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One cent a word gets a local In the Special Column of The Journal. And they pay lOOO per cent profit. The Monroe Journ aj , PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. V- VOL 20. NO. 36. MONROE, N. O, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1911. ONE DOLLAR A YEAR. TWO HUE OFFICERS KILLED IS CHARLOTTE. Chief anil Captain of Fire Department Rushed to Save a Burning Barn and Were Mown Vp by Concealed Powder. Horrible Butchery lie suit of Criminal Art of Some One. Charlotte Observer July 1. Chief J. H. Wallace of the city fire department and Capt W. B. Glenn of the No. 2 station were killed yester day morning and three other firemen, Messrs. R. T. Barnes, J. R. Erwin and C. W. Todd were more or less seri ously hurt as the result of the ex plosion of a quantity of blasting powder that had been stored in a barn belonging to Mr. John B. Haw kins, a railroad contractor, In the rear of his home on South Cedar st. The barn had caught fire and the department had been summoned to extinguish the flames. Never having been apprised of the presence of the explosive and fearing no danger. Chief Wallace, Captain Glenn and Firemen Barnes, Erwin, Todd and several others had just laid a line of hose and had rushed through a dou ble fence for the purpose of reaching the seat of fire. The hose was not quite long enough and Chief Wallace had called for a little "slack." Sev eral of the men turned to drag up the line and this accounts for their escape. The next moment the explo sion occurred. Captain Glenn was killed instantly and Chief Wallace was felled in his tracks and so also Firemen Barnes, Erwin and Todd. FEARFUL EXPLOSION. The force of the explosion was such that planks and scantlings were hurl ed like shrapnel through the walls of adjoining houses, one of these cut ting the line of hose held by the men in two near the nozzle. Captain Glenn was literally riddled , with splinters, one of these passing through his left chest, another break ing his left hip, and others inflicting fearful wounds all over his body, Both arms were broken and his head was cruelly gashed by the flying mis slles. Chief Wallace was a little to one side of Captain Glenn and his worst Injury was that inflicted by a scant ling tha splintered his right shoulder, sections of wood being driven deep into his chest. His head was also gashed in a half dozen places, both eyes being injured. Fireman Barnes received a severe cut over the eye but escaped with only a few other slight bruises. He was able to leave the hospital within an hour. Fire man Erwin was fearfully gashed by splinters about the head, face, arm and body and Fireman Todd received a fierce scalp wound, his right wrist and hand being also lacerated. WOUNDED TO THE HOSPITAL. No sooner had the explosion oc curred than Assistant Chief Wentz, Hendrlx Palmer, Van Duncan and G. W. Spittle who were to one side of where the wounded men lay, rushed around to learn the trouble. They saw all five of the men lying on the ground. Dames, Erwin and Todd struggling to get away from the near by burning rafters. They immediate ly rushed up, grabbed the wounded and hurried them out of the danger zone. It was seen that Captain Glenn was dead and attention was given to the injured. Chief Wallace was car ried into Mr. Reece Little's waiting automobile and rushed to the Pres byterian Hospital. Fireman Barnes, Todd and Erwin were likewise dis patched to the same place and sur geons were summoned. Within a few moments, a dozen doctors were on hand and the Injured were given ev- try attention. From the first, It was seen that f Chief Wallace had but a fighting chance, the only hope being that his wonderful constitution would pull him through. The surgeons probed into the wound and discovered three long pieces of wood that had been driven deep into the chest. He was bleding internally and they announc ed that he had only one chance In a hundred. Mr. J. A. Jones, chairman of the lire committee of the executive board, in whose office Chief Wallace was sitting when the alarm came in called at the hospital and was ush ered in to see him. Chief Wallace recognized him immediately and smiled. Mr. Jones bent over and whispered his regret that he did not hold him in his office instead of let ting him leave. The wounded man's response was only a smile. At noon Chief Wallace had a sinking spell and a saline solution was used to buoy him up. It was all In vain and he died at 12:25 after making a brave and determined fight for life Captain Glenn's body had already been sent to his home. The two fire men more seriously Injured, namely, Messrs. Erwin and Todd, will be kept at the Presbyterian Hospital until their Injuries will permit of their re turn home. Fireman Barnes will be out in a few days. OTHERS INJURED. In addition to those seriously in Jured, quite a number received slight flesh wounds. Mr. Sam McGinn, who was assisting the firemen, was struck by a flying piece of wood and the side of his face lacerated. Mr. w. n Roberts of 313 South Cedar street was stunned and Mr. W. H. Earn hardt, a clerk In J. H. Pressley's store, 300 South Cedar street, was struck on the forehead by a splinter. Several of the firemen were so badly shocked that they were unable to do anything for a moment after the ex plosion. The explosion, according to those standing near at hand watching the fire, was one of the fiercest imagina ble, considering the amount of pow der involved, "It seemed to be as though a big barrel of oil had been touched oft." declared Mr. J. A. Yar brough who was about a block dis tant. "I thought the earth was shak ing." declared Mr. J. Q. Caldwell who th four blocks away. Quite a num l -.r of the people who had gathered to watch the fire, were thrown to the ground. WHERE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. The barn In which the fire origina ted was situated In the read of Mr. Hawkin's residence and also behind the small grocery store belonging to Mr. J. H. Braswell at 300 Couth Ce dar street. The shock was such that several of the shelves in Mr. Bras well's store were hurled to the floor and several of the windows of near by houses were broken. For several seconds after the explosion tne air was filled with debris. There was an old stove either inside or leaning up against the burning barn. It was hurled through the wall of an ad jacent stable as though shot out of a gun. One of the legs of this stove struck one of the injured firemen, probably Chief Wallace. It was ly ing where he fell and one end was bloody. An effort was made yesterday to secure all of the particulars about the blasting powder that had been stored in the barn or immediately adjacent thereto but nothing definite could be learned pending Mr. Haw kin's arrival. He has been engaged on a contract 15 miles from Moeks ville and when notified by Mrs. Haw kins of the distressing accident, stat ed that he would leave immediately in order to catch a train into Charlotte. Mrs. Hawkins, In discussing the occurrence yesterday afternoon, reit erated her belief that no explosive had been left In the barn by Mr. Hawkins. She stated that he was al wavs very careful about such things and the fact that he usually had 21 head of stock nearby would have made him all the more careful. She expressed the belief that the barn was fired by a negro who was seen by several neighbors to leave the place earlier In the morning. She ad ded that as soon as Mr. Hawkins ar rived, he would make a full state ment. There was no stock in the barn yesterday when the fire occur red, only a lot of fodder and supplies. CHIEF WALLACE. Chief Wallace, who has been head of the fire department since Chief W. S. Orr resigned in 1911, was 37 years of age. He is a son of Mrs. Cornelia Wallace and is survived by his moth er and one brother, Mr. M. M. Wal lace. For years he has lived with his mother and brother at 208 North Brevard street. He was an Elk, an Odd Fellow, a member of the Colon ial Club and the Greater Charlotte Club. He was formerly assistant chief and had been chief since 1911. In the estimation of his men he has been one of the best chiefs that the local department has ever had. Quite in manner, cool in presence of dan ger and possessing nerve and Judg ment of the very highest order, he has rendered yeoman service to the city. He never sent his men where he himself would not go and hence his mortal Injury yesterday. He was in the very forefront of danger and there he met his fate. His manner of handling his men was one of the se crets of his success. It was rather significant yesterday as indicating his Interest in his work that he had gone to Mr. Jones' office to consult about the remodeling of the fire sta tion when the alarm was sounded. Instead of delaying, he jumped into Mr. T. L. Alexander's automobile and hurried to the fire. He arrived just as his men were ready to turn on the stream and he took charge of the sit uation just a moment before the ex plosion. CAPTAIN GLENN. Captain Glenn of the No. 2 station was one of the oldest firemen in point of service In the employ of the city. At one time he was chief of the department and was always look ed upon as one of the guiding spirits of the department. Much of the fam ily life of the department was due to his kindly efforts. There was no man on the force more universally beloved than he. He was 50 years of age, was the son of the late John Glenn, and Is survived by his wife and two daughters. He lived at 202 North Myers street. He was a Pythian and an Odd Fellow. JVIXiK CLARK WANTS REFORM. Blind Boy Fondle a Snake. Lumberton Robesonlan. Odlus, a nine-year-old blind boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sellers, who live at Mt. Ellam, went to a hen's nest one day last week, and instead of picking up the eggs, as he Intend ed to do, he picked up a pilot snake, one of the most poisonous snakes found in these parts. The boy said he kept feeling of the snake to see what it was until he became suspi cious and called his sister to see what it was and she found it to be a snake. Mr. Sellers took his gun and shot the snake which was 45 inches long. He said the snake didn't seem to be the least bit mad when he arrived on the scene. It is said that a snake will not bite a blind person, and this is very good evidence, as a pilot is a very ill-natured snake. The Journal will give a prize of one dollar for the best answer to this question, "Why I read the Special No tice Column of The Journal eacn is sue." Essay may be any length not under ten nor over one hundred words. One person may make as many replies as he chooses. Replies will be received till July 15, and the winner announced July 17. There are no conditions whatever attached to the offer and replies may be sent in at once. , Points Out the Inefficiency of the Courts and Shows How They Should Be Brought 1'p-to-dnte. Speaking before the Bar Associa tion at Wrightsville Tuesday, Judge Clark made sweeping recommenda tions for Judicial reform. He said that capital punishment should be abolished except for murder by am bush or poison, and for rape, that jury's verdict should be by majority vote, speeches of lawyers limited, etc. Among other things he said: "To begin with, one third of this government, the Judicial Department, is officered entirely by lawyers, cer tainly in all the higher and more im portant posts. Then the Legislative Department the records show that at this time nearly 60 per cent of each house of Congress are lawyers, and the Bame is very nearly true In our own legislatures and in those of the other States. In the third depart ment of the government, the execu tive, more than two thirds of the presidents, and of the Governors of of the states have been lawyers. This overwhelming predominance of one profession in the government of this country has not been for the good of the profession, and I am frank to say that I do not think it has been for the wellfare of the public. "It has brought down upon our profession the criticism and indeed the envy of a large part of those who were necessarily excluded from a fair share In the government. It has had the same effect as if any other calling, such as clergymen, or physicians, or bankers had obtained the same great predominance in the control of the government. It has made the conduct of affairs also re flect the views of our profession. A lawyer is most necessarily the op posite of what President Wilson calls a forward-looking man. Under our system of practice and procedure a lawyer Is trained to look backwards He is like a suveyor running a line by stakes behind him. He searches for precedents, and unless he is an exceptional man the efforts of such training is to make him reverence the opinion of some unknown judge, of unknown capacity, and of un known bias, who happened to be a judge one hundred or two hundred or three hundred years ago, when society was far less developed than now, instead of considering the views that would reflect the advanced thought of the times in which we live. But for the help derived from legislation, the coures of Judicial de cisions would be as petrified as the laws of the Medes and Persians, or the mummies which rest beneath the Egyptian pyramids. Even In our legislation progress Is hampered by the fact that legislation is largely shaped by lawyers in the legislative bodies and even when progressive measures are passed they are taken on the judicial anvil, and often ham mered into unexpected shapes, and not infrequently are vetoed by the most unprogresslve members of our unprogresslve profession, the judges. These members of our pro fession have usually attained at least middle age and their personal views of political economy not infrequent ly are taken by themselves as a true conception of the extent of the legis lation which the constitution will permit Congres or the individual States to enact. Greater Efflcency Needed. "Civilization Is simply a search for greater efficiency. The great bus inesses of our world have revolu tionized their methods and adopted better ones. Success depends upon it. Even the farmers are using im proved michlnery and methors of and civilization. The same is true of all callings and professions. In the medical profession and in chemis- try those leaders who died fifteen years ago, could return to life, would feel lost. Governments have lmprov ed their systems, armies have new weapons and Improved systems of drill. Navies have thrown aside their oboselete vessels of war and have new systems of navigation. Even theology has taken a look ahead and has conformed to the discoveries in geology and astronomy, and has tak en notice of the results of scientific investigation. In all the wourld there is but one profession which stands still, and that is ours. In stead of seeking greater efflcency, we look back as far as possible to discover some dictum of some un known and unlearned Judge of ages past. The most that we have done Is to learn at last that our profession and the practice of law have not in creased inefficency and that popu lar disapproval of our obosoleto met hods' is in our portion beneath the sun. Reform Jury System. "Another reform which has been adopted in a great many States with satisfaction and which, judging from the letters I have received, has the approval of many members of the bar in our State, Is the abolution of the requirement of the unanimous verdict of a jury except possibly In captial cases. Under the present system a party who has superiority in wealth or influence, or who can retain the most Influential council can usually get one or more men on the Jury who will favor the views of his council, and thus prevent a ver dict. The wealthier party can wear out the other. There is no require ment that the courts should render their decision by a unanimous vote. Why then require it as to a Jury? In many States the constitution has been amended to permit a verdict by three-fourths of a Jury, that Is that a verdict can be rendered by nine Juron out of twelve, When such verdict is permitted to stand by the trial Judge, it gives every reasonable safeguard. This has operated successfully eleswhere and there is really nothing against it ex cept the consideration which is pot ent with some that we have not here tofore adopted it. A unanimous ver dict might be required still for con victon of a capital felony. "That our courts do not measure up, in their actual operations, to the economic demand of the age for effl cency Is well known. Our judges are rarely lacking in legal knowledge. Sometimes they are lacking In execu tive ability, and those who have this ability are hampered by the customs and practice of past ages. The evil Is here. Time Is money and nowhere is this more true than in the trial of cases. Every moment of the time of the court costs money and it has been estimated that three-fourth of that time could be saved. I think Mr. Taft is one of the ones who have made this statement. There is not only the time of the parties and wit nesses in a case on trial, but the cases that are waiting for trial, or who have to attend court term after term without trial. To render the courts more efftcent is the demand which the people are making and the bar must respond. I may not have presented the best remedies for this evil. It is for you gentlemen lu your wisdom to consider, to discuss and out of your experience envolve the best system." HONESTY IN SALE OF FOODS. A Little Sewn and Some Comment From Winsjnte. Correspandence of The Journal. Wingate, July 2. "How's every thing about Wingate?" Everything is lovely. That of Mrs. Daisy Brew er is the only case of sickness to re port. Her condition still lingers. All the rest are happy except a few who are always afraid of something. A severe storm passed over our section last night. Some wind, a fine rain, heavy thunder accompanied by a grand display of the most fervid lightning made the spectacle awe in spiring. It reminded the writer of his second evening at Gettysburg Just 51 years ago today. Crops are generally well cultivat ed and are making rapid progress Guess we'll make a bumper crop yet, The many friends of Uncle John Q. Griffin rejoice to know that his condition seems much Improved since Monday, the 29 th, ult. The writer remarked the other day in hearing of a prominent minister of the gospel that Wingate could fur nish as much real good readable news as any other little town of its magnitude. "Yes, and Wingate has as many real good Intelligent citizens as any place of Its size too," was the conscientious reply. This high opin ion of these good people had been formed from close conduct with them for several years. He had become fully acquainted with them and un derstood and loved them, and was therefore in position to render a Just and true verdict. If you want to de stroy yourself and your community, spend your time unjustly crltlzising, The English sparrows ate my oats In the granary. I didn't like that, but one morning while In the garden I saw one of these birds go carefully over twenty heads of cabbage, pick ing off every worm he could find. On another occasion I saw one go over seventeen heads in the same way Then I said there's compensation for my oats; If he worms my cabbage, he earns his bread. Our bean vines did not seem to bloom; we hadn't had a mess of beans this spring. Wife said it was a poor year somehow for beans, the seasons didn't suit them. But the trouble was more fully ex plained when a neighbor lady "called me up" to ask If I could tell her how to protect her beans from the depre datlon of the sparrows. They eat ev ery bloom and young bean as fast as they appear. Then I understood the cause of my bean failure. I sug gested that she either feed them something which they would like bet ter than bean blooms or else poison them. We don't want to poison them; that would be attended with danger to other animals and evident ly there is nothing they like better than bean blooms. We would appreciate any advice or suggestion from any one of The Jour nal readers having had similar expe riences with these pests. O. P. T. is not able to "rustle around" much for news Items this time, so his readers will have to con tent themselves with such stuff as at long range. The fact Is he is trying to recuperate a little by saving steps so as to be in good shape to attend the "Fourth." He Is anxious to meet his old war comrades once more. Revs. J. W. Little and M. A. Perry have just closed their evangelistic meeting at Waxhaw, so It Is reported and doubtless there is some specula tlon and variety of opinions as to re sults. As the spiritual features or rather spiritual results as distinguish ed from the moral, this scribe would not hazzard an opinion. However, he feels safe In saying that the moral status of the town and community will not suffer as a result of these meetings, to say the least. Watch out for evidence. O. P. TIMIST. The Journal will give a prize of one dollar for the best answer to this question, "Why I read the Special No tice Column of The Journal each Is sue." Essay may be any length not under ten nor over one hundred words. One person may make as many replies as be chooses. Replies will be received till July 15, and the winner announced July 17. There are no conditions whatever attached to the offer and replies may be sent in at once. n An Address in Charlotte Dr. Allen, State Food Chemist, Reviews Situation and Pleads For Honesty. Charlotte Observer. "We dont like to prosecute the merchants, as we have found that most of the violations of the State pure food law arises from lack of knowledge." And Dr. W. M. Allen, State food chemest. who was addressing a gath ering of retail grocerymen, added that in the great majority of cases the merchants mended their ways when their attention was called to the points at which they were vio lating the law. Doctor Allen made a clearcut talk to the grocerymen on the subject of pure foodstuff. This Is of vital im portance, he said, because no one can live without food. He pointed out the two classes of foods those which are used to build up the machinery of the body, the nitrogen ous foods such as meats, beans, peas, beans, leguminous plans In general, all these being muscle-forming pro teids; and the sugars, starches, fats. the carbonaceous foods that impart strength but are used to gain energy, just as the engine burns coal for that purpose. The State food department has been in existance since lS'J'J, when the pure food law was passed. The law was very Imperfect until 1907, when the ripened experiance made it possible-to secure much better measure, although one that Is not yet perfect. In the meantime a pure food law had been agitated in Congress and after years of effort a pure food law was passed. "It was not as good a law as ours, but the Federal govern ment had much greater resources with which to secure its enforce." ment." said Dr. Allen. The Legislature made no provisions for any revenue for the food department but simply made it obligatory on the the Department of Agriculture to en force the law. The revenue is limit ed, being only 17,000 a year, due to the fact that foodstuff happened not to be a subject for Inspection taxes. But the department is doing the best it can with limited means. The enforcement of the food law is not like prosecuting any ordinary criminal," said Doctor Allen. "It is more a process of education. If we had gone into the courts with all the cases of violation that we have dis covered, the courts would have been so crowded by these that they would have ben unable to make any dis position of them. And I am frank to say that in many cases I do not be lieve a jury would have returned a verdict of guilty. We don't want to prosecute the groceryman, although sometimes we have to do it. I be lieve the great majority of them want to obey the law, but haven't taken the time and trouble to inform themselves as to its provisions. The object of the law was to pro tect the consuming public. It pro vides that no adultrated or mis branded foods shall be offffered for sale and that nothing shall be added to any food product which will be in- Jurous to health or will decrease the value or reduce the strength of that product. The speaker pointed out that there have ben two chief classes of adul terations . The first kind consisted of preservatives, such as were used on fresh meat or canned goods. "We found when we took up the work that 42 per cent of the meat sold in this State was preserved with cheml cals. That was during the summer months. But that evil has practical ly been eliminated." The State found difficulty when it first attempted to enforce the law, said Doctor Allen, because It was dif flcult to prove that substances like borax were actually harmful. But when the Federal government, with limitless resources, took a hand the situation changed. Classes for ex perimentation were formed and the subjects were fed with food contain ing these chemical?. The result was that digestion was impaired. This furnished a solid bases for prosecu tion in this State. It was within a week or 10 days. Then salycylic acid and formaldehyde and beuzoate of soda were taken up. The hardest fight was made on the last named The doctor is convinced that its harmfulness has been abundantly shown. But the greatest evil to be com bated is that of fraud, said Doctor Allen, or the sale of goods as being that which they were not. Nine tenths of the so-called maple syrup on the market was either cane syrup or glucose, containing a small am ount of mnple syrup. The officials have ruled that syrup Is made by evaporating the Juice of a sugar producing plant. There are just two kinds, cane syrup and maple syrup. A compound is all right but it's not honest to sell it as real syrup., said the speaker. A compound of glucose refiner's syrup neither of which Is good in itself, ought not to be sold as real syrup. There was a contest, too, over vinegar.which had been declared to be only that which is produced from apple cider. Another evil Is the sell ing of skim milk cheese for cheese These things may be properly mark ed, but when a man comes In and asks for cheese, he ought to be in formed what it is he is being sold and that it is not made from whole milk. Doctor Allen told how Sec retary of Agriculture Wilson in 1903 had ruled that 14 per cent o butter fat was the standard for ice cream. Mr. Wilson came from the great dairying State of Minnesota where it was easy to maintain that standard, but the North Carolina authorities held that this was Impossible ot en forcement and lowered the mjuire tnnts to 10 per cent. Inferior ice cream may be sold, if the fact that it Is a compound is advertised. W. O. W. Marshals. The following are the marshals and ladies appointed by the different W. O. W. Camps of the county for the Fourth of July parade. Union H. R. Williams, J. Luther Baucom, Miss Minnie Hill. Carmel R. K. Helms, S.F.Broom, Miss Edna Helms. Corinth J. O. Moore, J. B Dos ter. Miss Birdie Moore. Prices Mill Earl Price, W. A. La ney. Miss Eunice Craig. Marshville S. E. Hamilton, Z. B. Griffin, Miss Virgle Hinson. Olive Branch J. L. Smith. A. W. Williams, Miss Lizzie Birmingham. Trinity B. W. Mangum, Geo. W. Belk, Miss Nancy Eubanks. Turner C. C. Sikes, Roy Brewer, Miss Cora Helms. Icemorlee Bogan Long, R. J. Pat terson, Miss Nellie Earnhardt. Mineral Springs H. A. Carter, J. H. Edwards, Miss Myrtle Winchester. Rock Rest W. M. Mangum, W.C. Sanders, Miss Ethel Mangum. High Hill W.B.Love, U. W. Lem mond, Miss Minnie Leo Helms. Houston R. S. Spittle, W.F.Alex ander, Miss Ruth Helms. Matthews or Stallings J. M. Tcm- berlin, Frank Lewis, Miss Maude Stallings. Lanes Creek G. W. Mos-er, M. L. Baker, Miss Sarah Baker. Nine camps In the county have not reported their marshals and ladies. but those camps are expected to bu present and take part in the parade. The Woodmen in the county, to gether with the marshals and ladies from the different camps, will please meet me at Central Methodist church corner Saturday morning at nine o'clock. JAS. N. PRICE, Chief Marshal W. O. W. Teachers' Institute. The County Teachers' Institute which Is held regularly every two years in all the counties of the State, will begin its work in Union county August 10th for both white and col ored teachers. The institute for white teachers will be held in Lancaster Avenue graded school building, and for the colored teachers at the col ored graded school building. Supt. I. C. Griffin of the Marion graded school, and Miss Maud Harris, as sistant supervisor of Wake county schools, will conduct the Institute for white teachers, and Prof. J. W. Pais ley will conduct the institute for col ored teachers. The law requires the continuous attendance of all public school, high Bchool and graded school teachers unless providentially hindered, or unless such teachers at tend an acredited summer school in lieu of an institute. Every teacher will need to have O'- Shea's "Everyday Problems ir. Teach ing." and I hope to have a supply of these books at my office belong the institute work begins. Primary teachers should bring all the books used In the firs: three grades, a pair of scissors, a box of crayola, and pencil with s-oft, large lead. Intermediate teachers should have all the books of the fourth, liftb. sixth and seventh grades. It is necessary that all teachers take advantage of this opportunity for improvement. The teachers need this instruction, but the primary con sideration is the children, unto whom this information can come only through the teachers, and we are compelled to pay teachers. The law says we must have the institute, and we are compelled to pay the expens es, and the only way in the world (o get value received for our money is for the teachers to attend. I have decided not to endorse con tracts or new certificates until teachers meet the requirements of the law in regard to this matter, or if I do it will be subject to their meeting these conditions. I shall probably give more infor mation concerning the worl; a little later. R. N. NISBET, Co. .upt. The Prognostic ators are Caret ul Sayi Mr. Flow. Monroe, N. C, July 3, ID 1 4 . The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. Dear Sirs: "Ragged and Spotted" are the terms most employed to depict the crop condition In this county. The early stands have attained t p ir size, and are in a good slate of cultivation and are setting fruit rapidly, a few blooms having appeared some time In advance of the arbitrarily and im memorlally fixed time for their ad vent, viz., the 4th of July. But it should not he forgotten that this well-groomed van-guard of the crop comprises only about 30 rer cent of the whole. But what of th? other the 55 per cent division of yount. re cently chopped cotton. tl am as suming, from observation and inqui ry, that there is only 85 per cent of a stand.) Can cotton, recently above the clod, produce an approximation of a crop between this date and tha usual date of killing frost in this lat itude? This Is a question mooted with much animation here. The wise ones preface their disquisitions with "ifs" and other terms designed, of course, to put them shy of the re proach attending spurious prognos es. Precipitation has recently been all that could be desired. Estimates of condition vary, being from 60 to 71 per cent. Very truly yours, GEO. 15, FLOW, J
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