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, 1892-11-30
THE AVIS
Chr5stiansted, st, Geoig,
Wednesday, 50th November 1892.

When all our planters shall have realised
that the sugar cane is living creature, that
can be fed and fattened just as an OK or a
,'BeI kshire'' is fed and fattened by a northern
farmer, we shall see prosperous days in Santa
Cruz. Just as the prize OK or pig is raised
in northern lands we shall have prize canes
in. this island, and when such become p.enti-
full on our estates ohsrd times will vanish,
or if they'come at I'll, their visits will be, like
1hose otangels as proverbially described, few
and far between. In these ''good times
coming" everybody who has canes to feed
viii know, or be able to find out, what food to
give them, and in what proportions and in
what forms it is best given. They will KIN ow
too what food the games can already pickup for
themsf yes out Of Che particular soil in which
they may be growing and what food must be
boughtand given t6.them.
The cane grower has an advantage over
most her.agrcultuyslists which should never
be overlooked and which cannot be too clearly
pointed out. 1t is this, that while growers Of
wheat, for instance, in disposing Of their crop,
have to part with a large portion Of plant
food. which the wheat bag sucked up from
their land phosphate Of lime especially the
grower of sugar parts with no plant food
whatever from his soil. The sugar which he
sells is literally nothing but air and water,
and the more nearly it approaches to air and
watertho higher the price he gets for it. Theore-
ticalIy then, the feeding Of the cane is reduced
to very SIMPLE rule, namely never to lose or
waste anything on the estate. but toretmm to
the soil all the ashes from the furnaces, all the
manure from the pens whore the tops have
BEEN consumed, and all trash and other refuse.
In this way it would appear that the land
would never part with any Of 1T plantfood sub
stances But on the other hand we must le-
member that on tho most carefully conducted
properties there win STILL be unavoidable
losses. For instance. the heterogeneous mat.
ters arc to q great extent dispersed
by the burning Of the megass The potash
Of the megas8 combines in part with
outside of the cane, to form an insoluble Stag,
u.1,,l- 411,wt v,k Ioolyl, +Jo EcIlg ,ov In
, 1892-11-30
1000 per Cent.

DR.. Stutzer recommends CHILEAN nitrate of
soda as the source Of nitrogen IN artificial
manure, but on the experiment station at
Barbados it seems to have been found hat
sulphate of ammonia is superior to this, at
least under certain conditi ms of climate and
soil.
, 1892-11-30
Remarks of the translator

One hectare=2.47109 acres.
One Kilogyamme-2.204O2 lbs. avoirdHpois,
German Kainite or artificial manure con-
sist on the average of
Water 14.5 per Cent.
Sulpha,e Of Potash 30
Sulphate of Mag
nesia l6.5
Chloride Of Mag
nesia 1911 F."
Chloride Of Sodium 31.2
Insoluble IL.
, 1892-11-30
To the Editor of the 81. Croin AOis
Dear Mr.. Editor,

DtdT BIT. IUIUUI,
l beg you to allow me space
in your paper for tho accompanying transla-
ton Of a chapter, concerning the cultivation
and manuring of the Sugar Cane, in a treatise
by DR.. A. Stutzer, Director of the Agricultural
Experiment Station, at BanD, Germany. It
appears to me, that the information and in
$. uctions, which are given in q brief and lucid
manner, might be of interest and use for the
readers of this paper among the planters.
Iremain, dear Sir,
Yours truly,
L. P. PONTOPPIDAN.
, 1892-11-30
The SUGAR CANE.

I. Demands of the Cane on the soil.
The Sugar Cane grows best in a deep cul-
tursd, cslcareous, not too heavy. soil. The
, 1892-11-30

From other pages in DR.. Suffers treatise
the following is taken
........:. Among the nitrogen collectors |
wish to direct attention especially to the In
digo plant, which thrives everywhere in the
tropics, in a deep and not too dry soil. For
one heotare Of land is required Is to 20 Kilo-
gramme cf seeds, which should be sown at the
commencement Of the rainy season.
The so-caIled nitrogen eaters that means
plants which which do not belong TO the
family Of the leguminous plants, have for
green dressing a much less worth. When
those are used in green dressing they only
protect from loss Of the nitrogen already pre-
sent in the soil, after he principal cop has
been harvested on the field They may be
named nitrogen preservers. If the object is to
furnish = soil with ample quantities of humus,
such plants should be chosen for green dres-
sing as in a comparatively short time form
a large quantity of leaves and stalks. For
that purpose the Ricinus Castor oil plant
for example and several other herbaceous
plants are applicable -....
, 1892-11-30

This manure compound contains 4Skg. oil
phosphoric acid, As ky. Of potash, 10 kg. OF
Nitrogen.
In many countries it is the practice to cul-
tivate he sugar cane for 8-lO successive
years. and then, in the following 3 years,
other plants, before a new cultivation Of canes
is commenced. Those 3 years are used IN
improving especially the mocha lical COMPOSE
ton of the soil. After having removed the
roots Of the canes the land is at first manured
with lime. The quantity of lime depends
upon, whether the soil contains a natural sup
ply Of lime or not. In many cases 1900 kg.
Of burned lime will suffice for one hectare Of
land. In other cases 1000 ky. for ! hectare
will not be too much. Next it is recommend
ed, ifthere is a scarcity Of humus, to SOW
seeds Of plants suitable for green dressing on''
the field. 1t depends on the general mature
Of the soil whether nitrogen collectors Indlgo,
beans and so on should be chosen, OF with
them also nitrogen preservers (Ricinus and
the like). A cultivation of maize Slndian
corn) as we'll as batatas sweet potato or
other root crops should only take place on p
restricted scale. These last named plants *.
trace too mqny u~utritlve substances from the
soil, especially potash. The green dressing
with Indigo and the like can also be done
during the cultivation Of the canes. Hereby
much stable manure can be saved if at ths
same time the application Of the above men
toned artificial manure is not omitted. Sulta-
BILE to the purpose are the seeds Of the Indigo
sown at the ommencemen Of the rainy season.
After the lapse Of 2months the young plants :
are |ploughed in. An industrious preparing
Of the soil with plough and hoe is required.
The stable manure is not given to the canes in
a fresh condition but afterit has been composted
with other residual products and with earth. :.
Such a compost can be usedfor manuring both
in the aforementioned period Of repose for
the field, and also, in suitable seasons, during
the cultivation Of the canes. For compost
mixing may be used especially the megass,
mixed with ashes Of burned megass, wood ashes,
lime, the residues of the CHARTERS, weeds, sta
Bile manure, good earth etc.
IL certain countries, which do not actually
belong to the real sugar growing countries,
as for example the southern states Of Brazil,
it is believed that the sugar cane can onlyM be
cultivated for / to 3 years With profit, aud
must then be replaced BY other plants. IN
our Judgment a regular manuring and an APP
propriate tiIling Of the. soil, would enable the
cultivation to be continued there also for a
much longer time with advantage.
, 1892-11-30

L. P. PONTOPPIDAN
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29
WHIP AND SPUR.

Of five foals sired by Direct in California
four are natural trotters.
Neither the Suburban nor Brooklyn
handicaps has ever been won by mare.
Nelson, 2:1O, will trot to beat his record
at the Terra Haute Qnd.) fair in August.
The Kentucky Derby for 3-year-olds, in
stituted in 1875. has never been captured
by filly.
Monroe Salisbury has expressed the opin-
ion that Axtell will beat all existing stall
lion records this season.
There is said to be a green 3-year-old in
the Salisbury string that has trotted half
in l:O7. The youngster is by Director, 2i'
Tasmania, an Irish horse, April %, in
London, broke the English jumping record
by clearing an obstruction six feet in
height.
The stables of J. A. 6 A. H. Morris won
about $3.50, 900 in 1891, and the forfeits were
in round numbers $4,000. They had tx
put up $50 600 in order to win 100000.
The vetern trainer c. S. Green will cam
| paign Sprague Golddust, 2:l6j9, and Lu
/ Giles Baby, 2:20h, this year. Both are
/ from the old mare Lucille Golddust, 2:16A
] Nancy HANKS VIII trOJ against Ilule a.
| Belmont park during the meeting in July
She will essay to beat the fastest tnre'
heats made over that track by Maud il
1Ss1-2:12, 2:1314, 2:l2J5.
Ed Corrigan has no idea Of compromising
his suits against the board Of contro
through the Coney Island Jockey club
He hopes TO win, and If so will send Rile!
to the post in the Suburban.
The monument to be erected over Rys
dyk's HambIetonian at Chester, y. Z.
will be as simple as the red granite owe
the grave Of Green Mountain Maid. Th'
inscription on the base will be: Handle
tonian, the great progenitor Of trotters
Born May 5, 1879 died March q, 1876. Hi
nobility was the act Of inherent power"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29
ELECTRIC SPARKS.

The Statue Of Liberty in New York hay-
Dor is to have a 10000 candle power torch
instead Of the $1,000 one it has had al
along.
An electric tuning box for the use Of
leaders Of orchestras and others inter
ested in music has been invented by a
Frenchman.
1t is currently stated that the Northern
Pacific railroad will be equipped and run
ming its main line trains by electricity In
three years from this time
One of the marvels Of the recent cleo
trical exposition at Frankfurt was e-foot
electric search light Of 5000 candle power.
Schuckertt, the Nuremberg electrician,
astonished Europe in its construction.
A recently designed incaDdescent cleo
trio lamp, supported by springs, is intend
ed for use in carriages and other vehicles.
Current is to be supplied from storage
battery carried under the seat or In any
convenient place.
A novel idea for producing electricit.
cheaply consists in surrounding any con
venient source Of heat, such rs stove o.
furnace, with series Of thermopiles ant
by charging accumulators with the cur
rent thus produced throughout the day d
light the house at night.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29
FLOWER AND TREE.

On the once famous Orchard farm in
Massachusetts, stands pear tree which
was planted in 1880 by Governor Endicott.
On farm at Palmyra, Me, is a tree ut
terly devoid of bark. Its trunk is smooth
and of light buff color, and the tree -four
ishes finely.
A tree was cut in Puget sound forest
the other day from which seven cuts were
taken without a knot, their combined
length being 179 feet. The tree scaled 49,
900 feet
The Philadelphia academy of sciences
has the largest collection of diatoms or
minute microscopic organisms belonging
to the seaweed family in the world. 1t
takes 10000 of them placed end to end
to make an inch.
The kudzu vine is probably the most
rapid growing plant in the world. 1t be-
longs to the bean family. The leaves look
something like lima bean, and was once
called Dolichos japonicus. 1t will grow
easily sixty feet in three months.
The foundation of a church at San Como,
Guatemala, has been shifted seven inches
by the roots of two immense white gum
trees. which tower over 100 feet above the
pinnacle Of the church steeple. Each of
these immense trees averages twenty feet
N diameter
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29

The sale Of Anne Hathaway's cottage
to the trustees of Shakespeare's birth
place for the sum of $15, 900 has aroused
a very animated discussion in England,
many persons stoutly claiming that the
price was extortionate, while others
with. equal vehemence assert that the
money has been well invested. One of
the latter class is a writer who. in the
course of long argument In support of
his view of the matter, says:
The quaint old building Of wood and plaster
with the matched roof heavy cross barred
timbers and beetling caves, with their four
tiny easements beneath, is Of course worth
little enough; but when one remembers that II
was here that the STRIPPING Of eighteen wooed
his wife, and that the greatest English genius
Of all time found rest and welcome Ia the
homely parlor, with its wide hearth and cory
inglenook, and that therefore the little cottage
at Shottery is unique in all the world. the
question of price is swallowed up In the feeling
Of satisfaction that 1t has fallen into reverent
hands. IL was In 1859 that Shakespeare mar
ried the sweetheart eight years older than
himself, and four years later when he came to
London to make fight for fortune and as it
was not until 1877 that he had prospered sufn-
GENTLY to buy New Place, Anne Hathaway's
cottage was intimately associated with our
greatest poet for at least sixteen years or so Of
his life. II is pleasant to think that 1t has
come into the hands Of the trustees Of Shake
speare's birthplace instead of into those OF
some professional Snowman on this or the
other side Of the Atlantic, who might have re-
erected 1t as a side show for dime museum
or turned il to account In conjunction with q
switchback railway and military band, butch
ering its unique associations TO make a cock
ney holiday.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29
FOOTLlGHT FLASHES.

Helena, Mon, is to have a new opera
house at once.
1t is asserted that Grattan Donnelly is
writing play for Joseph Haworth.
Sonzogno, the music publisher, has given
the composer Mascagni life rent OF 1000
lire.
Bronson Howard is writing a new soci-
ETY. play. He has thus far realized $4,000
on Shenandoah"
Fanny Davenport is reputed to have
cleared over 100000 on her production OF
Sardou's Cleopatra" this season.
William S. Gilbert, the librettist, owns a
library of 5000 volumes and parrot which
is considered the finest talker in England.
Senior Sarasate and Nine. Berthe Marx
have received from Queen Victoria hand
some gifts of jewelry as souvenirs of their
visit to Balmoral.
Rosina Vokes and Mrs. Kendall are
friends. Mrs Kendall saw new three act
farcial comedy called THE Paper Chase"
in England, brought it over to Miss Vokes,
and it was produced by the latter.
Florence Miner, the handsome sixteen.
year-old daughter of Manager Harry
Miner, died recently at her fathers resi-
dence in New York. Miss Florence was
one of six children, but was the only
daughter.
The wealthiest manager in America is
Isaac b. Rich, of Boston. Mr. Rich runs
two or three theaters in Boston. two in
Philadelphia, and he has half dozen com.
panies on the road. He is a most genial
old gentleman, still possessing most of the
traits of young one.
There is an ancient belief among profes
SIGNALS that Lawrence Barrett's real name
was Brannigan George +. Rogers, a De
troit business man, asserts that when the
late tragedian was lad of fifteen he was
employed as a cash boy in Holmes g. Co.'S
store at Detroit. His name was Lawrence
Barrett
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29
SCIENTIFIC WAITS.

Gold may be beaten into sheets 50 thin
that il takes 25o, 900 Of them 70 make pile
al inch high
According 10 law Of nature, when q
BODY is cooled il becomes beaver than
when il Is hot. There is one exception 70
the rule, however, and that is IN the case
Of water.
The empire Of Japan has no fewer than
TO earthquake observing stations scattered
Over Il, and the records Of the 500 shocks
that annually visit that country are &C
cursSsly noted
The largest sun spot ever photographed
al the Royal observatory al Greenwich
was that which was observed about the
l5<h Of February. This spot was meas
tired and found 70 be nearly 10000 miles
in length
To cut glass with chemicals all that Is
necessary is to draw line across it with a
quill pen dipped in a strong alcoholic solu-
ton of corrosive sublimate. After drying
draw the same line with the pen dipped in
nitric acid.
A new method of quickly rendering glass
transparent during the process of manu-
facture consists in forcing into the melted
materials a stream Of oxygen gas, tn,
enormous heat generated oxidizing all del
eterious materials.
In order 70 Determine what influence tn
moon has upon earthquakes, Captain d
Monte4zus has collected information o
5000 earthquakes. and has arrived at tn
conclusion that cur satellite has no effec
upon these phenomena
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29

There is at least one modest man in
Ecuador, and he is a poet, who, accord
ing to his own ideas. Is one Of the great
est the world has ever produced. This
human aggregation Of the quintessence
of modesty recently indited q letter to
the directors Of the Worlds fair at Chi
cago, in which he coyly suggests that he
be paid $1,000 for a poem, the hero Of
which is to be Columbus. he states
that it will equal the "Iiad" OF the
"Eneid," and writes: u viii come TO
Chicago and recite the poem. 1t viii
take nine days for Its delivery. There
should be $4,000 copies Of tine poem
printed, for which ] beg you 10 apprp-
pirate $50. 000." There is not much rlsE
in hazarding the opinion that the gentle
mans poem" viii never be heard at
the Worlds fair, or anywhere else, for
that matter.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29

An interesting and complicated case,
involving nothing less than the legal
succession to the earldom Of Stamford
was recently decided by the British
house of lords, before whom the matter
had been for some time. The decision
was in favor Of the present holder of
the title, who is the ninth earl of SIAM
ford. The eighth earl, who died in
June, 1890, left a son, whose mother
was a negress Of Cape Colony. The
earl married the negress, but this son
was born prior to the marriage. The
house Of lords decision declares that
this son is illegitimate, and therefore
has no claim on the title. The son
made no contest to establish his legit-
inacy. The carbon Of Stamford i
among the Oldest peerages IN England
having been created in 1923. The ear
also has the title Of Baron Grey Of
Groby. which title was created in 1908
The present earl is William Grey
brother of the eighth earl he wa
horn April IS, 1880. and from 1873 q
1883 was professor Of classics at Cod
rington college. Barbados he IL IN
married
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29

afford to in bet DIR. d. K. PRARsoFs-
tering the condition of his race. By
this means he is enabled to enjoy the
exquisite pleasure of giving" and the
gratitude Of those whom he has bene-
flied. Such a man is DR.. ID. K. Pear
sons, who has recently donated to the
Chicago Theological seminary the gum
of 800, 900 on condition that $350, 900 be
raised before May /, 1894.
DR.. Pearsons is a firm believer in the
efficacy Of educational institutions under
church control. His munifcent bene-
faction is a pleasant way Of showing by
his deeds that his professions are sin
cere. It is about certain that the neces-
sary $4,000 will be raised within the
required time, a. every church Of the
Congregational denomination in the
United States will DO asked to contrib
ute something toward the amount de-
sired
DR.. Pearsons Il not a novice Ia the
'.divine attribute Of benevolence, for he
has previously given generously TO Beloii
college, the South Dakota university
Mccormick Theological seminary and
Knox college. His private benefsctions
Of which there il no record, for DR.
Pearsons is an exceedingly modest man
would, II Is believed. foot up many thou
sznds Of dollars.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29

The following are the latest real
estate transfers recorded, as furnished
by the abstract office of 5. l.. Butler
FRIDAY, MAY q
+ A Creed and wife to J Bramhall,
lot 6, blk IL, York add to New What
com; 5000.
J Vose and wife to o Johnson, Cd OF
mel of swl of mel sec. IS, tip 4On, 4 e;
$3.50.
JP Smith to G Rothfuss, 25 acres in
sci sec "a, tip 80 II, + e; $500.
G S Miller to r NJ Walden, acres
in swt sec 27, tip 80 II, + e; 500.
wv Jones and wife to r NJ Walden
Is acres in swi sec p, tip 80 II, re
$1.00.
RIM Walden to d f Crit IS, Is acres
in swl of sec q, tip 80 II, + e; $500.
G A Black and wife to f l. Cowgirl
} of lot ,, blk l, Bellingham, now Fair
haven; 81, 800.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29

ChAhl4ho EMONi 94hiiH' nallsIn ana poll
tics as a duck takes to water. Born in
Mansfield, Conn, Feb. Is, 1912, he was
educated in Albany, whittier his parents
removed when he was but seven years
old.
At the age of sixteen the lad who had
evinced remarkable aptitude for writing
argumentative articles began his jour
nalistic work by contributing editorials
to the Albany Evening Transcript. He
was graduated from Union college at
nineteen and was soon after appointed on
the staff of General Rathbone, where for
two years he did good work in organ
izing the New York volunteers for the
war. He then taught for brief period
in the Albany academy. During all this
time he continued TO write for the papers
and in 1865 his active newspaper work
commenced when he assumed the editor
ship of the Albany Express. For five
years he remained with The Express,
although during part of that time he
also acted as private secretary to Gov
ernor Fenton.
In 1870 Mr.. Smith became coeditor of
the Albany Journal, and upon the re-
tirement of his associate, George Daw-
son, in 1876, he was given entire charge.
Several years later he accepted the po-
sition of editor in chief of the Philadel-
phia Press.
Mr.. Smith was in 1874 president of the
New York State Press association. II
is said that he wrote the greater part OF
many Of the New York Republican
platforms. In 1876 he was a delegate
to the national convention at Cincinnati
He has always been identified promi
nently with educational matters, and ht
has held several important positions o.
honor in that connection. His appoint
ment by President Harrison as ministe
to Russia in place of Allen Thorndik'
Rice, whose death occurred ON the eve o
his intended departure for his distan
post, created little surprise, inasmuch a
Mr.. Smiths warm personal relation
with Secretary of State Blaine had le
his friends to anticipate such result.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-05-29

every southern regiment in the charging
column, and a similar one on the north
ern side gives the names of every Union
regiment and battery that assisted in
the repulse. The troops included in the
last showing represent the following
states Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont. Massachusetts,, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey,
Delaware, Pennsylvania. West Virginia,
Ohio, Michigan and Minnesota.
The Grafton on June will be made
by General II. Il. Bingham, of Phila-
dephia. General Bingham was a staff
officer Of Hancocks suite, and was
wounded at the time of the battle very
near the spot where the High Water
tablet stands The Confederate general
Armistead, who fell inside of the Union
lines. was befriended by General Bing-
ham in the name Of his chief. ARMS
tead and Hancock had been friends be
fore the war. The dying soldier in
trusted his valuables and messages Il
his family to General Bingham.