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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-03-30
Housekeeping Goods
in General,

We want every body ta read Ih,, sdyfTusr.
meni and then call 10 syAmlnc "ur ~t"es oi
WALL. PAPERS AND DECORATIONS.
We have ga; pal-F d1Un lo ,ruis pss.rr.
Beautiful patterns of tiiii PapcT ~ ,auts-
Occasionally wr are misrefTrsrnied tn prcr.
hni only rs persons that 4" NOT r"mI-e'r Riih
a. in prices aud quality ui guosis IT, T.. rnu
yincsa Il &. necessary tar yea a. syamtpc car
good and ask unr pElccs. We ~Iil paper =
nom a. cheap a. ANYBODY. - cNccpi nour.
We eaFry very large stock; bay direct from
factory and yoa gri new Eos'ds aud oar pyir".
Being comprtcn, Wurkmru wc can give Nou
advantages sou viii Nos E~t for the saIse prev
ai,,Whsre
We haye AT al time, . select stock af
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-03-30
II II. ORNDORFFs SONS.

1t makes no difference where you have been
or what YOU have seen. the fact can not be
gotten around that We have got the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23

Newcomer" Or. F. b asks which is
the better crop to grow for hogs, peanuts
or chufas on the ordinary pine lands of
Ware county. He intends giving more at
tention to hogs and would appreciate sug-
gestions from any one who has grown
both on the same land. On the same kind
of land which would produce the most
pork, an acre of chufas or one of pea
nuts?
There is. as usual in such matters, a
great difference of opinion as to the rela-
one and some the other. Both are good
and the best advice we can give New
conner is to plant some of both and decide
the matter for himself. 1t may be that his
soil is better adopted to one than the
other. If his Intention was to plant one
acre for the purpose, plant half acre of
each side by side, anyhow on land of like
quality, with like manure and cultiva-
ton, and thereby get the most reliable in
formation to be had-personal experience.
For hogs the Spanish peanut is the best
for your land and climate Good land
ought to yield at least forty bushels of
these peanuts, but much more than this
can and has been made.
The cultivation of the two crops is iden-
tical. Rows three feet apart, hills eighteen
inches apart in the row. Peanut vines
make, excellent forage The chufa, on
soil just adapted to it. yields immensely
over 100 bushels has been claimed per
acre, and of the nuts after being dried.
tions that would help Newcomer" we
would be glad TO have them come forward.
We repeat the suggestion, however, for
him to try both next March or April.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
The scrap Book.

Stock Tramping Wet Land.-It is Gus
tomary in many sections of the south to
turn heavy stock upon cultivated lands
during the winter months. This results
in greater injury to the land than the
value of the stock which CLEAN the meagre
remains, of dry vegetation while they
make sun brick in every track in wet
weather. This practice not only injuries
the land, but prevents the sowing of small
grain in the fall. 1t should be abandoned.
Agricultural South.
When to Water Horses.-Always water
your horses the first thing in the morn
ing, and do not let the water be too cold.
If il Is too cold you will probably have
a case of collie. Water is best when it is
about 10 degrees warmer than the outside
air in winter, and as much cooler in sum-
mer. Give the hay before the grain, so
that the stomach may be partially filled
before the concentrated foods gets into
1t. Better still, feed chopped feed Mix
the ground grain with dampened hay or
fodder, and give the largest feed at night,
when the horse has time to digest Ii. Fat
and food for the muscles are made when
the horse is at rest.-Amerfcan Agricui-
turist
House the Stock-It has been abundant
ly proven that the food saved by having
stock comfortably housed in the cold
weather will pay large per cent. upon
the cost of the buildings necessary to
protect them from severe weather. To
test this question we weighed a pig once
During the warm weeks the pig gained
upon the food furnished him one pound
per day. During another week of severe
cold all of the food furnished him was
consumed in sustaining animal heat and
not an ounce of flesh was gained.
Hogs Need Nariety-It is possible to
raise hogs on dry feed and Stops only
through the whole of the summer season,
but it is not natures way and not the
right way. The hog has an appetite for
weeds and grasses, and he will never do so
we'll without them as with them His
craving is an indication of his need
Cotton Meal or Cotton Seed.-After due
experiment at the Georgia station with
cotton meal, also cotton seed, as a fer
tilizer for corn, it was decided % that
cotton meal and its corresponding quan-
tfty of hJIlls are at least equal in fertiliz-
ing quality to an equivalent quantity of
crushed seed. 81 1t necessarily follows
that the oil of Gotten seed is of no appre-
ciable value as a fertilizing material 90
From the fact of the slightly larger yield
from the use of cotton meal and hulls
it is inferred that the cotton meal and
hulls are superior as a fertilizer to the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
How TO Prepare the Land and Set
Out Onion Plants.

AS is the case of strawberries, the trans
planting of onion plants call for a little
more care and patience than with pota-
toes and collards. se3 znssI
1t is better to set out on slightly raised
beds. rather than on the level. 1t should
be remembered that the onion in building
should have no interference from the
soil; it does better when allowed to ma
ture entirely above the soil. So in set
ting on beds raised two to three inches
above the level, il is easier to draw the
soil away from the plants along in AprfI
or May unhurt, leaving a depression about
them for the water to settle in after hard
rains in the spring
With any implement that is most handy
throw up beds that will give the onion
rows a distance apart of two and a half or
TWO feet. I'hen run roller along the beds
to firm and level them. In setting out the
plants use a dibble and do not let the
stem of the young plant be inserted deeper
than half an inch.
Press the soil TO the roots as firmly as
the hand can do it. In taking ID the
plants from the seed bed il is a good
idea to bunch dozen or more and elm
the roots off evenly with scissors. not
to the plant. 1t is not requisite. but gen
orally it is a help to grout the plants
before setting out. BY this we mean
have bucketful OF clay mush in which
the ends of the plant into this as me
plants are punched and clipped
The fall sown crop is very iudfciouajy
fertilized by a top-dressing Of good com
post during the winter-in its absence re-
sorting TO bone dust and ashes: AMI lien
an active growth sets in in March; a
hundred pounds or so of nitrate of SODA
is usually a profitable application. A thou
sand bushels Of onions 10 the acre b. nor
an impossible crop, and less than 900
bushels should be an unsatisfactory crop
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23

From Farm and Ranch: Could
you or some of the many readers
of your valuable paper tell me-1st. How
often does SOW come in heat?
.. How long will she remain in heat. if
she does not take the boar of course?
8. How long does she carry her pigs
after taking the boar?
4. What is the best time to let her take
the boar after she comes in heat. at the
beginning. middle or end of the period?
5. Does IL make any difference if more
than one SOW is turned in to the boar at
one time, say two sows, and how long
should the sow be allowed to remain with
the boar if he does not serve her when she
is first turned in to him?
If you will kindly answer the above
you will greatly obige.
]. sow viii come in heat about every
twenty-one days.
2. Remains In heat three days.
3. The time a sow carries her young
varies usually 112 to lis days.
4. Breed any time during the heat that
is most convenient While some breeders
will differ with me. yet fifteen years of
close observation leads me to this cen
clusion.
5. Turn only one SOW to the boar at n
time and remove her as soon as bred, one
service being sufficient
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
r. j. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.,

won enduring reputation, though not ex-
actly the fame OF the heroic defender or
Khartoum.
Wolseley. Some OF them are Desperate
ly brave, while others are anything bur
heroes. The majority, | think, do their
duty well, even when IL leads them into
tight places. BY the way. talking of tight
places and war correspondents, / remem-
Der an incident that may interest you. It
was at the beginning OF the Ashantee cam
paiRn. lust after our landing; a square
built little man came up TO me and said,
speaking slowly, and with an unmlstak-
able American accent; ,. .o,s.
General, allow me to introduce myself |;
] am the correspondents Of the New York
"Too busy to attend to him, l cut him
short with. What can / do for you, sir?'
HE replied imperturbably, with the
same exasperattng slowness. well, gem
eral, I want to be as near you as ! can
IL there Is any fightin' 10 be seen
capt. So-and-So has charge of all the
arrangements concerning correspondents,
/ rejoined curtly; you had better see
him And with this 1 turned on my heel
and went about my business.
II saw no more of my correspondent
with aggravating GOODNESS and slowness
Of speech for many day. did not even
know whether he was accompanying the
column or net.
personally speaking, was only in dan
ger once during the whole expedition. 1t
was shortly before we entered CoomaSsie.
/ had pressed forward with the advance
troops. hoping to break the last effort at
resistance and have done with the affair
when the enemy utilizing the heavy CO.
vert came down and fairly surrounded
us. For a. few minutes the position was
critical, and every man had to fight, for
the enemy's fire was poured In at close
quarters. They pressed upon US from all
sides. lodging from tree to tree and con-
tinually edging closer hoping to get hand
to hand. In the hottest of it my attention
was caught by a man I'm civilians Clothes
who was some fifteen or twenty yards in
front of me- and who was completely sur
rounded by the advancing savages. He
seemed to pay no heed to the danger he
was in, but. kneeng on one knee, took
seemed to see thatseverv time he fired a
black man fell. ] was fascinated, by his
danger and GOODNESS. As our main body
came up and the savages were driven back
I went forward to see that no harm came
to my civilian friend. who rose just as I
reached him. To my establishment II was
the correspondent OF the New York
Herald. and he began again In the same
slow. calm way:
Well, general
Again I interrupted him: You were
lucky to escape. Didn't you see that you
were sUrroundedT
Well, general, he began again, I
guess / was too much occupied by the Mig
gers in front to pay much attention to
those behind
THAT was evidently the simple truth.
about Henry NJ. Stanley. no one that has
seen him In danger viii deny that his
courage is Of the first quality. / HDok
liking TO him on the spot and we Became.
great friends: nor has anything occurred
since 10 alter my opinion Of bin"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23

corn to gentle pigs with. and to teach
the older hogs where had put the cotton
seed in water. The water kept off lice
and the hogs thrived we'll on the cotton
seed feed alone. As 10 oil of cummin and
rhodium, you can approach a wild horse
you that you could approach in no other
way, and if you will put the rhodium on
his tongue, he will follow you like a
dog.
For warts apply perchloride of iron
daily for a week.
AS MIR. McGehee says there is little or
no danger of hogs being injured by cot
ton seeds if they are thoroughly wet
when eaten. Still cotton seed or its meal
is not a safe food if continued for any
length of time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
wOLsELEY as A STORY TELLER.
He Knew Gordon in the Crimen, and
Tells of Stanley at Coomnssie.

OA -" tne brImen, ana
Tells of Stanley at Coomassie.
From the Saturday Review.
But let us recur now to the charm of
intercourse with Lord Wolseley. and 10
the happy and kindly qualities which en-
dear him to his friends. He is AT his
best when speaking of his war EXPERT
ences, whether in the new world or in the
old. No one has ever given more graphic
sketches of Lee and of Stonewall lack
son than Lord Wolseley can give. as the
French say between the pear and the
cheese. and his stories of the Crfmea
OF the Indian mutiny, of wars In China
ana AFRICA, are hard to be equaled. Let
us take crimean story first promising
solely that memory, however vivid. Is
not monograph, and in this Instance
II Is careless of incidental details. which
added little but local color to the pic-
! ture. The tale was ELECTED by a oiles-
ton as TO whether Lord Wolselev knew
Charles Gordon in the Crimea and what
he thought of him.
"Oh, yes, | knew GOrdon-knew him
very well. We were subalterns together,
young fellows just beginning life FIJI
of spirits and go. In spite of all the
hardships the read before US seemed
bright, interminable-always leading up-
ward. Gerald Graham. Gordon and I
were often together in the advanced
works in front of the Redan We had
already come to look on Graham's cour-
age as something almost supernatural
You know his hight-wel on to feet
inches, / should say Well, he used to
stand up on the trenches and pay no
more attention to the Russian fire than
II the bullets had been snowballs and
when he was relieved in the evening
instead of crawling along the trench un-
der cover, he used to step out of IL
onto the open ground and make a Decline
for his quarters. At first the Russians
were too astonished at this piece of cheek
to take stems TO nut end IN
but as II was repeated again and again,
their sharpshooters grew more numer-
Gus, till at last a perfect mob Of them
used TO wait for Graham's appearance
and then let fly. But he walked away
with his back 10 them, evening after even
ing, as cool as a cucumber, and was never
touched. Again and again we rssnon-
strated with him. told him he had no
but nothing we could say altered his res
olutiOn. He'd be hung he said before
he'd take the trouble TO crawl a quarter
Of a mile out Of his way to avoid the
Russian fre-let them shoot, and be
And you" we asked. interrnpting the
narrator; how used you to go 70 your
"Oh." he went on, modestIy, win
CLEAN Of humOr In his eyes, Il craWled
along the trench IN the mud and slush TIL
] was well beyond gunshot. ] suppose my
disposition was calculating and ambitious
/ I'D not see what could be taken by get
ting q bullet IN the back for no reason
And GordOnT' again we inferrupfed.
''rhate tho curious part Of II, was the
reply. "one evenlns Charley Gordon
would link arms with Graham, and walk
away as N o hniistorm Of bullets had no
power % hurt him, and the very next
afteT ~ - q be would IKE 70 hide %
The second story L. ooncerned With the
man who VIII probably De found 70 haze
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
Home Grown Meat.

Our southern country papers are vie
ing with each other in the weekly pro-
duction of interesting items relative to
hog killing. This is a fair sample of a
score of such items that have come un-
der our observation in the past week:
Mr.. George w. Simpson deserves the
brass button on the hog question. Yes
terday he had killed at his home six shoats
Just one year old, the aggregate weight
Of which amounted to 1,542 pounds, the
average of each being 257 pounds These
We're nothing but ordinary scrub hogs,
raised around Mr. Simpsons premises, fed
on slop the whole summer long, and re-
celving very little extra attention. This
SHOWS what can be done in the way or
meat raising in this part of the world
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23

pruning in general he says: Pruning is
done here after the wood becomes hard
say IN August, then again in the fall after
the hedge IS done growing. This is the
general rule for established hedges
Hedges intended to be cut away back
should be done in the spring. There Is
no doubt that a hedge in the proper place
is a thing of beauty and utility. But
make it out OF the citrus trifoliata.
The Pesch-AIr. J. II. Hale, one Of the
greatest peach-grOwers OF the United
States, in speaking of the manner in which
he makes a success of the business is re-
hand. He puts stepladders under the trees
and puts boys on them whose bumps of
destructiveness are large, and tells them
10 go ahead. He begins when the peaches
are three-quarters of an inch in diameter,
and takes everything that is curculio-
stung and diseased. These he carts away
and burns The rest that are taken OF
are dropped on the ground and left there.
In future, he says. 3 or 4-year-Old peach
trees shall not bear over $50 peaches. 4
or 5-year-old trees not over 800. and full
six inches apart; 500 peaches on a tree
VIII make six or eight baskets Of fancy
fruit. Three thousand peaches 10 a tree
won't make more. or sell for more money,
and the trees are ruined.
Peach trees are planted on good Ordi-
nary corn or wheat land in a fair state
of fertility. The hCles for the trees are
dug about twice as large as necessary. to
receive the roots and a big handful Of
fine ground bone is scattered at the bot
tom of the hole and two or three more
on the dirt, and that is worked in around
the roots at the time the tree is plant ed.
Then is put on mVriate of potash. The
next year is brOadeasted from 100 to 1900
pounds per acre of fine ground bone, and
from 400 to 500 pounds of muriate of pot
ash, or its equivalent. and this is kept
up every year, whether the trees bear or
not 1t is pretty liberal feeding. but it
pays to be liberal with trees" says Mr..
Hale.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
Hnd to Thaw Him out.
From the Phlladelnhia Rncnri

Wilmington, Del. Dec. I2.-charies
tumbled from the front platform n n
blind" express car at the ~ w q R
station yesterday on the arrival OF a
through train from the south. covered
"a the train a. Chariestonl 81 q. and
succeeded In riding this far without de-
tectiOn. When the locomotive took wa
tender OyerfiOWed and Miller was deiuged
with the water, which quickly froze until
re was soiidiy fnrased m see. 80 was
taken % The rouno.hoase aud there allow
"A 10 fhaw,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
Southern Crane Growinw.

Bulletin No. 2s of the Georgia expert
ment station is just from the press. It
treats of grape growing and covers the
question fully. 1t is freely illustrated
land nicely printed tool. Any one contem-
plating the planting of grapes, and, GER
tainly every one should be, If not al
ready in the way of growing few, should
send for the bulletin. No other help will
be needed in acquiring the necessary pre-
liminary knowledge in starting a vine
yard. Address the director at Expert
ment Ga
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
The New Fruft-The snsrnhnnnnn.

Mr.. J. L. Normand, to whom the honor
belongs for introducing this new fruit to
the public, has kindly sent in a specimen
fruit We shall preserve it with much
care and when it is thoroughly ripened
will extract the seeds and lay them aside
for planting in the early spring, and we
hope to substantiate all that Mr.. Nor
mand claims for it. Elsewhere Mr.. N.
gives an account Of the origin of the Cas-
so banana
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
A swIM ~ OWE DEAD ia.
Interesting Visit 20 the Holy River
where Christ Was Baptized.

The German traveller. Prof II. W. Yo-
gel. describes IN Yom Feis zuW Nicer a re-
cent visit 10 the Dead Ees and round
about Jordan" - the Bible calls the neigh
borhOod Of the holy river where Jesus
Christ was baptized BY John
The railroad leading 10 Jerusalem has
no branch 10 the Dead sea. and tie trsVfi-
ers rode for Ten hours on horseback before
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23

j. Burruss McGehee.

Some articles in the public press make
one tired. 1 have raised hundreds of
hogs on raw cotton seed fed in holes of
water and never saw dry cotton seed
All to kill large percentage of hogs
mat eat them. Rely on this, and you
can't go wrong. In early life 1 only used
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23
Some Figures "Coincided,"

A Texas cattle dealer recently shipped
lot of cattle to Chicago. There were
1866 head and they were sold for $685.
per pound gross. The average weight of
the lot was 1 222 pounds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23

Last week an English steamship left
Galveston, Tex, for Belfast, Ireland Her
cargo consisted of 10000 bushels of corn,
bought for and consigned to a Belfast
distillery
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23

"A man has been knoNn 20 90 into rhab-
sodies over he scent 81 roeas-Yff a.f Toe
haif az hour ealing onions. Aan n sarsa-
uie~eyen Ia tastes. -, lefeion1 plain DEAD.
~,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23

IHUs MS sdIaTy OF w IntIts- 10 A3.fU, ana
but small part of the remainder Is saw
ed because of the expensiveness of city
amuSements In the country he rsckoned
that all those items were provided for
except clothing, and not over 80 cents
per week would be needed to supplement
his stock of old clothes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23

Questions and communications relative
to agricultural and horticultural subjects.
II addressed to Agri. Editor. Drawer N.
Niuedgeville. Ca. will receive immediate
attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-23

We solicit articles for this department.
The name of the writer should accom-
pany the letter or article, not necessarily
for publication, but as an evidence of good
faith.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-30
What Japan Owes to Herself.

The attempted assassination of Ii
Hung Chang is great misfortune for
Japan. No one will doubt the sincerity
of the Emperor's and Ministers eX-
pressions of regret and CO olden latloI.
Yet it will tend 20 conirm tne alrealy
well-grounded susp,clol that the
Mushroom civilization of the Island
Empire is but a thin veneer. Scratch
Japanese and you ind al OrieIra
barbarian-cruel, bloolGnIrsty AMI
lawless.
Nor is the Japanese Government
wholly without responsibility for the
assassin's act. The horrors of the
Port Arthur massacre shocked the
world. The Imperial Minister of War
was wise enough not 10 attemp5 10
deny or excuse them. He ddlntJ-
ted and deplored tnen. He also
promised to hunt out and punish the
guilty. But nothing has been done.
The officers who permitted the slaughter
are still in command: the soldiers who
perpetrateI the infamy still wear the
uniform and bear the arms of Japan.
The lesson OF this unpunIsheu
savagery was not lost upon the young
men of Japan. They saw that the
merciless murder of defenseless Chin Sc
was not regarded as a crime by their
Government. The Japanese youth
who fired at Ii Hung Chang no doubt
thought he was doing a patriotic act.
Ee had no reason to think his Govern
ment or people would regard his act
as a crime.
Neither nations nor men can escape
consequences. If they condone of pal
liate crimes against humanity other
and worse crimes are sure to bring
upon them the execrations of mankind.
If now Japan will not only punish the
youthful Koyama but will bring the
savages of Port Arthur to Justice, she
will not soon again be araigned at the
bar of Observation-Disclosures.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-03-30
Editor,s Game Law.

A much abused editor of a weekly
paper published in Ohio has drafted
the following game law:
Book agents may be killed from Sep
tember 1st to October 1st; spring poets.
March 1st to July 1st; scandalmongers,
any time; whales, August 1st to jan
uary 1st; the man who waits until the
editor has gone from home and then
sneaks in and throws half a cord OF
elm Stag in the editorial wood house
in payment for a years subscription.
as we'll as the antiquarian, two penny
business men, who thinks it doesn't pay
to advertise, may be killed from Jan
uary 1st to December 3lst, without re
conrse or any relief from valuation q
appraisement laws.