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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

CHICAGO, March 30.-Letters written
by a tender hearted invalid girl during
the civil war to cheer the heart of
wounded soldier she had never seen, form
the foundation OF a romance which has
found it's elimination after many years.
The climax comes in a wedding at Oak
Park, the contracting parties being Mrs.
Anseline Gum, a widow, writer of the
letters, and Captain Selden NJ. French,
of Denver, who received them. The cap
tain is 81 years of age, his bride So.
When a youth of nineteen, Captain
French Joined the 18th Iowa regiment, and
went away to war Mrs. Gum. then a
girl of II, was an invalid, confined to
her home in a small Iowa town. The
girls in the town decided to do something
to help the war. and 1t was finally ar
ranged that each should select the name
of a wounded soldier. write to him and
encourage him in the struggle. A lot was
drawn, and the invalid girl drew the name
of Captain French, who was at the time
suffering from a wound in a southern
hospital.
At the close of the war the two lost
trace of each other, and both married.
Captain French and his wife moved to
Denver and the girl whom he had grown
TO think of as a sister became Mrs. Gum,
and resident of Austin. A few years ago
the captains wife died.
Three weeks ago Captain French came
here for a visit. Prevailed upon to re-
count some of his experiences in the war,
the veteran told of the unique cores
pondence he had with the girl he had
never seen. He was astonished to learr
that the writer of the letters was widow
and lived only few blocks away.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT.
THE CULTIVATION OF THE COWPEA

time OF drilling the seed there is not often
any need OF circulating the soil artifi-
ciaIly.
The cowpea is sown either broadcast
or in drills. When Intended for hay-mak-
ing. II Is best TO seed i'm drills "a inches
apart. using one Of the bush varieties,
as they do not tangle so badly as the
training or running varieties. When
planted i'm drills they are easier to cuni
vate. and can be cut to better advant-
age with the mower. Planting in drills
also saves considerable seed, which, ow-
ing TO the cost is a matter of great inn
portance. In a dry season or on ground
where weeds are particularly bad the
drilled peas can be cultivated to advant
age and will often make a very good
crop. while broadcast peas do practically
nothing. When peas are drilled from one
half to one and a half-bushels win be
needed. depending on the use to be made
OF the crop. Where seed is desired, use a
larger amount as II makes the pNsnts
bushy and they bear a larger number of
pods. Where the peas are broadcasted
from one and a half to two and a half
bushels OF seed may be used.
Cowpeas may be seeded with a one
horse grain drill or with a two-horse
corn planter or better still, with an or
binary grain drill. Where al nine tube
drill Is used with eight-inch spaces be-
tween the hoes. six Of them should be
stopped up temporarily. which will seed
the peas in rows "a inches apart They
should be covered two or three inches
deep. depending on the amount of mois-
ture in the soil. When the peas are plant
ed in drills they should be run over once
or twice with the weeder as soon as
they come Up to destroy incipient weed
growth, to break the top crust and pre-
serve a dust blanket to retain moisture.
When they get a little older, either a one
or two-horse cultivator may be used to
run through them once or twice to save
moisture and destroy weeds. AS soon as
they begin to run they will cover the
ground and shade ii, and need no further
attention. The advantage of having the
peas in drills are so numerous that broad
casting is gradually being abandoned for
the moreTmodern and superior method Of
cultivation.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

Would it be advisable to use nitrate Of
soda when the cotton is planted? The
soil is partly gray and sandy
There is no objection to using 800
pounds of high-grade acid phosphate
per acre on land which is well supplied
with potash, and IL we were going to
use nitrate Of soda we would be dis
posed to use it in conjunction with acid
phosphate, and would apply it as top
dressing sometime after planting the
corn, unless the weather conditions IN
the early part Of the season are ex-
ceedingly unfavorable. Even then we
think only a part Of the nitrate should
be used, say about so pounds One
hundred pounds being reserved for APP
plication when the corn begins to tas-
sell Red sandy land may according TO
your experience contain enough potash
for cotton, but we would be disposed
to use a fertilizer containing as much
as 3 per cent of this element on such
land, and believe that you will obtain
better results by doing so. You will OBJ
serve that we have suggested, the use
of $50 pounds of nitrate Of soda. We
believe a better practice ordinarily will
be to use cottonseed meal as the basis
of your nitrogen supply, and a small
amount of nitrate OF soda as q top
dressing If weather conditions are such
as to justify an application Of such a
costly fertilizing element as nitrate of
soda
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

erly handled on soil of fair quality are
among the most satisfactory to grow be-
cause they are easier to pick, and GER
tainly tend to produce a higher yield OF
lint than many OF the smaller boiled va
rieties We believe that Russells Big
Boil, which you can obtain from j. IL
Russell, Of Alexander City, Ala, would
be a good variety for you to try. Cleve-
lands Big Boil, and Cooks Improved.
which you can obtain from Mr.. r. p.
Steinheimer, Brooks, Ca; and Brown s
No. /. which you can obtain from Mr..
Marcus L. Brown, of Decatur, Ga, are
also good strains. 1t Is possible for a
farmer to raise on large areas of up
lands where he uses selectec seed and the
best method of cultivation and fertiliza-
ton at least so bushels of corn per acre,
and a bale of cotton. There are many
who will say that these standards are too
low, but If we attain these yields on the
average we will be making marvellous
advances, and there will be no need for
the purchase of corn outside the south,
and we can reduce the cotton area ma
terially, and devote the land thus set free
to the production of that variety of crops
needed to maintain a sufficient number
of live stock on the farm and make our
people self-supporting. If you fix your
crop Yields at these standards and attain
them shortly, it will be an easy matter
TO raise them higher. You should use at
least three to five tons of rich compost
per acre. If you only have a limited sup
ply on hand you may start with ton,
but ultimately get the application up to
FIVE tons of leaf mold or five tons Of sta
Bile manure once in three years. For
sandy land, 2-10-6 fertilizer should an
swer very well II used at the rate of 500
TO 1000 pounds per acre. We would com
mence by using 800 pounds Of fertilizer
this year. BY putting 800 pounds on one
plat, 100 on another and 1000 pounds on
another, it would give you an insight into
the needs of the soil and the amount of
available plant food needed to stimulate
crop production to the highest degree.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
PRISON FARM TO
BE CHOSEN SOON

Before the end of Governor Smiths adj
ministration a state prison farm will
have been selected.
The foregoing prediction is safe, con-
trary to an impression that had begun
to prevail 1t had grown to be looked up
on in some quarters as an acceptable
probability that Governor Smiths APP
pbroval would never be recorded on the
farm that will be purchased for white
convicts under the new convict law that
was enacted during his administration.
In fact, the prison commissions atti-
tude was known to be favorable to a
wait till next fall, when crops would
be on the farms offered to the state
and when no great haste would be ne
cessary in making a selection.
But Governor Smith and the prison
commission together will select the farm
on which some day will stand Georgia 5
central penitentiary.
The white made convicts of the state
are going on the roads-but only till the
farm can be agreed upon. All arrange
ments for their distribution have been
made on that understanding.
Announcement given out by Commits
sioner Wiley Williams, Tuesday morn
ing. in the presence of his fellow COM
missioners, General Evens and Chairman
Turner, is that within two weeks from
date the commission win be actively en-
gagged in looking once more for farm
in trying to find something better than
the wimberly place." to use Commission
er williams own words.
1--WE are busy moving the convicts this
week." says Commissioner Williams, 'anG
will have no time for anything else. Next
week we must look over some pardon
matters that demand our attention. Then
we will lhave more time to give to the
farm mater, and then we viii go down
and look over some more farms"
Commissioner Williams would not tell
what farms the commission still considers
possible as selections for the state. He
said he himself has three in mind. He
would not tell where any are located, but
his phrasing of the announcement, go
ing down to look over"-indicates that
they are somewhere in middle of south
Georgia.
All of the white convicts will tempo
rarily be taken care of by four counties
of the state-Fulton, which takes So; Rich
mond, SO; DeKalb, %; and Decatur county,
5. Those counties have stockades already
IN service in which the races may be
worked and CHARTERED separately. The
commission emphasized it's statement that
thois arrangement is only temporary.
One of the convfcts whom Decatur coun-
ty will work is w. G. Thompson, the
former hardware treasurer of Savannah.
under sentence for embezzlement, who
was recently permitted by Governor Smith
to go with his wife's body to North Caro-
lima and attend her burial. Thompson
goes with the white men from the Jakln
camp.
Thus have al the white convicts in the
custody of the state, except those on the
Baldwin county state farm, been taken
care of for the time being till the COM
mission and Governor Smith decide on a
prison farm.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

-rts successful culture OF the cowpea de-
nands in 4 large measure on proper son
preparation. Especially is this true whene
CLAW soils uredominate, as they do over
vride areas OF the United states. the
coupea Is a tap-rooted plant and the vigor
Of It's growth depends largely on the ease
with which IL can send its tap-rOot and
radiatins branches deeply into the ground
IN search OF food. The root development
also measures the number and size OF the
nodules and hence its power 10 asslmilate
atmospheric nitrogen Lands intended ior
the culture of the pea, when OF a heaNy
character. should be deeply broken, az
least 70 TO u inches, and II the under
soil Is very tenacious. SUBSIDIZED
10 inches below the surface fur
row. The deep breaking OF the land
should not be done at once. as this would
bring too much OF the under soil 10 the
surface and no growth would take place
until the soil had become thoroughly
oxydIzed through exposure to air. This
explanation Is made for fear some person,
not realizing the importance Of gradually
deepening the soil. should suffer from
blowing the land deeply all at once and
hence be prejudiced against the system
forever afterward.
The importance OF deep blowing and the
careful preparation Of a seed bed can not
be urged too strongly and is based on the
careful study Of the pea in many sections
OF the country. Its grave importance is IL
Illustrated very nicely by the following OBJ
servation: The tap roots Of a number of
cOwpeas grown In the typical red clay
soils OF the south. even when deeply brok-
en- and subsOiled, were found TO be afro
phied at a depth OF Is TO "a inches They
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penetrate through the tenacious subsoil
and hence the plant was forced to de.
veIop its roots comparatively near the
surface. It's feeding area was thus re-
stricted. tie supply Of available moisture
limited and the development OF the plant
retarded accordingly. The thorough cul-
ture OF the soil for the cOwpea or any
other crop is never wasted. for certain in
sxorable laws govern the growth and de-
velopment OF the plant. and the greatest
measure OF success in its culture viii be
attained the more nearly these laws are
compiled with See TO IL that the ground
Is so cultivated and prepared that the
roots Of the plant can make a normal
growth
II the soil is carefully prepared and the
pea fails TO make desirable growth, il
may be attributable TO some other cause
than a lack OF root development, I'm all
probability bring due to the need of the
bacteria previously mentioned. Where
this difficulty Is met with the son should
be inOculated by hauling several loads OF
earth form land where the peas have
been successfully cultivated and scatter
ing IL over the surface TO be planted In
lands well supplied with vegetable matter
or where considerable amount OF nitro
gen IS used 10 give the peas a start at the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
BODIES OF EIGHT
BLOWN INTO BITS

CHILLICOTHE, o.. March Eight
men were killed and eight injured today
by an explosion Of several hundred
pounds of dynamite at Indian Creek net
here, where the Norfolk and Wester
railroad is double tracking. A crew OF
men was unloading a car Of Dynamite
when 1t exploded. The dead:
CHARLES BUCHANNON, Columbus,
conductor in charge of work train.
b DONATION FLOYD.
JOHN HAYES.
JOHN MILLER South Carolina
NEWTON MAYO, Chatham, Va
CHARLES WILLIAMS, Martinville,
Va.
TWO NOT YET IDENTIFIED.
All are colored except the first three
Some of the bodies were blown dis
lance of 300 yards.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
ROMANCE OF CIVIL WAR
ENDS IN WEDDING vows
AFTER HALF A CENTURY

Captain French decided upon an imme-
diate call at the home Of his wartime
sister" The friendship which long had
lain dormant ripened into love, and a we'd
ding was arranged,
The couple Immediately after the cere-
mony departed for Pittsburg Landing,
Tennessee TO attend the annual reunion
of the National Association of Survivors
of the Battle of Shiloh.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
COTTON THE SOUTH'S
GREAT MONOPOLY
DANIEL j. sULLY, SPECTACULAR
"BULL," SAYS ENGLISH MILLS
MUST EVENTUALLY COME
HERE--TALKS OF SITUATION.

Daniel ]. Sury, one of the most spectac-
ular bull spectators in cotton Wall street
has ever known, who is here for a few
days, says that the south, through its cot
ton and cotton manufacture, will domi-
nate the world in the next twenty-five
years.
Mr. Sully won't disclose his present
plans in Atlanta other than TO say that
he is in the south in connection with a
project to materialize a constructive
plan which will put cotton and its price
on a stable basis
He says that the southern farmer has
the greatest monopoly in the world, and
that without cotton the world couldn I
move. He not only thinks that foreign
cotton offers no serious cmpetition, but
says that English mills will eventually
have to come to the south. He says that
there is already much New England mon
ey in the south. Mr.. Sully says;
"A conservative estimate would put it
that the enormous sum of $500, 100000 is
turned in the direction of the south. AS
soon as it's custodians have become as
sured of the permanence and safety of
their new investments. as soon as they
can get their bearings, so to speak, this
money will begin to flow into your Sec
ton. The eyes of the investing world are
on the south today.
What the producer needs most now IL
a financier capable of comprehending each
detail of the situation, and of meeting
each emergency. He does not at present
possess that factor. My plan, when work.
ed out, will substitute for the present un-
successful and sometimes extortionate,
middleman, a factor whose role will be
very much that Of the agent who stands
between and represents both sellers Of and
investors in bonds and securities. And
we will go before the farmer with such
evidences that he cannot doubt in which
direction his interests lie.''
The fact that Hoods Sarsaparilla, once fairly
tried. becomes the favOrite spring medicine,
speaks volumes for its excellence and medicinal
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02


We are of the opinion that you will find
Cleveland's Big Boil. RusselPs Big Boil,
Cocks Improved and Browns No. 1 all
good varieties of cotton to grow on red
lands in your section of the state. These
are big boiled varieties as the name indi-
Gates, are quite prolific and yield high
per cent Of lint. They have made an
excellent record in tests in this and other
states. OF course, there are other good
varieties, but these are among the lead
ers. You can obtain seed of Cooks I'm
proved and Cleveland's Big Boil from r.
P. Steinheimer, Brooks. Ga; Browns No.
1, from Marcys L. Brown, Decatur, Ga.
and Russelrs Big Boil from G. F. Parks
and j. L. Thornton, Alexander City, Ala.
1t might be well for you to try all of these
varieties on small areas this year, and
determine on the one that gives you the
best results, and select seed carefully
from this variety in the future. You will
find that 1t will pay you in the long run to
select your own Seed provided you
first secure the variety best suited to your
locality. The seed should be selected from
choice plants and should be carefully de-
Tinted so as to prevent mixing with I'M
desirable seed. Only the large plump ones
should be used for planting.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

Bitter milk. sometimes also called blue
milk or putrid milk, on account of its
Odor and appearance, is due to the pres
ence of certain germs which has obtained
an entrance to the udder through the
duct leading up through the teat 1t is
quite probable that these germs are Of
ten present when cows are not affected.
but in one way or another when condi-
tons are peculiarly favorable, they de-
velop in large numbers and find entrance
to the udder and cause the trouble which
is proving so annoying to you.
The best means of remedying this trou-
BILE is to milk the gland out very care
fully and completely. Then a solution of
boric acid should be injected into the I'D
der. ABOUT ten grains of the acid should
the injection made as follows: Purchase
at the drug store a piece of rubber tub
ing two to four feet long. and get a
glass point such as is used in a medicine
drOpbper and insert in one end of the
tube and large funnel in the other end.
Insert the glass point into the milk duct,
and then pour the solution into the fun
mel. This treatment should be given at
least twice daily. The apparatus need
ed will not cost much. and if you persist
in the application the, trouble should
soon disappear. You should take care
10 disinfect the stable thoroughly. and
burn all litter and trash. Whitewash
the quarters and take every precaution
to destroy the germs which may have
found Judgement in and about the stable.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02


food can not well be had? How much
on his garden? Should it be applied more
than once? Also give a formula for q
good tonic for milk cows and horses.
The man who proposes to keep a COW
in town should endeavor to have a small
pasture lot where the animal can be pro-
vided with shade, fresh water and suff1-
Gent room for ample exercise. These are
important matters for preserving the
health of the animal and keeping her
under sanitary conditions. or course,
there is nothing better than Bermuda sod
for this purpose. 1t may be grazed a
good part of the year, and then IL seeded
to Burr clover in the early fall, you may
have considerable pasture during the
winter Another very good crop to seed
on Bermuda sod for winter grazing is
either English or hairy vetch, though the
latter is the hardest For dry feed dur
ing the winter you may use shredded
slower or cotton seed hulls with cotton
seed meal From four to six pounds of
cotton seed meal per head per day is
sufficient amount to feed to 1,OO0-pound
cow giving two or more gallons of milk.
The meal and hulls are best fed in the
proportion of one pound OF the former to
four or five of the latter. No more
should be fed than the cow will readily
eat up clean.
On garden crops one might use any
where from $50 to 800 pounds Of nitrate
of soda per acre as a top dressing. We
would advise the use OF small amounts
and frequent applications to all garden
crops. Probably not more than 20 to 30
pounds should be used at a single appli-
cation. This is the practice OF the most
essential truckers. Nitrate of soda should
be put on the surface of the ground a
short distance from the plants, and
should not be allowed to touch the leaves.
especially if they are wet.
A good tonic or condition powder for
cows and horses may be prepared as
follows: Mix together 2 ounces of sui
plate of iron, 2 ounces of nitrate of pot
ash, ounces of gentian root, 1 ounce of
nux vomica seed, and one ounce of gin
ger root Pulverize thoroughly and give
a heaping teaspoonful in the feed three
times daily.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
Her Mother Wit
April Lipplncott's s.

A Kentucky girl whose father. was IN
dertaker was sent to fashionable New hOrk
boarding house for a finishing term. One day
one of the girls asked her what business her
father was in and fearing she would lose
caste II she told the truth. she carelessly
answered, "Oh. my fathers a southern plant
err"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
Postmasters Appointed

WASHINGTON. d. c., March so
Postamsters appointed: Vurton, Rabun
county. Isaac N. Foster, vice Bryant
Hill, resigned; Newell. Charlton county,
Robert A. ]. McDuffie, vice A. B. Kes-
Ter, resigned
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
applying Nitrogen to Cotton

w. G. B.. Elkwood. Ala, writes: I
have eight acres of land intend plant
ing in cotton. I want to use 500 pounds
OF acid phosphate per acre. How much
nitrate of soda would you suggest?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02

There of machines that labor and make money
operating them the best advantage do
not have a reliable power i
shelters valuable
them complete ITSELF Each
requires operate it.
simple,
dependable l. H. c. gasoline engines the farm.
H. like
pump of duties 1t enables operate all
other machines to best advantage.
duties through the nd is used almost
in the
There shell, pump many
other jobs you do proftaby by hand
power of engine you
lifting hand and because is well adapted
old fashioned
mills horse power etc.
operate engine. Many
have and viii see how rapidly an H. c
for ITSELF
Besides engines all handun
ming the cutter, shredder hreshing machine etc.
of
condition
consumed the
aland tiawithou clumsyort
The l. II. c. Line
H. G. Vertical EnsneS- in z 5 and 1c
Gasoline in Is 2Qhorsepower
nSandS Winso in aiouss sand
engines Catalogues
international Company America Chicago. u. A
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-04-02
POULTRY.

HIGHEST OCALJTT-S. c. Rhode Island
Rods. s c white LeEhorn. buff OrpInRtons.
white Wyandottes. white and barred Plymouth
Rocks eggs $3.50 PER Is szTs per 90; Mammoth
Pekin Ducks eggs $50 Per II: Mammoth
bronze turkey eggs s. 8 per 2. Catalogue free.
Hermitage Poultry Farm. Route II. Hender-
so1vine Tenn