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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-01
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, May I, 1895.

of oranges to be introduced from Spain
and it's crosses with the round acid
Portugal and St. Michael oranges have
produced most of the sweet favored so
called "Florida Round" oranges and
seedlings of multifarious diversity.
The Early Oblong, as found in the old
Mays grove at Orange Mills, planted
about 1924 by Zepbaniah Kingsley the
SLAYER, presumably with imported trees
is an Oblong orange, peculiarly suscepti-
BILE under high culture to change of form
from cross pollcnation often ranging on
the same tree from egg shaped to round
and even flattened in form, and with a
normal crop, packing more of the $50
than any other size. Excepting possibly.
some of the mandarin class, it is the
earliest orange [ have yet seen that
ripens with sweet juice, sweet tissues
and an agreeable acid counterbalance of
flavor. The tree is fair grower and a
moderate bearer, and if the size Of fruit
were satisfactory, would be worthy Of
extensive propagation.
1t has also got bad name from buds
having been taken from seedlings of the
original trees the results under organic
fertilizing being coarse, thick-skinned,
fiat favored fruit.
The Melitensis and Washington navels
are very much alike in all their charac-
teristics but reached this country from
different sources. They both are agree
ably edible as soon as colored sufficiently
TO ship, but in this State are usually fair
growers and poor bearers except when
budded on the rough lemon stock. |
will not undertake to prophesy whether
orange growers will think it safe here
after to risk tender stocks for the sake
of growing variety that to them is of
poorer flavor and brings but small ad
vance over other good varieties, nor will
l take space to discuss the possibility of
improving the bearing habit which in
wolves the questions of pollen and seed
sterility and the power of the orange
flower oyary to develope into an edible
fruit without pollenation.
The Whitaker is an orange that orig
mated on the Manatee river and is
nearly as early as early oblong. The
tree is vigorous though thorny grower,
an early and good fruiter and the fruit
is of very good quality. l have not seen
enough of it to recommend general
culture but it is worthy of experimental
trial. The nonpareil, Parson Brown
and centennial sweeten very nearly to-
gether and are fairly edible as soon as
naturally colored on the trees enough to
ship or about November l to Is. Non
pareil gets tlabby and fiat in flavor about
February Is and Parson Brown little
later. Centennial has the longest season
of any orange know of as have kept a
good quantity on the trees full of juice
till June. 1t is Seeding Rodi orange
and careful study of the Italian Rodi ex-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-01
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sanitary conditions ID general care
have much to do witt h. If the scare
has been productive u reform in t ese
matters, it has fulfilled a worthy mis-
sion.
In looking over the Southern agricult
ural papers it is quite noticeable that
more and more attention is being given
to dairying. The possibility of success
ful dairying in the South is no longer
question, since modern appliances and
better methods in the manufacturing
and handling Of dairy products have
changed the order of many things. With
the latest appliances, temperature be-
comes less i'm portant factor. Quite
recently | noticed the theory put forth
advantages over the drier air Of the
North, which in measure OvercOmeS
the latter's advantage of lower temper
ature. The boundaries of the dairy dis
trict seems to he widening every year
and it will no. be long before the South
will be in no mean place in dairy prog
resS. The low price of cotton, the fail
ure of some of the fruit crops, and gen
eral tendency to more diversified farm
ing are some of the factors in this move
ment.
1--WE want to have our butter or other
produce ready for market when it is in
the greatest Demand" said a speaker ut
an Eastern farmers institute. That is
a terse recognition of the fact that the
farmer must be dealer not less than
producer, and this is particularly true
of the dairyman. 1t is not simply
of butter, but when to put it on the
market and IN what form. Winter
dairying usually, offers sufficient advan-
tage in way of higher prices to compen-
safe for the increased labor and difficulty
and winter dairying is seldom overdone
in any community.
The Practical Farmer says, 1.-The evil
dence seems to be coming in that the
something that is called butter flavor
is matter outside OF feed and the COW;
in fact, is an artificial creation caused
by ferments in the milk and crea m and
that there may be seYeraI of these havors
in the air, etc Is there not just the
shadow of mere possibility OF carrying
this matter of germs, ferment, cults, and
kindred animals" little TO far? Is it
not little radical to tell us that the fla
vor of butter is something outside Of feed
and the COW? Are we to understand
that we can feed any kind of COWS any
kind of feed and then by a proper intro
duction of an aristOcratic species of
germ into the cream produce the high
eSL marketable aroma? What has made
the butter of certain sections famous for
it's delicacY of flavor if il is not the Pc
culiar grasses of the pastures aid mead
ows and the purity of the water After
teaching the farmers for years to pay
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-01
Vol. XXI, No. IS. Whole No. 862
For the FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT
Varieties of Oranges. s.-No. l.

Varieties of Oranges l.
AS large proportion of the budded
orange trees of Florida have been de-
stroyed by the late freezes, the question
of the most desirable varieties for re
budding is of paramount Importance in
resurrectlng the industry. This also
gives an opportunity to bud the sweet
Seeding trees that have proved '.nfruit-
full or unproftAble with quick bearing
prolific oranges.
In a report on nomenclature at
the 1894 meeting of the Flor
ida State Horticultural Society,
listed 81 sub-varieties Of oranges under
tour primary varieties on the line of
their derivation by hybridizlng from
the wild unedible species as citron or
Sweet China oranges, lime or Portugal
oranges, shaddocK or malta oranges and
trifoliata or mandarin oranges. The
wild citron having been the species that
made the other wild fruits edible.
will now devote an article to such OF
these groups in considering the merits
of the oranges listed Hereunder and will
close the series with list of those that
through general adaptability promise to
have Il standard market reputa Jion like
apples, pears or peaches.
Under citron or Sweet China oranges,
| listed l. Sweet Seville QmperiaD; 2,
EarlyOblong; 3, ,Melitensis navel;4 Wash
ington navel; S, Whitaker; 6, Nonpareil;
7, Parson Brown; s, Centennial; 9, Old
Vini; 10, Dulcissima; II, Circassian; IL,
Homosassa; 3,May's Best.
The Sweet Seville that has been re-
eeiyed from Louisiana, named Imperial,
is the earliest orange to sweeten that has
come under my observation. In fact
the pulp never possesses any material
amount of citric acid. the vescicles in
the green fruit gradually filling up with
a bitterish sweet juice, that as the fruit
gets yellow gradually loses the bitter,
green, tissue flavor, and later in tn sea-
son develops quite high degree of the
delicate essential oil aroma.
This fruit think, should properly be
compared with the sweet lines, differing
from them only in having the round Or
ange shape without the nipple and the
golden orange instead of the lemon col
ored peel.
The sweet lines are much enjoyed in
India and tropical countries, but the
acid fruit lovers of temperate climates
have not yet acquired taste for them
and this orange cannot be recommended
tor general commercial culture, though
a vigorous grower and very good
bearer.
The Early Ob.ong, also called Sweet
Seville and sugar OF Seville, along the st.
Johns river, has had marked influence
In producing most of the sweet, early
ripening local varieties of the State. 1t
was undoubtedly one of the first strains
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06
Recollcctions of sismarck's Wartime.

In the columns of Tho KreuzZcitung
Herr Andrae, we'll known Conservative
politician and friend Of Prince Bis
marck, gives some interesting recollcc-
tions of tho period of the war of 1870.
He says: Bismarck read OH the 9th of
July the speech delivered by tho Duke
of Gram;mont on the 9th. Ho was at
dinner and handed tho newspaper to his
wife, with the words: The Duke Of
Grammont must have soon got tired of
his Office. shall, of course, have to ask
for his resignation. Later in the even
ing, while walking in tho park at
Narzin and thinking of the matter, tho
idea suddenly came to him, Napoleon
wants war, and Grammont's speech was
dictated by him.
sic went to his room, his first thought
being TO telegraph to the king, at Ems,
as follows, 1t would be best to mobilize
ut once, declare war and attack before
France is prepared. His nerves were
strung to the highest tension, and he
passed sleepless night. Lying awake,
thinking, there crossed his mind the
text, Blessed are the peacemakcrs, for
they shall be called the children of God. ;
so that won't do, he said to himself.
Then all the political consequences of
his contemplated action became clear to
him, and he ended by casting the first
message aside and telegraphing to King
William simply not to pledge himself to
anything with Bcnedetti, who, if he be-
came pressing, was to be told, My min-
lister of foreign affairs is at Varzin. u
London News.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06
SACRED RUNNING OXEN.
1hey Arc the Greatest Curiositics Arnona
Seylon's Demonstrated Animals.

Sey!on's Demonstrated Animals.
one OF tho greatest curiositics among
the domesticated animals Of Ceylon is
breed OF cattle known to the biologists
as the sacred running oxen." They
are the dwarfs of tho whole OK family.
the largest specimens of tho species new
or exceeding 30 inches, or 21% feet in
helSht. One sent to the Marquis of Can
teroury Ill the year 1891, and which is
still living and believed to DO some
Where near 10 years of age, is only %
inches high and weights but 1O9%
pounds. In Ceylon they are used for
making quick trips across the country
with express matter and other light
loads, and it is said that four of them
can pull driver of n two wheeled cart
and 200 pound load of miscellaneous
matter 60 to 20 miles Il day They keep
UP constant swinging tIot or run and
nave been known to travel 100 miles in
day and night without either feed or
water. No ono knows anything concern
ing tho origin OF this peculiar breed of
miniature cattle. They have been known
on the island Of Ceylon and in other
Buddhistic countries for moro than
thousand years. One story told to ao-
count for their origin is to the effect
that they wero originally cattlo of tho
ordinary height and bulk that Bud
dhistlc priest was once imprisoned in
stone building, one-half of which was
used for cattle stable. During tho
night he managed to dislodge ono of tho
stones i'll his prison wall. The stono III
question was exactly 21s feet square.
1t was almost daylight when this
apostle of Buddha felt tho uir rush
through the opening ho had made and
realized that nc WAS all but free. He
knew that he would be unable to get
out OF the enemy's country OH foot, so
he prayed that he might DO provided
with beast of burden that would safely
carry him to the homes of tho followers
OF Buddla. No sooner had he done this
than one of tho largo oxen which had
been quietly feeding i'll a stall ut his side
walked leisurcly to the 30 Alch square
opening and miraculously passed
through it,
The priest followed and mounted the
now sacredly dwarfed beast and was
soon safe in his own country. Since
that time, so the story goes, there has
been breed Of sacred running oxen"
Ill Ceylon, which never grow too tail to
pass through an opening the sizo of
that made in tho prison wall by Bud
dha's representative on the night when
ne miraculously escaped on tho back of
the first of the famous dwarfed oxcn-
st. Louis Republic.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06
a Triumph of Elementary education.

The following little incident happened
i'll London suburb: A bootmaher's APP
prentice, lad of about IA, delivered o
pair of boots at bridesmaids house.
The bridesmaids wife, accustomed to
orderly business ways, asked tho lad,
after handing him the money for the
boots, to receipt the bill. AT this re-
quest the lad showed tho greatest con-
fusion, so that the woman, to reassure
him, said, "Just receipt it, as matter
Of business. " Whercupon he wrote
laboriously something Oh the paper In
the evening, when tho tradesman exam
incd the papers on the spike, he came
upon bootmalier's bill, at tho foot of
which was written i'll largo letters in q
schGolboy hand, GAS matter of bust
ness" 1t was the youthful apprentice s
literal Interpretation of the demand for
q receipt as n matter of business. West
minister Review.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
estate-By virtue of q certain deed of trust
dated the 4th day Of November, 1890. and of
record In the clerks Office of tho corporation
court for the city OF Roanoke, Ve in deed book
50, page $50, from Rowsey Noel and Maria Noel,
his wife, to the undersigned trustee in trust to
secure the Home Loan and Building Association
the payment Of the debt in said deed mentiOncd:
and default having been made by said RoWsev
Noel, for more than six months In the payment
OF his dnos. interest and fines, and the board OF
directors OF said association so requiring, I will,
ON MONDAY, HE 18TH DAY OF'NOVEMBER,
lS'5. AT IL O'CLOCK NOON, in front of tho
courthouse In Roanoke, Va, proceed to sell ut
public auction to the highest bidder, all that
parcel of land lying in the city OF Roanoke, Va,
and described as follows:
Beginning at point on the north side OF Fac
tory alley 70 feet cast OF aud adjoining the lands
OF A. l.. Hambrick's estate, thence with said
alley east 10 feet running back between parallel
line $ feet being the same land conveyed to
said Rowsey NOEL by r. II. Woodrum by deed
dated the 18th day of August, 1857.
TERMS-Cash. The proceeds of sale will be
applied first to the payment OF tho costs OF salc
including trustees commission and second to
the payment OF the debt due under said deed or
trust to said association, which amounts to
S5S1.S0. The amount in arrears. as or Septcmb her
Is, 1885, was S167.20; and third, the surplus, If
any, as the statute directs.
THOS. w. MILLER,
~ 10 10 Trustee.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06
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TRUsTEEs sALE.-wnEREAs A GER TAIN

TRUsTEE'S SALE.-WHEREAS A CERTAIN
u deed OF trust was executed by Emanuel Pet
tus to Geo. g. Sawyer and his successors "a
trustee, bearing date March Q, 1893, and recorded
In the clerks office Of the hustings court for the
city OF Roanoke in deed book 81, page so, TO Sc
cure the performance OF certain conditions and
payments specified in a certain bond executed by
the said Emanuel Pct,ns OF ever date with the
said deed, for the payment of $500 TO the Atlantic
savings and Loan Association of Syracuse, y. ",
In accordance with their articles of association;
ana: whereas, the said Geo. c. Sawyer, trustee,
having resigned, the SAID trust and the Judge
OF the hustiDgs court OF the city OF Roanoke did,
AT the September term, 1896, appoint tho under.
signed Z: ii. Vines trustee in the place and stead
OF the said Geo q. Sawyer, trustee, after legal
notice, as provided by statute, to all the parties
IN interest; and, whereas, default has been made
In the payments and conditions mentioned in
sald uccd or truet for more than six months and
nav ~ been required so TO do by the beneficiary
the Atlantic Savings and Loan Association of
syracuse, n. Y, shall, by virtue of said deed
and pursuant to the terms thereof, proceed to sell
NJ public auction TO the highest bidder on THE
lolui DAY OF NOVEMBER lSg5, AT ~
O'CLOCK NJ, on tho premises nil the property
conveyed oy said deed, as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at point on the north line or
HIeSoty street235 feet east OF Gaincsborough ave
nue.. thence along Gregory street south 81 dc.
grees 10 minutes cast 1913 feet TO Il narrow pri.
Vatc alley, thence along the same degrees Il
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06

IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE HUST-
Il ings Court for the city of Roanoke on the 10Th
day OF october, 1885 Rochester Savings and Loan
Association, plaintin, against Chas. f. Moore,
defendant. Upon answer and cross bill.
The object OF this suit is to recover from
Chas E. Moore the sum OF S576.32. with interest
the amount due upon his bond as Get forth in
these proceedings after the sale OF his property
In the bill and proceedings mentioned And
en- affidavit having been made aud filed that the
defendant, Chas Z. Moore, is not u resident of
the State of Virginia, it s ordered that he do APP
pear here within fifteen days after due publication
hereof, and do what may be necessary to protect
Ms interest in this suit. And it is further or
dcred that copy hereof be published once
and that copy be posted at the front door of the
courthouse OF this city on the first day of the
next term. copy-Tcstc:
5. S. BROOKE, Clerk
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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06
How rennyson Asked For An Apple.

Mr.. Sherrard adds that his father
used to tell him that when he was q
boy he once met Tennyson mt dinner
party, and that he was very frightened
at his appearance. ''Tennyson was at
that time very sallow-almost yellow
and had long black hair. At dessert
the poet bent across the table and adj
dressed my father, i'll front of whom
was placed Il dish of fruit, and said,
Evolve me an apple. L did not know
what he wanted mo to do said my IA
ther. "-WestnlinSter Gazette.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06
LEGAL NOTICES.

COMMISSIONERS SALE.-Pursuant to a de-
~ cree entered in the chancery cause of A. l..
Sibcrt vs. Z. H. Vines, trustee and others, in the
circuit court for the city of 10 tnoke, Va will,
On SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29D, 1895, at u
front OF the courthouse, Roanoke city. to the
highest bidder, six certain houses and lots cit
mated in the Van Horn, Sibcrt and Barbour ad.
dition to the city OF Roanoke, being lots l. 2 g. 4,
and of the said addition to the city OF Roa-
noke.
TERMS-Caeh rs to $500 As on lot No. 1, $3.50 so
on lot No 2, S5s9.97 on lot No. 3. sass. "a on lot
No. d 1868 on lot No. Z, Si09.04 as to lot No. s.
Inc balance, IL any, on each houac, in one, two
and three years, evidenced by negotiable notes
secured by deed of trus. on the property cold.
q. II. VINES,
10 % I'd. SpGcial Commissioned.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06
I,RusTEE,s SALE oE vAIrAnLn nEAL

ERUSTEE,S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
estate-By virtue of a certain deed OF trust
dated the 9TH day of January, lSS7. and of record
In the clerks Office of the corporation court for
the city OF Roanoke, Va, in deed book i, page 21T
from William a. Carr to the undersigned Trustee,
In trust to secure the Home Loan and Building
Association the payment OF the debt IN said deed
mentioned; and default having been made by the
SAID william A. Carr for more than six months III
the payment OF his dues interest and fines, and
the board OF directors OF said association 90 re-
curing, Will ON MONDAY, THE 18TH DAY
OF NOVEMBER, 1S95. AT O'CLOCK T.. NJ,
In front or the courthouse in Roanoke. Va, pro-
coed to sell ut public auction, 10 the highest
bidder, all that certain parcel OF land lying in
the city or Roanoke. Va, and described "a
follows Fronting on Wells street and running
back along Henry street to an alley. and known
~ lot seven % In section one % on map Of the
Rogers, Fairfax ~ Houston Addition
TERMS-Cash. The proceeds OF sale will he
applied, first, to the payment OF tho costs OF sale
including trustees commission, and, second, to
III" payment OF the sum OF Sb2S 60, being the
amount due under said deed OF trust TO said AS
ISOLATION. The amount OF arrears NJ OF scptcm-
her 10Th 1873, was 1897 So and, thiFdthe surplus,
IN any, Gs the statute directs.
lOlS-tt ). NJ. BROPHY, Trnstoc
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06
10 IS I'd

V'RUSTER'S SALE-WHEREAS A CERTAIN
Il deed of trust was executed by Emanuel Pet
tus to George g.. Sawyer and his successors rs
trustees, bearing date August l, 1923, and record
the city or Roanoke in deed book IS, page 2l2, to
secure the performance OF certain conditions and
payments specified in certain bond executed
by the said Emanuel Pcttus OF cven date with
the SAID deed, for the payment of $500 to the
Atlantic Savings and Loan Association OF Syrn
cuse, N Y, in accordance with their articles OF
association; and whereas the said George q
sawyer, trustee, having resigned the said trust
and the Judge of the hastings court of
inc city OF Roanoke did. at the September term,
tee In the place and stead of the said George c.
sawyer trustee, after legal notice. as provided bv
statute, 10 all the parties in interest; and where
as default has been made in the payments and
more than Elk months, and having been re.
quired go to do by the beneficiary, the Atlantic
savings and Loan Association OF Syracuse N
l.. snail, by virtue Of said deed and pursuant TO
inc terms Thereon, proceed to sell at public auc.
ton. to the highest bidder on the 18TH DAYOF
NOVEMBER, 1885, AT 1905 O'CLOCK p. NJ, on
tho premises, all the property conveyed by said
deed, as follows, to witt
Beginning at the northwest corner OF that GER
IAN IAN lot conveyed by A. j. Young and wife to
north degrees 10 minutes cast Sl5l feet to
Ghinesborough avenue formerly Gaines borough
road; thence along the same north 62 degrees 30
minutes east 46 $40 feet; thence south de-
grees 10 inmates west los 210 feet TO oppo-
slte northwett corner OF lot above referred TO OF
Peitus and Parker; thence north 81 degrees As
minutes west 40 feet 10 the place of beginning
thls being part of lot 50, in ward 6. as shown on
the map or the Roanoke Land and Improvement
company The amount due association October
!, 1895, Is 1916 6S.
TERMS-Cash
III lb-td q. II. VINES, Trustee
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-06

TN TIE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE nusT
Il ings Court for the city Of Roanoke, on the
18th day of October, 1895
Rochester Savings and Loan Association,
plaintiff, against Chas. 4. Moore defendant
Upon answer and cross bill.
The object OF this suit is to recover from Chas
E. Moore the sum OF S54s. SO with interest thereon
from the day OF -,1S95, that being the
amount due upon his bond asset forthin these pro
ccedngs after the sale of his property in the bill
and proceedings mentioned. And an affidavit hay
K. Moore, is not resident OF the State of Vjr
ginia, 1t is ordered that he do appear here with.
in fifteen days after due publication hereof, and
do what may be necessary to protect his interest
In this suit And it is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published once week for four
weeks In The ROANOKE TINES and that copy be
posted at the front door OF the court house of
this city on the fret day OF the next term
A copy-Testc:
S. S. BROOKE, Clerk
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