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The Atlanta constitution., 1897-06-14

a crop OF clover. or as a preparation 10
a clover crop; for the reason that IN
plant food requirements of the two plants
are the same both being leguminous and
therefore capable Of getting their supply
of nitrogen from the air. Each crop may
be used as q substitute for the other IN
rotation. or as preparation for a sue
ceeding crop of wheat oats. tobacco or COT
ton. but neither should follow the Othe
In our opinion whe~e the elm 1te suits tn
cowpea it should substitute clover entirelN
except when pasture is desired. "
must be the judge as 10 whether the lar
In question viii produce clover We pref
to SOW clover without d nurse crop in Il
south.
Since you are Cas you say) young an
Inexperienced I'm farming and desire hel
from older and more experienced heads
why not also apply to your state expert
ment station. J. II McBryde. director
Blackhurge We send YOU TWO bulletin
CNos I7ls and 22l of the Georgia Expert
ment station. which VIII answer most o
your questions about fert.iiziag ingredients
You should at ONCE apply yourself to N,
study of the fund mental principles 81
scientific agriculture and should com
mence TO accumulate q library Of suitable
books. Ono OF the latest and best books
ON elementary agriculture is First Prin-
ciples Of A2ricUltgre-" by voorhees, II
will be sent postpaid Tor So cents by Silver
Bardett & Co.. New York,
We cannot intclli2enriv advise in regard
TO the economic value II the muck soil OF
which you write. or lae absence Of an
analysis. il is not o. much value. and is
best use is au absorbent iu che horse and
cattle stalls Tt should bs eo- out in he
faI} and placed in coaieai heaps 20 drain
and dry as much IS pos .nlc. If Hme =
convenient ana cheap. or q good quality Of
mari IS available. either might ue mixed
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Sore Feet in Cows-Retention of Pla-
Cept0

B. =. Estes. Gallatin. Tenn. says for the
soreness in the clefts of the hoof of n
COW wash well with strong soapsuds and
apply a strong solution Of alum. Keep the
animal in "a dry place and repeat the apph-
cation in four or five days.
For retention of the afterblrth. he says
give the COW quart of pumpkin seed. or
q strong tea made from the same. If She
viii not eat them. TO prevent iniamma-
tiou (gargetO the cow should be milkcd
once or twice day before calving; but
It Is best to breed the COW 50 that she will
not bring IL calf IN hot weather.
Comments: In regard 20 retention of af-
terbirth, the quickest plan Is to remove it
by hand if not dropped in three or four
hours The easiest and most natural pre-
ve1tlve OF garget or inflammation of the
bag. IS TO feed only on dry food in moder-
alton for three or four weeks before calving
and keep her bowels open with salts.
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"Heaves.n y Probably.

To J. G. H.. Marion. s. Cit is impossi-
Bile for us to say what the cause of the
cough may be- but since you suggest that
ne has broken wind we will say that broken
wind, or heaves. usually starts with a
cough. So far as we know, or the books
treat, there is no absolute cure for heaves.
The symptoms may he greatly alleviated
by care in feeding. giving only little Of
the best hay Cor corn fodder cut and mois-
tened. and sheled oats. Avoid all dusty.
moldy food of any kind. Heaves is
nervous arrangement and is intimately re-
lated to the condition of the digestive or
gans. Anything that interferes with diges-
tion or unduly distends the stomach pro-
ctces "a reflex action on the nerves that
control the breathing and causes distress.
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not-Flies or Nit-Flies.

w G. Eastand Viches. Tex VIII YOU
please answer the following questions IN
your very valuable paper one KIND OF MT
fly deposits nits On the legs OF horses anu
mules. tNc animals seeming not 10 care Tor
81. another darts under the throat Of horses.
dcoosuiug nits. the animal becoming iren-
zlci What is the distinction between the
? What Is the cause of horses and mules
becoming frenzied when ono species or NIT
nv goes under their throat or Jaws
i There are as many as sixty species OF
nit or bot flies. all of which infest the dr.
ferent domestic and wild animals Several
infost the horse. several tho OK. others tho
sheen. goats. etc The ordinary horse bot
nv lays its eggs (nits) on the forelegs about
the inner sides Of the knees. Each egg Is
glued to hair. The eggs hatch out little
rrllbs while stiu attached 20 the hairs
and these grubs are licked off by the anl-
NAL and taken into the mouth and
throat one species IN particular seems
more annoying than others. both TO horses
and cattle viz: the GastrOphiius haemor-
rbofaalis Tho fly lays it's eggs only on the
l'ps ana hairs about the mouth. whence
they are easily taken into the mouth ana
ON to the stomach.
o The instinct Of the horse and cattle
teaches them that these flies are 20 be
avoided For long time IL was thought
that the fly picrces the skin i'm order 10
deposit It's eggs. causing pain. hut such IS
not ,hc case as the eggs are laid on hairs,
or merely on the skin. as In the case or
o. Hacmorrho.dalis. Tho latter fly has q
reculiar sharp smell which the horse or cow
seems 10 recognize. The eggs of this fly
are blacE and the bots that are Matched
from them pass on through the paunch 10
the small intcstines
As a rule bots DO little or no harm TO
the horse They have no biting mouth and
can only suck.
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Crimson Clover.

To b. L. Redwne Powersvills, Ga.-See
reply TO inquiry from J. G. W, and one
from A. T. W. in last weeks issue. our
limited experience with crimson clover does
not confirm the idea that it can be prof
itably sown on poor lands as a renovating
crop For this purpose and on such soils
nothing is 80 good as the cowpea- But We
think that crimson clover may be sown in
the cotton fields in August and September
as "catch" crop. on soils that are in
pretty good heart. and serve to bind tho
soil together and to take mp the unappro-
priatod nitrogen: and turned under I'm
February or March as a preparation for
corn.
We do not know whether Mr.. Muller has
terraces to contend with" but presume
not as the Pulaski lands are generally
level
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Worms in Horse.

Evan Nelson, Union. Ala--Wil YOU give
a remedy to destroy worms in horses.
have q mare that Il fun of little white
worms She viii drop colt in about a
month and a hale. Her dung is very Of
fensive. Her bowels are rumbling nearly
oil the time She eats heartily. hut loses
in flesh. Please publish n remedy.
Give the animal the following AZ one dose
and repeat it night ana morning for one
week: one dram Of copperas one dram
of tartar of cmetic. two drams OF linseed
(or cotton sced meal. After the week 3
course then give as one dose; one ounce
spirits of turpentne one pint of raw lin
seed oil Repeat the entire treatment IN
three weeks.
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Unknown Disease.

e r. Kelly. kiserville GAVIN some
one tell me what is the matter with my
horse He first got sluggish last Saturday,
22d at ID a. m. BY u IN. ne could not move.
lie seemed sleepy. siis eyes r1n water anil
they are swollen into a puff. The hair Of his
name and tail come olt just as 81 scalded.
IIe seems stim an over. He wants 10 ear
when / give it TO him. but VIII not eat
much.
From the symptoms given We cannot d.
agnose further than 10 say the description
suits pericarlius. or inflammation Of the
membrane that envelops the heart-cXcept
the falling out of the hair The symptoms
would also indicate an attack of farcy.
which IS form of glanders. The descrip-
tlon of the symptoms IS not sufficiently full
TO enable diagnosis TO be made with any
degree of confidence
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J. +. Brown. Cameron. Ga. wants rs or
some of our readers To tell him how 20 get
rid of Joint grass. We do not know what
is meant by 'joint'' grass. but presume Il
IS bermuda; ana yet it may be any one az
two or three other species. If there are
only three or four patches Of about twenty
feet square, your best plan would oe 10
thoroughly mot deopl) plow 1t and cross
plow it and rake out the joiuted stems. A
spring-tooth harrow Is good 70 get them
out but a good pronsed hoe may be used.
Then go over each spot twice a week and
take out every sprig that shows itself II
it is Johnson grass. the same process viii
succeed.
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Teat Obstruction.

To ]. L. Lewis. Mt. Zion. Ga.-Tell your
neghbor that the obstruction is prooaDly
a swollen gland that drops down into the
milk canal and thus prevents the flow
of milk. 1t is difficult at least critical
to attempt to remove 1t by a surgical opeG-
alton. The best thing for him to do would
be to get n milking tube, made for sucl
purposes. The tube is usually made or
silver and is pushed up into the teat and
the milk thus drawn off. When she goes
dry and comes in again it Is probable that
the teat viii be all right Tell your neigh
bor to subscribe for The Constitution and
then he can ask questions on his own ac-
count and with a clear conscience.
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is an old practice to bend the young twigs
of pear trees, tying them into the form Of
hoop. in order to stop wood growth and
cause fruit buds to develop. We presume
the same effects would be induced by n
similar treatment of an apple tree. Judi
eious pinching back of the growing extrem-
tiles of twigs has the same effect. Indeed.
any manipulation of the limbs that will
prevent the free movement of the sap will
produce the same result
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To w. b. Dell, Midland City, Ala.-T'he
meager description you give. simply de
scrlbing the shaking OF the flesh. some
thing like a chill is not sufficient. since
it may he a symptom of any one of sew
eral different diseases. usually severe at
tacks. Shivering and shaking Of the fianks,
the muscles of the Group and OF the shoul-
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Yellow or Hop Glover.

To ]. Ed Logan. Days. Miss.-The plane
of which you sent a specimen Is the yellow
or hop clover (trifolium agrarium) an an
nual. II is too small to be of any value,
and lasts only n few weeks, dying In May
and June 1t is a great pest in lawns, but
is not otherwise harmful.
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Low Hon Glover.

plant Is yellow or low hop clover Orifo-
lium procumbius). not distinguishable by an
unskilled observer from the proceeding,
except IN being lower and still more insig
nificart
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Mothers, Wives and Daugliiers

Afflicted with any Female Complaint sue
cessfully treated ana cured by Mrs. DR..
Brannon. All womb troubles. diseased
oVaries, painful periods and general weak
ness, over twenty years experience. A
new perfected scientific method of treat
ment prepared suited to each Individual
case and sent with full directions for home
use. Terms low. Write stating case. An
opinion of your case free of charge. Ad-
dress Or. Mary A. Brannon.
10i North Pryor ST., Atlanta, Ga.
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To J. ". NIeggs. Harrisburg, Ala.-Give
the horse one ounce of aloes. one ounce of
ginger and one ounce Of soda dissolved In
half pint of boiling water. Add half pint
Of cold water and give IL as one dose After
the phySic is done working give one drachm
Of nux vOmca every morning and one tea
spoonful OF phosphate of calcium in the
evening in bran mash. Rub the muscles
Of the loins once n day with soap liniment
stop the saltpetre you have been giving.
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Windgalls.

To c. j. Bambarler. Eutaw. Ala.-The
eWcuings are probably what are known as
wludgalls II is not likely that You VIII
b. able to remove them after negl"cting
them for three years. They do not usually
caus. lam,uess OF a serious character.
Tieht congresses. frequently douched with
cold water are helpful; but the most ef-
f-ctive treatment IS 20 blister them every
two weeks by rubbing on them a little oini-
ment made by mixing one dram of biniodide
of mercury and one dram Of lard Eub IN
on and around the swelling. let remain
twonty-four hours and wash of and grease
with lard Repeat every two weeks.
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A Heifer That Has Fits"

T. J. G. Ryal. NIobey. Gave are not
able 20 say what is the matter with your
heifer without more exact description Of
the symptoms. Il is highly probable that
it IS case Of epilepsy. which IS not cura-
Bile unless found % be caused by teethinG.
Indigestion or worms. in which case the
cause should be removed.
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Chewing Bride Reins.

W. c. Ingram, Snow Hill, Ala.-R. Cald-
well. Smiths Mills. Ga, in your paper OF
April 26th asked the question. How 10
break a horse from chewing the bridle?
Here Is a sure remedy Use leather reins
and keep them well tallowed. horse Will
not chew anything with much tallow on it.
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KItPOO6n and Rapid Cultivation

Nitrogen and Rapid Cultivation
Last week We gave some remarks on It'll
lage Is Manuro." in which it was sought 10
impress the Importance of thoroughly fix
ing the superficial layers of soil and pre-
venting as far as possible the formation of
q compact crust on the surface. The i'm
portance u deep plowing and thorough pull
verlzation Of the body OF tho soil 70 the
depth OF SIX or eight inches is not by any
means under-estinated. But deep plowing
belongs to the period OF preparation Of the
soil and should precede the planting Of the
seed. II has no place in the subsequent
cultivation. except during the very early
+ stages or growth. and when such work
was before neglected or rendered impos-
sible 10y weather conditions. It used 20 be
thought that ths main object OF culuvatine.
/ T. .. plolwnc thc growing crop. was 20 Keep
down tue weeds ana II was not an un-
usual thing to defer plowing until u was
made necessary by tho appearance and
{ RAPID growth of grass and weeds. The OLD
rule was - ego over" the crop once in
three weeks But a better understanding
~ the chemical changes that Eo on in the
sou has changed the practice and the prog
resslve former nnds that it pays 20 Ego
over his crop every ten days OF Al most
every two weeks. ON highly Improved,
wen prepared soil We believe e would pay
10 stlr the superficial soil once week
tsro,rt,Yt the greater part or the growing
t.rf..G nf fhn g~nn.
r,..-,,,..s 80, ,..,-, f,,-,-.,,r, ~ tho choml-
81 ..l.,.-.s e, which rsrerenre has been
,..-.. .s,, =, ,, 90, ,,,. SOIL q ritrifcation.
-. ..,..s.,-, 30 .l,., f,,..rt r,itro-enous
60. - 49,. s..,r f,t, ,,ftratas I'm which
s-.. ~. ,.t.r,s-., becomes a.-4rIahle 10 the
,-..ts ma IS t,l.on mn 81 the,r roots. we
~. ~. ,,,s- ,.f.-rf,.. Il, fba absorption IL
.....-,.,..-. ....r.,..,, i.,- means ~ tte root
,.......,. ,.f,... THAT IS
.,,.- s.,,.-. ,,r,...ss sJ..r,..s ,re
-......,.,. - .,.-,. ,-55 a.5 certain
......,r. s,.r .s limo n,tessfur, ana sod'-
~, N-,.rs. a...l ir.,lr X +, compound of ui-
frozen with oxygen. but is nitric acid the
nlsnts cannot appropriate il. So we see
that th.. valuable gas. nitrogen. the most
..os.l, element of rIant food aud ONE OF the
most abundant ir nature constituting four-
frtrs ~ the at1n5zphor,o Is totally unavaN-
art. 4, -,irr+- fa f-- unre ard unmixei
r.....r,. ,..,.,. ..,,.....,, .., .,,,..,f-
..........,.,. ,.t, .,-,.s, .t..,, ,,,i.o
.... 49,. :, go, ,,..-... ..f l,-,. ,r with
...s -. e,,.-,. ,,,,--.... ~ r,--, f-.l-ne,erD.
- ,-r.r s,s, q, CORN, nitrate of soda. or
~..t, -,..,o,,f,..,, q, form, rfsrate ~ a1n-
., .r,,.. ..,..,.,..s .-.. "a Included in
.,,., ..,...e..,t., s,3 tbis
.... s. ......- .,.. ,,.s
,-.... ....,.t ,..-...-.....,,s ,o9ft.-
p ..,.- o, rr,.t
.,. ....-. ,,...tt.r ..8 therefore
=. -......,.., ..,t....,.. 7, ~
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Moon Rlindness in Horse.

To A. +. Mckinney Sweatmau. Miss
We fudge from your description that your
horse is affected with moon-blindness,
which IS incurable. In this affection the
iunamed condition comes on by spells"
several weeks or a month or so apart one
eve at time and the sight gets worse
and worse md finally goes ont entirely.
first one eye and then the other.
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p j. Estes. Gallun. Tex.-Suppose want
ed to add potash "a my land by putting lo0
bushels OF ashes To the acre, and II | could
not get the ashes, how much lime should
/ use 90 get the Same result
We hardly understand you. There ls no
potash i'm lime and the use Of lime would
not, therefore. add any potash 10 the soil
although IL would help 60 seJ free potash
iu the soil Asls- vary greatly In c0u-
tents ot,pP2s 7r1 fari Wool ashes
coLta- -,ash. varying
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Watermelon Leaf Blight.

To R. W. Brown. Laban. Ala.-So far
as we are informed no remedy or preventive
has been discovered for the blight that af-
fects watermelon vines. 1t is believed to be
a bacterial blight and that it may be
avoided by not planting the same land
successfully in melons.
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lookout Mountain Po+ato

To J. L. S. Richland. s. C.-The Irish po-
tato known as Lookout Mountain seems
especially adapted for planting the second
crop. because 1t keeps through the spring
and early summer 10 planting time better
than other varieties. send cents in
stamps to Georgia experiment station, Ex-
pertinent. Ga. for a copy of Bulletin No. q
on Irish Potato Culture"
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Swine Plague.

To J. c. Johnson. Manly. n. C.-The ar
tice about swine plague TO which you refer
did not give the treatment and we do not
know what It is. We gave treatment In
WtfSly Of May 31st in reply TO 7. II. Y.
Please refer to it,
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tions We have more than once saved a
crop OF a showery summer when our unbe-
lieving ncighhors got stuck in tho grass.
r J. r.
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Ginseng.

To j. w. S. Mancos. Col.-Thank you
Tor the sample of ginseng-tho first We
ever saw. You VIII find the addresses Of
several dealers in such things in The Week
ly OF May "A under the head Of Ginseng
and Other Medicinal Roots" From fear
that you may not have that number we
repeat: Higgins & Waters. Baltimore, Nd. +;
Sapie Bros " Cold street. New York:
Wallace Bros Co. StatesvilIe \ =
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Bsg Head-corn suekers-BalIworm.

"Subscribcr' a lady. say her husband
cured many cases of b'ghcad by puncturns
it Oho swolling an over with a sharp
awl. And that hc kept corr from sucker
ing" by hnliug up tho stalks before they
formed the first joint: ana that he combat
ted the bollworms hy topping the cotton
In the first days Of August"
Comment We consider the remedies sug-
gested for bighead and bollworms as to-
tally Ineffective, and the latter slnplv
ridiculous. We have no doubt hilling up
the young corn would prevent it from suck
ering' but Ne would rather it would sucker
than hill Il up to prevent II.
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then mix up the same with slightly sweet
ened water. and drop little pillets of the
poisoned bran along where the corn has
Just been planted or has already come up.
The worms are very fond of the sweetened
bran dough.
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Sick Calf.

To Walter Wilson. Aycock. lave are
not able to say what is the disease that
affects your calf.
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ders or of the entire body are usually pre-
cursory Of an attack of pinkeye. or cpl
Zooty.
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Confederate Stamps

bought at best cash prices. Prompt
mittance. Send two-cent stamp for price
list PRESQUE ISLE STAMP CO,
Box 4si Atlanta, Ga
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FRE-E E
COMMENCEMENT.
Orations and Essays.

Do you need any help IN preparing your
graduating speech or composition? Furnish
ed in full or by analysis. Best references
given. VIII send the speech for examina-
ton before remittance is asked Usual
prices SO to s.. w Franklin. Special Cor
respondence Bureau. 81 Anto!nette st. At
lanta Ga. WSt
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WHO'S SHELLABERGER?

Hes the wire fence man. of Atlanta. Ca.
aud sells the best and cheape-t fencing in
existence for all purposes Freight paid.
Catalogue free Write for it,
X L. SHELLAEEEtG E,ic
ee Forsyth street. Atlanta. Ca
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To A NJ Cocks. Disputanta. Va.-The
cowpea IS not a suitable crop TO precede
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o. T. Heath, Cheneyviue. I've have
found A. J. Farqunar Co. Tocl.. Pa. relia-
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D. Write plainly and 10 tine point.
giving only the questions 20 which
anSNtfs are agsiussd.
2. Connue inquiries strictly 60 mat
ten cone rning the farm.
3. NeN.-r ASK for answer iy mail
4. NeNpr ask where am article can
he had. nor the price.
3. Always give your iull name and
address NJ you do not wish your
name puhli~hci. ssy 80. ana initials
only will h. printed.
&. Carefully iiiethis page for future
reference. ana latore writing eN-
anime your Tile Ia see ID II Inns not
teen ALREADY answered
:. Look ahead and send In your IN
quirie~ early. lso not expect us 10
"auswer in next paper." The editor
must hand in his rspya week before
the paper is published.
= Addrres an inquiries and com.
muniCztiun- for this department 90
THE CONSTITUTION,
tt and p. Department.
The herald., 1897-01-10
THE occ1DENT AND ORIENT
Picturesque Leave-Taking of Rejected
Suitor to His Inamorata

At the celebration of the coronat ton of
the czar a beautiful American girl, who
had the honor of q special invitation to
all the state functions, attracted much
attention, and. among her many admir-
ers was magnificent, altogether illus
trious young grandee of the east attach
ed to the suite of the ambassador extra
ordinary, Ii Hung Chang. This youth
calmly announced to her people that
he would like to buy her, whatever the
price might be. When IL was explained
to him that American girls were not re-
garded as marketable commodities and
that In any event her family did not de-
sire to part with her. he was greatly
disappointed; but gracefully accepting
his dismissal, he asked leave to perform
to her an "act of homage" such as was
offered In his country to princesses of
the royal blod. This courtesy, of course,
could not be refused and day was ap-
pointed for the ceremonial, the young
lady and her friends feeling naturally
very curious and trf1e nervous as to
what this "act of homage" might consist
Of: At the time appointed the young
oriental noble arrived. accompanied by
a numerous retinue OF friends and SER
wants. quite like Aladdin in the story of
the wonderful lamp. All were clad In
the most magnificent garments. They
drew up before the house where the
girl was staying, while the rejected
suitor, or, rather. the would-be pur-
chaser, with smaller following, en-
tered, his attendants bearing an enor-
nous horseshoe or half circlet of flow
ers. This he laid at the young lady's
feet, while he delivered an equally flow
cry Grafton in his native tongue, which
was translated for her benefit by his
interpreter 1t was altogether an en-
barrassing, but very pretty. ceremon-
ial.-London American