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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-13

level of permanent prosperity than she
has yet done. $50
DEVELOPING STOCK HUsBANDRY
IN GEORGIA. -rR z
G. M. H, Swainsboro, Ca writes:
was much interested in your article in
Sundays Journal, as we are much be-
hind in this county in this line of agri-
culture / am anxious to get our peo-
pie interested in raising more and bet
ter cattle We still lose them by tick
fever here. Our cattle go on the open
rahge and have but little care. Farm
ers come to town and pay 40 cents
a pound foTs butter when they have cat
tie and land of their own. If you can
dc anything to get our people inter-
ested in this great and important bust
ness, will appreciate it beyond 'ex-
preston, and / am willing to do all
in my power to help.
1t is very gratifying to us to learn
of your hearty approval of the article
which appeared in Sundays Journal.
1t certainly. discusses a phase of the
live stock business which is greatly
neglected in Georgia and has resulted
in the general depression of our farm
ers, for it is impracticable for man
to grow twelve-cent cotton and pay
forty cents a pound for butter, when,
as YOU have expressed it, he has an
abundance of land and even some live
stock which, with a little care as to
breeding and feeding, would enable him
ITO become a producer and seller OF but
ter rather than a purchaser. AS you
know, we have made every effort with
in our power to cooperate with all the
agencies interested in the eradication
Of the cattle tick, and some progress is
being made in this direction, though
the fight will be a long and hard one
because of the wonderful opposition
which the local community develops
against the necessary quarantine
through which alone the tick can be
successfully eradicated. Georgia could
easily be rid of this menace to her
live stock industry in a few years by
a united effort on the part Of the
county and state authorities. 1t would
cost probably two or three thousand
dollars to clean up badly infested
county but this would represent
much smaller outlay than the loss i'm
posed by the presence of the ticks in
any county in Georgia in single year.
You may rest assured that you will
have our hearty cooperation and sup
port in promoting the work of every
agency calculated to impress upon our
people the necessity of developing
live stock industry which Will enable
us not only to produce our own beef
and butter but to offer surplus for
sale to other states where the natural
conditions are not as favorable as those
existing in Georgia.
FERTILIZERS ADOPTED TO APPLE
TREES.
c. NJ. T., ollie Ga. writes l would
like to know what kind and how much
/ fertilizer to use on apple trees. L
have an orchard of 1,4O0 trees that l
want to fertilizeS The orchard is sit
uated on black bottom soil and is from
six to ten years old.
Fruit trees make a considerable
draft on the fertility Of the land; the
amount of food extracted from the soil
varies with the age of the trees. The
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-13
FERTILIZERS ADOPTED TO APPLE
TREES.


c. NJ. T., ollie, Ca. writes / would
like to know what kind and how much
fertilizer to use on apple trees. L
have an orchard of 400 trees that l
want to fertilizeS The orchard is sit
uated on black bottom soil and is from
six to ten years old.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-13

tankage is especially prepared and care
is taken to see that 1t is wholesome.
Ordinary tankage might contain mate
rails which while useful for fertilizer
purposes might, tend to endanger the
lives of the animals consuming it. You
should mix to 10 pounds of the high
grade blood with each 100 pounds Of
corn or corn and cob meal. Fed in this
proportion it improves the ration ma
terially. increasing the gains while les
SEEMING the cost and tending to keep the
hogs in better condition than where
corn alone Us fed.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-13

In no portion Of America will you find oppor-
t1nity tbrusting itself at POOR nan, RICH
MAN, AVERAGE MAN, as 1t thrusts itself in
GEORGIA.
Write today for our Guide Book, "Georgla,"
aad our lisr Of farm bargains; they are free
f. the asking. t
gains advertised.
EDWIN P. ANsLEY LAND AGENCY,
REALTY TRUST BUILDING, ATLANTA. Ga.
n ADVERTISEMENT
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-13

pense of fruit On the other hand,
if the trees are sman and stunted and
the foliage is not of a bright green
color and is dropped early, then the
use of some nitrogen will be advisable.
Owing to the fact that most of our
soils are rather low in available phos-
phoric acid, it is generally well to use
this element in rather liberal amounts
in all fertilizer foIhnulas for apple
trees. We would suggest therefore,
that you use from 2 to 8 per cent Of
acid and about to 10 per cent of pot
ash, and apply from to 5 pounds per
tree, putting the fertilizer in a circle
around the tree about three feet from
the trunk Mix 1t we'll into the soil
if possiblye. The application is prob
ably best made early in the spring,
and owing to the ract that the nitro
gen may be lost through teaching or
fermentation, it is best to apply this
material in an organic form.
-
A BAD CASE OF INDIGESTION.
]. r. L., Hoschton, Ca, writes: L
have a mule which eats hearty and
works well, but will not fatten, and
when she works and gets hot she takes
the scours, and her bowels roll and
growl 1 would like to know what to
do for her.
Your mule is undoubtedly suffering
from a severe case of indigestion. This
may be due to variety of causeA but
the chances are that you are feeding
one kind of food and that there is not
enough variety in the ration. 1t is
also possible that you may not have
examined the food as carefully as you
should and that some of it is moldy
and dusty. Damaged food will cause
indigestion more quickly than anything
else, and you should be careful on that
account to feed only corn and fodder
which are free from mold Change the
food and if you have been feeding corn
alone, cut it out of the ration for
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21

The English royal treasures are
stored In steel-lined vaults In Bucking
ham palace and in vaults of masonry
many feet thick, In Windsor castle. In
Russia the imperial treasures find
secure resting place in the hermitage
in st. Petersburg. The valuables have
been catalogued by Count Ivan Tolls
toy In the collection are to be found
some wonderful cabinets in the epoch
of Catherine H.. and two superb vases
in bronze which adorned the bedcham
Ter of Marie Antoinette Works OF
teauty are the lockets of Potemkin
and Souwarow, in form of pendants
adorned with diamonds and other
precious stones. The gallery Of porce
lain contains a remarkable service oil
LOO pieces of the time of Catherine
II. The smallest plate cost $1,000
When the great fire occurred at the
Winter Palace. eighty of these pre-
cious plates were stolen. Seventy
were afterwards recovered. but ten
are still missing. and 1t Is suggested
that they may be found IN some pri
yate collections.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Girl Masauerades as a Boy.

After she had been masquerading as
q man for eight months, the identity
OF Mrs. Mary Owens has been discov-
cred and she has been forced to leave
the factory town of Saxon Mills. S. C.
The young woman had become engag-
ed to sixteen-year-old girl, who is
broken-hearted over the revelation.
Eight months ago. when Oscar
Owens, his mother and young brother
came to live In Saxon Mills. he was
hailed by all as one of the finest young
men who had ever come TO that town
He" was a leader In the social life
of the mill workers and always ready
for any sport that was proposed. Soon
after The" started to work in one OF
the mills the supposed young man
met a girl worker, and within a short
time 1t was announced that they were
engaged. Owens told the girl that they
would be married when he" had say
ed up enough money to buy cottage.
Wearing male attire was evidently
not as comfortable to the young wom-
an as she tried to make 1t seem. and,
as a rest, some days ago she put on
woman's garb again to take walk.
One of the policemen of the town
thought he recognized the young mill
worker, and her arrest followed.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Firm Foundation
Nothing Can Undermine II in SkOwhe.
gan.

People are sometimes slow to recoS
nize true merit and they cannot be
blamed. for so many have been hum
bugged in the past The experience
of hundreds of Skowhegan residents,
expressed publicly through newspa-
pers and other sources, places Doan S
Kidney Pills on firm foundation here.
Mrs. Della e. Barnes. 1913 North
St, Skowhegan, Me, says. Kidney
complaint and backache annoyed me
of and on for some time When SUI
fering from an attack, | procured a
supply of Doan's Kidney Pills and
they brought satisfactory results.
Other members of my family have TAX
en- this remedy with benefit
The above statement was given
March 8, 1905, and when Mrs. Barnes
was interviewed on June 26, 1911, she
said: Il have been publicly recon-
mendng Doans Kidney Pills for a
number of years and it gives me
pleasure To continue doing so. have
had but little kidney trouble since
this remedy cured me,
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster-Niburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's sand
take no other.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Work Tells Nationality.

Mrs. Henry White, wife of the we'll
known American diplomat, who served
in almost every court in Europe. Is
the authority for the statement that
the nationality OF woman may be
easily betrayed by the kind OF fancy
work in which she engages as she sits
on hotel verandas in famous resorts
of Europe. The American has her
frame with gay colored silk, and
stitches away on flowers, fruits or
quaint figures for the decoration OF
her dining table, her boudoir or her
own comely person. The British
woman never seems happy unless she
is fashioning Battenberg lace sewed
on indigo blue paper, where the pat
tern Is traced The French woman
works into fine white cambria those
lovely clusters of vine and flowers
in the best cotton floss, known as
French embroidery" The Italian
woman delights In the fine lace that
has made the nation illustrious, and
many a woman bearing title that
dates back several hundred years can
make lace which rivals the best which
the looms of Venice can produce.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
TURKS QUEER DESERT ARMY
Weapons of Every Time and Age Are
Found Among These Picturesque
Soldiers.

In this city of canvas houses, or.
rather, In these groups of canvas ham,
lets. are men of every race In the
I.evant There Is no uniformity OF
type even among the officers, for the
Turkish Empire comprises many
races, and In the same mess tent you
may see a Cretan captain chatting
with lieutenant from the Bulgarian
frontier, an Albanian rendering his
cigarette case to a Yemen Arab. But
among the rank and file Of the Tur-
kish soldlery the racial types are be-
wildering in their variety, says a
Tripoll letter In the London Express.
Servians. Syrians, Greeks. Cretans,
Croatians, Roumanlans. Egyptians, ISL
anders from the archipelago, Bosniaks
with the faces OF Kalmuck Tartars.
shaggy-headed Kurds, Armenlans,
Persians and dwellers In Mesopotamia
there is no end TO the list. II
would need the pen that described the
Lorde wherewth Cyrus invaded Greece
"a very similar horde no doubt. but
kit) to enumerate them all.
And even then one has spoken only
OF the regular Turkish soldiers. There
still remain the uncounted desert men
who have ranged themselves under
the Crescent flag to wage war for
their liberty. Daily they continue to
arrive, on horse, ass. camel and afoot,
from places five and ten and even
twenty days ride away. There are
Arabs from Tripoli, Tunis, Fezzan,
Algiers, a handful even from distant
Morocco. Fuzzy-headed Soudanese.
negroes, silyer-gray with dust and
sunshine; wiry lighteyed Bedouln
and yelled horsemen from the Libyan
Sahara pour in to help the Turks and
harass the Italians with nightly forays
through the ruined gardens.
There are not counting the rifles
and carbines captured from the ltal-
fans nor the regulation arms dealt
out by the Turks, weapons of every
kind and age In the camp. | have
seen within a few hundred yards of
one another chassepot rifle a dou-
ble-barreled shotgun. a twohanded
Crusaders sword Ca magnificent piece
OF steel over four feet long,, slen-
der. inlaid scimitar, Moorish curved
dagger and an automatic pistol.
There is no doubt that the desert
is supplying Turkey with soldiers as
efficiently as 1t has provided her with
food for them to eat. A wonderful
place the desert, able to pour forth
unexpected riches.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Killed Bear With His Fists.

What Is claimed to be the champion
bear story of the season was told by
William Smith of Syracuse, N. Y, who
returned to Boulder. Colo, recently
after a hunting trip of two weeks IN
the mountains. Smith claims to have
killed a 250-pound black bear with g
blow of his fist After the bear had
killed two valuable dogs with strokes
of his paws, Smith. according to his
story, put on a pair of brass knuckles
and swung on the bears jaw, knock
ing him out. Then. he said, he beat
the bear about the head and spine un
til he was dead.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Curious Birth Notification.

Remarkable notifications of births
occasionally reach the public health
authorities In London-written some
times In large schoolboy hand, prob
ably dictated to her son by mother
or by neighbor. The following ex
ample Is taken from report for the
past year, which has just been issu
ed: ITO the Gentlemen of the Gard
ians-I am taking my pen in hand
hoping you are in the best Of health
as it leaves mother at present and fol
me to say that she has had a baby
girl according to the rules OF the board
of health this is all at present with
best respects from-Perce. it isc q
girl and she has got to have the name
of rose after mother but father he
don't hold with it. Excuse pencil, nc
more at present" In such letters II
is not uncommon to find the name
the date and the address omitted.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Balfour Bluffs a Constable.

AS Is we'll known, Mr.. Balfour Is an
enthusiastic motorist, and here is the
story on an incident which happened
during one of his recent journeys
With him was friend formerly In
the house of commons and now re
corder of certain city. The chauf.
feur was signaled by Surrey con.
stable to stop. Mr.. Balfour was his
own chauffeur The constable insist
ed that the speed was over the limit
Mr.. Balfour was sure 1t was not
well, look at your indicator" "Er-
well, l haven't an indicator" said MIR.
Balfour sweetly, but" with emphasis,
I've a recorder" AS the policeman
did not know what that might be and
fearing to show his own ignorance II
a prosecution should follow, he with
drew his hand, and Mr.. Balfour and
the recorder, all smiles, continued
their drive. The constable heard them
laugh. and scratched his head in doubt,
but 1t was too late to do anything
London Tattler.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Made Horseshoe for Royalty.

A popular worthy. Robert Kidd of
Kirkinch, Meigle, Scotland, celebrated
his golden wedding the other day. Mr..
Kidd is a blacksmith, and at one time
he was in the employment OF the
Dowager Duchess OF Atholl. While
he was working on a horseshoe one
day the Duchess accompanied by her
late Majesty Queen Victoria entered
the smithy and watched Mr.. Kidd at
his work He completed the shoe
which to his qualification was carried
away by the distinguished visitors. 1t
was hung in the cathedral, where is
remained for many years till 1t was
taken to Perth.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Money-Maklnu Cat.

Thomas Gleason of Canaan. Me-, has
cat that earns almost enough hunt
Ing to support family. The cat one
week. while on one of Its hunting ex-
petitions, brought home a mink. The
owner sold the hide for five dollars.
This cat will quite often go into the
woods, catch rabbit. and the animal
being too heavy to lug home he will
gnaw 1t In two and bring onehalf at
q time.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
At Least a Movement for Health.

In the Paddington borough of Lon
don, II you operate tenement or
apartment house. you must sweep the
floors of all rooms once day. wash
them once a week and open the WIN
dows of all sleeping rooms for at least
one hour in each day or pay fine of
$25. 1t may not be possible to make
the people moral by law, but the
borough council of Paddington believes
much can be done to make them
healthy.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Stopped Train to Shoot Quail.

Passengers on the Southern Indi
ana railway from Westport to Eliza
bethtown had bad scare one morn
Ing recently when the train came to a
standstill in a cornf1eld and reports
OF gun were heard a few minutes
later" said a travelling man. They
thought they were going tn be held
up and that murder had already been
committed. Their fears were allayed
however, when a trainman came in
side and reported that the brakeman
had seen covey of quail and had
stopped the train to take shot at
them"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
School of Love In Germany.

In order to counteract the falling on
of marriage rate a school Of love" has
been started at Strasburg, Germany.
The school will also give advice on OBJ
scure questions. such as how to en-
courage budding attentions, how to dis
courage them, how to converse with
serious men without any serious knowl-
edge, and how to be gay an~ frivolous
while suffering from headache, bank
ruptcy, and other ills.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Stops Itching Scalp
Over Night
Falling Hair and Danish Dandruff.
Falling Hair and Danish Dandrun.

Itching scalp keeps you scratching
and feeling miserable all the time.
Wash your hair tonight with pure soap
and water, rub on a goodly quantity
of PARTISAN SAGE and the distress
ing itchiness will he gone in the
morning.
PARTISAN SAGE is pure, refresh
ing and inyigorating hair dressing.
Besides putting an end to scalp itch,
dandruff and falling hair 1t nourishes
the hair roots and put splendid ra-
dance into faded and unattractive
hair
1t should be used by every member
of the family to keep the scalp free
from. dandruff germs and prevent
badness. Large bottle 80 cents at G.
R. Fogg's and druggists everywhere,
1918
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Vaatness of the Ocean.

To stow away the contents of the
Pacific ocean ii would be necessary
to I'll tank one mile long, one mile
wide, and one mile deep every day
for 44O years. The figures of the
other oceans are in the same startling
proportions. 1t would take all the
sea water in the world 100000 years
to flow over Niagara
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
To MOthers-And Others.

You can use Bucklen's Arnica Salvt
to cure children of eczema, rashes, tet.
ter, chaflngs, scaly and crusted hui
mors, as we'll as their accidental in
juries,-cuts. burns, bruises, etc, with
perfect safety. Nothing else heals sc
quickly. For boils, ulcers, old, run
ming or fever sores or piles it has nc
superior. Csc at F. w. Bucknam
Sampson & Avore, The Fuller DRUG
Store, G. r. Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Success of the Pasteur Treatment.

The latest report of the Pasteur in
stitute of Paris shows a continuous
decrease in the number of cases OF
rabies occurring or treated in France
In 1886 the institute treated 2,67l
cases, of which 25 proved fatal. In
1896 1908 cases were treated, only
four of which proved fatal In 1905
the number of cases had fallen to 524
and in 1909 to ACT. with one fata
case in each of these years. In 1910
401 cases were treated, and there was
no death. The earlier fatal cases are
ascribed to the fact that the treat
ment was too long delayed.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Not at ALI Entertained,

Prisoner. are you guilty or not
guilty."
ct can't answer that question" re-
piled the man accused of fluffy
finance. There were so many counts
in the indictment and its literary
style was 80 involved that couldn't
stay awake"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21

No. none OF these hats suggest my
personality at all. You see, I'm great
racegoer, adore drama, read classics
In the original sympathze with the
woman's movement. travel good
deal, and am intensely temperamental.
The hat want must convey all
this"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21

Do you know that of all the minor
ailments colds are by far the most
dangerous? 1t is not the cold itself
that you need to fear but the serious
diseases that it often leads to. Most
of these are known as germ diseases.
Pneumonia and consumption are
among them. Why not take Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and cure your
cold while you can? For sale by G. r.
Fogg.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21
Irony of Fate.

Miss Helen Jones of HEREFORD. Pa,
has purchased at bankrupt sale the
farm Of man forced in bankruptcy
by a breach of promise judgment In
her favor.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21

An egotist is any person who thinks
he Is better than you are.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-03-21

Towns are not as red as they are
painted.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-08-01
Obituary.

After a lingering illness extending
over a period of several years, Mrs.
Christena Swartz fell peacefully
asleep July "a, 1912, at the age Of
~ years, s months and 21 days.
Christena Shuey was born at Le-
mont, Center county Pa Nov. g.,
1889. She was united in marriage
with John H. Swartz Nov. A., 1851.
To them there were given nine chill
dren, six daughters and three sons.
In 1880 Mr.. and Mrs. Swartz with
their family migrated to Kansas,
coming directly to Abilene where
they lived continuously. save three
years from 1893 to yS96 which were
spent in Alabama.
Mrs. Swartz took her confirmation
vows at the age Of twelve in the
reformed church at Lemont, Pa. At
ter her marriage she united with
the Lutheran church with her hus-
band. On coming to Kansas she
transferred her membership to Trim
ity Lutheran. She lived q consistent
Christian life, and ever showed 2
keen interest in all the activities
|of the church. she had a deep apl
probation OF all that was good and
aimed to make the best q vital part
of her life. she had strong faith
and hope ever increasing IN bright
ness. Her illness was borne with
true Christian fortitude; and cheer
fulness was marked characteristic
10 the last. The transfer from this
to the world Just beyond was well
coined BY her. Her life and death
were 4 triumph, and VIII be a bone
liction to many.
An infant son, George Elmer ana
VITO daughters, Sarah Ellen and LII
lie All, with the husband and father,
who died May 10. 1908, preceded her
to the other world. There remain
to mourn her demise Mrs. = M-
Hshuey, william H., Mrs. Ira Shuey.
and Miss Keturah Of Abilene, ana
Mrs. o. H. Norris, Redlands, Call
and John L., Evans, Colo, together
with a large circle Of friends.
The service was conducted this
morning at the Lutheran church the
nastor, Rev. w. H. Schrock. Off
ciating. There was a large attend
ance Of friends. and the floral triD-
utes we're numerous and beautiful
Burial in Abilene cemetery.