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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24

1t Is doubtful Of any great good imme-
diately follows the present investigation
Of the Industrial commission appointed by
Congress. Yet the inquiry into the causes
Of unrest and dissatisfaction should re-
suit in ultimate good. Anything which
will throw more light upon mooIed ques-
tons of public policy bearing upon the
veal of the people, adds to the general
knowledge of voters a large, and may
eventually work as leaveu in influencing
national legislation, or shaping the action
OF the individual most interested. In this
line is the recent inquiry into agricultural
conditions in the South. Testimony
brought out forcibly, what Farm and
Home has long commended, that too much
dependence is placed on the cotton crop
and too little attention given diversified
farming. We fail to see why people liv-
ing south of the Old Mason and Dixon line
Of ante-bellum days should be dependent
as they are to a considerable extent, on
Western corn and bacon and Northern
cheese. Cotton viii always remain the
great splendid Southern staple that il is
to-day, but there is still plenty Of room
for expansion in dairying tn stock grow
ing, in the cereal crops. Then VIII South
ern agriculture take its true place, shar-
ing the prosperity of cotton milling and
the iron industry. II is not Wei TO carry
all the eggs in one basket The North and
West long since learned this lesson. SO
writes the editor of Farm and Home of
Springfield, Mass. Yes, friend We are
fully aware of it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24
Canning Fruit.

Annually great quantities of our finest
fruits are wasted because proper care is
not taken and right methods employed for
its preservation, and that which should
have been toothsome and palatable for
the household durin the long winter
months is opened only 10 be thrown away
the time and labor of the housewife has
counted for naught. says the Otsego Farm
err. In the first place in order to be sue
cessful in canning fruit one must have
the fruit in perfect condition, neither green
nor overrpe The next requisite is a
good porcelain or granite kettle. one tina,
is used strictly for putting up fruit Have
the best graduated sugar and some good
fruit Jars and We are ready for our morn
ing's work one should see to il that
fruit jars after use are thoroughly washed.
scolded, dri7d and put carefully away for
the next years use. The safest plan is
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24

Messrs. Prevatt. the cattle buyers of
Tampa, are at Judson buying up cattle.
The development Of genuine case of
NIiakka has caused ripple Of excitement
in that community, which has wel,nig n
boycotted the postoffice. kept 10y the post
master in his private residence.
J. H. Swift of Punta Gorda has invent
ed and viii patent, new fertihzing ma
chine. The new machine is said to be sim
pie and practicable and meeting with ia
Nor among the p.neapp'e growers. 1t is
said to distribute the fertilizer perfectly.
Union River Advocate: Mr.. d. L. Al
derman of Fort Pierce win shortly ship
1000 head Of cattle 10 Cube. For these he
viii get the snug little sum of $1,000 cash.
We are also told that Mr.. Leonardy and
others at Osteen win also make shipments
OF cattle to the amount of nearly S0C
head II looks as If there was money In
raising Florida cattle.
Mr. P X. Richardson and Miss Edna c.
Wolfenden were married recently at Evin-
sion. The ceremony took place at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
j. J.. Wolfenden, and was performed by
Rev H. Duuil, assisted by Rev. j. A.
bridal party took the train for ST. Au-
sustine and Daytona, where they will re-
main for a month or more.
The Arcadia Champion reports the sale
Of the orange crop of the famous Nocatee
grove as follows; Messrs. Phifer and Wat
kins have sold their crop Of oranges on
fhe Nocatee grove 10 King & Thomas
This Is one Of the largest orange deals OF
Souih Florida Since the freeze OF 1895
Burton d Wilson have just finished the
papers which give the sellers the nice
sum Of $1,000, and the buyers one of the
incest lots Of oranges TO be found in Flor
ida
Correspondence the Morning News, Per.
ry Fla, July 23-Tom Braunon was killed
\ in the lower part Of Taylor county on last
Il Tuesday by Sheriff +. NJ. Lipscomb and
y posse. The sheriff and his posse were at
tempting 70 arrest him and his brother
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24

Bad roads constitute the greatest draw
back to rural life, and for the lack of good
roads the farmers suffer more than any
other class. 1t is obviously unnecessary.
there fore, to discuss here the benefits to
be derived by them from improved roads.
Suffice 81 to say. that those localities
where good roads have been built are be-
coming richer. more prosperous, and more
thlckly settled while those which do not
possess these advantages in transporta-
ton are either at a standstll or are be-
coming poorer and more sparsely settled
II these conditions continue fruitful farms
may be abandoned and rich lands go to
waste. Life on a farm often becomes as
result of "bottom,ess roads" isolated
and barren of social enjoyments and
pleasures, and country people in some
communities suffer such great disadvant-
age that ambition is checked. energy
weakened and industry paralyzed
y Good roads, Ike good streets, make hab-
iation along them most desira BILE: thew
economic time and force in transporta-
ton of products reduce wear and tear on
horses, harness and vehicles, and enhance
he market value or real estate. They
raise the value of farm lands and farm
products and tend to beautify the country
through which they pass; they facilitate
rural mail delivery aud are a potent aid
TO education, religion and soclablity
Charles sumner once said, The road and
the schoolmaster are the two most i'm
portant agents in advancing civilization. 8"
The difference between good and bad
roads is often equivalent 20 the difference
between profit and loss Good roads have
money value 10 farmers, as well as a
political ana social value, and leaving out
convenience comfort, social and refined
influences which good roads always en-
looking them A h.
almighty dollar side they are found to
pay handsome dividends each year.
People generally are beginning TO realize
that road building is a public mater, and
that The best interests Of American agri-
culture and the American people as a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24

to use new rubbers on our bottles each
year. but often the old ones are apparent
ly so good that the economical thing seems
! to be 70 drop them into pint of water
into which you have put a teaspoonful OF
| pure ammonia, let them remain few min
utes. and then use them again. Often the
ruDbers fit TOO loosely. but by placing a
second over the first one the lids vii. fast
en- securely. i Is a mistake too, to use
the lids year after year. when new ones
can be purchased so cheaply and preserve
our fruit in better condition.
Let US consider the subject of strawber-
ries few moments. II Is a well-known
aphorism that there is nothing new under
the sun, but when we learned a method
at cooking school for canning strawberries
and preserving them who.e and natural,
and successfully tried the recipe last sum-
mer, we decided there were exceptions to
some aphorisms For the benefit of those
who may not know it give the recipe
as ii was given us: FIRST, select nice ber-
rieS in prime coHdit on. If necessary,
wash them. To one pound of graduated
sugar use sufficient water to moisten the
sugar. Place on stove and let come to
good boil. skimming well of all impurities.
Now drop in about six drops of lemon
juice and lei boil until il hairs. To this
amount of syrup add a pound of the bar
rles and let Doi. slowly for five minutes.
| Take from the stove. cover and let stand
IN a cool place six or eight hours At
the end of that time cleanse your bottle
with hot water and fill with the berries.
Overflow the jars with syrup and seal
tight. on the scientific principle that two
bodies cannot occupy the same place at
the same tme-in canning any fruit over
| flow the bottle with the syrup of the
fruit and seal Immediately. We should
first fill the jar about one-fourth full of
| ne berries and then work them down on
" q sill lot l~faffa nc
to fill the jar compactly with the fruit and
| eXpel all air then. DO not stir the syrup
after it boils, but by putting in few
agate marbles they will act as automatic
stirers and prevent the syrup from burn
ing. Should the jars not be air tight. d p
piece of writing paper in warm brandy,
| place on top Of liquid, and over this place
a layer of cotton batting This win pre-
! vent the berries fermenting. Raspberries
canned in this way are also very nice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24

Fertility and Mineral Manufactures is
widespread belief among farmers that
while stable manure increases fertility
the application of mineral commercial fer
tilizers tends to more rapidly exhaust It
Really, however. 20 the extent that ma
nure in any form makes bigger crops than
what it supplies plant food. for It tends
70 exhaustion. Applying nothing but sto-
BILE manure, which is usually deficient in
phosphate and potash, takes those min
erals out of the soil faster than they would
be drawn were the manure not used. This
loss of the mineral elements is not so cas-
lily seen as the waste of vegetable matter
in the soil where only the commercial
mineral fertilizers are used. Besides. tbs
mineral manure Is generally sold in a
form to be quickly taken up by crops. II
is impossible to make stable manure SO
soluble that some of its clements will not
be left in the soil for future crops.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24

CarrabeIIe Is to Have Twenty-Four
Instead of Nineteen Feet.

Carrabelle, Fla. July 2l.-The survey of
the outer bar here has been made. Where
there has been nineteen feet the proposed
improvements will give twenty-four feet al
ordinary tide.
Business in naval stores and lumber IS
improving Eleven vessels are now I'm
harbor receiving cargo ana several more
are chartered to arrive.
The fish business Of this town is becom-
ing of importance and The arrangements
being made by the leading dealers indi-
cate active work during the coming fail
and winter, when fish aud oysters will be
in great demand An ice and cold stor-
age plant is contemplated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24

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gees. TINS Is the statement tnat is made
ID erect ny Mark Hanna. IL Is sad thai
the church dignltaries that We're interesting
themselves IN the matter mad been using
MS delay TO hutt The President and the
republican party in ONO, and action be
came imperative. II is also suggested that
the appointment was to pay a political
debt, but, as We oil know, politicians are
entirely too ready to find good excuses for
not keeping their campaign promises.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24

Last year the department of agriculture
sent to Russia, Siberia and Eastern Tur-
kestan a special agent, Prof. Hansen who
procured a large amount of seeds of diff
ferent species and varieties for trial in
the United States says an exchange.
Among them were a number of untried
kinds of melons, and the results of some
of the tests made with these are proving
very interesting. The department has re-
ceived a specimen of what may be called
a winter muskmelon. which is undOubted-
~ remarkable production. 1t grows very
much like any other melon, but when
frost comes in the fall it is found to be
yet hard and unedible, and for this rea-
son il was pronounced worthless by a
number of growers to whom seed was sent
for trial; but one grower in sem-arld
Utah, who has been for some years eN-
perimeuting along the lines of winter
melons, recognized it at once, and in
stead Of allowing it to freeze and rot on
the vines, carefully stored the melons in
his cellar to ripen up. A specimen of this
melon, Weighing seventeen pounds, was
sent TO Secretary Wilson in February, hav-
ing just arrived at a ripe and edible stage.
1t is undoubtedly a wonderful fruit. The
body of the rind is a light yellow, streak
ed with green, and the specimen much
resemhled a small rattlesnake watermei-
on The meat proved to be very solid and
thick, and edible almost to the rind, and
the flavor very spicy and delicious.
Fortunately. in addition to the seeds
saved by the Utah grower, the depart
ment has a few seeds left over of the
variety and as melon seeds do not de-
| teriorate with age, they viii be distrib-
uted for further trial this year among
| the sem-arid states and where irrigation
| methods are practiced.
! Luscious ripe cantaloupes in midwinter
! are something of an innovation in this
| country, but ii seems probable that they
will become a feature of American fruit
/ as well as have winter tomatoes or Christ
! mas Strawberries from Elorida
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24
Poisoning From wild Cherry Leave.

Cattle poisoning in certain sections OF
New Hampshire became so alarming In
1894 and 1897 that a special investigation
was thought necessary. The result was
that the poisoning was brought home to
the wild cherries, but mainly to the wild
black cherry. Not only in New Hamp-
shire, but in the West as Montana and Or
egou, cases of poisoning are reported. Cat
tie browsing especially on the tender, sue.
culent leaves of young shoots give the
following symptoms: Labored breathing.
diminished pulse. numbness, protrudiug
eyeballs, commissions, frequently frothins
at the mouth and death from paralysis OF
the lungs.
The results of experiment at the New
Hampshire station show that the poison
Gus principle is hydrocyonic or prussic
acid. This IS one of the most virulent OF
all poisons and is now used for killing
the formidable San Jose scale. In one
fourth pound leaves, from what is or
dinarily called and thought OF as a harm
less tree, were found three grains of this
deadly poison, and as one grain is fatal
to man, 1t is easily seen that the chewing
of these leaves may result in death Chill
dren are frequently killed from thought
lessy chewing them, and one-half pound
browsed by cattle is enough to cause
death
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24
Red Top Grass.

A correspondent of the Southern Guilt
vator remarks with much truth that if
there is one perennial evergreen grass
that can be sown with success everywhere
throughout South it is the Red Top. 1t will
grow equally we'll on the mountain or in
the valley, on dry land or on land too
wet to cultivate. The fact that it grows
luxuriantly on wet lands has given rise TO
the idea that 1t is only fitted for sucn
lands but Ibis is a great mistake. Small
mountains too steep and rough for eut-
tivated crops may be cleared of the growth
and sown with Red Top, which will grow
there successfully and render such lands
very profitable for pasture and hay. once
sown it Is always sown. Many waste
places can be made profitable with this
grass II may be sown along road sides,
in fence corners, in savannahs or marshy
places, and sown al almost any season
of the yeaf 1t is generally sown from
Sept. l to May l, but the seeding may
continue all through the summer, except
when too dry The grass is green through
the entire Winter-indeed the year round
il is very nutritious.
1t is also the cheap pest of all grass seeds.
Fourteen pounds Is sufficient for an acre.
Many only use half this quantity. The
ground needs but little preparation for
sowing this land indeed l might say for
any other) grass All that is necessary
is to pu.Verize the surface a half of one
inch deep after clearing it of leaves ana
coarse trash. 1t it a mistake to break
land deep for grass, as the roots need "A
tight, close soil to penetrate, thus enab-
ling it TO withs and the rays of the sun.
When a soil Is too light or too deeply
pulverized it becomes an ash-bed, so to
speak, drying out beneath the roots %
the grass, thus causing much OF it to
die out Red Top has the ability to stand
much hot sunshine-another great item In
it's favor. One of my farmer friends had
several acres in one of his fields that were
so wet as to be useless to him, and he
considered II a worthless property. l ad-
vised him to SOW Red Top seed on it,
which he did, and which resulted in max
ing it one of the most profitable portions
of his farm. For many. many years af-
terward when meeting me, he would say
You just ought to see my Red Top pas
ture. 1t is as good as ever and I be-
leve 1t pays me better than any acre.
age of same size, that l cultivate. What
I for many years considered q worthless
savannah Is now a luxuriant grass mead
ow. affording me milk and butter and fat
sheep from January to January" So
let us all plant more Red Top. Orchard
grass is just as good, but IL is very much
more costly and will not grow on wet
land.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24

The mean temperature for the state was
8O2 degrees or 2 degrees above normal
The coolest place in the state was Dia-
mond, with a mean of 1873; the hottest
Albany with SIS. The average rainfall
for the whole state was 259-two and a
half inches below normal. If the record
is to be credited there was only a half
inch of rain in Marion county, While there
was nearly inches in Early county dur
inf the month. 1t Is characteristic of
June rains TO be partial, however.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24
LAST CASE DISMISSED.
Gainesville Has No More SMALLPOX
and the Scare Is Over.

Gainesville. Ga, July 23.-The last case
Of smallpox has just been dismissed from
the pest house and the scare is over, News
comes from White county that there are
several cases there.
The amount of taxable property in Hail
county this year exceeds the figure of 1898
by 1914 AGA. The decrease in tax defalca-
ton IS about 500 600.
DR.. A. w. Williams. recently of Column
bus but who has been here for a year
pracucing medicine next week goes to the
Philippines in the United States hospital
corps.
Halls grand jury is investigating a case
of killing which occurred in this county
Tuesday evening. Two negro boys were
playing with pistol, and one was killed
II was thought to have been accidental
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24

The growing pig needs appropriate food
and plenty Of it, and the many inquiries
we receive prove that pig growers are very
anxious to learn what feed stuffs are. I'M
der their circumstances. best for their
herds, says the Homestead. Judged blythe
same criterion and by our observation of
farms where hogs are grown. there is not
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24


The best brief exhibit of what GERMANY
has accomplished in the beet sugar indus
try is compiled by the United States consul
al Madgeburg. Mr.. Diedrichs. from which
we have prepared the following table, says
the Agriculturist. 1t will be observed that
in the past twenty years the area devoted
10 this crop in Germany has increased four
fold and the crop averages $50 per acre in
value. or a total Of over $50. 900 600 is now
paid TO German farmers for this crop each
year
The number of factories has not mate
rally increased, but their capacity has
more than quadruped as indicated by
their horse power. The tons of beets work
ed by the factories and the product in SUI
gar and molasses have also increased four
fold or more, while the quality of the
beets and the efficiency of the extraction of
sugar therefrom has greatly improved.
Each factory now runs an average of four
times as long as in former years or more
than 100 days of "a hours in each cam
pagn. This shows how the manufactur-
ing end of the business has been improved
and its risks reduced.
Germany has encouraged this develop
ment of the beet sugar industry by a sys-
tenn of bounties on the sugar exported and
a system of direct and indirect taxes on
the sugar consumed at home. But this pol
Icy has cost less than so cents per capita
in taxes per year, while the greatest
amount paid in export bountes was over
| SIS, co., GOO in 1885, which shrank to about
one-third that sum last year. Meanwhile
| the domestic consumption OF sugar has
doubled, but is still only one-thrd as
| large as in the United States. yet the price
has declined from cents to ) cents per
| pound Germany's export of sugar has
reached nearly 1890 coo tons in a single
year which is more than half of the 1000,
OCN tons annually imported by the United
| States.
1t is needless to say that America should
| be able to more than equal this record.
| Germany's experience is most instructive
and inspiring and should add new conf
dence on the part of our American farmers
capitalists and manufacturers in the best
sugar industry in the United States.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24
Mr. Chamberlain has discovered new

MI. Chamberlain has discovered a new
way TO pay old debts. says an exchange.
Inc liabilities of the crown colony of ST.
Helena exceed the assets by e., ass A very
simple eXpedient has restored the balance
10 the right side. Obsolete postage stamps
OF 81. Helena TO The value of $1,000 have
been lying for many years in Downine
street, and these have now been shippe1
TO the colony for sale in the local postof-
flee at considerably enhanced prices. Al
latest advces a large demand for these old
issues was in progress.