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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08

I am thoroughly satisfied that the bran
box in the brood coop is thing of great
value, says writer in American Poultry
Journal. Two years ago I placed a box
Of wheat bran in every brood coop, fixing
the box 50 that the chicks could eat of
the bran at will without wasting 1t or
the bran becoming wet. The experiment
has proven a success-a decided success.
/ find that the bran is valuable as a bowel
regulator. 1t keeps the chicks bowels
open and in good condition, and when
BIRDS bowels are right the bird is right,
except in rare cases. 1t seems to balancs
the food of the chicks, and without going
into the why and wherefore of the case 1
want to say that the dreaded bowel trou-
bic which affects chicks so generally dur
ing the hot summer months and annually
carries off a large per cent. of chicks, can
be held down 20 almost non-appearance by
the use of the bran box. The fellow called
his dog Fritz for the good and sufficient
reason that that was his name The bran
does the work because 1t does it, That 3
enough.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08
Savannah, Ga.

There are numerous varieties of peaches
adapted to Southern Georgia. Just now the
most popular peach is the alberta Ga clear
stone) that ripens early In July In your
section. A small orchard should contain
a fair proportion of this variety. Then
there is stump the World" Early and
Late Crawford, Early Rivers Old Nixon,
White English, Indian Blood and a dozen
others that may very properly be includ-
ed procure late report of the Georgia Hor-
tlcultural Society. o. There are several
nurseries in Georgia. and very extensive
one at Louisiana, Missouri that furnish
young trees at reasonable prices.
81 One-year-old trees are preferable.
% From TO 10 dollars per hundred.
o. Any time during the winter from
Dec. 1 TO March /, the earlier the better
generally.
g. In any light soil the cost should not
be more than 81 per acre, or about cents
per tree
a. 1t would be help to the coming
orchard to grow vegetables in between for
at least two years provided a liberal an
nual amount of manure is used.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08
NJ. c. swERINGEN DEAD.
WcII-KnOwn Health Omcer Passes
Away at Austin.

Austin, Tex, Aug. This afternoon
Health officer NJ c. Sweringen died Of
Brghts disease. He was health officer
at the time of his disease and had been
occupying that position for sixteen years,
having served under Cows. Roberts, Ire
land Hosg and CulbersOn. He was prom
inent in the civil war, well as the Tex
as-MeNican war.
During the yellow fever epidemic at
Memphis in 1876 he gained fame by going
as one of the nurses to take care of the
sick. He was a yellow fever expert, and
served on a board of the United States
government to consider and study the dis
ease some ten years ago.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08
Dead Dog Causes n SHOOTING

Waycross. Ga, Aug. Julius Cobb. a
young white man, who has been represent
ing tailoring establishment in Coffee
county, Is confined in Jail here. HAVING
been brought from Douglas by Sheriff
Tanner Of Coffee county. He is charged
with assault with intent 10 murder. Cobb
was seen in his cell yesterday afternoon
He said he shot Sesh Mitchell in Coffee
county few days ago. The shooting was
the outcome OF quarrel about a dead
dog.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08
o,ure.s Method of FertiIIzing.

II is surprising how little the hints that
nature gives as TO the best methods of
securing soil-fertilty are needed by the
ordinary farmer, says the Florida Agri-
culturist. In a general way all arabic
soil may be said to be the result of the
growth of plants. Freshly disintegrated
rock is generally quite unfertile. kindly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08
Starting Peaches in south Georgia

Please tell me--O What kind of young
peach trees to plant in Middle Georgia 10
make in few years a paying orchard? C)
Where can buy them? g. How old ought
they to be when planted? a. What ought
they to cost for 100 trees? o. At what time
of year should they be planted? g. What
viii the planting cost. a. While the trees
are young would gardening between the
trees injure them? G. A. NJ.
Savannah, Ga.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08

-Hewitt-Gruet is always getting. things
tN isted.
Jewett-I know 1t. The other day he
asked me if / thought base ball was hurt
ing the war-New York Evening Journal
What made you give that blind man
a plugged nickel?"
People Will take it from him when they
wouldn't from me. Chicago Record.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08

Questions ard communications relative
to agricultural and horticultural subjects,
II addressed to Agri Editor. Drawer NJ
Mil .dgeville, Ca, will receive immediate
attention
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08

We solicit articles for this department.
The name Of the writer should accom-
pany the letter or article, not necessarily
for publication, but as an evidence OF gooo
faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08

"A letter from an officer of the Brook
lyn says that the men are complimentins
Commodore schley by trimming their
boards as he does.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08

ATTENTION! All owners of Horses.
Cattle, Dogs etc. Have you ever used
FAV0RlTE TONIC
for your animals? If not, go to your deal.
er at once and get a supply. 1t Is a great
blood purifier and stimulator. and the best
remedy ever put upon the market for
Heaves, Wind Broke, Rough Coat Hide
Bound, Cough, Mango, Scratches, Worms.
Loss of Appetite and run down condition.
following Distemper, Influenza. Overwork.
etc. Prepared only by the FAVORITE
TONIC CO., Richmond Va.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-08
The Value of Humus.

LIPPMAN BROS, Wholesale Agents, Savannah,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27
Mutton Ham.

Cut a hindquarter of good mutton
into a ham shape. and rub it well with
a pound each of coarse sugar and salt
and one ounce of saltpeter, which have
been previously pounded and sifted to-
gether. Lay it in deep tray or dish.
skin side down, and basic it with the
pickle daily for fortnight; then roll it
in sawdust and hang in wood smoke for
another fortnight, after which you par
boil it and hang it in dry place. It
NAV either be dressed whole or broileG
in slices. Veal ham is very good if
picked with the same mixture as is
given for spiced beef and finished off
like the mutton ham, while beef ham
is excellent prepared exactly like the
mutton ham, only, of course, increas-
ing the quantities of the pickle. These
are all old country house recipes, and
can be heartily recommended, offering,
as they do, a change from the ordinary
pork ham.-Philadelphi Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27
An Ideal Hostess.

Opinions differ as to what constitutes
an ideal hostess, but according to a
number Of society women who were
recently discussing the subject, hcre
are some of the Indispensable qualities
she must possess: She must make you
feel individually that you are the IA
vored guest. She must make you feel
perfectly at home. She must sec every
thing, and yet possess the art of SEEM
ing to see nothing. She. must never
looked bored. She must know how to
keep conversation always going. She
must never let anyone be sighted or
overlooked. She must know when to
ask the amateur musician TO display his
or her talents. She must be perfectly
unSelfish about her own pleasures. She
must not neglect her guests, and at the
same time must not give them too much
of her society. She must remember
that nothing is so tiresome, so surely
death to all enjoyment, as the feeling
that one is being entertained. In a
word, the ideal hostess must, above
everything, possess patience.-Cincin
natl Commercial Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27
PITH AND POINT

The Oddities of Language.-"She
actually flung herself at his head!"
HIN! What did he do?" HE flung
himself at her eet."-Boston Tran
script.
-Patrice-"I don't think you will
find another husband like mine in the
whole world" Patience world
must be getting better, then.''-Yon-
kers Statesman.
ELLA, you have been playing all
the afternoon with these toy soldiers.
That's not a proper amusement for a
big girl like YOU" said her mother.
But, mamma, am not playing with
the soldiers. I picked out the officers
and played with them."-Tit-Bits.
Three different walters at hotel
asked prim, precise little professor at
dinner if he would have soup. A little
annoyed, he said to the last waiter T<no
asked the question: rs it compul-
sory?" "No, sir" said the waiter; 81
think it's mock turtle "-Tit-Bits.
Refined Tastes.-Weary Watkins
''Mister, would you give a pore man a
dime to git cup of coffee?" Mister
NOuAd IO(' OO4AlC Win anu
I'll buy you cup of good coffee. That's
the best I'll do for you" would you
mind havin' little dash of brandy put
in it? I always drink my coffee that
way."-Indianapo Journal.
Partial Diagnosis. What's the
matter with him, doctor?" asked the
worried father. The young physician
took another look at the boys tongue,
felt his pulse again, noted his tempera-
ture, and proceeded to pour out some
medicine. I've forgotten the technical
name for it," he replied. 'But it ends
in tits I'll fetch him out of it al
right" Chicago Tribune.
The boats that pass up and down
the Clyde pick up and deposit numbers
of passengers at the various riverside
piers, and Govan and Patrick are both
well-frequented stopping places. A
Jealous Salvationist captain was on the
boat one day, and anxious to improve
the occasion he accosted a stout,
weather-beaten rustic with the we'll
intentioned question: "Man, are We
forgiven" Nae, nae!" cried the rus.
tic; Pm for Partick!"- Household
Words
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27

Black" said Joscelind, and she rang the
table bell sharply.
Betty, the cook, stout, good-hu-
mored Irish woman, made her appear
ance.
Betty" said Miss Darkridge, 'ebe so
good as to throw these rolls out of the
window"
Betty stared.
do you hear what tell you?'' said
Miss Darkridge, with emphasis.
And Betty flung the rolls out among
the rosebushes, where they were speed
lily devoured by Cato, the Newfoundland
dog, and Rob and Roy, the two settlers.
But what am / to eat for breakfast %
bewailed Uncle Black.
Crackers, of course said Joscelind.
Anything is better than imperiling
ones digestion with such stuff as this!
And, Betty, if you send up any more
tlsh in month you may consider your
self discharged-do you hear?"
But, my dear, I am rather fond of
fish" put in the old gentleman.
Zone can't eat fish the whole time
said Joscelind. imperiously. Here,
Betty-this coffee isn't fit to drink! and
the toast is burned! and you must have
put the cooking butter on the table by
mistake! Let these errors be rectified
at once"
Betty retired with an ominous rustic
of her stiffiy starched apron.
''My dear" said Uncle Black, appre-
hensively, Betty is very old servant
and"
81 don't care if she is the age of Me-
thuselah." said Joscelind; nobody can
be expected to put up with such
wretched cooking as this!"
81 really think she is not so bad, if
"Oh, pray don't apologize for her,
are all shiftless. lazy creatures, who
must be discharged promptly if they
don't do their duties"
Uncle Black began to look frightened.
He had kept Betty, Sylvia and old John
for ten years. Was it possible that he
had scolded at them for ten years, only
to have Joscelind Darkridge outscold
him now?
ST wouldn't be too short with 'em, my
dear. if were you,' he demonstrated.
'Then let them do their duty" said
Joscelind. with the air of an empress
1--WE are all mortal" pleaded Uncle
Black.
81 expect everyone around me to live
up TO their conditions" said Joscelind.
Uncle Black ate the rest of his break
fast with but little appetite. Sylvia, the
housemaid. was finishing busting his
library as he entered it.
Not through yeti" growled Uncle
Black, the fretwork of wrinkles once
more coming into his brow.
sylvia" said Miss Darkridge. severe
ly, ''if this happens again I shall dis
pense with your services! Look at that
clockI Is this the time of day to be
dawdling about the rooms with Il broom
and a buster? Remember Mr.. Black
does not pay eXorbitant wages to lie in
bed until noon."
''My DEAR" said Uncle Black, Sylvia
is generally a very good girl. if
Dear uncle" interrupted Joscelind,
''pray permit me to be the judge of these
matters. You have ruled your house
hold with slack and indulgent hand al
together too long. shall now institute
a reform"
And poor Sylvia had never moved
about so briskly as she did that day.
Old John, the gardener, was not ex-
empt from his share of the general tur-
moil. Miss Darkridge CHANGED to hear
her uncle reproaching the old man for
some fancied neglect in the flower beds,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27
PARAoRAPHIc POINTERS.

Hanna has demonstrated that it's
easy to pry open the doors of the United
States senate if one only gets sufficient
purchase.-Chicago Dispatch.
Among the famous books OF the
year may be mentioned the one which
rested fitfully in the inside pocket OF
Marcus Alonzo Hanna.-Omaha World
Herald.
ALL the advices from Columbus
confirm the theory that Mr.. Hanna's
election was triumph for sound money
-iudiciously distributed. - Chicago
Chronicle.
1t is possible that there might
have been another outcome of tie OHIO
election as bad as the choice of Hanna.
It is not possible that there could have
been another much worse.-N. Y.
Times.
The question as to whether Ding
lev and Mckinley have brought pros
perity is the leading topic in New Eng
land manufacturing circles. 1t is pro-
posed to settle it by strike. = N. Y.
World.
The use of INSCRIPTIONS methods,
of coercion, cajolery and corruption,
has awaited to land Hanna the winner.
but it is nonsense to talk of it as a pop
ular victory. The people of Ohio may
have done some rash things, but they
do not yet deserve the aspersion Of sus-
picion that they admire Hanna ard the
methods and practical principles for
which he stands. Hanna has won
but at the cost of an organized protest
which has rent asunder the presidents
party in the presidents own state. and
is likely. il the Ohio democrats are
wise. to make that state democratic for
years to cone.-Albany Argus.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27
WOMEN IN FRENCH FICTION.
Distorted POrtraitures by NOveIistl
of Erench 4AiEes md AInthers-

Distorted POrtraitures by NOveIists
of French Wives and Mothers.
Those who have gathered their opin-
IONS rs to the real character OF the av
erage Frenchwoman from the romantic
literature of the present century, more
especially that of the last few years,
would necessarily bear a severe judg-
ment, tinged with a considerable
amount of contempt. Such an opinion
would, however, be unjust and wholly
undeserved, as any impartial observer,
having been privileged to share French
home life, could truly tell them. The
average Englishwoman is very graph
icaIly depicted in English novels, and
foreigner can form a fair estimate of
her merits and dement's from the de-
scriptions of English domestic life pre-
sented by popular writers. But it is
not so in France or in French literature.
The real French gentlewoman deserves
to be better understood, for she is to-
tally unlike the heroines of modern nov
els, whose writers know about as much
of aristocratic life as the author of The
Lady FIabella" in Nicholas Nickleby."
The pictures presented in Octave Feuil-
let's writings are perhaps the truest to
nature as it is seen in some melancholy
cases, but he himself certainly would
have been ready to admit that the wom-
en- he met in daily life had nothing in
common with his morbid heroines. As
he belonged to a good old family of
the upper bourgeoise, he had better OPP
portunities of knowing the society
which he depicted so powerfully in his
novels of fashionable life than have the
upstairs who describe salons of which
they have never crossed the threshold.
But even in the works of FeUillet, al
though the frame is accurate, the por-
traits are those of exceptionally dis
cased minds. Women like Nine. de
Champallon in Monsieur de Camors,"
or the dreadful Julia de Trecoeur may
exist in France or elsewhere, but those
who know French society will certainly
recognize more readily women like
Mime. de Camors and her charming
mother, or the Suzanne of La CIef
DOR with the home of SibyIle and the
dear old people so delightfully."- de-
scribed there. Many examples might be
quoted equally sweet and pure among
the heroines of Feuillet's imprisoned
narratives, and one is convinced that
these have been more faithfully copied
from nature than the others.
The fact is that the great majority
of French novelists belong to the bo-
hernia of literature, and are not admit
ted within the precincts either of arts
tocratic circles or of the less refined,
but equally strict, bourgeoise homes.
They know only the borderland. peopled
in general by the wealthy and adven-
turous foreign set which budded and
expanded during the second empire,
and has now taken its place by the side
OF French society. but not within it:
pale-Anna L. B;cknell, in Century.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27

whose diamonds, ovals and crescents of
brilliant colors were the pride of his
horticultural heart, and she promptly
came to his aid.
Gardening indeed! Do you call this
gardening?" she said. Uncle Black.
I'm astonished that you keep such man
as this about the place."
And the torrent of taunts and re-
proaches which she showered upon the
luckIess head of poor old John was
enough, as that individual observed, ito
make ones flesh creep"
MY niece is young lady of spirit
and energy" apologized Mr.. Black,
when at last Joscelind had gone back
to the house.
''Verra like you, sir, vera like you'll"
said old John, scratching his head.
Like mel" said Mr.. Black, slowly.
And he stood full five minutes. quite
speeches. and motionless, staring at
the messy rim of an ancient sun-dial
half sunk in the velvet grass. And at
the end of five minutes he spoke two
other words, and only two:
'Like-me!"
There's no KNOWN the masther. he's
that changed" said Betty in the
kitchen. Il week or two after. He's as
mild as 4 lamb and as peaceable as a
kitten"
''Sure. isn't that what the young lady
told us" said Sylvia, when she came
down into the kitchen that first morn
ing after the fire was lighted, and told
us she was goin' to try an experiment,
and we wasn't to mind n word she said,
cause it was all by contraries? He don't
know what his temper has got to be-
said she. and I'm going to show him.
And. bless her sweet heart, her plan
has worked like a charm"
1t had, in good truth. Uncle Black
was a changed man. And Joscelind had
relapsed into the original sunshine of
hertemper-and all the domestic wheels
of Black Grange seemed to revolve on
velvet.
But Uncle Black took all the credit to
himself He never knew that Joscelind
had taught him lesson.
1--WE can get along very nicely" said
he, NOW that my niece has subdued
those little tempers of hers"
And Joscelind was his heiress and
darling after all-for he will always
believe that it was he who formed her
character" -Cambridge Tribune
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27
GERMAN EMPRESS POPULAR.
How She Looked When She Led Her
Regiment in Review.

Regiment in Review.
If Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany is not
winning the favor of his subjects as
successfully as some might wish, his
wife is. The Germans love her, in the
first place because She is of their race,
and secondly because she does not air
the same notions that her 'consecrated
and hallowed'' husband is in the habit
of doing. An American woman who
saw the empress and her regiment in
review before the emperor confessed
it was a beautiful ia bleau. After long
lines of men and officers went by there
was a sharp flourish of bugles and eight
splendid men on gray horses. in white
uniforms, flashing helmets and CUR
rasses, rode rapidly into view. Four
were in front and four behind the en-
press, who rode alone. Her horse,
bride, saddle and habit were pure
white. Over the breast of her silver
lacing riding jacket row of medals
cleaned, sash of a royal order was
draped over one shoulder, two long
white ostrich plumes streamed back
ward from her little cooked hat and in
one white-gloved hand she held a shin
ing drawn sword. 'Therewas a spon-
taneous outburst of applause as she
went swiftly by" said the American
woman who saw it all, and saw, too, she
said, the fiery young emperor's face re-
lax for moment, as well it might, at
the sight of his wife's graceful figure,
her smiling face and her perfect control
of the animal she rode.
Nowadays, that there are no more
babies to claim her hourly attention,
and most of her boys are a school, the
empress goes with her husband on near
" all his tours about Germany, and at
every unwilling, ships launching, mill
tary review or dedication she takes a
small but attractive part. It was in the
city of Hanover, not long since, when
the royal pair unveiled statue the
same day a big German steamer was
launched. Arrangements were made
that by pigeons news of the launching
should be sent to the emperor. In
white, as usual, the empress stood alone
and rather conspicuously while her
husband reviewed the body of the
troops. All at once flock of white
and gray pigeons swept over the heads
of the crowd, not to their home loft, but
directly to where the empress stood,
and settled. fluttering and cooling, on
her shoulders, arms and hands. The
pretty sight was too much for the sem
timental Germans, who fell to cheering
vigorously.-Chicago Chronicle.
The returns of the railway clearing
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27
UtiIItnrinn EnterDrise.

Passenger (on southern railroad)-
Hello! The train seems to be going
faster.
Conductor-Yes: a cow got on the
track.
'Why does that make the train go
faster?''
''Oh, they've hitched her to the en-
CINE. But wait till the brakeman be-
gins to use his whip little and then
see how we go!"-N. Y. Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27

The merchants of New York sent to
the continent of Europe more ships
than the merchants of other cities, who
traded mainly with Great Britain, so
that this city was better known
throughout Europe, and her vessels
were the handiest for emigrants from
France, Germany and Holland. Agents
of the New York merchants and of the
government who were seeking and en-
couraging immigration, could show
that this port was the most advan-
tageous landing-place for n man who
was going on west; and the sea captains
explained that it was the safest and
quickest port to make, because the
course lay south of the stormy, fOggy
region north of Cape Cod, and the city
was much closer to the open sea than
either Philadelphia or Baltimore. AT
any rate, immigration increased in
favor of New York IS time went on;
and the stream of incoming people
swelled until in the decade from 1854
to 1894 it amounted to about half mil
lion of immigrants year, 59O,666 ar
irving in 1890 alone. not counting those
from Canada and Mexico.-Ernest In
perSoli. in St, Nicholas
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-01-27
CeIerv Sandwiches.

These should be eaten as soon a.
made in order that the celery is crisp
and firm. Chop the celery or cut it IN
very fine pieces, and mix it generously
with thick mayonnaise dressing. Thin
ly butter round slices of white bread.
over which lay delicate lettuce leaves,
then spread the chopped celery. Serve
ice cold.-Every Month.