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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-10
LOCAL D. A. RS
ARE TO HOLD
THEIR Meeting
1890 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING
At the Residence of Mrs. N.
NJ. Dudley

Members of the Council of Safety
chapter IF the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution are to meet this morn
ing at 1O;30 o'clock at the residence Of
Mrs. N. NJ. Dudley.
This was the announcement made
yesterday by the regent of the local
chapter Mrs. c. A. Fricker This is
the regular monthly meeting of the
chapter, before which matters of i'm
portance are to be considered
1t is especially urged that every
member of the chapter who is able to
do so attend the meeting to be held
this morning. The affairs of the chap
ter have been conducted with notable
success and god management this
year, and the meeting today will have
interest for every member.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-10
ll,S44,432 BALES
OF COTTON GINNED
Government Report Shows
100000 Bales Shy

Washington, d. c., Dec. with a
total of 11,844,432 bales of cotton OF
the growth of 1912 ginned to Dec. t..
activity in the cotton belt during the
period from Noe. IA to Dec. / was
greater this year than it was last
year, when the country's greatest cot
ton crop was being prepared for mar
ket. This year the ginnings per work
ing day for the period aounted to
102,9S5 bales, compared with 1O0,2Ss
bales last year. The total amount
ginned to Dec. /, however, was less
than last year by 971,375 bales. Dur
ing the period 1,544,7S6 bales were
ginned this year, compared with T.
503571 bales last year
EinniDp NV states WaS &c fnIIowe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-10
WOULD ADJUST
TAX Matters
At THE Meeting
OF COUCIL NEXT TIME
Assessors Are Invited to Be
Present

On account of the fact that num-
erous complaints have been made to
city council relative to wrong taxa
tion by the tax assessors, it is hoped
that an adjustment of all these mat
ters may be had at the next meeting
of council.
With the purpose in view of having
these things taken up and gotten out
of the way at that time. an invitation
has been extended by council to he
t3sessors and every complainant
who is entitled to be heard to be pres
ent at the next meeting, so that all
complaints may be properly arbitrat-
ed
1t was thought that this is the best
plan to adopt, consequently it will be
the purpose of council to dispose of
all these cases at its next meeting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-10
YESTERDAY WAS
FIRST DAY OF
BLAKEY TRIAL
A LONG LIST OF WITNESSES
Trial Should Be Concluded
Today

The trial of w. B. Blakey upon the
charge of murder, resulting from the
killing of the Greek Snowman, Spiri-
J. don Svoronos, in Americus on the
s3lnignt of November 23rd, was called
4ionday morning in superior court as
Che special order for the day, this as
signment having been made on Thurs
gay last upon agreement of counsel
s,or the state and defendant. The case
L gas called at 10:30 o'clock, both
ides announcing ready. A long list
5f witnesses responded to the call of
taames, both for the state and the de-
& tense, the greater number being called
j for the defendant
The state was represented by Sol
icitSS@a General Williams, while Messrs.
shipp and Sheppard and Sheppard
and IN. ]. Blalock represented Bla-
key. W no sat with his counsel and
several Nlady relatives, besides other
friends. n Before the noon hour the
Jury had& been secured and tlhhe case
entered uApon. Following is the jury
in the BlaNkey trial: John w. Shiver,
J. B. sunkN ~2ford, B. R. Boyd, ]. H.
Harden, AE$% Tadley, B. B. McCrea,
Roy L. PSSsa,&A. , R. McGee, D. j.
Boone, j. BeH$y$Mathis,
The state ope3ed with the introduce
ton of two illnesses, the man and
woman connectedl with the carnival
show to which svofoiss belonged and
at the entrance of which he was killed
by Blakey on Saturday night Nov. %.
Both testified that the Greek was un-
armed, and that he did not provoke
the difficulty This, in substance, was
The testimony of the half dozen other
witnesses for the state, none of whom
saw a weapon in the hands of the
Greek. On the other hand, several
witnesses for the defense swole that
they saG something in his hand bat
whether a pistol, knife or what kind
of weapon, il any, they did not know
Sever al witnesses for the state testi-
ted tina. they saw Svoron0s push ami
strike at Blakey one time; two or
thtee testifying that the Greek cursed
Elakey at the same time, and that it
was then the defendant fired. The
two men We're between the tent AMI
the platform outside when the shot
was fired.
In the introduction of testimony for
the Gefense, several witnesses from
Wilcox county, including Judge War
ren, Of the court of ordinary; Sheriff
Glenn and others, testified to having
known the defendant several years
ago, when he lived in Abbeville, and
that he was of good character. They
knew little of him since he left there
three or four years ago to come to
Americus. Probably twenty-five or
? thirty witnesses testified during the
afternoon session, the evidence OF
each one being brief and pointed and
occupying but little time in delivery.
Argument of counsel will occupy the
morning session today, and the case
may be gwen the jury by non.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-10
ANNUAL Meeting OF
The COUNTRY CLUB
Is to Be Held This Even.
ing

The annual meeting tonight of the
stockholders and male members of the
Sumter County Ciuntry club will be
held in the assembly room of the club
at 6 o'clock and will be of interest
This is the occasion for the annual
election of directors who will, in turn,
elect the regular club officers, presi-
dent, vice president, secretary and
treasurer.
Upon conclusion of the business ses-
sion the annual club dinner to the
members and officers present will be
served and an hour spent in general
| gEod fellowship.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-12-10

in Albany"
After the incarceration of the wo-
man, Mayor Moore was sent for, and
learning the details of the case, fur
nished transportation for the Wilson
girl, who says she is virtuous wo-
man, back to Atlanta The Hughes
woman was released from custody
today and instructed to leave the city,
which she did.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
HOW 70 KILL GoPHERs..

"a farmer in the western part Of the
state sent the following to the Willis
ton Herald: ;5s 4:.
As the gophers are out again, /
think the following extract from an
article in the Farm, Stock and Home
will be Of interest to your readers:
Gasoline works perfectly for killing
gophers, and a gallon will be enough
for two days steady work Take a
lot OF pieces of rags cut 3x3 inches, a
bottle of gasoline, a stick about three
feet long and an iron rod or hardwood
stick to lamp the holes shut with.
Nov Wnen you find the door OF Mr..
.Gopher's house, put little gasoline on
a piece OF rag, shove the rag into the
hole as far as possible, lamp the hole
shut, and that is the end of Mr.. Go
.pher. Gophers will migrate and that
makes it necessary to 60 over the
ground again, say every two weeks to
treat new arrivals. But the work is
a great deal less after the first treat
5ment as the holes are few. 1
Use a corked bottle for the gasoline
and leave your pipe at home. "a y
Hans Anderson.
Fertile Valley Farm, Fertile, NJ D.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
cREAMERlEs HELP TOWN.
By G. Z. Martin.

s The recent awakening of real agri-
cultural interests all over the North
west is conferred strongly around CO
operative effort and carries with it the
fostering of a general boosting spirit
among farmers in the country and the
merchants in town. One avenue thru
which this movement is operating is
the cooperative creamery. II brings
the farmers and merchants on equal
terms, for prosperity Of the farm
means a demand for more markets in
town and when the farm produce is
marketed locally it means more bust
ness for the merchant. 5
The local creamery with large
number of share.hold ers tends to focus
in the interests Of the community, and
whatever builds UP the creamery nat
ural1y aids in holding old business and
in bringing new business to town. j.
In communities where such creamer-
les are established the money is kept
in the town for the merchants inYari-
ably do a cash business and old gro
Gerry bills are the exception.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
! PLANTING CORN.

K = ~ 4 ~. d
Use a planter that never misses a
hill and plants every kernel the same
depth, that does not crack or scatter
the corn. Break deep and dry if pos
|sible. Cultivate often, the more the
better, but don't plow deep enough to
break up the root system. Leave your
ground as level as possible so that the
moisture may be conserved.
It behooVes any one who Is planning
to grow corn the coming season to
look into the condition Of his seed and
test all ears with q corn tester, by
means Of which half a dozen kernels,
three from two sides Of each ear. may
be tested. Ears that do not, in such
q test, show five Vigorous sprouting
and roofing kernels out Of six should
be thrown out. r. ones entire supply
Of seed ears, s shown to be in poor
condition, steps should be taken at
|once to secure a supply that will grow.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
THE HORSE sTuMRLEs.

Stumbling In horses IS due to sew
3eral different causes Often It is nat
uralto the horse hat is, is caused BY.
his natural mperament and his way
of going and in such cases cannot be.
cured, but can almost slWay BE great
ly helped. Have the horse shod often,
and don't let his feet get too long, Neg
3Iect Of this Is 9 frequent cause Of
stumbling Feed plenty Of oats and;
not very much corn Changing from a,
corn to an oat diet win sometimes
work an almost entire cure. Il you.
90 this and also attend to the shoeing,2
3,yon will see an inme diate improve
Sment-t though an entire cure IN d con.
Armed stumble IS rare. s3
b. Buff
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
THE HORSES SHOULDERS.

e. IN
have had much :ex perience with
horses at the hardest kinds OF work
In getting the shoulders ready before
one starts working, he should clean.
them well, washing and brushing to re-
move the dandruff. One should keep
the name out from under the collar.
while working.
good wash is made of one fourth:
salt, onefonrth alum, ne-fourth borax
and one-fourth saItpeter. Dissolve this
full An Al allon Of snow water, and
then put IT IL glass jars and keep 1t
covered, One should wash the horses
shoulders every night They must not
be brushed too hard for that would
#irritate the skin and cause It Ito set
sore.
One should never clean horses coll
airs In the norning but clean hem at
night, rubbing them clean with the
hand. n case one forgets to clean
them at night he should take wet
cloth ID clean them iii the morning III
one scrapea the collar with u knife or
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
sPELTZ AND EMMER, IMPORTED
3s GRAINS FROM RUSSIA AND 81
D GERMANY. 5as. ri s.ss$

Speltz and emmer are really two
distinct grains, and differ practically
as much as the pear differs from the
apple. Emmer is a German name, and
we have no English equivalent. Speltz
is a plant Of similar appearance, but
quite different. Both emmer and
speltz are grown in Russia, and 1t is
from Russia that the emmer has been
introduced into the great plains re-
gion,s stretching from the Canada line
to the Gulf Of Mexico west Of the 9Sth
meridian, where the annual rainfall is
only from Is to 20 inches.
Emmer is really a species Of wheat,
with heads almost always bearded
very compact, and much fattened on
the tWo-ridged sides. It is a hardy
plant, resfsts drouth and rust, and is
recommended by Prof Carleton in
Farm and Home as "a valuable grain
in the section above mentioned. Y It
is in fact a grain for the semi-arid
a -. -rT
regions, but often compares well with
other crops in the more humid sec.
tions because it, stands up well, is com.
paratively rust, smut and fungus-proof
and drouth resistant. Dbl.
It is probably the least exacting Of
all the grains SO far as cultivation il
concerned. It should always be
drilled, at about the same rate pei
acre as oats and as early as possible
as it will stand a good degree of spring
frost. #
Il The yield is usually from 20 to a
bushels per acre, although as high al
.63 have been obtained. It's average
yield probably does not differ mucl
from that Of oats, and It is preferable
where oats are liable to rust or lodge
Its feeding value is probably less thar
that Of either oats or barley.
l.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
,LAKo TA YOUTH ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT WHILE HUNTING
NEAR ToLNA. \

Lakota, N. D., April 19.-Attempting
to pull shotgun into carriage with
his hand on the barrel, Earl Burns,
aged u years, was shot and instantly
killed, while hunting geese near Toll
ma. His mother is a widow.
The boy was in company with sew
eral other young lads and they were
just returning to their carriage after
having made tour Of several swamps.
Al but Burns had gotten into the bug
gy, and he had just reached the seat
when his gun became caught in the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
ALFALFA PEDIGRE Es.

A perfectly hardy alfalfa, one which
will live through the coolest, driest
winters Of our most inclement regions,
just as buffalo grass and horse-radislt
do is something to be desired "A great
many of us have believed that such a
variety can be deveIoped from the COM
mon alfalfa by breeding. 2 ,s..S:
A true-bre eding variety Of hens aver
aging $50 eggs per hen per year is a
thing greatly to be wished. We have
hoped for the deeIopm Of such a
breed from trapnesting and breeding
from the good layers only
$ Raymond Pearl Of the Maine Station,
after doing this very thing for ten gem
CREATIONS of hens, finds that the daugh-
tiers Of good layers are no better layers
than the progeny Of poor layers. Prof.
N. b. Hansen Of the South Dakota Sta
ton insists that the development Of a
hardy alfalfa from the common variety
as q matter which might be done in
ten thousand years, but suggests that
this isiquite awhile to wait. s5 h
Pearl shows, however, that by keep,
ing accurate perigree of hens and
cocks, and breeding from those only
which come Of laying ancestry. rather
than those, whose prolif cacy lis an ii.
dividual popularity, strains of hens
may be cuIled out Of the mass which
will be high layers. Hansen brings
from Asia varieties Of alfalfa from
which nature has been sitting every
plant but the perfetcly hardy, for NOT
only ten thousand years, but for hun
dreds of thousands.
These alfaR plants have pedigreees
attested BY the climate Id which they
are found. AS for the hens. we must
no longer rely on haphazard trapnest-
ing, but must keep as accurate pedi-
grees as have been kept for fine breeds
Of horses, cattle, sheep and dogs for
centuries IN other words, We must
cease trying to accompti fish anything BY
mass selection, and proceed BY individ-
ual selection.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

a rational basis, SO that our agricul-
ture Is built upon q permanent foun-
dalton, then the alfalfa acreage will
approximate 100000. But this ap-S2
,parently large acreage would mean
only about fifteen acres upon each
quarter section Of arabic land, none
too much for the crop making the best
hay on earth.
Present Acreage.
u The present acreage in North Dako-
ia is quite unknown, but it certainly
Is not above 5000. 81 1t is seen at once
that 1t will require several years to
work up to the desired acreage, and It
will require also a large quantity Of
seed, even to increase the acreage as
rapidly as is desired.
I wish to take an optimistic view Of
the future agricult ure Of North Dakota
and TO do this, let me assume that in
the course Of the next ten Of fifteen
years, the alfalfa acreage in the state
will increase "a thousand fold. TO
SOW such an area would require some
24, 900, 900 pounds Of seed. Assuming
a yield Of 200 pounds per acre, it
would require 100000 acres to produce
the required amount Of seed.
Fortunately this amount Of seed
does not have to be produced at once,
but 1t needs to be produced as rapidly
as possible in order to keep anywhere
near the demand. am giving you
these figures in an effort to impress
upon you the seriousness of the alfalfa
seed proposition at the present time.
might mention that often one makes
q strike" in alfalfa seed production.
Mt. Brevig Of Mckenzie ounty, for in
stance, raised four bushels Of Grimm
seed from one-half acre in 1911. This
would easily sell at the rate Of $144
per acre. n:
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
ALFALFA TO r LAY AN II IMPORT
AN j. PART IN AGRICULTURE
81 IN NORTH DAKOTA

There is no reason to- doubt but what
alfalfa will play a very important part
50 the agriculture Of North Dakota, as
1t has already III Kansas and Nebras-
ka. There are many difficulties in the
way OF developing q large acreage in
North Dakota, but these difficulties
can scarcely prevent the ultimate at
tainment Of results. One of these diff
aculties IS the securing Of proper.
seed. Ne 8Ss3 III
I'M We have been told that the way to
raise alfalfa is simply to SOW the seed.
II Is not a simple matter to obtain the
seed to soW---seed that IS suitable for
our conditions. Alfalfa Is naturally a
hot weather plant, but yarities have
been produced that will endure the
cold Of North Dakota. The seed Of
such varieties Is comparatively scarce
and 1t is an imp rtant matter for us to
consider the subject OF alfalfa seed
production. S.9s RI
S0utneFn See0,5t ender.
5ty It has been found repeatedly that
alfalfa seed brought from sources Of
Its most abundant production, from
the state Of Colorado, Utah and Cali
fornia, IS unsuccessful when sown in
North Dakota, so much so that often
scarcely a half or a fourth Of the first
years seeding viii persist thru the
:frst winter. Even seed brought from
Montana is not at all certain in hard
mess. It must be remembered that
the alfalfa seed In Montana is pro-
,duced in the winter wheat regions. II
winter wheat will live thru in the win
ter wheat section OF Montana, but will
not in North Dakota it is easy to be-
'lieYe that the alfalfa that persists in
) Montana may not persist In North Da-
! kota and this is oftentimes found to
be true. .,.s3 III 5l 5stf'5SS8s
1T is ilIigica1 to consider Montana,
Colorado or any other state as the
natural source pf alfalfa seed for this
\ state. North Dakota should grow. it's
own alfalfa seed. When the alfalfa
acreage OF North Dakota has increased
+ 80 that our farming methods are upon
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19
1T LOOKS Ikea CRIME

to separate a boy from a box Of Buck
lens Arnica salve. His pimples, boils,
scratches, knocks, sprains and bruises
demand it. and it's. quick relief for
burns, scalds, or cuts is his right
Keep it handy for boys, also for girls.
Heals everything healable and does It
quick. Unequalled for piles. Only Is
cents at all druggists. Fl 5
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

Last July q Missouri farmer sowed
oats, corn and millet on q piece Of
land that had been in early cats. The
early oats were used as roughage. The
second crop proved highly profitable.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

Never venture upon an old bridge
with team or machinery without see
ing that It Sis firm and safe for heavy
weights. 1s
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

curry comb it will scratch: the surface
Of the collar and the result will be a
sore shoulder. &.
J. Clark Brown.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-04-19

wheel, giving It q pull, the trigger
caught and the complete charge was
fired into his head, almost beheading
him. .4 Ii ID u 5sssS NJ
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-06
MAKING
LITTLE GAIN
Turkish Forces are Stronger in
TripoIi
ARABS CONTINUE TO FLOCK
To the Standard-English Writer'S Re-
port of Situation-Italy Declares
Laws of War Have Been
Violated.
ARABS CONTINUE TO FLOCK

London, April 6.--The Italians have
created an entirely false impression of
the real situation in Tripoli, according
to George +, Abbott, the well-known
writer, who has spent the last four
months in the Turkish headquarters in
Tripoli and has just returned to London.
Mr.. Abbott declares that the Italian
troops dare not quit their fortified
trenches since they missed the psyche
logical moment after their capture of
the city of Tripoli at the beginning of
the war. The Italian blunder in chang.
ing the status of the country on paper,
instead of occupying it by garrisons has
given the Turkish troops and their Arab
allies plenty of time to rally their forces.
When Mr.. Abbott left Tripoli on March
Is, the Arabs were still focking up in
large numbers daily from the south and
swearing never ito submit to the invad-
ers." Mr.. Abbott found that the Italian
position was being weakened daily, while
the Turks and Arabs were continually
becoming stronger The latter are well
supplied with money and food, he saws,
which have been contributed from all
parts OF the Mohammedan world. He
continues: Fever has proved more for.
midable to them than the italian fire,
but for one sick Arab there are probably
ten sick Italians"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-06
WEAVING LAMBS.
Some of the Best Feeds for Fattening--
Care of the Ewes.

Milk, and more milk, makes fat lambs
and the fat lamb is the profitable lamb
remember that, writes j. c. Courier in
Farm and Fireside. There comes time
q fter three or four months, when the
ewes milk flow naturally dries up, and
then the lambs are weaned. The farm
er blessed with an abundance of graz
ing need not hurry, of course, to sep
arate the ewes and lambs, but for the
farmer short of green pasture, the case
Is different.
This weaving period is a trying time,
for even a little milk goes long ways,
50 when this milk supply is shut off,
every other precaution must be taken to
keep the baby fat ON the lambs. The
lamb accustomed to the creep and grain
from early lamhhood now works at 4
big advantage. Besides getting his share
of the choice clover patches, new lanes
and crops cut and fed in a rack, he is in
condition to eat liberal supply Of
sweet, clean corn meal.
When the lambs are intended for mar
ket only, nothing beats good corn,
cracked coarsely. But oats and oil meal,
cottonseed meal, gluten meal, alfalfa
meal or bean meal with the corn seems
better for future breeding ewes and
rams At the time of separation the
ewes are moved away into a new pas
ture, where the lambs cannot hear them
The shorter and drier the grass the bet
ter, for now we must reduce their feed
and dry them up. However. we should
never be so eager to deprive them of food
that we turn them into a lot without
shade, water and salt. As the feed
grows more scarce, the flow of milk les
sens, but for two weeks care should be
taken to milk little from the full I'D
ders every fourth or fifth day.
The ewes in this manner are dried
up ready for the coming early breed
ing season, and with the lambs alone
every bit of fresh grazing can be used
to the greatest advantage. Coming off
the pasture during the heat of the day,
the ideal place for the lamb is dark
ened, cool basement, where fresh grass
or good alfalfa or clover awaits them.
0Ece day they should have full feed
of choice, clean, sweet grain. Don't
overfeed one day and underfeed the next,
or place before them soiled grain fit
only for the hogs.
Lambs will eat only the clean, fresh
feed, and when they are very young it
will pay to feed them all they will clean
up without waste Their whole body
is working under the highest pressure
while they are young, and an ounce
of good feed at weaving time goes far
tier than at any other season, unless
you have allowed the young lambs to
grow up runts. The fat lamb raised
on the American farm will make its
owner money, but be sure you study
this proposition enough to be able to
keep them growing and fat.