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The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-01

] note Mrs. M. e. Robertson's letter
in the Morning News of Aug. 20, about
'Mr. Davis Camp Chest" IT is evil
dent that she has been misled by a
typographical error in one of my let
tiers. / wrote "the camp chests and
baggage of Mr.. Davis" The printer
made it camp chest" OF the special
camp chest at Washington, Ga, have
long ago noted it's passing into the
hands of Col. Weems. AS to the bag
gage" of Mr.. Davis going to Washing
ton, Ga, with him, the official records
show that a part of 1t went in the
wagon train that camped by the resi-
dence of u. S. Senator d. L. Yulee,
near Archer, Fla. There were two
chests and trunk, and other things
the private property of Mr.. Davis cap
tured there, and Mrs. Yulee turned
over to Capt. o. e. Bryant. the assist
ant provost marshal, a French rife
musket, also belonging to Mr.. Davis,
who expected to overtake this mule
train and escape with his baggage
from the Gulf coast Of Florida. AL
though ex-senator YuIee made oath
that he knew nothing of President Da-
Wis plans, he was arrested and carried
to Savannah by a military guard and
confined at Fort Pulaski As Mrs. X.
states, / am always glad to be cor
rected, but 1 don't like to be obliged
to correct would-be correctors who are
Ignorant of facts.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-01

Mrs. Mary Fl. Smith, who was an
eye witness of the battle, has given
the Atlanta Journal an interesting ac-
count of the Defense of Fort Tyler"
at West Point, Ca, April is, 1865. in
which she compliments the valor of
Gen. Tyler of Memphis and Capt. Con
zales of Pensacola, both killed in ac-
ton, and Col Fannin of LaGrange
and Albert II. Cox of Atlanta, the
Boy Confederate Hero" Mrs. Smith
lived near the fort with five little chill
dren. her husband being in the Confed-
crate army, yet she proved herself
equal to the emergency. as did many
other good wives and mothers under
similar perilous circumstances. The
battle ragged from II o'clock in the
morning until in the afternoon, when,
his ammunition being exhausted Col.
Fannin was compelled to surrender
The same Sabbath day, on the same
river banks, at Columbus, a similar
bloody and determined fight took place
Gen. Tyler was killed at West Point
and Col. c. A. l.. Lamar at Columbus,
the last officers of their rank, / think,
to fall in defense of the Lost Cause"
and they fell bravely battling against
all hope of success with a greatly eu-
perior force.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-01

Mrs. Smith closes her thrilling narra-
tive with this justly deserved tribute
to the defenders of Fort Tyler on that
day: Our men were prisoners, but
no more heroism was displayed, no
Drawer soldiers in the Civil War, and
in point of numbers, not equalled, and
only surpassed at Alamo and Thermop-
ylae." Col. o. III. La Grange, in COM
mand of the Second Brigade Of Will
sons Cavalry, division of Gen. r. M.
McCook, thus reports the surrender:
I'VE have just taken Fort Tylor by as
sault, capturing garrison 600 mem and
armament. The resistance was
stubborn and our loss sereve." For his
valuable services in this and other EN-
gagements Gen. j. II. Wilson several
times named Col. Oscar H. La Grange
of the First Wisconsin Cavalry for pro-
motion to brigadier general, calling him
one of the best cavalry commanders in
the army. Gen. George III. Thomas,
"Old Pap" Thomas, also commended
him In similar terms, and said: His
capture of Fort Tyler will
compare favorably with any feat per-
formed by cavalry during the war"
This tribute ought to be put on the re-
Gently erected monument at West Point
in honor of the heroes who, os Mrs.
Smith says, defended Fort Tyler as
the Alamo and the Pass Of Thermopylae
were defended
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-01

Among other nuggets of information
nicked up during my recent visit to the
snake Instrumentation the personal
use OF which I hope 70 be preserved
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-01

/ read after with as much pleasure as
Clara Morris-than whom no truer-
hearted, noble little woman ever fought
the battle of life with such prayerful
resolve and mistaken courage. What
a general she would have made-a reg
ular female 'StonewalP' Jackson. And
what a lighthouse her articles should
prove to women buffeted on lies ocean
by storms of trouble and breakers of
defeat. Her own noble struggles and
victories are as lights set upon a hill
to inspire the faint-hearted and encour-
age the footsore. She asks, lis there
compatibility between Religion and
the Stage?" That depends; but when
Clara Morris goes on the Stage she car
ries with her the best type of Chris
tianity--a faith in Christ, determined
Gods mercy.
1t is surprising to see how very care
less some writers can be in preparing
so-called historical and biographical
narratives. Such writer-in sketches
of noted members of the u, C. v. Camp
in New York-says of Col. Chas. E.
Thornton, of the old United States
Navy, before entering the G. S. Al:
His last military service was perform
ed as one of Jefferson Davis body
guard in the mountains of Alabama"
Now, If ever President Davis was able
to escape to the mountains" of Ala
bama or any other state, history fails
to record it. He and his bodyguard
went from Charlotte to Abbeville, S. c.,
thence to Washington, Ga. and struck
out for the Florida Gulf coast, but were
captured near Irwinsville, in Irwin
county, Georgia. That is the nearest
Jefferson Davis and his "bodyguard"
ever got to 1.-THE mountains of Ala
bama.'' 1t is true, however. that the
original route marked out for Mr.. Da-
Wis and his party was through Ala
bama, but this was changed at Wash
ington, Ga.
Not long ago the Morning News re-
published an article on the Glorious
Fourth of July, from the pen of Rev.
DR.. w. l.. Packard of Cleveland, o.,
but failed to state that the author
of that article-the very best l ever
read on the sub1ect-was a talented
and distinguished Georgia Baptist,
whose pastorates at Louisville, KY,
and Cleveland, o., have put him in
the front rank of Americas most sue
cessful pulpit orators. The article
shows that DR.. Pickard is keeping
step to the patriotic music of the
times. and halls with pleasure the
glorious era that has smiled upon a
reunited COuHtTy. NO uOuDl OH GUN
day, Sept. s, his elegant church will
be crowded with the Boys in Blue" in
attendance upon the G.. A. r. en-
campment. and they will hear in a
Northern pulpit an eloquent and in
structive sermon from a Southern d.
vine. DR.. Pickard has a brother liv-
ing at Triton, Ca, and his wife was
Miss Willingham, one of Georgia S
most prominent families. Like her
husband she is a gifted writer, as
well as the mother of a well-ordered
| Christian IA rnilv
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-01

What advantage has the Stage owe
other occupations for Women?'
The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-01

The Professor continued-meanwhile
stroking the head of harmless living
snake. numbers of which were wander
ing about among the funeral urns of
their departed relatives. or reposing in
corners, or climbing up their masters
legs, like this particular pet he was
fondling-"Neither has my profession
al zeal ever led me to try the effects
of snake-bites on my own person. as
so many of my colleagues do Several
of the people now attached to the Ma
tional Museum have done so. One of
our professors permitted coral snake
TO bite him, the other day, in order
that he might study the results-and
SO far. has not felt any injury. Anoth
or was bitten by ella monster awhile
ago. and suffered severely in conse-
olence; but 1t is all nonsense, you
know, about the bite of the so-called
monster being necessarily fatal. One
of our taxidermists narrowly escaped
a nip from a rattlesnake, which was
torpid and came to life while he was
handling IT, That would have been
more serious. The late Prof Baird, for
nerIv secretary of the Smithsonian In
stitution, swallowed the poston glands
of a ratlesnalSe one day. just to prove
that the venom was harmless when
taken internally. 1t didn't hurt him.
hut all the same l think the expert
ment was a risky one. ] would not like
to see it tried with the poison glands
of cobra.
Among other nuggets of information
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-27

In a small plat only the eightieth of
an acre, we harvested six bushels of nice
merchantable onions on May 20. There
were three rows of onions, each row Jos
feet long, the distance between the rows
twenty inches Seeds of the Bermuda
onion were sown Nov. 10. From March
the May the little plat was cultivated six
times-twice with hoe and four times with
garden pillow. Each running foot aver
aged about twelve onions and they at
tanned a size of about two inches in di-
ameter.
This is the way to grow onions in the
South Procure fresh Bermuda or Italian
seeds in the fall and SOW as early as pos
sible after the 10th of October. The land
should be well prepared with horse pillow
nicely levelled and rows laid off Is to IS
inches apart. The seed burrows should be
very shallow. After covering lightly, roll
well. All the cultivation of the crop can
be done perfectly with a garden or hand
pillow with little hand wedding,
Fresh stable manure which is always
full of grass and weed seeds, should not
be used on this crop. A good fertilizer for
it is a mixture as follows: Cottonseed
meal 500 pounds; acid phosphate and
kanit each $50 pounds. Half of this
should be applied broadcast at planting
time and the other half applied in Feb
ruary or early March, just before the
crop is hoed or swept for the first time
with the garden plow.
Sets may be used in a small way to
grow green onions for punching in early
spring, but for growing onions for ship
ment or even to keep for home supply,
the only way is to grow them from seeds.
When these are fresh they are as easily
grown as turnips. and If they are pur-
posely crowded so that they will not get
too large, they are very readily kept UNI
til Christmas, If properly stored.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-27
The OK MARBLE.

Grubs in the backs of cattle seriously
interfere with thrift and materially re-
duce the value of the hides for tanning
purposes, says an exchange.
What is good to take the grubs out of
young cattle when the hide is full of
them? l bought a carload in Chicago last
winter and find the hides full of grubs.
They have been stung by the gadhy, 1
suppose. l never saw any in this coun-
try but have seen them in Eastern Iowa
years ago, though l have forgotten what
TO do for them.
The grub is the OK MARBLE, a species of
bot, which, according to the Investigations
of DR.. Cooper Curtice, are Matched from
an. egg laid on cattle by a small fly,
scarcely larger than house fly, whose
flight is similar to that of the honey bee
and of a slightly reddish color. 1t has a
mouth so small that it cannot provide it.
self with food and during very short
life lives on a prepared food that is
stored up in the grub stage for it. The
eggs are licked off by the cattle and are
Matched in the esophagus between the
mucous and muscular coats. From there
1t bores it's way to the surface of The
skin, makes a small hole through which
to breathe, and remains feeding on the
abscess which the irritation its presence
causes until 1t has moulted three times
Then II emerges passes the larVal stage
in the manure, becomes fly, lays eggs
as before, and so the cycles of its life
history continue. The manner in which
1t is Matched and reaches the skin would
hardly be credited were 1t not that DR.
Curtice assures us that he has found
them in all stages of progress between
the esophagus and the skin.
Marbles are sometimes squeezed out:
sometimes 1t is necessary to lance the
spot before squeezing them out; some
times they are killed beneath the skin
with a darning needle. Mr.. j. j. Rogers,
the well-known Aberdeen-Angus breeder,
assures us that ever since 1852 he has re-
moved them from the backs of his cattle
by washing them with strong brine in
February or March. The effect of the
washing is to shrivel up the grub so that
il comes out, looking a good deal like a
small thorn and leave no irritation of
the skin after the application. He also
says that If the cattle be thoroughly
brined i'm the same way about the middle
of June Chat being the time when the
eggs are laid, there will be no MARBLES
in the cattle the following spring.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-27
Profitable Grasses.

Eatonton. Ga, May 26.-The cultivation
or rape as a food crop for cows. hogs,
sheep. ETC., is not very common in this
part of the country. Considering its great
value as such. this is to be wondered at.
A prominent scotsman in this locality
informed me few days ago that he knew
of but one farmer in all this section who
planted 1t. And this in the face of the
fact that II yields. even under ordinary
circumstances, most remarkable crops.
In an interview with MIR. John T. Dem
mis-, a prominent farmer, and proprietor
of Glen Dennis Dairy and Fruit Farm of
this country, the following interesting
facts relating to the cultivation and yield
of this plant were elected. i.r.
In the fall of 1899" Mr.. Dennis said,
Il planted merely as an experiment, one
acre in rape. Notwithstanding the dry
weather. | secured fairly good stand,
which soon developed into a luxuriant
crop. / cut 1t and fed to mich cows. 1t
came again, and this time was grazed
by the same herd of COWS I'm November.
A third time 1t put forth and furnished
for my hogs a splendid grazing.
II was so much pleased with the expert
ment, determined to increase the acre
age. The following fail planted several
acres. one patch in which II was plant
ed had been previously seeded TO bur
clover Six weeks after planting, l was
cutting green feed in abundance for my
cows one large cutting was made be.
fore Christmas, afterwards as fine a crop
OF burr clover and rape was cut and fed
to my cows as was ever seen in this sec
ton. The combination of the two plants
was happy hit because the burr clover.
naturally a climbing plant. was held
erect nv the rape and the process of cut
ting greatly facilitated.
The second patch was planted IN vetcn
and rape. and IL furnished
more green food all the winter
than twenty-five calves could consume.
II afforded besides occasioned rich graz
ing for the cows. The crop OF rape and
vetch that ! am now middle OF May cut
ting for my cows is simply wonderful.
The rape Is fully Ave feet tall with the
vetoh but few inches shorter: and the
mass so thickly matted " cannot be PEN
Grated without great difnculty. II. how
ever. caution IL not observed as 20 time
Of and quantity In feeding, rape will give
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-27
RUNAWAY STUDENTS.

Tennlle News: Yesterday afternoon a
mild sensation was caused here by the ar
rical on the Central train. from Macon,
of two couples who had been attending
the colleges at Miledgeville. The runa-
ways, for that is what they call them
selves, said they were bound for Dublin.
IL was limited to the four of them that
perhaps there was marriage or two in
sight but no reply was made. Both girls
were pretty one of them beautiful.
neither being over 10 years of age. The
boys were attractive in their bright new
military uniforms. The story Of the af-
fair that set the gossps to talking is
briefly told in a succinct statement of
one of the girls. As they loved each
other and as they wished to have little
fun, they decided to leave college and
visit friends at Dublin. Wednesday night
was the time set and one of them made
her exit from a window and jumped from
a shed to the ground. 1t was out OF the
question for the other girl to do that, as
her room was not so advantageously sit
uated So she slid down rope. and in
a few minutes they were headed this
way. One of the couples got left by the
Wrghtsville and Tennie train and did
not get away until this morning. They
stopped al the Pritchard last night. Sew
era kilograms were received.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-27

]. H. B. in Indiana Farmer says: 1.-The
treatment of grapes begins before the
growing season. The vine must be pruned
in the early spring before the sap be-
gins to flow. The method of pruning will
depend upon the age of the vine. If the
vine has but one years growth, all the
canes should be cut away except one or
two of the strongest and these should be
left about four feet long. If the vines
are older and have been properly pruned,
there will be one or two canes about four
feet long reaching to the trellis and the
young growth running each way meet
ing the next vine The young growth
should have about twenty buds for each
bra I'll. There are many systems of trel-
lis for grapes, but / prefer one that re-
quires but little tying. 1t may be de-
scribed as follows: Set posts about a rod
apart along the row and saw them off
fiat about four feet high. On top of each
post nail by piece three feet long,
at right angles with the row. On this hor-
izontal piece stretch three wires, one in
the middle and one near each end. They
should be stretched tight end nailed fast
and run down at each end post to dead
man." so there will be but little sagging.
No. wire is the right size for this work.
When the vines are rightly pruned the
main canes will reach the middle wire and
branch each way along the wire, to which
il should be secured by tying. The young
shoots will cover the trellis hanging down
over the outside wires and making pro-
lection fer the fruit. Grapes like all
other fruit, are much benefited by spray
ing at the proper time. Bordeaux mix
ture and paris green will answer for most
diseases or insects on the grape vine. Use
al bout four pounds each of copper sulphate
and lime to one barrel of water or in that
proportion. In using paris green put one
ounce 10 ten gallons of water. If the vine
is attacked by current worms spray with
Paris green as soon as the first leaves
appear. For mildew spray with Bordeaux
mixture as soon as the first leaves are
fully expanded. For black rot spray when
the fruit is set on. Repeat at intervals of
two weeks for either disease until fruit is
nearly grown. When very fine fruit is
wanted the punches may be put in paper
bags tying them that insects cannot
get in. This will cause the fruit to ripen
earlier and be of better quality. Qt is
easier to fasten the sacks with pins7-Ed-
tor) Grape vines should be cultivated
to conserve the moisture of the soil and
keep down the weeds that would sap the
life of the vine. Late in the season crop
such as COW peas or soy beans may be
planted and cut in the fall or turned under
to enrich the soil. The grape vine needs
to be supplied with plenty of nitrogen and
by growing a eguminous crop the demand
will be met. Otherwise there should be a
liberal supply of manure 10 the soil about
the vine. The grape is one of the most
healthful of fruits. The ease with which
it may be grown and the sureness of the
fruit ought to warrant its place on every
farm. If the right varieties are selected,
we may have fresh ripe grapes on our
table several months of the year. \
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-27

in a peck OF salt. when the hogs will get
II mixed with soil. which is often very
beneficial. But II the hogs have been de-
prived of salt, give It to them in limited
quantities al first.
Cultivating Corn.-The farmers who ad-
vocate deep cultivation of corn, should,
without prejudice, consider some of the
objections offered by those who practice
shallow culture. especially those men VINO
give that last deep blowing when laying
by the corn. Deep blowing cuts the roots
OF the corn badly, and II a drouth fol-
lows the corn suffers and the growth IS
retarded to such an extent that It often
does not ripen until after frost. Abund
anco OF rain Is the only salvation OF
cornaeld when thus deeply cultivated
Then weed seeds which were buried
deeply are brought to the surface and
given opportunity to terminate
Farmers in the great corn growing sec
lions who are making a success OF this
crop are not disturbing the soil below
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-27

take so long that they do not have time
to do their best before the cool weather
stops growth. The cotton plant is by ma
ture q perennial and tends to grow on,
blooming and setting new fruit until frost
intervenes. 1t is therefore very desira-
BILE to stimulate growth from the outset.
The writer has seen plat of cotton on
seemingly fertile soil double the yield of
a neighboring plat as the result vi a spe-
cial dressing OF $50 podnds nitrate of soda
per acre at time of planting. The best
form of potash for cotton is kainit. This
acts both as a direct and necessary plant
food and as an improver of the hygro-
scopic character of the soil. Next to
kainit stands muriate of potash. The
muriate is usually cheaper than kainit,
where freights are high.
Lime is lacking in nearly all upland
soils in the cotton region; 500 pounds of
stone lime or unslaked oyster shell lime
win often increase crops by one-half for
a series of years. Cotton land annually
fortified with acid phosphate tends TO be-
come sour--acid-and such soils do not
permit the activity of nitrogen forming
bacteria. Lime corrects this fault. With
out the aid of bacteria. plants may starve
for lack of nitrogen, even in the presence
of abundance in organic form.
We have spoken of the elements of plant
food separately, but most plants, espe-
cially cotton, require the various ingre-
dents to be mixed in a certain proper
ton. The theoretically correct mixture
for cotton must contain one part nitrogen,
"a parts phosphoric acid and q of one
part potash Lime may be given to suit
conditions, but should be spread sepa-
rately, not mixed with fertilizer. A crop
of one bale to the acre, which is the least
yield wideawake farmer should be sat
isfied with, will consume the following
food: Nitrogen SO pounds, phosphoric
acid So pounds, potash % pounds. The
following fertilizers contain plant food
in the forms most satisfactory for cotton,
and to supply the needs of a maximum
crop of cotton Will require in commercial
fertilizer per acre the following sub
stances No. 1-Muriate of potash 80
pounds acid phosphate, Is per cent, $50
pounds; nitrate of soda 100 pounds. cot
ton seed meal 400 pounds; total per acre
1,O70 pounds. No. 2-kainit 200 pounds,
acid phosphate 500 pounds, nitrate Of soda
225 pounds; total per acre 925 POUNDS. Per-
sons familiar with cotton growing by the
cropping system know that not more than
one-fourth the above availab BILE plant foods
are used as a dose. The crop is nat
urally equally small. The cotton grower
has yet to learn the economy of feeding
fairness into the crop.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-27
INSURANCE MAN MISSING.

Pensacola News: Alexander e. Crawford
is one man badly wanted by parties in Pen
sacola to-day, but his present where
abouts is deep mystery. Crawford, for
some months past, has been the local
manager of the Jacksonville Insurance
and Banking Company, and had built up
a very extensive patronage in Pensacola
and vicinity. Thursday of last week
however he left his home at the navy
yard, telling his wife business called him
to Mobile and that he wound return the
day following. The entire week has passed
and his continued absence caused some
suspicion; and investigation proved that
Crawford has forged the name of prom
inent citizens to notes, obtaining thereon,
ID is said, over 500. He was also in debt
for salaries of agents.