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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
A small Handy smoI.ehou.e.

"A correspondent of the Country Gentle
H''n describes little extemporized
smoke house, which he uses on occasions
~ cure just few shoulders and hams,
ine product of a pig or two.
Two common barrels. sugar barrels say,
are Kept at hand and when needed, one is
set up on top of the other. An old kettle
=. other metal vessel is set in the bottom
OF the lower one, in which is made a fire
u Gods and bark to produce a dense
saI Near the top of the upper bar
s a rod is firmly fixed, from which to
suspehd the several pieces of meat to be
leu Luiea. Wire or strong Irvine of different
,Sensths is used so that the joints are kept
In. I'm contact with each other, and so
andt the smoke can have full play upon
raeh piece. "Hogsheads" can be used in
4eeaa OF barrels, Of course. This is GER
.aalnIy very handy little arrangement for
tue purpose required.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
The True Test of Oysters.

''The best oyster experts that know
Of" said the captain of an oyster boat
Judge an oyster by the smell. instead of
the taste. There Is something about the
smell of any oyster that indicates it's
condition to me much palmer than does
the taste. People buy them and eat them
probably on account of their taste. So,
also. do they buy tea, coffee and the va
rious grades of whisky and brandy for
their taste. but all experts on those things
pass upon them entirely by their smell.
The professional tea faster or whisky
faster. so-called, never tastes them, but
simply arrives at their taste by their pc
culiarities Of flavor, or TO speak plainly.
smell.
II can tell what price a load of oysters
will be rated at when they arrive at the
wharf here by opening up the hold OF
the boat and smelling. In eight cases out
of ten 1 am right IL strikes oystermen
as strange when they see persons going
about from boat to boat as they lie at
the wharf. tasting oysters before they
conclude to buy Taste is all right. but IL
they don't smell right they will never
taste right"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23

the spring comes and your fowls are let
out for the first time, watch them and
you will see how eagerly they. win rush
to the nearest grass and devour ravenous-
ly every blade.
Everything that is of vegetable ma
ture is worth storing, therefore. TO supply
the place of the natural green article so
much enjoyed by them--small potatoes.
turnips, mangel-wufzels, cabbage dried
clover; in fact. anything of this nature
that can be successfully kept over during
cold weather.
The small vegetables and clover hay
can be boiled or steamed and added to
the morning mash, and the mangels and
cabbage can be fed in the raw state Many
of our most successful egg farmers feed
the last two as a separate midday ration,
all that the hens will eat up cle9n or
suspend a cabbage about two feet above
the litter in coops for them to jump and
peck at. thus giving additional exercise
in procuring a tempting green morsel
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
SENSATION AT GOSPEL MEETING
Dir. Moody Gains "A Convert Said Ia
Move in High Society.
From the New York Press

From the New York Press.
New York, Nov. 1s-An illustration of
Ndr. Moody's power to move persons by
his exposition of the gospel was pre-
scented this afternoon in Cooper Union at
the close of the sermon.
A woman hurried down the aisle. She
had a refined face, and from her dress
and manner was apparently woman of
prominence.
While the congregation was singing she
assembled the platform, and, unmindful of
the thousands Of eyes watching her, APP
preached Mr.. Moody, and, bursting into
tears, said she wanted to consecrate her
life to God, and asked the evangelist to
pray for her. tf
Mr.. Moody gave her his chair, and, get
ting another, took a place beside her. on
the platform sat the woman, sobblng vio-
lently, while the great audience sang over
and over the hymn, Jesus Is Calling To-
day." and Mr.. Moody and Commander
Ballington Booth leaned over the peni-
tent, whispering words Of comfort. H..
Mr. Moody refused to give the lady's
name, but rumor tonight connected her
with one Of the Oldest Of old Knicxer-
booker families.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
FOr Estimating Corn IN Grin.

4 asks If the rule for estimating quantity
VI corn IN crib applies to corn-in-shuck or
shucked corn.
III allowing two cubic feet to the bushel
" apples only to corn-on-the-ear free of
s sn' and that is wen settled. With the
s en-. on as it came from the field 8 cubic
,o nee would doubtless prove fair approx
carefully. w
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
BLINDED IN a FIGHT WITH OWLS.
Young Hunter Loses One Eye in q
Battle with Angercd Birds.
From the Chicago Herald.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
Martin f. Simson, IA years old, son Of
Charles Simson farmer living near Will
low Springs. has learned that owls can
see well enough In daylight to make a
desperate fight. He is certain to lose
the sight of one eye and may not be able
to see out of the other again as result
of an encounter he had with two large
owls in the woods near the drainage canal
Sunday afternoon.
He was on hunting trip along the Des-
PLANES river and had reached a patch OF
woodland between Willow Springs and LeS
mont. While wandering through the
woods he saw a huge owl in a tree and
brought 1t to the ground with a shot.
Surprising it to be dead he reached down
TO pick II up, when the bird, which was
only slightly disabled, made a fierce at
tack upon him, and before he could defend
himself fastened its talons into the flesh
of his right hand. The youth tried to
beat the angry bird off, but before he could
succeed another owl, apparently the mate
of the wounded one. appeared and fasten-
ed it's claws in his arm and with its bealx
destroyed the right eye at a single stroke,
The lad fought desperately and succeed
ed in freeing himself from his tormentors
long enough to seize his gun which was
upon the ground. He quickly dispatched
the injured bird and succeeded in beating
Its Infatuated mate Off. He hurried to a.
neighboring farmhouse, where his wounds
were dressed and he was sent home The
clothing on the upper part OF his body
was almost torn to tatters during the
struggle, and besides the wounds in his
face both hands and arms are badly in
jured.
The captured owl measured feet inch-
es from tip to tip of its wings.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
Chips.

Evaporated apples of the best quality
are quoted at Az to 81 cents per pound In
New York. and yet the southern consum-
er is forced to pay II to 1874 cents. Thus
luxury is made of what should be a
common and daily article Of diet the win
Ter through. Well! Well! The middleman
's not a philanthropist. you know
A year or so ago the imports OF tea into
ms country aggregated 100000 pounds
monthly. Now, for some months, the
monthly imports have not exceeded $780,
w pounds. Pretty much all the poor tea
oo go to America. England gets the pick
91 me tea product, and such tea as we
INK IN here would not be picked up in the
'uad'' in that country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
The Home Garden.

Can there be a home without garden7
A home with all the pleasant, cheerful
comfortable. endearing associations con-
nected. not merely with the word. but with
the idea a home that is delight in child
hood, a satisfaction In manhood, refuge
and solace in declining years; home that
is constantly brought to mind. through as
ISOLATION, by the sight elsewhere Of fa-
miliar flower, tree, shrub Of useful vege-
table; home that cTings to the memory.
after years Of separation, in distant places
and amid different scenes and interests; a
home that IS the shrine OF all that is dear
est the abode of all happiness. the treas
ure-house for whose dear sake all our
thoughts are busy, all our labors under
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
FOWLS IN WINTER.
Green Food Is the Best Thing TO
stimulate Egg Production.

Stimulate Egg Production.
No other food is so absolutely necessary
for the production Of eggs IN winter as
the green food ration, says the Country
Gentleman. The cooping Of hens during
the cold months is modern and rather
unnatural condition Of things. Our fore
fathers never considered it necessary to
house flock at any season OF the year.
except at night, and then only In cold cli-
ates. In the south, where the average
temperature is mild throughout the year.
fowls are left generally to themselves and
roost i'm trees or on fences-any place
where they can be higher at night than
their prowling enemies
Modern poultry culture has improved on
all this, and to-day the successful breeder,
whether for egg production or fancy
points, houses his stock comfortably and
confines them closely TO their coops dur
ing the winter months. It Is therefore
necessary to supply them with all the va
riety Of food they would otherwise gather,
IL left to their own inclinauons. When
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
The Friend of Goats.

Under Hon. John ]. McDonough this
city was land probably. for the first time
in it's history freed from the goat nui-
sance. But with the advent of the pres
ent administration came again the goat.
At first 1t was, as it were. the skirmishers.
then evidently seeing the coast clear, APP
peared the whole flock, and to-day on our
main business thoroughfares, the goat
browses as freely as in his native boys.
and this Notwithstanding the fact that
there are severe laws against him. (See
sections 34S and 1910 city code).
The policeman on his beat as he passes
a flock of goats "winks the other eye,'
and smiles as though he had met a
friend. Can anyone explain the entente
that seems to exist between the average
policeman and the goat? 1t Is suggested
that in some instances she was foster
mother to him, but even IL that is true,
Is he thereby justified in pasturing his
Ma-a upon the city streets? Whatever
may be the reason, 1t Is a fact of which
anyone may easily satisfy himself, that
the most friendly relations do subsist be-
tween the two parties.
In view OF the fact that we claim Sa-
vannah as a great commercial city, must
IL not seem rather a travesty upon this
claim to our visitors from the up-to-date
towns and villages of the north and east,
that the goat pastures to-day on Bay
street as freely as II it was back-woods
plantation? 1t was curse put upon
cities OF old, that "cattle shall eat grass in
thy Streets" and the visitor entering this
city by railway or steamship, will find tho
disgusting orgies of goat pasture the
first sight to meet his eye.
1t was said by one of his friends that
goats has votes" (by proxy, however,
that may be, he certainly has strong
pull with officials, and is accorded more
rights and privileges than the best citi-
zen of US all, for he Is placed above all
law. ''Ctyis.''
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23

one of the best newspapers in this or any
other country. has stirred the almost
hopeless torpidlty Of London journalism
and has compelled it to recognize the ex-
istence of half the world which 1t had
long ignored. Europe is fast learning
that America is a country of other things
besides charming women and dollars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
ATLANTIC COAST LINE ROADS.
Good Reports TO Two Annual Mect-
inRs Held Mt Charleston.

Charleston, S. c.. Nov. 21.-The annual
stockholders meetings of the Charleston
and Savannah, and of the Green Pond.
WATERFORD and BranchviIle railroads
were held here to-day. No election of Of
ficers were held owing to the absence OF
several directors from the meetings.
The treasurers' reports showed that the
gross earning of the Charleston and Sa-
vannah road for the year were $543, 524.62.
and the expenses $i29, 529S4. leaving net
earnings of $113994.7S.
The gross earnings of the Green Pond.
WATERFORD and Branchville line were $685.
975.6S; expenses $l5,63S.SS, net earnings,
Sl1 337 35
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
FOR DYSPEPSIA
Use Horsford,s Acid Phosphate.

DR.. d. B. Pettitt. Sherman. Tex. says:
81 have used it in dyspepsia, with great
success. think 1t Is a fine remedy."-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
SEED
Oats, Wheat, Rye.
RETAIL PRICES.


OATS-Ourf Yellow Mexican Rust-proof
yielded over 5000 bushels this dry season
on 100 acres. Price Coo. Earliest to get
ripe. We harvest first week in May.
OATS-Gray Winter Turf oats. best
oats to pasture. Price 81.
WHEAT-Acclmated Rust-proof, over
30 bushels. Price $50.
RYE-Georgia, over 20 bushels. Price
500.
OATs-Rust-proof. Georgia raised, Soc
Gionetu, Lincoln, Tartarican, White
Abundance Oats All rusted with us and
are not for sale.
An raised on our farms adjoining sa-
vannah.
All our bags of seed have our name
printed on them. Not genuine without.
We have no agents.
STRAW--Bale Csc. Ton &c.
HAY-75c carload $3.50 ton.
HAY-Pea Vine and Hay soc carload:
SIS ton.
IF. GUILMARTlN & CO.,
Proprietors Chatham County Experi-
mental Farms Of 1,lo0 Acres.
ln fst SAVANNAH.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23

We know nothing of the velvet bean"
outside of what we have read in the bull
letin (No. S5) Of the Florida experimental
station and several short references to it
in Florida horticultural paper. Send to
Prof. o. Clute, Lake City, and get this
bulletin. The velvet bean may or may
not be equal to the Sofa Cor Soy bean. as
a source of humus for groves, orchards.
etc, but until we prove it by test we
shall not believe it to be as prolific of
Seeds You can find out from Prof Clute
where seeds can be procured. Give it a
trial by all means.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23
The velvet Bean.

Editor Morning News: Where are the
velvet beans to be got? And what would
be the best forage crop to grow now for
horses south of Indian river, on muck and
sand lands. I p
Hypoluxo, Fla.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23

Questions and communications relative
A.. agricultural and horticultural subjects,
II addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer NJ
Milledgeville, Ga, will receive immediate
attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-23

We solicit articles for this department
The name of the writer writer should accom- iIr
PAN pa ygrblfcation, but as an evidence of good
faith.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-20

All the dogs of the invaded territory at once muster for resistance and the fight which is not organized, but of the rough-and- order, goes on until victory declares itself for one side or the other or until the inhabitants step out and stone the packs until they sep arate. Not infrequently street or two are annexed by the invaders; more or ten the defense Is successful. This IS always conducted by q levy en masse, even the puppies joining in the fray, Ut is observed that it is only serious lnVa- sion which causes the dogs to fight A single dog may pass through strange quarter provided he gives himself no airs, but lies down on his back ana sticks up his feet with proper deference and humility whenever the owners or the street come up to expel him. Ac- cording to Turkish tradition, these street dogs were once most successful in warfare, for their ancestors fought and beat the devil. Their story is that when man first appeared on earth and Satan drew near to kill him the dogs attacked and drove away the arch ene- my and preserved the first man. Hence, when Turk has broken some minor ordinance of the koran he often buys a few loaves of bread and, step ping out into the road, throws them in a dignified manner-not as an English man would throw thenl-to the dogs in the street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-20
4 rRusrEE,s REspoNsIRI11rr


 It has lately been decided that bank directors are in duty bound to direct, and Judge Coffey of San Francisco makes it appear that a trustee is also a responsible person. In the distribution of the estate of A. H. Wilcox, who had been dead several years, one of the heirs was offered, but refused to accept, as a part of his portion, bonds of the St. Luis Bituminous Rock company, claim ing that the trustees must give him the face value of the bonds in money. These bonds had been bought by the trustees with $10,0S5 that belonged to the deceased, the will having given them absolute control of the estate. After hearing the case Judge Coffey de- cided that there was nothing in the will that absolves the trustees from lia- bility for losses through improper in- vestments, or that relieves them from using good judgment or sound discre- tion in the performance of their trust. The court would be derelict in its duty !" said the judge, eff it undertook to force the heir to accept the reminiscence of an era of imitation and speculation for the coin his father left him.
 If this decision makes trustees more careful it will do useful work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-20

hls won't" Precisely, therefore, at the period when we imagined him smart ened out of the loose conditions of cl- vilian life, strengthened by discipline, and urged by the traditions of his new calling to Q foX-like activity, he is, it seems, accommodating fat and settling down into a numbering object in uni form, with an aversion to locomotion That @ low morale may follow in the same ratio should not be incredible, When Shakespeare makes Falstaff apologize for his general want of moral tone, does not Sir John say: "Thou seest I have more flesh than another man, and therefore more frailty?" This plea, so far as we are aware was not interposed even by the police them selves to meet the charges of corrupt dealing formerly urged against them in various quarters, but it Is clearly worth considering.
 And why should not the converse or the proposition be taken to heart? Would it not be well to guard against frailty, while giving desirable spring to constahulary heels, by forbidding fatness on the force? There is, no doubt, some connection between mental and physical states, Without straining the point to- find an intimate link be- tween rotundity and rascality, it is a very clear proposition that the will to catch light footed thief is modified by the inability to run a mile, say. Exer- else, such as might be had in the sta tion-houses, combined with an order to run around their beats, say, twice | day, would be some corrective, but ul- | timately. as in every case of obesity without exception, fat can only be con- trolled by dietary Obesity has only one meaning-overfeedi
 Tell that to any fat man-policeman or other-and he will be indignant. Mention 1t to a lady who has passed beyond the state good-naturedly indi- cated by that troublesome word embon- point, and you may be prepared to deal | with mysteries, but it is most true. Fat is the supernuity of the heat supply of the body. The policeman who has been a workman finds himself better paid than ever before and with much less to do. He eats better and richer food, he fingers longer over> it. As he has no muscular exercise to take up the in creased heat supply, nature condemns him to carry it around. He grows fat. The reasoning applies to bankers, brok- CTS, merchants and manufacturers, to the lay and the clerical, to the stout" lady at the opera as to the fiat lady at the museums. It is to be hoped that the information about the police, which we have called startling, and it truly so, should not fail of notice among those who have control in police circles, as it should not be lost on the fat or those who are fattening in any walk of | life. Do not ovareat
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-20
CAUGHT.
FLORETTE

Fishing is to fish?" he re- peated. "Oh, you just sit and sit all day long" And then?" And then you lie.''-Chicago Tribune.
 Rubbing It In.-Cora- Why do you think women are frivolous? Merritt-Beeause when girl makes an enemy of a man for life she always tells him that they can still be friends. Puck.
 Wife-I don't see why you think the minister is so narrow-minded. I am sure he rides his wheel to church every Sunday Husband-But nothing on earth could induce him to ride another make.-Puck.
 A Small Favor.-''Yourf fine" said the Judge, will be a dollar and costs" Couldn't you make it cents?" asked the lady who had been convicted of riding after dark without lighted lan- tern.-Indianapolis Journal
 Sweet one, love you" he whispered to his partner at the masquerade.
 T should think you would" she re- piled, seeing that am your wife, Didn't I know it, darling? What other woman do you think I would say that to?"-Boston Courier.
 Kind Neighbor Accompanied by a large mastiff, to a little girl very much afraid of him)-He's a good dog; he never hurts any one. Don't you see how he's wagging his tail? Little Girl (still shrinking back)-Yes, see; but that isn't the end I'm afraid of.-Tit- Bits.
 What are you looking for? We've got everything worth taking"
 T am looking
 The other burglar continued his search.
 For the much larger booty which the newspaper tomorrow will say we overlooked. "-Harper's Bazar. Impressing Him.-"Well, you had quite siege with that California real estate agent I never saw a man ges- ticulate so violently. What ailed him ?" "Oh, the fellow has just heard of that German professors theory that the Garden of Eden was located in the United States, and now he claims that he has seen the impression of Adams fall on a rock in the neighborhood of the land he has to elI."-Truth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-20
THE DUST NUISANCE.

While the Register was praying yes- terday afternoon to the Journal and Courier for rain the rain fell and the dust of New Haven was once more tenn porarily laid, And even the horses were pleased with the great improvement made by the rain.
 It gives us pleasure to notice that the Register is at last on the right track In regard to the dust nuisance. It evil dently does not mean to wholly rely any longer on the Journal and Courier S alleged pull on the quicker string of the rain-bag, and it calls on the Board of Public Works to do it's duty. It cor rectly remarks that no amount of ex- planation will convince the public that If the same energy and persistence put into the political phases of the admin istration of the Public Works depart ment were applied to the question of watering the streets, the result would be the end desired.
 The Register suggests that if the Board of Public Works will not work against the dust mass meeting be called and the causes of the situation be discussed. A full and free discus sion of the causes would be very inter- esting, and it would open the eyes of the people to the ease with which dust can be thrown into their eyes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-20
FASHION NOTES.
AIlurements of Shirt Waists.

Allurements Of Shirt Waists.
 Chintz shirt waists are so dainty and fresh, and withal so inexpensive, that lured away from the paths of princess cut and dark colors and, more often than she should, indulges in this sort of thing AS for the slender maid, she of round cheek and delicate figure and with the bloom of youth upon her, but there! What is there that she may not wear and look lovely in? Wash shirts are also made of percale, usually with detachable collar. If you can keep the collar from detaching when you don't want it to, it becomes a great conven- fence. The waist seen in this picture was of dark blue percale dotted with white, and was worn with a natty gown of mode colored cloth. The dress skirt had pocket cut, into its right side the jacket bodice was slashed as indicated in the basque and had double revers, all of which were finished with stitch ing and piping. The upper rever ex- tended into a deep collar in back.
 Marrow belts like that which confines this pictured waist are all very pretty, but it is better for real wear to get a good wide leather one. Don't get a woman's belt, but go to a mans fur nishing place. Buy manly belt and have it cut down for you and punched with new holes You will be amazed to see how long such a belt will last, and how we'll it will look even after if is dis colored and out of shape.