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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-04-05
So per Annunl, in advance

company for the reason that he cannot
depend upon the freight service. We go
to depot and ship our little batch of
truck and take a bill lading or shipping
receipt. This is written contract
which is perfect laughing stock, and
is not worth the paper and ink used.
The railroads have your truck and they
will get their pay-that's all they are
interested in or concerned about and the
poor man must sweat and toll on for
what little pittauce, perchance may fall
to him, only from time to time, as luck,
let us say, will have it, and is there a
remedy tor all this ?--there is my poor
brother. 1t is in 2 revolution--yes,a rev.
olution of our transportation system.
But [ am more afraid of evolution than
revolution because there are but few
men of my build. Let us have a rail
road commission in this State 10 whom
we can send these little pieces of
paper when We enter into contract
with railroad TO pay them so much for
such a service, and if our truck is banged
to pieces or unduly delayed we can have
some hope of damage. The time is now
upon us and every man who fails to
write to his representatives. and senator
urging him to vote for and assist in a
railroad commission for Florida with
full-or all the power that is given them
in Georgia. No better model for bill
can be had than that of Georgia's.
Talk it up-go at it! write tonight to
your men, act now, or hearafter hold
your pNace. VIM. p. NEELD.
Pinellas, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-04-05
Hoi! For Pensacola!!!
Editor Florida Agriculturist::

Editor Florida Agricu1turist:
[ am just now informed by Mai. G. P.
Healey, chairman of our committee on
transportation that he has made arrang-
ments with the Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West and East Coast lines, to carry
our members at q cent mile from all
points on those lines on presentation of
certificate Of membership signed by our
secretary. All members should see to
it that they have their certificate and all
horticulturists and all others interested
in the cause should Immediately send
the f:e of 81 10 W. S. Hart, secretary at
Hawks Park and get one in time to take
advantage of this opportunity to see
middle and west Florida at less than one
third the regular rate. It is not every
day We get a chance for 81 to save 500
in the price of ticket. Similar rates
had previously been made with theF. G.
& P. so now we have verv low through
rate. DUDLEY w. ADAMS, President.
Tangerine March 30, '9S.
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budded orange trees are blooming full the
Seeding trees are not so promising.
Can white men labor out in the field
all summer here in semi tropical Flor
ida? With the exception of three mid
summer months, June, July and Au-
gust, white men can and do labor effec-
lively and safely. During the heated
period mentioned it is wise to be pru-
dent and shield ones self from the mid
day heat. am acquainted with men
who labor out of doors every working
day in the year. These men will do as
much, or more grove work, hoeing or
narrowing, than any colored hand in
the country. On the other hand men
are sometimes prostrated and die
quickly of brain fever, mmoderate ex-
posure to the SUMS rays and exhaus-
ton. Do most of your work in the
heated season between the hours OF 4
and 10 a. M. and and p. m. Take a
recuperative rest and snooze in the mid
die of the day. have found a nap of
twenty minutes perfect body and
mind renewer. w. Fl. HA KELL.
DeLand Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-04-05
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Mr.. Neeld Suggests a Remedy.

You have heard it said that ignor-
ance is bliss-noW [ think of all these
old saws before dipping my pen--I
thought that [ did not know enough Of
this transportation rate matter to go be-
fore the public ION both feet" but I did
know enough to completely destroy my
bliss. During shipping season became
pretty we'll posted as to rates and routes,
and tor several years have been testing
them. The object of this particular IT,
rade is to show the difference between
the masses and the classes in the mat
ter of transportation of oranges. The
large grower i. e. the rich man, you
know, loads car and sends it right
through, to, let us say, Atlanta, Ca, for
53 cents per box from my station. [
ship two boxes and it cost me 81 20 per
box! That wrap knocks me and keeps
me down, Mine goes by express to be
sure, for by freight you ma lose more
by delay and other abuse than if you
paid the outrageous express charges.
This $1,20 was ''overcharge, tits called
overcharge for want of worse name
steal would do just as we'll except that
decent wealthy people don't steal--it is
"overcharge." did not get it back just
the same. The contract read that the
charge was to be SO cents, which you
will see is nearly 100 per cent. oyer the
car load rate. The freight rate is 65
cents which is about 20 per cent. more
than car load. Or the expressrate onmorb
than three boxes is 80 cents and this vS
the So cents is the point for us to
sweat over. The poor man with his
small lots is at the mercy of the expresA
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Vol. Xxx. No. IA, Whole No. TAG.
For The FLORIDA A GR1oULTURIsT.
Work for April.

Work for April.
The FARM.-Make determination to
raise all the forage necessary for your
horse and COW, and to do SO plant all
those crops which promise to add to the
oats and crab grass hay you have raised
in the past. Rice will make a first class
feed for the horses and chickens, also for
the family il properly hulled and cleaned.
To plant the rice choose rich piece of
ground, and after plowing it level lay off
the rows about two feet apart and open
them six inches deep. Drop the seed in
this drill continuously, about two inches
apart. Cover with harrow, going the
same way as the rows. Seed rice can be
obtained of our Florida seedsmen.
Sow piece of land to cow peas and corn
mixed. Sow broadcast. This is for an
early forage crop, to be cut and cured.
Peanuts should also be planted. 1t is
usual to plant them in the corn. Plant
O. single nut between every stalk. and
they will then be cultivated with the corn
The Spanish peanut is said to be the
best for Florida.
Look over the plantedcorn and replant
where hills are missing. Harrow the corn
field across the rows, for this you will
need a common tooth harrow. You can
make one with pitch pine or steel teeth.
Put the teeth in slanting forward. Such
an harrow will also be useful for other
work. After the corn has been har-
rowed with this harrow it should be har-
rowed once in two weeks with the acme
between the rows. Thiskeeps the ground
as near level as possible.
For your sweet potato crop do not
depend upon picking up your vines
these vines are from small potatoes, root
stumpe, etc. You cannot expect best
results from such haphazard seed.
Choose the best formed potatoes of
medium size for sets from which to grow
your vines.
THE GARDEN.
Now for a summer garden. Choose
the low, rich spots, and if partially
shaded so much the better. Ifyou are
now baginning-not having had win
ter garden---plant nearly the whole line
of garden truck, and if stimulated often
with a good fertilizer and grown quickly
you may succeed. Plant onion sets in
stead OF seed, and such cabbage as Early
York. Plant the seed OF tomatoes, cab
bages, etc. where they are to grow, and
thin to stand.
Plant Irish potatoes ten inches deep;
make the trenches rich with compost,
and use also a slight sprinkling Of some
good garden brand of commercial ferti-
lizer. Do not quite fill the trench, leave
a basin to catch more rain. Then after
the potatoes are eight inches high mulch
them with six inches of pine straw or
other forest leaves.
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DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, April 5, 1898.

Plant watermelons. The Georgia rat
tlesnake is a good melon and reliable.
Also plant cashaws and other squashes,
okra, snap beans and lime beans, cucum-
bers and lettuce.
Cultivate and hoe the garden once q
week. Thin and transplant onions,
beets, etc. To do this successfully cut
off all the top leaves and do the moving
of the plants during wet spell. Plant
tomato and cabbage plants deep, leav-
ing only the upper third OF the plant out
of the ground.
The best remedy have found for the
green worm in the cabbage, is to pull off
O. lower leaf and put on the cabbage
head. The worms will come out of the
head and will be found on the lower side
of this leaf. Gather these for the active
hen.
THE GROVE.
Fertilzing should be done forthwith,
if not done for the first time this year.
A good way to distribute fertilizer is to
have a sled with box on it that will
hold one barrel of fertilizer. Having
dumped in the fertilizer let the horse and
sled follow the one who is distributing.
One hand can do four times as much if
he does not have to carry the fertilizer
as if he does. With this arrangement it
will, of course, be OF advantage to have
the barrels Or sacks we'll placed in the
grove.
A too small amount of commercial fer
tilizer ia often used. You will hardly
overdO this matter il the fertilizer is dis
tributed from the ends of the branches
outward. Five to eight pounds per tree
of standard brand on trees three to
five years in grove is not too much. Sc
lect that fertilizer that shows by it's
analysis the largest percentages OF bone,
phosphate and of potash. Florida phOs-
phate alone is not complete fertilizer,
it lacks potash, and ammonia is also
wanting.
We should so fertilize as to make a
healthy, hard wood growth. and it re-
quires complete fertilizer to do this.
The quality of the growth rather than
it's quantity should be the point aimed
at.
The drier the weather the oftener should
the acme harrow be run over the grove,
as this prevents evaporation OF the
moisture that rises by capillary attrac-
ton.
Will it pay to spray? That depends
whether you have full crop or not. If
you do spray, it needs to be done thor
oughly from March to July, at least five
applications, this will cost ebout $16
per hundred trees ten years old.
Our prospects at this date are good
for ullcrop of peaches, pears and some
kinds of plums, notably the Burbank.
Oranges are also promising well. The
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-04-05
He Meant Burrs.

Editor Florida AgTicuIturiSt:
intended to say in my article about
the chestnut that the tree near this citv
produced, as l supposed. ten or fifteen
bushels OF burrs. W. M. DAVIS.
Lake City, Fla.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01

The KEYsroNE is the sole representative
of the Great Upper Wood River. Sawtooth
and Smoky mining regions. and, located
as it is in the very heart of the most prom
ising mining country Oh the face Of the
earth, and leaving nothing undone to pre-
sent its readers complete synopsis OF all
mining news and developments, as well -
matters of local Importance in and about
Ketchum, it is an invaluable guide fer cap
ital and informant to the settler of every
craft and position. Subscribe for it, read
it, and let your friends read it,
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01
KETCHUM ALTURAS COUNTY, IDAHO SATURDAY. APRIL 1893
"'What do you want?' 1 yelled

".'What do you want?' I yelled.
"Are you the man who wants to
buy mules?' came the answer in
the shape of an inquiry.
II had to stand by my role, so
answered that l was. The fellow
wanted me to get out right away,
as he had bunch of mules he had
driven in from his ranch and
wanted to sell. He had them out
side, so he said. I looked out OF
my window and saw twenty mules
in the big corral. told the fellow
I would not buy mules until after
8 o'clock in the morning and l
went to bed. In a few minutes an
other muleteer was around rapping
at the the door. He was followed
in rapid succession by more of
them, and as I gazed into the cor.
raj I saw it packed with mules.
There must have been a hundred
and every muleowner was big,
raw-boned Missourian who would
have eaten me alive had he known
| had caused him to drive his
bunch in without any intention OF
buying.
fittings were getting disagreea-
BILE. l had lots of money about me
and would have bought a mule OF
two if l had thought that l could
get away safely, but I could not
buy 100 mules. l knew, too, that
if l did not buy there was likely to
he trouble, so l just simply slid out
the back way and took the shortest
cut I could toward the railroad
track. My absence was not discov
cred until [ was out of reach, and
was lucky enough to flag the train
that carried me and my Doodle out
of that mule country. | wouldn'
go back there for million"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01
Former Columbian Centennials.
1892, 1892, 1892.

In 1892 occurred the first cele-
bration in America of its own dis
covery. For that matter, there was
little to celebrate in 1892. It did
not even in 1892 take a years delay
to perfect arrangements. Chicago
did not exist, or, if at all it was a
small collection of Indian huts.
New York's population was less
than a quarter of 100000. 1t was
just catching breath after the Brit
ish occupation and gathering itself
for the rapid movement to become
the metropolis of a continent.
There were, as yet, only thirteen
States, mere frontier of settle
ments. But prophecy was in the
air. The Constitution worked. The
Nation was reality.
In 1892 there were barely half
dozen colonies, not one safe
from Indian vengeance, and hav-
ing no more knowledge of that
which to-day constitutes America
than have the present Fuegians.
In 1892, 100 years after the discov-
cry of America, there was not col
ony established, although St. Au-
gustine was founded in 1865. The
attempted settlements in the South
were alternately wiped out by the
French and Spaniards. England
is said to have tried to settle q few
colonists on an island in Buzzard's
Bay, Mass. Gosnold, the leader,
does not seem to have had any
idea Of staying here permanently,
and, in fact, remained here less
than year. Another colony was
attempted on Roanoke Island, of
Caroline, and there the first Ameri-
can was born of English parents.
But this colony vanished without
leaving q record.
jamestown was At last firmly
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01
Relics Of Aborlgines.

J. A. Frisbie, of Spokane, gives
an interesting account of his exam
ination of a large Indian mound
sixteen miles southwest of Colville,
in Stevens county, this State. 1t is
situated in a small plain between
low rolling hills, and before being
opened was thirty-Gve feet high and
seventy-six feet in circumference.
The material ofits construction was
iron, clay, adobe and shale.
Although the existence of the
mound has long been known to the
people in the vicinity, it was gener-
ally regarded as freak of nature
left by the subsidence of eddying
waters. Mr.. Frisbie, however, en-
tertained another view, and, equip
ping himself with crowbars, picks,
drills and dynamite, and pressing
two Siwash bucks into service, he
attacked the mound. After max
ing an excavation four feet by six
they came upon a wall so hard
that blasting was necessary. The
explosion blew down one-third of
this wall, and chamber, circular
in shape, was disclosed, the inter-
ior walls of which we're as smooth
as glass and decorated with figures
in vermillion.
Three human skeletons, sup
posed to be those of chief and his
two squaws, which were still clad
in what were once skins Of buffalo
and deer, reclined, with their faces
toward the east, against the west
wall of the chamber. Both skelc-
tons and skins crumbled at the
touch. In front of the central fig
ure stood a large earthen urn, or,
rather, pot, which was half-filled
with queer-looking ornaments of
various colored stones and arrow
heads of bronze. There were also
remains of three long bows, a
leathern quiver filled with arrows,
and a narrow-bladed tomahawk Of
bronze.-Spokane Wash. Review.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01
You can't add different things

"You can't add different things
together" said . teacher to his
class. IF you add . sheep and q
COW together, it does not make two
sheep or two cows" A little boy
who was the son Of milkman,
held up his hand and said, "That
may do with sheep and COWS, but
you add q quart Of milk and :
quart Of water, it makes two quarts
Of milk. I've seen it done more'n
4 hundred times.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01
New immigration Act.

The new immigration act, which
became a law at the close of the
session of Congress, is not so sweep
ing in its provisions as it was at
first proposed that it should be, but
it is a very stringent measure, new
ertheless. 1t provides that the mas
ters and surgeons of vessels shall
make affidavits before the United
States consul at the sailing ports
that the immigrants are eligible to
admission to this country.
The immigrant must state the full
name, age and sex; whether mar
ried or single, the calling or occupa-
ton, whether able to read or write,
the nationality, the last residence,
the seaport for landing in the
United States, the final destination
whether the immigrant has paid
his own passage or whether it has
been paid by other persons or by
any corporation, society, munich
pality or government; whether in
possession of money, and if so,
whether upward of $50, and how
much if $50 or less; whether going
to join relative, and if SO what
relative and his name and address
whether ever before in the United
States, and if so when and where
whether ever in prison, or aims
house, or supported by charity
whether a polygamist; whether un-
der contract to perform labor in the
United States, and what is the i'm
migrants condition of health men,
tally and physically, and whether
deformed or crippled, and If so,
from what cause. There is also
provision for thorough inspection
of the immigrant on his arrival on
this side, in order to see that all the
immigrants statements are true, a.
set forth in his affidavit.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01

A VETERAN continental angler
has recently given to the world the
result of his observations on the
effect of the moon on the appetite
of fishes. According to him they
bite most freely during the four or
FIVE days after the first quarter,
while from the third day after the
last quarter to the second day be-
fore the new moon the sport is at
it's worst. It is strange, under the
circumstances, that although we
have q sun fish there is no fish
named after the moon-unless what
the Irish call the maiden ray"
may be supposed to derive its title
from the chaste Diana.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01
THEY DREW LOTS.
And Then Calmly Killed and Dsvoured
Their Shipmate at Sea.


The London Daily News Berlin
correspondent says: In the prison
of Ritzebuttel are incarcerated the
three sailors who, as already brief
ly narrated, after drifting about on
the wreck of the ship Thekia for
thirteen days in a starving condi-
ton, killed and partly ate their
companion. All three are quite
young. Olaf Anderson of Tonsburg
in Norway is twenty-five, Christian
Hialmar Jakobsen of Christainsund
is the same age; Alexander Johan-
sen, born in Fiskerbekskilde, in
Sweden, and is in his twenty
fifth year. The murdered man, of
whom all three speak as 'The
Dutchman," was the eldest. He
was twenty-seven. A correspon-
dent of the Hamburger Nachrich-
ten has interviewed the prisoners,
and gives the following account.
Olaf Anderson thus spoke:
"On the thirteenth day the sea
had calmed down, the weather was
clear.
''Dew had fallen in the morning
and we licked it off the topmast and
the MANILA ropes as far as we could
reach. This gave some of US cour-
age, but not all. The Dutchman,
for instance, was quite desperate"
"Could you make yourself un-
derstood with the Dutchman Did
you speak his language or he
yours?"
"There was not much talking CO.
ing on. One of US was to die so
the others could live. The Dutch
man said he did not care anything
about his life; he would die; but
we others said if it had to be it
must be done fairly, as is the Gus
tom in such cases."
Custom why, have you ever
heard of such a frightful custom?'
"Yes, and we decided to do it that
way. First, we waited from morn
ing till noon. Perhaps, after all, a
ship would come, but none came.
Then the Dutchman began again.
He said that we were to make an
end of the matter one way or the
other. He could not bear it any
longer. So we descended again to
the forecastle one after the other
When there, one Of us tore off piece
of linen and divided it into four
parts, one of which was shorter
than the others. This short one
meant death. The man who drew
that was to die, and the Dutchman
drew it,"
Olaf Anderson passed the back
of his hand over his brow. This
was indeed the only sign of excite
ment shown by him. He still spoke
in the same hollow tone as In the
beginning. He continued:
"The Dutchman became very
still, and we became so too. All al
once he turned his face to the sea
and his backs to US, and that was
the sign. None of US liked to look
in his face. I, from behind: passed
my arms around his chest, Jacob
sen did the same with his legs, and
Johansen stabbed him with his
knife"
"And you really ate?"
eyes, we ate lit on that day and
on the others, till the Danes arrived
and took US off. Thirst, hunger
and sleeplessness-these were al
we could think Of"
He pressed both hands to his
| head as if he would like to banist
the demons which were called uE
by the memory of those awful days
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01
TOBACCO AND. CIGARS
And Smokers Articles.
Notice Of Forfeiture.

To NJ r. EVANS, his heirs or legal repre-
sentatives:
You are hereby notified that we have ex-
pended two hundred (2O0) dollars in labor
and improvements upon the ShMtty
Cup East and Shutty Cup ~ est
lodes, situated on Trail creek, in Warm
Springs Creek mining district. Alturas
county, Idaho. in order to hold said prem
ises under the provisions Of Section 1924.
Revised Statutes of the United States, be-
ing the amount required to hold the same
for the year ending December 81, 1881; that
the proportion Of said expenditure due
from you, NJ K. Evans, is $33 33L5, lawful
money of the United States, and if within
ninety days after the publication of this
notice YOU fail to contribute your proper
ton of such expenditure as co-owner. your
interest in said claims will become the
property of the subscribers under said sec
ton 1924. l.. J. BARNARD.
S. J. FRIEDMAN.
HALEY, Idaho, Jan. H. 1892.
First publication, Jan. 80. 1892.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01

Thoughts stand in the same re-
lation to words as diamonds do to
gold. Gold is needed for their set-
ting, but it requires very little
Voltaire.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1893-04-01

It signifies little what We say Of
our acquaintances, % that Ne do
not tell them what others say
against them. Tale-beaters make
all the real mischief