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AGIUC?LTtHAL DEPARTMENT. What Varlet/ or Ont-. Shall th? Farmer* Bow f , Iii this section a fino com cop wits grown in the year 1870; for five years after that soasou tho dry weather of July cut off tho corn crop to less than half. Tho farmers began to despair of growing on old upland corn in NU Hi ?ient quantity to feed tho farm stock, in tho fall ot" 1881 un unprecedentedly largo crop of Red rust-proof oats were flown and the season was favorablo for fall outs, so tho farmers harvested au enormous oats crop in May, 1882. Most farmer* thought they had at last hit upon tho phui of raising grain crops for stock, as tito yield of oats that season per acre was iii many cases fully flvo tinaos greater than corn and thc cost of ??rowing nu nero in oatt* wa? much less than growing an acre hi corn. But since the year 1882 the oats crop lias been a completo tai lure in Monroe county, A fow years siucca gentleman from Hancock county spent a night with thc writer. Alter supper tho subject of growing outs carno np, and this gentleman remarked that Mr. W. J. Northen, of Hancock, had been heard to say that ho had kept an accu rate- account of tho different farm products raised or grown on his farm, mid that he had realized more cleat money on sheep than on any othct farm product; mid that next tb sheer ho had realized more clear profit from growing oats. As the season is near at hand when farmers sow fall oats, it occurred tc thc writer that the readers of the Cul ti valor would be pleased to hear from Mr. W. J. Northen on tho subject ol oats raising. Docs Mr. Northen SOM Rjfc.'r. rust-proof oats or has bc fount -"fbmc variety less likely to bc killed bj hard winters? A short time since received a letter from Mr. John II Dent, of Cherokee, Ga., and he sug gested that I should write an articl on oats for the Cultivator. Mr. Den says in hie section of Georgia the Uci rust-proof oms arc a failure as the aro too liable to be killed by cold win tors. Ile said .for a number of year bc was enthused on thc subject of Rc rust proof outs, hut he hus now abai doned them. Ile thinks they arc sui cd for a more tropical climate whci thc winters ure mild and the sprint nro humid. Mr. Dent says : "Thc oats I wat is a lmrdv variety that stands cold ail grows tail, for l value straw as mut as tho grain. I want long straw i that I can cut high and have a heal stubble to turn under for the bene . of tho land" This, I presume, is tl variety that most farmers arc aftc Let us hear from you, Mr. Editor, c this question. For a numbor of yea an oat? club in Baldwin county h been experimenting in growing lar/, crops of oats, but I do not know wh variety is sown. Some lnr<re yleh have been published as grown by mt in that section. In 1882, Mr. NV. 1 Dewberry, who is a neighbor of min had a held of eight acres that ! thought miule IOU bushels per acre ; I did not, however, measure them. D Moss, of Monroe, made 137 bushc that year on an acre. Some six eight years ago, Mr. Jim Rose, Upson county, made 138 bushels p acre on a plat of eight acres. Thr ?ears ago thc writer made sixty-fo ushcls Red rust-proof outs on an ac ot laud that was only moderately go* land; but in 1877 thc writer sowed i thc 10th day of August oats in a tic of thin gray land he had in cotton thc last plowing he gave his cottc The yield was twenty bushels per act and as the cost of the crop was simi whal it cost to cut them they did ii cost to lay them down ut thc crib o^ five cents per bushel. Rut on thc following year he sow again at the last plowing of cottc but August and September wore vc hot and dry so that the oats were btu killed by heat. Of all the varieties oats sown in this section, none lui yielded such large crops as the B rust-proof; but they have become I uncertain a crop to rely on. DoeR the editor know anything abc the "Tom Smith" oats? It is said them that they grow tall on poor IH and yield well. If such is thc hi and they are rust-proof, it would well for the l'arinc.is to give thor trial. Ju the August number of I "~ "Cultivator, for the year 1884, page 2 Bill A rp says seed oats and wh ought to conic from south of thc s tion in which they are sown. Let i farmers also hear from the editor this subject. Has he tried the plan sowing oats from more southern h tudc, and if so, what was the rcsu One of my neighbors, Mr. A. C. .la son, brought some oats from Ma? county, known in that section as "Chapman" oats, because Mr. Willi Chapman, of Dooly, first brou, them in that section. They are, lu over, tho same us thc "Hurt" oats, obtained one bushel of this variety oats and sowed them, thc 1st of Mar I used acid phosnhato on them nt rate of 200 pounds per acre. The o crew tall but the grain was very hg I shall not sow them again. A differ in regard to thc time to sow I rust-proof oats. Capt. McMullin, Monroe, who was a very success oats grower, said from the 20th September to the 10 of October v thc proper time to seed that variety oats. Mr. Thomas Marshall, of M roc, who is also a successful c grower, prefers to begin sowing 10th ot December and sow u Christmas. JMy observation is t early sown oats aro heavier than I sown. If cotton seed would admii sowing on land tho last week in S tcmher without coming up, I wo always sow at that time; but to cotton seed on oats, a farmer hat wait until tho last of November, wli is entirely too late to now that vari of oats. In Coweta county, sc oight or ten years ago, tho farm sowed oats in thoir corn and cot fields at the last working, and yiold on some occasions was ct mons. About the same time sc very large yields wore reported fr South Carolina by sowing in cot and corn lands st the last working. F. C. TURNKM Forsyth, Gs. In reply to tho abovo we havo to s that the lied Rust-proof oats have gi us more uniform satisfaction than i other kind. Foar vears ago we ti the "Probador" and thought from first erop that it would make a I crop for this section. It made I straw and an abondant yield of bea ful seod. Tho next year we plan more largely, ?nd lost the entire c from rust. Wo next tried a sn sample of the "Unknown" oats al cost of six dollars per bushel and foti them worthless, and we havo the sa report fo make of all tho varlei brought jrom the Northern markots and up profit. Wo km oraoiaslly, of Hie "Ti Si H 11 li" oat, but wo doubt ii' making a good yield on poor lund. Not m tn y crops do well on poor lund. Noxt to too Ked Btist-proof oats wo have valu ed ibo Bttrt o?is, oui several years since discarded all other kinds for tho rust-proof, as it is generally known. If soSvn during Soptombor and tho early Ifart of October they will not bo killed >y thc cold of the severest winters in middle Georgia; and wo have uniform ly mada a good yield when thus man aged. If sown later in tho winter, or tho carly spring, they stand a doubtful chance, and not moro than one time in iivo will thoy pay for tho labor of sow ing. Land upon willoh tho oats aro to bo sown 6bould bo broken with a two horse plow just as carly ns thc soil can bo turned and tho vcgctablo matter well covered up. About tho 10th of September, alter tho manure has boen disti?buted over the surface, wo sow tlic cats at an average of two bushels to tho acre, and harrow thom in nicely and well. Stable manure anti cotton seed are hero (build a most excellent fertilizer, and wo do not know thal wo cnn commend anything bolter. Thc cotton seed aro crushed before being applied, to prevent gortnination. Treated in this way any ordinary farm should average thirty-live bushels of oats to 11 ic acre, anti realize ono hun dred per cont, on thc cost, if thc crop sell at forty cents per bushel. Oats cannot bo raised witli uniform success if sloven Iv planted. Thc land, in our opinion, should bo thoroughly prepared and the seed dcp-isitcd upon a mellow, fertile bed, thoroughly pul verized. It may bc that we can take a Disc harrow and go over much moro ground mid leave it in fair shape as to appearances, but. wc doubt it thc suc cess can bc made equal to tho yield of a deeply prepared and thoroughly pul verized soil. Wc have tried purchas ing seed south of us with no apprecia ble benefit. Thc great trouble with tho oats crop has been lack of preparation and for tilizaticn, and seeding at the wrong season. Cotton occupies thc attention of farmers in September and October, and they arc unwilling to employ ad ditional labor to put in this valuable crop. Thc teams stand idle in thc sta bles, or worse, they aro put into the field to glean thc last vestige of vegeta ble mal ter from thc soil, and thc gold en opportunity for nu abundant harvest is lost, to secure a crop that frequently costs us more money I han wc receive for it. When we get ready, in mid winter, to put in the crop, thc oats are badly scratched into thc wet ground and left to freeze out and die without roots or fertilizer to stimulate them in tlic struggle for lifo. Every farm that is large enough to have ti gin should have a cotton seed crusher, and as fast as thc cotton is ginned thc seed can bc utilized for oats. If tho area is reduced, t ho laud properly prepared and fertilized, and thc lied Bust-proof oats sown tlic latter part of September, in Middle Georgia, an abundant crop, in our opinion, will bc assured. Thc largest yield of oats wc ever made was from an acre sown on tlic 7th of November. Everything that winter was favorable for a good crop. We have not been able to repeat that experiment since. In our opinion our farmers make a great mistake in relying upon corn for their teams. Wc arc glad to have this question suggested just nt this time by our correspondent, ns it is one of vast import and should bo considered by our readers. If we can supply our teams with other grain grown in tho winter and without cultivation, we then have thc more lime to devote lo cotton and other surplus crops for an income to ttie farm. Let every farmer sow live acres for each mule and sec thal it is well done at Ibo proper time and the question of stock food will bc settled. - Southern Cultivator, Kncournglnf; Tobacco Culture At thc recent meeting of thc State Hoard of Agriculture, tho following resolutions introduced by Mr. Perry were adopted : Whereas, in tho opinion of this Board a diversity in tlic products of the Slate hn? become necessary in order to advance tho material resources of thc State; und, whereas, great in terest is being manifested in every part of tho State as to the practica* bility of introducing tobacco culture; therefore, Resolved, That $1,800 bo appropri ated tor the purpose of making a prac? cal test in thc culture of tobacco, fifty dollars to bc given to one farmer in ouch county and a premium of $100 to tlic funner reporting the best result, thc larmer to whom thc appropriation is to bc given to bo selected by a com mittee of three practical farmers ii, encli county, appointed by thc Com missioner ol* Agriculture. Resolved, That it shall bc thc duty of tiie Chemist of tho Department of Agriculture to examine such soil us may be submitted to bim by the funn el's selected lo make tho experiments, and to advise with them as ta thc best fertilizers to bc used. Resolved, That ull profits derived from saitl experiments shall bc retained by thc fanners engaged in conducting thc same, provided they report to thc Commissioner of Agriculture for pub lication all valuable information inci dent to the progress and result of the experiments, and provided each farmer so engaged furnish tlic Commissioner of Agriculture with samples of tho tobacco raised and cured by bim, which shall bc exhibited in Agricultural Hall, with labels indicating tho typo of seed and on whose farm grawn. , Can It? Had If Wanted. "Have you any malaria hore?" asked a lady who was looking at a rural boarding-place for her family. "Well" said tho landlady, "wc hain't got nono jistiiow: folks'haven't asked for it; but we'll get it for your family if you want lt." Most folks got malaria without wanting lt. To get rid of its noxious efleeis, uso Brown's Iron Bit ters. Mr. 8. lt. MacDonald, Now Haven, Conn., says, "I suffered from malaria for nearly six years. Brown's Iron Bittors cured me completely." . Mrs. Grant Grieved. The widow of General Grant has been great Iv grieved and pained by the public discussion of the domestic affairs of her daughter, Mrs. Snrtorja. Tho Philadelphia Public ledger is authorized to say that all reports to tho effect that Mrs. Sartor i s has ap plied or contemplates applying for a divorce or separation from her hus band are ontirely without foundation, and cruel to her feelings. AI>VIOTB, TO MOTHKICI. HVIMSI-OWH HOOTBIKO SJYRtir should sl ued for childi or. icetlilntf. lt soothes , j/oftens tti" Kerns, allays nil pain, collo, and ls tho hext remedy for enty-flrn cents a Dotti*. MK. BAYAItu'S HI' l>KN KSB. How the Secretory of Htoto has Dlnpleaaed HU Senatorial Fi tonda. {/Special to the New York World.) WASHINGTON, October 2fi.-A friend cf Sonntor Butler, of South Carolina, said to-ilny : ."lt is true, as tho World has stated, that Senator Butler has stopped going to tho State Department and it is also true that hit) colleague does not intend to go lhere any more. The exact reasons have not been stated but Senator Butler was not offended \\ it li thc Secretary of State becauso ho did not promote his son to tho Consu late of Marseilles. It would have been natural for Mr. Bayard to have paid Mr. Butler tho courtesy ot promoting his son, but the fact that he did not, would not have boen a canso for griev ance on tho part of Mr. Bnllor. The reason why Mr. Butler has stopped going to tho State Department is bo cause Mr. Bayard treated bim with great rudeness. '.Ono day ho called on bim lo pre sent thc claims of a gentleman for thc Venezuelan mission. As he entered Mr. Bayard's room ho said: " 'Aro you going to give my utr.il tho mission that I wrote you about"!" " 'No, no, no,' said Mr. Bayard, al most without turning his head. Ile then began an attack upon Senator Butler on account of tho Morgan ap pointment. Mr. Butler repudiated all responsibility for that appointment. Ho said that he had carried this respon sibility before the public, and had said nothing, but that no ono know better than Mr. Bavard that bc was in no way responsible for Morgan, lie had not even asked lo have him appointed Mr. Bayard's manner was so oflensivc and his* charge so unjust that thc South Carolina Senator became very angry, i He drew himself up very stiffly and started to go. Mr. Bayard, to concili ate bim, then began to ask bim about the caso of tho man he lind presented for thc Venezuelan mission, bul Mr. Butler brusquely declined to bay another word on thc subject, and left. "Two days after this interview Sen ator Baller's candidate was appointed. Butler has not gone to thc State De partment since then, mid will not so long as Mr. Bayard is there. Tho South Carolina Senator, if he were asked about this matter to-day, would disclaim having ony grievance against the Secretary. Ile simply caine to thc conclusion that bc would not have anything to do with him. Senator Wiido Hampton dropped Mr. Bayard's acquaintance for another reason. He made a request of thc Secretary to transfer a consular friend of his to another point. If this request had been refused Mr. Hampton would not bavo complained, but tho Secretary treated him with great rudeness, and made no answer to bis request." Tho stories that some ol thc Sena tors tell of their treatment nt thc hands of thc Secretary almost sur pass belief. Thc gratuitous rude ness shown by Mr. Bayard to his old ? colleagues is hard to understand. Sen ator McPherson, of Now Jersey, called upon him tho other day, mid thc first Hiing Mr. Bayard said to him, liefere tho Senator bad opened his mouth, was: "bo brief, sir: my time is val uable," as if thc Senator were a des perate office-seeker, who was making au unwarrantable trespass upon his addition. Gov. Manning, one of thc leading men of South Carolina, a man of high social position, carly in thc history of thc Administration wrote letters to tho President and the Secre tary of State, indicating a desire to go abroad. Tho President wrote him a very polite note, saying that thc mat ter bad been referred to thc State Department. Mr. Bayard never an swered thc Governor's letter, although he had been a guest in his bouse ni South Carolina, and was under num berless obligations cf courtesy to him. There is not n D?mocratie Senator herc who has not had au experience of a disagreeable character with the Secre tary of State. Mr. Bayard is supposed to be planning a brilliant foreign pol icy, and has advanced views upon the subject ol? tho Nicaraguan Canal. Whatever ho may propose, be may be certain tba* it will bc killed in the Senate, as he has lost bis hold on all his friends there. He has, by his course this summer, utterly destroyed all possibility of bis having any sup port from Congress on any foreign policy that ho may have on hand. He will be practically reduced to thc posi tion of a men figurehead without influence among his political associates, and without any future in politics. A Clock Peddler ' Vhlpped. A short distance lVom Lancaster, last Tuesday, say? tho Charlotte Ob server of the 23rd, a white man who had been peddling clocks was tied up and severely whipped by two young men for au insult given to a young lady. It seems that thc peddler had visited Lancaster county a few months ago, scllin;; clocks nt exorbitant prices. His customers being mostly negroes, he took what money they could give him and then made them secure the balance by mortgage on cows, hogs or anything else that the poor negroes had. Last week he returned to Lan caster to collect these mortgages, and while riding (brough tho country '?lopped at n houso where he found a young lady alone. Ho was very for ward in his conduct and unblushingly offered her an Insult, whereupon she ran from thc house to a Held where her two brothers wero at work and told them of what had occurred. They hurried to thc bouse, but finding tho man gone they mounted their horses and put out in pursuit of him. It was not long until they carno up with him, when tticy pulled him from his buggy. Med ''ba with a line, and throwing the lino over the limb of a tree they pulled ''im up until ho tip toed thc ground, pulled off his coat and then larruped him soundly. Tho clock peddler begged pitifully, offered to givo thom ono hundred dollar?, be side his horse and buggy, it they would not whip him, but the induce ments did no good. Thov gavo him ono hundred lashes, and ho was thou permitted to move OU-a sorer if not a wiser peddler. A WIM .Scone In mn Ohl* Towna. Physicians who have inst returned from Peninsular, twelve miles north west of Akron, Ohio, report tho wild est demonstration in that town in an effort to save tho life of Anton Ptain, who waa given morphine for quinine by a green boy in a drug store. Plans took from three to five grains of tho drug. The entire populace, turned oat and all day folly one hundred men were engaged in running Pfana np and down tho streets, while the women and. children followod, adding greatly to tho excitement. At 4 o'clock Pfnns began fighting the crowd and severa! spornte struggles ensued. Illa COT. lion is ver/ critical. U KN KKA I. NF. WU IT KM H. l'acte of Interest, Gathered trow Various . Quarter?. -Hear Admiral J. (J. P. DcKrafll died at Iiis residenco In Washington last week. -Carl Schurz has offered io buy tho Boston Post, with a view of running it as nu "Independent" paper. -Fire in New Hartford, Conn., on Thursday destroyed eight buildings. Loss $60,000. Partly insured. -According to tho Japan (Jazettc tho procoss of Latinizing tho Japnneso alphabet is making grcal progress. -Sir Henry Drummond Wolff, spe cial British envoy, arrived at Cairo on Thursday afternoon and had a somi royal reception. -Dr. Noah Porter, for tho past thir teen years president of Yale College, has resigned, to lako effect from tho next commencement. -The Great K?stern, the largest steamship in the world, bas been sold at auction for ?20,200-less than half what it cost to launch her. -A boat containing a whole family, father, mother and child. was capsized in thc St. Lawrence on Thursday, op posite thc l?lo de Crace, and all were drowned. -Louis P. Haver, publisher of Thompson's Sank N'oie Reporter, who was last week convicted of black mailing, was lined $?00, which be paid and was released. -Thc poslolliees at Middleton, ()., and Harper's Ferry, W. Va., were broken open by burglars on Wednes day night and robbed of fifteen dollars in euch case. -Boston is going to take a new census, under its own direction this ??me, and tho police aro to be tin enumerators. Thc whole cost is no to exceed $1,000. -Thc application of thc white of ai egg to a snake bite wound saved tin life of a little girl in St. John's county Fla. She was bitten twice on th? toot by a ground rattlesnake. -A female sea lion, supposed to bi thc one that escaped from Druid HU Park, Baltimore, a few weeks ago, wa killed in Sntilla Uiver, 75 miles soutl of Savannah, on Sunday. -Thc solicitor of the treasury ho decided that men engaged on Ashlin, vessels arc legally entitled to treat mont In marino hospitals, and herc after they will bc allowed that privi lego. -Thc Legislature of Alabama ba passed an Act requiring thc publi schools to give instruction in pbysiolo gy and hygiene, with especial refer once, to the effects of tobacco and o ardent spirits. -A Pittsburg paper publishes a lit of 21 persons in that city worth 82, 000,000 each, 16 worth between $1, 200,000 and $1,000,000, and .'ll wort $1,000,000. Mrs. Sehen lev heads th list and worth $20,000,000*. -Tho Medical Review, in an edile rial on "triplets," says that pinn births occur most frequently in Bassit and that when they do occur in tin country the fathers and mothers ar generally found io bc of Russian birt or descent. - At a "tournament" at Spoarflsl Dak., a running start ot ?eventy yard was given to a steer, and Cowbo Driscoll overtook bim, lassoed au threw him, and, dismounting, tied lt! feet, in forty-one seconds. -The condition of tho landowuci in East Lothian, Scotland, is unenvii ble, and tho prevailing depression making itself felt all over Scotian? One nobleman with a rent roll ? $360,000 per annum bas received ju $20,000 net. -In Coltisn county, Cal., about year ago, a youth shot hlinsell beenui a young woman refused bis offer i marriage. The girl said bc was a foe but tho boy recovered. The other di the girl committed suicide because tl same boy refused to murry ber. -Tho trumps have overrun thc lou of Passaic, N. J., and thc police a powerless to prevent their raids ni robberies. When the citizens cot bined with the police to break up t! gang, the tramps fired upon them ai retreated to thc woods around t town. -A poor woman came into thc d seeling room of the New York I'nivi sity Medical College lust week u offered to sell her body to tho oural in order to tret money to secure fo for her children. The students rids a purse for the poor demented and : lieved her pressing necessities. - Escorting Archdeacon Fan about thc White House one day I week it is said thc President, nil accident, entered tho conservait for tho first time in bis li not, bc explained to his visitor, tl he docs not care for flowers, but tl bc bas been too busy to indulgo taste in that direction. - Tho appropriations for thc in fiscal year in New York eitv ninoi to $.'10,000.000. Most of tho 'tax fi on tho real estate. The personal pr? orly of thc city in a great nieass escapes taxation. Men possessing n lions arc thc tax evaders who shift burden they ought to bear on to r estate. -.ian e Hodges hus been cloe Mayor of Bultimoro on tlio regit Democratic ticket, defeating Ju< George W. Brown, Hie Fusionist no ncc, by a majority of about 2,000. 'J new city council 'stands thirteen Re lars and seven Fnsiouists lu tho 1 branch and seven Regulars ami tb Fusioulsts in the second branch. -Ferdinand Ward, of thc Into ba ing firm of O rant and Ward, has b found guilty of grand larceny in Court of Over and Terminer, N York city. " Ward presented to Marino Bank for certification n ch for $71,800 on tho strengt li of a ch for $76,000 in the First Nationol Bi which thorn were no funds lo uti Ward obtained tho $71,.H00, but $76,000 check was not honored w presented to tho First National R for payment. The penalty ls i ni pre mont in tho State prison, in tho dis? lion of the court, for not more t ten yoars. Why Kiel Should be Hanged. A special cable dispatch lo the ronlo Globe says a letter appears tho London 2'imes, which is belie on good evidence to havo been writ by Loni Bramwell (Justice Br well), condemning the action of tl who aro urging a reprieve for ll Ills lordship considers (hat no i deserves punishment so much s man who leads a rebellion. Riol funicular was a very bad rebe), I hg carried on hie rebellion tor gain. "This is his second offci and," says his Lordship, "ho has d more mischief than a score of bingi murderer* and other criminals." A BOlXDKft HOM AN CK. Vvro Murderous Indiana Attack a Lotto j 8ottlor--Ho Kucceeda In Wounding One | and s<url nj; off th? Other. A dispatch from Glenullon, forty milos cast of Mandan, Dakota, sn vs: News has just boon received that Jas. dray, living- alone four miles north of | lilcutilleti, was attacked Thursday night by two Indians, who carno to tho house and asked for food. Having unton all they desired, ono of tho In dians, large and powerful, took down li ray's repeating Winchester ri tie. placed tho muzzle to (Jray's breast anti pulled tho trigger. Fortunately thcro was no cartridgo in the barrel. 'Ibo Indian then put a cartridge in, where upon Gray seized a w hi filo trco and, bo fore tho gun could bo brought to bear, struck tho Indian on tito bead and tho gun was discharged into thc side of tho house. Tho rillo was drop ped in thc scuttle. Then commenced a rough and tumble light, both Indians taking part. Gray, losing hohl ol tho whiffle tree, caught up ti carpenter's hatchet and struck tho Indian nearest to bim oil Ibo hoad, which felled him to tlic floor. Thc other Indian lied. Gray seized thc fallen Indian by tho heels ami dragged him out, and fas tonod thc door. Whether the Indian ie dead or not Gray was unable to say. Friday morning a settler happened to ffo to Gray's house, and found him in >ed badly bruised and scratched, and scarcely able to raise himself. Gray Rays thc Indian that lied came back in thc night and carried away thc other. A Lawsuit Ovor tmihreath'4 Kalali ( bronx thc Kdycficld Vhronirtc.) hast Friday an interesting caso was argued before Judge Roath, in the Probate Court in this village, tho facts being ns follows: Dr. W. A. Culbreath bad made application for letters of administration on thc estate of Iiis brother, 0. T. Culbroath. claiming that Mrs. 1'annie Culbreath, the widow of O.T. Culbroath, had waived her right to administer. Mrs. Galbreath denied that she had waived hoi* rigid or consented for Dr. Culbroath to ad minister. She claimed that the prop? orly belonged to ber chitaron, anti she regarded it as her duty to ndministcn on thc estate for their benefit. Dr. Culbroath presented two papers, ono signed by Mrs. Cltlbreath, thc other by ber brother", Dr. Prescott, and claimed that the papers gave bim thc right to administer on the estate. Thc paper signed by Mrs. Cu (breath simply waived her own interest in thc prop? orty, and she .said that if thc paper meant anything moro than this then 6bo was deceived as to its purport when she signed it. Tho question ns to who should administer was argued at somo length by Mr. J. C. Sheppard, representing Mrs. Gulhreath, and Mr. Ernest Gary, representing Dr. Cul broath. Judge Kout li rendered his decree in favor of Mrs. Fannie P. Cnl brcatb, granting tho ?otters of admin* (stratton to her. -A colton fire al Clifton factory last Saturday was quickly subdued by thc fire apparatus attached to tho factory. A QUESTION ABOUT Browns Iron Bitters ANS WE RED. The qnestion hu nrohsbly been asked ihoussnris nf t mi. ' "ir... o?n Brown-? Iron Bittor? oar? erery thing-*" Well, lt doesn't. But it doo?cur? ?ny disom*. for which ? reputable phgeician would prescribo I Ko M Phy?lutiui? raoocnlm Iron aa the beat rwetoratlro agent known to Ul? profession. ?nd inuulry of any loading cheuslc?! firm will ??bst ?nt iate tho assertion that there ?re mora preparation? of iron than of any other aubstanoa usad in medicine Thil rhnws con ?lualTely that iron 1? acknowledged t? be the most important factor in successful medical practice. It i?, however, aremsrksble fact, that prior to the diacor .ry of ll ito W'N'H I It ON ll ITTKUM no perfect ly aatlafactory iron combination had orer been found. BROWN'S IRON BinERSt^r^K headache, or prodaoa constipation-till other Iron medicines do. lt KOW NM IKON IHTTKltH euron I inunction, Mlllonsnrsui, Weakness, Dyspepsia., Malaria, Chilla and Fever?, Tired Keeling;,tlrneral Debility,Tain in tho Hide, Muck ur Mutha,Headache ?nd Neural 41 In-fur all th??? ?Urnenta Iron U prescribed daily. BROWN'S IRON BITTERS.?;-tr. minuta. Jika all other thorough medicine?, lt acts .Jowly. When taken by mm the first symptom of torment I? renewed energy. Th? muscles then bacome firmer, the digestion improves, the bowels sra active. In iromtn thosfect is usually more rapid and marked. The eye? begin at ono? to brighten: th? ?kin clears up; healthy eal ur come? to th? cheek?, nervousness disappears; functional dsrangementa bscc.ru? regu lar, and if a nursing mother, abundant suatonaaco is supplied fur His child. /tomarober Brown's Iron Hu i-? i.? thu OM,V Iron medicine that is not in jurious, rhytic?xn? .iii i>ruggi?l$ rtcommtnd it. Tho Genuine has Trade Mark and crossed red Unca on wrapper. TA Kl" NO OTIIHK. THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR. How th? IIuniiMpeclIng aro orten dulled. CAPITAL VERSUS MERIT. It is possible that money dipped Into a bounteous supply af printer's Ink, is to he used to teach false Ideas. Why ls it that such persistent anathemas simulo all at once he hurled agaluoi. thc use of "Potash and Potash Mixtures?" Those who insist that Potasli ls a poison do so because that is tho way they have of fighting II, ll. H., ns the latter contains potash properly combined. Opium, morphine, strychnine, aconite, whiskey, etc., arc nil deadly poisons, and arc dally destroying thc fives of people, anti why do not these men cry out against them? lt is because there ls no money In sight to do so. Potash Is not regarded as a poison, and very seldom harms any one; but those who ahtise it aro usingn vegeta ble poison ten times as violent. Imbue of Potash, in proper con.hination. is regarded by the medical profession ns tho quickest, grandest and most powerful blood remedy .ver known to man. Those who believe in revealed combinations ami Indinn foolish ness are surely In a condition to become rather "cranky" lu their Ideas at any time. We assert understandingly that Potash, as used in thc manufacture of II. li. B., is not a poison, and tho public need not place any Confidence hi assertions to the contrary. Vt .ty is it that In one thousand letters which wo recelvo we never hear a word against its use? The truth is; 13. 13. II. ls working snell wonders in the cure of all blood poisons, scrofula, rheumatism, ca tarrh, etc., that ot I ic M aro trembling in their boots, and cry aloud, "poison," "fraud," because they tear Its triumphant march. Let any man or woman asa nny respectable doctor or druggist if wo are not right. Do not lie deceived, but go right along ami call for H. li. Ii., and Ce curetl. It ls making five times more eurea in Atlanta than ail other blood remedies combined. We don't say that others are poisons or frauds; we aro not that easily alarmed, but we say ours ls tho best, and we have the proof, ?end for our oZ-page book, free, ami bc convinced. Sold hy all druggists. BLOODgALM CO., Atlanta, Ga. fl HI 111J ??iW n ? a K y H A n i r s .?r*4 ?Bsvcsl r.?y for A ?rr nt?, ?ia? tr. I4M sa-w DCN msdf ?rllinsr oar ?J rand M>*T ll lalor*, straona n nd IHrehl ve Bntllnsl I ??War M rite to ?. ?J. Hrtarsy Jk ??<>., |'kils4t Iplil?, l'a. POR COUGHS AND CROUP Ut* HurX XT TLa L 33 X 1ST TM iwMt gam. M r?U>??4 tT*m ? .*{* ?'TT* ^JJ? rrowto? ?lo?? th? ?m?ll lUwnii lo the South?? Ht???, SSSriS ..TlmuLUo? e.peetor.n? ^iL'?^?'??S Ihe rlil'l" prodocl.it th? e?rly ?"mil? eoufh, ?nd .tira? Uts? SM"child lo throw off th? f?l?? membr?ue lit ?rcup ??d ?hooolni oooth. When eomblued ?Ith th? hrmJlBR WM? H? p?Toelpl. lo th. m?llelo ,,Unl of th. old ?Mt pt* ?e.u In TATLO?'? Ctt?no?ss KIMIOY o? P?inOt? ??n Hennit th? fiieM known remedy for Couihi. Croup, Who*rln?Cou?h??<1 Coniomnlles ; ?nd .? p?Ut?b!e, ?ny .hlld B ?le???J to UV. lt. A.i jeor druyl.l for ll. TM Wjujy 81. WALTER A. TAYLOR, AtUnU, Ot, UM DR. UKIUBR3' HUCRLKUItllKY COKUIAL foe PJ?rrho-?. DiMOlory nod Children Twilling, for NM bj *di???UU. TUTTIS PILLS 20 YEARS IN USE. Tho Oroateat Medical Trininph of tho Ago! SYMPTOMS OF A TORPID LIVER. T.osnof appetite, lloweln cont I ve, l'ulii In tho henil, with n ?lull Bi nrmtloit In tho bnck purl, Pain under the nhouldcr bindo, Fallaos* ofter entine, with adi?" lucllnntlon to exertion of botljr or nt I nd, Irritability of temper. Low npirit?, with n. fooling of bavins; ueglcoteo nomo dutr. Woori lions, DIxstlnoM, I'littleilng ut tho Heart, Dot? boforotho eren, Hnndncbo over tho right oro? Itcstlcosnoss, with fitful dreanm, Hiffhly colored t rine, and CONSTIPATION. TrTT'it I?H.T.M aro especially adapten to auch caaos, ono dono effects such a cha?an of feeling ns to astonish tho sufferer. They Increase thc Appetite,-ml cruise tho body to Take on Klcsli.tit.it tho ?llini ll noarlslted.nt?! hy th.-lr Tonic. Action on tho ?lKCStlvoOrgans.HcKtilnr.Slo..lsnr.) produced. rr)fc?Bc. ->? Mnrray Ht ..N.T. tf?TS HAIR DYE. GHAT HAIR or WU18KBR8 changed to a Oi/isflv BLACK by n Bingle application of this UTK. It imparts a natural color, act? Instantaneously. Kohl by Druggists, or sent by express on receipt of ^^irflco. ?V* Murray St., Now York. The Mirror is no flatterer. Would you make it tell a sweeter taie? Magnolia Balm is the charm er that almost cheats the looking-glass. FOUND. FOR L.1IHF.S OWLY. A REMEDY endorsed by the beat Physi cians ami Druggists at ?ts home. A REMEDY that Mr. C. W. O' Neill. Good? waler. Ala., says raised his wife from un invalid's bod. and he hclicves tatted her life. A REM ED i of which a prominent Atlanta morclmnt haiti: "I wonltl have glvon MOO ns soon as 1 would a nickel for what two bottles of your medicine did for my daughter. " * A REMEDY in rogan! to which s. J. fas. sell's, M. I), Druggist. Thoniasvlilc, Ga., says: "1 can recall Instances III which ii afforded relief after ult die venal rem?di?e /nul failed." A RE&1EDY about which Dr. R. 1!. Fer rell, LaGrangO) Ga., writes: "i have used for the last twenty years thc medicine you are putting Up and consider it the best combination ever gotten together for the il I so aso for which it ls recom mended. A REMEDY about which Dr. Joel Hraham, Atlanta, said: "/ luire examined the recipe, and have no hesitation in advis ing Its use, and confidently recommend it." A REMEDY which the Hov. II. 15. John son, near Marietta, Go., says be has used hi his family with thc ''Utmost satifac tlon" and recommended lt to three fami lies "who found lt to bc Just what lt fa, recommended." A REMEDY of which Pember ton, I ve moa it Dennison say: "We have hccit selling it for many years, with constantly in creasing sales. The nrtlcls is a staple with us. Mini one <d abwlnte merit." A REMEDY of which Lamar, Itnukin A Lamar say: "Wc sohl :>o gross In four months, and never sold it in any place hut svlmt it wns wanted again." A REMEDY hy which Dr. Uaugll, of LaV> Grange,Ga.,says: "loured one of tho most Obstinate cases of VlCAlilot:s MKN BTUUATION that ever cunio within my knowledge, with a few bottles." A REMEDY of which Dr. J. C. Hus?, of Nut.i .al:'.,i, Ala., says: "I am fully con vinced that it is unrivaled for that class of diseases which it claims to cure." A REMEDY ahout which Major John C. Whittier, of Atlanta, well ami favorably known nil over the United Slates as a General Insurance Agent, says: "I used this remedy before tho war, ou a largo plantation on a great number of cases, aiteayn mth alt*ohtte aueeee*." A REMEDY ahout which Mr. J. W. Strange, of Cartcrsville, (la., certifies that one, bottle cured two mc mhcrsof bia family of menstrual irregularity of many years standing. Thia (Jrent Remedy ie Bradfield's FEMALE Rogulator.! Scud for Treatise on tho Health and Happiness of Woman, mailed free. I'.c. M.i n.1.1? HKOUI.ATOH CO., Pox '?S. Atlanta, Oa. JOHNSON" AU Sorts of hurts and many sorts of nils of man and beast need a cooling totion. Mustang Liniment. Ti KW AIJVEKT1 SK M M NTS. A HUi OFFJ5?. To Introduce them we wilt jdvo away 1000 solf <i Washing Machines. If y iporatlng want ?rie senil us your name, ou (). and express office at once. IHK S,M IONAL CO., 21 Dey HU, N. \. Tho Magic Insect Exterminator and BIOSQUIl'O BITE CUKE. Wo offer one ihouMnnd dollnra for ltd equal. Bond for circulais. tia Lh A DB & co., 8 Bast I8lh St., Now tot*. DKAFJtiKMM HM ?IIA I'M KM and ?DUHR, by Sat) wlio was deaf twrniy-elght years. Treated by most <>r noted |pec)aiists of tuc day with no benefit. Curta hmtttf in three months, and since then hundreds or others hy saino process. A plain. simple MM successful nome treatment. Address i a. PACK, ivs Bast iioth st., New York city, PARKAS TOOTO If you arc wasting away from agc. dissipation or nay disease or weakness and require a stim ulant take PARKER'S TONIC Rt once, lt will invigorate and build you up from thc llrsi dose but will never Intoxicate, lt lia? savad hun dreds of llveS, lt inav savo yours. III8COX A CO., New York. WANTED-Agents In every section of tho country to sell lion. H. H. COX-? (treat DOOK, "Throe OeondoH of Keileinl I.OR* 1 MI ai lon." Illustratexi willi st?*?l nates. Out fits now ready Agent.s ure making $to to MO a dav Write to tho publishers tor terms. .1 M. BTODDART A CO., aaa l?tb st., Washington,n.e. NEWSPAPER A^L)VFJmS?NfT OAUCHY & CO., 97 Park 1*1 ace* and S4-tfO Murray Mt.. Siow York. Make lowest rutes on all newspapers In tho U. H. and Canada. KatalillNlird 1N07. To tlioso whoso purpose may oe Accomplished bv a short advertisement, or hy a transient ad vertisement, and to whom prompt Insertion 1? 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H9'.'abash Av? .Chicago. PIANOS: Nc? mr At ol Stringing. Do ???tre,)ulf?on? I i. i i ! r i at much tuning?? Piano vii th? p r ? ra 111 ng ?m t pl? ty?t<m. Kr. marVal.le for |>utity M Inn? ami .(ural illly. With IIANOVICII'H TAII.OU SYSTEM you can I cut Dresses to lit, without oral Instruc tions. Dress-makers pronounce lt ixirfect. l*rlce for System, Hook and Double Trac ht? Wheel, td.oo. TO INTRODUCE, A System, Rook and Wheel will bo sent oil receipt of $1.00. Address *JM?J! <;- HAXOVKH, cincinnati, O OctHllB M I,,* .?D FOR WALK. lwENTY-TWO IIUNDRKI) ACRES, situated un the waters of Hroad River, In Fairfield County, eight miles from Als ton Depot and one mlle from Dawkins' Depot, will bo sold In one tract or In five pints. Traversed by the Spnrtanburg A Union Railroad. One good dwelling-house and necessary outbuildings. Correspon dence solicited. JOSEPH K. ALSTON, Octmitii Wlnnsboro, 8. C. 1ANODYNE IENP?S*