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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19
For THE FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
AllamandaS.

While the various beautiful plants that
will or will not succeed here in the open
ground have been freely discussed through
the columns of the AGRICULTURIsT. do
not remember to have seen more than
bare mention OF this splendid genus. Here
in South Florida they are very nearly
hardy, and if given the slightest protec-
ton they will not lose leaf. Further
north they might be cut back to within a
foot of the ground and covered with
straw or other light material and they
would be found all right in the spring.
They will thrive in any situation, and
require little care after they are estab-
lished. To obtain the best results they
should have some old and well rotted
compost thoroughly mixed the in soil at
planting, and if exposed to the full glare
of the sun, a heavy mulch will be of great
benefit. | have seen Allamandas in
Northern greenhouses that were consider
ed very fine plants, but never saw one that
would compare with ours here in open
ground Last season we had a plant of
A. Nobilis on which / counted sixty-four
open flowers atone time In this variety
the flowers are of a rich golden yellow,
deeper tinted in the throat and averaged
four inches in diameter.
This plant was in flower from the first
of June to the middle of November, and
attracted more attention than anything
else we had. The plantis a strong grower
and requires trellis or other support.
A. Schotti is another grand plant, flow
ers trife smaller and lighter colored;
the throat streaked with brown.
A. Nerifolia, a shrubby species, is good
plant; flowers bright yellow. about one
inch in diameter, funnel shaped; in this
one the tube of the carOlla is beautifully
streaked with reddish purple. And one OF
the queerest things about tits it's fruit-a
spherical shell about an inch in diameter,
covered all over with strong spikes half
an inch long. The interior is filled with
large fat seeds, packed in crosswise with
out any regularity This one is better as
pot plant for the piazza than for the
open ground, although it will do fairly
well outside. All the species are propa-
gated from cuttings, which require strong
bottom heat, and take several months to
make strong plants. X. ID. HoYT.
Bay View, Florida.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19
BY MINNIE GILMORE MILLS.
Sweet sunny days,

Sweet sunny days,
Will ye last long enough for us to see
The joys that lie within your folded hours?
The weeks, the months, deep hidden now from me,
May hold rich treasures; oh, the budding flowers
That our own hand have planted will adorn
Our pathway, shedding fragrance eve and morn.
And when the sun sends down his burning rays,
Well sit beneath our own broad spreading vine,
That we have trained, his own dear hands and
mine,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19
On sunny days.
Long summer days,

Long summer days,
I watch the tendrils growing land each weed),
I look at every shrub and 1ow'r and tree
With longing eyes, and as I SOW seed,
'Ts with the thought, for thee, below d. for thee
Oh! hasten, earth let genial sun and show'r
Bring forth the treasure locked within your store
All, will the trees their golden fruit upraise
In rich abundance; and his toll and fears
Find sweet reward and rest in coming years
OF sunny days?
Sweet summer DAYS,
SO filed with still delight too deep for Words
I feel the fresh wind blowing thro' the trees,
And hear the melody of singing birds.
And plaintive music of the murmuring breeze;
Perhaps some spirit of departed years
Haunts these old pines, telling it's oldtme fears,
With viewless fingers the wind-harp plays,
And solemn, sad and low the song it sings,
Until shadow DER all it filings,
These sunny days.
Sweet summer days,
There is one cloud for me in your blue sky,
One deeper shadow in the wild woods gloom,
One sadder cadence in the low winds sigh
Among the pines, that whispers of the tomb;
Tt brings the thought that sorrow laden hours
May pass away, mid my work and fow'rs.
When can never lift my soul in praise;
The trees and vines may bear freight
And only to see them, and to wait,
Sad sunny days.
st. Thomas, Fla, June, 1889
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19

For THE FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
SWEET SUNNY DA VS..
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19

To whom all correspondence relating to this de-
partment should be addressed.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-06-19
FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
JEssAMINE,

EDITED BY WALTER N. PIKE,
rsO A1rrNr pAaCO CO ETA
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
Dir.stible Food.

incidentally let it be noted that salted meat
is much less nutritious than fresh. 1t has
been ascertained chemically that brine ex-
tracts from the muscular tissue much Of its
nutritive principle.
Dalton places next after beef 60 being most
valuable as nutriment, mutton and venisoni
then the flesh Of fowls, the various kinds Of
game birds. and lastly, fish.
The opinion Of modern French scientists, as
presented in the article OF food IN the ''Nou-
veau Diceiounsre CO Medicine" may be
noted and read with interest according TO
this authority, Fish Il only slightly nutri-
tive. but easily dlcessi5le Is exclusive use
would soon produce dininutiou Of muscular
force. ualereSs Of the tissues, end all the s--Is
OF an aLmentarion insufficient in quality.
Fish Is more diCestible than the white
meat Of fowl
The fesh Of shellfsh c1ustaceans is hard
Of digestion.
''Roast meat i more digestibls than boiled
Eggs very slightly cooked and dairy pro
drcs are more digesabse tcan white meats.
.'Of vegetables The feculents are the most
sigestibIc.
New bread is heavier than stalls bread
The aliEnersts 20 which the cooks art gf-es
e li1uii CT se11i-liqlid form are IN general
mere disestib!e-
The more readily an slirsent il Dissolved
bv The iuic4s OF ire stomach, the eager is
digestion"
Add 20 these facts tho remark II Dalton:
.-Chesse contains The nUrTltsJr,s elements II
TIE milk Il conde1sed bus somewhat irdi-
geseibls form
Nevertheisss, yoa sill sat little cheess
after yozr dinner; To-, Is B-ilLat-ss~arin
hath IL. a desert -itboGs ehsezs Is Ike =
hea1ttfrl v-o-uan with crly ore eye
OF TIRE vegetables tvfoe. lezstJ1s, beans and
peas are tie u1ozt Sonrissz1Z
Fruit, waea pSrtsctsy ripe. IS rnost easy e
6iraz-ioa. bs=ess-ss fss Jzscc Of frrls COASTS
C pare Erz-e s5g@r tGsceoaes s1d water. AZ
/: Is n ;ss form & g-aae Ezra- tazt a.
s-arcazr tod y frzll-- shso-5ei izso he srs>
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
Lawns and Lawn Now rs.

A large proportion Of the lawns n city,
village and country are deSerioratlng, aud
close examination shows the turf 10 be thin,
the desirable grasses weak, browning quickly
under drought and hot1sUn, while coarse, I'M
slightly plants creep In and retain a foothold.
The beauty of the lawn diminishes with age
in spite of liberal fertinzinG and close and
regular cutting. What is the reason? Main
lv. it is the excessive uselof the modern lawn
| mower.
In nearly every locality may be found pas
ture lands long set with grasses fine and rich,
lssiding color well under midsummer sun and
, drought, with thick, elastic turf, through
which no color of soil can be seen-the very
perfection Of lawn if it were trimmed close
and even. Way does tie pasture flourish
through a score of years and the lawn decay!
Simply because the pasture is kept nearly
under natural conditions and the lawn is sub
jected to an intense dwarfng system.
Suppose the lawn is newly made, according
to the best instructions, the soil deeply dug,
enriched and made clean and fine, the seed
sown and the grass plants shown thick and
strong. What next? The1awp mower-two
or three times week until growth stops in
autumn. Next spring the grass makes a re-
newed struggle for existence, starts early and
strong again. It lifts It's blades TO the sun and
air that it may push its roots into the rich
soil for moisture and sIlstenance. The effort
is promptly met by the lawn mower. Growth
/ is checked above and under ground; so
through an entire season and succeeding
years
The law Is that the root growth Of the plant
is in proportion TO its top growth; the root
growth is shallow OF what avail is a deep,
rich soili Is it wonder that the lawn
browns early and that coarse, hardy plants
get a footholdi Give the grass plant a
chance TO make adequate root growth If ycu
would have and keep good lawn. Reed the
lesson of the pasture lands Encourage II a
little in early spring, and in tho autumn lay
the lawn mower away early and let thick,
strong growth of grass be tho winter pro
lection OF the Iawn.-American Agricultural
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
aIr. Fitzgerald and Mrs Browning

1Ir. Fitzgerald and Mrs. Browning.
1t shows some progress in the age when the
editor of Mr.. Edward NMgerald's memoirs
feels called upon to apologize for the ungra-
cious remark about Mrs. Browning which he
allowed to appear in his volumes. The worst
result of the remark was the spleen that it
called forth in Mr.. Browning, tempting him
in his later years to undignifed apd even
coarse utterance. This retaliation was due,
it is said, to somewhat distorted and exag-
gerated report Of the original phraseology,
which, as it stands in the book, would call
rather for silent and contsmptuous disre-
gard The actual statement, made upon an
impulse, no Doubt and In the familiarity of
private correspondence, was as follows:
mrs. Browning's death Is rather a relief to
me, I must say. No more Aurora Leighs,
thank Godl A woman Of real genius, /
know; but what is the upshot Of it ala She
and her sex had better mind the kitchen and
their children, and perhaps the poor. Except
in such things as little novels, they only de-
vote themselves to what men do much bet
ter, leaving that which men do worse or not
at all"
The refreshing thing is to notice that Mr..
William Adds Wright, the editor Of Fitz-
gerald's memoirs, now feels bound to apollo
gize for admitting a remark which, if print
Ell a century or SO ago, would have been re-
garded as piece Of unquestioned good sense.
The prejudice Of sex still survives in all
trades, and nowhere more than in the ele-
waited regions Of intellect; indeed it is per-
haps greater there than elsewhere, because of
the greater extremes of success and failure.
have known several noveiists yet unknown
to fame who still hold to the conviction that
Mrs Stowe quite unsexed herself in writing
''Uncle Toms Cabin" and Mrs. jackson in
writing "Rarnona;" and had the circulation
and influence Of those books been twice es
great, the improperly would, in the eyes of
these critics, have been doubled. Why, they
Justly ask, should a woman's book be trans
lated into twenty languages, while one
tongue is still enough for the masterpieces of
John Jonesl Writing novels is unquestionably,
they maintain, one of the things which linen
do much better" il the age would only get
over this preposterous inclination to read the
''little novels of George Eliot.-T. ". II. in
Iarper'S Bazaar.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03

Many people understand, Of course, how
hair cloth IS made but for the edifcation Of
those who do not we viii explain the process.
In the first place horse hair cannot be dyed.
1t repels coloring matter, SO to make black
cloth it is necessary to secure natural black
hair The horses, in many cases absolutely
wild, unrestrained, arc regularly corralled
and shorn OF course, black hair is prefera-
bic. but sometimes gray stock is utilized.
Not only the tails but also the names are cut;
the hair is punched. These lunches seldom
contain hairs CT less length than two feet;
some are even three and three and one-half
feet, and the thickness of the punches is usr-
ally two or three inches. The hair cloth
looms are provided with what we cali nip
per, in place of shuttle, and the nipper is SO
finely actuateI that it travels across the warp
and seizes from the punches one hair only,
the Jaws of the nipper being too fine to grasp
more than one and carries it across the weft
threads dropping it into its exact place. The
action of the loom mechanically forces the
hair next to its predecessor, the warp crosses
upon it, snugly holds it in its place, the nip
per travels back and SEXES another, and so on
and on The deiicacy and almost human &C.
curacy with which each separate hair is
placed between the warp threads is really
incredible -Upholsterer
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03

locomotive eng 80 1T Was in the" town OF
Clinton, s. c., that the stroke cane on him.
He was one day doing some work on his en-
CINE and talking TO some one standing near.
At the moment he received the blow Ire yves
in the act of laughing, and, strange to say,
the muscles and nerves of the face that are
brought most into play in the act of laughing
are the ones that are most affected, and over
these he has no control whatever. He cannot
tell of bis troubles and the doubts and fears
that torment him without laughing He has
q wife and five children, and when this attic
ton came upon HIM be went to his father-in-
law, who lives IN Wilmington, Y c., and
told him of his condition and of his inability
to care further for his family
The recital Of this parting With his wife
was most pathetic and he&rt-ending; yct,
with tears in his eyes and q heart fun OF ag-
ony, he was forced to laugh as though he had
been telling a most ludicrous incident He
darss not go 10 church lest he be accused Of
making sport Of the services and be request
ed to leave the church; and AS for funeral
IL would be ont Of the question for him 10 at
tend one. His case is most pitiable one,
and is the more so because he is only waiting
the only relief possible for him, aGd one that
he would hail with pleasure and almost prays
for-Atlanta Journal
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
Cook
| = Sc~vnnt.
You Y ant d. !. =. =.
~ wy A NhamberIaaid.
II 4 A ufnirg Kooin GIRL
K ~. ks ON I ITO Sell Residence
ktSs ~ ttkss To Buy Real Estate.
Vii VI tEfEsl ITO Rent House.
4 To Borrow Money.
4 A situation.
\ And many ether things
Read md Advertise in our Want Column
Read md Advertise in cur Want Column
4 Esraxe Pilot.

One of the many interesting legends
which are connected with the different
parts of Mt. Desert Island is the story of
the battle OF Norwood 5 Cove. In the war
Of 1912, two British frigates, the Dolphin
and the Tenedos, chased an American
schooner into Southwest Harbor. Nos
being acquainted with the waters. the
friSates dared not follow, but anchored
just outside OF Greetings Island, while
the schooner sought refuge IN Norw Gods
Cove. behind the forest crowned ridge
The British dispatched two barges with
nearly one hundred men 90 capture the
schooner. compelling an American sea-
man to act as pilot. Meantime large
band of fishermen and farmers had &C.
GREETED themselves in the woods on the
southern shore. When the barges had
approached within musket shot, the pilot
sprang TO his feet. shouting, Give it 10
EN-, boys; don't mind mel" upon which
the Americans opened a murderous fire.
which soon compelled the British 10 re
treat with the loss OF almost the entire
crew Of one of the barges.-Iewision
Journal
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
YCashirgtop's DueIs.

Washington never fought duel but TIVE
duels were fought on his account His officer.
were enthusiastic in bis defense, and thess
duels were occasioned by the detraction te
which he was subject. The first was wher
Gen Cadwalpder challenged Conway for
speaking disrespectfully of the commander
in-chief, and en- this occasion Conway re-
ceived a severe but not fatal wound in the
head. The next was when Col. Laurens
challenged Cen Lee for the same offense and
wounded him u the side. Washington was
the only general who was vindicated by his
Geutenants in this chivalrous manner, and II
illustrates their devotion. The Conway due
took place July 4, ITS. and was an effectual
way Of celebrating the day, for when Cad
waladers bullet hit Conway in the head ii
put stop TO his lying. In the Laurens due
Hamilton served as second, and being thus
early subject to the law of honor it was nat
ural that he should few years afterwards
accept Burr's challenge. Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03

A very remarkable discovery has recently
BEEN made by lady, who has 70 soma trGs
been making experiments 20 Ascertain tbs DE-
gTees Of intensity u a note when sang ey The
human voice While testing the oAraoiIitT
Of ths 'phoneido~cope, :" which registers The
ar waves produced by the vibration Of tho
voice TIE iaea s1rack Der that, II q raors ~
slsive s1b~tz1ce were Used, the distur baScs d.
the air could be r50Ts accurately reSlste,ssi-
After many at,s-utyos sBs succeeded ~ s-s3InH
tas szb9tGaes -aAeb SIZE was % seareh q, az:d
her snt1cipa-oas yrovs1 cocTsct. On ttsis
substance Mira Watts Hzssees s-rssels min
layer Of cosoTs3 powder. TIE membrane IL
t5ez plscsd in Ind Il trumpet. into waica
a nor Is E1og. The pou3er. according oo Tie
oEat-v q the noes. 6tz7rsss itself Into ths
rsosz Nonds-.al shap@s ~hi11 are tk-s-l tEans-
f@rTed 70 gaazs BY aro'hsr p-oosz- Tie forms
q Howe-~ and plants s-ssa 20 b. tire raozz
usual The dlsoo~ery Il attracting mach a.
ts-tson srnoaz scsez &c rssn.-Eew oTieaEs
IScaTvrS
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
TIE GRAND PREREQUISITE or VGoR.

The dual operation of digestion and as
similation is the grand prerequisite OF
vigor. To insure the conversion of food
into rich nutritious blood, it is only neces-
sary to use with persistence and systemat-
ically Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the
fountain head of supply in the animal
economy is the stomach. To regulate, to
invigorate that organ, and thus facilitate
its digestion and assimilative processes.
should be the chief aim of those troubled
with deficit of stamina. Nervousness,
insomnia. feeble appetite-these are usual
ly traceable to impaired digestion. Over
come this and you of necessity dismiss its
multifarious; perplexing, and harassing
symptoms The emanciated can never
hope to gain flesh SO long as assimilation
is imperfect. The bitters surmOunts the
only obstacle to an increase, not only Of
yigor, but Of bodily substance. Conquer
also with the bitters malaria, kidney and
liver compliant. constipation and rheu-
matte trouble. Thoroughaess character
ICES its effects.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
CAST INTO PRISON.
An American Resident in Ecuador Ap-
peals for Aid.

CHICAGO, Sept. mir. c. L. Dougherty,
of this city, tells a story to the Associated
Press Of which the following is an abb
Btract: On August 16, he received letter
from his brother, Edward.C. Dougherty,
dated at Zarume, Ecuador, stating that
he had been held close prisoner since
June l. Mr.. Dougherty went to Ecuador
seventeen years ago, and was for time
was with Mr.. Meiggs in his enterprises.
He married niece OF The president OF &c
uador in 1878 and has been recently en-
gagged in gold mining enterprises. The
letter gave no reasons for Mr.. Dougherty
Imprisonment, but referred to enclosed
correspondence between the writer and
the consul general of the United States,
Owen McGarr at Zarume, as fully eX-
planning the situation. Ills correspondence
was not in the letter. Mr.. Daugherty. OF
Chicago, believes that the letter was tam
pered with and the correspondence eX-
tracted. He has photographed his brother
for particulars, and rs he has received no
reply he fears that IFS telegram has been
stopped by the governD5ent OF Ecuador.
He has written to the state department at
Washington, setting forth the facts and
complaining of the inactivity OF the United
States consul general in the matter.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
SDeed of Torna6oes.

Professor J. P Finlay gives the width Of
the path Of destruction in tornadoes, as de-
termined from the records of Lightweight
years, at from 10 to 10, $50 feet, the average
being 1869 feet The length of the tornado
track varies from 800 yards TO about 900
miles, the average being "a. 70 miles. The
velocity of progression of the tornado cloud
varies from to loo miles an hour, the aver
age being "A, II miles. These extremes may
often occur in different portions Of the track
of q single tornado. The shortest time occu-
pied by the tornado cloud in passing given
point varies from IAN instant TO about %
minutes, the average being - seoondS-
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
AWFUL VENGEANCE
A Negro Ravisher Burned at the Stake in
Kentucky.

SOMERSET, KY, Sept. "A brutal OUT
rage was committed on the Ia-year-old
daughter of William Oats, prominent
and wealthy farmer residing few miles
from Monticello. Mr.. Oats has two young
daughters, aged IL and IA years. Mr.. and
Mrs. Oats left home on business and left
the two young ladies in charge of the
house. Mr.. Oats had in his employ a
negro boy, about grown. Knowing the
older people to be away from the house he
entered and after locking the door upon
the two young girls succeeding in ravish-
ing the youngest. The older escaped from
the room and going to neighbours house
gave the alarm. A posse was Immediately
organized and started in pursuit of the
negro. He was caught and tied to a stake
A rail pen was then built around him.
Coal Oil was poured over him and upon
the rails, match applied, and the negro
burned to death
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
ghe aifhia Daily gasle guday aaorne, September
Over the FSa flights.


Trannis Wilson was asked the other day
wfAlbrh be- could distinguish many faces in
The main body of the theatre while he was
playing his part.
yes he replied, 81 can generally find
my friends, If there happen to be any in the
house. Ihave fallen into the habit Of watch
ing thu front OF the,house very closely for
familiar faces, and afssr my first scene Is
over + know juet where they are sitting.
used tortaiaik it en1ineutiy proper to try not
to observe fness inrshe house, but experience
has taught me that comedian playing the
kind Of characters I am aeting should keep a
very dose watch on the countenanoes of the
people he is trying to anausa / have fire.
Quentlyxingied cut some very sober locking
old fellow IN the audience for comedy prac-
tice andtried in various ways TO excite a
smile from him.
''Is nassy be long time coming, yet some
little trie2 may tickle his fancy, and once the
laugh doAsscone he is sure to follow it up with
others, often excited by trivial things which
never could have provoked that first chuckle
had they preceded the joke that caught him.
I don't faal any embarrassment when l see
the faces-f intimate friends before me, al
though they are often more difficult TO amuse
than strangers, probably because ones meth
DDS are moEe familiar to them.
II remember. once when I was playing in
st. Louis i, 'Nadjy' 1 saw an old fellow
asleep in the third row of the orchestra. Oh,
how he wassenjoying that snooze! walked
as close to the footlights as possible, and turn
ing to whoever was on the stage with me,
yelled out NY line In a shrill treble voice
which mighthave cracked the tympanum OF
his ear. 1t accomplished my purpose nicely,
for he junred as if he had sat upon an up
turned pin, and he kept awake for the rest OF
the evening We see some very amusing
things In the front Of house. New YORK
Tribune
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03
WEATHER BULLETIN.

SIGNAL OFFICE, WICHITA, Kan, Sept.
2.-The highest temperature was IS
the lowest zoe, and the mean 79o with
a trace of rain at a. NJ, followed by
warm partly cloudy weather; gentle south
to southeast winds, and slight fall IN
pressure.
Last year on September 2, the highest
temperature was 78o, the lowest So. and
She mean CSC.
FRED L. JOHNSON, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WAsHNGToN. d. O.,
September 2. 8 p. m.-Forecast until P.
III. Tuesday:
For Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska
Fair, warmer, southerly winds.
For Missouri-Local rains, stationary
temperature except in extreme eastern
portion, slightly cooler with southerly
winds.
Wichita eagle., 1889-09-03

James ". Nve a farm hand employed Al
North Stonington, Conn, while fishing with
his companions one night nlet With n painful
accident. He caught what he supposed 70
be large Gel, and while trying 70 eEtricsts
the hook it bit hiTn through the foro6aSer Of
his left hand. Eyo's crias Cf pain summoned
his companions, VINO found the reptile was a
red water snake Of the largest KIND II
would not release It's hold on Nyes finger
until be pulled out his pocket knife ard SsV-
cred the heed from the body Then be pat
his mouth - the wound and sucked from IL
all Of the poison. 4 physician found that
Nye had extricated al the poison boston
Herald.