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JOURNAL Atlanta. Ge.
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Everybody alae is for the new char
ter. Ar* you!
Put tbe soft pedal on—Atlanta team
baa loot again.
Would the Dalton council become fire
men if they fired the fire department?
The eold 'day in August is a remote
poeetbiUty now. if a possibility at all.
Last reports were that the mint julep
had "eome back" in Texas and Ala
bama _ s
Admiral Togo's invasion of the United
States by land is a great and howling
President Taft will veto the state
hood bill, and on the* eve of the elec
‘ tlcn. toe.
In those strenuous days of congress,
the president's veto power is being put
to the test.
W ————————
Every hour, every minute, rather,
brings another advocate of the new
charter form.
The steel trust has permission, how
ever, to deal in generalities, if not in
campaign fund*.
Just a little while longer and we shall
be in the full enjoyment vs the county
f fair and the circus
Maybe the mule who was remembered
p- in his master's will feels something like
an air ship (heirship). *
The man who burned the stars and
stripes in Ontario is seeking to be a
sort of Canadian Heyburn.
Congress will return home too late
to see the effect of the garden seed
it distributed early In the session.*
F A Decatur street preacher-barbe.
charges $1 for a wedding. I cents for h
shase two elose shaves for 91.05.
Don't kick on hot weather in August.
It IB* the nature of the beast. Besides,
be Jirnnkful for what, we received In
■* July. ■
If there was any blame at all, it
couldn’t be put on Mm—that's the way
CoL Roosevelt put it to those congres
sional* probers.
Air ships frighten the horses in
Washington And yet one would imag
ine that Washington horses would be
used to anything.
A stringent game law has been pass
ed. and may It deal roughly with the
man who can't Mt the game, but hits
somebody's window glass instead.
When it comes to campaign gifts, the
average legislative committee is a bit
charitable, especially when some of its
members are of the receiving party.
Nobody should blame the temperance
lecturer who was found drunk in the
Augusta pulpit. He was only trying to
get an Intimate knowledge of the whisky
habit. •
If you are uncertain Just how large
your watermelon is and what It weighs,
kindly send it to The Journal office and
we will furnish the information. Also
* the verdict of Its taste
Dutch Farmer For
Southern Maryland
The announcement that Mr. Trappe,
the secretary of the state immigration
bureau, is meeting with success In Hol
land tn Ms efforts to induce Dutch farm
ers to come to Maryland is encouraging.
It is reported that a colony of these
farmers is to be established in St. Mary's
county near the mouth of the Patuxent
river. That Is a fine country and there
is rich land there. Holland is one of the
Z most densely populated countries In the
world and in order to support that popu
lation the land must be well tilled. This
necessity has made the Dutch most ex
cellent and careful farmers, and the more
r of them that can be brought to southern
Maryland the better. Perhaps the ex
ample of these people would teach the
.southern Maryland planters to cultivate
crops that reqdire less capital and labor
| than the tobacco crop. The. cultivation
| of tobacco was well adapted to slave
| labor because it gave occupation to the
slaves every month tn the year. But
where labor has to be Mred by the c’ay
or month the less the farmer has to hire
the better he fir off, the crops being the
same —Baltimore Sun. |
f A Cautious Chauffeur
In the recent New Tork examinations
for chauffeurs' licensee was this perfect
ly civil question* «,
“If you were going along the road and
met a skittish horse, what would you
dor’
To wMch one candidate replied—our
authority saw the examination paper
•*I would stop the car, then the engine,
and then, if the horse was still skittish,
I would take Ahe machine apart and hide
it 1» the grass until he got safely by.'
Everybody’s.
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THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1911.
DON'T LET THIS OPPORTUNITY SLIP.
Should the legislature fail to ratify the special appropriation
of ten thousand dollars for the survey of the state’s water power
and' swamp lands, Georgia will have lost, for the present at least,
a wonderfully rich opportunity.
The federal government has offered to carry out these impor
tant surveys and also to contribute five thousand dollars to each
of them provided the legislature will allot an equal amount. It is
by no means certain that the government will extend this liberal
offer indefinitely or even beyond the present year. Many other
states would eagerly avail themselves of such a proposition. If,
therefore, Georgia wishes to be sure of securing this aid, prompt
action is essential.
The committee to which this matter was referred has cordial
ly recommended that the required sum be granted. Since, how
ever, it comes in the nature of a special appropriation, it must Re
ceive the special approval of the house and senate. The request
is so thoroughly just and logical that it is not likely to meet any
opposition. There is. however, a danger of its being sidetracked
and lost in the eleventh hour crush of the present session. To
prevent this every possible precaution should be taken.
Every section of the state is keenly interested in gauging all
streams .and the survey of swamp and overflow lands. The former
is necessary to Georgia’s industrial development, and the latter
will prove a vital factor in her agricultural development.
This state is remarkably rich in running streams and falls,
which if intelligently used will bring about a new era of manufac
turing enterprises. As yet, however, there is no definite knowl
edge as to their number or location or available power. For this
reason they have failed to attract the interest of outside capital
and investors.
The government now offers to supply this very need by co
operating with the state in a survey of its streams and by appro
priating to this purpose five thousand dollars only. It is under
stood, furthermore, that if the legislature will accept this proposi
tion the government will make Georgia the southern center for its
work of this character. The data thus collected will be published
under the seal of the state and the nation, and will constitute an
authentic and especially valuable advertisement of Georgia’s wa
ter power resources.
It is, furthermore, to be noted that until some such survey of
the state’s streams is made, the conservation of our water courses
will be greatly hampered. Only through scientific investigation
can we determine accurately just what streams should be exploit
ed and those that should be preserved. Indeed, it has frequently
happened that capital has been wasted on an attempted develop
ment of water courses that held little or no commercial power.
Thus all interests, individual as well as public, will be subserved
by these proposed surveys.
It is a well known' fact that with the single exception of Flor
ida, Georgia has a larger area of swamp and overflow lands than
any state on the Atlantic epast. These tracts are now practically
worthless to their owners and are of no profit to the state as a
whole. On the contrary they are sources of disease and are a
drawback to the communities in which they are situated. If they
were properly drained, however, they could be converted into pro
ductive farms that would add incalculably to our agricultural re
sources and that would contribute princely revenues to the state’s
treasury.
The special appropriation mentioned above provides for the
expenditure of five thousand dollars in making preliminary sur
veys of such lands. If that amount is given by the legislature it
will be duplicated by the government and the latter will lend vig
orous aid in carrying out these surveys.
There can be no doubt that the peopk of Georgia recognize
the need and the value of these proposed enterprises. If, there
fore, the members of the general assembly ratify these appropria
- ations, they will be carrying out the earnest desire of their constit
uents and opening the way for a more prosperous commonwealth.
A GREAT AMERICAN PAINTER.
Few Amqpcan-boni painters have won more cordial admiration
than Edwin Abbey, who died recently in London. His work re
flects little that is peculiarly distinctive of his mother soil, and it
was from English legend that he drew his richest inspiration. Many
of his most delightful pictures, however, are in this country, and he
will be truly remembered as an American.
Edwin Abbey, who died Tuesday in London, holds a uniquely
charming place among American-born painters. His canvases re
flect little that is distinctive of his mother soil or his national en
vironment. Indeed, his maturer years were spent in England from
whose romance and legend he drew his richest treasures of inspira
tion.
As a school boy Abbey was drawn to the earjy English poets
and dramatists. The naive and delicate humor of Herrick partic
ularly appealed to him and some of his most delightful work was
devoted to such interpretations. The story goes that he was once
commissioned by an American magazine to go to Stratford and
produce, a series of drawings on Shakesperian subjects. Months
passed and finally a year without a word or token from him to the
publishers. It developed that he had become so absorbed, so steep
ed in the atmosphere of the place that he had all but forgotten, for
the time being at least, the specific purpose for which he had come.
His delineation of scenes from Shakespeare, especially from
Hamlet, are still fresh in popular memory. At a single thrust, he
went straight to the soul of the dramatic monument he essayed to
interpret. There was a sudden flash—and the character lived, the
situation throbbed. t <
The decorative element is strong, through not obtrusive in Ab
bey’s work. At the outset, he was best known as a magazine il
lustrator and for his water colors. As his genius ripened, however,
he wandered further and further afield in the land of romance.
His “Quest of the Holy Grail” in the Boston public library, is
typical of this mood.
From the fact that he was bom and educated on th|s side of
the Atlantic and did much of his most admirable work in this
country, America lays claim to him. In reality, however, he abode
and wrought in a world of his own.
THE ALASKAN WRANGLES.
On no American issue is there more wrangling and less infor
mation than that of Alaska.
We are warned, on the one hand, that the vast natural treas
ure of this territory is about to be pirated away by greedy monop
olies and that the government should rigidly *withhold its lands
from entry. At the same time, we are told that the people of Alas
ka themselves are sufiering for the very necessaries that lie about
♦hem in abundance, because the government will not permit these
•esources to be developed.
As a means out of such perplexities the Boston Transcript
suggests that there should be created a commission to investigate
all the uestions to Alaska, “to bring them into the
lieht, sift them down, and give us the facts.” It is hoped that
when such data is in hand congress will then be in a position to leg
islate concerning the territory with intelligence and efficiency.
Certainly there is urgent need of more adequate legislation
♦han now exists. If the full truth were known it would doubtless
appear that both sides of the present controversy are partly right.
The Ballinger investigation showed to the public’s satisfaction
x hat attempts to deliver some of Alaska’s most valuable lands into
♦he hands of special interests had been made. And actual condi
*ions in that country show that its people are now compelled to im
port coal at high prices when rich stofes of the fuel are within their
reach.
The territory should be protected against selfish exploitation,
bnt it should not be barred from all economic progress. Accurate
knowledge of the facts, followed by due legislation, is the thing to
be desired. . i
JBwßh (ou/mthy
CoNVOCfBY 71 RS. XZ H.FELTO/<.
PMACTICU BE IMG CONTENT.
The way we learn to make music on
the piano or the violin is practicing
day after day. And the way we learn
to make music in life is by practicing
contentment. Keep thinking of <..*e
pleasant things that happen, and forget
the others as far as you can. That is
the way to practice this sort of music.
—Exchange.
If we could only understand that It
does no good but will do much harm
to worry over what we cannot alter and
must endure, how much lighter the
cares and burdens of this olu world
would be.
It Is discontent that makes nine-tenths
of the old world’s unhappiness.
The advice In the paragraph here
quoted is good and lasting. Try it.
Practice being contented. If your
home Is a poor one you can keep it clean
and sociable. People will love to visit
you and children will not love their
homes where everyone Is dissatisfied
and complaining of hard luck, etc.
If a thing is helpable, then alter it,
by any sort of diligent and steady work.
If It can’t be helped then put it out
of your mind as far as you can and do
the best you can with what belongs to
you either in money or happiness.
The things of this world to triv
ial on a death bed. If you'' have won
love and affection and can exercise pa
tience “you are richer than the miser
with his millions of gold.”
Practice contentment as you learn
the piano, by practicing It every day.
WANTS RECIPES.
R. F. D. No. 1,
WASHINGTON, Ga., July 29, 1911.
To Mrs. W. H. Felton:
Respected Lady—l am an old confed
erate veteran. Will you please, if you
can, send me a recipe for making to
mato catsup, and also one for spiced
tomatoes. I had both, but some one
got them from me. lam all alone and
'o' Aug. 13. Jer., 38:1-39.
by db. mabion Most nun.
GOLDEN TEXT—“The word of our God shall stand forever.’’ Isa., 40:8.
From the 32d to the 46th chapters of
Jeremiah, there are recalled a number
of prophecies that are more or less
unique in prophetic literature. They are
prophecies based on historical incidents.
One of these, the incident of the burning
of the roll, is the basis of our study to
day. The others are equally as interest
ing and Important. Take the time to study
them; you will be well repaid.
The present incident occurred in the
fourth year of Jehoiakim, the son of Jo
siah, 23 years therefore after Jeremiah
began preaching. During all those years
he had been proclaiming God’s messages
to the people of Judah, but apparently
without avail. As pointed out last week,
there were two »olitical parties in Judah,
the Egyptian afid the Assyrian parties.
Each of these nations was seeking the
alliance of Judah against the other; while
Judah realized that without protection
from one or the other, she could not
stand—so far had she fallen away from
God as not to appreciate that simple trust
in, and obedience to, Him was her real
safety. Os course, each of these nations
had its adherents among the people. Jere
miah and Josiah and all the pious people
favored the Assyrians because the ease,
luxury and licentiousness of Egypt had
already rotted Judah to the core. Josiah
had lost his life in fighting a Pharoah
who was on his way against Assyria.
Jeremiah had prophesied many times
against Egypt, but to no avail.
After the death of Josiah, Pharoah-
Necho, who had killed Josiah, placed
his son Jehoabag on the throne, but left
him there only three months. He then
removed him and placed his brother Elia
kim on the throne, changing his name to
Jeboiakiito. He paid the taxes to Pharoah
that he required. Thus Jehoiakim, while
nominally king cf Judah, was in reality
but the Egyptian king’s vassal and vice
regent. .
Naturally he did not relish the prophe
cies of Jeremiah which foretold the tri
umph of the Babylonians. Nebuchadnez
zar was the most prominent figure on
the political horizon of that day. He was
sweeping everything before him in vic
tory and was headed toward Judah and
Egypt. When Jeremiah urged the king
to surrender to him if he would save him
self and his. people, stating as his rea
son that God had ordained that Nebu
chadnezzar should be His instrument to
punish Judah for' her faithlessness and
disobedience, but would afterward de
stroy the Babylonians for their own sins,
it is easy to see how Jehoiakim, the vas
sal of r.gypt, would feel. He had per
sistently rejected Jeremiah’s appeals.
One year previous to the present inci
dent Nebuchadnezzar had won the first
encounter and had carried away some
of the people. A fast had been proclaim
ed to celebrate their loss. Sometime dur
ing that year Jehoiakim had forbidden
Jeremiah to preach any more in the
temple; but about the same time God
commanded him to write what he had
spoken to him in a book that it might
be read to the king and people. When
one door is closed to God’s servants, he
opens another that they may still be
used.
Jeremiah therefore dictated to Baruch,
a scribe, all tbe words God had spoken
to him, and he wrote them down on the
roll. When it was completed, because
Jeremiah was forbidden to speak in the
temple area, Baruch went there on this
fast day, when the people of Jerusalem
and of many of the cities of Judah were
gathered there, and read the book to
them.
REACHES THE KING.
Ine reading seems to have produced
very little impression on the people as
a whole; in fact, it appears that only
one man was very much moved by it.
He was the grandson of Shaphan, the
officer of Josiah who had read the book
of the law to him when Hilkiah had
found it. He was so deeply Impressed
that he reported the matter to the
princes gathered together in a scribe’s
room in the palace. One of those in that
company was; his own father. These
men were interested and had Baruch
come and read the roll to them. They
appreciated the political situation keen
ly enough to realize that it would not
do for the king to get his hands on
Baruch and Jeremiah; they also felt It
was wise to keep the roll as well. But
they would be recreant to their trust
as leaders of the people if they did not
do what they could to avert the threat
ened catastrophe to the nation which
had been predicted by Jeremiah unless
the nation repented and submitted to
Babylon as God had directed.
They, therefore, went to the king with
would like to put up some for my own
use. I get along all right with pre
serves and jellies. Excuse me, please,
for my presumption and trespass. I
am, with all respect,
W. E. A.
Washington, Ga.
IS AFRAID OF PELLAGRA.
ROCK HILL, S. C., July 31, 1911.
Dear. Mrs. Felton —My husband and 1
have been admirers of your letters in
The Journal, and I am writing you this
morning for the address of the lady in
Oostanaula, Ga., who wrote she had pel
lagra, as I am afraid my husband has
it, as he is affected like she says she
was.
I am a poor woman with five little
children, and will give anything in rea
son for the prescription.
With love and good wishes for a long
and useful life,
Sincerely,
MRS. JOHN WHERRT.
Rock Hill, S. C. Route «.
Thanking you In advance.
THE DREADFUL PELLAGRA.
MAYSVILLE, Ga.. Aug. 2, 1911.
Dear Mrs. Felton —I saw what you
had to say in regard to pellagra, and I
see answer by Mrs. Chandler, of Bluff
Springs, Fla. She said that the doctor
said no medicine could cure it. There
is a doctor who is Curing it. He is Dr.
Hill, of Winder. Ga. I do not know his
Initials. He travels in an automobile
and is reasonable in his charges. Pel
lagra is a dreadful disease. I am in
great sympathy with any one afflicted
with pellagra. I thought perhaps this
might enable some one to get In com
munication with Dr. Hill. He has gone
to people who had lost their minds and
who had quit eating, and started them
up at once.
Respectfully submitted,
A READER.
the news of the book, and pleaded theirs
and the people’s cause.
THE SIN-HARDENED KING.
The king, hearing of it sent Jehmudi
to fetch the book, and read it to him. It
was in December, and the king was oc
cupying the warmer and more protected
part of the palace, known as the winter
house. Before him burned a buckeC of
charcoal to temper the chill December
air. When three or four pages had been
read, he called for them, cut them In
bits with a penknife, and throwing them
on the glowing embers watched them
burn witih glee. Elnathan and Delaiah
and Gemariah (the father of - -the young
man who had first; reported the matter
to the princes gRd the son of Shaphan.
Josiah's officer) pleaded with him not
to do this. They were patriots; they
loved their land and people, and how
ever much they regretted the necessi
ty of submitting to Nebuchadnezzar,
they were Willing to do it to save their
country. But their appeals were fruit
less. Jehoiaktnm ordered Jehudl to con
tinue, and after every three or four
pages he would cut them up and burn
them In the brazier, until the whole was
destroyed.
Not only did he not care for what
he had done, but his heart was so hard
ened by his sin that it made no im
pression on him at all. Furthermore, he
was angry and ordered the arrest of
both Baruch and Jeremiah. He did not
accomplish this, however, for the Lord
hid them, and saved them out of his
hand.
THE BOOK REWRITTEN AND EN
LARGED.
God’s command to write the book had
been an evidence of His love for these
people and even for the king. He had
said to Jeremiah that hearing it the peo
ple may repent, and thus I may forgive
them. He was limited by them. He
wanted to do many things for -them, but
they would not let Him. His desire and
effort now is to make another effort
with the hope that they may let Him do
for them what His love prompted. The
burning of the book was a spuming of
that marvelous yearning love. But even
now see how great His love is. He or
ders the book rewritten just as it had
been before, with the same warnings
and pleadings, breathing out the same
intense longing for them. But it is also
to be enlarged. There is to be added to
it a special warning to Jebolaklm be
cause of the special sin of spurning that
love. The great sin of Jebolaklm and of
Judah was that God warned and pleaded
with them, “but they hearkened not”
Are you guilty of that same sin? God
has been pleading with you through His
word, written and spoken; have you
hearkened? Or have you spumed it?
Many have followed Jeboiakim’s example
and have actually burned the Bible, but
it is the most widely published book in
the world today. Some have refused to
believe it, have sought to discredit it
and have thus been guilty of his sin of
rejecting this manifestation of His love.
Some who have been professed followers
of His have cut out those portions which
did not please them, and eveh others
who are more pious have read but failed
to obey. It Is not necessary that we
have a penknife and brazier to follow
Jehoiakim’s wicked example. Unbelief
in, neglect of, or failure to obey. God’s
word is all that Is necessary.
My friend, if you have been guilty of
this sin, remember that “the word of
our God shall stand forever,” regardless
of your attitude to it. It is an effort
of His love to warn you of the dangers
and to show you the way, so that He
may—note the words—He may forgive
and fill your life with the blessings His
Father-love prompts.
The Hunt
To seek a cozy flat he went.
His wife by his side.
The agent told him of the rent,
The figure hurt his pride.
Since what he felt that he could stand
Each month would, after all,
Secure space for an oil stove and
A hat rack In the hall.
Said he, “We must economize I
On room. Whene’er we sup,
If you sit down it will be wise
On my part to stand up.
And in this way we can command
The space, whate'er befall.
For both ourselves, the oil stove and
The hat rack in the hall."
—Washington Star.
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SOXX>B AND FEBTILIREBS FOB
ONIONS.
The best soil for onions is a rich, well
drained loam. Heavy clays, hillsides and
stony land should be avoided. Onion soil
cannot be too riel}.
Excellent crops are grown on deep, rich
muck lands that have been under cul
tivation for three or four years. Such
lands should contain a fair mixture of
sand. New, raw, muck lands give poor
returns.
The ground for onions should have been
planted to some heavily manured hoed
crop the preceding year and be practical
ly free from weed seed. It is a great
mistake to grow onions on weedy or run
down land.
The following which relates to onion
growing on a large scale also applies to
garden growing.
A rather firm seedbed which results
from fall plowing is desirable and gives
the best! results. A second crop of
clover, heavily fertilized with bam yard
manure and turned under in the fall fol
lowed by potatoes the next year makes
an excellent preparation for onions the
second year.
A heavy top dressing of well-rotted
barnyard manure or compost should be
applied In the spring, and well worked
into the soil. After this a complete com
mercial fertilizer analyzing 4 per cent ni
trogen. 8 per cent available phosphoric
and 190 per cent potash should be ap
plied.
This fertilizer formula is very popu
lar with lage onion growers, and it should
be put on broadcast and thick.
If the ground is in a high state of
cultivation the commercial fertilizer may
replace in part, the barnyard manure.
A top dressing of ashes and hen ma
nure might also replace in part the com
mercial fertilizers.
Very successful growers use them all
and in addition nitrate of soda applied
broadcast in three or four applications
during the growing season.
Wood ashes constitute one of the best
forms of potash fertilizers and should
be carefully kept under shelter away
from rains.
It is well to bear in mind that ft
costs just as much to seed and cultivate
a crop of onions that yields 300 bushels
to the acre as it does to gro4r a crop
yielding 800 to 1,000 bushels. And further
that the land once properly prepared can
be used for growing onions year after
year unless insects or disease come in.
"SCIENTIFIC FABMING.’’
Dry that is farming in the
arid lands of the west where irriga
tion is not possible is being boomed very
hard these days.
Large companies have bought up im
mense tracts of this land at from 25
cents to 91.00 an acre and strong efforts
are being made to Induce the farmers
from the middle west to settle upon
them. When this movement was started
a few years ago it was known as the
Campbell System of Dry Farming. Mr.
Campbell having succeeded in interest
ing some of the western railroads in car
rying on extensive experiments. Now it
is known as scientific farming and Mr.
Campbell at the Dry Farming convention
in Montana last year, admitted that
“dry farming" is a misnomer and it
should be called scientific farming.
The system consists simply in ♦pre
serving a dust mulch to keep the mois
ture Which comae from the winter rains
in the ground during the months when
no rain-fall occurs. This system is as
old as farming Itself and has been prac
ticed in India and other dry countries
of the far East for ages. Now, many
new tools have been devised to aid in
the of these dry soils In this
country and the very best practice
known to agriculture has been applied.
FARMING IN THE SOUTH.
The farm papers, the Institutes and the
demonstration work being done in the
south by the department of agriculture,
are bearing fruit and the colleges of ag
riculture are being crowded with students
in their regular agricultural course and
in their winter short courses. The corn
contests have shown that larger crops of
corn can be made in the south than any
where else, with the long-season prolific
coms, and the com clubs of farm boys
which have brought enthusiasm among
the youngsters that argues well for the
future.
The south is coming to her own and
needs thousands of energetic northern
and western men to buy and improve her
plentiful acres.
XABVESTING IN INDIA.
American harvesting machines are
slowly making their way into India,
which is a great wheat-raising coun
try, but the bulk of the crop is har
vested by natives who use the old-fash
ioned reaping hook.
The wheat is tied up in small bundles
by women who follow the reapers and
is then placed in shocks by men.-
Much of the grain is threshed out by
oxen that are driven around in a circle
on a wooden threshing floor, while the
wooden flail, consisting of a club about
two feet long tied to a handle with a
stout leather thong, is depended upon
in many sections. v
English machines are used to a con-1
slderable extent but whenever Ameri
can harvesters are Introduced they
rapidly displace all other makes be
cause of their simplicity and capacity.
MOVING CUBBANT BUSHES.
A correspondent from Missouri writes
to know the best time to move currant
bushes and how the work is done.
Wait until late in the fall, dig up the
bushes witfi as much dirt around the
roots as possible and set out in the new
location.
The soil should be dug up to a depth
of two feet, more or less and well fer
tilized with rotted stable manure. Dis
turb the roots as little as possible and
firm down th% ground all around them.
Keep the weeds away next spring and
the bushes will probably get along all
right.
HOW TO DSTBOY GBOUND HOGS.
Ground hogs may t> e poisoned with
wheat soaked in a solution of strych
nine, but they can easily be trappped at
the entrance of their burrows. A bet
ter way is to soak a bit of moss or hay
with bisulphate of carbon and place it
well down into the burrow covering the
entrance with a heavy cloth. The car
bon being neavier than air it penetrates
to the bottom of the burrow and kills
the animals Instantly. Great care in
handling bisulpnate of carbon must be
observed because it is a deadly poison
and must never be inhaled. The bottle
containing it should be kept tightly cork
ed until the moment it is to be used.
PICKING AND PACKING PEABB.
Many growers pick pears when they are
quite green but this is a mistake.
It is better to pick pears when they are
fully matured. Wrapped carefully In pa
per they yHI reach tfae market in fine
condition.
If pears are picked green they will re
main green. They do not ripen as many
people suppose. It is necessary to pack
pears, plums and peaches just tightly
enough so they will not bruise by Jarring
in the packages.
PBEVENTING SWINE DISEASES.
If you notice a sick hog in your lit
ter it should be at once separated from
the others and If it does not recover
quickly or if it should die within a day
or two a thorough examination by a
competent veterinary should be had.
If this examination shows the traces
of cholera or swine plague the hogs
should be divided up into as many small
bunches as possible.
Every sick animal must be immediate
ly taken out and put In the same tnclo- *
sure some distance away. It is npt a
good plan however to turn the well hogs
out to run all over the farm as they
may scatter the germs of the disease
and in this way cause great loss. . ..
The hog houses should all be kept
near each other so they may be easily
sprayed and kept clean.
If the sound hogs are taken away
from the sick ones they should lie put
into temporary quarters and the area
over which the hogs are to be kept
should be as small as possible.
Stop feeding corn, giving the hogs a
mixture of shorts, bran and a little oil
meal and dissolve a little copper sul
phate, say about three ounces to a bar
rel in the drinking water. As soon as a
hog dies the body should be burned, not
burled. Cholera and swine plague have
been scattered far and wide by burying
dead hogs or other animals. It is not
difficult to burn a hog. Build a good
sized pile of wood tljat will make a hot
fire and Riter it is well started place
the body of the hog on top. The fat In
the body will add to the flames and in
a short time it will all be consumed.
The important thing Is to notify the
state veterinary at the agricultural col
lege station at once, then follow Implic
itly the instructions received. He wUI
probably ten you to disinfect the hdg
Mouses and the wards and fences and the
grounds around them and to keep do
ing so for several montha
It is not safe to discontinue the dis
infectants as soon as the deaths In the
herd cease Because the germs of cholera
particularly often exist sot several
months, and unless they are entirely de
stroyed the trouble will certainly return.
GROWING HAY FOB MABKIIT.
Timothy hay should be grown for
market every time. lu« market wants
clean timothy and will pay a price far
beyond its feeding value; for that rea
son it pays to grow what the market
calls for.
If we grow the best timothy we must
plow our ground early and give it a
thorough tillage for a number of weeks ’ *
before the field is seeded. The mineral
fertilizers should be thoroughly mixed
with the soil and put dowii where -they
will be within reach of the great bulk ,i
of feeding roots and not on the surface
where they will attract a growth of
feeding roots and consequently ehut off
t>eir sujiply of food* if a drouth occurs.
This is of unusual importance in apply
ing fertilizers to small grains and grass ,
crops because the crops dannot te cul
tivated to conserve moisture.
We seed timothy about the second week
In August without a nurse crop. We
apply one-half bushel of seed to the acre
with a common wheelbarrow seeder and
cover It with a weeder or smoothing »■.,
harrow and finish with a land roller to
even the surface and bring up moisture ,
so that the seeds will germinate quick
ly to make an even stand. <
Can this system of growfcg be
continued without injury to the land? - •
Why not? The use of chemicals grows
humus. Manures are composed largely
of humus. What difference does it make
whether we grow humus right on the
field or haul it therej Theorists say we
must haul It, but I believe if we keep
our soils filled with grass roots ttyit
are fed by chemical plant foods it Is j
possible to maintain the fertility of grass
land—W. M. Kelly.
WHO ABE YOUB NEIGHBORS?
Why not make a collection of the com
mon field weeds or flowers? Carefully
prepare and press them In an old book;
when they are dry fasten them to the
right page of a sheet of paper. :>t the <
left page fold over the right to furnish
a cover for the plant. Make a collection
of weeds and put them in small vials.
Paste a label on the bottle.
Learn to call by names as many In
sects and birds as you can. Ask any one
who you think knows. Don’t stop until
you find out what you want to know.
If you find a plant or Insect you can
not name, carefully pack and mall It to ,
the experiment station, and they will try
to find Its correct name. If there are
birds you cannot name, describe them as
to their size, color and flight. Give any
other points you can—nest on ground,
bush or tree; what they eat; whether
they sing or whistle, etc.
MUSIC HAH CHABMS.
A western newspaper says that Mrs.
Ada Howie, who runs a dairy farm,
has found that she can get a better
supply of milk from her cows by treat
ing them to music. Every cow in her
herd of pure Jerseys hears at least one
tune at milking time. The favorite;
song Is “Drink to Me With Thine
Eyes;” the next favored is • ‘Goin®
a-Milking, Sir,’ She Said." When it»
comes time for the cows to come home
in the evening one of her boys or girls
plays “Coming Through the Rye." AH.
songs are accompanied by Mrs. Howie 1
or one of her assistants on the guitar.
CABE OF THE CHICKEN YABD.
The poultry yard should be plcwed or.
spaded up every two weeks or so. By
exposing the under soil to the sun, iti
keeps pure, and the chicks enjoy It.
Ever notice that immediately the chicg
en yard is spaded up the birds begin to
make dust holes? How can they do this
on hard ground?
PICKED UF IN THE OBOHABD.
Never throw fruit of arty kind into a *
basket or box. Lay it in gently.
Apples should be carefully assorted.
Apples should be picked just as soon
as they have reached full size and color
and not allowed to remain on tIR trees
until they begin to drop off.
I notice that the auto has not hurt the
horse business to any extent. In fact the
government says there are more horses
in the country now than ever befsre and
there is no doubt the quality of the draft
horse is vastly better than ever.
An ice box costs a little money and'
some labor but It will soon pay the
cost by keeping butter, eggs anl other
things until market prices show a de
cent profit, to say nothing of the added
enjoyment of the home table.
It always seemed to me that the man
who would swelter all day under a broil
ing sun because he fears the jibes of his
neighbors if he puts an umbrella on the
cultivator is foolish. Fear prevents us
from doing many right things.
The man who does not dress his wife
and daughter as well as his means will
allow, thus making them conspicuous
among the neighbors by lack of decent
apparel inflicts the keenest cruelty upon
them.