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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-30

Outside Culture.

Outside Culture.
In this section September, October and
November are the months to plant hya-
cinths, narcissus, crocus, tulips and other
bulbs outside. They succeed best in a
light sol and in sunny location If
you have had plants on the beds during
the summer, then add some well rotted
stable manure, ground bone meal or some
high-grade complete fertilizer. Raise your
beds at least two inches above your
walks. Plant your. bulbs evenly; this IN
sures their blooming at one time. Don't
overlook sowing pansy seed now for early
spring blooming, either to border your
walk or make a nice bed on your lawn.
Sow seed in box in loose friable SOIL
cover sseed very lightly. When little
plants have four or five leaves, transplant
to their permanent bed.
After our first "killing frost" generally
occurring about October Is here, hardy
trees and shrubs will be in condition to
transplant So now is the time to make
a place for them in your yard. Secure
some well rotted stable fertilizer, enough
to nut one-quarter bushel with each three
quarters bushel of mellow, friable earth
Two bushels of this enriched earth should
be allowed for each shrub; three bushels
of this enriched earth should be allowed
for each shrub; three bushels for tree.
Have holes dug for the shrubs two feet
deep and three feet wide for the trees
Fill these holes with the prepared SOIL
and you are then ready for the plants.
In setting the trees or shrubs. take out
enough earth from the holes so that the
specimen will be planted one inch deeper
than it stood in the nursery row. This
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-30
REVIEW OF THE TRADE,
Many Industries Resume In Alabama
and Georgia.

Columbus, Ga, September 29.-(Special)
The Georgia and Alabama Industrial In
dex will say tomorrow In its regular
weekly issue:
1t would require regular department
in itself to publish a complete and ac-
curate list of the industries that are now
resuming operation throughout the length
and breadth of the great Georgia-Ala-
bama territory, with the dawning of bet
ter days and the freer flow of money from
the centers of finance and investment.
The resumption is most marked in the
cotton manufacturing and lumber lines,
but the same spirit of encouragement
and optimism prevails in all classes of
industry. With all the big sawmills again
in operation and the spindles of the cot
ton mills keeping time to the music of
the waterfalls as of yore, the improve
ment in general business conditions in
the two states which has been noticeable
for several weeks will now be in still
more striking evidence. 1t must not be
understood that the wheels of industry
in Georgia and Alabama were complete
ly paralyzed when the panic of last winter
came to it's climax, for the great ma
jority of the manufacturing plants con-
tinued in operation, on part IL not on
full time. Enough closed, however, to
affect various communities seriously, and
the resumption of these industries is
rallied with the keenest pleasure by the
cities, towns and villages where they are
located, and in general way this en-
tire section of the country is benefited.
During the week just ended. contract
was awarded for building s275,000 office
building at Birmingham. In Hall county,
Georgia, a 81, 5OO,O 900 power company, which
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-30

Of ammonia to help quicken the growth,
get this class of fertilizer in the correct
proportion we suggest using a high-grade
complete fertilizer, to analyze from to
10 per cent phosphoric acid, to per
cent ammonia, to 5 per cent potash.
Raw ground bone meal is also valuable
fertilizer for grass, using at the rate of
% pounds to 1900 square feet
Kind of Seed and Planting.
Recleaned Kentucky blue grass seed will
make pretty green lawn during winter,
but when mixed with red top grass, Eng
lish perennial rye grass, white clover and
other winter grasses. as will be found in
good lawn grass seed mixtures, a softer
green turf will be made, and for per-
manancy and beauty of sward cannot be
surpassed. One pound of Kentucky blue
grass seed or mixed lawn grass seed will
cover a space 1Ox3O feet or 300 square
feet Sow the seed thcl1ly and evenly.
raking it lightly: then roll or pat down
with back of spade.
Fowering Bulbs for Fall Planting.
There are a number of bulbs that can
be planted in the fall, and will add ma
terially to identifying your place. A bed
of hyaclnths, narcissus or tulips would
add much to any place. Bordering of
walks with crocus on the outer edge.
backed up with a row of tulips or narcis-
sus will prove very effective. To assist in
more successful growing of bulbs the
writer has arranged the diagram present
ed before, which shows the proper depth
ed below, which shows the proper depth
lance apart for open ground culture.
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depth is readily discernible from ground
mark on specimen. Remove all broken
and mutilated roots with a sharp knife
or pruning clippers, spread the roots out
in the hole, fill in around the roots with
the enriched earth, and press the earth
down firmly with the foot so that all
interstices will be filled and no air spaces
left. When the hole is two-thirds filled
pour in bucket of water; then fill in to
surrounding grade. Now cut off por-
ton of the branches of your tree or
shrub If it is a deciduous variety re-
move the leaves, if 1t is a broad-leafed
evergreen, such as magnolia, English lau-
rels, photinias, etc. Be careful not to all
low the roots of the specimen to be ex-
posed to the air or allowed to become dry
between the time it is taken out of pack
ing and set in the ground. The first
summer after planting mulch around the
plant with decaying leaves mot pine
needless to conserve the moisture around
the plant by preventing rapid evapora-
ton.
Now if YOU have followed these sim
ple instructions your planting will no
doubt be a success. If you wish to de-
rive the most pleasure from shrubs and
trees select those varieties which will be
with you long enough to form an init
mate acquaintance with them. Choose
your planting with an eye to not only
the color of flower and leaf, but bear in
mind the length of blooming season, ulti-
mate size, texture of foliage, color and
+in,a of fruiting. and be sure the plant
is adapted to your section.
Here follows a short list of some OF the
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has ambitious plans to develop various
water powers, filed application for char
ter. At Jackson, Ala, a 100000 lumber
company was incorporated. A 100000
realty trust company was organized in
Atlanta, Ca, and extensive construction
work will follow it's formation. A north
east Georgia farm sold for $10,52S, which
was $50 per acre. City realty in Atlanta,
Ca, sold for 1886 per front foot, and 10
suburban lots brought $45, 900.
Nearly 20 new corporations asked for
charter in the two states during the
week. Bids for constructing the buildings
for the Woman's Methodist college at
Montgomery, were invited. Nichols, Ga,
let contract for the building Of lighting
and waterworks systems. New banks
are announced for both Georgia and Ala
bama. At Mledgeville, Ga. 100000
drug manufacturing corporation is in pro-
cess of formation. Two canneres in
south Georgia, at Waycross and Darien,
respectively, will begin canning sweet po-
tatoes at an early date. Kite, Ga has
organized a telephone company and the
Farmers union at Spread, Ga, will build
warehouse.
"As illustrating the extent of the treas
ures under the ground in Georgia and Ala
bama and the variety of the mining oper-
ations, developments of interest are noted
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GREAT ACTIVITIES IN
MISSISSIPPI SAWMILLS

Hattiesburg, September 29-(Special)-
Plans for the sawmill which ]. R. Burk-
walter has arranged to install at Newton,
Miss, have been greatly enlarged and
amplified since the deal was recently
closed and now it has been concluded to
install one of the largest sawmilling
plants in the state. The plant will be of
steel, following the latest and best models
of sawmill construction and will be fur
nished with one band saw and resaw
with accommodations for another band
saw If there shall be necessity Mr. the
same The original holding of Mr.. Burk-
walter was about 16,O00 900 feet of stand
ing timber but this has been greatly
increased by subsequent purchases The
plans for the new plant are pretty well
agreed upon and the work of construc-
ton will commence at once.
In the meantime Mr.. Burkwalter is
getting his sawmill at Wingate in shape
to resume operations at once after hav-
ing been idle through the summer The
mill is one of the most important on the
line of the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas
City railroad
The Kola Lumber company, of which
milford Parker, Jr is the executive
head, is rapidly pushing work on their
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new mill to replace the plant that was
burned down early in the year. The
mill is to have greater capacity than the
one that was destroyed. Much of the
machinery in the way of shafting and
other appliances will be furnished by the
Hattiesburg shops and foundries
Following close upon the announcement
that the contract for the rebuilding of
the big mill for the Newman Lumber
company at this place had been let to a
Milwaukee firm of contractors, comes the
information that the company has ar
ranged for the cleaning out and enlarg-
ing of its millpond here, preparatory for
the resuming of milling operations. The
big skidding machine which up to this
time has been operating in the woods
south of Hattiesburg has been ordered
to this city to be transformed into a
dredge and used on the pond. At the
same time the large gangs of loggers that
have been engaged south of the city
will be taken out of these woods where
they have been working on down timber
only and will be transferred to the woods
out on Black Creek on the branch road
out from Sumrall where they will get
out logs for the Sumrall mills Later
they will be brought buck to this coun-
try when the Hattiesbgrg mill is re-
built.
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in the mining of the following products:
Coal, clay, gypsum, iron, Ignite and mica.
An enterprising citizen of Montgomery,
Ala, is planning to expend $l50,0OO IN
erecting business buildings in that city.
The Admission, Ala. city council has just
authorized the laying of IS additional
blocks of sidewalk paving. The Baptists
of Covington, Ga, have definitely de-
cided to erect a new church. A $50, 900
slaughter house is to be established at
Montgomery Ala. Among the land trans
actions recorded during the week were
the purchase of ute a number of south
Alabama farms by people now living in
the vicinity of the Great Lakes, who
came south on an excursion to personally
investigate conditions in this section.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-30

WANTED-$10,00 loan for
one year at 6 per cent. Interest
payable semi-annually, security
two and one-half for one. Pre-
fer loan from individual. Ad-
dress H 10, care Age-Herald.
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The Gawk makes best advertising
illustrations in town. Age-Herald build
ing.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10
RISE Of A REPORTER
WADE n. ELLIS, ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL OF OHIO.
Man Who Wrote Most of Republican
Platform May Be Made Head Of
Government Law Department
If Taft Is Elected.

Washingto gton.--Faring forth from his
old Kentucky home a youth of the
name of Wade H. Ellis appeared on
the Cincinnati horizon in the early
eighties. He soon engaged himself
in chasing the elusive local item for
newspaper there. In the little jour
nalistic world of that Ohio city they
still tell what a hard time young
Ellis had He frequently found him
self in the awful presence of the local
editor, trying to explain how the item
had eluded him
Time passed and few months ago
Ellis, still comparatively young man,
began to loom on the horizon of WASH
ington. If he had Indifferent success
in hunting news, he had done better
In hunting the octopus. President
Roosevelt wanted to know about him.
Ellis came to Washington for a con-
sultation at the White House about
federal trust busting, and soon there
after President Roosevelt and Presi-
Dental Candidate Taft were in need
of an apostle of terse and pleasing
sentences. Such a one could be util-
lied in national platform building.
They sent for Ellis. They came,
Joined in the consultations, and hiked
away to the sad sea waves of Virginia
Beach. There he composed the more
important portion of the platform.
During lull in the stressful days of
the Chicago convention he confided to
a friend that he wrote his best after
a plunge into old ocean.
And now after his name has been
much featured for a few weeks in
the political headlines, the erstwhile
Cincinnati reporter from Coyington,
KY, is discussed as the attorney gen.
eral for the next administration. 1t
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10

Ia even whispered that he may come
into his own in advance of numerous
Ohio faithfuls and may not have
to wait for the new president to re-
view the inaugural parade on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. That Is probably un-
true. No one in Washington is ready
to believe that Attorney General
Bonaparte will relinquish an office of
which he is very much enamored.
But Ellis may be, some say will be,
Bonapartes successor.
In 1902, when he was near the end
of six years service as assistant cor
poration counsel of the Queen city.
some one was wanted to draft the
municipal code which the Buckeye
legislature was to enact Ellis, with
his reputation for balancing words
splendidly, was chosen. He did the
work admirably. There were many
personal liberty advocates in Cincin-
natl whom the Republicans did not
want to offend, but the convictions of
other populous classes of the commu-
nifty had to be considered Ellis, hold
ing the office that President Hayes
had once held in Cincinnati, dressed
the code up in the most attractive
verbiage. He was widely applauded
by the Republicans.
The present attorney general of
Ohio is slow, but he has been con-
stantly developing and has mastered
whatever situation he found himself
in. The cub reporters" in Cincin-
natl laughed when he began to talk
about studying law. Hub, Lawyer
Ellis" they exclaimed, lightly, you'll
make a great lawyer!" But he went
ahead, and in 1889, when 23 years old,
obtained his diploma from the legal
department of Washington and Lee
university. The following year he
went up to Columbus and took the
examinations that admitted him to
practice before the Ohio bar
He left Cincinnati for a time, but
returned and interested himself in
politics. At first he was very inde-
pendent. He did not like George Cox,
the Cincinnati boss, who, according
to the orthodox Republican idea in
that town, can do no wrong. The
while he dabbled in politics, however,
Ellis got back into newspaper work.
Clients We're not coming to him in
such numbers, bearing fat retainers,
that he was unwilling to accept the
editorship of the Cincinnati Tribune.
He filled the editorial chair for two
years-till 1S97-when he was elect
ed corporation counsel. Then he be-
gan to embark on promising career.
He was so successful in drafting the
Cincinnati municipal code that the
Republicans made him attorney gen.
eral of the state in 1904 and ne Is
still holding that job.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10

Now as the mere mechanism of th4
game requires very great familiarity
with methods as well as men, 1t fol-
lows that the politician is a close stu
dent OF the various cogs and wheels,
the shafts and pulleys of political ma
chinery. He finds. If a novice, that
he cannot butt in" and run things
right off the reel" because he does
not know how. He finds that the nom.
ination Of candidates, the whole rou-
tine Of political life, is governed by
fixed rules and statutory laws. and
that he must Of necessity familarize
himself with these things else remain
a mere tyro in the art.
This means that he will have to
study books, read up the laws, keep
posted in the changes which are con-
tinually occurring in the laws relating
to elections and nominations, and in
various ways get next" to the legal
aspects of politics. Then he will have
to learn his ward; know it's various
precincts and their boundaries; know
the location Of the polling places, and
who the people are in whose shops
or stores the polling places have been
placed, their politics, and everything
about them. He must serve as clerk
and judge of election, and learn the
duties Of challenger. He must know
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10

their bosoms a pardonable curiosity
in the question of what there is in it
for them If any political proposition
is unfolded to their longing gaze.
Politics as & profession has evolved
the boss" He is not always the
coarse creature of the cartoonist's
fancy, nor the devouring lion of the
muck-rake romancer. Often he
dresses elegantly, and quite often he
is gentle-spoken and of few words at
that. He just controls the delegates" )"
that's all. After all the fire and fury
of reform has spent its force, his
candidate is nominated and generally
elected, and he gets few contracts"
which enable him to keep the wolf
tribe so far from his premises that he
couldn't hear one howl if it used q
megaphone.
He is the man on whom the petty
politicians keep their eyes glued and
their ears tilted. Each one sees in his
dreams his own career growing to the
Aladdin like height of the big boss"
And that subtle schemer nurses their
aspirations, and as someone must
necessarily take the place of the
mighty when the mighty are fallen, OF
course there II chance for all com
petitors. Etc.,.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-10

a lawyer of his acquaintance, q vener-
able attorney of marked ability, to
circulate petition urging his nomi-
nation for a still higher position. The
old lawyer circulated among the mem
and 1t was considered such a good
joke that he got many prominent and
influential names of lawyers who
never gave a thought to the possible
nomination OF the young fellow. The
petition aided the aspirant substan-
TALLY; he got the nomination, and.
what's more, he was elected He re-
tired from office with fees of his Of
flee aggregating about a quarter of a
million dollars.
And instances like these kept the
young lawyers on the qui vive for a
possible like happening in their cases.
But the reverse of the medal was in
the incident of a very bright young
lawyer of my acquaintance, who got u
nomination, lost the election, took to
whisky as a cure, established a
touching route" where he collected
dollars, half-dollars and quarters for
awhile, and then died shortly after, a
victim to the political bug and the
whisky bug combined, than which
no more fatal and totally destructive
combination was ever invented.
The most successful of the local
politicians were those who had lived
in one ward all their lives, who had
made politics their life-game, and
who could deliver the delegates" In
conventions, as the delegates made
the nominations, the more delegates
power he was. The young and am
bilious political worker always started
out to control the delegates in his pre-
cint. Then he reached out after other
precincts, and when the time came
that he could control his ward he had
arrived at the proud position of a
ward boss" This, however, required
years of the most unremitting atten-
tion to detail, an immense amount of
wire-pulling and strategy and rigid
distribution on as even terms as pos.
sible Of all patronage" which might
come his way. The delegates were
usually very much the same individ-
uals from year to year. They might
be shifted from one convention ticket
to another, but the names of the
faithful" would be pretty sure to
turn up annually, unless in case of
death, and in that event someone
would be selected who could be con
trolled" like a tin soldier
Politics as a profession develops
shrewdness. nerve, capacity to stand
the gaff, oratory, conversational
powers, personal magnetism, and, in
fact, all the accomplishments of a
first-class confidence man. Although,
of course, all confidence men are not
politicians. Needless to say, no sug-
gestion is here made to statesmen"
These gentlemen do not mix with vul-
gar municipal politics, but get elected
to senatorial and other offices and
never get their names mixed up in any
scandal save one befitting their hon
orable positions. Politics loosens the
action of the pecuniary nerve, for no
successful politician can be a tight
wad." He may think he can be eco
nomical, but he can't be. He may fig
ure on what it is going to cost as to
main outlay, but 'perquisites" will eat
him up quicker than nitric acid will
cook an angleworm. The hardened
professional politicians know this only
too well, and the result implants in