Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-07

DARIEN, June 3.-Edftor Morning Ne,cs ::
Truly, we cannot tell what day may bring
forth, an the new month so mildly ushered by
hot morning sun and gently showering after
noon on 31st May. blew its way rudely in among
the twelve, next morning, with a violence en-
tirely uncalled for, considering the hearty well
come.accorded the occasional showers of rain
it brought along, At one time the latter ac-
tually played classification" In mid air. the
counter winds blowing the northeast threads
across the southwest strands, the sand and
dead leaves below whirliDg In a genuine
round dance to the quick measure of this
music of the winds.
Towards midday the wind quieted down, but
the rain fell slowly all afternoon. while the
gloom of the leaden sky and the compulsory
detention indoors almost sent one to sleep
despite the det rmination to keep at work
June 2d opened with that ''Southerly wind
and cloudy sky. that in the old song PRO
claimed 1t hunting morning." and the rain is
not over yet-though the hunting DAYS mostly
are-game, and time to hunt it. are both scarcer
than when preserves and trained packs were
the delight of our Southern gentry, whose
tastes were very much those of the mother
country in m9ny things besides the chase.
The decoration of china, exhibited as the
work of Miss Wylly, of this city, at the late
Glynu county fair. deserves more than a D ass
ing notice and it would have been seen to bet
ter advantage by the display of an entire
dinner or tea set, which would have arrested
the attention sufficiently to give the exouisitey
executed painting chance to be examined
SO modestly chosen are the selections and go
quiet and cool the general tone that with a
with but glance, especially when so much
and such varied work is displayed as In the
fancy department Of bazar or fair.
Before long we hope to be shipping some of
our fruits and vegetables to the middle ard
upper counties. Green corn, the much es-
teeme1 delicac5 Of Northeast Georgia, where
competition runs high for the best show on the
4th of July. is in market here now at twenty
cents per dozen ears
The sunho yer, that favorite OF fashion lust
now, besides being @1hetic, is most useful as
quick and ready plant of varied qualities,
aud should be plentifuily soWn in SPARE nIaces
For poultry nothing is better than the Sc ed.
The Oil Is very pure and fine for salad dressing.
and the cake left after pressing is excellent
food for pigs in the pen. Added to these ex-
ceileucles Is its high recommendation as a pre-
venter OF the mole underground railway
system which Injuries our growing crops
sometimes in this soft SOIL Bees, too, seem TO
Ii eSuch large fiat surface Whereon to con
gregate and discuss their honeyed prospects.
MIR. H. K. Walker, of this place, is the
most successful aspirant at present
heard from, though Mr. Gibbe Glgnliat used
to do something in that line. The culture of
sweets rich and rare" after all has not SO
many stings as are met with in many more
ardently pursued enterprises, and the wonder
fs that so few people really engage in these
simple pursuits.
The Cuthbert gentleman is right; by all
means let him try the opium making During
the war my grandfather had large bed of
peoples which were treated in this wav. everv
evening the heads that had dropped the flower
petals had slight incision made in the side
from which next day the hardened Juice that |
ha1 eXuded in the night WAS clrefully scrsped |
and saved, and another incision made and 80 |
on until the head had been cut all around and |
the supply Of Iice exhausted when the heads
were gathered and dried to be sent to the army. |
or used at home for poultices and other pur- |
poses-a pillow made of poppy heads being as /
much esteemed for it's Soporific qualities In |
those anxious times as the pillow of roses was /
at the luxurious court Of Catherine de MedicI |
Tor its exquisite dellc lcY and sentiment
lt was really pleasure to see the men yes i
terdaV afternoon so hard at work on the side |
walks of the cross streets, tearing up and re- /
moving the old ragged and decaying stuff. and |
putting down fresh, bright planks IL its place |
1t was much needed, work and everybody will |
rejoice that 1t Is being done So thoroughly |
Then, too, noticed line of plank piled along |
the Way from st Andrew 's:to the corner near
the old Methodist Church. and it seems almost |
too good to believe that we are to sink in that /
deep sand no more-never more-W here we |
have so long and laboriously plodded our wav |
sinking above the shoe mouth at every heavy
step.
though there is scarcely anv timber coming
down. the shippers and mill men seem to have
all they can do. Messrs. Schmidt Hunter J 4
<. Clarke & Co. and the Hilton Timber and |
Lumber Company continue to clear ships /
loaded with hewn and sawn stuff for all parts |
Of christendom
OF 7 g. Campbel's speech 1 cannot tell
you to-day, as it will not be made until about
eleven or twelve o'clock, and my letter would |
then lie in the Office until Monday.
Glasgow Handy is calling for a mass meeting
TO be held on the second Saturday in this |
month. He is the Chairman Of thu Republican
r xecutive Commii tee who was accused of |
being open to bribery or persuasion and asked /
TO resign.
MIR. Epping having perfected his bond, ex-
poets to take charge Of the post Office in a few
lays.
Most Of the schools in town have closed for
5he summer. The colored schools close soon
Fror King colored. announces a musical ex-
animation Of his pupils shortly at the Baptist
Church So far the announcement has been
made through private invitations to witness the
'ame He is said to bs good teacher.
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