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In sels-D.fen..

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. IA. - This
morning three drunken employees of
the stave factory Of Longbr0ok Creek
attacked Capt. Il. G. Pitts, the man.
ager Of the factory. with clubs and
knives and were about to kill him,
when he drew his pistol and fired four,
shots at them, fatally wounding two
and seriously wounding the third. Had
he not shot lie would have been killed.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Society Ladies' III

Green Bay. Wis. Nov. 1O.-A dozen
or more society ladies are seriously Ill
today as a result of something con.
tanned In luncheon served at a recep.
tlon given yesterday by Mrs. Frank
Vanderzee and Mrs. c. o. Gage. The
condition of none, however, is critical.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16

London, Nov. i3.-The British bark
Highland Home, Capt. McWhirr,
which arrived at Fleetwood on Oct.
10, from Portland. Oregon, and which
left Fleetwood for London, was lost
during last nights storm of Angle,
near Milford. Her crew. consisting Of
seventeen men, are missing.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
The SAWYER Patent,

Washington, Nov. 13.-The United
States supreme court decided the Inn
portant case of the Consolidated Elec-
1ric Light company, against the Nc
Kcesport Light company, in favor Of
the defendants. Tile court holds the
Sawycr-Man patent invalid. The de-
cision was handed down by Justice
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
In Strict secrecx

Washington. Nov. IA. The nine
teenth annual convention of the gem
eral assembly, Knights Of Labor, will
begin here to-day. The sessions will
continue for about ten days, but all
business transacted ut the meetings
will be guarded with the utmost Sc
crecy, not even. the X. of L., other than
the delegates or a%lternates, being al
lowed admission.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Should he More Business.

One great trouble with farmers Is
that they are not careful enough
about the business part Of the work.
They do the work and let the profit or
loss come out as it may, without Civ.
ing the matter n thought, or, If they
do occasionally make a spasmodic eff
fort at keeping accounts, 1t Is soon dis
continued as making too much work.
How are we going to know where
we are at" In any other way than by
keeping account of the expenses con-
nected with dairying, for instance?
Nine out of ten are ''going it blind'
year after year. They feed and milk
their cows, and make and sell the but
ter, and then, at the end of the year,
know nothing about whether they are
any better off or not as to the dairy.
Don't you think many a farmer is
keeping cows at a loss? Well, now,
do you think you are one Of them,
yourself? How do you know about It,
anyway? Have you the figures to
prove that your cows are a source of
profit to you? 1t would be well for
every dairyman and every farmer
who does not claim to be, strictly
speaking, a dairyman, to try and q .
certain just where he stands. Guess
work is q poor plan to 60 by. II We
are once convinced that we are losing
money, we may better stop dairying
and turn our attention to sometime
else.
Now, WIN we start in to ind out
the truth Of the matter we must give
the cows a good chance. We need not
expect to make a profit out Of poor
cows, In the first place, nor out Of
poorly.fed ones, in the second. place.
Don't condemn the COWS unless they
are really to blame. Remember,
many a good cow returns her owner
no profit simply because 1t is q physi-
cal imposslbility to do SO with the
food he supplies her and the care she
receives. 1t is a clear case Of "give
nothing, get nothing"
Let farmers once apply as strict
business methods to their work as the
merchant does to his, and 1t will go
far toward strengthening out the tan
Elel web of affairs existing among
many of them. 1t would at least
show them what lines Of farming are
best for them to pursue.-E. E. Rock
wood In Ohio Farmer.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Some Feeding Expert~ent,.

The New York experiment station
has been making some feeding expert
ments with laying hens to determine
whether whole or ground grain and
large or small breeds gave the most
profit. Following are the conclusions
reached:
1: Two lots Of laying hens, Of large
and small breeds respectively, having
their grain food only dry and whole,
ate more food 1t greater cost per fowl
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
One indication of a coming uphea,

One indication of a coming upheav-
al In Turkey is the gathering of spe-
cial newspaper correspondents in the
region of Constantinople. The British
feet is near the city on one side and
the Russian fleet on the other. The
French, Austrian and Italian fleets are
ready to move in that direction. It 10
well understood that the sultan's re-
cent promise Of reforms Is worthless,
as he has neither the disposition nor
the power to enforce It. The news
from Constantinople this wiAtor viii
nrohahlv be imnortaht.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16

Ashland, Wis. Nov. 14.-Fire totally
destroyed the Ashland Sulphite COM
pany's plant at Ashland to-day, entail
ing a loss Of $4,000. Insurance is
placed ut $4,000. The origin of the
fire is unknown,
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Made Him Insane

Shawano, Wis, Nov. 14.-Assembly-
man Christian Bonnim, who attempt
cd suicide a short time ago, has be.
come insane as q result of the wound.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
A MIDNIGHT ELOPEMENT.
T THE close Of

T THE close Of
1911, in the es-
tate of Nenara-
dovo, lived Cav
rlo Gavrilovitch,
a Russian propri-
etor. His I'M
bounded hospital
ity and frankness
for him
many friends
among the neigh
boring proprie-
tors. While many
would visit him
to partake of his
hospitality OF to
play q game of
800 on
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Lenve. L,nrrc F.muv

Kewaskum. Wis.,. Nov. IA. Fred
Bienswitz. a well known farmer, was
thrown from his wagon in a runaway
and killed. He leaves a wife and ten
children.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Palmer,a Houae Rnrn.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 14.-Ex-Senator
Thomas W. Palmer's residence, on
woodward avenue, was completely
Quilted by fire this morning. A large
quantity Of valuable bric-a-brac, paint
ings and furniture was destroyed.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Plumher. WI, T..,. ..Lp

Pittsburg. Nov. 1.-THE plumbers
strike in Pittsburg and Allegheny,
which was inaugurated on Monday,
has been settled and the men have re-
turned to work. The demand was for
an increase Of 10 per cent in WaRea.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
A B~ROKEN-HEARTED MAN.

Two From the wild West
Who Were Disappointed.
Down in West street n afternoon I
met q man with a pulled eye and O
bloody nose and stopped to ask him IL
he had met with an accident.
"Where are you from?" he cautious
ly inquired by way of reply.
II came here from the West"
"Dfd you? Well, let me put you onto
sunthin'. I'm also from the West. I
went into q saloon down there and
stood In the middle of the room and
yelled. They didn't seem to be much
surprised at that, and l threw down
my hat and jumped on it. They sorter
looked at me, but didn't say snuthin',
and l."
"You peeled OFF your coat and an
nounced that you were half-hoss. half
alligator and slept with grizzly bears"
THAT'S it, exactly"
you declared you were born in a
thunder storm, nursed by a cyclone
and cut your first tooth during nm
earthquake"
stranger, them was my very
words" he exclaimed.
you uttered war whoops and YOU
shrieked out that ~rattlesnakes crawled
into their dens when you whistled,
mountain. lions ran away when you
blew your nose, and that grizzly bears
laid right down and died when you
raised your voice above a whisper"
>" said Jest them words-jest ex-
actly them words, and a Teller"
"Yes, a feller who looked tired STEP
ped in and biffed you and knocked you
head over heels outdoors"
HE did, pard, and here ! am, a
licked and broken-hearted man. I was
goin' to put you on to the fact that
these critters in New York don't skeer
fur shucks, but it's no use-you've
been thar. Feller critter from the wild
and w~oolly-shake. Shake both hands.
We came-we saw-we got licked
outen u butes, and I'll bet you q hun
dred to ten I don't open my mouth
agin till I feel the old familiar wealth
er of Montana surroundin' me."-De-
troit Free Press.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16

1HpGIBtW IN BGBBIO0.
Providence, r. l., Nov. 1.-THE thir.
teenth annual Baptist congress opened
in the Central Baptist church here to-
day with a large attendance Of dele
gates from all parts of the country.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
A FasAie.abls Evasion.

what q beautiful new gown Jane
Aas on. Did she bring it from
abroad7'
mo; its her last seasons dress.
The dreUmaker turned 1t inside ont,
and now she says she's brought It
from the other side."-Boston Beacon.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
steamer Burnea.

Lima, Peru, Nov. 1O.-It II renorfed
that the British steamer Mineral, load
ed at Payta with petroleum, for oaa
Francisco, has been burned % the
water's edge.
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No Josbi.x.

~"Chicagoy repeated the marriages.
ble nobleman, in some trepidation.
"Chiclg0. eh? So you're a Chicago
girl. Well, l tell you right now, We
don't quote jobbing rates to anybody.a
detroit Tribune
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True.

Here is some material, tailor, and I
want you to make me a suit
i never work with cloth that 10
bought elsewhere"
Il don't understand that; II l bring
you the material, you lose just %
much less on my clothes.'-Buch fur
ALE.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16

Chicago. Nov. II. - John B. Drake,
the widely known hotel proprietor,
died to-day.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Fer Over Eff. Ys.ra

Fer Over Fifty Yeass
AN OLD AND WE'LL TRlED RsnEDY.-Nra
q inslowts Soothing syrup has been used for
over nifty yeArs by mtl ons OF moLhen Tor ther
children while teetnlng, wlth perfect Su-CeBs
1t s,oahes the child. sotiens the gums, allay1 q
pain. cures wind collie, and u The best remedy for
D alrhGA Is pleasant to the taste. sod By
I'VE cents . bottle. Its value Is Il cslculaole. 30
sure ano ask for Hrs Winslo IS Soothing syrup.
and take no other kind.
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
Large or small Potatoes.

Should judges at fairs award pre-
NUNS to the largest potatoes or to
those of medium size? Are the largest
specimens of as good quality as the
smaller ones? These questions were
recently discussed through the col
umns Of the Rural New Yorker. One
writer, who believes that big speci-
mems attract attention, says:
Having exhibited vegetables and
farm products for upward of ten years
I have learned tina. anything very
large is the most pleasing to the
crowd, who do not stop to test the
quality OF eve look at such specimens
as may be seen Oh the general mar
kct."
\ New York correspondent writes:
"a potato that will weigh one-quarter
Of a pound is about two inches in d.
ameter and is of the smallest size al
lowable in sorting for market. When
potatoes Of this size are used for
cooking, there ia far more waste than
with larger on IS, and the quality Is no
better than that of two pound potatoes
of the same variety. The model pota-
to Is kidney-shaped, has few eyes and
those nearly eve with the surround
Ing surface, and it weighs three-Quar-
tiers Of q pound. Such a potato is
salable, but for use In a farmers fam
lily there Is not the least objection to
those that weigh two pounds If Of q
variety not liable to be hollow"
A third correspondent says: "How
shall potatoes be judged at the fairs?
This Is q hard question to answer, not
knowing who will be the judge. IL he
be a man who knows what a potato
is for, he will give first place to me-
dunn size always. A good, fair sized
potato will sell best In market, and
any cook will say that she doesn't
want these big potatoes. When I
Judge Mt fairs, I give the preference
to those of fair size and most perfect
shape. I was taken to task by an ex-
hibitor because he didn't get first
money when he had the largest. We
both took our station near the potatoes
and some ladies' came along. We ask
ed them whether they were house,
keepers. They said they were. We
handed them one of each lot, with this
question, For family use which of
these potatoes would you BUY for your
own use, ii the whole bushel were Of
the same sizeY All six said, The
small one.'"
The Dickinson press., 1895-11-16
A-D-cxos, n,srsxr.

The crimson glow Of sunlight falls
Along the monumental walls.
Where still In faded pomp are read
The names and virtues Of the dead.
Yet from yon efigy of knight
The craven name has vanished quite:
No word remains; but stories tell
That he who sleeps fought true and
well;
In kindness swift, in vengeance SLOW
A constant friend, a courteous foe;
Who partly fought for love of fight.
But chiefly for the love Of right.
To Holy Land he rode away;
Seek thou. a holy land today.
With sword and battleax he strove:
Seek thou the armory Of love.
He won on earth a poor renown:
WIN hou on earth Loves fadeless
crown.
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development of what until now has
been wild and waste territory.
Another factor in the development of
the extreme southern portion of the
peninsular was the disastrous freeze of
the early part of this year. People were
naturally anxious to locate in frostless
region If such could be found, or at
least in a region where the killing
freezes experienced by the orange grow
ers of middle South Florida were un-
known. Some of the growers who were
frozen down moved to the east coast re-
gion of the extreme south with the in
IGNITION of making groves of pineapple
plantations. In a like manner many of
those whe intend to locate in Florida
the new settler-wlll go as far south as
possible. For these reasons we predict
a phenomenal growth and development
for this territory during the next few
years.
On the western side Of the peninsula
at the time of the freeze were few or
ange groves bearing fruit. Unfor-
tunately the number of these groves
was small and the output Of fruit did
not cut much of figure in the general
aggregate, but it is this section of the
State that will produce the only Florida
oranges during the next few years The
groves in this region were practically
uninjured by the freeze, This fact has
given the extreme southwestern counties
Of the State quite boom, and many or
ange growers have turned their atten-
lion to that region.
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DEVELOPMENT IN THE EXTREME
SOUTH.

There Is q steady movement of late
towards the extreme region of South
Florida. This movement extends down
both the Gulf and the Atlantic coasts.
This region embraces on the Atlantic
side what is known as the Bay Biscayne
sectional section that has heretofore
been too remote from the better lines of
transportation to make it at all desira-
bic as place of production. The ex.
tension of Mr.. Flagler's railroad through
this country has centered the eyes of
the prospector and the settler on it and
as result there is apt to be very marked
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THE CONDITION.

We have frequent inquiries from read
ers at distance as to the condition of
the orange industry in Florida and the
State in general since the freeze, or
rather several months after the freeze.
Many of the people who write for this
information either express or imply the
belief that the orange business has been
almost totally destroyed in Florida and
that all lines of business are very much
depressed, and they also express the
doubt of their eventual recovery.
1t is difficult matter even yet to es-
innate the damage to the orange industry
of Florida. OF course no one who knows
anything at all about the State and her
people have an idea that the cultivation
Of the orange will be abandoned. Many
individuals will abandon the business
because they have not the means to con-
tinue it-what percent of abandoned
groves there will be there IS at present
no means of determining, but it is quite
large especially with the younger groves.
Many groves were either killed outright,
or SO near it that the owners think it is
a waste Of time to try to bring them up.
Of course this all tends to reduce the
acreage, and conservative people who
claim to have gone pretty we'll over the
ground, say that the acreage will be re-
duced at least forty per cent. This may
be true and it may not. AS before said
there is no present way of determining
the number of acres of abandoned groves,
and all statements must be considered
as simple guess work.
Those who have the means and the
nerve" to continue the industry, with
favorable seasons, have bright prospects.
1t may be many years before their groves
will yield the same amount of fruit they
did before the freeze, but the opinion is
general, and is founded on correct bust
ness ideas, that it will be only few
years before the groves awell cared for
will yield as much In dollars and cents
as they did prior to the freeze. This be-
lief is causing many who would other
wise be discouraged to buckle down to
the work of keeping up and remaking
their groves. They see before them in
the not distant future their groves bear
Ing as heavily as before the frost nipped
them. They know that thousands of
acres of young groves that would have
been in full bearing in few years are
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the present, aud by the time the production OF
the section increases they will doubtless be able
to change the wooden rails to steel Ones
x*x
SOME of our emporarles are dis
posed to throw cold water on the matter of ca,,-
ming industries in Florida. They contend that
ve8etab es for canning can be grown much easier
and cheap in other sections of tn, country, and
The Florida canned goods would of course come
in competition with cheap raised vegetables Ad-
hitting this to be true, our position is still the
same. We have net advised the planting OF veg
etables exclusively for canning, but when the
truck is intended for shipment to distant mar
kets for reason of guts or excessive transporta-
tion charges it is impossible to realize profit on
the shipments, the canneries would come in
handy. The material that would otherwise go
to waste can be saved.
Nv
LARGE grower of tobacco in Cuba
is reported to have arrived at Tampa one day
last week route to Ocala or some section of
Marion county, with a number of hands and i'm
plements for the cultivation of cigar tobacco
He had previously examined into the posi- ble
profit of the industry in Florida and satisfied
himself that tobacco could be grown here as we'll
as in Cuba. Under the existing conditions in
Cuba the tobacco industry will be conducted at
a great disadvantage for the next few years. and
this Cuban thought it wise to come to Florida
with his o TIT. Our people will have an oppor- |
tunity of learning from observation now Just |
how to cultivate and cure this to accO and we |
think when they once learn This we will not be !
upon Cuba or any other country for
our supply Of cigar tobacco.
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DNESDAY, SEP rEMBER 25. 1895.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM. GROVE AND GARDEN-Tobacco
Culture Twenty-Five Years Ago; Rdmie
an American Crop. Observation-Disclosures O9lO
Cannery Run by Women; Small Can
merry rays Observation-Disclosures. -. OIL
Cigar Tobacco in Florida; Mean Diameter
of Cotton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 12
Alfalfa in Florida;A Review OF the Worlds
Fertilizer Trade in 1898; West Florida
Farm Land .... ..-...,. ...... 613
The Sanitary Value of Shade, Bleaching
Celery Observation-Disclosures. ............. 6l4
FLORAL DEPARTMENT-The Result OF
Our PLAN" Two Fine Hedge Roses: The
Gaillardia; Vines. Recommendations. 6l5
EDITORIAL-Editorial Cbat Harris Late
Orange TO Be Made California's Early
Rareripe; Our Only Salvation; Answers
to Correspondents. ........................ GIT
HOUS EHOLD DEPARTMENT - Evening
On The Gulf poetry; Summer Study
School Dresses No. 2; Living vs Existing;
On Laughter; Good Drinking Water:
Apple 's....... 61S
POULTRY EXPERIMENTATION They
Fatten in France; Dipping Fowls: Cost OF
Eggs....... 6l9
LITERATURE-Whea and Glover (poetry)
Ye Bowerie Ghost:A Stately Old Mansion;
Gould Not Make Tibet. ................ 500
Wild Flowers (poetry); A Game of Nine
PUZZLER. ..,.................. 622
FLORIDIANA. .............. 1923
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DEVELOP MENT OF THE Ri T. INDUS
TRY.

1t is gratifying to note that consider
able attention has been devoted to the
cultivation of rice in Florida during the
past season Especially is this true in
Orange county where Mr. George E.
Macy took the initiative and encouraged
the planting of the grain by the distri-
button of seed and the offer to erect a
mill and clean the rice grown this year
on the toll plan. After the freeze, when
it was admitted by all that something
must be done to bridge the hungry gap
until the oranges came again. che people
of the region referred to readily accepted
Mr.. Macv's suggestion and quite a large
acreage was planted. Of course there
were doubts expressed as to the success
of the crop, and for that reason MANY
did not plant The season Just passed
has been favorable one and the Weld
has been large and eminently satisfac-
tory. The result of this will be that
next ear the acreage will be more than
doubled.
The Orlando Reporter of a recent
date, commenting on the crop and Mr..
Macy's mill, says:
Mr.. Geo. E. Macy has about com
pleted the putting up of his new machin-
cry for rice cleaning, and his grist mills.
His rice milling machinery is all auto
matte and takes the rough rice from the
bin and without any handling by the
operator turns out the finished rice in
three grades, each grain so finely Dol.
ished that one can almost see his face in
it. The completion of this mill marks
the beginning of period in Orange
county's history that the writer predicts
will soon bring prosperity to our agri
cultural classes.
A sample of rice that had been har-
vested six weeks and we'll dried, showed
large plump grains and very few of them
broken, while that which had been cut
only about three weeks and onlv par-
TALLY cured, was badly broken.
Mr.. Macy said he wishes the peonle
impressed with this fact, that in order
to get satisfactory results they must drv
their rice before milling.
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EDITORIAL CHAT.

In another column of this issue will
be found communication from a Washington
correspondent who has devoted much time and
study to the cultivation of the ramie plant and
it's preparation for market. This correspondent
thinks it is mistake to wait until the yield Of
ramie justifes the establishment OF factories and
the Improvement of machinery for it's prepare
ton and decortication He thinks the best plan
is to encourage the production by the establish
ment of ia ctories and the invention of machines
for it's preparation.