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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-31
Good for a Healthy Development.

Any event that causes men and women
to take an account of stock on themselves
is good for a healthy devalopment, and
New Years, by custom andby association,
has become such a reckonin, time. 1t is
day to renew and cement acquaintance
with the good in ones nature and disposl-
ton, and to discourage, if not to cut the
L.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-31

They had a New Years very long ago,
but it took them long time to get the
date down fine, as some counts were made
by the sun and some by the moon, and so
an assumed date kept bobbing around. In
Exodus xii, 2, is given the express order
to Moses to drop the Egyptian year and
start new one for the Israelites, so their
civil year began in September and their re-
ligious year late in March, and every third
year Jhey mad to add a month to make the
sun date and moon date correspond. ,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-31

Castleton-Jim, is this indeed your You
have kept, then, to the promise made when
me parted ten years ago that we would
meet on the corner Jan. ! 1891. Shake,
old man! Now that we Hase met what
shall we do3
Rolston-I think the bestthing that one
of us can do is to ask the other for S.
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trouble to speak to you as have doneT
HarforPs anger was at once appeased,
and he took her hand and would have put
his arm around her had she not moved
back step.
"Oh, Emma" he said, "if you would
only love me and be good to me, and let
me feel that was working for you as we'll
as myself, should go away much more
bravely than do. Won't you promise to
marry me when have made a stalker"
"Come and see after you have made the
stake" she said with smile. as she disen-
gagged her hand.
@That's the best you can do for me'" he
persisted.
"You have no right to ask more at pres
ent," she said, and he was forced to be
content. They resumed their seats and
spent the evening in discussing the very
vague plans for the future which Jack
Hartford had formed.
By hard work and many privations the
son had managed to prepare himself for
college and to. get through the course. At
twenty-five he returned to the farm and
with the zeal Of youth desired to reform its
management. He might as well have tried
to move the high hills from their firm
foundations. Emma Rogers was the daugh-
ter of the Nearbye doctor, who had died
few years before this story begins and left
his only child with no more valuable prop
erty than the little cottage in which be
had lived and q lot Of uncollected and un-
collectable bills for his services. She was
the teacher of the Nearbye school, and man
aged it with much tact and skill Her
clear, blue eyes would have made any face
pretty, but IS all her features were straight
and regular, like those we are accustomed
to see in the ancient sculptures Of Greece,
she was radiant beauty and would have
seemed out of place in her homely sur
roundings had the brilliancy of her beauty
not been tempered by great sobriety OF
speech and directness Of manner.
Jack Hartford and Emma Rogers had
been companions since childhood, and as
he had done nothing to disguise his affec.
tion the relations Of the two as lover and
loved were we'll known about. Among
the young men in the Nearbye neighbor-
hood he was the only one fit by education
to consort with her, and he was therefore
permitted to pursue his suit without the
vexation of rivalry. He was strong.
good looking fellow, and with much less
Of the rustic appearance than any OF the
other farmers sons thereabouts. He had
made persistent love to Emma for two
years, but they had never become for
many engaged. She had not declined to
marry him, and he had always feared to
insist on final decision.
Early Sunday morning Jack announced
to his father that he was going away the
next morning to seek his fortune. The
old man sighed sadly when he heard what
his son had to say in extenuation of his
resolution to give up his home, but made
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-31

5OU seem blUeY
said Emma Rog-
ers to Jack Har-
ford when he call
ed on her one Sat-
urday evening in
A ug US t in b g +
neat little cottage
home in a small
village in the Jer
sey hills not very
far from N g W
York.
"T am blue " he
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"Well, Jack" he said, 81 wish you well.
IF you can't make your way in the city you
will always find a welcome here; that is''-
and tho old man sighed deeply and his
voice grew husky, "if we can manage to
hold on to the old place and keep the sheriff
away"
The hustle of preparation and departure
kept Jack from feeling as seriously as he
might have done, but when he got to
town and had found cheap boarding
house and set about finding something to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-31

Jagwav (approaching the important sub
iect)-Miss Palisade-that is-Miss Clara
made bet the other day that would be
married before 1892.
Miss Palisade-That's singular. made
O. bet that you wouldn't be.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-31
NEW YEARS AT NEARBYE
BY JNo. GILMER SPEED.

Copyright by American Press Association
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-12

Holly, lex opaca. (The last two men
toned are natives of the South, Ed F.
Dept.). n The increased demand
of late years for green for Christmas dec
orations has caused the introduction of
branches of number of plants into the
markets of the Northern cities for this
purpose. Last week we mentioned finely
fruited specimens of the Japanese Ever
green Spindle tree (Enonynus Japonica)
The supply came from Georgia, and the
lustrous foliage makes handsome con-
trast with the brilliant scarlet arils of the
fruit. The Cassena, too, Qlex vomitoria),
with it's small, shining, evergreen leaves,
and clusters of small, bright red fruit, is
sold at the North now in large quantities,
and is admirably adapted for the pur-
pose of Christmas decorations.-Gar
and Forest for January 8.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-12

fertilizer, should it be done before spring
or wait until spring?
have several box geraniums, but they
seem to rot off, some sort of worms or
bugs seem to get in the roots and eat
the plant, and then the plant rots. What
is it that causes all this? Should the dirt
be rich for geraniums? The Yellow Elder
(Tecoma stans) seeds will be ripe in
March or April, and if any one wishes to
obtain seeds they can do so by sending
a 2 cent stamp to pay postage.
NARCIssA LETsON.
GOtha, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-12

VERY many of our readers will undoubt-
eddy be panied to learn of the death of
Peter Henderson. His name has long
since become household word almost
throughout the length and breadth ofour
land, and many who have yearly pro-
cured their seeds and plants from the
great concern of which he was the head,
willfeel as if they had lost a personal friend.
To such the following extract from Gar
den and Forest for January %, will prove
interesting: The death of Peter Hender-
son removes a conspicuous figure from
American horticulture. At the great es-
tablishment on Jersey City Heights, which
he founded, the plants raised and sold
every year exceeded in number those pro-
duced at any nursery in the world. His
business as scotsman was among the
most extensive in the country. He was
the author of many popular books, one
of them. "Gardening for Profit" having
attained circulation of $50, 900 copies
Every year, 100000 of his Illustrated
catalogues were sent throughout the
length and breadth of the country He
was frequent contributor to many Jour
nails devoted to agriculture and horticult-
ure, and prominent place was always
accorded to him at the meeting of the AS
ISOLATION of American Florists, and of
kindred societies, as we'll as in the bust
ness councils ofhis associates in the trade.
Altogether he was more widely and fa-
miliarly known than any other man in
connection with the horticulture of the
country. And few men have exerted so
marked an influence in his chosen field of
activity. To him, more than to any 9th
er, are we indebted for many improved
processes in the production and distribu-
ton of plants. He not only aided in this
direction by his writings but he exempli-
fed his council in action, and visit to
his establishment was an Object-lessont to
all who wished to learn Observation-Disclosures
practice could be made more cheap, sim
pie and effective. Every square of glass
CbnO 0NCIy 1OOU vi WoS tlWdyS OC-
cupied to the full limit of it's productive
capacity, and every man was accomplish
ing all that was possible by trained skill
and thorough organization. Mr.. Hender-
sons alertness, enterprise and success as
a business man was known to all the
world, but only to those who were ad-
united to a closer intimacy was the genu-
inc worth of his character fully revealed.
His integrity was beyond any shadow of
suspicion, his public spirit was univer-
sally recognized, his robust manliness
and force were admired by all who came
in contact with him, but the considerate
kindness of his disposition will bring
more tender memories to many a man
who has received prompt and generous
assistance at precisely the time when
sympathy and help were needed.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-12
Information Wanted.

Editor Floral Department.:
[ want to gain all the information that
| can about flowers SO | will ask how to
fertilize geraniums, Hibiscus, roses, Cape
Jessamines and Grand Duke Jessamines,
what is the best fertilizer for these plants;
and when is the best time to apply the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-12
Raleigh, N. c.. Feb. Goth. 1883
DIR. A. T. SHALLENBERGER,

Rochester, Pa. Dear S1r:-I wish to
say a word in behalf of your wonderful
Chill and Fever Pills. Some months ago a
friend, who knew that my wife had been
afflicted for months, sent me package of
your pills. l gave them to her and they
cured her at once. A neighbor Mr.. Perry,
had suffered with chills for more than
hearing was greatly injured Seeing the
cure wrought in my wife's case, he procured
bottle of pills and was speedily restored
to perfect health. l feel that this is due to
you. Very truly,
REV. J. D. DAYS..
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-12
For THE FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
The Spanish Moss.

The Tillandsia Usneoides, Spanish Moss
or Long Moss, as it is commonly called,
is one of the charming objects in our
Florida landscapes. Waving in thegentle
breezes as it depends in masses from the
forest trees, it's soft grey contrasting with
the green foliage and brown trunks, it is
lovely. 1t is quite common in the winter
to see the live oaks in our hammocks with
their tops completely covered with the
yellow jessamine in full bloom, and the
moss yelling, but not concealing, the
whole with it's silver grey folds.
1t makes even a fine display after a
heavy shower has washed both tree and
moss, and the evening sun lights up the
whole with deeper greens and browns and
darker greys, until the landscape, like a
picture, stands relieved against the back
ground of shadows which contrast
strongly with the gold and crimson which
feck trunk, limbs and foliage, and gilt
ter like a crown on the tree tops as well.
Scarcely less beautiful is the dawn when
seen through rainbow mists, trailing
moss and grasses gemmed with the dews
of the night, all sparkling in the rays of
the sun, which bathes them in the splend-
or of his beams as he arises to the glory
of a perfect day.
Our people have long since learned the
value of Spanish Moss in decoration,
which, when mixed with native ferns, palm
leaves and wild flowers, produces ineef
feet
The residents of the Northern cites buy
large quantities Of it every winter to dec
crate their rooms, pictures, statues, etc.
In the Middle States where the summers
are comparatively long, it makes hand
sOmeshOw hung on trees and shrubs, and
when occasionally watered, it lives all
summer, giving to parks and lanes very
tropical appearance. The superintendent
of the cemetery at Pittsburg Landing,
Tennessee, to whom a quantity was sent
for Decoration Day, May Both, wrote
that nothing else on the exquisitely kept
grounds attracted so much attention. 1t
grew during the following summer in the
most satisfactory manner.
One dollar spent for Spanish Moss by
any Individual in the States north of us
would give more satisfaction than the
same amount invested in any other dec
orative plant. There are unlimited GUAM
titles of it in Florida, and it can be safe
ly sent at all seasons.
Mrs JENNIE PERKINS.
Crown Point Orange County, Fla
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-12

The communication from Miss Letson
contains several interesting subjects
which we hope some of our readers will
give us their experience on. We shall be
glad to hear from all, and upon one or
all subjects. Who will respond?
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-12
A New Southern Industry.
Gotha, Fla.


for many years been sent to our Northern
cities where it finds ready sale for use
| in decorating rustic frames, and other
rustic work, i'll drawing rooms, Christmas
decorations etc. Oflate years the demand
for "greenery' for holiday decorations has
become very extensive, and many of the
| products of our Southern forests are being
used freely. Ferns, palmetto leaves, wild
smilax, laurel, magnolia, holly and Yupon
leaves and branches, young long needle
pines, mistletOe, cypress, cedar, sheet
moss, LycopOdium, ETC., are all used;
and, at least, one enterprising Individual
Tin Alabama) has found the shipping of
these supplies to Northern market deal
ers profitable enough to warrant issuing
a neat descriptive catalogue of the same,
in which he put special stress on his
''Druid brand of mistletoe." We fully ex-
pect to see the demand for these decora-
tive supplies steadily and rapidly in
crease, and predict that the annual col
Letting and shipping of the same will be-
come not one of the least ofour Southern
| industries. In this connection the follow
ing clippings are both interesting and
significant:
Mistletoe has become very popular, and
has been sold in great quantities this
yearin Northern cities. The supply comes
from the South, where collectors have
learned to pack it proper, so that it
reaches our markets in excellent condi-
ton. A few years ago a considerable
quantity was sent here from England, but
it was packed so carelessly that it was al
most useless for any decorative purpose
Garden and Forest for December 25.
The tops of young Southern pines
| (Pinus palustris), from Georgia or Flor
ida, were conspicuous objects in theshops
of New York florists last week. Stems of
yourg, vigorous saplings four or five feet
| long, with the terminal cluster of leaves,
are cut and stuck into flower pots filed
with earth. AS the leaves remain fresh
| for a considerable time, the cut stem has
every appearance of living plant. The
long, bright green leaves and the white
scales of the large terminal bud, which
are peculiar to this tree, make the young
plants ornamental and attractive objects,
we'll suited for the decoration of churches,
for which they are used principally in this
city, or other large buildings Garden
and Forest for January 1.
|
An interesting object exhibited at
Christmas time in the window of a Broad
way florist was piece of branch of a
tree about yard long and two inches in
diameter, from which grew at regular in
tervals four luxuriant branches of mistle-
| toe.
correspondent writes that it may be
true that the use of SO many balsams and
spruces will not endanger the timber sup
ply of Maine, but he adds that he cannot
suppress a feeling of regret when he OBJ
serves among Christmas decorations
huge specimens of Rhododendron maxi
! mum, and entire trees of the American
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-02-12

To whom all correspondencerelating to this de-
partment should be addressed
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-11-13
ST bte Gle eit Te6li6lag.

2a6t eud nibt tdufdben bu& Grocer Bia 6 nt6t
pilIsburps Ssss ssbsu, 70 fault @hb sinsm rUr
bu ea6t sud rcr ni Gin anbssS gb aufbpSsu,
pI biaisr fnufsn Fann snn br ben gs bub hann sp b
gum SsRtu brsst ea ibn nt insn grOFt pssrSbun auf %
uuna SauptuabrunaSmittes
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-11-13
RillsbarD'a ,8eaes''
uirO unter allen llrfdnben oas gete iein unO bleben

Mnbere abrifate BON usbI mSasn monSmaI sbsn 70 au
ks SrOb masH, absr fir abfolute ietbeit unb 3uDcrI
sfeit prO 4iasburp's Geftes fsts cben bIbn ps Is in
ben prsaHsntH pans abren Sbns 1teS SrOb i'm Sui
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-11-13
Gin 6ifttbal.

9as merfpiirbleite in Der gRatur bprs
fommenbe 8eiipiel elmer nit fobIeniaus
rem 8aS iiberlaoenen MtmoSpbdre lit
baS bsriibmte @ifttbaI auf Der Sniel
Saba, peI6eS Gin IuSen,euSe foISen.
6ermaben beIdreibt: ,,8ir nabmen
Stpei Sunbe unb einiSe SIbnsr nit, INN
Iie su grperimenten in bieiem @ifttbaI
Su peripenben. 9lm Sube beS 8erses
anseIanst, itieSen mir ab unb fletters
ten, unS an ben 8aumitdmmen feitbals
teno, etipa 10 Wiinuten ipeit am Nbs
banee. 9Sir puren nod einise S6ritts
bonn Sbale entfernt, aIS uns elm far.
fer, llebelteit erresenber, erItidenoer
@eru4 entSeSen fam; iObuIb mir uber
bidt an ieinen &ano Belan9tsn, perIieb
uns Oilier ununsenebme 9eru6 tpieber.
Sas SbaI idien ettpa eine 8ierteIs
itunbe i'm nmfunse au bulten, mar ObuI.
unb 30-35 SUB tief. Seine SObIe
mar oDli8 eben uno obne YHansen.
tpu6S, fas 8anSe init 8erippen BON
Dteni9en, 2isern, S6weinen, SIR.
f6en, 8fauen unb allen m6sliben Nrs
ten bon SDBeIn bebedt. Q8ir fonnter
tpeber 0iiuite nod cine Art BON Oeff'
nuns pabrnebmen. Sin UtitsIieo bel
8eieaIdaft muGte iebt ben SOri9las
in bus 9baI binubSuiteisen; absr au'
Dem Buntte, no mir uns befanben
ipiirbe bIes I6nieriS eeipeIen iein, iper
ni8itens fir mid, ba unS Elm einsise
fnli6er S6ritt in ben Sob geittirs
bate, inoem mir chamber feinen 8ei
Itanb leiIten fonntsn. gBir sdnoetel
uniere @isarren an unb itiesen mi
SIlfe cines 8ambuS bis 18 SUB Dol
Der SbaliobIe binab. SdS 9ltbmel
tpuroe bier nod ni9t eri6mert, abe
mir batten nit Der rlnannebmlidtei
zines wiOerpdrtisen, @feI erresenbe
Scrubs gu fdmpfen. Damn banbe
mir einen SunO an baS gnbe elmer i
SUB Ian9en SumbuShanse unO ididte
ibn binab. g8ir beObadteten ibn nj
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-11-13
Stabtratb.
. Ser Select Council mar Donn

Ser Select Council mar Oonners
itae Ibenb in reseImdBieer SibunS.
Cine IGnsere Debate entltanD iiber
ben Beridt bes Seuerbepartement Cos
mites, tpel6e sur @uniten Der Grri9tuns
bes OeIbauies Der WtaIpnep Del So.
auf benz prpieftirten 8auplube lautete.
Trob beS grotefeS bon Qnslep uno
glnoeren tparb Der 8eridt ansenommen.
9lnsebote fir 2400 SUB S6ldude
tpurben einserei6t WianIep bra4te
cine 3eIoIution elm, tpelde Der oeutiden
fatboIii6en 8ir6bof 8eieui6aft rie
grIaubniB eiebt, bic uIte unbenuBte
Bride nabe 9oosetptpn in Stano sl
ieben unb an Der StaHorb Weaootp
8root ansubrinssn, oamit iie einen be'
quemen Susuns su ibrem &ir6bofe bat
Sdnenf berlonste bur6 cine &eio'
luton, bab ber StabtseOmeter Yldne
,ur gipeIiruna BON MapleItrabe ma6s
uno am eriten Donneritas i'm DeSember
cine eemeinidaftlide SiBuns itattfinoe.
UNI 8eIibtiser su ernennen. gu olefe
9lntrdse sinsen an bic suitanSisen eO'
| mites,
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-11-13

Der lbr in Der Sanb, un6 er fieI mad
8erIauf bon IA Sefunben auf ben
8aden, betpeste peber Elm 8Iieo mebr.
nod fab er ii6 I'm, atbmete uber nod
Is Wiinuten lang. Sierauf fdidten mir
einen sipeiten binein, ober er ma6te ii6
bielmebr IoS unb sins auf bic StcQe
su, mo Der anbere Sunb lag; er bIieb
bierauf polItommen itia iteben, fieI mad
10 Winuten auf iein @eiidt uno be'
tpe9te fein @Iieb mebr; er atbmete 7
Mtinuten Idnser. Sebt beriu6ten mir
es nit einem Subn, tpeIdes mad ans
bertbaIb Minuten iturb Elm stpeites,
bus mir binabparfen, itarb, ebe es ben
8oben beriibrte."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1890-11-13

- Sabs Or. 5bpmas Grlsririe SrI fir
Group uub GrfGItunseu ssbrnudt unO Is fus
rirts pOftip.- @m. aay, $40 pIbmputb apr.,
Buffalo, q. ..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-01
KUN DOWN IN THE WOODS.
A Pennsylvania Desperate Captured
After a Long Chase.

George Shippey, the murderer, who escaped
from Wyoming county Jail at Tunkhannock
two weeks ago, was captured Monday evening
in the mountains north of Scranton, near q
place called Mount Pleasant. The capture was
made by party consisting Of Lyman Mccarthy
OF Greenfield. Edwin Coray, Frank Howell Of
Uniondale and Danber Westgate of Herrick.
Shippey was surprised in a clump of hemlock
trees. He was armed with gun and revolver,
and at first showed a disposition to fight his
pursuers, but after a short parley he sur
rendered and was taken to Uniondale. where
he was locked up and was placed under strong
guard last night
Early yesterday morning he was handcuffed
and taken on the Delaware and Hudson train
which passes through Scranton on the way to
Iunkhannock. While the train was passing
through Jermyn Shippey went into the closet
Being absent for some time his custodians be-
came alarmed and on going into the closet
they found that he had worked his body and
one OF his legs through the window and was
hanging out by one leg when the train was
going at a high rate OF speed. They could not
get MIN back into the car while the train was
IN motion, so they had 1t stopped and lowered
the fugitive from the window to the ground.
Notwithstanding his thrilling experience Ship
Pey was upinjured. On arriving in Scranton
he was transferred to the Delaware Lacka-
wanna and Western train for Pittston, where
another change was made for the Lehigh rail-
road to Tunkhannock