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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-20
THE OLD CANOE.

Where the rocks arc gray and the shore is
Steep
And tho waters below look dark and deop;
Where the rugged pine, in its lonely pride
Leans gloomily over the murky lido;
Where the reeds and rushes arc long and
lank,
And the weeds grow thick on tho winding
bank;
Whore the shadow is heavy the whole day
through,
There lies ut its mooring the old canoe.
Tho useless paddles arc idly dropped,
Like sea-bird's wings that the storm has
Topped,
And crossed on the railing; one DER one.
Like the folded hands when tho work is done
While busily back and forth between
Inc spider stretches his silvery screen.
anu the solemn owl with the dull "too-
whoo,n
Settles down on the sido of tho old canoe
The stern half sunk in the sliny wave
hots slowly away in its living grave,
ana the green moss crccps DER its dull decay
Hiding its moldering dust away,
Like the hand that plants DER tho tomb 4,
flower,
Vt the ivy that mantlcs the falling tower;
While many blossom of loyeliest hue
Springs up DER the stern of the old conoo
Tho currentless waters arc dead and still
Sut the twilight wind plays with the boat at
will,
And lazily in and out again
lt iioats the length Of the rusty chain.
Like the weary march of the hands of time,
Tint meet and part at the noontide chino,
And the shore is kissed at each turn anew,
BY the dripping bow of tho old canoe.
OH many time with careless hand,
havo pushed it away from tho pebbIy
strand
And padded it down whore tho stream runs
quick,
Where tho whirls are wild and the cddies
thick,
And laughed us 1 leaned DER tho rocking
side,
And looked below in tho broken tide.
10 see that the faces and boats wcro two,
That were mirrowcd back from the old
canoe.
But, now Us lean DER tho crumbling side,
And look below in the sluggish tide,
The face that see there is graver grown,
All the laugh that hear has soberor tone
And the hands that lent to the light skin
wings
Have grown familiar with sterncr things,
But love to think of tho hours that sped
AS l rocked where the whirls their white
spray shed
Ere the blossom waved or the groom rross
grew
oer the moldering stern of the old canoe.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-20
Using n Whale for n TARGET.

"Old Creedmoor" is big whale that
plays around Passamaquoddy Bay, about
two miles from town, every summer.
At least, it is positively asserted by fish
omen that the same old fellow has made
his appearance annually to feed on the
schools of herring that frequent the place
III the summer season, and this is how he
got his title. In times past when some
of the crack shots Of the Frontier Guards
were too tired to walk out to the rifle range
they would take boat, and sailing down
tho harbor ut certain time of the tide
would be quite certain to find his whale
ship playing around the bay. Then the!
would make use of him for a target, as
part of his big carcass frequently ros
above the surface long distance off
AN ex-mcmber of the guards says yo
could always tell when he was hit for Ii
clicked like steer. ."-Eastport (afs.
Sentinel.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-20

nun, from me, that he has nv most sincere
Soo0 wishes for his success in his new
HE, He bos no warmer friend, no nor,
earnest woll-wisher than myself. But
can mover DO his wife. l do not love
MN. Wo have been like brother md
sister since childhood, and 1 can give him
my sisterly affection, nothing more"
VI shink no is sincere in his resolution
to make his lifo moro earnest and useful
than 1t has over becn," the Rcv. Henry
stiilman said, his own pain urging him
still to plead Ned's cause.
vi hope he will pcrscvcro in his resolve.
lie may make noble man."
''But his lovo"-
VI can never RETURN" she said rcso-
lutely. ''Pray leave me now. I-Iamnot
we'll" '''''
He left her. Only fow feet from
tho door he turned and roiraced his steps.
lie had satisfied his conscience; Ind
pleaded the cause Of the younger, hnnd-
somer man. Faithfully hc had placed be-
fore Nlatticall Ncd'sp splcadngs, ali hcrinilu-
ence might do for him, and lic had won
only steady refusal of tho suit hc urged.
Now--hc set his teeth hard, and went
back. Now he would risk his own rato
But Mt tho door hc paused, for Matte
had thrown herself in deep arm-chnir,
and with her face hidden, was sobbing
with u perfect passion of grief.
Was it for Ncd2 Did sho already re-
pcnt her dccision2 Irresolutc whether ia
retrcao or advance Harvey Stillman
stood in the doorway till NIattic neither
seeing nor hearing him, felt sho was not
alone, and looked up. In n moment she
was on her feet, and for tho first time the
clergyman saw her eyes flash with anger
"Why do yon como backa" she said.
"lIavo you not sufficiently humilated
me2"
III" he cried. az humilntc yon2"
"Whnt else is it to come to mo to
plead MIR. Gortlon's lovol Is he an idiot
TINT he cannot speak himself, but must
make my namo n byword by prating of
his love to overy strangcr2"
"Nliss Woolston, you misjutlgc him and
me-mo most of all if you imagine / do
sire to humilinto you. |, who honor yo,,
above all other womcnl /, who camo
tearing my own heart to plead against it
for your happincssl DO not Judge mo
harshly, NIattic, for my loves salscl"
She had so visbly frightened MS ho
spoke, such dewy happiness rested in tho
brown eyes, such trcnulous smiles gath
cred around the small mouth, tlnt tho
Rev. Harvey Stilman felt his own heart
swell with sudden rapture.
"Mnttic," he cried, 81 am many years
older than you arc, and yet lovc you
with all the strength of my. hcart"
"And love you."
Simply asn child, she told ihc truth of
her own heart. lIo wns not man for
any outburst of rapture. Tendcrly ho
folded her in his arms, saying softly.
"rhank God, darling!n
Nobody but NIattle and her bctrothcd
knew why Ned Gordon resolved TO pur-
sue his studies in London instead of re-
naming with his father in Grcyport, but
years later, when he cnmo back to tho
country town to take his fathers prao.
ticc, tho Rev. Harvey Stillman felt, with
grateful emotion, that tho good rcsolu-
tions Ind not faltcrcd, but had onnoblcd
and purified the entire life of his old ri
val, while Mattic gnve cordial welcome
to the pretty bluc-eyed wife, who had won
and kept the heart of her old lover.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-20

Sir Lcpel Griffin proposes TO colonize
Cashmere with 5000, 600 Englishmen as
bulwark to the Indian Empire.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-20
a. J. as MAY. IT y .rn,,.o,r
TAzEWELL CO. AND CLINCH VALLEY
LAND AGENCY
TAzEWEEL G. IT.. VA
II. @. ALDERSON

Offers for sale Coal Iron Agricultural Grazing Timber
An, DICKENsON and WISE, State of Virginia, and Nc
DOWELL County, West Vr5 5ina This being rap
IDLY opened by extensions of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
and offers the best field for investment in the South
Those desiring to realize their lands speedily will do
to place them With this agency possessing unusual advan-
tages for making sales
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
WEDNESDAY, FEBR UARY 20, 1889.
What Florida Produces.

The idea is prevalentin sections remote
from Florida that our State is exclusively
fruit producing one, or more properly
speaking, an orange growing State. This
idea, however, is erroneous, as the orange
growing industry, although an immense
embryo, yields but a small per cent of
the income of the State.
South Florida, it is true, is as yet only
fruit producing section, as but little
attention has so far been devoted to
other industries.
Middle and West Florida, however, and
some sections of South Florida, are rich
agricultural regions, and the value of the
products of these sections is far ahead
OF that of the orange regions of the
State.
The orange crop of the State this year
was the largest ever produced-amount-
ing to over 100000 boxes. Estimat-
ing the revenue from them at ST per box,
we have the snuglittle sum of $3, 600, 900
as the result of our efforts at orange
raising.
Now let us examine into some of the
principal products of other sections of
the State.
We find in a resent report of the De-
partment of Agriculture, the following to
the credit of our State:
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
Prize Winners.

The following persons won tile prizes
offered by the FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT, at
the Dunedin Horticultural Society, held
January Oath
Display of citrus plants.-First prize
awarded to Milwaukee Florida Orange
Co., of Dunedin. Second prize to r. d.
Hoyt, OF Bay View.
Best display ofvegetables.- First prize,
Milwaukee Florida Orange Co., OF Dune
din. Second prize, R. D. Hoyt, of Bay
View
Best display of different fruits-R. d.
Hoyt, OF Bay View.
Best display of oranges (named varie
ties) Second prize, Duncan Bros, of
Clear Water Harbor.
Best plate OF grape fruit.-C. D. Web
ster, of Tarpon Springs.
Best display of cutfowers First prize,
Mrs. G.. F. Wall, of Sea Side. Second
prize, Miss Clara Duncan, of Clear Water
Harbor
Best general display of fancy work.
Mrs DeYoung, OF Clear Water Harbor.
Best display ofIrish potatoes. Skinner
Bros, of Dunedin.
Best general display ofpoultry. First
prize, j. d. Green, of Sea Side.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

WE return thanks to Hon. VIM. Henry
Johnston, of fernando, Miss, for a box
of Chinese yam seeds Tor bulbs). He
favors us with an article on this tuber on
page IA. We shall propagate the vine
in our experimental grounds, and if it
proves of any value either as an orna-
mental plant or an edible tuber, we will
make distribution of the seeds to our
subscribers
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
Value.

In the above figures the items of 1000
hogsheads of sugar, 162,810 pounds of
wool, thousands of dollars worth of small
fruits, early and late vegetables and other
farm products are excluded, all Of which
goes to show that our State has diver
sity of products, and that our prosperity
is not dependent entirely upon any one
crop.
1T will also demonstrate to the home
seeker that he can find congenial and
profitable occupation in Florida, no mat
ter in which directions his inclinations
may lead, for he will have large list of
industries to select from.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

perimental Station of the University of
Georgia. The percentage of potash,
phosphoric acid and lime as given in the
table far exceeds that given by any other
analysis we have seen, and is evidently
erroneous. The table, however, was
published only to show the relative value
of the ashes of different woods, and in this
connection only is it of any value.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
Artificial formulation.

A bulletin issued by the experimental
Station of the University of Minnesota,
gives the following direction for artificial
fecundation of Strawberries, which may
be of use opomologistsw who desire to try
their hands at producing new varieties :
''Pollen is distributed in Strawberries
by insects and the winds. The anther
bursts open when it is ripe, and it's pollen
floats on the air and is very much DIFF
fused, or some bee in it's wanderings and
Investigations for honey, lights on the
staminate plant, and the pollen collects
on the hairs on his legs, and then he may
go to some pistillate variety, where the
pollen grains on his legs come in contact
with the sticky end of the pisti and is left
to produce fecundation.
"Where Strawberries are grown with q
view of producing new varieties, fecunda-
ton is done by hand. For this purpose,
three tools are required; camels hair
brush, delicate pair of scissors and q
piece OF fine muslin. If it were decided to
cross two such berries as the Iron Clad
and Chas. Downing, the way of procedure
would be something after this manner
AS soon as the Iron Clad is in full bud,
and before the blossom is opened, it
should becovered with little muslin bag,
or wire gauze, which fits snug up to the
stem, though wide enough at the top to
allow the flowers to open. When the
blossom has fully expanded, the muslin
should be removed, and the stamens
carefully cut off below the anthers The
muslin is then replaced. In a few days a
camels hair brush is brushed over the
stamens of Downing berry, which has
plenty OF pollen dust, and then touched
lightly to the pistils of the Iron Clad,
when some of the pollen dust will be found
to adhere to them The muslin is at
once replaced, and when the blossom
begins to fade, is removed altogether
The plants from the seed of this handler
tilted berry will partake of many of the
characteristics of both plants. The op-
GRAFTON would be the same when a pistil-
late variety like the Manchester was to
be fertilized; but there would, in all prob
ability, be no stamens sufficiently de-
veloped to need cutting off"
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT
What to Plant in the Garden.

One of your subscribers, who has read
and become interested in a former COM
munication of mine, writes as follows:
81 have just settled in Florida, and in
accordance with your advice, | wish to
establish a garden the first thing. | am
located on high pineland will you please
tell me what / had better grow in my
garden?"
In answer to the above, would say
that the writer had better not attempt to
grow anything at all until he has en-
riched his soil by a liberal application Of
fertilizers, and even then | would advise
him to go slow until he has perfected some
system, be it ever SO simple, of irrigation.
After this is done, he can go to work with
an assurance of moderate degree of
success.
1t would be useless to advise him what
to grow in his garden, for / am not ac-
qua1nted with the tastes of himself or
family. However, for this season, and
until he becomes more thoroughly ac-
quainted with the needs and capabilities
OF his soil, and the caprices of the climate,
we would advise the cultivation of vege-
tables of quick growth.
He may plant him an onion bed, let
tuce bed and radish bed every three
weeks Beans and peas must not be for
gotten. He may also experiment with o
small (please note the adjective) patch of
Irish potatoes. Okra, cucumbers, squash,
corn, beets, sweet potatoes, tomatoes,
turnips, etc., are all easily grown, and
can be planted now without danger of
frost, and if they are properly fertilized
and irrigated, should yield enough truck
to supply his family, and in a measure
stop the drain on his pocket book.
The character of his soil being light and
devoid of any great amount of natural
fertility, he should keep in mind the fact
that plants which drawno inconsiderable
portion of their substance from the
atmosphere, and which, as rule, are cul-
tivated for their foliage, will yield more
satisfactory results than others, and
should govern himself accordingly.
J.S. WALDERMAN.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
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this paper must be received by 10 O'Clock Monday
morning of each week.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

In hearticle published last week headed
"Manurial Value of Ashes of Different
Woods" there were evidently several
misleading errors in the table of analysis,
which was taken from report OF the Ex-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

THIS week we conclude the article OH
Orange and Lemon Culture in Sicily, by
Hon. Wallace S. Jones. The article is an
interesting one and should be preserved
for future reference.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

THE last issue of the American Agri-
culturist contains full-page illustration
of harvesting oranges in Florida, and
an interesting article descriptive of the
business, by Mr.. 0. NJ Crosby.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20

The appointment of Norman j. Cole
man as Secretary of the Department OF
Agriculture has been confirmed by the
Senate.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT
Another Plan Suggested.

| the orange growers might better their
| condition. Some have suggested that
gluts could be prevented by scattering
the shipments to different sections of the
| country; Others think our only salvation
is to propagate late varieties, thus get
ting them into market after the bulk OF
fruit is consumed, etc., etc.
Now | have plan which | wish to sub
nit to the orange growers. Ihave tested
it on a small scale and can vouch forit so
far as have tried it.
/ first gathered my oranges and let
them ''sweat" for twenty-four hours.
One day before put my fruit to sweat
dissolve one teacupful of air-slacked lime
i'll about two gallons of water This |
sprinkle on two bushels of common In
dian corn. which has been previously
spread upon the floor After the corn is
thoroughly dry get a good sized box,
cover the bottom well with the corn, and
place layer OF oranges upon it, leaving
considerable space between each orange,
Cover this layer of fruit with layer of
corn, and so on until the box is full
Oranges packed in this manner | have
kept in perfect condition for five months,
and believe they could have been kept
much longer.
The plan may seem an expensive one,
but as the corn can be used for an indefi-
mite number of years, the cost in the long
run will be but little.
am not prepared at present, nor is it
necessary to discuss the why's and where
known preservative. Sufficeitto say that
it does it's work thoroughly. 1t is an
easy matter to test it; get a bushel of
corn and basket of oranges, and try it
on small scale, and if you are satisfied
with the results you can make arrange
ments to try it on a more extensive scale
next season.
Having full confidence in this method
of keeping oranges, the plan | wish to
submit to our fruit growers is as fol
lows:
After they have tried the system and
are convinced that oranges can be pre-
served in a natural state by it for the,
four or six months, letthem club together
in each neighborhood, erect the necessary
buildings, purchase their corn in the West
in carload lots-it will take some capital
it is true-and go into the business for
''keeps." When their fruit is snugly
packed away they can watch the fluctua
tions and demands of the market and
make their shipments to the best ad-
vantage.
This may seem wild and visionary
scheme, but as | am satisfied that or
anges can be preserved in the method
mentioned, see no reason why the pres
ervation process cannot be put into
operation on large and profitable SCALE
On the above system / have no patent
and ask for no royalty, but hope that
when our fruit growers have tested it and
are reaping their rewards (are free from
their now constant nightmare of over
production and glutted markets) they
will occasionally think with kindness of
their obedient servant
IN
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-20
ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates for advertising furnished on application
by letter or in person.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-30
OUR VISITORS.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Beidler, OF Chicago,
have been the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Funk for week past. Mrs. Esther Frick
and her son and daughter, OF Philadelphia,
are also visiting at the home of Mr. Funk.
John D.. Congan, of Indiana, with his wife,
were the guests of 3. c. Gibson at the Holmes
Hotel last Wednesday evening. An informal
reception was given to friends.
Arthur L. McCutcheon. the son of Hon. L
D. McCutcheon, of Heleha. Mont, is visiting
in Minneapolis. He won the gold medal in
the competitive drill at West Point at the
close of last term.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Bennett with their two
sons. of Topeka, Kan. were entertained by
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Trip, on their way to
Yellowstone park and the Pacific coast
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Perry, of Rochester.
N. Y. are the guests of G. F. Wright and
route to Washington territory.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. Mendenhall have for
guests this week George S. Mentfelt and his
sister, Mary E. Mentfelt, of st. Louis and
Charles Crump and wife.
Miss Mary Ogden and Miss Nellie Thomas
are visiting with their aunts Mrs. Christian
and Mrs. Phillips, at Lake Mlnnetonka
Rev. G. A: Hutchinson, of Dalles Or, is
visiting with his uncle, j. L. Grimes, at his
home 1929 Nicollet avenue.
Charles C. Whitney, Of Marshall, Mimi. is
visiting Major and A. Norton and other Min
neapolis friends.
Miss Minorah Zimmerman. Of Mankato is
visiting with Miss Edith O'Donnell on East
Fourteenth street.
Attorney General Baker, of Iowa, was q
guest of o. H. Mockroth during the week.
Mrs. S. c. Campbell of New York, is VISIT
ing with her son, Wallace F. Campbell.
Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Anderson, of Blue Earth
City, are visiting in Minneapolis
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-30
HOME AGAIN.

The party consisting of Thomas Lowry and
family. President Van HOrne of the Cana
dian Pacific; II. A. Smith, of Montreal, d.
rector of the Allan line; DR.. Thomas Skinner,
of14ondon, and II. b. LangdOn, OF this city,
returned to Minneapolis on Tuesday after
several weeks of travel in British Columbia
and Washington territory. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Bell arrived in Mime
apoliS Monday, after four months of travel
in Europe and Asia Minor. They spent the
greater part of the time in Palestine, where q
party of about twenty Minnesota people
travelled together.
Col. John T. West and daughters arrived at
home Thursday, after travelling since last No
yember in Europe and different portions OF
the old world.
City Comptroller Calderwood, who spent
Two weeks visiting at his old home in Michi-
gan, raturned home the first of the week.
Senator Washburn returned on Tuesday
from Washington and the East, where he has
been for the past five weeks.
I. C. Seeloy has returned from attending
the commencement exercises of Olivet col
lege, Michigan, his college.
W. A. Vanderburg has returned from
Europe, where he has been travelling for
some months past.
VIM. Gore and family returned Thursday
from Carlnville, Ill.
Aid. f. Q. Potter returned from his visit to
Boston Tuesday.
F. D. Dibble returned last Monday from
Dakota.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-30
Important Convention To- Day
in Behalf Of the Eight !,
Hour System.
Big Preparations and Pro-
gramme for the July a
Demonstration.
The Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, Indorses the Stone-7i
cutters Strike. ~
Matters Of Interest to Indus
trial Classes Culled in
Minneapolis.

The state eight-hour convention meets
at labor headquarters this afternoon at
$3.50 sharp. This meeting is the most
important in the history of the eight
hour movement in this state. Reports
to the secretary show that there is a
growing sentiment in favor of Organiza-
ton for. eight hours. The state as
sembly should take charge of this move
ment and give it Intelligent direction.
1t is impossible to send out organizers
and do other necessary work. without a
well-filled treasury. The various Or
ganizations have thus far borne the ex-
pense of the state convention. But If
the celebration at the state fair grounds
on July is success. the burden Will
be much lighter upon all.
The general committee is working
hard to perfect every detail for the DEM
OnstratiOn, and have an interesting re-
port to submit this afternoon. The del
egates to the convention can do much
as members of committees where care
full and faithful work is necessity.
Every delegate should be in his seat
and help to make the final arrange
MentS.
The general committee will hold a
special meeting Immediately after the
convention, and probably adjourn to
the fair grounds and look over the field
OF operations for July 4th.
At the meeting of the Trade and Labor
assembly on Friday evening. after listen
ing to the report of special committee
on parade, it was decided to recommend
that no street parade be held in st. Paul
on the morning of July 4, but that all
would go direct to the fair grounds and
form in line at their respective head
quarters.