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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14
A FIFTEEN YEAE-oLD FIEND


Murders station AGENT ana at the Ago OF
Twelve He Tries tn Poison His Employer
San Diego Special TO san Francisco Chronicle.
Deputy Sheriff Murphy and District Attor-
ney Copeland returned from Yumallast night.
having in custody the iifteen-year-old how nllr.
derer of Station Agent Stevenson, at CLAIMS.
on the Colorado desert in the eastern part OF
this county. The prisoners nafne is Pedro
Yames, and the district attorney gives the
particulars of the atrocious crime as he CLEANED
Them ON the scene, and saws that the Young
MEXICAN il n counternart of Jesse Ponerov
1t appears that on tho dayof the murder the
Thermometer registered 1909, and Stephenson
was living on a cot on his back In the middle
room of the station about eleven O'Clock in
the morning. The only thing he had on was q
hummer. and that was thrown omen. LEAVING
his chest entirely bare. He was reading lot.
ter from his wife that had been received an
hour before. Two doors leading into al iourn-
ING apartinents were open to obtain The benefit
of such air as was stirring.
Young Pedro entered tie kitchen. and. tak-
ing Steyenson's revolver from the shelf. sn-
tered tho room, ard reaching over his left
shoulder. placed the muzzIo OF the revolver
within n few inches Of his breast. and pnlled
the trigger. Stevenson never moved The
letter he was reading dropped from his hands
and he was dead. The IAN had passed clear
through his body. penetrating the heart and
oornil1ss ont aIonoside the apine
Young Pedro then, as he afteryard said.
felt of his victims pulse. but he was dead
and. covejpo the form with a blanket. he then
searched the room and then the room nd ionin0
and occurred about S75. lie took this money
and the revolver and buried them i'm a corral
adjoining the station. He appears To have
changed Ills mind about this tine. for he dug
the money up again, and, placing IL In liz
,,ocI<et won't around tbe front III ,io etatlon
and toId some Mexicana who had come mn
flat tho boss had Maid him off. IIo invited
them ALI into the saloon and treated The whole
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14
FARMS AND FARMERS
Short Talks With Men Who Guide
the Pillow.
Many Questions About the Farm, Answered
by DIR. w. L. Jones, Formerly of
the southern Cpltivator.
Fruit Culture as an Adjunct to Ordinary
Farming.

Fruit Culture as an Adjunct to Ordinary
Farming.
We have just returned from a visit to south
west Georgia, and were greatly impressed with
the development fruit growing is making in
some portions of the state Cultivation of the
LeConte pair bids fair to become the leading
rural industry in Thomas and perhaps other
counties The market is not yet exhausted
for shippers of this fruit, and when the time
comes, If it ever does, when the supply ex-
ceeds the demand in this direction, there is an
unlimited field for drying and canning this
wonderful fruit. 1t is true that this pear can
be grown successfully in rather restricted re-
gion-to-wit: the rice and sea island district
along the Atlantic and gulf, and the compare
lively sandy belt extending from this to varia-
bic distances in the interior. The lie Conte
pear is not profitable in the higher hill coun-
try with clay soils; neither can it be grown
successfully toward the south of Florida,
where the climate, becomes decidedly tropical
But, even with these restrictions, this pear
can be successfully grown over quite an ex-
tended area.
In other regions the peach, the grape and
the apple thrive, and we see no good reason
why farmer should not make these part of
his standard crops when climate and soil favor.
There is no scarcity of land, there is an abund-
ance of room for orchards and whey ards with
out trenching on the domain Of cotton and
corn. Every farmer might have an orchard or
vineyard without interfering with other crops
aud with comparatively little labor. True, he
must abandon the idea that all he has to DO is
to set out the trees, and they will take care of
themselves. He must learn few things, and
he must give his orchards q little attention,
but the work required is greatly less than that
bestowed on ordinary crops, and the profits
often very much larger. An orchard of the lie
Conte pears once established requires almost no
labor to keep it, and becomes a permanent
source ofincome. The pecan which grows read
lily over the cotton states, both in northern and
southern portions, might be made source OF
considerable income to our people. Any
young farmer just starting out in life could not
make safer investment for support in his old
age than few acres set in pecans. Once es-
tablished they require Absolutely no cultiva-
ton; the gathering and marketing of the nuts
embracing all to be done. 1t is possible under
favorable conditions to realize within twenty
years after planting out two hundred dollars
or more per acre.
Whilst looking out for ways of diversifying
our crops, why not turn in this direction =?
Why not plant orchards and vineyards? Cam
ming and drying establishments would soon
spring up where an abundance of fruit could
be had to supply them. w. l.. j.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14
Farm Question Box.

P. E. w, Mechanicsville Ala: have several
choice apple trees from a North Carolina nursery;
they first taken with yellow spots on the leaves
then the leaves begin to rot. What is the cause?
And is there any remedy?
The trouble is supposed to be caused by
minute fungus which attaches and feeds upon
the leaves. No practicable remedy is known
as yet. 1t is possible that busting the leaves
with flowers of sulphur might stop the growth
of fungus. We heard of an instance in which
it was claimed that burning coal tar, so that its
smoke fumigated the apple trees in an orchard,
kept off the disease of the leaves.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14
He stood Corrected.

From the Detroit Free Pggsg.
They had talked for a minute or two when
be leaned forward and said.
III nm IN error, m0am, You win please correct
me, as my memory ia rather poor. Are you the wo.
man mentioned IN the paper as having lost your
child by diphtheria are you the one mentioned
as the mother Of twinsP'
"Noither slr' she rclorted m vinegar tones. ~
am the seamslress who has called at your house
three different times ~ collect my blllw
"Oh-ah-lust sol Island corrected, ina'aml You
may please call again"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

Z. H. r., Graball, Washingtn County, Texas
inclose leaf ola peculiar kind of cotton. re-
ceived a small package of seed from the patent of
fee at Washington, D. G., three years ago. and from
that raised one stalk. Saved the seed and planted
it on ground to itself l have made many inquiries
and have not been able to find any one that had
ever seen any like it, So you win greatly oblige me
by telling whether it is a native cotton of the
United States or some foreign variety. 1t is very
productive, and my experience is that it natures
from ten to fifteen days earlier than our common
cotton and has finer staple. -
We have met with a similar variety of cot
ton several times. 1t is sometimes called
"okra" cotton, because the leaf resembles that
of ol1ra. Some think it is cross between cot
ton and olzra, but, as the resemblance is con-
fined entirely to the leaf, we do not take that
view of it. We regard it as simply a spirit
from the ordinary kind of cotton You will
notice that there is in the ordinary cotton very
great variation in the notching of the leaves,
even on the same plant.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

Subscriber, Villa Rica, Ca: 1 have n mule four
years Old that was foundered one month ago on
water. He hobbies around badly still. Are his feet
the cause Oft? If so please give remedy
Founder consists in inflammation Of the
parts inside and adjoining the hard hoof. The
lameness is doubtless due to inflammation of
these parts which has never been completely
relieved. Take off shoes, keep animal on soft
ground or soft bedding, feed little corn or other
grain, keep bowels open with occasional half
pint doses of linseed oil; and, after pursuing
this treatment for some time, cut off hair Just
above hoof, and blister with ointment of binio-
dide of mercury described elsewhere in this
number.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

W. c. T., Cherokee, n c. / have fine young
mare that has been Injured inthe stae joint Is very
lame ana suffers intensely, so much 50 that she has
fallen Of very much; can scarcely walk up lii OF
step over any obstacle What Is tie Ie8treuedy7
Let animal keep as still as possible and Ills
ter joint with biniodide Of mercury ointment
one ounce Of The binodde 70 an ounce of lard.
Rub it in, and, when bistered dress with
lard. After ten days repeat.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

p. W. Y. Burkcyiue, Lowndes County: Please
ask your subscribers 70 tell mo what viii keep the
weyils OF bugs from eating up seed leans and peas
We are trying 70 save cur own seed Of every Ind
but It seems 10 be hard task. il Il best 10 keep
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

f. 81. T., Cedar Grove, Ga: What is the sweet
substance found on leaves and grass in early sum-
mer called "honey dew" and how does it come
there?
?. TO what firm can send for portable photo
graphic outfit who viii deal most fair and honest?
/. 1t is a substance similar to sugar which Is
formed inside The leaf and exudcs upon its
surface, just as white waxey matter is thrown
out on the surface of some leaves. 1t has
nothing to do with devils not deposited on
the leaf from any outside source.
2. We are unable to answer such questions.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

W. NJ. s., Cochran, Ga; l. How would you select
your cotton seed Cor planting?
2. Is there such thing hooks in horses' eyes?
Ifso what are the symptoms? What is the rem
edy?
!. Go over field, select stalks having quail
ties you like and mark these In any conven-
lent manner. Then 90 over yourself or let a
careful hand precede the pickers and pick tie
cotton from these stalks. The next year plant
seed so obtained in a path by ITSELF Go over
this patch as soon as the cotton begins to
bloom and pull up all poor stalks not coming
up to your ideal. Plant seed patch from Sc
lected stalks every year.
2. YesA wien a horses eye becomes in
famed there is an enlargement OF the men,
brane in the corner of the eye, and this is
called "hooks." The red idfamed membrane
pushes out more or less over the front of the
eye. SUbdue the Inflammation and the hooks
viii disappear. Eyewashes and rowells be-
meath the eye viii sometimes cure it.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

N. L.. Greene. boro, Gu: ! have oneacre lot in
town which plant in wheat and afterwards in corn
and peas Last fan itriilized heavily with cotton
seed only. The expense Of raising aud thresAing
the whoa. was go Tie yicld of wheat was exactly
twenty bushels Fifteen dollars per year win
supply my fmiy with Aour, 80 / lost s. On tic
wheat There was straw enough 10 have author
i2el thirty Or forty bushels Of wheat Why was tho
yield no better Would you advise the sowing Of
wheat on this isnd next mll3 n So what fertilizer
shall l use and IN what quantity When tie
seasons are good the corn aud peas turn out we'll
but they cost nearly as much as they come TO-
What could plant on this lot that would pay me
better than the above CROP It has been freed
almost entirely from bermuda grass, or / would just
,'tufn II loose" rs II were, and cut buy IRON 10.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

j. r. b., Oxford, Ga: Do you mean, in your mes
sage to farmers this week, 10 advise sowing rye in
cotton fields at last blowing in AugusR If So win
not the young rye DO greatly damaged by cotton
pickeIs during the coming months as they 20
through gathering the cotton? Please advise treat
ment Of land with pipe-clay subsoil making 1t diff
cult to raise good corn crops.
The tramping viii not materially iniure the
rye. The greatest objections to sowing as early
as August are that on rich land the rye makes
too much growth before frost and has to be
grazed to keep it down, which is not always
convenient, and sometimes rust destroys it
when sown early. On thin highland you can
risk early sowing without much danger. Such
land as you mention pays best when seeded
down in grass and clover. If damp, SOW in
herds grass and white clover; If dry, in orchard
and red clover. If you do not wish to SOW it
down underdrain it. a dressing of sand would
improve its texture and yield. but this would
be expensive unless you could have the sand
washed down on it by emptying Or ending
bitches on it.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

cider in the sun to make vinegar quickly? 1t has
taken from twelve to eighteen months to make it
pure from apples.
Gather peas and beans rs soon as ripe, dry
thoroughly, and then put in jugs or bottles,
putting pieces of cotton, saturated with tur-
pentne, in mouth before stoppering. The
vapor of turpentine will diffuse itself through
the seed and kill the larva of the bugs. We
have not much experience in vinegar making,
but it is customary to put the cider or other
material in the sun TO hasten the process.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

II. G. L., Pantersville, Ala: Please tell me when
is the best time to cut milo maize and kalir corn
for forage. viii 1t do to feed to stock green when
cut to cure for feed?
Both milo maize and kaflir corn may be cut
when two or three feet high and fed green.
They will spring up again and may be cut a
second time, and if rains are abundant will
spring up third time OF more. But the
quality of the forage is not the best when cut
at this carly stage. The stalk and leaves are
most nutritious after the heads are formed and
the seed are in the "dough" state. At that
stage they are best, both as green feed and also
when cured as dry forage.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

Wherefore there is progress on the Bowery,
and the upper part shows advance from lowest
living, but down at the end Of the funnel
where and whereabouts herd and hive tho
scum of Europe andfAsia, life is degraded and
revolving, and it is well the line of buildings
curtains from sight the life behind.
Think, my brothers, if that wall were sud
denly felledi Oh there is missionary work
enough at home! CHARLES WILLARD.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-24
A Warning.

The modes of deaths approach are
various, and statistics show conclu-
sively that more persons die from dis
eases of the Throat and Lungs than
any other. 1t is probable that every
one, without exception, receives vast
numbers of Tubercle Germs into the
system and where these germs fall
upon suitable soil they start into life
and develop, at first slowly and is
shown by slight tickling sensation
in the throat and if allowed to con-
tinue their ravages they extend to the
lungs producing Consumption and to
the head, causing Catarrh. Now all
this is dangerous and if allowed to
proceed will in time cause death. At
the onset you must act with prompt
ness; allowing cold to go without
your attention is dangerous and may
lose you your life. As soon as you
feel that something is wrong with
your Throat, Lungs or Nostrils, OBJ
tain bottle of Boschee's German
Syrup. 1t will give you immediate
relief.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-24

OF Rev. Rob't Nourse, who lectures
on John and Jonathan" at the Con-
gregational church tomorrow night,
the Sauk, Wis, Democrat says: "The
lecture on Tuesday evening last by
Rev. Robert Nourse was the best ever
delivered in Baraboo. Mr.. Nourse is
a man of remarkable, almost phe-
nomenal power. We cannot attempt
to tell or even begin to tell all the
delightful things he said. The lec-
ture could not have been more fresh
if the subject had been one of which
we had never heard before. 1t could
not have been more instructive if the
field had been one which had never
been investigated before. 1t had
passages of thrilling eloquence.
Flashes Of the keenest wit illumin-
ated almost every paragraph. The
humor that convulsed his hearers
came just often enough to rest them,
so that the two hours consumed in
the delivery seemed too short, and
ali were sorry to have him stop. Al
the close of the lecture it was sug.
gested that he be recalled at some
early date to repeat it, and the sug-
gestion was received with hearty ap.
plause."
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-24

then she remained anchored at the
scene Of the wreck for two and a half
hours. About half the passengers
scrambled on to the deck of the
Oceanic, and the remainder were
obliged to strap life preservers around
them and jump into the water, trust
ing to be picked up by some of the
boats"
""Aboard the Oceanic there was
naturally scene of great confusion.
The boats that were lowered kept
bringing half-drowned people aboard,
and these received the care and at
tention of the officers and passengers.
Steward Broughton, the steamers
surgeon, the purser and all the. lady
passengers did all in. their power for
the sufferers. The ladies gave freely
of their dry clothing to the soaking
rescued ones. Many were wrapped in
blankets, and the main saloon looked
like a hospital. There were sad
scenes there. Children without par
ents, wife with a husband missing,
mother with her child gone, were
there walking about and refusing all
efforts at consolation or cheer"
Capt. Meyers, the Oceanic's pilot,
made the following statement this
afternoon: "We were whistling and
then heard steamer respond on
our starboard bow. We whistled
again with two blows, and heard a
steamer blow twice, that meaning to
go to starboard for both of US. When
we heard the second whistles. we saw
steamer coming toward us and l
had the engines stopped still. We
were making little headway and I Or
dered the engineer to go back full
speed"
"The Chester shot across our bow
and then we struck. We had been
backing water fully two minutes be-
fore the collision. 1 am sure of this,
for 1 verified it from the engineers
orders. We struck the Chester on
her port bow and then L orderd the
engines, which were pulling us hard
astern, to be reversed and put us
right in on the Chester, for 1 wanted
to let the people get on our bows.
We then ordered the boats lowered
and did all We could to save the
lives"
C.S. Arthur, purser of the Oceanic
was writing in his cabin when aroused
by the sharp blasts of the whistle, and
sprang on deck just as the collision
took place. He says the scenes upon
the deck of the Chester were perfectly
heartrending. The greatest confu-
sion prevailed, and undoubtedly many
liveswere lost from this cause. The
boats .of the Oceanic were in the
water within a couple of minutes,
while life buoys were thrown over
board to those already struggling in
the water. Scarcely five minutes
elapsed from the time Of the collision
until the Chester turned over like a
box and sank, her boilers exploding
when the water reached the fires.
A careful comparison by the Off
cials of the Pacific Coast Steamship
company of the list of cabin passen-
gers shows that the following are not
accounted for: G. W. Anderson,
Oakland; Mrs. Mech, Mrs s. Z.
Prater, San Diego; Mrs. C. H. Haney,
Eureka; J. G. Hampton, Virginia
City; Mrs. j. C. Hampton, c. T.
Davis, Springfield. Ill; Miss Davis,
niece of the above, J. Greer, Napa;
Robert Fulton, waiter, Adam Rich,
mond, waiter, Mrs. Porter.
The above list, together with Ed
ward Chambers, the dead steward,
makes the number lost thirteen.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-24
PERSONAL MENTION.

G. A. Mcclure was in the city yes
terday.
State printer Frank C. Baker is in
the city.
Prof. r. X. Warren, of Portland, is
in the city.
Mrs. Marion Trenchard is confined
to her room by illness.
Capt. Geo. Flavel was reported con-
siderably improved yesterday.
Leon Fabre is now in charge of
the telegraph Office at Hollister, Cal.
Messrs. A. J. Megler, Jos. Surpre-
nant and G.. G. Fulton went to Ore
gon City last evening on land busi
ness.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-24

The Victoria Times says consul
Stevens with his usual thoughtful-
ness has recommended his depart
ment at Washington to consider some
means of remunerating the Indians
on the west coast of Vancouver island
who have given assistance to Ameri-
can shipwrecked crews. The depart
ment entertains the matter favorably
and congress is asked to make an ap-
preparation for the purpose. The
late archbishop Seghers and the late
father Jonkeau took great interest in
this matter and were anxious to gee
the services of the Indians recog-
niZed.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-24

Says the Tacoma NeaCS: A meeting
of the Pnget Sound Fishermen's un-
ion has decided to reconsider the
action taken at the previous meeting,
when the price of fish was fixed at
II cents all round. Many speeches
were made by Indians and white men
in regard to the matter, and it was
decided to change the price as fol-
lows: For jack salmon, % cents
each; for silver salmon, 10 cents each.
These prices will undoubtedly be
satisfactory to the packers, as the
jack salmon run is almost over.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-24

The steamer Undine leaves Port
land this morning at Z o'clock with
a full load of excursiopists and will
arrive here shortly after noon: some
are for this place, others will take
the steamer Canby for Ilwaco and
Long Beach, and about one hundred
will take the Gen. Miles, which will
go outside and off Long Beach will
anchor a short time to give the
fishermen an opportunity to try their
luck. Capt. A. T. Harris may take
his life saving crew and a
small boat along and if the surf is
not too heavy, make a landing near
Stout's or Tinker's. The excursion
lists intend to return here before 7
P. NJ, and get back to Portland by l
A. NJ, tomorrow.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-24
A WOman,s Discovery.

Another wonderful discovery has
been made and that too by lady in
this county. Disease fastened its clutch
es upon her and for seven years she
withstood its seyerest tests, but her vi
tai organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent For three months
she coughed necessarily and could not
sleep. She bought of us bottle of DR.,
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton and was so much relieved on tax
ing first dose that she; slept all night
and with one bottle has been miracu-
lously cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther
Lutz.n Thus write W. c. Herrick & Co.,
of Shelbyville, N. C.,-Get free trial
bottle at W. E. Dement, & Co.'s Drug
Store.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-24

Capt. John Ericsson, that hale old
gentleman whose name is known all
over the civilized world, celebrated
his S5th birthday July 81, in his char
acteristic way. Consul General Bors
called ON him and informed him that
the king of Sweden and Norway had
commanded him to call upon his
(the kings friend, Capt. John Erics-
son, and congratulate him upon his
health and upon his S5th birthday"
The veteran engineer seemed greatly
pleased. In the evening Capt Erics-
son was serenaded by about 400 mem
bers of the United Scandinavian
Singing societies.