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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-10-21

They did not eat them, but just scat
tered them all over. Finally our pa
thence was exhausted and they were
banished to the chicken yard, where
they amused themselves by killing
four or five hens, and pulling the
LAYING hens off the nests. After the
turkeys we're gone the OXalis showed
an inclination to die down for the
winter; so I set them in dry place
to dry out. 1 do not think the in
forced rest agreed with them, as it
was not time for them to die down.
Neither did the cans; for the edges
were sharp, and as the OXalis is
weeping plant, the leaves were sawed
off. That, together with the turkeys,
pretty we'll discouraged them,
guess. However, on digging them up,
[ found there were nine blooming
bulbs. Last spring | determined OH
a. new course of treatment, and Sc
cured an old tin basin, the edges of
which were turned down and would
not cut. Some holes were made in
the bottom for drainage, and the ba-
sin filled with common sand enrich
ed with stable manure. The bulbs
were planted and the whole thing
we'll watered and set in the sun for
them to grow. I really began to
think that the bulbs had decayed,
they were so long in coming up.
Then one or two came up and after
a while they all did, but so slow. 1t
was two months at least before they
all got up. Then they tried to make
up for lost time by growing and
blooming as fast as they could. From
the time they first began to bloom,
till now, they have been, in the words
of the poet, "a thing Of beauty and q
joy forever" Many people have no
ticed them and thought them very
pretty. Now there are very few flow
ers, and [ expect they are preparing
| to take a rest soon, but I'm not go
ing to NEEDLE. They will receive ex-
| actly the same treatment they have
been having; viz: plenty of sun, fer
| tilizer and water; until they turn
yellow, and then Ishall not give them
much, if any, water; and when l dig
them up, this fall, [ think | may rea-
sonably expect to find them increas-
ed by more than three.
Irene Moase.
Clear Water, Fla.
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BY an oversight of the makeup"
part of the head of the article on
Rose Culture was omitted. The arti-
Gle referred to secured the Agricul-
turist third prize for the best article
on Roses and Roses Culture in Flor
ida.
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firm Alex. Dickson & Sons, Royal
Nurseries, Newtonwards Co. Down,
Belfast, Ireland, who advertises fine
roses at very reasonable prices.
1t is we'll to start the delicate ones,
and the cuttings in pots, and keep
them partially shaded during the
hottest weather, and from the frosts
of winter. The best way to succeed
with cuttings is to follow direc-
tons given in the Agriculturist, a
few weeks since, and also the last of
August, both plans are good, though
[ have rooted cuttings every month
in the year. When the cuttings are
well rooted transplant them to pots
until strong and then, to larger pots
before setting in the permanent bed.
There are very few roses that will
not grow and do we'll from cuttings
under these conditions. They will
not grow as strong as budded ones
in the same length of time, but are
very nice to bud from, as the most
satisfactory way to propagate is by
budding. The stronger the root, the
faster will the new rose grow, some
times good many yards in season.
There are a good many kinds OF
roses that make good budding stock,
[ will mention some of them, The
Cherokee, Mccartney, Manetta, Sew
en- Sisters, Sanguinia Sempernirens
a native Florida rose, The Pink daily,
also Prim rose that grows freely
in the sand. The Cherokee and Nc
Cartney are amoung the best, and
are in reach of all. If properly trim
med and tied to stakes are as easily
budded as any. September and Feb
ruary are the best months in which
to bud, if the stick is in growing
condition, and the buds from mature
wood of one years growth they are
almost certain to take. If conditions
are right, budding can be success
fully done in other months, hot sun
and heavy rains are not" helpful to
success.
[ had Mccarthy stock nearly one
inch in diameter, [ tied these long
growths to stakes and budded each
near to the ground; [ girdle the
stock nearly around five or six inches
from the root, or above the bud, that
leaves the flow of sap for the bud
mainly. In three months [ had TWEEN
ty blossoms of a rich dark red rose,
very double and velevty and fragrant
The Jean Siebaud / have this also
budded on the Seven Sisters, large
leaved, doingvery nicely, and it with
stood the great freeze. [ have the
Augusta Tea, two varieties OF the
Californian, the Waltham Queen, and
Queen of Walthans, leila Prudell,
Beauty of Europe, Counte De Paris,
Reve Dor, Florida rose, beautiful
MANY colored rose Duchess De Bra
bant. and others. The Perpetuals all
do well budded in this way, for a
time at least, as the great freeze cut
off so many my experience was not
as long as [ wish it might have been
though [ know of several that surviv
ed even that, in less exposed places
III. o1;,,oI 1;,,o DiuononSiS Pink Dai1V
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Roses and Rose Culture in Florida.J
Florida is pre-eminently a land of
flowers, and especially of the rose,
the queen of flowers.
excepting in an occasional cold win
ter.
But it is a mistake to expect that
they will flourish with no care. AS
well as with other plants, we need
to study them, and understand their
requirements. Some do not succeed
with the Perpetuals, but these rich
est of all roses do well under proper
conditions.
AS my nursery man sent me num-
Der of them one year, [ thought I
would experiment with them. / had
a large bed excavated, about two and
one half feet deep, put in refuse and
course material in the bottom for
drainage, and then filled with rich
earth, and muck, and fertilizers
about the premises, hen yard, COW
and horse stable, adding layers of
clay the last foot of depth. I set my
roots in holes six inches deep, or less
according to the size of root, filled
in with fresh sand about them, until
they could get started, watered well,
and then mulched the whole to a
depth of six inches, with pine nee
dies and leaves.
The rose should never be planted
too deep, nor in shady or dry places.
The soil does not need to be packed
around them, as the water will do
this, and settle the earth between
the roots. They should be watered
three times a week, and Oftener if
hot and dry, and well shaded for a
time. The roses did we'll and richly
repaid me for my trouble. While
such bed is most necessary for Hy-
brid Perpetuals, it is equally as good
for the Hybrid Teas, as it retains
moisture and does not burn out in
the hot sun as a bed of sand does:
The Hybrid Teas do not need as
heavy soil, but the more humus the
better. When time to fertilize [ have
this raked from the roots, hoe light
ly, and put on Simon Pure, or clear
bone, with a quart of SCOT added to
each root, and a few trowels full Of
cotton seed meal in holes away from
the roots for a reserve force, and to
hasten poisoning.
At another time, for they should
be fortified three or four times a
wear. I use fine tobacco mixed with
fertilizer from the hen house and
cow manure, and mulch again. [
have applied, every week the soap
suds from the laundry, with quart
of nitrate of soda to barrel, this is
q stimulus to the rose, and deoder-
ICES the soap suds, and is both moist
IRE and fertilizer, and safe place to
put it.
The mulching will all disappear
and require a new coat every three
or four months. I found afterwards
that this was very much the same
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FLORAL DEPARTMENT.

Address all comm uncatio"s to Floral Depart
ment ACKNOWLEDGMENT DeLand, File.
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For the Floral Department
Rose and Rose Culture in Florida.

rhe following article secured special prize
awarded by the Floral Department of the
FLORIDA AGRICULTUKST for the best MS. on
Roses and Rose Culture in F1OridaJ
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19

PLAYED WITH MATCHES.

Two ahies iiaasiaa 4 W. nud tmosi,el
Child Fatally var..d
BALTIMORE. Md. March FL.
Schultz. farmer, and his wife. ten.
ants on the land belonging 10 st.
Stephens Episcopal church, near Mill.
ersville, locked their three little chill.
dren in their frame house and went to
work IN the field Of neiphboring
farm. Two babies, aged eight and
eighteen months, were left asleep in a
crib. The eldest child, aged three
years, was toddling about the floor.
The mother had thoughtlessly left
matches on chair beside her bed.
The little one evidently got hold OF
them and set fire to the bedding. The
wife Of Rev. William Mumford, rector
OF the church, saw the flames and sent
her servants TO the rescue. They burst
In the door Of the burning house. The
crib was In flames and the two babies
were literally roasted alive. At the
risk OF his own life, a servant saved
the three.year.old child, but It Is so
badly burned that 1t cannot recover,
having inhaled the flames. The mother
and father are crazed over their terri
BILE loss, and 1t is feared the woman
cannot survive the shock.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
NEWS NOTES.

The treasury gold reserve is nov
SIG, 0O0 00O the highest since 1891
Hereafter a Bible will be found OF
the caboose Of every NJ, X Il I. freigh
train.
W. r Frost, an attorney OF Holden
Mo-. has been indicted for forgery and
cnbezzlement
The Garnett Kan Agitator nomi
Mates Mrs NJ, u. Lease for attorney
general Of Kansas.
The friends OF the several republican
presidential candidates have begun te
distribute campaign buttons.
The circuitcourt judges Of Cincinnati
decided that jackson and Wallin
must 20 to Campbell county, Ky, to be
Ir'e | far Pearl l'ryans murder,
ei..ic.als Of the leading organizations
uel in Washin .ton ON the 18th to con
7'der bills now pending before con.
fess of interest to railway employees
I re ut Fort Scott, Kan. DESTROYED
The Star hotel building and the W. U.
Sell Wholesale grocery building. Bells
stock of goods was saved. Loss, SlO,-
TOO
he 18th annual session OF the ST,
s.'u's conference Of the M. h. church
''"'nblcd at Sedalia this mornin
TAI, conference will represent over
lo,Nl0 Me,hodists
lhr Kansas railway commissioners
strpngly indorse the bill by Congress-.
man Curtis, now pending, giving in
creased powers TO the interstate com.
merce commission
The supreme court of the United
States decided that the state of Cali.
tornia had a legal right to assess taxes
against the Central and Southern Pa.
cilic railroad companies.
thomas A. Edison has progressed SO
far in his experiments with the Roent.
gen rays that 1t is now possible to see
with the naked eye through solid
block of wood eight inches thick.
Mrs. Barbara Pankau, under arrest
At st. Joseph, NO., for numbering
Mary Ronskrs infant, is thought to
have been the cause of good many
similar deaths while acting in her ca
oacity as midwife.
1t is said the Missouri Pacific has de-
'ided to put on new fast train be.
,ween St Louis and Kansas City
which will make but three stops be-
'ween the cities, making the run in w
tours Close connection at Kansas
lily with the Santa Fe will enable peo-
'le of the far southwest to get their
nail from the east several hours earlier.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
FORTY LIVES LOST.
Gunpnwsl~r xpi0at1n M tho British
Stenmshtp MAtRtiI, In A fricAu Watera

Gunpnwsl~r xpi0st0n MI tho British
stenm.hip Matadl, In African Waters
LONDON, March II. The British
steamer Matadi. which sailed from
Sierra Leone on February 5. was to-.
tally DESTROYED at Bona by an explo-
sion Of gunpowder, March 4 The
whole fore part OF the Matadi was
blown into the air, and 40 persons
were killed, including a missionary
named Hawk, and his wife. Bona, or
Bomma, is on the Congo river, only
about 50 miles from it's mouth. Twenty.
two Of the 40 killed were members
OF the Matadi's crew, two were pas
sengers and 10 were native la
borers. Sixteen Of the crew escaped
without serious injury. The Matadi
had on board ten tons of gunpowder,
quantity which sufficiently accounts
for the disastrous effects of the explo.
sion. The mails and the specie which
were on board were saved. The vic.
Tins Of the accident were asleep at the
time OF the disaster. The officers Of
the steamer escaped.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
SITUATION m KENTUCKY.

Issi-'st"r- FL" fhrctgh AZ rmrd Force
tin aliot .na-a TOR Un,ted states Sen.
niUr.
FRANKFORT, KY, March l7.-Three
companies nf the state guard took up
their position ON the state house
grounds yesterday morning, and the
Kentucky legislators filed through
picket lines to their meeting places in
the capitol. The presence Of this
armed force was he subject Of numer.
GUS resolutions and acrimonious de bate
in both houses before and after the
joint session. The senate by a strict
party vote adopted resolution recit.
Ing the action Of Gov. Bradley in call.
ing out the militia, which was declared
to be without warrant or law, neces.
sity or Justification" and appointing
committee headed by Senator Goebel
to inquire into such contempt and
breach OF privilege, and to report to
the senate for final action. At the
joint session one ballot for United
States senator was taken to fulfill legal
requirements after the democrats and
Populist Poor had broken quorum by
refusing to respond to roll call. An.
other ballot will be taken to-day.
Adjt Collier announced that the mill
tia would remain on duty until the
legislature adjourned,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
NEW AMERICAN-JAPAN LINE.
Japanese Government VIII Put On Full
tine Of HtaamarA to San FrancIscn

Japanese Government VIII Put ~, ~ Ful
tine Of Steamers to San Francisco.
WASHINGTON, March II. Evidences
OF great activity, political and COM
mercial, in the affairs Of Japan, China
and the countries OF the far East come
to the legations here. As result Of
Japan's prosperity, brought about by
the successes in the war with China,
that country has not only determined
to largely augment her navy. but also
establish commercial steamship lines
connecting the United States with ia
pan. The Japan Steam Navigation Co. 10
preparing to enter this field, running
between San Francisco and Yokohama
in competition with the Pacific Mail
and the Oriental and Occidental lines,
now controlling this trade. New
steamers are to be built, and the repre-
sentative of the company has recently
passed through Washington on his way
to contract for the ships, two of which
probably will be built in this country
and two in England. They will be Of
5000 to 5000 tons burden, and will
have speed of several knots greater
than the ships now in the Pacific
service,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
CLEVER coUNTERFEiTERS.

Leader of y Gang and His Wife tapturs9
ST. Joseph--Tw" Escaped
Sr. JOSEPH, Mo-, March II. = Officers
Yesterday captured W. L. Pease, tho
leader of gang Of dangerous counter
letters, as he was calling Tor box at
the Burlington freight office, to which
it had been shipped from Omaha to,
William Herb. /" The box, when
opened. was found to contain a kettle.
scales, molds and ladies for the mann.
facture Of coin, and half busl,el Of
dollars and halves. They are the best
counterfeits ever seen here, and would
easily deceive the average business
man.
Pease has for his pals W. L. Herb
and another man whose identity is nn-
known, both of whom escaped from
the rear door Of Il private boarding
house us the officers entered the front.
Pease's wife was arrested ut Fifteenth
street and Frederick avenue, where she
had concealed some of the counterfeit
money. She made confession, saying
the men had made the money in
Omaha. where much OF the spurious
stuff had been circulated.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
MULvANE WILL FIGHT 1T.


Another attempt Being Made to Force the
Topeka Capital into Receivers Hands,
Topeka, Kan, March is. b. Isen-
hart, as special master In the suit
brourht by ]. Il. Baker, OF st. Louis,
against j. X. Hudson and the Topeka
Daily Capital Co, to collect debt d ne
from Maj Hudson, yesterday filed a
report recommending the appointment
Of a receiver for the Capital. lie holds
that the sale Of tho mortgages and
stock Of the Capital to John r. Null.
vane does not release the prop
erty from liability for Bakers
$1,000 claim. The report will be COM
batted to the bitter end by Mulvane
and Hudson, who claim that every
movement on their part has been legi-
innate and lawful, and was not for the
purpose of evading just debts The
question which will be mainly at issue
is whether or not the transfer Of the
Capital to a company by Maj. Hudson
in 1880 was legitimate transaction.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19

committee on irrigation of arid lands
yesterday decided to report favorably
the bill introduced by Mr.. Herman.
chairman Of the committee. providing
for the conveyance Of arid lands TO The
states and territories The land II q
be disposed Of to settlers in small
holdings and the money thus obtsinsd
to be used in the reclamation Of the
remainder Of the lands.
KANSAS REDEMPTION LAW CASE.
WASHINGTON, March II. - Tho =.
preme court denied the motion of Al.
torney Scott, OF Kansas City, asking
that an oral argument he allowed n
the Kansas mortgage redemption cas-.
..,eaosition Of the court appears %
De 70 carry outline orr slnHl proeramme
to have the case submitted by briefh
on or before April 10.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
BIG CHICAGO SWINDLE.
Merchants Played for 800, 1000 bv Men Who
bought Goods with nd VOTES

Merchants Played for 1000 bv Men Who
Fought Goods with ad 0tes
CHICAGO, March II. Francis p Vim
cent, a real estate dealer. and Patrick
Larkin, a saloonkeeper, were arrested
on charge OF being accomplices Of
Francis ]. Renpath in his swindIing
operations. The method of working
the swindle was simple. One of Rem.
paths men would be sent to business
house to purchase all the way from
$500 70 $1,000 worth of goods He
would present a note Endorsed by Rem.
path, who was considered good, as he
owned considerable property, and it
would be taken in payment. The
goods would be sold and Renpath and
his friends would divide, the note be-
ing left to take care OF itself. As far
as known, the aggregate OF the swim.
dies Oh Chicago merchants is about
$50, 900 and it may DO more.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
THE DELGADo OUTRAGE.


An American Shot by spanish Troops Who
Knew he Was an American.
HAVANA, March l7.--Dr Jose Manuel
Delgado, the American citizen who is
reported to have been shot and nearly
killed by Spanish troops under the
command of Gen. Melquiz, arrived
here yesterday. He is so seriously in.
jured that he had to be carried on
stretcher. The captain-general has
promised the promptest inquiry into
the circumstances in the case, and has
given assurance that the guilty per-
sons will be most severely pun.
ished, DR.. Delgado says that
number of the employees Of the Del
gado plantation, near Bainoa, have
been killed by the troops, in
Guiding the brothers Tipia, and the
two Guerras father and son. The cir.
cumstances in the case, so far as they
could be gathered at present, seem to
point to most gross and deliberate
outrage upon the part OF the Spanish
soldiers, who were made aware that
DR.. Delgado and his aged father were
both American citizens.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
GALES IN ENGLAND.


The Flying 'qu.droa Was Compelled to
Make for Queens own
LONDON, March H. --Terrible gales
occurred yesterday in the west of
England and in Ireland, The force of
the wind and the waves was such that
the piers at Liverpool were washed
over and flooded. Several derelict and
disabled vessels have been towed into
tho Mersey The ship canal has
been made unnavirable by the storm
and the walls Of the canal were SO.
verely tried by the wash Of the waves
The flying squadron, which was the
center Of so much attention few
weeks ago, when the crisis between
Great Britain and Germany was acute,
had to make for Queenstown for har.
Dor In some distress, the vessels Of the
squadron having shipped large quanti-
ties OF water.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19

uMAHA, Neb., March l7.--An open
letter was made public yesterday by
Senator Thurston for the alleged pur-
pose of settling the differences between
the Mckinley and Henderson forces in
Nebraska. As the senator Is the
spokesman OF the Nebraska Mckinley
forces, 1t Is supposed to be satisfactory
to him. The plan is that the state
convention shall adopt resolutions that
II is the hope of the Nebraska repub-
leans to see Mckinley president, but
II the occasion arises In the national
convention when they can nominate
Henderson, they will do so.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-03-19
A CRAVE CHARGE.
A Man Arrested at Lancaster, Pa,
for Numbering His Father
FELL DOWN FORTY FEET TO DEATH.
A Prominent Chicago Manufacturer ALLIED
BY tho Falling Of y .caff0ld-Funersi
l1rty Panic-stricken-A Pow
der Explosion.

LANCASTER, Pa, March II. The citi-
zens OF this town were startled yester.
day afternoon by the arrest OF William
Miller, aged 49, for the murder of his
father William Miller, 70 years old, on
January rs, when the Champion forge
and blower works were destroyed by
fire and the aged mans remains were
found in the ruins Charles Tinker
was arrested as an accomplice. Previ.
Gus to the date OF the alleged crime
OF arson and mur er, the towr had
been terrorized by numerous incen.
diary fires, and no trace Of the guilty
ones could be found. The fire at the
Champion works caused loss OF $780,.
orc At the time the old Waterman.
Miler's father, could not he found.
Three days later his oharred body was
found among the debris of the burned
building. The position OF the body
gave rise to suspicious Of foul play and
an investigation was begun by the
local police. Detective Elwell who
has been quietly working up the case,
says he has conclusive evidence against
Miller. 1t is said the son bears bad
reputation.
FELL DOWN FORTY FEET TO DEATH
CHICAGO, March I'D j. Colvin. a
prominent manufacturer OF galvanized
iron cornice, met a horrible death
while experimenting some work on
the new station OF the Lake street ele-
waited road at Ffty.Second street.
While standing on temporary scat.
fold between the two tracks an east.
bound train struck the end OF Il pro-
jecting plank and the men were hurled
into the street below, distance of 40
feet, and Mr.. Colvin was almost in
stantly killed.
A FUNERAL PARTY PANIC-sTRICKEN.
OTTuMwA, la, March l7.-Char!es
Morrison was killed, child was fatal
ly injured and the hundred or more
members Of funeral party almost
panic.stricken late yesterday after
noon by the running away Of one of
the teams in the funeral procession.
Morrison's horses became frightened
and dashed frantically through the
procession, frightening other teams,
causing several runaways and narrow
escapes from death.
TWO KILLED ny A POWDER EXPLOSION.
BILLINGS, Mont, March fat the
North Pacific stone quarries, IA miles
'ast OF here, yesterday, two laborers
we're killed by q powder explosion and
'hree others we're seriously injured.