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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08
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The immense growth of American cities,
SAYS the Post Dispatch, and the extension
of rapid transportation facilities to all
sections OF our wonderfully diversified
country are producing some very inter-
esting agricultural revolutions that PROM
Use to make US a nation of the most luXu-
riOus feeders the world ever saw. Already
the thrifty artizans OF our cities can COM
mand for their tables all the year round a
variety Of fruits, vegetables, meats, fish,
game and other edibles, such as money
can but rarely buy for the wealthiest
classes of Europe. Aud we are only just
beginning to realize how abundant our
resources IN that respect, and how easily
and cheaply we can place the enjoyment
of them within the reach of the humblest
citizen.
The small area Of each nationality in
the Old World, together with interna-
tiOnal restrictions upon trade, cOmpels
each to subsist mainly upon its own nat
uraily limited productions, while our free
and rapid intercourse, without change
of cars" from sea to sea, and from North
to the orange and banana plantations of
the South, makes Us everywhere, to
great extent, independent OF the local
soil and climate. Cheap Northern ice
cOOls the Southern mans drink in sum-
mer. and while the Northern man is cut
ting that ice in midwinter he can have
green cucumbers and fresh lettuce and
Tadishes from the South at his dinner.
Brief as the strawberry harvest is in any
locality. the supply in st. Louis is almost
perennial, because, when late in the year
it has ceased TO come TO US from points
further and further North it begins to
come again from the fan South. and con-
tinues TO come from points nearer and
nearer until our home crop is ripe again.
And so it IS with such a variety OF artl-
cles OF comfort, necessity or luxury that
we are building up novel system OF eX-
changes greatly conducive to better living
and Industrial prosperity.
Many things are now IN common use by
persons who never saw them growing and
but a few years ago had only heard of
them. The people of each section cheaply
share the good things Of all the others.
knowing the ready market there is for
such things. Northern men are buying the
previously unOccupied lands Of Florida,
ana wonderful stories are told of the pref
its on their crops Of early vegetables and
their orange, lemon and banana planta-
tiOns. Eight years ago Georgia planter
was doing such a poor business raising
cotton that he valued his 5000 acres at
$1,000. He quit cotton and began TO cul-
tiYate cucumbers, peas, tomatoes and
melons. He soon found a fractional part
OF his land yielding a good return on
valuation of $4,000. In the same county
$500 acres are row devoted TO melons
alone. and these ard other lands devoted
TO truck farming clear from $50 to $3.50 per
acre. and are found to be greatly improved
for raising occasional crops Of cotton much
larger than they formerly produced. 1t
iS fOund that cotton and other valuable
crops can be gathered from the same land
after the crop of early vegetables has been
marketed. The Georgia melon crop now
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08
A SHADOW ON THE WALL.
4 Highly Sensational story That for a
Lsng Time Disturbed a Quiet Family.


Athens Bqaaer- WdtchmGR
Some time since, in our city, a young
lady had retired 10 bed, but had not
blown out the lamp. Her glance rested
on a spot in the wall, where was clearly
outlined the shadow of a mans profile,
and the figure too, hand a most hideOus
and menaciug look. With a wild shrek
she spraLg from her couch, and IN her
gown rushed into parlOr were some
friends were sitting. Pale and tTem-
bling she stated that man was con-
cealed in her room, aud described the
figure on the wall. Aiming themselves
with such weapons as were at hand, a
charge was at once made by the males,
the ladies bringing up the rear. sure
enough there still renamed the Image
of the intruder. Snatching up the lamp
one of the gentlemen started 10 search
under the bed, but at this instant the face
vanished. \ search was made not only
Of every part of the room, but throughout
the house, but with no success. Atlength
il was decided that some person 10 the
street had stopped TO look into the WIN
dow, and thus the shadow was cast. But
this suggestion was at once diSpelled, for
as soon as the lamp was replaced on the
table the face again appeared. Another
fruitless search was made. 1t was de-
cidcd that the strange visitor was con-
his reflection exposed by the light. There
was but little sleep in the house that
night, but all passed oil quietly. At
intervals for months the face would ap-
pear on the wall without "A particle of
change in the expression. No one would
occupy the room, and finally the hidden
man Theory gave place to same supernat-
ural agency. The room was known as
the haunted chamber, and great many
friends were invited to witness the sight.
IL was found that the shadow only ap-
peared when the lamp was placed on a
certain table, in particular position. A
few nights since an inquring lady, hear
ing OF the matter, expressed desire to
sleep in the haunted room and see If she
could not unravel the mystery. PERMITS
sion was given, and at the usual time she
retired TO bed. leaving the light ablaze
and the human head clearly defined upon
the wall. She decided that the reflection
vas cast by some object 10 the room, and
let her eyes investigate everything that
came TO view. She was about giving up
the task in despair when her Vision rested
on the fireplace. where a cheerful wood
blaze was burning. The fuel was upheld
bv a pair Of Old-tashiOned audirOns, their
tons ornamented with the figure of q
mans head, the exact counterpart of the
shadow on the wall. She at once arose,
dressed herselfand summOning the family,
proved 10 their entire satisfaction that
The ghost which had so long disturbed
the peace of the household was nothing
but harmless piece OF cast iron. Inc
Young lady. who had first made the start
ling discovery. that night again took
possession Of her former chamber, ana
SAYS she viii never again either believe
in ghosts or the time-WOrn fancy OF a man
uDder-the-Ded.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08


DiscOurs on this subject Mr.. John
NJ. Stahl has supplied us with at least an
hundred good texts for fOrcible comment,
and as there is a sort of epidemic IN the
country for change to the cities, we copy
the following as rendered by Prof. Stelle:
Taken as whole, farm life e more IA
yorable to the mental growth than city
life. City life makes people superficial.
OF large majority of the city people, the
daily paper constitutes the whole course
OF reading. 1t Is the testimony of lee
turers and pulpit orators that their most
thoughtful and severely critical audiences
are found in the country. A vast majority
of our statesmen, scholars and philosO-
piers have come from the country.
Farming, then, appeals most strongly
to mans nature; most strongly to his de-
sire for independence; most strongly to
his desire TO grow mentally; and justly 1T
does not appal him by its isolation; If he,
therefore, has any solid excuse for desir-
ing 10 leave the farm, it must be because
the city offers better advantages for money
getting.
But is the city the better place for the
acquisition of wealth? Mr.. Stahl does not
deny that there are discOuragements and
losses in farming; he has mad too much
painfulaxperienee with food and drought,
blight, etc, to make such denial. Yet
he has never known n man who would
till land, who would work upon farm,
whether his own or net, who suffered from
cold or hunger. In spite of N isfortunes,
the farmer who works, and works inte4li-
gently, can make good living for himself
and family and something beside for
rainy day. There are bad seasons; but
what bad season ever bankrupted the
careful. industrious farmerI How often
do you lind a farmers name on the records
of a court of bankruptcy? 1t is true that
farmers do not build up millions upon
millions; but neither do they lose their all
IN a day. The farmer who tries can have
enough for him and his to eat and wear, a
shelterIng, pleasant home for them, coed
education for his children and cOmpe-
tence for his old age.
Not one city labOreT in twenty ever be-
comes his own employer, and not one
business enterprise in the city out Of ten
is a success. Is this encOuragingY When
men who have been educated III the city
and in Its business, who are shTewd, am
bilious and good judges of human nature,
fail Of success in nine enterprises out of
ten, can the farmer who is unacquainted
with the city, its ways and its business,
who has not learned to correctly judge
human character, expect to improve his
financial condition by leaving his farm?
His observation, which is not exceptional,
would make him answer, earnestly and
positively, No. He has known quite a
number Of farmers to sell their farms and
move to the city to engage In business
there, and without exception they have
failed, and come, poor and brOken-hearted,
to rent of some old neighbOr.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08

There are thousands of acres Of land
cultivated in Georgia and Florida SO poor
that they will not pay for the labor. Do
not do il. What is the use Of throwing
away your labOrl Better to work for
somebody else on better land. If you
cannot enrich your poor land sell it out
for what you can get and purchase better
even if YOU have to move. But there are
few localities that will not afford mate
rails for enriching the land, and that is a
poor farmer indeed who can devise no
method OF improving the land that must
Weld his support. The farm horse begins
the good work Of enriching the farm; then
comes the two or three milk cows, some
pigs, and few sheep might be added with
great advantage. Then there are boys
and muck reservoirs close by and leaves
in the forest. No land is so poor as not 20
.'sprout cowpeas." and these can be sown
and pl0wed in; while the markets TEEN
with commercial fertilizers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08

brings $1,50J,000 year into the State.
Land formerly unproductive now Yields
immense profits on peaches, and people
who formerly did not know the taste of
good butter are now supplied with plenty
Of the best, fresh from Northern creame-
ries. One man has found a perfect Boz
nanZa in 100 acres OF strawberries in Ten
nessee, and almost anywhere on a South
ern railroad a crop of early potatoes,
which does not interfere at all with other
crops, brings the farmer more than the
land would sell for.
As yet the Southern railroads have not
met the full requirements Of this business,
nor have the middlemen generally ''got
the hang OF It," The Southern peach
growers say that vast quantity of fruit
IS lost for want Of proper cars and fast
trains to hurry it to market. But as we
have specially provided milk and egg
trains in some parts CT the North. deliv-
ering dairy products at a distance fresh
as from tue dairy itself, it is probable
that the Importance of the Southern truck
trade will soon provide it with the needed
equipment. The cooks of that French
King who was good enough to desire
fowl in the daily dinner pot of every
French peasant, would have envied the
present table supplies Of the cOmmonest
people Of our cities. But there is time
coming when the means Of living in this
country will be far better and cheaper
than man has ever seen or dreamed of
since he was elected from the Garden Of
Edpn
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08

NINteou f Do t@.I DeutucfNl.
The question OF the work Of dynamite
tends in London, recently, being discus
sad i'm one ofthe public resorts Of this city,
many stories were told OF terrible destruc-
tious that this material haG caused, at
fumes. Bv and by a cap sheaf took its
nIace. A gentleman remarked: Talk
about dynamite. ! can tell you true Sto-
nv OF what nitrO-glycerene Oncedld IN cur
State. 1t was out near Prairie du CHEN,
where they were blasting in cut on the
Prairie du Chen division OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Road. Toe con-
tractor had several kegs of the stufl IN an
underground place. One day workman
went to get some and left the place open;
bv and bv some hogs came along, and one
of them slipped into this place where the
cOmbustiOle itself was kept. The hOg
found a keg open. and as glycerine IS as
sweet almost as honey the animal hlleQ
hims q He came out by and by ana
soon andered into a stable near by
which utained about 40 horses belong
ing 90 contractor. The hog got fOOling
around q. sOng the horses hind legs, when
one of them drew of and gave Mr.. Hog
GOOD one. The conclusion started the
business, and not u yestige was ever dis
covered Of tle hog, or a single horse, or
The stable. And where the stable once
stood there was hole in the earth 80 feet
deem and nOtmOTe than 200 feet in circum-
ference"
There is a gentleman in this city know
inc 70 these facts.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08

You complain much, with good reason,
Of the scarcity and insuficiency Of farm
laborers; but how do you propose to
remedy the evil? Certainly not by trudg-
ing on in the same old way and making
yourself more and more dependent upon
unreliable labor. Relief is in full view if
you viii but see it. There is a wonderful
amount Of improved farm machinery that
will take the place Of many laborers.
One man can now cultivate more land
than five men could twenty years ago.
Beside you have the intensive system of
farming and don't need one-tenth of the
land you did the old way. Science has
made you master Of the situation if you
only knew it. II you will read we VIII
tell you all about it during this year.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08

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B1EOiLal.
SCIENCE TRIUMPH9 4!

An Atlanta gentleman writes: 'My wife
having used your Female Regulator during
her final crisis, advised it to friend Of hers
who for years had been a suffering victim
suppressed menstruation, had exhausted thR
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Atlanta doctor without relief, and who had
declared her in rapid decline. Less then ems
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This young woman has since married ard be-
come 8 mother"
Treatise on the Health and Happiness of
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08
KIDNEY TROURIE.

For over six years Ihave been terrible suf-
ferer from troublesome kidney complaint,
for the relief of which have spent over $3.50
remedies proving failures. The use of one
single bottle Of B. B. B. has been marvellous,
giving more relief than all other treatment
combined. 1t is a quick cure, while others, if
they cure at all, are in the distant future.
c. II. ROBERTS, Atlanta Water W orks.
For sale by OSCEOLA BUTLER. Druggist.
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-,rT rpuINDs' BIG OWL.
r.rsrLabIe story the Old Mariner
TcIl- About IT,.


go. ,..--.
l'-n - i"- q. y. i77IOH
wharf rs lass l'-75 Co.i .,ilillll- "
ult. 0Nl. ID i d .ti't 1ltui y ieci-
IFS anu - tHe PIO peity ol
t.. nAi-- IapJ. I-lLlohua-
-ur- H. 81. l---. anu l'7 snow!
.-f.rr I.s luchts a'iuSs' III
from l.S claws 70 lne
- arit- me uaIh 7Pols
tle Sides ana Ihish ana
snowy Owls are absent,
Hrr ieeis sure tlal IN MS
inca tl- most perfect OF this
r. ever Utu- lt- as all that be
.--.n.e have had some blem-
mage. AMI have been small
states that the extent Of his
t. Oilue wing To the other
-.-...l is witaiu few inches
r- Ut what makes Capt. Ed
rI..- Interesting is the story
and this was related yes
.... -... tsr-q7u himself. while the
H.-r- INSPECTED.
.r-e. r.s.- aE0." said the CAPTAIN.
.-. .-. command nf "A schooner owned
HrI-au Bay Far Company. plying
.-r f.rrrr4 Raw and other points
. r-f -5r-e Straits and Nawf0upd-
--.-r4 Ua7if1N. You must know that
Crouch tfe wild and desOlate north
-a traIfng nosfs where hum
--.. 90 white trainers and Indians in
-.r.v If the coun9uv leave their
r, of furs and hides. From these
81. rtrtips are sent out 10 carry the
s-- tho c1qSt where they are Dfcked
ME schoouers and barks. to be
ru civilized regions. Well, so far.
-.sf. liz was late in the season and |
,.tsu nv cargo aboard, with the eXcep-
~ Of a lot 81 ftlrs from Fort Hutton,
Isragal niles below the mouth Of the
Ftale river. Days passed and as they
M nos arrive, ] got anxious, and at last
tefniled O. set out for the fort and ind
Il- the cause OF the delay 1t was
pod days Journey, and taking some pro-
VISIONS DO q bag, when 1 slung over my
.-1absr started 0ut on my snOWshOes,
ssving the vessel in charge OF the mate
rlacaed the fort, and was told that the
II ha1 ueen ll7pdtcneu 70 ahoLoer
El1oner. 20 l 1a5tened on my return
b wanted 70 gel NY schooner out or the
iIa-is before WINTER SET 10 III dead earnest
32N la1 covered my uIst InlIe the
llli oa one OF my snOWsh0es
i-- Na!' @u4 7a- 4oNH IN tue
te y menu il' Alie 80 engaged
II I'- ,----t aAl .liil-= a'o tI, me, ah9
'--o '..I lonh up suo" was ldIilng ana
i'l -e.r tiI -To"h very daIHr the
-.-- p' " severe aloIIi' i Iepiaceu
,-o- aA- Aeii-eI or" dId, Out was
s--i --le-t ~ . OWING bIi1Gihg
7t'--. l- ~! pew IlueI Llent IOsL
,'.s anu "a.l0eIeu alHiiess'l
~ thi- oi-- -ul eiilns' out nad small
10 --t tii-' "tll- AeaIo. hours
.''.a ID --.- way ana IL became pitch
'i4 eA-aisled, L al last
i- 'l- 'A." ana gave up an
ever VI -sus my schooner again
r 1 came semi
~ qua --i extreme c5id gave way
hi -ea-- "uicn ! knew was pre-
81. A-'-A. 1lIlruiy j hearu one
'.-' 4ts1 -neariAiy noises near me. II
use in electric shock ana 1
D. .iIilt 'ho'' Loo'' al my
f'. heard tutter. and then l
---A- Hilt It'd tle darkness.
Eos --s- ~ w. thQ-snJ IL must pc
t-. A---erihS was repeated
tut nearer, and then 1
----li-e- 30 was white owl,
WIN my 7rii- Anen
@ -'. HlualA superstition JlaI
NY always appeared when one
-'. .s'' ana mat 81 followed
...,.. -.- conduct one 10 q place
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08
J. F. LaFAR,
Halter and Furnisher,
% BULL STREET.
5HP0trtnaL.
7-'77--s-ss----7-s
RHEUMATISM.

Although a practitioner of near twenty
years, my mother influenced me to procure b.
B. B. for her. She had been confined to her
bed several months with Rheumatism, which
had stubbornly resisted all the usual rem edies.
Within twenty -four hours after commencing
B. B. B. observed marked relief. She has
just commenced her third bottle and is nearly
as active as ever, and has been In the front
yard with ''rake in hand,' cleaning up. Her
improvements truly ,oonderfuIand immense
ly gratifying.
c. II. MONTGOMERY, MD.
Jacksonville, Ala, June 6, 1884.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08

Farming,
Says SIR. John NJ. Stahl, is an occupation
broad enough to give play to every fac
ulty. Give your business all you have to
give and you will ind need for yet more.
Stick to it and it alone. Do not take up
side issues nor become an agent for some
thing. Farming is enough of itself for
any man, and just as yeu put your heart
in your work you viii find more money,
pOre pleasure and more contentment.
Have right conception of your business
and stick to it. Do not exchange it for
business in the city you have no expert
ence with unless you desire TO become
poor and helpless, as nine out Of every
ten city men from the country always do.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08
Glotutme.
ONEOETHE FINEST OF SAVANNAH

If you want to get one of the FINEST
Suits or a Hat, or perhaps some Under
wear, White Shirts, ETC., lat the lowest prices
ofany place in the city, our store isjust the
place to get them. Our stock is going
down fast, but we still have some left
that must go in the next 80 days, as our
Spring goods will then be coming in and
we will need the room. Come at once
and get yourself one of the Finest Suits
at the lowest prices, so low, in fact, as to
pay you to keep until next fall, as well as
have the comfort of it during the dis
agreeable weather yet to come. Don't
forget.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08

IT has been discovered that the yelks OF
eggs make a more delicious decoration for
cakes than the whites. This is not only
in the line of the new color craze, but it
is more healthful. Many persons cannot
eat the pure albumen contained in whites
of eggs, while the yelks are wholesome,
if not cooked too much or too little. Pro
coed exactly as for ordinary frOsting. 1t
will harden just as nicely as that does.
This is particularly good for orange cake,
harmonizing with the color of the cake in
o way TO delight the soul of the esthetic.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08
"We'n hunt no more the grizzly
IN the nook,
Wen leave the canon all
so dry;
Wen drink no more Of the
..Wc'U mind no more, but play.
never shall forget
That log cabin home
That Ipar cabin home far away -

That log cabin nome
That log cabin home far away
Again the storm broke forth, and it was
several minutes before he could proceed.
When lull came he continued: Nv ell,
those ladies crowded around me, and
when Mrs. Jones stopped playing l seized
her hand and / SAID: madam, l am in
love with YOU.' ShOuts.J Yes, told
her had fallen in love with her, and she
said she wished I'd fall in love with her
husband as we'll. She treated me nice
they all did, too. Now, am rough old
man, but ladies have great attractions for
the old mountain boomers. L know l do
fcheersl. and never forgot that visit.
They looked so sweet and nice 1 wanted
to hug them all. When | met Mr.. Jones
looked at HIM closely, and saw IN him a
man l could well support. He had big
head, tOO-a head like washtub-eyes
set away back in, and deep-thinking
look In them, and SO, with all Of this to
think Of, after looking well about me, after
the matter well, after sleep
ing with it, l have concluded to vote for
the Hon. James h. Jones'" Cheers, long
and loud
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THE FIELD. FARM AND GARDEN.

We solicit articles FOR this department.
Rhe name c. the writer should accompany
The letter or article, not necessarily
hOr publication, but as evidence Of gesd
faith.
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Earrlar Stories

--t4l dear u-I lady was going 10
--r-. chamber i'm a big house
.l.Urt4 lvrer-eived man hid
t-. ..tstast. Sic kueIt downbv
1871. repeated aloud the beauti-
l ~ -le evening PRAYER of the
.I slsurf. She linen blew out
and lia+lv cot into
Presently. voice sounded
tle led TELLING her mot
- ami tflt ~ would 10
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-08

D. on Sick Headache.
-tl, Chicago, says. u think
-7 %. the highest value III
aston pr. w mental and nervous ex-
ss sr5 't..--...... - hy sick headache dys-
.--lis1ei Vitality