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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-08-07
How the Frozen Trees Should be Treated

The following discussion which took place at
the 8th annual meeting of the Florida State Fl or.
ticultural Society Jacksonville. May. 7th, 8th
and 9th, 1885, Is published, by permission in ad-
vance of the forthcoming report by the Society;
the latter substantial volume, full of up-to-date
horticultural information is now in preparation
and will be sent free to any one remitting 81. as
a membership fee, to A. Fl. Manville, Secretary,
Glen st. Mary. Fla.
G. l.. Taber-(Tuesday evening, first
SESSION. II would like to hear from our
president, what he intends to do with
his orange grove.
President Adams-'I don't know what
is best, but do know what have done
and shall do The old large trees, trees
from ten inches to two feet in diameter,
that are on sweet stocks, shall do moth
ing with, but just wait until they show
sufficient convalescence TO take food,
then l will feed them. When ] got up
on the morning of February s, and saw
the mercury at 20 and the wind blowing
a gale, / said to my folks, that settles it
those trees are dead | went to the tel
egraph office and sent to California fol
CRAFTS. AS soon as they arrived | cut
(down into the ground all medium and
small sized trees six inches in diameter
or less) on sweet stocks, and all trees on
lemon and sour orange stocks without
regard to size, and inserted the CRAFTS.
With very few exceptions all are grow
ing, some start slowly, but most of them
are vigorous. Yesterday MAY g.
measured the best one | could find, it
was four feet and half inches in height,
and the biggest leaf on it was nine inches
long. | am quite confident l did the
best thing | could have done with those
trees, but whether | have done the right
thing with my big ones in just letting
them alone and allowing nature to work
in it's own way | am not certain; but
where I am uncertain which course to
take, l always take the one that costs
the least, and it has cost me less to let
those old trees stand and await results,
than to have cut them down. 1t would
cost a pretty serious sum to cut down
and clear away those old trees, that
spread twenty-five, thirty, and some
over thirty feet, cutting them down and
disposing of them would be pretty SER
ious job, and then after it was done, If
those trees and otumps sprout with any
kind of vigor, as 1 hope they will, if the
tops were gone, there would have to be
another large expenditure for stalking
and tying up the sprouts to keep the
wind from blowing them down, as for
the old trunk and limbs standing there,
they are not really handsome, not orna-
mental, but if the borers and the
weather will cut into them and wear
them out in the course of few years,
they will work cheaper than the gentle
man from Africa, and am going to let
them do the job"
Lyman Phelps - Sometimes the
borers do more than you want them to- "
Mr.. Adams-"No, sir, the dead wood
borer has never done any harm to green
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-08-07


borer gets down where the wood is worth
anything, he has gone as far as he is
going, at least this is my experience. He
will work down into the heart of tree,
sometimes, and you may think he is
where he will do injury, but, in fact, the
heart of tree is no use in the world ex-
cept to help it stand up; it adds nothing
to the vitality, vigor or health of the
tree, only makes it perhaps little
stronger, but all persons familiar with
mechanics know that the hollow cylin-
der is almost as strong as the solid col
umn."
(The foregoing discussion occurred at the close
of the first session first day. the continuation OF
this discussion, which follows, took place at a
subsequent session, namely, at the morning SEES
sion of the third day.
Secretary Manville-'A number OF
the gentlemen in attendance desire to
hear more about the condition of the or
ange groves in different parts of the
State, and what is being done for the
regular order of exercises be suspended,
and setting aside one hour for the pur-
pose, that the mem bers present be in
vited, in five minute talks, to give the
condition of the trees in their sections,
and what they are doing for them"
Mr. Phelps-"I would like to add to
that, that the President be requested to
open the discussion personally" mo
ton carried.) .---.
A member-'I understand that at a
previous session President Adams stated
that he was not removing the tops of
his large Seeding trees, that had been
killed by the freeze, and l would like to
ask his reason for allowing the dead tops
to remain standing"
Mr.. Adams-"Simply from the fact
that when there are two courses to take
and [ am not certain which is right
always give my pocketbook the benefit
of the doubt, and in those cases where
the trees are in such condition that
am unable to determine what they re-
quire, just wait; this is an easy thing
to do, it is satisfactory, and is not an ex-
pensive luxury. In the present state of
the Floridian's finances, that which is
not expensive harmonizes best with ex-
listing conditions. So far as my old trees
are concerned, am Just waiting to see
what the result will be- If they show
vitality enough to put out shoots, rea-
sonably large and vigorous, and get
foliage enough so they can assimilate
food, intend to feed them. AS to my
younger trees, trees four or FIVE inches
in diameter land trees of all sizes on
lemon and sour orange stocks), as
stated at a previous session, the next day
after the February freeze / telegraphed
to California for CRAFTS, and cut them
down into the ground and grated them,
and they are now growing nicely, and
before get to be an old man. will have
bearing grove again. put in Wash
ington Navels, Ruby Bloods, Majorcas
and Valencia Lates."
A mber-'I would like to ask how
you cut the trees down ?''
Mr.. Adams-"The work was done
with axes"
A member How far below the sur.
E no x,oro tho frooc ont
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Stael,s New Stable.

1t is indeed fortunate that MT. w. c. Steel's new stable and wagon yard on Fourth avenue between Main and Pine streets. has just been completed and is now open to the public, in view of the destruction lof his Main street wagon yard by fire last night. Mr. Steel's new wagon yard is fire proof and built of brick with an iron roof. 1t is 75 X 150 feet and just in the rear of the post-office. In addition to the stable Mir. Steel has also had built several private rooms for the accommodation of his customers who are accompanied with their wives or daughters. It is u splendid building and the largest and most comfortable wagon yard in the city.
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A Card of Thanks.

I wish to thank Mir. Hugh Vest brook and friends for the handsome bicycle they generously presented to me this morning. l also take this occasion to offer my sincere gratitude to the many good people who kindly supported me during the recent GRAPHIC contest, and while was distanced in the race, l promise them that l shall, in the future, prove myself worthy of the confidence they have honored me with. The knowl- edge that even my opponents in the contests love me, makes me feel proud beyond expression, and will spur me on to deserve their esteem and to repay it during the life that is before me. DAVE BERLIN.
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DREW HIS GUN
AND THEN THE SHOOTING BEGAN, so
 SAYS MISS SADIE SEAMANS.
She Charges That He Did Enter Her Room, But Not By Appointment --And That Her Brothers Were Forced to Carry Pistols
 to Protect the Lives
 of the Family.
Gazette, September Ill

To the Editor of the Gazette:
 WALNUT LAKE, Sept. 10:-I ha ye today read the account of aan att tempted assassination" near Dumas, Ark, on the evening of September 8th, and wish to correct the re- porter, no matter who he may be. It is true that Isaac Bankston en- ftered my rooms on the night of July 4th, but did not step before until I went to the closet where he was concealed behind clothes and discovered him. He was not there by appointment nor ever had been. He returned here Friday and the first thing he did was to draw a pistol upon my brothers. He was not waylaid. My brothers, not my father, were in field where they were having hay cut. When he passed they called to him and as he turned he drew his pistol. Then the shooting took place with equal showing on each side. They (my brothers) each had guns, being compelled to carry them in self defense, as the lives of three of our family were threatened by him.
 In defense of the dead I must say that Judge Coates and Mir. Bankston were not disputing over negro girl. The fight was the outcome of trial in Memphis where Judge Coates prosecuted, as an attorney, Mr. Bankston for marrying a negro girl.
 The case will be fought to the bitter end if it is to the extermina- tion of all parties concerned.
 Respectfully
 SADIE SEAMANs.
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KELLY CURE JAIL.
MORPHINE TENDS IN THE COUNT
 BASTlLE.
Sheriff Booker Hasa Regular System Q Treatment Rowling the Greatest
 Medicine.

''It frequently happens that we have to turn the jail into Keely Cure Institute, said Sheriff Booker to a Little Rock Press reporter yesterday. Morphine tiends are the hardest to deal with, but there are none of them who,giye very much trouble under our system"
 What IS your system?"
 ''The first day or two we give the fiends a little morphine, after that we let'em howl.
 Do they howl?'
 "Yes; you'd think they were about to die. But they don't die they just howl for two or three days and then they'er all right.
 All sfiends" who cannot afford the expense of a trip to the Gold Cure Institute are recommended to try the jail. Sheriff Booker don't say whether or not he cured the cigar ette habit.
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2
BIG FIRE THIS MORNING.
A WAcoN.YARD AND SEVERAL SHAN.
 TIES BURNED.
In Addition to the Buildings, One Horse ana Several Vehicles Were De
 stroyed by the Flames.

About 2:30 o'clock this morning the frame shanties and the wagon yard of Mr. ". c. Steel, on Main street, between Third and Fourth avenues, were discovered in flames. When the fire was discovered, the entire lot of buildings were envel- oped in flames and several narrow escapes Were made. The fire origis mated in negro barber shop and rapidly spread to the adjoining frame buildings which burned like finder.
 The building used for a wagon yard was the property of Mr. ". C.Steel, while the ground upon which it was located was the property of MT. Thomas s. James. At the time of the fire there were about a dozen countrymen with their wagons and teams occupying the wagon yard.
 Among those was MT. Ed. Gowens, who lost a wagon, two barrels of four and lot of supplies. He saved his team, but lost his harness.
 Taylor Moore was another oecu- pant whose wagon was loaded with two bales of new cotton, which, how ever, were saved from the flames. However, he lost his harness, as did also several other patrons of the stable.
 The fine white horse formerly owned by Mr. Bob Graves, but re- gently purchased by Mr. Ed. Cor man, was burned to death. The pit iful groans of the suffering and un- fortunate animal could be heard for several blocks, but the fire had ad- yanced to such stage that it was impossible to rescue him from the burning building.
 A mule was also badly, but not seriously scorched.
 In addition to the loss of his build- ing, MT. Steel also lost buggy and lot of harness.
 As before stated, the fire origi- hated in negro barber shop, but in what manner is not known
 So far as could be learned there was not a dollars worth of insurance on any of the buildings whatever. They were common frame shanties, and since they were located within the fire districts of the city, cannot be rebuilt.
 The fire alarm was not turned in until the buildings were entirely en- veloped in flames, but the fire de- partment responded promptly and did good work in preventing inc fire from spreading to adjacent prop erty.
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strIctness.

Strictness.
 Absolute strictness in putting in full quantities of drugs ordered. This will be appreciated when it Is known that the high price of some medicines offer temptation to cut down the quantities by the druggist, apractice which robs the sick one and endangers his life or prolong the period of sickness, besides betraying the physicians.
 SUBsTITUTIoN-UId no con- sideration will we allow the sflb- stitution of poorer or cheaper medi- cine than those ordered, although they may be similar. ANDERsON-MEYER.
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The GRAPHIC extends it's sincere sympathy to Messrs. Sol and George Kaufman and other members of the family upon the occasion of the death of their beloved mother, which oc- cured in St. Louis last Tuesday. This venerable lady was 64 years of age and died after an illnese of three weeks.
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Dallas and Return

On account -Fitzsimmons fight, Texas State Fair, Dallas Exposition and Christian Church Convention, the Cotton Belt will sell tickets to Dallas and return at rate of $l0.25. Tickets will be sold October 16th to 3lst, good for return to November 10th.
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 Postponed.

Being unable to get repairs on the building completed and the new furniture arranged by the 18th, the opening of Jordan's. Academy has been postponed until Monday, Sep tember 23. w. H. RAMSEY. 9113
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St. Louis and Return.

On September 3, 5, 10, 12, IT, 19, 24, 26 and October |. ,, 15 and IF the Cotton Belt will sell tickets to St. Louis and return at rate of $15.35. Tickets good five days for return, account St. Louis Exposition. On October 9th to 10th tickets will be sold at rate of $11, ,50 account St. Louis fair.
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CRUSHED TO DEATH. JAMES DuNLAP'S TERRIBLE FATE
 NEAR CAMDEN Caught Underneath Load of Logs and Horribly Mangled- --The Body
 Recovered.
special to the Little Rock Press.

Special to the Little Rock Press
 Camden, Sept. 11:-A young man by the name of James Dunlap was instantly killed near Ogomaw, fifteen miles south of here, late yesterday evening He was haul ing logs and in some way the load of logs rolled off, pressing him underneath. The body was terribly mangled. It was recover about 10 o'clock last night.
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Louisville and Return.

On account G. A. k. Encampment at Louisville, Ky, the Cotton Belt will sell tickets Sept. 9th and 10th, at rate of $13 10 for round trip, good for return until October 9th.
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Through sIeepers to sr. Louis and shrevs.

The Cotton Belt route now oper- ates through sleepers to St. Louis end Shreveport ill both directions. This is in addition to regular sleepers to Memphis, Ft. Worth and Waco. Makes direct connections in St. Louis Union Station for all points reached via the gateway. For particulars address B. H. WILSON, Agt.
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SUPPLIES.
VIE MAKE THIS 4 SPECIAL LINE.
 OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST.

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Soaps.
 We have so many different kinds that it is impossible to tell about chem all here, Come in and see them.
 ANDERSON MEYER.
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The protest of the Defenders crew claiming a foul in Tuesdays s race was sustained by the Regatta Committee of the New York Yacht Club, as follows:
 .. Oliver Iselin, Es.;
 DEAR SIR.-W We beg to acknowl- edge the receipt of your letter of yesterday protesting Valkyrie. We have given the matter our careful consideration and believe the foul occurred through the miscalculation of the distance between the two yachts at the critical moment. From our observation sustained by that of others who were in a good position to see, we find that the Vallyrie, in eontrovention of section of racing rule 16, bore down upon the Defend CT and fouled her by the swing of her main boom when luf1ing to straighten her course.
 We also consider that Defender allowed Valkyrie sufficient room to windward tc pass clear of the com- mittee boat. Your protest is there sustained.
 It was nearly 6 o'clock this even ing when the following was fastened upon the bulletin board Of the New York Yacht Club house:
 NEW YORK YACHT CLUB, Sept. II. To the Members of the New York. Yacht
 Club;
 Your committee beg to state that before arriving at a decision on De- lenders protest they endeavored to bring about mutual agreement be- tween the respective yachts to re- sail yesterdays race, but each pre- ferred that the committee should pass judgment on the protest.
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yALKYRIE PROTESTS.
HOSTS HER PROTEST FLAG AND
 QUITS THE RACE.
The Hritisher Says Pilot Boat Got In the Way and She Thereupon with
 drew.

At l1:30 o'clock this morning dur. ing the third race off Sandy Hook between the yachts Valkyrie HI and the American Defender the British yacht hoisted her protest flag and returned to the judges boat The captain of the Valkyrie alleged us the reason for his action that Pilot Boat No l9 got directly in the way, and that it was impossible to con tinue in the race. The Defender continued her course until she crossed the line. If the judges sustain the protest of the Captain of the Valkyrie the race will have to be run over.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-18
Great Wolf Dog.

A Washington Star reporter was talk
ing 10 an old hunter who had lived many
years in the west and other regions where
hunting was part Of mans daily Twins
and the conversation turned on dogs,
after II HAD run 10 considerable length
in other directions.
Il remember" said the old man with a
little, low, soft, reminiscent smoker, ''of
a wolf dog that my boy Jim got OF Of a
Teller that you might cail tramp, these
times Jim had an idea he knowed every
thing about dogs that was to be knOwed.
ana when this tramp Teller come along
with a Wiry. mean-lOOking dog and want
ed TO trade him fer a pint Of whisky, Jim
lowed he was a powerful wolf dog, and
the tramp teller said thar wasn't bet
ter one in the country, fer he was bred
fer wolves. pertikler. so Jim ups and swaps
pint of liquor fer the dog and the tramp
teller gifts along his journey and jim goes
10 Slckin the dog up and E1ttn, him
ready fer a wolf that he knOwed was
chasin' his hogs up in the mountains.
one mornin' bright and early Jim set
our with the dog TO give the wolf a run,
and about two hours afterward, the dog
had the wolf a-gOin' hckety split. The
Wolr tuck round the pint Of the hill with
the dog after him and Jim lowed ne
could cut across the top and git in ahead
OF en- in good time to see the dog chaw
up the wolf. fer he prided himself on that
dog and had been tellin' the whole neigh
berhOod what fine dog he had picked up.
Course Jim knowed dogs and he know
ed that dog of his'n would chaw the wolf
up IN no time and he went over the hill
chucklin'. When he got to where he
thought the dog and wolf ought to pass,
there wasn't sign and Jim sot down to
wait. 1t wasn't long till a Teller come
along and Jim hailed him."
Say says Jim, 'jou see anything of a
dog chasin' a wolf anywhere's the way
you come"
Teller. nv
same says Jim, nightly tickled Had
he kotch mp with him.?
-, 'Kotch up with himY says the Teller.
Well, / sh'd say he had He was 200
yards ahead and the wolf was runnin'
the tan offen him. Wuz IT your dog? says
the Teller. but Jims heart was broke.
and none of us didn't dare TO say dog to
Jim fer better'n six months"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-18
Testing Phyllis.
From Judge

From Judge.
Now, Phyllis is a clever girl,
And / am rather slow.
She likes to keep me in whrl
To tell me things that startle so
l think l shall crazy GO
And then she laughs, the naughty girl!
My name IS James. She calls me Jim"
Indeed, jump with fear
Whence r she says, with air most prim
For instance-"James. you are dear,
But really, James, for most a year
I've loved another, bigger GYM
And I have known the time when she
Would wipe her weeping eyes
And tell me that she could not see
And bid me bring a doctor wise
And make all haste-and then surprise
Me with a smile. Loves blind-Jimmyr
And vet like my Phyllis we'll
And / a prank can play.
I've found that her own eyes will tell
When she's in fun, and give away
The joke that her trained lips NAV saw:
And that is why l ne'er rebel.
I'm not as stupid as I seem,
For Phyllis, pretty dear,
Who first was part of Loves young
dream,
I've caught. 1 know that it is queer.
But here's the secret, Let her steer
When loves the barque and life the
stream!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-18
Personal.

-CanOvas del Castillo. the Spanish pre-
niitIs Us % years old He entered lourn-
alism when he became Of age, and poll
tics three years later
The Duke Of Sutherland IS very demo-
cratic, am sends his children 70 the parish
schooI at GolsDie TO get their education
aiohg with the poor children OF a nshing
-Signor Tamagno. the famous tenor TO
DuSto' was taken i'll suddenly At Narese,
italy, on Saturday with an affection OF
w, Sis ileaFl ne Ieli 70 the toor UNCONSCIOUS
WINE VISITING friends. All OF his engage
HeIits nave been Cancelled in consequence.
William A. Coffin the well-knOwn
lanfscape painter and art writer, has been
HOPKINS, VINO IS commissioner OF awards,
one OF the judges of awards IN the nne
srts department at the Atlanta eXposi-
ton
9 Oliver Iselin has turned over the
broken topmast of the Defender 20 char
ity. I'he famous spar that was cracked
Dg me iouling Of the Nalkyrie viii be
competed Tor at the next annual garden
ana the proceeds will be for the sick poor.
Mayor Swift OF Chicago has a double
VINO, unfortunately, is not as honest as he
should be and hence will repose in Jail for
year for stealing a lot Of ivory combs.
His name is Samuel AIOrgenthal, and al
tnougn MS scant hair is darker than the
markable.
Calamity Jane" who was a noto-
rlous character in the Black Hills" in
70 and n. and whose name is familiar
Wherever there is a mining town or camp
IN south Dakota. visited DeadwOOd for
the nrst time in seventeen years the 9th
er day. Jane went about shopping quiet
~ ana held impromptu receptions on the
street corners and in the stores.
Gen. Samuel F. Carey has been select
ed as orator at the unveiling of the Har-
rison monument in Carried park. Cincin-
nau. Gen. Carey is the Oldest resident of
cincinnati and probably the only man in
the city who voted for Gen. William Hen
~ Harrison twice for president. Besides
TINS the general was a warm friend of the
nero 1lppecanOe. and stumDed the country
Tor him in both of his memOrabl presiden-
tial campaigns.
Lii Chingfang. the adopted son of
the Niceroy, Ii Hung Chang has, since
MS return from the peace conference in
japan last April, been occupying his leis-
ure hours in experimenting the building
OF handsome house i'm foreign style, in
side the capaciOus gardens of his father,
situated on the river fOreshore at Wuhu.
Inc furniture and appointments of the
new building are said to be of the best
Englsh and French make. luxurious and
elegant. They have cost something like
l6O,OJV taeis. while the value of the nick
nacks is said 10 amount TO a fabulous sum.