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8 THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1913. CROP CONDITIONS OVER THE STATE TOLD BY REPORTS TO THE JOURNAL APPLING—The crops of this county are the best of many years. More corn will be made than ever before. The cotton has made a wonderful improve ment and if it can only hold fruit it has at present* there, will be a good crop. More cow peas were sown this year for hay than ever before and the prospect is just fine. BANKS.—Dry, hot winds a week ago dathaged upland corn, but it is rain ing now and conditions are improving. ^Corn on low lands is equal to the best 2rop ever raised. Cotton has stood the dry weather and is fine. All crops have been well worked and are free from grass. BARTOW—Crop conditions in Bar tow county good. Have now had good rains over entire county, which prac tically insures the crop. "Cotton a good average. Bartow county has the largest and best corn crop in all ner history. This year will prove a bumper for grain in this county. This will be the cheap est crop ever made in this county and a reasonable yield should put the farm er on easy street this fall. BERKiEN—Crop conditions in Ber rien county are still good. The corn crop is very good. Excellent melons have been made. BUTTS—Crop conditions in Butts county were never better for the sea son, the recent rains putting new life into all kinds of crops, especially corn. Unless something unforseen happens, the county will make a good crop, of both corn and cotton. The acreage in corn is noticeably large this year and the several rains of the last few days have served to stimulate the growth of corn. Two •weeks of dry weather damaged some early corn considerably, particularly where it was planted thick in the drill. The farmers have their work well in hand and crops of all kinds are free from grass, as a rule. This is laying-by time in Butts and within a few days farmers throughout the coun ty will be done with their plowing. CARROLL.—The crop conditions for Carroll county are much better now than last month, in fact, they are flat tering indeed. Since the rains this month cotton has grown and put on fruit as fast as could be expected. This county has the best prospect tor a cotton crop it has had in some years past, but in view of the age weather conditions will have much to do with the August crop. Corn is unusually good and the outlook now is that plenty of grain will be pro duced to supply the county. Many of the farmers are expecting more than 100 bushels of corn per acre. CHATTAHOOCHEE—Crops poor. Cot ton small and very little fruit. Some portions of county has not suffered for rain, while other parts are very dry. Corn in dry streaks burned completely up. Cotton four weeks late. Bottom land cotton smallest weed for time of year old farmers have ever seen, due to late planting and dry weather. Pros pects for small yield, both cotton and corn. Farmers very much discouraged over present condition of crops. CHEROKEE — Though in some week by splendid showers. A great deal of the early corn crops was al most completely ruined before the rain came, but cotton and late corn will come out alright now. The general crop prospects are not as good now as they were a month ago on 'account of the damage done by the long dry weather, and from which they will never entirely recover. DEKALB.—The crop prospect in this section is good. Cotton is about three weeks late, but growing fine and gen erally clean. Corn isy very promising and much better prospect for large yield than for several years. Miscella neous crops are also good. Good rains have prevailed generally here.. DOOLY—Recent rains over the major portion of Dooly county have materialy aided the young corn, old corn Is cut at least one-half by dry weather In June and July. Cotton is looking well, is well fruited and in healthy condi tion. Unless something unforeseen turns up an average crop of this staple w’ill ybe made In Dooly this year. DOUGLAS—While a drouth of about six weeks’ duration seriously threatened and did to a considerable extent dam age crops in Douglas county, the recent rains have brought them out wonder fully. Cotton is vigorous, and is well fruited, and promises at least an aver age yield. Forage crops are good. Up land corn is to a considerable extent damaged. Bottom corn is fine, and bar ring floods and storms will yield abun dantly. On the whole, the crop pros- ECHOLS—The present condition of the corn crop is not quite as promising as it was thirty days ago. The con tinued <^ry weather hurt it some, but the recent rains helped the young acorn. The cotton crop is much better at present than it was last year. ELBERT—CotAon is two weeks late. Good rains over most of the county timely. All , crops have been well worked. EFFINGHAM—Rains have been badly needed in some parts of the county, but pretty general rains have fallen recent ly, and the effect of the dry weather is not yet fully apparent; it will decrease the yifeld of corn by at least 12 .to 15 per cent. Cotton doing well, but not fruiting 4s well as It should. Water melons have been harvested, and the growers have cleared some money; in fact, they are in fine spirits; potato crop not as good as it would have been had the rains have come earlier; sugar cane doing welt. FAYETTE.—Cotton in Fayette county is very small, but is generally clean and well cultivated. It is growing and apparent good prospects for a good crop. some sec tions has suffered for rain. A good pea- vtne hay crop is expected. FLOYD.—The crops in Floyd coun ty are feeling the effect of the extreme ly hot weather to some extent. Rome vuuuviviii — | apparent gooa prospects tor a parts of Cherokee county very little I Corn is looking well, but in rain hah fallen during the month, crop conditions’ ar€ exceptionally fine. Cot ton, corn and small grains are flourisn- ing, and a good melon crop is being marketed at good prices. Truck gar- dens are also supplying the towns with' ^, d “7 ts " ‘immediate“vicinity~‘have‘'hau fresh vegetables. practically no rain during th^ last 30 CLARKE—Cotton in this section is da y St but the surrounding country has quite spotted. The early planting made had good showers. The terrific heat good growth and has taken on fruit ^ as burned up the corn and cotton, ex well. On red lands there is a general ce pt j n cases where early cultivation camplaint of rather poor stands. Rains had it we li advanced. have been partial. The extreme hot j FORSYTH—The crops in Forsyth weather has been very trying to all , count are about 20 cent better than kinds of crops. It is yet too early to h £, ere thla tlme last year . Cotton is determine the effects of the weather. abQUt ^ as coula be wante d. Shedding has not set in as yet. The There somethlng . llke a third more Is 0r now r ?na“ry e c?itTcIfcon°dUlon prob- cora P lanted thls year than usua! ’ an 4somewhat injured by drought, but young all except the very early planting i3 abiy very seriousiy hurt by the hot hest ever known here . weather. Oat crops have been gather-; _____ , ed and turned out fhre. There is aj GREEN E The general rains through- large area of land sown to peas and i' ou ^ Gr e © n ® county in the past two days cane j have helped the corn crop very materi ally. Until the rains the corn was ! drooping and turning yellow, and had not the rain come when it did the corn CLAY—Good rains have fallen over the entire county in the last few days. The corn crop in many places will be cut short on account of the long drouth. crop would have been an almost total ^ .. . . . ^ „ „ , - _ | failure. The rains did not come tin time Cotton p ant has a good color and fruit- | t<> saye ^ entJre corn crop , but a ma . ing nicely. Fine crops on the sandy assisted lands, while it has been too dry for the ^ y CoUon is in good conm _ red lands to fruit up much. Cotton is .. ... . „ reported to be opening in the southern j tion - ™‘* h Prospects for an ordinary ^ I nvrtn Tho farmprfi oro vprv np<ssim 1 <jtio part of the county. crop. The farmers are very pessimistic i over the outlook, while the merchants CLAYTON.—-Crops 15 to 20 days late. j hopeflil . GORDON.—Owing to the extreme hot weather and hot winds that are con- Cotton fruiting well; good season in ground, clean. With late fall full crop, if we have favorable seasons from now on. Corn good and increased acreage over last year. Wheat and oats largest harvest in ye^rs. COFFEE—Cotton has improved a lit tle in Coffee of late, though some of it is reported as dying from something like black root. The crop is still be low the average. Corn has been fine, but the recent drought has cut it off somewhat, some of it being badly burned. Potato crop is fair. COWETA—Weather conditions tlYe past month have been altogether fa vorable for cotton, and the prospect is most promising. Improvement since June 25 fully 12 per cent. Present con dition 85 per cent. Late rains have greatly benefited corn, and a bumper crop Is now assured. CRAWFORD—Corn crop in this coun ty is about 70 per cent of crop and cot ton about 65 per cent. 4? DAWSON—The extended dry weather is injuring crops considerably in this county, especially upland corn, and the prospect for a crop of peas is very poor. Wheat, oats and rye were above thq average in size of grain and yield. Cotton is small and backward. There are a few sections of this county where there has been plenty of rain, and all crops are fine in those small areas. DECATUR—Decatur county will raise excellent and abundant crops this fall. The corn has come out wonderfully the past week on account of the good rains. Cotton is fruiting heavily, and the plant is healthy and large. The farm ers in the lower part of the county have raised large tobacco crops and are getting excellent prices, some of them clearing as high as $400 per acre on their tobacco crop. DODGE—About a month's drought in this county has b£en broken this $10=22 a Day SampSe Suit Free If wc send you a sample suit, tailor made to your owr. measure and let you giinty for it oat of the profits on the first tew ’/orders you take, will you act as our local agent? Will you accept a steady position that will pay you from $8 to $20 a day? No capital or experiencerequired. 1 Big, new money making scheme open to those who write in at once. Be <Dur Agent dressed man in your town. Make from $60 to $200 a week. It’s a snap. All you is tell your friends where you got your suit. Niftiest styles and materials in the country to choose . from. Wads of money coming in at • all times. Two hours a day i3 enough. We.PayAll the Express We take the risk. You don’t. We Lack you up in every way in your exclusive ifjj territory. Everything free. H Write Todey JjW -.^ftgjkon a postal or a letter is enough. We’ll ■fid' send you full particulars and hand- some new style book, absolutely free. No obliga- tlons of any kind. Get your name in quick. I Reliable Tailoring Co., Dept 913Y Reliable Bldg., Chicago tinually blowing, and the lack of rain. Gordon county can’t make over 50 per cent of a crop, and unless we have a general rain within the next few days there are acres and acres of cotton that won’t make anything, upland corn is dying and can’t make anything. Re ports s&y that bottom land corn Is look ing well notwithstanding the fact it needs rain. GWINNETT.—The hot weather of the past three weeks has brought out cottpn very much and this crop is in good con dition except in certain small sections. Corn is thought to be the finest in sev eral seasons. More grain and forage sown and harvested than usual in this section. The crop is a clean one gen erally and most planters have now laid by and both cotton and corn are con sidered doing fine. At present rain is much needed in certain sections. HABERSHAM.—Crop prospects in Habersham county are still the best than for five or six years. While the weath er is perhaps the hottest ever known, still, with the splendid recent rains, and the hot weather, every thing is growing nicely. In fact, cotton prospects are much better than thirty days ago. HALL.—The outlook for a fine cotton crop in Hall county is good. For the past two or three weeks we have had plenty of rain and the corn and cotton crops are growing nicely throughout the county. Crops generally are in fine con dition at this time. HANCOCK—As a general average, would say condition of cotton crop in Hancock county promising for a fair crop. The older planted cotton, though not a good stand, is fruiting wel. In some sections the corn crop is good, but generally this cron has suffered for moisture and impossible now to make. In sections where peas are planted, :they are looking promising. HART.—Cotton crops are good in iHart county, except in few places where they h^ive not had rains, and for the last, few days cotton has taken on con siderable fruit. Corn crops are the jbest in the history of the county and late corn doing well and will make e-ood yield if rains are timely. We are having showers around in the‘coun ty and some of the sections that have not had rain are getting it. Pea crops ood. HENRY.—The condition of the croDS in Henry county is very encouraging. Corn is 50 per cent better than at this season last year and cotton 25 per cent better. If weather conditions continue good it is the opinion that an average crop will be made. • HOUSTON—Long drouth broken on 21st by general rain. Old corn crop in about one-half the county was hurt h adly by dry weather. Cotton, while it is generally small, looks good and is Trowing fast. A fine grain crop was harvested. With good seasons, a good crop can yet be made. JEFF DAVIS.—It is estimated that about 50 per cent of a normal yield by reason of the drouth, which was ended only a few days ago; however, the ground is thoroughly wet now, the corn is in advanced roasting-ear stage and may fill out beter than expected. The greater part of the cotton was planted late on account of cold, dry spring and unless frost stays away until late in the fall, 75 per cent of a normal crop is a high figure. Other crops are below an average, owing to the drouth. JENKINS—Crops generally in Jenk ins county have suffered for rain. A long dry spell and excessive heat cut the corn crop short and very little over half the corn will be made that was expected three weeks ago. Cotton has suffered, but not so much as the corn. It is estimated by many good farmers that about three-fourths of ’ a cotton crop will be made. The hot and dry weather has hurt all other crops. JOHNSON.—The drouth has decreas ed the corn prospect by at least 50 per cent. The last thirty days has played havoc with growing crops. Cotton has held Its own fairly well, but is now beginning to show the need of rain badly. The hay crop likewise is at a standstill, but a good season in the next few days will put an entirely different look to it. LAURENS—Laurens county will probably yield 55,000 bales of cotton against 40,000 last year. The rains have helped late ( corn. Old corn that suffered from drought will yield a short crop. LIBERTY—The crop conditions in this section are very good, the corn crop especially fine; plenty of rain, w'eather very hot. LOWNDES.—While the crop outlook is still very bright in this section, the best crops have been considerably in jured by the dry weather recently. Where a great deal of fertilizers are used and where they have been well (worked and pushed forward the drouth ,has done much more damage than in (other cases. Cotton and corn both have suffered a good deal on account [of a lack of moisture. There have been ocal showers in many parts of this nd adjoining counties, and much good has resulted from them, though the rains have not been heavy enough to help the crops in all the sections. All of the provision crops, such as pota toes, cane, cotton and vegetables of all kinds are in very fine condition and are well advanced. Sweet potatQes are already on the market here, while to matoes and other vegetables are being brought in in larger quantities than ever before. M'INTOSH—Crops in good condition. Corn has suffered from drouth but re cent rains have helped considerably and results will not be cut much. Not much cotton planted, but from all re ports condition about 80 per cent. Only about 75 per cent as much planted this year as last. MACON—Condition of cotton 75 per cent and three weeks late. Recent rains have caused cotton to shed squares and young bolls; condition of corn 70 per cent, having been hurt by drought of last dirty days. A heavy pea crop has been sown and crop splendid. MADISON—The crops through Madi son county are in a good state of culti vation. In some parts the crops ahe suffering for rain, but from present in dications a large corn crop will be har vested. The cotton crop promises to be good, considering the late start it got in the spring. An abundance of peas have been planted since wheat and oats have been harvested. Other forage crops have t>een planted and the indications are that a large forage crop will be made. MARION.—Owing to the continued dry weather in this section the corn crops will be cut off 33 per cent. Cot ton is small and young, and it * * ooks impossible to make more than 6(N per cent of a crop this time. MONTGOMERY—Corn crop is mate rially injured by long drought. Recent rains will save young corn. Old cotton coj.ton will recover. Hay, cane and po tato crops greatly injured. Poor stand of peas and potatoes. MURRAY.—Relative to crop condi tions in Murray county will say that they are unusually good, with the excep tion of some sections in the county are dry and unless they have rain at an early date the corn crop will be dam aged. Wheat is being threshed and is good. Good hay crops. Farmers done work. MUSCOGEE—General rains of the past few days have greatly improved the conditions of cotton, corn and other products of the farm and the farmers are much pleased with the sit uation. The fearfully hot sun of the past ten days caused the young bottom to wither up badly, some of which was killed outright, but a vast majority of the crop is now looking well and lead ing planters assert that they will make a fair crop. Had the hot sun contin ued for another week without rain, the planters state, the crops in Muscogee would have been ruined and much of late corn killed, out. Throughout the county the stands are poor, but in most sections the cotton has taken a fresh start and it is now believed that Mus cogee can be counted upon for near her full share of the fleecy staple for 1913. OCONEE — Very severe drouth throughout Oconee qounty. Early plant ed corn completely dried up, but corn planted since the hailstorm has a chance if rains sufficient the next week. Cot ton small for the time of year. Peavine hay fairly good that was planted after the grain crop. Prospect as a whole is fairly good. OGLETHORPE—On account of the dry weather and the hot winds old corn has been cut off considerably. It looks now like there will hardly be half a crop of the old corn, though there is some young corn which promises to do fairly well. Cotton is from two to three weeks late and the weed is small for this time of the year. It has been well cultivated and is clear of grass. With the rains of last Satur day and Sunday and with favorable weather during the month of August there is promise of an average crop. Lots of peas planted and sown. PAULDING—Prospects for good crops in Paulding county are splendid. The winds and heavy rains of last week did some damage, though not enough to cause apprehension. Cotton is especially-, good and is now loaded with fruit. If the August crop is fair the largest crop will be gathered in this county in many years. PICKENS—The outlook for a banner crop in Pickens county this year is good. Cotton was held back some by the cold early in the spring, but it is as good as we have ever had here be fore, and despite the cold spring, more, cotton is expected to be harvested than’ ever before. Corn is 75 per cent better than it was last year and if nothing happens to cut off the crop suddenly the average yield in this county will be raised 15 per-cent. More peas and legumes are planted than at any past time, which proves that the farmer is waking up to his deeds. PIKE—Crop conditions in this locali ty are much more favorable than at an; time this season. .Warm weather and plenty of rain together are responsible for the extremely rapid growth of cot ton. The process of laying by corn was finished by July 1, but citton crop will probably be cultiavted up to the middle of August. In spite of late planting and poor stands, a fairly good cotton yield may be expected, provided frost does not come early. POLK—Although crops In the vicinity nicely there has been a great need of rain, the extremely hot weather with dry winds tending to parch the fields. However, the last few days good heavy rains, although mostly local have been falling all over Polk county and the prospects «are now bright with a gen eral rainy season. PUTNAM—Crop conditions reported excellent from all sections of Putnam county. Fine seaosns have given im petus to laying-by time, and while money Is reported tight to some extent here as elsewhere, with the laying-by season at hand, farmers are beginning to give their annual barbecues to em ployes and friends, and an “era of good feeling” seems to prevail. Some fine crops are reported in Putnam this year. QUITMAN—Crops in Quitman have failed in the past thirty days. Heat and dry weather has ruined corn. Can’t make more than one-half crop. Cotton small, but free of grass, but with fa vorable seasons from now on can hope for fair yield. Other crops doing fairly well. RABUN—Prospects for corn excel lent. Season so far good. Indications best since 1911. From 50 to 100 per cent better than last year if no calamity and seasons continue good. Prospects of onions good. Irish potatoes excellent. Rye medium. Cabbage good. Sweet po tatoes fair. Peach crop failure. Twen ty-five per cent crop early apples, but late apples practically failure. All truck patches in fine condition. RANDOLPH.—The crop prospects of Randolph county are exceptionally fine. The long drouth will cut off to a cer tain extent the corn crop, but more corn will be made than was anticipated a month ago. Imtfiense quantities or potatoes, hay and other feed stuffs will be made, while the cotton crop is aa fine as the best. The farmers and mer chants are in good spirits over the out look. RICHMOND—The corn crop of Rich mond county has been badly damaged by the ‘long continued hot weather and absence of rain. Some declare it to be 50 per cent destroyed. Cotton, though delayed by the early season rains, is coming along well, the first bolls being received by Augusta factors. The re cently gathered oat crop was one of the best. Richmond county watermelons and cantaloupes fine as usual. SCHLEY—The yield of corn in this county from present indications will not be more than seventy-five per cent of a medium crop. Cotton is young but looking well, but the excessive rains that have been falling for thre6 days may injure it. Garden vegeta bles are almost a failure. Melons very scarce. Cotton has been doing well, but corn has been failing. SPALDING—The warm weather of the past month, together with fine rains just at the time needed, has caused cot ton to grow with remarkable rapidity, and the indications now are that the crop will be almost a normal one. Corn as a whole is very fine and the water melon crop is large and the fruit of unusual quality. STEWART.—On account of the recent hot wave, it is estimated by a conserv ative farmer here that the corn crop was cut off by one-fourth in this coun ty. Cotton did not sqffer materially. The rains have come, and altogether, an average crop is expected. SUMTER—Cotton crop conditions in Sumter county are very favorable, and better than at this date last year. While the corn crop will be very short, as re sult of dry weather, other crops will bring up the acreage. There has been an abundance of rain this week, and cot ton is fruiting well and beginning to open. A fine hay and melon crop has been made this year. TALBOT—Recent rains have im proved all the growing crops. Corn is looking well now, thougn some of it has suffered a great deal in Talbot coun ty for rain. Cotton has not been hurt. People take an optimistic view of things generally. TATTNALL—The farmers of Tattnall county are having quite a great deal of trouble gathering their fodder on ac count of so much rain. Heretofore the farmers of this county have had better prospects for a good crop year this season than they have had in many years, but the fact that it has rained here every day for a week has turned things around in that respect. How ever, the crops in this county are above the avarage of any in this immediate section, so far as can be learned. TERRELL.—The continued drouth is playing havoc with crops in Terrell. Only a few sections in the county have had sufficient rain. Corn is dying and burning up. Unless the hot winds cease at an early date cotton will be badly hurt. With favorable seasons cotton will be fair. The corn crop will be short. The hot spell is holding on un usually long. TIFT—Recent rains have caused a great improvement in the condition of cotton, both late and early. Before the rains early cotton had begun to shed its fruit. The hot, dry weather caused about a two point depreciation of the crops over the condition of a month ago. Rains have stopped cultivation, but crops generally are good. Corn has suffered considerably on account of the long dry spell, but may come out after the rains. THOMAS—Showers have been gen eral over Thomas county recently and all crops are in fine condition as a re sult. The corn crop continues to be the biggest and finest known in years. Cotton is not far behind and is open ing up well. Sweet potatoes, sugar cane and all minor crops are also in good condition. Watermelon shipments are over for the season, which has been the best in several years, both in the qual- Obstinate Acne Quickly Yields Fine Remedy that Clears Skin of Pimples on Cheeks, Temples, Sides of Nose and Chin. ity of the melons and prices realized from them. TOWNS—The wheat and rye crop are being thrashed. The largest and best crop ever grown in our county. With plenty of rain we will have the best corn crop that has been in our county fn twenty years. TURNER—The latter part of June and the first weeks of 'July were very dry and old corn has been badly dam aged. Old cotton was hurt some, but new corn and cotton and peas sowed af ter oats are in good condition. Good rains in the last few days have put new hope into the farmers as well as new life into the crops. Truckers al so were very much benefitted. The canteloupe crop is harvested and was good and brought good prices. Melons are plentiful. TWIGGS—The crops in Twiggs coun ty have suffered for the last twenty-five days with dry weather and hot winds. Therefore they are not up to an average crop. With everything favorable from now on we can only hope for a normal crop. WALKER—Fine rain fell here re cently. Corn suffered for rain and is damaged in this county, but corn and cotton still promise a good yield. Cot ton looks better than usual. Fruit crop is a failure. Wheat and oats made a good yield. Acreage about as last year. Other crops look well, but need rain. WALTON.—The Walton county farm ers are rejoicing over the recent rains. For some little time it appeared as if the dry weather would do great injury to both cotton and corn. It is now very gratifying to all concerned that such an improvement is so perceptible, and if the seasons remain so propitious the harvest will be good. The report comes from many sections that while the stalk Is not so very large, the fruit is especially good. WARE.—From all parts of Ware county the most flattering kind of crop reports have been received and indica tions are that farmers of Ware v/ill en joy better yields in every way than they have known for several years. Corn leads the list. The acreage is larger than heretofore and the crop in better condition than o)d timers have known. It is expected that the record yield of 139 3-4 bushels an acre, made by a Fair fax farmer a few years ago, will be broken this year. Cotton is doing well, but there is not as much of it this year as last. The short staple is flourish ing and the sea island variety, which thrives here, is advanced greater than usual for this time of year. Sweet pota toes are coming in steadily now and some record results are certain. Farm ers who planted cantaloupes and water melons have gotten fair prices this sea son, although at times the local mar ket was flooded. Melons o fa late veri- ety still command good prices. Tomatoes have been a paying crop so far and while the abundant supply has kept prices down no complaints have been made. It is estimated that a large amount of the tomato crop will go to waste because of the lack of suitable canning facilities i,n the county. WARREN—The corn crop in Warren county is almost totally destroyed on account of dry weather. In many sec tions of the county there has been no rain since the second week in June, and the indications are now that not more than 40 per cent of the corn crop will be made, if that much. Cotton is also suffering from dry weather practically all over the county. In a few sections where they have had rain cotton is looking well, but in a greater portion of the county it is suf fering badly for water. WASHINGTON—The rains during the past few days, which seem to be gen eral, continues to make the crop con dition in Washington county look prom ising. The three or four weeks drouth that prevailed in some sections of the county injured the corn crop to some extent, but the pea and cotton crop seems, to have been very slightly dam aged, if any. WEBSTER—The corn crop in our county is greatly injured by the ex cessive heat and dry weather, and we will do well to make half a crop. We are now having plenty of rain, and cot ton is doing well, but on account of failure at first to get stands of cotton, it is very uneven, and we can't make a full crop. We have no vegetables in our gardens at all. WILCOX—Crop prospects are not so good in Wilcox county. Early corn in some sections of the county has about been ruined on account of the drought. Cotton is all right. But some of the first planting was hurt on account of the dry weather. Late corn is doing well and has not suffered from the dry weather. Today brought us a soaking rain. I have inquired of farmers about crops. They report cotton about as good as usual. WHITE—The condition of crops in this county has been good. Wheat, rye and oats have yielded a good crop. Corn is off 25 per cent owing to the recent dry weather, and cotton is not looking as well as it would had we had more rain. Some fields of early corn are damaged by the drouth seventy- five per cent. WHITFIELD—Although needing rain, crops in Whitfield county are looking unusually good at present. The county has not experienced a general rain dur ing the month, and the farmers have had ample opportunity for Jarm work. Crops are clean. The indications point to a bumper corn crop this year, much of the cotton land being given over to corn. WORTH—The recent rains came in time to save the corn crop. The out look now is good. The early cotton has already a large crop of mature bolls, and the young cotton Is coming along nicely. Corn, potatoes, peas, etc., are all growing nicely. The present condi tions are bright for the farmers ot Worth and they are all feeling good. the com crop in Jeff Davis county is of Cedartown have been progressing Acne attacks the glandular structure of the skin, more particularly those tiny glands that secrete fat And it is here that S. S. S., the famous blood purifier is most active in its influence. There is one ingredient in S. S. S., the purpose of which it is to stimulate the cells in the tissues that they select from the blood the nutriment that makes new skin and thus eliminates all irritants, acids and parasites that inflame the glands. There is a natural tendency of the fine network of blood vessels in the skin to throw off impuri ties, but where a persistent inflamma tory process has invaded the skin, the natural repair work of the blood is in terfered with. It requires the stimu lating activity of S. S. S. to overcome such morbid conditions. If you have been troubled with acne, do not despair of a cure. You can get S. S. S. in any drug store, but insist upon having it. The great Swift LaDoraton' in Atlanta, Ga., prepares this famous blood purifier, and you should take no chance by per mitting anyone to recommend a sub stitute. And if you blood condition is such that you would like to consult a specialist freely, address the Medical Dept., The Swift Specific Company, 181 Swift Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. ONE DEAD, THREE HURT IN WRECK AT ADEL, GA. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ADEL, Ga., July 31.—Henry Castel- law, a negro brakeman. was killed and H. P. Wrigley, conductor; Engineer S. S. Mann and Jim Fruitticher were slightly injured in a head-on collision of two heavy freight trains near here this morning at 4:45 oclock. The wreck is said to have been due to the failure of the southbound train to get orders at Adel. APPOINTMENTS MADE BY PRESIDENT WILSON (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, July 31.—President Wilson today made these nominations: Collector of internal revenue Third district Texas: Alexander Stuart Wal ker. Chief of the weather bureau: Charles F. Marvin. United States attorney eastern dis trict Arkansas: William* H. Martin. OLDEST RESIDENT OF ILLINOIS IS DEAD * (By Associated Press.) PANA, 111. July 31.—Dr. W. T. Linn, aged 109 years, the oldest man in Illi nois, died at his home near here last night. His death came suddenly. He cel ebrated his 108th anniversary on May 28 last. Dr. Linn was born in Ohio and had practiced medicine for more than seventy-five years. He leaves sixty-two grandchildren and fifty-three great grandchildren. Tillman Gets Magazine Article Into the Congressional Record That Bitterly A rous es Senators So Many Protests Against Dr Aibert Taylor Bledsoe’s At tack on Northern Women’s Suffrage Movement That South Carolina Senator Withdraws It and All Refer ence Is Stricken Out BY RALPH SMITH. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 31.—A magazine on “The Mission of Woman,” written by Dr. Albert Taylor Bledsoe over thirty years ago, and republished in the Congressional Record yesterday, raised a storm in the senate today. The paper was presented by Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, with the re quest that it be published in the record and issued as a government document. As a result of the protest raised today, Senator Tillman withdrew the article from the record, and the order for its publication as a document was can celled. Senator Gallinger, of New Hampshire, called attention to the Bledsoe paper to day. After he had read just a sentence or two of it, other senators rose in their places to protest against the pub lication of such a paper as a reflection upon the womanhood of the north, and more particularly women who believe in equal suffrage. THE OBJECTIONABLE PASSAGE. The parts of the paper that chal lenged the bitterest resentment follow: “But the strong-minded women of the north, .in great and increasing multi tudes, desire a different glory from this. They covet the power of the hustings and places in congress. They would fain enter the lists with pot-house poli ticians and become the rivals of negroes. Let them, O fair daughters of the south, pursue their own course. But if they will unsex their souls, let them at the same time lay aside their ‘modest apparel,’ let them cut their hair short, and their petticoats, too, and enter a la bloomer the ring of political prize fight ers. If indeed we were the most deadly enemies of the north, we could wish no greater calamity to befall them than the success, the triumph, of such a movement. Make their women the equals of their men and the rivals of their negroes, reduce marriage to a civil contract^between co-equal partners for the supposed convenience and hap piness of the parties, and you cause tne history of imperial Rome to repeat it self In this country. “SPIRIT OF INFIDELITY/* “Behald the awful vision oven as it now passes before our eyes. The word of God is despised and the laws of na ture are trampled under foot. Tho spirit of infidelity grows rank and rabid even among women, as it is always grown among female reformers. The marriage ties are treated with ievlty, ii not with contept, and divorces are the order of the time. One husband, as a Roman, has his twenty-first wife, and this twenty-first wife has her twenty- third husband. Finally, the marriage relation becomes, as it did in Rome, so ‘intolerably disagreeable’ that men would as soon marry the plague as a member of the fair sex. Woman Is no longer sacred in the eyes of man. In deed, the women have become disgust ing to men, and the men disgusting an imals. All are brawling politicians. The weaker vessel goes down before the stronger, and both are buried be neath the ruins of their country. “Such is inevitably the awful doom of the north if the spirit of infidel re form, ^which, in proud contempt of the word and the' providence of God, had In augurated the woman’s rights move ment, should prevail and gain the ascendancy. The frujt may be pleasant to the eye and seem greatly to be de sired to make one wise, and the wily tempter may whisper, ‘In the day that thou eat thereof thou shalt become as men,’ but if woman heeds the fatal lie, the luscious golden fruit will turn to ashes on her lips, and she will awake from her dream of dominion only' to discover that all her glory has de parted.” Policemen Score Big Success in Role of „ Employment Agents (By Associated Press.) MINNOLA'S, July 29.-—Mayor Wal lace G. Nye’s plan to transform the po lice force of this city into temporary employment agents, has proved an un qualified success. Last Thursday morning, when the plan went into effect there were more than 1,000 idle men loitering about the streets, the authorities declared. Today Chief of Police Martinson es timated that there are less than 100 who have not either obtained employ ment or fled the city to escape a term in the workhyuse. —And They’ll Even Make A Blind Man See-— Of course, I don't m?an one blind from birth or disease—but near-blind and weak-eyed on account of old age. Now it makes no difference if you’re as near-blind and weak-eyed as the old gentleman shown in the above picture, I’m going to send you a pair of my 10-karat “ perfect Vision” spectacles without a cent of money, and if you’re a sportsman and like to go out hunting occasionally, you’ll find that you can shoulder your gun and drop the smallest squirrel off the tallest tree top at the very first shot sure, with the help of these wonderful “Perfect Vision” spectacles of mine. And in the evening, when the shadows are gathering in the twilight, they’ll easily enable you to distinguish a horse from a cow out in the pasture at the greatest distance and as far as your eye can reach. Write me today for a pair of these wonderful “Perfect Vision” spectacles of mine, and as | soon as you get them I want you to put them on your eyes, no matter how weak they may be; sit down on your front porch one of these beautiful summer nights and you’ll be agreeably surprised to discover that you can again read the very finest print in your bible with them on, even by moonlight, and this no matter if your eyes are so very! weak now that you cannot even read the largest head lines in this paper. Dr if you’re fond of sitting down with your needle-work awhile at night in your spare time, just put on these wonderful "Perfect Vision” spectacles of mine and you’ll find that you can again thread the smallest-eyed needle you can lay your hands on, and do the finest kind of em broidery and crocheting with them on, and do it all night long if you like without any headaches or eye-pains and with as much ease and comfort as you ever did in your life. Now Don’t Take My Word For It hut send for a pair at once and try them out yourself for reading, sewing, hunting, driving, indoors, outdoors, anywhere and everywhere, anyway and everyway. Then after a thorough try-out, if you find that every word I have said about them is as honest and as true as gospel, and if they really have restored to you the absolute perfect eyesight of your early youth, you can keep the lenses forever without one cent of pay, and Just Do Me A Good Turn by showing them around to your friends and neighbors, and speak a good word for them whenever you have the chance. Won’t you help me intro duce my wonderful “Perfect Vision" spectacles in your locality on this easy, simple condition? If you are a genuine, bona-fide spectacle-wearer (no children need apply) and want to do me this favor, write your name, address and age on the below $3.75 certificate at once, and this will entitle you to a pair of my famous “Perfect Vision” lenses absolutely free of charge as an advertisement. 1 * Write your name, address and age on the below coupon at once, and mail it to me today without one cent of money. Address:— DR. HAUX SPECTACLE CO.—Room 71 ST. LOUIS, MO.' Please send me on 7-days’ free trial a handsome pair of 10-karat S°U2£°ID spectacles, set complete with your famous “Perfect Vision" lenses, all ready for use, also a fine leatherette plush-lined German-silver-tipped gold- lettered pocketbook spectacle case, and if I find that the 10-karat frame is really overlaid and stiffened with genuine 10-karat pure, gold, and will positively stand the 10-karat solid gold acid test without the slightest discoloration (so that 1 will be proud to wear them in company and to church on Sundays) then and then only will I pay you your special reduced advertising price of $1.25, if in my opinion they are really worth $5, the price you have them stamped in the nosepiece. If, however, I don’t want to keep the spectacle-frames for any reason whatever, I am positively going to remove the lenses and put them into my own frames without pay ing yoif one single solitary cent for them as you have agreed in the above announcement to accept this $3.75 certificate in full and com plete payment of a pair of your famous “Perfect Vision” lenses as an advertisement, and I am certainly going to make you stick to that contract. How old are you? ^ How many years have you used glasses (if any) Name Postoffice , j. Rural Route and Box No State. £ *CP