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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
First Duels in Italy.

From Cornhill Magazine.
The first duels We're fought I'm italy, ac-
ccrdlng to 1lillingen, who speaks Of a man
uscript discovered at Cassel that described
n duel between a father and son I'm the
reign of Emperor Theodore. When Char
lcmagnc forbade wager of battle among
the I.ombards he encountered the flercest
opposition from the mobiles. Early in the
ninth century De Medicis. a knight. de-
f,-ated in single combat MuSel, who de
V.stuted the Florentine district now called
after him '.MugellO." Otho IL granted the
prayer Of the nobility for the re-rstablish-
ment of wager of battle in 9SS. Women and
nrlests were rot compelled to accept it.
The Normans showed less gallantry. With
them a woman had TO accept, nor could
she name a champion. Her male opponent.
however was buried to his waist tn the
earth Armed with a club he tried To
etrilSa her as she circcd around him, his
weapon being ball of iron at the end OF
a cord II he failed to touch her al the
third attempt he was vanqushed, which
meant to him death with dtshonor.
Beccarin says that the reoson so many
ducls were fought in Italy in the early
DAYS is that where the law does not afford
protection one must look to single combat
10 retain the respect of ones fellow men.
In the middle ages the ferocity of Italian
duels passed belief. ANY way of putting
an enemy to death is good enough, says
one Of their writer's. when an Italian
Spares his vanquished adversely, says
T,antome 'he mains his arms and legs.
and gives him. as a moment of his kind
ness and generosity, n hIdeOus cash across
th. face" Iapagnano practiCCd on a paint
Cd model OF Caleazzo Storza before he
stabbed him. Duelirg was called ia
ecteuZa CaVallereSCa.
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CAUSED BY LIMITED CROPS
Georgia Peach Crop Is Short and of
Inferior 0uality.e

The luscious Georgia peach and the juicy
lemon are becoming expensive luxuries'
Within the last few days the price OF
both of these fruits has almost douoieu'
and the price is still rapidly rising.
This will be bad news TO the lovers OF
Queen Elbertas. and 1t will prove especial
ly crushing to the lemonade fiend- Ice tea
will have to be drunk without a nice lemon
to squeeze into the amber liquid. ana the
whisky sours will cost more
The advance in the price has been sudden
and unexpected. Peaches were selling yes
terday for twice as much as on the pre-
ceding day. and lemons were also doubled
in price. At fruit stands peaches were re-
failing at cents apiece for the larger size
that have been selling at two ana three
for nickel. The commission houses have
run up their scale of prices on both fruits
until a man is startled who asks the price
of box Of lemons or crate or peaches
Lemons that have been selling at - DON
have gone 70 s.. and Mr.. Mccullough the
wcll-known commission man, said yesteI-
day that he really thought the best grade
of lemons would reach SO DON pvIoI0
the price starts downward.
The reason Tor the sudden jump in price
IS that the lemon crop in this country h,'S
been failure. All OF the higher bfaueS ~
lemons have been shipped from Sicily ana
Italy The Louisiana crop has not DSeh
much and the other producing states nave
The price of lemons will remain high
until some time in August, when the 40
nestle crop begins to come INTO market.
Then the price Will drop probably TO It's
normal scale.
Peaches will command nigh price
throughout the entire season. They are up
to stay. The Georgia crop was falluEe;
SO far rs a large yield is concerned. ana
the greater part of the crop has already
been marketed. The inferior peaches are
marketed first. Those now on the market
are OF a fine grade and are worth SpOu
prices The Georgia crop VIII ma great
competition this year from hitherto un,
known competitor. This year Atlanta VIII
buy large shipments of peaches from MS
souri,, which has heretofore offered no
peaches for any beside home markets. II
seems that during the last four years the
farmers of Missouri living at the 1907 OF
Ozark mountains have devoted themselves
to fruit growing The results nave Deeh
surprising Mr. Mccullough. who has eN-
amincd the product. says that liner EIpeLta
peaches are raised on the mountain sizes
in Missouri than can be grown in California
or Georgia. He predicts that Missouri VIII
be a great fruit state in the future, and
saws that even "a early as this year there
are several places in the state that VIII
shin peaches by the car road lots. .
The peach crop IN California Is reported
to be line. The peaches are not yet com
ing into Georgia ut a very great rate. put
Il VIII not be long before there VIII DC
lots of foreign fruit.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
Johnson Grass, Pea Vine Hay, Oats.

10 s. j. Rogers, Doyle, Marion county,
Ca.-The specimen of grass sent is Johnson
grass. so much and SO justly dreaded by
most farmers who have had to deal with
it, Doubtless YOU have some knowledge
of the reputation 1t bears as being very
difficult to destroy. 1t makes a large
yield Of coarse but nutritious hay. The
seeds are becoming widely scattered over
the country along with seed oats You viii
find your question In regard TO peavne
hay answered in the weekly OF July 9Th.
Poavine hay will keep well when balcd
up. provided it is perfectly dry when baled.
We have no special plan for preparing
and fertilizing for oats The land should
be turned over with a two-horse pillow and
the seed oats sown at the rate of two to
four bushels per ucre-say one bushel for
each twenty-five bushels of yield expected
per acre We would SOW probably between
September 18th and October 18th. Fertilize
with a mixture OF 200 pounds of acid phos-
phate 400 pounds of Gotten seed meal, 80
pounds of muriate of potash Cor 200 pounds
of kainiO. Iu the spring we apply as u
top dressing 20 pounds of nitrate of SODA.
say about the latter part Of March. We
prefer IL put In the seed with a grain drill,
or with one OF the cotton seed planters.
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MIDSUMMER CROPS.

Very little I'm the way Of planting can
D. done in the month of July. il Is TOO
late for some crops to mature between
low and frost hut the weather Is likely
10 De TOO hot and dry for seed planting "l
any kind But we may make reahy ioi
next month. when the August rams VIII
itL..lv h. on time, and when tho backbone
OF th.. summer will have been broken
ana the nights shall have grown longer
and e.,oIcr - We have stated more than
or,. AUGUST is in some sense a sccosd
..-I time. II is the beginning nforrh oil
tE, JASON when grasses. weeds, smti
grains. etc. naturally germinatc There
seems 10 ~ "a sort 81 plant instinct IN the
embryo az the seed that bursts forth into
tscrr.iaI activity AZ the right semson. In
reality il is the lougthening nights, the
cooling dew. the lowering temperature ana
thu. increasing moisture il the soil that IN
vite The revival of plant life. This IS
perb,us more strictly true under simple
natural conditions where the original
fruits cover the face al the country but
Their. are abundant evidences of the facts
NJ. have. stated. w would prefer to await
IL. month 81 September before sowing
grass scois ard small grains. But We may
plant most Earien vegetables along in
August with fair prospect 90 success, ana
if lallur. T, suits. there viii have been no
real loss. excepting the priNaiion OF the
desired vegetables There are SeNtial OF
IN. forage and soiiiug crops that often
succeed very we'll when sovn i'm August,
VIZ: The earlier varieties of sorghum. cat
gam mile,. kniiir We have seen fine cut
timgs from cattail mil,et In October from
seeds planted in August. But crops plant
.H ia August To- mature within the next
sixty pr ninety days. must have the ground
.,.r,-riinply well prepared. by deep and
str .lt.c blowing when IN good season.
Trai is why ". are writing about IL now.
August is tUrnip sowing time, hut July
..ild even June = the time TO make ready
thc ground. The old-fashiuncd way OF
csvV..tiiuu the land for lurnips was Il
mi-lty good way TO gel land into heart
los frruilS. ar anything else. But with
a...p and repeated plowing and narrowing
and piruty ~ concentrated fertilizers, We
may make anything. We are uot great
D.. lever be- turnips IS an extensive crop or
crop Tor live stock feed. bat they are
a l.lus. wholesome and pleasant vegetable.
An cid nvishrar in southwest Georgia
used To say that he had mo use for doc
tors and quiulue and calomel after tur-
zip greens and suearcanc got ripe
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
Red Fl.ntv. Level Land.

o. w Fletcher. Pleasant Grove. y g.
Yru ID not aIxe a sufficiently clear idea
uf tn,. character and quality of the land
first mentioned 10 enable us to formulate
amy particular advice. From the fact that
Won have not cultivated il this year we
conclude. that Il is rather Thin SOL. II So
the best thing you could 60. or could have
dome. would have been To sow IL in c"Wpeas
for has. This would bring 10 INFO good con-
si.ion. SO Ear as previous treatment 10
sovv.ul, e. concerned. for "a crop of fan sown
grass. Ie Il understood that f. requires
cooI land for "A meadow. You do not say
how much com. nor how much oats II
made. Crimson clover Tor making hay re-
auir.s rich soil. II Il will not produce
rei clover neither viii il produce a paying
ctcp of crimson clover. We would plant
~. rev land in some kind of crop the
.l ming year. preparatory TO sowing
I'd Ia wheat ia the fan Of
lses. sav corn. Clear up thu present
summer and burn Of the brush amy time
during the coming winter or spring. \ sood
high grad. commercial fertilizer would be
t.uarded ~ th. first soil. such as formula
NJ. I. OF ~. Caecorling to what crop
would be indicated. you will find in
bulletin No 20
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19

moisture. The general tone of the reports
a. much more encouraging that for seVe-
raj weeks past. Watermelons. whlie not
mn to the standard, are becoming pientllui
~ Come counties and are being shipped.
~ fr1it crop is very short and poor;
-e@ches are rotting and falling off the
srooe while pears have been cut OH ov
Southern Division.
Tho weather in TIE southern counties
,,I-;o., ~, week has been somewhat N2rted-
~ q tc.r1,,,er.3tl Irt and abundant sunshine
- rrevailed over this entire seton, put
IN resus have been Darua! ana hot wen
+r:t,.i+.4 while a number Of reports
show good showers have fam; ctne'
coroniain Of continued dry weather WIN
C.l.r,s sl.frcriue the suffering Is confined
- tt1e most part to the southwestern
,.,,,,tias while the crops in the southern
- eot,fbeastern counties have Jared much
1t.cr Cotton looks sell as rule, but
=; ,-1I,ergIlv small for the season Ihere Is
-, ,.oi,,slainf Of lice on the plant IN some
~. a.. sput n western counties II Is ITdltllB
IN Conn where rain has fallen ana on
bottom lands is looking We'll anu IllVst
If l. has been laid by The nay crop i
- - M stqr~es have improved except
where the drosEht has remained uiioI ,!s
stacs- ne a rule is in excellent condl,ion
M erapa crop is good, but peaches ana
Ctb,~ fri1its are scarce. Peaches are rot
~ ara dropping A large number OF
s,.-.et uotato sl,Ds have been SCI "hefS
,,.fFfcieI,t rain has fallen 70 ai9rd a sci
$50 nice and sIgarcane are dplhS WI
a. t~d@ns have improved ana iise
,,l,s bay,, hee1 planted. GroHr1peas are 90
IN 1-elI. ana there will b. q good crop Win
l'l7 /" - -, -...,s.-- J. T. 1IARBTfY.
i'' SETON Director Atlanta, Ga
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
Betting Trees in New Ground.

D. q. Miller. Una. Miss. writes; "Nil
N,,l or some. reader please inform me on
what two days in August one may hack
trees iu order To d,uden them at once?
SOM years aso the time was given IN
-rl,. Cous.iiutiot but have forgotten IL.
90 Is g. ridiculous idea that there are
au- particular days In August cor IN any
month"; Tor cutting around trees IL Is
..,-,,,.... tt.tt amy man will believe i'm such
.,,r..-.,stfou. Gu around them ON amy dag
in August. excepting only sundays rnd
~ th.. cut,iug is well done tine trees VIII
ai,. eventually. but not AT once ii
..iues are cat through the sap wood and
: chip tak.u ont. tley viii die during the
t.tI and A.aler.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
A Fatal Disease of Cattle.

TO j. ". Holloway. Wynne, Ark.-The
description of the symptoms of the dis
ease prevailing among your cattle is not
sufficiently close to enable us TO determine
with any certainty. 1t may be any one
of several diseases; but We suspect thet
II is southern or Texas cattle fever. This
disease is communicated to cattle that
have been raised Wnrre there are no cattle
ticks and are then placed in pastures
where there are ticks; or cattle with ticks
on them are placed in the some pastures
with the cattle that Afterwards take the
disease and die There is no certain rem
edy for it; but the disease may be pre-
vented by never allowing tick to get on
one of VOW cows.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
INDIGESTION in Horse.

To j. A. Waters, Liberty. lave
think your horse has Indigestion. GIVE
him eight drains Of aloes. one ounce each
of pulo. ginger and gonian. When the
physic has ceased to operate then prepare
and give the following: one and n half
ounces coppcras. one ounce saltpeter, two
drains of f0enugrcek seed, two ounces of
Iinsecd meal. (tiet at drug stOre). Powder
and mix and give one tablespoonful night
and morning in his feed. Also change hts
feed. substituting oats for corn. and see
that he has green food at least once
day and regular watering-always water
Ing before feeding and not after.
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Tobacco Curing.

< II lam Tennessee Colony, TEX.
Whcn is the proper time to cut tobacco!
. What is the average price OF nne cigar
tlbaccO2
:. How many pounds per acre?
4 Are an kinds Of tobacco cured allkeF
3 Give proper mode OF curing toOacco'
We cannot, IN short reply TO an IN
ouirv. give satisfactory answer 10 your
questions. especially the hrat anu MN MN
N-ou Should get a manual on tobacco Gull
ture ana employ an expert tobacco curer
10 teach you when 10 cut tobacco. All
kinds or tobacco are cured alike when IN
tended for the same purpose; but cigar To-
bacco IS cured I'm an altogether different
manner from that employed in curing chew
ing and ordinary smoking tobacco. We
presume so pounds call qualities per acre
would be u good yield OF cigar tobacco
Ifavapa1.
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Honevdew from Locust Trees.

g w Brown. Buck Shoal. n C.-Nou
will please toll as what causes a fine mist
Of rain To fan from wild locust trees on a
clear day / have noticed for the last two
or three DAYS a flnc rain falling from said
trees in a yard near the house. There are
no broken limbs on the Trees. ] have seen
il only in afternoons.
We pr sumo II Is a formation OF honey
which occurs on several species of trees
nj this season If the year when IL is very
hot and dry. This has been observed in
many Instances. the drops Of honey dew
even falling 10 the ground.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
V orms in Hogs.

To John Cawthorn. Johnson, Ark.-The
worm is commonly called the kidney worm
and AFTER the worm effects lodS-
meut sl the liver or kidney. treatment
is not likely to avail Give TO each grown
animal. morning and night. Tor three to
four grains of santorien. Give on an empty
stomach Tor three days, then give two
ounces of castor oil as purge. Another
remedy is 10 give two teaspooniuls OF
ulrpeutine in -FOUR ounces OF linsecd oil
on an empty stomach.
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ping cotton. I am living about the center
OF tho Mississippi overlooked delta coun-
try Most OF our cotton planted Hst OF
May was destroyed by. cut worms ana
PLANTED over LIST OF June. VIII II beneilt
cotton to top Ii, and mt what stage should
II be done? Should the ends of limbs be
taken off as well as main stalk.
. Can you give remedy for preventing
cut worms from destroying cotton!
I. our carefully conducted experiments
in topping OF cotton prove beyond question
that the operation Is sometimes very ben
efclal. But they. prove with equal ceT-
tanty that topping ia sometimes followed
with decided injurious results. possibly
oftener than otherwise. The difficulty lies
I'm tho fact that wa cannot tell beforehand
whether tina after conditions of the wealth
er will be such al to make tho topping ben
efcial or injurious. on the whole we con-
cluda that 1t is not advisable to top cotton
in middle Georgia, and we do not believe II
coed policy in any section. IL your cotton
planted as late as juno LIST had been plant
ed OF our early variety. such as King 5
improved there would be a prospect of
fairly good yield.
g. SO far as we know there Is no treatment
OF the corn or cotton seed that may be
relied on to prevent cut worms from de-
stroying tho young plants. Sec issue OF
June 18th for method of destroying the
cut worms.
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Swimming Hogs, Etc.

Henry Lee. Mcintyre, Gal. Is there any
preventive which you can give TO keep
hogs from swimming water, as my NOES
give me immense trouble crossing from
fence to stock law as the creek Is a ms
,. Does rough new ground planted IN
cotton need cutivatlnS as often aS olu
q What is the correct depth for covering
peas 10 secure best stand and yield?
g. Could cotton seed be used TO any al
vantage for hog feed without injury?
=. At what depth could bees he roDbeu IN
gums twelve inches square and twenty
four inches long 70 insure life of the bee;
also for keeping out worms in the hives
l. We know of no tried and approved pre-
vcntive of swimming. You might sac
line" them, but that would prevent free
walking II is worthy Of trial, however
why not build a wire fence along the
creek?
.. No; the less the ground IS stirred the
better. If you can keep down the weeds
without II. AS a rule new ground Is al
ready too open and spongy.
3 About one and one-half to two inches'
the aim being TO secure the certain sprout-
ing ana coming up. Depth or covering mas
no effect on yield.
T. We think not; cotton seed In all its
forms and however prepared, VIII Kill not
less than 90 per cent of all hogs TO whlch
th-y may be fed. II persisted IN long
enough. Cotton meal may be fed 10 grown
hogs Zone year old IN moderate quantity
and IN connection with other grain for
two or three weeks at a time then stop
week or two. BUT there IS always an ele-
mcut OF danger in feeding cotton seed or
their proGucts 10 hogs and caves.
s. Question is too il definite; II IS a matter
Of how much honey you leave, the tlihe
Of the year and the strength OF the swarm.
Ouit .'rohbiug" your bees in the old par
harous WAY and get some movable lIamo
hives. Keep the entra noes contracted nar-
row. and Keep your colonies strong, ana
they will take care OF themselves against
Tho moIh.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
Diabetes Insipidus in Mule.

]. NJ. Smith. Fork. S. CT have a val
uable mule that eats and works well. but
seems TO have kidney trouble. He makes
water quite freely about every hour. His
water is perfectly clear and does not strain
him in the slightest. | feed on corn, fodder
and oats. Can you give me remedy?
Your mule seems TO bc affected with
diabetes insipidus, or protuse stating. II
is usually caused by too free use of diu-
retic medicines (saltpeter), or by musty
hav etc Give one or two doses of the fol-
lowing: One dram of iodine. one half
dram of iodide of potash. Powder and
mix and give as ono dose, mixing II with
linsoed meal into bolus. Repeat once a
day for two or three days. Then give one
teaspoonful of soda In bran mash morn
ing and night for "A week. Then mix and
give. Four ounces EPSON salts, two
ounces saltpeter, four ounces linseed meal.
NJ and give one tablespoonful twice "A
dav in soft food. Change the food COM
pIately and give a run at pasture.
Topping Cotton, Cut Worms.
W. r. Cook, Beard. Miss.-D win you
nleaso give mo some INFORMATION about top
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Insects on Apple Trees.

TO W. II. T.. Villa Rica. Gave have
not now the address of J. f. Parks, who
wrote about new way TO plant cotton.
Our correspondent says he has practc"d
the same method for -four years.
We cannot name the insect sent. Span
ish peanuts swallowed with hun. VIII not
hurt a fowl The disease known as sore
skin" OF cotton is the result of the attack
OF a parasitic fungus. called "sore-sk!n
fungus"
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Ligbtring without Thunder.

To \. 4. pozier. smiths Niis. Ga.-Ttere
rs &, kind Of lightning called sheet Lightning
or heat lightning which is not accompanied
a. an audible sound Ohunderl. This kind
casts difIusea glow. not usually visible
4, -he daylight. Lightning is often seen
distinctly when il Is Toe far OF to hear
the r,sultius thunder.
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4 SIMPLE CATARRH CURE.

have spent nearly nifty years IN the
treatment OF catarrh. and have effected
moe cures than any specialist IN the
history of medicine. As L must soon retire
from active practice on account of old
age ] will, from this time on, send the
means of treatment and cure as used In my
practice, FREE and postpaid. to every
reader OF this paper who suffers from this
loathsome. dangerous and disgusting dis
ease This is a sincere offer which any
one Is free to accept. Address Professor
Lawrence IS Warren street. New York
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-07-19
Home Made Smoking Tobacco.

Nr. \. B.. Pelahatchie. Miss. has pro-
,iuc.-i "a nice crop IF tobacco for his own
pipe smoking and he wants some kind.
ola smoker reader TO tell him just how 10
urepar. IL for sn.oking-some simple meth
o,I-so that he can enjoy smoking IL as ne
does the commercial article.
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Flowing Corn Deep.

We think if there Is any one detail or
culture that is well settled it is that 1t
IL not only not essential to pillow deep or
tear up the roots of plants like corn, cot
ton. etc. but that it is generally injurious
to tho crop. Wa have preached ana prayed
and exhOrted on that lire for twenty years
or more A farmer who insists on deep
blowing and tearing up tho corn roots al
second and third blowing Is simply Joined
10 his IDOLS
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FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
Questions Answered by the Agri-
cultural Editor.
Plant Without Flower.

To William Marsh. Crutchdeld. y. c.
We cannot. as a rule. tell what a plant Is
unless furnished with "a specimen in How
or. In this case Ne cannot. as the appear
an~. OF the plant Is not familiar and 1t
- not m flower
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Multihead Wheat.

To l. A. n, Walnut I'm. Ga.-The wheat
sent is of the name above given. We have
occasionally seen it for many years past.
but IL seems not TO have become estab-
lishod as anything more than novelty.
The past season was exceedingly good
for wheat and any extra yield may not
he due to the variety, but to the good
season. We know OF yields on considera-
Bile fields of thirty TO forty bushels per
aero.
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tidS pCNlA AphAAa AtA
sexual weakness such
as impotency. shrunken
organs, nervous debili-
ty, lost manhood. night
emissions. premature
discharge and all other
results of self-abuse or
excuses. 1t cures any
ease of the difficulty.
Mr.. II. c. Odds. who
cured himself after
many years suffering.
wants to let other men
know about it. He will
therefore send the re-
ceipt giving the various
ingredients 70 be used
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The atlanta Constitution.

the soil around the pieces If he will press
each piece into the soil then cover two
or three inches and press the covering
soil down armly. he win find all the BEN
eft without crushing the potato.