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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
How to Get Rid
of CataFFh
A Simple, Safe, Reliable Way, and
It Costs Nothing to Try

Those who suffer, from catarrh know its
miseries. There is no need of this suffer
ing. You can get rid of it by a simple,
safe. inexpensive. home treatment discov-
cred by DR.. Blosser, who, for over thirty
five years, has been treating catarrh sue
cessfully.
His treatment is unlike any other. 1t
is not a spray douche, salve, cream, or
inhaler but is a more direct and thor
ough treatment than any or these. 1t
cleans out the head, throat nose and lungs
so that you can again breathe freely and
sleep without that stopped-up feeling that
all catarrh sufferers have. It heals the
diseased mucous membranes and arrests
. he foul discharge, so that you will not
be constantly blowing your nose and spit
ting, and at the same time 1t does not
poison the system and ruin the stomach.
as internal medicines do.
II you want to test this treatment with
out cost send your address to DR.. ]. w.
Blosser, 81 Walton street, Atlanta, Ga,
and he will send you by return mail
enough of the medicine to satisfy you that
1t is all he claims for It as a remedy for
catarrh, catarrhal headaches. catarrhal
deafness, asthma, bronchitis, colds and an
catarrhal complications. He will also
send you free an illustrated booklet
Write him Immediately.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
TELLS HOW A ROD TURNED
THE TRICK IN SUGAR FRAUD

NEW YORK, Dec. 3-Following a dem
onstration by the experts as to the work.
ings of the alleged trick scales on the
Williamsburg sugar docks, deputy Sur
veyor Richard Parr, the man behind the
original sugar fraud exposures, took the
witness stand today in the circuit court
to tell what he knew about the six former
employees of the American Sugar Refining
company now on trial.
The defendants are charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the government out of
huge sums of sugar duties.
Special Federal Attorney Stimson said
today that the government side of the
case could not be completed before
Tuesday next unless the court should de-
eide to sit tomorrow.
HOW SCALES WE'RE WORKED.
Parr told how he had raided the Will
liamsburg docks on November IL, 1907.
His story of the discovery of the trick
scales. familiar as it now is, lost moth
ing in the re-telling. He described the
manner in which the manipulators, by
means of a steel rod, pushed through a
concealed hole, were able to make the
scales record less than the real weight
while the weighing for the purpose or
computing the duty was in progress
The most dramatic moment thus far
in the trial came when Parr detailed
his discovery of the steel spring which
manipulated the scale. He had observed
Kehoe, one of the defendants, stopping
over in a peculiar position, he said, ana
began an investigation. Feeling down the
wooden stanchion, he felt foreign sub
stance on the scale and lighting a match
discovered the steel spring.
After l came out on the deck" con-
tinued Parr, Splitter met me, took me by
the arm and said: This thing must be
fixed up / said there was no fixing up
to be done Splitter said that we were all
Masons and this would make trouble for
everyone around. 1 said that I could not
help 1t; they had made the trouble them
selves. He said l should report the scale
out of order and 1 could name my own
price. He said he had already fixed 9TH
ers the same way and would sooner cut
his arm off than give anyone away.
told him Masonry had nothing to do with
this.
Later I met Splitter on the string
piece. He said l was a fool not to take
the money and lose the spring. He said:
OFFER STILL GOOD.
The offer is good yet, if you'll lose
that iron said there was no. choice. 1
had the iron in my pocket"
The witness described his visit to other
scale houses, where he found Coyle and
Hennessy working as checkers.
He inspected the scales there, and found
holes in the stanchion but no wires
Parr described a test of the scales with
out the false springs and how he found
them weighing two pounds short on the
thousand He was closely examined by
the defens
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
BIG BOND ISSUE FOR
ROADS OF BARLOW

CARTERSVILLE Ca, Dec. 4.-Hats
must come off to The Atlanta Journal. as
the originators and inaugurators of the
good roads movement, which promises
never to end, till every state and county
in the south will have excellent roads.
When the great national highway move
ment was launched by The Atlanta jour
nal and New York Herald it was not
believed that the matter would take on
such impetus as it has. The thing seems
to be catching fire everywhere, and even
here in Barlow county the good roads
movement is taking on such intense in
terest, that everybody talks it and is
working for it, and now comes the grand
jury of Barlow county in its recent pre-
sentiments recommending and advocating
the issuance of bonds for permanent road
work in this county.
After discussing the road question in
their presentments, the following is quot
ed from their presentments bearing di-
rectly upon the road question:
LET us rise to the full limit of our
duty. Abandon old methods, and adopt
new and better ones. There is a demand
for good roads all over this country, and
let not the banner county of the state
lag behind. Therefore we recommend
that the ordinary call an election on the
question of the county issuing 100000
of county bonds to run 30 years, the pro-
ceeds of the sale of said bonds to be used
for road purposes only"
Capt. John ]. Calhoun was foreman of
the grand jury, and is one of the greatest
advocates of the good roads movement
in the country. Barlow county wants
the proposed highway from Chattanooga
to Atlanta to come through this county
entirely, and proposes to begin the work
first.
This highway should come through this
county and through Gainesville, for
many reasons. The old federal road, the
route used by both armies in the late
war, is the one proposed, which is Of
easy development because of the topog-
raphy of the country it traverses, be-
cause of its good foundation to begin
with put there by nature, and further
because it traverses a beautiful and in
teresting country from every standpoint
Along the proposed highway through this
county many old forts used back in the
eos are yet well preserved, and there are
scores of items and points. of interest
along the highway that would appeal to
tourists, to say nothing of the accessible
ity and easy development of the route
proposed and the hearty cooperation to
be met with.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
QUESTION AND ANSWER DEPARTMENT.
COTTON SEED AS FERTILIZER

largest possible proportion of seed the
following formula is suggested: Mix to-
gether approximately ~ bushels, or 1000
pounds, OF seed, $50 pounds of is per cent
acid phosphate and so pounds of high
grade muriate of potash. This mixture
Will contain about IS pounds of nitro
gen, l45 pounds of phOsphoric acid and
- pounds Of potash. In other words, the
amount Of nitrogen and potash is practi-
cally equivalent TO that found in an 1922
fertilizer, though there is somewhat less
phOsphoric acid. This fertilizer used at
the rate of 500 TO LOO pounds per acre
should answer fairly well. though where
extraordinarily large yields are sought,
the application of one ton per acre will
often be necessary and profitable as well
To some the amounts of compost sug-
gested may seem rather large, and there
will be a disposition 10 apply smaller
amounts and cover a much larger acre
age. This is one of the great faults of
our present system of farming and
should not be INDUCED in by those who
hope TO produce profitable crops. But If
not more than 500 pounds of the compost
be used, the results obtained will be bet
ter IL at least 100 pounds of high-grade
acid phosphate and % pounds of muriate
OF potash or 100 pounds of kainit be ap-
piled either at the time of planting the
corn and cotton, or shortly thereafter By
adding the amounts of mineral matter
suggested the fertilizer can be balanced
up and will more nearly supply the
quantities of phOsphates and potash
contained in a high-grade fertilizer such
as a S-l0-4 goods would constitute.
From the foregoing facts it is evident
that cotton seed may be used as the basis
Of a fertilizer with mineral ingredients,
or with compost prepared from yard
manure or rich woods earth. 1t will not
be possible, however, to prepare an extra
high-grade fertilizer, and il will be neces-
sary TO use the compost i'm rather liberal
amounts in order to supply to the soil
an adequate proportion Of plant food. The
objection TO using seed lies in the fact
that they contain large amount of oil
which is of no benefit whatever to the
crop grown on the land, since the ele-
ments which enter into the composition
OF the oil are extracted from the air by
the growing plant AS a matter of econ
omy TO the farmer it is best to sell the
seed or exchange il for meal whenever a
fair basis Of exchange can be had. Where
THIS can not be done, however, compost
may be prepared along the lines suggest
ed, and will be found to give excellent
satisfaction, and the planter who gives
good cultivation and attention to his crop
should be able to make a fair return from
the use Of his seed for fertilizing purposes
along the lines suggested.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07

Many farmers seem anxious 20 use their
cotton seed for fertilizing purposes In
view OF the present high price Of the
seed. this IS certainly not a desirable
thing for them 70 do. and cannot be ad-
vised BY one acquainted with the best
scientific data available on the subject,
but for the information OF those who
are determined 10 follow this practice,
some suggestions on how TO use cotton
seed most advantageOusly may be found
helpful at this time.
A ton OF cotton seed contains approx
mately 62-6 pounds Of nitrogen. 25.4 pounds
OF phOsphorfc acid and "a pounds OF pot
ash. Il is a badly balanced food TO COM
meuce with. the nitrogen being quite out
OF proportion 20 the percent OF mineral
matter contained; hence cotton seed OF
itself viii not be found a satisfactory fer
tilizer Various formulas may be pre-
pared, however. with cotton seed as the
basis. For instance. il the farmer were
10 mix together SO pounds OF seed. $50
pounds OF high-grade acid phosphate and
80 pounds OF murfate OF potash. making
In all one ton. the resulting fertilizer
would contain about Is pounds OF availa-
bic nitrogen. Iss pounds OF available phOs-
ph0ric acid and s. pounds OF potash. The
percentage composition Of this fertilizer
would be IA per cent Of nitrogen, 81 per
cent OF phosphoric acid and 40 per cent
OF potash This fertilizer is too low in
nitrogen 10 use under either corn or cot
ton unless nitrate Of soda be used as a
TO pdressing. II would supply an album
dance OF potash for our red clay upland
soils. though it would be deficient proba-
bly, in the amount OF this element needed
on sandy lands. II some blood or sui
plate Of ammonia, or any other material
containing a high per cent OF nitrogen
were substituted for 100 TO 200 pounds OF
the seed. the percentage OF nitrogen can
Be increased and ehe fertilizer balanced
-
II Il Is desired To use seed as the basis
q a compost the method or procedure
might be about as follows: Use 100
pounds Of yard manure or vegetable mold.
80 pounds OF cotton seed. 80 pounds OF
acid phosphate and loo pounds OF kainit
This compost would contain about i per
cent Of nitrogen. IS per cent Of phosphate
acid and per cent Of potash. One ton
OF this would be about equivalent in fer
tilizing value to from 200 to 100 pounds
OF the SO fertilizer so commonly used by
the planter. The advantage Of compost
ing the seed lies In the fact that heating
destroys its terminating power which is
9 marked advantage. as all know who
have tried 10 applS directly TO the drill
row.
For the farmer who wishes to use the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
WINNERS IN AGRICULTURAL
CONTEST ARE ANNOUNCED

on bottom land. one txo-horse disc piow, offered
by the Atlanta Agricultural Works, Atlantis
Ca. TO J. V. Dorsey, Of Pickens county. Weight
&c pounds, ounces
Tor the heaviest cabbage. one 'two-horss tHrn
pillow, offered by the Atlanta Agrioultural
Works. Atlanta. Gss, to Glen Rider, OF Limp
kin county. Weight, IL pounds, ounces.
For the second heaviest cabbage. one Walker
bent foot stock offered by the Buchanan Pfow
B. simmons, Of Gilmer county. Weight -
pounds .ls ounces.
For the heaviest apple. one Walker plant fend-
er. offered by the Buchanan Plow and lmpie-
ment company, NOrcrOss, Ga, 10 A. j. ThoIats,..
of White county. Weight, / pound. 81 ounces
For the heaviest tBrnip one Walker guano lis
tributor, offered by the Buchanan PIow and In
plement company, Norcross, Ca, TO A. b.
Greene, Of Townes county. Weight, poun.is.
For the heaviest pumpkin one Walker double.
pillow stock, offered by the Buchanan Plew ana
Britain, Of Union county. Weight, n pounds.
For the heaviest ear Of corn, s. IN gold, o.
fereh by Thomas NJ. Bell, OF Gainesyille ga.
to ]. NJ. Bell, of Rabun county. Weight. /
For the second heaviest ear of corn, one SIM
mons middle buster, offered by q. W. sim
Lumpkin county. Weight. pound, l2ls ounces.
For the heaviest ear of corn grown in ne
Ninth district, White Star buggy, Offered
by the Atlanta Buggy company Atlanta, Ga,
to r. d. Strickland Of Forsyth county. Weight,
? pounds ounces
For the heaviest sweet potato grown in the
ing Ilow. offered by B. F. avery a sons, At
lanta, Ca, to F. NJ. Howell. Of Cherokee coun-
". Weight. 10 pounds ounces.
For the heaviest Irish potato grown In the
Ninth district, one Buchanan disc pillow, offered
10y the Buchanan Plow and Implement company.
NorcrosS, Ca. to S. b. Logan of Sautee, Ga.
Weight ? pounds. I6 ounces.
On account Of the provision IN the contest that
'no exhibitor taking prize ON one product VIII
be entitled to a second prize on the same pro-
duct" II will be necessary TO readjust tie
county premiums in some instances before deliv-
cry can be made of all the above premiums.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
STEALS BRASS SCREWS
FROM CEMETERY T0MBS

NEW ORLEANS, La. Dec. s.-"The
meanest sneak thief" in town has been
operating in New Orleans. His speciality
is stealing brass screws from tombs In
cemeteries.
The discovery of the depradations conn
mitted by the ''meanest sneak THIEF" was
brought to light by Joseph Duthu,
junk dealer, who late yesterday reported
to the sexton of ST. Louis cemetery that
he had purchased 100 screws from a
stranger, described as being about 10
years old. and weIl-dressed. Upon inves-
tigation the sexton found that the screws
had been extracted from the vaults OF
several tombs. in the city, resulting in
the marble falling to the ground, doing
damage to the amount Of 500. The
screws are worth between 70 cents and 81.
each.
The police believe they will discover
more of the ghoulish work of the mean
est sneak thief" as an investigation OF
all the cemeteries is to be made.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
GA. FRUIT EXCHANGE
GETS RECOGNITION
u. s. Government, Through the
Bureau of Plant Industry Of
the Department of Agriculture,
Watching the Exchange

Recognition of the Georgia Fruit Elk
change has been made by the United
States government, through the bureau
of plant industry of the United States
department of agriculture.
Manager 1. NJ. Fleming, of the eX-
change, is in receipt of the following let
ter from F. Harold Powell, pomologist In
charge of fruit transportation and storage
who had previously written for history
of the Georgia Fruit Exchange:
ct shall follow the development of your
organization with a great deal of inter-
est, as believe that the method of dis
tribution and marketing through central
cooperative organizations is the only So
luton of the fruit growing problem when
it assumes large proportions. Without
central distribution there is no possible
way of preventing temporary gluts IL
the markets and the consequent democrat
ization i'm prices. l have had great dea
to do with California organizations IN the
last few years, and in looking over the
trade papers recently 1 find that there
was much more apprehension regarding
accommodation in orange and lemons
when the crop amounted to 5000 cars,
when the industry was unorganized, than
there is at the present time with $4,000
car crop and a comprehensive system Of
distributing and marketing.
other states, too, are patterning after
the exchange as organized in this state.
William Campbell, of Charleston, w. Va,
writes:
I'VE have already taken the necessary
steps to organize the peach growers of
this section somewhat on the lines of your
association, but of course, 1t will be
some time before we attain your size, al
through the planting out of new orchards
is proceeding very rapidly and the busi-
ness is attaining considerable proper
tions."
He suggests that in view of the differ
ence in the seasons in the two states the
associations might work together by using
the same commission houses, and ex-
presses wish for a personal conference
on this and other pertinent topics, con-
Guiding with this paragraph:
1.-The very fact that the fruit journals,
deriving their advertising support main
ly from the commission houses, are at
lacking your association is good evidence
to me that you are making Roadway and
that the aims of the association are
being realized
The fruit growers of the state are sign
ing up with the exchange for the coming
season in gratifying numbers, and every
indication points to the contamination of
one of the strongest organizations of its
kind in the country.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07

camphor In teacupful of melted lard to
which YOU should add one ounce of iuid
extra of belladonna. Poulticfng the nd
der will also sometimes prove effective
but this is a difficult thing 20 do.
II may be that your cattle have been
Kept IN at night and are resting on a
cement floor, or the stable may be so ar
ranged that the cows step on each 9TH
ers udders- These things should be look
ed into carefully, and IL the cattle are
on cement floor supply them freely with
bedding. You should also thoroughly dis
infect the stable and yards with some of
the coal tar preparations, and see that the
mixers wash their hands before going
from one COW to another, for should the
trouble be due TO bacterial infection. il
is probable that the mixers carry il
from one animal TO another
II the treatment suggested does not
efect a cure the trouble must be due TO
a more deep-seated cause, and It is prob
able that you will not be able to remove
Il except by getting rid of the animals
affected.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
JOHN R. WALSH IS
DENIED HEARING

CHICAGO. Dec. 3.-John r. Walsh.
convicted of misapplying the funds Of
the Chicago National bank, of which he
was president, was denied rehearing OF
his appeal to the federal court of appeals
here today by Judges Grosscup. Seaman
and Baker.
The denial of the motion for rehear-
ing leaves John r. Walsh but one re-
course, the supreme court of the United
States to stay the execution Of
the sentence committing him To
FIVE years in the Leavenworth federal
penitentiary.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07

clever and peas. 1 am getting 80 cents a
pound for butter.
1 note your desire to secure the services
of a man competent to manage and direct
your farm. | regret exceedingly that
we are not in position to present the
name of an efficiently trained person for
this position While our college Is turn
ing out a number of graduates each year,
they are either going back to their own
farms or finding remunerative positions
so quickly that one desiring to secure
their services has to speak we'll in ad-
vance. The opportunities which you Of
fer are certainly attractive. and should
give a young man with the right kind of
training a chance to demonstrate just
what he is made of and to show how
helpful scientific training in agriculture
may be made to him personally and to
the person employing him. Why a larger
number of young men do not pursue
course of instruction in agriculture is
difficult for me to understand, since there
are so many openings in proportion to
the men who take these courses An inn
provement is taking place in this respect,
however, as shown by the numbers at
tending the college. When our young
men realize. as 1 hope they will before
long, that agricultural training affords
them more opportunities for employment
and advancement than any other kind Of
work they can take up at the present
time, more of them will prepare them
selves for work in this extensive field.
There will be a number of men graduate
from this institution next June capable
Of serving you advantageously, and if
you do not find some one before that
tiAe we will be pleased to communicate
with you later on.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
Notice to Our Readers.

We wish to call the attention Of every
reader OF The Journal TO the advertise
ment OF DR.. BIOsser's Catarrh Rene
dy, which appears in this issue. DR.. J..
W Blosser, 81 Walton street. Atlanta.
Ca, the discoverer and proprietor. is a
man OF such character that his claims
for the remedy and his promises may be
relied upon in every particular.
AS he offers absolutely free a trial
sample Of his Catarrh Remedy It is
certainly well worth the while OF every
sufferer 70 write him and give the remedy
rrtal. at least 10 this extent. II is ev-
ident that unless the remedy was a good
one he could not afford 10 make this
offer
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
KISSES CAN'T BE SOLD
AT CHURCH Bazaar

CHICAGO, Dec. 4-Kisses will not
serve as a lever to lift the burden OF
debt from Temple Emanuel The wis
dom of the elders, supported by a loud
and general protest from Jewish rabbis
throughout the city, who were shocked
at such an "enOrmity," has resulted in
a reconstruction of the original plan by
those who have in charge the bazaar to
be held at North Side Turner hall to-
morrow.
Dr. Emil G. Hirsch disapprOved in I'M
measured terms, and did not hesitate to
say so. Other prominent men were out
spoken. The result was that a meeting
was held yesterday, at which it was de-
cided to withdraw from the program the
kiss sale"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-12-07
SICKNESS WILL BE "COMMON',:
SMELLS CHEW THEIR. FOOD

Mr.. Fletcher says the great source Of
unhappiness in the world comes from the
mouth.
You may feel like ridiculing the idea
that it is well to chew your SOUP" said
the doctor cheerfully. Il will however,
ask you to try It. 1t viii improve the
soup and help you
Never eat when worried, nervous or
angry. II is making and absorbing pois-
on to do 1t. You should chew your food
% times with every mouthful. If you do
this you will live to a great age"