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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Marion's new bank, which win begin OPP
GRAFTON Jan. /, 1899, was organized about
two weeks ago. with a capitol stock Of $25,-
d00. Its officers are men Of exceptional
ability.
It is stated that at a very early date
Senator McLaurin will remove his family
to Bennettsville. s. C. The removal Of
the senator's family viii probably take
place early in January.
This is complaint from all over the
state r 'ut potatoes rottening, some farm
ers losing their entire crop. 1t seems that
the potatoes took a second growth last
summer, which caused them to rot after
being dug Seed potatoes viii be very
scarce next spring
Denmark Times: We are sorry that we
were unable 20 be present 80 witness the
marriage of Mr. Eugene Stokes and Miss
Lotto Hartzog. at the home of Mr. A. e.
Fl. Simmons, on Sunday. Also that of
Prof. Moore and Miss Matte Moss at Nor
way, Wednesday afternoon.
A comparison of the dispensary sales
in Sumter for Christmas week this and
last year show an increase of 81, 007 80 over
last year, the gross sales being 81 PIG. 90
last year ana S2,2Si55 this year. Notwith-
standing the larger sales there has been
.oss drunkenness on the streets than ever
before in that city.
The indications are that Treasurer
Walker of Greenville will have over $50,
GOO in taxes on the penalty list when the
time for payment without penalty expires.
He started out oct. l with $4,000 10 col
lect in three months but up 10 a few
10, ~ \ ae- nnn
therefore, has $4,000 more to collect.
The third annual exhibition of the
Spartanburg Poultry Association was Op-
cned Thursday morning in a vacant store
room on Morgan square. They now have
on exhibition about 600 birds of all the
leading varieties The exhibit is the larg-
est yet had, though on the last occasion
Vanderbilt had n fine lot of birds and the
Alamance farm a carload.
The people around Hobbysvine in the
lower section of Spartanburg county. are
excited and enthused over the gold mine
on Mrs Lou A. Ferguson's place near
there. The discovery was made by a air.
Peck rninerGlogist from Saluda mines
owned by S.oane Ethridge, the millionaire.
who bullt and presented to his county the
new court house, all paid. as a free gift.
and who is backing the mine at Hobby
Vile
Aiken Recorder: The movement of ne
groes from Greenwood county should be
matter of congratulation in that Sec
ton. Whatever be the alleged cause the
fact remains that the thinning out OF
population will rebound TO the benefit of
the country. Many of the best lands In
stead of being occupied by thrift.ess ne
groes, will be occupied by white renters
who will come in 60 take the places Of
the negroes. IT is a fact that any close
observer will note, that the prosperity OF
any section is directly in inverse ratio 10
the number of negroes there The fewer
the negroes the more prosperous the coun-
try, and vice versa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02

Periments made the past season.
One Of the easiest modes Of experiment
with bacteria IS for farmers to procure
soil from other farms. On fed where
one farmer endeavored for years 10 grow
clover without success was applied four
bushels Of ton soil from a field which
had grown a luxuUiant crop of clover The
result was almost miraculous, as the field
which had been used without success pro
duced a magnificent crop 1t had all the
elements OF fertility for Cover. and was
capable of giving a large yield but was
lacking in the micrO-organisms necessary
for covering the plant food of the sol
into forms best adapted to the desired
crop. 1t may be safely claimed thai
when there is a failure of any particular
crop. provided the conditions We're favor
able Otherwise, the addition of soil from
a location upon which such a crop was
luxuriant viii effect a change. This rule
applies TO nearly all crops, but one cannot
secure large yield by using the bacteria
of red clover on crimson clover, as each
plant has its special agents in that re-
spect The clover bacteria will exist three
years on plot if only one crop of cover
IS removed therefrom, and on leguminous
soils warmth shade and an alkaline con-
diton should be the object. i is because
the conditions are made favorable to the
minute micro-organisms that lime and pot
ASH give beneficial results; hence chemical
changes are FASTENED by their presence
There is more 10 be discovered in this di-
recuon, and ii is possible that in a few
years the farmers will be able 10 draw di-
recLy upon the atmosphere for nitrogen,
instead of purchasing it as sulphate of am
mona, nitrate of soda or in other forms
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
GEORGIA.
FLORIDA
AND CAROLINA

Ga nesv Sun: The cdIzsas OF rior-
ida arc 20 be congratulated upon the SPLEEN
did record made during the peuIen.y OF
the Christmas fesIyit.c-. So FAR as VIC
have learned. nor a single casualty. trag-
edy, or violation OF law worthy OF serious
consideration occurred iu Gainesville or
Alachua county and from reports We arc
led TO believe that the same commeudabie
spirit manifested itself .n almost every
other town and county in the state.
The Polk county fair will hold IFS sec
end annual meeting in the week begin
ming March 26 1899 From present inai-
cations, this fair win far exceed i'm i'm
portance that Of 1879 many changes being
contemplated, al of which Will add mate
rally 20 rs interest and beauty. 1t is
believed that the largest and most bead
arm display of fruits ana flowers ever
shown in the state outside the famous
sub-ropical exposition. viii be shown
there ana the event Will be watched with
interest throughout the state.
Blountstown correspon &C Times-Union
and Citizen: Joshua Mechanics
was killed Tuesday morning at
o'clock by his soa. Benz.
Mcdaniel. II seems that his father s.nt
Rem to the steamboat landing for Jug of
whisky on The way back with the whisky
the boy broke the jug, and when he arrived
home his father told him that he was go
ing TO whip him for it. The boy took his
Winchester rife and made for the swamp,
his father following him. When they got
some distance from the house the fam
lily heard the report of a gun and going
down there found the elder Mcdaniel
with bail through his heart and the boy
gone. The jury OF inques, returned YER
dict OF jusuhable homicide. Mcdaniel
was a citizen of good standing Trouble
arose over family affairs, and Is much
deplored by the community.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02

The German government has issued
patent for the manufacture of an animal
food mixture called "Kraftfutter'
strength feed, or "Blutmelassefutter'
(5lood molasses feed, of which the princi-
pal ingredients are fresh blood collected
at the city slaughter houses. sugar refuse
and screenings or blowings from wheat,
barley, rye, oats, etc. This feed is pre-
pared, according to Consul Kehl of Stet-
tin, in three different mixtures, for horses,
for cattle and swine, and for poultry. The
retail price is six marks SID per 100
pounds. The preparation is intended to
be used as a mixture with other foods.
For instance, when the amount of oats
given per day is 10 pounds, with the use
of kraftfutter the quantity of oats is re-
duced to half, or 71a pounds, to which is
added five pounds of kraftfutter The Ger
man government is experimenting with
this feed on artillery horses, 1t being
claimed that the albumen in blood. coup
led with sugar and the other ingredients,
makes an exceptionally strengthening
food. in addition to being inexpensive.
Berlin, Stettln. Kiel and Konigsberg have
factories for the production of this mix
ture.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
FertiIizing the Soil.

Southern farmers who grow and have
grown cotton for years to the exclusion
of everything else, are being constantly
preached to with the hope of inducing
them to abandon the ruinous practice.
Any observing farmer will admit that
there is need for this preaching" for
with cotton at five cents, what possible
profit can there be in growing more of il?
one trouble with cotton growers and
growers of other single products in any
section is the disposition to make all else
subservient to the one crop, constantly
taking from the soil and adding nothing
to it except expensive fertilizers Many
of these growers have no patience with
the practice of rotation, nor belief in the
modern idea of keeping the soil covered
at all times with a growing crop either for
harvest or turning under. Take the av-
erage cotton plantation in fairly fertile
condition. If after the cotton crop was
gathered grain was sown-even rye would
be better than nothing-for a winter COW
ering, using all the stable manure made
on the farm, and putting into corn the fol-
lowing spring, following corn with wheat
and. then peas, using acid and potash
heavily and the next year putting in cot
ton again, the crop would be heavy at a
small expense for fertilizer Yet the soil
would be infinitely more fertile than if
deluged with fertilizer and cotton followed
by cotton. The soil will not stand abuse
any more than any other part of nature
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
PROSPERITY Ar wAYCROss.
Banks and other Corporations Pay
ing DividenCS-other Matters.

Valdosta Ga, Jan. 1.-(SpeciaD.-
All of the banks of Valdosta
have declared semi-annual 'livl-
dends and the money will be paid out
tomorrow. The dividends are per cent.
and the total amount turned loose by the
banks will be about $4,000. All Of the cor
porations in the city will declare divi-
dends, and, in ALL about $35, 900 win be
paid out as profit on the various business
enterprises, not counting the amount
which goes to a sinking fund in each.
The opening of the new year is regarded
as very bright here.
The members of the Baptist Church here
are arranging to complete their new
church building. The exterior of the
building is about finished, but there is
about 5000 worth of work to be done on
the inside. The church is being paid for
as the work is done and the congregation
decided some time ago to suspend the
work until enough money was gotten in
hand to finish the work throughout The
building is much finer than was originally
intended and when completed will be the
handsomest church building in South
Georgia.
A large number of handsome residences
are going up here now, Three of them
are on Patterson street, two on Hill ave-
nue. and two on River street, with others
in various parts of town. In point of
value the present improvements amount
to more than at any former time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
Death in the MIX jug.

The omnipotent bacillus is everywhere.
AT the sanitary congress. says Humani-
tartan, some very unpleasant revelations
were made concerning the milk supply
of our large cities. Dr. Scurfeld testified
that not only was the milk poor in quail
ity as regards the proportion of fat and
non-fatty solids in it, but It was often
contaminated by dirt or disease germs on
its way to the consumer. MIR. Niven, the
medical officer of health for Manchester.
also gave some unsavory facts about that
city. Out of ninety-three samples of milk
taken at random, is per cent. were found
to contain tubercular infective matter
Medical authorities declare that one of The
most fruitful causes of diarrhea is the
boracic acid used to adulterate the milk;
and that the existing adulteration acts are
inadequate and not strictly enforced. These
are not small things, for milk is one Of
the necessarios of life. They constitute
a great scandal and grave danger. whicn
should be dealt with firmly and promptly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
Racteria in the Soil.

The new theory of inoculating the soil
with cultures of bacteria for special crops
Is a German discovery, and so far as
tests have been made success has attend
ed the experiments, says the Kansas City
Journal. With the opening of the new
year of 1899 there will be opportunities for
farmers to experiment without depending
on the several stations, and as the cost
is small every farmer should become in
terested in making discoveries with the
use of the Commercial bacteria" AL
ready the dairymen of this country have
accepted these minute agents as adiuncts
10 success in the production of choice but
ter, and scientists have discovered that
bacteria perform special functions in the
growth of all plants. If the employment
of bacteria becomes general, and such
agencies are to be sold by the bottle we
may yet witness the extraordinary epec-
tacle of the farmer going to the drug store
for his bacteria instead of TO the dealer
for his fertilizer, as bottles of bacteria are
already shipped to all portions of the
world for use on soils each crop having its
own special kind. Once established in his
soil, the farmer retains the bacteria every
year thereafter, provided he does not allow
too long a period of time to elapse. as thew
wall cease to exist If prevented from per
forming the functions for which they are
fitted; but by inoculaing the soil of one
field with bacteria from another they NAV
be thus carried down from one point TO an
other and made to do duty wherever de-
sired
The micro-organism which assist IN
plant nutrition are know as "nitro-bac-
teria,' some forming ammonia or carbon
ate of ammonia from organic compounds
(as albuminoids), some transforming am
monia into nitric acid, while other trans
form nitrous acid into nitric acid each
kind being necessary for its own partic-
ular work. In cultivated soils. which
have neutral or alkaline reaction bac-
terra are almost the sole ammonia max
ers, while in vegetable soils of marked
acid reaction, as in swamps and forests.
the molds are the chief producers of ann
monia. The nitrous ferments are bv far
the largest and most vigorous of the nitri
tying organisms, the further progress he
ing the oxidation Of nitrous into nitric
acid, which is performed by the nitric fer
ments, which are smaller than the nitrous
There is another class of organisms vbiob
absorbs free nitrogen from the air ana
presents It in available form to plants
These several kinds of bacteria which
have been fully described and their action
explained by Or. H. w. Wiley. chief of
the division of chemistry at Washington
are actual realities in agriculture. ana he
verifies the claim that. the bottled bac
terra known as nitrogen" permits OF
making the micro-organisms a conmerciaI
product, and that In few years il win he
Indispensable on farms-a fact which is
already apparent from the results Of ex-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
FLORIDA.

]. B. Stewart, who has been a reslden,
OF Jacksonville for the last four years,
has mysterlously disappeared.
l.. T. Stafford, cashier of the Bank of
Tarpon Springs, has confirmed the report
that his bank suspended payment East
Tuesday.
AT Ormond they are preparing ground
for an immense golf link and every tramp
that goes that way is put to work on the
ground at 81 per day.
The divorce business seems to be on
genuine boom In Alachua county. Several
cases have been disposed of recently, and
Friday Judge Mason filed papers in three
more cases.
Miami is soon to have telephone sys-
tenn. At the last meeting of the town coun-
Gil permit was granted to j. R. Dewey
and others for the construction and main
tanning of the system in the city.
One hundred dollars reward has been Of
fered for information leading 10 the ar
rest and conviction of one Charles H.
Forsbrey, wanted at st. Augustine for
grand larceny committed on or about Aug
-, at Sansara Han, New Augustine.
Thursday night $50 Cubans, in solid
body, bought tickets at the Plant sys-
TEN passenger station, on Polk street
Tampa for Havana. These are the re-
naming members of the reconcentrados
that have been there so long. They left
on the Plant steamer.
A special term of Circuit Court will
convene at starke Jan. 9 for the purpose
of trying the Hewitt brothers. who are
accused of the murder of their brother-in-
law In the northern part of Bradford coun-
" last summer. The case has attracted
much interest throughout the state.
Brookville News Register: A big hearty,
one-legged tramp struck town last week
with a pitifu story Of an explosion at a
phosphate mine. He raked in a lot of
change from the charitable people and left
Wednesday. He is a fraud of the pursst
water the only genuine thing about him Is
the one leg.
The cold has damaged tomatoes and
beans badly around Fort Ogden. No dam.
age has been done to oranges or 10 the
trees. Grapefruit have lowered in price.
but are now selling Tor 81 a crate on the
trees. Some growers are refusing IS a
crate for grapefruit and s. a crate for or
anges on the trees.
The grand jury at Tampa, now in ses-
zion, returned indictments against Felix
Eaves and Robert Meredith, charging them
with the murder of william Macleod Mae
leod was a banker from St Petersburg.
who was in Tampa one night last Nav.
and The next morning he was found dead
on the Pant System Railroad. in front
of the brewery. 1t was plainly evident
that his death had resulted from gunshot
wounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
Quality of cotton Poor.

The Boston Journal of Commerce says:
There is a good deal of complaint among
mill men regarding the inferior quality
of this seasons cotton crop, and that there
was considerable difficulty in getting a
suitable staple for fine yarns. A large
quantity Of the cotton is found to be of
such short staple as to only be htted for
the very coarsest goods. one of our large
mills on coarse goods recently purchased
some of this cotton for use in their coarse
blankets, for which it is well adapted for
S% cents pound, a pretty low figure, but
suu all il was worth, as there can not be
very wide market for so short a stained
cotton. To what extent the past seasons
crop Is affected by this poor grade of
cotton viii be developed later, but it Will
have tendency TO advance the price of
the better stapled cotton TO a figure that
viii cause the sellers for future delivery to
laugh from the wrong side of their mouths
1t looks very much as if it would be quail
ity and not quantity that would determine
the selling price of this seasons crop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02

Editor Morning News During the last
three weeks, having had occasion 10 trav-
ell through the agricultural districts Of the
state of Georgia, I have been pleased 70
note the fact, that great many acres
have been put in in winter wheat, which
in every instance looks exceedingly Well
In talking with farmers i'm different sec
tons Of the state, the general feeling seems
to be owing to the low price of cotton" to
raise something else, instead of trying to
plant all Of their farms in cotton. ! also
learned that, and saw that great many
young fruit trees had been planted, which
is a good sign that the farmers mean
business. Diversified Farming
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02

The Illinois state board of live stock com
mlssioners has hled with the Governor ats
thirteenth annual report, which contains
many items regarding the contagious dis
eases of animals. 1t says that during the
year there were three outbreaks Of South
ern fever among the cattle in the state
and exposure in each case was not due to
Illegal Importation of Southern cattle. A
fun account Is given of experiments con-
Quoted near Rockford by the board and
these demonstrated that Southern cattle
dipped in extra dynamo oil and sulphur
are incapable, as has been claimed by the
bureau of animal industry, of conveying
Southern fever TO Northern cattle
Regarding tuberculosis in cattle. the re-
port calls attention TO the liability of a
spread of the disease to humans through
milk and beef; speaks Of tests which prov
ed the efficiency of tuberculin as a diagnos-
tic. tuberculosis is found to be widespread
in Illinois, and an appropriation is urged
as the best and onTy way IN stamping oet
the disease
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
An Odd Chicken.

There is certain chicken for sale in
the Jewish market at Fourth and Balm
bridge streets that owes ats life to the
peculiar formation of its head, says the
Philadelphia Record. This fowl is attrac-
ting wide attention, and is known as the
monkey faced chicken" 1t is of The
breed known as white Virginian, and the
peculiarly formed head looks not unlike
that OF a monkey. 1t has no bill. but a
well formed nose nostrils and chin. with
a fiat, protruding tongue. The ears look
like those Of a monkey. and the head is
Of soft flesh very pnable. In the mouth
is complete row of teeth, with which
The bird masticates it's food. chewing con-
tinualy like cow. In other respects the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
THE MILITIA CONVENTION.
Gov. Taylor of Tennessee Endorses
GOV. BIONham's Call.


Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 1.-(SpeciaD.-
Gov Taylor of Tennessee has written the
following letter commencing Gov. Blox-
hams cali for a militia convention at
Tampa
"On the eve of vacating my term Of
office as Governor Of Tennessee to retire
to private life, l desire to commend the
patriotic act which prompted Gov. Box
ham of Florida to issue his call for a
national convention TO assemble at Tam
pa, Fla. on Feb. s next in the interest
of state militia reorganization
"Our citizen soldiers should he thorough
~ disciplined when actuated by common
patriotic feeling they are capable now, as
in the past OF rendering efficient service
to the regular army and state-an honor
who promptly respond whenever called to
defend the old flag. The slaughter of the
unresisting has never stained their tri-
umphs nor the pillage of the innocent sui
led their career. Let not their prestige
be furnished by neglect 60 foster and pro.
vide fer their needs
I'VE trust that Governors of all states
of the union will send delegates to this
important convention. The reorganization
Of our state militia service az this special
time is urgent, and should receive the
earnest and immediate attention of the
government OF states and of patriots.
Robert l.. Taylor,
Governor of Tennessee
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02

In feeding all kinds of farm animals, in
Guiding poultry, the object should be not
10 use the food that is the cheapest but
that which is best, says an exchange. The
main trouble with farmers in this direc-
ton is that they confne their feeding oper-
ations to but one grain, depending on
roughage for variety. Il is underst ood Just
how convenient II is to feed the grain one
happens to have on hand and not buy 9TH
er kinds. but this is poor policy. In a farm
ing neighborhood it is quite often possible
to trade grains value for value, not meas
ure for measure, and thus obtain a variety
of foods without the necessity of pur-
chasing them. II is a wei known fact that
two mixed grains can be fed more cheap
~ than either fed separately That is.
less food win be required, to say nothing
of the added benefit to the animals Vari-
ely Is the spice of animal foods as it is
of lie, and the stoekman, dairyman or
pOultryman who feeds on this principle
win realize the best results
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02
BATHROOMS CLOSE IN THOMAS.

Citizens of ThomasviIIe Laid I'm
supply for Sometime to Come.
Thomasyille. Ga, Jan. 1.-(speciaD
Y o'clock last night the new prohjhitior
law went into effect in this county. All
the liquor stores did a tremendous busi-
ness during the week. and the town and
county is pretty well supplied for months
to come. an ample store having been laid
in for future use.
Just at midnight, when the new order
was being ushered in, Dave Lewis. a
negro who had a little before bought a
half pint Of whisky. fell from the window
on The second floor of dance hall and
broke his neck. He is supposed to b9,.o
been drunk.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-02

chicken is the same az the other speci-
mems Of the feathered tribe The chicken
has been i'm HE market for six weeks. the
owner asking an exorbitanC price for it,
which forbds its purchase. He obtained
it with consignment of other chickens,
but would not Kill it, owing to the pecu-
liar formation of tae head.