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Many Killed in Tornado.

tornado visited Tombstone and Fairbank
last night. and although reports are
meager. 1t Is thought that many who
were caught in the yath Of the storm
must have persisted.
Wires are all down and the first re-
ports OF the storm only reached here to-
night. When the storm subsidized Fair
bank was under feet of water. The In
habitants fed to the hillside In the val
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ranch houses were demolished.
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TROUBLES, CANCER, BLOOD
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- YOUR blood is impure, thin, diseased,
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WATERMELON BLIGHT.

G. W. b., Lanier. La.-Out here in
Louisiana the leaves on our melon vines
begin to die about the root of the vine,
then the vine turns black lead color.
Soon the entire vine is dead Land or
soil is sandy loan, neither too wet
too dry. Seized regular. Please state
cause and give remedy through the dear
old Constitution.
Answer presume 1t is what Is called
the watermelon blight" a species of
bacterial or fungus disease. There is no
remedy that is effective, except to ro-
tate. Do not plant the same land In
watermelons two years in succession,
even If there be little or no sign Of the
disease. 1t is still better to let two years
intervene between crops on the same
soil.
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GARDEN MOLES

J. f p, Starville, Tex--Will you please
send a way to rid yard OF moles? ] see
You have page devoted TO farming, and
that You would pardon my question and
send me something IN reply to help ms
get rid Of n worry and pest.
Answer-MoIes may be destroyed or
driven away In several ways. First any
one of tho many mole traps usually kept
for sale by seedsmen and dealers in farm
and garden implements. Soak n handful
of grains Of corn In water twelve hours.
With q sharp pen knife. lift a silver from
the heart side of several grains, insert a
very small quantity Of strychnine and
their runaways through q hole made by q
smooth stick. Another plan is to put
pieces Of stick dipped in pine tar In the
runaWays.
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Ir 1s so lose sCALE.

John c. H. Sandersville, Miss send
you a portion of u diseased twig and q
leaf Of an apple tree This IS a new dis
ease of fruit trees here. J. What is the
disease, and its cause? Q What IS the
means of removing it.? 3. is it apt to
attack other nearby trees? Any Informal
ton on the subject will be appreciated.
The apple is a seeding of uncertain ori-
gin. but very fine.
Answer-The small twig (not enough for
81 toothpiclD and the one leaf proved to
be sufficient to enable me to recognize the
dreaded insect. the San Jose scale. OF
course, you know something about It, 1t
will eventually ruin all your apple and
fruit trees unless the insects be destroy
ed / advise you to report the facts and
send ample speciments to Professor w.
Herrick, entomoIogst of your experiment
station, at Agricultural College, Miss.
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PROBABLY HEAVES. OR BROKEN
WIND"

j. j. NJ. Blenhelm, S. CT have mare
about " years old that has always been
almost too fat for hard work. She Is
buggy horse All of last year she had
hard driving, often stood out for hours
In the night air, was irregularly fed:
though she was given an abundance OF
food, and yet she kept very fat. rms
year she has had splendid attention, well
fed and cared for has not been worked
more than one day out of each week at
light blowing or short Smile drives, not
driven hard at ALL and yet since Feb
ruary she has not seemed well. does not
drive we'll has slight cough and scarce
ly touches her food; has lost flesh until
she is quite thin. and looks dull and
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Reconstruct Monitor Flnrida-

at the Brooklyn navy yard directing the
overhauling and reconstruction OF the
comparatively new monitor Florida now
lying at the yard. 1t viii take six weeks
to complete the contemplated work and
the Florida will be raised In order that
the turret supports may be strength
ened
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How Our Bible Takes.

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.T1SA%TYa2}S
49, 1asa S&&a.

without the least danger Of poison, and
that paris green should not stay about
his house. Now, ! meant to make Sauer-
kraut out of them for winter use. l in
tended to throw away the outside and
any part affected by the poison. % VIII
pairing off the outside leaves remove all
danger of arsenic poisoning. or Will the
poison be diffused through the head? CD
Have you noticed a record of wholesale
poisoning from eating vegetables thus
treated? (3) l have enough cabbage to
feed 1000 men one time Would the
amount of poison used (say one ounce
kill that many? II not. why could not
one man eat them at 1000 meals with
equal safety? % Do you know any
thing of the analysis or 'slugshot?" II
So what do you think Of man eating
few spoonfuls?
Answer--G) Yes, the removal Of the
outside leaves and such remaining leaves
as may have been perforated by worm
will entirely remove all danger from the
poison
CO have seen no "record" Of poisoning
resulting from eating vegetables and fruit
poisoned with paris green. l know OF no
authentic case of the sort. l take ana
read n great many agricultural and nor
ticultural papers and have many books
on gardening, etc. Every author and ed
itor advises the use of paris green as an
insecticide. The fact is nearly all the
cabbages shipped by truckers to market
have been treated with paris green.
go One ounce of paris green contains
about two-thirds of an ounce of arsenic,
or about $40 grains. enough to kill great
many men, probably 300 or 400 q grain of
arsenic, or l IL grains of paris green
Is a fatal dose, even on q full Stomach).
In spraying 800 heads of cabbage with
ounce of paris green Cor 320 grains of
arsenic) probably at least one-half would
fall to the ground within twentyfour
hours and three-f ourths of the remainder
would be washed away by the first good
shower Of rain. So the chances are that
(as some author has said a man would
have to eat three or four heads OF cab
bage at one meal in order to get
poisonous dose, and the quantity of cab
bage-in that case-would moro likely
prove fatal than the arsenic.
1t seems reasonable to conclude that
If the 900 cabbages may be consumed
by 1000 men at one meal with safety,
then one man, with equal safety ESQ far
as the poison would be conCerneO, might
consume the whole amount In 1000 days.
90 l do not know the analysis of Slug
shot" but it is probably arsenic in some
FORM as nearly all insecticides are. l
think If man should swallow q spoon
full OF it he would not live to swallow
anything else-unless 1t be a very strong
emetc and he be very quick about 1t.
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NOW INVESTIGATING RAND.
Postoffice Inspectors Looking Into
His Affairs.

Washington July 23.-Postofice inspec-
tors are now investigating the affairs OF
H. H Rand, the former confidential clerk
OF the postmaster general and now assist
ant superintendent OF the division Of sal
aries and allowances, Mr. Rand has not
been at the department for some days
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SECOND CROP IRISH POTATOES

w. b. Mclaughlin, Lacy, Miss-I no.
tice in the weekly issue of July an in
quiry from w. j. Harborne, of Ennis
Miss, on how to plant second crop Irish
potatoes We grew a second crop last
year and they were as fine as | have
ever seen for any seasons planting They
were raised from seed grown in the
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wATERMEI.oNs aONE.s1pED .

]. II. p, Abbevlle. s. C.-Please tell
me why my watermelons are sideways.
! used COW pen manure and acid. They
are very fun and growing nicely, but are
drawn around with one side larger than
the other AS soon as the shapes come l
notice one side getting larger than the
other Please explain the cause of this.
Answer know no cause for the de-
formed shapes OF watermelons other than
poverty of the SOIL or want Of proper cul-
tIVation and moisture This may be
brought about as wei by permitting too
many melons to set" on the vine as by
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1.,write plainly and TO tho point. g1v.
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L Always give your full name ana ad-
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4 Carefully file this page for future
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your file TO II Il has not ooeA
already answered.
.. Look ahead and send in your inquiries
early, Do not expect us to onsWet
in next paper" The editor muss
hand in his copy a week before the
paper !e published.
n Address all inquiries and communiee-
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TIE CONSTITUTION,
Of. and Il. Depnrtmen&s,
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FALL IRISH POTATOES.

Allen Oxford. Vernon, La am
farmer and q subscriber to your valuable
paper. This Is one OF the finest countries
for the small farmers and truckers
know Of. This Is n white mans country
and we live on our little farms and do
our own work. l want you TO tell me
how 10 prepare the land and what is the
best fertilizer for fail Irish potatoes In
fact. a good article on practical potato
growing would fit us down here to q dot
Answer-You will fnd two articles on
Second Crop irish Potatoes In the issue
of July 6, before your letter was written.
one article in the ISSUE of July 10, the
day following the date u your letter, and
Phase refer 70 these Iieo ono ~ thi.
Issue
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Guthrie, Okla July % Intense heat has
prevailed in Oklahoma for a week The tam
pcraturs here today was o6. Corn ana cot
ton are greatly in need OF rain.
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% WORMY HORSE-(2) CULTURAL.
pOTTCTTTrS


II. Z. w, Collins Cal. VIII you tell
me through your columns what will cure
my horse? Tie has been wormy for eight
months They are a little white, small
worm. about / inch long. I believe they
are called the thread worm He is about
ten years old. He eats everything tina.
he can get.
q Also. l have another horse that is
years old that has an extra large swal-
low or wind pipe. ct IS hard to tell Just
which,. When you rub 1t downward he
will give to II like It pains him
Answer. Pin worms may be removed
by injections of tobacco tea or OF quassin
chips (half pound to the gallon OF water
once or twice q day for few days: then
give a purge OF ! pint of raw linseed
meal and 1 ounce OF spirits OF turpentine.
Let him have only pure, clean water ia
drink and not stagnant water Also see
reply to J. c. G.. under head of Worms
in Horses and Mules
Q. There are two sacs In a horses neck
Just below the larynx. They are above
the throat. These usually contain moth
ing but air but sometimes they fill with
matter. When squeezed and tho horsess
head is down a little OF the matter may
escape. Turning to pasture Is the remedy
or feeding MIN on the ground moor.
If this falls a competent surgeons must
be called and an operation performed.
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SAW MILLS, All.

SAW MILLS, All.
P. cuts 1000 feet per
day-All Sizes-Plan-
ers. Shingle Mills and
Edgers with Patent
Variable Fricti on
Feed--Portable Grind
ing Mills. W a er
Wheels, Lath Mills,
etc. Send for large
Catalogue. Freight
don't count.
DeLoach Mill Mfg. Co.
Box 7o1 Atlanta. Ga.
ia Liberty St n. Y.
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a short supply of plant food. I may not
he correct in this thing. and any one who
can give better reason Is invited to
have his SAY"
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TIME TO CUT DOWN TREES

B. c., Rome, Ga,-Please tell me through
your columns the time to cut trees so
that the stumps will die Immediately
and rot out,
Answer-I know of no time for cutting
trees which will result In the stumps
will rot OUT Immediately. The stumps
of nearly oil mature trees die at once. i
would prefer the month OF August
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GERMAN MILLET.

]. B. Unison. Easley, S. CAS- sub
scriber to your paper | take the priv
lege Of making an inquiry as to German
millet Is it a good horse food? If not.
why not?
Answer-German milet Is an excellent
food for horses. we'll as cattle. II cut
before the seeds are formed. But II the
seeds are permitted to form 1t must be
fed with judgment and caution, because
at this advanced stage 1t has an lnJu-
rious effect on the horses kidneys.
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ID WASHING OUT PORK CARCASSES.
IA MOVEMENT OF SAP IN TREES.
r. Y. Farrcr. Fayetteville Ga.-Please
answer the following questions through
The Constitution:
!. Does ii sour the meat to wash out
hogs with water after cutting?
.. Does any of the sap from trees go
IN the ground in winter or does it all
stay In the roots?
Answer I am not aware that washing
out a carcass with water will cause 1t
to sour. 1t never did so with me. But
there should be no real necessity for
washing out a carcass # the disembow-
cling has been neatly done.
g. No The sap stays In the tree ex
cent a small portion that evaporates in
the air
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sluggish In April she was turned to a
stallion. but at first would not take MIN,
though she did later. and she may De
with foal, but hardly think So Have
given her Pratts food, but IT does not
help her She is fed on good nome
grown corn. fodder, hay and oats, ana
has been in good pasture some recent
ly, but she only nibbles the grass she
has never been sick that I know of-Just
gradually declined until in her present
condition Please let me know what to
do for her Can It be tuberculosis? She
has only a very slight cough.
Answer-The symptoms rs described
suggest that your mare has heaves. or
"broken wind" in its early stage. The
dullness or Iaziness may indicate preg-
nancy but this condition IS also usually
accompanied with Increased fairness. Pos
sibly she is taking heaves and is also
with foal. You may possibly avert a
serious attack of heaves by extraordt-
nary care in feeding. Do not give much
Of any coarse forage and let 1t be Of
the best and most nutritious quality.
Shelled oats are the best grain. Feed
three times a day and always water be
fore feeding and not after, and never
put her to hard work or drive her brisk
ly within an hour after feeding.
tuberculosis very rarely, If ever at
lacks the horse. never saw or heard
of a case of it.
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SHALLOW CULTIVATION HAS PROV
ED A SUCCESS.

E II. Oakley, Pine Hill. Ala have
been a subscriber of The Constitution
for some time and enjoy VERY mucn
reading the Farm and Farmers page. L
am in the mercantile business myself, but
have been n close observer of farming for
several years. L have nothing to relate OF
my personal experience, but would ask
space in your valued columns to relate
the experience of an old slavery time ne
gro who lives about miles south OF this
place. by the name of Sam McCaw. lie
has acres of land In his farm. lives
well and has money TO spend. lie plants
his oats about the middle of October in
5 foot lands. He plants his corn about
the 10th of April in the water furrow be-
tween his oat lands He plants his cot
ton as soon as his oats are matured and
harvested, in the middle of his oat lands
making his corn and cotton 212 feet
apart He has already gathered about 90
bushels OF oats to the acre and on /
acre about 60 bushels of corn. lie thinks
he Will make two and n half bales OF
cotton 10 the acre. lie has been making
from one and a half to two aud quar-
ter bales of cotton per acre. He Is now
cutting his corn tops and placing them
TO the roots of his cotton. He doesn't
put pillow in his farm throughout tho
whole year except to plant his crop,
bat does Ii all with his hoe. and that's
trst to shave off the little vegetation. lie
doesn't Break the ground any at all in
cultivating his crop.
Uncle sam Is experimenting on Sc feet
square put in cotton feet apart each
way He .leveled off a poor place on top
OF a hill and placed fertilizer from the
cowpen over this Sc feet of land. With
piece of iron he punched holes in the
hard ground and put the seed in on the
2oth of April. Now the cotton has 81
most lapped, about feet high. and az
green as any cotton I ever saw. Three
OF us counted the forms already on the
stalks and the results wefe as follows:
SIXtV-flve ninety and ninety five to the
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BOTTOM LAND PASTURE.


have his SAY"
BOTTOM LAND PASTURE.
w. c. K. New Bridge. Cap 1 have
about six acres of up land and ABOUT four
acres of bottom in pasture. I would like
10 know what kind of grass would be
best to SOW 1t in to pasture young mules
and yearlings on. Also where Is the best
timC to SOW same.
O. Would be glad to know II English
peas can be sowed and grown successfully
here If so, how many should 1 SOW per
acre? Don't you think English peas are
good feed for hogs?
~ A mixture Of several kinds of grass
Is better than any one grass. especially
for permanent pasture say IL pu tsn
of orchard grass, ] bushel OF red-top'
pushed Of tall Oat, 10 pounds OF red clover
and pounds of white clover per acre.
Sow in September or October.
a. The ordinary garden pea. commonly
called English pea" is not suitable for
field culture as 1t requires a rich garden
soil But there Is a closely allied species
called Canada pea" that Is largely sown
in the north for pasture and hay. one
bushel of seed per acre. along with one or
two bushels of oats or half as much
wheat Is a good proportion.
ONION CULTURE.
7. N. D.. Marbury, Ala wish to plant
one acre Of loose sandy land with a me-
dunn CLAW foundation to onions. Please
advise me as to preparation of soil, KIND 10
set, kind and amount of fertilizers 10
be used; also time Of setting.
Answer-If you ore not posted In regard
to onion culture (and l surmise you arc
mott advise that you send 20 cents to
w. Atlee Burpie, Philadelphia, Pa, for
copy OF GreIners 1.-The New Onion Gull
ture" In the meantime do not expect a
good crop Of onions from an ordinary
soil The soil should be rich and mellow
containing an abundance of vegetable
matter and plant foot. One ton per acre
of high grade ammoniated fertilizer
would probably not be too much on your
land. unless It Is already wet enough to
produce bale Of cotton or % bushels OF
corn per acre. If 1t would do that, then
LOCO pounds of fertilizer per acre might
do. A mixture of acid phosphate. 600
pounds; muriate of potash. 200 pounds;
cotton meal, 1000 pounds; nitrate of soda.
200 pounds. would be q good formula.
The daily sentinel., 1903-11-21
MASQUERADE BALL.

Thursday evening November Goth.
there will be grand Ma sauerade ball.
The Salt Lake Costuming house
VIII be located the first door east of
the Turner hall with over 800 cos
tunes to select from. Prices 80 cents
ard upward.
Ladies prize for best chartacter
costume. gold locket.
Gents prize Tor best character cos
tune. genuine Mecrscham pipe.
Prizes on exhibition at the Thomp-
son Jewelry and Music company.
Admission so cents per mask. Spec
tators. % cents.
Supper served at New Western hotel
81. 90 per couple.
The daily sentinel., 1903-11-21
Cash Wanted.

Not for Christmas but 70 replenish
our cash box and make room for our
new holiday stock which is now daily
arriving beginning Monday we will
inaugruate sale of cut prices. abso-
lutely unheard of in our business.
Just q few items:
l lot of solid gold rings worth reg
ular 81 to 81; all will be offered at 81
each.
A line of brooches worth 81 to
81. so: on for so cents to 81.
A good ElGin or Waltham watch in
90 year case for SO 80.
Pieces of cut glass worth "a to So
go for 50 to SO.
1-2 doz. Rodgers Brothers tea
spoons usually sell for SO. 80 we will
sell you a set of solid silver spoons for
So. so. the price Of plated ones.
A % year II K. gold filed ladies
watch for SIG.
We have many otner goods on which
we will make big reduction during
this sale on Monday. Come early
sale begins at 8 O'Clock.
THE THOMPSON JEWELRY AND
MUSIC co.