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Tremendous Sale
of the Newest and Smartest
SPRING HATS
$7.50 Values
- The big majority of you have bought
milliwio’ from us and proved to your
self i'ou saved handsomely by doing so.
This is but another instance. Choose from 200 loveliest
spring hats in black and colors—-trimmed with fruits, flow
ers, feathers and ribbons—and save tlie difference between
!'$7.50 and $4.65.
BOLL WEEVIL
CONTROL FACTS
Methods Generally Employed With
Success, and Mistakes Which
Farmers Make.
By C. A. Whittle,
Soil Improvement Committee.
The boll weevil has practically cor*
Get The Best Easter
Suit You Can Buy
«!§
"ill
50 Ladies’ C *3
Suits.
■ $25 Values
I[»'o doubt you can buy a
. spring suit .from many
plkces for St7.nn, but not
Such suits as these—for
there isn’t q suit in the lot
' worth under $25. They
verb all made to sell for a
higher price and are worth
it. Select' l.rjeotinna, serges
or s]i.ud> tweed;;.
) 100 Ladies
Dresses
$22.50 Values. 1
IT re’s a sale that demon
strates what we mean by
saying we save you money
on ready made garments.
With every emphasis at our
command, we say that no
smarter styles, nor butter
values are offered in all
Atlanta. Made iri Crepe de
Chines, Canton Crepes and
Taffetas.
II
! ereil the cotton belt, hut there secm3
1 to be no marked reduction in the j
j amount of cotton grown as a result.
I Tho fact is the boll weevil can not |
I and will not oyertli*>w the South's [
I greatest crop. j vy
How lire farmers meeting the sgj
| boll weevil most successfully? There j
‘ are two main ways: it) Pushing the
; cotton to early maturity and (i) Kill-1 __ r
: luyr.the boll weevil.
The following questions and ans
: give,the main tilings that are being
I done and also tho mistakes I lull
being'mode:
PUSHING THE COTTON CROP. j £4
What soiI3 are preferred for hasten- i
Ing tiie crop?
Well drained. Utht soils warm
earlier and grow oft the cotton qulc
er than heavy or poorly draimAl suds. ,,
Sandy soils aro. therefore, bettor than \li
clayey soils.
i ls.it advisable to uoe poor soils? '
j It would be a serious mistake. Poor ! Zj
J boJIh never did pay, and with tho boll I
woevil taking toll,, poor land cotton 1 a
Not just because you
look stylish that day
cause you want to
looking stylish.
Our Tailors qiakes
want to
but be-
keep on
ilck- j jf?
t »ii s . S3
iJl .pnly put the farmer into a deeper
hole.
ItdCiombcr that it coats more »o grow
cotton timler boll weevil c.mdiimu-s
ivorth
, be enough cotton
while to tight with
Thomson’s ‘Glove Fitting Corsets
and there
to make it
the boll tve
What va
furred?
Any variety which will set an abun
dance of bolls curly a ml will continue
to set fruit throughout the mo agon
variety which is early but which
quits fruiting early Is not do.drnlile
because the .weevils: will do heavier
rlomage to the boh*'.when they do not
find squares to puncture. Cleveland
the best
clothes w e
know a n y=
thing about;
best in the
skillful d e-
si going, best
i n the all?
woo! fabrics,
and needle-
N0NAME
HATS
Cctr.mand /litoniicn
\\ Ol f
loftiK
in this v
mei
most generally
$7.50 Plaited
Sports Skirt
H p m e s p 1,1 n
skirts in full
plaitci] sty lr's.
-New' RRfinjr colors and eoin-
. binatlons.
$4 Newest
Pongee Waits
50.95
Heavy quality
all silk pofiges
in s t y 1 e s to
wear with sports skirts.
Ladies’ $5 Oxfords
Not only good values, but good
Iqpking models—of brown calf
with low rubber heels. All sizes
and widths.
Dd? • of cultivate
i maturity?
hallow cultivation
a it of* the crop is set.
iquent cultivation. The
Oif slum 1(1 bu tho .skip-
j nividlo method, taking alternate wild*
| dlew and with (lie next, Cultivation talc*
j ir.jr, tin; 'one- that were skipped. Tills
; j keep:; half of the roots of the cotton
plant imdkdnrhed ho that there will be |
less shedding. more squaring end bet,
1 ter protection of the cotton holla.
KILLING THE WEEVIL.
Is the poison method of killing tho
weevil practical?
THE ONE PRICE CASH STORE
PAY CASH
PAY- LESS
LOfiDCM FOG BACK ON JOB
$1.50 Pure
Silk Hose
Pure thread
silk li’use for
ladies “in all
New spring colors,
fashioned.
Semi-
New Spring
Neckwear
Splendid vgri-
ctj’ of Spies*
spring n e c k-
wear in collars, cuffs, and
sets .in organdies, laces, etc.
MEN’S WEAR AT SPECIAL PRICES!
’Everything new for men and boys in clothing, hats, furnish
ings and shoes now ready ii> complete assortments—AT
MONEY SAVING PRICES.
254 Peters St.
Atlanta, Ga.
Southern Railway ' System
Announces
j Fare and one Half from all Stations in Georgia to |
I Atlanta and Return Account. i-
GRAND OPERA
This r-ate is open to the public whether attending
it le. but li is ^ particular method
! .which many [armors may ^Cail with
; when they first try s Ilf. because they
j are not in the habit or doing particp*
j lar things right the first time,
j If the rules ftny poisqfcing aro ad
hered to strictly iho cot top fanner
j will get the moat complete and eco-
j notnic control of tho weovil of any
i method known. (
Any one contemplating the use of
| poison should get complete tm-truc-
! tions from the Government Boll Wee-
j vil Station, Tallulah, La.,—the State
Entomologist, or agricultural col
legps.
| Does It pay to kill the weevils on
i the young cotton stalks before squares
i begin to form?..
I lf the weevils come out of wJntei
quarters in large numbers and'threat
en to take nil ^the first squares, it
is considered advisable to kill us' many
{ of thorn as possible.' Calcium arsenate
sprinkled irom a perforated e;fn or
i from a cheese bag on the young plant?
j is the most efficient ahd economical
| mbthod of killing tho weevils on the
i young plants.
| It is not necessary to apply the poi
! i son until just before tile'squares begin
j to farm.
j Is It practical to gather and destroy
j squares? ,
i If the poison method is not used it
i will often be found xiocessarv to path-
I er and destroy damaged squares that-
contain immature weevils, in order tc
i have assurance of any sort of a crop
j Picking up squares is not gs efficient
nor as Inexpensive as poisoning, but
If thoroughly done a fair to good crop
can bo obtained./
Is poisoned molasses-applied to cot*
ton effective?
Poisoned roplassea or other, poisoned
sweets will kill some boll weevils dun
ing dew less nights, but the poisoned
sweets will kill honey bees and>other
sweet loving insects that are needed
to carry from flower to flower the
x polleu that causes them to /fruit. Cal
cium arsenate dust Is' more . efficient'
and less expensive^, to use where poi
soned molasses are effective.
Are bofk weevil traps practical?
farmer never tries a trap inorc
The government has tried
itlven cf Big City Secretly Proud ol
What Victors Universally Dwooin-
doy.cn ser
in the d Is
is definitely
Tirol “London j articular.” the blind-
Ing. choking. solid, yellow fog! toe
,.Midone» ,, s pride ilnd tbv“visit<»r s de*
5] vjlr, bus rouie buck into its own.'
LoiuloaV foe is not the soft, moist,
gray mist that hajws over ah American
•it y in wol weal her.’ H may be nl-so-
lyrolj dry or us \yel as ru«0 il - !f. It
a*,ny envelop all of I.ondpq, u blanket
that recede?? unwillingly. su;p by
is a pedestrian advance*
It may envelop "one or
lions, when it may be see
ranee. au<l is stepped into
us one steps info u donrv.
Whatever the real
nr’s” clinracter, n
when It oolites u-'in
x nervous crawl
nit halted.
Tlie. London tog copies with the
iiitiimii ami early winter? wlien iii'e*.
.are lighted In 2,Dbt),UOO tin>})lue«s and
»lu; Smoke is nimble to penetrate tie*
.'lyiitb*. For severa,!' years there had
iol bvyn milch fog; hist year .-there
was almost none. Thi4 year it is Vmek,
anti the Londoner, cursing It wheTTlt
inhkvsJiink.au hour late lor work, fie-
ci’etjy bugs it to bis breast--he,
c-ouidn’t help it if be wanted to Hp l,
I ghints over as part of his heritiigo.
No .one knows where it passed its Vu*
• eat ion.
•London particu-
a real fog; ami
stop or slow to
I street, traiiie is uU
Brigfitenlng Up a Corner.
Tin; Woman, one chili, stormy day
k was forced by the Importance of an
errand through a squalid, 1 swarming-
sectiou of the. effy. The street was
narrow and dirty, the people looked
ill fed and III eioihtit|. Their hope
lessness Impressed itself upon her
morbidly. Everything was drab and
dreary, the weather,, the gray, littered
pavement, tho sad-colored laiihiinns.
the dull, grimy faces ol ! the crowd that
loitered and bartered on the vhorougii-
Tare. Her spirit struggled against de
pression.
And then she' warmed .to one little
ray of. stjjnshihe In that glootpy chasm.
It was a brass doorknob upon ihe
sagging door of a dingy entrance. But
it shone with splendid ahd ehoori'ul
courage. A shining bit of brass Is
.such a cheerful thing anywhere. It
suggests warm heartbsidc- and thrifty
rtoniokeopers. eoiuforf and cleanliness.
Among those surroundings it suggest
ed something •liim-v—a brave Soul wlm
curried through this valley of povert,
a dauntless heart; up iinfidHiig belief!
that cleanliness is godliness.—New I
York Tribune.
To'tured Girl Wifi to C-mtn.
son tortured Id'?
wile to de»\4h wit
order t<» punish lie
befoVt' tier mai i*1.i
James E. 7vl> ntam
when Knutson, w
«Xuily beat
or an iudi.
fs Ul
UtlDU
vas charged by
ounty attorney
s charged with
jnirder, was arraigned. Kani-wm noli-' ‘
ied police that bis wife’s death wua (
lue to injuries ioceived in a full down- l
pairs. An investlgatiofl, according to- 4
he police, s1iow«m1 thy woman's bodjsj
■0Vfi-(;il wu\. bruises. ,• |
"While You Wait." l,< :
“iirpubs while juVu wftit" may b< ’
yxplalmMl in more ways Ilian one. ac i
Cording in a .fi-iVeiSoitville btisiiies* )
nmri, wlio l-ul discovered u meabinji I '
tie bad not thought of at lirst. He j
took a pair .of ‘shoes to a shop that !
advertised “something different in to j
pairing.” and promised tlie job “whilt j
you wait.” The business man said in [
did pot .''wish to wait but would cab .
later. It was pot until tlie third vistl /
that lie got the shoes. lie was. in
clined to become sarcastic but checker
himself, looked thoughtfully at tin
sign and remarked to himself, as tilt
light broke: .“Well, I waited.”—In
h.iauupoMs NVwk.
LOCKED OUT!
I- the Opera or not. _ Q ,,
' t Tickets will be on si\le April 23, 24, 2fe, and -8th.
[ * ■ Oood returning until May 2nd.
For detaUe&'information communicate, with V L :
ti Estes, District Passenger Agent,
8 St., Atlanta, Ga.
48 North Broad
“The Southern Serves The South
than once. The
nil kinds and recommends none.
Can the say of cotton be poisonec
so as to poison or repel the weevil?
The Creator has given all plants the
power to absorb through tlieir roots
plant food and to resist all that is not
plant food. If plants could not resist the
poisons In the soil we might run a
risk of being poisoned every time we
eat a potato, apple, berry, etc.
Can the boll weevil be driven frorr
cotton by offensive odors?
The boll weevil has not yet beer
successfully combatted, through
bn|&thing organs. H has been sub
Jcgtftd to the most Intense war gase?
Sure Death.
J The Woman was visiting some'
jfrP‘nds wiron the youthful heir up- ’
part*lit of tho family came ruimlng iu
with a cut'Huger. Tho Woman offered
to trriimd to it as tlie lad's .mother
dicing appreciate tlie sight t|f gore.
Taking the child inio the hathroouv
she got out Lite iodine bottle.
“Wlmt’s ihatho Inquired, where
up»m tlie Woihan proceeded to thforn
What’s It for?" lie asked
Wonum daubed the Iodine on.
“It kills - the germs,” she
The bid oh-ed and rth-ed
Ttient, then said- bravely:
l;uow bow It kills lhem. It
to death.”—New York Tribune.
» l Dotir,.
/If you want to flirt Xvitli death,
to take away the toy elephant
.Sunta Cliius brought to Tony and
Waddy, elephant.? in the Boston zoo.
They are as delighted with their
toy as a little gfrl with her Christian?
doll.
The pareutul instinct is the basis
•of all life.
Mothers, by teacbfng their small
daughters to care fur dolls as if they
were growing children; can. help shape
the characters and careers of tlie third
generation, as‘ yet unborn.—Chicago
Tost. ;