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The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
Alfalfa or Luceru

Ut o. Wilson says. II is u,el1-I,,orr,
'"at afaifa. or lucerne, Is one Of tho
most productive forage crops. eitbar &c
grazing or for hay, that is grown IN +bis
country The reasons for its productive
are, hrst that It is a legume
aiiu mas power to gather nitroqap froro
the atmosphere; and. second Ire 80. IN
.ehu many feet into the ground and coI
LecI from the earth. potash and nbos-
piioIlc acld and pumps" them I'm into the
surface soil to help sustain tbe nIont
mus uniting the three princinaI a1or,l,, ~,
Oh lertlllty right where thew can 40 ~
most GOOD. The New York F,xreripoen+
.al.on says or this plant: alfalfa lives
go e"pS' the root retaining its vigor
d'iu the crown rapidly sending ont rev,
shoots when the upright. brancbing s+o,,,s
are moved off. The tan root ie stro,,o
eAtehus from three to four feet into ~
soll' Where it branches and the di,idina
Ioots' with their abundant fbroue root
ieIs may reach a depth of twelve feet or
more. This length and strength of root
I'm enables the plant to obtain water
ana tood from depths not reached ~
other crops, and thus TO ayoia ~ pE
consequences of drought and famine :,
mat Is, alfalfa is sure to get tic "fo,d
anu drink, no matter how drv tho
Weather can so much be truthfullv said
OF any other forage plant? The NJ,
iork station further saws. ''Tbis ri+ro
strengthening power and the deem faa,1
ing or the plant make it a great Soil inn
proNer Where the crop is fed on tbo
iarm and the resulting manure returned
10 the SOIL as it should be. the ArtiIitv
Oh the soil will constantly Increase NOT.
Wlthstanding the heavy crops grown ,rba
s'u"ole ana roots of mature croD con
1di', ABOUT $50 worth per acre of the as
sehtlaI tertilizing constituents which bavo
oeei urousnt from the depths of the
GROUND or from the supplies in the air
and stored UP for the BENEFIT of snnooo5
ing crops" - 'u0cee''-
wonderful plant! No other bas CO 49,
Iensive feeding ground-from tu,a1I,o
ieet beneath the surface of the earth I'm
10 as hlgh above as the atmosphere e1tY
tehds' 1t feeds and waters itselfi l.
Ieeds the stock and it feeds the crow
that succeed it. But this is not tho MI,
point intended to be brought out bera r.
Is known that it is dangerous at ffret 70
turn cattle or sheep on fresh clover Nc
lure especially when the clover is iua+
Ohder these circumstances bloat or bo,.
en- is very liable to result This is tr,,,
aIso ol aHafa, and some claim I'm
sleater degree; but this is not probable
III, IN ds diaiIa may grow ranker. thus en-
dDhhS stock to fill themselves 10 reylo
ton sooner This is the only ohiaotta.-
l nave 10 alfalfa as a grazing plant Rut
now that a way has been discovered ~
oovlate the danger of bloat. [ believe Of
IaHa TO be far and above any Others H.
cheapest ana best plant to grow for graz
ing, soillng and for hay 1t is a Glove.
ana possesses nearly the same Dronar
ties as red clover
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
The Care of Purchased Trees.

When purchased trees are received from
nursery It often occurs that the roots
have been exposed so much that the
branches of the trees are shriveled. says
Joseph Meehan in Practical Farmer While
this is not at all as il should be. 1t does
not follow that the trees are not worth
planting. 1t would be of no use to plant
an evergreen under such conditions, as
when once shriveled It is better thrown
away than planted, as no care will make
II live. But a deciduous tree Is not so
quickly killed. In most all cases an en-
tire covering UP OF H. root and branch,
IN moist earth for a few days will bring
back the branches 20 a plump state, when
proper planting may be performed with
every chance OF success, so IN every case
whether trees are shriveled or not, II
would benefit them TO be buried mp awhile
a. described.
1t pays to give attention TO the roots
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14

The St. Petersburg fruit and vegetable
exhibit opened under suspicious circum-
stances Friday morning. The display OF
productions, while choice and varied, Is
not as yet complete, but by tomorrow the
spacious exhibition rooms will be crowd
ed with fine displays of semi-tropical
fruits and other productions of this Sec
ton. A long line of tables, extending
from the front to the rear of one of the
rooms, contains an attractive show OF
sponges from the Tarpon Springs sponge
fisheries which elicits surprise and va
rety. Choice oranges and other citrus
fruits in huge pyramids and clusters form
another pretty feature of the show, which
is being augmented hourly by new arriv-
ais of these products The woman's de-
partment is very complete and beautiful,
and occupies the entire side of one of the
spacious rooms in the Stronger block
where the exhibit is being shown. The
formal opening of the exhibit will take
place Monday evening when music and
addresses of welcome to the visitors by
Mayor Armistead, a response by Mr..
M. f. Tattrick of Indiana, and other
interesting features will form the pro-
gram for the occasion.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
A NEW RAILROAD ron ADEI

Abel News: One of the desirable things
TO be accomplished during the present
year Is new railroad. 1t has been un-
derstood for several months past that the
South Georgia Railroad which was first
built from Heartpine to Quitman but now
extends into Florida would change their
eastern terminus from Heartpine to some
other point on the G. S. and f. 1t has
else been generally understood that this
connection would be made to Abel, other
Things being equal. This is a direct line
with the general direction of the road
and would straighten out the crook which
the road now makes to turn in to Heart
pine.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
CauIinower Growers.

o.. p. R.)-Caulihower is not so easy
to grow as cabbage. though they belong
to the same family. and are much alike
in several respects. Caulihower requires
more moisture than cabbage, and 1t Is
very impatient of dry weather.
The chief requisite is good seeds Of a
variety that will make good heads under
reasonable cultivation.
Perfectly grown caulihower should al
ways be salabe at double Tor treble) the
price of cabbage. Caulifower pickle IS
known and valued the world over, but
few people in the South are ever pro-
vlded with stewed caulihower, a dish 80
far superior to boiled cabbage as spinach
is 70 turnip greens.
Caulhowers, too, are more susceptible
10 cold than cabbage, and cannot be set
out quite 70 early IN the spring
To get good seeds, one must buy from
reliable scotsman.
The standard early sort Is the Snow
bali" but all the leading seedsmen have
some particular name for II. and Il may
he offered under score OF different
names, perhaps. Whatever these seeds
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
wARRENTON,s PROGRESS.

Warrenton Clipper: The last few years
have recorded a wonderful record for
Warrenton. Three years ago there was
not factory of any character in the
town, and remarks concerning the dull
ness of the towns commercial affairs
were on all lips, but now the conditions
are to the reverse. The mercantile bust
ness was never better and we have two
OF the best and most up-to-date mills of
the state. and during the year two more
are almost certain to be built. The yarn
mill will be erected, and perhaps in oper-
alton by early fall. This week Mr.. Benja-
min OF Culverton, came over and after a
conference with the Business League is
making arrangements to establish here
at once. He will employ from eighty to
15O operatives and will give our land
owners an opportunity 20 sell all their
hard woods.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14

There are many reasons why seeds fail
to terminate, or to grow after germinat-
ing, says C. S. Allen in the American
Agricultural. A frequent cause of fail
ure is because the seeds are not sown at
the proper time. Some kinds are sown
too early, others too late. Seeds with a
hard outer covering, like the aspara gus,
should be sown as early as possible in
the spring, in fact, they would be better
if sown in autumn. particularly If the soil
is light so that the winters SHOWS do not
pack down. as Is the case with clay soils.
Frost or moisture. does not injure seeds
OF this character; on the contrary, they
Will not germinate ii put in late so that
they cannot have the benefit of these in
fiuences. which would be fatal to other
seeds. On the other hand many seeds
must not be planted too early; prominent
in this class is the nasturtium, a seed
that long retains its vitality when kept
dry, but will not terminate in cold soil,
hence the necessity of late sowing. To
make success sure the requirements of
each species should be studied
Many seeds terminate quickly when
sown, but the plants make a feeble
growth. and the gardener cannot under
stand why he has such weak plants when
others of the same kind are strong. and
that In soil not so rich in plant food
This comes from the manner in which
the seeds are sown. 1t is an all too COM
mon practice In seed sowing to make the
drills without first preparing the soil
finely, the seed is then sown among the
small lumps, and covered as lightly es
possible. when 1t should first be made fine
and then covered with fine soil. which
should be pressed firmly around the seed
There Is stored up in every seed la
tent germ. the embryo of a new life. the
development of which is conditional upon
ether natural causes The influences thai
act upon the seed to cause growth are
heat, air and moisture. and without a
proportionate quantity OF each. there can
be no plant life. Now, il follows that
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
MIR. FLAGLER,s NEW HOTEL.

Work on THE Continental" Mr.. Flag
hers new hotel az Atlantic Beach. near
Pablo Beach, is progressing rapidly
About three hundred mechanics and labor
ers are at work there. over forty acres
of land have been cleared and made as
smooth and as level as bed. The foun-
dations are all laid and two small cot
tages erected. Lumber and brick are on
hand, and car loads are arriving every
day. The location is four miles from Pablo
Beach, but most of the employees live or
board at the latter place. and they are
transported back and forth on a train
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
A FORTUNE IN LETTUCE.

Ocala Star: George Close has six acres
of the finest lettuce out on his model farm
that has been grown near Ocala in long
time. He has made a small shipment of
a few hundred boxes. The market quo
tations on lettuce are $3.50 per crate. and
If a freeze does not visit him within a
very short time Mr. Close Will have two
or three thousand crates. This king of
the vegetable business has already re-
deived over 400 barrels of seed Irish pota-
toes. He will plant heavier than usual
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
CARDINALS TEA COMPANY

Application has been made to the Sec
rotary Of State for a charter for the
American Tea Growing Company. The
application sets forth that it is the pur-
pose of the Observation-Disclosures c. Ty-
Ter and Roswell d. Trimble, both of New
London Conn.-to establish an extensive
tea farm at or near Rantowles, i'm Cole
ton county, on the line of the Charleston
ard Savannah Railroad. They say that
they will do the business of growing tea.
marketing and selling 1t and other prod
Ucts, and desire 10 maintain anywhere
In this state. esta Adjustments for the cur
ing. handling and shipping of this and
other products. The capital stock is TO
be 10000. Much is to be expected from
this experiment, which is one of the first
of the twentieth century in South Caro-
lima
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
TIE HYACINTH PEST.

The hyacinth pest is getting greater in
the river at Jacksonville, and at times
the thick masses of the plant almost
cover the entire river and are seen float
ing for miles up and down. They are jam
med into the docks and have caused an
endless amount of trouble at the land
ings. The ferryboats have to pull masses
of the plant out of the dock before land
ing, and scores of small vessels and hun
dreds of men are az work cleaning out
the river front. Unless the government
takes some decisive step. the pest may
stop the entire navigation of the St.
Johns river in a short time
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
KILLED BY rELEpHoNE WIRE.

Bulloch Herald. A gentleman living on
the telephone line a short distance from
Statesboro reports a peculiar incident
which occurred al his place a short while
ago. Shortly after daylight he observed
flock of doves flying over his place GO
ing to a grain field nearby, and presently
he saw one strike the telephone wire and
fall to the ground with a wing broken.
For ten minutes he stood and watched
the birds pass over, al the expiration of
that time picked up half a dozen that
had flown against the wire and been
either killed or injured.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14

Copeland d Co. buy the Mich Jones
Plantation.

Thomasvile. Ga. Jan. 13.-H. c. Cope
land & Co, of Metcalfe in this county.
are becoming one of the largest holders
of real estate in this section. The rents
from their landed interests during the
past season amounted to about 100 bales
of cotton. They have now still further in
creased their holdings by the purchase.
through p. M Mallette, of another large
plantation in Jefferson county, Florida,
just beyond the Georgia state line.
This firm has been very successful in
both their agricultural and mercantile in
terests. They sold lately between 500 ana
800 bales of cotton in one lot to S. w
Mays Co, of this city, receiving in
payment therefor the largest check ever
drawn In this city.
The property lately purchased by them
Is known as the Mich Jones plantation.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
MILKED COW. THuN Died

After his skull had been fractured. John
Lindsay. an Atlanta negro, aged 49, MIXED
. COW. Then he died At Hunters dairy,
out near Peachtree creek, Lindsay start
ed fight Thursday with a l4-year-old
negro named Wise. Endeavoring to pro-
tect himself. Wise grabbed an empty
paint bucket and flung it at Lindsay,
striking him just above the ear. This
ended the fight, and both the boys, who
were employed by Hunter went on with
their milking. Lindsay died an hour later.
The coroner's verdict was self-defense.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
CoRDELE's NEW oil MILL.

Cordele Sentinel: The Cotton Seed OH
day, and are now busily engaged in the
manufacture of cotton seed hulls. oil and
meal Factory Hill, in North Cordele,
now presents a busy scene. The several
manufacturing plants located in this por-
ton of the city are busy all the while
now, and are giving employment to quite
a number of laborers. This cotton seed
oil mill is one of the largest and best
equipped plants in South Georgia. and
will do an immense amount of business
during this year
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14

hobos to take a long bath in the waters
of old Tampa Bay. near the grove. and
this surprised them nightly, though few
offered much resistance TO the laws de-
'mands. committee OF prominent citizens
is seeing to supplying free grub and 9TH
err essentials of the convention and things
are getting into shape well. They intend
proposing and adopting resolutions upon
Work" "Our Relations to the Filipinos."
and other subjects galore. The hobos are
a jolly set and are having lots of fun in
this warm climate, spending their spare"
time lounging under the big trees at Fort
Brooke and swapping experiences.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
VEGETABLES UNDER COVER.
Tobacco Growers Utilizing Their
Sheds in Cold weather.

Quincy, Fla, Jan. 13.--Some of our en-
ergetic tobacco planters are using theH
shielded lands, during the fall and VIII
ter months. for growing vegetables since
December large shipments of as fine lea
tuce as the most exacting could wish
see. have been going forward daily "
the Northern and Eastern markets anu
bringing good returns to the shipper. Oun
er vegetables can be grown in Ike hd'r
ner with equal success and by the com
ing fan we expect 10 find very iuuo"
larger acreage planted
The red hills around quincy de''"g,
from year to year some new feature
their wonderful capacity This truly
good country to live in, producing d. "a
does everything needful for man
beast. Our fullers earth mines are s..i IA
ping considerable quantities. OF prePa,d
clay to the East. Farmers are brigh' ''N
getting ready for a new crop.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
BURGLARY AT wAYCRoss

The Blackshear Hardware Company'e
store on upper Plant avenue, was broken
into Friday night and robbed of S25 or $50
worth of goods. The tracks show that
there were two burglars. one of them
probably boy. The burglars broke the
large plate-glass window on the main
street with brick. and one or both Of
them crawled through. Mr.. Blackshear
misses two pistols. gun, several fine ra-
zors, a number of pocket knives and "A
iot OF ammunition Other articles may
have been taken that are not yet missed.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14

Subscriber, Savannah. Ga: Peach trees
can be pruned any time this month or
next-in fact, any time when dormant
that is, before growth has been renewed
The same applies to shade trees.
1t is not every one that can prune a
tree properly. All dead wood should be
cut out and usually half of the last years
growth should be cut off from each twig
The trees should be kept symmetrical in
form, and not trimmed up too high.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
SOUTH CAROLINA.

While digging in a pile OF acid phos-
phate Friday morning between the hours
of and o'clock at the Imperial Phos-
phate Works, near Charleston, Isaac Gil
Ion, colored, aged q years, was caught
under a pile of phosphate which had
given way and buried under the slide to
depth of six feet and smothered to death.
The accident that caused Dilon's death
Is the first one of the kind that has ever
occurred in the phosphate works around
Charleston. 1t was purely an accident
and no blame Is attached to any one.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
THE SEA ISLAND SMALLPOX.

Gov. McSweeny received a letter from
Gov. Gambler of Georgia Friday in regard
to the prevalence Of smallpox on the sea
islands of this state in which was trans
mibted a letter from the Mayor of Sa-
Vannah Gov. Gambler asks Gov Me
Sweeny to take the matter up and see
that something is done along the line in
dicated. Gov. McSweeny has forwarded
the correspondence to DR.. James Evans,
secretary of the State Board of
Health, urging that he pursue the course
outlined and communicate with the Fed
eral authorities
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
A HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

Shubert Stackhouse. a son of Mr.. Stack
house. who lives in Sumter county, came
to Istachatta Tuesday afternoon TO have
a check cashed On his return he was
held up by two white men and robbed
OF $23. A party of men soon gathered
and with bloodhounds secured ne
country in search of the robbers. but
failed TO find them
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
RAILROAD AGENT pIsApPEARs.

Douglass Breeze: The people over at
Pearson do not know what to think OF
the sudden aud mysterious departure ri
Mir. Touchstone. who has for long time
been the agent of the g. g. w. Il. r., at
that point. II is said he went away while
his wife wes IN Waycross and without
making a confidant OF any one. and that
he suddenly ordered the discontinuance OF
O mercantile business in which he was
interested without any apparent reason.
II was thought by his friends that ne
was well situated, and well fixed for lv-
ing. with money ahesd, paying properly
and bright future. The Breeze hopes
he may turn up all right within q short
time snd therefore retrsins from COM
rnent.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
DROWNED IN A SEWER.

The most important case that comes
up at this term of Rome Superior Court
is damage suit for $4,000 against the
city of Rome, brought by A. d. Cheney
A few months ago Mr.. Cheney's little son.
Paul, was drowned in the large open
sewer corner of Broad street and Fourth
avenue, just after a hard rain. The suit
is brought on the ground that 1t was
negligence on the part of the city in fail
ing to have a grating over the mouth of
the sewer. or some protection against
such accidents
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
HAD NOT MET IN "a YEARS.

NcRae Enterprise: Mrs. Susan Bishop
Of Des Moines, Ia. arrived in the city
last Saturday TO visit her brother, Maj.
C. 8 Davis. Mrs. Bishop and Maj. Davis
have not seen each other for thirty-four
years. Neither recognized the other at
the train Saturday, the Major going home
disappointed, thinking she did not come,
but was made glad ON reaching home to
md that she had preceded him from the
train. Mrs. Bishop will remain here sew
eral weeks. We hope she will get a fav
oraible impression Of the Sunny South.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
A HAZE Ar LAKE CITY.

The Surprise Store at Lake City. owned
by A. B. Brown, was badly damaged by
fire early Wednesday morning. The
flames were soon under control, but the
stock, valued at $500. was almost a total
loss. The stock was insured for $500
Very little damage was done to the build
ing. The origin of the fire is a mystery.
The flames seem to have started under
the rear window, but no inflamma bic
goods were stored there which could have
caused IT.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
STAFF APPOINTMENTS.

Two New Ones Made by Governor
Jennings.
Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 1S.-Col. Frank
Philips Of Mariana has been added to
the STAFF of Gov Jennings, as acting aide
de-camp.
Lieut.. Cromwell Gibbons of the Third
Division of Naval Militia, Jacksonville.
has been appointed naval secretary. with
the rank of colonel OF the staff of the
Governor
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
now DID HE OuTRuN THE BEAR.

Mr.. H. NJ Dixon Of Macon has just
returned from a hunting trip to Flori-
da, and he says he got all the fun he
wanted. About week ago. early one
morning, while out hunting for game,
he came across fresh bear tracks, and
soon he and the dogs were in full chase.
II was not long before he came across
bruin. and as soon as he came in sight
OF him. he up with his gun and COM
menced blazing away. Every shot took
effect. and this so enranged the bear that
he turned on Mr.. Dixon aud showed fight.
This was more than Mr.. Dixon had bar
gained for. and having emptied his gun.
he could not shoot any more, nor did he
have the time to reload. 1t was for some
time that he and the bear chased around
through the swamp and briars and there
IS no telling how long this would have
been kept up had not the other members
of the party come up and shot the bear
and killed him.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
TAMPA's HOBO CONVENTION.

Tampa correspondence: The big Hobo
convention is a success so far, though
the attendance is not as great as was
expected. There are about 100 hobos here
and lots of fun is had over the gather.
ing. The city authorities compelled the
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
FLORIDA.

Mr.. l.. Fl. Densbaugh, Palmetto, Fla,
writes the Morning News that planters
in his section have the biggest and best
grapes in the state. They are now busy
shipping lettuce, cauliflower and cabbage
with fine crops of celery coming on. or
course. Mr.. Densbaugh is subscriber
and staunch supporter of the Morning
News
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14

Dawson. Ga, Jan. 13-Mr. NJ I. Har-
rell has arrived in the city from Quitman
and is having the material laid for the
erection OF an ice factory in Dawson
The capacity OF the factory will be six
tons daily, and It will be In operation by
the middle of April. Harrel e. Son. will be
known as proprietors Of the new industry.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-14
sHendouarters for Georgia Mules.

Dawson Ca. Jan. 1S-A promlH,e I.
stock dealer of Dawson said this moru "a
that over thirty carloads of mules "1
been sold here this season. Dawson
headquarters for stock in this Sen
and she is only sustaining her reput'. ~
There are more mules in Dawson th'"
any town of it's size in the state.