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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
Intensive Farming in Florida.

1t is always more pleasant and satis-
factory to hear of feats accomplished and
OF facts, the foundation of which are these
already accomplished feats, than the va
pid theOrizing of the "boomer crank"
who tells you what can be done. The
statement of a man who has actually at
tempted and accomplished a certain thing
carries with it greater weight than the
evidence of score of individuals who
have never done anything but "know
that certain things can be done."
A gentleman in Volusia county is our
authority for the following:
He cleared a piece of good hammock
land and prepared broad under-drains.
He then planted orange trees in grove
form and utilized the space between the
young trees for growing vegetables. Re-
suits proved most satisfactory.
He applied about $40 or $15 worth of
commercial fertilizers and cotton seed
meal per acre. After his spring vegeta-
bles had been harvested, he allowed crab
grass to have it's own way, and before he
was ready to put in his winter garden he
gathered two tons of iho finest hay from
each acre of land.
Commencing October 1st, he planted
early cabbage on the same land. During
the latter part of February, having his
plants all ready, he set out tomato
plants. This latter crop was harvested
in May, and the garden was again turned
into hay meadow, and the same opera
tions were repeated the next season.
Including the orange trees four, crops
were produced in one year. But how
about the profits? do you say. Well,
as he is rot an immigration agent or a
"Florida boomer" we think they can be
depended upon as reliable. The average
yield per acre (about five acres being in
cultivation) was as follows:
tons of hay per acre q $16...............$ 1900
so barrels OF cabbage per acre @ $3........ 10000
$50 crates of tomatoes Cd $2.50............ 81 OOO
Total .............$6
The expense of producing, harvesting
and marketing was as follows, the eX-
treme figures being given:
Tomatoes. $4,000
Total. .$a75OO
This leaves a total profit per acre per
year of 1907, not counting the increase
in the value of the orange grove.
These facts are not given for booming
purposes, but to show that South Flori-
da, though not an agricultural section,
can hold her own with any other country
that claims to be such.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

ADVERTISING RATES.
Rates for advertising furnished application
by letter or in person.
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
MASQUERADE PARTY
A nd other Social, Personal, Religious and
Court News.

n uU UEnEG 8UFttAs fEt1phmhf AN~As ~ @Ns*" $500
Court News.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN Del. March %.
@. z. Bacon and wife returned home
from Lauel yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Kemp are
attending the conference at Easton, Nd
Roland Paynter Of Conference Acad-
emy, Dover, is spending his holidays al
home.
Professor Elisha Conner and wife OF
Dover are visiting Mrs Conner s parents
in town.
Mrs. Hannah Tunnel, Mrs. Julia Owens
aud Miss Celia Walls are on the sick list
this week.
There were no services at the M. E..
Church yesterday, because OF the absence
of the pastor Mr.. Kemp. There was
PRAYER meeting in the evening led by
Mr.. Charles Tunnel.
Mrs Duffy of Millsboro, Md, was
called to town by the illness OF her
brother. G. S. See, who died yesterday
morning at 6. 80 o'clock He leaves wife
and two sons to mourn his loss. They
have the sympathies OF all.
Willard S. Lacey has rented the resi-.
dence of the late Col Gardiner II.
Wright, about one half mile from town
and moved on Friday. This is new
experience for Mr.. Lacy, as it is the
first time he ever moved in his life.
Father Curtis, Catholic priest from
Wilmington, held high mass in the Court
House Sunday morning and night and
succeeded in drawing large crowds, as
Catholic services are somewhat Of a nov
city here.
There was quite commotion on Mar
ket street at noon on Friday. 1t was
caused by the seven prisoners who stole
the sloop from Dukes & Townsend being
released. giving bail in $500 They took
the noon train and went on their way re-
joicing.
The young gentlemen and ladies of
Georgetown had masquerade party at
the residence of G. NJ. Lynch. There
were present Miss Alice Gault,
Miss Allie Gale, Miss Effie Calhoun,
Misses Mamie aud Annie Pennell, May
Lynch, Mamie Tunnel and J. w. Cal
houn, Robert Richards, Linford
Faucet, Willie Maull, John Parker,
Cyrus Hatfield, Delaware Marvel,
Frank Sharp and many others.
There were dudes, pages, bo peeps. old
ladies and Uncle Tom. The costumes
were novel and striking, and all agreed
in saying they had a very enjoyable even
inu
Evening journal., 1889-03-26

the last national convention from his
own state. He was overwhelmingly
beaten on an issue of his choice by Mr.
Carlisle in the race for the speakership.
In the convention of 1884 he was beaten
at every point by Henry Watterson. In
1SS7-S he was beaten in all conventions
Of his own state on issues chosen by
himself. He has not a line of Demo
cratic authority to support his position
BE has not single prototype in the
Democratic party-not single statesman
in the Democratic party ever held similar
views to those dazzle notions he
proclaims. Never before did any
Democrat ever dare go against a
party measure as Randall has opposed
the successive and unmistakable policy OF
the party on the tariff He has opposed
the party without excuse, apology OF
definite policy He has not policy, he
has not a following, he has not. even q
district in his own state. He is rene.
grade from his party, from his state and
from his district Such is Samuel J
Randall.
What do the New York Sun and
Samuel ]. Randall assume to offer to the
Democratic partyG The Sun, which never
was Democratic paper, offers to present
the party with leader without follow
ing, without a policy. Mr. Randall for
his part offers to lead the Democratic
party. where2 Into the Republican
camp.
They both object to the tariff-reform
policy of the Democratic party and
neither Of them offer any policy instead
No one has ever offered any substitute for
the low.tariff platform Of the Democratic
party The question Of taxation cannot
be ignored II the Democrats did not
propose TO consider it the Republicans
would consider IT, II the Democrats had
not proposed 10 consider the tariff-ques-
tion what would they have proposedq
Neither the New York Sun nor renegade
Randall nor any other opponent has ever
proposed any other policy. No other. pol.
Icy can be proposed except Re
publican policy. Is that where
Sun Randallism would lead? If not to
Republicanism where does Sun Randall
ism lead2 The New York Sun is fraud
and Sam Randall is traitor One is a
renegade from the Democratic party, the
ether is very likely the paid organ Of the
Republican party. Whatever they are is
no matter. They have no following and
they may content themselves as best they
can in trying to reconcile their course
to either party The Democrats are not
bothering about either Randall or the
Sun. II their capers please the Republi-
cans, the Republicans are easily pleased,
and they are welcome to all the pleasure
they can extract from Sun. Randallism
individually or collectively.
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
WANAMAKER.
WANAM AKER's
PHILADELPHIA. Tuesday, March a6, $50.
THIRD MARCH RECEPTION

Dress Goods and Dresses have had
their introduction. Next Millinery.
To-day's first view will mark the hiob-
est point yet reached in the Millinery trade
on this side the Atlantic, and will fitiy COM
plete the. series of Dress Exhibits an
Inounced for this month.
Our place in this particular branch is
unique, and in fact our Exhibition of Sprino
Millinery not only surpasses everything
elsewhere in America, but probably Paris
as well.
America commands Paris. Paris does
NOT command America. From Paris. Linn
Faulkner, Virot, Heitz-Boyer, Julia, Gre
taux Rayerdy, and Arot are all represented
but our own workrooms are a Partisan echo
Deft fingers are quite as dextrous in Chest
nut street as in the Place Vendome. and
our own specimens would win plaudits in
Paris
Therefore, the Millinery Parlors at
Thirteenth and Chestnut streets ought to be
attractive to-day, and also the great space
in the Transept and north of it, where the
Untrimmed and the Trimmings await the
domestic skill that will unite them.
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
Moving statlstlcs.

To the new householder the great ques.
tion Of house hunting and spring moving
is an unknown quantity but to the large
majority Of people, family men and
women, 1t is the great question of this
time of the year Why people move SO
often, taking home lust rejected by
some one else and with which they are
sure TO be just as dissatisfied in time to
move again the following spring. If it is
not as a short way of cleaning house, or
for the purpose of giving the house
agents and carriers bene-
fit Is past finding out.
But that they do move and in increasing
numbers is fact This American habit
Of moving once year, If only across the
street is not generally known. On the
east side Of Market street to the river
east. north and south there were 235
houses vacated yesterday, so that as
nearly all homes have been relet and few
are still to be had, that must mean the
removal Of over 400 families on the east
side alone. To do this required the ser
vices OF all the regular wagons besides
private vehicles, farm wagons and hand
barrows that can be pressed into
service. IL is of course a bonanza for the
truckers and some Of the best known and
careful men have been engaged weeks in
advance and effected the removal of an
average of eight to ten families on the
day. Many, however, carry their effects,
II the distance is short, and the streets
presented stirring sight all day. Beds
bedding, carpets. chairs and sofas seemed
to be in the air on all sides. The centre
of activity seemed to be below Eighth
street and above Tenth street. but all
sections seemed affected in a greater or
less degree. In some blocks not house
was vacated, but in others, notably one
on East Eighth street, below Spruce. all
but one or two houses changed occu-
pants; Walnut street taking the lead
with 20 houses changing occupants; LON
bard, %; Poplar, 49, East Eighth. %;
East Sixth, 20i East seventh, 10; East
Second, ~; Church, l2.
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
suN-RANpALLlsM.

THE New York Sun has started on a
crusade against ex-SpealSer Carlisle with
the ulterior purpose Of advancing the in
ferests Of Samuel j. Randall in the
Democratic party. 1t seems about time
that renegade Randall should make some
efforts to find favor in the Democratic
party but the treacherous Sun is poor
advocate. It is not many years since the
editor Of the Sun was himself a blatant
Republican and he likely ceased to afiili-
ate with the party simply because he
ceased to hold Office. After few years
of feeble tiickering with the Democratic
party the Sun basely deserted during
national canvas to advocate Ben Butler
pretending to object to the platform
and the candidates
There was no question that the plat
form and the candidates were thoroughly
Democratic. The platform was con
structed by Henry Watterson, and was
an strict accordance with previous plat
forms. The candidates were Grover
Cleveland and Thomas A. Hendricks. Ii
1888 Grover Cleveland was the unani
NOUS nominee Of the convention, and tn,
platform was again in accord with al
previous platforms The New York Sur
did not advocate either the platform OF
the candidates.
So much for the Sun.
Now for Samuel J. Randall. He was
elected to the House of Representatives
twenty years ago as Democrat. He was
brave, consistent and thoroughly loyal te
the party for about twelve years. He
went through some of the stormiest DO
htical periods the country has.known, re
sisting the encroachments Of the Repub
lican party upon the constitution anC
upon the liberties Of the people, with tn,
sturdy determination Of hero. Grad
ually he began to drift away from party
moorings. 1t is charity to say that tn,
renegade is a consistent and homes
high protective-tariff advocate. Bu
it is well-known that he hold
his place by the favor of the Re
publican party in a shoe-string district
1t is very certain that he could not b
elected except by Republican favor
From the position of Speaker Of tn
House..he has been driven step by step t
the traisorous leadership of a small ban,
of cut-throat factionists From tn
mi-leadership to which he had attaine
by industry. rather than by statesman
ship he has descended until he could nc
~oLtaln the small favor Of a seat I
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
The ran River stril-a-


FALL RIVER, Mass, March GA much
larger number of looms are now running
than at any time since the beginning of the
weavers' strike. The Union reports heavy
gains, the Durfee claims more than at any
time since the strike started, and most Of the
other mills undoubtedly have a largely in
creased number Of looms in motion In all
nearly 5000 Of the looms are being cared for.
Enough weavers appeared at the Flint mills
to work l65 looms, but the agent refused tc
start up until enough weavers to care for 25l
looms applied for work About thirty-five Of
the Pocass t mill weavers went to the mi b
yesterday t. work. but the threatening as.
pect Of number of stragglers about the
place caused them TO change their minds.
About 5000 weavers attended the mass meet
ing at the Iark yesterday and voted unani-
mousy to continue the strike.
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
NEW CASTLE NOTES.

Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE March 20.
Senator Gray was in the city last even
ing
Charles Kinkead. of Wilmington, was
in the city last evening
George w. Dickerson and wife spent
yesterday in Philadelphia.
The Board of Education hold their
monthly meeting this evening.
Harry Houseman, head clerk in Hanf's
jewelry store, is on Mr.. Hanf's farm pre-
pairing it for planting.
Ground has been broken on Union
street, nearly opposite St. Peters church,
for two new houses for William Herbert
Louis Duncan caught the first shad of
the season yesterday. 1t was bought
by Charles Hoffman, proprietor of the
Jefferson house.
Mrs. Joseph Callahan and daughter,
Miss Mamie Callahan, formerly Of this
city but now Of Wilmington, were here
to-day.
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
INC oeorretown ProhIem.

A certain lady, the mother Of three
daughters, had farm OF 500 acres in a
circular form with her dwelling house in
the centre Being desirous Of having
her daughters settle near her. she rave
them three equal parcels as large as could
be made In the equal circles including
within the periphery Of her farm and to
each, with dwelling house in the ceatre
OF each. That is there were to be three
equal circles as large as could be made
within circle that contains 500 acres.
How many acres did the farm Of each
daughter contain? How many acres did
the mother retain2 How far apart were
the dwelling house Of each of the daugh
ters and how far was the dwelling house
Of each daughter from that Of The
motherf
The following is an answer: Area re
tanned by the mother, l76 acres. 3 roods
20 perches, 43i square feet area for each
daughter, lOl a. Pr 81 ). ISL So. fl
distance between any { no Of the daugh
ter's houses, 2443. 97S IT. distance H.
tween any one Of the daughters houses
and the mothers house, l4i1. 0S II.
w. w N
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
MURDERED HIS sTEPMoThER.
The Terrible Crime of 8loodthirss,
william in West Virginia


BALTIMORE, March 26. The Suns Charles.
ton CIV Va.) special says: Information ha.
reached here that last Saturday Thoma,
Woods, who lives on Donnelly's Fork of Mud
river, IN Lincoln county, near Tornado most
Office, sent word to his stepmother. Mrs
Woodson Woods, that one of her poigbbors
across the hill was sick and wanted her n
come immediately. He concealed himself be.
hind a tree near path to await her comino.
and when she approached stepped out and
fired pistol full at her breast the bullet
taking effect just below the nipple. She fell
to the ground. To make sure of his worl,
Woods shot her again in the neck, and after
ward dragged her to a cliff near bv and
dropped her over it to the rocks below
Shortly afterward the woman recovered
sufficiently to give an alarm, which was
heart by men getting out cross ties. who
Wen TO her assistance, accompanied by
Woods, who profeSsed entire Ignorance al
the matter. She was conscious and related
the story OF the shooting, accusing Woods Of
being her assassin. When she had finished
her narrative Mrs. Woods expired. The only
known cause for the crime was Disagree
ment between Woods and his stepmother
about the division of property belonging "a
bis father. Woods is now in iail
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
John Wanamaker.

There are men, only one or
two Of English tongue, that
can make statistics eloquent.
tie has not yet appeared that
can make a Bonnet eloquent
in types. We spare you-and
ourselves.
But the loves of Bonnets
have traits. Some are minus
a crown, some bedight with
bullion-bimetallists gold and
silver, some have an Oriental
touch, some with lace so Span
ish that bright fan and gems
of peering laughing eyes COM
plete the picture in your
thought, some with rich ribbons
gaily decked, some with great
flowers unfolding a paradise
of leaves" on the crown, some
as demure as Priscilla the
Puritan maiden, some wild and
reckless as Madcap Violet in a
North Sea storm. These are
a few suggestions of the Trim
med Hats and Bonnets.
Come along,
Look down the Transept,
north side, and north on the
Thirteenth street side. Did
you ever really see Ribbons
before?
Note the long line of east
and west cases. Nearly 100
feet, Flowers-all flowers; they
tell of the battle of the flowers
at Cannes. They are not cul-
tivated under glass. They come
from French workrooms, nine
tenths of them, and are the
best, not always costly, but we
find no room for any Flowers
but the best. Big poppies for
turban-tops, long sprays for
hat decorations. Don't try to
to think of ALT may soften
your brain.
Stop by this little case full
of white things for the heads
of children. Tam O'Shanters
of pure white angora wool.
White Cloth and Satin Club
Hats, and-But the case is too
pretty to pass.
The Children's Corner is
over by 18th St. Mostly for
girls, butmuch small boys
headgear is naturally found
with it. VIII your child be
attractive2 Much depends on
the Hat, and the Hat depends
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
THE READING IRON WORKS FAILURE

Extravaganza and High saiaried omciala
Help TO Pull the Concern Down.
PHILADELPHIA, March 28-The Reading
Iron Works failure is one of the worst which
has occurred in the iron trade for years, and
the concern is now in a decidedly periloui
condition. Among iron men the opinion pre-
walls that unless prompt action is taken the
creditors viii get little or nothing.
The plan Of reorganization prepared by
Director George f. Baer is said to be imprac
ticable, and it is not likely that the creditor:
will adopt it. Most Of the creditors are op
posed to reorganization, and the only way
to get any money out of the concern is to ap
point a receiver 1t is believed that thi.
course win be adopted.
The concern has been very extravagantly
managed, and vast sums of money have beer
wasted in recent years. The salaries over
$1,000 amount TO nearly $1,000 year
Nearly all Of this sum could have been saved
and viii be saved under an economical re-
ceivership. +. w. Colt, the president of the
company, has been getting $50, 900 year, and
Frank Ralston, the secretary, $4,000 There
are a number OF other high salaried officers,
and the enormous obligation Of nearly 800,
COO year has helped to carry the company
down.
Evening journal., 1889-03-26

IMAGINATION has played conspicuous
part in controlling the news from Samoa
Resident newspaper correspondents and
naval officers are all deeply and similarly
affected. The numbers Of the respective
fighting forces have been variously esti.
mated. Mataafa was generously sur.
rounded by from 10000 to 12, 900 men,
while his rival. Tamasese, allows some.
thing like 5000 or 5000 to prance around
him. The sober truth is that the best
authorities put the population Of Samoa
at 10000. If every man capable of
bearing arms in population Of that
number would join one or other army
they could not possibly amount to more
than 4, 600 soldiers all told
Evening journal., 1889-03-26

SECRETARY BLAINE must be a more
formidable person abroad then at home.
The Morning News says that Bism arck
turned white as soon as Blaine made his
appearance. 1t is generally known
among well-informed people that all the
concessions Bismarck has made were
made to Secretary Bayard. Meanwhile
Mr. Bombastes Blaine has not settled
4he Samoan question yet and the country
may have something to say after It
shall have been settled. Mr.. Blaine's
friends may not beast SO much later
nm
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
MARCH SALE
COMMENCES THIS WEEK.
RIGHT THIS WAY EVERYBODY

You never viii get another onnor-
tunlty like this to purchase : 'EpOt Fpot
w wear in RETAIL OTANPpgT-
lies 1 .. at practically WHOLESAI, n =
Mems Rubber Boots only 40 90
Ladies Rubber Boots only Al. %
Boys Rubber Boots only III 75
Misses Rubber Boots only S1.15
Child's Rubber Boots only 95c
Mems Hip Rubber Boots only AZ 80
Mems Buckle Arctics only al 90
Ladies Buckle Arctics only SOC
Ladies Wool-lined Oyershoes only 50.
Lot of Mems Sample Shoes
Mems Hook Lace, sizes g. 10. II
at 81 90, $1.25 and 81. so
Mems Congress CATERS. Scotch sole
sizes 2, s, 8, 10, only $1.75
Mems Fine Calf Button. Hook Lace
Anp Dion congress, sizes 8, 9, 10, only $500
Pohce Hook Lace only 80 80
Mems Waukenphas ST only 20 Or
ona aens ~ y Coarse Boots ouiy $1.75, $2.OC
and $175 @A'so' @l.o'
and 2, only $1.00 1--eS = 7
and $1.25 'y 'Vc' @lVp
Misses Pebble Button only &. 90
Children's Pebble Button with haols
from SOC to $1.00 "''n neei'
Ladies'. High Button Arctic al so nv
Misses High Button Arctic. $1.0O
Come everybody, right away, and
see how much little money will
buy at
Evening journal., 1889-03-26
THE FISHERIES, DISPUTE.
Minister Foster Outlines the Policy OF the
Canadian Government

Minister Foster Outlines the Policy OF tn.
Canadian Government.
OTTAWA, March 26.-Hon. William Foster
minister Of finance, has the following to sa,
regarding the decision of the dominion gov
ernment to resume the issue Of fishery license
under the modus vivendi s.rhe government
has come to the conclusion to keep the modu,
vivendi for another year Last year CLOSED
with President Cleveland's threat OF retalia
tion, aud we had no intimation as TO what
w0uld be the course OF the incoming presi.
dent. The modus vivendi was kept in force
last year with the cooperation of Newfound.
land, and all licenses granted under it expired
at the end Of the year. The fishing season
viii not begin until the latter part Of March
and there was no necessity for action regard
ing the policy of the current year until
the fishing season commenced Negotiations
were in progress with the Newfoundland
government and both were desirous of OBJ
tanning the tone of President Harrisonls mes
sage before final conclusion was arrived at
The message contained nothing unfriendly tc
the government, and did not intimate any
renewal Of the strained relations. The gov.
ernment, therefore, came to the conclusion,
acting in concert with the Newfoundland
government, to continue the modus vvendi
for the present year with view to leaving
the way open for resumption Of negotiations
if any desire is found on the part of the
United Statesr
What about the closing of Behring sea tc
foreign fishing vessels.'
1T seems to be required by law that the
president Of the United States shall issue each
year proclamation stating the conditions Of
the laws which regulate the fishing in the
Behring sea. This was done In preceding
years and President Harrison followed the
same course this year. What may be the
position of the United States we cannot tell.
They claim the whole sea to the extreme
westerly boundary formerly claimed by Rus
sia But it is a claim which the great mari
time powers Of the world are not likely tc
acqulesce in