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The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Whatever will appeal most strong
~ to the people as an inducement to
occupy and cultivate small areas is con-
ducive of the best interests Of the State
and of all the cities and towns in it,
Sacramento (CGI.) Union.
AN American correspondent Of the
London Agricultural Gazette says that
placed side by side in the managers of
horses and cattle he has often had
sweet cornstalks eaten clean before the
best of hay would be touched.
Give soft feed to poultry in the
morning and the whole grains at night,
excepting little wheat or whole grains
of corn placed in the scratching
place" in the forenoon, to furnish en-
ployment during the day.-M e.
Farmer.
The coops should now be white
washed during spare hours and put
away in some safe place for another
year, and for those which are tastily
made with planed boards, coat OF
paint would do them much good To
ledo Blade.
in a good crop of wheat the grain
gives nearly or quite as much weight
as the straw. With oats and barley the
grain is usually in excess of the straw
so far as weight is concerned. In the
rye crop straw usually weighs more
than grain, and near good market is
of ten worth more. Chicago Tribune.
=" dying with the yellows." You
hear it wherever peaches are grown,
and see it in every paper which pub
fishes fruit reports. 1t is an ever ready
excuse and handy reason. But what is
itP Nothing but genuine, ,unadulterated
starvation. The seat of the disease is
in the soil, not in the trees, and should
be treated accordingly. Home aaac
Farm.
Variety conduces to health. Al
animal is no more fitted for subsistin&
on single article of food than man
When kept upon one kind only it soor
begins to reject it, eating only whel
compelled by hunger. Digestion il
best effected when all the demands TO
food are complied with. The create
the variety the more rapid the progres
Of the animal. al.-RuraI Home.
"A contemporary states that "ther
is no weed known in botany tina
makes good milk; they are natural enc
mics of every product of the farm an
to dairy products in particular" Bu
all plants are weeds when CROWN
,, where not wanted. In the meado'
nothing is desired but grass and Glove
: Therefore the advice, cut down tn
e weeds, is always in order. = Pratr
Farmer.
q If you are going to buy sheep
G fatten, select the very best that can /
9 found. You do not want old sheel
t and you do not want lambs. If I'll
sheep are long wool, or Southdow
r. grades, select those that are yearling
n or two-year-olds; if Merino grade
!. then year-old wethers are best. Br
more than you want, if need be, al
g select out the best to keep over winte
y y and sell the poor ones now for VIII
you can get. Careful selection is Il
q main Boston Transcript.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
WEALTH IN WASTE
Millions Of Dollars to Be Saved and
Recovered.
4 simple Appliance which Wii Mako vi.
uoless and Unsightiy Heaps Of Refuse
Coal Dust Worth Thirty NIL
Hons Of Dollars.
Tcarbondale lPa.j Letter. I

Tcarbondale tPa.j Letterl
As near as any one can calculate thers
are heaped in the anthracite coal regions
Of PennsylvanIa not less than 160, 100000
tons Of mine waste. This waste is called
culm. Everywhere in the coal country Il
meets the eye in black mounds that coveE
acres and rival In dimensions and height
the surrounding hills themselves. The
land occupied by these unsightly ups
heavals in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Carbon,
Lehigh and SchuylkiIl Counties would
make another county. To carry this waste
from the breakers and dump II requires
miles Of railroad track, and thousands Of
men, boys and mules. A low estimate
places the cost of carrying and dumping
culm in the region at $4,000 day, besides
the interest on the cost Of the dumping
grounds, which is many thousands more.
At the present time fifteen per cent. Of
the product Of the mines goes TO the culnn
piles. For the first forty years Of the en-
thracite business the percentage OF waste
| averaged more than double that, for crude
and imperfect methods and appliances Ii
mining, breaking and screening were una
pie 70 save lrVnl tHS Wssvo nSnPp evA- y.tSs
| Is now the most profitable Of al the diner.
ent kinds on the market, ~ IS only aDout
| fifteen years ago that chestnut coal began
| to be saved from the culm, and II was then
| estimated that not less than seven million
! tons Of that size coal, worth about twenty-
! five million dollars, were buried IN the ac-
cumulations Of mine debris. Several years
ago improved screening produced q size OF
coal which was given sne name q pea cVal.
It rapidly became successful rival q
chestnut coal for stoves and CRATES. Then
the mine engineers calculated that the CUM
piles had swallowed up five Of SIX million
tons Of pea coal, worth ten Or Twelve mh-
lion dollars. Afa
year ago the delaware q huoson va
nal Company succeeded in separating from
culm at the breakers coal sun smaner "
size than pea coal. FMS was cameo DUCK
wheat coal, and It was found that " was
just what the hudson RIVER steamers
wanted for their boilers. ~ coulu noO %
screened with sufficient facility 70 make y
profitable, because the coal IN coming lEom
the mines to the breakers is 50 damp tnas
the dust cllngs 70 the inner fragments anu
they can not be cleansed by tne oroinary
processes OF screening. Inc Iacs .,, was maui ~
clear, though tnat dnere was sun : SIG =
coal gong 10 waste Wnicn' Il " vynu! y
separated from the culm, .wouid Do WORM
a million dollars year 70 mine oWnsls'
|, Inventors mad peen Ior years sVriVins -
. devise some plan py wnlcn CUM coalu D0
handled ana disposea pl more quiehAy Alu
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23

The Lawrence school-boy who went
home delighted with the idea Of the milf
tary drill to be introduced into that in.
stitution, remarked pityingly to his sis
ter: ~ tell you, it pays to be a boy
Boston Transcript.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23

1t is now stated that some Of the
Jersey cows with large records were
given six miles Of walking exercise
daily in order to keep them in good
health and to promote digestion. - Troy
Times.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-23

-An Albany IN. ID clergyman has
invented an automatic corkscrew.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
Areilaceons Soils.

| begin with the argilaceous soils, CON-
monty called ''cjay Soils" These contain
over 80 per cent. OF clay and not more
than per cent. of lime. the remainder
being sand and other matter. Clay is d
combination or alumlna and silica, the
proportions of which vary in different
clays; thus in one kind Of clay there may
be only 40 per cent. Of alumina and 90 per
cent. silica. while in another there may
be only 3 0per cent. Of alumina and 10 per
cent. silica. Pure alumina is rarely found.
Some OF the potter clays" are nearly
pure, notably that called "pegmatite"
which is found near Limoges, in France.
In common clay is frequently found such
substances as oxide Of iron. lime, mag
Hesia, also phOsphOric acid. A soil having
over 80 per cent. Of clay and resting on a
dense subgoIl is not easily worked and
until amelOrated cannot be very prOduc-
tive, as the roots OF economic plants can
find but little room for expansion therein (;
and yet such soil may be very rich in
phosphates and potash, and II well
drained aud sand and lime added, would
be rendered permanently productive, as
10 could not be soon exhausted as could a
lighter soil. Clay is a powerful absorbent
and as Prof. Arnold says:
sit takes up all sorts Of gases, liquids
and minute solids, as they litter thrO' IT,.
On account OF its peculiar efficacy in this
direction it becomes exceedingly useful as
a storehouse OF plant food. Remove the
clay from soil entirely, and ali that is
soluble in manure would run thro' il into
the subsoil ana away with the drainage as
readily as lye thrO' "A leach"
The term eight SOIL" would be a mis-
homer IL il designated weight instead Of
friability, for cubic foot OF dry sand will
weigh from los 10 ~ pounds, while GU
bic loot OF dry cultiyable clay soil will
weigh but 80 or 30 pounds.-DdR5et Bach
otOr
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

nitrogen from a pasture an application OF
finely ground bone should be applied ev-
cry year. especially in the fall. In spring
100 pounds OF sulphate of ammonia and
2GO pounds OF muriate of potash Will be
beneficial. Before seeding down the land
for pasture heavy application OF lime
should be made.
1t does not pay to feed a scrub; you are
only throwing away your feed and labor.
And here is where the majority lose by
buying and fattening poor stock. If a
thoroughbred or grade can be made at
or years OF age to weigh as much-and
they can-as a scrub at 4. here we have /
and years feeding lost, and certainly
this does not pay.
In planting corn, if planted reasonably
early, very little covering is needed; in
fact, light covering is much the best, as
II it is covered deep, so that 1t is slow in
receiving the warmth of the sun, there is
cOnsidera ole danger OF the seed rotting be-
fore it will germinate. Later on as the
soil becomes warmer and dryer, Il greater
depth Will be better.
Instead of dressing the asparagus beds
with salt chloride OF sodium try an ap-
plicatiOn OF sulphate O, soda. IL is now
the opinion Of good growers that soda is a
valuable fertilizer for asparagus, and that
salt only benefits the crop by giving up its
sodium, which combines with oxygen,
forming soda. the sulphate of soda beng,
however, much better than salt.
Cooking starch is simply TO compel it
to absorb sufficient water to swell and
burst. All foods used on the farm usually
contain starch, but the juices OF the ali.
mentary canal are not warm enough TO
cause all the globules to burst, especially
when the starch is subjected to the rapid
action OF the stomach, SO that there is a
partial waste, hence the advantage OF
cooking foods containing large proportions
of starch.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
Horse Sense.

Almost any horse will do better when
fed cut food. This term means to cut the
hay or straw about a fourth of an inch
long, and then TO soak it in water for six
hours, and then to mix il with the grain
ration in the form of meal. When pre-
pared in this way, horse Will require
less nay and less grain in proportion, and
really do more work
This mode of preparing their food is
specially beneficial to old horses, and
those which have the heaYes or are at all
affected in their breathing. An old horse
actually running down on hay and whole
grain, will begin to thrive when its food is
prepared in this way. The benefits are
actually beyond the explanations of sci
ence, so far as tho composition of the food
is concerned. The benefits go beyond the
real virtue or nutriment furnished by the
food, and are found in part In that which
the food does not do, 1t is in a condensed
form, but not so condensed that the con-
dltion is unfavorable for digestion; but
on the contrary, most favorable, as there
is medium and proper combination Of
coarse and fine material, with judicious
balance of constituents, all taken into the
stomach at the same time. Not so when
hay and grain are fed singly. There is
then no combination of food. and gener-
ally so much Of the first is given that the
action Of the respiratory organs is i'm
peded, and the dust arising from the hay
is drawn into the lungs, where it causes
irritation anda often is the beginning of
the disorder called heaves. All working
animals, including oxen, will do better on
cut food.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

1t is singular fact that while nitrogen
exists in the air to the extent of about 70
per cent. Of its bulk, it is the most costly
Of all che elements OF plant food en-
poyed in the manufacture of commercial
fertilizers.
This is accounted for on the theory that
new compounds are formed only on the
decomposition OF old ones, and we must
therefore look to organized matter con-
tanning nitrogen for our supply. Nitro
gen enters into the composition OF plant g
In the form Of ammonia, which Is COM
posed Of nitrogen and hydrogen in the
proportion OF about IA Of the former To
about 3 OF the latter forming a i, IS weigh.
ing little more than half that OF atmos.
paeric air, and possessing powerful
penelrauve odor. 1t is absorbed in large
quantities by porous substances, such as
charcoal, plaster, dry earth and by water;
Il given quantity of water will take up as
much as go times its bulk Of this gas.
rms solution OF ammonia in water is
known as spirits OF hartshorn, and is be-
ieYed to be the form in which IL enters
INTO the growth OF plants, where it is
Saln decomposed and anew compound
formed IN the plant. AMMONIA also
nus Tue property Of combining with yari-
.us acids, forming salts, which at the or
uAafy temperature OF the atmosphere
are al solid substances. Thus ammonia
combines with oarbonic acid gas 10 form
oaIoonate OF ammonia, with muratic
scid to form muriate of ammonia, and so
VIZ But the manurlal value is not
'nanEed By any OF these forms. as they
readily dissolve on coming in contact
WIN the water In the soil, when the am
iuonia is again set free and Is ready to be
'"Aen up by toe plant.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
FARM AND STOCK NOTES.

A writer IN one Of our exchanges states
that where handful OF salt was put In
each bill Of squashcs as planted the borers
never hurt the plants, but all the hills SUI.
fered which had no salt. II salt Is good,
saltpetre may be better, being a nitrate
and highly manurial, while even more
deadly 20 insects.
A horse is not matured until years OF
age and until then is not In full possess
sions Of all his powers. His use previous
to this period should be sparing, and care
taken not 10 weaken his pow
ers. The sterility Of horses overtasked
while OF immature age is common, and
can never be cured.
Az milk removes the phosphates and
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
SILKS.
SUMMER SILKS
OF CE NJ rs
~ Per Yard.
A. R. AItnayGr & Co.

Will offer ON MONDAY MORN
ING, March ODD, and during
the ensuing week, the most
extraordinary bargainsinSilks
ever before offered in Savan-
nah. Owing to the great de-
preston which predominates
in both foreign and domestic
markets, we were enabled to
secure on the most advanta-
geous terms two large lots OF
Summer Silks, the latest styles
and cOlors for the present and
coming season. In addition
to these two lots we will offer
for this week our entire stock
of Black and Colored Silks
which must be admitted is the
largest most complete and
best selected stock in the city,
at special CUT PRICES, which
will be found fully forty cents
in the dollar less than regular
prices
% pieces Striped Summer Silks at 25c
per yard, real yalue TO- day soc.
40 pieces striped and Checked sum.
mer Silks ut 65e per yard, real
value to-day 81 per yard.
10 pieces heavy American GrOs Grain
Silks at 65c per yard, regular price
soc.
10 pieces heavy two tone Surah Silks
at soc per yard, regular price 81 %.
Is pieces heavy Lyons eros Grain
Silks at ~ Oh per yard, regular
price 81 so,
10 pieces heavy Ottoman and Rhad-
zimir Silks at 81 25 per yard, rega.
lar price 81 rs.
10 pieces Cachemire Satin finish black
eros Grain Silks atSI so. This lot
cannot be duplicated South Of New
York for less than So so.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

"Whats the matter, sip you are not
looking we'll. SO, nothing only a slight
cold" In two days after the above con.
versation "s" was very sick with pneu-
monia. Had he at first taken a dose OF
have been surely cured without harm.
A cold Is congestion; Bile Beans will re-
lieve cold quicker than any other
remedy, as IL relieves the conRested part
at once. For sale by all medicine dealers.
Price % cents ger bottle.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

EDUCATIONAL ITEM-"How is your son
coming on nOwP
"Ie Is pursuing his studies at Austin nc the
university"
ayes, guess he Is following them. When
was at Austin last summer I heard he WAS
away behind in hts studies, 30 he must be fol-
lowing them. From the way he was drinking
beer and going out riding with the young
ladies guess he VIII not oyertake them for
some time 20 come. "--7sDas Si/tingq.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

siuch difficulty Is experienced by farm
, 10 making cuttings OF grape and other
WOO When planted in good soil in the
lHng. The trouble partly arises from
wv ldct that the AIR is much warmer than
sne sou, which starts the bud before the
Wy action commences. II cuttings are
saceQ with their base ends In dry soil in
ne cellar bottom, the base viii be cal
ouseu and be ready to emit roots as soon
~ planted. Market gardeners make ev-
Wy cutting live by furnishing bottom
leal, which simply means keeping the soil
l winch the cutting is planted warmer
suan the bud whichis exposed TO the afr.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
Anltera asta Store gnr aseit,
a:or 2lrltt...aliterrLLnnrolla.

DOR RENT, about twenty acres of land.
Il partly within the extended CITY limits,
extending from the Waters road 10 South
vile, with entrance from that road and also
by way of the White Blum road. There Is a
small dwelling house and a large stable and
well Of good water on the premises. Several
acres adjoining the house is fenced and under
cultivation, and a fine lot of fruit trees plant
ed. The place is conveniently located for
range for cattle, which can be fenced at "a
small cost. For particulars apply TO G. II.
DORIS Eft
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
CHEAPADVERTISBMC.
One Can't a Word.

ADTEE136EMENTS, H. Words or
more, in this eS9omn the best AZ he paper)
inserted torO0tE CENTA WORD, Cash
in AdCdnce. eqab insertion. I'd
Ecerybodg R'lto has any ,eqIt to supply,
dnytbtng to b1IiEor to sell, any business or
qceon'modatiQitSto secure; inassd, any lcish
togrctify. sBoaFd advertise H. thiS colHan.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
DRESS GOODS.

Our black and cOlored Dress
Goods Department is now re-
plete with all the latest novel
ties and shades imported for
this seasons trade, Compri-
sing Cashmeres, Ottomans,
French de Beige, Homespun,
Albatross Cloths, Tricot,
Boucle Stripes and Check,
Canvas Cloth, Silk and Wool
Fancies, Serges. etc. All OF
which are marked at prices
that defy competition.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

~ EORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY.-Notice ID
" hereby given 10 all persons concerned
that the estate Of WELDON BROWN, COLI
ored is unrepresented, and that in terms Of
the law administration will be vested IN the
County Administrator or some other III and
proper person, on the FIRST MONDAY IN
PRIL, 1886 unless valid objection is made
thereto.
Witness the Honorable HAMPTON L. FERS
RILL. Ordinary for Chatham county, thia
2Itn DAY Of February, 1856.
PHILIP NJ. RUSSELL, JR,
Ifark a. q a. n
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
SPECIAL.
100 1914 White Crochet Bed
spreads (Marseilles patterns)
at 81 each ; cannot be bought
elsewhere less than ST so.
Ladies', Misses and ClildTel's
M IT LIN
u NJ . e r w e a z -!
,oN- spCoND FToop
COX SECOND FLOOR

Half the floor we devote to
display three times the assert
ment Of any Muslin Under
wear Department in Savan-
nah, and offer to the public
Ready-made Cotton Under
wear of the best material, and
well manufactured, at a less
price than Ladies can possibly
buy the material and make it
up themselves.
Our facilities for purchasing
and controlling large quanti-
ties enables US to easily I'M
dersell all competitors. The
stock is replenished with I'M
heard of bargains for this
week.
Just opened the largest line
of high novelties in
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

n EORGTA, CHATHAM Whereas,
" MARGARET II. BURROUGHS has ap-
piled 10 Court of Ordinary for Letters Dis
missOry az Guardian on the estate OF ROB-
ERT q. GUERARD, minor.
These are. therefore. 10 cite and admonish
all whom IL may concern 10 be and appear be-
fore said court 10 make objection az any they
havel on or before the FIRST MONDAY IN
APRIL NEXT, otherwise said letters will BE-
granted
Witness the Honorable HAMPTON L. FER
RTLL, Ordinary for Chatham county, this the
9th day Of February, 1856.
PHILIP NJ. RUSSELL, JR.,
Clerk G. o. G. @.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

n EORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY.-Whereas,
" ANNA X. TURNER has applied to
Court Of Ordinary for Letters Dlsmss0ry az
Guardian on the estate OF FLORENCE Il
QUANTOCK NOW Dotyl.
These are, therefore, TO cite and admonish
all whom il may concern 10 be and appear be-
fore said court to make objection M ANY thew
havel on or before the FIRST MONDAY IN
APRIL NEXT, otherwise said letters will bd
granted.
Witness the Honorable HAMPTON J.. FER
RILL, Ordinary for Chatham county, this the
9Th day Of February 1885.
PHILIP NJ. RUSSELL, JR..
Clerk G.. o. g. @.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

4 EORGIA, CHATHAM Whereas.
u RUFUS B. LESTER has applied to
Court Of Ordinary for letters Dismissory as
Guardian ON the estate Of ALBERTA t.
WETTEK NOW Gouldl.
These are, therefore, 90 cite and admonish
ali whom 10 may concern to be aud appear be-
fore said court, 10 make objection Of any they
have ON or before the FIRST MONDAY IN
APRIL NEXT, otherwise said letters win be
granted.
Witness the Honorable HAMPTON T.. FKR~
RILL, Ordinary for Chatham county, this the
9TH day Of February, 1885.
PHILIP NJ. RUSSELL, JR.,
Clerk g. o. G. G..
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
anrirultt,ral ptpanl llFisi.
THE FIELD, FARM AND GARDEN.

we solicit articles for this department.
The name Of the writer should accompany
the Ietteror article, not necessarily for
M blicaaon, but as evidence ofgood faith.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22
Administrator estate Henry /. Davis.

- EORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY w hereasi
VI CHARLES SPALDING has applied "a
Court Of Ordinary for Letters Of Adminis-
tratiOn on the estate Of EDWARD SWORs
BRECK, deceased.
These are. therefore, TO cite aud admonsl1
all whom IL may concern TO be and appear be-
fore said court, to make objection III any they
have) on or before the HAST MONDAY IN
APRIL NEXT, otherwise said letters will be
granted
Witness the Honorable HAMPTON L. FER4
RILL, Ordinary for Chatham county, this the
27th day Of February, 1885,
PHILIP NJ. RUSSELL, JR.,
Clerk g.. q O. O.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

II EORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY. JAM
II Z. W, WALDHAUER has mads
application to Honorable curt OF ORDINARY
for twelve months support for herself al
minor children, appraisers have made theig
return allowing same out Of estate of DAVID
WALDHAUER, deceased.
All whom 10 may concern are notified TO ap4
pear before said court 10 show cause before
EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL. 1856, against said
application, otherwise same will be granted
Witness the Honorable HAMPTON l.. FER
mLL, Ordinary for Chatham county, this Btt
day Of March. 1886.
PHILIP NJ. RUSSELL, JR.,
lIerk @. %. @. @.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

q EORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY.-Notice ID
N hereby gwen that I have made appica1
ton TO the Court OF Ordinary for Chatham
county for order TO sell two hundred dollara
IN debentures or certificates Of Indebtednese
issued by the Central Railroad and Banking
Company of Georgia, belonging 10 estate Of
HENRY i. DAVIS, deceaso d. for the pay4
ment Of debts nd for distribution; and THAI
said order viii be granted at APRIL TEkM
(lSs6) OF SAID court. unless objections are hled1
FEBRUARY Y, 1856.
TO9TpU q DAVIS
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-22

Just received a new lot Of
Sateens in light and dark col
ors, new styles, at &c, loo,
15c, zoe and 25c per yard.