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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-16
for their size, and active. [ should think
they would be well suited'to our climate.
Il. w. A.
About Raising Ducks.

AS it has been demonstrated that ducks
can be raised without ponds, quite an in
terest has been created in that direction.
We will say, however, that only the large
breeds can be so treated. The common
puddle duck is too active and discomfort
ed in confinement, and is also too small to
give fair profit for the labor involved.
TO secure the best returns they should be
sold when about ten weeks old. They will
then weigh five pounds each, or ten
pounds per pair. They come ito market
about June and July, after the prices for
chicks have been lowered. In marketing
them it is best to dress them, selling the
feathers. The prices depend upon the de-
mand. In May, if they are fat and at
tractive in condition, as much as $3.50
per pair has been obtained, but such price
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-16
Chickens in the Grove-Don't Over
Crowd-Preserving Eggs.

While fowls are a good thing in a grove,
my experience is that there is limit to
the number. you can keep without injury
to the trees. The droppings are highly
heterogeneous, and too much will cause die
back. Something depends on the age OF
the trees; at five years old four fowls are
all that should be allowed on space oc-
cupied by one tree, if you intend to keep
them on the grove continuously. More
may be kept if you will change their yards
yearly and let the grove rest year with
out fowls. When fowls are allowed to
range in grove do not always feed.in
one spot, for they will return there many
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-16

times during the day in search OF food,
and thus it will be Over-fertilized. think
stone fruits will stand more nitrogen than
the citrus varieties. | have q Kelsey
plum loaded with fruit, and the tree has
made wonderful growth, and the fertil-
ling seems to agree with it, but orange
and grape fruit trees in the same yard
are suffering from die back.
Most Of this years hatch is now half or
two-thirds grown. A space that would
hold them at month old is too small
now. Over-crowdingi is the cause of stunt
ed growth. If fifty chicks two months
old are given a house 31ax7 to roostin
they will not occupy ohe-half the space
perhaps, but however we'll ventilated the
coop may be the air will be tainted and
they will not do near as well as they
would ifonly twenty-fye-or thirty are al
lowed to occupy the same space. Let
young fowls up to three months old have
nothing but the bare floor for roosting
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-07-16

The Indian Game is a new fowl in this
country, and there are but few Of the
German stock. The importations are
confined to very few persons and if you
contemplate investing, be sure you are
right, for there will be plenty OF spurious
stock in the market during the coming
season:
There are two varieties of the Indian
Game-the Cornish and Mula but the
Cornish are the most desirable. Eggs for
Matching were sold this season for from
IS to $40 per 13.
Mr.. Webster said, in a letter received
recently, that he had one hundred and
fifty orders booked at So per thirteen,
He has more fowls on the way from Eng
land, which will make him eighty-two
head OF imported fowls
The Indian Game is very hardy fowl,
and no more pregnatious than Leg
horn.1EThey are noted for their value as
a table fowl and good egg producers.
Though not large they are very heavy
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place, or you will have many a deformed
bird. Roasting poles should be one by
three inches for fowls of all ages, because
q hen when allowed to roost in tree Sc
lects a small limb it is no reason why she
should have a roosting pole OF the same
size in the house, where she is secure, for
she selects small limb by Instruction
safety.
If eggs are cheap, put them down in the
salt and lime process. [ am assured by
an old resident that they will keep fresh
in Florida for six months. Eggs will
bring good prices in October and Novem-
Der, il they do not i'll July or August.
E. w. A.
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gradually becomes lower until from Is
to 20 cents per pound is secured. Mr..
Rankin states that his average price for
young ducks was % cents per pound for
the entire year. Old ducks do not bring
more than half that sum late in the sea-
son. Ducks grow very fast and require
frequent feeding. For that reason they
should be fed often, and the more nour-
ishing the food the better. Give softfood
for the first month, with grain, and plen-
ty of grass and meat. Ducks are very
voracious, which induces some to suppose
that they are Improbable, but no feed is
lost. They make up for it in rapid
growth, and thecost of the food need not
exceed five cents per pound. This figure
is the result of actual experiment, and
what has been demonstrated by one can
be accomplished by others.
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Indian Games.

The illustration below is from a pho
tOgraph of trio of Indian Games, kindly
loaned us by z. A. Webster, of Cazenovia,
N. Y. This represents part of Mr.. Web
ster's imported stock.
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FLORIDIANA.

house during June were $9O,OG.22.
We have received the first copy of the
Jacksonville Daily Standard, Col. Merrill's
new paper.
Capt. J. B. Collins, of Tallahassee,
claims to have a bonanza somewhere in
the vicinity of Plant City. 1t consists of
q phosphate mine and a deposit of pure
guano a short distance apart.
A.. J. Griffin brought us stalk OF corn
ten feet long, containing three suckers
and six ears We placed it in our cOllec-
ton Of Levy county curiosties. Now, if
some of our friends will bring us horse
we will have something to feed him on
Bronson Times-Democrat. ...
"Who says clover can't grow in Lee
county?" said Capt. T. T. Eyre, as he
laid a magnificent bunch of the product
before us last Monday. The clover was
grownon his farm from seed furnished by
Capt. Parker, and as an experiment
proved as successful as the Captain could
wish. 1t was the old red clover, such as
is raised in Illinois; fully formed, juicy,
cured nicely. Why don't our farmers
profit by the experiment ?-Fort Myers
Democrat. ~
st. Augustine News: Several gentle
men were partaking of a cantelope melon
of immense size raised in St. Augustine,
when one remarked, ''There is surely no
need OF farmers being in an impecuniOus
condition where such fruit as this can be
raised. Such melons as this, il sent to
New York in refrigeratOrs would bring
one dollar EACH" This is where Cali
fornia has got the start OF us. She at
tends to all these little matters and thus
gets millions of money for the State.
Enterprise New Era: JULY Jenkins,
colored man who lives about midway he:
tween Enterprise and Osteen, owns a.
splendid place.. He hBs been living on
the place for21 years, and on every hand
can be seen the results of his industry
and good management. His orange
trees are in q 1lOurishing condition, and
the oranges are by far the largest we
have seen this season. He has seven acres
planted to corn that promises a heavy
yield. lie also lfAs several acres of splen-
did land that he viii plant with vegeta-
bles the coming season.
At d meeting of the directors of the
Milton Canning company last Wednes-
day it was decided to ask the farmers and
gardeners to plant produce to be used by
the factory, for which the following prices
will be paid: For tomatoes, % cents per
bushel okra, % cents per bushel buckle
berries, high bushes, 35 cents per pail.
Some people may think the above prices
low, but they are not. 1t is poor to-
mato vine that will not make two quarts
to the vine. An acre contains 1900
vines, which, at lowest calculation, will
produce $500 quarts, or 800 bushels of
tomatoes. This would give a return of
1915 per acre; but the yield ought to be
double the above and think what man
can make Off of twenty acres. Okra can
be grown with but little trouble, and
! yields abundantly the whole season
through, and would prove profitable.
! Fruits and sweet potatoes will also be
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OF this there can be no doubt: Fowls
do better if not kept in the same yard
area perpetually.
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POULTRY DEP ARTMENT.
BY e. w. AMsDEl
oRMoND,

To whom all correspondence in regard to this
department should be addressed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-23
CHAPTER XIV.

FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER
 Both Stella and Tota wero too weary to be moved, so we camped that night in the baboons' home, but were troubled by no baboons. Stella would not sleep in the cave; she said tho place terrified her, so made her up kind of bed un- der thorn tree. As this rock-bound valley was one of the hottest places I ever was in, I thought that this would not matter; but when a t sunrise on the following morning I saw a vail of mias- matic mist hanging over tho surface of the ground, I changed my opinion. However, neither Stella nor Tota seemed the worse, so as soon as was practicable we started homewards. I had already on the previous day sent some of the men back to the kraals to fetch ladder, and when we reached the cliff we found them waiting for Us be- meath. With the help of a ladder the descent was easy. Stella simply got out of her rough litter at the top of the cliff, for we found it necessary to carry her, climbed down the ladder, aud got into it again at the bottom.
 We'll, we reached the kraals safely enough, seeing nothing moro of Hen drika, and, were this story, doubtless I should end it here with-"and lived happy ever after" But alas! it is not so. How am to write it?
 My dearest wife's vital energy seemed completely to fail her now that the dan ger was past, and within twelve hours of our return I saw that her state was such as to necessitate the abandonment of any idea of leaving Babyran kraals at present. The bodily exertion, the an- guish of mind and the terror that she had endured during that dreadful night, combined with her delicate state of health, had completely broken her down. To make m alters worse also, she was taken with an attack of fever, con. tracted, no doubt, in the unhealthy at- mosphere of that accursed valley. In time she shook the fever of, but 1t left her dreadfully weak and quite unfit to face the tria. before her.
 l think she knew she was going to die: she always spoke of my future, never of our future. It is impossible for me to tell how sweet she was; how gentle, how patient and resigned. Nor, indeed, do wish to tell it, it is too sad. But this will say, I believe that if ever a woman drew near to perfection while yet living on the earth, Stella Quater. main did so.
 The fatal hour drew on. My boy Harry was born, and his mother lived to kiss and bless him. Then she sank. We did what we could, but we had little skill, and might not hold her back from death. All through one weary night I watched her with breaking heart.
 The dawn came, the sun rose in the east. His rays falling on the peak be- hind were reflected in glory upon the bosom of the western sky. Stella awoke from her swoon and saw the light. She whispered to me to open the door of the hut. did so, and she fixed her dying eyes on the splendor of the morning sky. She looked on me and smiled as an angel might smile. Then with a last effort she lifted her hand, and pointing to the radiant heavens, whispered:
 "Ihere, Allan, Mere!'
 It was done and was sbroken-hearted, and broken-hearted I must wander till
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-23
THE STRANGE STORY Allan Quatermain'S Wife
BY IT. RIDER HACGARD,

ine. The dre am was SO vivid that act
 ually seemed to see and hear him, as I see and hear him now"
 Hero l looked up and glanced at old Indaba-zimbi, who was sitting near. But it was not till afterwards that I told
 Stella of how her vision was brought
 about.
 "At any rate," she went on, "when I
 awoke determined to act on my dream.
 I took Hendrika's hand and pressed it.
 She actually laughed in wild kind of
 way with happiness and laid her head
 upon my knee. Then I made signs that
 wanted food, and she threw wood on the fire, which forgot to tell you was
 burning in the cavc, and began to make some of the broth that she used to cook very well, and she did not seem to have forgotten all about it. At any rate the broth was not bad, though neither Tota or could drink much of it. Fright and ;weariness had taken away our appetites.
 After the meal was done-and pro- longed it as much as possible-I saw that Hendrika was beginning to get jeal- ous of Tota again. She glared at her and then at the big knife which was tied round her own body. I knew the knife again; it was the ono with which she tried to murder you, dear. At last she went so far as to draw the knife. I was paralyzed with fear; then suddenly I remembered that when she was our servant, and used to get out of temper and sulk, I could always calm her by singing to her. So I began to sing hymns. Instantly she forgot her jeal- ousy and put the knife back into it's sheath. She knew the sound of the sing ing end sat listening to it with rapt face; the baboons, too, crowded in at the entrance of the cave to listen. l must have sung for an hour or moro all the hymns that I could remember. It was so very strange and dreadful sitting there singing co mad Hendrika and those hideous man-likc apes that shut their eyes and nodded their great heads as sang. It was like horrible night mare, but believe that the baboons are almost as human as the Bushmen. ! "Well, this went on for g. long time till my voice was getting exhausted. Then suddenly heard tho baboons out side raise loud noise, as they do when they arc angry. Then, dear, I heard the boom of your elephant gun, and I think it was the sweetest sound that ever came to my ears. Hendrika heard it too. She sprang up, stood for a mo- ment, then, to my horror, swept Tota into her arms and rushed down the cave. Of course I could not stir to follow her, for my feet were tied. Next instant I heard the sound of a rock being moved, and presently tho lessening of the light in the cave told mo that I was shut in. Now the sound even of the elephant gun only reached me very faintly, and pres- ently could hear nothing moro, strain ing my ears as 1 would.
 At last heard faint shouting that reached mo through the wall of rock. answered as loud as I could. You know the rest; and oh, my dear husband, thank God! thank God!' and she fell weeping into my arms.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-23

She end. Those who have endured my
 loss will know my sorrow; it can not be | written. In such peace and at such an
 hour may I also die!
 Yes, it is a sad story, but wander | where we will about the world we can
 never go beyond the sound of the pass ing bell. For me, as for my father be- fore me, and for the millions who have
 been, and who shall be, there is but one word of comfort. ''The Lord hath given, and the Lord hath taken away" Let us, then, bow our heads in hope, and add with an humble heart: Blessed be the name of the Lord"
 buried her by her fathers side, and
 the weeping of the people who had loved her went up to heaven. Even h.
 daba-zimbi wept.
 On the second night from her burial l could not sleep. I rose, dressed myself, and went out into the night. The moon
 was shining brightly, and by its rays l shaped my course towards the grave yard. l drew near silently, and as I
 came l thought that I heard sound of moaning on the further side of the
 wall. I looked over it. Crouched by
 Stella's grave, and tearing at it's sods
 with her hands, as though she would
 unearth that which lay within, was
 Hendrtkd. Her face was wild and hag- gard, her form was so emaciated that
 when the pelts she wore slipped aside
 the shoulder blades seemed to project almost through her skin. Suddenly she looked up and saw me. Laughing dreadful maniac laugh she put her hand
 to her girdle and drew her great knife from it. l thought that she was about
 to attack me, and prepared to defend
 myself as I best could, for I was un. armed. But she made no effort to do SO
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-23

MAY I HAVE THE PLEASURE ?''
 chat with MT. Pinard yesterday about it, being curious to know just how so much money could be spent upon a single ball without being wasted.
 It is quite possible to spend $50, 900, or even a greater sum-" said he, lon a single ball. There is absolutely no limit to the possibilities of expense, if one only knows how to go about it ar tistically. Now, in the first place, it would be necessary to secure the largest ballroom obtainable. There is no pri- vate ballroom in New York big enough for an entertainment of this magnitude The finest private ball room, without exception, is that of Mrs. William Astor. With the accompanying suite of rooms-all on one floor-it is the ideal place for private ball, but would not accommodate one of unusual di- mensions. Tho suite consists of par lors, hall, reception rooms and ball room. It was there that the famous ball of 1883 was given, which was the most wonderful affair, in private way, ever given up to that time.
 Now let us see," he confined, ':how the budget of a S5O,OO ball could be distributed. In the f1rst place rent would cost about g, 900 or $3, 900. Then, if it is desired to do ever ything in the most approved fashion, new carpets might be necessary for the halls and reception rooms. Then there are the hangings. Precious imported tapes tries, and portieres that cost large sum arc not infreluently put in. The mere hire of such articles would be con siderable, and there are, I need hardly add, many hostesses who would not hesitate at the expense in order to make their ballroom and it's belong ings look as attractive as possible. But even sunposing we mad to spend nothing on carpets or tapestries. there still would be field enough for spending all the money appropriated. The flora.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-23
WATERBURY pOST OFFICE

Mails Close. New York City-7.50, 10.2O m; 2.1O. 5.3O, 7.3sp q Boston-1.0O, 750 a m; 123O 2.10, 1.30 pm. SOuthern-750, 1920 a m: BIO, 5.3O, 7.3O pm. Western-T.50, l0.20 a m; gle, 5.3O. T3O pm. Canada West-7.30, 1920 m; 2.10, 5.30, 7.3O m. Eastern-7.OO, 7.50 a m; 12.3o, !. 10, 7.3O m. Canada East .00, 7.50 m F. 30, ? 10, 7.3O m. Albany-7.50, 1020 a m; 21O, 5.3O, 7.3O p m. Northern N. Y.-750 10. 20 m; 21O. 5.3O, 7.3O D n Providence-7oo, 7:5o m; 1a.30, 2.10, 7.3O p m. Sprngfeld-7.00, T5O am; 12. 30, 2 1O 5.3O, 30 pm WorcesteE.?.0 75o am; 1a.so a.1o, 530, 7.3O pm Pittsheld ,Mass-7.5e m; 2.1O, 5.30, 7.3O p m. liar, aartford-7oo 3.5o a m; F. 80 s.1o, 7.3o pm. Bridgeport-7.50, 10.20 a m; 2.1O, 5.30, 7.3O m. New Haven-7.5o, TO- 20 am 12 30, 21O 5.s0, z 30 pm Ansonia-G50 20 m 12. 30, 2.1O. 53O, 7.3O m. BirminghamT.5O, 102O ann F. 30, ,. 10, 5.3O 30pm Union City-75o a m 21O 5.3O p m. Naugatuck-7.5O 50 am; 2.1O, 5.3O p m. Seymour-750 m; 2.10, 5.30 pm. Winsted--10.55 m; ;630 pm. stations on Naugatuck k R. north Waterbury Meriden-7 50, 16.2o am; 1sso, a1o 5so, 7.sopm Danbury-7 50 m; .25, 9; F, 30, 7.30 p m. New Lsndon-7.OO, 7.5O am. 1O3O, 9 10, 5.3O7 30 pm Watertown-iO.45 m; 6.3O p m. Oakville--10.45 a m; 6.3O p m. Woodbury-7.30, 1O.45 m; 1.25 pm. Southbury-7.sO 30 a m; 1855 m Middlebury-12. 30 m. WOlcott Cru, Tn, Sat.) 12.30a
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-23
Race for tho Leadership in New York-A Programme of Unparalleled Splendor ard Extrava sance-Dia ond-Stud
 dcd Favors for the German
COPYRIGHT 1890.

OAS@AS Ao ID puluJ It was pleasantly
 electrified when Ward McAllister sug-
 gested that it should open wide it's
 golden gates and let in food of out slders -''rathcr good people, you know to dance with the elect at the New
 Years ball. Throwing the tradition of caste to the winds, it danced it's fill and
 it rather liked it, too.
 But now it las a sensation to talk about that iS worth a dozen New Years balls rolled into on, One of it's most exclusive mem 5ers has tempted it with promise of ball such as, in it's most imaginative moments, it ney CT dreamed of. Mrs. Bradley Martin, the wife of &
 millionaire with an income of some thing approaching S+Oo, 600 year, has resolved to spend $50. o0o on singlo ball that will for size, nlagniticence and sheer lavishncss of outlay, outshlne anything over heard of in the line of private entertainments on this side of the A tlantic.
 Of course, after the first paroXysm of pleasure at the news the sensation was one of curiosity to know just what sort of ball Mrs. Martin proposed to give that was to cost a modest fortune. Pretty soon it leaked out that the affair " f'o !'hi U VI q SSpGici out lined by that lady, who has made up her mind to become famous in single season. There are a number of costly entertainments planned for the coming months. but none it is safe to assert, that will cost within one-fifth of this affair. It even took McAllister's breath away when he heard of it; although his equanimity was somewhat restored inf ,al f1,,t l,x,, [. to oiIiciate as generalissimo. Thero was no question of the blue- -blooded qualities of the Bradley Martins. For several years the family has lived abroad, and people in New York recall the recent marriage of sherman Bradley, the son, to a London actress half dozen years hls senior
 Mis- BradleyMartin is now wild to got the front. Insingnalisingh her re-en- tree in Now York society by 0 $50, 900 ball, sie si:rewdly calculated that it would Il: n:sh the sensation of the season. Coming on the heels of the McAllister ball, it would fairly eclipe that ponder ous and somewhat mixed event, and would hardly be equalled anywhere It would usher in new era in balls, and she would have the fame of social pioneer. whose golden lamp lighted tho pas Il to new pleasures for the leisure class of Americans.
 Of course, Pinard is to be the caterer for the Bradley Martin ball, as he has been for all tho great balls that have taken place in New York for the last t" enty years. He is the only man who can be trusted to arrange things on the scale involved in the ex- penditure of so much money. I had
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Godcrre & Duchaineau,

MERCHANT TAILORs. 172 BANK STREET.
 r ATTEST FALL STYLES TO SELECT FROM
 1/ We guarantee style and workmanship, and and see us.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-23

decorations at the New Years ball cost about $s5,0Oo. I believe. Now. if orchids and other expensive plants were put in in proftsion, as will be tho case at the Bradley-M Martin ball, it would be an easy matter to spend f10. 900 or even S12,O0 in this way. When you come to flowers. almost any idea of extravaganza can be carried out
 It depends wholly upon the wishes of the hostess and the magnificence of the decorations. Indeed, it would not be diff hcult to spend s25, 900 in this way alone
 'Ncl1 we have decorated the building wltE flowers and hung it with rich tapes tries, and now we will look a the oth CT paraphernalia of our grand ball. Main taining the same scale of expense, would set out supper, which, with wines, would cost an average of S1O per plato. A Lucu!lian feast could be pre- pared for that amount, embracing all the dellcacles of the season, with can
 vas-backs, ortolanS, tcrrapin, English pheasants, western game, etc. Tho wines would be of the Lest imported brands; 1 mood not enumerate them
 further than to say that the clarets and Burgundies alone would cost S, or pos sibly &3 a bottle Clos Nougeot, Cham bertin and the like. These arc by no means imaginary prices. The cigars would cost half q dollar apiece For each lady would have a floral favor of the finest and most expensive roses
 These would easily cost $7l0 each Then there are the favors for the german.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-23
PENMANSHIP

ID E. HOLLY, Artist Pcnmah and Teacher, gives private instruction in practi, ;l and ornamental penInanship. All kinds of penwork done at tho parlor. Invitations or cart writing equal to the best engraving at short notice. Par or, l31 Bank street.
 N B.-A good business hand acquired in six cen lessons.