Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, July 11, 1911, Page 5, Image 5
Agricultural Farming ‘ $ A N[) REw £ol/le Thm depart"**"* will cheerfully endeavor to furnleh *ll7 information. betters ■hoold bo addreeeed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, preeident State Agri cultural College, Athene, Ga- Among the- better known and general s' recognized draft breeds of horses in the United States may be mentioned the Tlydeodale, which originated in Scotland, lhe Shire and Suffolk-Punch, which orig ttated tn England, the Belgian from Belgium. and the Percheron from France No distinctly Americarv<yP® ot I raft horse has been developed up to ibis time. All of these breeds have rood and oad points and are more or ess prime favorites tn various sections »f the country. It would be digcult to •ay which Is the most popular and wide ly dlaaemlnated. but undoubtedly the Percheron heree has more admirers and • more general distribution in the south than any other of the draft breeds. A Brief outline of some of the more impor tant characteristics of the breed and something of tta origin and history will, therefore no doubt prove interesting to nany at this time. As already stated, the breed originated tt France, where draft horses have been •red for many centuries. The breed is (opposed to have originated from a type if draft animal bred in the vicinity of LaPerche. a territory about 60 by 60 miles in area. corresponding to what a known in the United States as a tounty. The great care and attention which has been lavished on the breed is evident by the fact that a section of country not over 00 miles in area has given to the world one of the famous •nd best known draft breeds of horses, it is supposed to have a dash of Arab •nd Barb blood in his make-up, due to the bringing back to France horses from the east by the crusaders. The govern ment is also largely responsible for the perfeciloE reached by this breed, for it established what is known' as govern ment studs as early as 1714. and 1 though destroyed during the revolution, they were restored by the far-sighter and astute Napoleon. Like all breeds, the Percheron passed through various vicis situdes until there was finally evolved the type of animal familiar to the horse men of today. Percheron stallions weigh when mature from 1,700 to 2.000 pounds, and mares from I*soo to 1.500 pounds, while the height of the breed ranges from 151-2 to 17 hands for stallions, and from 151-2 to. 161-2 hands for mares- While a va riety of colors predominate, gray and black are the favorites. Probably the gray is more popular tn the United United States than animals of other col ars. The body is short and blocky, with broad, tevel back and a full deep chest. Criticism of the breed is sometimes found in the fact that the rumps are •bort and the tail set on too low. and there is sometimes a deficiency in depth •nd fullness of body. The legs and feet •re characteristic of the breed and are more shapely probably and better de veloped than in any other -raft breed. The clear, limbs, free of long hair, make the breed unusually attractive to Ameri can farmers. The Percheron horse has good action, standing second in this re ipect probably only to the Clydesdale. The animals have a well developed head' •nd eyes and the neck Is fashlondd in »n attractive manner. The improvement »f the breed in France Is due largely to the fact that the breeding animals •re critically examined by government veterinarians, and if up to a certain standard they are subsidised Animals sot “approved' - are excluded from pub •c service. It is not surprising, there fore. that the breed has been developed tn rapidly and reacned its present state »f perfection. It is to be hoped that >ur federal and state governments will •hortly take similar action. The Percheron was introduced into the United States about 1819. though the real ieveloprr.ant of the breed dates from when a number of mpcrtatlons were wrought into the middle west where the •reed has attained great popularity. It oeing authoritatively stated that there were fully 5.000 Percherona in the United States as early as 1866. The cross-bred or grade Percheron is common in America, •nd this accounts in some measure sor 1 ’.he popularity of the breed. Some objec tion has been raised to the use of pure sred sires on nati/e mares in the south aecause the animals were deficient in hone and subject to disease of the feet •nd limbs. This probably Is more due to the fact that undesirable sired have sometimes been brought in and to inher ited qualities of the dams. The popularity »f the Percheron is attested by the high •rices which many of them command, the champion stallion of the breed at ;he Louisiana Purchase exposition bring ing 96.500 Percheron geldings are also favbrftea. being quite extensively used tor drayage purposes in large cities. There is probably no breed of draft torses better adapted to the south‘than ihe Fercherons. To Import a sire, as •as already been noted, to cross on the satire mares deficient in bone and quali ty. is only courting disaster. If the sires ire brought in. they should be accompa •ied by a carload or two of choice mares. In other words, for a community to buy a •tailion and hope to establish a draft type from ths natihs stock is a waste »f time and money. The draft mhres. sowever. brought in and given any de gree of care and attention will do as nuch work in many respects as the best aiule, and will lay the foundation for the establishment of the draft horse business •n a scale which will permit southern •Feeders to fill the market demand for animals of the draft type. After a suffl :ient number of mares have been devel oped. ft will be a simple matter through ;he use of high grade jacks to begin the >reeding of the big-boned and heavier ijrpe of mule which economic con fit ions demand shall replace the lighter *ype of animals now used on our plants- . :ions. The fear that the draft anima! will be too heavy and awkward and In- ! capacitated for rendering good service »y climatic conditions is not well founded. The one difficulty in the way of accll- ( ! natizmg the Percheron is the labor prob em. If the farmer who invests his mon iy tn superior specimens expects to turn :hem over to indifferent negro laborers mly disappointment and loss will follow, i in Improved strain of animals must be saved for with some skill and considera ■ion. The 3.000 pounds in the collar which ! 1 team of gnod draft mares will insure •dll enable the farmer to do as much , BUGGY Frl • -i wit ht m WFWMgSAMWHHLS- ! Easiest Io ride in. hardest to wear ect. Every ’White Star” axis set true by hand, boxes ground in oil. Uaequaied for speed and hehtnesa cf draft. tty art Stjluh, Staunth and Sttadj. GncntnX tn design, elegant in finish. , Possess aii the pctntsof superiority that .-rakes it a better vehicle (ban the rest. Ask your dealer, or writs ATLANTA BUGGY CO.. At anta. Ga f M J'S® ’ >jwork as he can accomplish with three 1 1,000-pound mu lea The mares should 1 drop a foal at least four out of five years, and be out of the collar not over two to three weeks by reason of doing so. It will pay the southern farmer a handsome dividend to give more attention to the breeding of draft horses. ’ SUGGESTIONS RELATIVE TO FER TILIZERS. B. S., Autreyville, Ga., writes: In what way does a plant consume the nitrogen in nitrate of soda? Is it advisable to mix guano and soda? Will phosphorus and potasnbscape into the air if left on top of the ground? Is a fertilizer avail able when it becomes soluble? How long does nitrate of soda last? Please tell me something abodt floats. Will the sun baking new land Injure it? How would it do to turn land ten to twelve inches that has never been broken over four to five? Is it bewt to put fertilizer in deep or shallow? Nitrogen is nitrate of soda if in what is called an immediate available form; that is, as soon as nitrate of soda comes in contact with water, the nitrogen is immediately dissolved and is in condition where the plants may take it up directly without its undergoing certain transfor mations. The advisability of mixing soda and guano depends altogether on the con stituents of the complete fertilizer. Spe cific information on the formula you desire to mix, however, would be neces sary in order to reply intelligently to this question. In a dry spell of weather there is no objection to mixing some nitrogen with the complete fertilizer and incor porating it with the soil to a depth of two or three Inches. Phosphoric acid and potash will not escape into the air if left on top of the ground, but of course a good part of the available plant food may be leached out and carried away in the water which falls as rain. It would not be advisable to leave either one of theee materials uncovered. Phosphoric acid and potash are taken up by the plants, but they are not assimilated as quickly as some of the quickly available forms of nitrogen. A fertilizer is ordi narily available when it becomes soluble tn water, as the nitrogen in cotton seed I tpeal must undergo two fermentations before brought into condition so plants can assimilate it. The advisability of I broadcasting a fertilizer depends alto gether on the preparation of the ground. If all of it has been plowed to a good depth and is in a friable condition and contains a fair amount of vegetable mat ter broadcasting is all right. Where veg etable matter is In the form of yard ma nure Is concentrated in the drill rows It is probably better to put at least a part of the fertilizer under the drill row and scatter the balance broadcast. Ni trate of soda only lasts until plants have an opportunity Ao take it up. This will vary much according to seasonal condi tions and the character and age of the plants to which it is applied. Corn and cotton may take it up very- quickly and its effect may be shown in a period of two weeks. > Floats is a finely ground phosphate beatring rock, but which has not been treated with sulphuric acid. When treat ed with an equal volume of sulphuric acid it makes the acid phosphate of commerce The best fertilizer for new ground de pends altogether on the character of the soil. Red clay land, for instance, might not need much potash or phosphorus, while sandy land might need considerable potash. When land is exposed to - the direct rays of the sVin oxidation is go ing on and any nitrogen in it may be converted into ammonia and lost directly into the air. Os eburse. there may at the same time be an apparent accumula tion of nitrogen in the soil. This appears like a contradiction, but is due to the fermentation which causes the nitrogen to form and accumulate even though the loss due to the ground remaining bare be quite excessive. A winter cover crop should be grown on all land in Georgia to avoid the leaching away of nitrogen and washing. Land may be safely turned 8 to 10 Inches deep which has not been previously broken over 4 to 5 inches. It ; would not be advisable to break it 12 ; to 14 Inches all at once unless you are in position to use an Implement of the type of the Spalding deep tilling plow • which mixes the top soil and subsoil very thoroughly. The advisability of put ting fertilizer, in deep or shallow de pends on a great many matters. If the land has been well prepared, and you have deep feeding crops on It such as corn and cotton the fertilizer may be put in relatively deep; for shallow feeding crops, place near to the surface. • • • FEEDING A COW WITH A YOUNG CALF L N. C., Macon, Ga., writes: Our cow had her second calf four days ago. and she is not 'well yet I am feeding I her morning and night with one quart each of bran, alfalfa meal and corn meal, and a pint of cotton seed meal mixed with about a peck of cotton seed | hulls, and follow with a bushql basket of hay. She eats it up clean. The i calf sucks at will and takes all the milk although the upper part of her bag appears to be full, although it is soft She does not drink more than three or four buckets of water per day. With regard to your cow. she is ap- • patently just suffering from the es . sects of parturition and will no doubt be at herself in a few days. It la best under the circumstances for you to feed her rather lightly and to use as much laxative food as possible. In other words, cut out all the cotton seed meal and x use only bran for several I days. Then give her any green feed which you may be able to obtain. This will tend to stimulate her appetite and ’to lessen feverish conditions. Cotton j seed- meal and corn meal are too con ! centrated to feed to a cow immedi ately after calving. All the foods you are feeding are perfectly safe and de ! sirable ten days or so after parturition has taken place. We believe if you will give your cow a little tonic treat ament of the character suggested, and not force her appetite and keep her {comfortable and In sanitary surround ings for a few days that she will be all right. It is important to watch iudder carefully and see that it is thor- I ougnly milked at least twice a day. , Sometimes the calf does not take all the milk, and in that case congestion of a part or all of the udder may re sult. USING A COMPLETE FERTILIZER UNDER COTTON J. T. G.. Butler. Ga., writes: I would like to put 200 pounds of a 10-2-4 guano on my cotton. Is It too late? If not, how much can I use with success? Should it be put by the side or In the middle? Will a guano bought for thia- crop keep Its strength and be ■ good for next year? It is now rather late to apply a com | plete fertilizer to cotton, though, of course, the effect obtained from the application will depend very much on {the season. Personally, we would pre- THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA. GA.. TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1911. 'farmers WILL HOLD- rally I AT UNION CITY, JULY 22ND* —— Addresses Will Be Made by • ’ Prominent Leaders of j i Union Others (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) (t< / ~ ' 0 UNION CITY. Ga., July 8.-An educa- '' " t tonal rally, that will be participated in i by a number of prominent agricultural WMMfe * leaders, will be held here on Saturday, ’ ; | July 22, under the auspices of the Geor gia division of the Farmers Educational {S- • : and Co-operative up lon. The program ' will consist of a morning and afternoon | | | session. The raily will be held under the aus- "' ' > ' pices of tl>e Georgia State College of • ss . - ' Z ggg Agriculture. Hon. T. J. Brooks, of Ten- Y J nessee, one of the most prominent lead- Y , ■lk / :.?..% • ers of the farmers of the United States. will be among the speakers. A special invitation is extended to members ■>? farmers' families The pro- ‘ gram follows z if.' program of rally. MORMNG SESSION, to O OOLOCK Invocation. ■'' fejfgjgftgjSS; Introductory Remarks—J T McDaniel “Co-operation”—Hon. T. J. Brooks, of ‘ “The Fertility Problem”—W. A Wor- aON T j BROOKS •ham, Jr., professor of agricultural u ’ farmers at Union chemistry, State College of Agriculture. ZtiLr P «««» “Seed Phil Campbell. y meewng. professor of school extension. State col- ; l F^,^£s^r!.c ult 'i’‘e. Hudson, commissioner of agriculture. AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:30 O CLOCK. ~i wtn "Care of Farm Anlmals”-Dr. W. M. Am P le opportunity will be afforded for Burson, professor of veterinary rnedi- discussion of all subjects.. Come pre cine. pared to ask questions and profit as I “The Farmers* Proutem”—Hon. T. G. much as possible by the discussions. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE SHOWS GREAT WORK TH’AT HAS BEEN DONE IN PAST THREE YEARS - t t * 1 (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) matters pertaining to the more intelligent ATHENS, Ga., July B.—The State Col- use of BOil an<l fertilizers. The college i__. is a pioneer in the matter of extension lece of Agriculture has issued a sum- A at. • « • . , teaching in the south, and is now asking mary of the extension activities during that itß 6upport be increased so that the last three years, during which time it may organize a soil survey, conduct iit has been operated upon an annual ap- itinerant schools and promote live stock I propriation of 310,000. and poultry industries. | Georgai has jumped from tenth to Alabama, copying the Georgia plan, I fourth place in agricultural production, has already set aside 352.000 for this par and there is a statewide interest in all ticular purpose. The summary follows: l- ~ * DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION. To May 1, 1911; Organized January 1, 1910. Number ' Meetings. CHARACTER. Attendance. 14 Three-day itinerant schoolsß.4ls 33 Farmers’ institutes 7.758 14 Teachers’ institutes.. - ...,1,480 86 Miscellaneous farmers’ meetings 16,601 14 Miscellaneous teachers’ meetings 3,750 4 Fruit and truck societies.... 96 (C.) Boys’ Com Clubs (members) ;5,438 17 (Co.) Girls Industrial Clubs (members).... .. .. 1.252 44,719 ROUTE OF SECOND EDUCATIONAL SPECIAL February 7 to March 25, 1911. Days on road 47 Stops made 154 Counties visited 120 Attendance ... .... 350.000 Distance traveled y 5,467 Railroads co-operatfng 14 SUMMARY OF EXTENSION WORK. Since College Reorganization. . Without With • ' • Trains, Trains. Meetings held. 444 798 Attendance. 76.633 576.633 Distance traveled.... .. 126.739 178,517 Days of travel.... .. 1.097 1,522 fer to confine our efforts to the use of top dressings at this season of the year. An application of nitrate of soda 'or sulphate of ammonia might be j found effective. Some prefer to mix I equal parts of cotton seed meal and nitrate of soda, and this is a good for , mula. When this mixture is applied it is best to scatter it ahead of the cultivator and cover into the soil. If nitrate is used, provided there has been a reasonable amount of ralifi it should be 'put on the surface of the i ground alongside the drill row. Sul phate of ammonia would be applied much the same -as nitrate of soda. though there would be less objection to incorporating it with the soil. Tne advisability of putting it alongside the drill row or in the middle depends on the skill with which the land was pre pared before planting and the charac ter of cultivation which has been pur sued since that time. A crop which shows any considerable degree of vigor will certainly assimilate -all the plant food put on the ground. If the desire is to stimulate a quick growth, placing it relatively near the base of the plant is an advantage. A properly mixed fertilizer will not deteriorate ma terially in composition, though it is best to /tpply it to the ground as soon after mixed as possible. PROTECTING COTTON /ROM RUST. J. J. H., Holly Springs, Ga., writes: I ! have a piece of cotton which is very fine but the ruzt is striking it. What can I do to stop it? • The rusting of cotton may be due to one of two things, either the attack of the red apider or the iippaired physio logical condition of the plant. Three things may render the plant subject to 4his trouble. These are a deficiency of vegetable matter in the soil, the need of drainage, or the lack of available potash. In many of our Georgia soils the lack of available potash is the main cause of rusting and I have no doubt that this is one of the principal reasons why your crop is suffering from this trouble at the present time. Applying potash at this stage of development will hardly arrest the trouble, but in future you should use a much more liberal amount of po-tash than is likely you applied this year. For instance, where this trouble appears I would be disposed to recommend an application of 5 to 10 per cent of available potash where the application of a complete fertilizer is not less than 500 to 600 pounds per acre. The best suggestion we can offer to prevent the rusting of cotton at the pres ent time is to apply nitrate of soda at the rate of 75 to 100 pounds immediately, putting it on as a side application, though if you have had a dry season in your neighborhood, you may scatter it ahead of -the cultivator and work it into the surface of the ground. Please do not understand that this is '’recom mended as a specific for the trouble, but merely a suggestion which has proven helpful in some instances. The thing for you to do is to rotate yeur land, put vegetable matter in it, and apply plenty, of potash another season. • • • PREPARING LAND FOR CABBAGE. J. C. W„ Ellijay, Ga„ writes: I am thinking of planting an acre of land which has not been in cultivation this year in cabbage. It is a rich clay soil. Would turning the weeds under at this time of year sour the land? Would you advise planting it in cabbage? There is no reason why the weeds and trash on the land which you intend to put in cabbage should not be incorpor- e ated with the soil. Os course, a rela e ; tively firm soil is better for a seed bed i I than one -that is too light and e Therefore, immediately after turning the s land It is well to roll it so as to com -3 pact the soil and bring the moisture to - the surface. This will hasten decay and I avoid any danger of souring the land. b ; The lanu should not be plowed when it f 1 is too wet, and it is equally undesirable 8 to wait until it is too dry. Wait until t ' you get a good season in the soil be s fore you begin to plow. Then turn the ' 1 weeds and trash to a considerable depth, I I then fertilize the land well, prepare a - * good seed bed, and there is no reason 1 why caubage should not grow satisfac- 9 torily on it »• • • 1 SLIMY MILK AND ITS PREVENTION J. E. N., uexter, Ga-, writes: Please tell me why a cow’s milk after standing ' awhile becomes s.imy. When taking it J from a pan with a spoon it ropes. Stringy or slimy milk id caused, as a ’ rule, by fungi developing in the liquid, ' and it is probable that the spores are ’ present in the system of the cow. This deduction has been drawn from the fact that frequently in a large herd only two 5 or three cows will be affected, 'and that after a few days the trouble generally disappears. This fungus does not grow into the filaments of the body of the ’ cow, but the trouble occurs five or six hours after minting. Be careful of the ’ water supply. See that It is pure and wholesome and that the vessels used for holding the milk are thoroughly disln } fected by tne use of boiling water and a f little salsoda, and give the cow two drams of bisulphide of soda daily for ’ several days. This should arrest the ( trouble promptly and permanently. ■ FARMERS WILL HOLD ! INSTITUTE AT PERRY l FORSYTH, Ga., July 8. —A farmers’ in s stitute will be held at the court house i in Perry next Thursday morning at 10 r o’clock, July 13, under the direction of ' the officials of the Georgai School of Ag ! riculture. Features of scientific farming i will be discussed by Prof. J. Phil Camp . ' bell, the organizer of boys’ corn clubs I in the state; Editor Hunnicutt and Prof. * J. W. Hart, all of whom thoroughly un derstand the subjects that they will han- 1 die. ! Mr. W. C. Lewis, demonstration agent for Houston county, will also be present and give a talk. 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The May flower is expected to start up the Chesa peake late in the afternoon or early ev ening reaching Washintgon Monday fore noon. LOS ANGELES TO GET CHRISTIAN_ENDEAVORERS ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. July B. Los Angeles, Cal., today was selected as the place for holding the 1913 in ternational convention of the Christian Endeavor union. The selection was made by the board of trustees of the union on the second ballot. Indianap olis was the nearest competitor. Children were declared to be the best producers of potential energy in the world by Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver, at a confernce today on "The Boy and How tp Handle Him,” held in connection with the convention. Members of the so-called "upper cir cles of society” were sharply taken to for not doing their duty in the battle against the liquor evil by H. H. .Spooner, superintendent of the temper ance department of the Connecticut Christian Endeavor union,, at a temper ance rally held in St. James M E. church. An effort is to be made dur ing the remaining days of the conven tion, which does not adjourn until Wednesday night to evangelize the casual crowd on the Boardwalk and Atlantic avenue. georgTFboysge’F - ANNAPOLIS APPOINTMENTS WASHINGTON. July B.—Millard G. Gamble, Jr., and William J. Nunnally, of Georgia, have successfully passed all examinations of entrance to the naval academy, and their appointment as members of the fourth class is an nounced. s4= Standard Cotton Grader ;i Best Premium Ever Offered Farmers and Cotton Buyers I -1 I I M • • I > I i 1 I I I I - ■ r?tl - r imwinil lii.im.im—3 This Grader will enable the Fanner to GRADE HIS OWN COTTON CORRECTLY and each grade is worth. The Government has established nine standard grades of cotton, and is now sending out these grades with the seal of the-Government on them at $35.00 a set, which are put up in large boxes about 20 inches square and six inches deep, which is too expensive and too unhandy for a Farmer. Our Standard Cotton Grader—is “Handy Size” about 16 inches long and 4 inches square, containing the nine standard samples with the name and DIFFER ENCE in PRICE of each grade, printed thereon*’ These differences are es tablished by the New York Cotton Exchange, which* is one of she most im portance to the Farmer. / Full instructions how to grade your own cotton with each Grader. \ j Remember —We Give You One of These Standard Cotton Graders and One Year’s Subscription to The Semi-Weekly Journal, Both for Only $4.00. The Cotton Grader alone is worth $20.00 to any man who has a bale of cotton to sell Send for one today as we only have a few- and they are going fast. USE THE COUPON BELOW: To the Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga. IH Gentlemen :■ — ■ Jrl Enclosed find $4.00 for which please send Semi-Weekly Journal. m One Year and your Standard Cotton Grader, with full instructions. I NAME ■ TOWN .. ... STATE 1 S I CORNERSTONE LAID BY HAZLEHURSTJVIETHODISTS FORSYTH, Ga.,’ July B.—ln the pres ence of a large crowd and with very im pressive ecermonies, the cornerstone of the new >12,000 Methodost church at Hazlehurst was laid Wednesday by Bish op H. C. Morrison, D. D. There were several ’thousand people present at the occasion from surrounulng counties. Bishop Morrison delivered an excellent address, after which a collection of 52,000 was raised. According to the rituals of the Meth odist church, sftjith, the ceremonies of the laying of the cornerstone wa,s com menaed. A large force of hands imme diately began the work of erecting the burning, and it will be ready for occu pancy within a few weeks. When eom pleted it will be one of the handsomest church edifices in the state. ELEVENTH COMPANY BIG GUN MARKSMEN WASHINGTON, July 8. —General Weaver, chief of the Coast Artillery corps, has specially commended the of ficers and enlisted men of the 11th company at Fort Dade. Fla., for having made the best record of the service with 8-lnch guns during the present target practice year. That company scored 100 per cent of hits, firing at a target 3 1-2 miles away, and moving at a speed of about 5 1-2 miles an hour. • Mrs. Butler Dies NEW YORK, July 8.-Without recov- 1 ering consciousness. Mrs. James S. But ler, of New Orleans, wife of a wealthy cotton planter, died Friday in the New- York hospital, following a stroke of apo plexy. e Speakin 9 of School It’s so hard to get any shoes that will stand those rowdy boys and that romp ing girl. Did yon ever try RED SEAL SHOES HADE ,N OEOBO,A THE SAXON HAS A RECORD OF SIX MONTHS J. K. ORR SHOE CO., ATLANTA , WILL GIVE MILLION TO BUILD HOSPITAL PORTixAND, July B.—At today’s , proceedings of the International Mis sionary convention of the Christian church, R. A. Long, the Katosas City millionaire lumberman, announced that ; he would, during the next ten years, give 51,000,000 for the establishment of a non-sectarian national hospital to o* located on a tract in Kansas City owned by the Christian church. Mr. Long is the head of the Long-Bell Lumber company. But two conditions govern the donation. The church must ; raise another >1.000,000 and one-third of the oeds in the institution must be free.: The church already has raised 5400,000 of the amount required and the officers i expect to have no difficulty raising the 5600,000 balance during the coming ten years. —————— FORTY MARINES HAVE DESERTED NEW YORK. July B.—Forty marines, about one-tenth of those quartered at i the Brooklyn navy yard, have taken French leave. If they do nojt return to) j barracks beiore July 16 they will be offi cially proclaimed deserters. The men are • | part of a batch brought back from Guan- -• | tanamo about two weeks ago. They com- : complained of poor food, strict treatment 1 and delay in paying them off. SEABOARD RAISES~ MECHANICS’ PAY NORFOLK. Vs., July 8.-The genera!« committee of the Trades union of the Seaboard Air Line railway today an nounced that the company had granted I an increase of 3 1-2 cents an hour to ma- . . ' chinists, -21-2 cents an hour to boiler makers, and 11-2 cents an hour to sheet iron workers, effective immediately- 5