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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-24
REED TRIES TO BE FUNNY.
He Makes a Speech at Cedar Rapids
from His Car.

He Makes a Speech at Cedar Rapids
from Bis Car.
CEDAR RAPIDS. IA, Oct. 23.-Speaker
Reed arrived from Burlington soon after
9:30 o'clock this morning in private car.
The space around the car within hearing
distance was soon literally jammed with a
wildly enthusiastic throng, who gave
Speaker Reed an ovation. In response to
loud and numerous demands for "Reed ~ he
appeared on the platform of the car and
made a twenty-mipute speech, which
was pointed and humorous and received
with shouts Of applause and roars of
laughter. He said that this occasion was a
surprise to him, being one more oppor-
tunity to speak in Iowa than he had ex-
pected.
SKINNED HUMOR.
This assembly could hardly be farmers,
for he looked in vain for sad-eyed, poorly
clad men, covered all over with mortgages
and democratic pity. He alluded to the
brightness and forthcoming of the
business men who had taken
possession of the editorial columns
of the democratic papers, freely advocating
the high prices that were to be, and he
thought 1t excluded less desirable matter.
He said the people must commend the cour-
age of congressman who were candidates
this fall, as they came before the voters as
men who had accomplished something
made important laws on the very eve of an
election.
SOME OF HIS PETS.
Among them were the Mckinley bill,
that meant so much for the home market
and laboring man, and the silver bill, that
gave an abundance of honest money. The
tariff bill had not been evolved in the dark,
like the Mills bill, but had been founded on
the judgment of delegations from every
known industry. His speech was cut short
by the starting of the train.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 23.--A company
Of Russ an and Belgian capitalists has
been organized to engage in cotton plant
ing ia the province Of Amoo-Daria and
Bakhara, in Central Asia. Its capital is
az n0n onn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-24
Newfoundland's Fisheries.

PARIS, Oct. BIT ia semi-officially stated
that negotiations between France and Eng
land relative to the Newfoundland fisheries
will not be resumed until NJ. Waddington,
the French ambassador to England. who is
at present absent from his post, returns to
TOndOn
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Excnvetions at Delnhi.

ATHENS. Oct. 2S.-The proposed grant by
the French government for Delphi
excavations threatens to bring about the
transfer 10 the French of the rights
held by the American Archaeological Insti-
tute unless the Greek government is assured
that the necessary $4,000 will be raised.
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CAROLINA'S CAMPAIGN.
Haskell Says He Wants Every Vote
He Can Get.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 23.-R. K.
Charles of Darlington county recently ad-
dressed an open letter through the Neaos
and Courier to Judge Haskell, the anti
Tilman candidate for governor, asking him
to answer publicly this inquiry: "Do you
rest your prospects of election solely on the
white democratic vote, or do you and your
friends intend to supplement your present
following by an appeal to the republican or
negro vote and to the machinery of the
election lawsg'
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SIERRA LEoNE's BOUNDARIES.
France Watching the British Plans
With Distrust.

With Di9tru5t-
PARIS. Oct. 23-The Journal des Debdts,
commenting on the preparations that are
being made to dispatch a British expedi-
ton to fix the boundaries of Sierra Leone,
protests against purely British expedition
for this purpose. 1t declares that tne boun-
daries should be fixed by mixed commits
sion comprising representatives Of France
and England.
The Steele says that France must watch
the action of this expedition, which will be
fully armed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-24
AN EXPLOSION AT BRIDGEPORT.
The illuminate Works of the Cart
ridge Works in Ruins.

AAO WOTkS Oh LQo OaEL-
ridge Works in Ruins.
BRIDGEPORT, CONN, Oct. 3--One of the
illuminate works of the Union Metallic Cart
ridge Company was blown up at 9 o'clock
this morning, causing great CONSERVATION
among the 800 employees in the main fac
tory. George Baker and his son, Fred W.,
were employed in the department at the
time, but a moment before tie explosion
became frightened and left the place
The father was blown to atoms.
his ody being scattered in every
direction. He was over so years old, and
was considered very careful man. The
explosion shattered large quantity Of glass
in the main building on the opposite side of
the street The large force Of operatives
mostly girls, became so excited that they
left the shop. The affair caused great ex-
citement about the city, especially among
those having relatives employed in the
work
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-24
ann Cotton For Russia.

PARIS. Oct. 23.-A vessel with cargo of
gun cotton has sailed from Brest for Rus
sian port. The gun cotton Is for the use Of
the Russian government and was sent from
the French QoYernment factory.
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sneakine at SANFORD.

SANFORD, FLA, Oct 23.--Hon. G. N
Gunby and Col Shipman and others spokl
as the opera house here Tuesday night Il
an audience Of white and colored people
as Nov. approaches many are discussing
the political situation.
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An Amalgsmation.

LONDON, Oct. 3.--It is stated that pre-
liminary negotiations have been settled for
the amalgamation OF the Butte docks, Taif-
male railway and Barrow dock and railway,
with capital Of 2l2.000,e0o.
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svdnar,a strikars Resnminn.

SYDNEY, N. S. W.. Oct. 23.-MaDy Of the
unionists employed on the wharves here,
who recently went on strike, have re-
turned to work
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Portugal on the Verge of a Panic

LISBON, Oct. 23.--A serious fall in the
Portuguese fund in the London stock market
caused CONSERVATION here. Business is
practically at a standstill and it is difficult
to ge5 bills discounted. 1t Is feared that
this condition Of affairs will result in large
failures The English market wanted so
per cont to take up the loan.
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Blaine Going TO Ohio.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Secretary Blaine
will leave Washington tomorrow morning
for Canton, o., where he will speak Satur-
day. From that place he will go to Chi
cago, but he will not speak in Indiana.
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Tampa Mills struck by Liebtnine,.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Oct. 23.-The mills
of the Tampa Lumber Company at Tampa,
were struck by lightning this morniag and
burned, together with large quantity of
lumber. The loss is $4,000; insurance,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-24
a Dearea for Stanley.

LONDON, Oct. 23.-Tns University Of
Cambridge has conferred degree upon II.
M. Stanley.
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The Performance Creates q Profoun'
Impression at Paris.

PARIS, Oct .-Slrdous version OF
Cleopatra" written for@Sarah Bernhardt
had its first production this evening at the
Porte st. Martin Theater. Every available
seat was occupied. The performance mads
a profound impression. The marvellous
talent of Bernhardt was displayed to thi
greatest possible effect and she received 1
r,erfect ovation.
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SUICIDE OF A BROKBR.
j. r. Creighton Kills Himself in Hi
Cfhce at New YORK.

j. R. Creighton Kills Himself in His
Once at New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.--J. R. Creighton
son of the late Commodore Creighton of
the United States navy. and a member of
the firm of j. r. Creighton & Co., COM
mitted suicide in his Office last night For
three years previous TO last November he
was associated with j. P. Wright at No. az
Broadway, and did general banking and
brokerage business. He after ard associ-
ated himself with II. II. Brigham at the
same number in the same business He was
well-known on Wall street for the past
twelve years, and it was believed that he
was successful.
HIS FAREWELL LETTERS.
On Mr. Crsightons office table lay several
letters addressed to his wife, Mrs. Sara
Creighton, and his partner, ii. H. Bingham
Another open letter was addressed to all
whom it may concern, and read as follows
VI have fought a hard business battle, have
made square fight, but have
lost. MY brain has given way
and now my body must go. Please break
the news gently to my wife" He seemed a
prosperous business man, and his friends
do not know of any difficulty tn u he was in.
The coroner's inquest showed that he had
died from morphine. The quantity taken
was so great that it had caused flow of
blood from his mouth and led to the report
that he had shot himself.
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DRYING KILNs BURNED.

NORFOLK, VA, Oct. 23.-Fire to-day del
stroyed the drying kilns of the Atlantil
Saw-mi Company in Atlantic City ward
The loss Is estimated at $4,000 to $50, 600
The property was partly insured.
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FEASTs OF THE FLAMES.

a Business Block In Ruins at Durhaunl
Dry Kilns Burned.
RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. 23.-Fire at Dur,
ham last night burned w. H. Proctor's
grocery. 1t is total loss. The Insurance.
is $4,000. The upper stories of the banB
building, occupied as Offices and lodges, wers
burned out. The Masonic lodge was insured
for $500. The First National Bank rooms,
on the first floor, were not burned, but wers
damaged by water. The banks property
was insured for 5000. The building was
insured for $4,000 1t was valued at
S2J000
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PRAISE FOR THE RIFLES.
UNEAsINEss STILL FELT.

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. %, II p M.-Owina
to the condition OF public business Gov.
Gordon will be unable to visit Macon to-
morrow, as he intended. The situation in
Coffee county is not altoge.her satisfactory.
and he feels it incumbent upon him TO REL
main at his post. The Waycross Rifles,
though allowed TO 20 home, have been tele.
graphed to bold themselves in readiness for
Immediate action should further trouble
arise
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-09-10

For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Family Gardening.
For the benefit of your readers and the
'judge," [ will state that my gardening
experience commenced some thirteen
years ago, when in my sublime ignorance
[ planted English peas and beans in July
and harvested one pod of peas. Since
that time have been learning by ex peri
ence and my remarks in reference to the
family garden are from actual experience
unless we otherwise say so. Before enter
ing into the details Of the garden | will
give a few remarks On fertilizer frost pro-
lection, location, seed-bed, etc.
LOCATION.
The kitchen garden should be located as
near the house as practicable, unless there
are advantages to over-balance to have
it elsewhere-better land and advantage
OF water for instance. Fortunately for
me the very best place could put the
garden was close to the house and on the
east side. 1t is on pine land with clay
we'll my neighbor two miles away has
some in his well thirty feet deep.
FENCE.
The best fence is emo fence at ALL if
you are so located that the grunt of the
razor back does not disturb your slumber
or where the rabbits are not very plenti-
full, and yOurfow are confined in a yard
by themselves. If you are not so blessed
the best fence is woven wire, such as is
used for poultry yards, but it need not
be more than four feet high. With the
fence as with every thing else one must
adapt themselves to circumstances and
build accordingly.
FERTILIZERS.
Right here is where the 'shoe pinches, "
for without the garden is most favorably
located it will need a good deal fertilizer,
and unless one has an abundance OF
stable manure they must use commercial
fertilizers. After four years Of gardening
on pine land [ get better results from that
part of the garden where compost and
stable manure are spread every year and
then commercial fertilizer used through
the growing season, than where COM
mercial fertilizers are used alone.
To preserve all fertilizing matter about
the place, had a cement basin made
close to where my horse and COW are
kept. The basin is about ten feet across
and sixteen inches deep. Into this is
thrown the stable manure, scrapings
from the hen house, the night soil, Stops
from the house Except dish water) and
every thing that will rot and add fertility
to the pile. We have a barrel close to
the house where all the bones from the
table are thrown and the ashes from the
stove are added to them. When the
barrel gets full it is emptied on the heap
or applied to the land. Thecement basin
keeps the liquid manure from escaping
and aids decomposition, as the pile is
always damp. If at any time we wish to
push or stimulate any plants we take a
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-09-10
to the bottom Of this plant your cabbage

The cut-worm is so disguised with this
Glow Dutch" way of doing things, that
he utterly refuses to ever touch cabbages
raised in this way. Roll down he says
he will not, and crawl down he cannot.
The more frequently you work the plants
The better, not forgetting at every work
ing to do little towards filling up the
ditch. When your ditch is filled, your
cabbage has ten inches more of roots or
feeding capacity. Besides this, a.
drouth must 60 ten inches deeper to
affect It, etc.
Now, (after the ditch is filed up)
mulch your cabbage Qong grass is best
for this and at every working draw more
dirt under the mulch and thus support
the dropping leaves and this will greatly
assist the heading process, and by these
frequently fattering attentions it will be
sure to get the "big head"
This is the process absolutely carried
out in my successful contest with Mr..
Bigelow, in which was compelled with
only twelve plants, taken from his seed
bed, to make twelve cabbage heads
larger than any one he would raise on
patch of nearly two acres.
AS to fertilizer the "grout' dissolved
a la Hahneman, say pint to barrel OF
water and applied frequently. "Feed
often and in weak solutions" is the
Japanese gardener S golden rule and, the
Japanese are the best gardeners in the
world.
Indeed all fertilizers should be fed to
vegetables in liquid state, as the mouth
of feeder is too small to take food in any
@ther form. Hence the rapid growth of
vegetables fed thus, and the more rapid
lily vegetables grow the more delicate is
the flavor as we'll as the texture. But
let us hasten to conclude with
STRAWBERRIES.
In taking UP strawberry PLANTS [ lay
them i'm lots of twenty-five; having
grasped them firmly cut the tops off,
leaving both ends about the same length.
Next I ''grout" them. The beds having
been laid off and marked as described
;above, take pioce of wood two and a
half inches in diameter AID punch holes
into the straw berry bed a. the intersec-
ttions of the lines about two inches deep.
The plants are then dropped, one near
each hole. Taking the plant in my left
hand, and turning lis roots upward,
being "grouted" they fall heavily down
ward, owing to th5 "grout" on each root.
With the roots thus spread and held in
place, with the forefnger of the same
hand, put them into the holes with the
. left hand and press the dirt over the out
spread roots with the right hand with
, only one pressure and proceed to the
next, the work not taking as long as the
writing. The open condition of the bed
caround the plants serves to hold the
water which is supplied by helper fol-
flowing the planter. After planting, my
first object is to make as large single
plants as possible. I plant them eigh-
teen inches apart each way and they gen.
orally lap before bearing. To make large
plants give them frequent waterings with
weak solutions of any good potash fertil-
iZer Work them very frequently and
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| bucket, move the manure from one corner
and we always have a quantity OF liquid
manure for that purpose. none has not
a manure pit they can get the same re-
suits by filing a barrel with stable ma
nure and teaching it. One of the best
composts ever manipulated was made
in large cask. Iput in layer of stable
manure, then sprinkled cotton seed meal
over it about one-fourth of an inch thick,
| then added q quart of potash and three
quarts of fine bone This was repeated
till fun. wetting the whole thoroughly
let it stand for two weeks, adding
bucket of water occasionally. When
dumped it out it smeit so bad that the
buzzards "drew nigh" and our better half
threatened to leave if | ever did so any
more, but then it made the vegetables
''jump." If one has no compost heap
to help him and has to resort to COM
mercial fertilizers, my experience is that
it is best to buy only such goods as have
known reputation, and always prefer the
kinds that derive their ammonia from
sulphate of ammonia, potash from high
grade potash. and phosphoric acid from
bone. Cotton seed meal, blood and bone,
and such fertilizers are good, but they
must be applied at least three weeks be-
fore the seed are planted. In fact, all
fertilizing material that has to undergo
70 in fhn
plant food should alwal be sown three
weeks ahead of the seed, or not applied
until the plant is growing.
FROST PROTECTORS.
Frost is a great "hope blaster," and
knocks out many a vegetable. BY pro-
er attention and little intelligence one
can manage to ''carry through" many
plants that frost would injure. We find
paperto be the stprotector and make
mine by taking large grain sacks and
putting between them sheet of heavy
paper and lacking the whole all firmly
together. One of these can be thrown
over plant and will enable it to stand
pretty severe snap. II the plants are
small enough cover them with dirt on
approaching frost and uncover when all
danger is past.
SEED BEDS.
After trying almost all kinds [ find that
seeds sOWn in boxes filled with rich earth
and kept off the ground, give the best
results, as no ants or other insects will
bother them one-fourth as badly as
when on the ground. They should a.
ways be kept well watered and where
they will have partial shade, but re-
moved in the sun altogether when the
plants are we'll started. We save all the
tin cans we can get and unsolder them,
then tie each can together with string
around it. Fill with rich dirt, transplant
to them such plants as we wish to plant
in the open ground later. When you
wish to plant in the garden take the can
to the place, dig your hole, cut the string
and plant the ball of earth without dis
turbing the roots. The plant will con-
tinue to grow and not know it has been
moved. We will now give our attention
to
THE GARDEN.
The ground should be plowed and the
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UFlll. DoIOre painting Gl0 Seeu Sprinkle
fertilizer in the drill at rate of a good
handful to every ten feet and then run
the pillow in the drill again to thoroughly
mix the earth and fertilizer This plan
is followed in planting nearly everything
in the drill. In the first row plant rad
ishes. Fifteen feet each of Scarlet
Turnip and Long Scarlet Short Top vari-
etles. The balance of the row is left for
three weeks later when the same varieties
are sOwn in the same manner. This gives
succession. When the first paintings
are gone or are too old replant as before.
The next row is Plain and Curled
Leaved Cress, treated the same as for
radishes.
For greens we plant the next four rows
in Spinach (New Thick Leaved), mustard
(white), kale Dwarf Green), and collards
or Brussels sprouts.-one row of each.
This will give abundance of green's for the
entire season if properly worked, as the
Brussels sprouts will last longer than the
average family care to eat green's. Plant
and fertilize same as for radishes
TURNIPs.
One row each of White Egg and Early
Milan. After trying dozen different
varieties have found the White Egg to
be the best and remains sweet and good
longer. Cultivate same as radishes.
Eov hooto +o nd 1o1f ho Iu;I
should be made much deeper and about
twice the quantity of fertilizer worked in
the bottom of the trench, then fill up to
the depth you wish to plant the seed.
For beets, one row each of Bassino and
Early Blood. Carrots, one. row each CT
Early Short Horn and Danvers Orange.
These will remain in the ground and keep
good till June.
Satisfy.
OF this, we are particularly fond and
allot three rows to it, one White French
and two Sandwich Island Mammoth.
Like the carrot, they will last through
the season or till used up. 1t is one OF
the best vegetables we have.
BEANS.
Two rows each OF Early Valentine and
Early Mohawk. Ii liberal quantities Of
manure have been used, the drills will need
no extra fertilizer, but they should have
sprinkling when they are worked.
Beans should never be hoed or worked
when wet from dew or rain. Fall beans,
are CT the lottery order. You may get
them and so may the frost. Plant also
in January and March.
ONIONS.
For onions, you will need to triple the
amount of fertilizer. Two rows of sets
will furnish G. cen onions early and along
till the seed onions are large enough to
use. l plant only red and white Ber-
muda. Sow the last of October Or the
first of November. The drills should be
about fourteen inches apart. Do not
forget the fertilizer for onions. Put on
as much as you think they will need and
then double the dose. The size of patch
to be regulated by the taste Ofthe family.
I find ten rows none too many for my
family.
All the above mentioned should be two
feet apart except onions. Allowing for
L.. hov II
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to bearing fruit, stop your potash solu-
ton, quit working them, and to keep
down grass and weeds mulch heavily
(cut straw four inches long is best). This
will also keep your berries clean. BY
this time you must have on hand sup
ply of Glau Ger salts, ammonia CONNER
ciaD and nitrate of soda. Make weak
solutions of each and give them a liberal
supply of each once week, and unless
there be heavy rains during the early
blooming season throw part of each wa
tering into the air with a hand pump,
such as is used in spraying orange trees)
so that it will fall on the blooming plants
with sufficient force to scatter the pollen,
in order that perfect fertilization of bloom
may be acc omplished.
H. A. SMELTz.
Tarpon Springs, Hilsborough Co., Fla.