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Evening journal., 1896-04-24
nollrlons ~ III crnte.

EHENs, April PA serious conflict
cen Christians and Turks has occur
i Epissopi on the island of Crete.
were TWO days Of fighting, and 5C
Bns wore killed ana wounded. The
hns haYe anpsaled to Greece for aid.
Evening journal., 1896-04-24
nnlnnaro Cnt on.

PF TowN. April 23-The telegraph
from Buluwayo to tho southwaro
been cut Tho lines to the eastward
ne already been cut the town is lefl
ont means Of communication.
Evening journal., 1896-04-24
G1oves.

Ladies Tan and Black Taf.
feta and Tan and Black LiSle
Thread at 25c per pair. We
have these popular gloves in
fine assortment. Having sold
them with perfect satisfaction
to our customers for many
years ladies can buy them
with confidence as to their
wearing qualities.
Ladies Black Silk, woven
tips-every pair accompanied
with a guarantee ticket-5oc,
75c and 81 per pair.
Ladies silk Gloves in
white, tans, states, modes and
light gray with black stitch
ing, soc per pair.
White Chamois, elegant
quality, 75c per pair.
White Kid, fine quality,
with black stitching, ST. pei
pair.
Our assortment of Kid
Gloves is most complete in
the new Spring shades.
They are in the best stand.
ard and tried makes of finest
French production.
Puritan, hooks and but
toned, ST..
Bertholdi, hooks and
buttoned, $I.25.
Plymouth, hooks and
bUttoned, $I.5o.
Ask for any one of these
three makes d you are sure
to be suited.
A splendid opportunity to
buy embroidered Piques at a
bargain.
Eleven hundred yards in
the very handsomest styles
such as we always sell for 2oc
per yard We shall offer in
lengths of from ? to 20 yards
at loc per yard.
Evening journal., 1896-04-24
A ohnI,h nIrthdar PAM.

/ Union Methodist Episcopal Church
\ or on Kent county, Nd celsbrstes
orty folrsh anniversary yesterday
q big church birthday party to mem
of the congree ati1n. r--@4
Evening journal., 1896-04-24
nrItnln Inrense. ner Narr.

LONDON, April 24.-The British admi.
ralty has given orders for the construction
of 20 new torpedo boat destroyers.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-01
Oornptie Starch Plant, No l.

Miami correspondence In Jacksonville Citizen
Starch making is one Of the character
istic industries Of Biscayne Bay, and the
starch itself was, until few years ago,
the only commercial product exported
from this part of the country. 1t may
be said that in the starch industry lay
all commercialism between the Bay
country and the rest Of the world.
The industry is not noW what 1t was
when the starch brought II and 19 cents
a pound in Key West some six, eight or
ten years ago, but it is still of impor-
tance, and is no small consideration in
the agricultural life of south Dade
county. Ali of the new settlers make
starch, as the old residents continue to
do. although iG only brings and 6 cents
pound now. Several thousand pounds
go to Key West every week on the trade
schooners, where it Is auctioned and
taken sin trade" in stores. and thus con.
tributes largely to the comfort of the
producers, who make it at all times and
seasons of the year.
Very little has been written abont the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-01

to be thrown away for lack of purposes
to which to apply it. Cork dust is made
to serve as substitute for rice powder
in the toilet. Tons of cork are manu-.
factured every year into nose-holders
for eyeglasses. For these the very
finest quality is required. The inventor
of this particular use for cork has made
a big fortune out of the idea. He gets a
royalty on every pair of eyeglasses thus
made that is sold.
Cork trees are raised from seed us
ually, the large and sweet acorns pre-
ducing the biggest trees and the finest
cork. Small and bitter acorns produce
coarse and inferior trees. The bark
product of fullgrown tree is about IL
pounds. worth five cents pound. The
cork of commerce in not natural pro-
duct of the tree, but an abnorm al de-
velopment of the bark under certain
treatment. Natural cork is useless for
purposes of manufacture, being too
coarse. Sometimes it is so woody and
dense that it will not float. The wild
cork or outer layer of the natural bark
is removed when the tree reaches g.
diameter Of six inches or so, leaving the
interior denser and softer cork layer.
The latter is called "lard," or ''mother
cork" and from it the cork of commerce
develops.
The bark Is first placed in long, rec
tangular vessels and boiled. The boil
ing closes the pores, increases it's elas-
ticity, and renders 1t more supple and
compact. It's specific weight is reduced,
while it's volume is almost doubled.
Next the slabs are scraped to remove
all the wood fibre. After this operation
they go to workman who trims them
to proper shape and sorts them into
grades suitable for different purposes.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-01
Vol. XIII, No. |. Whole No. S97.
For, the Florida AgricUlturist.
Diversifying Varieties.

Diversifying Varieties
All the papers in the State are crying
out diversity. This advice seems to be
intended; at least needed more by the
agriculturist or farmer proper, than
by the horticulturist. Judging from
inform alton given recently from ques-
tons propounded by you to a good many
of our reliable nurserymen, it would
seem that the citrus fruit growers have
come to the conclusion to confine their
future groves to one or two varieties of
oranges, scarcely any lemons, and a
great quantity of grape fruit. l think
the people are making big mistake
along the whole line. 1t would seem
that most of our fruit growers, have been
extremists and will continue to be SO.
l suppose about eight tenths Of the
bearing orange groves of the past, have
been of fruit that ripened in midseason
one-tenth early and one-tenth late
varieties. From reports of the nursery
men it would seem that buds of the
midseason and late varieties have been
almost altogether ignored. A few of
HI arts Tardlff and other late kinds called
for, with perfect craze or rush for
the early varieties. This is altogether
wrong, and the people will live to see
the time, a very few years hence-when
they would be glad if their groves were
so budded, as to cover the whole orange
season-from the earliest to the very
latest ripening fruit. Many fruit
growers In the State, [ think have mis-
interpreted an interview published,
from Mr.. Dudley Adams, Of some date
back in which he incidentally stated
concerning the orange-that from that
date he would confine himself to few
varieties, four or five ! think. But he
did not say that these varieties should
all be of the same rlpening season
The people l suppose are trying to
avoid the risk of cold wipter-wishing
to get their future crops off early, before
there is cold enough to damage the
fruit. Yet don't let them Jump from
frying pan into the fire, avoiding a
possible freeze and Jump into asure early
glutted market.
The Quitting of the early market has
depressing effect upon the markets of
the whole season, as a rule. The
damage resulting from low flgues to open
up on, takes time to overcome. The ex
perience of most all parties who have
had the opportunity to test the matter
this past season is that the grape fruit
is about as tender as the lemon.
Yet the information is, that great
quantities of fruit buds have been already
put in, and many more spoken for; for
spring use.
Ihad budded lemons and grape fruit
and Seeding grape fruit in same grove,
within few feet of each other; saved
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-01
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, January l, 1896.


1t will advocate the culture of cork trees
in this country, urging that forests of
this species of oak could be established
with great profit in the Southern States.
Statistics show that $2,0OO,OOO worth of
cork is imported into the United States
annually. 1t is steadily increasing in
value, fetching now eleven times the
price that was paid for it in 1890. The
soil of California is particularly well
adapted to the cork oak, which grows
there with a greater rapidity than in
Europe. Already about 1000 of the
trees have been planted in the San Ca
briel valley. The University of Cali
fornia has distributed several bushels
of the acorns, which, by the way, are
very good to eat, tasting like chest
nuts.
The variety of uses to which cork is
put is extraordinary. To the Algerians
it is as great a necessity as the agave to
the Mexican or the palm to the Arab.
From 1t he makes boats, furniture, sad
dies, shoes, horseshoes and even cloth
ing. Other emplovments for the ma
terial In Southern Europe are for roofing,
pals. clothes, window lights, plates, tubs,
drinking vessels, religious images,
fences and coffins. The waste cork from
the cutting of bottle shoppers is util il I'd
for filling cushions and mattresses, and
in the manufacture of cork dust bricks,
which are serviceable where great dry
ness is required. A very fine kind of
pasteboard is made from cork, the ground
substance being mixed with paper pulp
and pressed to squeeze out the water.
Cork waste is also used for making life
boats, buoys, linoleum, inner soles for
shoes, artificial legs and arms, ''cork
concrete" and many other articles in
which lightness and elasticity are re-
quired.
Though Of modern origin, the cork
LIDS 4AAHCA AA
tance. In the last half century the pro-
duction has more than doubled. About
S8,O00,0OO worth of prepared cork, re-
presenting 587,O hundredweight, was
sold last year. Portugal occupies the
first place as a producer, while the
United States, England and Germany
are the principal consumers. Spain ex-
ports vast quantities of manufactured
cork for bottles. In this industry, as
well as in the quality of the product,
she surpasses all other countries. The
world consumes annually 100000, 900
cut corks. The sizes and forms of these
are regulated according to $50 models.
Nowadays bicycle handles, life pre-
servers and hat Innings are made of
cork. The material is burned FIR MAX
ing Spanish black" The waste is
utilized for lining ice houses, being an
excellent non-conductor, and also for
packing grapes. Notwithstanding all
the uses for cork waste that have been
mentioned, great quantities of it have
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-01

lemon buds but my Seeding and budded
grape fruit went to the ground. and
my Seeding grape fruit have not
sprouted as yet-about ten inch trees.
This shows to my mind that one who puts
in grape fruit buds takes about the same
risk and hazard as one does with the
lemon.
1t has been considered risky bust.
ness in the history of our State for the
average fruit grower to embark in the
culture of lemonS-unless peculiarly
situated as to water and other protec-
tions, suitable lands, etc. This was the
fact before our last experience-and
what is our conclusion now. 1t Is this,
that we have less lands and localities
suited for the risky business of lemons
and grape fruit culture, than was here
tofore thought-w1th all the supposed
water, high land and other projections
aud exemptions from cold Of Lake Weir
yet she has suffered severely. Our large
lemon groves around the lake have all
gone under.
The fear that someone may think
that this article is intended to stop the
budding of early oranges, grape fruit
and lemons-will say that l will have
buds of all these varieties, and no buds
of the midseason or late varieties for
sale next spring.
No doubt the fruit growers will in the
end, do just as the cotton growers gener-
ally do. Each winter or early spring,
have "large unanimous" meeting and
resolve to plant less cotton and "diver-
sify" more. Each one goes home think
ing the balance of country will plant
less cotton, and he straight way makes
preparations 70 plant more, and does.
Result, when the cotton season rolls
around in the fall, larger crop pans
out than ever before.
This past season being the one excep-
tion to the rule we may expect to
find out within the next few years, to
ONA 0OAAOW UAO 6OON yOU AAICAUOA
to do the future fruit grower-by giving
the information from the nurserymen
as to the trend of public feeling on
varieties of fruits to make up our future
citrus groves, has acted about like the
cotton conventions-each grower will
think his neighbor will heed the plain
warning of undiversifed rebuilding of
our trees and the consequence--glutted
markets.
But he will continue to plant the
Parson Brown, Boone and grape fruit,
and when too late will find that he has
not only fooled and hurt himself, but
the State will be suffering from his
same kind of boomerang shrewdness.
GAM OTn GROwER ~
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-01
Culture Of Cork Trees.

The Department of Agriculture will
issue bulletin before long on the sub
ject of cork, says the Washington Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
WOMEN WHO MADDEN MEN.
Do 1t InnoccntIy. Because They DO
Not Know How TO BE Wives.

From London Woman.
Women may be charming. wholly de-
voted to their homes and their husbands,
and yet be SO tactleSS. thoughtless and aS-
gravating to drive husbands TO the ex-
IRENE of misery. Any observant bachelor
could recall numbers of instances of wo-
men who. from mere want of tact and in
telligence, are almost driving their hus-
bands mad by getting on their nerves. They
forget that busy men require absolute brain
rest, change of scene. change of subject
They forget that, however worrying the
little affairs of a household may be, the
anxieties of great business upon which
the whole familys present and future de-
pend are far greater. a friend of mine
who is now nearly millionaire. told me in
confidence that while he was sitting one
night over his smoking room fire, " oud.r-
ing whether he could next day possibly
survive terrible crisis which was hang
ing over mis- head and might lead TO a dis
astrous bankruptcy, with debts TO The ex-
tent of f.oOoo0 so. his wife came
whining into the room 10 say the butcher
must be paid the next day-and the amo.lnt
of the butchers bill was under ESQ:
1t is on such occasions that a man wants
a helpful wife-one who will tell him abolt
or read aloud the last good novel. who will
say, Come. let us go to the thcater to-
night; you need change of Scene'' and
above all. one who knows just when her
husband requires nothing more than to be
left alone. II Is women who get on their
husbands nerves that drive them 10 take
bachelor holidays when they ought to he
getting more enjoyment from the wire's
companionshp.
OF course there are men who are alwoye
out of sorts. spoilt. dyspeptic bears with
sore heads. who require strong minis to
manage them, but there are very many
others who only want iudcous sympa-
thetic treatment to be the best husha ads I'm
the world. Avoid being silly avoid saving
silly things or trying TO make conyersa-
ton. or commenting on some remark your
husband has made. Read and think in or
der to cultivate intelligence and resource
fulness. with the object in view OF being
his counselor and his friend. and, above all.
"chum'-that word means much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29

statesman wrose name was as familiar to
the public as that of Prince George him
self. The views taken of the event by the
newspapers We're conflicting. some limiting
that the Austrian faction had had a hand
in it, some attributing it to the secret in
fuence of Russia. and others again affect
ing to consider it matter OF some private
revenge For my own part l remained in
doubt. and anXiously waited for Douren-
SKIS return for an explanation.
1T is needless for me to describe the sem
sation produced in the prncipality itself.
So great was the agitation and alarm in
orders that the funeral of the murdered
premier should take place at night. and
should be attended by no one except a few
public functionaries and the immediate
relatives and friends Of the deceased.
THE funeral was fixed for the second
night after the murder and it was, Of
course, necessary that l should be present.
In accordance with the custom of the coun-
try, there were to he no carriages. the
coffin being carried by friends and the
other mourners following on foot. This
was the first time that l had ventured out
side my door since the events / have de-
coat could not forf5ear CHANGING fearfully
at the tb place wheE had discovered the
Judge of my CONSERVATION when 7 tell
you that | beheld- the fatal token there
cnce more! The assassins had foreseen that
shouid be obliged to attend the funeral,
and had conceived the atrocious idea of
diSpatchinS me on my return.
My first feeling was one of overpowering
hcffof, my next, =of truly ungOvernable
rage. Leaving the. thread in its place,
sWore that l would keep the designation
hich these wretchess had prepared for me.
h hrs teach asi them tf danger of attacking
Luckily. my mai shirt had arrived from
Vienna that very day, and 1 congratulated
myself ON havinggite sent to me from
quarter the least saiiseiy to provoke sus-
pielon. retired to- my room instantly and
put 1t on. While Iswas adjusting it SENT
Tor my attache aud Iteld him everything,
that IS to say. everything except what bore
on my suspicious as to the real motive of
the conspiracy.
Montalembert was young man who
possessed real courage and intelligence. AS
soon as had explained my intentions he
eagerly consented to accompany me, and
10 assist me In the manner which pointed
out 10 him. We then left the house to-
gether and arrived in time to join the
funeral procession just as 1t was setting
out for the cemetery
II was a solemn and impressive spec
tacie. Under cloudy sky, the procession
slowly wound its way through the silent
streets, Its course Mt up by a long line of
torches. carried by servants, the flames of
which f1uttered wildly in the night wind,
and cast Pickering glare on the black
drapery OF the coffin, on the solemn garb
OF the mourners, and on the barbaric uni
forms of the soldiers who formed an escort
Tor the train. 1t was in this manner that
there were carried to their last resting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
NORS OF MARRIAGE.
Notably short and Effective Wedding
Ceremonies.

From the New York Independent.
Make it short"
every well. Then you do not care to re-
peat much Of the ceremony"
"Oh, MOI 1 am faint now" says she
That is one experience.
our next was the very opposite. The
young couple wanted all they could ar
range for in the way OF oeremoay-two re-
rearsalS, one up at mothers and Il final one
down at the church, the floor all hut chalk
marked where bride and groom and each
attendant was to put his or her feet, the
sentences learned and repeated, and every
motion gone through again and again. as
though the whole matter We're a bit Of
linked sweetness" better enjoyed in pro-
portion as long drawn out
In this land of light ana liberty The Drp-
tIal knot may be ted in all styles, TO sui:
the parties, from the bare form of the rural
justice to the flowing robes and stately
Ceremony of the Episcopal Church. As
simple any Is the formula of a certain
western official Of whom we have some
" here heard:
Jake, du you low ter take Sal?"
Yer bet / du.''
Sal, du you low ter take jake"
Il low ter
Then, in the name O. ther state o Mis-
soury. 1 pernounce you-uns man and wo-
man. Amen.
Vice was not quite SO short as that of a
rather eccentric old minister in Connect
cut, who, CHANGING to meet couple that
had for years harassed him by seeming at
any time about to put their heads into the
matrimonial moose, yet never doing it.
said:
stephen and Sarah. do you two really
want to be married.?
why, yes
'"Then declare you husband and wife"
And away he went and entered the mar
riage in the town records.
But not all ceremonies are 10y any means
short; for. on the contrary. we have
heard of ministers with ceremonies occupy
ing the greater part of a half hour. and
covering pretty thoroughly the moral law
and the history of the Jews.
There is a story IF young man who
seemed to know good deal better what he
was about. When the minister asked him
DO you take this woman to be your we'd
d-d wife," he answered instantly. with no
small degree of warmth. See here. parson.
what do you suppose We came here for. d
divorce?" No more true to life was that
than another case when in addressing the
bride the minister asked: do you take this
man for better or for worse" Il cant
tell until 1 have had him while inter-
Iupted the bride. on this occasion we
think it would not have been Inappropriate
had the friend who presided at the piano
played for a occasional the same selection
that is said to have been performed at a
recent wedding in Boston. As the newly
married pair retired down the aisle the
orgaList is said to have innocentiy rem
dered Onward, Christian soldiers, march
ing as to war;!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
continued. 1.-The equerry who had followed

continued, 1.-The equerry who had followed
me made the remark-almost in the same
" ords which you have used this evening
Pardon. baron. but there Is white
thread on the back of your coat.
II thanked him, and turned the coat
over to look for it. On the back found a
long piece Of cotton. 1t was ordinary
crougn in appearance, but when 1 took
hold of one end to remove it. found to
my surprise that it was firmly attached to
the material of the coat.
My tailor must be a very careless
fellow l muttered. as 1 broke it Off short.
1T must have come through from the lin
ing
II drew the coat on again. thinking no
moro of this trivial incident, said good
night to the equerry, and started to walk
home by myself. There was bright moon,
but the streets were deserted unusually
so. considering that the hour was by no
means a late one.
When l had proceeded some distance
however. [ perceived i'll front of me a
ms efabie-looklng creature on crutches,
with bandagc over one eye who boldly
stopped me, and began to beg for aims.
gave him stern refusal, for l never en-
courage these pests. nevertheless he con-
t,nucd to plant himself in my path and re-
new his demands.
w bile | was trying to shake him off,
another man came up from behind. He
paused a moment as if to ascertain what
was the matter, whereupon the beggar left
me, ana commenced to assau the new
conner. L seized the opportunity to make
my escape. and reached my house without
further incident.
But the events of this night were not
over. AS soon as l got in 1 went straight
to my safe and locked away the mysterious
packet which had been confded to ME by
NJ. Starovitch. AS did so I observed that
the envelope was sealed with yellow wax,