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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12
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Experts Report on Government
Electric Plants at Navy Yards.

Experts Report on Government
Electric Plants at Navy Yards.
Washington, Dec. 11.-Secretary of
the Navy Morton has received from
Stone & Webster of Boston, who were
employed as expert engineers to visit
the navy yards and examine the light
ing, heating and power plants, an ex-
haustive report covering the matter
and recommending consultations of
lighting, heating and power plants
wherever practicable.
The authority for the inquiry was
contained in a provision of the naval
appropriation bill for the current year,
Incorporated at the instance of Secre-
tary Moody, authorizing the head of
the department to consolidate the va
riouS plants at the everal navy yards
and stations. Great diversity of opin-
ion developed among the bureau off,
GERS of the navy. In fact, most of the
duplication in the. yards to-day re-
suits form the different bureaus each
maintaining an establishment of it's
own, and it is still evident that the
consolidation which the secretary is
empowered to make, cannot be accom-
plished without struggle within the
navy, where each bureau is eager to
retain the largest measure of author
ity and control. Because of this inter-
nal friction, outside experts were en-
ployed. While their recommendations
are made on the basis of individual
yards, their general conclusion is that
the inevitable extension of the present
system within the next five years
would cost more than would the es-
"A n frnl
plants now. to meet the increasing de-
mands of the future.
The experts kept in mind constantly
the fact that the navy yards are pri-
marily maintained for war, and tina.
the military necessities of the yard
form the most important requisite
rather than economy of output. They
also take cognizance of the desire of
the department to be all sufficient
unto itself, thereby entailing a. more
widely extended distribution of differ
ent kinds of power than would be re-
quired in an industrial establishment
performing the same functions. Pro-
vision has been made at each yard
for the production of electricity for
power and light, available through the
buildings, the dry docks and on board
ships along the water front; pneu-
matte power for shop work; hydraulic
power and live steam for a variety of
mechanical purposes; heating of the
buildings and the plans for fire pro-
lection. 1t is estimated that the econ
omies at Portsmouth, Boston, New
York, League Island and Norfolk
would exceed 100000 a year, while the
first expenditure necessary to
effect them would be about
twelve times as much. But ex-
penditures almost as great Will
go on If the consultations are not eff
fected. Secretary Morton has the au-
thority to carry out these plans. unless
the bureau chiefs deter him from do
ing so.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12

catalpa is somewhat misleading, be-
cause, speaking for the North gener-
ally all catalpas are hardy, and there
are three or four of them, writes Jo-
seph Meehan in the Farmer. But the
one for timber purposes, catalpa spe-
cioSa, is certainly the hardest of ALL
and it is the best of all for timber
1t has an upright. tree-like appear
ance, lacking in the others, especially
in the one native of Pennsylvania and
southwark. catalpa bignonioides. Those
who intend to plant the seed of this
tree need be careful to get the true
kind. To one accustomed to the seeds.
the difference can be told. The seeds
have at the end a fringe-li arrange
ment of hairs, which in speciosa is
short, and not brought to a point. In
the Eastern one c. bigonioides, the
hairs come to a fine point, somewhat
like waxed mustache. and this char
acter appears constant. The writer
believes he could tell the seeds apart
correctly, observing the arrangement
of the hairs. The trees as they grow
are quite distinct. The timber one is
tall, straight and flowers earlier than
the other The Eastern one. bignonio-
ides, makes a spreading, round-headed
tree, of great beauty as an ornamental
tlCS, pul hoI SlIdlSHI eiiouSH lol Iiil-
Der purposes. 1t is probable that if
the Eastern one were grown close to-
gether as timber trees are. it would
be compelled to make a straight
growth. No doubt it's wood would be
as valuable as that of the speciosa.
The time to sow catalpa seed is in
early spring. when, should the season
be favorable, there will be foot of
growth by the close of the season. A
display of this timber tree was made
at the st. Louis Exposition.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12
FARM, GARDEN
AND HOUSEHOLD
By S. A. COOK.

ing in all long cultivated soils. Sandy
and swampy soils are invariably de-
ficient in potash and mostly also lime.
the different elements of a complete
plant food are used in various COM
binations the educated farmer can de-
termine what elements are most need
ed for the most profitable crops he can
grow. and in what form to supply
them. AS regards potash, generally
speaking where freights are low the
cruder forms, as kainit, is the most
profitable except for certain crops, such
as Irish potatoes and tobacco. Where
freights are high the more concentrate
ed forms, as the high grade muriate
or sulDhate are most desirable. Most
farmers will find it profitable to pur-
chase the unmixed goods and mix at
home, using a special formula for each
crop and field. No general formula
can be given for the most economical
use of potash or any other element of
plant food. The general principle is
TO give enough easily soluble food
over and above the natural supply af-
forded by the soil to produce a maxi
mum crop. AS a rule. it is not eco
nomlcal TO apply potash alone, it
should be given in combination with
other elements of plant food or most
often with phosphoric acid. Plants
making a very rapid growth, such as
most early fruits and vegetables re-
quire more available food than those
OF slower growth, like corn, cotton or
grass.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12

From these analyses it has been esti-
mated that in the United States the
average yield per acre of the following
named crops removes from the soil the
amounts of potash given: Corn, SO
pounds; wheat. so pounds; oats, %
pounds; barley 80 pounds: Irish pota-
toes 600 bushels), $50 pounds; sugar
beets Go tons, IS pounds: clover hay,
"a pounds; grass hay. SO pounds; cot
ton $3.50 pounds), 46 pounds tobacco
Q,000 pounds), 20 pounds. Potash is a
rather common mineral, being found in
all granite rocks and the soil produced
by the weathering of such rocks. The
most common potash mineral is Field
spar, which on weathering produces
red clay soils. Feldspar contains from
to 10 per cent. of potash and many
red clay soils contain from l to 2 per
cent. of potash. The remainder has
been dissolved and washed away, ulti-
mately reaching the sea. 1t is esti-
mated that one acre OF fertile clay soil
contains IN the top layer of ~ inches
about 10000 pounds OF potash. enough
20 produce average crops OF grain, hay
or cotton for over 1000 years. In prac-
tical farming, however, Il rarely hap
pens that the natural supply OF potash
becomes available In the soil in the
quantities required and al the time
when needed by crops. Hence the econ
omy 81 applying artificial or CONNER
cial food, Potash though an absolute
" necessary ingredient Of plant food
4 not by itself sufficient 10 supply
the needs of crops PhOsphonc acid
nitrogen lime and some less important
minerals all 50 10 make up complete
plant food Most soils contain az the
lime and lessor food materials needed
ny plants. luf nitrogen nhonuhorlo
acid and potash are more ~ isss laak.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12

postmasters was 1882, decrease Of
1,249 as compared with the preceding
year
During the year there were 2,549 post
offices established and 5,587 discontinue
ed, a decrease of 1853 in the number of
off1ces established and an increase of
l,125 in the number of offices discon-
tinued. AT the close of the fiscal year
there were 71.131 postoffices in the
United States. 265 first class, 1904 sec
ond class. 1896 third class and SIS. 7G6
fourth class. There were 1883 resig-
nations of postmasters, 1901 removals
and 791 deaths.
New Rate of Postage.
AS to the proposition for a new rate
OF postage, the Postmaster General
says; with the establishment of ru-
raj mail delivery, and the increasing
extension of rural telephone service
by private interests, there has grown
up demand by the patrons of the ru-
raj service for the delivery of small
packages of merchandise, such as food
stuffs, tobacco, dry goods, drugs, etc,
on an order to the local merchant by
postal card. telephone, or otherwise.
The value of these packages of mer-
cnandise is usually small and the pres
ent rate of postage of cent per ounce
is practically prohibtive. The patron
or merchant can not afford to pay 10
cents for the delivery of pound of
coffee or tobacco. or similar article,
but IL special rate were established
on such matter from the distributing
office for delivery to any patron on the
rural routes from that office Il would
be great convenience to the patrons
and become a source of revenue to the
department II is therefore recon-
mended for the consideration of Con-
gress that rate of 3 cents per pound,
or any fractional part thereof, be au-
thorized for packages of books or
merchandise, not exceeding hounds,
mailed at the distributing postofflce of
any rural free delivery route for de-
livery to patron on said route This
rate should apply only to packages de-
posted at the local postoffice for de-
livery to patrons on routes emanating
from that office and not to mail trans
mitted from one office to another. The
rate OF 3 cents per pound would be
ample remuneration for the depart
ment, because there n no expense for
railway transportation, and the system
by which these packages are 20 be de-
llvered Is already established. and such
delivery would entail no additional ex-
pense uDon the department. A special
stamp could be provided for this class
OF mail matter.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12

established 9447 routes, making a to-
tai of 24,566 routes in operation on June
30,1904. The growth of the service is,
in a measure, shown by the fact that
in 1897 there were but Al routes in OPP
Grafton. This number increased to L.
276 in 1900. In 1902 there were 1896
routes and in 1903 10, 119 routes.
June 80 the total number of domes-
tic routes of all classes was 1913,
their length 496.S1S miles and the an
nual travel 505,5S5,526 miles. Compared
with the preceding year this was
decrease in length of routes of $3.50
miles, but an increase in annual travel
of 12.392,166 miles. The annual rate
of expenditure for such service at the
end of the last fiscal year was $67,-
3S1, 429.63, an increase of 81, 1885, SS7. 80"
The Hallway Mail Service.
The report deals at length with the
railway mail service. June 80, there
were LAS lines of travelling postoffices
covering 1s2,SO9 miles in length; the
number of employees in the service was
11,621; the annual distance Travelled by
clerks in cars and boats, 246, 04S, Az
miles. To accomplish this 4,175 cars and
apartments were used on the steam
roads, besides twenty-four cars on
electric lines under the supervision of
the railway mail service, and eighty
three apartments on steamboat lines.
1t is estimated that these clerks han
died II, 2,S40, 230 pieces of ordinary
mail and 36.699,264 packages and cases
of registered mail. The errors by
clerks in handling the mail, as report
ed, indicate but one error for every
il, 1S1 pieces correctly distributed.
There were 1913 casualties to mail cars
last year. in which either clerks or
mails, or both, were injured. There
were killed eighteen clerks, two sub
stitutes, one mail weigher, and there
were ninety clerks seriously and 34S
slightly injured.
Robbery of POstomces.
During the year 1888 postofices were
robbed; there were sixty depredations
on railway postoffices. star routes, ru-
raj free delivery routes, and screen-
wagon service. There were $40 rob-
berries of street and rural free deliv-
cry letter boxes. Sixty-six postal
cars were burned and wrecked, and
$50 postofiices were burned. There were
1897 mall pouches lost, damaged, or
rified. These figures show decrease
IN the number OF postoffices robbed
and a decrease In the number OF pos
tai cars burned and wrecked as COM
pared with the previous year. also
decrease IN the number Of robberies
relating 20 railway postofiice service
star routes. rural free delivery routes,
and Rcreen-wagon service, and an in
crease IN the number ~ pOatOfIces
burned and the number ~ letter boxes
robbed. This Increase ln the number
0f letter boxes robbed ~ reported as
due 90 the growth ~ the rural free
delivery service, these boxes being
placed upon enc public highway and
more subject ~ depreciation than city
n0ror.
Changes ~ PosfmasssFs,
Ths total number 81 appointments %
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12
PISTOL FELL FROM
A MANS LAP

And S-Year-OId Boy Was shot Near
bonneville.
Valdosta, Ga, Dec. 1.-THE eight or
year-old son of Sim Strickland,
near bonneville. was seriously wound
ed yesterday by the accidental dis
charge of a pistol. The lad was at
the home of his grandfather, w.
j. Strickland, and his uncle, Lucius
Strickland, had his revolver out lay
ing across his lap. The boy was In
front of him. Lucius Strickland. for
getting that the pistol was in his lap,
arose and the gun fell upon the floor
and was discharged. The bullet en-
tered the lads side and ranged up
through his body.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12

the North we have to take special
pains to keep the hens busy scratch
ing for part of their feed all along dur
ing the cold weather. In North Caro-
lima, and other sections South, the
hens are outdoors most of the time
anyway, and seldom without the need
ed exercise. With some breeds, we
would rather have one cock for twenty
or twenty-five hens than more. We
have had Langshan eggs produce
strong chicks where we had only one
male for forty hens.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12

1NtnhG ERGs Durtnk the winter.
The following is the North Carolina
Stations way of securing a supply of
winter eggs, and is given in one of its
bulletins: I'm order to get early eggs.
some extra feed in addition to the or
binary ration generally given by farm
ers is needed. As rule the trouble
on the farm Is that after corn is
gathered. there is an over-a bundance
of grain lying around, and in conse-
quenee the fowls become too fat. All
farmers have hay to spare, at least
they should have, and few pounds per
week fed to the hens will greatly IN
crease the egg production. Glover hay
is best, but any kind is good. Feed as
follows: Cut into as short lengths as
possible. u to " inch, and in the even
ing fill a two-gallon bucket full, COW
er and place on the kitchen stove and
allow II to boil as long as there is fire.
When the morning fire is built, allow
the hay to heat again. then drain off
the water and mix with the hay three
quarts of wheat bran, or enough to
make II crumbly. This will make
nearly two gallons of feed. Give IL TO
100 hens as a morning feed. Remember,
this is for cold weather and for fowls
that are at liberty on the farm. In
NhN NNNiAiilbf idAtf supply WHAT tnEN
viii consume OF corn one day and oats
the next. and so on. BE sure TO give
plenty of fresh water every day, and
on very cold mornings slightly warm.
II you do not. IL will freeze as once.
and be Of no service BE sure the hen
house has good tight ends and sides.
and always front the house TO the
south. The warmer the fowls are In
winter, without supplying artificial
heat, the more eggs they will lay, and
the earlier they VIII become broOdy. II
eggs are wanted for Matching pur-
poses, do not have too many cocks.
One male 20 fifteen hens Tor the farm
"a much better than two II an run TO-
gcther. Dispose ~ eli hens that are
past the profitable age which b.. gem
orally speaking. three years. and 10
not expect fertile eggs from cocks 4
~ years old N if best 10 use either
on 2~year-olda males" These direc-
lions apply 10 Southern localities. a.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12
HIshop ISsIIsy ~ vaidosta.

NnidoHta, Ca, Dec. li.-Blshop Kei-
Icy, ~ Savannah, and Father Rohado-
well were here to-day and conducted
services a the home of Mrs J. +.
Fender, a large class was confirmed
~ che Bishop. The lioman Catholics
have no church here. though their con-
NfNhafiou has Nfown considerably "
lgis, ana there "a talk ef baiifinM a
chnfeh
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12

What is known as the hardy catalpa
is catalpa speciosa, the best one for
timber purposes. Calling it hardy
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12

"
u be OF esuts that both satisfactory
permanent. The mistake that many make when they
have skin disease like psoriasis eczema, salt rheum
letter, acnecancer bos ulcer similar eruptons
to the druggist and his opinion course
he recommends so mething out Of socta salve. oin-
ment This seldom satisfactory, because
eases usually blood diseases and stomach diseases
and hence comprehensive treatment for the
stitutiOn is You get a treatment
from but doctor who has these diseases
and made successful speciality q them-a man ike
Dr. y Newton Hathaway, who has been praceng
cessfuily for "A quarter q Dropsy.
IN neld wherein he n Of The few have succeed
"a. Few people hen they have dropFy, know who 10
10 for relief and The hands the the legs
stomach chest swollen, there pains
and relief IL an immediate necessity Instead ~ wasting
lime Or money call on this eminent specialist Dr. Hath
away There a question about him curing YOU ana -
ne makes charge for the examination ~
a guidance thereon, you consult bin ~ any Time
10 charge VIII result ~ n luconVeuienf YOU 20 cali
self kNamlnaton blank booklet, 90, Attend h. fhis
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12

We certainly owe great deal to
Japan for the many nice trees and
shrubs from there which are so use
full to us in our paintings. Among the
various trees and shrubs of both ever
green and deciduous nature which are
found in collections here. there are
more from Japan than from any other
foreign country. The reason for this
is that the climate of a great portion
of that country, as well as of Man
churia and Korea. is very similar to
our own, and add to this in an abor-
cultural way, those countries are
greatly blessed. Just now the ever
greens are mostly in mind, as l have
just passed through large collection
of them. The one sort which has
helped ornament our grounds more
than another is that of the Retinispora.
There are perhaps a dozen well known
sorts of it, every one of which has
some distinctive and merltorious char
acter. The two most common are r.
Obtusa and r. Pisifera; the others are
deemed varieties of these. In COM
mon language, the various forms Oh
these are called Japanese cedars, al
though they are not cedars. But the
general public call all sorts of ever
greens cedars, so it is not strange
that the retinisporas have been dubbed
cedars. In general character these
Japanese evergreens resemble our ma
tive arbor vitae, and, in fact, they are
not greatly removed from them. Their
habit of growth is much the same. Left
to grow as they will they form, in
time, broad-based, conical small tree.
There are, besides the common green
forms, some golden foliaged kinds and
some silver tipped, and numbers of
dwarf varieties; a large and admir-
able assortment, in fact. For setting
out on a lawn these evergreens are
exceedingly useful, and always give
pleasure, they are so handsome and
interesting, and it is greatly in their
favor that with ordinary care the
transplanting of them is not a difficult
matter. Joseph Meehan.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-12
Dropsy and Skin Diseases.
HOW THEY CAN BE CURED.

Numerous men and women suffer from dops and skin deas
which
Smyrna times., 1904-08-03

of the world. Our steady growth in
power has gone hand in hand with a
strengthening disposition to use this
power with strict regard for the rights
of others, and for the cause of inter-
national justice and good will.
Friendship With All Nations Of the World.
We earnestly desire friendship with
all the nations of the New and Old
Worlds; aud we endeavor to place our
relations with them upon a basis of
reciprocal advantage instead of hos
tility We hold that the prosperity
of each nation is an aid and not a
hlndrance to the prosperity of other
nations. We seek international amity
for the same reasons that make us
believe in peace within our own bor-
ders; and we seek this peace not be-
cause we are afraid or unready, but
because we think that peace is right
as we'll as advantageous.
American interests in the Pacific
have RAPIDLY grown. American enter
prise has laid cable across this, the
greatest of oceans. We have proved
in effective fashion that we wish the
Chinese Empire we'll and desire it's
integrity and independence.
Our foothold in the Philippines
greatly strengthens our position in the
| oovb0o+;t;op FOr tl,a troda of tba EosE -.
in the interest of the Philippine people
themselves. We have already given
them a large share in their govern
ment, and our purpose is to increase
this share as rapidly as they give evil
dence of increasing fitness for the
task. The great majority of the Off
cials of the islands, whether elective
or appointive, are already native Fill
pinos. We are now providing for q
legislative assembly. This is the first
step to be taken in the future; and il
would be eminently unwise to declare
what our next step will be until this
first step has been taken and the re-
suits are manifest. To have gone
faster than we have already gone il
giving the islanders a constantly in
creasing measure of self-gOvernmen
would have been disastrous.
At the present moment to give pc
litical independence to the island
would result in the immediate loss o
civil rights, personal liberty and pub
lie order, as regards the mass of tn
Filipinos, for the majority of the is
landers have been given these grea
boo ms to us, and only keep them be
cause we vigilantly safeguard an,
guarantee them. To withdraw oul
government from the islands at thi
time would mean to the average ma
tive the loss of his barely-won civi
3 freedom. We have established in the
. islands a government by American
a assisted by Filipinos. We are steadil,
striving to transform this into sell
government by the FilipinOs assistet
by Americans.
Smyrna times., 1904-08-03
made Good The Promise With Cubs.

In the Caribbean Sea we have made
good our promises of independence
to Cuba, and have proved our asser-'
ton that our mission in the island
was one of justice and not of self-ag-
grandizement; and thereby no less
than by our action in Venezuela and
Panama we have shown that the Mon
roe Doctrine is living reality, de-
signed for the hurt of no nation, but
Tor the protection of civilization on the
western continent, and for the peace
, 1904-08-17
MarshmaIlow Roast.

One of the enjoyable events of Mon
dav evening was a marshmallow roast
held on the beach near the Hotel OF
ems by a party of the younger set.
Those who participated were the Mis-
SEES Elizabeth and Jane Young, of Wash
ington, d. c., Miss Hilda Firth, of Ger
mantown, Pa; the Misses Mary and
Helen Meagher, Messrs. II. j. Gibson,
Frank Stewart, Wiley Christy, of Phil
adeipl,ia; J. H. Wolfe, of Bethlehem,
Pa: and r. S. Wolfe, of New Haven,
Conn. The roast was followed by va
rious musical and vocal selections con
tributed by different members of the
The number included a re-
cital of IF | were King" and a serio
comic debate bearing upon the present
political campaign.