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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-11-12
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OBJECTLEssONS FOR SETTLERS.

We have always urged upon our people
the necessity of securing immigration
and settlers, believing that to BET the only
way in which the resources of the State
could be properly developed. Still the
matter of securing settlers and retaining
them are two different things. After we
have received settlers we must educate
them. AS a rule they come from sections
entirely different in every respect to ours
our crops are different and our modes Of
growing them vary materially, our elm
ate differs and our method of living is
something entirely new and novel to
them. For these reasons we should have
our groves, gardens and farms as
permanent object lessons to the new.
conner. What he sees US gro wing he will
of course grow himself
Upon this subject q correspondent
writing in one of our exchanges says
81 often have asked myself is it really
a benefit to our State to ask more people
to settle with us. and [ have repeatedly
answered 40.
'There will be thousands of dollars
spent to bring actual settlers. All the
papers are full of matter to show them
what can be raised in Florida, but very
little is said OF what is raised here.
The Cassava root. Any one reading
the accounts OF itin thepapers, and hear
ing that said root is known by the oldest
settlers, and still very little of it raised,
comes to the conclusion that we Florid-
ians must be a set OF fools. Why do we
not raise more OF it il so valuable or are
the statements false?
Take Sugar cane. Sugar is needed all
over the world and every can tell you
in Florida that it is one Of our best pay
ing crops, and still few farmers raise
more than they consume.
"Take the sweet potato, 200 to 400
bushels per acre, best crop out and still
no one raises much more than he uses at
home
"Chufas. gubers and peanuts, almost
fill the ground when planted on new land
best hog food out, but still most of the
pork used is imported.
"Arrowroot grows abundantly, but
hardly anybody has it, and up North
they import it from Bermuda and pay a
high price for it.
There are many other crops which can
be raised and still nobody raises them. .
What the writer says is unfortunately
too true. We produce too little of such
crops mentioned above, we cling toe
closely to the one crop system.
This is not as it should be, but it will
never be changed for the better until oul
people take hold and push. When they
once begin it will advance rapidly. New
corners will see the gardens and farmers
of their neighborhOods growing sucf
crops as cassava, sugar cane, pea nuts
peas, rice, onions, corn, tobacco, cotton
melons, chufas, vegetables, etc.
and will naturally conclude that in orde
to live and prosper in Florida he must dc
as others who have lived in the Stat'
longer than he has, and will at once com
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-11-12

OUR esteemed contemporary, the Lake
land Advocate, credits the Florida Pomelo with
being the fountain of youth for which Ponce de
Leon searched. 1t says: "But of all fruit the
Grapefruit is climbing to the top of the ladder,
and justly so. The Florida grapefruit is admit
ted to be not only the most delicious fruit for
table use if only properly prepared but this fruit
is now also believed to be the actual fountain of
life, which Ponce de Leon was so long and vanly
searching for
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the tone of Mr.. Pickells letter that he feels ag-
grieved but why this is SO we cannot imagine
We made charges against the chemists. and
only said that something was wrong, either the
chemists or the fertilizers, and Mr.. Pickelps fig.
ures conclusively show that our statement was
correct.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-11-12

Mr. PICKELL, chemist of the Florida
Agricultural Experimental Station, has a COM
munication in this paper concerning the varia-
ton in analyses of fertilizers 1t is evident from
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-11-12

A New YORK commission merchant
writes: Extreme prices for apples will prevail
in our Northern markets this year, and am pos
tive that oranges will have preference, where the
cost is the same. This is going to result very
largely to the advantage of the growers in Flor
ida the coming season. and they should hold their
fruit until later, unless they get good prices"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-11-12

Entered at the posrottice at DeTand, Florida. as
Second Glass matter.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-11-12
EDITORIAL CHAT.

"THE orangec crop in thesouth of Spain,
Sicily and in Southern Europe generally" says
an exchange, lis a complete failure
THE managers of the California Floral
Exposition have our thanksfOr complimentary
ticket. The Exposition will be held at Los
Angeles November 18th.
ACCORDING to the report of Mr.. Wallace
S. Jones, United States Consul at Messina, Italy
it costs the orange growers of that country 81 90
per box to pick, pack and deliver their oranges in
New York.
The article on Tomato Culture" pub
lished elsewhere in this issue intended to refer
to a somewhat more northern latitude than
Florida; still it contains some good advice which
with O few notifications will be applicable to
Florida.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
4 SOCIALISTIC RIOT
Police in Rome Forced to Use
Deadly Weapons.
PRAISE FOR KAISER WILLIAM.
His New chancellor Makes Pleasing
Speech to the Prussian Diet

+ arnelrs Motion to be Unanimously
Supported A German Bank In tho
Eternal City-The English Beer Tax.
Double Reception for Stanley at the
Belgian Capital.
ROME, April 16.-A serious riot occur
red in this city, as the result of the
action of the police in dispensing a
Socialist meeting.
The meeting was the largest one of
its character ever held in Rome, and,
emboldened by the great increase in
the number of their auditors, the speak
ers who addressed the gathering in
dulged in revolutionary harangues of
the most violent description, while
their listeners evinced their approval
by bowls, cheers and curses as the SEN
timents expressed demanded.
The police were finally ordered to dis.
perse the crowd and were attacked with
stones, clubs, etc, until they were
compelled to charge upon tho mob with
deadly weapons. The rioters were scat
tered, several of them severely
wounded, and the police made a num-
Der of arrests.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
WOMEN IN A RIOT.
Desperate Fight between 1talians and
the Quaker City Police.

Desperate Fight between 1talians and
the Quaker City Police.
PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-The attempt
of the street cleaning contractors to sub
stitute new men fol the striking italian
cleaners resulted in . riot at Ninth and
Locust streets, and for ten minutes tho
war waged fercely, victory being just
within the grasp of the rioters when
the police arrived.
The chief actors in the riot were
crowd of one hundred Italian women as
assailants and about thirty street-clean-
ers of the same nationality as defenders.
When the new men appeared for
work the Italian colony, including
the women, turned out in a body, armed
with the first convenient weapons they
could lay hands on, and charged the
scabs, who dropped their tools and
fed under the vigorous assault-that
is oil fed who could get away. A
squad of police rushed in with drawn
locusts and revolvers and descended
upon the shrieking mass of fighting
Italians.
About twenty-five of the women were
arrested, but before they were landed in
the station many of them were nearly
naked and the police were in but little
better shape, the women fighting des-
perately all the way.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The premium on gold in Buenos Ayres
is 211 per cent.
The Weekly Pay bill passed the Sem
ate at Albany, N. Y.
Findlay, O., and the surrounding
country, has gone oil mad.
Ayoung medical student has been de-
coyed to his death in Chicago.
The Democratic State Convention of
Maine will be held at Augusta juno 4.
The Framers' Union of New York will
demand eight hours on and after the first
Monday in May. There are about 200
men in the union.
Messrs. Pliny T. Sexton and T. Gull
ford Smith were formally declared elect
ed to fill the vacancies in the Board OF
Regents of New York State.
The Belgian PAYERS Union of New
York have notified the contractors that
they will not pave stone unloaded by
non-u union men.
The railroad mon in Utica, N. Y, are
apprehensive of general strike on the
New York Central & Hud son River and
the West Shore railroads.
Judge McIvane of Washington, Pa,
has decided that oil we'll pumping on
Sunday is Sabbath Dissertation with
in the meaning of the law. The case
was that of Sayer, owner of farm,
against Funk, Jesse, to prevent the
pumping of oil on Sunday.
The strike in Russell & Ervin's screw
factory at New Britain, Conn, has
been amicably settled. Seventy girls
who have been out two weeks have re-
sumed work. They asked for Is cents
a day more and the company gave them
cents advance all around.
Mr.. E. L. Godkin, the managing
| editor of the New York Evening Post,
was arrested on warrant charg-
ing him with criminal libel on the COM
plant of Peter Mitchell, a lawyer. God
| kin was arraigned in court later and
| gave $500 bail to await examination.
| Silver Downing, the notorious in
sane burglar who has just escaped for
| the fourth time from the Morristown,
N. j., State insane asylum for insane
criminals, has sworn to kill detective
John Taylor of Buffalo. 1t is believed
that Downing is again on his way there
to carry out his threat.
Thomas Glynn, of Oswego, N. Y, while
| intoxicated. stumbled and fell under a
locomotive which crushed one of his
arms. He was removed to the hospital
but refused to allow the surgeons to
| come near him. His mother also OBJ
| jected to an operation on the arm and
the man died in short time. The
physicians say they could have saved
his life.
Francis Stubs, the head of the dye
| ing establishment of the Lister COM
I pany, limited, whose silk works are
said to be the largest in the world, has
been arrested at Bradford, England. It
| Is alleged that he has committed frauds
amounting to thousands of pounds. 1t
is expected that other arrests will
| follow.
The Methodist Annual Conference, in
session at Boston, adopted resolutions
condemning allegiance of American citi.
zens to any foreign power or potentate,
political or ecclesiastical; declaring fol
woman suffrage in municipal elections,
and favoring an amendment to the Con
stitution of the United States forever
forbidding the appropriation of public
moneys or properties for sectarian pur-
| poses.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

THE latest fashionable fad is re-
ported from Yalesville. At an enter
tainment for the benefit Of the Village
Improvement society, eleven young
ladies impersonated slaves, and were put
up at auction. They were draped in
sheets, SO as to be unacceptable. They
brought from 40 to 95 cents each. That
quotations ran so low is explained by
the fact that it was incumbent on each
purchaser to buy for his slave all the ice
cream, cake and lemonade she demanded
and to escort her home after the enter
tainment.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
CAPRIVI'S SPEECH.
He Assures the Landtag that Political
Criticism VIII be Freely Allowed.

he AsSureH the LonOtaG tnar HOI1Llcal
Criticism VIII be Freely Allowed.
BERLIN, April 16.-Chancellor Won
Caprivi, in his address at the opening
of the Landtag affirmed his undying
belief in the future of Prussia, and of
the German Empire resting on Prussia's
shoulders. Both for long time to
come would be historical necessity,
and both might anticipate a future full
of hope. The Emperor had said his
policy should remain the same, there
fore the Inauguration of a new era was
not to be expected.
He said that he hoped for the contin-
ued future safety of the Empire, and he
believed that the edifice of State was
stress of political winds and weather.
The widest scope of political criti-
cism, the Chancellor said, would be
allowed, and what WAS good would be
adopted wherever found. He would
cooperate with those having at heart
the interests of Prussia, and he aimed
to foster the monarchical feeling in
Prussia, and the national feeling
throughout the German Empire.
Chancellor Caprivi's statement was
received with general approval. Herr
Won Huene Right CentrisD arose and
shook hands with the Chancellor and
Herr Rickert (Freisinnige) expressed
the satisfaction of himself and his col
leagues with the general tenor of his
speech.
Doctor Windthorst declared that the
Centre party would insist upon the re-
establishment of the relations between
the Church and the State which had ex-
listed before the Kulturkampf He also
took occasion to complain of the NAL
administration of the Department of
Public Worship.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

THE democrats will miss Mr. Randall
as party leader in the house. They
lad already missed him, in fact. Their
contest against Speaker Reed would
have had new vigor infused into it by
Mr. Randall, who probably chafed more
at being kept away, in view of this con-
troversy, than from any other cause.
Mr. Randall had more to do with making
those rules which Speaker Reed over
threw than any other man. His repub-
llcan opponents compliment him especl-
ally for his honesty in guarding the
national treasury, but we have not OBJ
served that any one Of them states that
it was especially to protect the treasury
that these rules, so obnoxious to Speaker
Reed, were put into legislation by MIR
Randall.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
A Scientific Cannon.

A cannon, even though small one.
Is not usually regarded as q necessary
part Of an explorers outfit. Such .
weapon has, however, been trundled
into Northern Thibet by the expedition
which tho late General Prejevalsky
headed. According to Russian reports
this cannon is expected to serve the very
pacific purpose of determining the rate
at which sound travels through rarefed
air at heights of $4,000 feet and upward.
Like firearms made for the African
trade, its chief function will be to make
. noise, and 1t has the unique distino-
ton of being a cannon with purely
scientific purpose.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
A RUSHED

OF corn contains, if properly manipu-
" lated, sixteen quarts of whiskey. g..
O. TAYLOR Old Bourbon is made from white
corn, barley, malt and sound rye. G: O..
Taylor Pure Rye is all that its name i'm
plies, and either brand may be relied upon
by the public for absolute purity. Drug
gists and Grocers have these Whistles,
and are supplied by G. H. GRAVES &
SONS, 35 Hawkins street, Boston, whose
autograph signature is over cork and on
each label
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Nav Remove the English Beer Tax.

LONDON, April 16.-The popular muir
muring against the intimation of Mr..
Goschen of the Governments intention
to retain the present duty on beer in
creases daily and has-given rise to some
uneasiness in the Ministerial fold 1t
is generally believed that the Budget,
which Will be presented tomorrow, will
show the extent of the Governments
alarm by not only removing the recent
addition to the duty on beer, but also
by taking the duty from foreign plate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

LIEUTENANT JOHN p. FINLEY, of the
signal service, has compiled a statement
of the number of tornadoes in this coun-
try for the last seventeen years. While
In 1870 there were only 8, the number
increased annually, the year 1886 hav-
ing been credited with 2S0. But since
that time there has been gradual de-
crease in the number, only AZ having
been recorded in 1885,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

In this age the business man who does
not advertise is doomed. Every style
of advertising pays, but the greatest re-
suits are required from utilizing the ad-
versising columns of properly conduct
ed journal. An inch advertisement in
q newspaper is worth dozen on fence.
We never knew of but one case in whic h
advertising did not pay. 1t occurred in
Chicago. A burglar overlooked $50 in
a bureau drawer and the papers so an
nounced. He returned the next night,
and not only secured it but suit of
clothes besides. The man who Doesn't
hang out his shingle and advertise dies
and leaves no sign.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

DURING this generation there has been
proposed to the country plain tariff,
tariff for protection, a tariff with inciden-
tai protection, a tariff for revenue only
with incidental prote ction, a tariff for
revenue only and various and sundry
other sorts and kinds of tariffs; but it
remained for Mr. Mckinley to propose a
tariff for campaign assessments purely.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Five Persons Seriously Injured,

UTICA, N. Y, April 16.-The Delaware,
Lsokawanna & Western Railroad pay
car, while approaching this city,
crashed into a belt-line street car at the
New Hartford crossing, near Utica, de-
molishing the car, killinga horse and
seriously injuring five persons. The
gates at the crossing did not work.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-At special
meeting of the Randall Association of
this city a movement was started
10 raise funds for monument to tho
late Samuel j. Randall. 1t was decided
that subscriptions be received at
the newspaper Offices, and it has been
proposed to place the statue in the Pub
lie Buildings or in the park.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Ninety Cents for Eleven Hours.

READING, Pa, April 16.-The iron ore
miners along the East Pennsylvania
Railway have been granted an advance
of 10 per cent. in wages. They now re-
ceive 80 cents per day of II hours. The
"Huns" and Italians, Who subsist on the
commonest food, have either crowded
out the native miners or compelled
them to work at the present rate. Dur
ing the winter months they worked for
as low as IS GEMS day
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

Butter Market steady. Creamery.,West-
lSc.@2l c. Dairy-Eastern half-frk;n tubs,
22o.224 c.: eastern frkins, 14c.Dl6c.. east
ern. Welsh tubs, zoe. 022o.i eastern. Diaries
tory-Eresh. l5c. 6lsc.; June packed, 5c.Nsc,
Cheess-Markets steady. Factory York
lONc. Creamsry-New York, part skins,
Sc.0oc.; Pennsylvania. part skins. 1c@1Xc.;
full skins. &c. G3c.
Eggs - Market steady. Fresh - Eastern,
nrsts, ID @l4 c.; western, drsts, 111<oi
southern firstS, y o.@13c.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

Mr. PowDERLY, in a recent address in
Boston. said: "You must study the
transportation question, and ask why it
is that you pay here from S. to s. ton
for coal while l can get it at Scranton
for $2.65; why is it that coal costs for
transportation twice as much as some
thing else" This would be an excellent
subject for the local board of trade to
consider.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
stanley's Double Heception.

BRUxELLEs, April 16.-The burgomas-
ters of this city have settled the dis
pute between themselves and the au-
thorities of St. Giles as to the reception
to Henry NJ. Stanley upon his arrival at
the Belgian capital. They have agreed
upon a double reception.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Cars Run OF u Bridge Fifty Feet High.

shifting engine and four loaded coke
cars on the Branch Railroad of the Dun
bar Furnace Company ran off bridge
80 feet high in the morning. The en-
gios men escaped by jumping. Abra-
ham MoQuigan, boy who was on the
train, was fatally injured.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Eva VIII Serve Her sentenoe.

TRENTON, N. j., April 16.-The State
Court of Pardons adjourned for the
term without taking action on tho ap-
plioation Of Eva Hamilton. This means
that Eva will probably serve out her
two years sentence in the State prison n.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Lord HartinRton's Seat in Danger

LONDON, April let % is stated that
Sir G.. o. Trevelyan will contest Lord
Hartington's seat in the next general
elaotion
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

WAsHINoToN, April 16.-For New England,
Eastern New York and New Jersey: Fair;
followed by increasing cloudiness and light
rain in Now Jersey; cooler; northerly winds.
For Western New York: Fair; warmer:
northeasterly winds, becoming variable.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Some Foolish People

Allow coughto run until it gets beyond
the reach of medicine. They often say,
"Oh it will wear away" but in most cases
Il wears them away. Could they be in
duced to try the successful medicine called
Ksmp's Balsam, which is sold on pos
tive guarantee to cure, they would i'm
medically see the excellent effect after
taking the first dose. Price Soc and 81.
Trial size free. At all druggists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
NeEimental Nominations,

HARTFORD, Conn, April 16.-The First
Regiment nominated Capt. CB Erickson
of New Britain for Colonel and Capt. A.
L. Thompson of New Britain for Lieu
tsnant-Colonel.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Found the Vote Correct.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., April 16.-The
Board of Aldermen canvassed SATURDAYS
vote and found the result already an
nounced correct. The supplementary
election in the Tenth district will oc-
cur April g.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
A GerMnN Bank in Rome,

ROME, April 16.-It is announced that
it is intended to establish in this city a.
German bank, with an immense capital.
In connection with this scheme four
prominent German bankers will arrive
within few days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
The Irish Land Purchase Bill,

LONDON, April 16.-Mr. Parnell's mo-
ton to reject the Irish Land Purchase
bill will receive the unanimous support
of the opposition to the Governments.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Died Suddenly of Heart Clot.

BRATTLEBoRo, Vt, April 16.-Deacon
jacob Estey, founder of the Est ey Or
gan Company and senior member Of the
Arm, died suddenly of heart clot, after
- hours illness.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Tracing . Defaultor,

DoYLEsrowN, Pa, April 16.-A former
sitizen of this place telegraphed from
Tacoma, Washington, that Shellenber-
ger, the defaulter, was in that CITY.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
Cushinr Will Fight Gibbons.

New YoRx, April 18.-Miks Cushing
has posted 500 on q challenge to tight
Austin Gibbons for the 1873 pound
championship and 1000.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
q. q n. T. MALoNEY, PRoPRIEToRs.
oprIos-153 South Main Street.

Entered as second class matter at the Water
bury Postofice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16
NEW YORK MARKETS.

NEW YORK, April 15.-Money on call
to day, per cent.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

dow tho Citizen Army II drilled ut Rot.
terdsm. Amsterdam and O-her Cities
-DroN Effects Produced by the
Ignorance Of Omccrs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-16

STOCK MARKET.