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FARM, GARDEN
AND HOUSEHOLD
By S. A. COOK.
Commercial VfrtUlirni
Are a necessity in all old countries
where the soil has been Ion? cultivat
ed. Since the chemical nature of
plant life was first determined and
the exact nature of the food or plants
arrived at there have been a steadily
increasing search and demand for
those substances that contained the
Mements of food that plants needed
for their growth. It required a vast
•mount of theory and practical ex
periment in the past 100 years to d
velope the knowledge that we have
to-day of soil and plant fertilization.
But we must not lose sight of th
fact that while certain plant food
may and has became a feature of
commence and can be to advant
age on many occasions, there is still
the substantial basis of all soli rich
ness that cannot -enter into commence.
We cannot buy humus It must be
grown on the soil that we would make
rich. Without humus no soil can be
rich. Without humus in the soil
there can be no great profit from the
use of the fertilizer of commerce. We
snouid not forget this.
The Sweei Potato.
The ‘sweet” potato is par excellence
the tuber crop of the ir-'outh. We grow
a very fair supply of them, but noth
ing like what we should and we do
not give that consideration to quality
that we should. The finest table po
tatoes are not easily had in any of
our markets for any considerable
length of time. The best table pota
toes may not be the best keeping ones
and as it happens those that keep the
best until March are the kinds most
likely to be propagated the natural
tendency is to steady deterioration in
the quality of the tubers. Some very
productive potatoes, and good enough
to raise for stock, arc yet very poor
for table purposes. For instance, the
monster ‘ Hayti yam," with its tur
pentine flavor that on good potato soli
produces tubers as large arid as round
as a man's head and easily yields a
crop of 800 or 400 bushels to the acre—
how unlike such a potato for table use
1* the old-time "Georgia yam" or the
■'Pink Spanish." the latter with its
banana-hke form growing nearly as
long as your arm in well prepared
rich potato soil. Neither of these two
splendid table potatoes are grown to
anything like the same extent that
they were thirty years ago. Inferior
kinds have gradually supplanted these
until now the average quality of our
table potatoes may be said to be found
In nothing better than the Bunch yam,
or the Pumpkin yam. They are excel
lent kinds comjfared to the Hayti or
other dry, coarse varieties, but they
are as much Inferior to the two kinds
first mentioned as they are superior to
the poorer kinds alluded to.
Without question there is an “op
portunity" for one or more intelligent
farmers in every Southern county in
choosing out one or two best table va
rieties of potatoes and then take the
necessary care to establish a pure
strain of seed, and then keep them
pure from year to year by proper se
lection or lather rejection. In time, no
doubt, there would be a large demand
for such both for table use and for
seed purpose*. There Is such a vast
difference between the best and the
poorest of the many varieties of pota
toes it is evident there is great need
for intelligent and persistent effort to
wards developing a few more good va
rieties for table use.
Where one makes a specialty of this
crop or even if only to the extent of
making it the third in importance and
esteeming It merely as the chief of
“side" crops, It Is important that the
necessary arrangements for securing
plants early and abundantly be made.
Well managed cold frames are nec
essary to the purpose and are really to
be preferred to hot beds. A stronger,
better plant is provided by cold-frame
culture than can be had by the ordi
nary hot bed.
The middle of April is early enough
to make the first setting out any
where in the lower half of Georgia,
and it perfectly easy to make the
plants ready by that time when grown
in well made and well managed cold
frames. These should be made as air
tight as possible, and the glass should
be Dut on a week or two before time
to bed. Thus keeping out any cold
rains of February and with the accu
mulation of sun heat from day to day
the soil of the frames will acquire all
sufficient heat bv the latter part of
February to germinate the sprouts al
most as promptly as when bottom heat
is used, as in the case of hot beds.
The time to bed is from Feb. 15 to
March 10. By proper watering and
working and use of the glass strong,
stock plants can be had as early as
April 1, a little earlier or later, ac
cording as the season is early or late.
Cold-frame raised plants are much to
be preferred to any grown in hot beds.
The plants are healthier and they are
more readily protected from insects
than when grown in the open ground.
As the potatoes begin to give indi
cations of sprouting the frame should
hg left open on all warm days, when
there is no danger of frost, so as to
admit the air and rain, too, if not a
cold one. As the sprouts pop through
the soil should be worked with a rake
or other implement. If no rain falls
at the needed time the frame should
be freely watered and If practicable
with water warmed up to 80 or 100
degrees.
In four to six weeks from bedding
the plants will be large enough for
transplanting. A second crop of plants
can be taken front the beds in the
course of two weeks. Enough potatoes
should be bedded so that two drawings
will supply all necessary plants.
While It is desirable to start the crop
off as early as possible— in April say—
still almost as good crops can be made
by setting out plants in May and,
though not as large perhaps, still very
profitable crops can be grown from
planting out as late as the middle of
June. We have known of some very
good crops even where the plants were
put out early In July.
In making a big crop of potatoes
much depends upon the proper prepar
ation of the land, and if It is properly
fertilized and put in first-class shape
before the plants are put out cultiva
tion will be very easy.
For bunch yams the rows need not
tie further apart than two and a half
feet, but for the running sorts rows
should be not less than three feet.
After plowing the rows should be
laid off and listed upon. Then what
ever fertilizer is to be used should be
spread along this list or half bed. al
lowing it to fall on both sides. The
beds may be completed Just before
time to set out. or the plants can be
ret out on the half bed. computing
the bedding later on.
If at all dry at setting out time It
will be a great help to roll th# bed a
*0 ne to firm the soil
If any erop deserves 400 or 500 pounds
Of good complete lei I niter it Is eweet
potatoes On good potato land, with
tbs aid of that in M b fertiliser, It g
' not difficult to make bushels of
sweet potatoes rr ar. acre. Five hun
dred bushels is r.'>t an impossible crop.
With rows thre*. feet apart and plants
set every IB inches apart in the row it
will require nearly 1' .OOC plants to set
an acre. A r.-.i.rr.u.m yield on a bra?
acre would probably be made by nar
rowing the rows to 2H feet and setrir.?
the plant* 1. inches apart, requiring
, 17,000 plant* to set it. but this close
planting should imply the most perfect
fertil.za' ' r rd preparation of the sod
before setting out.
•uimr Problem* of the south.
One of the greatest problems before
the Southern farmer to-day is how to
eff-rtivejy reclaim his worn-out agri
cultural lands, s-i -s the Southern Agri
culturalist. Years of constant tillage
in com. cotton and wh* at hive ex
hausted the supply of available vege
table matter. < or.sdtuted for 'he most
part of heavy red <lay, they have be
come exceedingly close and tenacious
in texture and almost Impervious to
water and th- roots of plants. In order
to raise profitable <r< ps the soil must j
be friable, open, porous, deep and well j
supplied with vegetable matter. How
to get this vegetable matter in a cheap
and effective form should be an unusu
ally interesting topic to the Sou ber.i
£a i mer.
Southern farm lands may be reclaim- j
ed in one of three ways, though a com
bination of all is made necessary by
tne pieeuliar circumstances of the pres
ent time. The methods briefly Htated
are. first, thorough and continuous
< ultnre of the soil; second, the use of
barnyard manure; third, plowing un
der a green c rop, such a* cowpea. The
American farmer has never given any
very serious attention to the culture of
his land. The idea seems to have pre
vailed that deep plowing and subsoiling
of our heavy <lay soils, and sufficient
culture thereafter to obtain a garden
like tilth, was simply a waste of labor.
Our farmers have not generally recog
nized thus fact that the roots of plants
must have the widest range in the soil,
and thus come in contact with a larger
number of soil particles from which
they can extract moisture and ample
supplies of plant food. The soil must
be deeply broken, therefore. In order
that the root* mar penetrate into th-*
remote subsoil, and convey plant food
toward the surface. On an average,
the soil is fairly well supplied with
plant food, though It is often not in an
available form. Constant culture pre
sents new surfaces for the dissolving
out of plant food, and thus increase*
the available supply of the soli. Th.
old idea that the soil was about six
Inches deep is entirely at variance with
modem practice and modem knowl
edge.
in order to get the best out Of the
soil, deep and relentless tillage must
be practiced. Intelligent tillage is nev
er lost, but it will never supply the soli
with vegetable matter, an essential
quality of a fertile soil. This can be
most cheaply conveyed to the soil by
the feeding of the crops grown on the
farm to live stock, and returning the
waste to the fields in the form of barn
yard manure. At the present time the
South is inadequately supplied with
farm stock. There is a dearth of it
everywhere, and the great and crying
need of the country Is the prompt de
velopment of animal industries on a
scale comme-nsuratf*with the needs and
the capabilities of our Southern soils.
No greater variety of foliage crops and
no better supplies of food for the cheap
manufacture of beef and dairy prod
ucts can be fqund anywhere in the
world. But strange to say, animal
husbandry Is still an infant Industry,
and not appreciated because not fa
miliar enough to our farmers. The
minute our farmers become manufac
turers of their raw products, and return
the waste to the soil, the agricultural
lands will rapidly build up, and In a
few years can be brought back to the
virgin condition of fertility which made
them so justly famous a hundred years
ago.
Prnnlnic Fruit Trm.
We have nearly as many different
opinions about pruning fruit trees as
we have kinds of fruit, says the Home
stead. There are those who stand
ready to advise along lines of either
extreme. One will not go very far to
find an individual who believes that
no pruning at all is the safest and
best. His nearest neighbor may be
lieve in heavy pruning. Thus it goes.
Pruning, when done at a proper time
and In a proper manner will be found
beneficial. It is not an easy matter
to give the best Instructions on paper.
Notwithstanding that a great deal
has been said and written about prun
ing a great deal of bad practice still
prevails. All over the country may
be seen orchards where pruning or
the lack of pruning is apparent.
Some have been trimmed so the
trunks are two or three times as high
as they should be and others have
been neglected so as to show but very
little of the trunks.
In pruning a tree the one doing the
work ought to have in mind an ideal
and he should prune so as to benefit
that tree. If he cannot make an im
provement in appearance or in Its util
ity by pruning he had better not do
anything with it.
Asa rule large limbs should not be
cut away unless by leaving them the
tree is endangered. Where branches
rub against each other it will be found
best to cut away one or both accord
ing to the needs of the case. In cut
ting away branches it Is well to keep in
one’s mind the symmetry of the tree
and keep the top in nice form.
Pruning a tree after growth has be
gun has a tendency to check It. For
this reason where the rapid formation
of young wood is desired the pruning
should be performed before the buds
start. We would not advise pruning
trees In the hardest* part of winter, for
the reason that fresh wounds always
have a tendency to Injure the tree
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. MARCH 14. 1904.
| when the weather is intensely cold.
Asa rule the production of wood,
leaves and buds is adverse to the for
mation of fruit. Slow growth of wood.
: then, has a tendency to the formation
■ of fruit.
Whep a tree puts forth numerous
brtmhe* which produce more leaves
I -han can be properly supplied with
nourishment, resulting in a feeble or
; diminished growth, new vigor may of
! ter. be imparted by judicious pruning
This is brought about by directing the
sap into a smaller number of chan
nels.
We have known peach trees to be
•rea-ed in this manner to their advan
tage Heavy crops of small fruit hav
ing been borne on old trees, they are
ut be k ar.i they assume their form
er thriftiness.
If trees are too thrifty and do not
bear, i the k may be given them and
fruit and leaf buds turned into fruit
buds This can be done by pruning in
June or by continually pinching back
during summer.
Insect* impervious to Fold.
The severest cold has no terrors for
insect life. It has been shown by ex
periments that insects may be arti
ficially or naturally frozen, subjected,
indeed, to very low temperatures, with
out killing or even injuring them. Eggs,
larvae and pupae, the stages in which
most insects pass the winter, are per
fectly immune to cold, says the Amer
ican Cultivator.
It is a common idea that cocoors of
insects serve as a protection against
cold, but this is entirely erroneous.
They, like the summer webs of web
worms, are a protection against birds
and insect parasites, but not against
cold. The cocoons of summer broods
are as stout and thick as those of the
generations that pass the winter.
Moths, butterflies and other insects
build stouter and more compact co
coons in tropical and torrid countries
than they do in those climates where
they are besieged by winter. There are
many insects, allied to the builders
of cocoons, that make no such cover
ings, the pupa or the chrysalis being
left entirely exposed. And so little
heat Is maintained by the pupae of
insects that no matter how thick the
cocoons, they are aiways too slight to
repel freezing cold.
Certain degrees of frigidity seem to
have vastly different effects on dif
ferent species of insects. Gnats and
midges dance in the winter sunshine;
butterflies, Vanessa, Grapta, ‘and some
times Colias, skim over the snow;
wasps and bees wind their way through
the leafless woods; ground beetles run
quickly over the cold earth; crickets
peep from beneath stones and. rotting
logs; while other species, the vast ma
jority in fact, are locked in the lethar
gy of hibernation. One of the com
monest evidences of this hibernation is
to be seen when firewood is carried
into the house and placed near the
warm stove. It takes only a short
time to bring out a swarm of ants that
were sleeping in beetle borings, their
common retreat.
A naturalist onpe, after experiments
in freezing insects, and finding that
those that had not laid eggs nor com
pleted their natural term of life al
ways revived, finally cut off the head
of a fly and quickly subjected the body
to a low temperature. To all ap
pearances it died, as any decapitated
fly would have done sooner or rater
but upon bringing it to the warmth
the body, much to his surprise, re
vived and resumed its struggles, until
it finally died from the effects of the
knife. This shows to what extent
the cold acts on insect tisssues. They
are simply coagulated, and life does
not cease, but is only suspended; for
when this coagulation or congestion
ends, the vital energies resume their
normal conditions. If, however, an in
sect has nearly completed its natural
term of life, it will be killed by freez
ing; it would continue to live for only
a short time under favorable condi
tions in any temperature. The life
of most adult insects is at best ex
ceedingly short.
Good Koailai.
It i to be hoped that the Brownlow
bill will be passed by Congress. This
is the most important step for the farm
er that has ever yet been before
Congress. Very correctly remarks the
Practical Farmer. Untold million
have been appropriated for the improve
ment of the rivers and harbors, for
great public buildings in the cities
for the building of the great trans
continental railroads, for Cuba, Porto
Rico and the Philippines. It is pro
posed to spend over $200,000,000 for a
canal for commerce, and countless
millions of dollars have been taken
Dorn all the people by high tariffs to
favor home industries, and yet for
agriculture what has been done? The
Government has spent large sums, it is
true, for Agricultural Colleges and Ex
periment Stations, but the Colleges
have generally done more for techni
cal education in civil engineering and
mechanics than for agriculture. And
teaching people farming and showing
them how to raise finer crops and then
leaving them with roads over which
they cannot haul them to market is
but a small part of what the farmers
need. The Brownlow bill proposes to
appropriate $24,000,000 to aid the
slates in building roads according to
population, provided the state will ap
propriate a like sum for the purpose,
and when the Legislature and gover
nor fail to take advantage of the offer
any county can get its share by rais
ing a similar sum. We hope that the
bill will not only be enacted into law,
but that the states everywhere will
take advantage of it and then an era
of good road building will begin all
over the land.
Good Horses Rroiltnhle.
Every farmer will concede that it
costs no more to fed and care for a
good horse, or two good animals of
any kind, than a cheap and unsalable
scrub, yet many will go on breeding
and raising such horses as will only
sell at plug prices when they could as
easily and cheaply raise an animal
that will sell readily at any time after
maturity and at a profitable price. At
the recent American Royal Stock
Show at Kansas City a party of agri
cultural college students requested the
well-known horse breeder, J. \V. Rob
ison of Towanda, Kan., to permit his
exhibits to be scored. In complying
he said to them:
"Boys. I suppose a good many of you
expect to be farmers. Let me give you
some advice from my own experience.
When you start farming, no matter if
you are a renter, get two fine mares,
two tine cows, two fine sows and two
of the best hens you can buy. They
will cost a good deal more than scrubs,
but the difference in a few years will
be immense. Sell their male progeny
and keep the female. The male progeny
will bring you as much as the whole
product of cheaper stock, and in a
few years the female portion will
produce enough to buy you a farm and
then another farm.
"That old black mare you have been
scoring was supposing to be one of the
best mare* in France in her time. She
was imported fifteen years ago. She
made the first man who owned her
$5,000. We bought her seven years ago,
and she has made us $5,000. and she
has done the full work of a horse in
the field all these years. Don't start
your farming with scrubs. If you can't
buy aa good u nmre ss this one, buy
the oest you can. Do your farming
with draft mares, and if you manage
right the colts will be profit, and big
profit at that. Wc have three old mare*
on the place that have earned use $5,.
000 eseh. The old Rosa Bonheur mare
1 bought In hard times for IKto. She
has made us five times that much
money every year,'*
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FLORIDA’S GRAND ARMY.
Twentlelh Annual Encampment a
Most Enthusiastic UslhertoK.
St. Augustine, Fla., March 12.—Yes
terday was a great day for the "An
cient City," which has also come to
be called the "Convention City.” Only
recently the Florida United Confeder
ate Veterans were most generously en
tertained here; then came the Knights
of Pythias, who closed their labors
last night; yesterday morning the G.
A. R. Veterans came in on every
train to hold their twentieth annual
encampment. I have been a visitor
to St. Augustine for thirty years past,
and never have I seen the city looking
so attractive, or the streets so lull
of winter tourists. The main tide of
travel seems to take in this old city
of so many ancient attractions. A
trip to Florida would be incomplete
without a visit to St. Augustine. And
this has made it of late years a city
of hotels and boarding houses and re
tail curiosity stores. Yet there can
be seen here public buildings and pri
vate residences In keeping with the
grandeur of the famous Ponce De
Leon Hotel. The floral attractions of
St. Augustine are numerous and va
ried.
* The Grand Army Encampment rep
resenting eighteen Posts, located be
tween Pensacola, and Key West, as
sembled at the hall of H. W. Chatfield
Post, No. 11, in famous old Fort Mar
ion, with Commander John F. Chase,
presiding. The attendance was un
usually large, many visiting comrades
being present, from other States. The
various reports of department officers
showed some losses—two feeble posts
having surrendered their charters—but
gains In other posts were quite en
couraging. Col. R. H. Pratt, V. S.
A., noted for his work among the In
dians. especially at the Carlisle, Pa.,
school, was present at the morning
session, and, made an appropriate talk
to the “boys.” He was quite at home
in old Fort Marlon, as he brought
there the first Indians, (some twehty
years ago), held as prisoners within its
walls. The morning session ended in
a recess of twenty minutes during
which the Ladies Auxilliary brought
in from an adjoining casemate, coffee,
sandwiches, cake, etc., and served to
the delegates. It is needless to state
that this innovation was one that fully
met the approval of the veterans, who
were profuse in their thanks.
The afternoon session was given up
to the election of officers and other
routine business, during, which the ut
most harmony prevailed. Capt. Henry
Marcotte (U. >S. A., retired) of this city
was elected commander. Thomas J.
Owens of Ocala, senior vice command
er; William Emerson of Tampa, junior
vice commander; Rev. S. F. Gale of
Jacksonville, re-elected chaplain; Dr.
H. M. Bruce of Tampa, medical direc
tor; George W. Lewton of Jackson
ville, delegate to national encampment,
with H. F. Flanders of Pomona, as al
ternate. Council of administration, Jo
seph Bumby of Ocala, David A. Mor
rison of Maitland, T. R. Chapman of
St. Petersburg, and two comrades
whose names I cannot now recall. St.
Petersburg was chosen as the place for
holding the next encampment. A let
ter of regret was read from Com
ma nder-in-Chief Black, who expected
to be present, and his patriotic senti
ments were heartily applauded. A
rising vote of thanks to the Ladies'
Auxiliary and Chatfield Post, for their
hearty and generous hospitality, was
followed by a vote of thanks to retir
ing Commander Chase. The balance
of the afternoon was given up to a
public installation of the newly elected
officers by Past Department Com
mander Edwin Kirby of Palatka, and
to social pleasures.
a committee escorted Lieut. Gan.
John M. Schofield, U. S. A., retired, and
his charming wife and little daughter
to the hall, and ho was given a most
hearty greeting by the old soldiers,
some of whom served under him in the
Civil War. One of them, Capt. H. C.
Clark of Palatka, who was the efficient
Officer of the Day, greeted his old com
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loi iie SOr. hism Ks^.
mander in a brief address that was
full of tenderness and esteem, Gen.
Schofield made a response that touched
every heart in the hall and he was fre
quently applauded. The committee
also escorted Maj. Gen. John R.
Brooke, U. S. A., retired, and his es
timable wife to the hall, and he. too,
was given three hearty cheers; but
when Gen. S. Herbert Lancey, of the
Society of the Army of the Potomac,
announced that his society had re
elected Gen. Brooke president, an honor
accorded only to Gen. Grant, the en
campment added three more hearty
cheers and a "tiger,” which Gen.
Brooke acknowledged in a neat little
talk. After a general hand-shaking the
encampment went out into the open
court and was photographed. I had
the honor to stand with Gens. Schofield
and Brooke.
A fitting close to this day of rare
enjoyment was the banquet prepared
in one of the casements of the fort
by the Ladies' Auxiliary and Chatfield
Post. It was a "spread” such as no
previous encampment in my memory
ever enjoyed, and the “old boys" did
full justice to the delicious viands set
before them. St. Augustine has “done
herself proud" by the generous and
cordial hospitality bestowed upon the
Union veterans to-day—a hospitality
similar to that extended to the Con
federate veterans a few months ago.
The greatest credit is due, however, to
Capt. Marcotte for the admirable man
ner in which he managed the whole
affair, and his unanimous election as
department commander was a most
hearty and sincere tribute to his ardu
ous labors and unselfiesh devotion to
the comfort of his old comrades. Flor
ida has never^enjoyed a more delightful
or successful Grand Army Encampment
and delegates and visitors alike will
spread abroad the fame of this city as
a most hospitable entertainer.
Sidney Herbert.
TALLAHASSEE COUNCIL
Considered Matter* Relating to Mu
nicipal Improvement.
Tallahassee, Fla., March 12.—At the
regular monthly meeting of the City
Council last night the sewerage and
electric question was given full dis
cussion. It was decided to convene
again on March 28 to finally dispose
of this matter.
William W. Lyon, a civil engineer
of Memphis, also highly recommended
as an electrical engineer, was retained
to take charge of the survey prepar
atory to the installation of a full sew
erage system. The Council was also
addressed by Fire Chief C. A. Spencer
and urged to buy more apparatus and
enlarge the present building of the
company in order that Tallahassee
might get the benefit of second class
insurance rates.
A letter was received recently from
Hon. William B. Lamar, member of
Congress from the Third district, in
which he states that the matter of free
delivery had been brought before the
postal department at Washington with
a prospect of immediate action.
In his annual message to the City
Council the Mayor, Dr. W. L. Moor,
recommended that immediate attention
be given to the issuance of bonds (to
the extent of $50,000) for the erection
of a sewerage system and the increase
of the electric light plant owned by
the city.
Coffee County Republicans.
Douglas, Ga., March 13.—The Repub
licans of Coffee county met to-day and
indorsed the present administration,
and W. H. Johnson, J. IV. Lyons, H.
L. Johnson and Harry Stillwill Ed
wards as delegates from the state at
large to the national convention. A.
B. Finley and Mr. T. J. McDew
were elected delegates to the state con
vention. The alternates are: J. W.
Streeter and E. W. Gaines. The dele
gates to district convention in Way
cross March 16, are: Gilbert Meeks
and Mr. R. D. Carnish. Alternates:
Rev. W. G. Singleton, and G. W. Gar
vin. J. F. Shearer was elected chair
man, and A. B. Finley was elected
secretary.
T/\ All Poultry big demand Hides,
* ” Wax, Furs, Skins good demand
Reduce paying price on Eggs and make prompt shipments.
ACUDI IPU 9, QDfl Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Dealers.
i ennUun 06 DnUifii I-113-115 Bay Street, West.
LOWNDES COUNTY
DEMOCRATS
Elected New Committee and In
dorsed Candidates.
Valdosta, Ga., March 12.—A Demo
cratic mass meeting was held at the
Court House at noon to-day for the
purpose of choosing anew executive
Committee to serve during the next
two years. CoL A. T. Woodward pre
sided. and Mr. C. C. Brantley was
secretary. A committee was appointed
to select names from each of the dis
tricts of the county, and the follow
ing were chosen: From the Valdosta
district, A. T. Woodward, J. G. Cran
ford, R. B. Myddleton and J. H. Duf
fey; Mineola, J. G. Scruggs and T. S.
Passmore; Hahira, L. L. Webb, J. W.
Stubbs and W. D. McMillan: Ousley,
H. T. Dampier and J. J. Scruggs;
Lake Park, J. P. Prescott, W. T. Cor
bett and Robert Peterson; Dasher, O.
P. Dasher and R. S. Wisenbaker; Cat
Creek, J. W. Harrell and J. B. Griffin;
Naylor. W. F. Bamberg, S. J. Carter
and W. J. Peters; Clyatteville, J. F.
Arnold and S. S. Davis.
A resolution was also adopted unan
imously indorsing A. T. Woodward,
chairman of the County Bxecutive
Committee, as a delegate to the Na
tional Democratic Convention at St.
Louis from the Eleventh district. An
other resolution was adopted indorsing
Hon. C. R. Pendleton of Macon for
delegate from the state at large.
After the mass meeting adjourned
the new Executive Committee met and
elected Col. A. T. Woodward as chair
man and Mr. R. B. Myddleton as sec
retary.
NO FEAR, JAP DECLARES
OF THE “YELLOW PERIL”
San Francisco, March 13.—Baron Ka
neko, a former Japanese Minister of
Agriculture and Commerce and mem
ber of the Japanese Parliament, who
has arrived here en route to Washing
ton, said yesterday:
San Francisco, March 13.—Baron Ka
neko, a former Japanese Minister of
Agriculture and Commerce and mem
ber of the Japanese Parliament, who
has arrived here en route to Washing
ton, said yesterday:
"I do not understand what you
Americans and Europeans mean when
you speak oft- 'yellow peril.' If you
believe that the Japanese intend to
unite with the others members of the
yellow race and overrun Europe and
America you are very much mistaken.
Such a thought has never entered our
heads, and it is our ultimate intention
to enter the rank and file of Christen
dom. This is our main objection to
an alliance with the Chinese, for no
sooner would the two nations join
forces than ever alarmist would im
mediately raise the cry of 'the yel
low peril.’ I think it would be wiser
to beware of the Muscovite peril. It
is much more dangerous.
“We are in this war to win and we
are prepared to remain in it as long
as Russia does. Our finances are in
the best of condition and we can al
ways issue a special war tajc if it
should become necessary. It has been
said in both my country and here that
I am coming to the United States to
negotiate a loan. The report has no
truth in it. I am going to the St. Louis
Exposition at the request of several
prominent Americans."
Brunswick Weddings.
Brunswick, Ga., March 13.—Mrs.
Mallery Page King anonunces the en
gagement of her daughter. Miss Mai,
to Mr. C. Don Parker, tile weeding
to take place in St. Mark’s Episcopal
Church on April 12.
This announcement will be of Inter
est to a large circle of friends of the
contracting parties, not only in
Brunswick, but in all sections of the
state, where they are both well known.
Mr. Parker, is a well known and pop
ular business man, and Miss King is
one of the city's fairest and most lov
able young ladies. The wedding prom
ises to be an unusually pretty one.
A wedding which will interest friends
of the contracting parties took place
in this city Thursday night, but has
Just come to light. The principals
were Miss Beulah Lee Ellenwood of
this city and Mr. H. J. Stokes of Ala
bama. The young couple intended to
keep the wedding a secret for some
time. Mr. Stokes has only been In
the city for a few weeks, and after
the wedding left for his home. He
will be joined by Mrs. Stokes shortly.
Jf*w Buildings for Ynldostn.
Valdosta. Ga., March 13.—Another
one of Valdosta’s old landmarks is be
ing demolished to make room for a
handsome brick building. It is the
old Booker shop, which has stood for
twenty or more years, and which was
quite an enterprise in earlier days.
Mrs. Booker, who owns the lot, will
begin at once to erect two handsome
stores.
It is understood that the brick store
on the corner adjoining it is also to
come down to make room for p. hand
some five-story office building to be
erected by J. A. Dasher. Thi lot is
between the new Court House and the
proposed new federal building and is
well located for an office building such
as is proposed.
Polk County Politicians Bnsy.
Bartow, Fla., March 13. —A glance at
the list of candidates in this county
reveals the fact that there are more
than thirty candidates for the various
offices in before the primary to be held
May 10. There are two for state sen
ator, five for representative, three for
sheriff, two for tax collector, two for
tax assessor, two for county superin
tendent of public instruction, two for
county treasurer, three for Judge of
the County Court, two for county pros
ecuting attorney, one for clerk of the
Circuit Court, and a full list of candi
dates for County Commissioner, mem
bers of the county school board, and
Justice of the peace.
Report on Tanner Bill.
Washington, March 13.—A favorable
report on the Tawnev bill, prohibiting
the inclusion in packages of manufac
tured tobacco coupons, etc., was or
dered to the full Committee on Ways
and Means yesterday by the sub-com
mittee having the matter in charge. An
amendment to obviate a constitutional
question was made in the bill.
Justice Simmons Indorsed.
Talbotton, Ga., March 13.—Chief
Justice T. J. Simmons was unani
mously indorsed by the Talbotton Bar
Association for re-election at a meeting
held here yesterday in the Court House.
To Ktc-limond, Vs.
Southern Railway announces Im
proved service on train leaving sa
vannah dally 1;05 p. m„ arriving Rich
mond 6.56 a. m. Pullman sleeping cart
all the way and dining car Mrves
meals en route. City ticket office, 141
Bull street.—ad.
Change In Laealtee of Oeess Steam
ship Comiennr’s Passenger Oglce.
The Ocean Iteamshlp Company's
ticket office, formerly located at 197
Bull street, has been removed to the
new offi> s In the Germania bask build
lag, No, 17 Bull a treat—ad.
OFFICIAL.
bh)sNva\ted7’~
Mayor's Office, City of Savannah,
March 11, 1904.
Resolution by the Committee of the
Whole:
Resolved, By the Mayor and Aider
men of the city of Savannah, in Coun
cil assembled, that sealed bids will be
received for the erection of a Citv
Hail for the city of Savannah. Ga.. in
accordance with the revised plans and
specifications prepared by H. W. Wit-
I cover, architect. Savannah. Ga. Bids
will be opened in public at the May
or’s office. Savannah, Ga., at i>
o'clock neon Saturday, March 19*
1904. Fids to be accompanied with
certified check for seven thousand five
hundred dollars (7,500), or guarantee
bond, with acceptable surety company
as surety, in the sum of ten thousand
dollars ($10,000). conditions as per
specifications. The right is reserved
to reject any or all bids.
Resolved further. That the forego
ing be advertised in the Savannah
Morning News from this date up to
and including March 19. and in the
Savannah Evening Press up to and in
cluding March 18.
J. ROBERT CREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
NOTICE.
City of Savannah, Office Fire De
partment, Savannah. Ga., Feb. 26.
1904.—Sealed bids will be received at
the office of the undersigned until 12
o'clock noon of Wednesday, March 16,
1904, for furnishing the Fire Depart
ment with summer uniforms accord
ing to specifications now on exhibit at
the office of the Fire Department, cor
ner of Indian and West Broad streets.
All bids to be made on blanks fur
nished upon application at this office.
The Committe e on Fire reserve the
right to award the contract in part or
as a whole, or to reject any or all pro
posals. JOHN E. MAGUIRE,
Superintendent.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
City of Savannah, Office Clerk of
Council. Savannah, Ga., March S,
1904.—The following applications to
retail liquor during the year 190 4
were read at meeting of Council
March 2, 1904. and referred to the
’Committee of the Whole.
J. ROBERT CREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
A. Mendel & Cos., No. 602 Liberty
street, east.
John G. Eiiopolo, No. 234 Ran
dolph street.
J. Wilkins, comer Indian and Coffee
Alley.
CITY PROPERTY TO RENT.
City Marshal's Office, Savannah, Ga..
Aug. 3. 1903.—F0r rent, the store and
warehouse at the northeast corner of
River and West Broad streets. For
particulars apply to .
HENRY E. DRFESON.
City Marshal
*BIC is s noB-yoltonort
lined? ior Gonorrhoea.Giee,
permarorrhuea, Whites, un
a rural discharges, or any
iflammution, irritation oi
iceration of mneoue mem
branes. Scn-aatringeiiL
gold by Druggist*.
or sent in plain wtapp*ri
br express, prepaid.
tl 00. or 3 bottles, K . 75.
Circular rot on requt*&
EVIDENCE FOR DIETRICH
Offered at tile Hearing Before the
Senate Committee.
Washington, March 13.—Jacob Fish
er, the present postmaster at Hast
ings, Neb., resumed his statement yes
terday before the special Senate com
mittee appointed to investigate the
charges against Senator Dietrich. He
denied Hahn’s statements about a note
for $2,500, which he was alleged to
intend giving Dietrich. He said no note
was given.
Edwin E. Francis, deputy postmas
ter, also denied certain of Hahn s
statements.
Hardy Gregory, a postoffice inspec
tor, and others testified as to the pur
chase of the postoffice fixtures from
the G. A. R. for SSOO and as to the
payment of $1,300 rental by the gov
ernment and S2OO rental by Fisher. It
was brought out that Dietrich bought
the fixtures, which were afterward
taken over by Fisher on his appoint
ment as postmaster. Inspector Greg
ory said it was understood the ap
pointment was not dependent on the
buying of the fixtures.
want rifles Issued
TO ORGANIZED CLUBS.
Washington, March 13. —Gen. Bird
W. Spencer of New Jersey, president;
Gen. George H. Harries of this city,
vice president, and Albert S. Jones,
secretary, of the National Rifle Associa
tion, called on the President yesterday
to enlist his interest in the promotion
of legislation providing for the issu
ance of rifles and the sale of ammuni
tion to civilian rifle clubs.
The plan involves no appropriation,
it being proposed that rifles be issued
in limited numbers to organized clubs,
through the national association, each
club to give bond for the proper use
and care of the arms. President
Roosevelt promised to use his influ
ence to promote the plan.
President Roosevelt also gave his of
ficial sanction to the "President’s
Match.”
GIFTS FROM THE ETHIOP
FOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Boston, March 13.—0n the steamer
Lowther Castle, which arrived yesterday
from the Far East, with a milllon-dol
lar cargo, were two wild animals, a
baby lion and a hyena, for President
Roosevelt from King Menelik of Abys
sinia.
The King also sent to the President
a pair of elephant tusks, valued at $2,-
000.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.
Winkler's celebrated Dixie sausages
are made of pork and are in every
way excellent. Try them for break
fast Telephones 266.
Best bargains n city property by W.
J. Miscally, Jr„ 20 Bryan street. You
will consult your own interest by see
ing him for full particulars.
It you are hard to please in having
your pictures framed, take them to
Ladeveze’s where expert workmen are
employed. Prices the lowest known.
11 Congress street, west.
Knight A Cos.. 1102 West Broad, la
making a fancy country sausage that
la unexcelled; made of choice meat only
and sold to an exclusive trade; costs
more then others, but no bod v who
eats Knight’s objects to price; bout
'phones
For rent, three large rooms, over
grocery store, on Ninth and Lincoln
atraet. Terms ft. in advance. Apply
to Gilbert W. Alien, real MUM. MU
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