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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-16
tITHE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Conditions of Gardens at Montverde.

AS you have had nothing from me for
some time [ send the following as
we are noted for vegetable raising in this
section. | will state that in the firstcold
snap, April 4th, the most of our vegeta-
bles escaped with but little damage, but
the second cold wave week later hurt
us badly in the gardens. The oranges or
the fruit was not injured and the pros
poets for an orange grove next year are
first-class. Some small trees on low land
have their leaves scOrched, but all putting
out finely at this time. There are several
pieces OF beans, tomatoes and Irish pOta-
toes that have mostly escaped the cold
and considerable shipments are expected
soon. [ have several acres of tomatoes,
beans and potatoes that have escaped
and are doing very well. / shipped to-
matOes last week. The cabbages in this
section have been a success and are bring
ing nice prices. Tomatoes on high lands
in and around.Montverde, Clermont and
Minneola have mostly escaped the cold
and are looking fine considering the dry
weather. Many car loads will soon be
ready to ship. We have had several fine
rains but the soil needs more Vines are
far enough advanced to insure a good
crop as it is, but rains will insure an
abundance. CORRESPONDENT.
Montverde. Florida.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-16
Remedy Wanted for Rabbit Pest.

Editor Florida AgricuHurist:
The rabbit pest is becoming a serious
evil in many parts OF the State, especially
lest enemies of the rabbit-have been
destroyed. What is the best method for
their prompt destruction? They shun
trap and poison-at least for the major
part, and in their nocturnal raids on
grove, truck-patch and garden are diff
cult to shoot. Can any OF your readers
give any information on this important
point for their rapid increase, sugges ts
a repetition of the experience Of California
and Australia? w. W.
[Can some of our readers throw any
light on this subject
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-16
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Good Muck Equal to Stable Manure.

Good Muck Equal to Stable Manure.
Will you keep it before your readers
that unquestioned authority (the late
Peter Henderson, says "that barn yard
manure is worth $3 per ton (that is an
average of three tons to cord) and
that the director of the Florida Expert
mental Station says ''that a chemical
analysis reveals little difference between
barn yard manure and good article of
Florida muck,' only that green muck is
not as available for plant food as green
stable manure Muck should lie in the
heap for year after being dug, or COM
posted with lime or potash, if desired to
be used sooner. The first authority says
"Where the manure can be laid on the
ground at 80 per ton equivalent to $9
per cord) the farmer need not trouble
himself with commercial fertilizers.
Florida muck, to most Florida farmers
and fruit growers, need not cost one-half
that amount. GEO. W. HASTINGS.
Interlachen, Florida.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-16
Killing Palmetto.
florida Agriculturist::

Editor Florida A Agriculturist:
think if E. N. Waldron will try utting
off the palmetto at the surface of the
ground and saturate the stump with
kerosene, it will do the work. I Judge
this will be the case as it will kill-here
in Ohio-anything haveknown so treat
ed. H. M. SANBoRN.
Unionport. Ohio.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-16
Vol. XVII, No. l6. Whole No. 622.
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Lessons of the Freeze.


Lessons of the Freeze.
We notice several things in regard to
the effects of the cold on the orange trees.
1st. The protracted drouth kept the
trees back and the damage to trees and
fruit was less than if they had been in full
growth
I'd. After the first freeze the bloom buds
started out on most trees These we're
killed by the second freeze, and when these
tNigs started out again no blooms came
out on them, but bloom came out on the
inside twigs that were protected and had
not started. On a young budded grove
the fruit buds came out in abundance
after the first freeze. They we're killed,
and now scarcely a blossom can befound,
although the grove is full of young
growth, SO we conclude that the twigs
will only bloom once.
3D.. That the limbs should be left close
TO the ground SO as to protect the body.
One may say that such a freeze will not
occur again in generation, but we do
not know that 1t is our duty to learn
by experience and prepare for these emer-
gencies. Thick, low trees were not Injured
like the tall, broom-stick ones. The re-
Election of heat from the ground to the
dense leaves and back again keeps up
warmth that saves the bodies. We know
q small grove of seedlings that were killed
to the ground three years ago. 1t is in a
hollow and very frosty. They came out
from the roots and grew very fast. We
advised the owner not to trim them.
When the first freeze came they were in
full bloom; this was killed back to the
maturcd wood. When the second came it
killed the matured wood nearly back to the
bodies, but these were saved. The thick
masses Ofleaves protected them. In locali-
ties that are subject to damaging frosts
only seedlings should egrown. Inchoos-
ing nursery stock for such places get low
stocky trees of large size, avoiding all
long, stilty ones. Give them all the pro-
lection possible each winter until they
get foliage enough to protect themselves,
and never trim them SO as to expose the
bodies to the cold or sun, nor much inside
of the head of the tree. Keep as many
leaves on the tree as possible.
4th We notice that localities that es-
capped five years ago were the ones to SUI
fer most this time; that struck thehigher
locations the hardest. On still, cold
night the valleys and lower places suffer
most. A belt of high pine timber on the
east side to keep Off the early rays of the
sun is of great advantage.
5th. We noticein Green's Fruit Grower
that other fruit growing sections suffer
occ asionally from late frosts to disas-
trous extent. We copy the following:
"The report from the various counties (of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-16
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Wind Breaks not Desirable.

Wind Breaks not Desirable.
Your correspondent at Geneva, asks
What effect does wind break have up
on the groves and gardens of Florida?
After detailing his observation OF
the various effects of the recent cold
snap he says: "These and many other
points noticed can but convince one of
another of Florida's $ contradictions from
all other lands, that while they are cold
er from being cleared up Florida will
prove to be warmer"
Now the laws governing heat and cold
are just as certain as the law of gravita-
tion, and are the same here as in all the
rest of the world.
think there can be no doubt but what
wind breaks are liable to do more harm
than good to young groves, and it may
be question if old groves will not be
better off in the long run without them
The explanation is simple: Our in
furious cold comes from two causes,
cold winds and radiation. When the
conditions governing the latter are un-
derstood, many of the apparent CONTRA
dictions become plain.
Our freeze of March End was with a
wind, and wherever the wind had free
access to the plants, trees, ground etc.
they got no colder than the surrounding
air. In some sheltered spots where the
wind was cut off, radiation cooled the
plants, trees, and ground to a point be-
low that of the free air. Such condi-
tiOn would account for the instance
DR.. Heath mentions where the ground
on the east side OF his barn was frozen,
and that on the west exposed to the wind
was not frozen.
Our freeze on the morning of March 7th
was in no sense BLIZZARD The day pre-
ceding was cold with wind and ofcourse
cooled all exposed objects. The night
was perfectly still, the sky cloudless, and
the air dry, presenting the right condi-
tions for rapid radiation, and a severe
freeze was the natural consequence in all
low and protected places not under the
immediate influence of large body of
warm water.
1t is said to be scientific fact that but
FOR the moisture in the atmosphere, ra-
diation would be so rapid that the face
CT the earth would soon be frozen solid
and life become extinct.
This radiation of heat into space is
going on all the time, but is counteract-
ed by the heat supplied by the sun.
Clouds and moisture retard radiation
by interposing, as it were, a screen be-
tween the earth and space.
OF course on such night as that of
March 16th,' as the ground trees and
plants are cooled by radiation, the sur
rounding air is cooled or in other words,
the heat has passed up into space.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-16

Some of the orange trees are blooming
heavily since the freeze; others notat all.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
FRoMFOREIGN SHORES.

Fuueral services of the late Mrs. Gen.
Booth we're held in the Olympia, London.
Twenty-Five thousand persons were present.
Two British vessels have been ordered to
Vitu East Africa, to avenge the recent mas
sacre Of u party o Germans there.
Prot Pasteur, the eminent Physician OF
France, will be unable to visit the United
States on account of his health.
The German authorities in Zanzibar have
begun rigid enforcement of regulations
against the slave trade. An Arab has been
hanged at Bagamoyo for slave dealing.
The physicians attending the king OF OIL
land had a consultation with two OF the cal b.
met ministers, when it was decided that the
condition of the king rendered him unfit to
reign.
During a performance in the theatre at
Coattbridge, near Glasgow, Scotland, a
staircase leading from the gallery collapsed.
panic ensued in which torty seven persons
we're injured. but none fatally.
The Greek patrarchate has ordered all the
churches in Turkey under it's Jurisdiction to
be closed until further notice as n protest
aflainst the porte's action toward the church
The order has caused intense excitement.
Thousands o Liberals are fiocking into
beIIhEoud' C"lUEe[ldhd' W pIotesU @SGl''SU
the restoration Of the ultramontane canton
al government. The federal cavalry has dis
persed the crowds. AS the Lii berals are un-
armed no fighting has occurred.
The prince of Wales is said to be much
hurt by the suggestion that he abstained
from visiting the national musical festival
of Wales on the ground that he apprehend.
ed an exhibition Of disloyalty, and has re-
fused to have any communication with
Lord Penryhn, who gave currency to the
statement and who was formerly a close
friend to the prince.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
nn1MnP AHCInEMrS


The Perseverance cotton mill, situated
near Bolton, England. has been destroyed
by fire. Thirty thousand spindles were
ruined.
Ann Aldrich, of 112 Sullivan street. Brook
lyn, went to the grocer's, leaving her month
old twin babies in crib near the kitchen
stove. She returned in ten minutes, and
found the babies burned to death.
Three men were badly injured in an explo-
sion at Otis steel works at Cleveland. Ohio.
The building was completely demolished
Two hundred men were at work, and how
they all escaped being killed is a mystery.
Near Wilkesbarre, Pa, the corning mill
connected with the Dupont Powder works
exploded from some unknown cause. Five
men were injured, but none of them will die
The property loss is heavy.
At GAINESVILLE, Ohio, horse attached to a
wagon ran away on Main street. 1t dashed
on to a crowded sidew ak and ran over a
number OF people. killing William Ballenger
and fatally injuring Mrs. George Halzel,
Others were badly injured.
While six persons on horseback we're pas.
sing over an unfinished bridge near Webster
Springs, W. Va, the structure gave way and
all were precipitated into Elk river, forty feet
below. The horses were killed and five OF
the six persons wounded, two of them prob
ably fatally.
Capt. Matthew Watts, who with two
mounted policemen was wrecked on a sail
boat in Lake Winnepeg about month ago.
and who was rescued from the bo; tom of the
overturned craft to which he had bravpy
managed to cling tor ten days, died at Win
nipey. He never recovered from the shock
his system received from long exposure to
cold and wet and lack OF food.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
COMMITS SUICIDE.
A. B. Mullett Ex-Supervising
Architect of the Treasury
Commits Suicide.
Dependency, the Result of
Long Sickness and Finan.
cial Troubles the Cause.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-A. B. Mullett, one
of the best known architects of this city,
and for many years supervising architect OF
the treasury department, shot and killed
himself this evening at his residence He
had been i'll poor health for long time,
suffering from rheumatic and other COM
plants, but it is thought financial trouble
was the chief ause of Mr.. Mullett's act.
Later in the evening the coroner was sum-
moned, and a ter all examination of the
body gave verdict of death from suicide
due to meiancholia. The remains of Mr..
Mullctt will probably be taken to Cincin-
natl for interment. The funeral arrange
ments, however. will not be settled def
nitely until Mrs. Mullett hears from
brother of Mr. Mullett's who is at present
in Kansas City.
Mr.. Mullett was tifty-siX years old and
was we'll known all over the country. He
designed many of the public buildings that
have been erected in d t1ercnt cities, among
them being the New York city postoffice,
the ST. Paul pOstotiice building and the im-
posing state, war and navy department
building in this city. Since his retirement
from the office of supervising architect of
the treasury Mr.. Mullett has devoted most Of
his time to professional business in Wash
ington.
Mr.. Mulett leaves family of five chill
dren, four of whom are in Washington and
one in Kansas City. His mother, two
brothers and two sisters also reside in Kan
sas City.
Mr.. Mullett had a severe case of the grip
last winter, from which he still suffered.
For the past few months he has been at
times respondent and gloomy. He had
built several houses recently that he could
trated by the severe shock and is under
medical treatment.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23

Southern Pacific train arrived from Cali or
MIA he was putting on his overcoat, and with
other passengers was preparing to leave the
train when three men seized him, and while
one man held him another put his hand into
his pocket and took the pocketbook. The
robbers escaped. He had thousand dol
lars in currency in another pocket which
they failed to get.
Gov Steele, of Oklahoma, en- route to King
fisher to attend G. A. r. reunion, received
warning that he would be assassinated i he
passed through because of his having veto
ed the bill locating the territorial capital at
Oklahoma City. At the solicitation of his
family and his friends he left the train at a
small station be ore reaching Oklahoma
City and continued his journey by stage.
The feeling against tho governor is very bit
ter, and it is believed that desperate men
would have carried out the threat had not
the governor changed his route.
A terrible tragedy happened in Burlington,
Iowa, which results in an attempted murder
and suicide. August Shultz, aged twenty
three, loved Minnie Bangaman and was for
u time engaged to her, but lately the girl had
broken off the engagement on account of her
parents objection. Shultz sought to retain
his place as the girls ntfianced husband, but
was sturGy refused. Finally he became mo-
rose and desperate. He went to the house
of William Linz, where the young lady WAS,
and called her to the door. The inmates
heard him ask: Minnie, will you take me
back?' mo, August" was the reply. Then
followed the report OF a revolver, Wild
scream and a second report.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
THE FIRE IN WINTER.

An then the room gets good an warm; the
kettle starts tu bile,
An mother pOtters down the stairs an STAINS
an yawns awhile.
And sez: Now, pap, You go an rouse them
sleepy bows o YOURS.
For it's smowin' and they's lots TO do beside
the morning chores"
An then she breshrs up the hearth with that
old turkey wing,
An stoops and pulls her stockin's up m tie
'em with a string,
An Towser yawns an stretches out an acts
little shyer
When git up o. mornin's fer to light the
kitchen fire
An when the boys come trompin' in, an
scrouge around an spat
An kick the dog and poke the fire an set
down on the cat,
The cofee-pot's billed over an the biscuits
steaming hot.
An mother says, Fetch up the cheers" an
poUrs the coffee out
Ny cup runs over with a Joy the rest don't
know about:
Fer the blessin's OF the Lord to mes daily
drawin' higher
When get up O. mornin's fer to light the
kitchen fire.
Edward S. Hopkins
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
CONCERTED ACTION.
Liquor Dealers Organizing to Legalize
the Sale of Original Packages.

Liquor Dealers Organizing to Legalize
the Sale of Original Packages.
Fort DODGE Iowa. Special Telegram,
Oct. 21.--A systematic scheme on the part
OF the liquor men of Iowa to bring back the
original package to legal lie was discov-
cred in this city to-day. A number of the
men who were openly engaged Ill the orig
inal package business last summer received
circulars purportiny to come from the Sec
retary OF THE State Original Package
Dealers association" The name signed to
the circular was that of prominent Coun-
Gil Bluffs liquor dealer in the name of the
newly formed ASSOCIATION. Every saloon
keeper was urged to contribute literally to
a fund to be used in an attempt to secure an
injunction restraining Iowa courts from
prosecuting original package dealers under
the old prohibition law. 1t is claimed that
the recent Kansas decision gives good
grounds for such an action.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
TAR AND FEATHERS.
A Reformed Gambler in Chicago Fan
tasticallX Adorned.

A Reformed Gambler In Chicago Fan
tasticalIy adorned.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-A curious and desper-
ate astault was made upon an eX-gamber
named p J. Quinn tonight in Union Park.
Two men suddenly confronted Quinn on
Lake street, a lonesome thoroughtare which
forms the park northern boundary.
Quinn was compelled to hurriedly strip
to the waist, an argument in the shape of a
38-caliber revolver greatly assisting in ac-
celebrating his movements. A small tin
bucket of tar was quickly poured over him
and hand ul of feathers added
by way Of adornment. Then
Quinn's assallants knocked him down,
kicked him repeatedly in the small of the
back and in the pit OF the stomach render
ing him insensible for over all hour. He
was found by some people who were stroll
ing through the park, and the police were
notified but there was no trace OF the as
salants.
Quinn has lately been posing as ire
formed" gambler writing a book on gam
bler5' methods, and is supposed to have in
CURED the enmity of the fraternity.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
TOO MANY HUSBANDS.
For That Reason an Iowa Judge Secures
Divorce From His Wife.

SIOUX Cry, Special, Oct. 21.-The mar
riage of Judge John Il. Zuver and Jessie
Zuver was annulled and set aside at the last
term of court. They were married about
ten years ago and until a few weeks since
lived together as man and wife, when, ac-
cording to the petition of the judge filed in
court, he discovered that his vile had an
other husband living. from whom she had
nev been divorced. The facts were shown
In court and decree at once entered in ac-
cOrdance with the prayer Of the petition.
Judge Zuver also gave the defendant some
valuable real estate in this city and $50 in
cash. He at once lett for the West, and is
now living in Boulder, Col.
Judge Zuver sat on the circuit court
bench in this district for more than ten
years, his circuit embracing all of North
western Iowa. He is well known in legal
circles, and has considerable property.
About six years ago, just before the cir
cult court was abolished by law, he was
thrown from a carriage and suffered an III
jury to his head, which incapacitated him
from work on the bench, and since that
time he has lived in enforced quiet, good
share ct the time on a farm near this city.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
RAILWAY TRAINMEN.
Opening of the Seventh Annual COnv
ton of the Brotherhood.

Opening of the Seventh Annual COnven-
ton of the Brotherhood.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 21.-The seventh
annual convention of the National Broth
erhood OF Railway Trainmen opened to-
day. the majority of the railroads of the
United States being represented. The an
nual report OF w. L. Shehan, the grand
secretary and treasurer. shows an increase
in the organization of 600 during the past
year, its present strength being 14,057.
sixty-three new lodges, making total of
367 now in existence, The report of the
grand secretary will deal at length with the
recent conference of the Federation OF Rail-
road Employees to consider the strike on the
New York Central and will justify the de-
cision arrived at in favor OF non-interler.
ence.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
STUCK TO HIS POST.
An Engineer Killed in an Accident in
Montana.

LIVINGSTON, Mont, Special: Telegram,
Oct 2l-The east-bound freight train that
was due in this city this morning, was de-
rallied about nine miles from here The
engine was turned over ami twenty cars
wrecked. The fireman jumped from the
cab and was not hurt. The engineer re-
manned at his post, had some of his ribs
broken, one of his legs broken in two
places and was terribly scalded. He died
two hours atterward. His name was James
Theroux and he had lately come to Liv-
ingston from Sprague, Wash.
Just as the east-bound through freight
was passing the outskirts OF the CITY last
night, it ran into an open switch. the
engine turning over and dumping the cars.
No lives were lost.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23

WrIMINeroN, N. G., Special, A tornado
passed through the northern section of
Robson county, FIVE miles west of here,
yesterday. Great damage was done to
property in its path, and several persons
were killed near Maxton, and it is feared
there has been great loss of life and prop.
erty along the track OF the storm. At
Hasty several houses were blown down and
one person killed and several injured. at
Floral College the belfry of the Presbyte-
rian church was blown down, demolishing
one house and severely injuring two per-
sons. McKinnon's saw mill was ruined
and one Of the laborers seriously injured.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-10-23
THE NEWS DIGEST.
Interesting News of the Week
Boiled Down and
Classified.
THENATIoN's CAPITAL.

Congressman John L. Wilson, of Washing.
ton is the victim oi serious financial mis-
fortune in less than week from the time Or
his return from the capital. At Spokane
Falls he had in his pockethook something
over $3.50 in bills and $4,000 worth of
bank stock, and before midnight the pocket
book was missing. How it was lost is a
mystery.
Official reports received at the treasury
department from Special Agent Goff, in
charge of the seal fisheries, are of most dis
couraging character. They state that poach-
ing has been carried on this season to such
an extent as actually to threaten the lie OF
the seal industry as source of revenue to
the United STATES in the future, and if persist
ed in to the same extent next season to en-
danger its very existence