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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
STRICT SANITARY MEASURES
WHEN CHICKENS GET CHOLERA

Fowl cholera--a poultry disease
rather rare in this country except
in the far western states-demands
fire department speed in combating
it. Drug treatment or home remedles
only waste the time of the poultry
man and allow the malady to spread.
Strict sanitary measures must be
applied at once to control this in
fictitious disease of poultry which
spreads rapidly through the flock
with high mortality. Turkeys, ducks.
geese, pigeons, cage birds ana
chickens are all susceptible to fowl
cholera.
Cholera is transmitted from flock
to flock by means of sick or recent
ly recovered fowl which have been
placed in the flock without being
subjected to a period of quarantine
The disease is also spread by wild
birds or. by persons, animals, or
utensils which have been on infect
ed premises. A yellowish coloratlon
of the droppfngs is an early indi-
cation of the disease. Soon diarrhea
develops, considerable fever is
shown, and the bird loses it's lively
appearance, separates itself from the
rest of the flock and appears dull,
detected, and sleepy. 1t no longer
head drawn down to the body or
turned backward and resting in the
feathers about the wing The plum
age soon loses it's brilliance, the
wings droop, the appetite is dimin-
ished and the thirst increased; the
comb and wattles may be a dark
blush red from engagement with
poorly oxygenated blood, or they
may be pale and, bloodless on ac-
count of the congestion of the in
ternal organs, especially the liver.
symptoms of stricken Birds
The affected birds soon become
very weak, drowsy, and often sleep
so soundly during the last day or
two of their lives that it is diff
cult to arouse them. If obliged to
move they stagger forward for a
few steps in an uncertain manner
and with dragging wings. The crop
is generally distended with food
and apparently paralyzed. The
weight and strength of the bird
rapidly diminishes, it breathes with
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Did Bull Steal the Boat
Or the Boat Kidnap Bull?

Ed CulberSon, of valley Read
Ala, has been made the defendant
in a unique law suit. Mr.. Culberson
operates a ferry near his home, and
recently he lost the rope with which
he tied up the ferry boat. He inn
provised a rope of river grass, tied
up the boat and went on home.
Later hungry bull came along,
ate up the grass rope and boarded
the ferry which swung off and float
ed down the river until it reached
a sand bar. Newly-grown green
field proved a tempting pasture fol
the hungry animal, and he ate up
the crop to damaging extent.
The owner of the bull sued Mr..
Culberson for stealing the bull, and
Mr. Culberson sued the owner of the
bull on the charge that the bull
stole the ferryboat, while the own
er Of the field is standing pat on his
claim that the owner of the bull
ought to pay him for the damage to
his crops. .t.....-
The jury at the trial was unable
to fe9ch an agreement
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Rich Find OF JeweIry
Discovered in Old Mill

Enough unidentified silverwara of
good quality and cheap jewelry are
now in the hands of Police Chief
ellsworth Summers, JeffersonyiIie
LOUISVILLE. KY, to start a peddler on
Inc road with large pack. Some Of
It was. found in a cache in an old
stone st ,e foundation gu where mill burn
ed years ago on the race west Of
ehersonville by Police Chief Sum
mefs and Captain Dennis Donovan,
In "a mouse on Thirteenth street
last week the officers unearthed for.
Ly-one pieces of silverware. The
name Reid" was engraved on two
spoons, There were spoons of va
flous kinds, forks for different MIR
poses carving sets and other things
many Of them having initials. A silk
dress, Identified by Mrs. Nora, CUT
m 904 West Front street was
t ti She said she lost several ar
David Groves. thirty-four years
ola, formerly an inmate of the Indi-
ana reformatory, was arrested nv
Patrolman John A. Noe. The pris.
3ner said the silverware BELONGED to
MN. In the city court YESTERDAY
morning he was held to the Clar
circuit court under $1,000 bond
groves, who was convicted for horse
steallng, was discharged in Feb
ruary " 0N
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
"Life Belts" of Whisky
Worn bV Two Travellers

Their unusual appearance when
indicated that they had grown Won
derfully in ayoirdupois since they
left the city the day before, attract
ed the attention of Patrolman McIn-
tosh of the city police department,
to two young women of Charleston.
W. Va, as they stepped from Ches--
apeake and Ohio passenger train at
the local station. The officer was
suspicious that the two women had
lot of liquor in their possession ana
he sent them to police headquarters
for investigation.
Chief Charnock ordered that the
women be searched after they ar
rived at the Central station, and they
were found to have total of I'LL
pints of liquor on their persons. Ths
women had life belts Of drI bed drd to-,
to hold pint bottle. The belts were
strapped around the waists, with
bands running over the shoulders.
The women were held under bonus
of $500 each for their appearance be-
fore the grand jury. They furnished
fine bond -- ,..s.-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The following publications were
issued by the United States denart.
ment of agriculture during the week
ended June Z. 1919;
Commercial Preservation of Fge {
oy Cold Storage. Department bulletin
=. Digestibility of Some By-Product
ment {6p ,,51eti5 on paper Depart
Lessons on Datrying for Rural
schools Department bulletin 763.
Lessons on Potatoes for Rural
schools. professional paper). De-
partment bulletin 784.
-Prevailing Plans and Practices
Among Farmers Mutual Fire Ins11r-
ance Companies. Department bulletin
Protection from the Locust Borer.
Department bulletin 787.
The Inspection of Putter Under tina
rood Products Inspection Law s. r
A. Markets 81.
Points for Egg Buyers What to
Sell--What. to Buy--lIow TO Candle
'Egg-Candling Devices. Bureau of
Chemistry. Department circular 25.
Organization of a County for E,H-
tension Work - The Farm Bureau
Plan. s. r. S. department. circular
Report OF Committee on Land Eco
Monies Office Of the secretary. cj1
Report of Committee on Farm
Life Studies. once of the secrefarv
circular 139. ..s
Copies CT these publications may
be obtained on application to the
division of publications, United
States de- hrtment of agriculture.
Washington, D. C.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Kitten Kills Snake
About TO Strike Man

A tiny Maltese kitten that came
to the home of H. G. Mills, of Hol-
yoke, Colo, during a blizzard last
winter, recently saved the life Of her
master just as a. giant rattlesnake
was about to strike.
The kitten. whose name is White
Paws" had been warmed, fed and
cared for by Mr.. Mills, and was de-
voted TO him, following him about
like a dog. White Paws rode with
him, too, and the other day, while
the kitten and the big man were
out in his car, engine trouble devel-
oped. Mills got out and started
under the car to see what the trou-
Bile was. He found himself within
striking distance of giant rattle
snake coiled for spring. Too
frightened to move for an instant
he hesitated, and as he watched the
kitten leaped from the car, sunk it's
teeth into the rattlers head and
killed the snake. The RATHER meas
ured nine feet and had twelve rat
tiers. It has been sent east to be
%oI
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Can Apes Serve as
.. Laborers on Farms ?

Professor Richard Lynch Gar
ner. a well-knoWn naturalist OF
New York City, has seriously an
nounced his belief that apes can
be trained so as to serve as Ia
borers on the farms and in the
mills and as lower servants. ...
Mr.. Garner has just returned
to New York after two and
half years in the French Congo,
where he has been gathering
specimens for the Smithsonian in
stitute. He says that apes in
their natural state are second
only to the human family in
point of intelligence, and he be-
lieves that if educated and train
ed they will in the course of
time develop into toilers of val
ue in the economic scheme.
Sam, a boy ape that shared
my home in Africa. learned to
fetch things I called for" Pro-
fessor Garner said. "He became
as particular as 1 about bed
sheets being smoothed out, and
he couldn't go to sleep without
a pillow. If man could train
dog to herd sheep, man can make
a farm hand out of ape
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Campfire Suppers
ny BIDDY BYE

Campfires are lighted now along
the ,dusky shores of every lake and
river, beside the mountain brook,
along the rocky trail, in the forest
clearing, or down in the woods be-
side the creek wherever happy hui
manity seeks again the rest and
recreation of the great outdoors.
What to cook on the campfire?
Of course the first thought is for
potatoes. Bake Them this way:
Wash big, smooth potatoes we'll,
and then run a slender, clean wire
through a half dozen, or dozen Of
them, leaving ends long enough to
handle beyond the fire line. Lay
the potatoes in or near the hot Goals
and ashes, cover with ashes ana
bake until done. The whole string
without trouble in handling. Or
potatoes may be baked in a frying
pan covered with a tin lid, or on
top of tin can, split open and laid
on top of the Goals.
Pancakes.-A camp favorite, may
the liquid, and stirred up in a min
ute.
For buckwheat cakes mix 1 cup
full of prepared buckwheat flour
with Is teaspoonful of salt,
tablespoonful of sugar and 2 tea
SpoonIulS OF baking powder. carry
the mixed ingredients to the camp
and when ready to bake simply mix
in Ia cupful of powdered or con-
densed milk and ga cupful of wa
ter. Beat thoroughly, and fry in
pan creased with bacon or salt pork
Serve with sugar or maple syrup
and butter.
The famous and popular ash cake
is made by scalding l quart yellow
cornneal with boiling water, add
ing teaspoonful of salt and l table,
spoonful of melted lard, butter. or
fat, and enough cold water to make
dough. Mold into flat cakes, wrap
In large grape or other leaves. and
lay on flat, hot stone among the
Goals. Bake, and eat hot with but
ter or salt pork gravy.
A delicious, hearty dish for the
camp party is Indian hominy. To
make fry out fat bacon until crisp
and into the hot fat and bacon stir
can OF prepared boiled hominy.
Fry until brown and serve hot.
Roast green corn is another camp-
IRE triumph in it's season. Dig an
e1ght-1nch trench, line it with wet
newspapers put in the green corn
unhusked, cover with a wet paper
ana inches of earth or sand, then
pulld the fire on top of the trench
ana let corn roast for "a of an
nOur or more ~
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01

difficulty, sits with beak open, and
the breathing may be heard at some
distance.
Finally the weakness is such that
the beak is rested on the ground, and
a little later the bird dies. In very
acute cases no symptoms are seen;
the birds may be found dead under
the roostS or they may fall at the
feeding trough and die in a few
minutes Cholera may destroy the
greater part Of flock in a week and
then disappear, or may linger for
months, only occasionally killing a
bird. The time between exposure
to the contagion and appearance of
symptoms is from two to five days,
while the duration of the disease
is from "a hours to 10 days. Most
characteristic changes seen after
death are red spots on the surface
of the heart, which give it the APP
pearance OF having been sprinkled
with blood, congestion OF the 1ntes-
tines, enlargement of the liver, and
swelling of the spleen.
Stopping Infectious Spread
Since treatment of the affected
birds is almost futile, the aim should
be to prevent SO far as possible the
spread of infection. The first fowls
should be destroyed by a method
guarding against contamination OF
the premises by infected blood. The
carcasses should be burned or deep
ly buried. The healthy fowls should
be moved to new quarters, If pos
sible, and carefully watched fol
signs of disease. Houses and runs
should be thoroughly cleaned fire.
quently and disinfected with a
per cent solution of carbolic acid
a per cent solution of compound
cresol or a reliable coal tar disin-
fectant in proper dilution The drink
ing water may be made antiseptic
by adding one dram of permangan-
ate of potash to each gallon. This
serves to prevent the spread of dis
ease through the water and also is
a convenient means, of administer
ing an internal antiseptic. Proven
ton and treatment to control fowl
cholera by, means of antiserum and
vaccine have not proved sufficiently
satisfactory to warrant recommends
ton of the use of such preparations
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
IT, S: and Ohio Quarrel;
Who Shall Paw At Cents ?

The federal governnent and tbe
state of Ohio are at Ioggerheads AZ
70 which shall pay At cents incurred
VI estapl1shlng offices of the fuel
adI1nmf1nstration in Columbus.
Inc Oh1o state purchasing agent
freight and drayage and obtained re.
tembursement of $522.76 from the
federal government ''ie
Appealing from the settlement
with a claim for the additional
amount, Ohio authorities were, in
formed today by Comptroller If the
treasury Warwick that the original
check was correct, so far as Wash !.
ln1gton is concerned, the eliminates
~ cents being 6 cents freight over.
charge and Al cents federal freight
government shipment. q
0hlo must look to the offending
railroad for itc r,,nnnr- - oAiil 9
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Golden Eagles Seen for
First Time in SO Years

Miss Adeline o. Johnson, instruc-
tor, of music in the Lenox (Mass.)
schools. acting as guide for six other
young women while outing at West
Stockbridge mountain range, saw
two golden eagles flying low, and
each carrying a lamb in it's talons.
AS Patrick Larkin, a shepherd of the
Highland farm, reported the loss Of
es it is presumed than they were the
property of William B. Osgood Field,
of New York. who owns the estate.
Old-timers assert that this is the
first time in fifty years that golden
eagles have been seen in the Berk-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Wife in Jail Man Tried
To Marry Another Woman

Edward Clarke. of. Vancouver
Wash, had arranged for his wed
a arng no 10 Miss Miss Margaret MCGOWAN,
courthouse steps with his btfde-to7
De; when his wife spied him.
The wife was serving thirtv-
DAY sentence in jail for I,slr~<
I'VE ana indecent language, and han
pened TO be peering through the
WIDOW as her husband and his sec
o oHd cholce appeared on the scene,
ohe called in the sheriff, and de-
manded that the wedding be halted
ana instead of a license he was
SHOWN a warrant for his arrest I'M
uer the name of Edward Zellers.
winch, his wife, claimed, was his
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Ask for Living Wage
For British CleruV

Shameful salaries" paid the clergy
form the subject Of wide agitation
in Great Britain. The lord mayor of
London at the 265th festival dinner
of the Sons of the Clergy declared
"the lot Of some of the poorer clergy
is a tragedy of our national life"
He said clergymen were not paid
living wage, many labored in ac-
tual want and often were poorer
than the poor to whom they minis
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Twelve Die Following
"Dinner of Death"

Twelve prominent mining men of
Dawson, Alaska, died shortly after
they had been the guests at din
ner given by the Yukon Gold COM
pany in Dawson. Thirty-six men
were at the dinner, and two hours
later twelve of them died of ptomaine
pOiSOninp
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
TOWE CArrnTTrT.nGE

college is what is known as College
No. l. The half and half variety
and Cooks variety have shown d
considerable percentage of infesta~
ton. The best method of fighting
this trouble is through the planting
OF what must be regarded as the
most resistant strains. Rotation of
crops should, of course be practic.
ed and the seeds used should be only
selected from healthy bolls and va
rieties of proven value. BY this l
mean strains which have done ex-
where they have been planted.
There is little you can do to fight
this pest now because it is estab-
lished in your soil and in the seed
lings as well. When practicable the
infected plants may be destroyed.
We do not consider it possible to re-
plant this cotton to any advantage
the tn present year: This gives you
information showing you the impoT-
lance of choosing. the seed which
you should plant in the future with
the utmost care.
The college, of agriculture is. con
Quoting variety tests of cotton at all
times and will have a list of those
strains grown on the college farm
available for distribution in bulle.
ton. form next fall This circular
will give full information in re-
gard to the varieties of cotton best
adapted to general cultivation in
Georgia. BY choosing a resistant
strain next fall you can no doubt
minimize the damage from this dis
ease another year. AS the spores
causing this trouble live over in al e
land from year to year, do not plant
cotton after cotton in the future.
Value of Various TYPES of C1overs
l.. T. L., Bremen, Ga, writes: !
am sending two samples of clover one
of fennel, and one of a weed. I want
TO know the name and value of these
The weed is about to take my hog lots.
| find the fennel in some herds or red
top grass. Has it AMI value? 1 have
small patches of bur clover. Can it be
grown with profit in this part of the
state?
The samples of clover sent US are
known respectively as hop and rab-
bit clover. The hop clover is fre
quently confused with black medic,
1t has, of course, some value for
pastureage purposes, but because of
it's small, fine character of growth it
can only be used for grazing. 1t
is only available for grazing pur
does not possess any special value
TO commend to the attention of our
farmers.
The rabbit clover has no value
and must be regarded rather more
in the. nature of a weed than any
thing else. The fennel is also moth
ing but weed and you should cut
1t down and prevent it seeding Sc
as td check it's spread through the
stand of Herds grass you have Sc
cured.
The other weed is what is known
rs smart weed. 1t has no economic
value Fight it by cutting it down
frequently and thus preventing it
seeding Itself. Turn is under and
seed the land to smother crop.
such as velvet beans or cowpeas.
If you have Burr clover matur.
ing, gather the seed by sweeping
I'D with stiff brooms and then re-
scatter i within the next thirty
lays onEsllch areas of land as vol
wish to devote to pasture You
should encourage the growth of
Burr clover as IL is one of our most
valuable winter clover and grazing
crops. 1t is serviceable as a. soil
improver and in other ways as well
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Not Enough Water
49,. If All Battle DaiIV

The daily bath idea is growing so
rapidly in Great Britain that the
medical officer for Portsmouth Eng
land has issued a warning that if
everyone bathed daily no waterworks
company could possibly supply the
wa ter that Mnudl be required.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
CoRN roR LATE PLANTING

Following winter grain, many
farmers wish to plant late corn on
lowland and on stubble land. To
find out the varieties of corn best
suited for late paintings, the Ala
bama experiment station has been
conducting for several years a Sc
ries of tests of varieties of corn
planted late. Circular No II, writ
ten by E. F. Cauthen, agriculturist,
has recently been issued by the ex-
pertinent station on this subject and
will be of interest and real value to
the farmers of the state The
specific years of the test paintings
were 1914, 1915, 1917 and 1918
1t was found that some varieties
were better suited for early plant
ing than for late planting. Under
Similar conditions of SOIL fertilizer
and cultivation, experiment Station
yellow. q two-eared variety, rank
ed in different years first, third and
second. Dwarf Mexican June, stand
ling well the dry. hot weather of
August and September ranked first,
second and third, while Goliad, a
late growing variety, ranked third
in two different years. Where. there
is insufficient time for thorough
preparation, five or six foot corn
rows may be laid off in the stubble
for planting, and the midd1es plow-
ed out later as an early cultivation
+ of the crop, these liliddIes' being
planted later in cowpeas or even
SOybeanS IL ---
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
ONE MAN, ONE COLLAR.

aberdasher--"And will one collar
be sufficient. madam"
Mrs. Higgins-"Do you insiner-
vate, young man, as [ ave more than
one 'lsbin ?''---London Blghty.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Heifer Brings 81, 700

Colorado Belle, a two year-e1d
Colorado-bred heifer, was sold 4at
Kent1and, Ind, at a Hereford auc-
ton sale for $4,000. As -.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
British NJ. P.'s Want @
Free Railroad Rides

parliament is being agitated in the
English house of commons. They
want mileage allowance similar to
that enjoyed by senators and con-
greSSmen in the UnitAd States. ~
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01

Southern potato growers can pre-
vent much of the losses of the new
crop in transit and in. the markets
by avoiding cutting and bruising the
tubers in the field and by not al
lowing the potatoes to remain ex-
posed to the sun after digging. These
Suggestions are given in farmers
bulletin 1850, 500 nto be published
by The United States department of
agriculture, on handling and loading
new potatoes.
HOME cAMoUFLAGE. III
Netghbor-''My dear, why are you
covering your jam-pots with wall
paper?"
Efficient Btother--"Cs moufiage. It's
the same paper as that on the pan
try walls. "--Tit-Bits (Londcn.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
A Serious Disease of Young cotto

A Serious Disease of Young Cotton
7. P. s., Leverett, Ga. writes; l
am sending you sample OF my cotton
that is dying. Last year 1 had to plant
twice from this same cause. 1t Games
up all right but dies after it is chopped
out. l rotate my crops If there is
remedy will have to quit cotton.
Would appreciate your advice in the
m
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01

This is Teddy Colderon. aged
seven, worlds youngest paid mu-
nicipal employe. He is on the Of
ficial payroll of A.. c. Benton, SUI
perintendent of Fairgrounds for
Alameda, Cal, and receives 6
cents a week for picking up stray
papers and helping keep the play
grounds clean. a don't like to
waste time on games when there's
work to be done,n SAYS Teddy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
Value of Various TYPES of c1overs

u. I. d. Bremen, Ca, writes: ]
am sending two samples of clover, one
of fennel, and one of a weed. I want
TO know the name and value of these.
The weed is about to take my hog lots.
I find the fennel in some herds or red
top grass. Has it AMI value? 1 have
small patches of bur clover. Can it be
grown with profit in this part of the
state?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01

in place with lath. Carbon .bisulphid
is then placed in dishes we'll dis
tributed about the storage house.
The fumes are heavier than air and
sink to the floor, reaching all parts
of the stored grain. proper precau-
lions should be taken because of the
extremely poisonous nature and COM
bustibility of the fumes.) The fumi-
gated corn is not injured, either for
seed or feed. j.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-07-01
OPERATIN4 A CHURN BY DOG
POWER

E. S.. Sparta, Ga. writes: have
four good-sized collie dogs and wish TO
know if l could rig UP some kind of
power tread mill that would work one
or more dogs and develop power to run
a barrel churn of ten-gallon capacity.\
, churning from two to six gallons of
milk at time. Have you ever seen
this worked successfully? Could you
furnish plans for such a mill or know
where one could be bought? Is it too
late to plant velvet beans in corn to
mature before, frost?,