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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-01

select fruits and vegetables Of natu-
rally high order of flavor, it remains
for man to do his part toward developing
the possibilities Of that flavor TO it's high
est point. This he can do by proper
cultivation, proper dressing, wise thin
ming and proper handling of the fruit
when gathered The choice flavor
which characteriZ ''gilt-edged" butter,
and brings to it h. highest prices, re-
suits in a large de- rec from the proper
ripening Of the cream. Now, ripening
is breaking down of the particles. of
composing cream or fruit and the
consequent liberation of aroma attic oils
and acids, and other principles. A COM
plete ripening can only take place under
the best conditions. and in the case of
fruit these conditions are perfect de-
velopment of the fruit, perfect access
to it of air and sunshine, and such care
after harvesting as the individual fruit
requires.
No one realized the possible excellence
in the much-abused Kleffer pear until
it was picked from the tree in parti
cular stage Of it's development placed in
a crate and packed away in the dark in
a cellar and left there until it was in
Just the right condition. Some fruits
reach their finest development upon the
tree or bush, others must be housed and
treated according to their. individual
needs
The foundation, however, for excel.
lence of flavor is laid while the fruit is
yet growing. 1t must have ample nour-
ishment and fertilizers strong in potash
play no small part here; it must have
good culture. We are acquainted with
two Porter apple trees, the one standing
in al old garden where the soil was kept
clean and constantly stirred about 1t,
and where it had abundant nourishment,
and the other standing little way off,
but in an old sod that had not been
broken for score of years. The former
gave high grade fruit, while from the
latter the yield was hardly recognizable
as being the same variety. A fruit tree
must have food and good culture in or
der to produce fruit Of the highest
quality.
Then, again, very much depends upon
the proper pruning Of the tree, or bush,
to let in the air and sunshine, for the
air and sunshine are the chemical agents
by which the substances Of the fruit are
broken down and the flavoring oils and
fruit acids, that give flavor, developed.
1t is a subject that is worth more care
full thought than is given to it by the
average fruit grower, for with increased
flavor his own and his family's enjoy
ment of the fruit will be greatly in
creased, while the market will smile
broadly and lucratively upon the heaped
up baskets that he brings to it.-Ameri
can Gardening.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-07-01
Fertilizers for Truckers.


From "Trucking in the South, "a val
liable publication Of the North Carolina
experiment station, we take the follow
ing remarks on the use of fertilizer.
The three constituents of plant food
that are most gene rally deficient in our
soil are nitrogen, potash and phosphoric
acid. In ordinary farm crops it is
practicable, by the use of the legumi-
nous crops, like clover and peas, to get
sufficient amount Of nitrogen from the
air, but this, while valuable help, will
not supply it in sufficient amount for
immediate use for the purpose of grow
ing the early vegetable crops OF the
southern market gardener. For many
of his crops an artificial combination of
nitrogen, in readily available form, is
of the greatest Importance. In the
absence, then, of a plentiful supply of
we'll rotted stable manure, he must
resort TO some commercial source of
nitrogen.
While the nitrogen in commercial nj
trate of soda is the most readily availa-
BILE form, it IS evanescent, and IN prac-
tice it is found better to mix with it
some more slowly available form, as in
orgarce matters like fish scrop and cot
tonseed meal to kee p the supply through
the season of growth. Of these we give
81 (,Nft hn AL
since it is more accessible to all grow
ers ia the South CNtlonseed meal has
the further advantage that it supplies
also some potash and pnosphoric acid.
The common source of this last is the
phosphate rock of North and South
Carolina. This is changed into solu-
BILE state by being dissolved in sulphuric
acid, making what is commonly called
"acid phosphate. This is probably
the cheapest form IN which phosphoric
acid can be had in the South.
Potash exists in every soluble form in
hard wood ashes. and the ashes Of cotton
seed hulls are particularly rich in it.
w mere GQeS0 IdSG Cdu Uc lldu CuGy luInIOu
the best possible shape for potash. But
as they can seldom be bought by the
gardener in sufficient quantity, he is COM
PEELED to resort to some other com bina-
ton. The great source Of potash now
is found in the various potash salts
mined in Germany and imported here
under the names of kainit, sylvinit and
others. The crude forms Ct the salts
are seldom available for the use of the
market gardener on account Of the
large proportion of common salt which
they contain. This prevents the heavy
application of the crude article, as they
would thus get for most crops an lniu-
rious among OF the salt. The concen-
trated forms of the muriate Or sulphate
of potash are the forms in which garden
ers use the potash salts, except for
asparagus, on which tie kainit does as
we'll. For most crops the murlate of
patash will usually be found BEST
TLo MoIorO
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
IF YOUR WATCH KICK

WE will take the kick out of 1t and mako it
w keep good time. Mainsprings $50, clean
ing s1.o0; handspring and cleaning combined
Jeweler Monument Square. jan15tf
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
DEERING.

About noon Saturday m alarm of fire
was rung 10 for fire around the CHM
ney Of the house opposite Marsh Broth
ers' coal yard on Forest Avenue. The
house is owned by Royal leighton and
occupied by Daniel MoCann The hose
companies responded from Woodfods.
Oakdale Deering Center and Morrills.
The tire was ex tiuguished before much
damage had been done Probably the
loss will be about 500, mostly from
water.
Saturday morning Lester Scott aud
John Smith were before Judge Hopkins.
This is the care where SCOTT was alleged
to have struck Smith with piece OF
iron. But the facts were found to be
that in a boyish ARRAY in the match fac.
tory, Scott threw piece of wood a,
Smith, cutting the latters scalp but moi
seriously injuring him. Judge Hopkins
fined each t3 and costs.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
WESTBROOK.

The pastor Eof the Congregational
church choose as the subject of his adj
dress last evening. "The Secret Society
and the Man. :"
ME-. William Lyons has purchased the
house and lot on Main street belonging
to the Woodbury. estate.
Tho Westbrook High school foot ball
elsyen gives ball in Odd Fellows hall
thii evening. One Of the features Of
the evening will be mock game of foot
ball by the members of the eleven to DO
given before the dancing begins.
An adjourned meeting Of the city gov
ernent will be held this evening.
Rev. A. N. Dory read his resign alton
as pastor of the Westbrook Baptist church
at che regular preaching service yester-
dW morning.
Rev. A. W. Pottle and wife of BoothbE
Harhor were the gusets of their daughter
Mrs. P. A. Warren of Cumberland street
oler Sunday.
| Mr.. Joshua johnson who has been en-
poyed at Riverton park, this season, hes
| finished his duties there and will oon
thue in the employ of the Portland
Street Railway Co., as motorman on the
| Vestbrook line.
| Mr. and Mrs. Percy Leighton suffered
considerable pain from their burns yes
| t,rday but they are net of q serious ma
fare and neither will be prevented from
attending to their usual duties.
The Westbrook Nj. E., society will give
q harvest supper at the church vestry
next Wednesday evening.
Miss Carrie Phinney sang in the West
brook Congregational choir yesterday In
the absence of Mrs. Fred Stevens.
Mr.. George Edwards of Portland was
The guest Of his uncle Mr.. Alonzo Libby
az Main street yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
SACK THE AuaaER.
Is Plyins His DIRTY Work Again on the
streets.

One night last week Miss Hersey who
lives near the corner Of Pearl street on
Lincoln. heard woman's aeonjzina
scream ring out on this usually quiet
streat about nine o'olook. 1t was reneated
onca. twice and then Miss Jersey started
to investigate the cause of the noise.
AS she stepped out onto the street she
saw a young girl almost fainting from
fear standing on the corner under tile
electric light. 1t was this girl who had
aroused the neighborhood by her terrified
screams. According to the girls story a
man had come suddenly up behind her
while she was walking up Lincoln street
and had seized her around the waist
from behind. Then it was she had
screamed for help and had tried to gel
away from the fellow. The man tried to
stop her screaming by putting hand
over her mouth but he was unable tt
accomplish this and as the girl continued
to struggle to free herself the brute
struck her blow In the face and Their
ran.
Since this story became known on
Lincoln street several other women have
been seized by an unknown man who i,
thought to be the same one who terri
fed the residents of Munjoy hill so much
last year. II be is caught he will be &C.
| verely punished.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT.
BEFORE JUDGE HASKELL.

In the Supreme Judicial court before
Judge Haskell, Saturday the following
divorces were decreed;
Frank P. Sylvester, of Brunswick, VS..
Julia Sylvester, for gross and confirmed
habits OF intoxicatIon. Albert H.
Holmes for libellant
Fredederiok F. Quincy. of Portland,
vs.. Matte E. Quincy, for utter deser-
tion. NJ. A. Floyd for hbeilant
Susan f. Carpenter, of New Glouces.
ter. VS.. Frank P. Carpenter for gross
and confirmed habits Of intoxioat1on.
Custody of minor children given to libel
liant, ". Fl. Vinton for libellsnt.
Mary O. Vincent, of Portland, VS.
Edward Vincent, for adultery. Custody
of minor child given to mother. ID. A.
Meaher for Ii bellsnt.
Niels E. Oleson, of Portland, vs. Karir
Oleson, for utter desertion. d. A
Meaher for libellant.
Court adjourned until Monday at II
q, III.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
HARsoR NOTES.
Several Cases of Collision Reported Yes
tsrday.

Many sohooners that left thu harbor
Saturday morning came crawling hacK
about dark, having struck he'd wind.
Another section of the foundation of
the Spring Point light was boiled togeth-
er Saturday.
The schooner Thomas g. Smith hes
finished dischargiDg coal at the glass
works and has hauled into the stream
The schooner Clara Bell with coal for
Spear of South Portland arrived Friday
having been fourteen days from New
York
There were five or six pile divers and
five or six derrioks in use at the new
elevator yesterday.
A corner of one of the freight sheds bad
to come of and the railroad track laid
over the place.
The schooner Falmouth came out of the
dry dock Saturday where she has been
receiving extensive repairs.
Capt Webster of the schooner Pearl
while seven miles to the eastward of
Boone island passed large portion OF
vessel g stern of The entire size Of the
vessel. From the appearance OF this
wreckage ne concluded that the vessel
must have bean about 300 tons and prob
ably been in collision and sunk.
Joseph H. Dyer the boat builder, left
Saturday for Rangelay. He has con-
tract to build 45 foot steamer for f. q.
Hewsy which will run on the lake next
| season.
| A big coal barge came into the barboy
during Saturday night and by anchoring
in the channel caused several ossuali.
| ties.
| The three masted schooner Maggie
Ellen In attempting to bear by the barge
came into collision with her and carried
away her jib boom.
| The John Douglass also tried to gel
around the barge and as result went
ashore on the point OF houses land hui
fioated at high tide without receiving
any damage IS far as is known.
The James S. Palmer, from Boston tol
ST. John was In collision with an I'M
known schooner OF the Cape and carried
away LICE JlD DCViN. Who's kbJuLy wa
there to the other vessel. II any is no
Known.
Another vessel whose name we did no
get anchored off Peaks Island with he
foretopmast missing, probably carries
away in the recent blow. The achoone
merely put in for harDor on the wa
west.
There were several fishermen came il
and some of them b d good fares.
Quite number of lobster smaoks ar
rived loaded with that shell fish.
| Workmen were engaged yesterday O
the new railroad track on Commercia
street near Kendall & McAllister's.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
THE RURAL MAILS.
A Second Route Laid Out in Cumberland
County.

Post Office Inspector &. A. O'Brien
thinks that hs will have money
enough ut his disposal to start
at least another mail route besides
the one around Blaekstrap. which was
described several days ago. The second
route will probably be in the region
about the southerly end Of Sebago
Lake. Mr.. O'BIien thinks that he will
start carrier out of Sebago Lake Sta
tion on the Standish road for about a
mile, then the carrier will turn to the
right and go about two miles to Rice's
Mills, then over Ito Smiths Mills, then
out the North Windham road two miles.
Thence he will probably return to Sebago
Lake Station via White Rock.
Mr.. O'Brien also hopes that be may
be able 10 gut into practice his plan to
have the stage to Raymond and Casco
do local delivery along the route.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
III ow the Cameo Saved the Survivors Hof
Two Wrecks.

III ow the Cameo Saved the Survivors hof
Two Wrecks.
New York, October 1.-THE steamer
Ntw York from San Domingo and Hayti
arrived today having on board Captain
Kemp of the British brig Isabella Bal
colin and two colored seamen, David
Smith ana NJ. Baker, of the schooner
Gov. j. Y. Smith, who were rescued at
sea by the American brig Cameo, and
landed at Macori. The Isabella Balcolm
encountered terrific gale on September
3d. in latitude 80, longitude 90. 20, and be-
came warer-logged and unmana geabls.
Capt. Kemp and his crew were rescued
| the following day by the Cameo. Four
hours after the abandonment of the brig,
| the Cameo ran into raft and two
| eolored sailors clim bed aboard the vessel.
They were David Smith anu NJ. Baker,
two of the crew Of the schooner Governor
J. Y. Smith. They, with three others,
the mate, white man and two colored
seamen, had been on the raft since the
previous day, when the vessel foundered
during tho hurricane. In the collision
the raft was broken up and the three
| Others were knocked overheard and lost.
The Isabella Balcolm was bound from
New York for Nuevitas. She was built
at Parrsboro, N. s., and was owned by
W. Il. Hutchins. The Governor j. Y.
Smith was bound to Porto Rico from
Wilmington, N. @. She was built at War
rem, r. l., and hailed from Fall River,
Mass. The Cameo landed the men ii
Macoris. Capt. Kemp took passage on
she New York, leaving his crew in care
Of the British consul at Macoris. The
two seamen Of the Gov. J. Y. Smith
were semi home by the American consul
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
TIE ARMENIAN REFUGEES.
People II Maine are Winding Homes for
Them.

il IS thought that tina Armenian 1efu-
gees who are TO be taken cnre Of in this
STATE ehraugh the efforts which Mrs. l..
81. n. stevens and otker W. G. T. q.
wolaea nrs making, viii arrive before
many days They did not leave Mar
sa.Iias so soor as expected. not having
sailed until about October 9th.
those in charge of the work make this
announcements:
These refugees 10 not come as contract
laber, and they come to those who have
leceme responsible that they shall not BIS
a publiu charge. They paid their own
tioke@ ard do not traverse the provisions
fconr emigration aws. This is great
emergency. They are political refugees;
e0G0 Of their eoIp patriots were slaughtered
81 Constantinople. and it is our desire to
heIa the handful of those who fled in
=bheir homeless estate. Those interested
IN Iris, have no money to mako as the
contract labor men have. It is simply a
work OF philanthropy
Late one evening, good look
lug Young nan called on Mrs. Stevens,
saFing: 'fMy wife and have felt much
pity for tbs poor Armenians during the
nontba of their terrible torture. We
have no money to give but we have a
pleasant home, and we think VS. womid
rot be true TO what We have prcfessed,
# we did nothing for them. now that W.
have the chnnce. So ne have concluded
to 7ake one into OK home" He Their
added tha6 be had to be away from
home all day at his work, ard So II
wcalu be pleasanter, if she could just al
we'll rend q woman or a child to theIn'
After his Days work, he had walkod {
lung distance in order TO be registered
among these who havs genuine pity fol
these pocr creatures.
& lady living IN another part Of thu
state, has asked to have GENT to her thu
most nsedy one of the IS, be it man
wc1aan or child, adding if there Ia a eicE
one send thar one.
One lady in eastern Maine telegraph
dsat she viii take a little girl, and thu
home offered ia known to be Of the yer
REST
There seems to be general interest il
caring fsr the unfortunates, and a mum
Der Of people have brought such contri
buttons of money as they could afford
AID Of this kind is of course welcome a
all the refugees allotted to Maine hav
no6 been arranged for.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19

Saturday afternoon during tho progress
Of the football game at the Portlan
grounds Mr.. c. B. Tracy Of Deering
drove up to the entrance Of the grounds
and, hisohing his team, went inside to
see tho game. He came cut about an
hour afterwards and found that some ore
The rope with which the horse had bsen
hitched was left, the thief having
snapped it free from the bits. The horse
was black, weighed about 1880 pounds,
and was hitched in Gilbert wagon. The
Dsering and Portland police were at onos
notified. Officer Quinn found the team
about midnight on Green street and took
it to the station.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
Al FRIGHTFUL EXPERIENCE.
Narrow Escape of the Leighton
Family at Westbrook.
The Flames Surrounded Them-The
Were Burned-Other Westbrook Item

The flames Surrounded Them-They
Were Burned-Other Westbrook Items.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Leighton, who re-
sides OH Mechanic street, Westbook.
had an exceedingly trightful experience
Saturday evening Besides receiving
severe fright They sustained
injuries which. while not
serious are very painful. Mrs.
leighton, early in the evening, put
heg two children, one aged 4 and the 9TH
er Q, to bed in the upper room. placing
Oh etand near the bed q Zig hted kero-
sene lamp. At little before o'cloo K
the mother, as is her Custom, assembled
to the room to see if the children were
all right, AS she opened the door OF
the chamber, to her horror she saw the
IAN and stand mass of flames. She
screamed, grabbed quilt from the bed
and threw it over the lamp, grabbed the
youngest child and rushed for the door.
Il or screams called har husband to hel
assistance and as she was about 20 leave
the room he entered. In his oxciten ent
he closed tne door which in some way
became fastened so that his wife could
not open it. He secured the other child
and rushed to her assistance at the door.
10 his dismay be was also unable te
open it. By this time the rom
had become so full of smoke that bott
were forced to get down with the chil
dren on the floor. By both pulling OF
the knob the door was forced open, but
not until all four were at the point o.
sufTocation and were badly scorched by
the flames. After getting out OF th'
room the parents were thankful to hnt
that the children were not muol
burned, only slight brusises abou
the hands. MIR. Leighton was burned
about the face and hands and his hal
on one side of the head was almost com
pletely singed of. Mrs. leighton wa
burned TO less degree. Neither sus
tanned any permanent injury. The neigh
bors were soon at their assistance an,
with some pals of water succeeded Ii
extinguishing the flames. An alarm
was sent In from box 50, bnt their assis
lance was not needed. From the appe ar
ance of the lamp when found after IT,
fire was extinguished it was judge
that it had exploded and that its fer
contents were poured on the stand an
floor where 1t was located.
The Sacoarappa R,1D club held
shoot at Kings FieltN Saturday after
noon, at which Mr.. Z. I. Mayberry mad
the best score of the season, securin
, at unknown angles 90 out Of possibl
rs.
Mr.. Myron Parker who has been actin
as station agent at the NJ. C. Il. r. st,
, ton at Bar HarboT, has returned to th
city and Will resume his duties at I'll
> Cumberland Mills union station.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19
JUDGE RoBlNsoN's COURT.


In the municipal court Saturday fore
noon. the case of little Jennie May Rus
sell, aged IL, came up. This little girl
has a stepmother who has been disci-
pinned by the court for beating her, and
a father who has little care for her.
Some time ago some kind women became
interested in her condition, and through
their efforts she was sent to the Child
ren's Home, at Belfast. But it was
found that she was too incorrigible to be
dealt with there. Mrs. McGregor, Of
Portland, on the witness stand, told
what had been done for the little girl,
and how 1t had been found that she
could not be kept Mt the Belfast home
because OF her influence upon the other
| children. Mrs. e. A. ID. Puriugton, of
| Belfast, president OF the Home, COR
roborated these statements. The little
girl cannot read. although 10 years OF
age. Gage W. Russell. father of the gil,
while declining to consent to her COM
INITIAL to the Industrial school at Hal
lowell, admitted that his wife WAS not
good to the child, and that bis home was
NO place for her.
| Judge Robinson called the little girl NJ
and asked her if she wished TO be sent to
place where she conld be taught to be
a good and useful woman. She said that
| she did.
Judge Robinson committed the girl to
the Industrial school during minority.
EOther cases disposed of were:
Patrick j. McDonougb, Vim. Griffin,
George Corrin intoXication, each 3G days
in jail. Corrin's sentence was suspend.
ed, on his taking the pledge.
| Patrick Riley, James Benson, intoxi
cation, So and costs.
George 8. Hughes, evading fare. S1(
and costs. Hughes Games down from
Boston Oh the boat.
Harry Buckles, larceny OF a pair OIL
trousers from Eriok A. Lund, thres
moat hs in Jail. Buckles has been prev
ously victed of larceny.
Dennis F. McKenna, for stealing
Percy Fl. BurroWs's bicycle, WINS sen
fenced to four months in jail. McKepns
is God looking boy, but has bai
re cord in Massachusetts. He took tn,
Bicycle from in front of Scholsberg'
store in Portland, and rode it to Haver
bill. He came back to Portland withou
extradition.
The Portland daily press., 1896-10-19

~ tie annual election of officers OF
tbs Portland Longshoremen'a Benevo.
Iaat Soeissy held Thursday she 18Th inst
the following officers were elected:
Presidential. O brien.
Vice President-D. ]. Leonard.
Recording SecTetary-Ms Walsh.
financial Seeretary-P. J. Reilly.
YTens1rer-ChaTles ?. Petty.
Medical AGviser-Wna. H. Bradford
3 z.
Janltor-Willjam Harley.
Boa3d Of Trugrees-s!eFeniah Bassett,
Cornelius NJ. Nealus, John L. Casslden
q. J. FredFiokson, 81. j Coughiin
Frank J. Foley.
This society IS in fiourishing oondi
ton financially and otherwise.