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A wucation « AND SUCCESSFUL - ' </ QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT The Journal desires to increase the usefulness of its agricultural paces m every possible way. For this purpose, the department of inquiries and answers is to bs greatly enlarffed. Any information pertaining to agriculture, the proper tillage of the soil, the proper use of fertilizers, seeding for crops, stock and cattle breeding, poultry raising—and in fact, all subjects pertaining to the farm upon which information may bs sought or practical suggestions offered, will be published in these columns. We request our readers to use these pages jsely. We will endeavor to furnish information, if the questions are Letters addressed to Dr Andrew M. Soule. President State Agricultural OoUege. Athens. Ga.. wiU receive prompt attention, and the replies wIU be published in The Senu-weekly Jcurn-J. The Function of the High School PART If. Aside from the fact that proper voca tinal training will give a new direction to the thought and ambition of the boy ard girl and prepare them better for the dutii*. struggles and opportunities of life. It will chance the character of instruc ;«on offered tn the high school and give it en efficiency which it does not always enjob’ for developing the boys and girls w ho| do not expect to enter the university. That It will increase the attendance in '•ecctidary schools few question who are familiar with the economic trend of the That .1 w ! S! increase the comnc tency of th- citizens of the future m :st be adi-.itted’ by any honest student of education. That it may be made the megns of increasing the attendance on the university and adding potency to its work as well hardly be challenged In tic* of what has already been accom plished. That It will tesult i-t preserving the ; id-ntliy of the high school and avoid the JevcKpment of a paral el -et of in stitutions distinctly vocations! in ebarac ter is a logical crrollary t - drew from the; pn<eding stut*ments. Why. ti.tief .r*. should not thj present l.llcii school ouro be modifed so as to meet the econon * • conditions which nor confront the south and more nearly pre pare l!ie boy; and girls for their Mfe work’ Way should not the en’ranee re quirements of the university be changed and so correlated with the work of the high sclkol a* tn give proper recagnl t*»!» t» vocational raining? There Is no goed reason, and it is only a question of ttnkc rnril the matter is ad lusted In a satis ry manner to all the interests etned. The-e are naturally those who are not willing as yet to concede any virtue to vocational training, but happi ly they are in the minority. Some feel that the present high school course can not be adjusted so as to permit of the introduction of vocational training with out eliminating many subjects that are deemed to be of a vital character, but it Is neither desirable or necessary that thjs be done. There are two ways of overcoming the difficulty—first, adapt the schools more nearly to a given environment. In the rural high schools let the vocational training be of a strictly agricultural char acter. In the city schools manual train ing should be given preference. Second, by providing for certain groups of elect tv>s the courses n>»w offered may be pre- and the curriculum adjusted to permit of the introduction of the new sub jects. Not more than one-fourth of the time need he given to vocational studies if the week is continued through four years. The value and feasibility of the plan is de .const rated by the following citation which Ulus’ rates concisely what might be done with .regard to agriculture: Ij. it impracticable to teach the aver age child something about the plant in its relation to life, the crops of the farm, and the elementary principles involved ia horticulture and forestry’ These might properly constitute the work of the first year. During the second year some tim* should be devoted to Insect life, the study of farm animals, and dairying. In the third year, the major part of the Work should be confined to a study of dis eases of plants and animals and methods Cf controlling the same. In the fourth year, the management of the farm might properly be considered. It Is desirable , also that some electives be offered to pu pils rt the third and fourth years, among which may be mentioned the economics Os agriculture and the breeding of plants, while ac-vamvd work may also be of fered in any of the subjects enumerated above. If work of this character were introduced into the high school course, there would be some incentive for the boy who desires to farm to continue his studies for a period of four years, as he would then be acquiring Information which provides discipline, definite knowl edge. and which is calculated to give some insight into the vocation he ex pects to follow. Who can qurtston the wis dom of such a course in states where 80 per cent of the people dev ’te their en ergy to the cultivation of the soil, and does it call for the exercise of much imagination on the part of the scholar to appreciate the profound benefits such vocational training will prove to the In dustry of agriculture? There is no reason why this should not maintain the .«econ lery senaols when vocational training becomes a j»ermanont feature of their woes, but it will lie in finitely better to maintain the high schools than to establish two sets of training schools, as we must ultimately do. if vocational education is neglected In our secondary schools. There are some subjects taught in the high school which have only a limited value from any point • of view, and there are others which are 1 not taught in a manner calculated to I make them of material benefit to the ! students. Undoubtedly. the curriculum * can be condensed and readjusted with- I out injuring its efficiency. Just what to I eliminate is, of course, difficult to say. as that will depend on the location and KS WIN CHES TE R PT .22 CALIBER CARTRIDGES Wil Winchester .22 Caliber Cartridges both Black /v and Smokeless powder are unequalled for n accuracy and uniformity in shooting. The lt\\\ Z/ Smokeless powder cartridges are loaded with \\) & * Winchester Greaseless Bullets which makes IPz* them clean to handle and prevents the powder from losing its strength. Try them next time. \K Ask for Winchester make—the Red W Brand. SOLO BY DEALERS EVERYWHERE. the conditions peculiar to a given en vironment. That this elimination may be difficult for the powers that be is certain ly true. That it can be accomplished when experts in vocational studies are employed and given that liberty of ac tion which the importance of their work justifies all will admit who hate fa miliarized themselves with the situation. There is no obstacle, therefore, to read justing the course of the secondary schools so as to allow the Instruction of vocational training of a fundamental character, and still permit of these in stitutions being so co-ordinated with the work of the university as to prepare men and women to enter the institutions of higher learning with sufficient scholar ship to successfully pursue any of its standard courses. In the past it is prob ably true that the university has domi nated the high school to a considerable extent; some seem to feel more com pletely than has been necessary or ad visable at all times. While there is a measure of truth in this statement, do not forget the immense benefits which have come to the schools by reason of the contact with the mighty uplifting influ ences of a great university. Then It should never be forgotten that all phases of education are still In an evolutionary stage, and only in the last decade have we come to realize the momentous char acter of the problem which our proposed scheme of universal education imposes upon us as a nation. The Increased cost of living, the pressure of population and our recognition as a world power are all of a comparatively recent origin and account largely for our apparent derelic tion with reference to a matter of such great importance. It is now evident that to support vocational training, facilities similar to those offered in many Euro pean countries must be provided in America if we are to maintain our com mercial and industrial supremacy. It has taken our scholars a long time to re alize that true culture does not neces sarily consist of a comprehensive knowl edge of Latin and Greek or literature and art. but that the man who is an expert and a leader in any particular field bf human activity may have as much cul ture as the man who has specialized along the lines which usage and ancient custom regard as essential to scholar ship. This broadening of the viewpoint of our teachers and scholars everywhere is one of the happiest signs of the times, and indicates a readiness to concede to vocational training the recognition nec essary to secure Its establishment on lines sufficiently comprehensive to be commensurate with the needs of the 20th century. Surely the time is ripe for a great forward movement in this direc tion. Trained experts in domestic sci ence. manual arts and agriculture must be employed by the high schools. They should be selected for their expert knowl edge. and not because they can be se cured cheaply, or because they will un dertake to teach a variety of subjects. The field of human knowledge is broad ening so rapidly, and there is such a variety of information involved, for In stance. in the proper nutrition of the race and the management of the house hold along sanitary' lines that we cannot afford to place vital training of this character in the hands of any save ex perts. Questions Answered TREATMENT OF RINGBONE. A. J. C.. Butler. Ga.. writes: I have a mule 9 years old which will weigh be tween 1.100 and 1,200 pounds. He has an enlagement on his left hind leg on the inside just above the hoof about the size of a large marble. It came about a year ago and is perfectly hard. It makes him lame and he walks more on his toe with that foot. I have been told it is ring bone. but aa I am obliged to work him. I would like to know what to do for him. The best treatment for ringbone is to thoroughly blister the affected part. This would, however, make it necessary to lay up the mule for three or four weeks, which would be impossible f'-t you '.o do. The next best thing ant one that will admit cf your using the mule is to apply a good ..bsorbmg liniment to the part. The fallowing prescription is a good one to use. Powdered iodine crystals 1 drachin Powdered iodide of potassium.. 2 drachms Powdered gum camphor 4 drachms Alcohol enough to make four ounces. Mix together and apply a little to af fected part with a stiff brush twice a day. SECOND APPLICATION OF FERTIL IZER. I. N. H.j Sandersville. Ga.. writes: I have a farm of 30 acres of which. 15 acres are in corn. 10 in cotton, and the balance in wheat, oats and potato’s I put 10C pounds of high-grade guano per acre under my co. u. and want to put ICO pounds more. When and how ’hall I .'Pl’ly it—ln the oril! or l>eside the “talk? Vnder my cotton I put 300 pounds of th* same fertilizer, and want to put J«M THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY t'M’RNAL. ATLANTA, GEORGIA. TUESDAY, MAY lU, IbiJ BISTOgm May aO, 1876, was ths opening day of the Centennial Exposition in Phil adelphia, ths first big world's fair this country conducted. It is the date of the commencement of the Indian Mutiny at Meerut in ±BS/. It is the date on which Socrates, the first moral pn ilosopher, died 399 B. C. It is Confed erate Memorial day in North and S outh Carolina. The date on which the Pacific railroad was completed in 18-49, the Astor Place opera house riots in New York occurred 1' 1849. It is the birthday of Jared Sparks, the histo rian (1789); Montgomery Blair, postmaster general under Lincoln (1813), and John Sherman, ths brilliant American statesman (1823). THE SURRENDER OF TICONDEROGA-May 10 The battle of Lexington, practically the first conflict of the American Revolution, having been fought on April 19. 1775. the whole country was now aroused, and the prospect of peace without resort to arms was not considered by the colonists. In New York the patriots set the royal officials at defiance, and seized the muni tions of war; New Jersey and Pennsyl vania rejected all overtures of reconcil iation and began to train their militia. Governor Dunmore fled from the infuriat ed people of Virginia, and from the far south the voice of Georgia joined in the general chorus. Exactly three weeks after the Lexington fight on May 10. 1775, the fine English fortress of Ticonderoga, which guarded with its 100 cannon the water shed be tween the great valleys of the St. Law rence and the Hudson, was surrendered to Ethan Allen with less than a hundred "Green Mountain Boys” at his com mand. At Ticonderoga was an immense store of military supplies that would be of great use to the colonists. Immediately upon news of Lexington Allen laid plans to capture it. He wrote the New York government. but that body thought the action inadvisable. The committee of safety of Cambridge. Mass., however, vot ed favorably, and Benedict Arnold was commissioned to raise 400 men in western Massachusetts. Arnold had but 40 men when he joined Allen, who had 280 Vermonters. Allen decided the disputed question of command in his own favor. In order to save time he took but S 3 men. and, rushing into the fort at dawn, ordered the bewildered commander to surrender. Unaware that Britain had an enemy on the continent (?) De la Place asked, "By whose authority?" "Os Great Jehovah and the Continents’ pounds more. How and when shall it be applied? A second application of fertilizer to corn and cotton may be made any time up to June 1. Thia is as late as you can afford to use a fertilizer which contains a con siderable amount of phosphoric acid and potash, as these materials do not be come so readily available to the plant as nitrogen, which even in an organic form undergoes fermentation rather quickly. As to the method of applying fertilizer that will depend a good deal on the prep aration of the land previously and the cultivation you have given it since plant ing. If the soil is in flrst-class condition and the plants have developed a good tcot svstem and rpread pretty generally \hto«:gh the soil, broad/astlng before the last cultivation will .be a good method to follow. We presume, of course, that you expect to use a mixed fertilizer as a second application, though you do not state what formula you opplkd previous to planting. Wh.re you use any consid erable per cent of nitrate of soda we would piefer t* • u on lop of ,n< * grouac, putting it on just after cultiva tion rataei than before. If vou did not plow tout land with a two-horse turning plow before planttvg. it te probably Lost to put the seciAd application alongside the drill row »vne:e th" roots of the plan's vl!' mor? quickly come In rov.tact with it '’’an world be ‘.he ease where they have to ma«ve their way through a soil wmeh has not bem w«ll broken, and therefore,, not e<:-y for them to pene trate. • • • BEST MEANS OF APPLYING NI TRATE. A J. 0.. Dallas. Ga., writes: In apply ing nitrate of soda six weeks after Plant ing, should it be put In the the drill alongside of the row or would it do as well to broadcast? What variety of the cowpea would be best to grow to build up the land and for forage? It makes very little difference where the ground has been well prepared wheth er the nitrate la broadcasted over the surface or put alongside the drill row. If the ground has not been deeply and thoroughly broken so as to permit of the uniform spread of the roots through the ground, we would be disposed to put the nitrate alongside the drill row. Where it has been broken with a double plow and is in excellent tilth, broadcasting may be practiced with equally satisfac tory results. There is no one best variety of cowpeas because all of them have good qualities, and some are better adaptecLto one local ity than others. The Whippoorwill is probably regarded as the best general purpose cowpea cultivated at the present time. It is. however, not as resistant to nematodes as the Iron and probably not much more prolific. The man who proposes to grow cotton after cowpeas had best therefore use the Iron. For abundance of vine and vigor of growth the Clay and Unknown are certainly two excellent varieties. For early maturity the New Era and the Warren s Extra Early are among the best. • • • FEEDING VALUE OF SUGAR BEET. R. H. H., Curryville. Ga.. writes: I have one acre of black alluvial soil that I am thinking of planting in sugar beets or mangels. What is the feeding value of each of these compared with turnips? How much and what kind 'of fertilizer should I use? Should the seed be planted, in rows or broadcast? Sugar beets contain about 1.1 per cent of digestible protein; 10.2 per cent of di gestible carbohydrates and. 1 per cent digestible fat per 100 pounds. Mangel wurzels contain about 1.1 per cent of protein, 5.4 per cent of carbyhydrates and .1 per cent of fat. Rutabaga turnips con tain 1 per cent of protein, 8.1 per cent of carbohydrates and .2 per cent of fat. You will thus see that the digestible constit uents contained are practically the same. Sugar beets contain a little more car bo hydrates than either mangels or ruta bagas. So far as stock food is contained, there would thus be little to choose be tween them. Mangels and beets give their best results on rich loamy soils that are well supplied with vegetable matter. Black alluvial land.such as you describe, if well drained, should answer very well. Root crops, as a rule, do not do as well in the south as in the north because a cooler climate is better adapted to their growth. For these crops heavy fertiliza tion is essential. A fertilizer containing cent of phosphoric acid and 6 to 8 per cetn of phosphoric acid and 6 to 8 per cent of potash should be used. Not less than 500 pounds of such a mixture should be applied per acre. The seed should be planted in rows 2 1-2 to 3 feet apart. It takes about 8 pounds of mangel or beet seed per acre, and 4 to 6 pounds of turn ips. The crops should be thinned to a stand after the first cultivation, and the plants should not be left closer than 12 to 18 inches apart. • • • MENINGITIS IN CATTLE. W. J. W.. writes: I had a cow which was taken sick about three weeks ago. She would stand around with her head down, and would eat hardly anthing. I had three cow doctors with her; one said she had hollow horn; the other two said she had distemper. I uced indiigo water and had her horns sawed off, but she grew gradually weaker until she congress!" (which met on that day) cried Allen. When Allen made the attack th* gar rison was sound asleep. If the cheers of the patriots were heard, the British took care to keep quiet, only one sentinel w’at on guard, and as he resisted. Allen gave him a neat sword-cut. which made him drop his gun and his courage at one and the same time. The sentinel was ordered to lead the way to the commandant's quarters, and the fellow showed Allen a pair of stairs leading up to the second storj of the barracks, which Allen immediately mounted, two steps- at a time. flmVng himself at a door at the top. This do«r was locked on the inside. Allen dealt it two or three furious blows with the hilt of his sword, at the same time calling out to the terrified commandant that if he did not instantly come forth the gar rison should all be put to the sword. M hen he appeared he stood only In his shirt, with his breeches m his hand, not having had time to pud them on. When Allen requested him tn surrender he stammered out some objections, which Allen, however, cut short by brandishing his naked sword over the hah-naked of ficers's head, repeating his demand in a still more peremptory voice. To this dis play, of force the unlucky commandant incontinently yielded. Orders were giv en for the garrison to parad*. as pris oners of war to “the Great Jehovah and the Continental congress.” On this same expedition, and two days later. Crown Point, another fortress nearby, fell Into the hands of another Vermonter. Seth Warner, and other de fenses on the lake, as well as a British sloop of war were taken as trophies of the expedition. The whole Champlain re gion was in his hands, including great stores of captured arms, ammunition and provisions. could not get up. Her head and neck were drawn around to her side before she died, and you could hardly pull them straight. She wheezed but never coughed any. She lay two days and nights with her head and neck drawn to one side before she died. What treat ment shall 1 follow if any of my other cattle are affected this way? Your cow was affected with a brain trouble caled meningitis. There are many causes for this disease, but among t he more common of the causes is spoiled food of any kind; for example, musty hay or fodder or mouldy or sour grain of any kind. Treatment is not always satisfactory, but should be commenced in the beginning of the trouble when the cow first looks droopy and drow»y. The first thing to do is to move the bowels thoroughly. This is done by giv ing as a drench 1 1-2 pounds of Epsom salts mixed with 2 ounces of powdered ginger. Dissolve this in 3or 4 quarters of warm water and drench the cow with the mixture. Follow this with 2 ounces of iodide of potassium and 8 ounces of wat er. Mix together and make a solution. Give 1 tablespoonful In a little water morning and night. In addition, if the head feels hot. keep it wet with cola water or cracked ice. • » • INFLAMMATION OF THE UDDER. E. J., Miledgeville, Ga., writes: I have a cow which has been having a swollen udder, and I have been bathing it in warm salt water. She had a calf the oth er day, but the udder still has fever in it. and I do not know that the calf can stand up, as I have not seen it 8 do so. She coughs sometimes and does not eat heartily, and her udder is still hard. Your cow has the condition known as inflammation of the udder or "garget." I would advise you to give her a purga etiv dose of Epsom salts. Take 1 1-2 pounds of Epsom salts, mix with it 2 ounces of powdered ginger and dissolve the whole in three or four quarts of warm water. Give to the cow as a drench. Tn addition to this bathe the udder with waater just as hot as you can bear your hand in for one-half hour daily. Wipe udder dry and paint the swollen part with tincture of iodine. It is a pretty good practice when a calf is dropped if it does not get on its feet soon and suck to help it up and see that it does get some nourishment. There is very little trouble with the calf about getting up and nursing after it gets one feed of milk- • • • TREATMENT OF MANGE IN HOGS. ’ J. M. W., Elliott, Ga., writes: I have about 50 or 60 head of hogs from three to ten months old that have the mange very bad. I nave tried sev eral remedies such as stock powders, sulphur and lard. They ran through a pinaar patch last fall. I would like to know how to cure this disease. Mange in hogs is more difficult to overcome than mange in some other ani mals. because the parasite causing this trouble gets very deeply into the skin. In treating mange the owner must not only care for the animals, but also th« premises which they have been occupy ing to overcome the danger of infec tion. The first thing to do Is to wash the hogs with strong warm soapsuds to soften and remove the scabs. The washing should be done with a fairly stiff brush. After this probably the easiest treatment, considering the number of hogs you have, would be to dip them. Make a water-tight dip ping tub four or five feet long on tne bottom, three feet deep and two feet wide. The sides should be perpendicu lar, but the ends should slope, and be provided with elects for foot holds from the bottom of the tub to a pen at one end to hold the hogs before going into the dip, and at the other end a small pen to hold them after dipping, and so arranged that the dip that drains from them will run back into the tub and save what would otherwise be wasted. The dip may be made from Kreso, Chloro-Naphtho leum or Zenoleum. one gallon to fifty gallons of water. Two men should be at the tub to keep the hog from drown ing, to keep him in the dip for at least two minutes, and to rub the dip well into all parts of the skin of the body and head. From the tub the hog is allowed to climb into the drain ing pen. where ho remains’ until the excess dip has drained from his body, after which he is turned loose. Gates between the retaining pen and the dip ping tank and between the dipping tank and the draining pen simplify matters by givig the dippers better control of the hogs. The tank should be sunk into the ground so that the top of its sides are level with the ground. The pens at each end may then be built on the ground and not on stilts, as is necessary when the dipping tub is built on the ground. The dipping should be repeated at intervals of three days for several times. The quarter occpied by the hogs should he covered with white wash, to which has been added a little carbolic acid or a little or the dip, <.r the hogs may be removed to a new location. In place oi dipping the following oint- I TijeTiMeTO Mi I \PR£PAR€JSrtte I&IRyeST I TO BE sure of the full profit from your acres at ting the greatest return on their investment. And they | harvest time, you must take the step now that were not disappointed. will insure your being able to make every Now. the only reason for this is because the ma minute count then. A delay at the time when chines were made right in the first place and no ex you are harvesting your crops will be costly under the pense has been spared to make them better. . Every most favorable circumstances, and it may destroy the year finds the experts responsible for the design and profits of a whole year’s work. construction of these machines in the field making Preparing the soil—planting good seed—at the notes—watching to see where any improvement, how- right time—these are highly important—but thej’ are ever slight, can be made to increase their efficiency, only the means to an end—only steps that lead to the The manufacture of these leading machines by M all important time when you reap your reward. one organization means much to you because — You cannot reap your full reward without the lt permits the manufacturer tocoatrol ore mines, proper machines any more than you can reap reward steel mills, timber land and saw mills so that he can without proper care in the preliminary stops. be absolutely sure of the finest quality of raw materials To reap all the profit that should be yours you and secure them at the lowest cost. must be prepared with the most efficient harvesting —lt permits the concentration of forces on im machines. provements, the employment of the most skilled labor Uj And now is the time to select them—to make sure —the installation of the most up-to-date labor-saving you are ready. You are going to be busier every day machinery. It means in a "nutshell” improved quality ■ from now on. at a reduced manufacturing expense. Start today to look over your equipment. —lt permits you to purchase a superior product ■ out what you will need. Think what it was that would at the lowest pnssible price . I year ’ 6 Were it possible to make as good a harvesting ■ 1 h,S Th*r22r* tn consider in rhnneinff a machine as any one of these six leading lines under | halting machine.^You must consider them *aU S<> : carefully You not only want efficiency, depend- H would be impossible to sell it. . ability, durability—but you want the machine that You cannot afford to experiment at harvest time. ; will meet your particular requirements. Smooth, rapid, uninterrupted work is an absolute ji You can only be sure of getting all these by taking necessity. Each machine made under one of the six B the proper time to make your selection. And your names mentioned is tested under much more trj ing first consideration should be to find now a line of conditions than will ever be encountered in the har . established reputation that will give you the greatest vest field before it is sentout. Nothing ever goes Wrong & number to choose from. on one of these machines without mighty good cause Your first step therefore should be a visit to an —but no mac ame is proof against accident. International dealer. H your team should run away and a smash-up re- I Under these names suit, the extra parts can be quickly had from a nearby I International dealer. Every International dealer fk Acknraa carries a stock of extra parts that fit. This means a Champion McCormick Usbome | ot to you because at harvest time you can t afford to Milwaukee Plano go skirmishing over the country, hunting for an extra veering iviuwauKee rianu When the grain ig rjpe for cutting it h as to bo i g! ~ ... _ ... ~ ~ . ... . _ cut. It won’t wait several days for a repair part from ‘ & -You will find the machines that will meet your re- some far away factory . f- . . ■ Q u,r ® , " ents - . , . The success of any undertaking depends on care- H I housands of farmers, hard-headed business men t , . - - r .11 , knrv.et H P with just the same problems that confront you. have [»>l preparation. Insure the full pcld of jour harvest ! t ' had their problems solved by some one of these ma- by preparing for it no • i.. . ‘ ' > chines. They did not buy a Champion, Deering, Choose the machine that fills your requirements. ■ McCormick, Milwaukee, Osborne or Plano because If you don t know an International dealer, writuto I kS they were prejudiced in their favor. They bought us and vve II give you the name of the one nearest you. because they were convinced that these machines International dealers also sell the seven most de represented the highest standard of excellence in pendable brands of binder tvvine—( hampion,Deering, M harvesting machines—because these machines met McCormick, Milwaukee, Osborne, Plano and Interna- I I, their requirements—because they felt they were get- tional in Sisal, Standard Sisal, Manila or Pure Manila. M ft - INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA Chicago USA , 4 ■ M / ■ /N \ (Incorporated) 7 ment may he used after scrubbing the nogs in tiie warm soapsuds: Sulphur d pounds, carbonate of potassium 3 pounds, oil of tar 1 quart, and lard 2g pounds. This should be rubbed in to the affected parts once a day. Use vinie precautions as above in regard to disinfecting quarters, or remove hogs to new location. 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I don’t want you to say “yes” or ’ no’ Mf'YMIT'V 111 me a chance to talk with you a little while. some money that you want to place where It will L—__ ■Rfl returns, or if you want to invest a little each I J ur Income. ju-t pin your faith to me for a little Jir n lay before you an Investment proposition that great big money maker for the people, and the —r- cts bear me out in my judgment—l want you to icts and then I believe you will want to put your pi ” f will work for you and you only. » ■ thing to do Is to send for my big 40-page Book of Mt Rflun l| ad Facts.” which I’ll mail you free and at the same B fl I vou my other book called "Why Wall street Rules Mi le’s Money.” When you get these two books which |S facts about tho Dan Patch Electric Railroad and Bi 1 mally. then I’m willing for you to si tin the quiet of B> FT .EC 1 H pass judgment on the whole proposition. M H uto have these two free books that will open your H .vv I is and Wall Street and Investments la general: and jy RAI LffxvW* J those two books I’ll take my chances on whether B * ■ tge Is wrong” or "Savage Is right.” and It won’t B r-a fTj ■ ur feelings or friendship if you never Invest a dollar B ne again. I offer you these two books free—l want v you can make your money work and earn for you. B| nute. while I give you a few facta. Perhaps nine out of this paper know me already, but to those who do not. I want to say that t a national and international buslugMOut of Minneapolis for the past 22 yearn. My business is now the largest of its kind in the world—made so by the S continued patronage of nearly three million thinking. progree»ive.herd / working farmers and stockralsere. / ~ These people are my friends and customers—many have already / S invested in my new enterprise —some from your own State and / from every State in the Union and every Province In Canada. I have built up a number of big enterprises here in the put in operation July 4th ROCHESTER and now I’m building the blggeet of them aiL>>/ w w Dan Patch Electric Railroad Yes, the Dan Patch Electric Railroad, running from Mlnneap- • SI,OOO investment grows to Dan Patch oils to Rochester, and back from lakeville to St. Paul. 00 - e « atm > nve, t’ Electric fam not merely ’ ’thinking” of building thia Railroad. lam ! u \^s , « ) '’iVa U |i^neD'' o oDerat?n*g v'lr S n-i j really building It now-grading on the first section isabootcom- E ’f 4 .,contained in my Big Sook of Eiectrie rL? /FS Railroad, pleted and a e have started grading on the last division from »*’ n d wVntyoJ 'evt'n though*'' Minneapolia, Mine. Owatonna to Rochester. . . you never Invest a dollar, and I am especially /n... w. t don’t lam working to make this the best constructed and biggest anxious fns you to have my new Book, Why / u *** . n * dividend-paying Electric Railroad in tlie country. High-class Wall Street Rules with the People’s Money.” /.'O Electric Ronds from New York to Spokane are great money- Don’t be backward about sending for /2 s mak-rs. I tell you all about it in my Big Book This is the sec- these books. I want you to have them n ond time I have given the people a chan e to share with me— end they won't cost you a eent—they —’’Book of mv other enterprise paid 8 per cent in less than one year—the are free-some of thesa Wall Street /-b,” and Avn. w-H RtrL.tß! I. vvithVh, dividend cnecka were mailed out on J une Ist ,ec-ets will open your .yes, I v sat yvu io /People a Money “ 1 t " < ’ Now is your char.ee to share with me in this enterprise—the sm how the peopla's m-ney works for /A- ‘ greatost of them all I will give you $1 000 invotin? stock in Wall street. 1 want to show you how to addition to a small investment 1 want to send you the esti- mata your mousy w-i hrriw and Z'v' -oame mated net profit statement, showing how a S>.DUO investment for no one else Ssrt ter the 2Ms nas / \ y: Post office i M. W. SAVAGE, President, Minneapolis, Minn. /" X Bute Atlanta joum.i. ; ADMIRAL M’CALLA, NOTED SEA FIGHTER. IS DEAD SANTA BARBARA. Cnl., May 6. ' Rear Admiral B. H. McCalla, U. S. N., (retired), died at 4 o'clock this morn ing. of apoplexy. Rear Admiral McCalla was born at Camden, N. J., in 1844, entering the navy In 1861. His service during the almost 39 years of active duty in all ' | parts of the world were noted. In connection with the war with . Spain and the Peking relief column he > received signal recognition in the ; shape of a congressional medal for ■ distihguished service in battle, and i also International acknowledgment of ■ his labor through the bestowal upon i him of the order of the Red Eagle by the German emperor, and the Chinese war medal by the king of England. He had an international record in i the civil war. He retired June 19, 1906. NEW ORLEANS MAIL NEW ORLEANS, May 6.—The collec ! lection of mails by automobiles was the • novel experiment tried here yesterday. : Local postofflee officials say “it was a go.” If such is the case, will carriers, to a great extent be let out of the service? The experiment has been referred to thu department at Washington for answer. CHILD’S SECRET CORSET BRINGS DOWN LIGHTNING PETERSBURG. Ind.. May 6.-Lightning struck the hand-made and secretly worn corset of 9-year-old Mary Taylor yes terday and almost ended her life. The ■ little girl, a daughter of a farmer living 1 near this city, wanted to wear a corset. 1 So she gathered some tin cans, slipped I into the hay loft of the barn and. with a hatchet, cut and shaped her “stays.” With a piece of muslin she then made what was at least an imitation of a corset. Today she crawled under the porch of the house during a storm. Llghning struck the porch and Mary s screams of pain brought her mother. , Dragged from under the porch and un dressed. Mary’s corset was revealed. One , of the “stays” had been melted by the I’ghtnlng. ROBBED THIS MILKMAN, THEN DRANK HIS MILK CORDELE. Ga., May Two whlta men held up and robbed Austin Hall, a ycung man who. together with his father, operates a dairy just outside the city lim its of Cordele. About $6 in change was procured, af ter which one of the men very composed ly drank a quart of milk from the wag on. then again attacking their victim, i they knocked him into a semi-conscious condition, from which he recovered after | they had made their escape. 5
