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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
COTTON MARKET
 MAKES RECOVER|ES 1 FROM PREVIOUS DAY
General List Closed Steady at a Net Advance of 40 to 65 Points Over the Close
 of Wednesday
By As..eI,t.s Pr.u


 New York, January 5.-The cotton mar ket just about recovered yesterdays losses during today's trading. March de- liveries sold up to S6 Soc. compared with s. .5sc. the low point of yesterday after noon. and 75 points net higher, closing at s6.5oc, with tbe general list closing steady at net advance of 40 to $ points.
 The opening was steady at decline of points to an advance of B points, near months being relatively easy in response to lower Liverpool cables. Houses with Liverpool connections were sellers at the start while there was renewal of Wall street selling on rumors that there would Nervousness over the disturbances rs- ported in Germany seemed to have suo- sided over night. however. and prices soon turned firner on buying by foreign and domestic trade interests accom- panied by reports of an advancing spot basis and better demand in the south. There was very little southern selling here, and tho market was sensitive to buying orders which became little more general dur ing the afternoon on reports that officials Of the federal reserve board had stated ro immediate advance in discount rates was contemplated. and the better tone of of the stock market. May sold up to s4 9Oc and July to 8 35c, or 5S to 7s points met higher Two January notices were reported out this morning, making four SO far this month, but trading in that delivery " asquiet.
 Liverpool cables said the decline there was due to wire troubles to the continent with the market later steadier on re- ported settlement of the railroad troubles. Other cables reported a strike of tess- graph department employees of the Mel gian postoffice, which was supposed to explain the wire trouble referred to. Prominent London authorities reiterate a crop estimate of 1,700,00o bales, inciud ing linters, and estimate the worlds con sumption at 1e,500,0o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
JACKSONVILLE

Jacksonville. January 15.-(Speciai)-A basketball game here on Monday evening between independent teams of Jackson vile and Piedmont resulted in a score of S9 to { in favor of the locals.
 Many new students have entered the Normal since the holidays. including Thomas Clements of Tuscaloosa and J. NJ. Anders of Gordo. MT. finders was enlisted in the s. A. T. C. at this place.
 The Gen. John IT. Forney chapter, U. D. C., met with Miss Susie Sargent on Tuesday afternoon.
 Horace Lee Stevenson, Jr.. returns to Sewanee on Wednesday after spending the holidays with his family.
 Jacksonville is becoming a pure-bred hog center. There are five breeders of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Port Movement Bv As,eeiatsA pe-as

 New Orleans: Middling, 4o2s; receipts es29; exports, 19,s5s; sales, zsse: stock 41s,- 12s
 Galveston; Middling. 4e5o: receipts, 1s.. s47: exports. 25, .s2; sales, 2se: stock. ass2, 2,. Mobile: Middlins, 800; receipts, 1867 stock. :zs.42t.
 Savannah: Middling. 400; receipts s4s3: sales. 1ssf; stock, 2792s. Charleston: Receipts. 5ss; stock. 5s.rss Wilmington: Middiing. a.0o;. receipts 3e5 stock. 51,S5. Texas City: Stock, S0.90s. Norfolk: Mi.idiing, 800: receipts. 2i2o exports. 235o; stales, S14: stock, s4.944. Baltimore: Stock, H5o. Boston: Middling. as.25; receipts 7sl stock. 4i0o
 philadelphia: MiddIins, D.5o; receipts 22o stocll. ff,-1o.
 New York: Mddling. 2s.25: stock. e1. .71s Minor ports: Stock, 29a57. Total today: Receipts, 32.2z7; stock, IT, SS. stock. 1.454.0o0
 Total for week; Receipts. is7.o7s; ex- ports, 267.sN.
 Totai for season: Receipts 4.2ss, ,lsi; cx- ports 5,s2055.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Liverpool Cotton By Assee:atel Press

Liverpool, January 15.--Cotton spot in fair demand; prices weak: good mid : ding. 3D.3od fully middling, 2s.30d; middling. So5d; low. middling. 25.50d. good ordinary, 22.55d; ordinary. 21.55d Sales, 5000 bales, including $500 Ameri- can. Receipts. 21.000 bales, including 11,oo0 American. Futures closed steady: January. 2738d: March. 25.7od; May 24.23d; July. 2303d; October, 20.92d; December, 2o.27d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Cotton Seed Oil

New York. January 15-While quiet cotton seed oil was higher today on support from refners and short cover ing in lard and cotton. Closing prices were 24 to 27 points net higher. Sales. $500 barrels. Prime crude. s2o; prime summer yellow spot. $22.10: March $22.40; May. $22.e5; July, $2227; prime winter yellow and summer white. nom tuAL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Spot Cotton
By Assssiates Prs4s

New Orleans, January 15.-Spot cot ton, steady and unchanged; sales. or the spot, 4o93; to arrive, S39. Low middling. s2.75c; middline. 4o.25c; good middling, 4225c Receipts, e329; stock. 47612o.
 New York January 15.--Spot cot ton, steady; middling, 39.25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16

Chi; B. & Quincy joint As . s5h Chi. Mil. & St F. cv. 41as . 68 Chi, R. I. a Pac Ky. ref. Is ... e6 City of Paris 6s ...... 921 Colorado & Southern ref 414s .. 74iz
 Denver 6 Rio Grande cons. As. 66H Dominion of Canada 5s tfs31.. 91As Erie gen. is ....... 41 Illinois Central ref. As ........ 75 Int. Mer. Marine es . s4N Kansas City Southern ref 5s ... T3A 'iggett & Myers 5s bid ....... SS Louisville & Nashville un. 4s.... S21.
 Missouri K. & T. 1st As ........ so Missouri Pacific gen. 4s ....... 5H Ne wYork Central deb. ss ..... 92
 Norfolk & Western CIV. ss .... 1eS I:
 Northern Pacific 4s ..,......... 76A
 Pennsylvania gen. 5s .......... s1A Reading gen, Is ......... 80 Republic L & S. 5s ,fe4o) .... s5
 St. Louis & San Fran. adj. 6s -. SC h Seaboard Air Line adj. 5s ..... SSh Southern Pacific cv. 5s ........ le3 Southern Railway 5s ........... s5A Southern Railway gen. As ...... so
 Texas Company cy ss .......... 1e3 Texas 0 Pacific 1st ........... s5
 Union Pacific 4s 4s'.......... S4H United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 5iks (1s37) ...... 90 | U. s. Steel 5s ................ ssA
 Virginia -caro. Chemical 5s. bid. s4h Wabash 1st ssh
 Wilson & Co. cv. ss .......... 95
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Great Havoc Wrought
 By Storms Along the New F0undland Coast
By Assssiates rrs.s

Halifax. N. &, January 15.-Reports arriving here today from New Found land tell of the havoc wrought along the coast by the winters gales and seas. The highest waves in years were recorded, reaching at Little Harbor Head at one time to the 20o-foot high tower of the lighthouse encasing it in nine and one-half inches of ice. The keep had to lower himself from the top most window to chop away the heavy casing before he could restore the light service.
 anchor was swept away. The entire New Foundland coast Is strewn witf Holsters, clans and fish tossed up by the tempestuous seas. Fishermen have lost virtually every piece of tackle ant gear. Damange to shipping wa: severe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16

high-class pure-bred hogs hefe. Ctlrrier Bros are becoming one of the most notsfl breeders in the state. Last week c. C., Currier purchased in Cochran, Ga, son~ of the finest hogs in the country
 Many farmers have moved here recenk~, advance in farm lands and JacksCnvfile - ly to take advantage of tho prospective splendid educational advantages. [
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Sugar Market 8y Assoejntod Prvss

New York. January 15.-The local market for raw sugar continues firm, although prices are unchanged at 12o for Cubas, cost and freight, equal to i3.o4c for centrifugal. There was a little more interest noted in the mar ket today and sales were reported O, So,ooo bags of Cubas 10 local refiners at 12c, cost and freight, for January clearance and it was also reported tha'
 am ir the market i ! Cuba, although no sales for their ac- connt were reported.
 The market for refined sugar was unchanged at 15@16c for fine granu lated with practically all renners now allocating sugar in limited way. with good inquiry reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
New Orleans Futures

New Orleans. January 15.-Cotton closed steady at an advance of 57 to 70 points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
LIBERTY BONDS
sy A,,se,srss r-s,,
Money Market
 By Associated Press

New York, January 15.-Mercantile paper. per cent. Sterling so-day bills. $3.s7h; commercial 6e-day bills on banks, $3.s7; commercial 6o-day bills, s3.67, demand, $3.71 cables, $s.T1&. Francs, demand, $11.42; cables, $1f-4o. Builders, demand. 37%; cables, s7i5. Lire. demand, 1882; cables. 1880. Marks demand, SITS; cables. $1.S0. Government bonds weak railroad bonds heavy. Time loans strong: so and 90 days and six months, 71a per cent eBaresilyer, sfs30s4. Mexican dol lars. 9s%c.
 Call money easy: ruling rate. g per cent. Bank acceptances, 4% per cent.
 Londor. Janu,lry l5 liar silver, 79 pence per ounce. Money, per cent Dis count rates. short bills 51-4 per cent: three months bills, 5z per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Interior Movement R~ Aaaa1s<,A n~>A

Houston: sfiddIinE. zoo: receipts. slss; shipments. 7sJ1: sales. .ao7; stock. 2e5.14i. Memphis: Middiins. l05 receipts. c.1e; shipn.ents. 573l: sales. 12c: stock. 2ssG44' Augusta: M:ddlirg. ss.75: receipts. i7so. shipments. 27as: sales, 17s: stock. 1ss. .sss St. Louis: Middlins. 40.50 receipts. 13s9 sr;pments. 1859: stock. SlsS
 Cincinnati: Middiing. 3s.45: receipts 5ss: shipments. 1873: stock. 36,sa5.
 Little Rock: Middiing, 400; shipments. 1is3: shipments, 1o5e; sales. 1oSe: stock. 54.7zo.
 Total today: Receipts. ls. .7ss; shipmente. 3o,1i7; stock. So7, ,13.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Coffee Market
 Dw Aan>I~a-A w.>.

New York. January 15.-A renewal of scattering Hqu;dation caused an opening decline of to IS points in the marke: Tor coffee futures today and active months sold about to 9 points net lower during the first few minutes. The firmer ruling sof futures in Santos and thu. de- veiopnient of a better tone in the stocl. market after early irregulaity checked selling, however. and prices rallied later on covering and trade buying, which is said to be partly for European interests. May sold up from 1570 to 161l, or 27 points net higher. and closed 1t 1860 with the general list closing at a net advance of II to 2 pointA closing bids. January. ls-5; March. 1kE: May. f6oo: July. 16ls; September, ls.S; October, l5.so; Decem- Der. l50.
 Spot iu moderate demand, Rio ia. 1c& 1eA SAntos q. 1S1z to 2Sx. Cost and freish. offers included cantos ls at 9B and Rio 7s at ea3. London credits Offers based on American credits included Santos Is at 3.5o to z4.3n
 The official cabIes reported a decline of 2z5 ieis in the Rio market and of 1-2.d Y ss-, -st- of Rio exchange on London. aHt slar santos spot market vas un- changed and the carly cable showing an advance q i8 te zs refs in future was followed sy further gain Of Hs to Ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Chicago Futures
Cash Grain

Chicago, January 15.-Cash corn. No. ?. not quoted; No mixed not quoted. No. 5 yellow. $1.4S@1.5o Oats No. 2
 white, s5.A @s514c; No. white. s5 O s7c Rye, No. 2, s1-s1h; barley $13.7@1.5s. Timothy seed. $1Q14. Glover seed, s4s @o2- Pork nominal; lard, $24.15@2425; ribs, s1s.5 e 20.50.
 1 St. Louis January 1.-Corn. No. 3, 1 S1.53; No 2 white, $1.54@1.60; May. $1.s5 h. Oats. No. 3, ssc, No ? white, sSl5 c s9c; May. S5kc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Produce Market

uY EStoeftBd PF61s
 New York, January 15.-Butter strong; creamery hrsts, 57H d611ac. Eggs. unsettled; fresh gathered firsts. 72@ 7sc. Cheese irregular average run, 30d 31c.
 Chicago, January 15.-Butter. lower. creamery, 51 @ soc. Eggs, lower; frsts. s1c. Poultry. alive, unsettled; springs, 27c; fowls, Sic.
 St. Louis, January 15.-Poultry. hens 2sc: springs. soc: others. unchanged Butter, unchanged Eggs, 61c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Potato Market

Chicago, January 15-Potatoes strong; arrivals, B cars; northern whites, 4so@4.5o; Kings. $425.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Rice Market Rk Aasarinfad RYesx

New Orleans, January 16.-Rough rice. no sales: receipts, 2776; miilers, 2766. Clean rice, strong; sales, Hon. duras. 45s pockets, 10A @13Mc; Japan. .4ss pockets, sss @12Ac; Plue Rose, 4s17 rockets, sA @12Lc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Naval Stores

Ssvcannah. January I5.-Turpentine firm, $i-Ssk: sales. 134: receipts. s4; shipments. 271s; stock. 11.4s5. Rosin, firm; sales, 200: receipts. 574; shin. ments. 1908; stock, 449s0. Quote: F.. F. r, s1s.50: H, $1s.s0; T. $fs.75: K s1s.5o; NJ, $2o.25; N. s20.75: we, s21
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16

reis. Brazilian port receipts. 1s,0oo: Jun diahy receipts coo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16

The average yearly earnings of rail- road workers in the United States is now over s1500. Compared with 1915, this is an increase of s5 per cent
 The Women's City club of Cleveland has more than 5000 members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Metal Market

New York, January 15.-copper quiet; electro1ytic, spot and first quar- ter, 1sl4 @1s%c; second quarter. 1sM a 1s&c. Iron firm and unchanged. An tinony. $10.50. Metal exchange quotes lead firm: spot and February, 1882 bid Zinc firm; spot, $s.17 bid. $s.27 asked. At London. standard copper. spot, f119 17s Cd; futures. f122 2s Sd; electrolytic spot, f124; futures, f125 Tin. spot, u371 12s Sd. Zinc, spot, f5S 5s; futures. ESQ 5s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
LOCAL SECURITIES
BANK STOCKS.

Bid Asked Amer Trust Savings Bank...l5o 17S bham Trust X Savings cc.......z1S soo rfrst National Bank............zs oV Iradsrs' National Bank..........lS. lSe
 INSURANCE STOCKS. Great Southern Life 1ns- Co.,. 10 B interstate Casualty Co............ ! southern States Fire Ins. Co.,. ih Protective Life Ins. Co............ II E LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY
 STOCKS.
 Birmingham Realty Ca...........1o 1e6 Chamber os Commerce pfd ...... IS D Elmyood Cemetery Corp........ 30 90 Empire Improvement Go. pfd.. .io0 lie Empire Improvement. CO. conn.,. 50 "a Ensiey Land Co o...........fo 12S Fairfield Land Co. ................ 1io North Birmingham Land Co.,. 9 90 INDUSTRIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-16
Live Stock By ASsoelatod P-esa

NeW ork, january lo--HOgS. Re- ceipts 17,o00; slow to 40c higher: top, @15.50; medium. s1520 a 1850: light. SIS @15.5o: light light s14.5001.3o: heavy packing sows, smooth. s13.50m14; pack ing sows. rough, $1e.75@1S.5o; pigs, $1e.5o@13.
 Cattle: Receipts. s1oo; steady: beef steers, medium and heavy weight choice and prime. $1S@175e; medium, and good. $11@15.75; common. $s5o@ lo.75; light weight. good and choice. $1S.5o 70 1850; common and medium $s Q 1925; butcher cattle heifers, s7@ le; cows $7@12; canners and cutters. $5@6 75; veal calves. light and handy weight, $1s.5o@1e: feeder steers, ss.5o o F; stocker steers, s7@1e5o
 Sheep: Receipts, 2s0o active to steady; lambs, s4 pounds down, s1e.25 @19.5o; ewes, medium and choice. ss.5o OILED; culls and common. $475@s
 Chicago. January 1s.-Hoss: Re- ceipts. s7,ooo: estimated tomorrow. 45.- 900; active. 90 to 4oc higher: bulk. $15.15@l545; top. $15.5o; heavy, s15.1o @f5.4o; medium. s15-15@15.45: light, $15.2o@15.5o; light, $14.75@15.s5; heavy packing sows. smooth. ,14.25o1xs5; packing sows. rough. sis.75@14.25; pigs. $1s.75@1475.
 Cattle: Receipts. 11.oeo; estimated tomorrow, 5000: steady; medium and heavy weight choice and prime. SIT. .75 @ls-50; medium and choice. 31f5o@s 1Z75; common, ss.5o@115e: light weight, good and choice $14@ 1850; common and medium, 3s@14; butcher cattle, heifers, $6.T5 6145o: cows. ss.75 @iS.25; canners and cutters, $5.5o@ SIS; veal calves. $1s75@1s; feeder steers, $s@i2.5o; stocker steers, y7.c5 oil.
 Sheep: Receipts 12.ooo: estimated receipts tomorrow. 10000: weak; lambs s4 pounds down, s1s.T5@fs.s5
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26
CAPTURED LIQUOR TO Be
DISTRIBUTED AMONG HOSPITALS

er in making the transfer from court
house to railroad station. Brandon
transfer line had the contract and L!
was nearly days work to cart the
cases from the court house basement
and load the car.
The estimate of $4,000 as the value
CT the liquor Is made by multiplying
by four the value of the whiskey be-
fore prohibition laws went into ef-
feet, for the stuff now sells for four
times as much as then.
T. j. Campbell, deputy collector OF
customs, has in his charge a quantity
of liquor seized by officers of the GUS
toms bureau, the liquor being stored
in a garage at his place on Hibiscus
avenue. There have been several
street stories OF plans to rob the ga
lage and get the liquor. Mr.. Camp
bell said yesterday that for five night,
armed guards protected the garage
and it's valuable contents. He ex
poets an order of court will be made
transferring the liquor to Tampa, th'
headquarters Of the collector of Gus
toms duties in this district.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26
81 YEARS OLD AND AS
GOOD rs A Y0UNCSTER

"7 or years ago I was very sick
man. Doctors said catarrh trouble OF
stomach and bowels, affecting the
liver and heart. For more than year
I wanted to die, but could not. Upon
the advice Of friend I tried Mayrs
Wonderful Remedy, and although 80
years old l now feel as good as a
youngster' 1t is a simple, harmless
preparation that removes the catarrh-
al mucus from the intestinal trac.
and allays the inflammation which
causes practically all stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments, including ap-
pendicitis. One dose will convince or
money refunded. For sale by City
Drug Store and by druggists every
where.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26
Full Carload Liquor Transferred from
Courthouse to Railroad Station for
shipment and Distribution
palm Beach Post.)

Whiskey of an estimated value OF
$4,000 was removed from the base
ment of the court house yesterday
and loaded in a freight car for ship
ment to Jacksonville, where it will be
put in a bonded warehouse. The cases
rlade full car-with none left over.
The whiskey was seized by the
federal government more than year
ago when the late w. C. Groves
shipped it here consigned as hay.
The charge originally preferred and
under which the liquor was seized not
having been sustained. Sheriff Bob
Baker then deputy sheriff under his
father, the late Capt. George b. Ba-
ker, notified the federal internal rev
enue officers a. Jacksonville of the
circumstances and the government Of
fcials Of that department took over
possession of the liquor under a law
that made it an offense to misstate
the classification of freight shipments
The liquor has been in the sheriff S
care ever since.
1t is understood that the whiskey
will be distributed among the bona
! flde hospitals OF the state under regu-
lations which require the filing of 8
bond by the institutions receiving
liquor.
An agent of the internal revenue
collectors office at Jacksonville was
here yesterday to assist Sheriff Bak
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26
AFTER GRIP
WINTER COLDS
BAD BLOOD

You are pale, thin, weak-with
little vitality. Your liver is slug
gish and the bad blood causes your
stomach muscles to lose their elias
ITCHY and become fiabby and weak
then Indigestion.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, made from wild roots and
barks, and free from alcohol or
narcotics, is the great and powerful
blood purifier of to-day. lngredi-
ents printed on wrapper. This
tonic, in liquid or tablet form, is
just what you need to give you
vim, vigor and vitality.
Take the Discovery as directed
and it will search out impure and
poisonous matter throughout the
system and eliminate it through
the natural channels.
You can procure a trial package
of the tablets by sending 10c. to
the Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y.
H MACON, GA.-"I might say raised
my family on Doctor Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. 1t is the best
medicine have known for coughs. |
always gave it to my children and it
was excellent, not only helped the
cough but also gave them strength.
Last fall the influenza left me with a
bad cough and otherwise rundown.
| took a couple of bottles of Golden
Medical Discovery and it rid me OF
the cough and built me up in health.
Golden Medical Discovery is the
best medicine | have ever used in my
family to purify the blood and drive
out impurities from the system. mrs
J. S. MERCER, No. 2l40 Second st.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26

rarts of the country to give the farm
a name, and have it displayed by a
sign. Why not? If man has a
farm worth while it should have 4
name. There are thousands of pretty
farms in Florida, and with names
they can be easily be recognized.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26

tract was let for the erection o.
new steel bridge across Amelia REV
which is to cost $4,000. DlStrN1
Nos. / and 2 will put up S1O'OOO' @1
$4,000 will be appropriated from "
funds now in the treasury TO cOD]
plete the cost. The old bridge Wnl'1
fell into the river several weeks aS|
has been taken out, and things "
now in readiness for the new 0n'
The contractors say that it Will I
impossible to get the bridge comps
ed before fall, so hard is it 70 Y
steel. Nassau County Leader
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26
GET READY.
FOR FLU"
Keep Your Liver Active, Your
System Purified and Free From
\ Colds by Taking Calotabs,
the Nausealess Calomel
Tablets, that are De-
hghtful, Safe and
\ Sure.

Physicians and Druggists are advis-
Eng their friends to keep their systems
purified and their organs in perfec,
working order as a protection against
the return Of influenza. They know
that. clogged up system and lazy
liver favor colds, influenza and serious
complications.
To cut short cold overnight and to
prevent serious complications take one
Calotab at bedtime with swallow Of
water-that g all. No salts, no nausea,
no gripping, no sickening after effects.
Next morning your cold has vanished,
your liver is active, your system is puri.
fed and refreshed and you are feeling
fine with a hearty appetite for break
taste Eat what you please--no danger.
Calotabs are sold only inG original
sealed packages, price thirty-fve cents.
Every druggist is authorized to refund
your money If you are not perfectly
delighted with CalOtal s.--(Adv.)
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26

Peach Growing in Florida" is the
title of Bulletin No. q, just issued
by the State Experiment Station at
Gainesville. 1t is by Prof. W. l..
Floyd, who discusses in practical
way just what to do to make a sue
cess on the farm in growing this de-
licious fruit.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26

feed more economically. Write to the
State Experiment Station at. Gaines
vile for information about building
silos.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26
SAYS THE STATE
MARKETING BUREAU

Bulletin No. Is, just issued by the
State Experiment Station at Gaines
vile, is entitled Boys Agricultural
Club Guide" 1t contains a great deal
of information of value to farm boys
and girls, and copies are sent free
10 any applicant.
Humus that comes from decaying
manure, crop residues and sods is the
home Of the bacteria and lodgment
place for nitrogen and Is the life Of
the soil. Fires in our forests burn
what would go into the soil as hu-
mus. Fires have helped to keep Flor
ida soils poor.
A bill before the South Carolina
legislature forbids smoking in pub
lie eating places. The bill charges
managers or proprietors of eating
places with the responsibility of dis
playing signs setting forth the law
and provides a penalty of fines of $40
to $40 or terms Of 10 to 30 days on
public work for offenders. And
Miss Lizzie Wooten, new State Su-
perintendent of Schools in Kansas,
declares she will have no smokers
on her teaching staff. Now that
liquor is gone the war has started on
tobacco.
Britain has set aside credit OF
S103'000,000 to finance the sale of
British goods to various European
countries.
The silo enables any farmer to
keep more stock, to make more ma
nure, to grow bigger crops, and to
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26

Nova Scotia is to fix a minimum
wage for women teachers.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26
$4,000 TO BE SPENT FOR
BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER

AT the regular meeting of the
Roard OF County Commissioners, held
at Fernandina on Wednesday, a con-
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-03-26

1t is getting to be common in many