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f t> THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1913. 4 -AGMCULTl/RAl si Education Successful. Farming Andrew ft. g,ouLt This department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information. '- tiers should he addressed to Dr. Andrew if. Soule, president State agricultural College. Athens, (ia. WINTER OATS IN GEORGIA Georgia farmers are intensely inter ested in the cultivation of winter oats. They provide one of the most satisfac tory of winter cover crops, occupy the land to advantage, and furnish a con centrate equal in importance to corn. Ir fact, where corn and oats arc prop erly rotated an abundance of concen trates will be provided for practically ail seasons of tfye year, and the farmer will not be under the necessity of buy- in corn at $1 or $1.50 a bushel, oats at 75 cents a bushel, or bran and other mill feeds at prohibitive prices. There are several points to be guard ed by those who expect to engage in the cultivation of winter oats. First, it is very important to secure a good strain of seed. There is no one best variety of oats but there are several standard sorts the merits of which have been fairly well established. There is much difference in the resistance to disease within a given strain, and it is very im portant that the farmer should know under what conditions the seed he in tends for planting was produced. One of the great troubles in this state Is the tendency, 'f©r oats to ‘rust under certain seasonal conditions, and of course, only rustproof strains should be planted. The importation of oat seed from other states is to be discouraged, and in fact every farmer should en deavor to produce his own seed from year to year as nearly as possible. He can select from those areas where the rust lias been least destructive, and he will have a cheaper and ordinarily a more satisfactory grade of seed than he can buy indiscriminately in the open market. There are some breeders of oats who are putting out a good product and. where seed is purchased one should ask for the strongest possible guaran tee, and buy only from well established and reliable firms. Varieties of winter oats have been tested on 4 the college farm at Athens for several years past. As an average of Wood Shingles? No!.No!! No!!! STOP the Awful Waste Fof wood shingles —the cause of disastrous J fires, leaky roofs and endless expense and / trouble. Usebeautiful,indestructible Edwards / “STEEL" Shingles. Costless, last longer than I wood—better in evety way. Over 100,000men I now use Edwards “STEEL" Shingles—the shln- I gles that never rot, rust or burn. Ten times ] easier to put on. Each one dipped in molten i zinc after it is cut. N o raw or exposed edges. , Patented Edwards Interlocking Device per- \ mits contraction and expansion — makes V joints water-tight FOREVER! 510,000 guar antee against lightning loss FREE. START Saving Money By Using Edwards STEEL Shingles Fire-Proof! Rust-Proof! Leak-Proof! , We sell direct from factory and pay freight. 1 SHINGLE BOOK FREE. Write for book and Prepaid Factory Prices. See for your self bow much less Steel costs than wood- then get busy! If you give dimensions of your roof.we will quote prices on entire job. Send postal right off - Catalog No. 10353 and special prices will come by return mail. THE EDWARDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY Look S<. Cincinnati, Ohio Largest Makers of Sheet Metal Product* in the World i an Monarch Guaranteed Steel SfumpPuller ' five years, Appier stRnds at the head of the list with a yield of 68 bushels: Red Rustproof is second, with a-yield of 67 bushels: Bancroft is third, with a yield of 64 bushels; Culberson fourth, with a yield of 48 bushels. Virginia Gray has been tested for only three years, but during that time has made an average of 54 bushels. Fulghum has only been tested for two years, and has made an average yield of 65 bushels. The Fulghum oat is earlier than the other varieties and has a strong, stiff straw, and presents every evidence of being a strain of unusual merit and virtue to Georgia farmers. The test ing of this strain In comaprison with others will be continued, and of course, more definite information as to its value will be obtained with the lapse of years. We feel from our experience, however, that farmers who can secure a good quality of seed of this variety will be as safe in planting it and as likely to secure good * yields* therefrom as the other strains mentioned. The particu lar advantage Fulghum has in the mat ter of ripening recommends it to the favorable consideration of our farmers. The method to be followed in plant ing oats is a matter of more than or- i dinary importance. Three years’ tests in the college demonstration field indi cate that where oats were planted with an ordinary grain drill the average yield was fifty-eight bushels when planted in the open furrow, fifty-five bushels, and when sown broadcast, fifty-one bushels. One would naturally conclude, there fore, that seeding with the grain drill should be given preference in all in stances. This will depend a good deal on the/ physical condition of the soil, the amount and character of fertilizers used and the preparation made for planting. On land which is in fairly good physical condition and where peas have been rotated, vegetable matter supplied and a rational system of fer tilization followed, seeding with the grain drill. It is only in the rarest On thin, poor and impoverished sbils the open furrow method will often prove superior to seeding with the graind drill. It is only in the rarest instances that broadcasting will be found satisfactory. According to our experience the fer tilization of oats is an important mat ter and should be carefully investi- | gated by the farmer. There is not ! a sufficient residue of plant food in the soil ordinarily devoted to oats to meet the needs of this crop. We be lieve, and this belief is emphasized by the practice and experience of many of the best farmers in the state, that the use of from 200 to 500 pounds per acre of fertilizer will be found advantageous. We advise a formula containing 2 per cent of organic nitrogen, 8 per cent of phosphorus and 3 per cent of potash. On soils which are very thin and sandy, 2.5 per cent of nitro gen, 9 per cent of phosphorus and 4 per cent of potash should be ap plied. The richer the soil the less fer tilizer necessary, the poorer and thin ner, the larger amount which should be used. An application of 200 pounds may prove more profitable under cer tain conditions than the use of' 500 pounds. According to our observation, however, fairly liberal fertilization has proven more profitable than where a stinted ration of plant food is applied. Of organic sources of nitrogen, cotton seed meal, blood, tankage or fish scrap may be • used. Acid phosphate will piobably supply phosphoric acid in as cheap and efficient form as any ma terial which can be used on our aver age soils, lacking as they are in organic matter. While potash may be supplied in one of several forms, kainit, muriate and sulphate are the kinds likely to be found most desirable. • * * VALUT OF A LOAD OF MANURE. N. D K., Mullins, S. C., writes: I would be glad if you could tell me what a two- uorse wagon load or ton of stable manure is worth. in the course of time, though this will depend a. good deal on the height of 1 your bottom lands above the water ta ble. TREATMENT OF ITCH in MULES. K. 11., Wallace, Ala., writes: Will you please tell ine what to do for a mule * that has the itch? She scratches herself nearly all the time ayd is fulllug of in flesh. Trade and Crop Re ports from the South 1 —From Bradstreet’s. I Clear from l*to 5 acre* per day. Ik)n*t Boy the Ordinary Kind—Investigate the Monarch Compare the Mighty Monarch with the ordinary RtumpB P'lli. r. Tint it. Find oat about the improvements and 9 equipment we yive you. Send for catalog and guarantee. I Zlms'erman Steel Co., Dept. A J, ImneTree, lima| HASTINGS* 100 Bushel Oats Absolutely Pure,C lean,Sound And as fine as can be grown, free from all noxious grass or weed seeds and the most prolific oats known. $1.00 bushel. 10-bushel lots 90 cents bushel. Special price larger lots. Eytra fancy Berkshires, out of fine bred sows and sired by two of the' best boars in the state, bred and open gilts boars ready for service, and young pigs all ages. Prices right; quality the best. ' FAIR VIEW FARM PALMEsTO, GA. AGENTS: $40 A WEEK Startling new hosiery proposition—unheard of. Hosiery for men, women and children. 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There is much variation in the compo sition of yard manure owing to the class, age and condition of the animals produc ing it, the amount of concentrates fed and the care to which the manure has bSen subjected. Where the manure has been left out in the open and allowed to wash and *leach, or piled in good sized heaps and allowed to fire-fang during the summer the plant food will be much less than' in the case of manure which has been kept moist and under cover and not exposed to washing rains. On an average a ton of manure will contain from 9 to 12 pounds of nitrogen, 5 to 8 pounds of phosphoric acid and 9 to 12 pounds of potash. In exceptional instan ces the nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash may run a little higher. It is an easy matter to haul a ton of manure on a two-horse wagon, but here again the size and height of the wagon bed, the amount of water in the manure, etc., ef fect very materially the amount one can haul in a wagon. A ton of manure con tains fertilizing constituents worth, rela tively speaking, $2.50 to $3.00 per ton. Of course, manure as you know exerts a most wholesome effect in the soil, and its value is much greater than the fig ures cited because of the renewed activ ity it gives to the bacterial life of the soil and the humus it provides. • * • MAKING PERMANENT PASTURES. T. ,T. H., Avera, Ga., writes: I have three or four acres of bottom land which I wish to make into a permanent pasture for cows, hogs, etc. The land was in oats this year and I thought of sowing in oats again and dropi Ing Bermuda grass every third or fourth furrow. Please state if Bermuda is the Ix’st grass for this purpose. It is likely that your mule is affected with what is known as mange as dis tinguished from itch. This being true you should examine the skin closely as mango is caused by a mite which closely resembles the scab mite. In the case of mange the mite burrows into the skin and is lifflcult to deal with on that account. Each domestic animal has its own species. The symptoms are in tense itching, the skin in red and cov ered with small pimples which exude an amber colored fluid. The disease spreads and the afiimal naturally presents a most disagreeable appearance when badly in fected. . Affected animals should be iso lated and the hair clipped on the dis eased parts. Then apply green soap and allow it to remain - at least five hours.* Wash it off with warm water and take off all the scabs carefully. Then wipe the parts dry and apply the following rem edy: Mix together one ounce of creolin, one ounce of oil of tar, one ounce of flowers of sulphur and eight ounces of lard or vaseline. Mix these ingredients together and rub into the skin once daily for three or four days. Withhold for a week and apply again. It is important to remember that in treating a case of this character the quarters should be kept clean, dry and airy. None of the harness or eguipment should be used on a healthy animal without first disinfect ing by boiling for twenty minutes. NOLES ON WINTER OATS. A. M. R., Macon, Ga., writes : I would like all ths information you can give me in regard to the best piethod of planting and cultivating oats. For the last two or three years I have had very bad luck with my oat crop, and believe the trouble lies in the manner in which I hafcdle the same. Most of the crop is planted on river bottom land. Probably you are attempting to grow your oats on rather wet land. In this case no doubt the crop suffers con siderably by heaving whenever frost falls. You do not state whether you have sown the crop broadcast or drilled it by the open furrow method. We would suggest that you try the open furrow method on part of your land this year. We believe if the crop be comes well rooted and properly estab- ed by planting in rows 16 inches ap a ~t, and where you have fertilized tne land well that you csai? grow thi crop with success and profit. If you have a grain drill we would s.uggest tnat you put another area in seeding rather deeply by setting the hoes well into the ground so as to leave a rela tively wide furrow behind them. We believe it will pay you to fertilized your land fairly well. It is probable that river bottom land does not need so much nitrogen as upland soils, possibly not any. Not being acquainted with the soil I can hardly offer a definite suggestion along this line. We think, however, that 1 per cent of nitrogen, 8 or 9 per cent of phosphoric acid and 2 or 3 per cent of potash, depending on the per cent of sand in your land, will be a good formula to use under oats. We would suggest th'at you try 300 pounds per acre to begin with. Se lect your seed with car e and treat it with formaldehyde to destroy smut. Any of the rust proof varieties will an swer very well. It is important in our Judgment that you get an early matur ing, hardy variety and seed that is true to name. Much of the seed which has been offered for sale at different times in Georgia is really not rust proof. If your land has not been prepared for oats by plowing and there is a good season in the soil, you may cross disk it and then harrow until a fine seed bed is obtained. A relatively firm soil on top is desirable for oats, though break ing it so as to put it in good tilth, es pecially if the land is a heavy clay is often a very desirable practice. If the water table in this land is close to the surface or it is subject to over flow for any length of time, you will probably have difficulty in raising oats with success. JAPAN CLOVER VERSUS COWPEAS. J. M. P., Valdosta, Ga., writes: Will Japan clover improve land as fast as pea Tines? If one desired to build up land quickly preference would be given to pea vines, though Japan clover is a legume and is very valuable for certain purposes, as it will grow under conditions and on soils where pea vines could probably not be raised with success. On old thin, worn-out and washed lands partly pos sessed by broom sedge and wild grass Japan clover should be sown In the spring of the year. On semi-shaded pas tures it does finely, as it will grow in the shade to good advantage even where broom sedge will not grow. It may take It some time to establish itself, but it will eventually drive out such grasses as broom sedge and possess the land. It should not be grazed too early in the season of the first year, but,after it becomes well established it will take care of itself. Japan clover can probably be used to the best ad vantage for improving pastures and re claiming soils, but on any lands which can, be cultivated successfully we think other legumes, such as cowpeas, should be used, not only for the purpose of securing grain and hay, but for the improvement of the soil. At the same time It should be remembered that both of these plants are legumes, and there fore have the ability, under certain conditions, of assimilating nitrogen from the air. 10-CENT “CA5UETS” STRAIGHTEN YOU UP ft U MU ft L \ , we trust you. Rosebud Perfume Co. Bos 284. Woedebara, Mtf. If you desire to use your bottom land for a summer pasture. Bermuda will make you a perfect sod and afford a larger amount of grazing than any oth er tame grass which you can establish. The sod will foi#i quickly. Of course, the rapidity with which the ground will cover up depends somowlvat on the condition of the land and the amount of sod you distribute. Where you de sire to secure a good sod of grass in the shortest time possible it is best to cut the sod up by running through a cutting box and distributing it from a wagon. It should then be pressed into the soil with a roller, and the oats should be seeded as you have indicate* j thereafter. Bermuda sod is quite | hardy and if put out immediately j should stand the freezes of Winter without serious injury unless we have much colder weather than is ordinarily experienced m Georgia. If you would sow along with this Bermuda grass and the oats some red top, say six to iuht pounds per acre and a little alsike clover. you would secure a pasture which will provide grazing for a longer pc’-od and this would of course be an advantage. Probably the Bermuda will choke out -the red top and clover When headachy, bilious, con stipated, stomach sour, breath bad. Get a 10-cent box now. 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If you think me worthy help me. Respectfully, (adt.f FRANK PARK. Charleston, S. C.—Trade in wholesale lines continues to show some Improve ment. Retail trade is normal. The movement of cotton is fully under way and a good deal is being sold. Wind storms in various sections of this im mediate territory have damaged what cotton remained in the fields. Collec tions are fair. Greenville. — Textile manufacturers say that business continues active, with the market strong ana very row goods to b© had. Prices on fine goods have strengthened, and tne outlook for mills making this class of goods is more promising. Wholesale dealers in all lines report business active, anu the marketing of cotton in this section has improved collections. Chattanooga.—Wholesale houses re port a good increase in the number 01 orders booked, and they regard the outlook as very encouraging. Manufac turers, while not expressing much op timism. continue to regard prospects as favorable. Weather conditions re main favorable for crop gathering. Col lections have improved. Retail trade appears to be in a healthy condition, though continued warm weather has caused it to fall off to some extent. Memphis.—Jobbers of groceries, hard ware, shoes and dry goods report busi ness ahead of last year. Warm weather has retarded retail trade, but it bene fits cotton, which is being picked rap idly. Collections still are slow, but Improving. Atlanta.—The movement of cotton has stimulated trade, wholesale and retail, and collections show an im provement. Weather conditions con tinue good. Birmingham.—^No. 2 foundry iron is firm, with inquiries increasing, and the outlook is more encouraging. Fall trade in general is of satisfactory vol ume, and retailers anticipate a good volume of trade, due to the state fair having opened today, to continue until after the 18th. Collections are slow. , Mobile.—Jobbers In all lines report trade active, and retail trade is very good. Collections are fair. Montgomery.—All lines of trade show a slight improvement. Collections are fair. , Jackson.—Trade, wholesale and retail, is good. Farmers are taking advantage of.fair weather to pick and gin cotton. New Orleans.—With the promise of fair weather Louisiana farmers hope to retrieve some of their losses as a re sult of recent rains. Gathering of cot ton, corn and rice has been materially retarded, and the damage, no doubt, will be heavy. Yet with a week of sunshine the loss would be considerably lessen ed. Much interest centers in the cot ton outlook, and reports from some few of the parishes are rather gloomy, rains having prevented picking and lowering the grade of tnat which re mains in the field. Notwithstanding these unfavorable reports, cotton has moved to market freely. Tne sugar cane crop has suffered to some extent, but a cold, dry spell would be of im mense benefit. The crop on the while, however, Is in a fairly satisfactory condition jobbing houses have felt the ex isting condition, and their business has been out somewhat. Retailers report slow condition, and their business has been cut somewhat. Retailers report slow sales the past week on account of dally rains. Collections are fair. Oklahoma.—Since the recent rains cotton has rapidly developed. It is now believed, if killing frosts do not visit this region wiuiin the next thirty days, the total cotton production for Oklahoma will considerably exceed the earlier estimates. Business activity is confined chiefly to oil-well supplies and material related to oil developments. Dallas. Jobbers and retailers report trade fairly good. Collections are im proving. No rain has fallen in this dis trict the past week. The fields are dry ing, and cotton picking is rapidly pro gressing. The grade of cotton has been badly injured. Fort Worth.—Cotton fields are still very wet, an<l picking is retarded. Much grain i s being planted. Trade the past two weeks has been very backward, .« d Collections are slow. SAN ANTONIO—Wholesale trade ia fair, and collections are fairly good. Very little shipping is going on, owing .to the late flood. Retail trade is only fair. IN THE FAR WEST. SAN FRANCISCO—Wholesale trade is expanding with the advance of the season. Hardware and steel are very active. Demand for dry goods is in creasing. Cooler weather has material ly benefited retail trade. This year’s citrus fruit crop is estimated at 29,000 cars. THE CROPS. With the publication of the govern ment reports as to late crops, the agri cultural season of 1912-13 has measur ably closed. Taken as a whole, the pre liminary returns point to a rather bet ter outcome than earlier sensational damage reports rendered probable. Wheat, especially, * has turned out bet ter, and so have oats. Corn yields, though smaller than last year, probably equal light yields of the immediate past. Potatoes, tobacco and barley show slightly larger yields than were indicat ed a month ago. Cereal yields as a whole are below last year by 24 per cent, but exceed 1911 by 4 per cent. Good prices for these and for the large carry-over from 1912 have made for a fairly satisfactory year for agriculture. Winter wheat seeding has gone for ward actively in the past few weeks, rains have put the soil in good condi tion. and an area equal to last year’s very large acreage is freely predicted. Better weather in the southwest has made it possible to resume cotton pick ing in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Storms and floods have washed out some cotton and injured the grade of more, but it is now conceded that a late, warm fall will render possible a much larger yield than seemed possible a few weeks ago. Some damage was done by a vio lent but rather restricted storm in the i Carolinas last week. Cotton ginning is active, and the movement, stimulat ed by the high price, has been very large. Louisiana rice and sugar crops have: been damaged by heavy rains. Kentucky tobacco crop results are j better than expected some short time 1 ago. /SSSJj ,ii >' %Sr J r.S'SS;,!. m '' v. Here is what Marion Harland said in 1906 about Cotiolene 1111111 1' I 'V ■■'V Many years ago, I discontinued the use of lard in my kitchen - a " d substituted for it, as an experiment. Cottolene, then com- paratively a new product. Since my. first trial of it I can truly say that it has given complete satisfaction. I honestly believe it to housekeeper ° f itS ldnd ever offered to the American MARION HARLAND. are tender when they are cold—that is a sure test of a Try it yourself. Make the biscuits like this: Cottolene makes biscuits that good shortening. Won’t you followtheexample of famous cooks and make Cottolene THE fat for all your cooking ? Order a pail from your grocer; also send to us for the valuable FREE Cook Book, HOME HELPS. ■ BAKING POWDER BISCUITS . 2 cups flour, 3 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 4table- ®P°°" S Cottolene, 3-4 cup milk. Sift flour, salt and baking powder together; rub in Cottolene; mix lightly and quickly; mixture should not be dry; roll out. on board, cut into small biscuits, bake ten to fifteen minutes in hot oven. To make biscuits richer, mix ' with cream. Whole wheat, gsaham or rye biscuit may be made in the same way.—Edith L. Clift. 3 CROP ROTATION HELPS LAND AND GIVES VARIETY OF FOOD In our farming operations it must be remembered that crop rotation is an important object if we desire to keep up or improve our land, and at the same time insuring a larger profit. If farmers would only practice a regular yearly system of crop rotation best adapted to ) the nature of their soils both their i farms and themselves would be hand somely benefited by the process. What is meant, is to grow such crops in ro tation which the soil is best capable of producing. It is a well known fact that every farmer desires (and it's to his interest) to try and keep up or steadily improve his farm. I can not recommend any easier or quicker method which .will have the desired effect than a regular systematic rotation of crops, in both regular farm crops and legumes or for age crops. Never crop the same land year after year with the same kind of crop, as this method when practiced will kill or ruin the best land in a very short period; but use a crop rotation system. Not only is the soil kept in better con dition or order, but rotation encourages crop growth, causing them to produce a larger yield and better quality, there fore increasing our profits. We must AMERICAN ORIGINAL AND FP|Jf| GENUINE Jrtnu More Big Fence News! More Farm Profits! American Steel Fence Paste Cheaper than Wood and More Durable. Get Catalog. Better and better! 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Mail Morey Order now. or write for circular and or der blank. Southern Feather & Pillow Co., Dept. 1012, Greensboro, N. O. have fields so arranged to produce mon eyed crops one year and the next in a soil improvement’ crop. By such rota tion we are improving a certain portion of the farm annually. Of course, we can grow if desired (and is best) a mon eyed crop, and also a soil improvement crop the same year, as where crimson clover if fallowed under in the spring will produce fine corn, tobacco, or cotton, and will not injure the land nearly as much as when left idle or not culti vated until another year. Of course, by using different ma nures and fertilizers and growing the regular farm crops in rotation, the soil can b© kept up to a fairly gooa state of fertilization; but it is advis able and essential to sow a legume or soil improvement crop in such fields at least once in every three years, find turn under in a green state. Where the regular farm crops are used only in rotation, the soil has a tendency to become close, and in a packed condi tion, but by using a legume crop occa sionally the soil will always be kept more or less in a loose or mellow con dition, also being enriched, furnishing humus and plant food so much required , for the growing crops. At the last cultivation given the crop I find it important and profitable to sow a crop which will act as a cov ering during the winter. Several ad vantages will be derived from sych a cover crop practice. First it furnishes shade for the soil, and keeps it from washing or leaching so badly. Second, it will help to retain the moisture in the soil in a droughty season, and will also add to its' fertility. Third, If the proper kind of crop is sown will fur nish some winter and early spring graz ing for cattle and sheep, which must not be overlooked. For this cover crop 1 highly recommend crimson clover, and think it most suitable to meet all of the above requirements. * % There are a number of different kinds of crops that may be used for this purpose, though prefer crimson clover and deem it decidedly the best and most profitable, as I know from experience that it is 'one of the best soil builders that can be grown. Rape, cowpeas, soja beans and vetches are good crops to be used in rotation, and fallowed under in a green state, as each one will add greatly to the fertil ity of the soil.' Such crops turned un der in the green state furnish plant food in its decay, and after well de cayed or rotten retains the moisture in the soil, without which it is impos sible to grow any kind of crop. Rotation of crops also means a good deal more of different feeds produced, which saves the extra cost of buying. This bountiful supply of feed also means more and better live stock, which also insures more plant food to be returned to the soil, which in the end certainly means more profit and enjoy ment for the farmer. Use a regular system of crop rotation, and stick to it. Y#u will never regret it, but will find your farm far more valuable and profit able. In our farming operations we must have objects in view, such as the planting or sowing of crops which will increase thr fertility or make our soils more productive while growing them, and also to select those which we can get the most money out of or will be most profitable, working in a systematic way so as the business will not be a burden or drudge, but an en joyable and most pleasant occupation.* ADAMSON WOULD OPEN CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER Georgia Congressman Asks Lock and Dam Appropriation- Good Roads Bill, Too fBpeclal Dispatch to The Journal.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Congress man Adamson today introduced a bill appropriating $400,000 for the improve ment of the Chattahoochee river be tween Columbus and Eufaula, Ala. The measure provides for the construction of a set of locks and dams with a view to making the river navigable at til l seasons of the year, notwithstanding the power dams at West Point and other points above Columbus and Eufaula. A good roads bill was introduced yes terday by Judge Adamson. It provides that the federal government shall pay a rental of $15 pef mile per annum for all of the public roads its agents use In the delivery of mail. ROOFING grny as m mm More than $325,000 mil I D* worth of every Arm mm mm make and kind of brand new, dependable roofing now be ing offered at such remarkably low' prices, that we ask all in need or who contemplate buying to hesitate placing orders until they get these remarkable Bankrupt Prices. 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Agents wanted. Address 1 will lend you a genuine Victor Talkiae Machine \7fr”rrkD or victro, » ,or a VICTOR Free Trial in your own home — any one you may vvrTDn | A choose from my complete, Ulus- V Iv, 1 KULA trated catalog} with tix double faced record* (12 piece* to play). You need not send a cent. If, after the free trial, you decide to keep it, l will sell it to you on my ewy payment plan. One Year to Pay 12.00 a month will pay for a Victrola. If you decide tbit you don’t want to keep It, just notify me and 6end it back at my expense. The risk is all mine. I trust you Write to-day for my handsome catalog. It U Free. PETER GOODWIN. President, Peter Goodwin MercantF Victor and Victrola Distribu- tera, 1019jCentur>Bldig\^t^Louis^io^ STREET DUEL VICTIM TO RECOVER^SAY SURGEONS Macon Man With Several Wounds Is Improving—Assail ant to Ask Bond WILMINGTON. N. C., Oct. 20.—Wil-, liam T. Gardiner, agred fifty-eight, a 1 prominent farmer of Edgecombe coun ty, this state, died today at Pinetops N. C., as the result of taking by mis take last night a poison for headache medicine. Gardiner had recently un-1 dorgone an operation and a solution had been left for antiseptic purposes. He arose during the night in the dark- j ness, took the poison by mistake and called in a physician, but too late. Grover Bed Works, Grover, N. C. MACON, Ga., Oct. 20.—With a bullet still resting between his brain and skull, and a bullet wound through his chest, and painful Injuries in both! hands, William Bolton, a sheet metal | worker and the victim of the pistol duel j last Saturday betfeen himself and Return this a<i. with Money Order and get Charles E. Sniites, is said to be recover EXTRA, one set of Lace Curtains or one Japan ese Rug, 30x60. NEGRO MURDERER IS HANGED AT SANDERSVILLE (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) SANDERSVILLE, Ga., Oct. 20.—Ed Kitchens, colored, aged twenty-eight, convicted at the September term of the Washfnglon superior court, of the mur der of Brantley White, overseer for J. H. Hooks, near Warthen, in August, was hanged here yesterday. J.3UILT FOR WINTER AND SUMMER USE. One Side a succession of soft, r springry leather sections, snug and warm for cold weather comfort. The other side for summer [ use, firm, smooth and cooling. Mattress weighs 35 lbs. A Feather Mattress Built Not Stuffed. Guaranteed for a lifetime; satisfaction or I money refunded. All feathers m this mattress are new, clean, odorless, sanitary and hygienic. Built in strong eight ounce A. C. A. Ticking. I Write for catalogue. Agents wanted. Make big I I money. Reference: Broadway National Bank. 1 Address: PURITY BEDDING CO. [ Box 244, Dept. Nashville, Tonn. ing at the Macon hospital. His present j condition is such that he can undergo it,. doctors. Hospital doctors believe that he will | survive his injuries. As soon as his condition is such hat he can undergo it, ■ an operation will be performed. Snipes still occupies a cell in the Bibb county jail and is reticent about .he affair. G. C. Tittle, who was with Bolton until the shooting began, has been released from Jail under a bail of $500. He was arresed with Snipes and ’arried to jail to be held as a witness. ‘Ie states since his release that Snipes md several other men followed hirn and iolton about the streets Saturday atter- '■oon in a threatening way. Bolton has not yet given his version f the affray. Attorneys for Snipes will ask for ht!: -s soon as the condition of Bolton per mits. Hundreds of our agents are making $10 a day in their npare time. Many are beat ing t hat and are getting their own clothes Free. We are dead sure you can do it. Such a thing as failure is utterly impossible with our new and complete outfit which wo send by express- all chargeo prepaid. 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