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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12
FLORIDA.

A poor farm in connection with the
County Hospital is one of the things that
the Board of County Commissioners of
Duval county now has under considera-
ton
Taylor County Herald: We have talked
with good many of our people about
the, gubernatorial contest. and find that
Jennings is the most popular. with Myers
and Mays coming next in the order nam
ed. The names of Beggs and Milton are
rarely mentioned.
Hon. Frank Clark of Jackson
Vile has returned home from
Washington. where he had been
for several days looking into the adj
justment OF claims of Cubans and others
whose property was destroyed during the
Spansh-American war,
Ocala Banner: The stall fed beef now
exposed for sale in our market is simply
superb. 1t is not as large, but is as juicy
and fat as Western beet The velvet bean
is producing a revolution in the Florida
bovine. 1t is also producing a more res
pectable looking animal of the Florida
razor back
Live Oak. Suwannee Democrat: Dick
Frazier, colored died last Wednesday af-
ter an illness of ten days or two weeks
caused, it is supposed by being poisoned
from the gases arising from the decom-
posing body of negro woman which he
disinierred for the purpose of moving to a
more suitable resting place.
The case of Oscar II. Payne, the colored
postmaster of Greenland, who was arrest
ed few days ago for entering false postal
claims from his office, was given a prelim-
mary hearing Saturday morning before
Commissioner Goodell, and released in the
sum of $500 for his appearance for trial
before Judge Locke. Six postal clerks tes-
titled TO having checked the mail to and
from the Greenland postofiice, and that
the amount Of the claim made by him was
greatly in excess of the real cancellation
of stamps.
Tampa Tribune: Admiral Dewey has
been invited to visit Tampa. as the
guest of the city during Carnival week
April to Z. The Admiral has not vet
made a definite reply 10 the invitation.
but the assurances are that he will ac-
cept, inasmuch as 1t will require only a
short extension Of a Southern tour which
he has already planned. The invitation OF
the city Of Tampa has been presented to
Admiral Dewey by Congressman s. M
Sparkman, assisted by other members OF
the Florida delegation in Congress.
Ilisslmmee Valley Gazette: Senator Car
son has been honored with an invitation
TO deliver the Alumni address before the
Alumni Association of his alma mater.
the Mercer University Of Macon, Ga at
the June commencement This Is a high
compliment to our fellow townsman Men
OF national reDute have felt it an honor
10 avail themselves of a similar invita-
uoh as the University ranks high among
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12

ture in a certain length of time. This
tends TO give crops that mature early. ana
in many cases such result is very much
10 be desired. In saving seed from zoos
1t is best 10 plant only such roots as show
the desirable qualities. the right size. fla
vor and quality. Beets, parsnips, turnfD.
and such like growths are supposed 10
produce the best and strongest seed upo5
the central or main stalk, and it is from
these seed branches that seed should IL
saved. Most seed needs a thorough ma
turing, but Prof. Gof has tested inrna-
ture tomato seed and reports earlier ma
turing fruit from such seed. However II
is not so much the garden seed 20 whicb
we should look as TO the field grain. LET
this always be Of just as good quality as
your purse or granary can provide. and
do not trust to luck to give you a goo1
crop from a small sowing of poor seed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12
About wheat.

The wheat plant when matured does not
contain an extraordinary amount of nj
trogen, and yet it demands an abundance
of heterogeneous food. Hence cotton seed
has always been favorite manure for
wheat Even on very poor land an APP
plication of fifty bushels of cotton seed
to the acre win generally produce a good
crop of wheat-and il is essentially a nj
trogenous manure-the quantity of nitro
gen being very large in comparison with
the amounts of potash and phosphoric
acid present In cotton seed. For late
sown wheat, cotton meal is preferable to
the whole Seed because the former is
more quickly available and as stated be-
fore, the young plants will need food
promptly and IN abundance. Late sown
wheat rlpens later than that which is
sown early, but not proportionately later
Hence It occupies the land a shorter time,
and has less time to forage and draw upon
the natural resources of the soil, This
furnishes an additional reason why a late
sown crop needs greater supply of
quickly available manure. The large
amount of plant food locked up in oil
soils of ordinary fertility, becomes avail-
able slowly and gradually, and the longer
the growing period of CROP the more
OF this food 1t has an opportunity of an
propriating Thus fall sown oats viii
make a greater yield than spring sown
oats, when both are sown on the same
quality of land. AS the changes, which
make unavailable plant food available.
proceed more slowly I'm cold than In warm
weather. Winter crops need longer
time to perfect their growth-another rea-
son for early sowing-so as to bring ON
ripening of the crop before rust and other
fungi flourish.
One OF the reasons why wheat cannot
be grown very successfully in the ex-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12

land viii be in fse condition. This crop
wants plant food like all others, but can
get along with little nitrogen. An aver
age fertilizer might contain about per
cent. each of phesphoric acid and potash
and perhaps III per cent to per cent.
nitrogen; from 400 10 600 pounds per acre
would be considered a fair application.
Another popular fertilizer for corn is
mixture of about $50 pounds of fine ground
bone and 100 pounds muriate of potash
per acre broadcasted and well mixed with
the soil before planting time.
There are different varieties of pop corn,
all possessing merit as marketable crops.
The white rice is probably the most in
demand, but the yellow or golden gives
perfect satisfaction to those who pur-
chase by the carload for commercial pur-
poses. The Mapledale prolific is very
choice variety, having from eight to
twelve good ears on each stalk. There are
several mixed colored kinds much es-
teemed for ornamental purposes and used
extensively in decorating mantels ana
agricultural frames of dainty hand work
When popped. one quart of good corn Will
make a bushel of balls or bricks, in which
form it is usually sold at confectionery
stands, pleasure resorts and thousands OF
other places. The pop corn business has
become so important that large sums are
paid for privileges of selling at fairs,
public conventions and picnics
The corn gets better with age, but 1t
can be sun-drisd and made marketable
the first year. AS a general rule the pop
pers want il three years old. After get
ting thoroughly dry in the shock 1t can
be husked, put in gunny sacks and left
in the sun for several days, when 1t will
be thoroughly dried. If completely dried
it will sell better after being shelled,
which can be done with any of the COM
mercial shelters Many farm boys might
find a very profitable winter trade in
popping corn, buttering the rolls and sell
ing in neighboring cities and towns. Two
or three quarts, costing less than dollar.
will plant an acre. The cultivation is
about the same as for field corn, and con-
sists in keeping the pillow going and cut
ting out the weeds. 1t must not be put in,
near field corn. as the pollen will cause
the varieties TO mix.
Pop corn may be planted closer than
any other varieties. One man reports
having grown 176 bushels the past year
upon an acre. His plan of planting is 10
make the burrows three feet apart and
have the corn stand one stalk in a hill,
IA inches apart in the rows. If the corn is
planted very early or late it will not suf-
fer so much from the worms as the me-
dium planted crops. Where irrigated, care
must be taken in keeping the water from
the stalks and not give the plants more
than two periods of irrigating during the
growing season.. The poor ears can be fed
to poultry with profit. and the fodder is
relished by the cows, sheep and horses.
A ready market always awaits the grow
er of good pop corn, and the business is
certainly profitable.
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Money i'm pop Corn,

The demand for pop corn increases ev-
cry year, yet the crop is never equal to
the market Good corn sells on the re-
tail market to-day for and cents
pound, says a correspondent of the In
diana Farmer. Farmers do not consider
the profits of this special crop or there
would be more grown for supplying home
demands. An acre will produce from 50
to 100 bushels of saleable corn and a ton
or more of fodder. The corn weighs fifty
pounds to the bushel and never sells for
less than $l.50 to $3.50 a bushel. The
fodder Will pay for the cost of growing,
and the corn be left as fair profit after
paying rental and interest on the land.
From those who make business of rails
ing pop corn learn that poor crop will
bring 500 an acre, and many get double
that sum from an acre every year.
Pop corn requires about the same soil
as that demanded by the sweet and field
varieties, A sod or vegetable mould. con-
tanning more sand than clay. and having
previous clean culture, is best adapted to
corn growing. If plowed In the fall or
winter and left TO freeze until the spring
weeds begin to grow before planting. the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12
The Soil For Sugar Beets.

A man should not attempt to grow sugar
beets unless he knows he is inside what
is called the sugar beet belt, says the
Farmers Review. That belt has been
largely defined by analyses made as to
the sugar contents of beets grown. But
when man finds out that his land is
suitable for thu growing of this root he
must, if he wants success, properly pre-
pare the ground. 1t might also be added
that a man may have a place on his
farm where the mick lies deep and rich
and where beets viii make big growth
That land should mot be used. He will
get more tops than beet, and the beet he
gets will not contain enough sugar to
make it acceptable at the sugar factory
The only way he couAd use such beets
would be to feed them to his stock. The
land used for this purI 'ose Should not
contain an excessive amo unit of humus,
as is the case with muck land, nor should
st contain too much of the nitcates. 1t
needs good supply of potaah and phos-
pilates.
The soil should be deeply pbowed, and
in cases of the hardpan lying near the
top of the ground a subsoil pillow should
be put in. The idea is TO get the soil pull
vertzed, or at least broken to great
depth, so that the tap root of the bee-
may find no obstacle in its downward
growth. This extension of the tap root
is necessary to allow the beet TO keep
right on growing through the time of
drought, as it will thus be able to Tap
the water supply far below the surface
of the SOIL For this reason it is not ad-
Visable to transplant beets, as the roots
become broken and are not able to reach
the water supply below. OF course, if
the year happens to be very wet, with
frequent rains through July and August.
the water supply in the surface soil miglI
be sufficient for the needs of the beets
but this condition is not one that can be
depended on.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12

The planting and cultivation of broom
corn differs very little from that of In
dian corn, except that broom corn is
planted about fifty to sixty seed to the
rod. Green color always commands by far
the better price. This color is generally
obtained by the practical farmer watch
ing closely when to harvest his crop and
that should be done as soon as the seed
is in milk form. The length of the brush
most desirable is what is termed self
working stock from fourteen to twenty
two inches in length. 1t takes a certain
proportion of each to work profitably for
the manufacturers, hence if the farmer
gets proper stand in planting the seed.
the length will follow that will suit the
market Second. The length of the stock
left on the brush should not exceed six
to eight inches. Size OF the bales is gen
orally from 300 to $50 pounds There is a
baler manufactured which regulates that
substantially, that is to say, fill the bal
'er and you get this result. From present
indications there will be more broom corn
planted next year than will supply the
country for the next three. This is caused
by the present high prices of broom corn
and every farmer thinks that high prices
will continue. The experience has been
that when broom corn is as high as it is
nO"' thSl lollOWlnS Will come extremely
low prices and continue for three or four
years, most Of the time not paying the
farmer sufficient remuneration for cost of
production. Broom corn consumntion is
limited and cannot be increased. hence
when there is an increase of acreage the
market is glutted very easily. To start to
raising broom corn there is considerable
expense to the beginner. 1t takes fully
500 to $500 to prepare to raise it with any
fair prospect at all of making II a s,,o
cess In order to make II a success Tho
farmer must have some practical knowl-
edge how to raise the same. If not he will
meet with serious loss
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12

side, ten or twelve inches from the stake,
and the way the rows run for the piow.
IN such case the rows need not be more
tnan 2l2 feet apart. Stakes can be made
out or any old lumber and three feet Is
long enough-one foot in the ground and
TWO oh- The stakes need not be heavy.
Sawed laths are heavy enough. There IS
good pay for all the trouble Of stalking for
an acre thus carefully tended VIII usually
yleld as much as two, maybe three acres.
where the vines are allowed to b. beaten
nat TO the ground by hard rains.
Essace.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12

Questions ana communications relative
to agricultural and horticultural subjects
if addressed to Agri. Editor, Drawer NJ
Milledgevile, Ca, will receive immediate
q attention. 'e
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12

We solicit articles for this department
The name Of the writer should accom-
pany the letter or article, not necessariIv
for publication, but as an evidence Of
good faith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12

His Platform.-'Why is II you never
mention your ancestors? Because l be-
ieve in letting bygones be bygones Chi
cage Times Herald.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12
Passenger Fares from Savannah.

Passenger Fares from SaVdnndh.
TO NEW YoRK-cabin, $40; excursion.
sS2. intermediate. SIS: excursion. ga.
Steerage, $40.
TO BoSTON-Cabin, So: excursion. sss.
intermediate, $17, excursion. SIS Steer
age, $11.75.
The express steamships of this line ara
appointed 10 sail from Savannah. Central
l90th) meridian time. as follows:
SAVANNAH TO NEW YORK.
CITY OF AUGCsrA. capt. Daggett.
TUESDAY, Feb. ID, 4:sO p m.
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith, THURS
DAY. Feb. If. $50 p m.
TALLAHASSEE, Capt. Askins, SATUR-
DAY, Feb. H. $50 d. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher, MONDAY,
Feb. 10, 500 p. m.
LA GRANDE DUCHESSE, Capt. Ham
Ion. TUESDAY. Feb. 20. $3.50 p. M
CITY CT AUGUSTA, Capt. Daggett.
THURSDAY, Feb %, 1000 a. M
NACOOCHEE, Capt. Smith. SATURDAY.
Feb. a. 1900 Don.
TALLAHASSEE. Capt Adkins. NOM
DAY, Feb. 26, zoo p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Capt. Fisher. TUES
DAY, Feb. "a 800 p. m.
SAVANNAH TO BOSTON.
CHATTAHOOCHEE. Capt Lewis, TUES
DAY, Feb. 10, 400 a. IN.
GATE CITY. capt. -Gocg1ns, FRIDAY,
Feb. 16. 600 a. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. Savage, TUES
DAY. Feb. 20, 500 a. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, Capt. Lewis, FRI
DAY, Feb. IS. Loo q. m.
GATE CITY. Capt. Googins. TUESDAY,
Feb q, 800 a. m.
This company reserves the right to
change It's sailings without notice and
without liability or accounta bility there
for.
Steamers will leave New York for Sa-
vannah at p. m. daily. except Sunday
and Monday. And will leave Boston via
New York for Savannah every Wednes-
day at 1900 noon, and for Savannah direct
every Saturday at 800 p. m.
w. G. BREWER, City Ticket and Pass
enger Agent, 107 Bull street, Savannah,
Ga.
E. w. SMITH, Contracting Freight
Agent, Savannah, Ga.
r. G. IRRELEVANT, Agent. Savannah.
Ga.
E. H. HINTON, Traffic Manager
JOHN NJ. EGAN, Vice President.
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MERCHANTS AND MINERS
TRANSPORTATION co.
STEAMSHIP LINES
SAVANNAH TO BALTIMORE.


Tickets on sale at company's office to
the following points at very dow rates:
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.
BOSTON, MASS.
CHICAGO. ILL CLEVELAND, o.
ERIE, PA
HAGERSTOWN. HARRISBURG, PA.
HALIFAX N. s.
NIAGARA FALLS. NEW YORK.
PHILADELPHIA.
PITTSBURG. PROVIDENCE.
ROCHESTER.
TRENTON. WILMINGTON.
WASHINGTON.
First-class tickets include meals AMI
state room berth. Savannah to Baltimore.
Accommodations and cuisine unequaled.
Freight capacity unlimited; careful han-
ding and quick dispatch.
The steamships of this company are app
pointed to sail from Savannah to Balh-
more as follows STANDARD time):
ITAsCA, Capt Diggs. TUESDAY. Feb.
49, at 500 p. m.
ESSEX. Capt. Dizer, THURSDAY, Feb.
10, at 500 p. m.
TEXAS, Capt Foster, SATURDAY, Feb.
II, al 700 p. m.
d. II. MILLER, Capt. Peters, TUESDAY,
Feb. 20, at 1900 a. m.
And from Baltimore Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays.
j. j. CAROLAN, Agent.
Savannah, Ga.
W. f. TURNER, G. p. A.
A. d. STEBBINS, A. It. NJ.
]. c. WHITNEY. Traffic Manager.
General Offices baltimore. Md.
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Ocean Steamship Go.
FOR
New York, Boston
AND
THE EAST.

Unsurpassed cabin accommodations. All
the comforts of a modern hotel. Electric
lights. UnexcelIed table. Tickets include
meals and berths aboard ship.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-01
Crime of Eenub1ican Bosses.

The employers of labor who are pro
tected" by the Republican party are up
to their old tricks. In their efforts 10 re-
elect Mckinley they are resOrting TO the
same form of intimidation they used
during the last Presidential campaign.
In desperation at the outlook for the
defeat of Hannaism and all that it i'm
plies by the honest American voters on
election day, they are stopping at moth
ing. Besides contributing large sums
to corruption fund, they are threaten
ing their employees with loss of work
should Bryan get in.
Several large firms employing thou
sands of men have already actually
shut down. in the hope that it will
strike terror to the hearts of the unfOr-
tunates and cause them to vote for
Mckinley. The men as they sadly de-
parted were told that if Bryan was
elected they need not expect TO return,
but if Mckinley got in work would be
resumed the day after election. This is
criminal. and no punishment that could
be inflicted is severe enough. for the
wretches who thus take advantage of
the helplessness of their fellow-beings.
or course their statement is a lie. but
nevertheless it has some effect. They
could not afford 10 shut down their
works indefinitely. but they can afford
to shut them down temporarily. for
they will make up their losses by the
enormous profits they will be enabled
to reap by the aid of the party of pro-
lection. Hanna will see to it that those
who help him secure possession of the
White House for another four years
>will not suffer any pecuniary loss. But
there is one consolation: he cannot
guarantee them immunity FROM the
punishment that must overtake them
for their dastardly crime.-New York
News.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-01

he made now to repeat the crime of
1876, ii would result in civil war, with
fearful consequences for those invok.
ing that calamity. 4 lesson would be
given such as prevented Venice, in the
thousand years of its existence as a re-
public. from having more than one
MarinO Faliero. The punishment of the
plotters against the Constitution and
the elected President would be SO exem-
plary that their guilt would never be
initiated.
The very suggestion of interference
with the certified electoral vote is a sig
nificant warning of what might happen
should Mckinley be reelected. and a
trained standing army of 100000 men
be prepared to stand back of the trusts
in 1904 and enable them to dictate the
result of the election, regardless of the
DpODle'S will
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-01
CAT MADE A NIGHT OF 1T.
How a Black Feline Learned to Re
spect F1y-Papcr.

How a Black Feline Learned to Re-
spect F1y-Papcr.
When a young man who lives near
Druid Hill Park appeared at his office
the other morning his face in its per-
turbed expression showed that he had
passed sleepless night. In fact, he
had spent considerable portion Of
the hours which are supposed to be
passed in pleasant dreams trying to re-
move a sticky fiy-paper mixture from
the caudal appendage of his particular
pet-a large and handsome black cat.
The possibilities are that neither the
young man nor the cat will ever forget
the experience. The drama opened
about 8 o'clock at night. While prOwl-
ing about the house the cats evil genius
led him to jump upon the sideboard.
The fay paper was there. just how II
happened the sole witness of tie dis
asted did not know, relates the Baiti-
more News. There was whisk of the
cats tail. loud growl as it touched
and clung to the fly paper. Then there
was pandemonium for fifteen minutes.
The paper terrified the cat. He tried
to rid himself of 1t by rolling, and made
it stick tighter. The cat Missed, spit
and uttered bloOd-curdling shrieks. He
fed under the sofa and then upstairs.
The youngest of the family was asleep.
She awakened in terror as the cat rush
ed across her bed leaving 4 section OF
the paper on her face.
Into the next room rushed the cat
He rolled on the bureau, and about
twenty-five pins, two pieces of ribbon,
lot of cigarette papers, scarf and
n necktie stuck to his tail. Downstairs
he went, carrying the collection with
him. and took refuge under the refrig-
orator, when his owner, who had vain
ly been trying to seize him, managed
to Get hands on him. The frightened
animal had been terrified into docility.
Warm water, olive oil, alcohol and ben
zine were applied to his once smooth
black tail after the articles he had
gathered up on it had been picked off
one by one to an accompaniment of
news and spits. 1t was past midnight
when this was accomplished. In the
Forming the cat made a hostile demon
stration before another piece of fly pa
per, but left it alone.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-11-01
Soaring Snakes in West Africa.

A gentleman who recently returned
from the western coast OF Africa tells
how natives provide against the dan.
gers of venomous snakes which abound
In these regions. The Africans on the
eoast, he said, are more intelligent than
those in the interior. lust south of the
Republic of Liberia, there Is large
swampy region, which extends for
hundreds of miles along the coast
Whenever 1t Is deemed necessary to
penetrate this vast morass, which
Hbounds in snakes. the natives simply
rub the soles of their feet with garlic
and oil. The scent Of the garlic is toe
much for the delicate stomachs of the
reptiles. and they crawl away as fast
rs they are able. This ensures almost
absolute safety. The boa-constrictor
will even hesitate TO attack a man
smelling of the odoriferous vegetable
Another method employed by the ma
tives, when they wish TO sit TO rest, is
10 swish the air with rods. The Pc
culiar foise. of the rod seems to inspire
serpents with terror for they hasten
away out of the hearing of the sound.