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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-16
Diversifcation the Salvation.

orange growers III Ln0 DdrLOW lnIOrm-
ant. He writes as follows:
No State has such variety and so
large resources as Florida. The mild
climate enables the planter to keep his
soil productive twelve months in the
year. | have matured six good, paying
crops on one piece of land within eleven
months. The crops were cabbage planted
in November in rows four and a half
fee part, at the last working of the
cabbage Irish potatoes were planted
midway the rows. When the cabbage
was taken from the field the last plOw-
ing was given to the potatoes, and we'll
grown tomato plants were set in deep
followed the potatoes and melons the
tomatoes, and fine crop of hay was the
last crop taken from the field in Octo-
Der. Each one Of these six crops had
more money value than any Of the
crops generally grown on farm in New
England or any of the Western or Mid
die states. fertilized literally at each
planting, and was we'll paid for all ex-
penses and labor needed. The intensive
system is the secret of success in Flor
ida as elsewhere.
One CT the most valuable crops grown
in the United States is hay. No state
can grow more grass or Of better quail
ity than Florida can. If ensiage is
combined with hay growing, all the
grass grown on the farm can be saved.
If orr open pine forests be planted in
Bermuda grass, they will afford the best
of grazing and leave the timber to de-
velop for future use. With plenty
of grass, hay and ensilage, Florida
can lead in that important industry,
dairying. The phosphates of Florida,
if rightly managed would alone en-.
rich the State. But the greater part
of this I'm portant fertilizer should be
prepared for the home market, and
every foot of land in the State ought
to feel it's enrichlng touch. Let the
State export her phosphates in the form
of bef, mutton, butter, cheese, horses,
vegeta bles and fruits, and it will repay
her d Thousand fold more than the self
destructive method OF sending this all
important base of every fertilizer to en-
rich the manufacturers and then come
back to us with the treble cost, big profit
to the manufacturer and of two railroad
companies.
| will mention one other neglected re-
source: our twelve hundred miles of
sea coast is richer in food supply than
all the land in our fifty-nine thousand
miles of territory. If our numerous es-
tuaries, bays, rivers, etc, Astounding
along this lengthy coast, were annually
supplied with arIifically Matched fish,
that inhabit the waters of our sea coast,
the waters OF the Gulf and Atlantic, for
sixty or one hundred miles from shore,
would furnish feeding ground for the
growing OF fish which would yearly
come back to the places where they were
first put into the water, for the purpose
of depositing their spawn and so become
an easy prey to the nets of thousands Of
fisherman who would furnish our popu-
lation with an abundance of wholesome
food our railroads with untold freight,
increasing their business so they could
lower The tariff on fruit and Vepeta bile
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-16

the salary of com missioner and all the
cost of an outfit for so important a work.
Had ten thousand dollars been annually
expended in sea-plautation, embracing
feeding area of hundred thousand
square miles, it would have been worth
millions of dollars annually to our State.
Let our fellow citizens take courage,
diversity their crops, fert'lize literally
and select wise and sober men to do their
legislating.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-16

1t wasn't much of freeze in Florida
after all. When you really come down
to cold weather just think of 40 degrees
below zero in the Adirondack region,
and be glad that your orange grove was
not located up there.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-16
Oranges in Mexico.

The i'm ortation of oranges from Mex
leo into the United States has been in
creaslng steadily during the past few
years and is beginning to give our horti
culturists some anxiety. The importa
ton last year amounted to some $50 car
loads The fruit raised in Mexico is
swe t ariety of orange and is very pop
ular in Arizona. where it is largely con
sumed. The fruit ripens earlier thai
ours and therefore comes more closel,
in contact wi b Florida than with Cali
fornia oranges. A gentleman who spent
some three or four seasons at Sonori
packing and shipping oranges from
contemporary some time ago that the
planting of the orange is increasing
quite rapidly in those localities, and thai
the principal plantations are made by
Mexican citizens, Gov Torres leading
this industry with some ninety acres il
bearing orchard.
A few coIonists from the United States
have attempted to grow them in the
Yaqui country, but the political condi
tons have been so unfavorable that they
have practically abandoned the work in
t lat locality. All the leading varieties
known to Southern California have been
tried, and it is found that the Washing
ton navel does not Sustain it's reputation
as frst-class fruit. The rind gets very
thick and spOngy, the fiber coarse, and
the quality is only secondrate. The
Malta Blood, Mediterranean Sweet anC
paper-rind St. MichaelS do much better
but the preference in most plantations il
given to what is known there as the
native sweet Seeding. The trees Of this
when budded on the sour stock-also {
native-will, at fifteen years from the
bud, produce annually 5000 merchant
able oranges per tree. The fruit is O.
medium size, thin-skinned, of excellen
quality and keeps and ships we'll to dis
tant markets.
Many of the orchards are not cult
waited after they begin to bear fruit, bu1
are permitted to sod over with native
grasses, through which small channel
are cut for the more uniform dlstribu
ton Of the waters of irrigation, as thu
water is applied during the season O
growth every two weeks. The tree
grow we'll under this treatment, and pro
duce regularly good crops of fruit. The
oranges are not so large as those grown
upon cultivated ground, but are more
uniform in size, of excellent flavor, anC
much better keepers, and consequent,
better shippers, than those cultivated.
Notwithstanding the cheap labor ant
favorable conditions under which thi
fruit can be produced there, the profit
are not as great as in the United States
The tariff on fruit as also the tariff tt
be paid in Mexico on nails, paper, etc.
and other expenses, more than offset
the item of cheap labor and more favor
able climate and conditions. -Los Ange
les (Cal.) Times.
1t wasn't much of freeze in Florida
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05
TOWARDS COMMENCEMENT.
The Junior Class Exercises Tonight-tii3s WeatherIy to Read an Essay-PrO-
 gramme for the Week.

The commencement exercises of How ard college begin tonight at o'clock with the junior class exercises in the chapel of the college.
 An especially interesting programme has been prepared, and it will be noted with interest that the first woman to ter Howard college will open the ex- ercises for 1s94-5. The following is the programme for tonight:
 Dr. A w McGaha presiding.
 w. c. Williams, marshal.
 Prayer
 Essay, "The Tendency of the Times"- Miss Eugenia Weatherly
 Grafton. Nothing Great in Natur; But Life"-J. F. Watson.
 Oration, Where Are We At?"-J. B. Dunlap.
 Music.
 Essay. "The Coming woman"-Mss Annie M. Judge.
 oration. "The spinning wheels of the days gone by must give way to the wheels that fy"--A, J. Thames
 oration, "Pluck and ApplIcation"-J.
 Grafton, "The Dignity of Labor"--A. A. Hutto.
 Oration, Lost opportunities"-W. T. Berry.
 .Oration, Love, Matrimony and Mon ey"-H. T. Crumpton.
 The following young men were excusS d from speaking: H. F. Moss, E. C. Par ker. J. w. Johnson. H. M. Fenn, R. ]. proweu J. T. Payne, E. L. Fuller, II. R. Donaldson, E. V. Smith. H. T. Parker, S. B. Parker, w. c. Williams, W. V. Vines. G. G. Faulk, c. A. Bowen, J. W Eubank T. P. Vann, J. F. Fin<lea, X. ". Ashcraft.
 The class officers are: A. J. Thames, president; E. c. Parker vice-pres.deni' J. F. Watson, secretary. The programme of exercises from day to day is as follows:
 Wednesday, June 5, ?. m.--Junlor meeting. ing of the Philomathic society. Friday, June ', p. m.-Final meeting | of the Franklin society. Sunday June g, Il a. m.-Commence- ment sermon by Rev. T. T. Eaton, D. b, 1 LL D., Louisville, Ky. l Monday, June 10, 10 a. m.-Sophomore | prize Reclamation. 1 Monday. June TO- D. m.-Address be- fore the literary societies by Rev A. J. | Dickinson, D. D.. Selma. Tuesday, June II, 10 a. m.-Alumni ad- dress, by Rev. l.. o. Dawson, Tuska- lossa, Ala
 Tuesday June Il. 3 p. m.-Company and individual prize drill.
 Tuesday, June Il, D. m.-Baccalau- reate address, by Rev. B. H. Crumpton, D. D., Bellville Ala.
 Wednesday, June 12, 10 a. m.-Com- mencement exercises. The Philos. The Phlomathic society has issued neat invitations to the final meeting Of the society on June 6, at o'clock D. nl., in the college chapel, when six bright young men will compete for the society medal.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05

Faculty of the Sixth District State Agricul-
 tural School Elected.
 A meeting of the trustees of the State Agricultural school for the. Sixth Con gressional district, located at Hamilton, Marion county, was held at the Morris hotel yesterday morning.
 Present at the meeting were Hon. Hee- tor D. Lane, commissioner of agriculture, chairman; Capt. A. J. Hamilton Col. D. w. Hollis, Dr. NJ. H. Key and MT. T. w. Wigginton.
 The board elected a faculty as fol- lows:
 Principal, James E. Alexander of Shef- field.
 First assistant, A. w. Tate of Hamil- ton.
 Second assistant, Miss Elliott Key of Hamilton.
 The school will open on the 1st of Sep tember, and all children within the school age will be admitted.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05

tee during the year. and several mat ters will be referred to the club at tha meeting next Friday which will show that this committee is fully alive to the work it has in hand.
 The transportation committee had larger attendance than usual and con siderable interest was manifested in tha matters with which this committee will have to deal. Gen. R. D. Johnston was elected permanent chairman, with Harry Hawkins as xice-ehairman.
 Every member of the committee was instructed to procure such facts in his business as would tend to show any dis elimination against the city and present the same to the next regular meeting of this committee. It was shown that the rates on several lines were against Bir- mingham, but the spirit of the commit- tee was to try all pacific means before resorting to others to get these rates remedied; but there was a stronger spirit than ever before manifested to go at this work to succeed.
 This committee will recommend to the club the appointment of a special com mittee on membership. who shall aid in presenting to the citizens generally the value of standing in with the work of the club and joining it.
 This committee will meet the first Tuesday in each month regularly, and as often as business of the club may re- Quire over this.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05
Music at East Lake. s-2o-
READY TO DO ITS SHARE.
One Association That Is Determined to Be Rep
 resented al Atlanta.


 Yesterday morning Secretary Thomp- son of the Commercial club received the following letter from the Alabama Fruit Growing and Winery association, which has the right ring about it. and also shows what an interest these people feel in having Alabama make good show in Atlanta. Not only will they contrib ute $100 in cash. but they will send special exhibit.
 The Alabama Fruit Growing
 and Winery Association.
 Fruithurst, cleburne Co, June 3. N. r. Thompson, Secretary State Board of Managers Cotton States and Inter- national Exposition, Birmingham Ala
 Dear Sir: Your favor duly received We hardly know how we can do any thing in the way of securing additional subscriptions for you, as we have bought out nearly all of the land in this vicinity, and those we have not bought out are poor and take very little inter- est in anything to develop the state. We will say, however, that you may count on us for $100, and if necessary. in the round up, you will find us heart and hand in the work and little more money can probably be squeezed out of the association We want to make a fine exhibit from eastern Alabama, which will cost us from 5000 to $2000, and would like such space allotted as you can consistently give us. You are at liberty to draw on us for $1O0 whenever your board desires if. Respectfully
 ALABAMA FRUIT GROWING AND WINERY ASSOCIATION.
 By U. c. Mathews,
 Secretary
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05
Piano tuning, $2.5O. Jos. B. Cole, 21O9 Ed avenue. Best city references. 5oIm
Music at East Lake. 5-2o.
A GARD FROM MIR. TRIMBLE.

In regard to the piece published in the Age-Herald today I would like to say that in regard to MT. Cooke l have fully denounced the report as untrue. nor have I ever intimated in any way that Mr. Cooke was in trouble of any sort. The Mobile Register is mistaken in regard to it's conversation concerning my trip In Jamaica, in regard to trouble with the officers MT. Cooke is doing well, and any report of his being in trouble is in correct. N. w. TRIMBLE, JR.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05

EoTIcE OF SALE OF COLLATERAL SECURITIES.
 The undersigned will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the court house door of Jefferson county, Alabama, on Thursday, the 9th day of June, 1S95 within the hours of legal sale, the following notes and mort gages: One note. payable to Henry Behrens, for s5i4isi-lOo, made January l, 1889, and and made January l. 1SS9 both of said notes being. executed by the Alabama Iron Works, and also two mortgages given to ing recorded in volume no, on page 599, and in volume 197, on page 462, on the records Alabama, said notes and mortgages are held by the undersigned as collateral se- clirity to an indebtedness due it. PEOPLES SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY.
 By Henry B. Gray, President. rn31-6t
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05
THE WoMAN's EXHIBIT.

Importast Notice to Ladies Who Are to Ar
 range Therefor.
 The committee of ladies appointed to arrange for a womans exhibit in the Alabama building at the Atlanta ex- position will please meet in the Com mercial club rooms at 10 o'clock this morning. Capt. F. Y. Anderson will be present to address them.
 MRS. JOHN M. MARTIN,
 President.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05

Fresh bread and candy made daily at. c. w. -Cody's, 1920 to- 1926 Sd avenue. fs5V2b
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05
THEY MEAN BUSINESS.
Two Important Committees of the Commer-
 cial Club Organized

CluI CIuD Orgdn1zeu.
 Two of the most important commit tees of the Commercial club were organ ized yesterday and both started out for work.
 The manufacturing committee elected Joseph Beitman as permanent chairman. with Lew Lazarus as vice-chairman. A very full and general discussion was in dulged in regarding the best means of advancing the interests of this commit
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05

Music at East Lake five nights a week for dances by Montana Bros.' Italian band. Chase's city band every Sum- day. 4 10 If
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05
Powerless to Protect Travelers.,

London, June IA dispatch to the Ex- change Telegraph company from Tan gier, says the Sultan of Morocco has ofli- cially informed foreign representatives that the government is poweress to guar antee the safety of travellers. and that foreigners going into the interior should be warned of this state of affairs.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-05
TRUSTEES MEET.

Faculty of the Sixth District State Agricul-
 tural School Elected.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Strikes DO Not Prevent Pronounced Esi
! dsnoss Of Improvement.

7 dsnoss Of Improvement.
NEW YoRE, May 11.-Bradstreets' re-
view Of trade says: Tho present week
brings distinct aud, in some instances,
even more pronounced evidences Of i'm
provement in business, notwithstanding
the increase of the wave of industrial dis
content and strikes for higher wages, al
ways the accompaniment of an upward
tendency to prices. The heavy drop in
wheat prices early in the week prevents
wheat quotations from showing net ad-
vance, notwithstanding the sharp upward
turn in the past few days.
Bank clearipgs week ago indicated
that the tide oftrade at the south was ris-
ing, and this weeks kilograms confirm it.
The south sends to Bradstreets' more en-
Atthe west previous gains are maintained,
and confidence ip an enlarged volume Of
Business Increases.
Dun s. Co.. s report says: The event of
the week Is the Generalization of foreign
exchange, caused by enormous sales Of
bonds abroad. Besides a sale Of SIC, 900 600
Manhattan and other railroad bonds
through the syndicate, large purchases on
foreign account have been recorded for
some weeks, SO that the aggregate prob
ably exceeds ESQ, ,0o0, 900 since the sale Of
governments. Crop prospects have greatly
improved and this was Of still higher i'm
portance, as 1t will do much to determine
the character and volume Of all business
after some uncertainties are over. In ad-
dition business is now reviving, though
the gain in great industries is retarded by
many strikes.
The failures for the week have been 227
in the United States, against 2o6 for the
same week last year, and "a in Canada,
against AZ last year.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11
SENATOR rlttMAN INDIGNANT.
ne IntImAtss That Judgs simontop was
1mpropsrIy inhuenced.

ne IntlmAtss That Judgs simontop Was
xmpropsfIy Iahasnced.
6AMEsvII.lE, Fla. May l1.-In 9 re-
sponse to 70 question a. to his opinion Of
the deNision Of Judges Goff and Simon
ton relative to the registration law, United
States Senator Tillnan said to a cor.
respondent: 'No general election will be
held in South Carolina this year, and the
decision will interfere only with the cleo
tion Of delegates to tho constitutional con-
yention. Evidently a conspiracy Is afoot,
and this Republican judge was brought
from West Virginia to do the work which
1t was hoped by some would overthrow
the will of tho people in our state. Simon
ton, in whose circuit South Carolina is,
was, think, member of the legislature
ut the time the registration law was
passed, In 1882. 1t was good enough then,
because he and his clique governed the
state.
ut has been watched with such interest
by people outside, with almost absolute
certainty Of being adopted by other states
that barkeepers and liquor manufactur-
ers could well afford to raise million to
buy judge or two. Congress has decided
by enactment that liquors upon their ar
rival in a state shall be subject to the laws
OF that state, the same as though 1t were
manufactured therein. 1t behooves lovers
Of temperance TO make their influence
heard and felt at this crisis.
"Simonton has once declared the dis
pensary law constitutional. He has prac-
tically reversed himself. From tho sweep
ing nature Of the injunction think that
he has been improperly influenced. The
dispensary law is so popular in the state
that 1t will continue its benefcent work
In reducing drunkenness. Judges, by
their decisions and injunctions, and con-
gressmen by their votes, are rapidly max
ing this country q despotism in which the
rights and interests of the masses are of
as little amount as In Russia, but am
glad that they are pressing their schemes
so vigorously. 1t will only bring revolu
tion that much sooner and relief we must
have"
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11

:" ANrED-To buy a milk route. from 30
Wv 10 oO quarts. Address 1919 West eth st.
InJ-3t
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11

nv also lodgers 6o3
wv Washington stI eet. mT-6t'
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11
Robbed Hin Ncrrn Dunes.

SAvANNAH, May 11.-Detectives are on
the lookout for j. W. Masters, of Savan-
nah agent of the International Immigra-
tion society, which is sending negroes to
Liberia. Masters induced forty or more
eredulous negroes to turn over their homes
to him, giving him power of attorney to
sell. On Thursday President Plummer,
OF the society, reached here and that night
Masters left Heis charged with having
sacrificed a number of properties. receiving
about 5000, not one dollar of which was
paid over to the negro dupes. II he is not
caught the savings of the lifetime of a
score or more Of negroes will be gone, 1t is
said. The society Is also out consider
able amount
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11

NTANTED-Giris at Georgetown Hosiery
w Company 18Th and Lombard streets.
m1-6ts
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

In Dubuque, Ia, yesterday the tempera
ture fell 2S degrees in there hours
Striking hatmakers at Amesbusy, Mass,
will resume work on compromise.
Remarkable changes in temperature are
reported from many sections. At Bur
lington, Ia, the Thermometer fell from 90
to 90 in ton hours
AT the Buffalo convention OF Elks to he
May 20, reconciliation between the At
lantic City and jamestown factions will
probably be effected.
Ex-Cashier John A. Flood, who stole
tl67000 from the defunct Kelly bank, of
Fan francisco, was yesterday sentenced to
seven years imprisonment.
Abraham Silberman, who was burned
by gasoline explosion at Baltimore
0weatshop Wednesday night, died last
night His daughter died from the Same
cause on Thursday.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11
Indian Chief Arre.ted for plsamy.

WASHINGTON, May 11.-Speclal Agent
Dickson, at Pine Ridge, South Dakota,
has reported to the Indian office that
American Horse, the well known Sioux
chief, has been arrested on a charge Of
bigamy and released on bail pending trial.
The agent recommends that steps be taken
to stop this proceeding, which he regards
as the first In series of like arrests. All
the older Indian chiefs have had several
wives for forty years and more, and no one
has ever dreamed Of interfering before.
American Horse has applied for permis-
sion to sell some of his cattle to pay the
attorney and other fees required for his
defense, and the'asent says that Indians
may be practically stripped of their prop
erty by such prosecutions.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11
a Grent Impetua to the Coal strIke.

PITTsBuRG, May 1.-THE agreement be-
tween tho Pittsburg miners and the Illi-
nois operators has given great impetus
to the coal strike here. As result the
miners working on the Wheeling division
of the Baltimore aud Ohio came out yes
terday, except the Pittsburg and Chicago
company's men at Snowden and CASTOR
vile. The miners have called meeting
at Finleyville for this afternoon. From
there the mass meeting will march to the
Snowden and Gastonville mines and at
tempt to bring out the men working
there Failing In this the convention on
Monday will order out all the miners in
the Pittsburg district.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11
Damaging Evidence Against Mutt.

ATcHIsoN, Kan, May 1l.-During the
trial of James Mutt, of Dukes murder no.
toriety, Mrs. Payton, ono of his victims,
was on the stand. She said Mutt had ap-
pearcd at her home on the night of Feb.
I, during tho absence Of her husband, whilo
drunk, and made an indecent proposal to
her On her show of resentment Mutt of
fered witness money if she would promise
not to say anything about the insult She
would not promise, and upon the entrance
of Leonard Coleman, the hired man. a
minute later, Mutt suddenly began firing,
Three bullets lodged In Coleman and two
struck Mrs. Payton before Mutt was finally
oSerpowered. Mutt looks pale and care
worn.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-05-11

WTANTED-An energetic man with $500 10
Wy $1,000 to invest In a lucrative business
References exchanged. Address 2. liepupi 1
ean Of1ool m9-6ts