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The oasis., 1900-12-01

Is being erected the palatial stone and
 brick residence of Mir. Isaac Garza, one of the richest and most admirable gentlemen in the republic"
 Mexican Herald: The council of
 the canton of Orizaba owes the state s40,00O borrowed money, which it has been unable to pay on account of the epidemic of last year and the poor condition of the crops generally, and the suspension of work on the Cocola- pam factory and the construction of the slaughter house; and the canton still finds itself in DO position to pay the debt; so it has hit upon new plan. It has petitioned the governor of the state to condone the debt and to treat 1t as a gift to the canton on the opening of the new century; and it is said that the governor seeing the and the misfOrtunes through which the municipality has already passed,is disposed to grant the request contained in the petition.
The oasis., 1900-12-01
ACROSS THH BORDEH

December 1st, as the Herald's reader
 are already aware, a grand banquet
 to be given in the National theatr
 to celebrate the inauguration of Gen
 Diaz' new presidential term. Tn
 contract for the banquet has been le
 to the Chapultepec restaurant fo el5,000 It is understood that tn, sham battle at Ixtspalapa will talk, place on December 4th.
 Mexican Herald: A correspondent from the west coast of Mexico say, that all the smaller business alonl the Mexican Pacific coast is passing in to the hands of the Chinese, and they are even invading the mining field with what promises to be success. The only thing that prevents them carry ing on the more extensive conner cial enterprises is that they are most. ly poor when they come to this coun. try and so have not the necessary capital.
 Two Republics: A company has just been formed to supply the benin sula of Yucatan with all kinds of seeds and provisions in order to com. pete with the importation of these articles which, curious enough, are now largely brought from the United States. Even the very articles that are grown in abundance in the inte- rior of the Isthmus are not brought to the coast in such condition and at such prices a to compete with the American imported goods.
 Mexican Herald: Mauricio Woll- helm celebrated yesterday his seventy second birthday. MT. Wolheim has passed the limit of years allotted to man and preserves his intellectual faculties intact as well as a keen in terest in public affairs. He has filled positions of importance in the service of his adopted country, the last and most honorable being that of it's diplo- matic representative at the court of Japan. He received many cordial congratulations from his friends on the occasion of yesterdays anniver- sary.
 Mexican Herald; Colonel George c. Ball returned yesterday morning from two weeks visit to M H. Lewis at Dos Rios on the Isthmus of Tehuan- tepec. He reports things booming at that plantation, and says that coffee in large quantities is just commencing to be shipped. Colonel Ball will leave tomorrow evening for his home in Chicago, and does not intend return ing to Mexico fer an indefinite period Were it not for pressure of business MT. Ball would like to remain in Mex ico for several weeks yet, and stated yesterday that he dislkedsleaviDg lon account of the many friends he had made during his stay especially among the Mexicans
 A Monterey paper makes the follow ing tall assertion. There is no uues- tion but that there are more large and expensive buildings, both for res idence and business purposes, being erected in the city of Monterey, than in any city south of St. Louis, Mo-, on the continent, with the the single exception of the City of Mexico. Within radius Of four squares in the heart of the city, are being erected the magnificent Mercantile Bank building, which would credit Broad way, New York, and the fine, modern building for the great dry goods
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WHEAT HAY.

Several articles have lately appeared In
public Journals strongly advocating the
growing of wheat to be converted into
hay. IL is advised that the wheat be
cut for this purpose when the grain is
fully I'm the dough" The claim is made
that such hay is very nutritious, that 1t
is superior to oat hay. etc. Some wheat
straw. after thrashing out the ripened
grain. is a most excellent food. even su-
perior to cured corn blades. or to good
grass hay. Now while i do not mean
to minify the real value OF wheat hay.
or the value OF the dry straw l beg TO
suggest that the claims I'm favor of both
are rather extravagant and are not sus-
tanned by the experience OF western cat
tie growers and feeders. who may be pre-
stunned TO he well posted in regard to the
practical value OF the different kinds of
.'roughage" The following are the anal
Uses of several different kinds of straw
hay:
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TO each OF my trees. only some of them
three times as large. What Is II, and
can you indicate q remedy or line OF
treatment that will lessen the trouble?
Your answer will greatly obllge a SUB
scriber to your valuable paper.
ID. NJ SEAMAN. Loneoak, Ark.
Answer by Professor A. l.. Quaintance-
The plum twig sent by ID. NJ. s. was In
tested with the fungus exoascus mirabilis.
This disease has been called plum pock-
cts" or "bladders." but more properly
these terms should be applied to the ef-
fects produced by certain nearly related
species of the genus exoascus, causing the
enlarged and hollow plums.
This disease is common on prunus an
rustifolius, prunus chickasaw. and their
varieties. infesting the twigs and leaves
and form of this fungus 0ortili9 oc-
ours on the fruit. OF this disease At
kinson says: 1T produces In the young
leaf buds and tho ends of young twfgs an
enlarged structure. the tissue OF which
Is very much like that Of the plum bad
ders.' The swollen bud or twig is usu-
ally whitish or yellowish white in color
the tissue IS soft and spongy. and the
structure is hollow at the center. They
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oon-Blindness.

James NJ. Terrence. Crockett TEX
have a mare whose right eve became af-
fected as if struck by something near two
months ago. The eye swelled for a while
and the ball looked milky: but the swell
ing nearly subsidized after or 3 weeks,
leaving II weak-looking and running wa
ter. Now the left eve runs water also
(both freely She has no colt; is in good
condition. very fat. digestion good: food
is oats, wheat bran and corn. mostly she'll
ed She does no work hardly. being kept
for buggy animal. used only occasional
ly; grazes very little. Please prescribe
for her as soon as you can. for l should
be sorry tn have her lose her eyes. She IS
six seven years old.
Answer--It is pretty plain case OF
moon blindness and specific ophthal-
mia, the symptoms being characteristic.
The disease is generally considered as in
herited and incurable. BY careful treat
ment the eyesight may be indefinitely pre-
served, but the disease cannot be cure d.
When the periodic attack comes on. keep
the animal in a moderately dark stable,
and battle the eyes with cold water for
ten or fifteen minutes. followed by putting
In the affected eve. or eyes. an eye-water
made by dissolving ten grains of acetate
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eased part. and the wood thus secured
should be burned.
Peach Leaf Curl.
(Exoascus Deformans.)

CExoascus Deformans.)
Probably not within recent years has
there been such q general outbreak Of
this disease over the south. as during
the present season. The conditions that
have been favorable for Exoascus mira
bills. on the plum. have likewise been
very favorable for this disease OF the
peach. and complaints of this latter
trouble particularly have been quite gen
eral. The fungus causing the disease
known as peach leaf curl. is very close
relative OF the fungus just considered as
occurring on plum twigs, and they nave
MANY points that are somewhat similar
In their history. AS the name indicates
this fungus gives evidence of Its presence
Inv causing a curling and crumbling of the
leaves. and they may become CONSIDERABLY
enlarged and thickened. AT certain
stage, spores are produced In large mum,
bers from the surface of the leaf. and
later the leaves become dry and brown,
and fall to the ground. II the fonage OF
a tree Is quite badly infested, this loss
of the leaves may occasion some Dam
are but a well fed tree, particularly
where nitrogen is not lacking, 1t is likely
to nlpsh out new leaves before serious
damage results to the fruit. light dres-
sing of nitrate of soda, or sulpnate OF
ammonia would hasten the formation OF
new leaves In figure 10, the appearance OF
diseased peach leaves Is Indicated winch
should at once fix in mind the disease uh-
der discussion.
Treatment.
or late years considerable attention has
been given TO experiments In the contfoi
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The above analyses show that wheat
straw and cotton hulls stand about equal
in feeuing value and are each excelled
by every other hay in the list. Dat straw
contains three times as much protein.
n little more carbohydrates and twice as
much fat as wheat straw. ] am not pre-
pared to give an analysis OF wheat hay
to compare with the analysis of oat hay.
the last above given. bat l have little
doubt that IL would probably show up
somewhat higher than oat hay. because
OF the smaller proportion of straw in the
wheat hay compared with oat hay. on
the other hand I am quite confident that
the same land would yield a larger
amount OF oat hay than of wheat hay.
ON the whole / doubt the expediency
- owing wheat for converting into hay.
outstanding some good farmers ad-
EN- .te such practice.
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vary greatly in form, being claVate' oval
IanceoIate. or elilptical: while the SURFACE
varies also TO an equal extent. depending
on the stage of development OF the Duo
or tv1e at the time that growth Is ar
rested The bud may be brought wen
under contribution before the leaves nav
begun 20 open, when the large mass OF
tissue will present no appearance u eFen
tha leaf tips Sometimes the leaves
nartlv separate. and then short or long
Doipts which are of tho same kind OF
tissue. Will project from the bulk or the
mass Again, the leaves may De more
az less expanded so that some OF them
present green normal tips. projecting from
the swollen bud. and from TINS the green
expanded portion varies through dilettHt
snecimens. so that In some there are nor
NAL leaves standing out from IT, - u
~ illustrates many Of the characters OF
M disease. and will doubtless aid In It's
Identification.
The variety tortilis occurs on the fruit
n, nr,Inus angustifolla, and related species
ana az times produces the "oladders.
More usually. however, a plum IS aHectea
only on one side. becoming curved, anu
the diseased area IS unusually not large
the remainder of the plum retaining IL
normal shape and color.
This trouble has been unusually COM
mon IN many localities IN the south dur
ing the present spring. duo IN part Ger
talr.y 10 the cool and more or less rainy
weather, although the disease is usually
present IN plum orchards every spring,
vet Il IS usually only under weather CON
dMions similar to those OF the present
early spring that the damage becomes
at an serious. The mycelium or yegeta-
Bile part OF tho fungus Is perennial. ana
lives within the tissue Of twigs and buds
from year 70 year. growing out with the
young shoots and leaves in the spring.
Spores are produced IN largo quantities
from the velvety surface Of the distorted
branches and leaves. ana later these in
Tested parts dry up, and eventually fall
away.
Remedial Measures.
There IS no record. that | have been
able to find. OF experiments made In the
control OF this disease. and from expert
ments now in progress at the Georgia
experiment station. II IS likely
that - VIII prove difficult 70 con-
troll Thus on plats that have now
received their third treatment, there is
practically no difference to be observed
between the treated and untreated trees.
IL IS likely. however. that the beneficial
effect OF the application of fungi
cides Will be more apparent next. ana
succeeding years than during the present
year.
Since the vegetable part OF the fungus
is perennial in the tissue of twigs. much
relief will be experienced by cutting off
these twigs about & foot below the dis
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Canker of Horses Foot

w. H.. Clintonville Ala have horse
that the names must have been too tight
at the top and pinChcd his neck under his
name and 1t formed a knot and il runs
| cured il up and other places came on
his shoulders. After they got well he got
lame in his forefoot. / have used cor
rOsive sublimate and the frog of his foot
is rotted out and il looked blOodshotten.
Can YOU tell me what the disease is and
remedy
Answer presume your horse had rs
lula of the withers. But you say you have
cured that. He now has what is called
canker. / recently cured a case of il in
my own horse by using Tuttle's Elixir.
Clean out the foot thoroughly, pare off
the ragged portions and apply the elixir
once day. Keep the foot wrapped I'm
a coarse cloth to prevent dirt getting
into it.
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Lousy Horse


T H. Drake. Sands. Va.-Please tell me
through your valuable paper what Will
take lice off of horse His hair is long
and does not shed off a proper time. BY
giving remedy you will greatly oblige a
subscriber.
Answer-First give your horse n course
Of medicine as prescribed under head of
dyspepsia. in reply TO the inquiry OF
Subscriber" Wares. 5. c. The lice
is apt to cause dyspepsia. Rub lightly
into the skin sulphur ointment, or apply
a lotion of ounces of sulphuret of pot
assium dissolved In one gallon of water
or you may simply sponge the skin with
benZne. Whatever the application. il
should be repeated I'm one week To de-
stroy any lice that may have Matched in
that time. Clean up the stall thoroughly
and sprinkle the floor of it With quick
lime. carbolic acid, or petroleum Scald
the woodwork with boiling water and
then paint II with spirits of turpentine.
Litter the stall with fresh pine sawdust-
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of peach curl leaf. particularly in Califor-
MIA, under the direction Of tho United
States department of agriculture, at the
Ohio experiment station and Cornell uni
versity. During the present spring ex-
tensive experiments have been made In
Georgia by Professor w. NJ. Scott. state
entomologst. In the orchards of Judge
Gober, OF -1-@rietta, and in a recent report
on these experiments. IL Is stated that
very satisfactory results have followed
the use of Bordeaux mixtures, of the 6-6-
80 formula, applied IN the early spring,
just before the buds burst INTO bloom;
The benefits from spraying for this dis
ease will doubtless be cumulative, from
tho nature of the fungus, and where reg
ular practice IS made of spraying orch
ards with Bordeaux mixture Just before
the bloom opens from year To year, the
disease should become practically exter-
minated.
Diseased Corn Stalks.
To i l., Fielder, Parler s. C.-The dis
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Transplanting Evergreens, Grdling
Pine and Black Gums.

w. Bacot. Summit. Miss.-Evergreens
shed their leaves and bud at the same
time. usually the last of March, some
times the middle. / transplant them the
last week In March or first week in April.
die Trim the top severely Wild peach
and magnolias / cut all off. CedarS VIII
stand n good deal of top. Water We'll
To kill sweet and black gums ring them
we'll with a keen AK near the ground, TAX
ing out no chip, after budding out in April
gone in less than two years and not a
sprout from the roots. They Will die
quick. Ring a pine in May, new or iuii
moon. 1 don't know which. 1t Will pc
dead in two weeks. All ] know about
this, l had a pine cut to the heart ana
tho negro asked me to let MN deaueI .Ile
other. and he waited until May and rune
IL and II was dead I'm two weeks ana
mine was over year dying. won't tell
all l know l want to ask Professor
Quaintance some things.
Answer-Fire your questions at Protes-
sor Quaintance--he will answer them
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Bloody Milk.

w II. Grafton, Duprees. Vain my In
quiry about. bloody milk. of May 3D.. /
failed TO tell you that the II 1der above the
teat that is affected IS hard and lumpy,
and the COW flinche5 when you draw the
teat TO milk It. There seems to be some
thing hard inside the teat: when you strip
il you can feel it run up and down.
Answcr-Your omission Of the detail
now given I'm your first letter was I'M
fortunate. Yet the treatment prescribed
in the issue of May 14th is all right as far
as It goes. it is probable thae the
Jumps" that slip up and down are con-
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Dyspepsia of Horse-Pica.

To Subscriber" Wares S. C.-Your
horse has a bad form of dyspepsia. some
times called plea. for which l have often
prescribed in the past few months Inc
following Is from issue of April sth;
Answer have frequently of late given
prescriptions for dyspepsia. First give a
dose of one and one-half to two pints OF
raw l,nseed oil. When purg!ng is over
mix up the following: Boil a teaspoonful
Of linseed TO pulp in two gallons OF
water and while hot pour 1t over one-half
pail OF wheat bran and make a mash OF
il. Powder and mix four ounces each OF
copperas and saltpeter and divide into
twenty-four powders. Put one powder
into the mash daily and give II as one
dose and continue three weeks. Also
change her food. substituting one-hait
oats. one-haIf corn and some green food.
In addition. your horse may have come
defect of the teeth, which would cause
SOLDERING.
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Breeding a Mare.

o. NJ. Collingsworth, Orto, La nave
a mare that has had six colts-first and
second horse colts. third and fourth mule
colts fifth horse colt and sixth mule
colt and is due a mule the 9th of MAJ.
| want to breed her to a horse next
time She is fourteen years old. w nat
difference, If any, does it make TO change
from jack to horse?
Answer-Some believe that mare that
has brought a mule colt and then is re-
uuired TO bring a horse colt, that the lat
ter is apt to be "mulish" in some points.
| do not know whether IT IS true or not.
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Eczema of Mule.

To ". 6. &. Hopewen. 5. CT.
mule has form Of eczema for whic
have often advised the following tr-
ment: In the early stage give the -
NAL one ounce of aloes. one ounce,
ginger, one ounce of carbonate of -
Dissolve all in onC-half pint of bog
water. then add One-half pint of 4
water and give as one dose. After pg-
ing is over mix up four ounces eaciS
copperas and saltpeter. divide into tv--
ty-four powders and give one powde Z
a small bran mash twice day. vs.
the affected skin with a solution of e
ounce Of saleratUs II one quart OF W.
Rub il well il and then wash II r
with warm water Keep the animal w
until Il is dry. II there Is much itcfg
wash the itchy parts with one-half ora
acetate of lard. two ounces of lauda--
and one quart of water
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HOUSE Flies.

y. r. Hilton. Seabrooks. S C.-Win
You kindly give me remedy TO get rid
of ''houseflies' through your paper. and
you will oblige subscriber?
Answer-Houseflies breed in any kind
of animal filth that may be permitted 10
accumulate on the premises, and especial
ly in stable manure. Remove such causes
as far as practicable. In the house we
know of no remedy that is better than
wire screens in doors and windows. and
the free use of ''tanslefoot.' or sticky lily
paper. sold in the drug stores.
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Down in the Loins.

SOW about five years old, in good health
: every way except broken down in the
loins. She Is about month gone What
shall / do for hers
Answer-The treatment of Down in
the loins' has been frequently discussed
in this department and several remedies
have been given as 'infallible.'' The fol-
lowing is the regular treatment where
the case is one of paralysis. which NAV be
known by the fact that the animal is In
sensible to the prick of a pin in the tail
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know lust what you are taking you take Groves lmtasor'
do not advertise their formula knowing that you would not ivy
their medicine you knew what contained Groves contains
Iron and Ounnc put up proportions and IN =! a
form The Iron acts as while the Qunine drives inc
malaria out system. Any reliable druggist will tell you @
Groves IS Original and that all other so-caneo
Chill Tones are limitations analysis of other chill tones SHOWS
that Groves is superior all others in every respect -
are not experimenting when you take Gove'-s 'uPen0ay
~ CHI Cu. sold throughout the malarial sections OF
the United States No Cure, No Pay Price, SOC
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Tanning Skins.

James w. Moore Williston. Fla.-Win
you please answer following questions ! .
Sour good peper. The Constitution:
l. What Is the quickest and best way TO
tan or dress such hides as goat. squirrel
and coon skins with nair off?
2. Also remedy for removing the hRir
from hide before tanning. as not to rot or
injure Ii In any way?
Answer-The subject of tanning skins
has been thoroughly discussed In this de
partment, but not very recently. VIII
some one who knows all about IL kindly
give MIR. Moore the details of dressing
skins ETC.?
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Cheat.

I. j. Arnold. Falkville. Ala.-YOu Will
find inclose specimens of grass. I Sowed
ten acres in wheat and this is the result.
There is not a single head of wheat in
the entire crop. | would like for YOU 10
name the grass and whether il Will be
valuable as hay or not
Answer-The grass sent is brOmus SEGA
linus, commonly called cheat ! Sus-
gest that your seed wheat contained a
considerable percentage of cheat seed.
Can you send me a sample of the seed
wheat, say half pint. TO my address at
EXperiment. Ga.
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Low Hop Clover-Trifolium Procr
beus-

F. c Lamar, Showdown. Ala.-Incl7
find specimen Of clover which comes
the last of February or first of Ma
and dies down the middle of Nav or
of June. during which time Fl furnt~
splendid pasture. Please tell me a
kind OF clover it Is, and the proper I,
and greatly Oblige
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Notice TO InquIr6rS.

L WRITE plainly and 20 the point giving only
questions % which answers are desiroo-
4 Confine INQUIRIES strictly % matters con-
ce-ning the farm
q Never ask for answers by mall
Never ask where an article can b hsd.
nor the price.
q Always give your full nsme and address.
IL you do noe wish your name puoIsnso'
say 20, and initials only will ee printed
q Carefully Gle this page for future refer>
encc. and before writing examine your
nle 10 zee ~ 10 has not becn already an
swered.
Z Ioof ahead and send in your inquiries
esily. Do NOS expect rs to answer IN
pcrt paper" The editor muet band In
his copy o week before the paper 10 pub
lighed.
q ADDRESS all IN quiries and communicassons
Tor this department Ito
The CONSTITUTION.
IF. aud Y. Departmsna)
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EpicaerCS Imbricatus.

To Z. Z. Kendrick. Overton. Tex
fessor Quaintance says the beetle sen.
Epicaerus imbricatus, and that II r.
ON various plants II is not likely 10
come Serious pest. They may he
stroycd by spraying with paris green
directed for potato bu.S