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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-29
Planting Peas.

or course every farmer who reads, or
who listens. knows the value Of coWpeas-
Did Won ever know farmer who planted
too many or too large an area? / never
did. This season We are using llrSt-
rate planting machine, one that VIII plant
cotton. or corn, or sorghum or peas,
equally we'll Our oat fields, where most
Of the peas viii be planted, were sown
in oats in open drills is inches apart.
The oats have been harvested ana
,hreshed out yielding &c bushels per
acre or about two-thrds of a fun yield,
and now the peas are being planted Just
as the oats were planted that is. the
planting machine is run between each
pair of oat rows, putting out just three
recks of seed peas to the acre. More
than half the area was soWn in this way
two weeks ago and these are now up
and a good and sufficient stand-fully as
good a stand as would have resulted for
sowing five pecks per acre and covering
with q cutaway harrow. OF course they
were fortified. We always fertilize cow
peas with 200 pounds of acid phosphate
and - pounds muriate of potash per
acre. Do we pillow under cowpea vines as
an improver Of the soil? BY no means.
The vines should, as rule, he made into
| hay The exception to the rule is to
! turn stock on the crop when full of ripe
| and ripening peas. The rule that ought
never to be violated or set aside is never
to pillow under any crop, or any por-
| ton of a crop, that cattle or other stock
! will consume We gather seed peas from
| the corn field and pasture off what are
! NOT needed; but the small grain stubble-
! field pea vines all go into the barn as hay.
r. j. REDDING.
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WILL TUNNEL OLD LOOKOUT.
Southern Railway To Build Exten-
sion Of Line.

Chattanooga, Tenn. juno 24.-It is semi
officially announced from Washington
that the much talked OF extension Of the
Memphis and Charleston railway, con-
trolled by the Southern. from Stevenson.
Ala, to this city, will be built. The ter
minus Of the roads own tracks Is now at
Stevenson. and from that point It's trains
come into Chattanooga over the Nash
Vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis railway
line under lease. Tho traffic over the
latter line has grown to such proper
tions between here and Stevenson that IT.
is now difficult to operate the trains for
the two roads and the Nashville road
Is pressing the Southern TO build the ex-
tension. though it Is not insisting and
will not insist that 1t be done to the
point Of excluding the Southern from the
use of its tracks. The Southern has
adopted survey for the extension which
embraces the tunnellng of Lookout noun
tain and the proposed Improvement will
cost a bout s., 600 900
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MILLIONS WANTED FOR LEvEEs
Congress Will Be Asked To Appro-
pirate Huge Sum.

St Louis. June 23.--Levee improve
ments from Cairo to New Orleans, cost
ing in the aggregate about ten million
dollars, are wanted by the members OF
the directing boards of the levee dis
tricts, representatives OF which are in
st. Louis TO attend the annual meeting
tomorrow Of the Mississippi river COM
mittee.
In 1902 congress appropriated 100000
for the Improvement Of the lower Mis-
sissippi A like amount was appropriated
this year and an appropriation as large
IS promised in 1904 and 1905 At a confer
ence OF the district representatives today
it was decided to ask the river commits
sion to anticipate the appropriations Of
1904 and 1905 and let the contracts for
levee work now.
IF the commission acts the district
representatives say that the work can be
started at once and that the levees from
Cairo to New orleans will be in a safe
condition by March /, 1904, OF before pos
sble high water of the May and Juno Pc
Rod of next year.
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RHEITMATIsM OFF HORSE.

w. p. d. Nettleboro. Ala.-Can you tell
me what Is the matter with my horse?
She has been lame for two months In her
right hook joint. / treated her for curb.
she is now batter In that joint all the
swelling is gone. but Is getting lame In
the other hind leg: acts like she had
cramp in it. VIII walk all right for
while and then stop and hold up her leg
a though she could not put 1t to the
ground. She will bring a colt in July.
Please tell me what to do for her
Answer-From the symptoms as far az
given by you I am of the opinion that
youi horse has rheumatism. Give her one
pint OF raw linseed oil and 20 drops of
croton oil at one dose. Follow this by
giving one-half ounce doses of saltpeter
three times day In the drinking water.
If the pulse is fast and full, you may give
tincture of aconite in 20-drop doses every
two hours in a little water. After sew
eral days, If there is no improvement.
give dram doses Of iodide or potassium
three times q day with one-half ounce of
wine of cochicum. When all fever has
subsidized. Fowler's Solution Of Arsenic in
one-half hoses twice a day. in bran mash.
is often very helpful.
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MEN WORE GRAY.
Professor Shales Says Their Names
Should Go on Memorial.

Cambridge, Mass, Juno 25.-(Special }
During a speech here today at the Har-
ward commencement dinner, Professor N.
S Shaler native of Newport KY, made
a sensational plea for the confederate
soldiers and southern heroes, saying that
although they wore the gray they should
have their names enrolled upon the walls
of the memorial at Harvard with those
who fought for the union Many OF the
confederates who were conspicuous Tor
their bravery and honor during the civil
war were Harvard graduates and should
he 50 recognized along with those who
fought just as bravey in the belief IN the
righteousness of their cause on the north
ern side.
He denounced the undue prominence
given to athletics and declared that schol-
arly attainments should be the ones ac-
corded the greatest honor President
Eliot. for the university. conferred upon
him the LID degree.
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Case Goes to Lexington County.

Columbia, S. c., June 25.-Judge Town
send today announced his decision that
the change of venue in the case of James
II. Tlllman Indicted for murder. should "a
made to Lexington. The next term OK
court meets at Lexington on the thlrd
Monday In September. when the case g
now set for trial. Judge C. w. Gage OK
Chester, will then be the presiding judge
Lexington county Is divided from Rich
land by tho Congaree and Saluda rivers
and the business connections between the
upper, which Is the more prosperous
part of Lexington and Columbia are very
close. Lexington court house is z mics
from Columbia and l mile from the rail-
road between Columbia and Augusta.
1t Is said, though not on authority, thas
the rrisonec viii not apply for bail. IN
which case he will remain In jail hera
untr the week before court conVenes In
Lexington.
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Cures Weak Men Free
Insuras Love and a Happy Hons for HI.

no" any man may quickly cure himself after years
OF SUFFERING from sexual weakness, lost tyi
night iosses' varicocele etc. and enlarge small weak
organs 10 iull size and vigor Simply send your
name ana address to DR.. Knapp Medical Co, 700
HUI building, Detroit Mich and they will gladly
send free recipe with full directions that any
man may easily cure himself at home. This Is
tany a most generous offer. and tho following ex-
tracts taken from their daily mail show what men
think o. their generosity
yours Of recent date bay. civen your treatment
thorough test and the benefit has been e1traordi-
nary. 1t has completely braced mo up. am just
vigorous as when boy and you cannot realize how
happy am"
Dear Slrs-Your method worked beautifully. Re-
SUITS were exactly what / needed. Strength and
vleor nave completely returned and enlarge ment is
Dear Sirs-, ours received and had no
troape IN making use OF the recipe directed, and
can truthfully say 1t s a boon to weak men. / am
greatly improved In size, strength and vigor."
An correspondence Is strictly confidential, mailed
n pain, sealed envelope The recipe Is free or tho
asking and they want every man to have il.
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"GENTLE SHOWERS"

As This is being written Dune go the
heavens are overcast and the thunder
peals, the lightning flashes and the non
respecting winds are giving promise OF
wet time. But so far the showers have
been very gentle Hardly better than
mere sprinkle. not sufficient to run the
hands" to shelter. Just three weeks ago,
this day the farmers in this section en-
ioycd cor endured the last good rain.
Since then they have been diligently
fighting the grass that took possession
of their fields during the preceding wet
spell which continued through the last
week in May and the first week in June.
There it is again! Another one of those
gentle showers, and "the hands" are
coming in, this time, as indicated by the
changing OF trace chains and the noise OF
mule-men as the prancing plow steeds
cross the plank bridge that spans the
ditch near the barn. We (my garden boy
and y have been waiting for a rain to
bring up our June paintings of squashcs
and bunch beans, for two weeks. The
beans are up-a pretty good stand but
only hill here and there, OF the
squashes is showing a plant, although
the seeds were planted two weeks ago.
Despairing Of rain this week, the squash
hills were yesterday literally sprinlkled
from watering pot and each hill COW
cred by a half page of newspaper weight
ed down at each corner. This slight COW
erins viii prevent evaporation Of the
moisture underneath and the seeds will
be up" in n few days
But, see, The sprinkle has developed
into a shower as | write. and the little
walk-side waterways are filling with
trickling streams of the DEMONSTRATING
fluid. If it keeps on at this rate for an
hour or so all nature will be happy
except the tagging farmer who is still in
the grass
My pen started out to write about
showers" but rather on the pessimistlc
line, if so big a word may be permitted
in such commonplace connection Well,
the shower has held up and not much
rain yet-only about enough to stop the
plows until tomorrow; and tomorrow will
be Saturday. ana the hands" win all
quit work at noon and go TO town" for
the remainder Of the day. So there is
vet foundation on which to build up
complaining article.
showers" are excellent. when rain is
needed and they come often enough, so
that a Succession of them viii wet the
ground thoroughly and make the moist
ure meet in the course of a day or SO.
But rainfall of one-teuth OF an inch in
the morning. on a dry and thirsty soil,
followed by a blazing June or July sun
for the remainder OF the day does little
or no good, even if repeated every day
or two.
But. hold IN order to be certain that
the facts justified complaining style, l
stopped writing at the close of the last
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SCOLYTUs RUGULOsUS OR THE
FRUIT BARK BEETLE.

\. D. Swinson, Joseph. Val here
send Won q small portion of peach tree
In our orchard which seems to be nearly
dead. 1t was right full Of fruit In the
spring: There seems to be large mum
Der of very small holes in the tree be-
ginning near the root going up the body
of tree and spreading on the limbs. On
examination of the holes q number of
small black bugs were found and |
think in one place small white worm
was seen. Please answer through this
pace If this is what Is known as the
"borers" or what it Is, and what is
the best remedy for same?
We also have a number Of trees with
nearly ripe peaches on them which have
a good many twigs that seem to be dy-
ing. What causes 1t? Is there anything
for same?
Answer-So far az 1 am able to Judge
from the specimens OF twigs and bark
received Ono insects accompanying 1
think the little holes In the bark and the
canals cut underneath were made by a
ark brown beetle. about ITO of an inch
in length. known as the Fruit Bark
Beetle The scientific name Of the insect
is Scolytus rugulosus. The work of this
beetle IS regarded In Georgia "as an eff
feet rather than cause, as 1t seldom
makes it's appearance unless the tree is
already doomed by rosette nematodes, or
some other independent cause" In other
words. your trees are probably in bad
condition from some other cause, as this
particular beetle prefers to work on
diseased and dying trees. Send a speci-
men of the bark. including some of the
beetles and worms to Professor w B.
Atwood entomologist and hortcuiturlist
of your state station. Blacksburg Va.
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UNCLE SAM GETS GALVESTON,
Injunction Has Been Dissolved by
Richmond Judge.

Richmond. Va. June 22.--Jn the chan
Gerry court today Judge Grlnnan dis
solved the injunction restraining tho
United States government from taking
possession Of the cruiser Galveston. The
federal government stipulates that the
ship shall remain the property Of the
Trigg creditors until the case Is deter
mined by the court Of highest resort The
Galveston win be launched this week.
Washington, June 22.-The navy de-
partment has been informed of the re-
lease Of the Galveston and steps viii
be taken for the launching Of the vessel
Is soon as possible
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GIANT POWDER FOR CoNvIcTs.
Quantity Of the Explosive in Colo
RADIO Penitentiarv.

Canon City. Colo, June 23-Enough
giant powder and nitro -glycerine were
found in the penitentiary today to blow
up the entire prison. This discovery was
made after the conyicts who had attempt
ed to escape yesterday We're put through
the sweating process. The explosives
were concealed in the wall of one of the
shops. 1t is believed that the nitro Glycer-
inc was manufactured by Kuykentlail. the
convict who was killed yesterday.
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WEARING CREPE, HE APPEARS.
Knapp, Accused of Killing Many
Women, on Trial.

Hamilton, Ohio, juno 23.-The trial os
A. A. Knapp, for the murder Of his wifej
opened today KNAPP dressed in black
and looking very wen groomed was
brought into court by two deputy
sher;ffs. lie wore crepe on account OF hs
fathers recent death. Many seats in the
court room were vacant The question:
Ing of yeniremen continued throughout
the day.
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Keeling RARRED WIRE.

"Old Confed," Willows. Calm your
Weekly of the LIST instant correspondent
from Kansas wants to know a good way
to reel old barbed wire. Please tell the
Kansas man there is no good way to reel
it, but out here we simply loose the wire
from the posts, hitch two horses to a
length of 1-3 mile or less and draw 1t
where it is wanted. 1t is the easiest
thing in the world, but rough on trees
that may he in the track. This is RENE
died by another man with an iron rod o"
spike to keep the wire from saving off
trees. Try the plan.
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Object 70 Arkansas I.evee.

Memphis Tenn. June "a conven-
ton of land owners from the western
counties OF Tennessee and Kentucky was
held in this city today ut which ringing
resolutions were adopted against the
present levee system on the Mississippi
river and a which a committee of five
was named to go before the Mississippi
river commission at its annual meeting
in ST. Louis and enter protest against the
levee system in toto,
The farmers. who claim 10 represent
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DETERMINATIONS or KIDNEYS.

y / y 4 %
G I<all,r Maxwell Gal have a
mule sick. All efforts 10 relieve him have
failed He has been sick TOR SIX Gays,
symptoms very much l'h . ~ 80 ,lerv
IS no S"GlHllS, no Nv - seeming de-
- -; y 90 Ii'ato. mon suddenly drawing
lbirneeif INFO knot. standing with left
hind foot forward, somewhat spread out;
will stand sometimes perfectly quiet 10f
an hour or longer 'hen suuete'i IL;
starts as If pierced VIZ So',iu swat
Instrument walk soIno iiitS dou, Iwa,s
one his Ioft side, does not role much.
6@s refused food for six days, except
when quiet; he will munch a little grass;
is very thirsty; has no leVer scarceiy'
very not on INSIDE Oh iio" ,, 1s q 80 a Sc
nab, urinates three OF iour 'ilile9 s d uds
freely, put uI 5 - W 2oI, taII mo wbat
very strong ooer. ~. 90 - ~ fo,, hinS
the troupe Is, ana Niil ~ 'o ~ 49,
AnsWer-fou coulo Haiu'S nv "ii.'e'n
a better description 81 the symptoms OF
Inflammation of the kidneys ana that IS
,,ra+ ouG vour rnule The proper treat
" 80 '',I[,,i1 a,.a,,s ~, oromntlv admin
heit 9li0u4u o'""' "a ,,,oI, ~ ha,,o ,
istered, and 1t woula DC wen 10 nave d
veterinarian called. ne animal snoulo
mo nut in a comfortable place and al
,o,,.la OH tho cold water he will drink
'..i,,. > 5ra,,,s ~ cblcrata OF potash in ii
=, 49,, ~, fo,,r timos "a day. Three-ounce
thfee or .ool 'i'ii'9 ~ ao,noria eri,,en
doses Of liquor ac5'a'7 ,toa,ior,e 90 soan
several tunes Gay ~ 80 ~, " 9gNp
and water to clean out the bowels and
hot sheepskin put over the loins and
, +ho,o h,, hlankats are useful. If
NJ me- eo',a. ava +onnerature run high give
the FEVER anu teI"l'e ,lS,,,,
drains OF antlIepl9h eNtly t"ic0 nuns
until sweating is induced ana the FEVER yer
IS relieved. After The third gay II the
urine is very scanty ana tlle pIeatn lou.
smelling, small doses q or ouhceS) Oh
sweet spirits Of inter sh'ulq D1 81 ca ~.
water aud poultices oil dlsl'aiis po"uer
applied over the lolns ana hep' 'ilere
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they should be, by cutting off the termi-
nal twigs Gn winter and burning them,
the number of lice next summer will be
greatly lessened.
The blackened and dead twgs on the
apple and pear trees are probab bly, caused
by what is commonly known as fire
blight" or pear blight" for which there
is no absolute remedy. Cutting off the
infested branches foot below the low
est dead part and burning them Is recon-
mended.
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FRS
3x&1 -..N> AAnm Dxo,sa.
81 a3

mouth disease through the inspectors
of the bureau of animal industry, with
out finding any cases of the disease dur
ing the last five weeks, has decided to
offer a reward for all cases that are re-
ported prior to July l, the object beng
to ascertain with all possible certainty
that the disease has been entirely eradl-
Gated before the quarantine is removed
and foreign countries are asked TO again
receive live stock from New England
ports 1t is believed that the disease
has been entirely eradicated, and this
reward is offered as final effort to
discover any traces or contaSloh thaI
may possibly exist
The following is the text of the offer
issued by the secretary:
A reward of two hundred and fifty dol
lars $3.50 will be paid to any person who
shall. before June 80, 1903, first report to
the chief of the bureau of animal indus
try. Washington, d. c., the existence OK
any specific case or cases of toot-and-
mouth disease (epizootic aphtha in any
animal or animals in either Massachu-
setts or New Hampshire The nature OF
the disease must be confirmed BY the in
spectors of this department.,
JAMES WILSON,
Secretary Of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture,
Washington d. c, June IL, 1903.
SIRUP MAKING ON THE FARM.
answered by }. b. Wight)
H. l.. G.. Rayboln, Miss.-Can you or
some of the readers of your valuable pa
per tell mo just exactly what would DO
the best kind of apparatus to buy lor
strip making for a crop OF from 90 10
100 barrels? What size boiler would be
,J,l III CT hOIl1l2
sirup? Any information on above sub
ject will be appreciated
Answer-The letter Of Il. L. G. WAS for
warded to j. b. Wight Of Cairo, Thomas
county. Ca, with a request for reply
from him It should be said that MIR.
Wight is one of the largest and most
successful sirup producers of Georgia
and Is fully up to date in methods. The
following is his reply:
"The kind of apparatus one should have
for a crop OF this size depends on cir
cumstances. To grind the Juice to make
100 or even so barrels Of sirup by horse
power. and to boil It in kettles or open
heat evaporators. is no small task. And
II one expects to make sirup from year
to year and especially If Z l.. G. intends
to increase his crop, he had better put
In steam power at once, 70 make nut
one crop the horse mill and iron Kettle
might prove the more economical. But
we will suppose that Z. Il. G. expects to
continue to make strip Then he will
need an outfit something like this: A
twenty horsepower boiler; a five to eight
horsepower engine. a three roller, double
geared power mill. with rollers about 70
inches long; a boiling vat IL by 10
feet. and II to ii inches deep, fitted with
1-inch steam pipes preferably copper
for boiling the Juice. With this outfit ono
ought readily to make five barrels OF
sirup per day Of twelve hours, or two
hundred barrels per season
~ &. WIGHT
Cairo. Ga"
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Thirty-seven Yearlin.- Bring Sum
of $62, 625.

New York. June 23.-The yearlngs from
the Racelar and Hartland studs were
sold today and the best total sales of
the year were recorded. Thrty-seven
head sold for total Of So, 625. After
some lively bidding, the c. h. c., by Sir
Dixon Bonnie Blue. a full brother to
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more than 100000 acres Of land In Ken
lucky and Tennessee, claim that they
have suffered great damage from the
overhows of recent years because of the
building of levees on the Arkansas side
of the Mississippi