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New-York tribune., 1889-11-04

aTbe Ellenville Press IDem) remarks that
g 90, the present at least Governor Hill is in
command Of the Democratic forces in New-l ork'
and il is not unnatural that the Democratic
State Committee should be composed of his
friends" OF course it is mot unnatural" Therefore
the cleveland members of the committee must
agree that it was mot unnatural that illi
should cut their heads off, So, too, Cleveland
must agree that the absence of any allusion 70
him or his administration from the first dram
Of the platform OF the Hill convention was no'
''atnraIp And where are the friends OF Clcve-
,"a ,,bo will not eheerfully admit thai for Hill
o. snoer at Cleveland during his Southern trip'
~ n,ol,e significant references 10 an en-
cvcIonaediao was " not unnatural"
r,dce Gildersleeve is the candidate OF Tammany
New-York tribune., 1889-11-04

p,ooxlyn ought to send TWO Republican p;.ssa
% Albany this winter. James w. d. -
- aar,aip TO be elected in the IlId DISTRICT "A
10 should receive every Republican vo'e. 'us,sv o."
nro,rr efforts are put forth Edward ,a sehI IythI
can be elected over p. II. McCarren ID INV Nav fon
Mr. schlueter is far better fitted in ever, is
.,o o,,ce than his opponent. The dlsu,'y ahanoc
close one. but there is more than nsn"''
for the Republican candidate
Controller Wemple will not Only y - a pes-
priyate life tomorrow, but he Will
manently disgraced man.
t. would be a grave mistake TO place 'rs nan =
~ ~ w. ~ th. Court Of Appeals such ~SA
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-13

and turned out upon the range sixteen
of these scrub ewes, with two males. He
has given his flock no kind of attention
since other than to shear and attend to
the lambs once year Tin spring., and
to-day his flock numbers two hundred,
all from that original eighteen. Beyond
the little attention just alluded to, his
flock has not cost him a single dollar.
OF course it would have been the same on
any Of the good pine lands in Florida,
where there was no interference by dogs,
hogs or wild animals.
My conclusions that our great success
with sheep must be built upon the
native" scrub have taken shape from
what [ have seen coming of efforts to
start the sheep business with other breeds
in the coast belt of Alabama. They have
been numerous. Seeing what our scrubs
were doing people have moved down from
Kansas, and Missouri, and Illinois to
make fortunes off sheep, bringing their
stock with them They never stay long
The enterprise invariably proves afailure,
and they go back in disgust to give our
region of country fearfulname so far as
relates to the sheep industry But we go
on all the same, astonishing the world
with the immensity of our wool product,
for the world, after receiving the reports
of these unsuccessful enthusiasts, cannot
for the life of it, understand how we
manage the matter. J. P. STEELE.
Agricultural Editor Mobile Register.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-13
Why Grow Russet Oranges?

One of the stubborn things that have
baffied the skill Of scientists for ages has
been, How to dissolve the common and
useful article called sulphur, which is ac-
knowledged to be the greatest destroyer
of all insect life known in the universe?
Experiment after experiment has been
tried, only to be abandoned after trial,
and it has almost come to be acknowl-
edged that it is one of the things that can
never be accomplished. But such is not
the fact; the result has been attained,
and in the Eureka Insecticide the long
sought for puzzle has been solved. 1T has
been tested by some of thelargest growers
in the State for the past two years, and
in every case proved to do just what it
claims to do, destroy all insects. With
proper application it is sure preventive
OF the orange "rust," scale and fungus
growth, and it only remains with the
grower to say whether he will grow rus
ty or bright oranges. The remedy is
found, and is sure, safe, cheap and easily
applied.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-13

sixty or seventy acres, and here the pine
apples are planted in regular blocks, each
some two acres in extent, the roadways
between being about six feet wide. The
plants here are very fine, even in growth,
and so thick that it does not seem possi-
ble that the pickers can get through them
to gather the fruit. There is not horse
or wagon in use on the island, as far as
we could learn, and the fruit is all carried
down to the boats in large flat baskets on
the heads of the pickers, and some idea
of the amount of work this involves may
be calculated when from this field sixty
thousand dozen pines (they count every
thing by the Dozen were shipped last sea-
son.
Horses could be kept suppose, but even
if vehicle could be made sufficiently
strong to stand the crooks, the fruit would
certainly suffer. At this place there are
some fine bananas and a good many lime
trees, as well as a sprinkling of most
tropical fruits. Here we found fruit of
Spondias Lutea, the "hog plum" and a
most delicious fruit it is if it has beastly
name; and we go on, feasting on the
choice fruits and marveling at the luxuri-
ant growth of everything, and at what
manner of soil this is-a handful of which
in the crevice Of the rocks will produce it
all. Certainly it must be the richest soil
in the world! Cultivation of everything
here consists, mostly in pulling up such
weeds or bushes as may spring up, and
that only has to be done the first season
the pines are set. After that they choke
out everything else, and for three years
at least they remain undisturbed, except
so far as in the removal of the surplus
suckers. The old plants are then gath
cred and burned, and tomatoes are grown
on that part OF theplace for ayear or two,
or itmay be turned out entirely for few
years before pines are again set out.
The natural timber growth is composed
of many valuablew woods, such as Lignum-
vitae, Madua, crab wood, ETC., and the un-
dergrowth is composed OF many beautiful
shrubs and climbers, curious cacti (among
which is the Giant Monoclonus), and
clumps and single trees OF the beautiful
Thrinax palms. Truly we are in the tropics
and have left the ''frost line" a degree
above us. r. ID. HOYT
Bay View, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-13
Bucklen,s Arn1ca saIvc.

The best salve IN the world Tor Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever
Sores, letter. Chapped Hands, Chilb'aines,
Corns, and all Skin Eruptions and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required: It is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, "r
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box
For sale by w. A. Allen & Co., DeLand.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-13
For THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT.
The Pineapple Farms of Key Largo.

For THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT.
The Pineapple Farms of Key Largo.
That Florida is not all alike or pretty
much so, as | have heard some people say
it is, will be found out by visit to Key
Largo. Truly this is a wonderful island,
differing in soil and productions to such
an extent from the rest of the State that
if one were suddenly dropped down on
it from some other quarter he would
hardly realize that he was still in Florida
On approaching the land from the Allan
tic side there is little to be seen but the
low, dense growth which covers most of
the Southern islands; here and there it is
broken by the waving tops of cocoapalms,
back of which you may catch a glimpseof
wharf running out little ways into the
water. But neither wharves orhouses are
picturesque; the latter are low and gener-
ally braced with stout timbers all around,
as there is not much that is movable that
can stand unprotected on that storm
swept beach. On landing, one finds moth
ing under foot but solid rock; go back a
short distance and the rocks are full of
crevices, and from the little soil therein
spring the shrubs and small trees we have
seen from the water, and which are left as
wind-breaks to the fields situated quar-
ter of mile further back These fields
cover almost the entire central portion OF
the island, and are from ten to eighty, or
more, acres in extent and are divided by
belts of uncleared land No fences of any
kind, and there is no use for them, and
the happy possessor of a farm here does
not have to get up in the middle of the
night to chase "razor-backs' and scrub
COWS, forwhile they may have their share
of pests, these at least are not among
them.
The farms here, as with us, are not all
alike, and bear evidence to the thrift or
shiftlessness Of the proprietors; but [ am
pleased to say that the former predom-
mate. At one place we find everything
| growing together on about ten acres
dense clumps of pineapples, interspersed
with sugar apples, alligator pears, sapo-
dillas, and sour-sOps, and between all this
tomato plants are growing in every
available crevice that has soil enough to
| hold one.
! The next farm visited was large one,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-13
For THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT
Those "Wild Sheep of Florida.

Ia the AGRICULTURIST OF January Z5d
is a. note from Mr.. E. M. Hale presenting
an enquiry from Mr.. R. NJ Bell, of the
United States Department Of Agriculture
with reference to what the writer
calls "a semi-wild, hardy, valuable breed
of sheep that within the memory OF man
have had no attempts at improvement
of any sort" Nature has done every
thing for these sheep, says Mr.. Bell; and
100000 pounds of wool is annually
secured from them that never costs the
owners two cents a pound, etc. Mr.. Bell
wants to know where these sheep came
from originally, and suggests that the
indications are SO strongly MerinO that
he is1ed to conclude that the Spaniards,
who introduced the industries into Flor
ida, must have introduced Merino sheep
of the best blood from the mother coun-
try.
The breed of sheep referred to isevident-
ly the same as we have in the pine belt
all along the eGulfcoast through Alabama
and Mississippi. Toclass them as Hsemi-
Wild is not exactly correct, for they are
naturally the tamest sheep / ever saw,
particularly when all the attendant cir
cumstances are considered. They run on
the wild range, and often do not see a
human being for months in a stretch,
yet when one does come upon them they
exhibit no fear or timidity-not near so
much as is usually shown by sheep in a
pasture where they are visited daily.
For twenty years have been making a
careful study of these sheep. | have
hunted up all the old records accessible,
but none Of these have thrown any light
on the original introduction. Tradition
says they were found among the Indians,
at the early settling of the country, and
that the Indians had considerable focks
OF sheep, which they looked afterfor their
flesh, and for their skins. The latter were
dressed with the wool on and sewed to-
gather for use as bedding Indians
do not appear to have known anything
about shearing off and making any use
of the wool as we use it.
There are many points in these scrubs, :"
as we call them, that causes me to believe
that they sprang from the Merino, as Mr..
Bell seems to suspect. The Merino in
troduced and turned out to shift for it.
self, comes nearer being hardyin the piney
woods than any of the finer breeds yet
tried, and in many efforts made in Ala
bama to grade up the scrubs, the Merino
cross has proved decidedly the most sue
cessful. All of which points with reason
to Merino origin. That the Merinos
were introduced by the eSpaniards, and at
very early date, is the most plausible
hypothesis to which we can jump, but
as in the case of our native peaches, it
must doubtless ever remain only a
hypothesis. 1t is not at all probable
that there were any sheep here before this
country was visited by the Spaniards.
| am satisfied that our long-leaf pine
regions must eventually rank very high
as a sheep country, and am furthermore
strongly of the opinion that these scrubs
are the nucleus upon which our success
must be built. Why not? Our scrub, in
it's natural condition, is a fairly good
sheen both for wool and mutton. then it
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Lotion. Sold by G. y. Wells,
Druggist Brockway Centre. Mich.
The entire stock of Drugs in the
drug store lately owned by Howard *
West, will be sold at auction at the
store in Croswell, on Tuesday, March
10, 1889, said sale to commence at one
o'clock p. m., sharp. The stock con-
sisting of paints, oils, patent medicines
and yankee notions, &c. will be sold
separately and without reserve.
w. MACKLENI, Assignee.
The handsomest lady in Brockway
Centre remarked to a friend the other
day that she knew Kemp's Balsam for
the throat and lungs was superior
remedy, as itstopped her cough instant
ly when other cough remedies had no
effect whatever. So to prove this and
convince you of its merits, any drug
gist will give you sample bottle free.
Large size soc. and 81.
Saying smart or spiteful things at
the expense of other peoples feelings
does not pay, and those who fall into
the habit of so doing soon find their
circle of friends growing narrower. 1t
is always better to have friends than
enemies; and il you cannot make peo-
pie happier. do not take upon yourself
either to crafty petty spite or to
gain reputation for being frank or
"bright"-the self-appointed mission of
holding up their faults or foibles to
ridicule.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14

Above Clydesdale Mares in foal to
Imported Clydesdale Stallion McGregor
Yet (5192).
Also Sorrel Road Mare 3 years old, of
good promise. Sired by Clear Grit, and
in foal to Almont Slasham.
One Black Mare years old; good
general purpose horse; in foal to Men,
brino Foster.
One Bright Bay Mare Z years old,
with black points, good tail and name.
16t hands high, good action-a regular
coacher.
One pair of Stallion suckers, heavy
draught. One pair Fillies. coming two,
heavy draught; also number of Light
Colts.
Terms liberal on approved notes or
security.
DONALD HOWELL, Manager.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and
neighbors talking about it. You may
yourself be one of the many who know
from personal experience just how good
a thing it is. If you have ever tried it,
you are one of its staunch friends, be-
cause the wonderful thing about it is,
that when once given trial, DIR. Kings
New Discovery ever after holds place
in the house. If you have never used
it and should be afflicted with cough,
cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest
trouble, secure a bottle at once and
give it a fair trial. 1t is guaranteed
every time. or money refunded. Trial
bottles free at G. n. Wells drug store.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14
New F'irnn|

Having purchased the entire stock of War
ing & Co., and moved our large stock into
their new store, we are prepared to show the
Largest Stock ever brougt to Brockway
Centre.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14
27 HEADS OF
HORSES
At Private Sale F!
APPLY To
Dr. A, HOWELL, srs,kVsy Centre,

Or at his Maple Ridge Stock Farm,
Il. III. IL y. w. II. X.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14
VILLAGE ELECTION.

At the election held in village hall
last Monday everything passed off
pleasantly. There were but two tick
cts in the field, the Citizens and Peo-
pies. Very little excitement prevailed
during the day. The total vote cast
this year was l55 against 179 last. Fol-
lowing we give report of the election
as counted Monday afternoon:
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-03-14
Great Bargains Tor 80 Days !

In Dress Goods, Ginghan, Prints, Shirt
ings, COttOns, Etc.
100 Mems Suits must be closed out to
make room for our Spring Stock.
25 Mems and Boys Overooats at Cost.
10 Dozen Mems Pants at Cost.
/ Dozen Fur Caps left, worth $3.50, at
$1.75.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Weekly Review OF Trade.

NEW YoRK, March 4.-R. G. Dunn &
Co.'S. weekly review of trade says:
Traders who have besn waiting through
q belated season for the expected winter
trade, find that it does not come and spring
has arrived. Hence there ara on hand large
count for the hardness of collections in
many quarters and for the general sense
OF disappointment.
At fully half the interior points which re-
port this week there Is noted a fairly good
trade or some Improvement. P1ttsburg OBJ
served an advance of Is cents IN some kind
Of pig iron and better inquiry For manu-
featured greater strength IS observed at
Cleveland. Philadelphia notes most eau
lions dealing in dry goods, hrmer market
for leather and slow market for drugs and
chemicals. AS TO collections, Omaha alone
reports Improvement
The money markets are everywhere amply
supplied for legitimate business. The manu-
facturers are buying more freely OF leather,
and for hemlCck prices are 80 lower. The
anthracite coal trade is stagnant. The out
put thus far this year has been 4 1902, 319 tor {
against 4, 753, 6S2 last year. The eccumula-
ton of coal at Port RichmOnd-is represent
ed as greater than at any other time fOl
three years.
Wheat Is 20 lower than $3.50; corn is IN
changed at 40 snd oats 15e stronger st 81
pork steady, lard lower, hogs quarter high
e.. Lover prices are noted Tor butter ane
9 reese.
Figures indicate that the excess Of imports
over exports for February may be 5000
COO * more against over Sl0,Ol9sQO0 ies
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Firennen IL the Rnins-

MILWAUKEE, March 2.-Fire has de-
stroyed the building on Broadway owned by
Mrs. Bosworth and occupied by j. E. Jen-
ner & Co., milliners. Jenner's loss is $780,
coo TO $40, ZOO, insurance S34, 600. The loss
on building is 1000, insured for $50, 0C0.
When the fire was partially extinguished the
four floors fell in burying dozen hremen
in the bas- ment below. Their comrades
quickly replied to the groans and pitifuI ap-
peals for help and one by one they were
slowly extricated, the work occupying more
than an hour. All were quite seriously in
jured nd manned and two or three will
prob ably die before morning.
The fremen worked for two hours in ex
Treating the injured men from the ruins.
Shortly after midnight the body of Edward
NOOnan aged 26, unmarried. was taken ont
and it is believed that as no others remain
the injured men have all been removed to
the emergency hospital as follows:
Edward McGinley, burned and bruised;
Otto Einan, skull fractured; Ar .hur Warner,
William Bender, James Long, August Jan
sen, Jack Deverey, Fred Thel, Reinhard
Eislecle, J. T. King, all badly burned.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
A Terrible Fxnerienoe.

AIrlca contains over eight million
miles IN area, and has more than two
hundred million Inhabitants. In such
vast and almost unknown country
thI11Hng adventures are of EVERYDAY
occurrence, and the traveller. hunter
and explorer is subject to perils oecu-
liar to Africa alone. OF such was the
experience of Mr.. Deane, one of the
agents Of the Congo Free State. He
was IN command of Stanley Falls sta
hon. when it was attacked by the
Arabs. DeaEe, with his comrade Dubois
and four Haussa soldiers, fed from the
station, and it was not long before Du-
bOis fell into the river and was drowned.
Deane and his soldiers pushed on all
night IN a drenching raid. and only
stopped at daylight for a short rest.
While Deane's clothes were hanging on
the bushes to dry, shouts in the rear
told them that they were discovered,
and that the Arabs were in hot pursuit.
Deane had just time to throw his clothes
over his arm and start at full speed
through the bush, followed by his at
tendants. 1t was nearly noon before
they succeeded in distancing their pur-
suers, and by that time it was 8 most
woe-begone band of fugitives In the
mad race for life, every Haussa had
lost his gun, and not weapon of any
sort was left In the party. One by one
Deane had dropped his garments, and
he had nothing left except a small mill
tary cape, which he threw over his
shoulders. In the midst of an African
Jungle, he had not the slightest pro-
lection for his bleeding feet, and even
if he had saved his boots, he would not
have dared to put them on, for the
tracks would have instantly reveal
ed to any proving Arab or hostile
native that a white man was in the
neighbOrhood. A cannibaI tribe, with
whom Deane himself had had a serious
fight lined the river below, and he
dared not appeal to them for succor.
He was about three hundred miles from
the nearest white station at BangaIa.
All that could be done was to struggle
down the river, through the dense
bush and forests, several miles inland,
avoiding all the tribes, except one or
two that were known to be friendly,
and living on whatever they could pick
up that would afford nutriment. For
four weeks this white castaway wan
dered through the country, living on
wild grapes, fried ants and caterpiI-
lars, and sleeping at night on the bare
earth, with no covering but dried
leaves. At last they came to the Ba-
kuma tribe, and shortly afterward were
rescued by Captain Coquilhart, who
had been sent in search of Deane. It
was an experience that not one white
man in a thousand could have lived to
relate
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
Diplomatio and other Positions.

WASHINGTON, D. O., March 4.-Offices
other than cabinet positions have received
attention for several days. II is taken as
settled that Whitelaw Reid, of the New
York Tribune, IS to be minister to Great
Britain.
George W. Childs. of the Philadelphia
Ledger, met William Walttr Phelps at the
Arlington and smiling upon him benevoien.-
ly SAID;
.'Ycu go to Paris, I hear"
Mr.. Phelps said some thing that was rather
unintelligible, but Mr.. Childs Immediately
gras2srd his hand and began to utter con
gratulations.
Mr.. N urat Halstead, Of the Cincinnati
COmmeTC al Gazette, has been spoken of as
a probability for the German mission, but
from his trends it is learned that he con-
siders official life out Of the question en-
tirely.
S. II. Boyd, of Sprinfeld, is the only Mis-
souriau who has arrived and announced
himself for diplomatic appointment He
vans to go to Venezuela. Farmer Wade is
for MIN and will try and enlist the other re-
publican cong r6ssmen for him.
General j Ohm B. Henderson's wishes are
known only to himself. The impression Is
that he can have one of the European II IS
siOns If b desires it.
The boom of ChilOOtt, OF Colorado, for
commissioner of the general land Office is
sW cling. Congressman Symes, OF that
state, is circulating among western mem
DeFs memorial indOrsing ChilcOtb for the
place.
Colonel Asa Matthews, of Illinois, is being
pushed for commissioner of internal reve-
nue., an s Ome of hi friends have preached
the subject to G General Harrison.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-03-15
An Old so1diar,s Service.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. March Private
Mshlon Murker, Co. A. Nineteenth Infant
~, left the San Antonio post under escort
of Sergt, Green of the same company for
the Soldiers Home at Washington. Priv
ate Murker is perhaps the oldest private
soldier in consecutive service in the army.
He enlisted in the Sixty-frst New York at
the first call for volunteers by President
Lincoln, fought in nearly every important
battle Of tbs civil war, Was several times
the Nineteenth infantry, regular army, in
which command he has served ever since.
He was stricken with partial paralysis about
a year ago and has since been confined 80
the hospital here.