The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03
GEORGIA And FLORIDA.
The News Of The Two States Told in
Paragraphs.
A Dime Museum at an Atlanta Stock
yard-Death From the Bite of Katy
did-Grape Culture Near LAGRANGE.

vard-DedIn FROM LuS duo u q hdby-
did-Grape Culture Near LaGrange.
GEORGIA.
t,uiiay Courier: It is said that many Of the
weekly editors who visited the worlds fair,
after spending week in the White CITY,
evapped their return passes for a square
meal and q pair OF shoes and are walking
hack singing I'm gwyin ask to Georgy."
valdosta Times: "Huty" Powell killed a
ave foot rattlesnake at the foot of Parramore
street near Mr.. Godwin's residence, Sunday
afternoon. The snake was lying at length in
The street and "Huty' ran over 1t with his
road cart before he discovered it. His snake
ship had seven rattles
Toccoa News: While a fierce storm was
caring in the southern portion Of the state
and carving death and devastation in it's
ratb in this section a needed rain accompa
MED by wind that did no damage of conse-
nuence was falling. We should feel glad that
our section is spared disasters.
columbus Times Recorder: To-day marks
me opening of the fall season and the end of
the dulleSt and most stringent summer S
business this generation has ever. seen.
Let every merchant start out to-day with the
purpose to help his town and his neighborS by
patronizng home enterprises as far as posi-
bic.
Roswell Banner: A death from remark
able cause occurredln Walker county recent
". A lady who was riding to church reached
out her hand to pluck a sprig from bush
nv the roadside and was bitten by katyjtd.
Her hand and arm soon began to lnhame and
swell anu q III low nuns SlAD NiONt III & Cav
agony.
SvIvania Telephone: Early Monday Morn
ing Mr.. Rackley heard noise in his chicken
house on his place over Brler G eek, and.
goiug out in his night clothes and barefooted,
he was surprised TO see a large wildcat near
the fowl house The animal had already kill
ed and eaten several grown chickens and had
twice whipped the yard dog, which had at
tackled it,
BRYAN County News: The storm Of last
Sunday has played the wild with the farm
ers ducks. Up TO that disaster the farmers
Of this section felt partly safe, while they
owed for their guano this season, but the
prospect was good to pay, But now
they realize that they were counting their
chickens before they Matched. Ihe cotton
has been so badly damaged that the prospect
is quite gloomy.
Hamilton Journal: 1t freqently happens
that man BEGINS life on a farm without any
capital, or with very little capital. and he IS
disappointed If he does not make good sup
port for his family and a lot of clear money
besides. He does not take into consideration
what a salary he would have to get or what a
profit he would have to make on his capital in
stock at any other business in order to keep
square with the world.
Bainbrdge Democrat: We saw a $3.50 check
pay $3.50 the other day and then return to
the drawer. the amount not having passed
from the bank upon which it was drawn. This
illustrates the necessity Of paying debts in
order that the financial Strlngency may be
cOunteracted. Under this policy there would
be no more panics or hard times for calamity
howlers to pirate about. Pay that thou owest
and you will become benefactor to your
race.
LAGRANGE Reporter: Speaking of grape
culture, one Of our largest planters remarked,
the other day that he had investigated the
business and was satisfied that il would pay.
He is showing his faith by his works, and has
already started vineyard which he Will en-
large from time TO time 1t Will require about
six hundred cuttings to set out an acre. The
holes must be well filled with good manure
ln4.r katlIan do anff for
which latter will cost about seven cents
apiece. or forty dollars for each acre. The
market is unlimited and there can be no such
thing as over-production.
Atlanta Journal: There is a fit subject for
some enterprlSlng dime museum manager in
the stock yard near the corner of Mcdaniel
and Peters streets. 1t is a tiVe-legged COW
which has been standing in the yard for some
time, awaiting a purchaser. This very pc
ouliarly defOrmed animal is the property of
Mr. Il. j. GriZzard, who brought il to this CITY
some time ago TO sell. Mr.. Grizzard raised it
at his home IN Pike county. When it was
born it was noticeable fact that the calf had
an additional leg to the usual four with which
animals are ordinarily blessed. Every care
was taken Of the little animal and in a short
while the fifth leg had grown to some size.
1t grew very fast and in few months had
developed into perfect leg. Its owner then
brought II here and put 1t on the market. The
fifth leg is grown on the left shoulder and is
as perfect one as any of the rest having a
knee joint as well as a hoof. The hoof, how
into several pieces and resembles the claws
Of some large bird very much.
The Tennille correspondent of the MORN
ING NEWS writes as follows; Your CORES
pendent was in attendance at the closing ex-
erclses Of Prof. Il. j. Davis school a few days
ago, out about FIVE miles from town went out
by invitation with party of young ladies and
gentlemen, chaperoned by Mrs. l.. q. Davis
and Mrs l.. j. Beck The occasion was one
long to be remembered by many in attend
anee. The exercises closed with "a final eX-
animation OF some of the most advanced
classes in the evening, and then apeaking
by the Juveniles after which there was sup
per served on the ground, and to see what
was there furnished to tempt the appetite
would create doubt to the
existence Of hard times among
those people. There was present
PROBABLY so or 900 people, but enough was
spread to have fed 1000 abundantly. 1t was
the largest school gathering and the most to
he eaten that your correspondent ever wit
messed in the country. After supper was
through with the lights were put up and
the charades and recitations were in order
Ihey were well planned and executed with
great zeSt and enthusiasm. The crowd was
Welentertained until about Ia o'clock and then
broke to enjoy the moonlight rides home.
Irot. Davis was highly complimented by many
good judges for his proficiency as n teacher
an as manager of those closing exercises,
LOT which he has special talent