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The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25
A scandaIous Scheme.

In the tariff bill as it stands and as 1t is to be "jammed through" by the senatorial combine there are three prin- cipal schedules-wool, hides and sugar. The wool duties will levy heavy tribute on all the peoples clothing and blankets, but they will placate the wool growers of a few states and secure the reelection of the senators who force their adoption. The duty on hides will seriously cripple the export leather in- dustries of the country and add large ly to the price the people must pay for boots, shoes and all other leather goods But this tribute must be levied for the benefit of the cattle trust or the sage brush senators will withhold their votes and defeat the bill. The sugar duties mean millions to the sugar trust, every dollar of which the consumers of sugar must pay. But the sugar trust owns too many senators-directly or indi- rectly-to be ignored. Its right to levy tribute must be guaranteed or no tariff bill can be passed. This is the situa- tion. It is scandalous. but it is fact. IN. Y. World.
The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25
A SUNSET DREAM.

Beside the hearthstone. old and gray
 mere fires throughout the pa ssinr wear, Have lit a home of mirth and fears sit and watch the close of day here. where breathed my earliest breat in Aho cried my earliest cry of joy.
 And played my pastimes when a boy. p hnger still-and wait for death. see myself again child, ith iaughter ringing high and low.
 Ahu playinates of the long ago. AS glad as was. and as wild anu voices through the deepening gloom Are whispering fondly In mine ear:
 Ahu hands that seem so strangely near Are oeckoning in the dusky room. ihey beckon to the golden west
 where sunsets perfect glory lies;
 "hlle higher fin the quivering skies appear the star of evening rest. And crimson clouds-like angel hand.
 assembled near to watch and pray
 nave gathered round the dying day "ith palms of glory in their hands. The darkened twilight deeper falls:
 The misty moon hangs large and red
 Above the forests shadowy head. And hark. I hear voice that callsi etili further do my dreamings roam.
 Ana further take the hue of truth:
 Feel sudden gush of youth, Ana some one points the pathway home. Arthur l.. Salmon. in Golfers Weekly
The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25

the fat policeman, whose figure, slow ly promenading past. cast a shadow on the blind even at that moment, but q glance at the girls pale. scared face and thin cheeks decided her to the con trary.
 Its theft, sure enough" said she to herself, but then there's different kinds of thieves, we all know"
 And she purposely delayed wrapping up the package of starch until the va rIous customers in the store had come and gone. and the girl herself began to evince some restlessness.
 My stepmother will be waiting. " said she impatiently. biting the end of long, loose curl which hung over her shoulder. And there's a deal to do at homei'
 Wait bit" said Miss Chubb, tying the string of the parcel in a slow, elab crate bow. You are Mira Gates, aren't you-the girl in the second story of Blossoms house?" "Yes," the customer answered. defi- antly.
 Your stepmother's a widow, isn't she-with lot of little children, and not much means to provide for them ?' Every body knows that" said Myra. almost petulantly.
 And there's one little lad pining with hip disease"
 Yes"
 Myra Gates large dark eyes had soft ened somewhat in their light.
 "l suppose" said Mrs. Chubb, her eyes fixed keenly on the customer, that he don't get many little dainties, such us ailing children like. I'l just put up bunch of raisins and fig or so for him. and one of those fresh cards of sweet gingerbread"
 In the same moment Myra Gates flung back her shawl and threw the purloined cake on the counter once again.
 'l took it on the sly" said she. with great sob in her voice. "Yes. 1 stole it. And I won't deny iti But it was for poor little Larry that never tastes anything but bread from one weeks end to another-poor dear!"
 Didn't you know it was wrong?" said Miss Charity Chubb, mildly 'fes-but it was for Larry"
 Are you so very poor?''
 We are starving." said Myra. Moth. CT can't get wash but a day now and then, and the firm that employed me failed week ago Monday last. and all we have to live on is Timmy's dollar a week that he gets in a store down town for sweeping out and running errands"
 Did you ever take anything without leave before?" said Miss Charity. Mol" cried out Myra Gates. And, Heaven helping me. never will again!"
 Look here. Myra," said the little shopkeeper, laying gentle hand on the girls tattered sleeve, "I believe what you have told me. believe you never have broken Gods laws before, and have faith that you never will again"
 Thank you, Miss Chubb." said poor Myra, almost inaudibly. 'l need girl to help me here in the store" added Charity. Il am getting
The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS

Whether the sugar schedule is telescope, the people can't see where their interests are consulted.-Kansas City Times.
 The sugar trust scandal has com pany in Washington this time. All the pet trusts that fourished so much in the period of McKinleyism are on deck.- Utica Observer.
 The underlying idea of the senate tariff bill is that nobody must be taxed who can "kick." Exception is made in behalf of those who are willing to re- linquish their kick" for the sake of their share of the pork. Y. World.
 The united silver sentiment of must be united. The cause of humanity demands it. Sell. preservation requires it. Let silver be the watchword, lay all minor matters aside, organize for the struggle of 1898. and make sure of vic tory in 1900.-Cbicago Dispatch.
 -"We have got to be patient" says Mir. Mckinley. This is very different talh ITom that nc gave dk EpfHt LAG election. Does Mir. Mckinley now know any better what he is talking about than he did when the great promises of immediate relief were made last year?-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
 President Mckinley, Secretary Gage and the republican leaders at Washington are urging legislation to provide revenue for the government" by increasing taxation. Is there no one to speak for the already overtaxed peo- pie and appeal for reduction of ex- penses ?-llinois State Register.
 The republican party will be judged with especial severity because it has always claimed to be the party of prosperity. Foolishly or wisely, the people are going to hold it to its claims. A happy chance may save t and so save the country from the frightful calamity of free silver. But it has no right to trust to chance so long as it can do any, thing to relieve the existing depression It must take up and carry through . wise financial reform at an early day. Indianapolis News.
The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25

old and not so spry as I once was. If you've a mind to come and try the place, I'll give you fifty cents day at first and more if l find you are reliable and can earn it."
 "Oh, Miss Chubb-after-after what l did to-day?"
 We're none of us perfect, child" said Miss Charity, shortly, and the Lord knows what would become of us if He wasn't giving us chance to try again. Go home and tell your step mother, and then come back tomor row morning"
 Myra Gates obeyed, but as she walked out she stopped hurriedly and pressed her lips to the little shop wom- ans brown hand.
 Heaven bless you!" she whispered. "I think you have saved me-"
 Miss Charity looked after the girls retreating form.
 q suppose people would say l was running a risk" she thought, but it was my opportunity, and l could not let it go by"
 Myra Gates came early the next day, her thick, dark tresses neatly brushed and braided her dress mended and ironed, her face alight with new hope.
 Are you glad to come?" asked the spinster, noting the expression of her eyes.
 "Ohl" cried Myra, you don't know what life lead al home with my step motheri If it wasn't for little Larry, almost think should have commit ted suicide long ago."
The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25
TWO VALLEYS OF DEATH.
One in Java nnd Another in the Soutl
 of California.

ohS sss S"N !" "ou III tht Soutn
 of California.
 The Valley of Death, or Poison val ley, as it is sometimes called, is an oval shaped hollow, near the summit of a mountain on the Island of Java. It is about half a mile in width and 35 feet in depth, and its atmosphere is loaded with carbonic acid gas. It has not been thoroughly explored, for as the bones of beasts, of birds and of some human beings may be seen from it's borders, even the most adventurous persons do not care to run the risk of breathing it's air for any time. There is also a Death valley" in lnyo county, Cal, between the Paramint mountains and the Amar- gosa range. It is 40 miles in length by eight miles in breadth and its lowest part lies l50 feet below sea level. It is known that every part of it is a desert, but it's topography and its climate have never been accurately observed for the reason that human beings cannot live long enough in its atmosphere to ob- tain the needed facts. In the coolest and highest part the thermometer often registers l@o ueSreeS FdHFennelt, and this excessive heat may be the cause of the deadly nature of its air, but as the valley is of volcanic origin it is sur missed that deadly gases may issue from the cracks in the rocks. There are sey- eral other places in the west where the heat is so excessive that people cannot live in it, but this California valley is no doubt the one to which you allude. Philadelphia Times.
The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25
Henry kraemer, barber in |

-Henry kraemer, d barber Ill Ray onne, A. J., some time ago lost dia- mond ring. A few days afterward. while breaking an egg laid by a ia yorite Brahma hen. he found the 5ia mond in the egg. He thinks he has struck a diamond mine, and cayet ill' guards that hen.
The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25
The tariff fight is on in the sen.

ate, and troublous times are ahead. The powers to be protected are squab- bling among themselves for the rich rake-off of excessive import taxation, and the republican leaders find it hard to control their clients when it comes to question of fair division of the spells. Meanwhile the country suffers, hard times grow harder, and the fallacy of Mckinley prosperity becomes more and more apparent to the delnded who put the present administration into power.-Tnmmany Times.
The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25
And There They stick.

They always talk about the seven ages of man" said the Curious One. Why not the seven ages of wonan?''
 "Because, my boy, replied the Know ing One, "one is enough for them"- Cincinnati CommereIal Tribune.
The Forrest City times., 1897-06-25
In defending the senate amen,

In defending the senate amend ment of the sugar schedule In the Ding ley bill, Senator Aldrich asserted that a differential afforded to the sugar re- liners was about one-eighth of one cent per pound" If that is the case, why should not the bill declare in so many words, and let the people know what the tariff means?-N. Y. World.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
For the Florida Agr culturist.
Jamaica SOrrel.

Last spring we read articles in the
Agriculturist about Jamaica sorrel;
we became interested in the new
plant which promised to fill a want
i. e. to give us acid fruit that would
take the place, at least with us, of the
northern cranberry. We sent to them
who advertised them and purchased
plants, put them in our garden and
gave them cultivation per directions.
How they did grow! At a little dis
tance they looked like cassava bushes
the coloring of red stems, brownish
stalks and rich green being similar
But when middle October had come
and there were no blooms we began
to think our new fruiting plant
would prove to be one of the cheats.
However, a few days after we noticed
buds, and now the bushes are full of
blossoms and what we suppose to be
the fruit.
When plants were purchased we
were promised that through the Agri-
culturist would be given instructions
for using the fruit. We have been
scanning the columns for the prom
ised recipes and hope to find them
e'er fruit is out of season.
M. Butler.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
81 per Annum, in Advance

rows, and clamped at the top with a
hook or heavy wire, 10000 feet of
lumber is required per acre.
The seed is planted from July to
November, and being slow ITO germl-
nate the beds must be kept thorough
ly moist; they must also be shaded
from the sun and heavy rains till the
plants are strong. The so called ''self-
blanching" varieties are most gener-
ally used, because it takes a little less
time to blanch them, but they are by
no means as hardy as Mexican Solid
or Giant Paschal, neither have they
the same flavor. The planting out is
done from September TO January, the
object being to get ones crop into
market before the other mans is
ready, or after he has shipped.-J. M.
Dickinson, in Kissimmee Valley.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
Osteen, Fla.
Celery in Florida.

In spite of what we sometimes hear
to the contrary, celery in Florida is
one of the most difficult crops to pro-
duce, and any one going into it on a
large scale without first having had
some experience, would almost GER
tainly be disgusted with the result.
By far the best way is to try a small
plat the first season, not only to gain
experience, but to test the adaptable
ity of the soil. The best results are
usually obtained on what is known as
ebay head land. The land must be
moist, but thoroughly drained, and,
it goes without saying, be in per-
fectly mellow condition. On such
land the crop will require from one
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22

has no insect enemies; the only hing
we have to fight is the pocket go
pher. Unlike a good many Floridians
it seems to know "a good thing when
it sees it.
Now, Mr.. Editor, is it not time for
the people of Florida to stop chasing
shadows and settle down to growing
crops that will pay $50 an acre and
leave it to those who have plenty of
money to develop the camphor busi-
ness and other schemes of like ma
ture, and will we not in the end have
more money and enjoy more of the
pleasures and comforts Of life?
II. S. Chandler.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
Sugar Cane.

[ have been very much interested
in the many articles that have been
published in the Times-Union and
Citizen on the Importance of planting
sugar cane in Florida. It is a crop
that every Florida farmer under
stands, therefore does not require a
Cuban expert to teach him how to
care for it. Every tillable acre of
ground in the State is adapted to it's
growth.
/ fully agree with Mr.. Hubbard of
Federal Point that what is called
fatwoods land, if the substra tum of
water does not come within three
feet of the surface, will grow as fine
cane or tobacco as any land in the
State. Farm plants will not thrive
where their roots are in a substra turn
of stagnant water. Capillary attrac-
ton will bring the water to the sur
face, where evaporation takes place.
This chills the plant and retards it's
growth 1t is by rapid evaporation
that ice is made in hot summer
weather. Hence the Importance of
ditching, or better still, to under
drain such land. This will create a
downward circulation that carries
the warm, moist air down amongst
the rootlets to help them to decom-
pose and prepare the mineral food re-
quired for their nourishment. Air is
as essential to the leaves and roots
of plants as it is to the lungs of ami
mails.
At Baldwin, on the Florida Central
& Peninsdlar Railroad, the fattest of
fatwoods land, may be seen growing
as fine sugar cane as can be found in
the State. Sugar cane, like every
other farm crop, requires a strong
applica ton of manure. The analysis
of the ash and juice furnishes the in
formation necessary to accomplish
this in an intelligent manner. By ma
nure, [ not only refer to horse and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
Vol. XIV No 81 Whole No 597.
Growing of Cassava.
Editor Florida Agriculturist:


Editor Florida Agriculturist:
[ am much interested in your arti
Gle of last week on the starch factory
and it seems to me that the Board
of Trade are working in the right di-
rectiOn. One manufacturer will do
more for the town than an immigra-
tion agent can possibly do. Let them
furnish the business and the settlers
are sure to come.
1t seems pity that any one should
try and discourage people from sup
porting it as "Uncle Wash" does IN
Agriculturist of Dec. 9th Without
doubt "Uncle Wash" knows a great
deal more about growing cassava
than I do, as he has had 26 years ex-
perience and [ have only had six
years. The most of his article is good,
but when he writes about selling the
root for 500 ton, and compares the
business with the raising of life pre-
servers, (sweet potatoes,) it seems to
me he is a trif1e out of date-a little
behind the times, perhaps one hun
dred years or so.
It seems to me that the gentlemen
who have the matter in charge, have
made very fair proposition, and [
blieve the cassava can be grown at
that price and make a good profit.
We will now compare this business
with a similar one in the North-the
growing of sugar beets, and try and
find out if it is possible to grow cas-
sava for $3.50 per ton. [ think any
one who has lived in the North will
agree with me that he can grow ton
of cassava with less labor and at 4
less expense than the beet can be
grown in the North. I have before
me an account of the first beet sugar
factory established in the North. The
average yield per acre was eleven
tons The price paid was $4.0o a ten
Mr.. A. c. Bea thka, Syracuse, n. Y,
all cost was included except rent OF
land. Here is his report:
Number of tons delivered at fac
tory, eighty-four and one half; cost
of raising and marketing, $17o;
amount received for beets, $423; net
profit, 1888.
In the report from which l have
quoted it is said that next year they
expect to make the average yield III
teen tons per acre.
From my small experience in grow
ing the cassava, believe that on land
that S worked and fertilized, and
give1 he same care that we give other
mon crops, that we can grow I"
larger amount to the acre than 'he
beet growers of the North, but it any
one expects to grow it without fertl-
lizing the land they will be disap~
pointed. One point in it's favor Is it
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-12-22
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, December %, 1897.

to two tons of any high grade, well
balanced fertilizer per acre. Ideal"
gives good results, probably on ac-
count of it's containing ammonia in
two or three forms, but on some
lands it may be necessary to add
more potash or phosphoric acid.
Celery is an eight months crop, and
requires constant work and watching
from the time the seed is planted un-
til the crop is Grated, and if there are
any doubts about the commission
man, or ctuating rate and sched-
ules on the ever offending railroads,
the anxiety will be further prolong
ed.
In addition to the usual insect
pests, celery is liable to rust and rot
after excessive rains or heat, or run
to seed on it's next growth after be-
ing checked by cold. Many acres were
lost last season by the former, and
the writer has frequently seen what
would appear to be splendid crop,
to the novice, almost ruined by the
latter The plants look vigorous and
dark glossy green, but on closer
examination are found to be sending
up seed stalk in the center; it is no
use cutting this out in the hope of
saving the crop, as five more will
grow before the stalk can be blanch-
ed. With these drawbacks a good
stand of celery is necessarily a valu-
able crop, but the cash value will run
very far short of the sensa tional fig
ures sometimes published, and there
are very great doubts if a trucker,
after growing a crop for eight or ten
years, will find he has averaged net
return of more than $75 per acre per
year. It is a very easy matter to cal
culate the value of crop on paper.
Thirty thousand plants may be plant
ed to the acre, and good celery fire.
quently sells for 81 per dozen, which
would mean $4,000, but, unfortunate-
lv. in addition to the usual vacancies
at the end of the season, many stalks
will be found to be only worth 10 or
IS cents per dozen.
There are two methods of growing
celery in Florida; the first is planting
in double rows eight or ten inches
apart, with a space of three feet be-
tween each double row, and the 9TH
er, planting the whole field six or
eight inches apart. This latter is
called the 'new process and re-
quires much more moist soil or ar
tificial irrigation, and of course
very much larger amount of fertiI-
ger. Prof. Rolf says not less than
seven tons per acre. The blanching
in this case is done by the plants
crowding one another and so shut
ting out THE light. I'm the former,
twelve inch boards are used, being
placed on each side of the double
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-03
UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT.

About three o'clock yesterday after
noon a Benwood car stopped at the
B. & o. crossing on Market street
and the conductor ran ahead Of the
car to see if there was a train ap-
preaching. He signalled "all right" to
the motorman and waited for the car
to reach him. Just as the conductor
stepped on the car and the moIorman
started it forward Miss Annie Morgan,
Of Twenty-ninth street, thinking the
car would stop, stepped from it. The
momentum of the motor threw her 10
the ground heavily. Several gentle
men ran to her assistance and helped
her into Klaris drug store, where kind
treatment soon revived her. She suf-
fered no serious injury but the shock
made her faint. Inasmuch as the con-
ductor had just boarded the front end
AMI signalled the motorman to go
ahead the accident was unavoidable.
Neither of the men were aware that
Miss Morgan was attempting TO alight
and went on their way in ignorance
of the accident that had befallen her.