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CROWING SWEET POTATOES
Some Important Points About This
Valuable Cron.
It is not too late to bed sweet potatoes,
of which every fanner should have a
good supply for his family and stock:
for there is nothing grown which is a
more general favorite for the table,
while bores, cows, hogs and chickens
can be fed on nothing more fattening or
more, relished by them. An acre that
will produce BO bushels of corn will
readily afford 200 bushels of sweet po
tatoes. Yields of 500 bushels to the
acre cm some Georgia lands have been
reported by the Experiment Station, at-
Giiffin.
Plants for setting onfc may be pur
chased from, those who keep them for
sale or they may be grown for that pur
pose. The beds should be prepared by
putting stable manors at the bottom to
the depth of 2 or 3 inches and then cov
ering it over with 2 or 3 inches of sand.
After the seed potatoes have been cut
lengthwise they shonld be placed in the
soil with, the cnt side down, and having
been laid close to each other without
touching should be covered to the depth
of 2 or 3 inches. While they should be
kept reasonably warm and moist, care
must be taken to avoid any excess of
either heat or pioistute.
When the sprouts have attained a
height of four or five inches, they may
be carefully separated from the tubers,
one at a time, with the thumb and fin
ger, so as not to disturb the potato, for
if tins be unin jured, it will in a short
time send up other shoots.
bel«-ct Carefully.
Eo diseased tubers should be selected
for planting, for if thrifty slips are se
cured, they will grow very rapidly.
If weeds spring up, it is better to re
move them by hand, since the use of the
hoe may injure such tubers as lie near
the surface. The cultivator can be used
between the rows to exterminate the
weeds, which should be kept out of the
field.
The tendency of the Vines, as soon as
they are two or three feet long, to take
root at many of the joints and thus
propagate new tubers is well known.
This shonld be prevented by carefully
loosening these vines from the soil
either by hand or with a wide fork.
Bat in doing this every precaution
should be used to avoid bruising the
vines.—State AgriculturalDepartment.
Two hundred bushels of po
tatoes remove eighty pounds
&k ‘ ‘actual * ’ Potash from the
ggjh soil. Unless this quantity
lESii * s returned to the soil,
cllklk the following croo will
materially decrease.
We have books telling about
composition, use and value of
■ fertilizers for various crops.
They are sent free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
_ 93 Nassau St^
New York.
Northern Whit© Slavery.
Irately we have had a number of
harsh criticisms ; from northern
newspapers upon the alleged “sla
very” practiced in South Caroli
na where certain negroes were
held and worked under unlawful
labor contracts. But, in the mat
ter of barter and sale of human
chattels, how about the north?
At Milford, Pa M the
Let us see.
other dsy, an aged pauper, named
Frederick Mink, was put up on
the block and auctioned off to the
person who would take care of him
for the least cost to the county.
The bidder who bought poor old
Mink will get all the work out of
him that he can, but that will not
be much. His head is white, his
muscles are flabby and his bones
are brittle. He has not the strength
lo give his owner much in return
for the poor food and shelter that
he will receive. Once Mink was a
police officer, brave, daring and ef
ficient. He has had many close
encounters with criminals, and was
several tunes shot and stabbed
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while in the discharge of hie duty,
protecting the lives and property
of the citizens. Now, however,
his days of usefulness are past.
He is old, feeble and destitute. In
his old age.
THE COMMON ENEMY
Kidney disease Is the enemy we have most to fear as a result of the
feverish restlessness of our modern civilization. It is a treacherous
enemy, working out its deadly effect under cover of the most trifling
symptoms. . The first indication of changes in the urine, frequent head
aches, digestive troubles, should be the signal for prompt remedial
measures. PRICKLY ASH BITTERS is a kidney remedy of great
merit, k isr soothing, healing and strengthening, quickly relieves the
aching or soreness that always appears in the advanced stage, checks the
progress of the disease, and through Its excellent deansing and regulating
effect, in die liver and bowels, it brings hack the strength and ruddy
gow ef vigorous health.
was clearly demonstrated, says
the Denison (Tex.) Herald.
At Homer, Banks county, Judge
Speer was replying to Candler^
The audience being strongly Dem
ocratic Judge Speer's speech which
was in advocacy of Republican
doctrines, was of course hissed and
hooted-ai. One smart .Aleck in
terrupted the speaker and request
ed that he speak louder. Mr.
Speer elevated his voice and re
sumed his argument. When he
became enthusiastic in his remarks
again, the smart Aleck again yell
ed, “Louder, Speer, louder!”
At this point Speer realized that
the fellow was guying him, and,
turning to him squelched him with
these words:
“I predict that on the great
judgement morning, when the an
gel Gabriel shall place one foot on
the land and the other on the sea,
and with one mighty blast of his
trumpet, proclaim that time is,
•was but shall be no more, some
fool in Homer will yell, “Loud
er, Gabriel, louder!”
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Another Illusion Destroyed.
“I wish you hadn’t had your
hair cut so short, Harold!” ex-
clamed the young woman, turn
ing from him involuntarily, says
Stray Stories.
“What difference does it make
dearest?” asked Harold with ten
der anxiety.
“You—you have destroyed an
illusion,” she sighed. “That is
all.”
“You didn’t think I was a poet,
did you, Clara, because I wore my
hair long?”
“No, I never suspected you of
being a poet.”
“Nor an artist?”
Haste Not to Get Rich.
Let our farmers shun carefully the
mad haste to get rich, which, has seized
upon so many people of all classes.
Careful attention to legitimate business
methods will not perhaps build up im-
forfcunes in a short time, but it will
faring competence and peace of. mind,
and the farmer who has built up pros
perous estates for his old age mid for
his heirs, living in the fear of God, can
in his dedinihg years enjoy his “ease
with.dignity,” while with undisturbed
mind he calmly waits for the inevitable
sunset of life.—State Agricultural De
partment. -
as a return for his
good citizenship and devotion to
duty, the wise, generous and hu
mane laws of Pennsylvania com
pel him to stand on an auction
block and be Bold to _ the person
who will bid lowest for his keep.
—Savannah News.
Wholesale tea planting on 6,000 acres
of land near Charleston has been begun
by a company that expects eventually
to put 300,000 pounds of tea a year on
Judge Speer’s Retort.
Judge Emory gpeer, ©f Macon,
Ga., judge of the federal court for
the southern district of that state,
besides being one of the most gift
ed orators in the country is noted
for his quick wit and ready repar
tee. Several years ago, while on
a tour of “jii.t spates” as the crack-'
ers say with A. D. Candler the pres
ent governor of Georgia, in a con
test for national representative
from one of the upper, districts *
his ability to take care of himself
Exercise is a good thing for the stock
bull, but the milch cows need peace and
quiet.
“Then what illusion have I de
stroyed ? ” he asked.
“Perhaps I should say, Harold,”
she answered, with tears in her
voice, “that you have unconscious
ly revealed a fact I never suspect
ed, dear. Your ears don’t match.”
I and smoke
^——iYour Lifeawayl
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercary
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except ou
prescriptions from reputable pbysicians,
as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Hall’s Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Tole
do, O., contains no mercury, and is tak
en internally, aeting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys
tem. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. It is tak
en internally, and made in Toledo, O.,
by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75e, per bot
tle.
Hall’s Family Pills arethe best.
Cow Peas For the Table.
Of course every farmer in Georgia
knows the excellence of the peavine for
hay and as a restorer of womonfe soil,
and he is also familiar with the cow
pea as a nutritious food for the milch
cow. The cow pea is also much used
for the table and some varieties, as the
black-eyed pea and Crowder pea, are
very Palatable.-—State Agricultural De
partment. .
ABOUT CORN CULTIVATION
Some Valuable Practical Hints to the
Planter.
Com is the special crop for this March
and ApriL The rich, loamy soils, espe
cially along the creeks and river bot
toms, are best adapted for tins crop, for
com needs a moisture retaining soil, so
that it may be better able to withstand
a drouth at the critical period of tasseling
and silking. After the soil has been
deeply broken and thoroughly pulver
ized with harrow and roller, farrows
3 to 5 feet apart, according to richness
of soil, shonld be opened with a aoooter
or shovel and the grain dropped into the
well prepared soiL Then on each side
of the grains—not over them—^should
be placed the amount of compost or
barnyard manure deemed necessary, if
such is used. Then cover them over
with, a double foot planter. If, how
ever, the regular commercial fertilizer
is used, we would prefer to disribute it
all along the furrow and then follow it
with a plow, so that it may befchor-
oughly mixed with the soil before drop
ping the grain. r
Best Time For Planting.
When we consider all sections of
Georgia, the best average time for
planting corn is about March 10 or 15; a
little earlier in the southern counties, a
little later in the extreme northern sec
tion, in some parts as late as April 5 or
6. As far as we can control such mat
ters, we should secure the most favor
able condition possible for the quick
germination of the seed, and for the
vigorous and rapid development of the
stalk.
The corn must be rapidly worked, and
everv effort must be made to prevent
the springing up of grass or weeds,
which, if they do appear in spite of the
best endeavors of the farmers, must not
be allowed to remain for any length of
time. The cultivation of corn, like
hat of other crops, should be largely
done before planting; and, after th* first
plowing, shallow surface cultivation
only should be used, and for this pur j
pose improved harrows or cultivator* |
are needed.—State Agricultural Depart |
meat.
Hsu’s Superiority.
One sees many curious phases of hu
man nature in the safe deposit vaults
of a banking institution—from the wo
men who never by any chance know
where their keys are and go through
bag and poeketbook with reckless haste
to the man who is not . quite certain
that he has locked his box and returns
to the vault three or four times, puts
his key in the lock, shakes it hard and
finally goes away convinced that “all
is welL” But in recent experience with
a new customer to whom I was renting
a box the climax was reached. WheD
I handed him the keys and said:
“Now, here are two keys. Separate
them so that if yon . lose one you will
have the other to admit you.”
He quickly replied:
“Very well I will put one cn my
key ring and lock the other up in my
box.”
And yet they teUus that men are
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General Funston’s Reward.
Washington, April 9.—The pres
ident today signed the commis
sions of Lloyd Wheaton as major
general and of Jacob H. Smith
and Frederick Funston as briga
dier generals of the United States
army, the commissions of General
Wheaton and General Smith bear
ing date Gf March 80 and that of
General Funston April 1.
“Worry and overwork brought on
nervous prostration and I got almost no
sleep at all. I became entirely unfitted for
business and traveled in hopes of finding
relief. After visiting several sanitariums
and spending several thousand dollars in a
vain search for health, I returned home
worse than ever. It took only twenty
bottles of Dr. Miles* Nervine to brace me
up and make me a well man again/*
J. W. Hill, Eureka Springs, Ark.
purifier and tonic, is
tiie ideal remedy in all
fc/p KJhrheumatic troubles.
There are no opiates or
sis in it to disturb the digestion and
° ruinous habits.
have prepared a special book on
B^atism which every sufferer from
amful diseaseshould read. It is the
complete and interesting book of
n d in existence. It will be sent free
' J es iring it. Write our physi-
“my and freely about your case. We
for medical advice. ^
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