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AGRIC V LTURAL DEPARTMENT. The Field, Farm and Garden. We solicit’ articles for this department. The name of the writer should accompany tile letter or article, not necessarily for pub lication, but as an evidence of good faith. Growing Tomatoes. At. F. G. Johnson, in an article in the ''Skw-tdo Dispatch, on “Tomatoes and their Culture,” says there is “one plan forgetting ttmatoes into market early which I have never seen described and I thought I would give it to your readers if you care to print it. It is not exactly anew way either but a great improvement I think on the old way of using pots. It is this: When going home from the city market during the summer I generally drive out an alley and can nearly always pick up, before I get out of town, a wagon load of tin cans mos ly of the sizes in which corn and tomatoes are packed. These I throw down in some out of the way place until I have gathered together as many as I need. During the winter —when not busy—we build a tire between two logs and when we get a good bed of coals, throw on a bushel or so of the cans. In an incredibly’ short timo the tops and bottoms will drop ofT and the sides imp open, then with a long stick we toss them out. The operation is then repeated, and so on until all are opened. They are then gathered up and put away. Borne fine broom wire is next procured and cut with nippers so that when the ends are hooked and fastened together they will each make a loop of the proper size to go over a can. The sides of the can should be lapped say three-quarters of an inch. The natural spring of the can will keep the wire in its place. The cans are all prepared in this way and stored in some old shed till needed in spring. About three months before it is safe to set plants in the open ground we make a hot bed and sow the seed. In about six weeks the plants will be about three or four inches high, when a milder hotbed is made and the cans set in as thick as they will stand and filled with rich soil. Into each can is set one plant and allowed to grow for four or five weeks until they begin to crowd, then they may be separated so as to have plenty of room and let stand until safe to plant out. When the ground is marked off take a [spade and throw out a spadeful of soil where each plant is to grow (and if a little bonedust or other fertilizer is mixed in so much the better). Now lift the plants, can, soil and all, and set in boxes convenient to handle and haul to the field; set can and all into the hole so that when the soil is drawn in the surface will be about one inch higher than top of can. Cut the wire with a nipper and lift the can off; this will leave the roots absolutely undisturbed. Hoe in the soil and the work is done. Plants so set out will never wilt. It is a grand plan to wet the plants well before lifting from the bed. In this way I have often made a good thing off an acre of plants before others have any to sell. “A great deal, however, depends on the seed you use. I used to use Acme but have lately used Livingston’s Beauty.” The Russian Apple in Florida. It would seem at present, saysth e Florida Agriculturist, that the Astrachania family of apples do best in South Florida. One would naturally suppose that the wild apple of Southern Europe would be the parent of our successful sorts. We have, however, many instances of Red Astraehan and Duchess of Oldenburg doing well here. Should future experiment bear out this promise it must be because of inherent vig or. The Russian apples have traveled from Western Asia to the wide plains of the Rus sian Empire, adapting themselves to the most widely varying conditions of heat, cold, dryness and humidity. In the United States they succeed almost universally, tieing grown farthest North and farthest West of any. The characteristics of the Russians are thick, stout, buds, huge, thick leaves, hav ing few pores and a good heavy system of roots. This peculiar quality of leaf no doubt gives the ability to bear the extremes of summer heat and winter cold, coupled often with excessively dry air, and the general vigor throughout seems to give ability to succeed under quite varying conditions of soil and climate. The varieties mentioned possess the bdst qualities found in an apple, being of good size, very smooth, of good flavor and are quite acid. No apple cooks better. I have seen the Tetofsky as a large tree and doing particularly well in Southern Kansas, even better than far north. It is an early apple. As to season the list would run thus: Te tofsky, Red Astraehan, Duchess of Olden burg. Wealthy would come next in sea son, and probably is the best, certainly the best looking. It is of Russian descent. I have only mentioned those Russians that have adapted themselves to all regions and become favorites everywhere. There are many hybrids of Siberian apples with common sorts of considerable excellence, some of which may be of use here. Should the plan of working this family, or the common apple, on LeConte stocks, work as well as experiments seem to indicate, we will be able to add still another to the Val uable fruits of Florida. Exterminating the Potato Bug. The Colorado potato beetle appeared on a potato field at MaliUch, Torgan, Germany, on July 8 last, being the "first instance of the kind on the Continent. .The effective measures that were taken to exterminate the pest and with apparent success, are a striking example of how similar measures might effect a great saving in this country from attaclrs of new insects. As seon as the attack was discovered the whole surrounding country for six and a quarter miles was quarantined and all fields inspected by specially appointed surveyors. Placards with colored illustrations of the insect were distributed everywhere in order to put the inhabitants on their guard. A thorough investigation disclosed that nine small potato plantat ons lying close together and covering about six and a half acres were attacked. The quarantine was lim ited to this district and the eggs, larvre and beetles were gathered under the strictest supervision. Then the soil was removed from about the plants, being carefully searched for larvw and chrysalides. The plants and roots were then carefully gath ered and placed in a pit about four feet deep jn layers four inches thick, each layer being thormxghiy saturated with raw ben zine oil which, in a short time, destroyed the plants and any beetles adhering to them. After piling up five such layers the pits Were completely covered with earth. The infested fields were then plowed 10 or 12 inches deep, careful men following each plow and collecting any larvae, chrysalides or beetles that were turned up. This plan was followed when the land was harrowed. and the harrowing was repeated. After all this search the soil was saturated with raw benzine oil at the rate of 165 pounds to 47 square feet, and the fields were then shut up. The fields will not be cultivated next year, but will be strictly examined from time to time, small groups of potatoes being planted to attract whatever insects may survive. Raw petroleum is equally as effi cacious as the other oil and was used in some cases. This is a good example of the thor oughness practiced in German farming. Care of Lamps. A writer in the New Orleans Picayune says that cleaning lamps is very apt to be put off until late in the day. This should not be the case. In many households the dusk of early evening reminds the hurrying housewife that her lamps are still neglected and she then fills them hastily and is obliged to light one at once. This is wrong, because the vapor of the oil about a freshly-filled lamp is liable to explosion. A lamp should be filled at least two-thirds its depth, and one which has but a spoonful or two of oil in it should never be lighted, as the empty oil space is filled with explosive vapor. Lamps filled to overflowing are very un cleanly, soiling everything brought in con tact with them; and to most persons the odor of kerosene is extremely unpleasant. A lampwick should fit exactly into its space and should be kept clean. When it becomes black from the sediment in the lamp it must be thrown away, or washed and dried before using again. When nearly burned away a wick may be lengthened by a fold of canton flannel which, reaching to the bottom of the lamp, will feed the wick as the oil burns out. It is not best to put strips of red flannel or yam into a lamp, as the inside should be colorless, that any impurities may be seen. If such appear wash the wick, empty and cleanse the oil reservoir. A burner sometimes becomes so cloggod that it does not allow perfect combustion of the oil. In such a case remove it from the lamp, place in cold water in which a sliced potato has been added and boil an hour or two; rub with a dry cloth, when it will be entirely clean and bright as new. To keep the chimneys shining and clear nothing is better than daily washing them in soap and water and rubbing them clear with a soft cloth free from lint; old print is good for this purpose. A small sponge attached to a stick is convenient for wasliing lamp chim neys. Hanging lamps are best to use where there are small children to endanger upset ting. Common table lamps and small metal hand lamps on a broad saucer-like base are the most safe to carry about, as it is nearly impossible to overturn or break one. The Hog-Killing Season. The Southern Cultivator says that hog killing is the work on farms that is done this month. Forehanded farmers probably have already killed a portion of their pork, but there should be none left to feed through the hohdays. Every pork hog that can be made to net over 100 pounds of pork before Christmas should be sacrificed to the de mands of the smokehouse. The chances are altogether in favor of good keeping, sound, sweet bacon, if the meat be salted down this month, rather than wait until January. There will be more time for properly smok ing and drying the joints before the time of the appearance of the fly. Besides this, the pork that is made fat and killed in Novem ber and December will lie decidedly cheaper than if compelled to feed heavily through another month of oold and disagreeable weather. An ear of corn or a peck of meal fed to a hog in October or November will make twice as much pork as the same quan tity fed in an open pen during the cold, rainy December or January weather. The art of butchering hogs is but little understood by the average negro. It would shame the most expert “scalder,” or “open er,” or “cutter” to see how the work is done in an extensive pork-packing establishment, such as Armour’s, in Chicago. About scald ing: By whatever method the water be heated, it should not be cooler than 150“ nor hotter than 170" Fahrenheit when a carcass is dipped into it. One hundred and sixty is about the proper temperature to make all the hair "come” easily—without risk of “setting” any portion. This may be deter mined by the use of an ordinary thermom eter, of which every farmer should have two or three. A little strong ashes added to the water will cause the scurf to slip more easily, and a pint of common tar will greatly facilitate the process. Indebtedness of Farmers. Mr. John M. Stahl, in a communication to the Southern Cultivator, respecting the indebtedness of farmers of this country, says: The total of farmers’ indebtedness is put at $2,000,000,000. This is truly a large amount. We cannot comprehend it. It is more than the national debt. But the value of our farm products every year is $4,000,- 000,000. That is, every year we produce twice our total indebtedness. Such being the case, our condition is not desperate by long odds. Why, if we were to be very saving for only one year—cut down our living expenses a little and save fully all we produced —the gain would pay all we owe. The fanners of this country do a big business; they own much property; com pared with their business and property their indebtedness is small. Nevertheless, we are in debt too often and too rnuoh. Some go in debt for fertilizers, some for land, some for luxuries of living. Onr indebtedness ought to be much less than $2.000,000,000. We ought to be creditors; yet there are twenty farmers belonging to the debtor class to every farmer belonging to the cred itor class. Debt is a very bad thing. Few things should make a man more sad than to put a mortgage upon his home. Farmers are often scolded for their readiness to put their signature to papers; and we must con fess that we are too ready to put our names to papers that are the evidence of debt. Mites In Poultry House. Mr. G. S. Chappell, of Jenkinsville, S. C., sends to the Southern Cultivator the fol lowing plan for keeping mites out of poultry houses: Have the roosting poles isolated from the walls of the hous?. I set up four posts and have them well braced, the braces serving as ladders by which the poultry can climb to the roost, which is on top of these posts. The posts should not be very large, two inches square being sufficient, and about three or four inches near the ground they should be kept greased—axle grease will do, with a little kerosene added. Have not seen a mite for two years in my poultry yard. I don't allow the hens to sit in the house where they roost. To keep large lice off the young chicks is to keep them off the hens while sitting Common snuff is the best thing I ever tried for that purpose. A deueoation of bankers from Amsterdam will arrive in New York next week. They eouie ou an im estimating lour. THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1887. Household. Carolina Cake.—One coffee-cupful of powdered sugar, in which rub two large tablespoonfuls of butter, half a cupful of sweet cream or rich milk, one cupful and a half of flour, half a teaspoonful of soda Bake quickly in buttered tins. To be eaten while fresh and warm. Toasted Crackers.— Split six butter crackers and soak them in cold water until they begin to swell; then pour off the water and drain. Butter a flat baking-pan. Lay the crackers in, crust side down, and bake ten minutes till they turn a delicate brown, l’lace them on a warm dish, butter lightly and serve at once. Cake Pudding. —Sprinkle lightly with water any kind of cake you may happen to have and put in a hot oven for ten m nutes; if the cake be staio it will bear more v et ting. While it is in the oven make a clear sauce as follows: One cup of sugar, a tea spoonful of butter and a tablespoonful of flour, creamed together in a bowl. Pour on a pint of boiling water aud beat hard three minutes. Serve hot. Cream Potatoes with Cauliflower.— Melt an ounce of butter in a saucepan, stir in a tablespoonful of dry flour, add a pint of milk, season and stir until it thickens. Shave fine half a dozen cold boiled potatoes and stir into the milk with a toacupful of cauliflower minced fine. Cover and let simmer ten minutes. Scalloped Pig's Head, —Boil a pig’s head until the meat falls off. Set aside to cool. In the morning mince the meat fine into a greased pudding dish, season with pepper and salt aud pour over some of the liquid in which it was boiled, carefully re moving the grease. Beat an egg stiff with bread crumbs and spread over the meat. Bake fifteen minutes. Cheese Toasted with Eggs.— Half a pound good English cheese. Beat three tablespoonfuls of bread crumbs, soaked in cream, with three eggs, then add three ta blespoonfuls of melted butter, a tablespoon ful of made mustard, salt and pepper to taste, and lastly the cheese, grated. Beat all together lightly; spread evenly upon slices of toast and brown quickly upon the upper grating of the oven. Strew a little minced parsley on top. Farm and Stock Notea. A French breeder says that by putting his rams in the prime of life to old ewes in the decline of life he never failed to get a large proportion of ram lambs. When he coupled ewes in the prime and vigor of life with ram lambs before they were matured he got a large proportion or ewe lambs. An experiment in feeding 18 bead of store cattle with 12 pounds of hay, 35 pounds of turnips and 9 pounds of wheat bran per head daily, and also the same amount of hay and roots, bat with different kinds of grain, resulted in the lowest cost of produc tion on the bran ration. This was at the Ontario Agricultural College. Cherry trees are often allowed to grow so high as to make it very inconvenient to f ather the fruit. If the branches be care ulty cut off obliquely and then painted over so as to protect the cut from decay, there eon be no objection to cutting back the head. It should be done, however, while the tree is dormant, January or Feb ruary perhaps being the best time. Any domestic animal understands and appreciates kind treatment. It is no use to say they are only dumb brutes. It is true, they cannot talk but, like dumb or blind men, their intelligence in other respects is doubled. You can make friends of all your animals if you take the trouble to do so, and if you should ever feel lonely you can banish this feeling by going among your beasts. The editor of the Orange County Farmer says that he grew the Turner Hybrid to mato or, as it is called by some seedmen the Mikado, in his home garden for the second time this season. It was about the same as last year. Very little rot, but a very large proportion of the fruit was more or less wrinkled, some of it so much so as to be comparatively worthless. In quality it has no superior, for which reason he proposes to continue to plant a few of them. The New England Farmer says: “Most persons who set grape vines under reasona bly favorable conditions have little trouble in getting one crop of fruit. It is getting good crops continually that requires skill and a knowledge of the requisites to success. Few would let a hen lay all wiuterand then set her upon all the eggs she had laid, yet this would be scarcely more unwise than to let a grape vine carry all the fruit it might happen to set. Successful grape growing requires a good deal of pruning and thin ning of the fruit.” Where ducks and geese are sent to mar kets requiring them drawn they may be scalded; then wrap them in a cloth for two minutes, when the feathers and down fl-ill eome off clean. Very early in the season small chicks sell readily because of the scar city of larger sizes, but the usually pre ferred weight is from one to one-and-one half pound, but later on those of two pounds are preferred. In winter all stock can be shipped better and more economi cally when killed and dressed, but in sum mer the best mode is to ship poultry alive. Mr. Hall explained at the Ontario Con vention how he got his combs built out at the bottom. He said the bees will build combs right down if the comb foundation be heavy enough and brought within half an inch of the bottom bar. People said that was costly. If he sheuld lie going to use comb only one year it would not pay to use foundation, but he calculated his combs to last a lifetime, and so was willing to be at some cost and trouble to get them good. He used foundation only four feet to the pound. He was obliged to make his own comb foundation because be could not get a manufacturer to make it heavy enough for him; and this was the secret of obtain ing such combs as he had at the exhibition, which had been in use for several years, and were only average specimens of what his bees built. Popular Science. Some of the animals of Japan are quite different from the same species that are seen in America. The cats, for instance, have the shortest kinds of tails or else none at all. Being deprived of this usual play thing they are very solemn pussies. Au American once took one of these tailless cats to San Francisco as a curiosity and it utterly refused companionship with the long-tailed feline specimens there; but find ing a cat whose tail iiad been cut off by ac cident the two became friendly at once. Japanese dog- are almost destitute of noses, having the nostrils set directly in the head. The smaller the nose the more valuable the breed. We learn from the Cronstadt Veistnik that the Tchesine, one of the large iron clads of which four are in process of being built for the Black Sea fleet, is to have the boiler furnaees fitted to burn liquid fuel The Tchesine, it may be remarked, was launched a few months ago, and will soon be ready for sow. The principal armor plating is 16 inches in thickness and the ar mament includes six 12-inch guns. In an nouncing this intended use of liquid fuel the Cronstadt Veistnik avers that the object of the Russian government is “to render the Black Sea flivt totally independent of Eng lish coal.” If the trial results in a success the whole of this fleet will in future burn astaki. According to the American Druggist a substitute for gum arabic recently patented in Germany is made as follows: Twentv parts of powdered sugar are ho led with seven parts of fresh milk, and this is then mixed with 50 parts of a 8i per cent, solu tion of silicate of sodium, the mixture tieing then cooled to 122' F. and p ured into tin boxes, where granular messes will gradu ally separate out. which look very much like pieces ef gum arabic. This artificial gum copiously and instantly reduces Fehl ing’s solution, so that if mixed with pow dered gum arabic as au adulterant its pres ence could be easily detected. The presence of silicate of sodium in the a-h would also confirm the presence of adulteration. CHEAP ADVERTISING. ONE CENTA WORD. ADVERTISEMENTS, 15 Words or more, in this column inserted for ONE CENT A WORD, Cash in Advance, each insertion. Everybody who has any want to supply, anything to buy or sell, any business or accommodations to secure; indeed,any wish to gratify, should advertise in this column, hkLfw.v vmi. \\’ ANTED, a barber: good waevs p uJ in first - ♦ * class workman. Apply West Broad street. YJI7ANTED, a servant (white preferred). Ap II ply at 193 York street. YITANTKD, an active man (one out of employ -11 meutl to beglu on fair salary anil work himkelf tti>, representing, in his own locality, an old established house: referemvs exchanged. AMERICAN M’F'Ci HOUSE. 30 Kcadc M„ N. Y. \Y' r ANTED, agent in Southern Florida, Ala -11 Iwma, Mississippi and Georgia, to sell our tobaccos. Traveling men with other lines can make big money. Apply at once. LOCK BOX 8, Liberty, Va. A1 1 w i TO S.IOO A MONTH can be made qplUu working for us. Agents preferred who can furnish their own horses aud give their whole time to the business. Spare mo ments may be profitably employed also. A few vacancies in towns anil cities. B. F. JOHNSON CO., 1.008 Main street. Richmond, Va. EM PI.OYMKNT WANTED. I PARTIES w ant ing whitewashing done o;r short notice at reasonable rates should leave orders at 52 Barnard street. E. T. SMALL BOOMS TO RENT. \ LARGE SOUTH ROOM, furnished <>r un furnished, with privilege of stable. Apply 49 Jones street. TAOR RENT, by Northern family, nicely fur I 1 nished large room, suitable for two. 27>ej Broughton street. Jf OR RENT, two neatly furnished rooms. Ap ply PETER SCHAFER'S, No. 52 Jefferson street. IAOR RENT, two floors,containing eight rooms and bath room, over my store northeast corner of Broughton anil Barnard streets; pos session given Nov. Ist. Apply to JO C. THOMP SON, Grocer. HOUSES AND STORES FOR RENT. 17'OIi RENT, a seven-room house; water and . bath. Anderson street, third door from Price. TjM IR RENT, wooden residence on south side I of Eibertv street, near Whitaker. 1. D. La ROCHE’S SONS. TAOR RENT, tho store 165 Congress street, I Market square. For terms apply to GEO. W. OWENS, 1)3 Bay street. RENT, brick house, two-story on base- I ment, corner Gaston and Barnard. Apply to LAUNEY & GOEBEL, 14J Broughton. IftOß RENT, from Oct. Ist, splendid store No. 87 Bay street, situate in Hutchison's Block, next to corner of Abereom: has splendid cellar and is splendid stand for any business; second and third stories can be rented if desired. A. R. LAWTON. Jr., 11l Bryan street. FOR RENT—MISf EEL A NKOI'S. OFFICE FOR RENT- Southeast corner of President and Drayton streets. Apply to WILLIAM B. ADAMS, Port Warden’s office." FOR SALE. TjV)R SALE, large stock of Toys and Holiday JP Goods at lowest Prices. LOUIS VOGEL'S, Jefferson and Waldburg lane. TToR SALK. 310 acres for salt* by side of F Central railroad, .‘*B miles from Savannah, one mile from Brevff; beautifully located for truck farming and summer seat. For particu lars apply to D. H. BLACKBURN, Dover, Ga. SALE, one fine Upright Piano in good order. 116 Jones street. FiX)R SALE, Laths, Shingles. Flooring, Ceiling, Weatherboariling and Framing Lumber. < >ffice and yard Taylor and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 211. REPPAIU) & ( JO. lAOR SALE, Splendid salt water river-front I 1 building lots, and five-acre farm lots with river privileges, at ROSEPKW; building lota in Savannah, near East Broad and Sixth streets, and in Eastland; several good farm lots near White Bluff, on shell road Appiy to Dr. FAXt- LIGANT, 151 South Broad street from 9 to 10 a. M. BOARDING. JTUKST I'LAPS boarding, lodging nnd flats of rooms, with ail desired conveniences, can he obtained at ISO Broughton street. REWARD. A')a REWARD.—I have recovered two of qPOU the missing volumes of the bound flies of the Morning News. The following are atill wanting: July to December, IW. 1 July to December, 1801. July to December, 1802. The volumos are undoubtedly in this city, probably in some law office, as lawyers are gen erally the borrowers of our files. There is $lO waiting for the return of each or any of the above volumes, “and no questions asked." J. H. ESTILL. PHOTOGRAPHY. JN. WILSON, . 21 BULL STREET. IS HEADQUARTERS FOR FINE CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS. Hermes a robinsons Excelsior Photo graphs still ahead; also, film Life-size Oil Paintings in handsome frames, together with one dozen Cabinet Photographs, $l5. Every de scription and size of picture made. Come and see us; wo w ill surprise you. N. B. We have a beautiful picture of the Confederate Generals: elegant and unique in design: cheap; come and see them. 177 Congress street. Savannah, < la. MISCELLANEOUS. /GAN BE BOUGHT CHEAP—Chandelier and V ' iron safe. Call early. GAZA N, Bull and Broughton streets. A FULL LINE of fine Toilet Articles at reason able prices at G. SI. HEJDT & CO.’S DRUG STORE. NOTICE— The entire stock of roses, shade trees and plants to be sold at low prices. MRS. L. GRAUL, Whitaker and First avenue H AIR, Tooth. Nail, Clothes and Shoe Brushes at HEIi)T’H DRUG STORE. MRS. MARY JANE McMASTER, M. I>7. Eclectic Physcian. Office No. 34 Lincoln street, corner of Broughton. Consultation free. All diseases successfully treated. (AOUQHB AND COLDS.—A sure cure in J lIEIDT’S Balsam Wild Cherry, Honey and Tar. LEGAL NOTICES. STATE OF GEORGIA -Chatham < Y>: sty Notice is hereby given that I have mode Application U) the Court of Ordinary for Chat ham county for order fo sell all of th i wild uncultivated lands, and all of the interest in wild uncultivated lands in the State of Georgia belonging to the estate of W. O. NOR WOOD, deceased, for the payment of debts and distribution; and that said order will be granted at January term, 1888, of said court, unless objections are filed. 8. J. CLARK, Administrator estate of W. U. Norwood, de ceased. C* EORUIA, Chatham County . —Notice is here* T by given that I will apply to the Court of Ordinary of Chatham county at the JANUARY TERM, 1888, thereof, for an or der to sell lot number nine bb of a subdivision of land lately belonging to WILLIAM H. CUY LKR and containing twenty acres, situation Waters road and belonging to the estate of JOHN G. WOOD, deceased, for the payment of debts and distribution, and that said order v. ill bo granted unless objections are filed. (MAS. H. DORBETT, Administrator of estate of John G. Wood, de* CO sed. l. “a.‘McCarthy, Successor to Chas. E. Wake Held, PLUMBER, GAS and STEAM FITTER, 4b Barnard street, SAVANNAH, UA. Toloytijne 873. I LUDDEN <4fc BATES S. M. H. St i lb OF THE ’iiis of Hit Daj! Messrs. Chickering if Sons: Gentlemen —About two years oko I hail occasion t< i uso ono of your Concert Grand Pianos. At the time I was so much im pressed with its general excellence that I have continued using your pianos both for my concerts and for my own private use since. This has been done with the greatest satis faction to myself, and I can truly say that my decision lias been justified by the re suits. Your pianos possess in a snperlati re < ieyree all the excellence required in n first class piano. While retaining the wonderful sing ing quality for which the Chickering Piano has always been so justly celebrated, and has held the highest position in the art in dustries, you have gained the maximum of power, still retaining the even balance of the scale throughout all the registers. These qualities combined with the perfec tion of the action and general mechanism have placed your pianos, in my estimation, at llii' head of the pianos of the day, and enables me to say with enthusiasm that I prefer them to any other make. [Signed] Wm. H. Sherwood. September 1, 1887. And so it goes. GottsckaJk, Taltierg, Joseffy, Liszt, Hive King. Sherwood, and in fact about all great piano virtuosos of the world, unreservedly pronounce Chickering the leader. Rival makers may dispute this claim, but “facts are stubborn” and won’t be set aside. Superb new styles just opened. Abso lutely perfect in Tone and Action. Factory prices, easy terms, at LIU. Ml PROI’OS V LS W ANTED. City of Savannah, | Office City Subveyob, - Savannah, Ga., Nov. 29th, 1887, ) PROPOSALS Will be received at the office of the Clerk of Council until 12 m. December Nth, for* leaving the following streets: An average width of 40 feet of the roadway of Broughton street, and curbing, from Abercorn street to East Broad street. Length 1,601 feet, number of square yards 7,129. Thirty feet of the roadway of Liberry street, from West Broad street to Wheaton street, and curbing. length 4,726 feet, number of smiare yards 15,753^. Forty feet of the roadway of Wadley street, from Hay street to Hiver street, and curbing. Length 1.180 feet, number of square yards 5,271-. Thirty feet of the roadway of New Houston street, from Whitaker street to Drayton street, and curbing. length 680 feet, number of square yards 2,266%. Forty feet of the roadway of Bay street , from the Savannah and Ogeechee canal to Wadley street, and curbing, length 457 feet, number of square yards 2,031 1-9. —ALSO— Thirty feet of the roadway of Jones street, from East Broad to West Broad street, and curb ing. length 4,020 feet, number of square yards 13,400. Thirty feet of the roadway of Harris street, from East i road to West Broad street. Length 4,020 feet, number of square yards 13, too. Bids will l>e received for asphalt blocks or sheet asphalt, for granite or gray wacke blocks or for wood blocks. No artificial foundation is required for stone or asphalt blocks. For sheet splialt the usual concrete of broken stone and cement, from three to four inches in thickness The curbing of blue stone or granite, dressed down ten inches on the face side ana four inches on the inner side; four inches in thickness and equal quantities of fourteen and sixteen inches in width, and in lengths not less than five feet. Bidders must send specimens of stone, asphalt or wood blocks with their bids. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids. For specifications apply at the office of the undersigned. JOHN B. HOWARD, Cit y Surveyor. TO CONTRACTORS. SEALED BIDS are solicited for building 401 running feet of brick wall, 12 feet high around the-new Jail lot; also fordid running feet of galvanized iron covering to this wall; also ni running feet of iron railing. Plank* and specification* can be seen at the County Engineer'* office, Exchange Building, b tween the hours of 3:80 and 5:80 p. m. Bids must le handed to JOHN It. DILLON, Clerk Commis sioners Chatham County, by 12 m. December 10th, 1887. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. EDWARD J. TIB >MAB, County Engineer. ~ WATCHES AM) JEWELRY. xM as" Is fast approaching and everybody is on the qui vive to Duy and to receive HOLIDAY PRESENTS. N’OW is the time to make selections. I would, therefore, extend a cordial invitation to my friends ami the public to call early and ex amine my very large and well assorted stock of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Solid Silver and Plated Ware, Which for variety, design, quality and prices cannot be surpassed any where. All goods sold wan anted as represented. J". TT. KOCH, (Lyons’ Block), 22<4 Whitaker street. HEATERS. CORNWELL & CHIPMAN. See What Dr. B S. Purse Says About Them : Meur*. Cornwell <$ Chin man: Tlm* RANGE AND BALTIMORE HEATER^placed by your firm in my residence arc giving satisfaction. i he RA SGE ii jierfect in its workings, and in addition heats the dining room and chamber above. With the HEATERS l can warm either of the rooms above (bat which the HEATER is in, and with !*•{ fuel than I could one room with an ojmmi grate. I iHjlieve that the saving in fuel wfl! soon repay one for tb**ircoat, without sjx*ak ing of their cleanliness and convenience. I take pl a#ur<* in recommending your firm to all who wish auy thing in that line. Truly yours. B. S. PURSE. HEAT. ESTATE. W. .1. MARSHALL. H. A. M'LEOD. MARSHALL & McLEOD, Auction and General Commission Merchants, —DEALERS IN— Rea! Estate and Stocks and Bonds llftJA Broughton Street, Savannah, Oa. ATTENTION GIVEN TO RENTING OF HOUSES AND COLLECTING RENTS. for sznn. City Makkhau s Office, I Savannah, Nov. 98tb, 1887. f HPHK stalls In the City Market building will be 1 rented on WEDNESDAY, December 7th, 1887, at from 7a.m. to 0 a. m. o'clock. Parties desiring to retain t heir stalls are requested to be on hand and respond promptly. ROUT. WADE, City Marshal. CLOTHING. FINANCE A GOOD, JUDICIOUS FINANCIER, who goes * slow and sure, look lug after his or her own interests, will uot ami cannot, in justice to them selves, fail to note bow much they can save by pmvhashiiig their Clothing, Hats and Furnish ing Goods of APPEL <fc SClf AUL, the One-Price Clothiers, who mark each and every article in plain figures—no deviation whatever. Their style of doing the onc-pric* plan, PLAIN FIG URES, is sufficient guarantee that the goods are marked as low ns can be legitimately sold for, as it is a well known fact that a strictly one price plan of doing business cannot be success ful with fancy figures. Then again, buying your Clothing of us you do not run the risk of meeting some friend or acquaintance with the identical Suit or Overcoat bought at the same place at different, prices. You can send your child to us, who will re ceive the same treatment ns yourself. We uever misrepresent any article, as we give a memoran dum slip t o every cash purchase, entitling the purchaser to return the article purchased in ten days if uninjured, and fill! amount of cash re funded. We have our own Tailoring Department on secoud floor, where we make all alterations necessary to a perfect fit or no salt' We merely mention these few facts to show a few of the benefits derived of us, and respect fully invito those who have not given us a trial to do so, and we assure you, after getting ac quainted with our style of doing business in gen eral, you w ill favor us with your continual pat ronage. We have in stock now- and are reeeiv ing some special novelties for the approaching holidays, to which we call especial attention. Very Respectfully. APPEL & SCHAUL, ONE-PRICE CLOTHIERS, ir>:t C’omrross S front. BOVS' CLOTHING, < AKI'KTs. ETC Daniel Hogan. XYTE will place on sale on MONDAY MORN tV ING 300 as handsome Boys’ Suits as can be found south of New York. Prices of tailor made and jrfeet-flt44ng suits are for better grades 8 str, $7 60, 50. stl ami $9 50. Also a large variety, fully 500, just as durable, but not as nne, at the following prices: $1 75, 81! 25, 88 50, 83, $3 50, 8k $1 50 and *5. SPECIAL SALE OF Tapestry anil Ingrain Carpets DURING THE ENSUING WEEK. Ono lot Tapestry Carpets at Bsc. per yard. One lot 3-Ply All Wool Carpets at 86c. per yard. One lot All Wool Extra Supers at 60c. per yard. fine lot Ingrain Carpets at 66c. per yard. One lot Ingrain Carpets at 50c. per yard fine lot Ingrain Carpets at 40c. per yard. One lot Ingrain Carpets per yard. 500 Smyrna Rugs RANGING PRICE FROM 85c. Each to $lO. Canton Matting. 100 rollrt fresh f'anton Malting, ra price from 20c. to 50c. per yard. Special Bargains Will also be found in the following goods during this week: Silks, Satins, Dress Goods, Cloaks, Shawls. Lace Curtains and Curtain Goods, Flannels, Blankets, Bed Comforts, Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Corsets, Ladies' and Gents' Silk Umbrellas, etc., etc. Daniel Hogan. DRY GOODS, KiX. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS HOSIERY For This Week at CROHAN & DOONER’S, Successors to B. F. McKENNA & CO. 137 BROUGHTON ST. 275 dozen Ladles’ Unbleached Black and Col orcd Balbriggau llose, full regular made, at 15c, a pa ir. 175 dozen Ladles Unbleached and Colored Balbriggan Hose at 85c.; regular price 3,'J^c, 50 dozen Indies’ Black Cotton Hose, full regular made, diamond dyes, at 250. a pair, worth 40c. 30 dozen Ladies’ Black Cotton Hose, double feet, at 35e. and 50c,; reduced from 50c. and 75c. 25 dozen Ladles' Black Bpun Silk Hose, re duced from $1 35 to 5Mc. a pair. Misses’ Black and Colored llose. VVe have now in stock a complete assortment of MISSES’ BLACK AND COLORED HOSE, both in plain and ribbed, in all grades and sizes, from 35c. to $1 a pair. Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Underwear. ’ LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S WHITE AND SCARLET UNDERVESTS at 75c., SI, SI 25, $1 50, Jl 75 and S3- The above prices are quoted at a reduction of 20 per cent. nnnm I I 1 350 dozen Misses' Black and \|'|{ I 111 ( Colored Hose, in plain and 111 liiJlrilj 1 ribbed, double knees and KJI UVIiIU ) foot, at 25c. a pair. ORPHAN A- lIOOXER. ■BBTYLERDESKCfI 4 ST. LOUIS, ua j . ' M,si/>*OTLn.nso PIN* j AUCTION KALES TO-DAY. Hams and Shoulders BY I. D. LaROCHE S SONS, We will sell in front of store, at 11 o'clock MON DAY MORNING, An Invoice of Shoulders and Hams. 42 Tierces SHOULDERS, first rejection. 10 Tierces HAMS, first rejection. WITHOUT RESERVE. Al i Tlo\ SiUL£B FUTURE DAtl. Guardian's Sale. 5 Shares of Central Railroad Stock. I. D. Laßoches Sons. Auctioneers By virtue of an order granted hv the Honorable the Court of Ordinary of Chatham county, Georgia, we will sell before the Court House door, during the legal hour* of sale, on TUES DAY, the 6th day of December, 1887, 5 shares of the Central Railroad ar.d Banking Company’s Stock of Georgia, said stock belong ing to the estate of GEORGE T. DRANE, minor, and sold for education anil maintenance. HENRY M. DRANE, Guardian of George T. Drane. LEGAL SALES. Administrator’s Sale of Land. WILL be sold before the Court House door at n Trader's Hill. Charlton county. Georgia, on the FIRST TUESDAY IN DECEMBER, 1887. within the legal hours of sale, the real estate of the late HARVEY W. LATHROP, situated in said county of Charlton, to wjt: Lots of land numbers fifty seven, three hundred and seventy six, one hundred and two, eighty-one, eighty three, three hundred and twenty-one, two hun dred and thirty-five, one hundred and twenty oue, anti twenty-seven in the First district; also, lots numbers ninety five, two hundred and four, and one hundred and thirty three in the Second district of said county of Charlton, each lot containing 490 acres, more or less. To be sold under an order from the Court of Ordinary of Pulaski county, Georgia, for the purpose of pay ing debts and making distribution. Terms cosh, W. C. BRUCE, Administrator de boms non. November. 10, 1887. OltOt NO BENTS. ARREARS FOR GROUND RENT. City Treasurer's Office, 1 Savannah, Ga.. Dec. 1, 1887. f r pilK following Lots are in arrears to the city 1 for ground rents, of which lessee* are hereby notified. C. S. HARDEE, City Treasurer. BROWN WARD. West one-half lot No. 15, two quarters; lot No. 42, two quartets; lot No. 43, two quarters; fraction lot No. 65, two quarters; lot No. 66, two quarts rs. CALHOUN WARD. Lot No.fi, two quarters: east two thirds lot No. —, two quarters; lot No. 32, two quarters; ot. No. 43, two quarters; wost one third lot No. 7, two quarters, CHARLTON WARD. Lot No. 1, two quait'rs; lot No. 2, two quar ters; lot No. 5, two quarters: lot No. 7, two quarters; south one half lot No. 14, twenty-six quarters; lot No, |B, two quarters; lot No. 19, I wo quarters; south oi e half let No. 23. twenty six quarters; lot No. 33, four quarters; lot No. 30, six quarters. CHATHAM WARD. Lot No. 7, two quarters; lot No. 8, two quar ters; west one-third lot. No. 12, two quarters; lot No. 17, eight quarters; lot No. 21, two quar ters; west one half of east one-half lot No. 20, two quarters. COLUMBIA WARD. • Lot, No. 10, two quarters; lot No. 36, four quar ters; part lots Nos. 29 and 30. two quarters. CRAWFORD WARD. North one-half lot No. 21, four quarters; lot No. 20. four quarters; lot No 33, four quarters; lot No. id. four quarters; lot No. 35, four quar ters ; north one-half lot No. 37, two quarters. CRAWFORD WARD, EAST. Lot No. 16, two quarters; one-half of south wist part, lot No. 1, four quarters; portion lot No. 15, two quarters. DECKER WARD. Wharf lot No. 3, two quarters. ELBERT WARD. Lot, No. fi, two quarters; lot No. 7, twenty-two quarters; lot No. 8, four quarters; lot No. 10, two quarters; lot No. 13, two quarters; lot No. 15, two quartees; lot No. 16, two quarters; lot No. 21, two qu. lers; lot No. 22, two quarters; lot No. 27. two quarters; south one-half lot No. 3!), two quarters; south one-half lot No. 40, two quarters. FORSYTH WARD. West four-fifths lot No. 15, two quarters; west fmir-flflbs lot No. 16, two quarters; lot No. 18, four quarters; lot No. 20, two quarters; lot N®. 21, two quarters; lot No. 55, two quarters; lot No. 58, four quarters. FRANKLIN WARD. Lot No. 5, two quarters; lot No. 25, two quar ters; west one-half lot No. 39, two quarters. NEW FRANKLIN WARD. North part lot No. 7, two quarters; south part lot No. 7, two quarters; lot No. 8, two quarters; west one-half lot No. 14, two quarters; lot No. 17, two quarters. GREENE WARD. North one-half lot No. 16, two quarters; lot No. 20, four quarters; lot No. 80, four quarters; south one-half lot No. 40, four quarters; lot No. 4, two quarters, MCKSON WARD. West one-half lot No. 7, four quarters; north one half lot No. 84, two quarters; west one-half lot No. 37, two quarters; west one-half lot No. 40. two quarters; east one-half lot No 41, two quarters; lot No. 46. ten quarters: west one third of north two thirds lot No. 32, two quar ters. LAFAYETTE WARD. East two-thirds lot No. 40, two quarters; lot No. 44, eight quarters. LIBERTY WARD. Lot No. 1, two qaqrter*; lot No. 4, four quar ters; lot No. 8, four quarters; lot No. 9, four quarters: lot No. 10, four quarters; southeast fraction lot No. 24, two quarters. LLOYD WARD. Lot No. 20, two quarters; east one half lot No 62, twenty quarters; north part lot No. 68, six quarters. MONTEREY WARD. East one-half lot No. 18, two quarters; lot No. 44, two quarters; lot No. 46, two quarters. PULASKI WARD. Lot No. 5, two quarters; lot No. 8, four quar ters; lot No. 9, two quarters; lot No. 23, two quarters; west part lot No. 81, two quarters; lot No. 87, two quarters. TROUP WARD. Northeast part lot No. 5, two quarters; east one half lot No. IS, two quarters; west one-half lot No. 14, twelve quarters; lot No. 17, four quar ters; lot No. 81, two quarters; southeast one quarter lot No. 37, two quarters; lot No. 88, two quarters; lot No. 10, eight qua: ters. . WARREN WARD. Lot No. 12, two quarters; lot No. 17, two quar ters: lot No. 18, two quarters; lot No. 22, two quarters. WASHINGTON WARD. Lot No. 5, two quarters; west one half lot No. 7, four quarters; east one-half lot No. 7, two quarters; south two-thirds lot No. 9, four quar ters: lot No. 12, two quarters; lot No. 13, two quarters; lot No. 14, two quarters; northwest one-uuarter lot No. 19, eight quarters; west one half lot No. 35, two quarters. WESLEY WARD. Lot No. 1. two quarters; lot No. 2, two quar ters; lot No. 4, two quarters; east one-hair lot No. 10, two quarters; lot No. 12, two quarters; lot No. 15, ten quarters. SPRINGFIELD WARD. Lot No. 42, two quarters; lot No. 44, two quar ters; lot No. 55, two quarters; lot No. 56, two quarters; lot No. 68, two quarters; lot No. 09, two quarters. All persons liavlng interest in the above Lota are hereby notified that if the amounts now due aro not paid to the City Treasurer on or before the TWELFTH INSTANT I will, on the morning of the THIRTEENTH INSTANT, pro ceed to re-enter according to law. R. J. WADE, City Marshal. RUSTLESS IRON M EQUAL TO GALVANIZED PIPE, AT MUCH LESS PRICE. J. D. WEED & CO. 3