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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-05
Good Advice to the Immigrant.

Good Advice to the Immigrant.
The following excellent article was pre-.
pared by "Lillie Greer" for the Trade
Edition of the Times-Union, which we
reproduce for the benefit of the proposed
settler and the new conner.
The writer presumes that the new conner
is undertaking the cultivation OF five
acres of land, and says:
Now to those who through physical suf-
fering and feeble constitution, Or those
who wish to enjoy the most equable eli
mate in the world, we wish to have lit
tie talk by way of advice, and also in or
der to answer the many questions as to
how a man can keep "the pot boiling
while he is getting started in Florida.
YOU MUST HUSTLE"
In the first place, if you are bare-hand
ed (as the saying goes), and you have
family to support, and are not able to
work, Florida is not the place for you, for
money does not grow on oak trees here;
and while there is the usual amount OF
that commodity in general circulation,
there is not much laying around loose, to
be picked up by the newcomer without
an equivalent. For here, more than in
any other new country, every one is up
and doing, and rushing improvements to
the extent of his means and the best of
his ability, and the nimble dime is kept
on the move quite lively. There is such
an earnest desire among thousands ofpeo-
pie to acquire an orange grove in Flor
ida that most men want to begin to set
out trees the next day after they arrive
here; and it is no wonder that the stran-
ger is seized with this fever so quickly,
for the numerous land agents, ever polite
and ready to show you around, and drive
with you out among the groves and
point out the advantages of this spot
and that. He will tell you that, to be
sure, you will want to locate on a lake
front; but there are not enough lake
fronts in Florida for the thousands who
are fOcking here. He shows you the
boughs laden with golden fruit, and as
sures you that there are many thousand
of trees like it, which yield from two to
three thousand oranges each year.
He tells you of the immense profits
to be derived from this product when once
a grove is in full bearing, and it is such a
pleasant occupation to raise a grove.
And he can tell you that once your trees
are planted out, they are a fixture for all
time to come, and that your third and
fourth generation may gather fruit from
them; and he will be telling you the
truth in every sentence.
Unlike the Northern States, where a
man has to plant extensive fields ofgrain
every year for his income, an orange
grower derives his satisfaction from his
well-flled garden, and his luxuriant ever
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green trees with their golden fruit, that
assures him an independent income and
one can really exaggerate the great posi-
bilities OF this lovely country, especially
when talking to person who has pur
pose in his heart to take hold and strive
to gain the most he can from small in
vestment, and make himself independent
for life; and SO the man who is looking
for a home in this, the finest climate in
the world, finds just the place he is seek
ing. So the newcomer buys five acres to
start with, and in nine cases out OF ten,
he finally decides it is enough. This will
seem incredible to a Northern man at
first, but he soon finds it is all one man
can care for with limited means.
One should select land not too far from
the railroads and markets; and the cost
! of land will depend entirely upon the To-
cation and quality of the soil. The
nearer populous center, the higher the
price, but land ranges all the way in price
from $1.25 to 500 per acre. No man
should exhaust his means in his first pur-
| chase, for herein is the cause for failure.
Like starting in any other enterprise, a
person should be able to see his way clear
until the land can be cleared and brought
into condition to raise something to
eat, and sell for an income
A comfortable little home. Ga battened
house, can be builtfor from 5000 to $500
and upwards, according to ones means.
Clearing and preparing the land for the
plow will cost about 500. Where good
cultivation and proper fertilizing can be
kept up, one hundred trees can be set to
the acre. Good trees can now be pur-
chased, from three to four years old, at
25 to SO cents each.
START A SMALL GROVE.
1t might be well to set four and one
half acres to orange trees, and the re-
manning half acre utilize for vegetables and
small fruit raising. We have found by
experience that the best time tor setting
out trees here in South Florida is in the
months OF January and February, and
yet almost any kind of tree may be trans
planted with good care during the rainy
season-say in July and August with
certainty OF living
When you have accomplished the above
your house is built and your trees are
set in grove form-you have made big
beginning, and then you begin to cast
about to find what can be grown to sup
| ply the daily needs.
! Northern people who come here very
naturally bring their Northern ideas with
them, and when they begin to apply these
by practice on Florida soil, there is likely
to be some disappointment. One will
have to learn by time and experience how
| to grow all things here. First, the great
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difference is that you must use an abund-
ance of fertilizer with everyth hing you
plant; and second, you must plant your
seed much deeper than is customary in
the North, for this soil being so porous,
the seed is likely to dry up before it has a
chance to germinate. Sometimes it is
hard to believe what an experienced Flo
ridian tells you-that you cannot grow
this and that plant SO and SO as you
have been taught by your grandfathers
in the North to do. But sooner Or
later you learn that you must put the
spade and the hoe right into the soil,
and learn the lesson all over again-no
matter how many agricultural colleges
you have graduated from in the North.
But the lesson is soon learned, for truck
and market gardening is being reduced to
principal here now. There was as nice
a display of vegetables of all kinds exhib-
tied at our South Florida fair last winter
as [ ever saw in the North.
WHAT CAN BE GROWN.
The products that can be raised sue
cessfully here a1e corn, Irish and sweet
potatoes, sugar cane, cassava, peas, milo
maize, beans, and, in fact, every kind OF
vegetable grows we'll here. Strawberries
will give the new settler in Florida an i'm
mediate income, and they could reach the
Northern markets at time when there
is no competition, and then there is agood
home market for them, as there is also
for watermelons. which will grow to per-
lection here; and we have eaten some
very excellent muskmelons here, al
though they do not seem to be so nat
ural to the soil as the watermelon. We
have never eaten so excellent cabbage
and so sweet beets in any state as those
raised here in Florida.
Anything which can be grown in a gar
den north can be grown here when once
we have learned just how and when to
plant and care for them. But care
that care which comes from close obser-
vation and proper attention, coupled
with well-directed labor-is great essen
tial, and the chief factor of success.
This is no country for man who is be-
reft of energy, and he who thinks he can
sit still in the shade Or quietly bask in
the sunlight, while food andraiment and
a competence for old age are showered
upon him, will find himself mistaken.
All the romantic talk of the adventur-
Gus Ponce de Icons search for the elixir
of life, which would preserve him fresh
and young as a vernal spring, is all very
well in it's place, but that worthy only
found Florida to be country of great
possibilities, and possessing the finest
climate on the globe. He did not even
find here an Eden, where a man can live
without putting his shoulder to the wheel
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and exerting himself sufficiently to bring
a. few beads of sweat to his brownow and
then.
THE HUsBANDMAN's PLEASURES.
The lesson is the same old one as given
by the Great Creator to the first man in
the garden, and the same that must be
putin practiceso long as there is human
being with human wants which must be
supplied. But honest toll gives great
pleasure, for it's results must always ac-
crue to the common benefit of the human
family In more ways than one. So we
have found in our five years. experience
that there is much pleasure in the grow
ing of the citrus fruits and vegetables.
The very novelty of the change from the
old to the new method, the balmy even
ness of the temperature, all give a charm
and zest to our labors.
Here we begin to prepare our land and
put in most of our seeds for our winter
garden just as the first frosts at the
North are beginning to nip the tender veg
etables. Here we can keep planting some
thing the year round, while in the North
the ground is ice bound or covered with
snow half the twelve months.
We cannot do better than to give asum-
mary of what and when to plant, which
has been prepared under the authority
nf thn c+C 70 nf nd
gives compre hensive idea of just what
to do, and the proper time to do it:
THE YEAR DIVIDED.
In January plant Irish potatoes, peas,
beets, turnips, cabbage, and all seminar
dy vegetables. Make hot-beds for push
ing more tender plants, such as tomatoes,
egg plants, etc. Set out fruit trees ana
shrubbery.
February, keep planting for a success
sion same as in January. Plant fruit
trees of all kinds, especially of the citrus
family, lettuce, snap beans, corn, COM
mon and sweet corn (Stowers evergreen),
bed sweet potatoes for draws Oats may
also be sown.
March, the planting of February may
be continued, cucumbers, corn, oats, ETC.,
and tomatoes may be transplanted, mel
ons and summer yellow crook-neck
squash, and vines of all kinds, beans and
peas.
April, plant as in March except Irish
potatoes, kohl-rabi and turnips, and con-
tinue to plant tomatoes, okra and egg
plants, SOW millet, corn and COW peas for
fodder. Plant the yellow butter bean
Many early vegetables should now be
ready for the table.
May, make up banks when the ground
is well wet, and put in draws for early
sweet potatoes. Continue to plant corn
for table use, also snap-beans, okra and
egg plants.
June, the heavy planting of sweet pota-
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and exerting himself sufficiently to bring
few beads OF sweat to his brownow and
then.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
FOREIGN.

THE State Treasurer Of the canton of
Ticino, Switzerland, has been arrested
on the charge Of embezzling 100000
francs.
AN epidemic, affecting thu eyelids has
attacked whole regiment Of pioneers
at Presburg, Hungary. Out OF $40 men
only forty escaped. Many have become
entirely blind, and the regiment is dis
banded in consequence.
AT Lancaster, Can, a few days ago, a
man named Belanger tried TO elope with
Mrs. Laframboise, another mans wife.
While they we're trying to cross over to
Port Louis on the ice they broke through
and were drowned in the south channel
OF the st. Lawrence river.
PRIVATE advices from Calgary state
that 2,500 Mormon immigrants are ex-
pected from Utah this spring to join the
Mormon colony at Lees Creek, North
west Territory.
IT Is reported that both Premier
Greenway and Attorney General Martin
have resigned their positions in the
Manitoba government and that Col.
Mcmillan, member for Winnipeg, will
be called on to form new cabinet.
A GANG OF forgers who have been
uttering spurious Spanish and Italian
bonds have been run down and Arrested
at Trieste. The face value OF the bogus
paper they have put In circulation IL
upwards Of twenty-five millions Of
francs.
SEVERE hurricanes on the Pacific dur
ing March caused many disasters on the
coast OF the New Hebrides Several
ships we're wrecked at Labour. A yes
sci grounded at Mallicollo and five
whites and thirty natives were drowned
while thirty others who reached the
shore were massacred bv nativos
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09

Little Judith, the eight year old
daughter Of Mr.. Mulllneaux, OF The In
land Christian Advocate, Des Moines,
Iowa, on learning that her special play
mate, achild 0f her own age, had taken
the whOoping cough, took al boitle Of
medicine, which had cured Ter OF troub.
lesOmp cough, and went over and siid
"YOu must take this medicine. II will
do you good" MIR. Mulhneaux was cur
ious as TO to the result and On making in
quiry learned thai the little neighbor, who
had been unable 10 rest at night. had beer
greatly relieved in iha, resptcl. y The par
oxisms were neither 81 frequent, severe ol
enduring. The cough under The geni
action OF this admirable remedy, was
.oosened, The medicine lqucfirs TIL
mucus and ehables the suffe er to hrow 4
off. The attack in the beginning CAV,
every evidence Of icing a severe attack OF
whooping cough. Indeed II was gen
uine case but this preparation, while per-
haps il may mot be n positive cure fer th,
disease, is individually able t. alleviate
IT, If II does not cure II. II will give uD-
questioned relief. Tie medicin, relerreo
10 is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, Fol
sale by Fred d. Felt, Druggist
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09

vania, died at his home in New Castle
on the list, from complication OF dis
eases arising from an attack OF Ia grippe.
In the recent election at Concord. n.
a., for members Of the board of educa-
ton the women were especially active
and their ticket triumphcd by a majority
Of about 1000 in a total Of 1,6Oo votes.
CHARTER elections for cities OF the
second and third class were held
throughout Minnesota and South Da-
kota on the I'd. The principal issue was
license or no license, the supporters o.
the latter principle being victorious IN
four-fifths of the contests.
THE result of the recent Rhode Island
election was not decisive. The next
Legislature stands: Senate: Republicans
81; Democrats, IL; to be chosen, 4
House: Republicans, "a; Democrats, 25;
to be chosen, 23. The election Of Gov
ernor and other State officers is thrown
into the Legislature. 1t will require
ffty-fve votes on joint ballot to elect
THE Tennessee State Democratic Ex.
ecutive Committee has fixed Tuesday,
July Is, and Nashville as the time and
place for the holding Of the convention
to nominate candidate for Governor.
The Corrupt Practices bill recently
passed by the New York Legislature,
has been signed by the Governor. II
provides against the use OF political
pay envelopes" for workingmen; re-
quires candidates to file after the cleo
tion sworn detailed statements OF ex.
penses; provides for the ousting OF sue
cessful candidates where bribery is
shown, and contains other provisions
similar to those in vogue in England in
connection with the Australian ballot
system.
PRoF. WILLIAM HYDE APPLETON, Of
Philadelphia, has declined to accept the
presidency Of Swarthmore college, tC
which Office he was recently elected.
THE House Judiciary Committee has
agreed to report an amendment TO the
constitution providing for the election
OF United States Senators directly BY
the people.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
LIKE so MANY CLANS.

Provoking Retlcence OF State Department
Onicials Regarding Important Ques-
tlons.
WASHINGTON, April THE State De-
partment is like clam. 1t is practical
ly shut up. The officials who are easy
OF access are not at liberty to say any
thing for publication and Secretary
Blaine, who is, is not to be seen. All
efforts to find out anything regarding
the recent or pending negotiations about
the fisheries, or the seal fishery ques-
tion in Behring Sea, or the reciprocity
negotiations with South American re-
publics, have been futile. The State
Department officials will not even ad-
NIT that such negotiations are in pro-
gress. They have even gone SO far as to
refuse TO affirm that Mr.. Charles Tupper
was in Washington, when he could be
seen any day at the Arlington Hotel,
from which he has madelfrequent visits
TO the residence OF Secretary Blaine.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
sTREwN WITH FLOWERS.
Confederate Decoration Day Observed in
the Crescent City.

Confederate Decoration Day Observed In
the Crescent City.
New ORLEANS, April 7.-Confederate
Decoration Day attracted thousands Of
visitors to the cemeteries. The Ladies'
Confederate Monumental Association,
the Confederate veteran organizations,
Sons OF Veterans and the citizen SOL
diery participated. The Grand Army
of the Republic did not take part in a
body, as no invitation was issued, owing
to the division existing in that organi-
zation, and Union veterans participated
individually and sent offerings.
The Lee Confederate Army of Ten
nessee and Army of Northern Virginia
monuments were beautifully decorated.
Outside of the other decorations, at the
Army of Northern Virginia tomb where
the body of Jefferson Davis is inferred,
tho Confederate veterans placed mag
niicent Presidential chair Of yellow inn
mortelles, inscribed ITO our Chief in
front Of the vault.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
CoLD-BLoonEp MURDER.
Freight Conductor Shot by Tramps--A
Crime which Would Justify Lynch


Freight Conductor Shot by Tramps--A
Crime which Would Justify Lynch
Ing.
LIMA, o., April Z. Conductor Tucker
had q desperate fight with tramps on his
train yesterday and was fatally shot by
one of them. AS his freight on the Fort
Wayne road was moving on Q side crack
half mile west of this city six tramps
climbed into box car. Conductor
Tucker saw them and ordered them to
get out. They refused, and when he
entered the car to eject them fred q
pistol at him. The shot missed and
Tucker grappled with the gang, but was
finally himself thrown out OF the car.
The tramps then jumped out of the door
on the north side OF the car.
Tucker climbed over the train and as he
alighted on the opposite side one of the
gang produced revolver, which Tucker
wrenched out of his hands. The others
then caught him, holding each OF his
arms so that he was powerless to defend
himself, when another placed revolver
1T the conductors left side and fired,
fatally wounding him. Four of the
tramps we're arrested.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

REPRESENTATIVE DAVID WILDER, Of
the Twenty-fourth New York district,
died at his home In 0neonta, on the 1st
Mr.. WILDER was one Of the three Con.
gressmen elected TO the House who had
not taken their seats. The other two
are ex-speaker Randall and Mr.. Whit
thorne. OF Tennessee.
Mrs SARAH Z. SHoRTRIDGE, corre-
spending secretary Of the Christian
Women's Board Of Missions, died at her
home in indianapolis, Ind, on the list.
ISAAC WIRMER, aretred Jewish rabbi,
who had been in Germany, died In New
York yesterday at the advanced age Of
one hundred years, one month and four
teen days. Ht#2nt
ALEXANDER L. CRAWFORD, the wealth
Test citizen OF New Castle, Pa, and one
Of the wealthiest in Western Pennsyl.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
FOUR WE'RE KILLED.

Pitched Battle Between Negroes and
Police 0nicers, Resulting In the Defeat
Of, the Former.
BrRMIsGHAM, Ala, April 7.-At Iron
dale, six miles from this city, late Sum
day afternoon, Town Marshal England
and Deputy Sheriff Fontenberry at
tempted TO arrest crowd Of negroes on
charge Of larcency. The negroes
opened fire on the officers, shooting
down Marshal England at the first fire.
Fontenberry took refuge behind tree
and shot three Of the negroes dead. The
others took TO the woods and escaped.
The shooting created the widest excite
ment In the town on account OF the po-
litical troubles there, and half the town
was under arms before the exact nature
Of the affair was learned. The political
excitement, however, had nothing TO do
with the tragedy.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
Tried to Blaokmaii Bismarck.

BERLIN, April 7.-Ferdinand Bunke,
q clerk, tried TO blackmail Prince Bis
marck. Bunke wrote threatening let
ters TO Bismarck, in which he said he
would make public some Of the ex-
Chancellor's pretended ofienses unless
payment was made to him Of nfty marks.
Bunke was promptly arrested and SEN
fenced TO three months Imprisonment.
This is the man who threw brick q,
Bismarck q month ago while the latter
was entering the royal castle.
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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
DOMESTIC.

GRAcKAU CHLBoRAD, who has been
on trial at Atwood, Kan, charged with
poisoning his brother, has been sen.
fenced TO fifty years in the penitentiary.
ADvIcEs received at San Francisco,
state that the Pacific mail steamer
China arrived at Hong Kong March 81,
having made the trip from San Francisco
70 that port in twenty days, including
stop at Yokohama. This reduces the
time two days, being the fastest time on
-annrd
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April T.
The Mormon conference adjourned
Sunday. During their exhortations to
the faithful, apostles Cannon and Grant
cautioned them against speculation.
They said that some Of the saints were
selling their land 10 the boomers st
high prices They were not used To
handling money and were likely to lose
Il In wildcat schemes. They had better
let the church invest II for them.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09

WILMINGTON, Del, April Fire do
stroyed the rolling mill and office Of tho
johnson Forge Company Saturday night.
The forge, mill and Ave pudding fur.
naces were saved. Much valuable ma
chinery is damaged and 100 men arc
thrown out Of work. Loss about S1b, 900;
wall inaured
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09

Rom, 4. Y, April 7.-The town Of
Theresa was visited Saturday by dis
astrous confagration. The number Of
buildings destroyed was about forty.
The loss will be heavy, aggregatipg
some 100000. A large number Of the
burned buildings were dwelling houses.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09

Bosros, April 2. = Three Of the
largest manufacturers Of marble In the
city-Jsmes w. Tufts, Bowker, Torrey
a Co. and A. d. Puffer a Sons-have mo-
tilted their employees that on and aftor
June they will pay ten hours wages
for nine hours work. The marble cut
ters believe that their demands for .
nine-hour day will be granted without
recourse 10 q strike.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09

New YonK, April 7.-w. s. Darling, a
partner in the dry goods house Of John
II. Plummer G. Co., has been missing
ever since the assignment. His family
do not know whore he is. Mrs. Darling
is very III from worry and excitement
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
Wished l Was Dead |

After suffering several years with the
Leucorrhea, and no doubt / would have
been yet, only a lady induced me to try
Sulphur Bitters. Now l am we'll. Three
bottles cured me.-Mrs. Cropps, Newport
r. /.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09

Simmons Liver Regulator is a most ex-
cellent appetizing tonic.-Saml s. Pentz,
Chap. to Bishop OF North California.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-04-09
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.

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