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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08

The past few years have not been favora-
bic for farmers in most sections of the
country, saws the american CultiU0tor.
Low prices have prevailed, and this year,
when prices promised to be higher, there
have been crop failures that more than Off
set them 1t is likely that this era of I'M
profitable farming is nearly at an end.
Even during the era Of lowest prices, how
ever, farmers who kept their business well
in hand, and who kept up with the times in
matters pertaining to improved agriculture,
have money. We do not say that those who
read and profit by agricultural papers have
been the only ones who succeeded. ObserV-
ant men, by watching the methods Of those
who attained success, have been able to
initiate them, and in proportion as they used
good Judgment they have been successful.
1t is possible that if farming is, as we be-
heve, about to enter on a new era of pros
perity, that those who merely keep in the
ruts will be able to make some money. as
their predecessors did in times past. But
no energetic farmer will be satisfied with
anything less than the best returns possible
in his line of business. If he gets higher
prices for his produce, he will have more
for the farm Improvement than they
wished, because Of scarcity of money. 1t
is comparatively easy with money in hand TO
do many things which will secure larger
crops at less cost than the money expended.
Money makes money In no business more
surely than in farming, and 1t may often in
the beginning Of an era Of farm prosperity
pay TO borrow money for the purpose OF
insuring better and more thorough culti-
walton OF the farm. But II money is boF-
rowed il should never be in excess Of what
single good crop can pay, nor be diverted 10
any other purpose than that Of producing
tho crop,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08
Build GaSS-Raads

One Of the mast important subjects that
farmers can discuss at their institutes the
coming winter is the improvements of
country roads, says Farm and Firesids.
"isnin the last quarter of a century mar
velous improvements have besn made in
railway and ocean transportation, / ut within
that time there has besn little or no progress
ID the making or improving of common,
country roads. Railroad transportation
rates have been reduced until it costs no
more 10 carry bushel of grain to the sea-
BOARD THAN 1t does 70 haul it the average
distance from the farm to the railroad. 1t
does not look very well, then, to be grum-
ping about freight rates when there is such
an enormous waste Of power dragging loads
OF grain, etc, from the farm TO town over
bad roads. Good roads would greatly lower
the cost OF transportation, aud bring the
farm nearer the market. Ia no better way
can the selling value of the average farm
lie increased than by good roads. The pop
ular way to make any expense abhorred is
10 SHOW 1t up as tax. a very good appli-
cation of this can be made to bad roads.
Some OF the taxes about which the farmer
Is urged to grumble are utterly insigaiic mt
IN comparison with the indirect taxation of
the bad road overland often through
which he hauls his product to market IL
costs money to build good roads, but they
are worth all they cost. 1t costs a good
deal more to travel over bad ones than it
does to build good ones. One of the best
things the farmers Of any community can
do for themselves and the common welfare
is to unite and thoroughly improve the
highways. The best methods Of doing this
should be discussed and decided upon at the
institutes, and organized efforts made to
carry out the improvements
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08
Send Your Agricultural Facts.


Many of our readers have in their posses.
sion. no doubt, some useful fact that no
other individual in a million about them
Possesses, for human knowledge Is not local,
and no one mind has its exact counterpart.
probably, in all this broad land. At any
rate. it is a well recognized fact that it is
only the well informed and highly cultivated
minds that appreciate how little they know
of the vast cyclopedra Of human knowI-
edge. They are the ones that can get in
struction even from a little child or from
the uucultured deniZens of the backwoods.
Won need not be afraid that you will tell
something that everybody knows when you
send us some fact that has been of real use
TO YOU. To thousands if not millions occu-
pied from day to day, almost as you are,
this same truth will not be devolved from
their experience, for no experience is identi-
cal or leads altogether in the same direc-
tion. In the broadening forest of vast
country, even no two leaves are supposed to
be alike and you certainly in all your &C.
ouaintances have found no two individuals
at all alike; who feel alike, think alike and
have like experience.
You may confidently send US some of the
Interesting facts of your practical life that
will be of interest and use to many to whom
it may be impaired. And you will find that
it will give you pleasure and satisfaction in
the consciousness of having helped others.
There is no little truth in the old verse:
That man may last but never lives,
Who much receives. but nothing gives
Whom none can live, when none can thank;
Creations blot Creations blank.
In sending matter for the Question Box
or facts from your experience in the field of
rural life, address communications to
Agri. Editor, Box 81, Milledgeville, Ga.
They will receive prompt attention in these
columns.
Write plainly on one side only of paper,
with pen or pencil. Send your real name,
Of course, but it will not be printed if you
SO direct. 1t is to be preferred, however,
that you sign your name or initials to all
communications As even zone drop of ink
can make millions think" so even on one
sheet Of foolacap you may do world of
good.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08
Matted Rows va. Hills.

Comparing the results of the two meth
DDS of culture, it is found that in nearly all
varieties the matted rows gave larger
yield and generally larger fruit. It has
often been said in the past that cutting Off
runners and SO contining each plant to a
single stool resulted in giving larger Der.
ries. although fewer in number, says W.
II. Bishop. Horticulturist Of Maryland Elk
pertinent Station. Careful weighings of a
given number of berries from nearly every
picking of each variety, this season, gave
the advantagein size of fruit in nearly every
case to the matted rows, and the generally
marked increase in yield from this system
leads us TO believe that the matted row plan
Is greatly superior to the other, except with
very limited number Of varieties. 1t is
probably true, that for success with the hill
system, very rich soil and high culture are
necessary; even then it is doubtful if any
thing is to be gained by it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08
Preserve the Ammonia.

The use of plaster for arresting the es-
cape of ammonia is, says the Toronto
Globe, subject that has been discussed be-
fore. but it is very interesting one to
farmers. as there is a large loss of ammonia
on the farm from various sources, but more
especially from the manure heap. Until Of
late years the action Of land plaster on the
manure heap in arresting the escape of
ammonia was not well understood. Prof.
Henry Lehman was among the first to ex-
plain the process, and his results showed
that several chemical changes resulted be-
fore the union OF the plaster
and ammonia occurred. In fact,
the plaster itself undergoes decompo
sition, being sulphate of lime, sulphuric
acid and lime. The gaseous ammonia must
first be united with an acid. becoming a
salt, such as carbonate of ammonia, and as
the plaster is also salt the two salts on
coming in contact compel change. the re-
suit being that the carOonic acid leaves the
ammonia and goes over to the lime. while
the sulphurlc acid Of the plaster unites with
the ammonia, the result being the forma-
ton of carbonate of lime and sulphate of
ammonia.
Plaster, however, largely absorbs gases of
all kinds, and has repeatedly arrested the
escape of ammonia in that manner. 1t also
absorbs moisture, and where it has been
used as fertilizer in the hills for corn the
stalks that have been fortified with it will
show much deeper color than will stalks
from which plaster has been omitted from
the hills as it no doubt also abSorbs ammo
MIA from the atmosphere, or where it has
been carried down into the soil by the rains,
it being we'll established that the rains carry
ammonia from the air TO the roots of plants.
Plaster is soluble in water, but only sparing-
ly SO, though sufficiently soluble to afford
lime in soluble form for the action of the
roots of plants and for inducing chemical
changes in the soil by the formation Of other
salts by its decomposition.
On rich soils plaster is a special fertilizer
for all leguminous plants, such as clover.
beans, peas, ETC., and its effects are imme-
diate. but on light, sandy soils it gives bet
ter results when used in connection with
other fertilizers. Superphosphates are com
posed largely of sulphate Of lime, which
results from the dissolution of the bones
when treated with sulphuric acid, the
phosphoric acid being left in free condi-
ton, and farmers thereupon often buy it
and use it largely when the cheaper land
plaster Crude sulphate of hme) would be
equally as beneficial where the phosphates
are not required Plaster shows beneficial
effects on nearly all grasses, and in proper
ton to cost is unexcelled as fertilizer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08
CLOTHING.
STILL 4 BOOMING.
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Ofcourse, the aII-absorbing top
&c Just now is our wonderful Of
feringin clothing. The demand
has been tremendous, and TO
keep up the assortment many
and many a gem out Of our
regular supply has gone to join
our great New York purchase.
We must confess we are agreea-
by surprised at the way interest
IN the sale IS keeping up. But
a fire will burn brightly as long
as the fuel lasts. Thee has got
to be an end though, gentle
men, don't forget that.
All this time you must not
forget us IN your other wants,
furnishings. Headwear and
Boys and childrens requinnqs.
Also remember that we are the
Sole Agents here for Dr.
JaeQeTs Underwear They are
strictly Atwood garments
health in every thread. Neck
wear IS running into our we'll
like brooks into the river, numer-
Gus and constant Our half
dollar and better goods ARE
BETTER than price like"
qualities elsewhere. BY the
way Dress Suits and Fixins are
in demand these late fall days.
growing more SO with win
ter's coming. Us for everything
in that line.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08
MEDICAL
Cure is Cure

However it may be effected; but unjuS!
prejudice often prevents people from trying
proprietary medicine until other remedies
prove unavailing
J.H. Richie, Commission Agent, Kingston,
Australia, writes
"For years confirmed sceptic as to the
merits of proprietary medicines, was at last
converted by the use of Ayers Cherry Pee
toral. For months a bottle of this medicine,
of which / had come into possession through
the kindness of friend, remained unopened
in my closet, till one night was seized with
a violent cold accompanied by a racking
cough. Hdcing none Of my usual remedies at
hand, l thought of the Cherry Pectoral, and
determined to give it a trial. The result was
truly magical. Relief came almost Instantly,
and after repeating the dose, certainly not
more than half dozen times, found my
self thoroughly cured. Subsequently my
daughter was cured of a severe cough by the
use of the Cherry Pectoral. l recommend
this preparation to all sufferers from throat
and lung troubles"
For Group, whooping cough, bronchitis,
asthma. and consumption the best remedy IS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08
AGRIcULrURAL DEPARTMENT
Fns Fisli. Farm AMI Gartsa.

We solicit articles for this department.
Tbenameof tha writer shoI1 accompany.
the letter or articls. not nesessarily for pub
Ii,ation, but as an evidence of good faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08

The next best thing to do. if you failed TO
SOW grain at the proper time in September
or october, IS to make proper provision
Ior sowing just SO soon as the severe
weather OF January If severe it proves
passes February sown oats are rarely in
lured by cold, even whea sown the very
nrst Of the mouth. Provide in good time
the necessary quantity Of rust proof
Seed-Georgia raised yellow oats if you can
get them Put away in dry place and
protect from rats. During this month, if
the weather permits, otherwise as soon as
possible, ridge up the land that you intend
TO sow early In February. Ridge it very
close, and let the soil get the benefit of any
freezes that may occur during the winter.
lake as good land as you can possibly afford
for this spring grain. Some little time
prior to sowing time apply any manure to
the soil that you can spare for the purpose,
and give a good breaking with scooter
across the ridges. Then sow your oats and
harrow them in. II you have no harrow
brush in and then roll the land if you have
roller. You may make very fine oats
without rolling, but usually it is an advant-
age to roll.
When you debate the matter of taking
some of your best land for oats, and not
give 1t all either to cotton or corn, remen-
Der you can make good crop of peas on
the land after the oats.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08

against success with small grain sorn row.
- e,--+- IN $ th1Gs1 We have succeeded sew
TI14 Times IN the past twenty years with
Decefloer sowings Of oais We have had
TWO mid winters, ore OF which in $500
was extremely s., following each other Il
Is hot probable, Judging from the records
Oh the past, that We viii have three such in
sGece- Sion 1t is plSslble, of course, but not
hAeiy that our winters are TO become per
ma1ently warmer. Those who are abund-
antly able to take the chances of failure
can do SO without any great detriment, to
oe sure, but the small and poorer farmer
cannot afford it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-08

Ny friend, it will pay you to usa extraor-
binary pains to have q good garden the
coming year. Mark what we say, and if
you do take the advice and make an extra
ordinary good one you will thank US next
year for thus having insisted on your max
ing II. There is money, health and pleasure
In good garden. You may not only make
what you need for your own family, but
you may have quite surplus that you may
sell FOR quite sum of money to buy all
your tea and sugar and coffee, pepper, mus
tard, etc. DiSpiSe not the dav OF small
things, for it has come upon you now with
giants tread, demanding recognition and
respect. Dlspise no longer the means that
will afford you way to make an extra s..
$40 or 800. The purchasing power of
money, in many directions, is still great and
little extra money will 60 a long ways
sometimes.
Proceed at once and put your garden in
apple-pie order. 50 far as cleaning it Of
weeds, ETC., fix the fences close and strong
AS soon as you can, ridge up the soil. send
to some good scotsman and get a catalogue
and provide yourself with the kind you pre-
fer to plant. Your congressman would
probably send you lot if you were to write
TO him. He knows where the department
seed bins are in Washington, and he is
usually very accommodating. 1t will soon
be time to make a vigorous start in the
garden, if you have not already done SO a
month or two ago. Watch these columns
for some suggestions week by week, and
you may find something TO help you. Fix
up the garden and wait and see
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17
SUSPICIOUS.

There are many suspicious which
need crushing in the bud. We fan
cy our friend is cool to US; we
imagine some one has sighted US ;
we suspect our neighbor OF having
spoken i'll of us. Mostly we are
mistaken-snd, in any case, We
could never proftably search into
the matter. Our trust in our own
self>respect should lead US to put
away such thoughts, to abandon
such suspicious. Some one has per-
haps dropped poisonous word of
scandal into our ears; let us Danish
it from our thoughts with scorn.
Circumstances may tend to cast sus-
picion on one whom we honor let
us continue to trust him in our
heart of hearts. We may fear that
some one has committed fault,
which however, does not concern US
in the least, and in which we are
not called upon to interfere let us
expel the idea as an unwelcome in
truder.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17
SAM JONES TALKS PLAIN.

The Rev. Sam Jones of Georgia
who is in Washington temporarily
in the course of an interview with a
Post reporter said:
"These folks who think they can
do anything with the federal election
bill are mistaken. A free ballot
and a fair count in the South means
negro domination, and the South
won't have it. 1t would take $780,
600 soldiers to enforce it, regiment
in every county, A negro is killed
in the South once in while, killed
with lead. Up in Indiana they kill
the white voters with silver. You
buy voters up in the North with
money. In the South one gets kill
ed once In a while. Il Is cheaper,
but 100 are purchased in the North
where one is killed in the South,
and the purchasing of votes is as
dangerous to the republic as the
killing of voters
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17

The Supreme Court Of the United
States declared that state has the
constitutional right to prohibit the
importation of cattle that are liable
to spread disease, or are suspected
OF containing poison or disease Turk
ing under their fair skin, and be-
hind and under their horns. That
Iowa and Illinois had such rights.
Yet the same court decides that
liquor may be imported from one
state to another, no matter if each
barrel of liquor has in it more Of dis
ease and damage than was ever con-
tanned in trail of Texas cattle 500
miles long. We fear that temper
ance people have notyet learned as
to the time of day to have their cas-
es called, and they forget that ole
bar aims to protect another
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17
JIM'S FAILING.

"Yes," said the proprietor of an
uptown barber shop, according to
the Brooklyn Lite. Jim was a
good workman, butt had to get rid
of him"
"What was the trouble 2"
"He was too absent-minded and
forgetfui. One old fellow, with a
head like billiard ball, he never
failed to ask if he didn't want a
shampoo. Another bald-headed old
chap got mad because Jim insisted
upon sellin' him a bottle of elixir
that was warranted to keep the hair
from fallin' out; an young man
who was slightlyunder the influence
of beer, fell asleep in the chair, an
Jim shaved off his mustache. | had
to call in a policeman then. He cut
one mans ear nearly of while
watching dog fight in the street,
an some time he would rub hair oil
over a customer face instead OF his
head an fill his ears full of lather
and forget to wipe it out. Jim
didn't mean nothin' wrong, but, as
| had said, he was absent minded.
You remember when old deacon
Jones died."
eyes"
"WelI, the family sent for a bar
Der to shave him, an | told jim to
go up. 1t was that job that lost
him his situation. He did the work
all right-nobody ever found fault
with Jim's work ; but when he had
put on the finishing touches an
pulled the towel off the poor old
deacon, he turned round an shout
ed 'Next?" SO that people heard
him block away. So | told Jim
that | guessed I'd have to let him
CO."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17

LOUISVILLE Times: Seventeen
years ago force bill, no more in
famous than the Lodge bill, was be
fore Congress Mr.. Blaine was
Speaker, and he killed the measure
but Mr.. Blaine does not and never
did, harbor malice against the South.
ern people, and if he were Speaker
to-day the force bill would not stand
the ghost of a show. However, let
them pass it; it will require some
thing sterner than statues to again
turn the South over to negroes and
carpet baggers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17

Congressman Butterworth, repub-
lican, said recently that if he we're
about to be gathered to his fathers
and was allowed the privilege of
expressing one final wish for the
welfare OF his country, that wish
would be that the members OF con-
gress would be enabled and permit
ted-just for one session-to ex-
press their thoughts and feelings on
the floor of the House and to hon
estly vote according to their best
judgment. Whereupon the Saint
Louis Globe Democrat, republican,
remarks that MIR. Butterworth Is a
very great ass, and that he has no
right, after having been elected as
result of party nomination on a
party platform, to rise above every.
body and travel on his best judy
ment. According to that party or
gan the moment man is elected to
congress as republican he loses
his identity. His Judgment is gov
erned by the ore man power
through which he must act. He
becomes the property of the party,
a tool, a slave, and when he asserts
his manhood ana independence he
is called harsh names. He no loug-
,cr belongs to the party, but to Mr..
Reed. Under such conditions it
it would be hollow mockery to call
this government of the people and
for the people.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17

The Louisiana Lottery ercour-
ages a vice which saps the founda-
tons OF morality but does not
whisky dealing the same9 Ii it be
wrong to sell the Lottery people a
charter, can it be right to sell the
whisky dealer license The lot
terry takes money from many to give
to the few; but what else does the
protective tariff do? The lottery
fosters in men an anxiety to win
wealth without work but what else
does our whole political and social
system do, save just that very
thing?
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17

Speaking Of the South in the
eleventh census, the Nashville
American says:
While some of the Southern cities
are dissatisfied with the census re-
turns, and think that the popula-
ton returned, for them is smaller
than it should be. these towns, as a
whole, have little to complain of.
The census will show, indeed al
ready shows, the most remarkable
municipal growth ever witnessed.
Towns have doubled, trebled and
quadruped, not in population alone,
but in wealth, business and fine
buildings; and in this respect, at
least, there is a remarkable contrast
between the two sections.
McElREE'S w in < Or C6RuUI for WaaL Nar,-o.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17

W. Pollard, who lives near, Green
vile, S. G. tells the following story.
which is vouched for by those living
in his neighborhood: About nine
teen years ago Mr.. Pollard hired
himself to the late Alex Spillers, a
well TODD farmer of this county
The first month he received suit Of
clothes as pay. Mr.. Pollard was
then employed permanently as a
farm hand. He had been with Mr.
Spillers but a short time when girl
child was born toIMrs. Spillers. An
hour afterwards it was born Mr.. Pol
lard asked Mr.. Spillers TO give him
the child as his wife when she arriv-
ed at the proper age. Mr.. Spillers
consented and said if Mr.. Pollard
stayed with him he should have his
daughter at Is. Through the six
teen years the young man worked
with his employer and at Is claimed
the young lady as his fance and
was soon after married to her. He is
now the father of two children, and
at Mr.. Spillers' death he left his SON
in-law 1900 in cash for the sixteen
years he had so patiently waited for
his wife.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17

Young husband-"What? You
are % years old to-day? Why, you
told me year ago, just before the
wedding, that you were only 20.'
Young wife (wearily)-Ah, yes. l
have aged very rapidly since l mar
ried."
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-07-17

THE rush to Europe is now at its
height. Five big ocean steamers
steamed down the New York har.
Dor on Saturday so crowded with
saloon passengers that there was no
room to spare on any of them.