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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

feet high, after which, If the ground on
the surface is soft and mellow, they will
begin to grow very rapidly.
Cutting and harvesting vary somewhat
with different varieties, but with all should
start as soon as the blossoms begin TO fall
and the seed is fairly set. The first thing
to be done is lopping-that is, breaking
down the heads at about eighteen inches
from the top. This not only hastens the
maturity of the crop, but it insures
straight brush. In the western states this
breaking is not practiced, but is replaced
by what is called 'tabling," or bringing
the brush down within ready reach of
the cutters. In this operation two rows
are brought down toward one another Ci-
agonally, so that the stalks of one row will
intersect those of the other, forming there
by sort of table, the tops projecting
about foot each side The bend in the
stalks is made ABOUT three feet from the
ground, or less, according to their hight.
AS fast as the brush is cut ii is removed
TO the drying sheds and laid upon racks
made of scantling or thinner lumber
When dry the seed is removed from the
crop with hatchets and then the brush is
assorted and baled for market.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

as possible and the plants for Iowa and
the northwest should be the Snyder for
early, stones Hardy for medium, and
the MinRewaski for late. out of many
tried these have proven best on prairie
soils The plants should be set in fun :
rows plowed from seven TO ten inches
deep at least two feet apart
feet apart for easy cultivation with TWO
horses. With land as cheap as it is in
Iowa, it does not pay to crowd this crop.
In starting a blackberry plantation, the
land between the rows can be utilized for
several years in growing vegetables,
Strawberries or hoed crop. The training
Of the blackberry is important TO success
full culture. Every June one should go
through the blackberry patch. cutting
back the large succulent growth to with
in two feet of the ground. This will
cause the plant to throw out numerous
branches IN a snort time, and If these
srowths should make any great length be-
cause Of good growing weather, they
should be cut back again, and this Will
only tend to give more surface for fruit
ing me next year, When the seasons
removed and burned, to get rid of fungus
and insect enemies. If blackberries can
be eovered>at the rate of $40 per acre, it
No fruit responds to good tillage more
promptly than the blackberry. 1t re-
quires an abundance of water to bring il
10 perfection. II is important, therefore,
70 retain all the moisture possible by good
tillage, and to do this on our black soil
we must give good, deep tillage from
early spring up to the time when the frul;
starts to ripen. After the ground is well
2lowed two or three times in the spring
SO as to loosen it deep, use a spring-tooth
cultivator or harrow that will form a
dust mulch on the surface. No cultiVa>
tion should then be given until the fruit
IS on. Then plow again and let the bushes
The yield and profit of blackberries are
IN proportion to the work and care given
two hundred bushels an acre.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
The culture Of Broom Corn.

To prepare ground for broom corn the
soil should be turned over thoroughly in
the spring and narrowed until it is well
pulverized, says the Farmers Journal.
The more even and complete the prepare
ton the surer one will be of getting good
stand. Rich heavy soil should be devoted
to this crop, for all the difference in the
world is made in the profits. An inferior
stand of broom corn will make no profit
at all, but heavy stand will yield consd-
cradle.
In planting some growers prefer hills to
drills as in the cultivation of Indian corn:
but as usual thing, il is more advisable
tween the plants, as well as between the
rows in accordance with the habits of the
variety cultivated. If the plants are crowd
cd the brush will be hne' slender and
the tall-growing varieties the rows should
be three and half or four feet apart. and
the seed dropped every two or three inches
in the row and covered haif-inch deep
with good fine soil.
seed drills may be used, and 1t IS advisable
10 put in abundance of seed and then thin
out the plants TO the required distance at
the time of hoeing. BY so doing one will
guard against failure in case certain
percentage of the seed happens to be
worthless as sometimes occurs one BUSH
el of good sound seed will be sufficient to
plant ten acres, and some claim that 1t will
plant twenty. The size of the seed viii de-
termine this, however, in that those Of
some varieties are larger than others.
Clean cultivation is, of course, neces-
sarv and as the plants are rather small
slender and delicate while young, they
cannot make much Roadway if crowded.
and half-smothered with weeds. The Gull
, tivating can be done mainly with a one.
horse harrow or light cultivator, but it
IS always policy to so over the field about
twice with the hoe to cut out the weeds
missed by the larger implements and at
the same time thin out the plants wnere
too thick Cultivate shalloWly, and keep
II up until the plants are at least two
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
Nnt the s JOse scaIe.

W. W. c., EdeEa. &c ~ Lorl- FROM,
II enclose YOU piece .! 'ie fas+ad Viz
a., Sor rosa seal Find a number of my
. sne "a trocs sb0hg their existence. If
t,p,is l. tb@ Sanbse scale please let me
know what to Gay the tre9s with
Tho niece of tx sent showed the pres
ence of about fly Aphides' known TO en-
+,-,oloo.fsts she BLACK peach Aphis. -
II is ai7nos+ a bad as the San Jose scale
# all0vnd IN ] unmolested.
IL If Viii he nfssary to spray the infested
tr.ce Win L bsene emulsion; in fact, il
U.o,id he NJ to spray every tree you
have n wi be helpful to your If YOU
,yere ia hape the stem of the
trees Anvhk. give a copiouS wash or
snrsv of th emulsion.
Trhe saroshe emulsion is made by dis
solving ondduart of soft soap in two
otIartS Of Jter. to which add one pint
Kerosene al Churn the mixture until
fnllv emuisied. Before proceeding to APP
nv add ejeI quarts of water to the above
spray into Eery crack and crevice. 1t is
helpful to Just the stems ana Dranches
with air Aked lime.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
Asparagus in Southwest Georgia.

sNewcomer' asks: %. Is February a
proper time to put out asparagus in
Southwest Georgia?
(O. How many plants will it require to
set a tenth of an acre?
81, Which is the best variety?
Next to planting in November or Decem-
Der, February is as good a time to set
out as need be. We assume you can get
the plants readily You can get plants
from northern nurserymen much later in
the season than from those in the south,
from the fast that in this warmer eli
mate the plants begin their renewed
growth much earlier, sometimes as early
as February Owing to the very cold
wave of the last of January, it is not
probable that the plants in the nursery
or seed beds have begun their new growth.
1t is not well to transfer the plants after
such growth has started.
e. If you cultivate in rows and allow
distance of ok feet, a very proper dis
lance. 1t will require about 400 plants
to set the tenth of an acre.
go. "Conovers Colossal is good
enough. but the Palmetto and Bars
Mammoth are claimed to be a little bet
ter and the roots cost a little more. One
year-old roots can be had at from 50 to 81
per thousand. In large quantities still
lower.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

aehclent in lime ana when the poultry re-
velVe no FOOD but grain, it is impossible for
lhe mems to lay. When the needed Gle
ments are supplied and the hens Law ree1i-
larry, the carbonaceous matter is annro-
prlated by the egg; but IL the hens do not
lay. they become fat and will remain in
condition which brings on some dis
ease.
To Stop a Dog Sucking Eggs.-T. r..
Jones asks now he can break a dog from
sucking or eating eggs. The following is
recommended: divide heaning tea-
spoonful Of tartar emetic into eight or ten
doses. Break off the end Of an egg. empty
a part of the contents and stir into he
remainder left in the she'll a dose of tar
tar emetlc. Conhne the dog in a room
or tie him, and give him the doctored egg
~ an hour or two he will be trying to ttrn
hlnselt wrong side out, AS soon as he is
over the nausea give him a second egg
anu thlrd, II he Will eat it. When he
refuses to eat the egg, and let's 1t lie by
ms mouth and force the egg down his
throat Afterward you may trust him in
your hen house. The object in tying tie
DOG is to let him get nothing else to eat
while he is under treatment, or he may
thlnk " was the last thing eaten that
made MN so sick, The idea is to con-
h XII e. nm mat eggs no longer will lie on
Truly Great Is the Peanut-The Journal
OF Hygiene states that DIR. Brewer has a
yves: His treatment consists of inhaling
the fumes of vinegar and the eating Of
peanuts. He, gives his patients as many
peanuts as they can eat without iniur-
ing. their digestive organs Two young
ladies', who had been the rounds. of doc
tors tlll they were nearly dead, were put
on this treatment and recovered. Con-
corning these cases. DR. Brewer says: II
now recommend feeding (do not laugh
peanuts one would think this a very In
algestible diet, but they crave them, and
II mas always been my policy to find out
What my patients desire to eat, and I'M
Both young ladies have become quite
pump and after a years inhalations
haVe ceased coughing, and | pronounced
them well. The peanut was long known
as an excellent fat producer, aud much
more agreeable than rancid shark oil thar
oftentimes is sold for cod liver oil. While
not all can digest peanuts, a great many
even with feeble digesttons eat them with
out ulscomfort. 1t beats the Koch lymph
ana is the most satisfactory treatment /
nave ever tried for these diseases"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
JoNAH AND THE WHALE.
one of the PicI<wie< Papers of tn,
bible, Says Dr. Lyman Abbott.

Jonah and the whale Furnished an hours
mirth TO Plymouth church last evening.
preacher, dissected the Hebrew prophet
with a skill and hunlor that delighted
his auditors Indeed, The audience be-
came so hilarious az the close that Dr.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
ne,aian Hnres-wheIto Get Them

Mount Vernon. Ga Feb. 1.-Edl ito r
Morning News: In yoi issue VI 'o,ua'
Won ask where &c. H.. Reddick' Ga
and & =, ~ LAKE G. W. Baker of
fut NE, R Bnfer ia ia 90 ontwenty miles from
Lake CITY, is bree Oh tb Peinh va a e'
and has fine speciFs' c.anro 0"f Rmfler
climated. La, Petfelebem ~
w. IL al aiso hUroSsdssbf the Belgian hares.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

Abbott felt Obliged to call attention to the
Iact that the Bible is accepted by ali
1 ,alr,s as Gods word and that its ut
teTances are not fit subject for rldicule
BUT the doctor himself contributed mos.
70 the hiartty OF the occasion and was es-
peclaly humorous i'm his reference 20 the
within whale.
1T makes no difference. the preacbsr
sad whether great fish swallowed Jo-
" Christ used fiction in parallels hi bis
alscourses. Some people may be disturbed
because they cannot bring themselves To
70 on their knees and asked to be coerced
, ,nto Deheving IL. The foolishness is in be-
lieying unbelievable things''
He said that the adventures ~ Top,h
lad Deen called the ''Pickwick Papers'' of
the Bible. With great gusto he desrrihei
1 &c, ~ , doventures IN the Inflated vessel
overheard ''i Nv"
And a great fish came up" DIR. Abbott
went on. which God had ready there"
~ was received with poorly suppressed
laughter from the benches IN front This
sgre .v n volume and intensity as Or. Ab-
Doll pictured Jonah composing and proha-
bly, inditing sonnet in the whales belly
But the most mirth provoking was the
picture of the relations between Jonah
and and God after the prophet had found that
uneven would not be destroyed at the
time he indicated. Then the picture OF
the pepPery prophet angry at the Lord
pNNa uNt ne dtpWeu the BOufO under which
he rested to fall away so that the sun
struck him caused loud laughter 70 ring
through the church.
The whole story IS a parable or fiction
tending TO show the kindness, the pity
and the mercy OF Cod he said
The doctor found II necessary TO rebuke
his audience before their departure
I'm very sorry" he said Ito have
said anything In this pulpit that caused
laughter or ridicule for Gods word .
--s-e-s-
Aunt; What sitting up writing at this
hour?
Niece; Yes, auntie; it's only a little note
TO Harry.
Aunt: Why, Harry left you only ave
minutes ago.
Niece: Yes: but there Is something
forgot 20 ask him. and it's very import
ant.
Aunt: Yesy
Niece: ! asked him " he loved me. and
he said yes but l forgot to ask him
II he would love me always.-Answers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
TWO pentrnctIrn Pee

no" many millions Of dollars are to be
,1a up against the rat and the wea-
e,.,, aley may be said 60 constitute the
n @ly 4 e 20 stored grain. Is there n far
w &RSnNnere who can say my loss from
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

,- ,,7 oo,,,r,,,ci ions relative
Q"es' 60 - i,nrtich ral subjects,
if addressed to Agri. Id, $3.50 1,ota
Miuedgeville. Ca, will rfNe AliA''is
attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

Provide Green Food.-Clover Is as much
an egg producing material as " Is a pro-
Queer OF milk. 1t IL rich in nitrogen and
mineral matter. providing the hens with
forms most suitable for the purposes de-
sired says Poultry Keeper. Lime ~ an es-
scntial substance IN the production Of
shelly for supplying The hens with lime.
but clover contains lime IN a soluble form
and ready for use. The various grains are
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

Breed Up To It.-"Only Few OF my hens
lay during the cold weather. although they
are fed well and are comfortably housed. ."
This remark Is often heard I'm the winter
months. While proper feed and warm
houses play an important part IN winter
egg production. there is something else Of
still greater Importance, and that IS to
have hens bred for winter layers. The fact
in cold weather kept on the same diet and
under the same condition as others Of the
flock that do not lay, IS proof thai there
Is more In the individual than feed and
care. To SECURE fine show birds, great care
Is taken In selecting and mating TO pro-
duce the desired fancy points. II the same
for winter layers we would soon have a
breed that would discount the goose that
laid tho golden egg is to l.-Poultry Jour
nal
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

We solicit articles foithi5eipg@rn .nons'
The name of the writ aa,ass,a,iIv
many the letter or artics, n - 20 800
for publication, but as a ey RAAee u s0~
faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

Yes, a Good observation-disclosures a
taste for pets among the children. pair
of Bantams, canaries, gold fish, or fancy
pigeons will interest them for many a
day, and may lead to better things. BOYS
and girls who love such things are never
bad at heart; and IL encouraged by being
presented with something Of this sort that
they fancy, to have for their Every own"
il makes them better il Keeps them out
of bad company and under home influence
Should they tire of one thing. renew the
interest by getting something new for
them. Besides the pleasure TO be derived
they may he made a source of profit A
good singing canary bird can always be
sold az "A fair price, while the cost to raise
IL Is small. Good specimens of Bantams
too THE Belgian hare might he made n.
source of profit
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08
The scrnn Rock.

Kill the Weevil.-Eight years ago lost
about one-third of my crop of corn and
eowpeas on account of them, but luckily
l made discovery that has been worth
many dollars to me since During the
same year / sacked up a lot of eowpeas.
and about one-fourth of the sacks used
were salt sacks, with the salt still cling
ing to them. When | was ready to market
the peas / unsacked the lot and found to
my surprise, that the peas i'm the salt
sacks We're in perfect condition, while
those in the other sacks were almost de-
stroyed by the weevils. When gathered
my grain crops the next fall, / used salt
sacks entirely with the same success. 1t
Is the custom in this section to put the
corn in the barn with the shuck on, and
the consequence is that a great many in
sects secrete themselves in the shuck and
afterWard destroy a great deal of the
grain. Knowing this. l dissolved one
quart of salt in two gallons of water, and
as the corn was thrown in the barn / gave
ii light sprinkling. / was not bothered
with any kind of insects that year, and of
course / have continued to use the salt
remedy ever since, with the best of re-
sults.-R. w. BlackmoPe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-08

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The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23

even years hence when with book
in hand listener to last nights
entertainment reads once again
the well-known selection from a
favorite author.
1t is with a great satisfaction
that we give this time and space
to the series of entertainments as
planned by the Epworth League
of this city, because we feel that
every person who attends is made
"a better, larger and more thought
full citizen. The course could not
have had a more favorable initia-
ton and may 1t prove all that is
anticipated!
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23
The Chrysanthemum Show.

The Chrysansthemum Show
and Carnival of Holidays gwen by
the Ladies Aid Society of the
Congregational church last Friday
afternoon and evening in the
Opera Hall was great success in
every respect. On the north side
of the hall were erected three
large booths, called respectively
Labor "Christmas and
"Fourth of July These were
very attractive and literally pat
ronized. The chrysanthemums to
the number of about two hundred,
skillfulIy banked along the entire
south side of the hall, astonished
every body, all of them but few
having been home grown, and
were exceedingly beautiful both i'll
size ard color. The Twenty
Second of February" occupied the
stage. Tableaus representing the
seven ages OF Washington were
given with fine effect. The
Thanksgiving dinner from five
to eight o'clock was bountifully
served to nearly two hundred
patrons. Over five hundred visited
the hall during the evening. The
ladies are to be congratulated on
the success of their entertainment,
the net profit being $3.50.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23
~vvvvvvvvv-
To the Farmers of Pierce and st. CrOi1
Counties.

NJ. e. Johnson is buying cattle,
sheep and hogs and will pay the
highest market price for same.
Call on or leave orders at John
son & Ellertson' s hardware store.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23
Home Seekers Excursion.

Excursions will be run to the
south and west Novem Der 2 and
Is, December Z and 81, 1897.
For rates and particulars call on
the undersigned,
E. ?. AINswoRTH,
Agent.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23
Prof. CumnOck's Entertainment.

1t seems to be the good fortune
of River Falls to be privileged each
year hearing the best talent before
the American people. Last year S
series OF entertain ments under h .
direction of the N. L. S. aroused
the city to the appreciation of the
fact that it pays to secure talent
of the highest grade when plan
ming for evenings whose aim it is
to be inspiring, elevating, refining
and instructive. The Epworth
League, therefore, has adhered
tenaciously to this high standard
in It's engagement for this years
series. Who is there that listened
to Prof. r. L. Cumnock last eve
ming who does not already feel
well repaid for his investment in
5 the course tickets!
Prof. Cumnock has mag Mfr
cent presence, face aglow with
intellectually and spirituality.
He speaks with an ease and
}huency and distinctness that have
5 made for him national reputation
and placed him In the front rank
5 of the nations readers and In
terpreters of human passions. HIS
3voice is rich, melodious and of
wonderful range-enabling him to
read with a depth of feeling and
}excellency of expression that
captivate his listeners and sway
them at his will.
; Prof. Cumnock's first selection
last evening was from Shakes
peare-the greatest bard who ever
}sang-and to read Shakespeare
}intelligently is to possess the key
to the whole vast legacy of literary
productions. 1t is the testimony
$of competent critics that Mr..
}Cumnock is even better inter.
prefer Of Shakespeare than either
$Irving or Booth. But Prof.
}Cumnock does not stop with
shakespeare, however. He is
}eoually at ease with Thackery
}Tennyson, Mark Twain, or Robert
}Burdette, from all Of whom he
}read famous selections. Then there
}was "Conner" the honest Irish.
}man. and who can think the less
of a man if ne acknowledges tear
Gin his eye at the closing scene OF
; this good mans life? Yes; Prof
5 Cumnock read the selection SO pa.
}thetically that fellow couldn I
keep the tears back, but then, the
piece is very pathetic anyway.
5 Perhaps as fine a rendering o.
the evening and one in which the
}audience had personally ''experi-
Fenced" one or more of the scenes
portrayed was "A Brakeman al
}Church by Robt. j. Burdette.
}Tennyson's "Charge of the Light
Brigade both as a historical Incl
5 lent and literary production is
|seen only at it's best when inter
preted by master of the English
tongue. Thus from height to
height the reader carried his
}audience, now listening to the
}outbursts of passions or woes or
again joining in the merriment OF
life's brighter and more joyous
aspect. It is in hearing readings
}such as Prof. Cumnock can give
; that literature takes OH its dt licate
tints, its richer and most lasting
deeper color1ngs. To read and ap-
5 preciate the bestH literature is to
; widen the 'sympathies, train the
}intellect and domesticate the man.
High ideals are essential to get
5 the best from life and we feel sure
5 that Prof. Cumnock 5 one evening
there will be expanded into eve
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23
Special Sale on

Walking hats, sailors, tams and
felt shapes for Is cents at Miss
Mapes' Millinery.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23

Saturday wasn't a very good
day for selling stoves, but A. P.
Forsyth sold five Wonder
stoves on that day.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23

Rev. F. V. Mesky, formerly
pastor of the Congregational
church at Prescott, Wis, has just
returned from five months tour
through Germany and Switzerland.
He spent last Sunday with Rev.
C. Fl. Mcintosh, preaching in the
Congregational church at the
morning service. Mr.. Mesky
leaves this week for his new field
of labor at Ortonville, Mimi.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23

1t is entirely different from all
others-the Wonder stove.
Call and see it in operation at A.
P. Forsy s store.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23

Examine all other stoves, then
call and see the Wonder" stove.
We know which you will buy.
Sold only by A. P. Forsyth.
The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-11-23

Mrs. T. H. Cuthbert is still in
Buffalo, N. Y, where she is
watching over her eldest brother,
G. L. Stull, who lad his back
broken last week. Mr.. Stull was
drawing a load of hay into barn
and in some way got caught be-
tween the barn and a beam in the
barn resulting IN breaking his
back. Doctors have made an ex-
animation of the break and have
found that the spinal cord is
severed, and that it is impossible
to save the life of the young man,
although he may linger several
days and perhaps weeks. Mrs.
Cuthbert's return is indefinite.