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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-18
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know it.
How To Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with your
water and let it stand twenty-four hours; =
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-18

Happy is the bride the sun shines
on-if she isn't afraid of freckles.-
Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-18
One Was Enough.

One Was Enough.
Agent-Do you think l could sell
your father lightning rod, little boy?
Boy-Nope. Dads already got one
rod an OATS got enough lighting in 1t
to burn me an der dawg up wild.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-18

Nos lOs and ln9-''The Atlanta Nnac1aI. y
soHd vsetfhnled Train ~ Pullman slssp>rs
and Coaches hstveen Washington and Al
lanta alsn Pullman slesuers between Ports.
month and Charlotte ". q.
Nns. II AMI Ss-''Ths a. A. T. EYuress.n
aolid Train Coaches and puIiman slesperu
between Portsmouth and Atlanta
Both trains make immeaiata connection
At Atlanta for Montgomery Mobile View
Orleans Texas CaHSnrnta. MeYioo. Chatta-
nooea. Nashville, Memphis, Msoon and
Florida
For tickets. slsepers ETC., apply 10
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-18
CANCER IS DEADLY!

This fearful disease often 6rst appears
= . mere scratch, . pimpls. q hump in
The breast, too man 10 attract any
notice. until, in many oassa, ths deadly
disease il fully developed.
Cancer can not be cured By . surgical
operation, because the disease Il virulent
aAng Throughout the system, and although
q a. the Cancer-may b cut away, the
BOD, and promptly brsau out afrsah. with
Of 8. q. 8. in curing obstinate, dssp- seated
- oooadered incurables induced . few de-
tor Canoer, after e1hsusting the sdll Of
'urs. Much to their delight s. 8. 8. proved
promptly effected q cure. The glad nsws
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-18

n. q. Ieard. r. p. A..
Z.P. Smith, o. r. A.
Marlborough House, Raleigh. NO.
e. 1T, JOHN. vioe praradent and Gen
Mpr
NV. r. GTOvER. Trsfle Msnser.
v ~ MrREE. Gen'l anperintsndsnt.
Is ALLEN RNrr1 PASSENGER At
GsnsralOmraa. pORTHNOvTu VA.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-18
What to Do.

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
der are ont of order
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-04-30
GOOD STANDS.

During my ten years experience on the
Experiment Station farm | have been
more and more impressed every year with
the Importance OF having a good stand:
whether Of corn or cotton. peas or poia-
toes. or what not. 1t never pays 10 have
missing hills unless originally planted or
spaced too thick. / have heard farmers
say that a half stand of cotton WI. make
more than a fun stand. But. aside from
the fact that such a claim Is nonsensical.
l have never known such farmer deiin'r-
atclv 10 reduce his full stand to- nan
stand. Il IS doubtless sometimes iac.
that a full stand as originally intended
would uroVe 10 be too close, but IL Mou.u
b- a very rare thing for either accident
ur design to reduce such stand 50 that
the resultant yield would be greater. II
"A farmer plants his corn 4N2 when 4N5
would have given better results he cannot
cure the defect or retrieve the error by
removing every other stalk. for that
would leave ii 4x4-too wide for fun
crop. Removing every third stalk in each
row. would leave exactly the same num-
ber Of stalks a. would result from having
"A perfect stand 4x3. hut the yield would
not De- as satisfactory.
As we wrote not long since. II IS pretty
certain that every year the stand of cot
ION is more or less defective-not enough
plants on the land. When the soil is ca
pabl,. Of producing 1000 pounds of seed
cotton PEI acre with proper fertilzinS,
OF without IL. and the rows three feet
wide the stalks should not be farther
apart ihan 10 or l. inches. Two stalks
n inches apart Will not make mp the de
iiciency. In fact. Il IS doubtful If two
stalks viii make any more than one stalk
ia the hiil.
What has been said applies equally 20
corn. Leaving two plants in a hill vii
not make up for "A stalk missing I'm the
next hill.
4 therefore urge upon farmers extra
ordinary care IN working corn and cot
ton the first time. Tor then Is when the
stand. ALREADY secured by proper plant
ing. is lost 10y careless working. There
IS many hoe or plowhand who wiil
carclessly destroy more cotton or corn
fstaudsl in "A day than his days work IS
worth. 4 plowmau too careless to stoop
and uncover "a hill Of corn or cotton
should be- spoken To mildly the first time.
sicrnly the second time and discharged
the third time. The same Is true. and
more So. in the case Of cotton. O. over "A
field that has been put TO "a stand" 10y
three or four or more hoehauds-without
supervision. You Will nnd twice. or even
three times. as many - ants jeff in some
rows as VIII be found in others.
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badly infested. The curled and stunted
appearance of the foliage a once attracts
attention. But when vines become so
badly infested as this. not much can be
made out of them in future. 1t is desira-
BILE 10 detect the aphi- as soon as they
begin to migrate into the fields. and ire
ouent careful examinations are necessary
In order TO do this. When discovered
they should be treated at once. before
they have had time to multiply TO any
extent. and bring the plants into stunt
ed condition.
There are two or 'hree different meth
DDS of treatment that have proven 10 De
quite satisfactory. Kerosense emulsion
diluted with ten parts of water mas gwen
excellent results. as has also Whale OH
soap, use6 at the rate of one pouhd 10
four gallons of water. A knapsacK spray
or is very convenient in applying these
Insecticides. and il should be provided
with a hent brass extension, so that the
under surface Of the leaves may De wei
sprayed. 49,. 81
carbon bisulIhide. As soon as the nrsI
curled up leaf Is noticed. the NH anu
those around it should be fumisated.
the hill. and the sulphide used at the rate
of one dram for every cubic foot OF space
under the cover.
A drachm is. roughly speaking, equiva-
used at that rate the lice VIII all De
killed within an hour. and the plant VIII
not be harmed. y good cover Is mace
from two barrel hoops. Cut one OF them
i'm two. making semi-circles; cross them
i'm the middle and make 4 dome-shaped
frame by fastening the ends of the semi
circles to the other hoops as a base. 1nlS
should be covered with close duck clotn:
and Ii will add to their permanency TO
treat them with a good coat of boiled
Iinseed oil. \ considerable number of these
covers will enable one man TO put in his
time economically. by fumigating over
a considerable area at the same time:
Carbon bisulphide is quite volatile, ana
il is sufficient to place the receptacle.
shallow cup, OF lid. on the ground Press
the cover down tightly 50 that the fumes
will not escape. The fumes of this sub
stance are poisonous to all animal life,
If breathed in sufficient quapSty. hut
there is no danger from the small amount
inhaled in the open air. There is danger.
however Of using il around fires of any
kind as a lighted match, pipe or cigar.
a il Is highly inilammable. A cheap ana
effective grade of the sulphide. known as
"fuma sulphIde.' may be purchased from
its manufacturer sir. f. r Taylor,
Cleveland. -. and when properly used,
the cost should not be over 1 cent tor
treating FIVE hills
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-04-30
THE CABBAGE APHIDs.

The cabbage aphis Figure 10 Is an old
time pest. and was doubtless imported
into this country from Europe 1t has
been known in the United States since
1871 and enjoys n very general distribu-
ton. But little is known Is yet as 10 its
life history Males have, I believe. never
been found. II is not known how the
insect passes the winter No eggs have
been discovered and the migration habits
are not vet understood The insects ap-
pear even in very early spring. and may
infcst plants while in the seed bed. In
the field. their presence IS usually over
looked until the whiting and following OF
the plants attract attention. Examina-
tion often reveals the lice by thousands
clustered on the leaves, and along The
leaf stalk. As in the preceding species.
the Young are born alive at a Verv RAPID
rate. Occasionally winged aGamic fe-
males are produced, which migrate 10
other plants or fields and start colonies.
Later in the season winged forms are de-
VelOped. frequently in large numbers, and
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PLANT LICE, OR APHIDS.

In a discussion of the pests of spring
garden and truck crops. plant lice come
in for n rather prominent share. Most
all crops are infested by them, and in
varying degree Their abundance Is de-
termined by many factors, prominent
amons-which are weather conditions. and
the abundance of their parasitic enemies.
Our most common plant lice are quite
soft bodied, greenish colored insects, eX-
listing i'm several distinct forms In each
species. each form playing peculiar role
in the history of the insect They occur
10 a great extent in colonies. and If
colony of one of these species We're to be
carefully examined during the summer
months, II would be found TO be made up
largely of wingless individuals. These
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Lice on Cotton.
CaSSava.

Joe Movies Ashburn. Ga.-Please an
swer the following quiries:
l. When should cassava root be planted
or bedded
2 Should IL be l,edded ike sweet pota-
toes and the draws set out. or is II 10 be
planted2
g. We see It is against Your rules 10
answer innuiries rs 10 where articles can
BE-, procured l,ut If possible let me know
whore | cen get some roots.
Answer. Cassavd should have been
planted I'm March.
>. L. is not hedded like sweet potatoes
and draws set out rhe jointed roots
are cut I'm sections and painted where 1t
is to grow.
3. do not know Of whom you can get
seed roofs. Try some of the ScedSlncn
advertising on this page. Better plant
nrtichokes. in my Judgment. There is no
doubt about them.
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and Nin.!esS Forms Aitcr fblDta.
wingIess forms are females. which are
strictly agamic. and bring forth wing
young. The number of young borne by
single female is con. iderable. and but
few DAYS are required for the young to
arrive at reproductive maturity. From
this fl results that the offspring from
even a single agamic an1his during a sim
gle season would amount to an incredible
number. With such powers of reproduc-
ton these wngless forms would soon
bring about their own destruction 10y
causing the death of the plant infested
TO propagate the species winged indvid-
uaIs are developed from time to time,
which migrate to other plants and start
new colonies by producing these wingleSs
agamic forms. These winged individuals
are also agamic. and are known as the
winged agamic form. Uusually at the
approach of cold weather, and the decline
of their food plants, true sexual forms
are produced, which in due course lay
eggs by which the insects are carried
over the winter. From these winter eggs
are usually produced in spring the again.
ic wingieSs form. There is much varia-
ton in the life history Of different spe-
Giles of aphids. but the above general
statements will apply 10 many. Plant lice
belong to the true bugs, or the lIrmip-
mouth parts. They insert their bcak
down into the tissues OF the plant and
pump up the sap. From this constant
drain. an infested plant soon stops grow
ing, leaves begin to curl the plant willis
and finally death may result. Different
species of plant lice attack different por-
tions of plants. ana some species have
I'm respect to the region of attack. two
forms; thus the FhylloXera of the grape
vine has a root form. which lives on the
roots Of the vine, and another form liv-
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Black Rust of Cotton.

w. =. L.. McConnfgsyiIe 5 CT. I
nave some gray or sandy land that will
make good cotton if / can keep it from
taking black rust. Stable manure will
prevent it from taking black rust. / wish
g. know If a fertilizer known as ccrealite
VIII prevent 1t from taking black rust
and how much should ! use to the acre,
and when is the hest time 10 put It on.
Is C"rc3llte as good top dressing for
small grain as nitrate of soda?
Answer / cannot say positively
whether "cerealite" would prevent black
rust on cotton on that or any other land.
but / do not believe It would. | would
use the formula So often recommends .
for cottou-1,toJ pounds acid phosphate.
80 pounds of murIate of potash and TOO
pounds of cotton meal, except that |
wOuIC substitute 100 pounds of kainit in
place of the muriate of potash. and apply
50 a. To get from 200 TO 400 pounds of
acid phosphate per acre.
2 ! do NOT think cerealitc would give
anything IKE as good results as nitrate of
soda as top dressing for small grain,
unless applied in at least double the
quantity II is probable that cerealite
owes its virtue chiefly to the nitrate of
soda 10 contains.
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cnlcnlating Analyses.

W II King Columbus. Cain YOU
eor,n,,los for fertilizers how DO you inquire
out the analysis. for instance Tor cotton.
Acid phosphate. b. ..l'---' i,w ,t'i
NIurintc potash. o. - pounG9
Cotton meal 80. ..... &c o.. ~ i'''''''' .
s.. en- what way do You figure 10 &c.
,ba .raIysis: Available phospAor'c acId
So per cent. potash go per cent. e'ei.
Answcr-This subject was discussed n.
length two or three months ago, ~
course Il is understood that the analysis
Of each ingredient IS known. suppose lhe
acid to contain II per cent aNallaoi'' t'''
,,,,,r,,fa ~ ner cent potash. the cotton
,n.aI ner cent nitrogen, 1l2 per cen
pbosphoric and li2 per cent pOlasnl. Ihsn
taking the formula given we ma the
number Of pounds Of each OF tue l"' os
valuable elements as follows
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Thing Land.

u. r. Crawford. Belfast. 5. C.-iuform
us through The Constitution concerning
the draining of lands, the size and guam
tity of tiles TO be used ana the depth
of bitches In case of deep sandy lands,
does the drainage prevent the soil bccom-
ing mushy after rains? Does the soil
dry better from tiles or ditchcs@
Answer-It would not be practicable to
give detailed Instructions in regard to
size OF tiles, etc, In a letter of reasonable
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-04-30
Blind Staggers-A Cure.

r. b. Annis. Tcx.-Split the skin of
the forehead between his eyes and put
i'm a piece of Spanish fly blistcr as long
as the split and as wide as your finger.
Turn the edges of the skin back So that
the blister strip Will lie close To the
skull and fold the skin over It. | Will
insure your horse will be up eating I'm
less than thirty minutes As soon as You
see he is all right remove the strip OF
blister plaster.
Cor ment-I do not vouch for the elf
cacy Of the above treatment.
| have no use for the article about play
ing cards. / have seen it in print years
ago.
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length The manufacturers Of tiles are
usually prepared TO supply customers
with printed directions.
As a rule bitches for drain tiles should
be not loss than three feet in depth. The
deeper the bitches the farther apart they
may be. The usual rule IS 10 have the
bitches as far apart In feet as their depth
in inches So if the bitches be thirty-siX
inches three feeU in depth they may be
as FAR apart as thirty-siX feet. The size
of the drain tile should be ~ proportion
to the quantity of water. Where main
drains ana branch drains are used the
mains should be as large at any one
y int as the sum of all the branch drains
to Orange Judd Company, New York, for
"a work ON Tile Draining. Thorough
draining viii ieve the pudding # the
sandy land YOU describe 1t is probably
Underlaid hv an impervious clay subsOil.
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Poison Ivy.

w. r. c.. Hunter. Ala.-I lost a fine
young COW "A few days ago from eating
ivy. Is there anything that will counter
act the poison after they have eaten 1t
and got water and began 10 swell?
Answcr-The usual remedies for poison
ous oak Cor ivv) IS IL To . pints Of lin
5 ED OIL or melted lard. To 4 drains of
opium and copious draughts of flaxseed
tea as soon as possible.
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Fig. l7.-Cabbage Aphis laphis frassicael. After
j. y. Smith.
these may migrate turing warm hot days
quite filling the air in the vicinity OF the
cabbage fields
The treatment for this aphis IS practi-
Cally identical To mat recommended for
the melon louise II is essential 10 detect
the insects upon their tirst appearance,
and cot wait until the yellow and slckly
plants attract attention. Plants thus 50
badly infested are worthless. and should
be carefully pulled up. root and branch,
and burned.
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Cough of Horse.

To j. White. Suspension. Ala.-A cough
Is only a symptom and not disease it
self. There are many affections of the
lungs, bronchial tubes and stomach that
may cause a cough. Possibly it is the
beginning of an attack of heavcs, or
broken wind You do not state whether
she has had an attack of previous dis
ease. such as strangles (distempeD or
other affection OF the lungs
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Catching Suckers.

NJ T. Nayler Oak Grove. Miss-Ten
Mr. j. d. Pinson, of Bolton. :. c., TO
bait a deep, still hole with two large
PONIES Of cornbread After three days
fish for them with mush made of corn
meal and cotton and he viii be pleased
with sis luck. If he viii come to Kemper
county the middle Of next September and
fish with myself ana friend, Ding Davis,
he will always want To fish for suckers.
Il hope Mr.. Naylor viii not prove to be
the sucker EditOrD
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Simple Tumor.

John X Daniel, Berea, y. CT have n
colt TWO years old that has a puffy or
b.adder.il1e enlargement on inside of hook
or middle Joint 81 right hind!eg as large
as i mans fist Last spring il was turned
IN with mules and they chased II for some
time. Not long thereafter the swelling or
puff made its appearance. The colt Is
not lame ana never has been. The place
is not sore or sensitive 10 touch; Is per
fcctly soft like a bladder. Please give
name and remedy.
Answer-The trouble Is probably moth
ing more than a simple tumor. First try
rubbing on tincture of iodine. or cam
phorate spirits. or soap liniment- If il
does not subSide the contents of the tu-
NOR should be let out through a very
small opening. preferably through fine
cqnnualr. or needlelike tube Then inject
into It a dilute solution. say one part of
compound tincture of iodine and three
parts water.
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Stringhalt.

To ]. J.. kirkpairick. Jores's Chapel.
Alas. rngholt is an obscure disease and
is generally incurable. unless dependent
on some disease of the legs or feet. par
tiCularlY the hook. which is sometimes the
case You do not describe the apparent
weakness of the hind parts sufficiently To
enable me to suggest the cause of it,
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Insects and Plant Diseases
CoDstuiop Professor Quai3ta2oe, Boo-
DIST of ebe GEORGIA ExpernSpt Seaeiop

Iii intended and plant dis
will be
the who
O nres
able 10 Sc o.
adhered a
is O o F it
in andd
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SWEENEY.

To J. j. D.. Sumterville. Ala.-If your
mule has sweeney it should do only light
work on soft soil. not on the road. In
case of swelling rub lightly with a lotion
made by dissolving Y ounce of acetate
of lead, 2 ounces laudanum IN one quart
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Removing Brand from a Horse.

To j. a. r., Gainesville. CA | know
Of no way To- remove Il brand ;hat has
been burned in There is no way to do
ii TINT is practicable. Char ge the food Of
your young mare. substituting oats for
half of The corn. Millet is no harder
on land than sorghum. but requires richer
soil 10 make Il good crop.
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Chest Founder.

r. l. Borps. Niuden. La have =
mare, eats hearty. in good order. but IS
stiff. Duts forefoot out in walking; can't
hardly turn around: is worse in morning
some better In evening; been that way six
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A Deaf Horse.

To w. c. S. Globe, S. CT know of no
treatment that will relieve deafness In
a horse II may be due to a tumor of the
brain or the nerve that leads into the
hTain from the ear.
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Teosinte.

To J. b. Spradley. Childersburg, Ala
See article in issue Of April 10th under
head OF "Teosinte." Plant about time
the main crop of corn is planted. But
the article answers all your questions.
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Fish Offal.

To b. T. Bonner, Italia, n. CT am
nor advised as to the best method of
using fish offal as a manure, such as
may be procured from fisheries. Write
TO the director of your station at Raleigh,
n q
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of wator-three times a day until the
swelling goes down. but DO not work it
during this time Then rub on an ONT
mcut of I dram of cantharides and
drains Of lard. Rub in a little once n
week ana do not work the animals but
very lightly.
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Cirdling Timber.
will kill Johnson grass.

Mr.. y. II. Potts wants to know:
l. At what time trees. such as sweet
gum. oak and other large timber. to cause
them To die.
. What will kill Johnson grass.
Answer | have never been able to
kill gum trees by merely girdling them at
any time. Always pie fuel around them
and burn through the bark and part of
the outside wood.
. Write TO Herbert Post, Dallas. Tex,
for his plan Of destroying Johnson grass.
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She has been cripple every since last No
vember She had on a piece Of a shoe and
got the same fastened under a root ana
fell down and sprained IT. When / work
her the affected part will swell up ana
get sore. Do you think there Is any cure
for her? If you have a remedy or can
tell me what Is really the matter please
print the same and you will oblige me.
Answer-If the ankle Is sore and swol-
len battle the part with either hot or cold
water for half hour three times a day.
each time following with a lotion of hair
an ounce of acetate of lead. two ounces
of laudanum and one quart of water.
After the swelling and soreness have
subsidized and lameness still continues rub
on the affected part little of an ONT
ment composed of two drains of can
thari1es and one ounce of vaselin. Let
it remain on twenty-four hours. then
wash off and grease with clean lard. Re-
peat every second week until cured. You
can keep her IN stall with head tied up
while the blister is on. then turn out 70
psature until the two weeks are out, and
Don't work until she gets well.
Lice on Cotton.
Farmer" Blenhem. S. C.-Will land
plaster or. lime sprinllled thinly over the
plants destroy or prevent lice on COTTON
II SO, when should II be used! III not,
please give some cheap remedy TINT VIII.
Answer-No. Land plaster will not de-
stroy plant lice. Finely powdered slaked
lime might destroy the lice If you could
get 1t on them. But the insects are al
ways on the underside of tine leaves, and
there is no practicable way OF reaching
them with n powder.
The best remedy for lice Is to apply
some sOlLb BILE heterogeneous fertilizer in the
planting fuTrow with the cotton seed, 50
as 10 force the plants To grow OFF rapidly
and vigorously. Lice are rarely bal on
cotton planted on rich or well fertill2ed
soil IL is a good idea to scatter about
thirty or forty pounds of nitrate of soda
per acre along the rows Immediately over
the planted seed before they commence
coming up.