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THE GAZETTE: TIFTON, GA.. FRLDA Y, AUGUST 2, 1895.
To Stop Rabbit* From CJuowintf Fruit
Trecit, Ustt MeMt Skin*—A Good Fruit
Preserving Solution Is Given—n**m*»dy
For Kciemit Among Mule*—Slow to Rx-
terminate Cheat In Wheat.,
BURNING OFF LAND.
Question 1.—Does burning oft tho
I land injure it?
Answer 1.—Tho following applies
with such force to some sections of our
own state that we give it space, hoping
it may serve as a warning where the
practice of burning off the land is still
in vogue:
“Thepraotioe of burning the old and
dry grass in unoccupied lands, in order
that a younger and more tender growth
may give pasture to cattle is still com
mon in some of our states, and its re
sults, though of benefit to few, are dis
astrous to tho general welfare. Nor is
it .the grass alone that barns, but fire
communicates to the trees, thousands
of which yearly succumb. Worse than
all, the humns in the sandy soil is
burned out and the future wealth and
resources of the state are destroyed.
At this day, and everywhere, may be
enconntered tracts of utterly barren
and worthlos3 land, in the midst of
comparatively fertile, whose fertility
has thus been destroyed."
FERTILIZING WITHOUT NITROGEN.
Question 2.—Last yoar I fertilized
a field well with acid phosphate and
kainit, yet secured a very poor yield.
Will you please tell mo tho causo of the
whereupon Goldwire skip- trouble?
A Sensational Elopement.
- On Tuesday, July 23, the little '
village of Bakers Mills, on the G. S.
& IV railroad* was the scene of one of
• the most sensation elopement, that
has happened in that or any other
section. -
Miss Ada Bell Wilby, daughter of
G. H. Wilby, of Bakers Mills, it
seems : lias had two suitors, who had
been seeking after her hand and j
heart, in the persons of Goldwire,!
express agent at Lake City, and Ed
Martin, railroad agent at Bakers
Milta, but in both instances met
with the most strenuous opposition
on the part of her parents.
Neither of the young gentlemen
however, were daunted at the obsta
cle, and on Tuesday of last week
Goldwire procured a license in due
form and proceeded to the home of
the young lady’s parents. He made
his business known to Mrs. Wilby,
who informed him that Mr.Wilby was
in the woods near by, and that he had
better leave, for if her husband
n caught him there he would kill him.
The -young mah said that lie might
do this, but that was all he could do;
and lie proposed to face the conse
quences rather than be defeated in
his purpose.
In the mean time, Mrs. Wilby had
gotten her husband word, and he ap
peared upon the scene and notified
' Gcldwire that he had just one min
ute to leave, and that half of that
was gone,
i ’ I
Not far from the house lie met his
rival, Mr. B. E. Martin, (who, by the
way, is the son of Mr. M. F. Martin,
ot Tiftou.) They got into some diffi
culty, and had a bout or two. After
this, Martin called on Miss Wilby
and asked her if he would procure a
license if she would elope with him.
She agreed to this, and that night,
^notwithstanding the parental vigi
lance, succeeded in getting away and
meeting Martin. They went to Du
pont, on the S., F. and W. road, pro
cured a license, and were married.
In the mean time, Martin had noti
fied Mr. Wilby by postal that they
were married, and would leave for
Tifton the next day,hilt immediately
started toward Florida.
On Wednesday night they took the
midnight train for Tifton, and it so
happened that Mr. Wilby took the
same train. Young Martin learned
of Wilby’s presence on the train, and
endeavored to reason with him, but
was immediately expelled from the
train by the wrathy father, who
brought his daughter on to Tifton,
"flopping over here until the early
train Thursday morning, upon which
he returned home with her. After
his arrival at home, he received a
note from a friend that the young
couple were really married, and upon
showing it to his daughter she said it
was true, greatly to the father’s as
tonishment, who had congratulated
himself that he had defeated jthe
scheme.
HoWever, after considering the
matter, the bride’s parents wisely de
cided to reconcile themselves to the
inevitable and accept the situation, so
man and wife are now happily reu
nited, with the parental blessing.
Marvelous Results.
Prom a letter written by Rev. J. Gun-
ilennan, of Dimondale, Mich., we. are
itted to make this extract: “I have
» hestitation in recommending, Dr.
ing’s New Discovery, as tho results
i were almost marverous in the case of my
wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist
| church at Rives Junction she was brought
with Pneumonia succeeding La-
Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of cough
ing would last hours with little interrup
tiou and it seemed as if she could not
survive them. A friend recommended
Dr. King’s New Discovery; it was quick
lh its work and highly satisfactory in
results.” Trial bottle free at Jake W.
Paulk’s, Tifton, and W. A. Crabtree's,
Sparks.
Baldridge & Fulwood agency have
me fine 10 and 20 acre farmB fonr
miles south of town for $6.00 per
acre- Also, within two miles, at
' $10 per acre.
fttiMiifdifr'bik.
Commissioner Nesbitt’s Ques
tion Box For the Month.
SOMB SUGGESTIONS TO FARMERS.
ECZF.51.0
Question (t.—I have a mare mule
10 years old that is very qneer'y affeot-
ed. Will you please iuform me what is
the trouble and how to cure it? From
tho least touch or rub tho hair comes
off aud first comes a whito totter look
ing scale, then in about 12 hours festers
and runs. She has now a sore from
the oars to her tail ou backbone, and
also where trace rubs and under should
er and belly; eats well, will work well
15 or 20miuutos aud then seems to stag
ger like a person intoxicated; after
starting her off in afnrrow will go very
well uutil end of row, then you yvill
have to lead her round to start again.
Any information will bo kindly receiv
ed.
Answer 6. —Powdered aloes, 10
drachms.
Powdered gentian, 1 drachm.
Give at one drench to start with.
Then give teaspoonful of tho following
every morning and evening in feed:
Sulphate of iron, 4 ounces.
Powdered nux vomica, 3 ounces.
Nitrate of potash, 2 ounces.
Mixed.
Externally wash the mule with warm
water and carboliosoap over all affected
parts first, then use once a day, rubbed
into the sores, the following:
Creosote, 3 ounces.
Raw linseed oil, 13 ounces.
Liquid potash, 4 ounces.
cheat or chess in wheat.
Question 7.—Do wheat or oats
PRICES!
‘ | Money Saved is Money Made.
-YOU CAN STETCH-
—0—
YOUR
DOLLARS
ever
I got rid of
Answer 2.—In fertilizing with acid
phosphate and kainit without supply
ing nitrogen you failed to comply with
a principle of plant growth. It is a
law of naturo that in tho absence of
any important element of plant food,
though tho others be present iu abund
ance, yet tho plant cannot utilize them.
It is necessary for all to bo present in a
suitablo condition to ho taken up. Tho
following apt illustration has beon
used to exhibit how essential it is that
everything that is required by tho
plant should bo present in tho soil. “If
a farmer wishos to make a cart ho pre
pares his wood hnd iron, gets them all
iu proper condition, and then can very
readily put them together. But if ho
has all the wood necessary and no iron
ho cannot rnako his cart, bocauso bolts,
nails and screws are required, aud
their plnce cannot bo supplied by
boards.” Nitrogen also is tho groatest
element to produce growth.
RABBITS GNAWING YOUNG APPLE TREES.
Question 3.—How can I provont rab
bits from gnawing my young apple
trees?
Answer 3.—Bacon skin rubbed ou
the tree3, flesh side next the bark all
the way np from the grouud to about
2 feet on the body of each tree, will
keep the rabbits off. This should be
done every spring.
potato beetle.
Question 4.—-How shall I fight the
bugs, of which I send specimen, and
whioh are said to be a serious enemy to
the potato crop?
Answer 4.—The enolosed bog is the
Colorado potato beetle whioh, in many
sections of the oonntry, has been very
destructive in the potato fields. It has
only in reeent years made its appear
ance in north Alabama and north Geor
gia, and east and middle Tennessee.
Paris green or London purple, both be
ing arsenites, are regarded as the best
remedies.
In the dry form, nse mixed in the
proportion of one pound of poison to
five of flour, and two of dry dost, fine
ashes or airslacked lime; apply with a
sifter or perforated pan. If sprayed or
sprinkled over the vine in liquid form,
nse a small teaipoonfnl to two, or even
three, gallons of water. Be very care
ful in handling Paris green or London
purple, as they are deadly poison.
fruit preserving solution.
Question 5.—Please give me a for
mula for preparing a fruit and vegeta
ble preserving solution. In view of the
approaching exposition, and the faet
that many of onr finest specimens can
not be kept until the exposition opens,
except by some prooess of this kind,
many growers are interested in this
question.
Answer 5.—In the preparation of
frnit and vegetables, the best preserv
ing fluid is 40 per oent alcohol, 10 per
cent glyoerine and the balanoe flltored
rain water. Of course this fluid renders
the fruit unfit for use. Each section
of the state should appoint a commit
tee, either by the county commissioners
or by a meeting of the oitizenx, whose
duty it shall be to awa^gn an interest
ae to the Importance of this exhibition
of our produots at the Cottou States
and Internation exposition and the
benefits that wilt probably remit to
their resneotive sections.
turn to cheat? How can
cheat?
Answer.—This has long boon a moot
ed question among "farmers and there
are some who still believe in this trans
mutation of one plant into another.
The following oxtracts from an article
by one of tho best authorities in the
union should settlo this question:
“This weed lias beon supposed by
some to ho produced from degenerated
wheat, but tho faet that it belongs to
quite a distinct genus from wheat ren
ders this impossible.
“Tho seed, of tho clioat or chess aro
much smaller than of wheat aud may
bo uumorously scattered through seed
wheat and reprodueo the wood among
tho stubble, uuperocivod to ordinary ob
servation. Tho sood being very hardy
may remain at some depth in tho soil,
unpercoivod and dormant, until brought
near the surface and subjoatud to tho
action of light, air and moisture. When
the young chess plants growing from
tliis seed' aro shaded by a dense crop of
wheat they grow only a few inches
high, sometimes not over two inches,
perfect their seod, and aro wholly un
observed, but when tho wheat is win
ter killed, or otherwise destroyed, they
spread and grow upwards unchecked,
three foot high, and often produce from
3,000 to 3,000'seed to a single root, cov
er tho whole surfaco, and lead to the
superficial, conclusion that tho wheat,
being killed, was couvortod to ohoss.
Tho above quotations explain tho
matter. The cheat aro seod are in tho
ground where you sow wheat or otits.
Should tho whoat or oats grow, though
the oheat comes up aud makes seod, it
is so small as to pass unnoticed, being
smothered as it wore by tho growing
grain. Should tho wheat or oats, how
ever, be winter killed or grazed by cat
tle too late in the spring, then the oheat
whioh is up and ready to grow off,
takes possession ot the grouud, smoth
ers out what little grain may bo left,
grows 3 to 3 feet high, and the
oareless observer comes to the con
clusion that his wheat or oats has been
changed to oheat, a plant of an entirely
different genus.
Tho process for getting rid of this
grass or weed is simple, namely: Sow
none bnt perfectly clean seed and also
rotate the crops and it will gradually
disappear from tho land.
By Trading
Atthe New York Store.
During the
great Bargains
Hats and Clothing,
next 30 days we will offer
*
in all Dry-Goods, Notions.
i
at a
SLAUGHTERED » SAL E.
Come and see us,
and be convinced.
L. S. SHEPHERD & CO.
• PROPRIETORS OF
The New York Store.
—« COME TO THE »—
TIFTON DRUG STORE
And you will be treated to your advantage, my motto being
FIRST-CLASS GOODS
REASONABLE PRICES.
1 keep a large supply of STANDARD Patent
Medicines and are prepared to use, in filling your pre
scriptions, Fresh Drugs of the Best Quality.
I AM WEED SUPPLIED
With Toilet and Fancy Articles, Perfumery, School Books, and Sta
tionary, Lamps and Lamp Fixtures, Fruit Jars. Flower Pots ami
Ohurns. Paints, Oils, Tarnishes, Gold Paints, Prepared Buggy and
Furniture Paints, Brushes, Etc.
Full Line of Hawkes’ Optical Goods.
Do Not lluy Elsewhere Before Seeing or Pricing These Woods.
The most select stock of Tobacco and Cigars in the oily
My customers can be served with good Havana cigars. ’
Freshest and best Garden Seeds, all tho year round. Call and see me.
1-tf. J. c. GOODMAN.
Four Big Shocchhcb.
Having the needed merit to more than
make good all the advertising claimed
for them, the following four remedies
base reached a phenomenal sale. Dr.
King’s New Discovery, for consumption,
coughs and colds, each bottle guaranteed,
—Electric Bitters, the great remedy for
liver, stomach and kidneys. Bucklen’ 8
Arnica Salve, the best in the world, and
Dr. King’s New Life pill.s which are a
perfect pill. All these remedies are
guaranteed to do just what is claimed for
them and the dealer whose name is at
tached herewith will lie glad to tell you
more of them. Sold at Jake W. Paulk’s,
Tifton, and W. A. Crabtree’s, Sparks.
H. A. YOUMANS.
Liter; and Feed Sttbles.
tern to
Afitoliell W. Graskins,
-Dealer In-
Dry-Goods, Notions, Clothing,
Hats, Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Crocker;, Woodware, Etc.
Country Produce Bought aud Sold.
&F Goods are all fresh and firstclass. Low prices, fair dealing, prompt
and polite attention guaranteed.
Masonic Building, TIFTON, GA.
MARKET.
Wal ker & Powers, Proprietors.
Main Street, Tifton, Georgia.
Select Meats of our oton raising always on hand. Also a full
line of Fruits,"Vegetables and Family Groceries.
(Twit*. iu. j jgfjlF Always afresh, and guaranteed to please.