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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-04

being general favorite. have spoken
of plants in this connection because it is
possible for anyone with even a few
plants to have them on the table every
day, while comparatively few can use
cut flowers every day unless it may be
during the summer season.
The arrangement is simply matter
of taste, but care must be taken as to
colors, odors, ETC., or the effect will be
spoiled. Flowers with strong odors are
never desirable on table. One pretty
arrangement is to lay a square or oblong
piece Of lookingglass on the cloth. Trail
smilax, ferns or other suitable foliage
around the edge and carelessly drop a
spray or clu ster Of flowers on the glass
This is of course for the center piece lat
each end the table is long, place small
dolly and arrange the same kind of foil
age to trail off over the cloth in a grace
fully irregular way. Place the salt and
pepper set, bonbon dish or other small
affairs on the doilies to give them the
appearance Of being there for use.
Asparagus tenuissimus is a plant
which should be universally cultivated
for all kinds of decoration; the foliage
is like fern in some ways, although it
is climber like the smilax, and so fine
and airy that it seems like film, but It's
best point is It's durability, as it will
keep fresh longer after being cut than
almost any other plant.-[Eva Gaillard,
Erie Co. Pa.
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Plants for Table Decoration.

The first essential to plants for this
use is perfect cleanliness and freedom
from yellow leaves; given this condition
and any plant in bloom or out is better
than none at all. If the pot is not orn-
amental, hide it in some way. atten-
ded banquet recently and on a table
was pot of beautiful white hyacinths,
but quiet investigation proved to be
an old tin can wrapped with sheet of
snow white cotton batting, banded down
with white ribbon to initiate hoops
Tissue paper can be crimped by drawing
through the hand and then arranged in
various ways to cover an unsightly pot
or can. There are many easy and mex
penslve ways of making substitutes for
the beautiful jardinleres which are
always ready, but which all do not
happen to have.
One nice way of growing plants FOR the
table is in the low round faring hanging
baskets. When these are placed on the
table and the dropping plants arranged
over. the cloth, it makes very effective
arrangement. Remembering that yellow
is one, of the best colors to light up, have
among the plants some of the beautiful
Eclipse abutilon with it's pointed leaves
of brilliant yellow and green. 1t is
always as. beautiful as blossoms and
when in bloom it is exquisite. The
small growing varieties of ferns if grown
in low pots or on plates are among our
best decorative plants, the maidenhair
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-04

rich yellow; Comtesse de Frigneuse, fine
yellow; The Bride, pure white; Cornelia
Cook, white with yellow center; La
France, shaded pink and silvery rose;
Clothilde Soupert, white with rosy pink
center; Marechal Neil, fine yellow,
(clim ber); Glorle de Dion, rich creamy
am Der color, (climber) This list will
give you some of the finest flowers in
quite a range of colors, and, of course,
can be added to indefinitely.
Chrysanthemums can be planted any
time in early spring, as they are per-
fectly hardy In this section; for extra
large flowers such as are grown North
for exhibition, only one flower to each
shoot is allowed to form, all side branches
and buds kept pinched off, but they are
large and pretty enough without this
extra attention If grown in very rich
soil with plenty of water and staked
when large enough. Some good varieties:
Miss Kate Brown, large early pure
white; Mrs. E.G. Hill, extra early, pleas
ing shade of pink; Mutual Friend, re-
fiexed white, very large, Eugene Daille-
douge, bright yellow, incurved; Chal-
lenge, fine late yellow, globular; Major
Bonnaton, clear yellow, incurved; Golden
Wedding, deep yellow, incurved, fine;
Judge Hoitt. large pearly pink, slightly
incurved; Nivens, grand snow white;
Queen, another fine large white of good
substance; Vivian Morel, a beautiful
light shade of pink; Sugar Loaf, extra
large bronzy yellow.
F Cannas-Nothlng surpasses the new
French Cannas of dwarf growth for a
tropical effect, bright bed Of color or
as background for smaller plants. Their
constancy of bloom should recommend
them to every one.
We give short list of halt dozen
best varieties; try them and you will
never regret the outlay: Queen Charlotte,
rich scarlet crimson with wide border of
yellow; Alphonse Bouvler, deep rich
crimson; Madame Crozy, brilliant scar
let bordered with yellow; Florence
Vaughan, yellow, sprinkled and spotted
with bright scarlet-at distance pro-
duces solid yellow effect; Miss Sarah
Hill, bright crimson; J. D. Cabos, rich
orange.-A. J. Sleders, in Texas Horti-
cultural Cleaner.
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Roses, OhrYsanthemums, Oannas,

The old saying "In times of peace
prepare for war;" is very appropriate
one for the f1ower garden, or in fact any
garden. Now, while Nature is at rest
we sho lid do some planning and work
ing as well; decide where you are to
have your flower bed or beds. and pre-
pare them for spring planting. We all
know that the best farmers plow their
land deep in the fall. Why? First, to
turn under any vegetable matter that
may be on top to be rotting and getting
Incorporated with the soil Second, To
leave the soil so that it will absorb and
store away for future use the winter
rains and other elements necessary to
plant growth, and third, to expose as
much of the soil as possible to the win.
ter frosUs and freezes which do much
benefit in the way OF 1oosening and pull
verizing, also killing many injurious
insects and destroying the eggs of others.
80 it is for the same good reasons that
we should follow their example
Ifyour soil is not good dig it out to the
depth OF Is or 20 inches and put in good,
rich soil. SUCH as you would expect a
good crop Of potatoes or beans to grow
in. If it is too stiff and sticky, put in
enough sand to tighten it, but this is not
actually necessary, for one can have
splendid flowers and plants on our "black
waxey" soil. Make it rich for there are
few Towering plants that do not like
rich soil, in fact for our most popular
plants, roses, chrysanthemums and can
mas, one can hardly get the soil too rich,
provided plenty of water is given. Give
your plants rich soil, and abundance of
water about their roots, and an occa-
siomal showering over head and watch
them grow. Confine your list to a few
varieties and give them good treatment
and they will be more satisfactory than
many varieties poorly kept.
Nothing gives better results for the
outlay than those plants named above,
as they seem to thrive where many
plants of less hardy constitutions sue
cumb to our long hot summers.
In planting roses il is better to secure
good, strong two-year old, field grown
plants from some reliable nurseryman.
They should be planted in the fall for
then they will put out roots and get
firmly established by spring and be in
readiness to commence putting out those
long healthy shoots on which we are to
expect the best flowers, long before the
small plant put out in the spring can
get in growing notion. In planting
two'year old roses it is best to cut away
one-half or two thirds Of the top, plant
a little deeper than they stood in the
nursery, press the soil firmly about the
roots, and if very dry, give them good
watering, leave them alone-they will
do the rest.
Many people get confused over the
Northern nurserymen's tender and
hardy roses. great many roses that
are tender, that is liable to be killed by
severe freezes, at the North are perfectly
hardy with us, for it seldom gets cold
enough here to hurt even the tenderest
varieties. Of course 1t is better to plant
near building or fence 50 as to be pro
tected some from our cold northers.
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Real Estate DIRECTORY.

my one contemplating the purchase Of 'sa'
estate tn Florida should unite to the parties
6elozV in zUAateOer section they 1Otsh to ocatr0
It's Mee6orte the Ag,icUItxrist to haze non
but first class firms represented tn this cOls1nrms
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FLORAL DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to Floral Depart
ment AGRIcULTURIsT. DeLand. File.
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! Wild Land, Large or Small properties-SOme
in the Inoian River section. Send for circular.
G. P. WILLIAMS, Oviedo, Fla.
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ID EST BARGAINS ever given in orange groves
ID houses city lots. improved and unimproved
lands. Call on or address 81. A. DeLand, De-
Land, Fla.
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SMOOTH CAYENNE
Pineapple Plants
Always Ready for Shipment.

The Hawaiian Fruit and Packing Company
offer Strong Plants of the above from 10 to IL
in ches long at
$1,000 Per HUI dr~d,
$1,000 per Thousand,
AVID at five cents each in lots of $4,000 or m ore,
o. B., at Honolulu We make q speciality
of Smooth Cayennes and have more plants
than all other growers com bined in this country
Terms Cash with Order. r will draw aGsinst
Bill OF aiding, If money is epOsited with Bishop
& Co Bankers. HOn Olulu.
Address
JOHN KTDWElL,
Honolulu IH.
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TOHN L. NUCKOLS, dealer in Improved and
- Unimproved Real Esta te, DeLand, Fla.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
Attention, Troop D, A. S. 7.
Birmingham, Ala, July {

blTIullBudul, AID, uly y, 1880.
You are hereby ordered to report at the
union depot, in this city, at precisely 3:15
a. m. Sunday, July IL, 1896, with uniform,
arms, baggage, bedding. ETC., fully
equipped to go into camp at Montgomery.
The troop will take the special car at
depot provided for them.
The men will deliver the horses to be
shipped to f. H. Gafford, at his stable,
Twenty-second street and Second ave-
nue., with halter, which shall be tagged,
having name of trooper on same, not
later than 8 o'clock a. m. July IL. The
saddles, brides and blankets shall be
put in sack and tagged with name of
trooper and shall be delivered to quar-
termaster sergeant at Gafford's stable at
the same time with horses.
Your attention is called to section $50
of code of Alabama, enforcing attend
ance," as follows:
whenever any part of the Alabama
state troops are called into active service
of the state for any purpose whatsoever
the commanding officer shall have power
to enforce attendance of officers and men,
Any officers or men failing to report
when ordered, without sufficient excuse,
to be judged by the court martial, shall
be deemed and treated deserter."
By order of j. p. MUDD,
Captain First Cavalry, Commanding
Troop d, Alabama State Troops.
e. ]. McCROSSIN, First Sergeant.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
A CLOSE CALL.

1t Was Caused by a Motorman's Disobe-
dience of Orders.
Mobile Register
There was a close call for the passen-
gers on one of the cars on the Wilson line
about noon Sunday, which made the
hair of some of them almost stand on
end. 1t was all caused by a motorman's
disobedience of orders.
At the time referred to the car was ap-
preaching the Monroe park crossing of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
and 1t Is stated that the conductor saw
the cannon ball train coming and Sig
nailed the motorman to stop, which that
individual failed to do. He went on across
the track, and when in front of the aps
preaching train he realized his danger,
and seeing that his only salvation lay in
getting across the track he put on full
current, and as he crossed in safety the
cannon ball whizzed by. 1t is said that
the conductor and some of the pasSen-
gers jumped and ran.
Mr. J. Howard Wilson, manager of the
line, was seen yesterday afternoon ana
asked about the matter. He said that 1t
was the case of q man who could not
obey orders. The orders are explicit to
come to q full stop before attempting to
cross the Louisville and Nashville track,
and this motorman had failed to do so,
therefore he was discharged at once. Mr..
Wilson said he did not know how close
the train came to the car. There was no
Waterman at the crossing at the time, as
he is only employed at the crossing in the
afternoons and at nights, when the traf-
fic is heavy.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
THE TssUE MADEup.


The issue is made up. In spite of the
efforts of the money power to commit
both the great political parties in this
country to the British gold standard,
the people are going to be given an OPP
portunity of passing on the question.
They are to be heard before the matter
is settled. The platform adopted at st.
Louis a few weeks ago and the one
adopted at Chicago yesterday makes the
issue clear and unmlstakable. 1t will be
a contest in which the people will line
up on one side and the money power ON
the other. The financial question is
made the paramount issue. 1t could not
have been avoided. The time had come
in the history OF this government when
the question of which shall rule, money
or the people, had to be settled. There
has not been before campaign in which
SO much was involved as will be in the
one now to begin. No one can gainsay
the proposition that, when the question
whether so per cent OF 20 600 900 of people
shall rule and govern themselves or be
ruled and governed by the remaining 10
per cent has to be settled at the ballot
box, with multiplied millions of money
engaged on one side of the contest, it
will be desperate struggle. The decla-
rations of the Chicago platform are en-
tirely in line with former declarations
of thetdemocratic party save on the mon
ey question. That is virtually the same
as the declaration made four years ago,
except there are no loopholes for differ
ent constructions left this time In 1892
the party declared for gold and silver as
a do. o l.oA1
metals without discrimination against
either or charge for mintage. This time
it declares for the same thing, but in diff
ferent language. On the tariff question
there is the usual declaration for tariff
for revenue sufficient to defray the ex-
penses of the government economically
administered
In fact, the platform is old-time de-
mocracy from top to bottom. There is
not an unsound plank in it. Better still,
there is not an equivocal declaration on
any question. 1t is plain and to the
point. 1t was prepared by men who
favor dealing fairly with the people
men who realize that the time has come
when the people intend to know exactly
for what and whom they are voting.
1t is a platform upon which every voter
in the United States who desires to have
here in this republic a republican form
of government in reality; a government
of the people, for the people and by the
people; a government which will give
equal justice to every citizen and special
privileges to no one; can stand with
both feet and feel perfectly at home.
If any democrat objects to the platform
adopted at Chicago yesterday he may
rest assured that he has changed, and
not The party.
The issue now Joined between the peo-
pie and the money power has been more
than ten years in shaping up. There
can be no doubt as to the final result.
The ticket named at Chicago will be
elected. The people will triumph
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
srATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

We. The democrats of the state of Ala
hama, in convention assembled declare
our continued faith in the old time ana
honored principles of the democratic
party, and among these principles are
the following.
silver and gold at Is to as the standard
money of the country, without any dlS-
elimination against either metal and
without the consent OF toreign nations
rold before the republican party OBJ
Famed control of the government and
obaneed the coinage laws of the country
fnr the benefit of class and to the in
Jury of a great mass of the people.
The unconstitutional penalty of 10
ner centum on each issue of state bank
notes by any state or national bank
ought to be repealed
II is our purpose to maintain a govern
ment in this state fair and just to all,
under control of the white men of Ala
bama.
The faith and credit of the state must
he maintained untarnished.
our system of public education should
he improved and extended so far as the
state has the ability, without oppressive
taxation.
We are in favor of honest and fair
elections, and we recommend that laws
he enacted under which primary cleo
lions and other party proceedings for the
eelection of candidates may be con-
Quoted.
We cordially invite all good citizens Of
this state, and especially all democrats
who strayed from the party, to unite
with us in an earnest and determined eff
fort to maintain good government in the
state of Alabama.
Let us preserve the dignity and credit
and peace, and, If possible, the prosperity
of our state.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
SIMPSON WING M0LTs.
1t Sheds Owens and Endorses Smith for Tax
Collector.

The Simpson wing of the republican
party held another meeting yesterday
and took off the name of T. w. Owens
for tax collector and Endorsed W. A.
Smith for that office. 1t was also de-
cided to make no further nominations for
representatives and county commits
sioners. This ticket being a straight
colored ticket, composed of some of the
very best leaders among that class, and
on whom the white republicans have al
ways depended to manipulate the colored
vote, 1t is going to have a telling effect
in the August and November elections.
Had the negro been recognized, or pos
sibly had the Moseley wing been allowed
to hold it's position as the head of county
affairs, the result might have been diff
ferent With the forces thus divided,
neither the fusion nor republican ticket
will be known in the race as against the
regular democratic nominees
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

The total production in values is $751;
1885, 290, as against $527, 1858 1914 in 1894, an
increase of $84, 426, 696. This shows that
the mineral industries have improved
during the last twelve months, although
we have not yet gone back to the pros
perity of 1872.
The United States is now the greatest
mineral producing country in the world,
yielding all the valuable minerals in
large quantities. In the return of the
geological survey no less than fifty-four
principal minerals are enumerated as
among those produced here. Besides
those given above are quicksilver, gyp-
sum, borax, asphaltum, soapstone, pre-
cious stones, pyrites, corundum, emery,
oil stones, barytes, feidspar, manganese,
flint, sulphur, fuller's earth, mill and
grind stones, cobalt and asbestos.
There is a great increase, 1t will be
seen, in the production of gold, which
has more than doubled in the last ten
years, while silver is steadily falling off.
The two precious metals are now nearly
equal in the value of their output.
The table shows that the mineral in
dustries of the United States are in g
fairly prosperous condition, considering
the general depression that is prevailing.
With the activity that would come from
a restoration of values and revival of
trade the total production would soon go
beyond the billion dollar mark.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN
Has Begun in Earnest Speaking Yesterday at
Vivian.

The county campaigners are beginning
to get in their work in earnest. Yester-
day Hons. J. Altman, John Mcqueen
and l.. Y. Lipscomb addressed their fell
low-citizens at Wylam. They had a
good audience, and the issues were thor
oughly and eloquently discussed.
No grass from this on will be allowed
to grow under the feet of any democrat
in Jefferson county. Every voter will be
a laborer In the vineyard, and Jefferson
county will come to the front the first
Monday in August with such demo-
cratic majority as win forever set at rest
the idea now prevalent that Jefferson IS
not democratic by handsome majority
and on straight vote and fair count.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

country, and for this purpose it is more
convenient and more patriotic to create a
demand and market for the silver of
America rather than for the gold of the
British empire.
I'VE are, therefore, in favor of the free
coinage of both gold and silver at the
ratio of / to 16 and that without asking
the permission of any other nation on the
globe.
ION these propositions we dissent from
the republican platform of 1885, and
adopt this preamble and constitution for
the purpose of disseminating the forego-
ing principles
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

While the administration was predict
ing that unconditional repeal would
cause the return of confidence and pros
perity old-time, lifelong democrats were
predicting harder times and that the
party would repudiate the president.
Who was right?
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

Think of a southern white man, an ex-
Confederate soldier, man who had been
time and again honored by tho democra-
cy of Alabama, voting to unseat an ex-
Confederate soldier, white man and a
gallant democrat and to seat big bur-
ly black negro in his stead in congress
to make laws for the people of the
Charleston district in South Carolina.
Then ask yourself this question: Can I
look my wife and little ones straight in
the face after voting to make that man
governor of Alabama?
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

Two years ago and the editor of
Kolb's piebald rep-pop Tribune was
winking at ballot box stuffing with big
eye. Oh grave, where is thy willipus;
death, where is thy wallapus?
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
INCREASED MINERAT, OUTPUT

The report of the United States geo.
logical survey, showing the total minsr-
al output of this country for last year is
encouraging. There was a handsome in
crease over the previous year. The
principaI rrod1ctc xuara.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

There can be no question now about
where the democratic party stands or
the financial question.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
Found.

On the 4th of July, under the union
depot car shed, a valuable package. De-
scribe propexty and address Dock, care
State Herald. 7-S-5t
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

Editor j. w. Dubose, who is welding
the majestic quill on Kolbs rep-pop
piebald Tribune, ought to read his let
ter carefully which was printed in the
Age-Herald February 81 1894, and then
HE himself "away to the mountains of
Hepsidom, where the lion roareth and
the whangdoodle mourneth for its first
horn
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

New York state defeated Hill for the
presidential nomination four years ago
because he stood then just where the
great democratic party stands now on
the financial question.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

The platform adopted at Chicago yes
terday will be indorsed in November by
an overwhelming majority
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10

David Bennett Hill could have been
the democratic nominee for president
this year if he had stood by his Elmira
speech
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-10
Attention, Troop D.

Birmingham, Ala, July 9, 1896.
You are hereby ordered to report at
your armory, mounted, for the purpose
of drill, this (Friday) afternoon at 4
o'clock. No uniforms or side arms will
be worn.
BY order of J. p. MUDD,
Captain First Cavalry, Alabama State
Troops, Commanding Troop d.
.. J. MeCROSSIN. First Sergeant.
Electric light wires can be concealed.
7-Q-12t t5tt