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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

they're satisfied
But il really shows that these yarn
spinning captains have not grasped a GER
tain fundamental fact or two-that men
Of all times and races, IL treated in a like
manner will act in an equally like man.
ner, and that the average human stomach
revolts at the fourth or fifth consecutive
meal of chicken, while salt meat, If at all
palatahle,- can be eaten by hungry men
twenty-one times a week the year round.
But the time has come when a cap
tain cannot punish his recreant crew by
putting them upon the government allow
ance: for a new scale of provisions is
provided for under the new law of last
year which promises so much better a
menu than that of the best found full
and-plenty' Yankee ship of this genera
ton that a wise crew will demand it the
first day aboard. Coffee. as has been
sold, is prescribed in the green berry;
and if the hoarse rasp of the coffee mill
punctuated by Oriental profanity does not
arise daily from the galley, the watch on
deck may know-particularly II their PAL
ates later corroborate the negative EVIL
dence-that the cook is not roasting and
grinding the green berry coffee of the
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two kinds of meat from which it comes.
On long voyages. when the appetite pals
IL is an excellent substitute for butter
IL spread sparingly over a piece Of bread
or bareback; hut, used in this way 1t
is safest to obtain 1t from the slush-
bucket in the bosun's locker, as it is the
sole perquisite of the cook-ma terially in
creasing his income for the voyage. He
jealousy guards his barrel of slush. LASH
ed near the galley door, and is only re-
quired by shipboard ethics to give the
mate as much as he may need for slush-
ing down masts and for work on the rig
ging. Sailors who yearn for butter are
not considered.
Mashed Hard-Tack.
Another institution dating from antiqui-
ty is Cracker hash" or "hard-tack hash"
Hard-tack, according to its age and man
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Copyright. 1870. b.
New York. Aug. AIN foreign deep-wa-
ter craft the cook. as a rule. partakes OF
the nationality of the ship; IN American
vessels he may be Chinaman Jap. Malay
or Lascar, occasionally . native Of some
European country, but very seldom an
American unless he be a colored brother
His galley. as the kitchen Is called aboard
ship. is narrow compartment running
across the after end of the forward house,
with door at each end. a well-aDpoint
ed range in the middle. lockers and tables
each side Of IL. and hooks on the bulk
head for pots and pans. 1t usually has a
brick floor, and when he has deposited
the forecastle collation. or the floor near
the door his professional duty is ended.
the rest Of his work being the keeping
clean Of his galley and appurtenances. He
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-05

II EE gland Re received fattering offers
from me J. y. Turner and Arthur Ro8ns-
% companies 70 enter grand ogsrz- and
another On he continent 20 enter Italian
grand opera. He has received tire pr
sonsI compliment Of Madam Lillian Nor
dicz and Lady Henry SomsfseL
Woodward IS 2 Georgian He received
his musical education at the New England
Conservatory Of Music, and for I'VE years
Tss solo tenor IL the Second Co1gregz-
t4onal Church. Boston. and was the only
person Of color 70 have held such a posi-
tlon n a white quartet In the cify OF Bos-
FCr-
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Morgan ROofrtSOnl
two ways-in the making OF soft tack.
the sour-dough or "saft empty1ngs"
bread OF the housewife or in the manu-
factu-e OF duff.
Dun is an ancient sea delicacy worth
description. Mix up come -four and fresh
water, with little sour dough 40 rise"
il and liberal supply OF slush TO short
en- il, tie it UP in q bag and boil in salt
water. and you will have genuine duff
"a dish so delicious, fattening and de-
moralizing that IL IL only serv-
ed twice week. The addition
Of prunes stirred into the mess
makes It plum duff" but prunes are ex-
pensiye and plum duff has long ceased
10 exist save in the memory of old sail
ors.
The ingredient mentioned as slush may
need defining. 1t IS the skimming Of the
pot in which salt beef or pork is being
boiled. Il is strongly impregnated with
salt, and partskes Of the favor of the
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sidney woodward, After Touring
Europe. VIII Sing In Savannah.

Sidney Woodward. a colored tenor, OF
considerable reputation, will appear at
the Savannah Theater Monday night, Aug.
10. Woodward has just returned TO Amer
lea, after an extended tour Of Europe, in
which he met the most hatterlng success.
He sang first tenor in all of the princi-
pal cities OF the United Kingdom. then
to Germany and at Dresden, where he
paksed the examination at the Royal Con-
eervatory OF Music, receiving a certin-
cate OF the highest grade. He was urged
by the faculty TO remain and study for
grand opera, but his business engage
ments would not permit. He studied,
however. with one OF the best German
teachers.
lie sang in all the principal cities Of
Germany, Holland Belgium Austria, and
Russia. In Moscow and Riga he sang by
special request before royalty many times.
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Dist. Averages.

Remarks-Showers have occurred over
the Atlantic districts in Texas and the
New Orleans and Mobile districts High
temperatures continue over the belt.
Heavy TO excessive rainfalls at several
points In Texas.
Observations taken al the same mo-
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FIFef rtEoTl-AlE EIglL o. Lhe saFaH-
nah river al Augusta, at 8 a. m. G5th me
rldIan time yesterday, was rs feet,
fall OF OF foot during the preceding TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Cotton region bulletin. Savannah, Ca,
for the twenty-four hours ending al 8
a. m, 75th meridian time, Aug. 4, 1900.
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Special Texas Rainfall Reports .-sher-
man, 81; Abilene, "a; Temple, .Os; Calves
ton. 1.s2; Weatherford 10; Blanco $40;
Hearne, So; Ballinger, .9s; Colum ois. %;
Dallas. "a: Houston, trace; Huntsville,
%: Kerrvilie, IA; Lampasas, 30; Long
view. Is; Luling. %; San Marcos, e.
Heavy Rains.--Gaiveston, Tex. 1.62;
Blanoo Tex, SO; Hearne. Tex, 1s6.
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THE SEA COOK AND
THE FOOD HE COOKS.
He Is Rarely an American unless Negro
Even on Craft Flying the Stars and
Stripes.

seamans
of
: odFashioned salt EmPngs" Bread-Dan
ThatMu Be
Ones Its Ing n rae
rfunk-
TietuaI then Scale
Enecta n
Horst Writer he
Be slow.
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THE WEATHER.

Forecast for Sunday and Monday
Georgia and South Carolina: Showers
On the coast. fair in the Interior Sunday.
Monday fair: light 70 fresh southeasteriy
winds.
Eastern Florida and Western Florida:
Local rains Sunday and Monday; fresh
east to south winds.
Yesterdays Weather az Savannah.
Maximum temperature l15 p.
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ment OF time at all stations. Aug. 4, 1870.
o. m. 18th meridian time:
A coLoRED TENOR SINGER.

T. for temperature; v. for velocity.
II. 3. Boyer, weather Bureau.
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Change VIII Be slow.

By Morgan
Yarn Where angels to Tread" Etc
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
PHILATELIC NOTES

The stamps of South Australia are
to be printed in postal union colors.
The Philippines seem to handle more
heavy mail than any other of our new
possessions, therefore there is 4 strong
demand there for stamps of high de-
nominations.
There have been discovered in Wash
ington the one and three-cent stamps
of 1852, printed on double paper, hav-
ing eight small holes arranged in q
circle, punched put of the upper paper,
which is very thin and backed by a
thick paper.
The Bundi stamps are printed on pa
per made in Belgium and w~atermarkcd
made in Belgium for NATURALLY Heb
toolabeoy;" opposite this watermark.
which is in two lines, is n mans pic
ture with a high collar and in his hand
n bouquet of flowers.
French postal employees are to be
pitied. One paragraph of their rules
and regulations reads that all EN-
ployes are positively prohibited from
reading the communications on the
back of a postal card on pain of in
slant dismissal. Another paragraph
threatens them with dismissal II they
forward postal cards containing pro-
fans or otherwise objectionable Ian
guage. What are the poor clerks to
10?
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Peach trees suffer the most from
standing in the thick grass. and cherry
and pear the least of any of the frui:
trees.
The objection to trying to grow
grapes in the orchard among the fruit
trees is that the grapes need all the
sunshine possible.
Mulching of fruit trees at this time is
2 help in delaying poisoning in the
spring. and in this way injury from late
frosts may be prevented.
Most fruit trees thrive best on rolling
and. Fruits are less liable 10 injury
by frosts on rolling land than on level
land, even though the latter be high and
dry.
1t will lessen the danger of injury by
having and freezing if a small mound
OF earth is drawn up around the stem of
the tree before the ground freezes. 1t
a be removed in the spring.
In nearly all cases large seed are bet
ter than small ones. They furnish more
nutriment to the young plants than the
small ones. which give ther a good
start early in the season. and they make
q better growth.
Dwarf pears anu grapes a'e the two
fruits that seem especially adapted to
small places. where not much o. can
be spared. and where it is designed to
combine the useful with the ornament
al.-St. Louis Republic.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
R%ETRIBUTIvE JUSTICE.
A Yankee Justice Who knew How
to Administer the Law TO the
Courts Advantage.

81 want ter kneow all about this ere
raow!" exclaimed Justice Curtis in his
rich Yankee dialect. "Yeow fellers' bin
fightin' 'bount sump'in'."
1t seemed that the defendant had been
the aggressor as well as the victor. and
he took an evident relish in telling upon
the witness stand how he had done it.
Then the affair took on a romantic hue
when the testimony developed the fact
that there had been a young lady wit
ness of the affray. The complaining
witness had beei escorting her home
from a party and had just parted with
her at her fathers gate when the as
sault was made.
''Whaar be this ere gale" demanded
the justice, with 4uickened interest.
Both parties to the case agreed that
it would be ungaliant to cali the young
Iady into court as a witness, and they
would prefer, if the court please, 10
continue without her presence.
"Waal, naow, l begin ter see t tn
bottom. Be she yer gal?" asked the
court. looking steadfastly at the blush
ing defendant.
The latter mold I'd affirmatively and
hung his head.
An be she yer gal. too?" this query
being addressed to the complaining wit
ness.
Before the latter could frame reply he
caught the threatening eye of the ath-
letic rustic defendant. which undoubt-
eddy assisted him in preparing an an
swer to this personal catechism.
81 don't reckon she is my gal. 'zact-
w." he said. That's the fust night I
ever was with her"
Did yer knaow tibet tn defendant
ere war keeping comp'ny with herr"
asked the court, in severe tones and
with threatening demeanor.
"Y-y-yes."
"'Then I'll fine the defendant ten dol
lars fer 'sault'n batt'ry. an also fine you
addressing the complaining witness)
ten dollars fer stealin' tn other felier's
gal away. Guess vel catch tn costs
ter tn gal thief, too. Courts 'journed."
Detroit Free Press.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
SEED LIFE NOT UNLIMUTFR
Experiment. Have Exploded h
Theory of Ancient MOund
Openers.

Some time ago an article appeared
IN the Chicago newspapers which was
written at Anderson, Ind, and dealt
with the longevity of seeds. In sub
stance the article states that archaeol-
ogists had but recently explored neal
Anderson some of the mounds of the
mound builders who inhabited this
country some 5000 years ago. and
found among other things corn in jars
Theoretically sealed. DR.. Cullen, a
prominent scientist of Anderson, OBJ
Gained some of the corr and planted
it, and was surprised to see it grow.
This not only to him proved longev-
ity, but by its wonderful growth in
comparison with other corn it also
proved that cor is degenerating.
This statement was shown to Prot.
L. II. Pammel, in charge of the de-
partment of bontany in the Iowa state
college and botanist for the govern
mente experiment station. In discuss
ing it he says:
THE statement is frequently made
in the popular press that seeds have
retained their vitality for a long time.
Thus it is stated that wheat under
some conditions has preserved its VIZ
tally for so or 100 years. 1t has fire.
quently been stated that wheat taken
from the Egyptian monuments germi-
mated, but in not a single case is this
termination authenticated. Not q sin
gle grain taken from an 5Icient
Egyptian sarcophagus and soSn by
various persons has ever been known
to terminate, and the conditions for
preserving the seed in these Egyptian
monuments is far better than in the
soil. They are protected from the air
and variations of temperature. The
experiment which has been most
berg at Prague. He had received the
grains from a trustworthy traveller,
who told him that they We're taken
from a sarcophagus. 1t is said that
two of these seeds terminated, but it
is a well-known fact that impostures
are perpetrated by the people who dis
pose of these seeds. In some cases
they have even slipped corn, u maize,
into these sarcophagi.
"Many experiments have been made
not only in this country, but in Eu-
rope, to determine The vitality of vari-
III grain seeds. Thus barley retains
its vitality better than any other
cereal. and this is said to retain its
vitality from eight to ten years. In
the case of wheat 90 to 100 per cent.
terminate in from one to four Years,
in five to seven years, S. to 81 per cent.
In the case of rye the percentage of
termination in five years dropped to
So per cent; in seven years, Sc per
cent; nine years, ID per cent. In the
case of corn / made some experiments
n few years ago to determine the VIZ
tally, and found that corn which was
kept in tightly closed vessels a; the
age of 90 years had lost all its power
of termination. Experiments also in-
dictate that corn kept even a few yeas
became largely deteriorated and lost
much of its power of termination. Even
grass seeds which have been buried
at some depth in the soil and in YES
sells tightly sealed failed to terminate
after the lapse of a dozen or Is years."
Chicago Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
DAIRY SUGGESTIONS.

It doubtless pays well to invest la
some of the devices which keep the
water so that each cow can help her
self when she wants it. Milk is near
ly all water, anyhow.
All cattle feel the pinch of cold In
winter, and unless additional feed and
good, comfortable quarters Ire given
them they will fall off rapidly in con-
dition and will be Improbable all
winter.
Make your stable floors and cutters
water tight and use absorbents, or
conduct the liquid manure to a cistern
in the barnyard, where it can be
pumped out and sprayed on the mead
ows.
Charcoal is a good absorber of gases
in the milk room where foul gases
are present. 1t should be freshly
powdered and kept there continually,
especially in hot weather, when I'M
wholesome odors are most liable to
infect the milk.-Farm Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
Attend Experience Meetings.

Scientific farming is farming in &C
,ordance with natures immutable laws.
That is what farmers have been trying
to do since the very first beginnings of
the INDUSTRY. These laws men have
measurably learned by experience.
Should each depend on his W expert
ence for the knowledge needed to guide
him in his industry. he would not learn
in his lifetime the alphabet of farming.
He has unconsciously benefited from
the accumulated experience of ages.
Could he not benefit more, now that so
much has been learned, by frequent
farmers meetings, discussions of meth
DDS and exchange of experiences?-
Farmers Review.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
SOME PRACTICAL NOTIONS

A German has patented a process for
the preservation of eggs, consisting in
immersing them in an acid solution Of
proto-sulphate of iron containing tan
min, thus closing up the pores In the
shell and preventing the action of air
on the contents.
The cost of rubber is lessened by a
new French process, consisting of mix
ing with wood oil another oil having
greaterdensity, lighter color and:cheap-
er price, the two oils being heated until
solidifed, when the mass is powdered
and mixed with india rubber.
The deposits of vapor and hoar frost
On window panes is prevented by coat
ing the window with a composition re-
Gently patented by a Belgian, consist
ing of water, glycerin, sugar and CO.
marin, the resulting compound being
transparent and rendering the window
clear at all times.
The cranks of a bicycle can be length
ened by a Chicago mans device, con-
sisting of a recessed sleeve, having a
hole for the reception of a bolt, to at
tach it to the crank, the bolt taking the
place of the pedal shaft, while the lat
ter is inserted in an extension OF the
sleeve beyond the bolt.
A Pennsylvania woman has patented
q machine for iuting or plating cloth,
the apparatus being formed of a pair
of boards hinged together, with inter-
meshing fiat strips of steel set on edge
in each board, in order that when they
are closed over the cloth the latter will
be folded and creased.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
ARE QUITE USEFUL
EaftheWorms Perform Lots Of Work
That II of Great Use to Farm
ers and Gardeners.

ugly looking creatures!" We ex-
claim as WI see the earth-werms
crawling about the. garden beds in
the early morning or after a rain.
Hut let us look upon them with a
more kindly eye and consider the
great work they do in the earth.
Darwin and Henson have proved their
intelligence and their wonderful pow
ers of preparing the earth for seed
lings. Although not SO low IN the
scale as the prevalent superstition
would indicate, they cannot see or
hear. They show some intelligence
in lining their burrows, usually seiz-
ing leaves, ETC., by their pointed ends.
Leaves not only serve to line and to
Plug their burrow, but also for food.
They feed, likewise, upon the Or
ganic matter in the soil, which they
swallow in great quantities and eject
in the form of familiar castings"
II has been estimated that about ten
tons of earth in each acre of ground
pass annually through their bodies in
places where they are numerous. BY
this fresh surfaces are contin-
ually exposed to the action of carbon
dioxide and the humus acids, and are
thus decomposed and di~sintegrated.
These worms prepare the ground
excellently for seedlings. They slit
the sell so that no stones larger than
they can swallow are left in it. They
mix it, as does a gardener who wishes
to prepare fine soil for his choicest
plants. They cover up bones, etc.
thus bringing them in a more or less
decayed state within reach of the
roots. They cover seeds which lie
upon the surface. thus giving the
radicle a leverage. and, last CT all,
their burrows facilitate the penetra.
ton of the roots.
Says Darwin: 9Th; plow is one
of the most ancient and most valuable
of mans Inventions; but. long before
he existed. the land was in fact regu-
larry plowed by e~arth-worms. It may
be doubted whether there are many
other animals which have played so
important a part in the history of the
world as have these lowly organized
creatures."-Nature Studies.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
A SIMPLE FARM GATE.

body of tie gate select good Ike boards
Bolt these to the uprights and the
braces, mortising them into the enc
uprights. Put a wire, f, on top. to pre-
vent stock jumping onto it. For the
top hinge use IN old wagon tire. and let
it extend the entire length of the gate.
rs shown at G. boiling it to the gate al
both ends and the center. The portion
in the post is made of th~ree-fourths-
inch iron, extends clear through and is
secured by means of 4 tap (h). This can
be frightened if the gate should sag.
The lower hinge may be short. Use
large oak post. securely set. l have
used ten of these gates on my farm.
:sld find them most satisfactory and
very durable.-Frank Hummel. in Or
anCe Judd Farmer.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
FEEDING IN WINTER.
~tenminE and Cooking Conrse Fodies
for Cows Ii a Practice That
Pays Well.

In feeding cornstalks the dairy cowA
lshow that they relish them much bet
ter than when fed dry and hard. There
is improvement in the actual nourish-
ing qualities of the stalks by cooking
them, for the process does not add any
thing to them, but the fact that the
fodder is made more palatable to the
animals is sufficient excuse for one
adopting this course. Dry, hard corn
stalks are not really pleasant food to
cows, and many will eat them only
when forced to it from hunger. But
if the stalks are taken and cut up into
email lengths, and then cooked or
steamed and fed to the animals warm,
they have an odor that is refreshing.
Cows will eat the mush thus made
greedily. If one has steam on the farm
the fodder stalks can be cooked with
the steam much quicker than by any
other method. If we add a little grain
to this cooked mush the cows will eat
far more than when fed any other way.
In feeding the stalks in this way the
grain food should not be cut down, as
some are inclined to do, for, as said be-
fore, nothing is added to the stalks by
cooking them.
l believe that all good dairy COVE re-
spond quickly to good feeding, and little
improvements in the method of prepar-
ing their food. In cold weather they
show the effect of warm feeding imme-
diately. 1t stands t. reason that they
feel better when they lave warm food
to take into their stomach, just as much
as "a man. By tempting them in this
way we undoubtedly increase the flow
of milk. Anything that freshens the
appetite and make the food more pal
atable is very apt to affect the milk
flow favorably. The work of steaming
or cooking the fodder adds quite mate
rally to the dairyman's labors, but if
it can be done oEce or twice a week it
will help to improve the milk supply.
Poultry raisers see to it that their birds
have warm food once a day through
the winter, and it may be that dairy
men can find in it a lesson for them.
They all agree. that warm food agrees
with the hens laying eggs and greatly
helps in increasing the supply of this
product.-E. p. Smith, in American Gull
tivator.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-06
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Sixty thousand people in Ireland
speak Irish only.
There are 100 Scotch mountains
which have the prefix Ben"
The takings of London theaters and
music halls exceed e1.5GO,0 600 a year.
Third-class railway fares in India
are less than a farthing a mile.
The value of the imports of potatoes
into England yearly is estimated at
about 100000.
Almost IS per cent. of the steam tom
mage of the merchant navies of the
world sails under the British flag.
Bielefeld. in Westphalia. has n spe-
cial institution for %epileptics, founded
in 1865, which now has about 1900 pa
tients.
1t is estimated that 100000 tons
Of coal are imported into London
every year. of which amount 7,2ss.O 600
tons come by sea-