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The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-11-02
4 REPUBLICAN TRICK,

Enemies OF the democracy and
elrman Simmons Enter into a
Eew Conspiracy to Defeat Him for
aator Will Pretend to Become
as Friends and supporters for
IN Obvious Purpose Let All True
n~ocrats Re on Their Guard.
~a9nd1nce Of The News.
!. nave just learned from
ceo not to be douted that
Republican and fusion
allst 'leaders' (all Of
I'm are 50 anxious to see
arman Simmons defeated
the primary next Tuesday,
II. many Of whom are eXhib-
much activity to compass
t end have decided upon a
w me Of action.
Number Of them have been
Raleigh during the last few
SIS, and on Saturday last a
#t Ference was held. at which
... present the visiting
.o-'op leaders and local Re-
..>1n9, and others.'
I'm exchange of views be-
...u them is sad TO have had
very depressing effect upon
. aggregation, in that the
~rcrto Of Mr.. Simmons
. .g~> were shown to be en-
nu too bright to suit them
thc+r purposes.
Ii was also agreed that they
"a their followers had made
mistake IN 50 plainly and
n~pieuou,lv advertising bv
.-r activity their preference
r. Gen Carr. and their de-
animation to assist IN his
.ect;on al the primary. It
rs shown that the effect had
..n to draw true Democrats
The closer 70 Mr.. Simmons.
rs. the tear was EXPRESSED
lit unless something was
.a~- and at once-to coun-
..ctit, the case of his op-
-.,. I'LL \, bn.,l,ro
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Wheat and Carbon Bisulphide.

H. n. Mcdonald, McDonough. Cal
have been using bisulphde of carbon to
cleanse my wheat. The Instructions are
To air the wheat thirty-siX hours after
applying the remedy. What would be the
consequence if not aired and left in bin
permanently? If remedy is used on bin
OF wheat in which holes are around the
bottom and covered with gauZe wire
would IL be necessary to change wheat
and wouldn't more of the remedy have
to he used?
Answer-The direction to air the wheat
thirty-six hours after applying the BIZ
Sulphide assumes that the vessel con-
tanning the wheat Is alright or practi-
cally so, would be true In the case OF
barrels. Jars, bottles, etc, or even n
thoroughly tight bin. II grain be allowed
to remain STEPPED In the vapor of the
poisonous sulphide for an Indefinite pc
riod the vitality Of the same as well as
it's wholeSomeneSs for food will become
more or less impaired and even entirely
destroyed. In an ordinary bin, with holes
i'm the bottom as described, there would
be no resulting injury regardless of the
time. The effect of the stepping I'm the
suiphidc is simply to destroy ali insects
or other life that may he in the grain
at the time. 1t would not prevent the
attacks of insects afterwards, and If
not protected against the latter the
process, at some time in the future, would
have TO he rppeatcu.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01

never drilled any cats, as yoE advise.
Please answer me this question, How do
you apply your fertilizers 10 drilled OATS
You give formula for manuring oats. but
failed to say how you applied 1t. If you
scatter broadcast, Will there not be "a
good quantity of no avail to the crop, ii
put in A-nch or 1S-inch drills? As i eN-
peCt to plant a large field in oats this fan
In the way you suggest. with CAN'T dis
tributor,' please answer IN Farm ana
Farmers columns in time for me TO use
In this early fall sowing.
AnsWcr--As u matter Of actual prac-
ticc on the station farm O3ulletin No. AZ.
we used n one-horse CAN'T fertilizer DIS
tributor. or rather two of them, one to
put out the fertilizer and the other to dis
tribute the seed oats. Having thoroughly
plowed and narrowed the land, we lay Oft
the rows with one distributor. winch
carries the fertilizer. Then the other dis
tributor, carrying the seed oats. is run
very close to the burrows first run. 80 as
to ill these up with soil This plan puts
the fertilizer in q parallel furrow within
a few inches of the seed oats. But IL is
error to assume that If the fertilizer he
sown broadcast, and the seed oats be
put in 1S-inch drills. the fertilizer wCUid
be lost There is danger of destroying
the terminating principle of the Oat seed
II large quantity of cotton meal he
put in contact with them. Otherwise the
seed oats and fertilizer might be dis
tributed through the same distributor at
one and the same operation.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01

muda) on any ordinary, rundown soil. VI
requires a good. productive soil TO make a
first-c!ass pasture and still better SOL
to make a good meadow.
1t would be sheer folly to sow grass
seeds of any valuable species on the ufi-
broken soil and keep up the live stock
on the land TOO. IL is not considered
good practice 10 pasture until the sec
ond wear If YOU wish to make pasture
of that field / would break il thoroughly
at once and sow il in small grain, mann
" oats and manure well. say 200 pounds
acid phosphate and 400 pounds cotton
meal per acre and - pounds of potash
muriate and in open burrows. as dirtccd
in bulletin A (cOpy sent you) Fol- oN
the oat harvest with cOwpeas. also fer
tilizer. applying 80 pounds Of acid per
acre. Make hay of the vines in Septem-
Der and then prepare the land for crop
of grass and this plan will give yo@
abundance of time 10 readuponsrasScs
Send 50 cents 10 Alexander Seed Comp1-
nv. Augusta. Ga. for a copy of Farm
ers' Book of Grasses You may. if YOU
will. set the field. or the poorest por-
tons in Bermuda grass next spring.
After the Bermuda is established SOW in
SSeItembcr / bushel of hairy vetch seed,
which viii give winter grazing, etc.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Mango of Dog.

u. Smyrna, Ga.-My little dog, eight
n onths old, has had some skin trouble
for five months | don't think II Is
mango. Have treated him for that with
strong decoction of poke root as Il wash.
He scratches, bites, rolls. and dragS him
self He has one or two thin places on
beck with the hair off llo is annoyed
very much. What shall l do for him?
Answer-It must be either mango or
lice, more likely mango. The treatment
for the latter is also good for lice-the
greater including the lesser. Sometimes
bad case of mango is very hard TO cure
and different remedies must be tried, one
after another. Wash thoroughly with
soap and water removing all scabs and
scurf, then rub we'll INTO all affected
parts an ointment of two ounces of sui
phur, two ounces of lard. Apply once
a day and after four DAYS wash thor
olighly and repeat the ointment daily for
another four days. If not cured. try
this: one ounce of oil of tar. twenty
ounces whale oil. Apply once a day. BE
sure to scald all rugs and blanket that
have been Used about him and give MIN
clean unused quarters. If used 10 ken
mel scald 1t with boiling water and soap
and when dry sponge II over with: one
ounce corrosive subllmate dissolved I'm
one gallon of water. l suspect that the
difficulty In the curing him may he duo
i'm whole or in part to failure to disin-
feet his sleeping and lounging places.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Root Calls of Tobacco.

w. e. Hawkins. Mt. Zion, S. C.-Please
answer the following:
cultivated in tobacco this year, and the
tobacco did what we call rimfire. 1t
burned around the edges of the leaves.
On pulling up some of the tobacco thus
auected and examining the roots | found
the roots were full of little knots, each
Knot containing small insect egg of
some kind. What are they and what
causes the rimfire on the tobacco?
2 The above mentioned piece of land
Will make good corn. good watermelons.
good oats. but will not make cotton, peas
or potatoes. Ii is what is known as pine
land III this country. Cotton trenches, or
What we call rust; peas grow up to the
height of or inches and then dwindle
away ana so to nothing. The land is
composed OF a fine sandy loan with yell
low CLAW subSOil. What is wrong with
itF What kind OF fertilizer will IL re-
ouire to make peas. potatoes. etc. on the
above piece of land?
Answer-The little knots of trubercles
are caused Dv a nematode worm which
leeds on the tissues of the tobacco roots,
and also on the roots Of many other
plants. including cotton. potatoes, corn,
peas. etc. These nematodes, however, do
not attack corn. sorghum, wheat, oats
and other grasses and grain. The only
remedy is to plant the land n year or two
in one of these immune crops. When cot
ton is planted on AZ infested soil Is also
liable to be attacked by peculiar fun
gus. the spores Of which enter the plant
near the ground ana cause the disease
known as "frenchinS." The name of the
fungus is fusarium vasinfectum. So far
as / can at present inform you no cure
or remedy for this "frenChing'' has been
discovered. Write to Professor G. +.
Atkinson. Cornell university experiment
station Ithaca. n. Y. for further infor-
nation. sending him this correspondence
as a clipping and any other facts. Pro
feSSor Atkinson made some important
discoveries in this direction while he was
at Auburn Ala
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Fresh Land Cotton.

Henry Rumsey. Akin, Cal have three
acres OF forest land cleared last winter;
has not been burned of; very strong
mulatto land, red clay subsoil, erowcd
zap in blackberry hrars and butter { or
watcr) weeds and sprouts. which ! have
cut last week I'm August. ! want to plant
IL in cotton next year. Please instruct
me how TO prepare. what kind of fertilizer
10 use and how much to the acre and
kind OF cotton to plant. / want profit
out of 1t: not how to make the most cot
ton regardless of cost. l have been a
subscriber 10 The Constitution for seven
teen years and have been profited In
many ways by reading II.
Answer-Prepare il the best way you
can. About two weeks before time to
plant apply $50 to 200 pounds acid phos-
phate and 70 to 100 pounds cotton seed
meal per acre. Plant I'm any early variety
of cotton. such as Kings. or Mascot. Why
not request the director Cthis EDITOR Of
the experiment station. Experiment, Ga,
to send you the free bulletins OF the sta
tion2 IL is somewhat singular that such
every day questions should be asked and
yet the inquirer not ask for the bulletins
of the station. The editor of this depart
ment Is also director of the experiment
station, and yet there must be hundreds
of subscribers who seem not to be aware
OF Il.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Cow Pea Vines for Table Use.

w. S. Landrum, C)-For the benefit of
your readers / will give recipe for
saving pcavine hay for table use.
Cut them at any stage by the time
they attain their first few leaves until
ali the pods are dry. Just 50 they are
cut when the dew is or; stack then m
mcdiately around pole. tee or stump; Leu
them stand twenty -four hours, then rake
them down with either rake or pitchtork.
Examine them closely, and If YOU think
there Is any in the lot which your stom-
ach will digest, put them in soft water
There should be something soft about
thcm). Boil from twelve to forty-elSht
Ecurs. owing 10 the variety 0he Unknown
requires longer rs they are grown prin-
cipally for stock; add salt TO suit your
taste: when done, sit them off to cool.
While this process is going on, If you
really intend TO make 4 meal of them,
wind up your business with your friends
then insure your life for the benefit IL
your wife and children. say your prayers,
then dive in II this does not end your
life. hire some fool to shoot you.
COMMENT do not see the point 10 the
above, unless IT was suggested by an ar
ticle ! read somewhere stating that cow
pea vines could be made a palatable dish
for human consumption.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Eczer1a of Mule.

C. w. Cooper, Burt Place. La have
a fine Jack that has some kind o. a
humor I'm his legs. He bites them until
they have become very sore. VIII you
tell me through your paper what is tho
matter and what to do for him?
Answer-Givc him purge as follows:
Six drains of aloes. one ounce of ginger,
one ounce of common soda, dissolved in
half pint of boiling water, adding half
pint of cold water. at one dose. Mix up
four ounces each of saltpeter and cop
peras. divide into twcuty-fOur doses and
one dose twice a day in a bran mash.
Wash the affected parts with one ounce
saleratus. dissolved in a quart of water.
Rub it in well and then wash off with
warm water. To relieve the itching you
may apply to the legs freely this lotion:
Half an ounce acetate of lead. two ounces
laudanum. dissolved in one quart of wa
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Sweeney.

w. ]. Scott. Merrelltcn Ala.-I have n
good mare nine years old. For the last
thirty days her left shoulder has been
shrinking There IS a considerable hollow
formed about the middle of the shoulder
commencing five inches below top of the
withers. extending down about fourteen
inches: hide does not seem TO be tight and
az vet there IS no lameness nor stiffness.
have applied spirits Of turpentine freely
with rubbing: has been well treated and
kept continuously on the farm all her life.
Please tell me what is the matter and
give remedy.
Answer-I presume II is a case OF swee-
ney. There being no swelling or pain In
the part. Rub well with strong compound
soap liniment or with Sloan's nerve and
bone liniment twice a day. IL this has
no effect mix ono dram OF cantharides
and six drains OF lard and rub In well
once a week and give a long rest
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Pasture Grasses. Etc.

To c. A. w. Ringwood. N. C.-In your
letter of inquiry (too long to publish and
i haven't time to condense 10 you prac-
ticaly aduit that you know but little
about grass culture and grasses. II
would be impracticable for me to give all
the information needed to assurt you sue
cess In establishing n good pasture on
fifty acres of rather poor land. but few
points will receive attention.
In the first place YOU write very dis
paragingly of Bermuda grass (the same
as the species called by some farmers
wire grass'D. In my opinion Bermuda
grass is the most valuable pasture grass
now known in the south. IL is the one
grass that will promptly take hold and
spread ITSELF even on poor soil and viii
survive the longest and severest drouGhts
and the most persistent grazing.
In the next place you should get rid of
the idea that YOU can establish a pasture
of the improved grasses excepting Ber-
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Stringy, or Ropy Milk.

A. r., Elloree, s. C.-The milk from my
cow Is ropy. At times the whey, even.
Is ropy. What causes this, ana how can
we remedy It? The COW is fat and
healthy.
Answer-Stringy milk may be caused by
a species of fungus. which develops from
spores that have been taken into the sys-
TEN Of the COW from her drinking from
stagnant pool of water. or from a stream
running through Doggy, mucky soil. Give
the affected COW two drains OF biSulpflte
of soda daily. and sec that she gets only
pure. clean water to drink. Also read re-
Ply to similar inquiry IN issue of July 30th.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Doesn't Sweat When Driving.

G.. c., Franklin. Miss have large
horse in excellent condition. When
drive him he does not sweat at all, but
suffers from heat. When he stands in
the stable any time he becomes wet
with sweat. l think II he could perspirc
while | am driving him he would stand
heat better. Do you think he is diseased?
If so. what remedy?
Answer am hardly prepared to say
that the horse is diseased. Are you sure
that his stable is properly ventilated? II
not see To that point. | 'sweat like a
horse" when sitting Mt my desk such
weather as We have been having and dry
off when l get out of doors. 1t might be
well to give him one heaping table
spoonful of Unison weed seed per day
for four days and then hold up four
days and SO on. Mash the seeds, or grind
them I'm coffee mill.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Sowing Vetch on Bermuda Sod.

l.. J. McCrary. Waco, Tex notice an
article IN The Constitution, of the 10Th
inst. under the .aption Of Cover crops,
You state to SOW marry VetCh upon hCr-
muda sod. without harrC wing or piowlnc-
DO You mean TO break the bermuda laud
before the seed is sown or SOW without
it on the grass unbroken? I have NOW
ed the weeds twice this year and broke
the sod or land January last. Land in
high season.
meant to convey the idea that the vetch
seeds were sown IN the unbroken ber-
muda sod. and were not narrowed or COW
cred in any way. On a rather hard and
bare sod 1t would probably be better to
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
SULPHUR for Chickens.

w. f. Glanton. Foreman. Ala have
seen several complaints OF sick chickens
and inquiries for remedies In several
newspapers. have been feeding my
chickens sulphur once or twice n week
and occasionally putting copperas In
drinking water and they keep healthy and
free from vermin. The mites were on
my chickens and to get rid of them | be-
gan feeding sulphur and i'm a short while
] saw a great change i'm appearance; got
more eggs. rid of mites and no disease
among the little chickens. out of 100
Matched out last spring l never had a
sick chicken. Nv hens are laying now;
made no stop for molting. You can see
hens with red combs and no tail tall
feathers fallen ouD on the nest to lay. l
told some of my neighbors about sulphur
and those that tried say 1t acts Ike Il
charm. Chickens are free from mites.
ticks. redbugs and are laying more eSgs.
] send this to you thinking | could reach
more than any other way and | want
others to try IL and report.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Eertilizin~ Wheat.

II. NJ Ross. BascomvIlle, S. CT wish
to put my wheat In with drill using acid
and cotton seed meal. VIII the meal IN
iure the seed put IN with dril. say 200
pounds acid phosphate and 100 pounds
meal?
Answer-Please read reply to &c. r..
under head of "Fcrtiiizing oats" There
is the same danger to consider. But 100
pOunCs of meal per acre would not irJure
the seed wheat or oats. However your
proportions are not as l would advise.
would use 200 pounds acid phosphate TO 30
pounds of meal. See Bulletin A, Georgia
Experiment Station
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01

spoonful of the liquid is enough for one
cubic foot of space. or one and one-quar-
ter teaspoonfuls for each bushel of shelled
grain. The same treatment is applicable
to garden peas and beans. for which glass
jars may be used. When such tight YES
sells are used the seeds should be poured
out and aired for a few minutes after
sleeping I'm the vapor about thirty six
hours.
IL the above proportions and precau-
lions are used the grain will not be tainted
or otherwise injured.
II should be remarked also that the va
por of bi-sulphide of carbon Is not only
infiammable, but 1t is also poisonous II
breathed in quantity.
have just learned that tho liquid can
be had of Jacobs Pharmacy Company. At
lanta, Ca, at 121a cents per pound.
II. j. REDDINd.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Peanut Seed One Year Old.

John T.. Balls. Fashion. Ga.-Seeing In
my Weekly Constitution of September 10th
an inquiry about "one year old peanut
seed" and having had actual expert
cnce" with same. | can answer Mr.. S. T..
Vanlandingham. Cairo, Ga. In June. 1895.
we raised Spanish peanuts and when they
were ripe pulled them, let them sun Con
Vlnes) untN thoroughly dry. They were
then picked off vines and sacked and
stored away In a dry place. Did not plant
any last year QS99. but the present year
the 1898 seed were planted and not a hill
of them failed to come up. Don't hull
them until ready to plant. Here are few
Of the new ones.
Success to you in your endeavors TO
help what / call the backbone men Of
our Countrywide farmers. May the good
Lord guide and bless you.
Answer-Than you for the peanuts and
for your good wishes
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01

q. V D. Lookout Mountain. Tenn
You viii find inclosed two kinds Of grass
cS. please 10 tell there name and what
they are GOOD for. WEI cherry pits come
true to kind? ROW and when is best to
start apple seeds, and is there any that
will come true 20 seed?
Answer-One specimen is andropogoE
furcatUs. or finger-spiked broomsedge, or
Blue Stein This grass makes fair
quality OF hay and is abundant on the
prairies Of the west Tho other specimen
is Crysopogon nOtans, or wood grass In
dian grass II also makes 4 passable
may if cut early. Neither Is yorthw OF
cultivation.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Wart on Mule.

O. IT. Hutto, Lincoln, Ala have
mule that has a skin wart about the size
of a hen egg and still growing. Please
give me a remedy To- take it of
Answer have told how to treat warts
so often that fear some subscribers
have become tired" II you can do so
tie a small cord around II as close as
possible to the body. Tighten the cord
every two or three days until the waTt
drops off. Then apply butter of anti
m0ny or lunar caustic or powdered blue
stone every three days. always rubbing
off the old scab
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
BUSINESS EFFECT OF CANAL.
Isthmian Canal Commission Studying
the Subject.

Chattanooga, September Ex-senator
PascO and Professor Emery r. Johnson,
of Philadelphia. constituting a majority
Of a subcommittee Of the isthmian canal
commission. arrived here tonight for tho
purpose of Investigating the effect on the
iron industry of this section the building
Of an isthmian canal would have.
The Subcommittee has visited Pittsburs
and Cincinnati and VIII go from here 20
Birmingham and Atlanta and thence back
20 Washington. They Will meet the cham
Der of commerce Of this city tomorrow
morning and confer with the leading iron
makers of this city and visit the iron
Industries.
committee had everywhere found ths
greatest favorable interest in the enter
prise among people they had met ana
that he found no opposition to speak of
to the canal among railroad men
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
Red May Wheat.

To w. j. Atkinson.-lf you had given
your postofIice address l would have re-
quested some one who has Red May
Wheat" TO notify you Ly postal card
Why viii inquirers neglect so simple ana
set, oftentmes, so essential matter.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Pea Vines for Table Use.

To J. II. Wheeler. Newellton, La, and
others who have written in dissent from
the suggestion submitted by Charles
Macon. Ingleside. y. c.. l wish to say
that the article of Mr.. Macon did not APP
pear I'm this department Of The Weekly
Constitution. / remember reading ii
somewhere, but It was not in the Farm
and Farmers department. of September
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Mole Cricket.

b. F. Lopez. Eady. Miss-I inclose
bug for name.
Answer-lt is what IS commonly known
as mole cricket, because OF the resem-
blance of the claws of its forefeet to those
of a ground mole. /: is entirely harmless
To man, but Is sometimes present in gar
denS in sufficient numbers to do some
damage 10 the tender roots of plants.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-01
Sore Throat of Hog.

To W. ID. Hopper-It may be that your
SOW has sore throat. although you name
but one symptom viz: inability to swal-
low. Mix two drains Of chlorate OF potas-
stun and one dram OF fluid extract Of
belladonna in one pint Of cold water and
give two tableshoopfuls three times a
day. Rub mustard made mp with hot
water on the throat once day for few
days. Allow her TO eat what she VIII,
plenty Of cold water. Keep her bowels
omen by injections OF soapsuds or doses
~ one ounce of castor oil