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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-26
FLORTDA'S LAW MAKERS.

Mai. St. Clair Abrams, the senator in
the Florida legislature from Lake County
has stirred up some commotion by pro-
nOuncing the lower house of the Florida
legislature as an inconsequential, incom-
petent and ignorant body Of men. 1t is
a remarkable fact that nearly everybody
who knows anything at all about the
legislature agrees with Maj. Abrams.
We judge men only by their deeds, and
the Florida legislature with the evidence
of it's sins of commission and omis-
sion before the jury comprising the people
of Florida, must stand convicted of the
charges brought against it,
Florida, in fact, has had but few legis-
latures, during the memory Of man to
which it could point with pride. Re-
Gently nearly the entire session of leg
islature was spent in an endeavor not to
elect United States senator, and this
endeavor finally resulted in bolt of a
majority of the senate to the woods Of
Georgia in silly attempt to break a
quorum, which was pathetically child
like.
Florida Of course has good legislative
timber, there are men of good common
sense, Of broad liberal views and we be-
lieve a few statesmen, tucked away in
the hooks and corners of the State, but
unf,rvu. ii -, few of them ever see the
inside of the State Capitol. They stay at
home and try to build up the country
while the politician goes to Tallahassee
and tries to undo what he has done by
bad laws or by refusing to enact good
ones. This must be remedied if the
State is to prosper and attain an elevated
position among the States of the nation
The only way to do this is to send our
best men to Tallahassee and keep the
poor ones at home to hoe orange trees or
drive cattle. Blessed forever will be the
name of the man who can tell us how to
accomplish this desideratum. We con-
fess that the question is too hard for US
to answer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-26

Of our agricultural resources and in
dustrial advantages, it is matter OF re-
greet and modification that we did not
avail ourselves of this combination and
perhaps increase a hundred fold our ma
terial wealth.
One of the most hopeful conditions at
present in the South is the consciousness
of lost opportunities. Our people realize
that they have been laggards in the mat
ter of industrial development-they appre-
ciate the advantages to accrue from the
development of industries that will util-
iZe the raw material at their very doors,
they realize the necessity of these indus
tries to supplement the agricultural pro-
ducts of the country, and when the know
ledge Of a necessity is grasped, the
enterprising man does not hesitate to act
in such manner as to accomplish the
work that will consummate the desired
end
Mr. Walsh in his letter refers to the
struggle of New England to establish her
industrial supremacy-it required CEN
fury of persistent labor to reach the pres
ent enViabe station, but then she labored
under conditions that do not now con-
front the South. She had not the eXpe-
rience of others to guide her, as we have
her experience to guide us. She had
none Of the advantages Of climate and
none Of the rich resources that abound
everywhere in the South, says Mr.. Walsh.
She had no soil that yielded abundantly
the varied products Of agriculture, and
no mines of coal and iron and no fields Of
cotton to supply raw material for her
machine shops and cotton mills. But
without these, without experience, in a
comparatively sparsely settled and unde-
veloped country, she succeeded in estab-
fishing her industrial supremacy which
has filled her saving banks with the
boarded millions of the employe and
made the employers milliOnaires, thus
demonstrating in the most pronounced
manner the foresight and acumen Of
those sturdy pioneers who labored for an
end and accomplished it.
The South should certainly be able to
accomplish under favorable conditions in
q much shorter time what New England
did under adverse conditions and mani
fold hardships.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-26
EDITORIAL CHAT.

ALTHOUGH the pineapples Of the East
Coast are said not to have sold at as high price
as usual this year, the pineapple growers appear
happy and contented, and fairly well supplied
with cash, which in these tight times is as scarce
as snow in July.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-26
GD DAY, JULY 26, 1898.
~ CONTENTS.

FARM, GROVE 40 GARDEN - Oranges
AbrOad................
Exporting Fruits and Vegetables; Home
Made Manure in outh FiOTda Neeld Has
No MangOeS. .........4"o
When to Cut Grass for Hay; Orange
Pear Blight; Planting Large Trees; The
"Despised" Flat Woods; Florida Grapes
in Chicago. 900
Florida Weather for June; No Potash in
Soap '''4OJ
ArtichOkes for Hogs; Good Crops in Gads-
den; Rice as a Provision Crop; There is
Hope
FLORAL-In Vain (poem); Six Good Enca-
lypts; Cultivated Flowers at Lake WOlta.4H
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to Success; EncOur-
aging Orange Buyers; Florida's Law
Makers; Growing and Preserving Ginger"412
Freight Rates of Long Ago; Water Oaks
for Low Places; TO Pineapple Growers;
The Ruby
HOUSEHOLD-A AS We Grow Old (poem);
Housekeepers Hands; Sugges tiOns for
Pickles and Preserves; Care of the Teeth;
The Physiology of 1t; Cleanliness To
Ward off
POULTRY-Silver Spangled Hamburg; What
Is a Fair Hatch; Spanish or Medterra-
LITERARY-Story, Beyond The City" ....476-77
The PuZZer"........... 70
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-26

FLORIDA does not especially fear com
petition with other countries, but what it most
fears is competition with itself. If we can so
market our fruit as to reduce this competition to
a minimum there will he little danger OF the
dagos or other foreigners running us out OF our
own market
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FLORIDA is gradually extending her
fruit shipping season. First comes the orange,
then the peach, the plum, thepear and pineapple,
the grape, the mango, the guava and the lemon.
By that time the orange ripens again and is
ready for shipment. The year has passed and
gone and some kind of fruit has been leaving
Florida every month in the year.
REVISE our election laws, give us good,
sensible, broad minded men as legislators and
Florida will yet take the place she is entitled to
the first among the States OF the South. We
have no Interior political motive which prompts
this remark, but only feeling OF patriotism and
a feeling of shame when we see the progress OF the
State is retarded by the vicious laws enacted by
the so-caed legislators, and by the salutary laws
they refuse to pass.
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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-01-17

IA band of gypsies. camped in the
Welch Mountains.in Lancaster county. Pa.
on Saturday night, suffered terribly from
cold. the temperature reaching IS degrees
below zero. Two Of them had their feet
90 badly frozen they had to be amputated
For the second time in history an
ice gorge has been formed in the Missis-
sipp river at Memphis. The towns along
the Mississippi, without railroad facilities.
are threatened with coal famine on &C.
count Of the ice gorQes In the upper riv-
ers and the inability Of tow boats to bring
down coal barRes.
y. Homer Tate, the man arrested at
Erie, Pa. on Saturday, on charge Of
wrsckinQ passenger train on the Pitts
burxh and Hris Railroad, on The night :.
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December 8, has made confession in
which be admits placing three cross-ties
on the track withythe purpose of wreck
ing the train to settle an old score against
the engineer and conductor. His only
defence was that he was drunk when he
did it.
"A despatch from Morgantown. w.
Va, says the Monongahela river below
there is believed to be frozen to the bot
tom, and the ice at the mouth of Decker'a
creek is piled up 80 feet high. The snow
is SO inches deep on the level. and most
of the country roads are buried under 10
feet of snow
THE "World's Fair Sunday Closers'' in
Chicago, on Saturday, sued out an injunc.
ton restraining the City Treasurer from
paving the expenses of Mayor Washburn
and his committee of Alderman who went
to Washington to advocate Sunday open
ing. The expense account, according to
the Sunday closers. amounts to s., 900,
City Clerk Van Cleve, who was one of the
party that went to Washington, says they
paid their own expenses.
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DIED.

CLoTEIKR.-January 16, at Mount Holly
Adeltne, widow Of the late James Ciothier
aged SO years.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
the funeral onThursday afternoon at O'Clock
BAKHR-January 10. at Philadelphia, DIR
Charles A. Baker, formerly OF Florence.
BHAR.-Janu airy 9, Maggie Gass eldest daugh
ter of John and Barbara Bear, in her 10th yeRl
BLAKA-January II, at smithville. Mar,
Blake.
Boors.-January IA, at Riverton, Martha
relative Of the late John Boot, aged n years.
CAIr.--January ~. At Beverly, James Cain
Sr., In his ssth year.
relict OF the late william Drumond. in her 74tl
year.
MARTIN. .. ct Pemberton. william
W. Martin.
NroHoIEs.-January ls. at Mount Holly
Frank Nicholes.
NoRcRoss.-January IL, at Pemberton, Elmel
l. Norcross, In the Attn year OF his sge.
Pxw.-January II, at LambertviIle. Mar
tina. wife OF John r. Pew, formerly OF BurlinG
ton.
sHrsx.-Jannary IL. at Brooklyn, N. T., Johr
G., only son OF the late Joseph G. ana Marths
A. Shinn, aged 81 years. Inferred at Burling
ton.
srHwARD.--January IL. in Philadelphia, N
Gorilla. widow OF Samuel II. Steward. In
TERED at Jacobstown.
SrEwART.-January 10. near Medford. Mary
M, wife of William Stewart, aged So years.
TAYLoR--January Is. at Trenton, Charlotte
c. Taylor, In the seth year of her age Inferred
at Crosswicks.
VAN sorvxR.-January o. At Beverly, Nellie
T., daughter OF Charles HI. ana Virginia X.
Vansciver. in her 22d year.
wIKeAND.-January IL. in Philadelphia, Har
~ Wiegand, aged s. years. Inferred at Bev.
erly.
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Previous to that the linton Falls post
Office was entered by burglars, who broke
open the safe with dynamite and stole $50
in cash. The post Office at Shrewsbury
was robbed in the same manner. The
thieves got away with nearly $500 worth
of property, including postage stamps and
cash.
Fire broke out in the rectory of St.
Mary's Roman Catholic Church at Plain
field, at o'clock. 3Friday morning. The
house was filled with smoke and Father
Smythe and his household narrowly es
capped suffocation. Father Cushion, Jas
sistant rector, ran through the deep snow
in his stocking feet and sent in an alarm.
The fire was confined to the basement
and the damage was not heavy.
"A conmittee of the Camden County
Law and Order Society called on Prose
cutor Jenkins on Saturday and demanded
that the case against William J. Thomp-
son, for running the Gloucester race
track, be tried at this term of court. They
also urge that other complaints made
against him be presented to the grand
jury. Mr.. Jenkins promised compliance
with both requests.
Judge Werts retired from the SUI
preme bench of the Hudson County CIR
cult on Saturday, preparatory to his in
stallation as Governor on Tuesday. The
court officers presented to him jardi-
Mere of flowers at the Court House. The
iardiniere is HUNGARIAN iaience, hand
carved, by Fischer, of Buda Pesth. 1t is
said that there is only one other like 1t in
this country. Judge Werts was entertain
ed at dinner at the Hotel Washington
Wednesday evening. by the Hudson Bar
Association. Speeches were made by
Governor Albeit, Ex-Governor Joseph d.
Bedle, Chancellor McGill, John /. Blair,
Judge Dixon and others Washington B.
Williams presided.
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s1oo Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one dread
ed disease that science has been able to
cure in all its stages and that is catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity
Catarrh being constitutional disease. re-
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces OF the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have so much
faith in it's curative powers, that they offer
one hundred dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Address, FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
bT-Sold by Druggists, 76c
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IT SEEMS to be practically settled that
Leon Albeit will not be in the race fol
United States Senator and 1t is reported
that he is seeking the position on the Su-
preme bench, just vacated by Gov. Werts
in order that he may gracefully retire
from the contest. ut is absolutely true,
the story goes. "that Governor-elect Werts
was solicited Ito throw Judge Lippincott
overheard for:.M Mr.. Albeit. and 1t is equally
true that the Governor positively refused
to consider the proposition. OF late. rn-
mors.have prevailed that the Governor
elect is now beng solicited to let Chancel-
lor McGill step down and out at the close
of his term, 30 that the retiring Cover
nor may step up and in. A well-known
politician says he knows that this
suggestion has been whisperedsinto Judge
Werts' ear, and he added that he had
reason to believe that the Governor elect
has taken it into serious consideration.
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MARRIED,

GRREx-GouLD.-January ., at Medford, b,
Rev. z. 7. Dugan, Berlin Green, of Fafrview
and Jane Gould, of East Orange.
HoYyMAr-wHLcH.-Janu IL, at Jobstown
by Rev. Father harrington, Edward Holman
OF Trenton, and Miss Annie Welsh, Of Jobs
town.
MzIRs--RUx.-January l2.at Cream RIDGE VIM
H. Meirs ana Anna Holmes Rue, daughter o.
the late James L. Rue, both Of Cream Ridge.
by Rev. Martin Aigner. Christopher Rigg, Jr.
OF Burlington and Miss Rebecca Morton, O
Mount Holly.
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Fred. Fl. Fiohn. q real estate agent Of
Newark, has been placed under 81 900
bail upon charge preferred by Mrs.
Emily C. Graft with embezzling $40 due
her from the sale Of house. Mr.. Flohn
says his commission and interest on the
mortgage will about consume the $40.
Victoria Marcaniak has begun suit In
the Middlesex county Court Of Common
Pleas against L. P. Eisner, of Perth Am
boy. to recover $4,000 damages for the
loss Of an eye Eisner was playing With
"a toy rife which was prematurely dis
<ensgsd striking the girl in the eye.
The purchase of 155 acres of ground
1t Mount Ephriam, on the Reading Rail-
road. near Gloucester City, by Dick Lid
die, the we'll known turfman and horse
owner, is announced. 1t is understood
that mile track will be built thereon in
the spring, If there is favorable race track
legislation this winter
The three-year-old son Of Frank Pas
90, Of Gloucester City, was dangerously
scalded on Wednesday, by the upsetting
Of coffee pot. The pot was on the stove
filed with boiling coffee. and was pulled
off BY the child, the contents running
over his body, seriously scalding him
rom the neck downward.
"A little one-room cabin on Newton
Creek, near the West Jersey Railroad,
was burned to the ground Wednesday
night. An old soldier named Van Leer
lived the life OF hermit In the cabin, and
II is feared that he persisted in the flames.
The fire was 50 thorough In its work that
no trace of human remains can be found.
Van Leer lived on his pension and the
charity Of former comrades. His rela-
tives are unknown.
The dwelling house Of ex-Assembly-
man L. H. Trimmer. at Middle Valley,
was burned Thursday night. There were
sixteen persons, including number Of
visitors, In the house at the time, and the
presence Of fire was discovered by one oil
the guests, who noticed smoke In her
room. She aroused Mr.. Trimmer, and he
located the Are in board partition. In the
cellar. near the furnace. The flames
spread rapidly, and two Of the guests es-
capped 10 nothing but their night clothing
and slippers. Nothing Of value was saved
except the piano. The loss will be $4,000;
insurance, 5000.
Post oflce thieves are operating sue
csssfuIIy IN Monmouth county. During
the past two weeks four Offices have been
catered. on Tuesday night the post
>ee1co Il Navesink was broken into. and
~ worth Of stamps were taken. A
1he Far Haven post Office was
1Hpd The safe forced, The
rsmoved tbe cash con
Nv p plundsr.
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JOHN P. QUINN. a reformed gambler,
who travels about the country in a prl-
vate car and lectures on the sin of gam
bling, is at Trenton. Incidentally it
might be mentioned the Democratic
Legislature. with a race TRACK stsrter
as presiding officer of one of its branches,
is in session in the same city.
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pUBLIo SALE
VIII be sold at public sale, on
THURSDAY, January 10th, 1893,

pUBLIC SALE
VIII be sold at public sale. on
THURSDAY, January 10th, 1893,
without reserve, at the residence of the late K
Burr Montgomery, on the road from vincen
town to Ewanvilie, ] mile from the former and
from the latter place,
LIVE STOCK.
pair OF matched sorrel horses ana yrs
Old, sound and kind in every way and well
- mated for either work sammzupss
O. or driving; black horse;
VIZ yea rs old, sound, kind "
-4hUa~ and good for work or 1890
driving black horse good for work or driving
ana perfectly safe Tor lady to drive; q cows.
coming into profit soon; bull. % shoafs, 8
sows with pig, good farm DOG. lot OF chickens.
turkey hens, gobnier- lot OF ducks.
WAGONS, HARNESS, IMPLEMENTS.
3 farm wagons, 2 sets of hay shelyings, one
nearly new, 2 sets of corn sides, mari sides and
bottoms, calf rack, family carriage, carryall.
sleigh and bells, lot OF double and single
do, sod CUTTER harrows, marking-out sled.
grain drill, moving machine, been used hut
one season, Tiger hors rake nearly new, cul.
shaker, grain fan, turntp cutter, grindstone,
harpoon hay fork, rope and blocks, log chains
and holsters, drag and other chains scythes
and snathes. saws, axes. hoes. shoveis, forks.
rakes, lot of grain bags, 200 truck baskets, lot
of chicken coops. HARNESS 20 sets of work
harness. sets OF single do, fly straps, collars,
halters, brides, blankets, &C.
CROPS.
About "a acres OF growing wheat, acres OF
rye. 80 tons OF timothy hay, also mixed hay,
LOCO bushels of corn. some oats. so bushels of
good potatoes. lot of wheat straw, bound, lot
: $500 HOUSEHOLD GOODS, SC.
Geese and hensfeather beds, holsters and
pillows bedsteads, bureaus stands, cane-seat
and windsor chairs, rush bottom chairs, ma
hogany sldeboard, hat rack. desk; Bay state
organ, sofa. marble-top extension do, other
tables, lounges, settee. ingram and rag carpet
stair carpet and rods, mirrors. clocks, No. 9
cook stove, coal stove, wood stove, refrigera-
tor, cupboard, corner do, doughtray, churn,
flour chest lard press, lot OF dishes, pots, ket
ties. pans, pals, ! cedar meat tubs. wash tubs.
benches. barrels, lot of good cider vinegar and
many other articles too tedious to mention.
Sale positive and to commence at II O'Clock,
NJ sharp. Conditions.-Seven months credit
on sums over $40 by giving note with approved
security, payable In bank $40 and under cash
at close OF sale. No suffers allowed.
ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY,
FRANKLIN TAYLOR.
A. w. LoFLAED, Auctioneer.
JOHN p. LIPPIEoCrT Clerk.
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NOTICE

NOTICE.
The blacksmith shop lately conducted by
81. 4. Conover, deceased, in the rear OF Ame.-
lea Hose Company's house, Mount Holly, will
be continued by the estate of the deceased
until March 25th. 1t Will be open every day,
in CHI rye OF a competent workman, who Is
smithing, repairing wagons, farm machinery,
etc.
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M0UNT HOLLY NEWS,
TUESDAY, JANUARY II. 1893.

The NAME of Smith is certainly hoodoo
to Leon Abbett's prospects for .. s. Sena-