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VOL Vill
Jill. NESBITT S
MONTHLY TALK.
The Commissioner’s Letier to
the Farmers of Georgia.
IMPORTANT MATTERS DISCUSSED
The Timo !!•< Arrived I’;»r the
of Farm Operation* I'he Value of !*iib-
KOiling Ftirmeri Warned to Take ’. <>
Kinknoti (lie Cotton Market of the Coming
Y« ar- let Vantage* For KaUing 12
Department op Aoßr i i.Tu;:
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. I,T
With tlio alxive date Jr aid onr
farm operation for If'Oii, not two or
three weeks hence, but from th -fir t
day of the new year. The custom of
prolonging the Cliristnr.ii fw.tivit? 1 *- :;•
to u gtxMl part of January and t !>:i
con nming several mo lays in ‘ti
down to work should no 1 »■;' <''■ "
)>); <<•in rnr iHctai.dH. If the w
should prove misuitod to ou: I■> r i
Work, thero aro numberless minor i i.:t
tt is calling for attention; the farm i;;i
ploments, which have been brought un
der shelter, may receivo a thor iu m
overhauling and be put in iirstelu-s
Cundipun for future use; the comp< t
heiq;s, always inq> nriyit, may le l>v. t |
up; stables and sheds oleaned out and
fresh bedding put in; leaves hauled and
placed conveniently for use' in the sta
bles, and various ether duties which
Will suggest themselves to each thrifty
farmer, and which, if neglected now,
stand a poor chance for recognition
• when the heavy and regular work of
Cr> ppiug begins. The fall has been un
usually favorable for turning the land
mid subsoiliiig, and many farmers have
taken advantage of the bright, clear
days to thus make sure of a supply of
nioisture for the crops they intend to
plant. David Dickson, speaking from
his own successful experience, main
tains thftt for each additional inch that
,-wo subsoil, we, to that extent, lessen
<ur chances of injury from prolonged
dry weather and that by going deep
enough we may in large degree render
our crops practically independent of our
usual summer drouth.
On this subject the Western Plowman
has the following, w'hich is so compre
hensive that I reproduce it here, trust
ing that it may catch the attention of
those who might net otherwise see the
original article i
"Subsoiling is not a turning of the
X under soil to the surface—this would bo
(inly deep plowing—but it is simply a i
loosening of the subsoil and allowing it
to fall buck without bringing it to the
surface at all. This operation permits
the under soil to receive a greater
amount of moisture and to retain it, be
cause. being hhwe and loamy from tho
. r*'dsoiling, it becomes more
letopfivt' of ijioisturo. The benefit,
therefore, of sui .soiling in a sandy soil
is that the watfr is more readily re
moved from the top soil, while it is at
the same time retained for the future
use of the crop. The advantage of sub- I
soiling a heavy soil, on the other hand,
is that the water, instead of being re
moved by surface drainage or evapora
tion, is allowed to sink into the soil
where it is retained, and when thecloscr
top soil would otherwise become hard
und unfit for flie growth of the crop, es
pecially if the ruins be followed by a
long drouth, there is a large amount of
water stored away in the subsoil to be
drawn upon as needed by the growing
vegetation. Subsoiling effectually does
away with the hard packing of the bot
tom of the furrow as left by the ordinary
plow, and if all plowing were followed
by subsoiling the erosion of the top soil
on rolling lands, which Professor Sluder
estimates at 250 square miles each year,
would Ih< reduced to a minimum, if not
entirely stopped.
•‘Two hundred and fifty square miles,
160,000 acres, of good soil rendered bar
ren each year from this one cause! At
SSO an acre—a low estimate for good
farm lands in the more settled parts of
the country—this means a m noy loss
of $8,000,Oik) per annum to the farmer
of the United States. If subsoiliug wih
stop this ruinous waste, is it not worth
trying?
"But the expense of subsoiling! Yes,
it is an expense, and yet when we con
sider in addition to the saving to future
fertility of this enormous acreage now
rendered barren by erosion, the vastly
increased crops and improved quality of
- rhe l*yduct—forthese things are a mat
ter of actual experience ami not a mere
theory—the small additional expense of
Fubsoiling need not enter into our con
sideration. Besides, it is not necessary
to subsoil every year, but only once in
two or in some soils once in three years.
We believe, however, that with the in
vestigation and experiments that are
now being put upon this subject the
time is not far distant when an imple
ment will be constructed that will both
plow and subsoil at one and the same
operation.
"This matter has now been engaging
the attention of our implement men for
gome time, und the demand seems to
have been created, owing to a more en
lightened knowledge of the subject
among agriculturists, for some such
tool, and when there exists a real and
un active demand for anything in a
meehanieul line in these times it is not
long until inventive skill has pro
duced*! t
"Wo make the unqualified statement
that subsoiling saves the surplus water
and keeps it for the use of the crop. It
is beneficial in a sandy soil because it
prevents the top eoil from becoming too
saturated in wet seasons, while at the
same time saving the water for future
use in dry seasons. It is beneficial in
clay soils because it takes care of the
surplus water instead of allowing it to
drain off. prevents erosion of the soil and
stares the water for future use of the
crop. In subsoiling, then, may bo found
in a large degree the solution of the
great problem and the attainment of the
end and object of all cultivation, which
is to control the supply of water in the
soil.”
In addition to what was said in our
December letter on the subject of
* ••pitching” the crops for '96. I would
call attention to the further drop in cot
ton consequent on the Venezuelan ex
citement. If such a small war clou!
can cause a decline of one half cent in
leas than a week, where would the
downward course stop should that
THE CHATTOOGA NEWS.
el r d burst into the storm of actual con
flict? Farmers cannot expect to make
sudden fortunes under the most favor
ai le conditions, but by careful planning
:hey may have an independence ar
• ui cd, and come war or peace they may
piir-ue the uven tenor of their work,
untroubled by the feverish excitements
whi'-h characterize the operations of the
b mufido commercial world, and free
from the speculative fluctuations, so
eagerly watched by the mon, who have
stake I their all on a turn of the tide.
Farmer: condemn thc.-e latter as gam
blers and vampires, drawing the life
bit xsd from legitimate ..nd healthy trade
conditions, but just r.s surely, the man
whoeuts short Ins provision crops and
plan! s a big cotton crop in tho hope of
high price.-,, is a s’XK-ulator, and a dealer
in "futures. ” There is a fascination
in the r ,>y pictures, which Hope holds
up to u . and at this season, when we
start out with renewed vigor for the
work of another year, the temptation to
leave the conservative and safe, though
rather humdrum path, and venture on
mm att vtive, th -ugh for more un
certain ground. : .sometimes almost
i..... r. j. L'-t us not bo deluded
itr . .■•!:-•<• (. inure -of our present duty
i ;p' f.■■■ pr d . Each man kuows
i ; .r.i obli; a »:t.‘ and the needs
dim: ; ate. I 'in. L t him take
no risks <>;i tho coftuh market of the
tiling your, but build his plans on the
sab- lia-l.sof an ample provision crop,
ho ( o then await developments with
inirm '-'d calmness; should cotton be
1 h lie mal es m .'toy, should it be low
he does not lose.
HOGS.
I The pro noct istnat next fall the price
of p rk will be good, therefore the man
who has the necessary conveniences for
raising hogs economically and putting
th'm on the market as early as possible,
v. dl run small risk of loss, if besides
rm ,n ' his family supply, ho males ar
raii;.' . .outs for a few extra porkers to
i meet toe demand which is usually
'm< s' pressing and with better
[.ii< in September and October,
where iand other forage crops
ran bo raise,l as easily as with us,
the diilicultios of hog raising are com
pl r: ti rely ft v., and the whole process is
mu"h simplified. Our winter and spring
■rop : > f rve, barley and Crimson cdover
uro followed in quick succession by oats,
wheat, peas, groundpeas, chufas, arti
chokes ami sweet potatoes, necessitating
L.it a short period of the more expensive
corn feed before they, are ready for
market in first class condition. If milk
is accessible and sorghum added to the
otlmr crops, the health of the pigs, as
well as their early development, is al
m st a- ■ iired. They should be kept fitead
ilv m 'tu< ng ;.uG developing and not
allowed to fa 1 i a k at :> ay period and
put on the aurket when matured.
The older t animal after matur
ing, the greater the cost of produc
l tian. Pigs to bo reared through the
J winter should come off in August, and
if these are properly cared for they will
be ready for the next best market
months, which are May and June. The
question of successful hog raising and
marketing, more especially at the south,
and du cig the Isot season, will depend
very much on odd storage, which is
routing ii.t juso at many different points.
Professor Massey, writing of a trip
through the west in 1894, emphasizes
our advantages for hog raising. He,
I says, "Even the hog can be raised as
cheaply here as there on our inimitable
southern pea fields. I know of onesuc
sueessful farmer in South Carolina who
claimed that his cured bacon cost him
cents a pound, while western bacon
idl around him averaged 11 cen s. Here
in North Carolina the "white” bacon of
the west is popular with folks who pay
for all of their supplies out of cotton,
and wltr> little suspect that they are pay
ing for tons of North Carolina earth in
that "white” meat. In Swain county,
N. C.. there is a mine of snow white
talc which is ground to an impalpable
p >wder. Tho western packers buy
whole train loads of this stuff, and it
was proved here by actual experiment
that bacon bo made to take up 10 per
cent of its weight of this mineral. The
pork paelaers are the largest- consumers
of this mine, but the candy makers,
too, use. large quantities, and a smaller
quantity is used in the more legitimate
work of making rubber goods and in
i combos! bio a:s burners. But the bulk
i> -b • back Jfr our cotton plant
i ers in "white bac-in.
11. T. Nf.sßiTr, Commissioner.
FERTILIZERS.
Some I’erthu'ut ami Practical Suggestions
on Home Mixing.
I The following article taken from the
I South rn Planter and written by Dr.
De Chaim it. is so replete with valuable
in rmntion that we would be glad if
every farmer in the state could read
and profit by it:
"The feasibility and desirability of
home mixing of fertilizers have been
I clearly dem mstrated by the stations.
I T' ■ published results of investigations
I by stati ns engaged in the examination
!<f fertiliz es leave no doubt regarding
i the t that "from such raw materials
j as are in our markets, without the aid
! milling of machinery, mixtures can be
made on the farm, which are uniform
in o. u’.'ity. fine and dry. and equal in
all respects t? the best ready made fer
j tiliz.-'rs.
"Tho advantages to be derived from
j home mixin; are so obvious that it is
i hardly necessary to do more than enu-
I merate them:
I "1. Kedvs tion in Expenses.—This
: is strikingly brought out in a recent
' bulletin of the New Jersey station.
| Home mixed fertilizers, representing a
i pv.rehus • 'f 51 ’ r 'us. gave an average
I cost i r ton of 5.11.36 at the point of
i consign': in:. Tie average cost per
t of el:lit -vial brands, selected as
■ the m I hly concentrated of 213
: brands exan .'ti. was S 3.50, or a diff
i erence 14 per ton in favor of the
home mixtures, which contained at
has. S? w th of plant food in excess
of that in the manufactured brand.
"3 A Definite Knowledge of the
Na;’. :e of che Plant Food Supplied.
—Each ingredient can be repeatedly ex
amined by the purchaser, inferior mate
rials can be readily detected, and those
V' st adapted to special needs selected.
"3. T;:.; Ppeparation of Mixtures
Suited to pecial Needs of Soil or
Crop.—lt is self evident that an intelli
gent farme by hoqje mixing, is better
able than any one else can be to adaj ;
the composition of his fertilizers to th 3
special requ -ementa of his land as well
a> of »iD ci> >.
' "4. The Indirect Educational Ad-
vantages.—This is probably the strong
est recommendation of the practice. It
will encourage a spirit of inquiry among
those using fertilizers, and will lead
them to study and apply tho results of
agricultural research thus contributing
much toward the fixing of the practice
of farming on a rational scientific basis.
"The time has come when the farmer
should discard ‘a system which leads
him to consider chiefly the rival claims
of competing manufacturers rather than
his own needs,’ and should by some sys
tem of co-operation, buy the unmixed
materials for his fertilizers under their
proper names in large quantities, and
mix them as the object desired seems to
suggest.
"With the vast amount of station ;
literature sent broadcast throughout the
country, there is no reason why intel- I
ligent homo mixing of fertilizers should
not be generally practiced to the great
advantage of the farming community.
"The second point is of great import
ance. The value of the plant food in ;
i the different commercial fertilizers is ,
j vastly different. This is more especial
! ly true of nitrogen, of which the official I
analysis only denotes the total am ant.
The nitrogen of nitrate of soda or of sul- I
phate of ammonia is of much more
value as a fertilizer than that of leather ,
i or even of tankage.
"In the home mixing of feT.iliz?rs,ono
! must be careful not to mi?: such mate
rials together as will make any of them
less available as plant food. Potash .
salts can be mixed with all fertilizers ,
i without rendering those less available i
as plant food. If large amounts of pot- I
ash salts are mixed with s uno mineral ■
j manures—for example with floats —it i
. 'will sometimes happoa that the mixture I
I cakes together when iillowed. to stand I
I for a long period. This may, however, |
be avoided by adding t > tho mixture a,
small amount of muck or sawdust,
Acid phosphate should not he mixed
wiiii lime, marl, ashes, flats, lione meal
or other substances that contain carbon
ate of lime or caustic lime, for tho avail
ability of the phosphoric acid is thereby
decreased.
"Ammonia salts or organic nitrogen
compounds, such as blood, tankage or
fish, should not be mixed with substan
ces that have caustic properties, such as
building lime or wood ashes. Nor can
it be generally recommended t<> mix '
these nitrogenous materials with sub
stances that contain carbonate of lime,
floats, or marl, unless we wish to fur
ther deoompusition.
“If it is desired to compost organic
matter, such as tankage, or bone with
agricultural lime, one will have to be
careful that the ammonia doos not es
cape. To prevent this it will be neces
sary to cover such compost heaps with
garden or wood earth, which will ab
sorb the ammonia.
“It is a very good practice to mix acid
phosphates with organic matter. This
will very materially prevent losses of
ammonia, and the decomposition will
not be retarded very materially.
“Nitrate of soda can be mixed with all
other mater.als. If besides highly dis
solved phosphates and nitrates, organic
matter is also present, it may happen
that losses of nitrogen may occur, es
pecially if the mixture is not kept dry.
"The practice of composting manure
is followed in order to make the fertili
zers more available as plant food.
“In composting it is of ttie greatest im
portance to take care that the ammonia
does not escape and that no leakage
takes place. We must be more careful
with compost than with stable manure
proper, as the compost is more concen
trated and the losses of nitrogen there
fore happen more readily and are more
costly. The compost heaps should be
kept covered with earth and always
piled under sheds. It is further of ad
vantage to mix chemicals with the com
post, which AVill conserve the ammonia.
“Acid phosphates are especially well
fittea for this purpose; they are, how
ever, not to be used if the compost con
tains much lime. To mix potash salts
largely with compost can only be recom
mended where we do not desire a
thorough decomposition, for the potash
salts prevent decomposition to a certain
extent.”
Question 6.—1 have lost several head
of mules from a disease I don’t under
stand and would be glad if you would
' give me some information about it.
They at first appear dull, lose their ap
petites and have sAvellings on some part
of their bodies. They run at the nose
all the time, with some blood in the
‘ last stages. Have trouble in breathing.
Tho disease terminates usually in death
in from four to six weeks. Is it glan
ders ?
Ansiver 6.—lt is not glanders that
your stock is suffering with but what is
I called "irregular strangles”, called so
from the swelling appearing on any
part of the animal, and not being con
fined to any portion of the body, head
o:• legs. The tumors or swellings should
j be opened, when the presence of matter
'is indicated, and not before. You can
i tell the right time by the ease with
1 j which the hair will come off by pulling,
as in the case of a scalded hog. When
; : the hair slips easily, there is matter in
the tumor or tumors, and they should
be opened. After opening keep clean
with soap and warm water, and use
antiseptic washes. Give D dram of
hypersulphate of soda three times a
' day. Give it by putting it on the
. tongue of the animal as far back as
possible. Feed on nutritious and easily
1 digested food; bran mixed with good
bright oats being excellent diet. Prompt
t tree .ment will usually save the sick an
' mai. but neglect frequently results in
death.
. Question 9.—When and how shall I
> prune my young peach and apple trees ?
Answer 9. —The general opinion of
’ j successful fruit growers is. that the best
i time for pruning is at the close of the
! severe winter weather, but before the
! i sap begins to flow and the buds to swell.
• ; The latter part of January I should
■ think would be a suitable time in your
j section of the state. The object in
. • pruning, should be ter remove all weak
5 • branches, and such others as in their
t growth would crowd and interfere with
- the branches you wish to retain. Good
r judgment and some experience, gain' d
; either by observation or practice, a?e
3 almost essential to successful prunin.
1 Pruning, done at the wrong tine, or in
ignorance of rhat is aimed at. is apt to
- result in serious injury to the tree.
SUMMERVILLE, CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GEORGIA, JANUkA 22 1806
QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS.
Commmissioner Nesbitt’s In
quiry Box For the Month.
MUCH INFORMATION FURNISHED.
The Kind of Grass to riant on a Wet Bot«
fpm For a Winter Pasture —The Feeding
Value of Cottonseed and Cottonseed
Meal—llo v to Improve Tand So That It
Will heroine More Productive.
Question 1. —What grass can I plant
on a wet bottom for a winter pasture ?
Answer I.—There are none of the (
cultivated grasses that will thrive on a
wet bottom. (I suppose you mean by a
wet bottom one on which water stands
most of the time). Some of the native
swamp grasses of your section might do
well on such land, but they offered poor
pasturage, as a rule.
The best plan is to thoroughly drain
the wet bottom, and then it will pro
duce in perfection anything that will
grow on the high land. For a winter
pasture you might sow a few acres in
scarlet clover, about the first of October.
In six to eight weeks (if you put it in
properly) you can begin to pasture on
it, and keep it up until about the first of
March. Then take your stock off and ;
the clover will make you a good crop of
hay, and in time to make a crop after
the hay is gathered. In addition, the
roots of the clover will supply your
land with nitrogen. Os course you
could not pasture rhe land while wet, as
that would ruin the clover and injure
the land. The vetch is another good
plant to furnish a winter pasture in
your section.
Question 3.—Do you think it will
pay to haul cottonseed 12 miles and ex
change for meal and hruis, where I can
get for 000 pounds oi cottonseed 300
pounds of meal and 900 pounds of hulls?
Answer 3.—The 300 pounds of meal
would be worth say $3.00. The 900
pounds of hulls $2.00. Thus you would
get $5.00 for 30 bushels of cottonseed
after hauling them 12 miles.
The hire of the driver and team you
must cornier at least $1.50, so you will
have left $3.50 in meal and hulls for 30
bushels of cottonseed. Don’t do it;
don’t sell it at 12, or even 15 cents a
bushel, but use it on your farm, in in
creasing the fertility of your land, and
in this way making it worth more to
you than you can possibly sell it for.
Question 4. —Will it pay to haul chip
manure and spread on the galled spots
in the fields ?
Answer 4.—1 know from practical
experience that it will pay you to haul
out and spread your chip manure on the
thin or galled spots on the farm. Well
rotted chip manure not only contains
considerable fertilizing properties, but
its application has a mechanical effect
also, putting such spots in better tilth
for cultivation, thus enabling the fertil
izing elements of the atmosphere to
more easily penetrate to the roots of
plants.
By applications of this kind, and by
sowing peas on such spots, you can soon
bring them up to the average fertility
of the adjoining land and thus have no
thin or galled spots in your field.
Question 7. —I have a lot of stable
■manure and scrapings from fence cor
ners that I wish to compost for cotton.
What amount of cottonseed and acid
should I use in the compost ? How long
should it stand before using?
Answer 7.—The following formula
makes a good compost for cotton:
Stable manure 600 pounds.
Green cottonseed 700 “
Superphosphate 700 “
Making a ton of 2,000 pounds.
If the soil is deficient in potash the
stable manuri and cottonseed may each
be reduced 50 pounds and 100 pounds
of kainit used instead. The formula
would then be:
Stable manure 550 pounds.
Green cottonseed 550 “
Superphosphate 700 “
Kainit 100 “
Making a ton of 2,000 pounds.
These ingredients may be varied in
proportions to suit different soils and
crops.
Directions for Composting:—Spread
under shelter a layer of stable manure
4 inches thick; on this sprinkle a portion
; of the phosphate; next spread a layer of
cottonseed 3 inches thick; wet these
i thoroughly with water and then apply
i more of the phosphate: next spread an
i other layer of stable manure 3 inches
| thick, and continue to repeat these lay
! ers in the above order anil in proportion
to the quantity of each used to the ton
until the material is consumed. Cover
the whole mass with stable manure or
i scrapings from the fence corners 2 or 3
! inches thick. Let the heap stand in
this condition until a thorough fermen
: tation takes place, which will be from
four to six weeks, dependent upon a
proper degree of moisture and the
strength of the materials used. When
the cottonseed are thoroughly killed,
with a sharp hoe cut down vertically
through tne layers; pulverize and shovel
into a heap. Let it lie two weeks after
cutting down, it will then be ready for
use.
Another plan is to mix the cottonseed
and stable manure in proper proportion,
moisten them with water, apply the
proper proportion of phosphate and mix
thoroughly, shoveling into a mass as
prepared. This will render unnecessary
the chopping down and mixing as in the
first method, and in that way might be
I a saving of some labor
ST. HELEfrA TO PARIS.
‘The Removal of Napoleon’s
Body to its Last Resting
PI ace,
The grave in Ihe valley of Na-
I poleon, on St. Helena, as the place
I had come to be called, was sur
rounded by an iron railing set in
i a heavy stone curb. Over the
j grave was a cow ring of 6 inch
j stone which admitted to a vault 11
feet deep, 8 feet long and 4 feet
8 inches broad t nd was apparently
filled with earth but digging down
some seven feet t layer of Roman
cement was found. This broken
laid bare a layer of rough, hewn
stone 10 inches thick and fastened
together by irmi clamps. It took
41 hours to rein< ve this layer. The
stone up, the slab forming the lid
of the interior sarcophagus was ex
posed, inclosed in a border of Ro
man cement strongly attached to
the wails of the vault. S<» stoutly
had all these various coverings
been sealed with cement and bound
by iron bands that it took the
large party of workers ten hours to
reach the coffin.
“The outermost coffin was slight
ly injured,” says an eyewitness.
‘‘Then came one of lead, which was
in good condition and inclosed two
others —one of tin and one of wood.
The last coffin was lined outside
with white satin, which, having
become detached by the ell’ect of
time, had fallen upon the body
and enveloped it like a winding
sheet and had become slightly at
tached to it.
‘‘lt is difficult to describe with
what anxiety and emotion those
who were present waited for the
moment which was to expose to
them all that w: s left of the Em
peror Napoleon. Notwithstanding
the singular stalo of preservation
of the tomb and cefiins, wo could
scarcely hope to find anything but
some misshapen remains of the
least perishable part of the cos
tume to evidenc-) the identity of
tho übdy. But when Dr. Guillard
raised the sheet if satin,.an inde
scribable feeling of surprise and
affection was expressed by the
spectators, many of whom burst
into tears. The emperor himself
was before their eyes. The fea
tures of the face though changed,
were perfectly recognized; the
hands extremely beautiful; his
well known cost me had suffered
but little, and t e colors were ea
sily distinguish d. The attitude
itself was full oi ease, and but for
the fragments oi satin lining which
covered, as with fine gauze, several
I parts of the uniiorm, we might
have believed w still saw Napole
on lying or his jed of state.”
The climax of the pageant in
Paris was the temple of the Inva
lides. The spacious church was
draped in the i lost magnificent
and lavish fashi- and adorned
with a perfect ia ..Jdermentof im
perial emblems. The light was
shut out by hangings of violet
velvet; tripods blazing with color
ed flames, and thousands upon
thousands of waxen candles in
brilliant candelabra lighted the
temple. Under the dome, in the
I place of the altar, stood the cata
’ falque which was to receive the
; coffin.
It was 3 o’clock in the afternoon
when the archbishop of Paris, pre
j ceded by a splendid cross bearer,
; and followed by 16 incense boys
! and long rows of white clad priests I
; left the church to meet the proces-1
i sion. They returned soon. Fol
i lowing them was the Prince de i
Joinville and a ‘ elect few from the
grand cortege without. In their
midst Napoleon s coffin.
The king descended from his
throne and adv? need to meet the
cortege. “Sire, ‘ said the Prince
de J inville, “1 ’resent to you the
body of Napole' a, w Inch in accor
dance with your C‘ mmands. I have
biought back t France.”
“I receive it in the name of
France,” jepliei. Louis Philippe.
Such at least is what the “Mon
ituer” affrms was said. The Prince
de Joinville giv> s a different ver
sion: “It appears that a little
speech which I was to have deliv
ered when Ime> my father, and
also the answer he was to give me,
, had been drawn up in council only t
the authorities had omitted to in
. form me concerning it. So when
I arrived I simply saluted with
my sword, and tl en stood aside. I
saw indeed that this silent salute,
followed by retreat, bad thrown
* .
something out, but my father, af
ter a moment's hesitation, impro
-1 . ,
vised some appropriate sentence,
and the matter was afterward ar
ranged in the ‘M< niteur.’ ”
Beside the king stood an officer,
bearing a cushion. On it lay the
swi.rd of Austerlitz. Marshal
Soult handed it t > the king, who,
turning to Bertrand said:
“General, I con mission you to
place the emperor's glorious sword
on his bier.”
And Bertrand, trembling with
emotion, laid the word reverently
on his idol’s coffin . The groat au
dience watched the scene in deep
est silence. The < nly sound which
broke the stillness was the half
stifled sebs of the gray haired sol
diers of the Invalides, who stood
in places of honoi near tho cata
falque.
The king and tl e procession re
turned to their palaces, and then
fallowed a majestic funeral mass.
—lda M Tarbell in McClure’s Mag
azine.
For a pain in the chest a piece
of flannel dampened with Cham
berlain’s Pain Balm and bound on
over tho seat of the pain, and an
other on the back between the
shoulders will afford prompt re
lief. This is especially valuable
in cases where the pain is caused
by a cold and there is a tendency
toward pi eumnia. For sale by
all druggists.
Each of the three 15 inch dyna
mite guns commanding the en
trance to tho harbor of San Fran
cisco is capable of throwing a
maximum charge of 500 pounds of
nitro-glycerine, ai d is not proba
ble that any warship afloat could
pass them. One of tho guns was
recently charged • ith 100 -pom, ds
of nitro-glycerine and turned on a
bluff of spongy red rock two miles
away, the result being a hole in the
rock thirty feet in diameter and
six feet deep.' The accuracy of
the gun is said to be such- that a
ship entering the Golden Gate
would be hit three times before
she could advance a hundred yards.
Buuklen’s Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter'
Chapped Hands, Chilbins, Corns
and all Skin Eruptions, and posi
tively cures Piles or no pay re
quired It is gm ranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money re
funded. Price 25cents per box.
for sale by H. H. Arrington.
Burglars at LaFayette.
LaFayette, Ga., Jan 15.—One
of the most daring robberies ever
committed in this section took
place here this morning about 4
o'clock. Thieves entered the resi
dence of G. W. Il man and secured
$l2O. Two suspicious characters
were arrested her) this morning
and searched, but no money being
found on them they were released.
Every effort is being made to ap
prehend the guilt/parties. Blood
hounds were sent for, but could
not be obtained.
Marvelous Results.
From a letter written by Rev. J.
i Gunderman, of Dimondale Mich.,
i we are permitted to make this ex
tract: “I have no hesitation in
recommending Dr King’s New
Discovery, as the results wero al
i most marvelous in the case of my
; wife. While I was pastor of the
Baptist Church a v . Rives Junction
she was brought down with Pneu
monia succeeding LaGrippe. Ter
rible paroxysms of coughing wou'd ;
last hours with lictle interruption I
and it seemed as if sh • could not i
survive them. A friend recom
mended Dr. King s New Discoverv ■
I it was quick in its work and high
ly satisfactory in results.” Trial
bottles free M, H. H. Arrington’s
Drug Store.
Regular size 50c. and SI.OO
J. E. Scott, of Adairsville, ship- ,
ped six hundred re zen eggs to New i
York one day las week. Most of j
the eggs came freai t e Oothcaloo
i ga vailey near Auairsville.
Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report
IW “de?
Absolutely pure
CHATTOOGAVILLE, GA.
Not having written you in some
time, 1 thought a few lines now
might be of some interest to some
of the readers of your paper.
I received word from : subscrib
er in Texas wanting me to write
every week, but I cannot write ev
ery but will putin one occa
sionally and then maybe they will
be read more eagerly. I have seen
so many letters that appeared com
mon, though good letters like some
advertisements, they appear until
people learn them and after the
first they are never read with any
interest. I imagine that what
people want is something true and
interesting and something new.
On Sunday the 12th, Rev. J. 11.
Glazner preached to a good con
gregation at Sardis. He gave the 1
church and everybody else a good
lecturing in regard to duty, both
politically, morallo and every oth
er way and a small sketch on pro
hibition. Well if all the preachers
would hit sin as hard as he did
on the 12th, times would surely be
better.
Jules and Arthur Wheeler were
visiting at Mr. J. L. Jonson’s Johh
son’s. You may guess the attrac
tion. Seminole has as many pret
ty girls as any community.
Our school house will soon be
ready tor the teachers. I hope we
will have a good school, although
we were all so poor that we could
not pay for it and the building
committee did not think it just
that they pay for the house alone
together with the trustees asked
the board of education to recom
mend enough of our part of the
public fund to be paid to Doster
&, Williams, the contractors, all of
which was granted. They will re
ceive their pay quarterly this year-
While it will be hard on us all this
year-we will have a house that we
will all Ee’ proud of. It will reduce
our number sonM ; _ but I don’t
think it will hinder us -having a
good school. I know that we have,
got good teachers and I feel like
they will do all in their power to
build up a good school. Now 1
would advise everybody to send in
their children and not keep them
out of school just because they
will not get any benefit of the pub
lic fund. This year will soon be
gone with the thousands of years
that have rolled by, and then we
will have as good a house as is in
I the country anywhere and we can
all claim it as our own, for by pay
ing for it out of the State fund we
all pay according to our ability, in
taxes. It will be hard on some
poor men who have a house full
of children but all our children
can not go to school all the time
if it was absolutely free; because
some of our boys and girls have to
help pa and ma. The boys must
plow, hoe, reap and sow and the
gills must knit and sew and help
ma and help pa hoe and pick cot
ton also, for our girls are our best
cotton pickers and they don’t think
it any disgrace either to hoe and
pick cotton.
A few word* on farming. The
people are all well up with their
pl wing, there having been a good
deal of land turned before Christ
mas. The wtuther has been a lit
tle rough sine* Christmas, though
we have bad a good time for sav
ing pork I h<>pe everybody has
enough to do them; but I know
that some will have to buy. Now
let me give some of you a good
idea; kill your dog and get you a
good thrifty pig or two and feed
them what you throw away to a
dog and see the result next Christ
mas ia good fat meat and besides
that you will be doing your neigh
bor that is trying to raise sheep a
kind favor . Everybody ought to
raise a few sheep along with their
cattle and by s* doing you ? n
save several dollars in wool. Jlnv
be though 1 ought not to suggest.
I only mention this, having t ried
it I know that it pays well, 1
don’t have to go to my merchant
fcr Hour and meat nor wool, nor
sorghum.
1 fear that people will plant too
much cotton for our good. \V<i
should all make a plenty of every
thing to eat, make our farms self
sustaining and then all the cotton
we can manage besides to pay our
debts. But if wo could or would
all adopt those ideas we would
soon be out of debt and paving
cash for what we need.
A few words on our financial
standing. lam in favor of gold
and silver, a double standard, at
the same old ratio of our fore fat h
ers 1G to 1. lam in favor of [Hit
ting honest, Christian, God fearing
men in office from President down
to constable, regardless of parties.
What our government needs is
honesty of purpose and men that
cannot be bought with gold or sil
ver. Give me an untarnished
name above all else. Xow hoping
that my letter will escape the waste
basket, I will close promising to
write again sometime in the near
future. G. A. Kaglanh.
Many merchants are well aware
that their customers are their best
friends and take pleasure in sup
plying them with the best goods
obtainable. As an instance we
mention Ferry & Cameron, promi
nent druggists of Flushing, Michi
gan. They say; ‘We have no
hesitation in recommending Cham
berlain’s Cough Remedy to cur
customers, as it is the best cough
medicine w r e have ever sold, and
always gives satisfaction.” For
sale at 25 and 50 cents per bottle
by all druggists.
Keeley Cure Must Pay.
Rome, January 16.—The jury
this morning in the city court ren
dered a verdict granting $1,600 to
4_he plaintiff in the case of Mrs.
ElizjWJmjgherty vs. the Keely In
stitute, A. B. M'cl irrh.sJiLjnair'c r.
Mrs. Dougherty placed her ..
C. L. Dougherty in the institute
for treatment last year and he died
suddenly.
The suit was filed for $15,000
damages, alleging mistreatment.
Mr. McDonald filed suit for $lO,-
000 some time ago for injury to
character.
Not a few who road wl.al Mr.
Robert Rowls, of Holland.-. Vu.,
has to say below, will remember \
their own experiences under like
circumstances: “Last winter 1
had la grippe which loft me in a , 5 . ? '
low state of health. I fried
erous remedies, none of which .
me any good, until 1 was induce*
to try a bottle of Chamberlain’s yJ
Cough Remedy. The first bottle
of it so f ar relieved me that I was
enabled to attend to my work, and
the second bottle effected a cure.”
For sale at 25 and 50 cents per
bottle by all druggists.
The horse collar factory at Senoia
is now in full operation and is
turning out 150 collars every day.
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•DR;
tWB
CREAM
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