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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-19
HERE AND THERE.

With all stock breeding counts for
much, but the character of an animal
can be changed by improper food.
The wool crop is one of the surest
productions of the farm, provided the
sheep are looked after as they should be.
The best breed of hogs is the breed
that help themselves the most, cost the
least and furnish the most meat on the
cheapest food.
By keeping the pig pen literally
supplied with dry earth bad odors will
be prevented and the value of the ma
nure increased.
The ability to digest and turn into
profit the ration, varies with the ami
NAL, and the more thoroughly it is I'M
derstood by the owner the better will
be the result.
sheep are docile, easily handled
will thrive on a great diversity of food:
can live on pasturage earlier and longer.
and require less grain than almost any
other class of stock.
Animals that are properly fattened:
and marketed the moment they have
reached the point where further feed
ing would entail a loss, are always
profitable to the feeder.
1t is we'll established that young
animals make q more rapid growth i'll
proportion to size than older ones, and
the ratio is decreased as the animals
approach maturity, hence the advan-
tage in feeding young growing ami
mails.
"A rich soil and early blowing, me-
dunn early planting, thorough cultiva-
ton and early marketing Of the crop
are essential to profitable bean culture.
Beans flourish best on loamy soil; the
yield is fair, but the vine are small and
stunted.
Old meadows often get turf bound,
or what is worse, grows messy, from
inactive circulation of air. A good
thorough narrowing may destroy some
roots, but it will make what is left grow
better, so that the grass will be thicker
than on meadows not so treated. The
quality of the grass will also be inn
proved.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-19
TO PINEAPPLE GROWERS.

Messrs. E. 0. Painter &; Co., DeLa4ad,
Florida:
DEAR SIRs: Permit me to say tn I
like Simon Pure, No. better and bet
ter. seem to be the only one down here
that uses it, but my fancy pines are the
admiration of all who see them, and ev-
cry one Immediately wants to know
what fertilizer am using.
I have given great many your ad-
dress, and I hope you will hear from
them. CHARLES II. ROWLAND,
Waveland, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-19
Successful Irrigation and Other
wise.
From The Irrigator..-
wise.

oOAAAOSAAAAASo C~DONAS o~~NAOAN'
Well, l don't profess to know
much but will tell you what I have
seen. Of natural irrigation l
ought to know a great deal, for I
was reared in Iceland where, as
everyone knows, it rains 365 days
each year and SHOWS the rest.
Till l struck Florida some years
ago l never saw anything like arti
fetal irrigation in practice, my
first job being hauling water to an
orange grove for which l received
$2.75 per day, could haul from 90
to 80 barrels in ten hours. This
was expensive irrigation and al
most useless as all know.
Next we heard that Mr.. S. c.
Dixon, Of Glen Ethel, was putting
in plant. His grove of 900 trees
is very narrow grove from $50 to
rs feet wide on a high hill, with
something like 90 feet elevation.
Mr.. Dixon ran a or 1ainch pipe
right into his grove in the middle
using a mule for power, hydrants
as usual and one hose. He watered
| think, only 50 trees a day. We
all watched his grove carefully,
and after he got his plant he has
always had fair crops and a grove
that looks beautiful. The plant
certainly was a success.
Another plant that assisted to
put in was peculiar-owner sent
down authority to manager to put
in small engine and pump-one
main and two laterals, running on
one side of main, would cover
grove, being planted round grass
pond that ran into swamp. Well
so the manager concluded he would
save the owner his money which
was quite right and proper if lit
tie sense was used, but for man
to put down four two-inCh wells
from nineteen to twenty-slx feet
deep, having Myers double action
pumps, and a few lengths of hose
madeof strips of canvass sewed on
a sewing machine--to water a ten
acre grove of large trees was more
than most people would think of.
The pumps were good enough
but how would any of you readers
like to pump large hand pump
for ten hours day during the hot,
dry days when water is badly need
ed-and how long would it take to
water this ten acre grove properly.
These wells cost each about SIS. 90.
I know this we'll and helped to put
down every one. The next season
too was dry and the funny part
was we pulled these up with scat
fold in lake, placed pumps on same
driving into water and pumping in
to barrels in wagon--when [ said |
could fill twice as quick with
bucket. I was told had the pumps
and must use them somehow, An
other clever idea of another man
near by was to put down some sew
enty-hve one and one-fourth inch
wells with jug pump on one shifting
as requlred--water to be carried
in buckets. After along drought
I have seen this grove as nearly
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FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST ALTMAN

These calculations were made especially for The
BERLIN II. WRIGHT, o
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25
The Best Roadway.

"The people are having lots of road.
way conventions throughout the South
and West now days. observed J. C.
McCandiiss, of New Hartford, Conn, at
the Llndcll as he had finished reading
treatise on that very important
question i'll popular magazine. "The
best roadway is a raised one, macadam-
lzcd. Drainage, of course, must be
maintained, for it is an essential feature
to good roads. The good roadway
should be seeded to grass, cvcncd up and
the weeds Kept dowr. Shade trees
should be planted in order that the sun.
light be kept out. The ovcIscer method,
particularly now IN practice III the
South, should be abolished and COMMITS
sioners of not less than three elected
from each county, who should be in
structed to personally supervise all i'm
provements. Local highway improve
ment societies should be formed in every
precinct and road improvements dis.
cussed. st. Louis Republic.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25
THE PRISONER.

mans skull is his lifelong jail.
Behind its prison bars,
From its eye wind ws does the soul
Peep at the earth and t.r+;
Blu unlike jai OF wood or stone
Its prisoner ever dwells alone.
Though through its front doors perfumei
gales
Are blown from glens of glsdness,
And through its back doors music strains
Roll in in waves of madne-s,
And though he hear and heed each tone,
The prisoner still must dwell alone.
Though past tn wind :ws of the jail
Sweep scenes of solemn splendor,
An through doors float hymns of Joy
Or dirges deep and tender,
The p isone hears the mirth and moan
But 10 his jail he dwells alone.
No lover ever knows the soul
He love4 in Il its sweetness;
The fullest love, however strong
1s m ed bv ineompl teness;
No heart Is ever fully known.
The prison ever dwells alone.
-[Sam Walter F, IS, IN Yankee Blade.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25
Famous Ural Cr. stalls.

The crystals and stones of the Ural
Noun talns have long been famous
among curio-hunters. Perfect spheres
of smoky crystal or clear white crystal
are now made from these stones. No
crystal ball, however, is quite equal
to the japanese spheres of polished
crystal still to be fouad IN some of the
Oriental stores. The ancient proof of
perfectly t1aWlcs5 crystal with the Japan
ese was to drop it il water, when it be-
came invisible. A crystal pure enough
to bear this test would bring
a very high price, and these are
the property only Of princely owners of
costly curios. Exceedingly pretty crys-
tails OF moderate sizo, such as bring 5I5
aud $50 in the shops, have an imperIec-
tion, but so slight as to be invisible to
the naked eye. Apcriectly t1avless one |
of the same size would bring ten times |
rs much.-NeW York Tribune. l
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

The venerable Academician, Jules
Simon, has in a recent article in the
Paris Temps discussed the alarming fact
OF the threatening depopuat.on .oi
France. He to great extent attributes
this phenomenon to the three wears ser.
vice In the army by the young men at
the age when naturally they would be
expected to marry ana establish families
and homes of their own. Some of his
statistics are startling. The number of
marriages in France, In 1884 was 29a .
655; but in 1899 it was oniy 259 332
In regard to tue percentage of marriages
to ths entire population, France now
occupies the eleventh place among the
Nations OF Europe. On the other hand.
the number OF divorces nave steadily in.
creased. In 1884, there were 1867: IN
1880, there were 5l57. The number Of
bEths has decreased 10J,OOJ in ten
years.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25


tor, in which form they will probably be
better digested than as fat meat, although
there is no objection to the latter if we'll
digested.
The use of sugars and starches, the
latter as bread; rice and potatoes, should
also be encouraged and they will gem
orally be enjoyed. Rice i, one of tho
most digestib!e articles of the starcly
list; and served with little strong
platter gravy (mcat juice it gives some
Of the proteid elements in which it Is
markedly deficient.
Macaroni is also a nourishinr and
palatabe article and serves equally we'll
for children and elderly people.
rs regards the use Of tea and coffee,
while any excess is CT course to be depre-
Gated, tea especially seems we'll suited to
the physlolo .lcal needs of old people,
particularly for the noon or evening
meal, assisting nature in the excretion
of carbouic acid and Keeping the Skin
active.
Hot milk at the morning meal or as
midday stimu,ant will be found very
useful and dige5tib.e, and as a nutrient
stimuiant is to be preferred to some
Others. .-CourierJOurnal.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25
Japanese Love of Flowers.

The term 10na, used by the japanese,
includes the BOSOM clad stems and
branches Of Towering plants and trees,
and the stumps and branches of
t1oWcrlcss trees and shrubs.
The blossom is regarded as but one de-
tail of the composition, of little artistic
value dlsassociatcd from the parent stem
and from the lines Of growth which i'm
part to it its character. The branches Of
certain cvcrgrevrs and other tlowcrlcss
trees and plants hold the highest rank.
for example, as the pine, the cedar. the
fir and the maple
The flower sellers in Japan invariably
carry more punches of grcenery thaz of
flowers, and the tiny vases placed before
the innumerable Budlhas, in wavsidc
shrincs, have seldom bright blossoms,
but always sprigs of cryptomeria, maple
Or shrub branches; and it is astonishing
how pretty and artistic a japanese
gardener will make Il bunch of green that
we would scorn.
An artistic gentleman who has been in
Japan some time said that, at first. he
often thought he could improve the ap
pcarance of basket or a vase of flowers
after the gardener had brought them in,
SO he would add touch of color, or take
away bit of green; but he invariably
found he bungled, for the first arrange
ment was BETTER and he soon learned not
to alter it.
In going up the mountains or along
the level rice fields, the bright coolies
quickly see if their iinrikisha OCCUPANT is
fond of flowers, and in a very careless
and haphazard way, apparently, will |
pluck blossom here and there, and soon |
present an artistic bouquet. The love
for flowers and their arrangement seem to
be natural characteristics of the entire
Japanese nation. Tiny children, who
can scarcely toddle about on their wood
IN clogs, have, in nine cases out of ten.
| bunch of flowers or greenery clutched
lightly in their small fingers; and they
ind beauty in the commonest wavside
Eeed.-[ Demorest's Monthly.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25
Out in the Island of St. Helena tt,

Out in the Island of St. Helena thew
have taken up the silk worm industry,
and are pushing it with great energy,
learns the Boston Transcript. Lately
$4,000 young mulberry plants were sent
there from France. Itseems that there
are two Matching ofthe worms annually,
and in order to utilize the Industry of
spinners 1t is necessary to have ready a
leaf on which they can feel. Not long
ago, one grower lost large number of
worms through ignorance OF their habits,
Fnpt Fq + having ailanthus Or mulberry leaves
G. ~7~---- hatchei
st. Helena is fairly busy place at titles. tiiiiHa
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25
Refused to Be "Shook.n

In recent German newspaper two
curious announcements appear. In one
number is the following notice: There
by declare, since the written notice of
the 8th of August, 1892, and notwith-
standing her refusal to accept the same,
my betrothal with Fraulein Emma Zeig
lcr is null and void Richard Jork.n
n the next number of the paper the fol-
loving appeared: II hereby declare
that with respect to the advertisement of
the annulment of my betrothal, written
and proclaimed, with Herr Jork, donot
agree. Ian, and still intend to remain
his betrotbed. Emma Ziegler. "-[New
York World.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

Rabbits were first Introduced into Aus.
tra'la by a Melbourne squatter, WHO
thought pair OF them would remind
him of the old country. From this pair
the great Australian RABBIT plague arose.
A single pair of rabbits csa multiply in
four years into 1,250,OJo. The cabinet
of Sydney in the year 1897 DESTROYED
25,3oo,o0o of them, having spent
IS, 800, 600 in four years to mitigate the
pest. Mr.. Coghlan says that 100000.
700 acres of land have been more or less
injured by rabbits. To check their on.
ward march fence of 29J miles. be.
tween the Macquarie and Darling Rivers,
was made ats cost of S12J, 900; another
OF S46 miles from the Murray Rive,
northward; another of 2jJ miles on the
southern line of Queensland; a1other OF
$40 miles from AIbury to the Mac quarie.
But the rabbits broke through. The
number of rabbit skins exported aver
ages yearly from New South Wales, IT,
600, 600; from Victoria, 5000, 900, the
cabinet of which Australian COLONY |
spends $4,000 a year in killing rabbits.
South Australia also exports 10Oc balesk
of skins annually, and New Zealand, on5
the average, s,oJo,ooo skins every year. /,
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25
SELECT SIFTINGS.

Over II, 900 styles Of silk goods are
known to dealers.
Brown County, Indiana, is without a
railroad and has a log court house.
Whiting contests have been inaugu-
rated at church festivals in Se1alia, Mo.
EIphinstone died Of a broken heart
over the results of the battle of Flod-
den.
Queen Elizabeth anl Mary Stuart al
ways handled their meat with their
fingers.
An Idaho town is reached by al in
clined plane 300 feet long, which is
used by farmers.
The surprise pie, in oil England, con-
tanned dozen live frogs, that lelpol
over the table when the cover was re-
moved.
Gladstone, a fawn rabbit, was sold in
England, recently for 513J. Its ears
are 275 inches in length aai u inches
in width,
Among the students Of the University
of Michigan are Messrs. Toothacler,
Greenstalk AMI Caampa que, and Miss
Annie Rooney.
The United States collectors of inter-
nal revenue at Ogden, Ucah and Lin
coin, Neo., are both from Pennington,
Me-, aud each is namal Norton.
\ Titusville (Pean.) man, whose wife
recently presented HIM with triplct$, a
son and two daughters, pro nptly namel
them Grover, Frances and Ruth.
The U1itel States revenue steamer
Bear Bear is engaged in a novel occu-
patton intro lin, rein lcer into Alaska.
A station has bccl started at Port Car
ance with III deer.
On farm near Byid 5eport, Conn,
George BeyanS, while clearing away a
heap of stones, found tVenty-sevca gar,
ter snakes clrIed up in a compact mass
lov their long winter nap.
Official returns show that Allen and
Lilly, Democratic and Republican candi-
date respectively for Congress-at- Large
from Pennsylvania, each received 13, 54S
votes in Mont toncrv C,natv
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"lt1'"'' s''i,' A00 y ''40!VE >''lON.n5
"'lsi :s' o3'ee .I ai "'S s ''1ol' 0n'ln n5
" :'l nNln, t, $500 it. 10y ,'C uass l'n
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At stocN5oa-ln-the. Forest, lorks IRE,
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

"Perhaps one reason why the recent
Chilean loan was so quickly taken in the
European markets." suggests the New
York Post, "was that it was designed,
in large part, to enable the Chilean cur.
rency to be put on gold basis. The
bill authorizing the losn directed that
the proceeds should be used to call in
the deprecated paper notes outstanding,
which are gradually to be retired until
July, 1895, when they are to cease to be
legal tender"
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

The Baltimore American thinks it has
found way of restoring baseball to the
confidence of the American people. 1t
remarks that the only way to elevate the
game and make it once more popular sis
to weed oIt fro n the ral6s of the play.
ers all men VINO are disgrace to It,"
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

The Scientific Commission appointed
to select q site Tor new capital tor Bra
zl, consists Of five evil engineers, two
astronomers, naturalist and on expert
in hygiene. The commission has started
for the central pIateaus of the republic,
whers it hopes to ind an ideal site for
the future 'greatest city of South Amer.
200 ~
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

In his great speech In the German
Reichstag in opposition to the Army
bill Eugen Richter made the striking
statement that already the German la
borer has to work month and half to
enable him to pay his share of the cost
of the army and navy. 1t is little won
der that Chancellor Won Caprlvi
"twirlcd his thumbs nervously" while
Richter was speaking.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

A few years ago, Anerican-made
violins were hooted at and called fiddles.
To-day, boasts the Boston Cu;tivator.
they rival those made in E Irope and are
found in our best orchestras.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

The discovery of a new chemical
compound for the reduction OF refractory
ores promises, announces the St. Louis
Star-Sayings. to materially increase the
output and consequently lower the price
of silver.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

Tt is not once In every four hundred
years that fifty.eent piece worth S0,-
900 comes along.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

John Cultice, the postmaster of Red
key, Ind, who has kept the place for
ten years, is totally bliud.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25

Denmark allows every subject, male
Or female, who is sixty years of age,
small pension. Only criminals are ex.
cepted.
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25
PITIl AND POINT.


An electric nIant crows best in the
dark. Chicago Tribune.
Futile indnstrv-Jaoorinr under a
false mDrcssioD,-PuDch.
IT, ho s,,ccosfnl m +1o c+o+,o ono 70
- ':
quiieS SoOu ''e"A VI Ho10llH -oo9Ion
Courier.
u,To o,d oro inca 1;,,o hrotl,ors -
sI +hour,ht Won sail Won n4vor fell ont2,
-pnnc6
uDa f.m IVA 1f.uo C,or,1n
uva. ,rr (;++ja ;,Ioo1n Cb,c,oo
News Record
o,a.a;a,, .oo doo,-.+ s.a.,, 70 r,,,a
l,' ''o orpnu7 80 .oa ,,o,rl
pn1ran ,',, a. C''r,or
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le li'"n ",-o - up ~ ''IS Gus 3 III o'7c. ~:
can He"r np''i"5 I'0' ''e 0unS u Al'
cleoi'o's'-''''"s -'e"s'
What the solar Syste needs now IS
stringent Ia" lor u. ,ne pu'lS"i1en' %
'aordncy'-haAS''H O''S o''''
Mrs. McG,onc says she can never trust
her husband out OF he: sight unless sne
IS WIN nl'o' -'os'on lI"lSc''pI'
"9h' II there we're but .e"eE,
o. ng 'eiS 6!,a 'tat S,oS u, ,rare .,se9,S 7 ~
AMI the milk little less s9I'
Washington Star.
Visitor-"iloT does tie land lie out
tins Way| NatiVe-"1t AN .4e Lana
that llcs; It's the lano agents. -IA''a'
dc'ph'a Record.
DOctOr-''MY good woman, does your
son stu;ter all the um::' Parent-" Not
all tue tune, SIT. Only "Hel ne attempts
to talk. -Commelctat Gazette.
The medical men say tlat klepto-
mania is a disease. We nave observed
that It's victims are always taking some
thing fer it.-D.nyIa nton Leader.
:12,, D;.
ffiehu- 30 SUI AlHllcNs Dlsao'
pointed Sllt0r-''Gcs." Frleni-'D0es
she live in ijat:' a2pontel Sultor
-"No; with one. '-NeW York Press.
C.ara-stWnat shall 7 sjuo for YOU,
Jack!i Jack-.'Iaye YOU a soDo with
4 retra;n!" Clar1-.(rs. Jack
uNn|l thor. n'c;l:, refrain Wonder
If c,1scz conSn>ion to cor! c,nnes ..ca.
lestjal trann,' and 10 talk Of their
s4rir-;,r, tro n,rth Tr,n,s nov.r ,,orl,
and tIereGc,e can't s,riie-PhiIadel,
nh;a T;nos
D..t:. ,,,7r,.- -, ,.
tnrp? Il is on,y G;,|bt Of snarrows
Alyle -.sVhy. thew IRE very EooIish
don't Won knew ,l,ah hoy |-Cnic,oo
Inter- Ocean,
7,..ro4 f-o ..:,
,o.1-,. '.,t. ~ ,s.-,:~t4It: oounS
do,a on ycuice's Grand Canal drinE1no
it all in. and life never seemed 50 full
before "-ccrans.
r,,;,,o, 49,, ~, .,.,
For oooI l9oks or for etotiog or nelf
By none can my passion be wiltea, ~
because I'm n ioVe-wLth myself.
w., v l"'v"so ,'1v'* -,e"s S l'e.ofu.
nliS5 fOUn0e-tt w NJ DO Won not
St. Landry democrat., 1893-02-25
St. Landry Democrat.
BY L. A. GANDOZ.
OpeIousae. Louieiana.

1t is proposed by leading bicycllsts to
build an asphalt road thirty or thirty-6ve
feet wide from Chicago to New York.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-11

ing tho gentleman fof few moments
at the conclusion Of his lecture and
was received very cordially indeed.
lie conversed freely during the few
moments at his command. When asked
his opinion as to the result OF the recent
heresy trials Of Drs Briggs and Smith.
he promptly repled
81 would not be surprised II II would
ultimately have the effect OF dividing
the Presbyterian church. DIR. Briggs
especially, is man OF deep and
profound learning and has many
followers, who will undoubtedly sustain
him; while his opponents are not satisfied
with the decision and will not sanction
and recognize hi teaching as orthodox. 4"
How do you consider the teaching
OF the religious thought of the day.
will II work to the detfiment OF lmodefn
Christianity was asked"
THE whole driit and tendency Of
thought today is analytical, II Is search.
ing Mankind is not now satisfied with
generaliiies, but wants TO particularizc
In religion as well as science and to
have faith and belief more definite.
Hence every principle Is finely analysed
and is discussed IN every conceivable
manner; bnt as Christianity Is life Il will
bear investigation. No, thought and
reason can not hurt Christianity; Il will
only add TO and develop its beauties
and lis resources.
SAM A. KING.
ASS Amor. Mich, Feb. ist, 1905.