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ONE MILE IS TROTTED IN 11581-2. For a Time Lou Dillon Was Nearly on Equal Terms with the Run ner—Driver Sanders Not Surprised at the Work of Lou Dillon. | Memphis Tenn.. October 24.—Lou Dil- i lon, the peerless trotter, owned by C. K. ' G. Billings, of Chicago, and driven by j Millard Sanders, this afternoon proved her right to the proud title of queen of the turf by trotting a mile, under ad verse weather conditions, in the remark- I a e time of 1:58’... The daughter of Sid- I | p-y Dillon was paced by a runner driven . ■ )»v S tt M-’C*>' and another runner fol “ lowed closely to urge the mare to a su- 1 pr preme effort. i ’the track of the Memphis Driving Club . | rr ver showed to better advantage. Teams ' a »*n*l sprinklers were employed through- i | out the day, putting on the finishing s ton.-lies and wl* a the time for Lou Dil- J. b? '.-* tria; arrived tie general opinion I w..- ' *'i-' the nurse was perfect. A strong " id from the north swept down 'b. long back stretch. however, and i .1 Newton announced to the spccta- i t< that too much could not be expected of tie- game little trotter. L-*u Dillon appeared on th- track at B -10 p. m.. and after a preliminary can to; Sunfl’Ts announced that he was roa :’v '>r the si lr t. The two runners were si *1 ,position and it was noticed ti.it a strip o! board about one yard ";-s mste: d to the pacemaker’s dlr.-tly un*b■;■ the seat. This, it. 1 antiOuri.-. -I. "is used to keep the : <i::-t out of the mare's face. Mare Close on Banner. nodded for w >t 1 and the flag dropped After go- i .in eighth of .* mile Sanders veiled ■ i M’ey to drive faster and it looked as if i • more would eat ii the runner. Mak- tri. first turn the remarkable work : ■ : I* 11 . : b. bettor seen by the ■ *'.:- t-r* ■mt .iv,d like a piece of '•■ct m.ichin- ry she reached the quar- ■ r in 30 seconds. The turn for the • k stretch was now reached and many ! expected to see the champion falter, be- : •f th. wind. To tiie surprise of lx>u D emed to travel I ■ --er and when the half mile, was reach- i *■ i trier: stand clicked out :59’-j. ’ x - t cheer are.--.- and many horsemen H.-tcd that a new record was mak- On tile far tarn Mia’oy was forced 1 ’. whip tiie rentier to keep clear of the i f -tiiug marvel which was pushing him ■ i> Til" thn • ’-quarter pole was pass 'd in i 28 1 .., and the mare had turned . fli'ie wind now was an advantage rather I th..a :■ <i< iriti.i-n: in.i with .* sup. rli burst I : Lou Dillo d on bj the | ler t a wire in I:sß’i When tiie I w t fl . ed t< thi pectators pan- | .Pmonium reigned. Hats ware flung high h< ah ' i chert followed cheer. ■ Sanders was li: rally lifted from his I i ;lky by n admiring throng, while Mj-. ' Billings was si? .were*! with congr.itnl i- ' tions. It was a noth -able fact that the ; watches of tile three official timers j ogr«vd to the minutest fraction .and many I hundreds standing in the field caught the ! time .as officially announced to tiie fra*’- I tier,. Timers w.c Bud Lobb. Fred Hartwell, nr <’m*-ag*’>, and John De ker- i Driver Sanders Not Surprised. .V’-.-r the ma ■■ 1-i ! be*-:: blank-ted and M tllard Sanders, her , driver, said' "I am not a bit surprised at the result of Lou Dillon's effort. 1 expected to ■ break the world’s record despite the ad verse conditions. I desire to say that it i :-• my candid opinion that Lou Dillon can s fast • ■ the world ■ .-;.* pace and next year .1 will demon- rate this itement With pet feet con- . ■is tui.i,. 1 would be afraid to say man would I tv« trotted the ■ Dillon is n ■ h'-stnut m ire 5 yearn S:.> was bred at th,- Santa Rosa, sto -k fn m, where sho was tlrst sed a- t yearling in 1899. Shi wis ■i o\• r t.i George Jtama.ie tor early ■ : g and lati-t passed into the hands ... diii.rd r.inder<, who in turn .<'!>’ her . i,. <; Dillings, of Chicago, on May 12 ’jli, iiireer of this mare ever ~e trotted a workout mile at Mem ... I fall in 2:08”i has been wati hed -'t ..; h inr.'.-s hors- followers. August 24 she stepped a mile, at the y ■ track in 2 minutes flat. ' IW TROTTING RECORD MADE. t tn 2:00 to 1 :59 3-4 Cresceus Low red Previous Record. Wi in October 19.—Cresceus I. , ;■• w l i trotting record tor a no ■ G.ii i. g 'iiig tl>-‘ distance in I 3 a. be .Gag the previous record held I i Dili. • nd Major Delmar by a c.-. H-o r of . . ..ond. day was : ! :! and the track could K-r.i work. ,1 the horse out be- Cured At 70 of Heart Dis ease Contracted During Civil War — Veteran Grateful. Dr. Miles* Heart Cure Effected Cure. disease is irable, but in people of am, u,c"d age it docs not readily lend itself ' jjnarv treatment. There is, however, ■ ail sufferers in Dr. Miles' Heart 1 • which we know from watching hun- ■ sc.f eases and tern the iettersof grateful ■ er:. will cure where .ill eke has failed. it only w nderful cure f. r weak and rd he irts, but it is a bio< d tonic, a reg of the heart’s action and the most i ■ treatment ever formulated for im l mg ti.e circulation of the blood. an . a ; . ■ Civil war I contracted heart . , ■ .■ . V. livin; in the grand •. ' i>.n ..f J exington, Va., 1 grew so much 1 ’ ' .< it there with my wife t ■ visit my ■. Mrs. I . A Kitbv, at Roanoke, V. J said nothing to anyone 1 never » n to the dear old t Cure ii.rg Mrs. K iri >v'ss she insisted 1 t: Ir. V;-. e Heart Cure. 1 pro- ■-a of it, al o t ie Nervine E After using one or two bottles. I t : ■ > inert, and 1 despaired •“ ’ :g -tier, but ruv faithful wife in- keeping it up, which 1 did. Im- ■ . • •...■! began in earnest and 1 took . - r r s xteen bottles. 1 was re t health and while 1 am 70 rm < mj ra lively ab< >y. \ >u ’ ' ■a : enefactor. and I cheerfully recom- ; [• ' I ■ Mile .’ Jle .it Cure to suffering . “ I. 1.. SLAUGHTER, Salem, Va. j, ‘ „ • sell and guarantee first bottle 1 ' M ' Remedies. Send for free book 2" «id Heart Diseases. Addrcs Cr. a1.:,;-, Medical Co.. Elkhart. Ind A New Cure For The Kidneys, BLADDER RHEUMATISM, Bright’s Disease, Dropsy, Gravel, Back* ache,General Weakness, Nervous, Urin* ary, Liver and Stomach Troubles. 3 Remedies Free, The Pnpc Kidney Clinic will send on trial, by prepaid mail, to any sullercr, irhether or woman, & complete 30-day course of thvlr three new remedies that instantlv relieve and quickly cure all forms of Kidney, ifyidder, Vrin ary Diseases, Rheumatism mi's their compHea tions. No money is wanted—just write and tell ; them where to send them. iRsSSTOiOI Sl hat Thin t'rec I'acluitic fontaiai. One large cnur.se nf /’nrrntila .I.—lteconstructs the broken-up tissue, revitalizes the muscular ' liber, revives the texture, removes obstruciions i t hut clog the process of eliminating waste matter, cleanses nil the pores, builds tqiand strengthens the weak and feeble Kidneys, re-establishing complete, natural, healthy fnin-tion. 0"C large enurse of i'oraii’l.r fi.— Strains out of i the bloi.d and I stem uric m-id and . ‘her kidney p >i">n. the crniri of Hhcvmatifni. I’rine is neu tralized. Mm ous. catarrhal nccumnlntion passeti . <>:! andout. Tiie Hladderis iiealed. itdlamr.miton and irritation subside. Retention, Frequem y, : (espix-iaily at night !, painful and all urinary dif licultics are permanently overcome. Gravei amt granular deposits aio 'dlssolv d, the urinary p:issu);es are restored to a healthy condition. ■ Ami o large cour. rof Eorniuta ( to immediHtely nirest the undermining '"tisequent upon Kid ney Diseases. R. gulates the Liver, Stomach and digestion, relaxes constipated Bowels, purifies : the Blood, nourishes tissue, bone. mtt«. and ■ spine. A.'lies i>nd pains are instantly relievi d. Is unfailing In tom.gthe general system. In fuses life and vigor into every vital organ and strength all over the entire body. This is the most exhaustive, thorough and complete treat ment ever formulated for the cure of these lie s’ructive d’senses. There is not one rvffercr in the ' rch'ile vor'tl ice, can afford to leave tb' >.- > i ;,irdi. un tried. Write at once to the Pape Kidney Clinic. - M Si xth St , < 'ovington, K y., tell ipg where to hi id them, and that you want to be convinced of a ’ permanent cure before spending a p< u-.iy, nnd , the complete l:e-diiy < nurse of each of the For mulae. A. Bund C, will l.e forwarded by prepaid mail without one cent of expense to you. for« the final fest in 2:15 tnd then sent . him for the record. Ho broke when he : first scored f>r tin? word, but on the next attempt was ‘-• nt off. going tic- first quarter in 30 siX’onds tint. Tie re was a ch“or when lie ro -. bed the half In :59 3-4. nnd when the three-quarters was passed : In • 30 the river b -im" an uproar. Ins- before h r< ched the wire. Cros- COUS broke and ft 1.-’ believe,! lost fnl’y three-quart Ts of i second. He ca i.-ht ho’idi'v .an l fl 'shed under the wire In 1:59 3-4. No wind shie d was used, {’res- : ecus w s pace 1 By Mik<- the Tramp. All Doubt I: Dispelled. M’ichiT-'i K.'i.-’.. fi tuber 21... Presidon t C M. Cowin today gave out a sworn statement of Ransom 11 Brown, former county surveyor of Sedgwick county, that he measured the Wichita track over which t’resceus trotted n mile in I :59’’:' i Monday and found it to be 5.282 4.10 f 1 • t or 24. 10 f. ■_ t mot e th in a mi! I The m iremebt was made June 19, 1900. arid (lie track has not been charm ed since that time. Affidavits of the offi cial timer. 1 ' that 1:59% w..s the corre.-t time were also made. Lou Dillon Beats Maior Delmar. Memphis. October 20. -What was ox- . pectod to bo one of the greatest harness horse contests fn loci] history proved to ! be a very tame affair today, when Lm> Dillon gave Major Delmar a decisive beating in two straight heats, in ordinary time. The two-minute trotters met in tiie si <>nd renewal of the Memphis gold clip Ideal wi ith r conditions re tailed and tl'.e track was in perfect shap . I’ully fifteen thousand p- were in attendance uhen the two champions, driven by their owm-rs. Messrs. Billings and Smathers. appeared :q>m; tic: track tor the first heat. Mr Billings won the po'm on tin toss of a coin. Starter New ton gave the word "g"" at tin? first .at tempt and Loa Dillon immediately forged to the front and seemingly without effort opened up a gap of tin? b ngriis write,'i advantage she tn Id to the end. winning In an easy jog. In tl e sec >nd heat Major Delmar broke b oily at tiie first eight Ii pole, allowing the daughter of riidm\v Dillon to assume a lead of twenty lengths. Turning into th<- streteh Mr. Biliings realizing titer he had the race at his met■ y. pullou the mare tip and won by eight lengr?:- Both heats were trotted in —04%. It was the general opinion that had the ma been pushed in today’s race she could have equalled her gi- ai pi r-furtn. nj- at Readvine. when she made tiie circuit tn two minutes. Hermis Won Rich Brighton Cup. New York, October 20.--The Brighter. Cup, of $9,000. the last big handicap of i the year, was run at. Brighton today, and ■ 15,000 persons saw E. R. Thomas’ ‘ Hermis, second choice in the betting, win easily, by 8 lengths. The time, 3:53 2-5. was excellent, and was next to the best ■ time ever made for tin stake. Eth.-lbri t, iTi 1900, ran the distance. 2’, miles, in 3:49 1-5, a world's record. Major Daingt rti'dd, owned by W. B. Leeds, the favorite, was second. He. was beaten at the end of one mile and three . quarters. Only ome during the race did i tiie Major display a flash of his speed, whin he went to the front In the fn.-t mile, but only temporarily, and he soon relinquished tiie lead. A. F eatherstoni. s Igniter was third. The field that faced the starter tor tie? Brighton Cup was as follow?: Hern..-. 124, Redfern up. Major Daingerfield, 124, Odom up; Igniter. 124, Hicks up. Major Daingerfield and ll'"mis both opened at 2 to I. but a steady strum of money forced the An mer's price down m 6to 5 1 let mis wtit also heavily plat d. his price dropping to 8 to 5. Igniter was quoted at 4 to I. while 60 to I was laid against Allan. Tliex wen sent away to a good start, with ilerniis in taint. Major I '.i i:ig<-r.i-ld second and Igniter third. As the flying •horoughlireds e.'iine past th. ? ..ml It- rmi.- was leading by threc-quitrtei? ol a ). Hgth. with the Major second and Igniter third. This order tetnained tl’.e ciuie into tile back stretch. At the tliree er poll Odom s< nt 1 i mount t front but Redfern was not in the least disturbed mid took anothm wrap on Bennis. Passing tiie stand the second •'im- the Maior was leading by "m length, With llerrim second and Igm'er third During the rim down the back vtreteh Reds. rn let Hermis out. and in •> twinkling hi was on ivi a terms with ttimr Daingerfield, 'the pair ran « 'team for a L w strides, when th.- 'lbomas . ipt’Sf showed io Iron! , I ’hths of a mile from th-- finish Hermis t,.?d a .’ommanding lead of 6 lengths over I the Major and fte.’idily increasing ins lead l( , the finish, won by 8 lengths from i Miior Daingerfield, who. in turn, was 3 lengths in front of Igniter. Allan was 20 , lengths back. Dan Patch Lowers Record. Memphis. Tenn.. October 22. -The third day of the harness racing at the Mem | THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, OCTOBEK 26, 1903. phis Trotting Association's tra.k was made memorable by the magnificent p< r formance of Dan Batch in a trial abahr l tinie. Tile handsome son of Joe Pate.ten made the mile in 1:56 1-4. dipping; three fourths of a second from the world s ten ord of 1:57 held by Brincc Alert and lowered Ills own record by two and three quarters seconds. The mile w;, 3 ‘ ;,^ e * without a wind shield and at the finish Dan Batch seemed as fresh mid vigorous as at the start. The performance of Dan Batch, in set ting a new world’s record, was a t m prise to even ms most ardent admire:.. The betting was 3 to 5 against lowering the record of i :57. Scarcely my one iia<-displayed .sufficient enthusiasm in the bay sun of Joe I’.tchen to suggest that he' might equal the record of the cham pion i'rince Alert, and i-ertainty m> had p.’. dieted that In would excel this wonderful mark of 1:57. But he Ri’ti. the mi:.' with so little apparent c xertion that tonight his admirers are predn ting that he will still further lower the worlds record shoal I he start against II with weather and track conditions as favorame as they were when he made his wonder ful mile today. Lewin Killed in Line Buck. Annapolis. Md.. October 21 In the game this afternoon between the navy and Baltimore Medical college, death won the last live minutes of the first half Robert E. Lewin, of Blaftitield, N. H. si cond-ycar classman of the F.altimoto Medical college, was killed in rim fierce struggle between the opposing teams. The tragedy was unexpected, ami nunc like a thunderbolt to the 2.000 or mote people who had gathered to witness tin game. The opposing teams had swayed back and forth over the field, two as evenly balanced as ever met on lie' grid iron. The navy, by hard line bucking, had pushed tiie ball to within 10 yards of tl? visitors’ goal, when the latte;, by Herculean efforts, hurled the mid shipmen back. The medicos made gains of 3 ami c yards, and had just lined up for anothei effort, when Lewin, right, guard for tiie Baltlmore.-ms. fell to the ground. His limbs immediately be- ame rigid, ib was •;i rri* I from :I>. ■ tield, and lite minu t os la’er was dead. Thi cause of ilcatb is given out ns cardiac syncope. Neither team had cored when the sad ending of the contest, came. Another Victim of Football. St. Louis. October 22. Th? first fatali ty on a local football field h id its climax today when John Withnell. quarter back of the St Louis, university eleven, died after an operation. Withnell's injury was sustained in practice Tuesday. See the great double fourteen months' offer Constitution mnd Sun ny South on page 9. BATTLE SIIIP MAKES RECORD. Missouri Makes Average Speed of 18.05 Knots an Hour. Boston. October 21.—The new battle ship Missouri today proved herself the qui'-n of the seas i:> le-i class in a spe”‘ trial trin over the t’apc Ann yours - with weather conditions of a considerably handicapping nature. ri’eaniing over a course of thirty ‘hiee nautical miles and return rim battl. ship made m aver.i.:? of 18 05 knot.? p--r bout, which Willi tidal eo; rc. t'.ous pre itly it her f.avot, it is I.curved will advance it to 18.22 hoots, a new words record fur battle ships. The 111 st part. <>f the run w:i. made against a str-mg noithwcst breeze, wliieii t .1 ,We the :;...?, I t-l 17.64 diets. i>Ut. .'•oming back tiie condition.- we-, more favorable, and 33 knots wife cov . , i in I hour 47 miiuit-s and 9 sc; onds. c speed 0f18.46 knots per hour. Tile, nig battleship at one film attaim.’d a spe. d' of 18.75 kinds I’"’’ ll'"”- T>’e contract roqiiiromcnts cal! '• ”'r 18 knots C... 1-. t.) fl; - bni’i-lei'--.. N ort News- Sbll m ll,a a Dl.vm.,- • I m- ~... :.l to the government ofii -inis on board. The b.-t pi vi ’, ri mid,. !'■. " battle sii'n in the Mi-’souri's class is that, t1... M-: -. a : lli’>. which was 17.98 per Imtlf. TO RURAL Ff-FE DELIVERY CARRIERS. Yost serve at least 100 families with mail: that is the minimum for each route. Ta put The Constitution tn every home on your route will put you in the running for a rood ntrent’s prize. Rend the offer, send for ar agent’s ou f t today and don't lose a HULIN IS DEAD. YET ALIVE Knoxville, Tent... October 22. For a third time Silas Hulln. tiie supposed vic tim of a murib r was re-iurre (<•,.! and :p --p, ,■■ ..1 nllve and .veil In th" -”mrt room list night a- the chief a an- ■ • in tiie habeas corpus proceedings brought to have Clarence Belk, wl: is under sen tenec ~,f eights n vears for the murdt ■■ of liulin. libfrn’ed. The court, however, fl: missed the pcti tion, holding tn effect that Silas Hulln is dead to ail int< nts at. i purpose? an ■ that , court had no legal right to interfere '.t ab tin? conviction and bulgmi n’ wliieii had Been "ruperix secure'’:. ?.n apical w.c- prayed to the snj.r. me court. Twc ■■■ . ■ ago Beak k ill- <1 a man, who w■■ s idei::iti"d n Gulin. II was tried and sentenced. In the m ■ intime liulin appear ed. but the supreme court disregarded his iircsene-. .in.i affirm* ,1 bin •■'•:i’o-ne l . on its merits as tried below. I* A Cck’b'at.erl Ohio Physician has Dis covers a Positive Home Cure for Cancer. Dr. G M. Curr.v. a noted phy.--$< ; .-»n aud sur- • n. ’ several v- ts in :• ;>n<-ial Ft :i> of career, s i i • k -i it; pPif-Gi t.z ( r*m- •- fy -h. wit’;, ut a faiiiiri’. carp) ev.ry -.a.u- • •<*;• tn t?.o .• i h' 'G Tx‘Luri*ai an 1 within th* >l'i t>f his wl.le pra. it i«oh- itlv.fiy n-mov.-s z /'j»tSy, and !*■ ' .mm- ' m 10 '■ 20 day ■ "fi ’ !l’<’ , , fi’l >. if's inS " ,,ich ' ' ,|m ' ' ' ranies t use \ ' '1 ■' "’’’ kni.'- . Be \ ; ,/ Um- ur;;, . by />». •"'j <ur*-d j'.ili-ntb. - }l!- . ’DC* I’, •!?!.* ll MRS. H A LINEBERGER Vailed SL-? . and Eure.* .• , in i hr* cr.-rt. : a lary- sanitarium tn a<•■'<)mmo dat«' th,-" •*’.•!)*. r*n fer ids il at:* nti--n. j? lias enr».d liurclrcds of d"-'p"rat«- c isi . ]>rn n< unc-d ijtal b; ip-t- I jiliyshhan.-. Tho .j’.-'VC .i r-ho;..graph of Mtr. Il A. rut . of M iil’ii. N. . tv); a.- fiii".] by our ht»ni - 11-< a: in-uit -»f a vry bid « au-er, Mild Wi;.) .’-'JUS I)! ; b'ttfT <•! \U!T. l/iJI. 1903. ‘■J am happy ti:;:’ I van say that my eaii.-or is • •nt atid ii- !b‘<i an ! I ur.i d>«ina mv "Us« wnrk I <an truly a> that your r< i;> -db s .iid .ill f*r ID" that y.' i elaimt d b ,v«.u) i and I cat I. ”.’- :-t ..■ ; * irmtnd it in any suilei irtK with r.inifl r I am Goutm id-w than 1 hav# I*< "D 1* _■• I|V< '.’ .tr:- I I) ip G1 I Illi. \ lib • yrn In yi-ur pi :•*•’■. I tdiall • Ver b< .unateful f< • tlm g*. • i you hav" done m .” Yoiii • \» r> truly. ?dr>. 11. A I/.m ) < r;;. :. Maidm, N. < You ar<- G Hb‘*rty to writ" <>r call on her Write t-'day f"i ■ ’i••incin-.r (••■ timonials. Book let ami ai! n-■ ■ .-ary inf* i mat :■ !!• •’ A !<!.-• Tim I l ' '’urry Gi.;*'ur < i: Co., B>l 10b0. Lebanon, Ohio. FARM CORRESPONDENCE. Continued from Page Sixteen. | matter with your horses from the de i scription you give of the symptoms. If : all were taken sick at or about th.- same : time and were affected in the same way. i it is pretty safe to conclude that the trouble was duo to something that the I horses ate in the pasture. i (I) FERTILIZER FORM E I .A--I2) STA BLE MANURE ; E. J. W., Dyer, La.- I. I write to ask you to please give, for the benefit of : some new subscribers to The Constilu : lion, the formula for best fertilizer on ordinary poor piney woods land. 2. Also pb'ase tell m< wli.’it 1 cun mix I with stable manure to make tin- bolls I mature. I had I 1 - acres fcrtilizid with J stable anil goat manure; got 1.500 pounds i seed cotton; ought I > hav* got 2,000 ; pounds. Bottom bolls w< re gummy. * Bia.titi'd Russel's big boil. : Answer- For corn on “ordinary, poor. I piney woods land,’’ the following is rec- I ommended: FORMULA NO. I. I Acid phosphate <l4 per e* nt 1 ... 1,000 lbs. ‘ Muriate of potash 50 “ (Or kainite, 200 pounds.) 'Cotton seed meal 1,250 “ 2.300 lbs. For cotton on same character and quality of soil as the above i recommend th,: following: FORMULA NO. 2. ' Acid phosphate (14 per cent).... 1,000 lbs. . Mnriu.to of potash 100 “ (Or kainit 400 pounds.) i Cotton meal 700 ” I.SOO lbs. I Add in the planting furrow • th the cotton si * 1 about 30 to 40 p minis of ! nitrate of soda. ‘ 2. You may substitute stable u..inure, | if good and well rotted, in either of the | above formulas at the rate of one ton. i or one two-hors* wagmt load, for each ! 100 pounds of meal. This would require. I for formula No. I about 12 I" 1 * , ami * for formula No. 2 ab nit 7 loads. G: you may add to each ton of stable manure about 150 pounds o| 14 per cent a. ;d and 15 pounils of niur .it' of potash (or 60 i pounds of kainit I, for cotton, and apply i from two to three tons per acte. Good table nuinuri’ alone contains t *> little phosphoric acid ami potash, or t**o much i nitrogen— its you please. A GOOD MEADOW GRASS. C. F. E_, Rodn*y, Miss.- I. I hat- rich, ; moist bottom land that will produce a I bale of cotton to th-, acre. 1 want to [ make a permanent meadow of it that l sii.ill possess tiie following quahtiis: flay ; of good quality, easily cured and handled, n.*t r:* "d reseeding every year, and plow ing and harrowing at. long intii . a is. and ■ can stand grazing and tramping of stock in open field in winter. In ? w- rd. I want to make the most hax with the i least cost and labor. i 2. Is not Johnson g"ass by far tiie best i grass for n:y purpose under tl, ■■ <■ con ditions'.' I am f.ami’iar with t grass. i and know its bad qualities; am not ask i ing your opinion about Hint. Bermuda does wo’d here, but does not >.row tall i noug!'. so: a good m> adow. Answer-1 AX’ithmit doubt. what !- known ns “Red Top’’ is t! •, single gra s to sow for hay on it. moist bottom soil. (Agros :aris.) It Oeres ■ - / l/S /■ '^' r v<’|irt'*' .C A well known Cinuinn-Tri rthysician hn.« «' 'i. T-riD’” ':.i» <1 ... Turk ’ S’) tii.'it futiiHltd *r'v try kn >.V . pfvitirely that tfoitrr < in \<i t’Uic i. S:nd :• ur name and j i l rt’ss <•> It .1 rin i . Mai 320 Gh ■ nr.Li 1 t<’i’ him vour ngr. an 1 location of ;. ”ir jrdtr*- r.ii i ;v i.*ug b.Tu*' h:i i i' })“ will ■’.• 'f .-:!’] y..-} ri.. a ].h tri.'*] k;)gi of . : li< :U” ii I GEORGE W. TRUITT Makes Splendid Offer First farmer club m* r.-hant or farmer that s.-mis me a SSOO ,■!.*?■ k, I v.nit semi lb., in 500 bushels ol m;. liuprov, t IT,*- litis Cotton S d, on.? fim- Miort-bnrn hull ,”e’:irly t!.;eo y.-ars oh; that will weigh 1.400 pounds., ihi’p red with white -pots or flanks and registered; I gave SIOO for him when a , a.if, nnd on? fine short-horn cow. For £3OO check, I will send 300 bush-’ els of s, ed and one fim short-norn cow. I’..;’ a S2OO check. I will ■., nd 200 bitshi.ls of nix s* ed and a fin*- v.cirig sh’>rt-horii : bull. For a. SIOO check will semi |OO bushels of s. t d and one i*air of pigs’, re-’ - istei*d Vender ilt stock. For SSO check will send 50 Imsm’ls of . I and i line pig. I’.-r $25 will snd 25 bus,i, Is *?f i seed and one of my fa.mou? cultivators. 1 have fin .- ii*- tin Biltmore sto-.-k. . f hags, any ago and slz t ar.derbilt sow and litter of ton pigs for SIOO |>igs weaned and worth th*’ money .•■.lon?. Firn pigs. S2O a pair. Fine sh**t’t horns on hand, tile kind for tiie south; any age Als.*. bav*’’ 20 head of fin short-horn . eattl.* that. I will si’ll for $.500. 14 grown. ; fi.’.ir large yearlings and tw,* calvgs and *>;**■ ri’glsti rcd bull. 1 paid $l5O i*r this’ bull, anil it weighs 1.200 to 1.400 ponnds. ami is a* ar thre* years old. Il iV" six Jersey heifers that will drop calves in th*? spring. If you want the best stock in tiie coun tt j . write to nr*. J have mi * xhibition at the M ’.oon, Ga.. fair twelve sialks of cotton .iggi’t gating 7.500 bolls. | have the only uil'l*. variety *?f Big F.oll i iition. and gathered in the month **f August eighty-sev* n bales of cotton from 150 ai’t’i■>. Addr* ss CEO. W. Ti?U!TT ursArcE. C”. I 'T;. -v/a Imrr<u cJ Level !%;■*,, 1 zJF' .Mr. W <. H i*i ;-s H.'vins> e\ am’ned \ <»ur irnpro’/'ui Lexel thur- I take i.i sav iiq* it a ’i\' e.xcvll-nt insirm, //? .* V \\ ‘>inir’b ea a- to v.oik .md nil b’ excellent work in terraci iq. ditching, etc. It is the ; best I have ever seen for $- -v, the pri< •• I thinl:. Send for circular R. J RLDDINtj, and lev. er re Director <ia. l ; x Station. W. C. fiOLMiiS, < iriftin, < ia !.• N. I oisyth St., Atlanta, (ia. fl srn ’’skhoxsh xm> xt) J'" ii:'; '- or < 'ommi-nKoj - I ’it rofliif n;r * lii-Ht grade of* butler from rroam or milk, sweet of in les« than tlvv Hiinitte-. Writo for our K’lioph* ami sal r.\ prop isi- I to. II.I.LUIS ( !>.. I»< l»l •: < hi<-auu. I IL rpj iu: \ < i\g? i»eTC’!D•<; ’ gs: yihn<; > 1 OS i. ill MIKED I IM fb S OOS I. Hl E\\l> IMJ.Ps olTer-d ai WG. EA< H. FMHK W IGHT. SV: SPRING] GL I Si!C( < sH')r to Wri'dit I’arm Level (S». Write !'«-r j catalogue. 9 'why 9N THE THIBOS, M» H OSE? rei j •our goods from n». , o Catalogue* and Buye a Guido t over i* hundred thousand *;4i*tftt i >r*n, L It Is a book of nearl7 LOGO pages with ttousonor of i us .rations, a.i-i wer , u , l8 _ - UCD TO CONBUMEfiB-bctter prices In moat ?our city, than from any other $ or Southwest, tho freight cr express retes are lower from bt. Loal« to your owy, □r Houso. VZh.z not tako advantage of those low rates v _ . ; - ?vAL CATALOGUE* Hats tho goods and gsves the pnees. tn tlr.d over published—it costs a dollar ““ d _n®“r E y !’’i<"l ' P r ly *•""" ” *v- k-3?. wONBEfI.FVL "[genuine ®F' S SHOE OFFER. WO rd! cheer, direct, from r’sker to ver-rer W .-jx-U.’W W 107- Men’s e No. 9 [per cent or. ur eboo purchases. Load this I "Beaver CB* r '3 wonderful ehoo off „ V.'"M co-t. *l' iache*.’. io:.-. 'H isnn jrood Cvk b!dj?1o br»;£HttTl rt 3 - ■ t I tto Aer-.t buys this men’s cenuino id */ 'll cvcr -’.’ i-.->dorn fi**m fl:-.qu.r.dty t : ,’ - * m: *. *3 F-wS e’GiSj V.’o curr.-r.tco It ed Arco —ld o’*. f . ( . ... . . , . , fef - J | WILL SHIP ONE TO YOU OH 30 Wl & DAVS’ FREE TRIAL is : ,\r\ o::.".-. fl'*sibln plovo shoo I hI and If it doesn’t rr.tisfy you in 5. ith s?. f ctylo nnd rimy good points to rue- ■’* ■4' gj every way, don’t Loup IL, I;' r Lurn it Lt our corn! it. t'’hfpp'2.T * dT.’-t 30 ouncon. S'ZCo « . r . ‘ ’ H expense, and v- v.dl rf.’nd what frei-l t G tall. C-r special CDJZj: F H charges von paid :-i return yenr pureime.e o c-.n/mrv-n direct, mi ?’/. CJ J rpLi. J ? mono*, atone--. oi'R STAVING MACITIN’I I un-’r'G •, of other tcyles In ?Ws, V/omon’s end of f 11 r- It. 1: ■ ‘- 8 CATALOGUE te-ls all übo’G our children n ftb.oos r.n-’. rubbers vfll bo f'-’ind Gen, B--y? 1 f'* •■' . 2 No. 9 and the other nnchinea wu sell. Ark quoted, l’!r .-rz-'-’ end described incur largo 1 190 cloth remp-e ! ! ./ . § us to send yon one. free. roncral catalogue. j homo. V rite [ | WE WILL SEND ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL CATALOGUES FATE, UPON REQUEST. * PAINTS WALL PAPnit AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS S GROCERIES SPORTING COOES I>B.Y C.OOI *!',, Ml I.LIN EE.’, ETC. « CLOTHING HOUSE H’K?:ISHINO SEWING MACI.I.M ■’* '*■ '’i ' , ... I 8 HARDWARE STOVES AND RANGES VEHICLES. llAii.'.Ef;’ AN" .-iDL- *’ i KLIHE-BROimiiQ MEHGfIimLE 60.,! 9th anti Pine Sts. ■ • easily grows throe and oven four f* et j high, ami will su*’*ti d even in land toi’** : wi t fm cultivation, while doing cqual.y : well on uplands. You may make a mix ture of Red Top and Timothy, if you like, both maturing nt th* same time; but Timothy does not stand grazing very wi 11. Rid 'flip is wry easily cured, and should i*e cut when in bloom. If sown a'om *w 2 bushels in i'< tob* r. *’*-bruary or March; if with Timothy, for hay, 6 to 10 pounds per acre. 2. Johnson grass would likely do well on that land and produce much more hav than .’in:,’ other. Bur it will not (so “they stand much tramping and grazing. If you are not afraid of Johnson grass, it may bi the best for you. Bermuda, a foot high is high enough to cut. having tiie ground smooth and a. good mower. “THUMPS" OF PIG F M. T.. Fiber’m, Ga.-My pigs are w.-.nk. thin in flanks and have thumps. . *■ a, t*ll m* what ’to do for th* tn? Answer Had you state.l what kind of food tire pigs ?r*- fed on and the char acter o' their si -oping quarters I might 'iav>* suggested the cause of 'he trouble. If a. numNo-of them are similarly affected and at the -ame time you may be pretty Slin > (fiat the trou'-T’ is .In*’ to something to which they ar.- al’ equally *- X poseil. either l'*iod li-otton s* ed. for instance) **r ilamn or dir'y sleeping quart-rs. Give ...,-h aff'N’ted pig a dose of one to two t -blespoonful.-’ of castor oil. Follow this 1 . giving ien to fifteen drops of tincture ~i digitalis md fifteen to tw- n’V dr-ms of 1-i-idm im every throe hours in a lit j*. water. S- - that they have good. Wholesome f*- *1 and * 'emu dry (but not [ dusty) .-I*’ ping quarters. DR"HART>IN'G. i To raise f.’ui’ th*- Act ” I > n g' ,s ' plant tl ’.-har.l properly. T'-’i-’ reqmr-s J. ,ton *>' ’he fruit trees ad-pt.-l t<> v< ir soil, clim itc. ot”. and tre-s that v.-.1l answer the purposes for which you plant It you : * ! -i for V; ,n< ‘ use ’ you m'.,.a1,l c.ttsM-r the flavors of the fruit (,; get th- best q.tallU ami .’list the time n th, .■ to-n. so ns to provide ;-. the different seasons of the year. *t -' o ’ .■ - ■ r commerei tl p*’ P 1 ■ ’ ■ . . ation * t ;t’„ ri f< fence to your nearest ( *;y or :* cold storag* should be conskl- ; , You can do w* ;1 on summ*-r and tall varieties if you are mar a marlmt Win'*- if yog arc away from markets tmd storage you should plant varieti-s tli.-it Will ke.-p Well, fruit that can *■<■ h ndl<-d and stored with-i-.it injury. Mm* v.-*rii-ti*s spoil easily in handling, ami i smii*.- s «:-l ami turn bla -k in storage or *.*.*:. a.fie.r they : t.*k*-n from it, as I'm huntsman's favoril*- and the York imptT.al. otherwis** g**-**i .app • s. •fr.... must be sei* ct* 1 with reference to the tirm- or age wnen they bi gin bi-arimi:. ms-> with r* f.-r.-m?*. to quantity I of fruit l.'irm- annually or biannual..'’. You si, *lll*l rely largely on your local ‘ n UM-Iymen, they will try to provide mm with th* ’ o-t vari' ties to suit yo-.ir >-o::diti"ti-. By buying m-ar home you g,.* fruit ** tu-r adapted to your s*>lis ai -*l c.imat,*, and "ill usually i-r>--- hi- iit hi* r aml hardier. Til,, northern winter vari*-ties of a.;*p!es. as the greening northern --py. etc., l>e , -i*;.. fa I fruit here in the * >zatks where individuality, or marki-t chan: -teristies Peculiar to the parti- alar tr- of which - w* will write at another time. The variety to plant having been so le,-te-1, tin: next qin.-tion Is what size or age of tree, to plant. V. *: have set all ages from one to six years old. Our *-x --[>.sii.-ti- has 1- <'ii as t'olbiws: M.v father, the late Hoti, ira S. Ilase.l tinv, s.-t th.: first comnt**r* t:tl n imid ir. the southw. si thirty-tour years ago, con testing of 90 acres and over <*ne nundr. * vari it* s of a. pi.- *. pears, amt t*e.-. -m s H. set some ti --- that w*-re from four t, Six years old that are strong and !>* a.thy -md bearing "ell today In our experk in growing o'er 2.000 acres of nepl.s (everything considered;, "e pre ft ■ to s.-t a tree tw * yeas old from the :.* r.-.-ry. This two-yea :-*'! i Ha-i* tree jou can tihn m make lite proper li*-a*i pi - p*-r h.'.’ , d should have a e nt*?r. That Is, : *t two. three or mor* limbs of equal length, but one larger and ex tending aii.*ve alt ti'.,- outers; the branches shomd De trimm- *1 bacit t * make. Jimi’S, not folks i’ll ,>::* a hole large enough for all the roots. Tin- String!i.-ilow method of set ting t'm- tre*’ after cutting oft’ all but * lU.i- r-i-*t i: 1 i- mch.ng a hoie with a crowl-ar did not [?-iv.- . satistactory io us as the above method. Ib id the tree low- L will t” -t of this in another article. Do m't plant deep, r than they stood hl tiie nursery. i believe too deep planting makes "root rot.’’ The tree - li.mid lie the I:i: g* st at the surface •*:’ th*' ground, and there is wh* re tin- roots should start. My f;itinused to say : "Look at nature. *l**l kti *ws how to grow a tree." Look at tin oak, * Im. ...id all trees including th * .-■* .-iling fi it tree, have roots spread fi?,;n tile airfaee of the ground. Nature lias a reason for this to prepare the tree mots in -"ring ami autumn for the elr ,-i *A t ion of the sap. -.md runts that should thi surface to rt eeivc tlie hi a • ;,e • 11'?em-tii- inli iem-* of the sun and give the tree th ■ greatest eiretnnferen ■*• at that point, when tli.-v are pointed too p in ill. earth, they die. Trees will sometimes tr-. to t or;. t your errors by s* uding out a new set .-f roots at th* sur lac* of tiie earth. You hunt with the mi.-i’o'-’*>;"■ in vain f *r th,? cause of ‘Toor r*>t" which you yourself haw? produced bv banking the earth too high around * vour trees. t will t: -*t further the proper planting of tii. tree in tho next article S. A. HASEiLTINE. i FEDERAL AID FOR GROWERS. Secretary Wilson To Send Cotton Ex pert To Georgia. i Valdosta, Ga.. October 24.—(Spceial-l— --1 Congressman M‘. G. Brant L-y. of tiie eleventh district, who is always vigilant i in guarding the interests of his *"'nslit :- : ents, has invoked the aid of the United . .States depa; tment of agriculture in corn- * batting the diseases which are attacking I the sea island ’* t’ton plant in south G*:or- * gla. i Mr. Brantley is conferring with lion, j James Wilson, secretary of the deyart- I nient, regarding a remedy for tin- *l.-- ' ease ami lias suggested tiie estaiTshment j ••1* an experiment station in this -*cti*m, or i in lieu of that the location of a sufti lent ( number of scientists in the cotton belt to ! carry on tiie needed experiments. ; Secretary Wilson is greatly interested I In the matter and will take hold of it | wltii vigor. He lias pledged t’ongress [ man Brantley the department's m-.wt I earnest efforts in combatting the diseas* s i which threaten the existence of on*' of i the state's most Important crops. In * view of the vigorous efforts being m-mb? , by the British gov.-rnm ut to raise in I Egypt an.! the West Indies a cotton r I compete with our sea island." t!*e I United State.- d*'i>:irtmeut of agriculture ■ Is disposed to act liberally in prote-cting * our cotton crop, j Mr. Brantley is in receipt of a letter : from Secretary Wilson. written tills * week, In which it is stated that a. specl.il ; Ist in cotton disease? will I**- sent to this . section at once to investigate the matter I and det* rmin. the b* st steps tn be taken. The congressman wis in VaMo.-ua this , wi ek and in talking wit I island cotton growers outli.m-d h.s views on tl**- questl* n. lie has called the aiten- ■ tlon of the s* retary to the fact that 1 south Georgia pm.l'.i.-.-s the larger part ' of the sea iski nd cm ton crop, and it : the Industry is a most important on--, 1 but unless some means are found for ,- eliminating the diso.iw. s now att..*,-kii.g * the plant the cultivation "’ill s o:: have ; to be abandoned. Subjects for Experiment. Tie urges, among other things to be. I undertaken by the government, the f*d : lowing; * I. The study of cotton "’lit or black ■ root T>> in* r *-:*i-’*■ in Gem -'in and Flm’i la . til.? wilt : * -ist.l :,t strains t, w being r 1 ■- ; ces’sfully tiredu -eri *’i tit*- islan-I-. Tn <l* - I termine by expriimer. t the grad*- of .staple and form of plant I*. -fl s-iib-d to l-.c.’il con ditions, ami to endeavor tn iinprov. tl’.e productivi'nes*. and h-ilthl’.iln-ss tl-- [ cotton 2. The study of root knot. To show ‘.lie :o BE PAID UN IL CURED i« th* only tcunrnntoo wnrrh r , ans who i , th -v , .yld cure . ftf " fair ■ 1 ® 111. OA t o t XTII ' I it: i’ ■ CONSULTATION FREE. If you Hillier fi : T-. KJ Hoort StoIJAO.. 2t06 pa. >i“ n' Kg Rauda? 10 to 1- Hympmm Blanks mr le ■ i: [DR. REYNOLDS & CO., s’S ’■ 3 ®a :■<’ ’:l ' s. •f The VVeekSy Constitution ansi && iu Southern ffluraHst, Both for k e?>j“ s I Eids'<Li?aal3 she Sou. .’»»»• s /tus-alist iy I §s DECEMBER—Fruit. MARCH Ga den. I JANUARY—PouItry. APRlL—Dairy. B FEBRUARY—Firm Tooli. MAY Live 'tc.cK. rfj « Liberal cash prizes will be paid for articles ~n tn.-s« m.i ■<■,.= . ,v ! every c.; RJ isi-ue will be worth more than the -.rice >f th" rs ■ 1 ’ fa, ffi The Southern Rurallst has recently been dou.ilcd -u • I s SS and the above special articles will >e published in -n. ’ 1 ■ ir <3 riij departments of the paper, whieri e nbrac.- • •r:.l ; . • n RJ Stock. Fruit ami Vegetables. Poultry. editorial, t'm ■ u.'i Inc k i H Home. Ail strict!;. adapted to the =outh by southern writers. inJ Bv arrangement with the publishers . • The Rural;-t '■ v able to I H offer'lt, together with The Weekly Constitution, for SI.OO war. ' Address all Orders to ! I THE CONSTITUTION PUBLSSHING CO. f ‘4 4TEZJJV7a, GFOKG74 ~D9U. AKD BEDROOI SET (MO 10 OEKT£ ‘ - i'kDolly is a little I’arislan Beauty. 9 In. tail; r! ■■ '‘(’‘fl R. j,-has 3 pretlv d.-C'sesanti o )<akM bui’.-n e’vh -■ dress) rd that he cun be dre.-. ; 1 t • bint any ‘ b ’’F* Jfcl littie pirl s tuate. jp-! h TlX.l ) The KiMlrinm Ret is an ewt iniiUiicn ■ 'nn 1 contains 9 In pt-s-o and i vend s-- T. smaller ones, a’l colonel m. re.c -nt a fully r i . : *—nlshed re in a pictured bv- .it h< • tri- n.U What < oiild ph•.<-•• ait • 1•• : ' •• x --. . ; y t 'l’.uvufurnnur- little girl sending 5 cuds • xtra > r . 'y. , MHt „, v „ furniture ■ .<.■>!> a twu v / «k‘ ."• -M/ IL ."ip U >;?/ flljflf Pa’h-r. r- A '‘‘4J Keinrniber! v t X s< t! cv Doll and Bed. > i ‘ \ W/ room bet for only 10 cents < Doll --n f.;r. J nlture for entire hoate ,1 rooms) for l > Cvnuj. Stamna or Silver. Address. F-fe'JM CHILDREN'S AMUSEMENT CO.. j ■'t if Dept. 30, West Haven, Conn. Q connection octyw-on i-- -* *■ 1 **■ *■ - an 1 in cotton, and the nm ' ' * crops for smith G-- rg: ; e *:’**'::-. **, ar i ■’ introduce vari*-tios ol’ e*>"l**‘--is u .i.i’" root, knot and cowin-a wilt- 3. Tli*’ study of i a-:. ■* '. ’ ’’ ''l r.-f? :■*■•:•’■ to f.-r’Tz- : - : - - and profitable, r** :ili -I' ■■ till tv. 4. The study disease which has i*. • -i i-:-i-!* mi*' -'*' extent and severit It is im *■*;■■'. ■' introduce experiments wi'-h th*- aim *t produchig r. sisi.ini varieties. Tho dei artment. of igrieult ur" m c■" ducting oxi'*orimer.ts .il 1.:.' ’’. lim s gestial bv Mr. Brant!*.’.' *n some -*■ t'ai’olina islands, but it. ;■* the "i*m* **' ' himself am! well-inf**rin--,i colt *:i ; ers that owing to tr- * I i: r ■r* •in climate ■. i . . perim.’nts on rile isfnn" ’ .■*-I * ■?*■:,t t - ■■■ ci'ias’t will n**t : ’*,"'. :r-’! ’i:- l**i*'*i::- . ren-.l- r the assistance m-A *1 i-y th-' ,-n t rs here. Th? sitjiptlon in Hi’s -u *'■- ' Oritiin. Morphitie. Free Treatme*; Painless cure .■ i r * r!?. 1. i' r ; cl* n ’■. " •’; ‘.i. G-i. Free until January Ist. 1904. I"* ’ Weekly Co'.is’itution and S*t. *. * South. See particulars on pnu’ 9 Sister Gagged bv Burgiiars. Wheeling. W Va... October 22 —On* of the Uathnlie sisters, agr 1 .’il-.ut 18. * St. John Orphan home for :*:*.' . :. IT n Grove, one of the cit' s suimcb.--. w* •• beaten, gaygel and tied to i‘*- floor the home la y night by four b’t.’gl..-.: .*. .. fl supposed to be nepm*>*’s. ' ■ ' ' ■ li-.-c. W. -*n fit-- -ivvi -*1 i 11. ■ 1* ;-e was b id’ .’ br.fi ?'d *:ml sb* a m dm ■im - When r. -.-lv. .1 si.* -’.’■-•*1 t'.:- fi! maraud- rs wore tr:--k-. but that sfie thought tm y "’*-:,? alt negroes. Woman Hugged to Death. Berlin. < . tuber 22. - A B. ’ li"* was s*i ■--'••zc*l t* **■ .th ’■■ tor at Voiklingen. Frit:-’1 ' " :*: !:' wbil,-- giving a in-rl* rniiie, *• m ■’* ,: '* * her screams and fr.’.:. .fi- '. snake tightened it-’- '*'*il "'* •’*• I* *' l at r’ue' 'r* h’.- m 'of .-' *■ . " The attendants, howe’. -t. s i’-v ’ll-- tv*m 17