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FARM, CARDEN
AND HOUSEHOLD
By S. A. COOK.
Flr*t I lflKa Haj ! Why Not f
To what extent the present high
price of cotton and its possibilities an
other year will Influence farmers in
the South to neglect this most valua
ble crop of any farm cannot be known
until results show for themselves this
fall. It will be safe to say that the
majority of farmers will not give the
hay crop the attention lhat it deserves.
In the past few years we have made
considerable progress in our regard for
the crop, but we have hardly made a
good beginning of what we ought to
do about it.
Grass as pasturage and as "hay,”
Is. when properly understood, the most
valuable crop that can be grown in
any country. For a part of the year
varying according to latitude and cli
mate, the green grass supports a vast
array of animal life, wild and domes
tic. Its total value is not easily esti
mated, but it is immense.
That part of the green grass that is
converted into hay holds its place in
this country as the second crop in
value and importance of our staple
crops. If the South contributed her
just proportion to the aggregate pro
duction the value of the latter would
fall very little, if any, below that our
great first crop—corn.
The world could get along very well
without cotton and tobacco, as it did
for many thousand years, but it could
not get along at all w ithout grass, and
certainly the modern world cannot do
without hay.
First class hay—grass cut at the
proper time and properly cured—is al
ways in demand. It has its fixed
value as much as any other product,
according to supply. Now and then
first class hay sells as high as JUS pei
ton—yea, S3O. There are times when
the owner of valuable stock could af
ford to pay even more than this than
to go without it. When grass is not
to be had, hay is a necessity to nearly
all animals as much so as bread is to
man.
There is an art In making first class
hay. Mere dried grass is not hay.
Good hay must be bright, free from
dust and as fragrant as a Lubin's
"New Mown Hay." It must not be
sun-burned or bleached. The green
color should still pervade it.
To make good hay one must be pre
pared to cut the grass or clover or
peas th* moment it is ready and, that
Is when the plant is just beyond the
stage of full bloom, before any seed
lias matured.
It is easier to make hay of grass
than it Is of clover or peas. Neither
however, must lie spread out to the
sun or be exposed to the dew of one
night. Whether made from grass or
peas or other leguminous plant, the
cutting should begin as soon as the
dew is evaporated in the morning. No
more should be cut in a day than can
be cooked up before night. Before the
evening dew falls all that was cut
before 2 or 3 o’clock should be thrown
up into small cocks, the size of an
ordinary potato bank. The wilted or
green clover or grass should be al
lowed to remain in these small cocks
until the heat of fermentation has
been developed fully. Then, begin
ning with the first cock, turn it over
with the fork and put three or four
others to it. turning the grassor clover
well in doing it. Let these larger
shocks stay until heat has again been
developed, when the hay can be hauled
up and stored away.
Pea vines or clover thus cured will
retain leaves fully the green color and
fragrance preserved to it, and there
will be no danger of any further fer
mentation. It will not heat up a third
time.
Is it not worth the little additional
trouble—thus to make first class hay
that will be a complete food and be
worth the very highest market price,
than to merely put up sun-burned,
dew-drenched stuff, liable’to ferment
in the mow or stack, and that stock
will not eat unless forced to It by
starvation ?
Much of the hay made in the South
Is from Bermuda grass, and there is
no question that first class Bermuda
hay is the finest the world will ever
know.
If surcharged with dust, as when
overflowed and the grass spread out
In the sun and dew until all color
and fragrance are lost it will be far
from being first class. It is not worth
half price then. Very dusty hay should
be well threshed before being fed to
stock. Otherwise it should not be fed
to any valuable horse. If to any other
valuable animal. Dusty hay causes
many incurable cases of heaves.
I'louliiK lifliid When Wet,
There If* a general impression that it
does not injure land to plow it when
wet if done at a season of the year
when frosts are likely to follow, says
the Southern Agriculturist. The gen
eral belief is that the frost will pul
verize the soil no matter how lumny
it may turn up and that this will off
set any injury that may be done by
packing the soil grains through turning
over the ground when saturated with
water. There is a little truth in this
statement which makes it all the more
dangerous and hard to combat.
It is a mistake to plow land when
wet under any conditions. The land
cannot be turned over without injury
even if frosts do follow, for after all
the soil is much like a sponge. When
rains are abundant it takes up all the
water it can hold and occupies the larg
est possible space. When drought
comes on a part of the water is evapor
ated and the grains which compose the
soil collapse and great cracks appear
here and there. If the land is plowed
when too dry it turns up a very lumpy
condition because there is not enough
moisture to keep the particles Intact
and to cause them to slip by each
other readily. When the land is
plowed too wet the particles do not
slide by each other so readily and
hence dry into a hard, compact mass
that neither rain nor implements of till
age can make any impression on.
When land is in suitable condition to
plow, the particles will fall readily
from the moldboard, and it is only un
der such conditions that plowing
should be permitted, and if people un
derstood more generally the injurious
effect of plowing land when wet the
practice would he corrected at once.
Plowing is in progress at the pres
ent time on many farms where the
land is so wet that a small stream of
water sometimes follows behind the
plow, and in other cases the soil is so
soft that the boots of the plowman are
withdrawn from the soil with a "suck"
at every step. In conversation with
some farmers recently with reference
to this matter the opinion was ex
pressed that frost would correct any
injury that might come from plowing
the land in that condition. While this
may be true to a certain extent as re
gards the surface soil, the freezes the
past winter did not affect the soil more
than two to four inches; hence they
had no appreciable effect on the in
verted Dart of the plow- furrow.
But this is not the worst objection to
wet plowing. Most of the breaking
being done at present doest not extend
beyond the depth of three or four
inches. It Is all too shallow to com
mence with, for the depth to which the
ground is broken measures its capacity
to act as a reservoir for water during
the drier seasons of the year and it
determines to a considerable extent the
area of ground through which the roots
of plants can forage in search of plant
food. When it is desirable to puddle
a tank which is intended for irrigating
in the Western part of the United
States a small amount of water is run
into the excavation and the soil thor
oughly puddled by herding a flock of
goats on it. Nearly every person has
had sufficient experience in making
mud pies to realize how thoroughly
hard they become after being sundried
for a little while. To plow the sur
face soil when wet, simply means to
thoroughly puddle the subsoil which is
a part of the soil, though unfortunate
ly not generally regarded as such in the
light of the treatment accorded It. To
plow land four inches deep and smear
over the subsoil and tramp and pack It
is simply sealing it up and cutting it
off as a source of supply for food, water
and aslant roots during the crop sea
son.
Is it any wonder under these condi
tions that crops should suffer from
drought? Not at all. It is surprising
that they do so well on soils treated
after this fashion.. The farmer should
remember that the subsoil is quite as
important to him as the surface soil.
He has been cultivating his land for
years to a depth of a few inches. The
subsoil has become thoroughly packed
and almost impervious to plant roots,
the food supplies it contains are locked
up and unavailable, and instead of be
ing a reservoir for water it prevents
the soil absorbing It and increases
surface washing. The more the land
is plowed wet the worse it will be for
the subsoil. It is really suicidal to
plow- clay lands wet and smear and
seal up the subsoil as is being done
so generally to-day. Let this unfor
tunate practice be corrected. Plow
the surface soil deeply w-hen in condi
tion to be plow-ed. Break up the sub
soil with a subsoiler to a depth of
.fifteen or eighteen Inches, and by mak
ing a storage space for water let in
air which is necessary In order that
oxidation may proceed and certain
forms of bacteria necessary to the
growth of plants may live and de
velop, and that forms of plant food
necessary to the growth of plants may
be set free. Give the roots of the
plant some chance to branch out and
strike down in the soil and gather
food supplies from the subterranean
region. The farmer to-day is frequent
ly trying to farm on what is left of
the surface soil, something little bet
ter than subsoil. The soil is lacking
In depth and the plants have not even
a respectable fighting chance. All this
is wrong. Deep and persistent plow
ing and the rational treatment of the
soil will insure larger and better
crops.
Cow Pen liny.
Cow pea hay as a feed for all hay
eating animals has not been fully ap
preciated. It is very much superior to
timothy and other hays made from
the true grasses, the differences in
favor of first quality cowpea hay not
Infrequently being double the feeding
value of the ordinary grass Hays usu
ally found on the market. As com
pared with alfalfa and red clover hays,
cowpea hay is superior In composition
and at leas* in digestibility. A ton
of cowpea hay is equal in feeding
value to a ton of wheat bran, the pro
portions and quantities if digestible
food elements being practically the
same in the two feeds, yet on the lo
cal market cowpea hay sells for from
sl2 to sl4 Per ton and wheat bran
from SIK to S2O per ton. An equal
quantity of the two feeds will produce
practically the same amount of milk,
energy or growth.—C. L. Newman.
Profits in Guinea. Hens.
The guinea, which is so despised by
so many people, I think is one of the
most interesting and profitable fowls
that we have on the farm. They are
great foragers in summer time when
Insects and weed seeds are plentiful.
They will make their own living on
the two articles named above, either
or both of which are a pest to the
farmer. You can trust them In your
garden. They will not bother any
thing that you want. When the weath
er gets warm in spring you can count
on one egg from each hen every day,
rain or shine. While eggs are not as
large as some eggs, if you want to
sell them they will bring the same
price as other eggs. If you want to
eat them, you can't find a finer flav
ored egg. If you want to eat the
guineas, the young ones are Just
splendid. I don’t think they can be
beat by any fowl. I think white
guineas are best, as their flesh is
whiter and their skin is more yellow,
and they are not so wild as the colored
ones. The white guineas will usually
lay where the chicken hens lay, es
pecially If they have been raised by
chicken hens, which I think is the best
way to raise them. I expect to have
white guineas while I have chickens.
A. Z. Copeland.
Producing Good Milk.
The whole secret of producing good
milk can be generalized in a few
words: Healthy clean and well-fed
cows having a clean, comfortable sta
ble; healthy, clean and quiet milkers
having a disposition to treat the cows
at least fairly; sound, clean and ster
ilized utensils, prompt cooling and pro
tection of the milk. This is the secret
that is bringing success to some dairy
men while their neighbors fail. These
conditions could be introduced easily,
cheaply and profitably Into thousands
of dairies. Too many dairymen make
the mistake of thinking that a large
outlay of money is necessary before
high-grade milk can be produced. They
are scared off by a phantom. The fact
Is, many dairies could be changed to
a sanitary from an unsanitary condi
tion without the expenditure of a sin
gle dollar in cash. More light, more
fresh air, better arrangements for
bringing the feed and for removing
manure, a little time each day to clean
the stable and the cows, a coat of
fresh whitewash once or twice a year
to cover and kill the bacteria on the
walls and partitions—these things are
not expensive—and perhaps anew cell
ing or floor above the cows to exclude
dust from the hay mow.—R. A. Pear
son.
Possibilities of Agricnltnre.
"One has but to know agriculture to
understand something of its possibili
ties. Yet there are many boys and
Sweat. Itch. Blister? W ,W One application prove* it* merit.
ROYAL FOOT WASH 1 jjaf Mon *y back W not satisfied,
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feet armplte. etc.; stop* chafing. VNr.Ji a t# Commercial Agent Seaboard Air
If not at drugglats’ eend 25 cent* Line Railway, Greenville, 8. C..
to Eaton Drug Cos., Atlanta, Oa., lb* 1 )? aaye “For eore. tired. Itching and
for full else, postpaid. Saagfi* for l.*j y. i V-o perspiring feet. Royal Foot Wash
t-oent stamp. V-v Ay u unequalled.”
FEET
HURT
GET IT AT LIFPMAN'S.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. MAY 2. 1904.
WGnrus
f Hun<l r*<l ofcli ti<l re u and udu Its have X
M worm*, but are treated for other diseases. X
m The symptom*ore:- indlgeptlon, with a
H variable appetite ; foul tongue ; offensive
■ breath; hard and full belly with occa
■ aional griping* and pains about the navel;
■ eyes heavy and dull ; Itching of the none;
■ short, dry cough ; grinding of the teeth ;
a starting during sleep; slow fever; and
often In children, convulsions.
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girls in the country th'at grow up with
out having the slightest idea of what
great and good possibilities lie before
them. This is not their fault so much
as the faults of the conditions and
people that surround them. The old
thought still survives in the country
that to be ai farmer is to be a drudge
of a low order; that to nfake a living
at farming requires nothing but bone
and muscle. We are glad that some of
our country school teachers are taking
this matter in hand and are beginning
to educate the boys and girls in the
country schools as to what agriculture
really is and what it offers. It is an
encouraging feature when superintend
ents of schools and of counties get up
excursions to agricultural colleges that
the boys and the girls may be ’Awak
ened in this matter of agricultural
possibilities.”
Gran*.
“Grass is the great fundamental crop.
Without the aid of man (and previous
to his intervention) it covers the habit
able earth everywhere with its mantle
of green and fills the soil with a thick,
fibrous growth of roots, and not only
protects the land from the ravages of
wind and water, but becomes also the
primary source of food for a large part
of the animal cremation, says A. M. Ten
Eyck. According to the government
reports, corn holds the first place as the
greatest wealth-producing crop of this
country, while grass takes second rank.
It is safe to say. however, that the re
verse is the actual fact. The reports
fail to take into account the great
wealth produced from grass as a pas
ture and its great value as a soil-pro
tector and a soil-renewer, and its pow
er to increase the yield of other crops
when used In rotation. Although the
native grasses grow without the aid of
man, yet it is only when certain do
mesticated species are cultivated that
the greatest production of hay and
pasture is secured.”
Ox Warble*.
A bulletin of the Kansas Agricultural
College says: Treatment should begin
as soon ‘.ts the warbles are noticed
upon the animals’ backs. Most of the
warbles or grubs can be destroyed by
putting turpentine, kerosene, crude pe
troleum or mercurial ointment in or
on the opening through the skin di
rectly over the warble. If the opening
is very small, it should be enlarged by
using a smooth, pointed stick. A ma
chinist’s oil can having a slender noz
zle furnishes an excellent method of
applying the medicine. By running the
cattle through a chute they can be
treated quite rapidly. They should be
examined in about ten days, and any
that escape the first treatment should
be destroyed by a second; or better,
squeezed out and crushed; or they can
be crushed beneath the skin by pinch
ing the lump, or killed by inserting a
pointed wire or large blunt-pointed
needle. It is important that any grubs
squeezed out or escaping naturally
should be destroyed or they will trans
form into adult flies.
The Potato.
A Tennessee exchange says: "Last
year Tennessee grew 2,000,000 bushels
of sweet potatoes and the home de
mand was not supplied. Potatoes are
selling at $1 per bushel,and from 100 to
200 bushels can be produced to an acre.
There is profit in this crop. A million
more bushels should be grown this sea
son than last year. Alabama farmers
grew 5,000,000 bushels in 1903, and the
variety known as Key's Golden Sugar
are selling in that state at $1.75 per
bushel. Where there are cornstalks on
the land, it will pay to open three feet
furrows, lay the stalks in the fur
row and cover the stalks. The stalks
will hold moisture and give a good re
sults in a dry season. The northern
people would buy millions of bushels
of the sweet, soft cooking potatoes, if
our Southern farmers would grow
them. Pew Western people ever ate
a good sweet potatoe."
A Soil Mixture.
To get the right kind of soil In
which to plant the various finer seeds
in the greenhouse or hotbed is not al
ways and easy task. Some of our
soil composts, while well adapted for
sprouting the seeds, are just alive with
weed-seeds in insect life, and possibly
fungus-germs. Sometimes we see the
seedling come up promptly, and grow
thriftily for a little while, only to go
down all at once with something like
damping off. An inch or two of clear
river-sand resting on some good rich
compost has in my experience proved
to be a good material in which to start
onion-seedling!*, \\hen thus started,
the latter have usually done well, and
been free from such trouble as damp
ing off; but we can’t risk the clear
sand for very fine seeds, such as celery.
Sifted coal-ashes, substituted for the
sand layer, is liable to pack quit solid
over the seed, although I have man
aged to glow good cabbageplants in
clear coal-ashes resting on rich
compost. This year I have made a
mixture of river-sand, old rotted saw
dust and coal-ashes, slightly en
riched by the addition of a little wood
ashes, and ashes from old bones which
had been burned in the stove. Proba
bly a little fine bonemeal (dust) in
place of the bone-ashes would be al
right. All these materials were
throughly mixed up. without holding
to exact proportions, and only just so
that we have a reasonably loose and
fine earthy material upon which to‘
deposit tomato, onion, cabbage, beet,
lettuce, celery and other seeds, and
with which to cover them. The story
can soon be told. If the seeds germin
ate promptly, and there is no reason
why they should not do so, the young
plants will grow to some size before
the weeds start up from beneath the
layer of mixed material that is free
from weed-seed.
DEVOTIONS TO
BLESSED VIRGIN
IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
BEGAN YESTERDAY WITH ELAB
ORATE CEREMONIES.
At St. John*. Cathedral Children of
Sunday-School Opened Devotion*.
Beautiful Service at Sacred Heart
Church—lOO Little Girl., Clad la
White, Placed Bouquet* at Shrine
of Virgin—Statue of Virgin
Crowned With Wreath of White
Rone*.
With elaborate services yesterday
the May Devotions in honor of the
Blessed Virgin Mary were commenced
in all the Catholic churches of Savan
nah.
The children of the Sunday-schools
opened the devotions with chants to
the Virgin, and at the Sacred Heart
Church her statue was crowned with a
wreath of roses.
The services at the Cathedral of St.
John the Baptist were held at 8 o’clock
at night. The children of the Sunday
school, more than 500 in number, form
ed in the basement. Under the direc
tion of the lady teachers the procession
moved around to the main door of the
church.
Within the church the procession
formed in three divisions, one division
proceeding down each aisle. The head
of the procession, under the guidance
of one of the older scholars, moved
down the south ‘aisle to the shrine of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, which had
been beautifully decorated with flow
ers.
When the shrine of the Virgin was
reached the Sunday-school sang “Hail
Virgin, Dearest Mary.” At the conclu
sion of the song the scholars filed into
their places in the center of the church.
Act of Dedication.
As soon as the children had taken
their seats they chanted the litany to
the Virgin. Immediately following.
Rev. Father Kennedy, rector of the
Cathedral, read the Act of the Dedi
cation of the Children to the Blessed
Mother.
Rev. Father Goggin of Rochester,
N. Y., who is a guest at the Cathedral,
recited the Rosarv. The children of
the Sunday-school then sang "Mother
Dear, Oh Pray For Me," after which
the Benediction of the Blessed Sacra
ment was given.
The children then left their places
and formed in line for the recessional.
As they retired from the church, under
the direction of the lady teachers, they
sang, "Wilt Thou Look Upon Me,
Mother.” Especial services will be held,
in honor of the Blessed Virgin, every
day this month at the Cathedral, con
vening at 6 o’clock in the evening.
Church of Sacred Heart.
The services at the church 'of the
Sacred Heart were held ‘at 5 o'clock in
the afternoon, and were beautiful and
impressive. An eloquent sermon on the
Blessed Virgin was preached by Rev.
Father Aloysius, rector of the Sacred
Heart Church.
Immediately following the sermon
the solemn procession began. More
than 100 children of the church, clad in
white dresses, and wearing blue bows
in their hair and light blue sashes,
formed in the center aisle. Each of the
children wore on her hair a wreath cf
lilles-of-the-valley and carried in her
hands a large bouquet of roses and
lilies.
Under the leadership of one of the
older children the procession moved
down the center aisle and over to the
shrine of the Blessed Virgin. Here the
leader stepped up to the shrine and
lovingly crowned the statue of the Vir
gin with a wreath of pure white roses.
The procession then turned and
passed along the front of the church to
the north aisle, proceeding down that
to the rear of the church, and thence
resuming its position in the center
aisle. The music for the service was
rendered by the boy choir, which
brought up the rear of the solemn pro
cession.
The services closed with the benedic
tion of the Blessed Sacrament. During
all this month there will be services,
consisting of special devotions to the
Blessed Virgin, at the Sacred Heart
Church every Wednesday and Friday
night.
St. Patrick:** Church.
At St. Patrick’s Church, on Liberty
and West Broad streets, services simi
lar to those at the Cathedral were held.
The devotions at this church were
opened by the children of the Sunday
school.
At the close of the service the bene
diction of the Bles ed Sacrament was
given by Rev. Father McCarthy, rec
tor of the church.
A LEAP YEAR LETTER.
A confirmed young bachelor of Sa
vannah is in doubt whether he will
have to draw on his bank account,
or buy a ticket to Canada. The cause
of his perplexity is a scented little
letter that came in the mail a day
or two ago under a Toronto postmark
and with a stamp bearing King Ed
ward's head. The contents of the let
ter, minus address and signature, fol
low:
My dearest, much respected sir:
I send you this your love to stir.
Your love I’ve chosen first of all;
On you I make my maiden call.
I give to you the foremost chance
And bid you boldly to advance.
Your heart and hand I ask, no less,
And hope you'll grant my fond request
And send me back without delay
An answer, be it yea or nay.
But if your heart does not incline
In wedlock to be bound with mine.
Then you must Leap Year's law obey
And down to me Five Hundred pay,
Besides, dear sir, a handsome dress—
I ask no more: will take no less.
Now. you may think my letter funny.
But I must have the man or money.
n evTmap'oVfar e~ast.
The Army and Navy Journal in a
recent edition has printed an ex
cellent map of Japan, Korea and Man
churia, together with an index to
facilitate finding the various cities,
towns, villages, rivers, bays etc. The
map is compiled from the most re
liable data to be obtained, and is of
more than usual value and interest at
the present time because of the war
that now exists in the Far East.
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CLAPP REFUSES TO GIVE UP
YACHT TO KILLORIN.
Reply to Sait of Former Companion
for Ponsraaion of the Adrienne.
The Mprning News has printed the
rather sensational story of the hap
penings on the yacht Adrienne, owned
by H. Mason Clapp on her voyage
from Savannah to Norfolk, the arrest
of young Clapp on his arrival on
charges by Mr. J. I. Killorin of Sa
vannah, who was Mr. Clapp’s com
panion, and later the suit of Mr. Kil
lorin to recover the yacht, which he
claimed from Clapp. Mr. Clapp has
replied to the suit in a spicy way. The
Norfolk Landmark says:
"H. Mason Clapp, Harvard gradu
ate, yachtsman and wealthy Philadel
phia lawyer, through his attorney,
Thomas Jefferson Randolph, has filed
his reply to the suit brought by his
one-time friend, J. I. Killorin of Sa
vannah, who seeks to recover the
handsome sailing yacht, Adrienne, Kil
lorin claiming the vessel as his prop
erty. The reply of Clapp is peppery.
He characterizes as fplse the allega
tions made by the libellant, and says
the claims of Killorin are baseless.
"Mr. Clapp, who has been in a hos
pital, has been discharged and is liv
ing aboard his palatial vessel.
“ 'Now that Killorin has had a good
deal to say,' said Clapp yesterday, ‘I
would like to make a few remarks.
"I wish to say that Killorin, who
is a chance acquaintance of mine, has
no claim on the vessel. I met him
in Savannah and he went to Phila
delphia with me. It was there that
I purchased the yacht and I sim
ply made the bill of sale in his name
to ward of£ the payment of alimony to
my wife, who had secured a divorce
and who had been awarded alimony.
“The yacht came around to Balti
more, and after we started for this
port an attempt was made to get
possession of the vessel, which I pre
vented.
"When we got here I came ashore
on mv own accord, and after I had
gotten ashore Killorin had me arrested
for lunacy. I'm as sane as he is.
"There is absolutely no truth in the
story that I walked the decks of the
vessel with a shotgun wadded with
ten-dollar bills and dared anyone to
take the money from the gun. I have
been supplying Killorin with money
and with clothing, and this he cannot
deny.
“The other night I did don a sail
or's uniform and got my safe from the
yacht. It is my property and I had
a right to it.”
“We shall fight this case to a finish."
said Lawyer Randolph, “and if it does
get to trial there will be come sensa
tional testimony.”
SOCIETY.
TOBOGGAN PARTIES
NOWALL THE RAGE.
Small Parties Dine at Casino and
Enjoy Sport.
Toboggan parties are becoming the
rage at Thunderbolt Park. The large
crowds yesterday did not admit of
many, as the toboggan slide was do
ing such a land office business that
private parties found it pleasanter in
the laughing gallery. But on week
nights these affairs are numerous.
There were a large number of parties
at the Casino Saturday night.
One of these was a farewell supper
given to Mr. Robert Denham by a
number of his friends. Mr. Denham
will leave shortly for Jacksonville to
make It his future home. Those in
the party were Mr. Robert Denham,
Mr. Robert T. Waller. Jr., Mr. Wal
ton Harper. Mr. Edward Parish. Mr.
Clayton Purse, Mr. Harry Daniel, Mr.
William May and Mr. John Pasco.
Another party was composed of Miss
Carrie Lou Meldrtm, Miss Marion Mac
lean, Miss Elsie Barnard, Miss Leonide
Leonard of Boston. MisS Elsie Bar
nard, Miss Cornelia Maclean, Mr.
Thomas N. Denmark. Mr. Cosmo R.
Hardee, Mr. Willis Wilder and others.
In a third party were Miss Ethel Me-
Intire, Miss Ethel Taylor, Mrs. Ruby
Nicoll, Mr. Alexander B. Hull, Jr.,
Mr. Neyle Colquitt and Mr. Edward
W. Bell.
Miss Nellie White, Miss Clifford West,
Mr. Morehead and Mr. Kuker com
posed another party, while Miss Rfgh
ton Habersham, Miss Maggie White
and Mr. Stoddard were in another.
A party which dined at the Casino
and afterwards enjoyed the various
amusements was composed of Mr. Wil
liam Barnwell, Mr. John Hammond,
Mr. Robert Cannon and Mr. Frank
Chisholm.
A number of parties have already
been planned for this week, and it
would seem that the toboggan party
will prove a favorite pastime for the
society set during the summer months.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
Mr. G. L. Roux of Tampa is a guest
at the Pulaski.
Mr. Roscoe Luckey of Thomasville is
registered at the Pulaski.
Mr. John R. Whitehead of Albany
is registered at the De Soto.
Mr. L. S. Pender of Ruddle, S. C., is
spending a few days at the Pulaski.
Mr. J. S. McCormick of Atlanta was
among yesterday's arrivals at the De
Soto.
Mr. J. D. Williams of Columbia was
among the arrivals at the Pulaski yes
terday.
Mr. P. D. Wylly of Darien was
among the arrivals at the De Solo yes
terday.
Mrs. G. M. Ryals has gone to Or
ange Lake, Fla,, to spend a time with
relatives.
Mr. A. M. Brabham of Augusta was
among yesterday's arrivals at the Pu
laski House.
Mr. Meldrim Thomson is seriously
ill in Atlanta. Dr. R. M. Thomson left
last night to attend him.
Mrs. M. P. Foy of Statesboro ar
rived in the city last night, and is
registered at the De Soto.
Hon. Dudley M. Hughes, commis
sioner general for the state of Geor
gia at the World’s Fair, arrived in
the city yesterday and is registered at
the De Soto.
Mr. John R. Whitehead of Albany,
Ga, vice president and general man
ager of the Georgia Cotton Company,
of that city, and one of the largest
TO SHIPPERS*
HTDFS, WAX, WOOI„ FURS in good demand. POULTRY good demand.
EGGS good demand. PEAS anted.
ACUDI IPU 9 ODD Wholesale Grocers and Liquor Dealers,
i ennui)n Ofc DllU.f 111-113-111; Bay Street, West.
DYEING AND CLEANING
Hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of
Carpets, Draperies and Clothing are every
year thrown away for no fault except
stain or streak or faded.
Don’t throw any more aside. Send them
to us. We are ager.ts for the
Old Staten Island Dyeing Establishment
Known for years for dependable work in dyeing and
cleaning.
We take all the old things—send them on without any
trouble to you, have them dyed or cleaned, and return
them to you ready for use and things of beauty--at
small expense.
CARPET DYEING.
Many people do not know or
do not think that carpets can
be dyed—when they get old
and faded, throw them away.
This is a mistake. There's many
an old faded carpet, by having
it dyed in some shade to har
monize, will last for years
longer, and make the home
more attractive, and at no great
cost.
Get our prices on Carpet
Dyeing.
BLANKETS
Should be cleaned now, before
packing away for next winter’s
use.
The Dry Cleaning Process
thoroughly cleanses them, and
restores the napp, making the -
blanket same as if new.
Can be rebound, if desired.
Agents in Savannah,
furniture. LINDSAY & MORGAN carpets.
shippers in Georgia, was in Savannah
yesterday, en route to Europe. Dur
ing the afternoon he was the guest
of Mr. E. A. Cutts, in a tour of the
city, and the surrounding country in
an automobile.
grossTarni'ngs of
SOUTHERN ROADS.
The gross earnings of the Southern
roads to latest dates show that though
in some cases there has been a falling
off of earnings in the last week re
ported. compared with the same time
last year, yet on the w r hole the earn
ings of the year to date are still well
ahead of those of the previous year.
The figures are:
Atlantic Coast Line—Gross earnings
for February, $1,814,949: previous year,
$1,638,399. From July 1 to latest date,
$13,218,232; previous year, $12,520,137.
Central of Georgia—Gross earnings
for the third week of April, $149,480;
previous year, $148,550. From July 1 to
latest date, $7,883,661; previous year,
$7,664,209.
Louisville and Nashville—Gross earn
ings for third week of April, $661,515;
previous year, $680,870. From July 1 to
latest date, $30,247,382; previous year,
$28,475,775.
Southern Railway—Gross earnings
for third week of April, $810,373; pre
vious year, $832,604. From July 1 to
latest date, $36,950,489; previous year,
$34,484,254.
Seaboard Air Line—Gross earnings
for third week of April, $263,432; pre
vious year, $247,511. From July 1 to
latest date, $10,789,013; previous year,
$10,281,893.
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Mr. Bert A. Brunner, formerly as
sistant ticket agent at the Union Depot
at Macon, has been appointed to a po
sition in the office of Mr. J. C. Haile,
general passenger agent of the Cen
tral of Georgia, with headquarters at
Savannah.
The Atlantic Coast Line Inaugurat
ed its popular excursions to and from
Charleston yesterday and, an unusual
ly large crowd made the trip, in each
direction. From Savannah 271 per
sons 'aft for “Over Home." seventy
one more than went on the initial
trip last year. An equally large crowd
came from Charleston. The Atlantic
Coast Line also took thirty-nine ex
cursionists to Jacksonville, and seven
to Brunswick.
Mr. F. W. Kirkland, chief clerk to
Mr. James Menzies, general freight
agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, will
leave in a few days for Montgomery
to accept the place of commercial
agent of the system at that place. He
exchanges places with Mr. T. J. Acos
ta, a former Savannahian, who has
many friends here to welcome him
back. The change became effective
yesterday.
The Atlantic Coast Line announces
that, effective to-day, train No. 44 will
leave for Charleston and local points
at 5; 40 o’clock, instead of at 6, as
heretofore.
All the roads are now advertising
the Sou/thern Baptist Convention, to be
held in Nashville this month. Some
of the most attractive of this matter
will be that to be issued shortly by
the Atlantic Coast Line. Excellent pic
tures of the tabernacle in which the
convention will be held and of the
First Baptist Church at Nashville will
be shown. (
The Seaboard Air Line announces
that, effective yesterday, the office of
its agnecy at Balitmore will be located
at No. 215 North Charles street. This
change should be noted in addressing
communications to Messrs. P. B.
Thompson, general agent; O. M.
Chilton, general possenger agent; A.
J. Fox, contracting freight agent, and
George A. Pierce, soliciting freight
agent.
Mr*. Marlon T. Brnen's Funeral.
The funeral of Mrs. Marion Tattnall
Bruen took place yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. The services, which were
held at her home. No. 119 Thirty-first
street, east, were conducted by Rev.
Charles H. Strong, rector of St. John s
Church. They were attended by a
large number of friends, who were also
present at the burial, in Bonaventure
Cemetery. Asa part of the services
several hymns were sung by Mrs. W.
G. Harrison, Mrs. L. W. Dupont and
Mr. Cuyler Gordon. Beautiful floral
tributes burled the mound.
The pallbearers were Messrs. W. H.
Wade, Davis Freeman, W. J. B. Ad
ams, L. M. LeHardy, H. F. Owens
and Julian deßruyn Kopg.
THE COSEY CORNER,
with its pretty effects unique
designs, and Persian colorings,
is always an attractive spot in
the home, and can be kept so
by occasionally employing the
dry cleaning process. The col
ors in the odd effects and de
signs used in making up these
little nooks are not injured by
the dry process. You can de
pend on getting the draperies
back, bright and fresh. Let us
keep the cosey bright for you.
CLOTHING.
If it’s a delicate silk waist or
a wool suit, either to be dyed
or cleaned, you are sure to re
ceive it back looking like new.
Laces—Draperies in fact
anything in the clothing line,
even a pair of kid gloves, can
be made to look good, and al
ways at small expense.
MAY SHOULD BE WARM
BUT NOT UNPLEASANT.
The Avernae Tempera 4ure for the
Month In 74 Degrees.
If this month should be close to the
average it should be an exceedingly
pleasant one.
The weather bureau has just issued
the record that the month has mada
in the past, and this shows that while
it as been warm, it as not been un
pleasantly so, and the great majority
of the days have been free of rain.
The average temperature for the
month is 74 degrees. The warmest
month was May. 1596, when an aver
age of 78 degrees was made. The cold
est was in 1877, when the average for
the month was 69 degrees. The high
est May temperature was 101 degrees
on May 30. 1898, and the lowest w:t3
44 degrees on May 20, 1894.
The average rainfall for the month
is only 2.87 inches, with only nine
days on which there was any rain.
The rainiest month was May, 1903,
when 6.30 inches of rain fell. The
driest was May, 1889, when there were
only .36 of an Inch of rain. The heav
iest rain in any consecutive twenty
four hours was 3.21 inches on May 1,
1883. On an average thirteen days
have been clear, thirteen partly cloudy,
and five cloudy;.
P. P. P. will purify and Titalize your
blood, create a good appetite and give your
whole system tone ana strength.
A prominent railroad superintendent at
Savannah, suffering with Malaria, Dyspep
Bia, and Rheumatism says : "After taking
P. r. P. he never felt so well in his Ufe, ana
feels as If he could live forever, if he could
always get P. P. P."
If you are tired out from over-work and
close confinement, take
P. P. P.
If you are feeling badly in the spring
and out of sorts, take
P. P. P.
If your digestive organs need toning up,
take
P. P. P.
If you Buffer with headache, indigestion,
debility and weakness, take
P. P. P.
If you suffer with nervous prostration,
nerves unstrung and a general let down
of the system, take
P. P. P.
For Blood Poison. Rheumatism, Scrof
ula, Old Sores. Malaria, Chronic Female
Complaints, take
P. P. P.
Prickly Ash, Poke Root
and Potassium.
The beet blood purifier in the world.
LIPPMAN BROS., Wholesale Druggists,
Sole Proprietors,
Lippman's Block, Savannah, Ga.
SUMMER RESORTS.
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BEAUFORT, S. C.
On the bluff, Bay street, overlook
ing river. Rates and booklet on ap
plicatlon. Luck Box 212.
EARLY CLOSING.
Commencing Saturday, April 16, our
place of business will be closed every
Saturday at 2 p. m.
C. M. GILBERT & CO.
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Gilbert W. Allen, real estate
agent; estates managed; rents
collected, and repairs made without
extra charge. I respectfully ask *
share' of your business. 21 East Bay
street.
Best bargains in city property by W.
J. Mlscally, Jr., 20 Bryan street. You
will consult your own Interest by see
ing him for full particulars.
If you are hard to please in having
your pictures framed, take them to
Ladeveee’s where expert workmen are
employed. Prices the lowest known
11 Congress street, west.