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THE WEEKLy CONSTITUTION - . ATLANTA GA..' TUESDAY DECEMBER 14 1886 FARMS AND FARMERS. SHORT TALKS VVITH FARMERS OH FARM TOPICS. ■ aZ'arUUa.r-O-h.r kanaWa Snow tut • FartilUer. The opinion prevail*, generally among farm* cm, that snow la quite a fertilizer to winter grain crop*. ThU opinion, doubtless, migrated with onr ancestor* from England to Virginia and North Carolina, and thence to tho more non them state*, aa population moved *6uth westerly. That snow greatly bene fit* grain . crops in thoto regions where it covers the ground the greater port of*hO winter, there can be no shadow of doubt Rut how? ft the first place by protecting ft from cold. Absurd, says one, to cay that anything covered with snow Is protected from cold. Why snow 'itself Is a ter. ribly cold tblog. Admit it is a pretty cold thing, but Its temperature need not bo lower than 32 degrees, and the ground under It need not bo colder tha r •degrees. Suppose just before snowfall, the soil of a wheat field freezes slightly. A light freeze would not hurt groin. Wow cover it up with six to ten inchcsof snow, and let the weather turn very cold.* Let tho thermometer drop down to ten degrees, or as It sometimes does to rero. What then ? Will tho soil temperature sink down to those figures? Mot at all. The loose, porous snow checks tho escape of heat from tho soil, just as a good fnf kt c j tt the heat from escaping from an animal’s body, and the soil retains Its temperature of ap proximately thirty-two degrees. Tho whoat plant is kept about as cold as it would be in a nice frosty morning, just cold enough for a lit tle Ico to form. It is well protected from tho adoto cold, and from (what U more importance still) the cold, dryiug Winds which invariably attend them severe spells of cold. Tho destructive iufiuouc j of cold winds on vegetation is apt to lie over looked. It intensifies tho cold very much and, St pointed out in a former article, is often tho cause of death in plants. Snow, then, effect- ally protects crops from extreme cold and- from cold snd drying winds. Sot does it not do more then that? Poes it not really enrich the roil; is it not really* fertll Sx*r? Not much. Snow, Uko rain water,contains •little ammonia; hut only a little. In numerous esses, oil tho snow and rain water which falls in • year, upon a given area, havo boon carefully collected and examined; tho amount of am- mania In them ascertained; and tho calculation made as to how much ammouia would thus b$ canted Into the soil of an acre. The largest amount thus determined has been a vory little over ten (10) pounds per acre, tho small est about four (4) pounds per acre; and the most careful observations indicate that th? avenge amount of nitrogen (both as ammonia and nitric add) which an acre receives from vain and snow in a whole year, is only about Jive (6) pounds, representing urjequivalent to atit (0) pounds of ammonia. Snow docs not carry into the soil any more ammonia than i corresponding rain, ail of which soaks Into thi soil. A fall of ten Inches of snow Is about equal to ono inch of rain, which Is a good sorting rain. Now, divide six pounds of am. mania by tho number of rainfalls In a year, and see how little ammonia would bo carried the butter gfobutca witl refuse to stick gether; in other words, tho hotter “will ceme.” If tho batter la quit* -warm, ball of it tends to -toll to pieces, and if a- lump of it had previously gathered a churn, the agitation of churning would tend to break it ift pieces, to scatter it rather then gather it If one, for instanoe, mixes oil with water in which a little gum amide in dissolved, shakes the mixture sharply in n bottle, the oil will soon be divided up very small I-articles through the water, giving It a milky appearance—what the druggists calls an emul*i<m. Now applying tbeso facts to churning, it U clear that the butter globules in the milk, which is being churned, shout neither bo too cold nor too hot. They should be warm rnnugh to stick together when thrown «gaiuBt each other, but uot worm enough, and therefore soft enough, to ffy pieces when agitated by tho churning. If our reasoning is correct, it follows also, that as tho globules do not strike each other with os much force, in the wbolo milk as in the cream alone, they ought to be a little more sticky in the former than in the latter—that is they ought to be warned a little more when the whole milk is churned than when tho cream alone is churned. This our correspondent affirms the result of his observations. Wo should bo gltul to hear from others who havo used the thcim&meter in the churn, on thU point. V. If. I>., Bnfesvllle, BI!«.: I have alluvial land Hint i reduces Ally bushels of corn per acre, with o it .'otiillzlng, but when planted lu cotton, Is sub ject to blight. Think of broad casting it With dirty fall, from pork packer* establishment. Pleas* Mate the proper tfrnc for doing so, and ftpsr nine salt per acre can safely be used for either corn cotton. Halt has little mnnurlal value proper, and acts mainly as an amendment to tho soil, producing changes in the constituents of the latter. It woll, therefore, to apply it somewhat in ad vnnro of planting a crop, when used in Isrgu quantity. This gives (into for tho reactions in the soil to develop. Eight bushels per acre broadcast is as much as can be safely or profita bly applied. The first of March is a good time to make the application. The spring rains will can$ it down in tho soil promptly and (el it begin its work. In tho drill, two bushels per aero is the usual quantity put on an acre; this may be, and usually is, applied when the land is bedded, in connection with other fertilizers. fi. A. 0., Nobility, Tex.—riease «tato lithe Le conte pear Is known to blight anywhere and In wbst locality? Will tho become grow and do well as far north ss Atlanta and north Texas? la the Kelfcrprar blight proof, and Is it suited to the southern states? What is your opinion of the Com et pear advertised by nurserymen? What seems to be the best keeping varieties of winter apples tar tbe latitude of Atlanta and south of that soctl The LeConto pair has blighted in tho vicinity of Atlanta and Athens, (la., both on Its own roots and when grafted on other stock. Havo never heard of its blighting In southeastern and southern Georgia, to which localities it seems to bo peculiarly adapted. It gw pretty well near Atlanta; is not aflboted by i cold, except that it is a very early bloomt and tho blossoms arc very liable to bo killed by late frosts. Should not speak of it as doing well lu tlHTVlcinlty of Atlanta. It delights lu a rather loose sandy soil' with clay subsoil a foot or so below the anrbcc. Whether it would succeed in northern Texas could only bo gp- cidc-d by actual trial. Tho Kejfor is qqito similar to tho LcC>nto It also has blighted in this vicinity. From the limited trial with it here, should presmite it to iJ I >'•“ ««» » «•<•«. .*»w praam. ammonia Into the null of im aare, or not move Wo know nothing of tho Comet pear of that .uhilanro than threo pound, of oottoi) I fr “ m po r *'>naUih«'rYnttoii 1 Med ratal would .npply to an aero; and tuuiuo- nla la tho only fi-rtlllaliig material which mow contain.. It la obvlouaty, therefore, a vory poor fi-rtlllt-rr, though It may trmttly hotiolU crofa by tho protection it nflbrda agaln.t cold. At tho north, tvlicrn .now toko, tho place of lain,'tho wintrr laichlng of ooiU I. greatly ftduml, W-rauwi tho .now molt, in tho aprlng anti run. off, in groat inoiiKuro, tvltlion Making Into tho frozen ground. With n, it dot. not remain long cnongh on tho ground to peotret grain to any extent: neither doe* It take the plaro of rain Mtilli-lrntly lu diniiniah tho leaching of tho noli irt an approoiablo do- pee. W. L. J. Ain TnK FAIl.1t UUKSTIOJtnOX. or. u tfuitrn, ituinr-twi lf|0 ini| Sail's Shockley, Chattahoochee, Hockeys awed RtcvenronV winter and Yatc'a have bean fodtv most dcsiiablo in middle Georgia, and would probably da well iu corresponding latitudes in Texas. Ktnwnb, Gadsden, Ala.; Would like to .know tho advantage, If any, of tho agricultural llmo adver tised for salo over ordinary lime for composting with muck? Can It i-o used with stable manure, cotton seed, otc., without freeing tho ammonia? Tlic term “agricultural lime” Is rather vague, snd is applied at times to diflbrent HiilMtancos. Sometimes it Is used to denote the waste, si,iked lime, mixed more or less with judies, which is collected about limekilns. In North Carolina the term is sometimes applied to a phosphate marl which bus been burned; iu other msos, to ordinary rich marl that has been burood. It is presumed that your Inquiry refers to thit first deacrihcd. It has no advuntago over any ordinary burnt lime (bating tho ashes in It) after tho latter hits boon slaked, which is thtj W, ftW.-tVcM Knd, Atlauta, Go.—permit me to •all your attcntlou to the statement made In yonn . I*l*er la reply to C. K. H., iu Tn* VotmnvTtox furl (usual ttstn in which i I mo Is applied to land, rr ** n,,ll 9**>« temperature at 1 After it ia slaked, it is still sufficiontly coustid YourstoTre”^© tw MumMife**!.*..! .rai I (of bH pwpo^snd tho thorough pulverim- •re, 1 presume, correct for the churning off reaij I \ lon permit*i It to •kmc, as Is almost wholly the practice in the north-* 1 W”®® to more uniformly ern«<>4t»; hut the>"V111 uot answer stall wheu tho I than iu any other condition. Ashe.-t milk and rream are rhtrrned together, which Is, I' | are quite valuable as manure, and if much of ho mixed with tba lime, to that extent aturr; the extienu'x nUoivahVo* for a ina^buM^tro- ’I t |^ a ff rirull “ r ^ 1,,llc trUl bo superior to the duct being (is and 73 degrees. WhytbUU »o, I J on ‘' ,,a, .v quick lime. Ono could, by mixing bat e yet to find out; but th.-u U Is, ha« been thown I **hrs with onlinnry lime, product! an article of *>y ■uirraor, lh*n il.lly u • or ■ .wins ihurii f,.r I rgiral v»li:u. Jl is hotter not to mix dthor vi'O.i.l. ut too .i'.fn. I tlxkcd o, quick lira, directly with .tablo im- Th.nk. to our rorrr,|HmdcDifor ratling at- .1 utirc—romo loo. of nitiraoiii. i, ^ulto rortiin to twtlni to th. conditlom rtqajnd for churn- | i roue. If. howev.r, the lime hs, bran iirc- Ihg tho wliolo milk, iiutcad of tho croom •loop, raid for tho fact, otatod lu connection therewith. Onr reply to C, K II. roforrod to the cream raid not to tho whole milk; tho «re.m alone being churned in dnlrlc. of m-jrh lou.ly composted with a large amount of mink, the admixture with stable ui mure wilt not result in apprceiahlo lot. Lime, groan cotton .ewl cud muck may also bo safely earn- ,■■ ... -i— ■ posted together. With such rompost, as with capsclty the whole tnilk chiefly In private I all others, it is heat to cover the heap, when dames. We con seo .omo rooson why the | completed, with a layer four to >tx Indies deep temperature slieuhl he different In two eases. I of rieh earth or muck. To bring this out clearly, it is necessary to hear in mind that In milk, tho llttlo globules ef Loiter are boating In a aolutioo of ctfcJu (or chrrfr matter) in water; that this carein flukl roata over the butler glohtilca and tends to keep them from coming in actual cun* last with each other. Tho olijcet of churn log la, by agitating the milk to nuka these hotter (lohulta strike sgaiaut each other haul enough to fore* oat of tho nay tho casein fluid, and let tka globules stick together, just as tho milk- ■•Id, after the lmUer “eomeo," pteaaea the "-Adhere tl.ra h m Cr t0 ^?** pr »“•! wi ^ adhere together iu oua final ball. Now, I Water, atlOOc 7. # - i- * 1 Carbauactou* tuaUcr 6.WI Uuuiun udublc in aolutioa of catbouatc of \V. J. IV, baraseta, Manato county, Florl«V>: Your Inquirer, J. W. a, of GrswwrUla, ;Tex*«, will find • n an<ily»in of Tex a* poison b>iU iu agricultural re I ort for the year 187;*, p*go HA ] IimI rcverul year** exiicricnco iu Fall county, Tcxa*, mid tun NitUiled that the department cbont- 1st U aU>ut right. Kcfcrriug to report wo find tho following s(»tt incut concerning the ’‘poiaoti toils:’' ••Sub jecting a Kirn pie of tho roil, well pulverized, to the action of distilled water, wo found but nluv-httttdrodlha of one per n ot soluble.” A inpicte analysis gives the following: if the carein fluid was entirely out «* «*•« , *»5'. the globnlnt would Kviko each other more frequently and more ahan-ly, than where the careln Hold la present LottiepittJnlly with nail shot, and uot tec tho striking together of the shot when the Untlo la mhaken; then let him partially Ml Urn battle withh'ater, and oV iaivc the diffewnce of the movement of the ahDl wheu tho Lottie ia shaken again. ..Whan the cream alone la ekurned, tho ooodlUon ia * c ‘ iV l-*t like the .hot in tha aanpty bottle. W hen the whole milk I. chnrnrd, it ia like the j bottle partly ftllcd with the water. It la ub. vkuely Larder for the LuUee globolea to get tofitLi r aud to atlck to e-w.li other when the Wl.ojt n.Ult is churned, than when the cream i T’**" *• thorned. In the former pass they arv sepatal.d fatthcr apirt .ad have to travel thrift, » restating ' liquid *ks {“" ““y set together. Hence.- Ml.-., wkoie milk tlulb ra. . *° i ,h «i I t'l c-n the aotheiitjr of LIchig It la stated thit ins ti. it , *1? rrv * ni *’ 0B *- Noar, turn- I erpsnie rnattex areuinnlatine in a elav aibosip 2“«• *• *»«* wt,i.-h * wuh wate,.g^ « f cr i c h *• vc^oold. loww moro* I year, and where therefore it cannot under- toiinrt cl. "•j' ' T ’ , ° b '"* 11 ,>rr * ;v ’ I go then, cal dccompoatUcn into carbonic add gSb're n ? 4l:y ,Uck •*! ammonia and water, (an ft enn do near the snr« t k St h tiT!!?r Un) -euvery tnlnrlondy np.nph.tm Th. ■"eg n about. If th« mitk is too cold, thsu I - ,ib.ins ccaareinght'■spots" swsmstotodi. rods.... M 1.873 luroluble ibuuuu, extracted by caustio potssa 0.213 Fe»qiiioxidM of alumina and iron 110.4 110'Vbm ie orW OMi Alkalies U'ofa-xa and soda) a«IO IrreUd'K* aUlea— 63 CTO <»ltb‘ < f niau^aucM* 2072 lime- SLUM Lute- - aw mooo The cfctruUt remark*: ' The first observablo nture in this taWe If tho entire cf iu!|'hltHfi acid or any of tho other nlphnr compounds. Next to thi* is the largo rent of humus, which • • • mostprob- rMy cxUts a^ humic’ avid In combination with umina and iron, forming insoluble hunvtttf.«of hues which will account for the very all ffiiouuinf solub’o matter in thr wiL’' cate that there are basins in which tho water accumulates in the .subsoil, and can escape by evaporation only, instead of by both evapora tion snd uiidnrdroinage. Tho remedies P r »- posed oro undcrdralfiage, deep turning over of the soil so as to bring tho subsoil to tho surface •nd ct posing it to tho air—plowing iu doep, a heavy droning of liioe to act on subsoil, and a dressing of plaster to supply the lacking of uai- phur. HOW TO SAVE 930. A Few Words for Every {Subscriber to Bead. Wo take orders from our subscribers ,for aawv lug machines fcinipjy to accommodate them. Tba sewing machine we get for them is the best iu tbe world for tbe money. We guarantee it to be better than any f<5 or 87) msrlijnc—and better than any cheap machine sold by other'newapspora. You cou try it for ten days, qpd if It is not better than any other, uo will re turn the money. At ft7 for a lour ana machlue or 121 for a high arm, there Is no reason why every fiamliy should uot havo a rowing machine. At there prices it will j«ay for Itself In a year. Now hear what the people say. Here Is u voice from Alabama. Mr. J. A. Davis, Kelly’s Creek. Ala., says: My high arm machine arrived, and my wife is de lighted. My neighbors have HO amt 190 machines, and I would not give mine for any of them. Mine Is finer and better, and my wifosays tuico whatsho gave for It wouldn’t buy it. Now Mr. Davis is happy beeanso Ills wife Is de lighted, and be know* Tu*Constitution h.u saved fro for him. But let Mbsiuippi speak. Mr. J. T. Freeman, qf .Stamps, Mias., writes: OUr nclgiibt ri are Hurja-lsei to see n machlnrf of sucTi fin** finish as the one wo bought from you sold at Mich a price. It is perfect in every reject, and the madum says she would not take twico tho price of it for the moddnu, 1 hope you'll get 100.IM sub- Ktjibcra. •There is another happy husband and a happy wife, who would not take $12 for what Tier. Cost- otitutio.n rold her for 821. Let us s«o what Ted- tSSfS. James C. Reeder, ofRarner, Tenn., writes; The machine arrived and cost only 81 30 frclghb It Is up to your claims in every particular. Several ladles have tried It on nil kinds of sew ing, an * •ronounec it superior to any f!6 machine sold her*. Us a beauty .and I don’t tee how auyonu can TO DIE ON THE SCAFFOLD After Fall lavteticasioa Ooreraor Im SUfaros I Eut*rf««-aa4 U»v* «Ui- Frltaaer Thirty Soya in Which to Pr pare for Death-A Loiter Trow 0 Crrok-Hcw Be Takes It. Chronic Catarrh afford lo be without it. We should like to have seen that commute- ladles at work, and heard theif comments, as Tub Constitution, under their sharp eyes and trained finger*, proved It* mipcrloitty in every respect to all other machine*. Now here comes Georgia. Mrs. A. O. McJunkln, CJreSneflhnro, an., writes: Our machine arrlvtyl. and after Rill trial wo pro nounce It perfect. It ia all you claim, and I would not take twice the money l paid for It. We do love to make the hullcs happy, God bless thrml They deserve bappineat hero and hereafter. Dot here’s an opinion from Texas. W. T. Norman, KUkan, Dell co., Texas, writer ur machine come* fully up to your claim*. We -Jndly thank you for placing such a favor in out hands as such a machine at so low ft place. My wile toys U Is letter th *n any of tho HV machines. Vs ate truly proud of it. Now what Mr. Norman thanks us for wo want to dofor every- subscribcr-tbat Is, save them *<o on every maeblno or furnish them better machines than tbe cheap ones sold by other paper*. . Powell, of Georgians, writes t low machine “is the host sold.” We could fill columns with testimony of tMs sorb We havo sold thousands of Tiie Constitution machine*, and have had only ono returned-the mouay for which mptly reftmdad. If, after ton day*’ trial, will say our machine Is not bettor than an) _ iO machine, or than any of tho cheap ma chines sold by other paper*, we will return the imieyp . The now ysar Is coming. Wife do without a machine or breakdown working with an old one. The Constitution machlno is thebeM investment you can make. Don't besl- talc. but tend in your orders. Some Wealthy Women, New York, December 11.—(Special.]—The richest single and tho richost marled lady in tho United Statesaro said tj^bo lying at tbe point of death iu this city. Tho unwedded lady Is Mint Catherine L. Wolf# and tho wife is Mrs. William AbIot. Mias Wolfe eqjoya the in come of Lot ween $18,000,000 and $,*0,000,000. Tho most of this money Is settled ou her toy life only, llerlhcomo is estimated at $^00,Q0PA year, and sho Los hod many offets of rahrriMro. Miss Wolfe bos aristocratic features at»d u slight fig ure. Her hair Is gray and sho drosses su porhly. Her diatnunds are large and dazzling. Sue is a prominent figure in society, and sue is loved and esteemed by all who know her. Sho apeuds her income where sho thinks it will do tho most good. Her almoner for yoars has boon Ilishop Potter, formerly rector of Grace church, ludicd.niss Wolfe, herself, has loug been tho main pillar of this patrician house of worship. Rho, It was who spent $*>,090 for It* marble charity, and who subscribed to liberally toward erecting its beautiful spire, When llishop I’ottcr called for $50,000 with which to build a church in Mulberry streel not long ago, Miss Wolfe was the first to respond. Bho sent him a check for $15,000. Mira Wolfe lives in att elegant brown stouo mansion fronting Madison square, it is n corner house* within a stouo’s throw of tho residence of 8, L. M. Harlow. Sh<* Rome of thofiuc*t)>aintitigrtiu America. A picture by Kuans is among them. -It wad (lainu-d for the emperor of Russia. While tho i*«r was haggling ulmut tho price Mite Wolfo fecund it nud brought it to Now York. Mrs. William Astor, who b nlro Mid to bcbe-l . md hope of recovery, U a wife of a grandson of old Jehu Jacob A*tor and of a sou ofWitlluu 11. Aster. 8Uo is an ofi'shuot of the ancient and uoLlu house of .Schcruu-t horn. Mrs. Aster Is tall, distingue iu Uaring and is a wouuu of gniii ful carriage. She has black luvir, black iyo4 and an olive complexion. She is u leader utueug the real leaders of foskiouabln life iu New York. 81m has a very geticreus disposi tion. Her clmrity is povdbly more practical than thatof Mrs. Wolfe. The Utter nukes moht of her donations to tho church, although they are by no means coufimsl to tho religious community. Mrs. Aster, ou the contrary, socks individual cuRcsof dinin'**, and luus undenumy a hitmhlu ilresido cheerful and luippy. Sho take* a great interest iu youug people lu her Rphcre of life, and gives them many dkiucrs aiul reception*. Mr*. Astor ow n* probably tho finest collection of jewels in America. When attending the s-r^ or private rm'ptions she has froquontly .pcamd in u blaze of diamonds. At an enter tainment iu DeliuuuUo’s last winter her throat was encircled with threo strati N of then* jevv- < la, each a stone of great size. Triple strands of Rimilur pncimis stones were yvound aiound her white shoulders, and her uor-ugo sparkled Uko the buckler ef Ptolemy Phllndclphmt. ’ * il»g jewels si>arkled in her raven lrnii tho colors c her ringed finger's. Pick and bilious headache, and all derange ment* of stomach and bowels, cured by I)r. Tierce's “IVllets.”—or aml-WUotts granules. cents a vial. No cheap boxes to allow waste of virtues. By druggists. •Mxud UnitIs Tobacco." Art yi"»*wcrch«nt for '‘Maud Harris Tobacco, I* tough and waxy, pure, rl«-h and ripe. Jiatgte pronounce it the beat lor the money on tbe south ern uuu kct. Ituu't torget the braud, "Maia! Harris Tolaoo.” Trj- U. Traylor Tobacco Co., Keia*- viUc, N. C. How December Work Pays. lst% Fend ns one new eobeertber, or your own dollar, ami yon get a chnnee la our Chrlstmne dlutrlbuttou of presante* % t«l. Fend 9 eubMrlbere and yon get 9 eneee In our Christmas present box. 30. Scud 3 subscriber* at ft each, anO you get any one of our aplenOiO pictures—five (advertised elsewhere)* and 3 chances in our Christmas bos. 4th. Bend 3 subscribers, at ft each, and you get A chances hi ear Christmas box nml by adding •1.23 you get a watch aud chain ftree. Mb. Bend 10 subscriber*, 01 each, and you gel • ‘watch and chain ftree and 10 chances In our Christina* present box. BrcHsroND, Vn„ December 6.—Governor Leo today received a tetter from Mrs. Lucine Madison, mother of Fannie Lillian MadLfoo, victim of Cluverius, in which she begs tho e fveroor to "let the law take ft* course with »ut wretch CluveriuB, who ha* caused father, mother and eight brothers and 'sistcra to seo much trouble. Only hasten as quick as possl hie for tlic sake of other poor mother* and i iKMcnt female*. 1‘lease, for tho sake of mother whose heart and mind has been nearly craved with grief nud distress let it ("meaning tho Judgment of tho court") stay as it is.” Richmond, Vo., December^.—Governor Lee today sent a letter to tlic counsel of Cluverius, Who is now tinder sentence of d^a^h for tho murder of Funnie Lillian ^radi^on, jih which ho »ya that he has given to their statements and t« all papers and petitions prorenteft; for execu tive clemency In behalf ef the prisoner, tho careful ron.-ideration which their importance demanded. The governor then adds: 1 he prisoner came from the judidnl to the exec utive department of the government, marked "BiiJlly." by judges and jury. Hhirtlng at tiiat iioint, therefore. I have been diligently studying the record, wbileinduztrimalyreoxinginformation and evidence from all other sources which might conclusively prove to my mind lhat the verdict of the court was un error and Unit, therefore, tho sen tence pronounced by tho coUrt of hinting* aud af firmed by Virginia's highest court, must be set aside or commuted. With an earnest desire to faithfully execute, * without fear or favor, laws of the state impartially to vvlih the most profound Kympathy there upon whore hearts this Plow must full: with a clear cousdenco that I am discharging tny duty to the people of my ntote, as God hus given me strength force It, I now tvrlto you to inrorra you that i have hot wen able to reach a different cou- elusion from that held by the courts, aud, there fere, the care of Thomas J. Cluverius is not ono, in roy opinion, to call for executive interference either by the exercise of the pardoning potv by commutation of sentence. The governor’s decision waa conveyed to jail by Judge W. W. (.'romp, senior counsel, and Ills son, Beverly T. Crump, who acquainted prisoner with it. Cluverius stowl the o with the same fortitude which has generally characterized his conduct since his arrest and during his trial. After counsel left him, how ever, it was plainly apparent that tho t news he had heard had a marked effect that It was a* much as ho could do to maintain his wonted composure. Shortly after counsel left tho cell, several re porters visited the jail and made an effort to see the prisoner, but when informed of their object by tho "death watch," Cluverius said: "I do not want to sec anybody.” He was seated in an arm chair, with hia elbows on his knees and his chin baried in his hands. Seeing the reporters at tho door of the cell, he changed his position and endeavored to K calm and collected, but it was evident e blow had struck home. Claverlus Respited. RfcifMOKD, Va., December 8.—-Governor Lee this evening respited Cluverius until the 14tf of January next. But for this respite ho woiih have been hanged day after tomorrow, the 10th iust. C. H. F. Doming, an ex-policeman, was ar rested tonight on a warrant charging him with intending to unlawfully obstruct and impede the ndminiatration of justice, by corruptly con spiring to bribe Herman Joel ao os to induce him to make a faltjp statement to the governor tntion of the sentence of C'luvorius. Joel is tho jeweler upon whose cvidenco the watch key found at tho reservoir on tho day after Lillian Madison's death, was identified as the property of Cluverius. Dom ing had bceu employed as a detective by tho friends of Cluverius to hunt for testimony in his behalf. He approached Joel and paid him thirty-five dollars upon condition that, in ^thp event of his being railed before tho governors ho would give a favorable ooloring to what he ip ht ray aliout the key. Joel took the money id iiumodiatelv afterward went to tho govern or and turned the money over to him, and told him all about the matter. This occurred two week* ago, but was kept quiet until after the governor had given bis decision on tho ques tion of tespiting Cluverius, which ho did thi* afternoon. A Letter from a Crank. Richmond, Vo., Docombci 0.—C. H; F. Dtwring, tho ex-policcmon who wa* arrestod last night on the charge of bribing Herman Joel, the watch-key witness in tho Cluvoriu* tse, was before tho police court today, bnt the (flminution wa* postponed till tho 18th lust. When considering tho petitions for executive clemency in the cose or Cluvorius, tho gov emor sent for Joel and questioned him In re gard to the watch key. At tho roqUest of th$ govrrndt, Joel descrihot tho interior of a watf-h key which ho had repaired for Cluvoriu* and aftrrwards opened it in the presence of the governor. His description tallied exactly with tho intei rler of the watch key. At the triil tho com!- monwealth asked that tho key l»o opened by Joel, but counsel for the defense objected. This wn* puhaj s the strongest poiut in the evidence against the prisoner and now sinco it ho3 coon* to light that tho Interior of tho watch key was found to be ns described by Joel, evidence of the priront t’s guilt is oven more conclusive. 'Jiiof of Pel ire Poe, today received a letter from Fupcrintcndent Murray, of New York, con- ' ' ting the following which he lmd received: mtmm ks, ISSt).—Knperlntendcnt Murray. Dear ! am rorry that the authorities of Richmond ' milking u great mUlHke about the Cluverlu* j core. He in tho wrong taan. Horry h«could not < aUM. X bad b«j>ed he could, and now « provt thin ere is nothing left for me l»ut to mtrreudcr my- reir a* the murderer of Lilian Madison. I wUt sur render on the rooming of the Cluverius execution, at your headquarter*. It is uniuH-i srary to rive you further particular*, ense will show clearly about the murder at al. 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I tried many medicine, but teedred no benefit I waa at hut induced to try Hood', Banapanlta, and I am not tho aamo mto| In health or foeltugi. Ur catarrh la cored, nSJ throat i. entirely welL and • dyapcpala trouble.' with atokhcadaobo, bar. all dlaappcarcd.” B, M, LINCOLN, a Chamber. Bt, Boaton, Try tho peculiar medicine. - . Stuffed up Feeling ■Tor aoreralycara I hare been troubled wifl that terrible dlaairaabladlMUO, catarrh; I toe Eood’a 8araaparlUa with the Tory boat rcsulta. cured me of that oon tinned dropping in my throat, anditoffed up feeling. It bee also helped my mother, who hie laten It for run down Mate-of health and kldoer Double I rcoommend Hofid’u BanwpariHa to all a. .good medlelne." Mild. 8. D. BJUTB, Putnam, duo. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Bold by an druggists. 91; six for 95. Prepared onl by C. I. HOOD A CO., Lowell, Moss. Bold by an drnggtsu. 91; six for 95. Prepared only ' i by 0. L HOOD A CO.. Lowell, Moss. 100 Doses One Dollar. 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It is tmneelM in contort and appearance; it Huai approached ndurability. j- 7j ' Beware of Congreea Shoe, which hare decayed duties. The James Moans’ 13 Shoe Him the boil elutto mono can boy. Cantlmt Soma deilcra original $3 Shoe, Beware of It upon tha reputation of tho original. am* dealers recommend Inferior goods fit rndvto malm a larger proSt. Tola I t tl.l Beware of Imitations, which ndtnowlcde. their own Inferiority by aUmoptlOft t.r budd! I Of tho original, you cannot bo aura of gtttjjtir the eonuinoartlcl, nntcra yon are ace that tlda stamp appears plainly . JAMES MEANS’ $3 SISEi If you bar* bern f »vlngj or tlx dollars tor your choes, we alioald Uko tocoorw.cef that It will certainly pay joa to at least try oua rair ot Ijghocabetorabaylflgancw palr. it will perhaps It will cvestaJ coao. Our cclebnttedl. —quantity of chocs of Uib tmuJa IT other factory In the world. The fai.Kr» hfeaao'- oe U told by th* teodkar *’ * United Stotea. Made ia 1 aopplyyu,taral. u, wnie to usscuiu iia your tMIMHR tor Territory you nuylireu jMJEsmxa&co^j $10.00 for a No. 7 FLATTOP COOKSTQVF, That bea heretofore solA tor •1B.OO. Send for Ibices and Catt£. A. |P. STEWART 8s CO., 00 Whitehall Street, Atlanta, OS .... ,i.F ■—■-'-■-ti-- -IBM COMPLETE SkGUN A5Y*ODY wlrtlitRto buy a «eeoR»l-luvm\ hns- bord rhrap (houM communfrate With that Iowa girl who canted on a coartahin through a raatii- rnrulal bureau with a ’•acaUaytsiack-ralaer" of Niltarta, u l->\ after site Uni tjetjviJ^rrktl to hltu, (ttroed out to be a hi tel porjer with ono glass eye. h'he will tll'ptwe nf her Interest lu him so cheap It would make your head swim. One chase* In th* CUrUtmat PmontDot way g«t y<M» the 9100 preamt, or on* of the other*. Yon g«t a good paper and premium anyhow, and a rhunce at oar praacnU. 11 w III pay a vary body to gat sabaaribar* Car Th* ComUtaUon In December. Go to work Delicate di^ascg of either sex tv.du ally cured. Feud lff'ceata in 8tam\« for I* ok. Address, World’# Dispensary MeJitul Ar.-ciutiun, BuflhlOi N. Y. H. Stanton, tho o»Iy surviviagsoti Tain from indigcatlAo, dyspepsia, aud too hearty ratiuy Sa rellavtd at one© by taking on© of Carter's Little Liver pill* immediately afterMinner. Don’t forget tbla. CiiRirrontEC CotniRt a. in oil* b u by an order of Arabian! SecrctoO' Fairetalid, been ad mitted fkee of duty to tbe loud which he discov ered. Harden* and invigorate* the gums, purifies and perfttvre the breatk^dean*ea,beaatifics and pre serve* the teeth from youth to old ago. Bold by an** *— ’ FINEST LAMINATED babbxls yto ease *xtr**rdt«ary bargain* ta th* r.mparor Do final. Th-y are wUhont exerntte* th* finest Gun* « Mfer thraa Do not bar a gun nf any iln t until voa have toon onr Il»t, as w*ean aav* you moa*r. Addrea* •UBuforpuUciiiu,. CLAFLIN X CO.. Ouano Street, New York City. N. Y. 5. Neae ‘hie naaar. novO-wkvft tow Adair Brothers & Comp’y General Agents, Atlanta, Ga. We take pleaaure In Infbrmtof our etutomen and dealcie genOally that wo have contracted he above firm to aoll the eutlra product of our factory. They are now prepared to fill order, from; II on short notice and eaey tarma tor FURMAN FARM IMPROVEMENT COMPANY; Ac ! d Phosphate, Furman High Grade Guano, Buffa'o Bone Guanor liQutfroW* KEYSTCHE WfBNSEBS AT iOWESTWHOLKME pffik Ukm V. V. ito’is fie U).. *cit. I'm Pfofl BRA^l Kctlo I tatafwoe. ■wayfict t.xrua -