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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07
THE ICE MOVES
And Carries Destruction in Its
Path.
BREAKING OF THE GORGE AT ST. LOUIS

ST. LOUIS, January 31.--For some days past
several tugboats have been buttng shore ice
IN the harbor and with the occasional use of
dynamite succeeded yesterday in opening
passage from 100 to $50 feet wide outside of the
steamers and other craft lying along the bank
from near the bridge down nearly TO the ar
senal. This relieved tho pressure on the boats,
but III conjunction with the warm weather
weakened the great mass of ice in the harbor,
and about midnight, and later, last night, a
movement took place, both below and above
the bridge, filling up, open the waterway and
DONG considerable damage to shipping. A
second and third movement took place today,
and although the main body Of the gorge is
still firm, there is here and there an open bit
OF water, and the wearing away process is ac-
lively going ON and general rushout may
take place at any hour. SO far the following
damage has been done:
Ice barge Suce, belonging to Huse & I.oomis,
lying outside Barton street dump, first broke
away and was carried with great force against
the little steamer Matte Belle crushing her
side in and sinking her. She now lies ca
reened ON the bank and is badly wrecked. She
was valued at $4,000, and partly insured. Just
below this point lay the Will s. Hayes and n
fleet of sand boats, all of which had their
anchor chains broken and they moved down
Tor some distance. The barge Suce crashed
into the Hayes, forced her upon the shore and
left her there in badly wrecked condition.
Her hull is not crushed, but she is
twisted into all kinds of shapes
from stem to stern, and is strained to
such an extent as TO render her almost worth
less. She was valued at S25 600 The Deliver,
a sand boat, was also carried down, and was
crushed by the ice and sunk. She belonged to
the Missouri Sand company. The City of
Monroe, another Anchor line boat, was caught
III this rush and carried down the bank but is
not much injured. On her way down, how
ever, she stove the ferry boat Jacob Tam which
now lies sunk below Anna street. She was
worth So, Loco, and insured The total damage
SO far done to shipping in the harbor since tho
gorge formed. some three weeks ago, is esti-
mated at S55, 900, of which the Anchor line
loses 100000, Missouri Sand company, $4,000;
1uSe u LOOMS Ice company, 5000; United
States government for lighthouse launch, Ivy,
5000, and st. Clair County Ferry company,
$4,000.
About half-rast 1C o'clock tonight the lower
end of the gorge, five miles below the city,
gave way, and since then ice has been flowing
out III continuous stream. Luckily no further
damage was done, or at least none had been
reported at midnight; and the steamboatmen
now say that all the really dangerous portion
OF the gorge has gone, and they do not appre-
mend any more trouble. Ice is coming down
from above III great streams. but it flows quietly
and harnlessly through the harbor.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07
FARMS AND FARMERS.
Short Talks with the Men Who
Guide the Pillow.
GENERAL FARM TOPICS DISCUSSED
Compost Heaps-sowing Oats. Etc.
Edited by DR.. W. /. Jones,


Composts are prepared for two reasons: One
to mix several imperfect manures together,
and thus make complete and perfect one
the other, to avoid the labor of applying each
kind separately at the time when work is
pressing. Composts can be made before the
pressure of spring work begins, and when the
ground is too wet to pillow. But there are draw
backs as well as advantages. There is liabili-
~ to overheating Qire-fanging) and loss of
ammonia. Let those that have been already
made be carefully watched and examined.
Drive stake down through the center and let
it remain 10 or 10 minutes; if when first with
drawn it is hot, more than milk warm water
should be added freely. Make numerous
holes and pour it in. Even though a heap is
quite wet when first put up, it rapidly becomes
dry, the heating drives off the water, and this
may have to be replaced several times before
the fermentation is completed. Again, we re-
peat, watch the compost heap.
When urged to concentrate labor and ma
nure on a few acres of best land, the question
comes up, what shall we do with our surplus
acres? We reply, sow oats; SOW every acre
you possibly can. Give the poor fields that
have been scourged by the iplowshare for
many years little rest. Sow in oats, and if
they fail a crop of crab grass will be sure to
occupy the land. We repeat suggestion here
tofore given, viz: Level and smooth off the
surface where oats are sown so that if not
high enough to be Graded they may be moved
like grass, cured like hay, raked up and
housed without putting in bundles-or so that
grass which succeeds them may be moved.
Sow through the whole of this month, and if
you have some meadow bottom land SOW them
in March Oats and oats straw together, come
nearer being typical, perfect, food for
horses, than anything now on our farms.
w. L. J.
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w. w. Cole, Morganyille, Ga 1t is the
"boss;" it is good one; can't be beaten the
High-Arm Sewing Machine which we ordered
from you recently, ! mean. 1t came all in
good order. My wife gays she had rather have
II than one which her brother paid $50 for last
fall. 1t is simply good one, that's all.
They All Want 1t.
John II. Abney, Union, Miss. The High
Arm Sewing Machine / ordered for Mr.. II. L.
Laird has proved to be as good as you repre-
scented. He is well pleased with it. ! will try
to send you another soon. Several are talking
OF sending to you for one and will do 50 as soon
as they can get up the money.
Comes Up 10 Its Reputation.
w. o. +. Sherman, Arlington, Ga: The
sewing machine received in good order. i am
well pleased with it after having tested it sufIi-
GENTLY. 1t comes up to recommendation,
equal to the $35 and $40 machines.
Better Than 500 Machine
Robert Tate Jelico Plains Tenn. received
the IIigh-Arm Sewing Machine and find it all
j. 7. Samples and am well satisfied with it,
1t does what you say IL will do. / would not
exchange it for a sixty dollar machine. / was
offered one at sixty dollars by an agent today
and would not exchange with him.
Over All other Machines.
G. NJ. Warner Mill Bridge, N. c.. The High
Arm Premium Sewing Machine came 70 hand
promptly and in good order, together with all
the attachments, which, 10 say the least, are
excellent. The finish and work is splendid
The machine gives entire satisfaction, and am
willing to testify as 10 its superiority over all
other machines Of my knowledge and expe-
riencc.
Did Not Expect TO Get Such a Machine.
WV. Giddens Bermuda, Ga. Ireceiyed the
High-A rm Sewing Machine in due time; it
came safe and everything all right, and / assure
you 1t gives perfect satisfaction, docs all you
claimed it 10 do. My wife Is perfectly delighted
with il, rather sew on il than any machine she
ever sewed on everything simple and so easy
20 manage i take great delight in showing
and recommending it 10 our noighbors, all OF
whom are pleasedwith IL and think il better
machine than theirs some costing forty, some
forty-Gve, some fifty dollars. ] win aCknowl-
edge did not expect 70 get such a machine.
II Is Good.
Mrs. r. s.. Morrison, Morgan, Tex: Your
Premium High-Arm Machine was received
several weeks ago, and | have tried 1t sufi-
GENTLY TO know that II Is good. ! am highly
pleased with il and recommend it to any one
wishing good machine.
Far Exceeds IIor Expectation.
Mrs. w. Ii. Holiday. Guntersville, Ala.
received my machine in due time and have
given 1t a thorough trial. / must say it far ex-
eeeds my expectation. / did not expect TO find
machine 80 neat for SIS. 1t does excellent
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work. from the finest to the coarsest. will
recommend your machines TO my friends.

work, from the finest to the coarscst. win
recommend your machines TO my friends.
just What is Recommended.
Mrs. Florida Harris, Knoxville, Tenn: The
machine which ! ordered of you reached me in
good order. Have tried it on different kinds
OF work and am very much pleased with it {
can safely say it is Just what you recommend il
to be. | had a ffty-iive dollar Singer in my
house when | received it which belonged to an
agent. would not swap with him. / take
pleasure in recommending the High Arm Pre-,
MUM Sowing Machine TO all readers of The
CONSTITUTION.
Docs First-CIass Work.
II. n. Holland, Gastonia, N. c.. The Pre-,
MUM lIigll-Arm Machine l ordered for Mrs,
l.. NJ. Batchford is received in good order She
is well pleased with it and says it does firsh
class work on everything that any machine ID
used for.
~ Is a Daisy.
u. T. Jones, Roswell, Ga: | received ths
$19 sewing machine in good order and after
trial can say that am well pleased with it. II
is daisy and does the work as well as any
OF the more expensive machines.
One of the Best.
Mollie Howard, Howardville, Ga. ! have
delayed writing you concerning the sewing
machine which / received some time ago all
o. X, for the purpose of giving myself ample
time to test it, { have tested 10 thOroupGlv
and think it one Of the best II does its work
well in every particular, and / am highly
pleased with it.
Prefers IL TO IA Fifty Dollar Machine.
Mrs. William Dyar, Cedartown, Ga. Thy
High-Arm Sewing Machine that 1 received
from you before Christmas is in every respect
just what you claim for it. Have tried differ3
ent kinds Of sewing upon it and am perfectly
satisfied. Have been offered a new tfty-dolla1
Singer machine even for mine, but prefer th4
high-arm and guess will hold to it. My hust
band is well pleased with THE CoNsTIrUTIOM
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II a man wants to give helping hand 10
struggling young man lot him sip IN four aces
Hit am cz bahd 70 man toe see is own
weak p'!nis e. dough dey var wants On &C back
oh il neck.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07

r. q. H., Heidelberg, MIS- Please morn me
whore J can purchase drain tie manufactured ex-
tonsively in Illinois, and az few places in the
south. 10 no; know any near your locality
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Far Exceeds Her Expectation.

Mrs. w II. Holiday. Guntersville, Ala.
received my machine in due time and have
given ii thorough trial / must say it far ex-
eeeds my expectation. did not expect to find
a machine 80 neat for SIS 1t does excellent
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FACTS WORTH KNOWING
Over 5000 Premium Sewing Machines
Sold by The Constitution
in Three Years.
GIVE GENERAL SATISFACTION.
Here Are Few Letters About Our MlchneS
Received Since January 1, 1883.

.NUR subscribers and those
~ who desire to subscribe
can get them at about
wholesale cost, and thus save 100
per cent.
Read what those who have tried
them say about them:
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Mrs. r. s. Morrison Morgan, Tex: Your
Premium High-Arm Machine was received
several weeks ago, and / have tried it sufil-
GENTLY to know that 1t Is good. ! am highly
pleased with IL and recommend it to any one
wishing good machine.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07

shallow to break roots. For If this is not done
till cultivation of the crop begins, tearing up
the roots then might injure the stand. But
Tor this consideration it would be better simply
to open drills as shallow as possible and plant
such soils are already too open and porus, and
breaking only increases that.
= 1t will not pay to use much manure on
such land The cotton natures slowly and is
apt to be cut eff by frost. A httlo ammonia
Will start it off earlier, and for that reason
guano is better than acid phosphate alone.
Would not risk more than l0Gpounds peliacre.
81 -Four feet room is needed to admit air and
light, ard fer working properly in rough land.
D. Add water and bring to the boiling point.
This will thin it without injury. Cannot tell
exact amount required. You can test that by
experimenting ON n small scale
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07

EDITORS CONSTITUTIONS: What kind Of
bird was the phoenix? SIS,
This is mythical bird said 10 live in Arabia, and
resembling an eagle, with wings partly red and
partly golden On arriving at the age Of 500 yenrs
it built a funeral pile of wood and aromatic gums
and Lighting it by the tanning Of It's wingr was con
sumed to ashes, out Of which arose n new phGnix
The fathers Of the church employed the myth 10
illustrate the resurrection and several Of the Roman
emperors used 1t coins 70 typy their own apoth-
costs, or duration Of the golden age under their
rule
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-02-07
An Average Man.

EDITORS CONSTITUTION: What should he
the weight Of 4 man Of average sizcg READER
Professor Huxley has given table, in which IN
set forth what full grown man should weigh, and
how the weight should be divided. The arrange
Inent is rs follows Weight, IA pounds, made up
thus. Muscles and their appurenances, 68 pounds;
skeleton, "a pounds skin, l0% pounds; fat, %
pounds brain, pounds; thoracic vseera, 81
pounds abdominal yiscera, II pounds; blood which
would drain from tic body, Z pounds. This man
ought TO consume per dicni-lcau beefsteGk 5000
grains; bread, 60 grains milk, 1000 grains; pota.
toes 300 grains butter, 600 grain and water n 600
grains His heart should beat IS times minute
and he SHOULD breathe - times q minute. In a
hoaA he would Yatc l,1j0 cubic cct Of pure air 70
the extent Of per cent; man, therefore Of tho
weight mentioned ought 10 have 500 cubic feet Of
wei ventilated space He would throw of by the
skin II ounces Of water 30 grains Of solid matter
ana 400 grains OF earOouia aed every u hOuFs aud
bis total loss during tho "a hours would be pounds
Of water and little above pounds OF other matter
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They are huilding Easements IN the Their
moinelers TO be shipped 20 Dakota aud hiunesg,s.
The young duke Of Newcastle, who ia now in
Florida, Is the pOsscssOr of the famous blue dia-
TnOnd gem Weighing forty-fye karats and the
Iaosi perfect specimen OF It's kind in existence II
g worth f1je0JO.
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NEW TODAY.

ctMAlLpOX a PREVENTIVE. THE
- eve :, 5e 70 5. lGll1ox or eny other
c &, 'gd rhe OREGON PEACH
ErTTE =. l. cJoaIseS your blood and
Il ,. e's yout lem. Every family
D e eio -cP.. -, 6 e. e2, call at your
@ a. o TCC,G II. KLAS,
No. "a F St, Portland, Or
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their infant son, aged l6 months.
The funeral will occur from the
residence Of Mr.. r. H. Price at p.
m. tomorrow, the remains being
inferred in the Odd Fellows Gem
etery.
How is your appetite? Are you nervous
or irritable? Are you subject to billiu'js4
ness? DR.. Hcnley's DandcliOn Tenic W. r Js
wonders. 1t makes the weak and itklv
strong, builds up the whole system nd
puts new life and energy into you. Try it.
Sold by ID. W. Mathews Il Co.
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WINNERS of money bet on the ell
ection may thank their lucky stars
that they don't live in Berks county,
Pa. The directors of the county
poor there have proceeded under n
law of the state which requires that
in all cases where they have know
ledge that money wager has been
laid ON the result of any election
they shall forthwith bring suit
against the winner of such money,
which shall be turned over to the
poor fund. Stockholders are made
equally liable for the payment Of
the money in case other processes
fail. This indicates II pleasant out
look for the poor Of Berks county
this cold Winter.
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TO CONsUMPTIvEs.

The undersigned having been re-
stored to health by simple means,
after suffering several years with Il
severe lung affection, and that
dread disease consumption, is anX-
ious to make known to his fellow
Sufferers the means of cure. To
those who desire it, he will cheer
fully send free of charge) copy of
the prescription used, which they
will find sure cure for cOnsump-
ton, catarrh, asmatha, bronchitis
aud all throat and lung maladies.
He hopes all sufferers will try his
remedy, as it is invaluable. Those
desiring the prescription, which will
cost them nothing, and may prove
a blessing, will please address, Rev.
Edward A. Wilson, Kings County,
New York.
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DIED.

REN NIF.-At the home Of James Rennie
and wife, Salem, Monday, Dec. 3, 1888,
their infant son, aged 10 months.
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w. S. HAMMAKEG, poe,m2s,e",
Lorraine Siddall, depu,y pos,m, :, et,
and all the letter CO ie,s Of The
Hndly, Texas, postohice, have 70 e
wardcd their designations TO Wash
ington, to take effect on and after
March 4th. These are belived to be
the first Federal officials in the
country to acknowledge that they
are ready for II change in the admin
isIin,i ion.
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The Roseburg PlWndealer says
Compare our city with Ashland or
Grants Pass, as Illustrations. Rose
burg has been the county town for
more than quarter Of q century,
with better farming country than
either of the above, aud yet by our
neglect of manufactures, which
those towns have builtup, Ashland
has out-stripped us and Grants Pass
of only about four years existence,
has a population of half that of our
city, all owing to its manufacturing
enterprises"
Salem needs make some compari-
son. 1t possesses all the natural
advantages of manufacturing CEN
ter, and all natures assistance to
furnish power, transportation and
raw material, and yet many towns
of the state have exhibited more
enthusiasm and will succeed better
unless it does something. Salem, to
lead in the race of prosperity must
also lead in manufactures-in every
undertaking that has a tendency to
develop our resources, utilize oul
products, employ our citizens, and
stimulate immigration. The day OF
action is at hand. "Gird up your
loiDs foS the iiay,"
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SHEEP FOR SALE.

800 head of stock sheep for SAFE
For prices and particulars, addisS
A. care CAPITAL JOURNAL office.
dwtf
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As Elder ]. w. Webb end family,
who hive lived among end been o.
us for the p,'t iey yec =, We. e aborC
taBiug the:t departCre for CaltforDi"
/ ,e; oIG Id new home tle'tm?aJ
friends telde ed them q reception a.
tbeC3 % chr ems - d.y - t
The occasion WIS enteIed i1tO Win
q hea.ty spirit, Pld demonstrated
he act hat the depe""oG Eide
I'd Acotc, upou sCO.cs OF we III
n'ends who .e1 et;ed ohe course he
had decided upon.
Voic;hy tHe Ae'jmelt of re
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Reasoning rsn a souud TEXT

say the doctors-and who shall say them
nayf- a special prcdiSpOSition seems ~
Vulsit to the development OF rheumatism.
Where there is this tendency, most of us
know nom observation what "A deep hold
disease takes when once incurred and ne
elected fora short time. Is moi this a
sOund text, then nom which To advocate
the early use Of hOstetcr's stomach BIT
tiers n a uNlady 50 hard Ia dislodge as
rheumatisne Another thing, 10 Is well
ascertained that "a falling OF In VigOr, resul-
ting nom ind gVstion and malnutrltlon
incrvascs LIABILITY to Rheumatism. What
then h ncrc likely tO act as preventative
than this potent rectincr ot the gastric
troubles that incroase the rheumatic ten
dencN. Malaria, constipation, dyspepila,
billiousnCs, debility aud kidney troubles
succumb 70 this genial preventative ana
remedy,
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Rs=Fntprpd rs sccOnd-ClaSs matter nj the
salem, Oregon, Postofiice. June q, lSSS.
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AN Arkansas man having lost
his bet on the late election has
washed his feet. This seems to be
the only purifying influence result
ing from betting we have been able
to hear OF.
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NEWSPAPERS are agitating tie
question of dispensing with the e.
ectoral college. This, oI course, will
have to oe done by an amendment
to the constitution and will require
several years to accomplish under
present circumstances.