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Americus, Gju, March 13. 1916
There is reason to believe that those
roll-calls in the senate and house
sounded taps for quite a number o f
politicians.
If a man who sits in a poker game.
could hold the hands he gets when j
playing auction pitch he would make
money, but luck doesn’t run that way
We heartily agree with George Bai
ley of the Houston Post in the conclus- !
ion he has reached that a tireless cook-1
er is not so important as an unfireafole 1
cook.
Billy Sunday refers to women who
play cards for prizes as "black-legged’’ I
gamblers. But Billy is mistaken. The
prevailing style of hosiery makes the
dear creatures pink-legged.
One victory won in the war was the
two-day drive of Rex, which resulted
in old Mars being forced from his
trench on the front page, but he is
likely to make a counter attack and
recapture it. —New Orleans States.
The defeat of the Germanized poli
tic ians in Congress who attempted to
humiliate President Wilson and tie his
hands in the submarine controversy
was a great disappointment to those
v ho supported the policy of scuttle the
repudiation of which is now complete.
For several weeks reports have come
from Juarez and other points in Mex
ico that Villa had been given a large
sum of money for the purpose of mak
ing a murderous raid into American
territory and bringing on war with the
United States. In the light of what
happened in Columbus. N. M., these re
ports seem to have been verified.
In view of the fact that the Hon.
Wimjaybrine slipped into Washington
a couple of days before the vote on
the McLemore resolution and hob
nobbed witih the members of Congress
who were active in the attempt to take
the foreign affairs of the government
cut of the hands of the president, we
are now inclined to believe that he
ft.els now like the little boy who sneak- ,
ed into the jam closet and got his
thumb caught in the mouse trap.
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A few' days ago the New Orleans
Lem, speaking of the McLemore reso
lution warning Americans oft bellig
erent merchant ships, said: "Wood
row Wilson is wrong in this thing.
The house of representatives is right. '
The sense and conscience of the coun- i
try, in our judgment, is behind the ’
house.” The fact, however, that the s
Resolution was tabled by a vote of 27fi ,<
to 142 shows that the president wasn’t (
wrong, and that the* sense and cons- •
•fence was behind him and not behind
tin men who advocated the cowardly
policy of scuttle for vote-getting pur- >
poses. ‘
OFF TO MEXICO.
By time this is read troops march
ing under the Stars and stripes will
have set foot on Mexican soil, armed
foi battle in search of Villa and his
aggregation of bandits. Elaborate
preparations have doubtless been made
iby the war department and Major
General Frederick Funston in com
mand of the campaign.
The aerial squadron will be brought
into service for the first time since the
introduction of that feature of war
fare. In fact, the excursion into Mex
lico will prove of vast benefit to the
United States in giving her soldiers |
and officers actual training, and not
theoretical teaching.
From all indications it seems that
the American expedition into Mexico
goes with the silent consent of Car-.
rana. It is impossible to foresee Die
final attitude of the Mexican people as’
a whole. There may arise a feeling of [
resentment, and in this event, the
United States will face a larger propo
sition than new confronts them. But,
then that might be a blessing.
The Mexican situation has been of
great annoyance to the United States,
and the American people are delighted
with the prospects that all matters af
fecting the ipeace of that country will
soon be settled.
THE LONG-HAIRED LOP.
James K. Vardaman is a United
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States senator, representing a portion
of the people of Mississippi, and we
hope it will be a minority when it be
comes his time to go before them
again His hair is long—that is, longer
that the usual, comman-place man sees
■ fit to wear his. This is his distinction
and makes him distinguished.
The newspaper dispatches mentioned
a tirade which he saw fit to heap upon
the President of the United States last
j Thursday in the senate. He unloaded
! himself, and the effect of his wonder-
I
. ful, yea magnificent address, was that
it was ignored by the true, stalwart
friends of the country and the presi
dent.
Vardaman is that type of statesmen
| which the people see fit sometimes to
I send to high legislative bodies or place
in responsible positions. He is a dem
agogue, and the only creditable dis
tinction is that he is not alone in his
class. Men of his type are afflicted
with a strange possession that the des
tiny, future safety and happiness of
the nation depends upon their ideas,
attitudes and decisions. Thanks to
destiny, they are all wrong.
The comparison with Mississippi’s
other senator, John Sharp Williams, is
humorous. This Southern state has
two extremes, one to be desired and
the other very undesirable.
ALCOHOL AND PNEUMONIA.
The United States Public Health
Service brands strong drink as the
most efficient ally of pneumonia. It
declares that alcohol is the hand
maiden of the disease which produces
ten per cent, of the deaths in the Unit
ed States. This is no exaggeration.
We have known for a long time that
indulgence in alcoholic liquors lowers
the individual vitality, and that the
man who drinks is peculiarly suscep
tible to pneumonia. The United States
Public Health Service is a conserva
f
tive body. It does not engage in any
alarmist propaganda. In following out
the line of its official duties it has
brought forcefully to the general pub
lic a fact which will bear endless rep
etition. The liberal and continuous
user of alcoholic drinks will do well
to heed this warning, particularly at
(this season of the year when the grue
some death toll from pneumonia is be
ing doubled.
| THE NEWSPAPER TALK |
One of the largest supply houses in
Moultrie, one that sells on time to
farmers as well as for cash, informs
The Observer that while their cash
sales this year have made a very sub
stantial increase, there is a notable de
crease in their credit sales. —Moultrie
Observer.
The lumber industry is enjoying a
genuine revival of business. It has
been a long time since there was such
IHfc, AMERICUS D/AILI 11MES-KECORDER
Uses and Abuses of Fertilizers
By Prof. R. J. H. De Loach, Director of Georgia Experiment Station.
2. INTELLIGENT USE OF FERTILIZERS IN GERMANY.
The Second of a Series of Six Articles.
All state institutions have fostered the fertilizer trade since Its origin
in the early fifties. State organizations of all kinds have taken a lively
part in the building up of the trade, and in later years the states have taken
it for granted that the trade is profitable to farmers and merchants alike,
and have therefore framed laws to regulate its manufacture and sale. In
every state where fertilizer is sold in appreciable quantities laws have been
passed exacting certain requirements of the manufacturer, as to analyses,
grades, etc. Besides the trade, over-ambitious, might forget its obligation to
the consumer and offer for sale inferior material under the name of fer
tilizers. We may say without fear of successful contradiction that the
states themselves are largely responsible for the rise and volume of the
fertilizer trade.
It has long been recognized that Germany leads the world in many
lines of science. This is perhaps true in regard to the use of fertilizers in
early years. Germany discovered that mineral salts applied to growing
crops increased the yields immensely, and gave time and study to the under
lying causes, and has suggested to the other parts of the world many valu
able lessons on her findings. Von Liebig, through his studies and lec
tures on modern agriculture, has made known much of the work of Germany
in the early history of the use of commercial fertilizers. Liebig says that
Kuhlman, a German agricultural scientist, applied salammoniac to a meadow
in the years 1845 and 1846, and found that on a hectare (2% acres) he gath
ered 8,140 pounds of hay more than on the same kind of meadow where he
did not use the salammoniac. He secured this result by using about 200
pounds of salammoniac to the acre.
In commenting upon this Von Liebig has the following to say: It is
quite certain, that in the action of the guano, which produced the crop next
highest after the Chili saltpeter, an unmistakable part was played by the
ammonia contained in it. On the other hand, however, the experiments
with carbonate and nitrate of ammonia show that a quantity of ammonia,
or nitrogen, equivalent to that in 20 pounds of guano and employed under
the same conditions, was almost without effect.”
Fertilizer Experiments In Germany.
A little further along he says: "The most recent observations on the
comportment of the soil towards the food of plants show how slight is the
knowledge we possess of their mode of nourishment, and of the part which
the soil, by its physical condition, plays in it. The comportment of the
salts of ammonia, of chloride of sodium, and of nitrate of soda, towards
the earthly phosphates in the soil, may perhaps assist us in throwing
some light on their action, or one of their actions, on the growth of plants."
This statement was made because it was always found that when common
salt was added to certain mineral manures, greater yield was obtained,
and Von Liebig came to the conclusion that this was due to the relation of
this added material to the liberation of potash in the soils.
Only a short time after the war between the states the German pot
ash beds were discovered and by rapid leaps and bounds this material gained
in favor with planters as well as experimenters. The necessity for find
ing a combination to liberate the potash in the soils was now removed
and thorough satisfaction was found in the use of the nitrate of soda and
the potash salts, and here the Industry stood for a long time. Liebig does
claim, however, that Tribasic phosphate of lime crept into the formula and
was found efficient. This fact is very significant and happened to be dis
covered by a constant study of the use of the nitrate of soda and potash
salts. Liebig thought that these two plant food materials had the power
of dissolving phosphoric acid in the form of earthly phosphates, and these
in turn added greatly to the yield of farm crops.
Germany's Crop Yields Greater Than Other Nations.
We have here many hints of what afterwards really developed to be
facts —namely that the three great elements of plant food that should be
applied to the soil for good crop yields are phosphoric acid, ammonia and
potash. For many years these three elements have been the essential
elements of plant food in a fertilizer formula.
Today Germany applies more mineral salts per acre to her crops than
any other nation in the world, and partly as a consequence gets higher
yields of farm crops than any other nation. It is significant that these
two facts are so closely related, but it must be remembered that Germany
has learned the lesson of good tillage—deep plowing, the proper use of
vegetable matter in the soil, and the dangerous practice of continuous
cropping with any single crop. It is also to be remembered that the lands
on which the most money can be cleared without any kinds of fertilizers
are the lands that will give greatest profits with fertilizers.
a general demand for building material
al such profitable prices.—Valdosta
Times.
One sheriff who would give the
command “Fire!" when the lynchers
were working would get more pep into
this anti-lynching business than any
one other thing, newspaper included.
Thomasville Times.
It is a little early to make definite
predictions as to the size of the cotton
crop this year. So far as Georgia is
concerned, it looks as if the acreage
vould show a sharp increase over that
of last year, and that the fertilizer
purchases will go beyond those of last
year.—Athens Banner.
Advice is sometimes a good thing
to listen to, if a man has sufficient
mental poise to be able to winnow the
good from the bad. It doesn’t pay,
however, always to take advice, for, as
says an old Danish proverb: "He who
builds according to every man’s advice
will have a crooked house.”—Monroe
Advertiser.
A number of our exchanges are ad
vocating the placing of signs at all
road crossings, showing where each
read leads, like the ones our commis
sioners placed all over Coweta a few
months ago Our county sets the pace
for others in a number of things.—
Senoia Enterprise.
The Quinine That Does: Not Affect The Head
Because of its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA
TIVE BROMO QUININE is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing in head. Remember the full name and
'ook for the signature of E, W. GROVE. 25c.
FAY YOUR GAS AND ELECTRIC
BILLS.
Bill for February service are now
due and unless same are paid at our
office by 15th service will be discon
tinued without further notice.
AMERICUS PUBLIC SERVICE CO.
i:j-3t.
Hope for Success.
As to being prepared for defeat, I
certainly am not. Any man who le pre
pared for defeat would be half defeat
id before he commenced. I hope for
success, shall do all in my power to se
cure ft, and trust to God for the rest
—Admiral Farragut.
Get Ready For
The Sob Stuff
Coming Sure
ATLANTA, Ga., March 13 —The na
tional agitation about the Georgia
boy who was "sent to the reformatory
for stealing" a five-cent bottle of
pop" bids fair to be equalled among
the gentle abolitionist ladies up
around Boston, Springfield and Chica
go. over the new horror of “the Geor
gia boy who was sent to the reforma
tory for stealing two cents worth of
marbles.”
The new candidate for commisera
tion, and incidentally to act as an oc
casion for heaping insult and appro
brium on the South in general, is John
i Alexander, aged nine years, who as a
. matter of fact was sent to the reforma
. tcry for three months because he stole
a couple of marbles from the five and
ten cent store, but behind his case,
like that of the boy who stole the soda
water, lie other facts which the north
ern papers take no notice of.
The soda water boy had become in
corrigible before he ever -xatole the
soda water, and the sending to tilt
reformatory was in line with the wish
of his parents.
The new youngster, who taak the
marbles, is being sent not for the sim
ple theft of two cents worth of mer
chandise, but for the purpose and with
the hope of taking him in time and
correcting tendencies to theft which
:he reformatory may cure but which
bis family couldn’t deal with. Both
probation officers and his family join
in hoping that at the end of the three
months the youngster will come out a
better chance in life.
And in the meantime the Chicago
Tribune and ot(ier like friends of the
South will probably be describing how
a child has been tyrannically impris
oned, and maybe chained to the wall in
a padded cell on a diet of bread of wa
ter. That would be mild in compari
son with some of the things they have
printed about Georgia. *
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HUE AND LIFE INSURANCE
HEALTH AND ACCIDENT.
Office: Allison Building, Phone 45.
Americus, Ga.
WONDER PRESSING CLUB
A. HENDERSON, Prop.
Next Chinese Laundry.
Suits pressed and Cleaned 50c
Suits Pressed 25c
Ladies’ Work a Specialty.
' Work done and delivered same day.
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C. P. DAVIS,
Dental Surgeon.
, Orthodontia, Pyorrhea.
’ Resident Phone 218. Office Phone 811
Allison Bldg.
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i DR. M. H. WHEELER,
Dentist.
Office in Bell Bldg., Lamar St. Just
opposite Postofflce.
Hfice Phone 785. Residence Phone 884
F. and A. M.
£ AMERICUS LODGB
F. and A. M. m
& and M- meetß ey *
ery second and fourth
Friday night at 7
. .o’clock.
S, A. HAMMOND, W. M.
CLOYD BUCHANAN, Sec’y.
2 M. B. COUNCIL
jgL . .LODGE, F, and A. M„
A gy meets every First and
• - Third Friday nights.
f Visiting brothers are
invited to attend.
H. B. MASHBURN, W. M.
NAT LeMASTER, Secretary.
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IMEBICUS CAMP, 202, WOOD MS J
OF THE WORLD.
Meets every Wednesday night in tin
Aheatley Bldg., Windsor Ave. All via
.ting Sovereigns invited to meet wlti
is. J. M. TOBIN, C. C.
NAT LeMASTEK, Clerk.
HASHINGTON CAMP, NO. 14.
P. 0. S. OF A.
Meets on Thuibuay nights, Wheat
•.ey Building, at 7:30 o'clock. AU mem
Ders are urged to attend Vlsitow
welcomed. E. F. WILDER, Fres’t.
O. D. REESE, Recordin< Sec’y.
NAT LeMASTER, Financial Sec’y.
F. G. OLVER
Sewing Machines and Supplies; Key
tn a Lock Fitting; Umbrellas Repaired
and Covered.
LAMAR STREET NEAR WELL.
You may have good safe
insurance but until you
net a
Union Central
Policy
you haven’t the best It is
best because it gives you all
that is good in I ife Insur
ance protection, and gives
it to you for less
INION CENTRAL LIFE INSURANCE CO
EE M. HANSFORD, General Agent.
Room 18, Planters Bank Bldg.
The Great JUlrtAead Payer.’
L. G. COUNCIL, Pres’t. Inc. 18»1 H. S. COUNCIL, Cashier. I
C. M. COUNCIL, Vlce-Pres. T. E. BOLTON, Asst. Cashier. I
Planters’ Bank of Americus s
CAPITAL SURPLUS AND PROFITS $218,000.00
TOTAL DEPOSITS (DECEMBER BTH, 1915) $339,542.92.
I With a quarter of a century ex-
1 perlence In succ ssful hanking
! 18®$$ I|ww II and with our large resources and
! close personal aheiitlon to every
; inti rest consilient with sound
I » 83P banking,we solicit y our patronage
I Interest allowed on lime cer-
' tlllcat's and in cur deparmtent
: or savings.
; Prompt, Conservative, Accommodating. We want
your Business.
No Account Too Large and None Too Small.
Member of Americus Chamber of Commerce.
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