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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

The President has appointed John a.
Ka,-on II Iowa William Walter Phelps %
New Jersey aud George II Bates u Dela
ware commissioner. o. represent the T. nit
ed states at the conference 20 be held iu
Berlin concerning affairs in the samoan
I.-auls
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

a A Butt-rfeld is absent at court this
week
Chester. son Of jerome Thompson. hais
finger cut of at + Corkiu-, mill III.
other day.
G. H. shepard-on and wife have visited
at " Morse
Josiah French l. seriously ill
About ~ Of the relatives and friend, Of
Mrs Renewed Stauchft met at her res.
ience on the evening Of the 18th inst T..
celebrate the 18th anniversary Of her
birthday An excellent supper wa, served
various remarks made a variety If pre-.
INT, given. and it was a very agreeable Obj.
casion for the whole company aud esp
cialiy enjoyable t. the aged and much Re
-pected lady 10 whom such kind regard.
we're paid.
Twenty Of the Young associates Of Nj,
Edith " Roberts met ou saturday eteulu.
the 10Th inst for a PHEASANT ,ocial inter
view before she left % attend school Of,
Brattleboro, beginning next Monday The
evening hours passed in Amusement, aui
much ,ocial enjoy m-ut Refre,hm-nt.
were served. clp-in. with a sugar eat
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22
Gbr l)rrmunt qbUnit

There ). uo doubt that the .torie. about q
wonderful find II gold DO Lover California
were deliberately got up 30 create a land
boom. but in spite % the publication Il this
fact the rush % the alleged new digging.
continues
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

II was the snake editor who once re-
marked that be had rather not know near
so much, than know 50 many things that
amt So 90
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22
ssn,e Of ur. wiII.ou'. Statement. RH-
nnfined.

We wish here - make a brief inve.tiga-
ton of certain statements u fact male g.
Us by Nr Wiil.1n. aud see hat the record
di,rl1ses We begin with a point which is
Il minor Importance He avs that the
tabie vas published IN the weekly edition
u Dec 18th for the benefit % corresPJn-
dent This was IT, first and only appear
ance in The World The allu.ion is un-
luestionahly o. the Weekly World. q which
Sir Wilson has the charge II be will ex-
anime copy Of that paper Of Jan I, ISIS.
he will find that the Columbus despatch 10
the daily World W as reprinted in that issue
He says that in reply t. our 'prodiing
and insistence on an of hand and immedi
ate answer" be gave Us two parts II hi
work Of investigation 70 DO for ourselves.
These two parts as we understand the
allusiou consisted ia the declaration 10 Vs..
first. that the disputed figures came from
the official report Of the wool manufactur-
ers convention for 81. and. second that
they came from the Boston Chamber Of
| Commerce reports. Both statements were
positive and unqualified. and with the sec
ond one the information vas volunteered
that as figures they are unimpeschable
Our part in this work consisted IN speedily
proving both these statements false. The
/ probing consisted IN respectful request
/ for al answer 10 a letter two weeks Old
But the most interesting part Of this rec
| ord here follows In letters 70 Us since the
publication Of our article Of March J. Mr.
Wilson has repeatedly assured US that the
author Of the Grindstone figures whom he
had at last discovered j. Republican and
/ the last man. one would supp1se 10 make
an error against his pai;y." Thrice over
/ the assertion hAs been repeated that he j. a
/ Republican and not q Democrat
Further inquiry had shown Us tina, our
| ,urmise a, 70 the author II the Columbu.
despatch and the Grindstoue figures va,
| correct and We therefore sent u a promi
n~ut and entirely responsible Republican ia
| Columbus a letter Of inquiry. in which We
4,ked, l,t q, u the politics and tariff views
| # The Worlds Columbus correspondent
u. a. 10 his wool figures and how they were
made up - a. 70 his standing a. q rehA
be fair minded writer on political and
economic questions. In reply there came
hack promptly the following letter We
/ omit names because there seem. - be 10
occasion for jn,r,1urip., apv further Ter
.5naljtje. into this discussion but IF the
,-pujDepe.. and relisbilityof ,b. letter our
reader, NAV res, assured
Carver. ,. Man.. g. ,...
NJ w. Z Fr.art. -1ear Sir. kngyr n no .n
4-ri-- TIA; have come T. rny attention that arr =
~'-3 -i-'S -.'-i, a me l'= i'' ~, 20 nm ~
---,.-s. s-'i nc. ,, -r.. 80 -. -,
ID lie STATE H La, newer t---u AM hing but
democrat "a a. fer var r.ar--.ti sikh t1v sat
ana - w. ~, '74- =. "
nay
w. Editor ar any one -l-- .n ohio ever pay
any attention - tn atl-- et--i by THIS W.rl
'-,i'-n'el'. NJ j. US '.' -A'lu, ny -'-
..s.5....,l..... .-..l ..gt'...-. p. .-t..s 30.
refer. 1r. r.1i. ... from % t,,',r..-. I.-a.r-a,.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

The only time il was
ever quoted or alluded
% by the weekly World
was this winter.a ft-rthe
campaign was over and
when your hunt for Mr.
lLllls- 5 moe had LeEuu.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22
The Deadly Parallel.

From the Wudham From Mr. Wilson Of
County R-f1ruer the y. Y World ed
the "omuisci-nt Wis uorial staff
4'IH From January , lSS>-
As a matter Of fact % December n. ISSS-
they the wool or Grind from before the political
stone figures. appeared campaign opened until
IN the World several after il closed that Ia
tmes, and over and over be never quoted
again. lu the editorial alluded % or mentioned
column not merely in a 10 any way By th-Wori.
new. despatch edit0rlauy or Otherwis-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

The only time il the
wool table ever APPEAR.
ed IN the daily World
vas when a person tsle.
graphing from Colum
BUS quoted il iu his ar
gument. and the daily
World never onc- gave
IL editorial reference 90
n0tics-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

The old /
building is
tenants
German
The ladi,
Nuttings
miss MAJ
the past VI
on Welne'
George
slowly but
itingin W.
donderry
father, | {
Mrs IIarI
Ward has
Minard Of
the house
will carry
Cady of b
Mr. and
returned I
and Aiassa
and Lila ,
N. II to
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

10,
New
New
Nev
In con
"a yet
aud a
Thi
publk
the b,
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Miro
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The
ST.
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ork !
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nd tn,
Mr..
the
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food
partr
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

YOU
very Ill
which "
with airs
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

The truth is that they
the Griudstoue figures
never appeared Ia the
World during the cam
paign, and were never
even mentioned or allud-
81 TO by il during the
campaign
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

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Good
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SEES
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

A kite
Philippe
Sunday
TheC'h
has been
damages
ton Canll
uary was
man /
drinks at
clerk to
drinking
ing aslee
and railr
of whic.
prove by
Miss
abroad
irownin
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-03-22

on Wednes
George y
slowly but
iting in We
donderry,
father, l. q
Mrs Harf
Ward has
Minard Of
the house =,
will carry
Cady of b,
MIR. and
returned (
and Massa,
and Lila }
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f. Gorh
f. f VI
the Bugbe
Very lit
Wheels
The con
plars' lodg
inal work
The par
the w. G..
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an unusua
tendance
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Frank A
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at the Nerr
18th. by r.
present I
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tea roses.
Childs, TAT
his resident
net band ~
band had r
were invite
ed. Mr.. al
BrattlebOr
wish them
II Quln
LawtOn.
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home Oh "A
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the church
formerly
past few y
ter, Mrs.
years Of "a
by Or. ST.
stated tina
with his ia
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of this pla
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he has I'll
town. and
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grand-chil
citizens j,
honored p
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from Bost
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themselye
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16
Catalogues Received.

We have received the revised and en-
larged edition of the Sorghum Hand
Book" published by the Blymer Iron
Works Company, OF Cincinnati. This is a
valuable treatise on the cultivation and
manufacture of sorghum, and may be
had free of charge by addressing the pub
fishers.
Mr.. M. A. Scovell, director of the Ken
lucky Agricultural Experiment Station,
has our thanks for Bulletin No. Is, which
is devoted to the subject of "Wheat Ex-
periments."
The Supplemental Catalogue of the
Valrico Nurseries" for the season of
1SS8-S9, is on our table. 1t is neatly
gotten up and interesting quarto. If you
arein need ofacopy, address w. G. Tousey,
Seffner, Fla.
"Ely's Garden Manual for 1889 is at
hand, and is larger and more complete
than usual 1t contains list of many
new novelties in the seed line. Philadel-
phia: DeForest. Ely & Co., BOB Mar
ket street.
"Wilson's Seed Catalogue for 1889 is
to hand 1t is full of matter of great in
terest to the gardener, and everyone
should have a copy. Address, Samuel
Wilson, Mechanicsville, Pa.
"Ferry's Seed Annual for 1889 is at
hand, and is unusually attractive. If you
wish a copy address D. M. Ferry 4 Co.,
Detroit, Mich.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16

change in the properties of the seed
takes place, but the earth not being
pressed upon it, the seed dries up and the
embryo perishes. Others, again, are
buried too deeply and though the seed
swells, yet sufficient air and warmth are
not obtained to give the embryo life. The
seed should be just so far covered as to
exclude the light and afford barely suffi-
Gent moisture for it's wants.
The first thing in sowing is q thorough
preparation of the soil. 1t must be well
pulverized, and should contain the requi-
site amount OF moisture, SO that the
young root will find it's surroundings
congenial and be encouraged to supreme
efforts. After the seeds have been put in
the soil the earth should be firmly pressed
upon them.
The subsequent growth of the plant i'll
q large measure depends upon the care
given the seed and the early cultivation
Of the plant, in the same manner as the
after life OF the child depends upon the
care bestowed upon it in infancy
Select your seed carefully, purchase
from the most reliable dealers and plant
with the greatest care, and if you do not
succeed in making a good garden it will
lot be because you did not start right
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Meeting of the State Horticultural
Society.

There will be a special meeting of the
Florida State Horticultural Society at
Ocala, On Tuesday, the 10Th of February,
1889, for the purpose of completing the
arrangements for welcoming the Ameri-
can Pathological Society, which meets in
biennial convention at the same place on
the following day.
During the forty years of it's existence,
the American Pathological Society has
never met south of Richmond Va SO
you can see that a rare compliment was
paid to the horticulturists of Florida when
in 1887, at Boston, it voted unanimously
to meet in Florida in 1889.
In the ordinary course of events we can
not expect a recurrence OF this meeting of
eminent American PomolOgists in our
midst for many years. So it will besuper-
fiuOus to urge upon our horticulturists to
turn out in full force and give them a
right royal welcome.
Persons can become members of the
Florida State Horticultural Society by
sending $1 to the treasurer, j. B. Ander-
son, San Mateo, Fla, and thus identified
to any excursion rates and such cOurtesies
as are the perquisites of membership.
DUDLEY w. ADAMS, President
G. l.. TABER, Secretary
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16
New York Market Report.

Reported by G.. S. Palmer, Wholesale Commits
sion Merchant in Fruits and Produce, lG6 Reade
St, N. Y.
The continued mild, unreasonable
weather since the holidays has resulted
most unfavorably to the market on Flor
ida oranges. Receipts are not excessive,
yet the demand for the past week has
been very light and prices have further
declined, but largely on account of forced
sales by auction. Straight lines of fruit
are selling at ~. so per box, and as much
of the late arrivals have been in more or
less bad order, the bulk Of the fruit is
being offered below this price Russets
are in good demand, and sound fruit
worth ~ box. Mandarins and Tanger-
ines continue very dull, even AZ the pres
ent low prices
New vegetables in good demand, and
sold, on recent steamer, snap beans at
$4.0O6D$4. 5Oper crate; eggplant, 81 OO@
$1,000 per barrel. Other vegetables, if
choice, will also command good prices on
arrival
New York, January 10, 1889,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16
A Word About Seeds.

About this time our gardeners are Civ
ing their attention to the subject OF the
seeds they will plant, and it is a subject,
too, that should not be passed over light
ly, as it is necessary to have good and
reliable seeds in order to have satisfac-
tory garden.
Good seed alone, however, will notmake
a good garden. Unless they are prop
erly planted, the results will be anything
but satisfactory be they ever SO good.
Dealers and seedsmen are often blamed
for selling inferior seeds,-and often
Justly, no doubt,-but in nine cases out of
ten, the sole fault is in the planting of
them. In order that seeds may terminate
they must be supplied with q certain de-
gree of moisture and warmth, varying
with the different varieties Some varie-
ties, for instance, will terminate alta tenn
perature as low as 35 degrees, while Others
require temperature of 50 degrees.
These points the gardener should study,
and he will not be apt to blame his seeds
man near so often.
Light must also be excluded until the
roots can derive nourishment from the
soil. The first effect of air, heat and
moisture upon the seed, says a standard
work on the subject, is to change it's
starchy matter into the proper food for
the embryo If, at this time, the seed be
withered by exposure to heat without
sufficient covering, it will perish. 1t often
happens that the seeds are planted
IN freshly dug soil, and the above
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16
A Few Words to Settlers.

Almost daily we receive inquiries from
people in the North or West asking
for advice on a subject that may make or
mar their future lives. That subject is a
removal to Florida. @
In the first place, we advise no one to
come to Florida with the purpose of re-
manning permanently until they have
made a prospecting tourof the State and
fully satisfied themselves as to it's merits
and demerits, advantages and disadvan-
tages. If this were done much dissatis-
faction would be averted
Next, we Observation-Disclosures
to divest their minds of the fairy likepict
ure of our State painted by the tongue or
pen OF the "boomer." Make up your
mind to see a State differing but little
from other States; make upyour mind to
the fact that fortunes in Florida do not
come without toll And be assured that
success will never crown your Efforts in
Florida, or elsewhere, unless you labor
for it,
After you have made your prospecting
visit to the State, and have used your
own Judgment in selecting your home,
bring your family down; make them as
comfortable as possible, subscribe for the
AGRICULTURIsT, keep your eyes and ears
open to learn all that is to be learned
pull off your coat, rOllupyour sleeves and
go to work. Keep both your brain and
be your reward.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16
Learn to Live Without Them.

Despite all reports to the contrary, it is
evident that the tourist travel to Florida
this season will be light; at all events the
season will be q short one. The reasons
for this are numerous. In the first place
the epidemic of the past summer in some
sections of the State has caused many of
our regular tourists of a timid disposition
to forego the pleasures of the winter in
our State, through fearof contracting the
dreaded yellow fever To those acquaint-
ed with the true state of affairs this seems
ridiculous in the extreme; but it is impOs-
sible to convince these tourists of the ut
ter absurdity of their fears. Another
cause for the light tourist travel to Flor
ida and all parts of the South is the ex-
ceptionally mild winter in the North and
West. The people OF those sections say
that as long as they are comfortable at
home it is folly to leave it.
Our hotels and boarding houses will be
the principal losers by this, and our farm.
ers and fruit growers will put their shout
ders to the wheel and demonstrate beyond
the possibility of contradiction that
Florida can exist, prosper and be happy
without the tourist element" although
no one denies but what it is a desirable
one.
In the long run it will prove of inesti-
mable advantage to us-it will teach us
self-reliance; it will teach US to depend
more upon the fruits of our own labor
and the products of our soil, and less up
on the migratory and uncertain dollars
of the tourists.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16

make an orange grove, farm or produce
vegetables.
The best plan for newcomers is to go
slow, and to be sure they are right before
they make single move. Be willing to
gain knowledge and information from
any source, be it ever SO humble.
In this connection we would remark
that there is nothing of so much value to
the newcomer as the FLORIDA AGRICULT-
URIsT. It's columns are filled with good,
practical advice to newcomers, and if
they do not find in it what they want, an
inquiry addressed to it's editor will bring
willing reply that by itself may save
many times the price of a years subscrip-
ton.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16
Failures in Florida.

Yes, there are failures in Florida, like
there are in every other place under the
sun, and the only wonder is that there
are not more.
The climate, soil and products of the
State are SO entirely different from those of
other sections of the country, that unless
aperson has studied the subject closely for
years before coming TO Florida he will
be entirely at sea, and unless he has the
help and advice OF considerate friends and
neighbors, will make complete failure
nine times out of ten if he attempts to
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16

MIR. JAMES MORT has a communication
elsewhere in this issue, in which he takes
exception to statementin the American
Pathological Society circular published
in the AGRICULTURlsT of December Goth.
The circular, as published, stated that
nine tenths of all che oranges produced in
Florida were grown within eight miles of
Ocala The circular originally read
eighty" instead of eight miles. The
omission OF the little letter "y'' made all
the trouble
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16

We devote considerable of our space
this week to communications on the tariff
So long as our correspondents refrain
from diving into the glittering generalities
OF the subject and confne themselves to
it's effect on Florida and her products,
our columns will always beopen to them,
but we entreat them to leave the political
phases of the question to politicians and
stump speakers Our waste-basket is
running over with political communica-
tons, but there is room for more
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16

THOSE who have had experience in mat
tiers pertaining to Florida agriculture
and horticulture should be charitably in
clined, and give those less fortunate the
advantage of their accumulated expert
ence and knowledge through the columns
of the AGREcULrURIsT. A timely article
from an experienced pen may save some
poor struggling new settler from an ex-
penSiVe error.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16

THE experiment of shipping oranges to
Washington and other points in bulk has
been tried, and, it is said, the results were
satisfactory. We have serious doubts
about the plan being a good one, but
give the item for what it is worth. A large
portion of the Louisiana oranges, how
ever are marketed in this manner.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16

AFTER trying for Il long time we have
at last succeeded in obtaining small
quantity of seeds Of the Chinese Yam,
from friend in Mississippi. We are of the
opinion that this will prove a valuable
addition to the tuber crop of Florida. 1t
is in flavor something like the Irish pota-
to, and in shape somethingsimilar to the
sweet potato. 1t grows on vine very
much resembling the English Ivy, and
in this latitude is perennial. We hope
to be able to distribute some seed next
year.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16
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Money Order on DeLand, or Registered Letter.
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case of loss When personal checks are used eX-
change must be added Only l. and 2-cent stamps
taken where change cannot be had.
HY-To insure insertion all advertisements for
this paper must be received by 10 O'Clock Monday
morning of each week.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1889.

THE Farmers State Alliance held a
meeting in Jacksonville Tuesday. We go
to press too early to give the proceedings
of the convention.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16

WE publish in this issue an interview
from the Times-Unionwith Mr. Hamilton
Disston. Mr.. Disston evidently has great
faith in the future of the Kissimmee Val,
ley region.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1889-01-16
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