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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-05-11

Judge Hardness is improving
his spare moments by planting
garden. Such is his industry that
he has almost enough planted to
supply the town this summer.
Mr.. N. c. McKinstry, Western
Union line repairer, is taking a
60-day lay-off to attend to private
interests. Mr.. S. P Ragan, of
Williston, N. D., is filling his place.
Mr.. Frank R. Little and family
now occupy the Robinson residence
in Eaton They are putting in
garden and fixing up in nice home
like style.
Mr.. B. F. Mcconnell reports
that Governor Mcconnell intends
paying Bonner's Ferry a visit in
the near future.
Col. A. B. Baines is making
extensive Improvements on his
ranch on the North Side and the
place looks fine.
Mrs. Donald Mitchell, sister OF
Mrs. Harris, leaves for her home at
Helena next Sunday, after a three
weeks visit in the city.
Forbes Breeder was down from
Leonia this week and reports times
good at that place.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-05-11
HOME BUDGET OF NEWS
Short Stories that may Have
Long Sequels.
A LOCAL ROUNDUP

A pleasant Entertainment planned for
next Tuesday night. Work on the
Kaslo Road commenced. An Item
about surveys and state lands.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-29

a living for himself and family he can
afford to indulge in an extra hazardous
business-call it a lottery if you like
and if the fates are kind at the end of a
decade or two he may be in the same
position that the president of the State
horticultural society now is; he may
have great over grown bank account
of forty thousand dollars and can turn
up his nose at the poor fellows who are
compelled to engage in plebjan diver
sified agriculture. Except, perhaps in
this case, the diversifer's forty thousand
dollars would be all profit, while Mr..
Adams forty thousand perhaps cost him
forty thousand or more.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-29
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1895.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM, GROVE AND GARDEN-Jute
Not Starving Caught at Both Ends...... 1893
The Citron Preserving Melon The GEN
eral Purpose Farmer =. .............. 339
Cultivation OF Cane $3.50. ............... 34O
Castor Oil Bean Culture; To Protect
Fruit from Birds; Sweet Potato Expert
meHCS.. OIL
White and Yellow Corn; The Castor Bean
Valuable Plant. Observation-Disclosures. 34l
FLORAL DEPARTMENTAL Treat; The
Date Palm Tree. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 343
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT. Editorial
Chat; Mr.. Adams Profits; Florida FL
nances; The Pineapple Situation......... 344
Corn Profitable; Answers to Correspond
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT-Poverty of
Married Women; Worth Trying; Cooking
Bacon; Dates; Recipes. SAG
POULTRY DEPARTMENT-May and June
Hatched Chicks; The Management of
Ducklings; Eggs; Poultry Notes........... 347
LITERATURE-The Land Of pretty Soon
(pOetryl Bruin j ones; An Actors Matinee 34s
PUZZi Err Observation-Disclosures. $50
F-ORfDlANA .... -.............. ............ 5o1
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-29
THE PINEAPPLE SITUATION.

lZen on the pineapple situation:
If the present calculations prove true,
and it is thought that they will, this
Immediate section of the State will have
at least as many pineapples this season
as last in spite of the freeze last winter
This is due to the fact that so many
more plants were ready for bearing at
the time of the frost than was the case
at this time last year. Moreover, the
crops were not so badly injured south of
Jupiter, the reason of which has been
already attributed to the influence of the
gulf stream.
A thorough canvass among the grow
ers in this nelghborhood by Citizen
reporter has been made, and in every
instance fully twice as many acres were
in plants compared to the growth of
last year.
Shipments of the fruit have already
begun south of here, and will begin here
about the last of the present month or
the first of June.
The largest growers of the pineapple
in this section, and perhaps in the State,
are the Florida Pineapple Company, the
immense plantation of which company
is situated about one mile south of West
Palm Beach. This place was also visited
by Citizen correspondent. L. was found
to be in better condition than any planta-
ton in this section. This company has
In all 1875 acres of cleared land, thirty
eight of which are in pines. These
thirty-eight would have averaged, had
it not been for the freeze, from 5000 to
5000 pines to the acre. AS it is, they
will produce about 900 or a 1000 crates,
the same as last years crop.
The Florida Pineapple Company's
plantation is in charge of George Q.
Mathams, who is a member of the firm.
Mr.. Mathams is an experienced grower.
He says that the first freeze did not
injure the plants per cent, but the last
one did so per cent injury. But the loss
is made up by an increased acreage in
pines. An interesting fact relative to
the attention paid to the plants, is the
covering over of several acres of fine
varieties to protect the fruit from the
suns direct rays, The covering is a
sort of a slatted-covered, latticed shed
m AIDE of 1x4-inch planks.
Mr.. Mathams is also interested, to-
gether with Sidney Maddox of Brook
Ign, N. Y, in plantation of forty-seven
acres, twelve acres of which are in pines.
| This plantation is known as the Palm
Beach pinery, and is located about five
minutes walk south of the Florida Pine
apple Company's place. The fruit here
is also in good condition. There are
seven acres of fine varieties covered, and
five acres of common pines uncovered.
He has also built an excellent packing
shed on his place according to his own
ideas.
| Among the vast number of the differ
ent varieties of fruit grown by this gen.
tleman are Red Spanish, Smooth Cay
enne, Abbaka, Porto Rico, Pernambuco,
Egyptian Queen, Golden Queen, White
Antigua, besides several varieties from
Ceylon, among them being the Giant
Kew, that averages from TWENTY-FIVE to
thirty pounds in weight, Mauritius, Vel
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-29
MIR. ADAMS PROFITS.

Adams which conveys to the anxious
readers of the AGRICULTURIsT in every
section of Florida the gratifying anG
comforting intelligence that the honoreC
president of the State horticulture
Society is neither starving nor in danger
of starvation. This is good news and
the kind the AeRICULTURIsT likes to
convey to it's readers. We fear that
after careful perusal of Mr.. Adams
address his constituents were thrown
into fever of fear and anxiety, for the
inference to be drawn from the address
was that starvation would be the ulti-
mate end of the orange grower.
Well, we are glad Mr.. Adams has had
the kindness to quiet their anxiety. But
Notwithstanding the fact that he claims
to have lost forty thousand dollar or.
anga grove by the freeze, but is able to
buy or make another one, he still asks
where are we att" Now, we must infer
from what he SAYS that this mCney-this
$40, 600 which he has carefully laid away
is The return from his orange grove.
He DO lsts that he has never diversified,
that his wife has not MIXED the So IS
cow, and his di nifty has never descended
to greasng the head of measl, chicken.
In other words he has done nothing but
cultivate orange trees and grow oranges;
Notwithstanding this he has enough
money left from the wreck to replace
that forty-thousand-dollar orange grove
killed by the freeze. The inference
then must be that this forty thousand
dollars was made from the orange grove.
| If this is true it seems strange that
Mr.. Adams should SO pathetically ask,
"where am | at?" He must know that
any business or occupation that prom
Uses extra profits must be extra hazard
Gus, were it otherwise everyone would
engage in the extra profit business.
We admitted that orange growing
was extra hazardous-and we believe
that every orange grower in the state
will bear us out in the statement, but at
the same time 1t is we'll known that
where abnormal profits are expected the
chances for loss are great and these
chances must be taken by those who
strive for the extra profits"
| But after all the great question is,
chow can the people of the State live
while they are rebuilding their orange
groves?" Mr.. Adams is more fortunate
than most Of us, as he has saved forty
Thousand dollars from the profits of his
extra hazardous business, and men OF
his class can afford to indulge in the
single crop pastime if they choose. We
will leaye them out of the discussion
they can attend to themselves. But
there are thousands less fortunate, anC
Notwithstanding Mr.. Adams discourag
ing statements in reference to diversif.
cation we claim that it is the only saliva
ton of that large army of orange grow
ers who will have to remake their groves
and who have been unable to make o.
hoard forty-thousand-dollar surplus
If Mr. Adams has a better plan to sug
geSt we would be pleased to hear from
him. We frankly confess we can S. NJ
hope for the orange growing region o
Florida except in diversified agricultur
and horticulture by the great mass 0
GROVE re who are not backed bV capita
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EDITORIAL CHAT.

ACCORDING to the exchanges, the total
shipments of oranges from California for thissea-
son, up to April 20, 1345 cars, equal to about
400, 900 boxes.
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A WE'LL meaning New Bedford. Mass,
paper offers the following advice: "The Florid-
ians must try wrapping the trunks O. their or
ange trees in straw bandages and mulch the soil
about them which might render them less likely
to freeze And they might attempt to cultivate
or produce harder tree. Trees grown from the
seed or gratis of frozen trees might stand the
cold weather better. 1t is good opportunity to
try the merits of ma tural selection.
~
WE acknowledge receipt of very
handsome and complete catalogue issued by the
Kansas City Hay Press Co. of Kansas City, Mo.
1t is full of illustration of the goods of their
manufacture and special space ia devoted to
their Lightning ay Press with which 20 many
of our readers are familiar, as it is well known
among most of the grass producers as very
superior machine. Among the goods manufact-
ured by this well known firm are hay presses,
rakes and staCkers, stump pullers oil cake
grinders, corn harvesters, centrifugal and irriga-
iion pumps well CRATE bars for any kind OF
steam plant. Special care seemed to be taken
by this company to give thorough explanation
of each article. it's construction and material
used in construct on for benefit of applicants.
Any OF our readers interested in any OF these
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-29
FLORIDA FINANCES.
A press telegram from Washington

A press telegram from Washington
says:
An abstract of the reports of tn
eighteen national banks in Florida
showing their condition at the close o
business on Tuesday, the 18th of May
was obtained from the Comptroller o
the Currency this afternoon.
All of the banks are shown to be il
good condition, the average reserve helC
having increased from IS. rs per cent al
the time of the last report, March 5, t(
80 38 per cent on the 9TH of May.
In the same time loans and discounts
decreased from 81, 646, 500 to 50, O95, 9N
Individual deposits also decreased from
$5 1855, 5S2ln March to 81, 924, 619 in May
A comparison of the two reports, how
ever. shows no other material changes
in the condition of the banks.
The abstract of the reports of the con
dition of the Florida national banks or
May 7 is as follows:
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts ........ ..... $4,O95 974.2!
Overdrafts. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SO, 1872 81
u. s. bonds to secure circulation. 17,5OO.O
u S. bonds to secure u. S. deposits 49, 10000
u. s. bonds on hands ................ ...........
Premiums OH u. S. bonds ........... 51,O5l q
Stocks, securities, etc.. ............ 671,972.6
Banking house, furniture, and fix
lures ...... ..................... 223,779 81
Other real estate and mortgages
owned ..... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 113,416.3
Due from national banks (nOt re-
serve agents) ........... 314,746. A
Due from State banks and bankers. 1871, 8
Due from approved reserve agents. SO3,4S s
Checks and other cash items. ........ 1S,S38.4
Exchanges for clearing house $50 :. 2O,773.2
Bills of national banks. .............. 83,31l.O
Fractional paper currency nickels,
cents. ....................... 6,l25 6
LAWFUL MONEY RESERVE IN .NK,vIZ:
Gold coin $1O2. S642O
Gold treasury certificates. 100000
Gold clearing house GER
tifcates. .............. ..........
Silver dollars. ............ 1l6,652.OO
Silver treasury certificates 5S,129.OO
| Silver fractional coin........ 80, 464.55
| Total species. ........... 1920, 1O9.75
Legal tender notes. 294 $4,000
| U. S. certificates of deposit
| for legal tender notes. 614.472.7
| Five per cent Redemption Fund with
Treasurer 10 5s7.e
Due from u. S. Treasurer. ......... 500
$7.SOO4
| LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in ........... 81, 435 900
Surplus Observation-Disclosures. $685. 7OO.(
Undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes paid ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,172542.s
National bank notes issued 1876 $50
| Less amount on hand....... 1910
Amount outstanding. 36S, no.
State bank notes outstand.
ing. .......
Due to other national banks l55,449
Due to State banks and
bankers ......... -.......... 176, 400
Dividends unpaid................ 664
Individual deposits........... 49246l9
United States deposits . 59,2l9l
Deposits of United States
disbursiag officers. ............ 172O9
Notes and bills redscounted 1907
Bills payable. ............. 50,450.
Liabilities other than those
above stated. ................... 1867
- Average reserve held, 29.3S
per cent.
| ToVal...s.'''.'''', $IoOO, 44S.
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goods will do we'll to write for of these cata-
logues together with prices and terms on goods
de liVered
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-04

them. Our supreme court has, no
doubt, made some mistakes. but the
wonder Is that. on the whole. il has
made so few. But, apart from the con-
firmation of the constitutionality and
so the validity of specific acts of con-
gress, there are continually arising
occasions for the final and authoritative
Interpretation OF the meaning, the in
tent and applicability of particular
enactments of congress
Justice Field belongs TO an illustrious
family. His father was a Congrega-
tional minister of distinction in western
Massachusetts, David Dudley Field.
his eldest brother, did perhaps more
than any other one man TO promote the
cause of international law and jurispru-
dence. The name of Cyrus II. Field,
as the originator of the first ocean cable,
by which, as John Bright said at the
time, the new world was annexed to
the old, will scarcelyever be forgotten
among men. And the youngest brother.
Familiarity known in college as ''Parvus
Ager," Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Field, has
been for over forty years the genial and
accomplished editor OF the New York
Evangelist. None of the brothers has
any children likely to continue the
family distinction.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-04

house was not nome antll these three
things had happened in it, until the
walls were saturated with JOY and
lgrief. Yes. that should make the place
dear TO your family. But l think you
are mistaken about this moving from
one house to another killing the senti-
ment for home. Most people love some
locality for its associations. We have
moved several times for material rea-
sons. but there are places in which we
haze lived that my wife and l cannot
pass without tender memories.
There is a parlor in a downtown
hotel where I proposed TO her, a rustic
seat in Lincoln park where she accept
ed me. We often go 10 sit on it now.
There is a certain fat in long row Of
them. whose windows seem TO shine es-
pecialy for US when we pass il a,
night. for there our child was born.
And there is another from which be.
loved brother was borne TO his last
home. The little parlor Of the cottage
IN which we live now has been made
glad by the marriage OF & young girl
friend of my wifes. II would be
isweeter if all these things happened in
one house, hut you can't rob me Of ny
memories by scattering them
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-04

head will be discussed such topics as
the following: What 70 Read" How
10 Read" Educational Opportunities,
Entertainments Visiting Church
and League Officers The Duty and
Privilege of Giving THE Lost in Our
Cities Spiritual Ministry" Chris
tian Citizenship" Membership of Chill
iren in the Church" Junior Leagues
Bible Study for Children" How 10
Win Men TO Christ. and many Others
no less practical and full Of interest.
There Will also he department con-
ferences daily for the discussion OF the
practical work OF the league in its sew
eral departments
Bishops Joyce. Vincent and Thoburn,
Of the Methodist Episcopal church:
Galloway, Hendrix. Fitzgerald and
Hargrove. OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. and Sir Mckenzie Bowel,
premier Of the Dominion of Canada, are
on the programme. These great lead
s-s. with many other men Of erninence.
Is well as a large number OF the talent
ed and promising young workers OF
the various NethodlsTns. cannot fail to
make the discussion Of the different top
les OF the highest interest and profit.
The music viii be q special feature Of
the conference Il VIII lie under the
direction of Prof Rowland n Williams.
assisted by the Park s.stcrs. OF Boston.
and chorus OF $50 voices An in
mense chorus - children from the pub
lie schools OF Chattanooga VIII also par
ticirs,a
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-04

The town Of Sandwich, Mass, re-
Gently offered a bounty of twenty-five
cents for muskrat head, while at the
same time the town of Bourne offered
twenty-five cents for a musl1rat tail
The boy hunters sold the head In Sand.
witch, paid five cents car fare. and sold
the tail in Bourne. The Sandwich
Solons were irritated when they dis
covered the game, and changed their
offer from heads 20 tails. Unfortunate.
ly, the Bourne rulers the same week
changed the offer from tails 10 heads,
and the boys cheerfully sold tho musk
rats tail in Sandwich and the head in
Bourne. This continued for another
month, and then the wise men of both
towns put their heads together and
agreed TO give twenty-five cents for en-
tire musIxrats. only. Thus was the
ring dissolved
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-04
DO You Know.

That the Santa Fe route est Louis and
San Francisco railway is positively
the only line running two daily through
passenger trains from Wichita 10 St
Louis without change. leaving Wichi-
ia at 1910 a. m, and 1926 p. NJ. arriv-
ing il 81. Louis al $50 p. m, and $50 a.
IN. The equipment Of these trains is
first class in every particular, consist
ing Of elegant reclining chair cars tseats
free) and Pullman Palace Drawing
Room SleeperS.
If you are going beyond St Louis re-
member that connection with all lines
FOR the east. northeast and southeast is
made in the magnificent new Grand
Union depot. St. Louis. the largest and
handsomest passenger station in the
world.
For sleeping car berths and all infor-
nation relative To rates. routes. etc.
call at Santa Fe Route ticket office. l5S
North Main street. or Douglas Avenue
station. d5e II
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-04
ROOT, HOG DIE
Some Specimens That Visit Re-
ceptions at Washington.
Dissra ceful Conduct of Invited Guests u
the Chinese Legation fragrant
and Sha meful Abuse OF
Hospitality.

| The Chinese minister and Nine.
| Yang have only to signify their inten-
ton to give ball for all Washington
| to ring their front door bell and leave
cards in the fond hope Of getting IN
| vited. saws a writer in Kate Fields
| Washington. What Official representa-
tives of the oldest and most punctilious
| nation on earth think Of such exhibi-
| tons of vulgar curiosity 1 don't know.
If they Judge the United States by the
American hogs that guzzled champagne
by the quart several years ago and iu-
vaded Castle Stewart without being
asked, they have no reason to revise the
popular opinion of the Fiowery king
dom as TO outside bsrbarians. Fancy a
Chinaman obtruding himself anywhere
without an invitation or making a pig
OF himself with or without the right OF
entrance, Fancy Chinaman forcing
himself upon stranger and boldly
suggesting his presence at any func-
ton, public or private! 1t is about time
for members of Washington society who
have rag OF self-respect left to protect
kindly and courteous hosts, practically
guests OF the nation, from insulting i'm
position. l actually heard one woman
say that were she invited to the Chi
nese legation she would take several
friends
Would you dare take such liberty
with any European embassy or lega-
tion?" l asked.
NO"
"Then why except the Chinese?"
Because they are not white and do
not understand English"
was so shocked at the csllous brutal
ity of this confession as to be speech
less. 1t opened up vistas of similar
possibilities from similar sources, and
when l felt the j;Sl on entering the
Chinese legation l wondered how many
carried out the intention of my fair
barbarian.
No pains were spared by the Chinese
minister and Nine. Yang to honor their
American guests. Artistic decorations,
music, teeming supper table, all at
tested the thoughtful consideration
given to the first function in the new
legation by the new regime. Every
prospect pleased and only certain
Americans were vile. Some masaue-
raded as persons who were known not
to be in town: others walked In with
out the shadow of an excuse; several
women appeared in bonnets. and a con-
tingent of men made Chinese wall of
themselves around the supper table,
"--T 80" ovid 90. I'D ate until me-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-04
How Are the mighty Fallen.

In view of the fact,that Egypt was
once the center of civilization and
learning, whence science radiated TO
every corner of the globe, vestiges of
Egyptian lore being found even in this
hemisphere. it is somewhat painful to
think that the only item which the land
of the Pharaohs now contributes to tho
world is onions, which are being
shipped in huge quantities 10 the
United States. And to make matters
worse we are informed that the pop
ular "baeli, as the Egyptian onion is
called. owes its fine flavor as well as its
size to the fact that the fields in which
1t Is grown are fortified with the
powdered mummies of the sages who
flourished on the banks Of the Nile
three thousand and four thousand years
ago.