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ONLY DIRECT LINE TO FRANCE.
General Transatlantic Co.

DETWEEN New York and Havre, from pier
d No. AZ N. R., foot Of Morton street.
Travellers by this line avoid both transit by
English railway and the discomfort Of cross
ing the Channel in a small boat. Special train
leaving the Company's dock at Havre direction
Paris on arrival of steamers. Baggage check
ed at New York through to Paris.
AMERIQUE, SANTBLLI, WEDNESDAY,
Feb. 25. 2 P. M.
ST. GERMAN, FRAUB, WEDNESDAY.
March 4, A. n.
CANADA, DE KERsABIEC WEDNESDAY
March II, pm.
PRICE OF PASSAGE (including wine):
TO HAVkE-First Cabin 500 and $50; Sec
ond Cabin $50; Steerage So. Including wine.
bedding and utensils.
Checks payable at sight in amount to suit
the Banque Transatlantique of Paris.
LOUIS DE BEBIAN, Agent, fowling
Green, foot Of Broadway, N. Y.
or WILDER u CO.. Agents for Savannah.
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THOSE who regard themselves as victims Of
oaterwauling here may take consolation in
the thought that they would have had a
worse time in ancient Egypt. A recent writer
says that cat worship was carried to its
greatest extent by the ancient Egyptians,
whose devotion to their pets was such that,
according to HerodOtus, when fire broke out
they cared for nothing but the safety of their
cats, and were terribly afflicted if one of them
fell a victim TO the flames. On the death of a
cat the inhabitants Of the house shaved off
their ey ebrOWs, and the deceased cat was en-
balmed and buried with great sOlemnity in
a sacred spot. Many cat mummies have been
found in Egyptian tombs, and some are to be
seen in the British Museum, together with
similarly preserved specimens Of human be-
inrs ana Of sacred calves. Their movements
and their cries were consulted as Oracles, and
the murder, or even the accidental felcide of
one OF them, was punished by DEATH This in
vites the assumption that the ratio of increase
could scarcely have been the same as in New
York, or cats would have assumed the pro-
portion of one Of the plaques OF Egypt.
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1850 p N Lv. .AtIalla..IY S:IOpm $50 nj
$50 p m Ar. Macon. Ar Has pm 735am
::....-.. Ar. EufasulS Ar. ......-.. BIG p "a
III ~ ni Ar. Albany Al. o.. IL 20 . M
4:z5 a N ar. .COlum Dus.AT...., 1905 d %
ATM iled VILE Ar ,......... 10:le a M
.........A Ar. .Eatouton. Ar ....,.., u 20 u %
......... Ar. Augusta Ii ......... 8:45 D N
....-... Ar. .Sayannah.AF . 30 q U 1880 p N
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Adv,ce to moUnsrs.

MRS. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP
should always be used when children are
cutting teeth. 1t relieves the little SUIT
rerer at once: IL produces natural, quiet
sleep by relieving the child from pain, and
the 1.-THE cherub awakes as bright as a
button - II is very pleasant to taste. 1t
aaothes the chilu. sotssr5 he gums, al
lave eli pain, relieves Wlnd, regulates
~ ho,Vals ana + ne best known remedy
~ iisrrh-ea. whether arising from teeth
iu,, - ether esE 8eF % cents q bottle.
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Merchants and Miners TRANSFORM.
ton Company.
FOR BALTIMORE.

CABIN PASSAGE. sI5 c1
EXCURSION. Is N
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Adelina Patti,

the great songstress, says of Scion Pal
mer's Perfumes, Toilet Soaps and other
Toilet articles: 81 unhesitatingly pro-
nounce them superior to any L ever
used" Principal Depot, 374 and 37d Pearl
street, New York.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-26

more active, and before OelOck the losses Of
me earlier part of the day had all been re-
ooNerea' with very few exceptions, and prices
were higher m most cases by small fractions
vile. which closed at an advance of - ,eaT
cent, and Central Pacific, which went m Y
per cent the greatest gains We're made ~
me Two DelaWares. The market closed steadx
20 strOng. The sales were 1893, 900 shares
the market closing at the following quota
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-26

MAITLAND, DOUGALD & WILLIAMS,
Bay street, Agents for Savannah.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-26

FROM Official reports il appears that in the
wear 1865 the number OF Irish soldiers IN the
British army was $3.50, or S0S per 1000. By
steady gradations that number fell in ten
wears to 80 l2I, or 2l9 per 1000, and last year
Il baf Fallen 70 81 6Q4 or lS6 per 1000.
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PASSENGERS.

Per steamship Tallahassee. for New York
q w Wilson, ID Tyler, w I Benjamin and
wife, Jno Il Wilson and wife. = Z Johnston.
w Hardick, Mrs Z Garitt, q Frost, w d
Place, A J Mills, Thos Weed. Mr. Thistle.
Mr. Jacobs, w Donnelly and wife, Mr. Har-
RS, J Howard, Miss J Harris, Bean
and wife, Miss + Hirschfeld. DR. G w Robin
son and wife. w b Volger. r Cotton, W r
Genung, A w Wales, NJ q Kellogg, j Why, j
IIllyer, Matilda johnson (cOD.
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SMrpP1tttttr G0nln,
McRAE g. Bush,
MANUFACTURERS OF
TURPENTINE TOOLS
GurpPmtittr GOola
TOWNS. GEORGIA.

WE are now prepared to ~
w furnish to turpentine E1I
men, in any quantity. the EI
best Tools on the market. H
Our work is all done by ex- ks
perienced men, and we use -
nothing but the best steel
that can be had.
Our Tools are all tempered
by one man that has had
years of experience in the
business, and we guarantee
them SUPERIOR to ANY on
the mark ct.
Our Hacks willcut a deeper
and better shade streek, cut
up the pine less and less liable
any other Hack made. All we
and GUARANTEE SATISFACTION.
Send orders TO Edward Low,
Peacock, Hunt & Co., Savannah
Bush, Towns, Ga.
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Per schr kismet (Br>, for st PIerre-65, 81;
feet p p lumber-D Bacon 4 Co.
Per steamship Tallahassee, for New 7 York
l,'34 bales upland cotton, 10 bales dOmesticS
and yarns, Il bales sea island cotton, loo bbls
cotton seed oil, 202 bbls spirits turpentIne. 16s
bbls rosln, 49, l06 feet lumber. bbs oranges
2,2l1 boxes oranges, p bbls vegetables, 7 crate
vegetables, % pkgs fish, 233 pkgs mdse, 3ls
Dds eggs, % cases eggs. I5 tons pig iron.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-26

Steamship Tallahassee, Fisher, New York
g NJ Sorrel
schr Kismet (Br), Cournan, st Plerre-Nas
ter.
Schr VIM NJ Bird, Reed. Brunswicl, in hal.
last, to load for Philadelphia-Jos A Roberts
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auuiTrrial.
-,--rE oFTuE M0RNIyq VIEWS.

IfEIl p VIZ - NJ - -. !
l4vANN All. t4t-. Feb p 1855. P. NJ
.,--ly.-The mlrsr' was quiet, but very
r.- were unchanged. The total
... jas were 2sd Ua'es. The official
.re SAYS business at she Cotton
.-t..--e ,v-s a- ioIiov-; fine market opened
r firm and unchanged, with sales
..-.- At p. m II was firm, the sales
-.....-. closed 40 p. m. firm, with
.-..r.- oi 36 bales. TIE following are
~. ..1-frz quotations:
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.FbirtFg.
SbippinQ.
GUION LINE.


UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMERS FOR
QUEENSTOWN AND LIVERPOOL,
Leaving Pier 80 n. B.. foot of King st.
WYOMING. ...... TUESDAY, Feb. "a, Il 80 P NJ
NEVADA TUESDAY, March 10, NOON
WISCONSIN ... TUESDAY. March II, sam
WYOMING ..... TUESDAY. March 81, 80 N
ARIZONA. ......... TUESDAY, April z. 10 N
These steamers are built of iron, IN water
tight compartments, and are furnished with
every requisite to make the passage across the
Atlantic both safe and agreeable, having
Bathroom, Smoking room, Drawing room,
Piano and Library; also experienced Surgeon,
SteWardess and Caterer on each steamer. The
Staterooms are all upper deck, thus insuring
those greatest of all luxuries at sea, perfect
ventilation and light.
CABIN Passage according to Stateroom),
$50, $50 and 500; intermediate, $35. Steerage
at low rates,
Offices, No. % Broadway, New York.
GUION & CO., or to
MAITLAND, DOUGALD IL WILLIAMS,
Bay street, Agents for Savannah.
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Central & Southwestern R. Rs

Ian trains OF thIssysEem are run by Standard
| 1907 Meridian time, which ia 80 minutes slower
than time kept By City
SAVANNAH. GA, Jan. II, 1855,
ON and after SUNDAY, Jan. Is, 1885 pas
~ senger trains on the Central and South
western Railroads ana branches will run az
follows:
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Shipping 9ntrIItnrncr.
THURSDAY, Feb %. 1856
CLEARED YESTERDAY.

ARRIVED Al TYBEE YESTERDAY.
ballast-Master -
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Boston and Savannah
STEAMSHIP CO.
FOR BOSTON DIRECT.

The frst-class IRON steamships of this com
pany are appointed to sail every Thursday
from Boston st P. NJ; from Savannah as fol-
lo|s-standard time:
GATE CITY, CAPT. d. HEDGE. THURS
DAY, Feb. 26, at 4P.M.
OITY OF MACON, Capt. w. KELLEY,
THURSDAY, March 5. at9P.M.
GATE CITY, Capt. d. HEDGE, THURS
DAY. March. II, at $3.50 P. NJ.
CITY OF MACON, CAPT. w. KELLEY,
THURSDAY, March 10, at SPIN.
THROUGH bills OF lading given to New
Il England manufacturing points and 70
Liverpool.
The cOmpany's wharves In both Savannah
and Boston are connected with all railroads
leading out of the two cities.
RICHARDSON & BARNARD, Agents.
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laf.-N afEe5 heavily supplied; damsu.
- moderate. EGGs-Ihe market 70 IN good
s-, demand moderate. BUTTER-t7oOu
-1- much coming IN. PEANUTs-
.1 -.'E, demand ID hit; native peanuts
~ s ltel Il any price. sUGkR-'5eOT-
4.- f'er--2 qUl6ts veEy little being re-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-26

Pullman paIace sIecplng cars Savannah %
Gainesville.
Pullman buffet and sleeping cars Savannah
to Jacksonville.
Passengers for Brunswick via Jesup take
this train, arriving at Brunswick at 6:05 a. IN.
Passengers for Fernandlna, Gainesville,
Cedar Key, Ocala, Wildwood, Leesburg, and
all stations on Florida Railway and Naviga-
ton Company and Florida Southern Railway
take this train.
Passengers for Madison, Monticello, ITALIA
hassee and all Middle Florida points take this
train.
Peoples Line Steamers and Railroads for 81,
Augustine and all points on st. Johns river.
Through tickets sold and sleeping car berth
accommodations secured at Bren's Ticket
Office, No. y Bun street, and at the Conn
pany's Depot, foot of Liberty street.
JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
Gen'l Pass. Agent.
r. G. FLEMING. Cent Supt.
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zli1rnPru.
KIESLING'S NURSERY.

WHITE BLUFF ROAD.
DLANTs, BOUQUETS, DESIGNS. CUT
Il FLOWERS, furnished to orde Leave
orders at Davis Bros. :, corner Bull and York
teets. Telephone call $50.
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MARITIME MIsCELLANY


Schr William Jones, Collins. at Portland ODD
from DarleB, experienced heavy weather;
broke main boom and lost boat and davlts.
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lual b

,...t -r1REs.-The market Tor spirits tur-
--... was dull and nominal. There was
.- t.u- and no sale. The official r.
tu- Board OF TraIt was as follows:
H. market opened at II "a. m. quiet at z91zc.
lr-. DC closed at p. m. nominal.
.-.T.. market was very quiet and un
The sales were 800 barrels OF + at
-Hr-. The official report by the Board
I-... Na- a- follows: The market opened
I'D. Duo. quiet for pales and steady for a ..
-.--... ..-- Il. d. g.. ID and + 50 90, + 5 Oh.
s t aJ. { 81 -, X - -, n s. %, y
w7ntlw glass "a 90. II closed at p. IN.
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all stations between Townsville and Chatta-
hoochee.
Passengers for Brunswick take this train,
arriving at Brunswick WA b. q w. R'y) at
l:l3P.M.
Passengers for Fernandina, Waldo, Oeala,
Leesburg, Gainesville, Cedar Key and all sta
tions on Florida Railway and Navigation
Company take this train.
Close connections at Jacksonville daily for
Green Cove Springs, st. Augustine, Palatka,
Enterprise, Sanford and all landings ON st.
Johns river. -
Passengers for Pensacola, Mobile, New Or
leans, Texas and trans Mississippi points take
this train. Arriving at Pensacola 10 :05 d. M,
Mobile 2:40 a. m, New Orleans As a m.
Pullman buffet and sleeping cars Waycross
to New Orleans.
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Charleston & Savannah RV. Co

Trains 4S and AZ wait indefinitely at ga.
Vannah for connection with g., r. q w. R'y.
NoTthsodTd.
No. IS. No. IS. No. ~.
Lv Savannah. 200 p m 1856 m 1887 D 10
Ar Charleston. 1875 p M l2:4O pm l:45am
Ar New York. .....s... $50 D m $3.50 q m
Ar Port Royal. $50 p m IL 40 m ........
Ar Augusta. ......... 2:l5 p m ...-.....
SOasthqodrd.
No. 81. No. E5. No. rs. No. 70.
Lv Charleston S:15am 3:20pm 2:45am 4:0Oau,
Lv PIT Royal 7:35am 2:O5pm ......... -.
Lv Augusta. 1I:40am 800. -
Ar Savan'h 1900 M 7:00pm 5:52am 6:4lsm
All trains daily. Train No. AZ will stop oDIv
at Ridgeland, Green Pond and Ravenel.
For tickets, sleeplng car reservations and ALI
other information, apply to William Bren.
Ticket agent, q Bull stu et, and at G. and s.
Ry Ticket ONCE g., +. and w. Ry. lepot.
C.. ga pSDEk. sursst.
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MEMORANDA.

SAILED YESTERDAY.
steamship Tallahassee. New York.
Bark Harry Bailey jBr), Charleston.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-26

narset continues quiet, steady
angel. The sales for the day were
Below are tine Official quotations
. u..r. uf Trade.
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asailrOa1m,
Savannah, Florida & Western RV.


Al trains OF this road are run by Central
900 Meridian time, which is 80 minutes slower
than Savannah time
SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE,
SAVANNAH, Jan. II, 1855.
nN AND AFTER SUNDAY, Jan. Is, 1856.
~ Passenger Trains on this road win run as
follows:
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10 AS a m Ly. Albany. Nv $3.50 pm 8:I5 m
3:l6 m Ar. EufaulE.. Ar -. -
.-.-..... Ar Macon. -. Ar 7:l5 pm 7:45 n
......... Ar. .Columb bus Ar AIS am Los n
........ Ar. Atlanta. Al II :25 pm Il rs b N
......... Ar .Milledgeyine AR 1918 4 10
-........ Ar. EatOnton ..... AR I2:20 no
.....--.. Ar. .AGgusts. AR 3:s5i ma
$3.50 q N ar. Savannah ar $3.50 . "a
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NEW YORK. Feb. 25.-Market steady.
CHARLESTON, Feb. S5.-Market dull and
unchanged; the sales were 80 barrels.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25.-Market steady;
louisiana. ordinary 10 prime, 43zg6c.
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S:15 m LV Macon. .LV 80 . m 1857 a N
1925 M Ar Atlanta. AR Il rs j IN 1880 a m
80. 50. FTcas !0Ts FastsV. No. 81.
7:t0 m Lv- Fort Valley lily $3.50 a IA
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-09-04
r.ther. S.s.asr. and Three si.s.ss /

Father, Gasaer, and Three Sistsss -.
Mr.. David Claypool formerly Sergeant
alarms Of the New Jersey Senate, and now
Notary Public at Cedarville, Cumberland
Co, n. j., makes ihe following startling
statement: Ny father, mother, and three
sisters all died with consumption, and Ny
lnpgs we're 50 weak ! raised hoOd.. Nphody
tha9ghI / could llve My work tshiP-
aHifhing was very straining on me with my
weak constitution, and WIS rapidly going
to the grave. While in this condition ]
commenced using Mishler's Herb Bitters,
and It saved my life. Because it was 90
difficult TO get It in this little place, and I
had improved so much, stopped taking it
for time, and the result is that I hgya
commenced gQing rapidly down hill again.
60liishow, Mishler's Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds me up
as nothing else does, and must have .
dozen bottles at once. Use this commr-
nication as you please, and If any oneS
to be convinced Of its truth, let the ..ste
mo and will make affidavit q 4, fpk: c
owe my life to AishleE's Herb Bittefs &.
and cure Of eonsunptiqns qysente<Fa dlaEs
rkga, dyspepsia, iniiieetipb, kidIeF md
liver complaints, when MishleFas Herb
Bitters Is used, % that il contains simple,
harmless, and yet powerful ingredients,
that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver,
and through them strengthens and inyigoF-
ates the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition; prepared PT tegai4l
ph2dieian, stafdaFd medicinal prepares
3ioh; endorsed By physicians and drug
gissss These are 51nF strong points II lnvol
OF Mish1er,s Herb Biftera. ZiG1lef's Herh
BIttnra IS sold BY ail druggists Price q .Dt
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-09-04
Communicated.

| Every good citizen is supposed
to be interested in the well being O
society and as such he should nat
urally be expected to foster and en-
courage everything calculated t.
strengthen the morals, elevate the
feelings, and add to the intelligence
of the people at large, and on the
other hand to discourage as far as
he can everything of an opposite ten
dency. But it IS not every one that
seems to be able to discriminate in
these matters. The tendencies OF
things are not always readily per-
ceived, nor the probable consequent
ces of acts before they are perform
ed. For instance parlor card play
ing where actual betting does not
enter the game, is regarded by many
as an innocent pastime that persons
of all ranks may readily indulge in
without fear of censure from any
source, and few know to what ex-
tent this practice is INDUCED in, and
among what classes of society. Not
only do we find it in families where
no pretentions to the christian 7elig-
are made by any OF the members
thereof, but also in many where one
or both parents are members of q
church. But these members, as a
general thing, interpose no objec-
tions to their chIldren's participating
IN the game, but rather encourage
them in it. Many aone has been heard
to enter spiritedly in its defense as
an innocent amusement when others
dared call in question ITS propriety.
Now the true way to arrive at the
solution of this mooted question,
aside from direct appeal to the BIZ
BILE itself, is to imagine its tendencies.
What are the tendencies of indul-
gence in this game at home? Ask
those who have participated much in
the game, if their fondness for
amusement has not sensibly increased
from the time they first began, and
If they are not disposed to spend
much more time that way than they
did at first? Then ask yourselves
there are not some other
ways in which that time might have
been more proftibly spent. Do such
contribute anything to
the deveIopement of the noble pow
ers of mind with which the benlficent
Creator has endowed his intelligent
creatures? Do they furnish such
food for the intellect as is best cal
to advance the true interests
Of society? Let the reader seriously
ponder, and wait week or two Ion
ger for the further discussion of this
and and other kindred topics.
OCCASIONAL.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-09-04

The Philadelphia Sunday. School
Times reproduces as below from its
centennial number of June II, 1876,
the following message from Presi-
dent Grant to the children and youth
of the country, and says that the
words printed in small capitals were
doubly underscored by him in his
original manuscript.
WASHINGTON, June 6, 1876.-To
the editor of The Sunday-School
Times, PhIladelphia: Your favor Of
yesterday, asking a message from
me to the children aud youth of the
United States, to accompany your
centennial number, is this moment
received.
My advice to Sunday schools, no
matter what their denomination, is
Hold fast to the Hihle as the sheet
anchoF of your liberties, write its
precepts in your hearts and PRAc-
TIcE THEM IN YOUR LIVES.
To the influence of this book are
we indebted to all the progress made
in true civilization, to this we must
look as our guide in the future.
righteousness exalteth nation !;
but sin is reproaeh 10 any people. ("
Yours respectfully, u. S. GRANT.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-09-04
Words Of weather Wisdom.

When distant ojects stand out
very clear in the atmosphere storm
is near at hand. If there isn't any
clouds in the sky it may mean more
of stoIm than when the clouds are
plentiful. When the stars are nu-
merous and bright that is a sign of
bad weather before long II you
see shafts of red in the east just be-
fore sunrise there Is going to be
wind soon, perhaps the next day.
When the swallows fly high it Is clear
weather, If they fly low look out for
rain. If pigeons hang around the coop
it means rain; if they fly away and
fly great deal the weather will he
clear for at least day or two. OF
course near well fed pigeons. A
starved bird will look for something
to eat, rain or no rain
II male cat stays in the house of
his own accord at night, look out for
q storm in less than "a hours. If a
she cat washes her face before break
fast it's sign of rain. The aver
age dog will come in under shelter
6 hours before a rain, no matter how
clear the sky is. II the panes of
glass In your windows are cool when
the weather is warm, rain is near.
No matter how warm you may be in
a city on summers day IL you can
breathe freely the weather Will aaA-
tinue clear il Eaa tesF' as If you
needed air, or as II choking, you can
be sure Of rain in q short time
BROOKLYN Union.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-09-04
Manurlng Fruit Trees.

| 1t is strange how long some falla-
cies retain their hold, even after
they have been disproved by facts,
and of these, one of the most mis-
chievous is the belief that fruit trees
and bushes are liable to injury rath-
er than benefit from the application
of manure. All sorts of diseases
such as canker and other ailments to
which fruit trees are liable, are set
down as the result Of applying ma
nure to the roots, whereas in nine
cases out of ten, causing the roots to
run down into the bud subsoiI. 1 am
continually hearing complaints from
owners of fruit trees as to their un-
satisfactory condition, and on ex-
animation I have invariably found
scarcely any surface roots or fibers
of any kind, nothing but large thong
like roots that run right down in the
subsoii. On inquiry have usually
found that manuring or top-dressing
had not been practiced for many
years, their owners having come to
the conclusion that such practices
were dangerous. 1 do not say that
manure will prove to be a cure for
frult tree ailments OF all kinds, but
1 will briefly detail few facts that
have come under my observation at
various times, to prove that starva-
ton of the roots is far more pro-
life source Of injury than abundant
feeding of the surface roots, both
with solid and liquid manures, grow
ers must form their own conclusions
as to the best course to pursue. The
fruitful and unfruitful state of orch
ard trees in nine cases out of ten is
entirely dependent on the attention |
which they receive as regards ma
nuring.
In some Of the fruit growing states |
when large orchards of trees plant
ed on grass land as the rule, it is a
well established fact that if the grass
is cut for hay and carried away the |
trees soon become unfruitful and
die out; while on the contrary If the
grass is fed of, so that the nutriment
is returned to the roots in the shape
of manure, the trees are kept fruit
full and healthy. / have seen some
of the most miserable moss-grown
specimens of starved orchard trees
restored to fruitful condition by
making the ground beneath them the
winter quarters of sheep and pigs,
feeding them as if they were in the
farmyard with roots and corn.
The finest old specimens of apple
and pear trees are generally those of
an orchard next to the homestead
that is used as a run for calves,
sheep. pigs and poultry the whole
year round. In these orchards the
turf is short, and being full of nu-
triment, the trees are kept healthy |
and prolific for an indefinite period.
Ashes, garden refuse or any kind of
road scraplngs, or even scavengers'
rubbish may be used for increasing
our supply of orchard fruit. They
should be spread roughly on the sur
face in winter and in the spring har-
rowed and rolled down firmly. The
result will soon be a marked inn