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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
FARMER AND PLANTER.
COLD CLAY SOILS.
How They May he Made Fertile and
Nnlnnhle.

How They May he Made Fertile and
Valuable.
Mr.. L. Beard, of liardinsburg, Ky,
asks about "Iiow TO Fcrtilize Cold
Soil with Cow Peas" / have given the
subject much thought and practical
experiment for 20 years; have read all
L could find on the COW pea, and
watched Others experiment with these
peas. Mr.. Beard will find in the Year
Book of 1896, issued by the agricultural
department, u valuable article on the
COW pea. AS said, ! commenced 90
years ago to experiment with the COW
pea when they were little known and
not valued. | commenced on poor
run down place 30 years ago, now
L am told often | have the most
productive place in the county,
L had neither money or health
not having been able to do q days
work since the war. | owe it all to
peas and clover, on which my neigh
bors classed me crank for years
now they are converts to my ideas.
FIJI your soil full of heterogeneous vegc-
table matter, and then it will honor
any draft you may draw on it, No
vegetable matter equal to peas, clover
coming n close second. The finest
piece OF wheat | ever saw was where
AN early crop was taken off, then in
July peas were sown, and in Septem-
Der all vines turned under and sown
TO wheat in October. This was on
good land, but to come to cold clay
land my plan would be to SOW
broadcast in June one-half bushel
peas and plow all under last of
September, then drill in 100 pounds
bone meal with the wheat. For
very cold clay land the peas should be
drilled thickly and given two cultiva-
tons This will insure a, vigurou,
growth. Drilling in about May Is,
then good crop of peas may be gath
cred or pastured off with hogs. have
experimental with every kind Of pea
none is better or SO good us the black
they never rot, will lie in the ground
and come up big stand the next year.
All other kinds rot easily. Inow plant
nearly altogether in my corn-holding
no hill of corn should be planted with
out peas-there by getting two good
crops on the same land and ut the same
time increasing the fertility of the
soil. The COW pea will solve the old
problem: How can we get good re-
turn from the land, and at the same
time retain its fertility.-Cor. Farm
crs' Home journal.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
HERE AND THERE.

AS Il rule the first 100 pounds OF
sheep and the first 200 Of swine cost
less and sell for more than that added
later.
Meat in some form is the founda.
ton OF winter egg-laying. Use one
quart OF prepared meat u every six
quarts Of the soft mash, seven morn
ings every week.
Do not keep lot OF cock, about
the place for ornament. Sell them and
prepare the hens for unmolested win
ter laying with II warm house and all
the inducements YOU have learned to
be practical.
When the "inter hauling and
other team wor, is mostly confined to
the farm, it is often best TO let the
horses go bare looted all winter, but it
does not pay to use barefooted horse
much on rough roads.
George Franklin says the man who
has had taste OF spring lamb, like
the sheep-'ilIipg dog, never for
gets IL, and he may as we'll be fed on a
weIl-cooked saddlc-ilap as to again 20
back 10 aged mutton.
There is apparently little founda-
ton for the claim made by some feed
ers that most of the nutriment has
been taken out Of the grain which
passes the animal whole: often the loss
is sufficient to twice pay for grinding
the feed.
Fresh eggs and fresh-kiled poultry
will always bring good price. If the
quality (of eggs is regular-no new
nest ones-thc price will be way above
market quotations. This is where the
farmer has the advantage. Make your
own market in the nearest town.
The hoofs Of the horses must be
kept properly trimmed or they will
grow long and il-shaped, then per-
haps split; or they will grow long in
front, throwing the foot back upon
the heel, which sometimes sprains the
large tendons of the limbs.
Many times winter dairying fails
to pay, simply because of the lack of
plOptl iOi Shl III Vic COWS
and the milk. with open sheds, or IL
cold stable, there is an undue demand
upon the food consumed to keep up the
animal heat.
Clean, warm water mornings, dur
ing cold weather, acts as tonic on the
fowls. 1t warns them up and gets
them TO work sooner than drink of
ice-cold water. The water can be boil
ing hot when taken from the stove. 1t
don't take it long to cool at this season
of the year.
1t doesn't pay to let hogs sleep
around the straw stack or in the ma.
nure pile; in fact these are about the
worst possible places for them, on ac-
count Of the dust and dampness and
the foul, heated air out of which they
will rush to their feed and stand in @
zero temperature TIL thoroughly
chilled then they begin to die Of
! cholera ~.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

"A transposed figure has drawn
Prince Bismarck into lawsuit. He
says he promised n man n pension of
$500 marks, while the claimant asserts
that the ex-chancellor said 5,400 marks.
-London's Geological garden has
lost the monster python, 20 feet long,
which it had possessed for 81 years.
For two years past the serpent would
not take food voluntarily, and the keep
ers were obliged to cram it down its
throat.
-Lundy island, in the Bristol chan
mel, has been provided with two new
and powerful lights, one at either end
of the island. The families of the keep
crs will no longer be allowed to live
at the lighthouses, but will be trans
ferred to the mainland.
"A remarkable improvement in
worm gearing has been made by Prof.
Stodolo, of Zurich. He has obtained an
efficiency of 81 per cent. from 2l-horse
power with worm 3.15 inches in diam
eter with pitch of 3.2 inches, running
at 1900 revolutions minute.
Attempts to evade the death duties
net are causing queer complications in
England. An old man transferred all
his property by deed of gift to his
young wife, not expecting that he would
survive her. She made will leaving
it to a former beau of hers, and then
was killed on the hunting field. The
husband was thus left dependent on
the lovers generosity.
While the lord chief justice of Eng
land, with others of the judges, were
being entertained by one of the fellows
of Downing college, Cambridge, in his
rooms some undergraduates tied up the
door handle and then smoked out the
company by pouring water down the
chimney. The judges were obliged to
get out through the window, and sew
eral students have been rusticated.
"A decorative art commission has
been formed in Paris under the name
of "Socete de Fart Precieux de
France" with Gerome, the painter and
sculptor, at its head. rs object il to
improve the artistic standard of French
objects of art" Works approved by it
will be stamped with its mark, which
will serve as guarantee to purchasers,
and only French productions will be
examined.
"A steerable aluminium balloon,
driven by benzine motor, was tried
recently in Berlin. 1t rose to height
of 1000 feet, but could not work against
the wind, and soon came down with a
crash. 1t was 10 metres high by As
metres long, weighed 1900 pounds, and
is said to have cost 100000 marks,
while the experiments preliminary to
its construction cost 100000 marks.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11

Mr.. T. G. Pearse, of Agrcola, Alberta,
Canada, passed through Chicago recently en-
route to England. He paints in glowing
colors the advantages Of Western Canada,
and says that large number of tenant farm
ers from the old country are making their
homes there, and those who, during the
past few years. have gone to that district
from the United States are doing remark.
ably we'll They find the climate delightful,
and, although in very poor circumstances
when they arrived, they are mostly doing
well and have excellent farms, some of them
being able to loan money to the new set
tiers.
As an example of what has been done by
colonsts this year, he says Hugh Irvine,
who has been in the country five years,
threshed 5000 bushels OF wheat and received
r. cents per bushel for it. James Fitzgerald
raised 5000 bushels in the fourth year of his
settlement, while James Atkinson had a
crop of $500 bushels, These men started
without any capital, and were induced to go
through the representations of the Canada
an Government Agents. The development
OF the Edmonton. Klondike route has ere.
ated home cash market. Hundreds Of
square miles of magnificent farming country
vet remain for cultivation in the Saskatche-
wan Valley and is sold at low prices.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11

the severity Of the disease or the prompt
and perfect cure performed by DR.. Ayers
Pllls. Similar results occur in every case
where DR.. Ayers Pills are used. "They
helped me right away" is the common
expression OF those who have used them.
Here is another testimony to the truth Of
this statement
~ formerly suffered from indigestion
and weakness Of the stomach, but since I
began the use of DIR. ]. {. Ayers Pills,
have the appetite OF the farmers boy. /
am % years Of age, ar1 recommend all
who wish to be free from dyspepsia to
take one OF DR.. Ayers Pills after dinner,
till their digestive organs are In good
order."-WM. STEINKE, Grant, Ncb.
DR.. Ayers Pills offer the surest and
swiftest relief from constipation and all
its attendant ills. They cure dizziness,
nausea, heartburn, palpiiation bad breath,
coated tongue, nervousness, sleeplessness,
liliousness, and a score of other affections
that are, after all, only the signs OF more
deep rooted disease. You can find more
Information about DR.. Ayers Pills, and The
diseases they have cured, In Ayers Cure
BOOK, story OF cures told by the cured.
TINS book OF 100 pages Is sent free, on
request by the J. c. Aver Co., Lowell, Mass.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
w,.sIonory Tra,ninp school.

The Chicago Medical Missionary Training
School, 1926 Wabash avenue, has been es-
tablished for the purpose of preparing
Christian young men and women to labor
in city missionary and rescue work. Conse-
Grated young people of both sexes are re.
ceived as students without regard to creed,
provided they are prepared to devote their
lives to Gospel philanthropic work. The
instructors are physicians, trained medical
nurses and philanthropic workers who give
their services free; and students are fur
nished with room and tuition free of charge
and boarded on the European plan at cost
of from 81 to Sl.25 per week for meals. The
superintendent of the school, who may be
addressed at 1926 Wabash ave, Chicago, will
give all the information needed regarding
this purely non-sectarian, benevolent es'
Enlistment, its aims and work.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
THE FARM WO2K SHOP.
An Important Adjunct TO Every Well
Regulated Farm.

An Important Adjunct to Every Well
Regulated Farm.
A work shop on every farm is great
convenience; every progressive farmer
has one, and those who want to keep
up with the advancement of agricul-
tural interests viii follow suit TO
build workshop is an easy job; it
doesn't take long and costs but little
If constructed as that dear old cabin in
which | used TO work. My workshop
was about SXlO feet and six feet from
the floor of the loft, covered with oak
boards and having no floor save the
ground. 1t was sided up with one
inch oak boards, which were sawed
from timber cut in the woods, the
spaces between the planks being coy
cred with thin oak strips. The shop
was provided with an anvil, two strong
hammers, u vice, planes, saws, screw
drivers, chisels, shaving horse, brace
and set of 10 bits, ranging from an
eighth OF an inch to an inch, spoke
shaves, square and rule, etc, all of
WHICH tHuJ NC pOuphO hoN ioi hpOut
Sl2. | also had u harness-maker's outfit
in the shop, so when harness needed
repairing did not have to go eight or
ten miles to have it done. Whenever
any of The machinery get out of order
it could generally be repaired ut home,
and thus save money any time. For
instance, when wheat is dead ripe and
ought to be cut as soon Us possible, the
binder breaks, rod or some minor
part gets out Of order; then to the
blacksmith shop, unless you are pretty
we'll skilled in the work OF repairing
iron and have u shop and tools Of your
own, in which case much valuable time
Is saved.
A workshop is, in my judgment, as
essential TO the farm as Il spring or
cistern, and am ardently in favor of
the latter When there is work 10 be
done in the shop in winter, small
stove is easily put up, Thus comfort
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

MS mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys
TEN when entering 1t through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never he
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they win do il
rtten ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catauh Cure
manufactured by f. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo
u, contains no mercury, and is taken inter
hally, acting directly upon the blood and
MUCOUS surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the zen
,!ine. 1t is taken internally, and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by Il. j. Cheney & Co. Test.
nonias free.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11

able quarters are prepared for the work,
mau. 0ttentmes the farm harness
break, sometimes when the farmer is
in the midst of very busy season. Now
comes the chance TO use the shop; or
when there IS no particular need for
the broken harness, a rainy day will
come about when the farmer may go to
the shop and do his work in the dry.
having the necessary tools at hand,
Farm implements, no difference how
strong they may be, or how sub
stantially they may be constructed,
will frequently get out of order thus
occasioning the use of a blacksmith or
wood workman. Now, all such work
can be and ought to be done by the
farmers themselves, and If they
would equip themselves with the
tools, ETC., which can be obtained for
small outlay they coul do it. Let
every farmer be his own blacksmith,
carpenter and saw sharpener, If you
please. During rainy days on the farm
there should be work to do, and there
Is. The cross'cut saw needs sharpen
ing, the harness require mending, aud
the axes ought to be ground, and doz-
en- other things of this character might
be attended to. In the work shop is
the place 10 do it. The farmer needs
to become an enthusiast on the subject
of agriculture, and all the branches
connected Herewith: he must be tom
mated by that spirit of onwarjness
which knows no limit; he must keep
abreast of the times and take all the
near shoots possible TO the goal of sue
cess Let us be alert and wide awake;
farming will surely reward all who in
fact farm. The vocation is now regard
Ell rs the most independent of any
Dewitt G. Wing, in Agricultural Epit-
omist.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
A Puzzle.

Willy Addlepate-There is one thing
I cawn't understand, doncherno!
Cholly Noddlekins-What's that?
"Why, when We stop to consider =
aw--how uncomfortable it is in a
crowd-why, aw--I cawn't see why it
is that there are always more people in
crowd than there are where there IN
no owdl"-Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
The ICp-Iluusp.

The number of farms ON which ice
houses are TO be found and the ice crop
Is regularly harvested is increasing us
the farmers become better acquainted
with the advantages of having sup
ply of hard water" in hot weather,
and the fact is that it can be stored
aud kept very economically. Last fall
we indicated how cheap ice house
could be made by digging in the face
OF II bank, or even on level ground,
where the subsoil is sufficiently porous
to absorb the water resulting from the
melting of the ice. This plan will not
work, however, unless the ground is
uncommonly porus. In one case where
we saw it tried Il pump had to ba'put
in to remove the water. A better way
is TO, If possible, locate the house
where 1T can be drained, if
necessary. The "house" to which
we refer was dug several feet deep,
posts were set above and the walls run
about four feet above the surface,
when roof of cheap lumber was put
on. The thicker the ice the better it
VIII keep, other things being equal,
because there will be fewer interstices
in the mass. Solidity' should be aimed
at in packing, the spaces between the
blocks being filed with broken ice or
snow. Around and over the body of
ice at least two feet of sawdust, or
somewhat more of chaffy straw,
should be used. In cutting ice it pays
to measure carefully, as the ice packs
much better when the blocks are
square and uniform in size. 1t is well.
also, to remember that men do not
gather pure ice from foul water
EDilomist.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
Leaves and Cut Straw for the PouItr,
House.

There is one point Of advantage in
the use of cut straw or leaves which
largely influences laying in winter,
and that is the warmth retained in the
poultry house. 1t is not that these
materially create warmth, but they
deep the winds from coming in along
the floor, and as they also absorb
dampness they prevent the settling of
moisture on the walls. Let anyone go
into Il stable or stall that has four or
five inches or more Of leaves on the
floor and the stall will be found warm
er and more comfortable than one hav-
ing the floor bare. Farm and Fircside.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
md refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
TEN effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and observation-disclosures, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 80
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not acceptany
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
san FRANCISCO. GIL.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
There Is n Class of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee, Re.
Gently there has been placed in all the
grocery stores a new preparation called
GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes
the place of coffee. The most delicate ston-
ach receives it without distress, and but
few can tell it from coffee. 1t does not cost
over as much Children may drink it with
great benefit Is cts. and 25 cts. per pack
age. Try it. Ask for GRAlN-O.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11

''Did you say" inquired the cannibal
chieftain, that the captive had just been
graduated from college, =,
"He so stated, believe" replied the head
chef, deferentially.
"If that is the case" continued the dusky
potentate, 81 think you may dispense with
the stufling. IN. Y. Press.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
In Olden Times

People overlooked the Importance of per.
manently beneficial effects and were salts.
fled with transient action; but now that it
is generally known that Syrup of Figs will
permanently overcome habitual constipa.
ton, well-informed people will not buy
other laxatives, which act for time, but
finally injure the system: Buy the genuine,
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
Trying TO Defraud Her.

Horton-How is it that you always put on
such long face and talk so discouragingly
when your wife happens to be present? And
at other times you are the most enthusiastic
prosperity boomer | know of
Henley-I promised her away back last
spring that I'd get her new sealskin sacQue
this fall, if business picked up.-Cleveland
Leader.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
Destructive storms Along the Coast

REPORTS of maritime disasters along the
coast come in thick and fast. People who
''go down to the sea in ships, should bear
in mind one thing in particular, namely,
that it is highly desirable to take along
supply of Hostetters Stomach Bitters as
remedy for sea sickness. Nausea, dyspepsia,
biliousness, constipation, malaria, nervous
ness and kidney trouble, all succumb to its
benefcent and speedy action.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
SKILL OF DOCTORS TESTED.
Fifteen Years OF Suffering.
I'll thought should surely die"

when the stomach begins TO fail in
Its duties, other organs speedily become
affected i'll sympathy, and life is simply a
burden almost unbearable. Indigestion
and dyspepsia are so common that only
the sufferer from these diseases knows
the possibilities of misery that inhere in
them. A typical example Of the suderings
OF the victim OF indigestion is furnished
In the case of John {. Pritchard He went
on for fifteen years, from bad TO worse.
In spite OF doctors he grew constantly
weaker, and thought he would die. lie
got we'll, however, and thus relates his
experience:
"For fifteen years was n great sufferer
from indigestion in its worst forms.
tested the skill of many doctors, but grew
worse and worse, until ! became so weak
could not walk fifty yards without having
TO sit down and rest. My stomach, liver,
and heart became affected, and thought l
would surely die. I tried DR.. j. c. Ayers
Pills and they helped me right away. l
continued their use and am now entirely
we'll. don't know OF anything that win
so quickly relieve and cure the terrible
sufferings of dyspepsia as Or. Ayers
Pills."-JoHN c. PRIrcHARD, Brodie, War.
rem Co., N. {.
This case is not extraordinary, either in
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
Saved Their Lives.

It was at an afternoon tea and the crush
was simply horrid. 1t seemed that nothing
would save the few men present, when one
ouick.wtted woman exclaimed: Ladies.
please remember there arc gentlemen in tho
crowd" 1t was all that preserved the poor
things from a horrible fate.-Philadelpha
North American.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
Saving.

"Henceforth," she cried, her dark eyes
flashing, women are to be free!"
The sultan bowed.
Every WE'LL" he rejoined, calmly. ~
haven't any kick coming. It'll be a great
saving to me, tell you those!"-N. Y.
World
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11

Van Noodle-"D'yer know, Miss Tungbit,
that old duffer, Chapwith, called me muf
the other night" Miss Tungbit-"lndeed!
Why, ! think you more closely resemble
boa. Harlem Life.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
II Il to lie unnnh Go

man on airth? way WIZ DC Tn lost
u Grogan-Oi dunno amy moro than Won
.ut u Is hoped that he'll be an condcria L or'
10 ne VIII know how to bury himself docc co'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11

Accounted For.-"Whats all this Aus,ri
an trouble about, anyway" "U's all over
a question of national language" "Oh. I
see, mat accounts for the war Of words.3--
Philadelphia North American.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11

Not Necessarily. - Walcr-"So Bilker
rents that forty -dollors-amonth house Of
yours, does he? lie pays too much rent"
Landlord (sighing) -"You don't know him."
Puck.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once. Go to your druggist to-day and get
sample bottle free. Large bottles so cents
and $l.00. Go at once delays are dangerous.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11

Intuition-What some people claim to
have when they succeed in making a good
guess.-Chicago News.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
Had Looked Them Over.

Mistress Bridget, are there any letters
for me this morning?
Bridget-Only two postal cards, but
there's nothing of Importance in them
Fliegende Blaetter.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-02-11
How to Work II,

Cholly-What do you do when your
father won't let you have any more new
clothes?
Chappie-I get a new tailor.-N. Y.
World.