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TO HID FRUIT GROWERS HUSURR PASSED AT RRCBIfT LKMISLATIVK BKSSIOS • IN ATLANTA. SIGNED AND NOW IN EFFECT Bill Provide* Nor • CommlMloo to Inspect and to Destroy All Post Infected Trees. For the benefit of the frnit growers of Georgia, the following bill was passed at the recent session of the legislature, and has now become effective: lie it Enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia: 1. That an act entitled “An act to re quire the commissioner of agriculture to establish a special department of horti culture and pomology, to employ an entomologist, etc., etc.,” approved Doc. 21, 1897, be amended so as to read as follows: Section 1. That from and after the passage of this act, the commissioner of agriculture of the state of Georgia, the president of the Georgia State Horti cultural society and the presideut of the Georgia State Agricultural society shall, ex-officio, constitute a board to be known as the state board of entomology, of which the commissioner of agrifalture shall be chairman, which board shall have full powor to enact such rules and reflations governing the inspection, certification, sale transportation and introduction of trees, shrubs, cuttings, buds, vines, bulbs and roots, that they may deem necessary to prevent the fur ther introduction, increase and dissemi nation of insect pests and plant disoasos. Sec. 2. That the state ontomologist appointed by the commissioner of agri culture under the provisions of the act cited above, approved Deo. 21, 1897, shall act as an inspector under the pro visions of thiß act, and it shall be tho duty of the said board to promulgate rulos and regulations in accordance with this act, for the government of said ento mologist in the duties devolving upon him in the execution of tho provisions of this act. Seo. 8. That the salary of tho said entomologist shall not exceed $1,500 per annum, and that, said salary shall be !>aid out of the funds in the agricultu ral department arising from the inspec tion of oils. In addition to the above appropriation tho sum of SI,OOO per annum is horeby appropriated out of tho funds in tho agricultural department arising from the inspection of oils, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the execution of this act, —tho equip ment of a laboratory, the traveling and other expenses of the entomologist and tho issuing of reports and other publica tions. See. 4. The entomologist shall havo powor under tho regulations of tho board of control, to visit any section of the state whore such pests are supposed to exist, aud shall determine whethor any infected trees or plants are worthy of remedial treatment or shall be de stroyed. And he shall immediately re port his findings in writing, giving rea sons therefor, to the owuer of the in fested plantation, his agents or tenants, and a copy of each report shall also be submitted to the said board. In case of objectiou to the findings of the inspec tor, an appeal shall be made to the said board, who shall have the power to summon witnesses aud hear testimony on oath, and whose decision shall be final An appeal must be taken within three days and shall act as a stay of pro ceedings until it is heard and decided. Sec. ft. Upon the findings of the in spector in any ease of Infected trees or plants, ths treatment prescribed by hia shall be executed at onoe (unless an ap peal is takes), under his supervision; oast of material and labor shall be borne by the owner; provided, however, that in case the trees or plants shall be con demned, they shall he destroyed by the inspector, and the expenses of snob no tion shall be borne by the owner. No compensation shall be allowed for any plants that shall be destroyed. Seo. 0. In case any person or persons refuse to exeoute the directions of the in spector or of the board after an appeal, the county judge, or ordinary shall, upon complaint filed by the inspector or any freeholder, cite the person or per sons to appear before him within three days, notioe being first served, and that the said judge or ordinary may hear and determine all the cases in vacation; and, upon satisfactory evideaoe, shall eause the prescribed treatment to be executed, and the expense thereof and costs of oourt shall be collected from the owner or owners of infested plants. Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful to offer for sale, sell, give away or transport plants, scions, buds, trees, shnbs. vines or other plants, tabers roots, cuttings, bulbs known to be infested with dan gerously injurious insects or plant di- eases. Any person or persons violating this section shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a midemeanor. Sec. 8. The said board of control, its agents or employes, are hereby empow ered with authority to enter upon any premises in discharge of the duties herein prescribed. Any person or per sons who shall obstruct or hinder them or their agents in the discharge of these duties shall be deemed guilty of a mis demeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Seo. 9. The board shall have power to also adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws and consti tution of the state and the United States, for preventing the introduction of dan gerously injurious crop pests from with out the state, and for the governing ol common oairiers in transporting planti liable to harbor such pests to and from the state, and such regulations shall have the force of laws. Sec. 10. It shall be unlawful for any grower, nurseryman or corporation tc ship within the state of Georgia any trees, shrubs, cuttings, vines, bulbs, roots, without having been previously inspected by either a state or experiment station entomologist or government offi cer, within 12 months of the date ol said shipment, and certificate of inspec tion to accompany each box or package. Violation of this clause will be consid ered as a misdemeanor and punishable as such. Sec. 11. Be it further enacted, thal the members of the said board, any twe of whom shall constitute a quorum io the absence of the third, shall, within 80 days from the passage of this act, draw up and promulgate through th press of the state the rules and regula tions necessary to carry into full and complete effect the provision.? oi thil act, carefully defining what disease ol maladies, both inseot and fungus, shall constitute infestation in trees or planti within the meaning and purview hereof. Seo. 12. Be it further enacted, thal any person or persons residing in th state of Georgia, dealing in or handling trees, etc., shall be compelled to have his or their stock inspected annually on or before Nov. lof each year. If, upon such inspection, such stock is found to conform to the requirements of the board of control, the inspector shall furnish a certificate to that effect. And any such person or persons making a shipmen. before the filing of such certificate with the chairman of tho board of control, Bhall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 13. Each and every person resid ing in states or counties of the state oi Georgia, dealing in or handling trees, plants, cutting, vines, shrubs, bulbs and roots in this state, shall register his name or firm, and file a copy of his or its certificate of inspection furnished by the entomologist, fruit inspector oi duly authorized government official ol his state or county, with the chairman of the board of control. Upon failure so to do, said stock shall be liable tc confiscation under order of the in spector. tioc. 14. When two reputablo citizens of any county in Georgia shall notify tho board, from belief, that noxious in sects or plant diseases exist in theii county, the said inspector shall be di rected to ascertain as speedily as possi ble by personal investigation, aud iu such other manner as he may deem ex pedient, the extent of the infection, and shall act with all dne diligence to sup press aud eradicate the said peats and give notioe to the owner, tenant oi agent of such premises to treat such in fested plants according to the wethodi he i*ay prescribe, or destroy them within ten days from date of such no tioe, and if niter the expiration of sueb period of ten days the infested planti have not been treated or the treatment has not been properly applied or is no! effectual in ridding plants of the pests, Iks inspector shall cans# snob plants to he properly treated or destroyed as hii judgment warrants The cost of th work shell be covered by execution from the owner of the premises. Seo. Ift. It ehal! be the dnty of the in spector to make a monthly report of hii work, both as entomologist and inspec tor, to the board of control, as well al the expenditure under this not, and said beard shall report annually to the gov ernor of the state. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage, and all laws and parts of laws in oonfliot with this act are hereby repealed. Approved Deo. 20, 1898. A P**r Shot. "Don't be too hard on him now,"re marked one clubman to another. "Be assures roe iu the most positive manner that be always aims to tell the truth." "Well, I’ll be oharitable, but if that Mtow always aims to tell the truth 1 juet want to say that he's a worse shot than any i'uauiard that ever weal | war | Free Press, - ' “Pitts' —- Carminative Smwm* My deftr's Uta" ¥¥ LAAAR A RANKIN DRUG CO.i I can mot rscommead Pitta' Car* miaative tee itroagly. I mast aey, I owe my baby’s life to IL I earnestly ask all mothers wke have sickly er delicate children just te try eae bottle end see whet the reeelt will be. Reepectfally, Jaa LIZZIE MURRAY, Jebasea’s Station, Ga. ¥¥ PMm 0 Qarm/natfv #e mmlV by mil Ot s-Ws. mtet, as eons. Refuse Salt on Coinpost. Question —I have a lot of refuse salt on hand. Would you advise putting it in my compost heap, and if so, in what proportion? Answer —Strictly speaking, salt is not a fertilizer, as an analysis shows il to contain little or no plant food. From ancient times, however, down to the present day it has been applied to land generally with beneficial results, so thal experience, our best teacher, indorsee its use. On lands that are near enough to the sea to receive the salt spray, which storms often carry to a consider able distance inland, or on such landi as contain chlorine and soda in any form, salt would have no appreciable effect, but on soils of an opposite char acter an application of salt is frequently very beneficial. By some means its presence brings abont a cbumical change in the Boil which renders available an additional amount of plant food for the growing crops. Not only this, but the great affinity it has for water causes it to attract from the dews and the vapors of the atmosphere an amount of mois ture, which, iu a drouth, enables the crops to resist to some extent, the effects of the dry weather. A liberal applica tion of salt is said also to prevent tub! in cotton, though this is not well es tablished. An additional benefit to be derived from an application of salt is that it kills the larvae of many noxious insects, snch as cutworms, etc. I would advise you to use it in your compos, heap, in such proportion as that from 3 to 10 bushels will be applied to the acre. —State Agricultural Department. Kainit Dearer Than Muriate. "Throughout the entire south we notice a tendency among farmers to purchase kainit in preference to the other salts of potash, we presume be cause it is lowest iu price per ton, ” re marks a winter in Texas Farm and Ranch. "A ton of kainit at sl3 is dearer than a ton of muriate at $45; while the freight on each would be the same, the former would contain but 240 pounds of pure potash to the ton, while the lat ter is half potash, or 1,000 pounds to the ton. On the score of economy, if from no other cause, this latter fact should be borne in mind. ” Looie Change. It is estimated that there are 199,- 900,000 old style copper pennies some where. Nobody knows what has beooiue of them, except that onoe in awhile a single speaimen tarns up in change. A few years ago 4,600,000 bronze 2 cent pieces were set afloat Three millions of them are still outstanding, bnt are never seen. A million of 8 cent silver pieces are soattered over the United States, but it is very seldom that one comes aoroes any of them. Of the 800,- 000 one-half cent pieces not one baa been returned to the government for coinage or is held by the treasury. YOU don’t need the doctor for every little trouble, but you do need in the house a trusty remedy for times of danger. Thousands are saved by having at hand DdfiflcLuirs bdGMUi a certain cure for disorders of the Liver, Kidneys and Bladder. Use it at once for sore back, furred tongue, lost appetite and changes in urine or bowels. It is wise to be always ready for them. Sold by druggists, si.oo a bottle. ▼Me an.A.M.McLKAM MKDICIMK CD. ST. LOUIS M. * For f ale by H. CX Poole. *1 WAGONS |* i AND- BUGGI I-; SI My stock of Wagons and Buggies for this season is the largest ever brought to this section. .. .® An examination of my stock will convince the most skeptical that the above is a true statement of facts. ALL NOTES NOW DUE is a sufficent warning to our many customers, who are due us by note or account, that they must come up at once and settle the same. Don’t delay this matter longer, as we mean what we say and are compelled to make these collections right away. Respectfully, T. A. MAYNARD, WINDER, -:- GEORGIA. TO BEAT THE SCALPER. A New “Safety” Paper Will Be Used For Railway Tickets. The new 6afoty paper for railway tickets, which will bo need by some of tbe largest companies at the beginning ct the year, is expected to prove a harder blow to the dishonest ticket scalper than any national or state anti ticket scalping measure. The most ingenions wiles of the scalper will be of no avail against this safety paper. In printing, style and form tbe new ticket will be similar to that now in use, tbe only difference being in tbe material upon which it is printed. The new paper is the result of years of experiments by railway ticket printers, and it has been formally approved by the National As sociation of General Passenger and Ticket Agents. The manufacturers guarantee that this paper will retain anything written on it in ink until the last particle of tbe paper is destroyed. If a knife eraser be used upon it, tbe faot will at onoe be evident, since tbe surface of tbe ticket will be destroyed, showing tbe inside of the paper, which will be an other oolor. The last point, however, is not of so much importance, since tbe knife eraser has already been guarded against by tbe use of two color tickets, with surface and inside of different shades. Tbe new paper was specially invent ed to defeat tbe scalper's acids. When tbe dishonest broker wants to change a name or date on a ticket, be uses which completely obliterate tbe orig inal writing and leave tbe surface of tbe ticket ready Tor the insertion of tbe new name or date. Soalpers have gone so far in this direction as to ebange the color of tbe entire ticket, leaving only the neoessary printing lntaot The new safety paper is said to be ab solutely proof against tbe nse of any aoids. This condition has been reached by tbe use of certain acids in tbe manu facture of the paper, which will coun teract any which may afterward be used upon it. If acid is used to alter a name or date on a ticket printed on tbe safety paper, tbe ooly fffect will be to dviy* the original writing through the tioket, bringing it plainly to the surface on the opposite side. The acids used in making the paper are said to be strong enough to counteract any which the most ex pert scalper might employ. The new safety paper will be used at first chiefly for the printing of through tiokets reading over two or more lines, which seem to have been the kind of tickets most in favor with the scalping fraternity. The most skillful and varied ingenuity has been shown in the manipu lation of these tickets. During two or three big society gatherings held in Chicago last summer the railways dis covered a number of return portions of tickets upon which the office stamp, dating stamp and the autograph signa ture stamp of the joint agent had all been forged. With the new safety paper in general use the passenger men say tbateuoh practices will result in prompt detection in the fature.—Buffalo Ex press. Work Por the Month. Start the plows as soon as possibls, and finish sowing wheat and oats. Take advantage of every day when the ground is in suitable condition and speed the plow, that you may be ready to plant the various crops at the proper time. Subsoil, or at least double furrow as much of your land as possible, particu larly for eaoh crops ae corn, corghnm and • agar cans. Arrange for a good garden by heavy manuring and deep plowing aad in South Georgia plant the hardier vegetables the latter part of the month. During the many days that it will be too wet to plow, repair the fences, gates, terraces, etc. Maks your composts; mix your fertilizsrs; haul leaves and keep your stock well bedded; put good homemade handles in all your tools, and keep away from town. Too ranch of this month is often frittered away in comparativa Idleness, many farmers thinking they have plenty of time ahead ia which to prepare their land for planting, and then should Feb ruary and March be very wet, planting time will catch them uaprepared. He Worked Too Hard. The Carpenter's Assistant—Whet was that new plumber sacked for? The Plumber’s Assistant—He wti sent to do half an hour's work in a jffi' rate house and finished the job in hail a day*.— * ’ %v - ' '*• • J