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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09
Do Oranges Pay 2

In view of the cold winters we have
doubtless there are many people who
would now discuss negatively the above
question, but in spite of these drawbacks
to the successful culture of oranges, there
are many instances where small fortunes
have been made from even small groves,
and there are hundreds, aye, thousands
of growers who have supported comfort
ably their families and laid up money
besides from the net profits of their Or
ange groves.
AS to whether there is any great profit
in an orange grove the Record begs
to refer to the profits from d ten-aore
grove near this place. We wish to refer
to the Lancaster 10-acre grove mile or
two northwest of the city. This grove
was planted by DIR. Lancaster in the
70's, and it has been well cared for,
literally fed. When the freeze of 1886
came it was beginning to put on good
crops. The crop of that year was total
loss as we'll as the present. During the
intervening years, st ven in number,
this grove has yielded full crops, and
Dr. Lancaster informs the Record that
upon examination of his books he finds
that his total profit, over and above all
expenses of care, cultivation, fertilizing,
etc, has been ST., 400. a net profit of
$500 per year from ten acres of our
pine lands. Now, here are absolute facts
the Record gives you. You may say
that this is an exceptional case. Why
should it be There is no exception
about it; it is merely knowing how to
get full crops from an orange grove.
The doctor says he has no reasons to
grieve over a probable loss last Friday
night of S., 900 from one of the prettiest
and best crops his grove has yet yielded
-DeLand Record.
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rapidly. Thorough drainage, deep cult
ure, a porous soil and facilities for the
rapid disposal of excessive rains will
largely prevent conditions favorable to
disease In greenhouses, the texture of
the soil and it's capacity for holding
water and heat appear to govern lettuce
blight.
Chemical fertilizers are com paratively
free from fungus, while stable manure
is filled with them, though not all of the
latter are dangerous The spores on
scab-i infested leayes, blown over in the
spring, find Judgement upon young leaves
and twigs, requiring only warmth and
moisture to develop. Much infection is
also carried by currents Of water in or
over the soil, on the tools and clothing of
workingmen, and by insects. The prac-
tice of spraying plants with solutions Of
salts of copper kills the germ thus car
ried.-American Agriculturist.
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INCREASINGLY At 1t Brings Success"
which will alone each day be worth to
all who use it far more than the price of
the calendar. The size is generous, and
the work beautiful! specimen of the
printers art. Each day, as is becoming
to such an important slice of time, is
printed large enough to be read across a
room. Then too, the matter on the flaps
deals with subj ct in which there is
growing general interest
That the demand for this calendar in
creases each year, we can easily under
stand, for we do not believe that any
one who has spent one year in company
with it, will be willing to spend another
without it,
The price is 25 cents, delivered every
where post paid, and in perfect con-
dition.
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Why and How Blights and Fungi Attack
Our Crops.

The extraordinary prevalence OF fun
gous diseases compared to so years ago,
may be attributed in part to a general
lack of resistantQualities, inherited from
weakened or diseased parentage; to
special lack of vitality acquired by inef-
ficent or i'll advised fertilization and i'm
perfect cultivation; or finally to the fore
ing of stock exclusively in the direction
of fruitage to the detriment of other and
equally important functions. This fact
is already receiving recognition and in
teligent growers are paying more and
more attention to the source and parent
age of their stock, to the best available
forms of plant food, to clean and thor
ough methods of cultivation, and to the
selection of varieties which will be pri-
marty hardy and resistant against dis
ease and secondarily productive.
Prof, w. G. Sturgjs, of the Connecticut
experiment station, a recog nized expert,
in his new lecture explains how plant
may grow too rapidly or become starved,
and thus be so weakened as to be an easy
prey to fungus. The bacteria of the
fire blight of the pear, apple and ounce,
gain access usually through the more
moist and delicate tissues of the flower,
but if the plants have made very rapid
growth by reason of a sudden supply of
quick fertilizers the disease may attack
the young shoots or leayes. These
smooth and spongy tissues are also liable
to mechanical injury, which sooner or
later, in nine cases out Of ten, means the
reception of fungOus disease. Every
wound of whatever nature and however
caused should be covered at once with
tar or paint carefully smooth the sur
face before covering. Too much moist
ure will also cause plants to grow too
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09
A Calendar Worth Having.

Almost everyone has use for calen
dar, and by the same token, they ought
to have one thai is of some use A cal
endar that you have to study or ''set
has little excuse for existence.
The one we like best of ALL is that pub
lished by N. w. Ay er & Son, the News
paper Advertising agents of Philadel-
phia.
The handsome copy for 1895 carries on
it's seal their famous motto keeping
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Fruit Exchange Circular.

L lulu uACAduS0 O1ICuldI'
The Florida Fruit Exchange has is
sued the following circular, under date
of January 3, which explains itself:
The Executive Committee of the
Florida Fruit Exchange have had under
consideration the serious condition
which confronts the orange interests
IN Florida in consequence of the very
low temperature which prevailed
throughout Florida on the twenty ninth
and thirtieth of December.
From the reports received from all
parts of the State, there is no doubt that
the freeze affected nearly every portion
if not all of the orange growing region
with destructive effect upon most if not
all the ungathered fruit. A temperature
below twenty-five degrees it is generally
conceded will freeze fruit on the trees.
As the temperature fell far below that at
all points heard from, north of Tampa
and Jupiter, it may be regarded as quite
certain that the great bulk of the crop
has been seriously damaged by the
freeze
Our experience in 1886 does not en-
courage us to expect that frozen fruit
Can be marketed to any advantage, and
we think there would be considerable
risk that the shipper would not realize
the cost of putting up and freight
charges, and therefore the prospect is
not encouraging enough for us to advise
shipment of frozen fruit.
AS the transportation lines to the East
have reduced the rate fifty per cent,
and require prepayment Of freight, the
Exchange does not feel aui horized to in
cur the risk of paying these advance
freight charges, but where the freight
is prepaid will receive and sell at Jack
sonv1lle to the best possib BILE advantage,
or our agents at the North will receive
fruit on which freight charges are pre-
paid, shipped to them direct. We can
not, however, recommend shipments of
frosted fruits to Jacksonville as the de-
mand here is very limited, and very few
shipments of frosted fruit, so far, have
realized freight and expenses of pack
ing, etc.
The Exchange cannot receive any
freight at Gainesville, as no fruit can be
marketed there, but persons on the line
of the Florida Southern r. r., or points
tributary thereto, who desire to ship
fruit to the Exchange can do so, billing
and preparing through to "The Florida
Fruit Exchange" at Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, New York or Boston, as they may
prefer.
The officers of the Exchange have de-
layed making any official announcement
to the growers on the above subject for
the reason that it was deemed best to
first secure as full reports as possible
from all points, and to ascertain from
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the transportation lines what their prob
able action would be, in order that such
advice as they might give would fully
cover the ground and enable the grow
ers to intelligently understand the sit
uation.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder

The analysis of Dr. Prices by government experts
demonstrated it's unreasonable superiority in 1eavening
strength purity and general excellence and gained
Highest Award at the Fair
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22
THE HEARNES INDICTED.
Grand Jury at Hannibal Says They Are the
Murderers Of Millionaire StillWoll.

Grand Jury at Hannibal Says They Are the
Murderers OF Millionaire stillwell.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, Aug la-When the
Marion county grand jury made its
final report Saturday 1t returned on In
dictment marked private and 1t was
not known until after o'clock what
it was. Then Sheriff Pratt, armed
with the proper papers, went to the
home Of W. T. Perkins, where DR.. 10.
seph c. Hearne and his wife, former.
ly Mrs. Amos J. Stillwell, have been
staying, and placed the two under ar.
rest for the murder Of the millionaire
packer, Amos j. Stillwell, December
20, 1888 DIR. Hearne was cool and col.
lected, but Mrs. Hearne was very nerv-
GUS when the sheriff appeared. The
news spread over the city like wild
fire and the grand jurors were
soon being complimented on every
hand. The prisoners were Immediately
taken to Jail, where they will be held
without bail until their trial In Sep
TENDER. They were placed N separate
cells and they will be SO kept, the
sheriff announcing they will be treated
exactly as other prisoners.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22
NEWS NOTES.

San Francisco and Santa Cruz, Cal,
will soon be connected by a bicycle
railroad.
The town Of Hindoostan, near Bloom
ington, Ind, was literally wiped out by
fire, the work Of incendiaries
A new populist daily newspaper will
make Its appearance at Topeka, Kan,
September |. Col. Fred Close, James
Butler, Capt, Peter Glsh and 3. J.
Lamb will have charge Of It.
A bloody battle occurred in British
Honduras, near Belize, August 3, be-
tween 1000 Caribs and about 1000
Jamaica negroes. Between 500 and
600 negroes were killed and the Caribs
had 300 killed and twice as many
wounded.
At Pierre, $. D., the supreme court
has granted temporary writ Of ha-
bcas corpus In the case Of W. W. Tay-
lor and 1t has been served on the
sheriff. It Is returnable in three days
when the question Of legality of the
five years sentence will be argued.
Republicans Of Linn county, Kan,
elected delegates to the Sixth judicial
district convention favorable to Walter
l. Simons, Of Fort Scott, for Judge.
This will give Mr., Simohs the nomina-
ton, as he already has the delegation
from Bourbon county,.
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CHINESE OUTRAGE6.
The Chinese Minister ut London Inclined to
Blame the Missionaries.

Tho chinese Minister ~ London Inclined 10
Blame the Missionaries.
LONDON, Aug. 49, Kung Tajen, Chi
nese minister plenipotentiary to the
courts OF London, Brussels, Paris and
Rome, said Of the recent massacre Of
the missionaries In China that they
were on this Us other previous occa.
sions mainly the work Of ruflians who
had availed themselves Of excep-
tional circumstances in order to work
mischief and loot property In
the confusion which ensued. For In.
stance, at Cheng Flu some boys had
thrown little stones at a missionary,
and, when demonstrated with, had per-
sisted The missionary seized one OF
the boys, dragged him through the
streets and locked him In the church
or chapel. A crowd stormed the build
ing, and In the fight which followed
murdered the missionary. The au-
thorities were promptly appraised OF
what was going on and hurried to the
scene, but instead OF being assisted by
the missionaries the latter upbrafded
the mandarins, and even laid hands on
one of them This caused n new out
break, The emperor Of China had per-
feet horror Of every kind Of outrage
Al 4
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22
NATIONAL BANK STATEMENT.
Interesting vtatisties frsn the Last Rsper
Of the Curreney ComptrolleP,

Interesting vtstiAties frsm the Last Report
Of the Currency Comptroller.
WASHINGTON, Aug. la-The comp
troller Of the currency has compiled
an aggregate statement Of the condi.
tion Of the S,7l5 national banks In the
United States a. . result Of replies
made To bis call for q statement Of con-
ditions Of the banks on the 18th day
Of July last The statement issued
shows more than anything else mid
summer inactivity. There is less
money out Of the banks and more
money lying idle In their Golfers
The individual deposits on hand
amount to el00, 900, 600 more than was
shown by the statement Of May. 1t
10 interesting TO note also that the gold
coin on hand In July was only sll7,.
100000, IS against S12s, 900, 900 in May.
This shows that some Of the national
bank gold has gone abroad and some
has probably gone TO the bond syndl-
cate to replenish the treasury gold re.
serve. As many Of the Leading national
banks throughout the country are
members Of the bond syndicate the
fact that these banks still have sll7,-
900, 900 gold on hand is In q small way
indicative Of the ability Of the syndi-
cate to obtain gold. Az is usually the
case the silver stock on hand Is abso.
lutely immovable. Nobody wants 1t,
nobody will take 1t and banks keep II
stored away. In May the amount Of
silver IN the banks was sl2, 900, 900, and
1t was still 81, 200, WOO in July.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22
THE WALLER CASE.
Acting Secretary Adee Declares Every
thing Possible IL Being Done.

Acting Secretary Adee Declares Every
thing Possible Ia Being Done.
TERRE HAurE, Ind, Aug. 19.-Sen-
ator Voorhees,, who has taken deep in
terest in the imprisonment Of EXON
sui John T. Waller in France, for
warded letter from Waller to the
state department and has received
the following from Acting Sec
rotary Adee; I'm reply, have
to inform you that tho depart.
ment has been unrelenting In Its ef-
forts in behalf Of Mr. Waller through
the ambassador Of the United States at
Paris and the consul Of the govern
ment at Tamatave, to obtain all docu.
ments in the case Of Mr.. Walters re-
cent trial by a French military tribu-
nal so that this government might be
In q position to determine as to the
character Of his trial and as to It's fur
ther action in the premises. A short
time ago Mr.. Eustis, after repeated and
pressing requests, was furnished by the
minister Of foreign affairs with copy
OF the charges against Mr.. Waller and
his sentence, but Mr. Eustis has not yet
been able to obtain copy Of the evil
dence In the case. lie has, however,
been instructed TO make renewed ap-
plication TO the French government
for an official copy Of the evidence and
also permission to see the prisoner who
Is understood to be In Ill health. You
may be assured that every step con-
sistent with diplomatic usage will be
taken by the government to afford Mr..
Waller the full measure Of protection
to which he may be found entitled by
reason Of his American citizenship"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22
NEWS NOTES.

Active work has begun on the now
NJ, X. & T. depot at Parsons, Kan.
To avoid further complications over
the Mexican mission Minister Ransom
Is to be reappointed
New buildings and pens to cost about
$3.50, 1000 are being erected at the Kan.
sas CITY stock Yards.
William Foxwell, Of Plattsmouth,
Neb., has fallen heir to an estate Of
nearly So, 900, 900 in England.
Near Orlando, Ok, Ell Bourse and
wife, Young married people, were In.
stantly killed bv lightning.
State department officials deny any
knowledge OF the reported removal Of
Consul General Judd from Vienna.
The interior department has a. yet
taken no steps to secure punishment OF
the murderers Of the Bannock Indians.
The Royal Arch Masons OF the In.
dian territory, in session at South Nc
Alester, Elected q T. Walrond high
priest and chose Muskogee as the next
place of meeting.
A. A. Stewart, a populist, has been
retained as Superintendent of the blind
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EMERGENCY RATE.
Kansas Shippers Want q Lower
Rate on Fruit and Potatoes.
BIG COLD EXPORT VERY PROBABLE


TOPEKA, Kan. Aug. 20-A delegation
Of 0berlin citizens, headed by James
H. Lathrop, the well-known populist
politician, called At the headquarters Of
the different railroad companies here
yesterday and asked for an emergency
rate on eastern Kansas fruit west
and western Kansas potatoes east
The delegation stated that fruit was
going TO waste In eastern Kansas be.
cause Of the overproduction and cheap
prices, and that western Kansas pota-
toes were going to waste for the same
reason. The freight rates the delega.
ton claimed, were so high that fruit
and potato growers could not ship 1t .
profit, hence the request for . lower
rate. The matter was taken under i'd
vlsement by the railroad people.
BIG GOLD EXPORT VERY PROBABLE.
New YORK, Aug. 2a-The question
Of this weeks gold shipments was
discussed in the streets yesterday. In
view Of the fact that II is expected
that q considerable amount Of
the yellow metal will have
to 60 forward in payment for
new government 4 per cents, re-
turned from Europe, Hoskier, Woods
4 Co. are, it is said, endeavoring to Sc
cure exchange to the amount Of SS,o0O,.
900 to pay for bonds received by them
from London. II they cannot obtain
this amount, or any part Of 1t, they
will be obliged to ship that amount Of
gold, but as yet are unable to speak
positively on the subject.
THE DURRANr MURDER TRIAL.
SAN Francisco, Aug. so.-Superior
Judge Murphy was too III yesterday TO
proceed with the trial Of Theodore
Durrant. A recess was declared
until Thursday. 1t Is said that the
counsel for the defense are prepar.
ing afIidavits in support Of a new
motion for change Of venue on the
ground Of impracticability Of securing
an impartial jury in San Francisco.
II the motion is granted II Is said that
they will endeavor to have Santa Rosa
as the scene Of the trial.
EIGHT CHINESE TO BE DEPORTED.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 2o-Deputy
Marshal Kane will leave here tonight
for the Pacific coast in charge Of eight
Chinese who are to be deported. Five
of them were brought here from o.
vego, where they were caught and
sentenced.
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ABILENE WEEKLY REFLECTOR ABILENE KANSAS AUGUST o. 1885,

poseo 70 nave Deen in MS room at the
hotel, turns out to be at Holyoke, COL,
where he was spending Sunday with
friends
A vast throng surrounds the building
on every side, pressing forward as far
as the fire ropes will allow. The police
are constantly guarding against any
one slipping through the lines on &C.
count Of the great danger that the
front Of the building may fall.
At 1890 p. M. the body Of E. +. Nc
Closkey, Of Colorado Springs,
wealthy owner of Cripple Creek mines,
was taken from the ruins This, with
James Murphy. who died while being
taken out, makes eight bodies thus far
recovered
The FIRE has been almost extinguished,
and 100 teams are now making as rapid
progress as possible removing the de-
bris, though at best the work is pain
fully slow. At II o'clock one body,
which was not identified, had been re-
moved from the ruins and several more
were in sight The number Of killed
will not exceed twenty.
There Is no doubt the disaster was
caused by a boiler explosion. Elmer
Pierce, the engineer, 1t is said, was In.
toxicated, and after turning a large
quantity Of cold water into the hot
boilers, left the building ten minutes
before the explosion occurred. The
police are looking for him
No words could portray the scene
around the ruins late yesterday after
noon. Women and children, mad.
dened by the terrible suspense, hurried
in anxious inquiry concerning loved
ones that were missing. Strong men
hard at work amid the ruins quaked at
the sickening smell OF roasting flesh
and turned with paid countenances
from the scene. Never before did
such absolute wreckage and ruin de-
vastate any portion Of the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22
DECLINES TO TALK.

Minister to Cuba VIII Not I,o Interviewed
without Permission from the DEPART
ment.
New YORK, Aug 2O.-The steamship
Yucatan of the Ward line arrived here
yesterday from Havana with ]. s.
Springer, United States vice consul at
Havana, and 7. 7. Crittenden, United
States consul at the City Of Mexico,
on board. To reporter who inquired
about the status OF the Cuban revolu-
tisn, Vice Consul Springer said: II
regret that cannot speak on the sub
ject, as have my instructions from the
state department. | am here on my
six weeks vacation. II you will pro.
cure permission from the department
of state | will be glad to give the news
papers my views on the war In Cuba"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22
Ex.JUsTIcE STRONG DEAD.
The Noted Jurist Passes Away ut Lakl
MInnowasxn, Aged 81 Years.

The Noted Jurist Passes Away at Lake
Minnewaska, Aged 81 YearA
LAKE MINNEwAsKA, N. Y, Aug. 90
Associate Justice Strong, Of the
United States supreme court, retired,
died here at 2:l0 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Justice Strong was
brought to Lake Minnewaska several
weeks ago, suffering from catarrhal
affection Of long standing. His sys
tenn was also greatly weakened by .
fall down a flight Of stairs OF his home
in Washington about two months ago.
Since his arrival here Judge Strong
has lain in semi-comatose state
from which he rallied only at
intervals. Sunday he had stroke
Of paralysis, which affected the left
side. lie also suffered a recur-
renee of the catarrhal fever, and again
became unconscious until death en-
sued. lie was about 81 years old.
Justice Strong had been off the su.
preme court bench since December,
1880, when he retired under a law
granting to justices of this court the
privilege ofretiring with full pay after
reaching the age Of 10 years and after
having served ten wears. lie was born
In Corners, Conn, in 1908.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22
UTAH TOWN ABLAzE.
A Fire at bingham Causes a Loss OF $780,
900 and Renders Many Homeless.

900 and Renders Many Homelcsa
SALT LAKE CRY, Utah, Aug 2O.-A
special from Bingham, Utah, says the
whole town Ia ablaze and the loss esti'
mated at 100000. The fire originated
at s;3O in Buffers livery stable. Rob
erts' dwelling house, saloon and stable
were consumed. Then the fire spread
to Chinatown and swept everything
on the east side of the street
Among the buildings consumed on the
west side Of the street were the Griffin
house, Quinn building, post office,
Mining Record Office, United States
commissioners office, and Rocky
Mountain Bell telephone office,
Catholic church and number OF
boarding houses. Many people are
homeless
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-08-22

CHICAGO, Aug. 16.-Jacob Schlesser,
well to do grocer, shot and instantly
killed his son John last night. The
two men had been quarrellng over
horse which the younger man claimed
his father had been driving too hard.
During the argument the father drew
a revolver which, he claims, was acct
dentially discharged. The father was
locked up charged with murder.