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6 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 WOMEN Who suffer should come to me. and be t restored to per cases. which other dangerous surgical from pain is Itocngnlxcd ns the prompt and a pet Oldest Kstahllshetlfeet restoration to itml Most Itellahlc health is certuln in S|mi|ullk|. every case. I make no charge for consultation either in person or by letter. Private reception room for ladies. •I NFWTON HATHAWAY. M. !>.. 21 A Bryan street, Savannah, Ga. 11file# hours: It . m. to 12 nt., 2 to 6, 7 to 9 p, pi, Sundays 19 u. m. to l p. UU r j 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,'* OUR STEPPING STONES TO SUCCESS: FAIR DEALING —RIGHT PRICES—QUALITY. Confidence w inners these-yours to command. Buy here and know it’s the best. What about the spring fixing--going to change things around— get a forgetfulness of winter’s harshness? Furniture will be needed, in the order of things. For your commendable good taste there is nothing more stylish than CREX—Grass Farnitore. Made in soft shade of green; all shapes of Chairs and Rockers. V ery effective in most any room-speciaily good for the ver andah. Same kind of Matting for the floor. (We are exclusive agents.) LINDSAY & MORGAN , Furniture and Carpets. 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 Varicocele, Spermatorrhea, Sexual Weakness, ” -the agT™' 0 ' 1 tit makes no difference how long standing the case or who you have been treated by I have a safe and speedy way in which a permanent cure can be accomplished. My treatment reaches the very root and center of the troubles, imparting a delightful and powerfully stimu lAting action on the nerves, blood and surrounding tis sue. Call and I will explain this superior method to you. If you live out of the city and cannot call write me about your case. Consultation and correspondence are confidential. Office hours: 8;30 a. m. to 1 p. m 2 to 8 p. m. Sundays 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. DR. J. T. GAULT, Kiille 15, Hoard of Trade Building, Savannah. Ga. iftTAPUDINP- Hr 11 1 MMTITi * - nt.vM.rn. fails to cure HEADACHE* AND COLDO 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. . ♦ . 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 Beat