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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-22

syrup. Instead of a barrel a strong osna-
burg sack suspended over tub may be
used to advantage. The molasses will
keep for long time and is more valua-
BILE than syrup, which can never be re-
lied on if made from rich cane.
INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS.
The Baume hvdrometer mentioned
above can be obtained in New Orleans,
at Claudel & Co, l. L. Lions & Co.,,
and elsewhere and costs rs cents. This
hydrometer is guaranteed from de-
grees to so degrees, and may be used for
either juice, syrup or "masse cutie"
In making syrup this hydrometer should
show 81 degrees to 81 degrees.
The rude sorghum pans now so extern
sively used are so constructed that the
juice is kept flowing continuously in the
pan and syrup out of lt-without any
gates or partitions to separate into COM
partments. Such pans could be easily
remedied by tinsmith or even by a
farmer himself. 1t is always best to
have at least three compartments,
without communication with each other
necessitating the dipping of the juice
from one to the other. Even in those
pans where gates are provided these
should be securely fastened before
beginning to cook. A small leak will
invariably interfere with successful
work.
The small mills are made by HI.
Dudley Coleman Co., of New Orleans,
the Chattanooga Plow Co. of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, and several houses in
Atlanta, Ga. The Blymer Go. of Gin
cinnati, the Geo. L. Squire Manufacture
ing Co. of Buffalo, N. Y, and other
places. The same houses also make
evaporators. Mr.. w. J. Sharp, of Baton
Rouge, La, makes an evaporating pan
which is very highly recommended. 1t
has been successfully used by scores of
small sugar planters in Louisiana. 1t
can be obtained of any size and capac-
ity. The Geo. L. Squire Manufacture
ing Co., of Buffalo, N. Y, makes also
horse centrifugals.
There are no safe or reliable preventives
of syrups turning to sugar. Cutting
the cane up in the green joints, the
addition of sour oranges or even acids
during boiling are the methods adopted
to accomplish this purpose. If the
cane be rich in sugar the first two will
not prevent granulatlon. If the latter
be used the resulting compound could
hardly be called syrup. In re-bolling
syrups, milk of lime should first be
added, so as to remove all the acidity |
and then boiled to the proper density.
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natural juice or the cane is acid, and
this is destroyed by the addition of lime.
Ii blue litmus paper be dipped into acid
rallied, no change of color takes place.
Lime should be added until the litmus
paper shows only faint violet color
Should too much lime be added it will
be indicated by the use of yellow tur-
meric paper" which will then turn
brown, but will remain unchanged it
lime be not in excess, The proper point
of lining is found when the juice gives
no change to either litmus or turmeric
paper.
After lining the juice should be per-
mitted to settle, so as to remove all the
precipitate produced by the lime and
sulphur. Through a valve placed just
above the bottom Of the settling tank,
the clear juice is drawn into the pan and
the process of cooking begins.
Every evaporating pan should consist
of three or more separate compart-
ments. In an open kettle sugar house
there are four large kettles, known re-
spectively as ''The Grand, ''The Flam
beau, 1.-The Sirop", land "The Batterie +"
The juice is emptied into the grand,
where the scums are removed, then into
the flambeau, where it is brushed or
cleaned; then into the sirop, where it is
thoroughly cleaned, and then into the
batterie, where it is cooked to sugar. In
the small evaporators the tlambeau is
discarded and we have three compart-
ments representing the grand, the sirop
and the batterie.
The juice is taken into the grand,
where the heat coagulates the scums.
The latter are removed by means of
strainer on long handle, After remov-
ing all the scums this juice is trans
ferred to ''the sirop", where, OH account
of the increased heat of the furnace and
the density of the juice, an ebullition is
obtained, which permits of brushing off
any PARTICLES of dust or scums with a
small wooden paddle) back into 'the
grand. Here the juice is thoroughly
cleaned and concentrated. When it has
reached the density of thin syrup-say
20 or $50 Baume-the latter is trans
ferred to "the batterie", where it is
cooked to a density of 40 to 420 Baume.
or until the thermometer shows boil
ing point of 238 to 1920 Fahrenheit.
When this point is reached it emptied
into cooler, which may be water
tight, square box, or even the halt of a
molasses barrel. When the cooler is
full it is generally stirred to induce
granting. Usually in twenty-four hours
the "masse cutie" (for such this is called
in French) is hard and solid; due to the
granuatlon of the sugar. 1t is then cut
out of the cooler with a sharp spade, all
Jumps mashed and ''potted'. or centri
fugalled at once. Small centrifugals
run by horse or steam are now obtained
of George L. Squire Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
On large scale the potting is done in
hogsheads. 1t can as easily be done in
barrels or kegs. The process of potting
consists in taking barrel or keg and
boring three holes equi-distant from each
other in the bottom with an inch augur.
Into these holes are inserted stalks of
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FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT ALMANAC for 1895, by
De Leon Springs, Fla,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-22
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT 1T.

Mr.. Arthur PeltOn, of Lake Helen, says: 81
have one of Browns RotatOry HarrOws.
think it is ON excellent harrow. especially on
rough land doing better work than the Acme'
Mr.. s. E. Hodges. of DeLand, says: II have
used one of Browns ROtatOry HarrrOws and
pronounce it a good tool on rough or grassy
land"
T. W. Weaver says: "Brown's Rotatory
Harrow is the best ever saw or used"
d. B. Stewart says: 81 am using Browns
RO tatUry Harrow on my farm; it does the
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Anti. o administration Stare
Ticket Made ONT.

Lafayette, La, Sept. 3O.-Special.
The committee appointed some
since by the Observation-Disclosures fac
ton to formulate a ticket for all dis.
trict, ~parochial AID ward Offices, met
to day behind closed doors and at.
tempted to carry out the original
plan of fixing up q ticket. From the
best information obtainable the fol
lowing persons we're Endorsed : For
judge, Conrad DebailIoD; FOR sb erif
Wm. Campbell; for representative,
Geo. W. Scranton. The latter. in q
letter to the Gazette, announces that
he is not q candidate tor that or any
other ofice.-Picayuue,
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The New Iberia Telephone Ex-

The New Iberia Telephone Ex-
change, R. F. Hogsett, manager
will commence. operations on Octo-
Der lst with forty phones. Besides
its lines, extending to all leading
points in Southwest Louisiana, sever.
al other important connections are
being made and the system will be
perfected to meet all the demands
made upon it. Rates to all points
from New iberia, have been reduced
to Csc for a conversation.-Enter-
prise.
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Parish OF Vermilion-l7rh Jua;.;i,
District Court-No. 1856.
J.o. fHEALL vs.. HIS CREDIfops
By virtue Of an order Il q.
granted by the Hon. l7th Jadis;sI
District Court, in and Tor The Sss;'aa
of Vermilion, State of Louisians sa
the above entitled and uunl,s..a
cause, the undersigned will Drossss
to sell at public auction. to Inc IL,
and highest bidder, all the prOns,,s
belonging to the insnlvent ests,a II
}. ULCER Theall, all the prone,,r
ceded by said insolvent for casb' IS
the day of sale; that the tracIs Il Il
land together with all the buiIdias.
and improvements situated thereoa !.
and that the residue Of the proDsrts
rights and credits be sold separale.
ly item by item on Tuesday, OctOhs,
20, 1895, at the store formerly oce,'.
pied by j. ULCER Theall. Said bran.
erty consists of
|. One certain tract OF land lvins
in this parish near Coulee Kinnsy
containing thirty three and one.ihifs
arpents, measuring seven arpeuts
east and west by such depth nortb
and south as will give the ahosa
stated area; bounded north By Vss.
rien Touchet, east by Evariste en-.
ner. south nv public road and vest
by Numa Leblanc. together With iii
property thereon situated.
2. Another tract OF land WING n
the parish Of Vermilion, containing
stlirtr three aud n thru arppnis.
measuring segcn arpents esst and
~est ~ - ~ depth north and snafh
~ viii 9fvr the above stated area
hcnr3i.ii rortl. by .Inles SabaynajI.
Ter; ~es' wv rvariste Conner. aauih
ny Fslsin TnGchet and west N
En1a LShtanc. with a II ~e'iopfuye,
rnentS iherean situated.
One MT Of merchandise ana tn
cerirs. nne.lor Of salnnn fxtares aas
three p'ows. one ~cnltfFasar,
two cnws aud calves. Ten harsas,
one lot of acrnnnts. and manv ffthfr
articles hoo nHanrons 10 mentiun.
\ !. GOLDEN. syadfs.
Scftcmher %, 1895.
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There is one medicine which every
family ehould be provided with. We
refer to C%hamerlain's Pain Balm.
When it is kept at hand the severe
pain of a burn or scald may be
promptly relieved and the sore heal
,e6tinr much less time than when medi.
cine haste be sent for. A sprain
may be promptly treated before iu-
fammation sets 10, which insures a
cure in about one third the time
otherwise required. Cats and
bruises should receive immediate at
t~ention, before the parts become
swollen. and when Chanberlain's
Pain Balm is applied it will heal
them without matter being formed,
and without leaving a scar. A.sore
throat may be cured 10 one night. A
piece Of flannel dampened with this
Imminent and bound on over the seat
OF pain, will cure lame back or main
IN the side or chest in tweuty-four
hours. 1t is the most valuable.
however, for rheumatism. Persons
afflicted with this disease will be de-
lighted with the prompt relief from
pain which 1t affords, and it can be
depended upon 10 effect a complete
cure. For sale by R. Ell. Mills Drug
Co, Limited.
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Constable Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of Vermi1ion-2d Justices
Court-No. 324.
E. Smiley
Steven WIldredge.

Steven Wlldredge.
By virtue of a writ Of feri facias
issued in matters of the above entitled
and numbered suit, and to me directed,
commanding me to seize and sell for
cash, the property Of defendant, to
satisfy said writ, | will proceed to sell
at public auction, to the last and high
est bidder, at the principal front doorof
VIM Cadets store in the second ward,
of this parish on
Saturday, October 10, 1895,
between the hours of IL o'clock a.
IN, and 4 O'Clock p. M, the follow,
ing described property, seized to
satisfy said writ, to wit
One Creole pony-one mare
one wagon.
Given under my hand officially
this 9Th day of October, 1895.
ANDpEw Moss, Constable.
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To whom it may concern

Be it known that 7, Toyille Alb.
shire, in the presence of three wits
nesses, took, appraised and killed a
white spotted COW branded about
thus 1e l.. Said cow had been in
L
the vicinity for FIVE or six years,
broke fences repeatedly and would
have been shot. The owner is re-
quested to call at my residence for
settlement, as appraised.
TovtLLE ABsHIRE.
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Mr.. J.K. Fowler, secretary and
treasurer of the Corinne Mill. Canal
Stock Co., Of Corinne, Utah, in
speaking of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy says: + consider it the
best 10 the market. I have used
many kinds but find Chamberlain's
the most prompt and efectuaE in
giving relief. and now keep no other
in my home" When troubled with
a cough or cold give this remedy a
trial and we assure you hat you
will be more than pleased with the
result For sale by l.. II. Mills
Drug Co., Limited.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-10-05

The price of cotton has advanced
steadily. until it has reached SIC per
per pound. The weather is favor,
able for harvest and the staple is
being marketed briskIy. The price
paid for seed cotton, in towD, at the
present writing, is $25. SO per 1000
pounds. Worms are reported in
several localities however, and there
lie danger of loss of the entire top
crop. 1t is to be hoped that the
planters, in their exuberance of spir.
its at the fair prices prevailing for
the staple, vii! not forget that q
timely use of a few pounds of Paris
green will save to them this top crop,
il considerable. Iberia En-
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-10-05
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY,.
Saturday, Oct. 5, 1895.

While down 10 the southwestern
part of the State sometime ago."
says Mr.. w. Chalmers, editor of the
Chico (Cat) Enterprise. Il had an
attack of d~yscntery. Having heard
of Chamberlain Collie Cholera and
Diarrhea Remedy I bought bottle,
A couple Of doses of it completely
cured me. Now | am a champion of
that remedy for all stomach and
bowel complaints For sale by R.
H. Mills Drug Co., Limited.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-10-05

issue another circular and inform
their foreign correspondents (who
are buyers OF cotton and. therefore,
interested in buying it as cheap as
possible) that the crop conditions
have continued favorable, that there
have been fine rains II Texas; that
the frnitage is heavy and that we
r still in sight of a>9,000,000 crop.
Such circulars keep the consumer
out of the market, in the hope Of
getting cotton at a lower price, and
then makes him scramble for the
necessary supply when he finds that
he has been deceived. They prevent
the farmer, who is compelled to ship
his cotton at an early date, from
finding a market at the proper price
for bis product. Spectators then
step 10 between the producer and
consumer and use their position like
a two-edge sword to slash both
sides. They buy the farmers cotton
below its value. They sell it TO the
spinner for more than they wonld
otherwise have had to pay. 1t is
possible that this distinguished cot
ton firm would like to fit their hand
to the handle of such a sword?
G. c.. CoRDILL.
We are Of the opinion that these
people have already fitted their
hands to just such a sword and they
are getting ready to swipe from the
face of the earth, countless numbers
of small country merchants who are
their helpless dupes. They give
them their business, ship their cot
ton to them and would most natu~
rally expect their cotton factor hal
their interest at heart. 1t is noto.
rions fact that This firm have long
been engaged in the business of bear,
ing the cotton market. Nearly
every merchant in this tart of the
country who did business with Leh-
man, Stern & Co, in 1891, either
busted or lost so heavily that it was
equal to a failure. Phey are setting
their traps again to catch "a fresh lot
of suckers, and pretty sure of snc-
cess. unless by sorue providen,ial
means these willy freeboo'ers fall
into the tolls Of some sharper rascals
who will fleece them naked.
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NOTICE.
U, ). Land Office, ;
New Orleans, La, e.,

New Orleans, La, +
September II, 1895.
Complaint having been entered at this
office by Thomas NJ. Hunt against Giles
r. Reeder. his heirs or legal representa-
tives for abandoning his Homestead En-
try No. 1851. dated November II. 1890,
upon the SCI of NW4 and WI of NV,
Section IS, Township IL, .SR. 5 West, in
Vermilion parish, La, with a view to the
cancellation of said entry, the said parties
are hereby summoned to appear at this
10 o'clock M, to respond and furnish tes-
timony concerning said alleged abandon
mcnt CHARLES L. JOHNSON,
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Am Infamous Conspiracy.

planters in the State, is deserving Of
COMMUNICATION at the hands of every
man 10 the South who raises a pound
of cotton, for the particularly able
manner in which be has exposed
the infamous designs of a New Or
leans cotton factorage firm, to de-
press the market by outrageous and
bold faced lying.
In a recent is ne OF a commercial
paper published in Havre, France,
appears the following circular letter
from New Orleans, dated August "a,
1895, issued by Lehman, Stern & Co:
"Our market has advanced under
the influence of reports of damage to
the crop; nevertheless, the weather
during the week was extremely fav-
orable to the crop. Rains which
fell in Texas during the last three
weeks have placed the crop in a fine
condition. There is now DO doubt
that Texas will give this year q very
large crop, the largest the State has
ever produced, except last year. AL
plantations in the highlands of Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Tennessee are in fine condition. The
prospects are good in North and
South Carolina. They are fair 10
Georgia and Alabama. There seems
to be a general tendency to hold
back cotton. The damage to the
crop seems to be of the same nature
as those spoken of in the crop Of g.
100000. Our circular letter of the
9Th of August, 1891, expressed our
opinion 10 the effect we thought the
crop would be larger than the pre-
ceding crop of C 900 bales.
Abon ut the 18th of September those
with conservative tendencies thought
necessary to bring ont an estimate Of
seven and one-half million, which
did not prevent the final result to be
somewhat over nine million. Our
opinion is that the same thing might
happen this season to the Texas
crop"
Mr.. Cordin thus proceeds to dis
sect this artistic fabrication, and
shows that for twenty-fonr days
preceding the issue of this document
the government officials, from ,Ver-
ginia to Texas had been gathering
the facts about the Southern cotton
crop, which resulted in report Oh
Sept. 10 showing the lowest general
condition since the disastrous crop
of 1881. The condition of Texas in
that report was particularly bad,
The government reports of daily
rainfall in Texas from Aug. l to
Aug, "a, the date of the circular,
show that there was a practical
drouth during the whole of this per-
iod. That drouth has not been
broken to this date, and the most
conservative merchants in Texas are
now ~telegraphiug that the Texas
crop is a disaster.
The facts about the weather con.
ditions Of 1895 have been of such
common notoriety in this country
that no cotton factor could be con.
sciously ignorant of them.
From the date OF this remarkable
circular to this time there has been a
deterioration day by day in the crop
conditions everywhere except in
North Caroliana. A raging heat,
from 8 to Ii degrees above the nor.
NAL, has prevailed over Texas, Tn
dian Territory, Arkansas, Louisiana,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1895-10-05

DY virtue Of a commission to me direct
~ I'd FROM the aforesaid court, / will sell
at public auction tothe last and highest
bidder. at the courthouse in the Town lot
Abbeville, Fotmilion Parish. Louisiana,
on Wednesday. aEie 9th day 6K
November, Iss5. the following des
cribed property belonging to said success
sion, to wit
One lot of ground situated at Perryss5
Bridge, Vermilion parish. bounded on tne
north by bayou Vermilion, east by oaE
street, west by Prairie street. or lot Pc.
longing to Jos. r. Labit and south by
Vine street, with dwelling house and I'M
proYements thereon.
One certain town lot situated in fne
town of Perry's Bridge, parish OF Vernlll-
ion, having a front 1870 feet 3 inches q
both Elm and Vine. streets of said town,
and being the southwest. corner lot OF gho
square; bounded by Main, Cypress, ELM
and Vine streets.
Two certain town lots situated at Per
rvs Bridge, in the parish of Vermillon,
having a front of two hundred and sixEIs
feet on Vine street running back 10 s1g
bayou. and being lots numbers VI and u
of the original plan of said town as SUP
posed and bounded north by bayou VET
million. south by Vine street, east by ASH
street. west by Oak street, less that poI
ton sold to Sarah f. Stakes to her minor
sons r. and n. King.
One certain town lot situated at Perry.s
Bridge, in this parish, having Q fronI q
seventy seven feet by a depth OF anoak
one hundred and twenty feet, more y
less; bounded north by bayou Verml1lDlt
cast by Alfred Baudoin and west BY Elm
street:
Another town lot situated in the toWn
of Perry's Bridge. having a front OF ong
hundred feet on Elm street by a depta I'D u
b bounded dedII north @ bV the first mentioned 1ot,
east by Alfred Baudoin, sout BY Al Y
Maxwell and west by Elm street-ana ai
the improvements situated on said lots.
one corn crib and shed-sundry accounts
and notes due succession by various pa
ties.
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Terms e. Conditions

One-half cash on day of sale and TOT sls
credit portion purchasers to furnish tng,s
promiSsory notestpayable twelve nlonalas W
after date to theIorder of b. L.. Koot:. ~ "
ministrator, with in crest at the rate VI
eight per cent per annum from date u Int
paid and the usual clause of ten pei cens
additional for attorneys fees 10 eVens y
suit for collection, with two solvent sa 4ss-
tor for all credit portion of personal prop
erty. and for the credit portion OF tne Isai
estate vendors lien and privilege 20 pc II
tanned on said real estate until full ant t
final payment of all principal, 1ntefess
and attorneys fees.
B. L. ROOT.
Administrator
Mcdonald & Overton. attorneys. La-s
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Succession Sale.
18th Judicial District Court-Parish' of
Vermilion-No, 1872.
Succession of A. l.. Leblanc.

BY virtue of an order of sale issued out
of the Hon. 18th Judicial District Court,
III and for State and parish above men
toned in the matters of the above entitled
and numbered succession and to me di-
rected. l will proceed to sell at public
auction, to the last highest bidder, at the
court house in the town OF Abbeville, on
Wednesday, October 80, 1895,
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Succession Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
18th judicial District Court-Parish VI
CalGasIeu-No. SIS.

Succession OF James and Sarah Root.
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Syndic Sale.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

Parish of Vermilion-l7th ,ana...i.
District Court-No. 1856.