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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-29
A Treat.

Ihls week we begin the publication of
an exhaustive article on the date palm
which will appear in four installments. It
first appeared in April 1868, in a monthly
magazine called Hours at Home" and
Massachusetts reader of this department
kindly copied it for us from file of the
magazine preserved in the Boston Library.
When forwarding the manuscript he wrote
ut is number of years since 1 perused
this article, and in rereading it does seem
little high flown for our very practical
FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT. Also it is mag
azlne article intended to be taken at one
reading and it is rather a severe test to serve
1t up in weekly doses. Fancy Lockesley
Hall doled out serially five or six verses
at time. However, such as it is, here it
is and | shall not be at all SURPRISED or
mlffed it you conclude that on the whole it
is not quite the mental pabulum for such
hardheaded subs, as say, Chas. Campbell,
Sr., D. w. Adams, E. w. Amsden or even
Billy N. OF Pinellas. On the other hand
your GYPSY and Minnie, Matilde and Aida,
Geranium, id genus omne should be de-
lighted"
We believe all of our readers-the "hard-
heads. as well as the more POLITICALLY in
cllned-will enjoy perusing the article
which is beautifully written and exhaust
i've dissertation on the ornamental, eco
nomic, poetic and scientific attributes of
the always interesting date palm tree.
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proof of how closely the customs of modern
Papal Rome follow the customs of ancient
heather Rome, to read in Tacitus, that,
when the repairs of the capitol under Yes
parian, were celebrated, one part of the
ceremony consisted in the soldiers entering
waving in their hands branches of palm
in which the gods were supposed to take
exceeding delight" while the vestal virgins
sprinkled the floor with water
Continued next week.
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The Date Palm Tree.

The old traveller and naturalist, Tourne-
fort, made long and weary pilgrimage to
the Orient with the sole purpose of ex-
ploring for himself the mystery of the na-
ture and growth of the palm tree, the pater.
nal aunt" of the children of the desert: as
the Arabs call it, in the language of Mo-
manned, 1.-THE tree that was created in
Paradise Of the same earth from which
Adam was made"
We do not wonder at the enthusiasm of
the old naturalist, for, besides that it is the
symbol and type of the Orient, besides
that the very breath Of the East, for which
we all long with such yearning whispers
in the mystic murmurings of its branches,
the palm tree in itself possesses such dis
tinctive characteristics, and is engirt with
so many mysterious properties of its own,
that it stands forth sui generis among all
the trees of the forest and the plain.
1t is tree that belongs strictly neither
to the fruits of the temperate zone, nor to
those of the tropics; it will not suffer the
breath of the frost, nor can it endure the
heat of the equator. 1t is found solely in
that intermediate zone where there are so
few other esculent vegetables, and where,
from the absence of moisture, and the con-
sequent aridity of the soil, none of the
cereals will grow. 1t is a remarkable in
stance of divine good purpose toward all
parts of the earth that the palm should
thus be found rearing its tall trunk and
spreading abroad its fringed branches upon
the margins of the otherwise uninhabitable
desert, in itself all sufficient for the susie
nance, comfort, and well-being of man So
strongly did this fact of the peculiar dis
tribution of the palm tree strike Linnaus,
that he asserted that the region of palms
was the first country of our race. and that
man is an essentially palmivorous being
The appearance of the palm tree also
strongly distinguishes it from all other
trees, adding the association of beauty to
that OF liberty more palpably than is the
case with any other form in the vegetable
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10 whom all correspondence relating Ia
this Department should be addressed
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-29
FLORAL DEPARTMENT.
IRSSAMINK,

EDITED BY WALTER NJ PIKE.
FLORIDA
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1895-12-20
4 Typewriter for Book-Keeping.

A new typewriter is announced that
differs from the standard instruments
IN being available for use on books of
record, Insurance policies and other
large documents Of varying sizes. It
viii receive q book Of any required
width or thickness; will write a line
long or short; and is 50 devised that
the distance between lines may be seal
ID to suit the amount Of space at hand
or the fancy of the operator. While
II is essentially bookkeeping ma
chine, it can be employed for every
tescriptcn OF work done by the Or
mary typewriter, and it is as effective
u a single sheet Of note paper as on a
louble-entry ledger. Its construction
~ simple and compact, and it weighs
A'lt 10 pounds. It is provided with rib
bons Of various colors, and one of
which can be instantly inserted or re-
placed. It has an excellent arrange
nlent for manifolding; platen of brass
can be quickly substituted for the hard.
rubber platen used for single copies,
and hard, unyiel1 ding surface is thus
provided for the type to strike against,
and as q consequence the last copy of
2 dozen or fifteen duplicates is as dis.
tinct as the first
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Married jockeys,

Horse1nn always hear with evident
regret the announcement Of the in
tended marriage of their jockeys. To
be sure, it has a tendency TO steady
them. but then turin erl claim marriage
covers a good boy. THIS seems to be
the turning point in his career. and no
matter how courageous ana daring he
may have been before, a crest cstanye
Is always noticed after his marriage.
Reckless rides around turns and dar-
ing PUSHES through big fields are sell
dom attempted By married Jockeys,
They leave the dangerous work to the
more experienced youngsters. An
owner doesn't like to see his horse
pocketed or cut off. and that is wbv he
prefers to have up an unmarried lock
ey, VINO is not bothered &pith wifelv
before going to the post to
be careful. for her sake at least.-st
Louis Post-Dispatch.
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POINTS ON ADVERTISING.

now Ii Is Done and How TX Pays
Merchants Are Interested in This.
The customers attracted to the store
Of merchant who keeps an 'ad' run
ming usually keep him running.
The man who never reads the ad-
vertisements in the papers doesn't
read the editorial or news matter Ell
ther. .u
The value Of display ad, like that
Of good suit Of Clothes or s hen-de-
ponds a good deal on the set Of it.
Whether the advertisements Of the
future will be read by more design
than by accident depends upon the
men who writes them.
1t has been noticed that the most
persistent solicitor Of advertising pa
tronage is frequently the newspaper
publisher who refuses to make {. detail
ed statement Of his circulation.
Il the ''situation Wanted,' ads had rs
many interested readers as those in
the '.help wanted" columns the num-
Der OF men out Of employment in all
of the large cities would be consid-
erably reduced.
Advertisers who frequently change
their mediums and methods should
remember that q constant dropping will
not wear away the stone, to any ap-
preciabie extent, when the drops fall
on different parts Of it.
When an advertiser who seeks pub
licity for his goods through the med
iuln Of aimanacs and pamphlets wants
Il little complimentary notice printed
in regard to the same ne does not ap-
ply to the publishers Of other nllnnnacs
and pamphlets, but to the editor Of
regular newspaper
As the newspaper advertising Of pro-
prietary medicines is prohibited in
Germany any person in that country
who happens to be afflicted with q
dozen or more diseases is compelled
to remain in total ignorance OF the fact.
Printers Ink.
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ANTARTIC MYSTERIES.
"A Rsgioa Where SUMMER Meyer
Smiles and No Explorer Goes.

"A Rexioa Where Summer Never
smiles and No Explorer Goes.
The Antartic is region of eternal
winter and Of unmelting snow. where
so far as is kacwn-not single plant
finds life within the circle and where
never living creature roams. The
Zoologist is not drawn to the southern
circle as he is to the northern, and yet
the attractions for him are great, be-
cause they have ali the charms OF the
unknown. It is believed that only
few of the hardest birds build in
few Of the sheltered corners OF the
Antartic, but who knows?
Who can say that deep within those
awful solitudes may not be revealed
the mystery Of the life of the fur seal
when he vanishes from the waters Of
the north Pacific? Or that on some
Antartic continent or island may not
be found the priceless remnant of the
great aux tribe? We know not, at any
rate, what riches or poverty may be
there until we go to see. And nobody
bias yet gone to see-beycnd the fringe.
1t is curious IdCL uldI uo oltt Has
ever wintered within the Antartic.
many as have been the expectations and
ships, companies which, compulsorily
or voluntarily, have wintered in the
Arctic. There has been no need to do
50, for there has been no possible goal
beyond, such as India, which first led
our mariners into the Arctic; no scien-
tific romance such as has character
lied the quest for the northern pole.
And yet another thing diiferentlates
the Arctic from the Antarctic, In the
north there is--unless DR.. Nansen is
grievously mistaken-a pole surround
ed by water. In the south there is a
pole surrounded by iand-a polar basin
as opposed to apolar continent While
the books and essays, the theories ard
journals. which have been published
concerning the Arctic region, would fill
a library, a handful Of volumes con-
tains all that has ever been printed Of
records Of the Antarctic.
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Can E1!oEa be Cured

DR.. 6. T. Sl1uttlewort'l writing In an
English medical journal, takes very
sanguine view Of the effect Of system
attic training On idiots.In reviewing the
statistics OF ore OF thu largest training
Institutions For inbeciies in ENGLAND, he
shows that idiots have been improved,
educated and even cured; not one in
1000 has been entirely refractory to
treatment; not one in 100 has not been
made more happy and healthy; more
than 80 per cent have been taught to
conform to social and neral law, and
Of working like the third Of a man:
more tnnn 80 per cent have become
capable Of the ordinar,t transactions Of
life under friendly control. OF under
standing moral and social lbstractions,
or working like tWo-thirds of man:
and 70 to so per cent have come near
er and nearer the standard Of man.
hood, until some OF them have defed
the scrutiny OF good Judges when COM
pared with ordinary young men and
won Ell. It was found after systematic
inquiry from year to year as to the ca
y. P"D'i' Hh9Saifti esSa VIZ COlHyiellOu
OF their seven years course Of training,
that 10 per cent were, or had been.
earning wages; per cent We're ren,un-
eratiTely employed at home. and 3.5
Per cent We're lin their friends opin-
tom capable Of earning wages if suita-
BE positions could be found for them.
About = per cent We're reported to be
more Or less useful to their friends at
nome. while another % Der cent were
reported as of little or no use; 20 Der
cent had gravitated to work houses and
lunatlc asyluns, and the remaining
S.5 per cent had died.
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THE SQUIRREL HUNTERS.
A Strange People Who Live in the
Mississippi Pine Woods.

A Strange People Who Live in the
Mississippi Pine Woods.
II have been among the squirrel hun
ters," said the gentleman who had just
returned from his vacation. ''The
squirrel hunters are a peculiar people
inhabitjng the southwestern counties
Of Mississippi and adjoining Louisiana
parishes. They have been living there
for generations and preserve the pri1ni-
tive customs and habits Of their fore
fathers. The squirrel hunter is Go-1'> =
less a descendant of Kentucky set9 ers,
for they are all tall stately people,
and great lovers of the hunt
But there is now little large game
to be found, and so they spend their
time hunting the squirrel, which is
also scarce The squirrel hunters are
farmers, but raise little except corn.
The pine hill region where they live
is not penetrated by railroads. and
there are hundreds of such people who
have never seen q steam engine. I saw
a great many Of the Oldest squirrel hun
ters Of the country, and found theil 70
be very sstra2s~ looking people. They
ali wear long hair, which often reaches
down to their belts.
They wear homesprn pantaloons
and homemade shoes. Their shirts are
oftentimes made from the skins Of
squirrels. which they wear in the win
ter while in the summer they wear an
open blouse shirt, also Of home make.
Their houses are made Of pine logs.
between which mud is placed as
plastering These houses are covered
with pine boards split from the woods.
There are never any Enclosures about
Their homes, their yards opening out
into the pine forest These squirrel
hunters, while they have 40 churches.
are very religious people, though a
great deal Of superstition is connected
VISA their worship. Their churches
are made of boushs Of pine. placed up
on scaffolding, to keep out the sun.
Now ana then country revival is
held in these arbor houses, but this is
seldom"
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NAPOLEON'S READY sNSWEE

Re Compares His Parchment Thtza-
ness 10 Fat Woman.
After the thirteenth Vandemaire.
when Napoleon Bonaparte was really
In the position Of Dictator Of Paris,
he had to contend against a famine
that made public distribution Of bread
necessary. Naturally the scarcity of
food was liable to become serious ele-
ment in the politics Of the time. II was
essential to look carefully to the state
OF feeling In the mob, which had 50
often proved itself capable Of over
throwing an administrat ton. Nano-
leon was walking along the street with
a part Of his staff one morning, after
the distribution of bread had been in
sufficient, and tulnultous scenes were
occurring in front of the doors Of the
bakers. As the officers passed the
crowd je led at them. One woman.
monsro~sly big and fat, made herself
conspicuous by wild gesticulation. "Ail
that crowd Of epaulet wearers are
making a laughing stock Of us!' she
exclaimed bitterly. "1f they can ca:
and grow fat it is all the same to them
If the poor people are starving
Napoleon stopped and INTERRUPTED
her. My good woman he said, look
me over carefully and tell me which Of
us two is the fatter just now
Napoleon at that time was as thin
as a rail. He says himself = was like
a sheet Of parchment" The crowd took
N the situation at once and broke into
laughter and cheers. The story WAS
told al over Paris. and had avery ar
preciable influence in calming the irri-
tation Of til pop,lace.
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Three Suns and am Inverted Rain
bow.
The following is taken 1;+e

Tie following is taken literally word
COR word from a rare copy of the
Brighton England Advertiser of Juno
8. 1897: "A rare phenomenon is re.
ported from st. Malo. Recently dur
ing the afternoon, between the hours
Of and 5, three perfect suns were
seen all in row above the western
horizon. The sky was very clear at
the time, and there was no one who
saw the unusual sight that believes it
70 have been mirage or other atmos-
bheric Illusions. The central sun SEEM
"a more brilliant than his two lumin-
ous attendants and between the three
there seemed to be communication
In the shapes Of waves of light COM
posed Of all the prismatic colors. At
about the same time a rain bow made
fs appearance at a short distance
il7are the central sun, upside down;
hat is to say. the two ends pointed
oWard the zenith and the bows neck
yEgard the horizon
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Ideal

Jach-I suppose you had a lovely
time in philadelphia.
Jess--I should say we 6iri: there was
scarcely morning DAT We didn't 20
out Of town fer the tiay.
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would hardly be proper to say that
eas tiurderer who is hanged is treated with
Trst cordially.
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mpIKE,s pEAK Or Busrn,
The New Puzzle That Puzzles All Has Come
to Town!

The New BuzzIe That Puzzles All Has Come
to Town.
The new puzzle, pixies Peak Of
Bust! which appeared upon the street.
a few days ago, and Immediately tool
possession of a large number of down
town offices, beguiling both office boys
and members of the firm. is evidently
the "hit" of the year. w. j. Atwater &
Co. of this city, who have the sale OF
the fascinating game, say they are
having an immense call for them.
pixies Peak or Bust!' is decidedly
original 1t is totally unlike the two
other great puzzles which have made
similar successes in past years. The
idea is to successfully climb with your
traveller" from the base to the sum-
NIT of the mountain.
The genius who is responsible for all
this woe took a piece of wood about
seven inches square, drew "a picture of
Pixies Peak on it, hammered into it a
quantity of nails. and then using a
twisted wire traveller" or "spanner,"
Zone end of which will reach one peg
while the other spans to another), he
made different routes to the top of the
mountain.
There are many devious and false
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The Northfleld Conference.

The Worlds Student conference, to be
held at Mortified, Mass, from June 2S
to July Z, 1895, offers the following pro-
gram:
First-The speakers absolutely prom
Used are: D. L. Moody; ]. Wilbur
Chapman, one of the three foremost
eyangelists Of the century; Rev. Theo-
dore L. Cuyler, d. D., one of the most
inspiring speakers to young men in the
world; Rt. Rev. Arthur c. A. Hall,
Bishop Of Vermont, an old Cambridge
university man and a great spiritual
power; Robert i. Speer; Frank Ander-
son Of oxford university, and the trav-
cling secretary of the Student Yolun-
teer Missionary union of Great Britain
Professor w. w. White one of the
strongest Bible lecturers Of the time;
President Patton OF Princeton,
Second Bible teachers; Professor
James McConnaughy, normal training
class; William H. Salmon, normal de-
votional class.
Exhaustive discussions of the
problems of the College associations I'M
der the leadership of the college .secre-
taries.
Fourth-Missionar Institute under
the leadership Of Rev, Fl. p. Beach.
Flfth--Perfect facilities for athletic
sports under the direction Of a strong
student committee.
slxth-Visiting delegation from the
British universities.
Seventh-7Most careful exhibition ever.
made of the publications, circulars,
hand-books, etc, of the College associ-
ations.
The total expense incurred while in.
attendance at the conference will be.
seventeen dollars, and special railroad
rates are expected to be made for those
wishing to attend. Regular circulars
will be issued about April /.
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CHARGED WITH ARSON.

Hartford, March 27,-Dr. Malcomb
r. Griswold, the dentist who had an
office in the Hart block on Main street,
lately burned was arrested this after
noon, charged with setting fire to the
building.
The arrest was made at o'clock this
afternoon by officer O'Malley onla war
rant issued by Attorney Gilbert Calhoun
after a consultation with State Attor-
ney EggleSton. Bondsmen have not
vet been secured. Suspicion was arous-
ed because this was the second fire that
was started in just that spot. Griswold
was heavily insured and claimed a total
loss of about $500.
VERDICT AGAINST AN ELECTRIC
ROAD.
Bridgeport, March 27.-Judgment for
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$1,000 and costs was given i'm the SUI
perior court to-day in the case of Peter
Farrell against the Bridgeport Traction
| company.
An electric car ran into his team,
throwing him to- the ground and severe
ly injurlng him.
DIED IN ANSONIA.
Ansonia, March 27.-Nancy M, Spen-
Ger, widow of the late Homer Spencer
of Blnghamton, N. Y, died Tuesday at
the home of her sister, Mrs. ID. j. Brod-
head, on Main street, aged seventy
years and six months. Since the death
Of her husband eight years ago Mrs.
Spencer had resided in Ansonia, where
she had made many friends. For the
past eight months she had been in fail
ing health. About five weeks ago she
was taken with the grip and had not
strength sufficient to Withstand its
ravages. The funeral services were
held at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brodhead this evening, at 8 o'clock,
Rev. W. f. Markwick officiating Thurs
day morning the remains will be taken
to Monticello, N. Y, for interment by
the side of her husband.
HER SKULL FRACTURED,
Danbury March 27,-Mrs, AMI Bar
mum, aged forty years, well known in
this city was thrown from carriage
here this morning by a runaway horse.
When picked up she was unconscious,
and it was found that her skull was
fractured. 1t is feared that she has also
sustained internal injuries,
FAILURE IN NORWICH.
Norwich, March 27.-Lane Brothers,
large carriage manufacturers of this
city, have made an assignment,
George and William T. Lane are the
partners. They are we'll known through
out the state and formerly resided in
Thomsonville.
WILL HAVE TO PAY INCOME TAX.
southington, March 27,-Henry Aiken
Of this place received word to-day that
he would have to pay an income tax.
Three weeks after the income tax went
into effect Aiken had $4,000 income left
him.
He is subject to 5000 tax, probably the
highest tax of this character paid by
any one man in the state.
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nor CITY CLERK.

Bridgeport, March 27.-T, L. Barthol-
omew was nominated for city clerk by
republicans last night, to run in place
of w. r. Miller, resigned.
GOVERNOR COFFIN WILL ATTEND
Merlden, March 27.-Word was re-
ceived here to-day from w. H. Squire
at Hartford stating that Governor Cot
fin and staff have accepted Invitations
to attend Colonel Henry Watterson's
lecture at the opera house on the even
ing Of April 2, on Abraham Lincoln. ="
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PROSPEROUS WOODEN CoMPA

~, 800.
PROSPEROUS WOODEN COMPANY.
Montville, March 27.-The Montville
Wooden company will soon make num-
Der of extensive improvements in its
plant. The company will put in a new
10O-horse power boiler, steam heater
and power pump. There has lately been
put into the works new six string
washer and a large piece dye kettle.
The mill is running day and night.
and the managers report plenty of or
ders to keep the employees busy all sum
mer.
THE BARNS ON THE DRIVING AS
SOCIATION'S TRACK DESTROYED
Derby, March 27-The Derby Driving
associations racing stables at the north
end of the Derby Driving park were
burned to the ground this noon. A
spark from a passing locomotive is sup
posed to have been the cause of the fire.
The stables were one story and had
accommodations for about fifteen
horses. The fire was within twenty
feet of a pond, but there were no pals
or anything at hand to extingpish the
flames. The stables burned like tin
der The fire was first seen about 12:45.
The Home Trust company had the in
surance on the building to the amount
of 1925.
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LEG BROKEN az A KIcK.

Branford, March 27-Morgan Hoadley
aged twenty-five, of this place, was
kicked by horse this morning and sus-
tanned a compound fracture of the right
leg. He was driving to New Haven, and
in Fair Haven his horse became fright
ened Hoadley used a whip, and the
horse kicked, striking him on the leg.