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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10

two years with most excellent results, but
it has been found that 1t requires rich
soil and a well prepared seed beed, and
plenty of moisture. 1t IS annual and
the chief disadvantage in its cultivation
IS that the seed Is very minute, almost as
fine as tobacco seed, and difficult to SOW
The seed should be mixed with some dry
soil to give it bulk, that 1t may be
sown without getting too thick stand
and it is so small that it requires no har-
rowing and no covering whatever. IF it
were not for the fact that this seed is 50
small it could be highly recommended as
hay crop for use In the southern states. FOR
like most things that come from warmer
countries. it makes its best growth during
the hot weather but requires moisture and
an abundant food supply in the SOIL
Another rank growing annual which has
done well this season IS teosinte. II grows
like Indian corn and stools like wheat,
sometimes as many as fifty or sixty Stalks
having been produced from single seed
1t is planted in drills five or STA feet apart
and two feet apart in tho row. II requires
rich, warm, loamy soils, and yields an
enormous amount of green fodder excellent
for soiling purposes. Dairy farmers would
do well to try an acre or two of this
crop. The seed is sown at the rate Of
one and a half to two pounds per acre. The
seed has always been too expensive to
make it worth while to grow 1t on u large
scale. rs it does not ripen anywhere IN
the United States outside Of tropical Flor
ida, hence a fresh supply must be pur-
chased each year; but for anyone who
wishes a great amount Of succulent green
fodder for summer use we would recon-
mend the trial Of a small patch of teosnte.
There are several wild turf-formng pas
ture grasses from the prairie states which
have done very well at Knoxville including
curly mesquite. from Texas, buffalo grass
from Nebraska and the gramas. which
abound throughout the prairie country from
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
WASHINGTON HAS BIG. TIRE.
Losses and Insurance Show Largest
Fire in Years.

Washington, Ga. January 3.-(Spacal)-
One of the most costly fires this city has
had in years occurred here this morning.
The loss IS estimated a 100000
At 80 this morning the fire was as
covered in the store OF Mr.. r. II. Woottcn.
He valued his stock ut $4,000 with insur-
ance as follows: Atlanta Home. $1,000; Phoe-
nix Of Brooitlyn $1,000; North British ard
Mercantile $1,000; Queen $1,000 Hamburg
Bremen $1,000.
The fire then spread to A. Franklin's
store and completely destroyed his stock,
valued at s.. GOO, with insurance at follows:
Georgia Home, $4,000; Home of New York,
81 900; Norwich Union, $1,000.
The building occupied by Mr., Franklin
and Mr. Wootten was owned by Mrs Simp-
son. valued at $4,000. with insurance as
follows: Southern Mutual, $2,50o; Georgia
Home $1,000; Phoenix of Brooklyn, $1,000.
The fire then spread to the magnificent
King building, valued at $4,000. and com
pleteIy destroyed il. Insurance: Georgia
Home $500; Southern Mutual, $3.50,
Queen, $1,000.
The lower story was occupied with stores
owned by Mr. w. NJ. lIiU ana D. J. +.
Jones. Mr. Hin had a stock valued n.
$4,000, with insurance as follows: Atlanta
Home $3.50: Georgia Homo, s. 600, London,
Liverpool and Globe $500; North British
and Mercantile. $3.50.
DR.. JoneS's stock was valued Mt 5000
with Insurance In Queen at $500: loss 81 .o10
above Insurance. Part of the goods wore
saved.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
The Peoples Forum
Foreign Interests in China.

In answer to several inquiries as to the
extent Of foreign interests in China,
compilation recently made shows that Great
Britain'5 commerce with that country
amounts to SIP, 900 n year in n total of
1888 0G0 OG0 or just two-thirls Of the whole
foreign trade Of China. OF tho 37la2 ships
entered and cleared at treaty ports in 1880
1850 were British. and only 2,GSI were Ger
man. Tho tonnage of the former was 20
52G 1913. and of the latter only 2,4i2,lS5 Nat
urally Great Britain desires to retain this
profitable trade, ana does not relish the
iQel of China's being partitioned among
other powers which are not only her rivals
but are actually hostile to her in spirit and
viii be sure to niurc her trade by adverse
tariff regulations Japan, too, has great in
tereSts in China, and has had ever since
she beat back the invading legiOns Of
Kubla Khan ana established her right to
independence Of her giant neIGhbor, She
stands second to Great Britain In magul-
tudo Of trade with China, having $25 100000
a year--far more than Russia or all the
rest of Europe put together. Naturally
she wants to retain that trade ana increase
1t. But In her case, too, there Is room for
grave questioning whether 1t would be wise
to Increase her territorial possessions by
Selling a province or two on tn" mainland.
The United States, too, has great interests
in China, ana hopes TO have greater when
the annexation of Hawaii and the laying Of
a Geographic cable shall have helped this
country into the dominant rank I'm Pacific
commerce to which 1t is naturally entitled.
It's trade with China IS now over $4,000 oo0
a ycar-eXcceded only by that of Great
Britain and Japan.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
Uncle Sans Big Grass Farm at Knoxville,
Tenn, Where Important Experiments
Are Now BEING Conducted.

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OF
to
the American beef This
carefully collected
OF official statement but
besides writing this interesting
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10
AN INTERESTING REPORT.


Washington. January ABOUT $50 kinds
of grasses and forage plants have been
grown in the garden at Knoxville, Tenn,
during the season. The year has not been
Il favorable one. there having been a long
period of drought in the latter part of the
summer. which interfered with the growth
of those grasses which thrive best III low
lands or which require moisture, but the
season has been an excellent one for de
termining which of those species tried is
best suited for withstanding drought OF
these $50 forage plants perhaps not more
than one-thrd appear to be well suited to
east Tennessee. and not more than ore
fifth might be called highly successful.
There are some grasses however. not or
dinarily cultivated which appear very
promising, the cultivation of which might
well be attempted by southern farmers on
an extensive scale. For their benefit |
give the following information: A part are
foreign grasses. seeds of which may be
secured from seedsmen, the rest are native
grasse from the prairie and Rocky noun
tain regions.
one of the earliest grasses to appear in
the spring IS meadow foXtail. This is used
quite extensively in Europe in pasture mix
lures. 1t has not been uniformly success
ful in this country, owing to the fact that
it does not thrive in summer, but 1t is one
Of the best pasture grasses continuing
green late in the autumn ana appearing
very early in the spring. 1t is not grown
for hay and does not produce sufficient her
haSe to amount to anything In a hay
meadow. The forage appears to be sweet
ana well rel}Shed by stock.
The fescues also appear very early and
are better adapted for early and late pas
turage for summer use There are four or
five of these which have done we'll at the
Knoxville garden during the past year.
The Tennessee fescue, native of the balds
and mountain parks of east Tennessee" and
western North Carolina is an excellent
pasture grass and deserves to be more
widely grown. Seed may be gathered by
stripping or it will spread from small pieces
of the turf, by planting at Intervals through
the field. Another pleasing grass is
sboan's fescuo from Montana. which grew
very slowly during the summer, but has
now taken, ON q new lease of life SHOWING,
thar r. is one of the b,rst winter pasture
grasses The Furopcan reed fcscuc makes
"a most ,-fgorous growth and promises TO be
,-.1,,ab,o both fo,, nasturacc and for hay.
rho t,.,,a ENGLISH hlua grass also = fas,uo,
has ba,,n one or the best hay grasses dur
rr,r +},.. ,,,.eent season and will e,,n,1v con-
.,5,r,,,Il ,,o,t,,,,,c-. ,ft,r tho second oro,vtb
~ ,..,. t,.. haa, rorvn The rcd fnso,.. is
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10

pasture grasses and of these perhaps the
very freely and fills in the season when the
summer grasses are dead and brown.
Texas blue grass Is another good winter
pasture prass, but it has the disadvantage
that 1t can only DO propagated from the
roots. the ripe seeds being covered with
dense wool that makes it impossible to
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10

Poems often come home to roost--if ac-
companied by return envelope.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10

A man has a rattln@ old time when he
throws dice for the drinks.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-01-10

Editors NoteTe above published for readers benefit Every
should liberal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19

called by It's aprents by name slsnliy- ing "Four-inches-l long," In order to commensurate the length of the incision made by the surgeons knife.
 Some of the names given to or as- sumed by members of the royal family remind us of those borne by some of the North American Indians. Thus the name of the king who reigned at Ha- waii at the time of Captain Cooks ar rival in 177S was Kalaniopuu, or Bud ding Heaven" His nephew and sue cessor was Kamehameha, whose name, subsequently, assumed by four other kings of the dynasty, means The Lonely One" or "rhe Solitary One" The favorite wife of this monarch was Kaahumanu. or "The Feather Mantle while the favorite of his successor was Kamamalu, The Umbrella" B2fore Kamehameha III. assumed the dynas- tic name he was plain Kauikeauoli, or Hanging g-on-the-dark-sky."
 The quick, observing eyes of the Kan akas or natives saw much to amuse and astonish them in the attire of the mis- sionaries and their wives, whom they for long time called Ajosoe, or Long AANNhSb bNSe'uoC Ol lliS e'tNiN'NNNS'A A~"No S'A of neck that seemed to be given to the women by the poke bonnets that they wore, and which were humorously de- signated as hats with spouts.'
 The Hawaiians have custom, simi- lar to that which prevailed among the Hebrews, of occasionally conferring upon person new and sign ficant name commemorative of some remark able event in which he CT she has been concerned. Thus Kamehameha w.. upon the death, in 1SG2 of his first and only child, bestowed upon his consort the name of Kaleleokalani, an appella tion by which she is now generally known, and by which she frequently subscribes herself. To make the senti- ment and appropriateness of this new name understood, it is necessary to eX- plain that nearly all the names of the superior Chiefs end in lani which has the double meaning of chief and "heaven," it's radical idea being that of height or elevation The name Kale- leokalani may consequently be inter- preted either as the flight of the chief" or the disappearance of heaven;" so that each version expressed in sympa tnetlc ana poetic language the ss suS- tained by the mother who received and the father who inscribed this epithet of the heart
 Upon the death of Kamehameha in 1863 the name of the queen was changed once more. but this time by the people in affectionate sympathy. The adjec- tive particle na meaning "all'' or len tire,T was substituted for ka, which is genitive singular. So that the desoa- tion of the wife as well as of the moth CT, instead of being denoted by Kale- leokalani, the flight of the chief" or ''of the heaven" was thenceforward expressed by Kaleleonalani, the flight of all the chiefs" CT "of entire heaven;" for it seemed to the people that to their queen all joy was now darkenea and that earth to her was utterly void.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
LONDON YEAR OF PRINCES.

The recent allusion by Archbishop Temple to 1S46 as a year when ''sovereigns were coming, one after another, to England as a quiet sort of place where they would not be assassi- nated," and when one London hotel proprietor said "he was quite full ur with kings and royal dukes, but that he had one small back bedroom, and as the Pope was a bachelor he might casion eight years earlier when for a wholly different reason a similar influx of distinguished foreigners took place. The attraction in 1888 was of course, the Queens coronation. Writing to his sister on the eve of this event, Disraeli said: London teens with foreigners. There are full two hundred Con diO of distinction attached fo the different embassies, and lodged in every possible hotel from Mivart to Sabloviere. Lord F. Egerton told me this morning that he had just been paying visit to a brace of Italian princes in the last named crib on a third floor, and never in the dirtiest locanda of the Levant, Smyrna or Alexandria had he visited a more filthy place. But they seemed to enjoy 1t, and are visible every night with their brilliant uniforms and spark ling stars, as if their carriage at break of dawn were not changed into a pump kin. ."-London correspondence of the Birmingham Post
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
At Hurlburt's-A Beautifully Dressed

At Hurlburt' 's-A Beautifully Dressed
 Store.
 Already the stores have assumed their holiday attire, and one of the hand somest is that of $. w. Hurlburt The decoration of the store, which is all ways to be admired, in holiday season or out, has been done by Fred Hurlburt to whose taste is attributed the attrac- tive appearance of the stores windows at all times. Long strings of evergreen hang from the ceiling and form the upper part and the drapings of the win dows The display in the spacious win dows is beautifully arranged. The windows are filled with canned goods and fruits in glass. Dainty baskets hang from the ceiling and form a pretty foreground for the pictures. The crack er and pickle display is particularly at tractive, and also the Litchfield poul- fry for which the firm is famous. The central booth is of mixed nuts and ap- nronriately draped. There is also an attractive table which is devoted to the display of different kinds of cheese. Tn bank of evergreens at the rear of the store are the letters Merry Christ mas" MT. Hurlburt deserves applause for his taste in exhibiting so appropri- atelv his good things for Christmas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
GOING To WASHINGTON.

The Recreation Tourist company have arranged a fine personally con- ducted tour for the holidays, leaving New Haven Tuesday, December 27, at 9:35 a. m. As the total cost of four days trip is only s1SOO from this city, presume many of our readers will join party. This rate covers all necessary expense, including railroad fare, trans fers in New York and to and from hotel at Washington, drives going at Jersey City and accommodations at fine hotel while in Washington; also party will be escorted by experienced tourist agent, who will show patrons about to princi- pal points of interest. Those expecting to join party should leave their names early at the Peck & Bishop Co. office, TOP Chapel street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
Local Weather Report. FOR DECEMBER Is, 1898.
Brief Mention.


 High water to-day, 3.43 D. m.
 Suit cases at l.. Bostwicks.
 Farm wanted-R. E. Baldwin
 The Woman's auxiliary of the Y. M c. A. will hold a meeting tomorrow af- ternoon.
 Dr. l.. M. Gompertz of No. 39 Wooster place, who has been i'll with grip, has nearly recovered.
 1899 calendars now ready. For our customers first. Charles Wilson & Co., No. AZ Church street.
 First recreation tour to Washington December 27. Four days trip s1SoO Tickets at TOP Chapel street.
 Miss Edith A. Smith of South Bend, Ind, who has been the guest of Mrs. Max Wolf of Wooster place, has return ed to her home in Indiana.
 The fellow who some time ago was caught in the act of tampering with the hand rails on street cars in this city has run amuck in a Massachusetts town and is now in jail
 Rev. Frank A. Scofield of South Nor walk, late of New Haven, who under went an operation for varicose veins at the Methodist hospital In Brooklyn, re- turned to that institution on Friday for further treatment.
 The new office of telephone superin- tendent of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road will be created and an officer and staff engaged to handle all the reports and audit all the ac- counts with the different telephone companies.
 The engagement is announced in Hartford of Miss Jessica M Hotchkss daughter of the late A. S. Hotchkiss the Hartford journalist, to Harry R. Ross of Rutland, Vt. Miss Hotchkiss and her mother are spending the winter in Hartford.
 Miss Olga Munson of this city, Miss Edna Corliss of Plainfield, N. J.. Miss Clara Harper of New York and Miss May Harral of Bridgeport assisted in the reception of guests at brilliant so- cial event in Bridgeport Friday night the debut into society of Miss Marguer- ite Wood, daughter of MT. and Mrs Charles Wood.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
DuRANrs JEwE1RY STORE.
A Great Rush of Buyers for Christmas
 Gifts

Everybody has heard of Durant's jewelry store and everyone knows that it is one of the best places in the city at which to buy jewelry of all descrip- tions, watches, clocks, gold spectacles, and eyeglasses, etc., etc. The stock of ladies' watches and lorgnette chains is especially large, and features of the trade also are the dumb bell sleeve links for gentlemen, which are all the go for gifts, and diamond rings from $4 to $200 each and fine selection of the same from $25 to $S5. This is also head quarters for optical goods of all kinds, and special feature is testing the eyes free of charge by Dr. Zink's unrivalled process. A skilled optician superin- tends this branch. There is specially fitted up dark room for this depart ment. The store in it's present location at 71 Church street, opposite the post office, with entrance from Center street, is more popular than ever.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
SEARCHING FOR AN HEIR.

The visit which Lord Muncaster has just raid to the United States is alleged to have been for no less important an object than to make personal research for an heir to the family title and estates. The Pennington family, who nave owned the Muncaster estates from the time of the Conquest in almost un broken suggestion from father to son. are now represented by the present holder of the title, who is sixtv-five and his brother, the Hon. Alan Penning- ton, both of whom are childless. Lord Muncaster, who is the Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland, was last spring trans- formed from an Irish peer into a, neer of the United Kingdom. Among the principal possessions of his family is a curiously wrought glass cup presented by the unfortunate King Henry vi after the disastrous battle of Hexham, to his faithful servant Sir John Pennington, the founder of Lord Nun casters family with the prayer that the latter would ever prosper, and never want male heir as long as the cup remained unbroken. The cup, which is known as "the Luck of Muncaster," and has always been used in connection with baptism in the Pennington family at Muncaster Castle, is still unbroken, but the only male heir is the present peers childless brother
 I understood that the object of Lord Muncasters trip to America has been to try to discover the descendants of Captain Joseph Pennington, younger brother of the first Lord Muncaster, who died in the States during the lat ter part of the last century.-From M. A. r.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
Mc1NTYREs PONY CONTEST.

How the Voting for the Most Popular
 Boy and Girl Now Stands.
 . Who will get the pretty pony Little Princess, with her dower and the $500 upright piano. is a question asked a thousand times a day in McIntyres Arcade. Over 2,700 boys and girls were voted for up to Friday night. It is im- possible to publish the names of all, as it would take three full pages of this paper. Below Is given a list of the leading favorites:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
WON'T GIVE A PONY.

We have presents for Christmas presents for old, presents for young, presents for married, presents for sin gle-rockers, desks, beds, couches, lamps, cushions, tables, chiffonieres, dolls carriages, rocking horses, shoo- flys. pictures, comfortables, acres of presents, and all kinds of furniture. Santa Claus is going to keep open every evening at our store below the bridge during Christmas week. We have en- tered into a contract with him not to give either of the two p's, pony or pa no, but we will give trading stamps for credit or cash, and goods on weekly payments
 H. F. Blogg & Brother,
 n,,tE
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
WEATHEI: RECORD.

Agricultural Department, Office of the Chief of the Weather Bureau, Washington, D. c, Dec. IS, 1s9s D. m. Forecast for Monday
 For New England and Eastern New York: Fair and much colder with cold wave; the temperature will fall sixteen degrees or more by Monday; brisk to high northeasterly winds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
Rnre Opportumtty.

Professor and Madame Baur, 143 York street, offer during the month of De- cember course tickets, good for twenty five private lessons in French or Ger man for s15 instead of SEQ, the regular price. Tickets good until June 1. Con versation a speciality. d16&19
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Have It Sent to You.
Monday, December 19, 1898.
NEW ENTERTAINMENTS TO-DAY.

Bon Ton BurlesQuers-The Grand. Committee on Building Lines-Meeting. Christmas Week-The R. II. Nesbit Go. Committee on Squares-Meeting. Christmas Store-The Edw. Malley Go. Christmas Turkeys-S. w. Hurlburt. Cutlery-The J. D. Bassett X Co Christmas BoXes-E E. Hall & Son For Sae-Parlor Stove-124 Humphrey St Gas Heat-N. II. Gas Light Co
 Holiday Presents-The G. H. Ford Go. Home Outiitters-H. F. B.ogg N Brother Home of Santa Claus-E. Mcintyre x Co. Holiday Gifts-H. B. Perry.
 Morris Chairs-Brown X Durham. No Matter-The Chas. Monson Co. Only Six Days Left-Howe X Stetson. Our Speciality This Week-Publc Market. Pineapple -Gessner- Hewitt & Co. Skates and Sleds Free-Bo-kaska Mfrs. What to Give-F. NJ. Brown X Co. Wanted-Salesgirl-C
 Wanted-Girl-306 Lawrence Street.
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CHAMBER CONCERT THIS AFTER
 NOON

The second of the university chamber concerts will be given at o'clock this afternoon at the Hyperion. The sale of tickets has been large and fine concert is promised. Professor Parker will con duct the Symphony orchestra and Isa- dore Troostwyk will be the soloist.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19

Professor Edward l.. Curtis of the Yale Divinity school preached at Center church yesterday in the absence of the pastor, Rev. Dr. Smyth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
f1UIIIU OUlIIlVtTSI 699 Chapel street, below the bridge.

Crumpets from Purcell of New York received fresh every day this week and served in the palm tea room of the Ed ward Malley company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-19
c A 5 IF O R x .A.. Bears the A1 The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature ss AzHAz&zzx

Try a toasted crumpet with deli cious cup of coffee, chocolate, cocoa or tea at the palm tea room of the Edward Malley company.