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agricultural department. The Field, Farm and Garden. We solicit article* for this department. The name of the writer should accompany the l-'ttor or article, not necessarily for pub lication, but as an evidence of good faith. Forest Fires and Impoverished Land It appears to be a disputed question wheth w or not animal forest tires impoverish U and on which they occur. It can be read/ en that this question is an important 4® t> those who live in the pine country oiebe jouth and when every year millions ofAres me burned over. Mr. Daniel Domttt, of Mississippi, says it is generally belieid tlmt hese fires do impoverish the so We, vithout careful reflection, have that (pinion. But what do the facts Let its see. I At least 95 per cent, of the abstance of try forest leaves, decayed woJ, etc., eon- Simed by these annual fires g, Upward and mingle with the air whence t<ey originally came, and 5 per cent., the a/tes remain on the soil and in time mingle vith it and help enrich it. These contain line, phosphoric acid, potash and several ther ingredients of less importance than tlese. All of these came from the soil, and every grain of them, by the action of fire, is given back to the soil to lav used again for fertilizing purposes. Fire cannot consume (hem or diminish their weight. Portions of these ashes are drawn from the subsoil by the roots of trees and plants, and by fire or natural decay of the plants and trees they are deposited on the surface and make the surface soil more fer tile at the expense of the sub-soil. Some of these mineral fertilizers come from ton feet or more below the surface, and jtri) taken up wherever the roots of trees or plants extend eutward or downward tor food. Then if forest fires send all of these ele ments that came from the atmosphere back from whence they came, and the mineral elements back to the soil from w hence they came, how does this action impoverish the soil? Do forest tret?, whose fallen leaves are annually destroyed by fire, indicate a grad ually impoverished soil? We think not. No me denies that if the leaves and decayed jvood are left to mingle with the surface soil he soil will become much richer. That is lature's mode of enriching poor soils. These 'aves and decayed vegetation are nature’s utilizers. Nature thus mingles the ele lents of the atmosphere with elements mnd in the soil, and these, properly blended nd fixed in the soil, constitute fertility. Does not burning the leaves, then, simply revent nature from making the soil richer ithout making it any poorer? Do not the me, phosphorus, potash, etc., brought from ;low and left on the surface make the lands imewhat richer than they were before? oes this hold good in regard to yearly fires 1 prairies and in marshes? Burning the leaves and rubbish in forests mually has its good results to offset any sadvantages that may result from it. here fires destroy numerous snakes and ?rmin and insects in untold millions. The rest fires sometimes occur when all of these •e out in full blast, breeding and depositing sgs without number. Tick bugs, worms, icths, lizards, scorpions, spiders and a long st of other troublesome creatures are de royed by these fires. Then they destroy itten and fallen timber, rotten limbs of dlon trees and chips of the woodman, and ivo place to the native forest grasses, that row with great vigor in the spring, and the attle are very fond of them. Besides, the ires destroy the young scrubby growth of hrubs and vines and gives the cattle a better toanee to range through the woods in gath iring their daily supply of food. How to Protect the Grape Crop. On of the great troubles of the grape growers is the rot. Since the rot first ap peared on grapes, says the Philadelphia Jfrcord, many experiments have been made in order not only to prevent its ravages but to stamp out the disease, and, although the damage annually reduced, yet it is still a formidable enemy to the grape grower. As the work around the vines must be done early, no time can now be lost. All the old wood—or decayed rubbish around the vines —must be destroyed by fire, and the ground, made perfectly clean lief ore it shnlt lie plowed or disturbed, then saturated with a solution of copperas, which is prepared by dissolving one pound of copperas in six gallons of lime water. As the disease is propagated by dis eased berries, the work does not cease until the end of the season, so every one that show s the slightest signs of attack must be thrown into the fire and completely consumed. It a ill not do to bury the berries or attempt to destroy them in any other manner. This work will be very laborious, but every year thereafter the cases wdll lie fewer and the work will decrease. If all the growers in a community would act together it would lie to thoir mutual advantage. Wet weather is very favorable to the rot, as it has been noticed that its ravages are not so great ni ing periods of drought. The success at tending the bagging of grapes is due to the fact that tho clusters are kept dry, but the egging of the grapes must be done just as ou as the young clusters shall have been ormed, as it will not do to postpone the work till later. In some sections resort is 111,1 to roofing the vines with boar ds or mus bn, which method has proved successful. rot is a disease which is annually l iopagated by spores, and to dostroy these ‘pores is to prevent the spread of tho dis but it may require several seasons wore tho disease can be entirely destroyed, ‘he proper fertilization of the crop is also •mother important matter as well as good cultivation. The grape crop is a very val- Hn d<. one, as less labor is required in the tmeyard, when free from disease, than is necessary for grain crops, wlillo the profits much larger. It pays, therefore, to make every attempt to prevent the ret, and ad grape growers shoidd unite in tho effort. A New Forage Plant. The Gainesville Record of Florida says ■ that section anew forago i>lant is being Wtrorlucwi this year which has proven itself ai sl, Porior to millo maize, German millet 5 any of t hose plants. It is called Teosintc, * ooiith American plant, ami will not pro duce seed here. itfv. A. P. Ashurt, living tic.ir Mrs. Bailey's residence, purchased an aai,Co 'ast year (his attention having been , a e<^ by a friend), and found it far J 'perior to any recommendation given it. 11 an cut several times during the sea -I'’“, "ill grow up immediately and does not “some hard or tough like other forage I’ tints. Horses, cattle and even pigs and ( ‘"'kens are very fond of it. The Coruinls !lOller ol Agriculture haa sent the Record a " s,l| all packages of these seeds for free ( 'stribution. Persons owning cows espe islly will do well to try this new plant. ItaHan astronomers phve tlicageofthe "i * ■ . *®®Wl,ooo years.J and m e agreed 11 has been peopled for about 50,000,- A Strawberry Barrel. in the Sov.the.ru Farmer gives kf/tethod of making what he calls astrnw b/y barrel, and quite an interesting barrel to be. Hesays: “For eight years ist I have had one in use, sometimes two. uso a good kerosene barrel. Bore six one and one-half inch holes in the bottom for drainage between two Bx3 scantlings for sitting the barrel on. Now eight inches from the bottom, with the some auger, bore eleven holes in true line around, six inches up to the same, alternating them so as to equally divide room to each plant, bore two others in the same way, making room for forty plants, then put six in the top. I use oyster shells, corn cobs or broken stone in the bottom to secure good drainage, next I niakq my mixture using half good muck, one quarter pulverized clay, the balance good rich soil and some ground bone, mix well. Now fill up to first tier of holes, compact same to avoid too much settling. Uso good plants, take in left hand and put through the hole, reaching with the right hand to help spread the roots out evenly, being careful to keep up to the top of the hole, as constant watering and settling tends to cutting off the plant. Now do the same to top of barrel, compacting carefully. I use two staves at the bulge of the barrel; cut just long enough to press in tightly, to take off weight from lower plants. I leave a depression in the top to water or feed, to hurry and perfect berries. I have one now a beauty, and it is really a constant joy, it has blossoms, green berries all sizes and fully ripe ones. I try to put on them a bucket of water every day. 1 would not like to dispense with them; of course they must be renewed annually. Shovel the soil out; I usually add a little fresh, mixing up good and replacing just as before. Something About Figs. Mr. H. IV. Busk, of Orange county, Fla., writes an interesting letter to the Florida Dispatch about fig seedlings. He says that these plants are remarkable for the fat and fleshy receptacle in which the seeds are im mersed. In the case of the comment tig, cross fertilization—generally so easy in mo noecious plants—is next to impossible, the male and female flowers being crowded to gether inside the fleshy fruit, the flowers being the minute bristle-like excrescences always observable in the small cavity at the apex of the fig. Seedlings of the edible fig vary much in size, flavor, form and color, and the numerous forms—upwards of a hundred—now grown have been raised in French, Spanish and Italian gardens. Doubtless some of these are merely culti vated varieties, as, from tho reason given above, any systematic course of inter-cross ing is next to impossible; yet, from the va riety of fruits obtained, when seeds of im ported figs are sown it seems to point to hybridization having previously been ef fected at some time or other. A good method of cleaning the seeds of figs and other pulpy fruits in small quantities is to cut open the fruit and separate the seeds as cleanly as possible with the fingers, then lay them on a coarse towel and rub until dry; the pulp quickly becomes absorbed by the cloth, or they may be cleaned like strawberry seed, by rubbing with clean, dry sand. The seed, being rather fine, should be sown in shallow boxes or protected beds, pressed down firmly with a smooth board and barely covered with fine soil, transplanting to other beds when large enough to handle. Peaches. Major O. P. Rooks, of Fruitland, Fla., in a Leesburg paper says: “Nature has given this section precedence in the time of ripen ing the peach over any other section north of us, thereby doubling its market value. Upon the hillsides of Fruitland Park the Honey and Peeuto peaches and their hybrids blush and ripen their luscious fruits two or three weeks sooner than any other northern section of the United States. This gives them an enormous advantage over all other varieties in the market. “These varieties never fail to produce an nual crops when properly cultivated. Then fruit being marketed in April, May and June, gives ample time for the new wood to mature their fruit buds for the ensuing .year, which is not the case with later varie ties. “The Bidwell, Peento, Honey and Horne’s Hybrid are tho peachas at present most in favor, although it is probable other hybrids and seedlings of these varieties will be found to equal, if not surpass them. These, we find, producing abundant crops w-ith un failing regularity of the recurring seasons. “Be sure and plant stock budded upon Florida grown seedlings. Georgia and Northern grown stock is mostly diseased having knotty excrescences on their roots.” Early Pasture. The Southern Fanner has some good thoughts about early pasture which, by the way, no farm can afford to do without. Early pasture is to be secured by sowing grasses which start early, not by turning the stock on the grass as soon as it is high enough to be grazed. The grass must make considerable growth before it is fit for food, and the more favorable the weather the greater the growth required. Young grass has too large a proportion of water and when eaten by animals physics them while affording little nutriment. It is not un common to see animals turned on pasture early lose flesh. The pasture also is injured. The ground is wet and soft and all the grasses, except possibly blue grass, are im paired by the trampling they suffer. Grazed upon before they have made a good root growth and gathered considerable vigor, grasses are slow to start up again and their growth is feeble. Pasturing early, there fore, is extravagant. If the animals are kept on dry fee 1 two weeks longer they will continue to gain flesh instead of losing. A patch of ryo should be sown in the fall for early spring pasture. Farm and Stock Notes. Colts that wore foaled in the fall will bo no incumbrance at this season, us they can be taken away from their (lams anil turned on the pastures as soon as the grass shall bo ready. It is an advantage to have the colts on the farm foaled in the fail where the mares are intended to do spring work. The men who sold or gave away their shoe]) throe and four years ago, liecause there was more money in cattle or hogs, are now realizing the error of rushing out of, or into, a business with every little shade or turn in affairs. Stick to vour sheep through thick and thin, and in the end you will always, come out ahead. The gooseberry bushes do best when they are well trimmed. They make very rank growth. It Is a fruit that does best in par tial shade, unit if the mildew do not attack it a crop may always be looked for. They are not grown extensively for sale, but every farm or garden should have a space devoted to them. The use of reaper and mower knives is apt to get the grindstone very uneven. The grooves thus • r; jriflt the grindstone for any other unKhan grinding sections. Hharp uiung a dull spudi), by whole width of the THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MAY 2, 1887. stone will lie ground down level, is the best mode ot removing these inequalities. Willi a little labor the stone may be mado as good as new. If the land in which the orchard is grow ing be thin, plow up thoroughly ana keep stirred without planting a crop. Good rich soil for three or four years can be profitably planted to some crop while the orchard is growing. But after that the best plan is either to seed down to clover and use as a hog pasture, or to cultivate without allow ing any crop to grow. In England vetches, which grow like our peas, arc commonly used as green manure. They furnish a considerable a mount of vege table matter, and in growing shade the soil, which increases its proportion of vegetable matter. But no crop is so good to plow under as red clover, whose long roots pene trate the subsoil, and thus make it fertile to greater depth as they decay. It is idle to think of growing a good crop of onions unless previous preparations have been made by thorough cultivation Jlie pre ceding year. The crop will never succeed on a sod, and a two years’ crop of potatoes where sod had lieen turned under is better than one. Onions require very rich soil, and it is not always easv to secure this without making it also foul with weeds. If you have old trees that have failed to yield profitable crop* of fruit, dig the soil up thoroughly and then apply a good dress ing of well-rotted stable manure and work thoroughly into the soil. Then if yoif have them, apply a dressing of wood ashes. If these fail to revil e tho trees, after giving a good pruning,it is about past redemption, and should give way to something better. The first planting of anvtldng in spring should be covered very lightly. While the soil is cold from deep freezing or ice water during winter the sun warms it only a little below the surface. There is always moisture enough in early spring to bring seeds up, and once they are germinated the plants will give their roots ail tho needed covering by striking down into the soil when this is bet ter for their growth. One of the arguments in favor of thresh ing corn is that it also shells it nt the same time. But it does this very imperfectly, as the corn is usually damp when husked, and it is not possible tor even the best shellers to take off all the grain. But a worse objec tion than this lies in the fact that where corn is threshed and shelled as well as husked, it does not keep as well ns when it is put in tiie crib on the ear. There is much damp ness in the grain of new corn and needs the circulation of air which it gets in the crib when on the cob to dry it out. There is time in spring on ground entirely naked to sow oats or some other rapidly growing vegetable, to be turned under in May as a green manure. Oats are probably best for this purpose, and in most cases a goi.d seeding will coast but little money. At the height of eight or ten inches, which they will speedily reach in fair soil, they furnish an amount of plant food evenly distributed over the surface that cannot be got in any other way so cheaply, and the fertility thus obtained immediately available. If pnosph ate or other concentrated manure be drilled in with the oats it will benefit the succeed ing crop even more than if saved and ap plied to that directly. Onions are always grown on old ground, and as a preparatory crop carrots are the best. Four or five pounds of seed to the acre is best, as much of the seed fails to grow, from tho effect of the smut or some cause,which destroys the vitality of the seed before it breaks through the soil. Plow as shallow as possible— not over four inches — deep plowing being the cause of scullions. The blight is caused by liee, and will show during a spell of very hot, dry weather. To grow the immense crops reported in this country, the land must be very rich. It was formerly the custom to grow onions continuously on the same ground, bdt now, due to the smut and maggots, the land must be changed after a few years’ crop ping. Popular Science. Paraffine should never bo heated above the temperature of boiling water; at a higher temperature it is partially decomposed and its resistance diminished. The Electrical Renew gives the following formula for a cement for objects which have to be heated: Iron filings, 100 parts; clay, 50 parts, common salt, 10 parte; quartz sand, 20 parts. German builders use a mixture of cork, sand and lime molded into bricks for the construction of light partition walls. They say it excludes sound better than brick work, is light and a non-conductor of heat. The Electrical Review gives the following as a lining metal superior to “babbitt; 1 ’ Melt in a crucible one and a half pound of copper, and whilo this is melting get a big ladle and melt twenty-five pounds of tin and three of antimony; heat it red hot and pour the two together and stir till thoroughly mixed. An artificial ivory of creamy whiteness and great hardness is now made from good potatoes washed in diluted .sulphuric acid, then boiled in the same solution until they become solid and dense. They are then washed free of the acid and slowly dried. This ivory can tie dried and turned and made useful in many ways.—Manufactur ers' Gazette. The curious “canals'” on the surface of Mars are like nothing else known, and still remain unexplained? They are seen as nearly straight lines, and appear like cut tings, with parallel sides, extending from sea to sea across the planets. They are about fifteen miles wide. They were dis covered n few years ago by Schiaparelli, an Italian astonomer, anil their existence has since been confirmed by several other ob servers. The true French polish is one pint of spirits of wine added to a quarter of an ounce of gum copal, the same of gum arabic and one ounce ot shellac. This jioiish is used for plain wood that has been stained in imitation of natural wol. The principle of actiou is the floating with oil the gunnny or resinous substances into the pore*, and bringing the polish up bv rubbing. The simplest varnish is a solution of shellac dissolved in naphtha. —Decorator and Fur nisher. Some observations made in France by M, Cosson may throw light upon many mysteri ous fires. In one instance spontaneous firing arose from an air current heated at 77’ F. only. The wood slowly carbonized at that temperature,.and being thus renderd extremely porous a rapid absorption of oxygen resulted, anil sufficient heat was then produced to inflame the dry mnteriul. In another case the warmth from the air hole of a stove was sufficient to set tire to the wood work. A novel application of electricity is shov n in a pharmacy ut Berlin. To prevent mis takes in dispensing medicines each bottle which contains highly deleterious or poison ous drugs is made by its own weight to hold open a circuit closer connected with a bat tery and vibrating bell. The weight of the buttle being removed the push button l>c neath it rises by the force of a spring and contact is made. Of course, when the customer and the clerk lsith hear the warn ing lU attention Is at once called to the laoel, and an error may thus be corrected before it is too late. Asa finish or covering for walls and ceil ings pulverized steatite is coming into use quite satisfactory. It is simply soapstone. It takes a high j m>l isli, is pearl gray m tint, is said to present the best possible surface tor iiainting, either in oil or water-color, and, wlmt is very desirable, will neither crack nor chip. It is claimed for Itjthatlt ;su non-conductor and non-absorbent :t that it can be washed without injury; nails can lie driven into it without damage. (When sub ject to heat, moisture and chemical fumes jt gives no smell, and it docs not turn yel low with age. It Is thought to bo specially adapted for hospitals, factories, cellara, markets, etc. Phillips' Digestible Cocoa. Unlike other cocohs or chocolates, It Is not greasy, and though containing all the nutriment of the richest cocoa bean. It is so prepared that it will not disturb digestion, and makes a deli cious table .drink. All druggist* and grocer* keep it. CHEAP ADVERTISING. 03SE CENTA WORD. ADVERTISEMENTS , 15 Words or more, in this column inserted for OSD CFXT A WORD, Cash in Advance, each insertion. Everybody who has any want to supply, anything to buy or sell, any business or accomntodat ions to secure; indeed,any uish to gratify, should advertise in this column. PERSONAL, AI’OULD not Snaky Sam prefer to fight With 1* meat skewers, as be Is better accustomed to them than swords? HARRY LARRIMORE. HELP WANTED. \\J ANTED, a house girl, white or colerrt. I \ Apply southwest oomer of Hall and Abcr corn. \\T ANTED. a first class steam ,oat cook. Ap t V ply at TYNAN’S shop to day at 10 a. nt. \ WANTED, at once, a No. 1 bread baker to \ \ take charge of shop; none hut sober man need apply: good wages. J. D. BRADY, 188 Whitehall street, Atlanta, fia. A WANTED, by a commercial house, a tlior- H oughly competent stenographer Address in own handwriting, stating age, experience, references ami idea of compensation. also whether accustomed to long hand or type writer. F. A., care Morning News, Savannah, Ga. \ WANTED. SAWYER.—At a large steam saw * 1 mill in Georgia a competent sawyer: state experience, references, age and idea of com pensation. Address S. M., care Savannah Morn ing News. \\T ANTED. SALESMEN, to sell a patent ledger Mid other specialties to merchants; big profits. W. It. PERSHING, South Bond. Bid. \\7\ANTKD - LADY, active and intelligent, to > V represent, in her own locality, an old firm; references required; pernmnent. position and good salary. E. .T. JOHNSON, Manager, 10 Barclay street, New York. _ \T/"ANTED. men. women, liovs and girls to > * earn $7O per month at their own homes: a nine, light, easv and profitable business; costly outfit of samples, a package of goods and lud instructions sent for Ido. Address 11. C. ROW ELL X' CO-, Bin land. Vt. M IsCELI.AN XV ANTS. V \ r ANTED, a gentle horse to drive in a pony 1 t piiaeton two or three times a week for the summer months. Address, with particulars, (i., No. 15a Gaston street. TIT ANTED, salesman traveling in the South t t to sell a superior grade or Vinegar as a side line. For particulars address .1. M. PAT TERSON, Windfall. lad. ROOMS to rent. fJKUt RENT, parlor floor, containing three t large rooms; water on same floor; also, use of bath. Corner Montgomery and Broughton streets. IJOR RENT, four rooms in one of the coolest . houses in the city. WILLIE. HOUSES AM) STORES FOR RENT. I Jolt RENT, the Buckingham Rouse at the Isle of Hope, with bath house; artesian water on place. Apply to THOS. HENDERSON, 133 York street. I .''OR RENT, house on Tattnall, between Harris and Liberty streets, with all modern im provements. GEO. W. PARISH, No. 11)3 St. Julian street. TJOR RENT, store No. UQ% Cbngress street, T formerly occupied byCl F. Graham: pos session given May Ist For terms, etc., apply to MEINHARD BROS. & CO. FOR SALE. / ' AUDEN HOSE i t 8c; per foot. Just received " X a large stock of plain and wire wound Rub ber Hose, lawn Sprinklers, Nozzles and Reels for sale cheap. MCIDI.ING*It & RABUN. IJOR MALE, Laths, Shingles, Flooring, Ceiling, I Weatherboardlng and Framing Lumber. Office and yard Taylor and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 211.' REPP ARP & CO. NEIDUNGER & RABUN are still selling slightly soiled Buggy Harness, Trunks and Satchels very cheap. Imported English Saddles at half price. IJOR SALE, at PR. COX'S STABLES, one 1 young mare; sound: very promising. / 'HEAP BALE OF PLANTS. I like to olear V my overstocked greenhouses of soft plants, as Geraniums, Basics, Fuchsias, etc., to make room for other stock. I will sell them for the next two weeksat any price. A. C. OELSCHIG, Lovers lane. WILL ARRIVE May 3, IHS7, at Dr. COX'S m STABLES lot gentle Texas Horses and Mules, extra size: a few nice matched Horses; one pair nice Mares, closely matched; several Boys Ponies, perfectly gentle. I 'OR SALE.—ROSEDEW Lots, 60 feet on I' Front street along the river and 800 feet deep, at $125, payable $25 cash and $ll .VI every six months, wll h interest. FIVE-AC IRE Lots in the TOWN OF ROSEDEW, with river privileges, at $lOO, payable $2O cash and foevery three mouths, with interest. Apply to Da. FALLIGANT, 151 South Broad street, ti to 10 a. it. daily C PRINT} LAMB at BAKER'S Stall, Gt! Mar ko ket, every day at reasonable figures. PHOTOGRAPHY. C* PECIAL NOTICE PHOTOGRAPHY Prices ii reduced. Petites $1 50, Cards sg, Cabinet $8 per dozen, and larger work In the same pro portion. J. N. WILSON. Mist KI.LANKOI YVTEAK. undeveloped parts of the body en V V larged and strengthened. Full particulars sent i sealed j free. ERIE HELICAL CO., Bufta io, X. Y. MACHINERY. Machinery! Macliinery ! Cheap and Good and Easy Terms. i EIGHT HORSE POWER HORIZONTAL T FIRE BOX BOILERS (new). 1 Fifteen-Horse Power (second-hand) Return Tubular Boiler. 1 Fifty-Horse Power (new) Return Tubular Boiler. Thirty-Horae Power (new) Return Tubular Boilers. 1 Twcnty-flve-Horse Power (new) Return Tubular Boiler. 2 Twelve-Horse Power Horizontal Outre Crank Engines, on sills (new). 2 Eight Horse Power Horizontal Side Crank Engines, on Hills (new). 1 Eight-Horse Power (second-hand) Horizontal Side Crank Engine, on wheels. 1 Six-Horse Power Horizontal Side Crank En gines. on wheels (now). 2 Six Horse Power Horizontal Hide Crank En gines, on sills (new). Also, Circular Saw Mills, Haws, Belting, Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, Inspirators, etc. Ad dress Schofield’s Iron Works, MACON, GEORGIA. HANKS, KISSIMMEE CITY BANK, Kissimmee City, Orange County, Fla. CAPITAL - - - $7,0,000 r I''RANSA( T a regular banking business. Give I particular attention to Florida collections. Correstiondenee solicited, issue Exchange on New York, New Orleans, Huvannali and Jack sonville, Fla. Resident Agents for Coutta & Cos. and .Melville, Evans .t Cos., el London, England. New York correspondent: The Seaboard National Bank. CONTRACTORS,. P. J. FALLON," BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR, 22 DRAYTON STREET, SAVANNAH. IT KTI MATES promptly furnished for building ■J of UUV filter HIDDEN * BATES S. M. H. L. & B. S. M. H. Eighteen Years in Your Midst, DUR'.NO which time we have lmd the pleas ure of makiug thousands of homos happy, and yet we are not satisfied. Therefore, we have determined to let the good work go on and to remain Always With You watching over and protecting the interests of the public, mainUiimug ns in tho past our sys tem of sqiiaro dealing, to which our grand sue cess is duo. ONK PRICE TO ALL insure* to each and every purchaser full value for every dollar invested, and is the grand old roek upon which our immense business was established. 100 beautiful Pianos and < >rgans now in stock. Makes that have held their own against the crucial tests of time and which stand prime favorites , and in greater demand than ever before. CHK’KISRINO, MASON & HAMLIN, MATHU- SiIKK, BENT & CO., and AIUON PIANOS. MASON A HAMLIN. PACKARD ORCHES TRAL and MAY STATE ORGANS. All on exhibition in our magniticent warorooms. Call, sh and hear the.s< v choice instruments. We extend a general invitation, it matters not whether yon wish to purchase, we shall In* glad to see you all the same. If you do wish to pur chase we will furnish a better instrument from wo s^ioo lower in price than you can get anywhere In America. This is no idle boast, hut means rent hi mi nr.vt. Then again our long ex]erieiu , e, both in manufacturing and selling, enables us to render you invaluable service with a view to judicious selections. We are at. your service. CALL EARLY AND OFTEN. Ludden & Bates Southern Music House, Savannah, Qa. PIANOS MOVED. SHIPPING, Packing or V npaeklng by expe rienced New York Piano Movers. Work done safely, quickly and without damage to premises or instruments and at low prices. PIANOS TUNED. Et Y the year or single tunings, nnd when we ) take Hlarge of Instruments nv the year wt. make no additional charge for trings or slight regulation of notions. There is economy in em ploying good tuners. Mr.. H. N. MOORE still looks after this branch of our business. Xj. Sc 3E3. S. IML. 131. CLOTHING. liiiT 11 CONTINUED. THE SALE OF THE LARGE AND SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF Men’s and Youths’ if S90l) Til II ' i CLOTHING -jV/Trir. '' ’ -AND oitfi II * rBIIIMEX'S FURNISHING (MODS, fry* • * Hosiery, Hats, Etc., On the Northeast Corner Whit aker and Congress Streets, Will be continued THIS TIME until tlie ENTIRE STOCK IS SOLD OUT. * I have no hesitation in assuring the public that the Goods MUST BE SOLD. Special inducements offered to dealers in the City and Country. Great Bargains can be secured by Purchasers. DO NOT DELAY. S. Elsinger, Assignee for Max Birnbaum, WHITAKER STREET. Doors oh Congress and Bt. Julian Streets. STOV ES. NOTICE. \\THEN you find it necessary to have a Stove or Itiinge, or anything In Haixlwure, the very best thing you can do is to give LOVELL & LATTIMORE your order. You then can feel pretty certain that yon are getting tt at the low ed mark, for their business is too large and thoroughly systematized to make a practice of charging Tom, Dick end Hairy each a dlffi-rant price, Donlikst they sell only the lending makes and will have but little to do with Inferior goods, as it is very unsatisfactory to sell them at any price. For shoddy things go olsewlii re. they haven't them at all and wou't keep them. 155 and 157 Congress street, Savuiinuh, (ia., near the Jlarket. Oil & Gasoline STOVES. A FULL LINE OF THE BEST MAKES. Cornwell & Cliipman ODD FELLOWS BUILDING. ■■■■ - M LDICAL. CONSUMPTION I ham * iwiniiiv* ramtNty •*' -<* •> In in* keutandt or •*• of tit* worst kind •ml of lone UndlD| mt be*n cured. fnd*d. ** *tr>a imy faith In Iff H bat I will nd TWO BOTTLE* ffLT.r., lot*.*hor with • VAI 7 A RUE TEEATIfIR •• till* (Ummo.lo any •offerer. Gt? K pM and r. O. addrcaa. UK, T. Jl bLoCCM, 181 rrl Bt., N. V 9IMII VVlfiOß, l^:^ 9Am 111 ■ V pHt'turt, ui*y be perl*tie ra BVBrnllll ■ xdiordb f the nnw € ratal* ri—wtwnifiMßHHi*i in BearU, Bend for L our Dew lUuatita4 “Uolda to Health. ’ A batata iwiwy, Addrara lUe Craiiio lladbtalUlale 1A AUCTION SALES TO-DAY. Household anil kitchen Furniture AT AUCTION. By I. D. Laßoche’s Sons. On MONDAY, and May, 1887, at 11 o’clock, at the house southwest corner Bay lane and Montgomery streets. Bedroom Sets,Bureaus, Rodsteads, Mattresses, Chairs, Tables, Carpets, Pictures, Dining Table, Crockery, Glassware, C’ooklug Stove, etc., etc. Sule ixwitive. Household and hikiien Furniture AT AUCTION. Daniel R. Kennedy, Auctioneer. MONDAY, May &1, at 11 o'clock, at- 158 Liberty hlreot, but woen Whitaker and Barnard streets. Piano. Parlor Hot, Six Bedroom Sets, Side board, Extension Table, Choirs, Hatrark, Mai ling, CarjH'l. Desk, Wardrobes, Pictures, Tahirs, Easy Folding Chair,Window Hhados, Mattresses, Pillows, Bolsters, Bed Springs,Toilet and Tin Sots, K friterator, Safes. Lomps, Glhhhwhiv. Spinning Wheel, Fine Mirror, Orna ments, Cooking Stove ami Utensils, Kitchen Furniture, Preserve .Jars, etc., etc. AUCTION SALES FUTPUK DAYS. Cimreh Biding at Auction. By Robert H. Tatem, Auctioneer. Will be sold before the C-unt 1 lons*'on TUES DAY, May 3d, at 11 o’clock. The buildinp: known as the Seaman s Bothel, situated on tlie corner <>f Congress and Mont gomery streets. The lot- Is bOxM nnd fee simple. This bnild- Ing will suit for a branch chureh, mission si'uool or a library, or for public hall for socio ties. Terms one-half cash; Iwilanee in one and two years, with interest ut 7 jer cent. Purchaser paving for titles. The Furniture, consisting of 940 Ohnira. with movable seats, Organ, Desk, Stove, etc., will be sold at auction next day (Wednesday), at 11 o'clock, on the premises. UNDERWRITERS’SALE. J By J. McLaughlin & Son. On WEDNESDAY, Ith May, 1687, at 12 o'clock, at the wharf foot of Lincoln street, we will sell. 2 large Life Boats, Row Looks, 11 Ash Oars, 1 Compass, 1 Hail. 2 Globe I.amps, 1 Mast, 1 Davy Lamp, 2 Water Breakers, 1 Wood Bucket, 2 Rudders, 8 Iron Buckets. Hared from the British steamship Ben Hope ngu sold at auction for account of whom it may concern. Terms cash. RICHARDSON A- BARNARD, Agents LEGAL SALES. DILLON TRACT FOR SALE. NOTICE. City op Savannah, Office Clerk or Corxrn,, I April 23. 18*7. f The following resolutions were adopted by the City Council of Savannah at meeting of April goth, 1887. FRANK E. REBARF.R, Clerk of Council. BBROUTIONS. By Alderman R. D. Bogart: /fc.Loteeif. Tbal nil that portion of the tract of land lying south of Sevent h street and w est: of Barnard street,recently purchased by the city of Savannah from F. X. Mousseati et al., known as part of Dillon’s tract, be sold in front of (lie Court House of CU i: ham county at public A it cry to the highest bidder, on the FIRST TUEH DAY, being tlie THIRD DAY OF MAY next, be tween the usual hours of Sheriffs sale, liegln ning at 11 o'clock a. in. That the several blocks of lots In said tract be valu“d at such .a valuation as to aggregate the sum of seventy thousand <s7o,ooo)rdlarg; that each of the said blocks Is; put up for sale at such valuation as may befixed, nnd no block shall be sold at a less valuation than I tint fixed thereon as the minimum price therefor. That the Committee on City Lota be charg'd with the duty of fixing the valuation on the said blocks to be sold, ami the same shall be sold by the l'it.vMarshal under the superintendence of said Committee on City Lots as above directed. Terms, either all cash or one fourth cash, one fourth that of September, 1887, balance first of September, IHBH, interest, nt 7per cent, on defer red payments. Mortgage to secure unpaid pur chase money, purchasers paying for title, lie It further JiiiMlvr.d, That the Clerk of Council puhlish th ■ foregoing resolutions daily until day of sale. Adopted. Orric-E City Markhai„ I Savannah, G.v, April 23, 1887. f Under and by virtue of the above resolution of Council, I will sell the above described laud in front of the Court House In the city of Savau nah. Chatham county, Gn., to the highest and best bidder bet ween the hours of 11 a. m., and 2 p. in. o’clock ou the THIRD DAY OF MAY, 1887. ROBERT J. WADE, City Marshal. This April 28d, 1887. NOTICE. City of SavUnnah, ) Office Cleri of Cocncil, > April 28th, 1887 . ) THE following resolution was adopted by tho City Conned of Huron nob nt meeting held this day. FRANK K. RKRARER. Clerk of Council. By Alderman Haines Remlvtxl, In the matter of the sale of the Dillon tract, under resolution adopted by Coun cil at mectiug of April 20, 1887, that the blocks be numbered by 1- tier* from north to south, commencing from Barnard and Seventh streets, the first, block being lettered “A," the letter “J’’ being omitted Tlie first tier of blocks from north to south be ing A, B, C, Dand K. The second tier from north to south being F, G, 11, I and if The third tier from north to south being L, M, N and O. The fourth tier from north to south being P, Q, R, Sand T. The fifth tier from north to south being U, V, W, X and Y. Tlie upset price shall be as fixed by the Com mitt.-e on City Lots, os follows: Block A $ 5,500 Block B 5,000 Block C 4.500 Block D 8,500 Block li 2,000 Block F 4.400 Block U 4.200 Block II B,tioo Block I 2,400 Block K 1,800 lllis-k 1 4.400 Block 31 S.liiX) Bloefc N 2,-mO Block 0 1,200 Block P 3,A10 Block Q 2.5(10 Block It 2,000 Blocks 1,000 Block T : hoo Block U 8,500 Block V 2,800 Block W 2,-00 Bl.x-k X 2,orvi Block Y 1;400 $70,000 Note.—Mno-i lcltered as above and with valu ations placed thereon can be seen ut. the oil ice of the Cleric of Council from 0 a. m. until 2 i>, a., and from I to (i v. u. dally. Wines, Liquors, Etc. B. Select Whisky, per gallon sl. Baker Rve Whisky, per gallon $4. Imperial Choice Kye Whisky, |K-r gallon SB. Pine Apple Choice Rye Whisky, (K-r gallon $2. Old Kye Whisky, a pure article, per gallon $1 50. Brandy from |3 to $5 per gallon. Gin from $1 50 to $b per gallon. Rum from $t 50 to 83 per gallon. Wines from Si to $1 j<cr gallon. Ilitdi Life Cigars, Very Fine. Try Them. OroMrtM ut Cost and a fraction above. Don't fail to give me a call. A. H. CHAMPION. C. It. DORSETT'S COLUMN. Groceries anQ Ferairo AT AUCTION. C. H. DORSETT, Auctioneer. Will sell THIS DAY at 11 o’clock, at 166 Bay street. The contents of a Grocery Store, consisting of Oil Tank. Wash Boards, Hams, Canned Terns toes. Oysters, etc., Potatoes, Halt, Starch, lit'.-.inis. Rice, Flour. Measures, Funnels, Lamp Cyimneys, Paper Hafts, lard, Matches, Bcana Buckets, Boan. Pipes, (<>d Fish, Gnat, Tinware, Condensed Milk, Tonguea. —Aiao—• K.vfcnsion Table, Tailor's Sewing Machine, Ma bogany Wardrohe, Bureau, Carfiet, etc. VERY DESIRABLE RESIDENCES —IN THE— Eastern Portion of the City. C. H. DORSETT, Auctioneer. Will offer at the Court. House, during the usual hours of sale, on TUESDAY, May sth, 1887, If not sold previously at private sale, Two residences, cither separately or together, situated on the southwestern corner of York and Habersham streets, fronting on Columbia squats 1 . Each house contains nine rooms, bath room, numerous closets and usual conveniences. Terms can lie made easy If purchaser desire* to obtain time on a portion of the purchase money. Further particulars if needed can be obtained from the auctioneer. The Real Estate Market Continues Good. My axles for March nnd thus far in April have been exceedingly good. The number of transactions compares favor ably with any month of tbs one hundred and twenty-live that I have been in the business. I expect to sell more during April, May and June (D. V.) than I have ever done before. The people of Savannßh continue to show aa abiding faith in her future. Try and make your selections from the list bo low. If you are very particular and cannot, let me know what you want and I will find It for you. C. H. DOKSETT, Real Estate Dealer. iff-if Dwellings, Et® Two-story residence on basement, lo<-ated, on Gordon street, near Drayton *: i The liValion of this pro|*-rty, the size house, its surroundings and convenience*4|p unite to make it a desirable purchase. Brick residence on Jones street, east of aker, suitable for a small family. The is admirable, and the terms of payment as as <kiii be desired. Three fine residences, prices ranging f S!2,OU(t to $25,(100. Location and given privately to bona tide inquirers. Brick residence on Taylor street. Flos chtfHß for a home. Three bedrooms, bath, two part M.. back piazza, dining-room, kitchen, room, and brisk outbuilding. Renting for Ml dollars per month. The location, between car lines, near the churches, schools and PqMEJ convenience of arrangement and price mend this pi those who desire to buy a well as to investors. ,j Avery convenient residence in the part of the city, fronting on a square, ately upon a car line. Every convenience, hdHH large and convenient, neighborhood good. Another snug residence, price $l,lOO, on just west of West Broad; party leaving the - Avery neat and convenient cottage, wflHl quite a large yard, on Second avenue, near street. This is a "nice” place, in a locality t|*H is increasing in popularity every day and wil) |§ a short time increase largely in value. , p Four new two-story cottages, with hath in each, in the eastern part of the city. the place for tb-s-employed in that sectinSßV the city. Snug and comfortable. A good invAfl merit, where tho choice of tenants should] b* possible. A capital three-story residence near the Mart ket. All the conveniences, large rooms, wids halls, bath room ou each floor. Froperty la good order. A commodious and well arranged warehouse, one story ou the Bay level and one story n River street level. Well adapted to cotton, heavy groceries or other merchandise. The er. tension of the River Street railroad (0. R. R. ex. tension; will bring cars up to this property. The very valuable property adjoining the Pulaski House known as the Pulaski stables. This property rents readily at a rate which will pay a good Interest on the investment. Such eligibly located proiierty. In the centre of tbs business circle, is seldom offered, and tho care ful attention of investors is directed to it. Building Sites. Another very frt-dmble site for a dwelling, be ing several feet higher than the land on the east side of the park, is on the south side of Hall street, m ar the residence recently purchased by Mr. Randolph Ax son. This lot is 11x130 feet. On Jones street, facing south, near Lincoln, I hare a lot COxKJO, with two small houses on th rear. This is a’splcndid location for oue or two brick residences. Gwinnett street, in view of tho possibility of having an asphalt pavement at an early uay, bus grown wonderfully in popularity. I hav ju*t soil tlie lust improved property that I had on this so rot, but have one lot on this street which is wonderfully low. southern front, 32x130, A limited mimtier of lots on the hill on Gwin nett and West Broad have boon placed in my hands for sale. These lots arc 40x100 and w ill oniv lie sold t-• approved purchaser*, but will lie sold al low pricca to secure a good neighbor hood. An examination of the plat at my office will demonatrnie tho low prices we have put upo this property. Avery cheap lot (secured by a payment of ons hundred dollars; U that on New Houston street, near Burroughs. The rate at which this section Is being de veloped is truly wonderful. The people seem Just to have realized that this Is one or the highest point* in the city. A fine class of residence*, neat, comfortable and Nightly, but not pretentious, are being erected all over this section uutil it Is scarcely recognizable. A fine corner lot uear the line of Burroughs street. Just beyond Anderson- this Is an invest! incut that is bound Vo past profit tt tin bUKW. 3