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The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26

ing about two bushels. so they were
pulled up and beets planted in their
plare. Five hundred sweet potato
plants yielded only ten bushels, being
cut short by the drought of July and
August The remainder of the ground
was taken up by onions. beats, carrots
and parsnips. Radishes and lettuce
were planted on the sides of beet
ridges and in this way l raised IS
worth.
: The striped cucumber beetles killed
most of the cucumber and melon vines
and in their place l planted cabbage
and tomato plants. Everything was
more or less injured by the long
drought excepting lima beans, which
continued to bear profusely throughout
the summer. They produced ninety
five quarts of shelled beans, which I
sold at Is cents quart, besides half
bushel of dry beans. Twenty dozen
early beets, five dozen and seventy-five
heads of early cabbage were sold and a
hundred dozen ears of sugar corn. The
ate-plantings made nothing but fod-
der. Tomatoes yielded thirty bushels,
which sold al an average of so cents a
bushel; onions produced three bushels.
popcorn four. late beets one barrel and
late cabbage 200 heads. The early
Ohio potatoes made eighteen, the Bur-
banks hirty-eight bushels, in all, fifty
six bushels from quarter of an acre.
The field corn planted between the
rows made little corn, so l do not count
it. Corn is not properly a garden crop
and where but a small acreage is avail
able other crops are much more profit
able. Only the early sugar corn brings
remunerative prices, the market being
so overstocked later that much is sold
for cents a dozen. There are twelve
apple trees on the acre, and they pro-
duced about twenty-five bushels of
marketable fruit which sold at so
cents. Besides the vegetables named
we had all of the rhubarb. young
onions and mango peppers that we
could use; five bushels of grapes and
few raspberries.
Counting up the value of all the
vegeta bles at market prices, found
that SIPS. worth had been taken from
the acre, in spite of the small amount
of fertilizer used. and the disastrous
drought. Everything was sold at home
and much more would have found
ready sale. The expense, aside from
times, was small. Flowing and har-
rowing cost 81, seeds Sc and manure ST.
The land will receive a liberal
dressing of manure this winter and
more in the spring, so 1 hope next sea-
son to produce at least twice as much
as did this season. A liberal applica-
ton of fertilizer will work wonders in
a garden. Our chief enemy is the mid
summer drought, which often comes at
a time the plants require moisture
most, but I hope to have a water sup
ply next year, and so tide over the dry
spell with little loss.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26
DATES FOR INSPECTIONS
OF GEORGIA TROOPS
U. $. Officers Who Will Assist In
spector General Obear.

ODeuE.
Atlanta, Ga, December 25.-Follow-
ing is complete list of the dates of
inspection of each military company
and troop in the state service, and the
United States army officers who will
assist Col. w. G. Obear, Inspector Gen.
elal of State Troops. on his annual in
spection tour for 1905:
Under Capt. John w. Bennett of the
Sixteenth United States Infantry Fort
Mcpherson. the following inspections
will be made:
Company G. Third Infantry, Conyers,
Feb. /; Company NJ, Third Infantry,
Covington, Feb. 2; Company d,
Third Infantry Monroe, Feb. 3; Troop
F, First Cavalry, Gainesville, Feb. 4;
Company F, Third Infantry, Elberton,
Feb. 6; Company L, Third Infantry
Athens, Feb. I: Company A, Third In
fantry, Washington. Feb. 8; Companies
ii, l, X, Third Idfantry, and Company
G, First Battalion Infantry, (colored),
Augusta, Feb. and 10; Troop X, First
Cavalry, Augusta, Feb. II.
Under Capt II. II. Whitney of the
Coast Artillery, Fort Screven, the fol-
lowing inspections will be made:
Company E, First Infantry, Waynes-
boro. Feb. 10; Company c, First In
fantry, Swainesboro Feb. IA; Company
A, First Infantry, Statesboro, Feb. Is;
Troop c, First Cavalry, Springfield.
Feb Is; headquarters, Companies d,
II, I. X, l., NJ First Infantry, Troop
A. First Cavalry; headquarters and
Companies A, b, G and ID, First Heavy
Artillery, Chatham Artillery; head
quarters. First and Second Divisions,
Naval Battalion, headquarters and
4 t.st,.t al. II \ y
ion Infantry (colored), Savannah, Feb.
IL to 25, inclusive. Troop b, First
Cavalry. Mcintosh, Feb. %; Troop f..
First Cavalry, Johnston Station Feb
2S Troop 1. First Cavalry. Jesup. Mar.
/ Company G.. First Infantry, Bruins
wick, Mar. ?; Troop G, First Cavalry.
Larien. Mar. 3; Company f. First In
fantry. Waycross. Mar. 4.
Under Maj. +. II. French of the
sixteenth United States Infantry, To-
Gated al Fort Mcpherson. the follow
ing inspections viii be made:
Company NJ. Fourth Infantry. Fitz-
gerald. March 6; Company +. Fourth
Infantry, Triton. March z: Company
B, Fourth Infantry. Moultrie. March
s; Company X. Fourth Infantry.
Thomasvilie, March Q: Company -.
First Infantry, Naldosta. March TO-;
Company /, Fourth Infantry, Cordele.
March n. Company A. Fourth Infan-
Try, Cuihbert, March rs. Company d,
Fourth Infantry. Fort Gaines. March
u, Company ~, Fourth Infantry.
Dawson, March ibi Headquarters and
Company n. Fourth Infantry Albany.
March re-. Company T.. Fourth infnn-
tfy. Amerlcus. March ~ Companies
q and q ana band. Fourth Infantry.
Columbus. March 49,
Under capt W. a.. Bennett. Six
ferufh United siates Infantry Fort
Mrrhfrr1n. lhe following Inspections
rtl 81 made
COMPANY \ second Infantry, nerY
March Oh lifH1nuIrfNff, Companies ID.
Al HNi A. tfannd lnfnnifN anf CONE
ranf on NIfH NHffaii0n iufHHifF rnir
I offl Marnu Harfh "a ~ 81 ipelgs'fei
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OFFICIAL.
BiDS W8NTEDc-

BIDS WANTED.
Office Director of Public Works.
Dec. %, 1904.-Bids will be received
at this Office until Friday Dec. 80,
1904 at IL o'clock noon, city time, by
the Streets and Lanes Committee, for
furnishing feed as follows
No. Timothy Hay, per 100 pounds.
No. Timothy Hay, per 100 pounds.
Best quality Mixed Oats.
All to be weighed at City Lot. En-
velopes to be marked, Bids for Feed"
The city reserves the right to reject
any or all bids. Preference given to
party who can deliver feed from one
loca ton. Bids to be opened in pres
ence of bidder.
PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLIES.
Sealed proposals will be received at
this office until Friday, Dec. 80,
1904, at IL o'clock noon, city time, by
the Streets and Lanes Committee, for
furnishing the city with supplies to be
purchased during the month of
January, 1905, such as Harness,
Oils. Paints. Iron. Lime. Cement.
Brick Hardware. Tools, Lumber and
such other materials as is used by
this department.
All proposals must be made on Off
cial forms, which can be had at this
office on or after this date
Envelopes to be marked. Proposals
for Supplies" The city reserves the
right to accept or reject any or all
bids. Bids to be opened in the pres
ence of bidder.
GEO. NJ. GADsDEN.
Director of Public Works.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26
Physical Value of Barnyard Manure.

For a long time our cultivators failed
TO get sight of the mechanical value
of barnyard manure, says the Farm
ers' Review. They found that barn
yard manure gave better results in
some way than did chemical manures.
but could not figure out the cause.
Now, however, we have learned that
in various ways the structure of the
soil is affected by the presence of the
barnyard manure more than by the
chemical manure. On heavy soils the
advantage of barnyard manure over
some other manures is very apparent.
We have mentioned in a previous ar
ticle the adding of humus to the soil
as one very important way in which
the barnyard manure aids the soil.
There are others. One of these is TO
tighten up the soil and let in the air,
which win be followed by the growth
of rootlets to still further make the
soil porous.
The hard clay soil is not easily per-
meated by the roots of plants, even
when it has a good deal of plant food
in it. The texture of the soil is so
close that the air cannot get in be-
tween the particles. and the plants
that try to grow on such soil make but
S1ckly development NOW put on
some barnyard manure either green
or partly rotted. If it is thoroughly
worked into the soil it quickly begins
to disintegrate. and thousand minute
paths are made in the soil where the
vegetable matter is present, and the
air finds a ready admittance. The
rootlets of the plants penetrate these
layers and find plant foot abundant.
They send up the supplies to the
plants, and the leaves of the plant de-
velop greatly and send back material
to strengthen the roots. 1t was not
before a matter so much of lack of
plant food as texture of the soil per-
hitting the plants to utilize that plant
food.
1t is a mistake to suppose that the
value of barnyard manure can be told
by the chemist. or that even when we
have added the water holding power
of the humus we have found its full
value. The mechanical effect is very
great. how great viii depend on the
kind of soil into which the barnyard
manure is plowed or narrowed.
on sandy land the effect is not the
same, but II is. however, beneficial II
the land is inclined to be leachy, barn
yard manure is the best kind OF ma
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26

Company Il, Third Infantry. Milledge-
VILE. March "a: Company ID, Second
Infantry. Tennille, March %: Conn
pany. u. Second Infantry. Hawkins
VILE. March q. Company NJ, Second
Infantry Eastman. March %. Conn
pany A. Second Infantry Jackson.
March 20; Company l., Second Infan-
try, Gnnin, March 30. Company q,
Second Infantry, GAINESVILLE. March
81; Company ~, Second Infantry,
ThomnstOn. April /.
Under Mai. chaE. ", Kennedy.
sixteenth United states Infantry Fort
Mcpherson. the following Inspections
viii bc made
Company d.. Fiffh Infantry. La
Orange. April 2. Company -, firth In
faniry. Newman. April 4. Company n
vim infantry, Lnd0ie. April y com.
pnny a. Nlnh Infantry Rome. Auru
d Company ~ tlfh influirf. Mlnff-
al, AprH nfadqlsricu rnmnlniea
"a, n ~ 81. Ni ~ on FIrh lnmniry.
aud Troop y, llrst nnNalfV Atlanta.
Apfn AZ ~ ~ Inclusive,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26
The Farmers Garden-What 1
Should BE-

A practical gardener writes as fol-
lows:
The farmers garden not only fur
nishes his table with fresh vegetables
daily, but also yields a relatively
greater profit than any other part of
the farm. ] have kept a record, this
year, of a one-acre garden in order
to ascertain the amount and value of
the product. Twenty or more different
kinds OF vegetables were grown, con-
sequently the space given to each was
small.
At the beginning l had no intention
or keeping detailed record, the acre
lot being intended simply for the home
garden and no more than the ordinary
amount Of attention was given it, The
land is second bottom limestone loan,
with clay subsoil. and for the past
three years has been in corn, but re-
ceived no fertilizer, consequently it was
in poor condition when / took possess
sion this spring. l had little manure
to spare, but spread ten loads on the
acre, plowed and narrowed the land
thoroughly.
quarter of an acre was given to
potatoes, early Ohio and Burbank, and
after the last cultivation field corn was
planted between the rows. Another
quarter Of an acre was taken up by
sugar corn, popcorn and early cabbage.
The cabbage was set fifteen inches
apart in the row, with rows two feet
apart. Everyone said that was too
close. but as all cultivation was done
with a hoe / planted everything much
closer than / could have done II a
horse cultivator were used. Poultry
manure was placed around the cab
bage and worked into the soil When
the plants were full grown they were
somewhat crowded. but heads were OF
good size and solid Two hundred to-
! mato plants were set out and a hum
dred and eighty-four hills of pole
limas we're planted. three feet each
way, while between them l planted
cucumbers and muskmelons.
There were 200 feet of speckled val
entine beans and like amount OF
dwarf limas. the rows being two feet
apart. Several rows of peas were
! planted, but they did not do we'll. yield
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26

nure to apply, as it does not permit
the fertility mixed with it to be wash
ed out and drained off. The manure
holds moisture. and this is help TO
the soil in dry weather. II also de-
Gays slowly and the fertility is thus
released a little at a time. During
the time this is going on the crops that
have been planted on the soil are
growing, and a million little root hairs
are permeating the soil ready to take
the fertility as fast as it is released
by the decaying fbers. 1t is thus
caught before it has time to soak down
beyond the reach of plants
No class of fertilizers will ever be
able to take the place Of barnyard
manure, and the more of it made on
the farm, the better for the land.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26
The FOur-Track News
A Special Offer.

The price of this popular
magazine of travel and edu-
cation will. on January Ist,
1905. be advanced to 10 cents
a copy, $I.oo a year. If you
will send 50 cents at once to
the publisher, George H.
Daniels, 7 East AID Street,
New York, your subscription
will be entered for the re-
naming numbers of this year
and the entire year of 1905.
Sample copies mailed free.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26
Upland Rice.

A. B. c.; Any good land that will
produce cotton or corn proftably will
grow upland rice, with the use Of suit
able fertilizer especially. 1t is crop
that demands plenty of mineral fertn
izer. Sow the seeds evenly in drills
two to three feet apart, using three to
four pecks.
Prepare the land well by blowing and
lay off shallow drills and after sowing
the seeds cover lightly and roll AS
soon as II is well uD cultivate with a
harrow, letting a tooth run as close as
possible TO the young plants. Cultivate
several times with harrow or syeep
There are two good varieties-the ia
pan and the South Carolina upland.
After trial or two you will find II
as easy crop as any to grow n the
land is suitable. The only trouble with
II is In getting II hulled. But for this
II would certainly be profitable for ev-
cry farmer who values Il as food 10
grow his own home supply.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26
FIREWORKS.

An ordinance 10 permit the firing Of
hrecrackers and fireworks during the
Christmas holidays as herein provided
Section !. BE A ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen 81 the city OF sa-
yannah, IN Council assembled, that the
firing Of nrecrackers and fireworks Ia
hereby permitted in the city 81 snvan-
nah on Liberty street aud south u
Liberty street. Except on Bull street.
north ~ the parade ground. from Dee.
"a to Jan, q. both Inclusive. and che
ordinance heretofore passed on this
subject ~ amended accordingly. W..
efpi aa herein provided. firing of hFe.
CRACKERS end fireworks ln fha rifF 10
uf existing ordinance.
Hnr. ~ Ahf nr|na ~ nfGfraf kffa
81 1feNerks NJ ffQnf 81 infe Iorfylb
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OFFICIAL.

~~-~~~>~~~~~-~---~~~--~---
Park is hereby forbidden under the
said penalties.
Sec. 3. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed Dec. Is, 1897.
BONFIRES.
An ordinance to permit bonfires in
the Park Extension or parade ground
during the Christmas holiday.
Section j. Be 1t ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, in Council assembled, that
the building of bonfres in the Park
Extension or parade ground, from Dec.
"a to Jan. l, both inclusive, is hereby
allowed.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance are hereby repealed
Ordinance passed Dec. 10, 1897.
ARTIFICIAL STONE SIDEWALK.
Office Director of Public Works, Sa-
vannah, Ca, Dec. 23, 1904.-Bids will
be received at this office by the Streets
ana Lanes Committee until Saturday.
Jan. Z. 1908, at IL o'clock, city time.
FOR laying artificial stone sidewalk on
Whitaker street between Anderson
and Fortieth streets in places where
sidewalks haze not been laid
Bids to state price per square yard.
laid.
Specifications furnished on appli-
cation.
A certified check for 500 to accom-
pany all bids.
GEO. M. GADSDEN,
Director of Public Works.
City OF Savannah. Office Clerk OF
Council, savannah, Ca. Nov. IS. 1904.
Parties desiring 10 retail liquor dur
Ing year 1905 will file their applica-
lions at once. so that same can be
read before Council in accordance
with city ordinance
J. ROBERT DREAMER.
Clerk OF Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26
why the Berkshire H. a Popular
Hrced.

Certain factors contribute 20 make a
breed Of live stock popular. The Berk-
shire Ia popular breed. and In the
writer's opinion. IN large measure.
for the following reasons. says Prof.
Plumb IN the swineherd.
The Berkshire originated ~ the coun-
~ iserks, England. n has been bred
win great care ln that country Tor al
leaff llV years, where n la highly es-
tfemf1, Bays the EnNfhmnn Long.
in biz "iiook ~ the i'iR." fhls His one
N ihf most YnluablT ~ knonn raoos.n
Toe breed possessed such farld fafs
MNlnf lNNlliIff. VISA ~ hardy. prolific
hn1 Adaptable. tlaf Amrrieana oarIt
lnnplnn0l h into fhe limited FfaieF
llfft h ffftfq iHo important PURPOSES
Nlfft az Nfale up tnf rhafafier III fhe
common lIEf 0f inH country. nna 49,.
nnN. M r'Ht lfafInF pHfi In fHf I'D.
$50 ~ oNf of mgff m fhr American
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26
NOTICE.

City of Savannah. Office. Clerk OF
Council. Dec. II, 19Oi.-The following
ordinances arc published for the in
formation Of all concerned.
j. ROBT. DREAMER,
Clerk OF Council.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26

be results that both satisfactory and
permanent The mistake that many make when they
have skin disease like psoriasis. salt rheum
letter bos ulcer similar eruptons Is 10
the druggist and get his opinion. OF
he recommends something out of sock-a save. Oint-
This seldom proves satisfactory, because skin dis
usually blood diseases ana stomach Diseases
ana hence comprehensive treatment for the entire con-
ftitGtlon is You get such treatment
doctor wha has studied these diseases
and made "a successful specially of them--a liko
Df j. Newton Hathaway. who has been pracficng
cesafuily FOR quarter Of century. Dropsy
field wherein he b. ~ tho few who have succeed
- Pew people whom they have dropsg. know who 20
relief cure The hnndF the feet. the legs
or swollen, there nchea and palms
nnd relief De- nn nmeiiate nereay. fnsfend wasting
lime ~ money die eminent specialist nr Ham.
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26

DE SOTO HOTEL, Savannah, Ga.
Open all year. Large airy rooms;
1000 feet piazzas; 100 rooms with pri-
vate bath. Telephone service in every
room. Liberal inducements to fami-
lies desiring permanent board
WATSON & POWERS. Proprietors.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-26
Dropsy and Skin Diseases.
HOW THEY GAM BE CURED.

Numerous and suffer from dropy and skin disc
what benefit these viii
y Mhch De renlLs ha both satsrac
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ATHING OF BEAUTY.
Z" Wonderland for 1904, Surpasses All Other
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About the neatest piece OF printing
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This entertaining book will be
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II Japan Should Win.

Probably no publication that comes
to the editors table contains more
sensible, concise and enlightened opin.
ions on public matters than Golfers
Weekly. The comments are always
timely, pointed and brief, and ex.
pressed without that pedantic style
which sometimes accompanies and
weakens the force of able and Just
criticism.
In abiding to the probable result of
japanese victory over a nation which
has shown SO much unexpected weak
ness, the question very naturally
arises, whether it will not enforce the
doctrine OF Asia for the Asiatics, and
China and Japan come under the
domination of one rule. 1t is held
that while such an outcome is not i'm
possible, there are difficulties not al.
ways considered in the vast difference
Of the two peoples. They speak diff
ferent language, and each is foreign
race and nation to the other. Even
China is divided into elements more
diverse than the people of country
like ours can readily comprehend.
Northern, Central and Southern China
are like separate nations. For Japan
and all these elements to work togeth-
er as one force, would be as difficult as
for the continent of Europe as one
mind to unite in q common policy
against the United States or Asia.
Some of the most progressive vice.
roys in China are favorable to Japan !;
in Others, however, memories of the
war are still bitter and relentless. The
more enlightened classes in both ma
tions differ among themselves as to the
future relations OF the two countries
The Chinese, who are very proud, re-
gard the inhabitants of Nippon as fun.
damentally an inferior race, which has
followed their religion and their art /;
and the Japanese, while admitting
their vast debt to China, think that
they have been wide awake for two or
three centuries that China has been
asleep.
If Japan should emerge from the
war . brilliant victor, her influence
would be very great, but in estimating
TO what extent Asia would be under
her dominion, we should take into &C.
count the difference in race compost.
ton, language, temper and religious
spirit. In these characteristics, Japan
and China are more unlike than Ger.
many and Great Britain.
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The triumph OF the turbine engines
for propelling steamships is claimed
by actual test of their relative work
over the reciprocating engines. That
form used on the Cunard steamer
King Edward has shown that SAT tons
OF coal per mile produced q speed of
Isl knots, and itrequired on the Dutch.
ess of Hamilton burned for her recip.
rocating engines 8.87 tons to produce
speed of 163 knots. This result was
not conclusive enough 10 apply tur-
bines to their largest steamers however,
and further experiments are being made
but it is acknowledged to have been
the latest discovery in marine steam
engineering that turbine engines are
a success, due from the continuity of
motion which entirely overcomes the
the loss of power at each end of the
piston Of all reciprocating engines.
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To IMPROVE THE RACE.-A Pro-
gressive Health Club has been formed
in Chicago, which has adopted for its
object the prohibition of marriage Ii.
censes to all persons who cannot pass
. thorough examination for health aud
produce the certificate of . reputable
physician that they are in all ways
qualified to enter the marriage state.
1t has prepared q petition to the Pres.
ident of the United States asking his
cooperation in the clubs endeavor to
secure the creation of q Federal Blu.
reau "to teach all citizens the ideal
possibilities Of marriage" Federal leg.
islation 10 asked that will forbid the
marriage of any person who cannot
show . clean bill Of health and prove
that he has no chronic disease and has
never been convicted of crime. Mrs.
E. Cardelia Claflin, Vice President of
the club. is author Of the petition, and
the organization voted unanimously
TO eend It 10 the President. It 10 Ger.
tainly move in the right direction.