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Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12
In the House.

2O3D DAY.-Mr. Ketcham, introduced
bill appropriating $685. for payment to
the legal representatives of John Roach, de-
ceased, in full satisfaction of all claims. =.
Messrs. Beckwith, of New Jersey, and VIII
son, of Washington, came to blows in a dis
cussion on the Cannon resolution; much ex-
element was caused by vulgar remark
made by Mr.. Cannon concerning Mr.. Nc
Adoo; the Lard bill was not reached. Mr..
Brosius offered a resolution for the arrest Of
absentees, directing the Sergeant-at-Armst to
telegraph for absent members and revoking
all leaves Of absence except those granted on
account of illness The resolution was agreed
to and the House adjourned.
204TH DAY.-Mr. Henderson submitted the
conference report on the bill for the relief of
the sufferers in Oklahoma, and it was agreed
to-. .. The Land bill was passed. The Eight
Hour bill was passed.
205TH DAY.-Immediatel after the read
ing of the journal, the House went into
Committee of the Whole (Mr. Allen, of
Michigan, in the chair on the
private calendar. The first bill to be con-
sidered was that which has been pending for
the last sixteen weeks, the Omnibus"
Southern War Claims bill. 1t was passed
AT its evening session the House passed
seventy two private pension bill.
2O6TH DAY.-The bill amending the Alien
Contract law was passed. 49, The bill pro-
hibiting the employment of convict labor
on public works was passed; also, the bill to
prevent the purchase of supplies the product
of convict labor by the United States. %.
The conference report on the bill to prevent
collisions at sea was adopted.
207TH DAY.-Mr. Smyser, of Ohio, with
drew as a member of the committee investi-
eating the office of Pension Commissioner
Raum. Mr.. Perkins moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to ratify and confirm
the agreements with the Sac and Fox and
Iowa tribes of Indians in Oklahoma, and
after an explanation of its scope by Messrs.
Perkins and Peel the bill passed
2O9TH DAY.-The misunderstanding
election case was called up and speeches upon
it were made by members of the majority
and minority of the Elections
Committee. Mr.. Cannon, from the
Committee on Appropriations made a
statement in regard to tine appropriations
made by the List Congress as compared with
those of the previous Congress; minority
report also was presented by Mr.. Sayres.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12
BOLD TRAIN ROBBERS.
Ten Men Go Through an Elk.
press Car i'm Alabama.
The Frightened Passengers In
Inundated by Pistol Shots.

The Louisville and Northern train from
New Orleans reached FIomaton, Ala, about
IL o'clock the other night. Two men
emerged from the swamp, and running close
TO the train made their way to the engine
They climbed up over the tender
and covered the engineer and fireman
with pistols With hands up, they
were made to crawl over the tender to the
front platform OF the express car and open
the door. Here two other outlaws Joined
them, and as soon as the door was
opened they rushed into the express
car and fired two shots TO intimidate the mes
senger. At the same time a volley of shots
wa: fired from other outlaws who stood on
either side OF the train near the baggage car
to prevent any one from the rear of the train
coming toward the express car.
The passengers were very much frightened
and began slowing article of value away in
hiding places about the car, expecting the
robbers to give them visit as soon as they
finished with the messenger. While two of
the men kept the engineer and firemen COW
cred with their revolvers two others paid
their respects to the express messenger. He
was made to unlock his safe and turn over
all the valuables in it to the gang. 1t was
not certain how much they got, but the pas
sengers declared they made a good haul
They said it was asserted on the train that
the robbers took $50, 900 from the express
messenger.
After finishing their work in the express
car the robbers fired another volley to in
timidate the passengers, and then made off
into the swamp with their booty. The pas
Sengers began recovering the articles they
had hidden, and then the train hurried on
its way, having been delayed forty minutes
by the bold outlaws. It was a neat piece of
criminal work. performed by ten men, and
it was the belief of everyone on the train
that it was done by RUDE Burrows and his
gang.
A careful examination by the express
officials at Mobile showed that only a portion
of the packages in the express safe in the car
which was robbed was taken, and the loss is
not over $1,000.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12

5ne banks and all the insurance companies
quaked. With his nostril he scattered the
ashes on the domestic hearth. You nave
had trial after trial, misfortune after mis-
fortune, lion after lion: and yet they nave
never hurt you if you put your trust IN God,
and they never will hurt you. They did
not burt Daniel, and they cannot hurt you
The Persians used TO think that spring ram
falling into sea shells would turn into pearls;
and have TO tell you that the tears OF sor-
row turn into precious gems when they drop
into Gods bottle. You need be afraid OF
nothing putting your trust in God. Even
death, that monster lion whose den Is the
worlds sepulchre, and who puts his paw
down amid thousands OF millions OF the dead,
cannot alright you.
When modem times man was TO get the
honors of knighthood he was compelled
10 go fully armed the night before among
the tombs Of the dead, carrying sort OF
spear, and then when the day broke ne
would come forth, and amid the sound OF
cornet and great parade he would get the
honors of knighthood. And 50 it will be
with the Christian in the night before
heaven, as fully armed with spear and heb
met of salvation ne will wait and watch
through the darkness until the morning
dawns, and then he will take the honors or
heaven amid that great throng with snowy
robes streaming over seas Of sapphire.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12
NEWSY GLEANINGS,

THERE are SIX FARMERS IN the Unltel States
Senate and thirty-tive of taem in the House.
MORE than 5000 men in New York city DO
business under protection of their wiz s
names.
Two HUNDRED THOUSAND Italians are said
to be living in Buenos Ayres, Argentine Re
public.
The total immigration this year to August
l, was 800, 534, against 269 las IN the same
time last year.
THE authorities of Finland have forbidden
the Salvation Army to carry on propaganda
work in that country.
IT is claimed that the potato crop Of the
United States will be short 100, 900, 90 bush
els and the European crop short 23O, OylyJJ
bushels.
The frozen meat trade of New Zealand
has developed remarkably. More than
1000, 100 carcaSes are now sent yearly u
England.
L is estimated that the co,ored people IN
this country own 1858, 900, 900 of property,
more than one-half OF which is in the South
ern States.
Snow is being shoveled out of the Alpine
Tunnel, on the Union Pacific Road for the
purpose of getting out about fifty cars that
were showed in last winter.
FROM the forests Of white and Norway
pines in the Rainy River country, of Mime
sofa, Is, 0O0, 900 feet of lumber have been
stolen during the past year.
CHAMBERS broke o1t in band of horses
owned by Colonel Waters, of Miles City,
Montana, and sixteen animals were killed -
prevent the disease spreading.
The Russian Government has decided 70
taKe energetic measures TO restrain emlSTA'
ton agents from persuading peasants 70 vel-
are abroad and especially TO Brazil
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12
FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

193D DAY.-The Tobacco schedule and part
of the Agricultural schedule of the Tariff
bill were disposed of; the House rates on bar
ley and barley malt we're restored; Mr.. Da-
Wis made speech. The Resolution hereto
fore offered by Mr.. Plumb, instructing the
Committee on Rules to issue such orders as
will wholly prevent the sale Of spirituOus,
vinous and malt liquors in the Senate wing
of the Capitol was taken up, the first ques-
ton being on Mr.. Buffers amendment di-
recting the Sergeant-at-Arms to make daily
inspection of committee rooms and other
apartments. The amendment was rejected.
10TH DAY.-The Finance Committee gave
notice of two proposed amendments to the
Tariff bill in the direction Of reciprocity.
Considerable progress was made with the
textof the bill.
18TH DAY.-The remaining paragraphs of
the Agricultural schedule of the Tariff bill
and the Wine and Spirits schedule were dis
posed of, and the Wool schedule was taken
up Mr.. Edmunds offered resolution for
recess of Congress from September 19 to
November 10.
10TH DAY-The Wool schedule of the
Tariff bill was discussed, and Mr.. Carlisle's
anne ndment placing wool on the free list was
defeated. .. The House amendment to the
Senate bill giving pension of 500 a month
to the widow of General Hartranft was dis
agreed to and a conference asked.
10TH DAY.-The Wool and Silk schedules
of the Tariff bill were disposed of, and
Mr.. Sherman Onered an amendment JOCK
ing to reciprocity with Canada. Mr..
Plumb gave notice of an amendment which
he proposed to offer, imposing an annual tax
of three per cent. on dividends of corpora
TONS including interest on bonds. -. Amend
ments looking to reduction of rates were
offered on the Democratic side, and we're re-
iected without the formality of yea and nay
votes, to paragraphs 376 to $50.
18Th DAY-The sugar schedule of the
Tariff bill was discussed and Mr.. Hale
made speech on reciprocity. The subject
was discussed at length, and debate was con-
tinued at an evening session.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12

SOME ambitious French aeronauts are 70 at
tempt to cross Central Europe in a balloon.
The French Minister of War has decided 70
send a military officer along to see how thing
go. The balloonists will attempt TO maSgi
maps of the currents of air. The ascent WIZ
be made at Nancy and the descent so's~
where in Russia or Norway.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12
A FLOODED ISLAND.
Over $50 Houses Destroyed and Many
Lives Lost Near st. Petersburg.

A food in the vicinity of ST. Petersburg
has caused the destruction of over $50 work
mems houses on an island in the Neva.
About 300 other dwellings are inundated
and made uninhabitable Many of the occu-
pants of the destroyed kuts were drowned.
The food came suddenly in the darkness,
and escape was difficult. The survivors re-
manned in water up to their knees for many
hours before assistance came. Among the
sufferers were many women.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12
BOTH DROWNED,
Captain Thurber Dies Attempting to
Save His Child.

While the schooner Palmer was being towed
down the Connecticut River, off Middletown,
Conn, Captain Thurber's daughter, beau
tiful girl about eighteen years of age, who
was on pleasure trip with her father, acct
dentally fell overheard.
Her father, who was at the wheel at the
time, Immediately sprang into the water af
ter her and before boat could be lowered
both sank, clasped in each others arms, for
the last time.
Captain ThIrber's home is in Staten Isl
and, N. Y
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12

THE breaking out of the influenza in Ice
and has caused q considerable panic, as the
consequences O. the disease there have been
,erious, Of tfp $1,000 inhabitants in 1843
1000 died of the influenza, and in 1876 1900
persons were carried off by the same dis
ease.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-09-12

JOHN NoAKs, four and half years old,
living at Stoke-on-Trent, England, muir.
river. he nearly succeeded in depriving
two others OF taeir lives in the same manner
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27
How to Make Times Easier.

81 am little surprised' said an or
ange grower the other day, "at the hard
ness of the times. had q good crop of
oranges last year and gotgood prices for
then, and [ thought that things would
be easier this summer"
No, my friend, things will never be
'easier' as long as you buy your hay
and your corn in the West, as long as
you fail to produce at least something if
not everything you consume at home.
1t is mighty long stretch between Or
ange crops and where it costs as much to
liveas it does in Florida it requires very
plethoric exchequer to stand the drain.
1t is folly to expect any great degree of
prosperity as long as we depend solely
upon one crop, and that one-crop subject
to many uncertainties.
We must live more within ourselves,
more at home and depend less upon the
North and West and then and not until
then will times be ''easier."
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27
Not a New Florida Product.

The tobacco industry, which is just now
attracting so much attention in Florida,
is by no meaDs new to the State. Long
before the days of the orange boom, long
before the stately pines of Florida had
given place to the evergreen orange tree
and when the land of the State was titled
by the sable-hued slave instead of the
stirring Yankee tobacco was q welI-knOWn
and profitable product of Florida, rank
ing second only to King Cotton in many
sections. This was particularly true of
some portions of Leon, Gadsden and sur
rounding counties.
A gentleman now residing in Memphis,
Tenn, who, in -bellum days, owned
large plantation in one of the above
mentioned counties, recently informed Us
that he had received a net profit Of $500
per acre from his tobacco crop Eve be-
lieve that was the fgure).
Why he did not stop raising cotton,
which at the very best never yielded 500
per acre, and devote his entire energies to
the production of tobacco he failed to
inform us. For this reason we are dis
posed to accept the $500 statement cum
grano sails, for it hardly looks reasonable
for man to cultivate cotton year after
year for a quarter of a century at say $50
per acre (Which is the maximum figure)
when he could have made $500 by cult
waiting tobacco.
But, after all, perhaps this is not I'M
certainly not unprecedented,
in view of the fact that there are people
even in this enlightened age who persist
in cultivating crops which hardly pay for
the labor put upon them, when by a little
extra exertion they could do infinitely
better with other crops.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27
The Pepino in Brevard County.

The Titusville correspondent of the
Jacksonville Standard says: ''There is
one delicious fruit which has but recently
been introduced here, and which has not
yet become very popular, though, no
doubt it will after awhile. 1t is the
pepino. Itgrows, bears andripens within
three months after planting, and is not
only pleasing to the taste, but to the eye,
as we'll, being of a yellowish hue, striped
longitudinally with deep purple stripes.
1t has the taste of a cantaloupe, but is
Juicy and firm; is heavy bearer, and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27

genious and it does it's work in such a
thorough and effective manner that
when once it. has been used, all other
primers will be discarded Mr.. Ross is
anxious to establish agencies in all parts
of Florida and California, and those who
wish to make money with but little effort
should address him for terms and partic
ulars at DeLand
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27

AN Exchange says: The cotton crop
of Alachua county this year will be from
four to six weeks in advance of last sea-
son. The first shipment of cotton made
by H. F. Dutton & Co., last year was
during the latter part of October, while
this year they expect to make their first
shipment sometime during the present
month.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27

The West Hillsborough Times, of Clear
Water Harbor, in it's last issue says:
"Many of our neighbors have, we think,
acted hastily in disposing of their oranges
at the prices offered They are not
ignorant of the extent of the crop, and
should reasonably expect full prices this
season. Higher up the State crops are
being engaged now at 81 so to 50 box,
on the trees
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27
The Champion Primer.

BY referringto ouradvertising columns
will be found the cut and advertisement of
the Ross Champion Primer. All who
have examined this instrument pronounce
it the best they have ever seen. The
mechanical arrangement is new and in
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 81, 1890.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CORRESPONDENCE" Heroic CultivatiOn
Shall We Raise Tomatoes for Northern
Market; Mr.. Phelps Opinion.
An Unique Suggestion; Useful on the Farm;
Florida Should Make Her Own Fertilizers
1t Has Much to do With Their Success ... 1856
Frank Higel's Statistics.
SELECTED-Florida Pineapples. .................4S5
italian Grapes Grow Well; Florida Tea A
Rice Mill Wanted 1856
Grapes in Florida; Insect Remedies; Liv-
FLORAL-Cocode-Me r; The African Lily Ole
anders and Grape Myrtle; DieutZia Gracia;
Grasses in SpOnges...
EDITORIAL-The Vegetable and Fruit Prod
ucU in Brevard County; The Orange Crop
One of the Many Opportunities of Florida;
Caucasian Prickley COmfrey; The Champ
ion Primer; Not New Florida Product;
How to Make Times Easier; The PepinO in
DfoV0ru .49O
Pamphlets Received; Florida Should Make
Her Own Fertilizers; New Advertisements. .491
HOUSEHOLD Wonder Why; Is 1t True;
Meat Loaf; COcOanut Pie; Good Bread;
Bean Soup, Recipes; Cold Food; The Virtue
OF lot 1872
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Emulsion. Etc; Duck
Eggs for Matching; Economy in Fencing;
The Young Turkeys; Making the Hen Set;
Foul OdOrs in the Poultry House. ...........493
LITERARY-Story, "The Yellow Spring. ... 494
The PuzZer 495
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27

The people are now realizing what the
Agricultural College and it's co-worker,
the station, are worth. Director DePass
has tested this year every known variety
OF the long staple cotton, over thirty
in all.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27

THE Lake City correspondent of the
Standard says, that many Columbia
county citizens are availing themselves
of the chance to improve their stock with
the blooded Hamiltonian horse and HOl-
stein bull at the Experimental station.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-08-27
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Caucasian Pricklv Comfrey.

| nOCnIOFu, DAILY dHlIy, 4NOWoSn, OOuAoJ
Tipperary, Ireland, q circular giving the
outlines of the local agricultural prize
system that has been inaugurated at
that place.
The plan proposed appears to be that
of giving prizes ranging from $40 down
for the best managed farms, and in the
award of prizes to give particular prefer
ence and attention to the number of stock
in proportion to the size of the farm led
upon the Caucasian Prickly Comfrey
which has been cut and fed during the
summer in it's green state and as ensilage
| in the winter.
As the forage question in Florida is
one of no littleimportance, anything and
erything which will serve to enlighten
| us upon it is worthy OfnOtice, we will re-
view the advantages claimed for this new
forage plant.
We reproduce the following paragraph
from the circular in question:
"The Caucasian Prickly Comfrey y
is a permanent forage crop, able to pro-
duce a hundred tons OF green food to the
Irish acre, a quantity sufficient to keep
ten cows for six months. ora proportion
ate number of any other kind of stock.
A clear profit of 500 [$5OO] an
acre can be made by any one who has
planted the crOpfOr a couple OF years and
can find a market for the sets from which
the plant is grown at certain price"
The area of an Irish acre is Z ,940square
yards, of an American acre $40 square
yards. but even with this difference the
yield of the comfrey appears almost in
credible.
In another place in the circular it is
stated that the dry, waste places on the
farm good for nothing else will do excel
lently for comfrey, and also that it will
gradually improve the soil upon which it
is grown.
If what is claimed for this forage plant
is true, it strikes us that it is the very
thing that the people of Florida want
and have been looking for for long
time. If it will produce sixty tons Of
green forage to an American acre and
grow Oh the "dry waste places" will it
not solve our forage problem?
If it is an imprOver Of the soil and will
grow upon the poorest soil is it not the
thing we need in Florida?
And again, if we can produce sixty tons
of green truck annually per acre, can we
not give to the soil of our orange groves
the much needed humus?
We are aware of the fact that many
(perhaps mOst) of our orange growers
would not allow sprig of it or anything
else green to grow in their orange groves
under any consideration, but if the COM
frey will produce as heavily as the Irish
circular claims (and it is perenniaD
would it not pay our orange growers to
plant it on the "dry and waste lands
near the groves, cut it at the proper sea-
son and apply it to the orange grove for
the benefit of the humus it contains?
Personally we knownothing of the COM
frey, but from the very high manner in
which the Irish and English papers have
spoken of it for the past two years we
readily conclude that it is really valuable
and worthy of an investigation.
We believe some OF our enterprising
Floridians have given the comfrey linn
i+Md on1 1,o hovo +Lo11 mill or;xo