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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
The New Onion Culture.

The New Onion Culture.
TPaper by Mr.. Oscar WILDER OF Adrian before
Michigan State Horticultural Society,"
There are three methods of raising
onions. First. to sow seed in open
ground in spring; second, by putting
out sets; third, by what is called "the
new onion culture" which l will en-
deavor to describe so far as my expert
ence goes. | start the seed under glass
the last of February or first of March,
in flats or trays which are 12x24 inches,
two inches deep. Fill level full with
good rich earth;press hard. That leaves
one and and half inches of solid earth.
Sow from one thousand to twelve hum
dred seeds in each tray. Press hard,
then fill level full with prepared earth
that will not bake with constant wett-
ing. Then Use the frmer again, cover
with thin cloth and wet thoroughly.
When the cloth is nearly dry, remove
and cover with paper until the sprout-
ing seeds begin to show. We expect to
have six to eight hundred plants left In
each tray. Some damp off, some come
up roots first, and some do not come at
all. When the plants are four inches
high they have to go through the hard
ening process, which is accomplished
by setting trays in cold frames, cover
ing nights and cold days. After week
Or ten days they will stand quite frost.
Well hardened, they will take no harm
if che weather is twenty degrees above
zero. Work the ground as soon as you
can in spring, or at the time you would
sow seed in open ground. After your
ground is fitted, mark sixteen inches
apart. Make a small trench on the line
of the marks with the corner of the hoe.
Then take the plants, cut off one fourth
of the tops and the same Of roots, place
them on the edges of the trench, five in
ches apart; cover the roots with the hoe,
pressing the earth closely. A man can
set them faster than he can weed plants
when sown in open ground. In two or
three days you can start the hand cult.
vator.
This method natures the crop from
four to six weeks earlier. This means
better onions and best prices. This
culture is adapted to Spanish onions,
such as Prizetaker or Silver King.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

A Winter Haven correspondent writes
as follows to the Times Union: So
much has been said by the press through
out the country concerning the present
cold wave of this season, that the people
of Winter Haven and the adjacent lake
region feel peculiarly fortunate. Though
the crop has been somewhat delayed by
frequent cold snaps, the plants are in
good condition, and shipments still
continue. Shipments this week will be
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

greatly augmented by the bright sunny
weather. Notwithstanding the tomato
is the staple crop, considerable attention
is being paid to egg-plants. The latter
have sold recently in one warehouse at
the rate of SIS per barrel, while two
barrels shipped earlier in the season by
Major Briggs brought net returns OF $35.
This same Major Briggs realized good
sum last season from two'acre patch of
cucumbers.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15
Successful Watermelon Culture.

A melon grower in this State, says a
North Carolina correspondent of South
ern Cultivator, h as succeeded in prolong-
ing the life and fruitfulness of the
melon vine. The seeds were planted
early in April. and the vines kept green
until frost. This is his plan as he gave
it to us:
He selected a CALLED piece of ground,
and dug four holes two feet square and
two feet deep. about ten feet apart each
way.
A peck of corncobs was then placed
IN each hole "a halt bushel would be bet
ter) Then peck of cotton seed on the
cobs, and the holes filed with rich earth
from underneath cedar trees where
chickens had roasted. The cotton seed
had previously been killed by wetting
and placing in a pile until they heated
(theheating had better be avoided by
bruising the seed or using cotton seed
meaD. The earth in the holes will set
tie, and, therefore, it should be heaped
up considerably above level Two
years ago the four hills thus prepared
made more melons than patch of about
fifty hills planted and cultivated in the
usual way. One vine appears to be
enough for hole; at most two. A small
handful of salt may be placed in the
bottom of each hole.
If wooden box having a glass top,
say 12x12 inches, be placed over the hill,
the melons will be about three weeks
earlier than usual. Insects can't de-
predate. When the vines get nearly
large enough to commence running, the
boxes should be removed and the vines
cultivated. But if boxes be not used,
small beds, say six to eight inches square,
thickly sown with melon seed a few
days before you plant the holes, usually
protect well. The plants in the beds
being thick and very tender, the bugs
prefer to suck them. At proper time,
dirt may be thrown on the beds and we'll
packed, thus destroying the insects.
When this is done the seeds of other
beds should be coming up, to be treated
as aforesaid. You can thus soon destroy
all the insects near the patch.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-15

The farmers of Alachua county have
decided after a close examination of
their crops that the loss by the recent
cold wave is about 10 per cent. Cucum-
bers exposed to the weather were total
loss. Where they were not frozen to the
ground, they were so badly damaged as
to prevent growth. Tomatoes were Sc.
rio1sly damaged, but most of the farmers
we're thoughtful and have a supp ly of
plants on hand. A telegram from
Charleston stated that everything there
was killed. This will give Florida start
of nearly a month, and will greatly in
luence prices. The hopeful farmer claims
that the loss will be fully made up by
the increase of prices caused by the
scarcity of goods in the market.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06

main Issue Of the campaign, and on that
issue, Mr.. Reeds canvass rests upon the
solid foundation of a magnificent record
second only, If second at all. 10 that
which John Sherman has established
and which has won for the venerable
Ohio Senator the gratitude and confidence
of his countrymeI
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06

tive state in advocacy of that doctrine.
| OF course this change embittered the
silver men against him, and made him
more hateful to them than an original
gold bug, for they looked upon him as
an apostate who had deserted the faith
largely at the instigation of Mr.. Cleve-
land. 1t is safe to say that what they re-
garded as his apostacy changed half the
Democrats of kentucky from friends to
enemies. It embittered Black burn who
was candidate for reelection and was
largely defeated by Carlisle's speeches, it
emb1ttered too the Democratic candidate
for Governor who also lost his election
| by reason of the discord that Carlisle
was instrumental in introducing into the
party; and it has made it impossible for
him probably to get a solid delegation in
his support from his own state, while it
has alienated the free silver wing all over
the country. At the sametime it has Jailed
to attach to him tho so-oalled sound
money element of the party. His con-
version was SO sudden and it involved
such q complete right about face that
they are somewhat suspicious of it's sin
oerity. They are little afraid that
after he gets away from Mr.. Cleyeland's
influence he may back-slide, ami they
are reluctant therefore to commit their
| cause entirely to his keeping, even though
Mr.. Cleveland cerriies that his CONVEX
8 ion is genuine and likely to be perma-
nent Il is therefore likely to be found
when the Chicago convention meets that
tho support that the sound money ele-
ment of the party will give him will be
of a rather. mild kind while the opposit-
ion of the free coinage wing will be bitter
and malignant Under ordinary circum-
stances such conditions would bring
about his defeat. But the circumstances
that will surround the next Democratic
convention are not going tossbe of the..ordi-
nary kind. There is sure to be great
dearth of available candidates. and there
is nobody yet in sight with anything
like the qualifications and the attrac-
tions that Carlisle possesses. Hence,
while in the sort of contest that ordina-
rily' is seen at the national conventions of
| the two great parties he would
stand little chance of winning, in the
kind that is likely to occur at the next
| Democratic convention his success is not
improbable. Among no armed men a one
armed man is easily king.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06
OARLtsLE,s Candidacy.

The rumor that has been in circulation
for some time that Secretary Carlisle was
an aspirant for the Democratic Presiden-
tial nomination has taken on so definite
q form as to indicate that there is truth
in it. Added to this nov, and giving
il additional Importance, is the report,
apparently we'll authenticated, that
his candidacy will have the support of
the administration. Carlisle has many
qualities Of an attractive candidate. He
Is able and eloquent and has a good deal
Of that quality known as personal mag
ne5ism. He has always been loyal to
the party too, and though he comes from
tho South, his state is not far enough
south to prejudice him to any great ex-
tent with Northern voters. The sup
porg Of the administration will be valu-
able aid to him, for though with the
politicians OF the party, Cleveland is
unpopular, no has pretty strong hold
upon Democratic business men, and his
recommendation would count for much
with them.
The weakness of Carlisle is his eurren-
cy record and it weakens not with only
one side but with both. Up to within a
comparatively short time Carlisle
was 8 friend OF silyer-and by friend we
mean that he was in favor of free coinage.
Up to the time he entered Mr.. Glove
lands cabinet he was reckoned with the
free hilver people, But he had not been
Secretary Of the Treasury q great while
before no became a convert to the gold
standard, snd took the stump in his ma
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06

Probably the public will be somewhat
mystided by the dispatch from Skowhe-
gan which reports a contest between the
friends OF adequate enforcement' of
the prohibitory law and the supporters
Of ''proper enforcement" of the same
statute, in which the latter won. To the
person not initiated into the mysteries
Of prohibition parlance adequate" and
''proper' in this connection would ap-
pear 10 mean about the same thing. He
would naturally reason that an adequate
enforcement was proper enforcement
and that no enforcement that was not
adequate could be proper. 1t appears,
however, that in this contest 'adequate''
stood for temperance and "properp for
saloon--in short that the contest was be-
tween an enforcement of a kind that
would be agreeable to the saloons, and
enc that would be satisfactory to the
Qrohibitionists. The former won by e ma
jority Of Overcome hundred All Of which
goes to confirm what we have many
times said that there must be Il very con-
siderable strengthening of public senti-
ment in the cities and large towns of this
state before the radical enforcement of
The prohibltory law which the extreme
prohibitionists demand, will be toIer-
ated even, much less insisted upon.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06

That is curious advice that the Salt
Lake Tribune is giving Republicans.
Stand By the party, it says, unless the
ticket and platform are of a golden hue
In which case bolt. Possibly the Tri-
bune's idea is that this sort of advice
may operate to scare the sound money
men into some sort Of a compromise. but
tbs sound money people are not in COM
promising mood any more than the free
silver boomers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06
BITING AT A FILE.
Boston Herald.)

The New York Evening Post is trying
TO persuade the public that Mr.. Reed can
not be trusted on the currency question,
but surely no fair-minded man, who is
familiar with the record made by him,
both as Speaker of the present House,
and as leader of the Republican opposit-
ion in the House during the two previous
Congresses, ia at all likely to be misled
by orr contemporary effort to prejudice
him The Post is biting ut file. TAX
ing it all and all, we should not know
where to turnifor better record IN fnan-
cial legislation than stands to the credit
of Thomas B. Reed. His fidelity to the
cause of honest money was subjected to
crucial test in the Fifty second Con-
aress, when Mr.. George Fred Williams
led the second section of the Dem0cre tic
party in a parliamentary contest to pre-
vent he.passage of the Bland free coinage
bill. In that struggle Mr.. Reed fought
side by side with Mr. Williams, and
kept the mai body of the honest money
the Democratic minority.
A good many prominent Republicans,
Who protested to be hostile to free silver,
We're quite willing to waive that hostility
and "play politics. for the purpose of
putting the Democrats Gin hole "These
men implored Mr.. Reed to stand aside
and allow a vote to be taken on the
Bland bill. Under the peculiar condit-
ions of the contest it was certain that
direct vote would result in the passage
OF the bill, and the two sides were so
evenly balanced that the detection of
single man would have turned the scale.
Hare, surely, was an emergency to try
the soul Of any politician. But Mr..
Reed stood firm to the end. Fortunately
for the country, he recognized that his
DUTY to the community far outweighted
the partisan claims which narrow minded
Republicans We're urging upon him.
So recognizing, he refused to listen to
their pleadings, and his example and
counsel held the honest money section
Of his party sqdarely in line with the
Democratic minority. After prolonged
parliamentary struggle, the silverltes
were compelled to acknowledge defeat,
and grave peril which impended over
the currency was happily averted
We may well call it grave peril, for if,
on that occasion, a free coinage bill had
passed the House, there would have been
no possibility of preventing its passage
in the Senate, and the measure would
have gone to the Presidents table.
where-well, nobody can be quite sure of
what would have happened to it. Mr..
Harrison sat in tho executive chair, and
his action was clouded with a good deal
of doubt. We do not imagine that he
would have appended his signature to a
free coinage bill under any circumstan-
ces, but we happen to know that some
prominent Republicans thought at the
time that. under silverite pressure, he
might be willing to let such bill be-
come law without his signature.
This is only one of many instances
which we could cite from Mr. Reeds do
ings in financial legislation to show that
he sis entirely and conspicuously worthy
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06

One Of the Georgia delegates to the St.
Louis convention sends word to the Bos-
ton journal that Reed has the delegates
from that state while Mckinley has the
newspapers. The vote is mightier than
the pen
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06
FOR FIVE CENTS
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are pleased to announce that we
have succeeded the well-known house of
Stevens & Jones Co., and have also pur-
chased the stock and good will of
Thomas B. Mosher, the Exchange street
stationer.
We shall carry full line of Stationery
for office and private correspondence,
and shall make specially of EithO-
graph Work, Legal Blanks,
Office Supplies, Card Plate EN-
craving and the manufacture of
Blank Books.
We have all the patterns of Lithograph
and Blank Book Work formerly done by
these two houses, and are prepared to
duplicate all orders promptly and in a
satisfactory manner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06

The Mckinley managers seem to have
made the mistake Of forgetting that the
country has but one Vice President, mas
much as they appear to have offered the
nomination to several different persons at
the same time,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06
THE PRESS.
MONDAY, APRIL 6.

The Hon. Marcus Hanna seems to be
very oonsiderate toward the Allison
BOOM" He is treating it very cendeTly.
L il bursts he wants the fragments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06

Of trust. There are no silverite leanipgs
to be feared at his hands. We regard
him as by far the safest man on the Re-
publican side who has any chance of win
ming the presidency. In this view, we
hold it to be our duty to do everything
in our power to further his selection at
st. Louis. The currency question is the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06

Senator Chandler is promised a very
Interesting reception when he gets back
80 Washington. A lot of people are going
TO ask him lot of questions.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-06
CURRENT COMMENT.
BUSINESS MEN AGAINST M'KINLEY
Chicago Tribune


Another phenomenon, and a more strik-
ing aud significant one, is the anti No
klnley attitude of the business men of
the country. This unfriendly attitude,
noticeable almost at the beginning, has
become more marked as the campaign
has progressed. Earnest efforts have been
made to overcome it by the Mckinley
managers, but without success. No
where has it been found possible to orga-
nize business mems Mckinley clubs or to
get business men to take any part in
booming that candidate.
The attempts made in this city have
been dismal failures. The Mckinley
managers tried to get up business mons
mass meeting, but the men they were
trying to capture would not attend.
They would not sit on the platform as
vice-presidents nor would they swell the
audience. They would not sign calls or
join clubs. Why?l Because thsy want a
candidate whose motto will be "Let US
have industrial peace" The business
men of this country are still sore from the
bruises and buffetings of recent years.
Th5y want to be let alone for time.
They fear Mckinley, for they are afraid
he is still ddloted to MoKinleyism and
that his election would be followed by a
repetition of the events OF 1850 and subse-
quent years.
They, dread the enactment of an ultra
high protective tariff, followed by the
inevitable revulsion, and the enactment
of one which will.have altogether too
little protection. They can see another
Wilson law following in the wake of an
other Mckinley law. They see amending
strife and turmoil-feyerish speculations,
followed by distressing panic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-12
The News of Brooklyn

Society OF the Daughters OF the Revolution. The
new society regent. Mrs. Henry Earle. OF NO 2i2
Henryst is specially fitted 20 have charge or these
teas through her careful studies for her books on
Colonial subjects. The Sabbath in Puritan New
England" Colonial Danes and GoodwlvesI 'Cos-
tune OF Colonial Times. and others. the teas Will
he devoted 10 the Efe OF women In co.oniai times.
especially just preceding the Revolution. one VII
be devoted to courtsh.p and marriage customs and
will be made amusing by the reading OF ancient
love-lctters OF ol1-time wooinss and curl
Gus marriages Some interesting manuscripts, which
nave never been published. vii give value TO this
day Another tea upon child life in colonial times
will relate to the food clothing and education of
girls with special papens on old Dutch I.ulllbys,
Samplers and Embroder!es." Horn Books and
Primers" tea devoted to "Od-Tme Cooking
will give some Of the ancient Dutch recipes and
methods OF cooking carefully gathered ana cher
ished by Mrs. Van Cort.andt OF the Manor House
on the Hudson. and given by her 10 Mrs. Earle.
Long Island will. add other culinary traditions
Household Industries" Colonial Costume" Per
sonal Iierosm' and eighteenth Century Manncrs'
Will also receive attention. As these colonial teas
Nil also be a medium for the exhibition Of curious
and interesting relies. II Is believed they Will prove
as popular in Brooklyn as they have In Baltimore
and Boston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-12
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

single fare of five cents from Fulton Ferry TO
Fort Hamilton will become effective rate on
the Thlrd-ave and Court-st. lines OF the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company next Wednesday.
The Rev J. f. Carson will preach in the Central
PRESBYTERIAN Church. at Tompkins and Willoughby
AYES tonight at 1880 O'Clock on The Testing
Question In the Crisis Hour" the sermon being In
part a discussion Of excise legislation in this State
and Brookyn's relation to that question.
The sons and daughters OF Vermont. with their
,,ncsts viii on next Friday evening be present at
the sixth annual banquet OF the Brooklyn Society
OF Vcrmontcrs, which will take place in the Mon
tauk club at o'clock
Class day exercises will be held at the Girls High
School at 3 o'clock next Thursday afternoon. These
exercises will be interesting. and large crowd OF
friends Of the pupils will probably be present.
A carboy fun Of ammonia in the basement under
Dement'S restaurant. In Fulton-st.. was broken
during the noon rush hour yesterday. and the fumes
therefrom escaped and entered the dning-room.
The place was crowded with hungry people. and
when the fumes became strong their eyes began to
water. and they had uncomfortable sensations In
the head The Mattresses obliged to stick to the
most of duty went around with tears In their eyes
and handkerchefs at their noses looking extremely
uncomfortable. The strong fumes were disspated
in a short time and the restaurant became "A COM
Portable place again
MAYOR Wurstcr's first veto was filed with the
cay Clerk yesterday. 1t withheld his approval
from resolution adopted at the last meeting OF
the Board of Aldermen Of 1895, held on December &c.
which directed the execution and delivery TO Eu-
gene A. lie Chase OF quit claim deed releasing the
clty's interest in that part of the line formerly
owned bv the Brooklyn and Jamaica Railway Com
pany which abuttcd on Mr.. lie Chaise's property.
provided he paid rs and all taxes and assessments