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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22

ALondon hostess recently gave blue dinner
which bore out its color to the letter. the
table linen and napkins being dyed to N ateh
the flowers. lamp shades. and the hostess's
dresa Mauve dinners are fashion In Paris
and Parma violets are the decoration
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22

seiA The groundwork IL wrought out with
various eolorsd beads and sequins. which seem
10 reign supreme In the world of trimmings
Thsy appear on everything where " glitter"
Il required. and they are TO be had In all the
bright eolors a. veil - the soft. subdusd tintA
All sorts OF beads in crystal satin. let and
eolos are blended with them in gorgeous hAr-
nony. Black or white KauZs net are some
tines the foundation for this kaleidoscope
sonbinAtion. and It varies In width to suit
nearly sVsry style Of thin ming. Silver sequins
aAd crystal beads make lovely decoration for
White satin gown
AnonK the newest trimmings are canvas
bands covered thiekly with electric beads and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22

when vas almost before she learned hsr
letters. And as 70 the how" there was none.
The Young lady in question 10 Miss Florence
SeaVsy. daughter OF sX-Comm odors Lafayette
SeaVeJ OF the kniekeFOoeker Canoe Club. Her
canoe she calls the Marjorie paU. and IL e In
commission from ApEil 70 November Miss
SeAyey Is a blooming maiden, the picture OF
health. No Eonds T al the other girls want 70
learn 70 paddle Many Of them do NOWADAYS;
and Il 10 good exercise. too n e1pAnds the
lungs more than roNing ADD the strain on the
muscles IL not nearly 80 great
Among other LADY Honorary MsmbsrA las
they are desiknAtsd bY the Aniek sr
Clab. besides Ars. and Miss ssaVSE. are MIRA
Eustis r. Hopkins Miss Caroline z HopklAA
Mira W T. Alexander. Who liVes on ST Sieho-
lAs avenue: Miss Marcia ALlsy. Wh0 also lives
on the Wsst side Of town aud noe % ysrJ Tar
tom the elab house which = ~ ne koos %
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22

slim little affair when rolled Is scarcely larger
or heavier than an ordinary cane. A sun UNI
brsiis Is indispensable to carry with tbs dark
outing dress. for the fun OF chiffon and
lace is q little inconSruous with Q very
stin collar. a neat little satin tie. and trim
coat and vest. Tho Little black and white
chsck. or small brown and blue plsids. with
Dresden handle to match in color. are first
fsvorites: then come the ever popular blues
browns. and reds with either Dresden or nat
ural wood handles.
Then one really must have . bright. pretty.
ret seryiceable parssol to use at the seashors-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22

1924 street ana Mrs Pen ". Foster Of wash
ineton Heishts Mr. and Mrs. Fosters canoe.
with the varliks name vikine. in which DR.
and Mra Fowler take theiS outings The
Misses Elizabeth and Gertrude Whitma an ~ 81.
Nicholas Avenue paddle in the Juanita: Miss
Jean Webb the Misses Julia and Title Stock
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-22

eising good taste In selecting becoming eoiors
and modes which can DO gracefully adapted
to Individual necessities. and. above all care
ful attention to all the details OF perfect dress
Ing Eyery woman must WORK out her own
salvation In the art OF putting on her clothes
we'll The best dressmaker cannot help her In
this Fashions are N ore liberal than ever this
season. and give . wide range from which 10
cheese. There IL simply no end to the variety
OF materials and eolors. and infinite changes
nay b runR on the possibilities Of sumner
gowns which revel In frflls and lace. and evs1
form Of daintinsss so easily made attractive
Never since dress became subject Of interest
have there been more N magnificent trimmings
mstsrialsI and pretty little accessories for the
nnishinx touches Of . costume than We have
nov. The dominant note Of dress decoration
n Lace and nothing but the tailor coat
and skirt escapes . touch Of it. and even these
are worn with . iAee-trimmsd blouse or the
fancy bow which absorbs so mueh attention
Beaded Lace II the newest feature OF the sea-
sons trimmings, the tendency being TO make
laess look - much Ike passementerie ~ Dos
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
Filling UP Gullies.

In vicinities where the soil is light, and
especially on hilly land, says w. A. Cas-
sell, in Practical Farmer it is not I'M
common to see deep gullies. We fire.
quently find the washouts at the corners
of fields and extending toward their cen
tiers. In this case they have been made
by the accumula ton of surface water
running continually in the gutter made
by the plowman, by his manner of turn
ing at the corners, while blowing around
the field, but they represent, like monu-
ments visible for half-a-mile, bad man
agement on the part of the farmer
We have seen men try to fill these
places by building stone dam or several
across the gully. The next rain washes
the light. loose soil from around one end
of the stones and the nuisance is agggra-
waited instead of lessened. We have seen
them filled entirely with stones. Then,
when the rain came they would tear loose
a foot or more of the bank on one side of
the stones the full length of the gully
This would be filed up again in the same
way until the washing was stopped. And
then what2 10 place of an open gully they
would have a bed of stones four or five
feet high and wide-foundation enough
for a railroad We have found there is
one sure way of filing gullies, and that
with few stones. That way is to take
twigs, brush, bushes, weed or briars,
such as may be brambled along the fences
of most farms having cutters, and
place them in and tread well
down Now, a few stones on top
will hold them in place and keep
from washing away. Old corn fodder
and straw are also good But the best
thing we ever used were pine branches.
They lie close together and will catch and
hold more soil than anything we know of.
In using limbs or brush care should be
taken to place the tops always up hill
that the branches may serve to catch and
hold soil that would otherwise wash
away. In our cornfield last spring was a
gully so large and deep that the plow
team could not cross, and it gave US great
inconvenience in the blowing and cultiva-
ton of the corn. It was treated before
blowing to brush, etc, from piece of
new ground nearby, filling it more than
half full. In blowing and cultivation of
the ground all dirt possible was thrown
on the brush, and this, aided by the rains
of the season, made it quite solid. When
seeding time came, we drove the drill
across without danger, and now it bids
fair to have some grain, and later some
hay and finally green sod where a year
ago was hideous washout.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
The ReadinR Farmer.

He needs books and papers that treat
of topics that concern him as much as
the physician and lawyer, who find them
indispensable.
The Farmers Review, in replying to a
correspondent, who asks 'What is the
first thing that man going into farming
should dor" says:
This is a question TO the point, and one
that we think is easily answered.
The first thing he should do is to- sub
scribe for two or three good agricultural
papers. He wants to commence right.
and to commence right he must be placed
in position where he can take advantage
of the experience of Others. This expert
ence of others will set him to thinking.
One of the troubles with many unsue-
cessful farmers is that they do not think
enough They work too much. perhaps,
with their hands and not enough with
their heads. Take the unsuccessful far
mer and il will frequently be found that
he does not increase his knowledge from
year to year. That at the end of ten years
he is where he was at the beginning of
the ten years. They are content to follow
in the footsteps of their fathers
who made little success of the
same business. AS they do not read,
their minds become fixed on few old
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29

lew words might lay up quite snug lit
tie sum, that would meet his reasonable
and moderate wants for many wears there
after. 1t would only depend upon the
area devoted to a combination of such
crops, and the business methods observed
IN marketing them, how few wears it
would require TO realize a fair com peteuce
from their cultivation. We will not emu
merate them again, but scan the above
list carefully, and give a little con-
SHERATON TO the question that we have
asked, and we would be glad if you would
help US, TO the extent you can. to answer
them. For IL is an exceedingly interest.
ing question, and there are hundreds of
our readers who would find much pleasure
in the various replies that might be given
IL, II, perchance, practical men with more
or less knowledge of the subject, would
LEND their aid in answering it, either in
detail or altogether.
Believing that it will lend interest to
this department of the NEws-which, by
the way, we are glad to say possesses the
confidence of, and is of extended interest
to very many outside of the News Far
mers' Club-we have decided. to devote
certain issues to- special consideration, of
these interesting topics. That is all the
matter in the agricultural department of
the NEWS will on the date named be
confined exclusively to a discussion of
these subjects in the order named. We
trust that as many of our readers as pos
slble will aid US in making these special
numbers interesting and of much practi-
cal value, by sending the agricultural
editor, at the earliest date practicable.
all the facts they have arrived at in re-
gard to these subjects:
WEEKLY News. Saturday, Feb. 10
| Caulifower.
WEEKLY News, Saturday, Feb. II
Celery.
WEEKLY NEWS, Saturday, Feb. "a
! Fall Crop of Irish Potatoes.
WEEKLY News, March 3-Winter Crop
of Cabbage
WEEKLY News, March 1O-Winter
Crop of Onions.
WEEKLY News, March 1.-THE Egg
| Plants
We invoke the aid of our readers, many
of whom are intelligent, enthusiastic
! gardeners Tor truckers) in making these
issues of such interest and value that
| they will be preserved as giving the very
| best practical information to be had upon
these several questions. We trust that
this request will not be made in vain. Do
not send any excuse about poor writing, Il"
bad spelling" and the like. Write down
your facts, plainly, on one side of the
| paper. We will make any necessary cor
rections, and send your communications
to the address given at the head of the
| column
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
1T WAS HIS NATURE TO.
A Drowning Bulldog That Turned on
the Rescuing Newfoundland.
From the San FrancIsco Call.


A savage looking bulldog, which be-
longed to a schooner lying at wharf in
San Francisco, fell into the bay the other
day uunoticed by anyone on board After
vainly trying to scramble up the vessels
side, he caught hold with his teeth on a
rope attached to a small boat lying along
side. Then attempted to place his fore
feet on the line TO use it as a rest, but in
this he was again unsuccessful, for every
time he made the attempt the small boat
would back, the rope would sag and the
brute would duck beneath the surface.
Every time he came up again he was hang
ing by his teeth with a sort Of deathlike
grip 10 the line. This exercise, without
beneficial results, seemed to exhaust him
even more than his attempts TO reach the
deck OF the vessel. For a few momeu Is
ne rested, then turning his ugly face and
his wicked eyes toward those on the
wharf he set up howl A Newfound-
land leaped into the water true to his
instinct, and swan toward the strug-
Cling bulldog. The latter, also showing
his nature. regarded the rescuer's ap-
proach as challenge TO fight. Releasing
his hold on the painter, he turned and not
only put himself on the defensive bat
growled and snarled, and finally made
an attempt 10 bite the one that would
have helped him TO place of
safety. The Newfoundland, not a coward
by nature, but not fighter, realized that
his good intention was not appreciated or
understood by the brute that had given
such howls OF distress, turned and swan
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
MEDICAL.
RHEUMATIC

ideas, and those old ideas they
repeat in Gheir operations from
year to year. 1t is this sort
of farmer that despises the agricultural
editor or writer They ask, How do
these fellows know2" They seem to for
get that the work of the agricultural
editor and writer is not to give the world
his own experience aud opinions, but to
collect the valuable experience Of other
farmers and bring them into the home of
every subscriber; TO gather the rich opin-
ions of the most progressive men and
place them in a shape where they can. be
known and used by the masses The
agricultural paper is continual school,
and, il rightly used will prove of great
value. AS general thing, the successful
farmer is a reading farmer. Go to his
home and you will find that he takes one
or more good agricultural papers, usually
more than one. He is also book farmer
of the most approved pattern. The far
mer that farms only with his muscle has
not only an Improbable business before
him, but one that is very unpleasant. He
has no great expectations for the future
The reading farmer sees in his soil great
possibilities. He is ready to seize on the
good thoughts of others and make them
bring forth on his farm hundred fold
He is the man who makes the farm house
a true home, TO which the sons and daugh-
terS Will, IN the future, look back with
pleasure. The reading farmer is not the
farmer of whom his children will some
day be ashamed, because of his rude and
untaught ways.
Perhaps you have on the farm some poor
field which does not often repay the cost of
cultivating it, Then figure the cost care
fully before again putting in the pillow,
and see if you can do better with if than
you have been doing. You would be more
certain of escaping loss, at least, If you
should seed it down and turn on good
stock, and in time, by this means, YOU
might bring up its condition to point
where it would really pay to cultivate it.
We see grain fields every day which could
be turned into meadows and pastures
with profit,
| Good reliable Crane vines, true to name,
can now be bought so cheaply that it does
not pay to bother with planted cuttings
in the open air We certainly would not
| advise planting the cutting to raise grapes
| for home use. There would be one or two
years wasteof time in getting. homegrown
grapes, and that is more important shan
| the trif1ing saving of cost. Yet when
grape vines were much dearer than now,
choice varieties were often thus propa-
gated in the open air, and they may be yet
If you wish to extend the vineyard at
trifing cost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
Stock That utilize waste.

Sheep and hogs may be considered as
utilizers of waste upon the farm, says
Rural World. The sheep eat weeds
that other animals reject, gather them
for themselves and enrich the land where
they are kept. The swine will eat food
Of nearly all kinds that would be rejected
by anything else, possibly except
ing hens, and they will leave be-
hind them a rich legacy in the form OF
fertilizer for the land. And both convert
all they eat into proftabl products. But
it does not follow because of this that
farm animals are only scavengers, or that
the best results are obtained by using
them as such. What the farmer wants
in live stock is machine that will take
the raw material on his farm and convert
1t into manufactured goods. He can
utilize the weeds, briers and all other by
products in doing this, but as by-products,
and not as staple food. The most sue
cessful stockman is heavy feeder
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
THE K1EFFER AND CARRIER PEAR
The Leconte for Fruit and as a
Stock.


The Kiefer is so well known it needs
no description, since people have quit
irving to eat them before they are ripe,
it is conceded by all to be very good
near. both for general use and for market,
and probably more protitably grown IN
this state for market than any other va
rietv. writes r. ]. Bagby in Colman's
World. Care should be used In marketing
them. Let them color before Shipment,
and they will reach the consumer IN an
eatable condition The pear orchards that
we see at the present time IN Eastern
Missouri. are largely of this variety. In
the Illinois fruit belt, in Marion and sur
rounding counties, large bearing orchards
are to be seen, exclusively OF hlener.
They are on the ST. Louis and chicago
markets from September, till december,
in large quantities, and as sufficient PROOF
of the profit to growers, we ma theul DC
ing more largely planted each year IN
East Missouri, and in Central ILLINOIS, ior
these markets, than all other varieties
combined IL has not only taken the
front Mace among pears in TINS seclloh'
hut ranks in the front for profit 70 the
General fruit grower. In the south we
rave seen them planted along the ROAD
sac for miles. and one orchard near torG
VALLEY Ca. has over 10000 kiener trees.
The tree is a vigorous grower IN ali paris
Of onr own state where we nave
observed it. and in many locaIltleS
the fruit attains q perfect russell 0OiVf
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
ssRoueb,, Food Is Necessary,

Some kind of ''roughness" is as neces-
sary to horses and COWS as bread is neces-
sary to man. The latter could not main
tain life and thrive on fine beef alone any
more than COW could do well on corn
meal or cotton seed meal or horse be
kept well and strong on corn alone.
Roughness is essential even if it as poor
as oat straw or crab grass that has been
killed by frost. The stomach of all ami
mails absolutely need some distending
food, else their digestive organs will soon
get out of repair
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
Ensilage: What It Is.

j. M. j.; "Ensilage" is green fodder OF
one kind or another that has been kept
over during the winter in pits or silos, as
they are called in France or in the north
ern states. No, you cannot buy it.
We cannot adviseyou to go tothe expense
of trying to have it in South Georgia. You
haveno need for it if you use properly all
the plants that you have at your com
mand for supplying green food in the
winter.
We will tell you more about ensilage in
another umber.
Yes, you can sow rye yet, but prepare
your land properly and sow at least a
bushel of seed. Try it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
More PRACTICE; Less Precept.

A very poor poor in money, poor
in mental qualities and even poor in moral
qualities can give most excellent advice.
This will not be gainsaid; for since
time began it has been easy to preach
even when it was hard to practice. If we
know the preacher we are not likely to be
much influenced by his precepts if his
practice VIGOROUSLY contradicts them.
Good precepts are no doubt good, but
surely good practice is much more help
full to the world, more convincing to it
than the precept, though five times multi
faA
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29

pared as follows: Take six quarts of
nice lime, slake it with boiling water,
then cover it till it cools a little, and
strain it, add then a quarter of a
pound of sugar, three pints of rice -four
boiled to thin paste with water, and a
pound of clean glue dissolved. When all
these ingredients are well mixed, add five
gallons of hot water If this whitewash
while it is hot, will last for
a long time; it may be colored.
A little copperas as large as hickory
nut is said to give bun shade. A certai ia
proportion of salt is ordinarily added to
common whitewash to make IL stick, but
salt is not used in this, other ingredients
taking its place. trw
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
Fodder Plants.

The farmer in the south, it matters not
what kind of farming he is engaged in,
has at the very least score of fodder
plants that he can use to great advantage
in supplying his stock, whether horses,
COWS, hogs or sheep, with bountiful sup
ply of fodder, or roughage as the old
timer would call it. The fact of it is, we
have so many adaptable plants it is diff
cult to decide what half dozen he ought
to start with. We have named them
many times heretofore. Shall we name
them again?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
A writer on the possibilities

A writer on the possibilities of the
sheep business says The hills and valleys
of the United States should be covered
with a needed 100000, 900 sheep-an in
crease of more than $4,000, 900, in all pro-
ducing 100000 pounds of wool an
nually, benefting all the people by az
increasing the farmers market for hay,
oats and corn to feed them; (2) increasing
the demand for labor to clear and fence
lands, build sheep barns and care for
sheep (3) increasing fiocks to share the
burdens of taxation; ~ increasing the
money profits of farmers, (5) increasing
thesupply of cheap mutton food 90 reliev-
ing the overproduction of wheat and
cereals; "a preserving fertility Of our
soils too fast deteriorating in all the
states and in some running into aban-
doned farms; ~ ~ all these agencies
largely increasing the value of farms,
% and turning to account pasturage
otherwise unused and land otherwise
wasted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
EXTRA VALUABLE CROPS
" Tue Southern Trucker or Gar
dener to Grow,

oener to Grow.
T -om many know how to grow them9
ra5i i,iougn vast range of crops, from the
,%u'sn upto the cauliaower. the skin of
said + ~ If TX T, vegetable grower, may be
some bs nc Illustrated by his success with
Caulifower. cups sOcn as
Celery
T Vau crop of Irish potatoes
TTviiater crop Of cabbage,
FIN r. inter crop Of onions.
stap yIT are six crops, the proper under
assure =, o o the culture of which should
vator 70 , tne energetic, business-like cuiti-
ten Yea " very fair fortune in the course of
halye tbiss' at the farthest. we might
years slcL perlod, and say that even in 1--WE
man as we describe in such
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29

to the boat steps, from which he made
his way TO the wharf, shook himself and
trotted away. In the meantime the I'M
appreciative terrier swan back to the
painter, got another grip with his teeth
on it and howled anew About this time
some one belonging to the schooner seized
the rope, hauled the shrivering brute
alongside and Selling him by the skin of
the neck hauled him on board.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29
Black Hogs Preferable for the South.

In reply to the question of H. B., we
must tell him that theories must defer
to practical experience" Black hogs do.
far better in the south than the white.
Yes. the Berkshire grades are admirable.
The Essex crosses are good You might
try a few Chester whites, but you would
soon disease them. What say olr readersP
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29

Marlou, Jan. 22.-Agricultural editor:
Please publish in your columns your
opinion upon the question, whether or not
IN the next fifteen years the pecan indus
try in this country, is likely to grow
rapidly enough to over supply the demand
for this delicacy, thereby greatly dimin-
ishing the profits of the pecan farm!
T.
The increase in the population of the
country, and consequently the market for
pecans, is likely to be much greater than
the increase in the production of pecans.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29

Questions and communications relative
>. ogricultural and horticultural subjects,
addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer N,
MIledgevile, Ca, will receive immediate
attention
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-29

NE solicit articles for this department.
The name of the writer should accompany
-. letter or article, not necessarily for
U mi but as an evidence of good
faith.