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How to Sow Small Seeds.,
scciis as small as clover, lucerne.
r , .1-ti'i 1 . *ii iauun millet, or orchard grass
s l,.i. sown just as a careful cultiva
t,.r won! : serve his turnips. The soil
6 i. l>u !,i t thoroughly and deeply broken
all j t|„. surface well pulverized with a
J... -.ml freed from all old sods of
an . thing else that would render
the surface - at all rough, and thereby in
terferc with smooth mowing. After the
tail is thus thoroughly prepared, and
n tin' weather is calm, the seed should
i, • iilarly (just before a rain if
practicable) and then the soil rolled.
51, is is all the covering that is nec
fssarv. whether sown in the late
f., : i.)■ early spring. The roller will press
tht sn-;s iiito the earth and if the seeds
jiiv roO'i it will only be a matter of a few
l.ef..re their germination. Rolling
, ,s nut absolutely necessary, hut it is
better ami safer to use the roller. Some
tif ti ■ itest stands of cotton we have ever
t ., „ I av resulted from the seed not being
,n , ml at all when rani has followed in a
,|:r. r su after the planting. Chaffy
.... ,-,is that wc igh less than twenty pounds
to the bushel, require to be sown
when the air is perfectly calm.
Red-tup blue-grass and orchard-grass
secii air ni this character, and it is more
iinj >• u t ant that these should be rolled in
t ni it is fur clover or other solid seed.
\Y- v ' • lung since realized the advantage
of sowing seeds, even of the sorghum
f,r:iil,\. :us! as we would our beets or tur
nips in drills prepared with just the
s rare, and never deeper than a half,
or one inch. When thus sown, in three or
four feet drills, the crop is ready for the
harrow, or the sweep, just as soon as the
plants are up, and allow of close cultiva
tion from the very start, rendering culti
vation easy and almost obviating the use
of the hoe. The first harrowing gives
the crop an impetus and it is soon ready
for the shovel—that Is, if the soil is of
btich texture as to require deep breaking.
The crop will take possession right at
once, helping by its own rapid growth to
keep down all grass and weeds. Just as
with animal so it is with plants, a good
start off is apt to insure a safe and rapid
growth. Any seed as small as those of
the common sorghum or dourn, or cat-tail
iiiilh r -African wheat,” wo repeat,
shin ,i he sown just as soon we sow beets
or "iic'iis. and after lightly covering
should be rolled, either by pushing a
hand r over the seed furrows, ora
barrel can be made to answer the pur
posc. ’I "i rh it is a little more tedious
and tiresome. Seeds rolled thus any
time from October to April will germi
rati at oiKo, whether it rains or not
shortly afterwards, and will incur no
risk of being smothered by a crust such
a> forms on unrolled laud.
If; ho roiling is done, as of course it will
|v whin the surface soil is not wet, that
lm I" f'ious crust cannot form to the same
■v .at that it does when the soil is not
r cl. It presses the moist soil firmly
ah eg tin seed and pulverizes the surface
Eo thoroughly as to enable it. to derive
It c r ater benefit from the dews. For
E'l.-chi ror late spring sowings, rolling is
t>;iv!aU.\ desirable to cause speedy
i-crmiuaiicn. When the manure is ap
] c* and broadcast, or if no manure is used,
after breaking thoroughly, or harrowing
Ea o"thlj tiicre is no better implement for
, 1: ' -• ".1 the furrows than one of Avery’s
Jiaiul plows, whether one aero or fifty is
*o be planted.
1 he can push it along at a fast walking
Put. and secure furrows of the proper
h'l'ii. and with little care, furrows
para|,|.|| to each other. Those who have
'c ' i t the improved small seed planters,
"■ "b'uursc use it, but in its absence)
if is good enough, though it ne
o -tati s the use of the rake in covering,
b 1 faic- may he dragged along as fast as
on> cun walk, however, and it is not very
tcbihis after all.
- desired to put manure in the
! - : : laying off the furrows with a
1 '•>' tind putting in the manure make
- .ni bi and by listing with the same
' I ~ in a running too close to main fur
-1 lien without raking from the
; -miacs open with the drill or the
‘•hht hand line. The rolling afterwards
' ht- u. it to the level. The middles
■ ci nroken afterwards. Truly a crop
'■ t'ut m is half made, and especially
, 1 rl '°l> that is designed to lie per
il' 111 ,''' put in the most absolute care
i tpii-ation and sowing ought not to
01 tegi-udged.
Injustice Done Georgia School
Teachers.
j, ' 1 l - The public servants of Georgia,
1 teacher, training the youths of our
I® 111 , o fill places of trust anil honor is,
f ; T K ,y.' - 1 'tmsidered one of the mo3t use-
S ),‘; " 1 '">• tlirough heat and cold, sun
j •! shadow to instill into the young,
]. ' lu 'art aud steadfastness of pur-
,‘ ! "'ill you tell me why we are
1 to wait till Decern her for pay
i„ 'j v ‘ that begins in January and ends
-Are other employes of the
Eu ,,;: aascompeUedto wait! No, I am
a , ' the teacher,if without money,
est , L ,/ '*■ at a ruinous rate of inter-
Witi, , ' r debts that are annoying,
tin,’ ~ a l _indifference teachers must
tii ' ' ‘luizical look of the grocer and
n toning glance of the drv goods
in It. , ""d " ft fopeating, “Wo will settle
tv„,. v ;! , : IM ‘f. All other ofltcers of coun
at lea '* ..pot their money once a month
It. -, i ll( .‘ teacher alone has to wait.
lu Ui . ' , 'dice demmid a speedier pay
'■ hat can we do about it?
Bal.ii, M. D. S.
mv 'tn county.
1 " spondent, an esteemed teach-
Jli Vj ■" best public schools in
hrj.-f M "“•"'-ia, sends us the foregoing
0i,.. . V" "t of the wrong inflicted up
fc , ' oi serving class of Georgia citi
i: 1 a wroug, unquestionably, and
tf 'hat there should be enough
t: i,„ .' pOvinglegislators in our gener
*>!-,-; ‘"‘'to correct it, and correct it
tii;. 1 1. ' f° r years we have regarded
tN i,i the public school teach
-1 '■'! v , lt o as shameful and without
Puuij Kn . Wo ask with our corres-
L "aat cun bo done about it!
S. A. C.
Keeping Sweet Potatoes.
I give my way of keeping surivt pota
ts: Hit when the ttme civ- ~, to die.
Whether a frost comes to kill tin- lines or
not. If invisible dig when the i'l u uu is
dry the dryer the better. 1 onlv v bat
you can get under shelter. Put up in hills
of from 50 to 100 bushels. Hav. on hand
plenty of clean, drv. pine straw, and put
it over the hills to the depth of four
inches, pressing it firmly on the potatoes.
Then rover with at least eight inches of
dirt, evenly, all over. This thick cover
ing keeps the jsitatoes from heating, for
it Keeps the air out Then put a good
shelter over the hills. When am pota
toes arc wanted for use. take them out of
the top, but be sure to close the hill well
afterwards. 1 have kept my | iota toes in
this way lor lifli-cii years, never losing
any worth mentioning.
Dixie, Ala. J. M. G. Bikke.
Agricultural Editor Savannah News:
I have on my farm a small patch of nut
grass, I would be glad to know of some
plan by which I can destroy it. Any in
formation will be thankfully received,
T. B. Joyce.
Quitman, Ga.
The surest way is to fence off the patch
as far as the nut grass extends and keep
a few hogs on it for a year. This, is the
most economical plan that we know of.
If any of our readers can suggest a better
we would be glad to have them do so.
The Value of Rye Straw.
It may not be known to most of our
readers that there is a very considerable
demand from saddlery manufacturers in
the different towns and cities of the west
for rye straw. That the article is scarce
is shown by the fact that the price is in
the neighborhood of $lO per ton. This
being more than the price realized from
the grain, should, in those localities or at
those points where the freight and other
transportation is not too high, make it a
much more profitable crop than that of
wheat at present prices. Rye is less ex
haustive to the soil than wheat, will stand
the winter better than most varieties, and
is the boat of all grains with which to seed
down either clover or timothy. Where
there is a market for the straw, tne
grain and straw together should make
one of the best cash crops on the farm.
In order, however, to secure a market for
the straw', certain things must be ob
served. It must be cut before it is dead
ripe. This is no damage to the grain,
but rather an advantage, as either
wheat or rye will make a better
berry if cut before it is dead ripe,
or when it is hard dough, than if
allowed to stand until the straw becomes
brittle. It can be cut with the ordinary
binder and should be shocked neatly anil
threshed as soon ns it is dry enough, or,
if it is not intended to thresh in the fall,
neatly stack, cover well and allow' to
stand until it passes through the sweat.
The threshing can he done with the
machine by the process known as
“heading in the cylinder,” that is, bv
holding the head of the sheaf in the
cylinder until the grain is removed.
This involves some little loss of grain,
but very little, and this method of
threshing is imperative where the straw
is to be used for manufacturing purposes.
The threshed bundles should then be
stacked and covered until they are ready
for delivery. Within eight or ten miles,
or even further, of a city where there is
a manufacturing establishment, the
cheapest way of delivery is by wagon.
Where this is not practicable, and farm
ers are on a line of railroad, the straw
can be pressed into bales, weighing,
say, one hundred pounds, and de
livered as easily as so much hay. The
baling proces is a very simple one, and
the press can he made at an expense of
from *2.00 to $5.00. The Des Moines Sad
dlery Company, of Des Moines. lowa, w'ill
be glad to furnish farmers w ith the neces
sary instructions, which can be followed
by any farmer. The price of straw pre
pared in this way is at present, in the
Des Moines market. SIO.OO per ton. We
understand that in many of the smaller
cities of lowa and other states in the
west there are similar markets, and that
at present there is a great scarcity
of r.vo straw. This should not be.
Where the cost of transportation
is not too great, farmers can
well afford to raise rye straw, as the
yield from an acre is from a ton a ton and
a half, which is more than is generally re
ceived from the rye itself. Taking into
consideration the value of the straw for
manufacturing purposes, the hardiness of
the plant and the great advantage in seed
ing down to a clover and timothy crop,
w'e think that farmers have been giving
too little attention to this crop, and es
pecially in view of the fact that in sea
sons of the failure of the wheat crop in
Europe, there is an export demand for rye
that makes it, as it did two years ago, al
most as valuable as wheat.
Fruit Tree Borers.
Twice a year, in June and September
borers in fruit trees should be looked for,
says an exchange. This is the proper
practice, and if faithfully done no one
need lose trees through damage the borer
may do. The borer comes from eggs
laid in the, ground close to the bark of the
tree in July and August, When hatched
the grub bores into the bark of the tree,
making a track of sawdust as it goes,
which indicates where to search for it.
In September, and later, the search
should be kept up. so as to dislodge it as
soon as its work commences. When
borers are overlooked in the fall it makes
a deal of work in the spring. If their
borings were straight it would
make but little trouble, as,
with a stiff wire and knife
they could be dislodged; but any one
who has hunted for them will know how
tortuous is their path. In fact it is impos
sible to get them out then; and when this
happens, young trees become so honey
combed that they blow over and break off
where they' have been bored. With a
going over in spring to see if evidences
exist of any having been overlooked in
the fall, none should escape. Where it
is possible to keep the earth mounded an
inch or two about the trunks, doing it in
the spring, it is a good plan. The grubs
enter the bark as a rule an inch below the
ground, so that by hoeing away the earth
a little when the time comes to look for
them, they can be got at with more ease
than if the work was below the surface.
In regard .to preventing the borer,
there is but little doubt that strong
washes in the soil about the trunk are dis
tasteful to them. It is a fact that in
country farm house yards, where dish
water from the kitchen finds its way to
quince, peach, apple, and trees visited by
Ixm'rs, they are rarely molested by them.
Urine from the stable would doubtless be
a good thing to use. While being dis
tasteful to the borer it would stimulate
the trees. Salt, thickly applied, has been
recommended, and it would be likely to
prove effectual. Where it is impossible
to apply these possible preventives, and
even where they are applied, the trees
should be looked over twice a year. it
takes but little time, and makes the ease
sure. With a garden trowel, knife and
bit of wire, a man can get through with
a good-sized orchard in a day, when the
work has been well done the year before.
A Few Facts About Ducks.
Experiments have proven that Ayles
bury drakes crossed upon Pekin ducks
will give a quick growing and excellent
market bird. There has been considera
ble inbreeding in the Pekin variety, so j
that by the infusion of Aylesbury blood a j
strain of ducks could be produced, that
would be remarkable for hardiness and
good results. Of course, they would not
be pure-breds, but that would matter |
very little from a commercial point of j
vieiv. The eggs from year-old (lucks do ;
THE MOnXTXH NEWS: MONDAY. JTLT T 7, ISW.
not hatch as well as when the breeders
are two ..r three years of ace. but. as
then- is a good market for duck i cgv it
would pay in ;l the tirst year A
duck is a longer lived bird than a chi -k
on. ami while eidy four years will make
a hen old, a duck is very use
ful when seven years of ace.
Ducks must have dry sleeping quarters
Notwithstanding that they are water
fowls and enjoy Iho worst kind of weath
er, they cannot keep in good health if
pent up in damp houses An earth floor,
upon which is good bedding of some soft
material, gives them the ideal comfort.
Ducks should be divided off into flocks of
twenty-four each—twenty .lin ks and four
drakes. It does not do to have more than
this number in a Hock. The size of the
yard varies at to the liberality of
the owner, but it must not be forgotten
that a Hock of ducks will need ms much
room as a flock of chickens. The laying
season for ducks generally extends from
February to September Ist. Very early
hatched ducks can sometimes hie made
to lay in December and January. On
farms where liotli chickens and ducks are
kept for profit, the hen’s eggs are hatched
during the fall, winter and spring, and
the duck eggs (Wring the summer. The
early duck eggs are marketed, and they
bring an extra good price in the beginning
of the season. The hen’s eggs are mar
keted whenever .the prices are at their
highest. The four breeds of market ducks
in this country are the Pekin, Aylesbury,
Rouen and Cayuga. They are the most
popular in the order named. The Pekin
is the favorite in this country, the Ayles
bury has the lead in England, and the
Rouen takes the second place in both
countries. The Cayuga, the last named,
is not very popular on account of its small
siz.eand black feathers. It is an American
variety, but not very popular in America.
The Rotting of Potatoes.
At the Indianapolis meeting of scienti
fic agriculturists, Prof. Burrell, in the
course of a paper on “The Rotting of Po
tatoes,” said: It has long been known
that a fungus (Peronospora) is one of the
destructive agents in the rotting of pota
to tubers. Bacteria have been noted us
present in the disorganized tissue masses,
but they have rarely been supposed to be
active agents in the disorganizing process
itself. At least they have not been cred
ited with being the primary cause. Great
numbers of bacteria of different kinds
have been observed in decaying potatoes,
especially in such as become moist and
soft, and emitted an offensive odor. An
examination of such decaying tubers of
the present summer revealed the fact
of the presence of bacteria in
great numbers, but also showed an
absence of anything else to which
this decay could be attributed. Further
and more critical tests led to the same
conclusion. Besides the evidence of di
rect observation with tiie best microscop
ical appliances, cultures were made in dif
ferent ways to develop into visibility any
thing and everything having the power
of growth in the affected tissues. From
all the evidence it appears that a certain
species of bacteria was the potential fac
tor in the rots referred to. Separating
this particular species by pure cultures
conclusively proved that this bacterium,
unaided and unattended by any thing
else whatever, was capable of causing tne
disagreeable and destructive changes ob
served, reducing the potatoes to a loath
some mask of ill-scented corruption. This
organism would no doubt be identified by
many as the bacterium termo. The only
remedy suggested is to carefully pick over
and examine seed potatoes.
Talk About Small Fruits.
If the old strawbery plantation has be
come weedy, which is invariably the
case, it is a good plan to cut the weeds
and tall grass off about even with the
tops of the plants, says the Western
Rural. Thus it is prevented from going
to so;il and also lets the sunshino pen
etrate tho plants, ripening the fruit
more perfectly and preventing it from
decaying in wet weather.
Now is the time to eommonce pinching
back tho new growth of the raspberry.
Just as soon as they reach three feet
pinch off the ends of the canes. This
will cause them to grow stocky and
strong. Some pinch back when two feet
high. The new growth of those plants
which were set this spring should be
pinched back when one foot high. A pair
of shears it very handy to do the work
with and does it well. Stir the soil well
about small fruits. Sum ace culture is
host; we do not cultivate strawberries
until through berrying. Raspberries can
be worked right up till bearing time if
worked shallow and it will be beneficial
to them, especially in time of drouth.
To be a success as a horticulturist means
diligence, patience, pluck and love for
the work. It is a pleasant vocation. It
is like everything else in this world, hav
ing its drawbacks but it has many at
tractions other things lack. Most fruit
growers arc enthusiastic, they have much
to make them so. There is a pardonable
pride in producing fine luscious fruits,
taking the possibilities which God has
placed in nature and bringing them up to
nigh their fulness. We have much to
learn. Let us help each other. We have
much to enjoy, let us accept it thankfully.
We have our discouragements, let us
stand them bravely, profiting by them.
It is always a pleasant thing to see men
rise, phoenix like from disappointment
and regain footing. I like to grow fruit
and liko to oat it also. 1 like to sejl it
and see others eajoy it, and want to in
duce more farmers to plant small fruits.
Beggarweed Preferred.
The Louisiana experiment station tested
a number of forage crops with the follow
ing results per acre: Largo African mil
let, 25,232 pounds: pearl millet, 21.228
pounds; yellow milo maize,25,344 pounds;
white milo maize, 29,034 pounds ; Egyp
tian wheat, 14,808 pounds; Kaftir corn,
9,728 pounds; Jerusalem corn. 8,853
pounds; Egyptian rice corn, 7.392 pounds;
desmodium moile (beggarweed), 19,320
pounds; early amber sorghum, 1,400
pounds.
These all cured well and furnish an ex
cellent fodder, particularly when cut up
with a machine into small pieces. Stock
are particularly fond of the “beggarweed”
and ate it in preference to ail others.
Many of these plants are also valuable for
the large quantity of seed which they
bear. These seeds pronounced the equal
of corii by many, wi re harvested here by
the übiquitous Euglish sparrow* and
therefore no record can be made of their
value.
It is not too late to sow this yet in
Florida.
Indigestion.
I have a horse that seems to be suffer
ing from indigestion, as he appeared to
have much pain after eating oats, or
drinking water. W. J.
Under such a conditition do not feed
oats or give cold water. If your grass is
poor and insufficient, you might give her
once a day a little scalded bran with oat
meal, and a liberal amount of salt. If she
still seems to suffer pain with this change
of food, then you might give her, twice a
day in gruel, bounce bicarbonate of soda,
2 drachms each of powdered gentian and
ginger. Give with a bottle.
Insect Power.
Never purchase insect powder unless
you are sure that it is fresh, as the sub
stance loses its value as an insecticide
with age or exposure. The best comes in
sealed tin canisters, of about one i>ound
each, and sells for about seventy-five
cents per pound It may be dusted freely
on the hens or chicks, and it is also ex
cellent when dusted in the nests. It may
be used with fine road dust or coal ashes
that have been carefully sifted, about a
heaping tablcspoonful of the power being
intimately mixed with a quart of the
ashes. Hold the him by the legs. In a 1
downward and over the vessel contain*
ing the mixurv. Throw a whole handful
of the ashes into the feathers, rinse her
wings and noil her in the ashes until they
cover every portion of the body. The
lire will he killed, or will leave, and If
the poultry house is then mgde i lean and
the lice destroyed therein the hens will
remain free front lire.
Scraps from Hers and There.
An exchange says that a slox p is like a
government bond. it carries iis coupon
un its hack and can ho clipped annually.
The mutton sheep has two coupons and
can tie clipped twice annually one cou
pon in the shape of lambs. turned off ill
tiie fail, and the other in the wool taken
off in the spring.
Work horses need a liberal allowance
and a variety of grain food during the
season of heavy farm work. If tnares
which have young colts must lie worked,
shut the colts in a secure cool place in
stead of allowing them to follow. Both
mare and eolt will soon become accustom
ed to being apart for a half day at a time,
and it will be better for them than if
allowed to follow about in the field.
A Nebraska farmer tells an exchange
that a remedy for scours that has never
failed for colts is raw eggs. The best
way is to break tho eggs in a cup, hold
the animal’s head up, open the mouth and
drop in, keeping the head up until swal
lowed. Don’t be afraid of giving too
many, anywhere from fonr to six at a
time, and then in a short time rtqieat the
dose; have known as high as two dozen to
be given in a day. Milk, in which mut
ton caul fat has been boiled, is also an ex
cellent remedy for scours.
The best way to rid a farm of moles,
says Texas Live Stock Journal, is to soak
some corn in a solution of strychnine and
place a few grains in their runs early in
the spring, when first commencing to
plow up tho ground. To be successful in
killing moles, always place your bait in
tiie side track, or where they branch off
from the main lino. These are the places
of deposit. They' never eat anythiug in
their main run, but always carry their
food to these side runs. Open a small
plaeo in these funs and drop your bait in
and lay a clod of dirt over the opening,
so he will suspect nothing when he enters
to take his meal. When he dines he gets
thirsty, and immediately goes for water,
to never return again. Try this and you
will have no more, trouble with moles.
Ia the isle of Jersey' the cost of growing
an acre of potatoes would frighten most
American farmers. First, the rent of
the land is from S4O (the lowest) to SSO
per acre; then comes from fifteen to
twenty-five tons of barnyard manure,
and from sls to $25 worth of commercial
fertilizer per aero, together with the cost
of seed, plowing, planting, cultivating,
harvesting and delivering to market.
Men receive from 50 to 02 cents per day;
women, HO to HTVi cents, and boys, 25 to
80 cents. The *cost to grow pota
toes cannot be far from $l5O per acre.
The cultivating is done almost entirely
by hand. When the plants are atiout
four or five inches high, they hitch a man
to a small Wooden plow,with another man
to hold it. and plow a furrow against the
plants. Tlio digging is mostly done with
a fork. The potatoes are sorted into first
and second quality, and neatly packed
into shipping baskets that hold about a
peck each. Dailey steamers laud them
within twelvo hours in London.
The feeding of straw to horses during
the winter is a very common practice, and
while oat straw in good condition can be
safely used as a substitute for hay in
times of scarcity, the use of wheat straw'
is to bo avoided. Straw of any kind con
tains a large iiercentage of indigestible
matter, and in wheat straw this percent
age is so large that it frequently causes
attacks of colic and obstinate constipa
tion. Horses fed on straw should also
get a good supply of bran mashes or boiled
feed to counteract the constipating ten
dency of the straw. Musty feed of any
kind is an abomination and a frequent
euuse of diseuse.
Among the many new strawberries
which have come out within the past few
years, none have fulfilled their promise
of usefulness better than the Parker
Earle. It has the two good qualities of
being very late and very productive,
and extreme lateness is quite as valuable
as extreme earliness. Neither the Cres
cent nor the Hnveriaud can compare with
it in productiveness. It continues long in
bearing, giving picking for four
weeks. This opinion is not the result of a
single season’s test, but of several seasons
of close experimentation. We should ad
vise all who are making new plantings
this fall to give it a place.
Time is money—in stock growing as
well as in other things. It takes a good
deal of time to improve a herd by using
low grade animals. But by using full
blood sires and adding careful selection
to this it can be done so rapidly that you
will not get tired waiting for the results
to show. The money invested in good
breeding animals will earn a vastly better
interest than if tied up in 8 per cent loans.
Yet we know farmers who think it wiser
to put a little money away for a rainy
day than improve their stock. This is
shortsighted policy.
A correspondent in an exchange says:
The United States is not the only coun
try that has more horses than it knows
what to do with. Australia is in a much
worse condition. They are not troubled
there, neither are we here with an over
production of good horses, but of the
poorer class, which nobody wants be
cause they can neither trot nor put on
style, nor make speed on the roads, nor
draw heavy loads. The Australians
have hit on a uovel plan of getting rid of
them. The ranchmen in the northern
part of Queensland have decided to kill
them and boil them down to save pasture.
They sell the product in England in the
shape of hide, hair, bone, glue.oil and cat's
meat. They are satisfied if they realize
$7.50 per head.
Horticultural Notes.
Fruit trees should not be permitted to
overbear. If too full, instead of propping
the limbs up, thin the fruit it wilt le
larger and better.
A spraying machine has now bepn in
vented and put into operation which takes j
water and kerosene at the same time !
without previons mixing.
A writer says that ground bones are
about the best grap > fertilizer. Stable
manure is apt to produce to rank and late
a growth, and induce winter kilJiug of
the tender wood. But all grape manur- |
ing should bo attended with clean culti- I
vation.
After the trees have made a good start ]
to grow, says a writer, a considerable sav
ing in pruning in the future may tie avoid- I
ed by giving to every tree during the
next month and while the wood is soft a i
rubbing off with the thumb finger any extra I
unnecessary growth that may have start- |
ed up. Through work in this way will |
often avoid the necessity of removing j
larger limbs later on.
Caution to Customers.
Nothing of original or superior merit but
has its Imitations and counterfeits, even to
Imperiling the health of communities. For
this reason the proprietors of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters caution their patrons to
scrutinize evey bottle offered (and it Is sold
only In bottles) and verify its many murks
of genuineness.
A sufficient warning to those meditating
and can be found in the unbroken line of jndi
clal decision, exposing and severely punishing
every onedected in counterfeiting the Bitters,
and the redoubled efforts that are being
made to protect the public from the de
ception of these unprincipled pirates.
Kember the Bitters are sold in bottles only
never by the gallon or In bulk.—ad.
Hammocks and Sun Hats
At LaFar's, Broughton street.—ad.
DR. CARVER’S CLOSE CALL.
It required Quick Work With a Fi.tol
To Save Him From Indians.
From the l.iv l'ville Wirier Journal.
A friend of nine who knows the exjiert
shot intimately told me the other day of
a thrilling experience of l*r W F.
Carver, in the unsettled part of Minne
sota, while trapping with a comrade
named Brewster They caught some
Indians robbing their traps and fired upon
them with effect. For two months after
this the\ were forced to pla.v hide-and
seek with members of the hand of In
dians. They had a "lingout’’ in
a little valley and felt secure in
this against a reasonable number of the
foe. I-ateoneevening < ’arver was alone in
the dug-out making biscuits. Ho had
thrown all his weapons aside, and with
sleeves rolled up was working the dough,
when a shadow was east from the en
trance of the little cave Thinkingit was
His comrade, lie said. “Hello partner, you
are back soon.” In guttural tones came
the reply, “How Koola," and turning ho
saw three Indians. White Antelope,
Whistler and Fat, Bear, all well-known
chiefs. They had noticed that ho was
inirmed, was interested in his occupa
tion. and, instead of attacking him,
Whistler, who appeared to be in authority
signed to him to continue his work and
prepare a supper for them.
Carver obeyed, making the biscuit
ready for baking and placing a beaver's
tail on the fire. Then he started for some
wood, indicating by signs that wood was
needed. Whistler motioned him to re
main, and White Antelope went after the
fuel. Ho brought with others one stick
about tho length and size of a base ball
bat. Carver placed one end of this in
the fire upon a buffalo skin. The Indians
began to eat in a manner which made
Carver, notwithstanding his danger,
grieve for the biscuits which were so rap
idly' disappearing.
Realizing the fate which awaited him
as soon hr the supper could be disposed of,
Carver was devising sumo means for
reaching one of his pistols, which were
not many feet distant. Making a pre
tense of stirring the tiro, he drew out the
blazing stick of wood, dealt one of the In
dians a stunning blow on the face, gave the
seeoDd a vicious kick and leaped over the
third, who was dazed by the flying sparks
and suddenness of the attack. The next
instant Carver’s pistol rang out threo
times as rapidly as a skilled hand could
pull the trigger, and the three Indians as
speedily became “good Indians,” for they
were dead Indians.
COTTOLENE.
bread f
a.n d jbast~r£, b ut his
ffom-a. ch. Vf<a3 del'icate.
3 ,e ls v ?f
To coofs;, but vva,s
tire.d and
fasfe oflzrd,
bought
Qht hew Shorf"emVta\ and
fvfeVto
more than e\4r ; be
cause ghe toad? heifer
he could ea tit
v/ftfxoui ahy un.jjleajant'
after effect, blow —
found Hie. best,
aftd inost Short
ever made
CpTTOL£TNE\
Mode onlv by
N. K. FAiRBANK & CO.,\
CHICAGO and ST. LORIS.
Virginia College for Young I.adies
KOANOKE. VA. Opens Sept. 14, 1898.
Magnificent new buildings, among the
finest in the .South. All modern improve
ments. Campus ten acres: grand mountain
senery; in valley of Virginia, famed for
health European and American teachers.
Full course. Music, Art. all branches unex
celled. One of the most beautiful and attrac
tive college homes in the South For cata
logue address the president, W. A. BARKIS,
D. D., Roanoke. Vu.
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,
LEXINGTON, VA.
06th Year State Military. Scientific and Technical
School. Thorough Gourt*s in t*neral and applied
Chemirtry, and in Engtneeruiß Confer* dwroo of
frraduate n Academic Coin*e. also denrone of Bache
lor of Science and Civil Engineer in Technical
CourwK. All expense, including clothing and inci
dentals, provided at the rate of JfcW.GO per month, as
r.n irryriq* for the four years. rr< '>. * m nutfit Now
Cadet* report Sept Ist. Gen. SCOTT SUIPP, Supt.
LAW SCHOOL
WASHINGTON and LEE UNIVERSITY,
Lexington, Vikginia.
Opens Sept. 14. For catalogue address
JOHN RANDOLi'U TUCKER, Dean.
PJ ACM VII 1 p 3 Building*; 40 Offlsers; Vandsrbitl
ancn.iLLc privilege*; Music, Ar,. Liter;.turn,
flMIPpn rnn >:i' Cution, Complete Gymnasium.
uUiIiIUUU run Annual patronage for four years
iiHHt over 400.
TOOKG
RESORTS^^
SWEET SPRINCS,
Monroe county. West Virginia, accommodat
tag comtprtably 800 guests. T his popular and
well-known summer resort will open June 15.
FJevation above tidewater 2,000 feet. Unsur-
i .asset! climate. Cuisine highest standard,
•'or further information apply to
W. 13. BIaHOP, Manager.
HOTEL LAFAYETTE oX c"i?
cated directly on the beach. All modern im
provements. First-class in all its appoint
ments. JOHN TKACY & CO.
HARDWARE.
HARDWARE^
Bar, Band and Hoop Iron,
WACON MATERIAL,
Navaf Stores Suppfies.
FOP. SALK BV
EDWARD LOVELL’S SONS
156 Broughton and 138 140 State Sya -
PEMtUNE
* Knotty, and Not Nice
“* hands that do the washing
an and \ cleaning with f soap in
the old- \ fashioned, tire- J some
hurtful way. \ / / Treat them
better, treat \ X to Pearl
ine. It saves not L only the hands,
but the rub, 1 /UJ nib, rub,
that tells on the arms
and the back, / /{\\, Av and all die
hann that f /V comes from
it. Think of V the wear and
tear that s X.. made by a strong,
healthy woman with a washboard—though she’s “tired
to death” after it. Then think how much better, and
cheaper, and easier it is to use Pearline.
Peddlers and some tuiscrnpulrms grocers trill tel!
you, “ this is as good as " or “the'ramc as IVarl-
Vtf fIiJL V/ me.’* I F*S FALSE— Pearlfnc is never peddled, tf
four grocer sends you an imitation, he honest— s(nJ it back. 387 JAMES PYLE, N.Y.
BANK STATEMENT.
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia,
Located at Savannah, In the State of Georgia, on the 30th day of Juno, 1883.
RESOURCES.
Notes and hills discounted $2,198.(110 13
Overdrafts 1,227 s:t
Bonds, stocks, or other securities. 588,785 oo
Banking house 61,000 Oil
Furniture and fixtures 2.000 00
Other real estate 3,603 26
Due from state banks and bankers 11,302 87
Due from hanks or bankers not in
this state 19,423 71
Cush on hand viz:
Currency $255,503 00
Gold 27,016 00
Silver 35,895 20
Nickels, pennies, etc... 445 02—318,375) 22
Protest account 12 uo
Total $8,207,804 08
Classification of Debts —Due said Dank.
In suit $ 21,914 M) Good I $2,1715,574 2 T
Not In suit 2,173.8(17 99 Doubtful., 21,405 8®
Judgment obtained 2.257 01
Total $2,198.040 13 Total $2,198,010 13
UJTATF. OF GEORGIA, Chatham COUNTT.—Before mo came JAMES SULLIVAN. Cashier
O of the Southern Hank of the State of Georgia, who, being duly sworn, says the (ibovef
statement Is a true condition of said bank as shown by the books of tile In said bang. and
he further swears that since lust return made to the State Hank Examiner of the condition of
said bank, to the best of affiant's knowledge atid belief, that the said bank, through Its offi
cers, have not violated or evaded any obligation Imposed bv law.
JAMES SULLIVAN,Cashier.'-*
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of July, 1893. ,
HOUSE FURNISHINGS.
L INDSAY& MORGAN
AT PRESENT
Agents for this Flllow Spring.
NO. 141 CONGRESS STREET.
NO. 35 WHITAKER STREET.
MACHINERY. CASTINGS. ETC.
KEHOE’S IRON WORKS,
IRON AND BRASS MACHINISTS, BLACKSMITHS AND UOILERMAK*
ERS, ENGINES, BOILERS AND MACHINERY, SHAFTING,(PULLEYS, ETC.
Special attention lo Repair Work. Estimates promptly furnished. Broughton street
rom Reynolds to Randolph streets. Telephone 268.
HOTELS.
THE HOTEL TYBEE,
On the famous Tybee Beach, having been un
der Its new management thoroughly
renovated and improved Is
-=3=llo# OPEN FOR THE SFASON33-
Th" cuisine will he first-class, an unlimited
supply of Fish, Shrimp and Crabs being a
special feature.
Excellent opportunity for Fishing, Boating
and Surf Bathing.
Cobb s well known orchestra has beer, en
gaged for season.
Rates—Day. #2 50 and $3 week. $1250 and
sls; breakfast or supper Mo.. dinner 7oc.
HLLLIAN. COWAN Sl DERBY.
Complete Hotel. •
The Tourists' Resort.
The Drummers’ Home.
Comfortable, Convenient.
SjMM-lal Kates to hummer Boarders.
CHARLES F. GRAHAM. Proprietor.
The Morrison House.
CIENTRALLY located on line of street ears,
J offers pleasant south rooms with excel
lent board at moderate prices. Sewerage and
ventilation perfect. The sanitary condition
of the house is of the best. Corner Ufoughton
and Drayton streets. Savannah. Ga.
GROCERIES.
J. A. THOMAS & BRO.,
Successors to A. H. Champion's Son,
Grocers and Commission Merchants
Elberta Peaches, Niagara and
Delaware Crapes, Sugar Figs, Ap
ples, Pears, etc., received daily.
N. B —Watch this space and go to head
quarters for fresh fruits, all kinds.
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $ 500.000 no
Surplus 500,000 Ml
Undivided profits, viz 33,434 21
Due hanks and bunkers in the
state 16,358 67
Due banks and bunkers without
the state 235,201 8
Due unpaid dividends . $ 225 00
Dividend payablo July 1,
1893 25,000 00— 25,225 09
Due depositors, viz:
Subject to chock $1,892,416 28
Certified checks ... 22500—1,892,6412*
Deferred tux account 5,000 00
Total $3,207,864 02
PUBLICATIONS.
AT ESTILL’S.
UAVANNAH MORNING NEWS. Charles*
k* ton News and Courier, Atlanta Constiiu-.
tlon. Macon Telegraph. Augusta Chronicle*
Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati Gazette,
Chicago Times, Herald, Inter-Ocean, Phila
delphia Press. Philadelphia York
Herald. World. Times, Sun, Recorder, Press*
Tribune. Morgen Journal, Staats Zeltung*
New Orleans Times Democrat, Boston Herald*
Boston Globe, Detroit Free Press, Town
Topics. Vogrue, Life. Truth. Puck. Judge,
Frank Leslie, Harper's Weekly. Dramatic*
Mirror. Dramatic News. New*York Clipper,
Horseman. Texas Siftings. Illustrated Ameri
can. Hampers’ Bazar. Forest and Stream,
American Field. Scientific American. Scien*
title American Supplement. American Ma-.
chinist. And all the periodicals to be fouiut
In a tirst class News Depot. Address
William Estill,
ESTILL'S NEWS DEPOT,
211-2 Bull Street. Savannah, Ga.
AUGUST FASHIONS
f\ T
Estill’s News Depot,
-21 1-2 13it 11 Street.
Price*
Le Hon Ton 860
I* Art de la Mode 850
French Dress Maker
Revue’ do la Mode 350
Metropolitan Fashions (Summer IH93> 250
New York Bazar Cso
Tilt; Season . 300
Young Ladies Journal 300
Godoy’s Ladies Book 2bo
Demorest Family Magazine 200
Peterson’s Magazine *JOo
Toilets too
Delineator iso
Ingall s Home Magazine iso
Domestic Monthly lOc
Ladies Horne Journal 100
Harper’s Bazar 100,
Address
WILLIAM ESTILL,
Savannah, Ga.
FOR SALE.
TERNE PLATES
For sale by
C. M. GILBERT & C 0.,
IMPORTERS.
OLD NEWSPAPERS, 200 for 23 cents, at
Business Office Morning News.
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