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VOL. XXXIX.
HALLEY'S COMET PASSES
EARTH'S ORBIT WEDNESDAY
Many Persons Arc Frightened
on Account of Celestial Visit
or,but Need Not Be Alarmed*
Halley's comet, which has bene
visibls for a nainber of wests, has
greatly alarmed superstitious and
ignorant people throughout the
world. Many hare become insane,
and quite a number hare committed
suicide so as to escape the awful
wreck they expected to occur when
this brilliant celestial wanderer col
lides with the earth.
Comets hare appeared in all ages
of the world of which we hare any
account, and have been alternately
regarded with terror and also with
welcome in the popular mind.
There are about forty comets
known to astronomers, each with a
separate and distinct orbit, aud
whose time of appearance has been
ascertained by accurate mathemati
cal calculation, but the ane now visi
ble is the and most brilliant
of them all.
This cemet has been known to as
tronomers for centuries, and is called
“Halley’s Comet” because he was
the first, by determining the parabo
lic elements of a number of comets
from the recorded observation of
other astronomers, to identify it with
the comet of 1607 and 1682, and also
with that of 1531, which was first dis
covered by Apain. It has appeared
at regular intervals since that tims
of, approximately, 76 years. It was
visible in 1531. 1607, 1682, 1759, 1835,
and, the present year, 1910.
It has been well settled by astrono
mers that this, ae well as all other
comets, moves in regular orbits, just
as the planets do, butjoutsids of our
atmosphere.
Much speculation has been indulged
in as to the material of these bodies.
The body, or nucleus, must be of
exceeding tenuity, as stars of no
great magnitude have been seen
through them, and the tail is not the
slightest obstruction to the view of
the planets beyond.
They are held in their respective
orbit by the attractive and repellant
powers of the sun, just as the earth
and stars are, and eannot deviate
therefrom,so the fears of the supersti
tious of a head-on collision between
the earth and the comet are absolute
ly groundless.
We have heard of several people
right here in our own county who are
in great mental distress about the
comet, some of whom are on the
verge of insanity. Thsre are many
who actually expect a collision with
the earth to oocur next Wednesday,
the 18th, but upon what they predi
cate this belief cannot be ascertained.
It is hard to knock superstition out
of people, for it is a part of their
nature and composition, so when
Wednesday passes and the world is
seen to be still intact, they will
simply postpone the date of this
great tragedy to a later day.
New 1 hreshing Hachine.
I have bought a new J. I. Case
threshing machine, whioh is the best
to be had. I am prepared to give
you prompt service and will appre
ciate your patronage.
Yours very truly,
F- D. No. 4. W. T. Brownlee.
FOR SALE ATABARCAIN
One 15-house power J. F. Leffel &
Oo’s. engine on wheels.
One No. 2 DeSoach saw mill In
first class condition.
One rock crushing machine on
wheels in good condition.
Address Buchanan Plow & Imple-
Went Co., Norcrots, Ga.
1 Chlldran Cry
FOR FLETCHER’S
. CASTOR I A
The News-Herald.
SAW HALLEY’S COMET
SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Thtre are certainly but few per
sons in the state who have any
clear reoolleotion of the former
visit of Halley’s comet to this part
of the heavens. Perhaps of the vast
number who gazed at it with such
awe seventy-five years ago, nearly
all have beoosae dwellers in that
land where “the wicked cease from
troubling, and the weary are at
rest.”
But in Jackson county, there is
at least one person who has a very
vivid recollection of the eomet’s
former visit. Mrs. Rebecca Han
cock, who at the venerable age of
ninety - three, yet retains both
mental and physical vigor to a
wonderful extent.
It is highly interesting to hear
Mrs. Hancock speak of the former
comet and the fright its appear
oaused. Many who saw the‘‘blaz
ing star” as it was then called,
thought the end of the world was
at hand, and listened every mo
ment for the sounding of the last
trump.
Mrs. Hancock at this remote
period was no mere child, but was
a young matron at or about the
age of seventeen. It is highly in
teresting to hear this remarkable
lady talk of the days that are past
and gone. —Jackson Herald.
NINTH AND TENTH GRADES
PICNICKED LAST SATURDAY
The ninth and tenth grades en
joyed a delightful picnic at Sim
mon’s mill on last Saturday. At
an early hour the party assembled
at the home of Miss Annie Bag
well where they, together with
well filled baskets, soon filled the
wagons and ths fun began.
The day was one long to be re
membered —boat rides, and other
means of enjoyment, were indulg
ed in freely and each returned
feeling that the picnic had been a
howling success.
A congenial party picnicked at
Montgomery’s mill on last Fri
day. Those composing the party
were Misses Mattie, Eula and Lil
lie Cain, Alice and Fannie Lou
MoKelvey, Elise Craig, Lillie Aus
tin, Pearl and Mianie Williams,
Edna Mobley, of Between; Messrs.
Green Perry, Fred Kelley, Robert
McDonald, Ross Craig and Emory
Montgomery.
All Day Singing At Yellow River.
Mr. Editor: Please announce that
there will be an all day singing at
Yellow River the sth Sunday in May.
Profs. Scott, of Atlanta, and Slaugh
ter, of Centerville, and other good
singers will be with us. Everybody
cordially invited. Come, bring some
one with you and a well filled basket.
Virgil Nash.
Unclaimed Letters.
List of unclaimed mail remaining
on hand at the post office at Law
renceville, Ga., for the week ending
May 16,1910.
Females—Mrs. Clifford Jones, Mrs.
Jiroy Smith.
Males—Grismon Copper, Dock
Hughes, Oscar Lewis, R. L. Snider,
S. C. Strong, Leuard A. Williams.
Parties calling for same say "ad
vertised” and give date. One cent
due on eacb letter. Advertised mail
is sent to the dead letter office, Wash
ington, D. C., In seven days.
W. C. Col*, P. M.
For Sale.
We have for sale one large mule
and one small mule, a very fine
horse and a good qualified family
mare. Apply to
Mabtih A Cobnbtt.
LAWRENCEVILLE, OA.. MONDAY, MAY 16, 1910.
PROPER PREPARATION
OF SOIL FOR FARMING
Dr. S. A. Knapp Writes Article
of Especial Interest to Boys’
Farm Life Club.
Tbs most important item in agri
cultural improvement is the deep
and thorough preparation of the soil
in time to beoome settled by the
winter rains, then there should be a
cultivation occasionally with disk or
harrow, during the winter to give the
soil air and prepare it for future rap
id production. This winter cultiva
tion, of oourse, is omitted if there is
a winter cover crop.
The next important item is the use
of the section harrow.' Harrow land
just before planting and again im
medially after planting, then after
the plants are up, aud some farmers
continue harrowing until the cotton
or corn is six inches high. The har
row is generally run diagonally across
the rows.
The principal things that are ac
complished by harrowing are:
1. The breaking of the crust - which
is formed by allowing the soil to be
undisturbed. The crust shuts out
the air from tha roots and tends to
stunt the young plants.
2. Harrowing airs the soil and no
■oil can prepare plant foed aid do
its work unless air is admitted.
3. It breaks the pores of the soil
so that it conserves moisture and
prevents too rapid evaporation.
4. Where the plants are too thick
for the final stand as is the case
where a bushel of seed is used to
plant an acre, by going across the
rows it thins the plants to a certain
extent, net quite enough,but if prop
erly done it reduces the work of
chopping about two-thirds.
5. It prunes the roets of the plant*.
Under the ordinary method of culti
vation the roots of young corn and
cotton plants are only pruned on the
sides, bat this cross harrowing makes
a complete pruning of the roots, and
the tendency of complete pruning is
to mako a lower and thicker plant
stem, and throw frsit limbs, in case
of cotton, nearer the earth. Possibly
no single suggestion made by us to
the southern farmers is more impor
tant than the use of the section har-
As soon as we dispense with the
harrow, then cultivate lengthwise of
the rows, running the implement
first time rather deep so as to give a
side pruning to the roots, also at this
time work the middles as deep as
convenient. After this first deep cul
tivation all future cultivatiou should
be very shallow, not more than one
a*d one-half inches so as to give the
roots as large a space for develop
ment as possible, so as not to cut off
the little feeders which come close to
the surface. This shallow cultiva
tion can be done most rapidly by the
use of a weeder, but if the farmer has
no weeder a sweep is much better
than a sharp-tooth cultivator. Plow
ing three inches deep and cultivating
about the same depth has been the
cause of a loss to southern farmers
amounting to billions of dollars. It
is unnecessary to enter into any dis
cussion on this point because it is so
easy for each farmer to test it on a
small scale and prove its value to
his own satisfaction, Finally, in the
case of cotton, continue cultivation
just as long as possible under boll
weevil conditions. It is well to
continue the cultivation until some
of the bolls begin to open, and where
there are uo weevils it will increase
the crop quite a little because the
plants will continue to put on forms
more rapidly under frequent cultiva
tion. Cultivation should be from
seven to ten days apart, depending
upon the weather. I prefer seven
days if possible.
Last year in the states of Louisiana
GAME WAS REPLETE
WITH MANY ERRORS
Kelley Out Pitched Cunyers,
but Ry. Boys Won 5 to" 2.
Locals Out Hit Visitors.
The Southern railway team from
Atlanta defeated Lawrenceville on
the latter’s grounds Saturday
afternoon in a slow game by the
score of 5 to 2.
Fred Kelley was on the mound
for the locals and pitched better
ball than Cunyers, of the visitors,
but was given very poor support.
Lawrenceville was only charged
up with twelve errors, while the
other side drew five.
Kelley gave up four hits, walked
one and struck one batsman. He
secured two of the six bingles
made by his team.
Cunyers gave up six hits, issued
four free passes and struck one
batsman. Each pitcher hit the
other during the progress of the
game.
Lawrenceville had twelve men
to die on bases. She could not
get a jiit when they were needed.
Two the railway boys’ hits
came I very opportunely and
brought in a couple of runs.
In the last inning with two out
Poe tried to steal home, but died
at the plate.
The shop boys are a gentlemanly
set and deported themselves with
credit both on and of! the field.
The box score:
Southern Railway, ab h r po a e
Kenkle, If 5 0 0 0 0 0
Wait, cf 5 0 2 1 0 0
Baxter. 2b . 5 0 0 3 2 2
Lunger, ss 3 2 13 11
Cunyers, p 3 0 1 2 2 1
Beacham, rs 3 0 1 0 0 0
Hull, lb— -.3 1 0 7 0 0
Gillette, C 4 1 0 8 0 0
Warren, 3b 4 0 0 3 2 1
Total.. 85 4 5 27 7 5
Lawrenceville. ab h r po a e
Oakes, 8b 5 10 3 11
Hitt, hb .-3 1 0 2 5 4
Perry, lb 4 0 0 10 0 1
Pentecost, cf 6 0 0 1 0 1
Poe, C— 4 10 7 10
Houston,J., 1f... 4 0 0 1 0 0
McDonald, 2b. _.4 1 2 2 3 4
Houston, P.,rf._ 3 0 0 1 0 0
Kelley, p 3 2 0 0 1 1
Total. 35 6 2 27 11 12
Score by innings:
Southern Railway 111 001 010—5
Lawrenceville 000 001 010—2
Summary—Two base hit. McDon
ald, Poe; sacrifice hit, Poe. Lunger,
Hull, stolen bases, HittS, Konkle 2,
Wait, Lunger, Beacham, Gillette;
bases on balls, Kelley 1, Cunpers 4;
hit by pitcher,Kelly (Cunyers), Cun
yers (Kelly:) wild pitch, Kelly; pas
sed balls, Poe: double play, McDon
ald to Oakes, Hitt to Oakes; left on
base, Lawranceville 12, Southern
Railway 6; time,l:so; umpire Exum.
and Mississippi very littie cotton was
made up to the first of July because
there was so much rain that the fax
mers could not get into their fields
to cultivate their craps, and in boll
weevil territtry the weevil practi
cally punctured everything up to
that time, but thousands of farmers
made a fair crop by continuing their
cultivation during J uly and part of
August. In some cases they made
as high as three-fourths of a bale per
acre, utterly disproving the state
ment that we should lay by the crop
early in July because the boll weevil
will take all the bloom after that
time.
Let it be distinctly understood that
late cultivation applies also to corn.
We are in too great haste to lay corn
by. Cultivation should be continu
ed as late as possible. This late cul
tivation will increase the fruitage.
These plans have been so thorough
ly tested and under such a variety of
conditions that we unhesitatingly
ask th® farmers of the south to give
them trial and you will be largely
beaeflted if you adopt them at once.
Sincerely yours,
S. A. Knapp,
Special Agent in Charge.
FQLETSHBHENIAB
UNCLE GEORGE M’MILLAN,
VETERAN, DIED SATURDAY
TUCKER.
Having caught up with our plow
ing we are now prepared to give ad
vice and news mighty cheap. Below
you will find a sample.
Mr. C. E. Britt, proprietor of the
Tucker gin and mill, is installing a
large new engine and boiler to ac
commodate his new gin outfit which
will be here in time for our next cot
ton crop. We welcome Mr. Britt and
his family to our town.
There is a great demand for Jots
for dwellings and business houses
here, but those who own property
seem to prefer holding it. Among
the improvements expected this sum
mer are, a lumber and planing.mil',a
two story brick with two or three
storts| n it and two or three dwellings
close in.
At present we have no Bchool it
having closed with a delightful pro
gram about four weeks since. Next
fall our school will open under the
local tax system aud as lack of finan
cial support lias been our chief d'nw
back heretofore we expect a fine
school. We expect to incorporate the
town at an early date.
We have four churches here.
Methodist, Baptist, Primitive and
Congregational, we don’t need but
one or two but they are hero and we
hope for them success for we do need
Christian influence.
We have the Bell ’phone and three
diverging country lines by which we
can reach almost any one within
three miles very easily when neces
sary.
Our two physicians do a very good
practice and are usually successful in
their treatment of patients.
Our three general merchants, the
drug store aud the milliner nil enjoy
nice trade.
Gardens around our burg are pretty
for the season and there will be no
scarcity of vegetables this year
Crops are looking well except cot
ton, this chilly weather makes it
look sick. The small grain crop
promises to be a record breaker.
Th* extreme scarcity of pigs is al
most. pathetic, there seems to be a
big opening for some breeders just
here, with a ready market all around
for the surplus. Oh, you 20 cent ba
con from Chicago! By actual count
there are 3 dogs to one pig in our dis
trict. Isn’t that pathetic? It is un
less we can learn to eat dog sausage
Miss Stell.i Cofer has returned
home from the G. N. I. College at
Milledgeville.
Mr. Gordon Hulme lias returned
home from Young Harris.
Dock Brand, Frank Mansfield and
G. M. England are among the fishing
party now at Altamaha and they
will probably bring along some new
fish tales as they have already sent
up some 25 poundsofeatflshto console
their women folks until th*y return
home.
Mr*. W. A. Ambrose is regaining
her health after a long tern/ of ill
ness
Mr. Picket Jones is up limping
around, he sprained an ankle about a
month ago.
Our old friend G. W. Braswell is al
so on crutches from trying to catch
a tree on his foot some time ago.
Mrs. Georgia Kenusy is recovering
from her attack of paralysis in
March.
Mr. I. L. Rodgers is busy collecting
road tax for our district. So far we
have no candidates hatched out
around this place though there are
some political hens setting. However
the "patriots” have not overlooked
’Pucker and they ksep “coming and
gwine” mostly “gwine.”
All those interested in the Fellow
ship church or its cemetery are re
quested to meet at the church one
hour before service Saturday May
21st, to conside’ a proposition to re
build the church and enlarge the
new cemetery.
NOTICE.
The Central Union Sunday school
convention will convene with Tucker
school on Saturday, May 14th. Ail
schools are requested to send dele
gates.
G. W. Roberts, Pres.
C. H. Cover, Sec.
FOiTYSHOffIEMAH
| Curs* CoUUf Prevent* fs«ssM«i»
Semi-Weekly
Monday and Thursday
Had Reached the Advanced
Age of 92, and Served with
Wofford’s Brigade in Army.
Uncle George McMillan, a well
known citizen of Gwinnett and an old
confederate soldier, dropped dead at
Ids home a few miles east of Law
renceville Saturday morning.
He started to leave the house and
on reaching the front door fell into
flin yard and was picked up dead.
Heart failure is given as the cause of
hi* demise.
Funeral services over the remains
were held Sunday and the interment
was at Alcova church.
He is survived by a wife and five
children.
Uncle George had reached the ad
vanced age of ninety-two years and
was possessed of a robust constitu
tion. He was a loyal democrat and
was always true to his friends.
He was a member of company F,
Twenty-fourth Georgia regiment,
known as Wofford's brigade, and
made a fine record in the confederate
service. He drew a S6O pension from
the state.
His many friends will regret to
learn of his deat , and extend sym
pathy to the family.
WOMAN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
HOLDS AN INTERESTING MEETINC
A called meeting of the Woman’s
Foreign Missionary Society was held
at the Methodist church on last Fri
day afternoon, the newly elected
president, Mrs. C. R. Ware, in the
chair.
The meeting proved of unusual in
terest, the p ograrn in the Woman’s
Missionary Advocate being used.
Three interesting leaflets were read
bv Mesdames W. E. Simmons, J. L.
Hagood and C. U. Born respectively.
'Phe monthly bulletin was filled
with items of interest.
The president appointed Mrs. Rus
Smith to lead the devotional meeting
in June.
Thu e nrt-s-n 1 were Mesdames T.
K. Mitchell, W. E. Simmons, M. V.
Brand,C. H. Hraricb,Ruß Smith,C. M.
Morcock, J. L. Hagood, C. U. Born,
E. S. Brooks, C. R. Ware, Misses
Minnie Peeples, Margaret and Mary
Hagood and Dorothy Brooks.
Fruit Trees For Sale.
I am salesman foF nursery stock of
Smith Bros., Concord, Ga., and can
supply the people with all kinds of
fruit and ornamental trees, vines
and roses. I have an experience of
several years in the fruit business;
am an old confederate soldier and
will treat the people right on sales.
Geo. A. Smith, Carl, Ga.
Saved From The Crave.
“I had about given up hope, after
nearly four years of suffering from a
severe lung trouble.” writes Mrs. M.
L. Dix, of Clarksville, Tenn. “Often
the pain in my chest would bealmost
unbearable and I could not do any
work, but Dr. King’s New Discovery
has made me feel like a new person.
Its the best medicine made for the
throat and lungs.” Obstinate coughs,
stubborn colds, hay fever, la grippe,
asthma, croup, bronchitis and hem
orrhages, horseness and whooping
cough, yield quickly to this wonder
ful medicine. Try it. 50c and SIOO.
Trial bottles free. Guaranteed by
A. M. Winn & Son.
What we know is one thing and
what we think we know is another.
Railway Mail Clerks
Wanted.
The Government Pays Railway
nail Clerks SBOO to $1,200 and
Other Employees up to $2,500
Annually.
Uncle Sam will hold spring exami
nations throughout the country for
Bailway Mail Clerks, Custom House
Clerks, Stenographers, Bookkeepers,
Departmental Clerks and other Gov
ernment Positions. Thousands of
appointments will be made. Any
man or woman over 38, In City or
Country, can get instruction and free
information by writing at once to the
Bureau of Instruction, 398 H. Ham
lin Building, Hochester, Y.
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