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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-19
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1896
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM. GROVE AND GARDEN-Necessity
for State Laws to Control the Spread OF
Plant Diseases; Corn; Cream RAISING. 115
Frost Protsction; Florida Dairy Farming ia
Merits of Kafir Corn; Sprouting Tobacco
Seeds; Foot Ball: The Raising of Peanuts;
A Remarkable New Forage Plant........... 116
Peach Culture in the Lake Region of
Soxth Florida: Agricultural Chemistry III
Cocoanuts in Florida %. ....... ........ 1lS
FLORAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Terms;
Flowers for Cutting: Five Finger
Orange. 1l9
EDTTORIAL-Editorial Chat The ChEoni.
cle's Jokes; Protecting Against Cold; Ac.
cumulating Experience great Prob lena, 100
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENTAL Mothers
Musings: Our Meats: The Little Tots;
Evolution of the Bed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1872
POULTRY DEPARTMENT - One Way to
Start: Farm Poultry; The Egg and Poul-
try Trade. 1913
LITERATURE-The World known; The Fat
Captain The Devils Code ........ 1874
FLORID1ANA.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 127
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ingly light this season. This is accounted for by
those in a position Ito know by the exceedingly
pleasant weather in the north. The crop of home
seekers. however. more than comes up to expec-
tations. While we like to have the tourist we
could manage to get along without him, but the
homeseeker is essential to our prosperity and
DEVELOPMENT
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EDITORI AL CHAT.

Our ootempor&ry, the Farmer and
Fruit Grover has been sold to Mr.. J. E. Johnson,
Of Jacksonville Mr.. Stephen Powers, however.
continues to occupy the editorial tripod.
~
If we are blessed with good crop
season this year Florida will astonish the 'out-
side world"-and herself. too. we expect-with
the variety and quantity Of her products
~
ORANGE county people have knuckled
down to the work OF making living at nome
They will plant considerable area OF their land
in rice. peanuts, cane. potatoes cassava and
garden truck. Cotton and tobacco will also re-
ceive more or less attention. What is true Of
orange county is true of many other couaties in
the orange belt but it appears that Orange has
taken the lead in the matter OF diversihcation
TOMATO growers in need Of wraps can
probably save money by corresponding with our
business department, We are in a position to
furnish the wraps at very low prIce-printed or
blank.
~
THE crop OF tourists has been exceed.
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TERMS.

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THE crop of tourists has been exceed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-10

immediate future will To known. II
Mr.. Lammersdorf has his way, the
erection Of n new mill on the great
property win begin In a fortnight
Mammolh Record. The Silver Bow
property, under lease and bond to L..
". JepkiDs OF Salt Lake, 10 showing
some good ore In the bottom Of the
main than which II now down 2i5
feet. A new within Il being put up
and the properly will sVon be listed
among the shippers.
Report from the North Star mine,
says the Mammoth Record, indicstes
that II IL rapidly coming 10 the front
~ one Of the great mints OF the district.
Exploltations that have been carried
forward during the past lew months
In connection with the regular nine
work, have developed Immense bodice
u milling ore and the management
have decided 20 nut down new work.
Ing shan for which they have Hlrsady
hfOken ground. A new hoietinR plant
IL one u the earliest probabilities, and
a reduction plant Tor treating their
product Ia one Of the possibilities Of tue
not distant future. The Star IL q fegu.
lar shipper of high grade ore and
averages from four to six cars week.
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Personal Paragraphs.

q. II. Hopkins OF Kansas City IL 10.
Gated Mt the Cullen.
r. II. Sims OF Toronto. Canada, Is stop.
ping At tho Walker.
II. Sling and w. l.. Fox, both Of Chi.
cago, are at tho Cullen.
Paul Gilmore aud II. Meredith are
Now Workers at the Walker.
;. w. Eager and wiio Of ST. Louis arc
guests a. tho Tompleton.
The Tompleton has w. A, Romiry aud
). @. Sobwarz Of Now York.
d. An Lafotto OF Hamburg. Germany,
Is registered at the knutsiord,
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. Il. Rutherford OF Har.
risburg Pa, are ut tho knugsford.
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Martin OF New
York are registered Al tho romplotou.
Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Roynuce
arc up from spriugyille and at tho Cul.
len.
Graoo A. Kali Of Rock Island, H., aud
a; +, Baldwin Of Akron, Ohio, are NJ tho
Walk0r
William Ioppan aud wife and children
OF San Francisco are stopping a. the
j. G, schwartz and Hugo Ro,uch Of
Now York and Miss Helen Casey OF Chi.
cngo arc guests 40 tho kuutsiord,
Chauncoy Olco,t, the theatrical man, is
NJ tho kuutsford, together with Mrs. T..
brenuau, Miss O.. Busby aud Lord Sude.
~, all OF New York.
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MINOR MENTION.

The funeral OF the late T.. q. A nder.
son will occur tomorrow afternoon nj
3 o'clock from the residence, 90 Com
mefclal street
Willie, the i2-year-old son Of Prot.
Magnua Olsen had his lott arm broke n
Wednesday evening by ialllug from a
swing at home. DR.. Riohards reduced
the fracture AMI tue lad IL doing we'll.
A runaway smashed = carpet clean
ef's wagon on Fret South street be-.
tween Third anu Fourth West streets
wednesday morning. A child play
log on the sidewalk near ny would
have been run over by the horse had
not the postman, who was passing al
the time, rescued tho little one.
Al the NJ. /. A. Hall, corner OF Flrtt
South ami Third West streets, on FRI
day ana Saturday evening", for the
bonent Of the Sunday school.a comedy
In four acts (pteaented al the Grand
Opera House last seAsonl will DO rto-
duoed by ths little folks OF the Fii.
tesnih ward, assisted by thg talented
httolactre's, Jsssie Confau, under the
management OF Alice Conrad anu her
sister, Mrs. w. II. Jones il.
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In the nistrIct Court.

Judge Rltehie was today engaged In
hearing arguments In the suit OF VIM.
IL. Mcclure Ut nj W James l.. Little
OF al, TO annul note anu trust deed,
tho reading Of the former OF which
had been changed without the consent
OF knowledge OF tho makers. &. II.
Looibourow pleaded for the plaintiff
and Moyle, Zane 4 Constigan for the
defense.
Judge Street made tho following
ordets In tue civil division today;
w. w. Rllef Va Salt Lake CITY; con.
tinued pending settlement by consent.
Pomcfoy w Amos; ave days addl-
ti0nal time granted N which 70 plead.
Nation Bank Of The Republic W Il.
ID. CaraiB; settled and uismissoI nj
plainiin'a oost.
L.. II. Dale W J. A. Kirby ct al; dir-
missed on motion Of plaintiff and At
his cost.
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DAILY WEATHER yANE.
Observations Taken AZ Utah, Idaho,
Montana, Oregon AMI Nevada
stations

Weather reports showing obssrva.
tons nj s Am. today:
Salt Lake City-Barometer, 1910;
temperature. ~ minimum, ~; WIND.
northeast, light htzf.
Baker City-BATOmeter, SOLE; TEN.
perature 81; minimum, 81; wind,
south; l2 miles per hour; clear.
CheyenDe-BaToneteT, S0.l4; tenn,
peratufe, 40; minimum, 80; wind,
south; l2 miles an hour; rain, "a
inches; cloudy.
Holena-BNomoler, 1890; tempera.
ture. 80; wind, southwest, light;
clear.
Miles City--Baromeier, SOTO; tenn.
IeIature, i2i minimum, 80; wind,
southwest, lgh5 rain, az inches;
cloudy.
observation-disclosures 80. 10; ten.
perAture, IS; minimum, 81; wind,
east; miles All hour; clear.
ldAhO Falli-BArUmeter, 5000; tenn.
rerAture, rs; minimum, 20; wind.
aoIth, light clear.
General and local forecast for 80
hours ending s pm, Sept. llthi
For Utah, fair tonight, and Friday,
warmer.
Salt Lake City and vicinity, fair
weather, waImeE
}. IL. SMITH,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
Today's temperature IL shown in the
fac smile Thermometer given below
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San Juan Stake.

The quarterly conference OF the
san Juan Stake OF Zion was held at
Mancos, Colorado, Saturday, Aug. 22,
and part Of Sunday, %, 1896.
Il. A. Hammond and William Halls,
Of the Stake superintendency, anu
General Assistant Superintendent OF
sabbath Schools George Colds I'd were
present. The burden OF the rema Tks
made ut conference on tho Word Of
Vision, Sabbath breaking and tho
general duties OF tho Saints. The
Bishops' reports showed An improve
ment In some portions OF the Stake anu
In othefs u slackness and roirogression NJ.
Sabbath school, Relief society, Y.
Il. M. L. A. ana Primary conferences
were held, ana excellent Instructions
were given nj all OF them. Two 10.
Gently returned Elders were present
Luther BurnhAm ami Charles Morris
and spoke short time, giving some
Of their missionary experience.
CHARLES Il. WATSON,
Clerk Ban Juan stake.
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call In the EQUITY division OF th'
Third district court tomorrow morning
at 10 O'Clock.
Hugh Callahan Ia suing Eloi John.
son In tho Third district court for pay.
ment Of $4,000 on promissoty note.
The secretary Of state IL mailing
to fegistrAtion and election tfficers IN
the State, copies Of the election and
registration laws Of Utah.
+. II. Snow, John w. Pike and NJ.
II. Barton have been made parties de-
fendsnt IN tbs suit Of the Consolidated
Implement company VI James rhomp'
son.
Default was not entered yesterday In
the suit Of James n. Bishop, assignee,
W Charles n. Miicholl aud the defend.
ant was allowed 10 file he answer.
nCharlea u. vandsrboof and Lii.
burn T.. Palmer are made defendants
to o suit planted w. the district court
TO recover $500 90 on q judgment
secured by &. 81. Henderson d %. Of
Chicago, In the Michigan courts IN
1890, and which the plaintiffs tay has
never been satisfied.
Dyke 4 Nipsen object TO the 81, 800
Indemnity bond In their election booth
contract, saying II 10 too high and that
the amount shO uld not he moro than
that which they will receive for their
work. On the other hand II Ia con.
tended that 81. 500 would not begin 10
indemnify tue county In case OF in-
iringoment proceedings.
ElsieMcC loskey hasentefed suit In the
Third district court TO secure = divorce
from her husband. Benjamin. In her
complaint Mfs. McCloskey says she
aud the defendant Intefmaffied Al
Eldop, lows, IN December, 1854, anO
that on September 4, 1894, her hus.
band deserted her AMI has ever since
remained apart from her. Mrs. Nc.
Closkey prays for divorce anu ths
custody Of their two children.
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AFTER THE REGENTS.
Stale Lind Board Wants lhe Honey
From Sales Of Lands
GOV. WELLS AND MIR. HAMMOND


The State board OF land commission.
efs met this morning aud discussed
matters pertaining TO that department
VI tho State machinery. There were
present Govefnor Wells, Attorney
General Bishop, Secretary OF State
Hammond, Secretary Walton aud Mf.
Reese. A committee Of two-Govor.
nor Wells and Mt. Hsmmond-were
appointed 10 walt upon the regents Of
the University Of Utah and consult
with them A. to the payment TO the
board Of the moneys collected by the
regents on account OF lands sold. The
proceeds OF these sales Oh luld have
been turned ia long ago, but tot some
reason the board Ia still without The
cash. The committee was appointed
to spur up the regent, to a realization
Of the fact that the payment IL over
due.
The subject Of selections on reserva-
liont, when they shall be- opened, was
also discussed by tho board but no
definite action was taken.
Another meeting IL being held this
afternoon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-10

George Dern Of tho Metcur went out
TO the mine this morning TO pay the
compapy'a employees.
The declaration Of the Bullion Beck
dividend T. due TO-DAY, anu will doubt
lees be declared at = called meetiBg Of
the directors.
Tho Lucky Boy mine at Custer City,
Idaho, In Producing some excellent ore,
anu the 30'atamp mill In connection
thetowiih Is kept qaite busy turning
out bail o..
Atn meeting Of the governing boarI
Of The exchange held "Wednesday after.
noOu, An assessment VI So was levied
on each mem tef, for tho purpose OF
paying the running expenses OF the
organization. It's payable October let.
Rlehneld Advocate; Mf. and Mrs.
Charles LammvTsdorf went 10 ZION on
businetH Sunday. In short umr tn
eevier compauN's inten tons for no
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-10

The Bourne Mining company with a
capital stock Of 5000 filed articles OF
lAle Wednesday aftefnto on. The ineof-
pofators arc John Bourne, David
Bourne, John Mcneil. T.. w. McCafi.
rey, George Is. Kelly and A. II. Kelly
ana the capital HtocR 10 uivided iutO
sharos OF the par value OF 81 each, all
OF which IL subscribed for. George h.
Kelly 10 president, John Bourne vice
president, A. IA. Kelly treasurer, and
T.. w. MoCanfey, secretary. The pro.
perry Of tho company consists OF tho
Bishop, Lone Tree, Sacramento, Chief
Of the Hill, Rough and Ready and
Happy Boy mining claims In the
Salmon River mining district, Eiko
county, Nevada.
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Of Aug. 90, 1898, provides among other
things that tho homestead settler on
lands In abandoned military resefva'
tions shall pay fof such lands II not
lees than the appraised value, "nor less
than the price Of the land nj the time
Of the entry" II follows, therefore,
that n the appraisal Ia less than sl.2b
per acre the homestead settler will be
required 10 pay TOT the land at the rate
OF sl.25 per acre.
Where tue appraisal Il ut the rate Of
tl.25 OF more per soro, payment must
be made 1T tue appraised value.
Special stfuctiOns will be Issued to
the local Ulcers on The approval Of tho
appraisal.
Undor the existing law none OF the
lands In this reservation will be sold al
public auction.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-10

once OF the board Of pubic work, room )
city hall, salt Lake tity september lg, LOO
SEALED PROPOSALS. WILL nv M.
- eeiNod al this once until O'Clock D on.
Of Thursday, tcptembtr ~. 1900. TOT the Wofl
OF c0nstructnE a cement sidewalk along the
west side OF scrond Iitt street between South
Temple and firsi south streets according in
plant In the city engineers once
Instructions 10 biddora together with fpeci.
ncations and forms for contract and bond can
ho obtained upon application Al tho ofaeo u
the board
Tho right IA reserved 10 reject Any AMI All
bids ny order Of the hoard ~ public warts.
I. q. GOLIATH, Chairman.
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Relief Society Conference.

The Relief society conference OF the
Salt Lake Stake will be held In tho
Assembly Hall (not In the Fourteenth
ward rs previously advsrtlsed) 90
Saturday, September 10Th, at 10 a. m.
aud 3. IN. A prompt attendance u
ofliosrs anu members requested. The
general public cordially invited.
NJ. ISABELLA HORNE,
ANNIE 4. HYDE,
CLARA &. CANSoN,
Stake Presidency.
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rnE DRILL sTlLL wonEISe.
A Talk win major uusesbark on
Operations 40 the Las,
goIdeu Gate.

Operations At the last
ssIden Gate.
The diamond drill IL still ponetrat-
ing the hidden derths OF the East
Golden Gate at Mercut. II has already
feschei the sue foot point but what
the result has teen no one knows but
the management Of the company. In
speaklna 10 MaIor Butenbark OF the
East Golden Gate on Wednesday he
stated toA NEWS reporter thst while
he was not particularly averse TO Civ.
ing out private information he wss
ayerpe 10 saying anything for publica.
ton and therefore thought II beet not
To attempt TO give anything conn.
dental TO q newspaper man.
Says he, "a great number OF the
Mefrur companies are Iust on nsttles 10
know how things are going with Us.
Tney are waiting TO see tho outcome OF
our experiments and then II they
bring the desired results TO Us
they will follow In our wake,
and will be ahle ~ do 90 without AZ
sumlns any OF the risks OF such ex-
pensivo operations. but we A. a COM
pany don't propose to ilNunt our banner
10 the bfetzs and make known 10 the
public how we are getting along. We
want TO SEQ other companies assume
the came risks that we have assumed
ana show the came degree VI specula.
ton and onlefpfise that we have
shown"
"But malof," said the reporter, at
has been suggesls that a good scheme
would be 10 take n tflp out % the mine
and pics up n few particles OF the Dor.
inga And In this way ascertain Just
what Kind Of siuii you are into"
"rhAt suggestion IL all right said
the maior, "but II WON'T do. We arc
doing this work on n businoss-like
basis and box up every particle Of the
borlngs that the drill bflngs 10 Wow.
Therefore you eau soe that that ex.
csedingly well eoncootod scheme would
be ifuiiisss 10 its fcsults."
10 continuing the conversation Nit.
Busenbafk SAID that u was the inton-
ton Of the company TO keep on dfill.
Ing until free gold was reached, even
N they had TO 10 10 n depth OF I, 800
feet. The work hal been commenced
AMI II was TO be carried on until what
tho geological formation OF the ground
showed, had been discovered, then
the members OF the company would
40 on 10 opulence and n needs DO 10
greater cOfpuleaoc.
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TIE GREEN BAG.

The State toard OF insane asylum
commissioners will meet nj Provo to.
day.
County Surveyor Joseph leaves this
evening for Idaho ON visit OF three OF
four days.
The demurrer Ia tho case Of CroElaI
70 dtosholi has been Withdrawn with
out time 10 answer.
Judge Richie will tako up tho law
aud motion calendar GU pefemptoTy
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NOTICE. 10 ooNIRAo1nns

once Of the hoard Of public WORKS. toom "a,
city hall, tali Lake rity September III u
CEALED PROPOSALS. WILL ~ uF.
- cciyod NJ this onlru until O'Clock u tn
Of Thursday. september g. 1870, Tor Tho wnft
OF constructing y pc sewer along Tue norm
sidt Of -ecnnd South street, BE- tween rrord
Eaat ana fifth Vast a. go m thla city, accord
Ing TO plans In tho city engineers once.
lnnrucNunH 10 bidders together With auH 1.
ncauous and forms fof contract aud Uond ran
be obtained upon application al the once of
the boaTu.
The right IL reserved 10 reject any and Ali
bidA iy order OF the board of public Worts
l.. u. GOLIATH, Chairman
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-10

used to believe that consumption was In.
durable. Many doctors still believe Il.
DR.. r. V. Pierce OF the lnyalids' Hotel
and Surgical Institute OF Buffalo, N ".
never believed this theory. The result
was that over thirty years ago by diut of
much concentrated study he discovered a
remedy that will positively aud uniail.
ingly cure 9S per cent. Of all cases Of con-
sumption.
Consumption Is a germ disease, but the
germs cahnot exist In ncl pure blood.
Therefore Il has been called "blood
disease" People with weak lungs are
likely TO produce weak lunged children,
and weak lungs are an invitation TO con-
sumption germs. Therefore consumption
has been Justly called hereditary
trouble, No matter what Il Is called or
why Il comes, DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
zeal Discovery will cure H. The Golden
Medical Discovery" is a powerful germ
icide, II searches ont disease germs and
kills them wherever they be IN the body
whatever kind Of germs they may be.
1t stimulates digestive action and sup.
piles the blood with the properties II
needs to make Il pure and rich, II
strengthens Inherited weak lungs and
makes them healthy and germ proof II
Is sold by all good druggists.
stagnauon breeds impurity inpurity hreedI
fiscaseI Constipation IA staFuation ofthe bowels.
Constipation breeds impufity Of the blood, aud
The RESULT Dr. riefees pleasant Pellets cure con.
aipaton. They never gripe-money back " they
d. Don't ancrpt some violent purRatiye a. Niust
As good' - only u give the dealer bigger prOaC
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mentioned will send up another fifteen
tous Of BlueBlid rock which they figure
is worth about $50. The company has
FIVE men aud team NJ work In the
erection OF = shop and ore house At
the Bird,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-10

This 10 such quiet neighborhood.
Don't you ever sit out ON your front
stopsH'
No, There is AN amateur photog.
rapher aciOss tho street Chicago
Record