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Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-23
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IN making arrangements to move from yorft
i TO your new home would Oe well to cOIsli-l
What has been dua, to render such 4 lO.rHpy mo-
only cheap but ~ pleasant ana free fpIn acct
dc and DANCE! H. hnman foresight and skill can
make IL. BY c0Iis' urtion, equipment, and gogj
management the Nashville CHATTANOOGA All
II. Louis Railway merits youI full c0nRdpuc-
having the very best rock ballast. steel-rail. G>..
Tar Joint, iron bridges ana most thOTOu .f.-
constructed roadway, with air-brakeS 2uu yt,
appliances 10 secure safety, speed, comfort and
sure cOnnecticns. With It's ,uperiDr thFogn
coaches and sleeping cars, IL has great atvWtg
geS over other lines, ami is enabled to offer d..
lowe st rates which can be had tew thngsn
interest and Importance we mention for your n
formation. The question of baggage has alhas
been troublesome to passengers. The rale ci
this line is to check free for each person tWrya
years and over. one hundred and fifty pound,
Of baggage, consisting OF wearing apparel al3
bedding, securely packed in trunks or n-Ulun
size boxes, well strapped, and seyenty-iye peuna,
each for children between five and twelve ysaB
old. Baggage should be plainly marked with tla
name Of the owner and the place TO which he
goes. Tickets should be purchased from o,
through reliable parties, and you should see tia,
they are by the route and TO the place you want
TO go before paying for them. Remember thg'
passengers have the RIGHT tn select their romi
and It is the duty of Ticket Agents TO acc0mno
date passengers with tickets by the roue lAel
wish 10 take, when 1t Is possible for them 10
60 so.
You can secure the cheapest rates to Arkans}s
Texas, and the treat Northwest by applying n
person or writing to ALBERT h. WREEN, Pass
Agent, No. 4 kimDall House, T. @. Box PA
Atlanta, Ga; VIM. 7. ROGERS, Pass. Agent and
JNo. II. PEBBLES, Ticket Agent. Chattaaasq'
Tenn; Ton r. FOWLER, Pass. Agent, Gc
WIN. +. MARCH Ticket Agent Church Sire,
Depot, Nashville, Tenn We refer with pleasuIs
to the editor and publisher Of this journal
W. l.. DANLEY.
Gen1 Pass. Agent
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-23
J. r. BAUMANN,
ARCH = EzGTs
OFFICE: Over e. T. National Bank. Gay s!
Ay PUBLIC.

ID A. BROWN,
IL. NOTARY PUBLIC.
Also agent for the NORTH GERMAN Lloyd
Line of Steamers, between Baltimore aud Bre-
men. For further information in regard to az
rivals and departures and rates, call on or ad-
dress K. A. Brown, Chronicle Office, Knoxville,
Tenn.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-23

AHEsyTIFUL ORG AS. the IN oEart, y
Il New Style. No. 120oO, II stops, 10 +, Il sets
Polished case. New and Valuable Improve
ments Just added Stool, Book. Music. Boxed
and delivered on board cars here. price only
sixty doIla 8 net cash. Satisfaction guar,
anteed in every particular or money refuf ded
after one years use Every one sod sells anoth-
er. II is standing A ertis. meat. Or
der al once. Nothing saved by correspondence.
Ny new factory just completed, capacity 1000
instruments every 2s days, very latest labor-say
ing wood working ma hinery. Vat Capital
enables me to manufacture better goods for less
money than ever. Address or call upon
DANIEL F. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-23

KANew Styles of Chrome Cards with Name, or
cV 20 New Years Cards. Zoe. Nassau Card
Co., Nassau n, Y.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-23
North Carolina Division.
Ohio Division.
r. IA. II tWEsR,
superintendent.
Knoxville and Augusta Railroad,


The steamer Emory City, carry ing the mail,
passengers and freight, runs daily between Lou
don. Kingston and lockwood. arriving at Lou
don to connect with the eastern bound train, No.
!, al fO.45 p. H., and leaves for Kingston and
lockwood on the arrival OF the western bound
train, No. 3, at % d. u.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-23

81 -@7 AR and EXPENSE to agents.
"a 4 4 4 Outfit free. Address p. o. WICK
WI cry, Augusta. Maine.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-14
4 Drnnk css M uvdsr.

SAN JOSE, Sept. 13.-This fore
noon jose Villagrana killed TeafiIo
Cantua, on the Uvas, beyond the
new Almaden mines, in q drunken
quarrel. No further particulars
have been received.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-14

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 12.-Samuel
Ramsay, u very hard case, was
taken from Jail at Owtngsville last
night and hanged. Ramsay had
served a term in the penitiary
and had been Jailed at OwingvilIe
for the murder few days since OF
a young farmer named John
Smith.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
Bananas and PlantainS.

From the Neao Orleans Democrat.
A pound of bananas contains more
nutriment than three pounds of meat
or many pounds Of potatoes, while
as food it is in every sense of the
word far superior to the best wheaton
bread. AN acre OF ground planted
with bananas will return, according
to Humboldt, as much food material
as thirty>three acres OF wheat or over
a hundred acres Of potatoes. The
banana-it should be called plantain,
for until lately there was no such
word as bananas divided into sew
eral varieties, all of which are used
for food. The platino manzanito is a
small, delicate fruit, neither longer
nor stouter than ladys forefnger.
1t is the most delicious and priced of
all the varieties OF the plantain. Ell
pla:ino guinea, called by US the ba-
mana, is probably more in demand
than any other kind. 1t is subdivided
into different varieties, the principal
OF which are the yellow ana purple
bananas that we see for sale in our
markets; but the latter is so little
esteemed by the natives of the tropics
that it is seldom eaten by them. Ell
platino grande.- known to US as
simply the plantain-is also subdivid-
ed into varieties, which are known by
their SAVIOR and their size. The kind
that reaches our market is almost ten
inches long, yet on the Isthmus OF
Darien there are plantains that
grow from eighteen to twenty-five
inches. They are never eaten raw,
but are either boiled or roasted or
are prepared as preserves.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03

velopment, and while the amount
was found to be greatest in the leaves
gathered in July, he found that those
gathered III full development in June
were even then more than equal to
the best foreign leaves in this respect.
But, further, he found that the dele
ferrous coloring matter (due to the
presence Of quercitrin and que cetln)
was not yet developed, and that
therefore the American leaves gath~
cred in June were superior to the
italian for all purposes.
The importance of this discovery
may be seen by the fact that the cul
tivation OF the plant may be carried
on most proftably in this country as
soon as manufacturers and dealers
recognize the improvement thus OBJ
tanned in the domestic article, and by
classifying 1t according to its percent
age Of fannie acid, and its relative
freedom from coloring matter, ad-
vance the price OF that which Is early
picked and carefully treated. In
Italy the sumac is planted in shoots
IN the spring, in rows, and is cultiva~
tedin the same way and to about the
same extent as corn. 1t gives crop
the second year after setting out, and
regularly thereafter. The sumac
gathered in this country is taken
mostly from wild plants grown on
waste land, but there is no reason
why it should not be utilized and
cultivated on land not valuable for
other crops.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
AUGUST 8.

publican says that the preservative
agent is carbonized wheat bran, and
that by it fresh fruit is preserved
from decay, so that it can be shipped
East by slow freight andgsold off as
the demands is made for it without
being compelled to sacrifice it for
fear OF loss. The car load shipped
goes to Philadelphia. 1t contains
grapes, plums, peaches, apricots, etc.,
and goes as fast freight, though here
after it is the plan to ship by slow
freight, as it will reduce the charges
over one~half, or from 81, 100 to $500
a car load to New York. Iffruit can
be packed in this inexpensive manner,
and preserved indefinitely and ships
ped anywhere, the business will de-
velop. '"Fresh peaches at Christmas
and grapes at midwinter" are very
alluring, and Mr.. Diez says that they
may be had by simply packing them
In wheat bran reduced to charcoal.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

same land in succession; that any
good corn land will raise them; that
old manure only should be applied;
that they should be planted at dis
tances Of 10 by 10 feet each way; the
hills loot deep, four inches high,
and three feet square; remove all
weeds, but do not touch or move
vines; striped bugs are caught under
shingles on cool nights; thin to two
plants tor each hill. The ripeness
may be known by humping the
melons with the finger nail, when
the dull sound confined to the rind,
will show that the melon is ripe.
They may be kept till November or
even till January, but are best when
fresh. To eat them, cut through the
long axis into equal halves, furnish
each guest with one-halt and a silver
spoon, and all will thus have some OF
the best part or the core. No care
less person should ever be admitted
to the grounds, as vine is spoiled by
being troddeE upon.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
LeCOnte and Other Pears.

From the Tallahassee Economist.
Three ot our citizens, Messrs. d.
w. Gwynn, John Bradford and G. @.
Pearce, Intelligent gentlemen OF this
county, made visit the early part
OF the week to Thomasville, Georgia,
tor the special purpose of investigat.
ing the LeConte Pear question. AS
the result Of their inquiry and obser.
vatlons, we understand them to ad.
wise the extensive culture of these
pears in Florida. They found few
trees eleven years old, having on them
not less than twenty bushels of pears
to the tree. Trees come into bearing
in from five to six years from the time
Of planting the cuttings; fruit sells
in the Northern markets at from So
to 81 per bushel crate.
To which we would add, on the
Authority OF gentleman OF Mobile
long engaged in their culture, try
other varieties OF pears as well as the
LeConte. This gentleman found the
Bartlett, Duchess, and Seckel, all Of
which are superior to the LeConte,
to succeed we'll in the vicinity of Tai
lahassee
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
Large Pear Trees.
From the Ocala Banner.

From the OcalG Banner.
Rev. j. p. DePass informs us that
he has a number of peach trees ON
his place some Of which are of i'm
mense size and fine bearers. One
that forks foot and a halt from the
ground is three and half feet i'm cir
conference one foot above the
ground. Another, one foot from the
ground, measures two feet and seven
inches round, has no forks and it's
limbs cover a space OF thirty~four
feet in diameter. Both trees are
ladened with fruit. They are now
fourteen years OF age and show no
signs OF decay. There is no doubt
but that ours is fine peach growing
section and we hope that more att
tention will be given to their pro-
duction now that railroad through
South Florida is no longer matter
OF conjecture. There are no peaches
raised in South Florida and none in
Cuba or any of The islands south of
our peninsula. Supplying peaches
for that section will be more profits
able than growing oranges and will
be less liable to disaster. Many of
our citizens are making efforts to
procure early and late varieties and
expect to plant largely of them.
The China Flat, China Honey and
the Waldo seedless are destined to
have the largest run and are the best
varieties suitable to our section.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03

consequently, leased it out to be
farmed by renters. On this place
was one field that fixed rock had
cropped out above the soil. The
rock covered about one-halt the field,
so that it could not be proftably cul-
tivated in wheat, rye, or any small
grain. Bnt the intervals of soil Oe-
tween the rocks were such that corn
could be planted in hills tolerably
regularly three feet apart. Some
times they were two and sometimes
four feet apart, but the general con,
dition was three feet. This field was
in greater demand than any other on
the farm, because almost regularly it
produced from forty to fifty bushels
of corn to the acre. 1t was cu!tiva-
ted in corn, and nothing else consec
utively tor great many years, with.
out any apparent diminution of the
fertility Of the soil. l never could
account for this except by supposing
that the limestone rock that was on
it became disintegraded by the
freezes, rains, and the attrition of the
pillow and hoe, and in this way the
fertility of the soil was renewed
every year, and no exhaustion of it
occurred.
1 understand that Professor Nc
Bryde, a Virginian, Professor of Ag-
riculture in the University of Tennes,
see, is now experimenting with the
dust Of the natural limestone as a
fertilizer. He has three separate
parcels of ground, on one of which he
uses Stacked lime, on another the un>
Stacked, and on the third the
powdered limestone. Should the
powdered limestone prove as valua-
BILE as | hope and think it will, in
limestone countries we shall have
that which is most desirable-a
cheap, plentiful, and convenient fer
tilizer tor our exhausted lands.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
Raising WatermelOns.

From the Country Gentleman.
Casslus M. Clay, of Kentucky, fur
nishes short article to the American
Agricultural Association on the cul~
ture Of watermelons. He remarks
that lot all the fruit of all chimes, l
most esteem the watermelon" He
adds that when springs are low and
water is impure, this fruit is sutfi-
cient and exceedingly wholesome
drink; to which statement we may add
the fact that when so many visitors
few years ago to the Centennial be-
came sick by drinking the impure
water there, all who bought a slice
OF watermelon whenever they wished
to allay thirst, remained perfectly
well. Mr. Clay says, on the subject
of soil and culture, that two good
crops can never be taken from the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
Drink Lemonade.

From the Boston Journal Of Commerce.
DR.. Langfelt has made recent ex-
perlments with al number of sub.
stances as directed to destroying mi.
croscopic life in drinking water. The
addition of citric acid in proportion
OF one two thousandth part causes a
cessation of life in from one. half to
one and ohe>half minutes in these
microscopic animals; and in about a
minute after their death the animal.
cules settle to the bottom of the YES,
sci and can be found in abundance.
There is another class of animalcules
which is not destroyed by this di>
luted citric acid. They are, however
largely In the minority. The major.
ity are dispatched by this solution.
Parties who wish to try this experl.
ment must bear in mind that solu-
ton of citric acid is OF no use unless
it be freshly made.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
A New Way of Preserving Fruit,

From the AHG California.
A good deal of fruit is being
shipped East from Sacramento. The
amount is much larger than at this
time last year. Among the shipments
has been a car load of assorted fruit,
put up in the Dietz packing, a recent
ly patented process. The Suisun Re
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
The Cultivation of the Sumac

From the Scientofc american
There are thousands OF people who
wander through the woods in au.
tumn, picking the beautiful scarlet
and yellow leaves of the sumac bush
to decorate their rooms, without
knowing that there is any other use
for the plant. Yet the importation
of the sumac into this country, this
year, will amount to about 1000
tons, costing about 100000. The
leaves of the sumac. dried and
ground, are largely used in tanning
and dyeing, and in Sicily and other
parts of Italy the plant is carefully
cultivated and treated. In view OF
the fact that the American sumac
contains from six to eight per cent.
more tannic acid than the Italian,
and remembering that the plant
grows in wild profusion throughout
the country, it seems reasonable TO
believe that it might be made prof
liable crop. At the present time the
amount of native sumac brought into
market does not exceed 5000 tons
yearly, and its market price is only
$50 per ton, just half the price of the
Italian product. This large differ
ence in the market value of the tor
eign and domestic article is due to
the fact that She American sumac,
as at present prepared, is not suitable
for making the finer white feathers So
much used tor gloves and fancy
shoes, owing TO its giving disagree
able yellow or dirty color.
The many attempts that have
been made to avoid this difficulty by
care in collecting and grinding the
leaves have not resulted in success,
and it has long been supposed that
this Objectionable quality was inher-
ent in the American plant; but Mr..
William McMurtrie, in a report to
the United States Commissioner OF
Agriculture, shows that this difficulty
can he surmounted and the American
product made even superior to the
foreign. Mr.. McMurlrie made a
number OF tests TO learn the relative
amounts of tannic acid found in the
leaves at different periods Of their de.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
Distinguishing the Sex i'm Fowls

c. B.. IN Country Gentleman.
Many are puzzled to distinguish
the sex OF geese, ducks and guineas.
This distinction in many birds is des.
ignated by the plumage, but where
both are exactly alike there is some
difficulty oftentimes in TELLING the
male from the female. The male of
domestic fowls is always the largest
and strongest bird, and in colored
plumage has the darkest, highest,
richest color. The male has the
strongest, neatest form, and possesses
the swittest flight. With the Part.
ridge Cochins and Brown Leghorns,
birds similar in plumage, the cocks
are rich colored birds with let black
breasts, and possess a neck, saddle
and back that the common observer
would term red, while beside them
the hens are tame and sober of dress
Notwithstanding the uniformity of
plumage with ducks, there are dis.
tinguishing marks that may he de>
pended on. The drake is ALWAYS
the larger bird, and, as in geese also
the male has the longest meek and a
more upright carriage. The white
gander is bold, and has a Longer
flatler head. The goose has short
neck. carries it lower, is meeker
more quiet and humble
In aspect, with shorter legs, a thick.
er, shorter, lower body, and is en-.
tlrely subservient to her mate
There is a marked difference abont
the eyes. The gander's are brigbt
and piercing, and can gaze at the
sun without finching. The differ.
ence OF sex is noticed more than
any other one thing in the move.
ment and carriage, as we'll as size
and neatness OF form. The princi>
pal difference is about the head.
With turkeys the difference in sex
may be observed at six weeks, the
males beginning to shoot the red and
put on airs in imitation of the sire
Common chicks may be designated
at ten days, or two weeks at the
tarthest, the pullets being easily
selected from the ROSTERS.
So
Nearly all the His that AGIict Mankind
can be prevented and cured by keep.
ing the stomach, liver and kidneys in
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-08-03
Nearly all the Ills that AGIIct urau,.,n,

Nearly all the His that A6IIct Mankind
can be prevented and cured by keep.
ing the stomach, liver and kidneys in
perfect working order. There is no
medicine know that will do as quick.
ly and surely, without interfering
with your duties as Parker's Ginger
Tonlc.-see advertisement.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-02-12
Heralds.

The heralds of England, who before
had been attached to the household OF
the sovereign OF of some other exalted
parsonage, were Incorporated as fra
ternity in the year 1883 by King Richard
III. They now occupy fine establish
ment in London, which is the recog-
nized headquarters of English heraldry,
and are presided over by the Earl Mar
shall, whose office is hereditary in the
great Catholic family of the Howards of
Norfolk. 1t has been said that the fees
derived from America constitute one OF
the most important sources of the reve-
nue. of that aristocratic institution. The
oldest document in the archives of the
college is roll of arms of about A. ID.
1850. These rolls of arms are long,
narrow strips of parchment, on which
were written lists of the names and titles
of certain noblemen, with full descrip-
ton of their armorial insignia. Much
of the learning of ecclesiastics in the
Middle Ages-of those particularly
whose study was but little on the
Bible was devoted to the production
of elaborate genealogies for the founders
or benefactors of religious houses. A
knowledge of heraldry enables the clerk
to illumine the pedigree of his lord, and
the chaplain to direct the fresco-painter
employed by some mighty baron
In whose capacious hall.
Hung with a huHdred shields, the family
sprang from the midrif of PROSTATE King.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-02-12
The Great Longitudinal Railway.

The prizes offered by Mr.. Hinton
Rowen Helper for essays and poems
which should most vigorously advocate
the project of ''the Three Americas
Railway have been awarded as fol-
lows: Frank Frederick Hilder, St.LOuis,
Mo. prose, 81, 800; Frederick A. Beelen,
Cortland-on-Hudson, n. Y, prose,
1920: William Wharton Archer, Rich
mond, Va, prose, $1,000; Frank ID. Y.
Carpenter, New York City, poetry,
$1,000; Frederick A. Dickens, Norwich,
Ontario, Canada. poetry, $500. Forty
nine essays and poems were submitted
by for.y-seveu contestants. The st.
Louis committee of award say to Mr..
Helper: ''We incline to the opinion
that there are but few, if any, clear
headed thinkers in this or any other
country who will arise from careful
perusal of the five successful papers
without giving hearty assent to the
general correctness of your own views in
relation to this stupendous enterprise"
in reply to them Mr.. Helper says:
"Were the first-named of the worthy
trio whom thus have the honor of adj
dressing'a Bacon, the second Burke,
and the third Shakespeare, and the
mighty mental powers of all three were
combined in one philosopher, in one
statesman, or in one poet, vet would
even that trice potent intellectual
giant be too feeble to do more than a
mere fraction OF justice to the triple con-
siderations of possibilities and proba-
bilities and certainties comprised in the
scheme of constructing a grand lOpyi-
tudinal railway through the Republics
Of North and Central and South Ameri-
Ca" Mr.. Helper also sends an address
to the unsuccessful writers, assuring
them that the railway will be built.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-02-12

Governments Examining Surxeor for sick
snd disabled soldier. who desire Pensions.
For Instructions. address y. - DODGE. N.
D.. No. 5.o.,s Dickson St. ST. Louis. Mo-
y. S.-Soiiiers who Wish medical treat.
m~nt should send stamp for = list or gu. .tioss
to Inv .iiG.-
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1881-02-12

Hero OF the late war. and now United States
Senator from Illinois, writes: Some years
ego was troubled more or less with rheuma-
tism and have within the last year or SO sur
fered intensely with same disease. ! began
to take 'Durang's Rheumatic Remedy and
am thoroughly satisfied that l have been
cured by its use. do not hesitate to recon-
mend it to all sufferers"
Ii is taken internally and never fails to euro
the worst case in the shortest time. Sold by
all wholesale and retail druggists. Write
for 40 page pamphlet to K. X. Helphenstine,
Druggist, Washington, D. Z.