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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-04
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Was Of value to the woTld by
illustrating the Improvement in
the mechanical arts and emf
nent physicians Will tell you
that the progress in medicinal
agents, has been Of equal i'm
p~ortance. and as a strengthen
ing laxative that syrup of Figs
is far in advance Of all others
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-04
Impure Blood
scrofula Breaks Out IN Running
Sores
The Poison Perfectly Cured by
Hoods SnrsaparIlIa.

"a year ago a sore came on one of my
limbs. 1t spread, and soon four Others
which proved to be as bad as the first,
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-07-04

Fsr- tsIIee.s Gr-em. sSal,"s Pow d-r
Wosida faiI S-t$i1-st 4way
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

The simplest Of all that / have ever
used in the home garden Is the hot soap
suds as they are to be had from the kltch-
en- on wash days Their use, however,
needs some direction. / have applied
them almost boiling hot. by the dipperful
and In dish on cabbage that had the
heads well formed, without doing appreci-
able damage to the leaves, and yet with
deadly effect on the green worms as well
as upon lice. But usually the suds when
the washWoman Is through with them,
are Just about hot enough to XIII these
cabbage pests without dong any harm to
the crop, especially II you can apply them
with the garden sprinkler. They get cool
ed off quite a good deal before they reach
the leaves. To apply them with a dash,
however, makes surer work OF #: besides
TO fit this liquid for application with the
sprinkler, IL must first be strained through
the burlap, or something OF that sort
Kerosene emulsion SPRAYED on the
plants is also sure to kill the lice, and the
green worm too. But IL should not be
used on cabbage heads when they are
nearly ready for market or use, and the
kerosene flavor Is liable to stick. There
Is no objection 10 its use on plants in the
seed bed.
Next, we have a god remedy in strong
tobacco tea Boil some tot<.cco refuse
in atcwr until the strength is all out Of
H.. then dilute II until you have liquid
of the color Of strong tea. Spraying or
sprinklng this on the infested plants will
soon clear them Of the unwelcome Wish
tors. Tobacco refuse can be had quite
cheaply and IL Is a good fertilizer, very
rich in potash. Instead Of using the tea
IL will probably answer to mulch the
ground In the seed bed quite thickly with
tobacco stems and tobacco dust Lice do
not like tobacco In any form. In the
green house we can keep them out by
regular fumulgation burning tobacco
stems once or twice a week until the
house IS well filled with the smoke.-Ex-
change.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

VIII you please tell me where can get
some seed peas that will make a large
quantity Of hay some kind that is a deep
rooter, that will bring up some of the hid
den resources Of the lower soil?
/ want to improve my lands. What about
the 'Wonderful' pea. Where can 1 gey
them?
All crops in this locality are up and look
ing finely Lots of provisions are being
aimed at and only a small amount of cot
ton.
! have my corn plowed over the first
time Ground-peas are up, and early peas
ready to plow. l have set out a fine lot OF
potatoes, and will continue to set them
out Rice is doing well here and garden
crops are also fine. Hog and Hominy and
potatoes" are all the go in this section.
Amelia, Ca, May 3. II. W. ,.
There is no better pea for your purpose
than the Wonderful" (Unknown) can
you not find such a pea as you want IN
your neighborhood? We have no doubt
you can il you make the proper effort. II
you cannot get the wonderful" get the
Clay or Red Ripper. The BLACK" and the
Calico" are also good kinds. A kind called
the Shiny is good, but the Wonderful
or Unknown should take the place OF all
the running kinds. For some purposes the
Speckled or Whippowill is very deslraple'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

As this is the season OF Thumps. the fol-
lowing from the Hogs in America" may
come handy to some who find the disease
among their pigs: You will notice that it
is always the latest and plumpest piss in
the litter that are thus affected We have
never known thin, half-starved pig to be
troubled with thumps. The disease is the
result of Indigestion. The symptoms are
Stupor hair stands up. ears hang limp,
sides thump or throb violently, the victim
lies on his belly, takes but little exercise
and generally is troubled with a cough. II
refuses to nurse or eat and acts as though
disguised with this vain world" The
disease is kin TO heaves in horses and dys-
pepsin in persons. The over-taxed digcs-
tive organs have revOlted are on a
tons The result is impaired blood. soon
affecting the lungs and heart which has
caused many persons to think Il is a dis
ease of one or both the latter organs. II
taken in time IL may be cured. but once
securely fastened on it's victim, II is better
TO end the struggle at once. The reme-
dies are to cut down the food Of the SOW
If the pig is sucking, or II weaned, remove
it from its companions and feed small
feeds OF short and sweet milk, give ace
cess TO charcoal and make II take ~
much exercise as possible every day in
the open air. A drop or two OF turpen-
tine in milk is good When IL has pro-
gressed so far as to affec; the heart a
few drops of dgtlis given in riilk. is said
to be a good remedy: two CT three drops
in a dose for a small pig. The attack
usually comes on from two to six weeks,
although we have known II to appear at
four or five months. pig that has once
as a breeder, as ii is likely to transmit the
disease and a feeble constitution.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

VIII YOU please advise me what kind of
fertilizer and how much per acre should
use for sweet potatoes? The soil is new
and has never been cultivated before. 1t
is light sandy soil with clay subsoil
Quitman, Ca, May 2. ]. T.
Il NAV be that this land has sufficient
Nitrogen in it for potatoes, being new,
hut it may be that such soil as this can
not be prepared properly without using a
roller. 1t should be bedded. and the beds
well firmed with a roller. just before
time to set out the plants. The plants
should be firmly trodden in. and the cul-
tivation be just as shallow as possible,
merely scarifying the surface to keep
down the weeds.
The sweet potato requires plenty of
potash. and this can be supplied by cot
ton seed hull ashes, $50 to 200 pounds per
acre. To this add 200 pounds of acid phos-
phate and 100 pounds of cotton seed meal
and YOU will have a very good fertilizer
for the crop.
Unless you know by actual test what
the land is deficient in you can not pro-
coed very intelligently. 1t would pay you
in starting out to cultivate the land to
test its quality. Leave out the potash in
several rows, in a like number leave out
the phosphate. and in others leave out
the nitrogen or ammonia. Next year you
can tell better what element is the most
needed. In the meantime use a COM
plete fertilizer, chiefly. 1t has been
found that nitrate of soda is a better
material for supplying nitrogen to sweet
potatoes than cotton seed meal, but gen.
orally il is not so readily obtained as the
meal. The nitrate must always be used
as a top dressing after the crop is start
ed to get the full benefit of It, and espec-
tally on such land as you describe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

For all seeds a certain degree Of heat
and moisture is essential to the proper
termination, says the Rural Republic. In
order to have them grow, contact with
the soil is also necessary. It is largely for
this reason that more or less covering is
always best. The nature of the growth
Of the plant and the conditions under
which the seed is sown are factors that
must be considered in determining how
much covering II will be best to give.
Even with the same seeds a difference
in the conditions under which the plant
ing is dCEe will make difference in the
depth of coVing that should be given. In
many cases the same kind of seed sown
early should have a much lighter cover
ing than should be given later on after the
soil becomes warmer and drier With
nearly all seeds soWn broadcast especially
those sown in the spring like grass, clover,
oats, flax barley, millet and Hungarian
grass only a light covering, such as can
be given with light harrow or drag Is
all that Is necessary; and the better the
condition Of the soil after the narrowing
Is done, the better will be the results
With all crops II Is an Item to have a
good, even stand, and hence IL is impor-
tant that the seed be distributed as even
~ as possible over the surface and that
the work be done under a s favorable CON
ditions as possible.
OF cultivated crops, sorghum and beans
need only a light covering, but when the
conditions will admit both corn and po-
tatoes will do better If they can be Cow
cred reasonably deep. But If covered too
deep early in the spring, especially when
the soil is rather wet and cold, unless
the weather continues favorable the seed
will rot before it will terminate So that
with the earliest planting IL Is often best
to cover shallow, while later IT will be
much the best to cover deep.
The principal advantage in covering
deep is that the roots. growing deeper
in the soil, will not be so easily affected
by drought and then, in many cases
the deeper covering is necessary in order
to secure the proper moisture necessary
to a good termination
Another point In making a good start
to grow is to have the seed come In close
contact with the soil. A better germina,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13


this distance. at the Georgia station. the
yield was PSI bushels. The number Of
plants at this distance will be nearly 10000
in an acre.
The old-fashioned method of cultivation
has been TO stir the vines by hand or Ivy
an attachment to the pillow or cultivator,
as the roofing of them In the ground al
the joints Is supposed to check the forma-
ton of tubers. At the Louisiana station
this has been found mistake for the
yield of the undisturbed vines was $50
bushels, against POS of those that had been
hftcd twice. IN general the old custom OF
moving the vines IS being abandoned as
costing more than any gain possibly to be
made by it,
potash of which "A full yield viii remove
from tho soil as much as iGS pounds per
acre. while 1t axes but 81 pounds OF nitro
gen and l6 pounds of phosphoric acid. A
liberal dressing Of ashes, or of potash salts
IS therefore indispensable to "a fun yield
although the SOL may be naturally we'll
supplied with this element, as most Of the
land IN the southern states is A liberal
quantity of compost OF manure with black
soil from the woods. or the turning under
of crimson clover sown I'm July or August
the previous year. is an excellent founda-
ton for the additional application Of fer
ulizer especially prepared for the purpose
The nitrogen required to supply the nifty
seven pounds contained I'm an average full
crop IS best furnished in the form of nj
trate of soda, or dried blood. IN which
the nitrogen is quickly available. Expert
ence of the most successful growers goes
to show that where stable manure costs
tutc fertilizers. but this does not apply in
cases where the manure is made on the
farm, in which case the fertilizers are used
only as an addition to ~.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

ton al all times. and summer work among
them must be done with reference to the
future Plunging or sinking the pots in
the open ground is a good plan IN the case
OF roses. CarnatiOn and several other
plants adapted 10 open air culture
Tender herbaceOus plants. especially II
they grow 10 any height. are not well
suited 10 this manner OF summering as
they are likely TO be injured By winds.
Lime or ashes should always be placed
under ne bottom OF sunken pots TO the
depth OF an inch. 10 prevent the entrance
OF worms and ants into the pots Care
should be taken TO keep them supplied
with the proper amount Of moisture. and
once or twice week manure should be
applied.
In turning plants out into the omen
ground the owner avoids the care neccs-
sary for their success In pots. and will be
pleased with the luXurlance of their
growth during summer, bat when cold
weather approaches. and the plants must
he lltted and potted for the house the
roots VIII be found many and far-reach-
lng, most of which must be pruned on or
bent and distorted In an injurious man
ner In order that any ordinary sized pot
can accommodate them. BY these means
the plant receives "a violent shock, from
which 10 viii take 10 a long time TO recover
OF course, after cutting of a large part
OF the roots the top must be cut back
corrcspondingly or the plant will be likely
TO die, for there will not be sufficient root
growth viii not start until new roots have
put forth ana the plant is re-established.
Thus In fall. when IL is most desirable TO
have the plant ia its best possible condi-
ton to begin the winter campaign. the
plant receives shock from which IL does
not wholly recover before spring or sum-
mer again.
Pot plants. IL should be remembered.
very soon absorb the vitality of the soil
surrounding the roots, especially during
the growing season. and particular attcn-
ton should be paid to supplying the def
cheney with frequent applications OF weak
manure water.
The common earthen pots are scarcely
nj 10 keep plants in at all. unless they are
heavily coated with paint to prevent their
rapid absorption of moisture and were II
not for the unsightliness OF their appear
ance two pound tin tomato cans are much
preferable and by retaining the dampness
obviate much of the care necessary TO the
summer culture of house plants We
would be glad to know If Mamie Cabell's
plants bloom well in so large a vessel as
a two-hOoped wooden bucket Articles
on potting plants, by the late Peter Hen
derson. count over potting grievous fault
IN Horticulture, since many roots are crowd
ed TO some extent. With buckets our ex-
pcriencc has been, that as soon as the
plant was tall enough to reach the bucket
handle when being UP over the top as IN
lifting, we bruised and broke the plant
whenever we lifted the bucket by the
handle. Would like TO inquire whether
she has had geraniums to die from over
blooming.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
Parasites on Green Worms-Encour-
age the Buds.

As most gardeners know. the great
worm tnat does so much damage IN the
capoage Held Is the caterpillar Of the vel
lowish-white butterfly. thas may b., seen
lying slowly along the cabbage rows: now
ana then alighting upon plant and leav-
ing an egg on the under side OF a leaf
Unlike the HARLEQUIN fly IL laws only one
egg on leaf at a time. On q return trim
u may place another egg on the same leaf.
I'LL. TS.e ~ NAY pe SAID 70 do this unwitungly.
mere may pc dozen or more eggs on a
plant. but they were deposited there sing
~ by as many butterflies, or, perchance,
by one ny in as many visits.
Two days ago we placed green worm
apparently not quite grown, I'm a glass lar.
along with its cabbage leaf. This was done
with the view OF determining If it were in
To our qualification we found forty
eight hours afterWard the worm lust alive
and. clinging 10 its enfeebled body. about
thirty minute CocoOns. which under the
microscope, presented the appearance OF
SO many silk worm cOcoons. very tiny
ones 10 the natural eve, OF course
Wise provision of nature! to furnish man
with an ally from the insect world. II
TINS were not so we would soon be at the
mercy OF certain insects. The combined evil
influence of which could readily produce
Famine IN very short time.
The cabbage butterfly. to which we re-
IeT, Is flerls rapae The parasite is prob
ably Peromalus puparnum. When the
eggs hatch, which will occur in a few days.
We can determine positively. and the lit
tie hies Will be conveyed TO the cabbage
den God speed" IN their laudable work
Prof Riley. some years ago made the
statement that from one larva of a cab
bage moth (Plusia brassicae) he had seen
emerge 2526 parasitic flies. This parasite
is endowed with the high-sounding name
OF CapidOsoma truncatellum.
1t Is quite clear that il is not always best
to Kill the depredating worm in the act
but to take him captive and allow the nat
ural enemy to be developed from its body;
that IS, II we would wage a well defined
war OF determination against the kind
that should be destroyed. For sour own
part, We have determined that henceforth
we Will provide a prison for certain hand
picked insect epredators-cabbage worms
and tomato Cor tobacco worms especially
and In so doing multiply as fast possible
Tor our own locality their respective foes,
provided by nature as allies in mans be-
half
Furthermore. we will use every possible
means to encourage the birds to come and
stay about us. with no excuse for fear and
cognizant of when a meal (Of small grain
or grits) can be procured. when nature
fails to afford II readily This is not fanci-
full; far from it. II generally practicel
good would be accomplished
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
Care of Pot Plant. in summer Time.

At this season of the year the question
of how pot plants may be kept during
summer is one of no small interest to
amateur flower growers, and too preva-
lent custom is the neglect of pot plants
during the warmer months, says the Ru-
raj Home.
Most persons seem to think that it
doesn't matter much how plants are sum-
mered, just so they are kept alive until
fall. when they can, by a little care and
attention. make them satisfactory for
winter bloom or decoration. This is a
mistake. Summer is the time to prepare
for winter; as well with plants as other
things, and they should be encouraged to
make a strong, healthy growth. to form
branches for poisoning surface, and to
become complacent and symmetrical The
aim Of the cultiyator should be always
TO have them in the best possible condi-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
Sorghum ms Forage.

Sorghum played such a conspicuous place
in feeding stock last winter It is receiving
dservedly more attention than usual, and
many farmers are substituting 1t for mill
let, says w. c. NJ
Sorghum is not as good fodder for horses
as millet. but better for cattle, and the
long cared. stock are particularly fond OF
IL. 1t yields so largely, unless a farmer
has large herd, he can supply himself
with a very few acres.
There are divers ways of growing Il.
Some SOW broadcast, some SOW very thick
in drills, while others more sensibly Guilt
vate 1t as if they intended to grind 1t for
syrup. The latter is unquesfonably the
better plan. In case the stalks are full of
Sacchartne matter, the heads afford good
grain and stock eat the entire plant greed
iiy down 10 the stub end. If sOwn broad
cast IL only makes a good food while green.
as 1t gets dry and hard so
stock VIII not touch It, But
as a fodder fed green It is very
fine. The pasture usually gets very scant
IN September and one good acre or two
OF sorghum supplies the wants very well
But for winter food It Is no good. On the
contrary soWn In drills and cultivate Il
is good until spring.
The way we manage, put the ground in
thorough filth and SOW the Seed thinly two
stalks every two feet and pillow 1t about
three times.
When ready to make into syrup cut and
shock u and remove from the field as
needed and put into a large rick Now one
of my neighbOrs sets a rail in the ground,
shocks around It. He ties 1t well with
binding Irvine. In this way It resists an
the winds and rains of winter and the last
shock is as good as the first.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

ton. as well as a moro vigorous growth.
can be secured by taking care 10 have tho
soil IN good nth before planting
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

This tuber IS one of the most valuable of
farm products, especially in the south
where 1t grows to perfection, including in
this term south all that part of the CONT
nent below the forty-secord parallel Of
latitude, from the Atlantic to the Pa
ciic, says a writer in the Rural Times
1t is not only a valuable domestic vege-
table, but still more so as a stock food.
For table use IL is agreeable ana nu-
tritious, while for feeding to all farm ami
mails it is nearly three times as valuable
as corn, as these figures will show:
There are in leo pounds of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

Echoes from the State Capital.
oppose every movement of woman In poll
tics" said the fair lobbyist, "and you
speak sneeringly OF the new woman. Are
you a misogynist?"
"M-no," replied the representative
from Egypt scratching his chin. I'm
bimetallIst. Chicago Tribune.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

Questions and communications relative
"a agricultural and horticultural subjects.
a. addressed TO Ag7i. Editor. Drawer n,
Mledgeville, Ga, will receive immediate
at+enfiOn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
"HOW'S YOUR LIVER?"

Is the Oriental salutation knowing that good
health cannot exist without healthy Liver.
When the Liver is Torpid the Bowels are
Sluggish and Constipated, and the Food
lies In the stomach decomposing-pOlsOn-
ing the Blood
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13

We solicit articles for this department.
The name of the writer should accom-
-,Tv the letter or article. not necessarily
for publication, but as, an evidence of good
faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-13
Brandreth's Pills

By purifying the blood assist nature.
They are purely vegetable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-21
Motorrnan Rogers Tcstifies.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. 2l.-Thc most in.
portant witness examined at the coroner's
inquest in the Central viaduct horror was
August Rogers, the motorman of the ILL
fated car which plunged into the river.
He testified that he saw no red light and
believed had there been one displayed he
would have seen it. He admitted that he
had been misled by the fact that the cleo
trio cutoff provided by the street railway
company as safeguard was out of order.
He also said that the glass in the vestibule
was dim with rain, impeding his view of
outside things. Several other witnesses
swore that the red light was showing
plainly over the safety gate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-21
CONDITION OF THE WALLER CASE.
The Much Desired Record Not Vet Sop.
piled by the French.

The Much Desired Record Not Yet Sep.
piled by the French.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-Although the
state department absolutely refuses to con.
firm or deny report that the French gov
ernment his refused to furnish it the
record in the Waller case, some difficulties,
1t is known. have been encountered in pro-
curing this indispensable document. just
what the nature of the trouble is cannot
be learned, but it is understood that the
application for the record is not regarded
by the French government as q matter Of
right in the United States, and it is as
sumed that if our application takes more
the shape of a request than Il demand the
necessary documents may be forthcoming.
Meanwhile the Waller case itself may
be suddenly settled SO far as the liberation
OF Waller is concerned by the voluntary
action OF the French government, as word
has come here from official sources to the
effect that it Is contemplated TO- proclaim
amnesty for all political prisoners taken
In Madagascar, which would include Wal
Ter, unless some special notice be taken
OF his case and claim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-21
Is This Free Trade Between States.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Nov. el.-The court
of appeals has upheld the statute impos-
ing a per cent. tax on each 800 business
done in the state by foreign" corpora
lions in the case of the Southland Build
ing association, Of Knoxville, Tenn 1t is
claimed that this will drive seventeen as
socitions doing a business of $500, 600 from
the state on account Of being unable to
compete with home companies.