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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 12, 1887.
IarmsAKD farmers.
Short Talks With Farmers on
Farm Topics.
THE FARM AND QUESTION BOX.
About I ho Foil Crop*—Homo *Vbeo» Qucotlono
—Iti'li on llomco- Tim Chinch ling
nod How to (Jot Hid ot It.
Foil Cropo— Hoclol Intorcooroo.
Spring and summer crop* being disposed of.
It U will to plan and begin preparation for
fall crops. Wo are apt to feel llko taking a
root now for awhile, and within proper limits
tills Is right and proper. Fnrmcii ought to
visit each other, inspect farms and compare
potos. Nothing is more profitable. Each one
lias his own way "I doing things, and If one
plan gives better results than another, it can
DD seen by all and afterwards adopted. It is
a great mistake to snpposo that any one farmer
knows it all. Homo may know more than
others, hut every one is sure to tie hcaiifltted
by examining his neighbor’s ways and meth
ods. One is apt to get narrow and one-sided
If ho stays at home too inuch-and farmers
abovo all others need to guard against this.
Hut Whilst testing and Indulging to acjrinl
fdoarorts, ono can plan and think, iumi iniK
over hi* plain ond hi* n«l/fliU>r *. They may
offer Rf>od •njjgeations from thoir experiem*©.
One may have tried Just what yon were think*
log ot and it did net work well. An
other may bo aide to suggest something tetter.
live, barley, oats, clover and grasa aro the
leading cropn to which’attclitlon should now te
turned. It will be six week* to two month*
before It I* timo to sow, but tho prepa
ration of tho land »hould begin
At once. It 1* often too dry to break
op land at this period of tho year. Ilenco ad
vantage should te take n of every rain. Once
land 1* well pulverized, it will retain nurture
And start crop* murli te tter than that which
baa lu Iw broken and worked at. Jnat at an d-
ugtlmo. Deep and repealed allrrlngsnf tho
Spoil CXIKISO It freely In tho air, and inako it dry
off rapidly. Itraak It,therefore,In advance, and
lot It lakh a rain or two bo/oro anslliig tlmo.
■uni It It Is lightly harrowed after each rain, so
that n crust cannot form, It will lie very apt to
lie in good eondllitlon when seeding time
pomes. After land la once well broken, liiir-
nwlng"ill keep It In good condition almost
llidelliiltely. This Is a lesson which most of
onr farmers havo not sufficiently learned;
Iboy rely on tho plow too much, on tho bar-
tow too little.
Another Implement, whose Importance wo
wish to Blrc.« to ihlsioiuiootloii.ls a homy
toller. Itought to follow tho plow and pre-
cedo tho harrow. It makes tho work of tho
harrow much more thorough. Moreover, roll
lug tho soil greatly facilitates the coming up
of and in dry weather. Did yon never notice
bow much butter small seed, llko the turnip,
come np in tracks made on tho frcah-stlrred
soli? I.Kisa soil dries before they have time
to germinate. I’reaa it down, and moisture enn-
tlnuiH loroaoh It from below. Notice lu the early
morning how much wetter it Is in a track than
in tho loose earth around It. Now, goal render,
M you havo not a good heavy two-horse roller
get or asoko ouo. Tho present period of com-
jurat! V* leisure Is a good time to do It. Got
two CUD of I silt lltnler, eighteen Inches long
and two feet to diameter if yon can. Eighteen
inches will do, but two feet Is better. Tmn
Ihcin twice as you would tho rollers of n sor
ghum mill. Dorn a two hick hole throngh the
Centro id each, and put In an iron rod, which
should piojcct fonr Inches at eneli end. Put n
washer to between llio two rollers, and adjust
them In a trams with tongue, and you will
have Biiaudlent, Implement. Tyro sluirtjol-
txfffc than one long one, the first
(than tits svoond and Is more
ten are lx*
turna'moio
•sally bored.
For breaking the lend yon will need cither s
good two-11else tprn plow, or a two-horse
scooter. Tho latter in prcfarable, as It does
not expose tho soli so fully lu tho sun as tho
tarn plow does. For harrowing, tho disc bar
low Is the last. It pulverises well and brings
np nothing which has been hurled by tho plow.
Having selected the land, break it once If tho
soil Is wet enough. II not after the tint rain
lollop tho plow at ones with roller, and It with
tho harrow, sml loavo It thus until the next
rain, then harrow ngaln, andcontlnne to har
row after rainfall till soctUng time. Ono who
imnotes this ratine, and Is watchful, will
lianlly over fall to get his fall crops started In
good time. Those who put off preparation tv
the lost minute arc very apt to ho caught.
__ W. L. J.
. TUK FADH AND UtllUTlON BOX.
Dr. W. I. Tine*, rcnltssol the hlsUrst and safest
sutrli ulturnt authority In tho smith, presides over
thlsdewiriuv'ut. Ho so Hells practical auggcsttoiui
fit Is cheat. It Is very fmrdj’ and
wili thrive when other valuablo plants ftould
«ofr-but ha* never mad© much headway ns a
full ivated plant, though often tried. It ha*
not much leafugc and tho atom i* rather hard
and woody. Still In the nteenco of other win
ter grasses, it Is far from being worthless.
Where wheat ii grown It U very desirable to
banhh cheat from tho jfarin.
T. a W., Bartow, Fla.: 1. fleam inform me of
tho different kind* of cantor oil beans, *nd if there
I* any variety that is dwarfish in Its habit. Does
the bush have any manuritil value, similar to pcaa
and clover on land? Would It do to plant them
very thick in an orange grove? Would peas or
any other crop grow, planted alternately, among
them? Aro the seed* valuable as a fertilizer when
crushed up? The kind we have grows sometimes
twelve or fifteen Inches in circumference and
twenty to thirty feet high. 2. Is there any mode of
keeping cabbage, after they are headed up, through
the mi mrner season. Our cabbage hca<is up from
first December to February, and they rot if allowed
to stand.
l>o not think there Is any dwarf variety of
castor oil plant. There aro varieties differing
in color of stem and flower heads, but all are
disposed to grow large In warm climates. It Is
perennial iu tho tropics and attains quite tho
dimensions of a tree. It is said tho plant has
eonsiderablo rnanurial valuo, and Improves
land liko peas. Wo cannot speak, however,
from observation on this point. Think it
doubtful It so largo and rank a growing plant
would te advisable in an orange grove; it
would mako too heavy demands on tho soil
during the growing season. The seeds aro
quite valuable ns a fertilizer—nearly as much
so as cotton seed. After tho oil Is pressed out
of them tho meal is quite extensively used as a
fertilizer.
2. I)o not think it would bo practicable to
carry whiter cabbage through tho summer.
Tho only feasible plan is to arrange to havo
them head successively and at a late period.
Could you not start plants in the fall or whiter
which would not head until welt into tho sum
mer. Wo aro having very good cabbages now
(.July,) which were started in the early spring.
They would rot aim It allowed to stand long.
They must bo cousunicd pretty soon after
heading.
J. XV. M., Madison Ga.: ( mu you tell me wlrnt will
remove warts from a row’* b*g anil teat* ?
(ircasoaround tho wart, but not the wart It
self, then touch tho w«*rt with nitric acid, or
aquafortis. It may havo to ho repeated a time
or two; or an ointment of ono part of arsenic
to four of lard may ho rubbed on tho wart
a week until it disappears.
J. 11. Meh. FbwMown, Ga.—I. Can yon tell me
wlmt will cure tho itch on horn** ? t haven:
Hint lut* It on h<-r neck and It I* very hunt to
2. Cun yon tell mo how to keep worm* out of
limde meat during ttio rummer without put-
posit their eggs. They do not tfi rive In wet sea
sons and require ono or two dry years to develop
them In largo quantity. They feed upon
wheat, oats, grass, and all plants belonging to
the giaiu family. I fence not only the cultiva
tion of wheat, but all other grains .and grasses
would have to bo abandoned to starve them
out. If the remainder of tho year proves wet
itis not probaldo that you will bo much trou
bled with them another year.
J. F.lMcC., HcrmanobiUe, Miss.: I write toor.k
information in regard to what is known here os
bud worms. My com (or the last two years hat
suffered from this pest. 1 first noticed that it toad a
wilted look and then the center or top blades would
die, leaving two green ones next .the Jground. Till?
was before corn had teen hood. After hoeing the
bugs or insects disappeared until the corn was
about knee high, when they attacked it In great
numbers,'first boring a hole In the center of the
*taik end then cutting each successive root, letting
th * corn In many Inutaticcs fall to the ground.
These Insect* resemble the pea*, wevil home what,
being but little larger and having white wing* for
which they seem to have no use. They emit the
diivuMIngodorof the chinch.
You aro probably confounding two things
together—tho bud worm and tho
Chinch bug; Tho .latter is re
ported a* in eonsiderablo numbers tho pres
ent year in North and South Carolina. Be©
inquiries and answers from parties in those
stales. Tho bud worm is very widely dis
tributed nml attacks corn every year in wet
lands and in weed land. Tho best preventive
is to coat tho seed in coni tar, very lightly.
Planting very early and quite lato aro also
more or less preventive. Tho chinch bug is
not a tectlc, liko tho wovil, but belongs to tho
same family os tho chinch and squash hug. It
sucks tho juices of plants. For remedies see
answers to inquiries already referred to.
J. B. If., Union Spring*, Ala.: The worms arc
boring into one of iny teaiftiful wntcmnk simile
trees, and hsvc been told they win destroy the life
of the tree. I'leaso give a remedy to destroy the
worm* and publish same in The Constitution, for
It will be of interest to many of its readers.
Tho iarvos of qulto a number of insects Itoro
into tho oak. After they get in there is noth
ing left to do but insert a wire into tho hole
and destroy It, This is uncertain, because its
burrows aro tortuous. To*provent its entrance ei
It ip reeoinmonded to whitewash tho treo, ini*: | to bo subject to the'rniYromi commission, mid
Ing crudo carbolic acid with tho wash to keep j entitled to tho same immunities as other first-
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Tha First Week’s Work of the
Summer Session.
INVESTIGATING THE CONVICT CAMPS.
The 8tat© Road Tease—Mr. Schofield's Pe
troleum lilll—As to lloundary Lines—
To Benefit Doctors. Klc.
Tho attendance on Wednesday, tho opening
day of the adjourned seasion, was quite largo.
In tho senate Hon. John »S. Davidson pre
sided, and in tho house Speaker Little occu
pied the chair. The governor was notified that
the assembly was ready to hear from him, and
the two houses at once plunged into tho routine
business of tho scsiion.
House.
THE LEASE OF TIIE STATE ROAD.
In tho hottMo Mr. Wheeler fired tho first
pm in favor of tho lease of tho Western and
Atlantic railroad, at tho expiration cf the
present lease. His hill is elaborately and
carefully drawn. By its form* the lease Is to
te for twenty years,at a rental of not less than
£40,MX) per month. A neglect for twenty days
to pay tho rental forfeits the lease and flKfcMw.
Lessees cannot sub-lease to others. Tho bond
is fixed at £10,000,000, one-half of which is to
lie given by parties resident in tho stato; tho
oilier half out of the state must te guaranteed
by real estate or railroad property. The bonds
men in tho stato must l»© wortli £4,000,000
nltovn all liabilities. Tho lessees not to bo less
than five in nuinter. Tho shares in tho lease
are to ho considered personal properly. Tho
inhibition about discrimination te retained,and
the state is declared not to bo liable for better
ments.
Mr. Felton, of Bartow, offered tho second
bill for tho lease of tho road, tho provisions
being nearly tho same as In tho first bill, ex
cept that tho monthly rental should not be less
than £.'15,000 and tho amount forfeited by non
payment of the rental £105,100. Tho bond Is
fixed at £1,000,000. to bo secured by property in
the stato. Tho bill provides that tho governor
shall appoint three railroad men to make a
complete inventory of the property of tho
Western and Atlantic railroad before it is
turned over to tho new lessees. ' Tho road is
prohibited from discriminating, and declared
4. And can yon give me a plan to ko-p crow*
out of a watermelon patch when you cannot got
close enough to shoot them?
1. Scour tho affected parts with dry, fine
sand, pretty thoroughly, then wash perfectly
clean with soap and water. After tho parts
aro thoroughly dry, rub in well an ointment ot
ono part of sulphur to two of lard.
2. There are several ways ot doing this; ono
Is to sutoke ami take down before tho first of
March and sow up suugly la bags and hang
up. Another is to pack uwny in ashes or dry
»r»a) before tho date mentioned, Tire Import
ant point Is to secure tho meat early, before
tho bug and fly begin their work.
3. The bug it* egg into tho
pea before tho grain harden*,
and tho only thing left to do is to retard tho
hatching and dovolnpmcnt. This may te done
by keeping the peas in a cool place (cellar)
and by net puttingtItem In bulk. They keep
freer from wovil* when iu halls than when
, boeutiso they keep cooler ’ ‘
goat huuicnsud»:
V. F. 1’., KUter.Gs.t I wish U>sow torn* wheat
thUftifi.nudto te teller Inform*!, ask the follow ing
and what kind (sent or cotton) land
•bout 1 te selected ft* wriest?
2. When, amt how, should I togiusud prepare tho
Aire for the seed. How should the grain te put «t
proper and uniform depth, without a groin drill?
8. What time should the groin te sowed?
4. What kind of manure. 1 hare stable nr lot
manure, cotton seed, and cau buy most of tho com
mercial manures?
My land* arc poor coarse grovel, between a gray
and red soil, with «mr*o grovel su?*>ll; will produce
from nue to throe barrels of com, or ono bale of cot
ton, to three acres, ordinarily.
1. If cotton can te gotten out of tho way so
that wheat may te' gown tire first of Novem
ber, eotton land should te chosen. As regard
•oil, red and stiff land are the test suited to
irhaat.
2. If cotton land Is sclrctcd no other prepay
atiou is needed but U> knock down and plow
up tho cotton stalks stut Ursa to plow in the
grain, harrow and roll. The seed will not bo
covered uniformly deep, but that cannot well
pa douo without a drill. The nearest approach
to it is reached by breaking land, then running
shovel furrows os near tegtehor a* can te done
Without filling each other, sow grain broadcast
tnd then brush In across the furrows. Tho
grain which does nut fall In tho furrows at first
Will be brushed In them and tho wheat will
porno up very lunch a* if it had been drilled.
It com land is selected, gather com as early
•• possible; cut stalks into short pieces a foot
or a foot and a half long. This i* readily done
When the stalk* are standing with a corn knife,
or a heavy butcher knlfo will answer. As*x>n
as tUU is done l u'.vk up tho land and roll it.
If rain falls sttcr this, and before seeding
time, break and roll again, open furrows with
above!, as do>eril* d above, sow groin, l»ru'h
acres* furrows am! finish by rolling.
3. Iu the middle and northern portion of the
potion belt it is «l<wrohle to soar a heat in Oc
tober, but there 1* risk of injury from the fly
If it come* np before killing frost. Otis can
E retty safely sofr from the twentieth of Octo-
?r to tiro first of November.
4. Nothing te tier than cotton reed and plun-
phato—CO bushels of cotton seed and 2tf>
pound* of phosphate per acre—plowed in when
the wheat is sewn.
J. A. O., Black If«wk. Uk*.’ t?s the enclosed stalk
Of crass cheat or ehera? 1 arvblcntally tamt a ft *
stalks growing wild on the farm, saved few rood
anitevan rotslut It cm a nuall scale. If sown In
•rptsml-T It will make hue grasing to February
and Marrh; as It stands the hardest winter and te
f Mdy to cut green for stock by the first of April, and
ttero U n>sblng they tike better. If cut at theilght
■mgs It yle.ds a t ad amount of fine hay. Ono party
fasa firs aaguo loads from one quarter of an acre.
Jt win grew c re feet high on rich loud, and branch-
fit OOteStdcrobly ftuu the stalk.
shotted, because Ussy koep coolt r and havo a
beWfr^rculatj^gd ulr through^_ them when
4. Try scattering com about with strychnine
iu it.
II. II l!„ llnwthome. Fin.: Will you or some of
your r.advro tell rno where I can lod buckwheat
Mnl. lu n*t, and how to culiivntc, harved and
clean out.
From MCfdHmrn at tlio north, or from tho
mountain* of North Carolina. Write to sonio
io in Ashovillo^N. C. They aro usually
\vn brcadciUit lato lu summer, say last of
July. If sown earlier tho need ripen succes
sively and cannot te well gathered. Sown
late, most of tho seed matures about tho same
timo. Tho plants enn then “bo cut nml dried
and tho seed threshed out with flail*. Our
knowledge of till* crop is limited, und wo
should bo pleused to hear from sorno ono who
is familiar with it.
the bugs from depositing their eggs upon the
bark or in Its crevices. This should Ito done
early in spring and repeated during tho s
J. M. D., Clay Hill, Ga : 1 have a colt two years
old (hat has a hard cxcrewienoe growing uj<ou its
hind foot just where tho hair join* the hoof. It
produce* conridomMe lameness after excrete.
What is it? Aud what treatment would you pre
scribe?
It is probably a swelling of the bone, some
thing lilt© that called splint. You might try
tho ointinout of iodide of mercury; ono part
the iodide to eight parts of lard. Hub In well.
Apply again iua week, greasing the parts
with lard between applications. It may re
quire several applications, but do not repeat
them too frequently, as they will destroy tho
hair it intervals between applications aro too
short.
... te weak In tho loins. When taken nut gives
down. PIcom) Inform roe. If not huts, w Lai te it ?
Anything tlmt will kill tens will bo apt to
kill the horse also When tho grub la a year
old it posses out of tho horso of its own accord
and changes into tho fly, which lays tho egg
that hatehc.1 into tho grub. AH that can bo
douo is to counterac t tho weakening effects of
tho grub, by feeding tho horoo well, and if
necessary give him a tonic—say powdered
copperas and gentian root, each three drachms,
once a week, (living way in tho lions Is more
au indication of kiduey treuldo than tets.
Little cau te doue fur Hint trouble, either.
M., Leighton, Als.: 1. What is tho enuae ofllco
In wutvr? Our ctelcrus, tu this, tho 2'vunnave Val
ley. lire alive with them.
1*. there any preventive oirolnst them, or after
they havo mu le their appcAruuco in cisterm, is
there any convenient way to exterminate them?
We have been adv ted to catch water fur summer
two In winter and exclude ll;tht (tow water; have
tried both but Mill ttey come.
2. What cauros second crop of clover to "Jobber”
horses? la there any certain time to out it, or any
way of curing It to prevent It from dcin* «o?
1. Can glvo neither causo nor remedy. Ob
served similar thing in well* near Atlanta a
few years a|jo for tho first tiuie. Tho insects,
however, disappeared finally without anything
haring teen done to destroy them.
2. It Is not known what causes tho saliva
tion from second crop clover, but keeping tho
hay from six to twelve mouth* after it is cut,
will remove tho ditllcnlty. Wo accidentally
stumbled across this discovery souio years ago.
R h P., Waxhaw, ten carter (\>., R. C.: IMenso
give us aims tiifonnstton ab>nt tho chinch t»u;
whether they are likely to stay with us long and in-
create In nmntvrs, Ac.
We had some hero and there U*? year, and I have
leensomo nt long Intervals before, about fodder-
tHdltug time, hut never saw any vertouv danmee
from Hu ll K'for\> this year. Am tu!d that they de
stroyed a great deal of‘coni la this county In 1«3.
The wheat and oat crops are very forlornly in-
fared—«ay from thirty to Cfly per cent of
h**\ and stare Imrvoit tho hugs have
move*! Into the rum fiehlt which, from present iti il-
rattouMlivy will injure to a wu.li gteaur extent
if not utterly destroy.
If they stay with us another year and increase in
uum*>m In the tame ratio a* from U»t year, i: w tl-
te u*elo» fur us to plant either small groin or rora
the eouitng (all or next year.
How will tt tlo not to sow auy wheat or eats this
Ml In order to starve them out befuro corn planting
lime next >|>nug?
In another placo will te found a remedy for
destroying the chinch bug. The insect
through the u inter iu its mature or perfect
state, concealed under tnvdi,leaves, stalks, etc.
Where they have teen observed, It would be
vrel! to bum up all stubble, groin and corn
stalks—all trash about fields and the leaves of
foreats adjoining Infested field*. Tho female
lays her eggs iu tho ground In large numbers,
ai*l the young are wingless and red. A watch
out should bo kepi for them in the sprmg and
the earliest to appear te promptly destroyed,
as they multiply very rapidly U allowed to do-
J. II. K., White rinJns, On.; ltow fan mink*
iclons te* protected neat rot tho green worm which
ent4 into ntul through tho melon, nnd so ruins it?
Tlvi* worm i* becoming more destructive every
year.
Early planting Is tho best preventive we
know. Tho insect deposits its egg on tho out
side of tho melon, and when it hatches the
littlo worm works its way in. Itepeated ami
careful rubbing of tho melons might rsmovo
tho eggs or destroy tho young worms, but it is
uot practical ou a largo scale.
W. T, D.Jacksnabam, 8. iC.Cnu you give us the
origin of tho ehluch bug? They aro killing the
oofalrf thJsheighbolhood; hate killed acres upon >
which there is not a stalk left,and are- now seattef.
Ing *11 over tho field*. They killed tte wheat aud
then went Into tho comflcMs. Is there anything
Hint will kill them? have tried paris-grecn without
efieit.
W. P. 8., Mathew*, ^N. C., makes situilsr com*
plaint and asks for remedy.
Through tho kindness of Dr. N. O. Harris,
of Atlanta, wo havo received tho followhij*
from ft North Carolina paper, which wo regard
as entirely reliable, having seen similar state
ment from flu* wrthwrst where theso Insects
are much more destructivo than elsewhere.
It takes two surcettsivo dry seasons to cnablo
them to nmko much headway:
TIER atlEClt nt’O AND UOW TO CBT RID OV IT.
The following article from Professor Atkin-on, of
Clmi»cl Illll, In tho Agricultural Bulletin supple
ment, with the accompanying letter from Major
Tucker, of Wqlne county, will be good new*, wo are
satisfied, to many fanners:
ItXMXUY l\>:» TH* “CHINtll BIG" (BLU&Vs CfOOf-
TCKIS) UN CORK.
Au’l Dcp't Bulletin.
Kcrufcciic Emulsion.—I>l**6!ve % pmnd common
soap In one gnllott of water. Ihiil this and add It
telling hot tu two gallon* of k«ru**mo t il. Churn
this mixture with a fore* piunp aud >pmy.iuMulo
for about te j > Minute*, until a perfect imahuonis
funned and Urn liquid adheres to tho nttfiircof
ghus wUhoUtciUtuu. Dilute thUby adding ui:to
ports of cold water to ouo part of the cir.uMon.
Tld* should then bo spTAycd »»u the Insect* on tho
com aud ground. A couvcuknt way t> to arrau ;o
tome sort of a tank on a tied; in the tank have tlio
fun©pump with short piers of hoae and spray tsox,
zlc. A* the tAnk U drawn along tho spray can bo
directed In the proper places. This Is for a limply
constructed apparatus. Maujr dlfiirent Mad* of
band ami bone power spraying machine* are man.
ufocturcd. (\wo should t»c taken to havo a perfect
ornuMod, as otherwi*o tho kcrotcuo is lnJutt’HU to
|4ant*.
Tills rcmcily was st!eyc*tc'l by iTofc-isrT lUlcy, cf
Washington, und used by the state cntuoolugtst cf
lllinoU with )>crfucl succeac
Gcuar.K F. Atrikcom,
U. N. C„ L haixl IUU ( N. C.
Rainnu, N. C., June 2S, 18h7.-lTuf«a*. r t„-orvT
F. Atkinson, University of North Carolina, l'hai*cl
Hill: Brer Sir: 1 bsaten to inform you of tho result
of the application of tho ••kcrom no emulsion," iu n --
grated hy l*rofes*or HI ley, of W’aohtngton city, ar.d
fttrn Shed by you t.i the derattment of axrieullnre,
•In tho destruction of tho "chinch big’’ (hllesus cu-
coptenu) In my coni. About th j middle ofjfuno I
took off my crop of wheat, ndJolifith? a com UcM. I
found lu culling the wheat near the corn fi< U this
enemy of wheat and coni, thou ;H not in largo num-
ImraElft* few Mays, however, I found my coni
al. u; tho entire width of tfto wheat field filled with
these miserable black chinch bug* making rapid
havoc with the young corn, thoiuautLi of them
aiuund tho root of tho com, sucking iu 11(0 away.
1 applied the English purple in solution, to UuV)
if any effe* t Then i*ait* green in solution, which
did not prevent the spread of the bug. My uuna-
gor swore out: raid he wat not going to trj* anotiur
thing, ext opt to try’ and hum Item up (an old feme©
row being trt the line of their dc predations). I told
him to try the fire If ho thought it would do any
good. Uo did so, Lut tho next day lufmmed me It
dUl no good, and tho wh de field of corn—forty
acre*—an* doomed. Ho would not glvo a cent for
the com ler.'fv WUu all acvmcd kwt|I met Mr.
Whitney, of tlio agricultural experiment
station, who lwndo>l uo a slip ecu-
Lunin r your kvitwcu© remedy. I went
tramodlately to my firnn nnd dhsolved one-
half pound ownnf'n homo made man tn one gnilou
of water. Tld* l ted butled aud puarvd on to two
gallon* cf kenweuo nil. Not l aving a pump u>
chum up and uitx thoroughly, 1 directed that tte
mixture should le well whip|v>l-up with a bunch
of tough tuls* for ten or iiitecu lo'.nnte* (I had no
force pump or tpray uouio a* rewn-.mended ty
yuu). Then I OtUkxl tld* solution t>, vane twenty-
live gallon* of cold v. ntor and .\pplit\l with a com
mon water spiUiU-r (Mich as H
used !tt spilnkliitt norm) tho mixture of
•uap, kerosene and water to all tho corn tn and
around thiiUee of attack by the tuts, and tl*
uext day ou m. t.'ti < vif statu 4 vr I sau he w. s iu a
brood grtu. ."Well, major," ho said, ’ wo have got
them at last. 1 was over item ths titatoiiiy,
aud 1 think 1 have aU-nt killed the last one." This
va* sneh goi'il nctni that t hsstca to lei alt my fet-
Ijw-scflbn'i* front the c.tnvh-bug know of tte re-
»dt. It ii in.tvwvl n arest •»»- l m .Men and wire
r t.tedy. 1 thank you few it. Its application has
Mvrd uiy coru crept iicjjxxGuiiy,
Ik S. TvOtSB.
^Iass railroad*, ami
1 Mr. Harrell, of Decatur, introduced ft bill
providing that tlio cutting; of turpentine boxes
shall only bo done during tho month* of De
cember, January' nnd February, as when It is
done in other months it causes tho destruction
of fifty percent of tho timber, and tho dying
trees produco sickness. In cutting off Uniter
from wild land, parties trespass frequently on
the tends of others. To prevent this, Mr. Har
rell introduced ft bill requiring tho Jot of wild
land from which tho timber is to bo cut off, to
bo first surveyed.
Mr. Schofield Introduced In the honso ft
bill regulating the sale of petroleum In
nil its form*. Tlio standard is fixed at 120 de
grees. The governor appoints a state Inspector
nt a salary of £2,000 per annum. When the
oil does not come nn to tho test it Ls to bo
brahded “rejected for illuminating purposes,“
and tho number of degrees tho tost showed Is
to l»o stated.
Mr. Hill, of Meriwether, seeks to settle the
differences te tween counties as to boundary
lines by his bill, which provides that when tho
grand Jury shall present tho matter of « differ
ence as to boundaries, tho clerk of tho superior
court shall certify said presentment to tho
governor, who, on receipt of this certificate, Is
authorized to anpoint a suitable aud competent
surveyor, who docs not reside In cither of tho
counties In doubt About their boundary line,
and ho shall proceed to survey, mark and de
fine tho line in dispute, and return his survoy
to the secretary of stato, who shall record tho
same. When this survey is made it shall bo
final and conclusive. The surveyor is allowed
not exceeding 620 per day for his services.
The hill introduced by Mr. Strickland provide*
that the governor shall appoint three commia-
mteHioners os a board of pardou to investigate
applications for reprieves, pardons, commute
tions and suspension* of sentenoesfof convicts.
and other wysons under sontenoe from tho
courts of this stale, Ono must be an attorney-
at-law nnd one a physician. Ono of the com
missioners first appointed shall servo for two
years, ono for four yeans and ouo tor six years
At tho expiration of their terms, their success
or* servo for six year*. Tito salary of each
coinmi&doner D iixid at 61,000 per annum.
Tho coventor shall havo power to
BttKitend any coiniubsioncr, and to fill
vacancies. Commissioners take nit
oath of offtco framed by tho governor. Tho
roinmtedou is to bo furnished with nn office at
tho capitol, with noccsxary furniture and
stationery'. They ore authorized to employ a
clerk nt 6000 per annum.
THE CONVICT CAMFS.
The suit-investigating committee appointed
by tho penitentiary committee of the house ro-
sumed it* investigations nt tho cilice of tho
principal keepor. Thero won a full attcmtenco
of tlio members, and Captain J. W. English
and Colonel W. II. Lowe were present as spec
tators.
Tho first witness examined was Principa
Physician Westmoreland. Ho was asked wny
his report, made shorUy after he assumed tho
office, in which tho condition of tho various
camp* was dwelt upon At some length, was not
published. The doctor stated tluit ho did not
know, that sometimes bis reporfs were pub
lished and somotimos they were not; that ono
reason n hy this particular ono was not laid
before the pur lie was that thoso having it in
cluugo might have supposed it unlit for publi
cation. Dr. Westmoreland was asked how Dr.
llouk, who testified before tho committee sonio
time ago, was regarded. Ilia answer was that
Dr. Honk was considered ono cf tho bcit men
in tho service and lud au excellent reputation
for ofiicicucy.
Tho next witness wa* Cicero Perdue, an cx-
conviet. whoso term expired about two year*
ogo. Cicero was sent from Dolvnlh county for
burglar y and sentenced to four years. Ik*causo
of good behavior ho was rek-azed after serving
three years and seven months.
Ho was asked to tell what he kuAJV about
tlio cruel treatment of convict* nt tlio cutup
whore ho was routined. Ho declared that as
far as ho was concerned, he got along well
enough, had plenty to eat, and .was never
whipped: but ho said ho kept hi* mouth shut,
and miuued nobody** business save bij own.
Tho last month ho was at tho penitentiary Uo
was made a trusty.
Ho declared that Captain Smith, the same
man “Dr. llouk accused of uumcrclfnliy and
uuhmnaiily whipping convicts at “Old Town
Camp," was tho worst mau about whipping
convicts ho over saw; saying ho was a regular
“tiger." Cicero declared that Smith beat l*eler
Jameson with tho butt end of tho stick to
which tho strap was attached, holding tho
strap in his hand, atul hittifig him over the
head and ou all part* of tho body. That the
cause of tho whipping wa* that Jackson said
he wa* sic!:, and could not work, and Bmith
whipped him to mako him work. Cicero de
clared Jackson was in tho hospital when 1m
lfo.ftlro stated tlat Ed Whig war badly
whipped and beaten for letting hia end of a
long piece of timber fall ono day. Cicero’s
evidence was strongly corroborative of Dr.
llouk** in regard to the inhumanity of Smith.
Oilier questions were asked him, one having
reference to tlio manner of living of the ordi
nary country negro aud the convict. Cicero
declared that leaving out the question of free
dom, thero w;ts u»t much difference
between what they had to eat.
lie (rankly confessed tlio erhuo for which
lie was scut up, and Ills evidence appeared to
please % number of tho committee who believ
ed ho was telling tho truth. Others thought
Cicero** record was to bad to permit his veraci
ty to go unquestioned, and it was also stated
that at tho time Cicero swore Smith was whip
ping convicts at Colonel James’s null at
vVadlcy, where ho was confined, a man named
LMtus was the whipping boss, and uot Smith.
Tho same matter came up In tho homo
in tho shape of a bill “to protect ceme
teries in this stato and to prevent the unau
thorized traffic in dead bodies,” of which Mr.
Candkr. of DeKalb, Is the author.
The bill was passed by yeas lift, nays 41.
There were 15 absent, or not voting. The
bill was immediately transmitted to the senate.
Tlio bill provide*: Tho professors and de
monstrators of anatomy and deans of medical
and dental colleges in the state constitute the
board for the distribution and delivery of dead
Itndies. The professor of onatomy in tho
Medical College of Georgia, iti Augusta, shall
convene the board in Atlanta within thirty
days after tho passage of the net. All public
officers and their assistants in the penitentiary,
chaingang, and hospitals, having bodies to bo
buried at tlio public expense, are required to
notify this board of the fact, and deliver to
them tho bodies, to be used solely
for the advancement of incdicnl science. The
bodies are to bo kept 24 hours before delivery
and then distributed among the medical
school* aud colleges based on tho number of
bona fido students in attendance certified under
oath. A receipt la given for the body, with a
description thereof. Tho college is required to
embalm tho body and keen (ho same lor sixty
day*. If no one claims it then they aro allowed
to use it for tho advancement of medical
science. No traveler who has died suddenly Is
to bo given over to the board. When tho body
is no longer needed the college is required to in
ter tho same. Tho school or college, by
its authorized ofiiccrs, gives a bond
in the sum of £5,000 that tho
lx dies shall be used only for tho purposes spec
ified.
Those who sell dead liodics, traffic in, trans
mit or carry or procure dead bodies, or remove
a dead body from a vault, arc hold to lto guilty
of a felony, the punishment for which is not
less than three nor ntoro than ten years im
prisonment in tho penitentiary. Those who
receive or purchase a dead body thus disin
terred aro subject to tho same punishment.
Senate.
THE JOO TRAINS.
In tho sen at o Mr. Peek introduced a bill
that will tend to carry out and test more
strictly tho efficacy ot prohibition. Tlio bill
strikes directly at tho “jug trains,"
making it tuilawful for any railroad or ex
press company, or indeed, any one, to carry in
any manner spirituous liquors into nuy com
munity where local option, high license, or
any law restricts the salo of whisky or spirits.
Tho only exception made, is in favor of thoso
persons who are legally entitled to sell spirit
uous liquors. The bill te a very stringent one.
Hut littlo comment has been inado in regard
to it thus far, tho tone of that heard being on
the whole unfavorable. Mr. Peck will urge
tho measure with ability and force. Tito sen
ate toniperanco commlttco will wrestle with
tlio measure today.
SEVENTEEN LIVES LOST.
Aoirits.a.s to force them to atenden the effort.
To this end three detectives hare been engaged
to feret out every greggery or grocery in which!
liquor te sold. Funds have been guaranteed
by the respectable cithens, necessary to en
force the law. Arrests will bo mado for viola
ting the four mile law, for selling liquor
without license, and for selling it on Sunday.
Nor te it proposed t» lie content with but ona
charge for the violalk n of anyone of tho laws.
This has been tried and resulted hi tlio tine
being paid, and busim s* resumed. It is tho
affirmed determination now to so deluge thft
violators of tho law with fines and indictmont*
as to once for all eonvinco them that liquol ©
shall not bo sold In thirteenth district. »
Goo* Where the Woodbine Twineth.
Rats aro smart, but "Rocon on Rats”_boati
ROUGH ON CORNS
Ask for Wells* Rough ou Coras. 15 cents. Com
plete cure. Hard or soft corns, warts, bunion*.
‘ROUGH ON PAIN KSM:
ROUGH OH
Toothache.
Instant Relief 15c.
The Disaster Wrought In n Milwaukee The
ater Conflagration.
Milwaukee, July 10.—A Hnrloy, WI*.
dispatch says: FJro broke out on tho stage ot
the Alcazar theatre at 8 o’clock last night,
nnd within nn hourtho entire business portion
ot tho town was in fiames, while ©lever per
sons hnd perished In tho theatre. Tho clmrrcd
remains of nine people havo been taken from
the ruins. The loss is fully half a million dol
lars. The Alcazar was a variety theatre,
chiefly frequented by miners, and was one o
resorts of unsavory repute asso
ciated with tho notorious dance houses
of tho mining regions. * Only a small
nudienco had gathered when’’] the fire
hroko out, and tlioy scrambled out in a hurry.
Several of tlio actors, however, rushed up
stairs to savo their wardrobe, nnd when thoy
sought to escapo found that they were
licmmned in on all 8id?*> tho flames having
spread through tho wooden building with in
credible rapidity. How they struggled to tIce
will nover bo known, as non© of thorn, except
Sadio Wolls nnd Mated Powers, wore overseen
again. Tho former appeared nt a second story
window and called piteously upon the crowd
outsldo to savo her.
Before a hand could be raised the fiamos
reached her, and communicated to her cloth-
This is what killed your poor father. Shun It.
Art>kl anything contaiulug it throughout Your
future useful (?) career*. Wec“^ R * J "
to its racial ‘ ROUOH’N C3S.*
i older heads object
array time and
money In futile i
effort* with insect powder, borax ur K
what not, used at random all oyer
tho boas© to get rid of QCE'
lioactes,Waterbttgr, DLL
Fpr two or threo nights f
“Roeart on Rats” dry potvi
DON'T FOOL J
efforts with insect pc
i garret
ink, drain pipe, when
to cellar will disap*
let that wherever in>
bodies to medical colleges unde
house by
reached tho third story window, tiho jumped
and was so badly injured that her
recovery is doubtful. Among those
who perished in tho theater were:
Frank Youn, Sadi© McCabie und — Jackson,
colored comedians; THIlo Moore, song ami
danco artist; Mabel Goodrich nnd husband;
Sadie ’Wells, Mrs. Fenton nnd two
or threo others whoso names mo
not know The Alcazar was
in tho very heart of the city. It was a moss
ot flames In a very short time. Tho fire scorn
ed to loan from building to building until sev
eral blocks became a roaring oven. It was not
long before every business building botwocn
Third and Fifth avenues was in flumes. All
effort) to get tho fire under control seemed
futile. Tho tiro department, reinforced hy
scores of volunteers, oont its puny streams
against tho advancing walls of flame, but had
to retreat ns the fifb swept resistlessly on. It
did not stop until tho material for it to feed
upon was lacking.
Chicago. July 10.—^Tho Times special from
Ironwood, Mich., across tho river from Hurley,
Wte., says: Seventeen peonlo h*t their live#
fit. the Alcazar. The following additional
names of dead aro given: J. W. Vail quick,
Samuel Haley, Laurie Brainard. It.is proba
ble that John Jarrctt, stage carncutcr. will
dio from his injuries. Jennie Sheridan, the ac
tress who leaped frmn the third story, is also
severely hurt. She say* she tried to persuado
several others to jump, but they delayed and
the door fell in, taking thorn with it.
Nashville, Tenn., July ff.—[Special.]—Tho
numerous recent crimes In “Hell’s Hfclf Acre,"
and in the newspaper comments, havo aroused
tho better class of citizens in tlio thir
teenth district to action. Most of there
ciiines Is tho result of liquor sold
all thtltiset_
pear. Tho secret is tn the fact t'_
sects ore in the house, they must I
drink during tho nteht. Iivnviiiiw
Clears out Rats, Mico. Bed-bugs, Files, Beetles.
“Rocan on Rats “ Is sold all around the world,
in every clime, te the moet extensively advertised.
‘ )le or any article of it* klo
POTATO BU38,
For Potato Bugs, Insects on Vines, eto.,a table-
spoonful of the powder, well shaken, in a beg ot *
water, and applied with sprinkling pot, away
■vringe, or whisk broom. Keep it well stirred up*
15c., IBc. apd 9t Boxes. Apr. stxo.
■ iyCH«RATJ?^ —OT.EAR8 OUT—
u — BED BUGS,
• FLIES.
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ATLANTA GEORGIA.
J Onal Losses, Night Umtesiocs, 1
rower, Hlecpliwinew, Pcfyondency.l
L'ontUMon of Ideal, Blur Bcfeiro
Discern]
That Tired Feeling
The warm weather ha3 a debilitating effect,
especially upou thoso who are within doors
mq|t of tho Ume. Tho peculiar, yet common,
complaint known as “tliat tired feeling,"
ls tlio result. This feeling can be entirely
overcome by taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla,
which gives new life and strength to all
tho functions of tho bedy.
“I could not sleep; had no appetite. I
took Hood's Sarsaparilla and soon began to
sleep soundly; could get up without that
tired and languid frelfrig; and mjr appetite
Improved." 11. A. Santoiuj, Kcut, Ohio.
Strengthen tho System
Rood's SarsapulIU Is characterized b,
tlirco peculiarities t nt, tlio nmllnation ol
remedial scoots; Id, tho proportion; sd.tho
prexfj) ol scetirlr.R tho setir, medicinal
qualities. Tho result Iramcdictuc ol unusual
strength, effecting cures hitherto unknown.
Bend tor hook containing additional evidence.
itegi.tcr ot Deeds, Lowell, Mas.,
** Hood's Sarsaparilla heat, all other*, and
ICODaukSttec'* i Mkct , tvl , “““ <,w *
Hood's - Sarsaparilla
Bold by all druggists, ft; six for $3. Had#
only by C. L HOOD & CO., Loweit, Mass.
IOO Dosos Ono Dollar.
,Sick Ikliche,
Biliousness,
,
Dr. rerhius from Burke, and tho friends of
tho measure were so jubilant that they
presented him with a colti-headed cane. The
next rooming when it was announced that
Governor Colquitt had vetoed tho bill, it*
c haul pious were very indignant, and one i 1 Y v ^
joco«!jotoer»ed rhal they had caned tho {b^nl^.ro
w rong uuul Au effort to pas* U over the veto Through ta It u ant*s h jilt alu safe and anre
LdleJU . .. \ maprftu luesUuvMt«V/
•um o» Spirits, Aversion of HocU-ty, Kssily L
ftgcsl, teok of Ormfldenco, Dull, Listless, Unfit fbf
Ptudy or lluMncxs, nnd finds life a burden, HAFELY,
PERMANENTLY A.vtl I'BIVATELYCURK0.
BDOOD & SKIN SSA&SftSl
iu its results—completely rrsdicateil without tlv#-,
use of mercury, gcroftiio, Erysfiielas, Fever Sorev
Blotches, Pimples, Ulcers, Pains in tho Head and
Bones, Syphilitic goto Throat, Mouth and Tongue,
Glnudular Enlargement of tho Neck, Rhcuinatum.'
Catarrh, etc, PERMANENTLY CURED WHEN
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11DIM n D V Kl lney and Bladder Trouble.
UKINMKT,'Vcnlt Pnek, Burnlne UrtnS
Frequency of Urinating, L'rino high colored or
milky KMfiment on fetnuding. Gonorrhea*. UleeL
Cystitis, eta, promptly aud safely cured. Charge*
reasonable.
PRIVATE DISEASES. ,
Blood Poison. Venereal Taint, Gleet, frirloturo.
Seminal Emissions, Loss of Huxiul Power, Wcakl
ness teScxusl Organs, Want of Desire In nude of
female, whether from Imprudent habits of young of
sexual Inilills in maturo yean, or any causo tirnt de
bilitates the sexual fum tious, speedily and tierma*
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fidential Absolute cures guaranteed. No risk in«
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the United States, consultation free. Oftlce hoursL
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