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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-30
KEEP A RECORD.

The Barlow Courier-Informant
wisely suggests that the Florida far
mers and fruit growers keep record
of the exact cost of producing their
various crops and the amount of
gross returns from same. The Citi-
zen also urges the necessity of this
course and says:
The fruit growers and vegeta BILE
growers of this state have often been
urged to keep accurate records of the
cost of cultivating their crops, the
expense of transporting and mark
citing them, the gross and net returns,
and the acreage involved. The OBJ
ject Of ascertaining these facts has
been stated to be the encouragement
of extensions in the cultivation of
those products that should show the
largest net profit, and the encourage,
ment of migra tion by the publica-
tion of the results. Another season
of planting and harvesting is at hand,
and growers who really desire the
progress of the state will not fail to
comply with this suggestion.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-30

replaced from compost heaps. Into
these heaps is gathered every form of
waste, the refuse of the stables, the
very sweepings of the houses and the
streets, old clothes, old rags, chicken
feathers, every material which can be
secured and made to decay. They
are perfect misers of fertilizer. These
heaps are six feet high and often 100
feet long. They remain for two or
three years and when cut open are
found thoroughly friaIble. The Ia
borers go out with great woven bas>
kets full of this material and work
in several handsful around each tree
every three or four weeks. eve feed
and water these trees,' said one man
I visited. 'as we feed and water the
camel. the mule and the donkey. If
we turn out these animals they can
shift for themselves, but if we cease
to feed the orange tree it will die.
These men get rich selling oranges at
two pesetas GO cents) a box, and
could make money at one peseta on
account of the remarkable yield each
year. Some of them bought English
plows and fertilizers, but they lost a
seasons fruit and they went back to
the old way.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-30

The water hyacinth lis still a nuis-
ance and an impeachment to naviga-
ton on the ST. Johns river, and will
likely remain so unless the govern
ment takes steps to abate the nuis-
ance A bill has been introduced in
the house of Representatives by Mr..
Cooper providing for an appropria-
tion for this purpose, and it is to be
hoped that immediate action will be
taken, so that the chief water way of
the state may be saved to commerce.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-30
OUR ASSESSMENT LAW.

Before the converting of the legisla-
ture the question of revision OF our
assessment laws should be fully dis
cussed, and am effort made to have
the law so amended that it will not
work a hardship on the developers of
the country or operate as a tax on in
dustry and enterprise.
Our law as it stands as present, is
unsatisfactory in many particulars,
but one of the greatest objections to
it is the plan of increasing the valua-
ton of land as soon as the owner has
cleared it of the natural timber and
planted young fruit trees. This in
who will give the matter moments
thought.
A new conner to the state buys
piece of wild land, which is assessed
at a mere nominal figure. He spends
considerable money in Improvements
in fencing, clearing and planting
1ruHG trees. Inc lana mas nOU lncrodS-
ed in value, It is only the improve
ments that the enterprising owner
has put on it that has added to the
value of the property. NOtwithstand-
ing this the assessment of the prop
erty is at once raised. There might be
no objection to this if the land was
rroductiv of an Immediate revenue,
but such is not the case, and the only
increase in the value of the property
is prospective, /. e. the owner looks
to future crops for profit. 1t will be
many years before these crops will
nature, and in the meantime the
cwner will be expanding money and
labor on the land, and his assessment
will be annually increased.
The injustice of this system is
strongly in evidence when the aban-
doned orange groves, as a result of
the freeze of two years ago, are seen.
The owners of these groves were re-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-30

The AgricUlturist heartily wishes
every one of it's readers a happy new
year.
The State Press Association will
hold it's annual meeting this year at
Green Cove Springs. After adjourn
ment the members of the association
will go on an excursion to New Prov
idence.
The fortunate owners of the I'M
frosted groves in the southern end Of
the state are reaping rich returns
from their monopoly. They should
make hay while the sun shines, as
their monopoly will last but a few
years.
The weather thus far this winter
has been exceptional. We have ali
had an unusual amount of rainfall.
and the weather has been warm
enough to stimulate the growth of
garden truck and orange trees. The
few frosts have been so light that lit
tie damage was done even to the ten
derest vegetation.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-30
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 80, 1896.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM. GROVE AND GARDEN-Tobacco
Culture; Saving is Farming; Tobacco
Growers Asso ,iation. Observation-Disclosures. S45
Gardening for Profit; Peanuts and Peanut
FOFk o4o
Florida'h Great Need. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SAT
Semi-Tropical Fruits. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S4S
Bitter Pill for Croakers; Good Crop of Pine
apples; To Prevent Potato Scab. ......... $50
FLORAL DEPARTMENT-Feed Plants:
Culture of Pelargoniums; The Progress of
F6nSy CulUure... ................. OIL
EDITORIAL-Our Assessment Law; Keeping
Record; Ora"ges in the Mediterranean. 851
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT - Washing;
Cooking and Patience; Watch Your Time; S54
POULTRY DEPARTMENT-Natio Christ
mas Birds; Poultry Pickngs: Feeding for
Eggs; Geese. .............'... 900
LITERARY-"My Wife and T.; He Had Real
Grit $50
................... .............. S5S
FLORIDIANA... .............-. 1853
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-12-30
ORANGES IN UNDETERMINED

A Floridian who has Travelled in the
orange growing districts of the Med
iterranean, and closely observed the
methods of culture pursued there
gives the results eff his observations
in a letter to the New York Journal
A few extracts from this letter will
prove of interest to the Florida grow
er:
The variety which is almost invari-
ably grown in the Mediterranean dis
tricts says the writer, is that known
to us as the Mediterranean sweets,
which grow on low lying, almost
dwarf trees, planted never more than
twelve or fifteen feet apart and the
fact one Immediately notices is that
they are extremely prolific. We suffer
much from the splitting and drop
ping of fruit; they never do, and the
cause they offer as accounting for
both the aboundant fruit and it's eX-
cellent condition lies in their method
of cultivation and their continual ir
rigation through the dry season.
The method of irrigation is very
simple and inexpensive. At short in
tervals through the groves wells are
dug Is inches to two feet in width.
five to eight feet in length, and ex-
tending down to water. In the mouth
of each we'll is a great wheel turned
by a mule after the custom of the
cider mill. The wheel carries a. belt
of hide, on which are fastened several
buckets, which are thus brought up
full of water and turned at rate of
so gallons a min1Ge into a system of
trOughs which run between the trees;
other lateral troughs run from
trough to trough, so that each tree
receives water from four sides. In
this way the trunk is never wet, but
the fibrous roots are drawn out to the
water to such AN extent, in fact, that
they fill the troughs and have to be
frequently hoed away. They consid-
er irrigation the one essential to the
success of the orange grove, and nev-
er allow tree to fall back or become
stunted through lack of water or cul-
tivation.
These groves are never plowed, but
every month or four weeks they are
thoroughly irrigated and worked
with rakes. All grass and weeds are
thoroughly removed in this way and
the nitrogen so taken from the soil is
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Fall Crop of Pines,

A communication to the Farmer
and Fruit-Grower from j. B. Beach
contains some suggestions that de-
serve the serious consideration of
pineapple growers. We quote as fol-
lows:
The heavy fall crop of this year is
paying growers very handsomely.
The spring crop was short, owing to
the effects of THE freezes of '94 and
'95, but these plants which had not
fully recovered in season to bear at
the usual time, have nearly all bios
somed since, and the resulting fall
crop is bringing such handsome
prices as bid fair to make this years
returns better than before the freez-
es. 1t is a question whether this ten
demcy ito bear in the fall will not be
permanently established to some ex-
tent among such plants, and will not
lead to heavy crops for successive
years. AS it takes about twelve
months for the new suckers to bear
on plant which has just fruited |
think this quite probable.
Another matter occurs in this con-
nection: Cannot the tendency to pro
duce fall fruit be encouraged bv
planting slips and suckers from fall
bearing roots, selecting them and
keeping them separate, of course?
Suckers from these plants may be set
out even ait this time of the year in
safety, and unless the winter is very
cold and dry, the slips which are of
good size may be planted now with
good results. If they are very small
and the cold weather is very protract-
ed and continuous, and if very drv
they may decay or get stunted. Rnt
am average winter, with the usnal
amount of cold days and ordinary
rainfall, will not hurt them if +bav
are good sized slips and long enough
to reach several inches into tho so;,
when set even should there he some
1roSt' 1t is "a well-known fact that
PianUs or slips recently set will stand
more frost than older plants.
One the other hand, it would mot
oe ADVISABLE to leave slips on the
S'alA 10 grow till spring, as they will
be much safer in the ground, and
projected by the warmth of tbe soil
t ~ ~ AlaNe much more growth 7
e s,rllh IL would certainly be worth
careful trial. and I hope will be prac.
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The evening times., 1896-11-23
Two CLERKS ROMANCE
IN PENSION OFFICE
Miss Katie MCGOWAN Secretly Mar
ried to Mr.. Thomas Goethe.
The Lady Held Her Place for Two
Years Longer and Then
Resigned.

A lady held a brief interview on Monday
last with Pension Commissioner Murphy
and rendered the resignation of Miss Katie
MCGOWAN, a clerk in that bureau, OF class
2, with salary at the rate of 81 400 per
annum.
Tie lady was Mrs Thomas Goethe. who
had ample authority to -eslSn Miss Nc
COwan 1rUrn official life, she and the de-
posed clerk being one and the same person.
A pretty little romance was revealed
by the transaction, which has been the
chief topic Of conversation ever since the
disclosure was made. Mr.. Goethe is q
special examiner in the Pension Office AMI
several years ago met, loved, WOocd and
Won Miss MCGOWAN. Both being upon the
salary roll as clerks in the pay OI Uncle
Sam, each knew they could not continIc
in the service as husband and wife, and
for While they loved and grieyed in 81
lence.
The lady was at the time devoting her
means TO benevolent purpose, with the
responsibility for which she WAS un will
ing to burden her intended, but as time
progressed her scruples Were overcome to
the extent of securing her assent to a Sc
Cret marriage,
They met by appointment somewhere in
New England and repaired TO Toronto,
Ont, where, after compliance with all the
necessary forms of law, they Were quietly
united.
That was more than two years ago. Their
most intimate friends, il is alleged. Were
kept in ignorance of the event. and the two
returned 10 resume their respective duties.
Mrs. Goethe continued to bc known as Miss
MCGOWAN. She did her duty faithfully, as
OF yore; so faithfully. indeed aS To win a
promotion which entitled her to $500 more
each year in salary than was her portion at
the date of her marriage
Her Illstl1 nd snmali y tnnsC5pnflp1ig in thg
discharge OF duty, pursued the even tenor
of his official way, and If his Uncle Samuel
ever suspected the mild deception being
practiCed upon him, he simply winked the
other eye and held his tongue.
About three weeks ago, 1t is alleged,
Miss MCGOWAN. failed to report at office at
the morning hour for work to begin, and
runor said she was i'll. Several days later
cards were received by their personal
friends bearing the announcement that
Thomas Goethe and Katie MCGOWAN were
married in Toronto on the 9Th da Y OF Au-
gust, s9i. Alittlelater came Mrs. Goethe's
conference with the ccmnii ssioner which
terminated Miss McCowan's clerical Career.
Mrs. Goethe has bright and winning man
ner, which made her quite popular. A ddeI
TO this is her beauty, which, her acquant-
ances say, is striking. 1t is related that
Mrs. Goethe made but one stipulation when
she retired Miss MCGOWAN, and after
ceiving Mr.. Murphy's congratulations: that
was that her husband should be promoted TO
tie place made vacant. Being upon the roll
as a special examiner, his salary was but
81 800.
1t remains to be seen whether the COM
missioner's GaIIantry will bc equal TO the
test put upon it, but it is presumed that lie
VIII grant the request, If the law and the
office practice shall be found to interpOse
no insuperable objection.
The evening times., 1896-11-23
FIRST GIRL TO WIN
this COLLEGE PRIZE
Miss Roberta K. Elliot of This City
HOnOred by Royal University.
Credit wrongly Given Miss O,Brien,
of Harlem, n. Y.-Degree Con-
ferred by the Irish Institution.

The New York Worldcredits Miss Frances
Mary O'Bren, OF Harlem, n. Y, with
being the first American girl tc win a
degree from the Royal University of Ire
land, in Dublin, Which was conferred upon
her last month.
The World has made a mistake. Thai
honor belongs to Miss Roberta X. Elliott,
of this city, who received the degree of
bachelor of arts at the Royal University
in the 'all OF '9o.
During the past sumner she was awarded
the university gold medal for prize
poem, entitled The Vikings and is now
studying to obtain from that seat of learn
ing the degree OF master of arts. Miss
Elliott is the only child of the late r.
X. Elliott, former prominent member
of the District bar, and though he died
when she was scarcely seven years of a ge,
her mind evidenced even then the bril-
liant capabilities since developed by her
through lifelong study here and abroad.
Accompanied by her mother, Miss Elliott
spent her summers vacation in Norway,
returning later to visit relatives in Devon
shire, England, where she is now prepar-
ing for her examination.
The evening times., 1896-11-23
SYRIAN WEDS SYRIAN.
Nahoom Merhige, of Washington,
Marries Yinna Kaidouh.

New York, Nov. "a wedding p which
Syrians We're the contracting parties was
solemuized last evening in old Trinity
Church.
The bridegroom was Nahoom Merhige,
twenty-siX years old, a prosperous silk
merchant. of Washington, d. G.. His bride
was Miss Yinna kaidouh, nineteen years
old, who lived with her widowed mother
and sister at No. 8 Battery place.
Mr.. Merlige is an Episcopalian. and the
marriage ceremony was spcrformedaccOrdimg
to that ritual by the Rev. Alfred W. Grif.
fin The bride Is of Greek orthordox
faith Miss X aidouh was attired in a
handsome costume of white watered silk
aud wore q bunch of orange blossoms on
her head.
Nearly 1000 Syrian friends of the pair
from Washington, Boston, Philadelphia.
Jersey City and Brooklyn thronged the
church to witness the marriage
The evening times., 1896-11-23
FOR STANDARD MUSIC.
Excellent Results Expected From
symphony Orchestra and Chorus.

Great results are expected by Washing
ton music lovers from the recent Orga MIA
ton of a symphony orchestra, together
with d choral society of trained singers,
to be composed exclusively OF Washing
ton artists.
The orchestra of forty pieces is to be
made up from the pick of Washington IN
strumental performers, among whom are
some of the best in the country The
choral society, which is expected to num-
ber from seventy-fiye 10 a hundred voices,
is TO be composed of the different church
choirs of the city
Those who have already joined the or
gamzation are the choirs of ST. Matthew's,
St Aloysius', st. Patrick's, Immaculate
Conception, st. Paul's, st. Dominic's, st.
Stephens and Trinity Churches, and 1t Is
expected that others will follow in the
course of a few weeks.
The excellence of the society is guaran-
tecd by its list of soloistS, among whom
are such recognized artists as Mrs. Thomp-
son Berry, Miss Mattngly, Mrs Nolan Mar
tin Mrs. Mama, Messrs. William ID. Nc
Farland and John and James Nolan.
The whole will be under the direction of
Signor Mariana Mama, which in itself
warrants the prediction that the society Y
will be a credit and benefit to Washing
ton.
TIE organization purposes to give a series
of concerts each season, the program to
CONSIST OF sacred and standard secular cOIn-
positions. In this way they hope to accoui-
plish in Washington what similar orgaaiza
tious have done in Boston, Philadelphia,
New York, and, in fact, all of our larger
cities-viz to provide entertainment for the
large number of persons whose taste for
really good music is now satisfied by spo-
radio visits OF orchestras from other cities,
and, besides. to do their share ardeducat-
.,f tltrlt 10 ff
tie better class of music
The initial concert of this society, which
is as yet unnamed, has heen set for the
first week in January, but the exact date
has not yet been fixed.
The program will be as follows:
L. Overture, "Semiramide" ....... .Rossini
Orchestra.
.. Ella Mater "Stabat Mater.
Bass solo and chorus.
}. 40 Holy Night Christmas hymn.
Adams Dudley Buck.
Soprano solo and chorus.
4. Minuet Observation-Disclosures. Boccherini
Orchestra.
5. Selection from "CavalIeria Rusticana."
a, Prelude Siciliana.
Tenor solo.
b, Romanza and Scena.
Soprano solo.
9. sanctus, ''Messe solennelle,".
Gounod.
Tenor solo and chorus.
=. q, InterneZZo, Il RantZau," Mascagni
First time n Washington.)
b, Polka Staccato o.............. Delibes
Orchestra.
s. MY Heart at Thy Sweet Voice."
from Sampson and Delilah''....
SaiDt-Saens
Solo for mezzo- soprano.
.. "Ecce Sacerdos,'' offertory -. GLORIA
Baritone solo.
10. Soprano solo
H. Credo from "Messe Solennelle," Gounod
Trio and chorus.
IL. Grand March. "Tannhaeuser,' Wagner
Orchestra.
The evening times., 1896-11-23
A Head-On BicycIe Collision,

A "head-on' bicycle collision occurred
yesterday al First and T streets northwes
between wheels ridden by Carl KeeSin,
residing al No. 620 Z street northw est and
Frank w. Vedder, of No. 1 Fourth street
southeast. The men collidcd with violence,
and bot: were thrown to the road way Kee-
gin was seriously injured about the head
and was removed TO Garfield Hospital in
the Eighth precinct patrol'wagon.
The evening times., 1896-11-23
DIED.

COAKLEY-On Monday, November 23,
at $40 a. n., Margaret, vile of NJ. +. Coax
ley, lud daughter OF Jane c. and James w.
Walsh.
i,ut noticc of funeral Will be given. Chi
caso. Providence, Il. l., and Baltimore
papers please copy. no23-3t-eIn
MCABE-On Saturday, November Fl,
Cdbc and mother OF Mrs. r. T. Wynne-
Funeral from her late residence, 943
street northwest, 8 a. m Tuesday.
Requiem mass at Immaculate Conception
Chu rch Eighth aud n streets. $50.
Friends invited. GO22-3t
LlNkINS-On Saturday, November 81 ,
1896. at O'Clock p. m, Margaret A. Lin
sfler long and painful illness, which
She bore with Christian fOrtitude.
Funeral from her late residence, 25O6
i street northwest, Tuesday, November
"a Requiem mass at st. Stephens Church
at a. m. Friends and relatives invited
g attend.
The evening times., 1896-11-23

y silver social was given by Mr.. and Mrs.
+. Il. Brooke Friday evening al their home,
on + street northeast, in celebration OF the
twenty-fifth anniversary OF their wedding
day.
The guests were received by the hostess
in silver gray satin, trimmed with silver
passementcrie, and wearing comb and
bangle bracelets of silver filagree. She
was assisted by her daughter, Miss Marie
Brooke, in white India null, and Miss
Rachel Ferguson, in pink taffcta, trimmed
with Niie green chiffon.
Among tie guests present were Mrs. NJ
E. Redding, Mr. and Mrs. Staley. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kopp, Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin, Mr.. and
Mrs. A X. Smith, Mrs. Fred Schmidt, Mrs.
c. Kelly, Miss Amanda Hughes, Miss Sic
bert, Miss Holmes, Mr.. J. +. Rcdding, Mr..
l.. Mack, Mr.. f Banks, Mr.. Ferd Hannigan
and Messrs. johnson, Stelnman and Hill
The evening times., 1896-11-23
MISS DAIHGERFIELD
TO wed Mr.. CARTER
Two Prominent Alexandria and Bal
timOre Families to Be United.
Ceremony Set for Thursday After
noon in the Daingerfield Man. .
sion-The City's Social side.

An out-of-town wedding of social inter
est to Washingtonians VIII be that of
Miss Sallie Daingerfield, of Alexandria.
and Mr.. Charles Henry Carter, Of Baltimore,
winch viii be solemnized at the Danger
field residence, in Alexandria, on Thursday
afternoon.
The bride Will be attended by her sisters,
Miss Eliza and Miss Lotta Daingerfield,
aud her brother, Reverdy john on Danger
field, viii give her hand III marriage. The
best man VIII lie Mr.. Bernard Carter, Jr.,
bro ther of the eT Dom, ana the ceremony VIII
be erforn.e by Rev Fa her AcC acthy. Tic
bridal gown VIII be OF white acc ordion-
pleated null, and the bridesmaids VIII
wear white orGandie over white silk, and
carry Parma violeIs The ceremony VIII
be followed by reception, but owing TO
recent death i'll the family Il limited
mum ber of invitations only have been
issued in Alexandria and ths city, where
the bride has many friends.
The evening times., 1896-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Lloyd have return
ed from visit TO Mrs. Clyde Darrell, who
has a charming home on Jne Hudson near
New York.
The evening times., 1896-11-23

Miss Beth jenkins Of Annapolis is the
guest of Miss Mamie Norris OF NJ street.
The evening times., 1896-11-23

Mrs. Murray of Washington will spend
the wInUerin baltimore, having taken apait
ments with her mo. her on Franklin street
The evening times., 1896-11-23
Col. Ingerson Had Three Attack.

New York, Nov. 23.-Col. Robert C. In
gersoll, who was taken i'll after lecture
at Freeport, ILL.,, last Thursday evening,
arrived i'll this city last night. In the early
part Of last week the colonel had three at
tacks, the first at Janesville, Wis, while
while delivering a lecture, which he man
aged to finish. and the second and third a t.
tacks at Madison and Beloit. Wis.
The evening times., 1896-11-23

The Countess de Mitkiewicz is visiting
friends in Baltimore.
The evening times., 1896-11-23
of special interest to
housekeeperS.

Sash Curtain Swiss
in the different size
dots and figures. 40
inches wide. lSc quail
ity.
The evening times., 1896-11-23

| Mrs. John Story has returned from An
| napolis and is settled for the winter in her
| charming home on1 street