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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-15

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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24

from these soils are Immediately doubled,
trebled or quadrup,ed. Cavil about as you
may, dIsbelieve it If you wish, confute ii
II you can; We challenge the .skeptcal
and doubling Thomases, of the whole
united world TO prove its falsIty. We have
tried it and established by actual practi-
cal experience the truth of what we say
hence, know whereof we affirm. If this
is so, and as before stated we challenge
confutation, then the state of Mississippi
alone, if this equilibrium of fertility were
universally established within her borders,
would supply the necessities of the entire
world in cotton, and yet make provisions
enough to supply, not only her own needs,
but also quite a little to divide with those
who are not so favorably situated by rea-
son Of climate and superintendent fertility.
Everyone is willing to admit that the
lands of the Yazoo delta are as fertile as
any lands in the known world; the lands
are already rich as nature ever made lands
TO be; yet we find a farmer in the old and
wel-worn state of South Carolina coming
up with yield of upwards of $50 bushels
or corn per acre, a yield that will never
be duplicated on the very richest acre in
the Hazoo delta, until man steps in and
by artifcially supplying elements that
these soils lack, bring about a perfect
equilibrium of fertility. Our Georgia
t-a~''N9 nave repeatedly demonstrated l0e
TACT that four or more bales of cotton can
De grown on the single acre in a single
season; the alluvials of the Mississippi and
It's tributaries are rich enough to do this
Have they ever done it? No. Why not?
Because their fertility is largely one-sided:
1t is literally and widely distributed, but
II lacks proportion; it is, although not in
a state of equilibrium.
An abundant supply of nitrogen in highly
desirable but desirable though it NAV be.
and actually is, an excess of il never fall
cd 10 work an injury In cotton, in the or
chard, as we'll as in most all ordinary
farm crops. Hence, it is we say: If II is
necessary 70 have an excess at all. let the
excess be of phosphoric acid and potash.
and never of nitrogen. Now, to one whose
SOILS lack nitrogen, we very well know
that all this talk of excess of nitrogen
seems like pure unadulterated nonsense
yer the fact remains we have this excess
on our best lands, and so have multinlied
thousands of others, and 1t is equally true
that whenever this excess exists and Is
not corrected, best results in the wev NJ
economical and profitable crop production
never VIII and never can be obtained
G. H. Turner.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
TWO INCIDENTS.
Among the Things which Secretary
AISer Saw in Porto Rico.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
Speaking of the things which he saw in
Porto Rico Secretary Alger said:
AT one town l saw a very impressive
sight. As we approached, when about two
miles from the place. ! saw the road was
thickly lined with people. A great crowd
of men and women were congreg gated in
the highway, and some of them held across
the road a big American flag, as large as
garrison standard. as If to block our
progress. l alighted from my carriage,
and as l did so all the people dropped
on their knees. What does this mean?
l asked the interpreter, and l was told
that this was the place. forget its name
where young Porto Rican had cut the
throat of q Forty-seventh New York man
who had stolen HIS sweetheart from him.
The native had been sentenced to be shot.
This was the day for his execution which
was TO occur in few hours, and all these
people had come out to beseech the Sec
rotary of War to commute the sentence
to life imprisonment In the crowd was
the old father of the condemned man.
and tears were streaming down his face
l motioned them to rise, and then their
spokesman came forward and explained to
me what they wanted. l told them,
through the interpreter, that their towns
man should not be executed that
day. l said that l would have Gen. Hen
ry grant a respite and would secure a
statement of all the circumstances in the
case TO lay before the President on my re-
turn to Washington When this was in
terpreted TO them they burst forth into
a joyous song. and glad cries, and accom-
panied us the rest of the way to town.
That" declared the secretary, was the
most impressive sight that l saw in Porto
Rico with one exception. The exception
was at San Juan, where 500 school children
gathered to greet our party. They were all
dressed in white, decorated with bright
ribbons and held American flags in their
hands. AS we drove up they waved their
hags and sang the Star Spangled Banner
and America In Spanish made them a
little speech in which l told them that at
one time there was a great civil war in
America, In which tens of thousands of
men We're engaged, but now the men who
had fought against each other were friends
and united in honoring the flag which the
school children had waved With me at
the time was Col Hemphill of Atlanta
who accompanied me on my trip across the
island L told the children and the men
and women who were there that one of
the men who had fought in that great
war against the side which | was on was
beside me- Col. Hemphill is a very elo-
quent man, He asked for one of the flags
and holding it in his hand said that once
he had fought against that flag, but now
the people who had been with him in that
conflict We're united in its support and
would fight in its defense against any ma
ton that attempted to haul Ii down. They
understood what he meant and his speech
was greeted with great cheering"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
Potato BIight-Bordeaux Mixtures.

Subscriber, Manatee, Fla: The Bor-
deaux mixture as used for spraying fruit
trees and Irish potatoes is to cure or pro-
tect from blight is made as follows: -Four
pounds of blue vitriol (su.phate of copper
is dissolved in one gallon of hot water in
any eathern or wooden vessel. Then four
pounds of qucklime is dissolved in an
other vessel and then strained The two
mixtures are then stirred into fifty gal
Ions of water. This is sprayed upon the
potato vines whenever any symptoms of
blight appear. This is called the dilute
Bordeaux mixture, the original compound
being much stronger. Experiments at
several stations show that the diluted mix
ture is as effective usually as the stronger
and. of course, il is cheaper. In buying
the blue vitriol ask for the graduated, as
1t is said to be more readily dissolved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
Making Hay After oat..

I. and H. Phillips, Mills, Ga. writes.
1--WE have forty acres in oats and wish n
make hay crop after the oats are cut
off. We have had the land all nicely
grubbed and it is in excellent condition
for hay. We would like to know how meas
and clover seed mixed together broadcast
ed and turned with cutaway harrow
would do Give us some information
about making a hay crop"
If the oats are intended for stock food
and to be fed in the sheaf the cron csn
be gotten out Of the way at least ter
days or two weeks earlier than II allowa5
20 ripen fully for threshing. We ASSUME
that in any case the crop will be cut IN,
June 10. 1t would be a waste of seed -
sow any kind of clover in that month or
in July. The advice that we Womb g,,,s
in this instance is what has been give,
to and acted upon by others. If the iana
is well seeded with crabgrass or crew
foot we should trust 90 these grasses -
the hay crop to follow the oats AS 500,
as the oats are off pillow and roll tba
land and the grass will soon take posses-
sion of II. IL is quite possible that ,ha
young grass will have come up under the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
THE wILLIs-sINcLAIR CASE.
Further Particulars Respecting tn.
Killing of WiIIis

Triton, Ga. April 22.-Acting Corono,
Tucker held an inquest yesterday on ~,
body of Thomas L. Willis. who was sbo,
by his brothers-in-law Monday morniro
last. The evidence before the inouest n"as
substantially as already sent by vo,,r wa W.
respondent, except the testirnonv 80 ~,
Willis, 10 the effect that the sincIatr Sa.s.
came TO the house that morning In ~
most friendly manner: came in the bonse
at the urgent Invitation OF her hushaT'
and were playing with the baby WHOM ~
d}fHcuity was raised by Willis ASKING a.,
Sinclair II II was true that he bad -.
talking about him (Wlillsl I4... - 80.
wife, which Sinclair denied She sIso ~
that Willis started toward the boys with
clenched fists Just before the fatal shot
were fired.
The jury returned verdict OF wtlful
murder. "'''N ~
The Sinclair boys are sull al large si.
though " is the general opinion than thcv
VIII come forward soon and give tbeo,-
sslyes up. Coils. Fulsood and Murray. ana
hall and Eve o. Triton have been retained
GoF the defense.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
SOUTH CAROITNA

Lieut.. Col. Daniel II. Kinzie bas -
snmed command of the First Artulsr,, -,
sullivan's Island.
Inc work of the dispensary constah,.s
IN Greenville county during the twalve
months just ended has brought before ,ho
city magistrates alone over 100 cases o.,
Hlcuons have been secured against 'th,rt,,
defendants. 'ii'i'y
John Berry, colored, went 10 T,aurers 70
Gently and caused a sensation nv n s,or,.
TO the effect that he had been severely,
beaten by white caps" on The nre,,io,,s
night duplicating two wen known white
eitzens In the affair and having a o,ar-
rant issued for their arrest.
Al a fous.ng meeting of citizens in tho
court hese ~ 4 sley- iiii99, city
$4,000 10 the Black Diamond Railroad A.
IS punt through there. A. ". Smuh
mace splendid speech m support of Ina
proposition. aud was ably seconded nv
Messrs A. b. Morse, q. A. Vlsansli n
W. white r. e. Nm ana J. Il. Blake.
IL Is said the Black Diamond Railway
To Anderson Is an assured fact as was
announced by Hon. William Klrkhy. pres
id'nt Of the road at an enthusiastic meet.
mE OF business men Thursday evening.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
REUNION NOTES.
Auditorium Nearly comprehension
SpeciaIties.
From the Charleston Post.

From the Charleston Post.
Everything is closing in towards the re-
union. The committees are putting on the
finishing touches to their work. and dur
ing the weeks that remain before the
great occasion all will be hurry and bus
tie.
The auditorium is fast approaching COM
pletion. The glass windows have all been
put in and the doors are being hung to-
day. The wiring for the electric lights is
being run through the building to-
day. The auditorium fully completed, will
be turned over 20 the city next week by
Contractor McCarrel.
The chairs are being placed In the build
ing. There are 6,000 of them, and within
the next few days this work will be COM
pleted On Monday morning the chain
gang will be put TO work cleaning up the
lumber and material in the yard Public
comforts will be placed near the audito-
rum for the convenience of the public.
One of the attractive features Of the
week win be the Confederate concert.
which will be rendered in the auditorium
on the opening night, and 1t promises 10
eclipse anything of the kind ever given IN
Charleston.
Some of Charlestons sweetest singers
will assist in making the concert sue
cess, and the chorus will consist of more
than $50 voices Prof. Mueller is training
the chorus, and under his leadership A. IS
making rapid progress.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
THE t., It. AND G. ROAD.
What Is Being Done Towards the
Completion of the New Line.

What Is Being Done Towards the
Completion of the New Line.
Triton. Ca. April Superintendent o.
NJ. Grady of the Georgia Southern and
Florida Railway. accompanied by his chief
engineer, J. r. GiIliard, was in Triton yes
terday evening. for the purpose of holding
a conference with General Manager w. A.
Heath and Chief Engineer C. NJ. c. Gill
more, of the Triton, Thomasville and
Gulf.
The conference was a most satisfactory
one, so understand, and the line by
which the Triton. brownsville and Gulf
will come into Triton proper was settled.
The new road will come up to the union
passenger depot, soon to be built over
what is now the west siding of the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida. Il will build
a freight depot about 100 yards southwest
of where the Georgia Southern freight de-
pot now is, provided il can procure the
necessary terminal facilities, and these the
citizens of Triton will doubtless tender
them As already mentioned, the new
road Will connect at the union depot with
all passenger trains coming into Triton
over the four lines of road which will then
center here.
The builder of the new road is the
Union Lumber Company of Empire Ga
and as soon as the line is completed "a
their immense timber possessions in South
Coiqutt, they Will move their mills which
include $4,000 worth of machinery. "a
Colqunt county, probably to a point south
west OF Meultrie. This machinery includes
a nnely equipped machine shop which our
citizens VIII endeavor to have located here
Thls company has already purchased 20
900 acres of timbered lands I'm Colo,it,
county, and are closing a deal bv which
they will purchase an additional d oor
acres -''VV'
General Manager Heath is now IN TIFF.
ton. and will make headquarters here 70,
some time. He will have a large force a,
hands IN this afternoon, and another large
gang tomorrow, and viii begin grading
early Monday morning. They will follow
,he ola graue' cut six years ago. and which
70 IA very good condition, for eighteen
miles out on the way to Moultrje rT,bay
will then turn TO the right and enter Mi.
trie above the old survey, saving abom,
three miles. The route TO Thornasvllo -,
this line is fiftythree miles and ia Ntoni.
trie twenty-five miles.
On the first fifteen miles there arc .,.c
miles OF bridge work, nearly all of which
must be finished by Aug. 10. when The
limitation of the charter Will expire Tho
grading, is nearly all done.
MIR. Heath says his line Is a free ana IN
dependent one, and comes pledged - -,
under obligations 90 no one It's nr,pct,,,,
object Is to reach the timber owned IN, ~
constructors, but IL will be OF standar
gauge, and its heaviest grade NOT ove,. /
per cent while between Tifton and Nfoul.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24

oats and would take possession withon[
any further blowing, but 1t is also likely
that there will be a goodly proportion oil
weeds Of VARIOUS kinds up along with the
grass So in all proba bility IL will be bet
ter TO plow, harrow and roll the land and
thus give the grass an almost exclusive
opportunity. II this hay is cut off as
soon as the grass is wei in bloom the
second growth or aftermath viii make
first rate pasture afterward for a num-
Der of weeks. But 7. and H. can broad
cast one bushel of Wonderful or COW
peas on the land and plow and roll and
the grass and peas can grow of together
and this will make better hay crop than
peas alone. However, II the land is very
rich the peas may make such rapid growth
as to stifie the young grass, and so the
hay would be entirely peas. The least
expensive and surest plan would be from
the native grass II the land is well seeded
with il. In years gone by we have in
several instances found satisfactory re-
suits in sowing a peck of sorghum seed
broadcast to grow with the grass. In
der such conditions there is no danger Of
the sorghum growing too rank. The af-
termath of such crop is frequently suf-
ficient on good land to make of itself So to
$40 worth of beef or pork if severe weather
does not come on prematurely in Novem-
Der or December.
Where pea hay is cut properly, cured
properly and fed properly it makes a food
but little inferior to the best of hay OF
any kind, but it is be regretted that but
few farmers know how or take the care
to make and use it economically. And
first-class crabgrass hay is as good forage
as we need 10 have for our stock. OF
course, when il can be had first-class,
Bermuda hay is to be preferred.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
FLnRInA.

Subscriptions amounting to about s., 900
have been made for the building of new
Methodist Church at Live Oak. It is es-
timated that 5000 will be necessary to
erect the building planned by the commit
tee having the work in charge.
AIR. Henry Elson, formerly of Georgia,
who has for the past three months been
In Florida in search of suitable loca-
ton to erect plant for the manufacture
OF barrels has decided that Jacksonville
is the most desirable point, and he has
already engaged in putting up the neces-
sary machinery to conduct the enterprise
year ago the Georgia Southern and
Florida Railway handled just one car
load of Strawberries. Already this wear
1t has carried out OF North Florida from
points on the line about ten car loads and
mas ABOUT twenty more in sight. If II had
not been for the freeze there is no telling
how much business would have been done
Punta Gorda Herald. Arcadia has adj
vertised for 200 able bodied men and fiftv
teams TO be employed i'm claying the streets
1t was unklndly remarked Yesterday tbat
arcadia, for self-preservatlon, is forced
10 clay its streets. Its stock of fieas
must De covered up and cemented in. else
~ htr human DltantS will
result But this may not be entirely true
The two Mormon elders who have been
In the vicinity of Pablo for the past few
days, stopping with Mr.. c. NJ. sadler
heid meeting in the pavilion on Wed
hesday evening. A good sized. audience
attended. one of the elders in his re-
marks, said that in Lafayette county
FLORIDA, that the children in the public
SCHOOLS were taught TO believe that the
Mormons had horns. He also made the
remark That Utah, the home of the Nor
mons was the second state In the unior
IN education. They left THURSDAY roor,.
ing for Mayport. -
Gainesville Sun; Col. Chas. I. Fi1dos hos
iouhd bonanza in Jacksonville. When
ne left this city he did not own more ,ha,,
nan the town, but in a few weeks bie
pracuce has made him money by the tbo,,-
sands. He is to-day one OF the weaJ,ias,
men IN Florida and counts his tvealtb ~,
the millions. He has recently made or, q,
Hestment which represents only nartiai,,
aiis vast fortune. He has taken 81 ooo az
worth OF stock in the Rapid TRANSIT 60.
Pahy OF New York. That amount annea =.
opposite his name In the New yorI, -.
nsi OF thursday, and he may be ind,,oad
20 increase IL very largely. Franz p
subscribed $4,000. ~ pt
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
GEORGIA.

The first session of the international
Sunday School Convention. which viii
bring to Atlanta more than 1900 delegates
from every part of the country. is nov
less than week off, and already a mum
Der Of visitors from a distance have ar
rived there.
Lincoln county now has fifteen cases Of
genuine smallpox in her borders. Thi:
disease has been prevalent for two months
on the other side Of the river, in Carolina
1t was brought over by the daughter Of a
negro named Ambrose Holloway and now
all of his family consisting of fifteen
members. are down with it. No white
persons has it yet.
Perhaps the most beautiful wedding that
has occurred in Blakely for many years
will take place a $3.50 o'clock on the even
ing of April 26 in the Baptist Church. The
contracting parties, Miss Ellington Nor
gan and Hon. John e. Reid are both
very popular and are members of proml-
nent families, and elaborate arrangements
for the wedding have been made.
Fitzgerald Leader: The material is be-
ing placed on the ground and work Will
soon begin on the new building for the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South. This
will be OF brick. in the latest style Of
architecture, and will cost about $1,000
This is perhaps the largest congregat ton
here, and they will be delighted when
their new house of worship is under
course of construction
Schley county's grand jury last week
called on the County Commissioners 90
replace the present court house at La
Crosse with a better one. The present
court house was built of ordinarily poor
brick over forty years ago, and the walls
have been cracking and springing for sew
eral years, but the commissioners have
kept on repairing and boiling the build
ing together to prevent it from tumbling.
A very important conference between
number of the officials of the Knights of
Honor of Georgia was held at GAINESVILLE
Wednesday. They were met by Mr. Ed
ward Elder, grand reporter for Georgia.
and other local members. The confer
ence was held TO consider and make plans
for work for the ensuing year, which will
be recommended to the approaching an
nuai meeting of the Knights of Honor Of
the state.
A serious accident occurred at the saw
mill Of Brannon & Wynn, about five miles
south of Suwanee, Thursday. While the
mill was running full speed MIR. Wynn,
one of the proprietors, walking near the
saw, slipped against IL, which caught his
foot, cutting il off instantly and then
catching his leg, sawed it so nearly in two
that 1t had TO be amputated just below the
knee, Drs. Mitchell and Bush of Law
renceville dressing the wounded man.
When the saw released him he was
thrown seven or eight feet and otherwise
injured.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24

Even down In Australia the stage is re-
cruited occasionally from society aud the
latest sensation there is the Stepping unon
the boards Of Mrs Gertrude Maesmore
Morris. She is only 3 years old and with
out the help OF the press agent, rear so-
cial leader in Melbourne and "a woman OF
unusual beauty She has already SURPRISED
the critics by her versatility She 50 far
eh0oscs emotional parts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
PLAIN LIVING.

Too much Of sweet or fat or regular us,
Of tea and coffee clogs the liver and
shows in some form OF ailment Coffee So.
riously effects many highly organized peo.
pie.
Il pays 20 live simply and be healthy
Wen people can do things. Postum ceresi
Coffee looks and tastes like coffee. bur 4,
pure food drink and highly nourishine
in SIS effect ON body. GToeers furnish nt
- and - cents
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
London stock Market.

London. April 2S.-Copper shares were
the feature OF the Stock Exchange las,
week. Little was done in the other mar-
kets, which, however showed consider
able firmness. Americans were rather ann
and off color owing to the closing OF The
hull accounts. but the undertone was stul
strong.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24

Questions and communications relative
to agricultural and horticultural subjects
if addressed to Agri. Editor. Drawer N
Milledgeville. Ca. will receive immediate
attention.