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Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
Have No Use for Pins.

All American exporters concerned
are warned by Consul General DENLY
that they'll never get rich by selling
pins to the people Of Shanghai. "The
Chinese have no use for pins" he
says, Strings and knots and loops
meeting every requirement of male
and female, young and old, to keep his
or her garments securely and neatly
fastened"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
THE OBJECT HE HAD IN VIEW.
Farmer Had Not Much Expectation
of Turkeys, But He Was Not
Losing Anything.

A Rhode Island farmer set a BAN
tam hen on If turkey eggs, and great
was the scandal thereof throughout
the neighborhood. Friends from far
and near dropped in for to see and
for to admire the freakish feat.
"Sa-ay, Silas," asked envious Hiram
Haggers, "haow many turkeys d yew
callate ter git outer them aigs?
ooh, shucks.." Silas answered. i
amt cal'latin' t. git many turkeys.
lest admire t see that pesky little
critter a%-spreadin' herself!!'-Harper's
Weekly.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
TEXAS S0lL NEEDS
Chiefly for Phosphoric Acid and
for Nitrogen.
Addresses of State Chemist Traps BE-
fore the American Chemical So
ciety on "The Needs Of Tex
as Soils for Fertilizers"

At the Fortieth general meeting OF
the American Chemical society, held
at Detroit, Mich, recently, a paper
prepared by Dr.. George S. Traps,
state chemist of Texas, was read,
which is, in part, as follows:
For several years past the leXas
experiment station has been making
soil analysis, pot tests, cooperative
fertilizer experiments, and field tests,
in order to study the needs OF Texas
soils for fertilizers. This article does
not purpose to go into detail into any
of these studies, but to discuss IN a
general way some Of the conclusions
Of the work.
Texas soils may be divided into our
sectional groups-the East Texas sec
ton, the central black belt, the gull
coast soils, and the arid soils.
The soils of East Texas, as a gener'
al rule, are sandy, or sandy loan
soils, deficient in phosphoric acid and
often in nitrogen, low in lime but not
acid. Their prevailing needs seem to
be %phosphoric acid and nitrogen
These soils are we'll adapted to truck
| crops, and respond we'll to fertilizers
It is in this section of the state that
most of the fertilizers are used.
Potash does not appear very I'M
portant for many of these soils. Fer
t~ilizers are extensively used for corr
and cotton, which supply only nitro
gen and phosphoric acid, and even FOL
potatoes, tomatoes, and other trucl
crops fertilizers are used which con
tain no more potash than is presen
in the cotton seed meal used in com
pounding them. The movement to DIT
away with potash appears to b.
spreading.
According to Jul pot experiments
very few Texas soils are deficient II
potash, and many of them give u.
surprisingly large quantities of poi
ash. Indeed, we are having trouble i
securing, for experimental purposes
soils deficient in potash. On the otf
er hand, soils deficient in nitrogen O
phosphoric acid can be secured witt
out difficulty.
The soils of the Central black bel
are prevailingly black calcareous SOIL
very productive and durable, but som
of them are wearing out. These soll
as a general rule, are we'll supple
with potash and nitrogen, but mar
are low in phosphoric acid, while otI
ers are we'll supplied. Some of thes
black soils respond to fertilizers, OF
ers do not respond at all.
The gulf coast soils are, as a rul
low-lying fiat soils, not well dralne
They are low in lime, but not aci
fairly we'll supplied in nitrogen ar
, potash, but low in %phosphoric acl
Rice does not do we'll. Lime, ash
or Thomas phosphate tends to pr
duCe too much straw, SO tnaI tne IL
falls. Rice soils, as a rule, respo1
we'll to phosphoric acid.
The soils of the arid section al
as a rule, we'll supplied with pla
food. The chief problems with the
. soils are water and alkali, though
kali has, as yet, not given a great dc
of trouble.
What has been said must be tax
d in a general way. There are,
course, types of soils of different CHI
q acteristics within the areas MI
e toned. The chief needs of Tex
e soils are for phosphoric acid and
IS nitrogen.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
Regulations.

THE Autocrat," remarked the Re
condite Person, made a remark the
import OF which escaped ne untl' the
other day. He said: Many a man
has a reputation because of the repu-
tnaito he expects to have some
day."
"That's not a half bad remark sug-
gested the Practical Person, but my
son-just out from college, you know.
and in the habit Of thinking hump
backed thoughts, as it were--said
something only this morning that ap-
pealed to me: Some men, he said,
get a reputation and keep it; other
men get a reputation and make it
keep them"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
Pathos in a Fire Report.

In the annual report of the hre
marshal of Kentucky the following ex-
tract is not without a suggestion OF
Little Boy Blue"
among the odds and ends OF the
attic, usually are vanished furniture
rags smeared with grease to take ire
themselves, painting oils liable to
take fire when the sun beats on the
roof, and broken toys of children VINO
are grown and gone away, or Who
went to sleep long ago."
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31

Water Barrel, Pipe and Taps.

that the water will slowly drip into
the troughs or pens, d, which are set
under them. The barrel can he
filled with a team from time to time,
and one filling will last several days.
The end of the pipe is stopped with
a fine plug that may be withdrawn
when necessary to empty the barrel.
should the water get foul.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
Killing the Beetles.

The asparagus beetle is a trouble.
some pest, not easy to control, says
Rural New Yorker. Chickens are fond
of them, and will rid garden beds Of
the adults, but, of course, can be Of
little benefit in large fields. Clean cut.
ting, especially in ridge culture, keeps
them we'll under control in spring, but
the slugs or larvae do considerable
harm later
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
"a Cheap Skate"

"Joel Chandler Harris" said an At
iantan. used to write comic newspa-
Der editorials. Sometimes he made
fun of other editors in them, too.
"Simon Simpson, a rival editor IN
Mobile, having been made fun or,
wrote angrily in his rage:
".Joel Harris has been getting on
some cheap wit at our expense.
"Joel, on reading this, grabbed his
pen and dashed off, quick as a flash,
for next days issue:
"It must have been cheap, Simon,
to be at your expense"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
His B~enefactions.

"Have you done anything to make
the world your debtor??'
NO." answered Mr.. Dustin StaS' l
don't believe in encouraging bad hao'
it's. My ledger assures me that nave
managed to make the world pay as
it goes"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
WHY, OF COURSE.
PRIVILEGE of EnqIish Husband.

Privilege of English Husband.
A wife who complained at the
Marylebone police court in London the
other day that her husband used
abusive language to her was informed
by Mr.. Plowden that this was n OF
a husbands privileges.
"You must put up with it," the mag
istrate told her. Better an abusive
husband .thAn no husband at all"
But I have had so many years OF
this kind of thing" she protested. :.
81 cannot give you any redress"
Mr.. Plowden replied. "You must ex-
pect a certain amount of abuse in this
world"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
His Handica

Kind Lady-Ah, my poor man, why
don't you straighten up and take your
place in society?
Dusty Dan-What would be the use,
num- | am too restless to play
"bridge."
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
WANTS Her
LETTER
PUBLISHED
For Benefit of Women who
Suffer from Female Ills
Minneapolis, Minn.-"I was a great
sufferer from female troubles which

caused a weakness
and broken down
Of the
system. | read SO
muchofwhatLydi
Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women |
felt sure it would
help me, andImust
say it did help me
wonderfully. My
poipc all loft mo T
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
Best Clubs for a Youth.

They tell a story in Wall street
that Mr.. Morgan once replied to a
young friend, who had asked him
what we're the best clubs to belong to
in New York. Young man, the very
best clubs to devote your time to are
Indian clubs
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
How an Anorv Woman Looked.

The other day we saw an angry
woman in a street car, and her face
was anything but a pleasant picture.
She was angry at the conductor, en-
tirely without cause, and that made
her look more terrible than If she had
had a real Observation-Disclosures Jour
nal.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
Neatly Put.

Two Quakers were having an ar
gument, and one considered the 9TH
err was speaking falsely. This is how
he reproved him:
Friend Thomas, | will not call thee
by any bad name, but if the mayor
we're to ask me who was the greatest
liar in the town l would hasten to thee
and say:'Thomas, l think the mayor
greatly desireth to speak with thee
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
Good knowledge for Divers.

AS part of the education of the Eng
lish naval divers, the beginners are
taught how to save themselves, should
they become exhausted, by allowing
their suits to fill with air and shooting
rapidly upward to the surface, where
they are dragged into the boat by the
attendants.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
His Need.

'What you require" said Knowit'
all, "is a thrifty, economical wife,
"Why?" asked his friend blankly.
Because you're a poor young man.
was the answer.
you're wrong. What l need is a
wealthy, liberal wife"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
WATER SUPPLY FOR POULTRY
Illustration and Directions for Ar
ranging Barrel So Chickens May
Quench Thirst.

Take a good, strong barrel, a, and
place it at the end of the house, eth
er inside or not. Run a pipe, b.,
from this through the house or yards.
Bore one or two holes in the pipe in
each apartment and put in a wooden
plug, c. These plugs are adjusted so
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
Whv He Led,

The angel was making up the lis''
81 never asked my fellow mar II II
was hot enough for him. remarked
Abou Ben Adhem.
And, 10! his name came III unu''
the wire first.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31

How much better it is that ne
should speak i'll of me to all the world
than that all the world should speak
i'll of M to him.-Torquatto Tasso.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
Identification.

Mistress Eat door)-Well, my dear,
what is it?
Little Girl-Please, IN, our kitty is
losted. Did you see a kitty go past
here by the name of Nuddles"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
We'll. Not Very Often.

The little daughter of a>Republlcan
candidate for a local office down III
Philadelphia, when told that her ia
Their had received the nomination,
looked serious for a moment, then her
wee voice trembled a bit as she ex-
claimed:
"Oh. mamma! do they often DIE OF
it,"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31

It is a mothers duty to keep constantly
on hand some reliable remedy for use in
case of sudden accident or mishap to the
children. Hamlins Wizard Oil can be
depended upon for just such emergencies.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31

Some are vocal under a good lnhu'
ence. are pleasing whenever they are
nleased. and hand on their happiness
to otners.-R. L. Stevenson.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31

Some men never think of earning
an honest living until they accident
ally get a good, hard jolt in the right
SpOt.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31

A man can accomplish on a farm
nearly as much with a three-horse
team as two men can with four horses
worked as double teams. Ever try 1t.
Rural Home.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
A Baseball Preacher.

It was just at the beginning of the
baseball season when an Episcopal
clergyman, who is an ardent and en-
thusiastlc lover of the great American
game, inadvertently remarked at the
end of the portion of Scriptures which
he read:
"'Here endeth the first innings
Then he woke up.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31

When a fellow begins to feel that
he couldn't live without a certain girl,
he ought to marry her and see.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
For Headache Try Hicks Capud'ne'

Whether from Colds, Heat. Stomach or
Nervous troubles, the aches are sEerully
relieved by Capudine. It's L1quid-p;eaS y
ant to take-Effects Immediately. w -
and soc at Drug Stores.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
VERY ABRUPT.

Spring Poet-Yes, sir; can write
about anything, sir.
Irate Editor-Well, then, suppose
you just right-about face and head for
the door,
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children %teethtng, softens the gums, reduces IN.
nsmmstion, allays pain, cures wind cole. 25c Q bottle.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31

Gifts to God can never make up for
thefts from men.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
In the Editorial Sanctum,

In the Editorial Sanctum.
Editor like the last verse OF your
poem the best"
Poet-Ah! And why?
Editor-Well, principally because it
is the last.-Judge.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
COMFORTING.
NEYNAA

Man in the Water-Help! Help!
I'm drowning!
Droll Gent-What! you don't need
help to drown, man.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
Take Dr.. Biggers HuckIeberry Cordial

For all Bowel troubles, Collie, Dysentery
Choleramorbus. Cholera, Infantum, Chill
dren Teething, etc. At Druggists25c and SOC
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31

Duty has a stern face only when
viewed askance.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
PERRY DAVIS. PAINKILLER

for all sorts Of cuts, bruises, burns and strains.
Taken internally 1T cures diarrhea and dysentery.
Avoid substitutes. Csc, 35c and SIC
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-31
For Colds and Gripp-capudine.

The best remedy for Gripp and Colds is
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's L~iquid-Effects immediately-W,
Is and SOC at Drug Stores.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-24
THIRTY-THREE BLACKS
ARE JAILED IN ALABAMA
Men, Guarded by Soldiers,
Arrested Following Lynch
ing of Negro

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dec. 22.-Col. ].
e. Carter, with three officers and IS
men, and Sheriff Grant, with posse, left
Magnolia at 1890 this morning, conveying
80 negroes to be lodged in the Jail at
Linden, charged with all sorts of breach
es of the peace from incendiarism TO
DRINKS and general threats. They were
arrested yesterday and guarded last night
by the soldiers, as a result of the trouble
that grew out OF the burning of Clinton
Montgomery, one of the murderers of AL
gernon Lewis on Saturday last.
Lieutenant Scott, of the Selma compa-
ny, on duty there, says that the night
passed without incident and that there is
now no more danger of an outbreak or
additional trouble between the whites and
the blacks. Will Montgomery, the last
of the accused murderers of Lewis, is
still at large and will hardly be caught,
as he seems to have left the country, and
Ernest Slade, the white man so desper-
ately wounded by Clinton Montgomery
before the latter was burned to death, is
assured Of recovery, though with the loss
OF one eye.
From Linden the soldiers will return
to their homes, there being no more ne
cessity for them at Magnolia-\
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-24
CLEMSON TO TEACH
COTTON CHASING

CLEMSON COLLEGE, s. c., Dec. %.
"A course in cotton CHASING for farm
ers will be begun at Clemson college
with the winter term, January 4, 1910,
and continue for six weeks. This work
is given in the carding and spinning
division of the textile department by
Prof. d. Z. Earle, who has had consid-
cradle experience as a classer and also
as a collaboration with the United
States department OF agriculture in
preparing the standard government cot
ton types that are to be sent out to the
markets in the near future.
All the important cottons of the
world are studied, but most of the
practice is with the varieties grown in
the United States, and especial attention
is given to those varieties grown in
South Carolina. Constant practice is
given with a full line of samples, the
premiums and penalties being explained
with each grade 1t is the purpose of
this course to point out to the FARMER
the defects which would lower the
grade of his cotton, and the way in
which some of these defects may be
avoided. thereby increasing the market
value Of his cotton. Ginning, baling
and the various methods Of avera cling
lot Of cotton are discussed. Ele-
mentary bookkeeping and warehouse
accounting are also included in the
course.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-24
SHERIFF WENT TO KANSAS FOR
THOMSON; ARRESTED C1ANLEY

sheriff, hit by a happy thought. brought
him back. That brings the story Up TO
date.
AND THINGS BEGAN TO HAPPEN.
Tuesday morning Secretary Ben Black
burn, OF the governors staff, received a
phone communication from Monroe in
forming him that the 'aThomason" found
in Kansas was Chanley; that ChanIey had
been brought back by the sheriff and was
in Jail in Monroe; and that the sheriff
from Arcadia, Fla, was on his way to
Atlanta with requisition papers from the
governor of Florida for Chanley, wanted
there on a cheating and swindling charge.
Immediately thereafter came phone call
from Col. G. n. Napier, OF the Atlanta
law firm OF Napier, Wright g. Cox, in
forming the secretary that the firm was
retained to investigate Chanley's SIDE OF
the matter. And little later T. T.
Wright, OF the firm, called at the capitol
in person.
From all Of which sudden, serious. and
rather untoward developments (fronr
Chanley's viewpoint) 1t may be deducted
that the affair is not so much OF
Joke as Chanley thought 1t was going to
be when the homing instinct seized upon
him out In the bleak nat lands of Kan
sas.
Chanley's family is said to be prominent
In Walton county. His brother, in com
pany with a lawyer from Monroe, were
reported to be In Atlanta together Tues
day noon, actively engaged in the pre-
Iiminary skirmishes leading up ~ the
fight that Is to come later when the Flora
ide sheriff shows up with his papers.
Chanley is still in the Monroe jail
Jaw. what's the use making all this
fussr' he II reported as saying WY.
can't some fellows take Joker"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-24
HAD NO XMAS CASH;
BLOWS OUT HIS BRAINS
James L. Mock, 345 Myrtle
Street, Attempts to End
Life Wednesday Morning

Brooding over financial matters, James
Mock. of ss5 Myrtle street shot himself
through the head with a revolver,
wednesday morning o'clock and died at
the Grady hospital five hours later. He
did not regain consciousness after the Ia
ial shot was fired.
The approach OF the Christmas holi-
days seemed TO greatly worry Mr.. Mock.
who is said to have been In strained
financial circumstances, and the attempt
to end his life came after several days
OF apparently great mental suffering
Though he had been at his office each day
his friends had noticed that he was not
In the very best spirits and had com
mented on this fact quite frequently.
James l. Mock is a typewriter agent
with offices In the Empire building. He
had resided at S45 Myrtle street for three
months and In Atlanta but a little longer.
he Is reported to have relatives In Sa-
vannah. He came here from Newark.
y. ].
wednesday morning about o'clock
Mr. Mock was heard to leave his bed
room by his wife. who slept in nearby
room. She thought he was on his way
TO the bath room, as was his custom.
and paid no more attention to his where
abouts until the pistol shot rang out
from downstairs. Rushing downstairs she
found her husband in an unconscious con-
dition In front of the fireplace in the
sitting room with a bullet wound in his
head.
II has since been learned that Mr.. Mock
went to the front OF the fireplace and
lying fot on his back placed the revolver
to his head and fired the bullet. The
muzzle Of the gun was so close to his
head that powder burns appeared on his
face and the top of his head was almost
blown away.
Immediately after the shooting friends
were called in, and though everything
possible was done to relieve the suffering
man he was not brought back to con-
seriousness. A short time after the shoot
ing he was removed to the Grady hos
pital for attention.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-24
FOOLED ALL FROM KING
DOWN." SAYS BRADLEY

NEW YORK. Dec. HE has fooled
all OF US. from the king OF Denmark
down was the exclamation Of John n
bradley. DR.. Cooks hacker In his arctic
trip. when apprised OF the news from
Copenhagen. And he fooled me with the
rest" Mr.. Bradley added.
"As a matter OF fact" continued the
sportsman, II long ago lost all inter
est in DR.. Cook. the north pole and
everything connected with It. Polar bearj
and the wild life OF the arctic In gem
eral Is the only thing that has ever In
terested me much in that competition, any
way.
aAs for Dr. Cook. 1 haven't seen him or
heard Of him since he left the Waldorf
Astoria to go to Bronxville 70 prepare
records for submission to the University
Of Copenhagen ! wasn't In communica-
ton with him while he was at the Gram
matan, and as a matter OF fact, hardly
had an hours solid conversation with
him all the while he was here after his
return from the arctic.
DISCOUNTED DECISION.
II discounted this decision from the
University Of Copenhagen some time
ago" continued Mr.. Bradley. In COM
mon with the rest OF the world. I was
delighted with the first news from DR..
Cook that he had discovered the pole.
HIS actions. however, and his failure to
make more than the meager statement
regarding his trip, which followed his
return 70 civilization. took some Of the
smack OF the supposed triumph / be-
gan TO weaken decidedly when DR.. Cook
left US all without so much as word
Of eood-by. When a man runs away you
can't expect his friends TO fight for him.
and Cooks night-for that's what 1t
seemed to me TO amount to-kiiled all M
interest In him and his AFFAIRS. Before
that I had never had reason TO doubt
Cook. and his whole course I'm this mat
ter seems inexplicabIe to me.
Il am sick OF the whole blooming polar
business and / don't want to hear any
thing more about the north pole or any
OF it's attributes" was the characteristic
way In which Mr.. Bradley summed UP his
attitude.
Charles Wake, DR.. Cooks personal
friend and the only person besides the
doctors brother who knew the where
abouts of the explorer IN the last few
weeks, was so dumbfounded when, in
formed OF the verdict reached by the uni
versity OF Copenhagen, that he gasped for
breath and dropped the telephone re-
ceiver.
This Is such a severe blow to me that
I cannot now fully appreciate H." said
Mr.. Wake when he had partly recovered
his composure. II had every confidence
in DR.. Cook Yet, I am well acquainted
with the authorities OF the University OF
Copenhagen, and know that any YER
dict they reach is Just and true.
'Dr. Cook never expected this adverse
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-24

decision, know, for he always spoke
with full confidence that the professors
would decide that he had gone to the
pole.
cat present I do not know what to
think OF my old friend. DR.. Cook. Ger
tainly / never dreamed OF such a fraud
as seems apparent now"
Mr.. Wake said that DR.. Cooks wife is
with him in Norway, but that his chill
dren are here. Mr.. Wake is general agent
for a large insurance company, Is rated
as wealthy and has been one Of DR..
Cooks most earnest champions from the
beginning.
From my personal knowledge Of DR..
Cook and from my knowledge of the
work in the arctic, I never wavered In
my belief that DR.. Cook could never
prove the claims he made" said Herbert
L Bridgeman, secretary of the Peary
Arctic club, when informed Of the verdict
Of the Copenhagen scientists. II thor
oughly believed in the story Of Peary
and the Eskimos that Cook had not
gone far north. Again, DR.. Cooks story
was filed with holes so that any one
who had knowledge of the arctic con-
ditions could plainly see that no faith
could be placed in the story"
DR.. Cooks claims that he made the as
cent OF Mount Mckinley in Alaska, the
highest peak in America, is now under
investigation by a committee of the Elk
plorer's club here.