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The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-06

The sick man knocking at the door
of health gets in if he knocks the
right way, and, stays out If he
doesn't. There are thousands of
ways of getting sick but only one
way to get well. Do whatever you
will, if you do not put your diges-
ton in good order, and make your
blood rich and pure, you will not
get well. Rich, pure blood is the
only thing that can bring perfect
health. Constipation is disease
of the blood. A large part of all
diseases are traceable directly to
impurities in the blood, and can be
cured by eliminating them with DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
The first thing it does is to put the
whole digestive system into perfect
order. It stimulates the appetite,
excites a copioue secretion of tue
digestive fluids and promotes assim-
iation. 1t searches out disease
germs wherever they may be, kills
them and forces them out of the
system. The Golden Medical Dis
covery' has been used with unvary-
ing success for over 30 years.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-06

For a nice JUICY steak and fine
meats of all kinds call on the enter
prising Huddleston Bros.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-06

Fine boneless hams, Just received
at Huddleston Bros. meat market.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-06

For choice fruits and sonfection
cries. uo to Mrs. Il. L. Meeks post
office corner confectionery, 225
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-06

Some six weeks sence W. h.
Wells & Co.. had inserted in this
paper local, advertising apples for
25c. per peck, and they sold like
hot cakes. Mr.. Wells told one of
our printers to take the local out
but he forgot to do so; now he
comes to us saying "for the lands
sake take that local out-have had
a hundred or more calls for apples
at that price on its account, and
could not sell that low as they have
gone up" This shows that it pays
to advertise that little 3 line local
although placed in an out-of-way
place was read by hundreds, and a
large number went to get the fruit.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-06
CITY DERBY DAY.
Tomorrow will Witness some
Rare Old Running on the
Political Race Course.
rs. S. S. AND J. N. G."
They are the Favorites Against Two
Unknown Political Nags in To-
morrow's Race.

Tomorrow, Tuesday the 7th of
April, our city will be in the throeS
of political election.
A short time back the primaries
met and nominated ticket to be
voted for by the Democracy.
The ticket was completed and no
opposition has sprung up against it
with the exception for two places,
that of City Marshal and City At
torney.
The primaries named Sam Bolin-
sky, as their choice for City At
torney, and J. N. Crenshaw for
Marshal.
It seems that couple of gentle
man living in the city, besides these
gentlemen, covet these places, and
they have posted up their announce
ments on barn doors, telegraph and
awning posts, giving the people
warning that they were candidates
and asking them for their vote.
Whether, or not the people will
respond, we know not, but we do
know that all Democrats who parti-
cipated in the primaries and voted,
owe the nominees their support to-
morrow, and should give it to them
without hesitation.
Let every Democrat who has a
spark of party patriotism in him,
not only go to the polls and work,
but help get out others, who do not
take the same interest IN city and
party politics.
We must not let any of our
nominees get left, if there is a
chance to win, and there is always
a chance if we will only be true.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-04-06

Everything else cheap in proportion. Come and see.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24
A TOBACCO EXPERIMENT.

DR.. Mellette, of DeLand, has a commu-
nication in another column in which he
records his tobacco experiment so far as
he has gone. Of course the experiment is
unfinished, and one of the most important
items-the proper curing of the tobacco is
yet to come.
One thing, however, has been demon
strated. tobacco will grow on the high pine
land of South Florida, and, according to
DR.. Mellette, it grows remarkably we'll
We think after all that this is more than
half the battle. Experience will teach us
the proper methods of curing, unless, in
deed there is some organic defect in our
climatic conditions, which is hardly likely
Perhaps it will be the best and cheapest
plan, in case there is any doubt about the
proper method of proceeding in this i'm
portant matter, to employ the services of
experts to give us instruction for time
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24
THE ISSUE PLAIN.

One of the two great parties has in
national council, promulgated its articles
of faith and selected its standard bearers
Mckinley, of Ohio, and Hobert, of New
Jersey. will lead the republican forces in
the forthcoming presidential contest
The nomination of Mckinley has been a
foregone conclusion for many months, and
the chief interest of the convention CEN
tered in the platform. The silver men
made an unsuccessful effort to prevent the
adoption of single gold standard plat
form, and when they failed. they bolted
the convention.
The democratic national convention will
convene in Chicago next month, and not
withstanding the hopes, and sometimes ex-
pressed claim of the gold men of the east
ern states, it is generally conceded that
the democratic platform will declare in
favor of the free and unlimited coinage of
gold and silver at a ratio of 16 to l. This
will make the issue plain one and the
contest is likely to wage fast and furiou
The democrats hope by the adoption of
silver platform to gain strength in the
west, and the republicans with the single
gold standard plank in their platform hope
to carry the eastern states heretofore held
by the democrats.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24
DIRECT EVIDENCE.

The AGR1CULTURIsT is pleased to pre-
sent to its readers such direct evidence of
the heretofore undreamed of possibilities
Of Florida, in the matter of the production
of special crops as is given in the commu
nication of Mr.. Nylands. Mr.. Nyland
owns truck farm near Tampa. and he
has made success of his business. He
says that his land yields him not less than
one thousand dollars per acre.
Several years ago Mr.. Nyland COM
menced to experiment with the cultivation
of celery. and although he met with some
discouraging failures he kept at it until
success crowned his efforts, and now he
cultivates eight acres of the plants and
reaps profit annually of 1900 per acre.
AS we said above, this is direct evidence
and shows what energy and industry di
rected by intelligence can accomplish We
know there are many who will say that it
is not just comparison to select the sue
cess of one man. and hold it up as sam
pie of what the state can do. There is
some truth in this but it seems reasonable
that what one man has done another can
do under the same con dit'ons and in the
same environments
In this case it has been demonstrated
what can be done with one product and
the evidence is direct and conclusive-and
who will gainsay that there are many
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24
LONG STAPLE COTTON IN FLORIDA.

Statisticians are figuring on the pro-
duction of Sea Island, or long staple cot
ton in the United States. and the con-
illusions have been reached that the cotton
sections of the south will regain their one
time wealth and prosperity when the long
staple has taken the place of the short
staple cotton.
Florida, and especially the southern
section of the state that at this time is
casting about for some reliable staple pro-
duct, should not be unwilling to take ad-
vice on this matter. The experience of
those who in anti bellum days grew cotton
in what is now the orange belt was GER
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24
A HOPEFUL OUTLOOK.

People who are inclined to take hope
full outlook, and to express this hope in
words. are sneered at and called opti-
mists. This term is more frequently ap-
piled to the newspaper fraternity than to
any other class.
There is no gainsaying that some of our
contemporaries have drawn the long bow
few times too often and perhaps dipped
the optimistic paint brush in pigments too
highly colored. but our sympathy goes out to
the man who sees the bright side of every
thing, He has great mission in life-it
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24
WEDNESDAY. JUNE "a, 1896
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM GROVE AND GARDEN-Ceery Cult
ure; Tobacco; Mr.. Peck is Doubtful; Grow.
ing Corn; New Celery Company. Alb
Florida Foods and Crops; Blind Staggers Ala
Tap Roofing Pecan Trees; Green Manur-
ing VS. Stable Manure; The Office of Ma
nure; Canning Factories in the South. Ais
How to Plant Pineapples; How to Save
Iobacco Seed 40
Trucking in West Orange: How to Plant
Tree Double Hives e. ...... go. ........... All
Better Times in Florida; sSumatra To
bacco in Florida; Peach Culture in South
Florida 4lS
Making an Asparagus BED; Green VS.. Dry
Vegetation for Selling; The Farm in the
South.~..................... Observation-Disclosures. AL
FLORAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Peas;
Plotted Plants; Pruning Flowering Shrubs
A New Hybrid Gamma; The Popular Dab
lla..... SD
EDITORIAL - Orange Tree Protector; A
Hopeful Outlook; Direct Evidence; A To-
bacco Experiment: Long Staple Cotton
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT-Ou Recrea-
ton; Our Kitchens in Florida; Bits OF
Fashion; Three Delcacies Stuffed Gu
cumbers; Boiled Tomatoes; Eggs in
Cases; The Business Woman............ 49,. 422
POULTRY observation-disclosures to
Success in Poultry Raising; How Hens
Vary as Layers; Poultry Manure in
Warm Weather; The Best Floor; Dis
courage ments. Observation-Disclosures. 42a
observation-disclosures on Sale; Old School
Bandit Observation-Disclosures 24
PUZzLER. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. "......... 42e
FLORIDIANA. 427
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24

is the mission of inspiring hope, and lif
with hope extracted would be a drear
desert. Hope gives courage, courage con
fidence and confidence is the true sesam
of success.
For this reason we can forgive the op
timist, even if his well-meaning efforts oc
casionally work mischief On the othe
hand we despise the pessimist He is al
incubus on society. He sees only tn
darkest clouds ahead and he is not actuatet
by motives of kindness He sees evil in his
dark-hued visions. he gives tongue to these
visions in ominous. sounding words ane
borrows from the optimist one of his cardi
nal qualities in order that he may hope
for the fulfllment of his prophesies.
1t is comforting at this stage of events to
know that man can see brightness anc
prosperity ahead for Florida, and express
his ideas on the subject without being
sneered at as an optimist. We have
passed through SO much during the pas
eighteen months and have stood the strain
SO we'll that even the long -faced pessimis
is able to see rift in the clouds
Florida has the courage-inspired hope
and nothing will dim it-and this of course
means ultimate success.
Our contemporary, the Times Union
strikes the keynote in thel following edi
torial in late issue. 1t says:
ITO the stranger who left Florida just
after the second severe weather of the win
ter of 18o45, the state would now present
an appearance totally unrecognizable.
Despite the gruesome prophecy of croakers
that the orange industry was killed once
for ALL or that many years would be re-
quired to bring the state back to any ma
terial fruit-producing power, the agricul-
tural and horticultural districts of Florida
are today in a condition bearing greater
promise for the future than ever before.
"When the growers gazed upon the des-
olation wrought by the elements. over e
year ago, they did not give way to despair
and sit down and mourn the great loss
which had come upon them like death
dealing bolt from clear sky. but knowing
the wonderful fertility of Florida soil, they
went to work with will.
THE stroke of ill-fortune was heavy,
but the sad experience has taught lesson
of inestimable value. While the grower i:
rapidly restoring his grove to its one time
glory, he is also improving his heretofore
idle land and converting it into income
yielding property. He is no longer de-
pendent upon his orange crop alone, but
is sure of several sources of revenue, and
is producing large proportion of home
supplies hitherto purchased.
THE pineapple culture of the east coas
is also assuming proportions that would as.
found those who are not familiar with it:
magnitude and Importance Many car
loads of this fruit are already being ship
ped through Jacksonville daily to northern
markets. The area in which the pine i
cultivated being far below the frost line
the industry has future second to few il
this state of tropical productions
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-06-24

ta1nly encouraging, and tine hDre they pro
duced was pronounced the finest on thu
market.
We cannot agree with those who advise
the wholesale planting of long staple cot
ton in all sections of the south where the
short staple is now produced. 1t require:
peculiar combination of soil and climate
to grow the fine Sea Island cotton to per
lection, and we think that few of the in
terror sections of the south have the re.
quisites.
Only few favored localities have been
able to make a success of the cultivation
of long staple cotton, and Florida is one Of
them.
The American Agriculturist. IN discuss
ing the necessity of producing a better
quality of fibre in the south says:
American spinners are paying five tc
seven million dollars annually for long
fbered foreign cotton. This comes chiefly
from Egypt, where cotton growing is be.
ing pushed with the greatest zeal, the lat
est crop being seventy per cent greater
than that of ten years ago. The yield is
now an eighth to tenth that of the Ameri
can crop, and, what is of equal importance
steadily increasing proportion of it comes
to this country, competing directly with
the product of our own southern planters.
Eight or ten years ago our annual purchases
were equal to about 1o,o 900 bales These
have rapidly increased to $4,000 bales for
the year ended June 80, 1885. The record
the last few months is even more impress
i've. During nine months ended April, i'm
ports equal 81, 900 bales from all countries,
most of which were of Egyptian cotton, or
at the rate of I22, 600 bales for the year
ending June 80 next.
while 1t is asserted that the use of
Egyptian cotton is not necessarily inimical
to American interests flor it is indispen
sable in many branches of manufacture in
this country, being mixed to some extent
with home grown, the official record OF
this rapid increase in its use points to the
advantage which would accrue to our own
planters were they able to furnish fibre
of like character. The staple of the cotton
from the Nile delta. varying from one tc
one and-a half inches long. is largely used
in fine threads, where strength and luster
Of finish are essential. In one way it does
compete directly with American cotton
It is an excellent substitute for Sea Island
and largely displaces this. An American
consul located in Egypt, who has made a
special study of the situation, believes
some of the bottom lands of the great
Mississippi valley and elsewhere might
offer favorable conditions, and be made tc
produce fibre which will equal Egyptian
in quality if not in quantity The in,
creasing use Of the long-fbre Egyptian
cotton points to it as staple of the future
and overproduction is quite improbable fol
many years to come. Egypt is each yea1
adding vastly to its cultivable area, much
of which will be Immediately devoted tc
cotton. Suitable cotton land in Egyp
costs 500 to $I75 per acre. and rentals are
enormous. Taxes range at $6 to 50 pei
acre, and interests rates are very high
The Nile delta averages 400 to 500 lbs pei
acre.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
SHORT NEWS STORIES.

SANFORD, y, CA cotton Gin hoi,or
eNploded near here killing $. GIlmar an !,
Walker Gunter. ''e' "4'u
ClilCAGO,-'rhe Textile Manufacturer.
association is In session here with $500,
firms represented. NN S0N e'i'S
ClilCAGo-Two blcodhounds have h,ar
secured from Texas to tran crirnin,is 49, ~,
mae IN the kankakea swamps' "V
CHICAGO Professor Daniel &. rvut,..
II Eolns INTO Central Africa to btrt ~
ocasis Tor the Field Columbian nUse,,n NJ ''N
WilkESBARRE, Pa.-The coll,ar,na =,
me Delaware and Hudson Coal 49,, YES ol
VII Work nun time until further nt ptinS
DIN 'no"Sahu men are affected. 'V''Se'
81 LOUISA cablegram from po,,,
;nrvnoishop Rain announces thai I'M 20
nulu, me insignia of his arch a rte pm 'li,
'''M, - now on Its way TO ST. Louis pa
LYNN, Mass,-Billy Ernst n, p,,,s.
kShoVkei owl Joe Flaherty Of '~. ,,.tiu
Mass, In tho ninth round a, lower,
IN the presence OF a big crowd Music Nv nal
CilICAGo.-'rhe first ANNA, oor,' 49, 70
OF the National Association Of My e,nSlilioh
IeIs Is IN session here A resnin,, "ctu-
ulS Tor tho recognition of C;iIba ' via eail-
:, JACKSONVILLE, Fya.-rha N.,,.,
TEultorhu association REACHED bcr"' oihl
, rHInpa and LETT Immediately for :, rom
uon IS TO be held VI the associa-
,Nb.W foRk,-Aliss Mary II t4u,s
49,, 49, svnooi teacher of supposed ~, re,
49, 49,, NloMh as a poetess, whose vsrsi
nnd az, "lpeared IN New York nowsna n ssTs
peCted. 'ouI pay Is sus-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
SALISBURY IN EFFIGY.

New Yoik. January ga dispatch TO the
World fr,m Caracas says; Anti-English
sentiment continues popular, An efhsy
Of Salisbury was prepared and carried
through he streets, the multitude jcerinS
il. Tie multitude stopped at the plaza,
where mock trial was held, yhe efllgy
was sentnced to death and shot. Excited
people pulled the clothing from the figure
and tore irto pieces. which was distrlb-
uted among the crowd
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
AMERICAN FLAGs OFFENSIVE.
Quietly Hauled Down by Magistrate TURK
in British GIIinnn.

Quietly Hauled Down by Magistrate TURK
in British Guiana.
New York. January FLA dispatch to a
local paper from Georgetown. British
Guiana, says; Colonel Mclnnis. chief ct
the constabulary corps in this city. ac-
companied by medical officer, Lieutcn-
ant Godfrey Fawrett, an East Indian
sapper visiting British Guiana on depart
mental duty. and Mr.. Michac. Turk. mag
istrate. ana several constahles. proceeded
from Georgetown to the Uruan station
on January on what is said 10 be a visit
of in spection.
A large number of additional men of
the constahulary have been drafted.
report has just reached here of an
episode of interest In connection with the
visit Of the acting governor to Bar,lca.
The streets OF the town were gaily dec
GRATED with bunting, foliage and banners
for several days preceding the arrival OF
the official visitor Conspicuous among
the other decorations were many Amcri-
can flags Some time before the governor
reached the city Mr.. Michael NJ Turk
and Captain Baker. Inspector of prisons.
arrived at Bartlca. a few hours later
not a single American flag was visible in
the streets. The sudden disappearance
of the stars and Stripes caused comment
end it was finally explained that the Am
orcap flags had been removed ont of def
eronce to the request Of Magistrate Turk.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
FATAL EXPLOSION,
.rbree Men Kincd, -Four Injured ana
building Destroyed

rsrce Men Kinci, -Four Injured ana
Runding Destroyed.
..eo Haven Conn. January 2i.-'fhren
,,e,, we're klged and four received m
,,risa today by tho explosion 81 an aetelyne
90 receiver IN the four story BRICK pulId-
~ owned ny English Mern.ck ana
,..,',olad by the owners, who are engaged
M me manufacture 81 carriage hardware
.oud n T.. pflelgaf q ca, hardware manu-
fac,lrern Tho explosion SGT the building
an ure. and q was destroyed, with int
creator part Of Us contents.
There we're about forty people IN the
f.,tdlpR al the time OF the accident. ana
fs,t "a iinr "a report Was current that fdlly
natf Of thase had pcrlrhcd.
Following Is tho list OF tho casualties;
brad
ioaer,h Ilauner maehinist
william Stevens. boohkrcpcr'
..-- Toof. workman
Injured
Ja,nps =. McNral. maehinist, badly cut
about head ana shoulders,
4. y. InngnT. badly burned.
Alexis krnh, foreman burned about
hesd aud upper portion 81 the body
Frank &. Richter, iaborer. bruised ana
crushed.
TNo todles. supposed 10 be those or
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
4 FREE SILVER MEETING.
Prspa riaa for q Confereaoe TO Cos
solids.s Forces.
MP. CARLISLE F0P The PRESIDENCY
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Washington January IA meeting @.
rrszriAsni s4,yt. men trgzn all p4=.s o. the
country - 70 he sss5 here this week -
ginning tc.zo1-sw.
The preliminary ooa.ersrce 81 rasrz5srs
q ths executive COMMITTEES d ths Auaert-
can Hl-nttAllic lsArss was hssA ;o4Ay. a.
which steps wee taken less.zine 20 the
colsolisG14oa % The silver orEgnlx& To rs
trto o2e h.sly ~ith hs4Gg lsrf~rs a. NASH
inEror.. Chicago San Francisco and scr-as
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tie failure & bo-h The a.i Ia-t.=< 20 rec
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tsszry. 80 IS s,4i1. thzt the 4cLerents 81.
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erred al co1neeUcr vita otucr parties,
h-. 3; i essential f,lat 5hey - willing 70
CO SO shoui1 the oid parties fan 20 uoHi-
aats candidates V.e4ges to the silver
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have already arrived !ac!Gdlns General
rs cave. O. Iowa