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THE CARTERSVILLE NEWS
Volume XXXII.
boll weevil dancers
CONFRONTTHEFARMERS
) )r Bradford Warns Geor
gians to Look for Pest.
oue Aeeops delightful fables
[je tells of ft mischievous boy who
frightened a shepherd several times
by crying “Wolf! Wolf!” when there
no wolf near the sheep. Later
tl,e wolf came sure enough but the
boy’s cries of “Wolf! Wolf!” were uot
beetled, because of his previous fftlse
alu-uis and the wolf got bis sheep.
For several years past we have
beard the cry raised of danger from
(be boll weevil, but no boll weevil
tame. At last, however, the boll wee
vil has arrived. True, only his ad
vance guard, his skirmish line as it
w -re, lias as yet reached our Western
b or d' r. But he is comiDg, certainly
and surely as death aud taxes, and
we are uot ready for him. All this cry
about fighting the boll weevil is well
enough. It has its uses as an awak
ener to the reality and proximity of
danger. But no one who is fam
iliar with the habits of the boll wee
vil expects that auy soit of a fight
likely to be made will keep him out
of our fields. He is coming and prob
ably coming to stay, for some will be
foolish enough to harbor aud feed
him.
Other states and communities
iiave been obsessed with the same
ifatuous idea of security that seems
to prevail among us, but have later
ileurned to their regret and immense
joB9 that they would have done
, wisely to have heeded the warning
aud prepared for this unwelcome
visitor.
we are slow to profit by the ex
perience of others. We are prone to
hope that by good luck, or other
favoring causes, our experience will
be less ruinous than that of those
we about. We can make sure
that this invasion will be far less
disastrous to us than to our sister
states of the west, if we will do now
tlie things that they aredriven to do
by dire disaster.
And since these are the very things
we should do whether the boll weevil
comes or not, it would serin the
plainest of common sense for us to
go about, doing them at once, indue
triously and persistently. Any far
mer or other Interested citizen can
get all the information that any oi.e
has in regard to the preparations
that should be made before tlie wee
vil readies us in force I y applying
to the state college of Agriculture,
Athens, Ga. or tlie federal Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D.
I,', or any agent t hereof.
A- the boil we. v I ea's practically
not i.ig but. cotton the wisdom of
hurting his food supply is at once
apparent, especially as we can do
tl is without doing ourselves s. rious
hurt,. Provision should he mail 1 at
once for abundant food supply for
ourselves and those dependent on
us, nor should we look to merchants
h r any part of this supply that, can
'!),• raised at home. For we may be
sure that within a.soar or two at
iiuost. our chief money crop, cotton,
II have lieen so seriously diminish
ed *hat there will he little or no
uuoney from this source to pay foi
supplies. Grain, forage, pasturage
oiml live stock, with cover crops to
bold and improve our soils, are easy
Possibilities tor any intelligent far
mer. Some will avail themselves ot
these weapons of defense in advance
and suffer little or not at all
w,.hu the weevil comes in force;
others will wait and suffer,
in which class will you be found?
Wm Bradford,
Asst agent for Corn Clubs.
Ceilartown Ga.
Get, 4th, 1915.
Womans Missionary Council
The Woman’s Missionary Coun
cil has inaugurated a church v/ide
campaign to win every woman,
jouug person, and child connected
"ith our church, as a member of
the Missionery Society.
The time for this campaign has
been set for the first weekin No
vember. Teams, squads and com
mittees are being organized.
The district committee consists
°f six members: Mi’s. J. B.
Erwin, Calhoun; Mrs. 9. A. Hall,
Calhoun; Mrs. L. Moss, Calhoun;
Mrs. J. A. Monfort, Cartersvilie;
Charlie Broyles, Ringgold;
Horace Smith, Dalton.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade.t’otliran offlreen-
O. announce the birth of a son,
Jr. born Oct. Btli,
THE BARTOW COUNTY
FUR OPENED TUESDAY
Bad Weather Interferes but
Now Better.
The Bartow County Fair for 1915 op
erated Tuesday. Tt is possible that
greater preparation for a successful fair
liad been made this year than for any
year since the fair was inaugurated. It
was to be regreted, therefore, that the
weather whicli had been ideal for several
days and fillet! everybody with liright
liopes should have turned as about the
ugliest type that could have come. It
began early and continued late to pour
down rain, so that humanity was kept
ih doors practically the entire day.
This day naturally marked a thin at
tendance.
We must not forget to speak in passing
however of the Horse Show Monday
night. It was a fine affair and every one
who attended was thoroughly delighted
Theie were many pretty horses and ma
ny skillful and graceful riders. The
prizes were won as follows:
Class 1. Ist George Florida; 2nd j.Miss
Mary Algood Jones; 3rd. Ramie Macey.
Class 2. Ist. Miss Mary Algood Jones;
2nd. Thomas Florida; 3rd. Ramie Macey.
The above were riding contests. Thos.
Florida is from Sweet Water Tenn. He
is a fancy rider of unusual skill. Ramie
Macey is a graeful and expert equestrian
Miss Jones is from Atlanta. She was a
prime favorite, and rode with queenly
grace.
Class no. 0. Ist Miss Margaret McKee?
2nd Mrs. T. W. Tinsley; 3rd Mrs. O. TANARUS,
Peeplqs.
This was a driving exhibit and a rare
skill was shown ly each contestant.
Yesterday eariy the overhanging clouds
that had lingered over from the day be
fore threateningly soon began to disap
pear and the sun shone out with a mel
low glow ending in a day of the true
fall type and the, crowd began to assume
splendid proportions. The attendence
at the fair was good.
We learn that the management will
carry the tire fair on thru Saturday, and
that with today, gives three days more
ol the fair, which will give everybody
an opportunity to see it, which they
should not fail to do, lor there will be
plenty to interest all.
There will be racing each day, as there
was yesterday afternoon. The horses are
favorites on the greatest courses in the
Country.
Possibility and Our Doctor will be a
inong the number of turf gliders and
they are too well known to need mention.
The exhibits are extensive and super
ior. This splendid year for farm products
is being w ell illustrated in the specimens
from the farm.
The poultry exhibit is full and em
braces many handsome birds. It is said
to lie the best yet.
The display of fancy work', canned
goods and other tilings of and for the
home is grand, and has only to be seen
to be appreciated.
The music is furnished by the Fifth
Regiment Band of Ohattancoga. They
are a.fine set. and make good music.
The I aw First
At a time when the court and law
are being assailed from many sources
when people are taking the law into
their own hands in many instances,
and when anarchy is rampant thru
out our Country, it is well to recall
the folloing wonderful words of Lin
coln, uttered in 18:57, before lie be
came famous. If the sentiment ex
pressed therein were burned into the
heart of every American citizen, we
would truly have “A land of the free
and a home of the brave.”
Let every American, every lover cf
liberty, every welNwiser to his pot
ferity, swear by tlie blood qf the
Revolution never to violate in the
least particular the laws of the coun
try, and never to tolerate their viol
ation by others. As the patriots of'7B
did to support the Declaration of
Independence, so the support of the
Constitution and laws let every Am
erican pledge his life, his property
and his sacred honor-let eyery man
remembei that to violate the law is
to trample on the blood of his father
and to tear the charter of his own
and his children’s liberty. Let rever
ence forthe laws be breathed by every
American mother to the lisping babe
that prattles qn her lap; let it be
taught in t chools, in gemiuaries, and
in colleges; let it be written In prim
ers, spelling books, and in almanacs;
let it be preached from the pulpit,
proclaimed in legislative halls, and
enforced in courts of justice. And, in
short, let it become the political re
ligion of the nation; and let the old
and the young, the rioh and the poor
the grave and the gay of all sexes
and tongues a„d colors and con
ditions, sacrifice unceasingly upon
its altars.
LOST
Ladies Gold watch, Thursday on fair
ground, child's picture in back. Return
to Chief of Police and get reward.
CARTERSVILLE. GEORGIA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915.
UNITV IS URGED AMONG
THE CHURCH MEMBERS
Baptist Pass Important Res
olutions on Duties.
Whereas we, the members of the
First Baptist Church, Cartersville,
Ga., wish to bring about a stronger
personal touch aud 00-operative
spirit, which means success to any
church, aud get better acquainted
with one another, resolved as follows:
Resolved First: Commencing with
the first Sunday evening service iu
October of each year hereafter, our
married women are to organize them
selves into a choir aud take charge
of and lead the singing at our church
on said evening. On the 2nd Sunday
evening in October our married meu
are to do likewise. On the third Sun
day evening in October our youue
ladies aud girls are to do likewise.
On the fourth Sunday evening in
October our young men and boys
are to do likewise.
Resolved Second: The choir that
loses in this practice [to be decided
upon by a committee appointed by
our pastor] must solicit from our
membership what ever is necessary
and arrange for an annual church
supper to be held at this church on
Thanksgiving night.
Resolved Third: That our House
Comb tree is to be asked to co-op
erate in carryiugout these resolutions
Resolved Fourth; That we take a
collection on every occasion of this
kind, proceeds to be divided equally
between W. M. S., Y, W. A, and the
church, to be used by them for any
purpose best.
Resolved Fifth; Any former reso
lutions or actions conflicting with
these be aud are hereby recsiniled.
Local News Items
Mr. Penn Harvey, of Pensacola,
Fla. has been the guest of his mo
ther, Mrs. Henry Harvey, and
remained until afteffche Johnson-
Harvey wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Munford
spent last week in Atlanta.
Mrs. Chris. Gemts, of Kingston
was in the city a few days ago.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Garwood
moved bust week to the Lynn Adam
place in West End. Mr. and Mrs.
Adams go from here to Kentucky
where Mr. Adams will in future
be located They will be accom
panied by Mrs. W. L. Goodwin.
Miss Minerva Word spent las f
week in Atlanta.
Mrs. Cicero Cieghorn has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary
Knight, who is quite ill,
The “Devil’s” of The News
spent Sunday afternoon with
friends in Marietta.
Mr. J. M. Henson spent the
week end in Daltou attending the
Whitfield County Fair. He stop
ped off at Calhoun on his return
in interest of the big North Geor
gia contest singing to be held at
Calhoun, October 21st.
Mr. Frank If. Lea veil, State Field
Secretary of the B. Y. P. U. will be in
the city Sunday and will present the B.
Y. P. U. work to the congregation of the
First baptist Church at the evening hour
All Baptist young people are especially
urged to le present.
The First Babtist Church will observe
Junior Day Sunday morning at II o’clok
hour. A Junior congregation will be or
ganized ahd each Fourth Sunday morn
ing wilt be set apart as Junior Day, The
pastor preaching specially to the boys
and girls.
Snow Spring
The health of our community is
very good at this writing.
Several from here attended the
all day singing at Oothcalooga
Sunday, and reported a fine time.
Carl Culberson spent Saturday
night with B. Davis.
Mrs. J. C. Davis spent Sunday
with Mrs. J. M. Culberson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Cary spent
Sunday in Floyd County.
Mr. J. F. Davis and J. M. Cul
berson spent Sunday with J. C.
Davis.
Mrs. Burley spent Sunday with
Mrs. Jim Davis.
MR. BUTLER BUYS
GRAND OPERA HOUSE
Recent Deal on Property
Through the Young Agency
The Grand Opera House property
has been sold to Mr. R. E. Butler of
Marietta, for the sum of #25,000. The
deal has just beeu closed, and was
through the live real estate agency of
Johu R. Young & Cos. Mr. A. B. Eu~
banks, of Dublin, Ga. was tlie form
er owner.
The Grand Opera House was built
seven years ago by Mr. John R
Smith of Atlanta, and lias changed
ownership several times. It is con
sidered a very fine piece of property
with the beautiful Opera House lo
ecated in the second story, as also a
number of offices and a large stole
from used for a department store
and a drug store and barber shop or
piessing chib room aud another store
room used es a bakery on tlie ground
floor.
The consummation of this $,10,000
deal by John R. Young and Cos.,
stamps anew this firm as one of tlie
livest in tin’s section.
It will be gratifying to know that
the management of the property
will still be left in their hands since
they have so wisely handled it up to
now, securing such tenants as are to
the best interest of tlie property and
the city as well,
Mr. Eubanks gets the sum named
in the way of an exchange of $25,000
worth of valuable property iu Colib
aud Bartow Counties. It is under
stood that Mr. Butler contemplates
repainting tlie building aud improv
ing it to an extent th xt it will look
like anew building.
Respect The Law
New York, Oct. 15, —Jurispru-
dence rather than finance was the
theme of Lord Reading, chief jus
tice of England aud member of the
Anglo French commission which
negotiated the $500,000,000 war
loan, at a reception in his honor
given last night by the New York
Bar Association. Lord Reading
said:
“I am strongly impressed with
the undesirability of the constant
reporting of decisions which lay
down no new principles but only
repeat the application of old prin
ciples to new facts. To make
one’s self familiar with your laws,
it is necessary to look up not only
all the decisions, but all the stat
utes of your 48 states. I wonder
how you surmount this mountain
of legal knowledge. This system
of citing corroborating cases has
been changed with us. We now
strive to get at the merits, to allow
no technicalities to prevent the
court from perceiving the true
facts and arriving at a just decis
ion notwithstanding all the learn
ed counsel that appear before a
judge.”
County Chain Gang
The County chain gang has been
mo\ed from near the Floyd Coun
ty line, where they have been at
work on what has come to be
known as the Birmingham High
way,to near Taylorsville, where
they will begin a series of work in
that locality.
They have done some splendid
work in the Iron Hill neighbor
hood, making the pike equal to
the best that they have left us
finished so far as grading is con
cerned in the other part of the
County.
Under the direction of Joe Ben
Jen kies, they are sure to leave
some permanent benefits for the
roads. A camp has been establish
ed ou the Dodd farm, uear Taylor
ville.
Baptist Church
C. Lamar McGinty, Til. D. Pastor
Walter White, W, O. Henson, and
Miss Lillian Green Superintendents
of Sunday School. Preaching at 11
A. M. and 7:30 P. M Bible School at
0:45, Prayer meeting, Wednesday,
7:30 P. M, Strangers cordially invited
to all seviecs.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown of Kalmagoo
Mich, Miss*'ora brown and Miss Agues
Smith of Marietta,.were the guests of Ur.
and Mrs. Buford Lreene for the horse
show.
DIVISION SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
Third Division Schools Have
Meeting at Euharlee.
On last Sunday tlie division con
ventions for tlie third division of the
Bartow County Sunday School Asso
elation was held at the Presbyteriau
Church at Euharlee. There are eight
Sunday Schools iu this division, and
four of these were represented at
this convention. Tlie convention was
the best ever held in this division.
Mr, J. A. Whitest!* s is the new
President of the division aud from all
indications lie is going to dp some
valuable work. Mr. Whitesides Is also
Superintendent of the Presbyterian
Sunday School at Euharlee. This
Sunday School, within a very short
time, is goiug to be reorganized un
der the leadershsp of Mr. Whitesides
and will be placed upon a better
working basis. Mr. Whitesides, with
the assistance of Mr. Harrison Mi
lam, formerly for some twenty one
or twenty-two years Superintendent
of til is Sunday School, are going to
put in a uumber of the ‘‘Banner Sun
day School ” points in tins Sunday
School. Likewise the other repre
sentatives from the Sunday Schools
at tiie convention expressed a willing
ness to put into operation in their
respective SumTay Schools some of
the ‘’Bum. r Sunday School” points.
One of the good features of the
convention was the delicious and
beautiful spread of the good people in
aud arouud Euharlee. No one, how
ever, expected less of these people,
as they are noted for their generosity
and hospitaiity.
Wm T. Townsknd,
County President.
FEEDING GEORGIA
CATTLE FOR MARKET
Milton P. Jarnagln, Prof. Animal Hua.,
Qa. State College Of Agriculture
The most economical method ot
feeding cattle is by the use of the
silo. In the absence of the silo and
for the benefit of the farmer with only
a few head ‘of cattle to feed, a sched
ule of feeding cattle for the market
has been worked out at the College.
Those feeds have been selected which
can be produced economically, and
which can be marketed to best ad
vantage by feeding to beef cattle.
Sorghum affords & cheap source of
fat. Oat straw and corn stover should
be used. Cowpea hay la advantage
ously used during the last two months
of feeding. Cotton seed meal is the
cheapest concentrate.
In feeding cotton seed meal the fol
lowing schedule is recommended: Nov.
1-5, 1 lb.; Nov. 6-10, 2 lbs.; Nov. 11-20,
3 lbs.; Nov. 21-30, 4 lbs.; Dec. 1-10, 6
lbs.; Dec. 11-20, 6ft lbs.; Doc. 21-30,
8 lbs.; Dec. 31 Jan. 9,6% lbs.; Jajn.
10-19, 7 lbs.; Jan. 20-29, 7V4 lbs.
For sorghum feeding the schedule is
as follows: Nov. 1-Dec. 1, 20 lbs.; Deo.
1-30, 15 lbs.; Dec. 31-Jan. £9, 10 lbs.
Oats, straw or corn stover should be
fed as follows: Nov. 1-30, 10 lbs.; Dec.
1-30, 7i/4 lbs.; Dec. 31-Jan. 29, 6 lbs.
Cotton seed hulls are scheduled to
be fed at the rate of 3 lbs. per day
during the entire period.
Cow-pea hay Is Introduced In the
feed Dec. 1 and fed at the rate of 3
lbs per day till Dec. 30 and 6 lbs. per
day the remainder of the period.
Corn Is scheduled to enter Into the
ration December 1 at the rate of 2 lbs.
per day and increased Dec. 31 to 4 lbs.
per day for the remainder of the pe
riod.
All the feeds mentioned, of course,
constitute the ration and are fed to
gether in keeping with the amounts
and dates mentioned. The amount
of each feed is broken into two ra
tions, one for the morning feed and
one for the evening.
COTTON SEED MEAL
FOR LAYING HENS
Roy P. Irvin, Instructor In Poultry,
Georgia State Coliege Of Agr.
Cotton seed meal costs about |1.60
per 100 pounds as against $3.25 for
good beef scraps, which It can replace,
thus affecting a saving of 50 per cent.
The College has been feeding cotton
seed meal In dry mash, which Is be
fore the henß at all times, about 3 per
cent of the mash being cotton seed
meai. Besides this, a wet mash con
sisting of 18 per cent cotton seed meal
mixed with corn meal, bran and shorts,
Is fed at noon each day.
Care should be taken not to feed cot
ton seed meal In amounts over 20 per
cent of the amount of the mash.
YOU GAN CUBE THAT BACKACHE,
JV.m along the bads, dizziness, headache and genera
.Hiiguor. Uet u package of .Mother Oray’e Alio.
MATIC-UIAK, tHa pieaaaut root and heibcura
for all Ivldney, Uladder and Urinary troubles. When
you feel all run down, tired, weak and without
energy use thia remarkable combination of nature’s
iierlw and root*. A* a tonic larative It hae no equal
Mother Gray’s .\rnmiitir-I.caf is sold by lhug
einiH or aent by mail for 00eta. Sample sent KKEJL
Addreag, The Mother Gray Cos., I.e Roy, N. V.
Number 48
THE DIXIE HIGHWAY
BOOSTERS COME BY
A Splendid Greeting Here
as They Speed Through.
The Dixie High way boosters got a ro
yal reception in Cartersville last Satur
day evening, though there was nothing
formal about it. and the visitors tarried
but briefly to receive the little planned
attentions of the people.
The “motorcade” as it Is called, was a
day late in getting here, according to
schedule, which uncertainty as to tune
precluded the possibility of getting
up a program of entertainment, inolnd
ing a luncheon, which the ladies would
gladly have prepared, but what was
lacking in this line was made u.i in en
thusiam and real warm hospitality
J’x an informal way.
•The boosters were expected to arrive at
3-30 or four oclock, but It was nearly 6
" * l6n R ,B y got here, and the suspense of
over two hours was passed as well as
an impatient feeling would allow by the
people who gathered in all to the num
ber of 900 or 1,000.
There were only seven cars and the
visitors, though seemingly pleased at the
reception received, seemed also eager to
go on to Atlanta where a mammoth
Georgia welcome awaited Ihem.
Young women were on ham! to pin
carnations to tho lapels of tlie visitors
ahd bid them God-speed and the vi I
tors smiled approvingly, and said they
wished they could stay a month, tbat
tiiey liked the town.
The decorations for the fair were all up
and under the effect of the
electric lights made tlie square in front
of Hank block where theerowd gathered
and the visitors slopped, look something
like Broadway iu New York on some
gala day.
Miss May belle Jones is viriting fiienbs
in Valdosta.
BEST YIELDING OATS IN
GEORGIA AND METHOD
OF PLANTING
Ross R. Childs, Agronomist, Georgia
Btate College Of Agriculture
The College of Agriculture, In co
operation with the office ol Cereal
Investigation of the United States Bu
reau of Agriculture, is conducting a
number of experiments as to time
and manner of seeding, preparation
of seed bed and comparative tests of
varieties of oats.
Oats seeded at the College in plats
in October yielded from 10 to 20 bush
els more per acre than when planted
November 1, indicating that for North
Georgia oats should be seeded in Oc
tober. In South Georgia, however,
oats do well when sown as late as
November 16.
Where oats follow corn that has
been cut and shocked, double-discing
the soil with a disc harrow and put
ting in the seed with a grain drill has
given slightly better results than plow
ing the land and then seeding. The
cost of discing is only about one-half
that of plowing.
Oats following cotton can bo sown
about October 16 between cotton rows.
The cotton stalks can be broken down
with a stalk cutter about February 1.
Seeding with a drill has been found
to give much higher yields than when
sown broadcast and slightly better
yields when sown by the open fur
rough method.
The Red Rustproof group of oats,
sucW as Appier, Texas Rust Proof, Ban
croft and Hundred Bushel, has given
excellent results. The Fulghum is an
excellent oat maturing from one to
two weeks earlier than the Red Rust
proof group. Its yield has been about
8 bushels less than Appier during Tour
years’ teßt at the College plats. In
south Georgia, however, it does quite
as well as any variety with the ad
vantage of earliness.
PRUNING GRAPES
T. H. McHatton, Prof. Hort., Georgia
State College Of Agriculture
Because of the tendency of grape
vines to bleed severely when pruned
late, it is essential that the pruning
be done before Christmas. Grapes
bear their fruit on the wdod of the
season from last season’s canes. This
should be remembered when pruning
vines. A good, strong, healthy grape
vine several years old, can well afford
to carry 4 to 8 runners of two to three
feet In length, though in some meth
ods of pruning they are cut back to
the spurs.
Contrary to the general belief, scup
pernongs can be pruned with success.
The College haa had success growing
scuppernongs on trellis taking partic
ular care to prune before Christmas,
' Do Not Gripe
We hare a pleasant laxative that will
do just what you want it to do.
Tttexo&fc'fltclettgiettrf
We sell thousands of them and we
have never seen a better remedy for tha
bowels. Sold only by us, 10 cents.