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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03

inquirer We have found eggplants
every bit as easily grown as tomatoes
1t is not quite as easy to provide the
plants as 1t is of tomatoes, for the
reason that insects are worse upon the
young elephants.
To insure protection from the little
tiee-beetle that attacks the plants as
soon as they are up, it is advisable to
SOW the seeds in a frame elevated 4
or feet above the ground. Where
only rev hundred plants are wanted
frame 3xS feet with one sash viii
sutlce The frame is set on Dosts
the two south ones being or 5 inches
shortef than the two back posts. One
&, unu ol tne frame may rest on a fence
II there is one. Make the frame ont
OF S-inch plank and fill in about 4
inches of soil-rich garden soil. Make
the frame week or two before plant
ing time, and put on the sash. Set
small cap of bi-sulphide of carbon
or the same of spirits of turnentine
inside of the frame. The fumes of
either engendered by the suns heat
VIII penetrate the soil and destroy or
cause the departure of any insects
within the frame. The little beetles
VIII not be able to get up into the
frame when thus elevated. AS soon as
the young plants show the third lea
tHeV should be drawn out and trans
planted into another frame, setting
the plants inches apart each way7
In two weeks they will get stocky and
deVelon mass of young roots. so
that when set out in the open ground
they will grow right off.
Pyrethrum" or insect powder" is
very useful in protecting the young
plants.
The potato bug is very bad on egg
plants, and they will soon denude the
plants of their leaves if not circum-
vented. When set out they are Guilt
waited just like tomatoes.
The New York Improved is the most
popular kind
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03
FIXED SAVANNAH ALL RIGHT.
Appropriation for the HarbOr Work
a satisfactory One.

satisfactory One.
The announcement in yesterdays
Morning News that the river ana
harbor bill, at is would be presented
by the committee 70 Congress, provides
for $4,000 appropriation for the main
tenance of present depths in the har-
Dor Of Savannah and in addition there
10 for $1,O0O,0OO contract for the com
pletion of the 2S-foot project, caused
much satisfaction in the city.
Capt. c. E. Gillette, engineer officer
in charge of river and harbor improve
ments in this district. said yesterday
that in addition to the 1000. 900 appro-
prie ton to be made. he had no doubt
the bill would also allow the eXpendi-
ture Of the money already apprOpriat-
ed for the 2S-foot project, now amount
ing to about $500, 000-prooably to
something more.
THE work to be done with the ap-
preparation for maintenance, said
Capt Gillette, will consist of dredg
ing, and some dredging has already
been done with a portion of the unex-
pended appropriation for the 2S-foot
project. All Of this work brings the
project nearer to its completion, and as
the money becomes available and the
contract is made work win continue,
on more extensive scale, along the
same lines.
The project as approved provides
for the expenditure of about sl.500,000.
10 give the depth and width of channel
desired, and the idea of the committee
at the last session of Congress in APP
propriating 100000 was to make up
the deficiency between the amount al
ready available and the estimated cost.
/ suppose the same thing has been
done in the present bill, though the dis
patches do not make this point alto
gether clear"
Capt. Gillette said it would be three
or four months after the passage of
the bill before it would be possible to
begin operations. This amount of time
would necessarily be expended in the
submission and approval of plans and
specifications. advertisements for bids
and 'the successful contractors prepa-
rations for beginning work. AS Capt.
Gillette has no very strong hope of the
passage of the river and harbor bill
much before June, it will probably be
some time during the fall before opera
tons on an extensive scale are begun.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03
Pruning the Young Fruit, Trees.

Pruning the 1OuhE FTuit AEecS'
In giving young orchard trees a start,
early and systematic pruning and
training are necessary for the best de-
velopnent. The future thrift and pro-
duction of the trees depend a great
deal upon how they are shaped when
young, says the Indiana Farmer The
trees will naturally shoot upward ia
one straight, large trunk, becoming
ungainly in appearance, and unadapt-
ed to producing large crops. The heads
must consequently be cut off early.
Nurserymen often make the mistake
of permitting their trees to grow this
way. and when transplanted their
growth must be checked by severe cut
ting back Do not accept from a nurs-
eryman trees that have been allowed
to grow In this way. Select rather the
shorter growth. with branches equally
develop ed. Such trees will require no
severe pruning and the growth Will not
thus be suddenly checked.
The young trees need retaining from
the start. The shaping can begin by
rinchlng back the buds so that the
Il INK will get stocky and thrifty All
fruit trees do better for this early
pinching back, and if it is SYSTEMS u
caiiy followed there will be little actual
pruning required later. Severe prun-
ing is intended chiefly for untraine |
trees, and as a result they never quite
get the growth that they should. When
first ordered from the nursery. fruit
trees need to be trimmed back by cut
ting off their heads and largest branch
es. This tends to start root growth
more than if unpruned. The main
thing is to get the roots well estab-
lished after transplanting, and every
thing else must be sacrificed to this
ii necessary. However, trees thai are
properly planted and with the roots
uninjured, should quickly establish
root growth, and become thrifty in
their development. After that they
need careful pruning twice a year.
This should take place in the fall and
spring The work performed twice a
year will consequently be so small that
no great harm will be done to the
trees. Severe pruning at one time.
certainly Injuries the growth of any
tree. Let it be done by degrees. Shape
the tree so that it will have a good
form and full head with the inside
not too fun of branches that will pre-
vent the sunlight and air reaching
every part of il. In apple trees The
tendency is for the spreading branches
to be too low. This is not wise, for
the reason that the trunks then never
get the air which they need Let the
lowest branches be a respectable dis
lance above the ground. fully as high
as tine top of the head, and then let
them spread and fill out. Keep the
top a little above the sides. but not
too high and guard against a tall
spindling tree which makes hard pick
ing and poor producing.
5. w. Chambers.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03

Moultrie, Ga. March 2.-Moultrie
Lodge, knights of Pythias. gave a
banquet a the new Hotel Colquitt
Friday night. Grand Chancellor +. A.
Hooper was the guest of the lodge
and was very warmly received. This
was his first visit here and he was
not only pleased with the growth of
the lodge, but of the town as Well
There were over one hundred plates
at the banquet and it was quite a
pleasant affair.
Work has recommended on the Court
House, but it will not, be completed
by April Court.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03
FUNERAL OF MRS. PHILLIPS.
She Was the Widow of a Former
Pastor of ~. Johns.

She Was the WIDOW OF FOrmer
Pastor of st. Johns.
The funeral of the late Mrs. S. F.
Phillips, whose death occurred night
before last, as reported in the Morn
ing News yesterday, took place yester-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from her
residence. No. 211 Hall street. east.
The service was conducted by Rev.
DR.. A. {. Bum, supply rector of st.
Johns Church. The interment was in
Laurel Grove Cemetery, the following
gentlemen acting as pail bearers: Col,
It. 5. Wylly. Jr.. Mr.. Henry d. Stew
ems, Mr.. [ulian Schley, Mr.. W. N.
Pratt. Mr.. John Morris, Mr.. l.. NJ q.
LeHardy.
Mrs Phillips was S4 years old, and
her extreme age tended to make re-
covery from a broken limb impossible.
Some weeks ago she fell and broke the
member. the accident occurring in her
home. Some fifteen years ago a frac-
ture had been sustained, and the limb
was broken in the same place. Had
Mrs. Phillips been younger the bone
would probably have knitted. and the
fall would not have proven fatal.
Most of Mrs. Phillips long life had
been spent in Savannah. She was
reared in Darien, the family home OF
the Bonds. Before her marriage she
was Miss Sadlie Bond Her husband
was Rev. DR.. s. f. Phillips who was
for some years rector of ST. Johns
Church. He died in 1876, during the
visitation that Savannah suffered from
yellow fever, that malady having
caused his death. Few immediate rela-
tives survive her. the nearest being
sister, Mrs. Ann Bond. Mr.. 4. P.
bond, formerly of Savannah, and
Capt. Thomas Screven are among the
relatives.
Mrs. Phillips was a noble Christian
character and she was formerly iden-
tilted with many charitable and phil
anthropical works in Savannah.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03
Detectives Stiu Searching for Plant
system stolen Goods.

Waycross. Ga. March Mrs. r. l..
Walker has been placed in charge of
the Plant System restaurant at this
place.
A Terrell club has been organized in
Waycross. 1t has a good list of names.
The Republican, which has been
started at Patterson. will be printed
by the Herald Publishing Company in
this city. The paper is a six column
folio.
The detectives are still after stolen
goods from Plant System cars. They
have been following a trial out in the
woods from Old Nine. where it is sup
posed that a lot of goods are hidden.
There are reasons to believe that a
lot of the goods are hidden in the
woods, and every effort win be made
to find them.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03

for drunkenness and vagrancy. will
appear before Recorder Myrick in Po-
lice Court this morning on a charge OF
being drunk and disorderly on the
street.
For running his family from his
home on the West Side at an early
hour yesterday morning. William
Odum, white, was arrested by Patrol
man Collins ". ". BroSdon, also
white was arrested at the same time
for interfering with the officer.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERs.
state and National Officers TaII<ins
i'm Interest of Convention.

state and National Officers Talking
in Interest of Convention.
Mr.. Shaw of Augusta. president of
the state organization of Young Peo-
pies Society of Christian Endeavor,
addressed a gathering of the members
of the society and other young people
in the First Presbyterian Church yes
terday afternoon. The speaker was in
troduced by Rev. DIR. William P. Nc
Corkle, the pastor of the church, and
his address was preceded by a prayer
delivered by Rev. w. A. Nisbet of the
Westminster Church.
Mr.. Shaw said that he was rather
a forerunner for DR.. c. L. Eberman,
field secretary of the United States,
and YVES also working in the interest
of the state convention of the society
which will be held in Columbus April
23-21. This convention, Mr.. Shaw eX-
planned, will be for the purpose of get
ting the members of the society in
closer touch with each other and the
work, and to put new life in the So
,cieuy.
In this connection he said that he
wishes each delegation that attends
the convention to prepare a list OF
questions that may bring the difficult
ties of the society before the conven-
ton, and also state what in the opin-
ion of the delegate or delegates. will
add to the growth and usefulness OF
the society. In fact, from the showing
made by the speaker, one of the chief
questions to come before the conven-
ton will be why does the society not
grow"
joint meeting of the Endeavorers
will be held at the Sunday school room
of the Westminster Church tonight
where Mr.. Shaw Will be present and
address the meeting. and where. also
DR.. Eberman may be. Another
meeting Will be held by Dr. Ebermar
in the Christian Church tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. and still an.
other. likewise in the Christian Church
tomorrow night at $50 o'clock.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03

hogs ever since my early boyhood, and
cannot recall a single case where in
jury to health resulted. All the cases
of death of cattle from sorghum seem
to occur when pasturing is practiced,
and even then it is the exception, and
not the rule. Late in November we
turned calves into a small field, where
they had access both to green rye and
to the small frosted plants of second
growth sorghum. To our surprise they
spent their time in eating the latter
In growing sorghum for hay, the
first requisite is that the stems shall
be fine. This implies thick seeding, and
If the land is rich it will be necessary
to sow the seed broacast, about two
bushels, or even more, per acre. On
our poor sandy hill lands we obtain
larger yield, without too greatly in
creasing the size of stems by plant
ing somewhat thickly in drills about
3 feet apart, and giving the necessary
horse cultivation. 1t is of course un
profitable to hoe sorghum intended for
hay The yield of sorghum is greatly
increased by judicious fertilizing. No
other field crop will give a larger re
turn for the stable manure applied TO
it. A still cheaper means of fertiliz-
ing sorghum consists in planting 1T
Immediately after crimson clover or
hairy vetch is cut or grazed. Here an
clover hay had just been cut afforded
more than twice as much sorghum hay
as an adjacent plot where rye stubble
was plowed in. A similar increase has
occurred when the preceding crop was
cowpeas. Where no legume has been
grown just before sorghum and when
no stable manure is available, cotton
seed meal nitrate of soda, or other
heterogeneous fertilizer may be used
with profit.
The number of cuttings which sor-
ghum affords depends on rainfall, land,
cultivation, fertilizer and the stage at
which the first cutting is made. Usual
ly two and with very favorable con-
ditions, three, cuttings may be had.
The earlier the first cutting, the
greater the second growth. Sorghum
makes good hay from the time the
first heads show up to the period when
the seed are fully colored or even har-
dened. We prefer the earlier stages. A
special merit of sorghum as soiling
crop is the fact that it is ready for use
at almost any stage of growth, and
that if LEFT standing even for weeks
beyond the preferred time of harvest
ing. it does not dry up, but retains it's
nutritive, appetizing quality.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03

Cats are VIGOROUSLY troublesome
around electrical plants. for though
they usually pay for their curiosity
with their lives. they can short circuit
and nearly ruin expensive machinery.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03

! River Report.-The hight of the Sa-
vannah river at Angus "a, at 8 a. M,
! 18th meridian time, yesterday, was 80
| feet a rise of 1.2 feet during the pre-
| ceding twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mo-
! ment of time, March 2. 1902, s p. m,
J -Sth 1n,..riAiara ttrnnn
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03

Questions and communications rela-
tive to agricultural and horticultural
subjects, II addressed 10 Agri. Editor,
Drawer n, Millecgeville. Ga. Will re-
ceive immediate attention.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03
Nntice.

We solicit articles for this depart
nnent The name of the writer should
accompany the letter or srticle. not ne
cessarily for publication, but as an
evidence of good faith.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03
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The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03
wAYCROss NEWS NOTES.

II. b. Boyer,
Local Forecast Official.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-03
THE WEATHER.

Morning News thermometer at II
p III .'s.s..'.. go. ..'........... 0V
Morning News barometer at Il
Forecast for Monday and Tuesday:
Georgia. Fair Monday; cooler in
southeast portion. Tuesday, fair; fresh
north winds.
Eastern Florida: Fair Monday;
cooler in north portion. Tuesday, fair;
west to northwest winds.
Western Florida: Fair Monday and
Tuesday; variable winds.
South Carolina: Fair; colder Mon-
day. Tuesday, fair; fresh west TO
north winds.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature, 500
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-24
Potato Market Broken.

The potato market underwent one OF
the greatest slumps ever experienced
In the local market during the pasl
week, the tubers falling from 70 cents
a bushel on Monday to 40 cents a
bushel yesterday. A further decline
is expected during the present week.
The decline is due to the overstocked
market, the growers in the nearby
territory rushing their product, think
ing that the bottom OF the market
would experience a drop.
Dealers have been forced to lower
the prices as the accumulation has
been so great that all houses are over
stocked. The scarcity of potatoes
last winter has resulted in an unusn-
ally large crop being planted this
wear SO that 25-cent basis is expect
ed for next winter Minneapolis
Times, Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-24
Harmon Mclndoo,

On July II, at s o'clock very
happy event took place at the resi-
depce of Mr.. and Mrs. McIndoo, when
their daughter Ida was joined in ma
trimony to William Harmon, one OF
the promising youngi men of. Grove
Lake. Nearly one hundred and fifty
guests gathered to witness the cere-
mony, which was performed by Rev.
E. B. Service, pastor at Grove Lake.
At the close of tt wedding march,
which was played by Mrs. Alexander,
the bride and groom marched into the
parlor. The bride wore a very pretty
dress of white, trimmed with satin
ribbon and alloyer lace; also bridal
veil. After the happy two were joined
the invited guests sat down to a table
which wac burdened with the good
things of this life. The gifts to the
bride were numerous and costly. Mr..
and Mrs. McIndoo are to be congrat-
ulated for the magnificent repast
given to their guests. The happy
couple have the good wishes of the
neighborhood in which they live.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-24
proposed railroad Changes.

If alY reports are true a new time
card will go into effect on the Great
Northern.on Sunday, July q. All
reports 81 the proposed change indi-
cate that there will be some sweeping
changes. The Willmar- MALAGA train,
it is claimed, will start from Willmar
in the morning and make the trip to
Milaca apd back the same day.
Trains and 2, which run between St.
Paul and Fargo, will be run between
St. Paul and Bemidjl, over the Park
Rapids line. There will be no day
local train from Sank Centre to Fargo,
but passenger service will be installed
between Melrose and Aberdeen, run
ming by the way of the Tintah branch.
These changes will result in the pro-
motion of az number of crews and
will give Engineer Stubbs and
Dickinson, of this city passenger
runs ST. Cloud Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-24
MISS FRANKENFIELD'S SUCCESS.

The following is clipped from the
Duluth NeWs<Tribune:
The initial production of Miss
Laura Frankenfield' S dramatization of
"Len Gansett, !" Opie Reads famous
novel, was given in the Lyceum last
evening. The house was well-filled,
the performance went off with thor
Tough satisfaction, and Duluth anna
teur Thespians won glory for them
selves and funds for ST. Luke'S hoSpi-
tai. 1t was a social, financial and his
trionic success.
Friends of the different entertainers
and the audience was made up
mostly of them-were attentive and
appreciatiye all through the five long
acts, and it seemed, all found the rem
dition thoroughly enjoyable.
1t was a very good amateur enter
tainment. 1t was perhaps exception
al in merit from this Standpoint. No
one participating in itneed have cause
for regret over the work he or She did,
and some of them are undoubtedly en-
titled to more than passing credit. Ii
any one were overcome with ennui
during the three hours and half. it
should be charged up to the play nfor6
than to the players
1t was Len GanSett" dramatized,
but those who had read the book, and
no doubt most of them had, very
likely found themselves in literary
and theatrical wilderness, thick as a
cane copse in Arkansas, because the
names of all characters and most Of
the situations had been changed.
This to the detriment of the play.
Had Opie Read himself been present,
as it was announced that he would be,
it is doubtful if he would have recOg
nized much of the dialogue and some
of the scenes.
In the brightest bits of dialogue
one at once saw the genius of the au-
thor. Many of the terse, yet poetical-
epigrams of the novelist were re-
tanned. and at times, where conden-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-07-24
GOOD ROADS TRAIN.
1t Will Run Over the Great
Northern Through State.

Final arrangements have been made
between the government and the
Great Northern railway for sending
a good roads train to give practical
instructions, in the art Of building
good roads with proper regard for
economy and the material at hand.
The Great Northern has been ex-
tremely liberal in this matter, and
has made concessions which virtually
amount tie cash subscription OF Sl0,-
600. AS the road receives no direct
benefit from this act of public spirit,
the persons interested in the good
roads movement are justly gratitied.
The Great Northern officials have, In
brief, placed at the service of Colonel
r. w. Richardson, the government
good roads expert, train, such as he
may require, with the privilege OF
taking it wherever he may see fit, and
the company pays all the expenses.
1t will cost at least 800 per day to
operate the train and an itinerary OF
leo days has been planned.
The train will be composed OF ten or
twelve fat cars, for material and the
most improved road machinery, and
two boarding cars for the engineers
and expert road builders.
The train will leave Minneapolis at
the close of the Minnesota state fair
and will proceed west, stopping at
the larger cities, on the way to the
coast. No itinerary has as yet been
made but this is a matter to be worked
out later. The first big work OF Col
onel Richardson was to secure a
train and in this he has succeeded up
to all his expectations and desires.
The first demonstrations of practi-
cal and theoretical construction OF
permanent roads will be held at the
state fair grounds during the week.
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the state good roads assc-
citation, the county officials of Hem
nepia and Ramsey counties, the state
fair management and the government
experts will be held next week to ar
range the details. The whole north
west will be notified of the program
and as the Good Roads association
will hold it's convention fair week it
is expected that the gathering vii. be
attended by thousands