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The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1893-10-12

visit to the w ORD FAIR. lie gives
very interesting account of the great eX-
hibition.
A part of the frame work of the new
Baptist church, which is being erected
at Iron Gate, collapsed on Thursday last.
Fortunately the workmen escaped with
slight injuries.
Mrs Kate Hawley, who has been visit
ing her son, James Hawley, in Wheeling,
w. Va, has returned to Clifton, and is
the guest of her niece Miss Bette Bailey,
on Church street.
It is predicted that our confiding friends,
Messrs. J. A. Ford and r. D. Nuckols
who are now at the Worlds Fair, will be
''buncoed" before they return. That
would be too bad.
The school boy of the present in Arbor
Day has all the trees made of interest to
him, while the lads of past generations
we're usually confined to the educational
influences of the birch.
Contractor J. W. Alexander. of this
city, is erecting a brick store front for
Messrs. A. A. McAllister & Co., at Gov
ington. These gentlemen have the serv-
ices of first-class workman.
J. K. Pendleton was out on hunting
expedition Tuesday and made a ''ten
strike" having killed ten squirrels. He
also made ''spare" T. e. he spared many
from any bad effects of his gun.
Mr.. J. A. Roberts, of the Clifton Forge
Shoe Co.. has moved from the Heights
to the new house erected by D. A. Will
hanson, Esq, fronting on the Boule>
ward. 1t is very attractive residence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
Spinach "areens. ;"

There is no plant grown for "greens, :"
so-called, that is superior to spinach.
For this purpose the most commonly
grown plants, in our section, are collards.
mustard, turnips and kale, but no cult
waited taste will chose any of these in
preference to spinach. 1t is second only
to asparagus, it matters not how many
other plants may be enumerated as suita-
BILE for the purpose of boiling-and be-
sides those already mentioned there may
be named, dandelions beet sprouts, let
tuce, celery, and some others of like
character.
There are a few plants that are cult
waited in gfrdens as hardy as spinach
Repeated freezing and thawing of the
soil may cause it to be destroyed now
and then during January in our latitude,
but we have rarely had it injured in this
section. Sow early, so as to allow the
roots to get firm hold on the soil before
severe weather occurs. 1t is less likely
to be hurt by freezes than oats sown at
the same time. To get the full value of
sowing of spinach it should be sown as
early in October as possible. This is the
best month for sowing the main crop,
but if seasons occur a sowing made in
September on rich, thoroughly prepared
land will give an early crop of greens for
November and December use. AS mar
b6G crop, however, We DeneVo the sales
that meet the March and early April de-
mands for fresh, young greens are usual
ly the most satisfactory. The October
sowings generally bring the crop just in
the nick of time to meet the renewed
craving for something fresh and green.
This craving seems to become intensified
about that time. Other vegetables meet
this want previous to Christmas, but the
January freezes generally destroy the
several plants that afforded the winter
green's, and a month or two's abstinence
creates a demand for something fresh
and different This demand spinach can
supply in March and April better than
anything else, and is far more delicate
dish than any of the others usually grown
for this purpose. Though tedious crop
to gather compared with some others, it
brings a much higher price per pound in
city markets, and many market gar
deners near the cities find the spinach
crop one of the most profitable that they
can grow.
Spinach must nave rich land 1t is
waste of time and patience to SOW on any
other and expect a satisfactory crop If
the land is not naturally rich it must be
literally supplied with good compost pre-
vious to planting the crop. Very inferior
land can be enriched in the drill in such
manner as to make it produce very fine
crops.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
Write UsI

The invitation extended heretofore to
the practical farmers and gardeners who
read the MORNING NEWS (and especially
the weekly edition., we beg to say, is still
operative. We shall be glad to receive
long communications and short ones. A
useful suggestion or valuable fact is
welcomed even on a postal card. In fact
we prize such exceedingly. Crafty us by
a continuance of your favors. Honestly,
it is your duty to cooperate with US.
Help US to solve the problem that con
fronts the southern farmer Our legisla-
tors are attempting to solve the great
question of finance. The farmers have
Ito them a still greater one to solve. Let
us confer together; let US discuss calmly
and intelligently the plans for the future.
Let there be a free interchange of opinion
and suggestion among the members of the
News Farmers Club" Send communi-
cations (and questions) direct to the
agricultural editor, as given at the head
of the first column. We trust this invita-
ton will not have been extended in vain.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, sEPTEMBER4 1893

Coming down 10 practical thines. one
has very clearly said that il is very clear
to one who studies the drift OF things Just
now that the most successful farmer viii
be the one who changes his system 20
meet the changed condition of demands
for his products, and, as far as his cir
cumstances viii permit 10 produce those
special crops that sell most easily and are
most easily grown Thus the most sue
cessful farmers of the present time are
those who rear market pigs. lamb, pOul-
try, or fine dairy stock; grow potatoes,
celery, small fruits, or hay; make fine
butter or fancy cheese; produce milk or
cream for sale, and who in their special
ways supply demands for single products
that meet with ready and profitable
sales.
This system has become so common and
successful that there are localities where
nothing but one special product is Guilt
waited, as potatoes, onions, celery, poultry
villages, fruit plantations, diaries congre-
gated around a cheese factory or a cream
cry, flocks of lambs only near good ship
ping points, and this special farming is
made all the more possible by excellent
facilities for cheap transportation. Celery
is sent all over the south from Indiana and
Michigan; hay goes the same way 1000
miles; onions are sent from New York
"
eign lands; watermelons from Georgia go
all over the north peaches from Della
ware and Maryland, and the earliest ones
from Central Georgia, find purchasers
everywhere; and so it is all through the
list of most important products. And the
time has come when this method must be
followed by every farmer who may have
the facilities for production or transporta-
ton. There is no risk of OVERRIDING it,
the consumption is always ahead of pro-
duction and always will be in such cases
as require skilled management.
The above remarks, extracted from the
Indiana Farmer, though addressed chiefly
to farmers of the northern section of the
country, are replete with suggestion to
farmers of the south also. Our farmers,
must select some "side crop to which
he will give more than ordinary atten-
ton and make of it a money crop. Some
will choose melons, others Irish potatoes,
others cabbages; some pork, some NUT
ton, some butter, some beef, many hay;
others sugar cane, others ground-peas
and so on. 1t is practical, the thing can
| be done. Can it not2
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
The Scrap Book.

The Western Farmer tells us that dur
ing the hot weather it is a good idea to
examine the aXles of the wagons and bug
gies every day. A few drops of oil will
save the horses a great deal of unneces-
sary work There is no easier wav of
pushing behind" than by means of a
few drops of castor oil. Oil is cheaper
than muscles
The compound recommended by the
Bureau of Animal Industry of the Ma
tiOnal Department of Agriculture, to pre-
vent Homegrown in the calves is as fol
lows: Fifty parts of caustic soda, %
parts of kerosene, and 25 parts of water.
Make an emulsion of the kerosene and
soda by heating and vigorously stirring,
and then dissolving in water Place in a
bottle with a rubber cork. Clip the hair
from around the embryo horn, then drop
two or three drops Of the mixture on the
spot, and rub it thoroughly with the rub
Der cork. Go over each horn two or three
times, but do not let the application run
over the other part of the skin.
Probably some of your readers have
cabbage or turnip patches attacked by
the Harlequin bug (Strachia histrionic5,
says writer in the Tennessee Farmer
Heretofore manipulating has been the
only effective way to get rid of the
mouse-colored rascals; and if this work
is not done upon the first appearance of
the bugs it is almost impossible to get
rid of then. Let your friends try the
following: (ChemOpdium anthelminti-
cum) "Jerusalem oak" or worm seed
as it is commonly called. A dozen tender
stems, six or eight inches long, with thin
leaves, to a gallon of water. Boil a few
minutes. Apply to the infected plants
with a spray, or ordinary fine rosa
sprinkler. Ask your subscribers who US
this plan to report results.
AS you ask for an article on sheep, and
as sheep is one of my hobbies, thought l
would give you some of my experience.
When. a boy of about 8 or 10 years y
neighbor gave me a couple of lambs,
which / raised with the bottle. Mary
could not have. thought more of her lamb
than ] did of my pets, l have been q
lover of sheep ever since. My little flock
of two increased in few years TO flock
of twenty, and then l commenced to Gull
out some of the oldest, and replace them
with my best eve lambs. l have since
kept about that NUM- Der yearly, with
both pleasure and profit. At present am
running on the Southdown. l like them
for their easy keeping qualities. They
will keep fat on good pasture, or clover
hay without grain. What makes a pref
tier domestic picture than a flock of nice
sheep grazingl To make them useful as
well as ornamental, ! turn them on, the
lawn as mowers for day or two every
few weeks. I tried the experiment Of
curing some mutton with the same pro-
cess as for beef, and we pronounce it
first-class. l have two permanent pas
lures. The grass improves from year to
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
Successful Farming.

Success includes profits, and therefore
successful farming means more than
growing large crops. 1t means growing
the crops, livestock, etc, for which the
best prices are realized. 1t takes some
foresight to determine what these are
from year to year, Therefore the success
full farmer must be a good reader, a con
slant reader and thinker; skilled and
practiced in these so that by his knowl-
edge of the past conditions he can reason
out the future. The weather predictions
for twenty-four hours in advance are pre-
dicted on the direction the wind
is blowing at given points; its
velocity, atmospheric pressure, state
of the barometer and thermometer
in given localities. When these condi-
lions were so many years and times be-
fore. such and such kinds of weather oc-
CURED at this and that point II takes
intelligent and patient application to de-
term1ne these weather futures And so
it is with the intelligent and reading
farmer His papers and literature bring
to him the varied conditions of produc-
ton, trade and prices, supply and de-
mand, in all quarters. He must study
and familiarize himself with all these,
not for day, week, or a year, but CON
stantly all his life, if ne hopes for success.
The battle of life is mental one as well
as physical II must be kept up constantly
in both fields TO make life successful
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
Free Literature Several Recent Pub
LEGATIONS. --.-...

From the Georgia experimental station
Or. J. Redding, director, Experiment,
Georgia. we have bulletin No 81, some
twenty pages, the subjects treated being :
Practical Dairying, " "Dehorning Cat
tie" Feed Formulas" Experiments
with Oats" In early issues we will pre-
sent some extracts from the bulletin !;
but every intelligent farmer in the state
should apply for these bulletins and get
the benefit of their teachings
From the Ohio experimental station
Charles E. Thorne, director, Wooster,
o. we have No. 40 thirty-three pages,
which presents some Experiments with
Commercial Fertilizers" on corn, wheat
and cats 1t is instructive.
Ne. 5 of volume of Insect Life is on
our table. 1t is needless to say
that it is interesting and
gives valuable information, not
only TO the amateur entOmOlOgist, but also
to the practical farmer and gardener. All
interested in the study of insects can
secure this valuable chronological maya
zine by making application to the Secre-
tary of Agriculture at Washington. The
number under notice contains an ex-
haustire index of the five numbers of the
present volume, a glance at which will
show how extended the Investigations
have beer.
The LOUISIANA experiment station has
just issued part 2 of the geological sur
Vey Of Louisiana. 1t is entitled the Hills
of Louisiana and is the work of Otto
Lerch, Phi. D., the state geologist 1t is
doubtless true that this bulletin will only
interest scientific readers 600 pages).
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
CHARLES A. DANA.
AS He Appears in the Eyes of Henry
Watterson.
From the Louisville Couriec,Journal,

From the Louisville Courier Journal
Charles Anderson Dana has just turned
the corner of his 18th birthday, and, as
he went spinning around the angle of the
wall, like boy with base ball club on
his way to the field, he reminded those
who saw him rather of a Harvard under
graduate than a septagenarian, who was
a leader of thought half century ago.
Mr. Dana is the most remarkable of
living Americans. Easily the first Jour
nalist of the time, he is a contradiction of
of all rule and usage, physical, intellectu-
al and political. There is no risk he has
not taken with success, no convention he
has not dehed with impunity. The one
thing he cannot be is to be dull.
A scholar, philosopher and critic, the
most genial and hOspitable of hospitable
hosts, tho club laid aside and the wit
mellowed INTO the poet and artist, this
great journalist and statesman disarms
the opposition even of the most hostile by
the glow of his personality and the
splendor of his accomplishments.
1t is related that on a certain occasion,
when1he Sun was lashing Gen. Grant
and his friends to the top of its bent. one
of these, the late Senator Carpenter, of
Wisconsin, himself a most brilliant man,
was induced by mutual friend TO call
with him upon the Boanerges of the New
York press. Half an hour was passed
most agreeably, and when the two had
taken tlkeir leave and descended TO the
street below, Carpenter stopped and said
in half-musing way: "Well; well And
that is Charles A. Dana Why, who in
the-edits the New York SUM-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04

Several correspondents asking about
bur clover are referred to the last issue
or the MORNING News, which gives the
address Of parties having seed for sale.
Mr.. Ben Jones Of Milledgeville, Ga, is
large grower of bur clover, and can in all
probability supply seeds. We should ad-
wise the use of 5 bushels of seed per
acre to insure a good stand without de-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04

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talns about One-tenth of an acre l wish
10 make lawn as pretty and as soon as
possible. How shall proceed?
The quickest, but the most expensive
way, IS to hire man and team to fur
nlsh you with sod of Bermuda grass, if
You can procure the sod in a reasonable
distance from your lot Have the sod
Iald evenly on lawn that has been well
ploWed and narrowed or raked, applying
some fertilizer if the soil is not rich
Tramp the grass down firmly. This gives a
lawn right away. All you have to do is to
pull away any weeds that spring up in
the grass. If you are inclined to wait
a year or two a lawn of Bermuda can be
made more cheaply by planting cut
lungs OF the grass roots on soil that has
peen well prepared and running a roller
over 1t after the planting. Lay off slight
burrows every II or 10 inches and about
Two or three inches deep. Strew the root
cuttings along thickly in the burrows,
cover with rake and roll. A barrel eau
DE used as a roller if no regular roller is
at hand. Hoe or rake between the rows
50 as to eXterminate all extraneous
growth as much as possible and then
push the growth of the grass We pre-
sumo you will be satisfied with a Ber-
Auda grass lawn, for there is nothing
preJuer if well made and well kept
10 tne spring after vigorous growth has
seI ma top dressing of eight or ten pounds
oI nitrate of soda Tor its equivalent) will
seud The grass booming along. Be sJre
10 Keep the weeds down, even if they have
70 De pulled out
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
Texas Blue Grass-Johnson Grass.

g ne ie pest time to put out blue grass sets
&c.. ~ october, as it gives the grass bet
l,.- nance TO get start on all spontane-
j.; H-7 growth but transplanting can be done
-, - 4 eoruary. While the blue grass will
d dIfjoaoly succeed on the bottom soil, it is
gire likely there are grasses that will
viii more pasture or more hay than it
Frar Johnson grass is such a grass.
gr.gl PR que acre well set in this splendid
'9s would be a valuable adjunct to the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04

For two hours the fashionable lady kept the
draper exhi biting his goods and at the end OF
that period she sweetly asked: Are you
quite sure you have shown me everything you
have? No madam, said the draper with
an insinuating smile, Il have yet an old &C
count in my ledger which shall very gladly
show you.-Tit- Bits.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04

year, as the cultivated grasses woA out,
natural grasses grow. Am an advocate
Of sheep manure; have applied il on the
orchard, tho truck patch and all crops
with the best resulrs.-EX.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
SOUTH CAROLINA MILITARY ACADEMY,

Q
DURELY military Institution. Established
4 and Maintained by the state. Terms 1890 a
year, payable in three equal installments.
Covers every eRpense.) Academic year 1893
"a begins Oct. g. 90 For further information
address Commanding Oficer, Citadel, Charles
Ton s. c..
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04

one-horse farm. Five would render a
one-horse farm independent as TO forage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04

DOCKVILLE ACADEMY FOR BOYS,
III Rockville, Md, opens September 10;
thirty minutes from Washington; terms
moderate. For catalogue address w. =. MA
son, U. S. N. A., Principal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
Virginia College for Young Ladies

pOANOKE, VA. opens Sept. IA, 1893.
III Magnificent new buildings among the
finest in the South All modern improve
ments. Campus ten acres; grand mountain
scenery; in valley Of Virginia. famed for
Full course. Music, Art, all branches unex
celed One Of the most beautiful and attrac-
tive college homes In the South For cata-
logue address the president w. A. HARRIS,
d. D., Roanoke, va.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04

Questions and communications relative
to agricultural and horticultural subjects,
if addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer N,
Ninedgeville, Ga, will receive immediate
attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
Bean Seed, Preserving from weevi1

Bean Seed, Preserving from Weevil.
nave saved quite quantity of bean
seed wax and valentine and butter
Dean. would like to preserve them until
next spring How is the best way to
manage them? Last year saved small
Tttu . and lost nearly all of them by
'Ne "eeVll. Fl. E. G..
Expose the beans to the sun, and while
Mdrln put them in jars or a tight barrel,
v IN cans with close covers. In the
~ Idle Of either vessel place a Bounce vial
:. ,G4fpentine with a loosepaper stopper to
~. cover the vessels tightly and allow to
3. IN the sun or near the stove The
l-'ileS OF the turpentine will stifle the
Uy,lofyo weevil. Bi-sulphide of carbon
may be used, but it is more dangerous
~ SeJ we believe nOtmore effective than
NE me- lurpentine Keep the seeds in a dry
pace: Examine them at intervals during
~ ne Iau and winter If by any means
49, suGS should absorb any moisture during
a. %'S long spell of wet weather, spread out
q. Iue sun and in putting back in the YES
I nas. renew the turpentine if it should ap-
pear necessary.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,

wv
18Th Year State Military, Scientific and Technical
School Thorough Courses in general and applied
Chemistry and In Engineering Confers degree Of
graduate Ia Academic Course alse degrees Of Baehe
for OF Science and Civil Engineer in Technical
Courses All expenses. including clothing and incl
dentaE provided at the rate OF $3.50 per MONTH as
Cadets report Sept LIST GEs. SCOTT sHIPP. supt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04

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.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
CURLING STONES.

hundreds or visitors Unfamiliar with
games, except those most common in the
localities in which they live, whilst in
speeding exhibits in the British section
in the galleries of the department of lib
eral arts, have come across a collection
of nicely-rounded granite stones, with a
handle somewhat similar to that which
adorns that useful article known as the
tailor's goose, and have wondered and
guessed as to the uses made Of these
stones. The exhibitor did his share, after
informing the visitor by placards that
the display was made up of "curling
stones, and that he made the best curl
ing stones. AS the maker himself had
said that his were the best, and he must
know, the visitor took it for granted that
what he said was undoubtedly true
since exhibitors would not-they never
do-claim that their wares were
the best unless such was absolutely the
case. The uninitiated observer. however,
did not worry over the quality of the
goods, but wanted to know what they
were good for,u and the term "curline
stones' tended to puzzle him more than
before, although he frequently satisfied
himself by inferring that the stones were
used in curling large quantities of hair or
other material, the shape of the handles
addir z to his conviction that the stones
were heated and used, to some extent,
like the aforementioned goose MANY a
man and woman has left the fair with
wrong impression of the uses of curling
stones Those who visit the anthropo-
logical building and stop to examine the
collection of games will see curling stones
In the cases devoted to games, and will be-
come enligh tened as TO their uses
They learn from an accompanying ex-
PLANTATION that the stones are employed in
curling, game common to Scotland. and
which has been introduced into Canada
and the United States, the name being
derived, it is said, from the German word
'Hurzweil," game or amusement. The
method is also described, the game being
played on ice with the fattish round
stones, resembling somewhat a round
loaf of bread, though of better shape aud
symmetry. The stones are about nine
inches in diameter and weigh from
thirty TO fifty pounds. Each player has a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
NORFOLK ACADEMY.

A school for Boys and Young Men. Send
for catalogue.
ROBERT w. TUNSTALL, B. A.,
CUn. Of Va), Principal. Norfolk, Va.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
How to Make a Lawn Front yard.

My front yard, an irrigation fat con-
tains about one-tenth of an acre l wish
TO make lawn as pretty and as soon as
possible How shall proceed?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
LAW SCHOOL

WASHINGTON ANDLEE UNIVERSITY,
LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA.
Opens Sept. IA. For catalogue address
JOHN RANDOLPH TUCKER, Dean.