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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

extra yield to be obtained from the tall
est varieties being far more than offset
by the cost of sticking and sticking ma
terial. When neatness is an object, laths
sharpened and driven down every four
feet, on alternate sides of the row, with
Irvine passed back and forth every few
inches of elevation, will make cheap
and neat support. The use of the Irvine
should begin before the pea shows any
runners and the first three or four pass
ings ought 20 be within two inches of each
other, the intervals increasing in distance
as they ascend the lath. The smaller
meshed of the wire nettngs used for hen
coops would doubtless work well, though
with these have had no experience.
When the vines grow over three feet in
hight a substitute for sticking can be
found in a ridge of earth raised by the
PROV or hoe on one side of the row, to
be made before the vine has attained
midnight; they will find support from ii.
A few years ago l made a careful test
of the difference in yield between stuck
and unstuck peas with variety growing
about four feet in hight. and found that
the difference in yield was but slight and
would not begin TO pay the extra cost
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Water Lilies in Pots.

A few years since the water lily was
cultivated only in botanical gardens and
was universally supposed to be manage
able only by the specialists. But year by
year it has outgrown. these quarters and
proves itself TO be plant for the million.
any person possessing water and a two
gallon pail may have aquatic plants and
mowers. water hyacinths, water popDies,
parrot feather and even the miniature
nSmphaeas may be grown in vessel wood
en- preferred having a superficial area of
one square foot Tubs the size of oil or
whisky barrels sawed in two. make suit
aple vessels for variety of nymphaeas
ana Iotuses. A most pleasant addition 10
a lawn, noticed lately. was a group of
four tubs-three of them placed in d tri-
angie, their inner edges supporting the
tourth-making pyramid In the upper
OF central Tub was a lotus, its flowers and
umbrelia-like leaves towering up several
feet high, while parrots feather was trail
ING down over the sides almost complete
~ hiding the tub In the lower tubs we're
red, white and blue nympheeas with some
other aquatics while around the margins
d lew rocks were placed, and interspersed
with moisture loving plants-the Whole
making a mound of fresh. bright green
foliage and brilliant colored flowers, ali
summer. Tubs, pals or casks for water
lilies should be filed two-thirds full of
good, rich loan, the roots planted two
Inches deep, then be given a warm SUNNY
place and kept full of pure water. At frost
the water may be poured off, and the tubs
carried over winter in a warm cellar or
under the benches Of greenhouse.-Vick's
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

Conditions of seeding time vary. and
our practices must vary to accommodate
them. says the Farmers Review. Shall
low planting for corn is best, as IT is for
most seeds, provided the ground at the
surface be moist enough to sprout the
seeds and noursh the little plant after il
has started to grow and while its roots
are still only an inch long Surface con-
ditions being favorable an inch is deep
enough TO plant corn, and east of Lake
Michigan, where the surface conditions
are generally favorable, this depth of
planting has given good results.
But as we go West other conditions
confront us. We hear reports from the
semi-ard West of the surface soil becom-
ing very dry in few days after IL is pre-
pared for corn. A few light showers NAV
start the germ and cause Il TO send out a
sprout but the surrounding soil is not
moist enough TO encourage development.
1t is evident that in such localities the
only safe way TO plant is TO plant deep,
perhaps three or four inches. Expert
~aents seem also to indicate that the ker-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
The English Sparrow Not Altogether
MOrfhIess

"Essace" informs us that his observation
OF this little bird this season assures him
of the fact that he does considerable good
in the garden and that he is not credited
with half. the good he does. The spar
row was closely observed as he made re-
peated dives down among the cabbages
and he was seen to pick out green worms
from the heads and later one was observed
making tremendous efforts to swallow en-
tire full grown tomato" (or tobacco
worm. He did not succeed in this but he
did finally take the worm by piecemeal.
vigorously tearing it in pieces when he
found 1t too much for his little throat.
II is to be hoped that the ubiquitous
small bird has been misrepresented by
many who have not had close observat ton
Of its habits in field and garden. Our read
ers are invited to help settle vexed ques-
ton as to the merits and dement's of the
English sparrow in the South. II il is
helpful at all let us ind il out.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

come a favorite Gist for the street, the
c rcus CT the "basebalI' game. On many
corners of the streets of our large cities.
may be seen the very cute" COMPACT lit
tie Pop Corn Wagons" containing lit
tie gasoline or gas engine prop Hing a re-
vol\ins popping hopper The corn is nice
ly seasoned and beautifully popped, ard
ike the Yankees beans, there is moth
log so Milling for the price Farmers do
rot consider the demand and profit of this
croo. or they would grow more of it. Pop
corn requires about the same soil as that
OF the field varieties. and withstands
drouths much better. It may be planted
much closer in the drill rian other corn,
usually doing best about II inches apart
IN the HILL the rows being about three
feet apart. The cultivation is nothing diff
terent from the other kind Of corn, and
the yield on fair land is much more profit
able selling al about $3.50 per bushel on
the average. The faulty ears are good
feed for poultry, and the fodder is rel
lshed by sheep and cattle. Aside from
selling pop corn and getting a little
stray cash. it is very nice to MUNICH
around the fire side in the long winter
nights and the rainy, indoor days.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
THE FARM AND THE GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRI-
CULTURIsT AND HOUSEWIFE.

Notes and Commemorative stringfel-
low Method of ROOt-Pruning Fruit
Trees-Chenp Meat in the Belgian
Hare-The Weather and the Crops.
The English Sparrow Helpful-Re-
tarding Trees IN the spring-How
Deep to PInnt-Somethfng More
About Humus.
The editor of the Fruit World takes
issue with those who favor the String
fellow method of root-pruning trees. He
Is disposed to speak rather slightingly of
Prof Brunk of the Maryland experiment
station, who hae endorsed the Stringfel-
low method after making some practical
tests with it.
1t is more than probable that the editor
of the Fruit World has made no test OF
the matter that is worth anything in the
settling of this important question. This
question only came to the fore a few
years ago, and there has not been suf-
ficient time for anyone to decide this
matter authoritatively requires time 10
make satisfactory answer 70 the question,
a very important one, of the longevity of
trees pruned after the Stringfellow meth
cd. No doubt there are great many ex-
periments concerning this method now
under way that will help to settle the
question properly in the course of 10 or
20 years. There is reason in the String
fellow method and 1t should not be con-
demned hastily as the result of prejudice
of any kind
Fruit growers everywhere should make
tests of this method OF root-prunng. From
various tests already made by S ringfel-
low and the Georgia experiment STATEN,
and others. the question has been salts
factorily demonslr rated up to a certain
point only lacking now that proof of long
evity referred to. The young trees prunei
to a stub live and grow off rapidly, espe-
cially during the third year (and after
wards up TO the following few years.,
but there has not been sufficient time
elapsed since The tests were started to
show what the result was Is or 20 years
afterwards. Let intelligent fruit growers
everywhere do what they can to throw
light upon a very important matter!
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

Those who have practiced IL all agree
that there is little to be gained in retard-
ing trees in the spring through the ap-
plication OF surface mulch. but all agree
that any effective means for keeping
back the blooming of our fruit trees in
our changeable spring weather would he
a great advantage to the fruit grower
writes Prof. L. r. Massee. l have done
some thinking, observing and experiment.
ing along this line, and believe that some
good may result from the whitening with
lime wash as pTacticed at the Missouri
station. But l also am convinced that
anything that will be effective must have
its first influence on the roots Some
years ago / was visiting a progressive
farmer in Eastern North Carolina AT
the time of my visit 1t was winter and
in one sink hole that was undrained stood
an apple tree surrounded by standing
water I asked him why he did not drain
chat sink. He replied: you will notice
that apple tree standing now in the water
is the most vigorous and healthy tree in
the orchard. 1t never fails to bear. but
always blooms later than any tree in the
neighborhood The water disappears as
vegetation starts in the spring, and there
is never any there during the growing
season. ! have come to the conclusion
that the conditions surrounding that tree
during the dormant season are an ad-
ventage in retardng its blooming in the
spring and thus enabling Il to escape
the spring frosts." 1t reminded me of
what the tate DR. d. f. johnson of
Illinois used TO insist upon-that the fail
ure Of the apple in Illinois was due to
the general under-drairage, lowering the
water level IN the soil and making Il too
dry for the apple
Ten years ago on the campus OF the
North Carolina College OF Agriculture. I
planted right on top Of an old well that
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

A wet May is thing always to be dread
ed by Southern farmers and next to it a
wet June is the next worst thing no
doubt so far as weather conditions affect
his work. In some respects probably
very wet June is more damaging than
much wet weather in May. 1t is more de-
structive to fruit and to some garden veg
etables like cabbage, potatoes and toma-
toes. Wet weather is more injurious TO
fruit and vegetables as they are approach
ing maturity than when in green and
immature condition. A wet June in the
South catches the peaches and the vege-
tables just named just in the shape to do
the most damage and as they are all
important crops the loss amounts to no
trif1ng sum- 1t is disastrous also TO the
grape grower and TO the melon grower
In fact, such a June as we have exper-
fenced this year may be said to have done
more or less harm to everything. excepting
only perhaps pastures and meadows Even
grass. and especially clover can get more
rain than is good for the crop however
Quantity is gained at the expense of
quality.
Last year was a bad one on toma-
toes, but it seems that the crop of this
excellent vegetable comes nearer a total
failure this season than has been the case
in many years. Blight. rot and insects have
about destroyed the crop in many locali-
ties and there will be very few in all
probability who secure anything like a
reasonable success with it. Those who
planted only the very large varieties, such
as she Ponderosa. Trophy and similar
kinds will doubtless swear off from such
monstrosides hereafter. OF ten different
kinds planted this season the Dwarf
Champion and the Golden Queen gave the
best satisfaction under the prevailing
weather conditions
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
sunfower Seeds.

Poultry raisers and all keeping fowls
should grow Russian suu1ower, as 1t is
easy to cultivate and yields large guam
titles OF seed. most excellent food for
fow s. being egg-prc ducing and a good
change for poultry in the winter time. 1t
can be grown at about the same cost as
earn. Plant the seed al com plant ng
time, in rows three or four fee, apart.
and the hills enc and one-half set apart
in the rows, placing two or more seeds
in a hill: or check the rows and cultivate
the same as corn. If a patch is painted
near a her house it will afford shade dur
ing the summer. and the seedheads can
be taken down and the fowls will eat the
seed out or the seed may be sheiled when
dry and kept for winter use. To shell rhe
seed, make a club about fifteen inches
long, take the seei-head by the stem. ana
with the club strike several hard blows
Oh the seed de Of the head and III 5
seeds will fall out. Five quarts will plant
an acre, and will vie d twenty or more
bushels.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Crops in Orange County.

The present season in Orange county
Florida, has been good one for truck
farmers and fruit growers, except for the
backwardness of peaches on account of
frost last winter. While the crop is late
and somewhat smaller than usual, many
Of the growers have marketed some very
delicious early peaches. The strawberry
crop also suffered somewhat from the
cold snap, yet profitable crop was ship
ped to Northern markets. a good crop of
pears in quslity-is now nearly ready for
shipment. There will be very few guavas,
and only a small crop of oranges in Orange
county. Many groves are again in bearing
IN favored sections of the county, and per-
haps 1900 boxes may be marketed next
winter More work is now being done on
orange groves than ever before since the
freeze of two winters ago. The prospect
of mild winter ahead has inspired the
owners of there neglected groves to make
one more effort in the direction OF profit
able orange culture.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

The best esteemed OF all flesh foods is
duck, and yet there are 100 chickens mar
keted to one duck. 1t may be that most
people have not had an opportunity of ex-
periencing the superb delectation of roast
duck, or consider the diet too heightened
for ordinary mortals and calculated to
make them forget matters that bind them
20 earth. and forego the ordinary duties
and privileges of humanity. Be this as
it may, there is far less duck consumed
than there ought TO be, If the dressed car
cases were more numerous in market
stalls, or the undresscd on the farms
Ducks are easily grown, eat enormously,
grow rapidly and sell readily. Why not
grown more of them?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
CordeIe Business League.

A meeting was called of the business
men and others whose hearts were in the
welfare of Cordele. at the Council cham
Der last Tuesday afternoon for the pur-
pose of organizing a Business League for
Cordele. Quite a good number turned
out to the meeting, which proved 20 be
am enthusiastic one. Prof. James T.
Saunders was elected temporary chair
man, and after a brief outline by the
chairman of the purpose of the league,
the election of officers was proceeded
with. As a result of the vote, Col. S. r.
Fields was declared elected permanent
president of the league Ballot for score
tary was then had. which resulted in che
unanimous election OF Col. w. H. Dor
Yis.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
MADE 1T THREE sTRAIGHTs.
Brooklyn Took II From Chicago in
Scrappy Game.

Chicago. July 1.-The champions were
defeated for the third straight game to-
day. With the game we'll in hand, the To-
Gals went TO pieces in the last two innings.
Brooklyn took the lead by two runs.
Sheckard batted for McGinnity in the
base on balls and batsmsn hit, filled
the bags. One run came in on an out,
and Mccarthy sent in two more by line
drive to left, closing the scrappiest game
seen here this season. Attendance 1000.
Score: R.HE.
Chicago .....2 % 90 o IS Q 6
Brooklyn I'll o 0 o 0 30 10 3
Batteries-Callahan and Donahue; How
ell, McGinnity and Farrell Time CPS.
Umpire Hurst
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Prisoners Escaned.

Marlboro county seems unfortunate
with her prisoners. At this session of
court thrse negroes were convicted. one
of larceny and two of assault, and
Thursday afternoon as Deputy Sheriff
Meekins went in jail to give supper to
the prisoners, one of them seized
and threw him to the floor. Mr. Meekins
pistol II from his pocket, and was pick
ed uD Immediately by one of the prison
ers, and the three. with another prisoner
who had just been convicted by magis-
trate, made good their escape out of the
back door and into the swamp just back
of the jail
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
COTTON GROWERS ORGANIZE.
A STANDARDIZATION Formed by MIR. C.
b. Jordan Mt Quitman.

Qutman. Ga, July Hon. c. II
Jordan. president of the Georgia Cotton
Growers Association, was here Saturday
for the purpose of forming a sub-organi-
cation in this county. Mr.. Jordan made
plain the object and benefits to be derived
from such an association, after which
a permanent Organization was effected.
The census of Quitman has been COM
pleted and, while the enumerator Is not
allowed 10 furnish any information 1t
may be stated definitely that the popula-
ton of the town will be upwards of 5000,
which is an increase of about 40 per cent.
over the census of 1890.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

Whether or not the Southern is liable
for damages to those who lost relatives
In the wreck at Camp Creek
will be tested in the courts, as some
of those interested have already retained
a prominent law firm of Macon TO repre-
sent them in damage suits against the
road. The question that will be left 10
the courts to decide will be whether or
not the road exercised proper diligence in
watching this particular point in their
track, and whether there was any defect
in the culvert at that point that was
likely 20 result in a washout.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

The annual meeting OF the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society OF the South
Carolina Conference, NJ. E. Church, South,
is in progress at the Buncombe Street
Methodist Church. in Greenville. There
are over 100 delegates. officers and visitors
in attendance and much enthusiasm is
manifested in missionary matters. The
sessions are well attended by the people
of the city.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Cincinnati shut Ont.

Cincinnati. July 1.-The locals had men
on bases in every inning to-day, but failed
to get single run Newton was given
miserable support Three of the four
runs scored in the FIRST inning were gifts.
Attendance, 5000. Score: RH.E.
Cincinnati 30 0 0 0 0 0 90 {
Pittsburg "a 0 0 ! 10 10
Batteries-Wood. Newton and PETIT
Tannehill and thinner. Time ! 80. Umpire
Terry.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
THE NEWS OF THREE STATES.
HAPPENINGS IN GEORGIA, FLORIDA
AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

Southern Railway VIII Have to
show whether Ii Is Linble for
Damages From the Camp Creek
Wreck - Julian Harris Managing
Editor of the Constitution-Crops
In Orange COunty-Escape of Prfs-
oners-Marriages in south Caro-
lima.
Just now 1t seems unlikely THAI the
Second Georgia Regiment will have its
usual summer outing for this year.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

Mr.. r. L. Lee. a prominent merchant OF
Darlington. was brought before United
States Commissioner Wells charged with
violating the postal laws by sending pro-
fame and obscene language through the
mails. Mr.. Lee waived his preliminary
examination
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

George was the marriage Wednesday of
Miss Ruth Dukes to Mr.. P. w. Patrick
of st. Matthews. Quite a large number
of friends gathered at the residence of the
brides father Mr.. d. D. Dukes, TO wit
ness the ceremony.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

Sylvania Telephone: Hon. Rufus f. Les
ter was nominated for Congress from the
First district at Statesboro last Wednes-
day, and will, of course. be elected. Col
Lester has served the district well in the
past. and while he lives and desires the
place. it is doubtful II any man will ever
be able to beat him,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Identified the BODY.

Praying that there might be some mis-
take, Elijah Caprilian of New York city.
made the trip to Atlanta to identify the
body of his brother, one of the victims
of the great wreck on the Southern near
McDonough. After one glimpse of the
body, mangied and torn, he made the
identification. The dead man was Daniel
G. Caprilian, a private detective, of New
York
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Sutton Mt Marietta.

r. W. Sutton the young man who mar
ried Miss Maria Louise Brumby, daugh-
ter Of Hon T. NJ. Brumby. Mayor of Ma
rietta, accompanied by his attorney, J.
E McClelland, of Atlanta, is at Marietta.
The object of the visit of MIR. Sutton ana
his lawyer is 70 effect a reconciliation, II
possible, with the brides parents.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

st. Louis, July 1.-Young's superb pitch
ing beat New York to-day. Hawley also
twirled good ball, but st. Louis succeed
ed In punching her hits. McGraw and
Keister gave a good exhibition of tase
running. Attendance 1900. Score: RHE.
St Louis .....1 l 3 o l 0 ks /
New York % o o o OIL 5 4
Battereis--Young and Criger; Hawley
and Bowerman. Time 1855. Umpire Swart-
wood.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
crops About Columbus.

Crops in the Columbus section have
been injured by the heavy rains, but not
withstsnding this, the general situation is
encouraging from the fact that diversih-
cation prevails TO an extent never before
known.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Mrs. Hnrris I'LL.

Mrs George T. Harris. who was on her
way from Abbeville, S. c., to visit rela-
dives at Macon, was taken to the latter
place Thursday serious i'll, and was car
ried to the hospital. She became i'll on
the train. Macon was her former home.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Tried TO Kill Himself.

Conscience stricken over che theft of SC
from his mother, James Coleman, young
negro man at Jacksonville, attempted to
terminate his earthly career by taking a
dose Of laudanum at his mothers home on
West State street.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Harris Managing Editor.

The Atlanta Constitution has announced
che appointment of Mr. Julian Harris as
managing editor. J. p Moran will in
future assist Hon. Clark Howell as edi-
Cor.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
FLORIDA.

Tampa Times: No town in Florida is
growing faster than St. Petersburg our
pretty little neighbor across the bay By
actual count there are now in the course
of erection there forty-seven business
houses and residences.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02

We have a nice line OF cider in bottles.
pure and genuine, from the celebrated
establishment OF Mott & Co., OF New
York
The Russell Cider and the Crab Apple
Cider are very good. Lippman Bros. cor
ner Congress and Barnard streets, Sa-
vannah, Ga.-ad.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Gihson-Cra,xfnrd.

Miss Sallie Ford Evans. daughter of Mr.
T. r. Evans of Society Hill. was married
Wednesday evening to Mr. James Gibson
Crawford of Dillon, in Trinity Episcopal
Church by the Rev. W. H. Barnwell of
Florence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Other nnsebnII Gnmcn.

At Kansas City-Kansas City. II; Chi
cago. 10. Second game; Kansas City, /
Chicago, a
Az Observation-Disclosures, Z; Minneap
oils, 3.
AT Buffalo-Buftalo, III Detroit, 6,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-02
Like. the Morning News.

CordeIe Sentinel: The Savannah Morn
ing News is one of the most reliable and
newsy dailies in Georgia, and deserves
the fine patronage II receives