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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07

vegetable mattevne straw, leaves and
the like-it win Found a helpful auxil-
larry in conse1vi moisture to the several
beds. If this hone shortly after the
January rains I'd the beds themselves
are properlv ryhed a few weeks before
the plants bseIo bloom, it will be found
to have a verfeat influence in moderat-
ing the tennnlture of the soil and sub
soil later on April. That cool, moist
condition of 4, so favorable to straw ber-
ry productidas indicated by their lux
uriant groI on all well-drained bot
toms). is oBned through this method of
procedure hich involves only a little
labor, at lime, too, when work is not
very pressb. We have seen beds of straw
berries. sknded, present the appearance
at a distah'of a mass of red flannel when
other plF not so treated bore but very
few bers, This method gives to dry
uplands most all the characteristics of
bottom Id. and renders strawberry grow
ing a ut pleasing and profitable opera
ton.
Theirs money in Strawberries when
they a cultivated and fortified after the
inten4 system, but rarely so otherwise.
c. l. c.
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strawberrIes in NARROW BEDS.

Where strawberries are grown only on
small scale, as in home gardens, the
narrow bed plan is much the best. we
think, as it involves the intensive system
Of culture in the highest degree, giving
the largest possible yield to the given
area. The soil is deeply broken with spad-
ing fork Tor pillow and sub-soilel) and the
beds laid off three and half to four feet
woe and as long as desired.
II there are several short beds the dis
lance between them should be two or two
ana half feet allowing this much space
as walk, though it may be dispensed
with. We have found it advantageous to
enclose these beds with four or six-inch
plank set on edge and kept in place by
STUBS driven in deeply, and alternating
nrst on one side and then on the other.
This border of plank. extending several
inches above the level of the soil is a
great help in preserving 70 the plants the
moisture that may fall on the beds
through the rains or any artificial supply
OF it. In our climate drought is so com
mon about the Towering and bearing sea-
son of strawberries that it is wise to make
al due provision for warding off its bad
effects However good the variety may
be, and however good the previous care
and preparation of the soil has been. If
"iOuS III Is allowed I'D Work It's evil lnIu-
ence just prior to and during the bearing
season and abundant crop of large WE'LL
favored berries cannot be obtained. There
must be free supply of moisture, them
IL the plants would do as well as they
should
Where irrigation Is not practicable other
means must be rqsorted to to insure a
supply of moisture during the fruitilg
season. By having a, plank border above
me surface Of the soil all the water that
TAILS on the beds, even II it comes from
snort, heavy shower, can be confined to
the beds and a much larger reserve of
moisture secured to the soil than where it
Is permitted to run off from the
beds. Now supplemented with
proper mulching of pine straw 1t
Is quite practicable under any ordinary
conditions to keep very fair supply of
moisture for the plants during the Import
ant period of towering and fruiting.
In the small home garden If the bed or
beds are located as near the wen as posi-
Die it well be very easy 20 give them a
watering or two, II much dry weather
should prevail about the time the blooms
begin to appear One good watering goes
long ways on beds so constructed and
mulched.
Where there are a number OF
beds side by side. II the two or two
and-a-half feet walks between are dug out
70 the depth Of two feet, or even one. and
'nen fiied nearly to the top with refuse
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07
A TARTAR BATTLE.
The Great Khan Crushes a Bold Reb-
ell Chieftain.
From st. Nicholas.

From st. Nicholas.
The kaan was there on the hill mounted
on great wooden bartizan. which was
borne by four wel-tralned elephants, and
over him was hoisted his standard, so
high aloft that 1t could be seen from all
sides. His troops were ordered In battles
of 10000 men apiece; and a great part OF
the horsemen had each a foot soldier arm
ed with a lance set on the crupper behind
him (for it was thus that the footmen
were disposed OF; and the whole plain
seemed to be covered with his forces So
1t was thus that the great kaan's army
was arrayed for battle
When Nayan and his people saw what
happened they were sorely confounded,
and rushed in haste to arms. Neverthe-
less, they made them ready in good style
and formed their troops in an orderly
manner. And when all were in battle ar
ray on both sides as have told you, and
nothing remained but to fall to blows,
then might you have heard a sound arise
OF many instruments of various music,
and of the whole of the two hosts loudly
singing For this a custom of the Tar
tars that before they join battle they all
unite In singing and playing in this pleas
ing manner until the great nacara of the
begins to sound the fight also begins on
both sides, and in no case before the
princes naccara sounds dare any COM
mence fighting
So, then. as they are thus singing ana
playing, though ordered and ready for
battle. the great naccara of the great
kaan began to sound
And that of Nayan also began to sound.
And thenceforward the din of battle began
to be heard loudly from this side and from
that. And they rushed to work so dough-
lily with their bows and their macee, with
their lances and swords, and with the arb
lasts of the footmen. that t was a wonder
full sight to see. Now might you behold
such flights OF arrows from this side and
from that. that the whole heaven was can
opied with them and they fell like rain.
Now might you see on that side and on
that full many cavalier and man-at-
arms fall slain, insomuch that the whole
field seemed covered with them. For
fierce and furious was the battle, and
quarter was none given.
But why should l make a long story OF
1t? You must know that it was the most
parious and fierce and fearful battle that
ever has been fought In our day. Nor
have. there ever been such forces in the
field In actual fight, especially of horse
men, as were engaged-for. taking both
sides. there was no fewer than 10000
horsemen, a mighty forcel and that with
out reckoning the footmen. who were also
very numerous. The battle endured with
various fortunes on this side and on that
from morning till noon. But at the last.
by Gods pleasure and the right that was
on his side, the Great Kaan had the vic
tory, and Nayan lost the battle and was
utterly routed. For the army Of the Great
Kaan performed such feats of arms that
Nayan and his hosts could stand against
them no longer so they turned and fled.
But this awaited nothing for Nayan; for he
and all the barons with MIN we're taken
prisoners and had to surrender to the
Kaan with all their arms.
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A HOG INSTEAD OF HIs WIFE.
when 1t Came 10 n Preference He
Took the Animal.

West Chester, Pa.-William Murry
eloped with the young 1sS-pound daughter
iof DOC Raymond. to Camden, N. j.. re-
Gently. and were welded. Soon after that
hurry was arrested for marrying another
woman while he had a wife in New Jer-
sey, and when wife No. heard Of Murry's
perfidy she took umbrage and few to the
shelter of her papa's home.
hurry vowed that he would wiring
the proud soul OF his second wife's father.
and he accordingly demanded the return
Of the pig that he had left with the doc
tor. Ramona was very much disturbed
over the request. He had looked for de-
mand for his daughter. but he had never
dreamed that hurry had his eye on the
hog, and II embittered him. Yet he re-
solved to make a sacrifice for her sake,
and yesterday afternoon he announced his
willingness to surrender the pig, providing
he was permitted to retain possession OF
his daughter
Together they appealed TO Justice Rus
sell.
II can only suggest" said the Justice.
that you accept the pig and let the
doctor keep his daughter" hurry thought
that was the best plan, and they left.
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swINDLED OUT or JEwELRY.
Flim-fiammers Secure Ten Thousand
Dollars Worth of Gems.

From the Baltimore American.
New Orleans, La.-George z. Gail, Jew
eler, official time Inspector of the Illinois
Central railroad, was swindled out of $lO,-
900 worth of diamonds by three Italian
strangers. one of whom had formed the
acquaintance of Mr. Gail about eight days
ago. He went into Mr.. Calls place OF bus
mess to have a cum but TON 'tnended claim
ed to be a rich man, and in few days had
won Mr.. Calls confidence. He said that
he had a sister in a convent in Rome, and
that ne wished to buy $4,000 worth of dia-
monds to present a diamond cross to the
pope, in order that he might secure from
him permission to remove his sister from
the convent.
Mr.. Gail was thoroughly convinced OF
the sincerity of the italian, and obtained
SO 600 worth of diamonds from Adolps Pea
body, a diamond importer of q and 20
Maiden Zane, New York city.
The Italian brought friend along with
him to make the DEAL and they had box
to put the Jewels in. The Jewels and the
$10, 900 were placed In the box before Mr..
Calls eyes, and he was asked to keep the
box until they returned an hour later,
claiming that they had business that would
take them out for that length Of time
Mr. Gail took the box in which he had
tust seen the money ana diamonds placed.
Ii had been securely locked in his pres
ence. After two or three hours had elaps-
ed the Italians did not return, and, be-
coming suspicious, Mr.. Gail broke open
the box and found instead of the dia-
monds and money. a two dollar bill and
silk handkerchief.
Mr.. Peabody and the victimized jeweler
were in each others company the greater
part of yesterday, and their business was
in relation to the settlement for the gems.
Mr.. Gail, being the owner OF much valu-
able real estate. had no fear about Sc
curing the amount to make good the loss
and an agreement was reached by which
MI. Peabody will receive payment for his
property. Mr.. Gall says that since he has
collected his senses he cannot understand
well how he was duped, though the men
were so nice and looked gentlemen every
inch Of them. Last night detectives ar
rested two Italians, who claimed that they
were from New York. The officers learn
ed that they were stopping In a boarding
house on St. Charles avenue and last night
took the fellows to the Central station.
While in part they answered Mr.. Calls
!, descriptions, he said that neither of the
men were his friends"
Two thousand dollars have been offered
as a reward for the capture Of the film
Hammers.
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THE SCRAP BOOK.

Place for the Manures.-If there are ma
nures lying about the barns or yards now
they are bound to lose part of their sub
stance with every fall of rain and by rea-
son of heating in the heap, says an ex-
change. The proper thing to do Is to get
them out into the fields OF pastures at
once, preferably the latter. This plan will
in any case give ample time and oppor-
tunity for the liquids Of the manure, to
become incorporated with the soil. 1t Is,
In fact, the only way TO save anything
like the full value of the manures on the
farm. The loss of the manure on the
farm is the straight road TO the loss of fer
tility. The richness Of the soil is carried
away in the good crops produced, and
when the farmer fails to return in any
degree this fertility by an effort TO put
the manures back whence they came. he
is destined after a little to see his once
bountiful crop grow beautifully less as
the years come and go.
Feed Charcoal.-The benefit derived
from feeding charcoal or even charred
cobs at the present season Of the year
to all swine Is more than many breeders
have any idea of. The beneficial eject
Is marvellous In many instances. ana
many breeders have slipped by A close
call from disease by this method Of feed
ing. II the cobs are raked up In a wind
row IN tue leeoiiB ioti some dry straw
scattered over them and all fred YOU can
char the cobs easily. When burned
enough scatter the cobs with rake and
the fire will be extnguished; sprinkle salt
on them and when cool let In the MICS
They will leave corn for it.-Exchanre'
Weeds as Fertilizers,-The University Of
Virginia has been experimenting win
weeds in order to determine their value aa
fertilizers. taking their proportion Of nj
trogen. phosphoric acid and potash a. the
criterion OF commercial value. Fifty spe-
cies of weeds were taken for the exneri-
ment, and Of these nifty the highest IN
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07
Care of sheep in the south.

Subscribers in the south have asked me
so many times about how their sheep
should be cared for to secure best results
that ] have concluded to reply in a gem
eral article, embracing such points as will
probably be of most service, says D. G.
Wilson in Practical Farmer The greatest
need OF all in the south is to breed up
and have a better class Of sheep generally.
The present natives mostly originated
from imported Southdowns. Excellent an
imals, when first procured, but from want
OF English care, such as made them what
they were, they have sadly deteriorated,
and are now. as 1t were, but shadows of
their progenitors yet they are of prime
usefulness as a foundation stock to build
the best class of sheep upon. Their gem
eral neglect has given them health and
hardness not to be despised. They are
the survival of the fittest. grown stronger
By lack of care. AS a rule, sheep taken
from the north to the south are apt to
have much trouble in getting acclimated
II is not advisable TO practice il to any
great extent. An Ohioan has Just asked
me II Il would be advisable to take 1000
sheep with him when he moves south. MY
reply In the negative was prompt and de-
cisive not 70 do so. Take pure blood
males and build up on the native ewes
The lambs will then be already acclimat-
ed. 1t rains south much more than north
and rains inJure sheep more than any
other stock. therefore to do best SOUTH
sheep need thick, greasy coats. the thicker
the better, and none but the Merinos DOS
sess these, and, consequently, they are
the ones for that section OF country. The
strains of Merdnos which are OF the Iarg-
est size, and produce the greatest per
cent Of wool to weight OF carcass. are
best for southern conditions, where feed
Is cheap. and large carcasses Of mutton
are as saiable as smaller. It is the general
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-07

airy, but was captured in a rather peculiar
manner. He had been out only a very
short time. and had had no opportunity to
arm himself. While fleeing across the
country in Iowa he took refuge in a farm
er's hay loft. Presently the farmer came
along to toss down some hay to his cattle,
and unwittlngly jabbed the sharp prongs
of a pitchfork into Wells body. thus dis
covering his presence. The farmer had
heard of the reward offered for Wells. and
suspecting his identity, used the pitch
fork to hold the outlaw until he could call
for assistance. Wells was taken to the
nearest town, where his identity was es-
tablished. Then the penitentiary lock
clicked on him once more
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MIXED UP IN AN ELOPEMENT.
kentucky Congressman Compelled
to whip an Irate Father.

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
Frankfort, Ky.-congressman colson
who passed through here to-day en- route
to Washington. had an exciting encount-
err on a train near Middlesborough. J. L.
Christ and Miss Katie Emmall of Mindless
borough we're clipping on the train on
which colson was a passenger
VIII Emmall. father Of the girl, caught
the train as II started, and, walking TO
the car. found his daughter sitting by Col
son. The irate father at once accosted
Colson angrily, and said he had supposed
him too much Of gentleman to assist his
daughter in clipping with a scoundrel.
Coson, who did not know Of the planned
elopement, became enraged and made
rush at Emmall. wiz was standing In
about the middle OF the crowded coach.
The young woman also told her father
that Coson knew nothing OF the elope-
ment whereupon Emmall started to apo-
ogize. coson was frantic with anger,
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- SLY.
Strawberry Growing in the South

Bulletin No. 80 of the Georgia
experiment station, is monograph
upon that most excellent small
fruit, the strawberry. Like a num-
Der of bulletins just preceding 1t.
the present one is quite exhaustive in its
treatment of the subject, and the anna
teur may very properly avail himself or
herself of it as a handbook for supplying
all necessary instruction relative to straw
berry culture.
The bulletin consists of fifty or more
pages, and presents photographs of seven
two distinct varities. The text classlt1es
the several varities into extra early,
early medium and late, and gives the rel
alive yield of the different classes.
Among the very early oerrles-those
that gave pickings the last of April, the
three most desirable varieties were shown
to be the Hoffman Lady Thompson and
Meeks early. The Georgia Triumph is put
ahead lof these known Sorts but as 1t IS
a variety only known to the station at
present, it is not admissible in any list OF
procurable varieties for the ordinary Gull
tivator. If this variety should ultimate
w prove to be the excellent very early
berry that brief test last year suggests
that IL may become the director may
propagate it for distribution.
Among early berries, but not so early as
those lust mentioned by two weeks, is the
Sadie, the Jessie and Candy Belle are
promising varieties.
Among the late berries the Haver land,
Parker Earle and Beder Wood stand at
or near the head of the list of desirable
kinds. The Shuster Gun occupies a good
place among the later kinds.
In this comparative list of various kinds
new and old, our long and well known
kinds Crescent, Sharpless Albany, Ju-
cunda and Kentucky do not make a very
good showing.
But. as it has been demonstrated time
and again, this question cannot be settled
conclusiyely by a test embracing year or
two only or by the results of
one station. AS a rule new kinds
are generally given better treat
ment than the other sorts receives
and from one cause or another results will
be misleading. 1t depends greatly upon
how variety is kept up from year to year
by proper selection and treatment wheth-
er It will hold its own or retrograde. AS
rule our well known sorts such as are last
mentioned will give better satisfaction by
far than the great majority of the new
kinds introduced to notice any time In the
past ten years. At the very furthest,
strawberries should not occupy the same
land longer than three years.
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4 1loW, ia. w, L. NC.
| X observing the following directions
" can have q fine picked pork as can be
/ lde:
You can either dry-pickle or put away
IA brine as you prefer. We think the dry
pickle is the better. Provide box or cask.
After the meat has become cool and cut
up into proper sized pieces. begin piece by
piece and rub well with salt, into which a
little saltpeter has been mixed, or )
ounces of saltpeter to every Is quarts of
salt. Into the bottom of the box or cash
put salt a quarter of an inch deep. AS each
piece is well sailed, rubbed in well, pack
into the box not fiat, but edgewise. With
a maui or other heavy weight beat the
pieces down compactly, sprinkling salt
freely as the work progresses. After the
meat is all well packed in cover with a
good layer of salt Put a heavy weight on
the meat. Cover with a cloth and then a
wooden cover over the box or cask and
then put away in dry. cool place.
This is better than using brine, still you
might put up some in that manner. To
every six gallons of water add 10 pounds
of salt, 8 pounds brown sugar, ounces of
red pepper, 3 ounces of saltpeter, l quart
molasses and ounce potash. All of these
ingredients are not essential and all but
the salt and saltpeter can be left out. If
to be kept longer than two or three months
it would be we'll to change the brine after
that length of time. The dry plan is the
better Later on if you desire, you can
take the meat out and smoke it.
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Some Fancies and FaIIacies in Asri.
culture,

J. S. Newman, Georgia, in American Ag-
down." On the envelopes inclosing lima
beans bought of most seedsmen in the
United States, the purchaser is advised
to plant with the eye down, to insure
successful vegetation. Having never
followed this advice in a successful ex-
perience of forty years, the following ex-
pertinent was made last spring in two ad-
jacent hills. In one, ten beans were care
fully placed with the eye down. In the
other, ten were dropped in the usual way
except that care was taken to have none
with the eye down. Seven plants came
in the hill in which the beans were plant
ed with the eye down, while every bean
produced plant in the other.
''Early varieties of peaches bloom late
and late varieties bloom early" This ex-
preston was heard so often that careful
and accurate observations were made for
two consecutive seasons and record kept
of the date of opening of the first flow
ers upon forty-five varieties, the date of
full lnhorescence and its completion. 1t
was found that some of the earliest va
rieties were among the first to bloom and
others among the last. In fine, there SEEM
ed to be no connection between the time
of rlpening and the date of Towering. Some
varieties continue much longer in flower
than others. This habit enables the for
mer to escape late frosts, when the lat
ter are destroyed. The Hale and its de-
scendant, the Alexander, are conspicuous
examples of long-continued Towering and
annual bearing.
Seeding peaches are more hardy and
reliable than budded trees" A large
number of seedlings and budded trees were
planted under identical conditions Seven
years after they were planted, the percen-
tage of loss among the seedlings was more
than double that of the budded trees. The
fruit born by the seedlings-which were
grown from seed of choice Seeding fruit
was without exception inferior to that
from the budded trees. The Seeding fruit
ripened within one month in midsummer,
while the budded varieties yielded delc-
ious fruit from May to November The
budded trees gave fruit in unfavorable
seasons when the Seeding failed. A Sc
we're frost on the goth of March seriously
injured the seedlings-killed back the
tops-while the budded trees were not in
jured.
'Plant potatoes with cut side down.
When boy, assisting in my fathers gar
den, l was required, at the cost of much
wasted energy, to carefully place each
piece of potato with the cut side down
When l planted my first CROP the pota-
toes were dropped like corn, and to the
expressed surprise of the old planters, a
perfect stand was secured. An expert
ment station report recommends this
plan!
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From the Philadelphia Record.

Shenandoah, Pa.-Edmund Paul. aged
81, died at Mahanoy City from hydropho-
bia this morning in horrible agony. He
suffered from violent muscular contrac-
ton and frothed at the mouth. When a
drink of water was offered him he raved
and gave utterance to unnatural sounds
and the six men in attendance were hard
" able TO control him.
once he tried to jump from his bedroom
window and subsequently tried to smother
his wife with pillow.
Two years ago he was bitten by a pet
cat, but was never bothered by It until
a short time ago, when he was taken ILL.,
The deceased was a delegate to the last
four conventions of the State Firemen's
Association. He was assistant engineer
of the Citizens Steam Fire Company Of
Mahanoy City, and past grand OF the
independent order of Odd Fellows.