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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09

WEEH free coinage of silver the silver
mines of the west would open opera
tons and give employment to many
thousands of men who are idle.
Those men, if they had work, would
demand the produce of Kansas farm.
ers at good prices. Do you want this
market?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09

STUDY the map given on our arst
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-07-09

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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15

mention whatever of the cold wave The
Citrograph, published at Redlands, how
ever is an exception. Of course this paper
gives the best phase possible on the sub.
ject land we do not blame it), but it does
not ignore the case entirely. 1t says:
''South California has just passed through an.
other OF those critical times which occurs every
two or four years The thermometer has been
reported as low as 1So to go in the different
tfons. In this portion of the country the read
ings of the thermometer are not reliable indi-
Gators of damage done to fruit. This arises
from the fact that few therm ometers are reliable
in their markings, and the further fact of the
widely varying conditions in which they are
placed.
''Wc have been ditigent in trying to form an
acrnrnte estimate of the damage done in the
Red.un section, both by the extremely high
wind saturday night and the continual cold
OF the past week.
''As result of our Investigations we feel per-
fectly confident that the damage will not amount
to over two per cent, and vastly the larger part
of this was caused by the wind and not by the
frost.
'Many conflicting statements have come to us
from other points. We know nothing about
them, not having made personal investigation.
and do not like to give out anything by hearsay.
''This freeze has again demonstrated that
there are spots now planted to oranges that
never should have been so set out, and that
there are favored spots where frost never does
damage enough to cause any loss or uneasiness
on the part of growers
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
SUGAt, CANE ON PINE LAND.

A subscriber in the North writes to know
if sugar cane has ever been successfully
grown on the high pine land of Florida,
if it could be made a paying crop on land
of this character.
Sugar cane is grown on pine land in
nearly every section of the State. These
crops. however are grown by the farmers
generally for home use, and the product
is converted into strip. A considerable
portion of this strip is marketed at price
that proves profitable to the grower. AS
rule each farmer growing sugar cane owns
his own mill and appliances for making
the strip.
While there is an unquestioned profit IN
the cultivation of cane on this plan and for
the purpose named, we doubt if the grow
ing of cane on ordinary pine land TO- con-
version into sugar would be profitable in
competition with cane grown on the low
lands of the State.
The Tampa Times in recent editorial
discussed this Identical subject. It says
The Tampa Times is Statistic that sugar cane
can be prof1tably made on the pine uplands of
Florida if the proper methous are employed.
Central mills can be established to work up the
strip produced in small quantities from little
patches of cane If every farmer will plant and
carefully cultivate an acre or two OF cane and
N axe the Juice into strip in an economical way,
this slrup could be bought and handled by a
small central sugar mill, then sold and shipped
to a refinery. The amount of money required
would be small, and the returns would add IN o.
terially to the surplus cash If any neighborhood
adopting the plan. 1t would be distributed in
little driblets among all the people, and
while there is no big money in it there is somes
thing worth while. A clear addition of $25 or $50
to the cash revenue of every family in q township
or twowould make handsome sum in It's total.
The grinding mill, kettles and barrels would do
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
OUR CONVICT SYSTEM.

Perhaps every state in the Union has
had trouble over the convict matter. Con-
victs, it seems are a necessary evil, Every
state has them some more and some less
and the question of how best to care for
them is momentous one The Florida
system, we admit, is not as bad as it might
be. The convicts are leased out for term
OF years. Under the recent law requiring
counties to pay the expense of their Grim,
inal prosecutions, the rental from these
convicts, which we believe is sixty dollars
per year per convict, is credited to the
county sending up" the convict This
latter feature has made the present con-
vict system of the State somewhat pop
ular.
Notwithstanding the good points in our
system, it must be admitted that these con-
victs, under the lease system come into
competition to a greater or less extent,
with more deserving laborers
AT present the Florida convicts are en-
ployed in the phosphate mines and on the
turpentine farms. and we believe that a
few OF them are sub leased to large farmers
IN the western portion of the State.
So far as we know the competing with
our more deserving laborers is the chief OBJ
lection urged against the Florida convict
system, and we do not see how this can
we'll be avoided. Of course it is out of the
question to house the convicts in peniten-
tiaries and allow them to earn not even
their expenses. This would entail bur
den on the tax payers that they could not
| and would not stand 1t has been suggested
| that for several years to come, these con-
victs might be used to advantage on the
public highways of the State This might
for time give solution to the problem.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15

uccesses that will have been achieved dur
ng that time and remember only the fail
lures.
AS we have said we expect failures, for
the reason that our people who have here
tofore been orange culturists. and orange
cultursts only. will have to turn their at
tention to new business. 1t is unreason
able to suppose that they will all succeed;
there will be some failures We say that
this business il. ' hew to the orange growers
for the reason that all the time most of
them have been in the State they have at
tempted to make the ground produce moth
ing but oranges. A large majority of these
people came from other states, and may
have been farmers but at any event farm
ing where they came from and farming in
Florida are two different things. In order
to make Florida farming success they
must start all over; commence at the be-
ginning, as it were. forget how they farmed
in the North and learn how to farm in
Florida
AS an Introductory to a little pamphlet
issued by the Land Department of the Flor
ida East Coast Line. Mr.. D. C. Sutton,
formerly superintendent of the Sugar Elk
pertinent Station established by the United
States Government in the Kissimmee Val
Fey, writes chapter Of warning to the
woul-dbe Florida farmer. He says
A successful farmer from other states
and from other parts of this State is not
necessarily successful here; this is a new
soil and new climate, and it is best for the
farmer to forget that he ever knew any
thing about farming and be willing to learn
it all over again.
The acceptance of instructions from var
ious people, who are not authorized by
successful experience to give advice, is
strongly condemned. Many people who
have never had any experience at farming
often volunteer information which is not
warranted by facts. Farmers more than
any other people, are prone to arrive at
conclusions before they have really been
reached.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
THE MISTAKE OF BEGINNERS.

It will be no great surprise to the man
who follows events closely in Florida, to
hear during the next two or three years of
numerous failures on the part CT those who
attempted since the freeze of last winter to
produce other crops than the orange
There will be many failures, we look for
them for we'll grounded reasons. We do
not claim that these failures will cause the
farmers to lose heart and abandon the
business-we believe they are made of
sterner stuff-but these failures will be
pointed out by the pessimist as samples;
he will overlook or fail to refer to the many
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15

A POPULAR weekly devoted to Fruits
Flowers and Vegetables, in which amateur gar
deners and suburban residents generally are in
terested appeared on January 4th. This is not
due to the establishment of a new publication,
but suitable celeb1 alton of useful life of so
years. American Gardening, OF New York, now
appears twice as often as it did, and oil this at
the same subscription price, namely, 81 90 a year
The publishers will send a specimen copy on re
quest.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1896
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM. GROVE AND GARDEN-Microbes
OF the Soil; Upland Rice...". 8;
Canaiigre Culture Preserve Moisture by
Cultivation: Believes in Hicks. ........... 81
Instructions on Tobacco; A Letter From
Misleading Statements About Pineapples;
Truckers on the Keys; Cultivation of Re-
Intensive Tobacco Culture immigration; 3
Money Crops; Facts About Florida...... 8
FLORAL DEPARTMENT - From Darkest
African. Observation-Disclosures. 81
EDITORIAL - Editorial Chat; The Califor-
MIA Freeze; Our Convict System; The Mis-
take of Beginners; Sugar Cane on Pine
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT - Converse
ton; Helpless Woman; For the Dresser;
French Names for Soups; Macaroni; Our
White Room. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 4
POULTRY DEPARTMENT-Keep Strict Ac-
counts-The New Year; Choice Table
Fowls: The Winter Layer;.Fgg Matching
in Egypt; The Egg Quality Again. ...... 4
LITERATURE-At Cimarron Ford ......... 4
PUZZLER. Observation-Disclosures. ..".."............ 4
FLORIDIANA. Observation-Disclosures. 4
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15

course, that he does not produce other crops
more valuable on his land. These remarks ap-
ply with peculiar force to the people of Florida
at this time.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
THE CALIFORNIA FREEZE.

California and extending to and including
the orange region of the state. These dis
patches stated that the temperature had
dropped as low as eighteen degrees, and it
was thought that perhaps ten per cent of
the orange crop was ruined. Naturally we
looked to our California exchanges for con-
frmation or a denial of this report. We
have on our exchange list nearly all of the
best agricultural and horticultural journals
of the state, besides several dailies and
high class weeklies. These papers we have
examined closely for the purpose of finding
out something about the cold wave and the
damage to the fruit crop and the trees. In
nearly every case we have been disappoint-
ed. and we fear that our California friends
are making mistake in trying to hide
the matter. and make the cold appear less
damaging than it really was. This will
avail them nothing. The best plan for
them is to follow the plan of the Florida
growers, own up and face the music. If
they do this, they must Of course retreat
from the position that they have recently
taken, that California is the only place in
the United States where the orange can be
successfully grown; that it is the only place
where the dangers of cold waves and freezes
do not make the business extra hazardous.
It is really amusing to see how our Cali
fornia journalists attempt to give the i'm
preston that the recent cold wave was
small affair and hardly worth noticing.
For instance, after examining every column
of the Press and Horticulturist, an excel
lent paper published at Riverside, this is
the only item we can find about the freeze:
''The cold spell is evidently safely passed. The
thermometers that recorded 25 and 26 degrees
Monday morning stood 80 and SO degrees Tues
| day morning.
1t will be seen that nothing is said as to
the standing of the thermometer Sunday
morning, the time the thermometer is re-
ported to have fallen to eighteen degrees.
The Press and Horticulturist, however,
publishes weather bulletin, showing the
minimum, maximum and mean reading of
the thermometer for each day of the pre-
ceding month. We naturally turned to
this to see just how cold it was in Califor-
MIA on the momentus 2oth of December.
We found the weather bureau all right.
and the reading of the thermometer was
given until the 28th day of the month was
reached. when for some unaccountable
reason the report skipped from the 28th to
the goth, aud said nothing about the goth.
The 29th was the only day of the month
omitted from the table. Will the editor
kindly tell us why this was done? He per-
haps has good and sufficient reasons but at
this distance it looks as if he was trying to
keep the people of the country from know
ing just how cold it was in California on
the goth of December. According to the
report published IN the Press and Horti-
culturist, the temperature went to 20 on
the 10th. IS on the 27th, 90 on the 18th and
"a on the goth; what it went to on the Goth,
the paper fails to say.
The California Fruit Grower, of Sar
Francisco, the Riverside Bee and several
! other California papers failed to make any
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates for advertising furnished on application
by letter or in person.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15

THE California Fruit Grower suggests
that any farmer in California who, barring sick
ness. does not raise stock feed and potatoes
enough for the use of his cattle and his family
ought to be sent to the workhouse or to the
home of the feeble minded. This is assuming, of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
EDITORIAL CHAT.

Mr.. L. B. WoMBwELL, com Missioner
of agriculture contemplates issuing the Monthly
every month during the coming year. Hereto.
fore this publication has been issued only during
the crop season.
Xxx
The Florida strawberry crop will soon
be going forward. The Stark Telegraph of Jan.
uary Sd says: Stark has always he'd the ribbon
for early Strawberries and this season her record
will be sustained. Already some of our growers
are picking a few ripe and fully n atured berries
***
ORANGE trees in the Mediterranean
country attain ripe old sge. and the keeping
qualities Of the fruit they bear is a strong point
in their favor. An exchange says that oranges
from the monastry Of Santa Sabirra, sent by
mail from Hon. Wallace S. Jones, United States
consul-general at Rome. have been received in
Tallahassee with the statement that the fruit
was from tree said to be over seven hundred
years old, The oranges were received in good
order.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22

San Francisco in two and half days
thus reducing the time half a day.
Equipment consists Of superb new YES
tibuied Pullman palace and compart-
sleepers, char car and dining car
through from Chicago to Los Angeles
without change. Entire train lighted
by Pintsch gas. This is the fastest and
most luxurious service via any line to
California
Full particulars obtained by address
ing ]. P. Hall, General Agent Denver,
Colo.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22
WANTED:
A Bright Boy or Cir!

In this and every town in the vicinity
where there is not already an agent,
to sell the New York Ledger, Ameri-
cas- Greatest Story Paper, by the
week. and act as agent, making 2 cts
on every copy sold. No charge being
made for nnsold copies No Possible
Risk. For further particulars call at
the office of this paper.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22
NOTICE
U. $. LAND oryIek. LAn.n, CoLo. Co !

U. y LAND OryIcx. LAMAR, CoLo.
February IA. 1895.
COMPLAINT having been entered at this Office
u by Rrn House, Of Prowers county. Colo.
.xaias. Henry L. Souther for abandoning bis
Homestead Entry No. ss.5 dated Lamar. Colo.
March Is Issn, upon lots and and es OF swi<
~ section 8. township ., south of range
n west IA Prowers County. Colorado. with a
View 70 the cancellation of said entry. the said
thin office on tho sist day Of March, ist5. st .
o'clock A. M, TO respond and furnish testimony
Concerning said alleged abandonment.
rsa-ul G. b. TaoAks, Register.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22

vice to Southern Cali
ornia-
The California Linn
tied leaves Denver at
400 p. m, Colorado
Springs at GAO p. m,
and Pueblo at s:35 p.
m, daily. reaching
Los Angeles and San
Diego in two days and
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22

BONA fine l0-pound girl to the
wife OF Q. L. Crawford, this morn.
ing.
Receiver Burke and the north side
farmers have taken hold Of the work
on the King outlet with a will, and
are making rapid progress.
The board Of commissioners held
a special session yesterday for the
purpose OF examining and accepting
the new bridge They also trans.
acted some general business.
Postmaster Van Deusen was given
very pleasant surprise party las,
Saturday evening. 1t being his birth.
day. he now sports gold headed
cane, the gift of number of his
friends.
Mrs. Edith L. Peske will hold a
series of meetings in the United
Presbyterian church, commencing on
Sabbath March /. Mrs Peake is 8
good ressoner, fine speaker and
presents the word with power. Come
and hear her.
The work of making the outlet tc
the King reservoir viii be completed
today and tho water turned out
This additional supply Of water will
be a great benefit to the farners
on the north side and is work that
should have beeo done sooner.
Tho new steel bridge across the
river directly north Of Lamar ha.
been opened for travel 1t is one oi
the best bridges across the Arkansa.
in this section OF the state, and ther,
viii no longer be danger that every
high raise in the river will cut of
communications with the north side
Jimmie Fortune took notion thi.
morning that he wanted horseback
ride and when no one was AROUND
got on q horse that was standing ir
the rear of Hess' meat market. Tbs
horse started to run and threw hin
heavily to the ground, but fortu
nAtely without more serious injur,
than & bad scare.
Geo. +. Mosher, one Of the lead
ing merchants Of La Junta, commit
ted suicide last Monday by locking
himself in closet in which he hac
started a charcoal fire, which grad
ually suffocated him He left minute
instructions with regard to his bust
ness and burial, also for the coroner
He also wrote an account Of all ths
transpired in the closet up to the
time he lost consciousness. He gav,
business troubles as the cause fol
taking his life. Mr.. Mosher was I
resident of the Carlton neighborhooe
in this county only few years ago
aud has q number Of acquaintance
and friends here who will regret Il
hear OF his rash act. He leaves
large family to mourn his loss.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22
LOCALS.

&C. 6oodale Was In Denver the
arss Of tho week
Frank Tate was up from the eas,
ssd on Thursday.
Leave orders early with F. Z Ir-
sin FOR Milo Maine sesd-
". @. Russell came down from
Csadoa the frst OF the week
A b. Mcconnell, OF Carlton, was
IN ,o~n several days this week
Coroner Fred Lee made s business
trip To GrSnAda on Wednesday.
DrsL Has,v and Bedeli made pro
,sssionAl visits to Granada this week
J.B. Cline, OF Granada, was . La.
uAr visitor on Thursday aud Friday.
John f. Craig. of Carlton. Colora-
Do. viii pay cash for ffiy stands OF
bessl
For pure aavoring extracts, spices.
s.s, 90 10 McI,ean's Palace Drug
Store.
NJ J. Undsr<ood il at home again
after an extended business TIP 70
Kansas City.
win Gcodals came down from
Cripple creek this week for short
visit with home folks
State Evangelist NJ. I. Streator
viii preach at the Christian church
ionight aud tomorrow night
Miss Alta Sanders, formerly res
dent Of Lamar, has been visiting
Miss Ida Scott the past two weeks.
Rev A A. Arthur hss gone to Red
Cloud, Nebraska, where hs has ae-
seP;ed professors chair in the col
lege
Commissioners j. s. McClnng and
And Sam Higbee were in attendance
At the meeting OF the board yester-
day.
The district court will hold an sd-
lourned session in Lamar next Tues
day to try several cases left over at
last session.
81 J. McMillin was in town on
hoaday, having Just returned from
business trip to his old home in
Pennsylvania
A party was given at the Clay
e'eek residence OF Mr.. and Mrs Z.
o Lynch last Wednesday night, and
vas attended by large number OF
lamar young people All report Q
oily time
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22

EoR SALE-Two water rights of
L the Arkansas River Land and
Reservoir Company.
@. q. GoODALE.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22

EoR SALE-on cosy payments
= one-half water right in Henry
ditch. g. NJ. LEE.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22
Arc You Pooling Bad 2

II you are You need some medicine
TO build up tee system and purify the
blood. Our Sarsaparilla Compound
with iodide Of potassium and noun
tain sage is guaranteed to cure all
diseases arising from impurities of
the blood Price 90c large bottle.
Put up and sold by N. N. Mclean
Palace Drug Store or money refunded.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22

Miss English will sell the remain
der of her hats for the rest OF this
season at a very great reduction.
Call and see her stock
McLean's Headache and Neuralgia
Remedy cures in Is minutes. Put
up and for sale at Palace Drug Store.
Magic Pain Balm cures all pains,
internally or externally. Put up and
sold at Palace Drug Store.
Try "Hillier's Gems. at Friend &
Sons. Best &c cigar in the city.
Buy your coal OIL, lamp chimneys,
wicks, etc, at Palace Drug Store.
The cheapest and completest line
of carpets is at Irwin's-
"Hiliier's Gems" are smooth and
sweet.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22
GOODALE.

Now Fast California Trsln.
The Santa Fe route has inaugurated
4 new and strictly limited frs. class SER
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22

4 party was given at the Clay
Geek residence OF Mr.. and Mrs Z.
o Lynch last Wednesday night, and
vas !, attended by a large number OF
LSnar young people. All report q
ply time.
The Lamar register., 1896-02-22

~ J. Mcsiillin was
Monday, having Just re
: business trip to his
Pennsylvania.
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Curative ~ II
y Skin Soap

We perspire pint a day with
out knowing it; ought to. If
not, there's trouble ahead. The
obstructcd skin becomes sallow or
breaks out in pimples. The
trouble goes deeper, but this is
trouble enough.
If you use Curative Skin Soap,
no matter how often, the skin is
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Don't use any other but Curative
Skin Soap on the baby if you want
its skin kept free from bIemishes
which torment the little ones.
There's no doubt about it's being
the best and purest medicinal soap,
Try it.