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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-24
BIG STRAWBERRY ITEMS.

A. limerick, of Corvallis, dropped
into the GAZETTE office OH Saturday
last with two strawberries in his hand
which he presented to the fruit editor.
One of them measured 81 inches
around the "belt" and the other 81,
and the two weighed over two ounces.
This beats Mr.. Crees' and knocks the
Evgene berry silly, but is only a
dwarf beside of those in Albany and
Salem, which are given below.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
For THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT.
Florida Cows.

Allow me to inform J. R. S., Massachu-
setts, that Florida COWS give down their
milk just as readily as any other COW.
We have five cowsand they never see their
calves. Three OF them eat chopped pota-
toes, oats, etc.; the other two will only
eat leaves, cabbage, turnips, etc. Treat
the Florida COW as you do the Northern
cow and you will be satisfied.
JOHN Cross.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

Of late years new article, known as
''Vacuum pan concentrated natural Juice
OF the lemon,'' has been manufactured
here. The juice concentrated. by this
method contains 600 grams of crystalliz-
able citric acid for every quart; it is ex-
ported in casks containing 112 gallons,
in half and quarter casks. 1t is also
shipped in bottles of 500, 800 and $50
grams each. This concentrated juice is
as limpid as first quality olive oil.
There is an establishment here, proba-
bly, the only one of it's kind in Italy, that
prepares crystallized citric acid 1t takes
from $40 to 3SOlemons tomake pound
OF citric acid, which sells at about 43
cents.
FRUIT IN BRINE.
Heavy shipments of citrons, lemons and
sour oranges, packed in brine, are made
from this port. A cask Cos gallons
capacity of sour oranges in brine is
worth here about $40, at this uime. Small
lemons in brine are worth about $S per
cask; good sized lemons would bring
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
about $12 per cask. The weight of fruit
in each cask is about no pounds.
GENERAL REMARKS.


GENERAL REMARKS.
The fruit-shipping season begins here
October 1st. Theheaviest shipments occur
during the months of January, February
and March, Reliable information as to
the total production of oranges and
lemons in Italy and Sicily is not to be
had. The custom-house statistics as to
the trade of Messina with European coun-
tries are very inaccurate. Well informed
fruit merchants estimate the total crop
Of Italy at 100000 boxes (oranges and
lemons). The Italian Agricultural De-
part rtment estimated as far back as 1883
that there were 15, 900, 900 of orange and
lemon trees in Italy, 100000 of which
in Sicily, with an average yield of 200
oranges or lemons to the tree. Since that
date the number Of bearing trees has
largely increased. No one thinks of eat
ing an orange here before March, atwhich
time it becomes palatable. From Novem-
Der to March the Mandarin (Which does
not bear distant transportation is eaten.
From March until September the table is
supplied with oranges gathered daily
from the trees. There are but two small
districts, that of Aderno, at the base of
Etna, and that of Rodi on the Adriatic,
that produce oranges equal to our Florida
fruit. These oranges find a home market,
if we except small shipments of Rodi or
anges to New York, as late as June.
Table showing the monthly shipments
of oranges and lemons from Messina to
the United States for the year from Octo-
Der, 1887, to September, 1888:
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
For THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT. -
Notes From the Gull. .(S st.

NOOCS = IOu LUC QuI1I 9 81.
/ have just been the rounds of our little
settlement, and the following are some of
the things | saw:
Mr. j. j. Knight of this place has
pecan tree nine years old that is three
feet four and one-fourth inches in circum-
ference three inches from the ground, two
feet ten and one.half inches one foot from
the ground. 1t bore few nuts last year
for the first. 1t grows on our ordinary
pine land. Mr.. K. gave me some luscious
ripe bananas from a tree lit is veritable
tree) in his yard of the common horse
variety which are the largest / ever saw;
the head has 12O bananas and is too
large to go into a -four barrel This
is also on pine land.
| then visited Mr.. F. Higels place some
two miles from Venice, Immediately on
the Gulf, near easy Pass. Mr.. HI. has
fine place. saw sugar cane seven and
one-fourth inches in circumference (and he
has grown some larger than that) some
of which were sixteen feet This cane has
been planted eighteen years and has
never had a plow in it and more than
half the time no cultivation whatever.
1t has rattooned and spread around in
such way thatI could not tell where the
rows were.
Mr. Higel says he has seen some very
fine cane in Cuba and jamaica, and vari-
GUS places in Central and South America,
the Indies, China and elsewhere, but never
saw anything to equal this little patch.
He is just through grinding and his little
patch turns out seven barrels of the finest
syrup, besides planting a good portion
of his cane.
Mr.. III. has lately set up thousand
dollar outfit for working up his cane
(and others )-Jteam engine, mill ,evapora-
tors, etc. also saw a cassava root
sixteen and one-half inches in circum-
ference, and a squash four feet one and
one-fourth inches long.
Mr.. III. has also a fine orange grove,
lemon grove, banana grove, and variety
of fruits, etc.
We have had no frost to hurt anything
yet. The wet weather continues.
Our guavas, lemons, bananas and lines
continue to bloom and bear right on
through the winter. We can get ripe
guavas, lemons. bananas, lines, and or
anges any day.
Peach and plum trees are in full bloom.
Orange trees are full of buttons with
some full blooms. Prospects good for a
large crop. j.. HI. HILL
Venice. ! Ia. Feb. 8. 1889
-7-&<$
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Orange and Lemon Culture in Sicily.


WALLACE S. JONES, U s. CONSUL, MEssNA
INFLUENCE OF THE SOIL UPON THE MA
TURING AND KEEPING QUALITIES OF THE
CITRE-COST OF PACKING METHOD OF
EXTRACTING THE ESSENCE FROM THE
PEEL OF THE ORANGE, THE LEMON AND
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS RAW AND
CONCENTRATED.
(Concludued from page 97.l
RAW AND CONCENTRATED LEMON JUICE.
When the lemons have been peeled and
cut in two, as above stated, they are car
ried to the press and thrown into large
wicker bags, circular in form, made of
bulrushes, and are pressed in these bags.
If the juice is to be exported raw, only
perfectly sound lemonscan be used; but if
the juice is to be boiled down, one-tifth of
the lemons may be of an inferior quality
andtwo-ffths of them pretty well decayed.
Thejuice from sound lemons is yellowish
in color, and gives off a pleasant aroma ;;
it's density decreases with age.
With all classes of lemons the yield of
juice and it's acidity varies considerably
from month to month. The amount of
juice increases from October to April, it's
acidity and density decrease, and the
same is the case with the density of the
essence, owing to the winter rains.
The manufacturing of essential oil and
lemon juice is quite lucrative, but manu-
facturers, to avoid being taxed on their
business, are reticent as to their profits.
An addition of six per cent. of alcohol
will prevent raw lemon juice from spoil
ing. Lemon juiceis adulterated with salt
or tartaric acid
Raw and concentrated lemon juice is.
exported in ncasks of 13O gallons capacity.
1t requires ], 500 lemons to yield. twenty
six gallo MS soi raw juice, while it takes
$4,000 toyield the same quantity OF con-
centrated juice, and 200, 900 lemonsmore
or less, according to their acidity, to give
a cask. Experience has shown that the
lemons of the Province of Messina, espec-
tally from the eastern shore, contain
more acidity than the lemons grown else
where in Sicily.
The value of lemon juice is governed by
it's acidity. The rule is that concentrated
lemon juice shall show sixty degrees of
acidity-the juice extracted from the ber-
gamot or the sour orange must show
forty-eight degrees or one-ffth less than
that derived from the lemon; it also sells
for one-fifth less than lemon juice For
-merly ''citrometer," known as Rou-
chetti's gauge, was used to ascertain the
per cent. OF acidity; now, however, resort
is had to chemical analysis, whichis more
satisfactory, both to seller and to buyer.
Lemon iuiceis used to fix the colors in
calico printing.
Table E shows the mean annual price
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, February 20, 1889.

of concentrated lemon juice per cask of
13O gallons, and of raw lemon juice per
hectoliter Of twenty-six gallons for the
years 1870 to 1886.
TABLE f..
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

Up to the time we go to press (Monday)
the Legislature has notpassed the Health
Bill.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

The Indications are that the crop of
188S-'89 will provesomewhat larger than
that of 1S87-'SS.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

Table F shows the number of pipes Of
lemon juice exported from Messina to the
following named places, from December,
1884, to December, 1887.
TABLE F.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

WALLACE s. JONES, u s. CONSUL, MEssINA.
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14
Burglary.

A burglar entered the court house, Fri
day night, and opened the outside door Of
the yaultin the Chaneerye Office, and
with pine knot, tried to open the inside
door, but failed He then went III tile
Circuit Clerks office and as the lock WAS
defective, he succeeded in entering the
vault lie took a lamp with him. looked
over the papers carefully and poeketed u
sum of money belonging to Mr. Ned
Sparllman, deputy clerk Of the circuit
court, Nothing else was missing in that
department. A thin partition wall, with
wire netting overhead for ventilation. di-
vidrs the vaults Of the two Offices The
burglar tore hole in the wire and enter
ed the Clmncery Clerks vault and en-
deavOred to open Il tin box in which MI.
Naught had sOme SO in money, but could
not break the lock. The box was bent
and the end of Il small sack containing
some old coins, was hanging on tile out
side, but its contents remained untouched.
Nothing was missing from the Chanccry
Clerks office. A few days before MI,
Vaught received 500 for lands sold 1T
Commissioners sale and il is supposed
that the burglar had an idea Of getting
that when breaking into the vault, but
II Yaught had deposited the money else
where and the culprit was disappointed.
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.
LATEST NEWS FROM OUR SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENTS.
osyka

The north bound mail train was delay
ed one hour on Wednesday night ith inst
on account Of sleeper heing burned up
at Arcola. The sleeper caught ire from a
lamp being turned over anll bursting
Thursday morning, Paul Turner (eol J
got his hand mashed by piece Of timber
falling OH it, while loading cars near the
depot.
Thursday evening, brakeman on a
south-hound through freight, which had
side tracked here to allow north-hcnna
freight to pass, got his hand badly mash
Cd while attempting to make coupling
lie was placed on the north-hound freight
and sent 10 McComb, where he probably
had several fingers amputatcd.
At regular meeting Of The X. Of III
Friday, Dec. 9TH the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing
twelve months. i. r. Owens, =; Jos. +.
Miller, V. d; w. Goius, A. y: ]. Il
Moore, r. D; c. Z. Nen, Il; A.G. stratton,
r. Il; Thomas Born. 7: Wm. Jackson, G;
Jas. Butscher, G; r. l.. Yamado. l. ):
Wm. Butscher, O. $; j. T. Moore Grand
Representative; VI. Hermann. Alternate.
Trustees. j. Petermn, $. ?. sartin, J. r.
Barrcmore.
Friday inst there was petition got
ten up here to prohibit the shooting OF
Roman candles, Sky rockets and other
fire works within the corporate limits Of
Osyka. Some of the most prominent bns-
mess men of the town signed IT, On sat
urday a counter petition was gotten mp
which was signed hy good many hnsn-
css men and prominent citizens. At tho
regular meeting OF the Board Of Alder
men Monday night the petition to pro
hibit was not presented, therefore ih,
buys viii continue 10 shoot
We understand that the Board Of Alder
men have decided that the show should
have been taxed S25, 800. As the marsha
only collected $3.50, they have nssessct
the mayor aud mars hal with Che balanc,
$3.50.
Wen, we're oif for the Crescent city il
company with 4 good many others to So,
Jefferson Dlvis nferrcd, and 50 win III,
! you adiew
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14

Wick speaks in complimentary terms n
our young ladies. He has good taste aud
the very best Judgment.
Misses Cora Hampton and Ella Thorn
hll left Inst sunday for Magnolia in
great haste Ii may Dc possible that
wedding bells will ring ere the Christmas
holidays pass.
The Lincoln county correspondent has
found woman of remarkable foresight
ana she can reveal tho past, present ami
future. He sng gests good opportunity
for stentur. Stontor inay heeasils taken
in, hut has never sc, been yietimi1el by
the so-ealled fortune teller, like his wor
thy contemporary.
Tie concert thar was announced some
weeksago. win take place at the Iron
Bridge Academy, Friday night, Dccem-
her 90th, at Z o'clock. Admission for all
over i Years ofage. p cents; under II,
II cents. .Procee Is for tile benefit of the
Academy. This concert promises TO be
the most entertaining ever given in this
community II will consist Of dialogues
declamatinns, tabauN, songs and instru-
mental music After tile exercises Of thc
concert. there viii be grand display Of
fire works on the iron Bridge, similar to
last year, only on grander scale. Every
one present remembers how Boguc Chitto
was lighted for several hundred yards up
and down It's channel. and how tie flames
Of fire were streaming in every direction
from those large rockets ANA other eem-
hustihlc fire works. The display will be
uncqualed in beauty ana hrilliaucy
Sixteen new scholars were enrolled at
the Iron Bridge Academy this week, and
still they conn., There is always room
for one moro
Mr.. Jesse Ball is playing havoc with
the beavers in Boguc Chitto. the last fcM
days Canglit i've w to thiswriting aud
bids fair to take III seycrgl more. rho
fur Of these animals is worth from three
ana a half to six dollars each.
Mr., Ernie Holmes is making prepara
tions to move near TYlIt1Nn II,
is gool citizen AMI viii be q yalu,bl,
acquisition to that neighharhood
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14
Tylartown

We hear Of two cunning clubs bcing
organized among the boys with the view
of a camp-hunt in Pearl River bottom
during the holidays May luck attend
ye, boys, and then may ye remember Your
rportcr and editor Of Gazette by sending
each ''shank Of venison."
Mr. James Mcqueen, Of Bayou sara, La.
spent some days last week in Tylcrtown
and vicinity, with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Mcqueen is a very successful planter
and drops some suggestions our planters
will do well to accept
Prof. j. +. Smith near Dillon, former
student Of the Institute, was around
shaking hands with faculty ana students
Monday night. should he make the Prof.
he did the student (andassurcdly lie has)
his directors got the IN in they were look
ing for
4 large coneourse old and young, as
semblcl at the Institute Hall on the
evening Of 9Th some to participate in the
spelling bee with the hope Of bearing
Off the prize to be awarded the best
speller, while many others not confident
Of success, chose to act rs spectators and
at intervals give expression Of their
feelings hy explosive peals Of langhter
Master James Harvey was soon declared
winner Of the ''boohyn prize and AIr.
Nelson Harvey, after a spirited contest Of
two and one half hours retired, his only
remaining competitor, Miss LOWE Brnm-
field Others who deserve special mem
ton are Miss Efis Ball anl Mr. D. D..
Thonhll So well pleased were all that
another viii be given.
The Tylertown Literary and Pugilistic
! Amateurs have prepared the following
program with which to entertain thcil
many friends and others who may con
gregate at the Institute Hall, O'Clock
p. m. December 20th.:
Musc--"Spring Welcome March
I CIV + Sudds)-AIrs. w. Il. Payne.
? Salutatory-Miss Cora Conerly.
Musc-Inst Duet, "fhe Dance ol
the Hayinakers", (Wilson) Misses Mary
C0ncrly and Carrie BacOt
4 Hunting Mouse
Mr.. Jesse Ball.
Music--Vocal Duct, Beautiful Moon.
light, (Glover)-lisses Allie and Fan
ME SandifeT.
6 Play-'fhe School Ma'am.r 4 acts
Music-Inst Duet, Bee Hive" Waltz
(E Mack Misses Ida Concrly and Loyi,
Brumield.
3 Broom Drill-Twclve girls
Music = Vocal Duet, s.Larhoar,
Watch" ct Williams)-Miss Ella Conal,
and Teacher.
10 Phy-''Wide Enough for Two
act.
II Inst Solo. .'rhe Banjo" (Melnotte
Miss Mamie Battles.
II Sullivan and Kilrain.
l3 Inst Duet, ''Homeward March," q
Mack Misses Allie and Fannie SandiieI
II supper.
Is Levee.
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14

Mr. and Mrs. X. ]. Simmons have the
sympathy Of their numerous friends in
the loss which they have sustained by the
death Of their sweet little daughter, Mag
gle May. Although but eighteen months
old this interesting child was very fond Of
helping mother and, in her cwn sweet
way, would do many little things about
the house. On Tuesday, she found some
napkins which her mother had just wash
ed, and attempted to dry them by the fire.
She went too close to the blaze and set
the garments on fire. The child's dress
next caught and before assistance could
reach her, she was enveloped In the
hAspes and so badly burned that she died
the'next day.
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14

Hon j S. Sexton, Of lIlzlchnrst, was
in town few days last weel, on business
Misses Annie Coumhe anl Johuie
Holmes visited friends here Inst week.
MIR. w. q Thornhll has returned from
pleasant visit on Pearl river an says
the farmers ont there have harvested fine
crops Of everything planted.
MIR. George Kaisler, Of Magnolia, visit
ed his mother Sunday.
Mr. George Gibson and Miss May Brilcy
Of Magnolia, spent Su 1day afternoon in
lIolmesvillc. We would be glad to have
them fJener.
The citizens of Holmesyille are mixing
preparations for Christmas tree on tie
night Of the 10Th, which viii be next
Friday.
On Saturday eve Miss Matte Quin
entertained at Tea several of the young
adics and gcMtlcmen Of the college.
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14
sunday School oonvantlons.

The north division of the losne & hitto
Baptist sunday School Convention, viii
meet with Friendship Baptist church On
the fifth Sunday ana Saturday before, III
December 1888,
IPoGEAM
/. sThc relation Of the Sunday school
to the church" IL Crawford ID write;
J. 3. Wooley and J. l., Price to discuss.
>. "The benefit ofsunday schools" j..
r. 6. Reeves to write; ]. W Gatlin aud
Rev. S Il, Young to discuss
3. "Our Christian duty Miss Lizaie
Gullcgc to write; T. L. Norman ana jno.
Walker to discuss.
The next session Of the Sunday school
Convention for the southern district oi
the Bogue Chitto Baptist Association will
convene with the Silver Springs church
on the fifth sunday Of December, 1889.
The following is the program:
l. Introductory ser1nnn-Eld. l. Altman;
alternate, Ed w y, Nixon.
?. Organization Of 5. 5. Convention.
3, Order Of business
s. Essay from the Osyka SundaySchool.
Subject: what are the heneiits TO be de
rived from $. 5, Cnnycntionsr
5. Essay from Magnolia Sunday schools
subject Should any one but Christiln'
4 be teaclersW
6. Essay BY Silver Creek sunday schools
i subiect--'Is il advisable 70 hold Union
! Sunday Schools:'
I. Essay by the Mt Herman Sunday
/ School; suldert-"iIow often sloald sun
4 day schools ineet!'
4 & Essay by Nit Zion sunday school
/ subicct-"Wha plan will attain good
i lessons IN Sunday Schools"
4 9. Essay by silver Springs sunday
School; snhiect-.Wh plan viii attain
regular attendancef
10 Essay by Bala Chitto Sunday
! School; subject Should the s. > he mn
der the control and direction Of church,
/ il. Dismission.
Respectfully Submitted
o T. AMACBER,
g W SIMMONS,
9 II YARNADu.
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14
Notice for I,.iblicnfio,.

Land office u jachsoll Hiss. Nuy ? lss1.
"i.eeia lfe, bt gHrn intt tie hhipwmg-
uaurl -ttfi-r has htrti i.ut ice pf h.s .trntltn
~ uisks iiA.il ptivt 20 support III lis claim,
md tlutt ,aid Pruoi Nill b. male brlufe
the JNdse ~ 30 IL absence a. T. sl,af. m IN
tifcWt Cieii 40 Magnolia Nilsson Drcru. ber
y. i.e9 NM iicDf3 J'hnson. ~. rDtry 40,
lJUj9 i"i the s. mW AZ q See >. n, see.
A. k,yi
lie naurcs the following win, sscs TO prove
. continuous r. snchre rpon. sad ,uiiya
tiuu ~ sti'i u,d w;
- h cnhd. EIhiiim Tuner, Peter sta,
J = - JmLu. bnA aii q Mugiois +, o.
Pike county. Miss.
nov 2dt il c. KtRi Register.
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14
adams and Vicinity.

Quiet and peace reigns.
Stick to one thing; ID time you Mil
succeed
Industry i- abroad ii Tie lanai half a
,lozcn steam whistles are heard cAoiy
morning 1t sunrise.
Skin a tel for bis hillr ml fltn seems
70 he thc motto Of som, of on bcneyo-
lent (')poorle
Money is given a man to do good with,
Bear this is mind, Bro Moralist.
Between genius ana stupidity there Is
q halfway ground, upon which are fonnd
many contemplate. as well as commend
able specimens ofhumanity
Mcssrs. G. +. Hudson, Willie Griffin,
Jim Bethea and Mrs Griffin, aud Miss
May Bethea, all of summit, attended
services at Adams last sunday
Hon. ". 7. Cassidy Of summit, passed
through here lust sunday cu route for
Franklin county, where he goes on pro
iessionul business
Presiding Elder Lewis preached a for
ciblc ana instructive sermon to q large
congregation last Sunday at Adams. 4
collection 1T tho conclusion of the service
was taken nj for the beueiit Of hcparson
age at this place.
The death of the late Hon. Jefferson
Davis was sadly noted b. All WHO adj.
mircd the great leader and Statesman q.
al lovers Of southern ehiyalry should
rheman who does not respect and yener
ate the faithful son, of our Lost Cause
is disloyal 10 those sacred ties which
bind together one great Southern hear
with the bonds ofdlil love 20 one gren
people in peace iil war III prosperity, III
university.
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14
Knights Of Honor.

At regular meeting Of Magnolia
Lodge, X. of H.. No. 3Ol6, the following
named gentlemen were elected officers
for the ensuing year;
w c Anderson Dictator; O 5 Parker,
Past Dictator; c S Simmons, Vice Dicta-
tor; Hauch, Asst Dictator; D c Wright,
Jr, Reporter; A !. Lazar, Financial Re-
porter; w Vaught, Treasurer; V Co
ney Chaplain; J I Hagler, Guide; II
Dietz, Guardian; A II Sprich Sentinel;
w NJ Wroten, Representative; Galvani,
Alternate.
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14

Tie undersigned Tax Collector III tlo
ta@n ol MeCOnb Ciiy. rike county, Miss.
viii GU the
FIRST MONDAY ~ JANUARY 1890
nil-r fir sale at ihe Mayor oH.e r. .ai,i
town WIiilm legal hours 10 tho highest bid.
der isf cash The iolioaing iands delinquent
for taxes tlue SAID town 1i McC1mb CitS for
tho year 80 and uil rnsis
J. II. MILLER. Tx Collector.
MeCpmb City, W'-s De-. ~ 1889.
The Magnolia gazette., 1889-12-14
WaIkerla Rridna.

Mr. J. NJ. O'Quin isbuilding a residence
at his saw mill and will remove there
.sson.
Some Of the editorials in the Gazette
read like fairy tales. What magic charm
er has lain her hands on our newspaper
mans