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The Atlanta constitution., 1898-10-03
Hibiscus.

CARA Andre, Mechanicsvillo. lowa.-W Ill
Won or some Kind reader of The ConStllu-
lion ulcase inform me through your paper
what TO do for my hibiscus. | have four
and they have grown almost three feet tan
and have not a branch on them, Ihey are
1m" ,inr ycar old Could | cut them off to
get tEcm to branch out? Gould ! start
he cuttings again, as do the oleandert
| understand That they are ,hauNG Oh
vol1r southern states. Please tell me how
to care for them
Answcr-You do not give the conditions
surrounding your hibiscus plants. IT is
probable that they do not have suihclent
EXPOSURE to sunlight, beng too much
crnvded by other plants. or. possibly, if
in a pot, It is pot bound" We would
change these conditions. If existent, and
cut the stem down TO ten inches. We
have no difficulty in striking root cuttings
1t is best to put the cuttings in clean
sand, kept constantly wet until the root
let's are an inch or more long. when put
in a four-nCh pot.
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| twice daily corn (two ears at a feedl
and is apparently in tine condition except
| the leg. Please give name of and remedy
in The Cons titution soon as poSsloie
and greatly obliSe one of your SUBSCRIBERS.
Answer-We think it is case OF
scratches or cracked heel. of which there
are many causes one being the standing in
a filthy stable or lot, another is caused by
dew, etc. Poultice the part with ms ed
pouticc changing once or twice IL day lor
Il few days In order to soften the scales ana
scabs Then anoint the inilamed PAGES
with an ointment made % one ounce or
oxide of zinc and two ounces of Vaselne
Rub on a little twice day and give the
colt two drains of saitpeier once Il DAY III
Il bran mash 1t VIII probably get We'll
under this treatment In four or iiVe GAYS
Roaring.
f. j., Elberton. Gal have fine horse
seven years old wh.ct had the dEtemper
very bad last spring. | think the phleGm
must have settled in his throat or WIND
| pipe. If ! run him he breatheS very lalu
like a horse bellowsed: he has been very
poor all summer and don't seem to fattIn
any now. L feed him what he can eat. II
his throat is affected ii don't snow any
knot outside. He was perfect morse III!
advice | would be very glad.
Amswcr-We are afraid that cannot
give you any effective advice. 1t is alto
gethcr probable that it l. e case OF roar
ing" the result of undue exposure of the
horse while convalcscing from the stransle9
| (distempcD, which has produced laryhS'1lS-
| The personal examination of an expert
veterinary surgeon would be necessary 70
determine exactly what is the matter and
| the proper treatment.
Kicked on the Jaw.
II. r., Mansfield Gal have horse
three months ago. After about three weeks
it began TO run IN three places ana tnff1
of his mouth. Now these places are still
running and won't heai up. Ihey nave
som" proud flesh in them. Wnat can
do to cure up these places? ! can put II
t;t in his mouth without giving him pain.
The bone is enlarged where the kick was
Tho sores are on the outside.
AnsWer--It is probable that the paru-
cles Of fractured bone have caused what
is called hstula. It possible clean out
the wound and probe carefully and re-
move every piece OF bone or other foreign
substance. Then take strip of soft
muslin and dip it in terchior.de of mer-
curry and press it into the opening and
then draw it out and again put in another
Let the last remain III Tor several hours;
. then draw il out ANA let the wound alone
for three days. simply keeping ii covered
} with Il creased cIOtn Then repeat the
, tcrchloride OF antimouy and 50 on every
,, three or four days for as many weeks, or
4 until all the unhealthy tissue is destroyed,
. which may he known by the mouth of the
0 opening sinking IN and the swelling being
! reduced. In addition 10 the above treat
D ment rub on the outside swelling every
= two weeks little of the following: Two
y | drains of cautnaridos and one ounce OF
. lard Rub on little with the fingers. In
! a week or two after stopping the use OF
0 the anIimony, If the openings snow signs
. of buIglng ami have Il blush, spunSy as
pGct, use the auum0Iy AGAIN few ume5,
Cane Fodder for Cattle.
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is to spray the plants thoroughly with
solution of one pound OF paris green III
$50 gallons of water There Is no danger
of poisoning the human caters OF the cap-
bage if the outside leaves be not used
In fact. there Is almost no danger, any
way and none at all if the cappage anu
collards be not used until after one or
two rainfalls have occurred Another
perfectly harmless remedy. is So use
pyrethrum, or Persian insect poWuei' "ii
the worms. Water heated TO l'1 utSiee
and directly applied is SAID 10 hlil Wy
worms. Salt water is also Salo 10 oe "a
fectivc But the paris green Is Nhe s"ieo''
@ Put on a thick broad-Webpeu pai 9iio'
beveled toward the inner side on llS up
per surface and thinner at the hee'9 tn'. '.
at the toe Dress the sole and wall oailS
with hot tar rub cantharideS bhster olIl-
ment around the coronet Cmlu) oi'@"
week and let him range In very soi''
damp pasture.
Cost of Cotton, Etc.
J. r. Sims, Hector, Ala.-l Wish TO 49, MA"
increase production in the uht@n 81 -
and whether or not in your OPINION II Ia
similar bounty OF p t@mJ 1nh q Of ne sou.hs-n
cotton-rr0Wing states to offer on gram
raised pork. It seems that tneIe - ,t -
way of decreasing cotton aCf-'St
bv law and tjlis | believe is the ohlE aNalt
able plan and Wnii" 1t - Darentd Sc1
we are getting in suah Il BAD pilS NJ W.
need the fostering care OF some Eir"t
power. The business man says ne - - NJ
10 blamc--it is the fool farmer. II 'ii9
neighbor talks OF decreasing his c'non
acreage he thi 1ks il his ch2hcc 70 h',ho No
= profit and consequently he plants Ule
more Let's see if this Is So me mos. -,
OF the IN Dney tn3t IS loaned in TINS c,uil'!
is loaned by the banks to the ware 'ou,T- ',,Ir-
man and the warehouseman to the me mel-
oh mt fCIlO"lNS
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Eating Too Fast. Indigestion.

J. NJ. s.. Helton, Mss.--I nave a horse
about ten years old that | traded for about
a month ago shat eats his corn 50 fast n.
does not chew it, and it looks like half
of it passes through him III whole grains
When | feed him he seems starved and
keeps biting the corn without stopping to
chew it, When he gets his mouth stuffed
fun he will chew it Il little, swallow 1t
and grab his mouth full again. lie has
been In bad order for a year or two, ana
has been badly treated and about half fed
He seems 10 be all right every other way
and IS good horse. IF you can tell me
anything to do for him thst will make him
chew his corn and make him fatten [ will
be very grateful I think his teeth are all
right, for he eats all his cobs after eating
his corn, He seems to be starved all the
time.
Answer-Your horse has a form of in
digestion that is more or less due to swal-
lowing his food without masticating the
same properly. The latter may be due
either to bad teeth or some irregularty or
unS0undncss of the teeth, or it may be
Il mere habit Sometimes this habit of
"boltng" the food is acquired as a result
of feeding one or more horses from the
same mangcr, or it may be due to natural
grcedinoss or from irregular feeding. 50
then tnc beginning ana cause of the indi-
gcstion is probably in the habit Of bolt
ing" the food. TO cure this habit use a
very wide manger and feed shclcd corn
ana oats mixed half and half for the grain
ration. 1T Is also useful to keep q few
water-worn pebbles-as large as a chinA-
apin CheStuut-in the mangcr. BY
spreading the grain over the bottom of Il
wide manger he cannot SO easily and quick
" fill his mouth with grain. We believe
that The mixture of oats with the corn. or
oats alone, will tend to prevent him swal-
lowing without chewing. Possibly it would
be well also to cut mp his roughaga very
.I,.,, ,,,iS- ,y-t+b tNn yrltr a.
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NOTICE TO INQUIRERs

/. Write plainly and TO the point.
giving only the questions 70 which
answers are desired.
.. Confine inquiries strictly to mat
tiers concerning the farm.
3. Never ask for answer by mau.
T. Never nsk where an article can
be had, nor the price.
S. Always give your fuu nsmeand
address. Ii you do not wish your
name published. say 80. and initials
only will be printed.
6. Carefully file this page for fuSure
reference. and before writing ex-
anime YOUR file to see II it has not
leeu already answered.
:. Look ahead and send IN your In
oriries early. Do not expect us 80
''answer in next paper" The editor
must hand in his copva week before
the paper IL published.
8. address all inquiries end COLA
munlcations for thia department 70
THE CONSTITUTION,
Land T. Department.
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seed are rather slow and uncertain in ger
minating and require special treatment to
induce them to sprout We do not know
what the treatment is, but it consists IN
removing the glutinous covering of the
seed. 1t may be done by stratifying the
fresh seeds in boxes with sand or soil
and burying the boxes where they will re-
main moist until the time to plant them,
which will be in February or March. We
think. however, you will find it better to
buy two or three-yearold trees from the
nurseryman and in the meantime also try
your hand at growing them from the seed.
Stringhalt.
w. Jones' Grove Level, Gave have
a mule Eve years old. Tennessee mule,
bought last spring He has the stringhalt
very bad, l&sts him twenty-five or thirty
minutes, in his left mind leg. Please give
me b remedy to cure him.
Answer-Ihe cause of stringhalt IS not
well understood but it is believed that 1t
often depends upon the existence of some
disease or injury to some part of the leg
foot, When such is the case the re-
moval of the cause is suggested. There
is no direct treatment for stringhalt as
it is a reflex nervous action.
Intestinal Obstruction.
J.. NJ. Munroe, Poplar Springs, Ga.-A
four-year-old 200 pound mare Of mine was
hale ard hearty at noon at sundoWh. sac
came from picking grass and almost lmme-
diataly seemed to have vertigo she Wouu
reel ana fall full weight, sWelled ara
seemed to suffer intensely; could hear
water roll in her. md at o'clock in the
morning sne G-ed. After death, when an
incision was made with a knife, Wafer
forced it's way through and to height or
IL feet; was cut open and round 70 p9
bloodshot between large ehtral!' cioSEtu SE
blood around esOphaguS; hNer, iShtS
and near seemingly sound ana without
blemish. Any information you can give rae
in regard to the cause of her death ana
a remedy for same disease will be greatly
received
Ansver--Wc can only suggest that there
was an obstruction of some kind in some
portion Of the bowels, either by a calculus,
4 ,lust ball or other foreign substance, IN
va vagination, or intersusCcption. or some
thing of the sort. 1t is but mere suG-
gestion, however. and Is not given with
much confidence.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-11-04

There are, 1t is estimated, 10000
miles of highway roads in the United
States, about 20 per cent Of the roads
of all the world Great Britain has
10000 miles Of highways and these
are some Of the best in the world.
Germany has 275, goo miles Of roads, and
some Of them are as poor as the road
ways Of great country can be-
France, which has taken an enlight-
ened view of the good roads question
for many years, and has spent by gov
ernmental or local authority over
$1,000 100000 on highways has q road
mileage of $50, COO, more than any other
country. Russia. with an enormous
area. has only 10000 miles Of roadways,
while Italy, a smaller country, has
$4,000 On fine stone roads one horse
can haul as much as three horses can
haul over an average dirt road Of this
country. II is estimated that 1t would
be necessary to build about 1000, 900
miles of maeadamized roads in the
United States in order to have as good
system Of public highways as is found
in several European states. AT $4,000
a mile this would involve an outlay Of
$4,000 900, 600.
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SINGULAR STATEMENT.
From Mrs. Rank to Mrs. Pinkham

The following letter to Mrs. Pink
ham from Mrs. NJ. RANK, No. 1885,
East Susquehanne Ave, Philadelphia
Pa, is a remarkable statement of re
lief from utter encouragement. She
says:
i never can find words with which
to thank You for what Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has done
for me.
Some years ago had womb trouble
and doctored for long time, not see
ing any improvement. At times
would feel well enough, and othel
times was miserable. So it went al
until last October, | felt somethin|
terrible creeping over me, knew nd
what, but kept getting worse. | cal
hardly explain my feelings at tha
time. l was SO depressed in spirit
that / did not wish TO live, although
had everything to live for. Had hys
terra, was very nervous; could no
sleep and was not safe to be lief
alone.
Indeed, thought would losc ID
mind. No one knows what endured
l continued this way until the Id
of February, when saw in a papers
testimonial of lady whose case wd
similar to mine, and who had vi
cured by Lydia E. Pinlxhain's Veg
BILE Compound. l determined to tn |
and felt better after the first dose..
continued taking it, and to-day am
well woman, and can say from m,
heart, Thank God for such a medi
cine.'n
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sufferin.
women to write to her at Lynn, Mass
for advice. All such letters are seer
end answered by women only.
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OLD AND NEW SHANGHAI.


Enlightenment.
The first thing one sees in China,
coming from this direction, is the city
If New Shanghai. 1t is a fine modern
sity, with numerous factories, we'll
squipped, lighted by electricity, with
vide boulevard, lined by magnificent
row of business houses three or four
stories in height, with handsome resi-
ienees. a system Of waterworks and a
great many convenience Of modern
civilized life. One would euppose that
all these desirable things, taken out
there and put right down before the
eyes of the Chinese, would excite their
admiration and stimulate a desire to
have the same advantages. But we
pass through gate, through the high
stone wall that separates New from Old
Shanghai and find ourselves in the
midst Of typical Chinese city--a city
making about the least pretense to de-
cency and cleanliness Of any city in the
empire, says writer in the st. Louis
Globe Democrat. We ask the citizens
Of Old Shanghai If they would not like
to have clean water and clean streets
and houses with grass plots around
them, and they say: mo. Our ances-
tors for thousands CT years have dis
pensed with such things, and shall We
| set up ourselves to be wiser and bet
ter than they?" was told that the
citizens of New Shanghai offered to ex-
tend their water supply free of charge
to Old Shanghai. in the hope Of avert
ing the pestilence that came from the
canals. A committee from Old Shailg-
hal was sent over to examine the
water. Its members went back and re-
ported that they did not like 1t, that It
had no body to 1t like the water OF
their canals, and that 1t had neither
taste nor emell' 1t might be thought
that there would be some hope from
the litterati Of the country, but the
litterati live in the hope Of obtaining
an office under the Chinese system, SO
that they stand like stone wall OF OPP
position against all changes or reforms.
The education Of these men consists
largely in the mcmoriziug Of books
from 1000 to 1900 years old, and the
Having associated myself with tb;e'I
Marble and Granite firm of Wilkinson
4 Neville, of Baltimore, Nd, | take
pleasure in informing my friends Of
Southern Maryland, and the public gen
orally, that | am prepared TO furnish,
Monuments. Head and foat- stones.
CURLING aud cemetery work generally
at the shortest netice and at the most
reasonable prices
re- Designs and estimates oheerfuliy
upon application and satisfac-
ion guaranteed in every case.
HARRY 7. MUD,
Formerly Of Charles County Present
n W Cor. Mosher st., and
Myrtle Avenue
sept 2 ly. BALTIMoRE, MD
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1t was the Koreans who taught the
japanese the art of making the pottery
for which Japan is now justly famousl
but this was also curse to the Ko1
reans, as all the artisans, as we'll as
the finest specimens of their work,
were forcibly carried away to Japan.
For five hundred years none Of this
fine ware has been produced. but the
looting of the royal tombs caused some
most excellent specimens of this rare
work to be removed from their place
Of concealment, where they had lain
for six or eight hundred years, and
two or three collections have recently
been made in Seoul.
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Bismarck's money was invested prin-
eipally with the famous banker Bleich.
roeder, Of Berlin. A story is told that
at the ending of the Franco-German
war, when the money indemnity de-
manded by Bismarck threatened to ter
inmate the peace negotiations. Bis
marck telegraphed Bleichroeder to
come to Versailles. Give milliards
war indemnify exclaimed Jules FAY
re. THAT is an outrageous demand.
Does monsieur lie count know how
much that Is? 1t is five thousand mil
lions of francs, and If a man had be-
gun counting this sum from the birth
of Christ, and continued counting to
the present day. he would not yet hive
his task completed" That's what I
thought" said Bismarck. 81 therefore
sent for my friend Bleichroeder. He
can count back to Adam, or at any
rate, to Abraham"
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IRON, fhe Mountainser, Walhalla. N. Datoia
The remorse OF guilty stomach is What
large majority OF the people are suffering
with to-day. Dyspepsia Is characteristic
American disease aud 1t IL frequently stated
that "we are nation Of dyspeptios."
Improper food. hurried eating, mental
worry, eNhaustion-any Of these produce a
lack OF vitality Ia the system by causing
the blood to lose its DEMONSTRATING ele-
ments. The blood is the vital element in
our lives and should be carefully nurtured.
Restore It to its proper condition, dys-
For example, 10 the county OF Pembina,
North Dakota, a few miles from Walhalla,
resides Mr.. Earnest Snider; a man OF sterl-
ing integrity whose veracity cannot be
doubted. He says;
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Some years ago frank courtier. who
vas protesting against a proposed act
CT leniency. told the King Of Denmark
that he was mot feared as a Ring
should be-" His maiesty laughing re-
Joined: Il can forgive you 90 long as
you do not tell me am not loved as a
king should be-" That is a criticism
no one would wish to make" replied
the courtier. Then must live up TO
my reputation said the king, as he
signed the pardon which had been IN
der discusslon.-Tit- Bits.
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81 became seriously i'll three years ago.
The doctor gave mo medicine for indiges-
tlon, but continued to become worse. l
had several physicians at intervals who
gave me some relief, but tho disease would
return with all its accustomed severity.
II read 10 the newspapers articles re-
garding the wonderful curative powers OF
Dr., Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
and finally cpncladed to try the pilla. Five
months ago bought six boxes. The first
hex gave me much relief. and after using
four boxes | was cured.n
These pills are recognized everywhere as
specific for diseases Of the blood and
nerves. For paralysis, loeomotor ataxia,
and other diseases long supposed incur
able, they have proved their efficacy In
thousands OF cases.
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Music ON tho i,nttleaeld.

The first use of field music of which
we have absolutely Authentic informa-
ton was at the battle off BouviHes, that
village of French Flanders where the
French have won no FEWER than three
victorles-P Philip Augustux defeating
Otto ". of Germany tbeS FEN
Philip of valois defeating the Elaana
there in 1S4e, while in 1894 the French
defeated the Austrians at the same
place. 1t was at Bouvines. In 1914, that
trumpets sounded the signal for the
victorious French charge, the first au-
thentic instance of a command given
by trumpet call.
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Regulations Worked An Right in Time
Ll......

of Peace.
The war Office is full Of entertaining
incidents. Last April that buoyant,
rough-riding, blood-loving statesman,
soldier and dilettante, Theodore Roose-
welt. was busy trying to get authori-
cation for raising the command OF
which he Is now the head. He was
assistant secretary Of the navy, and
did not send his card in to his fell
low-ofiiceholders when he called on
them. One day he broke in on Gen.
Eudington's repose. Ludington was
and is the head of the quartermaster's
department, and is as order-loving
soul as any old lady in the world. To
him came the enthusiastic Roosevelt.
Il want requisition for 1000 horses
at once, and authority to buy EN-
where they can be found" said the
lmpetuous Theodore. I'VE shall have
to proceed according to the regulations
and advertise for the horses" replied
Ludington. "But we are enlisting
these men in every state Of the union,
urged Roosevelt, "and we want them to
take their horses with them where
they are enlisted" Then" said Lud-
ington, I'VE shall have to advertise for
them where they are bought" But
1t will take ninety days and cost ST.
100000 argued Roosevelt. I'VE must
conform to the regulations" insisted
Ludington. Damn the regulations"
shouted Roosevelt. you people In
here are tied hand and foot with your
cursed red tape" Mr.. Secretary" cried
ILudington, who had become rather
warm himself, do not curse the regu-
lations, sir; do not curse the regu-
lations. They are not red tape. They
are reasonable provisions, and this de-
partment worked under them like
clockwork, sir. for % years. till this
cursed war came along and upset ev-
erything. New Time.
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'If 1 should try to kiss you sup
pose you would call for help" he said
inquiringIy. IF you are so everlast-
lngly slow that call for help would
10 any good" she replied. 1T would
serve you just right if did."-chicago
Post.
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Clean blood means q clean skin. NO
beauty without It. Cazearets. Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep II clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
puritlcs flom the body. Begin to-day 20
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
Cascarets,--beauty for ten cents AL drug
gists. satisfaction guaranteed. Toe. Csc. 5Oc.
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Stmrs. w land l Su
Office, Pier 2, Light street.
May 28-1y Accent

genoral pu5nc dobt "a transIsrred with
he territory. There are, however, aey-
aral instances of a proportionate share
y the general public debt being trans
'erred by treaty. Other considerations
apply to local debts, and the better
opinion is that they should be taken
over with the territory.-London Law
Journal.
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known +. J. Che
ney for the last IS years and believe him per-
fectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able TO carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
Ohio.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Price, 15c. per bottle.
Sold by ali Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Jack-"Suppose l teach you to play
cards now, and then you'll know at
about it after we're married" Marie
Won't that be lovelyl What game
will you teach met" Solitaire Life