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M JbUuMßs& »♦♦ »<♦>»> >♦»«<<«»♦**< ♦ »♦♦ »»*♦«♦ •♦ ♦ ♦ >“• ♦-♦♦•-•-♦-• ♦ QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT. ♦ ♦ Tbs journal fissirs* to inert* •• tbs usefulness ot its agricultural ♦ ♦ page* tn every way possible. Po r this purpose, the department of o ♦ Inquiries and answers Is to be greatly enlarged. Any information per- ♦ ♦ taming to agriculture, the proper ti llage of the soil, the proper nse of ♦ ♦ fertilisers, seeding for crops, stoc k and cattle breeding, poultry raising ♦ ♦ —and in fact, nil subject* portal*lng to the farm upon which informs- ♦ ♦ tion may be sought or practical eu ggeetions offered, will be published ♦ ♦ »n these columns. ♦ ♦ We request our reader* to mt these page* freely. We will en- -A ♦ desroT to furnish information, if the questions *re asked, betters ad- ♦ ♦ dressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, F resident State Agricultural College, ♦ ♦ Athens. Oa, will receive prompt *1 tention. and th* replies will be pub- a ♦ Ushed in The Semi-Weekly Jovrnil ♦ RURAL SCHOOL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES Statistics indicate that our school term-' »n the average are only 151 days long. T many of our states the average is »nly- about 70 to SO days, including the rity schools. Aa a result, the rural school nuM of secessity have a term much be ow the average mentioned. In other rords, they are not in operation long ■tough to train the children in any of he fundamental subjects, let alone give hem the essential training suggested, ■oreover. statistics Indicate that the iverage price paid the teachers in all mrt* of the United States is about £0.30 t month. Hany in the rural districts do lot receive over 13). A good laborer on he farm makes more than this. The nav vy on the railroad receives a larger re nuneration than the school teacher. If lot this an absurdity, and does it not ac »unt in large measure for the failure •f the rural school? A corporation pays ts president Hon,«W to direct its affair-; hey probably could get a man to direct ts work for flO.fW. but would he have the capacity and the ability to handle t in a satisfactory manner? fertainlv lot. or the corporation noted for being toulless would not waste 390. W. If there s any art or profession that demands tyrnpathy. that demands high mindednesa. Mental capacity, human understanding, lagacity and genuine Ability, it is that of lehool teaching. Are the leaders of our toys and girls always characterised by hese qualities? Are we placing the prep tr premium on scholarship when it comes o our rural school teachers? Is it true hat we are entrusting the most precious isset of the nation and the pride of our tomes to inadequately trained persons luring the receptive and formative stage «f life? It is true, and we must admit md concede the enormity of our offense. Chis lack of leadership is one of the (tumbling blocks in the way of successful ■oral education. It will always be a slum ping block until we are ready to pay a tuff! cient salary to secure properly train ed men and women as teachers We need ■ever look for an improvement of the standards of our rural schools until we lay our teachers more than the common aborers on the public highways. In 1306-07. |336.W.»J or per capita rs population were expended for schools, this is • vast Increase tn the last few rears, for in 15S0 tbe expenditure was q. 56 per capita. Just what proportion of his sum wae spent on rural schools it rould be difficult if not impossible tn (■certain, but In the south Atlantic and with central divisions the total revenue vas 55.1C5.783 and K 7.041.213 respectively The school population of these two sec tons was 3.673.60 and 5,r2.«38 respective y. Roughly speaking. 338,000.000 had to wovide for the education of more than toro.noo children, and this sum included ehat was spent in the towns and citie* us well. It is apparent, therefore, that he rural schools were inadequately sup ■orted. since the expenditure per capltc If total population for school purposes n the south Atlantic division was $1.78. Ind in the south central division. $1.62 m other words, in these two grand di vi rions we spent 17.1 and 17.2 cents re spectively for school purposes on each Hot) of the true valuation' of real and torsnnal property. There was expended in cities of S,<w population and over in the United States to tion was 4.780J96. There was expended !n towns and cities of 4.000 to 8.000 popu lation in 1906-07. 516.715.186. the school population for these being 716.154. In ether words. f 176.653.49! were expended lor the education of 5.496,450 boys and girls in towns and cities having a popu lation of 4.000 and upwards, as against P 60.214.841 for between W. 000.000 and 11.- 100.000 boy* and girls in the rural dis tricts. Is it any surprise that the rural school is inefficient and is not serving the purpose for which it is designed? We have already seen that it is run as a city school in the country; that the teachers have not the right kind of training and are inadquately paid; that the school term is entirely too short, and that the funds provided for its sup port are less than those devoted to the education of about &JOO.OOO children in the towns- and cities. These figures should be sufficiently startling to arouse us from our lethargy with reference to rural school education, and it seems as if it would only be necessary to call the attention of fathers and mothers to the »Why Not Have a ' Neighborhood "V Telephone System? Every township and crossroad should c have its rural telephone line. Already _ Mb’-’M [I J’ more than two million American farmers r M ■ have put telephones in their homes. Are A to - you one of them? If not, it will pay you m F and your neighbors to investigate the Rural t Telephone System Ail you need to do is to write for our free illustrated book ®Nb. 91 ,on “How to Organize and How to Build a Farmer’s Telephone System.” It explains how you and your neighbors can get all materials and build your own lines in a few days. ICa a* eaay as building a fence and cheaper. WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY SOUTHERN OFFICES v 230 Lee Street. Pacific and Ervay Streets, ATLANTA. GA Matiofacfarerj of tbe DALLAS. TEXAS. Queen and Water Streets. 4.500,000 Foot of Ferry Street, PORTSMOUTH. VA. •'■el/'" Ttlephooto SAVANNAH. GA. situation to result in their arising up and demanding a reorganization of the schools with consolidation as one of the principal cbjects. and then the levying of a local tax in sufficient amount to in sure their equipment and the employ ment of competently trained teachers. The statement is constantly made that the agricultural coheges have failed to turn out a sufficient dumber of teachers or of trained men to furnish agricultural leaders and teachers for rutal schools. They will always continue to do so until some demand is made upon them for this kind of work. Once the demand is cre ated for a new type of teacher for rural schools, it will not be long until a means will be found for training them. Already the normal schools are beginning to take up some features of instruction in agri culture and domestic science, and while Viey are in position to turn out only a few of the aggregate number of teach ers needed, a training course for teach ers can be arranged for in the summer, and through the development of exten sion teaching on the part of the agricul tural colleges which will enable them to readjust the course of instruction and put them more nearly in touch with the need of modern times and the rural en vironment. i So far as secondary scnools are con cerned they practically do not exist in the rural districts; yet these might he had In conjunction with properly consol idated rural schools and would confer a great boon on every community, enabling the beys and girls to take advanced standing without leaving home, and of course, we all realize that the more ed ucation of the right type that we pro vide the boy and eirl. the better we fit them for life’s duties. There were nearly I.(FO<W boys and girls in the high schools of the United States according to statis tics for 190 R. Os this number 73,678 were *n the South Atlantic division and 94 242 in tbe South Central division. which ®hows that in the matter of secondary education we are a loqg way behind in the south in proportion to population. Since the secondary school may be the means of assisting materially in the training of teachers, it is Important that a much larger number be established and their courses of instruction so arranged as to give the essential training in ele mentary agriculture and domestic science. Moreover, the more secondary schools of the right type established in the rural districts, the larger will be the number of boys and girls who can prepare for college and thus avail themselves of the advanced training provided for in the sta’e colleges of agriculture and the nor mal schools. The boys and girls with col lege training returning to the rural dis tricts will provide the leadership so nec essary for a redirection of the activities of rural life. Hence, the secondary school constitutes an integral part of our school system and these institutions must be en couraged and liberally supported. ♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦»»♦♦«»♦♦♦♦♦»♦♦♦♦♦« ♦ QUESTIONS ANSWERED ♦ v ♦ BALANCING THE RATION FOR DAI RY COWS. C. D. 8., Kensington, Ga., writes: We are feeding our cows on an average 35 pounds of silage, four pounds crabgrass and alfalfa hay, one-fourth pound black strap molasses, three pounds cotton seed meal and corn hearts; and one pound of bran and linseed meal to fresh cows. Our cows do not average ten pounds of 4.5 per cent milk. Do you think these cows are receiving, more feed than they need? Do you feed cotton seed meal at the rate of one pound to three or four pounds of milk? Do you find it safe to feed a large amount of cotton seed meal to cows just before and after calving? I am a little afraid to feed large amounts of cotton seed meal. The amount of milk given by a cow and the per cent of fat contained therein are matters largely influenced by the breed ing and individuality of the animal. Some cows will give three or four gallons of milk a day for the consumption of but little more feed than another cow which does not give more than ten to 12 pounds. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER i., We hare found it absolutely necessary tn an experience in dealing with cows extending over a period of 16 years to keep a record of the individuals in our herd and to constantly weed out antrp^ lß that do not come up to a certain standard. The standard which we are working for, but which has not been attained In our present herd because of the newness of the organization of the college, is at least 5.000 pounds of milk per year with a the oretical yield of at least 300 pounds of but ter, as determined by the Babcock test. You should test your cows at least once a week throughout the year for butter fat. This may be done by taking a brass cartridge shell and soldering a wire about three feet long to one side of it, and as each cow is milked night and morning stir the milk thoroughly and dip out the cartridge shell full of milk and put in a bottle or test tube. The average of the tier cent of fat from these weekly tests throughout the year will give a good idea as to the amount of butter your cows are making. We would suggest that you weigh the milk night and morning throughout the year. This is not an ex pensive operation, as most people seem to think, for you may have the scales hanging in your milk house or in the rear of your cows, and it takes but a sec ond to weigh the milk and put down the amount on a specially prepared sheet. Then at the end of each month and at the end of each year you know just how your cows are doing and which ones are proving desirable and profitable, and which are eating their heads off and should be disposed of. A dairyman .who attempts to buy the cows to replenish his herd will always have difficulty because the ability to give large yields of milk and butter fat is a matter of individuality and heredity. Large yields can not be secured as a result of simply increasing the feed. We think probably you can find cows in the vicinity of Maysville, in this state, or in bther sections of north Georgia. We have found some very good animals in Clarke and adjoining counties as well. You understand, of course, that In or ganizing our herd here, we first had to buy chiefly good grade cows in the vi cinity of the college. We have, however, pure bred Holstein and Jersey bulls and are rapidly building up herds of high grade animals. We do not thing the ration you sug gest is an excessive one for a cow weighing as much as 1.000 pounds. Cer tainly. the grain ration is low rather than high. In our opinion, as we feed from five (o six pounds of cotton seed meal to cows that do not average better than two gallons of milk. Os course, an animal making from four to six gallons of milk like two or three we have in our herd receive even larger grain ra tions. We can see little advantage from a long experience in adding corn hearts to a ration of cotton seed meal. Os course, bran has a fine physiological ef fect and it Is cooling and soothing food to the digestive system, and therefore can often be used advantageously, but if we were going to use bran and cot ton seed meal as a ration for a good cow giving from two to-three gallons of milk during a long lactation i period, we would certainly expect |o feed as much as four pounds of cotton seed meal and six pounds of wheat bran. We have no rule in feeding cotton seed meal accord ing to milk yield, but the records of our cows show whether it will pay us to feed them more meal or not. The meal is increased as the milk flow goes up, until it reaches the point where we fall I to obtain a profit from the use of more i meal. We do not feed our cows heavily I at all for 30 days before calving, nor for I some little time after calving, as cotton seed meal is a very concentrated food and not as suitable as bran for cows just recovering from the effects of parturi tion. Os course. It is advisable in put ting a cow back on cotton seed meal or feeding it to her for the first time to Increase it slowly. We have tried feed ing cotton seed meal with crushed com and have not found ft more profitable i than cotton seed. We have never seen any injurious effects follow the use of cotton seed meal, as many seem to imag ine. and we think the idea is not at all well founded. One can injure cows on corn meal by feeding excessive amounts. ' otton seed meal is so concentrated that most people think they must feed a much larger amount than is necessary. A small amount of blackstrap molasses is very good for cows as an appetizer, and also as providing a cheap source of car bohydrates. THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF POTASH. E. L„ Cuthbert. Ga., writes: Is there any difference in compounding a fertil izer- with muriate of potash or kainit? Kainit is the most common product of the Stassfurt mines in Germany. It con tains from 12 to 14 per cent of potash, the average content of this material be ing probably about 12.5 per cent, and the potash la chiefly contained tn the form of sulphate. There is also a percentage of common salt, some chloride and sulphate of magnesia, a smal amount of gypsum, and a very small amount of potassium chloride. It is therefore a low grade of potash salt, and as it contains chlorides it should not be used on such crops as tobacco, potatoes and sugar cane. When used some care should be taken to sec that it does not come in contact with the seed as it is likely to insure or re tard the germinating powers thereof, es pecially when used in large quantities Since it would take at least four tons of kainit to furnish the same amount of ac tual potash contained in one ton of mu riate or high-grade sulphate, the cost of freight and handling would be much greater than with the high-grade goods. For this reason it does not seem as de sirable to use it as the muriate. Muriate is the most economical form of POTASH The German Kali Works have talked Potash and its benefits for twenty-five years. They have never sold a pound direct to local agents or farmers. You know how hard it was to buy and get Potash. Things have changed. The mines are now producing enough to enable us to offer POTASH FOR SALE in carload lots of twenty tons, to local dealers without interfering with the requirements of those to whom we have sold Potash to be used in mixed goods. We have, therefore, established a Selling Tl !• pi a i Agency in Baltimore, Md., and in 1910 will sell all potash salts in carload lots for cash, UCIIV OU3.FQIItOCCI direct from the mines to the buyers in original sealed bags, or kainit in at lower rates than were ever before quoted. PotSLSh PfiiyS Y° u can buy the real potash salts —plant food without fillers or make-weights—you save all the money you have been spending for interest, freight, excessive profits on fillers and mixing charges. For particulars and prices write to GERMAN KALI WORKS, Continental Building, Baltimore potash salts which can be purchased and utilized by the farmer, but like kainit. it | shou. not be used on tobacco, potatoes] and sugar cane. While the potash con tained in muriate is no more desirable <han that contained in kainit, its concen trated nature makes its use preferable, for reasons aiready assigned. INFORMATION ABOUT HOLSTEIN CATTLE. J. F., Atlanta, Ga., writes: 1 have a few nice jerseys and grades and wish to Increase the milk and cream flow’ by add ing some Holsteins. What is the differ ence between a Holstein and Holstein- Friesian? Do you think it would pay me to buy an aerator for 25 cows? The Holstein-Friesian breed of cattle originated in Holland. The origin, like al! our domesticated cattle, is obscure, but these animals have certainly been bred in Holland for more than 2,000 years, and as a result have made the. country fa mous" for the production of milk, butter and cheese. It is generally’ assumed that these cattle are descended from the pre historic giant ox which inhabited Europe many hundred years ago. The origin of the name Holstein-Friesian came about as follows: Twenty-five years ago cattle were brought to this country under the name of Holsteins and Dutch Friesians, and were sold as different breeds, their interests being represented by different breeders’ associations. As a matter of fact, the name Holstein has no applica tion in Holland. |he native country of tltose cattle, but refers to a small prov- InEe In German empire where black I arid white cattle are found. The word ! Friesian, on the other hand, is derived from the province of Friesland, which is in Holland, and this is the name by which the breed should he known in America as it is in Holland. As the cattle Import ed to America from Holland were prac tically all of the same breed and from near the same locality, it was finally agreed by the Importers to unite their interests and ball the breed Holstein i Friesian. This will explain, I trust to I your satisfaction, the difference between Hblstein and Holstein-Friesians. indicat ing that the correct name of this breed should have been Frieaians, the worti | Holstein being omitted. As a matter of fact, the word Holstein is the one now by which they are generally known, the word Friesian gradually sinking into dis use in this country. We would suggest by all means that you aerate and cool your milk. There are many kinds of apparatus on the market which may be used for this purpose. lAc like the kind through wtyich a continuous stream of water can be passed.and which allows the milk to pass over the cooled surface Into a thin stream rather slowly, thus exposing it to the largest volume of air. If the aerator is properly placed in a sanitary dairy house, and the milk as soon as drawn cooled and aerated, as suggested, the cow odor will be gotten rid of, and a quality of milk which will keep better secured. We believe that milk can be aerated and much objectionable matter removed from it to the best ad vantage by running it through a separa- | tor. We would suggest that it be aerated and then run through a separator, the cream and milk being thoroughly mixed together before bottled. RAISING A BALE OF COTTON PER ACRE. j. p. K., Columbus, Ga., writes: I nave some gray land with clay subsoil on which I hope to make a bale of cotton per acre. How much of each of the fol lowing ingredients should I use to make a fertilizer for use on cotton and corn, and how much to use per acre: 16 per ('ent acid phosphate, 7 per cent cotton seed meal, and 48 per cent muriate of potash. I expect to use a top dressing of 100- pounds of nitrate of soda on both the ( corn and cotton. A very good formula fdr use on corn and cotton may be prepared as follows: Mix together 900 pounds of 7 per cent cotton seed meal, 1,000 pounds of 16 perl cent acid phosphate and 100 pounds of 48 per cent muriate of potash. We would suggest that you be careful to see that > you purchase meal containing 7 per cent of nitrogen and not 7 per cent of am monia, 2 1-2 per cent phosphoric acid and 1 1-2 per cent of potash. The mix ture would then contain per ton about 63 pounds of nitrogen, 183 pounds of phos phoric acid and 62 pounds of potash. Its percentage composition will be about 3.1 per cent of nitrogen. 9.1 per cent of phosphoric acid and 3.1 per cent of pot ash. For sandy land this mixture will be a little low ih potash. In that ease we would cut down the cotton seed meal by 50 pounds, which will not reduce the nitrogen materially, and put in 50 pounds additional of muriate of potash, which will bring the percentage of potash up to a little better than 4 per cent. The ad- : ditional amount of nitrogen needed to Insure a vigorous crop of corn and cot ton may be supplied by an application of i 150 pounds of nitrate of soda as a top] dressing. The nitrogen should be put | on the top of the ground, the moisture in the soil being sufficient in amount, ex cept possible in an exceedingly dry spell, to dissolve It and convey it to the roots of the plant. We would suggest that you use at least 500 pounds per acre of i this mixture. Prepare your land by plowing it very thoroughly and deeply this fall so as to allow it to absorb as much moisture as possible and be pul verized by whatever frosts we may have and put in the best mechanical condition to receive the seed. You will find it highly important if you are seeking large yields to gather up as much litter, leaves and barnyard refuse of every description as possible. and either compost it or scatter it over | your land and plow it under to prevent i its being blown or washed away. Veg etable matter in the soil is even more essential In securing large yields than the mere application of large quantities of commercial fertilizer. This is a fact that we are constantly overlooking, and It is more important that corn land be well supplied with vegetable matter than cotton land, since corn is a much gross er feeding crop than cotton. We do not think that 700 to 1,000 pounds of this fertilizer on corn will be too much to use, especially if the land is thin and has been cropped for many years so as to exhaust the humus. FARM ERS’U Nl 0 NICO LLEGE MOVEMENTJjIVEN impetus Leaders of the Organization Come Here to Confer With President A strong impetus has been given to the movement to establish the proposed National Farmers’ university in Atlanta by a series of conferences held during the past week with President C. S. Barrett by prominent Farmers’ union leaders from several southern states, who came here for the purpose of familiarizing themss?ces with the details of the plan, and to ffein some idea of the present status of affairs concerning the selection of a site. Among them were the following: J. S. Mobley, of Arkansas; T. J. Brooks, of Tennessee, J. C. Campbell, of Washing ton, D. C.; W. A. Morris, of Alabama; John Lee, of Georgia; O. P. Ford, of Ala bama, John Grady, of Kentucky; Dr. C. F. Adams, dean of the Arkansas experi mental station, and others. Dr. Mobley is a successful farmer and one of the most prominent Farmers’ un ion leaders in the country. He thinks Atlanta would be a splendid location for the proposed university, and if a definite movement is launched to that end he will support it. After Atlanta, he thinks Ar kansas should get the institution, and he states that 'his state will make a srong bid for 1. A meeting will be held about the first of the year, either in Atlanta or at Union City, for the board of trustees and all others Interested in the college, and a definite movement will be set under way at that time. NEGRO MINERS DIE IN ENTOMBED MINE M ADISON VILLE, Ky., Dec. 14—A res cuing party headed by State Mine Inspec tor C. J. Norwood last night found ths bodies of the saven negro miners entomb ed in the ill-fated Baker mine of the West Kentucky Coal company end all were removed from the mine. The ne groes had evidently diea from blac> damp. They had been entombed since Saturday afternoon. MIX TO BE BURIED IN ARMY CEMETERY SAVANNAH. Ga.. Dec. 14.—First Ser geant G. O. Mix, the leper, who was at Fort Screven for the past five years and who died there yesterday, wyi probably be burled in the national cemetery, negi Chattanooga, in a few days. Plans now being made to escort the body from the fort to the city. Sergeant Mix request ed that he buried in the National cem etery. He was entitled to this honor, as lie had served his country well both In Cube and in the Philippines. He was the per sonal friend of General Chaffee, having been very close to that officer in the'Ma nilla campaign, and he had friends scat tered throughout the entire army. CIVIL VaR VETER AN DIES AT ADVANCED AGE Mr. James M. Brown, an aged Con federate veteran, and one of the oldest survivors of the war between the states, died Monday at the Soldiers’ home. He was in his 87th year. Mr. Brown was born in Cobb county in 1832, and with three sons entered the Confederate service at the beginning of the war in 1861. All were assigned to company E, Second Georgia regiment, and for four years father and sons fought side by side, and in 1865 surrend ered with Johnson s army in North Carolina. The four, who had been com panions in that bitter struggle, made their way back to Georgia, and went to work to redeem their lost fortunes. A year after the war one of the sons died, but the eldest, Mr. W. J. Brown, was with his father at the time of his death. Another son. Mr. John M. Brown, of Newten county, and a daughter. Miss Polly Brown, of Marietta, survive him. Funeral arrangements will be announc ed later. MINISTER EXPELLED FROM METHODIST CHURCH NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 14— Both expul sion from the ministry end from mem bership in the church follow rhe decision by the South Mississippi conference of "ie Methodist Episcopal church, south, in ihe case of Rev. J. W. Crisler. He was found guilty of charge of gross immor ality in a special report rendered before the adjournment of the conference here late yesterday. MW FIGHTS WITH WOLF ] TO SAVE HIS DAUGHTER OWENSBORO. Ky.. Dec. 14.—The irre sistible call of the wild suddenly brought the thirst for human blood to a pet wolf belonging ,to Reuben Masters last night when the animal escaped from its kennel, dashed into the house and sprang at the j throat of Masters’ young daughter. Masters hurled himself between his I daughter and the enraged animal. The ■ teeth of the wolf closed like a vise on the man’s arm. With his free hand he j grabbed the wolf by the throat and the j two went to the floor in a struggle. The wolf was finally choked to such an ex tent that he released his sold on Mr. Masters’ arm. A neighbor ran in with a hammer and killed the wolf while Mr. Masters held it. It was sent to him from Idaho a year ago. The animal Jiad always been gen tle. SUPT. POUND HEADS STATE N. E. ASSOCIATION State School Commissioner Jere M. Pound has accepted the invitation of Ir win Shepard, of Winona. Minn., secretary of the National Educational association, to fill the office of state director of that association for Georgia during the rest of the year, supplying the vacancy left by the resignation of C. B. Gibson, for mer superintendent of schools at Colum bus, Ga. Mr. Gibson resigned because he left school work. Commissioner Pound will direct the affairs of the office till the next convention of the national asso ciation, which will be held either in Bos ton or San Francisco. I Commissioner Pound has also accepted his nomination to membership in the Southern Educational council, of which he has Just been notified by J. J. Claxton, of Knoxville. Mr. Claxton is a member of the committee of three appointed by the Southern Educational association to organize the council. Thip latter body will organize at the convention of the association, which will be held in Char lotte on December 28 and 29. Commis sioner Pound has been invited to deliver one of the addresses that will be heard then. Provides for Recess WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Soon after the house convened today. Representa tive Payne, of New York, the majority leader. offered a concurrent resolution from the committee on ways and means providing for a Christmas holiday recess extending from Tuesday, Decembe 21, un til Tuesday, January 4. ■ IT PAYS TO BUY THE BEST! 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Chief Justice Fummere, in charging the December grand jury at Newark today, said: “It is your duty to try to determine whether Mrs. Ocey W. M. Snead died vol untarily or by the hand of another. That she did not die by the hand of another is not quite plain.” . ’ He urged the jurors to give the case their careful and closest scrutiny and if the evidence found probable grounds of guilt to indict for murder. Counterfeited for Xmas CHICAGO, Dec. 14.—A desire to get money with which to buy Christmas pres ents is the excuse given by two men who admit counterfeiting dollars, half dollars and five-cent pieces. George Salaob and John Ryssko were the men arrested yesterday. Good Word for the Horse Milwaukee Journal. “It’s money that makes the mare go, old man.” “Yes. but it doesn’t require as much aa it does to operate an automobile.” 5
