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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-03-19
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1890.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

CORRESPOUDENCE-Th Proposition and
the Opposition; Cotton vs. Linseed Meal;
Cheaper Methods OF Marketing will Do 1t;
Ashes for the garden.
Mott from Lake brantley; Raises His
own Fodder.....
SELECTED-Medicine in Vegetables; Tomato
Plants; Phosphate for Grapes; Grating
Simplifed ........ ...l7S
Gardening for March; Industrial Items;
DRIED p rsmmons.
Paper Shell Pecan for Florida; The United
States Against the World; Canning Bust
ness in Florida. $50
Mushroom Culture; Oranges by Weight;
The Grape Fruit a Medicine; Single
walled Bee Hlves....... ......................lS1
Cow Stalls with MANURE Drop; The Jersey
Cow as a Cheese-Maker; The Common
Sense Odder Rack A Homemade Corn
FLORAL-Nature's Ministry; Famous Trees;
Tuberoses; Information Wanted Consider
the 1873
EDITORIAL-The Florida Argument; The
Railroads Should Help; Here is a Chance
for You; Books Received
Our Animal Industry Observation-Disclosures 1870
Answers to Correspondents; Local Wealth
er
Observation-Disclosures Worry Receipt Give
the Real and Not the Semblance Make the
Farm Home Pleasant; Excellence of Salt;
Dainty Dessert Uses OF Lime Water;
Selected Recipes. ......................1S6
POULTRY-Poultry Show; Feeding for Eggs
and Market; "Doctoring' Eggs; Save the
Poultry Feathers. ..................1S7
LITERARY Story ALLAN Quatermain's
To Impress the Masculine Mind; The Feet;
Napoleon in 1914 ...::.........1S9
The Navajo Blanket ........ 100
ELORIDIANA ~ . 1871
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Books, Catalogues and Pamphlets.

One of the neatest little books that has
come to our notice for some time is the
Southern Fruit and Vegetable Shippers
Guide and Manual. This little work is
devoted to the subject OF what to grow
for Northern markets and how to pack
and ship the truck when grown. The lit
tie book is worth having, and you can
have it by sending your address and
three cents to p NJ keeIy, st: Louis,
Mo.
Numbers and 8, Vol. II of Insect
Life the monthly publication of the D-
vision of Entomology OF the Department
of Agriculture is before us. These num-
bers contain much matter to interest
those bothered with the "beastly bug -
More especially would we mention the
articles on the use Of hydrocyanic acid
gas for the destruction of red scale, by
d. W. Coquillett OF Los Angeles, Cal, and
1.-THE six spotted mite of the orange" by
Prof. c. V. Riley.
We have received the report OF the thir-
steenth annual meeting of the American
Humane Society held at Louisville, Ky.
Bulletins No. % and 23 of the Agricul-
tural Experimental Station of Ken
lucky are at hand. No % is devoted to
potato experiments and No. % to expert
nents with oats, and tests OF fertilizers
on meadow land.
The annual catalogue of Southwick
Nurseries is before us. 1t is devoted to
wild flowers, shrubs, trees and vines. A
copy may be obtained by addressing
Gillett and Horsford, Southwick, Mass.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-03-19

A TAX OF a dollar a box on oranges does
not tend to enrich combination of CAPT
talists, but is calculated to keep the
foreign product out ofthe market, at a
time when our producers are looking for
a return of a years labor: 1t is not a
tariff favoring capital, but one to favor
producers, the tillers OF the soil, to get
them just returns for their labor.-Sun-
day Critique.
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The Railroads Should Help.

Unlike some OF our contemporaries we
have refused to abuse and libel the rail
roads of Florida, for the purpose of ''keep-
ing in the SWIM or as doing as others
do, because we have always held that the
railroads were our chief developing agen-
cies, and that without them our efforts
would be in vain.
We haveknOwn that the future of Flor
ida depended upon the railroad to a very
great extent, and we have also been aware
ofthe fact that the future Of the railroads
OF Florida depended entirely upon the
future development Of our resources.
Consequently it is to the interest of the
railroads to do their full share towards
developing our infant Industries and dor
maRt resources, not from philanthro
motives, but for good solid business rea-
sons.
While we are on this subject we wish to
call the attention of railroads to an in
dustry upon which depends not alone
their future well being, but that of the ell
ClC 10 HoI CINultutC. - uOi VI
culture can be made profitable pursuit
in Florida, it will grow to immense pro-
portions, and the railroads will get the
lions share OF profit derived from it. If
it fails, Florida fails and everything with
it, railroads included.
For this reason we say it is to the in
terest OF the railroads to give the fruit
growers every opportunity in theirpOwer
to make the business more profitable.
In Florida there is o band OfabOut two
hundred of our most intelligent, enter
prising and public spirited men who have
organized themselves into an association
known the Florida Horticultural So
ciety. Their labor is mostly forthe COM
mon good, and that they do much goodin
enlighenting the people on horticultural
matters is acknowledged. Unlike such
societies in other States they receive no
assistance from the Legislature, but all
OF their expenses, travelling, publishing
proceedings and disseminating horticult
ural knowledge, is paid from their own
pockets.
This society will hold its next annual
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-03-19

According to the report of the CORE
spending secretary of the State Sunday
School Association, the number of Sun
day schools in the State is sos; number
OF officers, 1,571; number Of teachers,
1898; number of scholars, 49, 1872. The
above is for the year ending March 1,
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1890, and an increase over the last rer
pert of 95 schools, 1O4 officers, 81 teach
ers, and 2,1O6 scholars. This report is
not considered full in sall respects, as it
was impossible to get full statisticalre-
port from all the counties in the State
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taken where change cannot he had.
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this paper must be received by 10 O'Clock Monday
morning of each week.
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high tariff on imported green fruit, we
have carefully read the California and
] Florida papers, in the vain hope OF find
ing a single argument tending to show
that the existing duty is Gripping the
! infant orange industries OF those States.
| The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT comes
nearest it. We quote from twO-cOlumn
editorial of the issue of Feb 10th of that
| paper, theparts that touch the real ques-
| ton:
""The OrangegrOwers of Florida are en-
| titled to and should limo uncertain voice
| demand the same fostering care and pro-
| lection given by the government to other
| labOrers a. nd Industries. instead
OF reducing the duty from % cents per
box of 2h cubic feet to 15 cents, the or
ange growers ofFlorida pray that it may
be increased to $1.OO.'
"Why don't you follow your prayer
with proofs ofthe necessity Of the thing
prayed for? Has the so-called pauper-
raised fruit driven out the home product?
Has orange growing ceased to beprOfita-
ble?"
TO both of the above questions we re-
ply with an emphatic "no''. Nor do we
deem it necessary to show that the re-
duction proposed by the Foreign Fruit
Exchange, OF New York, would be detri
mental to orange growing in America,
for it is self-evident.
The object of a tariff on imported
articles is three-fold. To raise therevenue
essential for the maintenance of the
government. To protect our products
from competition with those produced un-
der more favorable environments and
with cheaper labor. And last but not
least it is for the purpose of fostering and
encouraging the Infant industries, +" so
that they can develop into strong self
sustaining maturity.
1t is principally on this latter ground
that the orange growers of Florida ask
for the increase tariff.
A child, an animal or plant which in
it's infancy is stunted, will never develope
into pleasing or profitable maturity At
present Florida, California and Louisiana
do not produce enough fruit to supply
the demand, and consequently foreign
fruit must fill the gaps. But in very
short time, when our young groves reach
full bearing age, we will need, and
should be given, the entire American
market.
We must also, as men of business, look
to the future. The thousands of acres OF
young groves planted recently in other
countries for the express purpose of sup
plying the A merican markets, is the great
est menace to our young industry. This,
too, we must guard against, and so far
as we know, a higher tariff is our only
safeguard.
The Fruit Trade journal apparently
holds to the fallacious idea that because
we are not injured by the present tariff
we never will be, and that it is right and
proper that it should be reduced as
asked for by the Foreign Fruit Exchange.
Again, we repeat that it is not the
policy of the government, or the object
OF the tariff to injure any industry, but
rather to aid and strengthen it's growth
and development.
BY referring to the tariff compilations
our esteemed contemporary will see that
the government did not wait until the
infant was dead or even sick before it
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-03-19

AN exchange says that no one material
can be considered as a complete food in
ITSELF
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TERMS.
ADVERTISING RATES

Rates for advertising furnished on application.
by letter or in person. -
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E. D. PAINTER,
PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR.

Entered at the posrofice at DeI.and, Florida. as
Second Class matter.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-19
Meagher County Matters,

The following preceding Of the COM
missioners of Meagher county at their
late regular session will be of interest
generally on this side of the line:
Michael Foley, John G. Lilly and NJ. C.
Larkin were appointed to view and locate
a county road from Joyce's ranch, on the
Benton and Barker road to Martins ranch
on the Neihart and Great Falls road and
the clerk vas instructed 10 write to the
commissioners of Cascade county, in.
forming them of the action of this board.
and requesting that, as the road will be
partly in Cascade county, alternately
crossing from n county to the other,
that they appoint three viewers to act with
the viewers from this county, and each
set of viewers to make a report to their
respective counties on the whole road.
Also, requesting them to set a day for
such view.
A new school district was formed in ac-
cordance with a petition, and the recon-.
mendation of the county superintendent
to be known us Yule school district No.21
with boundaries as follows: Beginning
at the mouth of Hoover creek, thence
NORTH down Belt creek to the county line
theme up Tfllinghast creek; thence acros.
Belt Park to the place of beginning.
NJ. :. Larkin wa appointed justice of
the peace of Barker township.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-19

According to the election law on the
Australian plan, now in force throughout
Montana, all city nominations must be
filed with the city clerk not more than 30
and not less than three days previous to
the day of election. 1t follows that in
this city that nominations can be made
up to April 10. Here all nominations are
likely to lave been made considerably in
advance of that date.
Appended are the sales of the Town
site company since last report: Daniel
Delaney, lot /, block 133, 5000; PJ Con
roy, lot 10, block 49S, $500; Paris Gibson
and II Q Chowen, lots L, 2 and 3, block
l4G, $4,000; + Kingsbury, lots 3 aud 4,
block All, II, 900, lots 10 and IA, block
4s7, $500; w W B%rosnan, VIZ lot 2, block
319, 1880; W x lot 2, block 1915, $1,000;
W 4 lot 10, block 1922, S1,100; Dwight
Chatfee, lot 10, block 81, $500; J G G
Thompson, lot 4, block 423, $500; I'll
Graham, Dillon, lot 8, block 500, $500.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-19
SAM HILL
While East He Made a Study of Electric
Street Railway Systems.

ST. PAUL, March 17.-Mr. Samuel Hill
has returned from the east after a
two weeks absense. His principal bust
ness in the east was in behalf of the Min
neapolis Loan Trust company, of which
he is president. As the result of Mr..
Hills visit to Wall street some very i'm
portant foreign monetary connections
we're effected. A number of important
business matters are now being consider
ed, but none of them have advanced suf-
ficlently to warrant publicity. MIR. Hill,
as president of the Duluth street railway,
gave special attention to street railway
matters when in the east.
He visited the works of the Draft Elec.
trio company at Marion, N. J., and exam
ined that system. He was exceedingly
we'll pleased with what he saw. He says
it is pretty difficult to discover any spe-
cial difference between the Sprague, Daft
and Thomas-H Houston system. He says
the Thomson-H Houston system seems to be
the fastest. II is used in Boston, and about
the only complaint the people had to
make was that it was too fast. Mr.. Hill
thinks Minneapolis people would find no
fault on that score. 1t is the intention of
the Duluth Street Railway company to
maze important Improvements in the SER
vice there. The contract for the construc-
ton of the inclined road in Duluth has
been signed. The work is to be done by
the Highlands Improvement company
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-19
NEIHART INVESTMENTS.
Patents Issued tn James j. Hill for Five
Mining Claims.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-The follow
ing mineral patents for Montana have
been promulgated by the commissioner
of the general land office:
The claim of James j. Hill upon ST.
Julien lode, entered at the Helena land
Office and located in Neihart mining dis.
trict, Meagher county, being lot No. 43 in
township IA, north range, Q east.
The claim of James j. Hill ct al. upon
the Montana Belle lode, entered at the
Helena land offie and located in Neihart
mining district, Meagher county, being
lot No. 80 in township IA north, range 8
east.
The claim of James j. Hill ct al. upon
the Maud s. lode, entered at the Helena
land office aud located in the Nelhart
mining district, Meagher county, being
lot No. 40 In township IA north, range 0
east.
The claim of Jane, j. Hill ct al. upon
| the Minnehaha lode, entered at the Hele-
ma land Office and located in Neihart
mining district, Meagher county, being
lot No, Al in township IA north, range 9
| east.
The claim Of James j. Hill ct al. upon
the Dickens lode, entered at the Hele-
ma land Office and located in Neihart
mining district, Meagher county, being
lot No. AZ in township IA north, range 8
east.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-19

OF trade while IL Lasted. now sreSs
floods in the Mississippi valley interfere
with distribution and threaten serious
disasters. On the other hand the nom
market has been relieved by the easy dis
bursements, by another reduction in rate
by the bank OF England and by a fall of
3-4 of a cent in the rate of sterling ex-
change. The volume of business cor
tinues extraordinarily large. At New
York clearings exceeded last years by 8
per cent, at Boston by 0 per cent, al
Philadelphia by 10 per cent, at Chicago
by IA and at all other points by 10. The
increase in railroad earnings for Febru-
airy was about IL 10 per cent.
A reduction of $1.5O in the price of
Birmingham iron, SO that it is now Of
fered in Eastern markets so cents below
similar irOn from Pennsylvania, COM
pels sellers to make concessions and
causes a nervous and disappointed feel
ing. Whether the break Of 5 cents in a
day. or 10 cents in a week, in the price
of Tennessee Coal and Iron stock has
any connection with this reduction in
price, cannot be stated. Rails are quoted
half a dollar lower, and one lot ia said to
be for sale at $34. The demand for bar
iron is better, but on the whole there is
as yet a lack of evidence that the coun-
try can consume at the rate it is now
producing pig iron, and lower prices are
apprehended.
There is no set back as yet in the cot
ton manufacture. Goods are steady and
in fair demand. but prices obtaiuable re-
turn scanty profits with material at pres
emit cost. No change appears in the
wool and WOODEN trades, though q treas
ury decision raising The duty or ring
waste checks another form Of impor,a-
ton. In boots and shoes buyers are H.
meroas, and leather is steady with fair
demand, but hides are quiet. More sal q
are noted of rubber goods, and the d J.
mand for building materials OF all sor Is
continues large, with prices tending up
ward.
Reports from other cities indicate some
improvement in the volume of trade,
why're change is noticed. At all points
reporting any change ia collections they
are more satisfactory, and the Western
money markets are all fairly sup
Piled. No changes OF consequence in
rates has occurred ia the New YUk
money market, though the treasury has
paid out $1,000 600 more than it hAs
taken in.
Business failures occurring through
out the country during the last sever
days number for the United States 217,
for Canada IS, or a total Of 252 against
26O last week. For the corresponding
week OF last year the figures were S23 in
the United States and 80 in Canada.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-19
CARTER ANGRY.
He Wants No One to Interfere With
His Business at Wash
ingtOn.
Representative Frank Of Butte Is
Denied a Hearing by the
Committee.
Colonel Curtis Incurred Carter's Dis
pleasure and Is to Lose His
Head in Consequence.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Representa-
tive Carter of Montana is inclined to re-
sent any action Of his constituents which
has the appearance of doubling his ability
to carry through measures for the benefit
He is wrought up over the visit of II. l..
Frank of Butte, who comes as the dele
gate of his cityin an endeayor to secure
an appropriation for a public building.
Mr.. Frank desired to have a hearing be-
fore the public building committee, but
this has been denied him, Mr.. Carter an
nouucing that he was competent to rep
resent Butte as we'll as other sections Of
Montana.
1t is said that Carter caused Curtis to be
removed because he explained the needs
Of the Helena p~ostofice to tn, postof1ce
department.
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SPRAY OF THE FALLS

County Clerk Howard Crosby has re-
ceived an 1879 United States patent for
record. 1t was signed by U. =. Grant.
A stone-lined pit is being made in the
west side railroad yard. II will be I'M
der the formidable, on which locomo-
tives turn.
Gus Senieur and his daughter, Miss
May, arrived on today's noon tram. Mr.. S.
will move to this city as soon as he can
build d residence.
Eight entries have been made for the
races Monday. The meeting promises to
be a spirited one and will doubtless be
largely attended.
DR.. Newman, formerly of Sun River,
writes February 81 from Ashland, Ore
gon, to the Husbandman that the town
has received but two mails in 45 days, ow-
ing to the great snow blockade north and
south of it. The losses in live stock, par
t~icularly cattle, will be enormous. He
heard of n band of 5000 being entirely
wiped out already.
W. r. Bingham, charged with adultery,
waived examination and was held
by Judge Race for the action of the grand
jury. His bail was fixed at $3.50. He
has not found bailsmen as yet. The Mis-
soula Gazette of Tuesday says: "Bing-
ham walked up to the sheriff on the street
this morning and accosted him as to what
he meant by "s%landering him." at the
same time pulling Il a copy of last
nights Gazette and waving it in the off
GERS face. Sheriff Hamilton, however,
could not so easily be bluffed and told
the young man to take a walk with MIN
to the sheritf's office. When told that he
would have to be locked up, Bingham
weakened" completely and asked the
officer to accord him the privileges Of the
waiting ROOM"
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-19

DR.. Sarah S. Harris of Helena is visit
ing her sister-in-law, Mrs. NJ. Harris.
1.-THE Exchange" is closed, as Edward
O'Reilly has taken charge of the Cascade
hotel.
A splendid Great Northern map has
been received by the TRIBUNE. Great
Falls receives due prominence.
Mr.. Libbey, an extensive Minneapolis
contractor, has come to town in connec-
ton with the new railroad depot.
Messrs. Gibson l. Chowen advertise to-
day for bids for the building of the Park
hotel annex, the plans of which have been
prepared by Architect Clinton.
Thos. Gahagan is in his new office / in
Albrecht's furniture store where he has
the plat of North Great Falls and an eX.
~tensive listo improved ranches, for sale
at bargains.
Adolph Nelson, the wool grower and
rancher north of the city, has purchased
Charles Brewster's band of horses and
will remove them to his ranch ana range
north of the city.
j. b. Driber has come with his family
from Darlington, WIS.,, to locate here. lie
will build IA house at once. Wisconsin
IS sending some worthy settlers to Great
Falls and its vicinity.
Mr.. Hopkins of Truly-Our ranchmeu
are preparing to pillow and will seed the
land to wheat, barley and oats, They in.
tend also to raise a big crop of potatoes
Ranchmen are turning out stock on the
range to rustic for themselves. The pros.
poets for high water in Deep creek ~,
good.
Capt. Gilmore, one Of the old-timeri
and substantial citizens Of Minneapolis
who settled there with Paris Gibson il
1853, when the town had less than 1,00i
people and slight prospects of becomln!
a great city, arrived on the noon train AMI
will remain n day or two looking owe
the Minneapolis of the new northwest.
The tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1890, 1890-03-19
SNES OF

f6&364M A. n Strip-Hoomers Acting in
lbi228S%Af5s EzSS2sM1ts Concert.
Kan, March 1S.-The city
ig&n6 g41&W6il of excitement over the re-
pqef4M1$fthS Boomers were pouring over
IN : Estaking out claims in the
lreMy 5f4fEsMAsEA large number left i'm
InaSdt4 Y many more are preparing
w 61a88E ews has spread with great
ran hong lines of wagons are
~ howard the strip. The
~ $Slnends all along the border,
ntOetS4 "A acting in concert, as
waAsr arranged. If the boom
III arStSS 4 1lewed to retain possession
gxeaksS 9lSixf0h will inevitably result.
UyEXaN&f A@4Spteals arc being made for the
ld69tttHt9 Hundreds Of people are in
a9flA15 df1trq6e for the want of food. The
41SSsSfSSho made Caldwell their rem
ave arranged to mov onto the
In accordance with the
fDn issued by their captain,
NlEA FL esmayor of Caldwell. Capt.
{}}nited States army, has been
SAx3 w. 44&SkxIdeavoring to persuade the
&XA66lay their march until the
gtve &sfGhail give its formal con-
eettS4AS &tt0nists, however, are deter
inlt4g m 5I4sGAPt. Nyce says they will
n thsy have to fight their way
thAglR3 A4a5st jaPks Burbank has only a
st4Adk 1tp6 <an3s command and has tel
effaE6X6& re~inforcements, which, it
ID n \ on their way from
,EIsnk EMKHSHworth by special train.