Livestock Insurance Companies. Real Estate Bought Sold, Reated ana Taxes PaidforNon-r ale or Rent. Farms N and esiden Houses and Lots in Washington and Aurora fo Wild J and for ale in all parts of the State. "Having large calls for Farms, Timber lands &c mrHp "iU ?ft to their advantage to place a descriotn w?t m ie not enectea. cnarges moderate when sales are made. lmZ such charge CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES! examine tin BEATEN BY A PRIEST. An Angry Clergyman Attacks a Citi zen and Breaks a Cane Over His Head. protection in occasionally insects away from colonies of aphids can hardly be sufficient to account for the development of the apparatus for excreting honey-dew. The Potatoes with deep eyes are objec tionable. A smooth, even surface ena bles the housewife to pare the potatoes with little wpste, and if combined with elongated shape to bake them unpeeled. m l xeacnayoung calf to be led bv a fact, now well known, that certain ants roPe and if it is to be bred for a cow thP collect and preserve in their nests the eggs of aphids during the winter, indi cates that there are more important rela tions between the two groups of insects than appear at first sight. And this is confirmed by the recent discovery by Professor Forbes that the corn plant loue is strictly dependent on an ant. This ant in the early spring mines along the principal roots of the corn, collects the wingless lice that have hibernated in the earth and conveys them into its burrows and there watches and protects them. Experiments indicate that the plant-lice are unable to establish them selves upon the roots of corn without the aid of ants, even when placed in great numbers at the base of the hill of corn. over th sprinklin s Slnffg and Antg. Slugs are troublesome both in the open ground and in the greenhouse, says Peter Henderson in the Agriculturist. Salt is certain death to them, even in smallest quantities, and when in the open garden, a slight sprinklin of anif ground is effectual; but the i it must be remembered must be very slight, as salt, if. put on (even as thick as sand is usually sown on a floor) will kill almost any kind of vegetation. In our greenhous3s, the slugs usually feed at night, getting under the benches during the day. We have found a most effectual remedy in strewing a thin line of salt on edge of b:;nch; this makes a complete "dead line'' for the slugs and snails, for they cannot cross it and live. Another plan is to slice up potatoes, carrots, ebbage, or lettuce leaves, to feed on, for which they will leave all other plants. Examine these traps daily, and destroy the captives. Of all insect p3sts on lawns, or sandy Boils, ants are the most troublesome, and when these are on such large areas' aay remedy as yet known is almost futile to destroy them. When on small areas outside or in the greenhouses, we find about the best plans are to lay fresh bones or paper covered with morasses around their haunts; these they will come to in large numbers; they should be removed daily and burned or other wise destroyed. Another method that accomplishment will greatly increase its value. The sooner this docility is learned the better for the animal aud its owner. Grain fed to cows should be properly mingled with cut and moistened fodder, so that if m q tt K ,1; 4.,i :.i .. . uc uieaitju wuu as little strain to the system of the animal as pasture grass, and wear her out no faster. A correspondent of the Country Gentle -man says: "corn will endure, when jottng, a pretty hard frost without in jurya harder frost than many farmers imagine." For that reason he advocates early planting. It has been ascertained that the well known 4 'lady-bug" (with a red spot on each wing-cover) preys upon rose lie and chinch-bugs. Mr. Hatch of Suisun, Cal., offered an ounce of gold for an ounce of lady-bugs, and obtained them. There are few farms in the United States which would not be better for having some - sheep grazing on them. They eat the refuse feed and they ma nure the ground. She.'p manure is fav orable to the growth of heavy wheat and corn. Itissugested that the first litter of a young sow will never be a large one. They should be taken off when six weeks old and fed by themselves, though one or two of the weaklings may be left two weeks longer. With this help the A dispatch from Rochester, N. V. says: Rev. Father John M. Fitz Gerald pastor of Holy Cross Church ,in Charlotte, has allowed his horses to run wild. One day they got in Luke Marvin's garden and did so much damage that Marvin told a policeman to put the horses in jound until Father Fitz Gerald paid 4 damage. The priest heard of it and ac-eonipanie ! by two friends, found Marvin at lionise Brother's store. Without warning the ancrr nnW ;n. blackthorn stick struck Marvin a heavy blow on the head. Another cau-dit Mr Marvin just .above his one good eye break ing his sjiectacles and driving a piece of Has or steel into the nVsi.. A small vein was severed and the blood flowed freely. Marvin placed his hands above his head to ward oh" the blows, which fell thick and fast Ho was terribly punished, his hands and arms being cut and bruised in many places The blows were so hard that the cane was broken At last Marvin escaped from the scene run ning into Richmond's drug store, whither he ! was hotly pursued by the priest. John Prey attempted to arrest the nroorcss ' of Father Fitz Gerald. The latter .ii-o.i " . ! with Mr. Frey, and in a moment reduced him to a state where further opposition was im possible. The priest was then met bv the uuriv iorm or t no nronnetnr XT,, o But the cordiality and sincerity of your presentation, reinforce the people who surrounded you, so impressed me that I could not resist the feeling which prompted me to assure you on the spot that I would be with you and the Grand Army of the Republic at the time designated if nothing happened m the meantime to absolutely pr vent my leaving Washington Immediately upon the public announcement ot this conclusion, expressions emanating from certain important members of the (-rand Army of the Republic, and increasing in volume and virulon-e, constrained nil to review mv aceeiitnnrv. , ti,,, vitations. The expressions referred to go to the extent of declaring that I would bean unwelcome guest at the time and phlco ot tin? national encampment. This state inent is based as well as I can judge, upon ic.taiii oaioial acts of mine involving ini- i .,.c.tut puim - interests, done under the re straints and obligations of my oath of office which do not appo-ir to accord with the wishes of some members of the Urand Army oi the Republic. fniSSf" t: be,iVe thlt this organization, founded upon patriotic ideas, composed very largely of men entitled to lasting honor and consideration, and whose crowning glory it should 1)0 that they are American citizens as well as veteran soldiers, deems it a part of its mi;,in Sta?h!IrKrpo bv ""Pting tointim? date the Executive or coerce those char-ed with making and executing the laws. And ye the expressions to which I have referred indicate such a prevalence of untriendlv feel- x Ti . 11 mem to an occasion which should be harmonious, peaceful and cordial, tnat tney cannot be ignored I beg you to understand that I am not con st ions of any act of mine which should make me fear to meet tne Grand Arm v of the Re public or any other assemblage of mv feilow- i no account ot mv official steward ship is always ready for presentation to my countrymen. I should not be frank if 'ailed to confess, while disdaimine all re sentment, that 1 hav,be,i hart bv the un worthy and want m attack toon mn crow in5 out of th? matt r. and tin reekle manner m which my actions an 1 motives have been 7" "V7m' puwiciy and privately ..v..c,r-i, mo irrann Armv rv'piimie, as a body, Is by po:isible. , ine threat of personal violence and harm in case 1 undertake the trip in question, which scores ot misguided, unbalanced men under the stimulation of excited feeling have made are not even considered, ilather than ""'"" mv visit to .. 1 J: . au.i uisapTHiiUt your : f T 1 u i aione were Housekeepers and Caterers are respectfully invited to call and carefully selected stock of Family Groceries, Confectioneries &c &c -) AT (- JNO. B. SPARROW, MAIN ST, WASHINGTON, N. C. All Goods guaranteed Fresh nf ri;j. --, -L- nau vuuiiiy. I THE WATER ERIE BURY, "UL" The Latest and Best FOR SALE BY The J eweler. of the no moans re- EASTERN CAROLINA DISPATCH. FAST FREIGHT LINE -BETWEEN- West the citizens I miirht. i . 1 ( )T1(I THOll ill ,,n,t w, ;? V V V , ,s t,uile !enl' asserted 1 would lie hopelessly suhjecte I if present at the enearnnmcMt h it I i i , ... , .-i.vu.v.1 iM-.ii Willi na peoples highest otli v. the dimitv nf 1 must protect, and 1 believe nitner the Civm.l anything like New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Norfolk and Washingt N. C, and Tar River, via Elizabeth City. DIRECT GOODS TO BE SHIPPED DAILY AS FOLLOWS: L.IO WllKll that From N.ew York, via Pennsylvania R. R., Pier 27, North River t rora Philadelphia, via Pennsylvania R. R., Dock Street Station I rom Baltimore, via Philadelphia, Wilmington and Raifim.- .in ij; ui . II. on nor a maioi'iiv it would ever eneoura-e any s Mnd iloiisitt, xek UPO" lix-y h,,)wever' .among the meinb-.T-fchip ot tins bony there are some, as certainlv seems to-be the .ase, determinod to denounce mo and my official acts at the nat nal eneainpmcnt I believe they should be permitted to do so unrestrained bv niv nresence as n im,f fi.: J uiou vL tucu oriraniza- in 1 L . I X iui. AViril- Lit 11 i mona ordered the jiriest to leave the store ! which tdieir nZUYL ' t. Clt auu me command was re uetant v obeved h..p a "C1U- A um- Father Fitz Gerald stood on thside wdk fL 'd - A ,1,y I,)Sts hav signi- and dared Richmond to fight him No ?0J i ! llt!0n' 1 am infmed, to remain svvor being made, the priest began calhW fhoU at tW 1 visit Mr. Richmond names, also applying op ro- I erTne th tm? U lthout consid- brious epithets to the Mothoi istC hun I tlthT nTfl l . SlK'h an excuse' which Mr. Richmond is a member ' L , lif'i OU-ht "ot he the cause of such l I11UURT. 1 1( TIlllO 0lrl ...... il ui. i i i i, i --. in i na T1, t. i . . iiwv Ti1 T UiS arrescea and is now under $ UM) bail to answer before the grand jnrv Father Fitz Gerald offered $100 in settlement of the case, it is said, but Mr. Marvin will prosecute the criminal charge of assault and battery and will also brimr .i Hvil nit f.... damages. litter will make a more even lot of shoats. Geese do not need a great deal of water, and often do well with only a trough to bathe in, but the water should be pure and clean all the time, and they need good pasturage. A shady lane or an orchard is excellent for them. Dis eases are few among geese and they sometimes live one hundred years. The largest yearly record for any Jer sey cow for one year is recorded to the credit of Landseer's Fancy, 980 pounds 14 34 ounces. The second largest yearly record is tiat of Canada's great cow Mary Anne, 'of St. Lambert, 867 pounds 14 d-4 ounces in eleven months and five days. The Holsteins have the largest mint record. FRIGHTENED BY HIS PERJURY A Father Swears Falsely for His Son and Swoons. A dispatch from Halifax N. S., says: in t.hfi rvftl i li in.-, .... ylllllllia.iy wjtumimuon of young Mill" mine, accused of the murder of Miss Tup in at Margate, P. E. I., wdlom he 'is alleged to nave betrayed. Millmine's father testified that both he and his son (the prisoner) were at home all the evening of the night of the murder. Hardly were these v(Is ou offc his mouth before the witness fa ited E soon as he d h0 ad ft a, had sworn to a lie, and then testified that he was absent from home that evening but I2h0meat11 o'clock his few y mis from where the handkerchief was found which led to the discovery of the o-S body. It is believed that the murSewJ wnfi at this sPfc a,ld that the 1X M n a gate' floated dwn the rive? to the boiling springs and there sunk the arrested The prisoner's mother has gone crazv The murdered girl's brother was buried IL day before she was killed. iea the KILLED BY A HORSE. encampment were fixed Ion- before my in vitations were received. Those desirous to p-Mucipate m its proceedings should be first regaruea, and nothings! interfere with their intentions 1 W thmnt COnsideratiou of more importane. than all others remains to be noticed The fact was referred to by you when vou verbal ly presented the invitation of the cK of ..wu.o vuao tae coming encamnment.nt f ha Kepublic would r o-,:i.i. Street Station x. nwiuBni From Norfolk, via Norfolk Southern liailroad. Through Car fervid Without Breaking Bulk, between E. City and Norfolk. Balto.. Phila., and H Y Steamer will stop, when required, at accessible intermediate points 3:b:ly J' gRACAW Age"t, Washington, N. C. insure Your HorseTandTineattle IN THE MUTUAL LIVE STOCK iraiiE tmur. of mmm 1 1 Grand be th Army tir.st of the l i i neiu in Incorporated Januarl884. W Br SrArmnveSLdent; JN0' H' SMALL- Tre and Counsel W. K. JACOBSON, Secretary. JXO. A. BURGESS, Gen'l Agent INGRES ONLY STRICTLY PREEERED RISKS w..... j.., ""tuaiur guaranteed Rates Plan. Not a Claim Against this Company Due and Unpaid. zensIsits'Sbefs dK?3l T Ty f Ur bCSt dti' of any kind. It is espial 1 v a HAl E C 0 VI W MyXj0 nil concerned than if scat ered U n hl ,S more satisfactory to is more safely handled and 1 r'if11 the Lnited State9' th t managers glVS le 8 hkood of attempts at fraud on the IargeTa both for ability and integrity ; the Company in its interest,0 and the the i ompany to famish secure and JSXJ suftlclent guarantee of the ability of cost to its patrons le lnsuranceat the LOWEST MIXIMLA1 His A Boy Dashed to Death Before Parents' Eyes. A dispatch from Pottstown, Pa., savs Ira A. Lc.er, the 14-year-old son of Jacob Ecker, of East Coventry, Chester comity was dashed to death at said place ' He had a horse at the water trough with the loop of the hitching strap over his arm The horse became frightened, sprang back ward and dashed the lad against the cwn cnb, then ran off, dragging" the bortdSad body, which was disengaged from the strau ffrnyarf & o?t Mr and Mrs. Eckor gazed upon the scene utterly unable to lift a hand in their son s ci j 1 Sfof t ... . 111 tt oomnern MAnuV 'Hi U11S tact was mentioned KJf fi?8.' indentpf the fraternal feeling land 55 H. KUnd throhot the entire earnes? It t? by7erery Patriotic citizen as an Deen saved in sentiment and spirit, with all the benefits it vouchsafes to a united ueoulf I J0??n0t Jid n?yself of the belief that the itf ATuri on this propitious occasion might retard the progress of the sentiment of com mon brotherhood which the Grand Army of tne Kepubhe has so trood an oonortnn, t ncrease and foster. I certain! v ought not to be the cause of such discord "in aiiy event or upon any pretext. It seems to me that you and the citizens of St. L ouis are entitled to this unreserved statemen); of the conditions which have constrained me to forego my contemplated visit and to withdraw my ac ceptance of your invitation My presence in your city at the time you have indicate; ran h f k... . -y . ------ -" liune niomon r compared with the importance of a cowKl anu narmonious entertainment of vnnr nt.hr With th fftllnr, . -r Et labandonmy plain nossessed o MT JTl .verance and Business Tact. constrained thereto by a sen of duty acta Hoping the encampment may be an oc casion ot much usefulness, and that its pro ceedings mav illnsrv tl,i.iu-ir.:.Pr0 of Amori . --''if,u patriotism , -""v.iouu V-lLIiitJllS! Reliable Agents Wanted Everywhere. possessed of Moral i haracter KnZ?"" its etrFor rates and additioMi wrc0, ss tf 3rust be others need sincerely, up, i am. voai-s vpriy Giwver Cleveland. T. W. PHILLIPS, rAx Rice, a keeper of the timer's caa in i circus, whde attending to a tiger at Kansas City caught his arm in the blrs. and hS to a? exP"cate one of the animals seized it and tore it from its socket, and then clawed the unfortunate man's eye out . Syracuse boasts of having the bicrest dorr in the world He weighs m ponnds anl measures six feet and three mchesTom ne to tail. He is near v t.r t i j . born in England. J J VLa ana MANUFACTURES OB" was swnWovT quit9 a ave sweeping over Kansas at the nrespnt- tSftfrtt W,"h and a clel First-Class BuggiesandGarriages REPAIRING DONE AT SHORT NOTICE. SHOP ON March 15, 18S7-ly ARKET STREET.
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