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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-28

IOuHu CIldG LII required 4UI.l4 POUNDS
of water to produce one pound of dry
matter in straw, 501.47 pounds for
oats, and 3O1.49 pounds for corn.
Each of the duplicates agreed quite
closely with the other and the expe-
same results. But the yields were
large and especially so in case Of corn
crop. During the same year expert
ments of similar nature were per-
formed with whole fields. The con-
tent of the soil at time of planting
computed from the rainfall and
was determined, and again when the
corn was cut and the difference with
the rainfall gave the amount of mois-
ture consumed. AS result it was
ascertained that on the average it re-
quires 414 pounds of water to pro-
duce one pound of dry matter in
corn. This was in 1890, and in 1891 it
required only about ITO pounds, but
in the formeryear the amount of per-
collation. was much greater than in
the latter. In the same way, oats re-
quired $40 pounds on soil that had
been fallow and 534 pounds on soil
that had been fallow and barley re-
quired 537 pounds on the former and
719 pounds on the latter ground.
Comparing these results with those
of the experiments with barrels it is
seen that it required an average of
$500 pounds for oats, 20.46 pounds
for barley and 1850 pounds for corn
of water more in the field than in
the barrels. Thus it would be seen
that while more water was consumed
in the field for every pound of dry
matter produced than in the barrels,
the amount of water used per square
foot in the barrels was much greater
than the measured losses in the field
This leads us to believe that when a
sufficient supply of water is main
tanned at all times it's effectiveness is
increased and this is probably the
chief reason why though the yield
per acre is greater, the number OF
pounds required for a pound of dry
matter in the barrels has in every
case been smaller than that indicated
in the field.
Tt was also found that it took 452
tons of water to produce one ton OF
dry matter, which is equal to 4.O3
inches rainfall, and potatoes took 422
tons or 3. 70 inches rainfall.
It is not within the province OF
this paper to discuss the methods OF
preventing the loss of soil moisture
such as cultivation, draining, mulch
ing and others, but nevertheless the
only value of such experiments as
have been described is that they show
us what is necessary to be done. II
we persist in growing certain crops
on soil lacking in sufficient amount
of moisture for them, or, if we fail tc
properly cultivate and drain it we
may apply tons of fertilizers, but the
crops will be small. AS these expert
ments prove and as every one well
knows, some plants require far more
water than others. Hence it is that
some are valuable in consuming wat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-10-30
A SURPRISE PARTY.
Ihe JoIrnnlss Were at Home, But De-
cGmped After q Parting Salute.

The Joirnnlss Were at Home, But De-
csmpsd After q Parting Salute.
The Sixth corps, encamped below
Falmouth got orders to move, April 2S.
1863. Douning oar war paint and
feathers we started for Franklin's
Crissing at the Rappahannoek. When
near there we halted for the night, but
were allowed no fires. During the even
ing an order was read to us detailing
the Third brigade, First division, Sixth
corps, consisting of the Eighteenth,
Thfrty-frst and Thirty-second New
York and Ninety-fifth Pennsylvania, to
lead the advance in the pontoons to
surprise the Johnnies.
We had been over the same ground
with Burnside the previous December,
and knew the rebs would have things
well fixed for our reception. However,
the old Sixth never finched from the
work assigned it. We determined that
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Orleans, as he, young man, passed
through the streets, Bf the Crescent
city and was reviled by the naughty
danes of the confederacy. The troops
were spat upon by these women, and
subjected to every kind of humiliating
treatment. 1t was ut this time that
Gen.. Butler issued his famous. order
that pct decisive stop to, these. petty
annoyances.
The order was to, the effect that any
woman who were disrespectful to the
union soldiers would be treated as
women of the town by the troops.
Needless to say, more courteous de-
meanor was observed after this.
Col. Johnston affirms that the poorer
class Of people in New Orleans. respect
ed ana admired Gen. Butler. "ft/was
Butler who made New Orleans" says
Coll Johnston. "He introduced sani-
tary measures and built up the place. %
Gen. Buffers way of treating prison
ers was exemplified by his punishment
of an obstreperons gardener. This
gardener had publicly said that he was
going to burn certain hospital Butler
had put up. Butler, on hearing of it,
sent for him.
He asked him If the report was tRue.
The gardener admitted that he had
threatened to burn the hospital.
You are = gardener, are you not2''
asked Butler, sagely.
"Yes," said the man.
''Well, there is a fine garden down at
Fort Jackson" said the general. 1T
needs good man to care for it.
guess you had better put in the next 90
years in fixing it up. 1t certainly needs
good man."
Col. Johnston tells of an incident that
nearly frightened him TO death. 1t
was at Ships island. He was detailed
to LAY out" man who had recently
died. He was very young at the time.
and together with two others he carried
the body to a deadhouse. AS they en-
tered this house they were just placing
the body at one end when they heard
slight noise.
The room was very dark and close.
Col. Johnston, then a mere boy. lighted
his lantern and peered into the fur
ther corner, where two other "laid-out"
corpses were resting. He observed one
of the forms move.
Almost frozen with terror he watched
and saw the shroud rise. and from I'M
der the white sheet face appeared. A
grizzled head loomed in the yellow light
of the lantern and ponderous jaws
opened in a wide yawn. 1t was too
much for the young boy. and with
scream he ran from the deadhouse into
the night.
As he ran he fell over tent guy hold
ing up hospital tent, and he thought
surely some ghost had grabbed him.
1t was his worst fright of the war -
Buffalo News.
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ture. Finally the loud clang of the
breakfast gong sounded as if nothing
had happened. and that did more. per-
haps, than anything else to allay the
fears of the passengers. II Breakfast
was about to be served. then. of coursr.
things were not serious. Still, great
many people that morning had very
poor appetite for the breakfast served
to them. The one blessing. as every
body said. was that the weather was
so fine and the sea so calm. The
ma ajority of the passengers. however.
did not notice it. After breakfast people
came up on deck. There was =
wonderful avoidance of hurry aliL"
by officers and sailors. Orders were
given calmly and quietly, and az
calmly and quietly obeyed. Officers
were still upon the bridge, although
there were no commands 10 give to the
man at the wheel and no screw turning.
The helmsman stood at the wheel as If
he expected at any time the order totuTn
it port or starboard. All this absence
of rush had a very calming effect
on the passengers, many of whom
wanted only slight excuse to become
hysterical. AS the day wore on, how
ever, general feeling of security seemed
to have come upon ali on board. Then one
and all congratulated themselves on the
fact that they had all behaved in most
exemplary manner considering the
somewhat alarming circumstances
Nevertheless, those who watched the
captain saw that he swept the long Line
of the horizon through his glass every
now and then with Il good deal Of
anxiety, and they noticed on looking at
the long level line where sea and sky
met that not a sail was visible around
the complete circle. Up from the engine
room came the clank of hammers. and
the opinion was general that Whatever
was amisS with the engine was capable
of being repaired. One thing had be-
come certain. there was nothing wrong
with the shafts. The damage what
ever it was. had been to the engine
alone. All of the passengers found
themselves more or less affected by the
peculiar sensation of the steamer 6eing
at rcst-the awe-inspirinG and helpless
consciousness of complete silence
after the steady throb they had become
so accustomed to all the way across.
That night at dinner the captain took
his place at the head Of the table. bland
and smiling ard polite as ever, just as
if nothing h2d happened; and the peo-
pie who, Notwithstanding their out
ward calmness, were in a state of pc
culiar tension. noticed this with graf
fled feelings.
What is the NATTER" asked passen-
ger of the captain; land what is the eX-
tent of the accident?"
The captain looked down at the long
table.
IL am afraid" said he. that if
went into technical details YOU would
not understand them. There was
flaw in one of the rods. connected with
the engine. That rod broke. and, in
breaking, il damaged other parts of the
machinery. Doubtless you heard the
three thuds which it gave before the
engine was stopped. At present. it is
impossible 10 tell how long it will take
to repair the damage. However. even
if the accident were serious. we are right
in the track of vessels. and there is no
danger"
This was reassuring bur those who
Continued neDt aOeek.)
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slide; whether the refreshments would
be cold. indigestible lead OF cold huckle-
berry pudding. or if it would be oysters
or saltPster on the half-Shell. Would
it be champagne, Virginia tanglefoot,
or aqua para with a free bath included.
I've feared there might be some yshOo
Of battery browsing around to spoil
the progra rnme By shipwrecking the
whole outfis-a proceeding not to be
desired. as q knapsSck and hsversaCk
ere not suitable bathing costume.
Everything was so quiet We thought
the Johnnies were nos at home; that
perhaps they had not paid rent and the
landlord had fired them out. As our
pontoon touched the bark there was a
went over our heads. the balls striking
some Of the boys en- the other side of
the river. Gaping our guns anS fix
ing bayonets we rushed up she bark to
INTRODUCES ourselves and deIaand am ex
planation-
Just then our boys on the sther side
opened fire, and we had totuIable'd down
the bank to avoid being shot by them.
We yelled to. stop firing; that this
was our picnic. but they paid no at
tention until we sent man over.
Just then q chap Wits an overeoat oD
that looked az if it had done duty as a
scarcecrow or been on Burnside's mud
march, and waving a rusty old saber,
scrambled up the bank, saying: Come
on boys!" We joined the procession
and soon had possession, Of riflspits
and earthworlls,. All the Iohnnies but
two or three had gone. The chap al
luded to above proved to La Brig. Cen.
d. A. Russell, whssm we hasEnever ssen
before, rs he had taken command only
the night previous. We needed no
further introduction, but concluded he
was ''brick." Oar loss was slight,
and our surprise party suacess; only
some OF the boys got a good ducliIg
as they jumped, rolEsd or tumbled out
of the pOntOons into the water wheTD
the Johnuies fired cn us.-Jl. Shaw, iD
NATIONAL Tribune.
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lowed his advice. AS a general thing,
he spent most of his time alone in very
gloomy state of mind. On one occasion
when the GENIAL Fleming slapped him
On the shoulder. Wentworth. to his great
.astonishment. turned tercely round and
cried:
If You do that again, sir, I'll knock
you down."
Fleming said afterwards that he was
Completely fiabbergasted" by this,
whatever that may mean, and he added
that the English in general were a queer
race.
1t is true that he gathered himself to-
gether at the time, and, having laughed
a little over the remark, said to Went
worth:
Come and have a drink; then you'll
feel better
This invitation Wentworth did not
even take the trouble to decline. but
thrust his hands in his pockets once
more. and turned his back on the popu-
lar New York politician
Wentworth summed up the whole
matter to john Kenyon when he said:
There is no use in our talking or
thinking any more about it. We can
simply do nothing. l shall take the
whole blame on nay shoulders. am re-
solved that you shall not suffer from my
indiscretion. Now. don't talk to me any
more about it. | want to forget the
wretched business. if possible" So,
thus it came about quite naturally that
John Kenyon, who was a good deal
troubled about the matter, took as his
confidante Edith Longworth, who also
betrayed the greatest interest IN the
problem. Miss Longworth N'as left all
the more alone because her cousin had
taken permanently TO the smoking
room. Some one had introduced him
TO the fascinating game of poker. and in
the practice of this peculiar amusement
Mr.. William Longworth b was now spend
ing a good deal of his surplus cash as
well as his time.
Jennie Brewster was seldom seen on
deck. She applied herself assiduously
to the writing OF that brilliant series of
articles which have since appeared in
the Sunday edition of the New York
Argus under the general title of Life
at Sea-" and which were recently issued
IN book form.
As everybody is already aware, her
sketches of the genial New York poll
tician and also of the tacitur1r English
man are considered the finest things in
the little Volume. They have been
largely copied as typical examples of
American humor. When Jennie Brew
ster did aUpear on deck. she walked
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CHAPTER VIII.

Edith Longworth went to her state
room and there had what women call a
good cry over her failure. Jennie
Brewster continued her writing. every
now and then pausing as she thought.
with regret, of some sharp thing she
might have said, which did not occur
TO her at the time of the interview.
Kenyon spent his time in pacing up and
down the deck. hoping for the reap
pearance of Miss Longworth, an ex-
pectation which, for a time, at least.
was the hope deferred which maketh
the heart sick. Fleming. the New York
politician. kept the smoking-room mer-
ry listening to the stories he told. He
varied the proceedings by frequently
asking everybody to drink with him.
an invitation that met with no general
refusal. Old Mr.. Longworth dozed most
of his time in his steamer chair. Went
worth. who still bitterly accused him
self of having been fool. talked with
no one. not even his friend Kenyon.
All the time the great steamer kept
forging along through the reasonably
calm water just as if nothing bad hap
pened or was going TO happen. There
had been one day of rain and one night
and part of day of storm. Saturday
morning broke. and it was expected
that some time in the night Queenstown
would be reached. Early on Saturday
morning the clouds looked lowering, as
they have right to look near Ireland.
Wentworth. the cause of all the worry,
gave Kenyon very little assistance in the
matter that troubled his mind. He was
in the habit, when the subject was re-
ferred to. of thrusting his hands into his
hair. or plunging them down into his
pockets. and breaking out into Ian
guage which was as deplorable as it was
expressive. The more Kenyon advised
him to be calm. the less Wentworth fol-
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To- WASH A WOODEN SWEATER.

Since These. Garments Are EavoEites Il Iss
wdL to Understand Their Cleaning
Fila pail two-thirds; or three-quar-
ters full of cold wafer. In extremely
cold weather the water may be tenn
pered a little, but let it hce cold and not
warm. Take q cake OF good laundry
soap-any good soap that hasn't an
excess of alkali will answer the pur-
pose-and rub between the hands. in
the water for a moment Put In tea
spoonful of ammonia and stir well.
Soak the garment in this liquid for IS
minutes or half an hour, and then
squeeze out the dirt bat not vigorously
enough to impair the garmeat's shape.
Turn inside out and -rpeat the process.
Pour off the water, which DOW contains
an the dirt that was in the garment,
and rinse very thoroughly in several
waters-eOld water, of eourSe-usiny
the same motions IS before. Lift the
garment from the Tinsing water and
lay it over line or wooden frame to
drip and dry. When dry turn right side
out and the job is done.
Observe the following cautions: II
the garment is one you care anything
about wash it yourself You cannot
trust Tom, Dick and Harry, Bridgetand
Jane. It win take but few minutes
and you will be amply repaid for tbs
trouble. Put the soap in the water.
not in the garment. Use good soap
and not very great deal of it. Use
cold water. Don't wiring or squeeze
or pull. Dry wrong side out. Don't dry
in the sun or wind or by the fire. 4
shed or basement with tub to catch
the water is usually better than out
doors. Don't leave where it is cold
enough to freeze. Don't iron. In case
the garment is extremely dirty use
more ammonia and soak longer. II
there are grease spots, after scakinPre-
move the spots with ammonia, benzine,
or some cleansing compound, and tier
proceed as before.-Chicago Tribune.
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WATCHED HIS CHANCE.
sPOmp' Determined to Maize BIs Com
w1ission

tSROmp' DSSefmlned To maze bie NOAH-
missiOn.
"Pomp" has gone into the undertak~
ing business. For many years PSmpey
has lent dignity to one of the prom
inent clubs in the city. but his business
instincts were ton strong for him to
keep on mixing drinks and manipulate
ing trays. So he i%now associated with
popular colored undertaker-
Before taking the step POnPey did a.
little fgzring.
Use gittin' long purity Or," he q!
lowed, n Tse liable to die mos any
time. Now, f go inter de undertaken
business gets a funeral at cost price.
Dat means a big sabin' On funeral. N
I can have heap swelleT one goes
inter de undertaken business. Jes'
yo' watch my trail"
Still Pompey has kept mp his inter
est in the club. He was fixture there
81 long that be could not Be dropped
cat suddenly. Oftentimes. as he re-
turns from some exceptionally pleas
ant funeral, he drops in at the club to
diIate upon its beauties TO his cid com
pades, Tom" and Russ" 81 was,
therefore, quite natural that he should
pay Russell friendly visit thE other
day, when the latter was taken sick.
Hello. Russ said Pompey. as he
entered the room where the invalid,lay.
How yo' feelin' to-day?'
-Mizzsbul, Pomp- mizzabul," said the
sisk nan. "L feel purity sick"
'How's things at the club?' said the
business-Iike but tactful Pompey, steer
ing the talk to safe subject.
Purity fair. Ponrp; purity fair. 7
reckon" was the reply. 81 hain't been
there fur n week an more"
The conversation went on in this way
for a short time. Bbrnpey then decid--
ed t0lkunch out boldly and headfor the
desired port.
Use IN de undbTtzkin' business
now" he ventured..
"Y-aas-s,7 was the nuueommittal re-
sponse-
81 gets commission sn all de. Busi-
ness I Brings in
rs das SOP
Yes, de boss gives mr good, COM
mission"
y brief pause.
"CulluI man can get fine funeral
nowadays for $685. suid the assistant
Sd the undertaken. Get a nice shrOud
az' coffin dat's out o. sight
~ls dat SOP"
Yes. hr can get greg5 deal better
one if he pays a little MOI Say, Russ 90
Yep"
Dye tinks yo' gwine gilt xeIE?''
Il dunno"
Il jes been over to, see. Tom an" he
foDsed me-. Was up an down tOde club
when l got dar.''
-HumphE'
'eIF you should have. a funeral de club
'uP furnish We some fiowaihs, but dey
wouldn't give'ye near as many az you'd
want
Say, Russo"
"Well, what yo' wan'?'''
''T get a commission on aI1 de 1Towahs,
Z seE,, an 1 sell 'enI as cheap as any
body
Another pause. somewhat emDurass-
ing. Pompey got up to- leave, and
reached forward to shake hands with
his friend.
''Say Russ he saiti,. ''yo1r remember
me when you die. won'tye%
''Yes, Pompey. il die, Ell member
you.. stsah."-ChicagO News
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so far as our brigade was concerned the
surprise party should be a success.
At daylight, with bayonets unfxed,
muskets loaded, but not capped, every
thing fastened, to make no noise, we
moved quietly down the river bank into
the pontoons as they lay in the river.
Fortunately a heavy fog concealed our
movements from the rebs. After push
ing off found the pontoons too close to-
gether to use oars; some went ahead
while others held back until we had
room enough.
The river is rather deep at this point.
and while crossing we did some solid
thinking. We wondered if the John
nies had let the dogs loose, and the
la ter were cross; whether they had
left wheel5arrows or stray baby car
risges lying around for us to fall over.
hurt our shins. and cause US to back
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bland. He told them there was no dan
ger. Something had gone wrong with
the machinery; exactly what he could
not at the moment tell: but there was
TO necessity for being panic-stricken:
everything would be all right in short
time if they merely remained calm.
These and lot of other nautical lies
which are always told on such occasions
served to calm the fears of the crowd;
and, by and by, one after another went
down to their staterooms on finding
the vessel was not going to sink i'm
mediately. They all appeared some
time afterward in more suitable APP
parel. The steam which had filled the
saloon soon disappeared, leaving the
furniture dripping with warm mois-
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Baked Apple Cake.

Mix together two cupfuls of flour.
one-half teasPOonful of salt. one-half
teaspoonful of cream of tartar. Beat
one egg and mix it with one scant cum
ful OF milk. Rub one-fourth eupful Of
butter into the dry materials, add the
milk and egg. Spread it one-half ina
timex over buttered biscuit tin. Have
ready four sour apples, pared, cored a nd
cut into eighths. Lay them in rows ON
Top OF the dough. with the sharp edge
down. press them in lightly. Sprinkle
TWO tablespoonfuls of sugar and a lit
lie cinnamon over the apples, bake 20
or 50 minutes and serve with cream
Boston Globe.
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SPEAKING ABOUT BLOOD,

1t is not always necosssrs to have
Eruptions on the face to show that
your blood needs help. Strengthen
it by using Beggs' Blood Purifier and
Blood Maker, the best and surest cure
OH the market. Sold by Evans Bros.
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WITH BUTLER IN Hsw ORLEANS.

The BPusqBS Generals Treatment of a.
Youthful Soldier.
Col. c. G. Johnston, head of the Buffalo
encampmenS of the onion Vsteran
legion, was younger when he went to
war. He was in the Thirteenth Maine,
and enlisted when 16 YEARS old The
famous Neal Dow was thF colonel Of his
regiment.
Col. Johnston was undhr Gen. B1tler
in the famous campaigns around New
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WANTED-FAITHFUL MEN OR WOMEN
w TO travel for responsible established house
in Kansas Salary $50 aud expenses. Position
permanent. Reference Enclose self addressed
stamped envelope. The National, Star Insur-
anee Bldg. Chicago. 45-S)
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B@ Subscribe for the REGISTER.
TEACHERS, EXAMINATION.

There will be public examination
of applicants for teachers certificates
in the high school building at lola,
Saturday Oct. 81, 1896. beginning at
7:3O O'Clock a. M. H. H. JONES,
Co. Supt.
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Laeonic.
Us she still of tender years ?"
Thirty"
that's tongh. Detroit Tribune.