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-39 m&ffi5$k:t ' .' ' ?*^3? .-45s^ - $f ?! HHBH>Wi?^^^'1" 1 ' UNION C. H., SOUTH CAROLINA, SEPTEMBER 5, 1879. NUMBER 36. ttT,. _X ii .. .. .. Jt C ? r wntTt nprn ng * "pm Of course every one knows itcontey* all tbo fences standing on the farui, but all might not think it also,includes tho fencing stuff, posts, rails, etc., which had once been ascd in tho fcuco but had been taken down and piled up for futuro use again in 'the same place (2 Hill, 142). But new fencing material just bought and never attached to the soil would not pass (16 111. 480). So pihsof hop-poles, stored nway, if once used on tho land havo been considered n part of it (1 Kcrnan, 123,) but loose boards or scaffold poles laid loosely across tho beams of the barn and never fastened to it would not bo, aud the seller of tho farm might take them away. (1 Lans. 319.)? Standing trees of courso also pass as part of the land ; so datregn blown dojMn>r of* r a* down and still left in the woods whore thev foil (64 Mo. 309,) but not if cut and corded up for salo ; tho wood has then become personal property. If there be any manure iu the barnyard, or in a compost heap on the field, ready for immediate use, the buyer ordinarily takes that also as belonging to the farm; though it might not be so, it' tho owner had prcvik ously sold it to some other party and had W collected it together in a heap by itself (43 Vt. 95.) Growing crops also pass by the deed of a farm, unless they arc oxprcssly resorvod, and when it is not intcudcd to convey those, it should bo so stated in the deed itself; a mere oral agreement to that effect would not be valid in law (19 Pick 315.) Another mode is to stipulate that possession is not to bo given until souio future day, in which case the crop or manure may be rouioved before that time. As to buildings on the farm, though generally mentionod in the deed, it is not absolutely necessary they should be. A deed of laud ordinarily carries all the buildings ou it belonging to the grantor, whether hieutloned or not; and this rule includes the lumber and timber of any old building which has been taken down, or blown down, and been packed uwav for future use on the farm. (41 N. H., 503; 30 Penn. St. 185). llut if there bo any buildings on the farm built by some third person, with the farmer's leave, the deed would not convey these,since such buildings are personal prop crty and do not belong to the land owner to convey. Tho real owner thereof might * 1 _rr -i.l . . * diuvu vuuui uii, uunougn me purchaser ot the farm supposed he was buying and ppy-, iug for alt the buildings on it.- Hts* only rcutcdy in such case would bo against, the party selling the premises. 'As part of the buildings conveyed, of course thu window bliuds are included, even if they be at the time taken off and carried to a painter's shop to bo painted. It would be otherwise if they had been newly purchased and brought i'lto the house, but not yet attached or fitted to it.' (40 Vt., 233).? Lightning rods also go with the house, if a farmer is foolish cuough to have any on his house. A furnace in the cellar, brick or portable (4 E. D. Smith, 275), (39 Cou. 362) is considered a part of the house, but nn ordinary stove with a loose pipe runuing into the ohimncy is not (24 Wend. 191), while a range sot in brick work is (7 Mass. 432). Mantle pieces so attached to the chimney as not to bo movod without marring the, plastering go with the house, but if merely resting ou brackets they may be takcu awuy by the former owner without logal liability (102 Mass. 517). Tho pumps, sinks, etc, fastened to the building aro a part ot it in lair ('J9 Muss. 457), and so are tho water pipes connected therewith bringing water from a distant spring (97 Mass. 133). If tho farmer has iron kettles set in bvick work near bis barn for cooking food for his stock, or other simulur uses, tho deed of bis farm corers them also (19 Pick. 314), as likewise a bell attached to his barn to call his^men to dinner (102 Mass. 513). If he indulges in ornamental statues, vacos, etc., resting on the ground by their own weight merely, and soils his estate without reservation, these things go * with the land, (12 N. Y. 170).?Judue dknnktt. Geraniums.?Geraniums must havo a season of rest during the summer if they Ate oxpectcd to bloom in winter. Koop the plants in pots out oi doors, under the shade of same tree, till September and water soar ingly. In the beginning of September pb&ke the soil from tho roots, replnnt them In rioh sandy loam, nni bring them forward to tho son and air. Plsee them in a sunny irindow, in-door*, when thoro is danger of frost, and when thoy begin to grow give them an occasional watering with liquid manure. They need plenty of sun and air and a comparatively low temperature. In a hot room they will not do woll. Cactus J- 1 A ! "? ?^ ? - - ueeus uut ntuo waior, pionty ot sun, and should have a small pot with light soil.? Rural New Yorker. ^ Bport a* Lomo Vuaaows.'-WiMa M farmer ploughs a furrow of sevonty-eight ^ yards in length when bo could as well plough a furrow two hundred and sevooty-foui yards in length, ho is gutting a waste ol threo hours and twenty minutes out of a day of eight hours; or, if tho day's labor ol mau and toain bo reckoned at three dollars, ho is losing by tho short length of furrow: about 91.25 a day- This, though an cx trome oaso, docs not lesson tho forca of thi force of (fee argument, JJrst iMouk or Feeding Straw.? ' "Iuquirer," asks how tho English prepare ^ thteir wlfcat straw ror use as foddei. Straw i* ^bccoAies somewhat tough by being kept, 1 aod*is ofion cut riper thau it should be, and t improve its condition, render it more 1 palatable aud nutritious, some of the more progressive tnrmcrs in England have, in June or boforo harvest, cut this straw, of tho previous year, iuto short lengths with the straw cutter, and mixed with it onesixteenth, or one-twentieth part of green clover, vetches, or rye grass; placed tho wholo in a tight bay in the barn, trampliug it in solid, and thus keeping it till tho fol1 jwiug winter as food for their stock. The green clover, &c., is also run through the idly. This small part of grcon food mixed with tho straw causes it to ferment slightly, and thus soften tho straw and diffuse tho flavor of green food through tho mass, rendering it very much more palatable to stock. Dr. Voelckcr analyzed this prepared straw, and found it ycry much improved as food. Mr. Samuel Jonas of Englaud has been in the habit of mixiug a large amount of straw in this way and feeding it to his fattening stock in winter, with the addition ol a small quantity of oil-cakc nnd malt sprouts. Ho reports very favorably of its use. Tho writer has prepared in this way straw left over for some years. Ho uses an early cuttiog of his imwly-sccded meadows, in which there is likely to bo some thistles and weeds. Tf nr? ? --? ? ?..?wv Hiv u u givuu stnto, slightly cured with threo or four hours' sun, then out and mixed with straw, at the rate of one of the green grnzo to ton of the straw, and packed solidly in a bay or largo bin, he has found it to make excellent winter food for cattle, in two rations per day with one of good hay. This, or some modified form of it will ultimately cause the use of nearly all the straw as food f. r stock. When ensilage shall bo adopted, all our straw may be mixed in small proportions with the green food in silos, and it will all be eaten with about the samo appetite as the green food alone. On almost all farms there aro fields that yield many weeds and thistles the first year of cutting, and if such a crop is suffered to ripen, it is of little value, and the weeds and thistles multiply. Whcu green and succulent, almost everything that grows, (nd.denominated wee^s.inakcs good fodder, n this green state, mixed with straw, they h dp to make that palatable also. It is usually profitable to feed a little grain, aud this prepared straw with a little gruin will keep the stock in profitable condition.?Southern Cultivator. profit.4nr,k Farming.?Farming will not pay if furmcrs aro intemperate aud shiftless, or if all their wants aro for luxuries and display. I will not pay if they arc mcro horse furmers, and ruu after agricultural fairs aud trotting pureed, aud make the horse of no more value than a pack of cards, a thing to bet money on?the besetting sin of young men at the present time. It will not pay if they keep fino horses aud buggies to ride into the village every afternoon to mcot jockeys or barroom louugors. | It will not n:iv thm?? lilro ?!? ?# h- ? ? farmer, who bad "hog and hominy enough at homo to last till spring," and therefore would not work. Neither will tboso be successful who say to their hired help in tho morning "go," insteud of "come, boys." It will not pay to adopt the skinning system and starvo the soil, or to permit brush, weeds and thistles to overrun the farm, choke out the crops and rob the soil. That farmer is unsuccessful who is conservative, and wedded to old ways and old ideas aud implements. On tho contrary, that farmer will succeed who makes up his mind that tho wholo secret of success is in himself; that it is the man and not tho business that tells. lie will succoed if he brings to bear tho same amount of skill, fore thought, energy, ccouomy and judgment that any other branch of business requires. He will suooeed if he sticks closo to his farm, as the mcchauic does to his shop, and not expect to work three or four months and then take his case tho rest of the year. That furmcr will succeed who takes tho papers, and digests what ho reads, and is not afraid of new ideas and now methods of industry. He _:n i ip :? ?. ? .l_. -i mm duvwuu ii lb is HIS lUIVIItlUn tllUl WQUl' ever ho sends to market shall bo tbo very best, and so made and put up that when seen it will be captivated for its freshness, cleanliness and purity, and will bo unhesitatingly taken ou account of his well-known chnractor for honesty of weight, measure and count. Those who have farms may think themselvo fortunate, for although they will not thorcby find sudden roads to wealth, they will certainly prove that persistent farm labor will bring a sure reward. ? U is worthy of notioe, that the adventurer , and speculator, with blasted hopes and i shattered bonlth and fortune, havo in the > ecd to oome back to the farm for health P and safoty. Agriculturo is the basis of nai tional strength and wealth, and a most corr tain nnd liberal support of all who follow it , intelligently.? Wetfcrn Farmer. Whnt did tho young lady mean when s she said to her lover, "Vou.tnoy bo too late for the oar, but yon een take a 'bn* ?" Farmino Out Convicts.?"An ExConvict" iu the New York Sun writer as follows about the evils of farming out couvicts : The prcsont system of omploying convicts in the 1'iiited States is with few ex ?cptions the so called contract system; in other words tho State lenses the convicts to work lot private parties, receiving a stipulated monoy compensation for every man per day. The great evils resulting froui this system arc so evident and so well known and acknowledged by all mou who have takcu interest in penological matters that there is not in Europe a singlo Government that would for a moment consider soy proposition, uo^aUcnhonyMiynptagcous^^^^tth citizens. The contract system is degrading to the dignity of Government and the majesty of law ;-it has tho most pernicious influence on the convict, causing him naturally to think that crime is simply a vehicle of profit and wealth to certain favored business men ; it is antagonistic to the aim and end of a prison?constantly interfering with rules and measures paramount to tho reform of convicts?and it is a cruel wrong to the industrious working classes of a nation. The only commendation its advocates can advanco in its defence is, that of all prison systems it is tho best paying. The writer believes that, putting aside every principle of huuiauity and religion?considering only tho finaucial part of the question?these paying prisons arc the very dearest that a community could support. Prisrn statistics, carefully collected iu different countries, show that of men sentenced to pcual servitude 75 per ojnt. arc amenable to reform, provided tho prison in which tliev arc couinelled tr? anoint vonrs nf their lives is, to sonic extent, a penitentiary in the true sense of the word. Of tho uien who have served terms in prisons in this State, only about 35 per cent, engage in houcst pursuits and become usoful members of society, a loss of nearly 50 per cent, of tlje possibly to be reformed crimiuals who, iastend of becoming industrious men, add ing by their labor to the common weal and wealth, coutinuc in their career of crime. .?. Siieep?Grubs in head.?Grubs arc deposited in the nostrils of the sheep, dur| iug tho months of July aud Augu^^b^r the edics have bccu offered; all of which are to dislodge the grubs, or prevent the gadfly from depositing tho egg or grub. Each theory is received, but that the fly deposits the living grub, is advanced by lliley aud generally believed of late. As soon as the larva is deposited, it begins to creep upwards, irritating tho delicate liuiugsofthe nose as it goes up. It remains iu tho head till May or June, when fully matured. Thcu they drop to tho ground, where they remain forty to sixty days, wheu the fly comes forth from its pupa state to propagnto its kind. Its life in this state is brief, it cats nothiug.? Ouly deposits its larva in the nostrils ol the sheep. During this time, if the sbocp could be kept on new pastures, whero the bot-fly had uot been dropped iu thg grub state, all would fare well, perhaps. Such preventives as keeping a well ploughed piece of grouud for the sheep to thrust their noses into; smearing tar ou the shcop's noses, two or three times a wcok ; or dustiDg the sheep in tho barn, closely confincd, for a few uiiuutcs with slaked lime, to make them cough and sneeze, so they will throw the youug grubs out iu the operation of sneezing. Salting sheep in nugcr holes, bored into a log a couple of inches, with tar smeared around these holes, so the sheep may smear their noses in getting at the salt, is practiced by somo effectively. The inhaling of carbolic acid vapor is recommended by some. A feather, dipped in oil of turpentine, and gently passed up the nostrils and turned around several times, has been practiced. A weakened solution of carbolic acid, or creosote, has becu used the same way. Sheep with grub in tho head, ought to be well fed to keep up tho vitality and strength of the sheep. Tho extra demands for this irritating cause, can hardly be estimated. Tho trying soason on sheep from this parasito, are the late wiatcr and early spriug months. Lambs, on account of tho more tendor state of the linings, suffer more seriously from their assaulu thau older sheep.? Colnuin't Rural World. Kkmkdy for Sores, Wounds, and Kruikes.?Tnko tho following mixture, to bo applied twice a day, with a feather, always shaking well before using: 1 quart flaxscod oil; 1 pint strong vinegar ; 2 ounces salpetrc ; 1 J gill spirits turpentino. Put together in a vessel till dissolved. Ono application nearly relieves the soroocM. It will take the hair off but it will grow again the same color. This waf given mo by nn old Kngliali groom and h invaluable.?*1. W. WARK, in Rural Met tengcr. ?-?? ? ? No matter how bad and destructive a boj may bo, he oevor becomes so degraded 01 loses his self-respect suAoiently ts to thro* ! mad on a circa* poster. TH2 STORM CARNIVAL. I TWO HOTELS AT BEAUFORT, N. C., WASHED AWAY. The accouuts received by telegraph, from i all sources, up to n late hour last night, , agree in their picture of the desolution and i ruiu wrought by the torriblo storm. The ' wind lashed the sea into a rage and it in turn roared around the town and almost swallowed it. The waves frothed in their fury as they tore the staunch houses timber ' from timber nnd threw ships helpless on their brokcu ribs. Hotels, storehouses and i dwellings were swept away by the invasion i of the sea. The wuds howled and whistled through the ruins and w rep cited off tall' beat dowu I^^Hro^tinects, and the swollen watert broke through aud ate away dykes and railroad embankments. Wharves and iron pilings sank into the waters like lead. Haggage, houses, boats and lurniturc floated about in confusion. The storm was abroad over sea and laud. Worse than all this loss of property is tho loss of human life. It is feared that John Hughes, a son of Major Hughes, was drowned. We print below the latest iuformatiou that could he got: Beaufort, via Morkiikad City, August 18, 1879.--A terrible storm occurred this uioruing at 5 o'clock. Tho Atlantic Hotel aud Ocoun View arc both washed away. There are 14U visitors present; uo lives lost but all their baggage is gone.? Ouc-third of tlio town is destroyed. It was the severest, storm I. coast. The wrecks of some vessels arc in sight. Tho cxcursiou boats expected this morning huvo not bccu heard from. B. C. Manly. Later.?Through the kiudncss of Col. Andrews we were furnished with the following dispatches: "Mewmkiin, N. C., August 10?5,30 P. M.? To Col. A. If. Andrews, Sup't.tfcc. : * * * I have just heard from Beaufort, and am having a train prepared to go down myself with all our forces. "There is great distruction at Beaufort. The Ocean View aud the Atlautic Hotels at Beaufort were washed away this A. M. at 5 o'clock. There is great damage to the town, but no lives were lost. "The Atlantic Hfttp} in Beaufort is 1 Hre^ jjtwtr; not a vestigo left. "The damage to Morehead City is very great. The platform from the depot to the maiuland was washed entirely away. All the iron piling is gone but one. The Punch Bowl Slough was washed out. The loss is uot to bo calculated. Nearly all the boats are destroyed. Tho market houses was blowu dowu, and all the fish^houses are gono. Tli .re is no wharf in the place. Nearly every house is without a chimney. The I 1 I * coiorcu cnurcn was blown down, the school bouse was destroyed, and a groat mauy people arc out of hoiues. There arc u* fences left. ' The storui was terrible, but thank the lord, no lives were lust. 80 says the dispatch to mo. I will telegraph you from Morchcad City. "Joiut D. Whityord, President." Moreuead City, August 18?9ili0 P. M.?The calamity is even worse than telegraphed to day. Will telegraph you in tho morning full particulars. All baggage of the guests at the hotels in Beaufort is lot, and it is believed that Major John Hughes' son John wnsdrowucd. Gov. Jurvis, Hon. J. J. Davis, Gen. 11. lUusom and others aro here doing their whole duty. Moukiikad City, N. C-, August 18.? We wcro visited this morning by n terrific storm from tho southeast, damaging personal property here to the nmouut of about $5,000. The Atluutic and North Carolina llailroad track between the town and the depot is nearly all washed up. The Atlantic Hotel and eight business houses in Beaufort were washed away, while the various other damages are inestimable. The guests of tho APautic escaped, but tho building and contents, iucludiug all the baggage, is a total loss. There is no information from other sections of the county, but the damage must bo very great.?Raleigh Observer, Augnst 19. ? A 1'eculiar Duel.?I was looking over | tho sloric9 that wore sent in last week for the prize, and I wonder that the editor did not insert this one, which is really too good to be lost: "There is a curious duel now pending in Boston, which began several years ago. Mr. A., a bachelor, challenged 1 Mr. R., a married man, with one child, who ' replied that tho conditions were not equal; that he must necessarily put more at risk with his life than the other, and he declined. A year afterwurd he received a challenge ' from Mr. A., who stated that ho, too, had i now a wife and child, and he supposed, there fore, tho objection of Mr. B. was no longer valid. Mr. B. replied that ho now had two > children, consequently tho inequality still subsisted. Tho ncxtyonr Mr. A. renewed his ohallengc, having now two children also, but his adversary had three. The matter, I when- loot heard' from, was still going on, r the numbers being six to seven, and tho r challenge renewed."?frondnn Truth} Augiul 14. f The Dixon Business.?All the outcry I mrfttnel *' V >?<-w-. knl 1.1......^ " . L xamu uuuuubgrp, as uiey are ? called by Republican or self-styled Independent papers, is ns hollow as it is noisy. There is no more reason for wailing over the sudden taking off of Dixou than there would be for any other desperado. He was a man of blood and violenco. He stood charged with five unavenged murders. He was nn assassin as well. He proposed to put himself at the head of a gang of negroes in a county where the negroes largely outnumber the wbitcs, aud in the opinion ot over a thousand incu of both political parties, imperil the lives of hnodrofla -of. iono'CTp^jh^^fj^nTading ""he^contagion ol yellow fovcr he could have been banished a score of times and nothiug said about it; but more dangerous than tho pestilence, the sober determination of hundreds of men with families and homes to protect that he should uot wantonly turu a peaceful community into a small hell, is held up as but a species of diabolism. A community has a ;ight to protect itself against such a man. It has a right to prevent him from putting himself at the head of dissolute, ignorant and equally desperate characters for the object of riot and rapine. Who is there that would have denied to the peaof Washington last winter the right to prevent such a creature as Cohen from arming his crazy followers with torches and axos to destroy the property and imperil tho lives of unoffending citizens ? A poor tramp. ...W~ r?- -0 ^ w and threatens nothiug worse than the demolition of a few chickens and a hayrick, can be "moved on" hv law rw nut i? -J , f - - ... but a desperado, reeking with blood, cannot, according to these sympathetic .Republican newspapers, be awed into decent behavior without threatening the very foundations of the government. The attempt to make such a creature a hero shows to what alternatives the Republican party has finally been brsught. As well might they adopt Jesso I'omcroy or Chnstinc Cox. Rarksdale killed Dixon for the reason, as alleged, that Dixon had planned to assassinate Barksdale. Rarksdale preferred to live, and "took the drop" on the man who proposed to kill him. That, so far as we cau understand it, is about all there is of it.? fif the COUU.tUT insiaLa^n bcin^ uyoU?<1iovm it we do not sec how it can be helped.? Washington Post. Tiie China Tree.?Rev. II. G. Gillund, of Kingstree, S. C , writes t>o bhe llouio and Farm as follovte, Which is worthy of consideration and trial : In a few brief words let me mention some things concerning this tree which will be vniuable information to the whole South. The botanical name of the tree I do not know. It is sometimes called Pride of India: In general, let me say, it is one of tho most speedy Worth and iusect destroyers to he found in' baturc. I will givo instauccs of its destructive effects of this kind in so far as I have seen the experiments. Horses affected with worms may be enIipaIV vnltnvnrl Kn A !???JT..1 * I- ? VitviJ avfivf v<? uj j/uvviu^ U llilllVII III Ul VQQ berries of this tree in their food three rimes a day. If it is a severe case, givo a pint of the bcrrios at each feeding. If it is winter or early spring time, siuiply let (he horses feed under the trees. This remedy I have seen* tried often, and I have never known a failure to cure. The berries are very valuable for protecting dried fruits from worms or insects. A few of them scattered in with' flhe fruit will drive off any invaders of this bind.? This has been tried witfy great success, fruiv being protected thus near other fruit which were rendcrjd useless by tho worms. I have heard' others say that wheat, peas, rice, &c., may be saved from the weevils in in tho same way. I havo not yet seen thistried. Doubtless it is true. The value of this tree to tho garden is incalculable. The following experiment has been tried with perfect success by Mr. Gr. S. Cooper, of lodiantown. S. C. His oafa* bagc were about to be destroyed by liftloworms. He simply took a bunch of tbo leaves of this tree nnd spread it over each plant. Every worm left, nnd the cabbago headed boautifully. A tea mado of the berries, cr leaves, and sprinkled on tbo plant, will have the same effect. My knowledge of trials of this kind docs not go further; but this is sufficient to show the peculiar value of the tree, and to lead others to experiment for themselves. If they do, my purpose i? writing is accomplished. Chicken Cholera.?Thisdiscaso isono that proceeds from a disordered liver, by which the liver (is disorganized and tb? bowels affected. A remedy that has been used successfully is to give one fourth' of a bluo-pill to each fowl as soon as it is seen to be sick, and repoat this the second day after. Then give half a tenspoonful of castor oil. After the fowl improves givo scnided corn-meal in which n tcaspoonful of black pepper for each fowl has been mixed. Poultry need a little salt, and if they wero supplied regularly and moderately they would be inoro healthful than they usually aro?.New York Timet. ??? Whatever Kre wanted a new dress ihQ | turned dt-er a new leaf.