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6 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 'litis is4aMl.lt- time or money eali on this eminent specialist. In II ii)c *'' siwt Hue He. assy There is no quest!**#! about him curing you and as Batik "*|st laliei 1,0 makes tin charge for the esamln itton of any disease, sod his ads p ai,d gulden* * thereon you < -'ll * onsult him st tiny time feeling sore fiisi no # h -i#.- will r**n|t, if it Is inconvenient for you to r#|| 'hen er'te him 1,,t Mi ll Kv imtn titoo M sl> lueiktei etc Attrnd lo this pi wie pi I# The . U'ii.*- ie ** fdlae# J N.wus Haih.iwsy M l‘ tig Hrysi miiiii Msvani.ili, <j. ht'.#!# post#* 9a, m is It Ist ,llal,l Is 9y. IN. fundsy If g w to# If tiu SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. DECEMBER 26. 1904. The Four-Track News A Special Offer. The price of this popular magazine of travel and edu cation will, on January ist, 1905, be advanced to 10 cents a copy, $ 1.00 a year. If you will send cents at once to the publisher, George H. Daniels, 7 East 42c! Street, New York, your subscription will be entered for the re maining numbers of this year and the entire year of 1905. Sample copies mailed free. 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. 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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. HTM PHONIC* MS.