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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10
For this SIC ion fair till Sunday night, wac
winds becoming nor;heasterly.

CHURCH SERVICES, &c, To MoRKow - -
Christ Ch,rch.-Services at II a. M and I;oU
%. m. nv Rev. DR.. Suter.
81. Pqurs Chmch-Services at II a. M
aud o. m. bV Rev DR.. Norton.
Grace Church.-Ssrvices at and II a. m
and 7:3O IN. Sermon morning and at night
BIZ Rev Mr.. Sharp.
ST. Mary's Church.-sarsice at II a. N. by
Rev. Father o Kane. Vespers at p. m.
Second Presbyterian Ourch-Servces at
II 81 IN. aad 1870 p. IN. by Rev. j. /. Vance,
Baptist Chwrch.-Services at IL u. III. and
7:30 D. m. nv R,v. NJ. Mercer
Trinity Meth Epis Cturch.-Pfenchiog at
IL a. o. and 7:3o D. &C. BY Rev. r. F. Bi5hon-
Meth. Epis. Church South.-Proachi;g at IL
a u. and 7:30 D. ~. by Rev w. J. Young
Morning subject: Deserts Reclaimed :"
evening suhjscr SIS an Honest Msn Gods
Noblest Work ~
Meth Prot. Gurch-Sorvices at IL a. n.
aud 7:S0 D. 10. by Raw. l. e. Dgott. Morning
snbj 4ct: M Night in Heaven y evening
subject: "Chsioed to a Corpse"
German Lutheran Church.-Services at IL
q. m By R.v.J A. Sonwoy.
Young Mems Christian ASSociation.-Me :
ing at he r 1oms at 4:30 D. m. Meeting at
the Midland depot at $3.50 p. M; almshouse
at p. NJ, and jail at p. N.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

OYSTERS on the half shell, the best to be had, al
Mrs l. Rammel's restaurant.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

THE RECENT ACCIDENT Tho wreck
caused BY the collision of the Two freight
trains noar Clifton yesterday morning has
been almost entirely removed, and since
Yesterday evening trains have been running
by the scene of the accident on time. As
stated yesterday both engines were slIr ost
demolished and number OF cars smashed.
The number of cattle killed and Injured, it
"a SAID. was about one hundred. aud car
IN. 1 OF sheep were nearly all killed. The
hodias of the dead animals strewed the
tr.ck t,r considerable distance form
ed with the wreckage, horrible, bloody
mass in the muddy swamp OF each side. a
small stream flows through the swamp, ana
This was choked by the bodies OF the cnttle
and wreckage Of the cars.
The bodies of the two men killed-FTe-
man Murphy and Brakeman E5tts-"ere
bropenu TO this cts yesterday ey. N ug from
Guf,0n and taken TO me undertaking estso
Uah,oent of Mr. VIM Domaine where thew
we're prepared for burial. Mr.. MurphS'5
body was taken 10 the homo OF his brother,
Me- Patrick Murphy, on Commerce street,
for butia TO morrow, and hat OF Brakeman
Estes was to-day sent 10 his former nome ID
sOfaoge.
On Inc same train that brought the bodies
4,
<yonnd,d. % reaching his city Fireman
Evans walked to his home, in the south
western part of the city, without much DIFF
dculty. Engineer Fitzgerald walked with
uss;siance to his home, on upper D1ke
street and Eogineer Kemp rode IN Il car
rispe to his home, on Washington street
B Iaas IN payoe and cattemaa Higein
bottom are still being cared for at Manassas
Eneineer Kemp ie badly cut ab the head
and vas bruised about the body, H. the
Sab with him at the time of the accident
,were Fireman Murphy sndBFakeman Estes,
.ooth the latter were killed and + gineer
y, 20, wbo was leaning out Of the cab, was
, u,it pg hi. M, Engineer Fitzgerald bad his
ros- broken d i is '2 Taaaa w nsa had 'S
h,oio.d nnG M hone~ we're brokao. All the
;n i'm, men We're atten ted by D., o'Brien
VINO came back on the tra,S "'th .oeu'' Auu
to-day are doing well.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

VIRGINIA Arsenic, BRoMINE AND
v LITHIA, the strongest Lithia and Arsenic
Water yet discovered, for sale by
Iy2a JOHN D. q. LUNT.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

4 LL-WOOL, HOME-KNIT HALF HOSE fine
N and cheap at
nov1o AMOS b. SLA mAhEh'S 5.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

DOCKET and TABLE CUTLERY, Scissors and
L Razors at extra low prices at S28 King street,
corner of Royal, wholesale and retail.
my15 ]. T. CREIGHTON & SON.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

ENRUIT FLAvORS of Banana, Peach and Pine
u apple, for Ices, Creams and Desserts for sale
by ERNEST L. ALLEN,
my16 Corner King and Pitt atreetB
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

Jersey KNIT SHIFTS. splendid thing for
y warmth and wear, only 15c at
nov16 AMOS B. SLAYMAKER'5
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

WHITE TAB CAMPHOR GLOBULEs: easy
wv to uss, and very effective as moth destroy.
or. For sale by T. L. ALLEN,
ap23 Corner King and Pitt streets
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

HAVE secured lot of CAMELS HAIR
l. SHIFTS at reduction of one-:hird of their
usual price, and will offer them to my friends &C.
cordingly. Call snd see them at
novi4 AMOS B. SLAYMAKERs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

Poiiceman's uniform Messrs Orlando
Nightirgiil u; c. Bremen, IS; Frank Bet
tic On
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

LARGE LOT OF ALL.WO d BED FLAN
n MEL SHIRTS and DRAWERS at greatly re-
Guced prices at
noy14 AMOS b. SLAYMAKER'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

1F YOU want great bargains in good goods. Call
or Inov14l AMOS B. SLAYMAKER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16

CARDIGAN JACKETS, all wool and extra size,
u at [uov16l AMOS B. sLAYMAKER'S.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-16
Housefurnishing Goods.

$3.50 and with So ard
hBathT
IA irare Iaauie, msdeof the lest
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
Catalogues, etc, Received.

Elias Howe's catalogue of music and
musical instruments for 1890. Elias
Howe, SO Court street, Boston.
Agricultural report for November OF
the South Carolina Department of Agri-
culture.
Average yield per acre of farm and field
crops United States Department of Ag-
riculture.
R D. Hoyt's beautiful catalogue of
tropical and semi-tropical fruit. trees,
vines, shrubs and green house plants,
season of 1S89-9O. R. D. Hoyt, Bay
View, Fla
Bowker's Fertilizer catalogue for the
season of 1889-9O A. NJ Bond, agent,
Jacksonville, Fla.
Grape growing and wine making in
Florida, and descriptive catalogue of
grape vines of San Luis and Andalusia
vineyards and nurseries. E. Dubois,
Tallahassee, Fla.
Bulletin No. IA of the Agricultural
Experimental Station of Cornells Uni
versity, on a saw fly borer in wheat.
Annual report of the Postmaster Gen.
eral of the United States for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1889
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
How Agricultural Papers Help.

The time was not long since when the
so-called "book farmer was sneered at
and derided If his crops we're good and
he was more successful than his ''prac-
tical'' neighbor it was contributed to
luck, and no credit was given the man
who added to his store of information
by reading and studying the ideas of
others as expressed in agricultural papers
and books
However, this state of affairs is among
the things that were, and agricultural
publications have gained the position
they should have occupied long ago, and
are now the recognized medium through
which the best thoughts OF those engaged
in tilling the soil are expressed. The
thoughts Tin the form of contributions
are carefully culled by the editor, and
only the best among the lot are publish
ed, thus giving to the readers matter
that is practical and trustworthy
In great many cases no definite rule
can be given for the guidance of the un-
experienced, but if he will carefully read
the agricultural papers of his section he
is almost certain to catch some item
from the mass of matter furnished by
experienced men, which will be of great
assistance to him.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
Plant Food and Fertilizing.

This is subject that can never become
thread-bare to the Florida farmer and
fruit grower, and for that reason we re-
produce the following article from the
Fresno (Cal.) Expositor:
The value of any soil for agricultural
purposes depends on the quantity of
plant food contained in it, either in
soluble or insoluble state. If the plant
food is soluble in water, it is available to
plants as soon as the soil is moistened.
If, again, the plant-food is insoluble in
water, it is easy to understand why an
admixture of other substances is requir-
ed to help dissolve the salts in the soil
and to change them into substances
which can be assimilated by the plants.
Every soil contains supply of classes of
plant-food in varying proportions. When
soils produce luxuriant vegetation, we
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11

edge in timely and practical communica-
tions. Make suggestions as to varieties
to cultivate and experiment with, andgive
us an outline of the methods you have
tried and that have proved successful.
Second Assist us in increasing the cir
culation of the AGRICULTURIsT. The
larger our circulation the more pro-
nounced will be the benefits of the State
and indirectly to yourself. By a little
exertion we are confident that each reader
can obtain for us new subscriber. This,
we say, can De done with but little trouble
and no expense to the individual and will
be vast ben fit to the State at large,
and give us material assistance in the
work which we have laid out for ourselves.
Will you all help in the good cause?
We believe you will.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1889.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CORRESPONDENTS = Girdling Fruit Trees;
County Horticultural Society .................673
Florida Horticultural Society; Sweet Po-
Uatoes
Rheubarb Scientific Farming .675
The Strawberry Farms Preparation of
Our Products and Our Profits..................6 SIT
Trapping Moles and Salamanders The
Value OF Pumpkins Red Polled Cattle;
One Plan of Breaking Bulls s................. .67S
MARKET .677
FLORAL-Winter Protection of Plants; Fritil-
ar1s
EDITORIAI-Help Improve the Papers; Ship
ping Green Fruit; Horticultural Society
Exhibit; Catalogues, Etc; Received: How
Agricultural Papers Help; Plant Food
and Fertizing. $50
HOUSEHOLD-Wa Washing the Dishes Chill
Sauce To Cover Umbrella; Useful, II
True; Useless Work Mistakes; Hints for
Cake Makers; Origin of Bride Cakes l.syss...6S2
POULTRY-Cooked Food for Poultry; Con-
cerning Egg Production; Convenient
Poultry House; Poultry Notes. ............ .6S3
Y-Story-"Dunraven Ranch, ..... .6S4
The Puzzler.
FLORlDIANA
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
Horticultural Society Exhibit.

AS will be seen from the report of the
Executive Committee of the Florida Hor-
ticuItural Society, published elsewhere in
this issue, there will be acitrus display at
the Semi Tropical Exposition under their
auspices. Our fruit growers should make
unusual Efforts to make this display a
fine one. The premiums offered by the
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11

WILLIAM P. NEELD, well known cor
respondent of the eAGRIcULTURIsT rhapso-
dies in the Dispatch in reference to the
coming OF the Florida millennium. "Then
every poor orange grower shall have. a
fine banana patch and keep COW, feed
his pony on homemade hay and eat
peaches, grapes, guavas, Strawberries
and cream, sprinkled with granulated
sugar bought at eight cents q pound.
Good Lord. hasten the time when "the
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
Shipping Green Fruit.


Mr. Meanwhile, chief of the literary de-
partment of the Florida Fruit Exchange,
estimates that the loss to the orange
growers of Florida this season, directly
attributed to careless packing of the
fruit, will be in the neighborhood of $780,
600.
This is doubtless true, but n our opin-
ion the amount is infnitessimal as COM
pared to the loss occasioned by the ship
ment of green fruit This loss may not
be Immediately felt but it's effects are not
only for to-day and tomorrow, bat per-
haps for years, and if the system is kept
up much longer it will be for all time, as
the reputation of our fruit will be ruined
and it will be drag in every market in
the country.
This year oranges ripened unusually late
many OF them are hardly ripe yet-still.
strange to say. they we're rushed into mar
ket earlier than usual. And what was
the result? Depressioninprices,o of course.
The first few boxes that reached the mar
ket naturally sold we'll, notwithstanding
that they were green, because they were
novelties. The reports of those sales were
published broadcast throughout the
State, and as result the orange growers
went Wild made rush for their groves
and proceeded to get their fruit into
market as soon as possible, although
some of the oranges had not even turned
color, ard all were as green as gourds
What again was the results2 The nov
city had worn off, the buyers had tasted
the ''first fruit" which, Of course, was
sour enough to make a razor back squeal,
and they naturally said, ''no thank you;"
we don't care for any more Florida
oranges.
This effect lasts throughout the entire
| season. The people have tasted our green
fruit and lave an idea that all Florida
oranges are similar, and as a conse-
quence refused to buy, or demand very
low price, even when the fruit offered
them is full ripe and delicious.
Thus it is that we say that the loss oc-
casioned by the shipment OF green fruit is
almost incalculable. The damage is not
alone by the fruit shipped while green but
by each succeeding shipment, although
it is full ripe, and for each succeeding
year, to some extent.
The first fruit shipped establishes the
reputation of all subsequent shipments.
This being the case our growers should
see it to their interest to send forward
only the full ripe and good fruit. 1t will
pay them.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11

exposition company are extremely liber-
al, and the judges who have been ap-
pointed to award them are competent
and impartial These facts, aside from
other worthy considerations, should
prompt our fruit growers to eclipse all
former efforts in their displays.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11

A. L. Wilson, of Quincy, has received
several gross of two-quart bottles and
will fill them with syrup. 1t is said that
syrup put up in this manner will keep
longer and retain it's flavor longer than if
kept in barrels.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11

ALL county and individual exhibits,
when addressed to Director-General Sub
Tropical Exposition, Jacksonville, Fla,
will be transported free by all railroad
and steamboat lines in the State. Send
to the Secretary for printed tags.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11

last shall be first, and the first shall be
last''-that is, to say, when the hard
worked, down-trodden farmer shall "hold
the balance Of power and say to the
money kings, Eat your goldW
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

When subscribers write US to change their pa
per to another postof7ce, it will cOnsid-
cradle trouble if they will give the old address as
well as the new one. Please do not forget this.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
10 CORRESPONDENTS

Articles relating to any topic within the scope
of this paper are solicited
We cannot promise to return rejected manu-
script unless stamps enclosed
All communications intended for publication
must be accompanied with real name as guar
antee of good faith Names will not be published
if objection is made. No anonymous cOntribu-
tions will be regarded
RTMoney should be sent by Draft Postoflce
Money Order on DeLand or Registered Letter,
otherwise the publisher will not be responsible in
case of loss When personal checks used ex
change must be added. Only l. and 2-cent stamps
taken where change cannot be had.
Ag-To insure insertion, all advertisements for
this paper must be received by 10 o'clock Monday
morning of each week.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
Help Improve the Papers.


tural papers depends as much upon their
readers and patrons as upon the pub
fishers and for this reason those who take
an interest in the improvement of agri-
cultural methods and the development OF
the natural resources of the State should
willingly lend their aid in making the ag-
ricultural journals what they are design
ed to be-instructors of the masses.
In order to do this it is necessary for
practical men to contribute to it's col
umns, to give their experience, to tell of
their failures and successes, and to dis
cuss such matters that are always per-
tinent to the agriculturist.
"But why should we do this?" and
show are we to be benefited by such a
course?" and ''from what source will our
remuneration come?' will probably be
the questions asked.
These questions we are pleased to say
are easily answered. In the first place
you should do it because it is the duty of
every man to assist his fellow man, and
in this way you can give them invaluable
assistance AS our State has a large
number Of people who emigrated from
sections entirely different from this, and
who must depend upon the experience Of
others.
AS to how you may be benefited by
cuoh cOu1co nf o0tiOn &c, oci1u soon
By giving your experience through col
umns of the agricultural press, by telling
the methods you pursued to achieve sue
cess, and every man who achieves success
in the State adds so much to it's value
and to the value of your belongings, while
every failure detracts a certain per cent.
from the value of the State, and conse-
quently you loose in proportion to the
rest.
The AGRICULTURIST spares no labor and
expense in putting before the people in
formation of a practical and valuable
character such as must necessarily assist
the new conner in solving the many prob
lens which present themselves to his
burdened mind, and which will also assist
those who are not classed as new com
ers. But the more assistance we get in
the way of contributions the more useful
will our paper be to our readers.
The new feature Of the
our experimental grounds-will undoubt-
edly fill long felt want. So far as we
know it will be the only institution of the
kind in the South in connection with an
agricultural paper, and we propose to
conduct it in such manner that our sub
scribers will derive the benefits.
But in order to make even this success
full we must, to a certain extent, have the
cooperation and assistance of our read
ers. In our grounds will be grown the
various vegetables, plants and fruits suit
ed to our soil and climate. Different
methods of cultivation will be tried, diff
ferent brands of fertilizers and different
plans of fertilizing. Every detail of the
preparation of land, application of fer
tilizers, qualities used, amount and plan
of irrigation, the rainfall, the tempera-
ture and the result, i. e. the yield, will be
carefully noted and published at length
in their proper season.
This matter necessarily entails great
expense, and we trust those who wish
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11

Entered at the postofice at DeT4and, Florida, as
Second Glass matter.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11

ADVERTISING RATES.
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by letter or in person.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-11
TERMS.

One year, single subscription.
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Single COPY ................................. .05
The Springdale news., 1889-12-20
CONTINUED FROM PAGE rIBsr)
HHA1 DID NJ SEE?
LIGHT AT LAST.

tNo sir" replied the artist, with . smile. 1t is the face of David Reardon we want, audit is his face 1 mean to get, if 1 can"
 "A homely face enough, you find It, don't you?'
 "The face 70 me is but a window, sir. The man behind 1t IS what I study"
 The answer pleased old David, and he suffered himself to be drawn into free and easy eonvef- sation, and finally to tell how he had made his way up in the world.
 "One of my speculations you might call wondrous piece ot luck" he said; his dark Aabby face shining in memory ot it. "W hen 1 was young man 1 had worked hard enough, and had saved enough to buy good-sized sloop, in winch l made trips 10 Norfolk, and some times up the Chesapeake to Balti- more. By and by 1 not only owned the sloop, but had money Tn bank. One day a friend wanted to borrow of me two thousands dollars, offer Ing ss security mortgage on a farm of a hundred and twenty acres out on the Schuylklll. 1 let him have the money and took the mortgage. Within two years the man dled insolvent. Before l could get cleal title to the Schuylklll farm l had to pay off an old claim amounting ID almost eight hundred dollars. At first 1 objected to this, being halt inclined to let my own claim go for what 1t would bring under the hammer; but finally paid off other claims and gained full possession. Very shortly after that . man whom had at work upon the farm, In digging a well, struck a coal bed. Further examl- nation showed that the.whole farm lay directly upon one of tbe richest coal deposits on the continent. That was my first step into wealth.
 And thus the old man talked on. and while he talked the artist was transferring to the canvas q face far more life-like and pleasant than was usually found with the origial, and yet without 6attery.
 (To BE CONTINUED.
The Springdale news., 1889-12-20
At two o'clock on last Monday

At two o'clock on last Monday evening the jury in the great Gro, min Case, alter having been In ses- sion since Friday evening, returned a verdlc which was as follows:
 'eWo the jury, find the defendant John F. Beges not guilty. We, the jury, find the defendant John Kunze guilty of manslaughter as charged in the indictment and fix his punishment at Imprisonment in the penitentlary for term of three years.
 We, the Jury, find the defendants Dan Coughlip, Patrick O'Sullivan and Martin Burke guilty of murd CT in the manner and form as charged in the indictment and fix the penal ty at imprisonment in the pen;ten- tlary for the term of their natural lives" |.
 The attorney for the four conyids ted defendants entered a motion fer a new trial and tbe iudge fixed January l3 as the day upon which the motion would be argued,
The Springdale news., 1889-12-20
Our rrienGs.

Our subscribers have responded to our call so llberally that we have de- cided to set apart department for their speelal benefit which from week to week will eontaln the names and amounts of those sub serlbing or renewing This will serve double purpose. First It will be a receipt, and as we have quite large number subscribers 1t will serve as kind of family reunion in which we all feel an in, terest.
 We begin the list with W. B Brog- don. Mr. Brogdon is fair representa- tive Of the restless enterprising men which make Up a live town and was quick to respond with big round del lar.
 .. E. Banks" Uncle Jabe e'-dropped in Monday and left $2.75 t. ;14s 2,l tie papers he is sending to two of his sons, one in Centeryille, Oregon, and the other Ill Cottondale, Texas Uncle Jabe has only : sons living and four of them take TIE NEWS
 c. " Trout, who has recently nov back to Springdale from Texas called in Tuesday to see TIE NEWS. He paid us 25 cents on his subscription and al so ordered the paper sent to friend in Texas.
 Dr. John Hunt, one of the best read men III N. w. Arkansas, is getting pretty old and hardly ever comes to town but he sent us in wagon wheel Wednesday to be credited OH his paper,
 Billy Courtney returned from Alice, Mo, last Friday and before he had brushed the dust off his clothes he came ir and dropped dollar in the slot and ordered the paper sent to his brother.
 Jack Hewitt. one of tie biggest heart ed boys, ii. the worlI, not only takes the paper but on last Saturday he planked down bright silver dollar and ordered the pa per sent to Geo D. Hewitt, Norman, I. T.
 R. l.. Ritter IS a good Democrat and consequently he likes to read a good Democratic paper. He renewed his sub- scrption yesterday for 6 months. Mir Ritter closes the list for this week Lets make the list streatch out col umn ill lenght next week. What say you?