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FARM , GARDEN
AND HOUSEHOLD
By S. A. COOK.
In Farm anil Garden—Winter Work.
The winter of our latitude does not
afford many days, usually when work
of a profitable nature of some kind
cannot be carried on. Tt is only when
we have a very wet winter, as we do
have now and then that farm and gar
den is much interfered with. There
are not many days of winter so cold
that a man in fair health cannot work
out in it, especially if it is such work
that calls for the use of the axe or
ditching spade or plow.
There is not much cleaning up of
new land nowadays, like there was
forty years ago or more. Still in some
localities there is more or less new
land being brought under cultivation.
It may be land that was in cultivation
many years ago, but was turned out
to rest and to grow anew crop of
saplings. Much of this land is well
worth being brought back under the
plow if only for pasture. Our people
are gradually coming to the knowledge
of the fact that an acre of grass is
worth something more than it was fif
ty yehrs ago. There is much land in
the South that could easily be convert
ed into good pasture with very little
expense that in a year or two could
be made to produce fifteen to twenty
five dollars worth of beef and pork
with very little work, comparatively.
Bringing in a few acres of new
ground is good winter work. The axe
can be kept at work when the plow
cannot. It is never too wet Oafter the
rain stops) or too cold to wield the axe.
is there any ditching that should be
done, any fences to be fixed up or new
ones to be made?
There is just as much need for fences
on the properly arranged farm under
one law as another. Fencing “in" is
as necessary as fencing "out,” where
farming is carried on intelligently. A
man cannot farm to the best advantage
nowadays without raising stock of
some kind. We have nearly seen the
last of new zig-zag fences, probably.
In some sections still it may be cheap
er to convert the timber into rails and
fence the new land with them, but the
great majority of farmers in the South
as elsewhere find their cheaper fence
material in wire—wire and live post or
wire and dead post, one or the other,
according to circumstances. It is very
rapid work making wire fences, especi
ally where it is for cattle. Two strands
of wire with one 3-inch strip at the
top makes a perfect fence for horses
and cattle. This is work for the winter
and should not be neglected.
Of course a man can farm in a way
without other stock than that that
pulls the plow. For merely making
cotton and corn that may be all the
stock that he will need, and if that
is the idea there will be call for little
fencing on the farm. That kind of
fencing is not the kind, however, that
will make the most profitable farm
ing. It is the kind that is established
on the basis of good pastures and mea
dows with cattle to eat the grass that
will make the farmer rich in time.
Every day the soil is dry enough the
plow should find its winter work. It
pays not to be hurried with the plow
ing. for hasty plowing is always poor
plowing.
All the stubble land should be turned
over as soon as possible after the first
of December.
If there is any stable manure to be
used for the spring and summer crops
it should be hauled out while the soil
is fairly dry and either applied broad
cast or put into the furrows that have
been laid off to receive it. It is much
better to apply it broadcast, however.
It will go or can be made to go just
as far one way as another. When ap
plied broadcast there Is no danger of
its firing the crop, whatever it may
be, whether cabtfage, or cotton, or cel
ery or corn.
Stable or lot manure should be spread
as fast as hauled out. It will lose
nothing in the winter by being spread
over the land, even if not turned under
for two or three months. Whatever
is soluble in it will be washed into the
soil by the winter rains. Do not put
the manure into piles as many still
do. but spread it right from the w*agon
or cart and thus save unnecessary la
bor. The manure when thrown into
piles will heat and lose much of its
nitrogen and possibly may fire fang
and thereby be Injured considerably.
Don't neglect the orchard! There is
plenty of winter work to be done in
It. Prune, cut out dead branches,
•crape the trunks; kill the borer. If
the trees are grown, keep the plow
away from them. Do not disturb the
roots of a young grown tree.
In the garden when not already
planted the first work will be the sow
ing of spinach and English peas, and
the planting of onions. Then comes
radish, lettuce, carrots, parsley, pars
nips 'and salsify.
The cold frames, if not already under
way, should be fixed up and cabbage
and cauliflower seeds sown. Do not
let the plants stand too thick. It pays
to have strong, stocky plants to set
out. rather than weak, spindling ones.
Plow the garden deep and close.
Make a fine seed bed. You cannot put
too much manure on it if it is applied
broadcast, as it ought to be.
I'nlanil Hio<*.
A. B. c.: Any good land that will
produce cotton or corn profitably will
grow upland rice, with the use of suit- j
able fertilizer especially. It is a crop
that demands plenty of mineral fertil
izer. Sow the seeds evenly in drills
two to three feet apart, using three to
four pecks.
Prepare the land well by plowing and
lay off shallow drills and after sowing
the seeds cover lightly and roll. As
soon as It Is well un cultivate with a
harrow, letting a tooth run as close as
possible to the young plants. Cultivate
several times with harrow or sweep.
There are two good varieties—the "Ja
pan" and the South Carolina upland.
After a trial or two you will find It
as easy a crop as any to grow if the
land la suitable. The only trouble with
It Is In getting It hulled. But for thin
it would certainly be profitable for ev
ery farmer who values It as food to
grow his own home supply.
Whr the Berkshire la a I'oiaaalar
Hreed.
Certain factors contribute to make a !
breed of live stock popular. The Berk
shire is a popular breed, and In the
writer's opinion, in a large measure, ■
for the following reasons, says Prof.
Plumb In tbs Swineherd
The Berkshire originated In the coun
ty Berks, England. it liaa been ton- I
with gt eat pare in that country for at
leant IK years. Where it is highly es
teemed Hays the Englishman. Hong.
In his "Booh of the Pig/' this 'is one
of the most valuable of known rang *'
The breed poser***..! sU‘il lapld f|.
teiitng 'juu lilies, ski oo I tardy proilfti
and adaptable, that A atari I aos early
lito4o-<d it into the !'nitid Htstes
Here M ivrv#4 two m ui j/u > ii
First to g'4 ap the character of the
summon pigs of fhe #4,001 1 y sod *.
o*ti. la fasp a trading pan in m. ort
alo f otat a# wi of the awi n •#,
breeds. To-day the Berkshire is recog
nized as the peer of any other class of
swine in America, as tt is shown in
j the extent to which it is bred.
No breed can be a success unless it
is prepotent in those qualities which
J the breeder and feeder demand. Con
! stitutional vigor is the first essential,
. be ause any race will go to ruin with
! this quality lacking. The Berkshire
has always possessed much of this vl
i talitv, as is demonstrated in his long
| and successful career as a breed of
j pronounced characteristics.
The Berkshire is also an easy feeder,
: and produces a pound of meat at a
j minimum cost. Both breeder and feed-
I er desire a rapid and economical flesh
producer. The Berkshire meets this
demand. For this reason many feed
ers use pure bred Berkshire sires. The
prepotency of the sire Is shown hi a
herd of striking uniformity of confor
mation and quality, such as finds a
ready sale on the market. The pigs
also fatten easily and produce a very
superior class of meat. It is for this
reason the Berkshire constitutes such
a large proportion of the pigs which
are seen in the shambles and show
ring. Further than this, where propri
etors of hotels have farms from which
they supply their tables with produce,
they most frequently raise Berkshire
pigs as a partial source of pork sup
ply. No class of persons recognize
merit in the quality of a food quicjter
than the proprietors of high grade ho
tels. The meat of the Berkshire is
firm, of fine grain, with the fat inter
laid with the lean, and is of prime
quality. No better ham or bacon goes
into the market than that from a 250-
pound Berkshire. Mr. William Ash
croft, a practical English breeder of a
very good type, writing Mr. James
Long, says: . ”1 have given prece
dence to quality of flesh, because I
think that is one of the main features
of the Berkshire breed, and one which
ought never to be lost sight of.”
Another feature which has tended to
make the Berkshire popular, is his
tranquil disposition. There is much in
inheritance, and it is probable that the
early Berkshire was much handled by
the breeder and treated in a maimer
to promote a mild temperament. Were
this not so, the breed would in all
probability never have met with the
wide dissemination it has. A good
feeder must be of agreeable and quiet
temperament, and it is such an animal
that the average pig grower is after.
The animal that possesses such a tem
perament, besides being a good feeder
as a rule, is also a gentle mother. Ner
vous, irritable sows make unsatisfac
tory mothers.
Some people desire a sow to produce
a very large litter of pigs, but this
course is attended with weakened con
stitution of both parent and progeny,
A well matured sow would not suckle
and rear over nine or ten pigs. The
Berkshire is a prolific breeder, but not
at the expense of the vitality of mother
or young.
One interesting argument in favor of
a breed is represented In the persist
ency of the following which it may
have among stockmen. The first vol
ume of the Berkshire Herd Book was
published in 1876. In this book may be
found the names of many who are still
breeding Berkshires to-day, some of
whom are most distinguished, men who
have won great honors in the Ameri
can show ring within the past three
years. Certainly a breed must have
mm h merit in it to justify a man in
persistently breeding it for genera
tions.
No inferior breed has been handled
continuously by any one breeder for a
very extended period of time. Stock
men are too wise for that. Is It not an
evidence of unusual merit that breed
ers should toe loyal to the Berkshire
for so many years? Common testi
mony would seem to indicate it so.
The Farmer's Gnrilen—What It
Should IK*.
A practical gardener writes as fol
lows :
The farmer’s garden not only fur
nishes his table with fresh vegetables
daily, but also yields a relatively
greater profit than any other part of
the farm. I have kept a record, this
year, of a one-acre garden in order
to ascertain the amount and value of
the product. Twenty or more different
kinds of vegetables were grown, con
sequently the space given to each was
small.
At the beginning I had no intention
of keeping a detailed record, the acre
lot being Intended simply for the home
garden and no more than the ordinary
amount of attention was given it. The
land is second bottom limestone loam,
with clay subsoil, and for the past
three years has been in corn, but re
ceived no fertilizer, consequently it was
in poor condition when I took posses
sion this spring. I had little manure
to spare, hut spread ten loads on the
acre, plowed and harrowed the land
thoroughly.
A quarter of an acre was given to
potatoes, early Ohio and Burbank, and
after the last cultivation field corn was
planted between the rows. Another
quarter of an acre was taken up by
sugar corn, popcorn and early cabbage.
. The cabbage was .set fifteen Inches
apart In the row, with rows two feet
apart. Everyone said that was too
■ close, but as all cultivation was done
, with a hoe I planted everything much
closer than I could have done If a
horse cultivator were used. Poultry
! manure was placed around the cab
bage and worked Into the soil. When
the plants were full grown they were
somewhat crowded, but heads were of
good size and solid. Two hundred to
-1 mato plants were set out and a hun
dred and eighty-four hills of pole
limas were planted, three feet each
way, while between them I planted
cucumbers and muskmelons.
There were 200 feet of speckled val
entine beans and a like amount of
dwarf limas. the rows being two feet
apart. Several rows of peas were
planted, but they did not do well, yleld-
Dropsy and Skin Diseases.
HOW TH£Y GAN BE CUREO.
..Numerous men and women suffer from dropsy and skin diseases, and
don't know what to do for it, For the benefit of these we will tell u simple
way by which you can he sure of results that itre both satisfactory and
t permanent. The mistake that so many muke when they
have a skin disease like psoriasis, eczema, salt rheum,
tetter, acne.cancer, boils, ulcer or similar eruptions, Is to
K to to the nearest drugalst and get his opinion. Of course
he recommends something out of stock —-a salve, oint
ment Tills leidorn proves satisfactory, because skill dis
eases me usually blood diseases and stomach diseases,
and hence a comprehensive treatment for fhe entire con
stitution Is necessary. You can get such a treatment
from no one hut u doctor who has studied these diseases,
and made a successful specialty Of them—M man like
l>i J Newton Hath away, who has been practicing suc
cessfully for over a quarter of n •tenfury. Dropsy, too
is a field wherein he Is nit# of the few who hsve succeed
ed Few people, when they have dropsy, know- who to
go to for relief and cute. The bend*. the feet, the legs,
Hit B% I MAM II slomat h or chest are swollen there are seh-s and pains,
Itccogiiisid .I. in,, and relief Is an Imme lisle necessity. Instead of wssttng
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SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. DECEMBER 26. 1904.
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Ing about two bushels, so they were
pulled up and beets planted in their
plare. Five hundred sweet potato
plants yielded only ten bushels, being
cut short by the drought of July and
August. The remainder of the ground
was taken up by onions, beats, carrots
and parsnips. Radishes and lettuce
were planted on the sides of beet
ridges and in this way I raised $5
worth.
- The striped cucumber beetles killed
most of the cucumber and melon vines
and in their place I planted cabbage
and tomato plants. Everything was
more or less injured by the long
drought excepting lima beans, which
continued to bear profusely throughout
the summer. They produced ninety
five quarts of shelled beans, which 1
sold at 15 cents a quart, besides half a
bushel of dry beans. Twenty dozen
early beets, five dozen and seventy-five
heads of early cabbage were sold and a
hundred dozen ears of sugar corn. The
late-plantlngs made nothing but fod
der. Tomatoes yielded thirty bushels,
which sold at an average of 50 cents fa.
bushel; onions produced three bushels,
popcorn four, late beets one barrel and
late cabbage 200 heads. The early
Ohio potatoes made eighteen, the Bur
banks thirty-eight bushels, in all, fifty
six bushels from a quarter of an acre.
The field corn planted between the
rows made little corn, so I do not count
it. Corn is not properly a garden crop
and where but a small acreage Is avail
able other crops are much more profit
able. Only the early sugar corn brings
remunerative prices, the market being
so overstocked later that much is sold
for 2 cents a dozen. There are twelve
apple trees on the acre, and they pro
duced about twenty-five bushels of
marketable fruit which sold at 50
cents. Besides the vegetables named
we had all of the rhubarb, young
onions and mango peppers that we
could use; five bushels of grapes and a
few raspberries.
Counting up the value of all the
vegetables at market prices. T found
that 5125. worth had been taken from
the acre, in spite of the small amount
of fertilizer used, and the disastrous
drought. Everything was sold at home
and much more would have found
ready sale. The expense, aside from
laboi, which was performed at odd
times, was small. Plowing and har
rowing cost $2, seeds $6 and manure $7.
The land will receive a liberal
dressing of manure this winter and
more in the spring, so I hope next sea
son to produce at least twice as much
as I did this season. A liberal applica
tion of fertilizer will work wonders in
a garden. Our chief enemy is the mid
summer drought, which often comes at
a time the plants require moisture
most, but I hope to have a water sup
ply next year, and so tide over the dry
spell with little loss.
Physical Vnlne of llnrnj-nrd Manure.
For a long time our cultivators failed
to get sight of the mechanical value
of barnyard manure, says the Farm
ers' Review-. They found that barn
yard manure gave better results in
some way than did chemical manures,
but could not figure out the cause.
Now, however, we have learned that
in various ways the structure of the
soli is affected by the presence of the
barnyard manure more than 'by the
chemical manure. On heavy soils the
advantage of barnyard manure over
some other manures Is very apparent.
We have mentioned in a previous ar
ticle the adding of humus to the soil
as one very important way in which
the barnyard manure aids the soil.
There tare others. One of these is to
lighten up the soil and let in the air.
which will be followed by the growth
of rootlets to still further make the
soil porous.
The hard clay soil is not easily per
meated by the roots of plants, even
when it has a good deal of plant food
in it. The texture of the soil is so
close that the air cannot get in be
tween the particles, and the plants
that try to grow on such soil make but
a sickly development. Now put on
some barnyard manure either green
or partly rotted. If it is thoroughly
worked into the soil it quickly begins
to disintegrate, and a thousand minute
paths are made tn the soli where the
vegetable matter is present, and the
air finds a ready admittance. The
rootlets of the plants penetrate these
layers and find plant foot abundant.
They send up the supplies to the
plants, and the leaves of the plant de
velop greatly and send back material
to strengthen the roots. It was not
before a matter so much of lack of
plant food us texture of the soil per
mitting the plants to utilize that plant
food.
It is a mistake to suppose that the
value of barnyard manure can be told
by the chemist, or that even when we
have added the water holding power
of the humus we have found its full
value. The mechanical effect is very
great, how great will depend on the
k'.nd of soil into which the barnyard
m-inure Is plowed or harrowed.
On sandy land the effect Is not the
same, but It is, however, beneficial. If
the land Is Inclined to be loachy, barn
yard manure is the best kind of ma-
nure to apply, as It does not permit
the fertility mixed with it to be wash
ed out and drained ofT. The manure
holds moisture, and this is a help to
the soil in dry weather. It also de
cays slowly, and the fertility is thus
released a little at a time. During
the time this is going on the crops that
have been planted on the soil are
growing, and a million little root hairs
are permeating the soil ready to take
the fertility as fast as it is released
by the decaying fibers. It is thus
caught before It has time to soak down
beyond the reach of plants.
No class of fertilizers will ever be
able to take the place of barnyard
manure, and the more of it made on
the farm, the better for the land.
Earliest Tonmto of Ail.
This is an interesting point to all
gardeners, and it is thus decided by
App. M. Smith in Michigan farmer:
Our experience with the Earliana
tomato for three seasons past in this
climate convinces us beyond any doubt
that it Is the tomato for Michigan
gardeners and truck farmers to use.
Three years ago I procured a feu
seeds of this variety for test among
twenty other kinds, which I set out in
my garden, side by side in the same
kind of soil—a very sandy loam.-
It rapidly formed large-sized fruits,
however, and about the time the
tomatoes attained a good size
there came a dry spell in the weather,
and the leaves dried up, leaving the
stems and fruit bare. For some days
I ceased to observe them as often as
usual, when one day a friend, passing
by my garden, called out to me that
he thought I had the earliest ripe to
matoes ever produced in this climate.
On going over to the back of the
patch, in a very sandy spot, I observed
the ground red with large, fine to
matoes, weighing over a pound in one
or two instances, and averaging near
ly a half pound each. It was then the
17th of July. I sold tomatoes off that
patch at 6 cents per pound for three
weeks. The next spring I procured a
large quantity of the seed that was
guaranteed to be first-class, and raised
many thousands of the plants, which
w-ere disposed of to many producers of
tomatoes in this climate, and in every
instance they maintained the results of
the previous year, came out from two
to three weeks ahead, and yielded from
one-quarter to one-third more than any
other variety used in this section.
The past season they still maintained
their reputation as to earliness and
yield in this county.
It Is away ahead of any other to
mato known here as a money-maker
for the gardener and trucker. It will
yield easily from 400 to 600 bushels
per acre, and on a special test for
quantity, I am satisfied the yield could
be pushed up to 1,000 bushels per acre.
The past two or three years they have
netted the growers here from 50 to 65
cents per bushel. That is, they have
sold for enough to pay the freight or
express charges and return to the
grower from 50 to 65 cents per bushel
on the average.
The Cotton Situation.
The Department of Agriculture esti
mates the cotton crop at over 12,000,000
bales. We do not believe there is a
12,000,000 bale crop, says Prof. Massey.
Following the publication of the esti
mate cotton tumbled to nearly 7 cents
a pound, a price at which the majority
of the farmers cannot produce it at
present rates of wages and cost of
everything they Wave to buy. The spec
ulators know that a. large part of the
crop is still in the farmers’ hands, and
they hope to scare them into selling.
We hope that the farmers will not
be scared. If you need money, put
your cotton in a warehouse and bor
row on it, but positively refuse to sell
at present price. Even if the crop is
as large as the department estimates,
it will all be needed at a Pair price, and
if the farmers will but hold it long
er they will get the better price that
the speculators hope to get. There is
not the slightest reason for a low price
for cotton when everything else is up
to the top notch, and the farmers can
prevent the price from staying down if
they unanimously refuse to sell until
a Pair price is offered. Even with a
12,000,000 bale crop the cotton should be
worth 10 cents a pound, and it will
bring it if the farmers do not get panic
stricken.
DATES FOR INSPECTIONS
OF GEORGIA TROOPS.
IT. S. Officers Who Will Assist In
spector General Obenr.
Atlanta, Ga„ December 25.—Follow
ing is a complete list of the dates of
inspection of each military company
and troop In the state service, and the
United States army officers who will
assist Col. W. G. Obear, Inspector Gen
ei&l of State Troops, on his annual in
spection tour for 1905:
Under Cap-t. John W. Bennett of the
Sixteenth United States Infantry, Fort
McPherson, the following inspections
will be made:
Company G, Third Infantry, Conyers,
Feb. 1; Company M. Third Infantry,
Covington, Feb. 2; Company D,
Third Infantry, Monroe, Feb. 3; Troop
F, First Cavalry, Gainesville, Feb. 4;
Company F, Third Infantry, Elberton,
Feb. 6; Company L, Third Infantry,
Athens, Feb. 7; Company A, Third In
fantry, Washington, Feb. 8; Companies
H, I, K, Third infantry, and Company
G, First Battalion Infantry, (colored),
Augusta, Feb. 9 and 10; Troop K, First
Cavalry, Augusta, Feb. 11.
Under Capt. H. H. Whitney of the
Coast Artillery, Fort Screven, the fol
lowing inspections will be m’ade:
Company E. First Infantry, Waynes
boro, Feb. 13: Company C, First In
fantry. Swatnesboro, Feb. 14; Company
A, First Infantry. Statesboro, Feb. 15;
Troop C, First Cavalry, Springfield,
Feb. lfi; headquarters, Companies D,
H, I, K. I*. M, First Infantry, Troop
A, First Cavalry; headquarters and
Companies A. B, C and I), First "Heavy
Artillery, Chatham Artillery; head
quarters, First and Second Divisions.
Nuval Battalion, headquarters ami
Companies H. D and F. First Battal
ion Infantry (colored). Savannah, Feb.
17 to 25, inclusive. Troop B, First
Cavalry, Mclntosh, Feb. 27; Troop E.
First Cavalry, Johnston Station, Feb.
28; Troop I, First Cavalry, Jesup, Mar.
1; Company O. First Infantry, Bruns
wick, Mar. 2; Troop G, First Cavalry,
LAirten, Mar. 3; Company F. First In
fantry. Wajrcross, Mar. 4.
Under MnJ. F. H. French of the
Sixteenth United States Infantry, lo
cated at Fort McPherson, the follow
ing Insoscttons will he made:
Company M. Fourth Infantry. Fitz
gerald. March 6; Company F, Fourth
Infantry, Tlflon. March 7; Company
B, Fourth Infantry, Moultrie, March
8; Company K. Fourth Infantry,
Thotnaavllle. March 9; Company B.
First Infantry, Valdosta. March 10;
Company I, Fourth Infantry, Cordele,
March 11. Company A. Fourth Infan
try, Culhle-rt, March II; Company D,
Fourth Infantry, Fort Gaines. March
It. Company 11, Fourth Infantry,
Dawson, March II; Headquarters and
Company K, Fourth Infantry, Albany.
Map h 19, Company E, Kouith Infan
try. Americas, March IT: ComtMiiilea
c and <1 and iwiid. Fourth Infantry,
Columbus. Man h 11.
Under Cap! W. C. Bennett, Klx
in nth United Wales Infantry, Fort
. Mi Uhcreon the following Inspsa-tinita
s ill le made
1 notpany I, So old Infantry, Ueivy.
! March t>' Headquarters l‘owipsnlss It.
ii* and K tint 4 and Infantry, and i‘nm
(Mia K. First ttsliulkai Infantry, cot.
| M ITtS 1 M *4 00. M*ith fI Ur ft, kHisd**i ,
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NEW YORK.
A High’ Clast House at Moderate Sates.
Comfort. Repose, Elegence, Economy.
— “I Depots, theatres,
shoos, 15 minutes by
k jmy, Broadway, Lexing
ton Are. Line. Mod
f ison Are. Line, Third
Jfejprpt f((L 15 Are. Line and Third
mftKZtiSWiiZr * Ave. Elevated Road
kj (89th Street Station).
A Beautiful Roof
Grou n n a d nd S P picUT
floors reserved for
GSjKgßiglgtef Ladies.
Ladies’Parlorsand
Boudoir, Library,
‘• Writing and .Smok-
Ing Rooms. L'igh
est point In City;
„ pure air, perfect
drainage, hear Central Park. On fame
street as the mansions of Carnegie, Van
derbilt, Sloane, Burden and Belmont.
Cuisine noted for particular excellence.
400 Rooms; 100 bath rooms; 100 telephones
All night elevators.
Room and Bath, 81 up, daily; American
Plan, room, bath, board, $1.50 to $5.00, daily •
Room , Bath and Board, $ll.OO to $25.00, weekly;
Suites: Parlor, Bedroom and Bath at pro
portlonately low rates.
Being conducted by the owner, not by a
lessee, very moderate rates are possible.
Write for City Guide and Mop. (Gratis )
DE SOTO HOTEL, Savannah, Ga.
Open ail year. Large airy rooms;
7,000 feet piazzas; 100 rooms with pri
vate bath. Telephone service in every
room. Liberal inducements to fami
lies desiring permanent board.
WATSON & POWERS. Proprietors.
THROUGH TRAIN
SERVICE
TO
CALIFORNIA
AND ALL PRINCIPAL
POINTS WEST
via
Union Pacific
SHORTEST ROUTE
FASTEST TIME
SMOOTHEST TRACK
Electric Lighted Trains Daily.
Inquire at
J. F. VAN RENSSELAER,
13 Peachtree St.,
ATLANTA, GA. f
New Lamps
For Old Ones
Tills Is tlie season of the year
when bright lights contribute
greatly to the enjoyment of the
evenings around the fireside. In
order that our patrons may derive
the greatest benefit from the use
of electric lights It Is necessary
that care should be taken to re
place any burned out or smoky
bulbs with new ones. We furnish
free renewals of burned out or
smoky lamps returned unbroken to
our office in the Citizens Bank
building, Drayton and Bryan sts.
Savannah Electric Cos.
TELEPHONES 300.
JERRY GEORGE'S
New Restaurant.
Sii|*crh and Delicious Menu
served from 12 to 3 and from 0
to 9 o’clock. Price 33 cents.
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Din
ing Boom up-stairs. Parties
of from 8 to 40 served prompt
ly.
Christmas Candy
The largest and finest
stock In tlie city.
Fancy Baskets and Boxes
Filled with the nicest candy.
Our 5-lb. French Mixture
sl.oo—For Xmas Gifts.
In our restaurant one can al
ways find Game. Fisli and Oys
ters. Lobsters, fresh and line,
are a specialty. Try our restau
rant this Christmas day.
Company K, Third Infnntry, Mllledgc
vllle. March 24; Company D. Second
Infantry, Tennllle, March 25; Com
pany, E, Second Infnntry, Hawkins
ville, March 27; Company M, Second
Infant!y, Kastman. March 28; Com
pany A, Second Infantry. Jackson,
March 29; Company L. Heeond lnfan
j try, (Irlftin, March 30; Company O,
Heeond Infnntry, Itarnesvlllc, March
ill; Company 11, Heeond Infantry,
i Thomaston, April 1.
Coder M.tj. < 'hns. W. Kennedy,
i Hlsleenth United Htafes Infantry, Fort
I McPherson, the following Inspections
! will b* made;
Company 11, Fifth Infantry, lai*
Orange, April I. Company <l, Fifth In
; faiitry, N> smart. April 4; Company K.
Fifth Infantry, Module. April f.; Com
i i>any I, Fifth Infantry Korns, April
A ft t * f), K. L M Fifth Infantry, j
Furs. Furs.
Express all Furs to arrive 27th December for Jann
uary London sales. Indications for March sales are lower
prices, as offerings will be excessive.
A. EHRLICH & BRO.
ni, to 115 Bay Street, west, - - - Savannah, Ga.
THECHASMAR KING SUPPLY CoT
126-130 Bay Street, West
JOBBERS.
BATH ROOM FIXTURES. SANITA RY PLUMBING GOODS. WROUGHT
IRON PIPE. FITTINGS, etc. All oup plies for STEAM. WATER and GAS.
Sole Agent* for the celebrated HUXIj FY VALVES.
Wool, Hides, Wax, Raw Furs and Skins.
Write for Prices.
D. KIRKLAND,
35%
DISCOUNT
On all of our elegant line of
PICTURES
Every one bright new stock
just put in this season. A
rare opportunity to buy tasty
pictures cheap.
LINDSAY & MORGAN
American Club Ginger Ale,
Halt Iron Ale.
The two most delicious carbonated beverages sold. PERFECT AND PURE.
HOME MADE HAPPIER BY THEIR USE. Every member delighted—
Father, Mother and Children. These gratify desire for PLEASANT,
STIMULATING DKINK. Sold at all fancy grocers, soda founts, clubs, etc.
KALOLA COMPANY
MANUFACTURERS HIG H GRADE SPECIALTIES,
21 Vj? V, itV-ivV- o' C v-V r . , Savannah, Ga.
W. G. BREWER, Vice President and General Manager.
BELL PHONE 2173 BOARDTRADE BLOO.
OFFICIAL.
BidsTwanteK
Office Director of Public Works,
Dec. 23, 1904.—Bids will be received
at this office until Friday, Dec. 30,
1904, at 12 o'clock noon, city time, by
the Streets arid Lanes Committee, for
furnishing feed as follows:
No. 1 Timothy Hay, per 100 pounds.
No. 2 Timothy Hay, per 100 pounds.
Best quality Mixed Oats.
All to be rveighed at City Lot. En
velopes to be marked, "Bids for Feed."
The city reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Perference given to
party who can deliver feed from one
location. Bids to be opened in pres
ence of bidder.
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until Friday, Dec. 30,
1904, at 12 o’clock noon, city time, by
the Streets and Lanes Committee, for
furnishing the city with supplies to be
purchased during the month of
January, 1905, such as Harness,
Oils. Paints. Iron. Lime. Cement,
Brick, Hardware, Tools. Lumber and
such other materials as is used by
this department.
All proposals must be made on offi
cial forms, which can be had at this
office on or after this date.
Envelopes to be marked, "Proposals
for Supplies.'' The city reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all
Mds. Bids to be opened In the pres
ence of bidder.
GEO M, GADSDEN.
Director of Public Works.
NOTICE.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
City of Savannah. Office, Clerk of
Council, Dec. 17, 1904.—The following
ordinances aro published for the in
formation of alt concerned.
J. ROBT. CREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
FIREWORKS.
An ordinance to permit the firing of
firecrackers and flreworks during the
Christmas holidays ua herein provided,
Hct|on 1, Be It ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Ha
vuunah, In Council assembled, that the
firing of firecrackers and fireworks le 1
hereby permitted In the eliy of Kuvan- |
nub on Liberty street and south of j
Liberty street, leserpt on Bull street,
north of the parade ground!, from Dec,
14 to Jan. I, both in< luetve, and the
ordinance heretofore irasoed on this
•object I* amended accordingly, Kg.
et pt ae herein provided, firing of fir#*
• rackere end fireworks in the city ~t
kavennsh le forbidden under penaltlag
gu, |. The rtrlita of fti ia>b't
s# Artworks th revet gy laid Forapth
OFFICIAL.
Park is hereby forbidden under the
said penalties.
Sec. 3. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed Dec. 15, 1897.
BONFIRES.
An ordinance to permit bonfires in
the Park Extension or parade ground
during the Christmas holiday.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, that
the building of bonfires in the Park
Extension or parade ground, from Dec.
24 to Jan. 1, both inclusive, is hereby
allowed.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances In conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed Dec. 15, 1897.
ARTIFICIAL STONE SIDEWALK.
Office Director of Public Works, Sa
vannah, Ga., Dec. 23, 1904.—Bids will
be received at this office by the Streets
and Lanes Committee until Saturday,
Jan. 7, 1905, at 12 o’clock, city time,
for laying artificial stone sidewalk on
Whitaker street between Anderson
and Fortieth streets, in places where
sidewalks hae not been laid.
Bids to state price per square yard,
laid.
Specifications furnished on appli
cation.
\ certified check for SIOO to accom
pany ail bids.
OEO. M. GADSDEN,
Director of Public Works._
City of Savannah. Office Clerk of
Council, Havnnnah, Ga„ Nov. 15, 1904.
Parties desiring to retail liquor dur
ing year 1905 will file their applica
tions at once, so that same can be
read before Council in accordance
with city ordinance. *
J. ROBERT CREAMER.
Clerk of Council.
Seed Oats, Seed Rye,
Bee Keepers’ and
Poultry Supplies.
HARDEN &ROURK,
Hay, Grain and Feed,
llk liey Mieet, M eat.
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