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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-11-26
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

beds out of pail, or a dipper, or any
thing else; use sprinkler or a hose with
a fine spray.
Don't let any one make you believe
that luck has any thing to do with sue
cess in cultivating flowers. 1t has not,
unfailing watchfulness and industry, with
a mixture of common sense, is worth all
the luck in the world in flower gardening,
as in other things.
Don't begin with high priced novelties,
or failure will most likely attend your
best endeavors. Select for your first ven
ture kinds and varieties of flowers and
plants most easily grown. Any friend
who grows flowers can tell you what
these are.
Don't fuss too much over your plants,
they like to be let alone when they are
doing their best, and SO do you.
Don't follow everybody's advice. Sc
lect some good authority on plants and
be guided by it. Above ALL don't try
everything to make your plants grow.
Nothing will kill them sooner than per-
secution of this kind.
Don't let failure dismay or discourage
you. One must serve sort of an ap-
premiership in flower gardening as in
other occupations. Study your climate,
your soil, the location of your flower
beds, and the kinds of plants particu-
larly adapted to your locality.
Don't do as the lady did who said that
she watered her plants regularly every
wednesday and every Saturday, whether
they needed it or not, because she believed
in having regular system for anything.
Water you plants when they need water,
and no other time.
Don't be too eager to buy seeds and
plants where you can get them the cheap
est, and you cannot get the best for
nothing or for half price. once had
bare, ragged, sickly-looking flower gar
den all summer, as the result of an expe-
riment with cheap seeds and plants.
Don't think you can't have flowers be-
cause you haven't half an acre of garden.
Wonders can be done on ten square feet
of ground, and [ once saw flower gar
den in an old wash tub, that was thing
of beauty from June until October.
Don't be stingy with your flowers after
they have come. Give them to the poor,
the sick, and even to those who love flow
ers, but cannot have them because of liv-
ing in blocks or fats, or boarding.
Vick's Magazine for July.
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DOn'ts for Amateurs.

Don't plant seeds as small as the eye of
a needle, such as petunia and portulacca;
under all inch of soil. They should be
merely covered, and that with soil as fine
as you can make it.
D ont pour water on plants or fowe
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or five feet wide SO as to allow a horse
and cultivator to go down each side Of
the planted line. 1t should not be made
higher than the general level of the
aground, and in the middle where the line
of plants is to be set it should have a
distinct depression. This enables us to
set them so that the rains will be carried
by the slope towards the plants rather
than from them, as when planted on a
ridge. There is a tendency in cultivating
anything in rows by successive blowing
or cultivating-to ridge up, getting a lit
tie higher from time to time than the
general level, but in this connection it is
a mistake. Do not let the hedge begin
with a ridge, or grow into one. That is,
at all events, on high land. In such low
ground it would, very likely, be better
that ditch should be made between the
road and sidewalk, if in town. Or, if in a
place where no side walk is expected, a
ditch so near the outside ofthe hedge bed
as to leave room for cutting, would do
better than a ridge for planting the line.
Having thus prepared the soil, wait for
it to be we'll wet and cOmpacted by one
or two abundant rains. Thisis so essen
tial that if it were not too late in the sea =
son, we should order the plants to ne
main where they were growing until
there had been heavy rains after the
preparation, to insure good condition
of the bottom OF the bed. Being ready,
il the soil is dry let the plants remain
where they are, if it is early, until rain.
If late in the season receive them, so that
they may be at hand when rain does
give moisture, and heel them in damp,
fine soil, covering we'll tops and all Then
the first dav there is moisture enough, let
the planting be done and with a spade.
This in order that the roots may go
straight downward; and so before the
dry spell always with us in the spring.
they will be beyond the depth of the hot
test sand.
Perhaps most important of all is, that
the plant be frightened, or firmed at the
bottom. This one can make sure of by
thrusting the spade down again, when
the plant is in position, only an inch or
two away from the plant, and pressing
the soil into the hole made for the bot
tom of the root or cutting Then, too
no accident of cultivation can turn out
the ends of roots to the sun.
For cuttings, it is good plan to heel
them in much longer than plants can we'll
be. Early in November, usually, they
may be received. Loosen the strings on
the bundles and where they are two feet
long, cut them in two, being careful to
put bottom ends together, so that in the
hurry of planting none of them may get
in bottom upward. If they do they will
not grow. This last, too, should be par
ticularly noticed with rooted plants. OF
there good many have sometimes been
planted bottom upward, because etops
of rooted plants are cut off pretty close
ly to stop evaporation, and in this way a
needless person will make that blunder.
To return to heeling in the cuttings,
lay them in shallow ditch, butts down
packing quite damp at the bottom
with fine soil we'll pressed into the
h17 n dos thon oovor tbo vubO1o ont M
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FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
JEsSAMINE,

EDITED BY WALTER N. PIKE,
PAsCO CO., FLA
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24
An Infamous Job.

A correspondent writes to ask why it is
that congress is even considering measure
to impose an excise tax on compound lard,
which is known to be a cheap and whole.
some article of food.
The question is very simple and direct
one, and demands simple and dire ct
answer. Congress is not only considering
the measure, but seems to be on the point
of passing it, and the reason is that the
bill is job with big pile of money be-
hind it. If congressman could not be
bought this Infamous piece of jobbery
would have been killed in committee if
there were no money behind the measure,
it would not be necessary for the people
of whole section to protest against the
destruction of an important industry.
This is plain, simple and direct an.
swer to the question put By our CORES.
pondent. There is not an Intelligent
congressman in Washington but knows
that the Conger lard bill is an Infamous,
Job intended to put money in the pockets
of 8 combination of western pork packers,
not only at the expense of the people, but
to the destruction Of one of the most i'm.
portant industries that has ever been de-
veloped in the south. The consideration
of the. bill has been bought and paid for,
and if it becomes Law its passage will tie
bought and paid for.
These things are perfectly clear to
those who keep an eye on legislation IN
Washington. The lard bill is a matter
of money. tbs backed by the millions
of the great western pork packers, and
this combination has been, and is now
represented at Washington BY brigade
of trained lobbyists. The pretense that
the bill is in favor of healthful food has
been long ago exploded. 1t has been
shown that The lard which the bill is
intended to protect is made from the
offal of hogs, and from hogs that are
found dead n:the cars and in the pens.
The methods of the pork packers have
been thoroughly ventilated, and yet, by
means of their money, judiciously ap-
piled where it would do the most good,
they have succeeded in securing favor
able report from the house committee on
agriculture.
On the other hand it has been shown
by chemical analysis, and by the testi.
mony of experts, that the compound lard
is cheap and Wholesome article of food
that is bought by the people on its
merits. The only difficulty in the world,
and the only objection to it, is the fact
that it is cheap enough aud wholesome
enoug to be the food of the poor. It is
too cheap and too popular to suit the
views of the pork packers, who manu-
factnre the filthy stuff that is sold under
the name of pure lard, and they have
made crusade against it in congress-a
crusade that is so powerfully backed up
by money that it threatens to be success
full.
It ia an infamous piece of jobbery all
the way through.--Attanta Constitution.
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A Clever Swindle.

aBoss, you got match 2" an innocent
looking darkey inquired of a youhg man
who was hurryipg home late. The
young man stopped and handed over q
lucifer. "Wait minute, boss, till $50
what kind of a ring dis is which jest
picked up heah." Striking match, the
darkey held up what appeared to be a
gold ring with a diamond set. "Boss,
dis pears to be a dimund ring, and il
anybody ketch me with him I'll git in
trouble. How much you glib me for
him ?" After some chafering the young
man bought the ''purest gem serene" for
s2.75, and the innocent darkey appeared
in the cleaning, as it were. The next
morning the young man examined his
diamond ring and found it was thinly
washed gold thing, with a beautiful glass
setting in pure lead, worth at auction
about twenty-five cents dozen.-Sauan.
nah Ne,us.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24
How Manufacturing Pays.

England is country that may be truly
said to have had greatness thrust upon
her. Two centuries ago she depended
chiefly upon agriculture, and shipped
her wool, hides, fax, etc, to the conti-
nent to be manufactured. Religious per.
secutions drove many artisans to seek an
asylum in England and these e1iles laid
the foundation of her greatness as man.
ufacturing country. The tight little
isle" was quick to see the advantage Of
selling the manufactured products instead
of the raw material, of keeping the mill
tolls, at home, and the result is that she
SIS loaning money to many nations and
seeking investment for her surplus CAPT.
stala throughout the world. One of her
principal industries is the manufacture
.ofcotton goods, and the bulk Of the raw
material is furnished by the Southern
States of America. Does cotton manu-
featuring pay? According to tables
prepared by the British, Britain imported
in 1876 5000, 100000 worth of raw mate
rial and exported ss5o,oo0,ooO worth of
manufactured cotton goods. The amount
of cotton good supplied to the home
market is not stated, but when the vast
population of Great Britain is considered,
together with the fact that it was at that
time supplied principally by English
mills, some idea may be gained of the
enormous profits of the cotton goods in
dustry. The South is furnishing raw
material to the English mills to-day
precisely as England was furnishing raw
material to the German mills two centu.
ries sgo-before she learned better. The
bulk of the wealth of America is con.
centrated in nine industrial States. The
States that sell, raw material are borrow
ers of money, and the States that pur.
chase raw material and turn it into the
finished products are lenders of money.
The South has the raw material; she
only needs the factories to enable her to
outstrip both Old and New England in
the race for alth--Houston Post.
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Presence OF Hind.

I have heard of many striking exhibi-
bitions of presence of mind in the face of
sudden danger, but here is an instance of
itwhich beats everything of the kind that
has ever come under my notice. lean
vouch for the truth Of the story.
An Australian "forty"niner," who had
struck it fairly rich at the gold diggins,
was taking his nuggets and dust to Mel.
bourne. he was walking along by the
side Of his team with his rifle under his
arm, indulging in pleasant speculations
concerning the good time he would have
after he had sold bis gold, when stran.
ger appeared on the road, and accosting
him said:
"Give us piece of 'bacy, mate"
Those were days when people, espe
cially those who had been to the diggins,
didn't stand on ceremony. Suspecting
no treachery, the miner thrust hand
into his pockets to get a chunk Of the
much.prized weed.
In moment the muzzle of a pistol was
thrust against his forehead, and the
stranger shouted:
"Bail up p
The stranger was bush ranger and
that was the gay bush rangers ordered
their victims to throw up their hands
before going through them.
Without pausing an instant, although
he knew that the bush ranger had only
to exercise little gentle pressure with
his forefnger to blow him into eternity,
the miner bawled out at the top of his
voice!
"Bob r.
There was no "Bob" around there. It
was ruse conceived by the miner in the
fraction Of a second and Immediately put
into execution to distract the attention of
the bush ranger. It worked. The bush
ranger thought the miner was calling
companion to his assistance. He looked
around to catch glimpse OF the ,6cti.
GUS "Bob." That was the miners
opportunity. Quick as fash be swung
his left arm ard knocked the pistol out
of the bush rangers grasp. Then he
brought his rifle to his shoulder and lev.
eled it at the bush rangers head. In
much less time than it takes to tell it,
the situation had been completely rever-
sed. The bush ranger was at the mercy
of the miner.
"Now," said he, ''you scoundrel, just
fold your hands behind your back, and
march ahead of me; if you move or try
to run away I'll save the hangman ajob
by letting daylight through you"
In that way the miner escorted the
bush ranger into town and handed
him over to the police.-Gblsdo Blade.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24
Has the Earth too Much Gas 2

Is it safe to drill the earth too much
for natural gas?" Prof. Joseph F. Jones
answers this question in the Popular
Science Notify, and his conclusions are of
amost alarming nature. The professor
assumes the earth to a hollow sphere,
filled with gaseous substance, called by
us natural gas; and he thinks that tap.
ping these reservoirs will cause disas-
trous explosions, resulting from the
lighted gas coming in contact with that
which is escaping. He compares the
earth to balloon hoated and kept dis.
tended by the gas in the interior, which
if fexhausted, will cause the crust to
collapse, affect the motion of the earth in
its orbit, canse,it to lose its place among
the heavenly bodies, and fall in pieces.
Another thinks that drilling should be
prohibited by stringent laws. He, two,
thinks there is q possibility of an explo:
sion, though from another cause. Should
such disaster occur, "the country along
the gas belt from Toledo through Ohio,
Indiana and Kentucky will be ripped up
to the depth of 1000 or 1900 feet, and
topped over like pancake, leaving a
chssm through which the wators of Lake
Erie will come down, filling the Ohio and
Mississippi. valleys, and blotting them
ont forever" Still another theorist has
Investigated the gas wells with telephones
and delicate thermometers, and he
announces startling discoveries. He
distinguished sounds Ike that of boiling
rocks, and estimated that a mile and
one-half or so beneath the Ohio and In-
diana gas field the temperature of the
earth is $500 degrees. This scientist says
an immense cavity exists, and that here
the gas is stored; that mile below the
bottom ofthe cavity is mass of roaring,
seething fame, which is gradually eating
into the rock door of the cabern and
ginning it. Eventually the flames
will llreacb the gas, and terrible explo.
sion will ensue-Dr. Oswald.
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is it not very appalling that the
very government, the very government of
the State of South Carolina created by
the people who elect men TO fill Offices,
should be subserVient to ring and stand
indicted by the creators of the govern
ment itself with the charge of corruption 2
Is it not appalling that part of the peo-
pie, part and parcel of their own party,
should order man to take the stump to
prove that their own party is run in the
interest of the bamboozled and debauch-
ed? Is it not appalling TO learn that re
have not had a Republican form of gov.
ernment since the days of the lord pro.
prietors ?"- Wsnnsboro Neaos.
DIR. Francis 81. Brown, of Boston,
has devised a plan by which six deaf
persons who formerly heard nothing of
the sermon now hardly miss word Off
when they attend church. A large sound
receiver stands near the preacher, and
branch speaking tubes run by way of
the floor from it to each of the deaf per.
son.s-Mea0 York Evening SIN.
An English payer alleges that "On
a recent trip to Europe The chief justice
of the supreme court of Texas was intro
duced to an English member of parlia-
ment. The introduction was made, not
by name, but by the judicial title of the
American visitor. "Oh, yes" said the En-
glishman, 1T have heard of you. Your
name is Judge Lynch"
One of the missionaries of the Chi.
ma Inland Mission. Scotch gentleman
worth 81 100000, is living in China on 25
cents week, using all his fortune in the
work.
1t is estimated from reliable data, it
is said, that 1000 negroes have left
North Carolina in tho past fifteen
months,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24
Chip Manure.

b In your issue of February 6, quoting
from tho Southern C,ulivator, you say
"Chip manure is not very valuable y
Well, there are great many things in
this world that are not very valuable, yet
they are valuable, and this chip manure
is one of those things. think the value
Of any fertilizer depends largely upon the
man using it. Some people don't con-
slider cotton seed very valuable, if we
Judge by the way they use them. But to
return to the chip manure. After re.
peatsd tests on very poor soil, I am con-
vinced that as a cotton fertilizer, well
rotted chip manure is hard to beat.
Some years ago l applied chip manure
in a liberal way to as poor spot OF
earth as could ba found anywhere, and
although the season was very dry one,
the result was highly satisfactory. The
cotton not only grew exceptionally large
for such soil, but the bolls were of large
size and we'll matured. If wood ashes
contain potash, why not wood chips con-
tain potash? If the chips are thoroughly
rotten, I cannot see why their chemical
constituents are not as available as that
of any barnyard fertilizer. Did you ever
notice how rankly weeds and grass will
grow in an old wood yard? Ifit is good
for weeds and grass, why not for cotton :?
Wonder if the Cultivator man ever tried
good, we'll rotted chip mature on cotton {?
Maybe his opinion of this fertilizer is
based on theory only. You know We
farmers are having lots of that sort Of
agricultural instruction dished out to US
nowadays. But I, for one, don't be-
lieYe that all the "farnlin' sense" in the
world is locked up in the colossal brains
Of a few agricultural editors. Expert
ence is q costly school, I admit, but what
/ learn there, I am not willing to swap
for mere theory.
Go into any field where there are old
rotten stumps or logs, and notice the
growth of the vegetation around them,
and compare it with that growing at
distance from them. You will will not
need any science to point out the differ
ence, and I don't think you will need
any science to explain the cause of the
difference. What the farmers Of this
country need is more practical expert.
menting on their own particular farms,
and less depending upon the agricultural
papers for that knowledge which can
only be learned by personal observation
and experience. Far be it from me to
underrate the value and Importance Of
the agricultural paper TO the farmers, for
am constant reader of those papers
myself, and believe in them, but /
don't believe they "know it all" We
farmers can learn something ourselves,
and we ought to do It'd. e. CalaoocN,
in Live-,Stock Journal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24
Church Manners.

Be on time. No one has a right to
disturb q congregation or preacher by
being tardy.
NeYer talk or whisper in church, es.
speoially after the exercises are opened.
Do not put on your oyercoat or adjust
Your wrappings until after the services
have been formally closed.
No gentleman ever deGles the place of
: y 5--ship With tobacco. sl
Never be one Of the stareing csowd
Sabout the door, orin the yestibule, before
81. after church. ,.
Never look around to see who is com.
sing in when the door opens,
BE. polite to tho stranger. Invite him
stoS a'seat, offer him q Prayer Book and
HYmnal, or share with him your own.
sBo cordial to ell. But do not be offended
4 4 sYou are not especially noticed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24
The Clemson Property.

COLUMBIA, April 15.-In pursuance OF
the Acs Of the General Assembly, ap.
proved November ~, 1889, MIR. r. w.
Simpson, executor of the will of the late
Thomas g. Clemson, has turned over to
the State Treasurer the money, bonds,
notes, mortgages and titles to real estate
devised by Mr.. Clemson to the Clemson
Agricultural College. The property is
held by the State Treasurer for the pur.
poses Of the college. It includes the fol.
lowing:
Nine City Of Columbia bonds Of $1,000
each, face value $4,000, assessed value at
50, s6,2l0.
Two South Carolina Brown bonds Of
$500 each, face value 1000, assessed
value at d per cent. premium, 1000.
One South Carolina Brown certificate
of stock for s145 500, assessed value at %
per cent. premium, s14,S6250.
A batch of Confederate bonds, par
value S11 900, assessed as of no value.
Deed for Fort Hill property, $50 900.
Cash sS,OSS.
Thirty eight oil paintings aud one iron
safe, constructively but not actually
turned over; the paintings uotappraised
the safe valued at S135.
Sixteen notes and mortgages, two Of
which are appraised as Of no value; face
value s17,81O.So, assessed value s18,-
767.47.
1t appears, therefore, that the total
face value Of the property turned over to
the Treasurer, including the Fort Hill
place, is sS1, ,628.8O, and its assessed value
500, ,OS3.34.-NeaVs and Courier.
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= The average life of temperance peo-
pie is 60 years and 2 months, while the
average life Of Incorporate people is So
years and months. Thus the average
life of q drinker is but little more than
halfof non.drinker; aud yet we are
aaked to believe brandy, gin, whiskey and
beer are wonderful promoters to health.
South America took fifty per cent
more Bibles last year than she has taken
any previous year.
Sankey's voice has given out, and he
has left Moody fer time.