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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20

1t is mater Of surprise that more up-
land rice is not planted in Georgia. as II
is healthy food product, liked by most
people easy 20 raise and productive in
yield, says the Department of Agriculture.
any land suitable for corn or cotton will
answer for rice, though new ground is
preferable because Of greater ease of cul-
tivation. Prepare the land well. Law off
rows Is inches apart, use a good. complete
commercial fertilizer at the rate of 200 or
SG0 pounds to the acre in the row ana
cover it so as 10 leave a low. fat bed
When danger of frost is over. open a shall
low furrow and SOW the seed either in a
continuous row, or what is perhaps better.
drop or 10 grains every 10 or u inches In
the row. Cover lightly cultivate shall
low, only being sure TO cut down all
weeds and grass as rice is a tender plant
when young and is easily crowded out by
any other growth.
Harvesting should be done when the up-
per half OF the head is ripe. The straw
Will then still be green, and after curing
makes fine forage for horses and cattle.
Cut AMI place the "hands" on the stubble
to dry. In twenty-four hours Of good
weather it win be sufficiently cured to tie
in bundles and house OF stack. Never tie
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20
ONE WOMAN'S SUCCESSES.
Southern Girl Who Inherited a
Name and Debts.
From the Philadelphla Times.


willie Wilde, the brother of the un-
speakable Oscar, died the other day, and
his death brings to mind thoughts of a
very remarkabl woman, whose husband
he was; one of several
Her name was Frank Leslie
The original Frank Leslie was, Of
course a man. You all remember him
through his weekly papers and magazines
His real name was Henry Carter, but
he adopted that of Frank Leslie as a
pseudonym on account of the objections
of his family to his pursuing the art Of
wood engraving. But it is not of him I
would speak The charming woman who
bore his nar~~ is of New Orleans birth
When but L years of age-she then
speaking five languages-she drifted into
literature, and when Is years of age she
was made the editor of Frank Leslie's
Ladies' Magazine. Later she became Mr.
Les.ie's wife. One day, early in 1880,
the famous protector of illustrated period
icals received the summons that must
come to us all some day. His business
affairs were then in a sadly complicated
state. The ruin that surrounded him
appeared irretrevable. When he found
he would not be permitted to remain to
endeavor to wrest something from che
wreck, he summoned his wife to his side.
and left her as legacy his name and
his debts, advising her to take the one
in due legal form, and to pay off the others
If there was any possible way to do IL.
Let 1t be put before you in a plain mat
ter-of-fact way, the problem with which
this woman-then OF SO-found herself con-
fronted. She was left in charge of over
one dozen languishing publications. bur
dened with debts amounting to over $500 =
600 and annoyed by eleven vexatious la "
suits brought against her by sons of Mir.
Leslie by previous marriage. Yet she
faced those difficulties with a courage that
was positively heroic Here is one in
stance that will illustrate with what pluck
she entered upon her appalling task. Two
days after she took. charge of the Leslie
publications Garfield fell by Guiteaus bull
let. The news reached New York about n
o'clock Saturday morning, and at 10 O'Clock
Frank Leslie-she had legally assumed
that name-had two artists on the wav 10
Washington. They reached there thar
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to the ground. and six inches of soil
thrown over it, and when dug to straight
en- them, they were not hurt, and yet the
ground froze six inches below the level
where the trees were buried. The freez-
ing and thaWlng was so gradual that it
did not hurt the trees.
gentleman from Alabama writes me:
How do you account for the variety of
fig you call New French, described in the
last issue of the Farmer and Fruit Grow
er TO preserve SO well without souring?"
In reply to this viii say that l attribute
the wonderful keeping qualities of this
fig to the excess of saccharine matter it
contains in the form of thick honey sub
stance which oozes out Of the bloom end
of the fruit and as the fruit ripens thor
oughly, this hardens up to the consistency
Of semi-transparent candied honey and en-
tirely stops the hole at the apex by seal
Ing itself up so no micro-organism can
have access to the inside of the fruit
Thus the meat of the fruit is excluded
from the influence of the surrounding con-
taminated moist atmosphere. and the fruit
is what may be called self-canned and will
preserve for eight or ten days in a fresh
condition. In fact, the fig will not rot,
but dry up.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20
! GEORGIA.
FLORIDA
AND CAROLINA

aud broke her arm. Dr. Palmer SCI the
4 broken member and The lady is doing
weii-The Kings Daughters have purchas-
ed a lot, on whicn they viii buid Silver
Cross HospitaL--The Tallahassee market
Is supplied with an excellent quality Of
homegrown asparagus, by E. b. Eppes
The Jacksonville Naval Reserves VIII
begin their loug-talked OF cruise on the
Wasp next Tuesday. An effort was made
to extend the cruise 10 Havana. but Gov.
BloXham deemed It improper on account
Of the present excited conditions existing
in that Cuban capital. The cruise viii
however. be taken along the Atlantic
coast as far as Charleston and Bruins
wick, and other points will be visited. The
members predict a pleasant time, and
Lieutenant Commander Bland will spare
no pains in making the trip a most in
structive and enjoyable one.
Pensacola News: According 70 recent
dispatches, Pensacola may soon expect
visit from the Secretary of the Navy The
departments attention has no doubt turn
ed to the great possibilities Of our navy
yard, and the secretary's visit may So
cure 1t al the improvements which can
make the finest station In the South. It
IS needless 10 say that Pensacola will give
the secretary "A cordial welcome I'm every
way possible il must be shown the gentle,
man that Pensacola Is not only port Of
great resources, but that she is also
town of unrivaled hospitality
Near Newberry recently, Emma. the lit
tie 1O-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Guthrie, well-to-do peop.e. shot and killed
hersef with her fathers pistol The
rather had left his pistol on a lost of
the unceiled room. He had removed five
OF the cartridges and was of the opinion
mat every chamber was empty. 1t was a
siN-shooter and unfortunately one of the
cartridges remained. While playing with
= she playfully remarked to her mother
mat she would kin herself The barrel
OF the pistol was placed near her nose.
ana she again pulled the trigger There
was loud report, and the child fell upop
the floor. The bali had entered between
the nose and right eye and penetrated the,
brain. producing instant death.
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FLORIDA.

Port Tampa City appears TO have per-
sstent fire bug who is determined to de-
stroy valuable property. Several serio1s
fires of evident incendiary origin have oc-
CURED there within a short period of time.
Ocala contractors have secured the con-
tract to build a phosphate plant at Her
nando for the Florida Phosphate Com
pany This new plant is to be built on
the Sanders place. near the Globe Phos-
phate Company's plant.
Leesburg Commercial: We learn that
the large trees on the famous Tilson
Grove, at Orange Bend, now show but 1T
tie, if any injury, from this winters
high up, and win probably have some
fruit this season.
A farmers institute, under the auspices
of the state agricultural college. will be
held in Cocoa, at town hail, on Thurs
day, March 3d. The following speakers
have been named by the college and the
local committee: Dr. II. E. Stocl1bridge,
W. S. Hart. Prof. p. II. Rolfs and Ben
jamin Bradt. 1t is also intended 70 have
an address by w. H. Mcfarland on his
system OF tent protection Of orange trees
special to the Morning News from Tai
lahassee says: The Platonic Debating So
ciety, at the State Seminary. will discuss
the following subject at the June com
mencement: Resolved, That the ex-
pansion policy Of the United States is de.ri-
mental 10 the interests of the Republic"
The affirmative will be advocated by A. p
Harrison and A. b. Clark, aud the Mega
tive by A. L. Randolph and j. N. Rodgers
Lakeland Sun: All of Acton. includiog
buildings and people all the inhabitants
of Winston; number Of people from Au-
burndale; scores of citizens of Aponka
have moved to Lakeland in the past Few
years, and now it seems that we are get
ting a large per cent of Bartow's 1opu-
lation. Lakeland is the coming town and
II nothing prevents in year or two win
be a town Of 1900 inhabitants. Mark the
prediction.
a special 10 the Morning News from
Tallahassee says; Chas. Elchinger and
MISS Eugene " Huck were married at
the Catholic Church Saturday. Mrs Car
penter, wife of ex-Mayor r. b. Carpen-
TER Tell from buggy Friday Afternoon
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20
Current "Literaturc, of Cotton.

Last week mention was made OF the bull
letin on cotton, issued by the state exper-
mental station. This week the United
states department of agriculture Is send
ing out bulletin No. 16 miscellaneous Sc
ries) entitled the Cost of Cotton Produc-
ton" 1t lacks just one page of being a
bulletin of 100 pages of figures showing
the cost of growing cotton in the South.
Those of our readers who have not from
their own experience, found out what II
has cost them TO grow cotton all these
years, may or may not find something in
these pages to interest them.
Taking the report from Terrell county
Georgia, as a sample of the profit in grow
ing the staple, we find that it cost $14 81
TO grow an acre of it. and the return was
$l265. There is not much of a fortune in
cotton growing at this rate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20
Protecting Fig Trees.

1 am asked by several of your readers
as to the best mode of protecting fruit
trees from severe cold winters, writes
]. L. Normand in the Fruit Grower. In
reply to this, will say that I bend the
young fig trees to the ground and lay
four or five inches of straw on them and
on top lay heavy slabs of wood from the
wood pile, so the trees will lie snugly to
the ground, the weight on the trees will
keep them in place and compact the
straw close 70 the trees. DO not be afraid
to break your trees in bending them, It
matters not II you should half way break
them. The following spring straighten up
the trees and tie to stakes. The critical
time for fig trees to freeze is while small
and young. If you save them the first
winter after they are planted, they are
considered safe.
l am often asked as to how many de-
grees Of cold a young fig tree will stand
unprotected. In reply TO this, will say
that il depends when and in what condl-
ton your trees are when blizzard strikes
them. If a severe cold Of q degrees above
zero should strike them in March, while
the sap is in active circulation, il will Kill
them to the ground, but the same tree
will stand as low temperature as 16 de-
grees above zero In midwinter when in a
dormant condition. It is the sudden freez-
ing and thawing which contracts and ex-
pands the watery sap and detaches the
bark from the tree that kills it. After a
fig tree gets to be two or more years old
it does not begin to grow on the first few
warm days of spring like a small one
year-old tree will, and the secret lies In
saving your trees the first year after
planting. / learned this mode of protect
ing fig trees from friend in Illinois. l
know of fig trees planted in that cold
climate where the ground freezes hard a
foot in depth, where the trees were bent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20

II is now verging on the latter days of
Marcia period of the year when ordi-
narify in the past three-fourths of the corn
was planted (and much of it up in the
southern part of the state) and a fair pro-
portion of the land prepared for the cotton
crop.
How is 1t now?
We should be very glad to hear from as
many of our Georgia and Florida readers
as possible, what they think of the status
of farm affairs
We have many intelligent readers of this
department who are profoundly Interested
in the great problems of how to tin the
soil probably. We should be glad to re-
ceive The benefits of their reflections and
conclusions, and to learn from them what
progress was being made in solving the
problem in their localities.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20

in bundles while the straw is damp. The
grain can be separated from the straw
either by fails or thrashing machines. The
great difficulty with most farmers is the
cleansing of the hulls from the rice. This
can be done in a wooden mortar with a
wooden pestle but this process is very
slow and laborious. Small rice mills can
now be bought for about $500, and there
should be one in connection with every
large einnery in the state. The knowledge
that rice could be cleaned for mOder-
ate price would very much encourage. the
growth of this valuable grain, and 1 be
lieve such mills would he profitable
By planting and cultivatng as directed,
the crop should yield. with average sea
sons. from 10 to 20 bushels to the acre.
Rice is The principal food crop of more
than half the people in the world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20
RACES AT COMFY ISLAND.
Dates of Principal Events mt the
Coming June Meeting.

New York, March 19.-The Coney Island
Jockey Club has issued a statement NAM
ing the probable racing days and the order
of stakes to be contested for at the june
meeting. 1t follows:
Saturday, June II, double event. first
parD Suburban; Monday, June 49, daisy
grass selling; Tuesday, June 20. E'oan,
Coney Island handicap; Wednesday. June
q, Koseouds' Bay hurdle race; Thursday.
June q. Zephyr, Swift: Saturday Inn :,
Great Trial Sheepshead Bay handiean,
Monday, June %, Spring, Spindrift Tues,
day, June a. Surf; Wednesday, June 2s
Tidal; Thursday, June %, June Long Ia,
land handicap; Saturday, July 4. double
event Second parO, Lawrence Realiza-
uon, Independence Steeole Chase
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20
WHEELER MAKES A STATEMENT
Denies the Report That He Favored
the Retreat at Santiago.

FROM the New York World.
Washington, March 17.-Maj. Gen. JOS
eph Wheeler to-day submitted a written
statement to the Secretary of War in
which he denies that he favored a retreat
at Santiago and that the battle was fought
without orders.
Gen. Wheeler retained copy of his
statement and asked permission 10 make
it public. Gen. Corbin, to whom the state
ment was delivered by Gen. Wheeler in
formed him that in the absence Of the
Secretary of War, the permission could not
be given.
Secretary Alger is expected to return
from his Northern trips tomorrow morn
ing.
Gen. Wheeler will show by copies of Off
cial dispatches written by himself that he
not only advised against a retreat but
stated that the positions already OCCUPIED
could be held and by nightfall strengthen
ed so that they might be held indefinitely
The dispatch was written at $50 on The
night of July and addressed to Ger. shat
ter.
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II there ever was a year in the past
thirty that the Southern farmer should
heed the advice 10 plant something to eat,
this is the year. Should we not plant just
CROUCH cotton to pay taxes and a few
other imperative expenses, and devote the
rest of the farm TO crops that will sup
ply food for man and beat? We are
strong in the opinion that we should.
Let US give more attention than usual
20 corn. hay, rice. sugar cane, potatoes,
garden crops and pasture Every sign
points toward the fact that there will he
more net profit in an acre of hay than
i'm an acre of cotton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20

Mrs. c: OF the hybrid perpetual roses
that are specially hardy, there are none su-
perior TO General Jacqueminot, Paul Ney-
ron, La Refine and Prince Camille de Ro-
han. IL is very rare that roses are injured
seriously by cold in this section. The past
winter was about as bad on roses as it has
been or will be again in many years.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20
Tonic for Indigestion.

J. NJ. Has young horse that suffers
from indigestion. He feeds literally of
corn.
Change the food TO clean oats, and good
hay, and put dump of rock salt in his
manger If a change in condition is not
prompt, prepare this tonic. Take of gen
tan, ginger and bi-carbonate soda each 2
ounces, and nuX vomica, half an ounce;
mix thoroughly, and give a tablespoonful
at night for a week or so.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20

j. II. p, Climax. Ga. writes: II see
in your columns reference to the velvet
bean. VIII you please inform me where
the seed can be procured?"
Write 90 H. c. Hastings & Co., Inter-
lachen Fla
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Passenger Fares from Savannah

Passenger Fares from Savannah.
TO NEW YoRK-Cabin, $40; Exc,r.,,.
$50. Intermediate. SIS. Excursion ~.
Storage, $40. F''
TO BOSTON-Cabin, S22; Excursion sss.
intermediate, 81; Excursion, SIS; SEER.
age, $l1.75.
The express steamships of this line ara
appointed to sail from Savannah. Central
tSoth) meridian time, as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
TALLAHASSEE Capt. Askins. MON.
DAY, March 20. at 2 p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Can't. Dageatt
TUESDAY. March p, at p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher wen.
NEsDAY. March %, at p. m
NACOoCHEE, Capt. Smith, SATURDAY
March %, at 4 p. M
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, Cant Bnry
MONDAY, March e. at 4 p. m
TALLAHASSEE Capt. Asking, TUES.
DAY, March Is at p. m.
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Capt Daeget,
FRIDAY, March 81, at p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, sAT1-R.
DAY, april ], at p. m
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON.
VIA DIRECT SHIP.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage. TUES.
DAY, March p, at p. m.
CHATTAHoOCHEE, Capt. Lewis. FRI.
DAY, March "a, at a. m.
GATE CITY Capt. Googins, TUESDAY
March %, at Z a. m.
CITY OF MACON. Capt. Savage, FRI.
DAY, March 81, at s a. m.
Steamers leave New York for Savannah
p. m. daily, except Sundays and Mon.
days, and leave Boston for Savannah
every Wednesday at i noon. Saturdays
at D. m.
W. G. Brewer. Ticket Agent, 1O7 Bun
| street, Savannah, Ga.
e. w. Smith. Cont FIR Agt., Saw. Ga.
r. G. Trezevant, Agt., Savannah, Ga.
e. H. Hinton, Traffic Mara-er.
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The steamships of this company ore ap-
pointed to sail from Savannah to Baltl-
more as follows STANDARD time):
ALLEGHANY, Capt. Billups, MONDAY.
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TEXAS, Capt. Foster WEDNESDAY.
MARCH %, 3 p. m.
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From Baltimore every Monday, Wednes-
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Warts on Cows.

]. NJ, Ivy, Ca: To remove the warts
rub the parts affected thoroughly with
lard at least once a day.
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WHATS an empty title PAP" AN er,n-
ty title is your mothers way of calling
me the head Of the ouse."-Chicago Re
cord
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-20

Questions and communica tions relative
to agricultural and horticultural subjects,
if addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer N,
Minedgeville. Ga, will receive immediate
attention.
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We solicit articles for this department.
The name of the writer should accompa-
for publication. but as an evidence of good
faith.
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F. G. W, Sibey, Ga, wishes to know
how late upland rice can be planted.

While it is best to sow the rice just
as soon as the heavy frosts are over, yet
it can be sown as late as May, if clean,
rich land is Used for the crop On the
right kind of soil it might be sown even
later than May if the cultivation was Just
what il ought to be.
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For BluffiOn and Beaufort, S. c.

Steamer Doretta will leave wharf iooI
of Abercorn (EtheIs WHARF street at ?.
m. for Button daily except Sunday auu
Thursday. Wednesdays trip extended 70
Beaufort, leaving Bluffton Thursdays d.
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To take effect Nov. IA. 1898,
II. c. BENAGH supp
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-06-29
REINFORCEMENT FOR OTIS
These Men Would Give a Fighting
Force Of $4,000.

WASHINGTON, D. O., June 26.-Ma-
jor-General Miles Is Of the opinion
that large achievements should be
sent to the Philippines. He declines
TO discuss the situation other than to
say: SIT is serious"
General Marcus P. Miller, who re-
Gently returned from the Philippines,
believes that at least $1,000 men will
be required in the islands.
There lie authority for the statement
that upon his return to Washington
the President will Issue orders for the
organization Of a portion Of the pro-
visional army, probably 10000 men.
This step the President has been very
reluctant to take.
When these troops arrive General
Otis will have $1,000 men. Military
authorities hold this viii not be men
enough to end the war and pacify the
Philippines. Because of the war, the
President will probably abandon his
summer trip West and remain In the
vicinity OF Washington.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-06-29
BURT HURT.
Joe Boyd, of Auxvasse, Struck the
Brakeman on the Head With a
Rock-Kot Badly Injured

The Fulton Sun says: The train
men on freight train No. IS, in charge
Of Conductor John Jones, tell Us that
Burt Garrett, n OF the brakemen,
was struck on the head with q rock at
Auxvasse Friday evening az the
train was leaving Auxvasse, by
Joe Boyd, cutting = cash about two
inches In length. Tho wound lie q
painful one, though not serious.
Thursday evening the brakeman put
Boyd OF the train at Fulton because
he had no ticket and he swore then
that be would get even with them.
Garrett was on top OF q freight car
and was not expecting the assault
and as the train started he threw the
missile knocking Garrett down. A
warrant wiz be sworn out for Boyd's
arrest and he viii be prosecuted. Had
Garrett been looking for the assault
he could have easily lodged the rock
and thug avoided the injury to his
head.
We know nothing further than
what the train crew tell rs and hope
that Garrett will be back at his post in
q day or tive at least.