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FARMS AND FARMERS.
Short Talks With the Men Who
Guide the Plow.
QUESTIONS ON FARM TOPICS
Waste From the Barnyard.
Under the most careful arrangement and
management some manorial matter is unavoid
»bly carried off by rains from the barnyard.
Though animals be kept in stalls there is al
ways some waste about the lot, some drop
pings, some wasteage incleaningout the stalls,
Some scattered provender is generally present,
In short, a barnyard is never a very clean
place, and here want of cleanliness means ma
nure. Where animals are confined in open
lots the loss of manure matter is obviously
much greater, and still the problem how to
Have it becomes very important. If the lot is
•loping the manure-laden water runs down
hill, finding its way into some galley or hollow
and thence into streams, and it is lost. But is
there a necessity; cannot the water
be checked and made to de
posit its treasures on its way? The
most obvious arrangement to bring this to
pass, is to have a grass or grain patch immedi
ately below the lot and have the water flow
over it. This arrangement is often seen, but
is generally defective in two important points:
the water is allowed to choose its own path,
and is usually concentrated on a very limited
portion of the patch; the other, no contriv
ances are present to check the velocity of the
water and allow the soil to get its valuable
contents. The first may be obviated by build
ing a low dam at bottom of lot, the top of the
dam to be level so the water will not run over
at one place, but along its whole length in a
thin continuous sheet, or else openings made
. in the dam, and the water discharged firstat
one point and then another. By such contri
vances every portion of the patch would get
tome of the fertilizing water.
But one point would still remain
unguarded; there is nothing to check the ve
locity of the water and it might run over the
land so rapidly as to leave little of its minurial
elments behind. This may be met by terrac
ing the lot. In such case it would be well to
complete the terracing at once, using a hillside
plow, run often enough to bring the surface of
each strip to a level. This done, the water
from above would tarry long upon the land.
A goodly portion would be absorbed and all
•olid matter would be deposited. Comparative
ly little would escape if the slope had any
length. We commend this plan to the reader.
It is simple and inexpensive. It will supply
a large amount of forage or of grazing at the
most convenient point. It will not detract
anything from the compost heap, for all which
would thus be saved, is now practically lost.
It is a leakage only that we propose to stop;
nothing more.
But suppose the barnyard is so located that
ajgrass or grain patch cannot be had below it.
In that event the drainings from the yard can
be conveyed in a ditch to some point at a dis
tance and dipsosed of in the same manner on a
lot located there. The water from a ditch,
discharged a little distance above a horizontal
dam will spread out and flow over the latter
in a broad continuous sheet down to lot below.
In this case a second ditch, just above that
from the yard, must be provided, to prevent
rain water other than that from the yard get
ting into the yard ditch, and the grass lot
likewise must be protected from water flowing
down the slope above it. A little planning
will meet the requirements of each individual
case. Rich grazing or soilng lot are of inesti
mable value on the farm, especially in the
early spring, when animals crave green food.
The above is a cheap, simple plan providing
then.
so#
But one is not limited to such lots as de
scribed above. It is well to have those kinds,
and those who do not would do well to plan
and arrange for them at once. In their ab
sence, however, select a nice, clean, rich piece
of land, at most convenient place on the farm,
and sow it down at once in rye. Don’t say it
is too late. You can make up for that by ma
nuring, just as you can push up a pig by high
feeding, and make him weigh 200 pounds
when ten months old, so you can cause a rye
patch to spring forward towards the close of
winter, by feeding it well. Give it 300 pounds
of cotton seed meal to the acre; 100 pounds
each of a. phosphate and kainit; these will
supply its wants steadily and continually dur
ing its whole period of growth. In addition,
give it 100 pounds, either of filtrate of soda, or
sulphate of ammonia, for its immediate use.
These will act more promptly; will
make the rye grow off quickly even m pretty
cold weather. They arc very soluble substances
and plants can get them and use them just as
Boon as they are placed in a damp soil. Sow
two bushels of seed to the acre—the plants
won't have time to stool much—so provide a
plenty of plants at once. Towards the end of
February, if your rye is not growing fast
enough to suit you, give it a top dressing of 75
pounds of nitrate of soda to the acre. Den t
graze, but cut and feed to stock- Cut as
toon as stems begin to form—before it gets into
“boot”. ’Stock will eat it better if cut young,
•nd a better second growth will spring up,
than if cut when older. No forage plant de
teriorates more rapidly when it gets old than
rye does. W. L. J.
One of the professors of a New York university
remarks upon the distaste of American youth for
fa mlng as follows:
We cannot make our students fake an inteaest in
ftrming. The machine shop, as you see, flourishes:
It is a scene of al -<r■ ng interest every day. All
Other shops and laboratories attract attention more
Or !■ as and every kin i of study pursued here has
Its votarie s But when it comes to tilling the farm
it is all up-hill work. The American youth of this
age will not hoe corn if he can help it. A good
Jnany of our students have been brought up on
farm’s. They have lira d corn and driven cows from
their sev. nth yea''. They I: ve done all that kind
of work they ever i ean iodo unless compelled by
inexorable necessity.
And the American youth is quite right in wishing
to escape diudgery. In these days of improved
machinery there is no excuse for tiie degrading
drudgery which i o.v exists on too many farms.
Boys like to work with raachiiurv, and certainly
the farm affords plenty of o] p rtunities for me
chanical skill. 1 n fact, the time is coming, if it has
not already arrived, when, in order to be a success
ful farmer, a man mutt be a fair machinist. When
the willing forces of nature stan’tNj ady and willing
to do man's bidding, why should any one be a
drudge? A farm well supplied with good imple
ments and machinery is not the one the boys run
away f.otn. It is the one where the eight hour sys
. tem is practiced—eight before dinner and
eight after—where the ground is stirred Ly
poor plows, and the work that is not done by hand
S half done by makeshifts. What sort of an inccn
tativc is such a life to a l.oy with ambitious im
pulses and a healthy, earnest desire to make the
most of himself ? There is no reason why a farmer
Should make a horse of himself, nor take the place
of a m '.chine that has no brains to worry.
The above from an exchange is very pointed
•nd suggestive.
W. O. H„ Harlem, Ga., Will someone please give
• remedy to prevent a home from eating dirt.
Dirt eating conies usually from disordered
•tomach, or from deficiency of some substance
In food—most generally the first. Animals
confined in s'lablts and fed on same food most,
if not all the time, become dyspeptic. Change
of diet is tho indication. If fed on corn, change
to oats and vice versa. Give some green fotxl
if possible—if none available, give sweet pota
toes, or turnips, or other roots in moderate
quantity. Giv c a feed of wheatbran occasion
ally. Keep salt, ashes, and powdered charcoal
always within reach. If these things do not
effect a cure, give a tonic of copperas and gen
tian root each two drachms twice a week.
/. R , Kirkland. K carntia County, Ala Eo-
Jtesed please fin i two kinds of grass, Fler.se let me
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1887,
know if they are of any value, and if they will do
w ell here. W here can I get some buckwheat seed?
I live 100 miles south of Montgomery.
Neither of the grasses sent have any value
and are not worth cultivating. Would recom
mend for your locality tall meadow oat and
t chroedenfesquo grass. The last is sometimes
called “rescue” grass and is grow n rather ex
tensively in Louisiana and some parts cf Tex
as, lou can get tho seed from any largo
dealer in agricultural seeds. You may find
address of some in advertising columns of pa
pers published in the larger cities. You
might get the same parties to procure buck
wheat seed for you. They are grown only in
the mountainous regions of the south, and sel
dom find their way to southern markets. It
is too late to plant them now. Buckwheat is
a summer plant.
T. p. R. t Ceonee, Ga.: Please tell me the proper
tune to take up rutabaga turnips; also how to keep
them through the winter. Some of my neighbors
say they are easily hurt by cold; others say they
will stand, without injury, a hard freeze.
Rutabagas will stand light Jfrosts, but not
hard freezes; will ba injured whenever tho
temperature falls much below 32 degrees. As
a rule they may be safely left out till towards
the last of November, but not later in middle
Georgia. They keep better if stored away
after settled cool weather. It is desirable,
therefore, to defer the work as late as possible.
NV hilst waiting, it is well to dirt up tho roots
by throwing a furrow against them from each
side with a turn plow, taking care not to cover
the tops. This may be done about the 10th of
November. The roots of rutabagas stand up
out of the ground more than those of most
varieties, and suffer in consequence. The va
rieties that pass through the winter safely, like
the seven top, form their tubers
entirely under ground. Early in
December it is best as a rule to take turnips
up. Cut off the tops, leaving about an inch of
the stems attached, and put them in banks
like sweet potatoes; cover lightly, only enough
to keep from freezing. If wrapped up too
warm the bud begins to grow, and the quality
of the root is injured.
R, R. S., Tohopeka, Ala.: I wish to put up one
ton of acid phosphate with cotton seed, lot and
stable manure, and add potash to it. My land is old
gray land and river bottoms, sandy.
Ist. Would the potash check a tendency to rust?
2d. Would you use the “muriate of potash” or the
“German kainit?’,
3.1. Give the amounts of each to be used to the
ton; also prices, so I cun take my choice.
4th. Give directions when and how to prepare
earn for application to compost.
1. A good deal of testimony has been pub
lished, showing that potash, especially in form
of kainit, tends to ward off rust in cotton. It
cannot be said, however, to be infallible. Still,
if planting land liable to rust, we should not
hesitate to try it. Its good effects are much
increased by the presence of a full supply of
humus in the soil. Old land is very apt to be
deficient in this substance, and unless you
supply yours liberally with it, you cannot con
fidently rely on any remedy. You are wise in
making compost for such land.
2. Would use the kainit, rather than the
muriate, because the former not only supplies
potash, but also common salt and salts of mag
nesia. The potash in kainit is in the form of
sulphate, which is better adapted to cotton
than tho muriate.
3. The muriate contains about four times as
much potash as the kainit, and the price is
also about four times as great. Kainit brings
about sls per ton, tho muriate about S6O.
Cannot give exact quotations. To a ton of
acid phosphate it is customary to add a half
ton of kainit; 250 pounds of the muriate would
be an equivalent.
4. The length of time a compost heap should
stand before it is applied to the land varies
with nature of land. In clay soils decomposi
tion goes on more slowly than in sandy, be
cause the air does not penetrate the former so
readily on account of its close texture. Clay
soils, therefore, call for a well rotted compost,
and three months is not too long for it to stand
after being put up. Sandy lands permit de
composition to proceed more rapidly,
and composts for them need not stand
longer than six weeks. Would advise the use
of all the lot manure yon can spare. Proceed
as follows: Mix lot and stable manure and
cotton seed together as intimately as possible
—lot manure any quantity available, stable
manurn 30 bushels, cotton seed 30 bushels, tr at
this rate. Spread these amounts out and scat
ter over them two hundred pounds of acid phos
phate. Dissolve one hundred pounds of kainit
In water enough to wet tho seed and manure
thoroughly and sprinkle it over them. Then
put another layer of manure, seed and phos
phate as above and sprinkle again with kainit
dissolve# as before, and continue till all the
materials are used up. Put the compost in
pen, and pack it well as it is being pfit up.
Cover when finished with rich dirt to a depth
of six inches. If the mass is four feethigh, a
shelter is not indispensable; if two feet or un
der in thickness, it is. When ready to haul
out cut compost down clear through from top
to bottom so as to mix all layers together.
L. P I-., reeksville, Henry County, Ga.: Wo de
sire a cheap machine for crushing cotton seed and
hard hum. sos stable manure. Where can it be
bought and at what cost?
Do not think you will find a machine which
will do both the things you mention. Cotton
seed are crushed by passing them between iron
rollers running very near together; stable ma
nure by passing it between revolving cylinders
some distance apart with spikes projecting
from each. We believe there is a cotton seed
crusher manufactured somewhere in Alabama;
do not remember where.
C. K. C., Washington, Ga.; How will acid
phosph ite do on oltT thin gray land for wheat
and oats; how much should be applied per
acre! A part of land was planted in corn and
part in cotton this year. The corn land has a
crop of crab grass on it
By itself, acid phosphate would not produce
very marked results on old poor land. Such
lands are very deficient in nitrogen, hence
nitrogenous manures, like cotton seed, suit
them admirably. Then cotton seed contain
phosphoric acid and potash, about two per cent
of cat h, and these doubtless contribute to good
results. If acid phosphate is applied in fall
when grain is sown,or in February when spring
oats are sown, and a mixture of nitrade of soda
and salt, seventy-five pounds each per acre,
sown in spring, say about first cf April, good
results would probably follow. But if acid
phosphate alone is to be applied, would not
risk a large quantity—probably it would pay
to use seventy-five pounds per acre.
E. R. Benton, Ala: Please give formula of feed to
Obtain greatest results from milch <:ow«.
Yon do not mention kinds of fond available.
Taking these which can be easily bad every
where, the following is suggestive. Three and
one-halt pounds each of wheat bran and coin
meal, two pounds of cotton seed meal and 20
pounds of corii forage or its equivalent in hay.
This is for an average-sized cow. If yon have
ensilage, yon might f '.bstitule thirty pounds of
that for the ten pounds of the dry forage. For
sake of variety you might also at times substi
tute three pounds of p a meal in place of three
and one-half pounds of wheat bran. We are
told, however, by makers of gilt-edged butter,
that while peas are good food for milk, they
do not make the best quality of butter.
C. C. T , Fair Forest, 8. C.: Please giveus the
process of tur n’ bnmsand breakfast bacon, and
oblige several of your readers hero an 1 <-l«ewhere.
Choice hams arc produced only from select
ed hogs. Large, coarse breeds, like Poland-
China, Jersey red and Chester white will not
make good hauw; neither will tlie Essex, for,
though a comparatively small breed, it lays
on too much fat. A rather active hog, like the
Berkshire, which develops xmtrcle, is prefer
able. Again, the feed has much (ptluonce on
the relative quantity of lean and fat meat.
This has been shown quite decidedly of late
in some experiments made at the Wisconsin
experiment station. Corn, which is so uni
versally fed to hogs, produces too much fat.
Oats, peas, ground peas, clover, skimmed milk
and buttermilk are much more favorable to
the production of good lean meat.} There is
no objection to a short finishing off with corn
just before killing. It probably imparts a
good flavor to meat when thus fed,
but it should be fed rather sparingly previous
to that. The nicest hams are from young
hogs, pig hams are famous. To cure
properly in our southern climate,
should be Jkilled as early winter in
as tho weather will permit. The last week in
November is an excellent time, if the weahter
is not exceptionally warm. If the hogs are
killed in early morning, as they should be, let
them hang and drip till towards evening,
then cut up and put each joint to itself in a
cold airy place, put on slatsso the air can reach
it all round, sprinkle a very little saltpeter
finely powered, mixed with salt, over the flesh
side. These will penetrate rapidly whilst the
meat is till warm, and will draw out much of
tho blood by morning. By that time also tho
animal heat will begone by evening, and tho
meat will be ready to be put in pickle. This
should be made as follows: To one gallon of
water add one and a half pounds of salt,
half pound sugar, quarter ounce of
saltpetre; at same rates for larger quantities.
Bring to a light boil and skim off all scum that
rises. After this let it cool thoroughly and
pour on meat, taking care that the meat is en
tirely covered by it. Keep in pickle five or
six weeks (the larger tho meat the longer
the time), then tako out, hang up and
smoke with hickory wood. Breakfast bacon
prepared in same manner, the belly cut off the
sides being selected.
n li l r Ann bi buying a constttu
l Hill V JL. HON Sewing Machine. High
U r ,k arm (with Weekly) 822.00.
UillL Low arm (with Weekly) SIS.
We guarantee them superior
to any machine sold for f-15 and 555. Buy one. try
it ten days and if not as guaranteed you can return
it. Have sold thou: a ids under tills guarantee—
never had one returned.
The most popular and useful cough remedy
in the world is Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. 25c.
Not as Bad as It Might Be.
From the Chicago News.
“Isn’t it terrible, hubby, that they allow a
man to have four wives In Turkey?”
"Not so terrible as it would bo lilt were compul
sory, my dear.”
Tho people are happy, and saving money,
when Salvation Oil sells for twenty-five cents.
OUR 'OWN_,_COLUMN.
Mrs. Plassee Haggood, Belden, Texas: The ma
chine I ordered of you some time since is all you
represented it to be. I am well pleased with it. I
think you will have other orders from our town.
R. R. Slaughter, Tohopeka, Ala.: I subscribed for
The Constitution last April and sent 822 along for
a High-Arm machine. It came in due time, and
here let mo thank you for your enterprise and phi
lanthropic endeavors to place before the public
such a splendid machine at such a low price. Go
on with your good work till every poor man’s wife
has one. My wife, as Bill Arp says, has been “calm
and serene” ever since It came. She has been
offered swaps, but she says no every time.
(tenn FAD I ON JANUARY first
ip<JUU I UiV ip 1 ! some subscriber who
paid 81.00 for The Constitution will get SWO in gold
as a present. Who? Can’t guess. Every name sent
Inbetween now and Januery Ist will le putin a
box, mixed, and first name taken out gets 5500. It
may be your’s. The next name gets 82( 0, and so on
till 81,0(10 in gold is given away. For your 81 vou
get the lest and biggest paper In America, and you
may get SoOO In gold, or ?2(X>. or a small present.
Tie Rev. Mr. Thwlng In Atlantic.
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Irishmen’s Strange Power ot Attraction.
From the London Spectator.
Tho strange power of attraction which for
six centuries has enabled Irishmen to make all who
come among them, whether conquerors of ftlends,
more Irish than themselves, is again at work find
rapidly disorganizing and degrading English opin
ion. It would be unquestionably wiser for the gov
ernment to introduce a land purchase bill, if Ouly
it be complete, and give it Immediate effect, than to
wait for the calmer condition of the public inind,
which, until the land tenure is revolutionized, will
in Ireland never come on the subject of land pur
chase.
In another column of thisissue will bo found
an entirely new and novel specimen of attrac
tive advertising. It is one of tho neatest ever
placed in our paper and we think our readers
will be well repaid for examining the sur
posbd display letters in the advertisement of
Prickly Ash Bitters.
MARRIED Ilf GEORGIA.
In Lexington—Mr. Joseph J. Smith to Miss M.
Wortie Lester.
In Atlanta—Mr. J. P. Hoffer to Miss Carrie South
ard; Mr. J. Miller to Miss Mary Kate Havis; Mr.
Rodwiek W. I.anibuth to Miss Alice E. Craig; Mr.
George F. Stiles to Miss Annie J. Cox.
In Barnesville—Mr. Walter B. Smith to Miss
Willie Hunt; Dr. R. D. Cotter to Miss Maybelle
Powell.
In Cross Roads Mr. John Danielly to Miss
Crowder Flynt.
In Jacks >n—Judge W. A. Prout to Mrs. Senmans.
In Chipley—Prof. S, Phillips to Miss Annie Jenk
ins.
In Marshallville—Rev. N. A. Bailey to Miss Mary
Ware.
In Macon—Mr. John Solomon to Miss Gussie
Peyser.
In Albany—Rev. J. D. Chapman to Miss Janie
Weston.
In Atlanta—Mr. Thomas J. Bettie to Miss Annie
Lou Goodwyn.
Di Conyers—Mr. James Sterling to Miss Rosa
Fuller.
In Griffin—Mr. E. P. Johnson to Miss Rosa
Powell.
In Kingston—Mr. B. H. Beasley to Miss Georgia
Trout.
In Newnan—Mr. Rufus Bradley to Miss Willie
Andrews.
In Sandersville—Mr. Charles A. Duloo to Miss
Belle Wood.
In Quitman-Mr. W. B. Flournoy to Miss Sue E.
Burton.
In Washington—Mr. Edward Irvine to Miss Bailie
Robert.
In Cartersville—Mr. A. B. Small to Miss Addie
Davis.
Tn Reynolds—Mr. Joseph Matthews to Miss Hattie
H. Lockett.
In Atlanta—Mr. Bun Wylie to Miss Marlon*
Amminctte Sibley.
DEATHS, IN GEORGIA.
Tn Atlanta—Mrs. Emily Owens; Mrs. Thomas
McDowell.
In Americus—Thomas Harrold.
In Atl-.-ns—Mrs. Henry McAlpin.
In Marietta—Miss Marie Eugenia Hamilton.
In r’olumbus— William A. Davis.
In Terrell county—Mrs. Harriet Parrott.
In Albany—Albert Fields.
In Thomson—J. F. Sutton.
In Macon—Mrs. J. N. Dougherty.
In Hau kiutv.lle—Mrs. J. J. Kincben.
In Talbot coufity—Captain W. F. Moor.
In Albany—" Aunt” Arie Thomas, colored, aged
102 years.
In A..unto—Master Fa-ley Smith.
In Barnesville—Mr. Olin lllalot k.
In Jones County—Mr. S. M. Hodge.
It: Stoekl rl'l-C—"Uncle" Davy Jones.
In Temple- Mr. Joseph Webster.
Tn Hickory I lut—Mr. Charles Hinton.
In Koine—Mr. N. C. hi. loners.
11 Murk tta—Mrs. B. L. Thornton.
In Atlanta—Little Myrtle Belle Collier, Mr. John
Dodd, Mis. Yetta Kutz.
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had it for a song had he used Dr. Pierce’s
“Golden Medical Discovery” before the disease
had reached its last stages. This wonderful
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If taken in time For all diseases of the throat
and lungs it is uuequaied. All druggists.
DURING THE WEEK.
The Week’s Synopsis of General
and Local News
CONDENSED FOR OUR WEEKLY FRIENDS
Tuesday, November B.— A fire in Temple, Tex.,
destroyed seven business bouses, causing a loss of
$30,000... A large lire at Watertown, N. Y., de
stroyed property to the amount of SIOO,OOOA sta
tionary boiler exploded near Knoxville, Ga.,
instantly killing Mr. Forrest Matthews and two
negro men Mr. G. W. Disou, a guard at the
Augusta and Chattanooga railroad camp, had his
left arm blown from his shoulder by the accidental
discharge of his gun Fire was discovered in the
office of the Chattanooga Commercial, and burned
that paper's entire outfit, necessitating the purchase
of new material entirely before it can be issued
The body of a man named Robert Cook
was found in the Ocmulgco river, at Macon. No
clew as to the cause of his death could be found,
ami the coroner's jury rendered a verdict that de
ceased came to his death from causes unknown to
that body Mr. Hugh Taylor, of Augusta, was
thrown from a buggy attached to a runaway horse
and was so severely injured that it is thought he
cannot recover.
lx the City—The prohibition detectives booked
four cases against four winerooms tor violating the
proldbition law Three white men were arrested
and given cells in the city prison for assaulting a
negro man on Newton street. The negro was quite
seriously cut in the back and side.
Wednesday, November 9. There is trouble
between the whites and blacks in S »ddy, Tenn.,
grow ing out of the trouble between a white man and
a negro, in which tlie former sutfered at the hands
of the latter. Both sales are arming, and the whites
say they will have the negro or kill every negro in
TennesseeA tunnel caved in on the Western
North Carolina railroad near Swannanoa, blocking
travel for several daysA man in Chattanooga
was shot and probably fatally injured by the acci
dental discharge of a gun in the hands of Will
Wylie The Texas and Pacific railroad was sold in
Marshall, Tex., for $10,000,000, the purchaser being
General I. J. Wistar, who represented the purchasing
committee There were three deaths and four
new cases of yellow fever at Tampa yesterday
Augusta has determined to have an exposition next
fall that promises to eclipse the gnat Piedmont
exposition recently hold in Atlanta. An enthus
iastic meeting was held looking to an organization,
and $30,000 was subscribed in a few minutes to the
big enterprise Albany, Ga., has received thirty
thousand bales of cotton up to date, a large increase
over any previous year.
In the City--Yesterday the governor rendered
his decision in the convict lease cases. Peniten
tiaries Nos. 2 and 3 were fined $2,500 each, and
given until February to pay the same. Governor
Gordon gave ihe evidence In the cases the closest
scrutiny, and there is no doubt that tlie verdict is
justified by the facts.
Thursday, November 10.— Hutchins & Hunt,
whoiesale milliners, of Cincinnati, with liabilities
of SB,OOO, have failedTwo freight trains collided
on the Western and Atlantic road near Dalton,
causing considerable damage to cars and blocking
the road for several hoursA man named M. G.
Pearson was ?h>t and instantly killed by J. T.
Beagly, near Nashville, Ga., the cause growing out
of an old family feud President Cleveland issued
a proclamation ratifying tlie treaty between the
United States and the Sandwich Islands and setting
forth its termsA dastardly attempt was made to
wreck a passenger train near Hammond, 1 nd., by
opening a switch on the Midland Central side track.
Away freight dashed into the cars on tlie side
track, overturning tlie engine and wrecking fifteen
or twenty cars, causing a loss of fifteen thousand
dollars. Had tlie crowded passenger train been ou
time the loss of life would have been appalling.
In the City—A fine Jersey cow was stolen from
the lot of Mr. Ballew, 155 Courtland avenue
Bessie Andrews, a six teen-year-old negro girl, shot
and seriously injured herself while carelessly hand*
ling a pistol at her home on Buckle street A
tlanta, and Selma, Ala., are to be connected by an
air-lino road in the near future. Tho question is
now being agitated, and the citizens of both cities
are taking a lively Interest in the matter Yello
wstone Kit, a patent medicine man, gave a concert
for the benefit of tlie Confederate Veterans’ associa
tion, and netted $550 for that organization.
Friday, November 11.— Five new crros and
two deaths are reported from Tampa, from yellow
ftVeF....Thogrand jury, of the middle Alabama
Federal court, failed to find a single Indictment....
It is announced that Mr. Lamar will be nominated
to the supremo judgeship, and that Mr. Vilas will
succeed him...-Two trains came together <»n tlie
Southwestern railro; d near Macon, instantly killing
a drummer named William Clay, and fatally injur
ing Thomas Tompkins and Frank Albion. Tho
cause of tho accident was misapprehensu n on the
part of the engineers on the two trains.s..Mr.
Thaddeus Lane, an inmate of the lunatic asylum,
suicided by cutting his throat ft-om ear to ear.... i >r.
R. T Wethington, of Thomasville, while out on lake
Waukcenan fishing, was attacked by vertigo, and
fell from ids boat and was drowned before ho could
be rescued.
IN the City.—Henry Robinson, an old negro
well-digger, was blown from t ie bottom of a forty
foot well, while fixing to make a blast. The fuse
ignited before be could get out of tho well, and he
was blown clear out and landed fifty feet away.
Upon examination, it was found that his arm was
blown off, and a part of his face also. Ho was
taken to his h >mc in an unconscious condition, and
the physician pronounced his case as hopeless.
Saturday, November 12.—A negro desperado,
near Kingston, Ga., met the sixteen yearold son of
Judge John C. Branson, who was hone back, in a
lonely spot in the road, and demanded ids nibii ’y
and horse or his life. Instead of a":c.iing to the
negro's demands, Mr. Bru»;;„;ii w hipped out a jxicket
knife and aUnost severed the hand that held the
bridle reins. Putting spurs to his horse, the young
man was soon out of reach of tho villian who, no
doubt, would have taken his life, but for his true
grit....A large cotton warehouse was burned in
Memphis. The loss on the cotton is estimated at
$210,000....Mr. Ed Walters, conductor on the Belt
railroad in Birmingham, met a horrible death by
fall n< off the front of an engine. The engine and
one car parsed over him, mashing him out of all
human share- • • Dave Perkins,colored, wasinstant
ly killed by Section Boss Ed Trylor, mar Chapel
Center, Ala. Perkins attacked Taylor with a shovel,
and received the contentsof lx>tb barrels of'l’aylor's
gun, which resulted in ids death as stated.... One
hundred hands are thrown out of work In Pavan
nah, owing to the shutting down for repairs of tho
Artwrlght cotton factory. The repairing will con
sume two months; t!m<*, and the hands will exper
ience much suffering.
In the City.—A. W. Hightower, of Stockbridge,
Ga., shot twice at a negro hotel porter, on lx>yd
street. Both men were arrested... A negro, named
Barney Morris, fell from one of the columns of II e
artesian well, and received injutics of quitoa serious
nature.
• *
TIIJE SOUTH AS IT IS.
We print this week correspondence from Alabama,
g.ving the status of things In that state. This is
writt<n i»y Mr, Phlnby, *>f The CoNSTm tion staff,
and i the first of a series of letters that vi'l cover
every southern State. Members of our start will lx»
sent into every state to talk with the governor, tho
agricultural commissioner, and othcri as to the so
cial, political and industrial condition of the people.
These letters will covci de.-.< riptions of tho famous
horse breeding farms of Kentucky and Tennessee;
the oyster and terrapin farms of Mobile; the com
farms of Arkansas; the sugar plantations of
I/juisiana; the sheep and cattle ranches of Texas;
the gnat cotton plantations of the Mississippi valley;
and the unique and special groves of Florida. We
shall print about three of the letters each week, and
they will give such accurate and
pictures of lifj in the have never fjeforo
been printed. will be taken from
official sources or from iv*tual observation. Four
< o.s -incTiON men will lx; < u on the work, and the
result will be of greatest inten st to readers north or
south. No such lettcis as these were ever printed
on the south.
A woman who Is weak, nervous and sleep
less, and who has cold hands and feet, cannot
feel and act like a well Carter’s Iron
.Pills equalize tho circulation, remove nervou.**
ncu.s and give strength and rest.
n 1 lir /hnn BY buying a roNSTiTr
vAli I V'JL tion .Sewing Machide. High
\ U ■ I arm (with W<ekly) |22 «X'.
I) fl I | I ) ill! i.ow arm (with Weekly) |IH.
t We guarantee them superior
to any machine HjJd lor sls and t 55. Buy one, try
it ten days rnd If nos as guaranteed \ou can return
it. Have sold thousands under tbb guaiuntce
never bad one returned*
MERIT WILL TELL;
The Names and Addresses of a Few of Those Who|
Have Purchased
THE CONSTITUTION’SJREBHUM SEWING MACHINES'
We Can’t Bogin to Publish All of Them In One Issue, for Wo Have EnouSty
Names to Fill Two Pages of the Paper, But Will Print Two Columns
a Week Until Enough Have Been Printed to Satisfy Any Ono
Who Bas Doubt as to the Value of These Machines. • *
James I. ColbertFt Mason, Fla
W M McClawhvLuFayette. Ga
S W BostonCartersville, Ga
F M HesterMcDonough, Ga
John W AndeasonHot House, Ga
Wm Dunn Hamilton, Ga
.1 F Kindred. Jefferson. Texas
8 8 Wootcd. JrWards Station, Ga
J W Barnettßaytown, Ga
Mrs Susan B JohnsonMcVille, Ga
Wm S ChcyneyMt Olive, N U
H A PeddycordWinston, N C
LH Boykinßrooks Station, Ga
Litton a Bro Gainesville. Ga
J 1) Erwinßome, Ga
W P DyerPalrieGrove, Ark
W H Parker,Bartow, Fla
J M GoolsbyAvinger, Tex
Wesley Brady Oglethorpe, Ga
G M BradleyAnniston, Ala
J I’ Fair<; emville, S C
Thomas A E Evansßirmingham, A’a
J B FielderLoachapoka, Ala
J T WhittenForsyth, Ga
A 8 RayNorwood. Ga
M E PickleMacon,Jia
f. P Kaniverßuffalo, Ala
Walker KellamSpencer Depot, Va
Edward 11 Carr Lexington, Miss
S 1) Greer Columbus, Ga
Mrs Sarah C Wcekcs'i’albolton, Ga
William DonaldKollgeo, Ala
B F HallowLaGrange, Ga
J F ( aruthersKenersville, N C
Miss Lizzie Davisßlakely, Ga
(' W SlrmonsDamascus, Ga
Robert B Smallwood Liverpool, Fla
P N DorseyLaurinburg, N C
Wm HartDi Grange, Ga
Jolui W Anderson Cleveland, Tenn
J W Walters Montezuma, Ga
J 1) Morganßutledge, Ga
J J HalfnillMt Auburn, Ky
Joint H stokesl umpkln, Ga
Asa F AllenPearmanville, Ala
T L VarnerPowder Snrings, Ga
Goo M FeaginMacon, Ga
Mrs Mary A Johnson Atlanta, Ga
W II MearsNcvoly Pond, Ga
T E SharmanWest Point, Ga
J II Littleßronwood, Ga
G WareMarshallville, Ga
T J Waller Washington, Ga
J W HarnerGftrdi, Ga
Mrs B W Grantlxmgview, Ga
E W McClendonEufaula, Ga
U M Leitnerßirgelia, Ga
Mrs Dr Scottßrunswick, Ga
M L DuskinColumbus, Ga
Georges Dawn Orlando - tat ion, Fla
Rol>eit W SimsKanfoni, Ga
Milton MitchamSocial Circle, Ga
Wilson Green. Dalton, Ga
H B Stewakt, M DFairview. SC
Mrs Dora BostwickLocust Grove, Ga
W L BakerClarksville, Ga
John T A< amslefferHon, Ga
M C Shcffi'-ldMcGinnis, ’ -a
M L B SturkeyMcCormick, S C
B c VinsonOpelika, Ala
A C LyonsSugrr Valley, Ga
P A Cox Plum Biancit. HU
Thus E TaylorLakeland, Fla
J L SlatonWest Point, Ga
J 'l' WilsonStaklvton, Ga
8 M ( luipinan JrJohnston Mallon, <>a
LS HendricksEasleys Station, Ga
'I'A WilsonNellwood, Ga
Thos A BaileyDarien, Ga
H A DupreeAustell, Ga
John 'l' Wood Macon, < a
W W StokesCuthbert, Ga
R S Snug bWest Point, Ga
W H Rend.. Conyers, Ga
J P TrammellColumbus, Ga
John A MiddlebrooksLaGn.nge, Ga
H c ArringtonAmericus, Ga
J W Reevesßarnesville, Ga
W S HesterCutht ert, Ga
8 II Stevensßuena Vista, Ga
J N Dorrisßoswell, Ga
C il YearwoodJeflerson, Ga
Oliver T Jennings Eula, < .a
A 1) Kemp.. Marietta, Ga
James A AycockMonroe, Ga
T E SchellTurin, Ga
Mary J StanleyGravilhi, Ala
A J PersonsGrantville, Ga
Rev R F WilliamsonEllav.lle, Ga
L S WorshamMacon, Ga
c R McKnightSenoia. Ga
J M FilllngameCuthbert, Ga
J R Paul kiesßounian, Ga
J P HumphriesMilledgeville, Ga
Mrs L J DupreeTeeums li, Ala
J 8 Pearce West Point, Ga
Mm tin Roberts Warrior Station, Ala
M M BowdenColumbus, Ga
W M ilughe j Choccolocco, Ala
G H Smith Haw River, N C
J) A Porter Silver Creek, da
C J B Porterßuena Vista, Ga
W T Meltonßrantley, Ga
3'hos M C BivinsColumbus, Ga
\V J, MizeElb< rton, Ga
J W WoffordSpartanburg, 8C
F. A BrinklyWarrenton, Ga
Mrs R N LamarMilledgeville, Ga
W E McCurdyAthens, Ga
Lydia if WoggLa<irange, Ga
J u Johnson Cochran, Ga
A A Mori Bin Sun Hill, Ga
Dr J H CatesMcßae, Ga
B R SmithGrantville, G»x
J TGunnMeridian, Miss
W B Winnßowman, Ga
R HatchettHuntsville, Ala
J E RDovtiHartwell, Ga
lTj N CochronMaxeys, Ga
I.lllsGrantville, Ga
G B (liiytonWest McLenan county, T< x
A E FutrialGriffin, Ga
E BOxfordGriffin, Ga
W M Tappan & Son Union Point, Ga
Davis E SmithGaiiu sville, Ga
Joseph DuneanChipley, Ga
G E H« mdonHartwell, Ga
J <; Rolxjrtsonl oaehiqioka, Ala
C J Wortenßoxana, Ala
John W < aqx ntcrMunmurlyn, Ga
fl I. Saxon O bmdo, Fla
W J Smith Liberty, 8 C
11. Forest Smithfield, N C
Tho y A AycockMonroe, Ga
J B El wardsJ.oveioy, <ln
T J Ja<’kHO»i Nuro (<t i, T» x
B E Turner <Leecher-, Ga
p x BillDonalds Derxit, SC
W D Mooref'bintiTMvflle, Ala
B !•' Northßrooks Station. Ga
G I) Lauding Perkins Junction, Ga
W H Byronßuckhead, Ga
J B MitchellHurtsboro, Ala
J N SitnpkonSummitville, Tenn
J A PinkerLocus' Grove, Ga
Mr- Emily C TurnerEastaboga, Ala
John J Hendrickßowman, Gu
E J McDanielConyers, Ga
(i it simervdleßockmart, Gi
A F Talbert Bainbridge, <.a
j a P BaxleyChildersburg, Ala
J W MitchamStinson, Gn
E A Powder Springs, Ga
Mrs C W Smith Macon, Ga
SOliill. Coleman Htalicn, Ga
F M Redmond Georgetown, Ga
J P Marshall Winona. Mi-8
R L Sm t Ell lay. Ga
Mrs M J RusselPlainville,
WH StoneGrantville, Ga
Mrs James MoirKerm rsviße, N C
Miss Emmie MecuneKernersville. N C
Dr JAB Sikes Bainbridge, Ga
J A fa ster Rogers, Ga
RJ PorhamElberton, Gti
B B WillettElon ncc, Ga
Lenora Jones... Newton, Ala
L C Wilburn Jackson, Ga
Wm Woods Washington, Ga
W If Pitchfordi.alunia, Ga
M D TuckerWinterville, Ga
James Brightßaconton, Ga
!, 1 Per Meridian, Miss
Patrick Mansfield. Washington, Ga
I M WatsouMarietta, Ga
W WrightTailspooea, <ia
l.eniue) J Bolx) Bpartftnbing.se
G G <Minima* kJackHou, Ala
Miss E V < rowlcyAntioch, (in
Joel H D'llk/se Ells-rton, (ia
J J Gora inUuthiXTt, Ga
J i Hampton Athens, Ga
J E Pu.minWest Bowersville, < *a
Mattie Hairston....... “
A J V. o<xlGriffin, Ga
B V HollandJ.v.niUjr < By, Ga
O L Welch MclJonongh, Ga
G J HollingsworthConyers, Ga
K bE I Writ ds .Cow|H.iiA, S C
Miss M McAlister <le
Au/list u-> A Dean.... ....Audi ison, n
J EKpearnian Piedmont, HC
Dr H C (Josby Concord, N C
J T CliftonLeuksviile, N C
John Joyce
.Ali/ert Allen 2Covington, Ga
James MayoJormsboro, Ga
Mary A Tilley.Eufaula. Ala
J F Bank-Burnet, Texas
James F WatsonWaxahachie, Texas
< B Dohf«Roswell, Ga
Ne.vnnn Matin*wn ...Kokmj. Tuxum
C Jlßiunuett- kikq/Lt'iil, Ark
John K ShumateWashington, G®(
Mrs Carrie F Hawes •• .
Mrs O F Meeks.Bowman, Gal
J H Steele Flippen, G— l
W N LnneefinlTuseahx sa, Ala,i
Miss J E WhiteCuthbert, GU.
(’ K B HermanThomasville, GM
J 8 W ardAthens, Gal
Miss Alice L WalkerLuthersville, Ga
11 G Lamar Wards Station, Gas
W F J .ary Troy, Al 3
Dr J M CarrikerMilner, Gik
W I, Smithl.umbes city, Gw
It 51 Kingßagland, Ala
W It GraveustclnSavannah, Ga
E.l HardenCuth! ert, Ga
Dr R A Reid Anderson, 8 C’i
W G Foote .....Etna Furnace, Ga:
John W strozierlnd an Springs, Gu
B 11 Kinn< brew.Dunielsville, Ga
W I’Walton ..Warrior, Ala
I. E Lon rvCarrollton. Ga,
N M StallordWillacooder, Gai
EO North Hampton. Ga
’J. 1 ?'" 1 Cartersvdle, Ga)
W H Bolton Cartersville, Gat
I. It Flseherßartlesville, Gai
J C Shannonßullards. Gar
A Stanfield Talking Rock. Ga:
W S Powers Atlanta, Gal
W F Gilliam Stephens, Gal
W E Alle.nClarksville, Gal
.1 H KeithLaGrange, Ga!
Miss Rosa MurckCartersville. Ga 1
.1 A Chambersl nion, S
Mrs 11 E Newton .....LaGrange, Ga
.1 R HudginsMilner. Gw
Mrs N Holbrookßoyston, Ga
E S Etheridgeleflerson, Ga
R D Johnsonlettcrson, Ga
D N llrownß mea, Ga
J M YorkEufaula, Ala
J L ChambersGuntersville, Ahi
I' L HoltMaeon, Ga
.1 M CampbellMoflltsville, SC
J E < 'ampbelli awrencev tile, Ga
Nt: Osborn —— Tex
C M Beall Eufaula. Ala.
A W Barnes Gainesville, Ga
W it Reidßidgeland, S <J
W E Shackelford West Point, Ga
T II Neal Savannah, Ga.
R E L SittonTurncrevllle, Ga
.1 W sutnlieldr....Franklin, N O
B F RobertsonHonea Path, 8 (f(
Dr J A B Sykesßainbridge, Ga
Mrs W H Long Point Peter, Gai
G T G,AlawayClarksville, GM
K W lti<o Bowman, Gft;
T It White. High Falls, Gin
T Hall Wesley, Arfc
B A MazoOeon’eo, Go:
W H Pyenßuckner, Gai
A II MartinMaxeys, Ga;
J W McWhorterHarimmy Grove, GM
M I. StroudMarshall, Tex>
EO Davis Covington, Ga;
Thos-R Moore Enlleld, N
e A B.MinerEgypt, Gai
W D MosslnorPlatka, Texi
.1 TRutlanditi, c R R?
Theo Wilmer Pope's Ferry, taw
Mias Carrie HullMilledgeville, Ga
.1 L YeatnanSwanton, <>‘
M W Dobbins Atlanta, Goj
Miss R A BillupsOxford, Fla.
Stephen Smith ..t.aHliej, 8 (I
C W Muller Cleveland, Tenii
W <> Danielßullards, Ga|
Thos Imniasßarnesville, Ga
.1 W A CauseyLouisville, Ga
O I’ Glaze Washington, Gai
J II I'ateLaurel Hill, N fl
.1 C Webb Latirfiuge, Gw
J T ConeyTuouibsboro, ‘igi
J D E liuon IsonLaGrange, GM
O T BradleyLaGrange, G*
Peter HarrisMaeou, tbs
A I, BarronCartersville, Grf
M A Davis Dalton, GM
W T Meador.. Harmony Grove, G.v
Miss ( nrrio E HarrisHawkinsville, GM
M D Burger Washington, Ga
J M DorseyTayloravi ! ■, Gr»
Mitra M WhaleyThomasville, Gal,
John T MatinCrawfordville, ga
J CO.oinleyNo I, c Rlii
Dr L J Simpson Montgomery, Ala
James It Neal Roswell, GM
James T HookNo hi, < Rrt,
A B Duncan Harmony Grove, Ga;
H T ItoiierColumbus. < .»
Mrs A 1’ .MarshallHazelhurst, Miss
M J MeWatlerCorsicana. Tnxl
J A Gunn McDonough, (<M
.1 M 8 GreeneThomaston, Gai
Joel GodardMilledgeville, Gw
8 F Aden Palmetto, Gru
J L CohlCanton,
8 M FullerClarksville. G*
C CurleyClarksville, GM
.1 8 HunthClarksville, Gaj
J F Fieldsßesaca, G«
C A .1 Head Gainesville, GM
James CrowleyDarien, Ga
N 11 ConleyLaGrange, Gq
L an<l P MultoxElberton, GM
Louisa Robertson Dawson, <<ri
J T SmithW< ts Point, Gat
.1 M Herring Clarksiille, t.w
-Miller anti liussey Augusta. Gif
it II Tlroio;s>n Flowcry llnntch, G'M
J A I’.nss Carrollton, Ga
GW ScagirrLouisville, Ga
John G Thornton Hartwell, Ga
G F Ponder. Rutledge, <ta
8 1. Taylor Talking Rock. Ga
Mrs Sarah A GaineyDaingerfield, Tex
W B INo |. c |;r, gM
,1 A Stell Forrestville, N (J
A B Smith Gainesville, Ci/J
S I, Knox ■.Ualnchvillc, Ga
Mrs Mary PierceCuthbert, Ga,
8 w SullivanThomaston, Cu
H A Shouse... Mtalbtou, f M
DM Dickson Rutledge. Ga
John Warner Pueblo, Colj
M 8 Collie Dalton, Gtv
John F HightowerTalking l.'mk, Ga
Nathan JonesElberton, Ga,
B 1 Morgan Chattanooga, Tontt
j C CrozierCuthbert, t.w
Jasfa r Poindexter .. .Ellijay, Gai
C c WheelerTliornnavllle. Ga
Iverson MiddlebrooksForsyth, g*
W H Vaughnlxicust Grove, Ga
.la'<>!' llo|iklns Tunnel Hill, Ga
8 11 WilliamsElberton, Ga
G D Hous-Eufaula, Ala
M T MniiSlleldWashington, < a
c W CGrimosLumpkin, Ga
J it C BoggsLexington, Ga
W M Coiubs J-ocuslGii.ie. i,n
J II McGeo hisj i r. Fla
SlSuitli West Point,Ga
F G MillerTilton, t.a
.1 W HunterGoshen Hill, B<J
Dr W II Boyd East Rome, G»
A 8 Willingham Washington, Ga
Hiram W hitworthLawrenceville, Gs
E M CinnjClarksville, G»
A BlalockClarksville, Ga
J 1. ArciidellConyers, t a
.1 E Bentleylrwinton, t a
H W McTyroClimax, "a
J II P.ugundieSrnford. I la
C n BainesCollinsville, Ala
Thos Pe inli'gionLouisville, Ga
It T Hajis.Waverly, Ala
J B W .11'rCaaon, M .rris county, lex
li II Hanner Troup Factory, Ga
J D HarrisonHawkinsvi le. La
R A Persons Geneva (dl.
.1 B Carpenter Anderson, 8 if
II C LynchJonesville, 8 U
J C Spears Columbus. Gat
R W P.audallDexter.
W l, Mol>h y ' hlpley.Cat
J M SiuitnCalhoun, Ga,
11 C LaingMclntosh, Gai
Arthur RamsourCentral, 8
Job L GrovesFairburn. Ga
A 8 ReddingHoiitb Lake Weir, Fie,.
Miss A M MerrimanGray a 1 andlnv, Gul
l>r .1 W IteVaiighuu Bullalo, Alta
W W StokesCiitliliert.ua
Mackey <fc Robinson Talladega, Ala
K W Smith..... Tunnel 11111, Ga
J W DtslsonLane Wil), Fla,
J W Howell Oxford. N (Z
W T Smithßlue Springs Station, linn
Mary t; Ringgold UGrangi, Gai
J Ben Hilliard CrgwfurdvlUe,
Geo A
W If C LloydFairmount, Gb
Wm T Moore Longview, G*
Mrs George Colw ■ R Oolata, fib
Jasti HaskinUswkinsv lie. G 4,
II M Hargrove...Marshallville, Ga!
W M Rogers Johnston Station, GM
8 <1 JordanSt n tersvlUo, Ga
G E DurhamThomaston, Ca
Hawkins A Taylor Arnericua. Gb
Goo B Gamble Clifton, A T t
Mrs F L Jenkins Gainesville, <A.
A c Muri ay*.Butler, Ga,
J W ColeyWelsh Station, Gi;
Mrs Florence N LewellyuKetdsvlUa, N txt
Henry Howe Wilford, g «
Alien Willacoochee, (Mi
G I Read Honey Grove, Tsid
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