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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-09
The Half Hours Count.

A long experience with and a consid-
cradle knowledge of the southern farmer
would indicate that he is not fairly
chargeable with anything like idleness,
but when he is compared with his
northern brother, who is compelled to
rise early and breakfast by lamplight
and labor the whole day long to secure
a livelihood in his less favorable lati-
tudes, it becomes evident at once that
in some way the southern farmer fails to
avail fully of the advantages that his
soil and climate give him. In the
tropics, where all vegetable growth is
luxuriant it is difficult at times to Sc
cure any work from the laborer classes,
a living being had so easily directly
from the natural products. This may
hardly seem fair com parison in consid
ering the cultivators of the soil in the
southern states, but after all there is
some truth in the inference that our
sunny climate and copious rainfall en-
able the farmer to realize moderate
crops with such ease that there has
never yet been the urgent necessity that
has taught the people of northern lati-
tudes to utilize every available moment
of time IN their chosen calling. If six
months of actual work be sufficient to
secure a reasonable livelihood we find
many of our farmers who are content
Herewith and comparatively Indifferent
as to how the rest of the time shall be
There seems to be no remedy for this
except such education and development
of such ambition as SHALL lead these peo-
pie to know the wonderful advantages
that can be secured throughout the
world if a reasonable amount of capital
can be accumulated. The utilization of |
the spare moments in some new work on |!
the farm, whether it be in clearing |
lands, ditching, fence building, or house !
will promote the good of |
the domestic establishment, increase !
the revenues by increasing farm facili- |
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-09

81 consider it my duty" says Mr.. F..
z. Dias, of San Diego, Texas, "to certify
that Ayers Pills have completely re-
lieved my wife of neuralgia, from which
complaint she was, for long time, a
great sufferer" They are easy to take
and always effective.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-09
Plant Some Tobacco.

1duu NVl10 IVUdCCUs
From the monthly circular Of the
Plant System Industrial commissioner
we quote the following wise suggestions:
"We recommend to farmers on the
line of the Plant system the advisa-
bility of planting tobacco this year. The
demand for high grade Cuban cigar to-
bacco is now far beyond the supply,
which condition is likely to continue for
an indefinite period owing to the civil
war existing in Cuba which has paral-
lied the tobacco industry. No tobacco
is now exported from Cuba, and none
will be planted there this year. The
world is now looking to Florida for it's
supply of fine grade Cuban leaf cigar
tobacco. We are informed that Ger
man tobacco dealers have engaged the
crop of Florida grower at the rate of
So per pound. This price is, of course,
for a strictly high grade article. It
would be within bounds to estimate so
cents per pound at present for a good
Florida cigar tobacco. We see no rea-
son why Florida should not produce q
tobacco equal in all respects to the Gu
ban article. Thirty years ago the Flor
ida orange was as inferior to the Cuban
and jamaica orange as these oranges
now are inferior to the Florida orange.
If the skill and genius Of Floridians has
enabled them to produce the highest
type orange known, why not the same
object lesson apply to tobacco culture in
Florida?
ITO those who have not had practical
experience in tobacco growing, it would
be advisable to commence IN limited
way at first. Put in, say, one acre, or
less if deemed best, and order plants
from the Cuban Tobacco company at
Fort Meade, Fla, which they will be
prepared to furnish Florida farmers on
September l at the rate Of So per 1000.
Twelve thousand plants per acre are the
usual number recommended. Direc-
tons will be furnished by this company
for planting and cultlvatlng the plants.
We desire to impress on the agricultu-
rists of Florida the Importance 'of. attend
ing the national convention of tobacco
growers which will assem- BILE at OcaIa on
the 18th day of January next. Informa-
ton of value will be given there to par
ties who desire to engage in this promis-
ing field of agriculture. Florida may
become the new tobacco empire of the
world. and it will If her citizens deter
mine to engage industrially and intel
ligently in the culture of this product"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-09

littoral agriculture, yet the extent of
agricultural lands bordering on the sea
is so great as to render the commercial
importance Of the matter of the highest
degree of interest. Seaweed is not valu-
able for its heterogeneous constituents
alone, but also carries large quantities
of potash and phosphoric acid, and thus,
to certain degree, it may be regarded
as complete fertilizer. But the sea-
weed which is thrown upon our shores
is not the only source of heterogeneous
food which we receive from the ocean.
In the animal life of the ocean are
gathered vast quantities of heterogeneous
materials. The quantity of albuminoid
matter in the water-free substance of
the flesh Of fish is enormously high as
compared with ordinary foods. 1t may
be said to be, approximately, 70 per
cent of the water-free substance. Some
varieties of fish are taken alone for their
oil product and agricultural value. This
is especially true of the menhaden, vast
quantities of which are annually brought
to land, and after being passed through
the oil factory are ground and distributed
as fish scrap to the manufacturers of
fertilizers. The practice of using fish
for fertilizing purposes is many CEN
turtles old; but until recent years the
farmers residing along the coast were
the only ones receiving any benefit
therefrom. At the present time the
heterogeneous elements taken from the
sea find their way to the gardens, truck
lands and fields of the interior.
RELATION OF DIFFERENT CROPS TO FER.
MENTATIvE ACTIVITY.
1t is a well-established principle Of
farming that there are certain crops
which can not be grown continuously
upon the same field, while in the case
of other crops almost an indefinite
growth can be secured. Broadly, it may
be said that cereals can be grown upon
the same field almost indefinitely and
without fertilization. In such cases the
large crops of cereals which are at first
obtained rapidly diminish in quantity
until they reach a certain minimum
limit, at which point they tend to re-
main, with variations in yield due only
to seasonal influences. On the other
hand, root crops of all kinds, and es-
pecially leguminous crops, do not con-
tinue to flourish unon the same soil,
even when literally fertilized. The
necessity for tation, therefore, Is far
greater in the latter class OF crops than
with the cereals. It appears from the
result of the scientific Investigations at
tending this difference of behavior that
the relations of these two classes of
growing crops are different toward the
soil ferments. In the case of the cereals
the quantity Of nitrogen which they re.
Quire can be obtained from humus, or
other sources, with little effort In the
case of the other class of crops, such as
root crops and those of leguminous
nature,it appears that the humus should
be particularly rich in nitrogen, and
that when by the activity of the soil
ferments the percentage of nitrogen is
reduced to certain limit, there is no
longer a possibility of sufficiently
vigorous pitrifcation to meet the de-
Al %oL1
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
RAW STORE OF HIS OWN IN HOBOhEN

THE OWNER CHARGED WITH ADplSo TO HIS
srocK BY pLuNpERING HIS EMPLOYERS HERE.
Michael Hart. thirty-hve years oil. VINO saia no
lived in summ-ave.. Hoboken. was arraigned before
MAGISTRATE Mott in Jefferson Market Cour; yesterday
morning on a charge OF systematically roboins the
s,ora o. r. II. Macy & Co. Har; has been IN the
e-. ennnloy for the last fifteen years during nine
~ which he was foreman o. the handkerchief De-
partment .,,
For several years past taking the annual STOCK
account heavy shortages have been found IN Hart
aenarrmen: that could not be explained Tnough
Bart's honesty had been called in question: pc
tective Casey employed In the store; deiernh.u 20
investigae MS outside life. He learned that idTt was
conducing fancy goods and notion store OF MS S"t
In Hopoken. and CLEANED other information W;Hcn
CONVINCED him that Hart was drawing on the Macy
firm for supplies MI. ,s Eova bon, ,hs
ssnect under surveillance, and on Friday placed MN
,,nder arrest When searched about ~ worm oI
GODS belonging 10 the firm wds found cohGe4ed IN
Sic cIothing also considerable jewery uart aa.
Tod the larceny OF the goods found on hin D1,
aSe M further admissions. He said his conscience
,vas troubling him. to the jeweIry more esPeciay'
81 he had concluded to return IL when arTesteu,
al ~ nieaded guilty to charge OF petit larceny De-
rore Nagstrate Mott. in Jefferson Marker CouI' yes
,erdav morning ard was committed 10 answer
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
1T BEATS THE THERMOMETER
VERPLANCK COLvIN MEASURES AIR TEN
PERATUREs BY SOUND vELOcITIEs.

An interesting and probably important scien-
tifc discovery was announced at the last meeting
OF the Albany On. y Institute. by the president
OF that society. Verplanck Colvin who is also
superintendent OF the State Land Survey. On that
occasion he described some experiments in which
The true mean temperature OF large masses of
atmosphere was found without using any kind OF
Thermometer or other form OF local temperature
device either fluid metallic. The basis OF meas
urement was the well-determined velocity Of sound
at 50 degrees Fahrenheit which equals l,s9i2 feet
per second 1t has long been known that any vari-
alton in the temperature OF the air has an i'm
mediate effect on the velocity with which sound
traverses the atmosphere a fall diminishing the
velocity and rise increasing the speed with which
the sound waves propagated. However, while
the distance of ships has often been roughly
estimated from the time elapsing between the o0-
servation of the hash OF gun and The arrival Of
the report. the allowance of a temperature
ton TO this method Of estimating the distance Of
inaccessible points has been chiefly confined to
ordnance officers Typographical engineers have
also occasionally used the formula
While systematizing the field work OF TIE State
Survey several years ago. Superintendent Colvin
occasionally found that he could determine the
position OF certain points OF minor Importance In
the Adrondacks with sufficient accuracy for pre-
liminary purposes In the following manner: The
"azimuth" or direction. ascertaned by means
OF the surveyors theodolite an instrument COM
bining Telescope. compass and level and mounted
on tripod. And the distance was discovered by
sound. with due allowance for the temperature OF
the air. These two facts We're enough. At the
same time the assistant engineers engaged on
the reconnaissance measured heights with noun
tain barometers the heights being Obtained by
computations in which the mean temperature Of
the air was important factor. Thus the
formula for distances by sound end barome;rit
heights were occasionally associated in the work
OF the survey. and this combination suggested 10
Superintendent Covin the idea that perhaps both
formule contain temperature data. and the
sound waves traverse the entire OF at
mosphere between barometric stations. the
locity OF sound might furnish for the barometrlc
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
ocKHo1Ms EXHIBITION BUILDING, VIEWED

OF an official participation" The Russian exhiot
will probably one OF the chief attractions OF the
great fair.
In speaking % the undertaking the Norwegian
Consul at this port said: The exhibition Will De- IN
all respects like the great worlds fairs. but mas
much as only Scandinavian countries and Russia
will take part II will not be so vast and extensive
as those exposltlons have been. But beauttul ou!d
ings are being erected island which Is part
OF the city OF Stockholm. In which the farm prod
ucts the minerals the woods and everything else
which Is found and raised In the North Will be ex
hbited Halls also being erected for the exhibit
ton OF our machinery and manufactured products
and places Of amusement will be provided FOR the
thousands OF visitors who viii be attracted 10 Stock
holm after the exhibition has been opened.
The official circular says The scandinavian KING
doms-Swedeu. <orwav and Denfnark-haFe never
before prepared with such energy Tor any exhloloh
ii for This rsWhcre IN these countries. so rlch
IN ron bourdess forests and laundering wdterlalls ls
from the North Cape 10 the German frontier IN
Denmark from the deep Norwegian Hords 10 tis
Baltic unremtiing toll IS carried on for the eXnin-
ton The Scandinavian exhibition OF 1877 VIII IN
,ar, be tho grand rehearsal for tho entire North or
the International Paris exposition OK lyN .,
..Tne ar. exhibition Will not be confined 20 me
North countries. the commissioners have invited
the co-operafion OF France England ana fernany,
and IL Is expected that many works OK arr from
those countries Will be exhibited.
There Will he many novelties among tne attrac-
lions and In lieu Os a Ferris wheel or Eile! tower
there will be A mammoth cave.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
4 SWEDISH FAIR BY YOUNG FRIENDS

The annual fair OF the Young Friends Ala Asso-
citation will be held in Friends Seminary Du.uihs.
cix,eenth-st and Rutherford Place. next FRIDAY
and Saturday afternoons and evenings. from 10 ~
o.cIock The committee In charge has arranged 10
make II O typical Swedish Fair. the booths ana sur
-oundines 10 be hung in Swedish draperies. The
youne women in attendance VIII cress IN the vary,
ing and beautiful costumes OF that eounuy y anu anu
III, have for sale the booths variety OF irtcies
,n swedish crockery and fancy ware, ihose IN
charge OF booths are Miss EIlzaDetn NJ hoDeft5'
sr1. Miss Amy J. Miller. flowers: Miss Annie j..
9Wv,,iefs candy: MISS Annie L. mcdowell, afternoon
Whi ssea Io,ise Nacmonagle and Lillian II. Hills.
ssncy goods and toetware; Miss Florence Je%stt,
hand ma inted articles and toys. Miss susie 3ordcn
nn1avilsnd n1 delicatessen: Miss Grace b Capron.
lemonade we'll; Miss Jennie c. Kitchen. souvenirs.
Miss Mary b. Billings with assistants. Will serss ,ss
dtnne- in the basement. from 10 - ~. Miss
,r a,nrs' = - Merritt in special booth. will give
series OF entertainments in the eveainss Inc
Iid an annual OF the Young Friends Aia Asso-
ciatton will be gratuiousy distributes pota uays
The Young Friends Aic Associa,Io' AsirIsn work AMONG
the poor OF the city anticipating greater need Tor
funds In the increase Of It's work TINS coming VIII
ter asks again the support ana encoutasS SsH ~
which It's friends have 20 generously eAee"oeo A1
the paS&
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

principled and cruel They terrorize their cwn peo-
pie by demanding contributions of money under
threats OF assassination-a threat which has often
been put into execution" .
More might be quoted; the above IS sufficient; II
ought 10 be enough 10 prove that the Armenian -
not so innocent" | have never set out 10 delehd
the Turk: my premise was THE Turk not so pau
as painted: the Armenian not so innocent i ciu
not excuse Turkish barbarties. but argued tnat
war cry against the Turk originating IN Cnris-
tian. or rather religious fanaticis-for there Is an
Atlantic Ocean OF difference between the words
Christian and rellg1ous-would be productive Oh
greater than Armenian horrors. Turkey would CO.
according TO divine prophecy; and the war inaugu
rating that movement would come quick enough
without the incitement OF the pulpit.
do not seek 10 hasten the coming or christ
through Turkish OutraEes. but TO bear witness tha
the advent Of Gods Son is itself fastening along us
predsst!ned course. The object OK these sermons
on The Signs OF the Times has been 10 snow the
absolute accuracy CT Holy Scripture In forecastlns
present conditions and characteristics, ana that
the coming Of Christ is the one and only event
which viii give permanent peace 10 the WORD me
letters which | have received since last SUNDAY
night are more remarkable for the atmosphere or
dynamite and brutality which they breathe IMAM
Christian fOrhearance and long suffering. although
the writer's specially careful 10 sign themselves
Armenian Christians.
| may add q final word In reply 70 Or. Slim
son. that my theology has not been turned loose,
he seems 20 think. neither has-my ministry
l. NJ HALDEMAN.
Pasror First Baptist Church.
No. 2s9 West End-ave. Nov. II, 1890
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
SWEDEN'S GREAT EXHIBITION.
KING OSCARS ANNIVERSARY TO BE CELE-
BRATED WITH sPLENDOR

Active preparations being made by the Com
missloners who appointed for that purpose 70
make tn great Industrial exhibition which VIII
take place In Stockholm next summer complete and
instructive The exhibition vii! be known officially
as the Scandinavian Art and Industrial EXhiDition,
and II will be held In celebration OF King Oscar
rs twenty-five years reign. Every branch Of in
Gustry and learning will be represented in the eX
hibition. the products OF the workshop and OF the
ground will be placed on view. and collections VIII
be shown by which the visitor may see what prog
hasbeen made since the present sovereign took
the reins OF government. Although the exhibition
will be Scandinavian. the corporation OF Russia
has been obtained. and that country will be repre-
sented In all departments OF the exhibition.
The official programme says: The compatriots OF
Nordenski5d, Nansen and Andree have invited the
entire North and Russia has signihed her intention
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15

work. and with the avowed design OF curbing rail-
way monopolies. the Commission mas become poS-
sessed gradually OF large power
Possibly the result OF the Commissions nav
Ing such large powers, sooner Is the announcement
made by Commissioner Beardsley that he has re-
signed his pace and Colonel Ashley W Cole Is 10 pc
appointed his by Governor Morton than the
statement made by various members OF the Repuo-
can machine that George W. Dunn. OF Binghamton
former Clerk OF the Assembly. IS already selected tor
this office. and that II Colonel Cole is appointed ne
will not be permitted hold his pace longer than
till January 81, when Mr.. Beardseys term VIII eS-
plre Who Il Is that has selected Colonel Dunn s not
mentioned. but tie declaration Is made that mas
much the Republican organization favors
Colonel Dunn. It Is plain that Governor-elect Black
as AN organization man." also will favor him. Re-
publican visitors 10 Troy late.y have been warned oy
various people well acquainted with Mr.. Black that
he has singular practice. from politicians point
OF view of doing considerable OF his own thinking
n he does make his selections OF public off,
c.as his friends Will be disappointed.
Mr.. Morton when he became Governor. found that
"the Republican organization" had pledged the office
OF Superintendent OF Public Works TO George W. AID
ridge and that OF Commissioner OF Agriculture TO
Charles A Wet!ng. Mr.. Morton carried out these
alleged pledges. Politicians now asking II an at
tempt will be made 10 deprive Mr Black OF his power
ot choice among various applicants for high state
Offices In the manner.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
AN INK ERADICiTOR.

,rL b,o,s will somehow get upon the paper the
.oor. or the clothing. The question has peeh no"
70 remove such stains from any faoric' "ne''e,
made OF paper or cloth. and YET ieaVe 'ne
~ "a NO, IN az good condition as before.
Ter years Of experimenting. the H. IL. Coihns
Ink Eradicator Company. No p Union Square
has invented preparation which VIII MAKE
,nk-blots no longer bothersome and the steel
eraser a thing Of the past. me r. n, H. s"nr
and clofhirg without injury or showing the ssh, B a.
N s' traces Of It's use TIE eradicaior IS put ~ u,
est u a. ,un sizes costing % and 20 cents and can
pe obtained from any newsdeaier or sta,oner; IN
peceipt OF the price. the H. H. Collins InK S nl9D i,
to anv address without extra charge
New-York tribune., 1896-11-15
OFFICES IN BLACKS GIFT
MANY IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS TO
BE MADE BY HIM.
WILL HE LET THE MACHINE DISPOSE OF Them
TEST APPARENTLY TO BE MADE IN THE
CASE OF COLONEL ASHLEY ". COLE.

A TEST APPARENTLY TO BE MADE IN THE
CASE OF COLONEL ASHLEY W. COLE.
Albany. Nov. IA (speciaD.-Among the responsible
duties Of Frank s Black when he becomes Gov
ernor will be that of appointing the chiefs of many
OF the departments Of the State Government. He
will name the head OF the States great canal sys
TEN when he selects Superintendent OF Public
Works as a successor TO George w Adridge. and
the head Of the prison system when he nominates
some one for Superintendent of Prisons. as sue
cessor to Austin Lathrop; he will reconstruct the
Board of Railroad Commissioners when he appoints
successors 10 Samuel A. Beardsey Michael Rick
ard and Alfred c. Chaplin; he will touch the inter-
ests Of the polcy-holders OF the great lie ana nre
Insurance companies when he picks out g. sue
cessor TO James F. Pierce, Superintendent OF the
Insurance Department. and he will nominate sue
cessors to Jacob VI. Patterson. Frederick H.
Schroeder and Edmund J. Palmer as Quarantine
Commissioners.
Besides these appointments there are host OF
minor ones the chief being new Capitol Commis-
sioners a Superintendent OF Public Buildings
Reporter OF Miscellaneous Law Reports. state
Board Of Health, members Of the State Board OF
Charities two members Of the Board OF Claims.
Civil Service Commission, Statutory REVISION
Commission, a military staff and an Adjutant-Gen-
eral trustees OF the State Agricultural Station.
Commissioners of the State Reservation at Mag
ara Falls trustees OF the NewYork State Soldiers
and Sailors Home members of the State Commis-
sion in Lunacy, Port Wardens OF New-fork and
members OF boards OF managers Of State hospitals
for the Insane
Among the chief appointments which Governor
Black can make in 1891 will be that or a majority
OF the members OF the State Railroad Commission,
the term of Samuel A. Beardsley expiring on Feb
ruary l and that OF Alfred c. Chaplin on March To-
The term Of office of Michael Rickard. the other
Railroad Commissioner, does not expire until Janu-
airy 90 1895 Organized In 1883 as one OF the results
of the Hepburn Railway Investigation Committees