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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-14
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Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Iournal
NEWARK, Aug. l1.-AE tho regular
monthly meeting of council last evening
Q communication from thu Kuauff Organ
Company was read asking council to ex.
tend its water main down South College
avenue TO point where the new Knauff
addition to the town ends; also to lay the
water mains on proposed new side streets
IN sams 70 run at right angles with South
College avenue--or by its more hornely
and antiqusted name-"depot road" As
stated recently in this correspondence
the Knaui company is max nz active
preparations to erect at once 20 or more
neat houses for their employees, and to in
suro to them the comforts and convent
enoes OF city life the company addressed
this request to council. Ordinarily coun-
oil would Jump at the chance Of
increasing The usefulnsss and at the
same time, the reysnue OF the water
department, but this new addition is
unfortunately outside Ito narrow limits
OF the town and just here comes the dis
tressing rub. The members feel that they
have no power or legal right whatever to
expend several thousand dollars in laying
water pipes outside the town limits and
especially when the new houses exiat as
yet only on paper. With this difficult
problem before 1t council decided to do
all that lay in its power to extend water
facilities and FIRE protection to the Knauff
addition anc this was the laying of
water pipes along Delaware avenue which
bounds the KnRutf property on the north.
Il the company sees d. to extend the
mains all through their own land the
town will stand ready In the fnsuge when
1t enlarges its corporate limits to buy
these pipes, &C., from the company and
resolution to that effect was passed.
Rothwell Wilson, former resident of
Newark, who for many years has lived on
West Walnut street, Philadelphia, died
yesterday o. his homo after q very
lingering illness. Mr.. Wilson was the
father Of Edward Il. Wilson OF this town
and was over 20 years old. He was
very successful and shrewd business man
and when he retired some years ago he
was reputed to be worth over 81 600, 900.
This amount has since, no doubt, been
much increased. His relatives here have
gone to attend his funeral.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-14

NEWARK, Aug. Ill. has TRANSFERRED
that the Theodore O. Knautf Company
has not yet actually purchased the
Malone tract of land, but hes an
option on the property. 1t has been
given cut more or less officially that at
the expiration of the time the company
would take up the option, 60 that it is now
virtually sals. This land is about the
best near the town for building pur-
poses, the tract contalning about IS
acres. Tie purpose of this purchase by
the Kuauff company is not undersFood
heTe, especially since the company pur-
chased only several weeks ago the Lewis
farm near town containing 43 acres for
building purposes, mora than sufficient to
accommodate oil the houses that 1t ex-
pected to build within several years.
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BBATpYTiNE SuMMtr CAMP GROUNDS.
Aug. o.-Gbrisiian EndesyaI day had i
serious drawback, the almost inlessgnt
rainfall. Otherwise il was & Ied-ietter
day for the young peopls phe storm
began 10 the morning, soon after 7
O'clock, ana continued until evening. At
midnight there gre indications Of a
speedy renewal Of the doWnGour. The
camp grounds are Completely saturated
and present an appearance extremely
dreary. The Ht!4W Whinh covered the
''circle" Ppa most Of the aYenuas has
baen washed aWaT and Wtiere it was there
now is COS ny Of thick and
slippery mLd. the easaeat wish Of
the oRnpars IL tagt tomorrow
and sunduy lasy Fl. fair. With favorable
weather thh grounds I'll regain their late
good oou5itian q ekly. DBspits ths IN.
pTopitious Nsf 49,, tp.a8y,4 eiterdFnos
was encoursQinf, aishough il vas far be-
low what Was oEp4e.qd. Eatablss for o
very large ga;ia tra had boen obtained,
but the expected c-4RI not Ina'erializ.
ing, they Teet not FIed. hast OF tna
visitors nrouFh, ltrhsnn Win than, and
were here iutiag tie afternoon aud
evening, whan ther3 s4syiesa OF rsrs
intereet, held under s4s auspices OF the
societies. of Christian Endesyor of Will
minston and vicinity.
Morning PRAYER meetings were con,
dl.cted by Thamaa Wilson and the RsY.
DR.. j. Ii. Caldwell.
The sermon, preached by the Rev. Dr.
George T. Ounmip9E, ha1 H. Peter /, {
for tn text and Christian GraceBn toi
its subject.
At 2 IS p. n. there was song service
j. u. KING serving as preceutor sut
Noble +. A,,illey ~ orgauist Tie pulpit
WAS ornamental ,-itA a=--rs 6nd above
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New CASTLE, Aug. 10. City council held
Its regular monthly Meeting last night.
Several complaints ct tho rad condition of
streets In certain sections OF the city were
presented aud atter being read were re-
ferred to the street committee with instrue.
tiCna to modify this street cleaner. The
committee on lamps reported a new lamp
having besn placed at the corner OF Pearl
street Gnd Railroad avenue. The mayors
report for July was read. 1t showed 16 ar
rests. Arfcs;pt signed by City Treasurer
Ferris for SlOe. as tHxes received from Col
lector Barr, was rsad and accepted. bill
from mayor Hanson, for 10. The amount
paid special officers on July 4th, was read
and ordered paid. The following ad.
Lancaster, for erecting street lamp,
t22i W. !. Hunter, tagging for pumps,
$560i Thomas Fraz5r, Jr., supplies for
mayors office, So 55; Frank Ralney, for
opening ditch, Sl. A Communication from
John I'll. Burke asking for $50 on account
OF work on streets for the year was read
and referred to the proper committee,
Julian ID. JaIyier from the Board Of Trade
and George W. Eckles, representing the
farmers north OF the city, appeared aud
petitionad council that the extensions of
North and Ninth streets be opened 10 the
county road near the Ecktss farm. MIR,
JsnYier stated that the Board OF Trade had
maze request that the above streets be
opened to the limits named, for several
reasons, one very important one being cd
follows. Two acres OF land az the inter-
ssetion OF the extension o, North and Ninth
streets had bsen don8tei to James Nc
Dewitt, patentee Of the tin scrap
process, but the property is not
Ia direct communication With the CITY
by road, and IL the streets were
opened MeDevitt would at once commence
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14hANDI WINE ELAhll LANlE thDUhDS,
Aug. IL. The cool wsya which APP
proached late last evening did not depart
to-day and oYercoats, shawls or other
heavy apparel had to be worn TO prevent
one from becoming chilled, The beneh-
cent effect Of the change OF weather was
visible in the revived spirits of the
campers. Monday is generally an off day
in camp and to. day WAS not an exception
except that the worahipers participated
more zselously in the services Aside
from tbs psr@andnt attendance there
vera few psopls prevent.
George Rue % Newport conducted
family prayer mseting.
Aitef-breagfsat prayer service was in
charge Of III. Buckingham.
This morn ~ sermon was d sli7ared by
the Re7. VI. u. T1nkinaon. His text
wGs st. uHa ~ % and % and his theme
Future Et nal x -tencf.n
AT chii5ren'5 meeting, witch was con.
Quoted by the Rev. Vaughn s. COLLINS,
addresses Wsra delivered by J. 4. Muilin
and the Rev. DAIRY Budd. the latter Of
Smyrna.
The afternoon sermon preached by the
Rev. d. Fl, O rkran, bad ColOsgians !, IL
for its text and REDEEM ptIon through
the Blood Of Christ" fo- il theme.
Young peoples lns-t lg was in charge
OF the key. J. b. q. Harm.
The evening aernoa '+s7 given by the
Rev. j. Z. Ysa BrrkslQv. Hia theme
Gods Pot y Against TWo LsAd5nQ
ErEoEs in Regard to Eis Character" va.
suggssted by the text ISAIAH zx9I, 4
and 9.
Much interest was created by the seve
raj segyiess.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-09-10
For THE FLORIDA AGRIC ULTURIsT.
The Family Garden,

Having made family garden ever
since | came here, I will try and give you
some of my experience in growing vege-
tables. But in the beginning | will say
that the failures come near overbalancing
the successes in this direction; still | have
managed to keep the table quite well sup
piled nearly all the time. 1t is not neces-
sary to discuss the value OF vegetables in
family in this or any other country,
for this is one of the established facts.
l first cleared lot in my low, sandy
hammock, through which branch runs.
The land was not over eighteen inches
above the water. 1t was ditched around.
In there L raised beans, peas, potatoes,
beets, carrots, onions, cabbage, turnips,
Strawberries, etc., with fair success, with
very little manure, for three or four
years. When the mold was used up the
land settled down and became water.
soaked after heavy rains, SO decided to-
do my gardening on the pine land, and
chose a spot sloping to the bay, with an,
eastern exposure. 1t was rather moist
and dark sandy land. 1 opened ditch
up the centre and put in pine boxing and
covered up. [ inclosed about five-eighths.
OF an acre with paling fence. In the size.
| made a great mistake, and it was the.
cause OF great many failures. made.
it too large by three times and always.
spread out the fertilizer too thinly, and
relied too much on the supposed natural
fertility OF the soil. 1t is best, in choosA
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sometimes the satisfaction is on their
side) and the pleasure of seeing things
grow more than counterbalances the
work, not to mention the pleasure of
eating them after they have grown.
Aad then again, if the good wife is just
little bit dissatisfied with the Gland
of Flowers" and sometimes bankers for
the North and the cellar full of vegeta-
bles, just try the effects of good yege-
table garden, with an annex for few
fl 'wers, see if ii don't make adherence.
AS wife says to me sometime, when gar
den sass is scarce. as it is about this time
of year, "What should we do without
our garden ?" H. w. MITCHELL.
Hawks Park, Fla.
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middle or near the plants and never allow
the land to crust, always keep the mid
die the lowest SO as to carry the water
off, if too level the plants will get drown
ed or the hot sun will scald them. al
ways plant in drills so as to be able to
pillow and work the plants. A garden
sowed in beds will not amount to much.
Work often and should you require more
fertilizer, run furrow near the plants
and cover with another. My plan is to
fertilize every other middle if needed.
The first of October 1 buy Bermuda
onion seeds and plant on the same kind
OF land but make very rich, the richer
the better. In addition to COW penning
use barn yard manure, SOW in hills,
cover lightly and keep watered until the
plants are up and keepthe landwell stirred,
never allow the land to crust in thesun.
transplant to new soil-have it rich; do
not be afraid of having it too rich and you
can scarcely pile the onions on the land
Italians will succeed in this section.
Sow turnips and radishes every three
weeks and have them coming in all the
time. To be successful with cauliflower, at
tention as to watering, is essential They
will not succeed without plenty of water
and no one can make success without
attention and wafer The Same n1an
applies to all, have the land we'll drained,
rich, worked and water and no fear of not
having plenty of vegetables for sale and
table use too.
Though some may laugh l always
plant my garden on the ullmoon in July
or August and Septemberis not too late.
In this section we are troubled with cab
bage and cucumber worms. The plan
adopt to get rid of them is cheap and
effectual. [ burn palmetto roots and
save the ashes and sprinkle on the plants
when the dew is on, which drives them off
and prevents the fly from laying her eggs
on the plants.
[ have raised rutabagas to weigh
thirty pounds and as fine cucumbers as
can be raised any where, have had better
success with White Spine and New York
Improved egg plants.
My place is situated at the old site of
Fort Ogden on Peace River, in DeSoto
county. F. G. M. BOGGEss.
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OR THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT
The Wholesome I'm fuence Of a
Garden.

Garden.
Perhaps the i'm p ression has been pro-
duced that a greal amount of work is re-
CURED to have garden. Well, not so
much as some might think, little
every day and much of it when nothing
else would be done, gradually brings it
about, and, to many persons, would only
be pastime and health-giving exercise.
Then how much more enjoyable it is to
take truck right out of the garden and
know that it is fresh, than to buy at a
market what may have been gathered a
week or two. Moreover there is whole
some influence on the family that has
some kind of plant life to cultivate and
look after coming from it. Every child
is benefited by having few plants of
their own 70 cultivate. Many young
person could be saved from course of
vice and shame by having some home
enterprise Of this kind to occupy their
spare moments and develope their
knowledge of vegetable life and create
an interest in it. Give the boys and
girls something choice to plant and
raise, and teach them how to bring it to
the highest degree of perfection. Work
up a healthy and pleasant emulation
among them to see who can succeed
best Work with them and enter into
their strife for the best, and father,
mother and children will all be the bet
ter and happier for it, to say nothing of
the choice luxuries thus secured to the
table. Many home would be rendered
doubly precious by each of the inmates
doing their best to have all the che ice
fruits and vegetables to be had, growing
luxuriantly in the family garden.
Well I lived four years in Florida on
high pine land, subsoil for ten feet, sand
and then lime rock, and had a garden
every year. Not always the best, but
there was always something enjoyable
in it. When I commenced the ground
was covered with wild woods, grass and
bushes. I cleared them off, burned the
brush and piled the grass and sprinkled
lime on it to rot it for fertilizer. We
threw our Stops and refuse on the pile
and it soon became valuable. The first
year, cabbage, turnips, string beans, let
tuce and raddishes did very we'll. So
did Crook Neck and Scallop squashes,
citrons and tomatoes. My Irish pota-
toes frCze down three or four times
end did not amount to much, but 1
learned somethingby the operation-i. e.
first, that could take horse and pillow
and throw dirt over my young potatoes
when it was likely to freeze and save
them. Then, when the weather had
warmed up, could take rake and pull
the dirt off again and they would come
on all the better for it; second,
when plant was liable to freeze could
plant it low in the ground, leaving lit
tie depression right about and so have a
chance to cover it, without injuring,
with dead pine bark, pieces of board or
anything of the kind third, l learned
that the more my plants were cultivated
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pecially right after frost. Stir background
frequently two or three inches deep.
Moreover my ground improved every
year. [ kept horse, cow and chickens,
saved the manure and put parts of it on
my garden and plowed it in, and the
garden increased in productiveness
every time did it. Plenty of work and
plenty of manure (rotted leaves and
grass, weeds and trash put in pile and
little lime sprinkled on it often) will
make almost any pine land productive,
but it must have vegetable mold and fire.
quent stirring.
Then [ found I could raise all the
Irish potatoes my family needed on
patch fifty feet square in this way: Plow
in good coat of stable manure, harrow
it thoroughly and mark it out with a
pillow good depth, two feet apart, then
put in apiece of potato, having two good
eyes, every eight inches; haul little
dirt over them with hoe, then sprinkle
into the furrow liberal supply of wood
ashes and cover all up level. Then har-
row the patch we'll and put a covering
of leaves four inches deep over it; leave
the potatoes to grow until they are large
enough to use and then use all you want.
They will need no cultivation after they
are planted.
An excellent thing in Florida gar
den is Bermuda onions. A small patch
| produced more than we could use, and
the remainder sold readily at a good
price; but great care must be taken to
secure good seed. Try sprouting some
before you wish to SOW. 1t is safest
to test all small seeds before sowing in
the garden. Then, on sandy land, care
must be taken to have seed covered we'll
with good, moist earth and carefully
worked while the plants are young and
| tender, so that they do not burn up in
the hot sun. It is we'll to plant deep
enough to leave the earth little de-
pressed where the plants are to come
up. The ground is not quite so likely to
dry out and leave the plants to scorch
to death.
OF course every garden in Florida will
have few rows of sweet potatoes in it;
and, if they are started early and the
ground made rich with we'll rotted stable
manure, few rows will be enough. Diff
ferent kinds of small fruits are desirable
in the kitchen garden. Currants, rasp-
berries, blackberries and grapes of the
cultivated varieties, where they will
grow and you can soon learn by little
observation and few experiments what
will do we'll in your section. Special at
tention may be given TO strawberries with
profit in almost any locality, if the right
kinds are obtained and they are treated
properly. A new variety of more than
usual merit is being introduced in some
sections. 1t is the Bomba-a large, solid
berry, red all the way through, of good
favor and commanding a high price.
Straw berries need plenty of water and a
rich soil. A solid sol is, perhaps, most
desirable, but sand will do with mulch
ing and water plenty.
AS to garden in Florida, there is this
advantage, you can have something COM
ing all the year around. Commence the
first of February with those things most
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Florida. A few boxes, ten ny twelve
inches square, without top or bottom
and pane of glass to fit each of them,
can be kept on hand to use as occasion
requires with complete success. The
box should be about six inches high.
Cucumbers, melons, squash, egg
plant, ETC., may be started month ear
lier by their use than they could other
ways be, and hurried forward in time to
be special relish. Plants troubled by
bugs and rabbits, can be protected by
these boxes. A good woven wire fence,
however, is best to keep off rabbits;
and, in regard to insects and worms, slug
shot or Dalmation, sifted on vines and
cabbages once a week, is effectual. A
weak solution of salt and water, sprink-
led on cabbage, will check the worms.
And, it is said, pure water heated to 1909
will kill all the worms and not hurt the
cabbages. have not tried it.
keep chickens and let the small ones
run in the garden until they begin to dis
turb the vegetables or fruit. They de-
stroy most of the insects.
Now it seems to me that nearly every
one may have a garden by taking lit
tie pains and commencing on scale
suited to their experience. Start with
few things easily grown and make them
the best you can, and in little while
your garden will be likely to contain
most of the necessaries at least. Get the
children to try it and see if YOU and they
are not both better and happier for the
effort. M. VS..
For The FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Accumulated Experience of Twenty
five Years.
Your proposition to have
on home and kitchen gardens comes at a
time when all lovers OF vegetables should
be planting.
This is, and has been my plan for twen-
ty-five years, with seldom failure and
then only by storm or excessive rains.
In the spring Ialways have in mind the
piece of land that is to be used for q gar
den. My land is pine with an occasional
oak, saw palmetto, with patches of oak
runners, gray soil and ten feet to clay. |
cow pen and while thecattle are on, grub
and pillow twice and often three times, by
this means [ get rid of all the roots and
turf. The oftener the land plowed the bet
ter, as the roots are all out and the land
mellow. [ keep the cattle on till as rich
as desired. After removing the cattle
pillow again SO as to evenly distribute the
manure, and get rid of all roots and
turf. The landisnOw ready for planting.
The seeds [ plant, that never fail are
rutabaga, turnips, cabbage, lettuce,
beets, collards, okra, cucumber, radishes
and caulifower. The above are all for
planting in summer
always plant in drills so as to be able
to work the vegetables. Run off with q
turning pillow making list as wide as
desired, say three feet, and with hoe
and rake knock off the top of the list so
as not to have the seeds too high and to
get what roots have escaped.
Open with narrow hoe, SOW and cover
lightly with q rake, and, if no rain,
water the drills with sprinkler evenings
until tho cooJC oO,1oo mn
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