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FARMS AND FARMERS.
tUORT TALKS H ITU THE MEN WHO
GUIDE THE PLOW.
Many Questions About, the Farm Answered
by the Asricnltural Editor of The
Weekly Constitution.
Please look ahead and send In Inquiries
early—ordinarily an answer may not be ex
pected under three weeks. Never request
an answer by maii; the editor has no time
to spare for writing private letters.
Never ask where an article can be had or
the price. Editors have no better sources
cf informatior about these than other peo
ple. The editor has nothing for sale and is
not interested in anything advertised in
the paper. _
Questions of any character concerning tho
farm will be cheerfully answered by the
editor of this department. Inquirers will
please make tlielr questionsclenr and to tho
point. T'ne editor of this department will
give all questions close research ami will
give the readers of The Constitution tha
benefit of anv information that can be ob
tained on all questions propounded.
Address communications for this depart
■>ent to THE CONSTITUTION,
I-arm and Farmers’ lieutd Atlanta. <»a.
I.ate Crops in Iriah Potatoes.
Nearly every farmer and gardener would
pl ant for a fall crop of Irish potatoes, but
for tile uncertainty of getting the seed to
germinate. We have often planted for a
a late crop, but we confess that results
have been by no means satisfactory. There
Is a reward of gratitude that will be due
to the man that will discover a
the use cf which the uncertainty may be
obviated. .We can afford to take the risk
of want of rain if we can only get the tub
ers to come up promptly. We are obliged to
Like that risk with all crops. The best
r suits we have ever secured were from
!>• bling the seed (tubers) in about the same
way swet potatos are bedded in the spring,
tm-l then planting the whole potato, but us
ing only such as have sprouted.
Our practice is to lay aside the smaller po
tatoes as the supply for the table is daily
dug. These small potatoes are placed in a
dry, shaded place, as under a shelter, or
an open outhouse, until they begin to show
yr> . n from the effects of light. Then bed
them about as sweet potatoes are bedded,
covering about one and a half or two inches
deep. Half rotten oak leaves or grain straw
chopped short and mixed with top soil is
the best material to cover the bed with.
The bed should not be permitted to become
t uld be watered as often as nec
essary. It is also best* that the bed be
screened from the direct rays of the sun.
The potatoes being bedded, meanwhile the
gnnni'i should have been selected and made
; adv. Any deep, rich soil irom which a
r nring crop has been removed will do. The
plowing should he deep and repeated until
ther. is a bed of ten to twelve inches of
in lx pulverized soil. About the first week
in August, a,id ‘intil the last, cf August, ac
cording to latitude, is the time to plant.
J.ay off rows with a big shovel as deep as
possible, running twice to the row. Then
d op ihe whole potatoes (don’t cut any) that
ha vo sprouted every ten or twelve inches
a 1 till the furrow about half full of melkAv
sod, well pressed down. As the plants com-
Eiian'e to come up. rake or plow in a little
r a.- soil ami repeat until the furrows are
full and level. Subsequent cultivation should
I ■ >n!:i i ito such stirring of the surface as
may be necessary to keep it mellow after
( , at rain, it will be found in adopting this
p it that it will require two or three plant
ings to ■;? . all the seed, as they will not till
Sprout at once. Plant only those that have
sprouti-1, and wait until more have sprout
ed. In this way you will have a good stand
an i a sort of sui t • ssion in the growth of the
Thus . second crop potatoes are now much
Sought after for planting the next year’s
e crop, being considered superior to
i. tin i n grown seed, ami possessing more
v lily. Tins year we have already plant
id iju e 25th) a crop for late summer mtl
t.: h,l: using a variety said to have been
, in o 1 mi th< lookout mountain table
]. a Is of Georgia, and the growth of last
x-.i:. This variety is said to do better
■ ted in July than when planted at the
u tai time in the spring. We shall see
J. bedding.
The AX underfill Pen.
\V . ; v received a well written commu
n . :>n on the subject of green manuring,
isoil renovation, by means of the cow
p i. Nothing new, however, is presented,
t. . 1 we have not space to give the letter
< i.t. It winds up with a strong recom
ii mlation of the “Wonderful” pea, the ad
v i ■ .sing of which seems to be the main
object of the communication.
V. e w ish to say simply that we have very
good reasons for the confident belief that
the so-called “Wonderful” pea is nothing
more nothing less—but identical with the
famous “Unknown” pea, now becoming
•well known. Our exchange list is pretty
extensive, and we have read similar com
munications from the same source (Flor
ida), all rapturous in praise of this same
“Wonderful” pea, in several agricultural
a" 1 other journals in widely separated sec
tions of the country. We have declined,
h rctofore, to publish a similar article from
the same source, because we were satisfied
that the object was to advertise the
“Wonderful” pea, which is for sale by
a brother of the writer of the article. The
advertising columns of The Constitution, are
the place for advertisements.
FARM ANU QLISSHON BOX,
Various Subjects on Which tho Farmers
Ask Information.
H. J. S.—Horton, Ala. Can you suggest a
remedy for cabbage lice?
Hot water, 160 degrees fahrenheit, Persian
Insect powder, tobacco water, salt, etc.,
have b< n recommended, of which Persian
li ■■ p iwder is probably the best. It should
be fresh an'l strong and applied with the
usual bellows. Spraying with London pur
ple or Paris green, one pound to 100 gallons
cf water, is said to be very effective, but
it is not -ate to apply either of these poisons
lifter the plants commence to head. But
preventives, as usual, are better than reme
<iic-. and the best preventive is thorough
preparation, high manuring ami good culti
v lion, which will force the growth of the
plants, so that the injury from lice will
t irdls In- noti. t-d. Tin- natural enemy of
1! ■■ plant lice, the spotted lady bug, should
b< i n .im aged inst< ad of being destroyed.
'V. T. M.. Verbena, Ala., wishes to know
w at w ill cm ■ bone spavin on a horse’s hind
!• it is iH-ar the joint. Please answer
through The Constitution soon.
If taken in the* first stage,before the swell
ing has become hard, it may be reduced by
c ntinui'iis applications of hot water or hot
I s. i is.ng the heel about an inch and
g ' absolute r> st until all lameness ami
s lent s are gone. But if the spavin has
run on t<> tho second stage ami is becoming
li ■ i 1. apply hot water as above until all
s I. ; is taken out and then blister with
an ointment of of an ounce of powdered
t ni: ai. 10, 1 dram of red iodide of mercury
L I 2 ounces of lard, well rubbed in. After
twelve hour- smear the place with fresh
1. d and it peat it daily until the scabs are
. nearly healed. Then blister
«_.iin. and so on until a cure is effected. A
long rest is indispensable.
I. J. iMillo'jgi-ville, Ga.—Please let me
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« aU muggists. I. S. JOHNSON A CO.. Boston, Mas*
know through the columns of your next is
sue what will cure mange in hogs.
Mange, or scab, is produced by the bur
rowing of a small insect, which may be seen
und»r the scabs by using a strong magnify
ing glass. The following is good treatment:
Give each affected hog % an ounce of flower
of sulphur and 1 dram of saltpeter once a
day for ten days. Rub each one all over
with soft lye soap and let it remain an hour
or two, then wash clean with warm water
and rub well in on all the affected parts an
ointment composed of sulphur, lard and a
little kerosene oil. Let this remain three
or four days and then wash clean with
strong soap suds. If a cure is not effected
repeat the treatment. Be certain to remove
the animals to clean quarters ami burn all
bedding or litter and wash the troughs or
other objects with which the mangy hogs
have had contact with lime whitewash
containing carbolic acid.
I. G. W. G., Mt- Pleasant, Tex.—When is
the time to plant alfalfa, and where can I
get the seed and at what cost?
Alfalfa is a new name for lucerne, a plant
that has been cultivated more or less in the
south for the last sixty years. It is closely
allied to red clover and resembles it in its
appearance and uses, but it h. s an upright
habit of growth and is perennial. A very
rich, deep, well under drain’d soil is best
for it, and a plot that is free from seeds of
grass and other weeds should be selected.
A somewhat sandy loam is much better than
a close, compact, clay soil. The most im
portant requisite, however, is a rich soil
that will not hold water in the deep subsoil.
September, October and November, accord
ing to latitude, cover the season for fall
sowing, but the seeds may be sown in Feb
ruary provided the soil is especially tree
from weed and grass seeds. Prepare the
land by deep and thorough plowing ami
cross plowing and harrowings. Throw It
finally into low beds about twenty-four
inches apa"t and sow the seeds in a narrow
drill along the middle of the beds, just as
you would turnips. Cover not more than
half an inch deep. Cultivate as may be
needed to keep down all grass ami weeds,
especially the first year of growth. No
thinning is necessary. Commence cutting
with mowing blade when the lucerne is just
commencing to bloom, ami as often after
wards as it gets high enough. Do not let
it go to seed. It is best to cut one day be
fore feeding All kinds of stock, especially
n ilch cows and pigs, are fond of it, ami it
is more nutritious and productive than clo
ver. Seed for sale by most seedsmen at 15
to 20 cents per pound by the single pound,
or J 6 per bushel. Fifteen pounds are ample
fur an acre.
M. P., Abbeville, Ala.—(l) Will it injure
new ground to plow it with a turning
plow? Which is the better plan of using
green cotton seed as a fertilizer at plant
ing time—furrow ami let them sprout ami
then rip them up ami expose to the sun, or
let them come up ami thefl liston them
ami plant? (3) WJitii is the surest ami
quickest mode of destroying the vitality of
cotton seed? I have no crusher. <4) What
is the cause of lampus in horses? And
what is the remedy for the -am?? (5)
What is the cause of hogs having i taggers?
AVhich is the best grade of guano common
ly used in the south'?
(1) We see no reason why plowing a new
ground with a turn plow should injure it
any more than if done with any other
plow. It is probably better for the current
crop to let the litter and leaves remain on
the sin-face, since new ground soil is gen
erally too loose and open already. (2) The
best use for cotton seed is to exchange them
on a fair basis for cotton meal. The best
way to use them directly as a fertilizer
is to compost them in January or Feb
ruary with stable manure or acid phos
phate. We do not approve putting them
in the ground green and letting them,
sprout. (3) It is an easy matter to kill
them by putting in loose bulk and thor
oughly wetting them. The difficulty or cause
of failure, with many persons lies in the
failure to wet them. Water merely poured
on the heap will not wet them sufficiently.
We would throw them out on the ground
several inches thick, let one or two soak
ing rains fall on them ami then heap them.
But the compost suggested is best. (4) There
Is really no specific disease called lampus.
Some times there is inflamation ami swell
ing of the bars during teething which
may require treatment, but such cases are
rare. The only treatment necessary is to
scarify lightly the bar next the teeth, or
wash with strong solution of aluinn. Burn
ing with a hot iron is barbarous. (5) Gener
ally an overfull condition, causing conges
tion of the brain, or apaplexy. Bleeding ami
an injection into the bowels of four ounces
epsom salts, two drains spirits turpentine
and one-half pint of soapsuds, the object be
ing to open the bowels as quickly as pos
sible. Very often a stream of cold water
let fall on the head from a considerable
height will relieve an attack, in a few
minutes. We have often relieved a pig by
simply making a ducking. (6) There is
practically no difference except in the qual
ity and the formulas used. One brand may
be best for one section or one character of
soil and another brand be better for an
other section or character of soil.
Mrs. A. Al., Cypress, Fla. —Will you kind
ly answer me and give me a remedy for a
disease that has appeared among my young
turkeys* They .seem to be little risings
on their heads and under the throats, and
1 noticed one on the knee joint. 1 have
tried sulphur and grease. 1 feed alone on
bread and give them plenty of clabber. My
chickens have the sori* head also. Can
you give me a remedy for that? I will
feel very grateful to any reader who will
give a remedy as my young turkeys are all
dying.
As a rule It is hardly worth while to treat
a common fowl after the disease which af
fects it has become well advanced, es
pecially if it is an unusually fatal df-oase.
The only practical success is in preventing
disease, or in treating it promptly on its
first manifestations. First separate the
well from the sick. The disease affecting
your turkeys and chickens may be a spe
cies of canker, closely allied to roup, and
almost as fatal. First give each fowl, as
soon as attacked, one-third to one-half
teaspoonful of epsom salts. Meanwhile get
from your druggist a bottle of chlorate of
potash and per-chloride of iron mixture, and
also a bottle of the following dressing: 1
dram of carbolic acid, 3 drams of sulphuric
acid, ounce of tincture of per-chloride of
iron and !■> ounce of glycerine. With a
camel’s hair brush touch all the sore parts
night and morning with the carbolic acid
mixture, and six hours after giving the
salts commence giving 4 to 6 drops of the
chloride of iron mixture, repeating every
three hours. Give best soft fdod, without
pepper.
C. H. R., Barnesville, Ga.—T have a bule
with several seed warts on him. I want
to know what to do to get them off so they
will not come back.
We have repeatedly—dozens of times—
given the treatment for removing warts.
If the wart is pendulous, tie a strong
string—silk is the best —around it close to
the body. Tighten the string a little every
day or two until it cuts the wart off. If
the wart is flat, or there be a large number
of them close together, shave them down
with a sharp knife, and then touch the
bleeding surface with lunar caustic, or
with bluestone. Or you may burn them
down with a red-hot soldering iron. Then
grease well every day. We know of no
treatment that will prevent the return of
warts ;but whenever there is an apparent
tendency to warty growth, scarify until it
bleeds and then touch with caustic.
J. AV. L., Campbell, N. C.—l have a
cow that gives blood in her milk at last of
milking. Please give remedy if known.
There are several causes which may pro
duce bloody milk. In the case of your cow
there is probably some congestion in the
teats, amounting under rough handling
in milking to a rupture of small blood
vessels. Give the cow a dose of one pound
of epsom salts and dally thereafter half
ounce of saltpeter with one drachm of
chlorate of potash. Bathe the bag with
hot or cold water and rub with camphorat
ed liniment. In milking handle the teats
carefully and tenderly and avoid stripping
or pulling. Better not to milk too clean.
Sometimes acid plants in the pasture cause
the milk to be a little bloody. Sometimes
the same is an accompanying symptom of
the period of heat.
Mrs. M. C., Smyrna, Ga—For a year 1
have been uneasy about my cow. f ymp-
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toms: Dsicharges from her left nostril.
Gets worse at times and hinders, to some
degree, quiet, natural breathing; Blood
sometimes in the diseharg-es. Lriit- a per
ceptible order. Will be very gtateful fur a
remedy.
As the discharge is from but or.e i ostril,
it is evident that it does not proceed from
the lungs. Without a better desi ription
we cannot advise treatment, except to
steam the head in a nosebag so as to clear
the air passages. When clear, give morn
ing and night, for a week, as one dose, 2
drains of saltpeter, 2 drams gentian root
powder, 1 dram of ginger.
AV. M. C., Ringgold, Ga.—Enclosed find
head of grass. Please give name, also
whether profitable as a hay crop.
The grass sent is holcus lanatus, or vel
vet grass. We have never seen it until
ized for hay and have not esteemed it as
a valuable grass, except for its b<Muty,
but Dr. Phares speaks well of it. It is
sown in the fall, from August to October,
at the rate of fifteen pounds per acre (two
bushels.. The seedinen keep the seed for
sale.
I HEAP P MATS OF MILK AND I.BIK.
For Exterior >inil Interior Work—How
lilt* ( liiircli Fence \\:is J’aintccl.
A. Ashmun Kelly in Rural New Yorker.
\\ i. re rough woodwork, sii' h as old barns
or other frame buildings, fences and the
like, is to be painted, economy, anil often
necessity, would indicate the use of cheaper
materials than ordinary oil paint, and more
lasting than whitewash. I have now a case
in point. A small rural church, after mak
ing extensive improvements upon its prop
erty, found several thousand square feet of
rough fence to be coated, both for preserva
tion and comeliness; but the funds were ex
hausted, and it was not likely that money
could be collected to buy the quantity of
paint required and then employ painters to
<lo the work. I suggested this wash: To
two quarts of water lime, or hydraulic ce
ment, add sweet skint milk until of the
•onsisteney of good cream. Pour in the
milk slowly, stir briskly and thoroughly,
and do not mix more than this quantity at
a time, as it is liable to settle to the bottom
and i .-come hard. The proportions stated
are not exact, and one will have to use his
own judgment a little, seeing that the mixt
ure is nut thin enough to "run,” or thick
enough nut to spread easily. Lse a flat
brush, say four incins in width, ami apply
like oil paint. The paint, when dry, is a
s- 11 of creamy stone color, and any other
color may be obtained by the addition of
s litable pigments whicn must first be
“broken” or mixed in a little milk to a
paste before being put with the first mixt
ure. Better still, buy color ground in wa
ler. This paint has been extensively used
for years with perfect satisfaction, looking
well lor several years, ami is comparatively
inexpensive. A common laborer can apply
it at a sating of one-half the cost of paint
ers' wages, ami farm hands, when work is
slack, couid do it at a still greater saving.
Recipe books years ago contained this
formula, and its advantages were again re
vived by General Letiuc, while he was Unit
'd States commissioner of agriculture. He
mentioned an instance ot a eountrj’ house,
v ithin liis knowledge, the body of which
was covered with this mixture, and the
trimmings with lead and oil paint, forty-five
years before he described it. During this
period the trimming paint had been renewed
several times, but the cheap body remained
well preserved. I was once shown a frame
residence which had been coated with a
mixture of buttermilk and lime several
years previously, ami, though a painter, <i
•mild liarirty distinguish the surface from
the ordinary paint work, and it looked re
markably well.
AA’liat the Government Uses.
Another recipe is as follows: Boil three
gallons of water ami one pint of ilaxseed
naif an hour; take it from the lire and add
water enough to make lour gallons. Let it
stand to settle; pour off the water in a
pail, ami put in enough whiting to make it
as thick as whitewash; add one-half pint of
linseed oil and stir thoroughly. If the
whiting <oes not mix readily add more wa
ter. Flaxseed is of an oily nature, ami will
not wash off as readily as glue. Sour milk
Is sometimes used, but sweet, skim milk is
preferable. The addition of a solution of
common salt is desirable, as it tends to
make the paint adhere more firmly and
helps make the mixture more non-eombusti
ble. All milk and lime mixture’s are excel
lent for shingles, and for all farm purposes,
ami, if laid on with ear", will certainly last
for a few years ami look well, besides pre
serving the wood. Be careful, however, to
have the surface to be coated, perfectly
scraped ami prepared beforehand.
For its lighthouses, beacons ami keepers’
dwellings, the government uses a mixture
of ten parts freshly slaked lime to one part
of the best hydraulic cement, mixed well
W'th salt, water and applied quite thin. An
other government recipe is as follows: Slake
one-half bushel of lime with boiling' water,
keeping it covered during the process; then
strain ami mid one peel; of salt dissolved in
warm water, three pounds of rice flour
boiled in water to a thin paste, one-half
pound of whiting ami one pound of white
glue dissolved in warm water. Allow it to
stand several days, but apply hot. Two
coats will usually be found necessary, as in
all the for. going formulas.
M lull io Ise Inside the House.
For interior wadi work, milk ami whiting,
suitably tinted, make a mm h more durable
job than water color painting, ami nearly
equal to paint mixed with oil. .Milk is prob
ably better than glue as a binder for the
whiting, as it will likely not decay ami be
come rancid or perish as soon as the latter.
But glue is often used, and a nice white
finish for a ceiling may be made as follows:
But two ounces of best white glue in a
small quantity of cold water overnight: put
four pounds of gilders’ best bolted whiting
in enough cold water to cover it; let stand
over night to slake. Next morning add boil
ing water to the glue ami stir until dis
solved; add to the whiting, which has first
been well stirred ami made perfectly
smooth. Thin with cold water ami stand
away until jellied, in which condition it is
best for applying; then apply with a kalso
mine or good solid whitewash brush. Do
the wash off as a painter would put
on paint, but rub it on haphazard, crisscross,
being careful only to cover every part and
not permit the kipping edges to get dry.
Gypsum paints come in several shades,
ready to !»• thinned with water, ami are
quite durable, even for outdoor work. They
become hard as stone, ami do not rub off,
nor are they mixed with glue. These cost
10 cents a pound for the white and 11 cents
for the tints, a live-pound package being
sufficient for two coats for any ordinary
ceiling. But I prefer the whiting mixtures,
as they make a smoother, nicer job, and
tire cheaper.
Some More Complicated Paints.
Another mixture which is especially rec
ommended tor protecting woodwork is com
posed of 300 parts washed ami sifted white
sand, forty parts precipitated chalk, fifty
parts resin ami four parts raw linseed oil,
mixed and boiled in an iron kettle with one
part of oxide of copper and one part of sul
phuric acid added. Apply with an ordinary
paint brush while warm, if too thick, di
lute with boiled linseed oil. This paint dries
rapidly and becomes very hard.
For tin roofs or similar metal work, a
cheap and quite durable mixture may be
made with coal oil. quick Japan drier and
the cheap earth paints, such as the Vene
tian red. metallic brown, etc. Asphaltum
varnish paint, made of common asphaltum
dissolved in turpentine or benzine, is good
for iron fences and other iron work. Many
of the ready-mixed paints on the market
are emulsions. Lime water will mix with
linseed oil ami form a soap. To this may be
added whiting' ami colors, and the whole
will form a comparatively durable paint.
An emulsion paint proper has other ingredi
ents, such as soda, lead (a trace, often)
zinc, varium sulphat**. naphtha and driers.
For fence posts, the ends which are to go
In the ground may be dipped in boiling gas
or coal tar. Nothing is better, though there
are several methods of treatment. For the
shingle roof of the barn, presuming that
the shingles tire of some soft, perishable
wood, it will pay to use a pure raw linseed
ojl and Venetian red or oxide of iron com
position. adding some drying Japan. Dry
iron paint may be used, but nothing is saved
thereby. Better get that which has been
ground in oil, and which will cost but a few
cents a pound, and it will mix with the oil
better. Make quite thin and apply one coat,
quite freely, though not so that it will run.
The next year give another coat. That
ought to last several years. A cypress or
cedar shingle needs no paint and will last
until the barn burns or blows down.
SARGE PLUNKETT.
HRO WK AND PLUNKETT PKEPARING
EOR THEBIO BARBECUE.
The Politicians AVill be There, Shaking
Hands and Smiling, and Many Fine
Speeches Will be Looked For.
For The Constitution.
It won’t do to give a perished horse all
he will eat at first, neither will it do for
two old men to eat their fill at once—we
must lead up to it by degrees or get foun
dered.
Brown and I went to two “alliance din
ners” last week just to prepare ourselves
for the big barbecue on the Fourth. We
agreed to watch each other and give signs
when one thought the- other was about to
hurt himself. When the alliancemen formed
themselves into a committee of the whole,
together with their wives and children, ami
began to spread white cloths upon the grass
under the trees and to bring baskets from
the wagons and jugs of buttermilk from
the spring branch, I took it upon myself to
call Brown to one side and have a serious
understanding upon the situation. We
agreed faithfully to obey each other at eat
ing time, and that is why we are alive to
day to tell the story.
These “alliance dinners” are such nice
things. All the people of the country round
were there and many came out from the
towns. Old soldiers who had lain under
the same blankets from Richmond to Ap
pomattox got together around one cloth and
laughed over the idea of arraying one
against the other—of arraying country
against town. And the little folks from
the towns gathered with the children of the
■country off to one side ami helped them
selves from the same baskets. The Geor
gia plowboys vied with town young men in
waiting upon the girls, ami the man who
could have looked upon the scene and had
it in his heart to wish them estranged
should go off and live with the serpents
•and wallow in his own slime for the bal
ance of his life.
' The barbecue at House’s mills has been
rs ,’ertised for weeks and farmers have
been sending in shotes, sheep and beeves.
oct is upon the ground in cords, ami
ti, B ,iches are dug for the fires to be started,
'f _> list of speakers indicate that there will
enough “clash” to make things lively.
Ifemiant men from Atlanta will illumine
occasion with the lire of young man-
while at least three or four sueh gen
tf a 'ien as Dr. Miller, A. M. Speer ami Evan
F'°Howell will mellow the occasion with
tljy flavor of prudence and the sweetness
0.l age. We hear that Albert t’ox, H- ttry
fU'hardson and Clark Howell will walk
ufimi the stand with Sibley. Small ami Mat
r,pn, and these wifi usher in an era close
al e ,n to the days of which every Georgian
loves to boast.
I can’t say whether all will be fulfilled
that is promised, but, anyhow me ami
Bfown will be there and trained for the
t)-,,y. An old-time day is what is expected
by us from what we hear, but it It a s
short we shall not be disappointed, for an
old-time barbecue ami political rally is har
toVome un to. In those days Toombs, H.II.
the Cobbs, Stephens, Brown, Herscnel ,
Johnson-such as these met ami field the
crowds with their eloquence Ij * p
«->nte conditions would give Uo tin
der of rnen-let us hope so encomaM
the voting who have brains nerve and are
gentlemen to a^ h '„ enllemanly
spRU Fr'n? twenty miles around the peo-
X u«.l « S’"'"-'-
every road and from every nook and cot-
X The mountain housers would come
iirth from seclusion, th % V™ th *
f'fls would join in filling tho rea ls wfih a
farming yeomanry. Wagons, horseback
’lid on foot-here went the crowds It was
f “\ight then and would be a greatet sight
ho these d-tys of steam and electricity.
JXink of‘a young man with Ins sweet-
, . lking j t .. R ~t for seven mil sa< io
the mountains, cooning footings and wad
ing streams. How gallantly the eountry
boy of those days could take fits sssei t
in his arms and carry her through the ford.
It was but the work of a moment foi a
young fellow to have off his shoes, his
breeches rolled up ami, with his best girl
in his arms, go to wading the stream.
’There will be nothing of this kind now
nothing to whet the appetite and make the
odors of the broiling meats so delicious—
and I guess it is all well, for there may
not be so much to eat in these days; but
me and Brown will be in the best eating
condition, and shall go at it in the old
time way. A good square meal in these
hard times is not the thing for us to let
slip by. We wjll be there, ami whichever
side shall convince us as being best, for
that side we will cast our vote in the com
ing election.
There has been a fellow out our way
paying 25 cents a dozen for common toad
frogs. He is an Englishman, and wants
the frogs to ship to Europe, where they are
to be put into the gardens and farms of
i REDUCED WOO §
< twta ■ to $47.50 |
What will competition say to this? For days only [ft
we oiler our popular Hilf ROR TOR >
MHIR Crystal Cem Organ
HFuns{ The regular price of which 18 £H)O, for <8.47.50 cash with or- BL
. -b der, or cash after delivery anti trial. This price inclii'les jr
stool and 1 nstruct ion Book. Every instrument guarantied 1®
A ' for 25 years If it is not convenient forymi to pay cash we K
a 15 will cheerfully sell you an Instrument on our ir
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« ftL'i-KsL You run no risk whatever when you deal direct with us. We rk
~ ■ y have a record of 30 tears atnniliiut. and do the largest
◄ direct Organ and Piano business in the world. Dives-
A tigute our methods before ordering. Send for our mans-
* L’i meth Illustrated 4'atnlogne, showing Pianos from 1“
4 SISO up and Organs from s‘2s up. Ask any Bank orCom-
iLLLb VyjjWsiWi mercial Agency about us. Ask any one who haa ever had a Cor- ft
re RiSw? nish instrument. Tliis offer has never been equaled ami will »
4 t wr'Y.i nt ‘ ver be repeated alter the 60 day period. Write to-day.
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< T SUCCESSORS TO
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ton • GENERAL MACHINERY.
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WBSELFI
IM TWO WEEKS. !
Hiy waste time, money and health with “doctors’ wonderful “cure* H
Us, specifics, ete., when I wilt send you FREE tho prescriptions
nd full particulars of a new certain remedy that Is a complete cure 13
>r NERVOi S WEAKNESS, LOST MANHOOD and I M-fl
’OTENCY In old or young men. Cures in TWO WEEKS. I send M
ids information and prescription atisolutely FREE, and there fa nogs
umbug nor advertising cutch about it. Adv druggist can put it up for eg
. simple. AU I .ask in return is that you will buy a small quantity of the Eg
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MenUou The Coustltutlon.
that country. This Englishman told me
things that convince me that often what
we take to be a calamity is only a blessing
not understood. Who would have thought
there was anything about a toad frog to
benefit mankind? But there is according
to ihis fellow. They destroy the Insects
In gardens more satisfactorily than can
be done in any other way ever tried. M e
thought our fortune was made when this
Englishman offered us 25 cents per dozen
for these frogs, but it is not such an easy
matter to gather together a dozen toad
frogs. Just try it and it will surprise you
how few frogs there are.
We have been trying to have nothing to
say about the weather, but the rains have
been so partial that we are beginning to
get mighty low spirited. I have never seen
such a spring—so cold at first and then so
dry. We have had but one season in three
months. If this drought was general it
would be worse, but it is bad on those who
are in its path, and Brown and I are in it.
The agricultural department reports crops
good. I don’t want to say anything against
the department, for I am sure that Mr.
Redding’s letters in The Weekly Constitu
tion are doing more good than anything
of the sort ever did before, but I would
just like for them to come out and take a
squint at. the crops of our settlement before
they report any more. This is a big coun
try, though. SARGE PLUNKETT.
Au Agricultural College at Home.
A course of study primarily designed to
meet the needs of those farmers' sons who
are unable to leave home to attend college,
but who feel the need of the fuller knowl
edge-of their work which the college offers,
is now offered by the New Hampshire Col
lege of Agriculture and the echanlc Arts.
During the last ten years a large amount
of information of the highest practical value
has been published, and in the years to come
more will appear. The college instructors
see nearly all of this literature, and from
it they intend to select that which is best
suited to the needs of the student. Be
sides the standard books, they will use in
the course the best bulletins from the expe
riment stations and the best pamphlets writ
ten by practical specialists. In this way
they hope to make it a progressive course
along practical lines. It will be free to all,
with no entrance examination or fee. The
with- no entrance examination or
fe. The student can begin at
any time; and the privilege
leges of the course are not limited to res
idents of New Hampshire. Students are
offered the option of working for a certifi
cate or not. as they see lit, but they are
strongly urged to do tne former. Those so
working will, as studies are finished, send
in answers to sets of examination ques
tions; those not so working will submit a
statement that the requisite reading has
been carefully done.
Each of the books and pamphlets v I
have a certain number of exercises, an ex
ercise probably avei'atrtug ten pagi -• o
rcading matter. The satisfactory comple
tion of six hundred exercises will entitle th"
student to a certificate. It is probable that
under ordinary conditions this will reqmf
about two years. llaeh student wotkmg
for a certificate will be required to take c. t
tain general studies, such as soils, tillage,
noxious insects, fungus diseases, me
teorology. laws of !■'«»t growth
farm and household ehenr.stry, •'■' ' • ■
etc and to select at least three lines ot
study from a selected list. Students not
working fur a certificate, may select any
of the above subjects they desire, but >t is
recommended that they pursue the pre
scribed lines of general reading in connec
tion with special subjects. The cost of
broks will not be great. So far as possi
ble. the college will arrange to lurntsn
bulletins free, and books at lowest cost.
It is expected that where several students
live near together, the members of the
faculty will be able to deliver lectures in
person at occasional intervals, thus bring
ing the course into line with the universi
ty extension movement. Correspondence
may be addressed to Professor C. M. M'eed,
secretary, Durham, N. H 'the co-opera
tion of grangers, farmers’ clubs, village
improvement societies, and other organiza
tions is earnestly desired, and should be
heartily given.
Killed the Deputy Marshal.
Nashville. Tenn., July 5 (Special.)- Depu
ty United States Marsha) John Smith was
shot and instantly killed by a desperado
named A. J. L. Roddy at Tracy City to
day.
Roddy was recently convicted of sending
obscene matter through tho mails, but. ap
pealed to the supreme court and was re
leased on a $3,0'.)0 bond. His misbehavior,
however, resulted in Judge Key issuing a
bench warrant for him, but Roddy <1 dged
the regular deputy marshals and John
Smith was deputized to arrest him. Smith
attempted to serve the warrant today and
a fight resulted, in which Roddy killed
Smlthi and was himself desperately
wounded.
District Attorney Brown and Assistant
J. \V. Childress, United States Marshal
yicKenzie and Deputy Ballou went to
Tracy City after Roddy tonight.
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voyant, may I" • ons.tltcd on love, court
ship. murria: an I d'vuree. He settles
lovet-.J quarrels, r. unit- t the separated,
tells of your fr < nds and ■ nemies, 1 icates
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marriage with the one yon love. He pre-*
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111.
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Rwnjvo PrjrtfS Instruments, Drums.Fniformsand
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st’it’LY hol’Se on
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Meiitloci Ibe < iiui.
r i'X LT. \V.itches. Guns, l’i
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t > get go >il barg:i:i . Ord r nfi sing until you
have read >.ir !><•<> . \dlr-- . ritit stamp, KI ItT-
L. into ; . <' > . it 2 Fit ton St., New York.
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~T~s "V~N and Dip needles for pros-
M t J S J kpvetors. Miners and Treas-
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OUGHT TO READ
The Rural New-Yorker.
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most reliable amnuruy on agricultural .and
horticultural subjects. Frauds and hum
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We have m ide anrim.-aiients to semi it
and The Weekly U.m.- t: ■ itlon for (1.50 a
yea r.
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This Beats Them AH!
FAULTLESS I'very one who has used one o?
our t.:n’t.i' razors knows wbft
RAZOR they , We have sold hundreds
of them and they have given per-
No. 35. fe et satisfaction. Faultless No. 35
is higly crocus polished, set ready
REGULAR or ll ' e ' ,’*'U<:se world-renowned
razoi s are hand forged and temper-,
BARBER *'*’ a process known only to the
manufacturer anfl ground by tha
STROP most skilled grinders. Size%.
The strop is a regular barber
0 strop, double sw'ii';. One s'rop,
woven hose, the other horse hide
. held together by a swivel.
Both tn nice de oiler the above razor and
strop, put tip in box, prepaid to
DOX, your postoifice, forouly $1.50. The
regular price of the razor is $2 and
postage the Strop retails fur ?• cents, but
by buying in large quantities we
prepaid, me enabl' d to send to our patrons
, lot' just about half price. 'Hus
ter Ofliy razor and strop was put up t-s
--pecially for ns and has never been
»1.50. ofl'ered iu this way before.
KNIVES
Everybody wants a Knife, so THE
CONSriTUriOfii has selected a line
to suit every one.
‘'io ' V Tliis is r, 3-bliided pearl handle
NO. 4IGO knife,silver mourned on back and
ONLY 50c. en 4s and is a special bargain.
vi ■ r- r- , This is a 4 bladed congress knife.
IxralrE has two large blades, one small
No. 1540 Lliule, one tile, silver mounted on
_~, ' _ ends, I,lack ebony handles. These
ONLY 6Oc. knives are expressly heavy built
so us to stand wear and tear.
KNIFE This is a very heavy Jack knife,
2-liladed, buck horn handles,
No. 9228 mounted on both ends, blades
ONLY llftr hand forged—the very knife for
v ‘ farmer or hunter.
KNIFE This is n 2 bladed buck horn
qqqo handle knife, silver mounted on
Loth ends, blades highly crocus
ONLY 75c. polished.
This is an elegant 4-bladed knife,
with the finest pearl handles, sil-
KNIFE ver Htmd and mounted on both
ends. The blades are the finest;
No. 6280 quality and superior workman-
ONLY Ci -aes s, iip. One of the blades is a
9 .oo French nail blade, and just think
of it, sent postage p:e »aidTorouly
81.35.
The prices above are for the premium only. Add
81 when sending for the paper. It you are’already
a subscriber you can buy anv of these premiums
by sending the price named above.
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