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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-18

L hluuly buu, dS UuOuSHt1 SOnCIJ Oou'
toned him.
Unmindful or forgetful of my kindly adj
nonitions, in his second article he says
"Any fifteen year-old boy educated in the
schools of our State would know better
than to quote live stock statistics in a
cattle controversy He takes thatvery
delicate way of informing us that Web
ster's Unabridged Dictionary has not yet
found it's way into FFthe schools of our
State" That is the hook which Scotch
man carefully read through and then ex-
pressed the opinion that he ''don't think
the story amounts to much, but the Ian
guage is excellent" Here is an extract
from it:
cattle. L. Domestic quadrupeds collectively
especially those of the bovine genus, sometimes
also including sheep, goats, horses, mules asses
and swine.
2 Animals; persons.-Rare.
My excuse for using the word cattle in
the sense did must be that am NOT a
en-year-old-boy educated as Mr..
Southwick stated.
AS Mr.. Southwick has called up this
matter of the proper use of the word cat
tie, permit me to direct his attention to
this, that in one place he says, ''One head
of cattle to every eighteen inhabitants y
and in another place he says, Zone COW
to every eighteen inhabitants" thus using
the words cattle and COW anonymously.
To designate lotof mixed cattle of both
sexes as ''cOws" is a provincialism that
will disappear under well understood con-
ditions. Please don't think ''wish to
cast a slur on the educational facilities OF
our State' if | beg of Mr.. Southwick to
discontinue giving them such back hand
ed stabs
Then Mr. Southwick corrects my history
by quoting: "And these United Colonies
are and of right ought to be free and in
dependent States" and says that twas the
establishment of our government accord
ing to all known authority" Thus CIV
ing us another example of the truth of the
proverb, "a little knowledge is danger
Gus thing"
At that time thecolonies were absolute
ly free and independent of each other. In
1777 articles of confederation were adop-
ted, which are described in Chambers En-
cyclop@dia as "a league of friendship be-
tween the States. but not a government
which had any powers of coercion"
In the treaty of peace of September 3,
1888, the independence of each of the sew
eral States was acknowledged" !"
The articles of friendly confederation
proved failure, SO convention of dele
gates from the different States met in
1887 and framed a constitution. It was
adopted by the States in 1887 and 1893
and then commenced the existence of the
United States of America as a nation,
and since that time it has been a govern
ment with powers of coercion.
lfyou will turn to page 10 of volume
16 OF Chambers Encyclopaedia, edition of
1881, you will see when each State was
admitted into the Union, and Massachu-
setts is given as 17SS-just 1O1 years
ago-when she ratified the constitution
and became part of the Nation. Since
then (1O1 years. she has been continually
under it's "benefcent protection
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-18

daughters of the town.
The cotton crop is being brought to
market quite rapidly for theseason. Next
to Princess Jones, of Georgia, the first
bale was shipped from here by Mr. E. T.
G.. Dickinson, of Greenwood. Jackson
sent the first bale that went to Mobile
last year.
In considering the agricultural inter-
est of the country, it seems to melt would
be an advisable thing to do to have some
OF the soft limestone rock, so abundant in
this county, tested and see if it would not
make good land plaster. The question
has been asked a good many times, but
never answered, because the limestone
would have to be pulveriZed, and no
one has taken the trouble to do it and ap-
ply it to the land. The bottoms that are
surrounded by the limestone ridges are
the richest and most durable lands we
have | have known some of them to be
poor yet.
At this time the rock is used only for
chimneys and underpinning for houses,
sugar furnaces, etc. Some of it is firm
and fine grained, and becomes very hard
when exposed to the weather, while some is
soft and so porous as not to be very dur
able. The latter never can be burned to
make first-class lime, while the fine, hard
kind makes a fine quality of burnt lime.
1t is all soft enough to be cut i'll blocks
SX16 inches with crOss-cut saws. If this
limestone would make good fertilizer
there is enough of it in Jackson county to
supply the State for the next fifty years
at least | have no doubt in my own
mind that it would be a source of untold
wealth if utilized as it might be.
passed cotton field in my ride the
other day, and at one side was one of the
cline bottoms as they arc called. The
weeds growing in thisspot, only fewr rods
in extent, are as high as our heads as we
sat in the buggy, and no sign of rust or
worms on it, while all around and all
over the rest of the field it did not aver
age over four feet high and was rusted
and full of caterpillars. And yet our
farmers don't take the trouble to find n ut
the cause, but go on buying commercial
fertilizers and make cotton a loss to pay
for it, while they might make it at a fair
profit if they would use what nature has
so lavishly provided.
A planter who owned several thousand
acres of land containing great deal of
limestone in spots of several acres in eX-
tent, told me he was satisfied that one
who understood preparing kilns and
burning lime could clear thousands of
dollars annually right there on his land
off the harder rocks, and with proper ma
chinery for crushing could make a fortune
of the softer kind when it's value was es-
tablished. He had too much on his hands
to go into it himself, and suggested to
me that write an article on the subject
for the AGRICULTURIST, and | thought
would have done SO long ago, but did
not The gentleman is dead now, and
much of the land is for sale.
If our experiment station would take it
up and try it, wonderful saving to the
State might be the result in keeping
money at home that now goes out for
fertilizers and absorbants. L. b. e.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-18
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
The Fence Question.

have just read the reply to what
said about fences, with some surprise and
sorrow, for certainly did not intend to
irritate friend Southwick.
/ advocated a no-fence law because
believe that Justice demands it and that
the prosperity OF our State will be ad-
vanced by it, | supposed that Mr.. South
wick desired the same thing, but when he
says he is mighty well satisfied with
things as they are'' can see how he con-
sistently opposes a no-fence law.
Here, then, are our positions: He is
mighty well satisfied with things as they
are, SO he opposes a no-fence law. / am
not satisfied with things as they are, but
want to see our State alive, awake and
full Of the progressive spirit of the nine
teenth century keeping step and keeping
up with the grand procession of sister
States. Therefore favor no-fence law
So between Mr.. Southwick and | there
can be no further argument, for we are
working for entirely different objects. He
is for stationariness, so he consistently
opposes ano-fence law. | am for progress,
so of course | favor no-fence law. With
his desire to have ''things as they are"
forever he clearly takes a correct view of
the fence question.
Hyou will pardon me will review his
reply, as it may leave wrong impression
on some of your readers who desire prog
ress, yet are still in doubt about this fence
business.
In Africa there lives a creature very
highly favored as to legs, but with avery
imperfectly developed brain. There are
not ''214 to the square mile" They have
always lived in Africa. When hard pressed
they push their silly heads into the sand,
SO they cannot see themselves, and think
they are concealed from their pursuers.
They deceive themselves, but no one else,
and thus become not only easy victims
but objects of ridicule for their stupidity.
1.-The bearings of this observation lays in the
application on it."-Dtckens.
In arguing this fence question let us be
careful not to use sOphistlies that will de-
ceive ourselves. Let us not emulate the
example OF the ostrich, but keep our
heads out of the sand and argue the ques
tion fairly as men, having the welfare Of
our State at heart and earnestly seeking
for the bottom facts.
Mr.. Southwick refers to me as one "Who
wishes to cast slur OH the education al
facilities of our State" [ certainly did
not wish, and am notaware that did so.
In his first article he says: "Of course,
being nothing but an humble Cracker
cannot express my views in the polished
style so readily assumed by Mr.. Adams"
That is a sort of double-barrelled slur,
and it is not quite clear which barrel he
intended to fire; possibly both. Does he
mean to say that "of course" Cracker
is naturally inferior to Mr.. Adams, or
does he mean that the schools of our
State" are inferior to those which Mr..
Adams attended? Ordoes he mean both
Then he gave us incorrectly u portion OF
the history of Massachusetts. Then he
did some very erroneous figuring on sta
tistics. Then, as | cannot bear to see SO
earnest champion of my Staterepeated-,
ly though inadvertently "give her away"
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-09-18

Il
place he gives it at A percent. He gives
the increase Of farm values as 125 per
cent and in another place $50 per cent.
His disregard of accuracy is sublime
and worthy his cause. By an ingenious
use of 'per cent. " they can someti mes de-
ceive reader, but oftener deceive them
selves.
That is the case with his Iowa ''per
CENTS" They make him think Florida is
ahead of Iowa. Heonly has his head in the
sand, but we who want the whole case
have our heads up and can see the Great
ure's whole body This is thewayi it looks:
Florida. Iowa.
Fenced Unfenced.
Value of farms in 1S5O...$ 6.323, 100 16,657,567
| Total increase. ........... 1396S,726 55O,77266O
Increase each year 465,626 lS,359,OS9
There is the whole thing from the first
census to the last.
Florida with her fence law, increased
the value of her farms $13,968,726 in
thirty years.
Iowa, with her nO-fence law, increased
the value of her farms the same amount
each nine months and ten hours for the
whole thirty years.
Please set your fifteen-year-old boy to
figuring the per cent. on that.
But Mr.. Southwick says that is ''Ko-
Ko''-nothing to do with the case. Well,
let us confine ourselves to 'Ecattle." We
will not put our heads in the sand, but
take in the whole thing, from the first
census to the last:
Florida Iowa
Value of live stock in $780, $2 ,O5S s 1869 275
Value of live stock in $780,. 5.35S.9SO 124.7l5lO3
Total Increase 2,74S,922 III, ,O25S S2S
Each years increase..... S2,63l 4,034 l94
In thirty years fenced Florida has not
quite increased her live stock by two. In
the same time unfenced Iowa has little
more than multiplied her livesto by 36H.
In thirty years fenced Florida has in
creased the value of her livestock s., ,47S,-
922.
Unfenced Iowa. has increased her live
stock the same amount each and every
seven months and nine days for the whole
thirty years. That is the way thing looks
to those who havenOtpushed their heads :
into the sand. Set your ffteen-year-old
boy to figuring out the per cent. on that
Mr.. S. closes his article thus: eve
Crackers, who do nine-tenths of the vOt-
ing, while talking politics why not add
''and all the counting? have lived and
been happy without no-fence law, 10!
these many years, and we are mighty well
satisfied with things as they are"
Now, if [ or any immigrant in advocat-
ing no-fence law had called the old resi-
dents of Florida lot of Crackers, had ac-
cused them of doing most of the voting,
had said they had been "happy, 10 !! these
many years in their stagnation, had de-
clared that they were mighty we'll salts
fed with things as they are," and had no
desire for progress, as Mr. Southwick has
said in substance, would such talk from
us be considered complimentary? Would
such talk be considered good argument?
Would our statements be true? | have
no doubt Mr.. SOuthwick speaks truthfulIy
for himself and his acquaintance, but in
behalf OF those of my fellow citizens whom
he calls Crackers, | beg leave to say that
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13
BANK OF WAHpEToN CLOSED

The Bank of Wahpeton closed It's
doors Wednesday morning, J. w.
Blanding having been appointed
assignee, who with two assistants
are az at work preparing a statement.
There had been quiet run on the
bank for some days and few people
were really surprised to learn of the
closing. Mr.. VanDerveer says that
as soon as he realized that he had
sustained a loss in public confidence
he proceeded to close up, and that
he will pay 100 cents on the dollar
in sixty or ninety days. Liabilities
are said to be about $4,000, but no
one has been able to get hold of an
estimate of assets. City Treasurer
Beatty had some $4,000 of public
monies in the bank and we under
stand an overdraft on his personal
account of $4,000 and in the closing
of the bank doors and on application
of Mr.. Beatty VanDerveer deducted
this overdraft from his funds and
turned out the balance in notes
straigtening up with the treasurer,
who in turn has turned over his
store and every dollar he has in the
world to his bondsmen and is now
at work to pay them back. Mr..
Beatty's bondsmen are greatly
pleased at his honorable conduct.
School Treasurer Northey made no
attempt to get anything out of the
bank, but he is backed by good and
sufficient bondsmen, so far as that
is concerned. The hope is, of
course, everywhere expressed that
CYAN" will he able to do as he
promises and pay out of the difficulty
in full. The people have a great
deal of faith in evans" pride Of
manhood.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13
Burial Alive.

That people have been buried
alive is beyond controversy-the
cases are too clearly proved for
doubt-and although the cases are
certainly not one in many thousands,
yet the horror Of such thing is so
appalling to the imagination that
one can scarcely think Of it without
a shudder. The mother of John
Erskine, the great English divine,
was buried while in trance and
exhumed by grave robber; she re-
covered, became the mother of the
preacher and lived Is years there
after. The mother of Gen. Israel
Putnam was laid in her coffin and
the funeral services commenced,
when she revived, and lived six
years longer. The stealing of the
body of a lovely young lady of
Boston by three medical Students,
their discovery when they began
dissection that the blood flowed as
in life, the revival and recovery of
the lady and her marriage to one of
the students, were actual facts,
though the romancers of that era
added such garnlture of fiction in
the popular story they published
that most people disbelieved it all.
Similarly a Mrs. Lindsey, of Stew
artsville, N. c., was taken from her
grave by robbers, revived and lived
in good health for many years.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13

is hoped that every teacher will be
present. All who are interested in
education, teachers or schools are
invited. Association meets at 10
a. m. and l p. m.
AT the North Dakota Fair to be
held at Grand Forks, September II
to 81, the Board of Agriculture
offers $50 in premiums to the chill
dren of public schools. Prizes are
offered for best map of Dakota, and
also for the best map of North
America. Prizes will also be given
for the best specimen of writing and
best specimen of drawing. Child
rem of different school age will be
classified. Premiums will be given
for the best collection of wild
flowers for which everybody is
allowed to. compete. Richland
county schools can secure some of
these premiums if they will try.
The work Of preparation for these
exhibits will be instructive, enter
tanning and useful. Through the
kindness of Col. j. B. Power I am
enabled to send premium list to
every teacher who is interested.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13

MORTGAGE sALE-Default has ueen made in
cuted and delivered by Thomas Hillestad and
N Lathrop, mortgage, dated the I'd day Of jan
uary, A d eighteen hundred and eighty five, and
recorded as mortgage in the office Of the reg
territory Of he 18th % Say o Febra
ary, A D 1885, at O'Clock m, in book NJ
is claimed to De due at the date Of this notice,
lars, and NO action or proceeding has been IN
stituted at law or IN equity to recover the debt
secured BY said mortgage or any part thereof.
sad y
by the said Herbert n Lathrop to George +
Cushman, dated the s1st day Of July, 4. b. iss6,
and recorded in said Office of the register Of
on pages 4Ss and 433.
Notice is hereby giyen, that by virtue Of
gage, and Of the statute In such case made and
provided the said mortgage will be foreclosed by
q sale of the mortgsged premises therein de-
scribed. which sale will be made at the front
in the county Of Richland and territory Of Da-
county, FRIDAY. the slst day Of June A: 3.
in the forenoon to satisfy the amount which shall
then be due on said mortgage. with the interest
thereon: and costs and expenses Of sale, and
fifty dollars attorneys ices, oS stipulated In
said mort ga &c in case Of foreclosure
The premises described In said mortgage, and
situated in the county of Richland and territory
of Dakota, and known and described ss follows,
to-wit: The southeast quarter (sek - Of section
thirty.two (32) township one hundred and thirty
five (ls5) range nfty.two (59) containing
ing one hundred and sixty (1GO) acres more or
less, according to the United States Govern.
ment survey Thereof.
Dated at Fargo. Dakota Territory, this 4th
day Of May, 1859.
GEORGE F. CUSHMAN,
c. E. JosLIN, Assignee Of Mortgage.
Attorney for Assignee Of Mortgage,
Fargo, Dakota Territory.
CFifBt pub. May Q, 1885,
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13
A BIG Fraud.

Millbank Review: Mr.. John Ryan,
one Of the we'll known railroad BOYS
of this city returned from the Okla
homa country few days ago. MI.
Ryan spent several weeks looking
over the country, was among the
crowd that rushed in the first day,
squatted on lot, sold it out for 500
and returned to Dakota. He says
that he carefully observed the
various parts of country through
which he Travelled and that upon
the whole Dakota averages up by
far the best. The Oklahoma boom
is a big fraud, and thousands OF
poor disappointed emigants are
there in a sorry plight. With the
exception of little land along the
river bottoms, the soil is very poor.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13
PROBATE MATTERS.

For the accommodation of any
persons having probate business
to attend to, and who are unable to
come to this city for the purpose,
Judge Shippam has laid out this
sort of program for making visits
into the country: The Judge will be
at Abercrombie, Wednesday, June
10Th from IL to l O'Clock p. m;
same day at Christene from 2 to 8
O'Clock p. m.; and at Walcott same
day from 4 to 8 o'clock p. Mi; and
Thursday June Goth at George
Van Arnam's, Sheyenne, 10 to IL
O'Clock Il. H.; and at Dwiuht to 3
p. m.
The following week, Oh Wednes-
day. June 26th, the Judge will be at
Mooreton from 10 to II o'clock m;
Wyndmere from 2 to 3 p. M; and
Lidgerwood from 5 to9p. m. And
Thursday, the 9th at Hankinson
FROM 10 to II; and Fairmount from
} to ) D. m.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13
Look Like Miracles.

Minneapolis Star:-Rev. j. p.
Turner, the newly elected prior of
the Dominican order in this city,
has arrived here and yesterday made
his first appearance before his new
congregation in the Holy Rosary
church at the corner of Eighteenth
avenue south and Twenty-fourtll
street east.
ga telegraph operator named
Brdley, resident of Columbus, O.,
related a strange incident to me-"
said Father Turner yesterday to an
Evening Star reporter. "Among
the debris after the flood at Johns
town had passed over was found
the statue of the Virgin Mary in an
untouched and perfect condition.
The flood had swept altar and church
C completely away: Bradley told me
there was nothing apparently to
shield the image, yet it had not II
spot Of mud or water upon it. This
fact Bradley vouched for. Another
extraordinary case occurred. A
number Of sisters Of charity of one
of or orders seeing the flood COM
ing and knowing that escape was
impossible, assembled in one of the
rooms of the convent and kneeling
down in prayer awaited their end.
The mighty body of water swept
over them, carrying the convent
completely away, with the excep-
ton Of the room in which they
were. They were unframed and
arose thanking God for their escape.
This know to be true"
Father Turner is Kentuckian by
birth, stands six feet four inches in
his stocking feet and scales over $50
pounds. He will remain in this
city as prior Of the convent for
three years. For the past 18 months
he has been a resident of New York
and for the seven years previous he
resided in Newark, N. J. For %
years he has been engaged in Dom
inican missions all over the country.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13
GRAND CELEBRATION.

There will be a grand celebration
of the Fourth of July at Hahkinson
this year. There will be 42 guns at
sunrise. Speaking at the bowery at
1870 O'Clock a. m., the Hankinson
cornet band furnishing the music.
In the afternoon there will DE base
ball, sack races. foot races, &C., a
barbecue and 300 Indians to help
celebrate this feature, and dance
afternoon and evening, Golneck's S
string band furnishing the music.
The city will he beautifully decor
ated with bunting and evergreens,
intersperced with the irrepressible
refreshment stand, and there will
be a grand display of fireworks in
the evening. The committee in
vites everybody to meet at Hankin-
son and help celebrate the greatest
of all holidays.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Superintendent House to The Times Readers:
June II Miss Annie Smyth closed
school No. 2, Colfax.
June 10 in No. 2, Dexter a school
was begun.
There are three districts in Barrie
township. The schools are all in
session and are taught by John
VanArnam, John Haas and Til. S.
Egge.
The Richland County Teachers
Association will meet in Abercrom-
bic on Saturday, June Is. Papers
will he read by several teachers
and one by the superintendent. 1t
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13

s. H. Snyder, acting for the Min
'nesota Trust Co., has brought action
against the city to~recoverl pay'for
lighting theicity through May. This
will take into court the validity of
the franchise.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13

James Il. Alden is prepared to
loan money in sums of $500 and
upwards on first mortgages of
improved farms in Richland County
Dakota, at legal rates for a term Of
years, without brokerage, commits.
sions or bonus. May be found next
door to the Hyser House, Brecken-
lidge, MINI. 6tf
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-06-13
COW STRAYED.

The undersigned has suffered his
COW TO stray away from his premises
in Wahpeton, described as follows ::
red color with white spots over the
body and white star in forehead,
three years old. Word may he left
at Anton Miksche's.
Wahpeton, June 18th, 1889.
JAMES TRUPKA,