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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-22

month, true we can extend our planting
along during winter, even into March,
but for the best results prefer the early
planting.
DISTANCE TO PLANT.
The Peen-to strain in habit of tree is
quite different from the other strains OF
peaches in use, it has many more limbs
and naturally low spreading top and it
requires more room than the others. On
pine land 2Ox20 feet is think the proper
distance but if planting on our drained
muck lands. would prefer 25x25 feet.
IN SOUTH FLORIDA
Not as a gift would plant any other
than the Peen-to or it's seedlings. All of
my experiments with the other strains of
peaches have been failures, even seed
lings that have originated here in Orange
County of those other strains, trees that
have seen the original bearing fine crops,
whenever [ have budded other trees from
them, have proven failures from want
of naturalization.
For lstripening in succession as here
given, I will name some that | have
found of the best; Peen-to, Lottie, Bid
wells Early, Motifs Free, Bidwells Late,
Waldo and Angel. From this selection
| have marketed peaches from April 81
to July 10th.
prefer young trees meyer over one
year old buds.
In preparing to plant, trim off every
limb to a straight stick and cut off the
top to two and half or three feet in
height, dig large holes and plant the
tree in the same soil that is thrown out,
not using any manure of any kind in the
holes about the roots, after the tree has
been planted month, throw about it
one pound to the tree, of some good fer
tiliZer, one that contains all the elements
of food that the tree takes up from the
soil. In our sand lands, | do not like
any kind of animal manure for the peach,
Tobacco stems if from the coarse heavy
tobacco of Kentucky or Ohio, | have
found an excellent featiliZer for the
peach. | am using lately high grade
fertilizer that is made of pure chemicals
Sulphate of ammonia, dissolved bone,
Ozone black and sulphate Of potash; the
analysis is four to four and One-third per
cent. ammonia, seven to eight phos-
phoric acid, ten to thirteen of potash.
think this is the proper proportion FOR
the peach in all it's needs, and Of elements
in condition to repel all parasite life.
In June use two pounds more we'll
worked into the soil.
AS said before the peach sends it's roots
we'll down into the soil, it is not natural
that it has many surface roots, and it
needs blowing we'll two or three times
during the year, and frequent working
with cultivator or harrow. In colder
sections the practice is, and good one,
to stop all culture in July and let the
wood harden up but here in this semi
tropical section want to cultivate so the
tree does not take that rest, for if it does
we get bloom too early and that we can
to some extent prevent by keeping the
tree in growth, will say the whole year
if we can.
The practice Of cutting back, "head-
ing in, as is the practice with the Per
-, 010oc n n
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-22

BROWNS IRON BITTERS
cures Dyspepsia, In
digest ion &c Debility.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-22

from December 1st to the last of the
month, true we can extend our planting
along during winter, even into March,
but for the best results prefer the early
planting
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
BRITISH PARKS.
They Are Maintained by the Govern
ment of the Nation.

In England the parks are, as far as pos
sible, natural, the trees being allowed to
grow with little looping. and only in few
cases Is there any resort 10 extensive
lower-planting. The driving roads are I'M
surpassed. but not too numerous, foot
walks OF paths over the sward being
favored. Taking the royal parks Of Eng
land. Scotland and Ireland, exclusive of all
other parks and commons. the total area is
roughly about 11.0OO acres. and the total
cost Of maintenance is, for 1928, esti-
mated at O.643. or S453 215, being a de-
crease OF $780, 600 on the preceding year.
The amount is pretty stationary, and Is in
elusive Of all labor, gardening, policing.
engineering and road making. These
parks, seventeen In number. are not royal
in reality, but public in the fullest sense of
the term. The nation bears the expense,
and they are just as free as if they we're
municipal parks. Nearly all American Wis
itOTs are familiar with them.
St. James Park contains 81 acres; the
Green Park, 80 acres; Hyde, 349; KensIng-
ton Gardens, 300; Regents. $50; Greenwich,
200; Richmond, 2253; Windsor Little Park
(only partly open) 300; Windsor Great.
1890, exclusive Of the great avenue 3
miles long; Battersea, 200; Remington, 90;
Kew Gardens and Arboretum, over 300;
Hampton Court and BusheY Park, over
1000; Linllthgow, $50; Queens Park,
Edinburgh, 700 or 800, and Phoenix Park,
Dublin, 2OOO acres In a number Of the
parks nerds OF deer are kept. On the
whole, the management is economical, and
London, Edinburgh aud Dublin may well
be grateful 10 the nation for maintaining
the best but by no means the only parks
they have. London, as a matter of fact
has the enjoyment Of about 10000 acres Of
mark and common
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
PRICES OF REAL ESTATE.
The Market Is Flush and Property
Sells Daad;Ix,

ne marker Is Flush and property
Sells Readily.
Real estate men are pleased because there
is an ever-increasing demand for property
day after day.
Whereger piece Of attractive property is
offered for sale there are any number OF ap-
plicants fer it.
Yesterday there were two auction sales,
and both of them resulted well and good
prices were paid.
Won Rhein 81 Co. sold the following pIop-
critics at the figures as given below:
Lot on northwest corner of Larkin and
Geary streets, S0X60 feet we'll improved and
renting for $500 per annum, sold for SOL,
0O0. Improved property on the northeast
corner Of Post and Leaven worth streets.
S7RxS7A feet, $4,000 Lot forming the
streets, 37RX100. with the building thereon
known as Sehmltts Villa, renting for $50
per month. $50, 900. Lot on Stanyan street,
fronting Golden Gate Park. 25x100. $1,000.
Lot on south side OF Page, 100 feet east
Of Stanyan. 37hx137h feet, $4,000. No.
AIS Hermann street, near Buchanan,
street. eight rooms, bath, electric appliances
and modern improvements, with lot % by
1917 feet, $500; lot west side Valencia
street, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets, 60 by so feet. with improvements,
$4,000; 1888 Valencia street, between
comprising store. stable and fiat, with lot 80
by 125 feet, $4,000; lot on the corner of
Montgomery avenue and Hilbert street, 22A
by 10 feet, with drugstore and two flats.
$4,000; twenty-three lots in Gilt Map 2. sold
at S95 per lot; building OF three fats on
the south side Of Eighteenth street, between
Valencia and Stevenson, renting for S52 per
month, with lot % by So feet, brought $4,000;
twelve fats on Market street. east Of
Sanchez street, renting for $40 per month,
with lot Is by 100 feet, S36. $50.
BALDWIN 81 Hammond disposed OF the
Bro1ie block and the bidding was lively:
Seven lots On Steiner street, 106 3x25 feet
each, were sold first; the first lot, on the
corner of Hayes and Steiner, brought
$4,000; the next two went for $4,000 each
six $3.50 and seven $4,000. The bidding on
the Fell-street property was livelier and
better rrices obtained the lot at the corner
Of Steiner and Fell. 100x3l %, brought
$1,000; the three adjoining lots on
Fell. the same in size, sold Tor $1,000
each; there were eight FeIl-street lots
to the east of these. 137 :6x25 feet, three Of
which brought $500, two $3.50, one $3.50
and two $1,000 each: the corner lot on Fell
and Fillmore brought S4700 (it was 100x31 ~
three other lots Of tue same size TO the ives
Of il on Fell brought $3.50, $1,000 and $4,000
respectively; seven lots facing on Fillmore
were 100 :3x25; the corner of Hayes and
Fillmore sold for S3975; the adjoining lot
went for $4,000, and those to the south for
$3.50, S3025 and $3.50 and two for S2725.
There We're eight lots facing on Hayes
street 25x137 :6; the choice Of these on the
west brought $3.50 and the choice on the
east S2100; the other six brought S2675
eachI gCY
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
MEXICAN LOTTERY.
The Premium Note Company Now
Issues Tickets to the Benefit
Ciencia Drawing.

Owing to the success that the Premium
Note Company experienced in the sale
OF tickets of their issue according to
the Louisiana drawing, they decided. on
the first of the year, to extend their
business and to issue % cent
ticket, also 1O-cent, according to the draw.
ing of the Beneficial PuDlica that takes
place monthly in the City of Mexico. The
first drawing which affects the new issue by
the Premium Note Company was held
yesterday in the City of Mexico and decided
the lucky coupon holders in the Premium
Note Company. The winning numbers are
as follows:
Ne. 1871, being the first capital prize.
$3.50, on 25-cent ticket, was sold in Dem
yer, Col
No 51T90. being the second capital prize
OF $3.50, sold in San Francisco, Cal.
No 75403. the third capital prize of S625,
sold in Oakland. Cal.
No 1855 being the fourth capital prize;
sold in Washington.
Prizes can be collected through any bank
or express company in the United States.
Same will be pad promptly at the Office of
the Premium Note Company in San Fran
ciscOs
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
BUTTERFLIES ON MOUNTAINS.
High Attitudes Which These Little
Creatures Reach.
PearsalI's Weekly


A correspondent writing from California
gives interesting observations upon the oc-
currence Of butterflies at elevations much
above any noted in EnrOpe. 1t Is remark
able, says he, that these creatures OF sum-
mer day can fly so far and can bear such a
degree of cold as they can do in crossing our
mountain ranges.
Last summer, while on a peak of the
Sierra Nevada Mountains, at an altitude of
Is, 600 feet. / saw butterflies sailing leisurely
about in the air above me with no more ado
than IL it had been l0wland garden. That
was above the line OF perpetual snow. In
climbing that peak L had passed over snow
ten feet deep.
At another time, in the summer of 1890,
saw butterflies at an altitude of 1000 feet
on a mountain of British Columbia, near
the southeastern frontier of Alaska.
There was pass, although high one, on
the mountain. and the butterflies were going
through it toward the east and seemed to
be migrating.
Although these were not so high as those
seen on the Sierra Nevada, yet ia a latitude
SO far north 1t was surprising 20 see them-
practically almost under the Arctic Circle.
The butterflies were several thousand feet
above the line Of perpetual snow. A | said,
they seemed TO be crossing all going in the
same direction.
Those on the Sierra Nevada, on the other
hand. appeared to be flying about for their
own pleasure, not going anywhere in par
tieular.
Beeeham's j Ills Sell well becsnse they snre
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
A FESTIVE DAY.
But ChineSs New Year Has
Lost It's Glory.
STILL CHINATOWN Is GAY.
Red lanterns, Sandalwood, Sweet
meats and the Men Who Drive
the Devil Away.
STILL CHINATOWN Is GAY

The glory of the Chinese New Year has
departed from Chinatown. The seven days
celebration which began yesterday seemed
rather dull and repressed compared with
other years.
The usual splendor and signs of lavish
expenditure were absent. Great red lam
terms helped bedeck the streets and alleys,
but the red lanterns and the red bunting
did not blaze as profusely as usual.
The little white and yellow Chinese lilies
adorned a great many windows and affairs
and tables inside of homes, josshouses and
clubrooms, but they were not everywhere by
thousands, besides tho usands of gayly
blossomng branches of the apricot and
peach, as they used to be in New Years
season.
good any Chinese were going about
the streets gOrge0usly arrayed in dellcately
tin ted robes of rich silks OF various cOOrs. a
good many women could be seen in the
streets in wonderfully rich dresses OF many
cOlors, Enthusiastically embroidered, and often
with fve-dollar pieces for buttons. and
every child belonging to the Chinese upper
class was richly arrayed In silks, hut every
body familiar with Chinese New Year cele-
brati0ns remarked, How few rich costumes
you see out today
The streets were not as crowded as usual
q
of enthusiasm. The celebration was not
wide open"
The spirit of the festival reflected the
spirit of the Chinese community just now.
John Chinaman complains of hard times;
there is not much JOY in his soul. The Chit
nese have had their flush days as the miners
have had, but those days are over as they
are with the gold-seekers and steady decline
of prosperity has set in. Ten years ago
there were thousands of Chinese dollars
spent at New Years to where hundreds are
being spent this year. There is a striking
drop from even the scale of last year.
Yes, velly quiet this year" said a Chi.
neSe st0rekespeT yesterday. 'Nothin'
ike five. six years ago. Nobody make any
money now"
1t is because of the complaint of hard
times that the pOmp and boom has departed
from the Chinese New Year.
But still Chinatown was much gayer than
at other times Of the year. Stores were all
closed, Chinese houses were Hospitality
open 10 all Chinese callers and the CeleS-
tials were busy exchanging New Years
compliments. There was the usual string
Of curious white people on the sidewalks,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
THE OLSEN'S CHINESE.
Testimony Still Being Taken in the
Smuggling Case

Yesterday afternoon Judge Morrow was
occupied in taking the testimony of the sea-
men in the Louis Olsen smuggling case.
The Olsen's Kanaka cook aud two other
Of the schooner's company were called as
witnesses and substantially corroborated
the account of the smuggling on board and
subsequent landing at Monterey of the
thirty-fve Chinese, as told by the English
sailor Wells Wednesday afternoon
Il. Ii. Hobart, a friend OF Captain Deer
ing, was then called and testified TO having
heard Deering say on the 4th of October or
about that date that he was anxious to be-
come master Of the Louis Olsen in order
that he might have a chance to do little
smuggling in the Chinese and opium line.
The ostensible purpose OF the cTuise, how
ever. according to Deering. was TO be fish,
ing and trading.
The defendants attorney objected to the
introduction OF this testimony on the ground
that behring's statement TO the witness was
made before he had had any connection
with the other parties in the concern.
After hearing both the attorneys on this
point Judge Morrow adjourned court until
to.daV
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
TO FLY OUR FLAG.
How Hawaii May Swell
the Pacific Fleet.
The Large Number of Vessels Under
the Islands CoIOrs May Be
Available for Coast Trade.

An important offshoOt Of the annexation
of the Hawaiian Islands by the United
States is tho large number of vessels which
may then be available for the American
coasting trade.
There are known 10 be some thirty or
forty large vessels owned by Americans but
sailing under the Hawaiian colors which
may then run up the stars aud stripes and
be entitled to ali the protection and prlvl-
leges of the national flag.
At present as the navigation laws stand
no vessel built In a foreign yard can hoist
the American c0Iors, and 70 vessel flying
foreign colOrs can be used in the home
| country trade.
There are number Of capitalists in this
| city who have interests in the Hawaiian
| Islands but who do not de juTe own the
vessels which they employ between there
| and this coast
They have found it cheaper to buy or
build a steamer or ship in Europe and bring
il out here, where they put 1t under the
! Hawaiian flag and nOmlnally IN the name
of some Hawaiian agent.
Milton Andres, the attorney, in speaking
of the matter yesterday, said that the ques-
| tl0n whether tie ships row lying the Ha-
waiian cOlors would come ItO the Ameri-
! can fleet would be decided by the terms OF
| the treaty now pending.
As matter of fact be understood thaS
there were a large mum Der OF vessels which
would come under tie category oil Ha-
waiian vessels owned by Americans.
He understood that one plan followed by
| the owners was to make deed of gift Of
| the boat in favor Of some residential agent,
and take from him in turn a power Of at
tOrneY authorizing them to use their own
vessel
There were other ways, no doubt. of get
| ting round the difficulty so that Americans
could carry on their business with the
! islands with fOreign-b built bottoms.
Morris u. Bates of the Commercial News
said TIL tile annexation would result ia al
important addition 10 the number Of yes sel5
employed in the Pacific Coast trade.
He estimated the number of vessels at
about thirty, made up OF those being now
used between the United States and the
Islands. but said that there was large
fleet of vessels IN the inter-isIand trade,
which have TO be reckOneG with.
Among the former class are the John Ena
of $500 tons. one of the largest vessels of
her kind ahoat; the Hawaiian Isles; the
Zealandia, now lying idle; the Lady Lam
son. the Andrew Wclch. The r. p Rithet,
the Mauna Ala, the Mauna Alva and others
He believed that the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company had intended putting the
China under Hawaiian colors, but had been
stopped by the talk OF annexation, and 1t
was too late 10 take the step now.
What is said to be another point of I'M
portance In the probable change is the
large choice of vessels which it will give the
new line competing with the Pacific Mail,
As soon as the terms of the treaty on this
point are ratified all the large and conven-
lent vessels now used in the island trade
will be available tor use between San Fran
cisco and Panama.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
"THRiFTY DICK" CAPPER.
His Sentence Is Three Months in the
County Jail.

Yesterday Richard Croker, usually called
Thrifty Dick" well-kn0wn hanger-0n
about the police courts, who was recently
convicted of vagrancy under the special
clause in the act, which was amended 10 fit
cappers for lawyers, was sentenced by
Judge Campbell to serve three months In
the County Jail.
Early in last week four arrests of we'll
known campers were made, Croker being
one of them. The present Police Judges
and prosecuting attorneys are determined,
apparently, to rid their courts OF the pres
enca OF the men who have disgraced them
for years by boldly securing dismissals OF
grave charges against fcions by bribing wit
nesses not to appear at the trials against
them; r0bbing the ignorant by cOaXin z
them into paying fees TO shyster lawyers,
who failed to appear for them in court, or,
il they did. proved worse than no LAWYER at
all, and generally endeaVoring to thwart
justice as dispensed.
Croker elected to be the first tried, pre-
sumaDly because he had been triedaon a
charge OF this nature five different times be-
fore and had been acquitted every time. Be
it said in CrOcker's favor that he is the best
OF bad lot, bat on his recent trial before a
jury he was promptly convicted.
When he came up for sentence yesterday
his attorney moved to set aside the Gics
upon the ground of the uncOns titutionality
of the law, and that motion being denied.
sentence as stated was passed. CrOcker at
once filed bond on on appeal to the Supe-
riOr Court In the sum of $1,000.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
A DANGEROUS CROOK.
Look Gut for a Smooth Tongued
Gue3k-TTIief

Sneak-Thief.
The police are hunting Zeal0usly just now
for a very smart sneak-thief. The officers
were unable to obtain any description OF
the man until yesterday, although they bad
complaint after complaint of his operations.
Sometime yesterday forenoon man about
80 years OF age. feet 10 inches in height,
weighing about TO pounds, dark COM
plexion and dark mustache and wearing
suit of dark clothes and stiff hat, called at
824 Laguna street. a lodging-house, and
represented that lie was a solicitor for
morning paper. He was all0 to canvass
the house, and while in 1t stole property
from three OF the rooms. The same man
has been working the city for weeks, claim
ing TO represent first one and then another
Of The morning papers. His plan Is TO go
from room 10 room in l0dgiAg-house ana
rap Oh the doors. II any one comes to the
door he solicits a subscription for whatever
paper he claims To represent. and when ne
can, secures the money in advance. Ii nc
finds no one in the room he enters 1t ana
steals all he can lay his hands on ana
safely carry away. Fortunately the people
in the house the thief visited yesterday took
a good look at him and we're able to de-
scribe him to the police. who now have
some hopes of arresting him.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
How We Grow Old.

The thread that binds to life is ost frequently
severed ere the meridian OF life Is reached in the
case OF persons who neglect obvious means TO re-
new falling strength. Vgor. no less the source OF
happiness than the condition OF long life. can be
created and perpetuated where 1t does not exist
Thousands who have experienced or are cogniSant
including many physicians or eminence-of the
effects OF HoStetters Stomach Bitters bear testi-
mony to its woHdr9us efficacy a creator OF
strength IN feeble constitutions and debilitated and
shattered systems. steady performance OF the
bodily functloas, renewed appetite, flesh and
nightly repose attend the OF this thorough and
standard renovant. Use no local tonic represented
TO be akin to resemble it In effects In Its pac
Demand the genuine, which is an acknowledged
remedy for Indigestion, maiaria nervousness con
stipatlon liver and kidney complaints aud rheuma-
tsm.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17

in harmony with the other buildings, and
seems to have been erected, according to the
spirit Of the Federal Government, without
consultation with the architects. The
United States is spotted all over
with Government buildings, custom
houses, pOsIOffices and c0urthouses,
voted by a generous and log-r0lling
people, and built by a Federal super
intendpnt. Some of these buildings are
hldeOus; some are simply commonplace /;
nearly every one is undressing lsome in
Washington excepted and incapable of re-
spending to the demand oil art that it should
raise sentiment of pleasure in the breast OF
the SPECTATOR Now ii the construction of
these Federal buildings had been given to
different architects of genius and reputation
in the different States, we should have had
not only variety. but noble fees scattered
over the country. many of them worth a
considerable journey to see"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
SIDEWALK MUSIC.
Bacigaiupi Fails to Knock Out the
License Order,

For years past the License Collector has
been able TO turn in a considerable sum
from revenues derived from street must
clans; but when T. Bacigalupi proposed to
raise the license to $500 per quarter storm
arose in the byways of the Latin quarter.
The matter came up yesterday before the
License and Orders Committee of the Board
of Supervisors, and after an animated dis
cussi0n it was decided to recommend that
the Baeigalmpi ordinance be modified 50 as
to prohibit the issuance OF a license to any
but crippled or blind persons.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-17
A Lively Runaway.

Yesterday afternoon about O'Clock an
express wagon that is used to deliver goods
for the Golden Rule Bazaar came dashing
down Geary street at full speed. with the
driver clinging to the seat. When the wagon
reached Stockton street it colided with a
hack and turned 1t over. This did not st0 D
the runaway team; they kept running until
they got into Post street, when in some way
the reins got entangled in the wheels, which