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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
THE EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF FIGS

is due not only to the originality and
simplicity of the combination, but
also to the care and ski, with which
1t IS manufactured by scientific proc
esses known to the CALIFORNIA FIG
SYRUP Co only, and we wish to i'm
press upon all the importance of pur-
chasing the true and original rene
dy. As the genuine Syrup of Figsis
manufactured by the CALIFORNIA
FIG SYRUP Co. only, a knowledge of
that fact will assist one in avoiding
che worthless limitations manufact-
ured by other parties. The high
standing of the CALIFORNIA FIG
SYRUP Co. with the medical profess
sion, and the satisfaction which the
genuine Syrup of Figs has given to
millions Of families, makes the name
OF the Company a guaranty of the ex-
ce!lence of its remedy. 1t is far in ad-
vance of all other laxatives, as it acts
on the kidneys, liver and bowels
without irritating or weakening
them, and it does not grippe nor nau-
seate. In order to get its beneficial
effects, please remember the name
OF the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-08
DON'T WANT SALOONS.

+, temperature; ", ve.ocity of wind.
II. B. Boyer. Observer.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
The NAVY Reau.
yator

The parcel of land intended for the
navy bean should be plowed before
weeds appear and cultivated about
every ten days with plow or heavy
harrow. 10 keep down weeds and grass
till planting time, say June l. And
then after the land is gotten in good
condition, lay off the rows with bull
tongue plow. not deep, three er three
and half feet apart, dropping two or
three beans every 30 inches, and cover
with whatever is convenient. When
planted in checks will not require as
much hoeing as if drilled. They
should be kept free ofweeds and grass
until the bloom appears, and then cul-
uvation should cease. When ripe they
may be- gathered by hand, or If there
Is danger Of the rainy season catching
them, pull up the vines and put them
under shelter. when the beans can be
taken from the vines at leisure. The
weeyil hy is said 20 have accomplished
his mission and retired from business
by June. Anyone wishing 10 grow
pole or bunch beans for seed viii not
be annoyed by weevil if planting is
deferred until June. OF course there
is no fixed price for the navy bean.
but they generally bring about 81 per
bushel If beans planted south Of
Tennessee are damaged by ,veevi, |
would suggest later planting next
fime.-Cor. Dixie Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03


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The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
BIG BAYONETS.
Those Carried by the Regulars of
Our Army Make n Formida-
BILE show.

The bayonet carried by the regulars
is not a thing of beauty in the eyes of
the officers. Bayonets may have a GER
tain moral effect, but their day round
ed into night some time ago. Battles
are not likely to be determined by
them hencefOrth, but one glance at
the meat-cleaver carried by the United
States regular would convey the inn
preston that the government hoped
by display of hedge of these terri
tying pig stiekers to win bloodless bat
ties by frightening the enemy into ut
ter rout.
They are nearly as large as the
famous sword of Bunker Hill. They are
creased down center like the snick
ersnees of the piratieal old Caribs who
used to loot in these waters, Every
regular is compelled to carry over a
pound of extra weight, for the old
Springfield bayonet is that much
lighter.
1t cannot be used for cutting, it is no
good for intrenehing; who passed
SfSA - ASSus AAONSs anu the only
persons who ever prohted by its ex-
lstenee were those who unloaded il ON
this country when the British army
flung it aside.
\ light bayonet that could be mt to
some use would be an admirable ad5i.
tion to the soldiers outfit, but unless
1t were made to be useful in some way.
it would be far better to take IN H.
weight by SO many more rounds ~
ammunition.
The sphere of the soldier TODAY
use his gun as fast and as certain os
possible. His arm being a repeater
the temptation is to shoot often. ana
unless he can carry a goodly SUNNY Of
ammunition he is very likely. even in
brisk fight, to suddenly find himself
without means of prolonging the hat
tie.-Boston Globe.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
HOW TO GROW CLOVER.
A Th0axhtfuI Farmer Tells When, How and
Why Clover seed should be
>oNn.

II Is the aim Of every thoughtful
farmer TO secure the best results when
l4e scatters seed, and he should be able
to give reasons for sowing at a certain
time and the method be adopts. Janu-
aTy Is the time TO SOW on wheat land
because, then, ii being the dead Of the
winter. the seed viii not sprout be-
fore they have been worked in the
ground deep enough 10 prevent early
sproutiug. Then at the proper time
in the spring. when the suns piercing
rays is strong enough 10 reach these
buried seeds, they viii germiuate. If
you SOW i'm February or March the
seed viii not have as much time to be
worked deep enough in the ground 10
prevent light, warm spells in February
and March from sprouung the seed
aBd being killed. after il comes up. by
late cold spells.
April j. the time 70 sow clover seed
On oat land. because then The danger
from cold spells is over. The COM
Bon practice is 10 sow on top of the
ground and not harrow in. but the
best way is To use a light harrow in
covering the clover seed. IL is true a
portion Of the seed viii be- narrowed
into the ground too deep 10 come up,
but they will not DE lost. because they
viii ggrminate whenever they are
placed near the surface by cultivation
and there viii be plenty Of seed left
al the proper depth 20 give a good
stand when we SOW one bushel 20 six
or seven acres. 10 We s0gg withoat a
light narrowing Ia of the seed in all
probability a majority Of the seed. If
not an. will perish beneath the scorch-
ing sun because the roots are not deep
enough TO sustain life.
A good practice is to SOW timothy
seed in the fall when we SOW our
wheat; this viii be a great acquisition
20 our clover field. as the timothy viii
take the place Of the clover when IL
begins 10 die out after the first year.
in the event we did not desire 70
break our clover field when the clover
disappears, which we would be com
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
A Monster wedding Cake.

A very fashionable wedding was re-
Gently celebrated in Ceylon, when
the bishop of Colombo, assisted by
Rev. Abraham Dias, united Don Solo
mon Dias Bandaranayaka, the maha
mudaliyar, and Miss Daisy Ezline
0beyesekera, of Hill castle, Colombo
The ceremony took place at Christ
church, Colombo, in the presence OF
large and brilliant assemblage of Cey
lonese and Europeans. As the newly
welded pair returned from church
very peculiar ceremony, called "coron'
chy," a survival of Dutch times, was
observed At the entrance to the
brides fathers residence a beautiful
porch was prepared, underneath
which the bride took her seat on an
ancient, curiously-earved chair, while
her sister, the chief bridesmaid
crowned her with a crown of seven
;oses, also an ancient heirloom, set
with diamonds. \ reception followed
1t which the cake, ten feet high, was
cut by the bride, who used her hus'
bands scimitar. The honeymoon was
appropriately spent at Kandy.-Chl'
sago Evening News.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
HE s0UTH AND COTTON.
II. s.su-hsrz SAFES Growing Tas M1eh
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zzsEr na-r11sze zs7er Of the south. the
sszs57z WHARF ! Is mast largely culti-
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rsEa-rs tk= pEodaetion in the south
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szzzs5 z-z1l-795 bales. and The south
sEz nils used f-z51.;+l, q total Of con-
suad Tz America Of 344s.ss1 bales.
Tzs great ovsrpIas was either export
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TIE entire cotton crop o. TIE world,
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present crop and dspress prices The
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ssua-aIized - such excessive over
EEadaeti01-
The southern states particularly are
zr1#51g too much cotton. And yet
tzzz very serious. painful. seIf-evident
zzash seems . haFe no effect upon our
Hzzaters- They have been urged,
Ezsz6ed with. exhorted, argued with
r5z5ezled. threatened-al with absO-
Ezzzly 10 effect There seems TO be an
zzsxa. zf1a5le fascination about the
zE-eus5Ve. uuremuneratiye culture of
The great staple which no loss. no ar
gznenr- 10 entrezty can overcome or
resist
Are our farmers stark mad2 VIII
they never listen to reason? Do they
not see that our huge crops cause the
great drag and burden on our impe-
cunious sectiOn2 Must we resort to
legislation to restrain cotton culture
within more reasonable bounds?
Unless practical and scientific men
IN the southern states, or somewhere
in the world, discover new and greater
use for cotton, the planters must be
held back, by some legal measure, to
prevent their speedy destruction. Di-
versified Industries are rapidly spring
ing up. Cotton mills increase wonder
fully year by year. But they don't
amount to any relief.
For years l have advocated and
practiced on my farm the raising OF
corn, potatoes, hay. hogs and cattle,
horses, mules, ponies and small grain.
I sell many hogs and cattle for cross
ing purposes to the more thoughtful
planters. and choice seed for sowing.
but the small number interested in
improving their stock and their seed
is distressing. They live forever un-
der the delusion that cotton is their
only money crop" and harp upon
those two words
! speak words of truth and sober
ness, and in all sincerity and love-
Robert f. Park. in Southern Guilt
yator.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
BrfarNyopd Pima.

The orial pipes used in the United
States were formerly imported to A
large extent from Europe. The great
er number came from France. but n
good many were supplied from Emo.
land Now they are almost exclusive.
ly made here. American briar mines
are now produced in very great variety
and Of every quality. from the very
cheapest TO the very finest. and thew
are made in better styles and put un
more suitably for the trade than tboss
imported. with the result that tbev
have all but entirely supplanted briar
pipes OF European make in this mar.
ket.-N. Y. Sun.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
GOSSIP FROM A DIARY"
some HumOrou. Bits Taken from the
Notebook Of Titled
EngiI-hman.

SOM one blaming a little girl for her
extravseanc said: You should not
burn the candle at both ends why,
is not that the way to make both ends
meet9~ retorted the child.
Hon. Sir VI. Grant Duff, who noted
down thisrepartee in his DIARY" men
tious also the following good riddle:
when the day breaks, what becomes
81 the pieces?" They go into mourn
ing
The following are among the items
Of pleasant gossip TO be found in the
Diary"
An English peer coming out Of the
house Of lords, met Disraeli for the first
time since he became Lord Beacons-
field.
How do you like this place?~ asked
the peer.
Well was the reply. Il feel that
am dead, but 10 the Eiysian ieldsl"
At a meeting I'm Exeter hall Bishop
Wherefore spoke eloquently. and at
the close Of his address the people be-
gan TO 20 away. \ gentleman, who ac-
cording 10 the programme was 10
speak, said TO the bishop:
Il need not speak. 1 hardly think
they expect me-
ITO be sure they DO retorted the
prelste; don't you see they are ell go
ing2"
An English duke. while being shown
the collection Of birds in a museum.
asked the name Of one Of them.
That's a howl said the attendant
"a what2" exclaimed the duke.
"A howl repeated the man. with
even more distinetuess. whereupon
bystauder. seeing the cause Of the
dukes mystiication, said: Your
Royal Tehness. e says hits a howl
Youths Companion
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03

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The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
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the bar5al service
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'Lfzaaeth-an' = xearz doa1t rake 10
dzfEeFszee- I've esne here every sgn-
dag Ikese - years. and read them
sane words over her, an 7 can't yet
say that prayer rbOut rhsrkln' God it
hev pleased Him TO take her-
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together tie night before We was mar
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ehureh. I cone where she Is. an
GodB uEEerztand- an not be hard On
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docks rough hard ir his God bless
you. Crzddock-- he said softly. He
picked up the Prayer Book- ard read
the praFer FOR al sorts and conditions
of NEE. laying special emphasis On the
words. ~tk0Ee who are in any ways
afflicted or distressed in mind body or
estates that 70 may please Thee 70 CON
fort and relieve them. giving them pa
tieuce z15er their sufzeriugz- and a
happy fssEe cut 0t al their af7lcrfors-
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sound gf the sea and the fragrance Of
The Liiae mingled In the spring wind.
Crzf5oek stood Wits bowed head. and
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sage e II angel u peace upon the
air
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vi Em J. Dawgozs voiuEe q szort
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The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
Private McElroth wooed Death.

At the grim battle in the typhoon be-
fore Manila, on the night of July 81
there was no more dramatic incident
than the death of Private McElroth, OF
battery II, Third United States artil-
lery. The darkness and the terrible
lire of the Spaniards made the situa-
;ion of the American boys a trying
one, and they wavered in their
trenches, Suddenly Private McElroth,
who was acting as sergeant, jumped
from the trench and mounted the par
npet, walking eourageously up and
down as an example TO the men. Inc
battery caught MeElroth's spirit and
was steadied in moment. But McLl-
roth fell, fatally wounded in the head
Albany Argus.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
HERE AND THERE.

When feeding skim milk to the
calves and pigs do not feed IL alone.
To get its fun value. feed il with bran
OF NEAL OF even with grain.
-Georgia's peach shipments carried
100000 ready cash into that state.
The entire fruit crop market netted
nearly double that amount. The peach
shipments aggregated 1000 cars
A grade sire is bound 10 breed
your herd down, not up. He may
show some ancestral merits. but he
has no power TO transmit them. The
improvement has ended with Himself.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
American school. In cuba.

Under the orders of Gen. Wood, mill
ltary governor, public schools of the
American type are to be opened 81
Santiago. As a beginning in reform
Gen. Wood has cut down the salaries,
Of the school commissioners and raiseo
those of the teachers. There are 10
be no sectarian distinctions, and the
children are to be taught English
Youths Companion.
The Van Buren press., 1898-12-03
rnnIhn.t ne HI. No..

Indignant Citizen-I say. your boy
threw a stone at ne just now and
barely missed ne.
Air. Grogau-Nou say he missed you?
That's what understood myself to
1T was not my BOY. stray slorisI
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-12

In the morning they were very po-
lite, inquiring how she rested, ETC.,
stating that the drover had got up early
and gone on
After breakfast she and the children
started for the city, but were soon met
by man coming from there, who stop
ped her, inquiring who she was and
where she was going, where she had
staid the night before, etc. Believing
him TO be one of the band, she answered
truthfully, but told him that the people
at the tavern were very nice people and
had treated her very we'll He passed
on, but she met another coming from
the city who made the same inquiries,
and still another; but she told the same
story, and they, believing that she knew
nothing, Let her go.
On her arrival at Pittsburg she in
formed the authorities and the place
was broken up, but whether any of them
were brought to justice l am unable to
say.-Sarah P. Farmer In Pittsburg
Dispatch
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-12

N&Sley was as blOodthirsty a villain
as could have been found on the from
tier and had associated with him a
number Of men as bad as himself, who
made his tavern their headquarters, and
whose business was to rob and murder
unfortunate .travelers who might stop
there The undoing of these men was
fgougsts about in this way:
a poor woman with her two small
chaldRea started afoot from some point
east of Liberty to walk TO Pittsburg. In
the sDe2ing she reached Negley's tav-
ern, and as her children were too tired
to go farther she put up for the night.
Soon after entering the house she began
TO feel uneasy, as there was something
mysterious about the actions of the in
mates Before she retired TO rest trav-
eler rode up and dismounted, and after
seeing his horse cared for entered the
house. He seemed TO be drover return
ing from the city after disposing of
some cattle
Okfsoealing her alarm, she followed
the &sadlady, a coarse, brawny woman,
to room up stairs, whose door was
without fastenings and which contained
only bed and stool. Retiring with her
cl.saSreA, she was unable to sleep An
hour or so later she heard the traveller
being escorted TO an adjoining room and
heard him complain that his door could
not be secured and the landlord assured
him that he was as safe as he would be
10 has own house, an assertion the trav-
e4sp evidently believed, as his heavy
breathing soon told that he was asleep.
Near midnight the woman, who was
still awake, heard stealthy steps pass
her door and several persons enter the
adjoining room In few minutes there
was a heavy blow, followed by low
cry and then short struggle. 4 little
aSseE the murderers came. into her room,
btf seeing that she seemed to be asleep
lsSSalAeT, and she heard them c1Try the
dead man through the hall and down
stairs
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-12
a Quick wftted Baptist.

One Of the candidates for the state
senate down in Jefferson county, Ala, +,
was a prominent Baptist, and he ex-
pected his fellow churchmen TO help
push him along. The story goes that he
was campaigning on a country beat and
had the good fortune to fall IN with a
whole congregation Of Baptists- Wheth-
er a prayer meeting had just been held
or what tue occasion Of the gathering
was is not known. About this time a
light shower came up, and the candi-
date at once raised a large umbrella
which he was carrying.
"You are not afraid Of this little
shower, are you, Brother -" re-
marked one good Baptist, standing near.
mot ar all, F" responded the quick
witted candidate, "but you know am
opposed to all forms of 'sprinkling. l"
He CARRIED that bat Saldlx-