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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05
HOW TO DRESS CALVES.
Chicago Markets Unless These
Hints Are Needed.

Calves from three to six weeks old,
and weighing about 100 pounds or say
from so to 1870 pounds, are the most de-
sirable weight for shipment. The head
should be cut out, so as to leave the
hide Of the head on the skin. The legs
should be cut off at the knee joint. The
entrails should all be removed, except.
ing the kidneys and liver, which should
not be taken out. Cut the carcass open
from the neck through the entire length
from head to bumgut. II this is done
they are not so apt to sour and spoil
during hot weather. Many fine car.
cass has spoiled in hot weather because
of its not being cut open. Don't wash
the carcass out with water, but wipe il
out with dry cloth. Don't ship until
the animal heat Is entirely out Of the
body, and never tie the carcass up in 8
bag, as this keeps the air from circulat'
ing and makes the meat more liable to
become tainted. Mark for shipment bJ
fastening shipping tag to the hind
leg. Calves under so pounds should moi
be shipped eco pounds is the minimum
weight in the Chicago market, and ar,
liable to be condemned by the health
officers as unfit for food. Merchants,
too, are liable to be fined, il found selling
these slunts. for violation of the law
Very heavy calves, such as have been
fed on buttermilk never sell well in our
market-they are neither veal nor beef
Chicago Trade Bulletin.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05
TRAINING THE GRAPES.
The Hudson Horizontal system De-
scribed and Explained by
Prof. II. q. LodemRn.

This typical form of horizontal grape
raining may be found in a number of
vineyards situated near the Hudson
river The stem of the vine is about
Is inches high. From its upper part
cane is carried to the top of the treilis,
and then 1t is bent toward one side and
lied to the top wire of the trelis. 1t
is made long in order that the plant
may be supplied with proper num-
Der of buds. The trellis carries only
two wires, the lowest being about two
and one-haf feet from the ground. the
top one about three feet above the first.
These wires are not designed to bear
directly the weight of the vines, but
Stats are fastened 10 them, and these
Stats support much of the weight of the
fruit and foliage. One slat, lath, is
placed on each side Of the vine and
about a foot from it. The lath is
stapled so that only few inches pro-
ject below the lower vine, while about
/ foot extends above the upper. AS
The shoots in early summer become
long enough to allow of their being
tied to these upright Stats, they are
so fastened as to be held in practically
a horizontal position. Frequently two
more Stats are used, one being placed
about - inches from each of those al
first put on; eventually the shoots are
also tied TO these; such upright pieces
should be considered as forming an
integral part of the trellis. They are
firmly stapled to the wire, and remain
there until they decay or become
broken.
Notifications Of this system are
found both in American and European
vineyards. In the Hudson river val
ley the vertical Stats are sometimes
absent, but two or three extra wires
on the trellis answer the same pur-
pose. As the shoots from the upright
cane develop they cling to the wires
without the aid of summer tying, or
at most but very little of this work is
done. The shoots in consequence do
rot assume perfectly horizontal
position, but they ascend at an angle
of about As degrees. The bearing
portion OF the vine is renewed each
year. In several Of the large vine
yards of the Midoc, near Bordeaux,
France, a system is found that is sim
liar, in many respects, to the Hudson
system. The one essential difference is
that the upright cane is there per-
manent, and it forms vertical arm,
or Gordon, which is spurred from each
side, the spurs being kept as short as
possible.
The shoots which annually grow
from these spurs are fastened hori.
1ontally to the wires OF the trellis, the
number of wires varying from four to
six or more, as the vigor Of the plants
may require; the distance between the
wires is from - TO Is inches. This sys.
TEN is equivalent 10 n vertical Gordon
form which is commonly used on walls
and in certain greenhouses. II has also
been termed an upright stock with
alternate spurs" the description OF the
system being fairly well included in the
name.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05
Copyright. 1893.

One day ten years ago, when Squan
Creek was humpin' right along towards
prosperity and we had three par O.
twins born within a week, stranger
arrived in town and inquired for Joshua
Flanders. Josh had invented new
fish-hook, and the papers had printed
a hull column about him. As soon as
he got in off the bay. be went to the
hotel, and the stranger looked him
over and said:
THAT fish-hook O. yours is big
thing, but I've got one heap better.
I've bin workin' fur vars on a dis
covery, and hev jest got it down fine.
| amt no hog and the man as helps me
out in this thing is goin' to roll in
wealth"
Josh was right on hand TO find all
about it, and after swearin him to tar
nal secrecy the stranger went on:
"As nigh as kin judge thar's about
thousand acres of marsh land around
this town and it seems to me lisa pow
erful good place fur 'skeeters."
"Oh, Lord, but you ought to be here
some summer evenin' when thar's a
land breeze!" groaned Josh as he be-
gins to wriggle about.
DO you git few?"
1--WE git 'em by the billion! We git
'em till every man, woman and child
has to be armed with axes and crow
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05

'em out The stranger seen that his
great diskivery was given away, but he
wasn't mad. He went about smiln'
and rubin his hands and sayin':
ITS all right-all right. The more
folks the more shelters, and the more
'skeeters the more frogs. Well draw
insecks from all over New Jersey"
never had any doubt that we did.
When the land breeze sot in they begun
to arrive. They didn't expect to find
anybody outdoors except tough old
liar or two, and they must hev been
tickIed TO death to find all those crit
tiers and people waitin' to be bit. Sum
Of the fust to cum went back for others,
and by nine o'clock at night every
'skeeter within $50 miles had showed
up. The air was alive with 'em, and
the singin' was like a hundred planin'
mills goin' all ut once. Lord! but how
they did bite! 1t wasn't half an hour
before the fust of the people started
fur home, and in another half not n
human ben' was left out thar. Two
hosses and one COW and five hogs was
dead before they could be driven in,
and fur the next three days and nights
Squan Creek was foot thick with
'skeetcrs. Indeed, millions Of 'em hung
around It'll arter the fust frost, and The
public skue had to be closed up and
all the babies sent out Of town.
The strangerP Wall, he didn't go out
on the marsh. While the folks was out
thar waitin' and sufferin', he skipped
out o town and was afterwards found
to be a man from Briganiine. lie
wanted to ruin Squan Creek that his
own town might build up. and be took
this way to do it. 1t was mighty clus
shave, too, as bizness was knocked out
fur months, but we finally rekiycred
and held our own. As Adinabad Sin.
gleton said when he riz up in the pub
lie meetin':
New York, or Boston, or Chicago
might hev been knocked out forever by
what happened at Squan Creek, but
SIGH is our patriotism and confidence
that we'll so right ahead next spring
and open butcher shop and white.
wash every hog-pen in town!"
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05

bars TO keep from bein' driven into the
sea. If ii wasn't fur the 'skeeters
Squan Greek would jump ahead of
Philadelphia in four weeks"
ANY big ones?" asked the stranger.
"Wall, | never seed one as big as q
hog, but now and then they ar heavy
'nuff to break down the top rail Of
fence. I've seen 'em big 'nuff to Lift a
COW four feet high when they Bit"
That's bewtiful, that is. was afraid
they was all small aud weakly. Do you
own any Of this marsh land around
here?"
Five acres"
"And kin you buy any more?'
AL / want 10 at two dollars acre.
Then the stranger gin him $50 and
told him TO buy ten acres more the
next day and he cautioned him agin
and agin not TO say word 10 anyone.
Josh bought the land Of Deacon Spoon
err next day, and ms il was the fus sale
of marsh land made in so vars thar
was a good deal of excitement around
town. Nobody knew what was goin'
to happen, and sum folks sot up all
night sorter believn' the Judgment day
was at hand. When The land had bin
secured the stranger says TO Josh:
Now about them 'skeeters. A skeet-
er is an inseck, amt he ~
'Ile ar, and pesky bad one"
"He's an inseck bekase he'sk kept back
and don't hev a show. He's a pesky
bekase he's mad aboutit Do you know
what a 'skeeter would be if man stopped
clubbin' and abusin' him and encour-
aiged him to hump hisself?"
"TIe might be hoss-fy." seq Josh.
"And he might be frog. That's my
diskivery. I've bin workin' at it fur
80 Vars, and I've jest solved the mys-
terry. Natur' started every 'skeeter fur
q frog. Man keeps most Of 'em back,
but SIGH as ar let alone BEGUN frogs
in time. Say thar ar lO,OOO,oOO,o0o
'skeeters hovcrin' around Squan Creek.
Say that out Of this 10000, 100000 we
could git 2,000,000OC0 to mature into
frogs. Say that frogs legs ar wuth /;
cents dozen the var round. Kin you
zee threw hole in grindstun, Mister
Flapders?"
"You don't mean ~" gasped Josh.
"But ] do. I've taken 'skeeters and
put 'em into glass jars and fed and
petted 'em till they turned INFO frogs
1t takes a var before they turn, and
another var before their legs kin go to
market. What we want on them Il
acres OF land is 1,000,000,0oo frogs
Thar won't be no feedin' and no ex.
pence, and bein' born on the land they
won't wander away. The legs Of 1000
100000 frogs will make us rich fur life
You'll stay right here and skin 'em fnr
market, and III live in New York auI
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05

guard had made forced march of 80
miles in II hours. 1t had never been
under fire, and men and horses were
| almost exhausted. But when Zagonyi
| explained the, situation to his little
command and asked them whether
they wanted to fight or turn back there
was. only one answer-they asked TO be
led forward.
The confederates formed in line OF
battle on the edge of n wood. To charge
them the guard was compelled to ride
downsa long, narrow lane exposed to a
fire from three sides. They went
through this ordeal men falling Of
every step, dismounted, tore down a
high rail fence, led their horses over
in the face of the enemy's fire, re-
mounted, formed and charged. The
engagement lasted but few minutes,
but it was attended by an appalling loss
Of life.
What was the most important cayal.
ry action of the entire civil war took
place in June, 1863, at Brandy Station
| The confederate force was 10000 men,
| while the federals numbered about 15..
600. The fight was unique in that both
sides fought on foot and with their
rifles for the most part, though this was
varied at times by most gallant charges
and counter charges.
The line of battle extended for fully
three miles along the Rappahannock.
The fate of the day was finally decided
by the brilliant chargc made by W. II.
Lees and Jones brigade through the
woods on the federal right.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

Keep the COW clean by curryng hei
every day.
Never let cows drink from pond tina,
has no outlet.
You cannot make good butter II the
cows eat garlic.
Never add anything TO milk to pre-.
vent it from souring.
Never mix fresh milk with that which
has been canned.
Never move a COW faster than slow
walk il She has full udder.
Don't let mixer who uses tobacco
milk If you want good butter.
The first streams from the teat are
very watery, and had better be MIXED
onto the ground.
We assert this: That butter is not in.
iuriously affected by ensilage and that
dehorning does not affect the milk pro-
duction.
When cans OF milk are TO be hauled a
considerable distance, they should be
full, and carried ifr spring wagons, to
prevent churnng.-Western Plowman
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05
BUILDING A CELLAR.
Barn situated ON Northern
or Sunless slope.

Many farms are so located that a
barn cellar with a southern exposure
is out of the question, since the land
where the barn is, or Is TO be, located
slopes to the north. 1t is out of the
question II one must follow the usual
plan for obtaining barn cellars, where
plenty of winter sunshine is needed, but
practicable If the plan shown in the
illustration is carried out. This is a
sectional diagram OF a barn bull upon a
northern slope, into the cellar of which
the sun shines very freely, although the
barn sets on level with the ground in
front of 1t. If it were raised the height
OF the usual underpinning the sun
would have a still better chance TO
enter the cellar. The latter extends out
beyond the barn on the south side, to
give room for a succession OF sloping
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05

In the pleasant days of old the cav.
airy was the most important factor in
warfare. The knights composing this
branch OF the military, incased in ar
NOR went forth to fight against bare
iegged peasants, poorly armed and on
Ioot These they would spit" on their
rance point after the gallant medieval
fashion of the times. 1t was harmless
sort OF sport for tie knight, and unless
he came against some other knight his
chance of getting hurt was very little.
mat foot soldiers could survive the
shock of heavy cavalry, weighed down
as it was with boiler plate, was thought
utterly impossible until the fifteenth
century, when the mountaneers of
Switzerland astonished men grown old
In camps by sustaining the dreaded
shock on their pixies. This demonstra-
ton of what infantry might do, and The
introduction of gunpowder, brought
the cavalry into neglect. Indeed, the
cavalry had so degenerated by the be-
ginning Of the seventeenth century as
to be a ponderous, inactive body
Charges at speed were unknown TO it.
Reliance was placed on the musket and
pistol instead of the sword.
1t was Gustavus Adolphus, the great
Swedish king and hero, who took this
unwie!dy body and impaired to II that
dash and go which to-day gives the
casalryman his air of romance.
One of the most famous cavalry
charges made by that leader was at
Lutzen, in 1852, where he met his death.
The Swedish army, 10000 strong, was
ranged in two lines; the infantry held
the center, while the cavalry was post
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05

act as agent. Any fault to find with
that plan?"
"But il don't seem possible" says
Josh.
"If 1t wasn't would l hev put them
$50 into the land?" asked the stranger.
Its big thing and sure thing, and
don't you give 1t away. We want all
them skeeters and frogs fur ourselves.
All we've got to do is to git the shelters
to settle down on our marsh and feel
to home"
"But how'll we do it?"
easy as falin' overa fence, They've
got to be attracted. You've got COW
and a boss aud dog. You've got IL
wife and three children, and thar's
yourself. All of you jest go out on the
land fur a night or two. AS fast as the
'skeeters cum along brush 'em off into
the water"
Josh Flanders could tell whale from
a halibut and not half try, but he swal-
Tered this diskivery without wink. He
was pltuBCd " sttitNy O'Si anu p'Ni
agin, but he couldn't keep the good
news to himself for an hour, and the
stranger knowed he couldn't. Within
half day the 'skeeter-frog disliiyery
was known TO every inhabitant of
Squan Creek. Most of 'em laughed at
fust, but purity soon thar was a rush
to buy marsh land. Them as couldn't
buy took possession anyhow, and it was
a day of great excitement. When
jeremiah Saunders took squint at
the weather at noon and predicted
land breeze with the goin' down of the
sun, everybody got ready. Durin' the.
AFTERNOON bosses, cows, hogs and dogs
was driven onto the marsh and tied up
to stakes, and when the sun went down
mighty nigh thousand people fsllered
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05

The great civil war in England pro-
duced some notable cavalry leaders.
Oliver Cromwell was the pride of the
parliamentary force. He entered the
army at Al years of age, quiet country
gentleman, and organized a regiment.
This regiment became the famous
"Ironsides," and he led it, flushed with
victory, from many field where the
red flower of war had blossoned.
Perhaps the most famous cavalry
charge of the whole war was that made
at Marston Moor. This battle was com
menccd by Cromwell, who charged with
his cavalry on the left wing of the royal
army, where Prince Rupert's horse was
stationed. A fierce fight ensued be-
tween the two bodies of cavalry, which
was decided in Cromwelrs favor only
when he brought his reserves into ac-
ton.
Anothe: celebrated charge was at
Neerwinden, where Marshal Luxem-
bourg defeated the prince of Orange, in
1893. Three gallant charges made by
the French along the front of the enc
my's position had failed utterly in their
purpose; on the fourth attempt being
made the cavalry in solid body en-
tered the field, and sweeping around to
the rear of Neerwinden hurled itself
on the Dutch from behind. The charge
decided the fate Of the day and gave the
battle to the French.
At the battle of Zorndorf, Gen. Seid-
litz, Frederick the Greats famous cav
airy leader, gave the victory to his king
by single brilliant charge on the Rus
slams, who had driven the infantry in a
panic from the field. The day seemed
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05
WAGON FLOWER TRUCK.

ness wagon may be used, but wagon
with springs is preferable. Make a
platform and fasten four legs securely
so the platform will stand at least IL to
IS inches above the body Of the wagon.
The platform legs should fit inside the
body of the wagon. Above the plat
form corner stakes may be nailed and
a strong wire stretched around. Some
prefer to nail boards rather than use
wire. Small plants, such as violets,
small seedlings, cabbage, tomatoes, etc,
can be packed under the platform, while
Towering plants in the pots set in flats
or trays can be packed on the platform.
AS the driver calls out the good farm
err wife, the temptation TO buy from the
mass Of beautiful spring boomers is
hard to resist.--Albert Rising, in Farm
and Home.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05

I lost when Seidlitz, with 5000 men,
forced his way through the swamps of
the Zobern and rolled in upon the flank
Of the Russians, who Sere thrown into
confusion, and finally routed by the
rushing squadrons. The Prussian
troopers hacked and cut at The flying
!,qen, as they gallopen back and forth
through the disorganized mass, until
from sheer exhaustion they were forced
to stop the butchery.
One of the most brilliant cavalry nc
tons of the revolutionary period in
France was that of the 18th of Scptem-
Der, 1892, when I, 500 Prussians charged
the rear guard of Dumouriez's army,
which numbered 10000 men. The
French gave ground and then fell back
in confusion on their main body. The
Prussians continued to press them and
finally ended by charging the whole
French army.
At Villiers-en-Couc about Sc Aus.
trians and 200 English light Dragons
with two pieces of artillery, attacked
10000 French infantry and cavalry
The charge was made with such spirit
and so successfully that the French
were driven from the field with loss
of 200 men killed and wounded.
The wars carried on by Napoleon
were famous for great cavalry actions
The charge of the French horse at the
battle of Eyau is one of these. The
French had suffered fearfully from the
fire of masked battery of ~ pieces
strongly defended by Russian infantry
and Napoleon sent for Murat.
"Well, are you going to let those fell
lows eat us up?' he asked. He then
ordered his great cavalry chief to
gather the chasseurs, the Dragons and
the curassers and charge the Russians
with 50 squadrons.
Murat collected his force. Grouchy's
dragons charged first to clear the field
Of the enemy's cavalry. Gen. d'lIaut'
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-08-05
SAVANNAH, TENNESSEE FRIDAY, AUGUST s. 1885,
poul followed with "a squadrons Of cui.

poul followed with "a squadrons Of cui'
rassiers, and after him came the whole
swarmiug mass of French horse. The
curassiers launched themselves on the
Russian bayonets, but the stolid le-
gions of the car withstood the shock.
Again and again the French recoiSed
from the iron wall. At length their
stubborn antagonists gave ground at
one point. making a breach through
which the cuirassiers.. and dragons
strove-to be firstto pass. Once back of
the first line the rest came naturally.
The overthrow of the Russian regi-
meuts followed, and then the horse
scattered to slaughter. The Russians
still fought in squads and companies,
and amongst them the cavalry rode on
all sides. To add to the horror OF this
charge the Russians trained their artil-
lery on their own soldiers and on the
French, firing blindly and seemingly
not caring whether friends or foes went
down.
Gen. Kellermann's charge at Ma
rengo was equally remarkable. He had
received orders to attack the Austrian
cavalry, and swept down upon it with
extraordinary vigor, 1t was dispersed,
and Kellermann threw himself on the
flank of a column of grenadiers, already
assailed in front by the French in.
fantry. He split the column il two, his
dragons sabering to right and left, till
at last to save themselves from utter de-
struction the Austrians threw down
their arms and surrendered, but Keller
mann did not stop. He rushed on the
Dragons of Lichtenstein and broke
them.
At Waterloo the first charge of the
English cavalry on the French position
was CALAMITY made. The English troops
cut a column of 5000 men literally to
pieces and swept 1t from their path.
Napoleon, seeing the confusion, ordered
his cuirassiers 10 the attack. A des-
perate fight followed when the two
bodies of horsemen came together. At
last the English were driven back, but
less than one-ffth Of the squadron re-
gained the British lines.
Of all cavalry charges perhaps that Of
the immortal COO, during the war of
the Crimea, is the most famous.
1t was the result of foolish order, and
it was as unnecessary as it was heroic,
for it entailed only useless slaughter
of brave men.
Wien the order came Lord Cardigan
led his troops down the open valley,
where they were cruelty exposed to the
fire of artillery and infantry in front
and on both TANKS. Thus they were as
sailed for the whole distance of their
tragic ride. The fire of the cannon and
rifles almost destroyed the brigade.
Less than 200 men survived tie charge.
A charge quite as heroic as that Of
the 600 was made by Gen. FREE
mont's bodyguard near Springfield,
Mo-, in the first year of the civil war.
Maj. Iagonyi, with $50 of his troops,
found the town in possession of con-
federatc force of 2,C00 men. The body