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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-04-03


Nitrate of Soda Not Substitute for Potash.
In reply to Mr.. Wards article on nj
trate of soda we have received the
following:
We feel constrained to make use of an
argument never conclusive and often
reprehensible, when we reply to Mr.. Ward
''tu quoque;" for we cannot refrain
from quoting his opening sentences:
"Strange is the logic OF false position
which is always compelling additional
folly"
Mr.. Ward has notably illustrated the
truth of these words, and in many arti-
ceS which have lately appeared under
his name in agricultural papers he has
placed himself quite in the position of
the man who declared that never In his
life had he met more obstinate set of
men than the eleven who had been asso-
ciated with him in the jury room, not
one of whom he could convince of his
error. Those who have been interested
in the articles which have been called
out by the peculiar views sought to be
established by Mr.. Ward cannot but
have seen that he shares these views
with not single agricultural authority
from Liebig to the present 1t must not
be supposed that Mr. Ward does not seek
to establish his views by appeals to many
eminent authorities, and he appears to
have consulted many-to little purpose,
however, since he reminds one con-
stantly Of those lines of Holmes to the
katydid, by saying such undisnuted
things in such solemn way.
The trouble with Mr.. Ward appears
to be an entire inability to draw a legiti,
mate conclusion from the very facts he
has gathered from his authorities, and
an equal inability to discover how clearly
they 90 to overthrow the "false posi-
ton" he has assumed, which compels
him to Traditional folly"
We observe that Mr.. Ward in the New
England Farmer of the 20 instant. refers
to "the excellent reply of Mr.. HI. Stew
art in the Country Gentleman of Sep
TENDER 2Oth," but Mr.. Ward fails to
mention that Mr.. Stewart in the closing
paragraph of the article referred to by
Mr.. Ward, says that what he writes
"has unquestionably no reference to the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-12
CLOSED OUT.
The rIercantile Company's Stock
to Sleepy Eye rler=
chant.
And the Book Accounts to a
Minneapolis Gentleman.

Monday afternoon Trustee Brown, of
| 81. Paul, who has had possession of
the Mankato Mercantile Company's
stock of goods for the past three
months, on behalf of the creditors of
the concern, sold the stock at public
sale to Mr.. Geo. Knudson, a prominent
merchant of Sleepy Eye. The bidding
was not very spirited, although there
were number present prepared to
bid if the stock was started low
enough. Mr.. Cavanaugh, of st. Paul,
bid S., $50, followed by Mr.. Knudson,
of Sleepy Eye, with S., 500. This was
raised by Mr.. Comfy, of ST. Paul, to
S., 900, and the Sleepy Eye gentleman
went 500 better and got the stock.
The goods in stock will inventory at
present valuation, about SO, 900.
There was but one bid on the book
accounts that of w. I'll. Hanscom. of
Minneapolis who offered 81 900 and
got them, There is probably 81, 500 to
So, 900 of accounts, most of which are
collectable.
The sale will pay about 80 cents on
the dollar to the creditors, but moth
ing will be left to the stockholders.
Everything considered, the sale can
be counted on as good one for all
parties, save and except the stockhold-
ers who, as before stated, will realize
nothing from their interests.
Mr.. Knudson interviewed immedi-
ately after the sale, said he did not
exactly know what he should do with
the stock, but thought likely that he
would continue the store at present.
We hope he may conclude to do SO
permanently, as he is a tirst-class
business man, and the stand is one OF
the best in the city. With man OF
Mr.. Knudson's ability behind the
business there is no reason why 1t
could not be made to pay, and pay
well
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-12
NOT A CHESTNUT.

Mr.. Horace Cummins, of Eagle
Lake found few coffee-nut trees on
a piece of timber land purchased
near Eagle Lake last year, from which
he secured about 5000 feet of lumber.
This he has several times offered for
sale, but as it was a piece of material
not known to the trade he could not
dispose of it. A few days ago he
brought couple of sample pieces to
the city and had Mr.. Salisbury finish
them up, and stain them to represent
antique oak. cherry, mahogany and
white oak. So beautifully did the
wood take on these various finishes
that it would puzzle one to detect it
from the genuine wood except for the
weight. The wood is light, not much
heavier than Eastwood, but has close
grain and takes a polish equal to
genuine mahogany. Mr.. Cummins
will not sell the lumber now, but will
some day use it in furnishing home
for himself,
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holds the entire $4,000 of bonds due
in 1899, and that he holds them at
1914. Gen. Pope held that this was
an interest levy and it was in the
discretion of the council to retain it
and apply it on this years interest.
Alderman Higgs' motion was CARR
ed, only Alderman Peterson voting
against it.
City Treasurer Shepard presented
the $751; 900 of railroad bonds which
were refunded or redeemed last fall,
except Nos. 40, Al and 12S, which are
missing, and the council proceeded to
legally destroy them. A fire was
started in the stove and they were
burned.
Alderman Widell moved that the
council proceed to elect an assessor
for the ensuing two years. The mo-
tion was carried. Alderman Peter
son objected, as he did two years ago,
on the ground that the assessor is a
member of the board of public works
and will act with the next council and
should be elected by it.
An informal ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Clark Keysor, z. Paddock, Fred
Fuller, each one, J. G.. Fowler two,
and one blank.
A formal ballot resulted as follows:
Keysor two, Paddock, Fuller and
Fowler each one.
Twenty ballots were taken before
an assessor was elected, the twentieth
standing: Keysor four, Fowler one.
Mayor Weaver then declared Mr..
Keysor duly elected assessor.
During the process of the ballot,
ing scattering votes were cast for
Harry Brown, W. H. Shepard, c. HI,
Higgs, E. f. Soaring, Mic Peterson,
Geo. III. Brewster and W. E. Young.
A petition to raise the liquor license
to ST, 900 was offered, but as the order
of petitions had been passed,
Alderman Peterson objected, and a
motion to return to the head of petit.
tions was lost by tie vote, Aldermen
Higgs, Bashaw and Fowler voting
Eyes," and Aldermen Peterson,
Widell and Pitcher, "no."
The vote of the city election was
canvassed and found to be as hereto
fore published, and the candidates
having the most votes were declared
elected.
This was the last official act of the
outgoing council, and an adjournment
was Immediately taken.
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"A widows pension was granted
last week to Catharine Chase,o of Eagle
Lake.
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BEN HUR TEMPLE.
Temple of the Dramatic Order OF
Knights of khOrassan Organized.

In response to notices sent out, a
meeting was held at DR.. G. S. Talbert's
office Saturday night, and a temple of
the Dramatic Order of Knights of
Khorassan was organized, with twenty
three charter members. The name
selected for the temple was Ben Hur.
The order is one in which only Knights
of Pythias are eligible to membership.
Sublime Royal Prince J. B. Moore
presided, and the following officers
were elected:
Venerable Shiek- DR.. G.. S. Talbert.
Royal Vizier-W. B. Torrey.
Grand Emir-W. L. Comstock.
Mahdi- e. f. Soaring.
Secretary-A. w. Robinson.
Treasurer-B. f. Pay.
Menial-W. w. Harmon.
Sahib-C. O. Daley.
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This is the cut of i.
I'm TREPED 641

country has already done. They
thought that more could be raised,
but that at present it would be up
hill work.
1t was voted by the board, after a
lengthy discussion, to heartily ap-
prove of the giving Of aid, and recon-
mending the matter to the various
towns of the county, and continuing
the present committees, and adding
e. r. Kennedy, L. n. Holmes and
Alix Bashaw to them. Mr. Kenne-
dy was with Rev. Buzzell in Co. f,
33rd Mass. nifty, during the war.
The board adjourned.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-12
COST OF CITY SUITS.

Among the bills before the council
Saturday night were a number arls-
ing from the damage suits against the
city. The expense of the Pietsch case
was S42.72. In the Heath case there
was S59.64 spent for witness fees, $50
to DR.. Warner and $S5 to DR.. Harring-
ton for expert evidence and examina-
tions, and S1110 to Sheriff Bowen.
This makes total in the Heath case
ofS240.74
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-12
q RHEUMATISM CONQUERED. z
Assiniboiana Rheumatic Cure.
the Latest and Most Important Medical Discovery and has
-NEVER FAILED:

according
rection Many of long standing which considered hope
less and made life miserable have been completely cured by the
of twobotes the effect the patient little short of
miraculous Hundreds of testimonials trustworthy we'll
known persons justify the here made and convincing
proofs that the millions who suffering from the terrible Of
diseases find and relief by of this and
wonderful remedy which thoroughly pge the blood and system
the producing few testimonials here given others
will be furnished on application.
INQUIRE for AssinibOiana at Lamm MOrehart's.
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TWENTY=FOUR TO NINE.

The first match game of the season
was played Saturday afternoon be-
tween the Normal and High school
base ball clubs. Seven innings were
played, and the score resulted "a for
the High school club, and nine for the
NormalS. Other games will follow
during the next two months.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-12

Attorney Lorin Cray has six cases
before the supreme court at the pres
ent term, and will find his time we'll
occupied with this and his other large
practice.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-04-12
Inquire for AssinibOiana at Lamm & M0rehart's
THE JUDGE WAS CURED WITH ONE BOTTLE.


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Special County OF Oswego n. Y
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BOARD OF TRADE.
SEVERAL IMPORTANT r1ATTERS
CONSIDERED THIS MORNING.

Building of Union Depot-Referred
to Special Committee-Rev. Buzz
Zell Appeals For Nebraska Suf=
fererS-A President Elected.
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The morning times., 1895-09-26
McGILL has A SURE THING
New Jersey Democrats Will Name
Him for Governor.
Fine Work on the Part of the Machine
VIII Alone Prevent His Nomi.
nation To-day.

Trenton, n. j., Sept. 25.-All the indica-
tions point to the nomination OF Chancellor
McGilI for governor by the Democratic con-
ventiou, which meets here tomorrow.
There have been no very warm contests
and most of the delegations viii come to
the convention unpledged-
In the rural districts there has been
very strong sentiment for Augustus W.
Cutler, who has been working for the nomi-
nation, particularly among the farmers,
but in the cities aud country towns it Is all
for Mctiill with q little feeling now and
then for Justice LippincUH-
Unless the machine gets in its work Nc
Gill is likely to he nominated on the first
ballot. The leaders all look at 1t in this
way and they anticipate Very tame
convention.
The chancellor is believed To be the only
cand idate who has any chance OF winning
against John W. Griggs- There is some diff
ference of opinion as to whether he should
resign his judicial office at once Many
Democrats think he should 90 so AID thus
show his confidence OF success. Others
think this too great sacrifice q nd that II
is unnecessary.
The nomination of McGilI means the over
throw of the party machine. One of the
conditions on which he will ccept the nonI-
nation is that ne shall select his own chair
man of the executive committee to manage
the campaign.
He is not In sympathy Y with the old regime
and will. therefore. ask for new men. This
willdoubtleSS purify the party, butthe result
of the campa ign with men at the head who
are inexperienced in political management
is very uncertain.
The morning times., 1895-09-26
DENIED Ry MR.. CULP.

Chains He Can Prove He Did Not
Kick Jerry Daugherty.
John a. -Culp, a workman in the navy
yard, was yesterday required to give $500
bond for his appearance to answer the
charge of having kicked Jerry Daugherty,
the fourteen-year-old son OF Mrs. Mary
Daugherty, a widow, living at Eighth
street and Virginia avenue southeast.
The boy is in n critical condition, rendered
so by an attack of pneumonia following
the alleged assault, and yesterday hope for
his life was abandoned.
Mrs. Daugherty charges that her son was
kicked by Culp, who, in the evenings, is
employed at the flying horses at Ninth street
and Virginia avenue. She states that the
assault was committed because her boy
and other children made considerable
noise which caused Culp to become angry
and demonstrative.
Mr. Culp denies the whole story. He
states that on Wednesday, the i1th inst, a
boy named Roach and another lad were
very noisy q the entrance gate. He ran
towards them, and they ran also, up
setting a number of small children who
were some distance away. He thinks that
if the Daugberty lad was hurt at all at
that time, which he doubts, it must have
been by one of these two lads.
He states, further, that when he rushed
toward the gate he slipped and fell, making
it impossible for him to have struck or
kicked anyone. He claims to have witnesses
pur 200 QoBoa 9ql lUql sGBs pup sun ol
his companion of that night will testify
that young Daugherty was not near the
gate
The morning times., 1895-09-26

reous cerethonials OF the mass are in EVIL
dence.
As It's, the effect, either from the choir
to the altar, or from the sanctuary to the
choir. is exceedingly attractive. The eve
is met with an array of blue and gold.
resting here on n miet backpround or
prominent to the eye in. the curves of the
arches, or on the yaulted ceilings.
Yet with all this mass of beauty in archi
tectural design or placing of the colors,
there is nothing confusing. The lines
are. in fact, severely simnle but nv fire.
o,an, rcneti,ior ,bcv Give n,a IN. sarse
The morning times., 1895-09-26
LIKE ONE FROM THE CRAVE
David Hughes Returns After Be-
ing Mourned as Dead.
Never Came Back From the War and
for Thirty Years Was in the West
Accommodating Wealth.

Indiana, Pa, Sept. 25.-Last evening
David Hughes, formerly of Butler county,
after an unexplained absence of thirty
years, rejoined his family OF wife, son,
and daughter, who have resided here about
eight years. The reunion was a most joy-
Gus one.
Hughes was wounded during the war,
came home, and married Miss NJ. P Reed,
OF kittanning. In 1864 he returned to
the army, and in 1865 was bonorabfy dis
charged.
Instead of returning home Hughes buried
hismelf in the pineries of Wisconsin. His
wife mourned him as dead. Hughes had
never seen his son, now thirty years of
age.
Hughes has accumulated considerable
wealth, and says he is now too happy to
discuss the particulars of his absence and
long continued silence.
The morning times., 1895-09-26
NOT PURELY BRITISH.
American Is Associated With Rose
in the Cup Challenge

American Is Associated With Rose
In the Cup Challenge.
London, Sept. 25.-The United Press
has obtained the following authentic in
formation concerning Mr.. Charles ID. Rose
who. through the Royal Victoria Yacht
Club of Ryde, Isle of Wight, has challenged
for the Americas cup:
Mfr. Rose is the second son of the late Sir
John Rose, barouet, of Canada. His
mother was Miss Emmet-Temple, of Rut-
land,yt.
1t is understood that Mr.. Lowe, an
American gentleman, who has some horses
in training in England, is associated with
Mr.. Rose in building the new challenger
for the cup and experts, therefore, do not
regard the enterprise as of purely English
origin.
Sir John Rose, the father of the chal-
lenger for the cup, assumed the manage
ment of the financial affairs of the Duchy
of Cornwall for the Prince of Wales when
he settled in England fifteen years ago
and is credited with having greatly i'm
proved the finances OF his royal highness
during his administration.
The morning times., 1895-09-26
NO WORD FROM GARDNER
Missing Freight Cashier Cannot Be
Traced by His Friends.
The b. & p. II. r. COmpany's Agent
Says S3, $500 Has Been Taken-Sev-
eraI Theories Advanced.

Nothing has yet been heard frnm Charles
Clinton Gardner. the missing cashier of
the Baltimore and Potomac railroad freight
office. who is charged by the company Of
ficials with being a defauiter to the eX-
tent of So 500, as told in yesterdays
Evening Times.
Since the evening of September 10, when
he called at the drug store of his brother
in-law, DR.. C. S. Price, at No. 426 Seventh
street southwest, To obtain bundle he
left there he has not been seen, aud it is
the general impression that he left the
city that evening.
Gardner announced al the uffice about
o fortnight ago that he intended to take q
vacation, and his fellow clerks supposed
he had gone to his country home at Falls
Church. Nothing was known or even sus-
pected of anything crooked in his accounts
until the 16th inst, when an examination
of the books OF the office disclosed
shortage. Mr.. r. l.. Franklin, the COM
pany's agent here, at once set ou foot an
investigation. and it was found that Gard
ner's accounts were short at least the
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The morning times., 1895-09-26
FITZSIAIMONS AND HIS LION.
Piece OF His Leg Torn Off by the
Cub.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept 25.-Bob Fitzsim-
mons stopped over here tonight and gave
a sparring exhibition at the Columbia.
His cub lion came within an ace of knock
ing him out before the curtain was raised.
Fitzsimmons was feeding the brute in his
dressing room. The cub was not satisfied
with his allowance and seized a large
chunk of beef which was Intended for his
breakfast.
Fitz tried to take it away. He threw
the cub on its head Quick as flash the
brute turned on his back and made a
swipe at Fitz. One claw closed on a leg
and pulled away some of the flesh and
half the garment. The lion showed fight.
He was subdued by bucket of ice water.
Fitz was painfully hurt. but was not
seriously injured. The party leave here
for Corpus Christi in the morning.
The morning times., 1895-09-26
Times Want Ads. Rent Houses.
HIS DEATH A MYSTERY.
Editor Schwarz's Family Refuse to
Talk About 1t.

Talk About 1t.
New York, Sept. 25.-Anton Schwarz.
managing director of the United States
Brewers Academy, publisher of the Ameri-
can Brewer and the leading expert in the
country on brewing matters, died suddenly
atane early hour this morning [ the residence
of Mrs. Baldwin. of East Twenty-sixth
street. Consid erable mystery surrounds
the circumstances of his death and the
members OF the family refuse to make pub
lie any statement concerning it, His eldest
son, Max Schwarz, said to reporter:
Il refuse TO say when, where or how my
fatehr died. / have nothing to say except
that his remains will be crema ted to morrow
at the Fresh Pond crematory."
Mr.. Schwarz had just returned from a trip
to Philadelphia when he died. The coroner
was notified and finally issued permit
for burial. Mrs. Baldwin and every one else
who knew anything of the case refused
to talk about it. Mr.. Schwarz leaves a
widow, three sons and a daughter. Tele-
grams of coincidence are being received from
many brewers.
The morning times., 1895-09-26
MURDERED HIS COMPANION.
A Tramp Fires Five Bullets Into
Another'S Brain.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 25.-Bridgeport,
a small village on the Cumberland, was the
scene of a brutal murder this evening.
Two roughlooking tramps crossed the
river bridge this afternoon and took full
possession of the town, threatening to
Kill all who opposed them.
One OF them carried two big revolvers
and juggled them, cowboy fashion. They
had a fierce fight. and one whipped the
other. and they then shook hands and re-
sumed their reign of terror, but at
O'Clock the fellow with the revolvers
stole up behind his companion and fired
five bullets into his head, killing him in
stantly.
He then ran away and dared anyone to
follow him He has not been apprehended.
The morning times., 1895-09-26
CARDWELL NOW INDICTED.
Bookkeeper in Richmond Bank
Charged With Irregularities.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 25.-The grand jury
Of the hustings cuurt to-day continued con
sideration of the case in which Mr.. Samuel
B. Nelson. the livery man, was allowed to
largely overdraw his account at the State
Bank. and found four true bills OF indict-
ment against Mr. Richard W. Cardweil.
late bonkkeeper in that Institution, whose
resignation was rendered as a result nf the
irregularities appearing upon the banks
ledger
The sum involved aggregates S6,12s.s2,
while the actual amount Of the over
draw far exceeds that sum. 1t is gener-
ally believed that Mr.. Cardwell will return
to the city as soon as he is apprised of
the jury's action. His friends are cunfident
that he is not guilty 'nf having had any
criminal intent in anything that he has
done.
The morning times., 1895-09-26
struck His wife with "A Hatchet.

Charles Johnson, cclored. was arrested
yesterday evening by the police of sthe
Fourth precinct and locked up at the
station house. charged with assault with
intent to kill on his wife, Alice johnson.
The woman was sitting in her front door,
crying over some abuse from her husband,
and began to quarrel with him. During the
row, Johnson finding his own eloquence
insufficient to quiet her, seized a hatchet
and struck her across the head. She was
taekn to the Emergency Hospital and the
brutal husband locked up.
The morning times., 1895-09-26
FIGHTING IN FoRMosA.
a pa nese Capture Two Towns After
n DeSUerate Resistance

Japanese Capture Two Towns After
Desperate Resistance.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 25.-The Nouva
vremya has received advices by way of
Nouvostock that the japanese captured
Changhua and Taiwan-Fu, in Formosa, at
the end of August.
The rebels made a desperate resistance.
and the two towns were taken only after
severe fighting.
Subsequently the japanese marched on
Anpin, where the rebel forces are con-
centrated, There are 10000 Japanese
troops in Formosa, but 5000 are sick in
the hospitals, and all the troops are ex-
hausted from thearduous campaign in which
they have been engaged. The Japanese
government will send reinforcements TO the
island