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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-01-11

quantities, are better than either alone.
The oats make quick growth, smother
ing out weeds and grass. The rye re-
mains green all winter and attains con-
siderable growth by the time of spring
blowing. Both together catch and hold
many leaves containing no small amount
of fertility that would otherwise be blown
away. They also make the finest kind
of carpet on which to travel when
gathering grapes.-J. S. Woodward, in
American Agriculturist.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-01-11
Usual January Weather.

The chief of the Weather Bureau di-
reefs the publication Of the following
data, compiled from the record Of Obser-
vations for the month CT January, taken
at this station for period Of twenty-one
years.
1t is believed that the facts thus set
forth will prove of interest to the public,
as we'll as the special student. showing as
they do the average and extreme condi-
tions of the more important meteorolO-
gical elements and the range within
which such variations may be expected
to keep during any corresponding month.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, 55 de-
grees.
The warmest January was that OF 1880
1882, with an average of 63 degrees.
The coolest January was that of 1887,
with an average of so degrees.
The highest temperature during any
January was 81 degrees on January 18th
1888.
The lowest temperature during any
January was Is degrees on January II,
1886.
Average date on which FIST 'killing'
rost occurred Gin autumn), December 3.
Average date on which last "killing'
frost occurred Tin spring., February 16.
PRECIPITATION.
Average for the month, .36 inches.
Average number Ct days with .O1 of an
inch or more, nine.
The greatest monthly precipitation was
9.12 inches in 1881.
The least monthly precipitation was
O.49 inches in 1888.
The greatest amount Of precipitation
recorded in any twenty -fOur consecutive
hours was 800 inches on January s,
1881.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number Of cloudless DAYS nine.
Average number of partly cloudy
days, twelve.
Average number of cloudy days, ten.
The prevailing winds have been from
the northeast.
The highest velocity OF wind during
any January was west forty miles on
January "a, 1891. e. r. DEMAIN.
Observer, Weather Bureau.
Jacksonville, Fla, December "a, 1892.
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Fertilizers for Vineyards.


They can also be greatly influenced by
the application ofHpecial manures to the
soil. Nitrogen in any form tends to the
production of rampant growth OF long
iointed soft wood; also to the prolonga-
ton of growth. in autumn, too late to
have it fully ripen. Although grape
growers we'll know that this is not desir-
able. that excessive wood growth is not
conducive to fruitfulness, many con-
tinue to apply stable manure in large
quantities.
A moderate growth of well-ripened
wood is far more certainto give an album
dant crop of fruit, and of the highest
quality, than rampant-growing shoots
do. They may be a few slow-growing
varieties, like the DelaN ware, which on
some soils would be benefited by an APP
plication of stable manure, but most
soils have an abundance of nitrogen for
the growth of nearly all varieties of
grapes, and under such conditions, the
application OF heterogeneous manures is
absolutely injurious. Most vineyards
make too much, rather than too little,
growth. This is particularly true OF the
VINEYARDS of Florida and other Southern
States. The greatest obstacle the Flor
ida viticulturist has to contend with is
excessive wood growth. To vineyards
in which the annual wood growth is five
or more feet per cane, heterogeneous ma
nure should not be applied farther than
what would be in raw bonedust. Even
this is not SO good as rock phosphate or
bonedust, made from bones from which
the glue has been extracted. From
vineyards which make an annual growth
of eight feet, or more, all heterogeneous
substances should be withheld.
In competition with phosphates, I'M
leached hardwood ashes may be used to
advantage when they can be bought at a
price that the potash will not cost over
five cents per pound. When ashes can
not be so bought, then muriate of potash
should be used, instead. Sulphate of
potash has been recommended as more
desirable than muriate, but as the pot
ash cost considerably more in this form,
and as have never been able to see any
advantage either in quantity, or quality,
of fruit, where it has been used, | would
not recommend it. In the application
of phosphate or potash, no one need fear
any bad effect from an overdose, nor
will there be any loss. Both subs tances
remain in the soil until taken by the
vines, and both tend to the growth OF
strong, healthy, short jointed wood,
which will ripen early and thoroughly
and furnish the best possible guarantee
of an abundant crop of the best quality
of fruit the succeeding year. Soils vary
so much that no one can tell with accu-
racy how much, or what proportions of
these, should be used on any particular
vineyard. The safest way is to apply
these substances in varying proportion
and quantities, and carefully watch the
results.
Looking over the charts and records of
the vineyards of that veteran New Jersey
hortI, ulturist, E. Williams, was struck
with the fact, that thu largest crop came
from rows to which had been applied the
largest quantities of bone dust and pot
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" Agents 70 handle the Patent Chemical lax
fTsssns Peasii the most Csefa and aoxei invea-
Aon 81 ths Grass tn< thoroughly To two ssSs-
eadS WORKS Ike magic zoo To 500 pr cent
Rr1at; ssents 20 axtnx $50 per week va also wsat
gSiscTs Axrat 20 take charge % territory and
k0sas sub A@aniS. n rare chance - make rsassy
Nftie no terms ard specimen OF erastag NonreH
4srssrr Mfs q. \ 81. la Crosse. Wa
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NOTICE OF AN LtCTION-wHEREAs.
~ at irregular meeting Of the board OF education
OF the city OF Seattle SCHOOL District No l. in
3lst day Of March. A. d. 1898. the following
lutlons were adopted. to wit:
Resolved. I hae for the purposes hereinafter
mentioned an election in the district 10 now called
ana thereas there shall be submitted 10 the vote Il
A. u. 1913. the following questions:
Snail the board of educ alton he authorized and
empowered TO purchase lots 90 and seven % IN
block one hundred and twsnty -seven {l27l of A.
A. Dennys Broadway add ton to the city Of Sc
attic Tor school site for SAID dis riot, the price
OF eighteen thousand dollar Isl Is 900
Shall the board of education be authorized ard
empowered to ect and build upon block one
broadway addition the city OF :, a,;ie, n school
house TO cost one hundred aud twenty five thou-
And be it further resolved. That the following
places he and are hereby named and selected as
the eiecuon places OF sad district at wh Gu no
polls shall ne open 10 voie at said election, to wit:
on the iirs: floor Of that certain building kuovn
as the Rainier school building in the city of Sc
attic, state OF Washington
On the first floor OF that certain building known
"a the Minor school building. til the city of Sc
attic. state of Washington
In the east basement Of that certain building
Known as the benny school building, in the city Of
seatsIe. state Of Washington
o. Tho first floor Of that certain building known
as the Mercer school building, IN the city OF Seat
tie state of Washington.
In The building known as the Office OF Crawford
q Harmon. on .Iesler avenue and bird street
which building is opposite the city hall In the city
In that certain building known as the Nc comb
building. the of Seventh and Pike
streets, in said city Of Seattle. state OF Wash
ingtnn.
And be 10 further resolved, That the polls for
said election shall be open at I O'Clock % IN and
closed at O'Clock p. IN On satin day. MAJ D. A H.
1898.
Now. therefore, Notice Is hereby given that an
election VIII De held in the city Seattle school
district No. !. IN king county, state Of washing
ION; on the 9th day OF Aiay. 1898. in coidancs
with the foresoiDg rfcited resolutions Al which
election Inc electors OF dis
determine, by their votes, the Questions mem
toned IN the 'ald resolutions and submitted TO
them for their determination under said resoi1-
tons
he polls for said election Al the place men,
toned in said r@saiutions, will b. OPENED a. /
O'Clock p m and closed al o'clock p ia. on sat
urdAy. May 8. sat
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set nv
hand and Affixed the seal CT the city oil Seatt e.
schoo! district No. / in King county, state, OF
" ASKING On. this 5th day Of April. A. u. 1898
II r. WHITNEY.
secretary Of the Board Of Education of the city of
seattle scho district y O. 1. ia King county
state Of Washington
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NOTICE t. HORSExEv-ABOTT APRIL
~ II, al Kent race track will be offered for sale
the hnest lot nf well bred irottlpg stock ever
offered In this section. selected from Elec;.one@r
Aamortno likes, Balkia, Como, Bcccaneer FIR.
win Davis and he King stocks: the standard
bred stallion Santa Rita. : o. e0Is will also be
offered for sac For particulars address Georxs
". LoSgiA Kirkland, Waah-
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Is THERE ANY SENSE IN PAYING FANCY
l. prices for groceries: We can you money
Read our prices and compare them with those
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Apples choice rieties. per box 81 so and Is
400 oher articles lower than any house Ia
Town Get our price list IL viii save you money.
COOP r. X * ivy,
lis West Marion street. between From. and West
Telephone 5bS.
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Advertisements under The head Of Lost foood
Tor sale For Rsnt and Situations Wanted VII b
inserted at the rate Of cent word each insertion
Payment always In advance No advertisemease
secedvod for lee than IS cents.
MOTTO E-Ths business once u the Pos8.l1<
9ExLIaEwcEn h open until IL p N C1assaoe4
advertisements win b received MP 70 this tina
Advertisements win Be received at branch o0eeo
Sfthe PoaT-IHrELLIoKNc1s ~:
Tacoma Bureau. .........l1I0 fecluc Avu8oo
Thomas 6ammons, Manager.
Pcst Townsend. French spFlnGss
The following letters await advsrtissrs q 0is
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II y NM u III for and delivered.
log x Thirt
NARINE TT shop; ALL KINDS WOOD
ADJ ~ II work l026sS Third
PTCTURES FRAMED. CHEAPEST
i ~ - ltL.t best in tie city. call
or drop me card 0-6ss Third
VOSE & SONS PIANOS.
nex scale. strictly high grade; made since ls5l; ,
prices moderate. terms Easy. &. ChrisgiAner 81
lkAIa street. near Colombia
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DEArns xxD yUvEnlxa

AHTHUR-The funeral services Of Prof. Ralph
Arthur viii ~ held . l3x0 Main street Tits
ing Tho 3ntSrmAnt viii take place - LAke
View cemetery. Friends desiTiwe 70 attend VEL
End carriages awaiting them - ne eeetiie ID
dertaking C0mpznys rooms, on third stress
near Cnfon street, q las p M
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WANTED-BOARDERS.

vVASTED-A LADY WITH REFERENCES
w can find pleasant room with good board and
skilled nursing during confinement In private
family: close in. Address Board, care Post-Intel.
ligencer.
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0AS AND HICKORY LUMBER, SPoKES
SsehAaan Brooke Company.
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SOCIETY NOTICES.
RCASA LODGE. Nd. 81, r. AND A. N
"A stated meetings second and fourth Mondays
o. each month l. l. MOOBEs w. -
A. q GIDBS, Sec
COURT FaIAR TUCK. 1891. a. q j.,
meets Thursday evenings in Masonic
ri Temple second street entrance.
~ w. II. JOHNSON, r. s.. p. q Box 19l
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wAxrED-REAL ESTATE.

vNANTED-BY MAN AND WIFE, ROOM
" and board convenient 20 Front and Yeser
avenue: house with some grounds On kenton hill
preferred. ADDRESS Queen. Post-Intelligencer
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26
A WISE HORSE.
1t Finally Got Tired Of Its Owners
Drunkenness.
Detroit Free Press.

DRUNKENNESS.
Detroit Free Press.
There is character up in Sioux
Falls" said New York drummer who
has been off in South Dakota selling
patent binders. at the Russell house
yesterday. ''who has for years been
noted as the hardest drinker in the
place. His DRINKS have been many and
noisy. He doesn't work. Nobody
would atterpt to give employment to a
man whom water would throw into a
hydrophobia fit.
"How he lives nobody could say, but
he nevertheless has small spot of land,
family and horse. The horse was
his especial pride. 1T has the sagacity
OF human being, and was more to
be relied OH, because it was friend to
whom treachery was a stranger. At
least, that is how it's owner argued. He
had gone to town 200 times in his wagon,
and 200 times did the faithful horse tote
him back home, stiff and stark Ill the
wagOn-bottom, safe and sound.
"Thus it went on. But one day
Wllliams-so we will call the farmer
toper-got drunken than usual. This
time the habltues of the tavern had to
carry him out bodily and dump him into
the wagon. The horse didn't act as
usual. He was silent, had the blues,
evidently, and seemed to be meditating
on some deep-laid scheme. The saloon
loafers noticed that when he was started
off this time he went straight ahead, in
stead of turning around. They watched
him. were surprised to see him stop
short III front of the police station,
fourth a mile up the road, and paw the
ground until great clouds Of dust arose
aud neigh loudly.
1.-TWO or three bluecoats lounged
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26
Minneapolis Markets.

Wheat futures were more active and
higher. Foreign markets were all of a
firmer character and cloSed'abOut 40
&c higher. Outside of this item there
was nothing in the news why wheat
should have advanced, except it were a
change of sentiment on the part of
traders. The bulk of scaIpers were
bullish, possibly on the theory that a
market that would advance with so lit
tie reason was good one to be long"
OH. The general features that sur
rounded both the wheat and -four mar
kets showed no change.
Range of prices:
May-Opening. 6314c; highest. 64c;
lowest, 634c; closing, 63%c.
misunderstanding, 59Ic.
December = Opening, $500; highest.
59Ac; lowest, 5S55c; closing, 594c.
On Track-No. l hard. 6l1ac; No. l
northern, coo: No. northern. 5S15c.
Flour = Receipts. 800 bbls; ship
ments, 2,O56 bbls; quoted at So 3O@3. Is
for first patents; s3.O5@3.35 for second
bakers; s1.10@1.45 for low grades In
bags, including red dog.
Bran and Shorts = The market for
bran is quite dull. but holders are lit
tie stiff. Quoted at SS.75@9 in bulk;
shorts. S9@9.50 per ton.
COrn-Receipts, $3.50 bu; shipments,
none; corn is somewhat easier; see
sales.
Oats-Receipts. 1890 bu; shipments.
$3.50 bu; demand slow; see sales on all
other grades.
Barley = Receipts. 5000 blu; ship
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26

deaths. In short time the flames
would reach the road along the part of
1t that he had come, and shut them off
from. escape in that direction. The
woods on the opposite side offered no
avenue of escape, for they were but
narrow strip of slender growth between
the road and a rocky ledge. perpeudicu-
lar,a nowhere less than ten feet high.
The only way for Nelson to get beyond
the danger of the fire was to retrace his
steps down the road for an eighth of a
mile, and to do that he must contest the
way with the Infatuated bear, now once
more upon him. There was no time to
think or plan. Nelson, who had held
onto his knife, pitched blindly into the
bear. He does not know how it all oc-
Cured. but he remembers fierce but
brief hand-tO-hand struggle, from which
he emerged, bleeding and tattered, to
find himself in full flight again down
the road, the bear close behind. the air
Sitting with heat and smoke, and fiery
fragments of the burning wood falling
about him in thicker shower than ever.
He had not run long ere the air grew
cooler, and he knew he had passed the
danger line of the fire. But he was
nearly exhausted, and the bear was Still
on his trail, and, of course, tlreless. No
one ever saw tired bear. 1t was mile
to the nearest clearing. Nelson knew
he could never hold out 10 run that far.
He resolved to stop and have it out with
her there and then. At that moment he
almost tainted with joy. In the swaying
and jolting of the blackboard as the ter
ror-Stricken horse had hustled it over
the road, the rifle had been thrown out,
and there it lay, ready to Nelson's hand,
at the side of the road. He had to put
three bullets into the bear before she
fell, and she would not die until he had
fired two more into her. Then he
rested. The two cubs came toddling
along by and by. And he captured
them alive, after all.
''Nelson found his horse at the clear
ing, a mile ahead. He went back and
loaded his bear upon the blackboard,
which had endured its lively trip with
out mishaD, strange to say. and reached
home by a roundabout way, determined
that he would never mix his fire fight
lug and bear fighting again.
John didn't have turkey for his
Thanksgiving dinner. but he had bear
meat. 1t can be imagined that he was
thankful from the bottom of his heart
that he could eat instead of being eat
en- -
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26
THAT was some better than the first,'
l said, laughing with her.
Killed a Mountain Lion.

w uSdICu wave.
Lewis Sweat, of Center Ward, while
hunting deer in the mountains near tn
head of Center creek Thursday, came
across track in the snow which he at
first took to be that of bear. He took up
the trail, and had not followed it far
when he came to the conclusion that he
was tracking mountain lion instead of
bear, and that the lion was tracking
him as well, for he had made a COM
plete circle and was back on the trail
again which he and the lion had made
but few moments before. While
walking along as watchful as possible
MIR. Sweat stopped to look around
little for fear that the cunning beast
might be lying in wait for him.
His imaginationS were only too true.
for just few steps ahead, on limb of
large pine tree, and directly over the
trail, he spied MI. Lion, ready to pounce
down upon him when he came along
underneath. Mr.. Sweat drew from his
belt cartridge, in case the one
he was about to fire from his gun
should not prove fatal. when he took a
good aim and fired, the bali strik-
ing the terror of mankind directly
between the eyes, killing him instantly.
The lion proved to be monStrous
male. He measured feet from tip to
tip, weighed 150 pounds, and had fore.
arm that measured III inches around,
and his tushes and toenails each meas
ured % inches in length. We consider
Mr.. Sweat had narrow escape from a
struggle with the brute whose lite he
so suddenly put an end to.
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him within two or three hundred yards
of the burning bush, where, by back
firing Judiciously. he thought he could
remove all danger from the advancing
flames. He had to drive about mile
and half before he came TO the narrow
piece of woods lying between the road
and the burning timber, and which he
intended to cross to reach the latter to
fight the fire. Just as he reached that
narrow strip he saw two little bear cubs
tumble out of the bushes at that side of
the road and continue the rough and
tumble play they had begun in the
woods.
AT sight of the cubs Nelson stopped
his horse. The black and shaggy bears
looked so cute that Nelson couldn't re-
sist the temptation to capture them
alive. He got out of his wagon, leaving
his rifle leaning against the seat. But
the cubs didn't want TO be captured,
and, at the approach of Nelson, ran into
the woods OH the side of the road oppo-
site the one they had just appeared on
as fast as their fat little legs would
carry them. Nelson followed, but the
cubs got two or three rods into the
woods before he overlook them. He
grabbed one of them, and was about to
seize the other when he heard savage
grOWl in the bushes ahead of him, and
the next instant the mother of the cubs
came crashing along toward HIM.
She was not forty feet away when Nell
son dropped the cubs and made double
quick time for the road, the bear only a
few jumps behind him.
"Ihere are not many horses that will
not become terror-Stricken at the prox-
unity of a bear, and the mere scent of
bruin will throw some horses in panic
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-26
DAILY MARKET LETTER
Issued by S. HI. Wood Produce
Company. Gram Brokers. Ga
9l5 Guaranty Loan Building.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. 25.-Dear
Sir: Owing to our large and increasing
business, we have had to adopt this
brief method of making daily reports to
our customers, but in them we shall aim
to give all the important news each
day.
Note-The colored heading of each
days report will give the general tend
ency of the market at the close Of that
day For instance, a blue heading
means upward market expected
within forty-eight hours; red means
lower prices within forty-eight hours,
and black means stationary.
Our report today is:
Wheat-Opened firm; Minneapolis
May, 6314c; Chicago, May, 6sJ5J0635sc;
closed steady: Minneapolis, May, 63Ic;
Chicago, May, 6915c.
Corn-December opened 3514c; closed
35B @354c.
Oats = May opened at 3O55@3o9lc,
closed at 3OIc.
Proyisions-January opened at s12.55,
closed at S12.5719.
SPECIAL NEWS.
The week closes with very strong
wheat market, and at an advance Of
over &c from the low point.
We feel bullish on wheat, but, as the
cash situation is still weak, we feel that
tue present advance should bring re-
action on Monday, when we advise buy
ing wheat again.