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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10
MIR, WILLIAMS IMPROVING.

State Attorney w. H. Williams, who was injured by falling from his bicycle last Friday, is much improved, but can- not leave his residence for at least a few days. He injured the small of his back first, then caught cold. the latter working around to his chest and limbs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10

AN ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
 Announcement was made yesterday of the engagement of Miss Sadie c. Durham, youngest daughter of County Commissioner and Mrs. A. B. Durham, of Maple street, Seymour, to Dr. G.. A. Lawton of New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10

BARNUM'S STRONG MAN DEAD.
 Bridgeport, Sept. 9.-William B. Shy der of Stratford died to-day at his horne in that place, aged seventy-four years He was prominent in Masonic circles, and was known years ago as Barnum's strong man. having given exhibitions of his strength in Barrum's New York museum. He was remark ably well preserved for his years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10

On the first christ mas, nearly nineteen hundred years ago, ill a little town of
 Bethlehem in Judaa, a wonderful thing oc- cured "a child was born. The circum- stances of the birth made it wonderful, marvellous, niracul- ous but, after all, was it so very much more wonderful or
 inexplicable t Il a n
 any other birth Il ? Birth and death are the two greatest | phenomena of life. $ om e tim es they ) come together. The time of parturition is full of both pain and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10
RECOVERY IMPOSSIBLE

Congressman Miles of Twin Lakes is seriously ill and his attending physician, Dr. William Bissell, reports that his condition is extremely critical and his recovery is considered almost impossible.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10

Was it homelike out where you were, Hopkins?' "Yes. One night I thought I heard a burglar, and l couldn't find the matches to save my life. ."-Chicago Record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10

Miss Lizzie Gaffney, who has been visiting the Misses Lizzie and Carrie Carroll of Waterbury, has returned home.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10
COMBINATION SUITS.

t We have just received the Fall Styles of Boys "Victor Combination Suits
 It is we'll known we are the Sole Agents for these splendid Suits for New Haven.
 We have sold large quanti- ties of them the past season, and the unanimous verdict of our customers is s: That a bet ter Boys Suit, so far as dura- bility, quality and fit is con- cerned, was never manufac- tured.
 The Suits consist of Coat, two pair of Pants, and Cap to match, and the fabrics are se- lected with great care and dis cretion for their wear resisting qualities.
 We have Victor Combina- tion Suits Tn various colors, including blue and black, fast color, all wool Cheviots, and several very pretty designs in light and dark mixtures. Sizes 4 to I6. Price $500.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-10

That consist of the reliable class of merchandise that we are known to carry. No seconds or old styles have any room in our UP TO THE MINUTE nlacG
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-02
CUBAN TOBACCO.

A movement is now on fot in New
York to corner the present visible
supply of Cuban tobacco, and it looks
as if the chances of it's success were
good, says the Times-Union. At pres
ent the estimated stock of this tobac-
co is less than 100000 bales, of which
nearly one-half is already in this
country. In the nature of things it
must be several years before Cuba
can regain her normal prosperity,
no matter how soon the island trou-
BILE may end, and in the meantime
the price of tobacco is sure to remain
at a high figure.
AS the entire world buys from Gu
ba this product, if the supply is not
equal to the demand, the best substi
tute available must be procured
Florida can come nearer producing
the genuine Cuban leaf than any 9th
er section on earth, and it looks as
if the present offers an opportunity
for the state to add to her many ag
ricultural industries another and
permanent feature.
Experiments are already being
made in this line in several counties,
but they are not as extensive as they
should be. If the quality of Florida
leaf is not altogether as good as that
of Cuba, it is an acknowledged fact
that it is at least the next thing to
it, and as such must always COM
mand god market price. The cul-
ture of tobacco demands more than
the mere planting and cutting of the
matured leaf. The process of curing
is a delicate one, and requires skill
and watchfulness. But it seems as if
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-02
ABOUT MANUFACTURERS.

In Florida, like in nearly every
other section of the south, manufac-
turing has been sadly neglected.
While we may have had the same IA
cilities, and in some cases superior
ones, it is certain that we have neg
lected our opportunities. In many
lines of manufacture we would have
had practical monopoly, and even if
some conditions operated to our dis
advantage, it would seem that a bus
mess free of competition should
prove profitable. Of course in this
particular we refer to the manufac-
ture of our exclusive products into
commercial articles.
The canning industry has been dis
couraged by many who claim that
we cannot produce fruit and vegeta-
bles as cheaply as other sections.
This may be true, but it must be re-
membered that we can produce GER
tain fruits and vegetables that other
sections cannot produce at all. Our
fibre plants have also been neglected,
and while much has been written
about them, and the profit of Guilt
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-02
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY.

In lecture recently delivered at
Green Cove Springs, Prof. A. A. Per-
sons, of the State Agricultural Col
lege, dwelt at some length upon the
benefits to be derived by the soil till
ers from knowledge of chemistry.
Among many other things of inter-
est to the farmer taught by chemis-
try, he enumerated these:
81. 1t teaches the composition and
qualities of soils, of plants, of ferti-
Iizers, and of the atmosphere, and
tells how to conform one to the re-
quirements of the other.
50. 1t determines the variety, the
quality and quantity of food. that diff
ferent plants require for healthy and
vigorous growth.
fertilizer manufacture, and teaches
how to make use of all kinds of re-
fuse matter with preparation of
wholesome food for plants.
81. 1t aids in establishing a ra-
tional theory for feeding farm ami
mails, when used for different pur-
poses, by reckoning the composition
and digestibility Of various feeding
stuffs, and by explaining their adap-
tation to the various purposes in the
animal economy.
IS. It explains the action of light,
heat and other agencies in promot-
ing plant growth, and, in a word,
'unfolds all of the essential condi-
tions of fertility.'"
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Farm Bookkeeping.

A few years since the main topic
at all conventions of farmers was
what to plant. Now the topic which
instantly gains the attention of such
a gathering is, how to make a profit
out of what is already planted. No
one who has been accustomed to at
tend farmers meetings in this state
for the past ten years can have failed
to observe this change in the direc-
ton of thought. This is not peculiar
to any state. On the contrary, we in
this state are just reaching a con-
dition which has been common to ag-
ricultural communities elsewhere for
many years.
The study of the question of profit
in farming involves the application
to farming of the same business
methods which were long ago found
indispensable in all other avocations.
These methods include accurate data
of receipts and expenses. Lack of
profit in farming, assuming that
crops suited to the farm have been
raised, means either that too little
has been received or too much paid
out. But the farmer has little con-
troll over receipts, since he cannot fix
market prices. But to some extent
he can control expenses, and if he
finds by experience that his produce
costs more than he gets for it his
first impulse, as well as his actual
necessity, is to reduce expense.
But here comes the difficulty that
not one farmer in twenty knows
what he has spent his money for.
Some things, of course, he can tell,
but when it comes to accounting for
the greater part of the money which
has passed through his hands, he
simply cannot do it. He does not
know in detail what he has paid out,
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AN ENCOURAGING SIGN.

The presence of Florida oranges in
the markets of Florida is very en-
couraging to the owners of orange
groves. The quantity of this fruit is
insignificant as compared with for
mer seasons, but it is a sign of better
times coming; it tells the grower
that patience and perseverance is all
that is needed to again place him on
his feet.
For several months after the freeze
it was greatly feared that the orange
industry of Florida had received a
blow from which it would never re-
cover. No one even now questions
the force of the blow-it was hard
enough to kill any half dozen indus
tries, but the orange industry ap-
pears to be too firmly established to
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waiting these plants and manufacture
ing them into the finished product
has been demonstrated, theoretically
at least, the development of the in
dustry for some reason has Jagged.
Cassava is another product that Of
fers, we think, great inducements to
the manufacturer. The crop can be
grown at very small cost, and the
yield is abundant. Many articles
that are sold in the markets every
day, and are classed as staples, can
be made from the cassava, and that
too, at smaller cost than they can
be made from other sources. Includ-
made from the cassava root is starch,
tapioca, glucose, alcohol, and many
others that we do not call to mind.
In working up the roots nothing is
wasted. The ''refuse" is converted
into a meal that proves a most useful
article as stock food.
1t would take long chapter to
enumerate all of the opportunities of
developing the manufacturing indus
try that we have let go by. The cause
of this omission, in our opinion, was
that the people of the country were
engaged in an industry that gave
promise of abnormal profits, and
they were satisfied to devote their
entire attention to it. While we do
not say that this promise was a bub-
BILE that has exploded, for we do not
think that such is the case, we think
that the people have become convinc-
ed that there are certain contingent
cies likely to arise at any time that
will cut down the expected profits
materially. We believe that they are
not awake to the necessity of "doing
something else," and we think that
they will be convinced that the most
profitable something else" they can
do will be to develop the manufac-
turing possibilities of the country.
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WEDNESDAY,, DEC. 2, 1896.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM, GROVE AND GARDEN-Frost Pro-
tectors; ROsin Burners; Tobacco Con-
Cotton Seed Industry in the South. ....... 1872
White Arsenic in Place of Paris Green;
Oil Soaked Cobs for Kindling. ....... 7t3
How to make an Agricultural PAPER Valu-
way to make Rice Farms on High Pine
Lana; Lines .................... ..... ...... 1856
Major Rooks; Florida the Invalids Hope;
Winter Budding, Surface Evapora ton in
Urcb ............. 786
FLORAL DEPARTMENTAL Floral Curio;
Chry santhemums; A Bed of Pansips w ISL
EDITORIAL-An ENCOURAGING Sign; About
Manufactures; Agricultural Chemistry;
Cuban Tobacco g.. ......................,...7S S
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT - Pretty
Quilt; Our Spoiled Children; For the Moth
err; The Coz rect Thing .......... .......... 100
POULTRY DEPARTMENT - Couldn't he
Beat: Poultry Quarters, Green Food is the
Best Thing to Stimulate Egg Production;
Vigor and Crosses; Caponizipg Fowls. 80. 79l
LITERARY-A Decep ton. ISL
FLORIDI ANA. 795
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be killed, and can be classed among
the extraordinary industries. The
freeze was unquestionably great
blow to the industry, and it will take
many years for it to attain the place
it formerly occupied. This must be
admitted even by the optimist, but
at the same time we deny that the
industry is dead, or anything like
dead. The orange growers have not
abandoned their groves, but are Civ
ing them all the care and atten-
ton they can, with firm belief that
their labors and perseverance will be
richly rewarded.
Those who were hurt worse are
the owners of young groves, and it is
this class of groves that has been
neglected and in some cases aban-
dohed. In many cases this was not
from the want of faith in the future
of the industry, but because the own
ers were not financially able to con-
tinue the battle of cultivating and
fertilizing. Many people who came
to Florida to engage in the orange
industry had only limited capital.
They were perhaps able to purchase
the land and make the first payments
on it, and they expected to complete
the payments with money earned by
the cultivation of groves for non-resi-
dents. They were succeeding fairly
well with this plan until the freeze
came. AS a consequence of the
freeze work in orange groves was
largely suspended and as a result the
man who depended not only for his
living expenses on his days labor,
but for the wherewith to bring his
grove into bearing, was necessarily
thrown out of employment, and con-
sequently the work of caring for his
grove ceased. This is why there are
so anyyoung groves that have been
abandoned. Of course many OF these
groves were in such a condition that
it is question if it would have been
a good policy to have continued work
on them. In some cases the groves
were replanted.
1t will be many years, very many
years, before as many oranges will
be produced in Florida as were mar
keted the winter before the freeze,
but it is certain that the crop will in
crease in size from year to year, I'M
til the annual shipments will very
nearly approximate the output of
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Florida farmers might easily inform
themselves as to the operation, and
in a short time become as expert as
the Cubans themselves in harvesting
the crop.
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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
COMMENTS ON THE COAS 7
How the Naming of Mckinley
Is Received by the Re-
publicans.

STOCKTON, CAL, June 1S.-shortly
after o'clock, when it became generally
known that Mckinley had been nom
mated on the first ballot, the town was in
an uproar for time. Some ardent Nc
KinleyItes secured a small cannon and
fred number of yolleys on the wharf
near the fiourmills and steam boat sheds
That was the signal for the factories and
mills to join in the demonstration, and
soon every whistle in town was going at
full blast. This was kept up for hours.
A large platform has been erected on
the plaza, and here big gathering will
ratify the nomination of the great protec-
zionist. Speeches will be made by prom
inent Republicans, and local leaders of
the party are now busy arranging the
programme. 1t is not definitely settled
yet when this big open-air meeting will
be held, but the arrangements will prob
ably be completed in time to hold it on
Saturday night.
Tonight those who are elated over Nc
Kinley's nomination are discharging fire.
crackers and bombs, and the many Re-
publicans here are wearing happy faces.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
CANTON CELEBRATES.
Pandemonium Breaks Loose When
the News Is Received.

Pandemonium Breaks Loose When
the News Is Received.
CANTON. ONO, June 1S.-The striking
of 91S on the fire-alarm bells of Canton,
that being the number of delegates in
the convention, and therefore selected
for the purpose, together with the boom
ing of cannon on the bluff back of the
watch factory at $40 O'Clock this alter
noon notified the people of Canton that
the National Republican Convention had
nominated their fellow townsman as their
candidate for President; and then the
pent-up enthusiasm which had been re-
pressed for two or three days with more
or less force broke out and far into the
night paDdemonium reigned.
Every device that skill and ingenuity
could produce to make q noise was
brought into play, not only in Canton, but
in all the cities and towns for miles
around. Steam whistles, single and in
chimes, brass-mouthed caliiopes emitting
frightful shrieks, bells, cannon and ear
piercing horns all united to create COM
motion that startled the valley.
The telephone service TO ST. Louis was
SO clear and distinct that Major Mckinley
and those in the room were enabled to
hear, seated at distance of 900 miles from
the convention hall, the shouting and
tumult that accompanied the presentation
of his name.
It was an unprecedented experience in
the history of political conventions, and
Major Mckinney is the first Presidential
candidate not in attendance at the con-
vention when hearing the noise accompa
nylng his own nomination.
At 5:19 the vote of Ohio was announced
nominating Mckinley. The figures were
given at 4671z and Major Mckinley, who
was at the 'phone, asked:
''Is that by that bulletin2" and being
assured that it was, he said: "All right"
and swallowed lump in his throat. Sew
eral present congratulated the Major, and
in the confusion the bulletin of votes was
lost.
Like the crop of dragons teeth, people
by the thousand seemed to spring from
the ground, and in few minutes, as it was
evident the throng would choke up the
entrance, the new candidate took his place
on the porch.
Before leaving the house, however,
Major Mckinley found his way to his wife
and mother and received the sweetest of
all the affectionate greetings.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
SPOKANE BOLrERs.
Prominent Republicans Who VIII Cast
Their Lot With Teller.

Prominent Republicans Who VIII Cast
Their Lot With Teller.
SPOKANE, WASH, June 1S.-Twenty-
five prominent Republicans this afternoon
sent the following telegram to ST. Louis:
Hon. II. II. Teller or Fred Dubois, and Their
Associates: We, the undersigned Republicans,
admire your course and approve your action,
and stand ready to follow your leadership, and
we pledge you the State of Washington. We
state further that the Republicans of this State
are misrepresented in the National Convention
on the financialquestion.
The first signer to this was Judge George
Turner. one of the most prominent Re-
publicars in the Northwest and president
of the Leroi. one of the largest if not the
largest gold mine in America. He was a
prominent candidate for Senator two
years ago. w. G. Jones, Attorney-General
of the State, twice elected on the Repub-
hcan ticket. was next. John r. Mcbride,
who has been in Oregon politics, and is a
brother of Senator Mcbride, was the
third. All the balance are equally well
known.
About the same number of Republicans
were interviewed to-day by the Spokes-
man-Review, and all said that as the
party had left them they could not stand
on the platform adopted, and would there
fore refuse to support the nominees of the
st. Louis convention.
Attorney General Jones, in q long inter-
view. says that he has slways been Repub-
Hcan, but that he cannot longer vote that
ticket since it has declared against Repub-
licanism. He says that he is still Repub-
lican, but that while he stands where he
always did, he can see in the distance the
party slowly but surely fading from. him.
There is but little doubt that these Re-
pubIicans will follow the leadership of
Teller in whatever he may do. Washing
ton will not go Republican this fall.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
is A RUSSIAN EXILE.
A Delegate Who Can See but One
Standard Of Value.

A Delegate Who Can See but One
Standard OF Value.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 18.-One unique
feature of the convention is a Russian
exile and Nebraska delegate. His card
reads, up. Jansen, Nebraska, delegate at
large. Republican National Convention,
1896"
"God hates a coward" declared Mr..
Jansen, ''and every honest man does the
same; and, therefore. on behalf of the Re-
publicans of the great State of Nebraska,
1 shall vote for the resolution which de-
clares for the gold standard and says just
what it means. The time is past for the
Republican party to straddle this ques-
ton. We must meet the issue fairly and
squarely like men. The Democratic party
will not in the least hesitate TO use the
word silver and 1 don't see why we
should be afraid to name the metal which
has been the only measure OF values since
the United States began to coin money.
Why, even the country from which l am
an exile, half-clvilized Russia, is prepar-
ing to get onto gold basis, and it would
i'll become the most enlightened nation OF
the globe to take step backward and join
Mexico, Japan and China.
Gentlemen, we shall not gain a single
electoral vote by refraining to declare for
gold standard, but we will lose the re-
spect and the credit of the whole world,
whose eyes are upon this convention, by
avoiding to say just what we mean. The
people of Nebraska are anxious and will
ing to pay their debts, but they are not
ready to liquidate them with 50-cent dol
lar. I trust, gentlemen, the resolution
will be carried"
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

Arizona-Postponed until the next Ter
ritorial convention.
New Mexico-Elects after convention.
Oklahoma-Henry E. Asp.
Indian Territory-Leo f. Bennett.
Alaska-Deadlock.
When the District OF Columbia was
called the name of Andrew Gleason was
sent up, but Perry Carson arose and OBJ
jected, saying he was in favor of himself
as member of the National Committee
and proposed that the question be sub
mitted to the alternates. [Laughter.]
A resolution was then offered and
adopted for meeting of the National
Committee tomorrow morning to fill
vacancies.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

at 8 20 o'clock, ELECTED mild applause from
the croyds in front of the bulletin boards
being hardly more vigorous than the
chilly demonstration consequent upon the
news of General Harrison's nomination
four years ago. The silver men were par
ticularly resentful of the conventions 8
choice as standard bearer.
Mckinley and Hobart. We can beat
that ticket; we can beat it" exclaimed
Hon. William s. White, delegate from
this State to the National Democratic Con-
vention, as he read the bulletin announc-
ing Hobart's election.
ITO do it," he resumed, 1--WE will have
Bland of Missouri and Teller of Colorado
on free silver platform"
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

Our opponents find fault that our revenue
system produces surplus. But they should
not forget that the taao has given a specific
purpose to s0hich all Of the surplus is profit
ably and honorably applied-the reduction of
the public debt and the consequent relief of the
burden of taxation. JAMES G. BLAINE.