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The Springdale news., 1889-06-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

IT was determined on the 18th, to erect two wagon bridges over Stoney Creek, opposite Kernville, and one across the Conemaugh near the Pennsylvania rail- road depot. When this is done the detail from the regular army engineer corps now at Johnstown will return to West Point, taking their pontoon bridges with them.
 MR. PARNETL's appeal from the decis- ion of Justice Stephen postponing his action against the London Times for libel came up for hearing, on the 18th, and was dismissed with costs. MT. Parnel personally appeared in court.
 HUYLER's candy manufactory No. 64 Irving Place, Now York City, was burned on the 18th. Loss on stock, s25, 1000, and on building, Sl5,000. Three hundred hands are thrown out of employment
 LOUIS KREGER, Jr., secretary of the South Side Anti Prohibition Society of Pittsburgh, Pa. committed suicide on tee night of the 17th, by shooting himself. He had been drinking heavily for some weeks.
 THE City Council of Johnstown, Pa, on the 18th, adopted resolutions requesting railroads not to get up excursions to visit Johnstown during the present condition of affairs.
 TIE United States ship Constellation was driven ashore near Cape Henry, on the 18th, and left in perilous position.
 THE order of Railway Photographers be- gan it's annual meeting at Cleveland, O., on the 18th. An address of welcome was delivered by Mayor Gardner, and the re- sponse by Grand Chief Photographer A. D. Thurston. About four hundred delegates were present.
 IT is announced that the Northern Pa cific will withdraw from it's connections in the Canadian Northwest within few months.
 ONE method adopted by the Antl-Pro- hibitionists to reduce the vote of their opponents in Pennsylvania, on the 18th, was to steal all the tickets for the amend. ment when it was too late to secure g new supply. This was done in seyera places.
 WITH the exception of the blooming and wire mills, the Cambria Iron Com pany of Johnstown, Pa., stated, on the 1Sth that they were ready for work in al departments. The large number of mer at work will be permanently retained in the employ of the company.
 ON the night of the 17th pack of about 100 dogs invaded Prospect Hill Cemetery where 300 victims of the Johnstown flood are buried, dug up a number of the bodies and were tearing them limb from limb when they were discovered by the militiamen and chased away.
 THE fishing schooner Elmer P. Wright reports that. on the 18th, when sixty miles off Chatham, Mass, and in thick fog sue lost dory containing John Shaugh- messy, single, native of Cape Breton, and Eugene Burden, of Welfeet, Mass, who leaves a wife and two children.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21
EMANDED.

The Prisoner Burke Arraigned at Winni-
 peg and demanded for tndentihcatton
 -Mysterious strangers In Town who
 seem Interested in Burke's Welfare.
 WINNIPEG, Man, June 1a.-Burke was arraigned before police magistrate yes terday and remanded for ten days tt the request of Chief MeRae. who submitted telegrams from the Chicago authorities to the effect that papers and copies of photographs tending to show that he is the mysterious Williams were on the way here. Burke was very nervous and urged his lawyer to institute habeas corpus pro- ceedings without delay. The latter, how ever. after looking over the dispatches concluded that it would be useless to comply with the request and the prisoner went back to jail Two mysterious indi- viduals, strangers in town, were in court and endeavored to engage in eonversa- ton with the suspect. They were, how ever, prevented. It is surmised that they are here in the interest of people who are anxious that Burke shall not be res turned to Chicago.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21
I.akes of Fire.

MONTREAL, Can, June l7.-Last night the upsetting of a coal oil lamp caused a blaze covering an area of fifteen acres belonging to the Bushnel Oil Refinery at Mile End. The works are situated along- side of the Canadian Pacific railroad track, and a large number of freight ca 5 were soon burned. Surrounding tse works are many small ponds into whic | the blaizing oil ran into and formed \ number of lakes Of fire. Had not the spread of the fire been stopped in q certain direction, fully two miles of track. together with the Canadian Pacific sta tion and other building. would have lseen destroyed. One fire is still blazing The loss will probably reach $50 900.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21
Rutger Alumni.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., June la.-The trustees of Rutger College held a busi- ness meeting yesterday and afterward, with the alumni. listened to an address on "Public Opinion" by Charles Il. Vim field, of Jersey City. at the alup ase- ner. The cornerstone of -he .o -
 mItory was laid by the donofl..sl@sa / Winans, of Bergen Point, with a .a-Y IT. ate ceremonies. The building ito fs{Le $75, ,000. General Clinton B. FiskeaShs Yer day afternoon addressed tho coeseA pso- eieties. He advocated a govef 1nent school for education of blacks and whites. The junior exhibition last night was largely attended and the students aequit- ted themselves well,
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21
SWEPT BY FLOOD.

Uniontown, Kas., on the Wichita X West
 ern Railroad, Reported tn Have Ben
 Swept Away by saturday Nights storm
 Six Live, saIh to Have Been Lost.
 FoRT SooTT, Kan, June IA report was received here last evening to the ef- feet that Unioutown, on the Wichita & Western railroad. had been swept away by a storm Saturday night and that two women and four children had been drowned uniontown, which is place of six hundred inhabitants, is in the midst of thickly-sett!ed country, and it is feared that the loss of life is even heavier than reported.
 As the wires are down for fifteen miles on either side, nothing definite can be se- cured The storm struck the western part of Bourbon County late at night, coming from the west, where it had played great havoc. At Augusta it as- sumed the form of cloud-burst, and though every thing possible has been done to obtain details by the railroads, all is uncertain at present.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

WHITE CAPS visited E. B. Washburn, near Three Oaks, Mich, on the 18th, cut his hair, trimmed his whiskers and com peled him to put on clean clothes.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

TIE French Government has decided to hold the general elections on September 22 and the scrutin ballotage on Octo- Der 9.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

STANLEY's agent in London is arrang- ing lecture tour for him in October. His return before autumn is regarded as certain.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THE London Times of the l7th prints a letter from Ujiji which states that it was Stanley's intention to force his way from Emin Pasha through the Nasal country to Bombosa
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THE United States man. of war Kear- sarge sailed from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, on the 18th, for Port -au- Prince, with Admiral Gherardi on board.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21
Annther Arrest Reported.

CHICAGO. June 19.--It is reported that another arrest has been made in tiis Cronin case.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

IN round numbers $234,000 had, up to the 18th, passed through the hands of the clerk of the mayor of New York City for :he relief of the flood sufferers of the Conemaugh Valley.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

TEE cap drivers of Paris struck in body, on the 18th, and not single cab could be seen on the streets.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21
The Behrng Sea Matter to be Submitted
 to an Internntlonnl Conterenee.

OTTAWA, Ont, June 16.-S. II. Webb, of Newminster, B. C., who is in this city, says he has information saying that an underst anding has been arrived at be- tween England and the United States, in accordance with which no seizures of British vessels will be made in Behring Sea this season. An effort will be made to hold an international conference us soon as the existing contract with the Alaska Fur Company expires for the purpose of taking sters to jointly pro- teet the seal-fur fisheries there as well as in the South Pacific Islands. The United States, MT. Webb further says, has nn- doubtedly superior rights,
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THE battle of Bunker Hill was eele- brated in Boston, on the 17th, by military and civic parades. Tablets bearing the names of those known to have fallen in the battle were unYailed.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THE Swiss Government has replied to the protest of Germany against the ex- pulsion of Police Inspector Wohlgemuth from Swiss territory, upholding the ae- ton of the authorities in expeling Wohl- gemuth and reminding Germany that a special bill regarding foreign police has been submitted to the Chambers.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

TIE governments of Germany, Austria and Russia have sent an identical note to the Swiss Government asking the latter 10 deal ill 6 more severe manner with Anarchists and Socialists.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

IT is said that an understanding has becn arrived at between England and the United States, in accordance with which no seizures of British vessels will be made in Behring Sea this season.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

Ir is stated that large number of tho survivors ot tho Samoan disaster arc a charge upon the charity of thoir friends in San Francisco, owing to the red tape which interferes with the prompt pay ment of the money due them from tho Government.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

MARTIN BURKE, alias Delaney was ar- rested at Winnipeg, Man, on the l6th, for complicity in the Cronin murder, on infor- nation from Police Superintendent Hub- bard of Chicago. He was boarding the Atlantic express, and had ticket for LiYernoOl England.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

FIRE is sweeping the forests south and west of Superior. Wis, and unless the weather soou changes the loss will be enormous. Up to the 18th oyor q half million dollars worth of pine timber Lad been destroYed.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THE Paris femps says that Germany is treating with Belgium in regard to the laying of q cable from Ostend to Port land, Me, in order to render those coan- tries independent of the English cable COmpanies.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THERE is great excitementat Shelburne Falls, Mass, one of the most thriving towns in the Dearfeld Valley. over the possibility that the Sadawaga lake dam in Whittingham, Vt, some distance above, may give way and flood the valley, resulting in fearful destruction of life and property.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

AUSTRIA has sent note to the Turkish orte declaring that the hostility of the Soryian regents to Austria is regarded as q casus belli, and expressing the hope that the same will be modified
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THE marriage of the Grand Duke Paul. nephew of the Czar, to the Princess Alex audria was celebrated at St. Peters burg on the f6th. There was a brilliant gath ering of officers and diplomats in full uniform
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

TEN members of the Washington Col ored Hod- Carriers Union were indicted for conspiracy, on the 18th, for threaten ing to strike against tho further employ ment of one James Reeder, who was in consequence discharged.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THE Naval Inspection Board, of which Rear Admiral Jouett is president, has been ordered to convene at Newport, R. l., on tho 1st, to appraise the Unite! States vessels there. The board will also go to Boston and Portsmouth on similar buSiueSS
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

NEARLY 100 persons, mostly Methodist Sunday-school children, were killed in a frightful accident to an excursion train near Armagh, Ireland, on the 12th. The number of wounded is not stated, but it is Iarpe
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THE chief cook of tho Hollywood Hotel, at Long Br@nch, was robbed recently of Sl050. He followed the thief to Montreal, where lie located him on the lGth. Ho me59 him disgorge all the money he had left (S600l and returned home.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

meeting at Marlborough House, on the 17th, the Prince of Wales presiding, it was resolved to erect Q memorial 10 the memory of Father Damien, who devoted the best years of his life to the care of the lenera of the Sandwich Islands.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THE London Times Berlin special of the 14th says that the gist of the Samoan treaty is that King Malietoa is to be rein stated, and the control of affairs on the islands is to be left mainly to the natives themselves. The importation of liquor and fire arms is to be restricted.
The Springdale news., 1889-06-21

THE Navy Department is annoyed at the dilatory manner in which tho work on tho various Government vessels is being per- formed. The penalty of Sl00 per day which is now being imposed in the case of the Columbia Iron Works, of Balti- more, seems to have no effect in hurrying up matters.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

After this day of pleasure and instruc-
tion l retired to my bed to live over the
pleasures of the day.
After good nights rest, | again went
forward to another day of sightseeing.
met Mr.. Jacobs by appointment, and
the first place to which he escorted me
was the broiIer establishment of J. G.
Browning, where we were heartily received.
The number of chicks we saw there was
something marvellous. There were 400
of them under one roof, and 1000 eggs
in incubators.
The next place to which Jacobs steered
me was E. G. Howe's, another large es-
tablishment. Here we again found as
many or more chicks, on the road from
incubator to market. But this was not
all: we here met a number of prominent
poultry men from all sections ofthe coun-
try, not by appointment, but accident,
among whom were Mr.. Hewitt, President
of the South Jersey Poultry Associations
Messrs. Rice and Holmes, of Bridgeton; Mr.
Warrington, Major Jordan, and Mr.. Howe,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
A Visit to Hammonton, N. J.

Being very much interested in the rails
ing of poultry by artificial means, deter
mined to pay visit to Hammonton, and
must tell you how delighted l was with
what saw, and the way l was treated
while there.
The first place at which called, was
Miss Williams, the genial editress OF the
Ladies' Department, in the Poultry Keep
er Her hospitality is immense, and her
heart as great as her fame among the
poultry raisers of this country, and that
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
Single-Comb White Leghorns

Our illustration this week represents a
group of Single-Comb White Leghorns,
bred by P A. Webster, of Cazenovia, N
Y. Mr. Webster's birds have reputation
second to none for standard points and
size, and for eggs they are said to equal
the Knapp strain, which has held the field
SO long without opposition. The Leg
horn is bird suited to our warm climate
and for eggs they are the equal OF any
fowl, North orSouth, East or West
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

is no small matter, as she is doing more
to place the farmers wives and daughters
in position to make themselves independ-
ent than any other person. She is show
ing them how to raise poultry in large
quantities, at a small expense, and from
which they may derive large profits.
The next person that met was P. III.
Jacobs, whose jovial countenance was
just as smiling as when first met him at
Indianapolis, where he made his big fight
against symmetry and nominating COM
mittees and bossism in the A. p. A.
All man has to do when with Jacobs
is to sit and listen to him, and he will
hear many ''ins and OUTS of the poultry
business. Jacobs has loose tongue, and
it never wags but for thegood of thepou
try business.
1t was my next pleasure to meet the Fan
ciers' Club and hear them discuss the
many points of some of the fancy fowls
for which Hammonton is noted.
The knowledge gained by hearing
such people as Miss H. M. Williams, p H.
Jacobs, M. X. Boyer, W. H. H. Bradbury
and others, talk on the different subjects
is something not soon to be forgotten.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

burgs are all excellent layers and almost
rival the Leghorns, but they do not COM
mence to lay quite as young and do not
lay as large an egg. The Polish comes in
next for it's share; they are excellent lay
ers and the most ornamental fowls in ex-
istence. The Game, also, is one of our
best laying breeds and have little more
size than the Leghorn, Hamburg or Po-
lish, but are not non-sitters like the last
named breeds. p.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

of Hammonton; and Mr.. Emory, of Mary
land. The way chickens were discussed
was not slow, with Mr.. Emory to ask
questions, and Mr.. acobs to answer them
There was no need of any one else saying
anything, and we gained the whole bene-
fit by listening to those men. Here we ad-
journed for dinner, after which we, with
several others, met at the house Of Miss
Williams, where chicken raising was again
the subject of conversation. Inext wend-
ed my way to the office of your valuable
paper, where the greatest surprise await
ed me. have always read your paper
with the deepest interest, butnever before
knew that Micheal K. Boyer was the edi-
tor. Here / would add that the many
things I have learned from this sheet
have helped me to make the raising of
poultry perfect success, and when the
editor left me at the depot, just in time
to catch the night train for Bridgeton,
thought it was one of the sun spots of
my life, and cannot see how such a busy
lot of people can show such hospitality to
so many strangers, and yet accomplish
so much as they do at Hammonton.-
Davenport, in Poultry Keeper.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
The Best Laying Varieties.
Federal Point, Florida.

Editor Poultry Department:
The Spanish or Mediterranean class of
fowls stand first as breeds foregg produc-
tion only. They include the many varie
ties Of Leghorns, White Faced Black
Spanish and White and Black Minorcans
There is nofowl that lays as much weight
in eggs for the food consumed asdoes the
Leghorn. The many varieties of Ham
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

conceive, for certainly my experience in
duck breeding would lead me to say that
there are three breeds that are superior
to the Pekin, viz: the Aylesbury, Rouen
and Cayuga. In my experience these
breeds are more hardy and better layers,
and weigh more when eight or ten weeks
old than the Pekin, and in fact, as rule
are heavier when fully matured The
Pekin crossed with either of the above
varieties produces larger and more
hardy bird than the Pekin pure. I have
had some of the best strains of Pekins in
the country, but fail to find them equal
to the Aylesbury, Rouen or Cayuga.
G. c. P.
Federal Point, Florida.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
Ducks.

Editor Poultry Department.:
There are more useful breeds of ducks
than many people imagine. The Pel1in
seems to be more generally known than
any other breed why this is so cannot
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

in the head, a. well as OF all bronchial,
throat and lung diseases. if taken in
time, is effected bv using DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, or money
paid for it will be promptly returned.
more pleasant physic
You never will find
Than Pierce's small "Pellets,"
The Purgative kind
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
FLORIDIANA.

Il Inc hdWK0ye lS Cn0 HdIHe vi b new Jd-
per published at Bradford.
The Florida Home is the name of anew
paper soon to be ESTABLISHED atCharlotte
| Harbor
Some of our exchanges advise orange
growers not to sell their fruitfor less than
$3.50 per box on the trees.
The report of yellow fever at Key West
does not frighten anyone in the least.
Some of the local physicians claim that
the case represented was not yellow fever
at all.
A petition containing 1,7O0 names has
been presented to the commissioners of
Orange county praying that an election
be called for the purpose of relocating
the county seat of that county
| Hay-making is about over. Several
farmers have made enough to last them
two years. All are settled down to work
again preparing for our vegetable crops,
which bids fair to be the largest ever
known on South Apopka-O Oakland Cor
respondent.
| The Northern travel to Florida the
coming season will be very large. Yellow
| fever in 1888 and winter almost free
from cold weather prevented thousands
from going to that state last season.
| There is no yellow fever this wear, and
the winter promises to be as cold as the
average one. Florida may prepare for
many guests.-Savannah News.
James Mcbride sold his crop of oranges
on the trees TOD oshua Mixell for 800 cash.
Mac says he only worked eight days on
his grove the past year and never bought
dollars worth of fertilizer in his life.
His grove is young yet, and with num-
Der OF young trees that will bear next
year, he will have over l, 200 boxes of fine
| oranges next winter.-Arcadian.
| Commissioner Wombwell's report ofthe
tobacco crop of Florida shows that 3, $50
acres have been planted in this weed this
year, nearly three times as much as last
year. Heestimates the WELD at 2, ,137, 900
pounds. Gadsden leads all the counties
with 1000 acres, the estimated yield of
which is LAO, ,0OOpounds. Madison has
SO acres to her credit, with an estimated
yield of $4,000 pounds, and Hamilton
has 112 acres with yield estimated at
so, 400 pounds.
| The Kissimmee Leader says that Capt.
Rose has finished putting up his hay and
feed for the season. This may read queer
| ly to some of our planters who secure their
| hay from the prairie of the northwest,
where it can be grown no cheaper or bet
ter than it can be at home, and when the
cost of transportation is added it draws
very deeply on the farmers pocket book.
Capt. Rose says he has never bought
Northern grown hay or feed since he be-
gan farming operations. Besides grow
ing his own hay, he plants corn between
the rows of his sugar cane, and the cult
| vation of the cane also cultivates the
corn, so that the only cost of his grain
for feed is the price OF the seed and labor
for gathering. When all our planters
follow Capt. Roses example and raise
their own hay and grain, it will release
| Osceola county from a very heavy tribute
to the graineries of the Northwest, and
times will be correspondingly better.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16

To whom all correspondence in regard to this
department should be addressed.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-16
POULTRY DEPARTMENT.
EDITED BY E. w. AMsDEN

oRMoND, FLORIDA.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-05-22
plain Taik Abouf Roads.

The roads of this county are a
disgrace to it. There are not Ave
consecutive miles of the chief
thoroughfare of the Twelve -pole
valley that man can put any kind
of vehicle on from blackboard to
timber cart over five months in
year without indangcring his life
and vehicle. There is not a county
in the State that has as many able
bodied men and pays as much tax
ON the hundred dollars valuation,
but has better roads.
The Wayne county road surveyor
is as impervious to criticism us a
duck S back-to wafer. He neither
acts upon advice, suggestion, orders
nor threats. He has made up his
mind to do no work on the roads ex-
cept a little surface scratching next
fall and She is going toshavehis way.
The present system of road working
is failnre chiefly from the fact
that it is not executed.
From all the good derived from
the four days labor, the law may as
well direct the men to go and fish.
The funds arising from the levy are
exhausted in paying the surveyors
in overseeing the men in doing
nothing. The money actually paid
to overseers, if properly cxpcndcnd,
would do more work OF a permanent
character, on the roads than the en-
tire four days labor, under this slip
shod. cut-and cover, surface tickling,
meet and -play-murbles system
now in vogue.
If the Circuit Court does not wake
up lot of overseers of roads within
the next six months we lose our
guess, While the law provides that
the work must be done between
April and October it does not mean
that the work can be postponed un-
til the last of September Wayne
Meas.