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jfuriinm Journal
Hailed May 23rd] 1908, at the
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
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T. L. BAILEY, Editor.
U TLjMLLIS. JR. Business Mgr.
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fM other of Christian
' Science Church Deed
' Mrs Mary linker E<l<ly,
founder of lh e (
Science c!in:’ i, h, died in i'ni
ton at ! :.‘>o o-doelc Sunday
morniiey at llie ripe, oM age
of ninety years. She, in a
good many resjiects, was one
of the most remarkable wom
en this country has ever pro
duced. Besides accumulating
a private fortune amounting
to something like $1,500,000,
she and her co-workers estab
lished churches in nearly ev
4?ry country upon the face of
Jthe globe.
'l'he tenets of the Christian
Science church are such as to
fftppease the multitudes of the
most intelligent ami progres
sive people, and the wealth of
this church today amounts to
over $100,000,000. Mrs. Ed
dy first, conceived the thought
of the prbjcinles of Christian
Science in®W6. She began
to preach Christian Science
lloctrinc in 1877. and organ
ized the fir i (’lmpilin Science
church in Boston in 1879.
Then are now 1500 Christian
Science churches scattered
Vfoughout tU|' world.
WLgxjrom
Wl'. 1). Wimberly
this article
Farm Kits ok I’i i.aski:
a dozen of us assembled
House in Oochran expert
to meet fifty and organize an
its special energy into a corn
Blest and a farm exhibit next
We adjourned unt i! Wednes
-1 Ith in-t. at 1:30 o’clock, at
time il is i roposed to orgai.-
Uy repuest 1 write to induce our
farmers to meet at that hour to he
. gin to make trials, to exchange ex
periences, to suggest plans, to co
ordinate results, to learn facts, to
co-operate in high and noble en
deavors to advance our mutual in
terests, and to build up the public
spirit which advances ond ennobles
a, people.
We need to learn how plants feed
and grow: what are the capabilities
for production in our soils: what
preparation and cultivation produce
best resuks: what fertilizer mate
rial to supply for each crop: and in
what proportions to afford a bal
anced ratio; in short to learn all
that chemical science and field tests
and veterinarian knowledge and
mechanical invention have done for
agriculture in this age of marvelous
development.
Oh, my people, come together in
a helpful spirit of co-operation.
Have no begging, no hesitation, no
dilly dallying: sympathy of soul,
concert of action, oneness of pur
pose are reeded for enlightened
achievement and universal blessing.
Let the man owning 1000 acres
come; for he does not know it all,
and can learn to his good: and lie
should be glad to communicate and
assist for the good of others.
Let the man who runs one plow
come; for he needs, more than any
othef, to learn how to make most
out of the labor of himself and fam
ily-
lA:t every man come feeling
“Each for all and all for each.”
Ix:t our people love one another,
help one another.
F. D. Wimberly.
Macon after
Capitol in Earnest
Macon, Ga., Dec. (i. —Determin-
ed efforts are to be made by Macon
to secure the state capitol. Clei r
proof of this was shown at the great
mass meeting which was held at tin
auditorium last night, when a vol
unteer fund of $200,000 to furthei
the movement was raised in a very
I short time.
While a great deal of amusemen
was bad at the expense of Atlanta,
the people all deelared the eapifal
city bad grown so large she does
not 1 the cupiiol. Emphasis
however, was laid on the fact that
.Macon was originally built for tin
capital city; that it is the logieai
place for the capitol; that it would
further her progress.
BIG PARADE
Before the meeting a big parade
was given, several thousand being
in line.
The most important action taki n
was the adoption of a resolution by
Charles B. Lewis, providing for the
Chamber of Commerce to call a
meeting at once for the purpose of
naming an executive eommltte
that shall invite thu co-operation ui
every county in the state. The res.
olution provides that this Ixidy be
known as the Central Capital asso
ciation.
Emory Winship, president of the
Macon Chamber of Commerce, act
ed as chairman, and introduced the
following speakers: E. H. Hyman,
secretary of the Macon Chamber of
Commerce, Mayor John Moore,
Representative-elect Walter DeFore,
Vice President A. J. Long of the
Macon Chamber of Commerce, W.
I'. Anderson, lion. Roland Ellis,
Hon. Moses Wright, of Rome, Rtp
: resentative Joe Hill Hall, J. E.
llall, and N. M. Block.
MAYOR MOORE SPEAKS
Mayor Moore:
“All Georgians have a right to
he proud of Atlanta, but logically,
Macon must in end be recognized as
the place for the state capital. It
was laid out in its early years for a
state capital, and one day it must
come.”
Hon. Moses Wright, of Rome, in
a lively address, declared it would
be a serious mistake to leave north
Georgia out until north Georgia is
heard from.
“We like Atlanta: we are proud
of it, but it could lose the state cap
itol and never miss it,” he said.
“Go <mt and make a just light, a
fair one, and although Atlanta is
next door, north Georgia will lx
with you,” he continued in the
midst of great applause.
Representative Joe Hill Hall de
clared it was no contest between
Macon and .Atlanta, but a move
that must affect all Georgia. “If
Macon gets the state capital it can
not 1 c without the voice of the'peo
ple,” lie said. He recited the diff
erent moves the state capital has
made to meet the needs of the shift
ing population. “The greatest
spirit I have ever seen the people of
Macon 1 have seen in the past three
weeks,” he said. “Prepare for it,
make room, and the i ask for the
capital and the people of Gengia
will give it to you.
At the conclusion, N. M. Block
pledged half a million dollars and
a hotel site for a great hotel to be
started at the same time the capitol
started, in the event the capital is
moved to Macon. The proposed
parade through the business portion
of town had to be abandoned, but
at the city auditorium a band gaeet
ed the enthuastic crowds and a
house full of people waiting for
the speakers.
Milledgeville, Dublin, Gordon,
Hawkinsville, Barnesville and Griff
in and Forsyth and a number of
other towns close by had a delega
tion in the meeting.—Atlanta Geor
gian.
THE COCHRAN' JOoKi !AL
LOCUSTJLAGUES.
Onslaught of the Ravenous Tribe
During an invasion.
GLUTTONS BY THE MILLIONS.
The Devastating Armies Fly In Clouds j
Dense Enough to Obscure the Light j
of the 3un—The Hoppers That Come
After the Crops Are Devoured.
There are several species or varieties
of the migratory locust, which urp
mostly to be found in dry. semitropieal
countries, such as the south of Eu
rope, Egypt. Syria and Morocco, for
their native home seems to be iu the
countries bordering on the Mediterra
nean. though migratory locusts are to
be found in regions as remote as South
Africa and South America, where they
form a veritable scourge to the agri
culturlsts. In Are tit in", especial!;.
Hit* northern half of the country, tin y
are very destructive, for they will an
nihilate the farmer's entire crop in a
few hours.
A locust invasion, writes John I).
Leckie in Chambers' Journal, is an
event not easily forgotten. The tirst
sign of tiie approaching Incursion Is
usually a long, dark cloud low on the
horizon. But the dark cloud is no
forerunner of rain. Instead of the
precious liquid, which the farmer has
probably long expected in vain, it por
tends the approach of his greatest en
emy, the omnivorous locust.
As tile dark cloud comes nearer It is
seen to be composed of counties* mil
lion* of locust* on whirring wings.
Soon the cloud appear* overhead and
i* sutliclently thick to obscure the sun.
which 1* only seen opaquely, as
through a mist, although the sky is
cloudleaa and the air dear.
Now we are in the midst of a dense
swarm of flying, whirring locust*,
wbleh 4*lh into our fitco«, enter <mr
houses and fill our room* with their
presence. The air Is simply alive with
them. All open wella must be instant
ly covered or they will be polluted.
Fowls and turkeys welcome the ad
vancing hordes. They simply fatten on
the locusts as they run around and
gobble them up. But this is no bless
ing to the farmer—far from it. for the
flesh of poultry becomes so tulnted by
this form of diet as to be quite un
eatable, and even their eggs have an
unpleasant taste.
So well is this fact known that as
soon ns tiie locusts make tholr appear
ance lu the locality the price of eggs
drops to one-half or one-third of tlieir
former iigiire, and even then there are
few buyers. All the animals about tiie
farmyard seem to be affected adverse
ly. for even the horses have a strong
aversion to oat grass which has been
polluted by the presence of locusts, and
unless very hungry they will not toucli
it.
The advance of the locusts takes
place as follows: First a few pioneers,
tiie advance guard of the vast army,
then the main body of the army, a host
which is as invincible as it is destruc
tive. All true locusts are migatory by
nature, for the simple reason that, be
ing gregarious in their habits, it would
be impossible for them to exist with
out continual migration.
The ground ou which they settle is
completely cleared in a few- hours, and
they must perforce seek other fields
and pastures new. where they can re
peat their depredations. For the same
reason the destruction which they ef
fect Is purely local. One district may be
completely devastated, while another a
few miles away is altogether spared
from their presence.
When tin* locusts have eaten their
fill the females commence to deposit
their eggs, which they do by making
an opening in tiie ground, in which
the eggs are laid. The infant locusts
soon make their appearance, scarcely
so large as a pea, hopping about in
countless swarms. In this stage of
their existence they have no wings,
but progress by hopping. While in
this state—that is. before their wings
are developed—they must be ruthlessty
destroyed.
Loug trenches are dug, into which
the “hoppers" are driven by rows of
men. women and boys armed with
branches of trees, with which they
beat tiie ground, driving the insects in
the direction of the trenches. On the
opposite sides of the trenches sheets of
galvanized iron are placed upright so
ns to form an effectual barrier.
On arriving at the trenches the “hop
pers” fall into them and cannot easily
make their way out, especially as
their progress is barred by the wall of
galvanized iron iu front of them, the
smooth surface of which affords them
no foothold.
The trenches are soon filled with mil
lions of young “hoppers.” the weight
of those above crushing to death the
under strata of their fellows. Earth
is then shoveled on the top of the
seething mass of insects, and they are
thus smothered and killed.
This is the most effective method of
exterminating the locusts, but in order
to insure the success of the operation
it is necessary that the attempt should
be properly organized and that all the
neighbors should act in concert.—
Providence Journal.
The Right Spirit.
“Did Mrs. Brown take her husband's
failure in the right spirit?”
“Oh. yes! Just as soon as she knew
he was going to fail she went out and
bought an entire new outfit"—Cleve
land Pialn Dealer.
®pE5 OLVtD
THOOLD QUIT THE
Silly Practice crGi\m uomaix
PRESENTS AND CI'JE COR FIENDS
jSOnEWG. they CAN US£>
So MANY NICE USEFVLThiNGS
like GLOVES* HANDKERCHIEFS
NECK WEAR ANDTh'E LIKE- WE
have All the Thing-Syou
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Her Conclusion.
“I’ve got my opinion of a woman
that can’t cook." growled William De
Kikkur, glaring at his better half.
“I suppose’that if our cook would get
married I’d starve to death!”
“You needn't worry about that, Wil
liam,” said Mrs. De K. gently. “Our
cook has been married once, and I
don’t consider it at ail likely that she
would care to”—
But her irate spouse had slammed
the door behind him.—Cleveland Lead
er.
Why the Statue Kept Mum.
The Venus of Milo refused to tell
how she lost her arms.
“If I should say I broke them off
while trying to button my dress up the
back," she said, “you’d ask me what
has become of the dress."
Relapsing into stony silence, she paid
no further attention to the question
ers.—Chicago Tribune.
A Young Mans Sweetheart
Said to Him , Said She:
“Jack, you’re the best fellow in the.
world, but you must pay more attention
to your personal appearance. My friends
make slighting remarks, and they hurt.”
There’s a big difference between trying to be a “dandy” and look
ing “nice” all the time.
Some young men are simply careless while others are afraid they
can’t afford good clothes.
No matter what the reason may be, it’s time to get over it.
To-day! To-morrow or the day after, the PERSONAL appearance
of a young man may decide his future.
Not simply with the one girl, but with the business house contemp
lating employing him.
It doesn’t c >st so much to look right, but that depend on where
you get your clothes
The right materials draped on the figure properly and made in the
mode of the present tick-o’-the-clock, affoid the proper combination.
I have these very Essentials, and
It’s worth your while young man
To come to SEE me and
LgU ME TTiOVtS IV
DYKES A. BROWN.
Pirate’s Coins.
The doubloon, that famous coin of
romance, is still in circulation. The
Isabella doubloon, worth $5, still re
mains current in Cuba. The doubloon
is so called because when first coined
it was double the value of a pistole—
that is, it was worth SB. The name
was given later to a double doubloon
current In the West Indies. Pieces of
eight, with which every reader of
“Robinson Crusoe” Is familiar, are also
in circulation. They are simply Span
ish dollars of eight reals. A doubloon
dated 1787—there are said to be only
six of that date in existence—sold a
year or six ago for s6^oo.—New York
Press. __ __ ...
Shopping Troubles.
“Tomorrow is my wife’s birthday,
and I want to buy a present that will
tickle her.” 1
“We have a nice line of feather
boas.”
“No, no. I mean something that l
would make a hit with her.”
“Anything in hammers?”
“You misunderstand. I want some
thing striking that”—
“Ah, you wish a clock.”
“That’s all.’’—Cleveland Plain Deal* 1
er.
The slander of some people la as
great a recommendation as the pralsat
of others.—FisWto*. j