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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-11
A Frost Protector.
correspondent of the

A correspondent of the Times
Union, writing from Orlando says:
A party of Orlando gentlemen Wis
tied Stevens pinery, northeast of the
city, one day last week, and Mr.. T. /.
Arnold, the general manager and SUI
perintendent, showed them the plan
originated by one of the Stevens
brothers, of Citra, Marion county, to
protect orange trees or pineapples
from frost. Following is a descrip-
ton of the process:
Buckets, made of three thicknesses
of heavy hardware wrapping paper,
holding six pounds of crude rosin,
with a small quantity of tow, satu-
rated with kerosene oil placed on top
are set about the grove or pinery, at
desired intervals. These, when light
ed will burn for two hours, making
a dense smoke, which is a positive
protection from cold. In the expert
ment shown to the gentlemen, only
three such buckets were used; but
they produced more smoke than
would have come from a railroad To-
connective, burning pitch pine, and the
cloud hung over the pinery for hours.
The buckets are made by Messrs.
Stevens, and the whole cost, with
contents, is only five and half cents.
The bucket costs three and one-half
and the rosin two cents. The paper
burns down evenly with the contents,
all around, allowing proper ventila-
ton, which cannot be had with metal
buckets. In case of severe freezes,
the buckets should be replaced two
or three times during the night, in
order to maintain the favorable con-
ditions desired. The Messrs. Stevens
during the freeze of February, 1895,
placed such buckets in a one-and-one-
half-acre grove at Citra, and the re-
suit was that not only the body Of
the trees, but the limbs, nearly up to
the new growth, were saved, and, to-
day, that grove is bearing, while 9th
ers in the same locality, not so treat
ed, were killed nearly to the ground.
The aggregate cost of protecting an
acre of trees or pineapples by this
process will be $3.50 to 49,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-11
ton with those grown farther north.
FERTILIZER FORMULA.

Available phosphoric acid ...... 7
Nitrogen ............. 3
For this crop it will be found desir-
able to use mineral fertilizer rather
than compost. IF nitrate of soda is
used it will require two applications,
one at the time Of sowing, and the
second just as the first flower buds
begin to show. Cotton seed meal can
be used as a source Of nitrogen before
planting, as a portion of a complete
fertilizer. Nitrate of soda will cause
the vines to make a vigorous growth,
so should not be applied when a frost
is looked for Use 1900 to 1000
pounds to the acre.
Cultivation is needed more to get
air into the soil than to keep the
weeds down. During cultivation the
soil should be gradually worked up
to the row so as to leave them hilled
up at the last blowing. The distance
between the rows should be about
twenty inches for strong soil.
An ordinary vegetable crate with
out a partition will be found the
proper thing to ship in. Picking is
a tedious job, but it is not difficult to
obtain an abundance of help. AS soon
as the pods are we'll filled the hands
may be sent into the field. The ear
Hest shipments are usually the most
profitable. There is rarely any diff
ficulty in the way of diseases in the
field or rotting on the way. Sorting
is also necessary, and the peas may
be put into crates Immediately.
Most our seed is imported from
England on account of so much of
the home grown seed being infested
with the pea weevil. While this in
sect usually leaves the germ unhurt,
the amount of nourishment taken out
of the seed weakens the Seeding.
This insect is not severe in our state,
hence much seed could be supplied to
the market, especially in those years
when the market for green peas is
oVerStoclxed.-EX Station Bulletin
No. 81.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-11

''Turn the rascals out''-the famil-
lar party-cry- be applied to mi
crobes as well as to men. The germs
of disease that Turk in the blood are
turned OUT by Ayers Sarsaparilla
as effectively as the old postmasters
are displaced by a new administra-
ton.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-11-11
Egg Plant Fertilizer.

Available phosphoric acid ......... 6
Potash ...... ........ ...... ...... Z
Nitrogen ...... ....... ........
Three thousand to 1000 pounds to
the acre applied to the hill and well
incorporated. Cotton-seed meal or
other vegetable matter should be
used to apply the nitrogen.-Experi-
ment Station Bulletin.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
PERSONAL.

Henry Tibbe wealthy citizen Ct Washington.
No. who died recently at the age OF eighty-seven
years. was born in EnscheGe. Holland. and emf
grated to this country in 1867 He was the inventor
and patentee Of the so-called missouri ',sr, neer
schauIn' corn-cob pipe. lie began the manuiacture
Of the pipe in 1873 with scarcely any capital intenn
ing first to supply the local demand only & Dui m t do
company manufactures not less tnan -o""
pipes day.
Alfred G. Harmsworth. Of THE London Daily
Mail" who has become well known through his
patronage of Arctic exploration. says there is no
truth i'm the report that he IL about TO start
an edition Of The Mali in this city.
Snoaking OF Professor BlasdelI. Of Beolt College,
who died the other day "The Congregationast
SAYS His mental ability, scholarship and culture
commanded the respect of his pupils Of nearly
forty classes: but far beyond this was the remark
able power which won their affection and moulded
their future lie their friend. lie entered h'o
their lives. II was the power OF a great heart IN
spiritual llfe wisely devoted to the highest inter-
ests of these Young men. Wherever the graduates
Of Belot have gone, the tdings OF this departure
will bring sadness
Since Dr. Watson gave his first lecture in New
York on October l3 at Carnegie Hall. he
has appeared in burlington. VI: Montreal. Ottawa.
Kingston Toronto. Detroit. Grand Rapids. Chicago
and Milwaukee. Tonight he VIII lecture at Apple
ton. Wis. and tomorrow he will preach there lie
has drawn crowded houses Next week he will
speak in Madison. ST. Paul. Minneapolis, Des
Moinos and Moline. DR.. Westons tour enns on
December l3 and on December Is lie will sail for
Liverpool.
The Roman press announces that the dowry OF
Princess Helene Of Montenegro consists OF an an
nuai income Of 100 Ono lire 42000) which is pres
ont from her father. Prince Nicholas. member OF
the Montenegrin Legation in Rome. however has
asserted to a representative OF the "Secolo' OF
Mile n that this cannot be founded upon fact.
for tho total income Of Prince Nicholas. including
the rebates which he receives from Russia and Aus
tria amounts to only $4,000 and II Is hardly likely
that he would over nearly tenth part OF this
sum. when he still has three additional marriage
able daughters on his hands.
Albany oct c3-Postmaster-G General Wilson will
deliver the annual address before the state Bar AS
sociation meeting in January.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
4 DECISIVE CONTRAST.

Not y dav passes without some new effort on
the part Of Bryan campaign"rs 10 arouse AMI
mositics. Their undi-gus"d purpose Is 10 50
dicc the diScontencd and ignorant into an ALI
ancc with the vicious. Their scarcely concealed
hope IS to foster turbulent spirit which may
break out in violent acts AMI provoke reprlsals.
Then they will say that Tho oppression ~ the
poor has become lntolcrable. and that resistance
is duty If thus n spurious issue can he raised
mt the las moment. they expect 20 enlist voters
by sudden appeal to passion whom they have
failed 10 win by n pretcnce of argument.
This is the programme ~ Jones and company
revised to date. II is confession OF defeat bat
il is also hldcous revelation Of deprayiiy. Con-
trast II with these sentences from McKlnlcys
speeches to his various visitors on Thursday:
This Is not a partisan campaign; II rises alto
gcth"r above that. ~ Is n campa lCn. as view
IT, FOR the United States. its honor. it's credit, its
currency: It's wcIinre. J am G'ad that IN
ciples with confidence to :hc educated men Of
the United States. There is more In
Vulved in this campaign than the question Of
currency. There Is the question whether This
is to be government by law: whether the law
s to bo supreme ovar all: whether the courts
Of this country. which are a sheet anchor for us
in every time ~ trouble are Ia he sustained or
20 become the mere creatures of n party eau
Gus May all he inspired by the same
blessed spirit or patriotism mat moved the grand
and great men who founded our Government.
! want TO say TO these young men here
that there is nothing half so good in all this
world as clean hands. pure hearts and upright.
noble purposes The American people
want dishonesty in their Government: they
want dishonest standards OF value. they
want no false weights. false measures. false
values or false economy. a Government
Of the people which rests upon tn" consent ot
the governed Is n Government that can he made
by the people TO express just such policies as
they believe will best su1serve their own In
tercst.
Here is no desperate and malcvocnt incIte-
mcnt 10 passion. no crafty imposition on igno-
rance. but n calm frank, confident appeal to in
tcllgcncc. 10 patriotism. to generous emotions.
to the instinct Of honor to the hope Of universal
advancement by the steadfast performance Of
duty and the favor Of Heaven. 1t is the only
sort OF appeal Major Mckinley has ever made.
Who doubts what the response will be:
New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
Aem:Dprk Dailn Iribn,re
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER "a. 1896.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign-Dr Sun Vat Sen. who for the last
few days mas been a prisoner in the Chinese Lc-
cation in London was released upon the demand
of Lord Salisbury - Spanish officers in re-
cent engagement captured papers from the Gu
han rebels which are said TO prove that large
expedition was landed from the steamer Daunt-
less. - Captain-General Pavia, Marquis de
Navaliches. died In Madrid.
DOMESTIC-Charles +. Crisp. ex-Speaker OF
the House of Representatives died in Atlanta
tia. - Columbus Deano. ex-Secretary of the
Interior. died in Mount Vernon Ohio. -
Five delegations visited Major Mckinney in Can
ton, one OF which travelled thOusand miles to
at Covingtor. Ky. caused great Indignation
among men of all parties in Washington -
Sir Julian Pauncefote sent batch of docu-
ments bearing on the Venezuelan boundary dis
pute to Secretary Olney.
CITY AND Su-BURBAN-Coo Waring
nounced the suspension Of work in the street
Cleaning Department because Controller Fitch
denies that he has refused To pay them. -
Wheat advanced 2ss cents a bushel. - Mem
hers Of the Republican National Committee in
this city gave their opinions of how the various
States would 60 in the election. - German
mass meeting for sound money was held in
Cooper Union. - Wilbur r. Porter and Fred
erIck G.. Schrdub Democratic candidates for
spoke in Tammany Hall. - A reception was
given by the University Club for the foreign
delegates to the Princeton celebration - The
detectives investigating the mysterious murder
of Hamlin Andrus at Yonkers. failed 10 find any
clew To the murderer. Stocks We're strong
and higher
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day: RAIN
terday: Highest 81 degrees: lowest. 40; aver
age. 6's.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
THE PRESIDENT AT PRINCETON.

If the question III issue were not so serious. IL
would be amusing to see how quickly the Bryah
organ of this city jumped 10 the conclusion
that President Cleveland condemned the chi
cngo platform in his address at the Princeton
University celebration 1t is Il striking Illus
rration of the well-known saying, "lle who eX-
clIscs himself accuses himself" The President
did not mention the Chicago platform 10y name
What he did was TO tell college men that IT Is
their special duty 10 stand mp for brotherhood
and honesty. and to oppose with all their might
those who advocate dishonesty ana fan IN"
flames of class hatred Now. this is cminently
sound advice Not only college graduates. but
all ciiZons ought 10 heed it, Every upright citi-
zcm will admit iha, dishonesty and class hatred
are evil things: and Mr.. Bryans followers ought
10 applaud as loudly ~ anybody else when they
ale condemned.
ln,tead of doing so however. they abuse tho
President for his "atrocouS display Of bad
taste" in referring to the matter at all. Evi-
dcn,ly. tho cap fits li.e 100 closely To hc com
Portable TO tho wcarer The angry artic" Of
the Bryan organ is n confession that tho fopo-
Gratis are The only people 10 whom the Pres-
dents words could bc made 10 apply. We con
fcss iha, we had not expected such an admis-
81
we are glad il has been made, II will clear IN"
air II Mr. Bryans followers feel personally
insultcd every time anybody condemns dis
honesty and class hatred. we are content TO
leave The matter right there Their hast" 10
pu, the cap on clarifies the situation for III"
voters who are To give their Judgment on the
question on November .
In point of fact. the Presidents address was
helpful and timely. His appeal 10 men of c'u-
cation to bo leaders in the ranks Of good ci'i-
zcnshp while moi new. was entirely proper
under the circumstances. II would. perhaps. bc
hvuprcritical 10 dwell OIL the Presidents nf"ii'i-
ties of style: for he appeared not as liicr-
arv man or n college don. but as The Chief
MAGISTRATE ~ :ho Nation. As such Ii" was in
viicd and ~ such his earnest words Of coun-
sci To collcc"-hred men VIII have great weight.
II was most fitting that the President OF the
United States should grace the hundred and hf-
iipih birthday Of Princeton For the history
of the Institution is closely interviewer with
tho history of Tho American people, both be
fore and after the Revolution. II has always
stood for good morals aud good citizenship AMI
in It's greater career as a university now open
ing out before il. We are confident that II
will continue 10 do So. II possible. even NOR"
earnestly than before
New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
SUCH IS ALTGELD.

In It's earlier stages the campaign for Bryan
was made up Of mendacty and evasion In about,
equal proportions. Lately third ingredient,
turbulence, has been infected to keep the others
company, and perhaps to crowd them into the
ckground at the last. That Is the suggestion.
and apparently the purpose. Of Chairman Jones 5
appeal melting the workingmen Of the country
to make prepOs.erous demands Of their employ
a preliminary to rioting. That IS the
meaning Of the deliberate arrangements to break
up meetings Of Republicans and Sound Money
Democrats at many points. as. for example, in
Kentucky Oh Thursday evening, when Secretary
Carlisle was the object OF a brutal demOnstra-
ton.
But though the typical Bryanite may he all
rufiian before November q, he is still half sneak
This is true even Of Altgeld himself. Anarchists
are generally towards and the bombthrowcrs'
friend Is no exception to the rule. Mr.. Torman's
deliberate charges Of malfeasance In office. for
weeks past a grave and growing injury 10 Alt
gelds prospects, have been converted into a
destructive force by Judge Morrisons adoption
Of them. Altgeld tries to push them out of sight
New-York tribune., 1896-10-24

French turned out one that made nearly thirty
one knots Now England has built another the
Desperate. which makes more than thirty-one
knots. or about thirty-sx miles, an hour' Nor
will the strife stop there. What France VIII 90
;s not known. but the British Admiralty is now
making contracts for boats that VIII make
tbirty-three knots or thirty-eisht miles That
means a squirt of thirty-four or thirty-hve
knots or fully forty miles an hour. on trial
trims a speed not many railroad trains surpass
or course the limit will reached at some
point Where that will "e may perhaps DC
reckoned from the fact that while the Cunard
champion. the Lucania. is Of 1880 tons displace-
ment and developed on her trial trip 32,OO0horse-
power these thirty-three-knot boats VIII be
Of only 800 tors displacement but fully SUN
horse power The former. therefore. Is forty
three times a. big but only four times as pow
erful as the latter. 1t is. Of course. Impossible
to go on increasing the ratio Of horsepower to
size indefinitely and when that can no longer
be done the limit Of speed will be near at
hand
New-York tribune., 1896-10-24

with sncer but no makes no attempt TO refutc
them. 1; is charged that Altgeld borrowed stat"
moneys in violation OF his oath and Of the Con
s;itu,iOn He retoriS that Morrison has been o'
immense benefit 10 his party in keeping ont OF
politics Of late" IL is charged that Altgcld III
duccd the State Treasurer 10 place large sums
0f public money Ia the credit of ireasnrcIs OF
State institutions FOR his use. He replies that
Morrison wanted but didn't get. his help in
capturing the nomination for President nj chi
cago Ii is charged that Al,geld had state filnds
deposited in favored banks 50 that he could use
them for his private and political advantage.
His answer Is that Morrison belongs TO fhe CLASS
Of "drbltating politicians who have always
been burden TO the party. II is charged that
when the State Treasurer had died defaniter
Altgcld unlawfully opened the treasury vaults
took papers thcrcfrom and made certain SUB
stltutions to conceal the fact that he mad De"h
n borrower OF State moneys. lie replies 'hai
Morrison IS ore Of the might riders who nave
been thrown out. have landed hard, ana are
nov rubbing their bruises and squealns
Such is Atgcd. There is bitter feeling among
Popocrats. il IS said. because he ia slanSh'erihg
BRYAN in Illinois 10 save himself. Reason enough
for bitterness. perhaps. but not for surprise
What else could he expected OF creature capa-
bic of making such response TO such an ar
raignmcnt?
New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
THE COERCION BTGABOO.

MINIMUM CHANCE OF COERCION
From The Boston Journal. n
There never was a Presidential campsstcn 81
which there was little chance Tor coz. . ,scs
any kind as In the present: and THIS LOT ,s,,h tht
that there never has been an election u, ncsr u
use OF the Australian or secret ballot mas
nearly universal as it will be on Novemo''
REPUBLICANS BY CHOICE
From The New Haven Palladium. ..,,
There is no need OF the employers coerrl"th hardly
men. for the very good reason that ~. United
necessary. The average wOrkingman cs -" ,,sr de'
States has too keen realization OF tne ,nrow h.s
pravity of the Bryan campaign to care 10 INV
chances with that misguided man
NOW FOR THEIR PROOF
From The Albany Argus. Fcf
weeks they have been declaiming aoout .s.rted W. by
practsed workipgmen who were is,p,ey rep, buttons
them as sneaking about wearing Mcni cnii;.ss they
because they had been threateneo u'i lose ther
places Now Jones and Bryan are g, . "an thV
produce the proof VIII they do H' '
do Il?
ABSURD ON THEIR FACE
From The Baltimore American. 80 ne
Mr. Hanna's circular is scarcely necrssir ccssir origin
charges are absurd on their rae. r,net,tIor ..
them by Bryan shows that he Is a po'
very little else
ARGUMENT. NOT INTIMIDATION
From The wilkesbarre Record. -. ares
Tho Republican party has depenoss"o ossosie ~ IL ~
,pent and the common sense Of the peoExSsti6n. IL
cess In this election and not upon n''"
New-York tribune., 1896-10-24

nifty there exist men who are relics OF barphr-
ism. just as in every man there exist eVli I'M
pulses. Law anil order generally keep tE''.l
down: they are the vicious and scmi-rrin'hai
of whom are all ashamed. But TINS year.
for the first time In American history we sec
them called on in the name of n great part! 10
rise and make their criminal desires the moral
standard Of society.
There is to-day considerable outbreak oI
these barbarOus survivals. Wherever they ar"
seen. they are the result Of culture by poliii-
clans who know better. who are themselves
more or less civilized. bnt who are striving 10
circulate poison for their own profit. The
threatened riots in Chicago the attack on Sec
retary Carlisle. the calling on workingncn by
Chairman Jones to start strikes. the preaching
of BRYAN that the masses should rise against
the Glasses" arc all deliberate attempts 10
rouse the sleeping devil in the human heart.
There is nothing spontaneous in all this diSol-
der There is not in il even the sudden temper
of great mob angcrcd by failure. The vast
majority OF the American people. even those
deluded into the support OF Bryan. are content
10 settle tho election in the usual way. But
BRYAN and Jones and Altgcld are doing all they
can 10 bring about disorder in the hope of loos-
ing the lurking savage and rcaping some ad-
vantage from riot They hope that the evil at
the bottom of human nature Outwcighs the
good and that since they cannot win by rca'
son. they can win by mObs.
These widespread threats Of disorder inciicd
10y Bryan and his coEfcdcratcS reveal IN"
nature of their campaign a. ono not 10 change
laws but TO destroy them Davis and Toombs
and Lee and Stoncwall Jackson never did any
thing like that. Better 4 land of slavery. bet
ter n dozen petty States. than country where
there is no law but dynamite. the torch and
mob There can bc no compromise with an
archy. no tolerance Of men who preach hate be-
tween ncghbors Nations have been broken up
and civilization has survived thc shock. hut
when every evil passion Is aroused and knows
no restraint hut safety man will become AS tho
beasts which perish. Organism is something
worse than Civil War
New-York tribune., 1896-10-24
THE CALTPHATE or ISLAN.

England. we have seen, treats Turkey gin
gcrly for fear Of trouble in India. The Sultan il
not only sovereign OF the Ottoman Empire. He is
Caliph Of Islam. the spiritual head of the whole
MahometaE world just the Pope Is the
head Of the whole Catholic world. An attack
upon him or his authority Is, therefore to be re-
scented by all the Faithful. and. II done by Eng
land. might well provoke rebellion among Eng
lands Mahomeian subjects. But what If the Sui
tan were no longer Caliph! Then he would be 10
more 10 the MahOmetans OF India than Is the
Khedive Of Egypt. the Shah OF Persia, or the
Emperor OF Morocco An attack upon him
would not be an attack upon Mahometanism
and would not arouse the Mosem world any
more than war against Spain. for example. would
be war against Roman Catholicism. This. It
would seem, might indicate he rcad!est solution
Of the Turkish problem.
For the present Sutans right to the Caliphate
Is seriously questioned. II Is. in fact actually de.
MED by a considerable part Of the Mnhometan
world. Il has never been formally recognized