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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-12-06

drew the following jurors TO serve az Tue
May term, 1900, of Terreii superior
court:
GRAND JURORS
JT Oxford, w w Kirksey, R F Cook,
A Slade, Early Anderson, b W breed
love, q +" Dozier, j A Davis, A y Hli,
Renejah Christie, j E Jay, } II Brlm, II
ii Jennings, w I Everett, E IL Brown
j Q JOINER, B 5 Mathews, , Haynes
G G Brlm, r E Johnson, j W Dlsmuke'
w d Davis, T w Haddock, } A Hitler,
J G Simpson, l. | Arnold, j | Howell, b
F Todd, Vim Dunn, j / Johnston.
TRAVERSE JURoRs-1sT WEEK.
a q Allen, G M Chambers, G A
Hatcher, w / Hill, j R Mercer, w
Clark, j S Clay, HIP Hass, VIM Hol-
land. w r Pinkston, j w RUSSELL, Q B
Daniel, j V Oliver, NJ Jennings, w +
Ferguson, G f Smith, j B McCorkle, W
V Perry, w A Anthony, L M Cannon, W
E Riordan, S M Patrick, j w Gurr, W ,
Culpepper, D r Murray, j d McLendon,
B F Scott, G j Whitehead, Z A wallace,
A w Fleming, w f Lovrey, Jr., q D
Jones, b T Crawford, d q Kennedy,
Elijah Stevens.
TRAVERSE JURORS-ZND. WEEK.
FA Ruggles, R j Sem, M McGlli, y
W Bryant, t n Martin, E / Jackson, j J
Johnson, l. D Martin, Winston Jones, y
w Thompson, r Grier, j A Cham bless,
B Hamilton, sampson McGill, II A
Cook, c S Woods, T Buchanan, 9 A
Harris, A = Wright, 7 olade, B I
Bridges, ID j Sessions, NJ Rauch, L M
Lennard, jr, IA j. Kirksey, L W Hayes,
5 j Ship, E Thornton, } D Averett,
DE- McLain, W B Frazier, Z l. Mize, |
6 Marshall, jr., w II Speer, A ) Martin,
E PinkstUn.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-12-06

Hoods Pills cure constipation. Price
25 cents.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-12-06
JUDGE DRAWS JURORS.
The Men Who Will Serve at the
Nav Term of Court.

Saturday morning Judge ~hetheid
drew the following jurors to serve at the
May term, 1900, of Terrell superior
court:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-12-06

Solid gold jewelry new and np-to'
date-at Dawson Drug Cos.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-12-06

A fresh line of Blanke Bros. Fine
Candies at Martin & Guerry's.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07
Whae sur,.eTrTnw uern.

Moisture mzy be retained I'm the sOa
by snhsOiling. psOwing- narrowing.
cultivating, mulching, rolling and by
the addition of humus ar deeaysd veg
etahIe matter Snbsoiling increases the
depth of cIayey and compact sO5ls AzDd
allows more water to enter them in
stead of running on on the surface
SuhsOiIing is thus an important means
of preventing washing, and - also en-
ables the roots TO penetrate deepeTy
thus increasing the feeding area Both
spring and fall subsoiIing are of advkn-
tage ON n stiff, heavy land
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

eur6ed In o. IT. Then fherc shcn1d be
another piece 20 turn intO when this II
eaten down This may seem Ike n \
klovenly way OF doing, bst - should be
remembered the husking OF the corr Is
the most expensive part AZ growing The
crop. II costs from three 40 ave CENTS
Per bushel to husk and put Il In the
crib and then il has TO be shoVeied ouk
agais- or course part Of the corn win
have 90 be husked 10 be fed later On in =
good yard. for here Is where great part
of the profit comes in Some may think
Il costs too much tOhaild fences to keep
stock in the corn aelds, but a good fence
VIII last at least rs years The stock can
be turned il the fed just rs soon as the
corn begins 40 glaze. Stock fed in this
way viii gain faster than when fed dry
corr, but care should be taken not to-
leave them in the field too long a. frat
They should not be turned into 6eld
OF green corn IN poor condition or the
result u5ght be damaging and the prof
its from feeding IN this way lost When
the corn Is En proper condition 30 cut n
part OF the crop should be cut, either
| with machine or by hand, and shocked
nicely IN the field TO be fed later with
out hR<king, this saves labor also, and
1 makes a nice lot of feed TO be fed out in
the winter There Is also good profit
IN feeding sheep In the same way, that
is turn them I'm the corn field IN the fall
and cutsup corn and feed them through
the winter I wintered 100 sheep in that
way last winter and never had sheer
do SO wen before In order to get the
most profit out of corn IL Is necessary to
save as much labor as possible Their.
are many ways of feeding corn at &
profit this time of year Pastures ART
getting short Tor the dairy cow and IL 4
little corn that was planted for thai
purpose h cut and fed to the cows ever
night II win help out the pasture ant
also the mfIk pail There is no donb
but what there is more profit In feeding
the corn on the farm II the farmer own
his farm and manages IN the right way
but renter on n farm for one year Ia,
better sell his grain and other productz
-GeOrge Tyler, IA Prairie Farmer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07
DISEASES OF CORN.
fThSy Are Not Only More Numersus
Nat Also More Destructive Thai
l. IL Generally Supposed

The corn plant is subject TO rust that
6s similar to the red rust that affects
wheat and oats Usually its presence
may be noted about the middle of sum
mer, by the appearance of blotches on
ahe leaf of the plant These blotches
are dust-like, and contain the spores of
the disease. Near the end of the sum
smer the blotches become biaclxish. For
tunately the disease does not attack
corn until the plant has arrived at
stage of growth when Il will not suffer
as much injury as it would if ii were at
lacked in the earlier stages 1t has
never been regarded as economically i'm
portant, yet healthy plant is always
better than n diseased one
Prof. Burren's bacterial disease OF
corn is a more serious matter. II causes
- dwarfed condition of young plants on
areas of n few yards to an acre or nore,
,and more usually than otherwise upon
the richest soil Of the field. The plants
that are attacked are siekly IN appear
ance, being more yellow than healthy
plant Especially is this the appearance
of the lower leaves. The hover and old
er roots are badly affected As is also the
lowest portion of the stalk which often
dies On the surface of these diseased
stalks may be found spots that are of Il
sbrownish color and are eorroded. After
Ahe middle of the summer the sheath
leaves of the stalk Will be fOand to be
spotted on the outside But on the in
wide they are much more affected
Sometimes the ears become diseased
In bad cases every thing connected with
Ahe ear, husks, cob. kernel and silk are
reduced to n condition that may be
salled nothIngness, and such ears often
Become moIdy through and through.
the fungus being very white The juices
the ear, husks, cob Kernel and silk, are
shown by the microscope to- be alive
with bacteria 1t was at one time
Thought that cattle feeding upon such
diseased corn would be poisoned, but,
like smut, il has more recently been
shown TO be harmless.
Like smut in wheat the remedy for
the disease is probably rotation, though
eve are not prepared to say Just what
tthe rotation should be. However. II the
disease is bad on any part Of the farm
1T would prove profitable to experiment
sas to the proper rotation II Is not otter
that diseases Of this character viii at
Aack crops that are disSimiIar In ehArae
7er--Agricultural EpitOmist-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

Set your steel trap IN = cOrn-sack-
Roll In the mouth Of the sack until n
space is left just large enough to con-
tain the trap The rat sees the ears
of corn through the trap, and In reach
Ing for them strikes the pedal with
his nose The trap is thus sprung SO
as to catch him just behind the ears,
and his death Is instantaneous This
is more humane than catching him by
the leg and causing hInn tea suffer all
night have caught three successive
~ in that way. and hsEieve 81 Vrin prove
successful IN naost eases by the WAY.
there Is no surer way to rid the prem
Uses Of rats than by using 4 sack partly
flied with corn IN TIE EAR Xc1 are sure
of one about every night EzEtII they are
exterminated--Walt s Smith, IN
Farm and FSre<5de-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

toward his wife, he caught sight of the
reptiles head on the pew seat in the
act of striking him.
Catching it quickly he threw ii to the
floor, placed his foot on its body, and
attempted to crush it, in the meantime
trying to get out his knife His curious
conduct attracted the attention Of the
congregation, and In a moment the cry
of ''snakei" was raised. Women mount
ed the seats screaming in terror, and
men either left the building or started
toward Mr.. Arnold. The latter sue
ceeded in getting his knife and by the
time helped reached him had cut the
snake in two, and to quiet the audience
held it aloft, one piece in each hand.
The reptile was taken out into the aisle
and measured. its length being six
feet, lacking one inch. 1t was a black
snake, a species rarely seen in this Sec
ton, and not venomous.
An attempt to continue the services
proved unsuccessful, and the few per-
sons who remained in the building were
dismissed. Mr.. Arnold was warmly
congratulated upon his remarkable
GOODNESS under most trying circum-
stances
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

we got the story next morning from a
farmer who came to the camp, and some
OF US, myself among them, went over to
the pasture. The big bull lay dead on
the ground with his neck 1acerated and
his jugular vein bitten clear through.
Beyond him lay the bear, a female,
which would weigh 800 pounds, gored in
several places and disemboweled. The
hoof marks an tie ground showed plain
ly where the cattle had stood ranged in
a circle, and the earth was deeply trod-
den and blood stained where the fight
ing had been. The cattle had gone from
the place and were feeding in another
part of the pasture when we got there.
Among them was a two-year-old steer
which had been in the fracas and now
had taken charge of the herd. His horns
were REDEEMED and he had n wound on
his neck extending from the shoulders
to the head, where a three-cornered
piece of skin had been torn nearly off
by the bears claws, so that it hung in a
flap. We roped the steer, threw him and
with shoemaker's anvil and stout Irvine
/ sewed the skin back in place. saw
the steer a month afterward with the
wound entirely healed.
Nobody saw the fight, and we could
only guess just what had occurred. The
best that we could make out was that
when the bear tackled the herd he was
met by the big bull, who took the brunt
OF the fighting. The bulls horns, being
short and dull, and setting sidewise
from the head. as they did, were not the
| best weapons for the business to be
done, and. besides this, the bear hao
probably tired him out by keeping him
on the move long time before they
got together at close quarters. At ans
rate, she killed the bull, and after thai
The sharp horns of the steer did tn,
business for the bear. 1t must hav,
been in giving the thrust that disem
boweled the bear that the steer got III,
terrible claw stroke that tore his thicl
hide like paper"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

On a very much travelled road there
rs a great deal of excrement dropped
from the horses used in drawing vehi-
scles and from other animals driven
thereon. Most of the soluble parts Of
4his excrement are washed into the
bitches on either side OF the roadway.
They accumulate in all the depressiOns
md make a strata of rich soil, which is
well worth the labor of drawing into
adjoining fields as q fertilizer. 1t is
best to do this while the field is plowed.
and the roadside should also be plowed
and cultivated, so that the rich soil can
sbe evenly distributed over the surface.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07
HAMMER AND NAILS.
Eith Their Aid and n HoodOo Cere-
monS They Cure ToOthache In
q south Carolina Valley.

ST ran across a strange freak in a
small town up the state" said a re-
turned traveller to New York Sun cor
respondent, as he slipped a julep the
other night ''The town was small and
lacked many of the Improvements and
things really needed. One afternoon
1 had a violent toothache, and there
was no dentist about to offer me relief.
The pain was agonizing. 1t was new
to me. 1 Wandered about and drifted TO
the lone drug store and asked the drug
gist for some old pain killer. He gave
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07
BEARS UP IN MAINE.
HOt So Many Years Ago They At
tackled Herds of Cattle.
A~Souza 81 - Battle in = Pasture IA
which Bruin Was WOPsted, But
Net Until After NE Had
killed = Ball.

Compared with so years ago the Maine
farmers suffer little loss through the
depredations of bears these days. The
most sanguinary and exciting combat
of this nature that has occurred IN
Maine in recent years was reported by
Capt Dan Neal, the woods guide, who
was within hearing of the fight aRd
visited the spot the morning after 1t
took place
".It wax In the summer of 1882, and I
was with gang of 30 men in the hem
lock woods peeling bark on the great
west slope of Mount Sunday, near
Olamjon, on the Penobscot river" said
Capt Neal, telling of the occurrence the
other evening to a New York Sun re-
porter. 1.-THE township in which we
were working was plantation-that is
20 say, was not an Incorporated town,
but there were some farms in it, and in
a large clearing two miles from our
camp a herd of cattle was pastured.
The patriarch Of the herd was large
shorthorn bull of disposition which
made us shy of ham when crossing the
pasture where he was. A bear had been
killing cattle on the plantation that
season, and one night he attacked this
herd. The fight must have begun about
shutdown, for the cattle began to below
about then, and they kept it up until
midnight The sounds came plainly to
us across a%alley, and above the others
we could distinguish the roaring of the
big bull. His voice died out of the
rumpus toward midnight and we won
dered what had happened TO him; but
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

nirst. cutting it down two feet in depth,
ias shown in illustration, which forms a
shoulder upon wlAch to build the brick
top. This top is necessary in order to
guard against frost chipping the &C.
snent, and also 30 allow a smaller focus
mt top, which allows the cistern to be
kept in n better sanitary condition
After the clay wall has become some
what dry, take a mallet and chisel and
Achip numerous crevices ipto the clay
1t is now ready to trowel on the cement
AFTER the walls are we'll troweled down,
erect the brick top, laying each brick
with good cement mortar, cementing
and troweliDg down both inside and out
side OF wall until top is reached, then
erect sewer tile as shown in illustration,
tcementing it we'll Fill excavation,
mounding up slightly, and you have a
.cistern that is pure, clean and sanitary
and viii undoubtedly give you no
trouble as long as you live. Make It
large enough to hold a bountiful supply
of water--George w. Brown, in Ohio
Farmer.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

Essspes 8rom = Pes An the saOeR<ysras
ana Prseeedea 10 Make ThinBs
1.hveAy an . Populous Dis
Ar1ct az Chicago

A wild steer which escaped from it's
pen at the Chicago stock yards dashed
around the corner OF Forty-fifth street
into Shields avenue late the other night
and rushed ut William Hoyne, q stock
yards commission merchant, who was
leisVrely jogging along on horseback
Hearing the bellows of the crazed ami
NAL Hoyne's horse ran to the sidewalks
and then, feeling its owners spurs,
dashed forward in AN effort to escape
II was too late. Hardly had il caught
its stride when the steer was upon it.
Hoyne slipped from the saddle and
leaped to a fence top, and the steers
horns pierced the horses abdomen
Both animals, stumbling in their head
long rush, rolled over and over on the
ground. The steer was soon on its feet
and gored the horse to death.
Hoyne did not dare to interfere, but
called for help, and his cries aroused
the neighborhood. A call was sent to
the stock yards police station and a
patrol wagon loaded with officers was
sent TO the scene Three of the police
men were armed with double-barreled
Ehotguns, kept at the station for such
emergencies, but a long race ensued
before they got shot at the steer. At
the approach of the wagon the steer
dashed down Forty-ffth street several
blocks and was lost
For nearly an hour the police wagon
patrolled the neighbOrhoOd before the
/ animal was found in a field. Again IL
ran into Sherman street, and at Forty
seventh was gaining on the patrol
wagon The street was clear of Peo-
pie. rs they had fed to the houses al
the steers approach, and Sergt. Multi.
gan decided to try long shot. Stand
ing in the swaying wagon and steadie6
by his fellow officers he raised his CUR
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

a siclxly grin, and said he didn't have
a thing in the shop.
al can stop the pain all right.
though he told me, and I promptly Of
fered him SIS if he would.
1.-THE man took me to a porch at the
rear of the store and called TO a boy
for hammer and nails. got hHffy at
this call, for I thought the guy had
gone mad and was going to punch out
my painful grinder, but he assured me
that he would not touch me- He went
TO post, which looked as if it already
had million nails in it, and wrote four
letters-'A, C, H, E.
"'Now just watch me- he said, and
think of what am doing
with that he took a hammer and
began driving a ten-penny nail. He
gave fancy licks- When the nail was
driven he gave the same siclly grin
and asked about the pain. Still there
said, and then he took the nail and
soon had the letter &C. covered. BY that
time the pain was disappearing, though
would not admit it. The quacIS con-
tinued to hammer until the last nail
was gone, and, on my word, the pain
had disappeared. I waited a few mo-
ments~ for it to return, but it did not,
and up to this day the tooth is sound.
The druggist did not want to accept the
IS, but insisted, and then he treated
the crowd to dispensary drinks.
Talking to the man afterward he
told me that he cured hundreds of cases
of toothacbe for people around the in
close, as the driven nails could show
The negroes were the most request
callers, and none of them had to pay.
It all seems strange and funny, ana
cannot talk. for the others, but that
man cured my toothache by the simple
remedy Of tbs hammer and nails"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

Some. of the weeds can be used for
food 81 prejudice against them did not
exist The dandelion is cultivated IN
France, but rs regarded as n pest here
Suecory rs raised in European gardens
PSgweed Is delicaey to the Chinese.
and young pokeweed has long been
Known in the southern states as edible
The common nettle. TnsEkweed and mai
low are used in Europe Purslaine, one
of the most persistent and despiseS
pests IN this country. IS cultivated in
Europe. being regarded az very vaEu-
able plant.
Crows Warm Their Feex.
Crows IN Rockbridge county. Va,
have been seen on the bs eks OF the
sheep on several farms. A gentleman
states that he saw three crows a. the
same time ON the back of one sheep
and the animal did not appear to mind
them. but continued to walk about and
feed The only reason assigned for
the crows being there was that they had
frosted their feet during the cold spell
and were warming them ON the backs
Of the sheep.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

ravenous and numerous, compelling the
handkerchief, while they were kept
busy slapping their hands and faces.
They swOre vigorously at their guide
and several times threatened TO go
back. Each time he dissuaded them,
saying: Strangers, where we're gwine
ter there amt no muskeets thet'ell tech
yer. My wurred fer it. I'll bet yer I
kin set on a log ten minits with my
shirt off and not feel thur bites
AT last the men took him up on a
wager of $40, thinking to have some
fun and also get some little returns
for their trouble. The cracker took
of his sombrerO, unfastened his gal
luses, which were pinned with long
thorns peeled off his worn shirt and
seated himself OF a log. BE practiced
his unerring aim with a squid of to-
bacco on everything IN sight, as the
sun beat down upon his back and the
merry mosquitoes were busy making
his flesh look like a red and white
strawberry. They came with regular
tool chests and buzzed and sawed in
great shape.
Eight minutes passed and my
friends began to think they were losing
their money. as the cracker never
moved a muscle. One of the men drew
out his sunglass to light cigarett'
and was seized with the idea of draw
ing bead on the bare back of the
cracker. This he played up and dowr
the mans spine, who at last yelled
Say, Mister, eff you knock tibet ere hor
net off off my back I'll make it IS min
;feffu
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07
FARM FIRE LADDER was-

shows one that can quickly be put in
place 1t is In the form of a fruit lad
der at the top, aud has a small wheel at
the end, as shown It can thus be
showed up over the roof without catch
ing on the shingles. Ahook Is placed in
the position shown, SO that the ladder,
when showed up to the ridge, can be
turned over. when the hook win hold it
firmly in place. Make the ladder long
enough for any roof You have, and have
another that win reach any roof edge.
IN. v Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07
DIDN'T MIND MOSQUITOES
But when He Thought q HoRnes Haa
Settled ON HIS back the Crack
err Caved In.

''I'n tell you one of the best mosquito
stories ever heard" said man in the
lobby of the Grand hotel to a Cincin-
natl Commercial reporter. Friends
of mine were prospecting in Georgia
with the view of purchasing more or
less wooded lands, and they fell in with
e genuine cracker, who told great
stories OF his valuable timber. They
were travelling horseback and agreed
TO go on with the cracker to see his
land. AS the party went deeper into
the country the mosquitoes became. more
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07

and fired one barrel after the other.
Both shots went TO the mark, but as she
animal was headed away from the wag-
ON neither reached a vital spot The
steers pace seemed to be accelerated,
and being afraid it would turn a corner
and do more harm before it was caught
Officer Geohegan was ordered to take
a shot at it
Geohegan was more fortunate than
his superior. After his first shot he
.waited moment until the steer turned
its bloodshot eyes back for a glance at
its pursuers, and then fired with the
second barrel. The charge Of buclzshot
struck the steer fairly in the shoulder,
penetrating the heart It staggered
forward few PAGES and then, just as
the patrol wagon dashed alongside,
plunged forward and fell dead.
The steer escaped from a pen in the
yards near Packers avenue by jumping
fence Several employees endeavored
to head !. Off, DIR. it escaped from the
yards ard was not seen again until al
game upon Hoync. The latter took the
loss OF his horse philosophcally and
congratulated himself on mis- own es-
cape
During its fight the crazed' animal
cOslided with and demolished n buggy
standing ut Root street and Stewart
avenue The police were unable to learn
the name of the owner of the buggy
The steer was the property of the USior
Stock Yards company. Hoyne, the
owner of the horse gored by the beast
lives NJ 4432 Shields avenue.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-10-07
SNAKE IN A CHURCH.
1t COiled Itself Around the Prescher's
Limb and broke Up the
Nights Services.

a Petersburg CIV. Va.) correspond
emit writes TO the Chicago Inter Ocean
that during the Sunday evening service
at the Hargrave jackson county,
church, Deacon James Arnold felt a
strong pressure on his leg between the
ankle and knee. Reaching down he
felt a snake slowly coiling itself around
the limb. For fear OF being bitten and
not wishing TO create a panic, he sat
quiet a few moments, then turning