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Mower County transcript., 1889-11-06

"HE's so thin I'd hardly know him.
You're thin and I'm thin, but he's
&inner than both of US put together.''
Mower County transcript., 1889-11-06

''That's a nice looking trottipg
horse you have there" said one young
man to another. Does he evel
breakpn We'll, he never broke any
body but me, - Washington Capital
Mower County transcript., 1889-11-06
AFTER EXERCISE.

". II. WIGHT. of Rogers, Ark, a prominent farm.
and stock grower, that Swifts Specific cured
him of letter of twenty years standing. OF course
In that time he had great amount Of treatment,
and says the wonder Is that he did not scratch the
flesh from hls bones. 8. s. 8. cured him quick and
permanently. t4 $50 ##.t 81 Il S5Hss
swITT,s sPEc1EIc is entirely ve
poison send your address for Treatise on Hood an,
q #s 4sl ,4tEi 8s3# THE WITT s
Mower County transcript., 1889-11-06

g -. = Ks 5lsss..i
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-11-20

Mr. Yates writes OF tho recent rse
view at A;defshos of the British army
by the Emperor of Gei many: The
Kaiser was extremely industrious in
looking into the heart of things. gall
ioping about from point to point with
recklessuess which rat!ier discon-
certed several ccrpulent officers In at
tendance upon him. He himself is
rapidly increasing in weight and is
already quite as heavy man as was
his father in his mature prime Head
long rider as ne is. his seat on horse
back Is the reverse a. good, being the
very loose and bucketin& sort of seat
that tho old school of ringmnsters used
90 obinrRate as 'wash-ball seat
There can not be much amIss with his
leftarnn. since he holds the reins In his
left hand, and, without employing his
right. can pull horse on his launches
from a galiop."
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-11-20
MEXICAN

great succeas. Ksch ssre cont aps coiored
HtbORraplif Plates Of country and CITY Tesfder-
eeg or public buildings. numerous epUTavBgs
and full tlans ard specifications for tie of
u cts. n copy. MUM CO., PUDIlsHEHg.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-11-20
a Man OF FoaErnoueAr.
How He Provided for the Fate OF = Large
and Interesting Family.

NOW NJ RfOVtu00 tOF the EAt0 OF Large
and Interesting Family.
He was tall, thin man. in a black.
threadbare suit. and he stood in front
OF the drop-arnickel-in-th
get-an-acoident-insurance-policy ma
chine at the Polk street station and
looked at 1t in . thoughtful, solemn,
almost melancholy way.
''1t seems impossible that an outlay
OF only five cents can guarantee man
against financial loss in consequence
OF an accident disabling him within
twenty -four hours, doesn't itP' he
said to a bystander.
at does. indeed" /" was the reply.
"And that in case of any fatal cas-
ualty his family will be preserved
from the demon of want for at least q
considerable time to comeP'
IL don't see how they can afford to
do it,
What won't they get up nextP''
mused the man in black, as if speaking
to himself. and sbaking his head slow
ly. "Still, it does seem as if 10 were
almost O. duty incumbent on a husband
and the father Of family whom he
may at any moment leave destitute TO
take advantage of such an opportunity
as this now and then docs is notP
Life is uncertain, and it is q terrible
thing for q family to be deprived with
out a moments warning OF It's natural
protector and have to face the cold
charity OF friendless world, is It
rnoBP'
"It is. indeed"
''And it seems all the more painful,
the more larnentable, il I may so ex-
press it, when a man who feels q
{ vague, uneasy foreboding that some
thing disastrous may probably happen
| to him within the next twenty-four
hours and would like 70 follow the die
tates of h1s heart and his reason by
making wise provision for those
whom he may leave widowed and
/ fatherless, but is prevented from SO
doing for the want of beggarly nickel
-apaltry fve-cent pfece-does itnotY'
''Why-er-s"
| my friend" exclaimed the solemn
man. with glistening eyes, 81 see you
apprehend my meaning. When the
fate Of q large and interesting family
may be at stake you are not tho man
TO hesitatei You will advance me the
miserable tribe Of FIVE cents, TO be re-
paid when I see you again-thanksi
thanlEsi Heaven bless you, my friendI
{ will saunter about the station until
1t is about train time, and thenI will
deposit this coin in the appropriate
ortfce and take passage aboard. Thank
! you again, my friend, in the name of
my wife and little onesr'
And the tall, thin man in the thread
bare suit sauntered about the station
in an aimless way until he found HIM
self by the merest accident outside the
front entrance. when he followed his
| cleaning nose swiftly In bee line for
the nearest beer saloon. where he de-
ported the coin In it's appropriate
Mot, as it were. = Chicago Tribune.
i q,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-11-20

rEPUTY o.. 3. LASD AND MINERAL
- auryoyor for Tevsds, Mines laid out
and Survey ed FER Patent. Land surveyed. ap.
piicstionS. contracts, payments on land, aud
app raining to taxing up or holding land Of
The State or Government attended To-. shall
keep fully posted a. TO oil lands taken MP and
vacsnt in the eastern part OF Nevada, A5
s-~,EIko, Nevada,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-11-20
THE WEEKLY 1NDErENDENT.

Published every Sunday, and sent to any ad-
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For any period under six months, Fifty
e.dts per month.
Entered Of the EIko, Nevsde, Postofice for
Rsusnissien through the mails as second
Glass Mail matter.
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ISSUED EVERY DAY, SUNDAYS Ex.
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Editor and Ptoprietor
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Will be made as low ~ is consistent with
s,uqd business principles. Apply at the Of
he OF terniss
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-06

reducing the list now presented to fewer
varieties, with synonyms:
PEEN-To AND SEEDLINGS OF THE PEEN-
To.-Shape fat or globular, mostly semi
cling; ripen from May LIST to June 10th.
SEMI-C Florida's Own,
LaBelle, Southern Queen, Alpha, Barrs'
Daisy, Bidwell's No. Z, Yum Yum, Lottie,
Orlando, Maggie, Seminole, June Beauty,
Beta, Bidwell's Late, Bette, Wonder,
King; July 1st to 18th.
FREEsToNEs.-W Prolific, Angel,
Pearson, Kerr's Free
HONEY AND IT'S SEEDLNGs.-Sha OBJ
long, curved: freestones ripen from May
18th to July 1st Ellenora, Early China,
Climax, Pallas, Kite, Early Cream,
Horne's Favorite, Julia.
HoNEY-PEEN-ro CRossEs.-Archer,
Alachua, Florida.
CHINESE CLING SEEDLINGS Sgd
ney, Countess, Thurber, Elberta
BLOOD PEACHES. Ceylon, Indian,
Cabler
PERSIAN TYPE.-Amelia.
AMELIA AND HONEY CRoss.-Jacienne
NATIVE CLINGs-Ripen during June and
July. Dowling's Red, Big Red, Golden
Press, Silver Press, LaReine, Elma, Edith,
Sunset, LaMagniique.
NATIVE FREEsToN Es.-Golden Clear,
Silver Clear, Perfection, Florida Crawford,
Paragon, Mammoth, Colossal, Chessers,
Victoria, August Early, August Late,
Watson's August, Augustus, Powers
September, Jackson's Prolific, Gibbons
October, My Favorite Yellow, My Favor
ite White, Thomas Late. These free
stones ripen from July LIST to October
18TH in about the order named.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-06


off,
Winter blooming is the result of not
cutting away thefall growth in thespring,
of careless work, neglect offertilizing, and
want of water. The want OF water can be
supplied, to some extent, by pruning,
work and fertilizing
Fertilizing can be done any season OF
the year, but the best results are obtained
by attending to it in January and June.
The distance given to trees IN orchard
is from twelve to twenty feet.
When irrigation, with sub-drainage, be-
comes general, and it's advantages dem
onstrated, decidous, as well as citrus,
fruits will, doubtless, attain a perfection
that will be surprising.
The enemies which trouble us, in my
opinion, are very greatly overestimated
as to the injury done by them.
The borer, common to every portion OF
the State, scarcely everinjures tree after
it has passed it's fourth year. A keen
bladed knife is the surest, cheapest and
quickest way of getting rid oft. The En-
tomologist suggests other remedies, to
which | refer the reader.
The curculio is more to be feared, be.
cause it does greater injury than all the
others; but it may be gotten rid of, to a
very great extent if the directions given
by the Entomologist are carried out with
care. 1t does not infest East and South
Florida, except generally where there are
old-field plum orchards.
The curled leaf, or, as some term it,
''Frenching," does not harm us, and is
very little noticed.
The scale is also very rare. For RENE
dy see article by Entomologist.
Rootknot produced by a diminutive
worm, has occasioned widespread alarm
among growers OF late years. have no.
ticed it's effects in the knots produced on
the roots for years, but gave it but little
attention, as did not observe any evil
results from it, except in planting young
trees.
| have planted thousands of trees af-
fected with it in thin land, but planted
them deep, from eight to ten inches, and
they have lived and thrived as we'll aus
others not affected This leads me to sup
pose that possibly this is the hestremedy
for and against this enemy. Trees per-
fectly free from these pests have been
planted in soil where they we're, and in a
short while they were full of them. Iwould
not advise the purchase of trees thus af-
fected, but suggest, lest they are in the
soil, that trees be planted deep in high
and dry soils. OF course, on wet lands,
unless drained, this would not do. Some
have thought that the use of muck in the
holes was protection. Ny opinion is,
that the preparation Of the soil enables
the trees to resist the injury from the
worm by putting on new and vigorous
roots. The rootknot worm Anguillula is
found more largely in old land, still new
land is sometimes infested Withit In ad-
dition to the remedies suggested by the
Entomologist, advise those whose trees
are suffering to dig holes by the side OF
them, fertilize them, and, after several
weeks, transplant in these holes, cutting
them back freely. If any one should fol
low this cuUooStiOn Oranv rnmndv rncOm
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-06

TON S6oQ WDOl0, anu dclu pHOSpIobUc
Then begin again with stablemanure, and
so on. When | complete layer | wet it
thoroughly, and SO on to the top OF the
pen. Then cover the whole with dry
dirt, and the pen with ashed. In a months
time remove the dirt, break the pen and
mix, and then shovel back and wet again,
covering with dirt. In another month
the fertilizer is ready for the orchard, and
when removed must be we'll mixed again
The stable manure and cotton seed or
meal will lbecompletely decOmpOsed. Five
or ten pounds of this compost, well mixed
in the hole several weeks before, either on
old or new ground, in which tree is to
be planted, will give it a healthy start
and vigorous growth through theyear.
On ne-year-old tree ten pounds may
be used, and on three or ive-year olds
double the amount. This compost has
been found excellent for all kinds Of field
and garden crops. 1t takes time and
trouble to make it but it saves money,
and gives good results. Every farmer
and fruit grower should have a compost
pen with cover to it, which should re-
ceive the refuse of the house and kitchen,
especially of the stove and fireplace, the
chicken coop, the stable and the cow lot.
One who is dependant upon his own ef-
forts for success and neglects this, may
expect to live poor and die poor, and ex-
perience the modification ofseeing others
prosper who follow what he neglects.
Lime and copperas may he used with
profit around peach trees. [ have tried
both, and think that good has resulted
from theiruse. From one to threepounds
of copperas (sulphate of iron), according
to the age of the tree. The lime may be
used in larger quantities. On dry land
the mulching of trees with pine straw,
wire grass, or green moss helps to retain
moisture, and, to some extent. serves as
a feeder The drawback to mulching is,
that it becomes the harbOr Ofsuch insects
as the gray and black cricket, grasshop-
pers, beetles and pumpkin bugs, which
feed on the tender shoots and buds. tits
not safe to use fertilizer of any kind when
setting tree. 1t shonld be put in the
hole and well mixed, several weeks before,
and if used at all at planting it ought to
be put on top of the ground.
WORK IS NECESSARY IN AN ORCHARD.
Weeds and grass must not be allowed
to grow They choke young trees direct
ly and are serious injury to old ones.
The ploW and the hoe must come into
early use. good cultivator, after break
ing with the pillow in early spring, is the
best tool to use Care should be taken
not to break or jar or mutilate the roots
of young trees in working, nor should the
dirt be banked on them.
CUTTING BACK.
1t is the almost universal experience of
growers that in preparing treesfOr plant
ing they should be freely cut back. Some
contend they ought to be cut back to
four feet, and others to two. / incline to
the latter opinion. [ am certain that
every inch over four feet is a loss. Be
careful to cut away every branch and
leave no fork 1t is here that the bOrer
does much harm. The tree should be
trained to five or six buds within six
inches of the top, and all other sprouts
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-06

and they will have better and healthier
trees
BEST STOCK ON WHICH TO BUD AND GRAFT.
In Europe the plum is used largely as
stock to bud and graftupon. The object
is to get a small tree. In France and
England the peach is not cultivated in
open ground to any extent. They are
forced to plant by the side of walls, and
to secure small stock the Myrobolan plum
is used. This plum has been introduced
in Florida for the object of avoiding the
ravages of the borer and root-knot worm,
but it is not a protection against either.
The claims of various plum stocks have
been advO Gated as better for the peach
than it's own roots, but thus far none of
them have proven sufficiently successful
as to warrant unqualified recommends
tion. At present great hopes are enter
tanned by a few that the Marianna plum
will serve as a protection against the bo-
rer and root-knot. This is yet to be dem
onstrated, and my experience does not
permit me to say more than it is worthy
of further trial. The peach is a coarse
feeder and a rapid grower, and as yet no
plum has been found to keep pace with it,
The peach, when budded or grated on
plum stock, generally outgrows the plum
and the wood does not heal or adhere as
readily as when on it's own stock
A question has been sprung in the Nur-
serymen's Association as to whether it is
best to grow stock from the seed of native
seedlings or from imported seed, and the
advice has uniformly been TO use native
seed. The only reason l can see for this
is that the diseases of more northerly eli
mates may thus be avoided. The yellows
as yet has not made it's appearancei in our
State, SO far as | am informed, and such
writer's as Downing strongly urge against
the planting Of seed from stock in regions
where this fatal disease prevails.
Candor compels me to say that seed
from healthy region are as good asfrom
Florida, and both philosophy and fact
sustain the opinion. But very great care
should be observed, first, that the seed
are from healthy, thrifty trees, and, Sec
ondly, that they have matured well.
In importing trees from other States
the risk is very great and the stock bud
ded may have in it the germs of fatal
disease; and the buyer is not only loser
but he imperils an interest which prom
ises to become one of Florida's foremost
industries. The Judgment Of some of the
best and most prudentgrowers is against
buying stock for budding purposes in
States north and west of Florida. They
contend that the stock is not so vigorous
or healthy as that grown from seed OF
our own native varieties. The trouble
lies, doubtless, in the fact that trees ta-
ken from nurseries whose soil is richer and
heavier than ours suffer from the change
If stock has been forced by heavy fertiliz-
ing, and transplantedinto thin, light soil,
even though it be fertilized, it will feel the
change very quickly.
The same is true of hammock land.
Trees taken from hammock are not likely
to be vigorous on pine land, and the
transplanting of them into hammock land
is only happy transition to richer food.
The preference of growers for large stock
compels the producer to meet the demand
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-06

Annual Report of the Station
The following report appears with Bull
letin No. 4:
LAKE CITY, FLA, February 1, 1889.
To His ExceHency Francis p. Fleming, Governor
0fFTorida:
SIR-I have the honor to submit herewith a brief
report of the operations of the Florida Expert
mental Station, in obedience to the provisions of
the act constituting said Station, approved by
the President of the United States of America,
March 2, 1887.
The changes in the dictatorship and staff occur
ing so the time prescribed for this report
and the confusion incident thereto, having great
ly hinde ed me, so that only a brief summary of
the past and present experiments can be given.
am, your Excellency, yours obedienty,
JAS. P. DEPAss
Director Florida Experimental Station
In consequence of the lateness of the
season when [ assumed control of the
Florida Experimental Station, at Lake
City, Florida, but little has been accom-
plished in experimentation.
The disadvantages have been almost
unsurmountable. OF the 100 acres of the
experiment farm, f)rty or more are with
in the limits of Lake Alligator, thirty-fve
are yet original forest, and of the remain
der nearly one-halfi is but partially cleared
of roots and stumps.
/ will plant from three to six trees of the
leading varieties of peach, pear, plum, fig,
apple, ounce, nectarine and apricot, and
variety of grapes and Strawberries,
that may prove of value in Florida.
These will receive careful tests as to
adaptability for this climate and soil,
and the future will approve or reject the
results.
A small nursery ofpear and peach stocks
has been planted for experiments in bud
ding and grating.
The experiments instituted by my pre-
decessor with various forage plants, such
as timothy wheat, blue grass and a vari-
ETY. of clovers, have been continued, with
very unsatisfactory results. Such plants
as promise well will be given futher time,
when practicable, correct inference as to
their value will be given in future bulle-
tins.
The seeds OF many new forage plants,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-11-06

am indebted to the nurserymen of
Florida for the names, in part, of the fol
lowing list of varieties of the peach.
These will all be planted on the Expert
ment Farm, and, after careful testing as
to Towering and fruiting, revised list
will be made showing results, most likely
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-24
HARRISON ALLEN THERE.
His Chance for Being Elected Governc
Considered First Class.

His Chance for Being Elected Governor
Considered First Class.
BISMARCK. July 23.-ElIiott F. Shep-
herd, President of the American Sabbath
Union. to-day asked. the convention to adopt
an article to the constitution prohibiting all
but strictly charitable or necessary work on
Sunday A good part of the day was passed
discussing the single body Legislature.
General Allen, of Fargo, formerly of War
ren, Pa, and John Miller, OF Richland
county, prominent candidates for Governor,
arrived here to-day. and it is rumored that
the recent withdrawal of Stimmel, of Cass
county, has so strengthened Allen that
Miller will withdraw. At least Allen is
jubiiant over the recent developments in the
Red River Valley.
At Sioux Falls the convention received
Elliott F. Shepherds plea fer the Sabbath
and the Legislative Apportionment Com
mittee fixed the number of Senatorial dis
tricts at Al and the Senators at As. In the
Helena, Mont, convention convict labor
was discussed pro and con.
A dispatch from Olympia, W. T., saws:
A committee report makes the Governor in
eligible for the United States Senatorship
The same report names the executive Of
fcers of the State, their terms of Office and
salaries.
In the Idaho convention to-day the propo-
sition to admit the Bible in the public
schools provoked hot discussion, but was
disposed OF by an amendment forbidding
any religious sectarian books or papers in
the schools. Congressman Dorsey's party
visited the convention and each man made
speech urging a strong constitution on the
Mormon question, which they considered
the most important of any before the con-
Yention.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-24
NOT THOUGHT TRUE.
A Startling Report i'm Nashville Laughed nj
In Washin zfon-An American Female
Missionary Said to be In

ESPECIAL TELEeRAM TO THE DIsPArcHI
WASHINGTON, July pa telegram
from Nashville, published this afternoon,
stating that Mrs. Hattie Gibson Heron,
formerly of that city. had been arrested and
condemned to death in Corea for teaching
Christianity, caused considerable amuse-
ment at the Corean Legation. DIR. Allen,
the American Secretary of the legation, said
to tie correspondent OF THE DISPATCH in
regard to the rumor:
To one who knows the Coreans and their
customs as do. such a thing is impossible
While the Coreans refused to agree to a reliSi-
Gus liberty clause in their treaties with foreign
countries, and prohibit the open teaching of
Christianity they wink at any infraction of the
law within reason. / know Mrs. Heron very
well. Her husband is a practlcing physician,
and while she may be called a missionary. she
does not pretend to teach or preach. Even il
sne had violated the law she would be answer
able only to the American minister. That is
pecullarity with our treaty with China, Japan
and Corea, that the American representatives
nave authority over Americans who offend
against the laws. 1t is part of the treaty with
Corea that no religious books shall be intro
duced, but there are Bibles, prayer books, and
so on, without limit and missionaries may
teach quietly without being disturbed.
1t was not opposition to Christianity which
led to the refusal to incorporate religious
liberty clause in the treaty. Away back in
1862 the Jesuits had gained a foothold which
alarmed the Coreans of certain class. While
the Government took no action, riot broke
out in which ten priests. and many native
proselytes were killed. To avoid the probability
OF recurrence of outbreaks, any alien re-
ligion was prohibited. The only persons ever
arrested, within my knowledge. for teaching
Christianity, were two American missionaries
who, last summer penetrated into the country
beyond the treaty limits and began preaching.
hle OF soldiers were sent after them and
brought them back. simply because they might
nave caused an outbreak in which they would
have lost their lives.
No. cannot say that Christianity would tend
TO Improve the morals of the Coreans. The
women are kept secluded, and there is little
apparent immortality. such as we see here, and
crimes are not as frequent. There is the Con-
fucian code OF morality, and those who live in
accord with it are very moral indeed. AS to
the safety of Christians generally in Corea-
there are some 10000 of them, and they are
never disturbed. If there had been any truth
Ill the story about Mrs. Heron, it would have
reached the State Department before Nash
Vile would have heard of it. Even if arrested,
she would not have been condemned to death.
Assistant Secretary Wharton, of the State
Department, said he had no word of the ar
rest of Mrs. Heron, but that he had cabled
Minister Dinsmore, in Corea, to inform the
Department If there were any truth in the
story.