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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-05
Ancient Egyptian Flora.

The National Museum of Egyptian
Antiquities at Bulak contains very in
teresting collection of plants which have
been found in the catacombs and sepul7
chral monuments of the country DIR.
Schweinfurth was the first to study this
ancient fora, which contains no example
of plant that does not grow today in
the Nile valley. Nor does the most min
ute examination show the least differ
ence between the vegetation which -four
ished fifty centuries ago and that of the
present time. In some cases the color of
the flowers can be clearly distinguished,
as, for instance, the purple larkspur, the
red poppy. the reddish brown saffron
and the blue lotus
The leaves Of the watermelon contain
grains of chlorophylI perfectly visible in
the microscope. All these were found
in great numbers in the burial places of
the fifteenth dynasty, 5000 years B. c.,
and in one tomb of the same time some
ears of barley. In later monuments were
discovered mustard. flax, cucumbers,
lentils, pine cones, juniper berries, dates,
hollyhOcks, chrysanthemums, figs, olives,
onions and grapes Around the necks
and upon the breasts of the mummies of
LOO B. C. were garlands of celery
leaves and blue lotus flowers. In regard
to the various specimens of grain dis
covered, it may be added that no at
tempt to make them grow has ever sue
ceeded, the plants having been subjected
to great heat at the time of the emhalm-
ing and burial, which, while it preserved
them, destroyed their terminating power.
The cases in which mummy wheat is
said to have been raised are due simply
to the fraudulent mixture of modern
with the ancient grains. Chicago Her
aid.
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Large Farms in Europe.

Baron Hirsch farms more than 10000
acres of land in Hungary, where the
largest agricultural operations in Europe
are to be met with Prince Nicholas
Esterhazy, in the same country, is said
to farm more than 100000 acres This
is done not upon any metayer system,
but directly through the agency of a
large staff of overlookers. In France,
supposed to be country of small farms,
there are some very large ones, and one
of $500 acres, held by Mr.. Gail. near
Tours, is we'll MISUNDERSTANDING
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-05
Farm Notes.

According to u report Of the agricul-
Yural department at Washington, the
homestead area, supposed to be Iimitc >
to 900 miles west of the Missouri, already
extends about 400 miles, and it is thouglS
there are surprises of success yet in re-
serve for the experimental arid lands
farmer of the future
The corn crop of Texas is reported as
the largest ever grown. The quality of
the wheat is excellent. A good crop of
sorghum has been realized. In some
portions of southern Texas large crops
of the sugar cane have been planted, and
handsome profits have been reaped. An
immense crop of cotton has been grown.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-05
Experimental Stations of the Country.


Experiment Station Bulletin No. 2,
published by authority of the secretary
of agriculture. j. M. Rusk, is digest of
the annual reports of the agricultural
experiment stations in the United States
for 1883. Part of this bulletin covers
over $50 pages, and treats by itself the
report of each station, with only such
comment as is necessary to connect the
several parts The financial reports of
the stations have been reserved for
Part III.
A review of the present digest of an
nual reports of the stations leads to sew
eral conclusions regarding the expert
ment station enterprise in the United
States, of which the following are noted
in the Introduction: First, it is observed
that the reports are not fair exhibit of
a years work Most of the stations are
new. OF fifty-seven stations now in op-
GRAFTON only twenty were organized pre-
vious to 1888, when the act of congress
providing $15, 900 per year for each state
for the purpose came into effect, and it
was not until the spring of that year
that the appropriation was made availa-
BILE. Much of their first effort was de-
voted to such preparation as precedes
the actual work of investigation.
The prospects of the experiment sta
ton enterprise is, it is claimed, on the
whole encouraging. AS regards the sci
entific character of their work, our sta
tons are doing just what the European
stations did in their early experience,
they are selecting questions of immedi-
ate practical interest and studying these
in the most direct ways, because they
feel that they must, and neither they
nor their constituencies have found by
actual experiment how often this meth
cd fails. Most of our stations are con-
nected with educational institutions,
where experience shows that their work
is most advantageously done.
This bulletin is rendered easy for ref
erence by the completeness of it's index.
The table of contents at the beginning
of the book presents the reports of the
individual stations according to states
in alphabetical order. At the close of
the volume appear an index of names
and an index of subjects. Later on will
appear on this page additional notice in
reference to the various individual sta
ton reports
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-05

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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27
What we Need is Push.


"1he same amount of pluck, tact,
economy and go in North Carolina
will produce as good results as in
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas or Missis-
sippi.' There is = not the slightest
doubt about that. The great difficulty
is that too many North Carolinans
wait to exile themselves before they
become inspired with energy and en-
terprise. If they would bestow upon
the home farm, business or profession
the vigor of thought and action which
they devote to the pursuit of fortune
in new fields there would be fewer
languishing towns and deserted home
steads in this State.
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Two Important Enterprises.
TChariOtte Chronicle. |

The American Pine Fibre Company
formally opened their factory at
Cronly, seventeen miles from Will
mington, on Monday. Quite num-
Der of people from Wilmington attend
et the opening exercises, going to the
factory on special train.
The company is utilizing the leaves
of the long-leaf pine for commercial
purposes, and the industry promises to
become an important one. The
origin of the company was in the
operations of the jute trust. A substi-
tute for jute became necessity, and
one of the substitutes discovered was
pine-fibre bagging. Bagging, mating,
carpet lining, etc, will be made out
of the pine leaves The material is
pletiful, and the demand for the pro-
duct is great.
The officers Of the American Pine
Fibre Company are, VIM. Latimer,
president; NJ. Frank, vlcc president;
G.. H. Smith, secretary and treasurer;
c. w. Dahlgren, manager, and A.
Scott, superidtedent.
Another enterprise of great value,
and one that las excited wide interest,
is the iron and steel works wich it is
proposed to locate at Greensboro.
There seems now no doubt that the
works will be located there.
The Greensboro Workman publishes
some interesting facts from the COM
pany's prospectus. "The iron ores
used by the company" says the
Workman, ''will be raised from mines
in Chatham and Moore counties; the
lime stone from about Germanton,
Stokes county. The fuel supply will
be the Pocahontas coal field of
Virginia, and the coal fields on Deep
and Dan River in North Carolina.
at is proposed to build two fur
naces, one for Bessemer pig, and one
for mill and foundry iron. The es-
timated daily capacity of the furnaces
will be Is tons per day. From various
reports from high authority on such
matters, it is seen that iron can be
made cheaper at Greensboro than it
can be bought elsewhere and delivered
at Greensboro.
"The capital stock of the company
is ST, 900, 900 in shares of s1oo each.
1t will require an outlay of about
s4oo,ooo in getting ready for opera
ton. The remaining 100000 will
be used in operating the furnaces and
establishing such industries as the COM
pany may determine upon"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27

The excitement in Greensboro about
the advance in value of real estate and
the growth of the town is nothing
compared with what it will be two
months from now The rest of the
State will stand dazed, and after awhile
wake up and jump in here up to the
neck in property at prices ten times as
high as they are now. If anybody
doubts the genuineness of Greensboro S
boom, let him visit the place two or
three days and have his doubts eradi-
Gated. North State.
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I Daily except Sunday. *Daily. 4 Dali,
except Monday.

Additional train leaves oxford daily ex-
cept Sunday II 90 m, arrive Henderson
II % p m, returning leave Henderson 10
p m, daily except Sunday, arrive Oxford
8 Is m.
No. 80, leaving Goldsboro > 20 D m and
Raleigh IL p M daily, makes connection
at Durham with No. 10, leaving at 6 90 d m
daily, except Sunday for Oxford, Hender-
son and all points on o. y H., o. & C. and
r. X Nj. roads.
Passenger coaches run through between
West Point and Raleigh, via KeySville. on
Nos. 5l and 102, and 30 and 1O3.
Nos. 81 and 53 connect at Richmond from
and to West Point and Baltimore daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Nos. 80 and 81 connect at Goldsboro with
trains to and from Morehead City and Will
mingtOn, and at Selma to and from Fayette-
Vile.
No. 50 connects at Greensboro for Fay
etteville.
No 53 connects at Selma for Wilson, \. C..
Nos 80 and 81 make close connection at
University Station with trains to and from
Chapel Hill, except Sundays.
SLEEPING-CARS SERVICE.
On trains so and 81, Pullman Buff
let Sleeper between Atlanta and New
York, Danville and Augusta and Green's
boro, via Asheville 10 MOrriStown, Tenn
On % and IS, Pullman Buffet Sleeper
between Washington and New Orleans via
Montgomery. and between Washington
and Birmingham, Richmond and Green's
soro; Raleigh and Greensboro and between
washington and Augusta. and Pullman
bunet Sleepers between Washington and
ASheville and Hot Springs
Inrough tickets on sale at principal
stations to all points.
F0r rates, local and through time tables
sPP ssPPly to any agent of the company, or to
o0L ~ II AAS, JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
ilaiiie Manager. Gem. Pass. Agent
". \. TURK,
Div. Pass. Agent,
Raleigh, n. G.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27
w. f. CHRISTIAN.
He Sells His Interest in the Democrat
and Moves North.
[ChOrlOtte ChrOnicle.i

w. E. Christian, who over a year
ago bought w. ]. Yates half interest
in the Charlotte Democrat, has sold
out to his partner, ]. P. Strong, and
accepted position to do special work
on the Philadelphia Press. During
Mr.. Christians connection with the
Democrat he edited that paper with
signal ability. A fine scholar and a
brilliant writer, he made the influence
OF the Democrat felt all over the State.
A stranger in Charlotte and to the
State, he soon won friends here and in
the State at large, who will all be sorry
to learn Of his departure from the
State. That his scholarship and abil-
ity has already received recognition
by one of the ableSt journals in the
country, is no small compliment. He
will now have a broader field for his
literary talents.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27

The Charlotte Meas has started a
subscription fund to raise $4,000 to
build a suitable monument in memory
of the event and the signers of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen-
dence, us years ago. This is his
torical event of which any citizen of
the Old North State may feel proud
and honor himself by contributing to
any means of commemorating it
Laurinburg Exchange.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27
BEYOND THE GATE.

Sometimes in dreams | see it,
This city fair and grand;
It's doors Of jasper brightness
Stand forth on either hand.
Twas here the pilgrim tarried
And here good cheer awaits
The weary one who enters
At the opening Of the gates.
Each window is an opal
With hues born of the noon,
Through which rich perfumes wander,
Caught from the air of June,
And here are sandals waiting
In which the weary feet,
Now shod in royal splendOr,
May roam the shining street. o
Oh, City of the Beautiful,
Could longing heart forget
The garden where the lilies
Like crystal flakes We're set?
Where heavens drove in sunshine
Like rainbows went and came?
Where the sun woke swathed in azure
And died on the fields of fame?
Here, too, are fountains playing
To cheer this heart OF thine,
And meadows flushed with viOlets
And winds as rich as wine;
While each thing glad and beautiful
The loving soul awaits,
When once the veil is rended,
And we stand within the gates.
Dear City of the Holy,
For the walks OF palm long,
FoOr the love that maketh lovely,
For the faith that maketh strong,
For thy green and growing cedars,
Thy lakes of silvery calm,
For thy peace past comprehension
That floods thine isles OF balm.
Take Thou my hand, my Saviour,
The way is dark and wild,
Far Off, IL star, the city shines
1t becons on Thy child,
JOY! Joy! they come, the beautiful;
A myraid host awaits,
And Heaven refulgent floods my soul
At the widening of the gates
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27

pearance and perfect system in all the
appointments command the admiration
of visitors. At this place met Mr.. }. e.
Cooper. book-keeper, and Mr.. Boyd
Cayce, one of the managers, who showed
me through the immense and perfect es-
Establishments.
STORAGE WAREHOUSE.
Henderson is a pioneer in establishing
a Storage Warehouse. 1t is a modern
brick structure, and has all the con-
veniences for receiving and shipping to-
bacco. There are now 1000 hogsheads
of tobacco stored there. This is great
convenience to tobacco men as it enables
them to sell their Tobacco to foreign
buyers by sampling at home. Mr.. W. p
Gary, known as a man of integrity and
knowledge of tobacco, is the inspector.
But must close. l might fiji q, pas
of the Chronicle with accounts OF Hender-
sons enterprises, and then not mention
all of them.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27
ALLEN & GINTERs STEMMERY.

The great Richmond cigarette manu-
facturers, Allen & Ginter, have here the
best arranged and most thoroughly
equipped stemmery establishments in the
State. They are the largest buyers on
the market of fine cutters, all OF which
they re-dry and stem, and pack here be
mond. They require in their immense
works here two Numbered hands to whom
they pay good wages. The cleanly ap-
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27

The dead body of a tenyearold
colored boy, Arthur Davidson, was
found in pile of cotton seed hulls at
the oil mills in Charlotte. 1t is sup
posed that the boy dug a deep hole in
the hulls and getting into it, they
caved in on him, smothering him to
death.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27
= s. HARRIS,
=" IL. HENRY,
ATTORNE EX AT LAW.
HENDERSON, N. G.,

CoURTs:-Vance, Franklin, Warren, Gran
vile, United States Court at Raleigh, and
supreme Court of North Carolina.
REFERENCEs:- Chief Justice w. N. ii.
smith, hon. Augustus s. Merrimon, Gov.
Daniel q. Fowle, Hon. I. Z. Fuller, Hon. T.
NJ. Argo, DIR. w. T. Cheatham. DR.. ]. II.
Tucker, Mr.. NJ. Dorsey, III. II. Burwell, Esq,
Hon. James Edwin Moore, Ex Solicitor Gen
of U. S. Samuel +. Phillips
Ofiice hours Q a m. to D. m mch 73I
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27
NO. IA.
ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Amy reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA F7G SYRUP co!
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. NEW YORK M
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-03-27

Out of the fifty Republican members
in Congress from the Middle and East
ern States, only twelve voted for New
York as the site for the Worlds Fair.
Telegram-herald., 1890-02-09

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commenced treating alder ylur directions
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-26

New York Central or Pennsylvania
flyer without copper. But telegraph,
if the operator will trust you, and the
wallet will be hurried after you either
by express or registered mail.
Then there are gold pencils, gloves,
shoes, hats, coats, overcoats, eyeglasses,
spirit lamps, shirt studs, powder boxes
and hand glasses. One enterprising citi-
zen forgot his gripsack and everything
in it the other night. Another left with
out valuable set of surgical instru-
ments. There are more toothbrushes
forgotten in New York hotels in a week
than any shop in New York can replace
on the instant. Slippers; cuffs and col
lars enough to start haberdasher's shop,
ladies' stockings of silk and all other
textures, night dresses of lace and plain,
canes, work baskets, trusses, shawls,
bootjacks, rubber coats, bracelets, opera
glasses, ladies' hats, entire suits of
clothes, ladies' cloaks, fur sacks, fans,
Bibles, sermons, dress waists, carriers,
corsets, earrings-these and hundreds Of
other articles make up the years col
lection in the big hotels of New York.
When the owner is not found the goods
are usually kept year No hotel clerk
in town seems to know what becomes of
them after that-New York Sun.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-26
The Electric Candle Cure.

A subscriber at Bryan, O., recently
sent The Electrical World the following
dialogue, which he overheard in the
street:
"Howdy do, howdy do?"
''Oh, fair to middlin'; folks all well,
but have got a touch of rheumatic.
ooh, you can get rid of that; I had it
SO bad couldn't raise my hand to take
a chaw terbaccer, but it's gone now"
"What did you take for it?''
"Waal, when they put up them 'lectric
lights got one of their candles they had
dropped, and carry it in my pocket.
You know Electricity is good for medi-
cine Waal, there is 'nough lecticity
left in the candle when they put Them
out that some will soak inter you, and
that knocks it every time. Jest try it,"
II will; where can get one?"
GIVE got couple; take one"
Elm much obliged; I'll give it
chance"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-26
How Ships Boys Wash Shirts.

It was easier to tie shirt to line,
fling it overheard and let it tow This
will wash clothes-wash all the warp out
of them in time The practice was at
last forbidden the boys on the Wizard
It's lazy boys wash. The adage Its
never too late to mend" is not applicable
on shipboard 1t should read Its never
too early to mend" Of course a boy of
Is, whose mother has always stitched
for him, will allow his clothes to go I'M
til they fall off his body before using his
needle. AS did And sewed myself
up only to rip asunder Immediately.
went about decks thing of flaps rips,
rags and abortive patches, until they
called me the ships scarecrow, And SO
would many another spruce young man
under similar discipline. It's good once
in ones life to be brought thus low
Prentice milford.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-26

MAKE Your OWN FERTILIzER.-Sendf for
sample, price, ETC., of our kilncured, dis
integrated, screened Humus for compost
ing with chemicals, cotton seed meal,
ashes, or stable manure. Address, HICKS
& CLARK, Fort Mason, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-26

Is your subscription out? If SO, renew.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-22
Died at Galveston.

GALVESTON, TEX, Oct. 2l.-Msj. H o.
G. Seymour, connected with the United
States signal office, after an Illness OF
enc day, died at o 'clock this afternoon
of pneumonia. He was fifty eight years
old, native of England, aud at the be-
ginning of tbs civil war entered the Fed
eral army, and for gallantry on the field
of battle was mustered out as major.
Three years ago he entered the signal
service from Texas, and for the past
eight months has been on duty at this
station. Beyond the above nothing is
known of his autecedeats. He will be
inferred with military honors by the G..
A. r. tomorrow.