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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08
How to make a Living.

Mr.. L. S. Light of Reddick, Fla,
writes an interesting letter to the Ocala
Banner.
From the report of the commissioner
of Agriculture he calculates that
Marion county produces farm and fruit
crops annually to the value of 81 200, 900,
and the m manufacturing and other indus
tries yield an additional $500, ZOO, bring
ing the total amount up to 81, 100000
This estimate, however, was pred
icated upon conditions existing before
the freeze, and as the fruit crop, which
yielded very large percentage Of the
$1,000, 600 credited to Marion county,
and as the county sends North annually,
according to Mr.. Lights figures $3.50 900,
for hay, meat, fertilizers, clothing, etc,
and spends an additional amount for
taxes and other essentials that will bring
the aggregate up to S1,OOO,OOO, it is
evidont that there will be defect in
the account of Marion county unless
something is grown to supply the place
of fruit during the time the trees are
recovering from the shock and getting
in bearing condition. 1t is this point
that he writes of and says:
Marion county, in my estimation
is as good place to make a living
as any place in the United States
and l. would not swap my little
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08

the effective insecticide. The gas is
very poisonous, and after dropping the
potassium cyanide into the jar, the
operator should quickly withdraw, be-
ing careful not to inhale the fumes.
The box should then be tightly closed to
prevent the gas from escaping.
In the treatment of nursery trees,
scions, buds, etc., the gas should be al
lowed to act from forty minutes to an
hour. In treating growing trees in the
field, slightly shorter time must be
used and is usually in this case sufi
ciently effective. When nursery trees
are known to be infected with an injuri-
Gus pest, it is we'll after fumigating as
above to retain them in quarantine for
several weeks so that they may be
thoroughly inspected later and treated a
second time if necessary.
Fumigation is not difficult process
and not dangerous in practice if hand
led with care. In the several years ex-
tensive use of this process in California,
no one has been reported 10 have been
| injured.
The fused potassium cyanide (about
So per cent purity which is used in fun
igatlon, is usually shipped in 10 pounds
tin cans. 1t can be obtained from
Powers & Weightman, of Philadelphia,
Pa. 1t is deadly poison and in hand
ling it the fingers should be covered
with rubber tips, or small tongs should
be used. Where only limited amount
Of handling is necessary the hands may
simply be covered with cloth to prevent
immediate contact with the material.
On opening the Car or box after fumi-
eating, it must be allowed to ventilate
somewhat before the operator enters.
Under the present conditions, in Flor
ida, when so many young trees and scions
are being imported from California and
other regions, it is very necessary that
strict precaut1on be taken to prevent the
introduction of injurious pests and l
would urge every grower introducing
trees to use all possible care.
H. J. WEBER,
Special Agent.
Eustis Fla
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08
Vol. XXI. No. 10. Whole No. 063
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Varieties of Oranges. 2.


Varieties of Oranges q.
Under the Lime or Portugal oranges
have listed in order of maturity, l,
Acapulco; 2, St. Michaels; 8, Double I'M
perial (naveD; 4, Dummitt; 5, Mays St.
Michaels; 6, Prolific; 7, DuRoi; 8, Pine
apple; 9, brakes Star; 10, Paper Rind
ST. Michaels; IL, Beach's No. 5; 13,
Hart's Late. The edible hybrids of the
wild citron on the wild lime have de-
veloped into gradual sequence of re-
fined fruits ranging In maturity from
the early citron oranges with mild essen
tial oil and sweet tissues and juice to
the rank peeled acid juiced, and often
somewhat bitter tissued ST. Michael's
oranges, which border close on the
Bigarade or sour orange, which is a
transition variety of the wild lime of
Ceylon.
Most of the sweet Seeding acid round
oranges in Florida, are, properly speak
ing, Portugal or St. Michaels oranges,
and the Acapulco is very good type OF
the best of them
Magnum Bonum, Osceola, and great
many others have been named and more
or less propagated, but compared with
the special season and high class i'm
ported oranges, cannot be recommended
as likely to prove the most profitable
There are several sub-varieties of i'm
ported St. Michaels oranges varying
considerably in appearance and quality.
Many of them are f1attened in shape and
some so acid as not to be pleasant edibly
till full midwinter. Some are very pro-
life; one so named (No. g., growing
mostly in desirable market sizes, and
will doubtless in the long run prove as
profitable as some of the finer favored
sub,varieties of other strains that have
less stamina.
Paper Rind St. Michaels is a similar
orange, thin skinned and prolific, but
very seedy.
Double Imperial navel is st.
Michael's type orange with small navel
mark The tree is vigorous and the
fruit small sized, thin skinned, seedless
and of fine quality when mature. At
one time it was thought the coming Or
ange, but alas like other navels is shy
bearer.
Dummitt and Mays St. Michaels
when grown together would need labels
to be told apart. Under chemical fer
tilizlng they are thin skinned, often al
most seedless, and when mature fine
favored fruit On low or hammock
land, the skin often proves tender and
somewhat liable to crease and split.
DuRoi and brakes Star have distinc-
tive sutures or ribs, reminiscence OF
the wild citron, but so remote as not to
follow corpels or segments. Excepting
the distinctive markings they have no
special merit for propagation.
The Pineapple is a selected seeding OF
Marion county, of smooth skin and solid
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-05-08

and in some cases it is doing consider
able damage. If trees are in full vigor
it seldom amounts to much. The resin
wash is also very fatal to this pest.
III. J. WEBER.
Special Agent.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Chamberlain-Willlam Kinney, for
many years In the employ Of the Mil
waukee railroad company at this point,
became insane through grief caused by
his sisters death.
Armour-The report reaches here
thata prairie fire swept over the Yank-
ton reservation the other day, destroy
ing several claim shanties on the ceded
portion Of the reservation.
Sioux Falls-Mayor Williams, who
has been totally incapacitated for bust
ness for the past year on account Of
rheumatism, and who has been In q
Chicago sanitarium for the past six
months, writes that he Is getting along
nicely.
Sioux Falls-Inspector M. G. Fos-
ness has won q double victory in his
chase for the men who robbed the
Deadwood stage, near Spearflsh, in
February, 1884. He has not only sue
decided In getting the right men, but
has gotten the evidence In such clinch-
ing shape that both have pleaded
guilty 70 the charge.
Elk Point-Frank Schappes, q Union
county. South Dakota, farmer, was
held up and robbed Of quantity Of
groceries and q small sum OF money
half 4 mile beyond the biz Sioux
bridge about IL o'clock Tuesday night
on his way home from Sioux City.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05

1895, has just been alsd By Supt. Grier.
The superintendent states In his re-.
port that the mine IL down to the 0OO-
foot level and has been crosscut and
found to have . width Of $50 feet. He
further says that there is enough ore
in sight to keep the works running for
twenty years. The report, which is as
follows, oovors merely the output Of
the Homestake mine alone, and
does not In any WY include the out
put Of any OF the other mines In what
Is known g the Homestake group:
Gross receipts for the year, $l,SS7 ,939.-
46 Of which, $l,5O0,1l6W was the net
proceeds Of bullion and e28,692.1 from
concentrates. The disbursements az
Qrigate g., 4OA, 996O Sc, Of which eA6o, 83S.-
IS was expended for labor, e31B,75O for
dividends, S16,79O.43 for taxes and the
balance for material, fuel, etc. New
properties amounting to e7,447.5O were
purchased during the pear, leaving a
cash balance on hand Of S483,O79.26.
During the year 10000 tons Of ore
were milled, yielding q gross product
Of sl,5OS,O3.83 in gold and S9,396.99 in
silver. A still further recovery was
made from the tailings of the form of
concentrates of S28,692.53.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05

The last phrase Of the Brookings
agricultural college troubles has just
cropped out in the premptory demand
served upon Lieut.. Frost, U. S. A., for
his resignation as instructor of the
cadet battalion. The request is signed
by secretary Hale, of the regents, and
E. J. Hewitt, secretary of the college.
This action is considered entirely with
out precedent.
Lieut.. Frost has forwarded the paper
to the department with a request for
Instructions, and opinions differ AS to
curse that will be persued. DR.. Nc
Louth was given carte blanche in
choosing associates for the new faculty
and it seems that Lieut.. Frost has been
persona non grata to the ascendant
faction for some time past.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
TAYLOR STILL A FREE MAN.
The Case Decided md Not Decided-Now
You Have Him and Now You
HAyn't.

Case Decided and Not Decided-Now
You Have Him and Now You
Havn't.
Justice Corson read the opinion in
the Taylor case which remands him
back to the custody of the sheriff. The
court virtually holds that il excessive
sentence has been pronounced that
the time to ask relief Is when the lega |
time has expired.
Taylor will not go to Sioux Falls for
some time yet. When the supreme
court denied the application for dis
charge. Taylor's attorneys at first de-
cided to let him go to the penitentiary
and serve his two years before making
any further move, following the course
recommended by the court. On further
considering the matter however they
concluded to make another effort to
set him free. They therefore applied
to the supreme court for a writ of err
ror and n was granted by Judge
Fuller. The writ is r%eturnable on
September 10 and the citation is set
for September II. The ground on
which the defendant asks for q rever-
sal of the trial court is that the in
dictment. is defective, the grand jury
having been improperly drawn. This
was the point raised on demurrer and
was overruled by Judge Gaify. An
other point raised is that the Judge
had no power to sentence Taylor for
two years since his crime could not
come under the general statute of en-
bezzlement. The decision on this will
bring up the whole merit Of the case.
Incase the supreme court reverses the
lower judge Taylor will 20 free until
November. The general sentiment of
attorneys is that the indictment will
be sustained but that the sentence
under the embezzlement statute will
be declared invalid.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
Redwood's Gold Mine.

The leading stockholders in the
Minnesota Gold Mining and Refining
Company of Redwood Fails continue
to purchase land in and around the
present seat Of minging operations.
The latest tract purchased is a farm
of lGO acres from a German farmer re-
siding just north of the mine. The
consideration is said to have been
$4,000. In the meantime operations
at the mine are pushed with vigor.
The company is not unloading any Of
it's stock here-or even attempting to
unload any portion of it. In fact, stock
issued for lumber, ETC., is being bought
up wherever found on the market. A
report comes from Kansas City and
one or two eastern points that some of
the stock has been placed on the mar
ket there.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
Prison at the Fair.

Warden Wolfer, of the Saltwater
state prison is making extensive pre-
parations for the prison exhibit at the
state fair, and when completed and I'M
yelled it will be one of the best ex-
hibites aver prepared in the state. It
will not only be q complete exhibit of
all grades of twine manufactured at
the prison, but but will embrace all
kinds Of fibre in different stages of
manufacture. There will be four
pyramids giving visitors q good idea Of
the general appearance Of the Irvine.
Four manikins representing prisoners
in different grades, dressed in prison
ers' uniforms, will occupy spaces be-
tween the Irvine pyramids. In front
of the pyramids the space will be dec
Grated with all the different hbers
made in tassels and net work Of fancy
interlacing IN order to give q full and
intelligent display Of the fbers used
in manufacture. thousands Of small
samples will be made for free distri-
button.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05

Will Attend ths g. A. r. Encampmeut.
A large delegation Of old soldiers and
their friends from South Dakota will
attend the national G. A. r. encamp-
ment in Louisville. Col W. l. Palmer
OF Carthage, senior vice commander G.
A. r., department Of South Dakota.
has been urging the boys to 20 to
the encamomets. He says the head
quarters train for the South Dakota
delegation Will leave Parker on SEN
TENDER 8, Q little after / O'Clock D. m.
going to Chicago over the Northwest.
ern line. and from that city to Louis
vile, owe the Big Four line. All who
can are asked to start with the crowd
from Parker. The Car will be hand
somely decorated, and q good time is
guaranteed. The fare for the round,
trip to Louisville Is s25; sleeping
accommodations for two persons 81:
berths should be engaged ct once from
Adjutant General Deering, at Plankin-
ton.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
No Toots or no Trains.

Every train on the entire system of
the Forest City &nd Sioux City railroad
between Gettysburg and Forest City
has been pulled of and the elevators
along the line have stopped buying.
grain. The only reason given by Gen.
eral Manager Smith was that the far
mers living along the line of road in
sisted on the engineer giving the regu-
latton number Of toots of the whistle
at each wagon crossing. This was q
great drawback to the fast time Mr.,
Smith would like to have his trains
make. They had to come to q dead
stop at each crossing, as it was i'm
possible, with the engines in use. to
make steam enough to run and whis-
tie at the same time, besides coal il too
costly and q long ways to haul it. with
heavy freight charges.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
Results OF Storm.

The rain was the salvation Of the on
upland. 1t vas accompanied with q
severe electric storm. At Carlton, Col.
Bartholomew was Frustrated by light
ming and his house fired. Mr.. Curtis,
q wealthy farmer lost his big barns and
their contents including valuable
stok. Mrs. Smith, of Osceola, Was
rendered ~senseless and q number Of
COWS and horses were killed. In vari-
Gus fields fences were fired and trees
struck. Press Gilbert, q farmer lost
the big barn on his farm. Three weeks
ago another barn was similarly de-
stroyed.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05

Deadxood-Walter, the 5-year-old
eon Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Thullen, Of
Rollo FourChe, was drowned IN the
irrigating ditch at that place last
evening.
Waubay-A prairie fire, set by Q
threshin9 machine, destroyed about
1000 bushels Of grain - miles north
Of here yesterday. A hard wind
famed the fire into terrible furry, and
there was nothing left where it
passed over.
Miller-SheriR Strulf today ar
rested four tramps whom he took to
Washington to answer the charge OF
stealing clothing from Sam Martins
store.
Notwithstanding to Congressman
J. A. Pickler, the prospect for a large
number of new artesian wells in this
state is encouraging.
Aberdeen-An officer left here hav-
ing In charge q man named Grouge and
a young lady with whom he eloped
from near Doland, S. D., recently.
Pierre--R. N. Locke, a leading dry
goods dealer and postmaster, sold out
to Leet T. knowlton, another local firm
in the same line.
Pierre-A train load of cattle, also d
train load Of sheep, went East from
this point recently.
Letcher-John Wheeler, a young
farmer living four miles southeast of
here, who was accidentally shot a week
ago, has died from the effects of his
injuries.
Watertown-At the preliminary
hearing Of DIR. f. G. Adams, charged
with committing a criminal abortion
on Mrs. Olda Pendergast, he vas held
to answer to the circuit court for IA
slaughter in the first degree,
Huron--Some two weeks ago Thos.
Venable, a farmer living near Alpena.
pierced m foot with theItine s.of a
pitchfork while making hay. Blood
poisoning set in and he died.
Pierre-Sheriff Price has arrested
two parties, named Milburn and Hin
man, on a telegram from Washington
Springs. The parties claim to be 60
ing from Nebraska to Montana across
the country.
Pierre-Commissioner Lochart has
returned from Milbank. He reports
that the property turned over to the
state by Taylor is all right and that nc
encroachments are being made upon
it by anyone.
Huron-On Sept. 26, q and % the
South Dakota Y. P. S. G. E. will meet
in the annual convention in Redield.
It will be the largest gathering in the
history of the organization in this
state, and Redheld people will a r.
for all who attend.
Watertown-Dr. E. G. Adams,
County coroner, failing to furnish
necessary bonds, was committed to
Jail, charged with manslaughter. His
alleged crime is producing abortion.
Huron-A. Newland, a farmer living
near Wolsey, was adjudged insane here
today, and will be taken to the asylum
at Yankton. The case is a mild one.
Dell Rapids-Temperance people are
incensed because Judge Parliman dis
charged g liquor seller on technicality.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05

that columns Of matter on tho subject
OF divine healing 10 appearing IN the
local press. One preacher Who took
the stand that faith or divine healing
was . fraud, Was waited upon By . COM
mittee and informed he would ruin
the church and destroy his influence
by such talk, but he replied that he
will take his chances and gives out
another column and q half broadside.
In the meantime Mrs. Woodward pays
no heed, but goes on healing the
sick and preaching the gospel.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05

Mrs. Woodwork, the Illinois faith
cure healer, Is holding meetings at
Lake City. No auditorium In town
will accommodate the throngs Of peo-
pie who come not only from the sur
rounding country. but from all over
the Northwest. and the meetings are
held In . large tent. Mrs. Woodwork
continues 20 heal the sick and restore
many afflicted with bodily inf1rmities.
She claims no supernatural powers-
only implicit faith, and she expects
like faith from tho patient. The fact
that cures are accomplished - not
controiverted, but Mrs Woodworth's
presence has stirred mp the pastors
and members Of the local churches,
and the feeling has grown % bitter
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
Sensational Suit.

J. w. Patrick, q liveryman in Des
Moines, has began suit for $50 against
Dewitt Sternes, George Middleton and
Joe Swartz, three well known society
young men, for running a horse to
death. Several nights ago they took
three young ladies, also we'll known in
society, to Altoona, q little town IL
miles east. One Of the horses died
shortly after they returned. They had
been racing. The iveryman is man
and says he will bring the young ladies
to testify. The affair is the talk ofthe
city. The fathers Of the young ladies
are indignant, and lively times are ex-
pected before the suit is ended.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
Heavy Lumber Business,

The shipments of logs and lumber
from Saltwater for the last week ag-
grigated ID RATS, making a total of 2O3
RATS for the season. A very large
number of RATS remain in the lake
and when the season closes it is fair to
presume that the number of RATS
towed out of the st. Croix for the year
will exceed all previous records. Every
tow boat has been busy since the sea-
Sol began and many have orders ahead
which will keep them going until cold
weather sets in.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
Outraged by n Negro.

A white woman was assaulted at
lankton by a negro recently from
Alabama. He was captured, and had
his victim fully identified him he
would probably have been lynched.
The negro is Robt. Dowdy, and his vic
tim is a Russian woman residing in the
western part of the city.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
NORTH DAKOTA.

Fargo-The hearingof MAIDEN Barrett
charged with assault with intent to
kill, is before Judge Lowry. Barrett
is alleged to have kicked q Mrs. Schnei-
der in the abdomen.
Fargo-Apparently Attorney NJ. A.
Hilreth, who defended Pencoast, alias
Kent, IN his recent trial for the muir
der OF Mrs. Kent, is not going to give
up the fight for another trial for his
client. Mr.. Hildreth is sanguine that
q new trial will have to be granted.
Fargo--Mrs. Thorn, wife of Jacob
Thorn, who was murdered at Gardiner,
reached Fargo from Minneapolis and
has testified before the coroner's in
vestlgation. Her testimony threw no
light on the investigation.
Mandan-Attorney Campbell, n Of
hent's attorneys, says Mr.. Allison, Of
steele, has In his possession q life in
surance policy for $4,000 on Mrs.
hent's life, which Kent turned over to
him just prior to Mrs, Kent's death.
Wahpeton.- Erick Lehman, a pros
porous farmer near Dwight. was in
stantly killed by lightning in the
shower last evening.
Fsrgo-The coroner's jury in the
inquest held over the remains OF Jocob
Ihom, the Linneapolis man who was
murdered at Gardner, returned q YER
osct tnAt deceased came to his death
oy being struck with q blunt instru-
ment ID Inc hands Of Q person to the
Jury unknown. Investigation Of the
coroner mas disclosed facts which will
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
CoAtrscts Awarded,

WINDOW, Aug. 8-The contract was
today awarded by the city council for
the system Of water works and electric
lights, Fairganks, Morse s Co., reciv-
ing the contract for the water works
on q bid Of $4,000, and the Western
electric Co. the electric light contract
on a $500 bid.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05

srEwARrsvrLLE, Aug. 26-Arthur
Gyskell, . wealthy farmer Of this
township, disappeared from his home
last night and no trace Of him can be
found. He was In good circumstances
and no reason can be given for his
strange action.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
Burned to Death,

j. A. Pickett, who lived in Jefferson
township near Fandreau was burned
to death early Sunday morning. He
was up stairs, when q lamp exploded.
setting the entire upper part of the
house afire almost instantly. He
leaves q wife and two children.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-09-05
Valuable Government Lands.

Through q dispute as to the pay
ment of a bill for willows used by q
subcontractor building government
dams, the title to q large and valuable
island opposite the city of Dubuque
has come into question. It is called
Kimball island and has been used as q
summer resort. The contractor claims
to have looked up the records and
finds that the island still belongs to
the government. The island contains
several hundred acres Of land and I'M
time will become very valable.