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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30
BALLS OF FIRE.
strange Phenomenon Seen in Terrell and
DOugherty Counties.

DOugherty Counties.
ALBANY, GA, Oct. 27.-FTiday night
strange phenomenon presented itself
to party of young ladies and gentlemen
of this city who went to dance in the
eastern portion of the county. Several
times during the journey to and from
the dance balls of fire, Springing from
tiny sparks, would gather together and
dash under and around their vehicles, IN
many instancessbrilliantly illuminating
the roadway and badly frightening the
the horses and the superstitious of the
party.
A gentleman from Harralson county
who is down in this section selling his
crop of apples had the same experience
between this city and Dawson a few
nights ago. AS he was leisurely riding
along in his covered wagon two immense
balls of fire seemed to rise as if by magic
and roll across the road underneath the
feet of the gentleman's horses. So sud-
den and unexpected was the phenome-
non that the team came near running
away and tearing up the wagon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30

A good recommendation for Simmons
Liver Regulator is, that it is purely vege
table and strongly tonic. Then, too, IL Is
Better than Pills because easier to take in
liquid or powder and with no grping'
While the relief from Constipation, BIZ
iiousness, Sick Headache and Dyspepsia
Is quick and sure. 81 find Simmons
Liver Regulator very safe and valuable
family medicine. "-ReY. J. NJ. Rollins,
Fairfield, Va.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30
MIR, Jerry Bell Hurt.

While walking near the Central depot,
a few days ago, Mr.. Jerry Bell was struck
in the back by wheel of buggy and
thrown to the ground with considerable
force, due to reckless driving. Mr.. Bell
was considerably bruised, but, for man
of his age, he stood the shaking up ad-
mira DIV.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30

Mr.. J. E. Marshall, one of the promi-
nent an progressive citizens OF Parrott,
was in Dawson Thursday. Mr.. MarshalI
Is having new residence built that
VIII be an architectural beauty.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30
Rirthday Dinner.

On Tuesday oflast week Justice James
NJ Simmons celebrated bis Gath birth
Gay by inviting his friends to his hoSpit-
able home and setting before them q
superb dinner The hospitality Of host
and hostess was elegantly dispensed.
Justice Simmons received several nice
presents as testimonials of his friends
appreciation.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30
That joyful Feeling

with the exhilarating sense of renewed
health and strength and internal cleanli>
ness, which follows the use Of Syrup of
Figs. is unknown to the few who have
not progressed beyond the old time medi-
cines and the cheap substitutes some>
times offered but never accepted !by the
well informed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30
DIR. scruggs Appointed.

The advisory board of the local prohi
bitioE association elected Rev. DR..
ScTuggs to represent this cOun tY at a
meeting of The sta'e prohibition associa-
ton in Atlanta today.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, /

LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of E. j.
CHENEY & Co., doing business in the
City OF Toledo, County and State afore-
said, and that saiG firm will pay the sum
of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of CATARRH that cannot
be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
C1TBE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed III
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D., 1886.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30
COTTON SEED WANTED.

The Georgia Cotton Oil Company
wants toIbuy every bushel of cotton seed
in Terrell county, and will pay the high
est cash price for them. Call on
W. j. LEWIS, Agt.,
at y, g, Lewis store.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30

We are now cl sing out our business,
and all who are indebted to us are mott
fed to call and settle their accounts.
LOwREY & SHIELDS,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30

Exposure It cold, damp winds may
result in pneumonia unless the system
is kept invigOraled with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30
Bancroft Oats.

The heaviest best oat grown. Strictly
rust proof. Come early if you want
them. j. u. DEAN.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30

Pocket Cutlery. Complete stock.
Sold cheaper than elsewhere. See our
line of Rogers.
SALE DAVIS DRUG Co
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30

A car load of salt just received-wil
cell cheap. c. g. LEWIS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30

Halps Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
m-Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Go to Peddy's and get the purest and
freshest groceries in town.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1895-10-30

Everything to drink and to eat at
Hickey's.
Arizona republican., 1895-09-07

Train No. connects with Southern Pacific train No. 19, ca: tbound, passing Bowie Junc- ton at :50 8. m
 Train No. ? connects with Southern Pacific train No. 20, westbound, passing Bowie Junc- ton at 6:35 p m.
 Trains and run daily except Sunday and connect with stage line at Pima to and from Fort Thomas, San Carlos, Globe City and Tonto Basin.
 The company reserves the right to vary this schedule as circumstances may require.
 VIM. GARLAND, Preside nt.
Arizona republican., 1895-09-07
A. c. SHELDON, President.
 A. H. LINTON, Vice President. J. K. DooLITTLE. Secretary. FRANK L. CoNKEY, Treasurer,
The Rio Verde Canal Co.
 No. IA N, Second Av.

HEN  eAguaFr
 
  the pi m tn rice e the Board the Rio Canal l9 1885, and sales being Lands will be shown Free
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11

needs. They act promptly. and return
Tor the same amount Of work and time,
FAR higher yield than the uncertain
cropping value of farm yard manures;
but guano deficient in potash, as most of
them are, cannot make up the shortage,
and the crop suffers in consequence.
In planning for a crop 10 must be re
membered that the straw. or stalks and
roots, etc, must be provided for True,
these materials are not often sold Off the
farm, but the practical question Is: Are
they in the fields being cropped? In feed
ing stock about one-fifth Of the fertiliz-
ing elements in the feeds are expended.
and Of the remainder perhaps fully one
half on the average, are lost by the inn
provident methods of handling the refuse.
It ayails nothing that there may be plenty
of potash in an adjoining field; to make
crop grow il must be in the immediate
neighborhood of the plants themselves.
For the production of one ton
OF oats, nearly two tons Of
straw. stubble, etc, must be
provided for. The actual amount of potash
which must be a hand and assimiated ag-
eresates closely to sixty pounds actual
potash, or 100 pounds high grade muriate
or sulphate, or about twice as many pounds
Of kanit. a guano for oats should con-
tain quite rs much potash as available
phosphoric acid. Potash is used as a basis
for computation. for the reason that south
1rn soils are generally deficient in this
material and the commercial guanos are
almost wholly so.
Corn is hardly as gross a feeder as oats,
pound for pound of grain, but the proper
tons of plant food necessary for a good
yield are nearly the same. For corn, a
guanO should always have as much am
monia as potash, and the available phos-
phoric acid should be somewhat more than
half this amount. \ yield of thirty-tve
bushels of shelled corn per acre will re
guire not less than forty pounds of actual
potash, represented by eighty pounds of
high grade muriate or suphate or 100
mounds n lraiNft
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11
An THE BAR.
A College in Which the Mixing of
Drinks Is Taught.
Washington Letter in Chicago Record.

Washington Letter in Chicago Record.
In New York the other day was shown
a bartend rs college, a Place where saloon
keepers can 90 ana learn the art Of mix
ing fashionable drinks. There are 1929
licensed saloons in the city of New York,
which undoubtedly require the attendance
Of not less than 10000 barlseepers. The
mortality Of men in that occupation is
very great and there are constant changes.
Most of the barkeepers work for wages,
and they are paid from so TO 800 a month !:
the lower rate for the ordinary beer
jerker' and the higher for the accom-
plisbcd artist in fancy drinks There are
many men who get more; some percent
age OF their receipts. and the compensa-
ton Of others Is regulated by the con-
dition OF trade A barkeeper has a great
many perquisites. Drunken and carless
men often leave change on the counter;
eXtortionate prices are often charged
lays" as "greenhorns" are commonly
called nowadays, and men who are "out
for time frequently insist upon the bar
keeper drinking with them. He seldom
refuses. but ia hrst-class places the liquor
never passes his lips and he puts the price
in his pocket. In some saloons these per-
quisites 80 to the house" in others the
bartender is allowed to keep them.
AS "a RUE, DdIktEDtfH are nOltNts out
there are spoilers constantly on the watch,
particularly since the patent cash registers
have been introduced, which show the
amount of the purchase and permit cheat
ing only IN the making of change
The bartenders college has been made
necessary by the caprice OF drinking men.
No man can hold a place behind the bar
Of a big saloon or a hotel unless he knows
how to prepare all the fashionable decoc-
tons They are many, and the art OF mix
ing them can be learned at the college for
q fee. a full course in mixed drinks costs
S25. and a printed guide or recipe book is
furnished the student for an additional
S251. There are a number Of "bartend-
ers' companions" on sale. but the best
professors" refuse to print their recipes.
A man can 90 into one OF these colleges
they are usually found in the Tenderloin
district, or down on the Bowery-and learn
TO mix few novelties in drinks Tor
smaller fee-S or -. or a dozen varieties
for S. a great many, perhaps tho larger
portion Of the students, come from the
country. Ssloonkeepers in the rural dis
tricts 20 10 New York regularly to learn
how to make the new drinks, just as
country merchant visits the CITY to inspect
the novelties in trade. Mixed drinks have
their runs" just like all novelties, and
are constantly changing. Skiliful men IN
the hlrh-class barroOms invent compounds
60 please the palates Of their customers
just rs cooks invent new dishes, and when
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11
Cotton Seed Meal. HuIIs. Etc.

a. Please state the difference between
cotton seed and cotton seed meal. That is
if the meal is worth a certain price. Say
SIG per ton what ought the raw seed bring
at the mill. e. What price do the hulls
command? 90 What is cotton seed hull
ashes worth? J. Z. II.
As a rule the mill that sells the meal
at SIG per ton will buy the raw seed at IS
per ton. AS you know, probably, it takes
662s bushels of seed to make a ton. At s.
per ton this allows about y cents per
bushel for the seed against 80 cents per
hundred for the meal.
O. The bulls sell for 50 to 81 per ton.
e. The ashes command from s25 to s35
per ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11
scrnns.

Windbrakes for Poultry.-"On windy
days the hens will resort TO
any kind OF shelter or break that pro-
tects them from the winds As they
prefer to be in the open air as much as
possible, the necessity for some kind
Of shelter often arises. 1t need not be q
covered shed. clear sunny weather
induces the fowls to forage and they
prefer to be in the sunlight All they need
is a close fence or wall This should
prompt those who contemplate max ny
poultry yards to have the lower part
of the fence, to the height or about
two feet from the ground. close so that
the hens may be protected from the
direct action OF strong winds. II they ara
exposed to the fun force of the wind,
even when the weather is not very cold
the result will be catarrh, and event
ually roup."
Mixed Farming in Dry Seasons.-It
seems to me that such seasons as we
have had for three successive years en-
phasize the value of mixed farming. I
know that there are men who succeed
best as specialists, but they are usually
men OF superior qualities who would
succeed at almost anything; but the aver
age farmer, with a farm not specially
adapted to some particular product VIII
generally find IL safer to grow q ii tie
Of several things. This has always been
my rule. and in the worst years l have
abundant supplies for the family OF al
most everything needed, and when I sell
the surplus and foot up the amounts. I
have a fair showing. This plan is es-
peeially safe for the farmer who is out
Of debt and does not need TO get a large
sum Of money at once to pay out, SO
much as to have a moderate amount of
money come ia often to meet expenses.
Side Crops.-It is a good idea to have
one or mere small patches, wen fenced
near the house, and barn and stables. to
plant annually to some forage crop 10
be used for soling, cutting and feeding
green. it win be found very convenient
for calves ana hogs especially Being
50 near the barn and stables II VIII not
be 50 expensive hauling out and spread
ing the manure that accumulates on the
place. Pearl millet (cat taiD is a good
crop for the purpose and can be cut
five or six times in a season. Sorghum is
good. Bnt II the land is adapted to IL.
Alfalfa is by far the very best crop. The
first year the cutting win be very light
as the energy OF the plant Is mainly di-
rected TO root Development.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11
MARINE INSURANCE..
An Interesting illustration In the
Case of La GascOgne.
From the New York Post. Feb. I

From the New York Post. Feb. T.
The anxiety about the ship has taken
practical form among the marine under
writer's in this city. The rate offered for
reinsurance on La GascOgne's cargo rose
yesterday to 4 per. cent and would 10
higher to-day, It was said, II the ship was
not reported before nightfall. The cargo
Is valued at about $780, 900, covered by poll
cies In number of companies. According
to the method practised In marine insur-
ance, the shipper gets what is known as
an open policy" covering the full value
of his cargo, although until the manifest
arrives no may not know within 100000
what that value may be. The Insurance
companies are equally In the dark con-
corning the liability they have incurred.
but it Is so divided that ordinarily none
of them Is liable for a very large amount.
The normal rate of insurance is one-fourth
OF one per cent When a ship fails to ap-
pear, and there is thought to be a posi-
bility that she has encountered serious
mishap some of the underwriters begin
to grow worried at the possibility OF a
large loss, which, at the time. owing to
other risks they may have on hand their
business may not be I'm a condition TO with
stand. Others are quite confident that the
ship will turn up all right. and from this
difference of opinion and from the varying
amounts Of risk each underwater may be
carrying in other directions arises the
speculative proceeding called reinsurance.
Thus one underwater who has more la
bility than he wishes to carry offers a
share of It, for example, of that on La
Gascogne, to certain Of his associates, who
may consider the purchase of It a good
speculation. The rate at which a number
of transfers of liability were made yester-
day was 4 per cent. This afternoon. II
La GascOgne is still at sea, the rates will
rise 10 or 3 per cent.
From 8 per cent. in the early hours of
the day the rate OF reinsurance on La
Gascogne's cargo rose to 10lz per cent.
at the close Of business. and well known
underwater predicted that rise OF Is per
cent. would be probable tomorrow If the
ship were not heard from In the mean
time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11
Ginseng CuItnre.

ANY one who is acquainted with the nat
uraL native habitat, peculiar character
istics and constant environments of gin
seng would know above title or heading
is a misnomer. There is no such thing
as ginseng culture for the reason
that the plant don't and won't bear "cul-
ture" of any kind or description. We
have repeatedly visited the nat
ural home of the ginseng, and gathered
lots of the stuff; but all we ever found
was In shady locations, in moderately
dense woods, and on hill-sides, foothills
and bottom lands that are not subject
10 overflow. Scattered about throughout
the country there are quantities of lands
that are very rich. with quite a respecta-
bic depth of rich, black, unctious wood s.
mold upon ii, but lying altogether too
steep for ordinary or even any cultiva-
ton. 1t is in just such places as these
that the ginseng plant hourishes, and
right here the raising mot cultivation OF
ginseng might be made quite remuner-
alive, after SO long a time. We add the
latter clause for the reason that: First.
II would be quite a difficult matter to pro-
cure pure. fresh. reliable seed in suffi-
cient quantity. Second the seed, even
under the most favorable circumstances,
take such an everlasting long time (one
70 two or even more years. to terminate;
and then: Third, the roots would fail to
attain q size sufficiently large 10 place
on the market under from five to fifteen
years. There may be money in IL at
81. 50 per pound. but we are not all Me
thugaIahs" Not by any means.
G.. H. Turner
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11

the even tenor OF their way and plant cot
ton as heretofore with the single excep-
ton that-every alternate row. through
out the entire cotton field and regardless
Of size OF said field. in the bunch, bush or
dwarf cOw-pea (speckled black or any
other color ii does not matter just so they
are a dwarf or bunch" VARIETY. the cot
ton acreage would thereby be reduced Just
exactly one-half. Provision crops would be
increased to Just the extent OF 0ne-haIf the
present area devoted To The neecy (un-
stable. unsatisfactory and mprofltable)
staple: forage would be so Increased In
amount and quality as that every head OF
stock of any and all kinds to be found on
TIE ordinary farm would be fat. sleek and
saucy and as natural sequence. their
owners prosperous, cOntented and happy.
The soil. too. by reason Of being well sun
Piled with vegetable matter and especially
nitrogen. would grow more fertile and
productive year by year, its me
chanical condition, too. would inn
prove TO the extent OF becoming
loose. open. mellow, and porous. warm
natured and free-grow ms, making the
various crops planted thereon grow of so
finely in spring and hold their own In
time of dry. hot weather that may natu-
rally be looked for later In the season.
that the cultivation thereof instead of
being a dead drag, would Doe a constant
etuitE DA pressure rlotA4AlItilNlls Afllt ana
delight. The fertilizer bill would be re-
duced one-half as no nitrogen" would
have TO be pur- hased, each soil-tller rails
Ing his own needed supply of that indis-
pensable element; nothing would have 10
be purchased but potash and phosphatcs.
and these applied annually directly TO the
peas, instead Of the cotton, or where one
desired TO increase fertility faster. to both.
Cow peas. 10 do their level best. should Joe
planted throughout the entire month oeach
week. of May. The same plan as outlined
above has been followed with manifest adj
vantage by the writer and many progress
sNe farmers Of his acquaintance in corn.
laying off corn rows four and oue-half to
five feet apart, planting peas in middle
and giving them one working. Corn, peas.
land, cows, horses, hogs and owner have
ell been benefited thereby. Why not eN-
tend its benefits to the cotton patch2 The
entire south would gain thereby. Southern
farmers would gain. We would have fat
horses. fat cattle, fat hogs, fat lands, fat
farmers, and by practicing this system
but few short years at the farthest, our
farmers would have fat pockctbooks no
body hurt, everybody pleased, and no
coercion. j. H. Turner.
Burgess, Miss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11
Measuring an Acre.

Few farmers know The size Of tboir
sota- -. -. ,,....,.
0i0' '"eS contain.
II IS deslfabie-in TACT Indispensable
for good work that farmer should
know This otbcrv-iss H.. oo,,not ,,...,..
,l, 80 pi nIaiiu Ior u, nor can ne ten
ny II oioulu take 70 pow
- % "eo ~ "a bOo1 co1loh
49, nv - % i''o" ine' aAuulu ne
toi ms purpose
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11

Sorghum will yield Is to 40 Bushels Of
seed. An experiment at the New Jersey
experimental station. proved that the SEED
had only about per cent less feeding
value than corn. Farmers who raise sor-
ghum for syrup, ought to save all The seed
and have them threshed. They can then be
ground and fed to stock. As a commercial
article, the seed are worth from 50 cents
TO 81 per bushel in this portion of the
south.
When the seed are sown broadcast for
forage, the yield Of hay on rich land, is
from about to tons per acre. Sorghum
is one of the most profitable forage plants
that can be grown in the couth. Thou
sands Of acres are raised for this purpose
in Texas. where the crop is very popular,
and growing more so every year Stock
are very fond of this plant, both in the
green and dried state. and It has great
fattenng properties
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11

F,,rerience has shown that different
kinds Of soils give up their natural stores
Of nlaDt food variably For instance, a
1;obt or medium soil will exhaust practi-
csuy its natural supplies in about one
half the time required to show exhaustion
ia a clay loan. OF course the quickened
aotion in the former instance may be due
- causes other than removal in plant
,,~oyvth but this can be true only in a
,i,1ited degree. On q whole, 1t may be
s,felv assumed that light medium soil,
such as IS 50 common in the south, IS cap
80 ~ ewing q quick return OF making
. SATISFACTORY response to a generous APP
Dlieation Of guano
C;uanos Of q quickly acting nature should
h.. balanced to suit the particular crop