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A COMPARISON OF COST SHOWING DIFFERENCE IN C08T HERE AND AB <OAD. Cost of Building Ships Irt Thia Coun try Double That in England Some Figurss are Given. St. laoola, Jan. 22.-To show that one of the alinont insuperable ob stacles to the restoration of the American Merchant marine ia the ?-xtreme difference in building and op erating cost between foreign and American vessels, Welding Ring of New York presented Some interesting heures at today's session of tho National Foreign Trade convention. He said these figures were furnished I by one ot the largeat American ship owning Arms: One steamer built In England I (1912) deadweight capacity 9,650] tons, cost 1331,721.11. "One steamer built in England I (1912) deadweight capacity. 9,6601 tons, cost 1332,437.75. "One steamer built In Philadelphia j (1913) deadweight capacity 9.2501 tons, coat 1680,371\39. ' "One steamer built in Philadelphia j ( 1913) readwelght capacity 9,250 tons cost SSI0.&01.95. "These steamers are of practical ly similar character," asid Mr. Ring, "intended for the same trade and'"it will be noted that the dreadwelght capacity of the English steamers ls 400 tors greater than that of tht American, while the cost of the American la more than "doable that of the English! These may possibly bo extreme- differences in cost, but they are ' actual, ' and other owners have experienced the same conditions. These same.owners'recently transfer-1 red one Of their British steamers to ] the United StarteB flag, .with the fol lowing results: "Wages' under the United States) flag increased ?402.50 per month. Additional coat for extra inspection ? $50 per month. Additional cost for food and sup-j plies 550 ^er month. . To the speaker there appeared,but one practical remedy. "Change odr navigation laws/*- he said,- "and permit ua to buy where we buy cheapest and operate in "competition with " other nations." . Mr. (Ring opposed the bill now be fore congress to authorise' the pur chase of.foreign steamers and the placing of such vessels under-the American flag on the ground that if the government entered the shipping trade in competition with' private capital, it would hove to. invest very j many minions, the result would be unfair competition with those now In tho shipping trade and such govern ment participation would prevent in vestment of, private capital in auch trade as no,individual'could compete successfully with the government. ?'1 v .:. TRIBULATIONS OF A POSTMASTER j People Seem to Think Hs ls Broker In Farm Produce Atlanta, Ga.. Jan 22.-The truth of ?the old proverb that false news travels I fast was never more plainly shown than in tim 'present tribulation? of Postmaster Bc?Hiny Jones of Athvata, who has suddenly kound himself, against his wilt taken fqr a general broto^ totorm produce. ' In some wey the story went round that Postmaster Jones waa so anxious to drum np business for Uncle Sam's postofflce department that he would find a ready market for anything In the way of farm produce that could come ^by parcel post, from, a queen bee to a kettle of soft soap. And ever ?Ince he has been besieged by offers of merchandise; One man wrote that he was ready | to supply fifty pounds of butter a day, another fast he wag snipping ten dosen fre^ eggs oa consignment and another that ho was preparing to for ward ten gallons of milk dally as soon as ho could find a can that would stand the waar and tear of the malls. Now the postmaster has posted a sign to say he tant In tho produce husmees. NOW IS TIME TO ENLIST Irish Car per al Picked ap Two Dia monds en Sentry Peat. London, Jio. 23. How an Irish corporal picked up two diamonds from the drifting sands of bte sentry post tn German Southwest Africa ls told In a letter which hat just reached his family here. "My present post ta in a desert of Band dunes," he writes. "A mirage shimmers continually on the horixon. The sand, blown by the wt nd, filia the eyes and throat and bites into the akin. "It is our duty to keep the rail road open. That moana very little soldiering, but a groat d*al of shov eling; alt day long the native shov elers push aside th?? drifting sand, which would corar hlne-tti? rails ff left to tts own devices. " "Today, while I stood Idly watching a group of complaining shovelers, my , eye caught an unusual flash, sad I stooped and picked up o> diamond, thw site of a bean. I SOarcniU & little langer and found another, a bi?, amoll ar. There were no more." . , i--J BHHHflssk, Nowa tram Aaren d. The Belgian capital aaa been offi cially renamed "Brue* sel' hy tjhe Ger mans. They have also imposed Ger tn?? time on the city. If 'Mfi land of Bhgland ead Wales .were equally divided among the resi dents there would be a little more thea one acre for each person. : Greenock (SeoUond corporations . nave decided to proceed with the erec tion of workmen's dwellings at a esp ita! expenditure of ebottt tKO.OOO. Paris, Jan. 22. - Th* Berne cor yesBoadant >* the Temps says thst 8wis? agents In Italy have obtained Italy's premise no tonger to hold up ropper and cereals destined for 'Swiisarlaad ot Geno*. It was Kag? ?stttt^^?rsnaslon that v?Tov*r TtfW LOgiS^f Quickly Relieves Without Distress The congestion of watte and refuse from the stomach, ferment ing in tlic boy/eta, generates poison ous gases that occasion dint ross and in vit serious illness. Health and comfort demand that this con gesti?n be speedily relieved and the foul mass expelled. The well founded objection rmi people to fae violence of <t tbartlc un! rurputive agents ts evercome by ealng the cambins tion of simple la>ntive herbs with pepsin that ls sold in drug stores under the name of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. A dose at night brings relief next morning, without discomfort or inconvenience. A free trial bottle cun be obtained hy writing to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 452 Washington St., Monticei;o. Ills. MRS. JOHN WOOD'S "DIXIE" Was She the Introaucer of This Song to America? New Voik Sun. Mrs. John Wood, the English ac tress who died on Tuesday, ia iden tified with United StateB history in an interesting way. She introduced the song of "Dixie" on the stage of this cowntry, according to Govern ment records. It was interpolated in John Brougham's popular burlesque "Pocahontas," in -which she was play ing In New Orleans in 18C0. The authorship of thc song has been at tributed to Dan Emmet, the mint strel, but there has been so much controversy ovfer 1t that' every fact connected with it possesses interest. In the book of "Our Familiar Songs and T?iOde Who Made'Them/' a very admirable collection published ? by Henry Holt and Company in 1881. prepared by Helen Kendrick Dangs, lt is said: The original song of "Dixie" was Ute .composition of pan p. Emmet of Bryant's Minstrels and was first sung In New York tn 1860. The first words used for the song in Ute south were from a poem entitled "The Star of the West," published in the Charles ton Mercury early in 1861. Mark well the dates. Now in ;i'col lection of old sheet music bound into books as gathered and kept in our family from 1852 to 1875 I find an original copy af "Dixie" with this title page:' 1 Wiab I Was In Dixie Words by J. Newcomb Music by J. C. Viereck. Sur* by Mrs. John Wood, ew Orleans, Published by P. P. Wi-rle i ll 51 Csmp Street Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1860 by P. P.Werleln, in the Clerk's Olli: I of the Dist: Court of the. East: Dist: of La. The words lp this edition. which ts earlier than any other that has been, produced aa,far aa I know, ato the well known versos beginning: "I wish I wan in the land of cotton," &c. The old song speaks tor Itself In the old books. Perhaps this still well preserved and interesting ?rst edition, now fifty.-rour years old, may be a link in the con troversy over the most Inspiring and characteristic American "national"" tune we have. Some of your readers may throw additional light on the early records. Y. E. A. Louisville, Ky., January 17. Or Pretends to. Boston Transcript. Mrs. Exe-Is your husband still troubled with insomnia? '- 't?rs. "Wye-Not' so much. "When Some improvement. Richmond Times-Dispatch. "How Is young John getting on at colleger*' asked tho friend of Ute family. "Very. well. Indeed." answered John's proud mother. "The president bas about decided to let him stay on far the rest of the term." fssilil?iMi. Mil Mfecfc CtM ta*M te les?*? Calfon, Ky.-In sn iateresSnf letter from this place, Mrs, Bettie bullock writes ?a follows; "I suffered for four year?, with woettaly trouts, and during 00? ?me, I could only eft up for a little while, tad could not walk anywhere at all. A? tim?, I ?WW have severe pama iu my left ?Mc ment relieved mt toe a while, but 1 was soon confined lo my bed again. Ai ret lli^ecpibjf imwilta Ss sst kay CM H FOR PERMANENT PASTURES GOVERNMENT I88UE8 AN INTER ESTING BULLETIN. Tell? Farmer? Mow to Prepare Per manent pasture? in States of the Cotton Belt. "Permanent pastures for the cot ton belt," is the subject discusst lu a bulletin Just received off the presses of the United States department of agriculture at Washington. Thc bul letin ls of Interest in this section be cause of the determination of many of the farmers hereabouts to raise more live stock in the future. Tho bulletin says: Introduction. Permanent pastures are a necessity in the cotton states. ? Even with the present acreage devoted to cotton and other tilled crops, there is plenty of idle land that if turned into pas tures would yield ' a good additional income without increasiug the farm er's labor billa to any appreciable extent. In changing from .otton growing to live-stock raising, as many are now doing, the need of penna Dent pastures becomes imperative.' Lands Suitable for Pastures. The moro fertile the land the bet ter the pasture; but for economic reasons the rough fields' and gullied hillsides should bo the first to be used for grass. Tho increasing prices of meats and of farm labor will often make the fertile fields more profitable in pasture than in tilled' crops. The convenience of .water for the stock should not be overlooked in choosing Et field for a pasture. Preparation of the Land. The succesa of a permanent pasture dependa primarily on '? the' fertility of the land nt the start.. On good soil with the proper ayatem of grazing, a pasture will increase in production for many yeera. It is. a slow process, however, to bu.ld up poor soils hy pasturing alone. It ia better to put ihe land In good tilth a) the start in order to maintain the stand of the more nutritious grasses and clovers. If the soil Ia deficient tn organic matter, some green-manure croj , such as cowpe?? or rye,' should' be plowed under before seeding the grass Sta ble manure would accomplish the lame purpose; but this is'not of ton available.. Experience has abown that phosphorus is the one element thar, is most likely to be .profitable in pas tures; so, it commercial fertilizers ?re used, those carrying a high .per centage of this element are most desirable. Acid phosphate and basic Blag are the most economical' ar.d satisfactory materials to use. Kind? of Grasses for Pastures. ..The. Southern states are fortunate m having a number of. first-class pas turo Plants suitable for their condi tions. With a proper, selection. of these plants it ls possible to have good pastures throughout the entire year. In seeding, lt ia best to use a nur ture of several grasses and clover*;, ts no one kind will meet atj ' re iuireraentfl. , Of the many pasture plants available, the best' ones under ceriera! conditions arc Bermuda grass, espedeza, bur clover and white clov er. Redtop, orchard grass, carpet" ;rsss, ?**ttas "-ye-j^!*"?} and ?fe?'' retches should bo added to this list or tho' special conditions mont (oneil atcr. Bermuda Grass. Bermuda grass is unquestionably he best summer pasture grass known n the south. It occupies the same -elative position in that section that duegraBs does In the north. It should )o mad:, the basia tor pasture mix ures on ell solis except the yery light ianda. Bermuda grass does best on ich loams along creeks, sometimes trowing large enough to make 4 ons of hay to the'acre. Tho yield s not so high on uplands, but lt ls >u file lent to justify UH ust? xor yraz ng purposes on all the loams und he heavier types of soils, lt ls pe; panent in its existence on fertile ?olta. endur?s long JwriQda of. Irought without much injury, is bene ittod rather than Injured by the gras ng and trampling-of stock, and fu* ilshea as nutritious a feed aa most ?ther grasses. No other plant luis teen found that is more suitable for -nilled hillsides, to prevent washing nd to cover Op the scan of erosion. It flourishes in sun?- '?ne, but will lot endure much sr -.e. For thu feason it should not used in wood had got!*? se weak ! could not stsndL xvi lr . * up In despair* , .. At I??,, my t??SvS??M ?&t u?S ? aOutv m ?ardut, the worogn'c ionic, and I com* naced taking it. From the very first tosa, ! could tell it was helping me. I - aa now walk two ?Bea without ?te iring >ne, and sm doi ran my work." ll yob ate sil nm down bom womanly rotates, don't give up in despair. Try i?m&et, fte woman's t?ate, lt ?es helped nore than a million womer*, in ft* SO rears of continuous success, and should ?rt?y help you, too. Your druggist fas noV. Cardai for yeera, alia knowe whet t wffi do. Ask him- He wal recos?* IK. Begta taking Carita today. te ? OMKaoooe* M GIRLS! GLEAN AND BEWT ND DANDRIH Girls! Get a 25 cent bottle and try a "Danderine Hair Cleanse.0 Surely try a "Danderine Hair cleanse" if you wish to immediately double the beauty of your hair. Just moiaten a cloth with Danderine and draw it carefully through your hair, taking one email strand at a time, this will cleanse the hair of dust, din or any excessive oil-in a few minutes you will be amazed. Your hair will bo wavy, fluffy and abundant and possess all incomparable softness, lustre and luxuriance. land pasture. Its dislike of shade has suggested a successful method for its eradication from tilled fields. ' A crop of oats and vetch seeded in the fall, followed by a crop of cow peas the following summer, will usually exterminate the grass if the field is desired for a cultivated crop. How to Set Bermuda Grass. ?Lands may be set with Bermucn grass either by seed or by planting small pieces of Bod. Formerly the seed of this grass was so scarce and so low in vitality that the sod-tratts fer method was thc one moat com monly practiced. In recent years lt bas been found that Bermuda grass seeds freely in Rome of the southwest ern states, especially in Arizona. This western-grown Beed is of., a much better quality than that fortur crly on the market, and with it seed ing is practicable. i The seed ia best sown on a well, prepared seed bed in March or April. Five pounds of seed to the acre Ia sufficient, as the seed is very small, and, besides, the grass spreads rab idly over the ground by means of ita aggressive root-stock*. In order to facilitate tho equal distribution of such a small quantity ot fine seed, it may ' be mixed with i cottonseed! meal or dry earth to increase the bulk or, better, mixed with some other seeds ot pasture plants, as di rected later. The1 seed may be cov ered with a roller or light smoothing harrow. It is usually an easy natter in the south to find in any locality, a well established Bermuda grass sod, and when desirable thia can be used tor propagating th\> grass instead of us ing the seed. The field should be prepared tho same aa for sowing the seed,, but many good stands have been obtained with; very, little prepa ration or tho seed bcd. A eomm?n method of planting is to lay off fur rows about 3 feet apart and drop email . pieces of sod every 2 or 3 feet tn the furrow 'and cover with the foot. The sod for. planting msy he. obtain ed by cutting a shallow-furrow with a turning plow and then chopping this up with a sharp spade into pieces gbout 2 inches square. The planting or Bod niay be done at any time dur ing the summer, but preferably mir ing periods of. wet weather. It the planting is done in the spring, the grass will usually spread and cover tue en ti iv ?rouii? th?: ?lis? pcato,,. Lespedexa, or Japan Clover. Lespedeza ls che of tho few aa uual. plants that are - suitable for pastures, lt Heeds near the ground and. unless extremely close grazine ls practiced is self-perpetuating, it often grows on land so low in fer tility that nothing else will survive, but it Bucceeda best on rich, fertile loams in the lower Mississippi Val* ley, where it sometimes grows to a height of 2 feet or more and makes a vary satisfactory crop ot hay. Les pedeza belongs to the legume family of planta and enriches the soil with nitrogen. For this reason alone it is always desirable to mix this wi ?li Bermuda grasa for pastures, lt- is alow in starting growth in ilu spri'tg, but makes Its beat growth ta midsummer and is not' checked un til heavy frosts come in the fall. Lospcdesa may be seeded at any time after danger from frosts ls past in early spring. Twenty-live pounds of pure, well-cleaned seed to thc vacre is considered a full secding\ Smaller quantities than thlB win ot} ten be. sufficient for a pasture, as lt spreads rabidly wtfen once started In a suitable ll. lt is a splendid plant to grow.'.:ith Bermuda grass, ..ind should always be Included with it for a permanent pasture. ? Another method of getting a stand ot Lespedeza is to cut some of tho ripened bay and scatter It over the ground to be seeded. ThU is often practiced where the land is too rough <o be brok-m with- a plow. Bu/ Ci ovar and White Clover. It ia always desirable to seed with Bermuda grafts and Lespedeza some thing that will, furnish winter graz ing. Tpe two plantB beat suited tor that puipoae uro bar clover and white or Dutch clover. - These, take poser-?-, sion ot the land during the winier and farntmh AxenlUtnt gr* ?I nu uni,;] hot weather oomes, when they give 'z'jr to the Bermuda grass. Bur clov er ia an annual, but reseeds itself vead?ty, W&Ite "clover h? and propagates itself both hy seed and by creeping rootatccka. Bur clover should be seeded in late summer'or fall at the rate cf 15 pounds of Ie ?it the 'burs to th- clov ; low, ash Spcicai Purpose Graster, sa. han a fF -25 GENT OANOERINE Besides beautifying tho bair, one inplication of Dan de ri nc dissolves lavery particle of dandruff; invigorates tbe scalp, .stopping itching and tailing bair. Danderine is to the hair what fresh shower* of rain and sunshine aro to vegetation. . It goes right to the roots, invigorates and strengthens them. Its exhilarating, stimulating and life producing properties cause the hair to grow long, strong and beautiful. You can surely have pretty, soft, lustrous hair, and lots of it ir you will just get a 25 cent bottle of Knowl ton's Danderine from any drug store Or toilet counter and try it as direct ed. _ creeping habit of growth, taking root at every Joint, which, makes lt a pas ture .grass. . Close grazing by stock is essential to maintain .a good sod. If stock be kept off lt.for an entire season it will greatly deteriorate, lt seldom makes sufficient growth to Justify ita being mown for hay, and unless grown with other grasses is not satisfactory for pasture v?*t, poses. . Carpet gras? may be planted by the same methods used for propagating Bermuda grass. It is doubtful wheth er it is ever advisable to plant this grass, as lt comes in itself through out the entire region to which it. is adapted. If the land ls seeded to the Bermuda-T.espedeza mixture already mentioned, it will furnish moro graz ing for two or threo years than If seeded to carpet grass. By that time the carpet grass will have establish ed itself. The problem then is to add something to the carpet grass to in crease its grazing capacity. Thia can be done by occasionally harrowing the sod tn the fall and sowing italian rye grass seed. Bermuda-grass seed might be added in the same manner in the spring, or pieces of Bermuda sod might be dropped in shallow fur rows in the - et-grass Bod. The Bermuda grab. #111 increase the sum mer pasturing, while the Italian rye grass will make a greater growth dur ing the cooler weather. italian Rye-Grass. Italian rye-grass ls the best tem-. porary winter pasture grass for the south. Its chief merit lies in KS ability to produce a luxuriant growth of nutritious grass quickly after, seeding. Usually it does not last more than two or threev years, and for practical purposes it must bo consid ered an annual. lu pastures'it serve? the purpose of furnishing abundant' grazing during the "winter months and willie tho othor grasses are becom ing established.- - It grows well where. Bermuda grass flourishes, and is rco-r ?mmended to be used wherever Ber muda-grass planting is done, whether Sthe aced or sod method. The seed . Italian rye-grass is of strong germi nation, and 30 pounds to thc acre Is sufficient for a full Btand, while Iii pound?'is probably sufficient for sow ing in mixturea 'or to replenish a thin sod on an old pasture;. Seeding is bcBt done In the fall. Redtop. ^r?tcp fe ? w?.joiy ?mown .pasture" and hay grass, lt ia not a ueavy produclng grass; neither is the .hui/ of especially good quality. When kept closely grazed, stock cat ft readily. Ita ability to grow on Bolls that are wet or poor in lime makes It worthy , of consideration. It grows f.-vely in combination with other grasses and adda to the bulk of her bage produced without crowding out the plants with which it ia associat ed. It seeds freely and spreads by loot stocks, making a line oyen, turf if. seeded alone. Ita greatest use in the south ls on creek bottoms thal are too wet to produce Bermuda sSjXfc, ft adds materially to the amount of paaturuge except in iiiidsuDJim r when it languishes ., It ls best propagated from aced, uslug 0 to ft pounds to the ??re. Seed ing, is 'best done in tho fall. The di rections given for seeding Burmuda grass apply equally well to seeding rsdtop. Orchard Graes. . Orchard gars* lg a coarae-growlng? hunchy grass, that furnishes kqo? grazing In early ?pring and late fall Ita growth is chee?red during hot weathi.T. It will endure considerable rough treatment without Injury should ,be kept closely' grazed for tho best results. No other grass'. will stand more shade, and lt is the. one rcwt often recommended for good land pastures. It neVer does wop on light randy soils. On wet land's and .heavy cl*ya it is aa excellent gras? to ral* with redtop. From 20 to oft pounds of seed to the acre Will give a full stand. Half as much will be sufficient ior paeturc mixtures, lt should be seeded in thia fall. ft is ope of the best ' grasses ,10 ? sow in gullies, tu pfpVe-?U fmi?rr i lusi?n. k Hairy. Vetch. The .persistent character of hairy Vetch tn tho. scila Of many of the southern atetes makes it worthy cC cjfcslderation plant' When seeded early in the fall with oats lt vf Ol furnish good grazing during the vilntcr and early api J $ and afterwards produce a good crop of. trials. Economy, industry, thrift-Wake Moro Ulan you apead, Elimi nate extravagances, Encourage economy. Work, work, "WorJt-f Work intelligently. Plan plain pleasures. Dress Simply, Save Something, int your money to work. Pay promptly your prom ise?. 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