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MLIMRY.
My stock of Dry Goods are receiving universal praise by the ladies.
In fact I never carried such an attractive stock as is now in my store.
They are pretty, attractive and good, and at very reasonable prices*
Through this advertisement we earnestly invite you to come and see
the many stylish things we are affering in this department.
MILLINERY—No ladies’spring costume
is complete without a pretty becoming
hat. As a rule the hat is first in a
woman’s thought of a new costume.
I have a beautiful assortment of Flow-
ers, Fruits and Foliage, with a large
stock of shapes and handsome ribbons.
I take pleasure in trying to please and
nothing delights me more than to please
a customer. Am better prepared than
ever before to turn out pretty, stylish
hats at moderate prices.^
I am showiiig the swellest lines of Men's and Boy's new spring suits ever effered in Dallas and at bargain prices*
F. w h; T ■ C
‘ Along the Line.
Last. Saturday by appointment
a lot of young men and ladies
met, cleaned out and rounded up
the graves at the old Shady Grove
cemetery, and left it in apple
pie order. Mr. George Durham
and lady, of Cobb, were presertt.
We went to meeting Sunday at
Shady Grove and I want to say
the young people were in the ma
jority, but I don’t think I ever
saw better behavior. It is a sure
sign that the rural citizens are
educating their boys and girls to
be honorable as well as ornamen
tal. Such will never cause the
old folks to blush.
We are having some weather
just now. We have planted all
our corn, upland corn is coming
up fine with the help of the crows
and red birds. Cotton is not
coming up so well. It looks small
and «ick—it is too small to divide
it from the grass. Our butter
plants—about sixty hills—look
well. They make first-class Jer
sey butter. Watermelons are no
good. A light shower would do
a lot of good just now.
When you come to Dallas, step
in and take a look at Davis &
Finch’s new store and their large
stock of fresh goods that are ar
riving every day. With a few
more such men to work in the
lead, that would build comfort
able cottages for those who are
anxious to live in Dallas, it would
only be a short time until Dallas
would be second to no ihland city
in North Georgia; situated on a
hill, with pure water, mountain
air, good schools, fine churches,
the very best best of citizens and
being a dry city, what is it to
hold liqr down ? All I see is vim
and the want of sand in their
gizzards. You have the land to
build on that would pay a good
interest on the capital that would
te invested in cottages, business
houses or factories. The sheriff
will sell you out for the tuxes be
fore you realize what you -should
have done. You find the tele
phone in its proper place. Elec
tric lights and waterworks should
come next.
J. S. Summers and W. Bullard,
of Cobb, was in our neighborhood
a few days ago.
Oval.
Farmers are in a rush With their
work.
G. M. Cole has finished chop
ping cotton, and P. P. McBrayer
will soon finish. Who can say as
much ? But very few I guess.
Mrs. Cass was taken very sick
Sunday, but hope she will soon
recover.
Jim Fuller and wife were the
guests of Mr, and Mrs. Cain Sun
day.
The singing at Mr, Morgans
Sunday afternoon was well at
tended.
Grover Land and sister, Miss
Pearl, and Miss Nettie Botton,
visited friends and relatives near
Concord Saturday night.
Miss Emma Brown, who has
been sick for some time, is much
better at present. We hope she
will soon be well again.
Charlie Leathers and sister,
Miss Hattie, were the guests of
the Misses Campbell Saturday
night and Sunday, also Misses
Leola and Etta Furr and others
Sunday arternoon.
Rev. Abernathy, assisted by
Rev. Camp, filled his regular ap
pointment at Friendship Satur
day and Sunday.
We were sorry to have been
misinformed about Prof. Wheel
er being in the community.
J. P. Campbell,"who has been
attending the State Normal at
Athens, has returned home, and
gone to chopping cotton. He says
if he can’t use the pen he can
use the hoe.
Thirteenth Annual Meeting Southern
Educational Association, Ashe
ville, N.-O., Juan 80th, July '
8rd, 1908.
“For this occasion the Southern Rail
way will seit tickets at the rale of one
fare plus 39 cents for the round trip, plus
$3.00 membership fee. These tickets
will be sold June 87th to July 1st, 1908,
by all Agents of the Southern Railway
and connecting; Lines south of the Ohio
and Potomac and east of the Mississippi
river, limit to return ten days from date
of sale and, upon deposit of ticket with
joint agent at Asheville, N. 0., and pay
ment of fee of 50 cents, final limit for re
turn passage uiv be extended to date not
later than Oclober 10th. 1908.
CONDITION OF THE PEACH CROP.
Reports tram Various Itatea.
The reports upon the peach crap
conditions ,given below have boon re
ceived from the deportment* of agri
culture of various states and they
■how the conditions that existed about
the middle of April. Press dispatch
es indicate that the more recent freez
ing weather has changed the condi
tions in some sections and that the
general prospects are much more dis
couraging than formerly.
These reports may be summarized
as follows:
California, April 22.—Peach crop In
this state in a normal condition, with
promise of an average crop, taking
the peach districts as a whole. The
Indications are that all early fruit
will be unsually late in ripening and
will reach the market some two or
three week# later than normal.
Delaware, April 18.—From present
indications less than half a crop will
he produced and extremely unfavor
able weathey prevails.
Illinois, April 17.—There wlU he no
peaches in central and northern Illi
nois this year, and but part of a crop
la expected In the southern portion of
the state.
Massachusetts, April 18.—According
to best information hardly a peach
will be harvested throughout the state.
The sudden and Intense cold in the
first week of December following the
almost summer temperature of No
vember not only killed all peach buds
hut doubtless damaged the trees as
well.
Missouri, April 16.—The prospects
generally not good and in many sec
tions even the most hardy varieties
are killed. However,Jn the southern
counties where the hulk of ore peach-
es are grown, 26 to 60 per cent of
a crop Is Indicated. Taking the state
as a whole, not more than 10 per cent
of a crop will be produced.
New Jersey, April 16.—General re
ports Indicate 26 to 60 per cent of
an average crop, although at that date
It was too early to determine the ex
tent of damage.
North Carolina, April 15.—No defi
nite Information at hand, but general
reports show co.uethlng like 50 per
cent of a crop.
Ohio, April 17.—Reports made by
township correspondents on April 1st
showed the peach crop in Ohio to be
about 77 per cent of an average.
Texas, April 17.—A late freeae dam
aged the fruit materially and only
halt a crop Is Indicated.
Virginia, April 17.—Reports coming
In at this date were conflicting, tut
nothing like a full crop will be pro
duced.
West Virginia, April 18.—Not more
than 16 per cent of the usual crop la
expected and the ted lest iocs are that
all other fruits have been greatly
damaged by the cold wave.
Georgia—At present the crop in this
state Is more promising than waa In
dicated by reports received some few
weeks ago. In the northern part of
the state the yield will be'very light,
although some individual orchars In
this section are quite well fruited.
About 26 per cent of a normal crop
may be expected from the Middle and
Southern sections. Although the per
centage of a crop will be small, a
large quantity of fruit will be produc
ed, owing to the enormous number of
trees in bearing.
W. M. SCOTT,
State Entomologist for Department of
Agriculture of Georgia.
Mettled Butter.
Question—Hon. O. B. Stevens, Com.
Agriculture: Dear Sir: 1 am trou
bled in my dairy business With waht
la known as “Mottled Butter." Please
give me the cause and remedy fpr It
Answer—In reply to your Inquiry we
beg to state that the answer to your
tuestion is quite difficult, since the
•pinions of dairymen differ widely on
this subjeot.
The peculia^ spotted appearance
whloh we find in the uneven coloring
often seen in butter, is called "mot
tles” by dairymen. The chief char
acteristic of mottled butter Is that some
portions of the same piece are much
lighter colored than others. This
condition Is only noticeable when it
has stood a few hours after' being
worked. The white specks that are
often, segu. In butter caused bv small
pieces of dry curd, can hardly he
termed “mottled butter." They can
be prevented by passing the milk
through a hair aleve strainer. Mot
tles occur more frequently In the
months of May, June and July, and are
oftener found In private dairiea than
In the larger ones or In creameries,
because the proprietors of the small
dairies do not generaly have the best
machinery for handling butter.
The cause of mottles, however, Is
yet In dispute. Our own opinion Is
that uneven distribution of salt Is the
chief cause.
Care should always be taken to ealt
the butter when first, taken 'from the
churn and none but the very finest
and cleanest salt should be used. It
should be thoroughly worked into the
butter while yet soft.
While it is true that butter may be
overworked, some of the best dairy
men suggest that, after it has been
worked, it should be set away in a re
frigerator and then be given a final
working. Some dairymen claim that
the effect produced by two much cola
water and ice in handling milk end
butter is -also a cause of mottles.
Just why- salt causes mottles has
not been satisfactorily explained. But
most dairymen now agree that the
edit drives out the buttermilk along
with excess of water in butter, and
the fact that unsalted portions appear
to have excess of butteimllk would
suggest this as a possible good expla
nation.
GA. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE.
Sugar Cans.
Already In a large area of Southern
Georgia sugar cane Is the most profit
able crop and the making of Georgia
cane sirup Is In some counties a large
and well paying business.
The areas, which the naval stores
men are rapidly denuding of their for
ests, are splendidly adapted to sugar
cane growing, and, when their advan
tages are thoroughly known, will
doubtless Show a marvelous Increase
In population and wealth.
The Department of Agriculture has
always ta-ken a lively Interest in the
promotion of this great Industry and
Is glad to note that good work is be
ing done at the four sections organized
under appropriations b the United
States Department of Agriculture,
these stations being located at Guy
ton, Waycross, Quitman and Cairo.
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