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The evening times., 1895-11-20
DISCIPLES OF ANANIAs.
Two story TelIers w hO Seem to Know
Their Business.

/ ran across two beautiful story -tellers
in Young's last evening-JiID Hart. who
travels for a Louisville liquid lightning
establishment, and Harry Perkins, the
representative OF a New York wholesale
dry goods house.
Il had q rcma rkabl experience in my
last trip from Cincinnati 10 Louisville
said Hart II walked into the smoking
car at Cincinnati. and was Just about 10
load my meerschaum for action when
espieL a young woman sitting in the seat
directly across the aisle. Il beg your
par,ion.' said 1, but is this not the smok
ing carr? oh, yes she replied. don't
mind me: light up / thanked the fair
damsel and lit up as advised. Imagine
my surprise when she quickly leaned over.
snatchei the pipe from my mouth, and threw
it through the open window.
81 was speechlcss with rage, Tor mat pipe
was my solacc and delight. Looking
over I saw that she had one OF those
ugly little pugs sitting by her side With
ont a word yaukcfi that beast from his seat
and sent him nying through the saiue VIII
dow. Then you could have cut the silence
with n kuife; the lady looked dageers;
| looked moving machines. Not Il ~ord
said She; | said the same. When we ar-
rived at Louisville l left the car. aud the
first sight that met my eyes was that
rrishtfuI pug trotting along the station
platforn with my nIeerschauin pipe iiriiiiH
locked bet ween his teeth.
The hystanders were staggered by the
story. and the word, "Ananias" seemed TO
be forming on every lip, when Harry Per
Eins came to the resucc with his story.
Now. fellows" said Perkins, Il cheer
fully award The cake to Hart as the cham
mon prevaricator. never stretch the
truth myself and VIII vouch for my story.
| was walking along the river front IN New
York one day when my attention was at
tractcd to two big longshorenen. who were
exchanging left handel compliments. Said
Pat: Well, Tim, we've had enough Sab'
now let us foight. I'll 20 with ye over to
the dock and we'll foight this thing out.
The man who is bate will cry, Enough! and
then well shake hands and have dhrink
together All roight,' said Tim. Away
they went and / went with them"
at did not take them long to strip Tor ac-
tion. and tell you, boys. it was the pret,ie>t
set-to that | have ever seen between two
unscientific men. They pummcled each
other for just o ne hour and ten minutes. when
Fat cried, Enough Tim Immediately
seized hold of his opponents two hands and
shoutcd God bless ye Pat, for thinking of
that word! / wanted TO spake ii Tor the
last halfhour. and, bcgorra, couldn't
think of it,
AsPerklns finished. 4 dry cough went up.
and for the next few minutes there was
clicking sound like that made by liquid run
ming down parChed throats.-Boston TRAY
eler.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
NO BLOOD WILL BE SHED.
Prospects of an Amicabic Settlement
Bet Necn Salisbury and PremnalI

London, Nov. 20.-Thc Daily News
stated that Lord SUifield and Mr..
Suthcrst. as Intermediates on behalf of
the AsIlantec cnvoys, whom the govern
ment has declined 10 receive, today visited
Mr.. Chamberlain, the colonial secretary,
and undertook that the British demand
relative To having a resident at Cooma sic
aud the other demands contained in the
ultimat um to King Prcinpah, shall he sat
isficl.
The king Will also pay the cost of the
present preparations for sending an cX-
pctiition against him. The formal terms
will he made when the ENJOYS Grrive at
Coo,nassie, for which place they Will start
shortly.
Mr.. Chamberlain undertook that no troops
would De sent to AShantee, as King Prem
pah iuiorst> the above terms.
Preparations for the expedition will con-
tinue for the present, but the difficulty
will probably be settled without war.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
All .JuDau Crows.

Japan, now that her national victory is
cumeplete, has. ii seems, taken to some
what youthful methods To celebrate the
completeness of The victory.
The very toys which are manufactured for
the delight OF aJpaneSc la bics are modelled
into representations Of Chinese ignOminy,
Chinese defeat and japanese victory. Thus
n pleasing variant Of the common paper
weight shows the distressed Chinese sol
der in an attitude of abiect humility
ciamoTing for mercy.
There is a mechanical toy. again. which
represents Chinese and Japanese warshps
closing for an encounter. The Chinese ship
is pierced down rushcs the flag and amid
a wild hurly-burly Of pale. metallic waves
the doomed vessel siuks-AnSwcrs.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
TURNED STATES EVIDENCE.
Secret Now Ont About an Indiana
Sase of Bomb TtirOwi

Eikhart, Ind., Nov. 20.-Detectivc Kurtz
of this city yesterday arrested Wm Franks,
young farmer, n S accessory to the ''dyna-
miting'' of the office of DR.. J. J. Sweatland,
at Mottviic a few miles east of here, last
Wednesday night, when the office was
wrecked and Andrew Gray, a patient, was
seriously injured.
Franks has turned States evidence, and
says that Allen W. Thompson, who is held
for the crime, tried to hire him to throw the
bomb, but that he absolutely refused to
have anything to do with the matter.
The prominence of all the parties has
caused the affair 10 assume importance,
aside from its criminal phase.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
He Vas behind and

Hello, Jones. I'm just going to dinner
Won't you Join me?'' was the CHEEKY in
yitatiou Smith yesterday extended 10 his
old time friend, who is in straitened cir
cumStauces.
"well-hem-yes. being asit's you. guess
/ WILL" hesitatcd Smith. He did not wish
TO appear too eager, and still WIS in mCrtal
terror lest something would occur TO in-
terfere with the dinner.
Well Jones, old boy. what are You 60
lug to have?r inquired Smith.
Let me see" He studied the bill of fare.
Il think / will have little mush and milk.
q couple of poached eggs and u cup Of cof
fee"
THAT'S queer dinner, Jones"
"Diuuer!" exclaimed Jones, contemptu-
ously. "This is last Saturdays breakfast
San Francisco Post.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
CoIDs for KiudIinr

Dry corucobS do not burn with n very
fierce flame, but saturate two or three
OF them with Kerosene oil and they will
easily light a fire. They are the very
best material for this purpose, as they VIII
hold mere oil than any kind OF wood. 1t
is by saturating something with Kerosene
oil that this should always be used for
kiudling fires. There is no danger from
Kerosene II Ii is used in this way, and
it is quick way to make brisk fire
on cold mornings when getting the fire
going quickly is an important item for
comfort.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
HATCHET SLINGER.
Cluims He Cut md Hacked In Defense
of His Life.

Emporla. Kansas, Nov. 2O.-David Hen
derson, the colored school-teacher, who
did such CHASTITY work with hatchct
Monday night at Dunlap. was captured yes
tcrday, and is Eow in Jail.
He claims the deed was done In self
defense. as he was surrounded by crowd
clamoring for his life, and that he had to
cut his way out.
None of his victims have yet died.
Thomas Starkcy and Mrs. Ray. however,
are lying at the point Of death. There a re
predictions of lynching should either
of the injured die
The evening times., 1895-11-20
QUESTIONS FOR TAX-rAYERS.

Do you think that the District should
he bonded To pay for IL new system
OF sewerage and for street exten-
sion and improvements?
Do You think that, should II bond bill
pass, amy OF the money realized
from the sale of these bonds should
be expended in improving private
real estate holdings ont side the city
proper and remote from the great
body OF taxpayers?
The evening times., 1895-11-20
Phrslcnl Cnlture mt Cline Bros,.

Miss Amy Werner, the famous Swedish
exponent of physical culture, massage and
gymnastics is here exploiting the white
ly" system.
Cline Bros, the welkknown Pennsylva-
mia avenue house, has given up a window
to a daily display of these gymnastic ex-
ercises, and large crowds of Interested
Washingtonian are spectators ofthe move
ments.
Miss Werner is worth seeing.
The "whitely'' system is an excellent
ono.
Ladies and children should particularly
study these movements and adopt them.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
Grcnt Seas AT orecnstnwn.

Queenstown. Nov. 20.-The White Star
line steamer Majestic, which arrived here
this morning, reports having encountered
heavy gales and high seas throughout
Monday and Tuesday. The sea is stili very
high, and she was compelled to enter the
harbor to land her Passengers and mails
here, the rough water preventing the use
of 4 tender.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
FOR LoCKED-OUT DRIVERS.

Subscriptions Coming In to The Times
Help Fund.
Poverty has, in many Instances, laid
its hand upon the lOcked-Ont employees
of the AacOstia Street Railroad. In
some families affected there Is sick
ness and suffering.
These women and children are
worthy objects of charity and the
relief fund started by The Times is
growing.
Below Is the amount received to
date, all of which is turned over to
the Street Railway Union.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
NEZ PERCES LANDS.
Great Rush to File Chains aud Spccu-
IatOrS Get in Good Work.

IatOrS Get in Good Work.
Lewiston, Idaho, Nov. 2O.-Fully 1000
settlers We're awaiting the opening of the
land office yesterday morning TO make
their filings upon the lands of the Nez
Perccs reservation opened on Monday.
The crowd was iammed up in struggling
mass in front of the office, and it was ne
cessary TO close the doors until order was
secured and a line formed.
A gang of speculators took occasion
to enrich themselves by selling their places
in the line TO anxious settlers lower down.
Their scheme was discovered aud they
were driven away. At the closing hou hun
dreds were still in line, and the crush today
promises to be greater than ever. Though
there have been numerous scurflcs, no Sc
rious trouble has occurred.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
bar Iron Going Up.

Chicago, Nov. 2o.-Bar iron will be adj
tanced in price. This has been decided
by the Merchants Bar Iron Association, in
session at the Auditorium yesterday. No
definite announcement will be made, how
ever, until after todays meeting.
The evening times., 1895-11-20
Dedicated To II Duchess.

John Strange Winter, the novelist. has
Just made his appearance as a song writer
having written u school song called The
Princess of the Poor which has been
set to music by Lester Carcw. 1t was
written and composed as an expression OF
loyalty tn the Duchess of York, who has
accented q COPY,
The evening times., 1895-11-20
BRk\NN
BOYS

ambitious 5oys-boys
who are content to start i'll
a small way and build up
money-making business of
their own-boys from whom
the word ''hustler" sptrts
out all over-are the boys
who eau engage in the
hustling company of youth
full merchants who now own
a branch of THE TINES
business-there's plenty of
room for them. Call at
THE TIMES office between
5 and 6 P. nj. any week day.
The evening times., 1895-11-20


C. G. Conn. :. =. :. 80. :. $25 co
Laundry Workers, h. of L.. 90
ID. A. SO, X. OIL. :. ........ $500 90
T.. ", Lawrence :. -. =. -. 100
Painters l.. A. 174S, N. OIL. 10 90
Eccentric Engineers. ........ 500
Samuel Solomon. :. :. ...... 500
Carriage and Wagon Makers. 100
PapcriIangers' Assembly. 500
PIastcrers' Assembly ........ IS 90
Operative .SsOnemasOns' As
sociationNo.2, Il. M.andLu. 10 90
Cash :. :. :. =. =. :. -. SO
"A w oman =. -. OU
Tin and Sheet-1rOn Workers,
No. 2O31, 4. of L.. -. s 90
Bakers Monumental Assem-
bly,, l.. A. 1850, h. of La. 500
T. NJ. Judge, Ala. 1 90
N. c. Murray, Tex. :. 90
Washington Musical Assem-
bly,. :. :. 49,. -. 500
BottlinE House Employees. IL 90
Bakers Drivers, i. A. 1915. 8 90
The evening times., 1895-11-20

$1.25 to baltimore and Return via
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tickets sold Saturday and Sunday, No
vember % and "a, valid returning until
Monday. the 25th: good on any train.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-12-04

correct, there is no difference in value
between the two amounts of fertilizers
given. Both are complete, and both
have the desired amount of fertilizer
elements in them. Both are open to
criticism, however: the first obtains all
it's nitrogen from cotton seed meal,
which is not available when applied;
hence it should have had less cotton
seed meal, and the deficit made up with
sulphate of am % onia or nitrate OF soda;
it is well to use enough nitrate Of soda
to make about PEI cent, or about l3O
pounds, and supply the rest with meal;
the second fertilizer has all it's nitrogen
in soluble form, So that by the time
the crop begins to set, the rains may
have washed out much and the plants
left 20 starve, besides not supplying the
desirable humus or vegetable matter.
If you decide that your land requires
only 400 pounds cotton seed meal, use
the folio wing formula to make COM
plete fertilizer:
Cotton seed meal (already ap-
pIleQ) HUI loS
Nitrate of soda ............... 70 lbs.
Kainit (potash) Is per cent.)... 700 lbs.
Superphosphate (a7ailable phos-
phoric acid, II per cent.)..." 62O lbs.
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For the Florida Agriculturist.
Some Potato Experiments.

After most laborious and brain-trY-
ing series Of experiments with sweet po-
tatoes have come to the conclusion, al
most, that it is a waste of capital to fer
tilize sweet potatoes, providing your
land is fairly rich. l dabbled in all sorts
and kinds of fertilizers this sum mer, ex
pecting to discover just what the pota-
toes needed and to astonish my neigh
bors next year. Incidentally hoped to
be able to raise more than enough pota'
toes to satisfy the Unsuitable appetites of
my neighbor's razor backs, as in this case
1 might be able to save few for my
SELF Heretofore my yield has been only
moderate, and after the razorback had
had his share, there W as nothing left for
my suffering family.
Ican't say that my experiments taught
me anything except, possibly. to leave
the experimenting business in future to
younger farmers who have long life
before them and can afford to monkey
around with chemicals and waste valua-
BILE ground in growing vines as long as
the moral law and tubers as small as a
politicians conscience.
After my ''pa tch" was in, and having
a piece cf ground that was already
prepared, l determined to do some exper-
imenting for the reasons aforesaid. L
went at it Systematically like the State
Experiment Stations. 1 divided the
ground into plats and numbered each
plat, keeping a record of the time of
planting, quantity and kind of fertil-
izer used and method of cultivation.
The variety planted was the common
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81 per Annum, in advance

est kind of common Florida potatoes.
The runners were cut from standovers
and put in the ground July 25th, en-
tlrely too late, thought. They were
fertilized as follows
No. 1.-Ground tobacco stems.
No. 2.-Commercial fertilizer, contain
ing potash, s per cent; phosphoric
acid. S per cent; ammonia per cent.
No. 3,-Sulphate potash as per cent?
No. 4-Blood and bone (phasphoric
acid, 10 to II; ammonia, z to 81 and low
grade sulphate po tash.
On No. 5 had nothing to apply that
thought would do any good, but l
mixed nitrate of soda, muriate of pot
ash and ground Florida phosphate in
the following proportions: Nitrate of
soda, 2 pounds; potash, II pounds, and
Florida p hosphate pounds.
After my experimental plats were
planted, had few vines left. These
stuck in the ground where beans h ad
been planted the previous spring. Be
muda grass had good start there and
let it grow, and it grew about as fast as
the vines.
| am grieved to say that with the ex-
ception of plats Nos. and 5, and the
Bermuda plat, the experiments were
without startling results, except in
vines. The yields where the ground to-
bacco and combination of nitrate Of soda,
muriate of potash and phosphate were
used were highly satisfactory, especially
on the No. 5 plas; but when the cost of
this mixture is taken into consideration,
| am of the opinion that the ground to-
bacco is the best, as the yield was only
little less and the cost not near as great.
The land used for the main crou was
exceptionally good pine land; had 1t
been otherwise, the comparison, doubt
less, would have been more favorable to
the experiments.
But the greatest su rprise was the Ber-
muda plat. The land was not cultivated
Bermuda formed a solid sod over the
ground; the vines of the potatoes were
small, and I expected no results, but the
yield was equal to that of my pet plats,
and in some cases better. The tubers,
at any rate were in better shape, being
longer and not so lumpy.
Now, after 1 have averaged up my
experiments, l am undecided. If it
were not for the extra labor in harvest
ing the potatoes, 1 would be tempted
next year to plant my crop on my wife's
Bermuda lawn. OF course, 1 would
have a double object in view. My neigh
boris razorbacks detest a Bermuda sod.
if they can get anything else. At least,
it would take them longer to root up
their share of potatoes from solid lawn
OF Bermuda than it would from nice
loose rows.
To reea pitulate, l think it best to
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DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, December 4, 1895.

per cent, or Is pounds in every hundred
of nitrate of soda (by the same process)
we find that 800 pounds of this material
should be added to supply the 48 pounds
of nitrogen.
If the nitrogen is to be supplied from
dried blood that analyses l3 per cent nj
trogen, or 13 pounds in every hundred,
it will take $40 pounds Of that.
If the deficit Of nitrogen is to be OBJ
tanned from cotton seed meal similar to
that used before it will take 600 pounds
more.
Having considered the element nitro
gen briefly let us take up potash. 100
pounds are required; four pounds have
been supplied with cotton seed meal so
we will need to look out for 1856 pounds.
If96 per cent sulphate of potash IS to
be used 1t will require 300 pounds, as
Ghis analyzes about So per cent potash
but If the double salt or low grade is to
be used it will take 900 pounds as it
analyzes about27 per cent. If kainit is
to be employed it will require 1900
pounds to supply the wanting potash.
If muriate of potash is to be employed;
the 80 to 95 per cent or high grade con-
tains about 81 per cent of potash, it will
take 274 pounds. If a second grade or a
so to s. per cent muriate is taken it will
analyze about 50 per cent potash and re-
quire 800 pounds. If a third grade or 70
TO rs per cent muriate is chosen it will
require $40 pounds.
There are other materials used to sup
ply potash but [ believe the above are
the more common ones sold in Florida.
One hundred and forty pounds phos-
phoric acid are needed; eight were sup
piled with the cotton seed meal; leaving
1872 pounds to be supplied. Doubtless the
cheapest source of this element is our
super-phoSphate or acid phosphate. The
this varies; the usual product yields from
10 to IA per cent; some samples run much
higher and others q great deal lower.
IL UuC III udAO COuUdIuS III pST
cent it will require 1890 pounds; if IA
per cent it will take $40 pounds.
If dried blood has been used as source
Of nitrogen it will have added 1875
pounds of phosphoric acid and then we
shall have to supply only 1875 pounds
Of 10 per cent available phosphoric acid.
Suppose we take low grade of all the
materials needed for complete fertili-
zer, we might have the following:
Cotton seed meal. .......... 1000 lbs.
Phosphate available 10 per
Kainit az per cent potash)... 1900 lbs.
Amount Of fertilizer. 1920 lbs.
Now let us take high grade of the
needed materials:
Cotton seed meal (already ap-
plled). .......... 4OU los.
Sulphate of ammonia. ......... 240 lbs.
SO per cent. sulphate of potash 300 lbs
IA per cent. phosphoric acid. 94O lbs
Amount of fertilizer. 49,. l, $50 lbs.
If the computations and analyses are
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OIL. XXI, No. 49. Whole No. S93.
Tomato Fertilizer.

Tomato Fertilizer.
The following correspo ndence which
has kindly been furnished us by Prof.
Rolls, of the Experiment Station, will
prove of interest to many of our readers
engaged in tomato growing.
Prof p. Fl. Rolls, Lake City. Fla.
DEAR SIR-May 1 trouble you with the follow
Ing;
Where 400 pounds cottonseed meal per acre has
been applied in drill, what is advisable to use in
addition? desire to reduce fertilizer expenses
and want the completest combination at leas
COST F.B.C.
DEAR SIR-In reply to your letter o1
the 20 inst. | will say A formula fol
a complete tomato fertilizer should con.
tain about the following:
Phosphoric acid, available :. 7 per cent
Potash. .....,...........9 8 per cent
Nitrogen. Observation-Disclosures 4 per cent
Assuming that you have average
Florida tomato land you should use
about ton of fertilizer of the above
formula to get the best returns for the
time and money expended. To handle
the question alittle more easily let us
state it in different form and In way
that is not usually employed. We will
state it in number of pounds of the
fertilizer elements to be used to the
acre, thus:
Available phosphoric acid. 140 pounds
Potash .l60 pounds
Nitrogen. .................. 80 pounds
By this you are to understand that il
it were possible to remove all other
material than the three mentioned from
the commercial fertilizer we would take
the number of pounds of the different
be observed that ton of the above ferti.
lizer gives the number of pounds stated
just above.
Now as you have already applied 40C
pounds cotton seed meal you have added
80 pounds nitrogen; that is, assuming
that the meal contains per cent nj.
trogen. Besides this there have been
added four pounds potash and pound:
of phosphoric acid. Eighty pounds Of
nitrogen are required; 80 have been ap
piled that will leave 49 to be supplied
This may be obtained from nitrate ol
soda, sulphate of ammonia, dried blood
or cotton seed meal There are other
sources but these are the more common
in our markets. We will suppose thai
sulphate of ammonia is to be employed
SO per cent sulphate of ammonia con
tains about 20 per cent nitrogen; that is
every hundred pounds contains &c
pounds of nitrogen, it will then take
two and four tenths hundred pounds
ga hundred), or 240 pounds to supply
the desired amount of nitrogen.
If on the other band we desire to use
nitrate of soda which contains about IL