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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
Plainfield. Will County, Ill.
MR.. COOKS METHOD.

Editor Florida AgricuIturiSt
In recent number of the AGRICULTURE
IsT you ask for information on colOring
lemons and preparing them for the mar
ket. NV plan is as follows: Gather the
lemons when they are just grown, but be-
fore they begin to ripen, and put them in
an air-tight box, or large barrel, and
cover up SO that no air can get to them.
In about six or seven days they will be
colored nicely The above process has
given perfect satisfaction with me.
BENZ. Cook.
DeLand, Florida,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
The Diamond Grape.

The beauty and good qualities of this
grape aresO great that we think it due to
our readers that they should fully under
stand them. That they may appreciate
it's fine appearance, we have prepared the
colOred plate in this issue, which is an ex-
act representation of cluster, in size and
form, as it hung on the vine the past au-
tumn. The colOring is as near as a good
artist could make it; the delicate white
bloom that invests it cannot be fully rep
resented. It is no exaggeration to say
that this fruit is the most beautiful, with
out exception, of all the white varieties of
our native grapes, whether wholly natives
or hybrids.
The Diamond was raised by Jacob
Moore, the well known originator of new
varieties of fruits, and especially of the
Brighton Grape and the Ruby Currant,
both of which have now well established
and high regulations. Mr.. Moorehas at
tanned rare skill in cross-fertlizing, and
it is probable that the horticultural com
y
many more good things. The Diamond
is the issue of the Concord crossed th
the Iona, and first fruited in 1880. The
vine is thrifty grower, with large, thick
foliage, and has never showed any tenden
cy to mildew. 1t is an abundant bearer,
and the punches are remarkably uniform
in size; usually shOuldered and frequently
double-shouldered. 1t ripens quite early,
or with the Delaware, and the fruit will
hang on the vine inperfectiona long time,
never showing a tendency to drop, but
clinging strongly to the last; flesh juicy,
melting, separating instantly from the
two or three small seeds, of a delicate and
excellent flavor and wholly without acrid
ity or fOxiness.
AS to hardness, the vine has been sub
jected to very severe tests and has borne
them all without any evidence of tender
ness In this respect it is undoubtedly
all that can be desired. 1T has splendid
roofing capacity, the roots plentiful and
running deep. All things considered, it
is believed that this variety is superior to
all the varieties of white grapes now be-
fore the public, and as soon as better
known it's superior merits will be admit
ted-Vick's Magazine for April.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04

down by the Society for these committees,
SO it is their province to use their own
Judgment in making such Investigations
and reports as they deem best.
DUDLEY w. ADAMS,
President Florida Horticultural Society.
Tangerine, Fla, August "a, 1889.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Lake Brantley.
DeLand, Florida,

Although silent / have been an interest
ed reader of your valuable paper during
this summer. have enjoyed it's discuss
ions of the various topics that have arisen.
How these topics come and gOl Take the
irrigation question, for instance. When
the drouth is severe with us we discuss
the ways and means of irrigation. When
the rains come it is dropped and others
arise.
AS the fence question interests some of
your writer's, l will tell you how we dis
posed of it. We enclose our groves with
two and three wires and turn our stock,
cattle and horses, out in the woods when
we want to. We keep our hogs in pens,,
and if man is foolish enough to turn his
hogs out, he need not expect them to re-
turn home. We do not ask for any better
law, and never worry our legislators that
way. "a
You were right in your editorial on
clean culture We have been killing lots
of land here by it. According to instruc-
tions, last year kept a grove perfectly
clean. This year it was SO poor that it
would hardly sprout cowpeas. Under the
stimulus of heavy fertilizing and clean
culture how the trees do grow for one or
two years! In general agriculture it is
succeed each other with success, but our
growers are confronted with the fact that
they must make the same crop year after
year on the same land, and the question
is, (Which is the best way to do it?" By
growing grass and peas and turning them
under, filling the ground with humus; ap-
plying fertilizers to make the grass grow,
and thus feed the trees through the me-
dunn of grass and other green crops.
am surprised at the ease with which
corn crop is made here. ] changed my
plan in curing fodder this year let
it go until it was ready to cut off at the
ground then cut and hauled it to the
barn and set it up all around the inside,
and when twas dry enough twas moved
back and moreput in until allwas housed
nice and dry.
have been trying Johnson grass in my
muck land this summer. The stand was
poor, but some stalks, when headed out
in three months, measured nine feet. It
spreads like maiden cane. When you plant
it make deed Of gift of the land to the
Johnson grass and then cut it three or
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
For THE FLORIDA AGRNULTURIsT.
Committees of the Florida Horticult-
ural Society.

ural Society.
/ have the honor to send you list O
the standing committees of the Florida
State horticultural Society and also spe
cial committee on diseases and insects o.
the citrus, and Incorporation.
/ feel confident that the public spirit o.
these horticulturists will make them set
the Importance of giving the Society the
benefit of their best service.
AID INTERIM.
A. I'll. Manville, Denver; G. "A. Bielby
DeLand; w. III. Mann, Meanwhile.
NOMENCLATURE.
Lyman Phelps, Sanford; j. p. DePass
Lake City; E. Dubois, Tallahassee.
GRAPES.
I'll. Won Luttichon, carlton; j. HI
White, Georgiana; Geo. H. Wright, Chu
luOta.
Geo. L. Taber, Glen ST. Mary; E. S
Hubbard, Federal Point; HI. A. Robey
Mt. Dora.
KAKI n @ @hf
B. F. Livingston, Waldo; G. I'll. Norton
Eustis; B. B. Else, Orlando.
FERTILIZERS.
In. Whitner, Lake City; R. w. Pierce
Indian Springs; A. l.. Maynard, Orange
City.
CITRUS.
O. p. Rocks, Fruitland Park; J A. Bos
trom, Ormond; A. I'll. Crane, Nashua.
PEACHES AND PLUMS.
P. G.. .Minnick, Waldo; J. F. Richmond
Okahumpkee; E. H. Tisen, Lakeland.
STRAWBERRIES AND MISCELLANEOUS
FRUITS.
Stephen Powers, Lawtey; James Mott
Orlando; E. N. Reasoner, Manatee.
NATIVE FRUITS.
A. H. Curtiss, Jacksonville; Geo. /. But
Ter, Bowling Green; N. c. Pellet, Waldo.
ENTOMOLOGY.
H. G. Hubbard, Crescent City; W. III
Ashmead, Jacksonville; j. V. Harris
Key West
TROPICAL FRUITS.
R. d. Hoyt, Bay View; W. HI. Gleason
Eau Gallie; III. S. Kedney, Winter Park.
ORNAMENTALs. s ,,
Theo. L. Meade, Oviedo; E. HI. Hart
Federal Point; W. G. Steele, Switzerland
VEGETABLES.
A. r. Hargrove, Orlando; O. Albright
Leesburg; G. W. Hendry, Fort Meade.
PEARS AND APPLES.
John Bradford, Bradfordville; II. B
Stevens, ,Citra; j H. Gerandon, Monticello
TRANSPORTATION.
E. G. Hill, Lawtey; John Anderson, Or
mond; J. B. King, Sanford.
DISEASES AND INSECTS OF CITRUS.
+ W. S. Hart, Hawks Park; ]. G. Neal
Lake City; E. E. Pratt, Limona.
INCORPORATION.
J. B. Henck, Jr., Longwood; j. 0
Matthews, Citra; 0. R. Thatcher, SaI
Mateo.
No particular line OF work has been laiC
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-04
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
COlOring Lemons.
MEssRs. PERKINS AND COOKS METHODS OF
COLORING AND PREPARING LEMONS
FOR THE MARKET.


experimenting with lemons. knew there
was a way to change the color OF green
lemon so as to make it marketable, and,
having handled drugs and chemicals all
my life, thought i stood fair chance to
discover the secret art.
Experiments with chemicals proved un-
satisfactory, and the heating process q
delusiOn.
The following described plants satisfac-
tory in every particular, and the lemons
are as yellow, fresh and bright as though
they ripened on the trees and will keep, in
a reasonably cool place, a year. Their
flavor is better than when full ripened.
Erect building of size proportionate
to the work you desire to do. Mine was
built as follows Two pieces of two by six.
fourteen feet long, were laid on theirsides
parallel with each other and eight feet
from outside to outside as sills, resting
on suitable blocks. On these sills place
floor joist of two by fOurs, eight feet long,
two feet apart, and on them lay a tight
floor. That forms a platform eight by
fourteen feet Set studding, made of two
by eights, eight feet long, around the
platform, just flush with it's edge, and
spike the lower ends to floor ioist of two
by eight laid on edge across theplatform.
Tie the upper ends of the studding with
a two by four spiked, ON fOurinches below
4ox Naxuy Oh tho hntf
and side up the building with drop siding
or flooring to the top. Next fill the floor
with dry sawdust to level with the top
of the floor joist; when done this sawdust
will be eight inches thick and well trodden
down. Lay a good floor of matched lum-
Der over the sawdust, and cell the inside
of the building on the sides and overhead
with the same material Now pack the
space between the siding and ceiling with
dry sawdust; also put eight inches thick
of sawdust overhead, so that when done
you will have nearly air-tight room,
with solid wall on every side, top and
bottom, of eight inches of sawdust and
two inches of lumber. Put on your roof
and gables, with openings forventilation.
During demonstration nmakecalculatiOns
for a door, as small as will answer, in the
middle of one end, as thick as the sides,
and filed in the same way. Make the
edges slant, and open and shut like the
door of acommons safe. The jamb against
which the door strikes can be covered
with strip of thick woolen cloth to make
it tight. In the middle of the opposite
end from the door, two feet above the
floor, case a small window, six inches
square, Fit glass tightly to the inner
end and door to the outer end. Hang
q thermometer inside the glass, SO that it
can be read by opening the door at the
outer end.
Put piece of gas pipe through the
side of the building on a level with the
floor and another through theceiling and
sawdust overhead for ventilators. Fit
plugs to the ventilators, SO that they can
be closed at pleasure.
Put inside the building, about the mid
die of the floor, a good sized Kerosene
lamp or small kerosene stove with one
burner. Pick all the lemons that are large
enough, regardless of color, and put them
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
The Conundrum sociable.

Next in order came this entertain.
ment which gave as much pleasure,
and wen more merriment and excite
ment than the one described above.
The committee in charge selected
fifty bright and appropriate conun-
drums, with their respective answers,
and had them prepared upon the
typewriter, suitably numbered.
Each slip was put into a package OF
refreshments consisting OF candies,
nuts, raisins and fancy cakes, which
were wrapped up in colored japanese
paper napkins, and tied with narrow,
bright ribbons in fancy bows.
The packages were divided, the fifty
containing questions being sold TO the
ladies, and the fifty containing the
answers to the gentlemen, who sought
the ladies bearing corresponding num-
bers 10 their own, as their partners for
supper, when the packages we're open
ed and their contents supplemented
the refreshments Of cold turkey,
chicken salad, bread and butter and
coffee, while the conundrums were
read of by some one selected for the
purpose, the answers, after due time
given for guessing, being given by
the holdersa amid much merriment and
enjoyment-Isabella Canda in Good
Housekeeping.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
Under the willow She Waited.

There was once a dinner at the
Ohio club. in Fifth avenue, and Gems,
Sherman, Sheridan end Carr were
there. Stories of curiously wounded
men were told. and one Of the nara,
tives was by Gen, Carr, and il related
TO a soldier in the Second New York
volunteers. Of which Carr was col.
onel NJ tie outset In the battle
a piece OF M exploded shell
struck the man on the head
and gave u him what would or
Ainlrily have proved "A fatal wound
He las inseusiblV among the dead for
several hours. nobody s%upposing that
he WAS alive. These who went 10 him
found grippcd in one hand II small
portion of a letter from his wife. Ia
this she spoke Of 8 furluugh which
had been granted him and which he
was going Ia use fora visit To his
home, his health being poor. She
wrote alrccti0uuiely of their wcdlock,
reminded him of n willow tree under
which they had done some of their
courtship, and told him that on the
hlA VI illn dIElNdl Sut NOtlh HlNNl NM
there. In the hurry and confusion
he was left lying with this paper still
in his grasp. Night fell upon the bat
tie field with the dead uuburicd and
the living busy with defensos Of
themselves and care for the wounded.
In the morning the bodies Of the slain
Nere hastily buried in u trench. II
was supposed that our soldier was
among them. But he was not. Dur
ing the night he had revived and
wandered away. Word was sent to
his home that he was dead, and this
was regarded ms beyond doubt, but us
a matter of fact he wandered OFF to a
distant hospital, remained there un.
identified until his wounds healed and
was discharged, utterly without mem
DRY of the past, It happened that he
retained the mcreSt scrap of his wife's
letter, but without name or place on
H. This he retained, and with a vague
knowledge hat it was from his wife,
who was waiting for him somewhere,
he wandered here and there over the
country for four years. Then mere
chance or a shadowy recollection Of
his home led his tramp to the very spot
where his wife had promised To meet
him. Ii was the willow tree close to
his old home, and there he actually
found her, The shock of joy and
recognition nearly if not quite cured
him Of his malady.-New York Cor.
~ Louis Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
Rootiack.

Among the hundreds Of historic
relics in the Libby prison war museum
there r few more interesting than
Abraham Lincoln's bootjack. 1t is
interesting because Of the inscrutable
mystery surrounding il. The museum,
il is true, is filed with old bricks with
jackknife autographs on them, and
also teeth marks, where the prisoners
attempted 10 gnaw their way out.
There are also many old bullets and
handouts and things, and pieces Of
flooring with checkerboards carved
on them, but they fail TO furnish the
food for speculation afforded by the
bootjack.
II is a common, hard wood, hand
made bootjack, with a cleat
nailed on ,he under side at the foot Of
the jaws, just like any other boot
jack. 1t has a small tuft of short,
brindle hair sticking TO one Of the
jaw points. When a boy Mr.. Lincoln
made the bootjack and always used it
TO pull off his boots. II is now stained
with age and the nail heads are rust.
ing in the wood. For nearly twenty
five years il has been reverently kept
in a glass case, where it was never
once profaned by the touch of vandal
hands. Ii is still in the case and has
never been used for any purpose what
eve since the days of Lincoln. There
fore it would interest the world at
large 10 know just when and where il
was that Mr.. Lincoln threw his boot
jack at the brindle cat.-Chicago
Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
Struggled Opium.

The order from the treasury abolish
ing the stamps on opium boxes, issued
last year, has been productive Of much
harm in San Francisco. The stock of
struggled opium has vastly increased,
large stocks having been brought in
from Mexico, from British Columbia
and other places to which it had been
smugglcd while the stamp restriction
was still IN force in California. Fully
$1,000. 0GO worth Of the drug has been
sold in San Francisco within the last
eight months, and the snluggiers have
cut the prico down below what the
Icgitinatcly imported article can be
sold Tor. The collector Of the port
declares That n stamp 50 well made
that 1t cauuot he coIutarfciJud sauuid
be put on again at Once. -ChicaSo
Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
Skin Disease II Years.

have brcn troubled with a skin and sculp dis.
case for seventeen years. Ny heed Al times srs
ono running sore, aud my bldy was covered with
trem as lar.e as q hat dollar. tried a great mary
without effect uniil Tried the tuticuri
Remedies, aud amthankful 0stare that AT er two
monrhs ofiheir use / am entirely cured. ioel IL
my du y TO YOU aud ine public 0 state the above
- y NgDpNIElI 1anusstawn X
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
Friends in Need Are Friends Indeed.

A swallow had caught its foot in q
sling which was hanging from the
water pipe ON a roof. II fiuttered and
pulled and tried TO extricate itself, but
got tired outand hung helplessly down
by its leg. Presently all the swallows
OF the n~eighborhood assembled round
it and gave the alarm. After a good
deal Of twittering and parleying one
of the birds struck the sling with its
beak; the others followed suit, and af-
ter an hours work the thread was cut
and the prisoner freed.-The Intelli.
renee Of Swallows.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
The Nnslo Of the Eutura.
She was a sweet singer and he lovec

She was a sweet singer and he loved
her. They were alone.
Come and sing for me" he said.
She allowed him to lead her tender
ly to the piano. She turned over a
pile of music with her other hand. Il
was awkward TO do il with one hand,
but she was too absent minded 10 think
Of the simple fact that she might take
away the hand he held.
"What do you wantT she asked.
Home, Sweet Home" he said.
"Well, you'd better ask mamma"
He has his home, sweet home, now.
Rent, $50 a month.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
A Famous Journalist.

Mrs. Emily Crawford, the most fa.
nous of women journalists, has lived
IN Paris for more than thirty years,
and is almost a pioneer among the
women Of her profession who have
chosen the French capital us then
field. She isa widow with a son who
has followed in the footsteps of his
journalistic parents. Mrs. Crawford
is immensely popular in professional,
political and social circles in Paris.
She has a brilliant changeful face, a
mass Of silver hair and a vast amount
of personal magnetism, which she
owes doubtless 10 her Irish blood. She
is well known US the able correspond.
eut Of The London Daily News and
The New York Tribune, but she also
contributes a column weekly 10 three
other prominent journals-London
Truth among them-and finds time
10 do TT.slStions from the French
beside. Her charm of manner
and brilliant intellect have won
her many friends, who have often,
by their mere acquaintance, for
warded her professional interests
and bestowed countless opportun.
ities Of which her quick pen has
made instant use. She has rubbed
against royalty on both sides Of the
channel, and has q talent for polite
personalities which would render her
memoirs immortal. She is a woman
who is dearly loved by her friends-a
sincere, loyal, sympathetic nature,
and has found much time in her busy
life 20 devote TO the interest Of hui
manity. Current Literature.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
an Swsms Gore limb

skin pntir.Iy zone. rlpsh u mas OF dis
ens,.. leg diminished oGr-ihirl in size.
TouAIIlu Hopeless. Cured by Ilie Luti-
.,,s. u.rn.aI.,Fs in I.,n MgUTN.,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23

Merchant notice that orders for
ladies' slippers have fallen of 80 per
cent. in Georgia.
Clerk-Dont you know the reasonl
"Indeed. | do not"
"It's because a machine has been in
vented in Georgia that turns out 5000
shingles an hour. Slippers last longer
Dow than formerly. Texas Siftings
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
Cared Ssy GgitEGIra.

For three years | was almost crippled with IN
awful sore leg rom my N &c down "a my ankle
Inc skip va, gutile,y Como aud the fa b Ms one
mass o, disease. Scmr physicians pronounced II
mrurablc, u hal Diminished about lc-iEltd The
Size oftn other aud I was n q hopeless ,ouiiitoa.
After trying al ki ds Il remedies AID spcudi x
hundreds Of COLLARS, from which l got no rrlief
whatever, 1 was persuaded 10 Try your Cuticura
Remedies, pnd be insult was rs follows: A'tsr
thee DAYS I noticed a decided change for the hst
ter, snd n the cnd ~ Two months | was completely
cared. Ny hgSh wa purined md the bone (which
had Teen exposed IT, over a year. got sourd. Thr
npsh began 10 grow. and to-day, ana for nearly two
years past, my bg t. AS well as il ever was, sound
la every respect. and not a sign oithe disease 10 he
sa,p q n Dubois, nUdge Co, Ga.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-11-23
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ONE DOLLAR Is the price Of The smallest part
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-06-02
PEDIGREE

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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-06-02
TO t. r PUBLIC.

FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THE
RESERVE FUND OF THE MUTUAL En-
DowNsENT ASSOCIATION OF OAKLAND,
CAL.-This Association does bust
ness on business principles.
1t has paid every claim promptly
and in full since its organization.
Its Reserve Fund OF $780, 00 will
be kept intact for security of mem
bers.
1t will live and prosper while
mushroom concerns may fail, be-
cause it is conducted by responsible
business gentlemen Of wealth and
standing.
Insure ia the hest; do not be
caught by the frauds.
+. K. Shattuck, Prest.; A. w.
Bishop, Secretary; Hon. VIM Il.
Gordan, Supreme General Master
A. o. u. w, Vice President; First
National Bank, Treasurer.
OLIVER ROBERTS,
40 Local Agent.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-06-02
OUR sCIENCE BELITrLED,

California has had another earth
quake shock of no great importance
IN itself, but of interest because the
instruments in the Lick Observatory
were ready to make a record of it
for future study. Thus 'ar little
has heen gained by observations OF
earthquake shocks, but every year
more and more observations are
made, and some day perhaps the
study of them may lead to dis
covery of value in relation to the
the causes of earthquake shocks
and the signs OF their coming. Ex-
plantations are now given, but they
are of little value, ard at best only
remove the cause one step further
back.
The Evening APPEAL, a newspa-
per published in Carson City,
claims TO have predicted the earth
quake some weeks ago, basing its
observations on sismIc disturbances
in the South Pacific. We suspect
that the editor is merely a good
guesser, and is lucky in having had
his prediction verified. We have
not as yet heard that his success
has resulted in his being asked to
fill scientific chair in any OF the
leading colleges.-Public Ledger.
Tie above is about all than one
could expect from a paper as anci-
eDt In its ideas as the Public Ledger
of Philadelphia. Ii an earthquake
struck Philadelphia it would be
couple OF weeks before the editor of
the paper would find it out.
As TO being called to sit in a col
iegate chair OF science, that doesn't
bother us in the slightest. We
wouldn't sit in such place il they
gave us the run OF the pantry and .
mortgage on the building.
1t is indeed pitiful state OF az
fairs when the editor of a one-horse |
county newspaper cannot hit sci
ence lick occasionally and predict
an earthquake without being danced
on by the Ledger.
We have just ordered the mailing
clerk to cut the Ledger of our ex
change list. until the editor wakes
mp or sobers up, for it is impossible !
with the evidence before us, to tell ,
whether he is inst at present asleep
or drunk.
We will also state that our paper
is not published in the twilight
hour.