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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
Cotton Picking.

Cotton picking will engage much OF the
farmers attention during September. 1t
is hardly necessary for US to remind the
reader of the Importance of keeping up
well with the cotton as it Opens-getting
it in before the rains have sOiled and in
jured the fibre. We were exceedingly
skeptical as to the possibility Of inYenting
a good cotton picker; but from examining
one of the little arms Of the South Caro-
lima cotton picker, and from the accounts
which have been given us by reliable par
ties, we are encouraged to think thatBuch
a machine is practicable. If perfected,
as we hope it will be-, this machine will
do away with the difficulty of keeping up
with the cotton as it Opens-its capacity
being estimated at from three hundred to
six hundred pounds per hour; and one
machine could readily pick out the crops
of several small farmers. The young
farmer is not apt to appreciate fully the
importance of summing cotton which is
damp either from dew or rain. The man
ner in which cotton is ginned will often
make half a cent difference in the price
at which it can be sold. And damp cotton
can never be ginned we'll; the tibres viii
stick together and leave the gin in little
knots or ''knaps," which interfere much
in its subsequent working up into thread,
All damp cotton ought, therefore, to be
summed before it is put away in bulk. A
good rule is to sun in the afternoon all
that is picked in the forenoon. Putting
cotton in bulk and allowing a very slight
heating, rather improves the quality Of
the lint; and nice planters in Olden times
were accustomed to pack away their cot
ton so as to secure this Improvement Of
fibre. But since the war tits dangerous
practice to keep large quantities of un-
ginned cotton in bulk-tires are too nu-
merous. The better plan is to gin as fast
as picked. When packed it can be sold
at once, or stored in ire-proof warehouses,
or scattered here and there about the farm
so that all could not be burned up at
once,-SOutberR CuLiiUGtOr,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
A Queer slberian Disease.
- = y u y = Z = 7 y = n ~ .
london Ms1icaZ Record.


The person affected seems compelled to
initiate anything he hears or sees, and an
interesting account is given of a steward
who was reduced to a perfect state Of
misery by his inability to avoid imitatin g
everything he heard and saw. One day the
Captain Of the steamer, running up to him,
suddenly clapping his hands at the same
time, accidentally slipped and fell hard on
the deck. Without having been touched the
steward instantly clapped his hands and
shouted; then, in helpless imitation, he,
too, fellsas hard and almost precisely in
tn same manner and position as the Cap
tain. This disease has been met with in
Java, where it is known as "Lata." In
the case of a female servant who had the
same irresistible tendency to initiate her
mistress the latter, one day at dessert,
wishing to exhibit this popularity, and,
catching the woman's eye, suddenly
reached across the table and seizing a
large French plum, made pretence to
swallow it whole. The woman rushed at
the dish and put a plum in her mouth,
and, after severe choking and semi-as-
phyXia, succeeded in swallowing it; but
her mistress never tried the experiment
9UaiO.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
DUDES NOT FASHIONABLE.
To be Succeeded by Quietly Dressed
Young Men Of Stately Men.

4@'.r@slAN' q l'"-es'
me uuue: ne du0e y y. a. lie mas
gone OUT ~ ldsuloh, saiu fashionable
TAILOR yesterday. 'ihe correct young
man TINS winter VIII be stately, lntellec-
Lual-l0OAiLS and quietly dressed. care
gong TO approach somewhat To the ele-
gaucC OF manner and apparel Of the old
school. The dude really remained in
vogue longer than any other type that /
nave dressed during my experience with
WOrste0s and JWeeds. J ascrlDe that to
the Iact tnat the ladies' really dotted on
uim. Dung men used TO come TO my e5-
adjustment weary of the old inane type,
but they hesitated to abandon it because
they were afraid Of losing the admiration
Of the ladies. But tell you some Of my
dude customers we're great as owners Of
clothes.
-For example,
"N Ell, / made one Of them thirteen over
coats and two listers in one season. lie
Rad his head fuii Of something he called
harmony OF color and circumstances. He
used To wear certain cOlOrS on dark DAYS
aad other cOlOrs when the sun snOne.
Then he was always very parlicular that
his 0verC0at should harmonic with the
color of has trousers and coat. He thought
10 absolutely necessary, too. tO wear an
oNercoat Of a certain color when he went
out 90 dinner aud one of different color
when he simply maue call. True. he TOOK
3d the coat when ne reached his des,iua-
G8u. but an the same he had he notion
that a certain color Cueul TO 20 with a
particular occasion. That was Que OF the
things be called TIE har nohy o. circum-
stances. Another customer of mine. the
son OF q man who had made millions and
millions duriAg the war. told me that he
had three hundred aud twenty suits. Two
rooms in his fathers house We're used
solely as store-rComs foe his drv goods.
All the same he had no more idea of wha.
good dressing was than a HottentOt. His
dad -ecmedtO me to always wear the same
0ld-fashioned suit, hut looked at least like
@ man with = level head
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
THE FLOATING EEEF.
4 sailors Yarn of the North Atlantic
He Saw the Rocks.
Nel5 York Tribune.


''Djd YOU ever hear Of the floating reef?''
asked a sailor with an air of superior
knowledge, as he cut piece of tobacco
OF q plug so large that IT was difficult to
tell which was the piece and which was
the plug.
.'fueyer did, - answered a reporter; "tel
me about it,
'sWeU, reckon you've heard Of ships
as sailed out of port and never came back,
or made any other port. Some folks say
one thing happened to 'em, some another;
but I know what happened to 'em; the
floating reef happened TO 'em. You ask
any old shellback aud he'll tell you Jest
as | do. T'want squalls, nor sea sarpeHts,
nor Internal machines; twas the floating
reef. This reef is something that sailors
dread more than anything else. 1t lodges
about in the North Atlantic ocean, and is
never i'm one place long at time. 1t
never comes anywhere near shore, but is
always away out at sea. 1t isn't very
often a ship sees il and comes back to tell
the story; but there have been ships as
have sighted il and escaped running on 10
il. ] have seen il with these very eyes as
plainly as I see that pinnacle lamp Il
mast. It was on the ship B, IN 1864. /
was on the lookout and had somehow
almost fallen into j d0Ze. I was brought
wide awake with a start by the second
mate shouting
ssSForward there
sssOn deck, sir l replied.
.ssWhats that on the starbOard bowP
cit was just before sunrise, and in the
gray light of the early morning l saw a
reef of black. jagged rocks, with the water
dashing over il. Ii was about mile long
and oval in form. We were within
quarter Of mile of il, and 1t was ap-
Darentiv drifting right across our bows.
- Breakers on the starbcard bOwp l
shouted. Keep her OF! keep her ofH l
was the worst frightened man you ever
saw; so much frightened indeed that the
dressing down the mate gave me for not
keeping a sharper lookout was a positive
relief to me. We cleared the end of the
reef by about 100 yards and soon left it
asteru.
AT the time this happened we were in
the middle of the Atlantic, and in the
track usually followed by sailing vessels
from New York to Liverpool. / have
sailed over that very place before and
since, but have never seen the floating
reef except that one time. Don't tell me
it was a tide-rip-I saw the rocks"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
Fore.,en Grasses.

A gentleman in Alachua county, Fla.
writes as follows: ''Of the introduction
OF foreign grasses, there is little show Of
encouragement. Numbers of experiments
have been made, many promised well for
time, in their early growth, but lost
their vfgor before half masured. Our nat
ural grasses form to-day a close green
sward and Az kept low by cattle. there
fore they are inviting and probably, if
rejected and encouraged, would make
excellent pasturage. >
There really seems to me to be no great
trouble in making a pasturage from our
natural grasses in the pine woods. Every
roadside shows some variety that sur
wives both our summers and winters.
They are eagerly eaten by stock. Have
you paid any attention to theseg'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

wien first did I perceive you-when take
-, r-r , is now so deep in heart and brain
.--r- shall not cnaCe Do, nor the greer
-.-9r 1r fate destroy, nor scOrn, nor PiiA'
.--nsrs back trembled TO the vision
.#-r-- seen hcauty-a ccllrioll- 7ti- 49,
----He -au loved might hold ln ne uel-7''-
-r-r-.r Oh heaven, or sin OF innocence
.--r heart OF hearts. while outwardly
nor guarded glance my cream
past Thought you m@aaea13
escaped my lips, glad and afraid.
Ire no fear was; for 70, the l,. sl ,,,.us
could not purchase lt-. was l----'
-Test. how swift we went a.drift
sweet waters, warmer uue1 l---u
-..--.--- are dizzy with delight
ls --...rTH.f l7re--es-Eelce- my heart-
..- Teat so wild for lies tonight
TOO many bitter leagues apart
rG VIII tails % yoa OH, 81 Ae Fan.
.rT lI-reu- UaS7-9na-e.t SUMS
r.r-a- fr ms verse reeuFs
81 rw this does iel.,y 70 your
tar art rer'ec.-H. .l- -'l.l'
--.rH subtle gesture. -.. .--t1slf
and queen. ..5.. ".---
ar- varr-. Was. into raa.arous
u .a.s.E crowned low
81. more taan sleep or
small a-r great. straight and
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itch
ing Piles. One box has cured the worst
cases Of 20 years standing. No one need
suffer five minutes after using Williams
Indian Pile Ointment. 1t absorbs tunors,
auays itching, acts as poultiee, gives in
slant relief. Prepared only for Piles, itch
ing oftheprigate parts, nothing else. Hon.
J. u. Coaenbury, of Cleveland, says: 81
have used scores Of Pile cures, and ii
affords me pleasure to say that I have
never found anything which gives such
immediate and permanent relief as DR.
Williams Indian Pile Ointment. Sold
by druggists and mailed on receipt Of
| price, 81. Sold by o. Butler, Savannah
! Lippman Bros. wholesale agents,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

| Bulleti No 6 from the Missouri State
College Farm brings further reports of
tests made by Prof. SanbOrn to determine
the movement Of moisture in cultivated
fields during the growing season. Two
sheet-irOn pipes six inches in diameter
were driven into the soil to the depth Of
six inches, one Of the pipes with its earth
inclOsed being furnished with wooden
bottom, driven under it from outside after
the pipe was fixed in place, the soil in the
other pipe being without such 'scut off,
from the earth below. The tests were car
ried on during the months Of September
and October, the weather being GENERALLY
rainless.
By repeated weighings of soil taken
from the upper two inches and the second
two inches, and dried by artificial heat to
determine the per cent. of moisture each
contained, it was shown that in every case
the surface contained more moisture in
the early morning than in the previous
evening, and also that in every case but
one a very foggy morning the upper two
inches contained less moisture than the
second two inches. The inference is that
the surface soil of a cultivated field is con-
stantly giving up moisture in dry wealth
er, night and day, and that the moisture
is drawn upward by capillary action from
the soil beneath, In evidence of this it
was found that the earth in the pipe with
a board bottom in no case lost so much
water by drying as the earth in the pipe
having nothing to interrupt the upward
movement of the moisture through the
soil.
These tests appear to contract the old
theory, so often advanced, that cultivating
a soil deeply in dry weather keeps it damp
by attracting and absorbing the humidity
of the atmosphere during the night. 1t
would seem, therefore, that when the
housekeeper's clothes hung upon line to
dry during the night, are found in the
morning to have given up their moisture,
or a portion Of it, to the surrounding at
mosphere, the earth, too, has been giving
up its moisture to the air, and that under
such conditions the deeper and more FREE
qUently a soil is stirred in a dry time, the
dryer that soil viii become. The pre-
ventiye measure, as previously recon-
mended by Pfof. Stockbridge, is to cult
Yate the surface only in dry time, say
one or two inches deep, in order to keep
the ground covered by thin coat of soil,
so thoroughly dried that it cannot readily
conduct off the moisture from below.
Stirring the surface lightly disturbs cap
Hilary attraction and prevents the moist
ure from rising to the surface to be abb
sorbed by the night air. Deep cultivation
in dry weather, it is claimed, exposes the
earth to the absorbing action of the air.
Ne10 England Farmer.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

MRS. WINSL0W's SOOTHING SYRUP
should always be used when children are
cutting teeth. 1t relieves the little suf-
1erer at once; it produces natural, quiet
sleep By relieving the child from pain, and
the little oherub awakes as bright as a
button" 1t is very pleasant to taste. 1t
soothes the child. softens the gums, al
lays all pain, relieves wind, regulates
the bowels, and is the best known remedy
for diarrhea, whether arising from teeth
ing or other causes. 20 cents a bottle.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
a Quiet Citizen in Mexico.
Mem York Times.

A prominent citizen Of Mexico returned
from a trip into South America last week.
He had been gone three months. ELECTED
new President since pye been g0ne?
he asked Of friend. son, yes" Chow
many?v "Only one" "Any reyolu-
tionsY, "Only three" "WhaVs become
of MiaZ % "0h, he was shot last week. -
WAnd Zagual?" transported" And
St. Badier?" "The same as when you
left" SIS that so? Pm surprised that
he should be at one thing so long. He
was a very enterprising sort Of a man.
Where is hes' sSDead,"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
gaGrOtral.
MOTHERS
FRIEND!


/ This magical agent for
/ good is simply indispensa-
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family. None who have
ever once used it will be
without il. and we desire
Its wonderful benefits ex-
tended to every mother in
the world.
a gentleman writes: My
wife used your Mothers
| Friend at her fourth con-
Ifnement, and her testi-
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lit with one-half the suffer
J ing OF either of her other
IcoDiiuements, and rncOY-
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much less time. She also
recommended it to a lady
| friend in her first cOnfine-
lment, and says: ] have
never seen any one pass
Through this great trial
| with so much ease and so
little suffering.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
ia CAPITAL PRIZE, $4,000. -@N
Tickets only SIS. Shares In proportion,

incorporated in 1865 for q years by the Leg
islature for educational and charitable puP-
poses-with a capital of 81. goo, 00O-to which q
reserve fund Of over S550.O00 has since been
added.
By an overwhelming popular vote It's fran
chlse was made part Of the present state
Constitution, adopted December :, A. d. 1879.
The only Lottery ever voted on and in
dOrsed by the people Of any State.
1t ae06T Sc05e6 or p0StpOsss.
IT'S GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DRAWINGS take
place monthly.
FORTUNE.-Ninth Grand Drawing, Glass
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10000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each. Frac-
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

1867 Prizes, amounting to ...... 1926, 800
Application forrates to clubs should be made
only to the Cllce Of the Company in New
Orleans.
For further Information write clearly. Civ
ing full address. Make p. o. Money Orders
payable and address Registered Letters to
NEW ORLEANS NATIONAL BANK,
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POSTAL NOTES and ordinary letters by
Mail or Express (all sums OF SIS aud upwards
by Express at our expense) TO
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Or JN0. B. FERNANDEZ,
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
Florida Fruit Growers Association

There are some very important matters
to be considered at the special meeting of
the association at Palatka on the 14th of
October, among which is the desirability
of the association arranging for State
Fair. 1t was thought by many at the last
fair that the association had best abandon
the idea of a State Fair under their aus
pieces and make instead an exhibit by the
''Florida Fruit Growers Association of
their products at some accessible and CEN
trail point, at which could be brought to-
gether exhibits of the products of it's
members and at the same time have the
annual meeting and reading of essays and
discussions of questions appertainmg to
their industries. At the Palatka meet
ing, also, must be considered what action,
if any. as an association, must be taken
in regard to the Exposition at New Or
leans,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

j. S. Woodward, of Lockport, n. Y,
says that he has grown early lambs for
market for years, but never succeeded in
making any money from them until he
began growing a supply Of roots for feed
ing the ewes so as to make free flow Of
milk. He prefers mangel wurzels to either
turnips or sugar beets in part, because the
mangels will keep in good condition for
feeding until late in winter,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
Bermuda Grass,

Last winter 1 received from the Agri-
cultural Department at w Washington some
Bermuda grass seed of which ! sowed in
April. This grass is now about six inches
high with no seed stems yet formed. L
pulled some of it and was surprised to
lind that, instead of the cane-like roots
that all Bermuda l ever saw had, this
grass presented fine roots like crab grass,
and the grass was much tenderer than the
kind l had known. When all form seed
stems [ VIII forward some of eacn kind to
Prof. Phay n the Agricultural and Me-
chanlcal g. of Mississippi, for iden-
LITIGATION.
1 have sow9 lis year seventeen acres
of red cloyGM have a fine catch; also
have a sma W Of Alfalfa clover that is
doing wellf am certain that if every
farmer in the South had one acre of Al
falfa for each horse and COW on his farm,
that it would furnish plenty of food for
twelve months in each year. In regard
to the Bermuda grass think this thing
should be investigated. j. II. MOORE.
arkansas Post. Ark,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

The organ Of hearing is generally dou-
bic, but not always located in the head.
In the clam it is found at the base of the
foo; some grasshoppers have it in the
fore legs, and in many insects 1t is on the
wing. HOLSTERS and crabs have the audi
tory sacs at the base of the antenna,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
TIE FIELD. FARM AND GARDEN.

We solicit articles tor this department.
The name Of the writer should accompany
the letter or article, not necessarily
for publication, but as evidence of good
faith.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

Send for our Treatise on {" Health and Hap
piDess OF Women" mailed free.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

a cement which resists damp and firmly
attaches labels to iron and tin work con-
sists OF Il paste OF rye meal and little
solution Of glue and water, to which as
much Venetian turpentine is added as
may be required. Ordinary flour paste,
when wei! made. and some glycerlne thor
oughlv incorporated with it, does very
we'll for liking printed labels on timed
shanfirnn hoXns
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

A1AiftGll E,J t1II1
Street Railway Company The ron was
transferred from the. ship direct to the cars
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31

Workmen in the st. Gothard tunnel
were affected with a peculiar disease,
which seemed to be caused by minute
worms. The same malady has been OBJ
served among brick makers. From the
latest researches it appears that the
worms develop in muddy water, which
the wOrkmen carelessly drink.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-05-24
Custer City.

The pioneer town ofthe Hills is situat-
or fifteen miles from the foothills and
it's natural advantages are acknowledged
by all as excelling all others either in
the mining or agricultural districts.
Located in a valley ten or twelve miles
long by one mile in width, it is easily
accessible to railroads either from the
east. south or west, and is the only town
in the Hills that could he tapped by a
road running on an east and west line,
from either Pierre or Chamberlain. To
tap any other town, a road, having as its
objective point the Yellowstone park Or
the Pacific coast, would have to make a
,!eiour from 100 TO 200 miles. Already
surveys have been run by various roads
having this point in view. Thus situat-
81 it draws to its support the business
of the mining districts of the Southern
Hills and also that of the farming and
stock raising interests, the latter ex-
tending for sixty miles to the south and
west. 1t is also the centre Of the richest
mica district in the world, there being
within a radius Of three miles no less
than a half dozen producing mines the
annual yield of which is upward of
10000 pounds of merchantable mica to
the mine. On the north, and from two
to ten miles from town are the bonanza
gold mines Of the Southern Hills inciud-
ing the Grand Junction, Old Bill, Hart
ford, Atlantic, Salmon, st. Elmo. Penob.
scot, Gold Star and others, a majority Of
which have mills, lioisting works, etc,
now in operation. On the south for ten
or twelve miles are to be found rich cop
per and silver mines and on the west
the coal fields, gypsum beds, salt and oil
springs, while fertile farming lands are
sandwiched in between all. As an illu-
stration Of the money to be made on
ever a small piece Of farming land in
he valleys surrounding Custer we will
state that j. y. Wright on seventeen
acres, located two miles west Of town
cleared 81 500 in one On the
south, within six or eight hours ride
are the famous Hot Springs, whose cur
alive powers are already attracting the
attention Of the outside world. and
which are equal to those Of Arkansas
The town is the county seat of Custer
county, which has IN area of3,OGo square
miles. two-thirds of which is agricultural
and grazing lands and the other third
, mineral, the latter occupying the north
ern portion of the county are covered
with a heavy growth of Norway pine
The town has a $4,000 court house, two
fine church. buildings, belonging to the
Methodist and Congregational societies
and will o have a large school build
ing. Business is increasing, improve
ments are being made daily and it j,
bound to be the metropolis Of the South
ern Hills. All those Of our eastern
readers who think Of coming to Dakots
TO locate and invest in either mercantile
mining, agricultural or stock-raisint
pursuits AN do no better than to camp
in Custer county or city.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-05-24

REToRT OF A CARRIER.-The letter-car
rier had been ringing the bell of al
elegant Austin nj n for at least ff
teen minutes before the lady Of the
house appeared. The man Of letters
vas somewhat annoyed, and said peev.
ishly:
"I've been knocking at the door ever
so long"
ooh, don't let that worry YOU" with a
sunny smile "you did not disturb us.
We thought you were only a loafer."
The lady should not have used that
remark, for it gave the lettcr-carrier an
opportunity TO retort:
so your husband has not come YETI"