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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-03

Like most fruits, the Kakiis not true to
the seed. Infinite variety seems to be the
order of nature 1--WE revere and bow with
humble submission to this wisdom in ma
ture), for it is only through this law that
higher and better varieties are possible.
The Japanese have cultivated the Kaki
for over five hundred years, during which
time they have selected over forty varie-
ties, which they are only able to propa-
gate by gratis and buds. These forty va
rieties are the best selections from millions
Of Seeding trees grown during this period
of time
[ find that owing to some hereditary
environments (unknoWable) these forty
varieties, although coming from the diff
ferent provinces Of Japan, and each one
from different seeds, have grouped them
selves into families Of very similar char
acteristics, such as, for instance, the
'Izinji'' family, which embraces five vari-
eties, each originating from differentseeds,
raised and propagated in widely different
localities, and at different times.
They are all round, apple-shaped, me-
dunn sized, skin dark red; flesh hard,
crisp, rusty brown or black, with purplish
dots, and seedy. Of the small, oblong,
pointed varieties | find the Hy-a-ashi,
Nitari, Tsuru, and Tsuru-Magari astrin-
gent and worthless.
There. are fifteen varieties of the emedium
to small, classified as oblonga and pointed,
of which the following, Mazelli, Ko-T -Tsuru,
Shumo-M -Muru and Yama Dzuru are yellow
1eshed and more or less seedy; the Tan
kin-Dzuru, Gashio- Gaki, Higali and Kin
toki that have red flesh, and that the
Tengu, Masugata, Naturi Giboshin,
Abura-Tsuro, Goshio- Hira, GoshiO- Maru,
Tsuro-no-ko are more or less similarly
characterized, with flesh having dark rusty
spots or reddish brown fecks or black
dots. notice that these peculiar marks
are not stable, but change in different
seasons; that fruit from the same tree
presents different markings on different
seasons, and that the shape of the fruit
changes on different years, and one Of my
best varieties, that was entirely seedless
two years ago, had more or less seed last
fall These fifteen small "oblates" are
closely allied to each other and are all
fairly good to eat in raw state. But
would not advise their propagation by
the novice for the reason that the larger
and better varieties are more profitable.
OF the large four-side oblongs thereare,
first, the Dia-dia-Maru, which has yellow
ish orange skin and paley yellow flesh with
a juicy and sweet flavor. 1t ripens in Oc-
tober; tree good grower.
2. O'Kame, which has a bright red skin,
red with dark streaked flesh with few
seeds, very pleasant flavor.
3. The Yama-Dzura, oblong and very
pointed-large, weighing from II to 20
ounces, color of skin yellowish red, flesh
yellowish red, also sweet, juicy and rich,
natures LIST of October. Tree an excel
lent grower.
f. Hiyakuma, roundish oblate or
blunt pointed oblong, very large, vemil-
lion red skin, usually black mark on
the end when quite ripe. Flesh rusty
brown with many purpIish dots, feshy,
with few seeds, natures October to
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-04-03

by the whale oil solution.
have 600 trees, grated on one year
old wild seeding stalks last February,
that will average in height six feet, some
specimens being eight feet high and two
! inches in diameter above the stock. These
sanguine in my opinion that these trees
can be successfully grown without fertili-
zation. What the fruit would be under
such treatment am unable to say, but
| from the experience of my neighbor, T. j.
Goodby, an intelligent and very observ-
ing nurseryman, who is cultivating the
Kaki, fertilization further than common
muck is unnecessary. His fruit last year
without fertilization was equal to mine
in size and flavor, many specimens weigh
ing pound and some over that weight
The trees fruit very young, many attwo
years from the bud or graft, and some OF
my last February gratis set fruit in the
nursery rows last summer. But q great
and fatal mistake is made in letting such
young trees fruit lost many young
trees by this mistake. One thrifty young
tree bore $50 fruit, and carried them
bravely until they commenced to mature
the seed, when one day all it's beautiful,
vigrous green leaves wilted and died.
These fruit trees seem to do well on
almost any kind of Florida soil They
do fairly well on our clay sub-soil fiat
woods, on the high, dry ridges and also
on wet bottom land. Along the mar
gins of the Santa Fe River find the wild
varieties growing from seeds and from
suckers of old roots. Those growing from
seeds produce fruit, whilst the others are
barren There are many varieties of these
wild persimmOns; some are oblOng point
ed and some are fatand depressed at the
stem end all are quite edible after frost,
and some are really good and quite large.
The largest of these wild varieties being
frequently quite as large and quite as
good, as some of the smallest of the
Japan varieties. / may be here permitted
to suggest, without egotistic disparage-
ment to the merits of the "Diospyrus
Kaki" of our neighbors on the other side
of the planet, that the Diospyrus Vir-
giniana may, by careful selection and
cultivation, prove a successful rival of
this most beautiful and most delicious
fruit.
The growing of the "Kaki" is no longer
prOblematic but a fact per see. But the
problem of marketing is yet unsolved
Picking, packing and shipping this ten
der fruit must only be entrusted to skilled |
labor and artistic taste. Skill isrequired |
in the picking, packing and shipping in
order to insure it's safe transportation,
and the artistic taste is required in order
to make it attractive to the wealthy con
sumner, for at present we cannot hope to
place it within the reach of the masses; at |
least not until transportation lines can
be induced to adopt regular scheduled of
time and tariff rates that are uniform
over all lines, and to and from all points, |
which can only be accomplished by Fed
eral legislation.
The fruit should be clipped from the |
tree and wrapped in tissue paper and |
packed in trays of one layer of equal size.
The fruit should not be gathered until |
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
NEITHER SINK NOR SWIM.
Salisbury Sneaks Ont of a Very
Small Hole.

LONDON. Aug. 16.-If she who fights
and runs away" is destined always to
live to fight another day." Lord Sails
bury's government will last forever.
Their tithes recovery bill. which was
introduced with a great flourish of
trumpets early in the session and de-
termination of the "sink or swim, sur
vive or perish" variety, to pass it at all
hazards, has been ANONYMOUSLY aban-
doned. Their treatment of this meas
ure, involving a shifting of position
from the Tory to the Liberal view,
then to the Radical. and finally
ending with no view at all, con-
tains excellent material for a work on
How to stand from under" Opinions
vary as to the reasons for the with
drawal of the bill. That the govern
ment had brought perfect hornets
nest about their ears. and Tory hornets
at that. by their Endorsements of the Lib
eral amendment after it had been de-
feated, is certain, and the landed inter-
ests, without regard to party affiliations,
were furious at this espOusal of the rad
ical principle of taxing the owners of
land instead of the tenants. The speak
er'S declaration to-day that the bill must
be withdrawn. i'll view of its altered
character, by reason of this amendment,
was a welcome relief to the government
from their anomalous position, and there
is little doubt that Mr.. Peel, the accom-
modating speaker, received quiet tip
from them to assist him in his lnterple-
alton of the rules.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
She Will NOT SWING
The Home Secretary Urges a
Communication of Mrs. May
bricks Sentence.
He Is Convinced That She Did
Not Commit WilIful
Murder.
Queen Victoria Can Grant a
Full Pardon If She
Chooses.
Salisbury Sneaks Out Of Tpou-
bic by Withdrawing the
Tithes Bill.

LONDON, Aug. 16.-Home Secretary
chancellor and medical experts held
conference at the home Office with a
view to arriving at decision in the
Maybrick case. The conference lasted
four hours. 1t is regarded as a certainty
that the home office is in doubt, and 1t
is believed that the result of the delib-
erationS must necessarily be pardon or
a communication of sentence. The press
association states that Home Secretary
Matthews will recommend to the queen
the Communication of the death sentence
of Mrs. MaYbriek to penal seryitude for
life and that the Communication OF SEN
tence will be announced after the queen
has given formal assent.
SURE TO BE REPRIEYED.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-It is pointed out
here as an indication as result OF the
days conference in The Maybrlck case,
that the lord chancellor, who took part
in it, is rarely consulted except where a
reprieve is meditated. There is excel
lent reason for believing that Mr..
Matthews and the experts engaged with
him in going over the evidence given
at the trial began their work with the
assumption that Mrs. Maybrick was not
guilty of the deliberate murder of her
husband. With this idea, they sifted
every scrap of evidence and noted es-
pecially the testimony as to Maybrick's
craving for arsenic, to which they are
inclined to attach much more impor-
lance than the jury appear to have given
it. This testimony, it is believed, Will
turn the scale in favor of the condemned
woman.
JSTICE STEPHEN IS STUBBORN.
LONDON, Aug. 16.-The conference at
the home Office to-day On the Maybrick
case was chiefly occupied in determin-
ing the best means of showing clemency
to the condemned without offending
the dignity of Judge Stephen, whose
stand in support of the justice of the
verdict remains uncompromising. There
is no doubt now that Mrs. Maybrick will
not be allowed to hang, but to what ex-
tent the power of the queen will be ex-
erted il her behalf is still uncertain.
A PETITION FOR CLEMENCY.
LONDON, Aug. Is. = Lightweight
members of the house of commons have
signed the memorial in behalf of Mrs.
MAVERICK
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
READJUSTING RATES.
General Freight Agents Tackle
Big Job.

CHICAGO, Aug. Is. = The general
freight agents of the Western and
Northwestern roads met to-day and be-
gan the work of revising the commodity
tariff between Chicago and St. Paul.
This tariff, which reduced rates on
commodities in car loads from forty to
fifty per cent, was adopted in order to
enable the Chicago lines to meet the
competition of the Northern routes, but
Judge Cooley gave it as his opinion that
the tariff was illegal. for the reason
that the difference between car load
and less than car load lots was too great.
The freight agents accordingly adj
dressed themselves to the task of bring
ing rates to basis in conformity with
law, and agreed upon an average adj
vance amounting to about thirty per
cent. Some commodities were restored
to their regular tariff, while others
were advanced to such an extent that
the discrepancy between car load and
less than car load lots should not be so
marked.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
SAVINGS OF A HERMIT.
An Aged Nutmegger's Fortune
Discovered by Relatives.

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Aug. 16. - On
Wednesday an aged widow who lived
alone in her house at Winthrop and
Pleasant streets, was found dead in her
kitchen. having evidently died at least
two days before. She had lived the
life of hermit and miser. She had no
nearer relatives than cousins. To-day
two of the relatives, by advice of the
probate Judge, searched the house, and
discovered good bonds and stocks of
the value of $4,000. No will was
found, but one is believed to be in eX-
istence. The property has been de-
posted with a trust company to the
order of the Judge of probate. pending
the settlement of the estate. The rela-
tives making the search are Hezekiatl
Gaylord and John NJ. Newberry, of
this city. There are other relatives in
this state and the West. Under the
new collateral inheritance tax law, five
per cent of the value of the estate goes
to the state of Connecticut.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
ALMOST A WALKAWAY.
Omahogs Give the Saints a Warm
Reception.

Reception.
Special to the GioDe.
OMAHA. Aug. 16.-The leaders in the
Western association pennant chase met
to-day in their first game of the last
series on the local grounds. The result
was almost walkaWay for the Omahas.
1t was ladies' day, and the attendance
of the fair sex was very large. The
game was a lOng-dTaWn-Out one, with
but few brilliant features to relieve the
wearisome monotopY. Clarke did about
what he pleased with the visitors. They
made but seven hits off him, one of
which was an accidental home run.
The ball was hit by Carroll to center
field. and just as COoney was about to
catch it it came in contact with some
obstruction and went clear over his
head. among the carriages. Before it
could be recovered Carroll had reached
the plate. Nagle caught good game,
Crooks did fine work with the bat and
Strauss made his customary error in
right field-the mutf of a fly off Wer-
Tick's bat. Joe Walsh displayed his
usual agility at short. The playing of
the st. PauIs suggested the cOuplet
about the little girl who, when she was
good, was very good, but when she was
bad she was horrid, To-day they were
horrid. 1t is thought they dumped all
their errors for the series to-day, and
tomorrow everybody expects to see
them play brilliant game.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
SCOTT Is HOGGIsH.
He Insists Upon His Starvation
Wages for Miners.

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-J. F. JOY. of De-
troit, and w. L.. Scott, of Eyie, arrived
in the city on the Michigan Central
road last night and registered at the
Grand Pacific. They came to attend
the conference to be held this morning
with the arbitration committee and Gov.
Fifer, with a view to settling, if pos
Sible. the difference between the miners
and operators in the coal field.
When the mine owners and representa-
tives of the wage workers faced each
other Mr.. ScOtt'S superintendent an
nouneed that the full reduction would
be insisted Upon. The uncomprOmising
ultimatum was met by the miners with
an instant motion TO adjourn the confer
ence sine die. Operator E. L. Mouser
interpoSed, with the information that
the announcement by Mr.. Scott's repre-
sentative was not altogether satSSfac-
tory to other mine owners. Three hours
Of hot debate euSued, and when recess
was finally taken there seemed little
prospect of compromise.
Tonight the wrangling continues.
The mine owners finally offered to make
the reduction 10 cents instead of ten.
Congressman Lawler and other non
delegates were made to retire from the
wage-workers conference on the ground
of being agitatorS who were preventing
a settlement. After midnight the
miners committee agreed to the figures
proposed. conditioned on an advance Of
o. cents Oct l.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
FIGURES THAT DON'T LIE.
Railroad Construction in 1888
and 1880

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-At the end of
1888, according to advance sheets of
Poor's Manual for 1889, the aggregate
length OF all lines in the country was
156.0S2 miles. all built in sixty years,
the average mileage per year being
nearly 1900 miles The same authority,
referring to the railroad construction
wave of USELESS, the chief feature of
that period has been the extraordinary
activity displayed by the older and
more powerful corporations Of the
Northwest and Southwest in the ex-
tension of their lines, with the
apparent purpose OF securing
a firm foothold upon every
available foot of territory contiguous to
their several systems. The result of
this policy has proved in many in
stances unwiSe, if not disastrous. In
1888 S207, 124. 2S8 of interest was paid, an
increase; and of dividends $50, 243.041,
decrease. This conclusion is arrived
at In the early days of railroads in
this county their profits reached very
respectable proportions. But the days
of large profits appear to have passed.
A railroad which in the future can pay
regular dividends Of per cent per
annum will be regarded in much the
same light as those which formerly paid
and 10 per cent for years without in
Permission
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
ALL NEGOTIATIONS OFF.
The Cherokee Commission Had
Its Trip for Fun.

MUKoGEE, I. T., Aug. 16.-All nego-
tiations between the Cherokee and the
commission is at an end until the coun-
ell meets in November, Chief Mayes
holding that if he had authority to ap-
point a conference commission, their
actions would not be binding without
the ratification of the council. Judge
Wilson and Gov. Fairchild. of the COM
mission. are being entertained by the
city. and. after few days rest, they
will go to the Chickasaw country.
Judge Wilson stated tonight:
'Chief Mayes opposes the negotiations
very strongly, but it is only question of a
little time when the Indian, who acts slow,
will favor not only the sale of the strip, but
the opening Of the territory. as the power Of
the press cannot be long resisted. y
Col. Boudlnot is preparing an eX-
haustive reply to Chief Mayes' letter to
the commission.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17

Chicago 30 2 o O 0 2 5 40
IS o O o. Go
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
OLD BLACK JOE sURRENDERs
Death of the Negro Made Famous
in Song

NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-The original
"OId Black Joe'' died at Mount Holly,
n. j., yesterday, in the little cabin
where he has lived for years, just on
the outskirts of the town. His proper
name was Joseph Queen, and he was
undoubtedly the oldestman in the state,
being liz years old. He was born in
Virginia in lit, and the fact is recorded
in faded characters IN an old family
Bible. "Old Joe' was a runaway slave,
and came to New Jersey i'll 1927, where
he was taken care of by some of the res
idents of Mount Holly, one of whom is
still living and remembers that he was
we'll along in years when he came here.
For years past the town people have
ministered to his wants and kept him in
comparative comfort. He was very pa
triarchal in appearance. and his frame
was bent nearly double with the weight
of years. A monument will be erected
to his memory by the citizens.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
AIDED BY BRIODY.
AIorton's Men Achieve a Victory
at Denver.
Special to the Globe.


DENVER. Col, Aug. 16.-Briody ma
terially assisted in winning the game
for Minneapolis to-day in refusing to
call the game in the fifth inning during
a severe wind and dust storm. The
Denvers played at a disadvantage dur
ing the next two innings, and did not
score a run. Mitchell pitched a steady
game, and did not give base on balls,
while Pagan was wild at times, sending
six to first. The visitors play ed
a fine field game, but three er-
rors being placed against them
while the DenVeTS were more unf0rt-
innate and made four errors, two being
productive of runs. The Denvers al
most tied the score in the Ninth, max
ing four runs. but White retired the
side by pop-up fly. The base-runners
were not over ambitious. but one stolen
base being made during the entire game,
but considering the fact that the catch
ers were wide awake, it was a danger
GUS thing to try. Foster, for the visit
Ors, put up an excellent game, and his
home run in the fourth came at the
right time and scored four runs. Score:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
Health Is Wealth.

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WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
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by US for six boxes. accompanied with 81,
we will send the purchaser our written guar
antee to refund the money il the treatment
does not effect a cure. Guarantees issued
only by Hippier & Collier, the open all-night
druggists, corner Seventh and Smiley streets,
st. Paul. Mimi.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
Union Pacific Earnings.

BOsToN, Aug. 16.-The gross earnings
of the Union Pacific Railroad company
for June were s., 1898, an increase
over the same month last year of s41,-
S196. S67; for the six months to June 80,
SIC, 1854 ,593; decrease from same period
last year, 1885,, PA; net earnings, s., $685.
322; decrease, $780, Lines in which
Union Pacific has half interest show a
bet deficit for the Union Pacific for the
six months of S57 7g6
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
WILSON Will LINGER.
Only One of the Choctaw Commits
sioners Now in the Territory,

MUsKoGEE, l. T., Aug. 16.-Judge A.
NJ. Wilson is the only one of the Chero-
kee commissioners now in the territory.
Gen. Fairchild left yesterday to attend
the &. A. R. encampment at Milwaukee.
Ex-Gov. Hartranft will probably resign
inasmuch as his declining hearth heces-
States a trip abroad. Judge Wilson
leaves tomorrow for Atoka, in the
Choetaw country, where he will examine
the condition of affairs there and ascer-
tain what terms can be made with the
Indians there for the transfer of their
claim upon the Cherokee strip. 1t is
the intention of the commission to avail
themselves of that stipulation of the
treaty with the government which pro-
yides for the transfer of the Choctaws,
Chickasaws and Arapahoes from their
reservations to the Cherokee reserva-
ton. and open up the former l. 900. 900
acres in extent-to settlement. This
can be accomplished within a year.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
Buy Coal of G. G. Rolf.
Always on Hand.

On August 6 and 20. September 10
and "a and October s, 1.-The Burlington"
will sell Harvest Excursion tickets to
principal points in the South, South
west and West at the low rate of one
fare for the round trip.
These tickets will be good for thirty
DAYS from date Of sale and allow stop
over privileges within the Harvest Ex-
cursiOn territory.
Those DESTROYS of taking advantage of
the extremely low rates offered, can OBJ
tain full information by calling on
Charles Thompson, City Ticket Agent,
Corner Third and Robert streets, St.
Paul, or j. T. McElroy, City Ticket
Agent, 800 Nicollet Avenue, Mfnneap-
oils
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
MANKATO'S FAIR
Promises to be the Biggest in the
City's History.

Speclal 10 the GlODe
MANKATo, Aug. 16.-The managers
of the Southern Minnesota Live Stock
and Fair association have this year
taken a new departure, and will head
the list of prominent fairs to be held in
this state this year. Their sixth an
nual fair will be held on the 28th, 10Th,
3Oth and 31st days of August, and, if
coming events casting their shadows
before may be taken as guide, it gives
promise of being the most successful
fair yet held in Mankato. Already
large mum Der of entries in the stock de-
partment have been made. ard with
the liberal purses offered in this speed
programme, the entries of which close
Aug. %, all give promise of an event
of unusual interest, and those who at
tend will be in no wise disappointed at
the exhibits and races. Thursday,
Aug. 80, will be the grand baby show,
and Friday, Aug. 80, will be Governors
day. Gov. Merriam and staff will be
present.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-17
Three Towns Want 1t.

Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Aug. Heterogeneous
are being made for another conference
between the officials of the Duluth,
Red Wing & Southern railroad and the
citizens of Duluth to determine def
initely what inducements the railroad
company can expect in return for max
ing that point the northern terminus of
the line. Ashland and Washburn are
both endeaYoring to secure this.