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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-11

TEST FOR GLUCOSE SUGAR.--A cores
pondent of the New York Times gives
the following simple test for detecting
glucose in sugar: Iwish to call the at
tention of your readers to process
which can be applied Immediately by
any one, using only such means as are
always at command. This is a great
advantage to the average consumer or
retail dealer who wishes to know if there
is any glucose in his sugar, but who has
neither methylic alcohol nor micros-
cope at hand. This process consists of
in putting about tablespoonful of cold
water in tumbler and adding success
sively several pinches of sugar. after
each addition the liquid is shaken with
a little stick or a spoon, or with any
other convenient stirrer. After putting
in four or five pinches of the sugar the
starch glucose, if present will be seen as
chalky white specks. This test takes
three or four minutes.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-11

OOo1OO ny NClls <1lGAd1OtT, 1dl6 IICSlUG1b
of the Georgia Railroad system and Vice
President of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad system, who shows that it re-
quires in Georgia, whose railroads are
! prosperous, from 125 to 150 acres Of land,
on an average, to furnish one car load of
freight, whereas one acre planted in
orange trees and in full bearing in
Florida, produces two to three car loads.
FLORIDA AS AN INTERNATIONAL HIGHWAY.
But there is another aspect of Florida,
which raises the building of the Inter-
national Railroad through it to the dig
nifty OF a great National enterprise, and
that is her situation as regards Cuba,
the West Indies, Central and South
America. 1t is universally conceded
that naturally the United States should
command monopoly of the commerce
OF those countries, its commerce with
which, as it is, amounts to over $780,
000,0 900 annually.
With proper facilities for transporta-
ton the United States would quickly
secure its natural rights in this respect.
These facilities, the International Rail
road-which will reduce the travel be-
tween the United States and Havana to
mere ferry, saving, for instance, be-
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-11

An expert in strawberry culture asserts
that in transplanting the strawberry the
runners should be left on to the length
of 6 inches. The ends Of the runners are
then to be bent down and buried with the
roots, and act as suckers to draw nour-
ishment to the plant until new roots are
formed. In this way, he contends, plants
will thrive under conditions which would
otherwise prove fatal.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-11

beautiful pericarp. These characteris-
tics especially distfuish the greater
part of the beautiful varieties; hence
the varieties are dub only to an extraor-
dinary formulation which acts upon the
seeds and modifes em at the moment
of their conception.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-11

Translated from the French. expressly for The
Florida Agricultu7ist.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-06-11
ORANGES.

But the greatest Of all Florida produc-
tions is her world-famous oranges, the
growth of which has become one Of the
staple productions Of the United States,
and one now increasing in geometrical
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Casualties of the Week.

Sixteen frame buildings in the business part
of Berlin Wis, were burned Thursday night
Loss $4,000; insurance $1,000.
The steamer Dakotah was sunk in the Missis-
sippi river, near Providence, Mo-, recently, on
her trip up that stream. The freight was valued
at 81, 900; insured for $500
While a Bellaire, Ohio, policeman was firing
wildly after a fleeing desperate, Willie Welsh,
aged seventeen, lodged out Of an alley and IA
tally stopped one Of the bullets.
Michael Kennedy, section foreman for the
Oregon Railway and Navigation company, was
run over by an express train near Dalles, Or,
yesterday. His body was cut in twain. He
was an old railroad man, recently from the
East
The forest fires of Michigan which threat
ened to do 80 much damage, have been checked
by a change in the wind and are no longer
feared. An East Tawas special says, however,
that the fires again started yesterday, with q
northwest gale blowing and increasing. The
telegraph poles are burned between StandiSh
and Au Ores.
David Cover q prominent citizen Of Still
water, was drowned last Sunday afternoon by
slipping between floating logs into the mill
pond Cover was born in Adamsburg, West
moreland county, Pa. May ~, 1896. He set
tied in Saltwater about twenty one years ago,
and engaged in lumber business most of the
time since, and acquired considerable prop
erty. He was a prominent citizen, and vice
president of the Washington County Agricul-
tural society. He leaves wife and four chill
dren.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

Among the papers Of general econom-
ic interest read at late meeting Of
The American Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Science, was one by Mr..
John Biddulph Martin, of London, on
4The Future of the United States in
which he.devoted special attention to an
inquiry as TO the means by which the
enormous population of the future,
which the rapid occupation of our soil
foreshadows, is to be fed. The speaker
contended that Great Britain would
long supply market for cheap Ameri
can food products; that, as the result OF
railway building, we would have q
large accretion of bona fide railway Sc.
rurities; that the ultimate abolition OF
the national debt would create fall in
the rate of interest, which would be &C.
slously felt by those depending on fixed
incomes, and would result in lower
wages and prices generally; that the
continuance Of the large national in
come from customs duties on imports
would neccesitate their abolition; and
finally, that with the increase of popu-
lation and diffusion Of wealth, individ-
ual fortunes will be less easily made and
less opportunity given for gigantic OPP
eratlons in produce Of stocks.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

There could not be a better bur-
lesque of power than is furnished by the
excursion of the car Of Russia to War
saw. This potentate assumes to be the
most powerful human being. He rules
with almost absolute sway over ma
tional domain that is the largest in ex-
tent of territory in the world, and sus-
tains an enormous population. More
over, he is assumedly invested with ss-
cred and almost divine functions as the
Amounted Of. God. This autocrat and
demi-god, it seems, is going onsa picnic
10 Warsaw where he has asked two
other emperors to meet him and be his
guests. Now, what festivities mark his
Journey Cossaeks are stationed on
either. side of the railroad track along
The entire line of the route. The pro-
visions for the royal guests and the do
mestics are all to be brought from ST.
Petersburg, 80 that there shall be no
poison in the wine or dynamite in the
beef. During the royal VISIT all shops
and public houses are to be closed at
nine o'clock, which in the latitude OF
Warsaw, at this Time Of the year, is
practically the hour Of dusk; and there
is to be one policeman for every Eve
houses il the city. The comic opera.
could not furnish richer parody than
This. 81 . s.s'ss
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Condition Of Crops in Foreign Countrie q


The report of the United States commission.
or of agriculture for September has just been
issued 1t gives very interesting report on
the condition of the crops in Europe, India
and other foreign countries In Europe, az
acreage have fallen off So and 2.8 per cent re-
spectively. The slight gain Of ~ per cent in
wheat has no significance beyond the fine con-
dition of the land in the last sowing season.
In 1888 there was a loss Of nearly 4N, 900 acres
on basis of 5000, 600 in wheat, and the re-
bound this year of g., 600 acres is but tempo
rary. The tendency to put cultivated into pas
ture lands will be greater than ever this COM
ing year The highest estimate for wheat is
81 bushels, and the lowest 30, the more careful
estimates keeping within 81. The total pro-
duction ii! is so 80 5ln5SlTa bushels. the highest
with regard to the crop in Great Britain
and Ireland that the results of the
harvest have created widespread sahsfac-
ton. The report of the harvests in Austria,
Hungary, Russia and France are very favor
able 1t is estimated in France that 4O, 00O, 000
bushels can be imported dispatch to- Lon
don from Calcutta expresses the opinion that
India will be able 10 export So O0O, 600 bushels
of wheat to forei On countries this year. The
commissioner observes that the increase OF
exports from India from few hundred thous-
and bushels per annum ten to twenty years
ago, to 81, 14e 543 bushels in 1SS1-S2, and 3d.
1877 bushels of sixty pounds for 1888 81, has
excited the attention of the wheat-growing coun~
tries. Conditions have not been favorable in
former years for large India exports, mainly
from lack OF transportation facilities Tha
careless cleaning Of the grain and the mixing
Of the various kinds, with the resulting de.
terioration in quality has also tended to keep
the price too low for active supply for expor-
tation. It is now proposed to Increase India.s
railway facilities, and the home government ia
asked to assist in the extension.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

Any evidence of Southern prosperity
is gratifying to the North, as to the
whole country. The rapid develop.
ment of manufacturing Industries in
that section has been considered mat
ter for congratulation. But proper in
tell1gence is the only true foundation
OF per manent prosperity, as genera!
principle. For this reason it is pleas
ure to learn from the New Orleans
Times, that the South to-day is spend
ing for education twice as much as il
spent twenty-five years ago, and foul
times as much as in 1870, when the rate
of taxation was three times as great as
now. The aggregate amount appro-
priated for public school purposes in
twelve Southern States is about, $10,-
100000 and the number of pupils is
nearly 100000. The Southern peo-
pie deserve the highest credit for their
activity in this direction.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

American travellers often speak Of the
good order maintained in the leading
European capitals, and it is we'll to
look for the cause London with a
population Of 3,S14,571, requires the
restraint of 1862 police and 4,s74
troops. Paris contains. 1888, 746 in
hakitants, and is kept under by $4,000
soldiers and 1880 policemen. Ber-
lin has population of 1,119,0O0, 25,-
900 troops and a police force 3,400
Vienna is the residence of 1920, 7O7
people, 10000 troops and 1923 police.
st. Petersburg has $40, 900 inhabitants,
$4,000 soldiers and $500 policemen.
The police alone Of these cities, con-
stitute pretty large army, and sup
plemented by regularly disciplined
troops, manage to keep the people qaiet
but do not repress crime.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Lieut.. Col Orlando n. Moore, sevsnteeth
infantry, having been found by an army re
firing board incapaciated for active service, on
account Of disability incident to the service, is,
by direction of the president, retired from &C
tive service.
For the last three months it has been repeat
edly stated that Commissioner Dudley, Of the
pension bureau, would resign to enter some
other business, but he still sticks. There is a
new report of this kind, from the very best OF
authorities, that Dudley will resign his office,
and enter into the banking business
Postofices established Dakota-C Cromwell,
Burleigh county; Fill city, Pennington county,
Minnesota--New Grove, Lincoln county. Wis
consin-Rube, Manitowoc county. Postofice
names changed--Dakota-Kib Cass county,
to Binshampton Postmasters commissioned
Johanna @. Schroeder, Moltke, MINI. ; Edward
N. Davis, Donaldson, late Davis, MINI. New
offices--John J. Strate, Gertrude, Pembina
county, Oak. Alice A. Teayarden, Nelson,
Guthrie county, Iowa.
Washington Special: The president has
probably enjoyed nothing more, in a small way,
during his term of office than the snubbing he
has embraced the opportunity to give Assist
antSecretary French by lifting Second Assist
ant Coon over his head and designating him to
take care of the treasury department. until
Judge Folger's successor is appointed Mr.
Arthur has never been able to more than en-.
dure French, and would nave been happy at
any time to have dismissed him on fair ex-
cuse. 1t was French who did John Sherman's
bidding at the time Sherman was candidate
for president, and certain man as collector
of the important port Of New York stood so
tbreateningly in the way. French, upon going
to New York to investigate Arthur, was not con-
tent to execute his commission--which was
INSCRIPTIONS enough-bnt went out of his
way il his zeal for Sherman and in the hope
of removal to belittle the collector and bring
his Office into as much odium as possible.
There is no sympathy for French here.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
rested. The loss to depositors will probably
,.aa cb 900 011 So > 5.r. - -" .5f5H"

rested. The loss to depositors viii probably
reach sec, 600. 11&2..:- ..s - ~
The harvest is practically completed in Man
itoba, and the result is shown to be en- average
yield of twenty i've bushels of wheat to the
acre, against an average Of twenty three bush.
els last year, giving to the farmers I'll export
offrom FIVE to seven million of bushels Bar.
Icy will average about forty bushels to the
acre, and oats somewhat less. Crops have
sustained no damage from frost, and damage
from any cause has been slight, and the grain
will be gathered in good shape. ,-.,.
At Helena, Montana, six gentlemen set sail
in twenty-foot boat called 1.-THE Rose" with
the intention of descending the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers The party includes
John G. Major street commissioner; Harry
Parent, clerk; Arthur Pervin, correspondent
of the Chicago Inter Ocean; Henry Lehman,
baker; J. II Lowry clerk, and Friend Miner,
painter. This will be the first trip by any
kind of craft from the source Of the Missouri
to to the mouth Of the Mississippi, a distance
of about 4, 800 miles.
Reports have reached here that farmers in
Virginia and Maryland, living along the Poto-
mac river and Chesapeake and Ohio canal,
whose hogs died from cholera, which is raging
in that section, have been throwing dead hogs
into the river and canal. AS the Potomac river
Is the sole source of water supply OF this city,
DR.. Townsend, of the health board, went up
the river for that purpose. He returned to-
night, and says he found there had been but
little exaggerahon in the reports; that carcases
of hogs in various stages of decomposition
fioated in the river and canal or were lodged
among rocks along the banks, and that canal
boatmen from further up the river reported
the stencil from putrcfying carcasses in the
upper river aud canal. terrible
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
coHcKRHINa TEE INSANE.
The Report to BE Presented to the Cover
nor Regarding the State institutions for

The Report to Be Presented to the Cover
nor Regarding the State institutions for
. the insane = -. ~---'s 80
ST. PETER, Special, Sept. 1.-THE report OF
the officials of the hospitals for the insane will
be sent to the governor in few days. The
report is for the twenty months preceding the
"lst day Of July, 1884, and includes estimates
Of expenditures for the next two years The
report shows that there are 500 patients on the
roll at st. Peter and 587 at Rochester, making
C total of 1,1g3 at the two places This is an in
crease OF $50 in the twenty months, or an average
increase of 1913 per month"; The report says:
The above figures at first sight seem start
ling, and lead one to ask, ''Are we all going
crazy" But when we carefully consider the
rapidly increasing population of our growing
crease the population without increasing Grim
inals and insane prOportionately, then the fig
ures are not so startling as they seem.
The trustees have long been DESTROYS of dis
posing Of the temporary buildings in st Peter,
but owing to the rapid increase Of insane they
have not had sufficient room to dispense with
the temporary buildings, The trustees IN their
report will ask the legislature to pass a bill
allowing them to sell these buildings as soon
thereafter as they can secure sufficient room
without them. The report asks for expenses
for the next two years, as follows:
ST. PETER.
Current expenses, considering the av-
erage number of patients for 1885 and
1886 at IT'S at So 40 per week. ....... sl5G, o20
1886 and 1887, average number $50 pa
TENTS at S.. 10 per week, .....:.... =. $50, $50
For building detached building in -
1852. ............. oU,UUu
For building detached building in 1885 25, 600
Building barn and root cellar. .... $500
For completing fre-proof center build
ing and laundry. ................... 5,oOO
Annual repairs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. o,OoU
The board in their report will renew their re-
quest for an appropriation for sufficient amount
of funds to enable them to insure all the hos
pital buildings atboth cities If the legislatures
refuse to appropriate money for this purpose
and there should be loss by fire, the RESPONSE
bility will rest with the Legislature not with the
trustees.
ROCHESTER,
Appropriations asked in the report for
Rochester are as follows:
For 1885 and 1886 the number of
patients, estimated at $50, st $40
each per week. Observation-Disclosures. $97, 224O
1856 and 1857, COO patients per week,
ae 90 ~. .........,.... lNo,UoU
demonstrating center building. 72,0M
ctocK Dafn. S,2oo
Annual repairs. .......:.............. 1000
Purchase of pasture land. ............ 1,2W)
Building detached building, 1886. .... $4,000
Pump for fire protection " 500
MI. Dryer, hospital stew0rd OF the First hospi-
tai, disbursed for the hospitals here alone
$500, S51. II. This amount was for current
expenses, building and furnishing, for which
vouchers are on record at the stewards office;
also 1.-THE office Of the state auditor
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
FOREIGN Flashes.

The Russian corvette at Vladivcstok seized
the American schooner Eliza, for having con-
traband goods on board, and the English
schooner Helena, for illegal hunting.
Russian newspapers speak of the appoint.
nent OF Earl Dntferin as viceroy OF India as
an augury Of the continuance of entente cor
dale between England and Russia, and as a
guarantee Of the satisfactory delimitation OF
the Afghan frontier
Two thousand French troops landed Wednes-
day at Kinpai Pass, on the river below Foo
Choo, and attacked the Chinese. The latte,
were defeated at a heavy loss, and are in full
retreat. Vessels belonging to Admiral Cour.
bets squadron have been cruising about the
Chusan islands which lie just off the coast
some distance to the southeast Of here. 1t is
thought that Admiral Courbet may make these
islands his headquarters during his operations
in the Yang Use river. The islands are of great
strategcal Importance, but malaria exists there
of deadly character
A portion Of the Paris press are making VIC.
lent attacks upon the American press for thei,
comments on the honbardment of Foo Chow.
LIE Paris in an article entitled 'sOur good
friends, the Yankees" says: <'Au that hateful
malice can dictate to scribblers in dehrium, has
found it's way into their columns. 1t is O. pity
that Frenchmen are una bic to read the diatribes
and understand the folly and fanaticism OF
their American friends. France never had from
England, her traditional enemy, or Germany.
her enemy of yesterday, more uudeserved OF
odious outrages than those with which Ameri-
cans, whom she has always treated with affeo.
ton, have covered her.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
THE WE'D wnsrEnN aTzLs

;hicago Sun.
She touches my cheek, and ] culver
/ trernble with exquisite pains;
She sighs--liks all ovsrcharged river
Ny blood rnsres on through nay veins.
- She smiles--and in mad tiger fashion,
As she-tiger fondles her own,
l clasp her with fieFcenass and passion,
And kiss her with s!ludlsr and sroan.
Ella Wheeler.
She smiled when mentioned the oysters,
And grinned at the sight of a stow,
Very much as afroiicsom8 boy stir5
When he dons his first Jacket OF blue.
Sazed with eucha ntment and wonder
On her beautiful Omaha hair,
And squandered my money like thunder
On this wild witching maiden SO fair.
But when she was flied 10 rcrlatiou,
With stews and Ict coffee and fries,
And the supper had reached completion,
In front of her Ben Buffers eyes;
Behold she arose from the table,
And accepted the arm Of another,
And ere to pursue 7 able,
She had gone with her stralping big
brother
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26
Criraes and Criminals.

: Intense excitement has been caused at Union~
town: Pa, by the discovery of an atrocious at
tempt to take the lives of the members of the
Mutt family, whose mead Capt Mutt, was muir
lered by Dukes. The well from which the
supply of water was drawn was poisoned by
ladies are already dead other members Of the
family are expected to die.
Lehon Fry proposed marriage to Mrs. Pen
rose Cannon, a widow, living near Homer Gen.
ter, Ohio. Being rejected, Fry drew a reyol-
yer and shot Mrs. Carmen in the head intlict-
ing a severe but not fatal wound. Surprising
he had killed her, Fry procured q shotgun, put
the muzzle to his mouth and blew his head
Off
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-09-26

Harper's Bazaar has an article descrip-
live OF winter in Manitoba which gives
one chill to read, as it depicts scenes
not unlike records of life in the arctic
zone, and makes one feel like encourag-
ing expeditions for the relief of the
aenizens of that inhospitable country.
There must be considerable exaggera-
ton in the article. Were it literal
truth Manitoba would soon become
depopulated, by the flight of it's in
habitants to Minnesota and Dakota.