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The Electrikure is a small electrical device
for the introduction of oxygen into the human
system for the eradication of disease. It super
cedes the physician’s diagnosis, and the drug
gist’s compounds. Chronic ailments, such as
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terms of acute disease yield to its magic influ
ence. It restores health and beauty to women,
it strengthens childhood and vitalizes age. For
instruments, local agencies and full information
call on Dr. F. C. Lillibridge at the Arlington
Hotel, or in his absence to A. W. Irvine at 34 N.
Bradford St., Gainesville, Ga.
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REAL ESTATE
For Sale !
I have in my hands for sale every
kind of real estate, and can suit any
one who wantsto buy. Store property,
manufacturing sites, city dwellings,
city building lots, mining property,
small farms near town, improved and
unimproved, some with large or
chards of a variety of fruits, and
farms of every size and character
further out. In short, if you are
looking for real estate of any de
scription see me, or write to me, and
I will supply you with what you are
looking for. Now is a good time to
buy while prices are low. *
All persons who have real estate
to sell are invited to see me, and we
will arrange to our mutual advantage.
I have connections and corres
pondents all through the North and
West, am land agent of the Georgia
Railroad Co., and have my arrange
ments well made for the successful
handling of real estate.
Come to see me whether you want
to buy or sell, and I will do you good.
Yours, truly,
C. A. Dozier,
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE,
No. 1 State Bank Building,
GAINESVILLE, - GA.
Public Sale
OF
Valuable City Lots.
The Gainesville Land Investment
Company will sell on FRIDAY,
MAY 1, at public auction, twen
ty-eight city lots, a portion situated
on North Bradford street and a por
tion on Eist Spring street. All
good building lots.
Sale will take place on the grounds.
Terms of sale: One-third cash,
balance Dec. 1, 1896.
Plats of these lots can be seen at
the office of C. A. Dozier, in State
Bank Building.
Hall Sheriff Sales.
C'l EORGIA, HALL c6uNTY—Will be sold be
lt fore the court house door, in the city of
Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, within the
legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in
May. 1896, the following property, to wit:
All that certain stock of goods consisting of
clothing, hats, shoes, notions, dry goods, jew
elry, furnishing goods, and all other goods and
merchandise now in the brick store house of a.
D. Candler and W. S. Williams, deceased, situ
ated on the corner of Bradford and Spring
streets, in the city of Gainesville, county of
Hall, and State of Georgia, and all fixtures and
utensils in said store belonging to E. Hammel.
To be sold in bulk or in such quantities as in
the judgment of the Sheriff will best subserve
the interests of all parties concerned.
As it would be difficult and expensive to
transport' the goods to the court house door,
said goods will be sold to be delivered at the
brick' store house on corner of Bradford and
Spring streets. Gainesville, Ga.. where they are
now stored. Said stock of goods will be shown
those who may desire to see and examine them
on application to the undersigned.
Levied on as the property of E. Hammel, to
sati -fv a mortgage fi fa issued from Hall Supe
rior Court in favor of the State Banking Com
pany of Gainesville, Ga., against said E. Ham
mel. Said goods described in said mortgage.
Also, at the same time and place, will be sole
the following described personal property, to
wit: One class “D” four-horse power Peerless
Engine, on wheels, number 2924, and one Ken
tucky self-feed shingle machine, with saws and
belts, by virtue of three mortgage fi fas issue d
from the 440th district, G. M., of Habersham
county, Ga., in favor of Messrs. E. P. Simpson
& Co. vs W. B. Gilbert.
A. J. MUNDY, Sheriff.
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Blacksmith Tools.
When you wish to purchase a set
of these useful implements, a part of
a set, or a single article, come to us.
We will fit you up cheaper and more
and more satisfactorily than any one
else in the State.
Farming Tools.
All the latest and best improve
ments in these necessary articles,
such as Turn Plows, one and two
horse Steel and Wood Beam Plows;
Hoes, Hakes, Shovels, Mattocks, in
fact any and every thing in prices to
suit all tastes and pocketbooks.
Clark’s Cutaway Harrows,
Wood and steel frames, the best
made, at extremely low prices.
Don’t think of buying till you see
our stock.
General Hardware.
At wholesale and retail. Heavy
and Shelf Hardware in tremendous
assortment. Hardly anything in iron
but what we haue on hand.
Sash, Doors, and Blinds.
In Sash, Doors, and Blinds we cer
tainly excel anything in goods and
prices ever offered the public.
S. C. Dinkins & Co.
Gainesville. Gel.
We make a specialty of nice goods.
In fine Dress Goode, Dress Silks
and Dress Trimmings our line is
filled with the newest and best things.
Figured Mohairs, Fine Serges, Jac
quard Cloths, French Novelties in
Patterns, Grass Linen in plain and
siripes, Dresden and Persian Silks
Habutias, Printed Warp Taffettas,
Duchess, Peau-de-soir, Brocaded Sat
ins, Brocaded Grosgrains. New lot
real Point Collars. Chiffon in white,
black and colors. Spangled Trim
mines. Irridescent Trimmings, Laces
and Embroideries.
Our Wash Dress Goods can’t be
excelled either in quantity, price or
beauty of designs—Plumatis soir,
Corde'e Marquise, Colored Organdies.
The newest things in Grass Linen,
Dresden and Persian effects.
Fans—big lot—any kind—from
2 l-2c to a genuine Ostrich.
Parasols.—All the newest things,
Black, White, Persian, Dresden,
Grass Linen—and the prices will
surprise you.
Hats—New lot Stetson’s soft and
Derbies.
Clothing—Men’s Suits $5, SG,
$7.50, SB, $8.50, $lO, $12.50, sls and
$lB. Boys’ Suits sl, $2, $2 25, $2.75,
$3.50, $4, $4.50. Values much
greater than prices. k
Neckwear—Bigger lot than ever— I
I just in.
Groceries—At lowest prices. Flour,
Bran, Coffee, Soda, Sugar, Canned
Goods, Lard, Meat, Hams, Tea, etc.
Established in 1860.
GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1896.
A < From U.S. Journal of JMirtnt
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Th Jeweler,
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Watches, Clocks, Jewelry.
All kinds of repairing done, from
the finest to the cheapest, in the lat
est styles and in the best workman
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of ordering select, special and fine
Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, and Silver
and Plated Ware at prices that defy
competition. All persons wishing
anything in this line will save money
by getting my prices before going
elsewhere.
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Marshal’s Sales.
GEORGIA— Hall County.— Will be sold at
public outcry within the legal sale hours
on the first Tuesday in May, 1896. before the
court house door in Gainesville, for uncol
lected taxes, the following property, situated in
the City of Gainesville, to wit:
One dressing case and contents, 1 center ta
ble, 1 wash stand with bowl and pitcher, 1 large
oak bedstead, 1 bed spring, 3 blankets, 2 sheets,
2 feather pillows, 1 feather bolster, 1 fine secre
tary and contents, 1 lamp stand, 1 large travel
er’s valise (leather), 5 wall pictures, 3 rocking
chairs, 4 common chairs, 1 shaving outfit, 1
blacking outfit, 1 large room rug, 3 small rugs,
1 bureau with 5 drawers and contents, 3 window
shades, 1 box of coal with shovel, 2 lamps, 1 oil
can, 1 glass funnel, 1 book case and contents.
Levied on as the property of Mrs. S. K. Hamil
ton to satisfy fi fa for uncollected tax due the
City for 1895.
Also, one house and lot bounded south by Oak
street, west by vacant lot known as property of
A. G. Dorsey, east and north by lands of J. H.
Hunt. Levied on as the property of Mrs. O. M
Human to satisfy fi fa for uncollected tax due
the city for 1895.
Also, one lot and 1-story dwelling bounded on
north by lot of A. Rudolph, east by lot and ten
ant house of T. V. Eberhart, east by Race
street, south by lands of J. R. Boone, and oth
ers. Levied on as the property of Mrs. E. J.
Roper to satisfy fi fas for uncollected tax due
the city for 1894 and 1895.
Also, one vacant lot bounded south by Brad
ford street, east by lands of B. F. Morton,
north by lands of Aaron Whelchel’s estate, east
by Mrs. A. C. Whelchel. Levied on as the prop
erty of Mrs. J. L. Bostain to satify fi fa for un
collected tax due the eity for 1895.
Also, one lot of land containing twenty-five
acres, more or less, bounded south by city cem
etery, west by lands of R. E. Green, north by
lands of Mrs. Owen, east by lands of F. L. Co
mer. Levied on as the property of A. B. C.
Dorsey to satisfy fi fa for uncollected tax due
the city for 1895.
Also, one two-room house—with side room
tenant house—bounded south by residence of
J. M. Towery, north by lands of J. B. Estes,
west by lands of G. B. Adair, east by lands of
J. E. Robbins, and others. Levied on as the
property of J. M. Towery to satisfy fi fa for un
collected tax due the city for 1895.
Also, one lot and two-story residence bounded
north by Maple street, south by G. J. & S. R. R.,
west by lands of Hynds Mfg. Co., east by house
and lot of G. W. Walker. Levied on as the
property of M. D. Hudson to satisfy fi fa for
uncollected tax due the city for 1895.
Also, one house and lot bounded north by Da
vis street, south by Railroad avenue, east by
Grove street, west by G. J. & S. R. R. Levied
on as the property of Mrs. Annie E. Johnson to
satisfy two n fas for uncollected tax due the
city for 1895.
D. H. STANSBURY, Marshal.
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QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Commissioner Nesbitt’s In
quiry Box For the Month.
MUCH INFORMATION FUBNISHED
The Soja Haan as an Improver of Worn
Soils and as a Valuable Food For Stouk.
The Kind of Land Best Suited to Ground
Peas—Difference in the Value of Ma
nures, Etc.
Question. —Please tell me the kind of
Jand best suited to ground peas, and
Jgive me a formula for a good fertilizer.
Is compost or lot manure good for this
Answer.—The best land for ground
-peas is a sandy loam with a good supply
,of lime present. If this last element is
wanting the crop will be a failure. If
the land lacks lime, supply it at the rate
of 20 to 40 bushels to the acre—the
larger quantity if the land has plenty of
vegetable matter. This last is a very
important adjunct to a successful crop,
and one reason that our crops of ground
peas are not larger, is that we attempt
to raise them on land that has beeu
cropped and recropped until the humus
is all, or nearly all, exhausted. They
require besides lime, potash and
phosphoric acid nitrogen also, and it
is well for that reason to plant ground
peas after cowpeas, or in gathering the
crop of ground peas, if the tops
are not otherwise utilized, to re
turn them to the land to be
plowed under, as they contain a large
proportion of the nitrogen used in the
growth of the plant. The lime should
■ be applied broadcast before planting
and well-worked into the soil by the
harrow or cultivator. Lot manure or
compost may be used. It should, how
ever, be thoroughly decomposed. The
green or fermenting manure is not de
sirable. The following formula has
been found effective:
Cottonseed Meal 300 pounds
Acid Phosphate 1(X) pounds
Kainit 250 pounds
This quantity to be applied to each
acre.
If lime is needed and it is found im
practicable to apply broadcast, the fol
lowing is recommended:
Acid Phosphate 1,000 pounds
Muriate Potash 300 pounds
Nitrate Soda 200 pounds
Sulphate Lime 500 pounds
Making a ton of 2,000 pounds
To be applied at the rate of 200 or 800
pounds per acre.
Barnyard Manure 2,000 pounds
Cottonseed Meal 150 pounds
Kainit 100 pounds
Phosphoric Acid 50 pounds
Planting Fruits.
Question. —Would you advise plant
ing fruits, etc., to the exclusion of
standard crops?
Answer.—Your question suggests a
train of sober reflection. The success of
fruit culture in Georgia might lead one
to suppose that with our advantages of
soil and climate, fortunes might be
easily realized iu an occupation so pleas
ant, and known in individual instances,
to be so profitable. But in farming, as
indeed in all other occupations, it has
been proven again and again that all
extremes are hurtful. That farmer is
safest, who adheres to the “happy me
dium” of diversified crops. Our sur
roundings make it comparatively easy
to raise a great variety of crops, and we
would not advise the cultivation of any
one crop, be it corn or cotton or grain or
fruits, to the entire exclusion of all oth
ers. To make our meat and bread and
clothes, there must be corn and cotton
and hogs raised on our farms, and were
farmers to any great extent to abandon
these for fruits or vegetables or any
other single crop, the consequence
would be markets overstocked, ruinously
low prices and utter disappointment.
As we have so often urged, the success
ful handling of these minor crops im
plies not only a thorough familiarity
with the best plans of culture, but a
study of systems of packing and trans
portation, as well as of the markets
themselves. It is sad to see the results
of weeks and months of painstaking
labor dumped into the sea, because
shipped to markets already glutted.
This has been repeatedly the case with
fruits and vegetables shipped without
a previous study of the state of supply
and demand at different points, and the
produce being in its nature perishable,
the mistake once made is irrevocable
and irremediable. If we would succeed
we must not trust “all our eggs to one
basket.” It would seem that the all
wise Creator, when He gave us such a
wide range of soil and climate, intended
that we should utilize them to the best
advantage, by that wisa system of di
versity of crops which will insure all
that we need. The cultivation of fruits
and vegetables should undoubtedly form
a part of the stated work on every farm,
but should be judiciously blended with
other work. —State Agricultural Depart
ment.
Keeping Kainit.
Question.— Can kainit be kept for
any length of time without loss of its
valuable properties?
Answer. —If the kainit is kept dry,
it loses very little if any of its fertilizing
properties. The objection to keeping it
is that it is liable to harden into lumps,
and before it can be used it becomes
necessary to crush it by 'rolling or
pounding, as it cannot be properly ap
plied in that condition. —State Agx*i
cultural Department. _
FERTILIZER FOR CORN.
Conclusions Which Have Hean Derived
From Experiments and Experience.
Question. I have my corn land
well and deeply broken, and have cot
tonseed meal, phosphate and potash to
use as a fertilizer. In what proportions
would you advise me to mix these, and
is it absolutely necessary to mix before
applying? What is the best plan of
cultivation?
Answer. Without some knowl
edge of the mechanical condition and
quality of your land, and its previous
cultivation, as well as the crops which
have been grown on it, it is a difficult
matter to advise you intelligently. We
can only irive in a sreneral wav the con-
elusions which have been derived from
experiment and experience. As a rule,
on the majority of farming lauds in
Georgia, we may apply the three ele
ments of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and
potash in about the proportions which
an analysis of the plant calls for, but
commercial fertilizers are not the best
form from which to obtain the highest
results in corn growing. In proportion,
as the land has been thoroughly culti
vated and highly manured for other
crops, the amount of nitrogen may be
reduced. The best preparation for a
corn crop is a highly manured and well
cultivated cottou crop, and after stable
manure, the best form of nitrogen has
been found to be cottonseed. In all the
reports of exceptionally heavy yields in
corn, it is found that the laud has been
very deeply broken and subsollod, some
times to the depth of 24 inches. This
would seem to indicate that moisture,
perhaps, more than fertilizers, exercises
a controlling influence in the yield. The
following make good mixtures: Acid
phosphate, 800 pounds; kainit, 800
pounds; cottonseed meal, 400 pounds;
or acid phosphate, 900 pounds; cotton
seedmeal, 900 pounds; muriate of potash,
50 pounds. These may be applied sepa
rately, or mixed, before putting in the
planting furrow—except that the quan
tity of muriate of potash being small —
its distribution might be more uniform
if mingled with the other ingredients
before applying. In either case open
the planting furrows with a shovel, and
if the amount per acre is to be moder
ate, drill it all into this opening furrow,
following with a long, narrow scooter
to thoroughly mix it with the soil. Bed
on this, and before planting, run a
smoothing harrow up and down the
beds. Then open the planting furrow
in the middle of the bed and drop two
or three grains of selected corn (good
seed is very important) every 2 or 3 feet,
that is if the rows are more than 4 feet
apart. If the land will bear it, make
your rows 4 feet apart and drop the corn
the same distance. The first two work
ings can be very profitably done with
the harrow, the first just as the plants
begin to peep from the ground, and the
second after they are well up. If the
harrow is directed diagonally across the
second time in the opposite direction
from the first no injury to the plants
will result, and the incipient weeds aud
grass will be destroyed even before they
appear. This will also prevent the for
mation of a crust and save much un
necessary hoeing. All after cultivation
should be exceedingly shallow, never
more than 1 inch, using plows which
require the fewest trips to the row, re
peating the work at least every two
weeks until the corn begins to “bunch”
for tasselling. It should then be laid
’ by. Tne time to sow peas broadcast, as
a renovating crop, is at the last plow
ing.—State Agricultural Department.
Plowing Corn the First Time.
Question. —Is it injurious to corn to
plow deep the first time ? I have not
been able to prepare my land as thor
oughly as I would like, and I want your
advice as to which would be best; to
break it out thoroughly the first time,
or give it entire surface culture ?
Answer —ls you will examine the
roots of very young corn you will find
that they extend out a considerable dis
tance very near the surface. This hor
izontal growth will be found to con
tinue for a considerable distance before
they begin to sink deeper into the soil.
Therefore deep plowing at first must
necessarily cut some of the small roots,
but if the land has been poorly prepared,
or is of the stiff quality, which has beeu
packed by heavy rains after preparation,
we should certainly take the risk of
deep plowing the first time. The root
pruning is certainly less injurious at
that period than later on. In doing this
work be careful not to throw too much
dirt to the young corn. The old plan of
“hilling up the corn,” causes it to throw
out a set of roots prematurely. A little
soil sifted in at each successive working
is desirable and beneficial; anything
more than that is injurious.—State Ag
ricultural Department.
Fertilizing Sweet Potatoes.
Question. —I desire to know the best
fertilizer for sweet potatoes, and how
much to apply per acre.
Answer. —It has been found that
sweet potatoes require a good deal of ni
trogen and potash, and not as much
phosphoric acid as was once thought to
be necessary. A good mixture would
be 200 pounds acid phosphate, 300 pounds
cottonseed meal and 500 pounds kainit.
The amount to be used to the acre de
pends upon the character of the land
upon which you wish to apply it. On
well prepared land, full of humus or
vegetable matter, 1,000 pounds of the
above mixture could be used with profit.
On lands only moderately supplied with
humus, a much less quantity should be
used, and on thin land devoid of humus
200 pounds of the above mixture would
be ample.—State Agricultural Depart
ment.
PLANTING COTION.
A Great Deal Depen<N on Situation, Cli
mate, Etc., an to Best Time.
Question. —What is your opinion as
to the best time to plant cotton, early or
late, and if the manure has alfeady been
put in the bed, should any more be ap
plied at planting time?
Answer.—Very much depends on the
quality of the land, and its situation, as
well as on the climate. It should be
our aim as far as possible to promote a
vigorous, healthy and well balanced
growth of the plants, and these are ar
guments both for and against early
planting. Each farmer must study and
decide on the one which, with his im
mediate surroundings, will to the great
est extent contribute to this healthy de
velopment. If the weather is settled
and warm, we all know that the plants
are apt to grow off vigorously, forming
“weed” very rapidly. Therefore, if we
have noticed that any of our fields are
disposed to produce too rank a growth
of stalk at the expense of fruit, we
should select these for our early plant
ings, because if there is any check of
growth, on account of cool and unfavor
able weather, these will be less injured
than if the plauts are less hardy, and
the temporary backset will often tend
to a greater root development, which
will la a measure correct the uudesira-
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ble growth of big stalks with little fruit.
Again we all know that cotton on light,
gray lands is much more apt to be killed
by late frosts than that on heavier red
lands, therefore reserve the gray lands
as far as possible for the late plantings.
It is a good plan not to plant the entire
crop at one time. If the seasons prove
unfavorable the whole crop will not be
injured in the same degree, and when
the different fields of cotton come up in
convenient succession, the best plan of
thorough and careful cultivation is more
easily solved. As a rule the early plant
ings are more favorable to the develop
ment of fruit than weed. The late
plantings, on the other hand, being en
couraged by the warm spring sunshine,
grow off rapidly and are more easily
worked by both hoe and plow. Another
advantage of late planting is that the
first crop of grass which already begins
to show is killed, and thus one plowing
less is necessary in the cultivation of
the crop, an important item when time
presses.
It is advisable to put a little fertilizer
in at the time of planting. This will
give the plants a good start. There is
already stored up in the seed nitrogen,
phosphoric acid and potash for the use
of the tiny plants in their first stages of
development, but when the roots begin
to search for food, it is well to have that
which is immediately available in easy
reach. For this purpose, from 25 to 50
pounds to the acre of some concentrated
fertilizer will be found of great benefit.
Mix with a little rich earth or thor
oughly decomposed manure, as it should
not come in direct contact with the
seeds. Cottonseed meal is not desirable
for this purpose, being injurious if it
comes in contact with the seed.—State
Agricultural Department.
Difference lu the Value of Manure.
Question. —Will you explain why you
speak of some lot manure as being more
valuable than others, saved from the
same class of animals, all kept under
shelter, all composted under the same
conditions and with the same ingre
dients ?
Answer. —This question has been too
little studied by the majority of farmers.
There is a prevailing idea that “manure
is manure,” and no matter what the
food of the animals, or what the vicis
situdes of winds and weather to which
it is exposed, it is all equally valuable
and will retain its elements of plant
food unimpaired. Careful study and
experiment have revealed the fact, that
we can so regulate the food of our ani
mals as to both quantity and quality, as
to control the fertilizing elements of the
manure. For instance, food that con
tained an abundence of nitrogen, would
produoe manure rich in this element—
and the same holds true of phosphoric
acid and potash. At the Cornell Sta
tion, justly celebrated, it was shown
that if animals were properly fed and
sheltered, and the manure carefully
saved, 71 per cent of the potash, phos
phoric acid and nitrogen of plant food
was recovered in the manure. It has
also been shown that poor feed makes a
poor quality of manure, and that man
ure exposed in the barnyard for some
time before using, loses at least half its
valuable constituents—you can thus
readily understand that manure varies
greatly in its fertilizing value, and that
in feeding our animals we should study
to produce the richest manure, and also
endeavor by proper feed to produce that
quality of manure best suited to the pur
pose and crop for which we intend to use
it. —State Agricultural Department.
To Propagate Bermuda Grass.
Question.— Will you give me a
cheaper and quicker plan of propagating
Bermuda grass, than that of buying the
high priced seed, sowing and waiting
for a pasture ?
Answer. —Procure the sod or roots,
wash out the dirt, which is done most
effectually and in the shortest time by
placing in a stream of running water—
then run through an ordinary cutting
machine with the knives so adjusted as
to chop up fine. Sow this broadcast as
for wheat, and plow in shallow. Os
course the land must be prepared be
forehand, the more thoroughly, the bet
ter. This is the plan recommended by
Howard, the sage of grass culture in
Georgia.—State Agricultural Depart
ment.
Preserving Sweet Potatoes.
Question. —My sweet potatoes are
now sprouting in the banks. I have
heard that they can be kept until another
crop is made. Will you tell me how?
Answer. — In southwest Georgia I
have kept them for months in the fol
lowing manner: Spread on any dry
board floor a layer of cottonseed 4 or 5
inches thick, then upon this place a
layer of potatoes, not letting them touch
and first rubbing off the sprouts if any
have appeared. Then another layer of
cottonseed, and another of potatoes, etc.
Os course the cottonseed must be dry
and must be kept so. The potatoes will
shrivel somewhat, but will retain their
flavor and sweetness for months.
I have no doubt that cottonseed hulls,
or chaff from any grain, and perhaps
hay, would answer just as well as the
whole cottonseed. I think, perhaps,
that absolutely dry sand would also an
swer the same purpose.— State Agricul
tural Department.
To Find the Live Weight of Aulmal*.
Question. —Can you give me any re
liable method of finding the live weight
of animals ? I have no means of prop
erly weighing them at home.
Answer. —The following we find
given by the "Northwest Farmer:”
We have never tested it, but it is doubt
less approximately correct. Multiply
the girth in inches just back of the
shoulders, by the length in inches from
the square of the buttock to the point
of the shoulder blade, divide this pro
duct by 144, which will give the num
ber of square feet on the surface. If
the girth measures from 3 to 5 feet,
multiply the number of square surface
feet by 16—this will give the weight of
the animal. If the girth measure is
from 5 to 7 feet, multiply by 23, if from
7to 9 feet, multiply by 31. If less than
3 feet multiply by 11. Os course the
weight will vary a little according to
quality and time of the feed just previ
ous to taking the measurements. — State
Agricultural Department.
For several centuries an infusion
of nutgalls treated with sulphate of
iron composed the only known ink.
Color blindness or the slightest
deficiency in hearing is sufficient to
exclude a man from the army.
NUMBER 16.
The Convention Delegate’s Quandary.
Insidious Political Evils.
There are some political evils which
are seen as soon as they are dangerous
and which alarm at once as well the
people as the government. Wars and
invasions, therefore, are not always the
most certain destroyers of national
prosperity. They come in no question
able shape. They announce their own
approach, and the general security is
preserved by the general alarm. Not so
with the evils of a debased coin, a de
preciated paper currency or a depressed
and falling public credit. These insinu
ate themselves in the shape of fallacies,
accommodation and relief. They hold
out the most fallacious hope of any easy
payment of debts and a lighter burden
of taxation.—Daniel Webster.
The mind is found most acute and
most uneasy in the morning. Un
easiness is, indeed, a species of sa
gacity—a passive sagacity. Fools are
never uneasy.—Goethe.
FREE LUNCHES BANISHED.
One Mlrikiug ICeHiill of the tCnineia Bill
I.eKinlHtion.
Gone is the free lunch from boards
that one time groaned beneath its
bounty. Gone is the pretzel, gone is
the cheese, gone is the roll of florid
beef.
A few weeks ago in each of the
eight thousand and odd temples to
the thirsty god there was a free
lunch altar. Before these wayside
shrines more than a hundred thou
sand hungry souls bent each day.
Each day, save the seventh,
the same great gathering bowed over
the plates of perforated cheese and
munched the convoluted pretzel.
Each day the acrid pickle passed to
the bourne from which no pickle re
turneth. He who drank ate, and
paid no further tithe.
A week ago this day a ton and a
half of beans were offered daily at
the free lunch shrines of New YorkT
Two tons and a half of potato salad'
per day testified to the hunger of the
devotees. Three hundred gallons of
beef stew sent its perfume like a ben
ediction over the heads bowed in
midday meditation of its mysteries.
A hundred-weight of caivar, too,
transferred from Delaware, came
each day and went.
How many pounds of cheese, of
liver-wurst, of bread, of cold slaw,
radishes and the like went also to
flank upon those altars the more sub
stantial viands no man can tell. But
it has been calculated by some sage
that $50,000 was spent each day upon
the free lunches of New York.
For a generation the free lunch
has been spread in New York. But
twenty years ago the free lunch was
a pigmy. One saw not the steaming
urns filled to the brim with hot clam
broth. In those days there w’as no
silver covered platters which, when
lifted, disclosed a tempting viand.
There was then no cut glass bowls of
radishes and olives, no mounds of
celery salad, no Harveyized chips of
dessicated tongue.
As the years went on the free
lunch grew to magnificent propor
tions, until for the price of a glass of
beer one might satisfy his hungry on
good things.
‘•ll’s a good thing,” said Oscar
Lipton yesterday. A week ago Mr.
Lipton gave drink to the thirsty and
fed the hungry. They paid for the
drink and he gave them food. East
and West his lunches were known.
“It’s a good thing,” said Mr. Lipton,
“and it’s going to hurt the hayseeds
who made the law. What will they
do now with their cheese and their
pickles, eh? What’ll they do with
tbeir hops, eb? What’ll they do
when they’re out of work, eh? Il’s
a good thing for me, though. What
used to be free lunch is now paid for.
1 took in $36 yesterday for lunches,
which I should have given away if
the law did not forbid it.”
Why was the free lunch clause put
in the Raines bill? Bi cause the
Liquor Dealers’ Association asked
for it. “If you raise the license bar
the free lunch,” they said. So the
free lunch was barred. It was a
poor barroom that didn’t pay $3 a
day for its lunch.
“Your wife used to be quite flesy,
and now she is thin. What caused
it—taking antifat?”
“No, diyorce. This is a different
wife.”
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Two men were arrested and jailed
in New York City for having coun
terfeit money in their possession, but
when a bank cashier was asked to
look at the money, he said that it
was as good as gold.
Judge Allen Fort of Americus is
squarely in the race for Congress to
fill the position so long and so honor
ably filled by Hon. C. F. Crisp. He
is a strong man and will make a good
race.
Tramp (at dentist’s door) —Please,
sir, could yer fill me teeth this morn
ing?
Dentist—With silver or gold ?
Tramp—Cold roast turkey would
do.
Marriage is a stream in which all
may angle, but few catch pearls.