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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06
Ing players and critics throughout the
- !. ,,tn1u Of baking this

Inc nlayers and critics throughout the
4 country. with view OF baking Inc
IRENE flous speed OF schaefer and CIV
4 Inc, Mia contemporaries chance. W.
~ the many games proposed that !! o.
i Ss,nr;ce Daly. s. OK champion OF the
,.orIa wa. selected. His proposltllon
4 MA . - q raw diagonal lines across t =!
4 corners OF the table, II tncnes ~ .ns
4 short rail and 2s inches on the lon as
J. rail-. allowing only two shots =. -, ~ =,
g made tnside the spaces SO I..us.a,,ia
Y sff actua1ly stop nursing of the pails
ro,,nl the rail. and 1t did. But Scnaei1
az soon solved this balk to ms spee ~
He stir nursed the balls along the ,ali J,
a ~. AID 5Snot try to cross the mar ~
snace IN the corners. He used INC
rail between the spaces, going netMss -
J, the balls when he reached the ol..
end OF the space again. wnen ne muaa
again go between them anu .hare.
.t.s ~, - n niIe M long and monoto-
With the balk imposed in the chan.'
=, , l,,,;o,,.s@ ,ame solved, 1t became aPpai'
-, - lnt that the nursing. of the balls aAoilt
~ y. me rail- would have to be ellmlhals,
=. - To stop Schaefer. and 81 aga11H !,
- games were proposed. S'uI J. ~. - !.
- many suggestions received I, . l''a ,e,h
ar draw a line around me .sae4,n.
"a inches from each rail, In tefsec.lhs ). =
~ ~ ~ cnrners. and to allow only w ".
sIsts : = he ma de with all the balls 70,
% Eli, wi MIN any one OF the spaces ne
g. - i,the cnshio ns, was selected ~
e e eonnc,lcd the player to drive one !
INC inject balls across the Slines on =. =
arv third shot, or forfeit MS IN lls,
a. once more schaefer upset al ca ,ls'
10 la tions by continuing to nurse llle 20
~ - Il 40 Z si,,nd err this disadvantage. Is
ell e,,enaed I'd In keeping the balls togetns
lne ~, drivings one Of the cushion and, pn
. .s ~ he other ball. which remained y
lss Nj s,d az the ball1 line, and his tou y
my ~ ~ .i,,r rn,ent OF force We're such y, -
ON anu - again enabled to pile up e 10
vas a's ,,,ns while others could not
WI WI ~ Invented Anchor Shot.
~. ~. This caused the lines TO be nnovs 81. !.
IS, "a IL, IA and finally II inches. w ~
Ia q became apparent ina Wy lis..e "a =
n .,ah ,,nrse could not be ma stored at !
uch T !, w. !, 20 E once more. however.
~ aan,ns Of Schaefer came to MS NJ q
tne ss,,aisana he conceived what afterW'
nv. S ,.aa, -, Known as the anchor st's
shosi , ne s,ot was to gather the palls
,a, 70 az. -. and rail at tho point wher
g al. 9l,,,a narallcl to the side me T. the
=, cushion. With the rail- pa ~, ~ =,
M to9the rail on the Soutsld SIC q
90; an : inch away and from q quarter .
. 8 y: ~ -, from the cushion the
outside these ind a TIL ne
eaetl object ball, 1t was then
o PHYS ne - from one ball to the otherB
This lightly thas ~ ! ma ran IN 5anc]
still and the palis = IN y {
orioaie in tneht ~ IA c,f this shot,
the It wa $ ~ xyit II Frank
amp match OF Il 80 .g,yhe an
- tSsI he ton that schaefe with viii
ercnt unprcc q r i, y wi dest EeX
loa the game, CA SSA W -
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After taking seven long years 70
climb the ladder Of jockeyship fame, :
am dcluged with letters from anbl.
tious boys who desire to become rld-
lcrs. It Is impossible to answer ting IN
auiries. My answer to them all may
be summoned in ono word-ooh :.
Jockey Is born, not made. Ihere 70 ny
method in the world to teach a, poy
to learn how to ride. Ifiit IS not IN IN, .l.
blood. then one had best spend MS
time In other directions. For every
how who amounts to anything IN the
iockey line there are thousands VINO
fall by the wayside.
The training OF Jockey is hard. It
requires steady practice, long nours
and constant work. Many boys 3tnlnh Is
that a Jockeys career is one round 81.
i Measure. Believe me. there is no play
attached to the profession. The MIN
| ute a boy begins to take matters easy
he Immediately starts on the topogsai1
and his career winds up quickly. io
4, be a successful rider one mas 70 K KEEL
.Ihis mind strictly on his work. NO mat.
A tar how good he Is. there is always
4 room for Improvement And 1t IS only
:, nv plodding@ that a lad can reach the
stage where owners strive for his ser
!, vices.
have been more successful than tn
I average rider in this country. bu
when retire any boy who wishes :
: take my place is welcome to It. True
! the years when headed the list 9
winning jockeys have been pleasa1
: Zones. But the days when = was prs
IS pairing for the saddle We're very mar ne.
s iNIys training was no different than TN
:. OF any other lad. No matter VINO y!
, arc or what you are. all boys 10Y,
= through the same sc e,tl 20 y n ~, !,
II he has 10 roll up his sleeves and s1 ke
- livery busy. 81 y, !.
e While the whole world rs last a as
T. the stable is wide awake. gu are
>. the midst OF your dreams at = 9, c -,
- Ii the morning when the stable l to1
OF :, /. !, comes around and hustles you
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w1I,I,te KEELER.

WILLIE KEELEh.
William Keeler, often known as s en'
man who. perhaps. has fewer enc.
mics than any professional baseball
player. has at last been given ms
honorable discharge, after many
stormy campaigns on many p1''
grounds throughout the country.
Kee1er has fourished in many m lo
inequalities during his and nag
always conc on with flying color s.
+ yy,llie arst delighted the fans in Bing-
hamton, N. u. after which he went nj g g
New york. From New York he was vas
shifted 10 Brooklyn and thencc5to Bal a!
,imore, where he was a member O tue
big four-Jennings, AlcGraw and .hc y,
beInr the other, three. From Balti.
K more he returned to Brooklyn ane
then signed with the New York ''ls = amer me
leans. ,,a, /,
the little outhelder has been y
the game for more than sevcn.es.
years, and az he is now thirty. . ~,
years old. there Is ltfne s,,s a9 rane -
good II was in 1873 that hes va y,
horn al 376 Puliskl Street. Brooklyr
A "a y began playing ball around Pres
nect $Park n that city and soon be
came noted among the youngsters : ).
that section as phenomenal q hit -
and fielder. Tho first TesuAur -. =, y
viii, which he WAS member was "
| Rrooklyn Rivals In 1855 - tit IS ne !.
in,nod the AGNES. of Brooklyn. al
}rnn, that club went to the Rahwa
IN AZ club, and then to the Mt. We
~, cam. Kceler's next move was
the crescents, OF Plainfield. M u y, g; q
thence to the Binghamton's, now
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THE morning meal over. you trot back a.s,ies
to the barn and help clean up 81 sn ~


to the barn and help clean up ssa ~
stalls
N When this work Is finished the sun I.
is beginning to peep through the clouds sss!
IN tho East The horses that are III
keyed up to run within a day or two 81.
are then saddled and given short da sn-5si
es to keep the edge on their speed. 81
this time the track is alive with horses.
Then boy has to be careiul. ms MS - : I'll 81
tho season when the 2-year- old ~ arg
being educated.
These .babies are fretful and won .-'
der what all the excitement IS q bout
You may be coming along at g az faas
/ gate when a youngster in front VIII VIII Isl
suddenly bolt to the fence. That's w .leI Il
tyour brain has to work and work fa 4s'. #
The least mistake and you eitneE .Da ms "a
Unto the youngster or perhaps MT. theg
4 fence That may mean q horse hurt lforsg
weeks or possibly injured so seriously
\ 7that she Is ruined And at the same time &
4 yon may 60 over the fence or go 70 sthos
II ground with a broken arm or leg
I, The morning gallops over, you nave
h q chance to rest until race tine y
;. the starters must pc to '2aa's 3, :.
!. Just before the event you take :s x s ~ Z.
!, horse out and give him q breatheE 8. -.
; taY. t1,a race you walk your cnaLsS
q, ara,,rd ss,ntil he Is cooled on. 49,. W..
!, comes the labor OF fixing the no1f ~, !
: no w for the night. This means ~. ny
4 old routine of carrying wafer g'a.s hese
4 and other minor JOBS. I, s, & ~,
=. when this work is over you siL w y .
=, 8 snnner. BY the time this meal 81 y
ia over Your bones ache and youlr eye 8,
"a lids nersist IN blinking. At o5cio GOES
n the foreman comes around an .i so. ,,st
81 .r , to bed. Compare this lie VIII ;,s1
ar FRAT 81 the average boy and you n lThs
n admit that 1T isn't PEG PEG sg % ne only
he hin nat viii enable youth to stana
~ MS 4 eady and rnonotonous grind. .. y;
"a aaid at the start you were nor pust,
h sS "a S' basa Jockey but feel that you WIS.,
IN. RI Iearn-dOn't. .sSsfSes 49,.
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r.are last year. III tne t1eA 20 - =
). ! s ,rovar.s the buccaneers are going TO-
Z, AT stronger teams than they met
/, : ,aoa The Giants. Pre- lied Donllllns
~ ,nin ! hem and McGraw eyelop sSas
cnn,le Of young players, WI BIO IN It ne |
,annant struggl o and SO Will he S{Cuns,
t,,hnSare a great ct Of ball players ana
Nh ~, : will make trouble for the & aders
even if J ohnny king lsnSt WY 2 lieu,
!, ora spced than any o tn or combln Ia
finn III the senior lcague s last y ear -
nil Without a doubt. ] ct the pace set
!tars know they are u to- be- rec koned
With Old Fox Gri fifth n wS commands
y - axcellent team Of lsids5 and. . BARRING
accidents, his men vii ] travel at q
fast clip this " eur. He has the star
base runner OF the country In BOD
SBescher, 3 q great rec etyerA n Larry Mo
Lean. q relia Bile tnfleld ,and g pttchln \
snoaf COINS. The Reds OF a 81 Of look Just
ahn,,t as tho orr loas OF a 898 look od---
~ az arc due to n 9 ONE IL and to q come
l5 ta tho seasons end the occupants Of
tive t,rst division QUE hit to- be ri it's
sh',rp New = ork. Oh lea 40 and Cincin,
nat nal 81 Predic ions III on pennant races
ava dangerous, bu I if g. NAL sYot es 81
the members ct the ga =. VVr!teTs
a ssoniat ION s we're TAX en-, II lilsel,
|54 .,'st ~ scribes w build BE wi Hing L
4 kst 80 the fourSs teams Is men Toned 80
a nar ~ he ing sure Ash bet ter hal
II If h. =, 81 u. 1, sI
Y, ~ ~ IA he opi % at many fan
n .,u nrot nossibl 40 he ter han Land
t M "a "a I'd dlvlsion thei
y t"nr teams Ion, N per look ldadl
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Jockeys BORN, NOT MADE, SAYS powers. I,
WHO Is RANKED AMERICAS FOREMOST klDEk
You slip into your clothes
vn stairs only half awake \,

iof your bed. You slip into your clolt ines
and creep down stairs only half awake wv IS. |
Won atumb1e out in the dark to the
pump, where a few dashes OF cold wat wat.
ar chase away the remains OF your
sleep. The foreman then tells you 70
gallon such q horse for three. Quarters
You hunt UP the rigging, SAT Idle your
mount and start out on the tra !: rs
The first morning you are :. o o,.os.
out to canter a horse fills you with teas.
You wonder how you are going 70
avoid getting thrown or killed. Cling
Ing 10 the lines, you give the horse his
head. He starts on a slow gallon ana
gvou turn him towards the spot " mere
svouI know the six furlong post -. Sua-
denly out OF the darkness you neal = =
voice shout, wait @ second hen e
svoi, know that the trainer is also on
thegtob. He yells.i"G OF" and You dash la.s
out through the darkness, wonderins
where you will land.
Horse Knows the Way.
i The horse is wiser than y GU q. E. 2 N W !.
HE dashes around the turns Wltnou.
4 q fater, AS you pass the ID ferent
noies they flash up like spirits. You
sIare being carried down the home
Il stretch as on a gale Of wind 3,yheH
yon hear another voice: Pull up slow.
Eivl, You wrap the lines around your
4 hands and gradually tho horse slows
!, down to a walk. BY that time your
! heart is back In its proper place.
No sooner have you dismounted5 taai
you are ordered to take out anotne
Z charge. This goes on for an hour s.. an
: j half. The flights through the q
: : and the exercise have given you an "a AZ
!, Matte at for horse. There IS . sst,
Is another wait The horses nave v ~
led ar ound t1leyi. !,
- snIivs cooled off, and then put back =
a to their stalls. . q, IS,
,a Refore YOU get your little legs und
n the table you spend many busy mi MI
& utes carrying water and feed to J
"a horses When they are ready to e
Il YOU get at the breakfast. Many VI n do,
IL itnow that in a racing stable the nor
3. comes flrst. Until he IS comtot =. !.
~ | there Is nothing doing for the ne
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,,ent and enthusiasm ever displayed
al 4 billiard match, due principally TO
/ the fact that thousands Of dollar ollar :
3, s !, .,od hands on the result. Few
.,,nderst GOD the possibilities Of the AN an
Win the balk line game solved We w ~ :
&, itss restrictions. 1t was decide q 70
M This "anchor shot which Is done
n n all championship game o "a
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.WOLGAST $1,000;
Mel So. N $4,000
Man Gets the Big.
End Of the
Purse. .1s

Ca 5 FRANCISCO Call. March St 9 TO- :!
I. :. H,acenits Of the Nelson-Wo lgastts ghs
amounted to S37,o lgasl recs. ~ :,
sa7oo and Nelson Is, oVo, . 9o ~,
amounts having been guiara hleeu =
advance. e; !, = i, 3 Yro-
There is good margin = FL, 81
8moters. The moving plc u!ol.,s y al i:
p PR. cent interest in them for s o:a
po MA snorting world Is q cvotinsisi Il =
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l3V,., nm I Dl[l.o,,,,sylers Win.

ono Of the most 1intergsseYiI11E
played he g Rai asf When II tie
SjlsXsl eS pafa tasl
jofaSVaassington the zeal sfa
Won J. aTs'9yss a q to iRsaY
tonNHo gar,
hnmnson, 4s5 :, a..
Richmond lh ma q; ~. ,Deasy.
SCulton. IS = ~ - Z
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the stepping stone to srcater inns .li'.is
,or Il, = Young player. as he was signed I
sup by tho New York Nationals, only
- be released to Brooklyn. rs the /
rnapnatcs feared that left-hander
would be Of little use IN the field.
Goes TO Baltimore.
~ 1897 Kecier signed With Baiti-
more and there his career as one OF
/ the country.s greatest batsmen oo-
gar3 He established himself for all
time that season by hitting .ts2 and
4 1eadtnp the entire league. In 1898 he
again led the league with mark OF
A al Keelcr.s wonderful mark OF
!. 4a3 has been surpassed Just once.
4 Duffy. or Boston. battcd .4SS In 1874 ~.
In the old days. and. In fact. right
up 10 last season. there was aiW ,.:,s, :, =
buzz OF expectancy whenever sMllne
x eeler. champion welterweight bats
nan Of the world, went to bat. The
fans always felt that something was
3 about TO happen when wee Wine
faced the pitcher. II the score was
a. ia and there wers mon on bases
he would surely send in the rur
which would clincil the game; or y
the score was close they away
Hooked to Keller to tic 1t.
az Il 4VOulQ VAIN ~
nofntihg Mis- toes at home plate. Be
ING 4 lcft-hander, he faced third base
~ but had a habit Of turning his head ahe
Gazing at the pitcher wien hee was
ready for the ball. Close TO his lei
shoulder and held almost IN vcrtica
nosftion. he kept his bat, about lou
~ sizes bigger than policemans mig n
e. stick. This he grasped about Sin meme :
all from the end. and the fans. al ntst. q :
lis ways unprecedented that he would mas
nv his fingcrs when he MADE tne s"i I''.'.
al .s and so accurate his aim that u
never met the ball with the handle
lu- HE hat. Nine times out OF ten % q
~ = ,,a1, would come In contact WITH "
t,,icu and OF the bat. His judgment {
= 10. - the curve OF the ball has alWa IVA
ng-i No ~ excellent that he seldom MAJ
70 a mistake.
vas Most Scientific Batter.
3 1xeeler was without d oubt the 1I NY
a, scientific batsman the game anas : : :,
am, known. He could Judge . sousn :, :,
cl,y With the same case as TIE ma ma
~, f,,npcr. and met the pail with ousl
ana aand effect This little nclder's M
1er shnda were entirely different re
+hosa Of the ordinary sluggers, w
~ MI "a hard that they swing alou
s . Itke q top II they miss kee l,s = l, !,
w. loot was 81 always to hit the oe
for squareiy anu ~ -
was thu. !leluel -, = .. what he a
lyn, Wn mel, 90 on, NV "a hitter.
res. answered.: -. !, (.
be- MT en- y ~ attributed
$ of This renat - a,,,tniated ~
liter Laioie, butsFi' - NJ.
club kecler. az Keelcr,
tho WITH 3sn y. ~. "a ,nses 4 man "
next baseball ~. .t,,d g9of BATH,
and made = ~, - = REQ In tho
way During ~. ,,,endc rful player
Yer league ny mr., S,,,,,,,, 4 he last tn
= !. "a Years when he began to 50 my ny
" OF slump. Z
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It your little legs under
spend many busy min-.
yater and feed to the the
they are ready to eat
breakfast. Many don't
racing stable the horse
ntil he is comfortable
8 doing for the help.
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Wine the whole world is fast asleep
the stable is wide awake. ~ gu are ~
the midst OF your dreams at Q cioc ah
In the morning when the stable ~.
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.n,,r.c Ut is not likely that All @
10y. ~ IL ~ AXE good but there 70 I'D. V.-s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06

WITH With the passing Of Keller. tn. e
!, !, sa,,al, world loses a man NM. .S.l y
made made deep study Of PAY, past' y :.
During l,, his long caIee IN the 3 o -.
,earue tho wond crful PLAYER a. =
w s hit over:.3oo unsrl the las. 3, tn y
s "ay . when he began to so into s
slump, X
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rho New york state League
The Binghamton Club proved to be
the stepping stone to greater th lEtl'is'
for tho young player. as he was slsneo
sup by tho New York Nationals, only
- he released to BROOKLYN. rs the
magnatcs feared that left nan ,Is''
would BIO Of little use IN the field.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-08
Seventeen Years a Shut-in

Dear Household Friends: II has been so long
since | ioined you here that l scarcely know
unusually drearr and cold and my II years Of
suffering seems Ia grow more terrible. and
have had little time. IL seems. for anything
but Jain. but today II seems ike spring has
touched the air and the little birds are singing.
How welcome viii spring he 20 Us shut-ins for
when the air j. balmy and the music Of birds
ring supreme IL seems easier 10 keep patieut
and hopeful. but when the clouds hang low and
the wind whistles cold around the corner my
spirits almost sink and feel like saying 20
for the wings Of a dove. that I might fly 70
some fair land where no sorrow. pain or tears
can reach me!'
Ny heart goes out to all the shut.ms. I wish
might be able TO help each one when / read
81 their wants. Sometimes a letter seems all
they crave, just wee tiny bit OF outside cheer
Such little thing'--yet thousands never stop
70 send the message that would mean so much
70 that poor lonely sufferer. I have been won.
derfully blessed along this line. I have had
many frear lonely days when letter came
10 cheer and encourage me. have been disap-
pointed ofteutimes. but friends have been kind
and made many dark day grow bright by their
Hhite-winged messengers or visits. anu | scarce.
~ know how ] could have borne all these
Years without the kindness OF friends.
! want all 20 see how many shut-ins' lives they
car cheer and brighten this year. / know
what IL means 90 be remembered. and what iov
car COME through such small token. Myrtis
Estes. thuogh a shut-in. did lots of sunshine
work. scarcely speaking Of her own suffering YET
she Graves the love and thoughts OF others. She
has gone &c her rich reward. and my heart goes
out TO her SD. lonely mother and father.
wonder who were fortunate enough 10
oCld weather. shall miss my beautiful ferns
and seraniums so much this year. Hard as I
tried TO save thsm. they yielded 20 Jack Frost
at lest and dsoopcd and died.
with lots OF love to each Of you, am your
Roanoke Ala, Route ;
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-08
A SPHINX LIKE C0URTSHIP
BY STUART B. STONE.

Bill Dillon prided himself on being the most
silent in Webster county. Compared with
Mr.. Dillon, an oyster was as a steam calliope
and clam as a German cornet band. There
were not than three men in Springfield
who had heard Bill say four words at time.
One Of these is Alb Duggins, who declares that
when the court house and hall of the town burn
ed Bill remarked Its right smart blaze"
There considerable surprise when Mr.. Dill
Ion began to manifest a liking for pretty Olive
Duncan. Olive was the champion talker (oI
talkeressI of Springfield.
Bill met Olive a lawn fete given by the
Enoch fuckers. Bin had been sitting for an
hour under Japanese lantern whiting a Per
sian cat out of u pine stick and saying yea or
nay TO no one. When the hostess introduced OIL
i've. he did not even acknowledge the honor.
Isn't il a pleasant EVENING"" said Olive.
''You know Just dote on these early fall nights.
when the wind first begins to rustic the turning
leaves. Don't you think it is perfect, Mr.. Dill
lonf"
Nope" grunted Mr. Dillon. tft
whats that?' asked Miss Duncan, surpris-
ed at the contradiction. but Bill would not re-
peat.
Then she deliberately set to work to draw him
out ''What possible drawback is there, Mr..
Dillon? Why don't you agree with me? Why
don't YOU think these nights are perfect7'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-08
How to Get Rid
of Catarrh
A Simple, Safe, Reliable Way
and it Costs Nothing to Try

Those who suffer from catarrh know
it's miseries There is no need of this
suffering You can get rid of it by a sim
pie, safe, inexpensive, home treatment
discovered by DR.. Blosser, who, for over
thirty-five years, has been treating ca
tarrh successfully.
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 of these. 1t
cleans out the head, nose, throat and
lungs so that you can again breathe free
ly and sleep without that stopped-up
feeling that all catarrh sufferers have.
1t heals the diseased mucous membranes
and arrests the foul discharge, so that
you will not be constantly blowing your
nose and splitting, and at the same time
1t does not poison the system and ruin
the stomach, as internal medicines do.
If you want to test this treatment
without cost, send your auuress 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 il is all he claims for it as a remecy
for catarrh, catarrhal headaches. ca
tarrhal deafness, asthma, bronchitis. colds
and all catarrhal complications. He will
also send you free an illustrated book
let Write him Immediately.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-03-08
The Mississippi Boil WeeviI

Dear Household: The farmers in my part or
the world are getting ready fast as possible
to plant their cotton, that leaves us only a
hit of time to read and write letters. But
Won NAV all be assured that j devote some OF
my time TO reading this page. The readers
may think us rather early with our cotton
but the Georgia farmers have not had the ex-
rerience with the dreadful boil weevn that we
have The only way we can manage them Is
out Georgia! they will be around to spend n
few years with you before 1912. as they are
travelling eastward. One Of our Mississippi
farmers that never gathered under 100 bales
of cotton. gathered little over four bales
last year Good people, they are some
thing 10 he dreaded. You can close them
between two blocks Of ice and they viii live
five days.
Where is Tex. Plainsman? ! wish he would
come back again, as he is noted writer.
tried TO find him on route 2. from Sherman,
Tex. hut he was not In that part of the world.
I have not forgotten his good letter on cigar
cite smoking. Some OF school boys smoke
the dreadful things, and you bet l shake them
up about 1t.
How many OF the readers received valen-
timer | did. but 1t wasn't from any girlt
/ am anxious to confess | often wonder IL
the girls I'm Georgia are so fast as some OF
the Mississippi girls.
feel sure I'll Just be in time to he too late.
You more of the boil weevil and the Mississippi
girls in my next letter.
wishing Miss Thomas and the Household all
kinds OF good things. I am,
GEORGE RHODES
Carson Miss.