The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, July 23, 1900, Page 6, Image 6

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6 A TEXAS WONDER. Hall** Grrat DiacoTtry, On© email botxle of Hall's Great Dis covery cures all kianey and bladder troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes, •eminal emissions, weak anti lame backs, rheumatism and all irregularities of the kidneys and bladder in both men and women, regulates bladder troubles in chil dren. If not sold by your druggist will be sent by mall on receipt of sl. One Mnali bottle is two months' treatment, and will cure any case above mentioned. Dr E. W. Hall, sole manufacturer. P. O. Box 629. St Louis. Mo. Send for testi monial* Sold by all druggists and Solo motto CCt, Savannah. Ga. Read This. Covington, Ga . July 23. 1895. This is to certify that I have used Dr. Hall's Great Discovery for Rheumatism. Kidney ar.d Bladder Trouble.- and will Bay it is far superior to anything I have ever used for the above complaint. Very respectfully, H I. HORTON, Ex-Marshal. THE NEWS OF THREE STATES. HAPPENINGS IN GEORGIA, FLORIDA AND SOI Til < AHO LI N A. New Boat Company nt Columbus. Narrow Escape From n Terrible Death —'lnn Utrnel in Ills Hill. Flagler's New Re aid cnee—Work ing on Removal of .Florida's Capi tal—South Carolina, Stnte Alliance. C arolina’s Short Railroads, Washington Gazette: Judge T. H. Rcm neti instituted suit here yesterday in the City Court, through his attorney, Hon. J. E. Strother, against Mr. E. S. Johns, for damages for defamatory words spoken. He has also sued Mr. \V. H. Ba®.ett of Uncoln for libel. He sues each tor $5,000. Where Pope Brown Stands. Sparta Ishmaelite: The people of Pope Brown’s bailiwick wnnt it understood that the putting of him on the Reilroao Com mission doesn't take him out of the list of available candidates for governor in 1902. Well, why should it? Wind Blows From a Well. Jasper News: While A. N. Shepard was boring a well on Bob Buckles’ place a few days ago his auger fell through n space of about six inches when at depth of about fifty feet. A gust of wind came puffing up and since that time has con tinued to blow from the well without ces sation. The force of the air is sufficient to blow a whistle and a ten-pound paper bag placed over the hole soon fills and bursts. The well is a curiosity and the source of the air is as yet undiscovered. She Wanted a Divorce. Atlanta Journal: A letter was received at the executive department yesterday from a woman in South Carolina asking if Gov. Candler could procure her a di vorce by signing a paper. The woman is living away from her husband at preeent. Divorces are granted in South Carolina only on certain grounds, and the writer of the letter, who is originally from Georgia, evidently believes the Governor of this plate can come to her assistance. She gives as her reason for waning to he di vorced that ehe desires to marry again. Burned With His 'li^. DeKaib New Era: Hast Friday night the old Caldwell mill, near Stone Moun tain, which was being run by Mr. Henry 6ea. Jr., caught fire and was burned to the ground. Mr. Seay was in the mill and was burned to death. Mr. Seay was be hind with his grinding and was running at night aild the supposition is that he went to sleep and left the mill running and the grain ran out. and the friction caused by the mil rocks rubbng together started the fire. The loss is estimated at about $2Ol. No Insurance. We extend our deepest sympa thy to ihe grief-stricken family and sor rowing friends. Ront Company Organized. A charter has been granted the Mer chants and Naval Stores Transportation Company, of Columbus, und a meeting of the stockholders was held Saturday. There were 127 shares of stock represented. After electing the directors and going through with other routine business, the following officers were elected: M. W. Kelly, president and treasurer; A. D. Covington, vice president; W. R. Moore, general manager, and GeoVge C. Palmer, ©ecretary. This is the company of which , Capt. W. R. Moore is at the head, and through his efforts it has beert got up.* They now have two elegant steamers in course of construction, ut Jeffersonville. Jnd.. which will be ready for operation about the last of next month. This will j be one of the beet equipped lines on the Chattahoochee river, and will run inde pendent of all others. find n Narrow Each pc. On Thursday afternoon Messrs. Clabe Bateman and.Zack Hays went up to Mr. Mek>y Jackson's mill, five miles from Byron, in Crawford county, for an after noon’s fish. After they had tithed for an hour or so with indifferent success. Mr. Bateman decided he would go in bathing end entered the water just above the mill. Mr. Hays and the miller remained at the milk After Mr. Bateman had swam around a short while, he was in some way so overpowered by the undercurrent that he lost control of himself and was carried with terrific force through the water trunk, which measures eight inches by twelve inches. Mr. Hays heard the mill slop and two or three screams in quick succession and rati below to find the hor rible sight of Mr. Bateman's body half out of the water trunk, having passed the distance of eight or ten feet through the trunk of the above dimensions, and he a man weighing IMO pounds. He was soon rescued from his position and did not complain much when asked if ho was hurt, hut replied that he had been "through the mill." He soon felt sore and had to be taken to a room and given a bed at Ihe home of Mr. Maloy Jackson. A physician was summoned, but no bones were found broken and he was taken to his home. FLGRIDA. Congressman R. W. Davis Is nt his home in Palatka, having arrived from Washing ton about a fortnight ago. It i* understood that he will take a very active part in the present campaign. Found for Senator. J. E. Pound, editor of the Suwannee Democrat, announces in the co'umns of bis paper that he will be a candidate for the nomina ion of Senator in the Demo cratic primary toon to be held in his county. Mr. Flagler'* New nemidencp. The foundation of Mr. Henry M. Flag ler's new residence at } aim Beach was laid last week. It is aaid that ibis resi dence will t ji a beauty; and. when com puted will, with the tropically-laid out grounds around it, cost nearly half u mil lion dollars. A Larky Editor. Lake City, Florida Index: W. T. Henry sent a melcn io this office last Saturday that was a whopper sire enough. Two negro* s rolled it upstairs, and it furnish ed refreshment for a large crowd. Many thanks Mr. Htnry. Mr.y you five a thou jand years ands nd us j' st such a mel n every year for all that time. Ocala After the t npltnl. Jaeper New*; Ocala is out for the cap ital in earnest and has flooded the state with circulars, showing a map of Florida surrounded by a wheel, Ocala occupying the center or hub. The Ocala Banner save: "Ocala is going to have the capital if it takes every foot of real estate and every dollar of personal property within her in corporated limits to get it. She is going broke or win—and is going to win. The arguments and the odds are all in her fa vpr." A Rig; Starch Factory. Volusia County*Record: Manager War dell of the Seminole Manufacturing Com pany 1s getting everything in readiness out fit the factory at Stetson for convert ing the cassava crop of this section into starch. Th* company, alone, has 500 acres under cultivation. The factory at Step son cost, in all. exceeding $50,000, and is by long odds the best starch factory in Florida and one of the largest and finest to be found in the South. Big Reward for Booker. A circular has been issued by Sheriff John W. Hogan of Putnam county saying S6OO reward wiil be paid by the sheriff of Putnam county for one Eli Booker, a ne gro man, who, on June 14, murdered a young white man by the name of Julian R Smith, at Palaka. This description follows Dark, ginger-cake color; hight about 5 feet. 8 or 9 inches; weight 145 to 155 pounds; square shoulders; walks ere t, bmping slightly on left leg; rather sharp face, with rruan expression; small mus tache; raised about inch long, just above eyebrow and n ar cen er cf fore head; age 28 to 30 years; has been em ployed as turpentine hand and steamboat fireman. Hcmovnl of the Capital. Jacksonville Metropolis: The Executive Committee of the Capital Removal Asso ciation held an important meeting at noon to-day, which was well attended. A large number of letters from prominent citizens were received, which gave the committee much encouragement. These letters come from all parts of the state, and give the situation in the various counties. The opinion prevails that Jacksonville will easily secure a majority of the counties in the state. The committee to-day ie eeived samples of their campaign buttons, and ordered 500. which are to be used by 1 members of the association in this city. These button*! have the initials "J. C. A." in monogram, and arc very neat. The regular buttons for general use are in red. white and blue, and are lettered, "State Capital Jacksonville.” Ten thou sand of these were ordered, and will be judiciously distributed all over the state. SOUTH CAROLINA. Aiken Recorder: Mr. Harrison Butler, of this county, has on his. farm near Hamburg an up and field of twenty acres . that has on it prdbab y the finest cr p of corn in the county. A number of far mrrs have examined it and estimated the yeld at not lets than 100 bu-bels per acre. Xo \ew Guns for Militia. Adjt. Gen. Floyd has been trying to get a supply of magazine rifles for use by the militin of the state. A requisition was made-for 200 of the latest magazine, rifles, but a letter was received stating that the guns could not be supplied, as they were not available. Will Pay Ten Per Cent. By an order from United States Circuit Judge Simonton, received In Charle.-pm and filed Thursday, depositors in the de funct American Savings Bank •will be paid a dividend of 10 per cent, on claims which have been proven to the court This is the first payment allowed deposi tors since the hank failed. According to the report of Col. James E. Hagood, be fore whom claims had to be proven, the total amount on which dividends wtll be allowed is something over $123,000. The reveller.- have in Lank mere than $17,000. From this amount the dividends for de positors will be drawn and the balance will go to attorneys, of whom there are many. Just how much more money will subsequently go to depositors of the American Savings Bank is problematical. Trngetlj- In Union Comity. The tragedy at Carlisle, Union county, resulting in The death of two negro men, the wounding of a young negro woman, was a warm denouement to a marriage ceremony about half concluded when the balls began to fly. This was on Wednes day night. On that date a young negro man named Sims, son of Giles Sims, eol ord, of Spartanburg, went to the house of a negro named Jeff Tucker and ac companied his daughter out for a walk. They made for a church and parson, but Tucker caught an inkling of the matter and went out to hum for his daughter, armed with a pistol. He found the par ties in the act of being united in mar riage and proceeded without any warning to fire at Sims. Sims was family wounded, but managed to secure his own pistol and return the fatal fire, killing Tucker. In the melee the, wounded bride was wounded. Both men died shortly after the exchange of shots. Many Short Railroads. The building of short and connecting lines is going on all through Ihe state. A charter was grant and some time ago for the construction of the Paragon Railroad, which is to run between the kaolin mines of Aiken county anti the main line of Ihe Southern. Friday a charter was i ste I to the Winnsboro and Camden Railroad Company, w hich Is to construct a line be tween Camden and Winnsboro. The im pression is that the line is to be a. link of the Seaboard Air Line and that it is to be operated by that system. A charter fer anew road to connect Union, Spar tanburg and the neighboring towns with the Seaboard Air Line is also pending The work on the Charleston extension of the Seaboard Air Line, which is a most important link, seems to have gone <iu et ly along and the expectation is that there will be some developments in that connec tion quite soon. The Southern Railway Is hard at work on its extension from Al lendale to HardeevilH, which Is to be on its Savannah extension, and there is talk In railroad circles that the Southern will go further south than Hardecville. which is the terminus of the present extension. The Stale Alliance. The next gathering of consequence in Columbia is to be the annual meeting of tho State Alliance, which is to be held in the hall of the House of Representa tives on the 25th inst., Wednesday next. Though the sub-alliances in many coun ties have gone to pieces and not a few have abandoned thetr organization, the leaders say that the attendance at the j state' meeting will be large. No doubt | the gathering will be somewhat larger i than that of last year. There will lie a | reason for this, and it is to be found in | the fight over the disposition of the funds ; of the exchange. There is now on hand some $’.8,000 in cash. There has been a warm discussion recently over this money. When the alliance was all-powerful some j years ago Ihe alliancemen all over the state took stock In the exchange, and now otter the lapse of time some of the holder* are dead and some have moved from the state; others went In with their fellow-memhers of the sub-alllances and | subscribed for so much stock for the sub alliance. Long ago some of these sub alliances have ceased to exist. There Is a demand on the pert of many for a dl- I trlbution of the money among the orlg } Inal subscribers and iheir heirs. Exact ly how this can be accomplished Is the problem that the trustee stockholders will •ry to solve at the coming meeting Many wish the money to stay where it now Is and be properly Invested. > THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JULY 23, 1900. ‘THE FARM AND THE GARDEN. MATTERS OF’ INTEREST TO AGKI CTLTIRIST AND HOUSEWIFE. The Value of a Brush Arbor—lmple ment* of the Garden—Go©l Seed*. Saving the Soil Moisture— Hardy Oruugra for ll*dgM—Crab Gran* for Ha>—Sncee* in Market Gar den Infip—Cross-bred Hon* the Be*t. If we stylo a frame or place wherein we grow plants in the winter or early spring a "c©M frame," we might ‘with due propriety apply the term "hot frame" to one in which we grow plants in the heat of summer. If the one is Intended to protect from cold, the other is likewise intended ‘to protect from hoat. But as we might con fuse the tf rm with hotbed, which is a I well known application of heat to protect from cold, perhaps it would not be well to introduce the term hot frame into, th* vocabulary of gardening. Tn starting certain crops it is found ad vantageous to grow the plants first in prepared seed beds and afterwards trans fer them to the open ground. We get a ' much earlier start with certain crops in j the spring by sowing the seeds in frames or even in warm borders along a fence for by this means we procure even grown plants that we can set out about the time j it would be safe to risk the sowing of the seed In the open ground. It makes a dif ference of several weeks in the maturity of many vegetables. So in midusmmer, from the middle of June to the middle of August, by sow ing the seeds of certain vegetables in a place that is protected from the direct rays of the sun from 10 or 11 o’clock in the morning until 4 or 5 o’clock in the af ternoon, it is quite possible to secure germination and normal growth of plants when, if exposed to the steady rays of the sun, the young plants would be killed out even if germination hod been effected. In Southern latitudes a brush arbor for growing summer plants is as valuable to the garden almost as the cold frames dare for growing early spring plants. This brush arbor usually is most eco nomically made of pine tops or brush, but anything that will make intense shade will answer the purpose. The arbor can be made either along the fence or out in the open, but it is some better to make it along the west fence. It should'be raised about six feet above the ground, and can be any width or length desired. Under this arbor i is possible, with the aid of a little wafer, to germinate read ily seeds of celery, cabbage, collards, beets, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, kale, in fact plants of any thing that comprise the winter or fail garden, and that should be started anywhere from June to August. We have not tried growing onion plants thus protected in August to provide plants to set out in October, but we shall try it this season. Instead ©f waiting till Octo ber to sow the seeds in the open ground it would be a great gain to have plants of fair size to set out in October and No vember. It is quite possible, however, that it will be too warm for onions even under a good shade in August, for it. Is a crop very impatient of heat. Along with some other plants it requires a tempera* tuire of soil below 50 for good germination and growth. But with the other plants above named it is a great advantage. The chief thing to be done is to watch the young plants that they are not de stroyed by their insect foes, of which there are many at this season of the year and later. Tho proper insecticides must be ready to hand, to be applied with the sowing of the seeds and repeated as often as need be. Pyrethrum powder, to be ap p ltd with a 1 tile bellows is the most re liable, insecticide to have on hand. What ever wan t* is used for water ng ihe b ds or plan s should be tainted with kerosene oil or carbolic acid. A few' tar balls p ace i in the soil at int r as have a gord effect in keeping certain insects in check. The soil under the arbor should be deep ly prepared and pu.verlzed, then firmed with a handroller or tamper. Sow' tfcp feeds in four or five-inch drills about half an inch deep, cover and film, then wrater to satui at‘on. Have at hand some good mulching material to put between the rows of plan sand there will be less need for watering the btds. For most plants that are grew’n for fall or winter use there is no need to set out befo.e the last of August in our latitude. The chief requirements in gardening are: First. Good seeds. One should go to considerable trouble to s cure the very best. Thera are* a gieat many inferior seeds palmed off on gardeners and far mers and every year there are thousands of failures owing to bad seeds. Second. A good soil, well prepared, is the next requirement, and third, ihe next i-s good cultivation. No crop should ever be allowed to become weedy, lor it is much easier to kill the weeds before they come up than to kill them after they have taken a hold among the plants. Fourth. One cannot garden satisfactor ily without suitable implements. Besides the necessary hoes, there should be a garden plow, or wheel hoe. as it is term ed. A hand roller Is essential, a very heavy rake and a light one are neces sary. A grubbing hoe with a long han dle is a good tool to have at hand; also n pronged hoe and a pronged spade. A hand plow with its several points is an indispensable tool in any garden un der twenty acres. The soil being once well broken with the horse plow, there are many crops that can be carried on to maturity with this implement only, such crops as onion, celery, radish, lettuce,, etc., etc. Hlneklicrry AN tne. Mrs. M. B.: The making of wine is very simple. Pick over the berries and mash them and to each gallon of berry mash add one quart of hot water. Allow it to stand twenty-four or thirty-six hours, keeping well covered. Strain into jug or keg and to every gallon of juice add three (3) pounds of white sugar and one pint of rye whisky or a little less of alcohol. This can he left our if desired. Set the vessel away in n cool place, stir ring and skimming several times during the week following. Later on put up in clean bottles or jugs and cork securely. Craburas* for Hay. One of ihe most conspicuous errors of Southern agriculture is the practice of pulling corn leaves for fodder and neg lecting the crabgrass, which grows spon taneously after the corn Is "laid by," rays . farmer In a Florida journal. The leaves are an expensive feed when Ihe error of pulling is considered, and ihe weight har vested per acre is much below that of the hay. which might lie secured if properly managed. The pulling of ihe corn leaves it has been demons! rated by several South ! ern experiment stations, damages the grain In the ear fully ns much as the fod der is worth if not mine. True, it is not so easy to cut crabgrass among the stand ing corn stalks as it is lo pull Ihe leaves, but with the land left free of ridges under the system of fiat culture, a mowing ma chine may be driven through, cutting corn stalks and all; but the best plan for se curing bay is lo harrow the land smooth after the spring vegetable crop is harvest ed (this might also be done on corn land), VV. F. HAMILTON, Artesian Well Contractor, OCALA, FLA, Am prepared to drill wells up to an? depth. We use first-class machinery, can do work on snort aotlcs and suarante. satisfaction, allow It to grow up in crabgrass. and har vest it once or twice. Everywhere you will find this crabgrass A general yield is one ton per acre, but with fertilizers, it is doubled and trebled. Last spring I had a field of strawberries, but could rot renew it for want of labor. The leaf stems stood about four Inches high with the leave? email. T plowed be tween the rows and selected a threatening day for rain, and under and over *he leaves I applied by hand 1,000 pounds cot ton meal and 250 pounds sulphate pot ash per acre. It rained before we got through, but we finished the sowing in the rain. Result, we had an extra fine crop of fruit. In July I cut from this piece, of crab grass two tons of dried hay to the acre, and the latter part of September one and a half tons to the acre. We finished gathering our egg plants Aug. 10, the first being gross feeders. I applied to these 1.500 i pounds rot ton seed meal, 250 pounds bone meal. 250 pounds dissolved bone, and 250 pound* sulphate potash, this fertilizer be ing applied at several different times. From this land, with the tramping, pull ing up of dead plants, etc., I cut three and a hall tone of hay to the acre. Fertilizers ditl it. I had a large lot of different va rieties of pepper plants, fertilized same as egg plants, but had to keep them clear by cultivator and hoe. Not one spear of crabgrass came to hay, but I had the same amount of Mexican clover, showing that it must not be disturbed from it 6 first growth. A field*cured without rain makes a fine, bright, clean green hay when baled, but If it gets one shower of rain it is black ened. If over-sweated in tramp cock or mow', it will blacken. The rain does not les.sen its feeding qualities, as cattle and horses eat it just as well in this state it spoils it? market value more or less, ac cording to color. When put in ten-ton lots, it will ferment more or less, even when perfectly dry, but when sweated in tramp cocks, the best plan is to bale it at once. Saving the Soil Moisture. Capillary action, or movement of water in the soil, is due to the tension of soil particles. If the particles ore coarse, the action is weak, says the Tennessee Ex periment Station. If the particles are fine and the soil compact, the capillary action is strong and a large amount of water wall be held unless lost by evaporation. Moisture may be retained in the soil by subsoiling. plowing. harrowing, cult:- vatlng, mulching, rolling, and by the ad dition of humus or decayed vegetable matter. Subsoiling increases the depth of clayey and compact soils and allows more water to enter them instead of running off on the surface. Subsoiling is thus an important means of preventing washing, and it also enables- the roots to penetrate deeper, thus increasing the feeding area. Both spring and fall subsoiling are of ad vantage on stiff, heavy land. Plowing is an important factor in saving soil moisture. The reason why lands wash so seriously is that the plowing is too shallow’ and 1t is frequently done when the soil is In an unfit condition. The plow should be run as deep as possible, being set slightly lower each year until the top soil is eight or ten deep. The best plow ing is that w’hich leaves the soil in the finest state of division.Cloddy or lumpy land cannot hold a large amount of water; therefore it is important to plow when the land is neither too wet nor too drj*. Land should be harrowed after plowing before the clods become hard and difficult to crush, and the surface made as fine cs possible. Frequent harrowing of lands already planted will check the loss of water. Orchards, especially those con taining young trees, will be greatly bene fited by harrowing at brief intervals until midsummer. The disk harrow is besi adapted to clayey soils. The disks should be set at such an angle that the entire surface will be tilled. Asa saver of soil moisture, however, the disk harrow is con sidered inferior to the Acme or spring tooth harrow’s. If the land has been put in proper condition early in the season a spike tooth or smoothing harrow will be all that 1m needed during the summer. The frequent cultivation of hoed crops is necessary to prevent he rapid evapor ation of moisture. Tf the ground is suf ficiently loos? an implement with many small teeth should be used, as such a cul tivator leaves a finer soil mulch than one with large teeth. A soil mu’ch 3 inches and ep is more effective in saving moisture ihan one of less depth. The land should te tilled after every lain, whether the fall is heavy or light. The object of culti vation is to destroy weeds and to prevent the formation of a surface crust. This crust if allowed to remain unbroken, fa vors the cap! lary movement cf water to the surface of the ground, where the moisture evaporates. Use the cultivator several times between rains, if the inter vals are long. Rolling is an advantage in preventing the loss of moisture trom u.a not compact enough tq hold much water. The com pleting of such soil? by repeated rolling decrease* the amount of w’ater that pass es through them and beyond the roach of roots. When object of rolling is to save the so 1 moisture, a tooth harr w should be used if possible after rolling, so as to form a layer of loose soil on the surface; otherwise rolling will decrease the soil moisture. The roller should be used with caution on clayey lands. The purpose of using the roller after seeding during dry weather is to compact the soil, thus increasing the capillary action, which carries the necessary amount of moisture to ihe seeds to cause germina tion. The roller is sometimes used after the plants are up, which of course favor? the rise cf water to the young roots. The adclt on of humus to soils deficient in or ganic material will greatly increase their capacity lor hold ng water. This may be supplied by using vegetable mold 10 cover crops, rotations, green manures and sta ble manures, says a bulletin cf the Ten nessee experiment station. The Sucre** in Market Gardening. For success in gardening of any kind one must have a rich soil, a favorable situation either to the market or to cheap transportation lines, and then a clear conception of the best method of raising the right crops both in abundance and in quality, says the Indiana Farmer. As suming that he first two nre supplied by nature, it may be worth while to consider the methods of cultivation. Market gar dening is essentially intensive farming. No man can make a success at it in any other way. Large expectations nre look ed for. bin to obtain these the soil must be most 1 berally treated. Not one crop, but two and three a year must be har vested from the land, and no soil can pro duce more than one crop unless culti vated thoroughly and manured persist ently. The man who goes into the work with the Idea that if ho succeeds in rais ing a good crop of tomatoes, potatoes, let tuce or other vegetables he will have a successful season, makes a great mistake. He must raise one or two crops In addi tion on the same land. Often the first and earliest crop merely pays for the mn- Inure and labor of cultivating and harvest ing. The second crop may pay for in terest on money invested, taxes and the j owner's time and labor, and the profits rest entirely with the third crop. There is first the importance of getting ! a crop of early radishes, lettuce, beets ; or other vegetables in the ground so that the crop can be harvested in time to transplant from the green house or cold frames the young plants of the next crop —say tomatoes, lemons, egg plants or | other mid-summer vegetables. It is then necessary to consider the third crop, a j fall or early winter harvest or turnips kale, spinosh. pumpkins or late peas In | order to crowd these three crops into one ! of ou< short seasons it is not only neces i snry to enrich and cultivate the soil to ; the highest point of perfection, but it is j necessary that one should plan far ahead. | The whole year’s work must he laid out i beforehand, and everything should he j done like clockwork. R**eda of coming \.rops must be planted so they w.lll pro- duce crops ready for transplanting at the right time. When one crop h? harvested the next must be ready to clap in its place. A delay of a few days may make all the difference in the w’orld. It is also necessary that the modern market gard ener should have plenty of hoi houses, cold frames or gre*n houses. He cannot get along without them, for while one crop is ripening in the garden the must be sown in the cold frames in order to save time. It is in this way only can we expect to make gardening pay in our Northern and Western states where the seasons are so short. Cro**-bred Hog* the Be*t. While the pure-bred pig may be the best for the fancy breeder and represents the highest s ar.dard. the cross of a thorough bred on common stock will give the bo t ; e:-ults in ordinary farming, says a w’rlter in an exchange. This is a matter that 1 aves little room for doubt, and 'the most sjcreesful farmers make the most by ju d:ciot£ly crossing in this way. The thor oughbred does not in one case in a hun dred po?*fss ad those qualities of hard nes? and power of growth essential to gen eral use A g-.od deal of the fancy stock is anything but sui ed to ordinary far mers’ needs, and it is a mistake for anj* except a professional breeder to attempt io handle them alone. There is, of course, a difference in the fancy breeds for cross ing. and one must certainly use good judgment in this work. I think. howev*:r, few' will dispute me when 1 say that a farmer will always te in gett ng Ferkshires and Poland- Chinas. These two breeds seem 1o be ;he g neral favorites in this country for go and and sufficient reasons. Both breeds will give go?d and quick results, and when fed liberally and pushed to their utmost they will yield very similar results. Now, to my way of thinking, a cross between these two breeds will prove of evt n more value than either breed alone. Although somewhat similar in the r manner of de veloping ar.d fattening, these two breeds have their special qualities which realy distinguish them mere than any external mark. The tendency of young Berkshire pigs, when turned into the clover fields and fed only a little feed through the summer, is to grow lean ar.d lank, form ing a fine carcass for fattening purposes laier. This tendency to leanness. however, is somet mes too much emphasized to siii •ho farmer, and he wishes he could re form it. Now' a cross with the Poland- China will show just this reform needed. The cro'S w.ll hold up better under sum mer feedii g than the pigs of either br?cd. In crossing any breed it ia always well to know’ just w’hat you are doing. The parent* may rot be thoroughbred, but their ancesTV should* be pretty well known. To take any kind cf a hog and cross it with a pure bred mate is to bring into existence an uncertainty. The pigs may prove satisfactory ard again they may not. The ri'k is almost too great t) run. Ii is not a difficult or expensive rr.at t r to secure good hogs for breeding, and often the crosses between good breeds can be obtained at little less expense than crosses between common, worthless pigs. In selecting the an-imals the qualities of the parents raus. be considered from an other standpoint. Net every breed make? good mothfrs, and this is important. Vie know* the Berkshire sows make excellent mothers, a.nd they are. also prolific. Hardy Orange* for Hedge*. About ten years ago several parties hereabouts set out plants of the hardy orange to test its hardiness and its de sirability for hedging, says Joseph Mee han. Coming from Japan, there was rea sonable doubt of its standing our climate. Its very thorny character and bushy growth was evidence enough of its fitting the requirements of a hedge if it hue proved quite hardy. Well, after the test of many years, it has proved entirely hardy for this vicinity, and this being the case it is fair to think it could be used for hedging further North than this. It does not hurt a hedge plant if its tops are slightly hurt in winter, as this acts as a pruning, tending to make the plant more bushy. This plant seeds freely when but of a few years growth, so that it can be grown in quantities at a cheap rate; a something quite necessary when a hedge plant is thought of. The first year of its seeding life is apt to find it growing very late in the season, and this immature growth will be somewhat hurt in winter. But when a year or two have passed by and growth becomes hard before freezing weather sets in, there is no more damage of tops. The winter just passed through was quite severe, 10 to 12 degrees below zero, and below' zero for forty-eight hours in succession, yet the plants over one year old were not damaged in the slightest de gree. For Pennsylvania and places in the •.'ame latitude there need be no hesitation in planting it No doubt readers will wish to know in what way it possesses merits the Osage has not. It is in its stiff *r growth, its immense spines, its bright green wood, sweet scented flowers and small oranges. The flowers and fruit have nothing to do with hedging quali ties. but anything planted for utility in the way of fencing may as well be ornamental at the same time. The oranges are round, about six Inches in circumference and of a dull orange color. I regret to add they are not fit lo eat, being very bitter. It has been found that it stands prunning well, becoming quite bushy in a short time-. Its growth is so stiff that nothing in the world would force its way through an established hedge of it; the branches i*re really almost immovable, the side ones as well as those of the center. Neither the Osage nor the honey locust has anything like the stiff character of this. It is true (hat live fences are but little called for now. wire superseding them, but many a one likes to see a hedge, and many a gar den is the better for having one aroundd it. I can safely recommend this hardy orange for the purpose. Oranges are some of them known as Limonias. and this one is found in many lists as Limonia Trifoliata. Asa single specimen on a lawn it is a something unlike any other shrub. The Value of Glycerine. A teaspoonful of glycerine in a cup of hot milk or cream will at once relieve the most violent attack of coughing. -This is a simple, easily-obtained and harmless remedy. Equally simple and quite os effective is the use of a diluted glycerine spray through an atomizer. This is applied di rectly to the inflamed or (irritated sur faces, and gives an almost instant relief. In attacks of influenza, sore throat, anl other troubles, glycerine mixed with three times its hulk of water, boiled and cooled, is an invaluable remedy. A little practice will enable the pat ient to apply the spray, and the soothing and cooling effect is remarkable. t are of Iliillm. Care of summer flowering bulbs, such as dahlias, cannas, tube roses and gladi olas, is but very little trouble and can be very successfully done, if one is careful to follow a few simple, directions. I re member the first dahlia and gladiola bulbs I had. 1 knew nothing of how they should be* treated, and 1 separated all the dahlia bulbs from the main stalk, and put them and the gladlolas away be fore they were dry. The result was I had no bulbs 10 plant the next spring. All bulbs should be spread out in some place, but not in the sun, or where mice will get at them-for mice dearly love bulbs—to dry. They should be stirred once a day until perfectly dry. Do not separate your dahlias or canna bulbs, un til you are ready to plant them next spring. Do no< top any of your bulb? too close. Leave that to be done at plant ing time. By tbit time the tops hot should come off. will readily peel off from the bulbs. I have ruined several fine tube rose bulbs by topping too close. If you <*ut Into the bulb it will rot. When your bulbs are dry. pu t them in a he*vy paper sack, a flour sack being the best, TORTURE! ’ BESIDES the dangers and dia fignrements of Blood Dis eases, the Banting and Itch lag Skin Eruptions are among SE-fN the most acote tortures. The strongest systems soon collapse Pn p (Eippman’s Great SfefcJ •r. A • Remedy) is a safe jjpfcjgflL; ('f and certain care for yery Skin Disease, whether ter- u I*\ K C taring, disfiguring, humiliating, >A \* 'Jh- _S'), 'Uvs3lsE'‘s'rf Itching, burning, bleeding, scaly, EsgjaK pimply or lotchy—in fact, from *3 12? pimples to the most distressing Siff eczemas —and every humor of the \ blood, whether simple, scrofulous PU TANARUS) . Purifies the blood, * ** builds up the weak gives Strength to weakened fejpftif nerves, expels diseases, and in- SjmHaL rfa, ' j) sures health and happiness where sickness and despair once shut j * | out the light of life. I of §•. •vi.jfwP Sold by all Druggists.' $x a D|/la bottle; six bottles, S S . * LIPPMAN BROTHERS. ft Sols Proprietors, iUno..***. SAVANNAH. O*. L 1 ■■r I I MMmai 1 ti.ij REMOVAL NOTICE. We move back to Broughton street Oct. 1. Our lo cation will be 112 west. We don’t want to spend much money on drayage. Therefore have decided to sell entire stock at ZERO PRICES FOR CASH, and will make accommodating terms to time purchasers. Our summer specialties are Awnings, Mosquito Nets, Odorless Refrigerators, the only kind; the Puritan Wickless, Oil Stoves (Blue Flame) for cool cooking. You know where to find us. FIRE PROOF SAFES. We carry the only line of Fire Proof Safes that are for sale in the State. We have a stock of all sizes and a visit to our establishment is cordially invited. To be prepared in time of peace is our motto. Get a good Fire Proof Safe and you will never regret the invest ment. Do not buy a second-hand safe unless you know it has never been in a fire. We will sell you Iron Safes as low as the factory will, with freight added. LI PPM AN BROTHERS, Wholesale Druggists and Wholesale Agents Fire Proof Safes. and put them in a dry cool place where they will not freeze. W. A. B. Farmers, Keep Bees. While it is not practical for most farm ers to undertake to keep bees extensive ly, many of them could keep a few col onies without much trouble and thus pro duce sufficient honey for home consump tion. It does not require much work to care for a few colonies of bees, and there is as much profit in bees, for the labor bestowed, as there is in anything: else I known of. The honey and wax ore not the only benefit to be derived from these little workers. They are useful agents in the cross pollination of flowers. It used to be thought that they were an injury to fruit, but careful investigation has shown them to be of great advantage, especially to the horticulturist. The com mon black bee cannot work on red clover, on account of not being able to reach the honey. The Italian bee works on red clover. The Italian has the advantage over the native black bee of being able to rid the hive of the bee moth. All bees will work on crimson clover. Among the forest trees that grow' in West Vir ginia, maple, poplar, bass wood, holly and many others which might be mentioned afford valuable bee pasturage. Oat 1 Smut. The loss from smut in the oat crop Is said to he. or to have been, some $18,000,000 per year in the United States. Estimates made in Kansas placed the loss for that state a one at $1,382,328 in 1888. at $500,554 in 1889. and $911,299 in 1890. In Indiana in 1889 it was estimated at $797,520. and in 1800 at $690,352. In Michigan in 1891 it was esti mated at $BOO,OOO. and in 1892 at $1,000,000. Whie these estimates are approximate, they are likely to be less rather than above the actual injury. They represent the percentage of crop damaged, hut there is another way in which future crops -are reduced by it. Seed from a field where there is much smut result* in more smutty grain the next year, and if ihe crop is sown again on the same field, ihe smut will appear even when clean seed D used. By the use of one pound of formalin in fifty gallons of water, the formalin cost ing 60 to 75 a pound, and simply springing the'seed, mixing until all ore moistene:! and sowing seed on clean land, this trouble may be prevented. One gfll'on of water Is enough to moisten a bushel of oQts, so that the cost of treatment need not exceed a cent and a half per bushel. If the seed is to be drilled in. it should be spread and dried, but this is not neces sary when it is to be sown broadcast. Tlie Scrap Rook. Thinning of Fruiits—Professor Van De man. in Vick’s Magozine, calls attention to the neglect of many otherwise intel ligent fruit growers, to thin their heavily laden trees or vines. He says: “There is nothing lost by pulling off one-h.!f or three-fourths of a big crop of fruit. It may look <iike waste, but what is left will grow to almost the same weight as the. whole amount, and it will be larger, of better quality and worth much more. PeachcfJ, apples and pears, should be thin ned to not less than six Inches apart; plums to about half that distance. Fruit grown this way Js a delight to see and eat, while the small stuff groum on a crowd ed tree or vine 1s often of a little value." Cut Worms—The following cheap nnd simple remedy for the destruction of cut worm*, given in Farm and Home, is worthy of trial: Cut worms often do very great damage in gardens, as well os in field crops. In the latter it is doubtful tf any effective means of destructi<# can be adopted on account of the cost, but the New Jersey station find* wheat bran ALWAYS ON DECK. mixed with Paris green on effective reme dy in the garden. Prof. Smith says the worms like bran so well that they will find it if within five or six feet of them. The bran mixed with Paris green at he rate of fifty pounds to one. should placed in piles ten feet apart over the field or truck natch, a very small handful in a pile. The worms leave the plants for the bran, and fall victims to their appe tites in a manner almost human. Care of Greenhouses.—lnsects and fun gous diseases are bad enough in the open field, but much worse when they get into the greenhouse. An occasional scalding of the benches and shelves, and washing them down with a solution of carbolic acid or sulphuric acid, will help much to keep them out, hut if this fails it may be necessary io cleup them out. removing the earth and putting in a new* supply, then close .and fumigate with burning charcoal and sulphur, taking care not to inhale the fumes, or let them get into an other house where the plants arc. Re move earth from all pots, wash them with carbolic acid solution, wash off in clear wafer the earth from roots or plants, and repo-t in fresh earth. Much work it is. but whnr is the use of a greenhouse when plants will not grow. Destroying Weeds and Rushes.—New Jersey has gone farther in Its war against weeds and insect pests than any other state wo have or read of. It has enacted a law that is to become opera tive next S ptember, that all owners of lands bordering upon public highways shall clear them of weeds, bushes and briars. If they do not do so, there shall be a committee appointed by the town to employ men to do so, and the cost shall be assessed to he land owners. This is a wise law, and the example might well be followed by other states. These he " * rows of weeds and bushes, either ins id* or outside of the fence, are of no use ex cepting as n harbor for insects, fungous diseases and weeds to seed adjoining land, or lo be transported along the highway to fields where they are not wanted. This cleaning up may cos* the farmers some labor, but heirs will be the benefit in the end. Bug Catch rs—One time I was viewing the corn fiell ar.d found several tcads in search for water, in a very dry dmc I g3t them in a bi/cket and took then to my garden. We sunk a half gallon cup; kept it filled wi h water and introduce l them to it. The first I net Iced ih?y woi" eatchirg ihe me'on bugs. They evtn eat the gr_<n cabbage worms and no more worms and and I sec. We coul 1 see th m catching worms and bugs late in the even ing and at night. I am very careful not to injure a toad when working in my flow’d gard<n I th nk the toads are th* greatest collectors of Insects on ihe form, unless it is the Wrens. These build in old cofTe’ belle’s hung on the garden feoe*'. One n w (May 2) has a nest in a b il®*‘i with three eggs. Volli’i'. We solicit articles for this deportment. The name of the writer should accom pany the letter or article, not r.eee eerily for publication, but as an evidence of good faith. Questions and communications relative to agricultural on.l horticultural subjects, tf addressed to Agrl. Editor, Prawer N. Mllledgevllle, On., will receive immediate attention. Clilcr. We have a nice line of cider In bottles, pure and genuine, from the celebrated establishment of iloit & Cos., of New York. The Russet Cider and Ihe Crab Apple Cider are very good. Llppmnn Htos., cor ner Congress and Barnard streets, S vannah, Ga.-au. '