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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04
CONFIDENCE IN FALL TRADE.
Bradstreet's Review for the week Gays
There Is Less Improvement

There Is Less improvement
New York, May -Bradstreets tomoFro"
viii say: ,,+ 4,
."rbere is relatively less Improvement IN
| general trade this week. the present par
| taxing of a betweer-seaso1s character
| Wholesale merchants in staple lines ia
many instances look ahead with coHi'ue
! to the autumn. and in sucn dea'aFtiiei4'-
! agricultural implements, building nat i'diS
| and hardware there is reported modeid'e
! revival IN demand. More favor able reports
are received from Pittsburg, where mcr
chants have had the largest week -
J thus far this season: Buffalo. Where cue
feeling is one of more confidence, anu II IN
| Atlanta and New Orleans. where ieqdt'Sl III
/ wholesale lines is more active At h'iti-
more wholesalers announce only ian -
mess and that interior dealers nave Ho1
disposed Of stocks as rapidly As anticipated
The movement Of goods from Galveston IS
not active, but in view Of tine large Texas
acreage of cotton. more confidence IS lol'
! that fan trade will meet expectations
Bullish speculation in the New ork STOCK
market is checked by the renewal of Soid
shipments and the halt in the London mar
ket caused by events in south Africa. DE
| clines are moderate and traders. though
/ expecting reaction. act cautiously OF the
bear side. Public interest is. however, sus-
pended and quotations are the result OF
professional activity. There is an uneN-
2
season. In iron and steel there adj
vauces in prices for special grades of pig
iron. due TO the output OF Lake Superior
ores required for their production having
been practically taken up by few inter
ests. The so-calIed steel trust is reported
extending its territory. Quotations Tor
southern pig have been cut, are those
for the few sales of Bessemer pig and bill
let's made by middle men. In addition 10
changes in prices OF iron and steel. higher
quotations are announced for comec, cot
ton. petroleum and anthracite coal, while
print cloths and lumber are practically I'M
changed. Copper goods are depressed, not
withstanding the strength of cotton. Low
er prices are noted for wheat flour. wheat,
corn. oats. pork. lard and sugar. The re-
( action in quotations for shoes has br0usnt
prices down to the level of Is9i. at which
the factories are fairly busy, and have
rather more confidence. Total bank clear
ings amount to SsS2. 10000 this week. de-
crease from last week of not quite . per
the corresp ondiag week Of last year Of 10
per cent. April bank cIeariugs reflect con-
tiRued quiet in business and speculation,
the gain being only nlne-tentns Of per
cent over April. 1885.
weekly to5ais Of business failures
throughout the United States while aver
aging fewer than in weeks during the first
quarter Of the year. stiH attract attention.
IHe total number reported IS pa tGis
week. against 30 last week and zoo in thc
last week of April, 1895.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04

,,.or,,,1. cotton nlanting nearly finished
,,na,,t in north norton; wheat, oats, pola,
Toes ana fruit doing WE'LL warm rains wouiu
be beneficial. ~, f,-,,-,t la
LII .-ood showers during week, but ram
needed i'm many sections; corn growing WEI, WEI,
wheat and oats in good condition; cllii' Sil
bugs numerous in portions CT Ee". .a9I,c ~.
pIants promising; fruit prospects gene
ally good.
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danger or disgust. One tablespoonful dis
solved in three or four gallons of water Is
an excellent liquid fertilizer for pot and
house plants, causing larger blooms and
more brilliant oolorng. 1t costs at retail
about $50 a ton, and or cents per pound
by the few pounds. 1t contains no fertil-
izng ingredients but nitrogen, of which
about 16 per cent are present.
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An Entirely New Oner.

We have arranged with the CheGebrough
Manufacturing Company to send to our
subscribers in ueat box the following
Nasclinc Preparations:
Contents of the Box.
! Cake Naselmc Toilet Soap.
Tube Naselinc Camphor Ice.
] Jar Nasclne Cold Cream.
] Two-Ounce tube Pure Nascline.
Tube CapsIcum NaSeline.
These articles axe all well known and of
great use in every family
To now subscribers asking for this pre-
MUM and No other. with our Weekly, We
will send the box free of charge
10 those who are already subscribers we
will send the box postage paid upon receipt
of 30 cents.
our arrangement is for only a short time.
Please send your order at once
THE CONSTITUTION.
Have YOU seen our recent Gun
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04
Johnson Grass-Pecan

In AIR. AIimmss article taking issue with
,n,. ON johnson grass he makes The same
mistake your compoSitor did when me- maze
me say land Ter acre $4,000 20 $A,VO' Wheh /
wrote 50 to- so. The mistake was so pip-
able that 1 aid not think IL worth while 10
writ. YOU for correction.
For fear some may think ! am gettihs
land values too high. perhaps you HAD b,l-
trr correct 81 in a small paragraph ~ 'H"
Introduction TO my article on pecan culture
Of Auril 6th. YOU have sent m" 10 Ave az
Wolf CITY. ! dcn't want 90 80 thrrt. tiia
rather stay here. You also say NV mere AT"
tho mou who planted groves oi pecan
lgrk n the seventies. and what has hrtH
ti,->ir success boo growing nuts Tor market.
So FAR as cam find. ont no one has ever
plautci "a grove until since iH''. Whi'h i7
Too early Set TOR results worth writing
about In fact I don't know of only TWO M
me state. in "a new state where neWcoH-
rrs were mostly poor II has been bread 'hd
meat before anything else ana pecahs
have had little consideration. especially SO
MS th. u,opl. could get all they wanted Tor
their own use by go.uB for them ~ we
,.iiltivatod trees ! know of in cotton fields
or where they get annual cultivation have
borne splendid crops. running from 81 10 80
pcr tree I know of two trees earning the
i.tt.~ s,-n. HERBERT POST.
Fort Worth. Texas
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04

Have you seen our recent gun
oHer3 Best values and cheapest
rates. Catalogue free.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04

The sunny SoUth-wecklv-llIustra
storirs-sketchcs magnificent I'm every
particuiar-with Tho Constitution for only
g. year
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04

W. u. G. Manning, $. CT have
a horse that is strangely affected. and
would be glad for a remedy through your
agricultural columns About once or twice
a month he is sud icnly taken. whether in
pIow or wagon with "a kind OF trembling ana
falls. This lasts only for one or two
rniuutcstand he tfsn seems all right again
until the next tinre the attack comes on.
Ills general -health~seems TO be all right eN-
cent these attacks. lie eats very hearuly
and is an all-round. good horse. These
attacks always come on when in harness
or in pIow. .and would be glad for a cure
if he can be cured, or would you advise me
10 trade HING
Your horse.has "mebrims,' or congestion
of the brain This may be either active or
massive When the latter IL Is due TO any
mechanical obstruction which prevents the
uroper r,.turtu-of the blood through the VEINS
To- the heart such as a small or BADLY
hitting collar. ,tumors or ahscesse5 pressing
on the brain
ON the vein limits course and organic LESSONS
of the hca-t.
As your horse has these attacks oniE
U.h.n al work il is altogether prUbabl" mat
IL is due TO "a tight color or "A too-shorl
hack band. We think immediate relief VIII
follow hy giving proper Afternoon 70 lne
collar and backbaud II it rs due TO an
.scsees,,s or tumors 81 surgical operation VIII
~. necessary. When m one of3the llts dasl
cold water on the head; and ID inns uot5
nat relieve. bleed him.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04
the blister. Complete rest! is indispensable
to a permanent cure.

Enquirer. Beilview, Fla.-We cannot say
what is the NATTER, but probably it is a
sprain OF the fetlock joint Warm water,
with a little salt in it. applied three times
a day an hour at Il time will probably re-
lieVe the pain and lameness.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04

j. IT. Lowe Piano, Ala.-We cannot say
what is the matter with your pigs nor
can we give address of harness maker who
will buy your straw.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-05-04

pleasa H. 50 kind as 10 inform me through
H.. Columns OF your paper u there Is any
reliable substitute for the old way OF spaH =
iug soWS. -,
The IfowsIey Spas ing Company. New or
leans. Ia. sell preparation and neceSsa-
~ Instruments for injecting 49, same into
tie avomb Of a SOW. which they claim will
r.reveut her from breeding Tor an least
twelve months. We have tried n hui dld
nor nrd Ed entirely effective in every case
r-hey ssav thcy have improved in the method
- that Il can now be relied upon. Write 10
Them
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

James Sheekley, governor OF
Alaska, in his annual report to the
Secretary of the Interor, says
There is great encouragement In
the outlook for Alaskan gold mines
During the year ending the first OF
this month, two million, three hun
dred thousand dollars in gold bull
ion has been taken from the mines,
the greater part being the product
of low grade ores, much of which
Yielded less than four dollars per
ton. Almost any grade of ores now
can he worked at a profit here
Confidence in Alaska as a gold
producing country increases with
development of her resources. A
number of gold bearing quartz
lodges and placer deposits have
been discovered in Sitka district
and several are under development
with good prospects.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

A woman was hanged in Texas
for the murder of a child. After
the execution the body was handed
over to the family, aid the woman
was brought back to life by the aid
Of a doctor. Being married woman
the marriage ceremony was gone
through again she being regarded
as legally dead. Although the
couple removed to another part OF
the State it leaked out that sh'
had been restored to life and law
yers are debating whether she car
be re-arrested and made to under
60 the sentence.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

VIM. Stewart Is in from Will
hanson Valley, where he reports
more and better matured grass than
for Is years past and cattle in
consequent fine condition. He
notes the appearance IN the past
few seasons, of grasses before un-
known in Arizona species of
grasses peculiar to each season, one
of which appears in the spring, one
in the summer and the other in the
autumn; following each other ir
systematic rotation. He says
moing machine could operate prof
tably on good grade of wild hay
i in his and tributary Valleys
Courier.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30
GOOD TIMETS COMING.

Good times coming! 1t looks that
way! Crop shortages in Europe,
Russia, and the Argentine are Gre
ating an extraordinary demand IN
England and on the continent for
American produce. Our exports
are increasing so rapidly that acean
freight rates have heavily advanced:
consequently tramp steamers arc
all racing for our coasts to get
cargoes Tbs will being down rates
again and insure abundant means
for transporting our surplus to the
other side.
Prices are advancing all aloag
the line. Wheat and oats higher.
so are tobacco end cotton, wool is
improving, aud with last years
extraordinary corn is advancing IN
the face of the biggest crop on rec
| ord Reactions are probable il
prices go up too fast, but even il
present values are only maintained
1t means millions Of extra profit tt
American farmers.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

have been induced to come to Globe
by exaggerated reports of increased
operations by our mining compa-
MES. This is to be regretted as
the supply of labor in this district
is In excess of present requirements
Globe is assured of growing pros
perlty and good times, but the i'm
provement will be gradual and
low.-Silver Belt.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

There never has been man ir
the United Srates that has gone
through with the same amount Of
mental and physical labor in. the
same length of time, as VIM. j +.
Bryan has within the past three
months. From record of his la
bors since his nomination we find
the following up to two weeks ago:
Number of speeches delivered, 337;
oities and towns spoken in, 32$.
states spoken in, 20; miles travelled
since the nomination 1862; num-
Der Of words spoken, from the
stump, (estimat d) $4,000; miles
travelled hy all other Democratic
candidates since 1860, 6,l66; num-
ber of speeches delivered 10y all
other Democratic candidates since
1860, 164. From this it will be
seen that Mr.. Bryan has performed
more labor even up to the time
this estimate was made two weeks
age than all the other Democratic
Presidential candidates combined
had undergone in the last thirty
six years. The record above men,
toned has been largely increased
since the above estimates were
made. This is indeed wonderful
and almost beyond belief. In one
day in Western Michigan he made
% speeches, to fully 100000 peo-
pie.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

With the assistance of the latest
machines piece of leather can be
transformed into pair of boots in
thirty-four minutes, in which time
it passes through the hands OF
sixty three people and through
fifteen machines.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30
THE 1OLrEOs.

| OF the races which inhabited i'll,
American continent before the
white man undertook to civtl,ze it
says the FL PasO Herald. the Tol-
tees are worthy of notice or the
civilization they brought, presum-
ably from Asia or some unknown
part of the world, 1t has always
been a mystery where they came
from, and will possibly always be,
so, bnt the fact remains that they
have left to thinking people last
ing remembrances of civilization
which was unexcelled at the time
they arrived OIL the American
continent. The pyramids Of Egypt,
which tourist travel thousands of
miles to see, are inferior, If any
thing, to what can be seen today III
Mexico by thoss ambitious OF tax
ing in the sights OF the world. The
pyramids of the Sun aud Moou,
which were built by the Toltecs,
are to be seen today in Mexico,
The former is colo ssal in iGs pro-
portions, and equals in architect
ural skill anything whi ch Egypt
can produce. It's length is $40 feet
breadth 600 feet, und its height in
proportion to the rest Of its collos
sal dimensions. 1t was built by
these people to psrpetuate their
idea of religion. The pyramid of
the sun was supposed to represent
day, and the pyramid of the moon
represented night. The latter was
600 feet long and $40 feet wide.
In each OF these splendid structures
an idol was placed of gigantic pro-
portions, which it was supposed
would overlook and protect the
people from the influence of the
evil spirit, which was supposed to
remain around whenever it was
cloudy. The Mexican government
about four years ago sent party
to investigate and report on the
discoveries which it was expected
would be made in this pyramid.
They were thoroughly exploaed and
report given which corroberated
the writing of the ancient histor-
ian with regard to these pyramids.
The expedition which went to
Palcnque a few years ago, sent by
The French government, disclosed
the fact that there was nothing
which Egypt could produce which
Palenque could not discount The
Toltecs certainly gave the world
something to think about when
they built these stupendous monu
ments to their everlasting grandeur
and civilization.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

Do not let land lie idle, 1t is as
bad for land to be idle as for man.
Evaporation takes the place OF
capillary attraction and there is a
teaching of the fertility of the soil.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

Grvat activity ls reported at
Picacho. on the Colorado river,
where x-United States Senator
Stephan w. Dorsey and associatrs
of denver are investing heavily.
They have already purchased mines
to the value of over half million
and the other day deed was iiled
whereby Colonel D. K. Allen
transfers to t4ecrge W. Ireland for
$50, 900 the Golden Dream group
of five mines. the Alcvon group, the
Orc Banco group and the Noonday
group, with four millsites. They
are hardly moLe than prospects and
are valuable principally bscause
thny are of immense size and nre
so located that there is ev.ry rea-
son to believe they will go down
aod hold our richness, about $8 per
ton on an average. AS low grade
propositions the Picacho mines are
said to be among the most promis-
ing on the coast, having cheap
water and fuel and great veins that
are more like quarries than the
lodges. Colonel Allen was one OF
the tirst discoverers of these mines
and he sold some of his best prop
critics to Dorsey, who is developing
them at great expense.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

The Dutch have an excellent
custom of calling attention to any
house which has case Infection in
it by tying a piece of white rag
round the bell handle. In the
United States a red card is often
applied in the case of scarlet fever
and in smallpox a yellow flag is
sometimes used.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

If person cannot sleep, it is be-
caus too much blood is in the brain:
the remedy, therefore is obviously
to cell the blood down from the
head. This can be done by eating
biscuit, boiled egg, or q piece
Of dread and butter says q writer
IN Colman's Rural World. Follow
this up with glass of milk, or even
water, and you will fall asleep
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30
A COMPLETE SUCCESS.

|
having an important bearing upon
the copper industry of the camp
was the starting of the first of thu
100-ton furnaces, recently received
by the Old Dominion Copper Min
ing q Smelling Company, from the
builders, VIM. B. Pollock g. Co., oi
Youngstown, Ohio.
| The new furnace was fired last
Saturday morning, and two hours
afterward we visited the smelter
and were grati6ed to find opera
tions proceeding as smoothly az
though it was an old story.
The furnace is 34x108 inches
inside the tuyere line, steel section
al jacketted two end and two side
jackets SO fanged that the rivet
seams are all outside of the furnace.
The blast is furnished by two
| No. 5 Root blowers through 90
inch blast pipe entering the furnace
from the large hustle pipe, through
IA side tuyeres (seven on each side)
and one end tuyere.
The large crucible rests on a
foundation of Stag brick of subsssn-
tial appearance, the first Stag brick
we believe, to be used iE this local
ity, and which, from time to time,
will be employed, where practica-
ble, in construction work around
the works.
The Stag is arranged to flow con-
tinuously through a home made
.jacketted Stag we'll outside Of the
tap hole, which latter is bronze
water jacket Stag tap; later on a
water jacket Stag tap will replace
the water pipe, brick and clay ar
rangement now used. The Stag
overfows from the settler into a
launder, or trough, lined with Stag
brick, striking jet of cold water,
dispensing the Stag into granules
which are swept down the fume
and out to the creek bottom by the
overfowing water from the jackets.
The continuous Stag flow, and
certainly the granulation of the
Stag, are new and novel features to
many persons here, and contribute
to ths ease and celerity il handling
the furnace economically. Although
the regular working capacity of the
new furnace has not yet been
reached, nevertheless it is turning
out copper very fast
\ duplic tie OF the furna,s nov
in operation is oh the ground, and
the work of erecting it will begin
Within few days, to proceed in a
more leisurely manner than on the
first one. Some slight modiica-
tions will he made, as results from
the present furnace may indicate
as desirable. the management being
desirous to obtain the best results
possible.
In the meantime the other va
cant space will be occupied by one
of the old Jackets, which will be
blown in as soon as the repairs are
made, and the necessity for which
was the cause of the shutdown fo'
day preceding the starting of the
new one.
At the mine tie slopes are look
ing we'll. and new men have beel
added to the force as occasion de
manded, to prepare for the increas
ed output that will ensue after 9
few months.
| Among the unusual and new
features is the use of anthracite
coal for reducing action In the fur
uace, of which ebout 25 per cent
So tba coko ia usod The coal come
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

Henry I. of Engian d was called
"Beauclerk,.' because he was one
the few kings of his time who could
read and write.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30

It is remarked by an exchange
that the lady who gently tapped
her husband on the shoulder with .
fan at social gathering the other
night and said, Love, it is grow
ing late; I think We had better 60
home," is the same. after getting
home, shook the rolling pin under
his nose and said "You infam-
Gus old snsggle-tooth sccundrel
you, if you ever look at that mean
hateful, calico-faced. mackerel-eyed
old thing your eyes were rivited on
tonight, I'll burst your cocoAnut
wide open for you"
We have repeatedly called at
tention to the extensive deposits OF
sulphur near the Colorado river in
Lower California, and that capital
should not jump at such an oppor-
tunity is difficult to understand.
Especially when the recent sharp
advance in the price of sulphur is
considered. says the Lower Cali
tornian. The opening of these
mines would very materially affect
the operations of the Anglo-Sici-
liam Sulphur Trust.
Mesa free press., 1896-10-30
WM. PAS6EY.
u NDERT TAKER.

Undertaker's supplies. Imp'ted
coffins and caskets always on hand
Cofins made to order on short
notice.
Furniture repaired and job work
done at live and let live prices.
VIM PASSEY.
Next oor to Mesa City Bank
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A Corral CT EuIiS.

In the Irish house Of commons Of 1875
during debate on the leather tax the
chancellor Ct the eXcheGCer, Sir John
Parnell, observed that in the prosecu-
tion of the peasant war every one ought
to be ready to give his last guinea to
save the remainder CT lis fortune" Mr..
Vandeleur replied that *, tax on leather
would press very heavily on the bare
footed peasantry Of Ireland. - The Post
IN 1919 made the following statement:
I'VE congratulate ourselves most on
having torn of Cobbett's mask and re-
vealed his cloven foot. twas high time
that the hydra head CT faction should be
soundly raped over the knuckles. -
The present Duke CT Leeds is reported
to have accused the late government Of
making a direct attack on the brewers
by means of side wind Only the other
day I noticed, il The Standard, believe,
that Sir Francis Scott, reviewing the
trcops after the Ashanti expedition.
said that they were no doubt disappoint-
ed at having no fighting, but if there
had been there wculd have been many
absent faces here teday" s" It was during
the late administration that one CT the
Irish whips telegrapled to Dublin that
''the silence Of the Irish members would
be heard IL the house Of commons no
longer.
twas the celebrated Sergeant Arabin
who, at the central criminal court, il
formed the prisoner before him that IF
there YVES q clearer case CT o man rob
bing his master, that case was this
case and after passing sentence con
cluded, ''I therefore give you the OPP, r
tunity of redeening character ire
tr;evably lost. "-Lond5n Spectator.
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Numbering Thread.

The questions, why is spool cotton
numbered as it IS; and why are figures
not used IL regular order??'' are often
asked. The explanation is this: The
numbers Oh the spool express the num-
Der Of hanks which arc required to
wind pound. The very finest spinning s
rarely exceeds 800 hanks to the pound,
while in the very coarsest there is about
a half pound in each hank. The more
common qualities, however, those from
which sewing thread is usually made,
run from 10 to so hanks to the pound,
and the spools on which it swound are
numbered 10 to 90 il accordance.