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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
Popular SCionCe.

An improved hammer has a groove in the
side of tho head into which the head of any
sort of nail may be slipped and by sim
gle blow fastened in its pc ition. Tie ham
mer is easily withdrawn without unsettling
the nail, which Is driven home IN the usual
way. The advantage is apparent, especially
IN driving nails in place seven or eight
feet above where one stands.
The italian admiralty have recently
caused to be carried out Il number OF expert
ments with a view to testing the compare
tive merits of castor oil for lubricating pur-
poses on board ship. From the results OBJ
tanned they have given orders that hence
forth all exposed parts of machinery are to
be fabricated exclusively with casio" oil,
while mineral oils are to be used for cylin-
dor and similar fabrication.
Wines which contain less than 10 per cent.
of alcohol can't be kept in casks, unless the
latter are kept full and protected from the
air. When portion of the contents OF a
cask is withdrawn, the vintner fills it up
again from reserved stock until the partic-
ular brand gives out. He then used to, and
still does, resort TO the practice of putting
pebbles into the cask to occupy the v luno
of the displaced wine. But even with the
best of care some ferruginous or Otherwise
impure pebbles are apt to get in, which may
injure the flavor of the wine. For this rea-
son glass balls are now Delng uSeu oy many
III place of the pebbles.
A simple device by means of which the
husk OF corn can be easily and quickly torn
from the ear has been patented by iheodor
H. Mehring of Niobrara, Neb. The device
has jaws which open and close like shear
blades, each of the jaws having concave
sides, which, when closed, form cup-ike
cavity, the meeting edges being cut away
at the middle to form an aperture when
the jaws are closed. Each jaw has row
of short inwardly projecting teeth around
the edge, with pointed prong on the outer
end to guide the ears Of corn into the space
between the jaws. The jaws are not
in the same plane with the han
dies, but at a considerable angle
thereto and the large side of the handle has
a sharp-edged tooth to be used to cut the
silky threads on the ears. The operator
holds tho husker with his right hand, with
his left taking an car of corn by the outer
end, when he opens the jaws aud passes the
pointed ends over the stem of the car until
tho inner end Of the husk is inclosed by The
jaws. so that the stem of the ear projects
through the aperture. The jaws are then
closed so that the teeth penetrate the huSI,
when, with a slight twist, the ear is freed
from the husk by breaking the stem.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
Bones Tor Grana Vines.

Popular Gardening says the man who
throws plenty Of bones in the hole when he
sets out his grape vines will be astonished
at their extra vigor over those vines where
no bones were used, and also at the way
that vigor will be maintained for years
afterward. The editor says he has repeat
edly called attention to the great waste in-
dulged in by many people, who suffer guam
titles of bones as they como from the
kitchen to lie about the premises unutil-
ICED. Bury them near your grape vines by
all means This advice is decidedly good,
but for the best results we would recon-
mend always breaking the bones as finely as
possible before burying them. The plant
can feed on the bone only as decomposition
takes place, and this only takes place at the
surface About twenty years will be re-
quired to completely rot large and I'M
broken bone. Breaking gives it more ex-
posed surface, and hence hastens decomposl-
ton. The work of breaking may be per-
formed with al old ak on stump or log,
when nothing better is at hand 1t will al
WAYS paw we'll
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
Eggs Failing to Hatch.

This has been complaint for the last
two or three seasons and seems to be on the
increase, says Tho Southern Farm of Athens,
Ia, that eggs fail to hatcu as well as form
erly. That there is an increase of eggs fail
ing TO hatch there can be no doubt, and to
this moro than anything else can be &C
credited the small amount Of eggs sold for
Matching, compared to what there were
few years ago, as parties do not wish to
spend a couple of dollars for the eggs and
then perhaps fail to get any chicks.
The cause of this failure Is due TO severa-
facts. The principal one is the use of imma-
ture fowls for breeding purposes. In the
last few years the demand he's been so great
for both fowls and eggs that they have not
been properly culled; and when they have,
puuets have been used for breeding on ac-
count that they will produce the
greater amount of eggs. From this fact,
which is so as rule, most writers have
recommended the killing of the old hens
just before they moult the second time
just ut the period that they are becoming
the best breeders; as a male or female,
especially of tho larger class, does not be-
come fully matured before they are at least
IS months of age.
Fowls will reproduce themselves at very
young age, but will fail 20 impart the
health and vigor TO them that they should;
and to this cause, more than that Of in
breeding, we contribute the fact Of dwarfod
aud weakly fowls.
Ii We breed fvom cocks and hens 2 years
and more Of age great deal OF this COM
fail 10 sos az many eggs from the older
hens as from the pullcts, tho increased
per cent. Of eggs that hatch and of the
stronger chicks produced will more than re-
pay for tho loss u tho few extra eggs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
The Yearly Sale of Roses.

VIcIs Md0dsiI.e says: The sale of roses
in this country amounts to fully 1,000. 900
plants year at tho present time. There are
no statistics by which the exact number
can be learned, but knowledge of the ex-
tent of cultivation by the principal propa-
gators enables us to estimate roughly as
above stated. The probability is that The
annual sale exceeds considerably rather than
falls short of this amount. These plants are
almost wholly raised on their own roofs, as
budded plants, which at one time we're
quite common, have fallen into disrepute
and will now scarcely command "a pur-
chaser. The popular Judgment in this re-
spect is no doubt right and will be sus-
tanned. Budded plants, except with some
weak-growing varieties, will never again DO
in vogue, and the number Of excellent va
rieties Of vigorous growth is 80 great that
delicate growers will DO discarded for this
fault alone, no matter what other good
qualities they may possess, The rose is the
most highly priced, and, next TO the gera-
mum. the most generally cultivated flower
ing plant. These remarks apply to anna
tour cultivation. Professional florists make
rose-growing a very prominent part of their
business, and immense quantities of flow
ers are raised during the winter senson for
emitting. The statement is made by "a COM
petent authority that in 1885 'the trade sold
"a 600. 900 cut roses" This indicates to some
extent the popularity of this particular
flower
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
The Worlds Harvests.

The official report of the estimated
worlds harvests of wheat, rye. barley and
oats has just been issued by the Vienna
congress. The estimates are that the Euro
pean wheat crop will be 1,C66, $50, 600
bushels, as compared with 1851 900, 600 last
year, making the shortage l05,000,0 900
bushels and lis, 10000 Iess than the aver
ago crap for the past Ave years. The rye
crop is said to bs the shortest for nine
years. Germany has no rye or oats availa-
BIO for export, 'ho5gh she has an average
crop Of wheat. RaAsia seems to be the only
European nation with surplus of wheat.
1t is now geaaeally estimated that the
wheat crop OF the United Kingdom is to
show deficiency Of 25 per cent, that of
France % per cont. and that Of Italy 90 per
cent. The wheat shipments from India
since the close of March and up to July 26
are about one-seventh short of the quantity
shipped during the corresponding time last
year. 1t Is supposed that the decadence is
due to a smaller food supply i'll India,
which will make it necessary to keep a
larger proportion of the wheat at home
than usual.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17

racy by counting the rings on her horns and
adding two to the number. The bull has no
rings, as a rule. until he is years old. so to
tell his age, aftor that period, add five to
the number of rings The better way to
tell the age is by the teeth, which is, Of
course, the only way with polled cattle.
What are called tho milk teeth gradually
disappear in front. At the end of three
years, the second pair of permanent teeth
are we'll grown, at four years the third pair
and at five the fourth and last pair have APP
peared, and at this time the central pair are
OF full size, AT seven years a dark line
caused by the wearing of the teeth appears
on all of Thorn, and on the central pair a
circular mark. At eight years this circu-
lar mark appears on all of them, and at
nine years the central pair begins to shrink,
and the third at eleven. After this period
the age can only be determined by tho de-
gree OF shrinkage generally. AT fifteen the
teeth are nearly all gone
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
Household,

CHoCoLATE.-Ono tablespoonful Of cho-
colate for each person, pour OH boiling
water and allow to thicken up Milk
enough to cool, then stir in a well-booten
egs and sugar 10 taste, add with and boil
twenty minutes. Beat whites Of eggs and
pour over when ready TO serve.
COTTAGE PUDDING.-One cup of sugar,
one Of milk, two tablespoons Of butter, two
teaspoons of baking powder. Beat all well
together add two weli-beaton eggs Bake
Serve with sauce. One cup of butter, two
of sugar, one tablespoon Of lemon essence,
one pint of boiling water.
ORANGE CAKE.-Two cups Of sugar, half a
cup of butter stirred 10 cream, one cup of
sweet milk, three well-beaten eggs three
cups of flour, two teaspoons Of baking pow
der. Bake III sheets. Frosting-whItes OF
two eggs; make frosting as for other
cakes. Add to it the juice and grated
rind Of a large orange spread between the
layers.
MACEDONIA or FRUIT.-This can be made
most exquisitely at the season when the
greatest number of fruits can he obtained
at the same time, although it may be made
with only two or three varieties. Arrange
stone cherries, berries, curIants, raspbor-
ries, pineapples, oranges and bananas, or
whatever fruit you may have, in such pro-
portions as your taste may direct, With
sugar between each layer. You may omit
tue oranges, and express the Juice Of three
over large dishful Serve very cold.
and pass cream with it for those who like
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
Raising Cocoanuts,

The Western World says that an enter
prisng Yankee from the New England
states has purchased tract of 1000 acres
it out with 100, 900 cocoanut trees, and ex-
poets to make therefrom princely fortune.
1t requires six years for the trees to begin to
yield returns, and it is estimated that in
ten years from the time Of planting, the
grove aforesaid will pay 10 per cent. on a
valuation of $4,000, 000-s40 900 having been
invested
A full grown tree will mature from sixty
to 100 nuts annually. In reality, the cocoa
nut is one of the most valuable trees in the
world, nearly every part of it being useful
to man. The natives eat the young roots,
and weave them into baskets. The tender
leaves are cooked like cabbage, and the old
leaves are made into cloth, hats, baskets,
fans, lanterns, etc. It is also used for bed
ding, for .thatching roofs, for fishing nets,
even for writing paper. The magnificent
trunk Of the trees furnishes canoes, house
posts and fences. The ribs of the leaves are
so strong that they make excellent paddles
for boats, arrows, combs, torches and no
end of other things. When the wood is
burned it makes the very best potash for
soap. By process of fermentation good
vinegar can be obtained from it, and also
a fair kind of sugar, which the YucatecoS
call ''jaggery." The name of the fruit is
derived from the Portuguese word COCO and
the English word nut. Coco means an
''ugly mask" and is said to have been given
because the end of a cocoanut looks like a
monkeys face.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
Farm and Stock Notes.

Stumps left in the field will not decay il
shoots are allowed to grow out. 1t is not
difficult to destroy the stumps II the shoots
are kept down. If the field of
stumps is a large one o small flock of sheep
will greatly assist in preventing any kind
of growth on the stump, as the sheep will
readily eat the tender shoots as fast as they
appear.
Farmers organizations, though not al
ways successful in accomplishing the OBJ
iects desired, have done much toward ad-
vancing the interests of the members by at
tracting attention to methods of cultlva-
ton. Wherever the farmers are we'll organ
lied the increase of crops is greater than in
those sections where the farmers are not
united. Discussions of subjects during
the coming winter should be INDUCED in
freely.
Over $8,000.000 is annually appropriated
in France for the promotion of agricult-
ure, of which 81, 500,OO0 is devoted to edu-
cational work. Russia appropriates over
$14, 100000 to promote her agricultural in
terests, and Brazil over $40, 900, 900. These
are official figures quoted by Commissioner
Colman.
A simple method of trying ensilage on a
small scale is by pitting or tlonching. TIE
excavation should be in well-drained soil,
and, particularly if small, should be lined
with boards or with straw. In this pack
the green forage, cut or whole plants, cover
with the earth thrown out of the pit, and
exhume from one end as needed for use If
a man wants to try little ensilage, home
made, it is thus easy enough TO do it with
very little expense. But any trial, to be
fair and convincing, should be Of at least a
ton. of the green forage. More than this
III corn can easily be grown on a piece of
good land four DIS square.
Fresh cut timber in very many cases CON
tains on an average about As to 80 per cent
of its weight in water, and If seasoned in
the ordinary way this is reduced to about
Is or 90 per cent, but the fresh timber also
contains air, as may be easily shown by
warming one end at the fire or in hot water
and Watching the bubbles drive out; and
the seasoned timber contains less water and
more air in proportion, so that many
sources of error are possible in the usual
weighing of timber.
For farm manure the sheep is surpassed
only by the hen and rivaled only by the hog.
1t is much easier TO save tue manure from
the sheep, less of the liquid being lost.
Owing to the dryness of tue solid most Of
the liquid is soaked up and saved, while that
from cattle is lost, or saved only in expen-
sive tanks or cemented cellars. Sheep.
while on grass, scatter their manure much
more evenly, and it is therefore of much
greater value. Thus. wherever sheep are
kept the land is found to continually in
crease in fertility.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
The LADIES' Not Considered.


In all the appropriations that have been
made for impHEng agricultural or scien-
tidc knowledge, she institutions favored are
exclusiv ely for males. The object seems to
be solely tho making of better farmers,
without regard to better farmers wives
And YET says the Massachusetts, PLoCmon,
the farmers wife needs special training
as much as the farmer himself does. She
will profit by u knowledge of chemistry,
botany and geology as much as the farmer
will. Then she has occasion to practice do
nestle economy to the extent which makes
Of it flne art, and if she is properly taught
sne will make her life and the lives of all
around her more successful and complete.
The home training is not sufficient to give
this education in the majority of instances.
The tried mother needs the girls help in
every possible way, and she is unable to get
much help outside of her home. She learns
to bike, boil and fry, but rarely learns to
compound nutritious, appetizing, inexpen-
sive viauds She knows how to use up the
milk, but not how to care for it so as to
tempt with golden butter and cream cheese.
one QOeS nef pSeOs DuO IL sue 10 at all
ambitious she knows it is not all she could
90 il she had an opportunity.
Home training is all important, but the
girl needs quite as much a supplementary
education on matters pertaining to agricul-
ture as does the boy. She will more fully
fill the place of daughter, wife and mother
if she receives scientific training in that di-
rection outside the mere home training, and
sic needs it as badly as her brother
needs the training it is proposed to give
him. Strange, then, why she should be en-
tirely left out of all consideration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
Scrub Stock and Good stock.

A sloveniy, lazy or improvident farmer,
says the american Cultluator, will not
usually have good luck. 1t is probably
just as well that he don't: The improved
stock bred after generations of painstaking
in feeding and housing is ill-adapted to the
roughness it will be subjected TO under diff
ferent circumstances. 1t is an old saying
among pig breeders that much of the fine
ness of form and early tatteaing is depend
ent on the feed, or as it is sometimes
phrased, 1.-The breed Is in the corn crib" 1t
is not that good breeding is unimportant,
but it needs to be supplemented with at
least something of the same care required
10 bring the breed up to its present condi
ton.
The first step, therefore, in Improvement
of farm stock is to raise the standard of the
farmers intelligence. This Is not so easy,
because it is practical rather than merely
theoretical knowledge that is required. IL
the best stock be allowed to deteriorate
through lack of proper handling, feeding
and general management, it becomes the
most hopeless kind of scrub. 1t is, there
FORE if we look at it rightly, not at all I'M
reasonable for men to refuse to buy or grow
superior breeds of animals when they know
that in their hands the breed would run out
and lose most of its distinctive excellence.
They are the scrubfarmers OF their neigh
borhood, and are only good for to stock of
like character.
What confession is this for men uncon-
sciously, yet none the less really, to make.
For back of the excuse that the farmer
cannot afford" to improve his stock is th Q
undoubted fact that for thousands such at
attempted improvements would be of little
advantage In the end. The farmer who is
prudent. industrious and careful in other
branches Of his business finds the best stock
necessity. He cannot afford to keep any
other, for the reason that his methods will
constantly tend to improve what he has,
ard the Improvement of the best pays
correspondingly better than in any lower
range.
The test of fitness to keep the best stock
lies In the ability to improve it. To make
sure OF this the great majority of farmers
oegin their stock Improvement by crossing
Or grading up with pure bred animals hav-
ing the desired characteristics That is
what no farmer should fail to do If he is fit
70 keep any stock whatever. And it Is
equally true that unless he is able to make
us stock grow better he is unfit for any
branch Of farming What profit the
farmer makes nowadays is mainly in the
improvement of his stock. The expense Of
growing crops usually eat up all that they
can DO sold for. But if while this is going
On The farm stock is being made more val
liable, there is a substantial gain. If 1t is
growing poorer, the farmer is losing. On
'ne good condition of his stock and the
greater fertility of his soil the farmer must
10" mainly depend for his profits.
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
Overcoets Made of Rushes.
Erom The Bilenos Avres Herald.

VHt tItt % III V1FVV'
The reeds and rushes OF the low lands of
the Parana are destined to become of meal
culable value for paper pulp, and us fiber
for textile fabrics. The invention of Mr..
Newman, by which wool and silk are made
from reeds, ranks not a jot below that of
electrical development. We have exam
ined heavy goods for overcoats, blankets
and gentleman's wear, lettings aud black
silk dress goods, all made out of the fibre of
these rushcs, which for texture, for finish
for strength and for holding colors, we
could not distinguish from similar goods
made from wool and silk
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
ron SALE.
LEGAL NOTICES.

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY Notice Is
VI hereby given that have made application
70 the Court OF Ordinary for Chatham county
for order 70 sell that certain tract Of land on
the Louisville read, about one mile from the
city Of Savannah, containing about FIVE acres
Also, those tive certain lots Of land In said city
known as numbers one aud eight, in G. J. Hubs
subdivision OF lots fTty three and dfty-fonr
South Oglethorpe ward, belonging to estate Of
OF deots and distribution, and that said o. DIR
will DO granted at OCTOBER TERN, 1888 Of
said court unless objections are flied
SEPTEMBER fsr 1875. LUCINDA JONES,
Exacutrix of Char, Jones, deceased.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
How to Tell the Ages of Cattle.

The Kansas City Live Stock Record
says: A heifer has no rings on her horns
until she is years Of age, and one is added
each year thereafter. You can therefore
tell the age Of COW with tolerable accu-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17

"H9y, Pete How much for crabs this
morning" said a restaurant keeper to a
freckled fisherman of the colored persuasion.
"Well, cap'n, dun was hab tin cints or
piece fur dem ere crabs. Dey is mighty
fine crabs, cap'n."
81 want two or three dozen. How much
are they by the dozenp
"Well, cap'n, done mus hab or dollah IN
fo'ty cents er dom TO- dem crabs. Dey is
mighty fine crabs, cap'n."
why, you are charging more by the
dozen than by the piece What do you
mean by thatT'
"Well, cap'n, dey's mighty fine crabs
dey is, an' it done take heap mo- trouble
ter catch or dom dan one philadelphia
Call
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17
CHEAP ADVERTISING.
ONE CENT A WORD.

ADVERTISEMENTS. Is Words or
n,ors, ir this column inserted for ONE
CENT word. Cash IN Advance, each
insertion
Everybody Who has any pdnt 10 supply.
anything to buy or sell, any business or
accommodations to secure: indeed any sOish
20 crafty, should advertise in this column.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-17

Magnetic Attractions
for this Week.
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80 pieces all Wool Tricot, 39 inches wide, all
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100 pieces Velveteens, all shades, soc.
80 pieces SILK Velvet, all the new shades, 7bc
80 pieces Fancy silk Velvet for trimming, at
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800 dozen Linen Collars, &c, worth 10c.
100 dozen Ladies' Linen Handkerchiefs open
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800 dozen Linen Huck Towels, size 30x20,
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100 Boys School Suits, knee pants oil sizes,
VI 80; worth 3d.
1000 pairs Boys Knee Pants, sizes 4-13, price
25c.; worth SOC.
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REWARD.
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$685. REV ARD I
REWARD.

A REWARD OF s5a6-sis5 by the citizens Of
"A Emanuel county, 500 by the estate Of
George L. Maisby $3.50 BY Governor Of
UwilTbe paid for one ALEX ANDERsoN de IH.
cred TO the Sheriff Of Emanuel county, Geor-
ga. he ~ about SIX feet high, weight
no pounds. ss 10 % years old, very black, square
and slings himself when walking. Has ai,Jr
wound IN the book Of right hand from q pisbo,
ball. w. .. WApLEY, Rogers, Ca