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Pacific train giving direct service to and from
Newport and adjacent beaches
Train for the mountains arrives at Detr,it
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grounds on the Breitenbush and Sant;am
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J. TURNER,
Agent ALBANY
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
Manure for CanteIopes.

r. l. NJ. asks: ''What is the best ma
nure for muskmelons or cantaloupes. and
the best way to prepare the land? Could
stable manure be used to advantage On
light sandy soil?"
Any good old compost containing the
three essential elements of food will pro-
duce satisfactory results usually Rank,
unfermented manure should not be used,
unless it can be applied to the soil two
or three months in advance of starting
the crop Gray land, rich in mineral mat
ter is the kind best adapted to melons, but
most any soil not worn out can be made
to produce a fair crop of melons if de-
srucuve insects do not interfere Lay off
land in eight-foot rows. Put in a part
OF the manure or fertilizer, then list on
this; put more fertilizer in the list fur
rows; throw another furrow, and in there
put more fertilizer. Plant two good seeds
every twenty inches or so on this led,
and thin to one plant later on. After
Planting the beds should be rolled, if
prompt termination and growth would be
insured. Any good fertilizer containing
to per cent. ammonia, or 10 of phos-
phoric acid and 4 to 6 of potash, can be
used with profit, applying about 500 pounds
per acre
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
FOR A FRESH AIR FUND.
Kings Daughters 90 Give Poor Little
Ones an Outing.

Ones an Outing.
All the circles of the Kings Daughters
in the city have combined 90 give musical
Thursday night at the Guards Hall Some
of the leading musical talent of the city
has been secured, and an excellent pro-
gramme will be rendered. A graphophone
has been secured for the evening, and
some choice selections viii be ground out
by 1t.
The ladies' will give the musical for char
lty. a part of the proceeds being devoted
to the support Of the day nursery under
their conduct. Other charities VIII be in
augurated during the coming summer.
and a portion of the funds resulting from
the entertainment will go to their support.
An idea that originated in Savannah
with the young ladies' of Broebel Circle has
taken strong hold with ali the bands and
the members are enthusiastic In the hope
of seeing IL successfully carried out This
is to raise a sufficient fresh air fund to
give many of the poorer children of the
city an outing during the summer.
Some weeks ago the members of the
FroebeI Circle began their work with this
object In view and they have thus far
done very well some $40 toward the reali-
cation of their charitable hopes being in
hand. Nearly the whole of this amount
was realized from a tea given shortly after
the fresh air movement was set afoot
At a recent meeting of all the circles
The matter was laid before the Daughters
by the representatives of Froebel Circle,
and all seemed to regard IL favorably. The
representatives of each circle said they
would lay the matter before them with
the view of inducing them to enlist in the
plan and render all the aid possible IN
putting IL through successfully.
In the meantime Froebel Circle continues
at work, and the active efforts OF its MEM
bers are sure to result In considerable
money being secured. Contribution boxes
have been placed in a number Of the prin-
cipal retail stores, where those who feel
inclined may drop I'm whatever, they like
TO help give the poor children of the city
needed recreation and fresh air.
The idea of the young ladies Is to SCI
cure a cottage at Tybee and place ii un-
der the direction Of a matron. The chill
dren will then be sent down and placed
under her care for q week. IT has been
estimated that $50 a week will be suffi-
Gent 10 defray all expenses incident to one
childs stay for week. This specific
sum will be asked of philanthropic per-
sons, and each one who gives It will have
the satisfaction Of having given a child
a week at the seashore. The request will
be made in that way, the ladies' asking for
a week at Tybee for child.
One of the members has been in corre-
spondence with the matron of fresh-air
institution on Coney Island. and has re-
ceived much valuable information regard
ing it's conduct. In so far as may be pos
sible on the Lesser scale, IL is intended to
run the Tybee cottage.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28

of Japanese plums and to make syste-
matte study, of them. Although we have
published three bulletins on the question,
and have made efforts TO untangle the
nomenclature, we nevertheless feel very
much in the dark in respect to the proper
names of the varieties and the proper
descriptions of them. Some of the main
types are now fairly wen understood. /
expect that the future wall see much con-
clusion in these fruits, from the fact that
new varieties will soon begin to appear in
great numbers. Already the class Is CIV
ing hybrids with the native plums, but J.
do not know of an authentic hybrid be-
tween the Japans and the domesticas. IL
one has studied the principles which I'M
derlie the crossing of domestic plants, this
behavior need not be q surprise We have
every reason to expect that the quality
of the Japans will be Improved In the
next decade or two and that varieties of
many special and local adaptations will
arise. For these various reasons l am
convinced that there is future for the
japanese plums, not, as l have said, be-
cause they are intrinsically better than
Others but because they supplement the
types and varieties already in existence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
Sowing Onion Seed in April.

Gardener" asks if onion seeds sown as
late as first or middle of April in the lat
itude Of Macon will produce good-sized
onions by July.
This is very late for sowing onion seeds
In the South, and. as a rule, the result will
be failure. But it depends upon the sea-
son and the variety used whether or not
a moderate success may not be secured
II the seeds are fresh and of a good va
nety, like Bermuda" or white Queen, ."
the soil suitable and well prepared, ard
the cultivation what it should be, it is
quite possible now and then to make
very good crop of onions thus sown. Feb.
Is the best time for onion sowing in
Middle Georgia. On land foul with grass
and weeds seeds it is hardly worth the
trouble to sow as late as April, or even
IN March, later than the 10th. The Ital-
IAN or Spanish sorts are far superior to
the American kinds for Southern use.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
An ARTICLE OLE MEnIT-

Less than three years ago the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association put on the
market a preparation under the name of
Malt-Nutrine. Knowing the iong-felt
want OF a malt tonic Of unquestioned yner-
IT, the association began by subjecting
other malt extracts TO the most critical
tests by expert chemists, as to their re-
spective percentage of extractive matter,
alcohol and nutritiye value and building
upon the results achieved, the association
prepared an article of double the propor-
ton of extract matter and less than 2 Der
cent. Of alcohol, while other malt extra cts
contain from 3ls to per cent. of alcohol
and are, as rule, virtually nothing hut
strong, dark beers. The Malt-Nutrine out
put for January, 1898, being 1880 dozen,
and for February, 1898, 1925, an Increase
of almost one hundred per cent over The
corresponding months Of 1897. and exceed
ing by far the sale OF any malt prepara-
ton, shows conclusively the esteem in
which 1t is held by the medical profess
sion and the general public. The fact
that Malt-Nutrine is prepared by the IA
nous Anheuser-Busch Brewing Associa-
ton is sufficient guarantee as TO its pur-
sty, excellence and merit
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
The San Jose Scale.

A California fruit grower contributes to
American Agriculturist the following en-
couraging thoughts:
1 see,that Germany has placed an embar-
90 on American fruit on account of the
san Jose scale l know that German
authorities have been in correspondence
with entomologists here in relation to the
nest and believe that the embargo is due
to fright rather than to any desire for re-
taliation. 1t seems TO me that an unnec-
essary fear. a sort of panic, has overcome
the East in regard 20 this pest. 1t Is
about as senseless as was the tubercu-
losis scare which seems TO have run its
course after doing all the damage 1t could.
am glad 10 see the conservative stand
this journal has taken in the matter, ana
aDprove your suggestion al the end of
prof. Smiths letter that IL would be just
as well moi to send specimens through the
mails. A smallpox scab might be inter-
esting as a specimen, might be of use in
showing people what the disease was like,
and might be perfectly harmless, but Il
is lust as well that we cannot use the
mails for distributing them.
In California we have run the course
of the San Jose scale and, as Artemus
ward might say, now regard II as
harmless little cuss." II was introduced
here without our knowledge and had made
itself at home with US before we were
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28

ture and yet leave the seed close enough
to the surface to respond readily to the
suns warmth as the season advances.
Frequently, after planting, a few weeks
of drouth follow, accompanied by heavy
winds, which parch and bake the surface.
This is more apt to be the case in Upper
Georgia than in the wire-grass region, and
in such case, to secure rapid termination,
it is sometimes necessary to go over the
plat and with a hoe to throw dab or
two of dirt on each hill. This presents a
new surface for evaporation and drying
out, and secures the retention of sufficient
moisture in contact with the seed to in
duce termination. 1t, of course, prevents
the hill from warming up as soon as it
otherwise would but, between two evils,
it is advisable to choose the lesser. The
dab of soil should, of course be re-
moved after sprouting has taken place and
before the young plants begin to push up
through the mounds.
"As with the grape, so with the melon,
the length of the wagon haul to the point
of shipment is one of the main factors af-
fecting profits. The industry would be
lucrative one, despite high freights, glut-
ted markets and unreliable middlemen, if
this item could be always eliminated.
Hence the importance of locating the field
within easy distance of a station or sid
ing in order that the haul may be reduced
to a minimum Skillful handling in the
field, the use of bolster springs, careful
selection and judicious loading in the car
often reverse the narrow margin between
loss and profit.
Understood melons never pay for ship
ment No crop responds more emphatically
to severe culling. Uniformity in size or
weight is an essential and should be in all
cases strictly enforced.
In the second place, in loading, the
smaller melons should be laid down first
on the floor of the car-the larger (When
there is any noticeable difference racked
on top-not for the purpose of deception
or the sake of appearance. but because the
smaller sizes better Withstand joltng and
pressure, and there is also less loss II I'M
due bruslng should ensue.
But the chief point in shipping is to select
an advantageous market. Shipments can
not be made blindly. A glutted market
means always that belated shipment will
not pay freight. The melon is by far the
most sensitive of all perishable hortcul-
tural products. A cold northeaster over
Lake Michigan has dumped many fine
carload into the Chicago river. On chilly
day in summer the public will not ihVest
largely in watermelons-and hence on such
occasions an Insignificant shipment OF
few carloads will glut beyond hope mar
ket that on hot, dry day would swallow
them by the trainload and eagerly call for
more In order to secure sale at all 1t is
absolutely necessary to select the market
from day to day, and to divert shipments
on route without hesitation. The telegraph
is therefore Indispensable and many
melon shippers account with the western
Union runs up to over ten dollars day
during the season-and this is the sort of
man. too. who generally comes out ahead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
Notes on Wntermelons.

From Bulletine No. 49, Georgia Expert
hent station, we quote the following:
on putting in the seed they should not
De spared. Field mice, crows, pigeons
poultry and other depredators frequently
prevent perfect stand when but few seed
are used, and the time LOST, when replant-
ing is found necessary can never be re-
gained. Twenty seed to the hill is not
loo many; thirty would be preferable to
less than twenty. They should be planted
oy hand, and the method ordinarily pursu-
ia Is to push each seed, separately, down
mo ~ the mellow soil with the forefinscr
Inc seed is scattered loosely over an area
vi me center of the bed as large as the
CoWn of hat and then each seed punch
eo IN where il lies, to the depth Of about
on men. While this appears TO be, from
tHe description, rather slow process, ii
Is astonishing how rapidly a skilled darkey
g r, operate as he shuffes down the row.
iilis forces the depredating agent to dis
oyer and destroy each seed in succession,
~nlch gives some a chance to escape;
whereas, If planted together as soon as the
POCKET was found the seed would all be
scattered or devoured at once.
come growers. instead OF making one
.l'4llhg OF large number of seed prefer
w put IN half dozen seed. only, at time,
a' on the south side of the hill, and. in
Week or so. without waiting for the first
'u 70 come UP, making another planting
vi 'ne west SIDE, followed by third and
touith planting, at intervals, on the other
s"o sides, untl a stand is secured. Thus
40 me is lost
he sure TO plant shallow Pushing the
seeu IN to too great depth is very com
i I'n fault, even with experienced manipu-
a.oIs' 1t must be remembered that the
Sound is comparatively cold at planting
me and. as the surface of the soil, of
souISe' warns up sooner than the lower
o ss'ata, the seed should receive the benefit
.. me daily increasing temperature as soon
a. Possible. Therefore, an inch Is abund-
'N'Iy deep; this will insure sufficient mois-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
japanese PIums.

No new type of fruit has awakened 30
much interest in recent years as the Jap
anese plums, writes Prof. L. H. Bailey in
American Gardening. Having come into
the country by way of California and
through the agency of the Kelsey, which
is adapted only to the South, Northern
fruit growers paid little attention to these
plums for many years, supposing that they
were not hardy. Two or three of the I'M
named Botans, however, were spread here
and there among nurserymen and expert
mentors, and it was found that the trees
not only endured our hard winters, but
that they bore heavily of very acceptable
fruit Upon the dissemination of one of
these Botans, under the name of Abund-
ance, and upon the introduction of one
of the Burbank, the Japanese plum enter
prise was fairly launched throughout the
Northern country. From that time until
now this family OF plums has been rapidly
gaining in favor, and at the present time
a half-dozen varieties are well known In
nearly all the plum-growing regions of the
country.
have the greatest faith in the value of
the Japanese plums, not because they are
better than the ola type of domestica
plums, but because they add variety to
our plum fora. IT is always an advantage
to have many kinds from which TO select,
for thereby we are able to adapt the grow
ing Of any fruit to a greater number Of
conditions requirements and tastes.
As a class, the japanese plums are in
ferior IN quality TO the domestic types; and
yet the Burbank and, some others are
fully as good as the Lombard, IT, in fact,
not better The particular merits Of the
japanese plums. to my mind, are their
earliness, great productiveness, early bear
ing, beauty, bookkeeping qualities. They
supply varieties in summer before any Of
the valuable domestica types ripen their
fruit. They are so exceedingly product
i've as a class that they tend to overbear,
and il is probable that we shall find com
plants of the trees being short-lived. The
best quality of the plum is ordinarily not
developed except by heroic thinning. Trees
which bear so heavily as these Japanese
plums should receive extra care in thin
ming tillage hnd fertilizing.
The varieties are very much confused,
since they have come in very suddenly
in many types. and the japanese names
are applied rather more to classes than
to distinct and individual varieties We
have made an effort at the Cornell Expert
ment Station to secure all the varieties
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
FLORIDA's SPONGE GROUNDS.
Gov. BIOxham Asks the Government
to Make n Survey.

Tallahassee. Fla, March 27.-Gov Biloxi
ham, on March is, addressed the following
letter to the United States fish commits
sioner at Washington:
Dear Sir: Owing to the great import
ance of the sponge industry, I am very
DESTROYS of getting reliable information re-
garding the conditions of the sponge
grounds on various parts of the coast, the
extent Of the grounds now furnishing
marketable spouges the areas from which
all the sponges have been gathered, and
the existence of sponges in deep water now
beyond the reach of our fishermen.
1T would prove a great boon to this
state if YOU would authorize a survey of
our sponge grounds during the present
year and a study of our sponges by an
expert of your commission l have no
doubt that the business can be greatly in
creased under proper regulations and by
artificial aid, and naturally We look to you
for authentic data.
"There are some very important phases
of the subject which your commission is
In position 10 investigates among these
are the possibility of raising sponges from
the egg. the feasibility of growing sponges
from clippings and the transplanting of the
Very small sums expended in these in
quiries would prove of inestimable value
TO the entire country as well as to those
Immediately interested"
To this letter Hon. George NJ Bowers.
United states commissioner of fish and
fisheries, replied in part, as follows:
THE commission takes great interest In
this branch of the fisheries and has con-
templated systematic study of the spe-
cial questions referred 10 in your letter.
The condition of the appropriat tons will
probably not warrant any investigation
prior to July 1. After that date, how
ever, l think il will be practicable to I'M
dertake the desired inquiries and may pos
sibly detail the steamer Fish Hawk TO as
sist in the much-needed survey of the
sponge grounds"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
ALL ABOUT AMERICUs.
Campaign i'm the Third COngressiOn-
al District to be Lively.

III Nne NOnEEeSSlOn-
al District to he Lively.
Americas, Ga. March 27-The prospect
for heated campaign in this, the Third
Congressional district, is most promising
Hon. E. B. Lewis will again be a candi-
date for the seat he now occupies, while
four or five aspirants from as many coun-
ties will be arrayed against him. II is
the field against Lewis" but the chances
are that he will easily succeed himself,
despite all combinations to beat him.
There are thirty-four votes in the conven-
ton from the Third district, and with sew
eral candidates running on thu" local pride"
idea, deadlock might not be impossible,
though scarcely probable.
Hon. Allen Gambler is easily the choice
of Sumter for Governor. His strength in-
creases daily, and the county will go for
him Overwhelmingly This Is admitted
even by the friends of the other aspirants.
Despite the continued drought the crop
outlook in Sumter is most promising at
this time. Corn and oats are growing Wig
orously, though greatly needing rain. Cot
ton planting is well advanced and the
acreage will be about the same as last
year. despite the outlook for low prices in
the event of war. The fruit crop prom
ises to be abundant this year. Peach, pear
and plum trees are heavily laden and
many carloads will be shipped from this
part of the state If the crop natures.
c. Rix of this city has filed suit against
the Central Railroad for damages in the
sum of $1,000, alleging he was elected from
a passenger train.
Another large shipment of cattle, con-
signed to Indian territory, went forward
from Americas last night. Stock dealers
have been here for two weeks buying all
the cattle obtainable, and will make other
shipments shortly, The prices paid for
such cattle, which is mostly scrub"
stock, range from 80 to $40 per head.
Thousands of the '1ean and hungry kline"
have been shipped from Southwest Geor,
gia within the past thirty days.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
Keep in mind that Scott's

Keep in mind that SCOTS
Emulsion contains the hypo-
PhoSphites.
These alone make it of
great value for all affections
of the nervous system.
1t also contains glycerine,
a most valuable, soothing
and healing agent. Then
there is the cod-liver oil, &C
knowledged by all physicians
as the best remedy for poor
blood and loss in weight.
These three great remedial
agents blended into a creamy
Emulsion, make a remark
able tissue builder.
SOC. and sroo, all druggists.
SCOTT q BOVINE, Chemists. New YORK,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-28
FIELD DAY AT ATHENS.
Track Athletes Make a Highly SAT-
nctOrY Showing.

Track Athletes Make Highly sat
isfactOry Showing.
Athens, Ga, March N.-Yesterday after
noon the track athletes of the University
of Georgia held their first handicap field
day. and it was a success in every way.
Coach Mahan was greatly pleased with
the progress made by the athletes Four
college records were broken.
The following were the events, winners
and records:
22O-yard hurdle race, C. Fl. Black, % 3-5
seconds.
1OO-yard dash, H. Cox, 10 2-3 seconds. Col
lege record.
Mile run, Neyle Colquitt, minutes.
College record.
Running high jump, L. A. Cothran, 5
feet, / inch.
22O-yard dash, H. Cox, % 3-5 seconds
College record.
Running broad jump, r. w. Walker, II
feet, II inches.
44O-yard dash, H. Cox, IS Is seconds
College record.
Pole vault, C. NJ Mcintosh, feet, 4
inches. College record
Half mile run, u. b. Phillips, 2 minutes,
"A seconds
Putting 16-pound shot, George Bayliss,
81 feet, 10 inches
Throwing 16-pound hammer, George
Bayliss. 50 feet, w inches.
Relay race won by the junior class.
Great preparations will now be made CIR
the annual field day sports next month
and for the Southern Inter Collegiate
track meet in Atlanta in May.