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Douglas Island news., 1900-10-10

MT. Elmer E. Smith, agent for the Alaska Steamship Co.,, has made arrage- ments by which his company carries a standing ad in the News, giving sailing dates and other information of impor- tance to the general public.
Douglas Island news., 1900-10-10

WANTED-ACTIyE MAN OF GOOD CHAR acter to deliver and collect in Alaska for old established manufacturing wholesale house. $500 a year, sure pay. Honesty more than experience required. Our reference, any bank in any city. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope. Manufacturers, Third FIoo-: $s4 Dearborn St., Chicago. S-l7
Douglas Island news., 1900-10-10

Alaska is a great country for game of all kinds. When you don't go after it, it will sometimes come to you. AS an ex- ample of this statement, we saw Mir. Nc Blaine kill grouse yesterday morning on D. street.
Douglas Island news., 1900-10-10

Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Penglase and children returned on the Seattle from an extended visit with relatives and friends at Republic, Mich.
Douglas Island news., 1900-10-10

The report that Alex Mckenzie, Judge Noyes' right bower, will be ar rested and taken to San Francisco for trial, comes as a relief to many Alaska miners. The general hope is that he will get what he deserves.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
SESAME SEED FOR FARMERS.
at the Agricultural De-
partment.

The state department OF agriculture has
secured from the United States bCtanist
at Washington a supply of sesame plant
seed, a plant very little grown I'm the
United States. but one of more than Or
binary value to the farmer. The sesame
seed has been examined fully by the state
chemist, who IS satisfied thnt the plant
can be produced with success in Georgia
The principal product is the oil taken
from the seed This Is known in me mar
ket as sesame oil. used largely in cooking
and for pharmaceutical purposes.
The United States botanical department
has placed at the disposal of tn. state
chemist, john NJ. McCandless. forty pint
packages of the seed recently imported
from Russian TurkeStan. and already a
number of requests lave bcer made for
samples. 1t has Lcen found That the
sesame plant cannot grow well north Of
Virginia. hut in the warm soil ct the
south. and particularly OF Georgia. it will
thrive.
The time remaining for planting the
seed is short and for that reason all who
wish to receive samples should apply at
the state department Of Agriculture at
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
DON'T FORGET The CHEAT.

beg that such readers as may be in
ieTeste,i in the cheat question VIII h"t
forget To send specimens of cheat that
they believe TO have sprung from wheat,
oats or other cereal grain. OF course.
do not expect specimens from any except
those VINO believe that wheat. oats. etc,
VIII actually turn To cheat. Send full
head or TWO of the cheat that the sender
believes L, have come from one Of the
above grains.
The cheat IS already showing heads
about in our cat crops. and especially
along the outer edges, where the ground
is hard and poor. and \ have already
made some interesting notes and am
daily watching for new developments. As
already stated. do not expect To be able
To prove that either Of our cerea. grains
will. under any circumstances or condi-
tions whatever. turn 10 cheat. The OBJ
ject Of the Investigation Is 10 discover a
reasonable if not an abs oluiely satisfac-
tory explanation of the apparent trans
mutation. for candor compels the admis-
sion that appearances are something
very much in favor of the comm n no
ton. II 4 can succeed i'm so explaining
the appearances that any one who is
after the truth only, and is willing TO DE
convinced OF error can verify my cX-
PLANTATION will be satisfied. and Will feel
that / have accOmp ished some good in
removing error aud making manifest the
truth In the mean time If my investi-
upsettiu- nv own convictions | think |
will be frank enough to ''acknowleds &c
fh.. corn and join hands with those who
believe in the transmutati0n theory.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
PRINTED ON RED PAPER.

hope that something would be done to
continue the enterprise. which contem-
plates a great road from the west through
to Port Royal
Judge Brawley signed nm order last
winter to allow citizens owning properly
along the line of the Carolina. Kn0SViile
and Western to intervene in the name or
the state. and in addition his order re-
qCire1 the owners - the railroad to file
a bond for $1,000 conditioned upon carry
ing out whatever orders might he issued
by the court in future. which meant re
placing the rails and putting the track in
order If the court SO deCreed. The owners
of the road appealed from the order TO
give honi before the day set for filing.
and this oint went up to the circuit court
Of appeals at Richmond which has dis
missed The appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
Attorney Hayward. representing the citi-
Zens i'm this action. thinks the owners of
the road will have 10 file the bond. since
the appeal is dismissed. f>u1 he regards
this as 4 victory for the citizens.
The litigation over the Swamp Rabbit
Is not ended by any meaf-s. and il would
require prophetic knowledge 10 say whal
will be :he result.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Bad Milk.

l.. C. Nix Oconea Co. S. c.. says the
milk from his cow will clabber and stay
in a sweet state and when churned al
turn to whey with hard lump In the
bottom Of the cturn. Milk good except
on full of the moon" What must he GO
to the cow?
Answer-Every one who owns cow
should know something CT the bacteria
that cause different changes or di1eren,
kinds Of lamentations in milk. In this
case | have no doubt bad species or
bacterum has got the upper hand about
your stable or milking place. or in me
water that the cow is permitted Or forced
to drink Clean up everything thoroughly.
especially remove al manure from the
vicinity of the cow. If YOU viii clean un
the COW thoroughly and give her new
quarters I'm IL clean place. clean and scald
the pl ace and vessels in which you nave
kept the milk. and give the COW only pure
we'll wafer. a few Jays will determine
whether the infection is IN the COW her
self Or I'm the stable or milk vessels, or
place where the milk IS kept. II these
changes 40 not remove the trouble give
the COW two drains of bi-sulphite OF soda
daily The germs of the bacteria thar
produce the kind of change in the milk
you describe. are usually found in ma
nure and stagnant water. The moon has
nothing 20 do with it.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
NEW YORK IS INTERESTED.
Business Men Want To Hold South
ern Exposition There.

Chattanooga. Tenn. MAY "a delega-
ton of prominent business men IF New
York CITY will attend the Southern In
dustrial convention in this city May
15-lSth for the purpose Of presenting the
claims of that city for the location of a
southern exposition, and this Will he one
of the leading features on the programme
of the convention.
1t has been given out 10 the Associated
Press by the officials of the convention
ihat New York parties viii make a prop
osition 10 the industrial convention to
furnish a suitable site and erect proper
buildings for the holding Of an exposition
i'm that city of southern products in 1902.
The objects of such an exposition being
10 bring directly before capitalists the adj
vantages the south possesses for profit
able Investments and thus furnish an
object lesson that cannot fail in pro-
ducing beneficial results.
The officials of the convention ask the
Associated Press To more fully explain
that all who are interested in the cOnven-
tion, or any Of the subjects to be brought
before il, vii be given cordial greeting
and will be entitled 10 participate in the
proceedings of the convention. The con-
VentlOn l. an open organization II has
no revenues. the expense being borne Icy
the commercial bodies at the places
where its sessions are held. hence no in
reap, any personal advantage or prOht
from IL.
The secretary of the convention said:
THE approaching session has many
features that should appeal strongly 10
the business men of the south Tor large
attendance. Especially should this be the
case when there Will he s. many north
ern cities represented
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Fatal Effect of Green Sorghum.

Stockmen frequently suffer losses or
cattle from pasturing them on sorghum.
In a few herds in the state the losses
last year were heavy. but the total num-
Der of fatalities was not a.armingly
large An unusually large acreage of
cane was pastured last season. so that
the loss sustained was relatively small,
Judging from reports received.
Just what the cause of the trouble =
has never been ascertained. The prevail
Ing opinion is that a virulently pois 5nouS
substance is sometimes developed by the
growing plant. Many symptoms shown
by the afflicted cattle tend to sustain
such an opinion. The animals bloat but
little. They apparently suffer terribly
and die very suddenly. Post norton
examinations are reported to show LESSONS
in the stomach. the membranes turning
black
A sample of cane that had produced
fatal results was obtained and subjected
to a careful chemical analysis. All eff
forts however. to isolate and identify
poisonous matter failed utterly. Although
an effort was made to detect the pres
ence of toxic subs tanceS in small guam
titles, it was assumed that refined deli
cate tests for traces Of such poison were
really unnecessary, from the nature OF
the case y poison that will XII! IA full
grown animal in ten or fifteen minutes
large proportions. the analysis showed
only a trace OF potassium nitrate. Gull
lures made to develop toxic bacteria from
the sample gave negative results. The
leaves and stems OF the material seemed
to be free from parasitic growth. No
poisonous matter. that might have been
applied purpOse.y to the leaves, was de-
tected.
All the data collected indicates plainly
that first growth sorghum may prove, AZ
times. to be just as fatal as second
growth. This controvertS the prevailing
popular impression but facts at hand
nevertheless corroborate such a View. 1t
is in harmony with what is known OF the
chemistry of all plants The chemical
substances found In plant tissues are
characteristic Of the plant and are found
in 1t in its various stages of growth.
The results of the Investigation indi-
cate then. first. that IN sorghum there is
no inherent chemical poison, and second,
that second growth cane, OF itself Is no
more injurious than first growth. The
fact that so many fatalities occur prove
that there is an element of danger In
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Black Ants.

J. II. Sheppard, Longdale. \ a.. Is much
annoyed by myriads of black ants thai
infcst his house and wants To know how
To destroy them. First plan: Find their
nests (out of DOORS and carefully pour
into each hole a little cas bon bi-sulphide.
stopping the holes when this is done BE
careful about the stuff, as ii is very
volatile and inflammable--worse than
gasoline. Second pan: Have two good
sized spongcs. Dip one IN sweetened
water and press out enough of the water
so that II will not drip. Place 1t where
the ants most V run. When II becomes
filled with ants remove Il and dip il into
boiling water. replacing with the other
sponge prepared in the same way. After
each time squeeze out the sponge. BY
this plan many thousands of the insects
will be destroyed and the remainder Will
become panic-strickeu ard vacate the
prefuises
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
.icls th1 nal

mune to the disease. See if there are any
young ticks on the calf.
Again 1t may be black tongue, or black
quarter, very fatal disease There Is no
such disease, or accident, as losing the
cud. The cow or calf. or other Tuml~
mating icnd-chewins) animal eats an hour
or two, or longer. but swallows the food
without much chewing. W hen she stops
grazing. or has finished eating rough food
II then belches' up little wads of the
previously eaten food and chews it thor
oughiy, and when swallowed it goes on TO
another compartment of the stomach.
This relieving. or demonstrating. is called
chewing the .ud." Ane one who doubts
can satisfy himself very easily. Simply
stand near a cow that is quietly Chewing
the cur and when she is seen to belch
UP n fresh wad of food catch her by The
throat 50 as to prevent her swallowing,
open her me nth and you will find the wad
of food as described. The practice of
supplying an artificial cad is ridiculous.
NOW when COW loses Ter appetite or
quits eating for any cause Trough food
she quits masticating. or Chewing the
cud, because there is no food I'm her
Iomach to require chewing. That's all
there Is in it,"
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07

J. A. Jarrett Mansfield. La have n
mule with what | term a blood wart on
the upper corner of the eyelid. Please
let me know how To remove II without IN
iury to the eye 1t is growing very fast
and raw but does not bleed much.
Answcr-If the wart extends out from
the skin so as to per nit of 1t. the best
treatment is to tie "a small cord Cishing
line) around it close to the skin. The
wart will slough off in a few days when
the place should be touched with lunar
caustic nitrate of silver once or twice a
dav for day or two to destroy the roots.
If fiat on the skin so that ii cannot be
lgated Scrape off the surface with Il
blunt knife and apply little strong
acetic acid. taking care that none or IL
uetS into The eve.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07

for him to straighten his leg at the knee
perfectly If the joint is sprung IL not
sprung, however, it will soon Become so
If the trouble is not relieved. Examine
the course of the back tendon from the
rear of the knee down to the ankle to
see IL there Is any thickening, swelling
or soreness. If such condition be found,
including soreness, shower the leg with
cold water several times day for two
or three days. followed each time with q
lotion of half an ounce acetate of lsad
dissolved i'm a quart of water, until the
soreness disappears. Then blister by
rubbing well in a little ointment COM
posed of half an ounce of cantharides and
two ounces of lard. Remove the shoe,
pare down the feet and open the neels
Tie up his head for twenty-four hours, 80
that he cannot bite the blister, then
wash off the blister, grease ii once uay
until nearly healed and turn him into
the pasture. IL not improved in three or
four weeks repeat the blister. conIlrm-
ed (chronic) case of nkee sprung Is US
ually incurable.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Opium and Liquor Habit Cured.
Book free. b. NJ. WooIley. MD. Atlanta,
MET IN ROAD AND FOUGHT
Abe Jenkins Killed and Jack Carver
Badly Wounded.

Welch. \. C. Nav 2.-(Special) -On
Sunday night near this place. a fight
occurred in which one man was killed.
another probably fatally wounded and a
third one had his clothing cut by bullets.
The difficulty was between Abe Jenkins.
Jack Carver and Andrew Carver and it
Is thought that the parties quarreled over
a woman. The parties met about a mile
below town and after a few words be-
tween the Carvers and Jenkins all three
pulled pistols and fired.
Jenkins was shot near the center of the
ieast and lived but a few minutes
Jack Carver was hit just above the
shoulder blade and the wound may prove
fatal.
Andrew Carver's clothing was cut oy
several bullets. but he escaped injury
The affairs caused great excitement and
officers are Investigating.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
THEY PRAYED FOR PERKINS
Because He Attempted To Take His
Life by Taking Morphine.

Birmingham. Ala. MAY 3--tSpecialb-
At the conclusion Of services at the Bap-
fist church at Pratt City last night the
CONGREGATION was startled To hear a re-
quest made by the pastor. J. l.. Dick
cnson. that a short prayer be had for a
member OF the church who had some
time before attempted 10 commit suicide.
AT the conclusion of the prayer it was
stated that William Perkins, a prominent
citizen of Pratt City. was the wOuld-be
suicide in question and that he had taken
hale the contents of ten-cent bottle of
laudanUm in an effort 10 end his life.
The timely arrival of physicians saved
him. Dependency was the cause Of the
deed
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
bermuda and Wire Grass.

NJ. $. Carroll. Carp. $. C.--To settle a
DISPUTE please tell mo what the lnclosed
grass is. claim 1t is wire grass; others
say II is bermuda.
Answer-The specimen of grass sent Is
not in bloom or in seed and therefore
cannot be absolutely certain. hut there IL
little doubt that IT is bermuda (cynodon
dactvlon): and since bermuda is often
called wire grass" l might decide that
both of YOU are right. Send me some of
the heads either old or fresh ones. and
I can then determine with certainty.
There is another species of grass that is
perhaps more generally known as wire
rrass'' than is Bermuda, viz. Paspalum
distinctum or Irvine paspalum." hav-
ing only two short seed spikes on each
stem. But the specimen is not paspa-
Inn
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Grass and Clover for Winter Pasture.

TO w r. Ward. Brownsville, Ala.-in
the first place you may not reasonably
expect poor land 70 produce a good pas
ture of any kind OF cultivated grasses. In
the next place II is now entirely too late
to SOW grass seed except Bermuda) a
mixture of grasses of different species Is
ALWAYS best for a pasture. Plant the land
i'm cuWpeaS between now and June LIST,
applyiug 200 pounds acid phosphate 10 the
acre. Now the vines for nay IN August
or turn stock on them in September. Thes
prepare the ground by thorough plowlnS
and narrowing by the 18th of september
TO 18th of October. SOW say ] bushel OF
orchard grass seed, one bushel of tall
oat grass bushel Italian rye grass. 3
pounds white clover. pounds of red
clover. .
do not know where you can get polled
Durham cattle. VIII some one write Mr..
Mard tho information?
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
"Redbug or Beetle" on Irish Potatoes

destroy the red bug, or beetle. on irish
potatoes. Also chicken mites?
Answer do not know what insect you
mean by red bug. or beetle" hut I pre-
sumo you refer to the Colorado potato
beetle. If so you have probably already
read Professor Quaintance's ninth paper
on insects Injurious to Plants i'm last
week issue. Ii not, turn to it. Mites
may be destroyed by the free use of kerr
osene all about and over the timbers and
boards infested with them. If house il
close. fumigation with burning sulphur is
good. on the fowls dust into the fea tn
erS Persian insect powder. or snuff. Wal
nut leaf tea Is also good. Clean out all
roosting places and whitewash with lime
made up with lime and water containing
> per cent of carbolic acid.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Garget of Sow's Udder.

To Irwin Miller. Nut Bush. Tenn.-It IS
probably case Of garset. such as is
common i'm the cow. Draw as much milk
with the hands as possible from the in
famed udder. Let the pigs suck as much
as they will. Foment the bag with hot
water; then use a lotion of y ounce ace
tate Of lead . ounces tincture of arnica,
quart of water DO this three times A
day. Give the SOW from I To . ounces
of EPSON salts and after it has operated
give 10 grains Of saltpeter in a little water
three times a day. | am not certain that
Won meant your SOW" or your Cow, -
but you certainly wrote il "s-O-w."
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Haematuria or Bloody Urine.

To G. Perry. Armuchee. Ga.-Your mare
probably had an attack of haematuria.
or bloody urine. for which there are 4
variety of causes. viz: Sprains of the loins.
or a blow on the Ions. stone in the kid
neys. urinary passages or bladder. Eat
ing acid plants viii also cause IT, Re
move the cause. if found. give flaXseed or
slippery elm tea. tincture Of chloride of
iron. buttermilk. oak bark tea, etc. App 3
cold water cloths 10 the l0ins.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Cure for "Down in the Loins."

Mr. Flavius T.. Young. Quitman. Ga,
says he had Jersey two-year-old sow
that got down in the loins" and that he
cured her completely by making n daily
application of chamber I've 10 her spine
and hips from nose to ta. and also giving
her every morning teacupful of the
same internally i'm n little Stop. He says
that this makes the second attack and
both times she was cured by the above
treatment. For any further particulars
he invites Inquiries. inclosing stamped
addressed enyelOnps
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Knee Sprung.

To =. T. Day Trenton. $ CT does
not appear concluslvely from your de-
scription that your horses knee is
scprung. The resting of the knee when
standing is not characteristic of knee
sprung. but rather of some disease of the
foot If the knee Is sprung ii Will
knucklc forward even when the other
foot is lifted up. In fact, it is impossible
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
a New Cure For Cancer.

DR.. Hathaway's New Serum and Anti
septic Treatment for Cancer and other
malignant grOwths cures all forms Of
these dangerous diseases without the
knife or any operation Eight years Of
success and the verdict of the whole med
ical profession have demonstrated this
Write for his new book on Cancer and
Its Cure" j. Newton Hathaway. VI. D.,
22Ia + South Broad street, Atlanta. Ga.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07

To :. &. :. Freedom. Miss think II
is quite probable that your mule has
what is called ''coffin-j joint disease. =
Treatment of this affection Is usually un-
satisfactory except IN a recen; case. IL
consists in giving n purge tseven drams
Of aloes). remove the shoes. shorten the
toes and keep standing from morning till
night i'm a puddle of wet clay, without
stones or gravel. At NIGHT place I'm n
comfortable stall with poulticcs on each
affected fcot. Apply a blister TO me
front and sides of he pastern. and repeat
every TWO weeks. III The above fails pass
n scion through the frog and let her run
for n month or two in damp pasture.
free from stones.
the trouble with the colts is called
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Elbow Sprain.

To l.. +. p. Maben. Mss.--I would call
1t an elbow spraiu. i. e.. the joint just
below the body If there is heat and swell
ing foment the swollen parts with hot
water, X hour at time times day.
and follow each time with a lotion of Il
ounce Of acetate of lead dissolved In l
quart of water. If very sore add ounces
of laudanum to the solution. If the heat
and swelling have subsidized rub the part
three times a day with soap liniment or
camphorated liniment. 1t is important to
give complc.e rest until no longer lame.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-05-07
Stifle LameneSS.

To w. r. Rhodes, Morton. Miss.-You
advise Mr.. ii. McMeckin 20 treat his
mule for dislocation of the stihe joint
But his description does not suggest any
such serious lesion as dislocation. In
deed he seemed not to he certain that the
trouble was i'm the stiie joint. There are
diseases Of the stihe which do not amount
to a dislocation. When the latter is the
cause there can be no DOUBT about il n
the mind Of any one who ever saw a
horse or mule with a dislocatcd stifle.
CYou should make your request for
change of address to the mailing depart
mont or subscription departmentl