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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05
NO NEED For WORRY.

Mr. Alfred B. Shepperson Of New
York is sending TO his friends copies
of the address which he delivered be-
fore the School of Commerce of New
York University recently on THE
Sources of Cotton supply" The ad-
dress Is a very interesting one, and
valuable for the information 1t con-
tains. 1t is his opinion that more
yarns are spun and more Tomances
woven about cotton than in regard to
any other commodity" There is much
truth in this statement. From the be-
ginning until the end Of the cotton
season we are hearing statements of
one kind and another about the cotton
crop. The statements begin about the
acreage and amount of fertilizers sold.
Then follow the weather conditions af-
fecting the planting. Soon we hear
about the effect OF the weather on
the plant. Sometimes it is too dry
and often too wet Later on we have
accounts of the damage the insects are
doing the plant. and, finally there are
gloomy stories relative to early frOsts.
There are hundreds OF other things
which keep those interested in cotton
constantly anxious about the crop
Mr.. Shepperson devotes a consider
able part of his address to the cotton
of other countries than this, giving
the amount in 500 pound bales which
each produces, and the prospects for
an additional supply from each OF those
countries. He gives particular atten-
tion to Egypt, for the reason that 1t
is claimed that owing to the building
of the big dam on the Nile a much
larger acreage on that river will be
planted in cotton. Mr.. Shepperson
doesn't think the acreage will be in
creased to as great an extent as has
been reported. He is satisfied that the
limit of the increase in production will
be 100000 bales, and thinks it will be
reached, if ever
He is confident that the experiments
which European manufacturers are
making in the cultivation of cotton in
new fields will all prove disappont-
ing, for the reason that none of them
has satisfactory weather conditions.
On this point he says: II am thor
oughly convinced of the utter futility
of the attempts being made to grow
cotton in new fields of production as
l am of the capacity of our Southern
states to readily meet the increasing
requirements of the spindles of Eu-
rope and America"
He advises European manufacturers
to stop "squandering their money on
visionary schemes" A point that is
of special interest Is the statement
which Mr.. Shepperson makes about
cotton seed. 1t will be recalled that
Mr. Sully takes the position that cot
ton seed is deteriorating. because the
best is sent to the cotton oil mills and
the inferior planted. He says "a thor
ough investigation has fully establish
ed the fact that there has been no
deterioration in the quality of cotton
seed" AS Mr.. Shepperson is better in
formed in respect to cotton than Mr..
Suly is it is probable that his state
ment in respect to cotton seed will be
generally accepted.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05
His Only Plunge.

Speaking about lotteries" said the
man with the double chin, according
to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, but l
never bought but one ticket in my life
and / often think of that with sad
ness. I bought it from a hunchback
in the full of the moon and just after
I had seen a black cat, and every
body said 1 was sure of at least $780,
900. One evening, l was prevailed up
on to attend a revival meeting, and
1 was so influenced by it that I Of
fered my ticket to half dozen fell
lows for what 1t cost. No one had the
money to buy, however, and as my
conscience wouldn't permit me to keep
it"
You tore it up?" was asked.
Eyes, tore it up and buried the pieces,
and alas! when too late l learned
That 1t had drawn a prize! don't
want to call any man fool, but that
was a very silly thing. Did it hit
$50,000?"
mo"
"s20,000?"
mo"
$10,000?'
mo"
Then how much?"
well, it came within 500 numbers
of hitting an approximate prize of
ST. so, and was IS out of pocket. Just
think how much flour and blackberry
jam that IS would have bought for the
widows of America"
"Um" replied the other, as he OPEN
ed his newspaper and tried to be-
come interested in the news from
Hokodate.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

In Albany, N. Y, there is man who
wants to die, and who could have his
wish If the lawyers would let him.
He is under sentence of death for muir
der. He says the sentence is just, and
that he is ready, willing and anxious
to pay the penalty for his crime. But
his lawyers have persisted in taking
an appeal, over his protest The con-
demned man has written to the Cow
ernor begging him to prevent the
Court of Appeals from setting aside
his sentence. The murderer takes the
ground that his temperament is such
that if he were set at liberty he would
be a menace to society, therefore il
would be better for everybody concern
ed if he were dead. The grounds Of the
appeal are technical; the murderer says
technicalities should not be permitted
to stand in the way of common sense
and the good of the public. 1t seems
rather a pity to put to death a man
of so much common sense.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05
THE YALU RIVER BATTLE.

The later accounts of the battle at
Yalu river leave no doubt that the
japanese are as good fighters on land
as they are on the sea. The first ac-
counts left the impression that the
number of killed was comparatively
small The official report of Gen.
Kuropatkin shows that it was between
5000 and 1900 There is no doubt
therefore that the battle was a fierce
and hotly contested one.
1t is admitted that the Japanese were
better equipped with artillery and had
the larger force. but the fact must not
be overlooked that they were the at
lacking force and had to overcome
many difficulties to reach the enemy.
Gen. Kuropatkin, in his official re-
port, insists that it was not "a part of
his plan to offer serious resistance to
the crossing of the Yalu river by the
Japanese. If this statement is cor
rect the orders of the Russian COM
mander-in-chief were disobeyed. 1t
would not be surprising, however, If
Gen. Zassalitch understood pretty well
what was expected of him, but found
too late that the force with which he
had to contend was much stronger than
he expected.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says: 1T
is like Gen. Kurkokis luck that Gen.
Zassalitch should be such a headstrong
commander" 1t may be soothing to
the feelings of the Russians to look at
the situation that way, but the fact
remains that the Japanese have cross
ed the Yalu and now have the way
open into Manchuria. The crossing
of river in the face of an enemy is
difficult undertaking, and it was ex-
pected that the Russians would present
almost insurmountable difficulties to
the crossing of the Yalu by the Japa-
nese The statement that it was not
intended to prevent them from cross
ing, but only to harass them, does not
seem to be reasonable.
The Japanese general has shown
himself to be an exceptionally able
commander and those who had doubts
as to whether the Japanese soldiers
were good fighters have had their
doubts removed. The plans of the Jap
anese have been carried out success
fulIy-the plan of getting into Man
churia through Korea and attacking
the Russians--and it would not be
surprising If there should soon be an
other attack on the Russians at their
second line of defense, which is the
Port Arthur branch of the Manehurian
Railroad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05
PERSONAL.

Congressman Sibley, who takes al
most as much delight in possessing fast
horses as he does automobiles, had been
troubled at his home in Pennsylvania
with rats about his granaries. A ped
-dler came along one day selling Mex
lean rat poison. MIR. Sibley bought a
quantity and spread it about his grain
houses. The rats lived and multiplied
A year later the peddler came along
again. Didn't you sell me some Mex
lean rat poison?" asked Mr.. Sibley.
Yes, sir" the peddler answered. "It
is no good, Mr.. Sibley told him. 1T
hasn't killed a rat that 1 know Of
Well, maybe the rats about your place
are not real Mexican rats" the ped
der said.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

A New Orleans dispatch says that a
Mr.. Bowditch has invented a machine
for picking cotton that promises great
results. In operation 1.-THE machine
passes up a row of cotton and picks off
the bolls with such rapidity that six
acres can be stripped in a day, and the
machine then carries its load to the
gin" Not all of the cotton is gathered
by the machine, but fully so per cent.
of ID is, and what remains can be easily
gathered by few laborers." Since
there is no cotton ready to be picked
just at this time, evidently the fore
going is what the machine is expected
to do. But there is many slip be-
tween expectations and performances,
especially with cotton harvesting ma
chimes. Next fall when a working test
can be made it win be seen whether
Mr.. Bowditch has solved the problem.
1t is to be hoped he has done so.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

Powdered paris green is being
shipped to Texas in large quantities.
The Texas Boil weevil Association has
issued an address to the farmers of the
state advising them to act on the ex-
perience and suggestion Of ex-senator
Marston of Louisiana, who says he has
cleared his cotton fields of the weevils
by busting the young plants with paris
green. This treatment has the APP
prevail of DIR. Morgan. state entomolo-
gist of Louisiana. Senator Marston
says an old sock makes a first rate
dust bag with which to apply the
poison. 1t would be surprising, but
none the less gratifying, if the Mar
ston sock should beat Agricultural De-
partment science in solving the boil
weevil problem.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05
RRIGHT BITS.

-"Here is an invitation 10 Mabel and
Roberts silver divorce
Dear. dear! Can it be ten years
since they parted?"-Puck.
Deacon Jones: 1 was glad to see
you at church on Sunday.
Wifler: Yes, my auto was out of
order and I had to put in the time
somehow, you know.-Boston Tran
script.
Visitor: Well, now tell me how old
you all are?
Little Girl: Vera's II. Muriers 10,
Violets 8, Guy and Una, the twins,
are 6, and I'm 5. L think mothers
2o.-Punch.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

Senator Quay's consistent organ, the
Philadelphia Inquirer, rejoices that, lin
spite of big congressional ap-
preparations, we are at the end
of the fiscal year with $780,
100000 surplus" and adds: And
there's plenty more where that
came from" That is good Republican,
ism, to be sure! The money came out
Of the pockets of the people; there is
more in those pockets, and the Repub-
leans will not hesitate to dig it out
and spend it extravagantly if they are
given the power to do so.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

There is every prospect that the
peach season this year will be one of
the best Georgia ever saw. An au-
thority estimates that not less than
5000 car loads will be shipped from
the orchards TO market. And, as
Georgia peaches always command a
good price, the money that will be
brought into the state will be quite
a neat sum. Still, it is certain that
there will be a considerable percen-
tage of the crop that will be lost be-
cause, for one reason or another, it
cannot be shipped. II this waste por-
ton of the crop could be saved it
would add thousands of dollars to the
incomes of the growers. And it could
be saved If there were small can
neries established throughout the
peach belt. The Peach Grower says
that such canneries, 'can be establish
ed from $3.50 up, and they may be
owned individually or by groups of
farmers. The operation is simple, and
the work promises large rewards"
Between peach seasons the canneries
could be employed in the canning of
okra, tomatoes, peas, beans and other
vegetables, to say nothing of buckle
berries. blackberries. etc. There are
already in the state number of
canneries in successful operation, but
five times as many would not crowd
the field.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

George Washington is in Whining
ton, Del, thrilling the natives from
the coign of vantage of a Salvation
Army exhorter with his personal rem
fntscences of cannibaiism. He declares
that he is reformed cannibal that in
his time he has drunk more human
blood than the average person has con-
stunned water, and that even now he
finds it difficult to restrain the desire
to take bite out of somebody's flesh,
sespite his conversion to Christianity.
Evidently this George Washington is
not possessed of that great virtue
which assisted so materially in making
the other George famous.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

Many places are mentioned in the
current war dispatches from the Far
East that do not appear on the maps
That however. is not surprising. The
country all along the Yalu, on both
sides, is thiclSly populated, and every
few miles there is a village. If the
names of all the villages were put on
the map they would be SO crowded
into one another as to be indistinguish-
able. For this reason only the more
important places are indicated.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

The enlisted men of the army De-
partment of the East have found a
way to get rid of their little English
looking forage caps, issued to them
recently. They have taken to wearing
them rakishly on the side of the head,
after the manner of Tommy Atkins =
They say IL they are to have "Tommy's'
headgear they propose to wear it as
he does. Gen. Chaffee has seen the
"dinky lids" as the soldiers call them,
given the side tilt, and he does not
like it. He says the affectation de-
tracts from the dignified military bear
ing that should characterize the troops
of the United StateSv
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05
A FACT PROVEN.
Should Convince Even the Nest Skep
teal of It's Ttuth.

Teal of It's Truth,
II there is the slightest doubt IN
the minds of any that Dandruff germs
do not exist, their belief is compelled
by the fact that rabbit inoculated
with the germs became bald in six
weeks time.
It must be apparent to any person,
therefore,, that the only prevention Of
badness is the destruction Of the
germ-which act is successfully ac-
conplished in one hundred per cent.
of cases by the application OF New
bros Herpicide.
Dandruff il caused by the same
germ which causes badness, and can
be prevented with the same remedy
Newbro's Herpieide.
Accept no substitute. Destroy the
cause you remove the effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send Toe
In stamps for sample to The Herpi-
eide Co, Detroit, Mich.
Livingston's Pharmacy, Special
Agent.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

Mr.. Pulitzer, owner of the New York
World, evidently does not believe that
all Manhattan, except Wall street, is
going to move uptown. leaving the
lower end of the island to stagnate
He is preparing to erect another sky
scraper adjoining the present World
building and overlooking the Brooklyn
bridge.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05
The Weather.

The indications for Georgia for to-
day are for fair weather, with fresh
east winds. Eastern Florida fair
weather. with variable winds.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

Mr.. Cleveland's suggestion Of a brief
platform seems to be meeting with IA
vor. One plank of it should be: Turn
the rascals QUIT"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

Port Arthur is a ripe plum that is
ready to fall into Japan's lap, as soon
as its stem, the railroad. can be
reached and cut.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

Russia says she doesn't want inter-
vention. 1t doesn't look as If Japan
needed it.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

Gen. Kuropatkin does not seem TO be
making very rapid progress in the di-
rection Of Toxic. where he says the
peace terms will be signed.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

The really able man is generally
modest. John Sharp Williams of Mis-
sissippi says it is too soon to think
about nominating a Southern man for
President, and that when the time for
such nomination shall come ten
thousand ADLER men and hundred
thousand better men" than he will be
found. That, however, is open to a
doubt. Meanwhile. however, what is
the matter with preparing the way for
a Southern President by nominating
Mr.. Williams for Vice President?
Hasn't the time come for a Southern
man in second place?
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

A clever forger arrested in Philadel-
phia the other day declared that he
committed his crimes in order that his
wife might maintain the position in
society to which she had been accus-
toned. That, of course, is no excuse
in the eye Of the law, and the man
will be punished, as he deserves to be.
But is the incident not a reflection
upon the manners of society, by which
people of small means are required to
live as if they were wealthy in order
to obtain the recognition of their neigh
bors? The family that lives simply
and modestly is too often regarded as
being of no Importance whatever; not
worth cultivating or associating with
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-05

The Geneva Ophthalmoscope is
an instrument for looking in the back
of the eye for diseases. The Retin-
oscope is an instrument for testing
the ewes by the shadow test for
glasses without asking Il question.
The Hardy Ophthalmometer is for
testing for astigmatsm; this is the
only sure test. Get your glasses from
us and have them absolutely accurate.
Our store and dark room is the most
modern in the South. No one else in
Savannah has these instruments.
HINES OPTICAL CO.,
DIR. LEWIS A. HINES. Refractionist.
Bull Street and Oglethorpe Ave.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
The Popping of Popcorn.

Why popcorn pops and ordinary
corn does not is a question which has
bothered many people for long time.
The department of agriculture has
given an answer which should make
it plain. Cd The popping of popcorn
is due to rehabilitation Of the oil con-
tanned in the kernel. (2) Field corn
does not pop as readily as popcorn
pops because the outer portion of the
kernel is more porous, permitting the
escape of the oil as it volatilizes, while
in the case of popcorn great pres
sure is developed in the kernel by the
confined oil and the kernel is sud-
denly exploded and turned wrong side
out. (3) In composition popcorn diff
fers from ordinary corn in having a
larger proportion of corneous element
and a great per cent. of oil. (4) Pop
corn pops more readily when dry be-
cause when moistened the kernels are
swollen, more porous and toughened
and do not explode SO suddenly and
completely as when dry and hard.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
INVENTION AND INDUSTRY.

Municipality owned plants furnish two
thirds of the electric lighting in Great
Britain and only about five per cent. in
the United States.
The importation of raisins, which for
merly amounted to about 1900, 900 box
es a year, has been reduced to almost
nothing by the California crop.
Immense quantities OF sand equal to
that imported from Turkey especially
for glass makers have, according to the
Westminster Gazette, been discovered
not far from London.
The Umschau claims for the newly
invented process of milking COWS by
electricity rubber caps being attached
to the udders) the advantage of superior
cleanliness, and adds that the cows more
readily yield the milk than when the
hands are used.
A machine has been invented which Is
capable Of splitting wood two feet long
and eighteen inches thick. 1t is run by
three-horse-power gasoline engine andi
consists of huge knife which works\
through the knottiest wood at the rate
Of 60 strokes @ minute.
Steps are being taken to develop val
liable deposits of fullers' earth, near
Buelah, Pueblo county, and'near Akron,
Washington county in Colorado. The
few deposits of this substance already
located in the Centennial state are said
to be among the purest found anywhere
in the world.
One of the largest and most expensive
mineral collections in existence, owned
by John F. Campion, Leadville, Col,
forms part of ColoraNhs mineral exhibit
at the st. Louis worlds fair. The col
lection is valued at $250,00 the bullion
value alone being $4,000. 1t has never
before been placed on exhibition.
A method of producing soft zinc has
been patented in France Equal parts
Of zinc and aluminium are melted, to
which q small amount of bismuth Is
added to molten zinc until volatilization
ceases. The zinc is heated to temper
ature of from 900 degrees to 1000 de-
grees Fahrenheit. 1t is stated that the
soft zinc so produced is of 80 per cent.
purity.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-02
TAWING A SHEEP SKIN.
A Simple Operation, But One Requir-
ing Some Care and Thorough
ness in Execution.

Remove all flesh and fat by scraping
with dull kni e. To kill the grease i'm
merse the skin in a mixture of bran and
water that has been made up for several
hours and kept in warm place where it
could ferment. Allow it to remain in
the solution for "a hours. To clean the
skin and wool dissolve one pound of hard
soap in two quarts of boiling water. Put
One-half of this in tub with four
quarts of cold soft water, and rub the
skin in it until the suds will not take up
any more dirt Finish the cleansing
with the other half of the first mixture
diluted as before A little washing blue
added to the last rinsing water will help
to whiten the wool. Passing the skin
through a roller wringer will help the
work along Hang skin in a shady place
and when almost dry rub into the flesh
side a mixture of powdered alum and
white arsenic-half and half. Fold the
skin, place flesh sides together and lay
away for "a hours. Then spreadit out
and allow it to dry gradually. The only
method of softening skin and making
it pliable is by manipulating it. Rub it
and work it over the edge of board
eacn day until it is dry. Don't be afraid
to overwork the hide. The more it is
worked the softer and finer it will be-
come. The wool may be combed out
with coarse comb. The skin may then
be lined with felt or some heavy cloth
and will make serviceable rug il the
work has been well done. - Ohio
Farmer