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■'"Andrewm ♦ QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT. ♦ «. Tl»* Journal atnrti to incraa ea tlia uaafulnaas of its agricultural ♦ ♦ page* te *vary way poaaibl*. Fo r thia purpose, the department of ♦ ♦ inquiries and answers Is to be graatly enlarged. Any information per- ♦ ♦ taming to c<riculture. the proper ti llaga of the soil, the proper use of ♦ ♦ fertilisers, seeding 1 for crops, stock and cattle breedin<. poultry railing ♦ <. - tn fact. a»l subjects pertain tug to ths farm upon which informs- ♦ ♦ tion may be sought or practical suggestions offered, will bo published ♦ ♦ in tliM* colusha*« ♦ Wo request our readers to use th*** pages freely. We will on- O ♦ doaeor to furnish Information, if the questions are asked. Letters ad- ♦ o- dressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, President State Agricultural College, ♦ «. Athens, <**., will receive prompt at tention. and the replies will be pub- e e- lishod in The Semi-Weekly Journal. ♦ LOCAL TAXATION AND RURAL SCHOOLS While the rural schools need redirect - tion which can be given to them, as will be Indicated presently, it will be well to consider for a few minutes the financial side of the question and ascertain wheth er they are being adequately supported, because the remodeling of the rural school system will call for the lengthen ing of the term and the expenditure of much more money than has been availa ble up to the present time. The writer is aware that the minute this suggestion ts made the hue and cry of texes is rais ed and the farmer complains that he is already overburdened. It is nice to live in a town or city, but one who owns a home therein knows that he pays full well for every privilege which he enjoys. Ths city affords him sewage, light, side walks. paved streets, good schools and facilities for entertainment, but the owner Os city property pays for all these, and there is not one benefit which he enjoys that the country land owner need be or will be deprived of. if he desires the same and is willing to pay the same relative price for these luxuries as the city man. The eouse of the greater part of the in flux of our rural population to the city is to obtain better schools, and the most alarming condition prevailing In the south toda ts the fact that whole counties have practically been abandoned to the negro. Whenever you strike one of these locali ties you do not need to be told of. the transformation which has taken place. It is apparent on every hand, and lands that at one time were highly productive and a landscape that was once dotted over with beautiful homes look like a forlorn waste. The fences are down; the land is washed away, the woods have encroached on the fields; there are cabins in ‘he place of mansions: and the yield of farm crops has decreased by one-half. Can this sort of thing continue and any section of the country prosper’ Can the men who own the land, now becoming yearly more val uable because of our rapidly (creasing population, afford to throw away the rightful heritage of their children, and do It for the supposedly necessary purpose of moving to town to educate their chil dren? In the days of the old south there was a tutor on many of the plantations, and certainly one for every several fam ines. The children were carefully edu cated at home In an address before a community where the transformation just portrayed was taking place very rapidly, the writer suggested the advisability of the farmers living on their land and se curing the high-priced and capable teach ers which were employed In antebellum days. The immediate reply received was that the farmers were too poor to do this. In the first piece, this is an imaginary Hes. In the second place, it will not coat the farmer as much to stay on his land where he can obtain the greater part of his living at practically no cost and EXPERIENCE STATION PRIZES FOR FARMERS! WRITE A LETTER TO THE JOURNAL AND WIN A PRIZE I Contest now running. The Semi-Weeklv Journal will offer prizes to its readers for the best letters on Farming and Stock Raising, and Cultiva tion methods in all sections of Dixie Land. Every farmer of the South, who is a subscriber of The Semi-Weekly Journal, is invited to present his views on any of the three above subjects. For the First Best Letter, The Journal Will Give Five Dollars ($5.00.) For the Second Best Letter, Three Dol lars ($3.00.) For the Third Best Letter, Two Dollars ($2.00.) All letters must be limited to not over 300 words. They must be addressed to Prof. Andrew M. Soule, president of the State Agricultural col lege, at Athens, Ga. President Soule it the editor of The Agricul tural Department of The Semi-Weekly Journal. He will give them prompt and careful attention. The letters will be published in The Semi- Weekly Journal until the contest closes on Decem ber 31, 1909. If any subscriber of The Semi-Weekly Journal has any special ideas regarding farming in any of its branches, that would be of interest to other farmers, write them to The Semi-Weekly Journal. GET IN LINE FOR THE PRIZES. subscribe $35 to SSO to the school as a di rect contribution as to move to the city, abandon his land to degradation and waste, and pay city taxes for the educa tion of his boys and girls. Most of our people do not realixe that in moving to town every item of living is greatly in creased. More clothes are required and there are more ways for spending money. The rural school problem can be solved financially as soon as the land owner is willing to be taxed in proportion to the man who lives in the city for the ed ucation of his children. The money can therefore be provided for the develop ment of an adequate system of rural schools without burdening the man liv ing in the country and without costing him so much as a change of residence to the city will necessitate. A further dis cussion of the financial side of the prob lem is therefore fruitless. It is simply a question of whether those living in the rural districts are willing to pay for the education which is so essential for the welfare of their boys and girls. Some will say that the population of the rural districts in the south in many instances is so scattered as to make the support of schools an impossibility. It Is only necessary to cite what has been done in various counjles where schools have been consolidated to show that this question can be easily solved. The con solidation of rural schools is not a new condition, and it has now been so thor oughly tested in practically every state in the union as to have demonstrated ful ly its utility. Therefore, any community may have an adequate school with from two to three teachers, one of them trained so that the essential instruction in agri culture and rural economy may be given. It is a question of the willingness of the community to adopt a plan, the manifold advantages of which are so outstanding as to make further discussion or argu ment in its favor absurd and unnecessary. There are some who do not question the advisability of giving instruction in agriculture to the boys, but who are at a loss to know what to do with the girls. Since our school population is near ly divided as to boys and girls, this is a problem for careful consideration. The girl may be taught just as much that is vital to her welfare as the boy. If proper instruction In household sanitation alone were given it would effect a revolution in rural activities. In the aggregate there are millions of dollars lost every year within the borders of any state through Illness which might be prevented by even an elementary knowledge of hygiene and sanitation. Much of the illness which afflicts the human race comes from over eating or from eating indigestible and improperly prepared foods. The housewife may perform two or three times as much labor with less strain to her physical and nervous being If conveniences are provided in the home. The manner of PHK ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14. 190 C living may be greatly Improved and the cost materially reduced by one who un derstands some of the principles involved in an elementary course of home eco nomics. The family sewing may be done and the quality and tit of the clothing greatly Improved by one who understands the principles of dressmaking. These things are vital to the welfare of the rural population, and they not only may, but should be taught to the girl to fit her for her life work, and the knowledge she acquires through such a course will be a source of pleasure and satisfaction to her throughout life, and will not in the least interfere with her receiving all the training essential in the disciplinary, artistic, and If you please, refining stud ies as well. LUMPY JAW AND ITS TREATMENT. T. D. 8., Rocky Face, Ga., writes: I have a nice 3-year-old Jersey cow that has a lump on her jaw. I noticed It about four weeks ago. She will not eat hardly any grain, only roughness. The lump Is as large as a turkey egg and hard as a bone. I have bathed It with liniment, but It does not seem to help it. If you can tell me what it is and what to do for it I will appreciate it. From the description conveyed In your letter your cow Is evidently suffering from what Is known as lumpy jaw, or ac tinomycosis. This disease is due to a vegetable organism that obtains entrance to the tissues and bones and produces a lump or tumor In the region of the head or neck. As a rule, the first evidence is a slight swelling of the face or lower jaw. In a majority of cases the jawbone be . comes enlarged and bulges outward be cause the fungus which causes the dis ease has obtained access to the bone by working down along the roots of the teeth. While the swelling is slight at first. It usually soon becomes larger and finally breaks and discharges a thick, sticky pus. Sometimes It heals temporar ily and almost disappears, but again in creases in size and breaks. The teeth be come ulcerated and the jaw sore. About the only satisfactory treatment Is to re move the tumor with a knife and treat as for a simple wound. Where it can not be removed it can sometimes be cured by giving iodide of potash internally In doses of one to three drams daily. The medi cine should be dissolved in one-half pint of water. At the end of a week what is known as "lodism” will set up. This is indicated by a discharge of mucous from the nose and eyes. When this condition obtains the medicine should be stopped. If one treatment is not sufficient It may be repeated in two weeks. Animals with discharging tumors should be isolated, as the pus scattered on the food may carry the disease germs to other animals. If the trouble does not yield to this treat ment nothing can be done but to destroy the animal. OUR FARMERS’ FERTILIZER PROB LEM. W. O. H.. Gabbetteville, Ga., writes: Would it be a saving to me to have my fertiliser mixed by hand at home? What is the best fertiliser for cotton on sandy land that has been in cotton for years? What is the best fertiliser for corn on sandy loam bottoms where bermuda grass grows profusely? Farmers can often buy the raw ingre dients and mix fertiliser* at a saving over what they would have to pay for the re July mixed goods. To sayTthat it will always pay to home-mix, however, would not be correct. The best way to ascer tain whether it will pay you to home-mix or not is not ask for prices on the differ ent grades of fertilizers you desire to use from the various firms doing business in your section, and then price the raw Ingredients from as many sources as pos sible. In this way you can determine which furnishes the cheapest form of plant food. For instance, if you cun buy cotton seed meal at S3O a ton, and it con tains 7 per cent of nitrogen, 2.5 per cent . of phosphoric acid and 1.5 per cent of potash; acid phosphate containing 16 per cent of phoshate acid at sl4 a ton; and i muriate of potash containing 50 per cent. . of potash at $45 a ton, it is easy to figure' out just what a pound of available plant food in any of these substances will cost. Suppose you can buy a 3-10-4 fertilizer at S3O a ton. It will be a simple matter to determine whether the 3-10-4 fertilizer fur nishes you the essential Ingredients of , plant food at a lower or higher cost than the unmixed materials. This Is the method of procedure which should al ways be followed by the farmer. It in volves but little effort on his part to, ascertain the foregoing facts, and he may sometimes be able to save as much as $5 a ton by home-mixing, and certainly it is worth while to do this since there is no particular secret about mixing fertilizers, provided the proper goods are selected and the ingredients thoroughly mixed by per sistent shoveling. A good fertilizer to use for cotton on sandy land may be made up of cotton seed meal, high-grade acid phosphate and muriate of potash. Mix together 850 pounds of cotton seed meal, 1,000 pounds of acid phosphate and 150 pounds of mu riate of potash, making in all 2,000 pounds. This mixture would contain about 3 per cent of nitrogen, 9.5 per cent of phos phoric acid and 4.4 per cent of potash, and should prove a good fertilizer to use on sandy land such as you describe. You will notice that we have suggested the use or a rather high proportion of phosphoric acid and potash. Much of our soli is very low in available phosphoric acid and san dy lands generally respond to applica tions of potash. We would suggest that you use at least 500 pounds of this mix ture. We understand that on your bottom land you have plowed under Bermuda grass, and that it is fairly well supplied with vegetable matter. In that case you will not need to use more than 2 or 2.5 per cent of nitrogen under corn. Ordinar ily we would say from 3.5 to 4 per cent of nitrogen would not be too much for this crop. We think you will find the follow ing formula fairly well suited to corn: 800 pounds of cotton seed meal, 1,100 pounds of acid phosphate and 100 pounds of muriate of potash. This fertilizer would contain about 2.8 per cent of nitro gen, 9.8 per cent of phosphoric acid and 3.1 per cent of potash. We would use it j at about the same rate as suggested for cotton. W’e have suggested the use of i cotton seed meal as the source of nitro gen because it Is one of the cheapest forms In which organic nitrogen can be furnished, and it has been shown to be a very satisfactory source of nitrogen for i most of our farm crops, BOG SPAVIN IN HORSES AND MULES. J. B. J., Lafayette, Ga., writes: I have a mule which has had bog spavin since last March, and has not been able to work any since that time. I have blister ed it several times. He weighs 1,000 pounds. Do you think I had just as well kill him? Give me all the Information you can, as my action in the matter will be governed by what you recommend. There are several different forms of ■ spavin which are sometimes confused, and the first thing for you to do Is to de termine positively that your mule is af fected with pog spavin, the symptoms of which are as follows: In every true joint there is a lubricating fluid known as “joint oil.” Sometimes I this is secreted in abnormal amounts, and in that case it causes the soft tissues i in the region of the joint to bulge out ; ward. When this condition occurs in I the hock joint It is called a bog spavin. Bog spavin is, therefore, not a difficult thing to diagnose, as it does not affect the bones as Is the case with certain • other forms of spavin. The first symp- toms of the trouble are an enlargement; or puffy appearance of the front of the hock joint toward the upper and inner part. This is due to a distension of the capsular ligament of the joint by the joint oil or synovial fluid. This trouble is fairly common in young, large-jointed animals, and as a rule It is the result of strains upon the joints due to heavy pull ing or overwork when the animal is too young. Bog spavin rarely causes lame ness, though if it is the result of a severe strain lameness may result from the in jury. This trouble frequently disappears In young animals by the time they are three years of age. The treatment for this trouble is as fol lows: First secure the absorption of tho joint oil which has accumulated and causes the trouble. This is donee by pres sure and cold applied to the outside of ' the joint through the medium of wet bandages. Hand rubbing will often be found very helpful. A small amount of red blister ma yalso be rubbed over the affected parts, but enough should not be used to severely blister. Tincture of iodine may be painted on the part, or i iodine ointment may be rubbed in once dally. When soreness is evidenced with ' hold the treatment for a few days. A I truss is made which may be applied to the spavin an hour or two twice daily. The pressure exerted by the truss tends to cause the absorption of the fluid. Un der no circumstances should the spavin be opened. You will thus see that there is hope of satisfactorily curing a bog spavin unless the case is of long standing and the animal well advanced In years. CATTLE DYING UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. S W. J.. Marianna, Fla., writes: I re cently bougHT 40 head of cattle and stock ed my north Georgia farm with same. A few days ago the cattle commenced to die and are dying fast. The farm Is in a good location, has good grass, good water and a careful man to look after the cattle. Do you think they might have gotten hold of a poison weed or flush, or do you think they have been poisoned by some one? You do not say from what section you secured your cattle. If they came from I north of the quarantine line and your place is infested with ticks, it Is not hard to understand why so many ani mals have died, for the cattle tick, as you know, carries Texas fever, and animals which have not been exposed to the tick contract the disease rather quick ly and often die off rapidly. It is hard ly likely, however, that your land is In i fested with ticks, but it would pay you to examine carefully and see If there an any on the bodies of your animals. If so, you should remove them at once by scraping them off and greasing the cattle with crude cottonseed oil to prevent them from fastening themselves to the legs and crawling up on the body. The trouble may also be due to the cattle eating lau rel, which you know, is very poisonous to live stock, and there may be other poisonous plants on your farm to which the animals are not accustomed, and therefore more likely to eat. The symptoms of poisoning where the animals contract the trouble from plants in the pasture are naturally variable In character, but as a rule there is marked irritation of the stomach and bowels. In some cases the animals seem to be paral yzed and there is great depression and muscular weakness. When death fronq poisoning by plants occurs the mucous membrane of the stomach and small in testines is often congested and often se verely inflamed. This condition is only observed in cases where the animal has dTfed from a poison affecting the bowels; later the nerve centers are affected: | There are practically no abnormal con [ dltlons observed in making a postmor tem examination. The treatment for anknals poisoned by plants is not very satisfactory, though when irritation of the bowels is present a purge of castor oil or raw linseed oil may remove the irritating material. Small doses of laudanum may then be given. Gruels and sweet milk containing raw eggs are soothing and nourishing. In i case there is evidence of the animal I having absorbed poison in the nerve cen ters and weakness and depression follows stimulants may be given. Diluted alcohol or ammonia in moderate doses prove helpful. If the animal is too weak to evacuate the bowels Injections of warm water will be beneficial. If coldness is observed, Jamaica ginger in hot water Is very good. When animals are maliciously poisoned with arsenic there are abnormal pains and irritation of the bowels. When strychnine is used the animal is thrown into a violent convulsion, the muscles be coming stiff and rigid. In case animals are suspected of being porsoned malici ously. the stomach should be examined and the contents sent to the state chem ist as the presence of strychnine can be quite readily determined. Poisoning from plants as a rule does not occur in the fall, but generally in the spring, when the animals are first turned on pasture and before the grass has made much development. You can probably tell from these sug gestions whether your animals have been poisoned or whether the trouble is due to some other cause, and if they have I been poisoned, whether it is likely to have Veen from eating plants or from malici ousness. The Rifle That Reached the Pole. The yVinchester is the rifle that went to the North Pole. It was carried personally by Commander Robert E. Peary. In re gard to this Commander Peary says: “Personally I always carry a Winchester Rifle. On my last expedition I had a Model 1892 44-callber carbine and Winches ter cartridges, which I carried with me right to the North Pole.” Harry Whitney also carried Winchester rifles and cart ridges on his hunting trip in the Arctic regions. H esays: “They never failed me.” Ex-President Roosevelt, too, is using Winchester rifles and cartridges in Africa and writes of his success with them in his Scribner articles. The fact that all these great figures in the present day an nals of hunting and exploration person ally chose Winchester rifles and cart ridges for their equipment carries its own suggestion. Such experienced men f would not carry’ rifles and cartridges which they did not consider absolutely dependable. ••• strikeTonditionF - IMPROVE, REPORT SAYS ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 11.—The strike ; of the switchmen was enlivened today i by rumors from Minneapolis of a coal 1 famine and by the report here that 30 of the Brotherhood of Trainmen, Switch men and others, who were on strike, would return to work Monday morning. A coal famine in Minneapolis is not a matter to be feared, according to rail way coal men. Henry E. Smith, sales agent of one of the largest coal compa nies in the Twin City, said there w r as pos itively no danger of a coal famine. wright~aeroplanT" TO FLY IN SOUTH WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—It is proposed by the war department to send the Wright aeroplane, owned by the government, to some southern city, probably San Antonio, Tex., for aeronautical experiments dur ing the winjer. Lieut. Benjamin Foulois will have charge of the experiments. The aeroplane is now at Fort Myer, Va. The flights will begin in February if the plans are not upset. San Antonio is preferred because of the army post at CONFEDERATE VETERANS I MEETAT MOBILE Call for Annual Reunion for Middle of April Has Been Issued. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. IL—The formal order fixing the date of the 1910 I reunion of the Confederate veterans for April 26, and the place, Mobile, was issued tonight by General Evans and pub lished by Adjutant General Mickle. It says: Headquarters United Confederate Veterans, New Orleans. La., Dec. 11, 1909 General Orders, No. 22. 1. The general commanding announces that, according to the custom hereto fore in force, which leaves the general commanding and the department com manders the fixing of the date of the re union; the 20th annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans will be held in the city of Mobile. Ala., on April 26, 27 and 28, 1910, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, these days having been named by our host as satisfactory. For sentimental and practical reasons Mobile possesses peculiar claims as a re union city. Her geographical position in the center of our territory, her beautiful bay, her delightful and invigorating cli mate, the charming weather which usual ly prevails at the time of the year when the reunion is to be held, her numerous palatial hotels, restaurants and private boarding houses, are arguments for the practical side, while the many events in her history connected with the war, around which the hearts of the old sol diers ever linger with fondness, represent the sentimental view. Within the borders of the state of Ala bama was born "the storm-cradled na tion that fell," and in the adjacent city of Montgomery, is to be found the first capital of the Confederate States of Amer ica, and the first home of its only presi« dent. On the oeautiful bay of Mobile, the greatest naval battle of the war took place; for many weary months a handful of men and boys, under the command of Gen. D. H. Maury, numbering about 9.000, held in check and delayed the advance of General Canby’s 45.000 trained soldiers; at j her very doors, almost wltnin the county, was fought the last great battle of the conflict; in the north end of the county, in the village of Citronelle, the last army of the C. S. A. west of the Mississippi, was surrendered, and the curtain fell on the great drama; .n Mobile was construc ted, by a Mobile man, the first and only submarine boat that performed the duty required of it; here rest the ashes of General Bragg, General Gladden, Fa ther Ryan, and the great naval comman der, Raphael Semmes. These are some of the historic events which will add to the pleasure of the old soldiers who will come to the re union. Then the men of Mobile, second to none in patriotic fervor, promise to give their best efforts to promote the enjoy ment of those whom it will be a delight to entertain; while the ladies of the city, famed all over the world for their great hospitality and wondrous beauty and loveliness, have determined that no re union ever held or to be held shall com pare to this in the magnitude or duration of the enjoyment that will be given io the heroes of the sixties who will come to partake of their hospitality. With such plans laid, the veterans are likely to have a most enjoyable time, and the general commanding earnestly urges all to come who can possibly do so, to take psrfd in these three days of festiv ity. 2. Tto general commanding announces with aatfth pleasure, at the request of its most energetic president, Mrs. W. J. B4han, that the Confederate Southern Me mortal association will hold its meeting at the same time. 3. The general commanding sincerely hopes that the press of the entire coun try will endeavor to stir up interest in the coming meeting, and to this end he ' requests that this order be published, and editorial comment made thereon. By command of CLEMENT A. EVANS, General Commanding. Official: WM. E. MICKLE, Adjutant General Chief of Staff. SAYS mTsSING DAUGHTER IS NOW IN ATLANTA Mrs. A. H. Loveless, of Greenville, S. C., has applied to the local police force in an effort to locate her young daugh ter, Clifton Penelope, whom she believes is in Atlanta. According to a letter received by Chief Jennings, the young woman became dis satisfied with her life at home because she was unable to return to a woman’s college in Columbia, S. C., and finish her education. She left her home for Columbia on an errand for her mother, and failed to re turned, it is said. Not hearing from her daughter, Mrs. Lovelace made investiga tion and found that her daughter had apparently made all arrangements to leave her home for good and all. Mrs. Lovelace states that there is “no man in the case/’ but that her daughter has always wanted to come to a city and work, and that she bqjieves she picked out Atlanta. A reward is offered for information as to the young lady’s whereabouts. GIANT COPPER MERGER SOON TO BE FORMED NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—Indications were j today that official announcement of the first step in the proposed merger of Amalgamated, Cole-Ryan and Guggen heim copper properties might be expected today. Negotiations for the consolidation of the Nevada Consolidated Copper com pany, the Utah Copper company, and the Boston Consolidated Copper company are said to have been radically closed and an official statement of the terms of the merger is expected early next week. ASQUITH GIVES HOPE TO IRISH OF HOME RULE LONDON, Dec. 11.—At a monster meet ing last night in Albert hall, Herbert Henry Asquith, the British prhne minis ter, laid down the policy on which the j liberal government is appealing to the j i country. He repeated what had been said by other ministers—that if returned to power the government would demand the limitation of the power of the house of lords—and then went a step further, and pledged that the Liberal party would Spindles Are Idle BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 11.—Many spindles in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine cotton mills will be idle during the latter part of the month, because of the curtailment policy enforced by the high price of the raw material. One large plant will be shut down for ten days, and others will close for a week. Try to Wreck Building ST. LOUIS, Dec. 11.—The explosion of what is supposed to have been a dyna mite bomb tonight damaged the granite building at Fourth and Market streets. 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Dec. 9.—Maxlmillian Ba varus, alias R. Rudolph Richter, alias Rudolph Rio, alias M. Muller, the smooth young fellow arrested for defrauding the City Bank and Trust company of this city, and who is also wanted at Salt Lake City, Utah, and Los Angeles for embez zling was arraigned today in police court on tw’o charges of obtaining money by false pretenses and placed under bond of $1,900 in each. He was represented by counsel and made a hard fight for his liberty, but the evidence was too strong against him. C. B. Claiborne, president of the Cosmopo litan Bank a«d Trust company of New Orleans, was a witness against him, tes tifying to him depositing money in that bank in tlje nama of M. Muller. The New Orleans man made a special trip toj this city. MOBILE, Ala.. Dec. 10.—The taking of tes timony in the United State* court In the caae* of Bradford. Deason and Farrish. the Monroe county farmers. Indicted for conspiracy to com mit peonage, began at noon today. It was agreed to try the defendants on the two original charges and additional one returned yesterday, leaving the peonage cases for later bearing. United States District Attorney Anmbrecht in bis showing stated the government expected to prove a system of conspiracy to commit peonage existing among the farmers and that the death of E. A. English was th* result of a row over the possession of Mcßeynolds, the negro in question in the trial at issue. MONTGOMERY. Ala.. Dec. IL—The vote on the proposed prohibition amend ment to the state constitution, taken No vember 29 and counted by the secretary of state and private secretary to the gov ernor at noon today shows that 49,093 votes cast for it, 76,272 against it, the total being 125,365. the majority in the negative, 27.179. This is an unusually heavy vote, the number rarely runing over 100,000. BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 10.—Author itative figures just given out as to the pig iron production in Alabama during the month of November show 182,303 tons, the largest output at blast iron furnaces in nearly three years for any one month. There was but little of this iron allowed to go to the furnace yards. ANNISTON, Ala., Dec. IL—The supreme court has granted a writ of error which prolongs the life of Tom Kirkpatrick, a negro who was to have been hanged in this city yesterday for murder. It was not until the last moment that negro friends of Kirkpatrick Interested themselves in friSCASTOIIIA For Infants and Children. 9 feghiwgi The Kind You Havß Mbe-W Always Bought HBiW ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. A FetjU' AVegetablePneparationforAs t> lL- # a slmilatingtheFbodandßegula BeaTS 1110 V sAilg tingllieSroniadisaiKißcwlsi X I'Ll® g Signature PromotesDigestionJChfriii]- nf Zfl A nessandfesLContainsneilter V 4, # l\ Opiinu.Morphine nor Mineral. 11 ip Not Narcotic. a StaffafOld. 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He had made his ante-mor tem statement, declaring that his sina had been forglvep and that he was ready to die. when he was told of his reprieve by the governor. ANNISTON. Ala.. Dec. 11.—Several hun dred farmers gathered in this city today for the purpose of hearing addresses or. scientific farming by state, national and institute experts, the meeting having been caped at the instance of the government experts by J. Roland Turner, agent of the co-operative demonstration work. A feature of the day was an address by H. T. Persons, county superintendent of education, during which he launched a movement for a county fair here next fall, the proposition being enthusiastical ly received. Cooper Is Named WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 11.— The nomination of waiter 1. Cooper for re appointment as postmaster at Sylvania, wcreven county, was sent to the sen ate today by the president. The office is worth Jl.bOO. GOOD PRICE OFFERED FOR NEXT YEAR’S CROP WAXAHATCHEE. Tenn., Dec. 11.—It was announced today that J. M.Alderdice, a prominent farmer of Ellis county, has received an offer of 12 1-2 cents per pound for his entire cotton crop of- neat year. 5
