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The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
Olive Tree. In Georgia.

QUESTION Will olive trees grow in
South Georgia? Where can trees be
bought, and at what price? How old
will the trees be before beginning to
bear?
ANSWER. The olive tree requires for
its best development a deep, calcareous,
we'll drained soil, and will not grow on
wet land. AS far as climate and soil are
concerned, there are doubtless places in
South Georgia, particularly near the sea
coast. where the olive would grow and
bear fruit, but do not think they would
prove'proftable- There are thousands
of acres in the coast valleys of Califor-
MIA planted in olive trees which prom
Use an abundant yield, and. indeed,
some orchards are bearing we'll now,
but even there, with soil and climate
peculiarly suited to them, they do not
prove as profitable as some other crops.
Trees for setting out should be three
years old. as they are then tougher and
more apt to live than the one and two
year old trees. You would probably
have to obtain them from California, or
import them from Europe, as know of
no nursery at the east or south where
they can be bought. In California they
begin to bear at five to six years of age,
and'continue in bearing for long term
of years They should be planted not
less than 30 feet each way, and great
care should be taken to preserve the
roots from injury. Even if you have
the proper soil and climate, l would ad-
wise against your planting more than
an experimental plot. State Agricultu-
raj Department..
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

you will have good pasture through
the late fall and winter for all your
stock, and you will have the green stub
BILE to turn under in the spring. You
can plant rye without injury to the grow
ing crop by running a shallow sweep
furrow through the middles of the rows
having first sowed the seed ahead of
the plow. This plan can also be prac-
ticed successfully with oats, pasturlng
them in the winter and turning them
under in the spring. OF the two. how
ever, prefer the rye, as better able to
withstand the cold, and as being Of
more rapid growth and earlier ma
turity. Should you prefer to make hay
of the rye, cease to pasture it after
Christmas, and cut when starting to
run up and then turn under the stub
BILE. Where you expect to cut the rye
you must of course knock down the cot.
ton stalks in good time, so that they
will not interfere VIII the reaper or
radle.-State AgrictS Iral Department.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05


QUESTION Give me some informa-
ton about planting, manuring and cul-
tivating sugar cane; also yield of syrup.
ANSWER. Sugar cane does best on a
rich, deep, sandy loan, and for its best
success requires plenty of moisture. 1t
is not profitable crop north of latitude
30 degrees, though it is planted to some
extent much higher up the country. 1t
requires long summer for its full de.
velopment, and consequently does best
in South Georgia. Belonging as it does
to the family of grasses, it requires an
abundance of nitrogen, and will not
make much growth without it. 1t is
very customary in the wiregrass section
of the state to plant cane on land that
has been cowpenned the previous year,
and very fine crops are made in this
way. Stable manure should not be used,
for though it will produce fine growth
of canes, the syrup made from them will
color, as where other fertilizers are APP
piled. Break your land deep and thor
oughly; open deep burrows feet apart;
apply in these burrows 500 pounds of a
fertilizer carrying s per cent phosphoric
acid, per cent nitrogen. and . to 8 per
cent potash. Run scooter in bottom
of furrow to mix the fertilizer with the
soil Then plant your cane, cutting the
stalks into lengths of about feet and
letting them lap each other in the plant
ing furrow. Cover with turning plow,
running on each side of the planting
furrow. Then apply 200 pounds of the
fertilizer above mentioned in each list
ing furrow. run through this with
scooter to mix the fertilizer with the
soil; then bed out the land. Nine hun
bred pounds of fertilizer may seem a
heavy application, but you will be am
ply repaid by the increased crop. Cul-
tivate as you would corn keeping down
all weeds and grass. With good stand
and necessary rains, a crop planted as
directed should make not less than 400
gallons of syrup to the acre.-State Ag-
ricultural Department.
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ALL SORTS OF .- --
INFORMATION
Commissioner Nesbitt's Inquiry
Box For the Month.
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED

How to Harvest Groundpeas - johnson
Grass For Hay-PIan to Stop the Raw
ages of Bugs Squashes and Cucum-
bers-Putting Up Compost Heaps For
Use In the Spring, ETC.
QUESTION. Please give me a quick
and effective method of harvesting
groundpeas SO as to save the vines as
we'll as the nuts. The gathering of this
crop comes at such busy season that
am always more or less perplexed as to
how | shall manage to get everything
properly attended to. BY the. usual
method of digging and drying by hand
the hay is not saved in good condition,
and much of it is often lost. This plan
is also slow and wearisome when so
much other work is pressing.
ANSWER. The Spanish groundpeas
form their nuts very close to the crown
of the plant, and therefore If they are
barred off with an ordinary plow they
may be pulled up by hand. and all. or
nearly all. of the nuts will cling to the
vines. These must then be piled in
wind rows, roots up. nuts on top. Allow
them to.stand until next day, and then
stack around pole, taking care to have
layer of rails on the ground to protect
the lower part of the stack from damp.
ness, and also to leave air space around
the pole sufficient for ventilation. In
making the stack the order of placing
should be reversed, nuts within, vines
without. When the stack is finished
cap carefully to prevent injury from
rain. In about three weeks the nuts
will be ready for picking off by hand,
and the hay cured sufficiently to be
stored. Groundpeas belong TO the fam
lily Of legumes, and like all of their kind,
the tops are good for forage.
For other varieties than the Spanish
it will be necessary to use plow made
especially to run under the vines and
cut the top root, when it will be found
comparatively easy to pull the vines up
without loosening the nuts. But if the
soil is very heavy, even this will not
answer. In such case run q turning
pillow near the vines first, and in this
furow run sweep, which has had one
wing turned up to act as a bar or land.
slide, and the other flattened and made
sharp to run under the vines. The gath
ering, curing and stacking can then be
managed as above. State Agricultural
Department
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
Warts on NIuIas Ears.

QUEsTIoN-I have two mules with
warts on their ears. Please tell me the
best method of removing them.
: ANSWER There are various methods
recommended for removing warts. The
best plan, however. is to cut them off
with sharp knife, and eithertburn the
place where cut with n hot'iron or wash
it for several days with acetic acid. This
warts are simply attached to the skin
aud will not return if treated Is di.
sected State Agricultural Department..
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
Bugs on squashes and ououmbers.

QUESTION. My late squashes and GU
cumbers are always injuEed more or less
by bugs. Can you give me some rem
edy which will check the ravages OF
these little pests?
ANSWER. -Saltpetre is said to be a
never failing remedy. The plan is to
dissolve in water sufficient quantity of
saltpetre to apply to all the hills. While
the plants are still young and before the
bugs begin work, make a little ditch
around each hill and pour in the salt
petre water.--State Agricultural De-
ment.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
CUBE ROOT MADE EASY.
How ANY Bright Scholar May Learn to
Tell 1t OnhaEd.

Tell 1t OfhaUd.
To find the cube root Of any given
number of figures offhand seems an al
most impossible feat, hut yet it is sim
pie enough when one knows how to do
it-so simple, indeed, that any bright
boy can learn to do it in few weeks
First he must know exactly what
cube is-namely, that it is the result
Of multiplying one number by itself
and then multiplying the product by the
original number Thus, 3 multiplied
by equals 9, and 9 multiplied by .,
the original number, produces ~, Whloh
consequently is The cahe Of 3. The cube
root Of % is the original number, 3,
and to find the cube root Is the reverse
of finding the cube. The would be adept
at this art should first study carefully
the following figures:
1xl>n= 2x2<2=a8 S<8<S-9 q
4X4><4= Ga 5x5%5=l@o oNoNo-- -
7x7x7=348 Sx8x6=5l2 9%9%9=72s
A close study of these figures shows
that multiplied in this manner oy IT.
self results in s, that multlpIled oy
itself has as a final figure. that mul
tiplied by itself has as final figure
that multiplied by itself has as a
final figure and that a, D. ana mul'
tiplied by themselves have their orl8i,
nal figures as finals Hence the artist
knows that any sum given to him the
final figure Of which is must haze >
as a cube root. that II the dnal figure
be o. the cube root must be 9. and so
on.
For example, give him the figures
74.O8S, and he can at ones tell that ~
Ia the cube root. for the reason that "a
has as a cube root, as the cubs OF 1 Is
Ga. while the cube OF is I26. mncn
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

A Permanent PasIe.

Soak an ounce of refined gelatin in
cold water for an hour, then drain off
and squeeze out the water as much as
possible Put the gelatin in jelly pot
and place the pot in pan of hot water
over the fire When the gelatin has
melted, stir in slowly 21a ounces of
pure alcohol Put in wide mouthed
bottle and cork tightly This glue or
paste will keep indefinitely and can be
melted for use in few minutes by set
ting the bottle in basin of hot water
AS it contains very small percentage
of water it affects the gloss of the
prints but little and dries almost i'm
mediately --Harper's Round Table.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05


QUESTION. Will you please publish
for the benefit of myself and other
farmers the standard weights for Geor-
gia of the various farm products?
ANSWER. The following are the es.
tablished legal weights per bushel as
given by the code: Wheat. 90 pounds;
shelled corn, 56 pounds; corn in the ear,
10 pounds; peas, 60 pounds rye, ST
pounds; oats, 81 pounds; barley, AZ
pounds; Irish potatoes, 60pounds; sweet
potatoes, SO pounds; white beans, 60
pounds; clover seed, go pounds; timo-
thy seed, 45 pounds; flax seed, Sc pounds;
hemp seed, A pounds bluegrass seed,
IA pounds; buckwheat, 81 pounds; dried
peaches (unpeeled), 80 pounds; dried
peaches (peeled), 50 pounds; dried ap.
pies. "a pounds; onions, 81 pounds;
turnips, 55pounds; corn meal, As pounds;
wheat bran, 20 pounds; cotton seed. 80
pounds. and of ground peas. rs pounds.
State Agricultural Department..
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

last longer than the trees only larg
enough for posts. You will readily see
the reason of this, from the fact that
the small tree would be entirely sap
wood. which rots very quickly when
exposed to the weather, while the posts
from the large tree, being all heart
would be much more durable. Never
use for posts anything but heart wood
State Agricultural Department.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05

QUESTION. With all the lights before
you, would you advise farmer to plant
johnson grass for hay?
ANswER.-There is probably no hay
crop more certain than johnson grass.
and some farmers. who have tried it,
pronounce it unsurpassed for abundance
of yield and quality But there are
many things to be taken into consider
alton, and other farmers are equally
pronounced in their opposition to it. In
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-09-05
Use Rye.

QUESTION. there any cheap crop
that can cover my lanus with during
the winter? l know 1t is mistake to
leave them bare. but clover and vetch
are expensive crops. and unless the land
is rich and all conditions suitable they
often fail. l want something within
the reach of an ordinary farmer, and
which l can take off i'll the spring in
time for other crops.
ANSWER. For your purpose I think
you could use nothing better than rye
1t is of course an injury to the land to
remain bare for several months, subject
to the teaching and washing of our
heavy winter rains This is the chief
reason why cotton culture is so injuri-
GUS to land. The crop takes from the
soil less plant food than any of the sta
pie crops of the country. but the cotton
fields being left bare Of vegetation, and
subjected for the entire winter to the
washing and teaching of heavy rains,
are rapidly deprived of some elements
Of plant food, particularly of nitrogen.
BY sowing from 3 TO 4 pecks of rye to
she acre from Sept. l to 5 you will pro-
sect your land largely from washing,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-12-30
Chicago Coliseum Rurned.

Chicago. Dec. 27.-The fire which last
evening destroyed tile Coliseum at
SiXty-third and Stony Island avenue
claimed only one victim. He was n.
II. Johnson. whose charred remains
We're recovered from the ruins to-day.
johnson was a fireman employed about
the building. He had evidently re-
mained at his post until the last mo-
ment. Then he rushed towards an
exit. Within few feet of the door
an immense piece of glass fell from
the roof. piniOning him to the earth.
while the flames slowly smothered
him.
Shortly after the fire Colonel John T.
Dickinson. president of the Coliseum
company. was seen. He said:
The building is Il total loss and
there is little prospect of any attempt
at rebuilding will be made. There was
S12O.OOO insurance on the building.
which is just sufficient to cover the
bonds. The Coliseum company was
stocked for 100000 paid up and bond
ed for 100000. The building had
proved success in every way The
expectations of the promoters had been
fully realized, even surpassed.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-12-30
BOOTHS MAY BE REG c-nc,Lrp.
Object of the Salvation Gcnsral's Coming
Visit to This Country.


New York. Dec. 2s.-A special to the
World from London says:
General William Booth IL profoundly
distressed by the news of the grave ILL.,
ness OF Mrs. Balllngton Booth. The
World correspondent journeyed to Bar
net, where the general Is staying nj the
house of his son, Brnmwell Booth, but
the venerable leader of the Salvation
.Army-was unable TO see anyone.
The special cable dispatch received
pointing out that the associates of
Mrs. Balllng,on Booth Inscribed her
dangerous Illness to the harsh treat
ment she received nt the hands OF the
Salvation Army leader, which broke
her spirit and destroyed her health.
was shown to the general by Bramwell
Booth.
The general replied:
Under these sad circumstances 1t Is
impossible for me to make any contro-
versial statement. | can only express
my deep sympathy with my son In his
trouble and my hopes for Mrs. Booth's
speedy recovery"
General Booth declined to say any
thing further on this subject. He was
busily engaged preparing for his de-
parture for the United States. which Ia
set for January Sth. when the news Of
Mrs. Booths Illness reached him. This
greatly depressed him and he imme-
diately cabled n message OF fntherly
sympathy with his son In his trouble.
Commissioner Nicol. the first plenipo-
tentIary sent to the United States mt the
time OF the secession from the Saliva
tion Army of Mr.. and Mrs. Balllngton
Booth. said to the World correspondent
NJ Salvation Army headquarters to-
day:
General Booth Is suffering the most
Intense agony over Mrs. Booths Illness
and his only hope now Is that he may
reach New York In time to see her and
his son."
Il presume reconciliation is the OBJ
ject of his mission TO New iork?" In
luired the correspondent.
well. l am not at liberty replied
Commissioner Nicol. ito speak on that
subject. but the general will explain
his object at n great farewell meeting
to be held at Albert Hall, London. on
the 9th of January. II Will be one of
the biggest and most Important assem-
blages ever arranged by the Salvation
Army"
us General Booth's rccen; cablegram
of sympathy the first communication
made by him to Ballington Booth since
the latter's secession from the armyT'
1T Is. excepting the communication
relating to the controversy. all OF
which have not been published"
Although the leaders Of the Salvation
Army are too diplomatic to make any
premature admission. the correspondent
gathered sufficient information to show
that they fully expect the dissensions
which have existed In the army for the
past two years will be healed as re-
suit.
New York. Dec. 2s.-There II n
steady Improvement In Mrs. Maud
Ballington Booths condition. The pa
tient passed n quiet night and Is favor
ably responding to treatment.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-12-30
RARE CASE OF BUSINESS HONOR
Amos II. Emo of New York Pays $500. 900
to Settle Debts of y War Time Failure.

Amos r. Emo Of New York Paw, $500 900
to Settle Dsbts of War Time Failure.
The most remarkable case of busi-
ness honesty and conscientiousnes
ever known has come to light in the
action OF Amos +. Emo of New York.
VINO, at an estimated outlay OF $780,
OOO, ID paying on old claims against Il
hrm IN which he was u member. and
wnlcn rallied two weeks after the out
preak OF the civil war. Before the war
Amos Il. Emo, now of the Fifth Ave
nue. hotel. was the head of the firm
OF Emo, Roberts, Rhoades & Co. In
leo! his son, Amos F. Emo. succeeded
70 mis- fathers interest. In 1859 the
nrm dissolved. and was succeeded by
the nrm of Emo. Beuren L. Valentine.
Amos +. Emo being Mt its head. It
did most extensive business In Hicks
dry goods, Its customers being almost
entirely In the South.
At the outbreak of the war the
southern merchants refused to settle
their balances. Many firms crashed,
and two weeks after Fort Sumter was
nred upon the firm of Emo, Beuren &
valentine went down. The stock and
business were sold, and the proceeds
prorated among the creditors, wno
gladly signed n release on receipt of
the small dividend thus secured. The
firm passed out OF memory, but after
the war Mr.. Emo re-embarked In busI-
ness and prospered.
Nothing more was ever thought of
the old firm and Its debts until quite
recently, when Mr.. Emo began uistrib-
uting checks among the old creditors
OF his 1rm, with interest mt per cent.
since 1861. He enjoincd confidence on
the receipt Of each check, but the exhi-
bition was such rare one that the
news leaked out. Mr.. Emo positively
refuses to say n word about 1t. Many
Of those who have received the checks
know nothing about the old claims. be-
Ing sons, nephews and grandchildren
Of the original creditors of the old
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-12-30
REPORTS FROM DAWSON.
More Alarm Outside Over starvation Thar
There IA In the Town.

lheEc H HI tne AOWns
Seattle. Wash. Dec. 2S.-Among the
passengers of the steamer Itosnlie.
which arrived here from Skaguay and
Dyea, Alaska, We're six men who re-
Gently left Dawson City. bringing ad
vices up to November I'd. The men
were Frank Ballnine, John Lindsay.
Tom Storye, Il. Gwynn, w. Il. King
and p. J. Holland.
Conflicting statements as to the food
situation in Dawson are made by these
men. Lindsay asserts with great posi-
tiveness that want already exists Mt
Dawson, and that unless food is taken
into the camp from the coast men will
suffer from hunger. ....
Ballaine. Gwynn and Holland say
that there Is more alarm outside con-
ccrning the Dawson people than Is felt
by the residents of that place. They
agree that there is no food to be bought
in Dawson. except where Il man is
found who Is coming out of the cOun-
try and with more grub than he could
use on the way up the river. They
say. however. that but for the fact that
some of the men will be put on short
rations. thereby diminishing the output
of the mines this winter. the shortage
of food will not be felt. The exodus of
to points on the coast materially re-
lieves the situation at Dawson.
Between Pelly river and Dyen the
party passed hundreds of camps where
snow and ice-bound I[londikers have
camped for the winter. Many of them
were well equipped with provisions.
and by paying 50 per pound 1t was
possible for them to procure flour and
other necessnries.
From Five Fingers. the Yukon is n
frozen mass of ice powders. running
MS high as Twelve feet. blocking the
canon from wall to wall. and making
travel difficult. This, it is asserted, will
have to be cut through by any govern
ment or other relief expedition that
expects to reach Dawson from the
coast. md the belief expressed by Bal
laine was that this task would prac-
tically make futile almost any effort
nut forth by the government of WASH
ington to relieve the American miners
in the Klondike.
Reports from Skaguay and Dyea
brought down by the Rosalie are to
the effect that swindlers operating un-
fler the guise of Canadian customs Of
iicinls are fleeing the newcomers at
Lake Linderman. demanding payment
for duty and giving printed receipt
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-12-30
A SQUEEZE OATS.
Young Letter of Chicago Believed to Have
BouEht Heavily.

Young Letter of Chicago Believed to Have
BouGht Heavily.
Chicago. Dec. 26.-Fridny. which
will witness the close of the great Lei
ter deal In wheat on the Board OF
Trade. bids fair to prove memorable
day in the trade.
No great excitement is expected in
the wheat pit. but In oats squeeze OF
shorts may occur. .
1t is believed that Mr.. Letter has
been turning n trick on trade in oats.
while everybody was watching wheat.
For weeks the oats pit has been prac-
tically deserted.
Last week there was disagreeable
surprise to the men who had sold g.
100000 bushels of oats for December
delivery when they learned no oats
were being delivered. Then they
awoke to the fact that in all the Chi
cagO elevators oats measured but
$4,000 bushels of the contract grade.
1t was Wednesday when the discov-
cry was made. The price of Decem-
Der oats was then 2Oasc. On Friday
the market closed at 223sc. A cent ad-
vance in oats Is rs good rs i or .
cents in wheat. 1t Is too late to rush
in supply to meet the call which will
be made for the grain Mt the close of
business on Friday. Those who have
not delivered the grain according to
contract will be called upon to settle
at the closing prices. The situation
has all the elements of n squeeze.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-12-30
Liquor in Kansas Club Rooms.

Topeka. Kas.. Dec. 25.-The enforce
ment of the prohibitory law is made
much more difficult by a decision rem
dered by the Kansas Court of Appeals
yesterday in the case of the state
against Edward TimOn.
Timon was convicted in the lower
court on four counts, charging him with
violation of the law in selling liquor
without n permit. Timon operated n
drinking club. and cOntended that the
prosecution should have been on the
section relating to the maintenance of
club rooms. This contention was sus-
tained by the Court of Appeals, which
is practically II decision that n person
who is running IL club cannot be con-
victed for the sale of liquor.