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THE NEWS OF THREE STATES.
AM) DO IT II l AHOLIAI.
|*rlnn U nuiril for r|l. 1 ren
• han't H onilni*ir’
Galrorrrt In l)fath-H lilw *
r<4a l Lampkln-lani |iu Hunter*
4 nni til In n Trap-Rla Klngllah
(anghl nf Miami-Hah) (•* Mixer
Dpnon-Thr \mm In ( am-
Hna.
J. C. Clark of Turn* il Hill. ki!M
• c Omivivllli b' \\> m i.- I A* antic
Railroad train Frktft) rln? \*rk ai*
tuakeman on a • Kb: tr.r.f. ai *l a •
working with a r -r K- ot or* of th*
ram at he rran#f.u >.?•!. in ih* n rthrm
| k *rt of town mwmm 11 "ohr k in
woma nay Min car t ui* ml ha K on
turn whan h* tin* 1* °
If is aii<l, and ha aar badly rru** od.
dvtng freon the Injuria* tr*Mjt 4 © cio *<
eh la momma Oatk •?* A.* > i* old and
I**'** 4 wife aid two rhiktrvi).
4 trnalldf
Rnm* Tribune The r<appomtment of
]|an Jndaon C Clem* ?w m h member of
o* Internal* Canmeft’* Commliaion. 1*
an emlnen ly e*-fi>lble or.** Mr Clemen'*,
ha* nerved in tm* poalilon for n ver *1
y.tr, and ha* given -anpf a-Uton H* <
Int i
vo*ved. and hie (oniinuaii r n n • rn
n‘:oner wlli pie**. <verv *♦ tion f the
©ountrv. Mere m h hofyr I her* D a
feeing of ftratlfl limn hi thle evid* •
of ih** dm4nltrallon corfkhi • •> Mr
t'lementa' ahi lit lee T mount nn •** t.
ar he hae long been term*-*! If* i Itlxen
M a horn every Homan fe* i * Juet pride.
I.a 11 ***•-r* Alayer in llnna
Trlry Qrlflln. who Conductor
R Marlon Latimer. of tbe Southern flail*
wav, on Oct. 27 lt. ard an a mount of
a, noen conviction appeared In the Mrn
lf* New* wfl on Saturday, eentep. #d t>
h- narg.il Jan H. The courtrwm wm
l*ackei| arl th*** who mere ej*** * *t: *.
aay thaf Griffin *llrpavl won l rful
nerve, showing not the lean sign of mo- ,
• but rather seemed un onverne*! alotif
hie doom The vend; • at and senteti . eat
lrfle*l nearly every one who h.is a* y
knowledge of the crime, and It Is b*
lleved mat the defendar. r* . Ive* the fu.l
measure of Justice
*nlrtle nf lira. Morton.
Mrs Jennie Morton, a widow, living
near Lumpkin. ommltt-d sul. lde U .1-
rtewlay by drowning herself in a pond. A
• horr w hile ago *he 11 tempted sui l*l* by
t uning her throat, but nr** unsu re*til.
Hhe was living at l.urnpktn at that time,
but her family moved her to the roun*
try. thinking a chan. ♦* would help her.
She left her home Wednesday and ene
was tracked across brf che* and
to the pond where her body was found.
She laid her glasses on the dun ard
Jumped in the pond at t 1 • deepest j ar*.
Her mind has been unbalanced ft*. one
time.
f*l. %ndere**n'w I’nniTnl,
Col. William \V. Anderaon. one of the
oKk*st lawyers in Georgia wm burled in
Greenwood Cemetery in liarnesv|l!t Fri
day morning He died W< dnes‘lay even
ing at the home of his daughter M s
K. W Row. of that city, where he !uu
realded the |*ast two years, lie was horn
near Madison. Morgan county. Aug 21,
U2h making him over **• years oil at
his death. He was educated at Mercer
whea It was I oca tad at Pen fie Id H fore
his twentieth year he Joined himself to
the practice of law literally as a llfa
work, having devoted about sixty years
of his eighty years of life to this pr>-
feeslon Col Anderson was a unique
character Am* ng the many chars -eris
tics of the man wa> a sense of honor,
which perhaps was never more marked in
any man than In him
Silver *er%lee for Grinil Juror.
Macon Telegraph; Yesterday morning
when the gr ind Jury finished up It* work
Solicitor Hodges asked Juryman A. D.
t’alhoun to r .und up. ms he had several
Purges against him. and If they were
true, he tu<i a presentment to give him
Mr Calhoun ros* from his chair, turn
ing very whit** in the face, and Is*fore be
could recover himself Hollcttor Hodg's.
In a very graceful and complimentary
manner. Rrmutsd him with silver t* a
service In behalf of the other jurymen.
The reason for this Is that Mr. Calhoun
wll| on the lkh of th.- n><>nth 1* . 1 M
Holt to the altar. Mi *■* Unit is the
beautiful and accomplished *lughtr of
Mr. and Mrs. T (1. Holt of Walden, G.,
Mr. CallvHHi w :.■* th* *i!y sing** man on
ihe jury, but h** will in a short tlm* be
a benedict. He U one of lUbb's ptominent
farm* rs.
Pension (nr I rrnihnn'a U lilnw.
An effort Is being ma*)e to hive th*
government pension Mm. Frank Cren
shaw. wife of C.ipt. Frank Crenshaw w .
died in Aihirtg in August ?f * • .ids re
ceived while fighting in th*- Phi.tppina
Islands The details of how Capt. Cren
shaw was wound* 1 and how h- aft* •
ward* died- re fault.lor to the people .f
Georgia After suffering from his wound*
for several month# in ih I’hllippln*-** he
was brought to Raw Francisco. From
there he was brought to Atlanta and un
operation performed. !!*• die*! In iw.
dayc after rear*bin* Atlanta, as n rewutt
of hts wound. Paissnirrn on the ship
wMh him rejfort th: h* wi- ruelly
treated by the ofh ers In eommuxl of
the ship. It is believed that t'oiigrt '*
will grant n p- i rlon of ITS ** mvith to
tils widow* who ht several small children.
The Georgia congressmen will make ev
ery effort In her behalf, ms will mjny
officers of t..** I’nited States arm).
FLORIDA.
lee*Mirg Commercial: Correspondence
la going on lie tween prominent men her**
and n steamboat lm* tn regard to navi
gation on th* up|M r Qckkiwoha It may
not be long Mure L**tdiurg liter* hunt.*,
as of old. will iw* receiving freight from
Jacksonville all the way by river It will,
too. open up the most attractive tourist
route tn the state, for the run down
with a thre -mile current w -uid not be
long enough to become tiresome.
Tle rrlae King; Flsli.
Miami Metropolis: The record has been
broken at king Ashing b> Mrs. B. |.
fb-ehe. one of Mi.mi s most imminent
and popular lady tourists. Iler husband,
who Is very fond of fishing himself, will
WSPi
Psil^,
Does yourhead ache? Fain back of
I your eyes? Bad taste in your mouth?
I It’s your liver! Ayer’s Pills are
I l) v * r pills. They cure constipation,
I headache, dyspepsia, and all liver
Ls°!HPljjint. 2*c. All drur.Rists.
w.nt jr.ur ..... .m-h, *r bMUUtuI I
E?J. Th.n u H I
BUCKINGHAM'S OVE MSU
i.fcyr r f-*i * - - *
time-not dirt.
"%.'#ea,rllrie
•rdflivor to “catch up during the sea
son or 'break a line.'* Mrs HecbCs * atch
w.s mad*- last .-utur liy, Just cit-;*lc the
l**\ arotu.d < a4*e Florida Th* ptlx** was
4* f* et i>ng and wt-igm and 4 |smn<> wlien
brougtkt to the Hotel llbtaynr i *t* in th*
day, where it was d;>*pL)>**i luring th*>
# v**nlng to th** d* light and surprise of sli
who look*d up* n tut* magnifl* *-nt >, • -
r. Aloikg d* *,i 4 ttg it lay tw •
others of weights ot .■*.** un i li pounds
*•.- h. the thr*- in.ising a total of 731 g
pounds.
Military for Inmunrntlnn.
Bt. Augiiatlne Itecor*! The Ht Augus
tin* Rifles have received an Invitation to
atteisl Ah** luougurui eretnom* * at Ta!
hha**-*<* In January As yet the rornfMny
bus r* 'urned t *i -w*r to th*- invitation
hut the prev.idtng ■‘entiment among the
l> -s .* .p ing The InvHatiotl has
t>* n extended to tr •* FI rat llcg.ment, to
\ri>us compel'') have ignlto-d t: ir In
t*ntiott of g<*.;.g It I almost certain th**
k> a. otnpany will ( til In hire and
- tt • rig.rneti, t?n* §; *** -f in wilt
Ih* shortly dvlded m* a n*** ting of the
' ompajiy. and if .i *ifti* iei.t numier of
numbers to make . pr* -*'ilabh* r inpany
, ... b • *■•
represefttail. If <p t*l with the m*n-
Im is, iitki only 4h< (WlrllMt rued go.
Transput tall* n will be furnished and the
rtmi*nny wi.i t*< iind*r no • xiwtiso ev*
< ept for incidental*.
Ilnhy Uni If* *4l%er kpoan.
Tsmpn Tribune Hevernl day- hco the
Tribune contained the story of Htmiitl
Na ... nee hmlfh, Who was bom Ih l
*umm*r on the Ore.tn Steamship’s liner
Nacoo- he* and *hi b*t* n* *l a* -ordlng y
The arth > went ori to tat* that tla
employes of th** Ocean Hi* unship Com
pany at Savannah hal sent t* Tl k>*t
lit M< F old* * of th* riant Svs* m a
s. silvt r *i*on t* be rti'livfrol t>
Runnel Naooochee with the .miplnont'*
of th* line. Hut Samuel .N; *> ■**• coiul
not le k>*a(**l. his parin’* having re
n>o\*-<l t* uiother lew i i;\, 'Fh** la> 4ft*r
lh- story i|rpeare| in the TrF'une, the
proud fat iter of the prou*ier •*aby at!*l
ti|**n Mr M Kadd*n and cot the * • ***n
Mr. M l adtlen . oriipanl* 1 Mr Hrnlth
t id: iim. and tat** that. 1 i Sa.a
mle Na *> •** fairly cr* wd with dc.ignt
when the -ouvem was presented' to him.
Tamil, Hantera In n Trap.
Three a**ll know-n eltlgcns of TY*mta
were grreeted at Punta Gorda Friday Im
medtaely ujton tlie tr arrival from a hunt
ing expedition In Lee county, an I suffer'd
detention at the harul, oT the officer, tin- j
til proper btH could be arrangt.l. Tlve i
trio wa, c.,nue„ and ot I. S. Gulden*. ]
whole-ale merchant; Henry F. Snow. ;
traveling ~,.*-mafi. ntd Mr la*-!cr. trav- |
rllnx e.i|p*mn. When h- three gen
ii men arrived in Punta Grda iftcr a !
more or leey .in■cer'.tul hunting tour In !
the wild, if Dee. they foiiiel the aherlff j
awaiting! th*m The aherlff had t.-l.*-
grnphtc advlcea from the aherlff of Icc
county, a-klnv that they *■* arrc’* ■!. on
a charge *f violating the game law Th
protninent Tampaßea were placed under
arre.t and. ow.ng to \tloue clrcujn
atance, It wax Rome t.m*. bef re th- y se
cured hail. They refused to make state
ment* In regard to the manor.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Information ha Ju*t b—n received
at Vnlon that thru place ha* a population
of 3.*th This I, far be ..w what was ex
pected A conservative ctimaie put,
l ullin', illation til the neighborhood of
7.iai. It I. calmed eomclhlng I- evident
-1) wrong In ih, taking of Ihe nsux.
Want, to .loin Hlehlitttd.
A |e--it|on from Ihe rpialltte l voli ra of
flrookland. a town aero,, the Congaree.
from Columbia, a.-klng for an elec.ton a,
to whether thai township of Islington
county shall I-* annexed to Rich.and
county, ha, been presented to the -
~ rncr. The petition contuliia *l*tv-,lx
r.am*'- l*elng ovei t, e - (Il Ir* I of th*‘ tpi.ill
ff.l voter* of Ihe proposed area to l*e un
nexed, there being 111 nualllted voter, In
all. The area contain, *l* wiuare mile*
and taxable property amounting to *!'h".-
tn %,ilomobile Mae.
Columbia le now orguntalng a regular
electric automobile line. The puriKeie I*
to organise a $h (t*) ttvmpany. which will
operate (our or six electric automobiles.
The Idea Is to have these "auto," so tnat
ihe> can rented <>ut Ju*a a, carriages
are a* l!v*r> tables .Mr K It Clark,
who has done much towards develop*
Ing such vpectal Indusirb ~ Is al Ihe head
o? the undertaking Most of the stock
In the new company has already been
subscribed and the company will start
business e* soon us Ihe "autos can he
gotten there.
The Phosphate Ho,wily.
It ha* before been mentioned that the
phosphate royally* would likely to* very
much less this year than lasi Tht* con -
iltlton ll seems Is due Io lie* In.lb.llly of
the companies <o secure tmtioms for shl|-
plng the rock The records at the C.ipl
tol in <Columbia shew that up to Dec. 1
the stale has re eived In idioaphate royAl
ty Ihe sum of *21.27 .73. If the *am. -h w-
Ing for the last month of the yewr as
was made l ist December resubs the total
for th* year will n* at least S.S Saws
than last year l‘p to Dec. 1 la-i year
the r. -el|* s here *3l Sir. and the full
year's receipts were *39.379 TV
Tw, Mlaslowwrle* Morey.
The following from (he Yorkvll'.e En
quirer tells of ihe mairiag' in China of
Mi*-* Ella C. Davidson, w .to I* a mission
ary sent out by the Presbyterian Church
Of YotkviHe -MI'S Davtdaon is a
of Mr R. Sidney Davidson, nf Mim
naugh'* The bride has a number of
friends In Hcuth Carolina Many of the
Yorkvtlle friends of Miss El if David
son missionary of the Yoikvlhe I’ri s ,y
--terian Church In China, have received
announcements of her marriage. The an
nouncement Is 1 unique aff ilr. It cane
through Ihe po-e. ltlce last Monday Hls
on a scrap of Chinese paper of a quality.
which In this country would be very ex
pensive. and Is ornamented with wedding
bell* and monogram* of silver. The let
tering ts also In silver.
The "Hvensup HsM*lt.”
Greenville', famous "Swamp Rabbit"
Railroad I* before the Federal Court
■igain The road. It will he remembered,
was sold lo J.unie T William- of Gre-n
vllle. The tta k ha* I torn up an I
the property owners along tne tine ar
trying lo compel ih piti c iser* and pn
tent ownei > rebuild it and ojh-i n
the road. Tne ca** has tM'en In the court
for some tlnn Thursday Me,rs. H A
Hugood amt T I*. Cothran, representing
Jamc T. Wll.lam*. the nominal owner,
made a motion before Judge Brawiey to
strike out the answer of Messrs. J W
Barnwell and Jullu* Heyward, represent
ing R May* Cleveland and other owner*
along the line, heretofore (West. The
motion waa argued and the decision re
xerved Another motion relating to th
.
In th* city of Oreenvi:i# by th# Charles
ton and Wettern Carolina road wa* a.so
argued and taken ur.der advisement.
Dispensary Inx ratlwnllnn.
Gov. McSweeney will soon appoint two
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1900.
expert accountants to examine the hooks
of all the dispersarles. Inc.uding the main
dl*pen.- iry i Columbia, in a< or*iance
with an art i*.* . and at the |h* session
of the legislature The act provld* * for
a r* nnmeraf Son of $4 a day for ea h ac
count at for a perl*d of thirty dnvs This
will be the first Rivestigatton thai the
lisi*enary i>dsin *ver undergone,
oiher than the investigation and examl
t a tion of b<ok* by tnse regularly con
n ted with h* tyfUffl 'it- If treatlga
H*ifi is being awaited with grrat lnter*st
nnd much specu.ative opinion h being
indulged in as to the resud* that this In
v*sttg.ition will show The rg ponenrs of
the ->Mem of state m*i <;•.' of ihe 11-
qmr traffl** have long desired Just auch
an investigation as b about to be under
fhken witn me hope ;ht th- show.rig
w.ajid not prv* favorable Many of these
do not. of rour?** h irg* th* dlsicnsary
tr tors wMh n**gle of their duties or
with tn* w ilful ir o i tlon t* suppress
crime, but they f.r that the ln|*- tors
and others in authority, in their de-ire
tc mak* m favorable eh wing for fu* dis
pensarv. overlook, excuse anl minimlxe
many Irregularities, smi I perhaiw* in
thr mselve*. hut at the s tm*- tim* of much
moment, when taken roller lively.
Mtirtlrv and Its PNsUbMMt.
Edltur Morning News In your lasue of
Dec. 14 you write on condiltOCi'* In Kinse
w hen the acts of the Governor have pr c
-tlcaily act aside capital punishment. Th*-
Influence of such laws seem* not to have
prevented murder. If men will consent to
-xnmine and to learn the result of dls
ardltig the death penalty, In countries
where the experiment has been successful
for more titan a century. It wfj te foun*i
to *e trie*, that as capital ptmlahment I**
set asld** rigorous confinement repine*-* |
there murder* decrease. In K msas the
experiment Is new and ln*otnplel* VV>
must look abroal for conipltM* evidence
It tie Ft furnishes an obJe*'t lesson For
more than a century capital punishment
h *s I.* •■ t* iib.irlor.e I for all civil off* r.s*
t)th*r countries also show K.md results,
tml* r th** same system. With us the pie
of s* If-defense, so often successful In
e aring the offender, is a pro.ifl • cauee
murder. Tin* law should be amended
Hut there 1* greater ne.| for nn a routed
public sentiment, which shall force upon
n* h Irxllvidual more >f regard f<*r bun.an
life, ami shall make each m in Indeed hlj*
“brother's keeper.**
Kneloset list Is suggestive, end Indifitsi
that with or without the shadow of the
gi*lkws. men have not yet Warned the
lesson of human brotherhood
William Riley Boyd.
Number of murders In the I’nlted Rtates
In year HWV-T*hlcsgo Times- H erg Id.
1 Vermont * f *
2 N* w Hamie*!jlre f
3 Maine D
4 Wyoming 2-'
f Ihstrl t of Columbia 24
fi Idaho -•
7 North Dakota
H Ni vii.l i 3*
\rlxor.a *
10 Houth Dakota 46
11 Delaware 4"
12 Rfude Island .*-
13 t th *•
14 New Mexico
IT. t'onnecticut 73
10 Oregon 79
17 West Virginia *7
1* Montana
10 Ma**achueefts 9
2b Washington
21 N* w Jersey 11F
22 Wisconsin 14
23 Florida 167
24 Ml rnesvta 1W
2.'* N* *rska K'*
2-; i*wu io*
27 Michigan J*'<
flonth t’arc*lino 221
29 Indiana *.7N
150 Kansas 23*.
Si < 'ol' >rado F*.’
32 Vary land 2v*
: ; North Carolina 235
:tl Arkansas 3 *
3a \ irgtnlM J * r ‘
3*5 Pennsylvania 312
37 Illinois *-5
?.s Mississippi 217
39 Ohio 232
4" lg>u|siana **
41 Missouri “g?
42 < leorgia B*l
4 ’. Kentucky 39*
44 Tennessee 4ns
F. Ch lf. rnia 42!
4*’. Alalrsma 4*51
47 N w York 512
4H Texas I.H
not TMI-MI A II ASKIIII.L I.K AGI'K.
Directors Kleeteil nt the Meeting
Held In Atlantn.
Atlanta. Dec. IH.-At a meeting of the
representative* of several Southern cities
who are here for the purpose of organis
ing a Southern Baseball league, the fol-
Jowtng boartl of direclora was elected:
Abner Powell, New Orleans; K. H. Shan
non. Nashville: Charles Frank. Memphis,
nnd W 11. Ilardin. Chattanooga.
The umpire's salary was lixed at $l5O
per month with traveling exj>enses A
constitution nnd by-laws were adopted af
ter the usual form.
The farming of players Is prohthttad by
Ihe league.
A committee h.i been name*! to meet
here Mviiv’ims and moke an effort to or
ganise Atlanta into the league.
l-^istmun t uttun Mills.
Kastman, Cl.i . Dec. 10. At a mo-tlng of
tin* l*r* ; r of the Kustman t'oiton Ml i
Company, the follow.ng officers wer.
electe 1 M II Edward*, presklent; Ho
lierrman. vlc* president; 11. Peacoik
secretory and treasurer. The contract w.is
let to Thurman A Hro of Harmony Orovr
to erect the building Work will begin the
early part of January.
COrC PLAIN FACTS
r ft - t for me*.
M\ ncwcMt lt.K>k. “Manliness. Vigor anl
Health.*' should be in the hands of every
man, you-i: s .1 o.d. In the Pnlteil Hutrs
n %&£ * j ed years to
Jj eases of m**n
JB This book
T P gives valuable
Informs!ln on
J.Ncwioij il tihaway.M.l), prinart and
RDADDKR COM PDA I NTH. etc., ands
full of plain, sodd facts that every man
should know Do not g ve up ail ho[>e
and think yourself Incurs!* e because y* u
have tried other trtrmrn** In vain Send
for my i>ook and read t carefully. It wi*.
five you a clear under* ar.ding of your
condition and show you a way to a p r
feet cure and full restoration to health
and happiness This hook, with com ete
symptom blanks will be sent free in
sealed envelope to any addr#s.
J. NEWTON HATHAWAY. M D..
2uA Bryan street (Savannah. Oa
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN.
MATTF.R* F IHTERE9T TO 4GHI
- LTI RIHT 4MI HOI WE WIFE.
Mulching Crops— I.acres Is 4>hrs
m r—4*m|*b— 1 , -klMg Ihirka The
|.<nf—il|| I > I ••*•" slid lew
\siim-b—l liree t rp* n thr Sssie
I miml—< lilting 1 Ved Hslililts s
I'pst—Hsasre Needed for > ariose
i rapk
Whether mulching sn econ*Tmlc prac
tice or can !*e made such d* [*■ twls u|on
-“rtain im> ancea—the nature end
kin*! of crrg to e mulched and the ease
wih wnb-h the mat*r:l for tne purpose
ca r . be procured and applied. The moat
common use nf the mulch In the Is
identified wi h strawberry and Irish po
tato .lture and m good many persons,
no doubt, have had eome experience in
crowing tnese cr*jf*e with the <*.d of
mulchlrg.
It* the sfg-ing and summer we use the
mu. h with the id* a chiefly of retelnlng
the moisture in the soil for a longer pe
riod than j; olhi-rwis* wouit remain if the
-*d w eft without shade. In the win
ter tirn* w*- ue the mulch to protect
young plants frm old and to secure a
more uniform temper iture to the aurfa 4?
soil
There are numerous plants of the gar
den such as spinach, onion, peas, beets,
s ilstfy, et . which wt n young may eas
ll\ l*e destroy**! by cold as the resuN of
the soil freeaing and thawing, rather thun
by uny rfT> i> u|wn the of the
llant ms in the ca - • of toma’oe*.
To pr*>erve thoss hardy plants su*h a*
er>* named we u*., the mulch to prevent
that freezing and thawing which breaks
the young root* and thus severs their *on
nection with the soil.
W. can so mu h the soli that In our
mild climate will keep it fr*nm forming
a frosen crust at nil. or we n apply the
mui< h lifter the aoll has been frosen
and keep it from thawing until
the final - *>s*. of freeslng w**aiher. It Is
tii*- alt*-, i.at. fr* -glng and thawing of the
Mil. that works the *l,imng to our hardy
crops of the kfird-n and tne grain and
C *-\>r of th- fle.ds.
Here in h* South where we have any
real winter at all. which rarely occurs be
fore tin* la-t d.i\ *f December tile
■*id wave is soon follow ed by a
hut on**. Even when unj>rotected by
a mul< h it Is rare that the soli remains
Meadlly fr. sen for a week anywhere be
low Atlanta Asa rule, th** surface soli
will fre**x. and remain hard fmun for a
diy or two, then a hot sun will th iw
l* and keep ft soft for a w**ek or mort;
then another cold w ve of a day or two,
and thus it alternates.
To prevent this frequent alternation of
freeze and thaw Is the object of a win
ter mulch.
To an exten* greater or le-s it inn
economic m*-isur in the market garden,
and wttti certain sm. 1 fruits, though It
may not In* such for any of the farm
crops.
In the thickly-settled sections of the
country rn il hlng material la not easily
procured.
< nir stable manure will go a very li*tb
ways toward supplying mulch. The lit
tle grain straw, that of oats. rye. wheat,
et that is made, t more economically
used as forage for stock
By far the mot economical mulch /or
the Southern gardener or trucker is found
In our pine straw There are very many
truckers and gar lerers who cannot p o
cure it cheaply enough to allow of any
extensive use of It.
The majority of strawberry cultivators
however, can usually procuie a suffl'lenay
*f the stnw for their purpose A twro
bors* crate full-pa ke,!. ,iw li should be
for hauling, will go a long wavs In
mulching straw ernes and then al*o in
mulching along the rows of the early let
tuoe. spinach, beets, cabbage and the
young onions grown from the seeds sown
In Oetob* r or November.
There are no har.lier economic plants
than onion and spinach, and yet. whl’e
they are young and lacking In rtwg devel
opment. are * ustly heaved out by a good.
lar*l fretae.
A mulch of pine trw "•ufTI lent to hide
the soil from view oftener than not will
save both of the crops. A double hand
fil of pin** straw placed lightly
upon and about i calbogc or caullflow*er
p.ant will assure their complete protec
tion from the effects of a sudden oolu
wave In January or February
f late years It has been a common oc
currence for a normal February to be
followed by a severe cold wave ui March.
On several o*'* asins these have proved
\ry disastrous and 4li*-r<> Is little tliat
can Im* done In the way of antlcl|Mting
thes*- unseasonable freezes
The w.linings are not, ami cannot be.
timely. The plants of all kinds ape so
succulent they ore highly susceptible to
the effects of cold n< that period
For nr ate would be the grower who
is übundurtfly supplied with the ma
terials for mulch!: g nnd the force to ap
ply It promptly. A crop might be saved
that otherwise must be lost.
For “outdoor" seed-bed*, where lettuce,
onion* (from the seed!, cabbage, teats,
etc., were sown In November or * irlier.
the plants can *• carried through the
winter readily bv covering the plants with
traw. Si'utterlnff It over them g:aduaHy
until they are well covered. With a pitch
fork the straw c.in be taken off a** the
weather moderates, but there should le
no *ud!eti sxjvsur** io the sun's rays.
The mulch should be taken off Just before
the rain.
Lucern ii I’rliursrr.
“Real* r." Rolling*, (la.: Now that >*o*i
,i\e waited this long It would be safe
, tu wait until about the first of February
l>efore sowing the locern.
If ihe land is nicely prepared you can
well afford to sow the lucern broadcast.
F**‘ fully twenty pounds o€ seed to the
lt 1* well worth all the “pains*
you can bwtow ujon It. To insure a uni
form stand divide th** seeds; sow ten
ninds one wav and then ten the other.
,irun the land six! then roll It, roll it
even If you have to go five miles to
sorrow n roller. Of course the soli mun
ito fairly dry when you roll. If the soil
is light and has been well plowed, roll
i !>eth w ays. Do not plow In the seed*.
re u ‘'brush'* or light harrow to cover.
In fact you can dispense witn ihe cover
ing If you will give the soil a good roll
ing.
If you drill it in 2-fqot rows five or six
pounds of seeds will be sufficient. If
the soil Is light nnd also rich, by oil
ni*ans sow broadcast and use 13 or 20
pounds of seed.
You cn broadcast two or three hundred
pound* of cominer -ial fertlilaer on the
iml I’ofig in April or May to very great
dvsnmge.
If you can get a good stand on the
tr.o or three were*, we have no dou >♦
von will come to • k up*tn them as the
rmst valuable n’re> on ihe farm. Defer
he first cutting until It is bloomed all
ver. It should not be allowed io mature
any seed for several years.
Brief Notes.
Cure For Founder.—Alum Is ss near a
eeiflr for this trouble in horses ss any
time can be. A heaping teaspoonful of
owdertd alum three times a day and
•or.tJnued for several daxa. will street a
ure in the majority of coses
How to Busier .—tv her# a blister it
. rded for any swelling or formations
. n the Joints of horses and mules, use
he following One ounce cerate of can
tharldes ointment and one drachm of
htniodtde of mercury; mix. Rub tfka Into
the swelling and repeat in two weeks if
the first bils(er does not effect a cure or
lmirovement.
Feeding t'om to Horses ami Mules—
There is a gr*et d*al written against
feeding com to horses, and a good le.!
of the stuff that is printed on thi* sut.-
Jeci is nonsense, pure and simple. Com i
a fattening foo*l It Is true l>ut it c -n
--tains all the way from 5 to 14 per cent,
of muscle forming * lm*i.t. th* latter fig
ure b-m* ex'-eprtonally high. Now Tbit is
not a lu.nouslv small percentag* of pro
tein in the food for a working hors*- Hut
exi*erlence is worth quite as much a*
a* lontiflc th'-orlffl Thousands and thou
sands of farmers feed corn the year
round; their horses work hard and llv* s
long as hors*s generally do. As be
tween stuffing a hois- jrlih hi>. and
feeding it on corn, when it I* working,
we should prefer tne c*.*rn Hut the pioj*-
er thing to lu is to feed with mi fit tent
bulk to mak** it more *asily dig silble.
and to fur:. larger amount of pro
tein than it elntriin* We have never
found mora sat *factory way of fee.:
•ng corn to in Mirnmtr than to feed
•neal mix* 1 with cut hay. and wet <l*wn
I'nquestlonably oat* are l*ett**r horse
feed than corn, and when it possible,
torn meal an<l ground o,;s should be fed
together, hut that is not always possi
ble On most farms corn i* the most
plentiful, ar.d will be fed in spite of
scientific remonstrance. The questbn i*.
is the prn'tlce ruinous? The answer I*,
tnat while corn ;s not the t*est rati -n ••
is admissible There Is a vast difference
!>etween tolling corn to an active horse
aikl a sluggisli c>w t> W \V
There is a happy medium in all things
There is rtgh* way and there is a wrong
wav for many things
Corn Is not nn Ideal food, perhaps It
should not bn fed by Itself There is a
vast difference lief ween f • lng hel!ed
corn, mu h of whFh may l*e imperfect.
If not rotten, and feeding ’rn <>n the
ear any un soundness In which can l*e
read.ly observed.
Many valuable animals have been d* *
atroyed In this country In r*** ent years,
all the result of the very bad practice of
fetdurg shelled com Horn* years. • spe
cially. It win be found tda on** grain out
of every four of such com is actually
rotten. It requires . very do*** examb a
tion to kMermine how im|w*rf'ct shell* and
com is It Isa wonder f ha? more mitn • •
are not killed In th** csp* ially. for
most of the spoiled corn 1* worked off on
Southern consumer*
|*'ed on the ai tnd a Ion; with a Jus*
proportion of g>od Imi" or f ddec. there
is no better, no safer or no more econ
omical food for working horses or mule*
than com
This feeding on the ear makes a > <*’
difference Thus (fed N is easy t. s* Mrae
the bad from th** g <d, i. I It I* jus *-
economically f*s! that way as when shell
ed.
To have oar corn we must grow it our
solves, as it Is not readily obtained from
the West In hat shape.
Where |terfec(ly sourxl. sh 1 ••! cm car
be had It is a great economy to sok t*
before feeding it. and it is on e< unomv
to convert It into meal first. ar.l the in* i
should be well moistened at feeding 'ine
In rhis age of adulteration it * ilmo**
Impossible to ge* first class bread meal
rn less we meet certain roqu r nc i ’*
essary to securing it. It !• cert in!y n'tie
the |esa difH<ui!t to get i flrst-r!a* qual
ftty of shell***! corn f >r our stock.
Feed i nfllniff.
I have bren asked what a Iv intage
Is ia\ cutting feed; 1 won and say the pm -
cipnl advantage is the saving of w te
There la less opportunity f-r the stock
to pick over and select out the i*cst t in
when the roughness Is fel who'*' Then,
too, there Is a tetter ©pportunl'v for mak
ing up complete rations, is bran, mid
dltngs. coton feed and nd meil c*n all
be ued to a good advantage rather bet
ter than with the fee ] given whole
Clover hay and bran or middlings r in
fact, any kind of bar or straw .un
through a outing box and a small quan
tity of ground fee*! addel makes a good
ration for all kinds of grow in* carle
sheep ot horses. Fnthreshed oat* ran be
fed to a go-h! advantage In the same wv
In nearly every cjsc where grout 1 < and
Is fed it m i l pay to cut a suffl dent quan
tity of roughness to mix with it in (ced
ing All will be eaten up lean, b* more
thoroughly mast lea tad and ■••■tter di.** t
ed and the animal will secure a Drg r
smount of benefit, and at th. same time
save from thirty to fifty i**r ent of your
f**d. The more we !<**ok into th* q • s
tlon the more I am convln that if the
Intelligent, .•••onomi' fll farmer will *•'*
everything that grows on his farm suit
able for feed, in five year* he may be in
dependent; aide to k*ep a year s sup dy
nn hand to tide over an -■ aslonal off
vear when it comes Th* value fco n
f ~!.!.•• ;|.d 'C .tf ••■ ■ • • • • ■ 1 • •
a pulpy mass will *e aurprlsltig at i i*
enjoyable food for the animal ind a profit
able on* to the farm* r and breeder.
Wm. H. Patten.
Ilnliblt* a Feat.
We learn, says a Texas poper. that In
Navarro county. Texas, and eF* w het*
therealKXits. radblts are mor*- 1 rouble
some than for many ycars In boih or
chard aiwl gardens. What nr* the smn
boy* and the rlng-no'ke*i do* doing all
this time? Ha* rabbit hunting son* out
of style*’ or has the pie Man rabbit dag
given place to more highly bred inlnrv-'
Hu;, seriously, rabbits arc a nuisance in
an orchard, and if abated, measur* a must
t>e taken io render ihe trees distasteful
to them. There are a dozen or more
preparations that will protect th* tre*
Why not try soma of them? Kero.-lne
emulsion, colored with Venetian rad. or
perhaps any other red color, won *1 serve
well, as rabbits arc a fra).l of anything
r**d Hift l ashes, with a little crude ie
troleum, mixed and reduced to tn* in
sistence of whitewash; or common lime
whitewash, colored with mineral red. or
Hp inish brown, with a little crude car
bolic or cresyllc ald added, will keep
b'rer rabbit at a respectful distune* Any
thing of this sort should be applied wiih
a whitewash brush, or an old paint brush,
or with a swab of rigs tied to a stick
any old thing will do. so you get it on
from the ground up for about twenty
eight Inches.
Manures Needed for \ arlotis C rops.
h W. Eighty in the National H ackman
makes ihe following computations of the
fertilising dements In manure and those
required by various crop*. While we have
not compared them with (he tallies s- nt
out by the chemist* we presume h'- did
so. and (hat they are approximately or
rect. Five ton* of manure of fairly
kcad quality would furnish about sixty
pound* nitrogen, thirty poun is phosphoric
add. forty-live pounds jxvtash. An acre
of corn yielding a crop of sixty bushels
shelled corn per a* re would require
eighty-four pounds nitres ai. thirty two
pounds phosphoric ao 1. thirty-four pour'd*
potash In growing a good crop of wh* at.
thirty bushels to ihe acre, we use sixty
two pounds nit rug* n. twenty pound*
phosphoric acid ani twenty-six pounds
potash, while sixty bushel** of oats *o the
acre require sixty pounds nitrogen, twen
ty-two |*>tiixl* phosphoric m-ld :*t l rlfty ,
l**unds |>o4ash, and 90 bushels of )ot ?•■*•
th!r '-three pound* ni?rog*n. tw.*n:v
pound* phosphoric acid an 1 •* x*y- w *
pounds totash.‘* From thl- we s*e that
It would take the nitrogen in seven ton
of manure for a * rep of < rn of sixty
bushels to the acre If it received nme
from any o’her source, and seven ton*-
w'oiild furnish potash enough for 2b> hush*
els of potatoes if there was non* in t se
soil, while five tons would furni h enough
of all for the other crops, excepting a
Util* lack of potash for the oat j
many cases there would be a surplus of
the mineral phosphates and p>tis irft
to accumulate In the soil. When min ire
Is mentioned it does no: man straw c >
such manure as has beer, ffre-fargad un
til all the nitrogen In it ha* charged to
ammonia, and escaped Into the atmos
phere. nor would that which hid b**en
leaching under the drippings of the h*rn
roof, and run off most of its strength in
a gutter dug to drain the barnyard, o
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that one can wade through It. w.thout
sromg In noe than over the boot tops.
It means such manure as may N* mole In
a goo*! barn cellar or under a shed, or
nu h as Is taken out and ptst on the lull
I wht rc the crop Is to grow . before it has
If the *n* ts of rain or suffered o-s
I \ fermet ration If this Is correct, why
; should farmers keep applying twenty
**r thirty loads, not less than a <on each
to the acre, while from five to seven
, loids would have grown the crop?
Fig Troughs.
! A swine.raiser says: In fattening plsra
they should have the trough room >n
length, not In depth. The pig troughs I
a,., around the country s©**m many of
hem to have been constructed with the
t •( affording tut It u - emmodat *un
,j Ifi. fr , so deep Hid wide that the
tk headers right into them. The
m should tw in length, not In depth.
f..r il. kinds of pigs, ami the trough*
-hould he kept dean. Ihgs have the rcj-
Hitlcei of being filthy animals, but a
pig w 1 keep itself clean if It gets in
*truction ;n that way for a week, and a
good examrl*
Hoots for Hogs.
Much of the mortality among swine is
•hie to various ailments Induced by Indi
gestion; often the result of an exclusive
orn diet. Grass, shorts, pea meal tur
nip*. carrots, mangles, sugar beets, pota
to*** and artichokes ire all good, healthy
©eonomi al hog feeds, says an exchange
in*! the more the hog receives the health
ier lie will he.
Kvery wide-awake hog raiser will art
-1 mlt that growing pigs and fattening hors
•lo very mu •h ‘setter on mixed fe*d than
man all-corn *li* Mmy hog raisers are
Iteginning to rca.txe the error of feeding
id corn, and are feeding artichokes, tur
nips. p H. potatoes, etc.
After eight years' experience In growing
,the tame kind of .*rti* hokes. I have con
cluded that they are by far the cheapest,
inv’-i healthful and most easily gtown hog
rood ye: discover***!. My ’UT crop cost Icsh
than j <-* n*s per bushel. On April 23.
I planted n held of them on old worn
• u! ground, without manuring, and ob
tained a yield of BSO bushels per acre.
The artichoke I*. also a sure crop In dr\
years About the time pasture fails in
th** autumn, the artichoke pat h will be
ready for the hogs.
Artichokes are grown nearly the same
us potnt<*es. They may I*** (Kistured from
tct 13 to May !, where the ground Is not
too w-t or froaen t*x hard. Tame arti
chokes ar** very easily exterminate*! by
plowing the young plants under when
about a foot high. Or If the patch is
sown to oats, when the oats are cut, the
trtichoke t*)|s will be cut. and this ef
fects complete extermination. I have
trid several domesticated or tarns sorts
**f urtichok* -and *on. tide that the Mam
moth White French. White Jerusalem and
lied Jerusalem varies lea nr© !**st.
Old Disease* niiil >rw Names.
Farm and Fireside says: "Vans ago
such diseases as roup, chi* ken cho.era and
nnker were aln toe t unknown, and fowis
seemed to die natural deaths. unmolested
by any complaints whatever." Years ago
we had never hear*! of tuberculosis, spinal
meningitis or dlptheria, yet people am!
animals M**d as they do now. only youn
ger. hut we are not prewired to say that
they died natural deaths. We lo not l>e.
.1* \e the chan. ** of life is leiMenod because
the cause an*l charu ter of the disease 1*
lietter understood and n new name given
!it Once most casts of death freon causes
%
•. • .- I r.>\ :•!. r . in \ >.4
ivr of humans. in*l for the poultry and
mimals it wo- simply called "bad luck."
j for we never hurd any one own to bad
management in these days. Vnder th©
methods of half ivntury ago. when thoe
•tlsews*'• were not known by nitme. the
I mortality was not lees than now. as <•
can very well remember More died young
and I? w is a <*a*e of the survival of the
fittest," not thos<* fitted to be pro
ductive or to proluce a generation better
than themse’.ves. but those lest fitted to
• ndure hardship*, and suffer the privation#
incident to Instifhclent protection from
wewther. We do not think our new* breed*
of cattle or poultry to-day arc any le„*
hardy than the *r rub cattle and dunghill
f*>w*i that we km w* ns a hoy.
Three f rnp* on the Name fironnd.
Mr. II r>. Bundy and his son. Mr D.
H Bundy, know how to firm and when
to plant, says the Tex ts Firmer They
pro*luc© a ll|ri- more on one acre than
-ome farmers do on three, it seems Th©
fatln r was In to see us Tuesday and Is
authority for th© following
l.arly In the spring they selected an
a r* of good ground and plants*! the aam©
in Irish potato©* One hundred bushels
wu the crop that resulted from this
planning, and which was sold for 75 certs
;*cr bushel. Before the pot*toe were dug
water me lot a were planted along the rows
here and thare Later on whan the
tntoes were dug. tha watermelon vines
got a good working. From tha water
melons was realised IS: a flna pitch
of turnips la now to be seen where t *
watermelons wer©. and at the very leas'
estimate they can be retailed for £5
Around this acre are about twenty pea<-h i
trees, from which have been sold HO I
worth of (teaches. From another a era si?) j
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Reave Horton for New Y'ork (from ! ** v
Wharf, at 12fl0 noon). Dec. 19.
E W. SMITH.
Coniraettng Freight Agent. Savannah <
WALTER HAWKINS.
Gen-ral Agent. Train Departmr’
22* W. Hay ■(.. Jackaonvlll. Fir.
W. H. HJAIANTI
General Freight and P.aaetigr Am,
New Pier S3. North Rtver. New Y
worth of sugar cane was sold an i *ha
cane remaining waa converted Ini** •*%
.**d billons. Of thka ?(*> gallon** w h
sold. The local prl* - Is Ho cents jx* -
lon.
11m kc*rn| Honk.
Gape*.—Gape* among chicks is • i I
by a worm, or worms, which inf*et*T**
trachea, lali disease can best b* cure.|
hv taking a tight box about three f.•
lerg and one foot high and one foot w :.•
put a partition crosswise about 12 !r
from one end. made of lath or pouittv
netting. Then place s brick or m n
the floor In the small end of th*- ■<>..
after this tak‘ a piece of iron m l at
it red hot. While tlie ir**n
at h the ’hlcka thuf have the u ij** it I
place them In the lurg* en*l of t 1
Take the red hot iron, lay it on t ■■
*nd pour n teaspoonful of carl* i til
on It. Clowe the box for a minute • r tw *.
then open arid stir the chirks nt.: i
they wlll all inhile some of th** ga* a i
w.'l kill the gape worm If som* of
chicks are overcome, lay them out aid
they will soon recover agaui Do t
leave them in the box too long .a t <•
gas will suffocate them. The flrst <rea'-
ment goneraily cures, but if there snouk!
be any that have not been cured with
the first dose, repeat It g3in I uax
never heard anyone whorf trle<| this
that It failed.-C. A W.
The Imperial Pekin Du<*k —This popular
breed of ducks wos flret im * rte.l f \
Pekin, China, by James E Palmer f
Htonmgton. f'onn.. 1873. Since then they
have attained such wtdesprt a 1 { p ; *-
lty that they arr- to be found i
hamlet In the land. Peklns h**’.ong *ie
M.il'nnl family of du'ks w*l tn *>l**r r-i
creamy white, legs redlsh orange ar and im
same color, beak yellow*. ( lark In In
ior bill doesn’t disqualify acconllng • tha
changes in Standard. ma*le in ( , * % *i.ir !;,*-
j llp>. Tn© body must b- large, art*! th*
J broader the better. A f!o**k <r pui* I' -
, kine make a very pretty sight. Th* \ are
.'tardy and will *k> well on less water tha a
I vou would think they could K* p !•
• for them to lrlnk and they will ;* w il
(**cnt*nt They are gno*l layers, but in
our Northern climate they do no: g*-i*r
ally begin toying min h before Mar i 1.
j They will lay from ten to fourteen dozen
J: **ggs before quitting As f'ejr wlnci
are very short an elghteen-in w i
k**ep them |n. A |alr of fuh an * irds
%vlll weign from eighteen to tw*nty-tw
ftounds. It seems strange that Pekin
• lucks are never troubled w*lh dls**ise or
ll**e. You can houas safHy twenty-five to
f. ri\- dticka t*geth**r In On on*' In lo
lone drake being sufficient for five du- kt.
I Mick eggs generally hatch well, and tlvo
ivkin ducklings are not difficult to r.ai
The Pekin duck Is the bird used on 4.1
■the biggest duck farms and ranches In
the world, thus proving their good qual
ities and th*- great demand for them T;**
standard weights are: Adult drake %
pounds, adult duck 7 pounds, young drik©
[7 pounds, and young dock * pound- Th*
birds are generally bred very mu’n h*av
li* r aii*t I am In favor of the welg its
>M*ing raised as we can breed them far
heavier and still keep the syvnmetr) In
mating your breeders select good. larg-.
v'* il soaped fcmoliw. and beware of w ■
tMliw and crooked breasts. Alwav tr
to use birds with bill aiul beak fre.- fr© u
b.ack. There is a great future for th*i
imi*erial Pekin flucks.—Fancy Fw -
Tha Chinese la>ofa.~-The sponge or .11-
rag gourd Is doubtUss fsmill.ir to all our
readers. It is not anew gourd, but tb
Use to which It Is put now far exceeds
that of former days. The vine is n*w
grow n In city gardens for oniamen:. <n
fashionable residence streets U ie fre
quently seen dr.iplng two and thr*** -*t ,r >’
front.- of hnnd.oom*' luilldlnge an*l tr* i 1-**
*
in other gardens. Una vine to a yard m
enough. It rr.akeg ritmpiiii growth, tin I
one vine net only -ulll* es for orranc '
fMirprses, but affords gourds enough f f
ordinary uses. The use to which toe in
ner lining or oh©r of the long I * '
cftig-shaiied gourds are approprlitel w©
numerous. The gounls are cut o|H*n. ' "
fll*er or sponge removal and tlx w*eds
c leu tie, l out Th*n the fiber Is boilel *'■ 1
sunned. rej*-ntlng th* process '*i
days in succession It is is>i!e<l anl ‘* !
•*l like a pie*-® of cloth, dried In the *•
sun. ar.d left otit in the dew at n * ? t.
Bial in two or three days will be as wh '*
as linen or cambric. It Is not uncommon
to see rlosens of the#e spong**s wh
snow sunning and drying on he b- •-■*
or green grass in Ixuiislana and FI- !l
where they are prepared for us- A? '
this curing process they are cut
shiiiwd like a mitten, large enough ’
slip on ami off of a large hand. ;•! *'
lln*l with cheese cloth, and over tbit a
pl eof crash, th‘ edges securely ? l’
♦*| around and the open irt n*
bound. These Is*thing gloves are
sl!|qv>*| over th* hand awl are far t>
convenient than the ordinary spa -• '
both rag. The liber Is wiry and h.rs*
when dry. but soft as cambric when •
It lasts Indefinitely, and kwp# H* nwu
tlful snowy white color <*> tha Ut.
Mot I a*.
We eollclt Mritcle, for thu d,rer mni
The nimt Of the wrlier ihoulJ • :co f*'
peny th, or article. no
Cor publication, but aa au avidwice .t
cood faith.
QuMtlona and communlr.llon, r*>* ,,v *
lo aarleultunil and horticultural §ubj •
If etldrM.Ml to A>rl Kdltor, Drawer >.
M Uwltt.viiie, Qa.. will r#clve imroea * •
attention.