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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
THE COLONY MOVEMENT.

Florida expects much from the new COL
onies that are now settling in the State.
During the past twelve months several of
these colonies have been located, and there
are still more to come. Mr. Chipley, who
has recently returned from visitto Sweden,
states that he has secured a colony of over
one hundred of the industrious people of
that country to make their homes in this
State. Several months ago these people
were wise enough to send trusted repre-
sentatives to Florida to look over the land,
investigate the products, climate, etc.. an
to report the result of their investigations.
This we think was wise move, for the
reason that it will save them much trouble.
These representatives made most fatter-
ing report and the colonists are now pre-
pairing to come.
There are colonies in Lee, Brevard and
Dade counties. and so far as we have been
able to learn the newcomers are prospering.
Of course they encounter the hardships in
cident to frontier life, but we have heard
of none of them becoming discouraged and
giving up the fight. A more recently To-
Gated colony is at Green Cove Springs in
Clay county. This colony is new one,
and we presume. has hardly had time to
make any progress, but as the company
started out on the proper lines we predict
for it much success.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
BRANDY FROM FLORIDA FRUITS.

After the great freeze of last year there
were millions Of oranges in Florida that
were unmarketable. This fruit was dead
loss to the grower and in casting about for
a possible use of the frozen oranges the
matter of distilling them into brandy was
suggested. Upon examination of the law,
however, it was found that this could not
be done. A late press telegram from
Washington says that Representative
Cooper has secured favorable report on
the bill to remove the restrictions from the
distillation of pears, oranges, pineapples,
berries, and other fruits. Shortly after.
ward he got the bill before the House. and
secured its passage. This bill will be of
great benefit to the people of Florida. as it
will enable them to realize profit from
many fruits that otherwise would be con-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05

financial trouble of the owner, that incapac-
itated him from reflling his vat the grove
would undoubtedly have died. AS it was
the grove passed into other hands, and the
plan of high fertilization to stimulate the
trees to healthy vigorous growth had taken
root in the mind of few close observers
and was then being discussed IN the papers.
The new owner filled the vat and fertilized
the trees. The result was healthy growth
and disappearance of insects.
The newspapers do their part to properly
disseminate the ideas of the experimenters.
The plans they suggest furnish food for
thought and open the way for others to
make improvements.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05

who has inadvertently eaten one of these
industrious insects. ants contain a large
proportion of formic acid. with which in
time the soil of their habitations becomes
charged. This acid has the power of
quickly dissolving the integument sur
rounding seed and Of greatly stimulating
the growth of the germ within. &Gs. -,
After little experimenting with this
acid the learned Frenchman was able to
duplicate perfectly the Hindoo trick. His
further researches have led him to believe
that this discovery may be proftably ap.
piled to agriculture. BY infusing ants in
boiling water acid as strong as vinegar can
be obtained. M. Ragonueau has achieved
the best results and most perfect growth by
using earth moistened with solution of
five thousand parts of water to one of
acid.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
CANE GROWING AND Strip MAKING

:. D.. c. Satton, of the Land Department
of the Florida East Coast Railway furnishes
the following information regarding the
culture Of sugar on the East Coast:
Continuing the subject of the culture of
sugar cane, for the purpose ofsirup making
on the splendid hammock lands around
Daytona, Ormond and New Smyrna.
will say that know of no industry that
promises to be SO profitable, al such small
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
MAGICAL GROWTH OF PLANTS.

A French scientist. M. Ragonneau, has
lust discovered how to make plant grow
from the seed in thirty minutes as much as
ii would under ordinary circumstances in
as many days, says Lippencott's Magazine.
Heretofore nature has shared this secret
with the yoghis of India alone, and the
z methods pursued by these clever magicians
in performing this trick have been often
described They plant seed in the earth
and cover 1t with a cloth. In few mo-
tnents the cloth begins to be pushed up
ward by the growing plant, which in short
time attains the height of several feet.
Various theories have been advanced as to
the modus operandi of this miracle, one of
g the latest being that the spectators are all
hypnotized by the magician.
During his travels in India M. Ragonneau
saw this trick performed frequently and
noticed that the Hindoos always embedded
the seed in soil which they brought with
them especially for that purpose. At last
he learned that they obtained this earth
from ant-hills. Now, as every one knows
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
MANY MEN OF MANY MINDS.

1t is frequently the case, when there is a
subject up for discussion in our columns
on the best methods of cultivating certain
crops, that our readers wonder why there
is such difference of opinion. They nat
urally think that where two plans are so
dissimilar that one or the other, and poss-
sibly both. must be wrong. We often re-
ceive communications especially from non
resident property owners expressing sur
prise. At the same time they express dis
satisfaction and ask how neophyte is to
know the right from the wrong Mr.. A..
who is generally considered thoughtful
man, a close observer and a successful
farmer favors one plan, and Mr.. B. who
stands just as high, another, entirely diff
ferent in all the most essential details.
The novice, who depends for his education
in such matters largely upon the writings
of others is consequently confused.
The fact is these plans suggested and
written of may be likened to a case of the
survival of the fittest. The writings of the
men who conscienciously believe that their
plans are the best will put people to think
ing. They study the methods. make proper
deductions and additions-eliminate from
one the features that appear bad and add
to it the good points brought out by the
other. The result may possibly be COM
promise between the two, but in the end
the happy medium will be reached
In the early days Of orange culture in
Florida this matter of conflicting ideas and
methods was strongly in evidence, and it
was generally admitted that it was a diff
cult matter to find any two orange growers
who could agree upon the proper method of
cultivating groves. We all remember the
"battle against bugs" as the insect war of
dozen years ago was called. At that
period the orange grower devoted the
greater portion of his time to fighting the
scale. He would spray his trees with
everything under the sun; he would scrub
and fumigate, and the scale continued with
him. In the meantime the discussion in
the papers kept pace with motions of the
sprayer and the scrubber. Every man ap
parently thought his plan was the best
We call to mind the case of one grower who
gave birth to the happy (?) idea of spraying
his scale infested trees with crude petro.
leum. He nourished his idea and his trees
died. Another man had an immense ce-
ment vat holding several thousand gallons,
made in the center of his grove. This vat
he filled with decoction Of tobacco and
various other things. and the liquid was
pumped from the vat on his trees. The
trees put on beautiful yellow color and the
scale disappeared for the time, The vi
tality of the grove. however. was SO re-
duced, that the next year. it was an
easy prey for the insects and the vat had to
be reflled. This thing kept up for several
years and the trees instead of growing
larger got smaller and had it not been for
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
WEDN ESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1896
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM. GROVE AND GARDEN-Cultivation
of Corn;Points on Rice Planting" .......... s
The California Freeze; Kafir Corn; Says
= it is Not Foul Brood; Florida's Tax Rate s
Cultivation OF Tobacco................ 8
g. More About the Smooth Cayenne; The
- Nutmeg, Q
s. - Value OF Fertilizer; Florida and Rubber
S&4 Couture; Makes a Living at Home; Flor -
ida Syrup Again; Swedish Colony.......
Pineapple Errors Corrected. ............. 8
FLORAL DEPARTMENTAL Magnificent
Shrub; The Sweet Potato Blossoms: A
Beautiful New Rose; How the FOrget.me.
not Was Named. Observation-Disclosures. s
EDITORIAL - Editorial Chat: Magical
Growth of Plants; Many Men OF Many
Minds; The Colony Movement; An Ami
yersary; Cane Growing and Syrup Max
ing; Brandy from Florida Fruits s
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT Honesty
in Women; PURGE of Caulifowers; How
= " to Rest: For our Cake Basket; For Val
entine Day.
POULTRY DEPARTMENT Chicken Farm
ing; To Produce Rich Colored Eggs: Ex-
perience with Roup.. Q
IITERATURE-Private Tucker ............. 8
FLORIDIANA.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05

cost. as the growth of cane for strip max
ing.
"You may know that Louisiana no
longer offers to the market the excellent
grades of strip which have come from her
sugar house in the past years. for the rea-
son that the improvement IN sugar making
machinery has for its object the extraction
of sugar from the cane juice or sirup. re-
CARELESS of the resulting quality of sirup.
A first-class sugar house makes, or leaves
from sugar making. what is known as mo-
lasses, which has practically no market
value, and a poor or old style house makes
good article of molasses and but little
sugar, so that the demand for a first class
sirup will increase and so will the price.
1.-THE chief trouble with the ordinary
farmer in making strip is that it sours or
turns to sugar. This can easily be rem
edied by the use of pressrvatives, such as
are used in canning factories. or by invert-
ing portion of the sugar in the juice into
glucose. by the use of fruit acids or harm
less acids of any sort. Glucose is natural
element of all cane juices. Generally
speaking. about 10 per cent is present in
we'll matured cane: in green or immatured
cane the percentage is greater. The quail
ity of glucose is increased by what is known
as inversion that is, the changing Of
glucose into sugar, which is done by the
action of the atmosphere or an acid during
the process of sugar or strip making by
heat. For every pound of glucose in SO
luton. it will prevent one pound of sugar
from crystalizing; therefore. if cane
juice or strip contains one-third glucose
and one.sixth sugar, it can be reduced to
any density without fear of capitalization
or sourness.
Sugar cane in that latitude will almost
invariably reproduce itself for at least six
years, so that after the first year there will
be practically no expense; the cultivation
would be simply to keep the field clear of
weeds and grass and to give the cane five
would be absolutely no danger Of frosts;
after the old cane had been cut down and
made into strip. young sprouts would come
up at once, which. if destroyed any num-
Der of times by frost, would come up
again.
THE fat lands around Hastings, would
believe, make very good cane.
The machinery for strip making is very
inexpensive. it need not exceed $3.50, and
$500 would build a first-class plant.
"BY the use of extracts, an excellent ar
ticle of maple strip may be made from the
cane sirup. have analysed number of
samples of so-called maple strip in this
State. which were nothing more or less
than strip made from cane.
Attractive packages add much to the
value of the sirup on the market. Sirup
in nice, bright labeled bottle will bring
twice the price it will if put into dirty
jug or barrel.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-02-05
TERMS.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates for advertising furnished on application
by letter or in person.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-02-01
Almost a Last Chance.

The following selection is from an
exchange edited by one of the fair sex,
and it is reproduced for the good it
may do:
The year 1896 has dawnel with serene
majesty. Many poor fellows have
launched their vessels in deeper waters
aud turned over the oars to some fair
damsel, but time and again we are yet
able to behold some old bachelor with
bu,tonless pants and one gallus, pad
ding his own canoe. This is leap year,
too, and TIE fair sex are smiling serene
ly, but they had better take advantage
of this opportunity, because this will
be their last chance in eight long
years. If the fair ones who now en-
snare the hearts of timid men should
not avail themselves of this chance by
time. honored custom, they will not
again have the golden opportunity
until 1904: for it is said 1900 will not be
a leap year. Let us then be up and
dOing'
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-02-01
MATUTINAL RURALITIEs;
Or a Morning on the Farm.

HOW joyous it is in the glorious spring time
When walked by the birds at the break of
the dawn.
| 10 arise with the lark, while the room is vet
dark.
And breathe the fresh incense OF earliest
morn.
The turkeys they gobblc, the birds how they
wobble,
| The owl HES away to his old hollow tree.
And the pnddlc-ducks quack to the guinea's
pOt-rack,
While !he he lows SO sol, winding over
.he lea.
Hear :he yelp of the fox as you draw on
your son.
As he skur. les away to his den in the
| woods:
While coming your pant-cs you calcula te
chances
OF catching him soon, though to cat he's no
| good.
You Sc "lt and wash and make quite a
| spl4s
In the b. s'n ott:n on the shelf by the door,
! u 1,
| WI .lrh hangs on a ;Olrr. ands been used
The ragr; nee of roses Salutc1h your noses
While stroIl:ng @lun~ to the a:n-ya I'd
hard by:
But the rose evanrsccnt to something less
pleasant
Has vanished away to the swce; by-and-by.
The next odorg 'ects you and comes out to
meet you,
Looms up from the pig-sty just over the
fence.
You know whit til matter is. with your OIL
factor les.
I'd wonder that farmers have 50 little
sense.
The pig"ies they grunt, from first born to
'''unt,'
While pGll,ng tne days of the old mother
And the sweet little calf will sure mike ynn
laugh,
A. he sucks and he butts a the b?~ of the
COW.
What delight to the poet to watch tie Yong
gOpt
Now scamp'rng round with his tai so up
right:
llra his dear Little blcat. with his tail ever
| straight;
| Who eve saw fairC" or p"ett .rr ;=hl:
Oh, how we should pity those folks in the ci,y
Who know not the joys that the country
can give.
That unhappy folk who are brought up ir
| smoke.
Should come to the rOuntr, and learn how
tO-Stafye.
| OLIVER SUDDEN
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-02-01
| MOTHERS THANKS.

Nessrs Johnston, Holloway Co."
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Sirs:-For several months have been
,ntendin0 to write you in regard to your
Heiskells Soap. use it exclusively ely. ior my
tarr3biv affected with Eczema. We owe the
cure Of the latter to Heiskell's Ointment
and BY it came to use the soap FOR washink
the the affected parts, and afterwards for the the
rmnthine else Nv baby now has beautiful
sEin. HOI While ct tie time Of our first trying
vour Ointment and Soap her face was mass
of running sores. aua .,o
Hoping that other mothers may hnd the
same relief for their little ones IN using
these articles that have for NY baby, and
thanklng YOU most sincerely, am
Very truly yours,
SUSIE KAY SCHELL,
20 Mott Ave, New York City
Jan .-4,.9S.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-02-01
Mississippi Stock Breeders Association

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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-02-01
",Iack Frost ln Grenada.

Not the cold, biting frost OF winter
iul the light and snow-white baklos
powder that beats anything that yos.
have ever used. Jack Frost" is &
light that it requires a large can &c
hold pound of it, therefore it gos-
farther than any other baking powdeC~
and will cost you only 25 cents pe>
pound. &c. LEIGH n Co., Agents,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-02-01

\ visit 10 tLp Sunny South will dis"
pei the false impression in the minds
of the Northerner that the aninosity
ergendrrod hy the late unpleasantnes-
still turks in the mind Of the Soutr.
"rnrr. On the contrary you are grcet@t
warmly and courtcouely and made wel~
trnlc not only a. a guest but as Il ress~
lrut. 1t is ,ime that the press II tx
North explode the old-time politita.
c>,nut.-Times. Philadelphia, Ohit>
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-02-01
T r4N :, way His Canes.

Mr.. y. Wiley. ex-postmf ster. Blact
Creek. y. V. wus 80 badly afflicted:
with rheumatism that he Was only
ai1r tc huhblr around with canes. antl
.r@,u tlcn il caused him great pain
After u~jl chamberlain Pain BalU-
be WIS 80 much improved that nt
threw away his canes. He says this
Eminent did him more good than al
other medicines and treatment put TO-
grlhrr. For sale at 30 cents per bo5-
Vie BY ] H.. l.. HUGHES.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-02-01
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss,
January I'd, 1896.

Notice is hereby given that the following
to make final proof In support OF his claim,
and that said proof will be made before the
Chancery Clerk Of Grenada County. at Gre
NADIA, Miss. on February II, 1s8 viz: Eu-
gene Walton Curle. Of Grenada. Miss. home
Stead entry No. 1888, for the southwest
quarter southeast quarter. section q: town
ship 2s north. range east. adjoining far n to
south half northwest quarter. section q.
and southeast quarter south east quarter,
section %, township 20 north. range 3 east
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultiva-
tion Of said land. viz: Vim. Dubard and
!. d. 6. Scruggs. OF Grenada, J. ". Carroll,
Of Peetes P. o., and ". Beard. Of Grenada,
Miss. ROBERT T.. WILSON.
Jan. II, 1s96-6t. Register.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1896-02-01
Central Hotel,

SO Adams Street, is ready, and first
class accommodations will be furnished
guests. Patronage of friends solicited.
MRS. S. NJ. HOLLOWAY,
Memphis, Tenn.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-03
DEAD BODY PUT ON EX-
HIBITION.

Havana July 3o.-Major
Giron, aid de camp, and broth
er of the marquis Of Ahumada,
died of yellow fever last night.
His funeral today was attend
ed by Capt. Gen. Weyler, all
the Spanish generals of this
city and vicinity and the civil
and military authorities of IIa-
vana.
An important engagement
has been fought near Gabriel,
Havana, between a column
under Perol, made up of the
provisional battalion of Cuba
and the squadron Of Albura.
The insurgents lost forty-hve
killed and the leader, Juan
Bruno Zayas, was also killed.
The body Of the insurgent lead
er was identified and was ex-
posed to the public gaze at
Quivacan, where it was pla-
carded as that of a late gener-
al The troops lost in the en-
gagement one killed and a
lieutenant and IA soldiers
wounded.
The insurgent leader, Gus
fave tarrera, has been shot at
Baracoa.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-03
JAMESON IN PRISON.

London, July 3o.-Dr. Jane
son and his companions who
were convicted and sentenced
Tuesday for violating the neu-
a-ality laws in the South Africa
republic, have been removed
70 Norwood Scrubs prison
where they will be treated as
second class f11isdemeanants.
The announcement made yes
terday that they would be made
first class niisdemeanants at
Holloway prison, which allow
ed them to have meals from
outside the Jail, to dress in
si1eir owrf clothes, and to have
their n1enial work done BY 9th
er prisoners, and to have a
snail allowance ofbeer or wine,
was only a temporary arrange
nent,
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-03
WRECKER MUST HANG.
Caused The Death OF -Four
Men During a Railroad
Strike.

Sacramento, Cal, July 20
S. w. Worden, the railroad
striker, charged with wrecking
the railroad bridge near Sacra-
mento two years ago and
thereby causing the death o.
Engineer Clarke and 5 United
States soldiers, must hang.
The Supreme court today af-
frmed the sentence Of the Su-
preme court.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-08-03
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| a Vile Opera Glass.

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fitting in flexible leather case with
achrOmatic lenses forms a useful Tres-
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receipt Of $500: worth $1,000.
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