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Blind or Sleepy Slugger*.
Tennille, Ga., Feb. 19.—For the last two
months the stock owners of our county
have been loosing stock with what is
termed blind staggers, or mad staggers.
In some cases the animal attacked seems
lo go to sleep, and continue to sleep, as if
under some powerful opiate. Nothing that
has been done yet seems to do them any
good, and they continue to sleep until they
cease to breathe. In other cases they be
come unmanageable and blunder about as
though they were blind, and Anally fall,
keeping their feet and legs in motion as
though they were running at the top of
their speed, breathing hard and rapidly,
until perfectly exhausted, and dying in
convulsions. No remedy yet tried has
been ol' any benefit, not even temporary.
Will someone who is familiar with these
forms of disease kindly recommend a re
lief or a preventative through the col
umns of ytmr paper. The staggers has
not been prevalent in this section for
many years before, and, strange to say,
some of the stock lost, is of home rais
ing, which explodes the theory that it is
cu account of not being acclimated. Our
liome-raised stock is generally considered
the most valuable on account of their be
ing more hardy and active, always coming
to sufficient size to make good farm stock.
L. G. Davis.
Cheapest Source of Potash.
"B. L. M.” asks what is the best mate
rial for furnishing potash as a fertilizer
As we have stated before in reply to the
same question, there are not many sub
stances affording potash in a form cheap
enough for fertilizing purposes.
The ashes of cotton seed hulls, where
they can be procured from a nearby mill,
constitute the very best potash fertilizer
that the Southern farmer can use. But
these ashes are not readily procured by
many. Ordinary oak or other hard wood
ashes are also in limited supply. The
chief resort now is to the German potash
Falts, sold by all dealers in fertilizers. The
low grade kainit is more extensively used
than the richer salts. Kainit conlains
usually from 12 to 14 per cent, of potash,
in our next issue we will publish the
analysis of these several salts for your fur
ther information.
I’uinpkinK In Corn.
"U. M.” asks if it is not a good practice
to grow pumpkins in corn, and if there is
one variety much better than the others.
Many years ago it was almost a univer
sal practice in the South to plant this veg
etable in the Aelds of corn, especially cn
the bottom or swamp lands. Now there
are very few, we believe, who follow this
practice. There i9 not much proAt in it,
to be sure, but the pumpkin makes a very
fair, succulent food for such stock as will
•at it. It is very wholesome for hogs and
also for cows. You can along in April or
May, or even later, go through the field
of corn and plant any vacant hills with
one or two sound seeds. A few weeks
later the youpg vines should be hoed
(.round, then let them rough it. If the
land is rich a considerable number of
pumpkins can thus be made. They keep
"> 11 usually. Procure seed from someone
" 'ao has grown the vegetable in your
neighborhood.
Growing; Sifiall Fruits.
How to suceed? That is the question.
There are many elements that enter into
the requirements of success in small fruit
growing, but the space here alloted will
not permit going largely into detail, says
a fiult grower in Practical Farming.
We wish Arst to notice Ihe three main
elements in this chain of requirements,
namely, the soil, the climate and the
man.
The production of small fruits can be
obtained in the sand and everglades of
Florida, and in the ice climate of the far
away Klondike, yet we would not expect
best results in such extremes. A soil rich
in phosphate acid and potash would be
giver, the preference in making your se
lection. “Sugar tree” land is, in our opin
ion, the best to work on, being naturally
rolling and well drained.
The climate should be free from all
dangerous frosts—but it isn't. We get
v. ry nervous on cool nights the middle
of May and the Arst of June, and some
*itn<v "smoke” and bluster around about
3 o’clock in the morning, but the select on
ol high rolling ground will prove your
b. >t protection against thus most destruc
tive clement.
The man is the most important element.
Be can bring failures and defeat when
everything else fails. If the bump of
inactivity, commonly called "lazlnes*,” is
ih any way developed in your nature don't
"V small fruit growing; better go Ash
ing. You must fairly love your business
if you would succeed. Then you must be
Intelligent and full of business—able to
adapt yourself to any kind of work. If
growing for market, you should be a good
salesman and not hesitate to go from
house to house soliciting trade. If possi
ble, hove a telephone and get in direct
communication willi the most reliable cus
tomers and consumers.
Selection of Varieties—More failures arc
made, we believe, in an improper selec
tion of varieties than from any other sln
g' cause. A yafe plan is to consult some
tocal fruit grower and ask him to give
you a list of the different varieties best
suited to yojur locality, and if ho does so,
and has good plants for sale at reasona
ble prices, be manly and neighborly
enough to give him your order. Look up
the recommendations of your experiment
station und plant only varieties enough
10 give a good succession and lengthen
the fruiting season, in our experience
c have secured ihe best results from the
following list: Blackberries, main crop,
Snyder: for early. Early Harvest; late,’
Taylor’s Prolific' and Stone's Haidy; for
fine specimens, Erie and KiUatnnv. Kjsp
berries, main crop, Gregg: Palmer, for
early. Reds—Cuthberi. main crop; Hansel
.or eai.y; Shaffer s for home
use; and Golden Queen for special orders.
Would also recommend planting of Kan
sas (black cap) and Loudon, new hardy
rod variety.
Strawberries—Crescent, Bubach and
Warfield, fertilized with Lovett's Early
for main crop; Brandywine for fine speci
mens, Michel's Early for early and Gan
dy for best late variety.
Grapes—Main crop. Concord; Moore's
Early for early, and Moore's Diamond
Brighton (rod), Agawam and
1 oekungton (pink) varieties. For a va
riety, Worden and Woodruff (red) are
also good varieties in this section. In
Gooseberries we prefer Downing and
Champion, Currants, Fay's Prolific, Ver
sailles and-White Grape. For Dewberries
the Lucreita is the only one of merit
Preparing for Planting. -If yo ur soii is
not naturally or thoroughly underdrained
better defer planting a year or so and get
it right. A good tile underdrain every
three rods on most clay soil would be
about right. Give land a heavy coating of
good manure, plow deep and cultivate in
some hoed crop the Arst year. Replow in
the spring as early as ground will work
and then pulverize it; harrow and drag
and cross harrow and then harrow some
more, finishing up with a good leveller to
cover up marks and leave a smooth sur
face.
Time and Method of Planting.—We pre
fer spring planting. Have had best suc
cess at this time. Getting a “stand” de
pends largely on weather conditions and
manner of setting plants. For blackberry
and raspberry we mark off with two-horse
marker, making rows 80 rods in length
where we can so arrange, furrow with one
horse shovel, running twice in the row,
and then use a V-shaped drag if clods ap
pear on the surface, and set plants three
feet in the row, rows 7V4 to 8 feet apart.
Raspberries are set in rows 6>/i to 7 feet
apart. Have plants heeled in ground near
by, or keep well covered, and handle in
bushel baskets along rows. A small boy
can drop plants for three or four setters.
Earth must be well firmed about roots, and
with two-horse cultivator draw furrows
level and some loose earth to plants. For
currants and gooseberries we use about
same methods, setting plants in rows 4 by
•iVa feet. We like the spade and boy for
setting strawberries, and set plants in rows
4 feet apart, 2 feet in the row, placing
some good staminate every fourth row.
Keep off all blossoms the first year and
runners til. July, when an even matted
row is formed. Grapes we sS with spade
and shovel, making an opening about 20
inches across and 10 inches deep, taking
care to spread roots well after pruning
back one-half their length. We have
drives 12 feet wide every sixth row, and
cross drives every 20 rods for convenience
in hauling out brush and putting in mulch
and manure.
Cultivation and Pruning—We use Planet,
Jr., cultivators, breed weeders, spring and
iron-tooth harrows, one and two-horse rol
lers and one and two-horse drags. Fre
quent shallow cultivation, after soil is well
loosened up, is our practice. In pruning we
consider it important to nip back the ter
minal bud on the new growth of both the
raspberry and blackberry canes when they
are not above 20 inches from the ground.
Side shoots will then appear and form a
well balanced bush. Three good canes to
every space of three feet is enough to leave
for fruiting of the blackberry and rasp
berry. Small fruits of all kinds are apt
to become too thick, and judicious pruning
becomes a necessity. In preparing for win
ter, see that the drains are all open, and
provide light covering of clean wheat straw
or other suitable material for the straw
berries. If course stable manure free from
grass and weed seed can be had, use that
for mulch. Harvesting and marketing are
also important elements to success, espec
ially so if you are making your living from
fruit growing. Nothing in fact must be
neglected. You must move “on time,” or
get left. Be particular, use nice clean- pack
ages, sell in a home market if you can,
“provide things honest in the sight of all
men,” and success is certain to reward
your efforts.
Practical Hog Experience,
I have been breeding Berkshires for
thirty years. During that time I have
tried several other breeds in comparative
tests, says a breeder in American Agri
culturist. The wide-awake farmer endea
vors to send as little of the fertility of his
soil as possible to market. The crops of
his farm are disposed of as a finish'd
product of the highest possible type, so as
to command the best market price. For
this purpose I found that the Berkshire
excelled all other breeds. These hogs have
been improved for a century along the line
of converting a mixed diet of slops, grass
and coarse vegetables into the very finest
quality of pork.
They are admirably adapted to follow
ing cattle and gathering up the scattering
grain and vegetables on the farm, thus
making them the general purpose hog.
My method of feeding is to take the sow
at least five weeks before farrowing time,
put her into a large roomy lot, where she
can have plenty o! exercise and pure wa
ter, give a good warm, clean house to sleep
in, then commence to feed at first wheat
bran mixed with water, gradually adding
a little shorts. I increase the shorts until
the ration is half shorts. Have the slop
so thick that it will run slowly when be
ing poured. Feed twice a day until with
in four days of farrowing, then drop out
the shorts and only feed half as much c a
before. A great flow of milk must be
avoided, as there is danger of milk favor.
Heavy feeding before farrowing is to
nourish the unborn pigs, and have them
strong and vigorous. I do not feed the
sow any the first day after farrowing,
and but very little the second, then for a
week feed her wheat bran mixed with wa
ter.
The second week give some shorts In
the bran and the third week half bran and
half shorts, continuing until the pigs are
old enough to wean.. Give all the shorts
and milk that she will eat up clean, be
ing careful to not overfeed. As soon as
the pigs are old enough to eat, and that
will be very soon if a little patience Is
used, give warm milk from the cow, a lit
tle .it a time, and gradually increase the
quantity until they have learned to eat
well. Then mix skim milk with shorts or
sieved ground oats or ground wheat. Feed
twice a day all they will eat up clean but
do not leave any in the trough to sour.
Always feed sweet. Let the sow run on a
( lover field or a green rye field, while suck
ling. Give once a week charred corn cobs,
and have wood ashes, to which a little
~alt has been added, within easy reach of
sow.
When the pigs are two months to ten
weeks old, slip titc sow away and continue
to feed the pigs shorts and as much milk
as possible—the more the belter, mixed
v illi shoris. When five to six months old
put them on a clover or green rye field and
to, and corn in the ear, being careful to feed
so the manure will be scattered over the
farm. Ido not feed any drugs to cure
cholera, but keep the house and pens all
di infected with cliloro napthollum. I
think the germ of hog cholera can lie de
stroyed outside of the hog but not after It
has entered the circulation.
From six to eight months Is the best age
to murker, or even younger, say from five
to seven months. They should weigh 200
lo 300 pounds. Hams and bacon made from
Berkshires treated in this way will com.
m and the highest price in any market in
the world.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1898.
FIFTY CASES FOR THE RI-iCOHUGK
A Lively Sesviun for the Police Court
To-tlny.
Some fifty prisoners will be before the
Recorder in Police Court this morning for
various offenses. It is probably the larg
est docket since Christmas, at which time
the court was pushed to dispose of the ar
rests.
Albert -Miller, a young negro who was in
the employ of Mr. John F. Lubs, grocery
man at Liberty and Habersham streets,
will be among the transgressors. He is
to be tried for “lifting $lO in change be
longing to the store.” It is the custom
with Mr. Lubs, especially Saturdays, to
lay aside on a shelf, separate from the
cash register, an amount sufficient for
making hurried change. Something like
$lO was in the pile. When Mr. Lubs went
to dinner, the negro took advantage of the
situation. He carried the money, which
was in quarters, to the rear yard, where
it was secreted in a sand barrel. After the
theft was discovered it was not long before
the money was found In the sand. The
matter was reported and the negro was ar
rested and lodged in the police barracks.
There is a suspicion that he has been lift
ing things from the store some time and
has only just been detected. Mr. Lubs
shows a disposition not to prosecute the
negro and the penalty will likely be light.
John Hart (colored), who had a foot race
with Detective Barrett Saturday night, is
another offender. He will tell something
of a watch he is charged with stealing
from Hallie Johnson, No. 208 Waldburg
street, west. From what the woman told
the officers when Hart was arrested, there
will be little for him to testify, if her state
ments are correct. She charges him with
stealing the watch, and when he was
searched, it was found in his possession.
Washington Flowers (colored), aged 39,
and Henry Simmons, Sarah Williams,
Amelia Rivers and J. O. Grayham, are
numbered with a gang wanted for disor
derly conduct in a house in Perry street
lane. The arrests were made by Police
man J. W. Woods, at a time when there
was a loud noise. The principal complaint
of those requesting the arrests was loud
talk, punctuated now and then with pro
fanity.
Vagrancy is not growing in Savannah,
but there is scarcely a week which does
not bring several arrests on this charge.
James Mahoney, A. Chambers, John
Duthrie and Henry Manning will be ar
raigned on this charge, having been ar
rested by Policeman Tullis. In most cases
the object is to have an accounting where
the offenders are strangers. After being
sent to the barracks and thoroughly ques
tioned by the detectives, if there is any
tinge of criminality to a tramp, it is apt
to show itself.
L. Christopher, a little negro arrested
by Policeman Garrity, will be up for
riddling a trunk belonging to Jane Hous
ton, who lives on Price street. It is
charged the boy obtained a “loan book”
and $9 in cash. Neither the money nor
the book were recovered. The boy is but
11 years of age.
Fresh milk seems to have been craved
by Lewis Williams, colored, who recently
stole a eow, and will have to answer for
it. Policeman -Guilfoyle made the arrest
and it is charged by Rosa Ferris that the
cow was stolen Feb. 19 from a barn in
Perry street lane. The animal has not
been recovered. Williams was aware the
officers were after him and he had suc
ceeded in eluding them since the date of
his alleged crime.
Some domestic infelicity will also be in
vestigated. Mrs. McCormick, who runs a
green grocery on Indian street, between
Maguire and Farm, charges John Mc-
Cormick with disorderly conduct and rais
ing a disturbance. The difficulty inter
fered with business Saturday night and
redress was soug.rt by calling on the po.'
iico to arrest Mack.
Peter Minis, colored, will bow to his
honor for showing too much gallantry and
firing.a pistol in the streets Saturday
night. Will Gragles was with Minis at
the time the shot was fired and he too
was arrested for reckless use of fire arms.
These are the first cases before the court
for quite a time. It appeared a month
since as the Recorder had a job to stop
the promiscuous tiring of pistols at night,
but the practice has been practically sub
dued by levying heavy fines on offenders.
A fine of $25 was given every one found
guilty, to say nolhlng of the state viola
tion, and the effect proved wholesome.
TO ITT I P NEW POLES.
Ways of Damage to the Fire Alarm
Telegraph.
The Fire Commission intends putting up
new- telegraph poles to take the plao” of
those which have outlived their useful
ness.
Chief Maguire is now negotiating for the
purchase of the poles, and expects to close
the contract for a large shipment in a
short time. It is found by the commis
sion that, while a great many of the poles
decay and have to be replaced for this
reason, equally as many are destroyed by
continual whittling of persons who seem
ingly find no other way to pass away their
time. To avoid this the telephone and
telegraph companies generally wrap the
poles with wire or other material, which
prevents this abuse, and also protects the
poles from considerable damage -which
would otherwise be done.
When the poles arrive for the Fire Com
mission, they will be set where needed at
once, as the importance of keeping sub
stantial poles in the system is thoroughly
appreciated by the commlssionecs.
The Carter Trial.
From the Times-Union and Citizen.
Has the United States army descended
so far from Its proud position that an offi
cer cannot have a friend that engages in
business with which the officer has offi
cial relations, without creating a suspicion
of his honesty? Cannot any railroad offi
cial have personal attachments with men
who do business with the line without cre
ating a suspicion in the minds of the
stockholders or directors that the official
is dishonest and is sharing in the rate
with the shipper? The Carter trial at Sa
vannah seems to offer a striking simile.
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cured by these
Little Pills.
They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia,
Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per.
feet remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi.
t;ss, Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tongue
Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They
Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable.
Smalt Pill. Small Dose.
Small Price.
(HE GSSE
Of mankind—contagioua blood
poison—claimed ns its victim Mr.
Frank B. Martin, 92C Pennsylvania
Avenue, Washington, D. C., and
the usual physician’s treatment
did him not the slightest good. Ilis
condition reached that deplorable
stage which only this terrible dis
ease can produce.
THE CURE
After all else failed, was at last
found in S. S. S.—the greatest of
all blood remedies. Eighteen - bot
tles removed the disease perman
ently, and left his skin without a
in the oul/k nown’eura Evjh
fur tins most terrible jKJsj;
iUdrtwe.Ss.-i ft SnertfleCnmuanv. AtlantvGa.
TO-DAY’S WEATHER FORECAST.
To-day’s weather forecast for Savannah
and vicinity until midnight Monday, Feb.
21, 1898: Fair and much colder.
Weather from Washington—
For Georgia: Fair; freezing weather ir
central and northern portions, and much
colder in southern portion; northwesterly
winds.
For Eastern Florida: Fair; much colder,
west to northwest winds.
For Western Florida: Fair; much cold
er; northwesterly winds.
For South Carolina: Fair; much colder;
with freezing weather Monday night;
northwesterly winds.
General Conditions: Partly cloudy to
clear weather prevails In Ihe Central and
West Gulf states, Alabama and over the
Florida peninsula; elsewhere unsettled
conditions are reported, with general rains
falling throughout the New England and
Middle Atlantic states, and snow in the
Central Ohio and Upper Mississippi val
leys.
Cooler temperature changes have taken
place throughout the Southern states, ex
cept over the Florida peninsula, where
warm weather still continues. No severe
temperatures are reported from the North,
the lowest noted being 20 degrees at St.
Paul.
Brisk to high easterly winds are blowing
on the North Atlantic coast, and fresh to
brisk westerly on the South Atlantic.
Yesterday’s Weather at Savannah—
Maximum temperature 1 p. m... 73 degrees
Minimum temperature 7 a. ni. 54 degrees
Mean temperature 64 degrees
Normal temperature 55 degrees
Excess of temperature 9 degrees
Accumulated deficiency since
Feb. 1 42 degrees
Accumulated excess since Jan.l. 97 degrees
Rainfall 01 inch
Normal t;w 11 inch
Deficiency since Feb. 1 2.13 inches
Deficiency since Jan. 1 5.04 inches
River Report—The hight of the Savan
nah river at Augusta at 8 a. m., 75th me
ridian time, yesterday was 6.2 feet, no
change during the preceding twenty-four
hours.
J. M Sherler.
Observer Weather Bureau.
CITY BREVITIES.
Goflte left for Bloomingdale
last night to hold an Inquest in the case
of a negro who was run over and killed
by a Central Railroad train the night be
fore.
The clerk of the Superior Court gives
notice that all petit Jurors, including those
engaged in the Wrenn-Savannah Grocery
Company ease, are discharged until Wed
nesday morning.
Timothy McQueen (coloAd), aged 27,is in
the police station house for assaulting Ar
thur Clark in a saloon on East Broad
street, Saturday hight. The arrest was
made by Policeman Blumberg.
The excavation for the eastern sewer has
reached the corner of Liberty and East
Broad streets. Randolph street, which
has been blocked for some time, will be
cleared for the street cars to-day.
An entertainment will be given to-night
at Yonge's Hall by the ladles of the Bol
ton Street Church of Christ. The ladles
have endeavored to get up a splendid pro.
gramme, and some of the besi talent of
the city will be included.
At the charity luncheon given by the
Misses Connor, for the.benefit of the Ca
thedral, the following were the awards:
Miss Mary Hogan, a linen center piece;
Miss Mulherin, a fruit cake; Miss Stella
Bailey, a nut cake; Miss Stella Kennedy,
a dressed doll. ,
Some complaints having been made that
the house drainage forces were not put
ting the streets in proper condition after
tearing them up for the laying of sewer
pipe, the engineer in charge has, by di
rection of the drainage committee of Co*in
cil, notified the contractors that all streets
torn up in the progress of the work must
be left is equally as good condition ns they
were found, and all obstructions removed
upon the completion of each separate line.
Afiothcr masked ball is to be given to
night. The French has been dropped from
the tickets this time, annd there is noth
ing about a “bal masque” or a “Club
Universale.” Probably some of the fea
tures that made the last balls given at
the Odd Fellows' Hall rather racy will
not be eliminated from that which will be
held to-night at Armory Hall. The tickets
to the ball announce that it Is given by
the Cosmopolitan Club. It is understood
that this is a successor to the “Club Uni
versale,” as some of the same parties are
known to be interested. The balls have
evidently paid or furnished a great deal
of amusement for their promoters, or
their repetition would not be so frequent.
TRAMPS ASSAULT A NEGRESS.
Neighbor* Rescue Her Before They
Accomplish Their Object.
Macon, Ga., Feb. 20.—T0-Hlght about 7
o'clock, three tramps, two of them white,
assaulted a negro girt in Blast Macon, and
threw her down. Inmates of several
houses in the neighborhood heard her
screams, and rescued her from the rufflns.
Later two white men were arrested, sus
pected of being the girl’s assailants. The
three men have been in camp near the city
for a week. They have no bed clothing
nor persona) effects. They slept on the
ground by log fires. Their movements
have been watched, and threats to arrest
them had been made before the attempted
outrage to-night.
Negro Pension Schemer Jailed.
Macon, (3a., Feb. 2u.—Rev. Kaigier, a
negro, who has been securing signatures
to a petition to Congress to grant pen
sions to ex-slaves, was arrested this af
ternoon charged with obtaining money on
false pretenses. The charges are pre
ferred by negroes who had subscribed to
the scheme.
Politicians at Macon.
Macon, Ga., Feb. 29.—0. B. Stevens,
Phil Cook, C. C. Thomas and State Treas
urer Speer arc here to-day, and politicians
say a conference is to be held to-morrow.
Ex-Senator Ingalls of Kansas is In the
clty, having come on legal business.
TOURISTS COMING IN CROWDS.
SOI THKHN Til \l\s ( \HKY l\G 11 \\\
PEOPLE TO KI.OHIDA.
The Travel Hemler Thun II Was t
the Same Time Last Year—The
Xorthnaril Travel Will lleuin In
About Three Weeks— President
W 1111 ainm of the taeoriclu noil Ain.
hnnin Here—Will llritiu a Party of
Stockholders Next Mon h.
Southbound trains are carrying big
crowds of Northern tourists into Florida
every day, and the passenger men are ju
bilant. Both the Paint System and the
Florida Central end Peninsular ltallroad
report that their passenger lists each day
are large, and officials say that the move
ment is considerably ahead of what it was
last year. Mr. H, C. McFadden, assist
ant general passenger agent of the Plant
System, says there can be no question
about the business this year being much
better than last. 'More people are coming
and they are coming in shorter time. Ev
ery train has a good crowd aboard, the
vestibules over both roads being partic
ularly well patronized. The tourists find
the vestibules comfortable and luxurious,
and they are the favorite trains from the
North to Florida.
The movement of the tourists is now al
together southbound, though the north
ward movement will open up In about two
weeks. When it once stnrts it Is rapid,
the southbound travel being no compari
son. The returning northerners flock back
In greatest numbers from March 20 until
April 1 usually, und northbound trains aro
crowded. When conditions a>-o as now,
tourists going to Florida, and when they
are as they will be later, all of them get
ting back to the North, trains run nearly
empty one way, and loaded the other. The
northbound through trains, with the ex
ception of local passengers, now carry but
few. In a short time the thing will be re
versed, and the southbound trains will be
shy on business. When traffic is like that
it would seem a pity that trains have to
return to starting points.
President John Skelton Williams of the
Georgia and Alabama Railroad is in the
city, having arrived yesterday from Mont
gomery, after a trip over the road. Early
next month President Williams will come
to Savannah with a party, including those
interested in the property, who will make
their annual tour of inspection over the
line.
The comparative statement of earnings
of the Georgia and Alabama for the sec
ond week of February has Just been is
sued. It is as follows:
| 1898.11 m. | Inc.'
j 458. | 450. [ 8
Week ending Feb. 14... |t2>,516|£3,<!02|*3,424
Two weeks ending Feb.l4| 45,840| 36,820 j 7,020
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July 1 to Feb. liT... jJ780,122 *1M,72,5130,393
Mr. H. B. Plant, president of the Plant
System, has returned with the Mascotte
from Honduras and has gone to the Mardi
Gras at New Orleuns. Col. B. W. Wrenn,
passenger traffic manager, is with the
president.
AT THE THEATER.
—
.Jninls Toting Will He Seen In “Baviil
Garrick” To-night.
James Young will be seen to-night in
“David Garrick.” A good deal has been,
said of Mr. Young's acting and Justly so,
for he Is an excellent actor. No one who
has ever heard him will say that he Is not.
He was seen here last year in “Hamlet”
and gave one of the most finished produc
tions of the play that has ever been seen
here. This year he will be seen in “David
Garrick,” in which he has made a hit ev
erywhere. The following Is a notice of a
recent production: “As David Garrick he
certainly struck a sympathetic chord in
the hearts of his audience, and at the close
of the second act received an ova lion that
would certainly satisfy the most exacting.
His portrayal of the various emotions call
ed for in this difficult piece was very tine
indeed; tho transition from assumed
drunkenness to the deepest of feeling
showed the true genius. Mr. Young wise
ly surrounds himself with a llrst-class
company, who give hitn the best of sup
port. Miss Ileda Louise Johnson as Ada
Ingot, Is one of the most charming ladles
seen on a Pittsburg stage and won golden
opinions by her splendid work. Mr. Charles
Pierson as Simon Ingot gave a character
sketch far above the average. Miss Edith
Harcourt and Miss Alice Newbegln os Ara
minto Brown and Mrs. Smith were fine.
Frederick Forrester as the dethroned star
Btirridge, made a good impression. Messrs.
Bokee, Bellair and Brooks,, as Smith,
Brown and Jones were exceff/nt cockney
characters." To-morrow Mr. Young will
repeat the performance of "David Gar
rick” at a special matinee, and in the even
ing he will present "The Lady of Lyons."
The Society of American Dramatists
awarded Mr. James A. Hearne the palm
for having written the best play of native
life known to the American stage. "Shore
Acres,” which will be seen here Wednes
day night, has certaily proven exceedingly
attractive, and the sixth year of Its exist
ence finds the public still Interested In the
guileless humor of Uncle Nathaniel and
love of Helen Berry and Sam Warren. The
slory Mr. Hearne has selected to set forth
In his New England Idyl is extremely sim
ple, but It Is told in such a straightforward
and honest way that Its very simplicity
appeals to the patron of the drama and al
most unconsciously one ts made to sym
pathize will) the characters Introduced in
the play, "Shore Acres."
Rich & Harris announce the first pre
sentation In Savannah of John J. McNal
ly's comedy conceit, “Courted Into Court,”
at the hands of their company
Thursday night. Little is known
of "Courted Into Court" ncre, but
It comes with the stamp of metropolitan
approval. The company which will inter
pret the play Is said lo be from the ranks
of the leading comedians and commwll
ennes in the profession. Among them are
Miss Marie Dressier and John C. Rlcc.
These, together with John O. Sparks,
Jacques Kruger, James 1". Callahan, Da
mon Lyon. John C. Borg, John Frees. Sally
Cohen, Clara l'alma, Agnes Miiton,
Blanche Verona, May IJuryea, Carrie
Francis, Marion Brighton and others, con
st! tuleaeompanyoffunjnakers.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
Thu fit-
A good idea
is to keep some Pearline
i a sifter, ready to use for
washing, dish-washing, etc.,
ou sprinkle a little over the
instance, and then just wash,
h a wet cloth. See how t
:onvenient to use than soap,
ng of the easier work !
buying and using Pearline
/. |M | V, washing clothes, and not for
i*/ I ’ll* 1 • kinds of washing and cleaning,
, . */' ••*,* 1 you’re cheating yourself out of a great
• f ** , # * * * deal of comfort and economy. mt
Six Working Days.
Take Your Pick.
Select one of them and call to see ns.
On next Saturday night our CASH VALU
ATION SALE will close. We calculate
that by that time our winter suits and ov
ercoats will all be gone. The furnishing
goods. including SHIRTS, UNDER
WEAR, NECKWEAR, UMBRELLAS,
GLOVES, COLLARS and CUFFS, will bo
placed back at regular prices. Now's your
saving time.
IF YOU WANT OITIR BARGAINS YOU
MUST COME THIS WEEK. DON'T
MISS THE OPPORTUNITY.
Metropolitan Clothing Cos„
121 Broughton St., West.
MCDONOUGH & BfILLfINTYNE, W
Iron Founders, Machinists, ■ I
Blacksmiths, Boilermakers, manufacturers of Stationary and
Portable twines, Vertical and Top Running Corn Mills,
Sugar Mill and Pans. SHAFTING, PULLEYS, etc.
TELEPHONE NO. 123. ■
THE 1 ARANTINK question.
Hr. IJrnke of Georgiu I'rmrnt* tn
Argument lo the Committee.
Washington, Feb. 20.—Dr. C. M. Drake
of Atlanta presented his argument to the
House committee of foreign und Inter
state commerce on the question of quar
antine regulations Saturday afternoon.
Proceeding him several distinguished phy
sicians of different parts of the country
appeared before this committee and ar
gued on one aide or the other of this Im
portant question, which is now before Con
gress.
Nearly all of the speakers favored a na
ttonal quarantine law. Among those who
spoke were Surgeon General Wyman of
the United States Marine Hospital Ser
vice; Dr. Doty. New York's health officer;
and Dr. Horibeck, the heaflth officer of
Charleston.
Dr. Drake was last on the list of speak
ers. He presented a strong written argu
ment favoring the CafTrey bill, which pro
vides for a national quarantine. In the
beginning of his argument, Dr. Drake
pointed out the many troublesome and
vexatious delays and Incidents
caused by the peculiar local
quarantine regulations in some of the
Southern towns and elites during the eid
dcmlc of yellow fever there last fall. He
called attention to the utter disregard of
health certificates of state authorities by
local health officer* In numerous Instances.
The destruction of United States mall, ow
ing to the refusal of the local health offi
cers to accept it from New Orleans and
Mobile, was also called to the attention of
the committee. Atlanta had thrown open
her gates to the yellow fever refugees, I>r.
Drake said, and had thereby suffered
greatly In a commercial way. After At
lanta has acted thus generously. Charles
ton and Alabama cities unjustly discrim
inated against her in the matter of ship
ping merchandise.
Dr. Drake said that the politicians and
health officers who were on salaries were
the only ones opposing national quaran
tine. The people, che manufaciurlng and
commercial interests, were In favor of It.
He called attention to the importance of
early action by quarantine officers In the
event of an epidemic breaking out. With
national regulations under charge of the
marine hospital service an epidemic cou\d
more likely be checked at once and pre
vented from spreading.
Dr. Drake was In favor of the govern
ment defraying all the expenses of quar
antining. as prolapsed by the Caffrey bill.
The Mobile quarantine convention, to
which Dr. Drake was, by the grace of
Mayor Collier, a delegate, was fully dis
cussed by the doctor. He virtually charg
ed that there was an effort on the part
of Its promoters to pack It with local
quarantine advocates, and supporting this
charge, lie read from the Constitution of
Jan. 30 a local slory containing a letter
addressed to Dr. Mcßae by Dr. Saunders
of Mobile, one of the callers of the con
vention, which asked Dr. Mcßae's Influ
ence in having men appointed as delegates
whose views were moulded In favor of
local quarantine. Ho showed that the
majority report of the committee on reso
lutions, favoring the Spooner bill was de
feated, and a substitute adopted, which
declared for neither bill.
The Spooner bill. Dr. Drake said, creat.
ed third House of Congress. It proposed
to create a commission of flfty-two mem
bers to be composed of men selected by
the boards of health of the various states
and .territories. In times of epidemic,
when prompt action would be demanded.
it would take from live to six days to
convene this “Third House" of Congress.
The Spooner bill, he said, was Impracti
cable.
As to how tho South feels in regard to
this question of quarantine, Dr. Drake
said there had been a radical change in
public sentiment, brought about greatly
by the experiences In the epidemic of last
fall. The people, with the exceptions he
had named, politicians and salaried health
officers, and the press, with only a few
exceptions—were In favor of national
quarantine. Many commercial and other
organizations have declared in favor of
Dr. Drake closed by urging upon the
committee the necessity of Immediate
action on this most Important question
The committee will probably be some
lime In acting upon the bills. There are
numerous measures on the quarantine
question before It. but the Spencer and
< affery hills are the most important ones
The sentiment of the committee seems to
bo for a national quarantine law.
CHAHMIXO WINTER CRITSSL
Plant Steamship to Encircle Cuba
mid Take In .liiAnalea.
Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Fla., Feb. 20.
—Announcement Is made that the steam
ship Mascotte will leave here about March
3 for Jamaica, going across the Bahama
bunks via Cape Malsi for Port Antonio,
where passengers will be disembarked, go
ing either by rail or carriage to Kingston
driving through the Castleton Gardens and
Constance Springs. After a stop of about
three days the ship will leave Montego
bay returning home via Cape Antonio, thus
encircling tho island of Cuba.
LOCAL PERSONAL. ,
Mr. J. F. Williams of Palaky was among
the visitors who spent yesterday In the
city.
Mr. p. A. Mock of Sylvania was among
the guests stopping at the Pulaski yester
day.
Among the guests registered at tho
Screven House yesterday was Mr. Percy
Youmans of Palaky.
Mrs. Marie Louise Myrick, editor of the
Times-Recorder of Amerieus, Is In the
city, stopping at the De Soto.
The Bulloch Times says of Dr. A. F.
Boyd, who will succeed to the practice of
his uncle, the late M. L. Boyd: "It is
with regret that the people of our county
learn of the departure of Dr. A. F. Boyd,
who has recently moved to Savannah. Dr.
Boyd has been a practicing physician
among our citizens for more than ten
years, and has by strict Integrity, gentle
manly bearing and close attention to his
profession, in which he has been eminent
ly successful, merited their unbounded
confidence, which was evidenced by the
large and remunerative practice that he
received, both as a physician and surgeon.
Dr. Boyd Is a nephew of the late Dr. M.
L. Boyd, who died last week in that city,
and to whom our people were deeply at
tached. Dr. Boyd is In every way quali
fied for the work in his new field—having
had a large experience as a practitioner#
as well as being a graduate of the N< vi
York Polyclinic, and has taken special
courses at the same institution since his
graduation.. The Times, while sharing
with the people of Bulloch county Its re
gret at his departure, congratulate* the
Forest City upon the addition to Its med
ical fraternity, and bespeaks for him A
bright and successful career.
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