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The daily tribune., 1904-05-07
Will Make Repairs.

The Union mill CLOSED Last night
for repairs. During she recent storm
in the district the orc supply ran short
neeessitating q brief shut down. and
Manager Macdonald eopcludsd 70 make
some needed repairs during the s.foso-
ed idlsness. The mill will resume
about next Wednesday or Tharsday. II
the railroads rsmain in conditisa 70
handle the ore.
The daily tribune., 1904-05-07
FOUR MEN KILLED.
Stepped From One Track to Another
and Were Killed.

Elryia, N. Y, May -Four work.
ingmen were killed here this morning
by stepping in front Of . westbound
train. 1t is supposed these men step.
ped on the track to escape an east
bound train when they we're caught
and killed.
The daily tribune., 1904-05-07
Nay Stretch Lines.

Topeka. May THE supreme court
hiss decided that telephone companies
may stretch their lines along the
highways without Infringing on the
right Of property ownsn.
The daily tribune., 1904-05-07
Living Pictures.

The entertainment to be given by
the ladies' Of the Episcopal church in
Elks hall Monday evening will consist
Of the following numbers:
PARTI.
The Fairies
Spring
Buster Brown
Priscilla and John Alden
Little Red Riding Hood
MUSIC.
Spanish Girl
Martha and George Washington
Rebecca
New England Spinster
Georgianna, Duchess of Devonshire
MUSIC.
PART II.
Baby Stuart
Psyche
Playing Grandma
The Gibson Girls
The Madonna
MUSIC.
A Colonisl Maid
A Possible Future President
The Village Blacksmith
Three Little Maids
Beatrice Cenci
Evangeline
PART III.
MUSIC.
Foxy Grandpa
Columbia and Uncle Sam
A Summer Girl
An Arab Girl
Tableau
Goodnight.
Paperhanging. painting, kalsomin
ing. ]. Il. Jansen. II
The daily tribune., 1904-05-07

Toxic, May Admiral Togo's re-
port received here confirms tina. Port
Arthur is completely bottled up, with
the exception of few tow boats.
The daily tribune., 1904-05-07

London. May "A report reached
here today that General Kuroki capt
ured Feng Wang Cheng, to which
place the Russians retreated Sunday
The daily tribune., 1904-05-07
Free Lecture

On Christian Science By Judge Vim.
G.. Ewing of Chicago, H., member
of the Board of Lectureship of The
First Church of Christ. Scientist of
Boston. Mass. In :he Florence opera
house, Monday evening. May 9th at
eight O'Clock. $3.50
The daily tribune., 1904-05-07

st. Petersburg. May 1T as re.
ported that the Japanese forces under
Gen. Kuroki marched from Liao Yang
to Port Arthur which is now COM
pletely bottled up. The Japanese
army captured between 400 and 500
Russians.
This report undoubtedly refers to
the last bonn bardment, during which
time not single vessel WAS lost by
the Japanese, though many lives were
lost.
The daily tribune., 1904-05-07

st. Petersburg, May 7-Japanese
troops swarming across the narrow
neck Of the Liso Tung peninsula, the
railroad and telegraph communities
tions cut and Port Arthur isolated and
left to its own resources. are coudi-
tions which the Russians seem to &C
cept with great stoicism.
Eese vents have been anticipated
sinee ,thA outbreak OF the war and the
authorities in sense appear to be re-
lieved, now that the blow has fallen.
They assert that the fortress is i'm
The daily tribune., 1904-05-07

Paints, Varniahss. Brushes.
J. h Jasssa.
The daily tribune., 1904-05-07

Have you an offensive breath? DR..
Yards mouth wash will cure that. If
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Decorations, room mouldings.
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The daily tribune., 1904-05-07

Paperhanging. painting, kalsomin-
ing ]. n. Jansen. II
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10
The DecIine OF Lntin.

From Adolescence. by G.. Stanley Hall.
In the day of it's pedagogical glory
Latin was the universal tongue of the
learned. But how changed all this is
now! Statistical studies show that
five hours a week for year gives
command of but a few hundred words,
that two years does not double this
number. and that command of the lam
guage and its resources in the original
Is almost never attained, but that il is
abandoned not only by the increasing
percentage that do not go to college,
but also by the increasing percentage
who drop 1t forever at the college
door.
Its enormous numerical increase, due
TO high school requirements . (has)
been attended. perhaps inevitably by
steady pedagogic decline despite the
vaunted new methods, until now the
baby Latin in the average high school
class is a kind of sanctifed relic a
ghost OF ghost, suggesting Swifts
Struldbrugs, doomed TO physical NOR
tally, but shriveling and with increas-
ing horror of all things new
In 1892 the German Emperor declared
II a shame for a boy to excel in Latin
composition, and in the high schools
OF Sweden and Norway II has been
practically abandoned.
In the present stage Of its education
al decadence the power Of the dead
hand is strongly illustrated by the new
installation Of the old Roman pronun-
citation. with which our tongue has
only remote analogies which makes
havoc with proper names. which ls un-
known and unrecognlzed in the schools
Of the European continent and which
makes pedantic affectation out Of
ulele yocalism.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10

years ago, when they were made cost
ing as high as $1,500 or $4,000. Those
boxes were as big as a piano. They
had all kinds of arrangements of bells
and drums and string effects. Some
of them We're combined with mechan-
ical toys. For example, there would
be a line of little drummers to ring
the bells, and they'd wiggle their heads
in a life-like manner as they worked
their. drumsticks. The makers were
trying to get as near the effect of full
orchestra as they could by mechani-
cal means.
when the photograph was made
practical. some six or seven years ago,
it knocked the pins out from under
these makers. The photograph could
reproduce a whole orchestra of sixty
or more pieces, and the music box was
nowhere in the game. The makers
gave it up. Nowadays about $500 is
the limit of price.
THE demand for ordinary boxes, cost
ing up to $3.50, has kept up steadily
and even gradually increased. / sup
pose that the photograph got people
into the habit of using mechanical
music makers.
Music boxes are now made on the
disk plan. A whiring disk catches the
teeth in little holes punched in it's
surface. The tone is not so good as in
the cylinder boxes, but the disks cost
only so and IS cents. The best boxes
are still made on the cylinder plan.
although there are factories in New
Jersey, by far the greater part of the
worlds supply comes from Switzer-
land. They are called Geneva boxes.
because that town is on the line of
tourist travel, but they are mostly
manufactured in st. Croix, back in
the mountains.
THE Swiss make the best and the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10
Training a Shepherd Pup.

A short time ago we spoke of the
value of shepherd dogs to farmers,
ucattleuen especially. but an unframed
dog, even if a full blooded Collie, would
be of very little use. A writer, who
signs himself "Drover," gives his ideas
on this subject to the American Chilli
vator. as follows:
In the matter of breaking in a DUP,
every man has his own ideas on the
subject. Personally 1 prefer, to break
pup in with steady old dog, which
can not be spoiled on a few quiet cat
tie. The pup win initiate the old dog.
except that he will try to do about six
times more work than there is any
need for After few trips he will dis
cover that there is nothing in overdo-
ing thirfgs,a and the old one can be call
ed behind and the young dog allow
ed to do all the work.
When the pup can work the drove by
himself, leave the old dog at home,
and take care to keep the pup con-
SANITY at work for twelve months or
so, il possible. so that he will not for
get his work. Have quiet cattle,as old
bulls or steers will kill or MAIN a
careless pup. Do not break him in on
horses on any account, as they will
nearly always kick out a pups tuslx
teeth, which renders him useless for
biting. and never allow anyone to feed
or handle him but yourself.
Never beat pup severely, no matter
what the provocation. as Il will COW
and spoil him nine times out of ten:
and never, under any circumstances.
correct him with the whip or you will
make him whip-shy, and ruin him for
working with a whip. / have broke
many old ones of this habit. but Il
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10

most against the duck is the fact that
it is not an extensive egg producer
like the hen. 1t lays so few eggs dur
ing the year that they hardly more
than supply the demand for eggs for
setting. Meat must therefore, be the
only source of revenue to the farmer
that raises them. The hen not only
promises a good supply of meat to the
producer, but in the meantime pays
her way with the surplus eggs she
lays. 1t Is "A settled fact that the duck
cannot compete with the hen as an
all-around bird.
But the duck has one advantage
over the hen. 1t is comparatively
free from disease, and many man,
after a disastrous experience with the
roup or cholera in his flock Of hens,
discards them and goes to keeping
ducks. In addition, the farmer does
not have to fight mites and body lice
of hens. This compensates for good
deal and is of Importance to the
farmer that feels he can spare very
little of his time for looking after
poultry For them also Il is unneces-
sary to build a high fence, one, two
or three feet high. answering every
purpose. This applies. Of course. to
the few varieties that are generally
kept on the ldFm lHtfe are pIteuH
OF tame ducks that will do as much
flying as hen.
The chief point In favor Of the duck
is it's ability to grow rapidly. It will
outstrip a hen in growing. from the
first. Al ten weeks of age a chicken
viii weigh perhaps two pounds, while
the duck will weigh four or Ave and Is
ready for the table The duck does
not care for the rain. and wet weather
does not drive II to cover II con-
tinues to hunt It's feed IN all kinds Of
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10
Yellow Locust for Tie Timber.

Forest Leaves. the pretty journal of
the Pennsylvania Forestry Association,
Eays the Practical Farmer, has in
it's June. issue an article on the COM
parative value of catalpa and locust
as timber for railroad ties, and in this
article there is quotation from the
superintendent of one of the largest
railroads in the United States, whose
trains are of extraordinary length and
weight. He says: 81 consider the locust
as the best wood that can be furnished
for cross-ties, and that such ties would
give almost twice the length of service
of the best white oak ties, and they
could, therefore, reduce their track
force nearly one-half if they had To-
Gust ties on the track" We call spec
ial attention to this statement. The
same man says that on his road To-
Gust ties were put on a curve in 1897
and are still in good condition, while
white oak ties at the same place have
rotted and had to be removed. The
locust is one of our most rapid grow
ing trees. We have locusts now less
than six years from the seed which
are to-day stout enough to make a good
cross-ties. There are thousands of
acres of land all over the country that
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10
narrowing Grain.

Now and then we meet farmer who
throws up his hands in horror at the
bare mention Of taking a good sharp
drag onto his grain after it is up.
says the Farmers Voice. Oftener we
meet farmers who have heard of drag
ging grain after it is up two or three
inches, but who have never tried
the experiment. IT would surprise all
of these to have been with us i'm some
Red river valley Institutes the past
winter and hear half the farmers in
the room say they no longer thought
of trying to grow small grain without
dragging it good and hard" when two
inches or so high. In Canada institute
work we also frequently struck COM
munities where dragging grain was
very common and In some cases very
highly thought Of one farmer in North
Dakota, who farms several sections Of
as good land as there is in the world.
said that for years he had dragged
every acre of small grain he put in,
when IL was from two to four inches
high. This same man claimed that the
dragging alone added not less than one
fifth to his yield. This may seem a
strong statement to some and some
soils and conditions might not give it,
possibly not any marked increase. but
we are of the opinion that most soils
will. In the first place, this breaking
up the surface two or three weeks aft
err seeding frequently is the means of
heading off lots of evaporation which
we do in filling the corn land. This
alone may hold moisture enough to
help greatly over a critical time some
very dry springs. Next a little plant
food is liberated which could not be
as in corn culture and these two
things alone might mean considerable.
especially when we remember that
the effect of them can be seen. at least
i'm many instances. In the newt years
crop; and last comes the great object
in dragging. when the dragging IN
done timely and properly, the discour-
aRement OF weeds. Many farmers, who
lferslstently drag their grain. claim
that II the grain is put IN deeply, is
strong, vigorous seed and very lit
tie more Of II is sown, the dragging
can be so thoroughly done when the
surface Is little dry, and on a warm
day. that nearly the last weed that H..
Of course. only loosely rooted on tho
surface. will be killed.
In some Of our Institutes instances
were given where very persistent drag
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10

Comparatively few ducks are raised
on American farms, and the duck pop
ulation of the country holds a very
small place in the total of our feath-
cred farm stock. The business has
drifted largely into the hands of spe-
cialists, even in the localities where
ponds and streams on the farms
abound, says the Farmers Review
Where ducks are raised on the farms
they are kept in small flocks, chiefly
for the home supply. Yet there seems
to be no good reason why ducks should
not be kept in greater numbers than
they are. They take naturally to the
marshes and ponds and the food they
gather would be lost in the event of
their not being kept. In summer time
our pools and ponds swarm with water
insects, and the ducks find these fav-
orite food. Ducks also are great in
sect hunters on dry land and help APP
preciably to reduce the numbers of any
pest.
Probably the thing that initiates
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10
FARM, GARDEN
AND HOUSEHOLD
By S. A. COOK.

take a terrible lot of time and pa
thence. To correct pup keep a short
piece of green bough, and after cut
ting him with it a few times make
friends with him again before letting
him go; it cows pup to be sulky with
him. Do not put d heavy collar or
piece of chain around his neck to steady
him if he is too eager. as TO only
hampers him in working, does no good
and makes it easier to steal him.
Train him to avoid strangers by blunt
ing a big needle, and when he runs up
to be stroked, advance your hand(with
the needle in IT'D and gently prod him
on the nose with it. After a few trials
he will soon learn to distrust any
persons hand approaching him. If he
does not take to watching anything he
is told naturally then make his bed
alongside a tub or box of feed and
chain him short up to it when stock
are knocking abOut,so that if he let's any
animal approach he stands in danger
of being trod on. He then realizes that
as he can not get out of the way he
must keep any intruder away in self
defense and soon acquires the habit
of biting anything which comes to
interfere with him when on guard
A good bitter should always bite the
hind foot. which is resting on the
ground, supporting weight of the ami
mails body and should drop fiat i'm
mediately after biting. so that the hoof
goes over him. A little experience will
soon teach him to bite each foot alter
nately, if necessary, even when the
beast is going at full speed. Some dogs
bite from the side instead of the back
but, as a rule they die early If wanted,
a good dog should bite either foreleg
or hind: if sent to turn a single beat
and unable to swing him by the heels
he should turn him by running up on
the opposite side and jumping and
swapping al his neck, we'll behind the
horns
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10

ging, done for the purpose of extermi-
mating poor stand of wheat barley
or oats preparatory to seeding some
the stand of the small and objection
able grain and in causing it to grow
more vigorous and strong than un-
dragged grain beside it that was even
ly seeded. We must confess that we
were surprised at many of the reports
favorable to dragging and to the very
small number we meet who have tried
it and do not approve of it. If judi
ciously and intelligently done, we be-
lieve there are great things in it for
the Northwest grain growers.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10

lies waste which might be profitably
planted in locust. Trees which we
grew from seed six years ago were
planted in the deep sand of the pine
barrens of North Carolina and have
there made an extraordinary growth.
and it is evident that the long leaf
pine forests that are disappearing there
could be profitably replaced with To-
Gust. In all the Appalachian region
from Pennsylvania southwark, the To-
Gust grows naturally on all the noun
tain sides, and by proper attention
the mountain country of Pennsylvania
and southwark could be made to pro-
duce all the tie timber the great East
ern railroads need for as fast as it
is cut the trees will be reproduced
from the stumps. and If proper care is
taken I'm thinning these, the supply
can be made inexhaustible.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10
MUSIC BOxEs.
More Sold Than Ever, Despite the
Photographs Competition.
From the New York 81

From the New York Sun.
Now you'd think" said the man in
the music store, that monographs and
gramophones and mechanical piano
players had cut into the music box
business. They haven't; on the con-
trary. there are more music boxes
manufactured now than ten or fifteen
years ago. when the phonogra phi was
only a wonderful new invention which
no one could use. and the mechanical
piano player was never thought Of.
There has been only one change
We don't sell so many of the big ex-
pensive boxes as we used to. There
was a time, about fifteen or twenty
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10

poorest boxes. too. They make the
very high priced ones, and also those
cheap little half dollar affairs which are
given to children to smash at Christmas.
The American boxes run through the
middle grades"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10

weather, when the land and the
streams are not covered with snow
and ice. Ponds and streams of water
are not absolutely necessary to ducks
but it is the general impression that
they do better if given water in which
to swim. 1t is claimed. probably right
fully, that ducks given water in which
than those that are restricted to dry
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10

The foregoing by Prof. Massey of the
Practical Farmer carries a word or so
of warming that our farmers might
very properly heed. 1t would be
wise precaution to clean before sowing
any seed oats that come from Texas.
If these oats We're our only resource
Gas may be the case with many farm
ers), we should not forego the sowing
of oats this fall on account of the
possible danger suggested. The seeds
are easily cleaned and they are the
best we can get usually.
There is plenty of time for sowing
oats anywhere in Georgia. Consider
ing that this is only the 10th of Oc-
tober Even in Middle Georgia oats
sown the first week in November are
rarely seriously injured by cold if
there is moisture enough i'm the soil
then to bring them right up. 1t is a
great help to roll the soil after SOW
ing.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10
winter oats.

Wherever winter oats can be grown
south of the Potomac, and to some ex-
tent north of that river near the coast
the oats should be gotten in early in
September for the best results. Sown
at that time they will get filtered well
before cold weather and will always
winter better Winter oats do not
need as heavy seeding as the spring
oats, as they tiller far more, and
bushel and a half to two bushels is an
abundant seeding. Some time back
reader of one of the agricultural pa
perS asked the editor what was the
difference between winter and spring
oats. The editor told him there was
no difference and that winter oats were
merely the commcu oats soWn in mild
climates where they stood the winter.
But any one who acts on this notion
will soon find that there is a decided
difference in the hardness of the win
ter sorts and the spring oats. We
knew farmer some years ago in the
lower coast country of Virginia who
supposed that oats were oats, and not
having true winter oats he sowed oats
that he had in a feed store he owned
and which came from the North. They
grew OH DedutlIully, out WIEN Winter
came they soon gave up the ghost,
while fields of winter oats alongside
were entirely unhurt The Texas rust
proof is a very good oat. but we would
earnestly advise Southern farmers to
beware of seed from Texas for two
reasons. If not very carefully re-
cleaned you will be pretty sure to get
the seed of Johnson grass with it, and
then, too, in the cotton growing sec
lions there may be danger of getting
the boil weevil in. We have found the
Virginia Gray Turf oats to be the
most reliable winter oats, and we usu-
ally advise them. Make for the oats
the same careful surface preparation
as for the wheat crop, but seed much
earlier. Growing through the long
cool season and ripening before the
weather gets very hot, the winter oats
keep up to standard weight, while
spring oats south of the Potomac are
seldom worth much, and soon get light
and chaffy.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10

Novel and sensational feats on auto
cars and bicycles in looping the loops
and circling circles and jumping gaps
IN tracks upside down or right side up
are still forthcoming. The latest re-
cruit to the daring band of performers
prepared to run the risk of breaking
,heir necks is Nine Mauricia de Tiers,
VINO is known as the auto-boide (auto-
meteor) of the Folies- Bergere, of Paris.
Her meteoric flight is made on an s.
shaped track-or c with the middle
part wanting. She starts from the
top and desceads, her car gripping the
rails and holding it to them. The lat
ter part of her descent on the other
half of the S is made head downward,
and in this position she is projected
over the gap to the lower half of the
S. UPON which she lands and cnmnletas
The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-10
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