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AUNT JULIA’S COUNCIL
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•All letter not to exceed 150 to 200
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Dear Children: Here fire some im
portant dates for us to learn and
July 4, 1776, John Han
cock, president of the continental
congress, signed his name to the
declaration of independence; July 4,
1826, Thomas Jefferson died at his
beloved Monticello, and John Adams,
second president of the United
States, died at Quincy, Mass. This
was just fifty years to the day aft
er the adoption of the declaration
of independence, the immortal docu
ment wbic*; rftfxfersca had written
and wlMtfn gtc** io our people the
lib-Z.7< Adams had done so much
to secure.. July 4, 1872, Calvin
toolidge, thirtieth president of the
United States, was born at Ply
mouth, Vt. July 21, 1861, at the
■■first battle of Bull Run, Thomas
Jonathan Jackson, Confederate com
jnander, earned the title of “Stone
wall Jackson." Lovingly,
AUNT JULIA.
. Dear Aunt Julia: A? I have been a regu
lar reader of The Journal for several years
•nd have read so many interesting letters
from different states, I’ve decided to join
-your happy band of boys and girls if you
will let me. Now come on, Aunt Julia, and
•ay yes, be late rather than newer. So
l 'will you be so kind as to do me a fa
\fror? I have a sister somesvhere in the United
States. I haven’t heard from her since No
vember, 1920, and then she was in Lenore,
Tenn. She has been married but was parted
from her husband for some years, so 1 guess
•she goes by the name of Mrs. Lillie Pauline
Cary. It there is any one knows anything
of her whereabouts and will let me know,
the favor will be greatly appreciated. Cous
jns, don’t forget to write to a jolly boy, as
I like to receive mail from everybody, and
will answer all mail received. Will go as
my letter might take up too much apace,
■flood night, Aunt Julia and cousins.
(MR.) ARTHUR J. BELL.
“ Herndon, Ga., R. F. P. 2.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May I come
"In for a while this beautiful day? I have
been a silent reader of the Letter Box a long
jtinie but could never get up bourage enough
to write. I see that most everybody takes
-« subject, but I will leave that for a more
gifted writer. I. like all the rest, live in
the country and like it fine. I atn a blonde,
blue eyes, light brown hair (hobbed), and
■will be sweet sixteen the 6th of July. Have
1 a twin? All of you girls and boys write
to me, will answer all I receive. Aunt Julia,
please print this soon, as our paper will stop
in July.
(MISS) RUBY LOTT WILEY.
.. Covington, Ga., Route 3.
. P... s.—Cousins, if you write to me please
•end me a photo of yourself.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: Can yon
make room for another cousin from north
Georgia? We take The 'Tri-Weekly Journal,
•nd I greatly enjoy reading all letters to
Aunt Julia's page. I live on a farm, and
»m a lover of outdoor sports. I go to school
at Jasper High school. Am in the eighth
grade. Our school closed with an entertain
ment in May. Who has my birthday, June
12? I will be fifteen years old. Would be
glad to hear from cousins my age. As this is
my first letter, I had best make it snappy
close. Good wishes to everybody. Your
niece and cousin.
. (MISS) NENA LINDSEY.
Jasper, Ga.
v Dear Aunt Julia and All: Will you per
mit a little Virginia girl to enter long
enough to have a friendly chat with your
happy band of boys and girls? I live in
the country and like farm life fine. As
iuost of the cousins choose subjects, I will
try to say a few words in honor of “Moth
*r-” You probably have heard it said,
Wh.-ft is home without a mother?" It is
deprived of a presence which no one else can
HU. For, remember, that no other woman
on earth will sacrifice as much for you as
S’our mother would. I lost my mother at
Mie age of seven and have been housekeep
-1/!f k s,nce ! was twe,ve - 1 have a good, kind
nUe! r a w f> et ' e not fi " mothers
, a ' e ’ eH - , cousins, I guess you would
mvsp f• W 1 lo ° k 80 1 wi " ''scribe
and fLe f ßln< j' sray eyes ’ <lark brown hair
an f«ir complexion. Who has my birthday.
\i idf U ’ >ei T 1 h ° PC 1 haV( ’"' t broken kind
Auntie s rule. Let your letters come to
... .. (MISS) EDITH FRANCE
rerrum, Va. ’•
.hJVo 1 ?’ e 'er.vbody!~T7? w COHsin wigl t
wonder wh»t W h A " Ut J,,lia an ‘ l col,sins - 1
rainv dav n<! "’ consins a, e doing this
writ n‘! ‘ i vno f ° r mvsplf ' lam readin 8 and
who this , ITa ®' eryone is ‘-razy to know
• nee 1 Please d 110 ca,lße of this disttirb
and I tin a»” Cl i W me for bei “ K 1,0 r,lde
eves brown I de ® cr,b « ! "‘-Vself. I have blue
biown hair, about 36 inches long light
complexion, rosy cheeks, but not with paint
my a birthd'v l "i ,een s fi ? CP i: and "mi
my birthday i s September 5. Have I s
jonsin whose birthday is September 5? To
Dhoto" e T r gueSßes , n ’y I will send my
wo«t Os Thor| M ", r farm •“bout three miles
•nd church nCar a p " blie * cb ool
•nd church. 1 guess everybody is glad
« is out. My school was "out about
Alnbama ekS c g °‘ 1 ,0 tlle beM scllool in
Guess where. JJetnison High
The ? i^ 6 ‘ ave H fin, ‘ basketball team
The teachers were kind and good. We will
th? "fw, teachers next year, and I hone
Jiey will be as good as these were Mr B
foV'et 1 ’? t'T l,ri,l,i >’ al ' I was about to
forget to tell you what grade I was in I
nZun” t,e te t tb Krade a,ld ,nadp "n average
pent -. Well - lam al> out to break
Ann Julia « rule, hut if she will print this
I w^nt n °„ii' V 6 8,K 7 ” l0n " IPlt, ' r next time.
’ .'' ant '? 1 ,ny , ' 01,51,,R »« write to me and I
will exchange photos with them. Your new
consln,
'-r, /MISS) CALLIE MAE EDWARDS.
< Thorsby, Ala., Route .1. Box 87.
v^t’' nr Aunt Julia and Cousins: Please move
and let an old cousin in out of the
rain. My, my, it rains, doesn't it? One
does not get much chance to work in the
garden and flowers. I suppose all the cous
ins and Aunt Julia also, have forgotten me,
»« It lias been a long time since I have vis
ited the happy band. 1 was only a care-free
child, yon might say. A lot has happened
since then. I have married and have the
sweetest baby girl in the wide world. She
was two years old the 13ih of April. It
surely is a delight to have her in the home,
her little smiles are so cheerful; I also
How This Woman
Got Strength
Put Up 300 Quarts Fruit,
500 Glasses Jelly and Took
Care of Four Children
Norwalk, la. —“I have been mean
ing for some time to write and tell
you how much
good your medi
cine has done me.
When 1 started to
take it I was al
most bed fast and
would have been
in bed all the
time if I had had
any one to care
for my children.
Therewassomuch
| swelling and pain
llthat Icould hardly
il
«1
take a step. I took seven bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used Lydia B. Pinkham’s
Sanative Wash, and found that so
healing lam not entirely well yet
for I wt.< in bad shape when I started
your medicine, but I am so much bet
. ter that 1 am not afraid to recom
mend it. and I think if I keep on tak
ing it, it will cure me. 1 have done
my work all alone this summer, car
ing for four children, and I canned
300 quarts of fruit and made 500
glasses 'f jelly, so you see I must be
better. 1 feel pretty good all the
time ant T am glad to tell others about
the mecLone.’ —Mrs. C. J. WENNER
MARK, Box 141. Norwalk. lowa.
Women can depend upon Lydia E.
Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
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Question Dox. The Atlanta Tri-Week
ly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Folks: Mosquito time is a
serious time, if we will only realize
it we may be able to stem the tide
of the diseases that mosquitoes
breed, if you will take a very
small quantity of kerosene oil and
pour it on the top of any stagnant
water around vour place it will do
a great deal towards killing off
these pests. Cordially yours,
__AUNT JULIA.
Mrs. T.: You can have the soft
ribbon flowers made and they
would be exquisite on your daugh
ter’s dress, whether you decide on
georgette or voile. Yes, I think you
are wise if she is going to a city
after her marriage to have one
lovely dress, suitable for evening
parties, her afternoon dresses of
course can be worn to many infor
mal evening affairs, in fact that
seems to be the thing now, but
there is apt to be one occasion
when she will like something a bit
more formal. You can get, I should
think, a very pretty flower, or some
small flowers, say like sweet peas
Jn the orchid tints for $3 to $3.50
and that would be thp only orna
mentation the dress would require.
Will be glad to get this for you if
you will send me sample of dress
and a money order, including say 6
cents for postage and insurance.
Old Lady: My dear, you make a
mistake, there are no old ladies,
some may acquire years, but thank
goodness the term as it used to be
used is quite out of date. Make
your crepe de chine dress on the
straight line one order, using a vest
if you desire and a cream lace col
lar and cuffs.
Mrs. L.: You can get the little
Oliver Twist suit for small boys, say
2 to 6 years, quite reasonably, some
extremely nice ones for $1.35 here
this week, and my opinion is that
they may be bought at that price
at other times, as they are not
marked “sale.” I will be very glad
to get these for you if you will send
me post office order with postage
included. State colors preferred.
Bobbed Hair: The question you
ask comes to me frequently. How
long will the style of bobbed hair
last? I cannot answer that defi
nitely, but I honestly believe since
a sensible, decent style of cutting
the hair has come in to vogue that
the style will last a long while. Os
course I may be wrong, for style is
a fickle lady.
Ignorant: The people with really
good breeding, do not use tooth
picks in public. Nothing so places
a person as to see him or her leave
a hotel dining room or restaurant
with a tooth pick in action. I, like
you, have seen many who seem to
feel’that by picking up a toothpick
on leaving a dining room and twist
ing it between their teeth indicates
familiarity with hotel or restaurant
life. It doesn’t, just familiarity
with bad manners. You are correct
! in your surmise. _
i have a dear kind husband and it i» a bless
ing to have a good, kind companion. So
‘ many get married and are not satisfied and
separate; I am like most of the cousins, live
on a farm and love farm life. I spent last
summer and most of the winter in Canton,
Ohio. I like the north pretty well, but I
don’t like city life like I do country life,
tor I do love nature. I don’t think any
thing man can do can beautify the world
like dear, old nature herself. I love to work
In the garden and flowers and watch stuff
grow, it is so beautiful when the sun’s bright
rays fall on the sparkling dew drops that
are nestled in the tender weeds in the morn
ing. I believe the birds must think it is
beautiful, too, for it is one of their favorite
times to sing. Their singing adds to your
pleasures, all this combined makes spring
time and summer seem almostl ike an em
blem of heaven. 11l was to take a subject
it would be on love, for I 'don’t know of any
thing greater. If we did not love each other
we would not care how we treated each
other. What would home be with no love in
it? The Bible says “God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son that
whosoever believed in Him should not per
is, but have everlasting life.” If Jesus
had not loved us He would not have taken
upon Himself our sinful form and come to
the earth and suffered and died for us. so
I think love means a great deal. As 1 fear
1 have written too much already 1 must get
out of the way and give some one a chance
that can do better. Love to all. An old
cousin. (MRS.) FAITH STUMAN.
Holly Springs, Ga.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: I was read
ing The Atlanta Journal this morning and I
read Aunt Julia's Council. I enjoyed it very
much. Most of the letters were from south
ern states. Will you receive me into your
council? I live near the small village of
Rushville. It. is a very pretty village of
about 500 people. The yards are kept pretty
by mowing them. We have a cantnng fac
tory also. We live two miles south of the
village. I am in Rushville High school and
intend to graduate this June, so you see I
am a senior. Next September I intend to go
to Cornell and take either one of two courses,
teaching or medical doctoring. With three
weeks more of school we have regents ami
then graduation. There are ten in the senior
class this year and all but two of them live
on a farm. Next week the senior class
leaves for Washington. D. C., but as I went
last year 1 do not intend to go this year.
There were several letters to Aunt Julia that
interested me very much. They were from
farmer boys. One was from n boy that re
received first prize on a pig at a fair. I
raised beans last year and entered them at
a fair, got second prize. The boy that re
ceived first prize got a short course at Cor
nell. 1 wasn't <tuite satisfied but promised
to come out ahead next time. We entered
together. I would be glad to receive letters
from cousin and 1 will answer them. Truly
yours, I MR.) LELAND M. VOORHEES.
Rushville, N. Y.
Hello. Every One: Well, well, just look
at the folks. No wonder 1 had such a time
getting in. This makes my fourth time to
knock and, yes, 1 am glad spring is here, but
isn't the sun hot? I mean when we’re in
the field chopping cotton, which I have
been doing. So you see I am a country
kid, too. There are only four of us in fam-
I ily, daddy, mamma, brother and I. I am
> the youngest in a family of ten. Five are
' living and five are dead. Reading is my fa-
I vorite pastime. I will not take a special
: subject this time, but if I were to it would
I be on mother. I think that is the sweetest
■ name. 1 just know some one is wondering
! how I look. I have dark, red. curly bobbed
: hair, blue ryes and some freckles. Who is
' my twin. November 9, age between fourteen
i and twenty-four. If any one wants to hear
j from me lust let vour letters or cards come
i to -(MISS) LAURA SHEPARD.
Ruekhead. Ga., Star Route.
Hello, Aunt Julia and Cousins: I have
; been a silent reader of the Letter Box for
several years, but never could gather up
i enough courage to write as I'm not a gifted
writer and I'm afraid of the wastebasket
any way. I was born and reared on a
: farm, but am now living in town, but give
me the country life any time. 1 guess some
are wondering about my detscription. so here
goes: I have brown eyes, brown, wavy hair
i (bobbed), and medium complexion, and my
age is eighteen years. I finished high
school in May. 1923. at the Second District
A. A M. school at Tifton. Ga., and I taught
school this last term, but 1 really am not
-i talented s-hool teacher, as my ambition is
to be a musician. Well, all you cousins
write to
(MISS) WII.IIH CLAUDi: HARRISON.
; Cordele. Ga., 2<>S s vtcentli avenue.
ATLANTA MAN WINS PRIZE
IN NATIONAL CONTEST ON
CONTROL OF BOLL WEEVIL
Scientific Production Meth
ods Will Enable South to
Maintain Its Leadership in
Cotton Industry
An Atlanta man, C. A. Whittle,
editorial manager of the Southern
Fertilizer association, 616 Rhodes
building, was awarded the second
prize of $l5O for the best essay on
methods of combating the boll
weevil menace in the national com
petition recently conducted by the
Hibernia Bank & Trust Co., of New
Orleans.
Hundreds of essays were submit
ted in the contest from all sections
of the cotton belt, and newspapers,
cotton organizations and business
associations co-operated in making
it a success. The competition began
on February 15 and closed March 15,
three months being required by the
judges to reach a decision.
Rules which governed the contest
provided that the essays not exceed
2,000 words, and that the winners’
plans become the property of the
public to be used for the benefit of
cotton growers throughout the
south.
Charles E. Speed, of Tallulah, La.,
was adjudged first prize winner and
awarded $250, with an essay in
which he declared that the boll
weevil could hest be combated by
the use of good and scientific farm
ing methods and poisoning by cal
cium arsenate.
Eight Important Points
He stressed eight points of para
mount importance in cotton produc
tion, viz.: fertile soils, good drainage,
well prepared seed beds, early plant
ing, early varieties, good cultivation,
good stands and poisoning. He de
clared that the cotton planter who
attended carefully to these require
ments could raise about as success
ful a cotton crop under weevil condi
tions as under normal conditions.
Others whose essays on boll weevil
control won prizes were Mr. Whittle,
second prize; H. M. Cottrell. Little
Rock, third prize, SSO; J. M. Napier..
Darlington, S. C., fourth prize, S3O,
and Franch C. Ward, Athens, Ga.,
fifth prize, S2O.
Mr. Whittle, a former teacher in
the state agricultural college at
Athens, is widely known throughout
the south, and is considered an au
thority on raising cotton’ under boll
weevil conditions. At present he
holds the post of editorial manager
of the Southern Fertilizer associa
tion.
Mr. Whittle’s Essay
His second prize-winning essay
follows in full:
“Unless the south successfully
controls the boll weevil it will lose
its supremacy in cotton production.
“Combating boll weevils, of course,
adds expense to cotton production,
and the question logically arises:
Can this added expense be met so as
to leave the farmer sufficient profit
to encourage him to keep on grow
ing cotton?
“In two ways this added expense
may be offset, by high prices for
cotton and by greater efficiency in
producing the crop.
“In considering the possibilities or
making the world pay for weevil
loss with higher prices, there is the
fact to be faced that the south does
not have a monopoly on cotton pro
duction; therefore, it can not make
the world pay for weevil losses. In
deed, the. remainder of cotton grow
ing areas of the world, undisturbed
by boll weevils, will find in high
prices an incentive to challenge the
supremacy of the southern states in
cotton production.
Efficiency of Production
‘While it is probable that the
price of cotton will remain perma
nently on a higher level than the
average price before the World war,
and to that extent help to meet boll
weevil expense, the most dependable
means for taking care of the ex
panse entailed by the boll weevil
will be found in greater efficiency
in cotton production.
“Among the means of promoting
efficiency in cotton growing is that
afforded by increasing the acre
yields. It requires no more seed,
no more labor of cultivation, nor ex
pense in poisoning boll weevils to
care for an acre yielding a bale of
cotton than for an acre yielding one
fourth of a bale. But there is, of
course, a great difference in the
amount of cost each pound of cot
ton carries when raised on the high
and the low producing acre. ob
viously then, the greater the yield
per acre the greater the opportunity
to make a profit. More per acre
rather than more acreage is econom
ically sound as a boll weevil meas
ure.
“To get greater producing power
in an acre, requires good soil, intel
ligent, liberal fertilization, high
yielding seed of desirable varieties
and thorough cultivation, which we
will discuss more in detail else
where.
“Another means of reducing the
cost of a pound of cotton is in the
use of labor-saving machinery. In
some of the cultural operations, the
capacity of man and horse labor can
be doubled in this way.
“The boll weevil can be controlled
effectively by combining two gen
eral methods which may be designat
ed as direct and indirect attacks.
“The indirect attack consists of
pushing the crop ahead of the boll
weevil so that as many bolls as pos
sible will be out of danger before
weevils become numerous enough to
do serious damage. Not until the
second or third generation is hatch
ed out are there enough weevils,
as a rule, to take more of the fruit
of the cotton than naturally sheds.
It requires from 42 to 50 days from
the first squares till the second gen
eration of weevils appear. In this
42 to 50 days lies an opportunity of
setting a part of the crop that will
‘beat the boll weevil to it.’ This
is why so much stress is laid on
earliness in growing cotton under
boll weevil conditions.
Early Fruiting
“Briefly stated, the methods to be
employed in promoting early fruit
ing of cotton are as follows:
"Soils: Where there is a choice,
use well drained, lighter, fertile
soils in preference to moist, heavy
cold soils. Where moist, clay soils
are used ridge the rows, so that they
ca’n dry out and warm up quicker.
Prepare the seed bed early so that it
will be well settled at planting time.
“Early varieties: Plant early
fruiting varieties, preferably the
kind that set a large bottom crop
and have the habit of continuing
squaring as long as the season lasts.
Earliness. high yielding power, inch
or long staple, disease resistance and
ability to stand up under drouth con
stitute the desired qualities of co*
ton for toll weevil condition®
“Time of planting; Not t\;: .m< ly
early, but medium early or medium
late is a safer time to plant. Re
planted cotton is at a disadvantage
in fighting the weevil.
Good Stand Necessary
"Amount to plant: Plant a bushel
to a bushel and a half seed to the
acre to insure a good stand. Noth
ing can overcome the handicap of a
poor stand.
“Plant good seed: From one
fourth to one-third greater yield can
be obtained from well-bred seed than
from ordinary gin-run seed. If seed
can not be obtained direct from the
plant breeder, buy graded seed not
more than two years removed from
the breeder.
“Close spacing: The more stalks
on an acre of land working at the
job of setting fruit, the greater will
be the early or bottom crop. It is
over this part of the crop that the
fanner does not have to contend
with the weevil.
“Practical close spacing is three
to three and a half feet between
rows and eight to nine inches be
tween hills in the row. Two stalks
to the hill is desired if the space be
tween hills is greater. On land that
grows very high stalks more room
between rows and between hills is
advised, four feet between rows and
twelve to fourteen inches between
hills being preferred.
“Cultivation: Weekly cultivation
until bolls begin to form, then as
often as necessary to keep down
weeds and grass. Alternate middle
cultivation ia July is preferred for
the purpose, of reducing shedding.
With the nekt cultivation, of course,
the skipped middles would be taken.
Direct Attack on Weevil
“801 l weevils pass the winter in
the adult form. When the winter is
over 95 per cerit or more of them
have frozen or starved. The sur
vivors are those that wintered dn
dry, well protected places, such as
hay stacks, houses, stumps, grassy
terraces and ditch banks.
“It is practical to kill the weevils
wintering in grass in the fence cor
ners, on ditch hanks and in stumps
by applying fire. But it is not ad
visable to burn cotton stalks. They
should be turned under to improve
the soil. If any weevils are t in old
burs or unpicked locks they will be
plowed under and in their weak con
dition will never emerge.
“Kill weevils before they lay eggs.
Until squares are formed on the cot
ton plants, the wintered-over weevils
have no place to lay eggs, and as a
rule these old weevils do’ no harm
until that time. The egg the weevil
puts into a square hatches out into
a worm, and when the worm begins
to feed inside the square, real dam
age begins.
“Many wintered-over weevils that
come into the cotton fields early die
a natural death before squares are
formed, hence they have no chance
to lay eggs. It would, of course, not
pay to kill weevils that will die be
fore they can do any harm.
“The logical time then to poison
wintered-over weevils so as to kill
them before they lay eggs, is just
before squares form or before the
first squares are half developed.
Poisoning
“Early poison; One or two appli
cations of calcium arsenate dust or
liquid poison at that time is recom
mended. If the dust poison is used
it may be applied for this early
treatment with a dust bag by shak
ing into the tops of the small plants
one to two pounds per acre, or with
a machine choked down to put out
that amount. If liquid poison is pre
ferred, a home mixture of one pound
of calcium arsenate, one gallon of
syrup and one gallon of water thor
oughly stirred may be mopped on
the tops of the plants at the rate of
a gallon to a gallon and a half to
the acre.
“Authorities advise pre-square
poisoning if there seems to be about
twenty weevils to the acre. If, how
ever, a farmer can not take time to
make close investigation, but sees
signs of weevils, it will be wise for
him to apply the poison. If there
are no signs of weevils after the
first application of the regular pre
square poison, it will not be neces
sary to repeat it. But if a second
application is needed, it should be
put on about five days after the
first.
Gather Fallen Squares
“Gather infested squares after the
pre-square poisoning described; it
will be- useless to apply poison until
time for new weevils to hatch out,
for if any of the wintered-over
weevils escaped poison and succeed
ed in laying eggs in squares they
soon die a natural death, so that it
is almost impossible to find weevils
in the cotton field between the time
cotton begins squaring freely and
the time blooms begin to appear.
When blooms begin to appear the
eggs laid in the first squares will
have had time to hatch out and the
first generation of weevils will ap
pear.
“During the time between the pre
square poisoning and blooming of
cotton it is .advised that the farmer
gather and destroy the infested
squares. These contain the eggs or
immature weevils.
“Once a week for three weeks
ahead of the plow, the infested
squares should be collected whether
they are on the ground or are still
attached to the stalk. Very few in
fested squares will be found during
this period, but they are easily de
tected and by looking sharp very
few need escape notice.
Poison Infested Areas
“Poison spots where infestation
starts. As soon as blooms appear
the first eggs laid in squares will be
hatching out. Look for newly dam
aged squares. These indicate where
the newly-hatched weevils are at
work. Gather all punctured squares
in these spots, also weevils —if they
are observed —and put poison on the
infested plants and on other plants
around them. This is to stamp out
the infestation and keep it from
spreading.
“If the earli r attacks on the weevil
are made as recommended it is pos
sible to save on the later more ex
pensive poisoning. In fact, if hot
dry weather prevails in July and
August late poisoning may at times
not be necessary.
“Until ten out of a hundred, or 10
per cent of the squares on the cot
ton plants are attacked by weevils
it will not pay to make the later ap
plications of poison, for the reason
that the cotton plants can spare 10
per cent or more of the squares and
still make a full crop.
"By inspecting a hundred squares
at different points in a field and re
moving those damaged by weevils,
one can easily find whether 10 per
cent of them have been damaged
and when and where to apply late
poison.
"Beginning the later poisoning
when and where 10 : rni of the
squares are pumnuf .m r
senate should :
plants with -u: ' .
rate <-f five
Th’-e ap».
DOROTHY DIX DISCUSSES LIFE
TALKS ON HEART AND HOME
Women Are Less Critical of the Op
posite Sex Than Men Are—Any
Man Can Be a Fascinator Who
Is Neat and Clean in Appear
ance, Who Has Good Man
ners and Who Carries a
Sideline of Brains.
A YOUNG man writes:
"You have said a lot lately
about charm in women and
told the girls how to please the men.
Please put your advice into reverse
gear and tell what is charm in a
man, and how men can make a kill
ing with the girls.’’
Well, s o n
that’s easy go
ing, for women
are not as hypo
critical of men
,as men are of
ivomen. Women
do not demand
all the perfvJ
tions of men
that men de
mand of worn-
I en. Any man
can be a fasci
i nator with one
[ thousandth part
of the natural
gifts that a
HR
KFj
woman ha sto have and a millionth
parth of the effort that ahe has to
put forth to get herself out of the
“also-ran” class and make men no
tice that she is on the map.
Os course, just as there are wom
en who are born with the come
hither look in their eyes that makes
every man they meet want to get up
and follow them, so there are men
born with away with them that no
woman can resist. It is not of these,
that we are speaking, but of the
common or garden variety of youth,
who realizes that he is no he-vamp,
but who would like to know what
sort of a rabbit’s foot to carry when
h esteps out among the fair sex.
Naturally, son, the first thing that
a woman notices about a man is his
appearance, and she is attracted or
repulsed by that.
This does not mean that to at
tract the man racist be a Greek god,
for women do 'not put the idiotic
value on physical beauty that men
do. It is to the everlasting credit
of women that while men fall for
the baby-doll type of woman, women
scorn her twin brother, the store
dummy sort of man.
Therefore, it doesn’t matter
whether a man has large, soulful
eyes, a classic profile and a ready
made clothes advertisement figure
or whether he has carroty hair and
and a face that is just an assem
blage of features. But he must be
“nice looking.” That means, pri
marily, clean. Tubbed. Scrubbed
Shaven and shorn. Well pressed.
No woman ever falls in love at sight
with a slovenly, sloppy, slouchy
man with a three days’ growth of
beard on his face and who needed a
hair cut.
“Costly thy raiment as they purse
can buy,” son, when you go a-court
ing. Funny that men, who know
how much stress women put upon
clothes, never seem to think that
they notice the way men dress. But
they do.
Many a man loses out with'a girl
bzecause he wears baggy trousers
and coats that are too short in the
sleeves, and the wrong sort of shirts
and collars and ties. When a woman
appears in public with a man she
likes him to be so stunning looking
JOURNAL RADIO
CALENDAR
TUESDAY
12 to 1 P. M.—Seminole Syncopators,
colored jazz band.
3:30 I’. M.—Play-by-play detail of
baseball game; Miss Bonnie Barn
hart’s Burgess bedtime story; news,
markets, etc.
S to 9 P. M.- Farewell concert by the
Elk Troubadours.
10:45 I’. M. - Calvin Rolfe's Famous
Players Sympho-Jazz hand, at the
Howard theater all week.
WEDNESDAY
12 to 1 P. M.—Entertainment.
3:30 I’. M.—Play by play detail of
baseball game; Miss Bennie Bornhardt s
Burgess bedtime story; news, markets,
etcetera.
8 to 9 P. M. —Silent.
10:45 P. M. —Rifz Harmony Roys
dance orchestra.
THURSDAY
12 to 1 P. M.—Organ concert by Dr.
Charles A. Sheldon.
3:30 I'. M —Play by play baseball de
tail: Miss Bonnie Barnhardt's Burgess
bedtime story; news, markets, etc.
8 to 9 P. M.—Organ recital by Dr.
Charles A. Sheldon: Miss Estell Bradley,
violinist, of the Morgan-Steph -ns con
servatory.
9:30 p. M.—Ringside broadcast of the
Tiger Flowers-Lee Anderson colored
• light heavyweight championship of the
world boxing match at the auditorium.
FRIDAY
12 to 1 P. M.—Entertainment.
3:30 P. M -Play by play baseball dr
til: Miss Bonnie Barnhardt’s Burgess
bedtime story; news, markets, etc.
8 to 9 P. M.—lndependence day con
cert.
10:45 P. M.—Third annual Fourth of
July jamboree hv Journal Hired Help.
SATURDAY
12 to 1 P. M.—-Entertainment.
3:30 I’. M. —Play by play baseball de- '
tail.
8 to 9 P. M. Moun ta inoor square
dance by the Mud Creek Symphony or- !
ehestra from Habersham county, auspices
Habersham Pust No. 84, American Le
gion,
10:45 P. M.—“ Georgia Peach Night,”
sponsored by Georgia Peach Growers* I
association.
after no poison is needed unless the
damaged squares reach 20 per cent,
in which case one or two more ap
plications of poison may he made.
“The poisoning operation? begin
ning with 10 per cent are the rec-t
ommendations of the United States !
government boll weevil experts at 1 ’
Tallulah, La., who have
experimented for years with many
variations in the amount of poison,
number of applications and different
intervals between poisonings.
“A hand dust gun may be used for
small acreage, one gun being equal
to poisoning ten acres. Larger acre
age may be handled by two-row
dusting machines. Machines that
have been tried out by the experi
ment stations of the states and the
government and have been recom-1
mended by those agencies on the
basis of performance, are, of course,
likely to be the best.
Kill Cotton Stalks
“In the middle and lower part of
the cotton belt, where it is possible
to harvest cotton before a killing
frost, it will pay to destroy the
green cotton stalk? early. Bv so
doing a late generation of weevils
may be prevented from hatching
out. and. probably of greater impor
tance. weevils will be forced to en
dure a longer hunger period and as
a result fewer will survive to emerge
the next spring.
“A method for killing green cot-
•on stalks that .-an be easily and
qu ckly ;sc 1 Lv every grower, is to
■ > he -stalks ■■. th a plow. The
I
that he makes the other girls rub
ber.
Clothes make the man to a big ex
tent with women, so as a first-aid
to charm seek the expert services of
a tailor and a haberdasher.
The next thing that women notice
about a man is his manners. Not
without reason are the villains of
melodrama and the movies always
represented as polished mer of the
world. Women are fascinated by
the man who is master of every sit
uation; who has tact and suavity;
who says the right thing and does
the right thing; who knows how to
qrder a dinner and find a taxi; who
can take care of them in a crowd:
who doesn’t step on their feet when
he dances, and who neither bullies
servants nor cringes before them.
On the other hand, women loathe
men who are boorish in manner, who
are awkward and ill at ease; who
never know what to say when they
meet strangers, or which fork and
spoon to use at the table, and who
never go anywhere without getting
into rows with taxi drivers, and thea
ter ushers, and waiters at restau
rants. Nothing, not even being a
model of all the virtues and a wizard
at money-making, atones in a worn
an’s eyes for a man eating soup
audibly.
I strongly advise any young man
who has not had rigorous home
training in etiquette, or many social
advantages in his up-bringing, to
pick out the most elegant man or
his acquaintance and carefully un
derstudy his manners.
The next thing that attracts a
woman to a man is the line of con
versation he carries. Men admire the
beautiful but dumb women, but
women have no use for handsome
morons. They like brains on the
side. They admire the man who has
something to say and who know.®
how to say it. They like jolly, amus
ing men, and men who can turn a
deft compliment.
But they are bored to tears by the
egotists who monologue by the hour
about themselves, and how great and
wonderful they are, and how the
girls are all crazy about them, and
what a marvelous car they have,
and how many miles they have
made. And they get sick and tired
of the man who grouches around
whenever anybody else comes to call,
and who has to-always be petted and
coddled to keep him in a good humor
and prevent him from acting like a
spoiled baby.
Women like men who are gen
erous. but not extravagant.
They despise the tightwad who
comes and eats up their food, and
camps on their chairs and takes up
their time, and who never takes
them out anywhere that costs a
penny. But they have a contempt
for the man who lets them work him
and who spends more than he can
afford.
Nice girls are not gold-diggers.
Neither are they nickel nursers, so
when you take a girl out make her
feel that it gives you pleasure to
spend your money on her but also
let her realze that you are no easy
mark.
In dealing with women be bold; be
not to bold. Women like men who
are neither fresh nor afraid. They
like to think that a man stands a
little in awe of them, but thej/ don’t
want him to be so awe-struck that
they have to do all the courting.
Perhaps these few suggestions will
be helpful toVyou, son; but, as I said
in the beginning, women are not
hard to please. Any man can do it.
DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyrikht, 1924.)
BASILBALL
FRIDAY S GAMES
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Birmingham, J; Atlanta, 5.
Nashville, 0: Memphis, 19.
Mobile, 10; New Orleans, 12.
Chattanooga, 1-0; Little Rock, 2-5.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis, 3: Chicago, 9.
Detroit, 1; Cleveland, O.
New York, .12-10; Boston, 7-5.
Washington-Philadelphia, postponed, rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago. 0; Pittsburg, 9.
Cincinnati, 5-5; St. I-onis, 3-2.
SALLY LEAGUE
Augusta. 15. Macon, 1.
Charlotte, 1-5; Spartanburg. 0-2.
Greenville, 7-4; Asheville, 6-17.
GAMES
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Atlanta, 9-O; Birmingham, 5-1.
Nashville, 5; Memphis. 4.
New Orleans, 12; Mobile, 2.
Chattanooga, 5-2; Little Rock, 4-0.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington, 4-4; Philadelphia, 1-0.
New York, 4; Boston, 3.
St. Louis, 13: Chicago, 12.
Detroit, 9: Cleveland, 3.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn, 9-10; Philadelphia, 11.
Cincinnati, 5-8; St. Lottis, 2-7,
New York, 9; Boston, 8.
Pittsburg, 3; Chicago, 0.
SALLY LEAGUE
Asheville, 7; Greenville, 6.
Augusta. 9; Macon, 6.
Charlotte, 14; Spartanburg, 1.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE
Richmond. 4: Wilson. 2.
Portsmouth, 3-3: Petersburg, 5-6.
Rocky Mount, 1 : Norfolk, 4.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE
Durham, 5: High Point, 4.
Winston-Salem. 2-3: Greensboro, 12.
FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE
Orlando, 2; Dayton. 1 (10 innings).
St. Petersburg, 3: Lakeland, 5,
Bradentown. 4: Tampa, 5.
Mrs. Hoyt Asks Divorce
PARIS. June 27. —Mrs. Lydia
Hcyt wife of the wealthy New York
clubman, filed a petition for divorce
her© June 20, it became known to
day.
HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
By J. P. Alley
Uo-LICEMAN WANTER KNOW
WHUT PANT O' PAT
A(JTO HIT ME -I RUH 1 .!
A_LL UV IT HIT ME.’U
(Copyright, 1924, by The Bch Syndicate, Inc)
FARM EDUCATION
BY DR. ANDREW M. SOULE
Planting Alfalfa in North Georgia
W. D. A., Macon, Ga., writes:
I have a field of 18 acres from
which I have cut oats and wheat.
1 wish to know how to prepare
this land for seeding to alfalfa,
this fall. The land is above the
average in productiveness.
Removg the oats and wheat from
the field you propose to seed to al
falfa as soon as practicable. If there
is a very good season in the ground
shortly thereafter, you may disc in
cowpeas. We suggest that you plant
either the Brabham or the Iron va
riety. if weather conditions are not
satisfactory, you may find it neces
sary to break the land with a turn
ing plow, harrow and fallow it for
a few days, and then seed to cow
peas. These peas should be ready
to turn, under as a green manure
crop about the first to the fifteenth
of September. They should not be
turned down until the lower leaves
begin to show a yellow appearance
and the ends of the pods are ripened.
Turn the whole mass of vines under
as deeply as possible. For this pur
pose, it is desirable to use a disc
plow, as it will bury the mass more
effectively than any other type of
implement you can employ. The,
land should be immediately rolled
and then harrowed. Stir the surface !
of the ground once a. week there
after until the fifteenth of October.
If seasonal conditions are at all fa
vorable, sow the alfalfa at that time.
Sometimes it is necessary to wait
a week or longer before seeding the
alfalfa on account of a drouth period.
We have found it the best practice,
however, to get our alfalfa seed into
the ground as near to the fifteenth
of October as possible.
Before you sow your cowpeas, we
suggest that you scatter at least two
tons of crushed, raw, lime rock over
the surface of the ground. You can
obtain this material at a very reason
able cost from Cartersville. The cow
peas should be fertilized with 300
pounds of acid phosphate and 100
pound? of manure salts. As soon
as you plow the cowpeas under, put
on two tons more of crushed, raw,
lime rock. Harrow this into the sur
face of the ground when you are
ready to seed the alfalfa. Apply U
-000 pounds of a formula containing
4 per cent nitrogen, 12 per cent Phos
phoric acid and 5 per cent potash.
The seed should be sown on a dark
day. You should inoculate them very
carefully with a special culture. Aou
can secure the material for this pui
pose. from any reliable seed dealer
or from the state department of ag
riculture, Atlanta, Ga.
The Future of the South Dairy In
dustry
J. A. T., Hollins, Va., writes:
I would appreciate some sugges
tions from you as to the future
of the dairy industry in the
south. T believe that the one
thing the south most needs at
this time is dairying. It would
not only provide another cash
crop, but it would increase all
the other crops and reduce the
cost of their production.
I fully agree with you that our
per capita use of dairy products is
very low. I had occasion the other
dav to look into this matter, and I
found that here in Georgia, we were
probably producing the equivalent or
one small glass of milk per day per
capita of population. Many of the
children are undernourished because
they are not receiving enough milk
or consuming enough butter fat.
They are therefore deprived of a suf
ficient amount of vitamines, which
we now know to be fundamental to
the maintenance of health, particu
larly in children.
Your belief that there is a great
future ahead for the dairy industry
in the south is well-taken. We have
demonstrated the fact here in Geor
gia that a first-class quality of Ched
dar cheese can be made throughout
the Piedmont section of our state.
Our work in this field has resulted
in the development of factories in
the last two years that will turn out
more than a million pounds of cheese,
a year, which is finding ready sale
in the cities of our own state at
prices equal to those prevailing for
the finest grade of cheese made in
Wisconsin. Thus, we have found a
new and acceptable outlet for the
milk produced by our farmers on
a basis that is insuring their secur
ing fifty cents per pound for their
butter fat. We think we have ren
dered our state a very fundamental
and essential service along this par
ticular line. This is an enterprise,
put across entirely through the
agency of our institution.
Moreover, we have taken an active
and sympathetic attitude towards the
establishment of creameries. We
now have about twenty-five of them
in our state that will make several
million pounds of butter this year.
Their output will be worth at least
five million dollars. We are increas
ing the number of our dairy cattle
and the output of milk for the use of
our urban population. I am sure
that I am conservative in stating
that our dairy production gains last
year added ten million dollars to
the income of our farmers, kept that
amount of money within the state,
put it back into circulation, added
materially to the income of the in
dividual producer, helped to clear
away tbe mortgage that hung like a
shadow over his home, and made him
feel that the birds were singing and
the sun was shining once more.
Our college farm here at Athens
was a worn out cotton plantation
seventeen years ago. It is a beauH
ful place now, even though you m?y
credit me with unduly boasting in
making that statement. During the
seventeen years which have passed
since the college was established, we
have made and sold from this farm
about $215,000 worth of products.
Os this amount, $190,000 was derived
from animal sources, and, by far the
larger part, from our dairy. We
have excellent herds of dairy cattle
here now and a farm that is compara
tively rich. The cow was the . med-
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ium through which we transformed
our old cottotn plantation into a thing
of beauty and a joy forever.
You will see from this that I am
an enthusiastic believer in the dairy
industry and that my faith in It*
future rests upon a substantial foun
dation.
French Loan Attempt
Will Wait Until Fall,
Minister Announces
PARIS, June 28. Etienne Clem
ente], minister of finance, in reply
to questions today in the chamber
of deputies, declared the money mar
ket could not stand any French loans
at present, and the government pro
poses to wait until the end of sum
mer before trying to float the pro
posed consolidation loan.
The finance minister referred to
the consolidation loan as indispen
sable for French finances.
He said France had undertaken no
engagements with American bankers
not to float departmental loans, but
the time was unpropitious for them.
He consented, however, to aid in try
ing to float these loans through the
big banks. ’ V ’
Connection With Klan
Denied by Ralston
At His Farm Home
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 28.
United States Senator Ralston, who
has been placed before the Demo
cratic national convention as a can
didate for the presidential nomi
ation, asserted today that “I am not
I connected with the Ku Klux Klan
either directly or indirectly.”
i He said the statement was made in
i response to reports in New York
that he is affiliated with the hoodea
band.
The senator spent the forenoon in
his offices here and the afternoon ai
his farm home.
Miss Eddie Brand Dies
at Loganville, Ga.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., June 28
Miss Eddie Brand, age seventeen, died
Saturday morning at her home at
Loganville of typhoid fever. She
was a member of the Methodist
church and one of the most popular
girls of her community.
She had just returned home from'’
college. Miss Brand is survived by
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Brand, ’a twin sister. Miss Ethel
Brand: three brothers, Joe Tyler,
Hubert and Boss Brand, all of Logan
ville.
The funeral and interment will b«
held Monday afternoon at the Meth
odist church. Rev. R. A. Broyles,
Jr., will conduct the services.
SIOO,OOO Liquor Seized
NEW YORK, June 27.—Two thou
sand cases, of liquor valued at SIOO,-
000 were seized by the police today
in a warehouse near the Yanked
stadium in the Bronx. Seven men
were arrested in the raid.
Easy NowTo Rid
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Widely Known Scientist Discovers
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Flies are one of the most dangerous
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scientist, you can rid your house and
barns and live stock of these pests almost
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This discovery Is in the form of an or.
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similar pests, such as chiggers, mosqui
toes an<| moths.
This new discovery, which is called
Alexander's Rid-O-Fly, is not a poison,
Though it kills, flies like magic, farm
animals and human beings are not af
fected by It at all. In addition to kill
ing these insects, Rld-O-Fly is a strong
repellaht. Files will not come near stock
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