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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
FACTS FROM FITZGERALD.
New Enterprises ON Foot and New
Settlers Coming In.

Settlers coming In.
Fitzgerald. Ga. March 2O.-The heavy
rain which fell in this section Yesterday
afternoon was accompanied by a high
wind. which uprooted a number of trees
ana blew down a portion of the north
wall In the new Renard brick block. Some
frame houses which were being built
were also blown down. Several telephone
wires were struck by lightning. The to-
tai damage from the storm will not. how
ever, amount to much.
The machinery for the ice plant was
shipped some days ago. and some of It
arrived yesterday. The managers state
that work on the plant will begin early
next week.
Work on the canning factory progresses.
and II is stated that the machinery Is ex-
pected to arrive in about two weeks
During the past week large number OF
prominent railroad men, capitalists and
building and loan officials, and people M
terested in the various business enter
prises here have visited the city. Hotels
have been crowded for some time.
The plans for the gas and water works
plants are assuming definite shape, and
there seems to be no doubt that this city
Will soon enjoy these luxuries.
Mrs. j. II. Stalker entertained a num-
Der of ladies at o'clock tea on Saturday
afternoon Of last week, In honor of Mrs.
Beckett of Savannah.
A large number of the delegates to the
Grand Army Of the Republic encampment
of last week remained In the city several
days, and several decided to locate here
The work of framing and passing nee
essary ordinances keeps the city council
continually busy, and the laws OF Fitz-
gerald are gradually becoming those of a
At a recent meeting of the county
teachers II was decided 10 hold monthly
Institutes at different points IN the coun-
", and a regular system of organized
work will be undertaken. The first meet
ing will be held at this city the first Sat
urday In April.
The meeting of the Union Sunday school
convention held In the city last week was
very successful and we'll attended A
large crowd of visitors was present at all
sessions.
Seedsmen state that their business IL
enormous and that almost anything that
is a seed sells readily. A very great varie-
~ of garden seed is demanded, and large
amounts of seeds of the usual crops are
sold. 1t Is expected that the vegetable
market at this place this year will be I'M
usually fine, as hundreds of acres are de-
voted to gardening in this vicinity.
1t has been decided to attempt tobacco
culture and five Thousand plants will be
set out as an experiment. Expert tobacco
men, who have visited this point, state
that this section seems unusually well
adapted to the culture OF this plant The
development Of the venture will be watch
ed with much interest.
An up-to-date florist has located in Fitz-
gerald and is building on East Pine street.
A number of Atlanta capitalists con-
template putting In line of boats from
Fitzgerald Landing to the sea- The road
between the landing and this city will
soon be complete. when managers say
they will begin to run the boats.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
CLYDE sHROPsHIRE's HISTORY.
His Family One of the Most PrOmi-
nent In North Georgia.

nent in North Georgia.
Clyde Shropshire. whose financial es-
capade at Paris, France, was fully mar
rated in the Morning News yesterday was
born and bred in Rome, Ca, and belongs
to one Of the most prominent families in
North Georgia
lie was graduated at Mercer university,
and about the year 1887 he entered upon the
practice of law in Rome, having been adj
mitted to the bar and having passed a
splendid examination. He was connected
with the firm of Dean e. Smith for about
three years and did well, being considered
as one of the most prominent young attor-
neys of the Rome bar
In 1891 his brother Freeman SHROPSHIRE
having secured a position as attorney for
the American consul at Rome, worked
Clyde In as an assistant to Valois attor-
ney for the American consul at Paris, and
Clyde sailed for the French capital
He was not there long before he became
thoroughly Gallicized, and there never
was such a rapid and complete transform
alton from the plain Georgia mountaineer
cracker to the French dandy as there was
in his case.
language, patterned his manners after the
gayest Of the gay in that wonderful city
and the friends who had known him az a
struggling young lawyer in Rome, Ca,
could not realize that he was the same in
dividual.
Possessed of a wonderful amount Of tact
and a genial and affable disposition he
soon won the confidence, admiration and
esteem of the best people of the city, and
enjoyed entree into the most exclusive cir
cles. He was natural gambler and be-
came an expert at baccarat and other
games Of chances peculiar to the CONT
nent, and although he played heavily, his
winnings generally Offset his losses
In 1894 Samuel r. Morss Of Indiana GRO
prietor OF the Indianapolis Sentinel, was
appointed consul general to Paris, and
Shropshire, having been an applicant for
the place and having played hard for II,
was made vice consul on the recommen-
dalton of Consul General Morss on the
day after his appointment and though
the good offices of Senator Eustis Of Lou
isiana now ambassador TO France.
The fact OF his defalcations were first
brought to the attention Of the state de-
partment In July Of last year. As vice
consul general. Shropshire acted as an
agent of American estate Of various sorts
and It is supposed that considerable mon
ey and estates thus coming into his pos
session have been Incorporated.
The United States, Il Is stated will not
lose anything by his transactions The
last report on the matter was received
from Consul General Morss about four
weeks ago and then the amounts Of Off
cial fees appropriated by Shropshire was
ascertained TO be only about 1900 or 5000
For this amount the consul general Is re-
sponsible and Shropshire's brother. Free
man Shropshire Of Rome, IN prepared 70
make the shortage good.
The private sufferers by Shropshire's
conduct will have 20 take their own rem
edy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22

New Yellow Climbing Rose.-The new
rose, Aglaia, or yellow Rambler. Is Of
fered this season. and very highly prais-
ed 1t is said to have originated from
a seed obtained by crossing a japanese
polyantha rose with the old Noisett rose
dor The flowers are small. produced in
clusters. and said TO be of clear yellow
color 1t is not recommended as an ever
blooming rose, but Is said to be hardy,
and will probably bear as much frost as
the ordinary poyantha varieties. II IS
said to be a near relative of the Crimso
Rambler rose, and much resembles that
variety, except that the flowers are yell
low instead of crimson, and the plants
require a longer time TO become estab-
lished and begin blooming -Home Com
panion.
Salt on Manure Pies.-Salt attracts
moisture, and Is therefore to some extent
a preventive of hrefanging when thrown
upon manure. In small quantities Il slim
ulates fermentation, and as the ammonia
Is given off Il Is form I'd with the salt into
a nitrate OF soda, which, as all know, Is
a very powerful manure. But this nitrate
Is so soluble that II put where heavy
rains will wash the manure, they will
wash away the most valuable portion Of
IL. The best way Is to sprinkle salt
pretty freely on the manure pile Just be-
fore Il rs TO be drawn TO the field and
Incorporated with the soil. II this Is done
early IN the season the growing crops will
use up the fertility as fast as fermenta-
tion makes It available.
Pleasant News--A Big Orange Crop. -
The present indications are that the
orange crop will he larger than any one
has heretofore imagined. The trees that
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22

land that was incapable of making fifteen
bushels of corn, yea, ten, or $50 pounds of
lint cotton.
The hand of Providence we have always
felt was never so clearly indicated as
acting in behalf of mans interest as IN
the sudden appearance and rapid spread
of Bermuda grass over fields that by vir-
tue of long cultivation in hoed crops, now
stand in need of rotation of permanent
grass in order TO restore the necessary
humus that had been almost completely
exhausted from them.
We firmly believe, and we have just
cause to believe, that before another fifty
years pass by the southern states contig-
uous to the Atlantic will be one of the
greatest stock-growing sections in the
world
The foundation win be Bermuda grass.
or it will stand as chief cornerstone, with
Lucerne. Bur Glover, Johnson Grass,
Texas Blue Grass, Orchard Grass, Hud >
Grass. Rye Grass, Meadow Oat Grass and
few others we might name as auxiliary
stones.
this matter their serious attention the bet
ter for them. Good pastures and plenty
of hay must of necessity continue to he
a prime factor in the maintenance of farm
ing on prosperous basis and there never
was a farmer who had just cause for re-
greet that he had plenty of either. A
system Of farming that relies absolutely
on hoed crops must sooner or later be
found disappointing as many in the south
must be able to testify by this time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22

frame and stop ND any cracks that would
admit air, with plenty OF plaster. Inc
closer the frames are the better they are
When made this way the frames are read
lily moved and in May or June, after they
have served thdr purpose, can be put I'M
der shelter somewhere until needed again
in October or November. If thus cared
for the frames will last for many years.
The soil should be well prepared and
thrown up into beds a foot or so wider
and longer than the frame is. This bed
should be made perfectly level and nicely
firmed with roller Cor barrel or tamper)
before the frame is set upon 1t. Press
the frame down an inch or one-half inch
into the soil and with a trowel or spade
firm the soil all along the edge of the
frame and leave the bed sloping some
what so that water will run away from
the frames. If very cold weather is
threatened after seeds are sown or plants
up, it is advantageous to put mulch of
straw on the rim of the bed outside the
frame or a lot of strawy manure is still
better.
Make the frame ready, the soil nicely
prepared and firmed several days in adj
vance of planting time. Then put on the
sash and let the soil get warmed up as
much as possible before the seeds are put
in. 1t is not essential. but termination is
speedier. When the sash is first put on
place in the frame a rag or two satu-
rated with spirits of turpentine The
fumes of it will make insects, especially
flea beetles. vacate without ceremony. A
small vial of bi-sulphide of carbon is even
more effective.
For terminating the seeds glass is, of
course, the best cover, but after the
plants are up vanished cloth is just as
good, sometimes better, for protecting the
plants from frost Tack the cloth tight
ly on the frames, and they give a coat
of varnish, putting it on hot. Suitable
varnish is made by mixing in proportion
as follows: One quart of linseed oil, one
ounce of pulverized sugar of lead and four
ounces of powdered rosin. Heat and dis
solve in an iron vessel and apply with a
suitable brush. One coat will do usually,
but two may be better.
The smallest home garden should be sup
piled with at least one or two cold-frames.
Small hand frames are nice to have for
many purposes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
rno soTiog VJ,firer-Wo,TOiI.

March has alra supplies full
quota of moisture Che threget days
- g and "A at Milgeville ,6lied four
inches and a halfhich is apt the aV-
er,re for the whenonth. is amount,
together with tr1ch and quarter Of
tbs Ard and 6th 10 a totsof So inches
for the first halfhe moul.
Febrparv wasary weymouth, nearly
inches havinglen in he five heavy
s.irs that occnf at altost regular in
t tsrvals during wentysight days.
A. fbe close he 1sn day of March
.sa soiI was alas vet as it could be.
N.Y. N.Y. nm bavin one, except for few
80 ,,,onont.ce me rain ended on
w. 14tb Thels been only one clear
Sav since the, of February (the sec
onT Of the Z seventeen only three
v , "fair" or three times during
,ho fourteen " days the sun peeped
tror, behind LIQUIDS as if to see how
NE were taxire condition of affairs.
January walormally dry and pleas
ort with onlvinch and half of rain
and nineteenf and fair days.
Urbetbpr tb,essive rainfall of Feb
r,arv and Nssfgnifies a period OF ex-
cessive dry Yer later on or whether
!, stands forrely making good the
deficiency of which amounted to D
inches AT thee of the year, can only
be determineIter by the results In
1896 the rainin Baldwin county was
IS inches. (5The average).
We are vert to forget the charac-
Ter of past wer unless the memory is
impressed bylething very marked ana
memorable. many, for instance, are
likely to rerber that from Aug. 81
1895. to Dec. three and two-thlrds
months or 11Cs, the aggregate rainfall
was even le han inches (4.3O. An
amount due Month of December alone.
Now this defcy, existing at the close
of 1895. and do the inches existing at
the close off aggregated goodly
number of i'm, due in all the beginning
Of this wear. may be that February
and March smerely, like g0Od honest
months. paviDr helping pay back DEBTS
and win NOT uire the score to be set
tied hv dem.ng dry weather in June
or Julv So weed not borrow trouble
bv anticipati. he drought that may not
come. The pral sequence of FEBRUARY
and March fact may not this time be
mid-summer)ught -
The Marcnins have done damage.
The nIowe6 |. much of II hillside, has
been bad1v she'd. and much soil has
been nlowe6d much more will be plew-
ID while If altogether too wet. We see
about MS irery direction this 18th day
Df March MS running and turning over
,ol CLAW ayell as sand, that the water
,ould he eeezed from the up turned
,Iod Rnirs! 1t is not over stating
he case SAY that 300 pounds of good
ertiIizar acre would not be half COM
ensation the damage done to the soil
nd the cp by this blowing of the soil,
bne as It as it is, and has been most
the re since Feb. 10.
Our nc! poor! soil! How can it stand
mucb,nger, this butchery. No regard
r the storation of its humus. tramped
stoc and plowed by man in its sodden
nditn, its very life's blood is shed to
e Ia drop, this noble soil that, so cas-
Wild have maintained and enriched,
lst turned over to the sedge and the
,uIdead. dead, dead! Essace.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22

planted half so much as it deserves.
Viticella rubra grandifiora is very dis
tinct and profuse bloomer; its flowers
when newly opened are of bright red,
which runs to a darker shade with age
Miss Bateman is also very charming; its
large white flowers have conspicuous
creamy-white band down each petal;
very effective, especially when trained up
pillars. Montana is a very rapid grower
and one of the freest Towering clematis
grown. Its pure star-shaped flowers are
exquisite and a good-sized plant in
flower is like a sheet of snowy white
ness. Like Jackmanii, it is not at all
particular as regards position. Edith
Jackman is another lovely variety with
large, finely formed flowers, white touch
ed with mauve. Thomas Moore has hne
massive flowers, the color being rich
purple, very handsome. Mrs. Baron Veil
lard is very beautiful; its rosy-lilac flow
ers are very conspicuous from July until
October. Otto Froebel should always be
included in a list of select varieties; flow
ers large, grayish-white, very effective.
Launginosa nivea is an exquisite Variety;
although frequently grown in pots it viii
do well planted outside in sheltered po-
sition; it's large flowers are borne with
much freedom; should be in every conec-
ton. Undine is another large-howered
variety, color deep violet shaded with
purple. Duchess of Edinburgh is a mag
niticent variety with double white flowers
deliciously ented.-EXchange
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
.Innnn PIums-Late Planting.

Is it too late to set out japan plum
trees? What two kinds are considered the
best for Southeast Georgia? l have a
little corner in a field, close to the house,
thirty yards one way and about fifty the
other. How many Japan plums could be
crown on such a place? II. NJ.
1t is not too late, if you procure them
from a nursery north Of you. having trees
that have not commenced to grow. The
Abundance is about the best probably.
We hardly know what is the second best.
The Burbank, though, will do, being two
N three weeks later than the Abundance.
AS each tree should have about $50 square
feet Of space, 1t would take ninety trees
TO fill that sized plat. This is rather close
planting, and. perhaps, seventy trees
would be better This latter number
sbo,,Id cost YOU about S14 and 1t would
he s14 well invested, in our judgment. Per-
hans some one of our southern growers
might be able to supply you with trees
I'm suitable condition for planting, If the
order is given promptly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22

printed matter. and three sacks of LETT
ters and one Of printed matter for San
Domingo Also all letters, etc, which
We're specially addressed for dispatch by
that vessel for Monte Cristi. Puerto Plata,
Gonaives, Martinique. Guadalupe, St
Sanchez, SANTANA Maeores, st. Marc,
Johns. Ponce and Mayaguez. Only such
matter as reached the New York postof-
flee before 10 o'clock a. m. on the 6th
list. was included in these mails.
Boston, March 1.-the captain of the
schooner K. w. Hopkins. at this port,
from Cienfuegos. Cuba, reports that his
vessel was in the vicinity of Cape Hat
teras during the violent gale of the 7th,
in which the French steamer VILE de
st. Nazalre foundered. but nothing was
seen of the missing boats of that iil-fated
vessel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22

Lima beans are almost without excep-
ton favorite dish. On the tables of the
rich and poor alike they are acceptable;
yet II is generally the rich alone who have
them from the fact that they are able
TO get their supply from the market The
poor man either grows his or goes with
out The Limas require quite a little
extra care and fostering. but this is well
expended If a good crop can be secured.
May is near and by the second or third
week we should begin preparations for
the crop This will seem very late to
many yet nothing is gained by planting
TOO early. If they are the varieties that
may be poled, we will give each hill plenty
OF room; say three and one-half feet apart
around each pole a large quantity of
well-rotted manure should be thoroughly
worked into the soil and then eight or ten
Deans planted. A Lima bean wants to be
plahted right side up, too. 1t will pay to
give little attention to this seemingly
unlmportant detail Then be sure to seed
neaVl.y enough. Better to many in each
hlil IMAM that only few struggling plants
De found When they begin to creep up the
pole, Keep the latuals, that are only a
draln upon the strength and vitality of the
vine, pinched back "They don't mature
and can't make them" This is the com
plant heard ON all sides from would-be
Lima bean growers. Keep the vines
plnched back to mature the few that do
set and this difficulty will be surmounted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-22
Japnnesc morning Glories.

Mr.. J. l.. Normand, writing of these
splendid flowers, says: "Last year 1 re-
ceived an ounce of seed from friend in
Japan. 1 carefully prepared the ground
aud planted the seed. 1t was late June
when the last seed were planted and they
bloomed more abundantly than any flower
that 1 have ever seen, till frost killed
the vines in November.
To say that all were beautiful, more
beautiful than any glory vines or flowers
1 ever saw, is but faint praise. Some
have foliage of a rich golden, heart-shap-
ed or cleft, others deep bronzy-green, 9TH
ers golden blotched silver in odd hapes,
while some are rough and Woolly, others
crnkly, and many vines have no two
leaves alike.
The vines are hard to describe, but the
flowers still more difficult One is copper
red with large white center; another dark
magenta crimson, having a wide white
margin; one cream. striped, faxed and
notified with dark purple and crimson;
one a tender shade of blue shaded laven-
der, pink center. large flowers trlnged and
scalloped foliage golden bronze blotched
creamy white; another bright purple ray
ed dark purple, edged bright blue, large
white center; another rich royal purple,
edged with light blue and rayed crimson;
another light red, white center white
scalloped edge, crimped leaves.
Some are baby blue, with white, ruffied
edges. some heliotrope, others steel blue,
shrimp pink or satiny white. All are
distinct and large. many measuring six
inches across. They branch from the
ground. grow. climb and ramble every
where.
With this small quantity of one ounce
used, picked over twelve pounds Of seeds
and gave away about two pounds of it
to friends and neighbors."
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LOCAL NEWS OF KIssIsIsiEE.
Mrs. wilson's Book on the Semi.
nOIes-Sbipments OF Celery.

Mrs. wilson's Book on the Semi
nOIes--sbipments of Celery.
Klssimmee, Fla. March 9O-The Plant
system hotel at this place, although OPEN
ing late in the season. has had a good pat
ronage under the able management Of the
system.
The Clarion Celery Company made a
large shipment OF celery last night This
celery is grown on the famous muck
lands, so plentiful in ehis county, and
equals any celery grown in the country.
This shipment went to New York IN iced
refrigeratcrs The peach crop promises to
be extra fine this season, although rain Is
needed at present.
Tobacco is getting the attention Of the
farmers of this county and a good acre.
age will be planted this season. This IL
not an experiment here, fine tobacco hay-
ing already been produced In this county.
Crops generally are good and especially
the prospects for corn, which ie being
largely planted.
The farmers of this county have decided
10 transfer their smoke houses from the
west to their own barns.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Wilson, Jr, OF Kissimmee
has been particularly fortunate In the
sale OF her recent book, the "Seminoles
of Florida" The book Is peculiarly ap-
propriate reading for tourists and Is being
sold by both the Flagler and Plant sys-
TENS hotel news stands. The text ap-
peals to an educated class and charnfngly
touches upon the history, legends and
habits of these quaint people of the Ever
glades. Mrs. Wilson feels encouraged 70
give another subject to the public by an
other season. She has been a resident OF
this place for a number OF years. and
Kissimmee certainly feels proud OF the
success of one of hers. who Is the first
10 undertake a work treating on these or
iginal and truly wonderful people, show
ing them In their everyday life in the
quiet retreat of the Everglades and the
exciting chase.