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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01

The worldly worth of anything is usu-
ally measured by the amount of graft
fication of pleasure it may afford. Rea-
soning thus. says Meehans Monthly, the
garden-lover will find it worth his while
to hunt a place to put a root or two
of Ipomaea Bona-nox, the well-known
Moon-fower, next spring. 1t is only an
annual but a plant raised from cut
ting during the winter afforded a great
deal of pleasure to the writer in it's sit
uation on an arbor. The rapidity of it's
growth enables it to soon cover a
small arbor. Its large clear white
flowers stand out from the background
of broad, green leaves, making 1t visible
even in the darkness of night, at which
time the flowers are open. 1t is interest
ing to compare the times of opening and
closing. The closing hours are from
to o clock a. m, and the opening about
z to S p. m, the times apparently depend
ing on atmospheric conditions. After the
cool fall weather sets in, the time of
blooming is irregular. The plant above
mentioned omitted to bloom one night and
several days after the flowers might be
seen during the day, and since at all
times.
On two vines, 200 of the immense flowers
were recently counted-and this amount
is not a limit It's great blooming ability
is the more pronounced when we learn
the life of flower is but the one night
and fresh set of flowers is produced
continuously day after day.
The climbing is accomplished by the
twining of the young shoots. A wire or
stout string support, with a few wooden
strips to bear the weight, is alone neces-
sary.
The Moon-fower, or evening glory. is
certainly a very pretty vine and well
worthy of cultivation So is the Cassab-
anana, a vine with most fragrant and
edible fruit. 1t is a more rampant grower
than even the Moon-fower. One of each
on the same porch would make a pleas
ing contrast
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01

Nothing is gained by planting beans
before the soil has warmed up well. or
before the frost period has passed. A
small area may be risked the latter part
of March, but the main crop should not
be planted before the latter part of April
in this latitude.
Ut is desirable to have the beans when
grown for snaps, ready for market as
soon as possible, for the earlier they are
the more profitable, but it is not wise to
SOW too early.
When grown for dry beans the latter
part of April or early May is soon enough
to SOW.
The bush beans are to be preferred to
the pole sorts, and outside the wax beans,
the red valentine may be esteemed the
best for ordinary purposes.
If the seed are first-class, and the land
sufficiently rich and well prepared a half
bushel of seed viii suffice for an acre.
If the quality is at all inferior, it may
be necessary to use as much as n bushel
but care should be used that the beans
are not too Thick for the vines had better
be a little too thin than little too thick
Rows should he about three feet apart
and the plants about one to the foot in the
row. -
The soil being deeply and well prepared
at planting time, the cultivation after
ward should be shallow as beans are
very quickly maturing plant, and all
plants of this character should receive
very shallow culture.
Beans are easily injured by deep work
ing of the soil close to the plant, and
should never be cultivated while the dew
is in the vine. The vines may be busted
with land-plaster once or twice. especially
if any lack of health and Vigor is noticed
after they begin to grow.
Land-plaster is always a good applica-
ton to any leguminous plant being as
good for beans as clover4-the latter, as
is well known, being greatly benefited by
plaster. Unless the soil is quite poor
very little ammonia need be applied to
the crop, but phosphoric acid and potash
should be literally applied. On fair land,
the following mixture will generally give
good results: Fifty pounds cotton seed
meal, $50 pounds acid phosphate and 10
pounds kainit. This, after being mixed
together, should be applied to broad fur
rows and well mixed in by the pillow.
Seed should not be covered deeper than
couple of inches, and at Laying by Che
soil should be drawn up slightly about
the stems. ct
The weevil has become so Destructive d
beans that it IS a crop full of risk, when
otherwise it might be a sure ana protlta-
BILE crop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
CITY BREVITIEs.

The Georgia Historical Society will hold
Its March meeting tonight.
Daniel Winston and Walter Bright. both
colored, were sent in last night by Police
man Deignan, on the charge Of carrying
concealed weapons.
The annual election for officers of the
Lutheran Church of the Ascension will
be held in the church lecture room be-
tween 10 and o'clock to-day.
A meeting OF the Southeastern Base
BAH league will be held at the KimbaIl
house in Atlanta to-day for the purpose
OF completing arrangements for the sea-
son. A representative will be in attend
ance from Savannah.
NJ. Page and Tom Collins, two young
white men, were arrested by Policeman
Barrett early yesterday morning, charged
with the larceny of geese from the prem
ises of M. Cohen. on Bryan street, about
midnight Saturday night
DR.. William f. Boggs. chancellor OF the
State University, preached to large con-
gregations, morning and evening, at the
Independent Presbyterian churca yester-
day. Both were interesting, Instructive
and logical sermons, and were much en-
joyed by those present.
Mr.. T. Fletcher Smith is minus a bicy-
Gle, which was stolen from the corner OF
Whitaker and Charlton streets Saturday
night The bicycle is an 1895 Rambler.
No. 1866. The loss was reported to the
police. This makes three bicycles stolen
within the last few days. II looks very
much as II the professional bicycle thieves
had struck Savannah again.
Mr.. T. +. Cullen of the general freight
agents Office OF the Central railroad Is
nursing a broken wrist. Mr.. Cullen was
on his way TO take part In the big dove
shoot at Hodo last week. He arrived at
Wadley Wednesday night, and while
waiting for his train. walked OF the rail-
road platform in the darkness. receiving
a severe fall and breaking his right wrist
The injury is a painful one
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
The Gentleman Farmer.

We have on our table the first two is
sues of a magazine entitled the Gentle
man Farmer" This is the newest ad-
venture in he field of agricultural litera-
lure and, Judging its future by the mi
ual numbers, we see no reason why this
publication should not prove abundantly
successful The Gentleman Farmer NAV
oe said to represent and present the es-
'heue features of the farmers life. though
1t VIII no doubt contain good deal Of
matter Of real practical value. A casual
kance products the impression that il
rs one Of the mQny tasteful literary ma1-
H1lhes after the order of Munsey or No
Niure or COSMOPOLITAN, ct al. When its
elDerusing department. Is fairly built IN n
"iu probably be a is bulky as any Of these
~. LOT The present. Of its 100 pages "a are
,.o'ea to reading matter. and unoues-
o'onany OF the MOTT varied Character inn
"7.naple, and Of a conglomerate TYNE that
"luot lail Interested readers Without
iA,sn,llns this notide to an unreasonable
,t"7lu' we cannot do less than commend
or,. Genueman Farmer, especially 10 ev-
laImer who hast a wife and daueb-
Il. 'Dut me boys Win enjoy and he yrea !
r n'Iel by II we age quite surel srho
~ @L0l puts this raally charrnine NH
ita'on within the reAch Of very 49,,
NM nave the family iust stated rani
H. U. compares favorltbly with anv 90
sr 'Nerary publications\ IN IT'S nunoro,,..
Tas ,Acellent drawings and engra,,i,,s.
Bsti1pl ollshers are Brothek Jonathan Pnh.
s Company, ChicagoA III.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
Big Prize-TnI<er Onion CrOp.

wish to tell my experience with the
prize-taker onion, says a writer in the
Indiana Farmer. During the season just
passed I purchased from a greenhouse
4,37O plants at 81 per thousand, which /
transplanted into the open ground about
the middle of April, in rows fifteen inches
apart and about five inches apart in the
row. The ground was so wet that placed
wide boards along each row to walk on
while tranSplanting. During the next four
weeks no rain fell but the plants came
through all right, excepting the damage
done by cut worms. The plants covered
one-eighteenth of an acre. The land con-
sisted of black, mellow soil, hard reddish
clay, and gravelly ground, and it would
be difficult to tell in which variety of soil
they did the best. / hogan cultivation
about two weeks after transplanting,
plowing them once week and after
every rain with a Daisy double-wheel hoe,
which in my estimation far surpasses the
other csultivators. l went over the patch
twice with hand weeder as the ground
was very weedy. continued the cultiva-
ton until the bulbs were from two TO three
inches in diameter. The onions matured
earlier than usual, being ready to pull
about the middle of August. My patch
yielded 3S1s bushels, or at the rate of 800
bushels per acre.
ADouI 0OV Oh my plants were Red Weth-
ers1eld. and they grew considerably larger
than ordinary onions. The Prize-taker on
ion sold as readily at rs cents per bushel
as common onions did at 80 cents l have
tried the Silver King and several other
large onions, but none of them equal the
Prize-taker. Twelve or my largest onions
completely filled q peck measure the larg-
est Weighing about IA pounds. The SUI
pcrior quality of the Prize-taker as well as
its fine appearance. make it the best on
ion Tor the home market. The onion has
decided advantage over other vegetables
In having no insect enemies, except the cut
worm. l believe with good soil and a ia
Yoraple season, 1000 bushels per acre could
be easily grown, providing cut worms were
not abundant, as they are particularly
fond of the young plants
While the above crop was grown in In
diana II can be riva1led most anywhere
In Georgia If the person making the effort
will only take the necessary trouble" An
acre of good Georgia land will yield 500
bushels of onions and not feel it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01

gust or September, and plowed under the
Following spring while the soil is cool. A
green crop must never be turned under
in hot weather.
Cow peas may be sown in May June
or July, and should be allowed to ripen
and DIE down upon the land the first year.
IL is seldom necessary to turn down the
renovating crop after the first year; ii is
too valuable as feed for stock. and the
roots and stubble will furnish sufficient
organic matter to supply the needs of the
soil after it is once party filed with hui
mus.
The clover should be pastured or cut for
hay, and the peas may be allowed to ripen
and fed to stock upon the land. or, when
cut while green and cured for hay, they
make a valuable and nutritious feed for
stock
If our farmers would only arouse
themselves to the value of COW peas and
clover as renovating crops, they would
soon find that fertility can be easily and
creaply increased and maintained without
the expense of commercial certilzers the
injudieious use of which has proved SO
destructive to the interests of the south
ern farmer. "A Virginia Farmer"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
DANGER IN SODA.
Serious Results Sometimes Follow
It's Excessive Use.

Common soda is all right in its place
and Indispensable in the kitchen and for
cooking and washing purposes, but it was
never intended for medicine, and peo-
pie who use it as such will some day re-
greet it.
We refer to the common use of soda
to relieve heartburn or sour stomach,
habit which thousands of people practice
almost daily, and one which is fraught
with danger; moreover the soda only gives
temporary relief and in the end the stom-
ach trouble gets worse and worse
The soda acts as a mechanical irritant
to the walls of the stomach and bowels
and cases are on record where it accum-
mulated in the intestines, causing death
by Inflammation or peritonitis.
DR.. Harlandson recommends as the SAT
est and surest cure for sour stomach
(acid dyspepsia) an excellent preparation
sold by druggists under the name of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. These tab
let's are large 20-grain lozenges, very
pleasant to taste and contain the natural
acids, peptones and digestive elements es-
sential to good digestion, and when taken
after meals they digest the food perfect
ly and promptly before it has time to fer
ment, sour and poison the blood and nerv-
Gus system.
DR.. Wuerth states that he Invariably
uses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in all
cases of stomach arrangements and finds
them a certain cure not only for sour
stomach, but by promptly digesting the
food they create a healthy appetite, in
crease flesh and strengthen the action of
the heart and liver. They are not a
cathartic. but intended only for stomach
diseases and weakness and will be found
reliable in any stomach trouble except
cancer of the stomach.
All druggists sell Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets at so cents per package.
A little book describing all forms of
stomach weakness and their cure mailed
free by addressing the Stuart Company
of Marshall, Mich.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
A Chem Farm Print.

Some Of our exchanges have resurrected
an old receipt for a cheap farm paint
with which we had long been familiar,
but which does not seem to be as widely
known as the merits Of the paint deserve
says the Southern Farmer. 1t consists of
but two ingredients, neither of which is
expensive. the one being skim-milk and
the other a good article of hydraulic ce-
ment. The cement is placed in a bucket
and sweet slxim-milk is gradually added,
about the consistency of good cream. The
stirring must be very thoroughly done in
order that the mixture may flow readily
from the brush. but if too thin will run
when applied to the building and look
streaked. The proportions should be
based upon about a gallon of milk. as
this will make convenient quantity to
mix when one person is to apply it. If
too much is prepared, the cement will set
and harden before the cement is used. To
this quantity of milk add about quart
of the cement Probably a little more
than this will be required. the operator
using Judgment to have il thin enough to
flow from the brush and not thin enough
to run after it has been applied. A fiat
brush about four inches wide is a good
implement with which to lay the paint on.
1t is to be used just as oil paints are used
and can be applied to woodwork, old or
new, and to brick or stone. When dry
the color is a light creamy brown, or
might be called a yellowish stone color.
This paint has a good body, smooth finish
and works well
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
Cost OF seed Distribution.

Congress has appropriated $4,000 for
purchase of seed during the year ended
June 30, 81, and on additional $4,000 for
testing, inspection and all other expenses
of distribution. This $15O,OOO. however. by no
means covers the entire cost to taxpayers.
Secretary of Agriculture Morton estimates
that the cost to the postoffice department
of handling this amount of seed is 100000.
The total weight Of the seed purchased is
over 100000 pounds, and the vegetable
and field seeds would plant $4,000 acres Of
355 square miles.
This is one of the expenditures of the
government that should have been stopped
many years ago. IL is almost so much
money thrown away for IL never does no
one any good. That amount of money
might be spent differently to very great
advantage. But the principle of the thing
is altogether wrong.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
DOUGLAS JAIL DELIVERY.
One of the Escaped Prisoners Re-
captured.


Douglas Ga, Feb. 2S-Sherlff Tanner
arrived from Berrien county Friday night
with Mathew Tyson, ono Of the recent
escaped white prisoners from Douglas jail
Upon his arrival at the Jail he found that
G. II. Johnson, the alleged postoffiee burg
lar, had strictly kept his word with re-
gard TO breaking out, mention of which
was made in the Morning News of the
18th inst. Johnson succeeded in burning
a hole through the floor and tore Off one
of the legs of his iron bedstead, using
It Tor pick. lie tunneled down in the cell
till he reached a sufficient depth to tun-
mel under the wall and out into the yard
lie has a fine eye for engineering, for
he went exactly the right depth before
turning under the foundation OF the Jail
lie is fine specimen of physical manhood
and the mystery is how he made his exit
through so small a hole. lie made this
second escape with guard In the next
room. who says he heard nothing to arouse
his suspicious.
Sheriff Tanner withdraws the reward of
$50 for the capture of each of the es-
capes until the proper authorities have
the Jail thoroughly repaired.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
Bran For Laying Hens.

Wheat bran is splendid for laying hens.
and also for growing stock. 1t contains
a far greater per cent. of nitrogen than
corn or oats, and if its use is not carried
to an extreme, it is the best thing that
could be used to promote the health and
digestion of fowls. The best way to feed
it is in the morning mash. which is best
made by scalding the ground feed, one
third corn meal, and one-third middlings,
shorts or anything else preferred, with
hot milk, or, in the absence of that with
hot water. Cooked vegetables of any
kind, and meat and table scraps, would
make it all the better. When fed, the
mixture should neither be cold nor too
hot, and do not make it sloppy; put on
just enough to thoroughly moisten all the
meal and no more.-EX.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
sUMTER's COUNTY FAIR.
The County Getting Many JmBli-
grants From the West.

Americas, Ca. Feb. 2s-The prospect
for a successful county fair in Sumter
next fall is bright indeed The matter
is now in the hands of an executive com
mittee, appointed by the county agricul-
tural society, and a favorable report is
expected at an early date.
Within the next two or three months at
least two large colonies of western farmers
will be located on lands in Sumter and
Lee counties, within twenty miles of
Americas. One of these will settle near
De Soto, on the line of the Georgia and
Alabama railway. Parties here have Sc
cured options on several tracts of land and
are working actively to bring immigration
here. Only farmers with some means win
be encouraged to come, and 1t is thought
the scheme will prove success and result
in bringing many desirable settlers to
Southwest Georgia
The freeze yesterday caused some ap-
prehension among fruit growers for the
safety of the crop, many large orchards
in this section being in full bloom. How
ever, peach trees have not been injured
as yet, and good yield is promised.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01

BANKER CLEwS' VIEWS.
The Financial Outlook as Seen From
WaII Street.


New York, Feb. 27.-As London's inter-
est in our securities has revived, the
course of the money market there de-
serves attention. At present the rate Of
interest in the open market is ia per
cent; and, during the week ending on
the 18th, the Bank of England gained
50, 800 600 in gold. II may therefore be
presumed that affairs are in a shape for
meeting comfortably the considerable
amount of export bills held here and
which will mature next week. About the
same time. however, an important sum
of bills bought by Paris in London be-
comes payable, If the loans are not re-
newed; besides, Japan is quietly with
drawing gold from the bank. The gold
received during last week by the bank
came from collection Of taxes, and IL
therefore may be expected to be soon re-
distributed throughout the country 1t
thus seems possible that the London
money market may show a hardening
tendency by the middle of next month
especially should the settlements for the
export bills held here cause shipments of
gold to New York. Such change. how
over, would probably be only transient
as a fall of exchange here and a higher
rate of Interest at London would be apt
To- cause renewal of purchases of bills
ment the transactions I'm securities with
Europe are light, and the purchases ana
sales about evenly Offset each other.
Upon the whole. there are no features
that should disturb the growth of conf
dence which has so distinctly set in with
In the last few weeks. The Improvement
in general business is well sustained In
all the markets, and the tone is becoming
steadily more hopeful The railroads are
now showing an increase OF earnings and
especially from merchandise and passen-
ger traffic; which is evidence of recovery
in trade at large. The position of the
Hooking Valley railroad has lately had a
somewhat depressing effect upon stocks.
but the announcement on Thursday of
the appointment Of a receiver for the
company caused rise of ~ to per cent
In its securities; which had good effect
upon the general market. TO nv view
the general position of the stock market
is sound and promising, and seems TO az
ford a safe basis for buying for com
pensating profits. The opportunity for
buying is the more promising from the
fact that, next week. the country takes
a new start under new party leadership.
and under policies which have been as
ISOLATED with eras Of the largest progress
enjoyed in the history OF the country.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
LEGAL NOTICES.

GEORGIA., CHATHAM COUNTY
Whereas. r. w. Meldrim and John Hous-
ton have applied TO court of ordinary for
letters dismissory as executors of the will
Of Robert McIntire. deceased These are
therefore. to cite and admonish all whom
1t may concern to be and appear before
said court TO make objection or any they
have) on or before the first Monday In
April next, otherwise said letters will be
granted.
witness, the Honorable Hampton L.
Ferrill, ordinary for Chatham county this
the 3lst day of December, 1896.
FRANK u. KEILBACH
Clerk c. o.. Q. @
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
Cowpeas and Glover as Soil RenOva-
tors.

The great need of the majority Of our
unproductive southern lands is decayed
vegetable matter. or humus, aud there
fore of nitrogen. Chemical fertilizers
have been used year after year to force
a grain crop, to the exclusion Of the vege-
table manures. and before the land can
be bought back to its former state Of fer
tility this organic matter must be sup
plied, in order 10 obtain nitrogen in which
the soil is deficient.
Nitrogen is the most expensive Of plant
foods, and It is unwise Of the farmer TO
buy az a high price, when It can be OBJ
tanned so quickly and cheaply by the use
OF COW peas and clover. They accumulate
nitrogen I'm abundance for their own
growth and development and store Il I'D
in sufficient quantities for the use of sue
ceeding crops The roots also penetrate
deep down into the soil and unlock and
render available the mineral plant food
stored there. t.s.a
Crimson clover should DO sown in Au-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01

GEORGIA., CHATHAM COUNTY
Whereas, Wallace S. Jones has applied to
court of ordinary for letters dismissory
as executor of the will of Noble Wimberly
Jones' deceased
These are, therefore, to cite and admon-
ish all whom II may concern TO be and ap-
pear before said court TO make objection
az any they have on or before the first
Monday in April, next, otherwise said let
tiers will be granted.
Witness. the Hon. Hampton l.. Ferrill
ordinary for Chatham county, this the Slst
day of December, 1896.
FRANK 70. KHlLBACH, :
Clerk G. o., c. G.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01

The sugar in cornstalks is thought to pro-
duce worms, if fed too largely. If oil
cake is given, it should be in alternate
weeks.
The chief food for colt should be that
of good pasture. When, as above stated,
a small ration of clean oats and bran. Be
sure it is as free from dirt and dust as
possible. There is more damage to stock
of all kinds in the south to-day from dusty
grain and hay, than from any other cause
in all probability.
If colt is fed hay at all let it be free
from dust or there will soon be stomach
trouble.