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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23
81 per Annull, in advance.
Either of the

are obtained from them. Either of the
former methods are to be recommended.
The best time for this work is in early
spring February or March-and if your
correspondent will do his work thorough
ly he will have no difficulty in propagat-
ing his guavas-only it takes time and
patience, rather too much of both, and
hope to find some method of more rapid
propagation. If any one can give us any
light upon this subject we shall be glad
TO hear from them r. d. HoYT.
Seven Oaks Nurseries, Bay View Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23
For THE FLORIDA AGRIoULTURIsT.
Dark VS.. Bright Cotton Seed Meal.

For THE FLORIDA AGRIGULTURIsT.
Dark VS.. Bright Cotton Seed Meal.
In a late issue of the Florida Dispatch,
[ find the following letter from Mr. James
H White, concerning the relative values
of dark and bright cotton seed meal:
ga correspondent raises the question of
the relative fertilizing value of the two
grades of cotton seed meal, and | will an
swer through the Dispatch.
$50 far as l remember, nothing has ap-
peared in the Dispatch upon this subject.
except what was written by parties inter-
ested in it's sale. OF such [ have two clip
pings from the Dispatch, both giving an
alleged analysis of the dark meal, but no
authority is given for either. One of these
items is signed by VIM. A. Bours, of Jack
sonville, and since Mr.. Bours is not chem
ist, the analysis is not his own, but de-
rived from some other source, and Mr..
Bours owes it to both himself and the
public to give authority for such an analy
Sis The analysis is that of an average
sample of bright meal, as shown by that
given in Storer's Agriculture, Vol |, p.
391.
nitrogen about 700 per cent; phos-
phoric acid $50 to 800 percent. potash
TX to 200 per cent.
"Storer observes that the nitrogen is
Subject to considerable variations He
gives no analysis of dark meal, but says
the we'll nigh worthless hulls dilute the
fertilizing matters.
"Warrington's Chemistry of the Farm
gives the analysis of both as follows:
"Bright meal. Nitrogen, $50 percent;
phosphoric acid, 3.12 per cent; potash
1.5O per cent. Dark meal: Nitrogen,
$50 per cent phosphoric acid, 2.29 per
cent; potash, 201.
Estimating nitrogen at 16 cents, phos-
phoric acid cents and potash 5 cents
per pound, ton of bright meal would be
worth 1872 pounds nitrogen, $21.12; 62
pounds phosphoric acid, $4. .96; 80 pounds
potash, ST. so; total, $27 7.5S. Dark meal
7S pounds nitrogen, $12.48; 46 pounds
phosphoric acid, ,$3 .66; 40 pounds potash,
5000; total, $18.14.
"Prof. White of the University of Geor-
gia, found 100 pounds OF cotton seed to
yield pounds of lint, so pounds ofhulls,
35 pounds of meal and 13 pounds of OIL
100 pounds of meal gave 800 pounds Of
ammonia, 275 pounds ofphosphoric acid
and 15O pounds ofpotash. 100pounds
OF hulls gave OBS pounds of Ammonia,
O.25 pounds phosphoric acid, and O.85
pounds potash.
''Grinding meal and hulls together, 100
pounds of seed yields 85 pounds of dark
meal. One ton of this compound would
contain l. 1S0 pounds OF hulls and 800
pounds of bright meal of valuable fertil-
izing elements 68. .95 pounds of ammonia,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23

$11.O3; 25.4O pounds of ohosphoric acid,
$2.O3; 22.43 pounds OF potash, $1.12.
Commercial value, $14.18.
Zone ton of the bright meal would con-
tain 16O pounds of ammonia, worth
$3.50; 55 pounds of phosphoric acid,
worth $40; 80 pounds of potash, worth
$1.5O. Commercial value, $315O
"These figures are presumably for the
seed of the short staple cotton, and 1T is
conceded that the seed of the long sta
pie cotton has a smaller proportion of
hull than the shortstaple. Buthow much?
Gentlemen, how much? The question be-
fore the meeting is How Much? and the
advocates of dark meal have the floor
"But we want no guess work, and no
bogus analysis will be accepted.
Let us have we'll authenticated anal
ysis by a competent chemist. The one
who will furnish such analysis will be en-
+ titled to grateful remembrance Oy all who
use cotton seed meal"
The great trouble with Mr. White evi-
IDENTIFY is that he hasgot hold Of an incor-
rect analysis OF the dark meal. | have
before me an analysis of dark cotton
seed meal from Harbeshaw, the eminent
London chemist, analyst to the chemical
trade of New York, chemist to the New
York Agricultural Society, chemist to the
New York Produce Exchange. Certainly
Mr.. White will admit the competency of
this chemist, and will not denounce his
beshaw gives us an entirely different
statement from the one quoted by Mr..
White.
Let us for an instant tconsider this mat
ter of relative values.
Mr.. White figures ton of bright meal
as follows
Nitrogen (6.6O per cent? 132 lbs q IL
Phosphoric acid (312 per cent? 81 lbs. Sc.. 1896
Potash (29O per cent? 80 lbs % 5c............ 1.5O
Total value per ton 7.5S
Dark meal he figures as follows:
Nitrogen $3.50 per cent? 7S lbs q 4S
Phosphoric ac!d 1929 per cent? 46 Tbs. S &c.,. 1866
Potash (2.O1 per cent? 40 lbs. "a 6c......... 200
Total value of IA
Mr.. Harbeshaw, however, man second
to none in his profession, tells different
story. He gives us the following value of
dark meal per tom
Nitrogen (6.19 per cent? 123 lbs. a 16c.....$19.6S
Phosphoric acid 23O per cent. 46 lbs. q &c.,. 1858
Potash Ola per cent? % lbs. q 5c.......... 1.1O
TO RECAPTULATE.
Bright NEAL vide White 58
Dark meal, vide Harbeshaw ................. 24.46
In favor of bright 3.12
Now, Mr.. White should remember that
bright meal sells for 81 per ton more in
the market, but it is actually worth only
$3.12 more per ton, according to his own
figures of prices.
Mr.. White says it is conceded that
the long staple cotton has a smaller pro-
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Layering Guavas.

Replying to your correspondents query
will answer the guava question as well
as can.
The guava, like many hard-wooded
shrubs, is slow and rather hard to propa-
gate. The most satisfactory way we have
found, so far, is the old method of layer
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23
FOR THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Bee Stings for Neuralgia and Rheu-
matiSm.


matism.
OF late there have been several articles in
the papers relative to bee estings as a cure
for rheumatism. On rejecting over the
matter must say that of my many bee
keeping friends none of them are afflicted
with that malady. 1t is well known that
many of our German physicians make
use of a counter-irritant, the base of
which is said to be formic acid, and if |
am correct it is procured as follows: A
number of live bees are placed in a large
bottle, together with sufficient alcohol to
dampen the sides of the bottle; the whole
is violently shaken, causing the bees to
discharge their poison, which is absorbed
by the alcohol. There are doubtless other
ways of preparing the remedy.
Relative to the above subject, | can
give what came under my observation
while residing in Doniphaw county, Kan
sas, during the years 1881 to 1883. Mr..
j. q. c., a young man of about twenty
years of age, was afflicted with very Sc
we're case of neuralgia. During a period
of three days and nights hewas unable to
rest, walking the floor in his misery, with
his face swollen almost beyond recogni-
tion. Various remedies were tried with
out effect, until /, learning of the trouble,
proposed to apply bee poison direct as
likely to afford temporary If not perma-
nent relief. The bee hives were visited
and half dozen bees secured, which were
applied TO different parts of the face in
succession-the young man bearing the
treatment heroically, hardly wincing when
each insect was applied. The result was
that i'll a short time the pain ceased and
refreshing sleep supplied the place OF the
agony experienced for SO many weary
hours. No doubt the same treatment
would afford relief in similar cases, and
would be well worth trial.
j. Y. DETwILER.
New Smyrna, Volusia County, Fla
II ic coid tho+ tho Dlopt Svcto,11 haS
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-23

1t is said that the Plant System has
made a big dealwith the Inman syndicate,
and that in future merchandise formerly
carried East for export will be shipped
rom Tampa.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
KILLED AT SHERIDAN.
by Being Run Over by a Freight Ira
Going East.

by Being Hun Over by Freight Train
Going East.
Tuesday afternoon about $3.50 o'clock
persons standing on the platform at Sheri-
dan Station were horrifed to see the re-
mains of a man on the track Immediately
after freight train had passed eastward.
AS there was no one in sight when the
train came along, he either fell or jumped
from the train and was drawn under
the wheels. The remains were horribly
mutilated, but were gathered together as
best they could and put on the mail train,
arriving here at Ali. They were taken
to the Millville Morgue where they were
coff1ned, and, if they are not identified,
will be buried with the flood victims. The
party killed was a man about 35 years
of age. and weighed about 140 pounds.
He had on working clothes and small
miners lamp was picked up where he
was found. There were no papers by
which he could be identified, but his
right arm was tattooed with ordinary ink
with the letters u. B." and on the
right arm was small dagger. His hair was
dark-brown and he wore rather heavy
moustasche. 1t is possible he may have
been brakeman, but it is hardly likely.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT sFouY
THAT OVER

Six Thousand Persons Were Lost In til<
Great Calamity on Friday, Ffav 31s
Yesterday the Bureau of InformatioE
closed its Department, having completed
its work The work was comUtac-
ed by Colonel John l. Rogers, contiLurd
by Mr.. Harry Keller, and completed hy
Mr.. 81. A. French.
Mr.. G. B, Clark's registry, just mad Il
short time before the food, made our pc.
ulatlon little over 29, 900. The Bureau
canvass and registry makes the number of
people who survived the flood, including
those who are living here and those who
have gone away, 22SS9. This leaves
GILL people as the number lost. Mr..
French thinks these fl lures are as near
correct as they can be ruade, and that it
could not possibly vary over four hund-
red. About 1000 bodies have been re-
covered.
These statistics whici have been care
fully compiled are now H. ,he possession OF
the Board of Inquiry, a' will be given to
the State Flood Comm ion, and will be
regarded as the official lures.
1t is hard to think that tx thousand OF
our people were lost il ne calamity, bus
that is the number the Hlreau of Infor-
nation arrives at after careful research.
having resorted to eyer. means of infor-
nation which could be reached.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
Respect to Their Employe.

The officials of the Western Union Tel
egraph Company are making provisions
for the support of the family Harrison A.
Jackson, of McConnellsburg, who per-
ished in the Johnstown flood. Mr.. Jack
son was employed as lineman, with head
quarters at Derry, and was ordered 20
Johnstown on the day of the fatal disas-
ter. He was removing wires from ths
first to the second floor of the telegraph
building, when the water struck the
building and drowned six out of seven Of
the employees. tits learned that the COM
pany have agreed to erect g 1900
house at Johnstown for the family Of ths
deceased, and to pay the widow her hus-
bands former salary-$90 per month.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
A sr lla.lng scheme DETECTED.

A LOT of loafcrs around town had con-
cocted very neat scheme to swindle Con-
tractors McLain & Co., which was nipped
in the bud yesterday, They would go to
work for half day or SO, and after get
ting a check on the clearinghouse would
only show up at meal time. In this way
some of them got several weeks free
board, but they will more than likely have
to earn it double now, as information, un-
der the boarding house act was made
against them yesterday, and they may
have to work their fine out on the streets.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
ECHOES FROM THE FLOOD.

Sad Stories From Survivors of the Fatal
Friday.
Mrs. Mary Overlook tells a sad story.
At o'clock in the morning Of Friday, the
31st of May the overflow of water from
the river began to rush into the cellar of
her house but neither she nor her hus-
band anticipated danger at that time, and
he started out as usual for his place of
work. Finding the streets badly flooded,
he procured raft and returned 10 take
his wife to place of safety. Before he
reached his dwelling, however, its
occupants were removed to the residence
of Mr.. McMillen near by, and MIR. Over
beck went himself to the Club House across
the street from Mr.. McMillen's house. The
water continued to rise through the day,
and the heavy rain obscured the view
between the two houses. Mr.. Overlook
called out at intervals to his wife, cheering
her and telling her that he would join
her in the morning. Finally at 4 in the
afternoon the tidal wave from the reser-
voir swept down the street, carrying
houses, trees, and dead bodies with it, and
Mrs. Overlook beheld with terror the
porch of the Club House across the street
fall. Mr.. McMillen had taken thirty-two
people into his house, which was large,
firm building, and when the rush Of water
came he took them all up to the top story,
where they remained until late Saturday
morning with nothing to eat save single
loaf of bread.
" Early Saturday morning." continued
Mrs. Overlook, Il looked across the
street and saw hand protruding from a
mass of debris near the Club House. beg
ged some of the gentlemen to go and see
if they could find my husband They did so
and my dead husbands body was brought
across and placed in the upper hallway of
Mr.. McMillen's house." Such was the ex-
citement and confusion at this time that
Mrs. Overlook could not get to her hus-
bands side, and she was carried to a
place of safety without ever seeing him
again, his body having teen among those
of the first to be buried by the relief par
ties. As Mrs. Overlook tells her pitiful
story, there is a strange look of sadness,
and she cannot repeat what she has suf-
fered without marked signs of emotion.
THEY SAVED TwENTY-sIx PERSONS.
Mrs. Emma Robb, stepmother of Mrs.
Overlook, another of the survivors, lived
at the corner of Morris and Willow streets,
South Side. She is a widow, and with
her only daughter she fled to the upper
story of her house, taking some provisions
with her. Both before and after the great
tidal wave struck the house mother and
daughter worked heroically to save the
terror-stricken and half drowned unfortu-
mates who iloated past their windows
They succeeded in saving the lives of
twenty-slx persons, and early Saturday
morning the whole party was carried on
raft to the upper part of Kernville.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
DEATH OF JoH., ,T'agIDE.

Annie Frankhauser Ci,a,scI With His
Death-She is Now Awaiting Hearing.
John Mcbride, of Prc.p-ct, died at the
Cambria Hospital Tl"sIay morning
about 2 o'clock, of c"acussicn of the
brain.
On July 18th last, Aurie Fra nkhauser,
a resident Of Upper Pro- pect, was in one
of her tantrums, and assaulted young
Mcbride, and struck him on the head
with stone. fracturing mis- skull.
Yesterday informant N was made
by William Baker, no was IN eye
witness of the assault before Justice
Bland, and warrant Was Issued for her
arrest and placed in the hands of Consta-
BILE Porter r. Miller, who arrested Annie
yesterday morning about II o'clock and
locked her up.
Coroner Evans was notified of the
death, and at once in panccd a jury,
consisting of Stephen b. Gregory, John
T. Graham, w. J. Gilmore. John PEN
gaze, William Post, aud ABRAHAM. Gil
more, who sat at ? o'clock Yesterday eve-
ening, but adjourned without taking tes-
timony, to meet again this evening att
O'Clock at the coroner's office, when wit
nesses will be examined.
Mcbride was about niueteen years old,
and lived on Prospect, near the Cambria
Hospital. Annie Frankhauser, his assail-
ant, has made frequent appearances in the
police court as prosecut~ix and defendant
and bears reputation of an unenviable
character.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
The New Minister,

Rev. Paul Glasgow, of Tamauqua,
Schuylkill county, has been chosen pas
tor of the German Evangelical Lutheran
Zion Congregation, this city. Rev. Glas-
Cow preached his first sermon last Sun
day morning in the temporary quarters at
Hansman's Hall.
Rev. Glasgow succeeds Rev. Lichten-
berg, who had been in charge but few
days when the food came and carried to
their death himself, his wife and four chill
dren. Rev. Glasgow has his head
quarters at No. 1877 Napoleon street.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
Held by IA Corpse.

Rev. Fl. Trautwein, Of Cambria City,
visited Rev. E. NJ. McKeever, Of Latrobe,
recently, says the Adoance, and related
the following incident of the flood which
had not been printed heretofore He
was standing on the bridge on that aw-
full Saturday succeeding the flood and
witnessed the attempt of workmen to re-
move Miss Clark from the wreck, they
had removed the debris from her head
and body as far as exposed, but still she
could not be liberated. The flames were
approaching, and Father Trautwein ad-
ministered the sacrament of the church
to the poor unfortunate, who believed
that she must certainly perish. In
desperation one man dived beneath the
water and endeavored to free her, when
he found her one heel held in vice like
grip by human hand. The muscles
were set in death and it seemed that the
unfortunate girl could not be freed from
their awful clasp. An ak was procured
and the hand severed from the arm, when
Miss Clark was taken out. Both her legs
were broken, but she was taken to the
Hospital and is getting along nicely. The
men then went to work and finally sue
ceeded in getting out the body to which
the hand belonged. Strange to relate, it
was that of Miss Clark's grandfather and
it was his hand that had almost dragged
her to an awful death.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
s74 One REG, full figure of woman, one

274 One REG, full figure of woman, one
ear-drop.
281 Pipe, key, watch chain and charm.
301 Two pieces of earring.
314 Garnet ring aud money.
297 One breast pin.
318 Comb and cents.
1888 Breast-pin and collar button.
$50 Set teeth, watch and charm, key,
case and spectacles and match box.
359 Small child's ring.
3S4 Pair ear drops.
375 Scarf pin and collar button.
392 Plain gold ring.
1896 Two chased rings.
379 Breast pin.
302 Knife, chain, 5 cents and cigar holder
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
For the Information of Applicants.

All requests for housekeeping goods,
furniture, bedding, mattresses and cloth-
ing must hereafter be made to the COM
mittee of Ladies of the Conemaugh Val
ley, in compliance with an order signed
by Captain II. II. Kuhn, head of the Cong
missary, and Miss Clara Barton, President
of the National Red Cross.
The Conemaugh Valley Committee con-
sists of Miss Elizabeth Title, Chairman
Mrs. Arthur ]. Moxham, Mrs. Herman.
Banner, Mrs. Thomas Brown, Mrs.
Charles Griffith, Mrs. Mary Parks and 1Iisz
Mary Howe, with headquarters in fzs
temporary building at the corner Of L:-
Gust street and Park Place,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
Prince Russell Harrison.

How dazzling is the reflected glory from
the Executive Chair of State Our Presi-
dents son Russell is the heir apparent to
all of Uncle Sans dominons. The great
son of our great President, is having a
royal time Of it in England. Our own
Russell is of one of the most distinguished
Of all distinguished individuals. Our
Prince Russell can fairly claim place
among the distinguished ones of the earth.
He has dlned with Queen Victoria, lunch.
ed with the Prince of Wales, dlned with
the Marquis of Salisbury, bought fancy
neckties, silk handkerchiefs, silk under
clothes, silver-mounted perfume bottles,
monsgrammed tooth brushes, aud all kinds
Of the most delightful things, and has
carefully packed them in the most beau.
tiful Russia leather valice with initials r.
II. He will bring these home with him,
paying duty on them to the great delight
of his great daddy and mamma, Dazzling
indeed, is the reflected glory from the
Executive. lamp of State. ,,,.........
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
Cannot Find His Family.
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.

Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
The man Lehr, who shot Scott at Con-
fuence yesterday, formerly worked for
the restaurant in the Diamond Market,
Allegheny. The proprietor says he was
there but short time as second cook,
but was perfectly sober during the two
months he was engaged. He said his
mother lived in Allegheny somewhere,
and that his father was in the Lehigh
region. Nothing further could be learned
of him.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
A Man Probably Fatally Hart.

Charles Ellsworth, an employe in the
C9mbr'. Mills, sustained what may prove
to he faul accident lie was assisting
In raising a boom when the strap broks
and precipitated the unfortunate man fif-
teen feet to the floor, breaking his jaw
and cutting his face severely, aud perhapE
fracturing his skull. The accident oe-
Cured yesterday afternoon about P. Y
He was hastily taken to the Cambria Hos
pital in buggy, where DR.. W. B. Low
man dressed his wounds. The doctor
said he was suffering from conclusion Of
the brain and that he could not at the time
tell the extent of the injury, but that it
was very serious case. The patient is q
young man and halls from Pittsburgh.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
Assistance Through DR.. walters.

Mr.. Jonathan ]. Lewis, of Pueblo,
Colorado, collected from the employees
of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad,
$59 for the Johnstown sufferers. He
sent the money to DR.. w. w. Walters in
checks of So and one So check to be dis.
tributed to the persons named. The
doctor has been attending to this
pleasant task OF handing over the well
come little pieces of paper, ,41 80 -,
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
Gave Bail.

At a hearing before Squire Rutledge
yesterday at . p. NJ. on charge of as
sault and battery, preferred by Phillip
Berg, Henry Steinmer, the defendant,
was held in the sum of 5000 for his leap
pearance at Court. More trouble will
grow out of this litigation. Let us have
peace.
Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-07-26
A BeIligerent Husband.

He had imbibed too freely of intoxi
cants, and conceived the idea that some
one must feel the force of his displeasure.
There were no men about whom he consid-
cred his equals, and he was at loss what to
do. In casting about he saw medium sized
woman, Mrs. Charles Elwine, his wife,
and at proceeded to pummel her. A
black eye, a confusion on the neck, and
several bruises about the body was all the
physical damage suffered by the poor
woman, when stranger passing in his
wagon, saw the fracas, and decided to
take hand in it. Charles Elwine soon
regretted that more secrecy was not CIV
en- to his pugilistic efforts, and skunk
away the worst whipped man in town.
All this occurred near Lincoln Bridge yes
terday afternoon. Up to last accounts no
arrests had been made.