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QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT
The Journal desires to increase the usefulness of its agricultural
pages in every possible way. For this purpose, the department of inquiries
and answers is to be greatly enlarged. Any information pertaining to
agriculture, the proper tillage of the soil, the proper use of fertilisers,
seeding for crops, stock and cattle breeding, poultry raisin.? —and in fact,
all subjects pertaining to the farm upon which information may be
sought or practical suggestions offered, will be published in these columns.
We request our readers to use these pages freely. We will endeavor
to furnish information, if ths questions are asked, tetters addressed to
Dr. Andrew M. Soule. President State Agricultural College. Athens. Ga..
will receive prompt attention, and the replies will be published in The
Semi-Weekly Journal.
If 9,896 Farmers
and planters told you that their yields per acre
of cotton, corn, tobacco, wheat, fruits, peanuts,
nee, sugar cane and truck crops were greatly
increased and even doubled
By Using
V irginia-Carolina
Fertilizers
and which they thought the best and biggest crop pro
ducers on earth —wouldn’t you feel that you should, in
justice to yourself, try these fertilizers and get the same
increased yields on your own farm? We have many
thousands of un-asked-for letters from farmers blessing
the day they bought Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers. Many
of these letters are in our 1910 Farmers’Year Book, which
can be had free of your dealer,or by mailing us the coupon
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quarter of a century, and how meagre
their proportions were previous to 1865.
Peaches and tomatoes were first shippea
by rail from Crystal Springs, Miss., in
1866; strawberries from west Tennessee
in 1875. and from these initial efforts the
strawberry industry spread to Louisiana
and Arkansas. In the early days the
shipment of a single carload of fruits or
vegetables was regarded as something
phenomenal. From many of these same
sections. It is now not unusual for from
75 to 100 cars to be shipped a day. while |
the aggregate runs into the thousands a ,
year.
The substantial development of the |
truck and fruit industries of the south 1
dates from 1872 when the first refriger
ator car of strawberries reached Chica
go. It had taken years to evolve a type
of car now more or less familiar to every
one. but at last success had crowned the
efforts of the patient and Industrious
pioneers, and what a revolution has fol
lowed in the wake of their achievements.
Florida shipped its first carload of straw
berries to Chicago In 1888. It is reported
that six refrigerator cars were in opera
tion tn 1887. and over 60.000 in MM. though
of course it should not be concluded that
all of these were used in the south.
Questions Answered
FEEDING CROPS ON SANDY LAND. |
J. D. 8., Bristol, Flat, writes: I would
like all the information you can give me
in regard to fertilizing corn, cotton and
sweet potatoes, the kind and amount to
use on stiff sandy land.
• • •
It Is difficult to give you the informa
tion sought in your letter because of Its '
indefinite. The fertiliser needed on i
ccrn, cotton and sweet potatoes will vary
considerably with the nature and condi
tion of your soil and its previous crop
ping. If you follow a rotation and had
legumes on the land Intended for corn
and cotton so much nitrogen tn the fer
tilizer will not be needed as where
legumes have not been grown.
While a great variety of fertilizers may
be used, we believe you will find a 3-8-4
very satisfactory for cotton; on rich
land a 2-8-4 will probably answer very
well. For sandy soils we should say a
3-8-5 or a 3-8-6. For corn you will find
from 3.5 to 4 per cent of nitrogen, 10
per cent of phosphoric acid and 4 to 6
per cent of potash a desirable fertiliser.
For sweet potatoes we would advise
about 8 to 4 per cent of nitrogen, 10 per
cent of phosphoric acid and 8 to 10 per
cent of potash. A 3-8-4 fertiliser may be
prepared as follows; Mix together 460
pounds of dried blood containing 13 per t
cent of nitrogen; 160 pounds of muriate of I
potash, 1.000 pounds of high-grade acid
phosphate and 380 pounds of dried earth.
The nitrogen in this fertiliser may be
increased by the use of more blood, or
nitrate of soda as a top dressing. By
cutting out some of the earth you may
increase the acid phosphate sufficiently
to bring the percentage up to 10, and
the same would be true of the potash.
With this information before you, you
should be able to adjust this formula so
as to meet the needs of the various
crops you desire to grow.
YARD MANURE FOR COTTON.
G. C. L, Villa Rica, Ga., writes: I have
ten acres of red gravelly land that made
a half bale per acre last year, and would
like to know haw to fertilize it to get
thebest results. I have 14 two-horse loads
of manure that I expect to use.
• • •
Prepare your land thoroughly by plow
ing. It would flJe a material advantage if
this work has been done already, as the
freezes this winter have had a most
' beneficial effect in pulverizing the soil.
Deep and thorough preparation in any
case, however, is the first essential In
securing a good yield of cotton. We Would
bed up this*land as soon as possible and
put the farmyard manure In the drill
row. Donot make a high bed, as a low
bed will be more satisfactory after you
get the cotton up and well started off.
We only advocate the use of a bed be
cause of the difficulty of securing a stand
in an unfavorable season. Along with
the farmyard manure we would use at
least 600 puinds of a 3-8-4 fertilizer. We
would be inclined to put all the fertilizer
under the drill row at the time of plant
ing. A fertiliser such as we have sug
gested may be prepared by mixing to
gether 1.000 pounds of high-grade acid
phosphate. 460 pounds of high-grade
THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11.1910.
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Profit, not Necessity, is the Test
Why did you buy fine farm machinery, improved
live stock and seed, and the best varieties of fruit?
Because the man who sold them to you convinced you
that they would pay. Proceed on the same basis when
t V ? ou buy fertilizer. Get the improved fertilizer—the
kind with enough Potash in it to make a balanced
p' ant ration. Your dealer would get it for you if he
knew that you wanted it. For grain, use 6: for corn.
8: and for roots.fruit and truck. Ki per cent, of Potash
in the fertilizer. If your dealer has not such brands, get him to
buy some Potash salt for you and put it in the goods yourself.
To increase the Potash one per cent, add two pounds of
muriate or sulfate of Potash, or eight pounds of Kainit to every
KSCXfcIOO pounds of fertilizer.
D » k D-_. Vote rour fertilizer dealer t<i carry Potash Salts in
J lOtfiSu I «yS P tock. He will have no trouble in buying them if he
X .will write to us almut it.
J & HVrtr to Sales Office:
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IjgLlf , f 11 \ Continental Bulldint Baltiaare. Md.
dried blood, 166 pounds of muriate ox
potash, and 380 pounds of dry earth,
FINDS THE JOURNAL INVALUABLE.
B. D. W.,‘ Milton, Fla., writes: We have
been taking The Journal for years and
can not get along without it. I would
like some information in regard to sheep
raising. Which breeds do best this far
south, and which are best to cross with
• the scrub ewes? Who in the south have
[fine stock for sale? The risk is too great
when one has to buy from the north.
Any of the Down breeds should suc-
I ceed in your section. We would prefer a
1 medium wooled breed for southern con
ditions, and believe that you will find the
Southdown, Shropshire or Oxforddown
very desirable breeds of sheep. Rams of
these brands are utilized extensively
throughout the south for the purpose of
crossing with native ewes and producing
early lambs for shipment to eastern mar
kets. You can secure the Southdown
sheep from R. P. Hite. Gallatin. Tenn.,
and T. M. Hinkle, Springfield, Tenn.
RAISING HOGS ON GREEN CROPS.
T. W. R., Vienna. Ga., writes: What
kind of seed corn should I use op my
gray soil here for a big yield? I have
three separate places fenced off that 1
' want to sow in something for hogs to graze
I on. What would you recommend me to
sow? How about sorghum- I already have
a fine Bermuda pasture. I have a grove
of mulberry trees. Are they good for
hogs? I have a nice young grove of paper
shell pecans. Do you favor a little or large
cotton seed cotton?
V • •
We believe for your conditions there is
nothing that will give you better results
i than one of the so-called prolific varieties
of corn. There are a number ot strains
on the market, such as Marlboro, Cocke’s
Prolific, Rockdale Prolific and Whatley’s
Prolific. We have tested the latter in our
I demonstration field, and It has given us
good results. This Is not a one-eared varie
ty or big-eared corn, but almost every
stalk will produce two or more ears of
medium size, and our experience covering
about 15 years indicates that we secure
larger yields from such varieties- than
from a single-eared, big stalked variety
on lands of only moderate fertility.
For your hog pasture we would suggest
that you sow some rape just as soon as
possible. This can be grazed early in the
season. As soon as it is past its prime the
land should be plowed up and sown to
cowpeas. We would seed one plat to soy
beans and one to peanuts. This will give
you a fair sucoesslon of grazing in con
junction with yoXr Bermuda pasture. Sor
, ghum If cropped closely makes a fair
(grazing crop for hogs, but not so deslra
|ble in our opinion as rape. We would
prefer to sow spring oats to sorghum
for grazing purposes. We think you will
find the Mammoth Y'ellow the most satis
factory variety of soy bean. Spanish pea
nuts answer well as a grazing crop for
hogs. Mulberries will furnish some food
to your hogs, and you are fortunate in
having a nice grove of paper shell pecans.
We have found such varieties of cotton
as Cook's Improved, Cleevland’s Big 8011,
Russell's Big 801 l and a number of others
that might be mentioned as among the
most desirable varieties for general cul
ture.
WHY THE FERTILIZER FAILED.
B. L. G., Carr’s Station, Ga., writes: I
had three or four acres of good branch
bottom land in corn last year which I
did not manure when I planted it, but
put in 300 pounds of guano per acre at
the first working. The corn I did not
fertilize made as good a yield as that
which I did. The formula I used was
1.060 pounds of 16 per cent acid phos
phate, 600 pounds of cotton-seed meal
and 400 pounds of kainit. Is this a
well-balanced guano? I am thinking of
using this year the following mixture:
One thousand two hundred pounds of 16
per cent acid, 650 pounds of cotton-seed
meal and 150 pounds of muriate of potash.
Which mixture do you thing is the best?
The land is good, strong, deep soil bot
tom and was in cotton last year and is
in good fix now.
• • •
The fertilizer which you used on your
corn last year contained approximately
2.1 per cent of available nitrogen, 8.7 per
cent of available phosphoric acid and 2.8
per cent of available potash. It would
be regarded as rather a low grade mix
ture. Since you only used 200 pounds per
acre you only applied four pounds of ni
trogen per acre. Corn is a very gross
feeding plant and will extract from the
soil a large amount of plant food. For
instance, a crop yielding 60 bushels per
acre requires 100 pounds of nitrogen. You
will thus see that unless your soil was
naturally quite rich, the amount of fer
tilizer you used would not have much ef
fect on the yield. The mixture which you
propose to use this year will contain ap
proximately 2.27 per cent of available ni
trogen, 10.4 per cent of available phos
phoric acid and 4.2 per cent of available
potash. This fertilizer is low in nitro
gen for corn. If you will use it at the
rate of 500 pounds per acre, you should
secure fairly good results, especially if
you will apply some farmyard manure
under the drill row. If you have some
well-rooted compost, put two to four tons
per acre under the corn at the time of
planting. Mix the fertilizer in with It
and plant on top. Do not bed, for corn
as level cultivation will give you the best
results. You have acted wisely in plow
ing your land last fall on which you de
sire to grow an especially large crop.
The freezes of winter will have helped to
pulverize it a good deal. On this special
area in addition to using yard manure
and fertilizer, as suggested, you may find
it profitable to use a top dressing of 100
to 200 pounds of nitrate of soda during
the growing season. Probably 100 pounds
had best be applied two or three weeks
after the corn has come up, and the
other 100 pounds just as it 18 shooting
into tassel.
SEEDING CRIMSON CLOVER IN THE
SPRING.
J. R., Ollie, Ga., writes: The agricul
tural columns in The Journal are very
helpful, and I would appreciate your ad
vice in this instance. 1 have six acres of
bottom land which makes about 20
bushels of corn to the acre naturally. It
was in corn last year. Could 1 improve
the land by putting in crimson clover
aurlng CpukUL jtffciFarJyv , .-cl
Speltz as nurse crops? Would it be
necessary to inoculate? What fertilizer
would be best to use?
• ♦ •
It is doubtful if you would succeed in
securing a stand of crimson clover this
spring, as you could hardly hope to get
the land in ideal condition to seed just at
the right time. This crop would take a
little time to establish itself, and if you
were to put it in now, a severe enough
freeze might occur any time within the
next six weeks to kill it, and unless it
had made a good start before warm
weather of early spring, it would hardly
mature satisfactorily. Crimson clover
must be regarded essentially as a crop to
be seeded in the fall, and It is not advis
able as a rule to sow it with a nurse crop,
though we have sown it with light seed
ings of rye and oats with fair satisfac
tion. We did not, however, secure what
we would regard as a perfect stand of
either, and for best results we think it
would ble well to seed crimson clover
alone. It would hardly be necessary to
Inoculate it; at least, we have not found
it so in our experience. Sometimes you
may not secure as good a stand the first
year as when It is brought on the ground
the second time. We know of some ex
periments made to test this point, and
but little benefit was secured from in
oculation. We would advise the use of
a ton of lime per acre with this crop to
be applied to the land some two or three
weeks before seeding. If the land is de
ficient in nitrogen it would probably be
well to use a fertilizer containing 1 per
cent of this element, 8 to 10 per cent of
phosphoric acid and 4 to 5 per cent of
potash. On land that has grown cow
peas the nitrogen may be omitted, and
a 16-4 fertilizer used at the rate of 200 to
300 per acre. «
TREATING INDIGESTION IN MULES.
R. E. 8., Vidalia, Ga.. writes: Would
like to know what to do for my mule.
She will swell up in the morning, and
about night she will He down and roll
as if she was in extreme pain. She gets
that way every spring.
We judge that your mule is suffering
from indigestion and colic of a more or
less chronic nature. When the colicky
symptoms appear put the animal In a
. comfortable place and give her an oppor
tunity to roll. An enema shouM first be
' given. Use six or eight quarts of warm
water and dissolve in it a half teacup
ful of glycerine. The enema should be
given slowly so as to insure the animal's
retaining it as long as possible. Next an
ounce of laudanum and one-half ounce of
spirits of nitre may be given in a half
pint of warm water. The drenching
should be done with care so as to be cer
tain not to invgde the lungs. Jamaica gin
ger in two ounce doses may also be given,
dissolved in a half-pint of water. This
treatment should relieve the colicky symp
toms. You should exercise great care in
feeding the animal for a little while.
Change the feed and work her but little
for a few days, and give a light laxative
diet. This will give the digestive system
a chance to recuperate. An opportunity
to graze on a rye or oat pasture will be
very helpful. You have probably been
feeding your animal exclusively on corn
or corn and stover. There is a tendency
where one food is ■ given alone to pro
duce irritation and indigestion. Besides
that, corn of itself does not contain
enough protein substance to properly
nourish a mule. You will find when your
animal gets better If you will add two
pounds of cotton seed meal to the dally
ration you will secure better results.
A Chance to Make Money
Yes, elegant free homesteads can still
be had in Mexico where many Americans
are now locating. You need not go to
Mexico, but are required to have five
acres of fruit trees planted within five
years. For Information address the
Jantha Plantation Co., Block 580, Pitts
burg, Pa. They will plant and care for
your trees on shares, so you should make
a thousand dollars a year. It is never
hot. never cold. The health conditions
are perfect.
HENRY S. REED WANTS
TO HELP THE FARMERS
i
That many of the most progressive and
enterprising business men of Atlanta are
bent upon furthering the aims and ob
jects of the agricultural improvement
committee of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce Is being daily proven by the
expressions of approval that are being
received.
As reported by The Journal some time
ago, the committee on agricultural Im
provement has planned to aid In the gen
eral campaign for the promotion of in
tensive farming along scientific lines, re
alizing that by this means 'the farmers
of the state can greatly improve their
own condition, and in a direct ratio, ad
vance the prosperity of city and country
alike.
No more enthusiastic supporter of the
project for helping the farmer lives any
where than Henry S. Reed, of the com
pany which bears his name. Mr. Reed
is a member of the committee and says
that he stands for doing something that
will be of lasting and substantial assist
ance to the ‘‘man that holds the plow,”
realizing fully that in the farmer’s hands
are the destinies of the state and nation.
Mr. Reed has written to the chamber of
commerce, thanking that obdy for his
appointment as a member of the agricul
tural committee, and promising his hear
ty co-operation in any plan that looks
toward the betterment of the farmer.
ITINERANT SCHOOL
MEETS AT MOULTRIE
MOULTRIE, Ga.. Feb. 9.—The itiner
ant agricultural school is holding a
three days’ session at the court house of
Colquitt county.
pn Monday morning It was regularly
organized with Mr. C. W. Turner, a pros
perous farmer of this county, as chair
man. ami D. O. Moore, secretary. After
an address of welcome delivered by W.
1). Scott, mayor of the city, several good
addresses were delivered by Commis
sioner of Agriculture T. G. Hudson and
Prof. VV. A. Worsham, Professor Hite
and Professor Soule.
The instructions being ' given are
greatly appreciated, as shown by a fine
.attendaiLLS.
HEYBURN'S RANCOR
AGAINST SOUTH MET
SENATE’S CONTEMPT
Idaho Senator’s Waving of
Bloody Shirt and Insult to
Lee and Confederate Veter
ans Got Cold Response
WASHINGTON, Feb. B.—Though dis
claiming any intention of waving the
“bloody shirt.” Senator Heyburn, of
Idaho, made the closing hour of the sen
ate session very lively yesterday by a
denunciation of the Confederacy and of
the men who had fought against the
union during the civil war. In the cause
he advocated, however, he lacked follow
ers, for when the vote by roll call was
taken upon the conclusion of his speech
he found that he alone raised his voice
against the measure under consideration,
which was the loaning of government
tents for the use of Confederate veterans
at the annual reunion in Mobile, Ala.,
next April.
No senator responded to Senator Hey
burn’s denunciation. When the speaker
had concluded. Senator Bankhead, of Ala
bama, simply said:
“I am sure the senator from Idaho
feels much better, and I ask for a vote.”
Every senator. Republican as well as
Democrat, save Senator Heyburn, voted
to grant the use of the tents.
Senator Heyburn inveighed against men
in "rebel” uniforms being permitted to
occupy government property, or the
“rebel” flag being allowed to float above
it. Finally he drifted into the question
of honoring men by placing their statues
in the congressional hall of fame and by
unmistakeable inference condemned the
action of Virginia in sending the statue
of Gen. Robert E. Lee to Washington.
DON’T INTRUDE IT.
“Take it away and worship it, if you
please,” he thundered, “but do not _ in
trude it upon the people who do not want
it.”
Mr. Heyburn's speech was delivered In
earnest tones, though in well moderated
voice.
“This resolution refers in terms to a
Confederate veterans’ reunion at a speci
fied time,” he said, “and it proposes that
the government of tho United States, in
recognition of its purpbses, shall loan the
property of the United States. I trust
I shall not be charged with bad faith
when I say that I have today’ Inquired
from a senator who is interested in this
measure, whether or not. on this occasion,
the men engaged in this celebration would
wear the rebel uniforms, and his reply
was in the affirmative. I asked him fur
ther if the rebel flag was to be carried
over this property of the United States,
and he replied that both the rebel and
the union flags werie always carried at
these reunions."
Mr. Heyburn then proceeded to say
that while he did not want to open the
wounds of the war of the rebellion, he
still thought the south had made a great
mistake In that war. He had been told
that the government was in the habit of
making such loans to the Grand Army
of the Republic, and he thanked God
tlMt such was the case, because the
Grwad Army was composed of men who
had fought on the side of the union, and
“their cause was a glorious and honor
able one.”
CONTRASTS G. A. R.
“Do you expect." he said, going back
to the contrast of the G. A. R. with the
Confederate veterans, “that those who
gave their support to the union cause
would sit idly by and say nothing when
these issues are raised? They are none
the less patriotic now than they were in
1861-63-64. Could they be less patriotic
and can they complacently permit the
subject of Ehe war to become a Jest In
this age? If so, the sooner we know It,
the better.”
At this point Mr. Heyburn received his
only Interruption. It came from Senator
Jeff Davis, of Arkansas, who abruptly in
terposed the question:
“Were you in the war?”
"Oh!” responded Mr. Heyburn, "that is
the stock question of the cheap report
er.”
"I understand.” replied Mr. Davis,
“that the senator represents 264 ‘niggers’
In his state."
Responding to the last interruption. Mr.
Heyburn said if there were 264 negroes In
his state, he Intended to try to repre
sent them. i
He added that he was not a senator
from his state alone, but a senator of
the United States as well. As for his
participation in the war, he stated that
he had been too young for that, but that
youth even though he was, he had been
very anxious to enlist while the war
was in progress.
Mr. Heyburn said that if there were
senators who thought it was proper that
the “rebel” flag should wave over she
property of the United States, they could
vote for the measure, but he would re
mind them that there are millions of
people in the United States who have
implanted deep in their hearts the spirit
of patriotism, who would not follow
them in that course.
From the consideration of the pending
resolution. Mr. Heyburn turned tempo
rarily to the question of the wisdom of
placing a statue of General Lee in the
hall of fame in the national capitol. He
did not mention General Lee by name,
but left no doubt thaA he had him in
mind.
He spoke of the fact that the object
of his remarks had been an officer of
the army of the United States when
the war broke out and said he had done
much to render more serious that con-
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at harvest time; and it is not always full length to the pound. Every ball I J
of I H C twine is ; J
Guaranteed to be Full
Length
And every ball runs smooth and steady so yon can use all of it. j I
Remember, we sell grain binders. Naturally, therefore, we are mor# ||
interested in the quality of twine you use than the twine manufacturer I
who does not sell binders. K -t
Stick to Sisal or Standard Sisal 500-ft. twine. If you prefer Manila, you I
economize by getting high-grade Manila 600-ft. or Pure Manila 650-ft. 11
Don’t befooled by alow price. Low-grade Manila costs as much as high
grade Sisal, but isn’t worth as much. 85 to 90 per cent of the farmers know.
85 to 90 percent use Sisal and Standard. In any case, look for the IH C
trade-mark to be sure of quality. Choose from any of the following brands:
Champion, Deering, McCormick, Milwaukee, Osborne, Plano, International.
Better let your local agent know well ahead of time how much you will
need. Meanwhile, if you want more interesting facts on binder twine
write us for particulars.
INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA
K £_ Chicago Incorporated) U. S. A.
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crooks, terrace basks. the Ootton ts a atas4- I
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tnd labor. W / XtoF y**». in o»<ier to prore to the cotton trowiny world the
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ROOSEVELTS GIVEN BAD
BEEF AT WHITE HOUSE?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—That bad beef,
some of It ready to fall to pieces, was
served at the White House during ex-
President Roosevelt's occupancy, was the
testimony of District Food Insoector
Dodge today before the house committee
engaged In Investigating the high cost of
living in the District of Columbia.
Mr. Dodge declared that It was the
custom of a steward at the White House
to buy a quarter of beef and hang It up
until It was ready to fall to pieces, as the
inspector described it, when it would be
served on the table of the White House.
Members of the committee expressed dis
gust ever Dodge’s revelations.
Inspector Dodge testified that people ot
the District of Columbia were accustom
ed to eat from choice meat that was
black and well on the road to decomposi
tion, because it was tenderer. On a visit
to a fashionable Washington market he
found a quarter of beef, black and ap
parently unfit for human food. He con
demned It and was about to pour kerosene
over it and burn it when the proprietor
interfered and told him that he had
many wealthy’ customers who qlways or
dered from such pieces of meat. While
the inspector was present a footman for
a wealthy family came in and ordered a
cut from the condemned' piece. .
“Gratification of canine appetlties,”
commented Representative Johnson, of
Kentucky.
flict which had cost the country millions
upon millions of money and thousands
upon thousands of lives. He appealed to
the people of Virginia and the south to
take the statue back.
“I asked you in the interest of loyalty
and harmony to say to the people who
have sent here this image to come and
take it away; it may be dear to you, but
it is not dear to us. Take it and wor
ship it if you please, but do not intrude
it upon the people who do not want it.
Take him home—place him in the most
sacred spot; give him the dearest place
in your local temples, but, for God’s
sake, don’t again start this spirit out of
which the terrible troubles of the past
arose.”
CTDAUf BERRY Bend $2- r >o for I.OOOpHu' 9 -
dIHA ff PLANTS Can furnish Klondyke,
'J bompson, etc.
JOHN LIGHTFOOT, DEPT. A.,
Chattanooga. Tenn.
SAWMILLS
All size* built. Have the most accurate Set Works
and beat Variable Feed Works. Saws Edgers,
Trimmers, Swing Saws, Lath and Shingle Ma
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AMERICUS TO BUILD
TROLLEY TO BRUNSWICK
AMERICUS, Ga., Feb. B.—Twenty rep
resentative citizens of Ashburn, Ga.., will
arrive in Americus this afternoon to con
fer with the Americus Board of Trade
at a meeting tonight, relative to the con
struction of the proposed Americus-Ash
burn railway with Brunswick aa the
ultimate terminus.
Dispatches this morning announced that
Waycroas would send a delegation here
likewise and an enthusiastic meeting
seems assured.
GOVERNOR ’BROWN SIGNS
NAME TO REAL MONEY
Governor Brown signed up about $1,060
in real sure-enough money, Monday—not
make-believe money, nor bonds, nor war
rants. nor anything like that, but money.
It was an issue of $5 bills by the First
National Bank of Marietta. Governor
Brown was recently elected vice presi
dent of that bank.. President R. W.
Boone, being absent in Florida when the
consignment of new $5 bills came from
the national treasury department. Vice
President Brown was called on to sign it.
Will Build Monument
WAYCROSS, Ga., Feb. B.—The Franclb
S. Bartow chapter, U. D. C., are much
pleased with the results of the enter
tainment given by local talent Monday
evening for the benefit of the Confederate
monument fund. It is planned to unveil
the monument on Davis’ birthday of this
year. It will be placed in the Phoenix
park, opposite the depot, and the unveil
ing will be accompanied with appropriate
ceremonies, speeches, etc.
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