davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-03


The first thing to do to produce q
good crop of cotton is to pillow and pre-
pare the land as carefully as possible.
The sooner you do this the better. Our
experience indicates that land that has
been prepared some six weeks in adj
canoe of planting and allowed to firm
fairly well has given us the best re-
suits. There is a tendency at times 10
prepare the land and plant the cotton
Immediately The land is then fresh
and loose so that il often dries out, and
this prevents the cotton from germinat-
ing rapidly. 1t is very important, of
course to get a uniform stand of cotton
because this has much to do with the
ultimate yield obtained from a given
area of land
The next thing to do is to fertilize the
land literally. If it is low in vegetable
matter you should improve it in this re-
spect by applications of yard manure.
Three hundred to five hundred tons per
AGREE would be about the right amount
to use in the absence of other material.
We advise applications of compost or
rich, well-decayed leaf mould obtained
from the woods We would prefer 10
open a wide, deep furrow and put this
manure or leaf mould in the bottom or
lit. We would then mix 500 pounds of
fertilizer obtained from making a mix
ture of acid phosphate and cottonseed
meal with the subsoil and the vegetable
matter indicated above. This mixture
may be made through the proper use Of
a bull tongue. We would then draw
two burrows together, making low
ridge in which to plant the cotton. The
TOD of this may be knocked off with a
cultivator or weeder. Allow to stand
and firm ten days to two weeks before
planting.
Plant the cotton seed as soon as the
ground is warm enough to insure rapid
termination. Early planting, of course,
advisable in boil weevil sections. Rake
off the top of the ground to prevent a
crust forming. Be careful to select a
variety of seed well adapted to your
community. An early maturing. rapidly
fruiting sort should be chosen. There
are many good varieties of cotton. Some
of the best adapted TO your section,
however, are College No. I, Cleveland 5
Big Boil Sunbeam and Pullnot. Select
ed seeds of these varieties should he
reasonably free from disease and they
should mature sufficiently early TO en-
able you to rates fair crop, even IT
your section is infested with the poll
weevil Rapid. shallow and persistent
surface cultivation is desirable through
out the growing season.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-03
AGRICULTURAL
L!:.1EDUCATloN,
@-%~O SUCCESSOR tARlalHer
7SsE RI ANDpF\J M SMu E
No SUCCESSFUL FARInING

cnec;ruly furnish Information
ltural College Athens.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-03

We do not believe il is possible to
grow two crops OF Mammoth soy beans
a year on the same land and bring them
TO maturity in the vicinity of Atlanta
According to our experience. this crop
takes about $50 days to mature. 1t will
therefore occupy the land for at least
I've months. Even If planted the list OF
April. which would be rather early in
your locality. it would not be ready for
harvest before the LIST of September.
Soy beans may be planted in rows. In
fact this Is the best method of han
ding this crop We think ordinarily a
three-foot row will answer. We would
plant the beans in drills so that when
they come to a stand they will be II
to is inches apart. Eighteen inches Is
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-03

for this time, so with very best wishes
for all. | am
MYRTIS HARRIS.
Route, 4, Elberton, Ga.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-03
HOW TO GROW BIG CROPS OF COT.
TOM

j. A. W, summit, Ca, writes: | would
like all the information you can give me in
regard to raising cotton fro mthe very start.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-03

Several varieties of cotton might be
planted with considerable advantage and
success in your section of the state. Col
lege No. / is one of the earliest strains
we have developed here at this inStitu-
ton. AS yet it is rather a new sort
and only a limited amount of seed is
available. l do not think it would be
possible for you to secure any for
planting this year. Half-andHalf is a
good yielding strain of cotton, but IS
rather subject to anthracnose, a dis
ease which causes the bolls to rot and,
therefore. lessons the yield quite ma
terially. We have not thought it good
practice, therefore, to recommend it's
extensive cultivation. good strain
for you to plant would be Cleveland s
Big Boil. There is a good deal of yari-
alton of the grade of seed now on the
market Some strains are earlier and
more prolific than others, You should
secure seed, therefore, only from an in
dividuaI who has selected and grown
this variety carefully for some years
past. This strain seems to be more
generally cultivated in Georgia than
any other with which we are familiar. 1t
is more often grown in north than south
Georgia. 1t not only makes a good
yield of lint but a good grade of seed as
well. If relatively early the plants de-
veIop into a good shape and size and it
has a wide adaptability as well.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-03
y; Z =
What Can Re Done With Soy Beams

f. s, College Park, Ga, writes: Can
two crops year OF Mammoth soy beans De
grown in this vicinity? Should they be
drilled or dropped 10 hills? Hiring all the
labor at so cents an hour for single pillow
ami 81 an hour for double pillow. would you
advise a cotton crop or two crops Of soy
beans?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-03
COTTON VARIETIES SUITABLE FoR
UPLANDS

f. e. P. Calhoun, Ga, writes: Part of
my cotton land is red upland and part
candy upland. What variety of cotton
would you recommend to produce the most
lint? What do you think OF Half and Half
and College No. /:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-03
Our swedish Member

Tuscumbia. Ala.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-20
Porterhouse Steak.

The name porterhouse steak orig
mated from II public eating establish
ment. In the old stngecoach days
there was u New York tavern kept by
u man named Porter. This place was
famous on account Of the quality of
steaks served to its guests. ON one
occasion the innkeeper. to satisfy the
demand Of certain traveller. produced
n piece OF sirloin and served 1t to his
guest-his supply OF regular steaks be-
Ing exhausted. When cooked and
served the traveller found II remark
ably good eating. and in short time
Its fame spread and ii was named
for the tavern and its proprietor, "Por-
terhouse" steak. Prior to that time,
this cut. which comes from between
the sirloin and the tenderloin. had been
used only for ronstlng.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-20
The Dividing Line.

Hardly an Impression. opinion. or &C.
ton is possible to us that is not infiu-
enced and directed by fixed conditions
within urselyes-habits. We should
all strive to get the habit of making
the most OF our everyday tasks. and 1t
would soon become second nature to
do everything 81 well that in the end
we would be sure to win prominence
through 1t. The dividing line between
efficiency and inefiiciency is largely
right here. and none of these habits
too small to be worth attention. 1t
seems that We cannot escape being con-
trclled by them. hut we have free
choice between the habits that are
gool and helpful and habits that are
bad and harmful.-Exchange
The Lamar register., 1918-03-20
The NaqqInq wife.

In the course of our Investigations
we discovered that in some homes. al
though she wife was not dissolute. she
was, nevertheless, almost wholly to
blame for the wretched conditions
which existed. asserts the University
Magazine. In these cases the hus-
band was hard working and earned
sufficient money from week to week
to win a comfortable home, II he pos
sessed u comfortable helpmeet. but
the wife. unfortunately. was afflicted
with the densest Ignorance Of the art
of home-making. In some other In
stances the home was made unhappy
by nagging wife, with a rasping
tongue One woman Of this type
appeared In the juvenile court charg-
ing her husband with neglecting her
and her children. The husband Of
fered no evidence at the end Of his
wife's TRADE, which II was impossible
for the court to check. "Can you
blame me for taking a drink occa-
sionallyr
The Lamar register., 1918-03-20
Reading Book.

Hermits, exiles and castaways alike
seem to do their reading ostentatious-
iy. De Quincey In his mountain re-
treat spoke of reading German meta
physics digested with the aid OF opium.
notes a writer. Hugo spent his exile
with Shakespeare. Shlp-wrecked sail
ors on remote Islands ordinarily have
their Bibles. and snivel over them. Ma
poleon at st. Helena took comfort IN
books. though he never found his ideal
reading. as accounts of his own affairs
were denied to him. David Grayson
used to ramble through country lanes
with Montaigne in his knapsack; Mary
MacLane. while clutched In the desert
arms of "this Butte" read Keats and
ate cold boiled potatoes at midnight
Jesse Pomeroy, Massachusetts, famous
iifer, studies the Greek philosophers.
Man and his book always; Is there
anyone who has not an ideal desert
island-and are not books second only
to food1
The Lamar register., 1918-03-20
Both Die for Love.

A sad sequel followed thwarted
love affair at Taruml. Japan. A young
man suffered from heart trouble, and
went to home to undergo treatment.
Here he met, fell in love with. and be-
came engaged to girl. but without the
knowledge OF either his or her par
ents. When the young peoples rela-
tions were discovered by the parents
both families strongly opposed the pro-
posed marriage. and made every ef-
fort to prevent further meetings. The
attitude of the parents so upset the
young people that the girl became I'll
and died. On learning Of this the
young man became deeply depressed.
AMI finally left his home and commit
ted su.ciae
The Lamar register., 1918-03-20
Work and Recreation.

The kind of work cannot be relied
on continuously to satisfy the play
Instinct. any more than one form of
exercise can develop and strengthen
the body fyinmetrlcally. Hence. In
seeking recreation follow some form of
work not connected with earning ones
livellhood-work that will extend ones
contact with life, broaden the mental
vision. and be carried on purely for its
own sake. In other words. work that
Is not compulsory, but sought solely
for Its interest and attraction and the
satisfaction OF doing It. The absence
of compulsion to some extent frees
the spirit, and gives to work a more
recreational character. These are the
foundations. observes a writer, Of that
happy and contented. or at least In
terested. state of mind which we seek
to attain by recreation.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-20
Rotary Tooth Brushes.

Inventors seem to be paying a great
deal of attention to rotary tooth brush
es lately. Many patents have beer
granted on devices of this kind, some
Of which are distinctly ingenious. Some
of these devices depend for the ro
tary movement upon the tightening and
loosenlng of the grip on a pair Of han
dies, and 1t appears that the polishing
member is exceptionally well suited to
reach tooth surfaces that are well-nigh
inaccessible with present tooth brushes
Furthermore. there appears to be less
danger of injuring the gums with the
rotary type Of toothbrush. for the rea.
son that few people take the trouble to
use the fat brush properly.
The Lamar register., 1918-03-20
is CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP
Court Prosecutor. Insisting on Prisoner
Demonstrating How Hard He As
sauited Man, is Speedily Shown.

1t happened in the courtroom during
the trial of husky young man who
was charged with assault and battery,
relates the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Throughout an especially severe cross
examination the defendant stouuy
maintained that he had merely pushed
the plaintiff "a little bit"
"Well, about how hard2" queried the
prosecutor.
"Oh. just little Bit" responded the
defendant
Now" said the attorney, .'for the
benefit of the judge and the jury. you
will please step down here and, with
me for the subject, illustrate just how
hard you mean"
Owing to the unmerciful badgering
which the witness had Just been
through, the prosecutor thought that
the young man would perhaps overdo
the matter to get back at him, and thus
incriminate himself.
The defendant descended as per
schedule. and approached the waiting
attorney. When he reached him the
spectators were astonished to see him
slap the lawyer in the face, kick him
in the shlns, seize him bodily, and,
finally. with a supreme effort. lift him
from theNfloor and hurl him PROSTATE
across table.
Turning from the bewildered prose-
cutor, he faced the court and explained
mildly:
your honor and gentleman, about
one-tenth that hard"
The Lamar register., 1918-03-20
(Copyrisht By little. brown . Coz
Continued from Page 81

got lost-whlch is true enough-unu
that you eventually fell In with
party of Indians, and later on con-
nected up with party of white
people who were travelling coastward.
That you wintered with them, and they
put you on steamer and sent you to
Vancouver when spring opened.
THAT, guess. is ALL" he concluded
slowly. "Only wish"-he caught her
by the shoulders and shook her gently
II sure do wish It could have been
different, little person. Maybe some
time when I get restless for human
companlonship md come out to cavort
in the bright lights for n while, may
pass you on a street somewhere. This
world Is very small. oh. yes-when
you go TO Vancouver go to the Lady
smith. It's a nice, quiet hotel In the
West end. Any hack driver knows the
place"
He dropped his hands, and looked
steadily at her for few seconds
steadily and longingly.
"Good-byl" he said abruptly-and
walked out, and down the gangplank
that was already being cast loose, and
away up the wharf without n back
ward glance.
The Stanley DIS siren woke the
echoes along the wooded shore. A
throbbing that shook her from stem
to stern betokened the first turnings
OF the screw. And slowly she backed
into deep water and swung wide fol
the outer passage.
Hazel went out to the rail. Bill
Wagstnff had disappeared. but present
ly she caught sight of him standing OF
the shore end of the wharf. his hand:
thrust deep in his coat pockets, staring
after the steamer. Hazel waved tn,
envelope that she still held in her hand
Now that she was independent of him
she felt magnanlmous, forgiving-ant
suddenly very much alone, as IL sh,
had dropped back into the old, depress
ing Granville atmosphere. But he gnv,
no answering sign save that he turned
on the instant and went up the hill I,
where his horses stood tied among tn,
huddled buildings. And within twent,
minutes the Stanley d turned juttinl
point, and Bella Coola was lost to view
Hazel went back into her stateroon
and sat down on the berth. Present..
she opened the envelope. There was I
thick fold OF bills, her ticket, and botl
were wrapped in sheet of paper pen
ciled with dots and crooked lines. Sh
laid It aside and counted the money.
"Heavens " she whispered. 81 wisl
he hadn't given me so much. I didn'
need all that"
For Roaring Bill had tucked dozel
one-hundred-dollar notes in the enve
lope. And, curiously enough, she wa
not offended, only wlshful that he ha'
been less generous. Then she took VI
the map. recocnizing it rs the shee
The Lamar register., 1918-03-20

chum-and Loraine's mother. Back OF
them, with wide and startled eyes,
loomed Jack Barrow.
He pressed forward while the two
women overwhelmed Hazel with a
flood Of ordinations and questions,
and extended his hand. Hazel accept
ed the overture. She had long since
gotten over her resentment against
him. She was furthermore amazed to
find that she could meet his eye and
take his hand without a single fiutter
of her pulse. It seemed strange. but
she was glad Of 1t.
They stood few minutes on the
corner; then Mrs. Marsh proposed that
they go to the hotel, where they could
talk at their leisure and In comfort.
Lorraine and her mother took the lead.
Barrow naturally fell into step with
Hazel.
I've been wearing sackcloth and
ashes, Hazel" he said humbly. "Short-
ly after you left, somebody on one Of
the papers ferreted out the truth Of
that Bush affair, and the vindictive old
hounds reasons for that compromising
legacy were set forth. Bush appears
to have kept a diary-and kept 1t post
ed up to the day of his death-poured
out all his feelings on paper, and re-
peatedly asserted that he would win
YOU or ruin you. And It seems that
that night, after you refused to come
TO him when he was hurt. he called in
his lawyer and made that codicil-and
spent the rest of the time till he died
Il 80 q NJ
smlrching your character"
"rve grown rather Indifferent about
it," Hazel replied impersonally. "But
he succeeded rather easily. Even you.
who should have known me better,
were ready to believe the very worst"
ave paid for it," Barrow pleaded.
"You don't know how I've hated myself
for being such cad. But 1t taught
me lesson-if you'll not hold a
grudge against me. I've wondered and
worried about you, disappearing the
way you did. Where have you been.
and how have you been getting ONT
You surely look we'll" He bent an
admiring glance on her.
"Oh. I've been every place, and I
can't complain about not getting on"
she answered carelessly.
For the life of her. she could not
help making comparisons between the
man beside her and another who she
guessed would by now be bearing up
the crest of the divide that overlooked
the green and peaceful vista of forest
and lake. with the Babine range lying
purple beyond. She wondered II Roar
ing Bill Wagstaff would ever. under
any circumstances. have looked on her
with the scornful. angry distrust that
Barrow had once betrayed. Barrow's
attitude was that of little boy who
had broken some plaything in a fit of
anger and was now woefully trying to
put the pieces together again. 1t
amused her. Indeed. 1t afrorded her a
distinctly un-Christian satisfaction.
since she was not by nature Of meek
or forgiving spirit.
CONTINUED Next Week)
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
" s. s.
St. Petersburg, June %, 1918

st. Petersburg, June %, 1918
The Leader,
Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Wednesday, June 26, will be Bust
ness Day for War Savings in all of
Pinellas county. All business con-
Germs and people will be expected to
invest the cash receipts of their bust
ness for that day in war savings. All
salaried and wage-earning persons are
also asked to invest that days earn
ings in war savings.
The chairman and local committees
will obtain records of all firms anc
persons making such investments and
due credit win be given them. 1t is
expected that every person in Pinel-
las county will be ready and willing
to invest that one days income from
business or earnings in war savings.
w. L. STRAUB,
Chairman Pinellas County
War Savings Campaign.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
Italians Take $4,000 Prisoners.

Italians Take IS, 900 Prisoners.
Washington, June 24.-The capture
of forty-fve thousand prisoners and
enormous stores of war material by
the Italians, in their counter offensive
which has driven the Austrians across
the Piave river, is announced in an
official cablegram received today by
the Italian embassy. The dispatches
said the flooded Piave contains thous-
ands of enemy corpses, and that tie
divisious which had passed the rive +
were decimated by italian fire.
The Austrian troops that were left
to cover the retreat used machine
guns to set up a. barrage fire. The
number of guns left behind by the
Austrians has not been computed, but
is said to be very great.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
TOO MANY POLITICIANS,
SAYS ITALIAN TREASURER

Rome. THAT there are too many
public officials has been proved by the
war; declared Secretary of the Treas
ury Nitti while speaking before par
lament regarding a proposed increase
of civil pensions. about two-fifths
of our public officials have been called
from their old positions to serve as
soldiers, and public work seems to be
done about as well as if they had been
there he said. "There will be plenty
of better paid jobs in the private in
dustries of the nation after the war,
so let us hope that our citizens will
try to obtain those positions instead
of ones in the public service, and then
the people will not be taxed to sup
port idlers or to give them pensions. .
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
Get Prepared
Keep Prepared
Said Lord Northcliffe in Fourth
Of July Message to
America

Detroit, Mich, June PA Fourth
of July message to American boys
from Lord Northcliffe, British pub
Usher and journalist, urging them to
Get. prepared; keep prepared" in the
event that the war continues SO long
that they will be called upon to fight,
was made public here Saturday.
"The lesson of this great war is
preparedness" said Lord Northcliffe
in his message, which will appear In
the July issue of The American Boy,
published here. Nov it may be
God grant that it may be.--that You
American boys of 1918 shall not be
called to go forth to a foreign land
and fight beside your fathers andz
brothers and the men of military agBa
in Britain and France for world free
dom and justice to the weak as well
as the strong. We hope this war wifi
end in victory long before you can be
called to the flag. But my message to-
you is to remember that no man
knows what tomorrow may bring
forth.
"a great many of you millions of
American boys are close to manhood
now, and to many such boys may falls
ven yet the task of going over to
hep your men and ours to win the
var on the field of battle. A great
many, the majority, of the American
soldiers already in the feld-sturdy
brave ehaps-were boys like your
selves only short time ago. And JUST
as they march to the front with a glad
heart and a song on their lips, and a
great and solemn vow to Garry on
for victory, whatever the cost, so will
you go if the opportunity comes.
"But my message of preparedness
to you does not mean only that you
will be prepared to go and fight when
the call comes. Preparedness means
that you can help now. Do your bit
whether it is gathering kindling SO
that your father will have more mon
ey to buy liberty bonds, or looking
after the baby SO that your mother
may go out and sew for the Red
Cross. Do your bit, if it means Civ
ing up sweets and movies and useless
spending of money to help Uncle Sam
by buying thrift stamps, by running
errands for the Red Cross, or by split
ting wood for the widow whose som
is fighing over there
''Let this Fourth of July have q
new significance to you--let it mears
more than ever before. lie it Impress
on you that the American boy and
the British boy will stand together
for all time In common bond
'chums' and faithful companions
against the foes Of right ana liberty
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-06-24
WY ot Iearz Russian? Not
So Difficult as Was Supposed!
u. S. Viii Need Lot of Men for Russia and They
Should cable to Speak the Language

Washington, June 24.-"Why not
learn Russian? 1t isn't nearly SO diff
ficult as is popularity supposed, and
America needs for the war today and
the commercial reconstruction after
the war large number of intelligent
citizens who can use the language"
Question, suggestion, anu patriotic
reasoning are made on the response
bility of the United States bureau of
education, on the staff of which DIR,
Glen Levin Swiggett has been con-
Quoting expert investigation into the
possibility of equipping larger nun.
bers of Americans with languages and
information that will fit them to sus-
tain and rebaild the fabric of inter-
national relationship in the future.
DIR. Swiggett says that all the as
sumption of difficulty comes becau
inauirers are normally confront &
with the Russian alphabet and its
Greek letters, the Russian grammar
and its many lenses, and all the para
phernalia of scholastic lore. He in
Inmates that the absorption of this
has been altogether too difficult for
the Russians themselves, because he
cites the fact that hardly four per
cent of the Russian millions ever got
to the point of going to school to.
learn their own language. They can
all talk it, though.
A proper method of acquiring the
language as DIR. Swiggett outlines it,
involves only the simple process of