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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
Hints For ,TranspIanting.


/. Many persons plant tree as they
would a post. The novice. in planting,
must consider that tree is a living, nice
ly organized production, as certainly af-
fected by good treatment as an animal.
Many an orchard of trees, rudely thrust
into the ground. struggle half dozen
years against the adverse condition before
it RECEIVERS.
?. In planting an orchard let the ground
be made mellow by repeated blowing. For
a tree of moderate size the hole should be
dug three feet in diameter and twelve to
twenty inches deep. Turn over the soil
several times In every instance the
hole must be large enough to admit all the
roots easily without bending. Shorten
and pare smoothly with a knife any bruis
ed or broken roots. Hold the tree upright,
while another person, making the soil fine,
gradually. distributes it among the roots.
Shake the tree gently while the filling is
going on The main secret lies in carefully
tiiling in the mold, so that ever root, and
even the smallest fibre, may meet the
soil; and to secure this, let the operator
with his band spread out the small roots
and fill in the earth nicely around every
one. Nine-tenths of the deaths by trans
planting arise from the hollows left
among the roots of trees by a rapid and
careless mode of shoveling the earth among
the roots.
8. When the hole is two-thirds filed
pour in a pail or two of water. This will
settle the soil and fill up ell vacuities that
remain. Wait until the water has sunk
away and then fill up the hole. pressing
the earth moderately around the Tree with
the foot The moist EARTH being covered
by the loose surface soil, will retain its
humidity for long time. Indeed, we rare
ly find it necessary to water again after
planting in this way, and a little muck
or litter placed around the tree, upon the
newly moved soil, will render it quite I'M
necessary. Frequent surface kwatering is
highly injurious, as il causes the top of
the soil to bake so hard as to prevent the
access of light and air. both of which, in a
certain degree are absolutely necessary.
4. Avoid the prevalent error $50 COM
mon and fatal in this country of planting
your trees too deep. They should not be
they stood before. If they are likely to be
thrown out by the frost the first winter,
heap little mound about the stem, to be
removed again in the spring.
3. If your soil is positively bad. remove
it from the holes and substitute a cart
load or two of good garden mould Do not
forget that plants must have food. Five
times the common growth may be realz-
ed by preparing holes six feet in diameter
and twice the usual depth, enriching and
improving the soil by the plentiful addi-
ton of good compost. Young trees cannot
he expected to thrive we'll in sod land.
When a young orchard must be kept in
grass, circle should be kept dug around
each tree. But cultivation of the land will
cause the trees to advance more rapidly
in five years than they will in ten when
it is allowed to remain in grass.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
BRAIDENTowN BRIEFS.
The south Florida Exhibit at the
Tennessee ExposItion.

The south Florida Exhibit at the
Tennessee Exposition.
Braidentown. Fla. April 1S.-Mr. George
Riggin left Thursday for Nashville, Tenn,
where he goes to take charge Of the
South Florida exhibits at the Nashville
Exposition.
The Cue building is rapidly nearing
completion. which. when finished, will be
the most handsome brick building in Man
aztec county.
Senator II. W. Fuller has begun the
erection of new residence on Fairview
street
The tobacco growers are in high spirits
The seasons have been Just right for grow
ing purposes, end the plants are looking
as fine as could be asked for. Manatee
county Will produce this year enough to-
bacco to supply several large cigar fac
tories.
The orange trees are putting forth lots
OF fruit. Manatee county Will produce
the largest crop OF oranges this year of
any season In It's history
The tomato growers are shipping car
loads Of vegetables every day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, APRIL 49, 1sy7.

forethought to il. A trench must be dug
around the tree at a distance of three to
six feet from the trunk, according 10 the
size of the tree. and all of the large roots
encountered should be chopped off evenly
One must use good judgment in this work,
for too much mutilation of the roots
might seriously interfere with the life OF
the tree. But sufficient root pruning
should be practiced 10 keep the vitality or
the tree from running entirely to leaves
and branches.
The trench must then be filled up again
with the same dirt that came out OF it,.
and some recommend putting even poorer
soil back If very little pruning is done. II
richer soil is put into the trenches the OBJ
ject of the whole work will be largely
counteracted for the pruned roots will
receive such additional nourishment from
the rich soil that they will give new life
and vigoT TO the trees.
A few perform this operation in the
spring, but the best time is in the autumn;
but if the work has not already been per-
formed some good might be accomplished,
even in late spring. The trees and roots.
however, at this season of the year must
be handled very carefully. The object of
roet-pruning is to check the formation of
wood buds, and to favor the production of
fruit buds. The best time to do this, It
has been found, is toward the end of the
summer, as the change from wood buds
to fruit buds is more effectual at this sea-
son than al any other.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
Fruit Growing.

The Western stockman says. Amy man
who has taste for II and Is situated I'M
der favorable conditions. can make fruit
culture a success. Horticulture ought 10
be relaxation TO farmers. II Is an ex-
tremely interesting study. and fruit grow
ing Is usually profitable, II It is properly
managed. 1t never can be profitable, how
ever. while We neglect IL. and while we
produce inferior varieties. II will proba-
bly, always be the case that al ordinary
farmer cannot. or rather Will not. pro-
duce fruit as probably as the profess
sional fruit grower Will: and yet there Is
no reason why he should not Fruit
growing on the farm ls a relaxation which
the farmer needs. Horticulture Is an ex-
ceedingly interesting. and 10 the ordinary
farmer a relaxing pursuit. IL he has
boys, we know Of nothing that will enable
him 70 keep them on the farm easier than
by Interesting them In scientific fruit cul-
ture.
on Thousands OF farms IN this country
he orchards are practically worthless.
They encumSsT The ground. "a - first
place they DO not contain the most sulta-
bic and profitable varieties, and la the
next place they are NOT properly taken
care Of. The boy on q farm where such
an orchard De-. concludes that there u
nothing In fsrmtng but sowing ulllns
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
Notes ON Pecnn Culture.


In your issue OF March IS. under the
above heading. notice some errors which
desire TO correct. as we have learned a
better way OF planting pecan. which Will
pay vastly better than planting as rec
commended, 42xi2. or 40xiO. which means
Tor latter distance only twenty-seven trees
TO the acre. II party planting pecan
trees and patterns after forest growth TO
let the trees grow to a hight Of seventy
hVe or eighty feet, with widespread
branches, this distance does very we'll. II
ne wishes 70 grow pecans for profit, he
VIII ADOPT the more modern method and
Piant the trees by the plan adopted by
eaiiloIhia tree planters IN growing their
M. ana ffuit trees. This is known az tho
.lu' lateral trinngle method, by which
ICY pant their trees 20x20 and get i2s
utee per acre. which h rs per cent. moro
t'ar ps me square method BY planting
INC pecan trees by this method ana head
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
SETH L. MILLKEN DEAD.
One of Names COnsressmen Sue
cumbs to Pneumonia

Washington, April 1S,-Seth l.. Mllliken,
representing IN the House of Representa-
tives the Third district OF Maine. died to-
night at $50 O'Clock.
For some time Mr.. Milliken had suffer
ed from a serious affection Of the bron-
chial tubes, which refused to yield to the
treatment. Within a week more alarm
ing symptoms appeared pneumonia set
ting in and kidney and liver complca-
tons manifesting themselves. He did not
take TO his bed, however, until last week.
and. with a few intervals. when he SEEM
ed to rally for a short time. he continued
to grow worse. During the last few
days his breathing was very heavy. and
for much OF the time he was unconscious.
To-day he failed rapidly and his physi-
clans abandoned hope. With him when
the end came were Mrs. Milliken. who had
been summoned hastily from her home In
Maine, his son, who reached the city last
night from West Point; his brothers,
Frank and Byron. who are residents of
this city, and several intimate friends.
Mr.. Milliken also had a daughter in Cali
fornia His remains will be taken to
Maine for interment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
The scrnp Hook.

A Great Help.-A well cultivated garden
goes long ways in maintaining a family
in the country, and, OF course, as much
so in the towns or cities In the towns
it is much easier to dispose of any sur
plus (by cash sales or barter) than It Is
in the country Win plenty Of Irish po-
tatoes, sweet potatoes. beans. beets, on.
ions, tomatoes. cabbage, spinach. Gale,
etc, supplemented with the eggs, chikens,
milk and butter OF the farm, the rural
resident need not be at loss for varied
and wholesome food. He may not lRve
richly, but he certainly can live well and
far better than the city person Of like
means We must learn ito live at home"
and have less need for cash
Home Berry. Patch.--Two hundred
strawberry plants well cared for, win
produce all the fruit that an ordinary
family can require for it's own use and
this number, properly cultivated, will give
much greater satisfaction than a thous-
and plants that are handled in a hap-haz.
arr manner Prepare your ground now
by deep blowing and heavy manuring,
and set the plants the last Of August or
early in September. and they will pro-
duce enough fruit next spring to repay
you well. We have tried many kinds
but for home use nothing has given US
better satisfaction than Sharpless and
Crescent.
Salt for the Peach Borer.-A subscriber
at GAINESVILLE Va, writes the Rural
World: Il send you a remedy for the
peach borer. Make a funnel-shaped hole
around the tree and put double handful
of salt to each tree any time of the year.
but spring and fall are the best A friend
Of mine on the eastern shore OF Virginia
told me his trees would not hold the fruit.
! prescribed the above. He was afraid IL
would Kill his trees, but tried Il on one row
Of trees, and got his first fruit from that
row, have put common salt around trees
in the summer, when the leaves we're all
crumpled up and falling off, and had that
tree put out new leaves"
Feeding Horses-It is not accidental
that oats the grain which, next to whole
wheat is best for furnishing growth to the
muscles, should have always been the IA
vorite food for horses. They are better
than wheat for all animals except man
and as good also for man, II properly pre-
pared. 1t is the large proportion Of buI
which makes oats superior for horse feed
as the hull distends the nutriment and
prevents 1t from compacting and heating
In the stomach. Dat grain not only con.
tains a large amount Of heterogeneous mn
triment, but it has besides q certain aim.
ulative substance, which is peculiar 20 the
oat
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
MANcmuRIA's RAILWAYS.
Bsu Cheng 20 he Prcsident-Japan
Feels Sighted.


San Francisco, April 1s.-The steamer
City of Picking arrived to-day from Hong
Kong and Yokohama with the following
oriental advices
1t is said that Hsu Cheng. who has
just been relieved of his post of minister
to Russia, Germany and Austria, is to be
president Of the proposed Russo Chinese
railways in Manchuria. He is to reside
in St. Petersburg and the vice president
Is to be a Russian.
Among the passengers on the City Of Pc
king was Min sangho who Is sent by the
Korean government as a delegate to the
conference OF the international postal
union at Washington.
The japanese papers continue unfavor-
able criticism Of European governments
for the failure OF the various courts to
go into mourning in honor Of the late EN-
press Dowager OF Japan. The courts Of
Spain and Belgium were the only ones
that extended this courtesy to Japan.
1t is pointed out that the imperial court
of Japan neer fails to go into mourning
when a member of a royal family of an
other government dies, and the japanese
cannot understand why the highly civil
lied European governments do not recip.
rOcate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
The Preparation of Fruit for Exhih..

Editor Morning News: You published
last week a timely appeal to all lovers of
fruit and flowers to prepare specimens for
exhibition at tho coming session of the
State horticultural Society.
1t may be of benefit to many intending
exhibitors to know just how the fruit
should be put up.
Strawberries (Which are now at their
very best, believe) and, in fact, all ber-
ries and fruit that have a tender skin
and soft pulp, will become much softer
after immersion ia the liquids and will
collapse and only partly fill the Jars I'M
less they are very carefully packed and
pressed into place.
The fruit should be strictly clean. free
from sand or dirt OF any kind. should he
perfectly fresh, unbruised, sound: Mace
them one by one in the jar with the red
dest, best side outward-you can fiji in
the spaces towards the center of LAYERS
with smaller berries, the purpose being to
pack the berries as close as Il is .posslbIe
to do so without actually crushing them
CU1tinue to pack thus layer after layer
'dovetailing" the berries, until the lar
VIII hold no more, then pour In the pre-
serving fuid to overlooking, gently press
down the cover ana inclining the jar some
what, turn Il over upon its axis to drive
out al air-bubbies. IL possible. now press
in few more berries. until they stand
higher than the top Of the jar. pross down
the cover and weight II gently-after sew
eral hours, perhaps a day, IL VIII be found
that the berries have absorbed SO much
of the liquid that they have settled and
there is room for more: AZ again with the
same care and cover. When these last
berries have absorbed the liquid there
should be space enough left, below the
rim of the jar, to admit of pouring some
paraffin, as has been suggested.
The same careful placing and compact
ing of specimens applies to every variety
of fruit. They will Invariably shrink to
somesextent as they give w he air that
is contained IN them and become satu-
rated with the preserving fluid.
Paul LIE Hardy
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
CoRBETT IN NEW york.
A Crowd Cheers Him AS lie Leaves
the Academy of Music.

the Academy of Music.
New York, April 1s.--In marked contrast
with the reception which was accorded
Robert Fitzsimmons on his arrival in this
city for the first time since the Carson
City fight was that which was given to
James J. Corbett on his arrival here to-
day. He came in from Philadelphia over
the Jersey Central at noon, and went at
once to he Academy OF Music. where his
play opens tomorrow night. kid" Nc
Coy and Manager William A. Brady met
him.
While Corbett was in the academy the
word had gone around the neighborhood
that he was there. and soon crowds gath
cred at the stage-door When he came out
he was roundly cheered and remarked TO
Brady "Well, have few friends left IN
New York yet"
He pushed his way through the crowd
and entered a cab in which he and Brady
were driven 70 the Gisey house, where
Corbett had an appointment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
Root Pruning.

The value OF root pruning OF fruit trees
and plants Is often ignored because iguo-
rance In this work has created so much
injury IN the past says the American cul-
tivator. There are times when root prun-
ing il Of great importance. and IL becomes
a necessity for successful fruit culture
that Il should he practiced 10 a limited
extent. When trees and plants are grow
ing In highly rich soil there will often BE-
4 tendency 10 iuxuriant growth Of
branches and leaves, but a very small crop
OF fruit. Root pruning az such times viii
not only reduce the great growth Of limbs.
but n VIII promote frulffuiness.
The operation Il not dincult n ore un-
derstan0e the work, ana gives intelligent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
WAR ON MARION BUTLER.
Middle of the Road PopuIIsts Sour
ON the Chairman,

ON the Chairman.
Girard, Kans,, April 1s.-The committed
OF the National Reform Press Association
have decided to wage war on Marion But
Ter as chairman of the Populst national
committee, and also to reorganlze the pop
ulist party.
The committee has issued call for
national convention at Nashville. July A.
next. with one delegate for every go mid
dle-of-the-road populist votes cast at the
recent presidential election. This cal bears
the signatures OF Milton Park, w. s. Nor
gan, James II. Ferris, Abe Stenberger,
w. +. d. Mays, Joe A. Parker, Jacob S.
Coxey and Frank Burkitt
The preamble and resolutions accom-
panying the call recite resolution adopted
at Memphis. calling upon National Chair
man Butler to bring together the populist
national committee not later than May l
Tor the purpose of calling a national dele
gate conference of the peoples party not
later than July 4. The committee after
communicating with Chairman Butler fail
ed to secure from him an affirmative re-
spouse. Thereupon the committee address,
cd inquiries TO members Of the national
populist committee A majority OF those
responding (lbout so in ALI answered in
the affirma i've. Upon assembly here the
committee again called upon Chairman
Butler to call a national convention, and
this time received a positive refusal.
Thereupon the committee issued its call
for Nashville
The various state and county commit
tees of the peoples party are urged to see
to 1t that the populist voters of their re-
spective districts are given a just and
proper representation In the committee,
and should the state and county commit
tees as at present constituted fail or re-
fuse to act, the reform press. or other
populist workers in such states or coun-
ties, are requested to assume the author
ity to poll the vote OF their party for dele
gates and make return to the president Of
the national reform press association at
Oakolano, Miss.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION.
sunday in sandersviIIe with the
w. G. II. u.

sunday in sandersviIIe with the
w. C. +. u.
sandersville. April IS. The closing exer-
cises of the woman's Christian Temper
ance Union took place tonight with in
teresting features, appropriate 20 the oc-
casion. This morning at O'Clock a special
service for Sunday school children was
held at the Christian church. At II a. m.
Rev ]. S. Jordan preached sermon at
the Methodist church beftting the occa-
sion Az $3.50 o'clock this afternoon anoth-
or special service for the children was
held at the Methodist church.
The annual election Of officers yesterday
resulted In the recollection of all except the
treasurer. Mrs. Harvey, who resigned, and
Mrs. b. j. Tarbutton OF Sandersville, was
chosen treasurer.
Many Of the women of this body are
past middle age. and with their snowy hair
and kindly, benignant faces, impress all
with their efforts in behalf of humanity
Many Of them are remarkably fine looking
The Methodist church. where the meet
ings are held, Is beautifully decorated with
palms. ferns and lilies, and to-day the
ladies were out in their new Easter bon-
nets and dresses, and the whole is a most
charming scene.
Mrs. Green of New York has endeared
herself to the children Of the city by her
charming talks, which she illustrates with
chalk drawing. She is a born artist, has
had thorough training In her art, and IL
is wonderful to see her. with a few quick
strokes of chalk, bring out upon the can
vass the most life-like pictures, and what
Is very remarkable she draws with both
hands at the same tlme-making two pic
lures instantaneously.
The next annual meeting will be held Ia
Atlanta.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
DAUNTLEss no DO TOWING.
The VesuvIus 10 Chase Her II She
Crosses the Bar.


Crosses the Bar.
Jacksonville. Fla. April 1s-The steamer
Dauntless. which was released by order
of the United States court yesterday.
started down the river this afternoon, and
was halted by the dynamite cruiser We
suvius. A search was made. but moth
ing being found. the Dauntless was allow
ed to proceed. She will do towing at the
bar. and has gone down TO meet some
schooner.
Capt. Kilgore Of the cutter Boutwell, has
orders TO follow the Dauntless whenever
she shall cross the bar. this being IN
tended to prevent a possible fillbustering
trip, although the Dauntless could easily
give the Boutwell, the slip II desired.
Dynamite Johnny" O'Brien, the we'll
known Cuban pilot. who has been aboard
the Bermuda. is here, having been put
ashore in a boat. He paid his respects
70 the captain OF the Vesuvius this after
noon. along with Dr. Joaquin Castillo, the
well-known Cuban agitator, the Iatters
wife and A. w. Fritot. local Cuban
leader They were afterward given a
ride on the Dalntless
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19

Gardeners and others who have had
much to do in the way of setting out
plants. whether of vegetables or flowers,
know that the practice of "grouting" or
pudding the roots of plants is very prof
table one usually. 1t is not a practice
likely to be followed by the gardener who
does things in a hurried and haphazard
way, which, we must admit. is a char
acterIstic of the majority of southern gar
deners. The quickest way of doing thing
is the one generally chosen by our aver
age gardener. II our southern gardeners
could be brought to do their work in the
painstaking and methodical manner as
followed by European, and especially Ger
man gardeners, their success would be
far greater year in and year out than it Is
under the careless way usually observed
by them. Those who have had any OBJ
servation Of the matter need not be told
that a German or Swiss or a French gar
dener will make a success of growing
celery, caulihower, eggplant and the like
under conditions that would give failure
to our native gardeners. The former are
willing to resort to any and every device
known TO make a success of their venture
after they once make a start while only
a few OF the latter ever prepare for the
various emergencies that are likely to arise
In the progress Of the crop We have had
occasion to observe this fact IN the past
twenty years. Our native gardeners will
frequently allow drought or Insects to ruin
a crop nicely under way that a German
gardener would tide over and bring to
success. Many Of our gardeners will al
low a dry spell 10 bring their work almost
TO a standstiil when the setting out of
plants is concerned. when the foreign gar
dener will go right along and put out his
plants II the proper time has arrived for
that work. II may involve a little more
work to put out plants during dry wealth
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-19
Two more elghteen-story hotels. 10 co,

Two more eighteen-story hotels 70 cost
100000. are TO be erected az once in New
York city and the architects say they are
10 be the finest structures Of this class
in the city. II seems 70 be the opinion OF
shrcwd real estate people Ia New York that
the transient population OF New York has
already been vastly increased BY her mag.
nllcent hotels.