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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-24
p....nger steamer Wrecked.

Cape Henry. Va. Sept. 24-The Clyde
line passenger steamer Frederick de
Barry. from New York to jacksonville,
was wrecked of Kitty Hawk, n. c., al
o'clock Wednesday morning. The
crow OF seventeen men were taken OF
bv the life-savers. No passengers or
cargo were aboard, The vessel WIZ pe
total loss,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-24
suicld. Of wealthy Guthrie Man

Guthrie, o. T.. Sept. 24-John Dan
iels, the wealthiest man In Guthrie.
committed suicide. shooting himself
through the heart In the presence of
his wife. He is supposed to have lost
his reason through worry over the Sc
rfors illness of members OF his family.
The family came from Lincoln, Neb..
four years ago,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-24
Onern sand, a Me.saue.

London. Sept "A queens messen-
gel started FOR Constantinople from
this city Tuesday night with important
dispatches 1t is believed they are the
result OF the reports OF Mr. Michael
Herbert who acted as British charge
d aftaires a Cunstautinople i'm the alb
sence in England of the British ambas.
sador. Sir Philip Curre. MIR Herbert
who II now in London. had long con.
ference with the Marquis OF Salisbury
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-24
All OF Italy. squadron May Move

Rome. ,ept. 94-The Trbuna says
the whole Of Italy's active squadron
may possibly be dispatched TO the east
in addition 10 the dying squadron al
ready ordered TO the levant
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-24
D.ryish.s Make a Halt.

Cairo, Egypt, Sept 24.-Oficial ad-
vices received here say that the scouts
OF the Anglo Egyptian expedition re-
port that the dervshes have halted at
Gerada, Ave miles north OF Dongola.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-24
LONGEST IN HISTORY.
Victoria's Reign as the Queen OF
Great Britain.
MANY GENERALIZATION MESSAGES
The Csar aud Czsrina Recuperating from
the Excitement Of Their Reception at
Bsimorai-severc Gale sweeps the Coast
of Engisnd-Queenv Victoria Sends q Mes.
sage to Constsntinopi pie-Tnrks Desscrsts
Cenetary Other Foreign News.

Ballater. Sept. 2i.-The ozar and
fzarina Wednesday were recuperating
from the excitement of Tuesday and,
with the exception OF a drive about
Balmoral. there was not any incident
OF note during the day. Queen Vic
toria from early morning was receiv-
ing an enormous number OF congTatu-
latory kilograms from all parts OF the
world. Wednesday being the day that
her reign became the longest in Eng
lish history A large force OF telegraph
operators at the castle was employed
IN answering these messages
Thinks the Czsr Is Frigid.
The London Telegraph says: 1T Is
stated that the czar and czarina are
highly pleased with their hearty recep-
tion But such feelings are certainly
not betrayed by the czar. whose brief
and almost laconic thanks for the ad :
dresses presented 10 him and whose
cold unimpressibilty was In great con-
trast TO the frank and fearless pleasure
of the Prince of Wales. The czar was
always glancing nervously aside at the
slightest hitch i'm the proceedings. He
listened 10 the addresses impassively. as
II they were in a foreign tongue. and
seemed surprised at the weight OF the
gold casket presented 10 him at Edin-
burgh. so that he quickly dropped IL
into the hands Of the Earl OF Penn
broke. The baby. Grand Duchess Olga
was the center OF intense interest and
admiration among the court ladies'"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-09-24
UNGRATEFUL WRETCH
skinny" Didn't Know a Good
Thing When He Had II.
AND A PROFESSOR Is OUT $500.

Frederick A.stsrr ofths University of Chi.
esgo Wanted To study Crime Mt shors
Range and Reform the Criminal and tho
Experiment Caused Him Conside ra bl +,
Trouble and Money Besides-Bump oi
Grstituds That 4. Missing.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15

flavor and price on the market, believe
to be correct. My advice to all growers
of pines, whether old or young. who in
tend to try a new variety to any extent,
is to get their information from those
who have been raising that variety and
who have been through the failures as
well as the successes. To all who have
not tried it, beware of buying imported
plants unless you cannot get home grown
ones. They are generally small, dried
up, and often mouldy and sour, and in
the end very expensive.
There are lots of Smooth Cayenne
plants to be obtained of native growth,
right here in Florida in the very pink
(or green) of condition, and much cheaper
than St. Michael or Honolulu plants
after the freights are paid on so long a
haul CHAs. III. ROWLAND.
New Haven, Conn.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15

instead. The Bears Cut entrance would
be much more convenient for certain
points on the Bay, notably Lemon City
and Miami, but this only for boats from
the north. Work on the Cape Florida
route would be of equal advantage to all
settlements on the entire Bay, for boats
not only from the north, but from the
keys, Key West and Bahamas as well.
Should Congress make the appropria-
tion, 1t is hoped by the majority of peo-
pie of this locality that the Cape Florida
channel will be specified as the bene-
ficiary of government funds and work.
Miami Cor. in Jacksonville Citizen.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
Stop That Thief!

There's thief on your farm, call him
what you may. He is taking the nour.
ishment out of it, he is wearing it out!
Giant Spurry will make the poorest,
worn out, toughest soil as fertile as the
va LEY of the Nile! So will Sazer's Sand
Vetch, so will Giant Incarnate Glover
and fifty other things Salzer's catalogue
tells all about these wonderful fodder
plants. 10000 bushel potatoes.
If you will cut this out and send it
with 10 cents postage to the John A.
Salzer Seed Company, Lacrosse, Wis.
you will receive their mammoth catalo.
que and ten packages grains and grasses
including Giant Spurry, free.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15

prepared and disposed of, then comes
the work of preparing and dtching the
two and half acre field as follows:Pla
three feet by three feet ditch entirely
around the ira ct and a small ditch,
eighteen inches square, through the
centre, or, tire of, these small bitches
at regular intervals through the pot.
All of these bitches having an outl, t
in to the canal by some main drainage
line. These garden lands occupy m Oh
lower position than those around it so it
is impossible to drain too much, while,
on the contrary, if not drained enough,
serious results will follow from two
causes: FIRST, 1.-THE stagnant water in the
soil will either kill or seriously injure
the vegetables. and, second, fruit borne
on soil continuing a uperabundance OF
water will rot and ship very badly. 1t
will be the height of folly to neglect
such an important matter.
Next comes the clearing and prepara-
ton. The principal growth being rank
weeds and grass; this can BE- removed by
burning first and then cutting the
re mainder, or cutting and burning off
after the grass has become thoroughly
dry. The roots should be dug out with
a grubbing hoe or the land plowed
lightly and the surface we'll raked over,
and the trash piled in rows across the
field to remain until dry enough to burn.
The soil should be further worked by
another plowlng or light hoeing to
depth not greater than ten or twelve
inches, so as to leave undisturbed what
acrive soil there is on the surface.
The idea of sourneSs in this soil is an
incorrect one, and especially those local
tiles containing deposite matter where
is to be found large amount of clay. also
lime. resulting from an accumulation of
shells. 1t is mistake to retain the
trash and roots taken from the soil for
the purpose of future use as compost or
fertilizer, as this material possesses no
value whatever for fertilizing, originate
ing as it does from low order of soft
spongy water plants. AS previously
rem arked, this trash should be raked
in to rows and allowed to remain until
dry enough to burn, destroying useless
m aterial and numerous seeds of grass
and weeds which would be noxious and
time.
The first and essential principle in the
cultivation of marsh land is perfect
drainage, always remembering that re-
claj med lands cannot be too well drained
The second principle is, plant always
on a level and avoid raised beds or
ridges.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
Truckers on the KEYS.

Truckers on the Keys.
The truckers on the keys have gooc
crops, and are now shipping tomatoes
and eggplants, which are bringing salts
factory prices. Shippers are somewhat
more cautious this season than last ir
the selec ton Of their consignees. Last
spring fruit and vegetable drummer
protesting to represent we'll known
Chicago house, made his appearance on
the Bay and remained several months,
uperintending the shipment of truck
and pineapples to his firm. He became
quite popular, was Hospitality enter
tanned, secure d large consignments and
was especially interested in tn pine
crop. About the middle @ June he left.
Nobody has seen or heard of him since,
and the planters are out between $4,000
and $4,000. Correspondence with the
firm he claimed to represent revealed
the tact that they knew nothing of him,
had no representative in this section al
all, and had never heard his name. The
next handsome, agreeable, we'll dressed,
liberal and church-going fruit solicitor
with plenty of barney who makes his
appearance in this section will doubtless
be regarded as suspicious character. "
Most shipments this season are being
made to merchants direct, either by
through schooners from the Bay to Jack.
sonville, thence north, or by smaller
boats to Lake Worth, connecting with
the railroad there.
A fair patronage Of the schooners be.
tween here and Key West is also no.
ticed, connecting there with northern
lines direct, but the former routes are
both quicker. This is the first crop now
being shipped. Two later ones will
come in early and late spring. The
trucking area has been doubled within
the past year.
A goodIy portion of the appropriation
asked Of Congress by Florida member
will be intended for Biscayne Bay. Maj
Handbury, of the U. S. A. corps of en-
gineers, has reported favorably on Bear
Cut as tie most suitable entrance of tn,
Bay, and the most deserving of govern
ment aid in being kept open. He seem
to think that a comparatively small ap
preparation would serve to keep in goot
condition this inlet. The people of Bis
cayne Bay generally differ with Maj
Handbury. Long usage has convinced
them that the natural and proper en-
trance to the Bay is around Cape Flor
ida, where there is depth of twelve
feet on the bar. Bears Cut has hardly
half that, beside being narrow; entering
boats have to wait for favorable wine
and tide. Over the Cape bar, abou
eight miles south, they can come in a
all times. Maj. Handbury's report ha
not been confirmed, and it is possible
that an adverse decision will be reached
and that the Cape Florida channel viii
be more fully opened and maintaine,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
Misleading Statements About Pineapples

So many statements are made about
the pineapple that prospective grower
is at a loss whose statements to believe,
and what course to pursue. In the is
sue of the Florida AeRICULTURIsT of
Dec. 25th, 1895, Mr.. D. Mclean, of Hon.
olulu, would lead us to believe the
Smooth Cayenne pineapple is the only
kind worth having, and that nearly
every other variety has been cast away
there, and will soon be in Florida. "With
fair treatment here" he says, 'the
Smooth Cayenne grows to ten and up to
fourteen pounds"
These statements may be true in Hon
'olulu, but they are misleading for
grove in Florida. For variety Florida
can beat Honolulu out of sight if Mr..
Mclean is correct. Florida can raise
successfully very great variety; many
of which stand shipping well. with
fair treatment here the Smooth Cayenne
grows to ten and up to fourteen pounds
weight" If ten and fourteen pound
pineapples can be grown with "fair
treatment what monster pines those
Honolulu growers might get if they
would give their pines good treatment.
Now | believe such statements to be
misleading. Mr.. Mclean writes as if it
were an ordinary thing to raise acres Of
Smooth Cayenne weighing from ten to
fourteen pounds. I have not been in
Honolulu to see their methods of grow
lng pines, but greatly doubt if such
results are obtainable generally, but
may be in small patches and under the
best Of care.
am raising Smooth Cayenne on the
Indian river, at Waveland, in the open
deld (not under cover as required at Or
lando) weighing from five TO nine pounds,
actual weight, with good care. They
packed on the average "a to the barrel
crate the season through. The largest
packed ID to the barrel crate. think
my results in the open field were fairly
good and will be somewhat improved on,
but not probably to the extent Mr.. Nc
Lean speaks of.
In your last issue, that of January LIST,
Mr.. Geo. A. Wright, Of Orlando, makes
some very strong statements. He says
''the Smooth Cayenne pineapple is the
best shipper of all the varieties" Now
wonder If Mr.. Wright made that state.
ment because he knows it to be true
from his experience in shipping "all the
varieties of pineapples, or because he
too proposes. to become an importer of
the variety. Mr.. Wright also says "the
Smooth Cayenne stands more cold than
all other varieties" wonder if Mr.,
Wright knows that to be fact also. If
he does, and will adduce the facts to
prove it to the satisfaction of old as we'll
as prospective growers of pines, he will
confer great favor. and shall be vel
paid for calling his attention to it.
Some of us have found the Smooth
Cayenne to be very tender variety, not
standing the cold nearly as we'll as the
Red Spanish or Abbachi or Porto Rico,
even under similar circumstances in the
open field. AS to It's good qualities as a
shipper, very much depends upon the
packing, as with all large pines. The
Smooth Cayenne to go through we'll, and
show up to advantage in the markets,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-15
Cultivation of Reclaimed Lands.

Gne y. .. Ougar EXperlenIal SGaGlOn d
RunnYmede has written little pam
phlet on the cultivation of reclaimed lant
and this pamphlet has been published
by the Land Department Of the Florids
East coast Line. For the benefit of ;
large number of our readers who Cal
avail themselves of this character O
land we reproduce the following extract
fromothe pamphlet:
Tie first thing of Importance that 1
settler should do after he has secured
the usual amount Of two and hal
acres of the reclaimed or garden lands
is to clear off and thoroughly pulverizt
and otherwise place in the best possible
condition, sufficient amount Of
land in which TO plant liberal quantity
of the seed for such crops as he has,
after careful consideration and consul
ton, concluded were the most profitable
and productive for winter gardens.
Prepare the seed bed by carefully
loosening up the surface soil to the depth
Of eight or ten inches with hoe or fork
allowing the land to remain in it's origina
position. The bed should be carefully
raked over so as to remove all trash
sticks, etc., chen SIN all amount of hard
wood ashes should be raked in the sur
face together with few handfuls of q
complete fertilizer containing cotton
seed meal, which ingredient will warm
up the bed and rapidly force the plants be-
sides giving vigor and strength to them.
During the growth of plants in The
seed bed solution of water and ferti
lizer thoroughly dissolved is recon-
mended for watering instead Of pure
water, using one.half pound fertilizer
to three gallons of water.
The size of the beds should be four
feet by ten or twenty feet, and on leve
with the surrounding land. In no case
should seed bed be raised more than
two inches except where the land is very
wet.
Rows may be laid off in either direc
ton, and different depths must be
observed for different plants. Broad
casting in beds is condemned fol
the reason that seeds are never evenly
covered and many seeds are not covered
at all. In sprinkling, the water otter
shifts the seeds to one place, leaving
some elaces entirely bare. After placing
the seeds in the small trenches, the dir
should be carefully sifTed in and slightly
pressed until the surface of the bed is O.
the same general level. Should brigh
sunshine and warm days follow, so as tt
make the land dry, the beds should b.
watered with sprinkling pot at leas
every two days. Under no clrcum
stances must seed be planted in ridges o.
hills.
Tomatoes, cabbage, onions and cauli
flower should be planted to the depth o.
one and half inches. Celery, egg
plants and lettuce, one inch. In case O
lettuce, the drills may be placed abou
two to three inches apart and sowet
very lightly.
After the seed bed has been thu
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
NOT SCARED VERY MUCH
Another Account Represents Havana as a
Model of Plac .dity.

New York Jan. IA dispatch to the
World from Havana, Cuba, says: Cable
diSoa tClhes from New York today report
wildly exaggerated stories Of the condi-
ton of affairs here. The fact is, the
city is so quiet as 10 give rise 70 sur
prise On the part Of old experienced res
tderstS.
There has been no anticipation. found
ed on substantial reasons, that the
rebels viii change their policy and at
tempt 70 occupy a town which could
only be taken after a real battle. Among
the Cuban syTmpathizers, % course.
there i much individual excitement
which finds no collective expression.
The Span5aris, especially the meT-
chants and trades people, who are suf-
fering from the prostratiO Of trade.
feel extreme anxiety on account OF their
business. There are TO banks, and
business men are compelled 70 carry on
their financial matters without those
suosos nt,ae props Last night the
leaders OF the three great political
parties n Cuba, net in the Office %
Dam de IA Marina, discussed the situ-
alton and went 20 the Spanish club,
where they were welcomed by its presi-
dent he said in his address that while
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
NO CONFIDENCE IN BOWEL
One of the Resigned Dominion Ministers
Explains How il Was.

Ottawa Ont, Jan. TN the house of
commons this afternoon Hon. G.. L.
Foster, lately minister of finance, made
a statement in reference to the causes
which had actuated himself and six
colleagues in resigning their positions
as cabinet members. The sole reason
given was that the ministers had no
confidence in Sir Mackenzie Bowel
leadership. They commended, said Mr..
Foster, that Sir Mackenzie Bowel was
Incompetent TO lead the government.
Mr.. Foster stated that the question or
granting remedial legisla ton 10 re-
establish separate schools in Manitoba
had nothing to do with the designations.
Despite Mr.. Fosters explanation, 1t
is not generally believed here that mere
want of confidence in the leadership OF
Sir Mackenzie Bowel was the cause Of
the resignation of the seven ministers.
The latter are all Professionals and rep
resent Protestant constituencies. Had
they retained office they would have
been froced to vote for remedial legis-
La,tion and in the election that is to take
place in a few months would have been
defeated. Sir MacKenzis Bowel made
a staltInent i'm the senate tonight to the
effect that he would go on with remedi-
al legislation. He stigmatiZed the &C
ton Of the seven ministers who seeded
as unfair. undignbied and uncalled-for.
1t Is not thought probable that Sir
Mackenzie Bowels government will
be able to carry on remedial legisla-
tiOrr
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
FOUR COLUMNS OF IT
London Times Explains the Origin OF the
Monroe Doctrine


London. JAN THE Times this morn
ing publishes four columns explaining
the historical origin Of the Monroe doc
trine
Sir Edward Clarke. speaking at Ply
eZuela said:
I'VE must not be too impatient or
angry with the Monroe doctrine. II we
refuse to aT'oitraue except outside the
Schomburgk line, We should have war
with the United States, and a war in
which We should not be right Each
side must yield TO some extent We
must ignore the American commission,
but to say that line fixed in 1910 was
uIlalterabie Were to adopt as unreas-
enable an attitude as the United States
adopted in President Cleveland mes
sage"
He hoped, he said, that the govern
ment would resume negotiations with
Venezuela direct, and that some media
tor would be found whose judgment
could be accepted with honor by both
countries. In that case, he continued,
we might be called upon to hear taunts
both here and in America that ii would
not be pleasant to hear, but he did not
believe in bastard honor which feared
to yield to justice, because justice had
been demanded with insult or menace.
1t was our business especially TO face
the fear of the calamity of war with
America, to make up our minds TO what
was right and TO do the right calmly
and quietly, regardless of taunt and
content that we had helped to preserve
| the peace by the only conduct worthy
OF gerat nation.
The close of Sir Edward Clarke's re-
marks was greeted with cheers
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
LATE NEWS BY WIRE
Items of General Interest From All Over
the Universe.

New York. Jan. Major James Clar-
ence Post of the United States is dead.
Major Post died of apopleXy Superin-
duced by pneumOnia1c govt. He viii
be buried Thursday.
City of Mexico, Jan. THE amount
of money in local banks is $50, 900, 600,
this being entirely unprecedented. The
rate of interest tends downward on
loans and mortgages.
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. IA rumor is cur
rent hat Samuel Morse FELTON,, re-
ceiver of the Cincinnati, New Orleans
and Texas Pacific railway, is to be cho-
sen president Of the Baltimore and Ohio
company.
Keokuk. Ia, Jan. Jacob Christ,
mail carrier between MOntrose, Iowa,
and Nauvoo. Illinois, and Miss Carrie
Hots were drowned today while at
tempting TO cross the Mississippi river
on the ice.
Washington. Jan. THE senate to-
day confirmed the following postmast-
ers: MOntana-W. Z. Doweu, Missoula f;
]. H. Bradley, Hamilton; A. D. Bowie.
PhilHpsburg. New MeXico-F. r. Mat
thews, Ra.nton.
Chicago, Jan. Eight hundred I'M
ion StonecutterS went on strike mere to-
day The trouble results from the IN
PRODUCTION by contractors OF stone plan
ing machines and their operation by
common laborerS-
Trenton. y. J., Jan. Anna Eliza
beth DOnneHy. daughter Of Quarter
master General Donnelly. was married
today 10 Henry Richard Kamn, a
wealthy business man of Denver, Colo.
The marriage was SolemniZed at Trim
ity Episcopal church this city by the
Right Rev. Bishop Scarborough.