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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-02
The Truth in a Nutshell.

1t is not often that we find more wealth
in small compass than is contained in
nutshell, that of the Texas thin-shell
pecan.
Many, very many things in its favor
have been learned in the last three years
by one who has made them a study
Some people in California are growing
the olive, which earns great wealth for
hundreds of years, but this tree can be
grown only in climate and soil of limited
territory. The profits in growing them
are almost fabulous, but are not exceeded
by the Texas thinshell pecan, which can
be grown almost everywhere-in fact,
wherever the hickory or black walnut
thrives the pecan will, all being of same
family 1t is only necessary to look at
California to see what the growth of
orchard products can do for a country
From 1880 to 1898 the increase in ship
ments of fruits, nuts, etc, was 10000 cars,
the grass yield for 1892 being valued at
500. 000, 600
The Texas thin-shell pecan contains
wealth for every one; easily grown at
small cost; no insect enemies, they earn
money at less cost than any other tree
growth, and rapidly advance the value of
land. Planting thirty-five feet apart
gives abundant room for the growth of
other products, the cultivation of which
benefits the pecan, making their product
clear gain. When a tree earns but 50,
that means over 800 per acre, making the
earning value very great. This is small
amount for the product of one tree when
ten years old. They go on increasing for
thirty years and bear continuously for
hundreds of years. BY using dynamite
in preparing the ground for the trees we
bring the pecan into profitable bearing in
six years from the nut. 1t is a mistake to
transplant the pecan, for cutting the tap
root destroys the value of the tree as a
nut producer. 1t will make good shade
tree transplanted, but they will not bear
Plant only the nut where the tree is to
stand and you will meet with success
They are easily grown and of long life.
1t is rare that a dead pecan tree is ever
seen, even where the groves are thickest
Cultivation improves the quality as
well as the quantity, and such trees
should yield much more than do the trees
of wild growth. Costing but So per acre
to plant we have a 100 acre grove costing
but $500, which will earn more money
when ten years old than many of the
banks of the country with 500, 600 CAPT
tai. Not only this, but no man can leave
better Inheritance for his family, for it
is an annual income and a certainty
while other crops fall short. A 100 acre
pecan grove means abundance of means,
not only for the support of the family,
but education in the best schools in the
land for the children with all the travel
needed thrown in. Investigate this in
dustry and you will find more in it than
we have told you in this paper.
HERBERT Posi-, Fort Worth, Tex.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-02
Grass Growing in the south.

A Mississippi correspondent writes as
follows: 1t is more of a wonder why so
many southern farmers should fail to
make farming pay than few should sue
coed. / am satisfied IL is intthe man, and
not the business or the land. Possessing
a soil and climate that makes 1t posi-
Bile to grow successfully so many crops Of
different kinds that are profitable, we
can account for so much complaint upon
no other ground than incapacity to seize
n good thing when we see it. Cotton is
.bv no means essential to southern farm
ing: vet in connection with other things
il can always be made profitable II prop
GRIP managed throughout. have IN a
small way experimental with various
crops. not one of which failed 10 be more
profitable than cotton. have small
meadow. set In Bermuda grass, originally
containing twenty acres, but part OF TINS
about six acres-was condemned lot
leyeo purposes, leaving fourteen acres al
present IA this meadow.
In 1891 40 was then 20 acres sold q
tons " has on this log Tor which ~
criFed az the warehouse fi<20 PEI. . ~.
tou-Whieh amounted Ia gross 70 700 '.tp'9.W
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-02
CITY GOVERNMENT.
omoial Proceedings Of Council.

SAvAFsAH. Ga, Sept. q, 1893
Council met this evening % o'clock
Present. Hon John j. McDonough. mayor;
Alderman X. b. Harris, vice chairman Of
council Aldermen Bohan, Cam, Di1On fol-
lard Haines. Mcmillan o Brien and 5creyep.
and 18th we're confirmed
ACCOUNTS.
The committee on accounts report that they
nave examined ahd found correct, Ills
against the ciiy amounting 70 t.b,0s7ie, AZ per
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-02

Questions and communications relative
to agriculturaland horticultural subjects,
if addressed to Agri Editor, Drawer N,
Milledgeville, Ga, will receive immediate
attention
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-02
Pecan Growing.

Agricultural Editor Savannah News
| am thinking of starting a small grove
of pecans this fall or winter. l come tC
you for a little advice:
/. Would you buy trees and set out OF
would you buy the nuts and plant them
when you wish the tree to grow?
2. If so what kind would you plant and
how many nuts would you plant in hill
and how far apart?
3. How would you prepare the land and
what fertilizer would you usel
f. Do you think it would pay to give up
an acre or sOrof good land to grove?
j. How long would it be before the
trees yielded as much as bushel of nuts
to the tree?
In twenty years time what would be
the yield from an acre of trees on Ordi-
nary soil if the trees were cultivated
for several years. X.
In reply to the foregoing we would say:
We would much prefer to start the
pecan trees from the seeds. Buy the pa
per shell pecans and plant four or five
seed in each hill and have the hills about
forty or fifty feet apart each way. Ma
nure those hills Just as you would for
melons and plant fresh Pecan seeds about
two inches deep. If the seeds are fresh
everyone probably will come up. If they
do take out all but two, but leave at least
two to grow for one or two years. 1t may
be well to leave two as long as three
years, then thin them out to one, leaving
the strongest, healthiest of the two.
Then mature and mulch this one and con-
tinue to plant some valuable crop on the
land for several years, managing, how
ever, to bring in some ameliorating crop
like peas or clover or vetch every year 50
as to give the soil full supply of vege-
table matter.
OF course pecan trees are not going to
thrive on soil that is dstitute Ofvegetable
matter The natural soil of pecan trees
is on bottom land that is rich in vegeta-
BILE matter.
We are aware that many claim that
transplanted trees q and ? years old)
produce just as good results as those
grown from the nuts, but we cannot be-
lieve that this is true. Even though we
may be mistaken in regard to this, you
cannot make mistake in starting your
orchard or grove from the seeds. With
proper management they will grow right
off and bear just as early. 1t is well to re-
member that land set in pecan trees can
be cultivated for number of years in any
crop almost the same as if there was
nothing growing on the land.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-02

SAvANNAH, GA, Sept 10, 1893.
An adjourned meeting of council was held
this day, Present, hon, John j. McDonough,
mayor; Aldermen Bohan, Cam, Dixon, Fol
lard Haines, Mcmillan, Myers, O'Brien ana
Screycn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-02
OFFICIAL.

accompanying schedule, and recommend that
the same be passed for payment.
w M. BoHAH,
Acting Chairman Committee on Accounts
The report of the committee was received
and the accounts, as per schedule annexed,
were passed for payment;
II In II rH
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-02

We solicit articles for this department.
The name of the writer should accompany
the letter or article, not necessarily for
publication, but as an evidence of good
faith
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21
Hired by Heartless Mothers-They
are CAPTURED.

VIENNA, Sept. 1.-Two women
living in separate villages in the
district of Kuttenberg. Bohemia,
have been arrested for numbering
children whose parents desired to
have them out of the way, either be-
cause of deformity or because the
parents were too poor or to, heart
less to take care Of them or because
the children were illegitimate.
These woman, it is started, con-
tracted to dispose of the bodies eff
fectually and guaranteed secrecy
for stated sums of money. The
price usually charged for the muir
der of a child was five florins.
They seem to have done o large
trade and felt so safe from detec-
tion that they kept records OF
money received, from whom re-
ceived, the age and description of
the child and when disposed of.
By the help of these records 1t is
thought g large number of persons
will be brought to- the bar OF
Justice.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21

than their capital stock are placed
on this roll And you went on to
say that, mo Southern States have
more and only three or four of the
larger Northern States excel little
South Carolina in this respect"
which plainly means that her
credit is frst-class or it means
nothing. And you go on to say
above that "the governor has done
his full part to dive away capital
and ruin credit, and that his per-
formances have sent thousands
and thousands of dollars out of
the State" Name a few instances
outside of the whiskey business,
which the State can well afford to
lose. Ruined the credit of the
State, has he, when he successfully
refunded the State debt at a IL
per cent. in the face of the most
gigantic panic tins country has
ever known? Ruined the credit OF
the State, has he, when Treasurer
Bamberg could not refund 100000
of deficiency bonds at 4 1-2 per
cent, in New York and had to ap-
peal to Charleston capitalists to
come to his aid, and but for Geo.
w. Williams, T. ]. Robertson
and others, he probably could not
have done it. The history of this
transaction is a matter of record
in the State House. elbow many
thousands of dollars he has been
the means of keeping away nobody
knows" Of course not. But some.
body does know that a $7OO,OU
cotton mill is going up on the
banks of the Columbia canal, every
dollar of which has come here
from the North. Somebody does
know that numerous other cottor
mills are going up in differen
parts of the State. Somebody doe'
know that the phosphate industry
was never so vigorous as it has
been for the last several months
Somebody does know that an I'm
portant railroad connection is be
ing built in this State by th'
Atlantic Coast Line system, ant
that the money is coming from
elsewhere. Oh! pshaw, quit talk
ing through your hat.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21
A DIABOLICAL PLOT.
Veterans Advised to Assassinate
Cleveland and Smith.

PIrTsBURe, Sept. 1S.-One of the
most despicable schemes of which
a man can be guilty, was laid bare
in the local pension Office in the
Federal building yesterday. A
pension attorney has been urging
old soldiers to organize and to as
sassinate President Grover Cleve-
land and Secretary Hoke Smith of
the Department of the Interior.
The man is reported to be of
mind, but in the light of his in
famous scheme, his reputation on
that point likely needs investiga-
tion. The pension attorney has
been enraged at Secretary Smiths
endeavor to make the pension lists
rolls of honor. He says it is an
attempt to starve old soldiers and
that the old way to stop it is to as
sassinate the President and secre-
tary Smith.
The pension attorney is not
Pittsburger, it is said, although
his identity is kept secret at pres
emf. The entire matter is reported
to Washington and will be inves-
tigated by the authorities. The
foolish attorney has made himself
liable to charges of melting trea-
son.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21

that "Goveruor lil1...-.. "----
EARTH" From what we can learn
of the situation it is the phosphate
people who want the earth. The
governor talked as fairly as a man
could after the damage by the
hurricane was known. He coz
ceded frankly that the phosphate
miners had lost heavily and that
the State should share the loss and
help them to recover. Their pro-
position that they be allowed to
mine indefinitely at fifty cents a
a ton looks like an abuse of gen-
erosity and we think the governor
was right in refusing to encourage
such a suggestion.
There ought to be fair play and
concessions on both sides. This
is not a time for the State and her
most important industries to be
trying to rob each other.
Let all the facts and figures be
developed and stated. When that
has been done TIE State authorities
will be in position to say what
they can do to help the phosphate
men with justice to the State. Il
those who are now engaged in the
business refuse to accept fair terms
efforts should be made to have
others take their places.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21

They then seI nre TO a Dale OF hay
and other things lying in a small
shed adjoining the house and start
ed off. Brown fired into the crowd
just as they emerged from the front
door, and at the report of the gun
one of them fell. The others how
ever, quickly picked him up and
carried him off little way, where
they all got into a wagon and
drove off in hurry.
Brown left the scene immediate
ly apd went off to tell Mr.. sThomp-
son of the misfortune which had
befallen his family. The officials
of the Ashley Company were noti-
fed, and Chief of Police Martin
was at once communicated with.
He dispatched Detective Brennan
and James Hogan to investigate
the case, and these officers will do
everything possible to apprehend
the guilty parties and land them
in jail. What was the motive? 1t
could not have been murder, for
Thompson is we'll known around
that section, and everyone is aware
the he is never at home of nights.
His son, moreover, was quiet,
inoensive youth, who did odd jobs
about the house and never had a
quarrel in his life, 80 far as known.
1t is not probable that negroes
could have entered the premises
with the intention of robbing the
house, for a night watchman is
not generally supposed to have
any considerable amount OF valu-
ables.
The impression in the neighbor-
hood is that the intention was to
commit a blacker crime than
either of those named, and that
only peculiar circumstances and
unexpected developments preyen'
ted such consummation. AS tc
who the negroes were no one car
say just yet. Mrs. Thompson
states that she did not recognize
any of the five, and it Is natural
therefore, to suppose that they did
not belong about the Ashley
Works. AS they left going in the
direction of the Nine-mile Bottom
it is nightly probable that thu
gang came from that notorious
locality and are among the out
laws that infnst lie region between
the Junction and Lincolnville.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21
MISSISSIPPI'S METEOR.
ItSurprises a Farmer by Drop
ping Near Him.
Chicago Post

Shic2Ro fost.
Mr.. Mattax, of Mississippi, was
housing his hens. The night was
somewhat cloudy. He had visited
his barns and was on the point of
returning to his house, when all
at once be heard peculiar kissing
sound overhead, and at the same
time a luminous glow fell all
around him, a. if the moon had
suddenly emerged from a dark
cloud. He looked up and was al
most paralyzed at the sight of a
brilliant, fiery globe descending
through the air with the speed of
Lightning, and shooting a comet
like tail far into the heavens. So
rapid was the descent that it was
only visible for second, but in
that brief space, be says'he suffer-
ed an eternity of unspeakable
terror.
The fire ball struck the earth
with a dull report scarcely 300
yards from where he stood. It was
some minutes before he could re-
cover the use of his limbs, when,
running hastily to his house, he
aroused the family, and several
laborers about the place, telling
them a comet had struck the earth
and they had only few minutes
to pray.
In a short while the whole plan
tation was up, and women and
children were heard crying and
supplicating heaven for mercy.
They could not get closer that 80
yards on account of the heat and
noxious fumes of sulphur and gas
which the stone emitted. The
stone sized and steamed and shot
out jets of steam or vapor from a
pores.
By daylight it showed up dull
dingy black, and was full of pores,
which still shot out jets of vapor
of an offensive smell which almost
-..' ~ = :le~+l-l
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21
| BAREFOOTED SLAYER.
just Sixty-three Rattlesnakes for
One Days Spoil.
edericksburg Star.

Fredericksburg Star.
While we are telling snake stories
the following good one comes to us
from the mountain region, Mr.. e.
T. Dulin standing as authority.
The country around Little Big
Black Mountain. is ginseng re-
gion, and the Parker family are
noted as "sengers." The girls go
out barefooted in the mountains,
though the country is infested with
rattlesnakes and copperheads, and
dig the ginseng, for which they get
good prices at the stores, from
which it is taken to Pennington
Gap for shipment.
But along Glover Gap and up
.Rattlesnake Creek there are num-
berless reptiles. Beckie Parker is
q good girl, about 19 years of age,
strong, healthy looking, and hand
some, but with very determined
face. She is a splendid shot, and
often takes her Winchester.
She goes after ginseng barefooted
and often alone. The roots are
gathered in May and September,
and during the month just past
she did a thriving business. One
day, however, she came across a
den of rattlesnakes. She had only
stones and sticks with which to
fight the desperate battle. Some
Of the snakes were larger than a
mans arm, and a few of them as
large as the calf of a mans leg.
For hours she fought them as they
hlssed aud writhed and ratified
around her. But the brave, deter
mined girl battled with them until
she eexterminated every one that
did not succeed in hiding among
Ehe crevlces of rocks and in the
dense underground. When she had
brushed the last one to be seen she
counted the dead, and there were
Just sixty-three.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21
Quit Talking Through Your Hat.

Anderson People Advocate.
The Anderson People Advocate
finds in the statement that four of
South Carolina's national banks
are on the roll of honor of the
treasury departments as having
surplus and undivided profits in
excess of their capital, refutation
of the predictions of the last State
campaign that Governor Tillman's
reelection would drive away capi-
tai and injure the States credit.
The governor has done his full
part to drive away capital and ruin
credit and continues in that work.
His performances have sent thous-
ands and thousands of dollars out
oetho State. How many thousands
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21

No person should travel without
a box of Ayers Pills. AS a safe
and speedyIremedy for constipation
and all Irregularities of the stom-
ach and bowels, they have no equal
and, being skillfully sugar-coated,
are pleasant to take, and long re-
tain their virtues.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21
L1on Congress to issue LuIeu

r1on Congress to Issue tnIeo 49,
dred millions of government notes
to be distributed throughout the
South for the purpose of moving
the cotton crop. Now, while I do
not think it necessary to call the
State Alliance to meet in exta ses-
sion, at the same time if the
requisite number of County ALI
ances make such a request l will
cheerfully do 80.
I think it will be best for the
County Alliances to meet at once
and take such action on these SUBJ
jects as their judgment dictates.
If it is to our interest to issue
cotton certificates, let each County
Alliance make its own arrange
ments to do so. Such temporary
arrangements can only be local in
their application and should be
under the control of local authori-
ties. But let US not lose sight of
the main issue, that of demanding
of Congress an increase in the
volume of currency. Now is the
time for US to press this demand
The banks, by their action in issu.
ing clearing house certificates, not
only admit, but prove that the
Alliance is right in demanding an
increase in the volume of currency
and have virtually adopted the
principle of our sub-treasury
scheme. Let each Alliance reit'
crate our demand for more money
through it's Congressman, and LEI
it be understood at once that tht
rights and interests of the agri
cultural classes must be considered
and protected by Congress or W.
will know the reason why.
We mean business and intent
that this government shall be rul
in the interest of the people, ant
not in the speculators. A stay la7
would be a doubtful benefit to tn
farmer, and I would advise yer.
careful consideration of the matte
by our people before they deman'
it of the Legislature.
The Alliance must do nothin
that will reflect upon the honest;
and integrity of its members. An,
law, to stay the collection of a deb
made prior to the enactment Q
such a law would be unconstitu
tional, having been SO declared b
the Supreme Court of the State il
1865. A stay law: Instead of bring
!, ing US relief, in my humble jude
ment, would bring US ruin.
w. D. EVANS,
Pres. Farmers State Alliance S. {
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IVERTTsER
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21
THE DUE WEST
Female College,
DUE WEST, S, G.

The exercises of this boarding.
school for girls will begin the 1ST
MONDAY in OCTOBER.
Thorough and successful teach
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The moral and religious infu-
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Vocal teacher secured through
New England Conservatory of
Music.
Send for Catalogue or write for
room.
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Principal.
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Nice-Principal.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21

If you have sick or nervous
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restore healthy action to the d.
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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-09-21

Word comes from all quarters
that the neatest and most satifac-
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brown or black is Buck:nham's
DYE for the Whiskers.