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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21
Sauer Kraut.

w. P F., Grahamville, S. c., asks for a
recipe for making kraut. AS this is
nothing more than sailed cabbage it is
simply made by quartering some hard
head cabbage and, after putting some
salt in the bottom of keg or jar, the
peices of cabbage are packed in firmly.
first salt then cabbage, and then alternat-
ing until the vessel is filled, the last layer
being salt. Put a heavy weight on it
and store in cool place. Some shred the
gcabba9, but this is not necessary. The
brine must be soaked out of it before
cook ing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21
A QUESTION OF GREAT IMPORT
ANCE.
The Economical Restoration of Worn
Soils -Leguminous Plants for Green
Manuring and for Feeding


-Leguminous Plants for Green
Manuring and for FeedinE'
Green manuring, or plowing under
green crops raised for that purpose, is
one of the oldest means of improving the
fertility of the soil. 1t was advocated by
Roman writers more than 1000 years ago
and from that time until now IL mas
proved a most important resource OF the
farmer, especially where the supply OF
BARNARD manure is insufficient. lts al
vautages are many. The more striking
are that it furnishes the surface SOIL
with supply of the fertilizing materials
needed by crops, increases the humus'
and improves the physical qualities ana
the filth of the soil. AS humus former
green manuring stands next to the Darn
yard manure. -
By means of green manuring' anu
which is practically barren may De
brought up TO state of fertility where u
will produce profitable crops. AS single
instance of this may be mentioned the eA-
periments carried on by the Michigan eA -
pertinent station on the JACK pine
Plainsn of that state. In 1855 eXperl-
ments were undertaken on the hghV'
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21
RIDE ON A RIVER MONSTER.
Perilous Adventure of a Young Wo.
man of Havana, Il.-She Kept the
Flowers

From the Chicago Times
Havana, H., May Notwithstanding
the fact that this is about the season of
the year when the mighty snake liar
awakes from his winters slumber and
begins a second edition of snake lore,
there IS considerable solid truth in some
OF The stories sent out concerning might
snakes of the Mississippi and Illinois riv-
ers. The story concerning the Nauvoo
monster that is supposed To nhabit the
Mississippi river at l-@,nts between Nau-
VOC and Hannibal may or may not be the
creature of imagination. II is more than
likely that something very similar to the
creature described does inhabit the river
from the fact that old rivermen have seen
queer and frightful objects similar to the
one described too often to be mistaken
Havana is the county seat of Mason
county, and is one of the oldest towns on
the Illinois river between St Louis and
Peoria. II is next door neighbor to Lew
istown, the county seat of Fulton county,
and Havana's numerous saloons furnish
all the enthusiasm, by the jug and keg,
for Lewiston's democratic and republican
conventions. The country round about is
exceedingly we'll adapted for the rearing
and abiding of the largest species of snake,
and some veritable monsters have been
slain IN the marshes and low lands here
abouts. But that a sea serpent actually
does exist in this part of the Illinois river,
especially in the largest bays, is not Sc
riously doubted from the fact that the
snake has recently been seen by a party
of young people who were boating up in
the vicinity of Thompsons lake a few
evenings ago They had been rowing
around the lake for time, and finally
the young men proposed that they row
into a sort of lagoon near by. This
was agreed to, when their progress was
stopped by what appeared to be a fallen
tree across the lagoon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21
Southern Hog Growing-What Causes
Cholera.

Editor Morning News: Will YOU give
me through your columns remedy for
what is commonly called cholera" in
hogs
Some of my neighbors have lost about
their entire stock of hogs from what is
supposed to be cholera, and l have lost
three head, and it looks like the rest will
60. too should be glad to get recipe for
the cure of "thumps" also. JP.O.
Cassia, Fla.
While hogs are subject to a number of
diseases it is is the cholera that is the
uost destructive to them in our section.
In fact, the cause is oftentimes set down
as cholera when it is not For its cure a
thousand remedies have been suggested,
but we would not pretend to say which is
the best.
The hog raiser must see to it that a
remedy for its cure is not called for if
possible, and from the fact that very few
well developed cases can be cured If
treated promptly, however, there are
remedies that are claimed to be very eff
fective The first stage of the disease is
commonly overlooked until it is almost too
late TO do anything for the stricken ami
NAL There is some hope of effecting a
cure 50 long as the animal can be induced
to take a slop which may be used as the
medium for applying the remedy.
If you have cause to suspect cholera
make a Cruel of oatmeal well sweetened.
and mix with a quart or so of it 8
ounces of EPSON salts, Is an ounce of
sulphur and = ounces ground ginger. This
much for grown hog.
Allow no stimulating food like corn.
Provide pure water, into which put a few
drops Of carbolic acid for pint drink
every three or four hours.
Isolate promptly every apparently all
ing hog, and force, if necessary. into each
hog half teaspoonful each of
sulphur, salt and ground mus
tard To those that have been
exposed to the disease, though not sick
apparently give an ounce each of hypo-
sulphlte OF soda and copperas every other
Gay as apre 7enuve, giving also few
drops OF carbolic acid in their water, and
stop all heating foods. AS a proven
tive tablespoonful of gunpowder dailyis
good.
Grass-raised hogs that know little of
corn as food, and that have a reasona-
D.e supply OF Jurnips or artichokes during
Ine winter and spring are rarely affected
with cholera so called.
AS h0g raising is attracting the inter
est OF our southern farmers TO an extent
never before exhibited, we shall give in
creased attention to the con
SQeration of the economies in
VOWED and will give to our readers every
lhlng Of value that may be from the in
yeStlgation of our several experiment
StaUons, that are giving the subject intel
n Agent stady.
we have got to raise our hog meat.
.Cholera' will not defeat our efforts to
secure this result either. if these efforts
are based upon intelligent, rational
methods of procedure.
ration of the 25O-pound-hog that the
southern farmer will provide himself
VIII from this time on. Mark this.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21

The COW pea is widely used as a green
manure in the southern states. Accord
ing to the North Carolina experiment
station, 1.-THE cow pea, being a tender an
nual, should always be sown in the spring.
1t will give good yield sown as late as
July l, bat the earlier it is sown after
danger of frost is passed the heavier the
yield. The pea is usually sown broadcast
at the rate of two bushels per acre and
plowed or narrowed in. The cow pea is
not affected by heat, and is less sensitive
to drought than any of the clovers."
Experiments have shown that COW peas
respond readily to applications of potash
and phosphateS, and are able to derive
their nitrogen very largely from the air
InaSmuch as cow peas are large gatherers
of nitrogen. and also secure considerable
amounts of potash and phosphoric acid
through their extensive root system
which reaches down to the subsoil, they
have high fertilizing value. How to get
the greatest benefit from the tertilizing
constituents of COW peas is one of the
problems on which the experiment sta
tons are working. If the COW peas are
plowed under in the fall and the ground
left bare until spring a large share of the
nitrogen will be leached away. BY sowing
wheat or rye after the COW peas are plowed
under part of this loss may be avoided.
. If the vines are cut and allowed to lie on
the ground during the winter
the nitrogen is rapidly lost, In
an experiment at the station
in Alabama it was found that vines gath
cred in October had l As to 2.62 per cent.
of nitrogen, which, if left on the ground
until January they had Only about 0. 40
per cent, i. e., they lost two-Ihirds of
their most valuable fertilizing ingre-
dent.
Experiments at the Louisiana station
show that one acre of COW peas, Welding
3,9703S pounds of organic matter, turned
under gave to the soil %. 95 pounds of nj
trogen, 0.39 pounds of phosphoric acid,
and 1lO.56 pounds of potash, of which at
least S.34 pounds of nitrogen 43 pounds of
phosphoric acid, and Is. pounds of potash
were furnished by the roots. Analysis
made at the South Carolina station show
that cow pea hay contains lag per cent.
of potash, 0.39 per cent. of phosphoric
acid and 2.71 per cent. of nitrogen. Cow
pea roots contained 1.19 per cent. of pot
ash, OPS per cent. ofphoSphoric acid and
094 per cent. of nitrogen. The roots and
stubbles, two months after the crop was
harvested, contained 0.S3 per cent. of pot
ash, 0.26 per cent. of phosphoric acid and
1.35 per cent. of nitrogen. Experiments
elsewhere showed that the vines from a
given area weighed six times as much as
the roots and were eight and third times
as valuable for manure.
Cow peas and melilotus have given
good results as green manure on the cane
brake lands of Alabama. Before the
land was sowed in melilotus and cow
peas it was not considered worth cultivat-
ing. This season (1S90) it produced as
fine crop as the best lands of the sta
tions highly fertilized. National De
Dartment of Agriculture Bulletin No 16
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21
A SINGULAR HAPPENING.

And now another surprise was in store
for the party, who were still watching
their unfortunate friend as she was being
carried farther and farther out into the
bay. Suddenly there was great commo-
tion in the water in the vicinity of the
huge serpent. The waves ran high, wet
ting the skirts of the young lady, and
then there appeared the head of great
catfish, from whose gills protruded two
great horns. II is not known that
a great horned catfish will attack a
snake, but Miss Adams said after
ward that she distinctly saw this
great fish come up to the snake
and repeatedly sink its long horns into
the reptiles side. Great streams of blood
gushed out, crimsoning the water and
even soiling Miss Adams shoes. She
held on to her beautiful flowers with one
hand and 10 her dress skirts with the
other, showing that she is girl of rare
presence of mind and true bravery The
kissing of the great reptile now became
frantic. Suddenly, as if attempting to
rid itself of its tormentor the snake gave
a mighty leap in the air and then sank
beneath the waters of the bay.
The girl was carried some distance I'M
der the water and arose 10 the surface al
most under the Prov Of the boat which
held the terrified picnickers. Many eager
hands drew the fainting girl into the
boat and strong arms piled the oars until
the Havana landing was reached. Res
toratives promptly applied brought Miss
Adams around all right, and while she
lay abed resting from her frightful ex-
perienCes she gazed smilingly at a buuch
of wild flowers in a vase near by, saying:
They were with me all the time"
This story may be scoffed at by some
people, for it is certainly unusual But 10
has not gained wide publicity from the
fact that the young people concerned are
all very DESTROYS that nothing but the
truth concerning the episode be told, so
it was resolved to give the story to the
Chicago Times for its Sunday issue, and
then it would be safe to expect a truth
full and yet graphic account of the GER
tainiy very exciting affair. There will be
no effort made to hunt down either the
serpent or the catfish. Old fishermen
say they have lost no snakes, and, as for
the cat, he will be rounded up before the
fishing season is over. The old fellows
haunts are well known, and he will be
brought into camp in due time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21

and thus avoid buying fertilizers contain
ing much nitrogen. This greatly lessons
the expense for commercial fertilizers
for nitrogen is the most expensive ele-
ment the farmer has to buy AS stated
above it costs from 10 to 20 cents 2 pound
while potash and phosphoric acid cost
only to Z cents, or even less. Although
grains, grasses, corn, cotton, root crops.
tobacco, etc, cannot use the nitrogen of
the air, green manuring enables them to
benefit by it indirectly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21

Questions and communications relative
to agricultural and horticultural subjects,
il addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer N,
Nlilledgeville, Ga, will receive immediate
attention
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21

from 81 to S. according to variety, if
you get them from wholesale growers.
during the summer we will present
every Jetall IN respect to the growing of
the plant. "a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21

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
Iaith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21
soME CRoPs FoR GREEN MANrRING.

Among the leguminous plants more
commonly used for green manuring in
this country and in Europe are COW pea,
alfalfa, clovers, melilotus, serradella, lu-
pines, vetch, and horse bean. Some of
these are described below.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21

Miss f. c. Flood of St, Mary's Ga, has
advertised pecan seed nuts in the News
ia the past year. From sample sent us
last year we consider them about as GOOD
as those obtained from Texas or Missis-
SSlppl' though the latter may be somewhat
larger.
Herbert Post, Fort Worth, Tex, and
Col. ". X. Stuart, Ocean Springs, Miss,
sell paper shell nuts. You might get a
sample from all Of them. 1t is too late to
plant now.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21
Paper Shell Pecana for seed

VIII you be so kind as to furnish me
with the address of parties having paper
shell pecans' wish to get some to plant.
Hutland, Fla. Wal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-21
A SNAKE BRIDGE.

There was nothing to do but to turn the
boat around and return to the lake.
What queer bark that old tree has ~ ex-
claimed one of the young ladies', "the
tree must be very old" IL was a mon
ster tree, to be sure, and had evidently
fallen across the lagoon in the night, for
one of the young men declared that he
had been that way the day before to
look after some lines and the lagoon was
clear.
"Oh, see those beautiful flowers on the
bank" exclaimed another young lady OF
the party. Let me get upon the tree
and 90 to them must have some of the
pretty flowers"
The gallant oarsman drew the boat
longside the huge log and assisted the
blushing miss upon it. She quietly ran
across TO the opposite shore, gathered a
handful of flowers, and starred back.
When half way across the log on her re-
turn the great tree began to move.
Hurry up, sis!" shouted one of the
young men. That log will roll away
with your
No sooner had these words been uttered
than mighty shrek rent the air as the
supposed tree began to swing slowly
around into the lagoon. And as it swung
around it began to get larger and longer
until the terrified crowd of young folks
saw not fallen tree, but a mighty
serpent, and upon its back rode the young
lady, she still clasping the flowers in her
hands. To some people this story may
seem incredulous, but the fact remains
nevertheless that our Havana heroine
for as such she is known-did less scream
ing than some of the others. She was
being slowly carried away from the boat
and was in danger of being thrown into the
stream every moment in case the serpent
took the notion to dive However, she
knew that the monster could do very lit
tie diving in that shallow water, because
she readily saw that the serpent was
fully 200 feet long and several feet in di
ameter. When it lay across the lagoon
only one coil was seen, and this was the
one upon which she had stepped. think
ing it was the fallen tree 1t was now
evident that the young folks in the boat
were too frightened to come to her relief
and for a time it seemed that she must be
carried out into the lake, and, if moi
drowned devoured by the awful monster,
whose massive and frightful head was
even then reared highl in air and from
whose jaws extended long and frightful
fanRS
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-07

all historians and moralists, has recog-
nized the force of Hebraism, in whatever
garb, in whatever sect it makes itself
felt, as one of the religious currents IN
civilized morality And it is ever to be
wondered at how the church, which in
every respect arose out of ancient Juda-
ism; how the Protestant SectS, which owe
their first light to it, and TO the Talmud;
how the Puritans, who drew from 1t not
only their religious but even their politi-
cal inspirat ion-Should not have but the
feeling of reverence and piety
for the people whose whole essence as a
people is based upon the preservation of
these immortal documents. The Jews
have been and are the Old Testament
Of life and of death and of suffering that
lies between the two. And whoever has
hurst them by word or deed as Jews,
has besmirched and torn the leaves of
crime of cruelty in wounding the soul
or body of a fellow man. And woe TO
him who has the face to do this, in claim
ing for his justification the spirit of love
and charity which inspires the writings of
the New Testament
But besides the mission of the Hebrews,
which may lie in them as the original
bearers of HebrewiSm they may have a
more direct mission as Z. people in them
selves. Hebrewism. in the current sense,
has filtered Into modern life through
numerous channels that may have ii
verged or flown in separate courses from
the. main current of Judaism But the
main SuiIeIil REMAINS. neT one great
lesson as a. people is taught in their con-
tinuous martyrdom through so many CEN
turtles; the other may have the essence of
its effectiveness in the fact that their
dispersion which even the unbeliever may
look upon as a wonderful, if not miracu-
lous, dispensation of providence.
Their martyrdom is the most colossal
instance of the steadfastness in a belief,
IN great spiritual idea to which all ele-
ments of life and all instincts for pleasure
and even of preservation are sacri-
feed. To degrade this SteadfaStness by
calling it obstinacy is as disingenuous as
it is ungenerous. Even if the object of
this great spiritual idea is considered by
many as untrue and unworthy of such
sacrifice, the fact of the sacrifice must
remain undisputed; and wherever moral
efforts are in themselves considered
worthy of admiration and respect there
admiration and respect can never be de-
MED the Jews. On the plains of human
suffering, throughout the whole of hui
man history, theirs will be the highest
pyramid of suffering, u great monument
of idealism, the battling with the mater
ial to realize an idea--Harper's Magazine.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-07

Roast or boil a lemon, fill it. while
hot. with sugar and eat it at bed time
as hot as it can be borne. This will
break UP a cold.
Flannel which has become yellow
from use and frequent washings will
whiten considerably if left out of doors
on a cold night.
Raw meat should never be placed di-
rectly on the ice. as that draws out
the juices. Neither should it be put
in a refrigerator in wrapping paper.
1t should be placed in an uncovered
earthern dish and set on the ice
Oil cloth should not be washed with
hot water or strong soap. These de-
stroy the colors. 1t should be washed
first with cold or milk warm water
and then rubbed with a cloth damp
ened in milk. Hearthstones should be
treated in the same way.
A polished table may be kept in a
desirable state of brilliancy by rub
bling it once a week with a. flannel
dipped in kerosene.
Salt will curdle new milk. Therefore
in preparing custards, porridges,
gravies and the like, the salt should
not be added until the dish is prepared.
New York World
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-07
Mrs. Thomas Nelson PAGE.

The present Mrs Thomas Nelson
Page, as is already know, was a widow.
Her little daughter of to 10 years was
the one person above all others to
whom she dreaded to break the news
of the engagement with Mr.. Page. 1t
at length became necessary to do this,
however, and she set about her task
with all possible diplomacy. AS she
had feared, the little girl, on learning
the fact that her mother was to be
married again, wept profusely. Finally
the mother said: But you haven't
yet heard who it is that I'm going to
marry; it's Mr. Page"
The sobs of the little girl suddenly
ceased. You ought to have told me
that at first, she said. in a Modified
tone. ''Why, I've been in love with
him myself for over a yearr'-St.Louis
Republic.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-07
Deep Sea Cooled Champagne.

Speaking of chilling champagnes,
said the captain of the United States
survey steamer Albatross, 81 had an ex-
was not only peculiar, but surprising.
We had been on a long cruise and We're
down near the tropics at Christmas
time. OF course we observed the day
as well as possible under the circum-
stances, and one of the features was
a fine dinner We had some good
champagne on board, but the weather
was quite hot, and, having no ice, we
were at loss to find way to cool
the wine which could not be endured
as it was. During our cruise we had
been making many deep sea soundings,
and it dawned upon us that by sinking
the bottles down in the sea, about a
half mile we could find water colo as
ice. This was an inspiration, so we
Thought, and we Immediately sent
down a lot on a wire for refrigeration.
FAt the proper time 1t was drawn up
and placed on the table. and we found
the bottles delightfully."- chilled. When
the steward opened them, however,
there was no pop to the cork, and
the wine looked fiat and bad when
served. What was our astonishment
upon tasting it to find that it was pure
salt water! 1 thought first that it
was bad practical joke and ordered
more wine sent down into the cold sea
water. This was intended for the
dessert course, but when it was opened
we were Disguised to again find only
salt water instead of sparkling cham
payne. and our pleasure was spoiled
You are probably puzzled to find a
solution to the matter. Well, it is very
T9la IN "a OF f1,a
to which we sunk the wine the pres
sure is enormous-so great. in fact,
that the salt water was forced into the
bottles through the pores in the corks.
and. being more dense than the wine.
completely absorbed it. That NAV
sound like a fish story, but it is a cold
fact. WINE and Spirit Gazette.