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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23

While it is not practical for most farm
ers to undertake to keep bees extensive
ly, many of them could keep a few col
on,es without much trouble and thus pro-
duce sufficient honey for home consump-
lion. 1t does not require much work to
care for few colonies of bees, and there
is as much profit in bees, for the labor
bestowed. as there is in anything else 1
known of The honey and wax are not
the only benefit to be derived from these
little workers. They are useful agents in
the cross polination of flowers. 1t used
to be thought that they were an injury
to fruit, but careful investigation has
shown them to be of great advantage,
especially 20 the horticulturist. The COM
mon black bee cannot work on red clover.
on account of not being able TO reach the
honey The Italian bee works on red
clover. The Italian has the advantage
over the native black bee of being able
to rid the hive of the bee moth. All
bees will work on crimson clover. Among
the forest trees that grow in West Nir-
ginia, maple, poplar, bass wood holly and
many others which might be mentioned
afford valuable bee pasturage.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23

allow IT to grow up in crabgrass, and har-
vest it once or twice. Everywhere you
will find this crabgrass A general yield
is one ton per acre, but with fertilizers. 1t
is doubled and trebled.
Last spring I had field of Strawberries,
but could not renew 1t for want OF labor.
The leaf stems stood about four inches
high with the leaves small. I plowed be-
tween the rows and selected a threatening
day for rain, and under and over The
leaves I applied by hand LOCO pounds cot
ton seed meal and $50 pounds sulphate pol
ash per acre. 1t rained before we got
through, but we finished the sowing in the
rain. Result we had an extra fine crop
of fruit
In July I cut from this piece of crab
grass two tons OF dried hay TO the acre,
and the latter part of September one and
a half tons to the acre. We finished
gathering our egg plants Aug. 10, the first
being. gross feeders, l applied TO these 1,500
pounds cotton seed meal, go pounds bone
meal. $50 pounds dissolved bone, and $50
pounds sulphate potash, this fertilizer be
ing applied a several different times.
From this land, with the tramping, pull
ing mp OF dead plants. etc, I cut three and
a half tons of hay to the acre Fertilizers
did it, I had a large lot of different va
rieties of pepper plants. fortified same as
egg plants, but had to keep them clear by
cultivator and hoe. Not one spear OF
crabgrass came 10 hay, but I had the
same amount of Mexican clover. showing
that it must not be disturbed from it's
first growth.
A field cured without rain makes fine
bright, clean green hay when baled, but
II il gets one shower of rain it is black
ened. If over-sweated in tramp cock or
NOV. it will blacken. The rain does not
lessen its feeding qualities. as cattle and
horses eat it just as well in this state it
spois its market value more or less, &C
cording to color. When put in ten-ton
lots. it will ferment more or less, even
when perfectly dry, but when sweated in
tramp cocks. the best plan is to bale it at
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23

One of the most conspicuous errors Of
Southern agriculture is the practice of
pulling corn leaves for fodder and neg
lecting the crabgrass, which grows spon-
taneously after the corn is laid by" says
a farmer in a Florida journal. The leaves
are an expensive feed when the error of
pulling is considered, and the weight har
vested per acre is much below that of the
hay. which might he secured If properly
managed The pulling Of the corn leaves
II has been demonstra ed byseveral South
ern experiment stations, damages the
grain in the ear fully as much a the Tod
der is worth If not more. True, Il is not
so easy to cut crabgrass among the stand
ing corn stalks as IL is 10 pull the leaves,
but with the land left free of ridges under
the system of fiat culture. a moving ma
chine may be driven through, cutting corn
stalks and all; but the best plan for Sc
curing hay is to harrow the land smooth
after the spring vegetable crop is harvest
ed Uhis might also be done on corn land)
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
Removal of the Capital.

Jacksonville Metropolis: The Executive
Committee of the Capital Removal Asso-
citation held an important meeting at noon
to-day. which was well attended. A large
number of letters from prominent citizens
were received, which gave the committee
much encouragement These letters come
from all parts of the state, and give the
situation in the various counties. The
opinion prevails that Jacksonville will
easily secure a majority of the counties
in the state. The committee to-day re-
ceived samples of their campaign buttons,
and ordered 500, which are to be used by
members OF the association in this city.
These buttons have the initials y. c. A"
in monogram, and very neat. The
regular buttons for general use are in
red, white and blue, and are lettered,
state Capital jacksonville" Ten thou
sand of these we're ordered, and will be
judiciously distributed all over the state.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
Had n Narrow Escape.

On Thursday afternoon Messrs Clabe
Bateman and lack Hays went up to Mr..
Maloy Jackson's mill, five miles from
Byron. in Crawford county, for an after
moons fish. After they had fished for an
hour or with Indifferent success. Mr..
Bateman decided he would go in bathing
and entered the water just above the mill
Mr.. Hays and the miller remained at the
mill, After Mr.. Bateman had swan
around a short while. he was in some way
so overpowered by the undercurrent that
he lost control of himself and was carried
with terrific force through the water
trunk, which measures eight inches by
twelve inches. Mr.. Hays heard the mill
stop and two or three screams in quick
succession and ran below TO find the nor
rible sight of Mr.. Bateman's body half
out of the water trunk. having passed the
distance Of eight or ten feet through the
trunk of the above dimensions, and he
man weighing 200 pounds. He was soon
rescued from his position and did not
complain much when asked If he was hurt.
but replied that he had been through the
mill He soon felt sore and had to be
taken TO a room and given a bed a the
home of Mr.. Maloy Jackson. A physician
was summoned but no bones were found
broken and he was taken 90 his home.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
Many short Railroads.

The building of short and connecting
lines is going on all through the state.
charter was grant some time ago for
The construction of the Paragon Railroad,
which is to run between the kaolin mines
of Aiken county and the main line of the
Southern. Friday charter was sle1
to the Winnsboro and Camden Railroad
Comp any, which is TO construct a line be-
tween Camden and Winnsboro The i'm
preston is that the line is to be a link
of The Seaboard Air Line and that it is
TO be operated by that system. A charter
fer new road to connect Union. Spar
tanburg and the neighboring towns with
the Seaboard Air Line is also pending
The work on the Charleston extension of
the Seaboard Air Line which is a most
important link. seems to have gone GU ct
ly along and the expectation is that there
will be some developments in that connec-
ton quite soon, The Southern Railway is
hard at work on its extension from AL
lendale to Hardeevilla, which is to be on
its Savannah extension. and there Is talk
in railroad circles that the Southern will
so further south than Hardeevile, which
is the terminus of the present extension
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
The Stnte Alliance.

The next gathering Of consequence in
Columbia is to be the annual meeting of
the State Alliance. which is to be held
in the hall of the House Of Representa-
lives on the 25th inst, Wednesday next.
Though the sub-alliances in many coun-
ties have gone 10 pieces and not a few
have abandoned their organization, the
leaders say that the attendance at the
state meeting will be large No doubt
the gathering viii be somewhat larger
than that of last year. There will be
reason for this and it is to be found in
the fight over the disposition of the funds
of the exchange. There Is now on hand
some $4,000 in cash. There has been a
warm discussion recently over this money.
When the alliance was all-powerful some
years ago The allancemen all over the
state took stock in the exchange. and
now after the lapse of time some of the
holders are dead and some have moved
from the state; others went in with their
fellow members of the sub-alliances and
subscribed for so much stock for the sub
alliance. Long ago some Of these sub
alliances have ceased 10 exist There is
a demand on the port OF many for dis
tributon OF the money among the orig
inal subscribers and their heirs Exact
~ how this can be accomplished is the
problem that the trustee stockholders will
Try to solve at che coming meeting Many
wish the money to stay where it now is
and be properly invested. =
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
Tragedy In Union County.

The tragedy at Carlisle. Union county
resulting in the death of two negro men,
the wound.ng of young negro woman.
was warm denouement to a marriage
ceremony about half concluded when the
balls began 20 fly. This was on Wednes-
day night. on that date a young negro
man named Sims. son of Giles Sims, col
ored, of Spartanburg, went to the house
of negro named Jeff Tucker and ac-
companied his daughter out for a walk
They made for a church and parson, but
Tucker caught an inkling of the matter
and went out to hunt for his daughter,
armed with pistol. He found the par
ties in the act of being united in mar
riage and proceeded without any warning
to fire at Sims. Sims was fatally
wounded, but managed TO secure his own
pistol and return the fatal fire killing
Tucker. In the melee the wounded bride
was wounded. Both men died shortly
after the exchange of shots.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23

About ten years ago several parties
herea bouts set out plants of the hardy
orange to test its hardness and its de-
ability for hedging, says Joseph Nee
han Coming from Japan, there was rea-
sonable doubt of its standing our climate.
Its very thorny character and busny
growth was evidence enough of its hitting
the requirements of a hedge if 1t but
proved quite hardy Well, after the test
of many years, ii has proved entirely
hardy for this vicinity and this being the
case it is fair to think it could be used
for hedging further North than this. 1t
does not hurt a hedge plant if its tops are
slightly hurt in winter. as this acts as
pruning tending to make the plant more
bushy This plant seeds freely when but
of a few years growth, so that 1t can be
grown In quantities at a cheap rate; a
something quite necessary when a hedge
plant is thought of. The first year of its
seeding life is apt to find it growing very
late in the season, and this immature
growth will be somewhat hurt In winter.
But when a year or two have passed Ey
and growth becomes hard before freezing
weather sets in, there is no more damage
of tops. The winter just passed through
was quite severe, 10 to II degrees below
zero, and below zero for forty-eight hours
in succession, yet the plants over one year
old were not damaged in the slightest de-
gree. For Pennsylvania and places in the
same latitude there need be no hesitation
in planting it No doubt readers VIII wish
to know in what way it possesses merits
the Usage has not 1t is in its sitter
growth its immense spines. its bright
green wood, sweet scented flowers and
small oranges. The flowers and fruit
have nothing to do with hedging quail
ties, but anything planted for utility in the
way of fencing may well be ornamental
at the same time. The oranges are round,
about six inches in circumference and of
a dull orange color. l regret to add they
are not fl TO eat being very bitter 1t
has been found that IL stands pruning
well becoming quite bushy in a short
time. Its growth is so stiff that nothing in
the world would force its way through an
esta blished hedge of il; the branches are
really almost immovable, the side ones as
well as those of the center. Neither the
Usage nor the honey locust has anything
like the stiff character of this. 1t is true
that live fences are but little called for
now wire superseding them, but many
one likes to see a hedge, and many gar
den is the better for having one aroundd it.
/ can safely recommend this hardy orange
for the purpose Oranges are some of
found in many lists as Limonia Trifoliata.
AS a single specimen on a lawn 1t is a
something unlike any other shrub.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
Care of Bulbs.

Care Of summer Towering bulbs. such
as dahlas, cannas, tube roses and gladi-
olas, is but very little trouble and can be
very successfully done. If one is careful
to follow a few simple directions. l re-
member the first dahlia and g;adiola
bulbs l had. l knew nothing of how
they should be treated, and / separated
al the dahlia bulbs from the main stalk,
and put them and the gladiolas away be-
fore they were dry. The result was l
had no bulbs TO plant the next spring.
All bulbs should be spread out in some
place, but not in the sun, or where mice
will get a them-for mice dearly love
bulbs-to dry They should be stirred
once a day until perfectly dry. Do not
separate your dahlias or Gamma bulbs, UNI
I'll you are ready to plant them next
spring. Do not top any OF your bulbs
too close Leave that to be done al plant
ing time BY that time the tops that
should come off. will readily peel off from
the bulbs. have ruined several fine
tube rose bulbs by topping too close. If
you cut into che bulb 1t will rot. When
your bulbs are dry. put them in heavy
paper sack, -four sack being the best,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23

teaspoonful of glycerine in a cup OF
hot milk or cream viii at once relieve the
most violent attack of coughing. This is
a simple, easily-obtained and harmless
remedy.
Equally simple and quite as effective is
the use of a diluted glycerine spray
through an atomizer. This is applied di-
rectly TO the infiamed or irritated sur
faces, and gives an almost instant relief
In attacks of influenza, sore throat, AMI
other troubles, glycerine mixed with three
times its bulk of water, boiled and cooled
is an invaluable remedy.
little practice win enable the pat
lent to apply the spray, and the soothing
and cooling effect is remarkable.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23

Thinning of Frmts-Professor Van De-
man. in Vlck's Magazine, calls attention
to the neglect of many otherwise intel
agent fruit growers, to thin their heavily
laden trees or vines. He says: There is
nothing lost by pulling off one-half or
three-fourths of big crop Of fruit 1t may
look like waste, but what Is left will
grow to almost the same weight as the
whole amount. and it will be larger, Of
better quality and worth much more
Peaches apples and pears. should be thin
ned to not less than six inches apart;
plums to about half that distance Fruit
grown this way is a delight 10 see and eat
while the small stuff grown on a crowd
ed tree or vine is often OF little value 4"
Cut Worms-The following cheap and
simple remedy for the destruction OF cut
worms, given in Farm and Home. Is
worthy OF trial. Cut worms often do very
great damage in gardens. as well as in
field crops. In the latter il is doubtful
II any effective means of destruction can
be adopted on account OF the cost, but
the New Jersey station finds wheat bran
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
VIII Pay Ten Per Cent.

By an order from United States Circuit
Judge Simonton received in Charles bon
and filed Thursday. depositors in the de-
funct American Savings Bank will be
paid dividend of 10 per cent. on claims
which have been proven to the court
This is the first payment allowed deposi-
tors since the bank failed. According to
the report of Col. James E. Hagood, be-
fore whom claims had to be proven. the
total amount on which dividends viii be
allowed is some thing over $4,000. The
recei1 ers have in Tank mere than $1,000
From This amount the dividends for de-
positors viii be drawn and the balance
Will go to attorneys of whom there are
many. Just how much more money will
subsequently go to depositors OF the
American Savings Bank is problema teal
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23

While the pure-bred pig may be the best
for the fancy breeder and represents the
highest andard the cross Of a thorough
bred on common stock will give the best
results in ordinary farming. says a writer
in an exchange This is a matter that
aves little room for doubt, and dhe most
successful farmers make the most by ju-
dcioEsiy crossing in this way. The thor
oue Inbred does not in one case in a hun
cred possess all those Qualities of hard
ness and power of growth essential to gen
eral use A good deal of the fancy stock
is anything but sui ed to ordinary far
mers' needs, and it is a mistake for any
except a professional breeder to attempt
TO handle them alone There is. of course.
a difference in the fancy breeds for cross
ing. and one must certainly use good
judgment in this work
l think, however, few will dispute me
when I say that a farmer will always Re
safe in gett ng Berkshires and Poland
Chinas. These two breeds seem to be The
neral favorites in his country for go ID
ana sufficient reasons. Both breeds will
give CORD and quick results, and when
fed literally and pushed to their utmost
they will yield very similar results. Now,
10 my way of thinking a cross between
these two breeds will prove of even more
value IMAM eltIleC bTceu dIoHc+ <Allhou6h
somewhat similar in Their manner of de-
veloping and fattening, these two breeds
have their special qualities which rea ~
distinguish them more than any external
mark. The tendency OF young Berkshire
pigs when turned into the clover fields
and fed only a little feed through the
summer, is to grow lean and lank, form
ing a fine carcass for fattening purposes
la er. This tendency to leanness, however,
is sonnet mes too much emphasized to ut
he farmer, and he wishes he could re-
form it, Now a cross with the Poland
China will show just this reform needed
The cross VIII hold up better under sum
mer feedir than the pigs of either breed.
In crossing any br eed It is always well
to know just what you are doing. The
parents may not be thoroughbred, but
their ances'r y should be pretty wei
known. To take any kind Of a hog and
cross it with a pure bred mate is to or1ng
into existence an uncertainty. The pigs
may prove satisfactory and again they
may not. The ris k is almost too great ID
run. II is not a difficult or expensive mat
r to secure good hogs for breeding ana
often the crosses between coed breeds can
be- obtained at little less expense than
crosses between common, worthless pigs.
In selecting the animals the qualities OF
the parents mus. be considered from an
other standpoint. Net every breed makes
good mothers, and this is important We
know the Berkshire sows make excellent
mothers, and they are also prolific
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
Boat Company Organized.

charter has been granted the Mer-
chants and Naval Stores Transportation
Company. of Columbus, end a meeting Of
the stockholders was held Saturday
There were 19T shares of stock represented.
After electing the directors and going
through with other routine business, the
following officers were elected NJ. w
Kelly. president and treasurer; A. D..
Covingtou. vice president; W. r. Moore
general manager, and George c. Palmer
secretary This is the company of which
Capt. W. r. Moore is az the head, anu
through his efforts il hos been goa up
They now have two elegant steamers IN
course of construction at Jeffersonville
Ind. which will be ready for opera ton
about the last of next month. This will
be one of the best equipped lines on the
Chattahoochee river, and will run inde-
pendent Of all others.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
nlnckhcrrN Wine.

Mrs. NJ. B.: The making of wine is
very simple. Pick over the berries and
mash them and 90 each gallon of berry
mash add one quart of hot water. Allow
il TO stand twenty-four or thirty-six
hours. keeping well covered Strain into
lug or keg and to every gallon of juice
add three go pounds of white sugar and
one mint of rye whisky or a little less of
alcohol This can be left out if desired,
Set the vessel away In a cool place, stir
ring and slximming several times during
the week following Later on put up in
clean bottles or jugs and cork securely.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
The Success in Market Gardening.

For success in gardening of any kind
one must have rich soil, favorable
situation either 90 the market or 10 CHEAP
transportation lines, and then a clear
conception of the best method of raising
the right crops both in abundance and in
quality, says the Indiana Farmer. AS
Stunning that the first two are supplied by
nature, it may be worth while to consider
the methods of cultivation. Market gar
dening is essentially intensive farming.
No man can make a success at il in any
other way Large expectations IRE look
ed for, but to obtain these the soil must
be most literally treated. MOI one crop,
but two and three a year must be har-
vested from the land and no soil can pro-
duce more than one crop unless cult
waited thoroughly and MANFRED persist
entity. The man who goes into the worl;
with the idea that if he succeeds in rails
ing a good crop of tomatoes. potatoes, let
fuce or other vegetables he will have a
successful season, makes a great mistake
He must raise one or two crops in addi-
ton on the same land. Often the first
and earliest crop merely pays for the ma
nure and labor of cultivatiug and harvest
ing The second crop may pay for in
terest on money invested, taxes and +he
owners time and labor and the profits
rest entirely with the third crop.
There is first the importance of getting
a crop of early radishes. lettuce, beets
or other vegetables in the ground so that
the crop can be harvested in time to
transplant from the green house or cold
frames the young plants of the next crop
say tomatoes. lemons, egg plants or
other midsummer vegetables II is then
necessary to consider the third crop.
fall or early winter harvest or turnips
kale, spinesh pumpkins or late peas. In
order to crowd these three crops into one
Of out short seasons It is not only neces-
sary 10 enrich and cultivate the soil to
the highest point of perfection, but II is
necessary that one should plan far ahead.
The whole years work must be laid out
beforehand, and everything should be
done like clockwork. Seeds of coming
crops must be planted so they will pro-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-07-23
Big Reward for Hooker.

A circular has been ISSUED by Sheriff
John w. Hogan Of Putnam county saying
$500 reward will be paid by the sheriff of
Putnam county for one Eli Booker, a ne
gro man, who, on June H. murdered
young white man by the name of Julian
r. Smith, at Pala ka, This description
follows: Dark, ginger-cake color; hight
about feet. or inches; weight l45 to
loo pounds; square shoulders; walks erect,
lmping slightly on left leg; rather sharp
face with mean expression; small mus
tache; raised scar, about inch long, just
above eyebrow and nsar center Of fore
head; age % to 80 years; has been en-
ployed as turpentine hand and steamboat
fireman.