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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
THURSDAY ( MAY 1,1919.
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YOUNG AMERICA AND THE FOURTH.
1 A "Citizen” of Americas, apparently 12 years old,
strode Into the office of The Tlmes-Recorder yesterday
t*%ifternoon with a note for thd editor, which he said a man
“Vaked to be published. The note from the "man'' was writ
ten In a young school boy's scrawly hand, and was as
.follows:
Tlmes-Recorder, Amerclus, Ga.
H Dear Sir:
I wish to know why tho pcoplo of Amcrlcus
n Georgia, do not celebrate the' Fourth of July with
fire-works as other towns tho samo slzo of
1 Amcrlcus.
Please print tho answer of this In tho paper.
Yours truly,
A CITIZEN OF AMERICUS.
The Fourth isn’t so very far away, is it, boys?
Really it had escaped us older fellows. But not you.
And it 1b going to bo SOME Fourth this year, ch,
fellows of the fire cracker age?
We couldn’t do much In tho way of celebrating last
year. We didn't have the heart, did we. Tho Ilun had
smashed and mauled the Allied armies almost to pieces
sod our own army hadn't got Into the fray—we were un
certain how many men we had at the front, bow well
trained they were, and how well, desplto their courage,
of which we had no doubt or fears,' they would bo able
to stand up against tho trained Prussian hordes, trained
| In all the diabolical horrors of uncivilized war and cqulp-
- pod as no other army had ever'been equipped, *
But In the months that have elapsed slnco last Jtlty
-6 we haro had the answer to our fears. Our armies "have
met the enemy and they uro ours.” Tho Hun ha3 boon
crushed by our boys; the slaughter and the fighting are
over and most of our lads Will be home before that date
roils around again. . ,
Last year we didn't liavo tho heart to colobrato. This
year we’ll have no restraint; our natal day will tako on
a new significance and a new glory. It will be a day of
celebration os hilarious and widt-spread, ho doubt, as
was that Fourth 21 years ago Whstt feord came of the
destruction of the Spanish fleet, oft Santiago, Cuba.
The Tlmes-Recordor believes In safety and sanity In
Fourth of July celebrations, but it also hopes the powers
that be will bo just a bit Indulgent with the youngsters
this year.
A VERSE A DAY.
A SURRENDER SONG.
0
UT from the the port of Kiel they rode
In the light of the setting sun,
Germania’s might that shirked a fight
For the cause of the hell-bom Hun
Not a braggart gun with Its ready load
Looked longingly out to sea
Not a vaunted note from a German’s throat
For a beaten cur was he— . 1 - ’
Chorus-
Then, bo, my lads, yeave ho, heave O,
And a brave heave O, again,
We've put the shackles on the foe
But what have they gono aad done, my lads
For all the world to see?
Laid down their might, with never a fight,
At the feet of the King's Navee.
Fertilizing Growing Crops
DOES IT PAY?
J. N. Harper,
Soil Improvement Committee, Atlanta, Georgia.
Into the gleaming Firth they rode,
Silent, and sad and gray;
For the fangB of hate and the air elate
Had gone from their proud array.
They were out that morn all sbav'n and shorn
Of their splendor, their boast and brag,
To lay their all at our admiral’s call
In the shade of Britannia's flag-
Chorus—
Then ho, my lads, etc.
—John Wilson In the Edinburgh Scotsman.
BOLSHEVISTS IN TIIE MAKING.
Dr.-Charles H. Pmrkhurst has for many years been
a preacher with convictions and courage to state them,
but his latest untterance on Bolshevism and America,
written for the National Security League, Is a little more
startling than any of bis In a long time. Dr. Parkhurst
has millions ot followers, as well as his many critics, and
ids opinions are accepted as standard by many. Says Dr.
Parkhurst on this snhject:
"In considering Americanism as an antidote to Bol
shevism R must be remembered that It Is difficult to cul
tivate Americanism In the minds of the discontented,
particularly It there exists among them the conviction
that such discontent Is attributable to any action or In
action on the part of the Government Such conviction
may be Ill-founded but, even so. If it exists, It just as
much works dissatisfaction toward the Government and
.pfcomes U nest in which Bolshevism Is incubated.
"All those returned soldiers that are complaining that
their wages have been withheld; all who are overbur
dened by the weight ot taxation, and who are saying that
larger economy on the,psrt of the Government would have
rendered some part of the burden unnecessary; all who
Had it next to impossible to meet their necessary house
hold expense* because provisions have been mode so ex
pensive by the Government’s exportation of shiploads
of supplies to foreign peoples; all those who are out of
employment, bnt for whom employment could
mores easily and certainly he procured If Indus
tries were established which perhaps enterprise would
not hesitate to esubllih but for fear ot making public 10
possession of fond* necessary therefor; all those, alar
amounting to some millions, who ore threatened at the won the war.”
Side applications of fertilizers
the growing crops as a supplement to
a drat application made at seeding
time Is quite widely practiced In the
South.
The writer recently obtained from
county agents the names of leading
fanners of North and South Carolina
who make a bale or more of cotton
per acre. These farmers were ad
dressed a letter and asked, among
other things, to tell bow they fertil
ized their cotton. In these answers
a largo proportion report that they
make side applications of fertilizer.
A few of these reports that are typi
cal of tha rest are given herewith:
Mr. Jno. C. Fletcher, McColl, 8. C.
Kind of sqll: "Light loam with clay
subsoil
Fertilizer used tnd method of ap
plying: “Use about 1,400 lbs. per
acre; half applied just before planting,
and the other half about June 15th."
Mr. B. D. Mann. Enfield, N. C.
Kind of soil: "Sandy loam and
heavy loam to gray stiff soil. 1
Fertilizer used and method of ap
plying. "From 500 to 1,000 lbs. per acre
of an 1-2-2. At time of planting use
from 400 to 600 lbs., about June 1st
when cotton Is chopped out make an
other application of 400 lbs."
Mr. Fred H. Young, Timmonsvllle, S. C.
Kind of soil: "3andy loam ‘ with
clay subsoil."
Fertiliser used and method of ap
plying: “200 to 1,000 lbs. of fertilizer
used. April 1st apply 600 lbs. of fer
tilizer, ridging on same and planting
about ten days later. Fertiliser ap
plied In three applications; 600 lbs.
before planting; about May 1st, an-
ban da of legislation, with the loss of their beer and wine
considered by them as essential to health and comfort
(strange that there were not among ns enough men of
big statesmanly statnre to anticipate the disaster that
just at this Urns may result from legislation to thoroughly other'sppUciiUon oTiiOO lbs!; and still
un-American; all of these are possessed of the Impulse B,lc * tl0n
that Is liable to develop Into confessed Bolshevism. I Mr. B. F. Shelton, Speed, N. C.
“I am not claiming that all these varieties of dlsaf- darks™?* soil!" 1 " Nor,0lk loam ’ ° r
lections an warranted. I am only saying that an amount • Fertilizer nsed and method ot ap-
. . . . plying: “800 lbs. of a 9-5-2 used per
of angry restlessness exists, and not of a kind to produce acre (during normal times an 8-4-4).
Americanism but the contrary. So statesmanship and Half °/ fertiliser aef,lied In drill at
‘ time of planting; the other half when
governmental attention have an Important field to oc- cotton Is 6 to 6 Inches high."
copy In studying to abate, and tr possible, eliminate,! {^d^sS^R^ton'loam." ^
gome of the conditions that are of a nature to Irritate Fertilizer used and method of ap-
and turn men'a minds away from the Americanism that, 10% 0< pho«phorio ^add!” 2%
in these revolutionary days, It is so important to have nitrogen, and no potash. Apply two-
...... . thirds of fertiliser at time of prepar-
cberished. | | ng the land and one-third in May or
__ June."
Mr. 8. P. Wlnbume, Como, N. C.
WAR DEAD? NO, SAYS WOOD. | Kind of soU: "Light loam.'
(during normal rimes 700 lbs. of an
2-4-4)’. Apply fertilizer and (table
manure In drill before planting. Ap
ply one-third of fertilizer as a side
application when plants are about
knee high."
Mr. H. A. Monroe, Cameron, N. C.
Kind of soil; "Gravelly sandy loam
with clay gubsoll.”
Fertilizer used and method of ap
plying: "600 to 800 lbs. of fertiliser.
per acre used. Fart applied at rime
of preparing the land, and 200 to *200
lbs. applied as side dressing before
blooms appear.”
Mr. F. H. Waller, Kingston, N. C.
Kind of soil: "Gray sandy soil"
Fertilizer used and method of ap
plying: "800 lbs. per acre of a 10-4-8.
Apply fertilizer In drill about ten day*
prior to planting. Side dress one oF
two rimes about June 20 and July 10."
Mr. W. F. Peterson, Clinton, S. C.
Kind ol soil: “Dark gray."
Fertilizer nsed and method of ap
plying: “400 lbs. when rows are
laid off; 250 lbs. as side application
at second plowing aKer chopping, and
260 lbs. as another side application
when plants are knee high.”
Side Applications to Cotton.
At the rime the cotton plant is In
full bloom ample plant food must be
available or else a large percentage
ot the squares will shed. While there
ere other factors that cause shedding;
for example, a lack of a proper amount
of moisture; still, It has been proves
that even with the most favorable
molature conditions, a lack of plant
food Is the potent cause ot this:
trouble.
Under boll weevil conditions, the
fertilizer used In side applications
should contain a high percentage of
phosphoric add and a rather low per
centage Of nitrogen. This fertilizer
has the effect of forcing the young
bolls to quick growth and early ma
turity.
Side Applications to Com.
While It usually pays to make a
larger side application of fertilizer for
cotton than tor com, rtlll, many of
the best farmers In the Southeast :
advocate liberal aide applications for
The period ol the growth ot com is
much shorter than that of cotton; con
sequently, there must be present In
the soli large supplies ot available
U G. COUNCIL, Pres.
O. K. COUNCIL V.-P & Ca shier
T. E. BOLTON, Asst. Csahler.
J. M. BRYAN, Asst Cashier.
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A lew days ago Major General Leonard Wood, one ot ]
our strenuous spirits, made a speech In Detroit before
the men of the United States Army hospital No. 36, In j
which he described as "twiddle, twaddle and n dream of
mollycoddles," the talk that any covenant of nations will
protect the world from future wars.
_ S“«K »■> end the world hopes for, and such an end
otif president is doing his best in Paris to achieve. Bnt
human nature Is human nature—a sorry thing, Indeed,
taken on the average, and it is possible General Wood Is
right. At any rate what he has to say Is Inters* til) g. i
General Leonard Wood told hlf hearers in the lan
guage they knew, that “if America wants peace she must
always bs ready to fight tor It.”
No allied nations, outside ot France, General Wood
declared, was prepared for hostllltiei In 1914.
"The pacifists, however, he said, “tell yon lies when
they say that war as anInstitution Is dead. Don’t’Ustet
to the mollycoddles. Be a citizen ot common seme. The
world ii tired of war for the time being only. j
"This war has simply been a lesson. War will go on. ‘
The lesson la that we may not always have somebody to
hold the line while we get ready, and that, since war Is
unreasonable, when we go In again we must be ready
to go In quickly.” j
General Wood briefly atated the program of recon
struction. "This work Is to be carried out very fully and
very carefully," ho promised. “Our country sent Its men
away with every kind ot encouragement. The public hoa
got to understand that having gono wncre they wero
sent and having done the work they were ordered to do,
the same men are finer Iban ever. They have got to be
looked after and placed. j
“We looked with a good deal of suspicion, too, on.
those who lived with us and yet had the blood strain of
the enemy. It was worth the whole cost of the war that
v;e have proved indivisible. You have but to read the list
ot dead to see they were all straight Americans. Wc had
In our army Jugo-Stavs, Greeks, Serbians, men who were
Germans by extraction, Bulgarians. Let us not forget
they were all Americans when the transports stood out
to sea.”
There was a warning In General Wood’s closing:
‘You are going to be a powerful Influence In this crun-
try. You will be a dominating force. It’s up to ye. i mid
me to stand closely together. Wo did It the 4, ami must
da It now. Remember, tliere are four million of you
coming back. A hundred thousand are dead, but the rest
aro returning to their old or more Important places In
our national life. They went where they wero ordered,
did what they were told and they deservo equal esteem
whether they went overseas or nev-_r went farther than
the training -amp
"We’ve got to kill Hun propaganda." Don’t target
that It by bad feeling now the Allies can be separated
and set to quarreling among themselves the boche has
plant food at tho critical period of Us
Fertilizer "used and"method of &p-1 growth, which Is from the rime it Is
plying: "609 the. per acre ot a 10-5-01waist high to Usselllng rime.
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most serviceable Is our Ginghams. We have a big stock
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There is In this lot Amoskeag Utilities, Toile Du Nordes,
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YAItLS AND YARDS OF
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The very latest novelties In Checks, Stripes, Foulard Pat
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Batiste, Flaxons and Gabardines, 32 to 40 Inches wide;
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New Cretones
For DRAPERIES nnd PORCH FURNITURE. Bright .at
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For each lady who knits we are giving free a small book
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you haven’t already bought, you will be tempted to do bo
when you see these soft, dainty balls.
Why lie a slacker? Get In the push and select your NEW
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There are HATS In our store suitable for all types;
most any shape; In all colors, and only one of a kind. We
still have a nice selection of CHILDREN Hats. Bring
the LITTLE ONES aad we’ll Bt them to suit you.
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