The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-24

merS alliance were dWelt upon as showing
what to incorporate and what to avoid in the
new organization. Politics was touched upon,
but 1t was unanimously agreed that politics
should be entirely left out of the new organ
izatlon. the whole object being TO cooperate
IN the matter Of buying and selling. 1t was
finally decided to organize under the name
farmers alliance and to be entirely separate
from and independent Of any state or outside
organizations District clubs are TO be organ
lied on this line and the first quarterly con
ventlon Will be held in Bronson on Saturday,
Jan. p, next. There will be no dues or initla-
ton fees to be paid by members and no
money to be expended.
Ocala New Capitol The little daughter of
a prominent professional citizen was return
ing from school last Friday, and while only
block from home. she was met by a strange
man on Oeklawaha avenue. He followed her
until she got within few feet Of her home
When he took her by the hands and begged
her TO meet him up town at dark and he would
give her some candy. The fellows actions
were witnessed by lady across the street.
Inc little girl went home and said nothing.
The lady who saw the man reported the cir
cumstances to the little girls father,
on his return home to supper. He
armed himself and kept a lookout for the
rascal. During supper the man passed by the
house, but soon got out of sight Sunday last,
tollowlng, the man was identified on the
square, by the father OF the little girl and he
at once started toward him. When ques-
toned as to his conduct, he denied 1t in toto,
but his actions made the father fully believe
lC was Jub guilty party he was IOlu L0db II
caught hanging around his house again he
would make short work of him. The fellow
begged for mercy and was allowed to 60 The
prominence of the family keeps the Capitol
from giving names.
Jacksonville Times Union: It will be re-
membered that an account was recently pub
llshed telling how Corbett raised and lowered
the 12-pound weight attached to a wrist
Strengthening machine at his training quar-
tiers l20 times, thus breaking all previous
records the If machine Now
come two performances which oversbadow
that. The champions brother Joe is a stout
young fellow, and he keeps his muscles pretty
well trained. The other day he tackled the
machine and burst the champion S record with
tally Of l65 times. Joe said that this made
Jim powerful sore, to think that his young
brother had bested him, and he dreamed
about it all night. The tirst thing that the
champion did the next morning was to collar
that machine, and he stood before it for
solid hour, the heavy weight rising to the
highest point and lowering to the floor as If it
were worked by steam. The 1876 mark made
by Joe was reached and passed. and still the
weight rose and fell with steady regularity.
Two hundred, and the champions powerful
wrists were working as smoothly as though
the hit were ounces. Two hundred and fft Y,
and there is no perceptible diminution in the
rate of speed. When 265 was called, the
champion dropped the handle and turned
aside with smile on his face as he looked at
the crestfallen Joe.
Major w. L. Palmer, Of Orlando, while
In Jacksonville attending the session of
the United States court lost or had sto-
len from him his railroad pass over the
j. L. & K. w. railroad, and put the rail
road ohicials on the lookout for it. Fri
day morning as train No. ID was coming
out of Jacksonville bound for Sanford, the
conductor demanded from a genteelly
dressed young man his ticket, and was
profered the pass with Mr.. Palmer's name
on 1t. The conductor quietly pocketed the
pass, and saying nothing to the young man
tplppraOhp0 from the nRVt station for n ~
l1ceman to be on hand when the train
should arrive at Sanford On reaching
the Gate City the conductor, In company
with the policeman, approached the young
man for his fare. The young man be-
came indignant, and said he had already
gwen the conductor a pass. Upon being
talked to pretty plainly by the railroad
man he finally admitted that he had
bought the pass in Jacksonville for $3.50,
but still commended that he was W. L.
Palmer. He was taken of the train by
the Sanford policeman to enable him to
prove his identity. While this scene was
being enacted on the train above mentioned,
the real W. L. Palmer was comfortably
asleep in his bed at his residence in Or
lando.
Jacksonville Citizen: Col. Walter w.
Gwynn, president of the board of trustees Of
the FLORIDA Agricultural college at Lake City,
and f. E. Harris, one of the trustees,
passed through the city Friday on their way
home from meeting of the board at Lake
City on Thursday. zone of the prettieSt
features" said Mr.. Harris, lis the cadet
company composed of the young lady pupils.
There are some twenty or so in it, and with
their perfect drill and handsome snowy uni
forms they certainly make a picturesque
sight. They have uniform composed of a
natty military cap, a dark blue waist with
two rows of brass buttons down the front, and
a skirt Of the same material blue, and short,
just coming to the top of their boots. And
they can drill, too, The colonel is very
proud of them and it makes the boys keep
their work to keen aDaCe with them The
girls take to it like ducks TO water and are
very proud of their company, it being styled
Company @, and is the color company of the
college battalion. They were out at dress
parade the other evening and attracted more
attention than all the other companies com
bined. And they deserved it, too concluded
Mr.. Harris with emphasis. Yes" chimed
in Col. Gwynn, good naturedly," Il noticed
that Brother Harris was quite taken in so
was 1, for that matter" Altogether there are
142 pupils at the college, % Of the number be-
ing females. This is larger number in at
tendance than ever before. and is good au-
curry of the success of the new regime.
r. d. kirkpatrick, of St. Louis, who is en-
gagged in the manufacture OF castor oil, Is at
Orlando investigating the growth of the plant
with view to planting large area for the
purpose of getting the seed. In the west,
where the castor bean is planted a field
crop. 1t is cut down by the first hard frost of
autumn At this time only small per cent.
Of the seed heads have matured sufficiently
to be fl for use. 1t is then necessary to plant
again in the following spring. The expense
of preparing ground, cost OF seed, and the
planting of the crop reduces the profit greatly.
In Florida, once planted the frOsts are
seldom severe enough to cut down the plants.
They grow on from year to year, becoming
trees fifteen to twenty-five feet high. each
plant or tree capable of producing
a bushel or more OF seed during
the year. The expense of re-
planting is obviated. and the seed escapes the
loss from frosting while in an immature
state. There Is one other advantage which
Florida offers. When the seed comes in all
at one time like corn or wheat it is necessary
to lay in a stock of seed to enable the manu-
facturer TO keep his plant running through
the year. The cost OF seed for a moderate
plant would probably amount to 100000 per
year All of this must be invested at once
and remain tied up until the stock is
worked off. In Florida, where the seeds ma
ture, and can be cut at all seasons of the
year, the necessity for purchasing large
quantity at one time is avoided, as stock
could be bought as wanted Instead of lock-
ing up 100000 one-fourth Of that sum would
be sufficient, and the interest upon $4,000
could be placed on the credit side OF the
ledger.
How a County Seat Was Lost.
An interesting story and OF historical value,