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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-25
French Methods of Preserving Grapes.

French Methods Of Preserving Grapes.
In France the following methods are
adopted with success for preserving
grapes fresh during the winter months.
The ordinary plan is to place the gra pes
on trays lined with straw, Dat it is far
preferable to suspend the same with
double hooks from wooden frames or
hoops. The grapes ought to be hung
upside down, in which inverted position
the berries do not touch one another so
closely. Another method is to place h
cutting OF the vine, with one or two
punches of grapes on it, in wide
mouthed bottle filled with water, which
contains charcoal powder, to prvent It's
getting foul. The cutting is held in po-
sition by perforated circular discs of
wood or cork. The bottles can be ar
ranged on shelves with notches. The
water and charcoal have to be renewed
from time to time These arrangements
ought to be placed in dry room in the
upper part of the house, where fresh air
can be admitted, and where the temper
allure never falls as low as the freezing
point. Decayed berries must be removed
from time to time, but otherwise the
grapes should not be touched with the
fingers. Sound grapes, arranged with
their stalks in bottles can be kept for six
mon tbs. -Australasian.
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grow under the wings. Those of the
male are usually black and are the fin
est of all; the female plumes are lighter
in color, and permit dyeing. Tail and
breast feathers are also valuable. The
finest feathers produced by the ostrich
are the three plumes used as q head
dress by the ladies of the Court of St.
James, and those who are presented to
the Queen.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-25
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm.
WEST e. TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo O., WALDINe, KINNAN & MAR
WIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price rs cents per bottle. Sold by al
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best. 3-4-9
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-25
Remedy for Tree Borers.

Professor A. J. Cook, of Claremont,
gives in the Rural Californian the fol-
lowing remedy for certain tree borers
which he finds plentifulin various parts
of Southern California and which he
Identifies as the Chrysobothris mali.
REMEDY.
Rub the trunks early and again late in
June with soft soap or mixture of soft
soap and crude carbolic acid. In case
one has not and cannot get soft soap, it
is easy to make mixture of hard soap
and the carbolic acid, as we make kero-
sene emulsion, only we use the crude
carbolie acid instead of the kerosene.
have known hundreds of trees and in
few cases entire orchards to be utterly
destroyed by these borers. 1t would
have been easy and very inexpensive to
have prevented the entire loss as just
explained.
AS it is believed that trees that are
weak and ailing are especially suscep-
tible to attack by these borers, it is es-
pecially to be advised that every pains
of good cultivation and added fertility
be employed, especially the first two or
three years after transplanting.
In case of neglect, where the borer
gets to work, we still have way to
Clrcumvent these destructive pests. 1t
is not impossible to kill them by punch
ing in the holes with wire. 1t is also
possible to make hole at the top Of the
wound and pour in by use of small oil
can, kerosene oil. We have only to
reach them with the kerosene to kill
them ALL"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-25
Encouraging Outlook

After the freeze last winter the people
were discouraged, having purs uaded
themselves to believe that nothing but
hard times would confront them for
many years to come. HAPPY, however
the freeze has proven blessing in dis
guise. The orange groves having been
destroyed necessity has forced the de-
velopment of other Industries with the
most satisfac tory results. The rapidity
with which Florida is recovering from
the financial shock received by the de-
struction of the citrus fruit in many To-
calities, is indeed wonderful, and speaks
volumes in favor of the future growth
and prosperity of the state. The follow
ing, which we clip from the Jacksonville
Citizen, shows the changed condition of
affairs within the past year.
"Do you know that more lettuce is be-
ing shipped ont of Florida this year
than in any other year in the history of
F orida7" asked J. NJ Rice of the Amer
lean Refrigerator Transit company at
the St. Johns House last night. 'It is
really surprising the amount that is be-
ing shipped from Gainesville and the
Gulf" continued the speaker. Il will
also venture to say that it is the most
profitable crop that has ever been ship
ped from the ate. know, for fact,
that farmer near Gainesville has de-
posted 5000 in bank so far this year,
and know that he has not more than
five acres in his farm. He sold a few
days ago $500 packages for 81 a pack
age"
The only thing that | am afraid of is
that next year all the farmers in that
part of the State will plant lettuce and
the result will be loss to all. Oranges
never begun to be so profitable as let
tuce. | would not recommend the grow
ing of it, as I would rather see those that
are in the business have a monopoly
than to see number lose money. Straw
berries are commencing to go north
ward. They are being shipped from
Lawtey, starke, Gainesville, Plant City,
and Panasoffkee The shipm ents are
ra Their big at the present time, but good
prices prevail.
"Taking everything into consideration
am sure that only few farmers now
have crops who have not nice little
bank account to act as balm for the
wound of last winter"
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the bean weevil, but against the corn
and other weevils. The cheapness of
the remedy and the readiness Of appli
cation, strongly recommend it to gen.
eral use.-Ex. Sta alton Bulletin No. 81,
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The Bean 'WeeVil.

The damage done is much more appar-
emit in the seed beans, which are some
times nearly destroyed by ravages, but
the yield and marketable value of the
bean are greatly lessened by the work
of the larvae within the young and grow
ing bean.
Bean pods infested with this insect
show warty protuberances, terminating
in black specks, marking the entrance
of the larvae. By many, such pods are
thought to have been stung, and are
called ''specked" beans. Beans so af
fected do not find ready sale on the
market.
The effects of these insects should not
be COMPOUNDED with that of a fungus
disease, also affecting the bean pod.
They are easily distinguished, however,
as the fungus produces depressed reddish
spots on the pod, about one-third Of an
inch in diameter, which gradually grow
into enlarged circular spots. Beans af
fected with this fungus (Colletrotrlchum)
are said to be ''spotted."
The bean weevil was probably intro
duced into this country, and IS now
quite generally distributed, being found
over large portion Of the United States.
1t is particu larly abundant in the South
ern States. AS early as 1860 it was
noticed that this beetle was attacking
the bean, and IN later years as the grow
ing Of this plant increased, it has shown
decided partlalitv to this crop. which
now furnishes the greater part, if not all
of it's food.
DESCRIPTION.
The Larva-The larva is small,
soft-bodled, grub-like insect, passing it's
entire lite in the bean.
The Adult.-The beetle is about one
tenth of an inch in length, ashy black,
with a slight brownish tinge. The body
is quite hard, and is somewhat fat
tened.
LIFE HISTORY.
The adult beetle lays her eggs IN the
young and tender pod, by gnawing
hole and then depositing the eggs with
in. The eggs hatch within eight or ten
days, and the larvae, penetrating the
bean, begin to feed. Several Larvae may
inhabit the same bean, in which case,
each has it's separate cavity. The larvae
reach maturity in the latter part of the
summer and transform into pup@ in the
fall. It is not known with certainty
how long they remain in the pupa state,
but sooner or later the bean weevil ap-
pears. and again deposits eggs on the
young beans; or, in the case of stored
beans for seed or other purposes, on the
dry beans. Many successive generations
may be raised in stored beans.
TREATMENT.
Beans saved for seed or other purposes
should, upon being brought in, be thor
oughly subjected to the fumes of car
bon bi-sulphide. This is very easily
done in the following way: Secure a
tight barrel, cover the bottom with a
layer of the shelled beans about six
inches deep, pour over this layer an
ounce of carbon bi-sulphide. Place over
this another layer of beans of the same
depth, and treat with the liquid as above,
and so on until the barrel is full. 1t
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-03-25
Florida Ostrich Farm.

WIN mas rcCeuI4y 0DSageu III GnG UuSlHeSS
OF ostrich farming, is quoted as follows
by Palm Beach correspondent of the
Citizen: ''It occurred to me many years
ago." said Mr., Tiffin, "that if ostrich
farming could be successfully carried
on in California, tho same might be
done here, especially if it were simply
question of climatic adaptability, for
the climate Of East Florida is more
similar to that Of South Africa, the
habitat of the bird, than is that of Cali
fornla. | have closely watched the pro-
gress Of these latter farms, becoming
more interested yearly, So that last fall
when, in Atlanta, had an opportunity
two, male and female, and brought them
to my Indian River place on Merritts
Island, which is about latitude %
These birds did so we'll, seeming so
perfectly at home and we'll adapted to
the conditions, that went back to At
lanta and bought the lot, fifteen in all,
some of them very Large and valuable,
and [ now have the m all at home. Most Of
them were raised on Los Angles farm,
but few are native African birds.
"The value of an ostrich in South
Africa is about $500. [ bought mine
for little more than S1C0 apiece,so that
I may be said to have made quite a
bargain. The birds seem to be perfectly
at home, and feed upon the grass which
grows plentifully upon my place. also
give them large quantities of corn and
other grain. and occasionally try them
with little meat of some kind of which
they eat sraringly, for the ostrich is a
strictly gramnlvorous feeder. When [
first brought them down, they ate little,
and l concluded l must give them an
appetizer, which did, each one, in the
shape of goodsized asafoetida pill.
Since that time they eaten ravenously.
"Ostriches are like quaiIs, in that they
pair off aud need run to themselves,
separated from other pairs At present
mine are all together, as I have not had
time to arrange their quarters. In
Africa on the large farms pair has
about 40 acres to run in. | shall give
mine only about two acres, which may
be small for them at first, but to which
l am sure they will readily adapt them
selves in time. My birds have already
| begun laying. | have gathered about
six eggs, and the season is just begin
ming. Fifty eggs are laid during the
season, one laying season to the year.
The average weight of an ostrich egg is
81 ounces, some, of course, much larger,
and it has the appearance of ball of
ivory. The shell is thin and delicate
and smashes easily if dropped when con-
tanning the yolk, but if the yolk is re-
moved the shell is as durable as china
and is largely used among natives as a
drinking cup. Ancients used them COM
monty, and the famous draught of the
pearl dissolved in vinegar is supposed to
have been taken from an ostrich egg.
The female sits on the egg during the
day, the male at night. This seems to
be nature, but most ostrich farmers now
use incubators, especially as the male
bird m anitests an unaccountable grudge
against the young one, and kills it if
possible. shall introduce the incuba-
| tor when begin raising birds Ostrich
Evening journal., 1896-01-21
AotlrItr for ArmsnInn ReIIef

At the home Of Ohsirnan Il Il Warner
last evening the Armenian Relief Com
mittee met aud arranged for q public
meeting, appointing Bishop Coleman
chairman Of q csmmittse to co operate
with the Ladies Auxiliary Another
committee of seven, consisting Of e. T..
Warner, George g. Capelle, Rsvs. a..
Ashton Henry. J r Milligsn, Philip B.
Csbell. w. A. Wslliug and Merritt Hull
burd, was appointed TO take such action
as they deemed advisable to raise money
and prepare resolutions for publication
requesting that subscriptions be received
at the various newspaper Offices and then
turned ever 10 the treasurer. IL Wss
decided to ask the pastors Of sll
Christian congregations in the state to
observe the frst Sunday 10 February, or
one near that day rs q special day for
services
Evening journal., 1896-01-21
BAYlRD HIgElBG ALL HEARTS.

That is What British Admiralty Om-
clsl sats About Gelawaro's Fore most
Citizen.
Oas OF WilminRton's NEST prominent
business non has brsther who holds an
inportont clerical position In the British
Admiralty Office This hdniralty cfieial,
in a letter just received by bis Wilmlng
ton kinsman, gives expression TO the
following sentiment:
WIS a terrible upset thsrs has bssn
between American and England ever this
Venezuelan business We are quite
distressed at ths thought OF two such
enlightsued nstiens, 90 clessly ellied
going to war, and We trust that the
Sound common sense Of our rulers will
prevent such a calamity.
"Mr. Blysrd is winning the heart Of
everyone here by his earnest utteranceH
Of good will az opposed to the intompsr-
ate writings sf certain section Of the
American prefa
Evening journal., 1896-01-21
YHE TALE OF 1 MISSING PORKgR.

One Farmer Charges Another OF Adding
Co His Pig Pen at ais ErPsnse-It Was
. Mistake.
Taylor walker is farmer living near
Csntrsvllla, but just over the Pcnnsyl
vania lias, and william Woods ls also n
farmer whs lives thls side Of the line
Last Tuslaay the farmer lost a pig, and
stsrtsd cut en- a hunt for It. Hs claims
that he found ths missing Porker Ia the
lattSi's pen aud laid clslm to r. when
Woods told hln ts take II away " II was
his. walker olalmed also 10 have found
oae 81 Woods gloves nsAr his. walkers.
psp, and alse ts seeing a part Of an old
cupb6srd belonging 30 him. on Wssd's
farm He had Woods brought befere
Magistrate Pritchstt last evening
Weeds claimed ts have bought ths
poTksr Of a oslorsd man, net known 70
hlm and had q witness to prove the
truth Of his assertion. The ease wsa
dismlssed, the magistrate warning
Woods against buying any live stock
from strangers hereafter. Both Een arc
highly respected and the opinion prevails
that W0sds was not Intentionally guilty
Evening journal., 1896-01-21
oPENINe oF A NEW sroRE.

Eatrance Of an EntsrprisinE Young Man
IntO the Business Circles Of rhis City.
The opening Of Fsld's PhilsdslBhia
store, No 22S 3Market strest, will take
place tO-morrsw. The people of will
mlngton may congratulate themselves In
having Mr.. Fed come hers and open one
Of bis famous stores. Mr. Fald has the
reputation Of selling the finest lines Of
goods lower than his Competitors Hsis
very large and sbrswd buyer The
store is without doubt one Of the
prsttiest new ia WILMINGTON, beauti-
fRlly decorated and well ssscked
with full line OF millinery,
elesks, lsdiss' uRder year, chlldrsn's
closks ana dresses, fancy goods, and In
fact everything Ia tho ladies' line. Il is
Mr. FIELDS idea 10 give tho people Of
Wilmington a store OF their own and
hrst class goods at lew prices, and thia
store will no doubt be very popular from
the start. One hundred thousand dollsrs
worth sf goods will be sold st half prizes
In order to get the people Of Wilmington
acquainted with the stare, and no one
should miss this opportunity to securs
the biggest bargains ever offered any
where Special attention Is called TO the
magnificent display of ladies' ukdsrwsar
The firm manufacture all Of its goods.
Evening journal., 1896-01-21
DOG OWNERS SHOULD READ THIS.

liable to Lose Their Pets IL Net Regis
tsrsd-A Fine for Harboring an Unregis-
tered or HowllDG Dog.
AltheuRh there are somo where 10 the
vicinity Of zoo dogs IN Wilmin gton, and
yesterday was the last day Of gress there
have been less than 1000 owners who
have purchased the littls brsfs liberty bell
which insures frsedsn from the dog
catcher and immunity fr0m sudden death
by asphyxiation. To day Dsgoatcher
Kopp began his raid en- the unregistered
purps AID 60 vigilant Is he that but few
Of the unreFenerRte will escape
Owners of cHninss who think that they
csn evads paying the tax By keeping their
pets close inside doors. may be interested
In knoEing that they are liable to arrest
and conviclisn for harbofiBg or owning
such unregistered dog. and can be fined
So The same fn0 can be put on any
owner sf dog that annoys his noighbors
By bowling or barking, even II the dog Is
on his owners property.
Evening journal., 1896-01-21
JOSEPH PYLE'S SUCCESSOR,

As the Annual Election Of the Y. ~. O
A. Win 30 Held Next Month There
viii Be a Vacancy Until That Time.
A healthy condition Of She various
departments of the Y M @. A. was
dsmonstTstes lset evening at the meeting
of the board Of directors, st which
presentation et the annual reports Of the
committees was nsds As the annual
sleetion Of the association will be held
next month. tho successor Of President
Joseph Pyle will not be elected until
then
The Bible class meeting last night WAS
led BY Charles Hurlbert, Of Philadel
phis, The study Of ''plspensstisns" was
bsgun.
On Thursday evening tho association
basketball team will play that OF the
Central Hish Schssl, OF PhllEdelphla, in
the local gymnasium.
Evening journal., 1896-01-21
DIDRT Know IT Was LOADED

John Deriiiis Has samael REQ Arrested
for DisorderIy uonduot-Au Alleged
Obscene Letter Crops Up But II Doesn'i
Prove suniclent TO Hold
when John Declls took the stand IN
Municipal Court this usrHing TO testify
against Samuel Pee, who had bsen
arrested ca a warrant sworn out by him,
on q charge Of disorderly conduct. no
little thought that an hour later, be.
D,clllis, would be hml elf prisoner, this
tlmo Of the United States Government
on much more serious charge, that
OF sending obscene matter through the
nails
John claimed that he had been boarding z
al Peo's but had moved away. That
yesterday ho met Peo on the street near
the depot and was threatened with bodily
harm and to protect himself hsd Pee
arrested. He Acknowledged having SAINT
letter to Poo and Identified one which
Officer Carmen DlMare had In bis hand
a. tho ons.
Ohiser DiMhro when afk6d by Judge
Ball as TO tbs contents. said he was
ashamed to tell lie contents literally. but
the accusations therein were Of an
obscsre and leNd nAture, and OF such
character that II Decillin ha0 neut the
letter TO him, an undertaken would have
beon Ia demtna, With one Of bis coiiins.
Tho charge agalnst Pee was cismlased,
and Ohcar DlMare started TO plsos
Dsclllis uudcr prrest but was stopned by
Judge Ball, who said that John Was a
witness and should be allowed reasonable
time TO make HE escape Poo at once
hast0ned TO the United States Court aud
lodged a complaint before United States
Commissioner 5 Redmond Smith, who
lssued a warrant, which United States
Marshal Lannan toek He found his man
In house directly opposite the Federal
building on Sixth street and escorted
him TO the court room. At l2 80 o'clock
be had a hearing.
The contents Of the letter was trans
lated to The United Ststen comr iasiouer,
who failed TO see wherein any violntlon OF
the United States law had occurred.
Decillis was discharged.
Evening journal., 1896-01-21
DVLAEARE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Monthly Meeting OF the socIety-A
Number OF Able Papers to Be Read
In the Near Future.

Monthly Meeting OF the sooiety-A
Nomber OF Able Papers to he Read
In the Near Future.
In the absence Of Secretary Willard
Hall Porter last evening Henry o Conrad
acted in that capacity st the monthly
meeting Of the Historical SecetY OF
Delaware Donations we're received as
follows and the givers thanked: willard
salisbury, Land Mounds OF Florida. "
By O Moore: nails and screws from
City Hall tower, taken out when the old
clock was put In, from Edwin Hirst hot
water heating apparatus from Joseph
jenkins A letter was read asking
information relative to Judge Samuel d
Bach whofs daughter married Bishop
Anes No trace Of him could be found
here.
DR.. e q. Snortlldes announced that
Dr.. Stellwagon, Of Philadelphia, would
read 8 paper on What Delaware Has
Done fer the Medical Profession" at the
next meeting. Judge Lore said that Dr.
Mustard, OF Lawea, weuld read \ paper
on "Lowes' OF n meeting early IN March
Judge Grub will also read his paper on
judiciary Of Delaware" at = future
meeting
Right Raw Blshop Coleman called
attention to tBe death OF one OF the
socisty'a cs-presidsnts, Hos n B
Smithers, and ON motion Of Judge Wales
the histTipgrapher was directed 10
prepare q sketch and resolutions
The following were elected active
membsrs: DR. A. q Frantz. DR. Il p.
Eves, j A. McCaulley, E @ Hardesty,
William Davidson. Charles Dnbsll Rsv.
Martin B Dunlap Harry Emmsns, Peter
B. Ayars Chief OF Poliee John + Dolsn,
James Dobb, Pierre DUPONT, Peter J
Ford. G DILLON, William NJ Candy,
Edgar N Hopes Lewis b Morrow, Dr
Smith Cooper, Willlsm A. Pratt Henry
l. Evans, George W. Dorey. LliburRe
Chandler and j. B Bird. Miss Emma
Lere WAS elected an associate member.
Evening journal., 1896-01-21
IN UEITED STATES COURTS.

judge Wales Hands Down Docision-A
Case Affecting the Collector OF Customs
Settled.
An opinion was yesterday filed by
Judge Wales, Affirming the decisian Of
the Circuit Court, et Pittabnrg, IN the
suit OF Henry Roberts, Gsergs I o lver
aud Andrew ]. Day, against the Pitts
burg Wire CoHpsny aud Thomas w
Fitch, It's president, for alleged infringe
ment on patented impi ovements Ia wire
rod mills used In the manufacture Of
wire. The lower court held that the
defendants had infrlAged on one Of tue
claims OF the patents.
The Uuited States board Of general
appraisers has decided In the case Of
Theodore Roger q Co Va the Collector Of
custsms Ia this city Ia favor Of the pro
test as TO the fee chsrged for a certified
copy Of an outward manifest, aud over
rule tho protest ss to the charging Of
certain fees for claarinss. bill o. health.
etc charged the importers