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3k/£,ducation BH .SUCCESSFUL BUMNG Andrew ZlOoule > This department will cheerfully endeavor to furnish any information. Letters should be addressed to Dr. Andrew M. Soule, pesident State Agri cultural College. Athns. Ga. Saving a Part of What We Waste Georgia has made marvelous progress In the breeding of hogs in the last two or three years, being credited with the greatest increase of any state in 1915. or 15 per cent. This amounted to an in crease of over 300.000 head of hogs for the year. This shows the possibilities of the swine raising Industry. A re view of the tituation indicates, now ever. that there should be at least nve head more per farm, which at maturity should be worth 350 We are losing from a failure to increase tne number of our hogs 314.550.000 ai.nually. The cat tle deficiency amounts to at least two yearlings per farm, which at 325 apiece, including a loss of 10 per cent fmm tick infestation, amounts to 514,55 v- .'0 an nually. There is a remarkable deficiency in sheep production it; Georgia e now have about two animals per farm. We should certainly have at least ten. which at 32 per head represents a loss of 35.820.000 a year. Every farmer should raise at least one colt per year to help meet the demand for the number of horses and mules required to cultivate the present acreage of farm land. One colt per farm at 350 represents a loss of 314.550.000. Our farmers are not sup plied with a sufficient number of houses and barns in which to house their crops and animals properly. At 320 per farm this amounts to 35.820.000. There is a great waste of foodstuffs suitable for the maintenance of animals. This loss has been placed at 350 per farm, equiva lent to 314.550.005 annually. There cer tainly !■ a neglect of proper sanitation resulting in sickness to the finembers of the family. The screening of houses, for instance, against flies and mosqui toes would save doctors' bills estimated at *315 per farm, or 34.335.000 per year. Many homes are not properly supplied with milk and butter, an abundant sup ply of which has been urgently recom mended by those who are fighting for the eradication of pallagra. At 320 per farm this would amount to 35,820,000. These figures summarised show a pos sible saving for the state of Georgia of 3200,515,000 annually. The figures would have been quite reliable if they had been doubled in each instance, but to insure a wide margin of safety, di vide the above amount by two. and place it at 3100,00,000, and observe what an amaalng loss is annually suffered by our people through a failure to under stand the fundamental facts and princi ples associated with agricultural pro duction. Many people will oe disposed to argue that this is entirely a theo retical proposition. In this they are much mistaken. In order to save the above sum it will not be necessary to spend millions of dollars, but merely to reorganise our farm practice and place it on a correct scientific basis which means a thoroughly practical basis; ex plain to our farmers and the boys and girls of the rising generation how to economise and eliminate waste, how to market and care for the foodstuffs raised, how to protect their homes with sanitary methods, and how to develop and maintain an - adequate number of live stock to meet the needs of the state. These are not difficult or impossible propositions as some may think. A sav ing to the extent indicated could be effected by a five-year campaign of edu cation properly organised and directed and in which practically every cltixen would be brought within the influence of the extension service work of an in stitution such as that of the Georgia State College of Agriculture. To do this calls for the expenditure of a very much larger sum of money than is now avail able. Os course, the goal indicated can be reached in course of time, but why waste half of a lifetime and the en ergy of the people to accomplish some thing which, under rational conditions of management, can be achieved in a five-year period? If the above figures be applied to the states south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi river, it is easy to see how a billion dollars a year can be saved and turned Into pro ductive. constructive, humanity building and elevating channels. Coming now to a consideration of how waste should be eliminated, there are Adler’s Famous ■Qg? -)No Money Down wCJ free, alfeSEggSA ffk'Kxjilil l FJBUpJIi I Your Own I Time to Pay I My Free 30 Day Thai, No Money Dorn Offer ■ Breaking all Records—Competition Banished si 1 or.g.rated the wonderful Ad.rr plan of eel ling ■ organa whiefehasmade the" Adler "a booaofaoki word; ■ Bore than U.VO at these famous organs are now ia ■ the botaee of the poop e. 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Gold Wedul Factory to Time g meet plana. Writ lot Frft I ri tit ot hire • *1 _ Bwi. rosu I CL I I Adler. Pr«*w 1 V'J a Adler Mlg. Co.. :M»7 W CbeafnulSt.Loetavine. 1 1 Send me-FREE your wonderful I Organ Book • Mark which 1 Piano Book j you dcotre- I | NAME— I | address | only three things that can be done. First, is the education of the masses with reference to the fundamental prin ciples of agriculture. This means that w. must teach agriculture in the public schools, and not make a joke of it as at the present time. We must also greatly enlarge the service work of our secondary schools in this direction, and of our colleges as well. We must cer tainly promote research on a basis worthy of its importance, so that a solution of the problems which bar the path of progress may be reached in ample time and the facts thus attained made a part of the common knowledge of the people. To this end the distri bution of denite agricultural informa tion through extension teaching should he enlarged by every possible means. Os course, tome provision has been made for this under the terms and pro visions of the Smith-Lever act, and yet when we think of the amount of work to be done, it is difficult to see how one county agent for the men and one for the women’s work can be ex pected to cover the field and accomplish the end sought in any brief period of time. We can do much to aid in the solution of the problems discussed in this article by teaching our boys and girls the I fundamental principles of thrift. We| should instruct them to be orderly and I to be systematic and economical in both | the homes and the school. We should I make needless waste a crime to be pun- 1 ished with as much severity as many others which now are justly regarded with great disfavor. We should incul cate in the minds of adults and youths the duty of conservation. This, in fact, should be regarded as a solemn obliga tion. The schools can aid materially in this essential work if the teachers will give some of their time and effort to a discussion of the suggestion’s enumer ated. The church can also exercise a wholesome influence in the proper di rection if the minister will familiarize himself with the situation and discuss it occasionally from the pulpit. The press has been a powerful aid in the past and may be counted on to do Its duty in the future, provided, of course, a sufficient number of experts are available to fur nish the necessary Information In an ac ceptable form. At the present time there are too many would-be scientists and experts who are attempting to write and give information to the public which it Is supposed to follow, but which as a matter of fact is more frequently based on imagination than on the results of careful Investigation. The colleges should train experts and leaders, and this they are now beginning to do with ever increasing success. They can, of course, only work with the material fur nished them, and the number of leaders turned out annually will not be adquate to the task imposed upon them until the constructive nature of a college educa tion is more generally appreciated. The nation can do much to aid In this matter by recognizing the virtue of economy. Is it not possible to devise some system of reward for Individuals or organizations which accomplish some thing of merit In this direction? We have been inclined to look with too much favor on the Individual who has ac quired money by means of exploitation and destroyed our natural resources. We should turn the proposition around and now give the laurel wreath to the man who aids in the campaign of making economy a national virtue. It would also be good practice to tax bloated in comes so that rich people can not mis lead the public. They are the puppets of chance who by schemes not always worthy of commendation have accumu lated large sums of money at the ex pense of the people. Their habit of thought and living tends to foster ex travagance and place a premium on waste and self-indulgence. Naturally, the multitude falls Into the error of try ing to ape the practices of such people in their manner of living, speech and dress with deplorable results. Who Is not familiar, for Instance, with the ef fort of the laboring man’s wife to wear the same kind of clothes and to do the same things on an Income of 35 to 3100 a month that the wife of the man who receives from five to twenty times as much. If the rich spent their money with more circumspection and set a better example, their lives might not be In vain, as they so often are at pres ent, and If the excessive amounts of money which the few spend and waste so lavishly were turned into construc tive channels through the aid of the gov. emment, many of the most pressing na tional problems could be solved, for then the funds would be made available for the education of the people along those lines which will make them the most valuable citizens and bring the greatest degree of pleasure and profit Into their lives. SOTBB ON THE SEEDING OF WHEAT. n. E. C., Warwick, Ga., writes: 1 wish ■ome Information in regard to the seeding of wheat. What varieties are beat? Will an ordinary grain drill put it In? I am going to plant a lot of rye thia fall. Could J nave crimson clover seed here? The Blue Stem has proven to be a val uable variety of wheat according to the tests conducted In our experimental field. It has been grown under similar condi tions for a period of six years and has made an average yield of 26.66 bushels per acre. Its lowest yield In 1912 was 18.33 bushels and Its highest yield in 1910, 32.44 bushels. A variety of wheat which will do so well under as long a aeries of testa should be well adapted for growth In Georgia and constitutes ini our judgment one of the best varieties! for general cultivation. We may say Ini this connection, however, that Georgia Bed and Fuicaster have both done about as well. We would prefer to secure Georgia seed for planting as it is mure likely to be adapted to our local soil and climatic conditions than that secur ed from distant points. Wheat should be sown on land pre pared just as for oats, and It should bo sown early enough to become well es tablished before cold weather sets In. Too early seeding of wheat is to be avoided especially In the southern part of the state, because there Is some dan ger that it may be attacked by the Hes i .Man fly. There is no better way of j lantlng wheat than with an ordinary grain drill. If you can secure some ! crganic nitrogen and acid phosphate we advise their use. A little potash could also be applied, but you will probably r.ot be able to secure the same at a rea sonable cost this fall. We think you are acting wisely in tlanting considerable rye. When put I in early It affords excellent pasturage during the fall, winter and early spring. ;If turned under when comparatively Ismail it improves the land for succeed , ing crops. It can. of course, be har ' vested to considerable advantage as a , grain crop. We do not think rye bo val- THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1916. cable to grow for hay making as oats, or oats and clover. Crimson clot er has succeeded quite well wtih us when seed ed with rye. We have used about one bushel of rye to 12 pounds of clover. There ate several varieties of rye on the market. We prefer the Georgia grown seed. We think, however, that the Abruzzi rye and a beardless rye produced in south Georgia are earlier and In many respects superior to much of the seed ordinarily grown. These two varieties are rather scarce however, and high priced on that account. They have the ability of developing and maturing more rapidly than common rye, and in our experience have yielded better as well. There Is no reason why you should not save crimson clover seed under ordi nary conditions. You should have to let! the crop nearly mature before cufting it j and it would then have to be threshed.] A clover huller would be the best Im-, plement to use for this purpose. Small; quantities of seed might be knocked out, with a flail and winnowed out with al fanning mill. A SAFE RATION FOR DAIRY COWS. I W. D. M., Mcßae. Us., wrles: Can I mix I corn, cob and sliucks, or corn and cob with ! cotton seed meal and bulla and get a safe ; feed for milch cows? Will it do for horses ; and mules also? There Is no reason why corn, cob and suck should not be ground together and used as a ration for horses and cattle. We suggest that you mix together 700 pounds of corn, cob and shuck meal anti I 100 pounds of cotton seed meal. This makes an excellent ration for horses and mules. It should be fed at the rate of about 12 to 14 pounds per day depending on the size of the animal and the nature of the work it Is expected to perform. When plowing in the spring of the year from 14 to 16 pounds will not be too much to feed. Os course, oats in the sheaf, peavine or millet hay, or bright corn stover should be fed at the Bami time. A good sized horse or mule weighing 1,000 pounds should have as much at 12 to 14 pounds of the above named hays. For dairy cows a mixture of 7 pound? | of corn and cob meal and 3 pounds of j cotton seed meal, together with 8 or 10 pounds of hulls and some of the mixed hays or fodder suggested above will provide an excellent ration. Cows llko succulent feed and to this end you should endeavor to provide them with as much pasture as possible. In your sec tion of the state cereal pastures may be made available for the fall and winter, and In the spring Bermuda sod on which has been seeded Japan clover will be found very valuable for summer grazing. If you desire to mix the grains In ques tion In larger quantities mix 700 pounds of corn and cob meal with 300 pounds of cotton seed meal. Feed this to your cow at the rate of 6 to 10 pounds per day depending on her size and age and the amount of milk she is giving. About a pound and a half of grain should be fed per 100 pounds of live weight to a cow giving two gallons and upwards of milk per day. There Is no reason why the grinding of corn, cob and shuck should not be made a profitable under taking. a a a PLENTY OF ROOM FOR PARK PRO DUCTION. 0. H. R., Jonesboro, (ts., write*: I wish ■ome Information In tegard to the raising of hot*. I have some strong red aoil. and ■ome that la gray whleh I want to plant tn peannts What other crop* would you sng geat to raise aa hog feed? Os course. If every farmer were to raise hogs It would not be profitable bnt we know that the ma jorltv of them are going to raiae cotton whether there be war or peace. There Is no reason why you should not find the raising of hogs a profitable enterprise, quite as much so as the growing of cotton, and if you can mini mize the production of this crop and di versify in other directions, you are like ly to find a larger profit on the right side of your ledger at the end of the year than if you persist In all cotton produc tion as so many of our farmers are doing A great variety of crops may be used for hog raising In Georgia. Os these Spanish peanuts are one of the best. They should be seeded at the rate as a bushel and a half per acre In drills. Planting may be done any time from May 1 to June 30. It will take this crop from 100 to 120 days to mature. An acre of peanuts should afford grazing for from 30 to 40 days for as many as thirty good sized shoats. The amount of grazing obtained depends much on the success of the crop, and as you know, this varies from year to year according to the soil and fertilization. Gray land will probably be a little better for pea nuts as they will give their best results on light rather than extra heavy soils. This crop should be fairly well fertiliz ed. We advise the use of about 1 per cent of nitrogen, 7 to 8 per cent of phos phoric acid, and 3 to 4 per cent of pot ash. About 300 to 500 pounds per acre should be applied on most of our soils and the use of lime for peanuts will be found profitable. One thousand pounds and upwards of the findly ground rock should be used. Apply twenty days or so before planting the peanuts and har row Into the soil. The fertilizer may be applied at the time of planting the pea nuts. Your belief Is well founded that many of our farmers will continue to grow cotton In spite of the Increasing price of meat products and the splendid oppor tunity which diversification along these lines offers us here In Georgia at the present time. You can, of course, use many other grazing crops to aid in the production of pork, but peanuts constitute one of the very best. We would suggest, however, that you plant early maturing varieties of cowpeas or soy beans, and these should be ready to use before It be comes necessary to graze the peanuts. You can also use rape and oats for ear- | ly spring pasture. Crimson clover, but clover and white clover are also valuable crops for grazing as well as oats and vetch. a a a A GOOD DIPPING VAT FOR HOGS A. E. A., Odum, Oa., writes: I want to make a dipping vat for my hogs. I want to make it of concrete. About what should he the dimensions, and tn what pro portion should the concrete be mixed? A cement dipping vat for hogs should not be difficult to construct. You should! make an excavation In the ground to tne depth of three feet, having it three feet] wide at the top, 18 Inches wide at the bottom, and 8 feet long on the top line,! and the end should be sloped In so lt| will be about six feet long on the bottom! line. These figures are for the Inside' measurements. You should excavate enough more earth to allow for a waJ.lj about four to six Inches thick. Four inches will answer for every purpose, but six Inches makes a stouter and stronger vat. If the earth Is firmed you may let it act as the outside wall of the vat, ex-{ cept where it comes above the ground | with which It should be practically level,| though, of course, raised high enough toj prevent surface water from running in at , the top. You should set up a frame of; smooth straight edge boards on the In side four to six Inches from the out side wall, and fill and ram this with con crete made of one part of concrete, three parts of sand and five parts of crushed rock. Mix the concrete very thoroughly! and put in when in a soft condition, ori containing a surplus of water as it were., Ram It very tight, and reinforce with] old barbed wire; especially Is It impor-; tant to reinforce around the top. After! the top is finished take one part of ce-; mint and one part of sand and make a sharp, hard finish over the top which! should be troweled smooth. You should he able to build such a vat at comparatively little cost with ordtna-, ry labor. You can make it larger if you, deside to do so. but this should be am ple to take care e£ al:.ed t hog. j LlZZlt Q THOMAS THE BIG MEETING. A soft arm was slipped around my waist one morning last week, and I turned to see Mary V.’s smiling face and hear her say, in coaxing tones: "Don’t you want to go up to Bethel next Sun day? Mirlnda and Grace and Kat:e and I want to go, and we want you and The Farmer to go, too.” "Where is Bethel?” I asked. "It’s about ten or twelve miles from here. You go up the mountain and then some,” was the laughing rejoinder. “We want you to please take fried chicken and stuffed eggs and cucumber pickles, and we will take the rest.” Who could say no? Consequently, bright and early Sunday morning, I packed the basket, adding a few other things to the ones requested, and off we started. Several times Saturday I’d see strange teams go past, and would be told that the people had begun to go to Bethel. Many who have once lived there return the first Sunday In August, for this has been an annual affair for years and years. Protracted services are begun the first Sunday in August, no matter what else may be going on And I use the caption, "The Big Meeting,” after due deliberation. Half of the people never see the Inside of the church—lt’s a roomy structure, comfortable and in viting—but many go simply to see friends, to display the children, to swap horses, to talk over crops or to do their choicest "sparking.” You never saw as many couples, from fourteen to forty, sitting around In top buggies. Some times you'd see the bashful girl with her finger In her mouth—l saw that twice; sometimes she would be atten tively listening as she wrapped and un wrapped her finger; sometimes she would be doing the talking as if to head him off. But I’m here to say that more boys and men were talking than girls, consequently I am inclined to think that the young men make Bethel their final point of attack, and that this fall, corn or no corn, boll weevil or not, there will be the usual number of marriages. The Farmer and I found a good place to leave Kate and then threaded our way to the church. You can Imagine three acres as thick with vehicles of all descriptions as close as they, con veniently could be driven in, and that will give you a picture of the magnifi cent grove surrounding the church. Au tos, buggies, wagons drawn by fat mules or prancing horses all an orderly conglomeration. We had comfortable seats in a little Sunday school room quite near the pul pit and found It cool and just in line with the minister. He preached a good sermon on “Where Is My Brother?" a question it behooves every one of us to ask of ourselves. Then came dinner time. In that Immense throng you would ex pect us to have trouble finding our party, but the very first people to come In after we were seated were two of them and right outside the church we saw the car with the others. We joined them and went half a mile to a shady place near enough to a spring to have plenty of delightful chalybeate water as cold as any with Ice tinkling in the pitcher. Miss Lillian’s and Mrs. Kumpe’s baskets were added and under a wide, spreading pine tree (not our sort of long leaf pines), we spread the feast. This Is the third time we have been a party to these co-operative baskets. Every housekeeper has some specialty that her friends especially like. Miss Lillian makes a delicious pineapple sandwich, Kate makes “scrumptious" light bread, Merlnda and Mary V. have special cake recipes, and your’s truly takes the eggs and fried chicken. Mrs. Kumpe had some rolls that The Farmer is yet talking about, and I see my fin ish If I do not learn the art. She is visiting here from Montana, left here thirty years ago and talks most charm ingly of that country, and thoroughly enjoys her home out there. The rolls came from one of those delightful Leighton homes that I wrote about ear lier in the year, or was It last fall? We spent a happy hour eating and talking, and when there was no ex cuse to linger longer we followed our usual method and divided what was left. I did not bring back anything I took, nor did the others. A big uncut loaf of Katie’s bread “took up” In my basket, a generous supply of cake also was folded in a napkin, fried chicken, croquettes, sandwiches, stuffed eggs and all sorts of goodies changed owners and then we went back to the church —some fine singing, another good sermon and then dismissal till evening. We turn ed our faces homeward and I wish I could tell you of that side. For one hour we never even saw a mail box, sheer cliffs, rocky hillsides, a sandy stretch and then more steep climbing; often for quite a distance we were on stretches of the road that would be as sandy as any In Florida or south Geor gia. Then would come rocks higher than my head and a road so rough that I’d have to hold on with both hands to keep in the buggy—the autos went a longer way around the mountain. There were springs gushing out of the rocks, or so It seemed, and at two of the most famous the Farmer got wa ter and brought some back to me I sat In the buggy and held the lines Vegetation was rank n many places and everywhere there were all sorts of beautiful trees I saw one cabin perch ed on a ‘shelf” and a little way off was a potato patch, and on another one was a splendid orchard, apples and pears seemed fine In the distance were tin kling cow bells and further down the mountain on either side were splendid fields of com and cotton. Their crops are the best I’ve seen. But I saw so few chickens and one lone turkey. The majority of the homes I saw that day were comfortable and comparatively new. and both of the school houses were built after the state’s plan, showing that two acres had been donated by the peo ple and 3200 met by as much from the state. Hurrah for the compulsory education bill! Now get busy and find really good teachers for the children. Faithfully yours, LIZZIE O. THOMAS. Tuscumbia, Ala. that rest day. Dear Mrs. Thomas: How many of your readers, town as well as country, are giving the cook a rest? In many parts of the country Sundays In July had cold dinners, and its been a great time for the poor women who have been roasting. This has been a try ing season on everybody, and its a sen sible family that will hold to cold din ners through August. The blood gets so hot that nobody is comfortable. I know one woman who cannot get out of the “Sunday gorge." as a writer n McCall’s Magazine calls It. so she pre pares enough then add on Monday there Isn’t a fire made in the stove for the noon meal. That day she “plays like” she Is giving her family a picnic and as she doesn’t hnve to cook dinner she has time to prepare a fancy dish or two out of leftovers and mayonnaise and the family seem to really enjoy the change. She pours all the clabber she has Sunday night in a flour sack that fiiie keeps for the purpose, hangs it up and lets the whey drip out and serves curd at dinner Monday. I wish some of the readers would tell us how they are resting this month. Every one of us should cut out at least one duty, its too hot to iron anything except starched things Is my summer motto—try the change. Cordially, NELLIE HUNTER. EVEBY DAY. Every day begin with courage Confident that you can win Over trials and temptations. Let the day you’re living in Be the one that guides your conduct. For the past has gone its way. Do not let its lingering shadows Mar the brightness of today. Every day perform the duties That await you, and with song Cheer the weary souls that falter As you pass life’s way along. Do not fret about tomorrow Let It bring forth what it may, You are shaping well your future If you're living right today. CHARLES W. MEIERS. (Continued from Last Issue.) THE family known as tne “Cypress Wolves" was the sole remnant of one of the fiercest tribes the pale faces had met in the Seminole wars. Many of the tribe had been captured by unpardonable treachery The sol diers of that day, unable to follow the Indians to their haunts, used false prom ises to lure them out. Our dealings with the Semlnoles are among the worst blotches on American history. They earned for us the undying distrust of such Indians as still remain In the ever glades. To them the words “white man" and “liar" are synonymous. They guard the secret paths of the maze with religious devotion and they have refused all bribes to disclose them. The Indians nowadays are often kind ly to such lost explorers as fall among them. They will guide the wanderers out, but they will not guide them in. If Gloria Stafford, who was strolling slowly into the very heart of the Cypress Wolf region, had come among them as a young girl in distress they would have treated her with chivalry. But her first action outraged their most sa cred beliefs. The old chief Hltakee of the Cypress Wolf tribe had more dignity than wealth. But he owned a horse. It was an ancient mustang and its manners were bad; but It was almost the only horse owned by an everglade Indian. At the very time that Gloria had been helped to solve her algebra problems by Dr. Royce old Hltakee was solving all his problems with the aid of the medi cine man of his tribe. He died with great dignity. The young brave Katcalanl was the logical successor to the chiefship. He had his eye on that horse and dreamed of himself astride It. The widow of of Hltakee had another idea. Shonolakee was her name. She did not Intend that her dead husband should walk aU the way to the happy hunting grounds. In her youth when the chiefs had horses and rode them they rode also to the far off paradise. Each chief’s squaw saw to that, for she cut the throat of his horse and sent Its ghost after Its master’s spirit. Katcalanl tried to save Hltakee’s horse from sacrifice, but Shonolakee grew so fierce and the other squaws so fierce that he felt his election In danger. Among the Semlnoles the wom en have long had equality and suffrage. They even have the men working for them. Just about the time that Gloria Staf ' ford was feeling her way through the thickets about the Cypress Wolf vil lage Shonolakee led the old horse out to slaughter. She was weeping so bit terly that she di<9 not heed when the ' sacrificial knife fell from her belt. She tied the horse, said her prayer, and leached for the blade. It was gone. She turned back to look for It. ’ She had not gone far when Gloria Stafford parted the palmetto leaves and saw before her the steed she had prayed for. It evidently had an owner, for It ' was tied. But Gloria was accustomed to taking what she wanted. Her father could always pay for It. He would pay well for this darling old nag if it car ried her home. She approached It with coaxing words and untied the halter. The pony shied and tried to caress her with Its heels. Gloria had been well schooled in horse manship from childhood, and she soon had her hands in the mane of the un willing mustang and vaulted to Its back. She had no sooner set her heels Into Its ribs than the old squaw returned with the recovered knife. She saw the sanctified charger being carried off— and by a ragamuffin evidently from one of the white trash families that even the Semlnoles despised. She gave a wild cry of alarm, the fierce “Yo-ho-ee-hee!” that had once made the Indian hunters’ blood run i cold. The tribe answered In wonder ing haste. She pointed to Gloria and i the vanishing horse. It was not vanish ing very fast, for the wilderness was thick and Gloria did not know the way. The Seminoles divided and ran in vari cus directions to head her off. In a few moments the young chief himself leaped from ambush, and caught the horse by the nose and ear. The old squaw was not far behind and Gloria was dragged to the ground and threatened with the death of a thief —a sacrillgioua thief. (Continued in Next Issue.) Wheat Prices Shoot Upward Under Adverse Canadian Crop Report (By Aasociated Press.) CHICAGO, Aug. 9.—At tip top prices i of today’s session of the board of trade, I wheat showed an advance of 11 3-4 cents a bushel over yesterday. The market throughout the session gave 1 evidence of great tension owing to mil -1 Hons of bushels in domestic crop losses officially confirmed and because of fur ther losses Indicated in Canada. The market closed excited, 10 5-8 to 11 3-8 c net higher, with September at I $1.44 1-4 to $1.44 1-2, and December at $1.48 to $1.48 3-8. Minneapolis Market Also Records Advance MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. 9.—Min | neapolis September wheat showed an j advance of over 6 1-2 cents today from the previous close on the government crop report. The Winnipeg market for December wheat was up ten cents per bushel. Why Drill Planting Wins w' EMM ■ ■ - zTf Empire Jr., ' < / Hoosier V / JW fl fl flflW A V Kentucky W Grain Drills THERE is nothing mysterious about the way Hoosier, lEmpire Jr. and Kentucky drills have been crowding out the broadcasting method of seeding. They give bigger yields of better grain. These points are clearly seen: Drills save seed at the start, because every individual kernel is planted right, with cover ing enough to protect it from cold or drouth. You needn’t “play safe” by planting an extra quantity, for every seed has its chance. Drilling means regular planting, no bunching here and lac!: there every seed has sufficient ground to support it. The seed smarts, Sows, and ripens all together. Uniformity that’s the word. rilling does away with uneven stand, with half-ripe, half-green fields. Drilling gives you the maximum in grain, kernels all filled out and plump. That means top yields, top prices. When you ouy a drill, buy a Hoosier, Empire Jr. or Kentucky drill. Ever since 1857 the builders of these successful lines have studied to build always better machines. Today—well, ask any owner of a Hoosier, Empire Jr. or Kentucky drill. See the local dealer, or write us for catalogues and information. International Harvester Company of America m CHICAGO USA ((M Chuipioe Decriag McCormick Milwaukee Osborne Plato xUßzfl i wjghia .Conducted Sv WISDOM OF THE ANCIENTS. This was written, as you see, long before Christ came. If the rulers of the old world could see themselves, would they not shudder now? If you would know of what frail stuff you’re made, Go to the tombs of the illustrious dead; There rest the bones of kings, there tyrants rot; There sleep the rich, the noble and the wise; Their pride, ambition, beauty's fairest form, All dust alike, compound over common ynass: Reflect on these, and In them see your yourself. —MEANDER, an Atklneonian poet of B. C. 320. Go to the roadside graves thyself to know, Muse on the bone* and dust that sleep below; Titers sleep tlhe monarch, there the despot lies. The rich, the proud, the beautiful, the wise. Mown down by Time, these found a com mon tomb, And tell thee what thou art and what thy doom. —MEANDER, B. C. 821. WHAT WONDBM HATH GOD WHODGKT. As I and a dear old friend were whirl ed along to Decatur yesterday on the trolley line from Atlanta to the former place, carrying us In a brief space of time over the six miles to the cemtery where we have loved ones burled, I re called the zeal and enthusiasm of Rev. Dr. Alexander Means over the coming wonders of electricity forty odd years ago. We both agreed that we would be so glad if this wonderfully wise man could now see the car we were In—the smooth track over which we passed so swiftly—the ease In management and the wonderful cheapness In transportation. I can recall the dear gentleman’s face as I saw it in my girlhood, and the glow of ecstacy when told of God's wonderful agents In nature. He was a long way ahead of his time. That clear brain and fine Intellect could discover future progress where all was dark and dumb to the ignorant. I was present and lis tened when the first telephone was set up In Washington City connecting the capltol building and the government printing office. The Idea of talking on a wire was a nine day’s wonder, and now far distant cities can talk to each other, families can talk In utmost privacy and comfort miles across the country, and seven-tenths of the business of city life Is conducted by telephones. Perhaps Dr. Means does see and know all about It In that upper and better kingdom Who will say he does not know what Is going on here below? When we reach the land of eternal peace, and knowledge, how delightful It will be to see and understand with the clearness of heavenly vision and wisdom all these wonders which God has wrought! OUR SVPEBS’I-ITIONB. We Americans are set down In ency clopedias as a very superstitious people, perhaps we deserve the title. 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HOOD, Ph. 0., Dean, 66’A Valton St., ATLANTA, GA. horseshoes, but they must be shoes that a horse has worn and dropped. Horse' shoes were credited with keeping off witches. In England you are likely to see horseshoes tacked up on some part of all the houses on the streets. It Is re corded that the great Nelson hoisted a horseshoe to the mast of the Victory, In the battle of the Nile. Generally the horseshoe Is tacked over the door. Some times you find It wrapped with ribbons for a parlor ornament. We are hunting good luck by the route of the horseshoe When we see a new moon we think of the weather as well as good luck. One of* our old colored servants once said to me, “Now, Miss Becky, don't you ever look at the new moon, if you don’t have a thrip in your pocket. I alius rattle my keys In my pocket when I ain’t got no money. If the moon dips the water will spill out, then if the ends of the crescent are both upward the moon will hold water Again there is an old legend: “All hall to the moon, all hll to thee, I prithee, good moon, declare to me. This night, who my future husband will be.” In earlier days the swains and maids were constantly singing odes to the moon. Did you ever hear the “death watch which Is only a bug, that taps his head against the wood? When you hear a • tree-frog" you are certain it Is a jlgn of rain. If an owl perches on your roof It Is a sign of death. In our refugee home we had a lot of fatal sickness in 1864-65. I had a very sick child and the bouse had no windowglass, only big l wooden shutters. While we were watch ing beside the dear child, an owl came in at an open window and perched on a rafter. The colored nurse was panic stricken. “Oh, Miss Becky, little Willie Is going to die.” And when Willie died the colored people were a unit in the belief that the owl brought us the warn ing. A looking glass fell at another time and they foretold sad news, and as a dear child also died soon after they were more than ever convinced of the death warning. If shucks are thick on corn it means a hard winter. If It rains every day In Old Christmas It means a wet crop year. If It Is a dry Christmas, look out for a drouth. Seafaring people plead that the dying will go out with the tide. Phantom ships are talked about and greatly dread ed. Addison, the great English writer, believed In witches. And English judges condemned many women to death as witches. It was a diegrace to civilization, but Salem, Mass., had regular witch burnings and quoted the Bible, where It says: "You shall not suffer a witch to live.” How many thousand doubts and fears have the story of the Witch of Endor inspired. And If Samuel could rise up, why should not other spirits appear? Fortune tellers flourish now. They can see things in the settlings of a teacup. They can read fate In the palm of your hand. They can find lost things and they can discover a stream under ground by holding a willow wand In their hands. Can it be wondered that the colored race Is possessed with a belief in "cunjur bags?" Bibles are strewn broadcast over the land. Sunday schools and churches have many attendants, but all the same, su perstitions hold sway, where ignorance Is the rule and people are “seeking a sign.” Nobody, not even the cultured, are particular to seat thirteen people at a table. You can look wise and feel obliged to make an excuse, but you would have been happy If the number of guests were either twelve or fourteen. If you could possibly count up the peo ple who do not choose to perambulate after midnight In old graveyards you would be astonished. All of us have been tinctured with some variety of su perstition, and mind readers take ad vantage of it. 5
