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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

come obsolete, and will come to be more
honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance.
I'm other words-sane. conservative
legislation.
WILSON NOT TOO RADICAL.
I'm still another chapter, in writing
on conditions of governmental action, he
states; In politics nothing radically
novel may safely be attempted. No re-
suit of value can eevr be reached in
politics except through slow and gradual
development, the careful adaptations and
nice notifications of growth. Nothing
may be done by leaps. More than that
each people, each nation. must live upon
the lines of its own experience. Nations
are no more capable of borrowing ex-
perience than are individuals. Every
nation must constantly keep in touch
with its past. 1t cannoS run toward its
ends around sharp corners. The method
Iof political development is conservative
adaptation, shaping old habits into new
ones, modifying old means to accom-
plish new ends
''This is SOUND, CONSERVATIVE
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY.
1.-THE treatise from which the above
is quoted was along new lines, nothing
of like scope or purpose having pre-
viously been attemptt d-yet 1t was writ
ten by Mr. Wilson when he was barely
30 years of age.
"His career i'm practical politics has
been in harmony with these theories. 1t
has proven him to be not mere dream
er of dreams, but a publicist who brings
things &c. pass-a learned, scholarly
statesman of executive ability.
"A. H. FOSTER"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29
A WARNING!

The cultivation OF the land after
rhe heavy and persistent rainfall Is at
tended with many dangers. IL is re-
narkable in Georgia that though a
heavy rain may fan in the morning, the
ground will appear 10 be dry on TOP
before "a uo as hours. This rapid dry
ing out Of the surface area OF the soil
is due to the character and velocity OF
the wind which sweeps over the land
sane AT practically all seasons OF the
wear. and TO the power OF the suns
rays. especially during the spring and
summer season. Owing 20 the combina-
tfon OF these two conditions. the ground
nav be dry and dusty 10 depth or
from / to 8 inches. depending on the
ls7eth of sine elapsing since the fall OF
rain. and yet IL may be so wet at the
depth OF inches as 70 be quite plas-
tic when taken up I'm the hand. and al
a deuth OF Il 10 Is inches. il viii prob
ably be so wet that II pressed togeth-
er with the hands IL shows no elastic
ity but remains in a rounded compress
ed form.
When soil IS in proper condition 10
cultivate. IL may contain very consio-
cradle quantity OF water at depths rela-
lively near to the surface. or from -
TO Is inches below the surface. but
the particles will have absorbed the
film OF moisture enveh0ping them so
they are not gummy or sticky, but dry
enough TO pass each other with rela-
tive ease When land is in proper con-
ditfon to cultivate at n considerable
depth. the soil turned up by the pillow
from the bottom OF the furrOw should
crumble from the moldboard- II IL
contains too much moisture il will pre-
sent a slick. smeared appearance. II
not enough moisture. then Jumps will
be in evidence. While the blowing OF
land in either condition is Objectionable.
the chances are that lumpy soil may
be reduced to a fair degree OF friabil-
ity BY implements OF tillage. or through
the influence OF showers which fall
sooner or later Flowing land dry calls
for an unusual expenditure Of energy
on the part Of horse and man, and very
often the soil Is not broken to a desira-
bic depth. The reduction OF land OF
this character to a suitable condition
for planting involves much effort and
expense There are circumstances. how
ever. unSsr which the handling of soil
in this condition may be justified. as
during a drought period. or at a season
OF the year when the land is dry but
there are likely to be showers. and
81 is desirable TO have a reasonably we'll
prepared seed bed ready to receive the
seed as soon as enough moisture falls
to result in quick termination.
Flowing the land when lumpy. there
fore. is a wasteful practice. but it will
not injure the soil TO the extent OF
blowing IL when IL Is so wet as TO
cause the particles to run together Civ
ing the upturned furrow a slick and
smeared appearance. When this hap
pens the particles of which the soil
is composed are likely to be driven in
TO each other md compacted more or
less The mechanical condition of the
soil has been entirely changed by this
process. and IL dry weather follows, a
very Iumpy condition OF the soil ensues.
making il almost impossible to get il
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29
WILSON NO DREAMER; HE
Is A SOUND PUBLICIST
A, H, Foster, Representative
From Newton County, Can
didate for State Senate, Ex-
presses Admiration of
Southern Man Who, viii Be
PreSident-HNo Visionary
Extremist" He Says, "But
Sane, Learned Statesman, "

One of the strongest concentrations
of Woodrow Wilson, candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination,
Mr.. Wilson's Georgia campaign, is the
following from A. H. Foster, of Coving-
ton, given out for publication Tuesday
with Mr.. Fosters permission.
Mr.. Fosters frank expression of his
views is all the more interesting be-
cause of the fact that he himself is a
candidate before the people. He is now
the representative from Newton county
in the state legislature, and is to be
candidate this fall for the state senate
from the 9th district.
This does not preclude my freely ex-
pressing my views without reference to
the attitude of any of my friends to-
ward Clark, Underwood or Harmon"
writes Mr.. Foster, consenting to the
publication of his original statement.
WILSON SOUND AS AUTHOR.
Mr.. Foster decries the charge, made
by Mr. Wilson's present enemies, that
Mr.. Wilson is visionary theorist, a
dreamer of dreams, an impractical man.
81 recall with what interest as a
college student 1 read, and carefully
studied woodrow Wilson's work on
practical politics, The State he writes.
Since then I have read nearly every
thing he has written along similar lines,
and have found nothing in his writings
to warrant the charge that he is a
visionary extremist,
ITO formulate the reasons why shall
vote for WoodrcY Wilson would be but
to reiterate statements already made
by others, particularly Hon. Murphey
Gambler. ....t
THE charge has been made by politi-
cal enemies Of Governor Wilson that
he lacks conservatism-tha he is too
radical in his political views to com
mand the confidence of the more con-
sentative element of, the Democratic
party.
I'm 1889 there was published a treat
Use by woodrow Wilson entitled The
State In this work he says of law, for
instance: Tt grows with the growth of
the community. 1t cannot outrun the
conscience of the community and be
real. 1t cannot outlast its judgments and
retain its force. 1t mirrors social ad-
vance. If it anticipates the development
of the public thought it must wait until
the common judgment and conscience
grow up to its standards before it can
have life If it lags behind the common
judgment and conscience, it must be-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

in satisfactory condition for seeding.
Even il this be done the chances are
that the particles will not be reduced
TO their former fineness, and hence
the capillary movement OF the water
will be arrested. the ground will not
compact firmly enough around the seed
to insure quick termination, its ability
TO hold moisture will be greatly lessen
ed and the plant food il naturally
contains will not be so readily avalla-
BILE to the crop, nor can IL utilize and
bring to the aid of the crop as readily
as would otherwise be the case OF the
commercial plant food which may have
been added to the soil.
But this is not the least of the dam
age done by blowing land when 1T is
wet Farmers seem to forget that the
lower areas Of the soil contain plant
food and that from this source much
OF the moisture needed in the average
season must be derived by the crop.
II is known that while the surface of
the soil may be comparatively dry
even to the depth OF six to eight
inches, that If the land is deeply broken
and in a friable condition the roots of
crops will often strike down to a depth
of three or four feet and will find there
a sufficient amount of moisture to sup
ply their needs during periods of
drought covering from three to ten
weeks. 1t is of the utmost Importance,
therefore, that the land be not broken
when the lower stratum turned up by
the pillow is wet and slick in appear
ance. for where this practice is follow
ed the subsoil is sealed up. as it were,
and the movement of water and plant
food from the lower area of soil to the
surface seriously retarded, and it may
even be cut of altogether in some very
adhesive soils, the PARTICLES of which il
is composed being unusually small, and,
therefore, tending to adhere together so
closely as to form almost a hard pan.
Any one familiar with the character
istics of hard pans will realize what a
serious condition has arisen in the soil,
and how detrimental is the pursuit of
any practice which tend to favor the
development of such a condition. More
over, the roots of the plants canno;
readily penetrate deeply into the soil
with the freedom and celebrity which is
desirable. The result is that they are
forced to feed very close to the surface
of the ground, and while this may, be all
right in a wet season. it is disastrous
in a dry season.
The utmost care in the preparation
Of a piece Of land for planting when
there is an abundance or rainfall shoului
therefore, be exercised. The average
man is likely to conclude that because
the season is late it is incumbent on
him to prepare his land while 1t is
wet so as to hasten planting operations.
This is a suicidal policy and never sue
ceeds The practice to pursue in such
an emergency is rather to restrict the
area Of land cultivated, but wait and
put that which is devoted to the crop
in ideal condition, for planting. This
is a wise and judicious method to fol-
low on our Georgia farms.
1t should not be forgotten that the
conditions discussed in the foregoing
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

With the materials on hand for the
fertilizati of your corn crop proceed
as follows: First, prepare the land as
carefully as possible by blowing and sur
face cultivation to reduce it to fri
able condition. This will not be diff
cult undertaking on sandy land. The
method of applying the fertilizer will be
determined to a considerable extent by
the character of the subsoii. If 1t has
strong and tenacious subsoil you may put
considerably more of the fertilizer under
the drill row than if it is sandy to
depth of 10 to is inches. Lay off the land
in four and half to five-foot rows. Open
as deep a furrow as you possibly can.
You may find it necessary to run through
this furrow two or three times to get
il to the proper depth. Apply about 800
pounds of your fertilizer in the drill
row and mix with the subsoil. Then put
in the yard manure and mix it also with
the subsoil. Draw the burrows together
and plant slightly below the level of the
ground. In other words, throw a little
earth toward the corn as you cultivate.
Shallow cultivation should, of course, be
pursued Use two side applications on
the crop; 300 pounds within 80 days after
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

The red land to which you refer has
probably had more or less of the nitro
gen and original vegetable matter which
it contained exhausted, and therefore,
does not produce as large stalk OF
cotton as the fresh land. On this &C
count it requires more liberal fertiliza-
ton than the newer land. On soils such
as you describe you should find about
9-3-5 a good formula to use on cotton;
on the newer land an 1926 should answer
very WELL You will notice that rather
liberal applications of phosphorus and
potash are suggested for these soils. This
is due to the fact that sandy loamy
land is not so we'll supplied with phos-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29
Potato Pancakes
(ReeiDe By Mrs. Helen ATmstrons)

Here is something in pancakes a lit
tie different from the ordinary:
One quart of raw potato, either grated
or run through a food chopper, add four
eggs singly, beating each one in thor
oughly. .[dS salt and pepper and a lit
tie flour, My enough to bind the mix
ture; the amount will vary owing to diff
ference n potatoes. Fry by the spoon
full in drippings or Cottolene and serve
promptly.
Pancakes, doughnuts, fritters, etc,
fried in Cottolene come out light, crisp,
and free from grease. You will find it
mote satisfactory than lard-more eco
nonical, too-and, remember, there is
no indigestion in Cottolene.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

PREPARING LAND FOR ALFALFA.
r. II. b., Allen, Ala, writes: 1 have
a 12-acre field of deep sandy, loamy
land that ] want to plant in alfalfa
The land makes good corn and peas
and beans with 200 to 300 pounds of
fertilizer per acre. Do you think alfal-
ia will grow on this land and how
should it be prepared. We have a
good country, good water. good pine
land. and can grow almost everything
we need.
There are certain lands in Alabama
well adapted to the cultivation of al
falfa. They are what are known as
black prairie soils which contain a good
deal of lime. Very sandy land unless
Il has a retentive subsoil to a depth
of two or three feet is not likely to be
we'll adapted for the cultivation of al
falfa unless it is greatly improved by
crop rotation and the incorporation of a
good deal of green manure in the form
of leguminous crops. Alfalfa requires
rather rich soil and one of good
depth and drainage The land should
also be free of weeds, and especially
from crab grass as this is one of the
worst enemies of alfalfa and crowds it
out in many palces after IL has once
become fairly well established. On
soils which do not drain well alfalfa
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

phorus and potash. generally speaking. as
soils containing more clay and Of a
heavier y :. We would suggest that you
use not less than SEQ pounds Of these
formulas under the drill row. You may
find it advisable to even use side ap-
plication of 200 pounds, or top dressing
Of nitrate of soda on the older cultivated
land on which the cotton does not make
as large a stalk as seems desirable.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29
Farm FOR SALE.

$50 acres, more or less, about Is
acres level land and the remainder up
land located three miles from Ellijay
on Ducktown Road; good orchard, good
spring and nice location. Will sell all
or a part Any one wishing to buy
will call on F. L. Byers, Ellijay, Ca,
Route l.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29
Cotton Must Have Plant Food,

and this plant food the right kind The elements which
the Cotton Plants Nitrogen and in
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

year. The fresh land grows a large weed,
but does not fruit well. What fertilizer
would you advise for cotton on this
land?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

planting and the second not later than
June /. The time of making the side
applications will be determined good
deal by when you get the corn planted
and the character of season which fol-
lows. On land of the kind you nave
we would prefer to use prolific variety
of corn.
A SOUTH GEORGIA FARMERS
PROBLEM.
L. o. c., Plains, Ga, writes: 1 have
what is termed as Greenville loamy sand
land. The old land grows small cot
ton staIA, but it fruited very well last
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

More than 100000 acres of Irish po-
tatoes were planted in the United States
this year This is about "a per cent
larger than ever before. --
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

Ireland's champion wolf hound has been
sold to a New York man for $500. The
species is almost extinct in Ireland AMI
the specimens bought by the New York
man is one of the finest of his race.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

paragraphs are always aggravated by
the absence Of vegetable matter, and
this is one of the most important rea-
sons whyS additions of this essential
element should be made to our soils
through the systematic pursuit of crop
rotations, the turning under of green
leguminous crops, or the utilization of
ever-increasing quantities of yard ma
nure. There is nothing which will
give greater degree of friability to
the soil than organic matter, and while
it will not hasten the drying out of
the soil, in fact will retard it, it inn
proves the physical condition so that
the friability of the land is maintained
under a greater variety of conditions
than is possible in its absence. If
the soil is well supplied with vegetable
matter it is not necessary to break it so
deeply, and while cultivating before it
is dried out properly is very objection
able, the injury would not be so great
as where the land is lacking in this
particular material
In an excessively wet season, such
as often prevails, there may be some
justification for blowing lands rela-
lively shallow, especially clay lands
While this practice is to be opposed
under ordinary circumstances, these
soils are so tenacious OF moisture that
one might have to wait rather longer
to break them to depth of 10 or IL
inches than seems wise in view of the
rapid advance of the season for plant
ing. Under these conditions, blowing
the land six to eight inches deep may
be justified, though ordinarily the prac-
tice could not be recommended. Sandy
lands, of course, will hardly ever need
to be broken as deeply as clay lands,
and besides, they dry out so much more
rapidly that deeper breaking is always
practical with them in wet season
than with clay soils. Then the sandy
lands are not so adhesive or cohesive
as particles Of clay. In other words,
when disturbed when containing a large
quantity of water they become friable
under cultivation This is also more
or less true of soils which class as
loans or sandy loans. 1t is not true
however, of clay which often contains
more or less material of a cement-like
character. In view of these conditions
farmers should exercise the greatest
care in the cultivation and management
Of lands upon which excessive amounts
Of rain have fallen Serious damage,
the effect of which cannot be overcome
by several years of careful treatment,
will ofen follow the careless breaking
and cultivation of soils after a pro-
longed spell of wet weather.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-29

generally swindles away and dies, turn
ing yellow in appearance very often
early in the spring. This trouble is
sometimes due to the lack of nitrogen
gathering bacteria which live in the
nodules on the roots of this crop and
give it the power to assimilate this
element from the air. When one is
planting alfalfa the seed should be
inoculated by artificial cultures, or the
soil inoculated by securing 800 pounds
of soil from a field where alfalfa has
grown successfully in the past, and
scattering it over the surface of each
acre which you intend to inoculate
The land should be sown in cowpeas
or velvet beans this Spring and turned
under in the autumn. Apply not less
than 700 to 1000 pounds of 1885
fertilizer and two to three tons OF
finely ground rock per acre Then SOW
20 pounds of recleaned alfalfa seed OF
American growth not later than october
list to 18th. Top. dressing with YARD
manure in the spring will be an al
vantage. Nitrogen of soda may also
sometimes be used with success
Though alfalfa is difficult crop TO
establish, and more failures than sue
cesses are recorded with it except on
certain types of land and under unus-
ually, favorable conditions, 1t yields
abundantly, making from three to rive
cuttings a year, and the hay is or
very superior quality, selling for SzV
to $50 per ton when properly cure1.
The natural conditions in your county
seem to be favorable to the develop
ment of agricultural industries, and no
doubt your section will settle up rap
idly and your lands increase materially
in value on that account.
MIXING A FORMULA FOR CORN'
]. L., Mystic, Ga, writes: l have an
acre of land which l want to plant IN
corn. have 1000 pounds of guano, one
load of barnyard manure, and LOU
pounds of cotton seed. 1t is sandy loamy
land. / would like to know how to use
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-14

PAUL FEvAT

su alma St ha reyciado en mi El
deber Sc me aparece por yez primera
Y su voz Is tan imperiosa en- mi va.
como la yoz de Ia dicha. Aver no
oomprendia que hubiese aqu1 abaio
NADIA capaz de separarmc de Enrique;
hoy.
i Hoy ?-repiti6 dona Cruz
Aurora yolvi6 la cabeza para en-.
jugar una lagrima, y dona Cruz la
miraba conmoyida.
-Hermana mia dijo,- ercs Au--
rora de Nevers, no 10 dudo. La mas
orgullosa Duquesa tendria a gala lla-
marte hija Pero hace un momento
has pronuncjado palabras que me in
Qmetan y me dan miedo.
Que palabras?
Has dicho; otros Sc encarearan
dc ibertarme
Al. 81, Olvidaba contartc 10
que he hccho durante tn ausencia Is
taba aqui sola. con la cabeza ariiente
Y 81 coraz6n intranquilo Sin duda
la febro me di6 yaIor; sail de esta
estancia Por eI camino que tn me
ensenaSte. IIegu6 hasta la puerta, tras
de la cual los del banquete te llama
ban antes. Mir6 por la cerradura
y no Vi ninguna mujer en- la mesa
Nos habian mandado salir'- con-
test6 dona Cruz.
6Sabes por que?
-Gonzaga nos ha dicho...
Ah!-dijo Aurora estremecien-
dose Ese hombre que manda los
otros ,es Gonzagag
ST.
No Sc 10 que habra dichc pero
ha debido engahagos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-14
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chatlny hacc voIvrr baia ia raoa,
Al iorobado,
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T0do 10 Quc lIeyo eo nj Dorta
moncdas por 4 ATaronts'-diio 4
NivelIe
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das prcgunt6 Esopo de,puas de- VA
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-14

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b"ofa. Zero no oraoa.
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la saIa del festin, 4abia aumeutada
desde haeia algunos momentos Eraa
las eAcLouaelone> que proyocaba i
singular comDate je Chaverny i
Jorooado Aurora NADIA not6. Me-
d]ta5a Sus belIos ojos ourojeeidas
por las IaeImas G.abaa,a 5isrra,J..
haIa ia largo rate sobre aa mi,ma
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-03-14
Triunfo del jorobado

Volvamos de nuevo a la habitaci6n
del piso bajo, donde hemoo visto antes
a Aurora y doha Cruz. Aurora