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THE CONSTITUTION.
,F and F Department)
Why Will You “Pull FodderP”
Repeated trials at the Georgia Experi
ment Station during the last ten years
have t-onHusively shown that there ts
very little I»rotit In "pulling fodder" in the
oM-faahl.ined way-still generally pro •-
tired. There experiments did not indi
' .ate that the pulling of the blades from (
the stalks, if done under favorable condi
tion* and at the right time, results in
I material Injury to the yield or quality oi
; tlig grain. The objection to the practice I
‘ is th" meager results in fodder and its
, expenslvelies*.
So long ago as IWO I proved to tny own
satisfaction that eve i in the south a corn ,
, . rvp may be su s'essfuliy ac
cording io the pracike. uniters .1 in th
north and northwest, ul cutting down the
-talks at about the same stage at
farmed pull fodder. Hut 1 *a» met with
the jlll.eulty that the eornata ks could not
he conveniently and et om mi. ally fed
without some better and nore expeditious
' method of cutting them up than the or-
• dinary feed or t-rage cutter.
In iNsi. after the invention of th* > orn
stalk shredder, the Georgia Exper.ment
I station inaugurated the method of cutting
| .town the cornstalks, shucking until do
and th-u ihredding the s.a.ks. Ihe nrsi
i experiment was entirely success.ui an>
i aitogether rathdaclorv. and the. re-un
were pubbshed in bul.etir. No. »> in •«
; exhausted). November. ING. fin e the .-ta-
I tio-i has not followed the old plan at all.
and the publication of the resu.ts of that
I year and of follow .ng yea-s has indu id a
; Urge number of farm rs all river the s. iith
to adopt the improved method Ine
promptness with which they took hold of
t..e plan was unusual niid surprising, eou
atdcrlng th.- proverbial conservatism of
the averago farmer.
in the experiment performed in isfu. al
r*u!v* referred to. the r-suits were given
! as follows. The she led <•< rn was valued
at f*» cents per bushel, th- cured '• a *e-
■ (ordinary "fodder") at ai» cents |*r hun
dred an.l the entire stalk, less the < ir,
I fhndu d. nt 40 «ents per hundred. Ihe
. urea was one acre, on one-third of whicil
the ears or. y were harvested, an another
j third the • ars and blades (the usual
I method) w.re harvested, and on the ro-
■ m.tlnlnq third the ears and entire stalks
i were harvested, the stalks being cut at
about the stage at which fodder is usually
• pulled:
[ YIEt.U PEK ACHE.
I METHODS I i j , S
OF
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HARVESTING £ I | * -=s*
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I treteo . M7 4* gIT.IO
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The following are noted ax the results:
1. The taldt- shows that there was prac-
I tienliy no difference 1-etween the weights
I of shelled corn resulting from the differ
ent n.eth >da
? Th • rows from w hich the blades were
I pulled In the usual way yielded 34.2 bush-
■ els of grain per acre, and a total value of
| $17.10.
' 1 The rows from which the blades were
pulled in the usual way yielded 31.2 bush-
I els of grain and 713 pounils of cured blade
fodder, of the aggregate value of $30.51.
' 4 The remaining rows, of which the
| stalks were cut and sho-k* das already
I described, ib-lded 34.3 bushels of grain and
2.3M7 pounds of cur* d stall blades and
I shucks, the whole yield aggregating In
value $K.t9.
Experiments of s’icrre-ding years since
ISK» fully confirm the above, and ne- d not
• be set forth in detail.
Moreovir. actual experiments as well as
anaiys s. have fully pn ven that the
shredded cornstover is a palatable anil
nutrl-lo’js food for horses, muies and
■ cattle.
Every farmer In thr smith should ar
range to harvest his corn crop the coming
THE WEEKLY COXSTTTUTTON: ATLAOTA, GA., MONDAY, JULY 9, 1900
fall according to the above Improved
method.
A shredder capable of shredding from
one to one and one-half tons of dry stover
per hour, can be had for about SSO and
freight, requiring about four-horse power.
Smaller as well as larger sizes, of cor
respotding capacity, may be bought for
corresponding prices.
1 confidently advise ©very fanner to fall
in with this method. There remains no
doubt of the effectiveness of the plan
and the very great saving of forage here
tofore lost. In addition to the value of
the stalks thus saved and utilized, it is of
considerable advantage to get the rtalks
out of the way of the next crop.
Next week I will describe In detail the
best plan of cutting and shocking the
corn. R J. REDDING.
I FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
To Destroy Johnson Grass.
Noticing your request In a late number
of The Constitution for me to give your
I leaders th® test method of killing John
son grass. 1 cheerfully comply with one
proviso only. That should I ever be ca.ll
i-d upon trial for public advice in advising
the southern farmer the plan of killing
his best friend, you will defend me. as
my attorney.
People w.io are old enough to read are
pretty certain to know that there is a
right way an! a wrong way for doing
everything.
. In attempting to kill Johnson grass In
the spring and summer is the wrong way.
It wi ! grow In spite of all your labor.
The right way Is as follows: In August
or September after the sap has done Its
work and returns to the root, with a
strong team and two-horse plow cultivate
i th-- ground to the depth of six inches
(eight If you can), throwing the ridges
ias high as possible. The sun will melt
away some of the soil and all the roots
extMiseti will die. To get out all such
roots, with a straight-toothed harrow go
crosswise of th© furr »wa so that all th©
1 roots may be exposed to th© sun and
' destroyed.
The roots cut off to the depth ©f six
Inehe* below the surface will bleed, and
; decay s<h»ii follows.
All Johnson grass roots thus cut oft
will nover trouble you again. Tliclr Hie
l as gone out and death follows as from
! a natural caus*.
Now to jm>- you for your labor. Sow
| a full crop of wheat, barley, oats or rye
ami pasture in the winter, cut off what
may be left in tho spring and make hay
for summer feed. Break up the stubbie
i and br eicast two busho'.s of cowj-eas to
j the acre. In the fall cut off the peas for
hay. or what Is still better, turn it all
under for a fertilizer. Now follow with
| any crop you may choose and if your
Work has been well done, your hat will
I hold all tho roots you can gather on a
i twenty-acre field. To sum up y<>ur
i years' lalsir, let us see what you have ac-
I complishud. Ycur deep plowing has killed
i the roots, the Winter freexes will destiny
; th--tn again, your cowpeas will so thor-
■ ouglily shad© the ground that the roots
ar, : thric-i killed, it such a thing who'
possible. Your land has had tho deepest
i plowing probably it ever had. your stock
a winter pasture, one crop of hay from
• the . rain, and tin cowpeas as a fertiliser
will put your ground in a better condl-
• n ever t •• tutur® crept. Whj,
•this betterment <4 ycur ground by deep
j plowing and the ft rtiilzaiion of the evil
will aimost warrant your growing the
J nnson grass tor tin- good results which
follow tin killing <>! it. So far as 1 know
the only objection raised against this
grass is the dittieulty ol getting rid of it,
which, with tiie al-ove plan, is easy. I
have yet to know of an.s farmer m Tex
as who has a good meadow of it to 4>iow
It up to grow cotton.
For tl.e farmers' In neifit let me odd, if
the gr.-ss is scattered thinly over your
1 aei sow more seed at the rate, of lorty
p, unos to 'he a”re and make you a
1 im-aduw lor growing winter hay. Cut the
i-i . win.■ in blo.i.n, v. ap *4 makes the
ibi st of hay, n ot equaled by th*- best
timothy. With thick s> i-dlug the. stalks
ol glass are line and m good land the
yield shov.it U two tons to the acre at
' eu. h cutting and cutting three or lour
j Cut your grass at proper time, cure anil
1 stack w. II and your hay will be far su
perior to any nortln rn buy you can bay.
With the moderi. li.iy machinery your hay
-
j lo.i iii the stuck or barn. Without
ip. -iserai kn wh '.go of the destroying of
■ ci o grass, mv judgment as to good way
to get rid of it. Flow deeply with high
tldges, turn in the hogs to eat the r >ots,
.>li.-i which u.- e .i stragl.t-toothi •! harrow
I to bring al! to th. surface and sow the
cowp--.is heavily. The same process of
cuttin* the roots of tiie Johnson grass
will. I think, destroy th” coco by plowing
-in th” winter. J do not speak by expe-
I rience. , ,
Ni \\ Mr Redding. It Is th” n» xt mans
linnmg: HERBERT I’OST,
I Fort Worth. Tex.
I (The next man will have his "Innings
next week. Editor).
Shredding Corn.
Bv J W Ca • v Gillsville. Ga. —Ax I
have not seen anything In your columns
on tl sul-l- tof corn shredding in some
i thm i wish to give my experience of
i shredding corn 1 have ent and shredded
mv corn forth- last two y< ns and am
w H ph as. d with it ex.-pt in oil, way.
I find that stock will not cat it all. It- re
1 Miini* parts of lh<- stalk that they will
not <at 1 think this is caused by thq
shteild.-r that I us-d being dull
1 Helen someway. 1 have old enough feed
this hprinpr to pav » \p< ns«‘s f<»r shr<'<!<Hng
mv corn to m\ neighbors, who have- cut
thefr corn stalks and burned them to get
i rid of them in their tb-ld. 1 have fed
I -'x head of mules and horses and several
head of catU* all winter without any sod-
dcr tip till work time this spring on the
shredded hay, and I see no bad effects
from It. My stock looks as well as my
neighbors, who have fed peavines and fod
der; there are several advantages that I
see In shredding corn stalks. First, it is
quicker and cheaper than pulling fod
der. Second, you get the stalks off your
land, which Is worth 31 per acre toward
the next crop and you get what particles
that is uot eaten In your manure pile.
Third, you get about three times the
amount of feed that you do when tiie
fodder Is pulled In tho old way. Thcr.'
are several more advantages that I will
not state now. Will you please publish
what is tho best way to har
vest corn for shredding on bot-
tom lands that are liable to
overflow. I moan tiie cheapest way.
season I hail to haul my corn out on nigh
land and then haul to barn again, which |
made It expensive, and is there a shred- i
der made that will cut fine enough, so ,
that It will all be eaten by stock? I
would like for you to give th© ts’st and :
chea|>e*t mode of cutting and shredding I
the corn, as I have fourd it a little ex
pensive where it is to haul so much. My
letter Is a little lengthy, but probably It
will open some fanner's eyes In regard
to cheap feed for stock.
Answer—l am glad to receive the above
Indorsement of the plan of shocking and
shredding corn, because I first called the
attention of farmers to it In bulletin 30.
published In October, 1895. We have prac
ticed the plan for six years with uniform
success.
In regard to harvesting In lands subject
to overflow I am not ahi© to suggest any
liettcr plan than cutting and hauling out
to the nearest high land and shocking. If
you will keep your shredder sharp and
give the cutter head 1.3 M) revolutions per
minute you will not have 1 per cent of re
jected—which practically amounts to nout>
Mange of Horse.
S, Gay, Senoia, Ga.—Will you please
give me a remedy to cure my horse? He
Is five years old. When in the lot he Is
always rubbing. His mane and tall seem
to be the place he scratches or rubs most,
lit- has little spots on him like a braking
out.
Answer—l think it Is likely your horse
has mange, which generally begins in the
neck, withers and root of *h< tail. Mange
Is caused bv burrowing of a minute Insect
and you can see the Insis-t if in tho sun
light and your eyes are very good. Cer
tainly you can with a pocket magnifying
glass. Get Vi pound stavesacre seeds of
the druggist and boll for one hour in 5
quarts ot' water and let simmer for an
other hour. Whi n cool mid water to
make up the original bulk and apply a
little to the affected parts and the adja
cent parts. Repeat In one week If nec
essary. Another remedy Ist Ono pint of
linsi • d oil. 2 ounces of oil of tar, 2 ounce.)
of sulphur, mixed and well rubbed In two
days in succession; allow to remain 3 or
* days, wash off with soup and water and
apply again if necessary.
Spaying Pigs.
To James B. H., Monticello, Ga.—Accord
ing to my experience, the best age at
which to spay pigs Is about the time
they come into heat the first time, or at
about six to eight months. It is not best
to spay in hot water, but It may be done
with reasonable safety If careful to dis
infect knife, thread, needle and hands be
fore opertiting, using a 5 per cent solu
tion of carbolic acid, and smearing tho
place with a mixture of grease and pfno
tar. Always keep the gilts up without
feeding for not less than twenty-four
hours before spaying.
Hogs Coughingt
To G. F. Newman, Rest, Tenn.—lean only
suggest that your hogs have simple ca
tarrh. or cold, caused by sleeping in damp
beds. Mix a little pine tar with thefr food
twice a day ami s-e that they do not sleep
In damp beds. Mushrooms do not cause
hogs to cough.
Remedy for Catbage Worms.
R. F. 1 ile. Bani < Miss.—Allow me a
little spa. e lor a r n.-!y,for the green
cabbage worm. Tak- ihiely grown black
pepper, sift the heads of cabbage.
This is both simple and harmless. Try
It and be convinced.
Grass for Name.
To John A. Barnes, Fayetteville. Tenn.—
1. The grass Is Kentucky bluegrass. You
can get seed of any se-<1 dealer in Nash
vllle. Ixniisvllle or Lexington, Ky.
• 2. 1 do not think you could keep your
lawn up by "sowing it in rye in the fall,
graze it through tho winter and plant it
in corn or peas the ni xt year. '
' 3. Bermuda grass will grow on any soli
that can be cultivated in corn, not too far
4 Lucerne (same as alfalfa) is a kind
of perennial clover. It grows up about
two to two and one-halt feet high, can
be cut three or four times a year, lasts
Indefinitely, makes a green food or hay
that Is superior to red clover. Requires
a very rich soil and prefers a. deep sandy
loam.
Broken Wind.
To C. R. K-. Faith, Ark.—l suggest that
! your horse has broken wind and that this
fact was a factor In tho trade. See reply
I to Mrs. M. D. I*, in issue of June Itsth,
and to D. B. IL in Issue of July 2d.
Possibly Corns.
• To J. B. Shiper. 11111.11, S. C.—lt is Im
practicable to tell the cause 'of her lame
ness. As a rule that can be done omy
on a personal examination. I can only
suggest that she may have corns in that
foot. Pull off the sin e and pure down
the bottom of the’ foot and look lor corns.
It is surprising how ninny lame or other
wise diseased horses there are 'hat were
only lately “traded for.”
A Bad Job.
To S. B. Simpson, Healing Springs, Ala.—
The Jeb was probably aot properly per
; formed. The wound probably healed up
i too soon, or was poisoned by using knife
. and hands without disinfecting them. Give
i exercise by pasturing. Bathe the parts
'several times a day with a solution <f
i one-half ounce acetate of lead, two ounces
• laudanum In one quart of water r frst
i batke for half houi nt i time with water
I nnd apply the lotion above after etch
bathing. Give two .d ims of saltpeter
in a wash three times a day.
Milk Fever.
To T. R. Ryall. Old Spring Hill. Ala.—l
think your cow had a slow or torpid form
of milk fever, the usual type being very
rapid and generally fatal. Preventive
measures are much more reliable than
treatment. A full grown cow. In full flesh
and on full feed, Is more apt to have the
disease shortly after calving, and never
at any other time. One half pound of
salts every day or two for a week or two
before calving and rather short supply of
dry food or dry pasture Is well.
(1 do not have an "exchange column"
In this department.)
Remedy for Burns on Animal or Man.
By H. C.. Adams Station, Tenn.—Four
ounces of tincture of arnica, four ounces
extract of witchhazel, four ounces alco
hol. Shake well.
Plants for Name.
To W. E. Bowling. Elijah, Va.—The
grass Is Panlcum Scoparlum. It Is of no
agricultural value so far as I know. It Is
a native.
To 11. C., Adam's Station. Tenn.—The I
plant sent Is rabbit foot clover (Trifolium
arvense). It Is good, "what there is of
it,” but is not worthy of cultivation.
Mange of Fowls.
W. C. West, Blount, Tenn.—Will some
one please tell me through this depart
ment what causes my hens to lose their
feathers in the peculiar manner X will de
scribe?
I have several fine Langshan hens and
some of them are afflicted with some
thing which causes the feathers on their
back to break and fall out. h aving their
back almost bare. They are very fat,
have free access to corn and wheat,
which is abundant, but nre perfectly ;
healthy with this exception; but I notice '
in walking tiny seem to give way in
their legs, causing them to wabble aa It ,
their limbs were dislocated.
I like The Constitution better than any
southern weekly I know of, and we nil
look for its coming every week with
pleasure.
Answer —It Is probable that your fowls
ha|ve the "hody mange” «pldemiopes
vilobatus). It is produced by a minute
Insect, of which the Latin words consti
tute the name.
First, isolate the affected fowls and dis
infect the premises they have occupied.
Apply to the diseased skin a solution of
one ounce of balsam oi Peru in five
ounces of alcohol. Apply with a sponge
or soft brush all over the afflicted parts
and also extend as much us one Inch into
the surrounding unaffected parts. An
other remedy is a solution (1 part to 60)
verv lightly applied and not rubbed in,
because if applied too freely or energet
ically it might poison the fowl.
Plant for Name.
To W. H. Greer, Pikeville, Tenn.—The
grass sent by you Is the common cheat
or chess (Bromns unlololdes) of which
you have doubtless often heard.
Pumpkins and Melons.
F. E. North, Bellwood, Tenn.—l. How
far from pumpkins is ft necessary to
plant watermelons to keep them from
mixing?
2. What Is tho feeding value of pump
kins for hogs and cattle?
Answer—l. Watermelons nnd pumpkins
will not mix, notwithstanding th© cur
rent idea that they will; therefore the
two may be planted close together as
you please.
2. Pumpkins are hardly equal as stock
feed to common turnips and are a little
Inferior to mangolds.
Lucerne.
To J. P. F.. Social Circle. Ga.—A rich,
deep, sandy loam, free from weed seeds
or grass, well drained, Is tne best place
for lucerne (alfalfa). liettcr sow in twen
ty or twenty-four-inch drills, so as to
admit of cultivation, especially if tho
land is not clean. Sow ten to fifteen
pounds ch an se* d per acre. In September
or October, or in February or March, ex
actly as you would sow rutabaga turnips
Cultivate with shallow i»Iow just as you
i would cotton. Commejn e cutting and
feeding whi'ii the plants nre about to
comtncnc” bloom'ng and repeat as often
ns they reach that stage. I' send bulle
tin with an article about It.
Keeping 1 Irish Potatoes.
To A. B. Kirkpatrick. Greenbrier, Ark.
—A good recipe for keeping Irish potatoes
w.’is gven in Y\ eekly of June 11th. Dig
on a cloudy day, after tho tops commence
to turn yellow. Store In a cool dry
place and sprinkle with lime was about
tire burdi-n of the plan.
1 It pays to sow altalla In Kansas. lowa.
Oklahoma, Colorado, California. I <lo not
know a dnnt that stands drought any
better. Os eonr e. ft does not grow much
during a protracted drought, but It does
not die.
A Prolific Plant of Wheat.
A. J. Lawhon. Carthage. N. C.—l have
raised from one seed of wheat one hun-
I drod and ten (110) well matured heads. I
would iik© to hear from any brother
wheat farmer of the west, who can l»e.it
this from one seed, would like to corre
spond with him.
Sick Cows in Texas.
To J. P. Bcssley. Omaha. Texas.—T am
unable to diagnose tho ct.se as the symp
toms described are not significant of any
particular disease, unless it bo cattle
fever (tick fever). Caith- that have never
haff any ticks on them will, when exposed
to ticks, take tills dlsea<, when no large
ticks will be visible on them. :* " 'e ta*ks
never get on cattle. It is oilj thr newly
I hatched and almost invisible ticks that
I crawl on to cattle; so that a cow may
I get a l>lg dose of these minute ticks and
take the fever and yet the ticks not be
observed.
To Destroy Cut or Bud Worms in
Corn.
W. B. Radfo-d. Lak« Hall, Fla.—l see
in your paper of 11th of June, a query
from B. Z. Dogget, of N"v.' Zion. S. C. as
: to what win kill or destroy cutworms or
. budwornrs In corn. It is very easy and
! cheaply done. Put a man in the field
with a bucket of dry sand, with instruc
tions to go through tho Held taking two
■ rows nt a time and putting a pinch, say
from a tea to ftil'lespoonf’.il of dry sand
; In the butt of each hili. It will k .1 every
worm there and pr- ven' any more eom-
I Ing. One© goin-r over the corn will do
; tho work forth” season. One hand can
go ovr five to ton acres * d.-.v ] have
had it. done for mnny_ years and have
never iost any corn from bud worms.
Comm< nt—You say "cut worms or bud
worms" as if they were Identical. Tho
bud worms proper bores through the
blades before they open and rarely do
any serious damage to ordinary field corn,
until they attack tho ears in the roasting
iygJF/ non e: st -
FACTORY LOADED SHOTGUN
“Newßival, ” “ILeatlisr, ’’ “Repeater ”
•« * <-hcll3 that money can buy.
Insist upon having them, take no other* ana you will get
ALL DEALERS KEEP THEM *, , T
ear stage. It Is the same as th®
of cotton, tomato worm. etc. The cut
worm” cuts off tho young
farmers generally call bud worms call'd
bv some "bill bugs.” is more
called "root worm” (Dlabroblcu 12-punc
baba) so fuilv described and illustrated b>
Professor Quaintanr© in the weekly or
March 2Sth. This rascal works in tne
roots of the young corn and in the stem
In<:t at th<* ground and 1s
Five. The budworm perforates tho up
per part of th© plants, boring holes before
the haves open, nnd give the leaves a
perforated appearance. Sand might do tor
them, but not for the bill bug, I imagine.
Lice on Cattle.
To M. O. G.. Reedsville. S. C.—Boll for
nno hour 2 ounces of arsenic. 2 ounces of
soda ash and 4 ounces of soft soap In 2
gallons of water. Add wrater to make up
for what boiled away. When cool wet the
animal all over with a little of It. using a
curry comb to get it Into the skin. Keep
her under shelter until dry. Or boll 1
part of stavesacre seeds In 20 parts of
water so on,, hour and l"t It simmer an
other hour. Then add water to make up
tho original quantity. Apply as before
nnd r peat In a week. Clean up thorough
ly Scald and whitewash the stall or shed
under which she stands.
Fleas.
To W. T. Wright, Gallamy. Fla—A
verv good remedy for fleas was given In
The Weekly of .May 21st. The free use
of gasoline whoever they ate found,
thorough cleaning up. etc.
Cough of Horse.
To W. L. Bryant, l.ouiiville. Ga.—From
I the symptoms I cannot say wliat is th'
matter. A cough Is not a disease, buc
only a symptom of seme disease, or of
Imitation of the lungs or bronchial tubes.
Possibly the cough may be a prejm >m
toiv svrni>tom of broken %inu. iioltl n
head oi-r a bucket half full Pf boi’lng
water on which a tablespoonful <»i bpm s
I of turpentine has been poured, ten or
fifteen minutes at a time, three tlm« s
I day ’
Cramp Colic.
i MC. Harrod, Sturgis. Miss—T have a
I mule that has gripes, or sometnint. >t
I that kind. She will seem P«f y
and be working when a seven pain w ■
strike Iu r ami she will He down and roll
awhile, get up and paw and then she wHI
be all right until another '
her. She has b.en that way for two
menths. I have, tri -d hawbark. ‘P*
alum and ginger and gave her calomel,
ph j.so tell me what to do for ner.
Arswer-1 am not able to more than
suggest that the mule has a Kind of
chn nlc cramp colic, due to some lault In
the feed or feeding. Possibly she has
worms. Be careful to always water her
before feeding and see that the provender
is of the best qu ility-prefurab.y oats
and corn, half ami nail, ami good baj
or fodder. it is possible that
“stem” or a co-icration of some tort m
her stomach or Intestines.
Sore on Breast.
A G. B. YVomack. Tioga, La.—l hat ea
i ycting mare with sore breast. Ihe breast
I swelled up very large. It was lani ■ 1
■ and has been continually running nuri”
: ever since. This was about two y< « I
I ago. <>id' hor.-e doctors iiaje said It w >
caused bv distemper. If use tell me
it there fs a cure. ‘
Answer—You do not say whether the
mure was snagged, which is quite llke:>
and It is possible that a piece of the
snag may bo imbedded In the bone or tis
sue. So long as any foreign substance
l is in the wound it will not heai. Examine
I carefully ami If necessary open the p.aec
' reelv Cleanse with tepid water w ith a lit
tle earboli' ■•” id in it (one part In ts entyl.
Then Inject Into it some of the following
twice a day: one-half ounce aceta-le <f
lead, one-half ounce sulphate of zinc, one
quart of water.
Belgian Hares.
To A. 11. Stark. Amite City. Lx: I ffo
not know who has Belgian hares for sale.
Perhaps some one who has them, or can
tell you. will kindly drop jo>u a card.
A Sick Bull.
To H. M. Johnson. Rome, N. C.7 You
say your bull "has what* Is commonly
called hollow- horn and hollow tall” ami
i his eyeballs are enlarged and he does not
' chew bls cud, ami Is swollen all the time
I in his chest, when down hates to get up.
I and that he eats p’enty to keep him up.
i I don't know what ails him. Ido not
recognize any such disease as •'hollow
horn” or "hollow tail " The symptoms
described are ©ot characteristic. Possi
ble lie 1 s southern cattle fever, or Texas
i fever or tick fever, which any ot the
' cattle are liable to have if they are rais-
I ed without ticks and then exposed to
; ticks.
SMITH NABBED AT PENSACOLA.
He Is Charged With the Murder of
W. B. Moore.
Pensacola Fla.. July 2.—(Special.)—Will
i Smith, a notorious negro with several
aliases, was arrested here tonight by
' Deputy Sheriff Saunders on the charge
of kililng W. B. Moore, of Grovetown,
i Ga.. on Mav 19th, at Molino. Fin. Seven
, negroes have now been arrested in con
motion with tho killing, but Smith is the
' one who fire 1 the fatal shot from a win
; Chester, which struck young Moore in
' the neck. Instantly killing him. When
I th© killing occurred Moore, accompanied
' by a friend, had gone to ft turpentine
' camp near Molino to compel some negroes
who were in bls debt to return to his tur
pentine camp and resume work. They
had secured the negroes and were re
turning to their homo, R i; i>erts, Fla., when
they were ambushed and fired upon. Both
white men leaped from their horses a; 1
Returned the fire, during which young
M >o^ e received fl the fatal Smijh
was the only one in ]
~ w«riTar»hp«it<*r r.nd thereto* l , Liirii-,' i
with the murder. I' ur ’ ns t t h h i 7./ h^’ ,I "rn*
received wounds In the thi_h a * X i?2
and It was thought that he had died in -he
woo«l= but it Is learned that he has been
Tt Freeport. Fla., working at a turpentine
camp since the date of th” shooting and
the wounds have not as yet healed. 1-#
came to this city yesterday afternoon u#
a schooner and was returning to the ves
sel when the deputy sheriff, who Imd
learned of his whereabouts, arrested him.
He was locked in a cell to await a pre
liminary hearing.
H" eats heartllv In the hottest weather
■who uses Prick’.v Ash Bitters. It keeps
his stomach, liver and bow-ls In perfect
order.
SHERIFF SHOT BY PRISONER.'
Citizens and Jail Breakers Have a
Street Fight.
Texarkana, Ark.. July 2.—Eight prison
ers 'made a desperate effort to escape
from jail at Magnolia. Ark., last night,
and In a fight to prevent the escape Sher
iff Dawson was shot and seriously wound
ed. Before retiring Sheriff Dawson h 1
opened the jail door to lock the prison. ra
in their cells for the night. The man at
! tacked him and a struggle ensued. Daw
-1 son shot and fatally wounded Lyd .M -
I Duffy, a negro, and Ed Warren. A Tex
arkana negro got the sheriff s pistol and
with it shot tho officer down. Six prison-
I ers then made a dash for liberty. Wh. n
, they reached the streets several armea
I citizens were encountered. Sam Garrett,
I a citizen, shot IgiFayette Jones. A h ra
I light occurred between the citizens ana
I th© convicts, resulting in ail the pr.sot.i is
| being recaptured except Newton, wno,
' with the sheriff's pistol, continued firlr. g
i until he got out of sight. A posse is in
j pursuit of Newton.
NEARLY SEVERED HIS HEAD.
: William Walker Uses His Knife on
Whit Thomaston.
. Anniston. Ala., July 2.—(Special.)—>Wll
- Ham Walk.-r cut to death \v hit Thomas
i ton at tii” former's home, three miles
north of Edwardsville, Cleourne county,
last night about « o'clock Walker im
| mediately rude to town, where he sur
rendered to the she riff, and is and in jail.
From reports at hand it seems that
| Thoma-ten. considerably under the intlu
; ence <4 liquor, went to the home of
Walker ai.il raised a disturbance threat
lening tu run Walker off. Walker pro
tested and Thomaston knocked him down
twice. A third time Thomaston threw
I him down, in this posiuon Walker drew,
bis knile ami almost severed Thoma..-
ton's heud Imm his body, nt dying in
stantly. Walker is a well-to-do farm r
anil has always been regarded as very
neighborhood and was considerably
younger than Walker. .
Weakened Manly Functions restored by
iJ. Newton Hathaway, M. D., 22tj E.
(.South Broad street, Atlanta, Ga., in a
• few weeks by a m< thod entirely bis own.
,—
HAIL STORM NEAR EUFAULI.
' .
i Houses Unroofed and Crops of Farm
ers Rtlined.
j Eufaula. Alx, July 2. —(Special.)—A ter-
I rific hailstorm swept over a section of
this county yesterday afternoon. Its
track was half a mile Wide and eighteen
miles long. Houses were unroofed, trees
and fences blown down and crops along
its course were whipped into threads.
Homer Lire, four miles south of here,
suffered the loss of his entire four-horse
farm and will abandon it and seek an
other pursuit.
The plantations of J. R. Barr, Foy
Bros, and other • suffer*-*! great damage.
Th® storm lasted fully an hour and was
one of the severest ever known in this
■ section.
IxiE FIRE BURNS OUT AT LAST.
Standard Oil Company’s Loss Esti
mated at 52.500.000.
New York. July 7.—The fire at the
] Standard OH Company's plant, at Bay
' onne, N. J., has nearly burned itself out.
The total loss is $2,500,000. Twenty-tlfree
of the twenty-four tanks have been either
totally or parttilly destroyed, with their
contents. In addition to these, the boiler
shop, compounding and paraffine build
ing-, huge bt rrel staves, much coai. sev
■ eral feet of trestling and railroad siding,
and dozen.- of Ireight ears and tanks of
, the L>-1 :gii Valley and Union Tai.k lines
were burned.
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