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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02
SAVANNAH WINS BOTH
REMNANTS IN SALLY

Savannah, September 1.-The
South Atlantic league closed the
second half of its 1913 season
today, savannah finishing in first
place, with Jacksonville second
and Columbus third. Albany.
Charleston and Macon finished
next in order. There will be no
post season series as Savannah
was winner of the first half sea-
son. Savannah won "a and lost
25 games during the second pc
riod.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02

week and ON next Monday will meet in
joint debate at Fayette, his opponent,
MFR. Bankhead. This will be the second
time the rival. candidates have appeared
on the same Platform, the first occasion
being last week at Vernon. Considerable
local interest is being taken in the out
come of this, the second joint meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02

The Princess theatre, a picture show
here, was sold Saturday night by the
owners, J. d. Helms. E. II. Easterling
and w. T. Howell to E. II. Colley of
Birmingham. The consideration Is said
to have been $1500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02

A delegation of Tuscaloosa Masons re-
turned today from Greensboro where
they went Sunday to attend the funeral
of George Delaney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02

Members of the Tuscaloosa board of
public works stated today that they had
not yet reached a decision in regard to
establishing II ferry across the Warrior
river at Holt. A delegation of citizens
who would be served by the proposed
ferry and committee of members of the
Tuscaloosa Board of Trade appeared be-
fore the board Saturday morning and
urged the establishment of the ferry.
While responding to a fire alarm at
o clock Sunday morning, one of the
horses hitched to the hose wagon stepped
in Il hole near the Mobile and Ohio depot
and was badly injured
motorcycle ridden by Elgin Johnston
struck a buggy driven by Richard wy
man, an aged negro. on Greensboro ave-
nue. and Seventh street. The buggy was
badly damaged ard the motorcycle was
put out of use, but no one was badly
hurt. Johnston sustained injuries to his
arm but these were only slight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02
Claims Unavenged Injustice

Fellow citizens the length of my re-
marks reminds me that l am in danger
of abusing your patience, il indeed have
not already been guilty of that offense
1t is difficult to sum up the Vital things
involved in this campaign within limits
that would define d much briefer space
of time, and yet / find that 1 must ex-
tend these limits to include final word,
that refers less to a political issue than
to matter OF moral principle. 1t in
wolves the question of retributive justice
and brings us upon lines of conscience,
the perpetration of great wrong of
which l am the victim and of which a
dark. sad page in the political annals of
Alabama tell
In recalling this double episode of
unavenged injustice to me, am not ac-
tuated by design OF reviving past ami
mositles nor to awaken bitter memori es
Neither Is it my purpose to pipe dirge
of regret to stir your hearts In sympa-
thy and pity. nor to raise my voice in
walls of martyrdom. Indeed / should not
recall the incident at ALL II It did not
loom up in our public history as an
event, fortified by facts that few men
deny. which rivet claim Of right and
justice to me as candidate In this cam-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02

Petitions bearing hundreds Of names
probably win be forwarded 10 Gov
ernor O'Neal within the next few weeks
asking for the removal of the Cher
okee county courthouse from Center to
Cedar Bluff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02
Labor and CAPITAL

Being born and bred on the farm. and
devoting my life pursuits which tax the
energies and train the efforts of men in
the hard school of work, my sympa-
thies are naturally with those who labor
and toll for their living. Any law
passed by the legislature in the real in
terest of labor and designed to make the
working mems lot an easier and better
one under the burdens that spring from
causes against which, in Individual ca
paclties, he cannot cope. would meet my
cordial aid and sanction. Labor and
capital today present the same problems
they have ever addressed for our reme-
dial statesmenship, and there are laws
needed and redresses demanded to prop
erly harmohixe their relations to the ends
OF mutual justice. These laws will be
insisted on by me, and every preroga-
tive belonging to me as governor would
be exercised In having them enacted and
enforced We invite capital and ifnmi-
grafton to Alabama and would accept
them as allied conditions to further our
already expending material develop
ments. but while it is true we would
need the virtuous. industrious home
seeking stranger and the money he
brings to dignity his place IS citizen,
would favor an intelligent discrimina-
tion in the importation Of those who
come horne-seeking among us. to the end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02

r. o. Stephens, for two years man.
gare of the Western Union Telegraph
company at Dothan, has come to Gads-
den to succeed II, Barrett as manager
of the local branch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-02
About Educational System

Nor does the money We fritter away
on useless judges and surplus attorney
generals describe our only waste of the
peoples revenue. The educational sys-
tenn Of the state has been allowed under
the spur of legislative podigality to be-
come a needless financial burden. God
forbid that could even remotely be sus-
pected of minimizing the means~of popu-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29

per ton the ground llmestonc should
not cost more than $3.50 ger ton
The composition of ths litter y dis
tinctly dlffereut from that ot u,
former. The ground limestone
should also be ground finely enough
to pass through an eighty or ono
hundred mesh screen
The best time for applying lime
Is IL the fall. particularly II the
ground limestone. mari, or air~alaek-
"a lime ii used. Where spriug ap-
pneations are made aud the quick
or Stacked lime Is used. care should
be taken TO hAye the application
made some ten % twenty days be
fore planting any seed The amount
OF lime used to an applieat on varies
according 10 the soil 70 which Y "
added. aud the form in which i ~
applied. On hght' soils from bpo
10 i.500pounds of the quick lime ~
used or II the other forms are
used the quantity is nearly doubled
On heavy clay loans from 600 70
2 2.OOO pounds Of the quick lime Is
used and the other forms are used
in proportion,
Further Information as 10 the ap-
plleation of lime and the making
Of soil tests may be obtained by ad-
dressing the County Agent, Man
chester, Vermont
JOHN l.. SHERMAN,
County Agent
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29
Advice As To Testing and Ippitina
Lime.

Advice As 10 Testing and ,ppitina
One very important matter al
most entirely overlooked py lienning
/ ton County farmers is the Lining Of
I farm lands, TOO often IA trayelng
Y through the county one sees liant
/ infested with sorrel and other weeds
which clearly indicate that II re-
quires lime before profitable crops
may be raised Fertilizers may b
applied to such land in excess. but
+ little II any, increase OF crop mas
result from their use II lime is alb
sent. Plants need lime. some more
/ than others, and Il ayails little H.
add commercial fertilizer TO soil
with the expectation OF getting re-
| isults when lime Is the plant food
element deficient. Yet many farm
ers are doing this very thing year
after year.
How can one tell when his soil
needs limeg This is very simple
matter. As has been suggested, a
| luxuriant growth of sorrel is a very
good indication that lime is needed.
| II red clover refuses TO catch, fails
to give good yields, or runs out
in less than two years one can
safe infer that an application OF lime
Is desirable. Glover Is lime low
| ing plant and will not thrive in a
soil that Is at all acid Two other
methods for determining whether or
not a soil is acid are commonly usef
One is the litmus paper method,
which consists of pressing blue lit
mus paper in close contact with a
moist portion of the soil to be tested
II the litmus turns pink to a notice
able degree it signifies that the
soil is acid or sour, and needs lime.
In making this test If the soil Isl
700 ufy 10 give any iesull u may ~
moistened with cistern water. II isI
well not to use ordinary spring
water as II might fail to give the
desired results. The second meth
cd referred to is the ammonia test.
In this case handful of soil Is
put into glass tumbler and mixed
with cistern water equal in volume
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29
Isn't this a Great Convenience

solete battleship will perplex the
Navy Department
The Texas was fated to be tar
get for high power shells. and IL has
been suggested by experts In balls.
tics, who have no sentiment, that
the Indiana could be put to no bet
ter use. Jack Phillips had passed
over 10 the majority when the Texas
was battered and sunk In the con
tes' between guns and armor plate
Robley D. Evans was spared the
spectacle of the sinking OF the In
diana by American projectiles. II
that is to be her lot.
Charles Edgar Clark. the com
mander OF the Oregon In the inspir-
ing voyage round the Horn and In
the running fight AT Santiago. sur
wives. What would he have 10 say
about turning the Oregon over TO
the ordnance sharps 10 be anchored
IN the seaway aud pounded with
shells uDtil she plunged to the bot
tam? The retired Admiral must
love the old ship on whose decks he
won nndying fame, aud the Officers
and men who served under him
share his tender regard for her II
the question whether the glorious
old Oregon should be preserved az
memorial We're put TO the Ameri-
can people the ayes would have II
with mighty shout.
Representative Snnott has sug-
gested that the Oregon be turned
over as training ship to the naval
militia OF the State who're nama she
bears That or some equally honor
able service should be found for
her. When Admiral Clark was about
To be retired he said In the way so
like him. MY wishes are that ] 80
without any undue attention. You
Will do me a iaYor by forgetting
that exist" There can be no OBJ
lIvion for either Clark or the Ore
gon. The honors OF the great voy-
age TO reinforce the Atlantic fleet
in the critical days Of 1898 and
OF being In at the finish OF the last
Spanish ship flying the flag at San
tiago, the Cristobal Colon, these
achievements will perpetuate the
names OF the American battleship
and her captain.
The Oregon must be spared ana
saved. and II would be a handsome
thing 70 assure Admiral Clark that
the flag will fly on her always as
testimony and an inspiration. IN. y.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29

IN one and one-half times that OF
the soil. A teaspoonful or two OF
ordinary household ammonia is add-
ed. and the SOIL water and ammonia
are thoroughly stirred. Then tne
mixture is allowed to settle over
night, or at least several hours, ana
II I'm the morning the liquid above
the settled soil is dark brown or
black In color, it indicates lime II
needed on the soil tested. Should
tho LIQUID be almost clear or only
slightly cloudy, probably an applica-
tion of lime is not necessary.
II is important that every farmer
test his soil to see whether or not
lime will be beneficial. The chances
are. even In a limestone region, thil
he will find his land sadly deiicieh'
In this plant food element, Out oi
something like seyenty-fiye tests
made IN this county by the county
Agent. over seventy have shown that
lime Is lacking, and must be apple
before profitable crops are grown
In some cases where these tesb
were made an application OF lime
would fully double the crop. is no
this subject worthy OF more consid
eratioop on the part OF the farmer
than has been given to IL hereto
fore?
Having ascertained that his lana
needs lining the next question that
coufronts the farmer is how, when
and In what form Is lime apphen
10 the soil. This question Is q
broad one, and requires much more
space for complete discussion man
is available here. Nevertheless, a
few points can be eucompassed here,
and In fact, enough TO make the
subject reasonably clear.
There are four general forms ~
which lime is applied TO the soil
namely. quick lime. Stacked line
air-slacked lime, and ground hnie-
stone. Sometimes mari is used, ana
a recent experiment made at the
Rhode Island Experiment STATION
apparently indicates that marble
dust from the quarry at Dorset may
be used for lime applications. Where
the ground limestone can be obtain
"a for reasonable cost il II the
best form 10 use, as there is no dan
rer OF an excessive application as
there is IN the case Of the quick or
the Stacked lime. But where the
.os, a the Quick lime is $3.50
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29

tional problems of any state nave
received the continuous study OF a
body of men so familiar with educa +
tionaI history and educational work
in the effort to find solution
which should be adapted to the best
interests of the state and OF us
children.
Ip these conferences the body OF
experts engaged in the study nave
made clear to the Commission the
Jyerah dining /. rtrtance In their
Judgment OF the problem OF the
rural school. The welfare of the
children in these schools Is without
question the states groatest educa-
tlonal problem.
This win be appreciated when y
Is realized that OF neeil" 400 Of
the schools Of the state about 80
per cent hi their nusibtr are one
room schools, aud 'he shifting Of
popularion has caused the abandon
ment OF about feJ more such
schools. More than cne-third o.
the towns and independent school
districts have only one room schools,
At present, about one-half OF ihe
children of the state are being
taught IN these one-room schoois.
The consolidation Of number OF
hem occasions an expenditure Of
bout 100000 year at present Tor
transportation alone and the board
OF pupils and about 100000 more
for their tuition. These figures
alone make evident how important
are both the educational and finan-
rial aspects Of Ihis matter OF the
rural school.
The professional training for the
teachers and their shifting of posi-
tion from one school to another
constitute problems 10 which spec
iai attention Is beix given.
Furthermore, such study as ls
now being made brings up clearly
the necessity for some adjustment
Of the courses Of study IN such
schools which shall make a closer
relation 10 the social and economic
life Of the children Even those
well Informed in education have Civ
en- comparatively little attention 70
this question and have left the rural
school curriculum to be settled In
large measure by the demands of the
high school, which 10 turn receives
its largest impulse from te collchge.
70 that girls and boys m remote
country schools. 80 per csnt a.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29

Art. 2. To see if the Town will
vote tax to provide funds for the
erection of such buildings, or will
vote to issue bonds or borrow money
to erect such buildings.
Art. 3. To see what action the
Town will take respecting its exist
ing school buildings and property
connected Herewith provided it is
voted to erect such buildings.
Daled at Manchester, Vermont, this
18th day of May, 1913.
Frank NJ. Walker
N. NJ. Garfield,
d. II. Dyer.
selectmen of the Town of Manches-
Ter, Vt. adv.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29
The Great Importance d the Coun'
try School.

The Educational COMMISSION
whose purpose is to study and re-
port upon the whole system OF
schools In Vermont, is seeking 70
ascertain, first, what the present
condition OF the schools is, and sec
ondly. what can be done to better
them.
The body of educational experts
working under the Commission are
not working as separate and de-
tached individuals, but in constant
communication with each other, VIII
frequent conferences held at the
rooms Of the Carnegie Foundation
in New York. During the past
week three days We're spent by thif
body of men in earnest discussion
Of the material which had beeh
gathered for this study. II mas
seldom happened that the educa-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29
WARNING. SPECIAL TOWN
MEETING.

Legal Voters in Town Meeting in
The Town of Manchester. Vt. are
hereby warned and notified TO meet
AZ the Opera House in the Village OF
Manchester Center, In said Town OF
Manchester. on the second day of
jane. 1913, at the hour Of ten
o'clock IN the forenoon, of said
day. to transact the following busi-
ness.
Art 1. To see ii the Town Will
vote to authorize the erection of ad-
q nal school buildings.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29

whom win never 20 10 college, have
had their studies determined for
them In the main by the demands
which are made upon the small min
ority % boys and girls who are fit
ting themselves for entrance to col
lege.
How many boys In the rural
schools, fol example, can tell the
number of cords of wood In load
that happens to come to the school
house? How many OF the girls can
figure the number of yards Of car
pet required for the room at home,
figuring out the Fireplace and flgur-
Ing in the recesses and hooks? 1t
seems quite clear that much can be
done in improving the curriculum
so as to obtain a closer relation be-
tween the school task of the child
and the life which he leads IN his
home and in his community.
An examination Of the actual
teaching being done In these schools,
some of which are quite remote
from villages, shows that the excel
lence of the teaching Is by no
means dependent on the size OF the
school Throughout Vermont are
many conscientious, well-trained
teachers. and some who have not
received extensive training, but who
through natural ability as teachers
are giving in these small school
houses 4he foundations Of an excel
lent education--an education that
will fit the boy and girl alike for
life. whether they go to college or
whether they go into vocation.
From whatever point of view one
looks at the question, he is Impress
"a by the fact that the great and
overwhelming problem Of this state
is the problem Of the righ conduc'
of these elementary rural schools.
If to them can be brought intelligen
and sympathetic oversight and sup
port which Increases to some extent
the teachers reward. education IN
Vermont will be helped In this most
important and vital part.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29
NUMBER 8

A fine line ol piazza CHAIRS well finished and well
le al prices ranging from Sl25 to $500
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29

The proposal OF Representative
Sinnott that the battleship Oregon
be preserved as reminder OF her
glorious part in the war with Spain
will be be commended from coast TO
oast Her place Is now with the
reserve fleet, and the time IS at
hand when what to do with the OBJ
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-21
GETTING READY FOR THE
SPRING GARDEN AND
TRUCK.

Now is the time to put the fresh
manure or the garden. Spread it
thickly and let it lie on the surface
till time to prepare the land for
crops. In North Carolina and
southwark. the first crop to get in
to the ground is the extra early
peas. The best rule is to SOW these
the first good spell after New
Years. The peas Of the Alaska
type are now used more than the
old yellow seeded sorts of the
Early Kent type. These give US
an early picking and are soon over.
and then we follow with the wrink-
led peas of better quality. These
do not sow SO early, as they are
apt to rot in the cold ground. Jus,
after the middle of February is the
best time to SOW the wrinkled peas
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-21
HOW TO GROW TOMATOES

Il want to grow an acre of to-
matoes next summer, in Jackson
County. n. c." writes a friend.
The soil is clay bottom land that
was in corn last year and now has
a fine stand of crimson clover on
it. 1t is only moderately rich.
Would you haul manure ON the
clover this winter: Horse Or cat
tie manure: How much fertilizer
would you use and what sort? In
short give me all the information
you can"
If the object is to grow tomatoes
early, the clay bottom land will
hardly make them as early as mel
low upland. and to get early toina-
toes, YOU must Sart early, under
glass. to get the plants. That is.
you will need a hotbed for starting
the seed and plenty of frame room
for transplanting and hardening
the plants. | start my tomato seed
for early plants about the first OF
February. That is. | aim to SOW
the seed about ten weeks before il
VIII be safe to set the plants in the
open ground. In YOUR mountain
section YOU cannot set them a:
early as | can. and. hence, woult
not need to start % early. ! SOW
the seed in shallow boxes IN T;
greenhouse. and as soon as the,
are large enough to handle | trans
plant to other boxes Of rich soil
and finally to frames four inche
apart each way. to get strong an,
to harden them off for moving t
the open ground i'll April. 70
could hardly set them out in III
open ground, especially in the DO
tom before the middle of Ma,
Hence, in your case, it would be Z
we'll to SOW the seed in a fran
covered with hotbed sa>hes
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-01-21
GThe Progressive Farmer.)

The Progressive farnler.)
1t is worth while to take a little
pains to keep a garden coming on
all the time, for there is nothing
better than fresh vegetables for the
health of the family.
You say that hsh-scrap contains
S.S per ZEN of ammonia writes a
friend. All the fish factory peo-
pie here claim that it will average
IL per cent. Who is right" The
word ammonia was a misprint,
or written in a hurry, for it should
be S.S per cent nitrogen, and this
would be nearly II per cent am
monia. This is the Government
analysis.
What is the best early cabbage
for Tennessee, and where can | get
the plants:" The earliest cabbage
is the Jersey Wakefield. The Char
lesion Wakefield is larger and a
little later. / am trying this sea-
son a new cabbage that is claimed
to be earlier. This is the Danish
cabbage called Copenhagen Mar
ket. l have it alongside of the
Charleston Wakefield and will be
able to see for myself what it will
do as to earliness. Watch the ad-
vertising columns of The Progress
siye Farmer and you will find a
number of growers offering cab
bage plants.