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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-01
MANY NEW NATIONAL BANKS.
Controller of Currency Has Approx
ed 42S Applications.

Washington, July 31.-The records of the
office of the controller of the currency
show that since March IA last he approved
426 applications to organize national banks
of whith % have since been organized and
begun business. The amount of bonds de-
posted to secure circulation is "a. $50, $50.
The number organized with a capital OF
more than $4,000 is $780, and with capital
of $4,000 or over is II, the aggregate cap
ital involved being 1850, 900.
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WILDE MAKES CORRECTION.
No Ship Has More Efficient Officer
Than the Oregon.

Washington. July S1.-The Navy De-
partment to-day received the following
cablegram from Capt. Wilde, of the Ore
gon, which is in dry dock at Kure, I'M
dergoing temporary repair
Kure, July 81, 19OO.-Secretary Navy,
Washington: Pleace correct press state
mems of inefficient officers on Oregon.
No ship has more efficient officers.
Wilde
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for Her Majesty This gentleman. a
truer friend than courtier, had the cour-
age 10 suggest TO the King that the
Queen had large number of unpaid mil
liners and dressmakers' bills. The King
took the hint and begged that they
should all be given to him. On Christ
mas morning, Umberto placed all these
bills, receipted, under the Queens table
napkin There was no other present. II
is said that she took the hint and has
been less extravagant since.
Both she King and Queen were fond of
petty gossip, and on their informal re-
cepuons-held on Sunday evenings, TO
which all may drop in who have the
entree to their house-it was quite
strange 20 hear them always asking after
the local news.
The Prince of Naples.
The troubles of the King with the politi-
clans and cabinets Of his own country are
recent.
Queen Marguerite while of Saxon origin.
is educated in English, French and Italian.
She has studied all the English classics,
and her library is filled with works by
English and American authors
AS a child she had the Prince of Naples
educated in English, and a boy his
favorite author was Fenimore Cooper,
whose leather stocking tales delighted him
English. The successor of the King, the
Prince of Naples-if the reigning family
of Savoy is 10 be continued in Italy-al-
ways has been a weakling physically. Pale
and delicate in his youth, he cared more
for books than for games. Two years ago
he was married to the Princess Helene Of
Montenegro.
Routing mt MOnza.
| OF the place at Monza or Mama, where
the King is reported TO have been killed,
a writer says:
The King and Queens headquarters in
summer are at Monza. thirteen miles north
of Milan. Here they own a comfortable
residence, surrounded by park many
| leagues in circumference crossed. water
| ed and made cool by the giver Lambro. l
| have had frequent occasions to converse
| with ladies and gentlemen who had just
| enjoyed the royal hospitality at Monza
| and they all concur in declaring that their
! Majesties are just amieble and fascin-
| atng in their intimate family life as they
! are admirable on the steps of the throne
| in the state rooms at the Quirinal.
The King rides out early in the morn
ing, visiting his tenants, surveying the
works of improvement on the estate or
| breakfast he devotes himself to affairs Of
state, which involve a pretty lively cor
| respondence between Rome and Monza
| and constant running up and down Of
| cabinet courtiers. The documents which
| require the royal signature are brought
| up once a week by one of the ministers.
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FRANK Il. KEILBACH.
Clerk ct. Odr'y. c. Co.

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY,
whereas Jordan f. Brooks, county adj
ministrator. has applied to Court of Or
binary for letters dismissory as admTnis-
traitor on the estate of Dennis Reardon.
deceased.
These are, therefore, TO cite and adj
monish all whom 1t may concern to be
and appear before said court 10 make
objection 0f any they have on or before
the first Monday in September next, other
wise said letters will be granted
Witness, the Hon. Hampton l.. Ferrill,
ordinary for Chatham county, this the
3tst day Of May, 1900
FRANK Il. KEILBACH.
Clerk CT. Odry, G. Co.
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GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY
Whereas jamie Elmore has applied to
Court of Ordinary for letters dismissory
as administrative on the estate OF Hettie
Elmore
These are. therefore. TO cite and admon-
ism all whom 1t may concern to be and
appear before said court 10 make objec-
ton az any they have) on or before the
first Monday IN November, next, otherwise
said letters will be granted.
Witness. the Honorable Hampton l..
Ferrll, ordinary for Chatham county, this
the 3lst day of July, 1900.
FRANK f. KEILBACH,
Slerk G. o., G. G.
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GEORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY
Whereas Julia Emma Smith has applied
TO Court of Ordinary for letters dismiss
DRY as executrix of the will OF John ID.
Smith, deceased.
These are, therefore, TO cite and admon-
ish all whom It may concern to be and
appear before said court 10 make objec-
ton or any they have) on or before the
first Monday in November next, otherwise
said letters will be granted.
Witness, the Honorable Hampton L
Ferrl ordinary for Chatham county, this
the 3lst day of July. 1900.
FRANK Il. KEILBACH.
Clerk c. o., G. G..
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u W W T ftINFflNi
Secretary Executive Department.

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY,
Whereas, Jordan +. Brooks county admin
istrator, has applied to Court of Ordinary
for letters dismissory as administrator
on the estate of ella Jones, deceased.
These are, therefore, TO cite and adj
monish all whom 1t may concern to be
and appear before said court TO make
objection az any they have on or before
the first Monday in September next, other
wise said letters will be granted.
Witness, the Hon. Hampton L. Ferrill,
ordinary for Chatham county, this the
31st day OF May, 1900.
FRANK Il. KEILBACH,
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RANK Il. KEILBACH,
Clerk CT. Odr'y, G.. Co.

GEORGIA, CHATHAM COUNTY,
Whereas, Philip II. Martin, executor, has
applied 10 Court Of Ordinary for letters
dismissory on the estate of John Brough-
ton, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and adj
monish all whom II may concern TO be
and appear before said court 10 make
objection Of any they have on or before
the first Monday in September next, other
wise said letters will be granted.
Witness, the Hon. Hampton l.. Ferrill
ordinary for Chatham county, this che
31st day Of May, 1900.
FRANK Il. KEILBACH,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-03-27

They are telling this story in Wash
ington about Congressman Clayton of
Alabama, who used to be district at
torney in his state: 1t became his
duty at one time to prosecute an old
man for making Illicit whisky. II was
not a very serious infraction of the
law. but the old backwoodsman had
been reckless In his open violation.
and II was necessary to make an exam
pie of him. He was brought into court
and, after the government had stated
its case. the old man. who had no law
yer. asked to be allowed to go upon
the stand. He was told that this would
render him liable to answer any ques-
tions, but he insisted. We'll. Uncle
John" said Clayton, did you really
make any whisky in your still?" Hen
~, replied the old man, with pathetic
tone, 81 know'd your pa; voted for
your pa every time he ran for jedge.
And. Henry. your pa would never have
axed me no question like that" The
jurors laughed the court smiled and
Clayton relented. The old man drove
home that night.-New York Tribune.
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Diseaaes of Poultry.

Feather Pulling-The meanest vice
that effects poultry, as they strip each
other until naked, and as the body
must be always renewing the feathers,
the hens cannot lay. 1t is caused by
ldleness, and especially if active birds
are confined with no exercise. The
best preventive is to keep the hens
busy at work scratching. If one hen
begins it she will soon teach it to
others; therefore remove the first
culprit at once. If it becomes a habit
1T IS not easily cured. 1t may some
times be necessary to sell off the flock
and begin anew. We have testimony
from parties who cured the habit by
cutting Off the upper or lower manG-
BILE, which, of course. makes one
longer than the other. After cutting
of one of them the edges are scraped
down. This makes it difficult to
! catch hold en- the feath ers, but we
are not sure the remedy is infalIible.
The first fowl caught in the act should
be at once killed, as she will teach all
the others. The cause is idleness.
When the neck of the cock is naked
or the breast bare of feathers, the
hens are then picking him. After
awhile they begin to pick each other.
| Some have smeared the birds with tar,
but smearing is unsightly. The diff
Guilty is to handle the birds. If sep
aratcd they soon forget it, A flock
that pulls feathers will not lay, as the
hons cannot continually produce new
feathers and eggs during such times.
Hens Eating Their Eggs-Two diff
culties-egg eating and feather pull
lns-are met with, and, being the re-
suit OF habit which is acquired, can
not easily be remedied. As soon as a
hen learns to eat eggs she teaches the
vice to the others. To prevent the
/ vice is difficult, unless especially con
triyed nests are arranged, or unless
| the hen is Sc situated that she cannot
well reach the eggs. To prevent the
/ vice make the nests dark or put them
/ in q dark place Tho nest should
have top so as TO compel the hen to
/ walk in instead of jumping on it. 1t
/ should be high enough OIL of the floor
/ to prevent the hen from standing on
/ the floor and eating out Of the box.
Nests to Prevent Egg Eating-And
/ the opening Of the box should face the
wall instead Of the light so as TO have
/ the nest dark. TO make such a nest
take q soap box Gud knock of the
/ front, leaving the boards on tho TOP.
bottom, sides and back end. st the
/ opening Of the nest nail on a strip lat
the bottom) three inches high to pre-
vent the hens from rolling the eggs
| out. The floor of the box should be
seven inches of the floor. which with
the strip in 'front.' will bring tho OPEN
ing TO the meet ten inches from the
floor of the room. The hen will fly
mp TO the opening, lay her egg and
come Oft, as she will not have room to
eat the egg while she is on the nest.
and must come of. i'm which case She
cannot reach IL from the floor. Tho
nest box should be only large enough
to accommodate the hen. Farm,
Field and Fircsido.
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Importance OF Pruning and Soil.

Excessive pruning is TO he credited
Tor share of the work of DESTROYING
the vigor of trees Cutting away n
great portion of the branches. some
OF them often large ones, causes decay
at the point of severing and 10 n
receptacle for insect pests, and the
destruction of corresponding quantity
OF roots, which decay and give rise to
fungus growth. Merely rubbing of
superlluous buds az soon as thew an.
pear, or cutting cut diseased or de-
cayed branches, usually will be all
that IS necessary in the line of prun-
ing Tho other important point in
the process OF building mp tree is
proper soil. Perhaps from no cause
10 trees suffer more than from lack of
support from the soil. Orchards are
too often planted on Indifferent
ground, because it is not so good for
cultivation; and for this very reason
it is not so good for fruit.growino
ooll IN which corn will grow we'll will
produce fruit trees. But they must
not be lcltto grow and bear fruit from
year to year, depending on the ma.
tural strength Of ne soil. The corn
field is not so left, but is replenished
each year with more or less fertilizing
material; and 80 must the orchard be.
% healthy fruit-beoring trees are OBJ
tanned
For situation for an orchard. no
land, with rich loan soil. rs best RI
| Do must be on wet or heavy clay soil
it should be drained and eupplicl
/ with TtInufv al asrI ,q 1.,.. ...t. .
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ton, which, he thinks, prevents
waste of feed and damage to fleece
more completely than any other vet

devised. This rack combines the
wings of the. folding rack with the
manger. room of the old rack, and is
described as follows:
The wings tAl in Fig. l hang on
hinges (Bl, and may be tipped up and
stand perpendicular on the side of
the rack. These wings are made of
two wide boards, the wider the better.
The posts (C) of 2x4 stuff, on the out
side of the rack, but they can be used
either out or in. ID, base board 9
inches wide; f, top board six inches
wide; i, Stats, about inches wide :;
space between Il and ID, IL to II
inches; space between Stats 8 to 10
inches as to size of sheep kept A
l2-foot rack will accommodate about
IL sheep on a side l, bottom boards
placed entirely under aud nailed
necurely to the bottom of the rack: J.
center bottom board placed on top
and tapping onto the other two q, r..
This leaves Il shoulder of one inch,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-03-27
MUSICAL PITCH.
4 Matter That Is of Importance to
Singers.

Matter That Is of Importance to
Singers.
The question is once more being
raised in this country of the desira-
bility of uniform musical pitch. says
Chambers Journal. Some years ago
the Philharmonic society. in London.
decided TO lower the pitch of its or
chestra to that universal on the con-
unent; and, although there was some
confusion at first, the wisdom of that
movement is now acknowledged. The
great bar to the common adoption of
the lower pitch is that its acceptance
would render necessary the provision
of new instruments of the various mill
tary bands throughout the country.
and the alteration. at great expense
Of organs, both in concert halls and
in churches. Pianoforte manufacturers
nave hitherto held neutral position
III this matter of alteration of pitch.
but now, on the initiative of Messrs
Broadwood & Sons, they are nearly all
expressing their willingness to adopt
the lower pitch, provided that the
movement is general one The exact
pitch OF sound can be accurately
measured by its number of vibrations
per second; thus. the old pitch would
mean for the note A a piano wire Civ
ing Asa vibrations at a temperature of
6S degrees Fahrenheit, while the lower
pitch which it is proposed 10 adopt this
autumn would mean only 439 vibra-
tons for the same note. The matter is
one of 6reat Importance to singers,
WHO have now to strain their voices
in order TO reach n higher altitude
than that intended by the composer
whose works they interpret, for those
compositions were written when the
pitch was lower than now to be adopt
ed as the standard
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-03-27
THE PROFESSION OF spy.
secessary to Warfare and. Although
Hazardous. 1t Is Lucrative

secessary to Warfare and. Although
Hazardous. 1t Is Lucrative.
From the London Mail: The word
spy" has an ugly sound owing
20 its many unpleasant associations,
yet in war times spies AFFORD an army
aid which Is as valuable as it is highly
enumerated. One of the maxims of
commanding officers. In a book for
their guidance written by Lord Wolse-
ley, is that a successful spy must be
petted and made much Of The man
agement of spies is very difficult Ont
Of every ten employed by an officer
commanding a war district he is for
tunate il one gives him truthful in
formation. 1t is a most important
thing that spies should not be known
to each other. Great care is generally
taken by officers that each spy shall
imagine that he is the only that is en-
ployed. II is very necessary that all
bona-fide spies should have about their
persons some means of proving them
selves really to be what they represent
themselves. For this purpose coin
of certain date, a Bible of a certain
NNitiOhs testament WIFI the seventh
of fifteenth leaf torn out are generally
employed. BY their means a spy who
was employed in n neutral state. maxi
ing his way to the headquarters of the
army in the field, could thus make
himself known to the intelligence de-
partment there. In some instances il
is considered that sign or password
should be employed, as it is less com
promising. The putting up of the
right hand to the ear and then to the
left ear, or some such gesture is gen
orally employed. The more extensive
the Tamifications of the system the bet
ter are the chances for escaping detec-
ton. 1t is very necessary that officers
of the intelligence department should
be provided with specially prepared
paper, upon which letters can be writ
ten in ink that does not become visible
until it has been subjected to some
chemical process. 1t is also necessary
that letter in ordinary ink should in
variably be written on the same paper
containing the information that it is
required to keep secret. Although a
spy runs the great risk of immediate
death If he ia detected, yet the service
is not without glory at times, and it is
certainly extremely lucrative.
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IsnYiSh Ideas

ut is strange what queer ideas we
had when we were young" said a gen
tIeman the other day. My father once
asked me how supposed the French
managed to spell wagon wheel when
they had no w in their language. |
never could solve the problem. g"
And when | was a hoy" replied an
other, Il thought it was an easy mat
ter to translate from foreign languages.
l had an idea that the only difference
was the alphabetical characters. and
if | were to learn the Greek alphabet.
for instance, l would have no trouble
in turning Greek into English. |
found out my mistake after went to
school, though. Harlem Life.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-03-27
An Example of Forest Preservation.

In his annual address before the
Wisconsin Forestry Association, Pres
ident Il. S. Hoxie said that we are not
in the dark concerning the preserva-
ton OF forests, because in the old
world 1T is no longer an experiment.
Bohemia is one OF the most populous
countries on the globe. It's climate
is cool with rather severe winters. As
consequence large quantities of fuel
are used, most of which is taken from
the forests thai cover the mountain
sides. For many centuries these for
ests have furnished fuel and building
material for dense population and
retained nearly their primeval area.
This is due TO the forethCught of the
government in ordaining that as trees
were cut down others should be plant
ed 10 fill the vacancies. Now vast
stretches OF dense forests cover the
mountain slopes.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
! FARM and GARDEN.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Best Soil For Linn H.nns.

1t is fact that all Lima beans do
best npon land moderately rich, as
upon a strong muck soil they grow
too rank, have too much foliage, and
are not inclined to set the pods until
the growth OF vine has been checked
III some way, either by dry season or
by having completed their growth.
This is even more noticeable in the
bush Lima than in the pole Lima, aud
should serve as caution in regard to
the soil they should be planted in and
against the use of strongly nitrogene-
Gus manures. Moderately we'll man
ured clay or clay loan seems 10 be
best adapted to their growth.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-03-27
An Egyptian Flower show.

Under the patronage of the khedive
of Egypt. who is a rare lover of gar
dening. an exhibition is to take place
at Ghezireh. Cairo, on March 30 and 81
and April l, 1900. at which Americans
ere especially invited to be competi-
tors. program in very good English
has been prepared, which may be had
by addressing w Wilfred Carey, secre-
tary, Kasr-elDoubara. Cairo, Egypt.
Carnations, lilies. pansies, phlox.
stocks, violets, roses and amy good
thing not specified" are among the
special articles to be exhibited by flor
lists, for which silver medals and sums
Of money are offered.
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against which the sheep can gnaw ear
corn or roots of any kind. The body
OF the rack should be two feet inside.
The wings should meet within about
six inches.
Mr.. Oviatt thinks that the arrange
ment in Fig. 2 will be an improve
ment on that shown in Fig. 1. The
cut is not properly made, however.
The Stat (Al should be under the
boards (B), and nailed firmly to posts
10y. These remain firm and rigid.
The hinges should DO on top, so that
the wide boards (D) can turn up and
rest on b, B, out of the way when one
wants to clean out the rack. Other
wise the wings are the same as in Fig
1.-Ohio Farmer.
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The Zulus are said to be the finest
specimens of the black race in the
world. They are mahogany-colored,
stalwart, intelligent and easily gov
erned. Those who pull the jinrikishas
put the horns of animals on their heads
and fasten wings of large birds to their
arms. Their arms, legs, ears and necks
are loaded down with iron and brass
ornaments. No one is allowed to sell
them any Intoxicating drink, conse-
quently they are very peaceful set.
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Acceptable ,

] should say so; they all snv tho same
too, when they get them. Who is there
that would refuse such works of art wben
'hey can get them for almost nothing.
ASK your grocer for coupon book. which
VIII enable you TO get one large Zoe. pack
age OF 'Red Cross" starch one largo 1Oc.
rackaGe OF "Hubingcr's Best" starch, with
10" premiums, two Shakespeare panels.
printed in twelve beautiful colora, as nat
nra' MS life, or one Twentieth Century Girl
'n."ndar, the finest of its kind ever printed.
all for Sc.
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Those who warm the water for their
cows, or some who DO so, say that the
cows need to drink but once day.
With the water ut temperature of
sixty degrees they Will fill themselves
with enough for twenty four hours,
and rs there is no chilling of the sys-
tenn or the digestive organs, the di-
gestion goes along steadily, and the
milk product iS much greater than
when they are watered twice n day
with cold water. We have no doubt
that cows could become accustomed
to taking enough water at one time to
last all the day and night, but we
should prefer that they had it twice II
day if they were ours. We never had
COW that was good one for milk
that would not drink, and drink
heartily, twice every day in winter, if
the water was not colder than fifty de-
grees, and when we have had one that
would not do so we always found her
neither prolific mixer, a persistent
mixer, or an easy fattener. Some
times giving such COW little extra
salt i'll her feed will stimulate her
thirst so that she will drink more
freely and regularly. While it was
our custom to salt regularly we found
that some cows seemed to want more
than others, and we tried to make
sure that each one had enough.
though sometimes after buying n COW
we found it best to limit her on salt
until sue hal been accustomed to
having it every day. Too much salt,
or the too muah water they drank
atterward, would scour them to dis
agreeable extent, if not dangerous
one. Boston Cultivator.
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Mrs. Eighty Well, what the lat.
est war news, dear?'
Mr.. Eighty behind bis paperl-
"Ohl Aguiualdo has warned General
Bullcr to- keep hrs forces within the
limit8 OF L1dysmith, or ho will re-
lease all the prisoners 10 Pretoria.
Otis ard his brigade moved ON Sulu
and gave battle to Dom Paul The
losses were onOrmous-over six hum
dred and City Tagals and nine nun
drod and two Kanir- Beers were
slaughtered 80
Mrs. Eighty lahudderiuely) -'Ts'nl
war b. .ica.ly horridi But r do take
such an interest in it, Puck.