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PETRIFIED FALLS IN ALGERIA
Rsmashabls Mineral FermstleW which
Puzzles Scientists Called "Ths
Bath Of the Damned"

With all the beauty Of q cataract OF
living water. there Is In Algeria . re-
markabls pstrinsd waterfall which rs.
Gently has been engaging the attention
Of scientists.
This II the HammAm-M Meskhutin.
which means THE Bath OF the
Damned and In located Ga miles from
Constantine. on ths site Of the ancient
town OF Cirta. This solidihed cascade
Is the production Of caicxreous de-
posits from sulphurous and ferruGin.
GUS mineral springs. issuing from shs
depths Of the earth At temperature
of 20 degrees CentiGrads.
THE Bath Of the Damned" even from
. near viewpoint. looks for all the
world like u great wall OF water dash
Ing into swirlinE pool at its foot. yet
its cleaning. graceful curves aud the
apparently xwirlinx eddies nj It's base
are as fixed and immovxbis ~ II
carved from the face Of = granite
clin.
Many centuries have. Of course. gone
to the making OF the deposits. and the
nprinEx were well known TO the an.
cient Romans. The name Hammam'
Mcskhutin was given to the stone
cataract In nm nliusion TO u legend
that the waterfall WAS pctrifed by
Allah. punishinx the implety of unbe-
levers by turning all the members of
d tribe into stone. Al night. so the
story runs. It's stone dwellers OF the
remote past are freed from their
strange fetters. come to life and re-
sumo their normal shapes.
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Queer Uses for The crocu,.

The crocus IL nowadays held to
Justify its existence by its beauty.
but In bygone centuries It was cult
vated with an eye to profit-its saffron
being In high demand both as an
aromatic and az navoring for cakes
and pies. A distinction Of crocus
blossoms. also. was held to be good
for strengthening the lungs and heart,
and as a preventive Of plague. Evi
dence of the flowers commercial
value survives In the name Of the
chief center Of its cultivation. SAT
from Walden. but saffron nowadays Is
appreciated only by the sparrows
who wreck the crocuses to obtain it.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08
Eads and Fashions

nave u Dli'k Ut sruIi't p''Nn'"""'
with lighter brilliant designs seat
| tcring over the surface. The new
\ wraps are all short and round. some
| are made sodet. som. with Wat
| teau plait. either from the middle of
| tho bnck or from one shoulder.
Toiie de Jouy effects have return
Cd to favor triumphantly. The pat
terms and eoiorinss are copied In
satins. silks. velvets. brocales and In
crepe cotton goods. For the lnsi
lew years Ioilc de iouy has been
more or less used as light trimming
u being considered too heavy and
vulgar for anything more tiIan u
flower. Now II is used frankly and
without any attempt AZ discrcc, mod
Grafton.
Blouse vests nrc com posed NJ III"
tOilc jouy. and when repeated In
more expensive fabrics entire
sleeves which ran almost to the waist
he of the effect. Al n recent exhibit
liantly coiorei flowers. The rest Of
fatia the shade of chartre,ise. th"
skirt draped to fall In little piaits
down the front. and the fnllncsi
gathered to form an ovcrskirt NJ III"
back. The pointed back and front
OF the corsagc was relieved by n flchu
OF white moussciinc. The cach.t
and novelty lay In the sleeves. which
were OF chartreusc noussclinc. strip
cd heavily In purple metal effects.
Another evening dress had long
sleeves which ran almost to the yaist
line OF the corsagc underneath. and.
| sleeves were Of yellow satin on
which were painted the most bril-
lianily coicrcd flowers. The rest Of
tho frock was Of rcscda green. and
the violet colorx In the sleeves gave
all the character necessary to thee
ensemble. The long sleeves Idea has
taken wonderfully and women seem
to like II 81 much that probably
next winter evening gowns will all
be cut On the samc lines. However.
there Will always he those who Will
cling to short sleeves or sleeveless
| wnists-womcn who have beautiful
arms or think they have.
Raiinc is an excellent material for
the summer knockabout. Its price
by the yard is expensive. hu, Il II
wide. Ratinc. of course. has not the
crispncss Of linen and crash. but II
IL moderately cool. and II made
carefully. looks light and summcry.
II shows crcascx and wrinkles hard
ly no much M serge does. The blue.
liable for street wear do not soil cnx.
lily and. when they nrc soiicd they
can be lnundcred without starch. a
ratinc suit. with shirt waists OF cot.
ton -crcpe.-voiic or tub silks. would
make an Ideal working outfit for the
summer woman. an outfit ut once
Gurablc. suitable. comfortable and In
good style.
Among the most attractive OF tho
new printed crcpons are those with
a light ground and sprays Of flow
crs scattered about carelcssly: while
with sprays OF scarlet an.moncs. or
turquoise blue powdered with green
laurel haves. an artistic shade of
pale blue with stripes OF Indian red.
cn which sprays OF white flowers
have been thrown.
II Is predicted by fashion author
tiles that coats o' heavy linen In
bright colorx will b, extremely popu-
lar this spring.
FLORENCE FAIRBANKS.
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"reminiscences of
The Frontier Days
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\ Gun Play: Whcn the pixies peak
gold excitement was. Mt Its climax Ia
1861 the town Of Denver became
ovcrrun with u terribly tough Sc; ~
people from everywhere under the
sun. There were more fancy i.-
males In tho stampede than K!nE
Solomon housed In his great temple.
Two young fellows. Barney Trabcr,
and George Waller. brought In "a
bunch OF these folks from AtchIfo'
where they had been driven out by
nm Overwhelming majority OF inhah.
Itants who branded them as undcsir.
able citizens. This gay party was
composed Of Aunt Batty Thorpe. a!ol,.
~ Cable. Rose Thornton. or RIa
Rose. and with thcni came n handy
andy.kiad Of a-sea,ew xGsW- ~
Jack O'Neil. This spontaneous In.
vidual was tall. tawny frontirl
character from Lexington. Missouri.
who was about rs worthless ns thcy
made them In those fiery days.
Like all other border ruffians lr
was quick on the trigger and one ia'
when he went into Otis Hawkhs
gun store on Blake street he r.A
marked to the bystnrdcrs that he
would show them how to shoot. Over
across the street where the Palace
theatre was afterwards located stood
hirh-heelcd boots. such as the sports
used to affect when they wanted To
be In style. There was bu, one crack.
OF the gun and the bovine gentleman
lost both his high heels MS slick n q
whistle.
O'Neil had several warnings from
the respectable end OF the population
TO behave himself hut he paid very
little attention 10 such things and
continued sprawl!ng around town n
the rroyerhinl had man from the
lonely marshes. One day over al the
fremont house a; the old Five Points
he got into n personal alteration
with real one known "a nj: Phi!
Gardner and that was the end OF tho
long-haired gentleman from LcNir"-
ton. for Phil picked up shotgun aud
killed him in n second. Subscqucni-
ly three soldiers were killed Ia Auut
f'atty's house over in Aurlria aud 90
get even lot of rockies lead b.
Young McNassar of the Plantci.
house raided the establishment and
burned 1t down. This was bcf0r"
Tom Chandler had built the fir-;
brick house on Blake street. and tho
accomplishment marked the better
order Of things which finally m0dr
Denver what II fS today Ev,rvi n n =
In those times was so free. ard crsy
that nabody stopped to realize thas
the ira yic side of life is only the
shady side of the comic.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08

Where did you go Sunday morn.
ing?"
Il went to church."
you did? Was the service well at.
sended?"
at must have been
why do you say i. r.rat ~
been? Don't you know"
well. there were rcurt" y ""
makes OF motor ca:s sisidH
side"
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08
REMOVING OIL STAINS.

DO not make the mistake OF put
ting hot water ON machine oil stains
II viii not remove the grease. but II
may set II 20 firmly that II cannot
he removed. II the garment stained
is washable. rub the grease spot with
cold water and soap Immediately tho
accident has happened. Another good
plan In to apply little French chalk
or gasoline to the spot. taking the
prccaution. however. to insert un-
dcrncath the material n piece ol
blottIng paper. This Is TO prevent
u ring being pcrceivabl. when the
grease has been removed.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08

Saliow complexion ix due TO n tor
pid liver. HERBINE purifics and
strengthens the liver and bowels and
restores the rosy bloom Of health to
tho cheek. Price soc. Sold by the
Hnusmun Drug Co.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08

her experience and
Recommendation that
led so many cxpcctant
mothers to derive tho
comfort and blessing
of this famous rem.
cdy.
1t ia applied exter-
tcrnnlly to the abAlo-
M n n atomncli n II Il
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08

Everyone who IL troubled with sore.
sweaty. OF tender f.ei-swo.irn feet
-in-.s .-.t. eoTns. .ai!sis.s or buniay.-
can guicAIy max. their feet we'll No =,
Iis iHlhcl sore feet wen and swoll, M
feet rfs quickly reduced 10 their naiu.
raj size. TAouflnds of ladies have bsAs,
Ihi,' To wea- hoes y :aii alzs sinulls x
win perfect comfort II; IL ch-n-y
Gruniy ceni"r. Iowa. rEys; 81 put pf,
n." pair OF Shoes .na HAT OF IN"
week aud have worn then. every day
Tinc.. could never do 'hls betorr
-iar az. and they are hair size
tfnnller ihan hrye bcen wearing" =
TlI h tho only foot remedy ever made
,pt all the p1!IpH.u1 sliaii"ua while.
cSgHc sore feet. Powders ani oth-%
r.neaica inrr.ly clio. " tho parcrS
TIH c!cau1ca ,n'in .ut aAi Iscpa then
clean. II works EiI-tt 'T. You wiz
feel better the very rr-t tl:'i. it'a u ed
-. u :, wees aud you can iorF.ot yuu
N.r had so.s f.o,. fN.n u yea shnuiI ~,
sotr.clf bs fooled into taking ~ lun 40 uit
iot rII. s.n emit tsi y"ur f,-'s. TiZ !, Tor
sale at AL drug stores. department aE Z
general rtor-s, - CENTS r-r bos. oil
diree. II you wiSh. Money 'haci: IL TriZ
doesn't de- Al, We ssy. For {, free trIn'
pachnr. write today T." wrl;'r Luther
'".'t's ." go rs'~-''" ~.
The Hnuaman nruG CO. three stores
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08

Printing OF every description neat
ly and quickly executed at the
Chroniclc-News job rooms. Samples
and quotations on request. Use the
telephone. Trinidad 40. II
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08

Lace trimmed gloves are an inter
estinE novelty.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08

In most any community there's grand-
ma who knows Mothers Friend. 1t was
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08

Printing that plcases-thc kind
supplied customer. Of The Chronicle
News.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08
Grandma Talks
About Babies

Has . large Circle OF Listsnsrs Who
Profit by Her Wisdom and Experience.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08

Chronlcle-N,ws SOC u mouth.
The chronicle=news., 1913-05-08
ua4nr Car, n chueeh.

Where did you go Sunday morn
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
WILSON s MESSAGE
STOCKS UP
Encouraging Crop Accounts Also
Stimulating Factor-SpecuIa-
tive Situation Stronger,
stock quotations:
BY c. W. STORM.

NEW YORK. June IA stronger
speculative situation. induced chiefly by
President Wilson $ message on the need
OF currency reform, was evident at the
opening OF the stock market today and
advances ranged from fractions to over
two points. The local market followed
the London trend, Americans being
higher there
The charpest advance was in Cana
dian Pacific which went to 2lS shortly
after the opening for a gain of "a.
The copper group was strong, Amalga-
mated opening | a higher. Utah copper
gained Is, while Chino climbed frac-
tiunaHy
Among the other advances were Unit
Ell States steel common. 1, Union
Pacific. ia: Reading, la: Pennsylvania
q, Northern Pacific, = s; Missouri Pa
cifc. ! Lehigh Valley, =; Erie, ~;
Chesapeake and Ohio, y Atchson, =;
American Can, Il.
The curb was steady.
Trading was low in the last hour
and price changes for the most part
were only slightly changed from the
midday level
Amalgamatcd Copper. Chesapeake
and ohio. Chino and Northern Pacific
We're fraCtiOnally under the midday
level, but ranged above the low quota
tons Tor the morning Union Pacific
sold around 1855 for a net gain Of 2l5
on the day Steel sold at 56A for a
let gain of las Reading crossed 1855
for a gain of Ia on the day
The market closed steady, Govern
euJs unchanged; other bonds dull.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Opening
Range
& cLARk,s
DAILY COTTON LETTER


NEW ORLEANS. June 24--The
weather map shows very favorable
conditions Partly cloudy to fair wealth
or, scattered showers, rather general
over the Atlantics, with some good rains
iu the Carolinas; even temperatures
warm nights, good growing weather
Indications are for partly cloudy to fair
weather. with scattered thundershowers /.
range Of temperature stationary.
Liverpool came I'm rather poor, but
shows larger spots sales, total 5000, at
. points lower quotations Political
news is that Bulgaria refuses further
peace negotiations and that financial
war has been started on the Continent
hy France refusing loans.
The market here advanced from the
start mainly uu the report on Georgia
by Mr. CordNl which does not show the
Improvement that was expected, Under
Che circumstances, IL is thought that HE
July Bureau report can at the outside
give I Go points Improvement for the
belt which would be a condition be
tween SO and ST. and as the acreage
Increase. owing TO the acreage corrcc-
,ion made by Washington In May, is eN-
pcuted Co be between j and per cent,
10 is Thought that the july bureau may
again make a hullish impression on the
trade
Selling was therefore rather light 10
day. the more $50 as a hUlish visible
statement lis expected for Friday Trad
ing was stu'et. with prices steady around
4 % for December.
81 Nt~-Nay AE,.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
COVE RNMENT WEEKLY
WEATHER REPORT

WASHINGTON. June 24--Mean tenn
peratures were from I to s degrees
above normal. except in Texas. where
there was q deficiency Of from ] to 3
degrees. The greatest excess In mean
temperature occurred over eastern
Tnuessee. Weekly mean temperatures
ranged from "a to Sc over the eastern.
from SO 10 50 over the central and from
rs TO So over the western portion Of the
cotton region. The lowest weekly
mean temperature. "A degrees occurred
at Asheville, n G. and the highest, So
degrees, occurred at "a number of sta
tons located I'm all portions Of the cot
ton growing States.
Precipitation occurred generally over
the cotton region. except that in parts
II northeastern oklahoma, northeast
ern Texas. scattered localities i'm Louis
ana, eastern and southern Mississippi.
western Alabama and parts Of south
ern Georgia there was no rain The
precipitation was unevenly distributed.
More than . inches occurred IN parts
n Texas. The greatest weekly amount,
20 inches. occurred at Corpus Christi,
Texas.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
SMALL CHANGE IN
PRICE OF COTTON
Spot Houses Support Old Crops,
While Wall Street SeIIs-Sen-
timent Bearish.

NEW YORK, June 24-At the
opening Of the cotton market to-day
the tone was steady and prices were
unchanged 10 points higher than the
closing quotations Of Monday After
the call, however. selling developed
and prices fell off about points The
buying was inspired by strength in
the English market. Tho larger spot
houses again cen red their attention
on the July position, also August
The buying of the new crops was
scattered.
The weather map was considered
favorable Wall Street was apparent
ly the leading seller.
During the forenoon the selling was
light and scattered. resulting in prices
rallying some to 6 points over the
opening range. II is generally be
lieved that the ring is short, owing to
the heavy selling during the past few
days and il is only natural that a
good reaction is in order
During the late forenoon the market
was quiet, but ruled steady. The buy
ing continued general, mainly on Cor
p
somewhat mixed and had a stimulating
eeftct, as his reports up to this time
~ the season has been very favorable.
Liverpool and the South were reported
good buyers
on the other hand. the Government
weekly weather report was construed
az bearish, resulting i'm active selling
by Wall Street and the uptown crowd.
There Is a disposition on the part OF To-
cal traders to sell the market short
on the favorable conditions that have
existed up to this time, but many oper-
atOrs hesitate in the face Of the confined
good demand for spots.
At the close the market was steady,
with prices showing irregularity, be-
ing 1 point off to points higher than
the final quotations of Monday
Following are II a m. bids in New
Orleans: July 1909 August 11.g7, Oc-
tober lt.47. January ia.
Following are 10 Il. m. bids in New
Orleans. July 12.44, August 1913, Oc-
tobcr 11.56. January 1857.
Estimated cotton receipts:
Wednesday 1912
New Orleans . . 4 400 20 800 1888
Galveston 500 60 800 957
pANCE I'M MEM NnBK EHrIpEc
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
IN
PRICE OF WHEAT
Conflicting Crop Advices and
Bad Cable News Cause
General Buying,
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO, June ga nervous mar
ket was seen in wheat early on the IN
settled feeling abroad the conflicting
crop reports from the spring wheat
country and the fact that many spec
ulators were anxious 10 sell while others
were just as anxious to buy. Western
receipts were larger than a year ago
with 403 cars to-day and 15l for the
corresponding day in 1912. July shorts
we're inclined to cover. The volume Of
trade was small.
Closing prices for grain showed ad-
vances all around lsd nc for wheat, Is
a &c for corn and Is a sc for oats.
The strength shown at Minneapolis and
the buying Of July there by one of the
larger millers was the bullish influence
at Chicago toward the Ctose of the day.
There are many uncertainties sur
rounding the crop situation In the
Northwest and there are also many I'M
certainties surrounding the harvesting
Of the winter wheat crop. For these
reasons the average Spectator the
average Spectator is feeling his
way rather than making large commit
ments.
Provisions showed but little change
for week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
cAINcH BUGS DOING DAMAGE

CHICAGO, June 24-Lots of reports
coming in from Illinois and Iowa on
the poor outlook of oats. Springfield,
, sasS sctb Of tSsre are TTe I IgE
wires from Park River, n. Oak: Graf
ton to Park River wheat not holding
up Light showers of little benefit Dry
ing wind to-day"
Clement Curtis says reports this
morning show no improvement in oats
Iowa condition is 10 per cent below
last month. Rains too late to help crop
through central section. Mnnea polls
says elevator people there getting bad
reports from North Dakota and South
Dakots to-day
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
Need 1900 Hands in
Kansas Wheat Fields

WICHITA, KANS., June "a
month ago farmers in the big wheat
belt west and northwest of here
called their crop practically worth
less. Now they are calling for more
than 1000 harvest hands.
They are meeting all incoming
trains and compete in bidding for
help. Wages as high as $3.50 and
board a day are offered.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
COTTON GOSSIP

NEW YORK. June gf-TEe market
has been very quiet to-day trading
light. but ruled very steady. with little
cotton for sale. The demand has been
generally good. Liverpool reported q
buyer. also some Southern buying spot
people bought July on all soft spots.
PeI & Co. were said 10 have sold con
siderable cotton yesterday through EIOT-
dan. the lattcr's sales totaling about 90
sold Saturday Dick Bros and Shear
son were also sellers.
Sentiment around the ring continues
bearish on the good weather.
The July condition report to he made
public July 3, giving the condition Of the
crop 10 June % and an estimate ~ the
acreage The report is beginning TO cast
fits shadow over rho market and cause
traders to hesitate about making new
commitments for fear Washington may
spring another sunrise
The impression seems TO prevail that
the market has declined enough for the
present owing 10 the heavy selling dur
ing the past three days, and Do Is very
natural TO believe that a short interest
exists and 4 good reaction is In order
from technical standpoint
Dallas wires: Texas generally part
cloudy 10 cloudy. Oklahoma generally
cloudy, no rain IN either state.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
says. Timely rains and favOra BILE
weather sustain bearish confidence In an
ultimately lower price level, but big peo-
pie show so much faith IN the integrity
of the July position which in turn in
fuences all the fan deliveries that bear
ish enthusiasm can not develop Yes
terday a prominent operator bought q
block Of July across the ring and New
York letters credited some prominent
men with the belief that Liverpool longs
will put the screws on the July posi-
ton there. OF course. the low price
people expect good crop weather to con-
tinuc. They also expect the controlled
July position 10 climb, and they fear
that October and December will be lifted
Washington forecast for week THE
pressure distribution over the North
American continent and adjacent oceans
Is such as 10 indicate temperatures
above the seasonal average the coming
week iu the Southern States. the Great
Central Valleys and the Plains states
while on the Pacific slope and In the
region Of the Great Lakes and the Mid
die Atlantic and New England States
viii be about normal
"a reaction from the prevailing mod
crate temperature TO seasOnahly warm
weather VIII set IN over the region Of
the Great Lakes. the Ohio Valley and the
Middle Atlantic and New England States
by Wednesday.
THE precipitation during the week
win be generally light and local and CON
fined principally 10 the Northern States
and the Rocky Mountain region No i'm
portant storm is Charted TO cross the
country the coming week"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
RANCE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
LVERPOoL coTToN MARKET

IINFETOOL, juno 24--Duo y point
lower on July and y to l point higher
on other positions, This market opened
At l215 u. m. the market was quiet,
at net unchanged to y point higher on
near and net unchanged on distant posi-
lions
Fair business doing In spot cotton at 2
points decline, middlinE 6.12d. sales 5000
bales, Including 1000 American bales
imports $1,000 bales, including Il, 600
American
At the close the market was steady
,th prices at a net gain Of ~ 10 3
points from the final quotations Of Mon
day
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
INFERIOR MnMEMENr
SPOT COTTON MARKET.

Atlanta. nominal. middlnE 1873.
Athens. steady. middling ll7s
Macon, steady, middlinE 12ia
New Orleans. steady, middhng . GIG
New York, steady, mlddliuE ~ 30
Philadelphia quiet middling 1855
Boston quiet middling 1880
Liverpool quiet. middlng 6T3d
Savannah. steady middling 1874
Augusta. steady. middlug l2A
Norfolk, quiet. middlinE lZaS
Galveston, quiet, miudliug l2as
Charleston. nominal.
Mobile, nominal. middlnE l2C
Wilmington, quiet. middliuE MS
Little Rock, steady, miGdling i2C
Baltimore, nominal, middHug 1919.
Memphis, quiet. midolius l2ls
st Louis, steady midGliug II sis.
Houston quiet. middlinE lat4
Louisville, firm, middlHg l21S
Charlotte, steady. m.tllug lGC
GreeuviNe. steady. Middlug IT,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
PRIMARY MOVEMENT
ST. LOUIS CASH QUOTATIONS.

ST. LOUIS. June 24-Cash: No. 2 red
wheat, 97099; No. red, 90Q93 No
red, S5@ss No. 2 hard SEA SO; No. 3
Corn: 20. 2. 6Ols; No. 3, 5s4; No. 4,
7u57la; no grade, So; No yellow,
5016 Q61; No. 3 yellow, so; No. white
61I9 No white. 60ih.
Oats: No 2, 3SIa d39; No. 8, 3SQ381s
No. T. 3712; No white, 4OlR G41lh;
standard, 4O1ad41; No g. 5000; No A.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-24
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS BAD.

CHICAGO, June 24-W 3 Snow
wires from Redfeld, 5. Oak, June %
Through Brown, Mcpherson, Edmunds.
Faux and Sphinx Counties west of James
River district is reported as bad, in
volving about 800 acres Was a failure
last year, and most of it for three con.
seCutlve years Present situation prom
ises the fourth failure, Nothing but gem
eral soaking rains at once can save any
part of It Oats the same. Corn hold
ing its own
General situation east of James River
reported as satisfactory"