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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14
Rubber Tree Culture.

About one year ago much was being
said about the proposed introduction
of the Brazilian rubber tree into this
state, and a company was formed
with headquarters at Orlando for the
purpose of procuring the seed and
starting a large nursery somewhere
in this vicinity.
The promoter of the scheme made
| a trip to Madeira to examine the soil
in that locality, and later interviewed
the writer about the quality of the
lands west of Biscayne Bay and
southwest of Cutler.
The result of this research was to re-
port that there are many thousands
of acres lying south of Lake Okeecho-
bee and thence to the East Coast
which will grow rubber trees to per
| lection; but as it takes from twelve
to twenty years to bring plantation
to point to pay any returns, it is
hardly probable that many Of us will
ton that are paying big dividends.
We give below an abstract of g
pamphlet published by the Floride
| Rubber Culture Company.
The book first states that over one
hundred million dollars worth of rub
Der are gathered annually from trees
that are indigenous to that soil upon
which the government of Brazil ex-
| acts an export duty of over 81 per
cent, or more than one-ffth of its
value. One-half, probably two-thirds
of this rubber is consumed by Ameri-
can manufacturers.
aside from the uses made for in
sulating material there are over thirty
million dollars invested in the bicycle
| tires in the United States alone. Great
quantities are required on the rail
roads where brakes are used.
''There are 13O,593 miles of sub
marine cables, operated by incorpor-
| ated companies, representing a CAPT
TAI OF 9lOG,0 IL, OGU. bOSlUoS, UnorO are
15,252 miles of summarize cable op-
Grated by different governments
| Thus rubber girdles the EARTH"
Great quantities are made into
clothing, boots and shoes, and "the
| use of rubber in the arts is constant
ly increasing"
We do not need to note further ref
erences to give an idea of the pecu-
mary possibilities arising from the in
PRODUCTION of so important an indus
| try as that of rubber culture in South
| Florida.
The rubber tree thrives best in rich
swampy soil, where frost is seldom
seen, and it seeks a place where roots
can be firmly planted on rock OF
heavy loan, and it's roots wet por-
ton of the year. The peculiar irreg-
ular growth of the roots at the sur
face and the long, straight trunks
| thrown downward from overhangine
limbs, and the aerial roots which Of
| ten encircle and enclose large forest
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14

North of Barlow, west of Gordonsvi11e and
south of Winter Haven, extending from the
railroad to LAKE HANCOCK, which is two
miles distant, and it's area is about five miles
long by tw miles wide having beautiful lake
'ronts for residences and hotel purposes. The
fishing is excellent and all kinds of game
abound in its immediate vicinity. The soil is
adapted to the growth OF all kinds OF fruits,
vegetables nuts, sugar-cane, tobacco, etc.
Price of land-$5.OO to $1,000 per
acre. in tracts of 20 and so acres
each, one-fourth cash, balance in
three years.
We also have large and small
tracts of good agricultural lands in
almost every county in the state of
Florida, which can be had at So to So
per acre on easy payments.
Our Town Site Lots are I acre each-$50 each
For fine 1ithograph maps and full informa-
ton address
Florida Homestead Co.,
208 Franklin ST.
TAMPA, FLA
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-04-14

trees, render tn rubber tree both Pc
culiar and attractive.
The tree in this locality attains an
immense size, and bears a small sweet
fruit, known as the ''Indian fig The
tree will grow rapidly on poor, rocky,
worthless land, and could be planted
with profit on our waste lands of the
grant.
Among the different trees given to
our settlers for experiment were sew
eral rubber trees to each from the
Fruitland Nurseries of Augusta, Ga.
These have been set on both high dry
pine land and moist edge of prairie
land. Some of the trees have done
wonderfully well, and others have
grown some; none have died. Those
in moist clay loan and hammock have
made the best growth, while those
which were set in pine woods, but
fortified with cotton seed meal, are
doing as well as the best.
We are informed that eX-Consul
Kerby is now in Brazil gathering seed
of the best variety of rubber, the
starting nurseries of the Rubber Cul-
ture Company. We wish him every
success in the undertaking, and hope
to see large and profitable business
made up from the beginning of this
newindustry- Biscayne Bay Monthly.
CONSUMPTION CURED.
I was sick with hereditary con-
sumptionfor three years, and having
lost all of my immediate family, con-
sisting of father, mother, two broth
ers and two sisters, besides seven I'M
cles, nine aunts and several cousins,
who died with it, I was given up to
die myself. I met an old physician
who prescribed for me. After TAX
ing one bottle of his medicine, my
cough stopped, and after taking
three bottles, [ was we'll. The testi-
mony of prominent physicians, min
listers of the gospel and business
men as to the truth of the above will
be furnished upon application. A
sample bottle of the medicine will be
sent to any address upon the recent
of ten cents in stamps
PARIS WHEELER,
Room "a, First Natl Bank Bldg.
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24
THE PRIESTS OF PALLAS-
Grand and Imposing Parade, Tues.
day, October 9th.
The Most Beautiful Pageant Ever Pre-
sented =" Hans Andersen's Fairy
Tales" Most Brilliantly IL
Illustrated.

The Priests of Pallas will celebrate their
eleventh anniversary Tuesday, October 9Th,
in a most elaborate and pleasing manner.
Illustrating in an elegant and glittering Sc
ries of COZ beautiful tableaux, Hans An
dersen's Fairy Tales"
The Parades of the Priests of Pallas have
attained for Kansas City worldwide caleb
rity. In no other city have the festivities
that grace this season of the year been or
ganized on a scale of such thorough COM
pleteness and gorgeous magnifcence.
1t has been reserved for the Priests OF
Pallas to mold the festivities of the season
into a grand and comprehensive system,
and to present to the enjoyment of visit
ors, without fee or reward. public specta-
cles and pageants as brilliant and beautiful
as the genius and skill of man and the Law
ish expenditure of money can produce.
Those who have not actually witnessed
the parade of the Priests of Pallas cannot
imagine its magnitude and beauty. All
that grace of form, brilliance of coloring,
dazzling splendor of lights, and the force Of
quantity and numbers, combined with rar-
est art, can produce in the way of scenic
display is attained.
The management announce that beyond
doubt this parade will far excel and out
shine any previous display.
All railroads have made very low rates
for this occasion, good October Sd to 10th
inclusive, and Kansas City extends hearty
welcome to all.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24
FARM AND HOME.

Good compost can be made by mix
ing dry dirt and fresh horse manure,
equal parts, keeping the mass moist
with soapsuds. 1t will be found ex-
cellent for the flower beds.
Renew the earth in the flower pots,
and when so doing trim off the dam
aged roots of the plants. should they
be injured during the removal. to al
low of fresh earth. By changing the
earth the plants will have new feeding
material and may get rid of diseases
existing in the old earth.
When you can buy cow at low
price it will be to your advantage to
make some inquiries regarding her, as
no wise farmer will sell his good cows
if he can avoid it. She may be vi
cious, hold up her milk, diseased, or
have some other fault, which can only
be discovered when it is too late to REQ
tify the mistake made in purchasing.
A pretty way to serve strawberries is
in individual dishes with the hulls on,
and in the center of the dish a smaller
dish of powdered sugar, into which the
Strawberries are dipped and eaten from
the stem. Strawberries are very fire.
quently eaten in this way in England,
| where the fruit is more solid and sweet
er. If the berries are piled closely
around the smaller dish of sugar, the
contrast of red and white is very
pretty
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24
TOLD IN FIGURES.

The queen reigns over one continent.
100 peninsulas, 500 promontories, 1000
lakes, 1000 rivers and 10000 islands.
The British own $4,000 sailing vessels
and $4,000 steam vessels. The annual
entries into the ports of the United
Kingdom are 100000 vessels.
The British empire has an area OF
II, AGO. 900 square miles and a popula-
ton of 4OO,oO0,OO0. The British empire
is six times as extensive as that of an
cient Rome in it's palmiest days.
Pennsylvania produces hardware
manufactures to the value of S33S, O0O,-
300 yearly, which is equivalent to $14
per inhabitant, the average in Great
Britain being $40 and in Germany $40.
Recent statistics show that the Eng
lish citizens heaviest bill, after food,
rent, clothing and drink is his gas bill.
England pays $1oO,ooo,oOO year to the
gas companies, and it is calculated that
the gas companies realize profit Of
5000, 900 q year.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

and slippery steps. Then came strug-
gle that, after at last he had borne his
fiercely battling comrade up into the
night, left Murphy breathless and en-
haustcd. and then came the rain of
blows that toppled him, crashing, into
the ruin of the hot-bed.
''She came upon me that sudden and
furious-like, sorr. l couldn't explain;
an it was tryin' to pacificate her was,
backin' off. an niver see the hot-bed be-
hind me for the hot batin' l was get
tin afront. An thin whin she had me
down on the fiat of me back, an grasp
in at thin glass works, poor Riggs,
niver KNOWN what ne was doin', sorr.
only to help me, grapPled with the ould
lady for the purpose of eNpostulatin'.
an thin that Eaygur wench run screech-
in into the house, an the young lady
came shriekin' to the windy, an the
stranger-the gentleman-lept to the
side door, an 1 a-callin' to him to come
an square me an Riggs, whom he got
into the scrape, an there was more
screamin', an, he niver so much as aXed
to shpake, but run fur his life when the
lieutenant jumped in an batthered
Riggs. who was only askin' chance to
explain"
do you expect me to believe that any
gentleman stood there and saw Riggs
grapple that poor old lady and never
raised hand to stop ito" asked Lam
bert. almost angrily.
Its Gods thruth, sorr. He was
maxim motions. crazy-like. but he niver
came outside that doorway until he
saw the lieutenant, an then the lamp
whit out, wild him a-runnin'.'
The lieutenant pondered a moment.
Had Sergt. Burns ventured on an ex-
preston of doubt, the interview would
have come to an end at once. with Muir
ply in disgrace; but Burns looked full
of honest perplexity, and yet belief.
You ought to have had sense enough
to know should be glad to send to town
for anything Mrs. Walton needed" said
Lambert. "Why didn't Riggs ask per-
mission?-or why didn't you?"
| Murphy was certainly frank. "Sure
| we both knew it would be anybody but
Riggs the lieutenant would send. We
were guilty enough of going to town
without permission, an drinkin'; but
it was charity, not thavin', SOFT, that
we entered the garden for"
you may send Murphy back, ser
geant. Wen have to hold him until
Riggs can tell his story. OF course"
said Lambert, as the Irishman was
led away, 'if there's anything in this
story about the stranger, it helps their
case materially. There was certainly
something queer about the agitated
words Mrs. Walton used just before we
came away-words about their testi-
mony and preventing court-martial.
| You heard, did you not?"
| Eyes, sir-a little, anyway"
"Can you imagine who the man is.
or account for his strange behavior"
] 81 can't mir. It might have been one
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24
BRIEF AND POINTED.

Horses succumb to cold quicker than
any other animal.
Postage stamps are gummed with a
starch made from potatoes.
Fully one-third of the female popu-
iation of France labors on farms.
If snail's head is cut off. and the
animal placed in a cool. moist place,
another head will grow.
In spite of the closest espionage. the
diamond mining companies OF South
Africa lose, it is said. 81 ,OOO, 900 year
by theft.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

it. Now "a gentleman" whom Riggs
knew well, had brought them help;
but he himself could not go to Tugaloo
because of certain past events with
which he was intimately connected, and
none of the Walton servants dared go,
because of the tremendous stories in cir
culation concerning the events of the
day. The gentleman had come long
distance at big risk to see the lady.
Riggs declared, and must get away that
night
In this dilemma Riggs was called on
for help. His chivalric nature was
aroused presumably; or possibly ''the
tiger had tasted blood" and needed more.
Riggs had got the gentleman's last
drink, and the money for more was now
in his hands. But the gentleman had
stipulated that reliable man must go
with him to fetch the precious packet
in case Riggs got FULL" and Murphy
was the man. Eve got the box, sorr,
an Riggs his bott'e of liquor, an come
back all right, an we stole in there as
we were bid, an raised the cellar door,
an I carried down the box to the fut of
thin slippery steps meself, Cor Riggs
was gettin' noisy-like. An thin we
stole away, niver disturbin' anybody,
sorr, only dom the poor Teddy kind
ness, as we were towld. We didn't see
or hear anybody. 1t was afther it all
the throublc came"
There Was pathos in Murphy's de-
scription of the ''throuble." Their task
accomplished, Murphy sought to get
Riggs to his tent, but the man had
drunk just enough to be rabid for more.
and in the struggle the bottle fell with
the gill or two remaining and was
smashed. This was indeed catas-
trophe. Riggs had that fearful craze
for alcohol which is satiated only when
the victim ,apses into drunken stupor.
Murphy got him to the tent and to bed
and thought he had him safe, but awoke
later to find him gone-gone for more
liquor; but where? None was to be
had in camp, unless he broke into the
captains medical stores, which, Muir
ply argued: he wouldn't dare attempt
with the lieutenant lying there along
side. All of / sudden it flashed over him
that his wretched ''bunky," after hav-
ing faithfully acquitted himself of his
trust before the fatal whislly-loggingo of
his moral sense, had now stolen off in
the darkness to rob the very household
for whose sake, or that of the bribine
liquor, he had braved punishment
Riggs had gone back for that wine.
The Irish soldier had his faults, God
knows, but llesertion of his fellow, ever
in face of torture, is not one of them
Murphy stole away, hoping 1T was not
too late to recapture Riggs, and came
upon him, just as.he feared, tugging al
something at the foot of those darl
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

SIX miles from Liverpool. Eng, a
model village has been established by
a manufacturing firm. For from S4 to
Sc a month house is furnished to-
gether with gas and water. The en-
ployers and employees govern the vii
lage, each department of the works
electing six members to the village
council. 1t costs a member but "a
cents year to join a club or society
the firm contributing three times as
much-where he has all the features
of the modern club. An eight-hour
day prevails
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

The weather people have got lorna
does down to a fine point They know
now where they come from, why they
come and when they may be expected.
They are able to say that in March
the territory south of the Kansas and
Missouri lines is subject to violent
windstorms. In April, southern Kan.
sas and Missouri are included in the
danger area In May the entire states
of Missouri and Kansas may be visited
by tornadoes. In June the "twisters'
may twist in Nebraska and South Da
kota, and in July they visit the north
ern and northwestern states.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

THE Shippee harvester works at
Stockton, Cal, were destroyed by fire
on the Goth. Loss, 100000.
j. L. MALCOLM, a well-known attor-
ney of Denver. Col, grub-staked Mike
Gideon, a miner, who went to Alaska.
The attorney has received a letter
from Gideon, dated from Dawson City.
Alaska, announcing that he has made
81, 600, 900 and that he will deliver half
to the attorney.
In the federal court at Topeka, Kan,
on the Goth Judge Foster handed down
his decision dissolving the organiza-
ton of the Kansas City Live Stock ex-
change and prohibiting it from con-
| tinuing in business. He held that its
operation was in violation of the Sher-
man federal antitrust law.
THREE tramps held up a Great
Northern cattle train at daylight on
the Goth near Smithlake, Mimi.
They robbed several cattlemen in the
caboose. One of the robbers was
afterwards arrested.
Two cases of leprosy have been dis
covered in Welsh county, n. D.
The Pendleton (Ore.) roller mills
were burned the other morning, en-
failing loss of 100000
In the international 25-mile bicycle
race at Boston Jimmy Michael, the
Welshman, outrode his two competitors,
Lucien Lesna, of France, and Eddie
McDuffee, of Cambridge, Mass.
MICHAEL passed the third mile at 5:29 is,
the fifth at 9:05 3-5, the tenth at
1905 is, the 18th at 27:14 As, and the
s5th at 1888 As. Every American and
world record from three to % miles,
inclusive, is now credited to Michael
| IN the match race at Indianapolis,
Ind, on the 18th between Star Pointer
and Joe Patchen the former paced q
mile in 2:0l, lowering the worlds race
record one-half second Joe Patchen's
time was 2:O1s<.
IT is reported that Poole, the London
tailor, and Worth, the Paris dress
maker, intend to open branch estab-
lishments in the United States on &C
count of the tariff bill affecting their
business.
AT Denver, Col, the mails were said
to be loaded with counterfeit postal
cards and it was stated that the cards
were sold in large quantities to mer.
chants and others in that city and i'm.
mense profits were being realized.
ACCORDING to Bradstreets report
there were 1859 failures in the United
States for the week ended the 18th
|agaippt SIS in the corresponding weel
Of lash year.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

MRS. LIvERMoRE is believer in CO.
operative housekeeping, and holds
that saving of from % to Is per cent.
in purchases could be made by a COM
bination of 25 families. If the bills of
fare were prepared by one set of cooks
another large saving would result.
who can estimate" Mrs. Livermore
says in conclusion, 1.-The great gain
that will enrich housekeepers who are
mothers of families when cooking and
laundering are eliminated from house
hold industries and are performed out.
side the home by economical co-opera-
tion?"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

In accordance with the desire of the
secretary of agriculture to promote
more extended experiments in the use
of steel track ways on wagon roads.
arrangements have been made with
the Cambria iron works of Johnstown
Pa, for rolling special rails for this
purpose, these arrangements to go into
effect as soon as definite orders from
responsible parties amounting to one
mile of track shall be received. In the
proposed track no wood is used. II
consists of a simple inverted trough O,
channel of steel for each wheel with q
slightly raised bead on the inside te
guide the wheels.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

of those three or four that Mr.. Parmelee
hauled in-one of the Potts crowd; but
the idea of his standing back and letting
the old lady have that tussle all to her
self! That couldn't happen, sir. north
or south, unless And Burns stopped
short.
"Unless what?"
well, sir, unless there were reasons
he daren't let her know he was there"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

The Railway and Engineering Re.
view says, in speaking of the meal
service of railroads: IF railroads ca.
tered less to the wealthy classes and
endeavored to furnish better accommo-
dations to people of moderate means
at reasonable prices sthere might be
more of disposition on the part of the
public to regard such corporations in
spirit of fairness than is at present
apparent. Matters of this kind, al
though of rather minor Importance
might go long way toward softenins
some of the unpleasant relations ex
listing between citizen and corpora
ton"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24
THE total length of the worlds tels

THE total length of the worlds tele-
graph system has now reached 4,9OO,-
921 miles, exclusive of $50, 44O miles of
submarine cables. Of this Europe
has 1,764, 100 miles, Asia 80, 6S5 miles,
Africa 99,419 miles, Australia 217, 479
miles and America 2,516,54s miles.
United States Consul German, who
sends these figures to the state depart
ment at Washington from Zurich, says
they show that Notwithstanding the
steady increase in the building of tel
egraph lines all over Europe, America
leads the world and has almost double
the European mileage.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

To the Klondike by balloon will
shortly be an assured fact. A stock
company is now in course of formation
in Ottawa, Ont, for the purpose of ar
ranging for the construction of bal
loon from the design of Mr.. Joseph de
fEtoil, local inventor of considerable
repute. This airship is intended by
the promoters of the enterprise for
public service, and will be employed
for the transport of passengers, freight
and government mails to the gold
fields
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

INVENTORS are busily engaged in try
ing to find some way of using the suns
rays for running machinery. Already
they have taken out large number of
patents for solar cookers, solar heaters
and solar engines of many kinds, but
none of them seem to have solved the
problem in really practical manner,
although much has been added to
knowledge in this direction.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24
USE YOUR REASON

And Profit by the Experience of Other
People.
There are thousands of people who have
been cured of nervous trouble, scrofula
sores, rheumatism, dyspepsia, catarrh and
other diseases by purifying their blood
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. This great
medicine will do the same good work for
you if you will give it the opportunity.
1t will tone up your system, create an APP
petite and give sweet, refreshing sleep.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

The lightning specialist connected
with the government weather bureau
maintains that rods are no protection,
and that most precautions taken by
people to keep out of the path of pos
sible electrical discharge are useless.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

ENGLAND is approaching labor
crisis, federated employers being
banded to smash trade unionism. The
trades union congress has taken up
the challenge and will work to unite
all union men in a federation to rem
der mutual assistance in fighting en-
Movers
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-09-24

LAST October Albert johnson, with
= back broken at the lumbar verte.
br,e, two broken heels, and body
paralyzed from the chest down. was
admitted to the Long Island college
hospital, Brooklyn. For three months
the paralysis was complete. He was
placed on a water bed with his legs in
splints. In January johnson was able
to move his feet. By the middle OF
the month his knees, and now he can
raise and bend his legs from the hips.
In April he was placed on a regula,
bed. Now, with assistance, he car
move around on crutches. His recovery
will show great surgical skill.