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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-12

nent AGRIcULTURIsT, DeLand, Fla.
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Bluebells.
Bluebells! bluebells
On my own dear hills they bloom.
The west wind swells
Whistling through the yellow broom
But bluebeIls bow
And nod when the winds pass by:
And on their brow
Wear the hue of summer sky
What do they do all day
When the skies are fair and gay?
Or hang all dull and gray?
These blooms are just the same.
To flower and shine they came.
What if the rain should beat them down?
Wait for the morrow's sunny skies!
And up each head will rise!
Bells blue as maidens eyes
The hillside gem and crown!
Then upon the peaty sod
Thousand bluebells dance and nod,
Each a little wizard rod
Conjuring the winds abroad
Telling them in fairy chimes
Tales of long-forgotten times
Stories in the quaintest rhymes
ARREST of flowrs that grow
Bending to the breezes blow
AS they pass them to and fro
With a perfect rhythmic flow!
Bluebells bluebells! in childhood's hours
Ye were angels eyes to me.
But now I know your azure flower
Bears deeper mystery.
Each of the little bells
In fairy swells
A dear tale tells.
We know not how the lilies grow;
And how the bluebels bud and blow
We cannot tell; hut this we know
Who gives the fields their diadem
Will care for US, as he cares for them.
HILDA MUIRHEAD.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-12
Luck.

Do you go about complaining Of your
bad luck as plant grower? Do you say
81 have no luck with pansies," or 81
have no luck with Sweet Peas ?"
wouldn't; it's not exactly orthodox,
you know. A person who really believes
in "luck" must be sort of a fatallst.
OF course you're not a fatalist, but "bad
luck with plants is such neat excuse
for failure. Ignorance, inexperience
and neglect, improper soil, climate and
conditions, these are the things we get
around so easily by saying we have emo
luck"
How are we to secure "good luck?"
Well, that's another matter. In my
opinion there's but one way-acqulre ex-
perience. But do not think because you
have grown Geranium your success
with Fuchsiss or Heliotrope is sure. If
you have had long experience with
Pansies it will not help you much when
you begin to grow Sweet Peas. Because
you have had hardy bulbs blooming in
your yard for years is no reason for you
GO expect abundance Of bloom the first
year you try forcing them for the win
er window-g garden.
You must know each variety; it is
only after having grown a plant for
years that you can hope to have con-
tinued ''real good luck" with it. If you
happen to strike it the first year, we'll
and good. If not, try it under various
conditions for several years and, I'M
doubtedly, your "luck" will turn.
Do not depend too much upon the ad
vice of others. 1t seems to me now that
no one ever told me the right way to
grow plant yet, though have received
oceans of advice; and the printed direc-
lions accompanying plants and seeds are
seldom safe guides owing to the varia-
tions in climate, etc.
But habit is strong. Your old plant
grower, who can scarcely be called an
amateur, and who knows fully on what
a florists "luck" depends, receives a
plant of a variety new to her. She sets
it out with care and remarks doubtfully, |
81 wonder if I'll have luck with it.
She means Il wonder if l have the
right soil and conditions for its growUh"'
But to say that would be to admit ig-
aorance which is unnecessary when the
former expression answers so WE'LL
Jinthia Doering in Mayfiower.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-12
Bull bS& Plants.

Butterfly Lily (recently catalogued as "White
Gamma" by some enterprising forists), beau
tiful and fragrant .1Oc
Canna-Giant Cardinal, tall and snowy .......1O
G. Nepalensis fine yellow ................1O
G. Robusta, bronz re leaved. ..............."...10
G. Flaccida. the "Orchid Gamma" .............1O
Caladium Fsculentum-elephants ear. .........1O
Ra5-The above collection for so cents.
Amary!lis Equestre. cents each; three for Is
Genus; SIX 1Or 25c
Tuberose bulbs, fine double, SC. each six for..25
Tuberose, smaller sze per dozen.. .............1O
Oxalis bulbs (rose-coIored), per dozen.........1O
Madeira vine, SC. each; six for. ..............
Pereska Aculeata, each ......................."1
Night-blooming Cereus &c grandi1ora) .....2O
Coral, or Fusia-fowered honey 10
Ampeopsis qunque folia (American Ivy).....1O
W1stera Slnenss. .........................IO
Crotalaria Retusa (West India Rattlebox, or
Yellow Sweet Pea), good plants, each..........1O
rs To those who purchase 25 cents worth of
bulbs or plants and enclose cents additional
towards paying postage, will send cuttings of
q handsome fragrant, cream tea rose; or if pre-
ferred, OF the Cherokee rose; both fine evergreen
CLIMBERS of variegated Iantana cuttings.
SEEDS.
Two cents per packet. or packets for Sc.
Gamma Flaccida, G. Giant Cardinal, G. Nepalen
sis, Balloon vine, White Cypress, Thunbergla,
Wistera, Velvet Bean, Crotalaria Racinus
(Palma Christi). Lantana, Zinnias mixed, Mari
gold, Coral Honeysouckle
At SC. packet or two for SC.
Bryonopsis, marble vine, with lovely little
round fruits, notified red and white; Brazilian
Morning Glory. lavender blossom; Mexican
Ipom@a, white Mexican Moon Flower; Balsam
Apple the variety with small scarlet fruit
EJ-To all who purchase eight cents worth of
seeds. sending self addressed, stamped envelope
L will send packet Of fine Watermelon seed,
saved from choice melons, by myself; or if pre-
terred Crotalaria seed.
A8-If seeds or plants do not give satisfaction
would DE glad to be informed.
NJ. Q. Mills.
st. Thomas, PascO County, Fla.
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FLORAL DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to Floral Depart
ment AGRICULTURIsT, DeLand, Fla.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-27
TROLLEY LEGISLATION
An Impudent Lobby Secures
Almost Everything the
Companies Want.
Special to tbs Jerseu c.tu Neus.

~'CtN'- E'E
TRENTON, March 81. 1Ss6.RThere was
an unusually active. impudent and able
fobby in the Legislature this winter
the workers. as the men are called
who go down among the members and
secure their votes by hook orScrook. were
as persistent ana aggressive as any ever
seen here. Led by Elisha Gaddis, of New
ark, they cajoled, threatened and bull
dezed as they thought their interests re-
CURED, while such seminentiy respectable
men as Frank Bergen, of Elizabeth: To-
seph Coult, of Newark, and sex-Speaker
f.. Amber Armstrong, of Camden, who
from his rowing disposition among the
members in the Interests of trolley roads.
IS called Rambler, would remain in one
OF the anterooms to give advice and WORK
little misleading legal technical charges.
which they expect the courts will decide
gives them what they want.
Five important trolley laws will be
placed upon the statute books by the Lee
gislature of 1896, as the result Of their
labors. They were drawn and brought
here by the Association of Traction Com
panies OF New Jersey, which includes
every electric land horse railroad com
pany in the State. Senate bill No. LIS is
intended to reven the institution or
suits for damages against any railroad
company by lawyers who offer to hunt
up the evidence for the injured, and who
take most OF the 7noney fer their ser.
vices. The bill reqpires that written con-
tracts betWeensthe attorney and his client
shali Pc flled with the papers in court at
tne time OF bringing the. suit. The Court
Is nde mpoWered to sgt aside the contract
ana 70 adyust r at q fair sum for the
b p efai 4 Of the fs client if il is not just. t
make a business of sending out detect
ives Immediately after an accident to-
h9nt up eyideHce and that they get most
Senate bill No. T6 bears also on the
person very little.
OF the money recovered, and Che injured
subject Of damage suits. 1t allows the
trolley companies, whsn a suit for per-
sonal injury has been brought. to apply
to the court to have a physician appoint
ed to make an examination of the Injured
person, 50 that the physician can duality
as an expert. Senate bill No. 1874 limits
the time within which action for personal
the time the person is injured.
There are WI other very important
measures which affect the franchise of
governing bodyR of any municipalfty fhe
power to grant a franchise by two orf]in-
ances instead Of one. Under the law Of
must be accompanied by a map showing
the exact location ofsall poles, wires, etc.
The Court held that this map was an in
poles should happen to come in front Of
a residence and It was desired that their
location be changed, This could NOT be
chise, and By the moving OF q pole the
franchise might! be lost. Under the new
law there can Be two ordinances one
containing a description Of the places for
poles, etc. Should any change be desired
a n s = 1at WiTbo s1s s 9ns ~Gsai1 az eaa b
of the road. Senat bill No. 1872 validates
All franchises Of trolley roadssnow estab-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-27
NOTICE TO The PUBLIC
WOULD NOT CARRY TIE CORPSE
Mobokenss Esealts Beard Receive a
Novel nsinu rfcasfo1.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Hobo
ken Board Of Health was bella last night.
Health Inspector Granelii reported that there
had been received nineteen complaints regard
ing nuisances, of which eignteen have been
abateds
a communication was received from Mr..
a. ET~sStahl, an uncle of the late ). William
StalG relative to the Delaware. Aackawanna
and Western Railroad Company, refusing to
boken to B~ranchvile, N. J. Young Mr.. Stahl
died of diphtheria, and although his uncle
had secured a corpse ticket and transit ticket,
the company refused to allow either the
corpse or any Of tae attendants to SO upon
the train.
Mr.. Stahl wanted to know from tie Health
Board if he could get any redress from the
company. The funeral party had to go by
the Iehigh Valley ROAD.
Clerk Havroa Of the Board was Instructed
to notify Mr.. stah1 that his case was out
Of the jurisdiction Of the Board, and that
ne must consult q lawyer.
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and Game Commissioners. Penalty IS
seizure of apparatus.
Senate 1913. amends the act for forma-
ton OF traction companies, by requiring
the State Treasurer to hold the S25. 600
deposited with him until it be proven to
his satisfaction that an amount in excess
OF $4,000 has been expended by said com
pany, and when right to construct any
rallroad cannot be obtained the $25, 000
Shall be refunded.
ance law by allowing persons owning
property IN the State to engage in this
line Of insurance; provides penalty of
$500 for violation Of this act and puts
the business under care of the Commits
sioner of Banking and Insurance.
Senate 219 fixes the salary Of Commits
and allows s1,oo for expenses.
Senate ZIG, provides that the trustees
Ct the Manual Training School. at gor-
aen5oWn' snail consist OF the Superin-
Governor.
authority 70 construct house connections
TO the curb lines in cities.
Senate 294. relates to superintendent of
taxes, assessments and water rents in
Assembly SO. creates a District Court
for the city of Bayonne.
Assembly II, provides that by reason
OF increase OF population under the CEN
sns Of 1895. the Boards of Chosen Free
holders of counties having fromS75 ono ia
100000 shall not be increased in num-
Assembly 100, fixes i per cent. as the
rate Of interest on arrears of taxes ana
assessment in cities.
assembly POS, amends the District
Court act.
Assembiy 2s5. provides that bridges
for two or more counties shall Be cnn-
struggled at the expense of those counties
equally.
gAnized as homestead or building com
panles to convey real estate for building
Assembly 2s7.. fixes time Of city elec-
tons 9 hi in Newark and Jersey City on sec
ond tuesday Of April; term of office to
1sae Ilfos MsS os' aSll q Ma Eseeholders i
Raritan from Perth Am6oy @f to South afa
Assembly 3s7.. provides that in habeas
corpus proceedings .Nlative to the Gus
tody of a miner child. in the absence OF
ana nr,dcV we1fare q + ne re- a assIt the happiness
the custody. 49,
Assembly $50. provides that no boz
porated except by special act. ard when
SO Incorporated shall be governed bv the
general laws Of the State.
Assembly ZaS, provides that an exaela-
tor or administnator obtaining letters in
any other State may p~rosecufesor sue is
his State; he shall file a copy 81 his let
X Wttl lily ~ittOSdl4Ne t0urt.
Assembly S22, provides thai in coun-
ties that own stone crushers the Boara
Of Chosen Freehelders may use snca
crushed stone to uild and repair roads.
Yesterday afternoon there had been
fiied with the Secretary of State i20
chapters Of laws and there will probably
be a hundred more. In 1895 there were
a chapters, Two hundred and sixty-four
blils nave been taken to the Governor,
and. there are probably nearly a hun
dred vet to be delivered. In. 1895 there
were .7S8 bills passed both Houses. and
.in~l&a4. SCI bills
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-27

shaking and farewells followed and in
a few minute the Assembly Chamber
was left to the sweepers. 1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-27
NEW CITY HALL.

Sealed proposals for gas fixtures, with all
necessary labor pertaining thereto, for the
New City Hall in Jersey City, according to
specifications on file with the Clerk of the
Commission, will be Received at the meeting
of the City Hall Commissioners. to be heid
in the Aldermanic Chamber in the City Hall, on
THURSDAY, APRIL :. 1896,
AT 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
specifications showing more particularly the
above work may be inspected at the. office
OF the Clerk to said Commission. Mayors
once, City Hall. between the hours of 9 A.
NJ. and A P. N. daily, where blank forms
of bid may be obtained.
Parties making proposals for the above
work under the specifications viii be required
to present. with their estimate, Q bond as
now provided by Law. or q certified check for
rs per cent.Sof the amount of their respective
bid, as q guarantee OF good faith5 Tor Sign
ing such contract and bond as viii De drawn
by the Corporation Attorney.
Tie Commissioners reserve the right TO re-
ject any or all bids If deemed for the best
interests Of the City so to do.
Proposals Will be marked Proposals for
Gas Fixtures, New City Hail. directed TO
Getty Hall Commission. Jersey City, and
handed to the Clerk in open meeting when
cslled for in the order of business relating 10
sealed proposals.
By order of the Commissioners.
GEORGE +. Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-27
NEW CITY HALL.

Sealed proposals Cor Telephone Equipment.
with all necessary labor pertaining thereto for
the New City Halt in Jersey City, according
to plans and specifications on file with the
Clerk Of the Commission, will be received at
the meeting of the City Hail Commissioners.
to be held III the Aldermanic Chamber, in tina
City Hall. on
THURSDAY, APRIL I'D, 1896.
at 10 O'clock in the forenoon.
Plans and specifications showing more par
tieulariy the above work may be inspected at
the office of the Clerk to said Commission.
Mayors Office. City Hall, between the hours
Of . A. N. and 4 P. NJ. daily, where blank
forms Of bid may be obtained
Parties making proposals for the above
work Under the plans and specifications, will
be required to present. with their estimate.
a bond as now provided by law, or a certi-
fed check for 25 per cent. of the amount OF
their respective bid as a guarantee Of good
faith for signing SUCH contract and bond as
will be drawn by the Corporation Attorney,
The Commissioners reserve the right to re-
iect any or all bids il deemed TOR the best
interests of the City so to do.
Proposals Will be marked Proposals for
Telephone Equipment. New City Hail. di-
rectSa to .sEfty Hall. Commission, Jersey
CITY and handed lathe Clerk IN open meet.
Ing when. called form the order Of business
3relatinr to sealed proposals.
BY order Of the commissioners.
GEORGE 7. FARRELL, Clerk.
Dated March 25s 1886.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-27
AMUSEMENrTS.


p YEsEC THEATRE,
81 HEOEsOEA EN- N. j..
GEORGE Sole Manager.
Evenings at S:15. Matinee 2:l5s
POPULAR PRICES.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1896-12-10
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE.
What It Is Doing for the Develop"
lnent Of Foreign Trade.
The AmericanizatiOn of the West Indian
Islands-RailrOad Building in jamaica
Yankee COlonists as Coffee and
Fruit Planters.

Especial Kingston Gamaica) Letterl
20 vast is the extent OF the United
States, so seethEg the vortex Of home
activities that claim the immediate at
tention of the people, that it is not
to be wondered at if not only compara-
lively but actually few know anything
at all OF what is being accomplished for
the spread of the country's trade abroad
by these enterprising citizens who
strike out in new foreign fields. And
yet it is always interesting to note
the progress Of such enterprises.
How many people in the United
States, for instance, have any concep-
ton of the extent Of the American en-
terprise which is not only surely but
swiftly converting the magnificent but
neglected English island of Jamaica
into a lively and thriving American
colony-or at least center of Ameri-
can enterprise? Nevertheless, with the
single exception perhaps of the Ha-
waiian island, there is not another
foreign country in which there are cen
tered more important American inter,
ests. This being the case, it has &C.
Cured to me that brief account of the
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island. now that he has provided the
means of bringing the rich and varied
tropical and sub-.ropical products of
the interior within easy reach Of the
coast. And it is but q truth to say that
no more promising field for such
colonization could be found. However
true it may be that the natura! advan-
tages of Centra! America are equal to
those Of jamaica, it is also true that
in those regions there is practically OH
assurance of security for vested rights
or even life; whilst in Jamaica, Under
the British government, of course even
IL suggestion of any drawbacks OF
that sort would be the most ridiculous
exhibition of ignorance. rybody
who knows anything about it knows
that, in this respect, TO invest and settle
in Jamaica is just the same thing rs 10
do it in the United States.
The openings for agricultural indus
tries are sufficiently varied to offer in
ducements to every one, although there
can be no doubt that the future Of
Jamaica lies in her becoming the fruit
and kitchen garden of the United
States. Already has American enter
prise shown what can be done in the
line of fruit. The Boston Fruit COM
pany has created city at Port An
tonic which was formerly but coast
| hamlet. and turned the wilderness Of
three parishes into tiourishing banana
and orange walks. Twenty steamers
a month cannot now handle the trade
that used to be carried by six or eight
steamers year before the b. L. Z. came
into existence through the enterprise
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work of Americans in Jamaica cannot
but prove entertaining to readers at
home.
Years ago Jamaica was fiOurishiag
country. Two centuries ago the city
of Port Royal was described as the
richest spot in the world" But time
has wrought it's changes. On the RUNS
of buccanneering opulence rose the
throne OF the sugar king, and again, but
in another way, Jamaica was prosper
Gus. But European beet deposed the
monarch of West Indian industry and
Jamaica was rapidly falling into the
chaos of bankruptcy.
But there were untouched resources
that, hitherto unthought CT, were quite
able to place the island on third and
far more enduring industrial basis.
The trouble was that these resources
lay far away in the interior, beyond
the reach of local enterprise. And 1t
| is here that the American influence
came in. 1t would be long story TO
rcpeat in detail-sutfice it to say that
| sore six years ago an American syndi-
| cate, incorporated in New York unGer
| the name of the West India Improve
ment company, with Mr.. Frank Wes-
| son at it's head, took hold of the island
and set about developing its latent re-
sources.
A little local railroad about 20 miles
long existed. The syndicate bought
| this out and set to work, as first neces
| sity, to extend it. The story of MIR
| Wesson's enterprise would fill large
volume. The sequel is told in few
words. A month ago he had the salts
faction of completing the last secticI
of a railroad system, some 200 miles al
told, which traverses the island from
side to side and end to end, centerins
at Kingston and tapping all of the mos
fertile districts. And it may be trul.
said that nowhere in the world can ;
more remarkable instance of railroad
triumph be found. For the lines seal
mountains, tunnel through them, trov
erse forests opening up the wilderness
and span torrents in manner that l
simply marvellous. And hey, presto
Jamaica is open to enterprise.
The next step will be to introduc
American capitalists. This would hav
been already done but for the conduc
of the English governor, who appear
to have conceived a strong prejudic
; against everything American in ger
eral and Mr.. Wesson's enterprise i
I particular. But that is merely an il
cident. The people Of the island ar
ell enthusiastically in favor of the in
. PRODUCTION of American capital and er
terprise, and whilst governors come an
90 the resources of the island and th
hearts of it's people remain forever.
1t is the purpose OF Mr.. Wesson t
induce colonies OF american agricu
tarisls to come down and settle In th
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of Capt. l.. D. Baker. And yet the fruit
industry is only in its infancy scarce
ly beyond the experimental stage. 1t
may thus be conceived what the future
will bring forth when MIR. Wesson in
troduces his projected colonies Of
orange growers from Florida and Cali
fornia, and other agriculturists from
other parts of the United States.
Whilst fruit and vegetables offer
greater immediate inducements, how
ever, 1t is coffee that gives the first
promise of permanent investment.
Their are already many Americans here
who have embarked in coffee culture,
and their experience is most satisfac-
tory. Coffee begins to bear at three
years, and goes on bearing continuous
ly for from 90 to 70 years. 10 clear
the land and plant it ous costs about
$45 per acre. A settler with some little
| capital to begin with, and keep him
! going for three or four years, could
soon become independent by following
this line of agriculture. The Ameri-
cans now embarked in it began some
years ago when the railroad extension
commenced. Now the railroad is COM
pleted SO are their first crops.
Next to coffee come tobacco, cocoa.
pimento, nutmegs, ginger, and SO forth.
all of which are practically awaiting de-
velopment. And labor is plentiful and
cheap, the average price paid for day )
work being 36 cents.
| ho of n
thus carrying their enterprise into
Jamaica and the other southern lands
there is, of course, the impetus that
their presence gives to the export trade
Of the United States, the value of which
cannot be oserestimated. For example
whilst eight years ago Jamaica bought
only some five per cent. OF her imports
from the United States. at the presen
time it is something like 35-and Is
steadily increasing year by year
And the same thing, on smaller scale
is going on in the smaller islands, tn,
commerce between which and TIN
United States now requires to be han
died by regular direct lines of steam,
ers, whereas ten years ago three o
four regular sailing vessels easii.
handled all the Caribbean trade of Il,
United States outside of Jamaica.
And thus does it come about tha
. these somnolept and withal muc
neglected islands of the caribbean, Eng
lish in SO far as nationality is COZ
cerned are fast becoming Americanize
and awakening to the prospect of a fl
ture stall more glorious because NOR
rerrnane1. Prosperity than they eve
, enjoyed during the centuries.
T P. PORTER.