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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-23


miss the dear home flowers, whether it is
possible to have tulips, hyacinths, Ago
panthus, crown imperials, dicentra,
ionquils and narcissus in this lovely land
have tried SO many plants and had SO
many failures that it would be q pleas
ure to know of others success"
Jonquis and the other various species
of Narcissus all thrive here to perfection
The other plants mentioned we have had
little or no experience with in this State.
While it is we'll to experiment with these
plants to determine whether by any
means their culture can be made sue
cess here, it should not be carried on to
the exclusion of the very many plants
that are perfectly adapted to our sofia and
climate. Very many people have wasted
enough time and energy trying TO grow
plants not adapted to a semi-tropical
climate to have made their surroundings
gay with a thousand flowers perfectly
adapted to this State; and in the end
they have given up and said: cit is i'm
possible to have flowers in Florida" and
they have meekly folded their hands and
set down to spend the rest of their days
surrounded by a yard of bare sand sim
ply because they couldn't make success
in growing the same plants they used to
cultivate in their New England or far
Western prairie homes. They would
rather grow hollyhock than a Royal
Poinciana, they will fuss and work over
a few sickly geraniums and turn their
back on the Cape Jessamine, and they
sigh and mourn for the "lilockS' Qilacs)
they left behind when the various Grape
Myrtles are far more beautiful A lady re-
marked to us recently that it seemed as
though one ought to be able to have
flower gardenin this State. We answered
that we had no doubt whatever but
what we could, but that flower garden,
like a vegetable garden, required unceas-
ing attention. She concluded that might
account for her failure; for every winter
and spring she has laid off her yard with
care, and then left it to take care ofitself,
while she spent the summer at the North.
She, like many others, has wasted four or
five years trying to grow Northern
plants, and as she has almost wholly
neglected tropical and semi-tropical
plants, she has but little to show for her
labor
~
When we came to this State to live we
sensibly made up our minds that sleigh
rides were among the pleasures not to be
expected in a land of perpetual sunshine,
and we should also make up our minds
that much of the fora adapted to the
lands of ice and snow can never he sue
cessfully transplanted beneath South
ern sun. AS Wehave said it is we'll enough
to experiment and see what will thrive
here, but don't neglect Southern flowers.
We reproduce an article from the May
, flower, written by correspondent Of this
department., in which she gives an &C
count of perfect success with hyacinths
and tulips at her home in Bradford
county, this State. May not the deep
mulching of Spanish Moss have had
sOmethingto do with her success, keeping
the soil cool and fully counteracting the
e L l. 8 Il
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-23

To whom all correspondence relating to this de
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-23
FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
J GssAMINE,

EDITED BY WALTER N. PIKE.
ESSAMINE, PAsCO CO., FLA
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-23

Sufferers from Catarrh troubles should
carefully read the above.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
The Wheat Crop in the Jim
River Valley Is Off
Color.
Very Little if Any Of 1t Will
Grade Number One
Hard.
Frost at Bismarck and Min
nedosa Nips All Stand
ing Grain.
Uncle Sans Bulletin Of the
Condition Of Crops Is Dis
couraging.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
GLENDALE, N. D., Aug. 9.-The
farmers of the James river valley re-
ceive their hardest blow this season in
the shape of inferior grades. The
wheat crop ripened too rapidly under
the drying winds and intensely hot sun.
In many fields where there is yield of
ten or twelve bushels per acre the
There is smaller proportion of the
plump. full. golden-hued wheat than
ever before known. The outside mills
will be fairly well supplied with No. l
hard from the Red river valley, but the
slecal mills in all that portion of the
State west of the Red river will have
difficulty in securing enough OF
the best quality to meet their
orders for flour. No. 2 northern
will be the most common grade.
Some threshing has already been done
in Dlckey, Sargent, LaMoure and Nc
Intosh counties. The grain has ripened
here several days earlier than in the
Red river valley, as the drouth forced
the crop along very rapidly in this To-
cality after the wheat began to head
and fill. So quick was the ripening
process during the very hot weather in
the latter part of July and the first
week in August that farmers were
obliged to discard their binders for
headers in hundreds of cases. There
are no developments in the harvest
fields to cause revision of previous
estimates. The wheat here and through
out most of the state west of Fargo and
Grand Forks is turning out not more
than half a crop-eight bushels per
acre being fair average for most OF
the counties.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
TO STIFLE DEBATE.
Senator HOar's Scheme to Throttle
the Minority.

Senator HOar's Scheme to Throttle
the Minority.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The senate
met at 10 o'clock, but quorum was not
secured until twenty minutes later.
Mr.. Blackburn gave notice that he
would on Saturday, the 23d inst,, ask to
submit the customary resolutions rela-
tive to the death of his late colleague,
Mr.. Beck, and ask that the senate at
that time to consider them. Mr.. HOar
offered a resolution evidently aimed at
the tariff bill discussion and intended
to shorten the debate on that, OF other
measures which may lead to prolonged
debate, by the incorporation of a mild
previous question rule in the rules of
th senate. His resolution, which reads
as follows, was referred to the commit
tee on rules:
Resolved, That the rules Of the senate be
amended by insererting the following: When
any bill or resolution shall have been under
consideration for reasonable time 1t shall
be in order for any senator to demand that
debate thereon be closed. If such demand
be seconded by a majority of the senators
present, the question shall forthwith be taken
thereon without further debate, and the
pending measure shall take precedence of all
other business whatever. IT the senate shall
decide to close debate, the question shall be
put upon the pending amendments, upon
amendments of which notices shall then be
given. and upon the measure in its success
i've stages, according to the rules of the SEN
ate, but without further debate, ex-
cept that every senator who may de-
sire shall be permitted to speak upon
the measure not more than once, and not
exceeding twenty minutes. After such de-
mand shall have been made by any senator
no other motion shall be in order until the
same shall have been voted upon by the SEN
ate, unless the same shall fail to be seconded.
After the senate shall have decided to close
debate no motion shall be in order but mo-
ton to adjourn. or to take recess, when
such motions shall be seconded by ma
jor1ty of the senate. When either of such
motions shall have beeh lost or shall have
failed of a second it shall not be i'll order to
renew the same until one senator shall have
spoken upon the pending measure or one
vote upon the same shall have interyened.
The tariff bill was then taken up, and
after listening to speeches by Senators
Vance, Turpie and Daniel on the gen.
eral subject of protection, and defeat
ing Mr.. Buffers motion to make the
duty on cotton ties S5 per cent ad
valorem, the senate, at p. N. adj
iournad
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
WEBSTER's DICTIONARY.
The Cipher Message That Caused
the Strike.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-After the strike
had been decided upon yesterday after
noon, all the members of the general
executive board Of the Knights of
Labor went home and left J. j. Holland
in charge. A few minutes after o'clock,
a cipher message containing only the
words "Webster'S dictionary" flashed
over the telegraph wires along the Hud-
son river to nearly every station on the
New York Central railroad. where it
was received by an officer of the local
assembly of the Knights of Labor in
that town. The message had been eX-
pected. Three days ago every member
of the order had been notified that in
case the words contained in the above
cipher were repeated to him he was to
consider it an order from the general
executive board to stop work, with the
promise of that body to help in case he
needed support. The mystic signal
was given at this end. that is, in
the Grand Central depot, the freight
yards at Thirty-second street, Fifty-fifth
street and st. Johns Park at about fif-
teen or twenty minutes after o'clock.
Many of the switchmen, yardmen and
brakemen had just come on duty few
minutes before the order was given, AS
soon as the cipher was read to them
they quietly put on their hats and coats
and left the yard. The delegate who
went around among them with the
cipher message, held In his hand one of
the cheap Webster dictionaries sold on
the street for 10 OF Is cents. This was
his badge of authority.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10

railroad station in jersey City on their
way to the G. A R. encampment III
Boston this afternoon. The party ar
rived in private car No. go. which was
attached to the regular Washington eX-
press. Senator Evarts accompanied
them, but left the party at Jersey City
and came to New York. AT the station
the president and party were met by
Lieut.. Hughes, of Baltimore, who had
been detailed by Admiral Gherardi to
receive the distinguished guests. The
lieutenant escorted the party to the
government tug Catalpa, which lay az
the end of the pier. The members OF
the party quickly stepped aboard tho
tug, with the exception of Secretary
Halford, who was stopped and nearly
pushed off into the water from the
gang plank by Lieut.. Hughes, who mis-
order was then given to cast OFT
and the tug was started away from the
pier. At this juncture two of the ret
porterS sprang aboard the Catalpa, in
the face of strict orders that none but
the members of the presidential party
were allowed on board. This act great%
ly incensed Lieut.. Hughes, who ordered
that the newspaper men be put In
irons. In the meantime they had made
their way to the wheel house, where
the president was. They were received
very courteously by the president and
invited to take some cigars. He subse-
quently ordered that they be put ashore.
which was done. The tug then steamed
out to the Baltimore, which lay in mid
stream. When the president and party
stepped aboard the cruiser Admiral
Gherardi and his staff were at the gang.
way to receive them. The presidents
flag was unfurled at the main truck and
the guns forward belched forth the ma
tional salute. The cruiser then got
under way and steamed up the East
river on her way to Boston.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
ON THE OCEAN BLUE.
President Harrison and Party Sail
for Boston.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The presi-
dent and party, consisting of Secre-
taries Noble and Rusk and Private Sec
retary Halford. left Washington this
morning at 9:40, via the Pennsylvania
railroad, Oh their way to attend the en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Boston next week. The
train is scheduled to arrive at Jersey
CITY at 3:2O this afternoon, where the
party will embark on the tug Catalpa,
which will take them to the United
States steamer Baltimore. The steamer
will get under way about 5 o'clock and
is not expected to reach Boston until
late Monday afternoon, as she will lie
over in the sound during Sunday.
BosToN, Aug. 9.-Gov. Bracket, ac-
companied by Collector Beard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckee, three general officers and
a detail of four aides, will board the
revenue cutter Gallatin at noon on
Monday and go to Boston Light to meet
the Baltimore. Upon the arrival of the
United States ships between 4 and 8
O'Clock they will escort them to their
anchorage. President Harrison will go
ashore Immediately. The First battalion
of cavalry will be drawn up on Atlantic
avenue to receive him, and will escort
his carriage to the Vendome. In the
evening a dinner will be rendered to the
president and his party by the state
officials.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The president
ial party arrived at the pennsylvania
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
is for good average WELD of fair quality,

is for good average yield, Of fair quality,
while at other points the excessive heat
seems to have affected the berry consider
ably. No estimates received, however. are
put at less than twelve bushels to the acre.
On the Fergus Falls and Black Hills
Branch-Wheat is fully half out and the re-
turnson so much of this line as is within the
state of Minnesota indicate the yield to be
approximately the same as that OF last year;
beyond the boundary, in North Dakota. how
ever, the conditions are less favorable-the
grain having Tipened prematurely. and the
returns are from eight to twelve bushels per
acre, in this vicinity.
On the Duluth & Manitoba Branch-Har.
vesting will commence in the early part OF
next week. The reports are almost OF uni
versally favorable character, and indicate
yield equal in quantity to that OF 1887. when
the Red river valley produced very salts
factory crop.
nDakota Divisons-On the main line in Da-
kota, from Fargo as far west as Valley City,
the conditions are quite favorable; the
weather i'll the past seven days mas Deen
moderate, and there has been some local
showers, which. owing to the fact that wheat
is not quite ripe, has helped it along towards
the end very materially: the prospect of Sc
curing fair yield from this district is good;
harvesting will commence here early next
week; west of Valley City some harvesting
has already been done, but reports are not
very favorable; the hot weather, which came
at very critical point, shrunk the kernel
and affected the quality.
West of the Missouri River-The harvest
ing of early sown grain is pretty we'll ad-
vanced, and will give better crop than the
late sown, which has felt the effects more of
the dry period in the latter part of the sea-
son.
On the Fargo & Southwestern Branch
The estimates on the greater part OF the line
place the yield at about ten bushels to the
acre. and it is expected that of this there
will be much No. l hard.
This will apply equally to the James River
Valley line, between jamestown and La
moure, on the greater part of its length.
On the Cooperstown Branch-It is ex-
pected that the wheat will be off grade, but
will yield somewhat more than last season.
On the Jamestown d Northern Branch
The conditions are not satisfactory, particu
larly so on its northern end. where great
damage has been done by hot and dry winds.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
INGL1s GIVES FIGURES.
Ninety-One Million Bushels of
Wheat Is His Estimate.

DULUTH, Minn., Aug. 9.-John W.
Inglis, the well-known crop expert, esti-
mates the wheat crop of the Dakotas
and Minnesota at 91,0OO,OOO bushels.
..There is good average crop through
out the Red river valley" said he.
'sThe acreage under wheat In Mime
sofa is larger than ever before. The
government puts the increase in acreage
for Minnesota for this year at 1000.
This of course cannot be verified, but l
believe that there is large increase,
perhaps 100000. The acreage of the
Dakotas will average about the same as
that of last year. If there is any shrink
age in wheat acreage to be found any,
where IN the Northwest it is certainly
in South Dakota. The crops in the
West and Southwest Dakotas are
poor. hat the exact yield will
be it is impossible to predict at
this date, but it will be quite small.
From the central line north and south,
running through the Dakotas. the crop
gradually grows better III streaks, and
especially toward the north, until you
reach the Red river valley, where it Is
best. The widest portion of the area of
good crops runs from Jamestown to the
Red river. In the Red river valley the
crop is good. beginning at the head of
Lake Traverse and becoming better
and better as you go north, until you
reach Manitoba, which will harvest an
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
The Man Who is to Recount
st. Pauls Population Is
Headed Westward.
ChickasaW Indians Evince a
Disposition to Shed Each
Others Blood.
Senator Hoar Springs
Scheme to Stifle Debate
on the Tariff.
President Harrison Departs
for Boston to Attend the
Eneampment.
Special to the Glooe.

Special to the Glooe.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-James 81.
Wardle, who will have charge of the
work of recounting the population of
the city of St. Paul, left for the capital
of Minnesota this evening. He was ac-
companed by Messrs. Fl. S. Merrill and
A. B. Coolidge. who have been detailed
to assist him. Mr.. Wardle expects to
redistrict the city and begin the emu
meration in about week. He intends
to complete the work in four days.
The recount of the population of Min
neapolis will begin on Monday next
Mr.. Boudinot, the special agent who has
been in that city as the representative
of the census Office, returned to Wash
ington last evening. He states that
some of the best citizens OF Minneapolis
have offered their services as enumer-
ators, and they have been appointed.
He attributes the failure of the first
enumeration in both of these cities
largely to the inefficiency of the emu
meratOrS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
GREAT WORK AT BUFFALO.
The Blockade Raised With Little
or No Trouble.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Aug. 9.-The New
York Central management at this end
did great work this morning. At 10
o'clock there must have been a thou
sand people at the depot waiting for
different trains, while at p. m. every
thing was apparently running as if no
strike existed. The only incon-
venience that seemed to exist was
caused by the late arrival of some
of the trains, which was charged to the
roubles East. The fast mail arrived at
t1:55 a. M. way behind time. All the
other trains were running this after
noon, but how those destined for New
York will get along after leaving here
remains to be seen. The Lake Shore,
West Shore and Michigan Central were
having no trouble. A number of men
were brought in from East Buffalo
wards and held in readiness to take
Strikers places. At East Buffalo the
situation was quiet this morning. Live
stock and perishable freight was sent
via the West Shore. The run of through
live stock was not heavy OF the Central
to-day compared with some weeks.
Everything went on apparently as usual
and shippers were not particularly ap-
prehensive.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
SUBJECT TO DELAY.
Express Companies Receive Pack
ages Conditionally.

Express Companies Receive rack
ages Conditionally.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-The Adams EX-
press company are receiving packages
for New York points ''subject
to delay" and perishsble ar
ticles are not received at all.
First Vice President Clarke. of the New
York Central, says the company is get
ting along nicely. Every man who went
out at first has returned to work, and
the officers oil the road have kilograms
from Syracuse and Buffalo, stating that
most of the strikers are asking to be
taken back. More new men have ap-
at present. No cable dispatches
have been sent to President Depew
in Europe, except to acquaint him of the
situation. The company feels perfectly
competent to meet all difficulties as they
present themselves without Mr.. De-
pew's presence. Mr.. Cornelius Wander
bilt, chairman of the New York Cen
tral board, and W. K. Vanderbilt
chairman of the Lake Shore board, are
in Newport, and will not come
to the city because their pres
ence is not needed. "We inform
them of the situation frequently" said
Mr.. Clarke, land they express conf
dence that the lines will come out all
right" MIR. Clarke expressed regret
that the officials of the company had
been prevented by the strike from at
tending the funeral of Henry Mil
liken, the veteran locomotive en-
gineer, which took place to-day.
Nat. E. Sawyer, chief engineer of
Division 145 of the Brotherhood of En-
gineers, said tonight; 81 have in
Structed all my men to attend strictly
to their own business and to have alb
soIutely nothing to do with the present
troubles. l know of few engineers who
are Knights of Labor. The feeling of
our men is decidedly adverse to a
StriEp ,,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
HOLLANDS EXPLANATION.
The Strike Ordered by the Local
Assembly.

The Strike Ordered by the Local
Assembly.
NEW YORK, Aug. "a reporter met
]. J. Holland. of the general executive
board of the Knights of Labor, to-day.
Mr.. Holland said: II have been some
what misrepresented in this matter. I
was sent here to investigate this matter
and try and arbitrate it. After my at
tempt at conference with the officials
of the road yesterday left for Brook
lyn, and the papers this morning tell
me more than ever knew or dreamed
of. l had no idea that strike would
be ordered; / did not order it and did
not countenance it. My duty was to lay
the matter before the executive board
in Detroit and to await their orders.
The strike was ordered by the local as
sembly, which they have perfect
right to do, but was totally unaware
of any such intention on their part"
When asked about the extent of the
strike he said the jurisdiction Of the
assembly extended as far as Buffalo,
and that the strike would probably ex-
tend that far, although he had no Off
ciaI information to that effect. "All
my colleagues have left, ,"continued Mr..
Holland. "Mr. Lee is in Albany, and
ihe remainder have dispersed. l am
locked in here, and will await further
Instructions"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-10
excellent crop. To sum up, might say
the wheat crop is poor over the North
west. outside of the Red river valley"
HOT WEATHER HURTS sPUDs.
Illinois Potato Crop Will Be a
Failure.

CHICAGO, Aug. 9. - The hot, dry
weather has had serious effect on the
potato crop, as we'll as on grains. In
quiry among the South Water street
commission merchants elicits the in-
formation that prices ordinarily ruling
for potatoes during the last month have
advanced from $3.50 and s2.75 per bar
rel to 1925. Said one of the dealers:
I'VE nave been getting our potatoes
from Philadelphia for several weeks
past. 1t is little too early yet for the
Wisconsin crop to come, upon which
we principally depend, but our advices
from that state are to the effect that the
crop is very short. the yield in some
places being about one-third. You
can't buy good potatoes to-day on the
track for less than S1.35 per barrel, and
you can't get them at retail for less
than s1.4O to s1.5O per barrel. The fall
and winter prices will be away up"
Said another dealer: "Prices have ad-
vanced Is to 20 cents per bushel during
the last month. Our information from
the Northwest is to the effect that the
crop is about one-third short. Onions
are also short, and prices advancing.
It's pretty hard to get good article
even now. Both onions and potatoes
will command fancy prices this winter"