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DRY GOODS AND WINERY.
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 showing the swellest lines of Men’s and Boy’s new spring suits ever effered in Dallas and at bargain prices.
F". WELCH
Gainesville’s Awful Storm
Monday afternoon, June 1st,
the most destructive storm that
ever visited Georgia, ploughed
its cruel furrow through the
southern part of the city of
Gampsville. There was not much
thunder and lightning, but an
awful cloud black as ink. I went
over the fearful path of the
storm and saw death and destruc
tion everywhere. More than 100
people are already dead and
many more will die, Little child
ren call for mother when mother
is cold in death. Mothers weep
for the precious children whose
forms lie cold and still. Hus
bands wring their hands and look
up to a merciful heaven for help.
Wife lies cold and speechless.
Wives weep and walk about with
tear-stained cheeks. Husband’s
strong form is so pale and still.
Gainesville is in mourning. The
court house has been turned into
a hospital. Soldiers, wearing uni
forms and carrying guns, walk
the wet streets day and night.
In (he deed of the night they
cry: “One o’clock and all’s well.”
Alas! in the hospitals there are
sobbing and sad groans.
) I spent four dayson the grounds
and in that length of time, saw
more sorrow, suffering, and death
than I ever saw in all my life. I
cannot find words to tell it. Lan
guage fails me. The reader must
see for himself. •
My wife and children, who are
still there on a visit,-were about
150 or 200 yards from the awful
track of the storm. 1 close this
note with a paragraph’ from a
letter received from my wife
this morning:
“There is no talk here except
the awful storm and the suffer
ing. Please tell the ladies of
Dallas to send me $5 or $10
to buy cloth to make clothes
for these poor little children.
They are without homes and with
out clothes sufficient to protect
their little bodies.. This will
surely touch a mother’s heart.”
Dallas has sent to the sufferers
about $08.00. More can be used
to alleviate the suffering.
A, F. Nunn.
California.
We have had some grass grow
ing showers the p^st week.
Sam Colston, of Haralson
county, spent several hours at the
home of W. A., ltagsdale last
week. He is representing the
Draketown nursery.
Mr. Crayton spent Thursday
night with us. This round com
pletes his work here for this year.
Dan Rakestraw and family
spent Thursday night with S. B.
Ragsdale and family.
Dr, Vaughan, of Powder
Springs, made a hurried visit to
the bedside of his father who,
was taken suddently it ill Thurs
day.
The baseball team was reorgan
ized Saturday. W.-J. Grogan
will furnish the team ground on
which to play.
N. D. Parris spent Sunday with
his son, H. D. Parris, of New
Hope, who has been sick.
Several of our boys and girls
atteuded the singing at Lost
Mountain Sunday.
Warner Ragsdale went to At
lanta one day last week to make
an arrest. He found his man,
received bond and returned.
The attendance at the society
hall was not so large last Satur
day night as common, but 1 the
speaking was good. T. H. Free
man,the “boy speaker,’’wascom
plimented by every one present.
Bob Elsberry, furnished the
spice for the occasion.
Tom Denton was in our section
Saturday enjoying himself among
the boys.* It.’s hard to forget
the place where one spent his
bayhood days, the old cchool
house, the orchard, .grapevine
swing, thp null pond—where he
used to go in bathing—lingers
in the mind.
Thirteenth Annuul Meeting Southern
Educational Association, Ashe
ville, N. June 80th, July
8rd, 1003.
“For this occasion the Southern Rail
way will sell tickets at the rate of one
fine plus 25 cents for the round trip, plus
,♦2 00 membership fee. These tickets
will lie sold June 27th to July 1st, 1003,
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 ceuts, Anal limit for re
turn passage mv be extended to date not
later than October 10th. 1903.
New Idea Woman’s Magazine.
Everything of interest and im
portance to the life and comfort
of a home-maker in the summer
time, irom golf to bathing-suits'
and the various ways of serving
cherries, is touched upon in the
Midsummer Number of the New
Idea Woman’s Magazine, Para-
sole and Sun Umbrellas” are re
viewed by Kate Wallace Clements
Frances Dana sets forth the vogue
in “Summer Gloves and Mitts,”
and Waldon lewcett tells “How
to make Porticoes Attractive.”
“The Fourth of July in Lijzon”
is charmingly described by L.
McLaughin, and a page of homor
delightfully illustrated is an ex
cellent feature for the hot weath
er. The patterns set. forth the
latest vagaries of fashion, and
the stories are extrordinarily in
creasing.
One Hinirte Cough Cure
For Cough* Colds and Croup.
Chattel mortgages for sale a
New Era office.
Lime, Salt and Sulphur.
The need of ah effective remedy for
the San Jo»e scale for summer use
has long been felt and although many
substances have been tried, nothing
haa given anything like satisfaction.
For the past two years 1 have been
experimenting with the lime, sulphur
and salt wash as a winter treatment
for scale and the results have been
quite satisfactory as set forth in bul
letins 4 and 6 of the Georgia State
Board of Entomology.
During the present season I am mak-
ing ca:elui tests with this prepara
tion as a summer treatment for scale
an^| so far the results have been very
encouraging. While the mature in
sects are not immediately killed by
applications of this wash the breed
ing is not only quickly checked, out
the young perish soon after they is
sue. The presence of the wash pre
vents the young insects fionr establish
ing themselves and they are either
killed by the caustic action of the
substance or perish from lack of food.
Just what takes place is not yet well.,
understood, but the fact remains that
the young die and the parent insect*
soon follow their example. And that
ia Just What is desired. Instead of
Increasing at an incredible ratio, as
on untreated trees, the number of
scales dwindle in the presence of this
wash until the trees become compara
tively clean.
It should not be understood,' how
ever that this means eradication. At.
present It seems that no wash can be
so thoroughly applied as to complete
ly destroy this pest. The object is to
control and not to eradicate.
Application of the Wash.
. The principal difficulty In the way
of applying summer washes Is the
presence of the fqliage which is likely
to be Injured by preparations of suf
ficient strength to be effective against
the San Jose scale. A thorough spray
ing of -a tree la,' therefore, not prac
tical and the application must be made
by hand., The trunk and larger limbs
can be thoroughly painted by means
of a brush or cloth mop and on young
trees, where the treatment Is most
needed, the application can be extended
to within a few Inches of the tips of
the twigs. This may seem impracti
cal, but In the tests I found it not
difficult to quite thoroughly coat four-
year old peach trees. In our commer.
clal peach orchards the trees are
headed low and the limbs are In easy
reach.
A spray pump can be used to apply
the wash to the trunk and the lower
portion of the limbs and In this man
ner ji large orchard can he gone over.
However, the pump should be followed
by the brush In order to extend the
application higher up the limbs. Con
tact of the wash with the follapo
Should be avoided, although the de
struction of some leaves will neces
sarily result.
The time to make the application is
when living scales are found on the
trees. The San Jose scale will be
breeding quite rapidly during the
month of May, and an application dur
ing this month would effectively check
Its progress. As a general statement,
I would say that the greatest benefit
from any one application might be
expected In.,August or soon after the
Iruit crop Is harvested. During the
fall months the accumulation of scale
Is greatest, as is alsof’ihe consequent
damage to the trees.
This treatment Is especially recom
mended for application to badly Infest
ed trees likely to die If left untreated
until winter washes can be applied,
and for family orchard*.
Preparation of the Wash.
The same formula, but with greater
• dilution, as used for winter work, has
been found satisfactory for summer
applications with the brush. This
formula may be stated a* follower
Lime (unslaked) ...SOIba.
Sulphur (ground) 20lbs.
Salt . 15lbs.
Water to make 100 gals.
For winter work only 60 gallons of
water are*used with this formula, hut
In the summer test* It was found that
a much weaker solution gave satis
factory results.
Place eight or ten gallons of water
In an iron kettle over a fire and when
It reaches the boiling point add the
lime, which Immediately produce a
violent boiling. Stir In the sulphur
as rapidly as convenient and from time
to time add a small quantity of water
a* needed to prevent boiling over or
burning. The sulphur gradually goea
Into solution and the mixture, at first
thick and pasty, becomes thinner and
thinner, changing In color through
several shades of yellow. After at
least one hour's constant boiling the
salt should be added and the boiling
continued for another half hour. Then
dilute with the required amount of
water, preferably hot. water. If a
suitable boiler is convenient the mix
ture may be more economically cooked
In barrel* by the use of steam.
When used from buckets as a paint
It should be constantly stirred and
applied warm. For spraying, it should
be strained through a fine wire net.
1 W. M. SOOTT,
. State Entomologist