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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-08
$4,000 PARCELS POST
PACKAGES HANDLED
HERE IN FIVE DAYS

Atlanta has given the parcels post a
thorough uyout and in the five days
since the operation of the new system
more than $4,000 packages have been
handled in the local postoffice, accord
ing to records which are being. kept at
the instance of the department.
More parcels are dispatched by
merchants. manufacturers. and indi-
viduals than are received by them. The
ratio is approximately four to one, it is
calculated. due to the use which At
lanta people have made Of the parcels
post for commercial purposes.
No accurate total Of the weight of
the parcels has been compiled. although
records of that item are maintained.
The average weight OF the parcels prob
ably is more than pound.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-08
Owes Her Life to
Eckman's Alternative
a Valuable Remedy for Throat and
Lungs.

lehman Alternative is being used
win success in the treatment of Tn
TTelCuIoslS IN all parts of the country
81 SoHS VINO have taken it, improved
s stItrieu ,"eeI6hI' eXhausting night sweats
stopped, fever diminished and MANY re-
covered. 1t you are interested TO know
more about 1t. we will nut vou in
T9uch with some who are now well
Ipu can investigate and Judge fn,,
yourself. Read Of Mrs. Covers re-
covery. ie
n,,.,,.,.... Griffith. Ind.
gentlemen: Thinking that pertains
snort history Of the remarkabIe rs-
ro' cry OF my InotheT-in-laW Mrs. An
ia covert, might benefit some other
sufferers, give the following testi-
uoAldl. About September TO- 1908 She
was taken sick with Catarrhal PnarIs
mona. and continually grew worse. re-
CURING a trained nurse. Night sU,aafs
We're SO bad that ii was necessary tO
chahse her clothing once or twice av-
cry mght; her cough increased and gnt
So pad mat everybody expected mar
Sne would not live much longer. In
January, when Rev YIN Berg Of &
MlchaeIS church. at ShereviiIe. Ind
prepared for her death. he recon-.
!nehdeo that | get Eckman's Altera-
i've and see if II would not give her
ttuLny Ieilet then requested the at
lehulHS physician 10 give his diaEnu-
SIS and he informed me that she mad
CONSUMPTION and was beyond all medi-
ccal AID When I asked if he thought
tnaJ II was useless To try the Altera-
tive, he replied that 10 phvsicisn
could help her any and ! could suit
myself about II. So I Immediately
had Rev VIM. Berg to send for a b0t,
Tie, Practically without hope for re-
coVery l Insisted that she try the Al
terauve, which she did / am glad TO
say that she soon began to improve
Now she works as hard as ever. weighs
twenty pounds heavier than she ever
dld before she took sick and is in
good health. She frankly saws she owes
her life and health to Eckmau's Alter
(Sworn Affidavit Jos. GRRLNER
E1kmans Alternative is effecriva in
Bronchitis Asthma, Hay Fever: Throat
ana Lung Troubles and in upbuildiug
the system. Does not contain poisonS'
'pa'.s or laiIt-f, ming drugs. For
sale 10y all Of Jacobs drug stores and
other leading druggists. ASK 80" book
!r' telling ot reCOver5es. aua write 10
jseNAnan laboratory Philadelphia Pa.
for additional evidence
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-08
7 AF 7 ADVOCATES
RESUMP TON Of
SEAL KILLING
ur-BearIng Herd on PribiIof
Islands Has Nearly Doubled
in Year of Protection.

WASHINGTON, Jan S-Tne re-
sumption Of land sea- killing limited 70
the males Of the seal herd on the Pribi.
lof islands was advocated by President
Taft in message on fur seals which
was read before both houses Of con
gress today.
The president stated that the increase
in the seal herd since the suspension of
all seal killing whether on land or at
sea, was made effective by the adoption
of the fur seal treaty of 1911 and has
been such as to warrant the resumption
of limited land killing Of male seals.
The seal herd, he said, had increased
from 100000 to 215,O0o by actual count
since the beginning of the close season
in 1911. The presidents recommenda-
ton with reference to the killing of
male seals was as follows:
TN view Of the present condition Of
the herd and the very marked increase
in its size and particularly in the num-
Der of female seals which has resulted
from the operation Of this convention
during a single year and which is to be
attributed wholly 10 the protection af-
forded by tine prohibition against pc
agic sealing recommend to congress
the immediate consideration Of whetne.
ur not the complete Suspension Of land
killing imposed by this act is nov nee
cssary for the protection of the herd
and for increasing its numbers within
the meaning and for the purposes Of the
convention II no actual necessity is
found for suspension, then il is not
justified under the convention. ana the
act should be amended accordingly"
Predicts Big Herd Increase.
The president also suggested that the
question OF how many male seals should
be reserved each year for breeding pur-
poses should be left to the secretary Of
commerce and labor He predicted that
the seal herd would treble and quad
ripple under the protection thus afford
ed within few years
\ short special message also was
sent to congress by the president trans
hitting a number Of reports Of the
commission on economy and efficiency.
In his message the president points out
that the important work OF tile COM
mission has been greatly reduced by
the cut In funds provided lay congress,
ro" its use. and makes plies ior
S-5o.""" appropriation Go gan-.uu, th,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-08

Every desirable room, apartment. house.
rooms for light housekeeping. business
rent in Atlanta and surroundings can -
fourd in The GeorKian's Rent Bulletin"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-08
GARDNER UPHELD
BY GIRL; BOTH
ARRA|CNED
Young Woman Declares That
Prominent Educator Is Best
Man She Ever Knew.
Continued From Page One.

GaTdnc. brought Miss Portmau with
him to Atlanta in December, The girl
was arrested as she left a Peachtree
street cafe yesterday afternoon and
Gardner was found by the office in MI,
North avenue office at o'clock in the
afternoons
Mr. Gardner is the best man l
know" said the young women at po-
lice headquarters today, and my only
.egret in the whole matter is that
should be the one to cause him trouble
after he had befieuded me.
81 insisted that he take me away
from my unhappiness and the place
where | was living in Louisville and
insisted that he bring me to Atlanta.
He took me to his home IN Decatur and
lived there three weeks. as one of the
family, before I could set a position as
a stenographer."
Gardner Says Girl Asked Aid.
Professor Gardner told straightway
story of the affair today, which coin
cided with the assertions made by Miss
Portman.
Il met Miss Portman in Louisville
quite by accident" he said. she was
living at a boarding house there and
she appealed to me TO AID her. She
said that her life was unhappy and
had reason 10 believe she Was being
held there against her VIII. She told
me that her home was In Paducah and
She wanted to go back.
My motives in the matter we're
nothing IL NOT the best g.Na Ina,
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28

ing some opposition to start with.
The ceremony was performed IN the circular
room. and there dancing afterward. the pres
ident and his wife taking part in the Virginia
reel
II has been said of the Monroes that they made
fewer friends In Washington than any presden-
tial family before since They we're very ex'
elusive and so formal that Mr.. Monroe once re-
fused to see a near relative who called at the
White House because the visitor was not attired
in the small clothes appropriate 70 full dress.
Mrs Hay. the eldest daughter. would not visit
the wives OF the diplomats because they did not
call first upon her. Thus II came about that
when the youngest daughter, Maria Hester Mon
roe, married her cousin. Samuel Laurence Gou
verneur then secretary TO the president. nobody
was at the wedding except members OF the fami-
lies OF the bride and bridegroom. II took place
In the circular room at on March ?, 1920
and the clergyman. the Rev. Or. Hawley OF St
Johns church wore knee breeches with silver
buckles on his low shoes.
The couple spent their summers at Oak Hl
Ioudon county. Va They lived in New York
In winter ExPresident Monroe died in the New
York house while on a visit to his daughter.
They had three children. two Of them boys
Maria Monroe Gouverneur died at Oak Hin at
the age of forty.nine and was buried there.
Anna Todd OF Philadelphia was married at the
White House IN 1871. TO John G. Jackson. a mem.
ber OF congress from Virginia and granduncle
OF Stonewall jackson
History is unfortunately silent IN regard TO sub
sequent events In the life OF Anna Todd but It Il
known that she went 70 Virginia with her hus-
band and lived there the rest OF her life.
Dolly Madison had two sisters One OF them.
Anna, became the wife of Congressman Cults OF
Maine. The other and Younger sister, Lucy was
married at fifteen years Of age 70 George Steptoe
Washington, rephew Of the Father of His
Country. He died and she went TO live with the
Madisons.
All OF which merely leads up to the fact that
the evening Of March II, 1911, Lucy, the
widow aforementioned WAS married at the White
House to a Kentucky wid1wer named Todd who
an associate justice OF the Supreme court
This was the first White House wedding and was
celebrated with all the eclat possible in those
comparatively simple days
II will be noticed that only four OF the twelve
White House brides have been daughters OF
Presidents. The first OF these Maria Mon
roe. the second Elizabeth Tyler, the third Nellie
Grant and the fourth Alice Roosevelt Jessie
Woodrow Wilson will he the htth
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28
ALFALFA AS MILK PRODUCER
Hay. With Proper Kind Of Grain and
Little Suceulencc, viii Duplicate
June Pasture.

BY l.. H. wADRoN superinte ndent
Dickinson. n. D., Sub-station.J
Alfalfa is OF great value as a milk
producer. for II is a well known fact
that an ample milk flow requires rich
feeds. Good June pasture produces
an abundance OF milk. II has been
demonstrated that alfalfa hay, when
used with a proper kind OF grain. and
with a little succulence, such as en-.
silage. will practically duplicate q
June pasture.
When cows are properly fed. before
turning onto pasture. they show no
increase of milk flow upon the pas
ture. II dairy COW Is properly fed
she must have ration that contains
larger percentage OF protein than
Is found in commoa hays or in most
OF the grains. Protein Is supplied
through bran. linseed meal or some
other concentrate. To pay high prices
for these 10 increase the milk flow
means that the cost OF milk produc
tion is increased, and In many cases
to such an extent that milk is pro
duced at loss, or at a very nomina
margin.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28

work Yet 1t does not require any
technical knowledge on the part OF the
farmer to improve corn. for the meth
ods OF selection are very simple.
Every farmer who Is growing corn
should plant some standard variety
which he knows has been tested and
gives the most profitable yields In his
locality, and from this he should Sc
lect, each year. seed that comes near
est to his ideal II Is necessary to
make this selection each year because
II 1t Is not done the corn will soon
revert to the original type and lose
those qualities which the farmer has
been striving to get.
In your selections. instead OF look
ing for an ideal ear only, look for an
ideal stalk made up of an ideal stem.
OF ideal foliage and of an ideal root
system bearing an ideal ear or ears
covered with ideal husks, and support
ed by an ideal shank. Possibly this
will be hard to find: but you can find
something which approaches 1t and
from this. with your ideal In view. you
can select continuously until you have
plant very nearly approaching that
| ideal
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28

are constantly coming and going. and
build directly over the walk. This
makes a number of interesting facts
easy of observation.
Let tho nozzle OF the hydrant drip
Until the ground below it holds a
title pool of water. or by some other
means provide a pool somewhere in
he yard. To this pcoi the robin will
come for mud to build the walls of
her nest. Into 1t she will souse bill
tulls of dried grass before mixing 1t
With the mud. In it she will wet
herself before flying to her nest to
mould the mortar wall of mud and
grass 20 fit her body.
When the young fill the nest every
cLild in the family will want to climb
up TO see them, and the older chill.
iren will be tempted to lift them out
Of the nest. hold them In the hand.
and possibly take them into the house
4 moment to show mother what bird
babies are like. But to do this is all
but sure to result in the death of the
young A young bird once lifted from
he nest has found his legs" and
will never be satisfied in the nest
again. He will climb upon its edge
and go humping down on the lawn
long before he Is able to fly. and the
neighbor's cat is sure to get him.
Young birds should never be handled
Until they leave the nest Of their own
accord.
As the parent-robins search the
lawn for worms to feed their young.
hopping a little way and then stop
ping 10 look and listen, you will often
see an English sparrow following
close behind and little to right or
left. lie is expecting the robin to
pull a worm from the ground, when
he will dive boldly for it. snatch II
away. and make off with II. In this
piratical enterprise the sparrow Is not
nfrequently successful.
Note your robins carefully. Dis
cover upon them II possible some dis
tinguishing mark, and see whether
they return 10 you another year. A
male with left wing dropping almost
to the ground as 1t hoped. returned
! three successive years to the samt
I yard. II has doubtless been injured
in fight. which Is not an infrequen
! occurrence. One may not be certain
that plumage markings OF exceptiona
| character will recur year after year
as plumage may vary with moultings
| But any malformation, resulting usual
| ly from injury. renders identification
all but certain.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28

Besides Adding 70 Revenue Of Farmer
by Wool and Mutton. Sheep De-
YOUR Many Noxious Plants.

By w. A. LfNKLATER, Oklahoma Ex-
pertinent StationD
Il would add TO the revenue OF many
farms II a flock Of sheep we're kept.
Besides being profitable they are great
weed eaters. They will eat five out
of six Of our known weeds, where a
COW or horse will eat only one out OF
every six.
Range-bred sheep are the right kind
for the average farmer to buy. Such
will be graded Merinos and II they
carry cross Of Shropshire. Lincoln
and other mutton blood. so much the
better. 1t would not be advisable to
buy Mexican sheep or low grade sheep
Jr any other kind.
ne ewes purchased for the founda-
.l)n flock should be good, large ant
his from one to four years old. and
weighing more than 100 pounds.
Where possible 1t would seldom be
practical to start with less than so
ewes, and larger number would be
better still A flock of a dozen would
require almost as much care as 80 or
100. These range-bred grade Merinos
should be bred to a Dorset ram IL
possible.
The reason we recommend buying
rapge- bred grade Merino ewes is that
thousands of these are ayaill Die.
while Dorests are not 10 be had in
large numbers.
These fall or early winter lambs.
by good feeding and care can be made
to weigh 30 to 100 pounds by May J..
when they will find ready market
and will always be In demand. Such
lambs should bring from So upward
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28

Not all COW keepers are dairy farm.
ers.
Warm and cold cream ought not &c
be mixed.
Good dairy stock show their posi-
bilities early.
Many eastern farmers feed grain tc
milk cows on pasture
Quiet and comfort are what count IL
dairying. aud more especially in hot
weather dairying
Successful dairying depends entire
ly on right methods in breeding. feed
ing and management.
II there Is no sllo on your farm. do
not let another winter catch you un.
prepared. Make your plans right now
for one.
Oftentimes the one who has dairy
butter for sale must take his pay in
trade. while those who sell cream get
nothing but cash.
In selecting COWS. all signs may fail.
but the Babcock test Is absolutely re-
liable. II will tell you whether ths
cows are good or not
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28
Cow and Soil Fertility.

The fertility OF the soil can best be
maintained by the liberal use OF barn.
yard manure. and the dairy herd not
only makes this possible. but dairying
is also more remuneratiye than almost
any other branch of farming when 1t
is properly carried on.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28
SELECTING CORN FOR SEED
Technical Knowledge on Part Of Farm
er Not Necessary for improve
mert OF His Crop.

fRy ]. ". GKNY1
The possibilities OF Improvement OF
corn by judicious selection. are very
great. Ever since man has been till
ing the soil, he has changed the char
acter OF plants by consciously or un-
consciously making selections. The
improvement of any plant is consider
ed by most farmers a very difficult op-
Grafton and one to be undertaken only
by those who are qualified by natural
ability and special training. to such
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28
Remove Old Canes.

Remove and burn the old raspberry
canes Immediately after fruiting. This
is the best means to control anthrac-
nose. which Is the most destructive
disease OF the raspberry.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28
ras soss SPEAKS.

Young man" said the boss Il Ike to see
you arrive in he morning feeling fresh"
Yes sir"
But let L snd there You have habi, OF
keepias your freshness up all day"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28
Nor,-lNo SERIOUS.

"wss I fuli when you say me las, nieht.-
Il ~ouidn't like TO say that"
Come What | iolrg.'
Well. ron ~srs challenging . lamppost to
raca"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28
Inferior Lambs.

Lambs OF low vitality and ewes de-
,lcient in milk flow at lambing time
are usually the result OF improper,
management during the pregnant
period.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28
HABITS OF THE ROBIN
Bird Prefers TO Build Its Nest
Near the House.
Young sonssters Should Not b
Handled Until They Leave Nest Of
Their Own Accord-sparrows
Rob Them Of Worms.
nv CRAIG S. THoMAs)

CBy CRAIG S. THoMAs)
or ali the birds that builG In trees
tho robin brings its nest nearest the
house. It prefers to be at the front
door, where the members Of the family
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28

Adams. a graduate OF Har.
ward. uotorlously hot tenn
pered aud inheritins the ar
roganoe OF his grandfather,
after whom he was named.
At that time n young man
named HELEN. from Philadel.
phia. was employed In the
White Hcrse in a secretarial
capacity. lie had very
pretty sister named Mary,
ani John Adams fell In love
with her. finally obtaining
the consent OF his parents to
their marriage, notwithstand-
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28
\ DILEMMA.

I suppose Mrs Smith Is much distressed
about her husbands death"
Il dout know about that He was so mean
and cranky that in way, Il IS rei!cf But
then black is horribly unbecomlng TO her"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-08-28
HARD TO REALIZE.

1--WE quickly accept conditions a. they are rs
hard TO realize that a ald.headed man ever had
hair
That's true
yet some OF them not only had hair but long,
crnkly curls
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

night before; it seemed to get into our spinal
columns instead OF into our ear-drums. Then
Mackey whispered something, and we under
stood The girl sound asleep!
Captain Jack stood for a few minutes as II
he had lost his senses, then he moved toward
her to support her in case she lost her balance.
But she was balancing herself mighty well.
The water was pretty smooth, but she swayed
gently to the rocking of the boat and Kept on
staring at those CHASTITY chunks of mist that
danced rigadoon around She gave us the
What yacht7" asked Cameron.
The Sea swallow she answered
Where IL itP'
'There!" she whispered. Look! Right be-
hind us"
We rested on our oars and helped Cameron
IN the sob Of rubbering that fog patch II rolled
up around us like the pieces OF picture puzzle,
breaking up into small masses and then coming
together again, but there was no trace Of a boat.
You can bet shivered bit every time we
looked at the girl Standing there with her eyes
shut, she looked as II she was listening 10 the
ripple Of the water as the yacht cut through 1t.
The dawn is just the time when queer hap
pening like that bites right in to your nervous
centers
Cameron turned and looked at the rest Of
us, but he had no need 10 put question.
Not one Of us could see or hear anything, and
knew that the girl didn't see anything
either. But the look OF her upset US.
Captain Jack turned 'sCl- 20 her. Il can't
IT," he Said quietly Us far away7'
The girl didn't an."ei. She Just stopped,
seated herself in exactly the same position she
was in before she sprang up.
We didn't start pulling Immediately. cam
eron stood looking astem and while we waited
the first splinter Of the sun came up like big
pink finger out OF the east, and the lBht start
ed to creep across the water The sky started
TO color like a piece OF coral, but sat like
statues I guess he looked for about nve min
utcs although the girl moved little, sat up
quickly and bnked at Captain Jack
"Oh!" she cried. looking a bit frightened as
she saw that were watching her; then she
seemed TO remember everything about the wreck
and burst into tears. But II plain to us
that she knew nothing about the sleep walk
ing stunt she had performed hour before.
The fog had lifted-then That old pluns-
ing, wriggling ocean stretched out around US
like a bare gray plain, the waves stopping up in
II now and again like as If they we're taking a
look at US to IL We were still ahoat. Muir
ply reckoned a always waiting a
good opportunity TO swat you and the more
you know about waves the more you believe
that Murphy wasn't far wrong.
The swung up over the rim suddenly,
and Cameron shaded his eyes and looked at
him 1 guess he looked for about ave minutes,
although there was nothing TO see; then he put
the boat about. growled order TO US, ard we
stared to pull in the direction the girl had
looked when she said she the Sea Swal-
low,
Holy smoke!" muttsrsd Murphy. What
has bit him now?"
After that we didn't DO much talking. We
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

of Atlsalta after the war,memorabie.
The Confederate soldiers we're quiet
ly resting in camp, some cooking their
breakfs tst, others writing. or thinking
of thor loved ones at home. without
warn bag, the explosion came, and all
that was left Of $50 Of the South's
blood and chivalry was a heap o.
bonel;, a chasm and a crimson river
sobbEng itself into the earth.
1.-THE Federal soldiers, burroughed
un6H.r the earth TO the fort and placed
the. bombs there at the direction OF
one Of General Grants generals. l
Wis ted the place where the explosion
occurred. 1 shudder now when / re-
cstu the scene. When I returned 90
Atlanta after the Petersburg tragedy.
tie war was ended. The Austrian
4 eneral SaIm- Salm. was in control
sf the city. He put negroes in COM
fmand Of the Federal Bureau. a
preacher named PAYNE shot negro
woman who was rObbing his garden
one night, and came to me 10 hide
him. I knew my home. which was
opposite his home. would be searched
50 hurried Mr.. Payne of 10 the rail-
road where he could get away. Pres
entity General Salm-Salm, and com
.pany Of soldiers came 10 my door ana