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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
American Farm ers at the Head.

Probably in no country in the world, says
the New Orleans Picdyltne, is there to be
found a state of intellectual advancement
among the people who till the soil equal to
that which exists among our native Ameri-
can farmers Some causes of this are mani
fest. The tiller of European soil seldom
owns his land, and it requires constant Wig
lance and unremitting toll on the part of
himself and his whole family to pay rents
and "make both ends meet" leaving no
time to crafty any wants above the stom-
ach. On the other hand there are among
our native farmers many gentlemen Of COM
parative leisure who till their own land and
carry on agricultural industries witch as
much ease and far less worriment of mind
than our city men conduct their business.
The farmers sons and daughters have all
the educational adv antages that are to be
had in our entire country, and it is long
since well-established fact that the ablest
and most successful business men to be
found in our cities are the sons of American
farmers. Pick out of any city 100 young
men and maidens, let me select an equal
number of the same age among our intelh-
gent farmers sons and daughters. and
will guarantee, as to the latter, minds bet
ter filed with general information. The
chief reason is that the latter spend their
long winter evenings in storing their min d $
with useful knowledge, while the former
waste their time in various fashionable
forms of amusement, whore the highest in
tellectual achievement is to be well up in
small talk
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03

the moisture and keep the pits in as fresh
condition as possible until time of germi
mating january to February, as abovel,
when they are easily put in shape for plant
ing by removing the covering down to
within an inch or SO of the layer of pits,
and then sitting the pits free from the dirt
with a large sieve made for the purpose of
wire netting of about one-halt-inch mesh.
If only limited amount of seed is at hand,
from which the largest possible number of
plants is wanted, the bed can he overhauled
frequently and tho seed planted in the nur-
serv rows only after they have cracked,
eaving such as have not cracked in the
bed until they do SO. They vary a good
deal in starting and it may be two months s.
difference between the time that the first
and last ones show signs of terminating.
In covering the pits 2 inches of dirt Is
about right lin nursery rows, and if posi-
bic plant them while the ground is moist,
and firm the dirt down on them as thor
oIghly as possible by walking on the
rows while covering. This serves to re-
tain the moisture and las in the case of
nearly all seeds is otherwise beneficial in
bringing seed and earth into more intimate
contact, preserving vitality and fastening
termination.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
Farm and Stock Notes.

In Denmark q dairyman who keeps $50
cows req lures tue mixers to wash their
hands after milking two COWS, and the re-
suit is that he gets quarter of a cent
pound more for the butter than others do.
The great proponderance of testimony
shows that soft food is better for cattle
than is dry feed, and that in the dairy it is
no trouble. with plenty of ensilage, to keep
up a summer flow OF milk all the year.
An immense hay crop is assured in the
west this peas, due to the bounteous rains
that we're SO much needed year ago. Tne
entire crop of the country is estimated aG
5000, 00o tons, against 81, O0O, 900 in 1887.
Hens like to roost high. The roosts should,
therefore, be all on the same level TO pre-
vent crowding. AT least one foot of space
on the roost should be allowed for each full
grown fowl and the roosts should be Is
inches apart.
1t is surprising how many insects flock
of turkeys or guineas will destroy in day.
If given large range, they will be indus
triously at work all the time, and will need
no feeding at the barnyard at this sea son of
the year.
When a cow dries off and is expected to
calve soon, the food should consist of but
little grain, as the feeding Of grain induces
milk lover Grass and hay should be tbs
principal IOou Until tne COW CouleS IN as
mixer.
Surplus fruit should be dried orevaporated
1t is a waste Of land and fertility to allow
fruit to fail aud rot. 1t is expensive feed
ing for hogs considering the value of the
land occupied by trees, and, unless all fruit
grown Can be sold or applied to family use,
it will pay to cut down the trees and de-
vote the land to some other crop.
1t is claimed that 500 pounds of onion
seed can be grown on an acre of land, the
price varying from 80 cents to 81 per pound.
The receipts from an acre of onion seed arc
usually large. but the crop calls for quite
an expense IN labor, much of which is hand
wedding.
One of the evils of breeding is that of ex-
changing males between neighbors. 1t is
only a system of in-breeding, and no I'M
provement can be made by 1t. The males
should come from the best stock, and
should in no manner be related to the fe-
rpalas
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1888.

and wood and washin2s from the adjoining
hillsides, contains the very cream of acres
on acres of upland that have been under
going system of depletion for decades on
decades, and is, of course, rich in mineral
and organic food of plants. Tbs only thing to
do is TO get it out from the swamps back on
to the fields where much of it formerly lay,
get 1t out during closing summer and
autumn when swamps are mostly dry, aad
depo it it in heaps or spread it over the sur
face TO be tempered and changed by
weathering throughout the winter and
early spring. In many cases this swamp
soil contai ms an excess of harmful acid
humic and fannie aclds-that is deleterious
to crops, aud it needs to be changed chemi-
cally by frost and rain before it is fit for
manurial purposes. The cheapest way to
handle it is to haul direct to the field where
1t is TO lie and spread it over the surface.
Do this in autumn, and before spring 1t will
all be finely decomposed and tempered,
freed from its acid and fit for the food of
crops. See to this matter now that the
swamps are getting dry, and get out full
supply of this rich fertilizer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
Pine Straw Fertilizing.

Prof. Hilgard many years ago told the
southern people, says the New Orleans
Picdytule, that pine staw is valuable fer
tiizer, a ton well rotted capable of making
400 pound bale of lint cotton to the acre.
Here is what an unknown writer in an
unknown paper says about it:
The corn would have done credit to the
richest river bottoms under the manage
ment of skilled labor. properly directed.
To me, this crop on that land was a strange
sight, yet mystery could not solve, the
land being pale yellow clayish soil covered
with scrub oak. How it could produce
such large stalks, long blades and heavy
ears was puzzle to me, which determined
to solve, so l went to the house near by and
found quite an elderly gentleman, sur
rounded by several ladies and children, at
the front part of the house. / babe them
good evening, and asked the old gentleman
how it was possible that he raised such a
crop Of corn on that land. He pointed to
the stock lot near by and answered: 'Do
you see the pit l dug out theres Well, sir, |
have annually gathered up pine straw and
filed that pit, and in the spring l use it as a
fertilizer. That fertilizer produces the cor.l
you see Up to this had never thought of
pine straw possessing any value.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
Jewish New Year

Falls on Sept 9th. In view of that fact
we have received our fall stock of Hats
earlier than usual, embracing all the latest
fashionable styles, in both soft and stiff
goods, for Cents, Boys and Children, TO
which we would respectfully call attention.
Extra sizes In Gents Hats. In both soft
and stiff goods.
Miller's Of New York finest Stiff Hats,
young mems shape
Hats in every imaginable shape, TO suit
all ages r.sf
In Stiff Hats we coll attention to our as
sortmcnt OF colors and prices
Those intending buying Holiday Hat
will find 1t TO their interest 10 call aud soc
us before purchasing.
A few more sea sonable goods in our diff
ferent departments, including Flannel
Shirts and Belts, which we would like TO
close 10 make room for our fall stock now
coming In. APPEL 81 EcHArL,
One Price Clothiers,
1853 Congress st., opposite Market
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
The Other Side of Sericulture.

George Mitchell of Florida has not had a
profitable experience in sericulture. He
writes to the Florida Ag1TcuIturiSt: A
great deal that have read on this subject
clashes with my experience, and especially
the quotation 1 find in Lucy NJ. Fox's arti-
Gle found in your paper of July rs, which
reads: ga silk culturist of considerable
experience says: Il think there is no indus
try IN the world can be made SO immensely
profitable, and there Is certainly none that
yields such returns for a short period of
work."
Well, now, my experience the past season
Tor should have said my wife's experience)
is, that got eggs from the department at
Washington which when Matched gave
about 10, 600 worms, which after taking out
a number for raising eggs and what died or
were not good, left 5000 merchantable
cocoons. The time spent in gathering
leaves and the necessary cleaning and chang
ing from tray to tray give my wife inces-
sant labor from o'clock a. m. until 9 and
sometimes 10 o'clock p. m. The 5000 when
green weighed 234 pounds per thousand.
These 5000 oocoons were shipped to the
department and gross returns were 81 95
Our cash outlay was material for frames
and trays, 65 cents; mosquito netting for
cocoons, one yard, 40 cents; paid a color cd
woman for leaves, SO cents; express charges
from Leesburg, 81 10. Total So 65, which
leaves a net of So 30.
What would like Lucy M. Fox or some
other OF your numerous readers to do, is to
try and reconcile my experience with the
above quotation, and other statements
written about the profits there are in raising
silk worms Unless this can be done | would
simply say that it is extremely sinful to en-
courage people to spend their time in any
such way. Had 1t not infinitely better be
spent in something that would give better
returns9 l have thought the matter over
well and have come to the Conclusion that
if we had realized double what we did it
would only have amounted to 80 90. And
again. suppose we had twice the number of
cocoons, that would only have given US
$40 &c. AS matter Of course, see no way
of realizing anything like double for the
cocoons and a woman to attend to 10000
silk worms would earn treble what my wife
realized on her $780, We feel extremely
sorry that things are as they are, for the
reason that we tried it with a view
to getting an orphan girl we brought up to
embark in the industry.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
Household.

SAvoRY CUsTARDs.--Beat three eggs to
one and a half gills of Dream; season with
cayenne, salt, cnoppad pa Sley and chlves
Tor a very little shallot), and some grated
tongue or ham. Mix well, steam it in small
cups for ten minutes, and serve alone or with
gravy.
SOLID CUsTARDs.-Take q quart of new
milk and half pint of cream mixed one.
quarter of a pound of powdered sugar, a
large glass of white wine In which an inch
of washed reunet has been soaked. Mix
together the milk, cream and sugar. Stir
the wine into 1t, and pour the mixture into
custaTd cups. Set them in warm place
near the fire till they become q firm curd
Then set them on ice OF in very cold
place. Crate nutmeg over them before
serving.
SCALLoPED CLAMs.-Scald the clans, re-
move the hard part and chop the rest. Make
soup of the liquor, with enough water
added to make fresh enough, thicken it and
make it sufficiently rich with butter. But
ter scalloped difl, strew the bottom with
bread or cracker crumbs, moisten them
with the soup, then spread "a layer of clans
seasoned with pepper, and continue in alter
nation till the dish is full, the last layer
being crumbs moistened with soup The
crumbs should only be moist. not wet.
Bake half an hour and serve Immediately.
1t is very nice baked in scalloped shells.
To REMOVE CAKE FROM TINs.-Suppos-
ing it to he a loaf of cake ia deep tin.
First, you must butter the tin all around
the sides and bottom, then butter the paper
as well cutting it to lit the tin exactly.
Now, when the cake is baked, doa't Try TO
take it from the tin while hot; set it away
until perfectly cold, then return it to the fire
long enough to warm the tin through. then
turn IL inside down ON yOur hand aud fan
the edge of tue tin on the table, and it will
slip from the tin all right, and you can take
off the paper without any injury to the
cake
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
Why They Hate Farming.

The NeIo England Farmer has been TAX
ing hand at explaining why SO many farm
boys grow up to hating farming. The edi-
tor thinks it is mainly due to bad manage
ment on the part of the parent Not long
ago he passed farm where the farmer was
out blowing in the rain, and his boy, not a
dozen years old, was leading the plow
horses. 1t was a wet, dreary day, and late
in the afternoon. The plow was a heavy,
old, rusty affair that was probably left out
all winter the land was weedy and wet,
and by no means easy to work. The boy
was barefooted and drenched and muddy.
Now, says the writer, that father could
have guided his horse with pair of lines
just was well as the boy could lead, and
probably much better than with his single
short bride strap scarcely long enough for
the boy to keep from under the horses feet
when coming around the corners. A boy
generally knows when his work is useful
paying work, as when riding horse to cul-
tivate the crops, but in the plain work of
blowing it must seem like labor thrown
away TO do to disadvantage what a man
could do better with the lines under his
control. The farmer who requires man or
boy to drive one or two horses while he
holds the plow, will, as a rule, find it
cheaper to buy his corn than to raise it.
1t is an old proverb: "He who by the
pillow would thrive, himself must either hold
or drive" and may once have been a
wise saying, but now a farmer who would
make farming pay as an occupation
must both hold and drive when he
takes his team afield to turn the mellow
soil Farmers boys, and all other boys,
should learn TO work, but they should feel
when at work that their labor is worth
something, that they are really earning part
of their living. Leading an old horse or
driving pair of lazy oxen to pillow, with
the belief that the man who holds could do
both just as well, is not very improving to
a boy. He feels that he'd as we'll go fishing,
even though he catches nothing. His life
would then seem worth living.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
Shooting Horses.

A board of United States army
officers lately investigated horse-shoeing
for army horses, after which they issued
from army headquarters the following
order, which contains many points of in
terest to people not connected with the
army:
In preparing the horses foot for the
shoe, do not touch with the knife the
frog, sole or bars. In removing surplus
growth of that part of the foot which is the
'seat of the shoe" use the cutting pinchers
and rasp, and not the knife. The shoeing
knife may be used, if necessary, in fitting
the toe clip. "Opening the heels" or max
ing cut into the angle of the wall at the
heel must not be allowed. The rasp may be
used on this part of the foot when necessary.
and the same applies TO the pegs. No cut
ting with a knife is permitted; the rasp
alone when necessary. Flat-footed horses
should be treated as the necessity OF each
case may require. In forging the shoe to fit
the foot, be careful that the shoe is fitted TO
and follows the circumference Of the foot
clear round to the heels; the heels of the
shoe should not be extended back straight
and outside of the wall at the heels of the
horses foot, as is frequently done. Care
must be used that the shoe is not fitted too
small. the outside surface Of the walls being
then rasped down to make the foot short to
suit the shoe, as often happens. Heat may
be used in preparing and shaping the shoe,
but the hot shoe must not DO applied to the
horses foot under any circumstances. Make
the upper or foot surface of the shoe per-
fectly fiat, so as to give a level bearing. A
shoe with concave ground surface should
Ia used
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PUBLICATIONS.
PUBLICATIONS.
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TIE MORNING NEWS ANNUAL REVIEW
or THE
BUSINESS OF SAVANNAH
WILL BE ISSUED THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1888.

The usual complete and comprehensive expo
stion of the business Of Savannah, known as
the Annual Trade Review, will be issued from the
office of the MORNING NEWS, on Thursday, Sept.
6. This edition has been for many years one of
the features of the opening Of the busy season
in this city, and is locked forward TO by the bus
mess men of Savannah as one of the chief
means of calling the attention Of the public to
Savannahs business, and her prospects for the
coming year.
The annual review will give not only the sta
tisticts of cotton, naval stores rice, lumber and
other products, and the data concerning the
wholesale business of the city, and its manu-
features and other industries, but it will con-
tain an interesting account OF what has been
done in the city during the past year, and tell
what its enterprising citizens have in hand for
the next. The closing year has been a very
prosperous one, but that upon which we are
entering promises to DO even more prosperous.
matter that is of the greatest Importance,
and one that deserves especial notice. is that
Savannah is no longer place that strangers
fear to visit in the summer. III fact, with our
accessible seaside resorts the city has become
sanitarium for people who come to enjoy the
sea breezes
And the coming year; what OF itf Is IL not
filled to the brim" with the highest anticipa-
tionsi There is to be magnificent hotel, the
finest in the south, now county court house
and new public building. There are to be
moro railroads, more homes and more public
improvements
No year in the history OF Savannah has been
brighter than that which has just closed. The
city's growth la population and wealth. the
public improvements which have been and are
still being made, the erection of immense bust
ness houses, the inauguration of new industries,
the extensions made by the two great railroads
which transport the products of Georgia and
adjoining states to our wharves. all prove that
Savannah is not only growing, but very
prosperous city
The business men of Savannah cannot make
a better Investment than by sending copies OF
the MORNING News Annual Special Edition
to their friends and correspondents. A
newspaper like this Trade Review, contain
ing an accurate account of the business
Of this city. is the best advertisement of the
energy and activity of the people of Savannah
Every citizen, whether he is capital
st, merchant, manufacturer, mechanic or a
man OF leisure, should feel a'pride in the city.
The Trade Review will be sent to all sub
scribers OF tho DAILY and WEEKLY NEWS, and
thoroughly covering the territory tributary to
Savannah. Advertisers will find it of great
value. Space in its columns can be obtained
upon application to the Business Office.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
Planting Peach Trees.

g. L. Faber, successful Florida nursery
man and peach grower, writes to the
Florida Dispatch that he has always had
best results FROM bedding the stones as soon
as they can be procured in the summer and
Keeping them in this way until about Jan.
10 to Feb. /, when they are taken up and
planted in the nursery rows. The bedding
Is done by excavating to the depth of or s
inches, place large enough to hold the
seed so that they shall not be more than 2
inches in thickness when spread out; they
are then covered with fine dirt to depth
VI to inches, aud if the land is very dry
mulch of pine straw, wire grass, or any
lung Of that character, viii serve q good
purpose. Rains will settle the dirt amongst
tne pits, and the Ito 8 inches covering Of
earth, together with the mulch. will retain
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CHINESE POLICE TORTURE.
Horrible Cruelties in the Penal Sys-
tenn of tho Celestial Empire.

From the Fekth Letter.
Through broad arched gateway between
a pair OF these nightmarish daubs we
entered the yamun. Immediately inside
was a low brick shed, divided in to com
partments, which at first sight looked like
the cages OF wild animals. This was the
district prison, and @ second glance re-
vealed the figures behind the bars to be
human beings. They were certainly the
most wretched looking objects ever saw,
which is saying good deal. Prisoners in
Chinese jails are not allowed to shave their
heads, and the long struggling hair, black
and coarse almost as horse hair, falling i'll
uncombed confusion about their faces,
gave TO them Wild uncanny appearance.
They looked more like hairy gorillas than
men, peering through the bars at the
american barbarian" or as they termed
me, "Fankwae," with mournful curiosity.
One poor wretch noticed whose lips and
Jaws were swollen out of all proportion by
the Jogging he had received on the mouth
to make him confess as a criminal or to
testify as witness. A witness whom the
mandarin thinks stubborn and unwilling 10
testify is treated as barbards,sly i'll China
as ii criminal In all adjoining coll TO this
one was another wretched object lying on
his stomach and mourning p'teousiy; his
back was a mass of bruises and decorations.
Outside were several men wearing about
their necks heavy wooden cangueS or
yokes; others wore shackles and were
fastened to blocks Of stone, which they
had to drag with them whenever they
moved
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
SWAMP Soil.

The Rural Messenger thinks that there
is no richer manurial resource in our coun-
try than the diluvial deposits Of earth and
decayed vegetable matter that repose unu-
tiized in such lavish abundance along all
our swamp and small wathr courses. This
swamp soil, composed Of decayed leaves
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-03
rRUssEs.
1856 REWARD

A REWARD OF S536-Sis5 10y the citizens OF
"A Emanuel county, 800 by the estate OF
George &C. Malsby $50 by Governor Of
will be paid for one ALEX ANDERSON deliv.
cred 70 the Sheriff OF Emanuel county. Geor.
gia. he Is about six fest high. weight
175 pounds ~ TO % years old, very black sqiare
shouldered. clean sBAyen Has hopping walk
and siings himself when walking Has ilosh
wound In this back OF right hand FROM pistol
ball w. o, WADLEY, Rogers, Ga,
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ADVERTISEMENTS. Is Words or
more, in this column inserted for ONE
CENT A WORD, Cash tn Advance. each
Insertion
Everybody rho has any rant 10 suppiv.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

49, - - -
4 EOhGiA,s CHATHAM COUNTY. is
VI hereby given that have made application
to the Court OF Ordinary for Chatham county
for order to sell that certain tract Of land on
the Louisville road, about one mile from the
city Of Savannah, containing about five ares.
Also, those two certain lots OF land In said city
known as mum 1ers one and eight, In c. j. Hull's
subdivision OF lots fifty. three and hfty-fonr
South Ogleth0rpe ward, belonging TO estate of
CHARLES JONES, deceased for the payment
OF debts and distribution, aud that said o. d 81
viii be granted at OCTOBER TERM, 1888, OF
said court unless objections are filrd
SEPTEMBER isT. 1898 LUCINDA JONES,
ExccutFix OF Chas Jones, deceased.
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