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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

Fortune Fsvors the brave" 1t is also
favorable to those who purify their blood in
the spring by taking Americas Greatest
Spring Medicine, Hoods Sarsapailla. A
clear head and a healthy body are given by
its use.
nConsiipation is cured by Hoods Pills, csc.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

Last night Joe Reeds boy threw a
stone which struck another negro,
named Jones, alias "Blackstrap," The
affair took place at colored church
during service time
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

The excavations for the new fire
station in the First ward were begun
yesterday. VIM. Vampner will have
charge of it.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

Burnett's Insect Annihilator can be
found at the Welcome grocery at 35
cents a bottle. 1t destroys all insects.
Try bottle and you will be happy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14
King HOnored.

Cam bridge, Eng. May 14,-Cam-
university conferred degree LID. on
the King of Sweden today. Ceremony
impressive and the students cheered
the King Oscar incessantly.s
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

Saturday afternoon postmaster Nc
Coy's buggy collided with the street
sprinkler, The wheels Of the buggy
were crushed,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

d. k Moody has returned from a
trip home He will close up the Guth-
rie & Western railroad contracts.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

Washington. May 14.-In the senate
today Senator Morgan reported the
Isthmian canal bill without amend
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14
Insurgents Active.
.ipps-McRae Press Assn.

Scripps -McRae Press Assn.
Manila, Nay 14,-An attempt was
made today by insurgents to burn the
large quantity of hay on the water
front. Soldiers fred on the insurgents,
killing one, The fire was extinguish-
ed before much damage was done.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

Oscar Lehrer is now a married man
and the happiest fellow in the city.
He was married to Miss Belle Trapp, q
charming young lady of west Guthrie.
Thus endeth Oscars troubles
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

At saltwater last week Mrs. De-
vault sued her husband for divorce.
From her evidence it was found that
she was not resident Of the terri
tory and the petition was denied.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

Meet at the residence of Mr.. ]. d.
Burke on rueseay evening at S o'clock
and enjoy hay ride to the Catholic
ladies' social at Mrs. H. H. Hagan's
home on the west side.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

The wonderful total eclipse Of the
sun is two weeks from today. May IS,
about 6:25 in the morning, and will
continue for two and half hours.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

Frank Rinehart presented Jap Sauls-
bury with fine gun Saturday. Jap
thinks Frank is the greatest sheriff in
ten states
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14
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LOCAL MELANGE
Observation-Disclosures

For Rent-A good cottage, 1914 +
Cleveland.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

The finest line of perfumes in the
city at Lilies,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

The funeral of A, j. Boyd, the MUIR
dered town marshal of Langston, oc-
ourred yesterday. The whole town is
reported as having turned out to at
tend.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

For rent-Furnished rooms, with or
without fire. Call at 403 K, Harrison.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

You can save money by buying
drugs at Lilies,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

Miss Jane Hagar, teacher of piano
and organ, l23 Broad street.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-14

The mayor aud council will attend
the Sapho production tonight.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Blue Grass

w. \. r. CaluEoun. Gal have acres "t
slate land that I wish "a SCI in somethinS
for 4 pasture. but l don't wan BeTmuda-
How would blue grass do and how often
would II have to be reset? some say thdt
bi,.a grass won't grow i'm this country.
II II will. when is the best time To SOW
ifo If blue grass won't do. please name
something that would make 4 perma-
nent pasture and give instructions aS u
sowing and oblige a subscriber
Answer-Biue grass succeeds very wen
as = pasture and lawn grass in all parts
of north Georgia. but especially on the
lime soils of northwest Georgia. but the
soil must be rich for il To do well. Sep
temher and October are the best months
i'm which to sow but | have known Il
to succeed very well sown early in No
vember A very severe cold snap VIII
often kill il when just come up. 50 II Is
nor advisable to SOW in December or
January but it may be sown in Fehru-
nrv ar March Prepare the land "A thor
ouchlv as possible by plOwinS and mar
rowing getting all trash and litter un-
der on. out of the way. SOW : bushels
of seed on freshly narrowed surface and
brush IN lightly. 50 as Just barely 10
hide the seed. | have seen good blue
grass i'm Barlow. Floyd and Polk, and
Atlanta and Rome and Dalton have many
beautiful blue grass lawns. But II will
not succeed on poor land.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01

leg. 1t has been done a little over two
months and has never healed YET. | nrst
used lard and turpentine.' the flies got 10
got them all out. His leg is a little swoi.
len up to the hook joint. / have Kept IL
bound up all the time. | have USED sew
eral different medicines on It, FIRST nara
ana turpentine, then mixed little ear
bolc acid with the lard and creased win
1t; and have used red oak and mullen
ooze bathed with ii and also burnt aIuhi'
am now using nitric acid about three
days. | want something to heal IL. III
don't seem To hurt him very much. as ne
IS fat and nice. and will run and play.
ANY Information will be gladly received.
| have been a reader of The Constitution
Tor nfteen years or more.
Answer-In such cases when the wound
is fresh all that can be done or that
should be DONE is to apply cold or not
water to stop the bleeding and clean IL by
the free use of water. Then Apply every
half hour, for the first twenty-four hours,
a lotion made by dissolving half ounce oil
acetate of lead. half ounce sulphate OF
zinc, two ounces Of tincture OF arnlca, III
one quart of water. After twenty-toui
hours, bathe il well three times a day
until Ii heals. If proud fesh Shouio rise
in the wounds higher than the surface Oh
mercury with a stick about every third
day until the proud flesh is burned down,
applying the healing lotion as before. IL
Will not be necessary to put more tiah
light cloth around it to keep out art ana
flies. The foregoing suggestions are ioi
your guidance in future cases oil thls
sort. 4 think the healing lotion should be
applied now. Bandage the swollen leg
above the wound tightly during the night
or when standing Idle. but remove the
bahdage when going out TO work OF eNer IKE.
else, and rub the swoilen legs well with
the hand.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Remedy for Blind Staggers.

"A Friend" Usage. TeX.-Please print
for the benefit of those having horses
suffering from blind staggers
Blind staggcrS is, | think, u congestion
OF the head and brains caused by expos
ure. rotten food, etc. My treatment is to
cut the under portion of nasal veins
which lie under Nomer. Let him bleed
freely: no danger bleeding too much.
Give a good purgative and light food for
a few days and your horse Will soon be
all right
Answer-"Blind staggers," or mad
staggers." is not simply congestion of
The head and BRAIN but is AN inlam-
nation of the envelopes of the brain. and
is more properly called cerebral menin-
gifts. Simple congestion of the brain is
called "mesrims. Authorities differ in re-
gard to the treatment Of blind staggers,
some advising bleeding urom the Jugular
Vem), White others 40 not indOrse TINS
treatment. The cutting of one of the nasal
veins as advisest -, Friend Is Simply
bleeding, and f4Das the more eitectlvriy
done by opening ~ sulaf, Ioilowed IN
an hour or TWO by u uOSe OF drains OI
dioes, = dramS of CalOmel, / dram of pow
uereu ginger and - drops ot tncture OF
aconItc. But the blood-ietting must be
Qone m tine very cary stage 70 be effec-
tive. There are nut few complete recover
les from this disease.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01

with intestinal worms. Give one To one
and one-half nintS Of raw iInSeed aiI az
q dose, Whom 10 has ceased io opera te
boil teacupful of liusecd into "A puip
with q gallon or So Of water. and white
not pour II over half pint of bran and
make a mash al Il. Powder and mix four
ounces of Saltpeter and four ounces of
copperas and divide into twcnty-fotir
doses. Put one powder in the bran ma~'l
and give once daily and continue for Sow
eral weeks if necessary. See If she IS
lousy or Wo~mN and remove if found.
Also give change Cf food. say two
thirds oats. ure-thi-d corn and good swcet
hay or corn. fodder. and pure wafer. Al
WAYS water before feeding and not i'm
metliatelV after
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01

right. hut when still he seems drooPy-
Thought roushing il would bring ann
around all right but he needs soIheIhln i--
pInsen suggest If for me. He is a fine
Young horse. only six years Old. Kidneys
and bowels seem all right
Answer: | will not say positively. but
the symptoms indicate that the horse
has an attack of sleepy stagEers, Wh'ch
is a symptom of serious eh!uSlon on 'he
brain. or a brain tumor: or it may be
3ua ~ some dcransement of the kidneys.
Is is supposed 10 be due 10 over-eating
of coarse food and want of exercise 1ne
treatment is bleeding. say gallon oi
blond. followed Immediately Icy cdtnar-
tic of drains of aloeS, . drops crot'h
oU aud I dram of capSiCum made into a
han with soap or ibread crumh and gwen
an onc dose After the phySic has acted
give | large tablespoonful tNicr day
of this mixture. ounces of each ot ny
drastis. ginger, carbonate OF soda; pow
der and mix.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Probably Corns.

J. p Finch. Glover. y. C.-T have "a
horse that when ! work him very hard
nc stops He Will set his fore foot out
aud keep placing il as long as ne stands
there. I have had some b lacksmiths to
shoe him and they say il IS a corn in his
foot. You will please give me remedy in
your paper.
Answer. II is probably = corn on the
foot that he points. Corns are often
caused 10y bad shoeing Have his foot
trimmed Hat and more at the heel than
the toe. and put on a shoe that is thick
er at the toe than at the heels Don't
let him pare away the frog. Is a pre-
XentlVe tone up the walls of the hoofs
by amounting them daily with ointment
made 10y mixing whale oil and tar, halt
and half.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Horse Jabbed with a Nail.

To II. II. Mcdaniel. sulphur Rock, Ark.
IL is difficult to determine, without a
p,:soual examination. just what would
De 2ac proper rTearE:rn- Probably the
best thing would be - BLISTER the place
by rubbing on Il little ointment mace by
mixing drains of hiniodide of mercury
with 4 ounces of lard. Let it stay on y
hours, Keeping the animais head tied uT
50 that he cannot reach IL with his mouth,
and then wash off and grease with lard.
Repeat every second week until the lame
ness disappears. The mistake you proba-
bly, made i'm the first treatment was in
not applying Il disinfectant, such as a
. per cent solution of carbolic acid.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Dyspepsia of Horse.

A. V White, Watkinsville, Ga.-Please
give me a remedy for my mare six
years old. She is hidebound and poor
Was very hearty until eight or ten days
ago. I be;An to feed her on magic stock
food with her grain. She ate ii a few
days. now she will leave part of food
rather than eat the powders. She stands
i'm stable and lot with head down. Ii
| feed her without any medicine in her
food she will eat all of it,
Answer-You do not describe the symp-
toms as fully. as could be desired. but
Judge that your mare has dyspepsia or
indigestion and she may also be affected
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Stocking Legs.

\ Farmer, Quinerly. y. C.-My horse
was sick with Il very bad cold about a
month ago from getting hot and cooiihe
but his legs are swollen nearly round III
the morning when taken from the stables
He is seven years old. can you give pre-
ScriptiOn and course?
Answer-lt IS probably a case of stock
ing" or swelled leg, caused by weakness
of the tissues Of the legs from impoverish-
ed blood. Mix up the following tonic: one
and half ounces pure copp2raS, Nv,
ounces pure saltpeter. Powder 1ld miN
and divide into twelve powders and give
one powder night and morning. Give gen
tie exercise or light work to reduce the
swelling and before putting him in his
stable bandage the legs tightly with fian
mel bandageS. Remove the bandages when
going out To work and give the legs a
vigorous hand d-rubbins.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
MR.
10 : Van Ness Place. New Yo

No Van Ness Place. New York.
Dr. Raduay-wfth me your Relief has work
cd wonders For the last three years l have
nad frequent and severe attacks Of sciatica.
scxnc times extending from the lu.nher regions
10 my ankle. and at times to both lower
syhs-
sssTiu- the time have been afflicted have
,~feSi almost all the remedies recommended by
wise s-ad fools. hoping 20 md relief. but
ALI f.ruv--s b. failures
Last Err-eutser. at tn. urgent request OF a
e~ieui 6wlsr had h-~en afflicted as myselp was
srsssIrel - try your remedy Was then suffer
iug f.arfully with uf my Old turns To
nay s.rrrriss. AMI delight the nrst application
gave IN. ease after bathing and rubbing tie
rart< affected leaving the limbs In a warm
aIovr created by tn. Relief. In short time
me ratn RAISED entirely away Although
have slight periodical attacks approachins
change 9f weather. 1 know now how 10 cure
-rySeIr and feel ute master q the situation-
RADWAY-S READY hNELIEF Is my friend
4 rsx.r travel without a bottle ia my valise.
Yours truly. rEo- - aiNN.
RADwAY-S READY RELIEF sold by
DRUGGISTS
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Warts Apain.

j. :. Rockdalo. Texas have "A mute
five years old that has "a wart just under
her left ear. II is as large as man S
fist and Is rTN in places. Ii has been cut
off twice but is still growing. can you
M - cribc a remedy for il;
Answer: Cut il off again and then APP
plv "A little butter Of antimony. or a little
powdered bluestone. or touch with lunar
cauStic the roots. In three days scrape
off the scab that will form and apply the
raustic teither of them again. and 50
on until the roots are burned down be-
low the general surface. Then grea Sc
with clean lard every day until vel.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Down in the Loins.

w. A. Clark. jacksonville. GA have
used poke root for down in the loins
with perfect success for both hogs and
dogs. For hog | boil piece about.
say one inch in diameter and six inches
long i'm some slop or water and then
th.,Se.. .a corn meal. Slice root Thin
before boIlng. Repeat dose every other
day till well. For "A dog fry about half
of above amount of root in grease and let
him eat il. II is Il fine remedy | think
COMMENT have no doubt the above
treatment Is good. The turpentine appli-
cation is standard treatment
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Long Teeth.

Subscriber Catchall. ). C.-My mule is
10 or IL years old and has so; two teeth
i'm the upper end of the upper jaw that
are a little larger than the olherS anu %
seem 10 prevent him from chewing his
food properly. Whole grains OF corn can
he seen i'm his droppings at times. Please
give Il remedy through your valuable
paper.
Answer: There is a special tool or in
strument made for leveling. or floating
the uneven teeth of a horse called
float" IL is somewhat similar To an
old fashioned peg cutter for cutting the
pegs out of a shoe. If you cannot get
one perhaps you can rasp down the pro-
iecting tooth with the smooth side of a
horseshoer's rasp. Cutting them down Is
the only remedy.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
FARM CORRESPONDENCE.
Harvesting Corn and shredding the
Slower.

w j. Fowler. Elmondorf. Tex.-In ad-
dItion to the great variety of valuable
Information sent out from week To week
through The Weekly Constitution by
Mr. Redding he advises US To harvest
and utilize our constalks. Now. Mr.; Red
ding will you please give us n chaper
on shredding cornstalks?
Tel us the process of gathering and
.shrcdding. At what age. or what stage,
should the stalks be cut? What are the
shredded stalks worth as animal food!
What are they generally worth on the
maTketg
What would be the probable cost Of
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01

ing in results. but the weight Of tosti-
mony is rather against grinding the corn
If there is anything gained by feeding n
given weight of cOrnmcal as compared
with the same weight of whole corn. 1t
does not amount TO enough 10 pay fer
grinding.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
A FREE SAMPLE.
Trial Packages of Dr.. Blosser's Ca
tarrh Cure viii BE Mailed
Free to Sufferars

DIR. BlOSSer. the great Catarrh Special
ist and discoVerer of the method of curing
catarrh hv The inhalation of medicatef
smoke. has such confidence i'm the vir-
tues of his remedy tha. he offers To mail
a three davS' trial treatment. absolutely
free. to any one Sufi ring from any "a
tarrhal affection.
Write at once. giving brief state
ment of .-oUr ease. ana vow viii receive
the sample and fun particulars. Ad-
dress: DIR. J. VI. BlosSer * Son -
Broad street. Atlanta. Ga
The Chinese actor never goes on the
Sf1ga ,Nifhnnr l1is c1r,.
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
"Sleepy Staggers.T

A Newman. Phoenix, Miss.-T have a
fine saddle horse brought about four
months ago from Kentucky or Missouri
He is very spirited while you ride or keep
him moving but when hitched or still
his ears flop down and he seems to he
sleepy Shortly after | got him | turned
him into the cornfield where he had 4
chance to get plenty of everything ap-
parently necessary to eat such as peas,
grass, etc. usually found in field after
corn is gathered. She. however. eats very
little corn and is evidently out of fix.
His hair seems all right and he rides all
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Moonblindness.

]. +. Powell. Pittsboro. Miss nave a
horse which has something Ike moon
blindness. lie is about II years old; MS
eyes seem 10 be good until about a year
ago when they became waterN ana. /
sunnoscd them to be hurt but they
soon cleared 10 and apparently SCENE u
we'll but ma week ar rXo were IN the
same fix Sometimes they VIII be clear
for "A month ana then get cloudy again.
usually on, at a time. VIII YOU please
give me a cure for him through your
paper? / have been using bora 'ie 1cli.
Answer: Inquiries a'out moon-bIind-
ness have frequently b, p published and
in the replies | have generally stated
that the disease Is constitutional and in
curable. But 10y careful treatment the
loss Of sight may be long POSTPONED and
may be until old age takes off the pa
tient. As often stated the attacks come
on periodically and suddenly When an
attack occurs keep the animal in a mod
erately dark place and battle the eyes
with cod water for lo or L. minutes and
uS. as an eye water 10 grains acetate "f
lead. 10 drops uf tincture OF opium. IL
ounces OF water. Do this three times a
day. Also give one dram of iodide ot
potassium twice a day for I days in bran
mash by this treatment of every at
tack you may prevent the eyes from
going blind, but You cannot prevent the
attacks
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Notice to InQulr6rS.

1. WRIT plsiniy and 90 the point. giving only
oue~tious 20 which answers are desired.
q Confine inquiries strictly to matters con-
cerning the farm
O. Never ask for answers by mail.
a Never s-k where an article can be had.
nor the price.
s. AIs.avs give your fun name and address.
II you do MT wish your name puoilrheo'
saw no. and initials only will te printed
O. Carefully nle this page for future refer
ence and t,efore writing examine your
file 20 see ~ u has not been already an
swered.
= LOOK ahead and send In your Inquiries
en,Iy Do not expect ne 70 answer In
next paper" The editor must band IN
his copy Q week before the paper Is pub-
lished.
a Address all inau,ries and communications
for thi. department
THE CONSTITUTION.
~ and y. Depsrtment)
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
Barbed Wire Wound.

~ NJ. Mcclure. Swectwater. Tenn
have a nice young horse that got badly
cut on "A barbed- wire fence. The cut is
between the hoof and angle joint. the
cash runs from the center of the hoof be-
hind around nearly to tle front of his
The Atlanta constitution., 1900-01-01
The Use of Lime To Rot Leaves.

r. c. Head -9.-The cost Of COM
mercial fertilizers being SO great, | have
decided to start home factory bY gath
eriug leaves ana vegetable matter from
the woods. knowing thai il should be
Thoroughly decompoSed. / have decided
me which would he the better plan-to
applv the leaves i'm a twelve-nch furrow
six inches deep. list upon them and app Y
the lime with a cotton planter on the
lcaVes through the list. or put them in
mems mixing with lime? What quantity
of lime is necessary "a decompose ton
of leaves making due allowance for Wa
ter"
Answer doubt if YOU will find II TO
nav To rely solely on leaves and other
matter from the woods to be compOsted
with lime 1t would depend largely on
the cost of the lime ! do not think YOU
could afford to pay more than 81 or s. a
ton for lime for such use. You speak
of using quicklme. but l presume YOU
mean lime that Is either water or air
slaked lime. You could not apply the
uuicklime with a cotton planter. rs ii is
largely composed Of bard lunps. ! do
not know what quantity of lime should
he used per ton of leaves ITO give best
economic results, having had no expert
encc I'm using it in that way.
You speak of the cost Of commerce
fertilizers being 50 great and infer
that YOU propose to abandon their use.
carefully before you act. Are fertilizers
anv higher in proportion than the price
of cotton compared to last year? Ii you
will huy the raw materials Tor caSh ana
miv at home Won may save as muCh on
the cost as the amount of the advance.