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Newspaper Page TextAGRICULTURALffV Education , tyL T~ - Successful Fakmin Soule **"it department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information. Letters should bo addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, president State Agri cultural College, Athens, Ga. SUGGESTIONS ON SUMMER PLANTING The severe drouth in many sections of Tie state will materially cut down the corn crop, thereby reducing not only the supply of rough feed but of grain as well. If Georgia farmers could save the money juw sent out of the state to buy hay ano grain for their live stock, it would amount in the course of a year to many millions of dollars. There is no reason why this should not be accomplished, ex cept for the fact that attention has been centered too closely on the cotton crop. In view of existing condition, it is im portant that special attention be given Immediately to planting crops which will produce plenty of rough feed and in. some measure take the place of a part of the grain which ha.- previously been fed. Judging from the correspondence com ing to hand many farmers believe that the season is too far advanced to plant many of the crops which could be utilised for the purposes indicated to excellent advantage. On the college farm at Ath ens. cow peas were planted last year up to the first of August. It is true that some of the earlier maturing varieties were used among which may be men tioned the Warrens Extra Early, the New Era and Whippoorwill. Though the months of August and September were unusually dry. it is surprising how very considerable a development these peas made, yielding an excellent quality of hay and surprising amount of grain. They were, of course, gathered before frost in jured them. Any crop planted late in the season makes a greater effort to ma ture seed than one planted earlier in the season though one can frequently plant a crop so late as to accomplish but little thereby 1 There is a tendency to stop planting en tirely too early on the part of many of our farmers. As a result, they do not have any leguminous crops to supply- hay • for winter feeding nor any seubble to en rich the soil for the fall planting. When hay costs $N> to S3O a ton. and one can grow sls to 13» worth on land which has already produced a crop. It is well worth while to make an effort to do so. Quite a variety of crops can be planted as late I as the 15th of August in Georgia, and will make good hay. Reference has al- i ready been made to varieties of cow ‘ peas, and some of the early maturing varieties of gag beans may also be used One of the best is the Extra Early Black. Both the cow peas and eoy beans should be sown with the grain drill so as to cov er them uniformly into the ground. This is a very important matter, as it affects the stand and determines the quantity of seed to use. Cultivation can also be pur sued where the crop is planted in drills 24 to 3B inches apart, and this hastens de velopment especially if the season be somewhat dry. It is important that the land be broken for these crops. Many make the mis take of trying to plant them on stubble land which has not beep turned. Occa sionally a good season is secured in the ground to produce a uniform stand, and ' as a result, a good crop, but this is the exception and not the rule. The thor ough preparation of the land is impor tant. Os course, when one plants these crops as late as has been indicated, yields such as will be obtained from early planting are rarely if ever obtained, but it is easily possible to make a ton of hay per acre, which is worth at least S2O. The soil has also been improved by the roots, stubble and fallen leaves to the extent of at least $o Late planting has therefore been a fine investment, and it is for this reason that its importance is urged so strongly upon our farmers. Moreover, where one can grow a crop of legumes and secure as much as a ton per acre he has obtained a crop whirls will replace a part of the corn ordinarily fed, and in a season when this crop promises to be rather short throughout the country and unusually high in price, this is a matter of the utmost Importance. Os course, cowpea or soy bean hay will not take the place of corn altogether, but where one feeds a roughness rich in protein such as this would be, the corn ration may be cut down by one-third or one-half. Surely, this suggestion is worth taking into seri ous consideration and putting into prac tice as extensively and completely as pos sible in every Part of Georgia. It means 1 the saving to our farmers of several mil lion dollars. Another crop which can be used ad vantageously for late planting is German mll|et There are a great variety of mil lets. but probably this Is one of the very best to use. It will ordinarily ma ture sufficiently for hay in about $0 days, and may be sown broadcast or with a grain drill. Planting with the grain drill la very much to be preferred as it econ- ' omixes seed and insures a much better stand. Millet is rather a hardy crop and will grow where soil conditions are not so favorable as are required by cow peas and soy beans. However, it gives its best results where the land is fairly rich | and has been well fertilised. A good fer-1 tiitzer to use on millet would be a. 10-3-5 on sandy land and a 8-2-4 on clay land. One should prepare a good seed bed. This can not be emphasized too strongly, ft is better to break the ground and harrow it and wait two weeks to secure a season rather than to try and hasten planting by seeding the crop before the ground Is ready to insure Its rapid and ' complete germination. Millet is nbt as rich in feeding nutrients as the le- I gumes mentioned, but it makes an excel lent hay if cut just when in the earliest dough stage. It should not be fed in un limited quantities to horses as it some times overstimulates the kidneys, but if fed in eomb‘nation with some other roughness. It constitutes an excellent food stuff for live stock, and the farmer has the advantage of producing it at the cost of the seed and a little labor, where as. he would have to pay 530 a ton prob ably for mixed western hay containing! no more nutriment per ton than millet. Millet may be combined also with soy seans or cowpeas Where this practice Is followed the millet and peas should be r town at the rate of one peck to one tashel of millet with from a bushel to a bushel and a half of peas or beans If broadcasting is followed the heavier seed ,»g will be found necessary. If the plant ng to done with a grain drill, half the "'LiWMinSTAR i— t.'bugcy- BUGGY ■ jMf i •~A WITMTMI Eariest to ride to. hardest to wear out. Every White Star" axle set true by hand, boxes ground in oil. Uncquaied for a?«ed and lightness cf draft. Tidy art Stylish, Stauiuh and Steady. Graceful in design, elegant in finish. MsaassaJl: hepoinssef superiority: hat r/akee ft a better vehicle than the rest. Ask your dealer. or write t ATLANTA BUGGY CO.. Atlanta. Ga. amount of millet mentioned will prove satisfactory. Where the crop is sown in drills 24 inches apart a peck of mil let and a bushel of peas will answer very well. Millet or a combination of the crops mentioned may be seeded as late as August 1 and will be ready to cut and remove from the land in time, to break it for fall planting. The combination crop will not prove so exhausting to the soil as millet alone. aa£ the two can be cured easier for hay which is a dis tinct advantage as all realise who have tried to cure cowpeas by themselves, es pecially when weather conditions are not favorable. It is thus yet possible to sup ply a large quantity of very excellent rough feed for the nutrition of live stock which must be carried through next win ter. \ / In addition, if plans are made imme diate!}', a large amount of grazing may be provided for the fall and winter. The land should be broken and prepared so that rye, oats, barley, wheat or Oregon vetch may be seeded for pasture purposes not later than the first of September. If there Is any rain during the fall months. It is surprising what a large amount of grazing these crops will fur nish, thus saving the hay and roughness for use during the winter season. The Oregon vetch is suggested for fall plac ing because of its rapid growth. It is not hardy, however, in north Georgia, and the late freezes of autumn are likely to kill it out. It will probably survive the winter in south Georgia, however, and its most extensive and profitable use will naturally be in that section. Os course, some hairy vetch may be seed ed with any of the crops mentioned, but it will not be serviceable for grazing un til next spring. These suggestions should be given seri ous and Immediate consideration. They mean a great saving to the farmers of 'the state. JAILL ADDITIONAL FERTILIER PAY ON COTTON ? J. H. C.. Orange. Ga.: I have a fresh field of five acres in cotton which is now : knee high. I used 400 pounds of a high ; grade fertilizer to the acre. I put 225 ■ pounds in and bedded on It, and the re -1 mainder in when I planted. It usually averages a bale to the acre, and the ’ prospects were better than ever before i for a good crop this year, but I notice I some sign of what we call rust, and I ' want to know If there is anything I can do to prevent it from spreading? There was one small spot of rust in the field last year, but it is now on the opposite side of the field. Wilt nitrate of soda ge of any benefit at this time? You used a fair amount of commercial plant food on your cotton land, and your method of application was very good as well. The chances are that your lanj does not contain as much veg etable matter as it needs or it may pos sibly be deficient in available potash. Many of our red clay soils contain an abundance of this material, but it Is not in a form in which tne plants can util ize it The rusting of cotton is thought to be due generally to a deficiency in available potash. It would be too late in the season to apply potash with any ad vantage. but you should make arrange ments to increase the amount of this material next year. In the meantime, suppose you try an application of 75 to 100 pounds of nitrate of soda and* apply it'as top dressing alongside the drill row. If you have been suffering from very dry weather, as has been the case in some sections of the state, you might scatter the nitrate ahead of the culti vator and cover it into the soil to the depth of two or three inches. Ordinarily this would not be good practice. In a number of instances where we had ad vised the use of nitrate of soda on fields where there Is evidence of rust appear ing. it has seemeu to have a wholesome and desirable effect in checking it, though nitrate can not be counted on by any means as a specific for this trouble. hHZN AND HOW TO PLANT RUTA- BAGAS. W. B. F„ Hoschton, Ga., writes: I would like instructions in regard to planting rutabaga turnips? How much fertilizer should I use? It was in oats this year and the stubble turned under. ..atabaga turnips may be planted any time during this month. In this local ity lhey are probably best planted from the 15th of July to the Ist of August. The ground should be very carefully and thoroughly prepared, and if it contains ' some decayed vegetable matter as a re- I suit of manuring in the spring with | barnyard litter so much the better. This crop does especially well where cow peas have been plowed under as a matter of soil preparation. It is not advisable | to use fresh manure at this season of the I year as it is liable to make the turnips j speckled, but. of course, better results will always be secured where a consid erable amount of vegetable matter lias previously been incorporated with the soil. A complete fertilizer should be used on this crop containing not less than 8 per cent of phosphorus. 3 per ; cent of nitrogen and 5 per cent of potash. ! This formula will be adapted for use on I red lands. On sandier lands more phos ' phorus and potash should be applied. Use this formula at the rate of not less than 100 to wjo pounds per acre, putting it under the drill row and mixing it well with the soil oefore planting. Sow the seed in drills on the level and use rather freely because there is always some difficulty in securing a stand at this season of the year, owing to the j fact that the sun is so hot that it causes the soil to crust very quickly after a rain, and this may prevent the seed form germinating readily, .veep all weeds in ‘ check and cultivate the land shallow and frequently.- The idea in growing this particular crop Is to induce a rapid and vigorous growth. In this way larger and i better flavqyed roots will be secured. WHEN SHOULD COTTON CULTIVA TION CEASE? W. C. H. Cohutta. Ga. writes: We have four ceres of cotton about a fo-»t ' high, and I wish to know how long it will pay to cultivate it? Is there that can be put on land that has been in sedge grass for some time that will benefit it and prepare it for another crop any better than cow peas? Our experience indicates that the continuous cultivation of cotton as late into the season as possible is advis able. and especially would this be true in a season like the present when such i a small amount of water has fallen. | Keeping surface of the soil stirred | preserves a dust mulch and tends to pause the water to accumulate in the soil, finding its way out through the I* leaves and tissues of the plant, thus stimulating growth. Late cultivation is ( desirable because the fruiting season |is an important one in the life history ■of the plant, and though late cultivation i may stimulate growth to some extent, it will also stimulate the setting on ofj THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL. ATLANTA, GA.. FRIDAY. JULY 14, 1911. MOONSHINE DISTILLERIES fIIIOED ID REW YORK CITY Federal Sleuths Run Down Clever Crooks and Unearth . First Class Plant NEW YORK. July 12. —Six men are I under arrest here today as 'he result Jof a raid by government agmts on a series of moonshine distilleries in New ' York and Brooklyn. Besides the pris oners the raids yielded one large still found in a four-story Brooklyn loft j building, and about 2,000 gallons or moonshine brandy from the gang's wholesale distributing house on Pitt •street on Manhattan. Altogether the , haul was the largest of its kind ever made in this district. The first clue to the operations or the gang came several days aga when a young federal sleuth chancel upon a, wagon load of sugar while lie was strolling along a Brooklyn highway. The actions of the driver made him suspicious and he followed the wagon to its destination. According to the government agents the moonshiners have been s-> success ful that they were about to consolidate ' their various plants In a building on Myrtle avenue. Brooklyn, where they had installed a fine copper still with a capacity of 150 gallons and other equipment of the most modern type. The machinery, capable of turning out a high proof brandy, occupied two floors of the building. The arrangements were made with great cleverness so that odors from the fermentations could not be notice able on the street. A carload of sugar 'and a large quantity ot mash was seized here. Postmistress vV ASHINGTON, July 12.—Miss Willie Johnston is appointed postmaster at I Cotton. Mitchell county. Ga., vice J. Housee, removed. i fruit in a greater ratio than would [otherwise be the case wnere cultivation !is withheld. There is no better crop for you to Iput on the old worn-out land to im prove it than cow peas, though velvet beans and soy beans may be successful ly grown in your section of the state for the purpose of soil improvement. The velvet bean Is a long-seasoned crop and will, not mature grain to any appreciable extent, but as a soil im prover it is the equal of any crop which you can grow. If you have cow peas on hand, however, use them because they are well adapted to yoqr soil and climatic conditions. Land where sedge grass has grown for several years will often be benefited by an application of lime. A ton of good caustic lime ap plied to the land next fall after plowing under the cow peas would be an advan tage. The lime should be put on as a top dressing and some weeks in ad vance of the use of fertilizers or the seeding of a fall cover crop. SEEKS INFORMATION ABOUT GARDEN CROPS. R. D. M, Baldwin, Ga., writes: Is it too late to plant pole beans? Should potatoes have a side application of fer tilizer? When is the best time to sow turnips? It is not too late to plant pole beans, lima beans, or in fact, most any kind of garden truck. Some crops do bet ter planted in July and others in Aug ust. It depends a gooo deal on the length of time it will take the particu lar crop to mature. Corn, for instance, for a fall crop should be planted in July, and rutabaga turnips may be planted this month to good advantage. Some of the smaller sorts, such as the Golden Ball, are better planted next month. The seed of collards, cabbagp and turnips may be plantea now for transplanting in August. The advis ability of fertilizing sweet potatoes will depend much on the ground on which you have planted the evrop and the previous fertilization it has had. If this crop is coming after Irish pota toes which were heavily fertilized in the spring, it will not be so necessary to use large quantities of fertilizer at this time. If your land is of a sandy character and has not been fertilized previously, it will be well to use a sloe application say of not less than 300 pounds of a 102-5. This may be put alongside the drill row. Personally, we always prefer to put the fertilizer for sweet and Irish potatoes under the drill rather than alongside of it as tne roots of this crop tend to bunch together ana do not spread as uniformly tnrougn the soli as corn and cotton. Therefore, it is better to place the fertilizer close to where the roots develop so the plants will be more certain to secure the larg est benefit from the application. ,-x. RUST IN COTTON AND ITS TREAT MENT - E. M. 8., Monticello. Ga., writes: I have about 30 acres of gray land in cotton which every year about this time has begun to rust. Is there not something that I could do for it that would prevent the rust? It is now' in fine shape and it seems a pity that 1 should let it rust and only produce about half of what it should. The rusting of cotton may be due to two things—the presence of the red spider or to certain deficiencies in the soil. The red spider does not do seri ous damage in Georgia except in iso lated instances. The rusting ,of cotton, on the other hand, is a common occur rence, and the trouble is generally caused by the lack of drainage, defi ciency in vegetable matter, or an insuf ficient amount of potash to supply the needs of the plant. While all three may combine to affect your cotton, the chances are that the latter is one of the potent causes of the trouble re ferred to. It is, of course, late in the, season to apply muriate of potash as this element is taken up rather slowly in the soil, and on land subject to rust ing. it should be applied early in the season; in fact, under the drill row at the time of planting, but for the sake; of experiment, and for the benefit j which may accrue to the crop if the I season is wet and plenty of moisture available to bring the plant food with in the reach of the roots, I suggest that you apply not less than 50 pounds of muriate of potash per acre. Use this as a surface application on top of the ground and work it in with a cultiva tor If this treatment does not prove efficient, use a fertilizer next year which contains not less than 8 to 10 per cent of potash at the rate of 500 to 700 pounds per acre on this land. Or better still, take your ordinary fer tilizer formula which you have found efficient on this land, and add to it 100 pounds of muriate of potash per acre. If your cotton begins to rust very shortly, suppose you apply ni trate of soda as a side application and on top of the ground at the rate of 75 pounds per acre. This will help to stimulate the plant and will in some degree relieve the tendency to rust. These methods of practice are the best that can be suggested under the circum stances. 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BATTLE SHIP’S ENGINES MAKE GOOD SHOWING WASHINGTON, July 12.—The perform ance of the new battleship Utah, on he> recent trial trips lias gone far to strengthen the cause of turbine engines. It may result in a revision of the de- 1 clsion of the designers hereaiter to In stall only reciprocating engines on the Utah class of ships. % Indications are that for future bat tleships the navy department will look ■ with- favor upon any plans from private shipbuilders that contemplate the com bination of reciprocating and turbine en gines, the reciprocating engines alone to be used at the slow cruising speeds and combination at top speed. methods which would have resulted in obviating the trouble. .e . I TOP DRESSING FOR COTTON. L. H. E., Stillmore, Ga., writes: I am ' going to try some of Armour’s special ( top dresser. I think they claim It anal- ' yzes 4 —5-2-5. I want to use it on cot- . ton. Please advise how milch per acre | and when it should be applied in wet or dry soil? Should It be put on top or plowed in? It is difficult to advise you as to the , best method <>T using any special brand . of fertllizer'Without knowing the mater- < lais which enter into its composition. A - containing 1 per eent of phos- j phorus, 7.5 per cent of nitrogen and 2.5 i per cent of potash is high-grade, and the ; use of a complete fertilizer when the i cotton is about one-third to one-half 1 developed is often good practice. This j is particularly true on land which is i very sandy, and more likely on that ac- < count to be deficient in the mineral i elements of plant food. On soils which have received a heavy application at the I time of planting the use of a complete 1 fertilizer is not so important, though, I of course, the more clay predominating i in the soil the less important is’the use H of a complete fertilizer as a side uppli- • ' cation. If tile nitrogen in this formula ' is derived from nitrate of soda it will I become very quickly available. The chances are that a part is derived from nitrate of s oda and a part from cctton seed meal, blood or tankage. In ttyat even incorporating i f with the soil to a > depth of two or thi*e inches is not ob- t jectionable and this is particularly de- .’ sirable if the ground is very dry. One J way to put -- on is to scatter it ahead ( of the cultivator, thus the fertilizer is incorporated with the soil and the ground stirred at one .operation. The amount to use will append much on wh;w you have applied already. If you used as much as 500 to 600 pounds of high-grade fertility, then 200 to 300 pounds of this mixture should be am ple. CAN RYE BE SOWN IN COTTON IN JULY? J. R. A., Carrollton, Ga., writes: I have 25 acres In icotion that lias been butchered by plowing wet and shallow. It was plowed eight Inches deep inis spring and pulverized. I want t,o plant tills to cotton next year and tljen sow It for a year or two in oats followed by peas. I have been thinking of sowing the entire piece in Tye when I plow the cotton the last time, and turning it un der green in January. Would like to know what you think of this plan. Your suggestion relative to planting rye in cotton at the cultivation is a good one provided you can secure tne germination and growth of the rye at that season o» the year. Most of the experiments we2have attempted to make with cereals seeded at the time indicated have not proven satisfactory, and we can hardly commend the practice wicn expectation of success. Os course, it the season is unusually wet. you may secure a stand, but in our judgment you would find it better not to attempt to grow anything in the cotton until you have made the second and third pick ing. Then sow rye or oats in the open furrow by means of a single stalk drill, using as much as 200 to S3OO pounds of fertilizer under the seed. In this way germination and development will take place with sufficient rapidity to prevent washing and leaching of the land during the winter, and there wifi be little danger of losing ttie crop through freezing when planted by tms method. The rye will make a more vig orous development than the oats am, will grow more rapidly in the spring. In fact, rye may often be used as a cov er crop and plowed under early enough to permit of the preparation of the land for cotton. It is important to plow the rye under when it is comparatively small as it grows rapidly when the spring opens up and exhausts the moisture from the soil quickly. When the rye is plowed down it should be turned under completely and to a considerable depth. The roller should immediately follow the plowing, and then the land should be harrowed and worked down so as to prepare a fine seed bed. Land plowea and prepared In this way in me spring for cotton is not likely to contain so much moisture as land which has been I fall plowed. This Is an important mat- f ter to bear in mind, and one should be particularly careful when planting cot ton on spring plowed land to follow shallow and frequent surface cultivation so as to retain the moisture in the soil until the summer rains come on and furnish an adequate supply of water. UffiExE • J xTA j J 5 Make big money in your own town taking order* for I our mude-to-measure clothes. Noexperience or money I necessary. We back you with our capital and teach I 1 you tho business. Elegant line of samples FREE, s SUITS S93S PANTS S2K M-T." H Every garment made to measure in latest city M style—fit and workmanship guaranteed. One hust- H ling agent wanted in every town. Exclusive terri- Q tory. Write for agent’s outfit—FßEE. | THE PROGRESS TAILORISC CO., 146 Hirriwa Street. Oacago I COLUMBUS CITIZENS PLAN TO ABOLISH CITY COURT COLLiuBUS, Ga., July —A move ment looking to the abolishment of the city court of Columbus is under way here among the business men, who ctaini that the frequent court sessions inter fere to some extent with business in terests of tne community. At the inontn ly meeting of the Columbus .Board of Trade to be held tomororw night a res olution indorsing the abolishment- of ti.< city court of this cltjX is to be dis cussed and if the expressed sentiment of the leading members of this trade body counts for anything it will be pass ed. It is argued by member of the boara of trade that four sessions of the city court, four of the superior court beslaes numerous sessions of the United States* court and justice courts, which require jurors, greatly handicaps business, in that the copstant drain upon the Indus trial plants, store houses and busines-ii places generally for jurors is heavy ana the calls numerous. It Is quite irequent that a merchant, employe or workman is called upon for Jury service three and four times per year and this is the cause for the movement to do away with one of the courts here. Much interest centers In the acting of the board of trade Thursday night. NEGROES _ CArf’OCCUPY SLEEPING CAR BERTHS SHREVEPORT, La., July 12—That a negro woman cannot occupy a berth in a sleeping car where there are white pas sengers even as a maid, in the state, was ruled yesterday by Judge Blanchard in police court. Two negro women were taken from a berth of an incoming train at the local union depot here Monday night on the appeal to the police officers by several white passengers. A vigorous protest was made to the ejection of the ' negresses by a white passenger, who • claimed the women were traveling as i maids to his daughter. The negroes were reluctant to leave | their berth and were escorted to police . headquarters in their night clothes before they could be persuaded to don more • suitable attire. Judge Blanchard fined them each $25 for violation of the “Jim Crow” law. ensign~may _ havF _ DROWNED HIMSELF WASHINGTON. July 12.—Euslgn 11. S. Young, Jr., <»f Concord, N. C., disappeared from the destroyer Perkins nt the New York navy jard last night, leaving a note stating that he Intended to drown himself. Ths young offi ce- hac! slightly overstayed bis shore leave and had been called upon for an explanation. s4= Standard Cotton Grader Best Premium Ever Offered Farmers and Cotton Buyers I l 1.'.l | . I 11 > " ' ———.. ... .. . ...I 4? > T ’I.VI"’ ' j ,«••" • ' * . x + ’’ ' y" A i '2 t «- ‘iL Jk.X ,J ■■ • f HMM -; * fIBHHB • • e HMM -’; ~ 'IL; ." 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The Cotton Grader alone is worth $20.00 to any man who has a bale of cotte n 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. Gentlemen: — Enclosed find $4.00 for which please send me The Semi-Weekly Journal j One Year and your Standard Cotton Grader, with full instructions. NAME TOWN . STATE v I GOTHAM’S COOL PLACES HAVE LOST MONEY NEW YORK* July 10.-Strange as it may seem, the coolest places in the city during New Yorks hot scourge— the large restaurants in and around Broadway—are said to have lost more money than any other general business. The managers estimate that more than $1,250,000, which ordinarily would have been taken in at Broadway restaurants during, the five or six days, was di verted into other channels. In one hotel, which can accommodate SOO to 1,000 persons, there were 150 guests at dinner last Tuesday evening; yet the management had to pay hun dreds of waiters and other employes. The next evening nine tables were oc cupied. / The automobile has played a stronger 1 part this year than ever before in the depletion of the summer restaurants’ revenue. Through the reduction in the pride and rental rates of good cars, hundreds of persons have been enabled to spend the holidays, Sundays and week-ends on tours to seashore or coun try. ANDREW JOHNSON’S LAW PARTNER DEAD NEW YORK, July 12- —Charles S. Soiitlttnaid, a retired lawyer, who was once a law partner of Andrew Johnson and later a member of the famous firm of AJvarts,'*'Southmaid &. Choate, is dead at his home her. He was born in New York in 1824 and was connedted with many notable cases, including the jay Gould litigation over the arratrs of the Erie Railroad company and the argu ment before the supreme court concern ing the constitutionality of the income thx. He never married an. lived with a sister, who survives him. He received the degree of the IL. D. from the Yale university in 1883. ! *2- e Speakin’ of School It’s so hard to get any shoes that will stand those rowdy boys and that romp ing girl. Did you ever try RED SEAL SHOES MADEGEOSGIA THE SAXON HAS A RECORD OF SIX MONTHS J. K. ORR SHOE CO., ATLANTA I j ■ ■ z - . j ——— z _ • HOLINES MEMBERS WILL HOLD MEETING • ■ FORSYTH. Ga., July 12.—Preparations . arc being made on a larger scale than ever before for the annual camp meeting | of the Holiness denomination, which will 5 be held at the Indian Spring camp ground on August 10, and last through August ‘ 20. It seems that interest in - these re-y« rival services at the camp ground grows every year, and all previous records of attendance are expected to be broken this year. ~ J Dr. H. C. Morrison, president of the As bury college, at Witmore. Ky., and editor of the Pentecostal, and Rev. C. W. Ruth, of Philadelphia, one of the greatest preachers of the country, have been se cured to preach at the camp meeting in August, and it is believed that other ministers equally as forcible and distin guished will be engaged. All features of the camp meeting services are expected to be better this year than ever before. CHANGE OF VENUE GIVEN2 ERMENTER LOITSVILI.E. Miss.. July 11.—Judge IX>t>h«. r in ciicni court, granted the motion of alter tiers for tbe defense Raking a change of venae ■ for Swii.toi Fermenter, the young farmer, who . 3 is aveused of M ling Ja-iie Sbarpe. daughter . J of a Winst il co'n’y planter. '‘■fi 4t n forme- trial Fermenter was conviete.l end sente ,<-ed to diath. but recently the mt preme court set the verdict aside and ordered a new trial. , BURROWING FLY KILLS YOUNG CHILD INION HILL N. J.. July 11-—A burrow ing house fly is held rosiamsible for the death here of five-vear-old Thomas Halloran. Tbe <hlld was taken ill some days ago with an abseess, in the ear. An operation revealed the presence of a fly in tbe inner <-ar. Tbe insect | had burrowed into tb<- tissues causing an ab ac-ss which affected the brain and caused tbe . child’s death. 5