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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23
THOUSANDS OF YARDS DAILY.
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| he cornDan,, IN ooororoize wharf room in
/ loading iiroI.r and similar freight Nos.
| I and Sims will be seu1rat-d bv dis
lance Of spi feer while he other slips viii
/ be a0 f.et upart From ,ha Sims run
| was tal<eD. No The river a distance Of about
TWO and a baIf mics 10 where the founda-
tiou is heinz laid for the bridge work The
southern terminus of the bridge viii he
lust beyond the Old water works site the
route to the river being through the Her
mitage propertv. There viii b-a nve piers
each built upon clusters of piles. The
bridge contractors nave already begun
work and two clusters Of piles have already
been driven. each cluster containing about
go piles. These clusters will be cut off
about ten feet below low water mark and
caissons built upon them within which he
masonry work VIII be constructed. Tho
bridge will be SO feet in length and the
main span will be 100 feet
From che bridge a run was taken back
down the river to the Rice Planters cut.
and 10y This route to Back river. for the
purpose Of viewing the dyke The dyke has
been nearly completed TO The northern end
OF the Planners cut. or canal IL will fol-
low this canal 70 the south side Of the
island. and thence southwark to the com
pany's property. The dyke will be about
five miles ia length of which nearly four
miles have been completed beginning at
the eastern pier Of The cOmpauys prop
erty, thence straight across the eastern
end of the island, and thence straight
across the northern end 70 the Planters
cut The dyke Will enclose all Of the
company's property east of the Planters
cut. and il is intended to protect it from
the storms and freshets which have
delugei the ISLAND during recent years.
For this purpose the dyke is being very
substantially built, having "A width Of
thirty-hve to forty feet at the base, with
a width Of four to six feet at the top and
a high of nine to ten feet above the level
of The island 1t is believed that this
hight win prove sufficient TO
guarantee against any future
flood INVASION of the island.
or that portion inclosed by the dyke. The
old dyke around the island is being util-
lied and built upon, but il is very small
in comparison with the new work. Be
tween 1l5,0o0 and 10000 cubic yards of
earth will be used in the construction of
the dyke. All of this work is being done
by hand a large force of laborers being
engaged in loading and trunding barrows
of earth. The work gives employment to
several hundred negroes. The dyke is
barely visible TO the naked eye from the
balconies along the river front, but pair
of field glasses will readily bring it into
view. The sides Of the embankment are
s.oped with mathematical precision, and
where openings In The vegetation along the
river bank permit good view TO be OBJ
tanned II is seen TO be an imposing work.
When the dyke Is completed 1t viii be
sodded with bermuda grass 10 give IL
greater permanancy The soil IS very rich
ana the grass roots VIII soon take hoid
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23
HE SWAN THE RIO GRANDE.
One of the Kansas Boys Writes to
Ills Grandparents About II.

From the Kansas City (Mo) Journal
Ed White and Bill Trembly undoubtedly
were the heroes of the Twentieth Kansas
fight at the Bagbag. White has written
to his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. james
Nevill of Seneca, an account of their ex-
plot, and from it we extract as follows:
Il can say with pride that l have not
missed a vol,ey fired by the company, that
l have never been sick or given out and
that I have never weakened or complain
ed at the trying marches. l guess you
have read in the papers about me swim
ming the river All the papers here have
been very profuse in their remarks re-
lating thereto, and all OF a complimentary
nature, and have reproduced my picture
in their publications. and intimate that
Congress will vote a medal in recognition
of the act. l lost all my clothes. gun, and
equipage in the river. I advanced with
the firing line just the same my entire
wardrobe consisting only of a coat
acted doctor and carried water for the
wounded. In this capacity 1 was fire.
quently subjected to rain of bullets
Poor niggers, so many were killed and
wounded
1T wasn't long before took a pair of
shoes from dead man, a hat from a Mig
ger, gun from another, and then went
iulo H. GOulQ write Tor a week trVlnG
to describe the battle. Col. Funston went
with me across the river. Bill Trembiy and
l swan with the rope. Others followed in
boat but the boat sank in the middle of
the river, and down went our guns and
everything we had. l swan out and saved
two men from drowning. l was in the wa
ter for an hour win tell you all about it
when / come home over 1000 men watched
us swim the river right up TO the iusur-
gent trenches and tie the rope before they
knew It; and then I thought I was gone.
We swan the river just at noon; il took
forty-hve minutes. l hit niger with a
hunk Of mud, and YOU ought to have seen
him go. The colonel called for volunteers
and no one seemed to care to 60
Just another little reference. A bridge
set atre by the insurgents was 10 be saved
If possible, and we had just about com
peted the task when the niggers opened
fire and NTenty-nine of the Kansas boys
went down all around me. l didn't le-
ceive scratch Five fell in Company B.
We charged them, and when we quiz Mig
gers were piteG up all around us. We ran
no 10 their trenches and used the bayonets
This Is only one OF a dozen fights Of the
same character ! am certainly very fortu-
nate. These nggers cant hit me. They
have tried Il for four months during
which time hardly a day passed that we
have not been under FIRE 1 think my old
gun has sent few niggers to roost."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23
M'DONoUGH AT THE THROTTLE
SOUTHERN PINE cOMPANY's EN-
PLOYES VISIT SAVANNAH.

Came on Special Train With Hon.
j. >. McDOEOugh, President of the
Company, in Charge of the Loco
mOtiVe-AtInnta ExcursiOnists TO
Pass Through to Tybee To-day.
Railroad Men Look for Cotton
Movement to start Aug. 1.
There was an interesting scene al the
Plant System station yesterday when COO
employees of The Southern Pine Company
rolled in on a train pulled by Hon. J. J.
McDonough, president Of The company. Mr..
McDonough pulled the train with an en-
CINE belonging to the company.
1t is not an everyday occurrence for
cooperation whose operations are as ex-
tensiye as those of the Southern Pine
Company, to show its employees a courtesy
OF this kind. IN recognition of their past
service, however, il was decided the en-
ployes should have a trip TO Savannah,
and enjoy day at the expense of Their
employers. From the appearance of the
crowd that took in The city, il was evident
the company's hospitality had not been
neglected. The WCrkmen not only came,
but They brought their wives and children,
which gave amp,e evidence of the fact
that the human family, as well S the
lumber trade, is hourishing in the local.
Ties from which the woodmen came
The visitors are from Oherman, Halle
hurst Nichols and Granville At each of
these stations there was a crowd await
ing for ''Mr McDonough's Special" Dur
ing their stay in The city the country
men enjoyed themselves. Some returned
last night, while others viii remain over
until to-day.
The excursion party from Atlanta, under
the auspices of the Retail GTocers Asso-
cation, will pass through the city this
morning on their way to Tybee, where
they will probably remain during the
day. II is expected most of the party
viii come up to the city tomorrow. The
programme is for the visitors to return
to Atlanta tomorrow night.
The summer travel on all the roads en-
tering Savannah has proven satisfactory
so far this season. 1t Is the intention lat
er on to arrange a number of excursions,
both to and from Savannah which will
keep up a lively movement during the
entire summer sea son. Passenger agents
are particularly active this season. and
have met with success in all the excur-
sions run so far, which gives them reason
TO believe future business will pay. The
public has shown a desire to keep on the
move.
The transportation and freight depart
ments of the railroads are looking for
ward to the movement of cotton, which it
is said will begin about Aug. 90 The
movement viii probably reach its zenith
about Sept. /. The roads are preparing
to move the usually large crop, which all
are sanguine has been produced.
Tae Sacred Heart Cadets of Augusta
win arrive over the Central from Augusta
this morning. The company will go to
Warsaw where it will be in camp several
days. Capt. Patrick Rice will be in COM
mand II is understood the company will
comprise l25 men.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23
No BottIing This miraculous Water
From the London Telegraph.

From the London Te4egraph.
Mr.. Justice Byrne has thrown the pro-
tecting ermine of the High Court of JUS
tice over St Winifred's well. and declines
to allow the water of the famous fountain
which is supposed to be endowed with mi
raculous powers quite as wonderful as any
in the Grotto of Lourdes-to be bottled
and ticketed for home and foreign con-
sumption, like soda water or lemonade.
Naturally, if the water is able to cure all
sorts of maiadies-and the number of use
less crutches and discarded bandages which
adorn the precincts of the well is alleged
as proof positive of the fact-its sale in
bottles none genuine without the proper
trade MARK would be an immense advan-
tage to sufferers who live at a distance
and are unable to afford a journey to the
pleasant scenery of Flintshire. II would
certainly be much more agreeable to sit
comfortably at home and imbibe the wa
ter of the holy well at siXpence a bottle
than TO pay railway fares and botel ex-
penses for exactly the same commodity.
The High Court of Justice did not prohibit
the bottling of Winifred's mixture out of
any churlish desire TO keep her benefac-
lions for the select few, but simply be-
cause the riparian owners of the stream
fed from the spring object to be deprived
of their quantum of water TO enrich the
local board who wished to sell it for their
own pecuniary profit. These owners had
enjoyed the rivulet from time immemorial,
and preferred its contents to a collection of
useless surgical appliances. His lordship
held that, although the board were the
custodians of the well, they had no right
to obstruct its miraculous waters, which
must remain In stu. Those who wish
cures must get them on the spot. An in
junction preventing any interference with
Winifred was accordingly granted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23

The Bud1hists in Ceylon are now ener-
getically preaching that the end of the
world viii come this year, with the result
that the faithful see that it would be
more waste of time TO grow rice or in any
way provide for the wants of next year
and are instead giving their minds seri-
ously 70 pilgrimage to Anuradhapura
Al the present time European residents
in Ceylon are finding that religion is a
poor substitute for rations. and the out
look for the future is sad indeed. Next
year The pilgrims Of to-day will be look
ing out for help from the government.
Nor there viii be famine in the land,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23

can and were happy. It was bright.
glad, merry time" said Mai Rya,s.
How iong ago was it, major, that you
attended your first Of these festive oeca-
Well. said the major, after a long
and remained enve.o2ed in his thoughts.
He do rot know when The rennrler leIl.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23

but none that for suddenness and appall
ing possibilities surpassed this. If thar
wave had struck US fairly, the Indians
would be telling this tale, and not l."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23

On his voyage across the Atlantic SEN
ator Hanna interested himself in a little
Italian boy, third-class passenger. who
was H. The lad was returning TO his pa
rents in Naples. The senator provided him
with all possible delicacies, and. once
ashore gave him trst-class transportation
to his home,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23

The transportation and freight depart
ments of the railroads are looking for
ward to the movement of cotton, which it
is said will begin about Aug 20. The
movement viii probably reach its zenith
about Sept. !. The roads are preparing
TO move the usually large crop. which all
are sanguine has been produced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23

Tae Sacred Heart Cadets of Augusta
viii arrive over the Central from Augusta
this morning. The company will go to
Warsaw where it will be in camp several
days. Capt. Patrick Rice will be in COM
mand. II is understood the company will
comprise 125 men,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-20

twenty EIGHT cents, and with the money
have secured the first Spanish Cannon
from Manila, and Chicago lays behind.
okO
A young lady named Mary Vaughan
of Cedar Falls died few days ago at
Des Moines, Iowa, from the effects of a
bite from kissing Bug. Physicians
could do nothing and she died in great
agony.
At Paris, France, prize fight be-
tween a Bull and Lion took place
quite recently, and the Bull defeated
the Lion.
A little four year old child was blown
from the platform of a Pullman sleeper
near Baltimore, Maryland, on the 18th
inst. and died from injuries received.
oxO
The three cent street car fare has
been adopted at Detroit.
OSkO
A young gentleman and his girl both
dressed in bicycle cap, jacket and pants,
presented themselves to the Rector OF
the Parish to get married. The clergy
man looked at them carefully and then
said: Er-but- which-is the man pr
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
The Sioux Indians are giving trouble;
Swift Rear and one hundred armed
bucks defy the sheriff. The red men
are headed from South Dakota Bad
lands, and they are stealing cattle and
other things in their flight.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-20

| A Hot Springs woman claims to have
successfully cured an attack of insom-
MIA by keeping raw onion on her dres-
sing table and rubbing it every night
on the end of her nose.-Arkansas
Thomas Cat.
Fond Mother listening to baby's
cries What a sweettoned voice she
has, dear! She'll be a splendid singer.
| We must send her to Italy and have
her voice cultivated.
| Brutal Father-Send her nOw.-Tit-
Bits.
Noel Little-Fuddy says good
thing occasionally.
Bryt'on Early-Yes, but one gets
tired hearing it.-Puck.
| NO." said the man, who was feeling
blue. Il have not been a success not
even as failure" - indianapolis
Journal.
"Ma," remarked the small boy, "isn't
it funny that everybody calls little
brother bouncing baby?'
"Why do you think it funny, Eddy"
returned his mother.
because, when I dropped him off
the porch this morning he didn't bounce
a bit-he-just hollered." -Tit-Bit
Aunt Maud is visiting her married
sister, who has little boy, he delights
to say everything just like his Aunty.
The other evening Eddy's Mamma
asked him if he would like some Straw
berry short cake, and Eddy surprised
the tea-party by answering demurely,
"With pleasure"
Eddy then notifies the tea party that
his circus will open for the evening
performance at 1870 and asks his aunt
Maud to lend him her bicycle pants, as
he intends to perform the clown-act.
"When l grow up said Ethel, with
dreamy, imaginative look, "l'm going
to be school teacher"
"Well, I'm going to be mamma and
have six children" said Edna.
"Well, when they came to school to
me Pm going to whip em-whip EN-
whip 'em."
"You mean thing" exclaimed Edna,
as the tears came into her eyes, "what
have my poor children ever done to
yOuw-Tit- Bits.
President Mckinley has purchased
his old home at Canton, Ohio. The old
home is sacred to his family, the presi-
dent was born there. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kinley began housekeeping there, and
their children were all born there, and
those who have passed away died there
also. 1t is indeed a family home and
record of the joys and sorrows of life.
Three Oaks is small place in Michi-
gan, bausting of 499 inhabitants, and
they subscribed each one dollar and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-20

So when the water is charged with or
ganic matter it may be filtered through
sand in any convenient way and will
thus be made safer for use.
A subscriber writes: 81 have corn,
oats, barley and rye, we'll water and
pasture; please tell me how to mix the
above to get the best advantage for
making the best growth with pigs. L
have corn shelter and feed mill"
With such a goodly list of feeding
stuffs as enumerated he will have no
trouble whatever from that score in Sc
curing the desired results. A mixture
of any two or more of the feeds named
will prove excellent, and all may be
mingled with the most satisfactory re-
suits. For young pigs do not use over
one third corn, for the reason that it is
too fattening. For digs when quite
young you should not use over one
fourth the ration of oats, or even less,
for the reason that the hulls of oats are
indigestibIe in the pigs stomach. For
young pigs try mixture OF one-thlrd
each of corn, barley and rye: as they
grow older more corn may be used and
some oats added with profit.
With the grains named you should
certainly grind the feed given, as the
barley, rye and oats will be very un-
satisfactory if fed whole.
Then to secure good health feed them
the following hog powder:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-20

Mix we'll together and feed table,
spooful for each pig. In the stiff food
thew will soon like its flavor and it will
improve the appetite and correct acldlty
of the stomach.
When hogs do not have proper move
ment of the bowels to the above hog
powder, add tablespoonful of Epson
Salts to each hog and give it every
morning.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-20

This must be we'll rubbed together in
a mortar and passed through sieve.
Then put up in bags of 5 or 10 pounds
each. A ten pound package is about
enough for so sheep, and applied down
the middle of their back, will keep
them free from Vermin all summer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1899-07-20
THE FARM
Items under this heading are selected from
standard authOritieS.]

Items under this heading are selected from
standard authOriteS.]
CULTIVATE A TEA GARDEN.
Tea, this family beverage, to which
We have all become so accustomed, and
for which we annually send SO many
thousand of dollars to foreign cOun.
tries. will in the near future be pro-
duced in this country. 1t seems that
our soil and climate are so well adopted
for the cultivation of tea, that our
future in this respect is fully assured.
The last congress appropriated $4,000
For experimenting in the tea industry.
There are large number Of plants
ready to be sent out, and those who
are willing and able to assist the de-
partment, may upon application to
James Wilson, Secretary of Agricul-
ture, Washington, ID. c., obtain suf-
icient supply for trial of their ability
to cultivate tea garden, and will also
receive full instructions and general in
formation how to proceed to be sue
cesSful.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-01

wild canes may be seen to do In the
woods. Half the canes were bent each
way against q post and fastened with
bits of soft leather tackled to the post
as grapevincs are fastened to build
ing. They we're not fastened In close
bundle, but spread up and down the
post for q foot or more. as shown in
Fig. /. When the season was favorable
they would reach the ground and then
the tips could be layered II wanted.
In the spring the ends were cut back
far enough TO prevent the fruits get
ting dirty. and nothing more was done
until after picking. when the old wood
was cut away and loosened from the
posts and the new wood fastened In
place. IL having previously grown at
Will A plantation kept In this way
had the rows snug and narrow until
nearly picking time, when the new
growth would sprawl somewhat a.
shown in Fig. ., but as cultivation was
stopped during July this did not mat
ter. This probably would not pay for
the commercial grower, but for the
careful amateur would be both neat
and novel;. B. Pierce, In Ohio
Farmer,
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-01

few days before setting out Ms short
way out of the difficulty.
"Oh, my wife is too sharp for that.
he replied; "shc will attend to the set
ting herself before the plants have been
delivered IS minutes, and she will
know. too. whether the plants are fresh
or not"
I saw at once that his wife was not
to be trifed with. and proceeded TO
give him some hints about trcllising
his bushes after fashion practiced by
IN English gardener who began his
American experience about the time
the Doolittle raspberry was brought
out, more than 40 years ago.
He set his plants about five feet apar,
and between each two pair Of plants he
set q stake six feet high. The canes
were allowed to grow at will without
pinching and naturally arched over as
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-01
r. each bud making .

FIG. {, q rooted layer. each bud making .
nkx plapt.
from edch bud tho whole cane should
be laye|red about four inches deep.
handling it carefully 20 a. not to break
the new growth. .
FiQ. 3 shows such . layer after It
has rooted. 1t is a good plan to cover
It not more than three inches at first,
and to fill up the trench as the shoots
grow. II covered four inches deep ct
once the young growth will sometimes
rot, though this seldom happens. and
some skillful growers All the trench full
at once. In the autumn roots will b
found growing from each Joint, and
thess may be cut apart and treated a.
recommended for week vines grown
from cuttinga II this method Of prop
agation Is to be used to some consider
able extent vines should be grown es-
pecially for the purpose. II is not a
good plan to use fruiting vines for lay.
ering to any great extent though It
may be safely done in . small way
Farm and Fireside.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-06-01

4 YOUNG WomHneishUG GOT q Position,
While the Other Girl IL SIN
Unemployed.

There were two young women sing.
ers who came to New FORK not long
ago to continue their musical educa-
tions and also to get church positions
to support themselves and pay for their
lessons, says the New York Times. The
absolute necessity of enterprise and de-
termination in ut least making an ef-
fort to open every possible door In
New York is to be seen in the fortunes
of the two. Both were equally anxious
for positions and equally in need OF
them. They were equally attractive
girls and equally ladylike, but the one
felt that her efforts must be made only
through certain conventional channels
and the other made an application any
where she thought there was possi-
bility Of n position, no matter how much
Il might be above what she felt she
could do or below what she hoped to
do. Wherever there was a chance of
singer being needed she presented
herself, and sung, always with incrcas-
ing confidence. II she went to the
organist of church and heard through
him that certain man in the congrega-
tion was the one upon whose vote .
singer came or went she Immediately
presented herself to the man who woulS
be the one person to help her to accom-
plish her purpose. She was always
ladylike, but she developed that quality
called push" She knew that she must
have n position to stay in New York
and she got one. Now she is connect
ed with one of the largest churches,
while the other girl, who has been in
the city longer time, is still waiting
for an opportunity. There may be diff
ferences Of character which present OBJ
stacles, but with the great competition
in New York the girl who makes herself
heard Is the one who succeeds.