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Good Advice for Farmer*.
Spring is late. .Not so much
because of the cold as the rain.
But we must be patient. It it a
great mistake says Southern Cul
tivator, to get in a hurry and
plow wet land. We can afford
to wait for the sunshine. A few
days waiting now will be better
than planting on land poorly pre
pared or planting or plowing
when too wet. The crop planted
u few weeks later and properly
planted in well prepared soil will
he earlier and better in the end.
It is much better for the crops
to come up bold and strong and a
good stand and grow right off',
than for them to come weak and
poor stand and consider awhile
before they begin to grow.
They will be easier to cultivate
and cost less. Prepare and plant
as you would for a dry season.
After ro much rain we will be
apt to have a dry summer.
Once more we'urgeevery farm
er to plant plenty of corn. It is
not too late to plant part of the
la ltd in corn which you have been
expecting to put in cotton. Yon
•will make no mistake in doing
this. You will need the corn
The cotton may be a drug on
your hands.
Cotton may be very low next
fall. It will if a very large crop
is made. Corn will be easily
turned into flesh that will bring
300 per cent profit.
We are sorry to see so much
fertilizer bought. This means a
heavy mortgage debt upon the
. crop not yet planted.
Make* a Olenn Sweep.
There's nothing like doing * tiling thor
oughly. Of all the Strives you ever heard
of, nucklcn's Arnica Salve is the bet-t. It
• weeps away and cures Hums, Sores,
liruises. Outs, Boils,' Ulcers, Skin Ernp'
lions and Piles. It's only 35c, and giutr-
uo'eed to give satisfaction by Dr. Coop
er Druggist.
BRAIN LEAKS.
A white lie soon loses its com*
plexion.
A soft answer often saveB hard
knocks.
Every home should be quaran
tined against gossip.
True charity does not stop to
hunt the small change.
The sky is never dark when
the heart is full of hope.
Men who sow wild oats dis
cover that the crop never fails.
A mm is better able to look
up after he lias looked in.
Paying the preacher is not all
of a church member’s duty.
Fine feathers do not make fine
birds, but they do make expen
sive ones.
The man who tries to please
everybody does not even succeed
in pleasing himself.
Selling nothing for something
is no worse than trying to buy
something for nothing.
A Great Sctisttlion.
There was a big sensat in in Leesvillc,
Ind. when W. II. Brown of that place,
wlio whs expected to die, had his life
saved by Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Consumption. He writes: "I endured
insufferulile agonies from AStlimu, but
your New Discovery gave me immediate
relief imd soon then alter effect a com
plete cure." Similar cures of Consump
tion, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Grip are
numerous. It’s the peeiless remedy for
all throi.t and lung trou lies. Priee 50c
and ft 00. Guaranteed by A. J Co'p-i
Druggist. Trial b itlle tree.
“The school ought to have for
its intimate aim to assist each
child to grow into the best speci
men of man or woman that na
tive endowment and necessary
circumstances will allow. The
h ipreme test of its value is not
high per cent, of its scholarship,
its brilliant examination or its
rapid promotions, but the growth
of its pupils in knowledge,
strength and right choice and
purpose, in ull that pertains to
personal, social and civic right
eousness.”— E. O. Hkwktt.
A Matter of Rhyme.
In bis last poem, Kipling referred to
"the Goth und the shameless Hun." A
week has passed, and no one can tell why
he sjamboked the poor Huns In that fash-
lcn. They are not Germans. And they
never harmed England.—Springfield Re
publican.
Never mind. They rhymed with
“run,” and the Germans didn’t, and
Kipling was writing poetry and not
fact. Not even Alfred Austin could
make anybody bnt a Hun rhyme
with run.—llraltleboro Reformer
A Picturesqu* Effect.
A picturesque feature in a house
is to have a sitting room ou a differ-
em l#r! from tlie ball. In a beauti
ful country house on the lake shore
the drawing room is two feet lower
than the long, low raftered hall,
making the ceiling just so much
higher. As one stands on the thresh
old at the open folding doors before
descending the couple of broad steps
that lead into the room the effect is
charming, especially as the room is
treated in a way to enhance the im
pression of sudden brightness and
freshness.
There is a direct method of ad
dressing envelopes. '
The church bell ringer lias a
“pull” witn the congregation.
The fancy tile layer seems to
have designs on the floor.
Ot»n any one tell “Constant.
Reader” who wrote “the poem
entitled Tennyson’s Book?”
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A broomless housewife has be
come a possibility. A Yankee has
invented a machine which sweeps
anil dusts a room by suction from an
uir pump in the basement. All that
is necessary is to pass a hose nozzle
over the carpets and furniture. The
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1*10,000 CONTEST.
The Atlanta Constitution’s Offer
Upon Total Port Receipt* of Cotton from September lot, 1902, to
day lot, 1903, Both fnckiehm,
CONTEST OPENED JANUARY 20th. 1903. CLOSES APRIL 20th. 1903.
tmk splendid oash prizes.
For tho exact tor nearest to the exact) •■timate of the receipts of cotton at all United
State* Porte from September let, 1002, to May 1st, I003,bothlnolusiva f0,000.00
For tho next nearest estimate 1,000,00
For tho next nearest estimate 000.00
For tho S next nearest estimates $100.00each - 800.00
For the IO next nearest estimates $80.00 each B00.00
For the i O next nearest estimates $20.00 each 200.00
For the 30 next nearest estimates f 10.00 each 300.00
For the lOO next nearest estimates $0.00 eaoh BOO.OO
86,000.00
ORAND OONSOLATION OFFBR.
For distribution among those estimates (not taking any of the above 158 prices) coming within
l,00u bales either way of the exact figure 1,500.00
Oonditlonal Extra Rrlee For Early Exaot Eatlmate.
Should the exact figure be given during the content we will add to the 32,500.00, if the exact es-
timx.e be received on or before February 20th, 1908 2,500.00
Grand Total 810,000.00
Additional Oonditlonal Otters For Marly Exaot Eatlmate.
Should the exact estimate not be named on or before Feb. 20tb, but be made on or before
March 10th, 1908, we will add to the 92,500.00 first prize 81.600.00
Should the exact estimate not be named on or before March 10th, but should it come after
March 10th, aud on or before April 10th, 1903, we will add to the 12,500.00 first prize 1,000.00
Conditions of Sending Estimates in This Port Receipts Contest
1. Bend 11.00 for The Weekly Constitution one year and with It ONE ESTIMATE in the contest.
2. Send 50c for The Sunny South one year and with It ONE ESTIMATE In the contest. '
3. Send >1.25 for The Weekly Constitution and Bunny South both one year and send TWO ESTIMATES hi
tho contest—thut Is, one estimate for The Constitution and another for The Sunny South.
4. Send 50c for ONE ESTIMATE alone in the contest IP YOU DO NOT WANT A SUBSCRIPTION. Such
a remittance merely pays for the privilege of sending the estimate. If you wish to make a number of estimates
on this basis, you may send THREE ESTIMATES FOR EVERY 21.00 forwarded at the same time estimates are
sent If as many as ten estimates are received at the same time without subscriptions, the sender may forward
them with only 13.00—this splendid discount being offered for ten estimates In one order. A postal card receipt
will be sent for ALU ESTIMATES RECEIVED WITHOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS. Where subscriptions arc or
dered THE ARRIVAL OF THE PAPER ITSELF IS AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT YOUR ESTIMATE
HAS BEEN RECEIVED AND IS CAREFULLY RECORDED.
5. The money and the subscription and the estimate must come In the same envelop* every time. The es
timate, the money and the Subscription go together. THIS RULE IS POSITIVE.
C. Agents allowed an estimate In this contest on each yearly subscription, doubled on Bunny South combina
tion orders. An agent sending estimates only may file as many estimates for himself as he may secure for bis
customer. Send at once for •Cents’ outfit.
7. In case of a tie upon any prize estimate the money will be equally divided.
Fll$ Your Botlmatoa Early. The advantage of an early estimate is shown in the extra
prize* ranging from $2,600 if an exact estimate be received on or before February 20lh, 1908, to $1,000 ir re
ceived on or before April 10th, 1908. The extra sum ottered conditionally for an exact estimate will be
added to the $2,600 Flirt prize In each case. r -
We sir' below Htatlstlns cowing the start period of this contest compiled by Secretary Henry O. Renter, of the New Or lean. Cotton Es-
xhuge. Then cow from September let rich year, throa<n Mny l.t of me fcllowlny year, covering the einot .eotlon nf the Cotton veur tlmt
thl. c nte»t Includes. We nine giro In another column the total nnmhor of hole. Ill wbolo crop for ouch cotton season. This I. 'Iron only
for ooinpnrl.oa and no one la to think that tho preesnt cnnte.t oov.n the total oottoa amp. It cown only the lot i 1 Receipt# of Cotton nt nil
United Htntm Peru, for the dnlm mentioned In tbt. oootwt.
SECRETARY HESTER’S FIGURES COVERING THE PERIOD OF THE CONTEST.
TOTAL PORT RECEIPTS RALES IN TOTAL CROP
COTTON SEASON Freer l.t Kept, to l.t afMny, t Pee Sve yearn, for ialormnrtoa
Ineia.ive, al* following year. oulr-
I*47-98 8,333,892 It. 199.994
1898-9* - 7,993,451 11,274,840
1*99-00 6,346.312 - 9,436,418
1900-01 6,843.134 10,383,422 4
1*01-02 7.218.179 10.880.680
Secretary Henry G. Heater, of New Orleans Cotton Exchange, will furnish the official figure* to de
cide this contest. Mr. Heeter is regarded as the official (statistician throughout the cotton world.
Blaak for fioRitltatlon sad Smy South with Two Estimtii.
I hereby subscribe to The Weekly Constitution and Bunny
South both one year and enclose $1.26 in payment.
If you wish ONLY The WEEKLY Constitution send $1.00
and only ONE estimate In the contest' If only the Sunny
South send 60c and ONE estimate.
Name
Poetoffice
State
My two estimates for.Port Receipts contest, per your cur
rent offers, are:
On Total Port Re- ...
ceipta September 1,
1902, to May 1, 1908,
both inclusive. 21
TWO ESTIMATES FOR THIS CONTEST.
Conditions of the Contest.
Tho condition precedent to lending estimate* on tho
Total Port Receipts of Cotton ist Sept., iqoi, to May
ist. I«t. both Inclusive, Is that each and every entry
of estimates must he accompanied by a year's sub
scription to The Weekly Constitution or The Sunny
South or ths remittance provided for estimates with
out subscriptions. They must be sent In the Identi
cal envelope that brings the money that pays for the
estimates or the subscription. You cannot subscribe
now and send In your estimates afterwards.
In sending your estimate by an agent of The Con-
Stihitlon you make him your agent end sot ours. In
forwarding your estimates, both as to the correctness
of the Agures as you intended them and ths certainty
of the forwarding of them.
In making your answer Just state simply: "I esti
mate the total port receipts ist of September, tqos.
through May ist. iqo), bales." Make your
figures oUln. We will record them as received every
dev. EXACTLY AS THEY LOOK AND WILL AL
LOW NO CHANGE WHATEVER. If yen, wan" to
make estimates later, or If you want to repeat the es
timate you bays mode, send other subscriptions.
Chattel mortgages for
Hew Era office.
Address all orders to THE CONSTITUTION, Atlanta. Ga.
New
Era
sale
And Twice-a-Week Atlanta
Journal—both papers—One
year for $1.25. This special
offer may not last long.