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THE LAGRANGE REPORTER...
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. 4, 1914.
<£a Grange Uqwrtet
Published Every Friday at
LaGrange, Cftrgla.
J. A. PERRY, Editor.
e. A. TRIMBLE, Business Manager.
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Mizpah
“The Lord watch between me and
thee when we are absent one from
another.”—Gen. 31:49.
Go thy way and 1 go mine,
Apart, yet not afar, ”
Only a thin veil hangs between
The pathways where we are,
Yet God keep watch ’tween thee and
me,
This is my prayer;
He looks thy way, He looketh mine,
And keeps us near.
I know not where thy road may lie,
Nor which one mine may be;
If mine will lead through parching
sandR
And thine beside the sen—
Yet God keeps watch 'tween thee and
me,
So never fear,
He holds thy hand, He claspeth mine,
And we are near. '
Should wealth and fame perchance be
thine,
And my lot lowly be,
Or you be sad and sorrowful,
And glory be for me,
Yet God keeps watch ’tween thee and
me,
Both be His care,
One arm round thee and one round
me, .
Will keep us near.
I sigh sometimes to see thy face,
But since that may not be,
I leave thee to the care of Him
Who cares for thee and me.
"I’ll keep thee both beneath my
wings,"
This comforts, dear;
One wing o’er thee and one o’er me,
So we are near.
And though our path be separate,
And thy way is not mine,
Yet coming to the mercy seat
My soul will meet with thine;
And God keep watch ’tween thee and
me,
I’ll whisper there,
He blessetn thee, He blesseth me,
And we are near.
—-■Christian Observer.
The Dial
Receives many shades, and each
points to the sun,
The shadows are many, the sunlight
is one.
Looking up to the light, which
common to all.
And down to the Hhadows, on each
side that fall,
In time’s silent circle, so various for
each,
So far. but what light lies beyond
them forever?’’
To be gentle, to forgive;
True to life anc glad to live;
>4* Rich with boundless charity;
i* To be humble in success,
r Strong of heart in bitterness
Tender, gracious, thoughtful,
good
In our man and womanhood.
Is life a fret and a tangle?
Has everything gone wrong?
Are friends a bit disloyal?
And enemies too strong? :t>
Is there no bright side snowing?
Then—as a sage has said:
“Polish up the dark side,
And look at this instead.”
The darkest plank of oak will show
Sometimes the finest grain;
The roughest rock will sometimes
yield
A gleaming golden vein;
Don’t rail at fate, declaring that
No brightness shows ahead—
“Polish up the dark side,
And look at that instead ”
—Priscilla Leanard in Churchman.
Evidently Had a drudge. .
“The day Isn’t far distant when the
man In the flying machine will look
down upon the autonsohlUst,* said the
prophetic youth. “And let' us' bop4,
too,” replied the weary old pedestrian,
“that he’ll fall down on i>tn\ too.”
Hoke Smith Urges Diversified
Crops to Solve the Cotton Problem
there would now be an immediate
market for every bale of cotton which
is brought to town.
“The greatest difficulty which con-
That diversified crops and less cot
ton for 1916 are the means by which
the Southern farmer can to a large
extent solve the problems confronting
him Dn account of the European Wars,
is the opinion of Senator lloke Smith
as expressed in his address at the
Macon convention last Tuesday. Sena
tor Smith stated that by national
legislation steps are being taken to
relieve the situation as far as pos
sible with respect to the present crop
of cotton, but that if another crop the
size of this year’s is raised nothing
can prevent the lowest price known in
twenty years. On the other hand,
said Senator Smith: “If there could
be any guarantee today that the cot
ton crop would be reduced one-half
next year, there would now be an im
mediate market for every bale of cot
ton which is brought to town."
Senator Smith’s address follows:
Would Relieve Situation.
“We have sought to relieve the
situation as we could by national
legislation. We have relieved the
emergency currency bill of a number
of its stringent features and huve
enough to furnish through it an in
creased circulation of currency to
meet the demands of the people. At
first we thought this action would! confronts us for the next six months
reach to Htnte banks as well as na-lby mutual forbearance; by sympa-
tional banks. Later it was determined thctic co-operation. No honest man
that the Vreeland-Aldrich bill, under! who seeks to pay must be crowded for
which the emergency currency was his debts. We must economize. We
issued, could not include state banks.'must realize the situation. We must
We have, however, obtained rulings'bear ourselves with courage and with
which recognize warehouse receipts manhood. And I promise you it will
for cotton as security under the terms only last six months if next spring
of that bill giving , them a standing the fact is established that onf-half
along with bonds and securities of the cotton lands of the south have
that class. The same ruling has been! been planted in foodstuffs. They will
made with reference to our federal be profitable to the grower and the
reserve banks, and our federal reserve jgiext six months of Hardship will prove
banks, I have no doubt, will organize a blessing if it changes the south from
in Atlanta Within the next fohj days.
“We have passed through the senate
should bo smoked and hung in a pry)
attic or near the kitchen tire where
the water will evaporate from it. It
may be used at any time after smok
ing, although the longer it hangs In
the dry atmosphere tne drier it will
get. The drier the climate, in gene
ral, the more easily meats can be
dried. In arid regions good dried
meat can be made by exposing it fresh
to the air, with protection from flies.
Plain Salt Pork.—Rub each piece
of meat with fine common salt ana
pack closely in a barrel. Let stand
WANT ADS.
and other foodstuffs; if by the first
of next April it is known that one-half
of our cotton lands are planted in
foodstuffs and that the cotton crop
of next year will be reduced one-half
the financial pressure will be off the
south. It will give confidence in the
intelligent business judgment df the
farmers of the soutn and the cotton and dissolve in 4
that wa hold will at once demand a I water. Pour this brine over the meat
good price. If there could lie any)when cold, cover, and weight down to
guarantee today that the cotton crop j keep it under the brine. Meat will
would be reduced one-half next year, pack best if cutjnto pieces about 6
saltpeter to each 100 pounds of meat
fronts us is not so much furnishing P* 6 ** with and allow it to drain
the money to finance the present crop,
as the fear that next year’s crop, by
its size, will destroy the value of the
present crop.
“My urgent advice is that steps be
taken in every county in the state to
at once cut off and dedicate to food
stuffs one-half of the cotton lanas,
and that farmers, having pledged
themselves to this course, live up to
it.
Co-Operation Needed.
“We must meet the problem that
over night. Th en pack it in a barrel
.with the hams apd shoulders in the
bottom, using the strips of bacon to
ifill in Between or to put on top. Weigh
.out for each 100 pounds of meat 8
pounds of Balt, 2 pounds of brown
siignr, and 2 ounces of saltpeter. Dis
solve all in 4 gallons of water, and
cover the meat with the brine. For
summer use it will be safest to boil
.the brine before using. In that case
it should be thoroughly cooled before
it is used. For winter curing it is not
necessary to boil the brine. Bacon
strips should remain in this brin four
to six weeks; hams six to eight weeks.
This is a standard recipe and has giv
en the best of satisfaction. Hams and
bacon cured in the spring will keep
right through the summer after they
are smoked. The meat will be sweet
and palatable if it is properly smok
ed, and the flavor will be good.
a bill for government supervision of
cotton warehouses Where the owners
of warehouses desire it. These meas
ures will help; but 1 have reached the
conclusion myself that in the. south
ope-crop section to a section that
uses its cotton as its surplus product
and produces for itself all that its
people need and a surplus of food
stuffs to sell.
"The condition with reference to
our country as a whole is not only one
the state bank il really closer rto the ,.of but temporary depression; it is one
farmer than any other bonk, afid that ’of certain great increased commer-
we must do something to enlarge the - cial growth as an incident to the war.
currency of the state banks to really, Before the end of two years we will
substantially help the situation. | have absorbed much of the commerce
“Finally, however, I wish to give with South America and the Orient
you this suggestion with reference'and Africa heretofore belonging to
to the cotton situation. A large part, Germany and other countries which
in my judgment, at least One-third, or have each other by the throat, and
the demand for lint cotton will be cut which are engaged in killing each oth-
off during the next twelve months by er with a heartlcsBness and fury
the failure of the mills to Operate. It , never shown since the days that civili-
is possible that this condition may zation spread over the world. To
continue through at least part of next relieve our commerce from the con-
year. I ditions which the war has brought
“We cannot meet this situation by upon it., we have passed a new navS-
simply furnishing money to handle gation law, relieving our merchant
distressed cotton. If another crop marine from many of the stringencies,
next year is raised similar in size to which before rested upon it. We will Their young ‘uns leave em afar to
the present crop, nothing will prevent
the lowest price of cotton next fall
that has been known in twenty years.
Urges Diversified Crops.
“If, on the oth*r hand, the farmers
of the south begin this fall planting
their cottorl lands in wheat and oats
see to it that the American flag is
floating upon vessels prepared to
carry our agricultural and manufac
tured products to any market ’ready
to buy them, even though it be neces
sary for the government to own the
vessels. '
Useful Receipts for Curing
Meats Right on the Farm
The best way to eat meat is to eat er of meat; repeat until the meat and
it while fresh, for there is no way of
preserving it that will retain all the
nutrition pnd all the flavor. It is,
nevertheless, frequently desirable to
cure meat at home, and there is no
reason why this tab hot be done satis
factorily and economically. Salt, sug
ar or molasses, baking soda, and a
ilittle saltpeter are the only ingre
dients necessary.
i Ordinarily the curing of meat
should be begun from 24 to' 86 hours
after tl>e animal is slaughtered. This
allows sufficient time for' tty animal
heat to leave the meat entirely, but
not sufficient to permit decay to set
in. Once the meat is tainted, no
amount of preservatives will bring
back its proper flavor.' On the other
hand, if salt is applied too soon, ob^
noxious gases will be retained and the
meat will possess an offensive odor.
It is also impossible to obtain good
results when the meat is frozen.
Three useful recipes for popular
(forms of cured meat are giVen below.
salt huve all been packed in the bar
rel, care being used to reserve salt
enough for a good layer over the top.
After the package has stood over
night add, for every 100 pounds of
meat, 4 pounds of sugar, 2 ounces of
baking soda, and 4 ounces of salt
peter dissolveu in a gallon of tepid wa
ter. Three gallons more of water
should be sufficient to cover this
quantity. In case more or less than
100 pounds, of meat is to be corned
make the brine in the proportion giv
en. A loose board cover, weighted
down with a heavy stone or piece of
iron, should be put on the meat to
keep all of it under the brine. In
case any should project, rust would
start and the brine would spoil in a
short time.
j It is not necessary to boil the brine
except in warm weather. If the meat
has been corned during the winter and
must be kept into the summer season,
it would be well to watch the brine
closely during the spring, as it is
more likely to spoil at that time than
Maepussejs SveiErSsr*
tioned and a clean hardwood barrel, P® ar8 to *** rop - v or tloe8 n<rt p
or a large stone jar or crOc*. In con
sidering theAe recipes it is well to
inches square. The pork should be
kept in tne brine till used.
Sugar-cured Hams and Bacon.—
When the meat is cooled, rub each
‘Whistlin’ Jim’
By Frank L. Stanton.
_
That was his title—''* Whistlin’ Jim,”
•An, the world, it sure took note o’
him;
Storm or sunshine, winter or May,'
He whistled the troubles of life away.
“Why not?” says he:“In a. world so
bright,
Why should gray Trouble blow out
the light,
Throwin’ ite shadow across the son—
A night of tears when the day is
done?
Whistle it off, is what I say—-
Better by far than to weep it away.
II.
“The birds that sing to the bending
blue,
I reckon they’ve got their troubles,
too;
roam—
An empty nest is their only home:
But they sing to the dark, and they
sing td the day,—
They sing the grief of their hearts
awuy! '
For the world is green, an’ the light
slips through
The clouds, to the blossoms that drip
with dew,
An’ the birds, they know that a whole
life long
The children of sorrow have need of
song.”
III.
That was the way that he looked at
life—
He knew there was sorrow, an’ thorny
strife,
But the livin’ light o’ the Lord is shed
Over the graves that hide Love’s dead,
An’ high from the windows of heaven
ly blue
The angels are wavin’ hands at you,
An’ they’re not wantin’, up there, in
the sky,
For a soul to come to God with a sigh.
That was the gospel of “Whistlin’
Jim,”
But the world had a welcome of love
for him.
LURKING opportunities lie hidden in
The Reporters numerous want ads.
WANTED—Messenger boy, apply
to Western Union. 4pd
USE oOr classified ads and be in com
pany with money makers.
WANTED—Cheap for cash, a good
setter puppy, partly trained. Must
be good retriever. Wm. T. Herring.
tf
YOU can buy, sell, rent or exchange
anything through the Reporter’s
want ad column.
PEOPLE who have money to spend
for homes, are readers of The La-
Grange Reporter.
THESE “LITTLE” ADS cost next to
nothing, yet results are always
profitable.
GET AS NEAR to “Certain Results”
as possible. Make Reporter want
ads your salesman.
FOR SALE!—One horse, harness and
i Columbus Pony Phaeton. Frank
P. Longley. 2t
MAKE YOUR SELECTION of school
supplies from the big line carried
at The LaGrange Reporter office.
UNDRESSED LUMBER 80 cents
hundred. Shingles $1.75 per thous
and. W. C. Ford, LaGrange, Ga.
4-11-18
FOR RENT—Three connecting rooms,
furnished or unfurnished. Modern
conveniences. 3 blocks from square.
Broad street. Apply to Mrs. J. R.
Ware, Standing Rock, Ala. 2tpd
SCHOOL SUPPLIES to please all of
the Troup county school children
can be found at The LaGrange Re
porter office. Come early and make
your selection.
A “BOARDERS WANTED” AD IN
THE REPORTER will be read by
“eligibles” all over the city—and by
the “newcomers” in the city.
FOR SALE CHEAP.—144 keros land
with good improvements. Good
pastures well watered, 6 miles from
LaGrange- Cash or easy terms.
See or phone Walter Emory. tf
LOST—One yerling, weigh about 400
pounds. Brindle with few white
spots, light colored back. Lost
August 20 in Ridley woods in north
LaGrange. Notify Milton Strick
land. LaGrange, Route 5, for re
ward.
Mr. D. B. Evans, art tuner of At
lanta, is at the Southern Female Col
lege repairing and tuning pianos for
the coming school year.
A limited number of parties in the
city can avail themselves of this op
portunity. Only first-claBS work
solicited. tf.
YOU NEED HELP in finding “help
able and fitted to do any work that
needs to be done, yet RIGH1
SELECTION counts for much, and
thin Is made easier If you are put
In touch with as many applicants
as believe or hope that they can
meet your requirements. A “Help
wanted” ad assures this-
FARM FOR SALE—A good farm in
East Texas near railroad town in
good white community for sale at
$25 per acre cash or easy terms
Plenty of living water. Land that
is raising this year sixty-five bush
els of corn per acre without ferti
lizing. Four hundred five year old
pecan trees; and stock of Durham
cattle and good mules with suf
ficient food to run next year will be
included in the sale. One hundred
acres in cultivation; the balance in
valuable timber.
T. W. DAVIDSON, Marshall, Tex.
4-ll-i8
«mem her that, on the whole, brine*
cured meats are Best for farm < use.
They are less trouble to prepare and
the brine affords better protection
against insects and vermin. A cool,
moist cellar is the best plaee for brine
curing. The cellar should be dark
and tight enough to prevent flies and
Vermin. 1 • !. wv „••
•, Recipes for Curing. 14
Corned Reef.—The pieces common
ly used for coming are the plate,
rump, cross ribs, and brisket, or, in
other words, the cheaper Cuts of meat
Tty loin, ribs; and other fancy cuts
are wore often used fresh and since
there is more or less wlstd of nu
trients in coming, this & well. The
pieces for corning 'should be, cut into
convenient-sized joint*. Say B‘ of 6
inches square. It should he the aim
to cut them all about the same thick
ness, so that they will mike hn even
layer in the barrel.
Meat from fat animals makes
choicer corned beef thin that from
poor animals. When the meat is
thoroughly cooled it should bi Corned
as soon as possible, as any decay in
the meat Is likely to Spoil the brine
■during the corning process.' Under
no circumstances should the ■meat oe
brined ,while it is frbzen. •' Weigh out
the mqat and allow 8 pounds of salt
to. each 109 pounds; sprinkle a layer
of salt one-quarter of an inch bn depth
over this bottom'of the barrel; pack
ip. ns. closely, as possible the cuts of
meat, mpjnng^a layer 5 or 9 inCheb
in thickness; then put'on a layer of’
salt, following that with another lay
freely from the finger when immers
ed and lifted, it should be turned off
and new brine added, after carefully
washing the meat. The sugar or
molasses in the brine has a tendency
to fermeht, and, unless the brine is
kept in a cool place, there is some
times trouble from this source. The
meat should be kept in the brine 28 to
49 days to secure thorough coming.
Dried Beef*—The round (is com-
'monly used for dried beef, the inside
of the thigh being considered the
choicest piece, as it is slightly more
tender than the outside of the round.
The round should be cut lengthwise of
the grain of the meat in preparing
ifOr dried beef, so that the muscle
’may be cut crosswise when the dned
•beef is sliced for table use. A tight
(jar or cask is necessary for curing.
The process is as follows: To- each
100 pounds of meat weigh out 6
pounds of salt, 8 pounds of granulat
ed sugar, and 2 ounces of saltpeter;,
.mix thoroughly together. R«|> the
meat On all surfaces with a third.of
the mixture and pack it in the jar as
tightly as possible. Allow it to re
main three days, when it should be
removed and rubbed again with anoth
er third of the mixture. In repacking
put at the bottom the pieces that
were on top the first time. Let stand
for three days, when they should be
removed and rubbed with the remain
ing third of the mixture and allowed
to stand for three days more. The
meat is-then readv to be removed
from the pickle. The liquid forming
in the jarA should not be removed, but
the meat should be rovackedvautAty
.liquid each time. After being re
moved from the pickle the meat
SMOKE TALK NO. 2
HALF BRAIN POWER
The man who is steeping himself in
strong Havana cigars during business
hours is plugging along under half
brain power.
Too much Havana means lessened
efficiency. Smoke a MILD CIGAR
part Havana, part domestic, the
La Clarina
TRADE MARK REGISTERED
(the mild five cent cigar, if you like
a big .smoke ask for the
Smoker Y
r i ■' j , k . 1 ‘
Brad field Drug Co.
LA GRANGE, GA.
DISTRIBU7 ORS
ASK YOUR DOCTOR
Callaways
Grocery
Section
Not a store of ex-
travagence but an
institute of econ
omy. This store is
striving to keep
down the high cost
of living. Note the
prices in this ad.
See we have not ad
ded the 25 or 50
per cent that oth
ers have. Every
thing priced even
lower than before
the advance.
Saturday Only
Snow Drift Lard 1 O Cf
10 lb. pail ....aP-l-e^O
Climax Coffee
A delicious Coffee with a fla
vor of 30c grade,
4 lb. pail OOC
Salt Meats
Salt Meat, clear -|
plate, Saturday, lb J- • 2a.
Irish Potatoes
Irish Potatoes 4 1 _
peck, Saturday .
Austin-Nichols
Brand
Camelo Coffee
Package, net 1 lb. .. OvL
Stuffed Olives
15c bottle ....
Selected Olives
25c bottle ....
10c
15c
Republic Pineapple, -| Q
25c can
Staple cleaned Cur- -| _
rants 15 oz package
Republic Seeded Cur-| J” _
rants, 16 ounces ....
Golden Dates -t ("«
12 ounce package .. -A. UL
California Red Label -J _
Prunes pound .., JLOC.
Extra Clear Evapora-fl A _
Jed Peaches, pound .. IvL
Extra Clear.
Peaches,
pound ........
Sun Dried Apples
pound
Ice Cream Powder
3 10c packages ..
Evaporated
20c
10c
10c
Saturday only .
dozen- .
Lemons
25c
Sugar :
In an effort to keep down the
cost of living we will- sell
Saturday, 25 pound.' bag
of Sugar ri*-| QQ
for Api.OO
13 pounds ....
Saturday only.
..$1.00
Cash register receipts worth
5 per cents of face value in
dry goods. Ask for them.
PHONES—501r502-503
COURT SQUARE, VERNON
AND BULL STREETS.