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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-06-02
VOL. XIV.
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BALTIMORE AMERICAN
Established 1857
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taiis interesting SPECIAL correspondence
entertaining romances, good poetry,
local matter Of general interest and
fresh miscellany suitable for tie home
circle. carefully edi'ed Agricultural
Department and fu,l aud reliable
Financial and Market Reports are
special features.
Sees clubbing arrangements in other
Pastoffee at Baltimore
Nd as sacond-ciass matter April ~
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-06-02
GET SOUND BREEDING STOCK TO
PRODUCE WINTER LAYERS.
ROY II. WAITE.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

Let US begin now to prepare for a
flock that will produce eggs for US
next winter. To many people a chick
en- is just a chicken. Little do they
stop to realize that the way a chicken
is made or build up determines to a
large extent its usefulness as a layer.
Most persons realize pretty fully the
general requirements Of strong
building. They know that it is neces-
gary to have solid foundation and
then that It is essential to make each
step or section of the construction just
as strong. They know that it does
not do any good to put lot of time,
energy, and expense into making the
top part of a building substantial ii
the foundation or lower part is weak.
But these same people, many of them,
seem TO forget these things when they
start building a flock of chickens.
which they expect will be strong
enough, and healthy enough to with
stand a severe winter and have enough
energy left to produce eggs.
4 lE lVuNAaNAbA VI AHN ENutAAf MDth
is the breeding stock. II it is i'll ma.
tured, poor. sickly or improperly
nourished it will be a waste Of time TO
try to breed from IT, The resulting
flock will hardly pay for its keep II
on the other hand your stock is well
matured. in good flesh, healthy and
properly nourished you have the prop
er foundation for a good flock for egg
production next winter.
1t will pay most any one to take a
little trouble to select out a few Of the
strongest and healthiest. most yigor-
Gus birds and save only eggs from
these for Matching. Sometimes it may
De best to Gull out the poor birds from
the flock and keep them separated
for a time or what is probably better
sell them for markat ar cat them
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-06-02
INCREASED lay YIELDS
FROM TOP DRESSING
Experiments Prove Use Of Fertilizers
In The Spring Most Profitable.
NICHOLAS sCHMITz,
Maryland Agricultural College
Extension Service.

NltkOlsAS StHMIILs
Maryland Agricultural College
Extension Service.
The production of the average tim
othy meadow in Maryland is very far
below what it can be made to yield
proiitably in both quality and yield per
acre. The low yields and poor quality
are not due so much to poor germina-
ton and poor stand IN the spring after
seeding as to the crowding out of the
timothy by weeds Where weeds are
the determining factor the remedy is
sowing the timothy, or timothy and
clover, alone in the early fan. not with
grain crop, but after the grain crop
has been harvested and a fine, firm
seeded prepared.
Where the stand Of timothy is fair
the yield can be prohtably increased
by the use Of commercial fertilizers.
Extensive tests at the Maryland Ex-
pertinent Station with various kinds
and combinations of fertilizers have
shown beyond question that the best
fertilizer for timothy is nitrate of soda
or combination Of nitrate of soda
and acid rock The proper amount
TO apply depends Of course upon the
fertility Of the soil, but ordinarily
nitrate Of soda should be applied at
the rate Of from $50 to $50 pounds
per acre, and if a combination of acid
rock and nitrate of soda is used, equal
parts, the mixture should be applied
at the rate Of 200 to 45O pounds per
acre. Such an application under
Hrdinary conditions may be expected
to give an increase in yield of from
l to 1 y tons per acre.
The time Of applying the fertilizer is
very important 1t should be applied
as soon as the grass begins to green.
which is usually the latter part Of
March or the first Of April. The carly
application OF the fertilizer is abso-
lutely necessary for maximum returns,
for the fertilizer can not be made use
of by the plant until it has been dis
solved and carried down into the soil.
The early application makes use Of
the early rains.
Many farmers have been disap.
pointed when using nitrate of soda
because they have applied it too late
or at time when there was not sufh-
cient moisture to dissolve it, so that
the timothy would get full use OF
what was applied before maturing.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-06-02
USE Life FREELY
IN SOIL BUILDING
The Kind TO Use And How To AppIy
It Economically.
II. J. PATTERSON,
Maryland Agricultural COLLEGE


Ihe KIND Of lime to apply VIII de
pend almost entirely upon the relative
cost OF the different forms. The main
junction of lime is to correct acidity;
any form will do this but it requires
practically twice as much Ground
Limestone or Shells, and IL times
as much Hydrated Lime as Burned
Lime to do the same amount Of good
Inc nneness TO which the raw ma
terlal ls ground determines to great
extent It's effectiveness. The finer the
better.
whether we should use lime derived
from Lime Stone or Oyster Shells de
ponds upon how we are situated with
regard to transportation, since freigh.
rates are an important item to cor
slider
We cannot say that either source Of
lime is decidedly better than the
other.
How To Apply Lime.
The method of spreading lime viii
depend upon the kind used. If VIC
use Lump Lime we NAV slack it in a
large pile and spread it with a manura
spreader. or it may be placed in small
piles over the field and aftar slacl
ing, spread with shovels. II the L.
ter method is used. 90 pound heaps
u peck placed 20 feet anart eaea
way, or one bushal 40 feet each wa
will provide about one ton per acre
The small piles have the ADVANTAGE
over the larger ones in stacking moro
readily, and on account of being close
together. will not neeessitate II beips
thrown so far with the shovels when
spreading. Mixing this Stacked Lima
with fine earth before spreading VIII
make it less disagreeable to handle
If the ground Stone or Hvdrated
Lime be used. the most convenient
way to distribute It will be with limo
spreader. Caustic Lime should never
be mixed with manure or commercial
fertilizers. It is better to plow the
manure under and put the lime on ton
of the soil after blowing. If CONNER.
cial fertilizer is to be used the lime
should be applied a few weeks before
the application of the fertilizer IL
made.
Amounts OF Lime To Apply.
1t IS generally the best practice to
apply not less than one ton of Burnt
Lime or two tons Of Ground Lime or
Stone Oyster Shells Der acre. Hy.
drafted Lime should be used at the
rate Of IL tons per acre. Such an
application need not be given nftener
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-06-02
FAM FOR SALE.

A nice farm Of about 100 acres near
Ironsides for sale. Buildings all in
good repair. Apply to.
A. POSEY & SON,
Attorneys.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21
Canning Club Work.

Miss Josephine Sipprell, Home
Demonstration Agent, has furnished
The News with the following report
of her activities for the week ending
April 18th, which shows that she has
been hard at work:
Monday-At Florahome, making
preparations for Demonstration work,
Tuesday-Held demonstration at
Florahome in canning of beets, and
preserving Of Kumquats, Miss Wells
of Tallahassee supervising the work
Gone. The canning demonstration
was specially for the Canning Club
girls, while the preserving was mainly
for the house keepers. 80 persons
were present.
Observation-Disclosures at
Bostwick, in preserving, jelly making,
and marmalade. This demonstration
was principally for the Club girls, who
are second year girls, but the parents
are always interested enough to be
present. The plants of most of the
Bostwick girls are doing fine.
Thursday-The San Mateo school
still being in session, | gave a Can
ming Club" talk before the girls in the
a. M, and visited each girls tenth
acre in the p. m. Most of the girls
have some very nice plants, although
the land is very dry.
Friday-Offce work in a. m. Con-
suited County Supt. Cottingham re
garding extension work. Visited seed
stores, and attended to official bust
ness in p. m.
Saturday-Visited Canning Club
girls of Peniel, gave instructions re-
garding planting of seed, care of
plants etc. Finished up weekly re-
ports.
So far this year, the weather has
been very unfavorable toward this
work. But Notwithstanding the
frosts and drouth, the plants in some
parts of the country are looking beau
tiful indeed. The continued dry
weather (most record books shows no
rain except a few very light showers,
since before Xmas) has discouraged
some of the Club girls. In other To-
calities plants were out in field and
had started to bloom, when the last
frost came, and killed every plant.
Yet the girls are going cheerfully to
work, putting out more plants etc,
and by diligence and hard work, hope
to out wit the elements, in spite of
their antagonistic attitude.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21

That a deep interest is being taken
by Palatka and vicinity in the Libra
ry contest that is being conducted by
a number of progressive business
firms, is evidenced by the avalanche
of votes deposited in the ballot box.
Practically all the organizations com
peting for this coveted prize made a
good showing at the opening count
and it is everybody's fight up to this
point. There will be some tall hust-
ling from this on as there is always a
lively scramble to accumulate the
largest number of coupons.
The plan of this contest is simple
one. A handsome library of 102 vol
umes and four sections of beautiful
cases which are being exhibited in the
show window of the Fearnside Cloth
ing Co. will be presented to the
church, lodge, school or society having
the largest number of votes at the end
of the contest.
Votes are counted by the judges
Messrs. Will N. Walton, c. H. Price
and R. NJ. Coleman each week and the
result printed in The Palatka News
exclusively. Be sure to insist on re-
ceiving a coupon when making a pur-
chase, then deposit your ballot in the
only ballot box which is at Alderman
Stewart Drug Co.'S store.
Following is the standing of the
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21
Mr.. Brakeman Writes of Florahome

Editor Palatka News:
spent week recently at Flora
home improving the look of things on
my place, in general way. While
cutting brush, l bumped against Il
nest of yellow jackets. For alertness
and being right on their job, they
come nearest to the Palatka Fire
Squad of any bunch ever met. Then
arguments were of concinving ma
ture and right to the point. Stings
have been recommended for rheuma-
tism: to any party wishing to take a
treatment | will offer to point out the
place if they will allow me to stand
behind tree and witness the cure.
We can heartily agree with the
anostle in his assertion that at is not
well for man to live alone" We
imagine that his wife was at the
beach or some suffrage meeting, anG
that he, while making a batch of bis
cult, made botch of it. And as he
sat down and cut the burnt crust from
the bottom of one, he shook his head,
and whether he said any more or not
depends upon how much of the strain
his sweet disposition could bear, with
out getting out of balance.
With spade on my shoulders |
spent day prospecting on the south
prairie; like most prospectors | was
looking for gold. Well l didn't find
any already dug up, but believe me
there lies here the finest opportunity
for strong and willing hands to rear
up the golden ears of corn, that will
in turn produce the coveted dust, that
it has ever been my good fortune to
see.
1t is better in two ways: First it is
sure here; second, it is easy digging,
both favorable points in any enter
prise. located our little posses
sions; stake at each corner is all
that designates it from our neighbors,
as it all looks alike. 1t borders the
canal, where the water runs perhaps
foot below the surface. A mile
or more down stream | could see the
dredge dipping its way towards us and
| thought that had it not been for
the efforts of our officials (of which
you, Mr.. Editor, was one) backed by
the influence of the Palatka board of
trade, it would not be there at the
present time.
The dredge has approximately two
miles to reach Orange Grove lake.
which at present rate of progress may
be reached in July. | believe that
farming can begin then with safety,
and not before. These lands should
produce 60 bushels of corn, or from
400 to 600 bushels of onions per acre,
and celery is right at home here.
Cattle were scattered over the prai-
rie and look very we'll; from one point
| counted over 100, and it looked to
US like easy money.
As | stood looking over the ex-
panse, | began talking to myself 0
do that when no one else will agree
with me.) | said: "You toothless old
fossil, what do you expect to do with
that body of land in the state of ma
ture, with not even wagon road to
it? The reply was: I know how and
others have the muscle, and we will
whack up. The bulk of the business
of the United States is managed by
eyes that look through spectacles, and
the burden of the work is done by
those who do not. Am I right or
am l wrong? The proposition to es-
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21
Candidates Galore.

This has been candidates week.
The large number of people who have
been in the city, attracted by business
in the circuit court as jurors or wit
neses, being the target. The county
candidates were busy shaking hands
and unfolding tales of sure success
in the ears of these good country
people. :.
On Tuesday several of the candi-
dates for the United States Senate,
including Gov. Park Trammell, Sen
ator N. P. Bryan, and eX-Gov. Gil
christ, with A. ]. Angle, candidate for
comptroller, and Messrs Dunn, WeIlS
and Ford, candidates for Railroad
commissioner, addressed the crowd at
the court house, Judge Wills having
adjourned court for the occasion. =.
These gentlemen occupied most OF
the afternoon with their speeches, ana
all seemed to be making friends: Gov
Trammell's and Senator Bryan's ad-
dresses seemed to be the centre OF m
tereSt.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21
The Circuit Court.

spring term of the Putnam cir
'urt was adjourned yesterday,
completed the criminal calan-
No civil cases were tried.
bps the most interesting case
BIT of the three confidence men
arrest by the sheriff several
ago caused considerable inter
They were advised to plead
(which they did, and thereby
with a fine Of $500 each, or
hths in the county chain gang.
N are short of money, it is
they will go to the gang and
d hard labor for once in their
lives on the roads.
\ were a number of niger
isposed of. The case of the
y. J. S. Harris and Will Good
land larceny, resulted in the
|pn of both. Harris received
Zee of one year in the peniten-
BID Goodwin got six months.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21
Death of Mrs. Ellen A. Hall.

Mrs. Ellen A. Hall, of this city, died
at Hopewell, Va, on Saturday, the
18th inst. Mrs. Halls death came as
a shock to her family here, as she
had only gone to Virginia a week or
more before on a visit to her son.
When she left Palatka, she seemed in
better health than in some time. The
suddenness of her taking off came as
an unexpected grief upon her sons
and daughters, and they have the sin
cere sympathy of all Palatkans.
The body was shipped to Bostwick
for interment at Etoniah church cent
etery, near which place she lived
many years. Mrs. Hall was for ma
ny years member of the Primitive
Baptist Church, and her funeral was
conducted by her old pastor, Rev. j.
N. Hall.
Mrs. Hall, who is possibly best re-
membered here as the widow of the
late Capt. John Harvey, former
county commissioner, and for more
than so years valued teacher in the
public schools of the county. She
afterwards married John W. Hall of
Hastings, who survives.
She is also survived by five sons and
two daughters. These live in Has
tings, Pierson, Bostwick, Palatka and
at Hopewell, Va, all of whom are
deeply grateful to the friends in
and here, for their many
acts of kindness.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21
Ay ON C0NEY ISLAND
Musical Comedy-150
Local Characters.

Ii enthusiasm is being mani
1 over the big Musical Comedy,
N on Coney lsland," to be given
s local people under the aus
III the Palatka Woman's Club.
Mammoth production is to be
! next Thursday and Friday,
|27-2S, in the Howell theater.
n Elinor Staley, a professional
Hi wide reputation, has been en-
/ to direct the production. Com
4 are now in daily session and
(sals are being held both after
and evening. The outcome
les to surpass anything yet
1 in the city. The stage setting
ents a part of the great mid.
bn "Coney" with the fiat lady,
! charmer," the Hippodrome
Il kinds of shows in evidence.
Twill be the country fomily out
! the sights, the Bathing Beach
land a lovely dazzling chorus
Twill sing and dance themselves
Immediate favor with the audi
entire performance, radiates
dazzling scenes and "miles and
bf smiles By the interest be-
knifested it is evident that both
i will be sold out and standing
II a premium.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21
AUTOMATIC SAFEGUARD
AGAINST errors
Installed in Palatka Bank
A Wonderful Machine.

The State Bank of Palatka has Just
added a most ingenious machine to its
equipment, machine that posts ledg-
ers and depositors' statements more
neatly, quickly and accurately than it
is possible to do the same work by
hand. People who are not acquainted
with the inside workings of bank do
not realize the great advantage of ma
chine work over hand and mind work.
The advantages are the saving in time,
absolute accuracy and great i'm
proyement in the legibility of the
ledgers and statements.
The machine is the latest model
Burroughs bank posting machine and
the operation of it is nothing short Of
marvellous. The date is placed in the
machine in the morning and prints
automatically during the entire days
work. 1t adds the deposits to the
previous balances Of the various ac-
counts, subtracts the checks drawn
and automatically computes the new
balance and should the total of checks
drawn on any account exceed the de-
positors balance (Which would cause
an over-draft) the machine locks and
refuses to work, until special key
is depressed; it then prints the ex-
act amount of the over-draft.
The State Bank of Palatka will now
be able to present every one of it's de.
positors with a neatly printed state
ment OF their account promptly on the
morning of the first day of the month,
which is a great improvement over
the old time-honored system of bal
ancing pass books, and Mr.. F. J.
Fearnside, president of the bank,
states that through the adoption of
the posting machine the statements
will be kept posted up to date at all
times with balances extended the same
as the ledger, so the bank will be III
position to furnish any depositor with
complete statement of account at a
moments notice. This system pro-
vides the most positive proof against
posting either deposits or checks to
the wrong account that has yet been
devised, the same mistake would have
to occur twice on the same account
the same day to go undetected.
Mr.. Fearnside further stated that
before it was decided to adopt this
machine and system a very careful
investigation was made and they
found that the system had been in
successful operation for some time in
some of the foremost progressive
banks in Florida, such as the Volusia
County Bank of DeLand, Merchants
Bank of Daytona, First National
Bank, st. Augustine, and many 9TH
ers, and he believes it to be only
question of very short time until
all banks will have adopted this
method of accounting just as they did
the adding machine which has long
since been considered an absolute ne
cessity in bank.
The State Bank of Palatka will
doubtless be congratulated by its
many depositors and friends on the
increased facilities for serving them
as well as knowing that they nave pro-
vided an additional safeguard against
errors. The officers of the bank ex-
tend a cordial invitation to every one
to call at the bank at any time and
see this mechanical wizard in oper-
alton.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
.AND AN ICE PLANT
Will be Operated in East
Palatka in Short Time,

The Browning Lumber Company
has decided to incorporate and en-
large its already big business of lum-
Der manufacture by the addition of
an electric light and ice manufactur-
ing plant.
Mr.. S. S. Browning, the head of the
company, who gave The News this in
formation, stated that the immense
amount of waste material from the
mills would be used as fuel for the
additional plants instead of being
burned needlessly as now, and adding
nothing to the cost of production.
east Palatka," said Mr.. Browning,
"is growing, and when the new brick
highways are completed as now seems
probable by fall, our main streets are
going to need this light. We will
also sell light to the people of the
town. We have not decided as yet
what capacity plant we will put in for
manufacturing ice, but it will be of
sufficient capacity to care for a grow
ing, business. We shall go about
these Improvements in short
OrQer.
The Browning Lumber Companys
plant is situated on one of the most
beautiful spots that line the shores of
the st. Johns river. 1t is just around
the bend of the river above Palatka.
The bank is high here and there is
an extensive lawn reaching back from
the shore and facing which are the
pretty homes of Mr.. Browning and
his sons. Just back of these homes,
some six hundred feet is the road
leading to San Mateo, the main thor
oughfare to the south. Here are also
several modern dwellings owned by
the Brownings, together with the
establishment presided
over by Frank Browning, one of our
most popular young business men.
East Palatkans are certainly to be
upon this forward step
by the Brownings.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21
For School Commissioner.

Mr.. W. F. Rogero of San Mateo
has decided to make the race for
school commissioner from District
No. 1.-The territory on the east side
of the river and including the Fruit
land peninsula.
Mr.. Rogero only made his decision
after he learned that Mr.. Fred V.
Owen of Satsuma, the present COM
missioner from the district, had de-
clined to again become a candidate.
Mr.. Rogero says that the East Pa
latka-San Mateo section has never
had representative on the board, and
he feels that his section is entitled to
recognition.
1t is also rumored that DR.. Main
of Welaka was contemplating an an
nouncement for this office.
The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-04-21
fand Jury Presentment.

Following is the presentment
grand jury in the circuit court,
Term, which adjourned yester-
Honorable James T. Wills,
2 Circuit Court:
fhe grand jury for the spring
4 this court, beg leave to adj
lur honor that we have COM
pur duties as such grand jury
Pectfully ask to be discharged.
Fever desire to express our
8to the court and its officers
pany courtesies shown US dur
deliberations.
! come to our attention that an
tie books of our several coun-
rS has recently been made by
e auditor, and believing that
pur citizens are interested in
3 the condition of such offices,
Pectfully request that the clerk
.'.eeourt be directed to communi-
"a the proper state official, and
nn a certified copy of the re-
EthlS auditor, and that said re-
4 oy our county commissioners
~ IN the official organ of the
THOS. ]. KNIGHT,
8 Foreman.