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NEWS OF 3 STATES.
HEWS ROTES FROM GEORGIA.
FLORIDA AMI SOI'TH CAROLIN A.
Burglars entered the room of Henry
Parker, an aged one-legged farmer,
near Bremen, while he and family were
at supper Friday night, and took away
a trunk containing S7OO. The trunk has
not been found, and there is no clue.
THIEVES GET 2."> V EARS.
Five negro thieves, who have been
systematically robbing the merchants
of Waynesboro for the last several
months, were convicted in the it>
Court at that place last week and given
sentences of from • twelve months to
303 months each, the aggregate sen
tences amounting to twenty-five years
for the bunch.
TO HE ATLANTA DAILY NEWS.
An Atlanta dispatch says: The au
thoritative announcement is made that
anew (taper will be started here, to be
known as the Atlanta Daily News. The
stall of the new paper will be almost
the same as the former Daily News,
with the exception that John S. Cohen,
now managing editor of the Journal,
will be editor of the new paper. The
new paper will be capitalized at $225,-
1.00, and all stork is non-transferable
for three years. Morton Smith will be
managing editor of the new paper. The
first issue will come out Jan. 1.
AIGISTVS POLICE RECORD.
The annual report of Chief of Police
Norris of Augusta for the fiscal year
ending Nov. 30. 1901. calls attention to
the d< rea'se of . rime in that city as
compared with the previous year. The
report shows the number of arrests 3,-
441. as against 3,473 last year; cases re
ported 1,830, as against 1,897 last year.
It also discloses the amount of fines
imposed $47,273.75. against $17,256.65,
amounts of fines collected $10,559.05, us
CRainst $7,292.30. He calls attention to
the fact that during the past year but
two homicides were committed against
eight last year.
MAKES MONEY AT FAIRS.
Albany Herald; Our hat is off to
Mrs. W. W. Monk, of Worth county.
She and her husband are farmers on
the hog and hominy plan. And they
are progressive, prosperous, up-to-date
farmers. Mrs. Monk may be the bet
ter farmer of the two for all we know.
But whether this be the case or not,
she is certainly a model farmer's wife,
and we note that she attends the fairs
and makes exhibits. She takes prizes,
too. We learn from the Worth Local
that Mrs. Monk has attended two fairs
this year and has banked over S7OO
from premiums on her exhibits, after
paying all expenses. Besides this she
sold a lot of her exhibits, realizing a
neat sum for the ,-aine.
GIRL AM) HORSE MISSING.
Wadley Banner: Mr. J. A. Butts, the
livery man here, has wired the au
thorities at Wilson, N. C., to hold Dur
ham, the man arrested there with the
supposed Miss Cropsey of Elizabeth
City. It is the general opinion here
that Durham is the “Dr. Calhoun" to
whom Mr. Butts hired a horse and
buggy for a few days, some time since.
The horse and buggy was never re
turned. but about the same time Mrs.
Clarke, who was Mrs. Kersey, lost her
daughter. Mr. Butts will leave for Wil
son. X. C., as soon as he can obtain
papers of authority, to interview' Mr.
Durham —"Dr. Calhoun" —and if he
proves to be the right man, Mr. Butts
will endeavor to give him justice. Mr.
Butts left Thursday night for Wilson,
N. C., via Atlanta.
VETER t\S' FEI D SETTLED.
The feud which has long existed be
tween the two factions of Camp 1094
at Augusta has been settled by the
report of the committee appointed for
the purpose by Gen. C. A. Evans at
the last encompment. The report rec
ognizes the Bryson faction as
1094, but gives the Harris faction' the
privilege of organizing anew camp,
should its members see fit to do so.
The S4OO camp fund is to be divided
between the two camps in the ratio of
43 to 24, provided the Harris faction
procures a charter within a specified
time. Otherwise, all the funds go to
Camp 1094. The Harris camp is the
one which always attends reunions
armed and equipped as veterans of the
sixties.
GEORGIA MASONS IN FINE SHAPE.
From advance sheets of the official
proceedings of the Grand Lodge of
Masons of Georgia some very inter
esting statistics of.the order appear.
Under the administration of* Grand
Master Max Meverhardt. there was an
increase in membership during the
past year of about 1,600. the first sub
stantial increase in several years.
There are now 21,000 Masons in Geor
gia. The financial condition of the
Grand Lodge is the best in its his
tory. It is estimated that there will
be a surplus in the treasury at the
opening of the next communication of
between SII,OOO and $12,000. Eleven new
lodges were chartered during the past
year. The trustees of the proposed
Masonic Home, of which Grand Master
Meyerhardt is chairman, have avail
able about $6,000. They hope to raise
an additional $2,000 within the next
few months, when the contract for the
home will be let. The location has not'
yet been decided on.
GETS BRIDE AND COMMISSION.
Swainsboro Blade: About the big
gest surprise of the season was the
marriage of Lieut. James K. Moxley
of the United States Army, and Miss
Annie Herrington, one of Stillmore's
most beautiful belles, which was sol
emnized at the Daniel House in this
city, Monday afternoon. Neither Lieut.
Moxley’s or Miss Herrington’s families
knew of their intention till a few min
ules before it cumo off. and their
friends here and at Stillmore and
Wadley, were just as much surprised
f>s the relatives. Mr. Moxley, with his
pretty bride, went direct to Atlanta,
where he had been ordered to -report
at Fort McPherson. He has been as
signed to duty In the Philippines, and
will leave Atlanta for Kan Francisco.
His bride will accompany him to the
Philippines, where they expect to ar
rive about Jan. 20. after spending
Christmas in Honolulu. Mr. Moxley Is
a son of Postmuster Charles Moxley of
Wadley. and a nephew of Tom B.
Moxley of Swainsboro. Four years
ugo he joined the army as a private,
end went to Liuba, returning a few
months later, and upon being dls
' barged after the Spanish-American
war. rejoined the army and was sent
to the Philippines. He advanced rap
idly, and was held in high esteem by
the officer" of h's command, when he
was discharged last spring. He came
home and was manager of a dppart
t Bi-000 Purifier
andsl si Druggist.,or Muled.
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EiITMAN BHWg., PvuUi.ro Agnu
■avaonub, Ua
ment store in Greenville, Ala., when he
received his commission as second
lieutenant in the regular army.
FLORIDA.
Kissimmee Valley Gazette: A gen
eral meeting of the members of the
Stockmen's Association of Osceola
county was held in the Town Hall on
Monday, at which a letter was read
from Maj.
attorney for th-- association, tender
ing his resignation and recommending
the dissolution of the association, for
the reason that the object for which
it was organized, namely the suppres
sion of cow stealing, had been accom
plished as show n by the records of the
criminal courts. Votes of thanks to
Maj. Abrams and the officers of the
association were passed and a resolu
tion adopted declaring the dissolution
of the association. Since its organi
zation. three years ago, the associa
tion had collected and expended $3,200
in criminal prosecutions.
THE KENDALL-STEFFEE TRAGEDY
Kissimmee Valley Gazette: The
tragedy occurred in the Steffee home
at Shingle on Monday afternoon about
4 o’clock. Miss Steffee and her moth
er were sitting sewing at opposite
ends of the same room jvith their
backs to each other. Kendall came in
with a shotgun and said he was going
out to get some quail. As he was
going out his gun went off and shot
Miss Steffee in the back through her
heart. In a t/-*w seconds Mrs. Steffee
heard a shot in the passage. Kendall
had tried to kill himself. Mrs. Steffee
rushed out to her neighbors for help.
Upon her return, tracks of blood were
all over the house showing where
Kendall had crawled and he was
found unconscious at the door of hlb
room. The shot that struck him in
flicted a flesh wound in his left breast
and went through his left arm. A pe
culiar feature of the ease is that Ken
dall is unable to talk, the nervous
shock having deprived him of the pow
er of speech. He writes answers to all
questions, but says he does not know’
how it happened. Kendall served in
the quartermaster's department in the
Philippines and is now on furlough.
MORMONS MAKING HEADWAY.
Gainesville Sun: Information comes
from Lafayette county that there Is
great interest there in the Mormon re
ligion and that hundreds of converts
are oeing made to that faith. J. R.
Smith, a former resident of Trenton,
and who at one time was one of the
most influential men of that place, is
preaching Mormonism there, and from
all accounts he is winning over every
thing to his cause. A gentleman who
reached here yesterday said that there
was great excitement in Lafayette
county, and that those who were mak
ing an effort to block the progress of
Mormonism in those counties are not
meeting with success. There are sev
eral elders in that county in addition
to Mr. Smith and liis wife and all of
them are working hard. There have
been regular meetings held at some
of the most prominent points of the
county and the attendance has been
large. The women Of the county are
also assuming a deep interest in this
peculiar religion and are joining the
Mormon adherents by the score. The
same is true of Taylor county, where
there are several elders at work
among the people, in these two coun
ties there is not the intelligent and
influential opposition to Mormonism,
end there is sure to be a great many
converts in both counties. J. It. Smith
at one time studied law in this city
and has represented himself here in
several suits. •
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Rufus M. Shealy, a prominent plant
er. two miles east of Batesburg, com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head with a pistol Thurs
day at 6 o'clock. Mr. Shealy had been
In poor health for some time. He was
60 years old. He leaves a wife and
several children.
MILL HI ItNED AT DARLINGTON.
The Darlington flour mill, valued at
about $5,000, was burned to the ground
Thursday night, the fire starting about
11 o'clock. Mr. T. C. Shores was the
owner and proprietor of the enterprise.
He had some Insurance on the proper
ty, but will lose about $2,000. He will
rebuild at once on the same site. The
mill was situated in "Tobacco Town,"
and a number of frame building were
endangered. AH that saved the Amer
ican Tobacco Company's plant was
the direction of the wind. It is not
known how the fire started. A box
car on the spur track was burned.
AFTER MILITARY POST.
Greenville has sent a strong com
mittee to Washington to present the
claims of that city for a permanent
military post. They have strong hopes
of success. Besides, there are facts
that are encouraging. The commission
which has control of the matter is
composed of seven officers, two of
whom. Col. Sanger, assistant secretary
of war. and Gen. Randell, formerly
lieutenant colonel of the Two Hundred
and Third New York Regiment, were
encamped in Greenville during the
Spanish-American War, and both of
them are known to he well pleased
with the city of Greenville.
TOBACCO PRICES GO SKYWARD.
Florence Times: Eagle-eyed tobacco
men who watch every turn of the mar
ket, say that the weed has gone higher
than a kite. Reports of the upward
tendency in prices comes not only from
the Florence market, but all of the
surrounding markets report optimisti
cally on the present and future out
look. Florence tobacco men are In
high feather. They expect next season
to eclipse all preceding ones, and have
begun already to work. There is every
indication that a large crop will be
planted, for many large planters have
signified their intention of Increasing
acreage, and a great many others will
take up the crop who have not here
tofore tried It. Expert tobacco men
say that higher prices are to be looked
for from day to day. Even the sweep
ings of the warehouses, that sold for
75 cents recently, are bringing on many
markets as much as $5 now. The pre
vailing prices are on an average of
from 4 to 5 cents per pound higher
this season than they were last, and
it is likely that there will be a further
advance.
To In.ngurstr While Primary.
Thomasvllle, Ga.. Dec. B.—A move
ment has been started here to hold a
white primary election for municipal
officers. Efforts have been made In
this direction heretofore, but have
failed, owing to peculiar circumstances
in each case. As there seems to be
no opposition for Mayor at the forth
coming election, a number of citizens
think it a seasonable time to inaugu
rate this reform, and a meeting has
been called for Dec. 12 for that pur
pose.
Florida'" Exhibit nt t'harlestun.
Gainesville, Fla.. Dec. B.—Mayor
John W. Traub, Florida commissioner
to the Charleston Exposition, says
Florida will have a line exhibit at the
exposition. This gentleman is out with
a card announcing the various artl
ejes that wilt be there. Including all
kinds of field crops.hou"ehold articles,
handiwork, etc. He will leave short
ly to lake charge of the exhibit,
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. DECEMBER 9. 190 T
SOUTH GEORGIA OPPORTUNITY
The Weekly Tallahasseean: Hon.
Henry G. Turner, of Quitman, Ga., has
written a card declining to become a
candidate for the gubernatorial nomi
nation in that state.
This leaves the field open for South
Georgia to concentrate on J. H. Estill,
the able and fearless editor of the Sa
vannah Morning News. For years
South Georgia has been whining about
not being given a show with the state
offices. The section south of Macon has
always been divided on its candidates,
and by presenting a solid front. North
Georgia has been enabled to rake in all
the plums.
The time is now ripe for South Geor
gia to secure something, and the people
have no better candidate in sight
than Mr. Estill. As far as intellect 's
concerned, be is the peer of any man
now mentioned for Governor. He is a
man of undoubted integrity, safe and
conservative, a good business man,
and. withal, well qualified to fill the
high office of Governor of Georgia.
Mr. Estill is a liberal newspaper man
and deserves well at the hands of his
brethren of the press. Now, let South
Georgia unite on him, or hereafter hold
her peace.
Americus Herald: On account of bad
health Hon. H. G. Turner announces
that he will not be a candidate for
Governor. This leaves the South Geor
gia Held practically to Col. J. H. Estill,
of Savannah.
Douglas Breeze: Mr. Turner having
announced "not ready," Messrs. Est4U.
Guerry and Terrell will please go on
wHh the <ase. •
Sylvania Telephone: Hon. Jim Smith,
of the county of Oglethorpe, has decid
ed to come in and simplify that guber
natorial puzzle.
Darien Gazette: Congressman Brant
ley will remain in Brunswick and in
the Eleventh district. The people want
Brantley to remain in Congress, and
they are going to see to it, themselves,
that their wishes are carried out.
Note* From Wajcros*.
Waycross, Ga., Dec. 8. —The First
National Bank has been designated as
depository for the Plant System at
this point. The checks of employes
will be cashed by this bank without'
exchange.
There is talk of an entirely new drug
company being organized in Waycross.
It Is to be a stock company.
Mr. Dock Owens has resigned his po
sition as manager of the Waycross
restaurant of the Plant System. It
Is said he will open anew restaurant
here about the first of the year.
A Chllil Fatally Burned.
Jasper, Fla., Dec. B.—The dress of
the 2-year-old child of Mrs. Steel, near
Jasper, while out In the yard where
they were burning trash, caught fire
and was burned off. The child only
lived a few hours.
RONS MAKE TltOl BI.E.
I'ito Runaways from Waycross
Make Thing" Lively for n Time!
Waycross, Ga., Dec. B.—lt is re
ported here that two Waycross boys
well connected in the city, got Into
what may prove to be serious trouble
at the little station of Mudge on the
Waycross and Jacksonville division of
the Plant System last night or this
morning. It seems that the boys de
cided to shake off the restraints of
home and break away from parental
authority. Accordingly they armed
themselves with some old pistols and
left for new fields and pastures green,
night before last. At Mudge they broke
into some negro shanties, frightened
the Inmates away and took full pos
session of the premises. They helped
themselves to everything in sight and
left.
The people of the community felt
outraged at the youngsters and a posse
of eighteen or twenty countrymen, with
determination written on every feature,
and ugly guns in their hands, began
a search for the rapidly fleeing prodi
gal boys. The aid of some trusty
bloodhouhds was called into play and
added interest to th" race. The boys
had some time the start, and several
hours were past before the offenders
were brought to taw.
They were located in a swamp, and
when the posse came up one of the
boys drew his gun and threatened to
shoot. A rifle in the hands of a de
termined countryman soon made him
put up his pistol.
The runaways were taken to the
station, and in spite of the entreaties
and pleadings of a Waycross gentle
man who chanced to be there, they
were taken to Blackshear, the county
site of Pierce county.
ATHLETICS AT EMORY.
Four Hnmlrrd Dollars Subscribed
for an Athletic Field.
Emory College, Oxford, Ga., Dec. B.
A splendid example of the increase of
interest in athletic sports in .South
ern colleges Is given by a recent ac
tion of the students at Emory College.
S4OO has been subscribed by them for
an athletic field. This money will be
In the hands of the Emory College
Athletic Association by Jan. 1, 1)02.
Surveys of the field have been made
and an estimate on the work turned in
by a competent engineer. Work will
commence immediately after the
Christmas holidays. The field will be
120 by 90 yards.
On the field will be the necessary
track, football gridiron, baseball dia
mond, and several tennis courts. The
heavy grading which will be neces
sary will leave room for the seats
which will range back like the seats
of an ampttheater. When completed
this promises to be. next to the Dudley
field at V'anderbuilt, the best athlet
ic field In the South. The recent ac
tion of the faculty in allowing inter
class football has given h decided Im
petus to interest in athletic sports, and
this action of the students Is but a
practical expression of this Interest.
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THE FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRI
CIfLTI'RISTS.
I'onltry Rnlaing in the South.
Points About Pliiiiim —Dwarf Fruit
Trees—How to Make Fine Cane
S>rtt|> in Georgia—Roses atul How
to Grow Them.
Along with one or two other vari
eties the Abundance plum is undoubt
edly a. good one for the South, and
should be ’ extensively planted. The
Abundance or Botini plum Is from
Japan, and has been grown in the
South long enough to demonstrate its
value. It succeeds everywhere under
proper treatment. The flesh of the
Abundance Is yellow, with an amber or
cherry-colored skin. It is very large,
varying a little in shape from nearly
round to pointed. Fifteen to eighteen
of the plums fill a quart measure. It
begins to ripen the last of June. At
three years old it bears freely, and
when planted on proper soil and looked
after. It is a good keeper and an ex
cellent kind for canning or preserving.
The Abundance plum can be had
from various nursery men North and
South either on pea< h or plum stock.
Northern nursery men commend the
peach stock, but in the South the
plum stock is preferable,and the Mari
ana stock is as good, if not better,
than any. One year old trees can be
had from SI.OO to $2.00 per dozen, or
from SB.OO to SIO.OO pel hundred, and a
two-year-old tree from 40 to 50 cents
higher. The trees should be set eigh
teen feet apart, eaclt way. This would
allow of 134 trees to the acre, and they
should be set out in November or De
cember.
While the Abundance, we believe, is
the best of the Oriental plums for the
South, anil should be planted more
extensively than the others, still there
are several varieties of this type that
ure worthy of extended trial by all
fruit growers. The Kelsey and the
Satsanma are two that should be test
ed, though they do not seem to bear
so well as the abundance. Of the
Chickasaw type the "Wild Goose” and
the Mariana should have considera
tion from all who would make a mon
ey crop of plums. An acre of Abund
ance plums would represent a good deal
of cash at least two years out of
three. At three years or, more if well
grown, the trees will average a one
half bushel or more of plums. The
earliest fruits in the market of larger
towns and cities often bring from 10
to 20 cents per dozen, and in North
ern markets bring from $8 to $lO per
bushel. Set out some of these plums
this winter and give them good at
tention. A. M. C.
Poultry liaising.
Poultry raising on our Southern
farms ought to be a very profitable
side employment affording enougn
profit to provide a good many little
extras that otherwise must be denied.
While more or less poultry will be
found on nearly every farm, so little
attention Is given them that it is rare
that any clear profit is made out of
them.
A good supply of eggs for the fam
ily table a few months out of the year
with perhaps a surplus of one or two
dozen chickens to be carried to mar
ket in the fall of the year, would per
haps fairly represent the average re
sults of our Southern farms in the
way of poultry raising. Now and
then we may find a farmer, generally,
it is his wife, who can claim a profit
of $75 or SIOO on the poultry yard for
the year. Avery few possibly make
more than this, but poor management
and small profits is generally the rule,
and there is great room for Improve
ment. With the new spirit of agri
culture that is being developed in the
South, it ts safer to predict that this
subject will receive the attention that
it deserves.
The intensive farmer of the future
will not be too proud to call to his aid
any adjunct that promises profit how
ever small, and when intensive prin
ciples are applied to poultry raising in
Georgia the product in chickens and
eggs will represent millions of dollars
added to the wealth of our farmers.
Already poultry farms are springing up
in different parts of the state, and we
have a considerable number of breed
ers of the very best varieties of pure
bred fowls. Some of these keep their
business before the people, but the
larger number have never thought of
advertising, and consequently many
orders are sent off to the North and
West for fowls and eggs that might
as well bo tilled by breeders in this
state. Those that must have the im
proved breeds can get as good stock
In Georgia of the principal kinds as
they are likely to get anywhere, and
the only difficulty Is our breeders do
not let the fact be generally known.
For practical purpose on the farms,
however, it is not necessary that pure
bred varieties of fowls be kept, but it
is necessary that we cross some of the
best laying breeds on selected native
stock—our common dunghill. By se
lecting good-sized symmetrical pullets
and hens of our common stock and
buying a few cocks of best laying
breeds, we can soon grade up our
common stock to be as good layers
as there is any need to have. The
Leghorns would be as good perhaps
as any for this purpose, though there
is the Game, the Black Spanish, the
Hamburgs, the Plymouth Rocks, the
Dominiques and several others to
choose from. All of these are good
laying breeds. The size of our com
mon stock may be Increased by cross
ing with the large Asiatics, the Brah
mas or Cochins. The most popular
breed of poultry to-day is the Plym
outh Rocks, and it certainly deserves
all the good that has been said of it,
as a combination fowl. But when it
comes to eggs there Is no breed that
surpasses the Leghorns. There are two
important facts in regard to poultry,
that are not generally known and
which must be known to insure the
highest success in the business. One
of these is that one bushel of wheat
is worth more than half dozen bushels
of corn as an egg-producer. Wheat
is worth its price any time to feed to
laying hens, and especially should it
be used from November to March,
Corn is much more fattening than
wheat, and fowls fed too much corn
will soon get too fat to be good luyers.
As soon as the weather begins to get
cold, late In autumn, the poultry
houses should be made as warm as pos
sible, closing all the openings that ad
mit any cold winds to the roosts.
During the moulting season begin to
feed wheat and continue during th
winter and the fowls will lay eggs
right along without regard to the
weather.
4 Wortl for Rnsrl Frnll Tree".
Some of the best of our trees are
raised from dwarf trees, and in Europe
where land is expensive these trees are
used almost exclusively. They have
been tralnd to produce more fruit and
less tree and vine. This they do so
well that a farmer with a fraction of
an acre of land can actually raise
fruit enough oft It support the family,
In thla country where land is plenti
ful, little attention has been given to
dwarf tree*, and their fruit is hardly
known In our markets. Yet there are
some points of excellence In this class
of trees which should at least com
mand some attention, especially around
the house where good gardens are
cultivated. For instance, it is possi
ble to raise these dwarf trees in shad
ed places near buildings where they
will receive ample protection from
cold winds so they will produce fruit
weeks after all orchard trees have
ceased to yield. I have seen dwarf
pear trees hold their fruit six weeks
after all the trees of the same variety
have had their fruits and leaves.
Dwarf peach trees sandwiched between
two houses, or a nook between two
wings of a barn, have yielded peaches
during seasons when all other peach
trees were killed by the cold weather.
But dwarf peach, apple, pear and
plum trees frequently produce fruits
that are superior to any raised in
the orchard, and one who attempted
to raise just this class of fruit might
easily supply the best markets with
fancy fruits not obtainable elsewhere.
The fruits incline to grow nearly a
third larger on dwarf trees w'here
proper thinning out is followed, and
without losing any of their flavor, so
common to most large fruits. Dwarf
trees are not so unprofitable in the
orchard as many imagine, for what
they lose in proportion of trunk asd
limbs they gain in being closer plant
ed together- in the rows. Orchards of
dwarf trees of both plums and pears
are planted with the trees only about
a dozen feet apart and yet they are
not crowded even when the trees reach
full maturity. This fact makes an
acre of dwarf trees appear more fav
orable than might seem at first
thought. Those who cut back their
trees continually year alter year get
the best results with their fruits, and
the dw-arf trees simply represent this
system carried to an extreme. It may
be possible that the American system
of cutting back severely each year is
better adapted to our country than
raising the extreme dwarf varieties. —
M. A. Bodwell.
The Anicurn Goat.
Bulletin number 27 from the Bureau
of Animal Industry at Washington
gives exhaustive information concern
ing this breed, which cannot fail to
promote the growing popularity of the
useful little beast,says the Epitomist.
The Israelites, far back in the antiqui
ty of Biblical times, it seems, made
good use of him, and the Turks have
brought him on down to the present
day, In all the purity of that ancient
stock which may have furnished the
royal feasts of Solomon, and supplied
the fabric which gowned the imperial
queen of Sheba. For all of which he
has his “soft, silky, lustrous white
hair” to thank probably more than his
gifted appetite. That he Is frisky, and
has ambition for dizzy hights, the writ
er can attest, for this very morning
he found the patriarch of the flock on
the tip-top of the high barn of the
Epitomist Experiment Station, with a
haughty smirk on his aristocratic face
that only belongs to pedigree and which
no base born goat can ever hope to
attain. The Angora goat has been
working his way into favor gradually
in this country for years, and reports
from all parts indicate that he has
ccme to stay, In spite of 111 advised
booming or fads that come and go.
His all-roundness as a farm ani.,.a.
makes him on'- *- v >" t*-
■ got along without after a trial. He
demonstrate*, ms useiuinesS by clear
ing objectionable things from the land,
and his adaptability by subsisting on
what other animals eat if the weeds
and brush give out. He never seems
to have any kick coming about any
thing, not even when he is killed and
sold as spring lamb, venison or mut
ton. Inside and out, for fleece or flesh.
It’s all the same to him. He faces
trouble like a hero, and never puts on
airs about trusts or unions, nor ever
seem to be discouraged about mah’s
>■ dog's inhumanity to things, but
just goes on browsing and breeding
and protecting himself from prowlers;
even taking a hand, it is said, in caring
for the neighboring meek and lowly
sheep in an emergency. May his sha
dow darken a thousand hillj for end
le'ss generations to come.
Charcoal for Hog".
It Is very evident to anyone who
feeds hogs that they very frequently
show a ravenous desire for such things
as soft coal, mortar, wood ashes, or
something- of a similar nature. It is
very hard to say just why hogs need
these things, but it is certain that
they not only satisfy their desires, but
also have an effect on thMr thrift. This
desire . eems to be common, no matter
what the ration is. unless some spe
cial provision is made for the hogs
getting material of the character re
ferred to. It would seem that the in
fluence of such feed is twofold, first,
as a corrective to the stomach and
then, in a lesser degree, the mechan
ical effect. It is quite a common
practice to use soft coal, or, better still,
wood ashes. The latter is perhaps the
best material that could be used, be
cause it seems to not only furnish the
desired corrective effect, but it also
supplies material for bone making. On
a footing with wood ashes we would
put charcoal. This can easily be made
on, the farm by digging a hole in the
ground some distance away from the
buildings, so as to lessen the danger
of fire, and starting a corn cob fire In
it. The opening should be covered to
some extent and the cobs aded slowly
so that they may become thoroughly
charred. Hogs are very fond of this,
and provision should certainly be made
so that they might have access to it
at all times. It is the practice of some
to add sulphur and other material of
a similar nature to the charcoal, but
as a rule the charcoal of itsself will
be found thoroughly satisfactory. It
is imperative that hogs have some
thing of this nature, and as hard wood
ashes are not always available, - the
best plan is to save the corn cobs and
burn them for the hogs.
Tlie Culture ot Roars.
In choosing; a site for a rose garden,
a well drained spot with an eastern or
southern exposure should be selected.
It will not do to have any large trees
near, for they rob the soil of its mois
ture and richness, and that would be
detrimental to the vitality of the
plants, writes F. O. Sibley In an ex
change. It is true that roses will grow
and bear some (lowers in any ordinary
garden soil, but to produce the best
results, both as to quality and quan
tity of blooms, highly enriched land is
an absolute necessity. On thin, sandy
upland, the addition of clay is very
beneficial, its value being almost ines
timable in retaining moisture at the
roots, as well as keeping the fertilizer
tn place. Indeed, some hill land is
so Ight and porus that the manure
seems to sink far below the roots, and
is only to be prevented by using a
wheelbarrow load of clay to two of
well rotted stable manure and as many
more of loam, sod, or decayed leaves.
A little ground bone or acid phosphate
mixed with the manure is also a great
benetlt in promoting growth and ena
bling the plants to withstand the ef
fects of dry weather. The proper
amount should be about one-thirtieth
part of bone meal or acid phosphate
Of course, on heavy, clayey soils no
additional clay Is needed. On the oth
er hand, rich alluvial land or any land
which is liable to “pack," will he Im
proved by adding a small quantity ot
sand.
Whatever the mixture is of pre
pared soil and manure, It should be
spread evenly over the surface of the
rose bed end mixed In carefully while
it Is being spaded to th depth of a foot
or more. After this the bed may be
raked until smooth and level, to be
{Continued on Second Page.)
GREAT EXPOSITION
—at—
CHARLESTON, S. C.,
OPEN SUNDAY, DEC, I, 1901.
(Continues Six Months.)
Special Train Service
Via PLANT SYSTEM.
Leave Savannah 2:30 a. m„ 8:30 a. m„ 2:05 p. m. (city time).
Arrive Charleston 6:40 a. in.. 12:30 p m„ 5:10 p. m.
RETURNING
Leave Charleston 11:35 p. m., 5:30 p. m. 6:10 a. m.
Arrive Savannah 3:00 a. m., 8:30 p. m., 8:10 a. m. (slow time).
Pullman Sleepers on night trains. Parlor cars on day trains.
WARD CLARK, Ticket Agent, De Soto Hotel. Both Phonts 73.
R. C. BLATTNER, D. T. A. Georgia Phone 911.
B. W. WRENN, Passenger Traffic Manager.
EXCELLENT TRAIN SERVICE
-BETWEEN
SAVANNAH
—and —
BRUNSWICK .
LESS THAN 3 HOURS.
Via PLANT SYSTEM
Through Coaches.
Leave Savannah.. 6:10 am 4:15 pm (City time)
Arrive Bruswick... 9:10 am 6:10 pm (Central time)
Leave Brunswick.. 9:05 pm 6:00 am “ “
Arrive Savannah.. 12:10nieht 9:00 am ‘‘
Through Coaches between Savannah and Brunswick without change.
For further information apply to
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R. C. BLATTNER, D. T. A. Georgia Phone 911.
B. W. WRENN, Passenger Traffic Manager.
Y THE / The UP-to Date
PLANT Planf SYslem
' Commencing
D ecem f, er 1f J9OJ,
bumhhiw inriirreamßk
Pullman Dining Cars
Leave Savannah Daily 2:05 p. m., City Time.
Arrive Washington, Daily, 7:59 a. m.
Arrive New York 1:43 p. m.
LESS THAN 24 HOURS.
This train carries Pullman Sleeping and Drawing Room Cars
and Day Coaches; also U. S. Mail Cars.
Another comfortable train, with through Pullman Sleeping Cars,
leaves Savannah 1:30 a. m.
For tickets, sleeping car reservations and other information, see
ticket agents.
WARD CLARK, T. A., De Soto Hotel. Both .Phones No. 73.
R. C. BLATTNER, D. T. A. Georgia Phone 911.
J. H. D. SHELLMAN, T. P. A.
B. W. WRENN, Passenger Traffic Manager.
23 Hours and 48 Minutes
SAVANNAH to NEW YORK
-VIA-
Southern Railway
Leave Savannah (City or Eastern time).. 1:55 p. m.
Arrive Washington (Eastern time) 7:35 a. m.
Arrive New York (Eastern time) 1,43 p. m.
In Pullman Sleepers through without change.
Dining Cars all the way.
Best Route. Superior Service.
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NEW YORK. BOSTON AND THE EAST-
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E-lectrlc lights. Unexcelled table. Tickets Include meals and berths aboard ship
PASSENGER FARES FROM SAVANNAH.
lO NEW lOMv-i'.m v-uiu, _U. First Cabin, ruunu trip, *32; Intormedlaie
cabin, *l6; Intermediate Cabin, round trip, $24; Steerage *lO
in li7 B inf T °^7 F , lr <^ bln ' * 2 '’. Kir " t round trip, '*; Intermediate Cab
in, *l7, Intermediate Cabin, round trip, *2B; Steerage, *11.78,
r.ntr.i !2?l*** ‘‘ramshlps of this line are appointed to sail from Savannah.
Central (90lh meridian time) aa follows:
SAVANNAH To NEW YORK. 1
''srvm’v A, r! ll S o TA ' Curt Baggett, I[TALLAHASSEE, Copt. Asklna, SUN
hI-NDAY. Dec. 8, at 3:00 p. m. | DAY, Dec. 15 at 800 a m
N |Yav°Vi HKK ' '’ apt ' Bmlth ' TUES-I ‘CHATTAHOOCHEE, rapt.' Lewis.
..DAY. Dec 10. at 4:30 p. m. I TUESDAY, Dec. 17, at 10:00 ft. ni.
DAY T7' 1 “PCFIfther.THURS-; CITY OK AUGUSTA, ('apt. Daggett.
Dec I>. at 6:30 p. m. I THURSDAY, Dec. 19, at 12:00 noon.
FHIn Av H M 1 H . Br ‘ B U F K|N A ° D< ' H K r: . (apt. Smith. FRI
- Dec. 13, at 6:00 p. m. | DAY. Dec. 20. at 12:00 noon.
oieu,nip v. ftalieluiucuee win carry nm cuoin pu.,en B ere unty.
Steamship City of Macon. Capt. Savage, will leave New Yor\ for Boston
at 4 p m. every Saturday, apd leave Boston for New York at 11 a. in.
Ewiu?££swMm* M ““*• **“
W. O. BREWER, C. T. A P. A.. 107 Bull ttr*t Savannah
WA^ ** ■ollelting Frt. Aft.. Savannah.
nAI-TEH HAWKINS. Qi. Agn T rsf. Dipt J 24 tV. Bay. Jacks ivllls. FTs
P E LeFEVRE, Manager. W H. PLEAS A NTH, Traf. Mngr., N. P. *6. N *U
Tori.