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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15
WHY DO NOT MORE MEN GO To CHURCH?

TO this question, says the RcV. John
Faville, in The Christian Union, the
writer, interviewing hundred men in
his town, received various answers,
among which we give the following:
Thirty-on men said that absence is
the fault of the churches. a number
made this the chief reason. The crit
icisms of the church attacked the Or
ganization, the ministry and the men,
bers. They said the church is not So
cial ; men find more genuine fellow
ship in the lodge or club or bar-room.
The church is too narrow. G., too
many needless divisions. There were
iifty-fvc men who spoke on the
creeds. Twenty-one said the creeds
were in the way; thirty-four said they
were not. Twenty-one would advocate
changes. Their positions ranged from
that Of man who said, ''Not one in
five hundred believes the crccds," to
another, who said, "Some crceds keep
some men away" One instance was
given of large number of students
converted in a college about twenty
years ago, and many desired to join
certain church; they studied its creed
Git was the one our Presbyterian brcth-
rem are now revising) decided they
could not accept it, and joined an
other church. OF the twenty-onc who
said the creeds are IL barrier, six were
lawyers, three physicians, three minis
ters, three manufacturers, two teach
crs, two office holders, one druggist,
and one Il farmer.
Concerning the minister, most of the
men considered him an important fac
tor in this problem. They say they
went to church to hear what he had to
say, rather than the music or ritual.
Several thought he should be regarded
in business and society as other men,
be drawn as a juror, and not 60 OH ''half
fare permits" and 'ten per cent oil,
in order to best commend himself to
men. Too much of the preaching is
not "practical." BY this was meant
dwelling on the supernatural, assum-
inc what the hcarcr doubts, failing to
press llOSI Wlldl all DCllCSC, tahiIS up
the doctrinal rather than the ethical,
preaching too much BIBLE. G., dis
cussing the Israelities or the Bible wor-
thies instead of present questions.
Ministers fail to reach men, they said,
because they are "too credulous, they
do not take the scientific method into
their thinking; they emphasize teml-
nine rather than masculine virtues.
Their social life is defective; they DO
too much one-sided pastoral work, see
too little of the men in other than
church relations. Several lawyers
said the minister too often does not
'make his case" He ignores the
"other side" Sixteen of the thirty
one found fault with the unworthy
church member. Very few made
the charge tha the men at church,
and in the church, are no better
than those outside, for not one OF
the hundred rcpudiatcd the church
as useless, or said something better
could take its place but the knowl-
edge men have of each other, the
unpleasant relations in business or pol
itics, had bearing on church attend
onpp
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15

gay" Ex-Surgcon General Hamilton
believes there will be more cholera
with the coming Of spring. There is
little or no doubt of it, agrees the New
York Recorder. The country ought
to be ready fol it, and so oug hit every
town and every person in the coun-
try.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15
Approved December 10, 1892.

An Act to prevent cruelty to children and
to provide for the punishment of the
same.
Section /. Be it enacted by the SEN
ate and house of representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in general assembly, and by the
authority Of the same. That whoever
tortures, torments, cruelty i'll treats, or
whoever deprives of necessary susie
nance or shelter, or whoever intiicts
unnecessary pain or suffering upon any
child, or whoever causes the same to
be done, whether such person be the
parent or guardian of such child, or
have charge or custody of the same,
shall for every such otfense be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and be pun
ished by Imprisonment in Jail by not
exceeding thirty days, or by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars.
Sec. 9. That all the provisions of
chapter LII Of the general statutes in
reference to the prevention of cruelty
to animals, be extended to the enforce
ment of this act.
Approved December Is, A. d. 1892.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15

paF" John Hopkins University owns Il
thermometer worth $4,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15

THE DELIGHTFUL WALTZ.-Broth-
cr Burncmall is Il scholarly old Presby-
terian deacon, who lives at the north
end of the country. He was in the
Office yesterday and commented as fol-
lows:
81 saw some young people waltzing
Friday night. The gents encircled
their partners waists with one arm.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1893-02-15
LAWS OF THE STATE.

\ Joint Resolution to provide for the
calling of Constitutional Convention.
Section /. Be it resolved by the sem
ate and house of representatives of the
State of South Carolina, now met and
sitting in general assembly, and by the
authority of the same. That the ques-
ton of calling a constitutional conven-
ton of the people of South Carolina be
submitted to the qualified electors of
said State at the next general election,
and if a majority of the electors quail
fed to vote for members of the general
assembly, voting on said question, vote
in favor of such convention, it shall be
the duty of the general assembly, at
the next session, to designate the.time
and place and to prescribe the manner
of holding said convention.
Sec. 2. That the question of calling
of said constitutional convention shall
be submitted:to said qualified electors
in the following manner: Those in ia
vor. of constitutional convention
shall deposit ballot with the following
words plainly written or printed there
on, to-wit: Constitutional Conven-
tion-Yes." Those opposed to calling
said convention shall deposit ballot
with the following words plainly writ
ten or printed thereon, Unconstitutional
Convention-No."
AnprOyed December 10, 1892.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-01
SOIL ANALYSIS.

Fertilizing in Florida, as elsewhere, is
expensive though necessary operation,
and the person who fertilizes should pro-
coed with the greatest caution, first, to
get best results, second, to prevent
waste of the expensive elements applied.
We think that every man who owns
grove should post himself fully upon the
constituents of his soil-he should know
how much of each of the essential ele-
ments of plant life it contains and in what
elements it is deficient. This can be
accurately determined by analysis.
Soils and their constituents vary
some for instance contain larger per
cent. of a certain element than others,
and at the same time the defect of an
other element may be large. Now we
think no one will claim that asoil show
ing by analysis potash .03 per cent,
phosphoric acid IL per cent, and nitro.
gen l 20 per cent. would require the
same treatmentas soil containing potash
10 per cent. and phosphoric acid .O2 per
cent. We have before us analysis made
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-01

by the experimental station giving the
orange trees are growing, AID in some
of the specimens analysed the variation
is even greater than those quoted above.
In order to fertilize inteligently, the
grower must know what his soil and his
crops need, and this can only be deter
mined by analysis. If the analysis OF
the soil shows that it contains an album
dance of any one constituent of plant
food. it would be waste of money to
include this constituent in the fertilizer
applied to the soil. The farmer and
fruit grower should thoroughly under
stand in order to give itproper treatment.
OF course there are other matters to be
considered in the application of fertil-
izers. After you have determined the
DEFICIENCIES of your soil and the demands
of the crop to be grown, the method and
time of application is the next m alter for
consideration. Intelligent experiments
and observations will determine the best
conditions for these operations, and we
think that when the soil tiller knows ex
actly what he is dolng-which he can
not know until he knows what the land
he is cultivating is composed of-When
he ceases to grope in the dark, when he
brings science to his assistance, he will
save many dollars and accomplish better
results.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-01
A BASE LIBEL.

That fend, the calamity liar, has been
getting in his best Cor worst ticks during
the past few weeks. The cold snap OF the
14th opened for him grand opportunity
for the exercise of his contemplate vOca.
ton. That he awaited himself OF the
opportunity no one can doubt who knows
anything of the calamity liar.
From the columns OF the New York
Fruit Trade Journal, the organ OF the
commission men, and a paper that evil
IDENTIFY delights to circulate any state
ment that will react to the disadvantage
of the Florida producer, we clip the fol
lowing. 1t is capped with a three section
horse head, containing such words as
"Many Young Trees Killed." Fruit
Utterly Ruined etc. Hereis the thing"
Special to the Fruit Trade Journal
SANFORD, FLA, January 16.--NOt within the
memory of some of the Oldest inhabitants has
such a frost been known in this State as the one
which visited here in the past few days. At this
place the thermometer went down to % degrees
on the morning of the 14th, and from present
appearances the orange crop will be cut down
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-01
FASTER TRANSPORTATION.

One of our readers in Chicago COM
plains about the slow freight schedules
between Florida and his city. He
writes as follows.
What can be done to secure better shipping
facilities for Florida? A friend had box of
oranges come from California by freight in less
than two weeks time. Ny agent shipped me ten
boxes from SOrr entO, Lake Co., Florida, Deem
Der Goth. Now seventeen days are passed and
my oranges are not heard from. What can be
done to secure better transit?
We wish we could answer our friends
question, but we acknowledge our in
ability to do it. Florida has protested
time and again against high freight rates
and slow transportation. She would
probably have endorsed the former if
she could have overcome the latter diff
ficulty.
The whirligig of time may bring about
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-01
CHANGE THE ASSESSMENT LAW.

At last our sister State, California,
has awakened to the fact that orange
growers are being imposed upon in the
matter of tax assessments. The AGRI-
CULTURIsT attempted to convince the
last legislature of Florida that the Or
ange growers of the State were not
fairly treated in the matter of assessing
property, but the legislators were so
busy trying to elect and trying not to
elect a United States Senator, that they
had no time to be convinced of any
thing.
The injustice we referred tots this: A
body of land, it matters not what it's
extent, as long so it is allowed to re-
main in it's natural condition is ASSESSED
at very low price. This land may be
held by speculator, who holds it at
such high price that new settlers are
unable to purchase, and the progress
and development of the State is thus
retarded. On the other hand, when
land is cleared OF it's natural timber
growth and set with young orange trees
the assessed value is increased and it
continues to increase from year to year
Until the trees attain a profitable bear
ing age. In other words, to sum up the
situation, as long as man shows no en-
terprise he is required to contribute but
little towards the maintenance of Ihe
government under which he lives, but
when he exhibits enterprise and indus
try, clears his land and plants an orange
grove-although it will be years before
he can derive any returns whatever
from his labor, his assessments and
taxes are at once increased. This in
crease is nothing more nor less than
tax on industry and enterprise.
In the case of the farmer and trucker,
who clears his land, plants his crops and
reaps his harvest in year the injus-
tice in increasing the assessed value of
the land is not so apparent for the rea-
son that he at once reaps the fruits of
his toll.
1t is only necessary to compare the
assessed value of improving revenue
yielding farm land in the State, with
the young, unproductive orange grove
to be more fully impressed with the
injustice of our assessment laws and
the discrimination against the orange
growers, for we believe that it is an
admitted fact that land in any section
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-01

OF Florida devoted to general agricult-
ural products is valued at very much
lower rate for taxation, than land de-
voted to orange culture.
No one would object 10 the assessing
of orange groves at their proper value
when they had attained profitable and
valuable age, but to increase the value
for taxing purposes as soon as the
young trees are put in the ground is
not only taxing enterprise and industry
but it is likewise taxing the future, it is
presupposing a value that my never
exist. Certainly the y ,ucg grove mas
no value of it's own, it must then be its
prospective value that is taxed-1nd
this we claim is the rankest in dstice,
for in the bowling times Of billiards.
and cold waves-when the people of
Florida seem bent on destroying our
climate by the destruction of our nat
ulal protection, the pine forests, it is
matter of very grave doubt if the young
grove of to-day which .ys taxes on its
prospective value will ever attain the
great desideratum- old age and profita-
BILE fruitfulness.
Our State legislature will soon convene
in it's bi-annual session and they owe it
to the orange growers of Florida toen-
act a law that will relieve them of this
unjust burden. Oar orange growers
HOY ho1 Ia
our governments-State or Federal
and they are not the class to ask fer
more than Justice and their deserts.
They have had long, rough and ex-
pensive journey to make over a new
and untried road. They have encoun-
tered stumbling blocks that would have
been impossible mountains to those
with less courage and determination.
They have endured for years the unjust
burden placed on their already over
loaded shoulders, but they are tired
now, and cry, not for mercy, butfor JUS
tice.
Will our legislature give it ito them?
We hope so.
There is another phase of this sub
ject that should also be taken into con-
sideration. 1t is this. We have many
thousands of acres of excellent land
lying idle in South Florida that could be
advantageously used for horticulture.
If the State will encourage industry
and enterprise instead of taxing it, the
land in a few years may be developed;
our population will increase, and our
State will be what it should have been
long since-one of the wealthiest and
most prosperous States in the South.
Ii it is not in the power Of the legis-
lature to pass an act exempting fruit
trees (not the land they are on) from
taxation until the trees are a bearing
and profitable age, proper steps should
be taken to amend the constitution so
that this power will be conferred upon
the legislature.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-01
TO CORRESPONDENTS,

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if objection is made. No anonymous cOntribu
lions will be regarded
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case of loss. When personal checks are used ex
change must be added Only l. and 2-cent stamps
taken where change cannot be had.
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morning of each week.
as Subscribers when writing to have the adj
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as well address.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-01
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY /, 1898.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM, GROVE AND GARDEN-ProftO of Veg
etabIe Growing in South Florida; Some
thing Besides Oranges; Money Not Worry Go
TObaccO Tight Packing. ...............,....... &C
irish IOUaUOeS..... ..OI DO
New and Old Florida; Information Wanted
About CaSSaVa... Oo
On the Sub-Pennsula at st. Petersburg;
Expecting Too Much; Good GOOber..... 60
One of Florida's Resources; One Years Re
cord; Liverpool the Best MaTket.............. 20
Disstons Rice Lands; Usual February
-
FLORAL-A Strip of Low Land. .................. II
EDITORIAL-A Base Libel Soil Analysis;
Change the Assessment Laws; Faster
ranspOrtatiOn.... ~
Endorses Prof Robinson; The Orange
MafKeUS......
HOUSEHOLDER Girl of the Period; Apple
Pie and Rice; Use of II OF Water Wanted
Marketfor CitrOn Preserves; Milk Churn-
POULTRY-The (IIen) Fruit Not Injured; In
dian Game Crosses; Our Six Months Egg
20
LITERARY-StOry, "The CalifOrnans" rs
The PuZZler. IS
FLORIDIANA............. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 20
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-01

One-hau II not more. FROM reports TO manu- II
appears that groves in exposed places and low
lands. viz. DeLand, Glenwood, ETC., are utterly
ruined, Not only does this sad state of affairs
exist, but it is also feared that many young trees
we're killed.
This fellow signs himself "Vide," and is
either knave or a fool-perhaps both.
In the first place DeLand, Glenwood, etc,
are not low and exposed places, and in
the nextplace thegroves are not utterly
ruined" 1t may be possible that some
of the fruit in exposed places of this Sec
ton was frosted, but the statement that
the groves are utterly ruined is q mali
cious falsehood of the basest kind.
This is only sample OF the calamity
liars work. Other sections OF the State
have perhaps Jared as badly at his hands
as DeLand and Glenwood.
Now the evil effects of such a state
ment must be appa rent to all. The
growers of DeLand and Glenwood
being, as a rule, well to do people
and not pressed for money, concluded
this season to hold their fruit until late,
with a hope of realizing better prices.
The orange buyers have focked to the
place in crowds, as the crop was unusu
ally fine and abundant. The growers
have refused to sell at the prices offered.
and have likewise declined to consign.
This fretted the buyers and solicitors,
and the special in the Fruit Trade Jour
nal may be piece of revenge on the part
OF one of them. The journal in which the
libel app ears circulates, or is supposed to
circulate, among the fruit men and deal
ers in New York, and these men will buy
fruit coming from DeLand and Glenwood
with the greatest caution, because their
organ has said it was ruined. This, of
course, will be injurious to our growers.
We take this method OF informing The
Fruit Trade Journal that the statement
in it's issue of the Dist was an outrageous
libel, and ask it to make the correction.
Only a small per cent. Of the oranges OF
this section were damaged
Now we do not believe in the un.Amer-
lean boycott, but certainly our fruit
growers cannot afford to have dealings
with fruit merchants who announce their
business in such an unreliable, antago.
nistic paper as the New York Fruit Trade
Journal
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-01
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-28
A STITCH IN TIME.

II the Democrats of Oklahoma do
not awake TO action, they will find
some morning that they are living in
a "bob.tailcd' state II is clearly the
scheme Of Little Dennis and Boss Seay
to SO manipulate affairs as to secure
rejection OF all single statehood bills
in the nope OF lacking a clause onto
the bill admitting the three other ter
ritories making state out Of okla
homa with the boundaries as now de-
fined.
Such an arrangement would insure
these gentlemen certain pie counter
privileges for which they have always
shown a fon6ness Those best ac-
quainted with the political aspect of
Oklahoma consider il Republlcan by a
small plurality; and add that by the
timestrip settlers geton their claims it
will be overwhelmingly so, These facts
form the base of calculations for Seay
and his crowd, and are at once the in
spiration and the energy Of their cl-
forts for statehood They, nor either
Of them, have ever Thought for a
moment TO allow the Ind an Territory
to be included within single statehood
boundaries. These gentlemen belong
to "A clover coteric OF political trick
sters who seek to pull the wool over
the eyes of Democratic congress, and
thus make it accessory in the forma-
ton of a state so fashioned as to be
easily susceptible to their political in
trigues.
Aside from any political considcra-
ton, there is ever, reason for includ-
ing oklahoma and the Indian Terri
tory in common state, and none but
the selfish aspcrsions OF peanut poll
ticians agaiLs.
The convention call of Chairman
Ross is n note of wa, ming and the
Democrats must throw off their leth'
argy before the rabbits foot gets in
its work.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-28

Oklahoma City Times Journals While
r. Bee Guthrey was publishing the
saltwater Hawk. he made some grave
charges against 4. NJ Vaughn. sheritf
.i Payne county charges of malfeas-
auce i'm Office, cole ting illegal fees,
etc. Vaughn brought suit against
for ala. 900 damages, and an action for
criminal GboL Tn cases were tried
last week Guthrey's defense was the
truth of the charges. and further that
they had been published for the pro-
lection of the people The charges
were proven, but the jury i'm tie civil
action took thirty-siN hours before
they found "A verdict for Guthrey and
in the criminal q tion were ont forty
eight hours before they made up their
minds 10 acquit him. 1t was n close
call. for the young man, and had
Vaughn not been an official it is very
probable Guthrey would now be play
ing checkers with his nose.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-28

A RocrrsrER prohibitiouist. known as
"Bluc Ribbon Joe. who has sjD.nuJ iu
bank. offers to settle half his worldly
wealth on any nice young girl who viii
accept his hand. A good husband who is
at once a Joseph and capitalist is rare
prize at the best of times. When such AN
offer as this goes a-begging. there can
bc very hard times in Rochester Nichl-
Ia Eagle.
Joseph may be old and ugly; lie
must be something repulsive TO be
obliged TO advertise Tor wife To be
q prohibitionist is to possess a mega
tive quality an ability to say mo
when some one offers to buy drinks.
And he must be able TO withstand
temptation when it is his turn to treat
These qualities, however, are not
strong enough of themselves TO make
a pretty girl want to marry a prohibi-
tionist
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1893-12-28

SOMEBODY is going TO be made ridIcu-
lous through the nonsensical crank
fright which has recently made its APP
pearanee iu Washington. They do not
allow a stranger 10 carry bundle or
package into the capitol building for
fear that il may contain dynamite;
detectives in citizens clothes con-
stantly watch the White House and
follow President Cleveland whenever
he goes outside Of the building and a
foolish telegram printed several days
ago about an alleged plot TO kidnap
the Cleveland children is actually sori-
ously discussed by men who ought to
have better sense. Senator Mills has
been receiving some threatening let
ters ever since he voted for the silver
repeal bill, and the other day his son
allowed himself to be so badly STAN
peded as To apply for and receive a