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The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
NEW YEARS GREETING.

Christmas has come and gone again
I would that every one has had at least
a happy If not merry time. III did hol
occur 10 the writer To send good Wlshes
and the compliments of the season III
advance of the date. until IL was too
late-for. alas. the ineNorable rules oi tn'
printer require that copy for the Week
IL must b,. I'm hand at least five or SIX
,lavs before the day of publication.
Rut I am i'm time for the next issue
our New Years paper: and here's Ia ihe
health. happiness and prosperity oi every
reader Of The Weekly Constitution.
I really feel sorry for the poor fellows
who only read the Daily. for although
4; is very grea; paper It = not. In some
respects. half as great as the Weekly.
with its four or five hundred thousahh
readers and its continental territory'
| feel even more sorry for the thous-
ands ~ firesides To which the weekly
has not vet gained admission.
For the last six years and more The
writer has endeavorsd faithfully 10 coun-
sci. advise and instruct our readers. not
hv his, own writings alone q would NOT
bt. - vainl but 10y giving the thoughts
ana experiences of others who are abe
ta instruct and inform. has been 4
pIaaSant and congenial work. and these
efforts will he more than repaid by the
consciousness of the good thiit mas be1'
done. Very often letters of inquiry
either commence or end with expressions
of appreciation of the work that | have
been doing. These complimentary eN-
pr.sSions are accepted as sincere anu
hearty. hut | have generally dun the
pencil through them. ou: Of sheer innate
mod.Siy The truth is | do not alto-
gether approve the practice of bio"lhs
,u., own horn" or permitting others Ia
do 4 for us-in our own columns.
For several years past not line has
come. to my notice that breathed any
thing but kindness, goodwill and the
highest respect. and | ann profoundly
grateful. and if at any time the editor
has appeared inpatient. or has seemed
Ton critical. or in any degree censor
soiIs. / trus; that he will not be too harsh
II Judged. He did not intend TO 80 an
inch beyond the limits of propriety and
.i"corum
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
New Ground Corn as a Feed.

w. NJ. Martin. Middleton. GA wish to
rtplv to s T. Hale, of Halesburg. Ala.
in regard to feeding stock on new ground
corn" in Constitution of November 18th.
have fed new ground corn. roasting
ears. sorghum cane fodder. sorghum seed,
and most everything else that many CON
slider Injurious or dangerous To stock
without i'll effect.
Nv rule in such eases is to begin with
a small quantity. say. one ear per day
for two days. then two ears per day LOT
two more days. and so on by degrees TO
reach the full feed
If M any time you smell strong sour
coming from the wind or dung OF an
animal, shorten the grain feed one-tourth
or one-ffth: after YOU give the following
treatment to cure or prevent collc;
Eor bfs supper give him a pint of
wheat bran and the same quantity or
corn meal without wetting, / teaSpoohiui
of salt and / tablespoonful of baking
soda all well mixed; also ali the good nay
he will eat clean. Give all the fresh
cold water he will drink night and day.
| have found it a great advantage 10
throw a handful of wood ashes INTO the
mules voter tub twice week
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Lice on Hogs-Ground Feel for Hogs.

T. NJ. Favor. Oakdalc. Ark. VIII YOU
please give me treatment through your
valuable columns that will take lice off
of hogs? ! have been told that coal oil
would take them off but it has failed
with mine
.. Is it best to grind corn into chops
and soak il i'm water over night to feed
hogs. or feed on the ear?
Answer. Kerosene oil tsame as coal
oiD is really a good remedy for lice. II
Is probable that you did not clean up
ana burn the old beds that usually be-
come badly infested and you did not
continue the use of the oil lorr enough
(at intervals of Il week or ten days. to
destroy the newly hatched out lice. But
If you wish to try something else, try
these two remedies: First clean up thor
oughly the sleeping places and pens. In
fact. give them new quarters for good
while. The first and best remedy, II you
can get the stun, is To boil one pound of
stavesacre seeds in two gallons of water
one hour and let il simmer another
hour. When cold add water To make up
for what boiled away Wet each hog all
over with A little of this, RUBBING IL IN
well so as to wet every hair and the
entire surface of the skin. Ii VIII XIII
both lice and nfts. Another is to steep
one pound of strong tobacco two or three
hours i'm Il bucketful Of boiling hot water
and rub ii over the entire body, but not
too literally.
9 Experiments in feeding hogs on whole
corn and cornmeal are somewhat connect
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Terracing Oats-Mixing Sorghum
Hay

j. Nj. jackson, Ragau. Ala.-l have a
fresh iand ueld / wIsn To terrace There
is "A strip of woodland above il with a
tall of I'VE To six Iect In sixty yard.
average width. VIII it be necessary To
clear and terrace this strip of woodland
or will the upper terrace on present clear
viii NOW from above?
ing hc sufficient 10 mold the water that
=. In one bottom iand Held planted Rust
Proof oats IN October aud Will plant more
IN February; also some Burt oats. WIN
the two varieties mix? II 50, how far
apart must tney be to prevent 1t:
.. 1 generally plant a nay crop after my
oats on bottom land, which Is badly in
fessed with coffee weeds, using about
four pounds peas ana one or two pounds
sorghum seed per acre,but peas are scarce
Tor next year, while sorghum seed are
plentiful. Would you advise me To use
Tess peas and more sorghum and in what
proportion II | use sorghum seed entire
ly, now mucl will be required per acre.
/. / sometimes plant a row OF corn ana
a row OF peas ON this stubDle and II makes
twenty bushels OF corn and good lot Oi
peas per acre, leaving row or vines
about every seven feet TO rot on land.
Some say il strains the land. Does II
STRAIN IL any more than cutting OF the
hay, leaving nothing hut the stubble
roots? When / plant corn this way / use
lJ0 pounds fertilizer Ia make IL hurry,
because il is planted 50 late.
Answer. / think it would be sufli-
cient to make the upper terrace about
haif the width you would have il if there
were another terrace above II in the
woods. II Is an easy matter To try II
and remedy the mistake il found To pe Il
mistake.
=. TWO varieties of oats Will not readily
mix even II sown together on the same
ground | nave Sown Texas oats ana Burt
oats on adjoining acres for years with
out any evidence OF mixing.
3. Broadcast about three TO four peckS
of sorghum seed are soWn To the acre. or
four 10 six pecks of cowpeas. If you
mix them Use about one and one-halt IL
two pecks of sorghum and two to three
pecks of peas. If you will sow your peas
IN three-Goot rows One-half buShel of
seed Will do as well 'as one bushel sown
broadcast
4. There is no such thing as "straining
the land. Make as heavy crops on every
acre every year as NOu can. being care
tul to adopt good system of rotation,
and also to carefully save and return to
tiers. Don't turn under peaVnes, but eithe
the soil all manure and waste matters.
Don't turn under peaVineS, but either
make hay of them or gather the ripe
peas, or pasture off with cows and hogs.
OF course your land would he left in
better condition after a full crop of peas
than after a part corn and part pea crop
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Relieves Every Form of Inflammation;
INTERNAL, as much as EXTERNAL.
II acts promptly. II Is always ready for use.
propped on sugar suffering children love u.
Everv Mother should have II in the house Tor
collie Group cholera rnorbus, pain I'm the stomach,
boweis or Kidneys. For bites burns. bruises, sun
burn sprains or strains II Is the sovereign cufe'
It's about sixty years since first learned OF this
celebrated medicine. Johnson's Anodyne LIN,
ment and for more than forty years have used
N In my family think II is due the public Tor
me to saw that regard Il one of the best ana
safest remedies that can he used internally or
externally. q. III. lNGALiS, Bangor, Me'
Our Book on INFLAMMATION sent free.
The Doctors signature and directions every bot
tle. Sold by all druggists. Price 70 and % cents
g. johnson q Co., ~ Custom House St. Boston, masss
The item., 1900-01-27
WhaIIen Indictment Ouashed.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 26.-The
indictment against John Whallen
of Louisville, charging him with
attempting to bribe Senator S. B.
Harrell, was quashed in the
Franklin district court Wednes-
day on notion Of Common
wealth's Attorney Franklin.
The motion was made in re-
sponse to an affidavit filed by
Whallen's attorneys, p. Wat
Hardin and Theodore Hallam,
claiming that the grand jury that
returned the indictment was ire
gularly drawn, in that one of
them was taken sick and two
others served in his stead at vari-
Gus times pending the taking of
evidence.
Investigation of the Whallen-
HarreII affair is still pending be-
fore committee of the senate.
The item., 1900-01-27
Large Meeting.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The
Grand opera house, the largest
auditorium in Washington, was
packed to the doors Sunday night
with an enthusiastic audience,
which vigorously expressed its
sympathy with the Beers in their
fight with Great Britain. The
demonstration was planned as a
means of evidencing public senti-
ment, and in numbers and en-
thusiasm was fully up to cXpecta-
tions. Among those who occupied
seats on the stage were Senators
Mason of Illinois, Allen of Ne
braska and Tillman of South
Carolina; Representatives Clark,
DeArmond and Cochran of Mis-
souri,, and Bailey of Texas.
P. T. Moran, the national
treasurer of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, with a few words of
welcome, introduced Congress
man Sulzer as the presiding Of
ficer of the evening. Mr.. Sulzer
was greeted enthusiastically and
made speech.
Representative Bailey of Texas
said he came merely to give his
moral support to the country.
His address was vigorous one
and he was loudly applauded.
II am sick of hearing about
our brothers across the seas, he
said. England is brutal. She
has hunted the Irish down and
shot them in brutal manner
among the bogs and fens of Ire
land. 1t is not merely English
greed of gold or desire for wealth
that urges England on during this
war. She finds an opportunity
to blot a republic from the face
of the earth and she does not
hesitate to do it. | blush to say
that there are men under this
flag who hope to see this crime
perpetrated. But they hope i'll
vain.
The item., 1900-01-27
Queen ViCtOria's Forces and kruger'S
Men Hard at 1t
IN NEIGHBORHOOD OF LADYSMITH
The Engagements Appear to Have Proved OF
Little Advantage so Far to Either
Side Participating.

London, Jan. 23.-The great
battle which will decide the bat
tie of Ladysmith and practically
the whole campaign in Natal be-
gan Saturday morning and lasted
all day. 1t was only preliminary
fighting, for the decisive fighting
is yet to come.
Warren's greater sweep has en-
abled him to advance further
northward, and as he closed
gradually in toward Ladysmith
his advance under Gen. Clery
came first in contact with the
Beers.
The British found Saturday e
fighting similar to previous pre-
liminary engagements, the Beers
falling back from ridge to ridge
on their main position, which is
always their greatest strength,
leading the British on to a finaI
assault.
The battle in Natal continued
to wage tiercely all day Sunday
in the Rockey country twenty
FIVE miles west [of Ladysmith,
with little decided advantage on
either side.
The Beers have faced about to
meet the British in a new direc-
tion. For weeks both armies lay
facing each other on opposite
sides of the Tugela river, which
runs west to east.
Gen. Butler then marched west
and crossed the river higher up.
and is now trying to reach Lady
smith from the west. Conse-
quently the Beers have shifted
their position so that their lines
extend north and south, with the
lower end turned back in order to
face the south and the British
main position. They are strongly
entrenched on a rocky ridge.
|; Gen. Warren, who has done all
the fighting so far, is hammering
the northern end of the Boer line.
Gen. Buffers own task is to
attack the Boer angle.
At the earliest dawn Sunday
Gen. Warren's troops, who had
bivouaced on the battlefield, re-
newed the attack, aiming at the
Beers right flank.
The item., 1900-01-27
Fatal Fight.

Bremond, Tex, Jan. 23.-In a
difficulty at the Cottage hotel, on
Sunday morning, between NJ. IL.
Stelbauer, justice of the peace of
Bremond, and NJ. p. Lang, Il
druggist, which arose over an ac-
count, Stelbauer was killed.
There was a fist fight.
The participants were scpa-
rated, and it was thought all was
over, but very unexpected firing
opened, and when the smoke
cleared away Stelbauer was found
dead and Lang seriously wounded.
Stelbauer received three shots,
two in his breast and one in his
jaw, breaking his neck. He walked
out of the office OF the hotel, sat
down on Il bench on the porch
and died.
Lang received a lick on the
head with Il pistol, a dangerous
wound, and one shot in the side,
the ball being extracted near the
spinal column, and though seri-
ously wounded he may pull
through.
The item., 1900-01-27
Dom Paul's Michigan Yi.;+

A Wisconsin paper is AUTHORITY >,
the statement that President Krr..II w
visited America in the early '7Os -, SS
that time" it says, ''he was not a nro,
ident" He has several relatives !.
Michigan, most of them living in n,
troit and Holland. 1t was there h.
visited for several weeks. Those VIII
saw him then and remember his cha.
acteristics say that he impressed =,
observer as having remarkable bnr,
dog courage, and as one who. onr.
convinced of the righteousness of hi,
cause, would turn backward at notbins
less than divine command. Freuuently
in the most unimportant matters hs
would fall back on a quotation from
the Bible as justification of his stand
and in this trait he evidently has No,
changed. He spent five weeks in Mich.
igan, and returned to South Africa Nv
way of New York and England, greatly
impressed with what he had seen in
the United States"
The item., 1900-01-27
Pence Hath lis TerrOrs.

Capt. Ormond Padget is the
Commander of the Dallas Rough
Riders, a cavalry troop attach
ed to the Texas Volunteer Guard.
There came very near being a
vacancy the other day and Il few
promotions in the command. Capt.
Paget is fond of claret at lunch
time, and holds to the theory that
it's the abuse and not the use OF
wine that leads to evil cOnscquen-
ceS.
In his office the other day an
'employe filled a tlaret bottle with
wood alcohol and set in easy
reach of the captain. Printers
lse wood alcohol in their business,
but not as a beverage. Wood
alcohol is "the hct stuff" and
about five ,swigs of the stuff
would make a corpse out of the
toughest Rough Rider that ever
out spurs to a Texas pony.
Well, to make u sad story short,
Capt. Paget at no0ntime spread
his lunch, devOured it and then
reached for the claret bottle. He
pulled the cork, tilted the bottle
and the wood alcohol gurgled IL
few gurgles and disappeared. 1t
4ad gone to join mis- lunch.
1t is no trouble for a claret con-
nOisseur to detect the difference
between wood alcohol and the
juice of the grape. Capt. Paget
discovered his mistake in about
four seconds and in ten seconds
he was the sickest man in the en-
tire southwest. a physician was
summoned post haste and the ply
sician brought a stomach pump
along. Phe stomach pump saved
the life of the catain of the Dal-
las Rough Riders. 1t was an even
break between the captain and
the grim reaper for a few hours,
but the man with the scythe lost
the game, for the present at least.
at was a close call" said the
captain about it, ''and for TWEEN
ty-fOur hours the prospects were
that | would cross the Styx.
Wood alcohol has It's uses and is
all right in its place, but l would
not like to advertise it as a pleas
ant after-dinner drink"
The item., 1900-01-27
Rice for Puerto Rico.

The Norwegian steamship CYL
Ter, under charter TO the Texas
Star -four mills, left Galveston
for West Indian ports. Includ-
ed in her cargo is a consignment
of 800 sacks Of rice. This is the
first shipment Of rice ever made
from Galveston to Puetro Rico,
anc d+ rrar tica!.T lhe Wh0ie sec
sacks are Texas grown rice, the
snlPmcnI IS ot unusual si.nltj-
canc0.
The item., 1900-01-27
Taylor Pounds Case.

Taylor Pounds was sentenced
by Judge TempletOn at Cooper
to four years in the penitentiary
under conviction for arson. More
than twenty-One years elapsed be-
tween the date of conviction and
sentence. The prisoncr was tried
i'll the district court of Delta coun-
ty in 1873 on change of venue
from Lamar county, and made
his escape from the Hopkins cOun-
ty Jail, to which he had been re-
moved for safe keeping pending
an appeal. The governor will be
asked to pardon him.
The item., 1900-01-27
KENTUCKY MIDDLE
Witnesses Before the Contest Board
Testify to the Use of
TISSUE BALLOTS AT THE POLLS
The Part that Ex-GOV. Bradley Played in ths
Campaign is Being Brought Out by
the Investigation.

Frankfort, Ky, Jan. 26.-Many
witnesses were examined before
the gubernatorial contest board
Wednesday, the evidence relating
chiefly to the alleged use of tissue
ballots in Democratic counties
and to the use of militia in Louis
vile.
H. M. Harrison, employed by a
firm that printed the ballots for
thirty-eight counties, testified
that he had heard no complaints
from the counties using the bal
lots his firm furnished.
w. S. Gallon. who printed the
ballots used in Powell, Breathitt
and Wolf counties, testified that
the ballots were transparent. A
sample ballot was used as evi-
dence.
Judge G. NJ. Derrlckson of
Powell county testified that the
fiscal court of Powell county re-
fused to pay the price agreed on
the ballots because they were too
thin.
w. G. Frazier, clerk of the
Powell county court, testified that
the ballots used in Powell county
were transparent.
At the night session a number
of parties testified to the use of
tissue ballots in Graves county.
Charles Gibson, a Louisville
attorney, testified to having been
asked to confer with Gov. Brad
ley at the Gait house in Louisville
the day before the election.
He said that Gov. Bradley
asked him for his views as to the
propriety of making a speech in
Louisville that night. The wit
ness said that the governor had
already concluded that it would
be unwise to speak, in view of
the excited state of the public
mind. He said that he and Gov.
Bradley discussed the adyisability
of calling out the troops and that
he agreed with the governor that
he should be in charge of the
troops instead of the city peace
officers.
: Asked as to his opinion of the
pledges made to the people by
Mayor Weaver, Chief of Police
Haagar and Chairman Lyons of
the board of public safety, Glib
son said he did not believe Mayor
Weaver was sincere, that he had
no opinion as to Lyons, but be-
lieved Chief Haagar would have
done his whole duty il left to
himself.
The item., 1900-01-27
A Peculiar Accident.

A very serious and unusual ac-
cident happened to a daughter of
George Drake, a negro living near
Naples. The giri was standing
on Il pOrticO with her hand rest
ing on one of the supporting col
umns. A few inches below her
hand a nail had been driven into
the column with the head out
about half an inch. The girl had
a ring on finger of her hand.
From impulse or cause she jump
ed to the ground, several feet.
She is only 16 years old, but very
large and stout. In her descent
her hand slipped down the col
umn. The ring caught on the
head of the nail. Her weight and
force of the jump jerked the fin
ger from her hand, bringing with
it leader nearly the length of
her arm. The girl is going
through pain aud commissions,
which are but little alIeviated by
anesthetics. 1t is supposed that
a difficult surgical operation will
be necessary to save her.
The item., 1900-01-27
Insurgents Victorious.

Manila, Jan. 23.-The escort of
fifty men of company G, thir-
teenth infantry, Lieut.. Ra 'ston
commanding, which was am
bushed near Lipa, consisted of
fifty conYalescents from the hos
pital who were going to join the
regiment. The insurgents hid in
the bushes along the road and
opened fire upon the pack train
from three sides.
The Americans, in addition to
their casualties, were compelled
to abandon the train, which con-
sisted of twenty-five horses. The
latter, with their packs, all fell
into the hands of the insurgents,
who pursued the retreating escort
for three miles along the road,
until the AmcrIcPns were rein
forced.
The item., 1900-01-27
Chicago Canal Case:

Washington, Jan. 23,-Thc
case of the state of Missouri VS..
the state Of Illinois, involving a
petition of injunction against the
Chicago Drainage canal, the
United States court yesterday de-
cided to permit the attorney gen
eraI of Nilsson uri to file bill max
ing summons to the defendant re-
turnable on April 2.
The item., 1900-01-27
Dent Acquitted.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 23.-W. j.
Dent was acquitted here of for
gerry and is being held pending the
arrival of an officer from Dallas,
where he is charged with forgery
and will be taken to that city.
He stated that he will win the
case easy. Dent strongly denies
the report that the pardon that
released convict Isaacs is here,
and that at the proper time he
wilImake a statement of all the
facts.
The item., 1900-01-27
Texas Cattlemen.

San Antonio, Tex, Jan. %
The ninth annual session Of the
Texas Live Stock association be-
gan yesterday morning with a
large attendance. Members and
representatives of commission
firms and railways arc in attend
ance.
The item., 1900-01-27
Ten Hours Firing.

Spearmans Camp, Jan. 23.-
After ten hours of continuous
and terrible firing Sunday Gems.
Hart and CIcry advanced 1000
yards. The Beers maintained an
irregular fire during the night.
but the British outposts did not
reply. Next morning the Beers
opened stiff fire. The British
stood to their guns where they
had slept and renewed the fight.
The item., 1900-01-27
Street Cnr Strike

Albany, n. T., Jan. 23.-AII
the street cars in Troy were tied
up Sunday as result of the
strike of 365 motormen and con-
ductors of the United Traction
company. The men demand %
cents an hour and ten hours a
day. The company operates lines
in five cities, including Albany,
but the other men refuse to touch
q car.
The item., 1900-01-27
Seanort of the South.

It has long been evident that the
rapidly increasing movement of grain
and merchandise towards the south
ern seaboard would demand an H.
crease of shipping facilities on the
Mexican Gulf. The most promising
seaport city is La Porte. at the head o.
Galveston Bay. Peculiar natural ad'
vantages surround LaPorte, notably IS
being the fartherest inland seaport Oh Oh
the Gulf, having high dry land ".tn
perfect drainage and the purest aF's,
sian water, a climate unsurpassed ID
the south and an attractive city slvS
The American Land Co., 1873 MaalSoN
street, Chicago, is interested at La,
Porte and announces the first genera
sale OF property will be held Fe"'
14-17, 1900.
The item., 1900-01-27
Texas Cotton for Japan.

New Orleans, La, Jan. 90
The steamer Hutton arrived from
Galveston with 5000 square bales
Of cotton, 1900 round bales and
1900 tons of phosphate rock. She
added 5000 square bales of cotton
here and cleared for Japan direct.
The British steamer Kidona
cleared for Cape Town with 1860
mules and large lot of feed
stuffs.