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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
PIumg in the Chicken Yard.

A writer in Indiana Farmer saws:
Theories vanish by the side of facts IN
every avocation. l have at the present
writing three Robinson plum trees loaded
with ripening fruit, and two others with
not plum left. The five trees were set
on the same kind of ground seven years
ago and have had the same culture. The
same results have been derived for the
past three years. the three bearing a full
crop of sound plums, and the two crop
ofwormy fruit, worthless. The three fruit
ing trees are in the chicken yard the
others outside. The ground in said yard
is not plowed, but early in the
spring is swept and kept hard and
smooth. Under these trees | scatter bran
and screenings, and "biddy' does the
work of eating the pes tiferous insects.
While looking for the little seeds and
specks of bran she garnishes her food
with the spicy curculio. | know this to
be true, for l have the evidence. Now,
for seven varieties of plums | must speak
a good word for the Robinson. 1t always
produces. l have Wild Goose,
Mariana English Blue, LON
bard, Prunus Simon, etc, but the Robin
son gives me my only crop in this year of
1898 have been out with my saw and
lumber this morning and propped up the
limbs that are hanging almost to the
ground with tempting fruit. Even the
chicken yard is not sure defense with
other varieties this year, but the Robin
son, where plenty of fowls are inclosed
and fed, will not disappoint the planter
As the above writer suggests, plum
growing and poultry raising should go
together There is no question that
money can be made in growing some of
the finer varities of plums and the great
est success in the business will be at
tanned by the grower that has his trees
in his poultry yard. A fve-acre plum
orchard in which a hundred or more
hens are kept chiefly for producing eggs
could be made very profitable invest
mo mt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16

Agricultural Editor of Savannah News:
have about four acres Of land near my
stables that have been planting in corn
or cotton for the past eleven years.
l think it would pay me better to
nIant this land in something that would
be GOOD feed for my stock. | have two
mules and one horse, and generally keep
about three cows and try 10 raise my
meat. Would be glad il you would tell
me what is the best thing / can plant IN
this land TO furnish food for my Stock.
No man that keeps stock and has good
land near his barn should plant ms iaAd
there are things that be can grow 10 bet
ter advantage than he can these thlngs'
a crop Ike lucern or any perennial crop
would be- better than cotton on corn
either. Land near the barn Should ~
given up 10 such crop that VIII Iui'i9A
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16

suitable food for the stock, for this is one
OF the essentials of the farm.
If your land is rich there is nothing
that will pay you better than lucern. If
you can get a perfect stand of it and will
treat it right afterward it will be worth
more to you than anything else that
might be grown on the land. Lucern
should be allowed to have at least eight
months growth before being cut the first
time. There are other grasses and MKT
ures that could be made equally valuable
as lucern, and we will describe these
later
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
Mixed Farming on a Small Area.
Breeds for an Amateur.

A correspondent of the Ohio Journal
says the idea is a good one to combine
fruit, garden produce. milk and butter
with poultry In fact, when feasible
they should always be associated, as one
helps the other. With six acres, one can
be devoted to poultry, one to garden and
orchard, and the other four will be little
enough for two cows. By dividing off the
acre with movable fence, three-fourths
Of it could be planted with carrots, pars-
nips, squash, pumpkins, also permanent
shrubbery, such as currants, gooseberries,
grapes etc, plum and cherry trees,
too, which would yield largely and make
the best of shade until the time of ripen-
ing when the fowls could be moved to
other runs or chickens that could be
cooped put in their place so as not to de.
stroy the ripening berries, etc. In
this way you could utilize the whole
place and make it profitable BY the ex-
ercise of your own iudment you would hit
on plan to prevent the grown up
chickens and adult birds injuring the
ripening products, and until then they
could occupy the places where such
products grow. One hundred full-grown
fowls could be nicely kept on an acre of
ldHu' DuG OuG uuuuIeu lOWlS SUZUKI lOG
run together on that acre. 1t is best to
divide flock of one hundred into four
small t1ocks, giving each flock
It's own roosting place land run.
OF course two hundred chick
ems could be raised every year besides for
market or ones own use, and to take the
place of old hens or poor layers. White
LeghOrn and White Plymouth Rocks are
two of the best breeds you could choose
for your purpose. Buy pair or trio of
each this fall and from them you can raise
two nice focks the coming fall 1t is not
necessary to buy high scoring birds unless
you intend to sell thorough bred stock to
customers at fair profit; but for market
use alone fair quality of each breed that
is robust aud healthy will suit you well
enough for such purpose. BY raising a
good deal of your own roots and vegeta-
bles the cost of keeping your poultry will
be greatly reduced.
There is no question that underuintelli-
gent management five to ten acres of land
cen be made to support small family by
planting it in most any of the fruits and
raising eggs and poultry and milk and
butter in connection with the fruit indus
try This is the secret of the great
wealth of France. That small country is
divided up into many thousands of small
farms that are conducted III the most in
telligent manner, every square yard being
made to make its full returns. 1t is quite
possible to make five or six acres in plums
even yield enough for the needs of a small
family
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
Staunton, Va.

We cannot say whether the Japan per-
simmon would prove permanent in your
climate. 1t is quite likely they would
not survive the coolest winters.
Some are being grown in Southern
New Jersey. We know of no tests having
been made in Virginia. Write to p. j.
Berckman, Augusta, Ga, in regard to the
matter.
Second. With soil perfectly adapted
to the crop, and with reasonable facilities
for irrigation, the dwarf varieties of cele-
ry are readily grown in the south, espe-
cially the crop that is started in January.
But it requires great deal OF care to
grow the fall crop that produces the veg
eta BILE for winter use. The bed plan along
with straw mulching is by far the best
way to grow celery. But one must have
good moist soil and means for supplying
water to make the business fairly salts
factory. We can grow d little OF IT for
home use where we may not be able to
compete in the markets with other sec
tiOnS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
@eFmanent Pastures in the South, and
How to Make Them Good.


ms isa very Interesting subject to
many farmers in our section of country
No"' and thorough discussion of it is
D'''ea Tor in order that one may proceed
.'''l'-ently towards making a practical
c.yyesS OF the undertaking. Failure, of
fb1''se' is dlscouraging, and it is generally
d,',' 'lSe II the first attempt does not pro-
~ J4e expected results a second at
No.. Is delayed a long time, even if it is
I.'e al all We are aware that many
gr 'SsaNed to establish better pastures
AL. "eadows with the improved grasses
or 'ei5, ana have not succeeded, for
Crr Jason and another, perhaps for two
VI mo. reasons.
in o., us consider what are the obstacles
la'"".0 way OF success in establishing sat
''ft pastures or meadows:
Oh Poor seeds from their being too
v. '.l not properly kept, have lost their
second The use Of soil that was too
' T" grow the crop.
,..- rom sowing az the wrong
g.. ..I.h- By attempting 10 have a past
l..l meadow from the use Of just one
g., 'N4 ~ not altogether suited 70 the
t..... rom being in TOO great haste %
lle land before the grass or
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16

Questions and communications relative
to agricultural and horticultural subjects,
if addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer N,
Miledgeville, Ga, will receive immediate
attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
MANuRINa ORCHARDS.
Apple Potash - Plow Under Stable
Manure and Green Glover

Manure and Green Glover
We often hear complaints that orchards
do not bear as well as they used to, and
we do not wonder at it. In early days or
chards were set in virgin soil stored with
the accumulated fertility of the centuries,
and the trees grew and bore fruit pro-
fusely. OF late years the orchard is usu-
ally set out on a plot which has been I'M
der cultivation for years. The land is
put in some crop each year until the trees
come into bearing, in order to cultivate
them, which eXhausts the soil to a greater
or less extent. After
THE TREES COME INTO BEARING
no more attention is paid to the orchard
as rule, as far as applying fertilizers is
concerned, and in a few years it begins
to fail If proper attention was paid to
this matter, orchards would bear as well
now as they did years ago. They should
be regularly fertilized and the ground
kept under cultiva ton, if the crops taken
of did not more than pay for the labor
put on them. Apply potash in some
form, and in those sections where wood is
used as fuel put all the ashes on the orch
ard, as this is the cheapest source of pot
ash to the average farmer. Stable manure
is good, and the blowing under Of clover
will keep up the supply of plant food. To
make the most profit out of an orchard
care for it as carefully as any other part
of the farm.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
FACIAL SOAP.
WOODBURYS FACIAL SOAP

For the Skin, Scalp and Complexion.
The result OF 20 years experience treating
the Skin. A book on Dermatology with each
cake All druggists. Also Woodburys An
tiseptic shaving Sticks and Bars, Hair tonic,
and clean Skin treatment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
How to Treat an Orchard.

After four or i've years Of corn grow
ing it is best to seed the orchard to clover
and check the too free growth from that
date. Clover will not check it too sud
denly and will impart fertility to the
ground. When trees go into heavy bear
ing an annual coat of manure under them
IN early winter is good If the soil is
very high and thin this can be applied
quite heavily without detriment. If the
soil is inclined to be rich second bottom,
or wash of humus from elevations, the
application of mineral fertilizers is best,
sucn as wood ashes, gro nd bone. etc.
After an orchard is In good, vigorous
growth, seeding to buCkwhedt is still bet
Yer than seeding to clover. There is no
better preventive of blight than buck
wheat soWn among apple trees, but this
crop Is not Of SO great value for farm use
as clover used as pasture. An orchard
seeded to clover is fine 1or pasturing very
young pigs, or 10 be used as a quiet re-
treat TO turn narrowing brood SOws into.
but caution should be used not to over
S'ock an orchard, even with hogs.
The above suggestion from the Home
stead Is all very good, though it is appli-
cdole mostly to the north. To improve
4 9Ithard land in the south there is moth
lug oetJer than bur clover. The crimson
n SSioYer and field peas may also be used
MoSt OF our orchard land needs more
vegetable matter than it possesses. Some
itl1eS, however, we find fruit trees fail
lag 10 produce fruit because of too much
n nulnuS and nitrogen in the soil. In that
oa9e we should exhaust these elements to
9ggue extent by growing a crop Of oats in
e eIe orchard and then apply the mineral
TTeugnts potash and phosphoric acid.
no IuNuriant growth of foliage is fatal
W W good results of fruit, and there is a way
correct such a trouble
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16

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, 1893-10-16
Grown in the Valley Of VirginiaP
OeIarv in the South.

Agricultural Editor Savannah News:
Win you inform a subscriber whether the
Japan persimmon can be grown success
fully in the valley of Virginia-that IS
when grated on native wild stockl
Second-Can celery be grown to ad ran
tage in South Georgia or Florida, either
in the rainy season or winter monthsl
c. L.F.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16

P0et-i have "a poem iu my head
Publisher SOU D. ind D surgeon b once Ia
tle neat bl0ek. Chicago Record,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-16
FASHION MAGAZINES
FOR NOVEMBER
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savannah, Ca.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-15

ounce; finest carmine. quarter OF ounce;
rice water. one pint; triple extract OF
esprit de rose. half an ounce
The best lip rouges are very expeu-
siye.. and are made from pure carnine,
either mixed with tale powder, one
mart of carmine to three OF tale. or the
pure cochineal Is spread upon board
and dried slowly 1t is then applied TO
the lips by means of piece OF cotton
moissened. a new material has been
invented for Frightening the eyes called
ssMesdien.. No one can detect by any
outward aspect that the eye beautlfier
has been used, but it deepens the shao-
ows of the lashes and inte1sifies the
color and briiliancy of the eyes And.
finally. this fine fresco Is washed on
when the ball is over with cold cream
made OF almond oil, one pounds rose
water, one pound; white wax, one
ounce: spernaceti, one ounce; otto OF
roses, one drachm-
All very harmless, of course; but the
sad thing about it is that once woman
begins to use it, she must continue, not
only for fear of detection. but also be-
cause her skin is not at all improved by
the process. After all, the famous old
French beauty, who had the honor to
be proposed to by a lover who was. I'M
known to himself, her own grandson,
was wiSeSt- 1t was with fresh dew
water she treated the skin, that re-
manned beautiful until she had long
passed the allotted threescore years and
ten Doctors disagree There are
women with beautiful compilations
that never wash their faces. and women
with beautiful coloring that battle with
lotions and vapors-
But the natural. clearly way is GER
tainly the better, and the nightly bath
of pure soap and warm water, followed
by a bit of glycerine and rose water. is
sure 10 be needed here in the dust of
New York. But if the morning dash
of cold water leaves a shiny surface,
good rub with piece of coarse flannel
leaves the skin velvet-like and glowing.
If the nose is an offending member,
and persists in shining stiIl, wipe II
over with 4 lotion of ten grains of sui
! phate OF zinc in half an ounce of recti-
fed spirits of wine and half an ounce
OF rose water.-N- \. Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-15
WORLDS FAIR DRESS.
What a Woman should Take for the Jour

What a Woman Should Take for the Jour
ney.
a great many readers during this
summer viii visit the Chicago fair and
are already considering a suitable out
fit for 4 short time. A mistake which
Is often made on such occasions Is to
take too much baggage. One or at
most two gowns are all that is positive
" necessary, besides the general trav-
cling dress One change of underwear
Is enough. as washing can always be
done AT first-class hotels on a few hours
notice and soiled clothes are not very
nice to carry about-
1t is desirable to carry abundance of
linen collars and cuffs. as these take I'D
very little room, need to be frequently
renewed in warm weather, and are al
together neater for a traveller than
ruching. Eor an inexpensive travelling
dress blue or brown serge or the new
hop-sacking is the most suitable. One
of the dresses for change should be
travelling dress of India silk. which
may be worn during sultry weather,
or to save luggage, the serge or
hop-sacking dress may be made 50
that ii can be worn with a silk
or linen shirt waist, and several of these
convenient little bodices NAV be slowed
away in the same space that one dress
gvoIild occupy. a daintily-made taffeta
silk is good choice for a second gown,
as 1t is suita bile for church. house or
afternoon wear al the fair. always pro-
viding that it is in suitable color and
inconspicuous design
With a little mana cement one can
get along with limited wardrobe like
this. which may be carried in a good
sized satchel, and thus avoid the trouble
OF d trunk, with the uncertainty OF its
prompt arrival. A room gown, which
may be worn over the night-dress on
chilly nights, dressing-saci1s and va
rious toilet articles which may be
packed in small surface are necessary
to the traveller. She who is on economy
bent may get along very well with one
hat if it is brushed clean every time it
is worn with a velvet brush kept for
the purpose and never used for busting
cloth or anything but the hat.-N. Y,
T,-il
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-15
POINTS AND OPINIONS.

The repu blicans seem to have d
fondness for depicting public treasures.
They have made Ohio bankrupt.-Al-
bany Argus.
AS soon as Foraker and Mckinley
get their knives in proper condition the
campaign Of edge-ucatiOn will begin. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Time enough has passed since the
4th of March to justify the remark that
ex-President Harrison drops into retire
ment with less curiosity as to how he
does it than any of his predecessors
Even the space correspondents at In
dianapolis are not utilizing him to
lengthen their strings. Louis
Republic.
The pension decision just APP
proved by Secretary Smith strikes at
one of the most fragrant abuses that
f1ourished under Commissioner Raum.
Its Importance will be seen from the
fact that it makes a reform which will
cut down the fraudulent pension OUT
pour from fifteen million dollars to
twenty million dollars a year.-N V
Herald.
Hon. Charles Foster was given
the opportunity to go into the United
v
idea that he might put sustaining props
under his lettering fortune. He made
a dismal failure of the undertaking
and now has the hardihood to charge
his failure upon the financial course of
the present administration. 1t is clear
case Of political buncombe gone mad
Detroit Free Press
Some of the republican organs
Cleveland went fishing on Decoration
day." President Cleveland did not go
fishing on Decoration day. He only
started on his journey to Hog island
late in the afternoon. But If he hao
fished from r,orning till night he would
have observed Decoration day far more
periodically than the professional
blatherskites like that one who desc
Grated the memory of Gen Grant at
Riverside Park.-LouisvlIle Courier
Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-15

glittering eyes. It would not be an
easy search. The thorns were thickset
where it had fallen. She laughed at
his frenzied zeal until she grew wearied
of it. Then she called out to him
angrily:
"Let it be, sir! 1 do not want it.
am sick of it. It was written by fool.
Only fools try to keep their brains and
hearts alive
She was tearing her handkerchief into
rags with nervous, trembling hands.
Whenever the embroidered edge offered
any resistance, she brought her strong
white teeth to the task of destruction.
Her cheeks were afame, and her eyes
were dry and brilliant. She was trem-
bling violently from head to foot. This
was not the first time that she had
yielded to the over-strain her nervous
system was perpetually enduring, out
there under the trees, with no breath
ing thing near but Stepniak. Nature is
fond of her own revenges.
Stepniak came back finally, triumph
ant. She had almost forgotten his ex-
istence. He laid the book at her feet
and looked up for some word of COM
mendation. She looked down upon him
frowningly, then stopped, and, fasten-
ing one hand in his brass collar, struck
him a sharp blow over the head with
the book. Then she sent it once more
spinning among the briers. Stepniak
looked at her, but made no motion to
go after the discarded volume second
time.
''You have learned your lesson, have
you, boy?"
The dog wagged his bushy tail acqui-
escingly. Plainly, he disapproved of
the disrespect shown the sage, but did
not propose risking any more blows in
his defense. Ida reseated herself upon
the stump and drew him close to her by
his collar. She looked him steadfastly
in the eye. His glance quailed before
hers. She freed one hand from his col
lar to pass it caressingly over his huge
head. There was an apology in it and
in her next words:
Don't drop your eyes before mine.
Stepniak. You are wiser than |, and
truer. You learn your lesson of sub
mission after one blow. 1t takes great
many for my teaching, and then the
lesson is but half learned. You never
lie, Stepnial. 1 do. 1 don't do any
thing else, in point of fact"
A single clear bugle-note rang out
upon the quiet air. Another, and an
otherl Stepniak wagged his tail ex-
pectantly, He recognized in it the sum-
mons for them to return to the house.
The master of Glenburnie had himself
hit upon this device for curtailing what
he was pleased to call 1.-The girls wan
dering proclivities.
ssYOu have the best of me at last
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-15
ANCIENT DIAMOND MINES.
Traces of Prehistoric Workings in South
Africa

Traces of Prehistoric Workings in South
Africa
The ancient diamond mines in South
Africa. which are being discovered from
time to time, are most interesting The
one at Winburg has been explored and
there is evidence that diamCnd-mining
was followed in quite a systematic man
ner and upon an extensive scale long
before the period of which Europeans
have any record The tools found are
primitive in shape, but made of very
finely-tempered iron What puzzles
many persons is the finding of numer-
GUS skeletons in groups in the tunnels,
appearing as il they had been shut up
there purposely or as If they had been
suddenly entombed by fall of earth.
The iron chains found here and there
suggest the possibility of these work
men having been slaves The skulls
and bones are those of race of which,
there is no record AT this place the
shaft is about one hundred yards deep,
and the principal tunnel is one hum
dred and fifty yards long. The dia-
mondiferous soil is similar to that of
Kimberley, and the gems found in ex-
cavation are white and of good quality,
though small
From general appearances L seems
that the mine had been suddenly closed
and that hurried efforts had been made
to hide the mouth of the shaft and the
works at the surface--Jeweler's Cir
f.I1lar
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-06-15
A Party without a Leader.

The republican organs of the country
are looking about anxiorsly for a
leader who can do something toward
reuniting the factions and rallying the
scattered hosts for united effort to
recapture the reins OF government.
Several of them think that Senator
Sherman is the man best qualified for
this tremendous undertaking, but most
of them agree that he lacks the back
bone and the moral stamina. It Is
strange to hear a Sherman spoken of as
a coward, but this Is just what some OF
the republican papers are saying of the
venerable senator from Ohio. He trims
his sails with view to his own per-
sonal advancement, and the party at
large is secondary consideration with
him. The plain truth Is that the z. O.
p. has run entirely out OF such great
men as once directed its course and
won its victcries--Detroit Free Press.