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The Atlanta constitution., 1898-08-08
WHISKY OUTPUT COMBINED.
UNITED STATES SPIRITS ASSoCI-
ALTON ORGANIZED.
Rules and Regulations VIII Be strin-
gent and Will Give Combine Most
Complete Control Ever Known

Cincinnati. August 3.-The United States
Shirts Association was permanently o'
eanized here today by the elect'oh ol t@,o @
Following seven members OF the tAe'utl' q
committee: Chairman, w \. hopal ~ .
cinnatt. secretary j. Walker tfe'oel D.
Cl+r,,,l C,rn,,natt. treasurer, s. F.. 7. Corn'nG'
pnorto III . p j. Heunessy, Chlc"&o' :
samuel Woolner. New York; Frank GURUS
Nov York, and Charles a. Neoo' Ne"
York. o,,,r, Of
the new combine. They may select SUN
additional executive officers as they H""
necessary. p, ,...
The committee consisting OF t. l. Io,ti
inc w. n. Hobart, f. J. Hennessy d. w.
rrrn,,,a,,e, Ii9, FRANK curtis. Samuel Wooler
and Charles A. webb appointed u1 "'
conference Yesterday was busy All oay
nrenaring the rules and regulations
which would be adopted before adJoui"-
ment this afternoon, The plan coh'pie-
bends control Of the whole OUT
mt Of the distillers in this coon-
trv who will agree not to deal dfeouy
with the trade and to deal oniy suSh
distributors as are in the combine ana
1n,,a ntrar And the distributors are 10
buy from none other than those IN lIo
combine These regulations were ll@d'
strnnr IN anticipation of new concerns
All existing ones are Included III lH'S' t"o
strongest combine yet organized;
,rle rebate system mas again Deeh e9-
tablshed, but the rebates are small
In accordance with margins hnd
win be paid every five months.
IN addition to the rebates from
distiIlers to distributors there Will DE sihit'l
rebates from the distributors to their iIlHe
for continuous patronage every HFo
the rules and regulations are to be put
in legal form by Levi Meyer and othrf
attorneys and incorporated III ."g 'lu ol"'tN M
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Lining Sorghum Juice.

F. p Sealy Fredonia, S. C.-ln your
answer to my inquiry about lumpy sirup
YOU recommended lime to ncutraliZe the
acid In the juice. VIII you please give dl-
rections how to use 1t?
Answcr-Pour two or three gallons OF
boiling water on a half-peck of freshly
slaked lime and stir the mixture. Then let
the lime settle to the bottom ana theh pour
off the clear liquid. Again pour on to the
same lime another gallon or two of rot
water and pour off the clear water again.
Now put the washed lime IN a deep Jar
mixed with Just enough water to give II
the consistence OF very thick cream. When
wishing to use it mix a little water with II
and add such quantity to the fresh cane
iuice as may be required To neutrallZe the
acid of the juice This may be best de-
tcrminod by getting few strips OF req
itmus paper. Dip a strip into the JUICE
and If the Juice turns the red paper TO a
faint blue color the milk of lime must
be slowly aided to the juice, stirring 1t
vel until the paper win he turned a light
blue After few trials 1t is found now
much Of the regular prepared milk Of lime
Will be required to cause the paper to turn
blue and the paper test may be dispensed
with except occasionally to see that the
Juice is not acid. The red ntmuS paper
costs but few cents.
There are other reagents employed ~
the same purpose for instance bi-sulphll9
of limo. but the above is simpler ana more
available.
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spring after gathering the clover off 1
want to plant the land in corn Will it
De apt to bring as good or better corn
by having it III Clover?
Answer-Crimson clover following cow
peas Is not considered scientific success.
as both are leguminous crops. The chief
advantage of the pea stubbe Is the con-
siderable amount of nitrogen it returns
to the soil, and this nitrogen is not ap-
preciated by the closely following crop Of
would be called o bad plan. but would
prefer some other succession. For IN
stance. follow the pea stubble with oats
or rye. or some kind of grass. all of Whlch
require nitrogen as q dominant element.
Crimson clover hay requires potash ana
phosphate.
Crimson clover hay. if cut late, IS apt
to be injurious to norseS and mules from
the spiney seeds heads forming indigest-
BILE concretionS in the stomach of the AM
mails eating the hay.
You may very successfully secure d
stand of crimson clover by sowing the
seeds on the pea crop before harvesting
the latter. About fifteen pounds OF sooo
seed are sufficient for one acre.
You will find that the crimson clover
will not be ready to NOW in time 10 pitthe
a crop of Indian corn in the lanu at th0
usual season for planting corn. Inc lulu
ing under of sod of crimson CioNei J"9-
before planting the corn would be OF Hl'ic
or no benefit to the corn. but would pcnc
fit a crop OF small grain following INC
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EARNS NDFARMERS~

in August or September. next? She Is very
well grown for her age. ~
2. Is the cocklebur Il heterogeneous plant!
VIII they not improve land almost as well
as peavineS?
Answer--1. 1t may not in this individual
case, but the weight of authority. opinion
and experience is all against breeding an
animal that is not grown and fully ma
tured.
2. No, 1t is not a nitrogen gatherer put
turning them under would certainly De
beneficial to the soil.
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RECEIPTS AND rs.
Monthly Comparative Statement OF the
Governments Finances.

Washington. August 1.-The monthly
comparative statement Of the government
receipts and expenditures shows that dur
ing July the receipts amounted to A3, |loS,
a gain as compared with July, 1881 O!
$4S27,GOO. ..-
The disbursements aggregated "'t''N'4'o'
an increase of Il little more than S2ildV"V.
The receipts as given are as follows:
Customs SD 1G9, $50 loss of about ST $l,SW-
600. internal revenue, $26, 697, a gain or
about So 400 .1(D miscellaneous, $2,oO6'"o,
about the same as a year ago. The eXpen
diturcs durtng July on account of the
war amounted to about $3o,0l0Ch and to
about $4,000 600 since the war began.
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Prolific Corn.

S. u. Atkins. Andover s. CT have corn
growing this year that IS said to yield
over 300 bushels per acre with ordinary
cultivation and a dry year but | think
that is exaggerated a little; but il far ex-
GELS common corn. l wird to watch 1t
mature and select the best seed possible.
What portion of the ear IS best-larGe. mid
die or little end? And which IS the best.
single or double ear? Whore more than
one ear is grown on Il stalk. which Is best,
lower or upper ear?
Which Is best. that which natures early
or that which natures late?
Answer-Wc would select the stalks that
have two good ears, placed rather low
down on the stalks and that have a
good shank permitting the ear to turn It's
point downward. Select early rpening
ears if you want t. make It earlier. 1t is
practically immaterlal from what portion
of the ear the seed be taken only that the
grains should be wol developed and sound.
We would take both ears.
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htrophy of Muscle.

w G Higgins Rocky Branch, Tex
haI-o u very valuable horse about eight
Years old; sixteen hands; fine saddler.
lie is a PAGER and foXtrots. About the
1st of last October / noticed small SUNK
en- place on the left side, just above the
root of his tail This place has gradually
enlarged until the left Dmdquarters mus
clos have perished away. He seems to be IN
GOOD health otherwise. His appetite Is good
and he carries good flesh on balance OF
body. He is lively He is not lame, but
of course he can't use his left hind leg
as he should. Please diagnose and pre-
scribe treatment.
Answer-.We would call It ease OF
atrophy or wasting away Of the muscle
that lies on the side Of the tall bone
caused by a severe strain Of that particular
muscle Repeated applications of tlncture
Of rantharidcs to the skin of the Sunkeh
portion will usually make the muscle re-
develop Rub IN Il small quantity every
day so as to keep the place sore and M
f&mcd If it fails after three or four
weeks, insert seton every two or three
inches, and smear the Setons slightly with
cantharides ointment about twice week
and leave them On three or four weeks.
Give gentle exercise. it is frequently tho
case that all means fail to make the mus
Gle redcvclop, and the place will be simply
an eyeSorc, not seriously imparlng the
usefulness Of the animal
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Dog Fits.

J. W. Yount, Crimora station, Val hao %
a valuable bird dog which died WIN WIN ,,t tnt
following symptoms. ! hau taken MN la
with the intention of hunting. 20
walked about a hundred yardS witch tu
commenced to run and howl. In lc"
minutes he fell to the ground In spaSiil, H.
The foam ran from his moutE, ana rrho ne
eyes lolIcd like balls of hrc IA IA
spasms continued at short Intervals hilu
in about five hours he was unable to stlno' s1
lie seemed in great pain All tne lH1; INA
and lived about twelve hours. re cou cG.{
eat nothing, and swallowed water wiz,
dif3ruItv He was five months old, ana
I'm q good condition. Several years "5"
l had two dogs to die by the same az az
case They were the same age oL Iiti1 1
one and very fat Please tell me What
mont.
Answcr-The authorities agree In many
such attacks simply as "convulsions' or
"fts" Young dogs are most subject to
them whom teething, or when affected WIN
worms These fits are also sometimes
due to disorders of the brain. Treatment
consists of removing the cause, where II
can be ascertaincd. Nothing can be done
while the tit is on. Lance innamed gums
II due to tcething; eXpel worms or irrltal-
ing matter from the intestines. The III
over. give one to thre tablcspoonfulS OF
castor oil (according to size of dog); also
inject into the rectum occasionally tet-
spoonful of the following: one ounce eacn
of sulphate OF ether and laudanum ana
two ounces of water. For worms. give
the following powder every morning for a
week: Four grains of santonin. two
grains of sulphuret Of iron, twenty grains
of sugar of milk; powder, and mix ana
give as one dose daily for week. ana
follow the last dose with two tablespoons
full of castor oil and ten drops Of turpch-
tine At the end of three weeks, repeat
ihn whole trNatmnnt.
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CORN SMUT.

OF course every farmer and farmers
boy is familiar with the so-Called corn smut
which is moro or less present in the corn
fields every year. Some years only an occa-
sional stalk or ear of corn. will be found
infested but in some years 1t Is very
abundant-this year. for instance we nave
several times seen it in even greater
abundance than now, and have estimated
the loss of corn from this cause as high as
per cent of the whole yield. 1t has been
estimated that the average annual loss in
the whole country from this cause Is not
less than / per cent, being much greater
OF wet years.
This smut IS what is called a fungus,
end its scientific name is Ustilago maydis.
IT was formerly supposed that the spores
(seeds) Of the fungus attacked the corn
plant near the ground during the early
stages Of growth and that the fungus there
entered the stalk and grew up within 1t,
developing into ''boils'' or smut heads here
and there on the plant, but notccably on
the ears and tasSes. 1t was thought by
some that the spores even entered into the
young plant through its roots. or Into
the very germ itself, and that these spores
were carried into the soil with the seed
corn But these theories have been found
90 be erroneous. being based on the
observed life history Of the smuts
which attack wheat, oats and 9th
or small grains. In these
cases 1t had been proven that the spores
enter the sprouts OF the small grain before
they were half an inch long and thoroughly
permaate every tissue of the plants ana
flltng the place where the rpened grain
should appear with the we'll known "bunt
or sticking smut or wheat. blast of oats
and barley and ergot OF rye
Rut it remained for DR. Oscar Brefeld,
n German scientist, to give to the world,
in lSSS. the true life history of corn smut
AS the result of long course of expert
ments and observation the found that the
smut may infest tho corn plants at any
time before full maturity. No remedy
for corn smut has yet been discovered or
devised 1t is useless TO treat tho seed.
as vo NAV successfully do in the case or
wheat smut previous to planting BUT
there are certain precautions that VIII
lessen the disease. such as cutting out tho
Fmutted parts before they mature ana de-
stroy them.
Is the smut of corn injurious to stock
This question has often been asked, but
answers We're at first not very confidently
given. But the carefully conducted teeunS
CON smut experiments Of the Michigan eX-
pertinent station prove very concIuslYely
that there is no harm in 1t,
Two cows. both in calf, were fed two
ounces OF smut daily for five days The
quantity was then doubled successfully at
the end of periods Of two or three days uh-
TIL the daily dose reached on" pouh" per
day. Two other cows We're also fed on
smut, the daily quantity given increasing
very RAPIDLY from two ounces eaoh per
duy until it reached eleven pounds per
day to each COW. The eXperimentcr goes
,,u to SAY. In conclusion:
"'rrn pounds Of smut shoyeled into
lalr-bushcl measure filled 1T. 1t is evident
a {,, 4. n lljl Y
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Forms Falling Off.

g. j. Hill, Caranchana.-l herewith senn
YOU some dead cotton forms. wish 10
know the cause of their diving. a great
deal of the cotton In this county is In the
same condition. | don't find any dead
forms larger than these. flea.se give nalhe
of disease and remedy If you have one.
AnsWer-We are not prepared to say
what it is that Is affecting the very young
squares. We showed them to skilled
entomologist and biologist. He was not
prepared to examine them. as he had no
high power microscope, but gave 1t as ms
opinion that it was the effect of some pac-
teral disease.
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Will Pool Raisin Crop.

Fresno. Cal. August 2.--President Kear
nev. of the California Raisin Growers As
so>tat.on. announces the plan to pool the
raisin products in the state. lie stated 30
nor cent of the crop in Fresno, Tularc ana
Madeira and Kings county has been signed
ana that over 50 per cent. of the crop OF
KOhn county has been thrown INTO the
nnoI Agents are now at work IN southern
and northern California and with the con-
tracts they secure the association will con-
troll 90 per cent of the output.
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Will Make Smokeless Powder.

Cleveland, o.. August 4.-W. F. Irish,
H. H. Anderson and Il. Davenport of this
city. have Incorporated q company in West
Virginia for the manufacture of smokeless
powder. The capital stock is $4,000, tn
the privilege of increas ng it to $l0UoW0.
The company has secured contracts TO
furnish large quantities of smokeless pow
der to the government. 1t will deliver lOOo
pounds each week. The plant Will be In
the Vicinity of Cleveland.
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Strangely Affected Horse.

To A. G.. Il. Martin, MartnSvi!le, MISS
We are not able to diagnose the case on
the chart of symptoms presented but Will
say that rabies is somewhat Indicated ne
itching of the legs, the startled manner. the
sensitivcncss to light, extended nostrlIs'
etc, are usually manifest in the first stages
of ra bic4. But we do not insist upon tn"
diagnosis-it Is only suggestive. We would
like to hear the sequel OF his attack.
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1909 RiCvclns Down II SIS, 90,

New 1928 Model Ladies' and Gents Bicycles are now
being sold on easy conditions low $500; others
outright at 1885, and high grade at 1885 and $3.50,
be paid for after received If you Will cut this notice
and send to SEARS, RoEBrCK CO., Chicago, they
viii send you their 1898 Bicycle Catalogue and full par
culsrs
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Crushed VS.. Whole Cotton Seed.

J. S NJ, Miley's S.C.-Will crushed rot-
ton seed act more quickly than whole seed
ana is there any advantage in crushing
them?
AnsWer-Ycs, crushed cotton seed de-
compose somewhat more readily than the
whole secd but the principal advantages IN
crushing the seed (and the object general
ly in view) Is tnat the crushing destroys
the terminating power of the seed. (Your
other question has been answered by maid.
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johnson Grass.

NJ. s. Posey, Richmondlee. Miss.-If tho
editor or any of The Constitutions readers
can tell how to destroy johnson grass, it
VIII favor several farmers of this vicinity.
This grass commenced in this country, 1t
Is thought. by sowing imported oats, and
no one FAMILIAR with it. 1t was well set be-
fore its Identity was known. Am tod
by those who have had some experience
first year of its growth it can easily be
cradicated by pu.ing it up and digging
down and getting every fiber that can be
found which viii not be very difficult
or only few punches. The grass and
roots should be bruised after pulling 1t up.
So farmers would act wisely, / should
think to avail! themselves of any opportu-
nifty to see this grass that they may learn
to recognize 1t on its first appearance.
AnsWer-We have received many speci-
mems of Johnson grass from farmers who
did not know it "at sight" but were In
formed in regard to it's character as a pest
towering and is also somewhat like sor-
ghum. In fact all the sorghum and broom
cOrns belong to the same genus with John
seon grass viz, the sorghum genus. But
johnson grass, which is botanicaIly known
as sorghum halapense. Is a perennial,
having jointed cane like roots Qike tho
roots of swamp cane). 1t Is these jolnted
roots that survive the winter, and make 1t
so. persistent the hbrous roots DO NOT
continue to live.
The head Of tho Johnson grass Is spread
ing and pyramidal the seeds SHINING ana
glossy when ripening, and the heads are
from eight inches to eighteen inches loh6.
The stems are smaller than ordinary smai
broom corn, and are from four to ten teet
high, according 10 soil.
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Cures Guaranteed.

All diseases of men; piles and fstula.
Free pamphlet. DR.. w. j. Tucker Allan
IA Ga
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Do you seek safe investment?
There's nothing moro certain to yield big
returns In nerve strength puro blood and
good health than Hoods SarSaparilla.
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Young Filly.

Il. T. Caldwell Beason's Mil, Ala.
Would it be injurious to breed a filly that
was three years old in April. last, to a jack
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Pharyngitis.

G. r. Barfcld, Whitewater Gal have
n large seven -year-Old Nebraska horse
that seems all right in every p1rtcular
except a slight affection 3t ms throat.
This has bothered hiin several times when
he attempts to eat drink TOO Fast. In
drinking he acts as if lie is StranGled, III
eating very much the same way. vet
something like he is Chokcd. tie draws
his chin toward the breast ana gives Il
heaye like he is trying to push something
out at the same time often back ng. He
also works his mouth like he had some
thing too far down and Is trying to get
it back. He cant swallow whli" in THIS
fix Water often runs back out of his
nostrils when he is drinking and makes
kind of rurgling noise. He has always
got over this in y few minutes and would
80 back to eating, until yesterday re
stall so for four or five hours when |
pint of lard He got all right in a few
minutes and went to eating. ] may add
that no particular kind of food seems TO
be worse than another in producing the
effect. 1t watermelon the last time
He has no cough except a kind of heaV-
ing one while in this condition. W hat can
/ do for him?
Answer-It is probable that the horse has
what Is known as pharyngitis, or iniiam-
nation of the mucous membrane of tho
back part of the mouth. which is called
the 'pharynX. Give onc-half ounce of
chlorate OF potash three or four times
day. This may be given suspended in
warm water gargle. or it may be
mixed with lIquorlce root powder and
honey and given with d strong spoon or
paddle BoraX or alum water may be Civ
en- instead of the chloratc of potash. Give
soft food such bran mashcs, corn
meal Yet, sonnet mes u horse will do
better eating corn from the cob
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some dry murrain." The mere ceasing to
chew the cud is no disease Itself. but Is
the result of the fact that the COW eats
little or nothing, and therefore has II"
"cud" to chew. The first treatment in such
a case is the giving of one quart of raw
linseed oil with two drains of fluid extract
of belladonna In it. Follow this with one
pound of EPSON salts. one and a half drains
of qunine dissolved in half a ga.iOn of cold
water and given at one dose. If the oil
does not operate or she vomits it up give
large injections of warm soapSudS until the
bowels are evacuated. Give her all the cold
water she will drink.
But the case has been going on so long
that ii IS probable that she will either be
dead or well by the time this reaches you.
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tracting the cost of the corn fed. was
s1OG5 per acre. Shoats fed in pens gained
more rapidly in weight ration OF
ground cowpeaS and corn than on ground
corn alone In effect, 5.2S pounds Ct this
mixed food was equal to SOC pounds OF
ground corn.
Three pounds of sweet potatoes proved
decidedly inferior to one pound CT corn
meal Cowpeas fed with corn Gid no. in
injuriously affect the quality Of pork or
lard. Peanuts, when fed with corn great
ly softcned the pork and lard. The soft
enng effect of peanuts was not corrected
by feeding exclusively on corn for month
before the date of slaughternig.
The experiments recorded III this bul-
Ietin were begun September \, 1877, ana
concluded February 16. 1898. All the ami
mails used were growing pigs, varying III
size at the beginning OF the different oXTe-
riments from pigs just Weaned to nan
grown shoats. The results obtained apply
to the class Of animals here used and not
necessarily to nearly mature fattenlhG
hogs In every experiment an abundance
of ash material was insured by supply
of hardwood ashes, unlcached, and salt
The weighing of pigs and of food, OF Whlch
more than 800 were made during Mc
course of these experiments, and other de-
taiIs were attended to by Mr. /. y. Cul-
YER farm superintendent"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-15
WASH GOODS.

VVAOEI OUUD0.
Our Wash Goods stock
every we
TIC, 2Oe 25c yard. ~ ~ 49, ~ -i1'e'
Our lines Of Fine French Organdies of
Our prices are 19c, 25e, 39c Soc 59c yard ~
Our rom to acc yard ' ,FO' f0' ~
yonlyo
hundreds of dmit
pest IN the world and sold
t, per-
loo pieces OF Fine Madrases Gingham
and chldren The
wac ana the 80
We have full line of Galatea
suns creo" stores get Is cents yard our &c
People's voice., 1898-04-21

strumental in pOstponing for brief
time the putting into effect of the
congressional resolution, but the
president is disposed not to brook any
further delay. 1t is only fair that in
a great crisis like this, reasonable
time shall be given.
IF Spain refuses to evacuate Cuba
prompt measures will be adopted to
put into force the congressional reso-
luton. A blockade Of Cuba will, so
far as at present understood, be begun
at once. There are sufficient war YES
sells in the vicinity'to make this effect.
i've. | think such supplies as the
Spaniards now control will not last
them more than a month. Then,
steps taken with view to increasing
the equipment of Corners soldiers
and furnishing them with sufficient
hard tack for food will enable him to
harrasS the Spaniards from the rear,
which will materially assist in bring
ing them to terms. My own indiyid-
ual idea is that it will probably take
two months to bring about the results
which will compel the Spaniards to
evacuate and enable the island to be
occupied by the United States without
mOleStatiOn.
''NO, the United States government
will not issue any letters of marQue
and reprisal or cOuntenance priyateer-
ing, but if the Spanish government
chooses to enter upon this line of war
fare she will have to deal with the
nations of Europe with whose COM
merce she seeks to interfere"