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The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
Rescue Grass,

One of our friends has requested that
we republish an article that appeared
about two years on Rescue Grass"
We take pleasure in complying with
this request.
Rescue grass is probably the finest
for winter grazing and the most pro-
life in Southern ATTITUDES. 1t re-
quires a rich. loamy soil. and comes
up in September, growing rapidly dur
ing even the coolest winter. 1t affords
a rich pasturage of the most succu-
lent stems and leaves from Dec. l to
May l, or it may be moved for hay
two or three times during April and
May and then allowed to mature a
crop of seed. which in gathering will
shatter, or leave enough seed on the
ground to reseed the land. so that enc
sowing, if properly treated, will suf-
flee.
After moving two or three times,
from 100 to $50 bushels of seed may be
made on an acre. The seed may be
sown from June to February, but to
get the best results it should be sown
in June, when peas are sown for for
age.
There are some peculiarities about
this grass seed. 1t will not terminate
in summer The colder the weather
in winter, the faster it grows. unless
when a freeze will kill it down, only
to come out again. however, greatly
increased in thickness. When not NOW
ed, the grass grows slowly. but when
it is moved or grazed upon, the growth
is FASTENED. The plots upon which the
grass has been sown can be broken
up from June l to Is, fertilized and
sown in peas, or planted in corn and
field beans. BY this method the grass
will not only be improved, but splendid
crops of pea vine hay, or of corn and
beans can be made The seed that are
left on the ground in May will lie
dormant until the cool nights in Sep
TENDER.
The seed are quoted by seed men at
25 cents per pound. but about 100
pounds may be obtained from DR. A.
NJ. VIM & Son of Lawrenceville, Ga,
at Is cents per pound. or II cents a
pound. If as much as ten pounds are
bought: also $50 pounds can be obtain
ed from Mr.. j. T. Baxter OF Suwanee.
Ga. at the same price. The forego-
ing information is furnished largely
| by Mr.. J. T. Baxter. who has success
| fully grown rescue grass.
State Department Of Agriculture.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08

If there were no blighting disease ana
no injurious insects and no pernicious
weeds. if neither rain nor lack OF II
were ever injurlously excessive, what
a delight the culture of soil might be-
If nothing but what we planted upon
II grew upon the soil, what an easy
thing farming would be. 1t would IN
vite every son of Adam to join the
brotherhood of tillers. If there were no
land poorer than would produce ouO-
pound bale of cotton or fifty bushels Oh
corn or twenty-five of wheat on IKE
equivalent in other things, there Wouiu
nrobably be very little of it procuraole
anvyyhere under a hundred dollars per
acre Farming under such conditions
as would exist in the absence OF the
obstacles above enumerated and pro
curing the quality of richness not
greatly exaggerated in the above capa-
bility would certainly be dellghtlul
occupation to very many more imam
now find it such
Rut every year now we have to
reckon with obstacles that our lore
fathers knew little of. Every year IT
is getting more necessary for the man
that tills the soil to know about IN
sects, about various forms OF plant as
ease. to detect and destroy on their
Arst appearance new weeds of noN-
jous character that If allowed to get
hold on his soil will reduce its value
greatly. In fact. so much nice man.
agelnent is required of the farmer now
adavs in order to be successful II Is
only men of energy and intelligence
that need hope to make any great sue
cess in filling the soil.
The farmer must study.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
The Broad Tired Wagon Problem.

The width of wagon tires is intimate
ly associated with the question of good
roads, says the Homestead. In the
past most of the wagon tires used
drought the Central West have been
less than two inches wide. With the
idea of arousing a little more interest
in the subject this topic has been Civ
en- to our readers for discussion in the
Special Institute Edition. which is
sent to every reader as a supplement
to this weeks issue. We believe that
every contribution on this subject IN
that edition is worthy of a careful
reading, because the pros and cons of
the subject are set forth with much
clearness. In this connection atten-
ton is called to the fact that two we'll
known, reliable firms have requested
that some space be given them. in or
der to place before our readers some
information concerning the special
merit of the wide-tired wagons manu-
featured by them.
The fact that a wide-tired wagon
contributes much to the improvement
of roads is not the only argument that
can be brought forward in its favor.
Under ordinary farm conditions it has
been demonstrated that a much heav-
leI lOdu Can DG OIdWH OH d WlQ0
tire than a narrow one. This is true
in the case of hauling grain over stub
BILE fields. hay over meadows and in
deed applies to practically everything
that is hauled from place to place on
the farm. This means in the course
of year an immense saving of horse
power, on account of the fact as pre-
viously intimated that in every in
stance a much larger load can be haul
ed on the wide tire than on the narrow
one. 1t would not be surprising if
the day is near at hand when the use
of wide tires will be compelled by law.
This would indeed involve a heavy eX-
pense to make over the wheels of old
wagons and yet there is no question
in our mind but what 1t will come to
that when the state or nation under
takes the construction of good roads.
The problem will be solved much more
cheaply and much more satisfactorily
if the old, narrow tired wagon, as it
years out, is replaced by one having
wide tires.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08

mates that one-tenth the total farm
produce, or $500 900, 900 worth is spoiled
by insects every year. One half of
this is reckoned as loss to the staple
crops. Credit is given to various in
sects about as follows: Hessian fiy's
damage to wheat, rye and barley one
tenth, or $40 900 900; chinch bug, $1,000,
000 corn-root worm, ten to twenty
per cent. in many states, certainly
averaging five per cent, or $31 1000 900
of the corn crop; total to growing
cereals, $S4, 900, 900. In seven Gulf States
damage to corn has been estimated at
twenty per cent and ait five per cent.
for the whole country, making the
total $40,000,0 O0 All other stored grain
is estimated al three per cent, or $780,
100000, making a total approximate
damage to stored grain amounting to
10000, 600 Grass and hay $20,000000.
Cotton. by the cotton worm. boll-worm
and boll-weevil, $50 900 in 1880.
Since then this loss has decreased, but
Texas in 1894 lost $S,000.0 900 by the boil
weevil, and $15000,000 is considered
low annual estimate of its work on cot
ton. Tobacco gave up eight per cent,
or 100000, to a horde of insects;
potatoes six per cent, or s10,000000, to
the Colorado potato beetle. No figures
are given for fruits, truck. domestic
animals and timber, but a moments
thought will show that the loss in
these items must be enormous, al
though hard to estimate closely be-
cause of a lack of separate statistics
for loss by insects.
The total value thus destroyed is
vast annual tax large enough to pay in
terest on all the improved roads, canals
schools, etc, that the most sanguine
friends of the farmers might desire.
Whether such destruction is a conceal
ed blessing may well be doubted. At
least nobody would care to assert that
we have not already a plenty of harm
full insects. Rather it should be a
leading object of the scientists to pre-
vent the introduction of further costly
intruders of the gypsy-moth descrip-
ton
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
ORDINANCES.

! Ordinance by Alderman Dixon
An ordinance to amend an ordi-
nance entitled IAN ordinance to ap-
prove the rules and regulations of the
Park and Tree Commission for the
city of Savannah, and to give the same
the force and effect of an ordinance
of the said city," adopted June IS,
1898, by striking out and repeating so
much of Section 1 as is embraced in
the paragraphs denominated as fol-
lows: Rule Public Assemblages; :"
Rule 9-Peddling and Begging"
Rule 12-Injury to Squares" "Rule
14-Wires and Advertising Signs"
Rule 17-Regulation of Poles" and
Rule 18-Exclusion," and for other
purposes.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah in Council assembled, that
Section 1 of the above entitled ordi-
nance be and the same is hereby
amended by striking out and repeal
ing certain paragraphs or subdivisions
OF said section as follows: Rule Z, as
to public assemblages; Rule 9, as TO
peddling and begging; Rule u, as to
injury to squares; Rule IA, as to
wires and advertising signs; Rule Il,
as to regulation of poles: Rule IS. as
to expulsion, so that hereafter said
rules 7, 9, II, H. IL and Is shall be void
and of no effect.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time May 81, 1903, and published
| for information.
]. ROBERT DREAMER.
Clerk of Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
FOR RORnING A NEST.

Florida Times Union: The first case
of it's kind ever docketed in the Police
Court of Jacksonville was recorded yes
terday morning, when Claude Barnes,
a young white man, was sent in on
warrant charging him with robbing the
nest of a knocking bird. The warrant
for Barnes arrest was sworn out by
S. F. Hall, in front of whose residence
the robbery of the nest fs alleged to
have been done. 1t seems that a bird
builded a nest in a small tree in front
of Mr. Halls residence, and the ladies
of the house watched the nest with
care until the young birds were hatch
ed. Numerous times boys were made
to leave the BIRDS and everything went
we'll until it is alleged Mr.. Barnes hap
pened along, espied the nest, and con-
flscated the little chlrpers. The ladies
demonstrated with Barnes, but he re-
fused to put the nest back. and hence
the warrant for his arrest.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
FLORIDA.
WAS PLENTY OF BETTING.

Holders of stakes in the many wag-
ers made upon the result of the city
election at Pensacola have made settle
ments. The turning over to the win
ners of the money began Immediately
after Mayor Welles had taken the oath
of office Those who are in close touch
with the betting on the result esti-
mated that fully $25, 900 changed hands.
This is considered a conservative esti-
mate, but may go few hundred over
or under the amount. Several bets
were in the thousands, and hardly any
of them went below the 800 mark. One
stakeholder alone, it is stated, turned
over to winners nearly $4,000, which
he held.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
By COMMITTED Of the whole

By Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance
entitled AN ordinance to amend the
ordinances of the City of Savannah
with reference to surveys by port
wardens." adopted April q, 1897, which
declares it to be lawful to hold sur
vey with one of the two port war
dens present thereat, and for other
purposes.
Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF
Savannah, in Council assembled, that
the ordinance adopted April II, 1897,
entitled AN ordinance to amend the
ordinances of the City of Savannah
with reference to surveys boz port
wardens." which declares 1t to be law
full to hold a survey with one Of the
two port wardens present thereat. etc.
be and the same Ia hereby repealed.
Sec. q Be 1t further ordained that
all ordinances and parts Of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance read IN Council for the
first time May p, 1903, and published
for information.
J. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk OF Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08

ing their barns and stables, which is
a decided Improvement on the old
methods of giving the flies full con-
troll. The feed of animals is subject to
infection as we'll as the food of hu-
mans. Animals that die or anthrax and
other infectious diseases are frequent
ly left in the woods where they are
visited by flies which later explore the
managers where the farm animals are
fed. Flies from houses where people are
sick with infectious diseases freely en-
ter the homes of we'll people and are
frequently the means of spreading
maladies whose progress seems unex-
plainable. 1t is not very difficult
matter to entirely exclude flies at least
from the food that is to be eaten by
brutes or humans. Uncleaned troughs
in the stable are not a necessity and
clearly conditions will help out even
when screens are not used in the win
dows and doors of the stable. In the
house screens are necessity.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08

Rheuma ism, Kidney Trouble Stomach
and Bowel Ailments. Bladder Trouble.
Yarioocele. Structure. Female Diseases,
Blood Poison.
Whenever II Is al all possible / pre-
fer 10 make a patients personal ac-
quaintance, but II you live out OF the
city and cannot call write me what
you suffer from ana ] VIII tell you
the quickest way 40 be cured. free and
send you free 81 charge any one 81
the following sight medical books eN-
planning my method ~ cure. =. Dis
easea ~ the vital Organs, q Female
Diseases. g. Diseases o. the Threat and
LunRt g. Nervous Debility. 9. Varl-
epfeie e. structure 2, Blood Poison
A. hheumalisnl. kidney and Bladder
Troubles Cali ~ Nrife Dr D. NEW
TON HATHAWAY. 20 a Bryan street.
Savannah, Ga.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08

City of Savannah, Office City Treas
urer, June 1, 1903.-The following lots
/ are in arrears for ground rent of
which owners are hereby notified
c. S. HARDEE, City Treasurer.
Brown Ward-East Y lot "a, 2 qrs.;
| lot 81, qrs.
Calhoun Ward-East u of west i.
lot 81. 2 qrs.: lot %, 2 qrs.; lot As, ? ors
Charlton Ward-East u lot %, , Grs
| Charlton Ward-West 2-S lot 10. 2
| qrs.; lot II, qrs.; east 70 lot 20, 2 ors
lot 30. 2 qrs.; lot 81, 2 qrs.
Columbia Ward-Lot 16, qrs.; west
Il lot 20. 2 qrs.; east pit. lot q, 2 qrs
lot Sc. 2 qrs.
! Crawford Ward-Lot SO, 2 ors.. lot
43, 2 qrs; northwest pit. lot 6S, qrs
! Crawford Ward-East part lot Is.
qrs.; lot 16. 2 qrs.
Ebert Ward-Lot l. qrs.; lot 8.
qrs.; lot %, qrs.; north II west pt.
lot "a, 2 drs.
Franklin Ward-Part lot u, qrs.
| New Franklin Ward-Lot 9, 2 urs.
Green Ward-South u lot 16, qrs:
south u lot 20, qrs.; south Il lot 40
Qrs.
Jackson ward-Lot IS. 2 qrs; lot 27. ?
Qrs; lot 20, qrs.; lot 81, qrs.
Jasper Ward-Lot 43. 2 qrs.; west /.
lot 46. 2 qrs.; east " lot 46. 2 qrs.: lot
Al, 2 qrs.
Lafayette Ward-East 2-S lot 40, Q
Qrs.
Liberty Ward-Lot 80, 2 qrs
Monterey Ward-Lot 1, qrs.; east
2-5 lot 10, qrs.; west is lot 80 and
east 1-5 lot SO. 2 qrs.
Pulaski Ward-Lot IS, qrs.
Stephens Ward-Lot 16, 2 qrs.
Troup Ward-West u lot IA, 2 ors.:
west part lot %, 2 qrs.
Warren Ward-Lot 16, 2 qrs.; lot %,
qrs.
Washington Ward-Lot 5, qrs.:
south pit. lot 8. 2 qrs.; lot 10, qrs.;
lost 23, qrs.s east II lot 40, qrs
Wesley Ward-East II lot IL, qrs.
All persons having interest in the
above lots are hereby notified that if
the amounts now due are not paid to
the city treasurer on or before June
Is, 1 will proceed on the morning of
June 16, to re-enter according to
law. HENRY e. DREESON,
City Marshal.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08

Some clever thinkers declare that the
numberless kinds Of bugs. worms and
flies which harm the crops are a bless
ing In Disguise because they reduce
the output Of farm produce and 20 pre-
vent a constant glut in the markets,
says fhe American culuYafor. AZ any
rate they put ekiil ana brains AZ "a
premium, for the farmer who would
successfully nEhi the new pests thai
appear every yeaT ~ two must know
s0mefhing ~ whfh fho oidfimera never
hears. Even With the vigorous var
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
The House FIy-An offence ana
NFanuee IN Health and Comfort.

The Farmers Review very timely OBJ
serves that the time of year is here
when flies begin to appear in large
number about the living rooms and in
the barns. While the fly is general
benefactor by his ability to do scaV-
enger work he is a dangerous fellow
when permitted to walk over the fam
ily's food after having been in contact
with some of the numerous places ana
things that prove attractive 10 such
insects. We are just beginning to real
ize how efficient agents flies and mos
quitoes are in the spreading OF disease
Recent Investigations have shown that
yellow fever is conveyed almost en-
tirely by mosquitoes, and in Cuba the
oiling of the breeding places OF these
insects has largely banished this dread
malady We have tolerated the house
fly little suspecting that he was IN
fecting the food with germs of typhoid
and other dreaded diseases. The exclu-
sion of the house-fly from the interior
of dwellings will decrease by con-
siderable per cent. the worst of our
diseases. Last summer, in the Nine
teenth ward in Chicago, typhoid fever
ragged with exceptional virulence. The
ward contained less than 3 per cent.
of the population of the city yet had
16 per cent. of the typhoid fever cases,
or five times as many as 1t should have
had, were the water supply the only
source of infection. An investigation
showed that the district contained a
good many old-fashioned closets. to
which the dies had access and that the
insects visited these places as we'll as
the dining tables of the adjacent
houses Lime put into these closets
served as a means of Identifying the
flies, which later were found with
whitened feet walking over the food
about TO be eaten. To prove that flies
can carry typhoid germs on their feet
and proboscis. some OF them were
captured 10 filthy privies. put into Gull
ture tubes and subjected TO the usual
methods Of bacterial examination. In
Ave out OF eighteen tubes the bacillus
of typhoid fever was discovered. Not
long ago three prominent physicians
made a report on the origin and spread
Of typhoid fever IN the United States
military camps during the Spanish war
81 1895. The report says that I'm many
cases flies were undoubtedly the most
active agents IN the spread Of typhoid
fever. Flies alternately visited and fed
upon the infected faecal matter and
the food 70 the mess tents. Yet az that
time the ny ns carrier ~ c0nfagion
WaH hardly noticed. Had he been de-
fifoyed or kept from the food 81 the
soldieft hundreds u lives would have
been saved
The farmers house should BE- made
imtfneffabls - nles n may eosf SONS
ninnf1 SAD q 5000 deal ~ effort n
thoroughly screen fhe bopsf from FLEA
nH' thf security obfaiufd ~ d0lng -
e1aN more fhen q ooeiH. foms
eiPfAHf1 heff even taken - ecreen-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08

by committee or the whole
An ordinance, to repeal Section No.
S87 of MacDonelrs Code of the city Of
Savannah, which section inf1icts penal
ty on persons other than port ward
ems, who may act or officiate upon sur
veys on vessels or cargoes in the port
or district of Savannah, and for other
purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled, that
section eight hundred and eighty-sev-
en- (SSO of MacDonells Code of the
city of Savannah, which enacts that
any persons other than port wardens
Except persons appointed by order Of
courD who shall act or officiate upon
any survey or perform any of the du-
ties required of port wardens shall
severally forfeit sum not exceeding
$50. to be recovered upon conviction
before Police Court, to the use of the
port wardens, be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time May q, 1903, and published
for information.
J. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
DON'T LIKE THE IDEA.

Brunswick News: The First Geor-
gia Regiment will go into camp at Au-
gusta July l. The Brunswick Rifle
men are members of this regiment,
but it is hardly thought that the COM
pany will go into camp. Several OF
the members were seen by a News
reporter yesterday and they all stated
that it was hardly probable that the
company would go. However, many
of the members would like to get away
for a week. and the matter will be
taken up by the company shortly and
a definite decision reached.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
OFFICIAL.

By Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to repeal Section No.
1856 of MacDonell's Code of the city
of Savannah, which section empowers
port wardens, on surveys, to employ
carpenters, laborers and other per-
sons, at the expense of the owner.
master or consignee of vessels or
goods. and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, that
section eight hundred and eigthy-six
1856 of MacDonel's Code of the city
of Savannah touching employment by
port wardens on surveys, of carpen-
tiers, laborers and other persons at
the expense of the owner, master or
consignee of vessel or goods, be, and
the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts Of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time May "a, 1908, and published
for information.
]. ROBERT DREAMER.
Clerk Of Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
PROJECTS FROM PINE.

The distillation of products from pine
wood is an industry that has created
great interest throughout South Geor-
gia. Messrs. B. F. Ravens, George
S. Cox and P. B. Blain of Thomasivlle
and E. Swindel & Co. of cambridge
will erect two factories at cost of
$4,000 at cambridge.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
UnexceIIed Train Service

To the East via Atlantic Coast Line.
The famous Florida and West-India
Limited, with Pullmans highest stand
ara sleepers and dining cars, leave Sa-
vannah at 1850 p. m. Getty time), ar
rive Washington 1880 a. m, following
morning, arrive New York 1:43 D. m
New York express train No. 40, carry
ing through Pullman buffet sleeping
cars Savannah to New York, leaving
Savannah 2:35 a. m. Getty time) ar
rive Washington HAS p. M; arrive
New York 7:I5 a. m. Ticket agents
De Soto Hotel and Union Station will
give full Information regarding sched-
ules etc.-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
THE WEATHER.
Morning News barometer June 7,

Morning News barometer June Z,
1880 p. m. ..............-...... ~. ~
Morning News thermometer June
Z, 1880 p. m .........,.......'... 10
Washington, June 7.-Forecast for
Monday and Tuesday:
For Georgia and South Carolina:
Partly cloudy Monday, probably show
ers; Tuesday partly cloudy with show
ers on the coast: variable winds.
For Eastern Florida: Occasional
showers Monday and probably Tues
day; variable winds.
For Western Florida: Showers Mon
day; Tuesday fair; high west to north
west winds.
Yesterdays Weather at Savannah
Maximum temperature 1:50
p. m. ........-.-........... 90 degrees
Minimum temperature $40
a. m. Observation-Disclosures. II degrees
Mean temperature ......... rs degrees
Normal temperature 100. rs degrees
Excess Of temperature. 49,. 0 degrees
Accumulated deficiency
since June l .............. II degrees
Accumulated excess since
Jan l .................. 81 degrees
Rainfall NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Trace
Normal Observation-Disclosures. .21 inch
Deficiency since June L.. 10 inch
I1voaee e{,oa To A inches
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08
RICHARDSON'S CONDITION.

The condition of Henry Richardson,
editor of the Atlanta Journal. was re-
ported from Macon Friday as remain
ing about the same. He rested quiet
ly all day. Thursday night was very
restless one, and he secured little sleep
until the next morning. At intervals
he is conscious and recognizes persons
around his bedside. but the periods of
consciousness are of short duration.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-08

a s from the
public in gen.
eral. Scattered
all over this
broad land are
tens of thous-
ands whom my
skill as a spec
ialist has cured
of all manner
OF dis e a 3 es.
such as Catarrh
. Asthma. Con-
sumption, Ner-
vous Debility,
p r. m a turity.
w e ak Heart,
Weak Rack