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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-25

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Books and Pamphlets Received.

Descriptive Catalogue of Langdon
Nurseries, near Mobile, Ala.,-J G. Pulif-
son, Mobile.
Relations between the Central Pacific
Railroad Company and the United
States GOvernment,-G. S. Lansing, sec
retary, SanFrancsco.
Catalogue of Rare Florida Fruits and
Flowers, for the season of1890. An illus
trated and descriptive catalogue of the
fruits and flowers of Florida, worthy of
cultivation.-Pike & Ellsworth, Jessa-
mine, Pasco Co., Fla.
GA Story Without Words, a hand
somely Illustrated pamphlet, issued by
the passenger department of the j.
T. & K. w. R'y. System, wherein is told
by means of illustrations, on each alter
nate page, the experiences of an invalid
and his family during a trip to Florida.
g. D. Ackley, G. P. A., Jacksonville,
Fla.
xperimental Station Bulletin No. 4 of
the Department OF Agriculture. This
pamphlet was prepared by Mr.. w. B. AL
wood, Vice-Director of the Virginia Agri-
cultural Experiment Station at Black
burk, Va. 1t presents, together with a
list of the horticulturists of the Agricult-
ural Experiment Stations of the United
States, an outline of the work in horti-
culture undertaken by the several Sta
tions. It's preparation devolved upon
Mr.. Atwood, as Chairman of the Commit
tee on Cooperative Work in Horticult-
ure of the Association OF American Agri-
cultural Colleges and Experiment Sta
tiOns, the other members of the commit.
tee being Messrs. W. j. Green, of the
Ohio Experiment Station and H. m.
Beckwith, of the Delaware Experiment
Station. In their introduction the COM
mittee state, that this publication has
two main objects. 1st: facilitate cores
pondence among the special workers in
horticulture, and 2nd to bring to the at
tention of Originators of new varieties of
fruits and vegetables, and others inter-
ested in horticulture, the main lines of
work which will be undertaken or which
are actually in progress at the several
Stations. The conditions under which
tests of varieties will be made at the
Stations. are enumerated, as we'll as the
guarantee, by which the Stations enter
ing into cooperative work in testing va
rieties, have mutually agreed to abide
This bulletin will be of special interest to
the horticulturists of the several Colleges
and Stations and to seedsmen and other
originators of new varieties of fruits and
vegetables. 1t is now ready for distribu-
tion, address the Secretary of Agricult-
ure.
''The Old Homestead" (" a novel written
from the celebrated play of Denman
Thompson of that name. A book of mar
velous interest and merits. Stout 4
Smith, Rose St., New York
Bulletin No. 8 of the New Hamshire Ag-
ricultural Experimental Station, devoted
to feeding experiments. g. H. Whetcher,
Hanover, N. Y.
Women's Secrets of How to be Beauti
full, book of interest to the ladies, pub
lished by Stout & Smith, New York.
m tho 10 ST M 1ooofinoc Of +bo 1ipoot,OPc Of
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-25
Suggestions For January Work.

not unusual drouth. Experience, sad ex-
perience in fact, teaches us that this
state of things will not long continue.
History repeats itself, and our weather
clerk navigates his craft in pretty much
the same channels year after year. There
fore we can confidently expect rains in
very short time, which are almost sure
to be followed by a severe cold spell-not
so cold and fatal, we trust, as the motor
ious cold weather of January 5th, 9Th,
10th, 18th and 18th, 1886. However in
the time of peace we should prepare for
war, trust in God but keep our powder
dry" and make all possible preparation
to meet old Boreas and give him as
warm reception as possible when he
comes. The plant protectors made dur
ing the odd times OF the year should be
looked up and arranged for immediate
use. With their aid many plants both
in flower and vegetable gardens may be
saved
A patch of Irish potatoes may be
planted at almost anytime during this
month The land for them should be
thoroughly plowed now, being careful to
turn under all grasses and weeds. When
you are ready to plant, plOw the land
again and pulverize it finely with an
Acme. Mark off your rows three feet
apart, having the burrows quite deep.
Apply at the bottom of the drill your fer
tilizer which should consist of some reli-
able brand of ofcommervial fertilizers orwell
rotted stable manure composted with
cotton seed or cotton-seed meal. If the
former is used be sure to see that the
terminating power of the seed is de-
stroyed; if the latter, let it heat thor
oughly with the manure. Drop your
''cuts'' in the furrOw and cover so as to
have the same on level with the bal
ance of the ground.
Vegetables can still planted although
those sensitive to cold will probably be
"nipped in the bud" Care should be
taken to select only the hardy varieties.
Hot-beds for growing tender plants
should be prepared, and the seeds plant
ed as soon as possible so that the plants
may be ready to set as soon as the
danger of frost is past.
Many of our grove owners apply fer
tilizers to their trees this month. Many
of them, in fact, give to the trees, their
full supply of food at this time. We
think it would be best to apply it in
broken doses and at more frequent inter-
walls, for the reason that if a larger guam
tity Of fertilizer is applied than the tree
can use the surplus is wasted. Would
advise the application of only a part of
the years allowance at this time and the
remainder in June or July.
Trees of all kinds can be set out with
safety as soon as the ground is in good
condition, j. G. as soon as a sufficient
quantity of rain has fallen.
The holiday trade will probably open
the glut in the orange market, and the
chances are that prices will be better
from this on. The fruit is now fully ripe
and delicious, and may be hurried into
market as rapidly as is necessary to
meet the demand, but no faster. Keep
yourself advised by the Fruit Exchange,
and ship according to their Instructions.
But when you do ship be sure that your
fruit is neatly and properly picked,
wrapped, packed and graded. and in this
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-25

STRAWBERRY beds and gardens have
suffered considerably from drought dur
ing the past two months.
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
Bill Passed and Signed.

TAHLEoUAH, I. T., December 7.-Coun-
Gilman Jackson's bill for tie appointment
of a committee of three to mset and treat
with the Cherokee commission for the sale
of the Cherokee outlet, PASSED both houses
of the legislature and almost Immediately
rece we'd the signature of Chief Mayes, who
named w. p. Boudinot, R. M. Walker and
ex-Chief Bushyhead as members of the
committee. The senate refused to confirm
the appointment of Eoudinot and Walker,
and Chief Mayes tn named W. A. Dunkin
and Ridge Pascal in their places. 1t is be-
ieved the enate will confirm their appoint
ment. The bill providing for the commit
tee places no restriction upon the committee
beyond instructing them to obtain as much
as possible for the land. 1t provides also
that the decision reached by them shall not
be binding upon the Cherokee government
unless 1t shall have been ratified by vote
of the people at an election called for that
purpose. The legislative action is regard ed
as very favorable by the United States COM
mission.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
A Big Catholic Bank.


NEW YORK, December 10.-The Herald
has page of news about the establishment
of ''The Universal Bank and Trust COM
pany," with the benediction of Pope Leo
The Herald says that this is to be started
with capital of 500. 600, coo; is to have its
chief Office in New York, with branches in
nearly all European capitals. the strongest
OF these, perhaps, in Rome. That the bank
and its foreign branches sare all to be under
an American charter, an old one granted by
the state of New York, bought for the pur-
pose, and will all be under the protection of
the American flag.
1t object is to be to control the pope's
money, the funds of the Catholic church, and
of all Catholic organizations, and the pri-
vate fortune OF its members.
The charter under which the bank expects
to organize, confers among other things
the right to exercise the functions of trust
company; second, to guarantee bonds. Sc
curities and other obligations; third. to ex-
ercisc the functions of a safe deposit COM
pany; fourth, to have the custody and man.
agement of any class of properties: fifth, to
acey as the executor or administrator of
estates; sixth. to receive deposits on account.
current or otherwise: seventh, to borrow
and loan money upon any kind of security;
eighth, to charge for services, In addition
to interest allowed: ninth to act q agent
for the adjustment and liquidation of &C
counts; tenth, to draw bills of exchange
and to issue circular notes and letters Of
credit; eleventh. to loan money ON life and
other policies, holding the came . security;
twelfth. TO issue excheQuef biub beos3ng
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
Grants Old Farm Sold.

81. Louis. December 1.-THE old Grant
farm near this city has changed hands. A
stipulation in the conveyance gives the
grantor, Captain L. H. Coon, the privilege
of moving the Grant log house. The dwell
ling referred to in this conveyance is tho
cabin erected by General Grant in the fall
of 1857, and in which he lived for several
years, hauling wood tn st. Louis with q
team of horses, which was an innovation.
as only OF teams were then used for t, at
purpose. Grant is said to have hewn tho
logs with his own hanos with which to build
this cabin, his only assistant being a brother
of JuSge G. d. Wolff. The house il re-.
garded as a valuable relic and is priced
very highly by its owners. Several move
ments have been started to organi @ a COM
pany to purchase the cabin and small por-
ton of the land surrounding 1t, with view
to identifying the premises and preserving
the building. When it was learned that
the property had been sold 1t created quite
a sensation. Some effort will probably Do
made bG Grand Army men to secure The
cabin.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
WINDOWS Wisdom.

WASHINGTON, D. c., December 6.-In the
report of the secretary of the treasury is the
following:
II is manifestly wrong to take money
from the people for the cancellation of
bonds, to the saving of only about 2 per
cent. of interest, when it is worth to them,
serhaps, three times as much in their bust.
ness.
1t is through reduction of custom re-
celpts and internal taxes that an unneces-
sary accumulation of money in the treas
ury should be avoided. Reductions N re-
ceipts from customs presents the only other
advisable means for diminishing the reve-
nue.. This can be accomplished:
First-By reduction in rates of duty upon
those articles which by reason of inconsid-
occurred in the development of our indus
tries are found to be excessive.
Second BY increase in rates upon arti-
cles which have not been successfully pro-
duced here, because not adequately pro-
tected, the obvious effect of which increase
would b. to stimulate domestic productions
and diminish importations and revenue It
is plain that such articles should either be
fairly protected or placed on the free list.
Thirdly transferring to the free list
articles which, from china or other causes,
are not, and cannot be successfully pro-
duced here; also articles which, under ex-
listing circumstances, we cannot economi-
ca1ly produce in sufficient quantities to
meet the needs of our people, or to serve
the purpose of competition with foreign
productions, and articles the production of
which IS of inconsiderabie Importance.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
Rates on Slack Reduced,

TOPEKA, KAN, December 9.-The Kansas
railroad commissioners find that the fuel
used in the manufacture of salt is slack
coal supplied from the coal mines of south
eastern Kansas. The cost of this rer ton
delivered at Wellington is S2.45, and the
freight rate is ss:1O; at kingman $3.50, and
and freight 50, and Hutchinson $40 per
ton, and freight rate $1.s0. The board
thinks that in justice to so important an in
dustry as the salt manufacture in this state
a concession should be made upon these
rates as follows: Rates on coal slack to
Wellington $1.3O per ton, and to all the
other Joints of salt manufacture in the state,
s1.5O per ton. And believing under exist
ing circumstances that these rates woull be
fair and reasonable, the board orders and
directs that these rates on coal slack, to-
gether with uniform rates on salt to Mis-
souri, river points. be adopted and made
effective upon al railroads operating to any
of the points named by December Is, 1884
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14

Ont Roberto Saeass viii approve Ire Trey
1oEmms . unioa Of TIE ave republics e
Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Honduras, San Sal
re9os and Guatemala under ths nams q
United States of Central America. For -
nrse ten years this UNION win simply be- =
onennve and defensive alliance, and -
PRESIDENT of the union viii have charge ONLY
Of the diplomatic and foreign relafiQns Of
the nye republics. At the expiration Of thn8
per1od the union VIII embrace all political,
commercial and other relations between he
hve republics and foreign powers. A COM
mon military standard and common tarR
laws vii! Be adopted. but there will be free
trade between the different republics. Hon
duras. Guatemala and San Salvador have
already signed the treaty, and it is UNDER
stood that Costa Rica win do the same, g
Nicaragua has signed. It Is now consid-
cred certain that there will be NO moro
trouble of any description between Nlcara-
qua and Costa Rica. President Secass b.
signed the treaty admitting Nicaragua into
the United States of Central America, but
1t Is believed that the Nicaragua congress
will reject the measure.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
The Wool Growers.


WASHINGTON, D. c., December IA the
national wool growers meeting a commit
tee to prepare an address to the wool grow
ers of the United States was appointed.
Judge Lawrence, of Ohio, delivered an ad-
dress upon the subject of wool growing IN
the United States. The feature of the meet
ing was the annual address of Hon. Column
bus Delano, of Ohio, president of the Ma
tional Wool Growers association.
The speaker read statistics from well
known authorities tending to show the
necessity of protection in order to preserve
the wool industry, and then said:
''No further argument is needed to prove
that free wool is death to this industry. and
none who prefer the interests of this nation
to those of foreign nations will fail to regret
SO serious blow to our wool growers, and
to the nation at large, as free wool will in
hict, and none but those under the influence
OF personal interest or traditional prejudices
Will fail to admit that the attempt to put
wool on the free list is an economic blum
der. To those who favor free trade as our
true policy. 1 address no protest against
free wool: from this standpoint they are
right. If it be free trade, let US have it as q
system, pure and simple. without tine adul-
teration of duplicity under the name of
incidental protection" Let us do one or
the other and have an economic policy that
is entitled to an honest and correct name.
Tariff for revenue" with incidental pro-
lection is deluslon and Fraud In con-
clusion Mr.. Delano strongly advocated q
protective policy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14

Ieedom d reported a. having said that b
could raise about 81, GOO, which would leave
q defic,t of $48, 600 to b made good By nus
bondsmen.
Speaking of the probability of the MEM
bers of congress being out of pocket by the
dsfalcation, Mr.. Turner, of Kansas, said
that it would depend upon whether the
act creating the Office made the sergeant
at farms the government representative. OF
whether, as seemed probable from the fact
that members signed authorizations, be was
the representative of the members. In the
first case the government, and the second
the members themselves would be losers.
The law would have to be very clear and IN
disputable in support of the first PROPOSE
ton before he would vote for q resolution
to reimburse himself and other members
for the loss of their salary. If Silcott has
gone to Canada, as is generally assumed,
this defalcation will give q most powerful
impetus to the government for an extradi
ton treaty with Canada.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
Official Notification.

OIIlClaI NOtlfiCat10n.
WAsHMaToN, d. c., December 10.-Tha
following telegram was received by Secre-
tary Proctor:
NKw ORLEANS. December z, 1889.
TO the Honorable Secretary of War. Washing
II have officially to inform you that the
Hon. Jefferson Davis, at one time secretary
OF war of the United States, died in this city
yesterday. His funeral viii take place on
December II, at II O'Clock noon.
"lSigred] JAMES A. SaAKrsPHARK,
Mayor of New Orleans"
In response thereto, Secretary Proctor
sent the following message:
"WAR DEP ARTMeNr,
"WAsHNGToN, D. c., December 8, 1859.
'Hon. James A. Shakespeare, Mayor New Or
leans.
"Your telegram informing me of the death
OF Mr.. Davis is received. In refraining
from any official action thereon, I would
not, and hope I do not add to the great sor-
row of his family and many friends. 1t
seems to me the right course and the best
one for all. You will, l am sure, under
stand that its adoption is prompted also by
sincere wish and purpose to act in the
spirit of peace and good will which should
fill the hearts of our people.
Signed REDFIELD PROCTOR,
Secretary of War;"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
THE AUDITORIUM.

The President and Party Nearly
Crushed at the Depot.
CHICAGO, December 11.-When the train
arrived at the Union depot, which brought
the president and party, the crowd was 90
great and the work of the police so inefi-
clent, that the party came near being
crushed. Several were injured in the pres
sure to follow the president out of the mar
row entrances.
Arriving at tbs carriages the procession
fell In and it was of great length.
An audience of 500 people and an out
side assemblage of O,C0O enthusiastic spec
tators witnessed the dedication of the larg-
est and grandest operate structure in the
world. the Chicago auditorium. Five thou
SAND electric lights illuminated the interior
OF the colossal structure to the brightness
OF MONDAY, and the thousand lncandescent
border lights of varied colors that hung over
the stage. the magnificent proscenlum arch
carved mahogony pillars, the hsndsomest
guided rows of boxes known to modern dec
oratlve art, combined with the presence of
one of the most distinguished and critical
audiences in America, rendered the occa-
sion truly one long to be remembered BY
the queen of the evening. Madame Adaleni
Patti, the sovereign of song.
Some years ago Fred w. Peck and large
number of other Chicago capitalists con-
celved the lGea of forming themselves into
Joint stock company for the purpose erect
ing building that would surpass any other
structure of its kind in the world. The re-
suit is an ediice costing $4,000, 00l, and
wnlch In years to come will stand unchal-
lenged as representing the grandest achieve
ment OF modern architectural and decora-
tive skill.
The auditorium is equally wonderful in
design, size and beauty. The design il
unique, in that it is the first theater ever
built with interior shaped like a cone or
speaking trumpet. The stage oeing taken
as the apex of a hollow cone, the arched
roof and and diverging walls retreat in .
series of constantly increasing circles being
the acme of acoustic achievement
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
jefferson Davis Dead.

New ORLEANS, December 7.-On Thurs
day evening, without any assignable cause.
Mr.. DAVIS was seized with congestive
chill which seemed to absolutely crush the
vitality out of his already enfeebled body.
So weak was Mr.. avis that the violent at
tack soon subsidized for lack of vitality upon
which to prey. From that moment to the
moment of his death the history OF his death
was gradual sinking, but never for an in
slant seemed to lose CONSCIOUSNESS, lying
peacefully upon his bed and without trace
of pain in his look he remained for hours.
Silently clasping and tenderly caressing
his wife's hand, with undaunted Christian
spirit, he awaited the end, which came with.
out pain or suffering.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-12-14
Dom Pedro In Lisbon,

LISBON, December 10-Some incident
have been made known of the voyage o,
the Algoas, bearing the Brazilian royal
family, which show the good feeling and
correct impulses of the old sovereign and
those near to him. Perhaps the most touch
ing of these was the incident of the white
carrier pigeon set free by the hand of the
aged emperor off the coast of the country
he had raied for fifty years. to bear his last
sou 'lnirs to the nation that had driven him
out. This happen d when the ship was
near Fernando de Neronha, the Brazilian
Bo.anay bay. There is p0etlcal quality
in this scrap of b story that will commend
it to the painter.
Many inquiries have been made of Dom
Pedro touching his future and his attitude
toward the government of Brazil In an
swer to all these he confines himself to the
declaration that if summoned to return to
Brazil he will 60. He alludes to
some of the prime movers In the revolution
with respect, to the others with disdain. It
was only on board the Algoas that the en-
psror heard of the decree continuing his
civil list. He declares that he will not &C.
cept either the list or the donation of money
offered By the provisional government