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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. Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair. •DR; tWB CREAM BAKING POWER MOST PERFECT MADE. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Pre* from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant 40 YEARS THE STANDARD. No 47