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TTTE ATLANTA GEORGIAN T AND NEWS: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1009.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN
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Cook, Curtiss, Cobb—and the Greatest
of These Is Which?
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TUB CORAL GROVE.
D.rp In tfc. w»ri I. m coral (rova,
Where the purple mullet and the golddah rova.
Where the aeadower apreada lta laavaa of blna
■ That never are wet with falling dew,
But m bright and changeful baautjr ahlna
Tar down In tha green and gtaaey brine.
The door Id of aand like tha mountain drift,
Amt the pearl ahella apangle tha flinty anow;
From the coral rocka the aea planta lift
■ Their houghs, where tha tldea and hlUowa
' dow.
■ The water la calm and etlll below.
Tor the wavta and wlnda are absent there;
And the aanda art aa bright as tha stars that
glow
In tha motionless delds of upper air.
^ Thera, with a light and easy motion.
The fen rorel sweeps thru the near, deep ses;
And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean
Are bending like corn on the upland lea.
And Ufe In rare and beautiful forma
la sporting amid those bowers of stone.
And la safe where tha wrathful spirit of
storms
Has mads tha top of tha wavs hta own.
—James Oates FarcIvaL
mi on* the straw hat.
Why this fuss about the return (if
the Oyster? It Is a shell-game, pure
and simple.
When the Atlanta team finishes with
them, we trust' tho Little Rock team
will not be even a pebble.
All near-jokes on the adaptability of
tho north pole for pohtiaetr are barred
nfter Labor day—better hurry. j
We do not believe Dr. Frederick
Cook looks like all the pictures of him
printed, since no two arc alike.
Frankly, we are puzzled. .
But why shouldn't we be? Read this:
Editor Atlanta Georgtau: •
Who Is the greatest man In the world today—Cook. Curtiss or
Cobb? I. ASKTONO.
Now. who In all this wide, wide world would have the nerve and the
presumption to pick the greatest of this great, triumphant Triumvirate
of C'a—Cook, Curtiss and Cobb? . !
Of course. It might be figured out. But. first, one would have to argue
and to get his bearings.
At a glance, .It appears that Dr. Cook Is the greatest man In the
world. -Here, Is a poor man, comparatively, who, by sheer pluck and bra
very and a moderate degree of foresight, has reached the coveted goal of
scientists and ezplorera for centuries—who has, practically alone, pene
trated the fastnesses of the farthest north, has overcome privation, won
out over Icy glaciers and drifting seas of snow—who has actually'reached
the north pole and, figuratively, made of It a flagstaff for Old Glory. Long
may she wave!
But then—here Is our friend, Olenn Curtiss—the,hero of Just yester
day, who,'at Rhelms, In the great International aviation contest, carried
off the honors In his aeroplane. And of what use Is the north pote'to
humanity In comparison to the flying machine? If It Is the north pole. It
Is too all-flred, or rather, all-frozen, cold for kindling purpoiez.
So, It would seem that Curtiss Is the greatest man In the world.
But then—but then, for a second time—thefe Is Ty Cobb, Georgia's
own product, batting .350 In the American league—better even than the
mighty and the immortal Honus Wagner In the National. What about Ty?
., .And Ty, too, leads both leagues In base running!
Now, we would say that If Dr. Cook had not only discovered the pole,
but had found somo use for It, he might be the greatest man In the world.
Or, If Glenn Curtiss' aeroplane had not only died the fastest, but had also
laid an egg, he might be the greatest man In the world.
But, considering that Ty.Cobb not only bats tho hardest, but steals
the roost bases—
However! we refrain from rendering a decision. \
We leave It to the reader with only this to say:
Remember that Ty Cobb not only bats tho hardest, but ho steals the
most bases.
And no decision will be accepted unless It concedes to Ty at least
that he Is the greatest m^n In the world during the regular season.
The Labor Day Edition.
The Journal of Labor's Labor day special number Is a splcnd^t edition
of the Atlanta federation's official paper. Full of bright features. Illumi
nated by many portraits and Illustrations, and well printed, It Is a compli
ment to Its editor, Jerome Jones.
• Tho cover design Is a very clever "layout” of portraits and decorative
sketches. At each corner of the page appears tho flguro of a son of a presi
dent of the local federation represented / as a newsboy selling one of the
four Atlanta dally papers—the sketches being symbolical of the kindly re
lations that exist between the Atlanta dallies and organized labor.
Tho number ns a whole Is one of which the publisher and his thou
sands of friends may well be proud.
ARMY-NAVY ORDERS
Washington, Sept. 4/—The following
orders have been issued:
Army Orders.
Captain John T. Hains. Eleventh cav
airy, from Fort Ethan Allen to his
troop.
Captain J. T. Watson. Seventh Infan
try. from Fort Slocum to his regiment.
Second Lieutenant Andrew W. Smith,
Third cavalry, from treatment at gen
eral hospital, presidio of San Francis
co. to proper station.
First Lieutenant Joseph E. Dastlon,
medical reserve corps, from Fort D. A.
Russell to army medical school.
Major Albert E. Truby, from presidio
of San Francisco, to the Philippines
division.
Captain Louis R. Burgess, coast ar
tillery corps, from artillery district of
New London to Twelfth company, coast
artillery corps.
Navy Orders.
Lieutenant Commander J. V. Cle
mann, from the Marietta to office of
naval Intelligence.
Lieutenant Commander A. W. Hinds,
to naval academy.
Lieutenant A. E. Watson, from naval
hospital. Puget sound, to sick leave
of three months.
Lieutenant R. R. Riggs, from the In
dependence to the Maryland.
Ensign Stephen Doherty, from navy
rifle team to home. *
Assistant Paymaster M. C. Sherley,
from the Virginia to the Dixie.
Assistant Engineer F. T. Chambers,
from bureau of yards and docks to
naval « Milling stall*.n. * ’ullfurnla.
Movements of Vessels.
The torpedo boats Worden. Blakel^,
Shubrlck. McDonough, Thornton, Tin-
gey, Wilkes, Stockton, Dupont and Bid
die have arrfvfd at Norfolk; the tor
pedo boat Porter has arrived at Hamp
ton Roads and the armored cruisers
West Virginia and Colorado at Ban
Francisco.
The battleship MIsspurt has sailed
from Povlncetown for Southern drill
grounds, and the torpedo boat Farm
gut from San Pedro for Mare Island.
Pgst Card Romances
6.000-mlle Journey from British
Columbia to Tregehan. a little Cornish
village near St. Amtell, has just been
undertaken by an Anitlo-Itallan miner
In quest of a Cornish girl whom ho had
: «r sei-n anil whom he Is In marry.
A picture post card of a village group
brought the pair together. Mrs. Phil
lips. one of the villagers, Kent the card
to her son, a miner In British Columbia,
who showed It to his friends In ths
mining camp. One of the men, Antonio
Metassa, greatly attracted by the face
of a girl In the group, wrote a note to
her. which was enclosed In Phillips'
next letter home.
The girl, Roslna Harper, a charming
brunette of sixteen, replied and the cor
respondence continued until a few
weekx ago Matsssa wrote that he was
coming to Englnnd. The lovers, who
had not seen each other before, met
and arranged the wedding.
The village will be gayly decorated
with flags and mottoes of welcome In
honor of the day. Meiassn. who Is the
son of an English mother and an Italian
father. Is a man of about twenty, tall,
with dark eyes Rnd n ruddy complex
ion.—London Dally Mall.
AROUND AN D ABOUT GEORGIA
Tbo latest In women's bats Is Ihe
"Dr. Cook.” It will bo as unattainable
to moat of ua aa the pole—and aa use-
leas.
London la to have a tipless hotel. A
n Ohio Idea, but It la feared that It will
soon be a servantless and guestloi
hotel.
A steeplejack fell out of a chair and
broke his neck. Yet there are people
who think ateeplejacklng a perilous
railing.
Two Pennsylvania Union veterans,
aged 91, ran a foot race the other day.
They *eN> Slightly behind their, record
..made la ’<3.
An 'Atlantic City pastor will allow
men to smoke cigars In his church.
Hut what about the man with the
homely cob pipe?
"Shall we have currency reform?"
Inquires an anxious exchange. Sena
tor Aldrich la abroad now and not
talking for publication.
Bt
Even ,du baseball there Is kind of an
rtemal fitness of thlngi. In the Amer
ican association Milwaukee la on top,
where the foam belongs.
Ormsby Melfarg said poverty caused
him to quit the Job In the department
nr ceauaerce and labor. We had an
Impression It was garrulity.
■■ —
Some of those who tried for, the pole
and failed are now saving' “Cook
■Mat flnd It" Nest they'll Be aweaa
ing there neter wo* a pole.
Dr. Cook says he encountered tern-
pcratarc'of 117 degrees below eero It
was probably necessary to build a sub
way to tho thermometer to get the
record.
"The Sins of Society" is the latest
New York theatrical success. It Is
difficult to understand how It can be
held In reasonable length and live up
to Its name.
The- Moroccan sultan baa forced El
Roghl to wear a wooden shirt, studded
with ESI!* Hub- Why, you can see
plenty of stout women wearing tube
gowns voluntarily.
Ann O'Della Diss DeBar once held
forth In Atlanta. Dr. Cook'once lec
tured in Georg's and slopped over here
between trains, and an Atlanta man
knows him well. But, In spile of the
' present proximity of Mars, wo can’t
^llnd an Atlantcn who has been there.
Changed Seaton,
Mr. F. A. Webb, brought us some
peaches from the place of hla brother,
Mr. Byron Webb. They grew on a tree
about twelve years old and which haa
always heretofore been known as n
June pearh tree, the peaches maturing
In that month. However, It had no flrst
crop this yoar, the first peaches appear
ing In August. - They are yet small.—
Adel News. Ifl
•Or Hornsts.
Don't get mad and-worried If little
things like gnats hover around your
head. Just suppose they were ele
phants.—Graymont Hustler.
The Youngest Descon.
Master William Eckford lias been
made n deacon bv tho Greenville Pres
byterian church. He Is only fourteen
year* old and enlovs the distinction of
being the youngest deacon In the
United States. William Is a splendid
boy and deserves to take high rank In
the church.—Meriwether Vindicator.
He Turned the Joke.
Mr. J. G. Stovall has been making
some experiments with the Williamson
plan of corn-raising this year on his
farm near Thomson. The boys thought
they hnd tho Joke on him when tm
corn did not come up to hla expecta
tion*. hut the colonel now haa It on
them. He came to town (he other
morning bringing with him what looked
like a large ear of corn, but What was
In fact seven ears of com In one shuck.
One of the ears waa of ordinary also
and the six small ears, and all were
covered In one shuck.
Colonel Btovall now proposes to get
out a new variety of com that will
make Williamson plan look like fifteen
cents.—McDuffy Progress.
A WsTnT Visit. *
Underwood Is bark home
from •*.' six months' stay with her son.
I.lntoh. In the "Lower regions."—
Mitchell Banner.
Dots Not Resd tha Papers.
What ran possibly be the matter with
Atlanta? Has she gone stale? She
haa let even Richmond beat her with a
case of pellagra.—Savannah News.
. - a
M/*"Cls"
rent .1 six m
Not In Washington.
We see that Washington Is set down
as one of the 17 towns In Georgia
where near-beer can bo sold. ' Those
who have put Washington In this list
"have reckoned without their host.”
Sentiment Is so strong against It that
selling It here Is entirely out of tho
question. Tips sentiment Is so thor
oughly respected, ns It should be. that
If there Is any opposition It Is not ap
parent.—Washington Gazette-Chroni
cle.
The Governor’s Gourd.
It's hard to say which haa gained the
more notoriety out of the gourd—Jonah
or Joseph, the governor of this trls-
knldeknrchy. (I reckon It as the last
of tho original thirteen colonies.) Both
had commissions—the one from Jeho
vah anad the other from Georgians.
The one was commissioned aa >nvoy
extraordinary to hold a camp meeting
at Nineveh, and the other to dispense
"wladom. Justice and moderation" to a
Job lot of hie Georgia conatltuenta.
The one laid down on hla cnmmlaalnn
and reposed In the shade of his gourd:
the other repaired to the govrmnr'a
office and began the fulfillment of hla
campaign pledges, and Invited callera
to moisten their gussies with wafer
drunk from hla Cherokee gourd. Tho
one vexed "Heaven'a nil-ruling Sire"
by hla disobedience, and did penance
by wearing a whalebone overcoat three
days and three nights; the other wan
assailed by a partisan press for “adopt
ing the methods of a demagogue." He
was rapped over the head with hla
gourd from Maine lo Mexico, from
Clem to California, by hysterical space
writers, who could see. nothing but a
germ factory In the gubernatorial
gourd. The one was made to eat hum
ble pie and prophesy hot times for
gentlemen of Nineveh, which prophecy
the other etta steady in the bunt of
state and fllnga his ultimatum to the
disgruntled grouchera. The gourd still
hangs serenely by Ihe water cooler In
the governor’s nntemom, and men walk
four blocks out of their way to sup a
microbe off It* well-used periphery.—
Carrollton Cor. Newnan Herald and
Advertiser.
The Old 8hingle House.
At the home of Mr. D. M. SIcKce, five
miles this aide of Dawaontllle. there Is
one of the most Interesting buildings In
tho state. It Is called there tho "old
shingle house,” from the fact that It Is
covered top and sides with shingles. It
was a dwelling with all tho protection
afforded by the old block ivu-,■* >■( tic
colonial days. Built In 1830 by Mr.
Aaron Pnlmour, an old bachelor with
two maiden sisters. It was made to de
fend them. If necessary, from any possi
ble attacks from Indians, the Cherokees
being then plentiful In that part of the
country, where Palmuur secured one of
the flrst pieces of land after the etatc
took over the Indian territory.
The building Is made of heart lumber,
part of It brought from Habersham,
where Mr. Palmuur first moved from
South Carolina. In the front there are
two high windows In which there are
portholes protected by Iron, notched
flaps, thru which tho rifles of the occu
pants could bs sighted and fired. Un
der the windows nnd In the double
doors nre small holes bored, slanting
downward, thru which Ihe owner could
thrust a long needle sharpened rod of
Iron and pierce the center of any prowl
ing. ravcs-dropplng marauder, Indian
or otherwise. Over the stairway lead
ing up to the second story Is another
observation nurture cut to look out for
miles over the valley In any direction
and watch for tho approach of the In
dians, cut high, where a stray shot
wduld have hit the celling Instead of
the occupants of the room. The old
building la In fine repair and after all
the preparations made for protection,
there was never an assault upon It.—
Gainesville Herald.
Curfew For Adults,
As soon aa the ordinance Is signed
by the mayor and the required publl-
_ PH ration Is made. It will be unlawful for
falling to manifest, greatly peeved him: any adult to be In the streets of Pam
goutd' between the hours of midnight
and 4 a. m„ punishable with a fine If a
good excuse Is not given. A curfew-
law for children already la In effect,
the youngsters scampering home with
the ringing of the 9 o'clock bell. The
law for adults, however. Is an Innova
tion.—Paragould Cor. Arkansan Ga
zette.
THIS WEEK IN COTTON
By JOSEPH B. LIVELY.
During: the week ended Friday two important documents of Interest to
the cotton trade have been made public—a review of the season of 1908-'09,
by Secretary Hester, of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, and a report on
the condition of the growing cotton crop as of August 25 by the crop report
ing board of the bureau ofStatlstlcs of the United States department of agri
culture. /
The figures of the flrst (13,825.457) represent the largest crop ever gath
ered of American cotton, while the figures of the second (63.7) represent
the lowest August condition reported since the establishment of the bureau.
The revlow of the season also establishes the fact that the South Is mak
ing rapid headway In the spinning Industry, having forged ahead of our
Northern neighbors In the consumption of raw material during the past sea
son, and Indicates that the margin between the consumption south and con
sumption foreign will soon disappear. In the not distant futurp the South
will consume Its entire product of cotton, the new mills built and old ones
enlarged having that end In view.
Secretary Hester’s figures of consumption follow:
1908-’09
United States, North 2,500,000
United States, South............ 2.660,000
Foreign 8,056,000
Total .'. 13,116?000 12,113.000 12.011.000
Secretary Hester’s figures of the world’s consumption of cotton, aa
above, was a surprise to everybody. That the mills of the world had con
sumed 13,116,000 bales, with Manchester closed the greater part of the
first half of the season and mills North and South running on short time
during the tame period, staggered the trade. The figures are decidedly
bullish. In that consumption the coming year, with the general Improvement
and activity In all lines of trade, was expected to show record-breaking fig-
urea.
The government condition report was made promptly at noon on Thurs
day, September 2. A low condition was general, but there were few who ex
pected that the crop had deteriorated 8.2 per cent for the month to 63.7, as
against 71.3 on July
The report by states, compared with previous seasons to 1902- 03, the
lowest condition covering the same period ever before recorded:
August condition compared with prevloos years:
BTATKB—
Virginia “
North Carolina ..
South Carolina.. .. .. .. ..
Georgia ..
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi *.. ..
Louisiana
Texas ..
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
United States
Cro^for previous seasons:
July I Aug.
SSt/l 1999.
1908. HOT,
if
75 g
....13.625,457
....11.571.955
— 11519.982
1M3. atm ..
1904- 906 .
1901- 904 ..
1902- 1901
1900.
1904.
1903.
1902.
TT
64.0
■M
Immediately following the reading.of the report there waa a quick up
turn.of 12 or 15 points, most of which was later lost on a vigorous attack by
the bears.
The New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat, In Its review of Thursday's market,
says:
"The lowest September condition ever reported by the bureau was
made the signal for a vicious attack on prices by the same old bear clique
In New York, which was so perniciously active In the samo direction last
month after the bureau report had been digested. These .tactics will ulti
mately recoil upon the heads of their authors, but for the time being they
serve to deter bullish speculative activity on the part of the outside public,
who got such a gruelling drubbing In the early days of August. It remains
to be seen how the farmer will construe the bureau report, and whether he
will persist, as ho la now doing. In rushing Ills cotton for sale and thus fur
nish ammunition for his own undoing. Opinions upon tills subject vary.
On tho one hand It Is contended that the farmer will continue to sell for
the next month or two, regardless of price. On the other hand It Is stoutly
maintained that the farmer will quit selling Just ns soon ns prices In the
Interior fall below the twelve-cent level which now obtains. Time alone can
solve the queetlon, but those who give the farmer credit for the possession
of ordinary common sense and believe he will take advantage of the most
favorable opportunity he has had since tho Civil war for boosting prices ap
pear to have the better of the argument.”
At the close on Friday prices for contracts showed advances of from 12
to 26 points over the closing figures of the previous week.
WEEK-END STATISTICS.
Week's range In futures:
August ....
September
December
High.
Low.
Closing
Bide.
Lett
Week.
Last
Year.
..12.50
12.35
12.35
..12.45
12.29
12.46
12.26
9.48
12.32
12.50
12.38
8.54
..12.61
12.42
12.50
12.42
8.46
12.37
12.65
12.38
8.36
..12.63
12.42
12.62
12.41
8.41
..12,69
12.44
12.68
12.42
8.48
March
May
Spot cotton In the domestic markets shows little change. In Liverpool
the price advanced 16 ixjlnts. The demand has been good the latter part of
the week.
Comparisons follow:
Liverpool
New York
New Orleans
- World’s visible supply:
Total all kinds
Of which American .......
Egypt
India
United States
\
This
Week.
6.88
Last
Weak.
6.73
Last
Year.
5.25
12.85
12.85
9i30
12 7-
16 12 3-8
9 5-16
1909.
1906.
1907.
..1.890.116
1,691.549
2,211,304
..1.439,116
969,603
1,288,389
held In—
...1,406.000.
959,000
2,110.000
.. 46,000
fio.Oiii)
23,000
.. 174.000
384.000
609,000
.. 265.000
283,000
369.000
Growth and Progresi of the New South
The Georgian here records each day
some economic fact la reference to
the ouwunl |irogn»ii of the South.
BY
JOSEPH B. LIVELY
A meeting wn, held In the office of Hasan, Albert Fendlg A Co., of nrunawlrk.
a*., recently, which le rery likely lo here « for reaching effort upon the agri
cultural Interests of llninswlrk end Glynn county. It lias loug lieen the opinion of
tlHMO potted on the subject thnt celery cun lie produced In large quantities In
that county—In fnct, within the corporate limit* of the city of Brunswick. Re
cently on expert from Rnnford hot been orer to Savannah and nfter n careful ex-
ninlnstlon of the toll, etc., reported favorably on rood I-left there. Then It wan
that Brunswick got busy and letter, were rent to tnls expert, who placed the
Itruntwlck parties In touch with (7. C. Patton, of Manatee, an authority on celery
culture and an all around scientific farmer and ngriruUuralltt.
The Walton Union warehouse, at Monroe. G*„ declared a dividend of firs per
cent latl week. Tho Walton New* ataten thnt "the live per cent dividend declared
wot n surprise to the atockholders, who bad already been lamented, tome of them,
by Ihe operations of the warehouse to nu amount shove the price they paid for
their share* In the coinpnny."
Nearly t solid tmln toed of mnrhlnery for the Retard Cypr.ua Company, to
be used by the company In Its Okefenokee swnuip operation,. wa< turned orer to
It at Weyrroes, On., by the Atlantic Coot Line lot week. The equipment U to
bo u,ed In connection with the company, logging work In the hlg swamp.
1-ot week prospector* struck natural gas near Fayette, Ale., at a depth of
1,106 feet. A strong flow from s two-inch pipe burned freely all nighf.
AND N O'T ONLY THAT, BUT
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IN SPUE OF IT ALL
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When You Succeed.
When Brown wa* down—when he was
Just an ordinary clerk
And couldn’t roam about the world,
because he had to work—
Nobody ever said a word Impugning
Ids good name.
And not a single act of his drew out
the slightest blame:
But since hla ventures have all paid
his former friends devote
Much of their time endeavoring to
somehow get his goat.
No one has ever shown wherein his
actions were unfair.
In honest ways ho seems to have be
come a millionaire;
He's given much to charity and seems
to try his best
To be a decent chap and keep a clean
heart in hts breast;
But they who worked beside him when
he wore a shiny coat
Would deem no pleasure greater than
to somehow get his goat.
You may be kindly hailed today, ere
wealth has come to you.
By men who say that you're a prince;
no doubt they mean It. too;
But If tomorrow Fortune smiles, per
mitting you, at last.
To taste the honey of success, your
weary waiting past.
Your present friends, with finger,
crooked, will long to clutch your
throat:
They'll all be busy laying plans to
somehow get s'our goat.
—Chicago Record-Herald.
Why He Didn't
Mamma—Edgar, didn't I tell you not
to take any more preserves from the
Jar?
Edgar—Yes. ma.
Mamma—Then, If you wanted some,
why didn't you ask for them?
Edgar—Cause I wanted some.—Mod-
ern Society.
A Cautious Father.
Cholly Softhed—Say, Mr. Ktlltlme, I
—er—love your daughter and want to
marry her. Is there any Insanity In
your family?
Mr. Kllltlme—No, young man, there's
not, an’, moreover, there ain't er-goln'
t’ be!—Chicago Dally News.
The Mlddleof the Road,"
Keeping In the middle of tho road's all
right
If the middle of the road * kept good
and tight:
But keeping in tho middle when it’s al
ways on the run ' .
Is a heap more work, all around, than
fun.
* —Baltimore Sun.
Dramatloal.
G. Bernard Shaw, says a story-teller
In The Berlin Post, never goes to the
theater except to see one of his own
plays. He was asked recently why ho
denied himself the pleasure and an
swered: "You see, I snore so dread
fully that no one near me can sleep
with any degree of pence. That Is why
I do ; not go to the theater."
Altlio more than 60 names are used
more or loss locally In speaking of
Southern yellow pine, the trees which
supply siieh n huge purl of the valu
able lumber used today all belong to
threr species the longleaf, the short-
leaf anil the loblolly pines. The long-
lent pine furnishes limber of greater
strength nnd durability than either of
the others. It Is unsurpassed as a
structural timber nnd finds a roe u*c
In the building of bridges, treaties ami
warehouses where great strength and
durability are ncreasniy. It bt also the
source from which cornc turpentine and
resin. Tho Inferior lo longleaf pine,
both the other species furnish vaet
quantities of valuable lumber for build
ing purposes, box-making, cooperage,
etc. As the longleaf pine’., becomes
scarcer shortlenf and loblolly pine are
being substituted fur It more nnd nunc.
The wood of both species is specially
adapted to the modern processes for
wood preservation. The life of timber
from these species can be lengthened
from three years to fifteen years by
preservative treatment. Creosote oil
Is the material most commonly applied
to preserve wood. Longleaf pine Is ill'
flcult to treat because of Its density
and the large amount of resin It con
tains. Without treatment It iRsts well,
but not so well ns treated wood of the
other species.
During the year 1906 Southern pine*
furnished nearly 19,000,000 railroad
ties, a c<in*ldrral,lr part of which re
ceived preservative treatment. They
also furnish large quantities of limber
for use In mines.
Nearly all the lumber sawed from
Southom pine* Is kltn-drled before It
Is put on the market. This, la done to
reduce Its weight and to prevent the
"bluing" which often results from the
attacks of a fungus.
Myopic Eyes
OPTICAL TALK
NO, 10.
Myopia or near sight
jn«t tho reverse of Hyper-
metropia or far sight. In
far sight the eyeball is* too
short. ns explained in talk
No. 8, while in clear night,
it Ls too long. Near-sighted
people can not see well at a
distnnee, but can see clear
ly very close to the eyes.
There should be no delay in
being fitted with glasses in
cases-of near sight. In next
talk we will tell more about
this defect and its. effects.
We are perfectly equipped for
examining the eyes for glaezct
and for prescribing and grinding
the right lentea.
A. K. Hawkes Co.
OPTICIANS
14 Whitehall—123 Peachtree.