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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-07-05

the band than below, causing a bulge
and ultimately the death of the part
affected.
A better method OF strengthening a
weak crotch is to run an iron rod
through the two limbs which form the
undesirable crotch. A hole is bored
through the two limbs a short distance
above the crotch. This hole should be
made to fit the rod as nearly as posi-
BILE: this hole will not injure the tree.
The rod should have large head at
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-07-05

one end and be threaded for large
nut at the other. The rod is inserted
and the nut screwed up tightly. A
one-inch rod will support tremendous
strain, but the size will depend, of
course, upon the size of the limbs to
be braced. w. w. Robbins, Colorado
Agricultural College, Fort Collins.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-07-05

For soreness of the muscles, whether in
duced by violent exercise or injury, there is
nothing better than Chamberlain lIlEiment.
This liniment also relieves rheumatic pains.
For sale by Kings City Drug Store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
SEASON OF GHOST AGAIN HERE
Halloween, With All Its Supersti-
tions, Recalls Fond Memories
of Childhood

ATLANTA, Ga-Do you believe in
ghosts? Maybe not all the time, but
if you have any imagination or fond
memory of childhood you ought to
believe in them now, for Halloween,
the season of ghosts, is again at
hand.
Darkness, shivers, creeps and graons,
Moldy graves and dead mems bones e;
Fairies, COLLINS, gnomes and elves
Witches switches! Save yourselves!
Those are the verses that the old
grandmothers of half a century ago
used to repeat, half in play, to i'm
press upon the children the ghostly
nature of the holiday. The pump
kin-heads with eyes and mouth and
nose cut through, for the light to
shine, are rough limitations of a
deaths head, and the superstitions
about looking in the mirror and in
the bottom of a coffee cup are relics
of the belief that witches and fort
une tellers had more power on that
particular night than at any other
time of the year.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
GRAVES GLEANINGS.
News Notes and Personal Mention
Photographed for News Readers.

Mesdames j. R. jolly and Florence
Grimes, Miss Rushie Ferguson and
Messrs. w. D. Davidson, w. H. Dis
nuke, c. D. Grimes, |. H. Kimble, T.
]. Jennings and H. T. Achord attend
ed the fair in Macon a few days this
week.
Messrs. ]. D. Newman, E A. Bree /
love and Will Kimble, Mesdames l..
H. Kimble and w. H. Dismuke and
Misses Ida Green, Lottie billiard
and Lily Dismuke attended quarterly
meeting in Brentwood Saturday.
Miss Emma Waller was called to
the bedside of her mother, who was
very sick with hemorrhagic fever at
Sasser last week Many friends are
glad to know that she is better and
thought to be out of danger
Mrs H. T. Achord spent Thursday
in Shellman on business connected
with her millinery store, which she
has opened at Graves
Misses Ethel Haddock and Birdie
Whaley of Shellman have been the
guests of Miss Florence Newman.
Mr.. Walter Smith and sister, Miss
Cora, visited Miss Ruby Dickinson in
Bronwood Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Dona Murray and Ruby
Dickinson of Brentwood attended the
meeting here last week.
Mrs Jodie Chambless and children
left Wednesday night for Macon to
visit relatives.
Mrs. c. P Chambless attended the
Primitive Baptist meeting in Ander-
sonville
Mr.. G. NJ. Maloye is Spending sew
eral days in Savannah on business.
Mr.. J D. Newman made business
trip to Shellman last week.
Mr.. j. T. Ferguson spent the week
end with homefolks.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25

during the last year las disclosed by
the government statisticians) nearly
1000, 900 pounds of human hair was
fetched to this country from the inte-
rior provinces of China for our wo-
men to wear-most of it being dis
carded 'pigtails ''-eXcites panied
surprise.
Recently the government sent one
of its commercial explorers to take
look over Borneo, and find out about
it's trade possibilities from a Yam
kee standpoint. His report, just re-
ceived, is briefly to the effect that
inasmuuch as there are no roads and
few paths on the great island pros
poets for the sale of automobiles
there are slight. The natives do not
wear shoes or use cook stoves, and
the only thing they buy of US is
Americana is, cotton cloth
which they purchase in considerable
quantities.
On the other hand we get from
Borneo (by way of Singapore much
rattan-a material which, in the
crude state, is the enormously long
and plant stem of a giant tropical
vine. There seems, indeed, to be no
part of the globe so remote as not TO
furnish something to supply the man.
fold wants of the people of the Unit
ed States. Tibet sends us quantities
of camels hair and exquisite rugs.
From Zanzibar, off the east coast OF
Africa, we received last year 2,OOO,-
600 pounds of cloves. Madagascar
sends us great quantities of 'raffia
fiber. which our farmers use to tie
up asparagus and rhubarb for mar
ket and of which women make pref
" bags and baskets. From the Is
land of Martinique, in the awful
shadow of Mount Pelee, we get va
nilla beans, Corsica sends us great
quantities of briar roots for pipes.
Mayaysia supplies US with shark liv-
er oil, which sells in the market I'M
der the name of pure cod liver oil.
Gumdrops are mainly composed OF
gum senigal," of which we imported
:, 100000 pounds last year from the
Soudan. Colombia supplies us with
large quantities of crocodile skins.
During the last ten years we have
imported over 1900 tons OF chi
Gle" the raw material of chewing
gum. from southern Mexico, where
it is obtained from the sapodilla
plum tree.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
SHOULD GROW PLENTY OATS
ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLE
CROPS NEGLECTED IN SOUTH.
Talks Upon Importance of More
Oats and How to Grow Them.


The value of the oat crop is not
usually recognized by Southern farm
ers, says D. r. Smith, farm demon
strator. 1t ranks fifth in value of
the field crops and third in value of
the grain crops.
1t may be asked why so valuable a
crop has been so long neglected in
the South The following may be
given as some OF the reasons:
/. In the early days the idea pre-
vailed that oats were not adapted TO
Southern lands.
2. Newly cleared lands having
stumps made it easier to handle corn
and other crops.
8. The custom of feeding farm
stock corn only as the grain ration
became fixed and hard to change.
T. Harvesting in the old way by
grain cradle was slow and laborious
1t has been fully demonstrated that
most of the land is we'll adapted to
oats. Much of it has also been clear
ed ,of stumps, so all the improved
planting and harvesting machinery
may be used successfully.
The old idea that corn was the
best grain for stock has been over
come, and it is now conceded that
oats are much better food for all
young animals and for work stock
during summer months
The following may be cited as some
of the reasons for growing oats on
the Southern farm:
l. Oats on similar soil will pro-
duce as many pounds of grain as
corn.
2. Oats require less labor to grow
and harvest than corn.
8. Oats furnish the best grain for
young stock and for work animals
during the summer months.
f. Nearly all soils in the South
are adapted to oats.
5. Fall sown oats is one of the
surest grain crops.
6. Oats may be followed by soil
crop, such as COW peas or
soy beans.
Z. Makes a good substitute for
cotton as a money crop.
8. Fits we'll in systematic crop
rotation.
8. Affords a better distribution
of the labor of hands and teams
the year.
10, Helps to solve the labor
problem.
The land should be we'll broken
several weeks before seeding, if it is
practical, in order to allow settling
of the soil The surface should be
thoroughly prepared by disc and sec
ton harrowS before seeding.
At time of seeding apply from 200
to 800 pounds of acid phosphate per
acre. About March list, or when oats
begin to boot" or joint, broadcast
100 pounds of nitrate of soda per
acre. Follow with section harrow
with teeth well slanted to prevent
plants.
1t seldom pays to plant any but
fall oats in the South. The time of
planting ranges between September
90 and November 15 The most sat
lsfactory results have been obtained
from October seeding. Red Rust
Proof or related varieties, such as
Appler and Culberson, constitute the
best general purpose oats for the
South 1t is better to procure native
grown seed, as these will be accli-
mated and practically rust proof.
The best results have been obtain
ed by planting with grain drill If
grain drill is not available the seed
may be sown broadcast by hand and
covered with pillow or disc harrow.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25

American Lady Corsets at half
price at McLain Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
GOT A HEAVY SENTENCE.
Judge Grubb Sent MOOnshiner Home
to Care for Eighteen Children.

Married II years, the father of %
children that had been born during
that time, Is of them now living,
and the youngest s days old, was
the story told by defendant in the
United States court this morning.
When judge Grubb had time 10
regain his breath after this astound-
ing statement he said: II sentence
you to go back home and take care Of
those Is children. | think that is
about the worst punishment I could
inflict upon you.
The defendant was Albert Cowart,
40 years old, a negro of Miller coun-
ty, who pleaded guilty to charge of
Illicit distilling His statement is
verified by reputable white citizens
of that county. His record of %
children in II years is believed to be
a world beater.- Albany Herald.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
RAILWAYS GET LITTLE END
Investigation Shows They Have Not
Received Adequate Compensation
for Hauling Mails.

ATLANTA, Ga.-Through a com
mittee composed of representatives
of 26S railroads, operating over
214,275 miles of road, Investigations
have been made and brought to the
atten don of congress regarding the
too small compensation provided by
the United States government for the
service which the railroads render in
hauling the mails.
The investigation has been going
on quietly in Georgia and other
states for some time past, and devel-
ops the fact, it is stated, that infTe-
quent weighing, absence of any pay
at all for nearly forty per cent of the
space occupied as travelling postof-
fees and other arrangements forced
on the roads by the government have
been manifestly unfair to the rail-
roads The roads are weighing to
have these things remedied, and ex-
pect to win their fight.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25

Mrs. John Hooper, living three
miles west of Burton. Ga, states:
81 suffered with kidney trouble, but
at first did not know what it was.
Then had severe pains in my back
and hips, ard my left kidney ached
terribly. Foley Kidney Pills were
given me, an after taking them for
about two weeks all my pains disap-
peared." Dawson Drug Co.
Fresh oysters continually on hand
at T. o. Whitchard & Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
Personals From shelIman Sun.

Rev. NJ. B. L. Binion was in Shell
man a short while Monday en- route
home from the association south of
this city.
Miss Susie Cook of Parrott is Wis
iting her cousin, Mrs. Lunsford, at
this place.
Messrs. HeIton and Gammage of
Dawson were visitors in town Tues
day.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25

Mrs. ]. ]. Wilson, living near
Gainesville, Ca. was troubled with
a terrible cough. She says: "At
night I would cough and cough so
1 could not sleep well. After taking
one bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound I was entirely well and
coughed no more. Last winter my
title two year old girl had whooping
cough and we gave her Foley's Hon
ey and Tar Compound, and she soon
got we'll" Dawson Drug Co.-adv.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
4 JOB FOR A WOMAN.
Government Wants One at a Salary
of 81 500 a Year

The new chiIdren's bureau of the
department of commerce and labor,
of which Miss Julia Lathrop is the
head, is in need of a woman libra
rian translator, and the civil service
commission has announced that it
will hold an examination, applica-
tions for which will be open until
November IS, for the position, which
will pay $500 a year. An educa-
tional training equivalent to that re-
Quired for a bachelor of arts degree
from an institution of recognized
standing and at least five years prac-
teal library experience are prerequi-
sites
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
QUEER THINGS We IMPOR
FROM REMOTE CORNERS UNCLE
SAM BRINGS THEM.
He Sends Commercial Explorers
over the Face of the Earth for
Trade Possibilities.

Exports of our manufactured prod
nets during the last fiscal year reach
ed s1,OOO,O0O,OO0 in value sor the
first time. The record marks an ep-
och in our national history
These goods, OF course, We're dis
tribnted to all parts OF the world, not
excepting its most remote and out
of-the-way corners. But respecting
snch corners it is interesting to learn
what some of them contributed to
supply our own wants in return for
What we sent them through the chan
nels Of trade.
For example, the bare fact that
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
TERRAPIN HUNTING IN SOUTH.
Industry Peculiar to Lower Coast of
Louisiana and Mississippi.

INDUSTRY PECULIAR 10 LOWeT VOdSJ OF
Louisiana and Mississippi.
Terrapin farming is one of the in
dustries peculiar to the lower coast
of Louisiana and Mississippi At
Grand Isle, on the southern shore
of Louisiana, are pens containing as
many as 5000 terrapins, and the big
turtles are hunted with dogs in the
surrounding swamp prairie.
The terrapin is fed regularly with
meat, and the mere chopping of the
meat axe on the block near the pen
will bring them racing to that end
of the pen like chickens to a feed
of corn.-Popular Mechanics.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-10-25
stin Waiting on Supreme Court.

Clayton Aaron, the tiger" who
was convicted of perjury at the May
term of the superior court. is still
in Jail waiting for the supreme court
to pass on his motion for new
trial
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
The RemedY That Cure

We want to talk TO those people who have doctored
and drugged in vain; to those sufferers who are
throwing their money away. on patent nostruns and
other worthless treatment You tired Of spending
your money and getting nothing in return. You want
q cure and we can give you that.
We have the grandest remedy Of the age-electric-
ity, as applied by Eectra-Vita. We can show you
people who had suffered for years from various
chronic disorders, who never received any permanent
relief until they began the use Of our treatment
Electra-Vita is generator Of a powerful but
soothing current Of electricity about the body
while you sleep. 1t sends subtle stream Of electric
life cOursing through the and for hours
at a time. Its touch is gentle without sting burn
There is no shock. All you feel is glowing warmth
Electra-Vita fills the nerve cells with LIE. II
drives out pains and aches, builds up vitality and
strength and cures stay cured all such troubles as
lumbago nervousness rheumatism, insomnia, vari-
cose veins weakness Of any kind and all stomach,
kidney liver OF bowel disorders
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23

who could be cured by Eectra-Vta in the privacy of
their own homes.
In most cases all that such women need is new
strength, more vitality and nerve force \When the
organs Of the body denied the vitality necessary
to perform their proper functions, inactivity and dis
ease result.
Electra-Vita renews the activity Of the weak or
gans and builds up vitality and strength where it
is needed by infusing the body with glowing
rent Of electric life.
A patient asked the other day why it is that far
adic batteries and static machines do not give
results Electra-Yi
That's because you can't stand the treatment for
more than a few minutes at time. A nervous per
can't endure it that long account of the shock
When man tries that method and finds that it does
not help him, he naturally concludes that electricity
is good
Now our system is different. Electra-Vita pumps
the current into the body for six eight hours every
day night usually while the patient sleeps.
The delicate nerves are not Jared or shocked by
this current. it goes in them just like drizzling
rain saturates newly plowed field. They absorb it.
drink it in, and it is their life, they grow strong
with it.
Poor digestion inactive liver, constipation, slug
gish heart slow thinking. dormant energy and lazi-
ness are all due to lack of electricity. Understand
that electricity is the motive power of the human
machine-the power that keeps the organs active
and you will see what In such cases you
viii how Electra-Vita viii pump action into the
body. 1t the electric life and transforms the
sluggard into bundle Of vigorous energy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
Prejudice Against Advertised
treatments

There is whole lot Of prejudice against advertised
remedies due doubt to the large number Of quacks
and schemers that have fosted worthless treatments
on the public during the last few years.
If it were not for this prejudice would not be
able handle all the business that would US
The many fake electric belts and sO-caed vtalizers
advertised by charlatans have made everyone skep-
teal: but know that have a good thing and
Wen hammer away until everybody knows it.
Any organ Of the body, any part that lacks the
necessary vitality to do its work Nature intended
can be restored by this electric treatment
It gives strength; it makes the blood rich and
warm; it vitalizes the and puts vim into the
brain and muscles; it just makes a good man out of
a bad in every way.
Electra-Vita cures rheumatism in its worst forms
It cures pains and aches, weak nerves, general de-
buity and any other trouble which be cured by
restoring the life force
No matter where you live you can use Electra
Vita as successfully if you here our office
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
A Remarkable Invention

We have devoted years to the perfection of our
appliance We have removed defects as fast as they
appeared in actual use and have supplied new feat
ures from time to time that Electra-Vita is a
class by itself
Eectra-Vita makes its power; therefore. it
requires charging. It is equipped with special dry
cells which are longer-lived smaller and pow
erful than any other dry battery. The current can
be regulated TO any degree of strength by the pres
sure of a finger upon the rheostat.
Compared with ElectTaVita all other electric body
appliances are inventions Of the bIacksmfths hammer
is not upon this point however that our success
has been founded. Our immense business is due to
our knowledge Of the effect of electricity upon the
ailments treated and the best way to obtain that
effect.
We study the case Of every sufferer who comes to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23

The physicians Of today are beginning to recog-
ne the fact that Nature is the only real doctor after
all They have learned that the old system Of doping
sick people with stimuants and poisoRs is entirely
wrong and must eventually give way to natural
methods.
The new idea in treating disease is to help Nature
effect a cure. Your body win eliminate almost any
aiment if you give it the proper assistance. Now,
drugs do not supply the necessary aid. They tear
down vitality and rob you Of your resisting power,
giving the trouble hrmer hold upon your system.
Scientists have demonstrated that the human body
Is an electric machine.
If you sick weak, suffering from some
chronic complaint it is because you electricity
ment can no longer exist
Prof Andrew AIacConneIL president Of the Society
Of Universal Science says;
'sThe only difference between well man and an
invalid is that the invalid is not producing enough
electric power to run the functions Of his body
keep the vital organs UP the normal necessities
Of life
with some 200 scientific experiments from recog-
nized scientists it has been ooncusively proved that
this life power Is electricity that by understanding
the laws governing the production and control Of
electricity IN life any human being in him
self, in a few weeks, any form Of disease; can in
crease his working capacity; increase his vital
ity to the point OF having an overflow Of happiness
and JOY, and also, that any person feeble from
may in the same way reinvigorate himself
"Yhen falls into any form Of disease he simply
does not produce much electricity in his body
when well We see, too. that age IS just like
chronic disease, that one begins from ignorance Of
the laws Of electric production to gradually decrease
his generation Of electricity until he finally reaches
the point where he not produce enough to keep
his vital organs running This means death. The
same amount OF electricity in a Of 70 would
make the same power the same amount Of cleo
tricity In man 80. This proves the prolonging Of
life scientific matter OF keeping the production Of
electricity up to the normal needs Of the body"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
Don't Starve Your Nerves

A great many people suffer from all
ments caused by weak, impoverished
nerves and try to cure these troubles
by dosing their stomachs with drugs.
It is impossible. Drugs are poisons,
and poisOns wreck the nerves.
If you are weak, run down, nervous
aad unambitious: if you suffer ire
quent headaches and have spells Of de-
spondency, it means. that your nerves
arc starving for new energy - cleo
tricity. That's all they need, and moth
ing else will restore them.
Electra-Vita saturates the nerves
and vitals with electric life while you
sleep. It builds up strength and vital
ity in every weakened organ and drives
out pains and aches.
If there was any nourishment in
drugs, they might do some good, but
you know there is not Drugs are
drugs-stimulants, narcotics. antdotes,
peisons-not food. Electricity is nerve
food-nerve life. It soaks into the
nerves and is taken up by them, Just
- - --,-era O beorha water II nOrIr-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-23
Men Mad Young at SixtY

There is no excuse for men being old at 60. com
DIainiug about pains in the back, stiffness In the
shoulders and legs that tired feeling nervousness
Indigestion constipation and failure Of vitality It
should not be Nature started you with constitution
that ough to have held good until you were So and
Won ought to feel like a boy But you have over
done some things and wasted your vitality. You still
have the constitution, but lack the force. That is
electricity, and Electra-Vita viii restore it.
Look at the VINO have used Electra-Vita, and
Won will see men Of force-men of confidence, men
who respect themselves and are respected and ad-
mired by their fellow men.
wouldn't you like to be the you were a few
wears ago: to have the ambitious spirit, the
strength and vitality that you used to pOssess2
wouldn't you like to be free from pains and aches
to feel that you the equal in strength Of any
your age? You be.
All that YOU lack is vitality-new life You are
like an engine without steanl-yOu haven't the motive
power to keep the machinery Of your body working
properly. Anything that will restore your steam
will make man Of you. Drugs have been tried
and have failed. You know that; but Electra Vita
will not fail; it electricity and electricity is life
That what you require, and the proper of this
grand appliance win give you health and happiness