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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03

with them. They pack them in boxes
of about one cubic foot, being eight
inches deep and eight inches wide
and long enough to contain one cubic
foot, ON which they pay a duty of
eight cents. They pack their oranges
in boxes brought from Puget Sound,
standard California orange boxes.
Their freight to Guaymas, Mexico, is
Is cents per box, Mexican money, or
about 10 cents per box gold coin.
They ship from Guaymas on the San
ia Fe railway at the same rate we do
from California. They can pick and
pack their oranges for one-quarter
what the California people con do it,
labor being only 25 cents per day.
Upon arriving here, Chicago, I saw
some of the oranges. They are very
good quality indeed and stood the
transportation in good condition.
The California orange grower, utiliz-
ing land for his purpose that costs
anywhere from $3.50 to $500 per acre
and paying for labor anywhere from
$3.50 to So per day, may well wonder
where he is at."-Ex.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03
Orange Lands Seven Cents Per
Acre.

Previous to 1894, less than 100 car
loads of Mexican oranges came into
this country per annum. In 1895, the
United States furnished a market for
about 400 carloads, and in 1896 for
about 80 carloads. A correspondent
of the Fruit Exchange Review states
in the columns of that paper, that on
the way east he interviewed man
from old Mexico who had been to
Chicago with several carloads of Mex
lean oranges and lines, and was told
that six years ago "they''-the said
man from old Mexico, his wife and
children, or, the said man and cheap
peon labor?-'p lanted out 1900 acres
in oranges and lines ON land which
they bought in a large tract, which
cost them II cents per acre in gold
coin, which would be about 33 cents
per acre in Mexican silver. He claims
tivated in order to grow oranges.
They plant them in the virgin soil
without cultivation, and they grow
and bear without any care whatever.
These are Seeding oranges, and this
year they clipped about twelve car
loads from the six year old trees, and
have enough lines to ship carload
a day for six months. They are now
shipping their lines to San Francisco.
They put a few in each car and
brought them to Chicago and did well
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03

to purchase any high grade or costly
fertilizers for first application.
Starting on new land get the land
cleared, put a large crop of peas. on 1t;
as soon as the peas are about grown
roll the peas under the land, which
must be done in July or August, then
this is in the very best condition for
strawberries. This gives the nitrogen
in the soil, then put in the kind of fer
tilizers you decide upon, and you get
the greatest benefit from it that way.
An acre of strawberries is worth all
the way from 500 to $3.50, but good
average acre of strawberries if you
have long season to ship in, ought TO
bring $500. 1t is not the price as
much as conditions favoring the long
season for shipping. Berries from the
plants thus started should be ready to
begin shipping between the middle
and last of January, and will continue
until the last of April. We think
after April it does not pay to ship,
but with the canning factory in oper-
alton the entire crop can be sold and
this will materially increase the pro-
fits from your feld.-South West.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03

supply of fresh homemade butter,
they would prefer it to the stub" butt
ter even if it cost "a little more. These
hotels would take the product of the
dairies during several months of
winter and early spring, when the
COWS if properly bred would be doing
their best. During the summer the
dairies, especially if several be locat-
ed near each other, could join forces
and make cheese.
I would like to say a few words
about hogs and poultry as adjuncts to
the dairy farm. The three go so well
together that they should always be
combined. But we want to improve
our hogs. We want something better
than the "razor back" He is good
in his way, but he has some mighty
bad ways.
Hogs thrive here, and just as good
meat can be made in Florida as that
for which we are daily sending our
good money out of the state. The
same with poultry. Today poultry
and eggs are being brought to this.
and most other Florida towns, from
another state. Why not produce
these at home?
1t has been said that the horse is
mans best friend. This is an insult
to the cow. What better animal
friend can man have than one that
gives him, willingly and almost with
out price, what science tells us is
complete and life sustaining food in
itself? What animal responds more
quickly to kind treatment that the
cow? Sensitive as woman, strong
in maternal affection, gentle as
lamb when properly treated, she is
to my mind mans best friend. Long
live the cow FL. w. MANN.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03
Florida's Resources.

No section in the United States is
so thoroughly advertised as a winter
resort or health and pleasure as Flor
ida, and not word in it's favor in
this respect has been undeserved. The
state in the past has been chiefly
noted abroad for it's perfect climate,
it's fruit and early vegetables, It's
game, fish and aligators. 1t has oeen
looked upon as resort, pleasant and
healthful as locality in which to
spend the winter months, but malaHi-
al and deserted during the summer
AS a matter of fact, such is not nv
any means the case. The state is as
healthful in summer as in winter, and
it's record in this respect compares
favorably with that of any in the
Union.
And oranges and alligators are not
it's only products. Almost any crop,
cereal or otherwise, can be grown
here that can be produced anywhere
else There are hundreds of thou
sands of acres of wild lands in the
state, and the agricultural records
will prove that the value of products,
according to the number of acres un-
der cultivation, lis greater than any
other state can show.
In the past the people of the state
have seemed to think more of resort
celebrity than that the solid natural
advantages offered to settlers should
be known to the world. Recently pri-
vate concerns, with lands to dispose
of, have been instrumental in dis
seminating much information in re-
gard to their bringing a large num-
Der of honest homeseekers into the
state. But the people as whole
should take a hand in telling the
world of the inducements offered
honesty and energy, and every town
and village should have it's board Of
trade, bureau or league through
which information might be distrib
uted to the world, giving an insight
into Florida's wonderful resources.
The state government itself should
increase the facilities of it's agriculture
al department, and provide for an Of
fetal bureau of advertising, with
every source of information, and
means for distributing the same, at
it's command. Florida is already
thoroughly advertised as to it's at
fractions. Now let the world know
of it's resources and advantages.-Ex.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03
A Strawberry Farm.
For the b-Tropic:

For the Sub-Iroplc:
There are localities that are espec-
tally adapted to the cultivation Of
Strawberries, and then if any one
would ask me what those localities of
lands were, would say it was where
the soil has a clay foundation with
close texture and black soil. The
preparation for the plant should be
deep cultivation, taking roots, grass,
etc., from the land.
Then lay off the land for the plants,
run rows 51s feet apart, pillow them
out with the Dixey plow, that makes
a bed. Then we have marker so as
to make them 20 inches apart, run
that down on the top of that bed
that makes two rows of straw berries
on the 5A foot bed. Then make a
marker again when you commence
setting out, and your markers for set
ting out must be ten inches apart,
that makes hole for each plant.
In the selection of the plants my
advice is to always take the plant
nearest the crown. What we mean by
the crown is the old plant. Why we
say that, is because we know that il
we take the nearest plant to the
crown we keep from deteriorating.
The nearer the plant is to the crown,
the surer you are of getting the orig
inal berry. Never set the plant so low
that the crown will be below the sur
face of the earth, because when it
rains the crown may be covered with
sand; the bud must be above. Now DIS
soon as the plant takes, then my ad-
vance is to commence fertilizing. We
cannot tell you the best fertilizers for
we have not used ALL but we can tell
you of some that we know are good,
Wanda, Wilcox, Gibbs and Co., and
Mapes are good, but our advice is not
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-03
Pigs and Eggs for Sale.

Fine registered Poland China pigs
and eggs from high-class Black
Langshan fowls for sale. Pigs $40
up. Eggs $3.50 per Is. Write for
free circulars. West II. Morton, 1900
Hawkins St., Nashville, Tenn. (Men-
ton this paper).
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
Purchased the Service.

The committee appointed for the purpose
Of receiving subscriptions and purchasing
the silver service for tho gunhoat VII.
mington, performed that duty on Satur-
day evening The piece selected consists
Of q lemonade set and twelve glasses which
cost $500. Tho drawing Of the design
selected has been placed on exhib 'tion in
tho window ofiSa,nuel H. Baynards store,
corner Fifth and Market streets, and will
be ready to DO delivered to the committee
m three weeks time Most of the other
services submitted would have taken over
SIX weeks 10 manufacture or get In shape
and then the price had to govern the COM
mittee In making their selection, The
committee decided according to their best
Judgment as to the kind Of present the
citizens Of Wilmington who contributed
to the fund, would be satisfied with. The
design selected will reflect great credit
upon the committee and our citizens In
general and will net be slowed away to DO
brought out on some Notification OF tho
officers Of the boat rs the writer III yester.
days Sunday Star intimated In colnmu-
nication printed in II. The lemonade set
Or whatever you choose to call 1t, will al
ways DO seen. as 1t will be enclosed In u
handsome quarter oak case, lined With
satin. The committee have some fifteen
1850 on hand In bank, but 1t will re-
quire some two or three hundred dollars
yer to entertain the State and city digni.
aAries when Il Is presented TO tho gunboat
In our city.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
Burglars Loot a Bank,

Webster City, Iowa, Oct. 25.-Three
masked burglars robbed the State bank
of harrisburg yesterday morning at
O'Clock. They used dynamite. and the
explosion shattered the large plate
glass window and badly wrecked the
bank building. They secured 5000
worth of securities and a small amount
of cash. The explosion awoke half the
town. James Corners yells frightened
the burglars and although they had
prepared the dynamite for second ex-
plosion they leaped from the back
window. Seeing Edward Gillcon, who
was one of their pals, advancing to-
ward them and mistaking him for an
officer, shot him, twice. He was cap
tured and is not expected to live. The
other two escaped.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
WRECKED ON A REEF.
Only Two Survivors OF Fifteen Men
Who Manned the Steamer CasnAc.

Only Two Survivors OF Fifteen Men
Who Manned the Steamer Caspsr.
Point Arena, Cal, Oct. 25-Close un-
der the rocky cliffs where she met her
doom lies, bottom upward. the torn and
battered hull of the Ill fated steam
schooner Caspar, wrecked early Sat-
urday morning on treacherous reef.
OF the crew OF 10 there remain but two
known survivors, Captain Afindsen and
Sailor Chris Larsen. So far but one
body has been found, which was iden-
tilted as the remains Of Chief Engineer
George Opposeman. A sharp lookout
In being kept for floating corpses, how
ever.
The wrecked steamer has been strip
ped. by continuous pounding against
the rocks. Of masts and decks, and the
keel is battered as II by a mighty
hammer. The Caspar struck the reef
inside the whistling buoy only a few
yards from that danger signal. After
capsizing the ship was carried over the
rocks near the Shore nearly d mile dis
, tant by the force of the heavy waves.
The reef has long been considered a
dangerous foe by all mariners, several
vessels having struck on 1t In the past
few years.
The Caspar might have escaped de-
struction, but unfortunately heavy
wave cast her down with such force
that the vessel refused to respond to
the wheel and was dashed against the
reef and capsized.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
MISSING HEIRESS FOUND.
She VIII Come Into Possession of a
S26, 100000 Fortune.

She VIII Come Into Possession of a
S25.OOO,OOO Fortune.
San Francisco, Oct. rs. = After a
search for heirs extending over a score
of years the vast estate Of Imblay
Clark, now appraised at $4,000. 0O0
seems about to come to its rightful
possessor, the daughter of Clarke, a
mine owner, who died in Australia
over 20 years ago. She is Grace M.
Elliott, adopted daughter of William
Fl. Elliott, a saloonkDnper, who took
her from the Home for the Friendless
in 1873, when the matron assured him
her parents were. dead, her father,
lmblay Clarke. having left her In the
home, and that he afterward died in
Australia. Local attorneys pronounce
her papers faultless.
A few days ago the Elliotts read
dispatch to the papers to the effect that
Vice President Hobart and Governor
Griggs. of New Jersey, would make
application for a S25, 00O, 900 estate in
behalf OF Nan Clarke Squire, of Jersey
City, and Grace Clarke, of New Bruns-
wick. grandchildren of Imblay Clarke's
brother and they thus received the first
intimation that the father of their
adopted daughter had possessed any
property. They at once communicated
with Vice President Hobart.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25

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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Birdie Davis. a school girl, OF De-
catur Ms, who failed in her studies,
kIlled herself.
Francis Turner Palgrave, the poet
Ard essayist died in London yesterday,
beeG 10 years.
General William #. Draper, the Uni
ted states Ambassador to Italy, re-
turned to Rome yesterday.
Because he found his wife with a
strange man, Charles Grant, of Kansas
City. Mo, stabbed her to death.
Physicians attribute the dsath of Miss
Name V. PeIkiLson, Is years old, Of
E!cLmand, Va, to her remarkably
Acld growth. 49, .,....-,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
EX-MAYOR MAGOWAN'S TROUBLES
Sheriff win Remove His Furniture,
Leaving Him All Empty House,

Shcrin VIII Remove HIS Furniture,
Leaving Him All Empty House.
Trenton, Oct. 25.-Chancellor McGill,
at his home in Jersey City, refused to
grant an order restraining Sheriff Ash
more from executing the writ of as
sistance granted by Vice Chancellor
Reed on Friday. The writ Of assist
ance directed the sheriff to fortibly
eject ex-Mayor Frank Mcgowan from
his North Clinton avenue mansion and
turn the property over to the pur-
chasers, who bought it at sheriff's sale.
In refusing the order Chancellor Nc
Gill expressed the opinion that the APP
peal taken by Mcgowan acted as a
stay of the writ Of assistance. This
means that Mcgowan will be permit
ted to stay In the house until the court
of appeals has passed upon the case.
which does not meet for some weeks.
The plan Of the purchasers of the house
Is to remove the furniture which was
replevined on Friday. and thus leave
Mcgowan in an empty house.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25

SHERIFFS sALE.-BY VIRTUE OF a
writ of Levari Facias, to me directed;
will be exposed to public sale at the
Court House on Market street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, in the city
o: Wilmington, New Castle county,
State Of Delaware.
ON TUESDAY,
THE I'd DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1897.
at $50 o'clock a. m,
the following described real estate, viz:
All that certain frame messuage and
tenement, OF lot Of ground, situate In tho
village of Newport, county and state
aforesaid, more particularly bounded
and described as follows, TO wit:
Beginning at IA point in the centre line
of Market street at the distance of LIS
feet west from the centre line Of Angus
tine street: thence by IA line parallel with
Augustine street and at right angles to
Market street south 2 degrees east ITO
feet to IA stake; thence by line at right
angles with Augustine street and par
allel with Market street westerly 50 feet
to stake: thence northerly parallel to
Augustine street 40 feet to the centre
line of Market street aforesaid, and
thence by the same easterly 50 feet to tho
place of beginning, be the contents
thereof what they may.
Seized and taken In execution as the
property of Joseph r. Barratt and ina
!. Barratt his wife, mortgagors. and
Emma V. Lyman, IT, and TO be sold BY
WILLIAM X. Finn, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. Wilmington, Delaware,
October Is. 1897.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
Severe storm on the Coast,

Atlantic City, Oct ga severe
northeast storm prevails here and along
the immediate coast. Up to a late hour
last night the life crew and maritime
exchange stations here had received no
word of disasters or wrecks. The high
tide on the meadows somewhat delayed
incoming trains The wind has kept up
Il mile velocity since s o'clock last
night,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25

6HERIFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ Of Levari Facias, to me directed,
will be exposed to public sale at the
Court House, on Market street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets, In the city
Of Wilmington. New Castle county. State
Of Delaware.
THE I'd DAY or NOVEMBER, 1897,
at Q O'Clock p. M.
the following described real estate, viz:
All that certain lot. piece or parcel Of
of Wilmington aforesaid. bounded and
described as follows to wit:
Beginning at point at the distance of
!ao feet from the corner formed by the
intersection of the westerly side Of
E rniSn street At ne se9IntherIy side Of
so,therly side Of Eighth. street lex
tended); thence southerly and parallel
with said side of Union street 80 feet 10
corner; thence westerly and parallel
with the said southerly side of Eighth
street (eXtendedD Is feet 10 another cor
the tlrst-dcscribed line 50 feet to point
on the southerly side of said Eighth St
and thence thereby easterly 25 feet to the
Place of beginning, be the contents there
of what they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Sarah Caldwell. administrG-
trix of Benjamin Caldwell. deceased.
mortgagors, and the said Sarah Caldwell,
surviving mortgagor. and Sylvester Cald-
well. Edna Caldwell, and Cora Caldwell,
heirs-at-law of the said Benjamin F.
Caldwell, deceased and Orpha L. Miles
and Calvin e: Miles. her husband tits.
WILLIAM II. Finn, Sheriff.
Sheriff's ONCE. Wilmington, Delaware,
October Is. 1897.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
A MURDEROUS ROBBER.
Held Up II Camden Merchant aud Shot
Him, Perhaps Fatally.

Held Up Il Camden Merchant aud Shot
Him, Perhaps Fatally.
Camden, N. j., Oct. 25.-James A.
Mather aged 65 years. keeper of cigar
store at SIG Market street, was held up
and probably fatally shot by .robber
yesterday The murderer. who at diff
ferent times gave his name as both
John Cowan and George Woodward,
and who says he belongs in New York,
was arrested He admits having
prison record He, accompanied by an
other man who subsequently escaped,
walked into the store, and Cowan
pointed revolver at Mather and de-
munded his money. Mather seized the
weapon and trich to wrest 1t from
Cowan. The latter fired and the ball
struck Mather in the mouth. He fell to
the floor unconscious. Cowan and his
companion then rfled the money
drawer and fled Cowan was captured
on q ferrybOat
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25

THE sudden death of Michael McCor.
mick, OF Philadelphia, who dropped do,.u
from fright, thinking he had lost three
hundred on horse race at Iron Till
track on Saturday last, should DO warn.
ing to others to steer clear Of betting.
But strange to say, the horse bet on won,
hut the strain was too mnch for him, and
lie has made his last bet.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25

Kansas City, Mo. Oct. 25.-John
Schlegel. WHO one aft.rruun in July
last, IN the center OF the city. shot and
killed Or. A. l. Berger one CT the most
prominent local men In his profession,
was acquitted at noon yesterday.
s;chlegel is German grocer. whose
wife charged Dr.. Ecrger, their physl-
july s.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
Suicidal bullet Proved EFectIyc

New York, Oct. 25.-Adolph Lipman.
the solicitor for the Travellers Life In
surance company, who shot himself in
the head while seated at his desk in
the Bank of Commerce building here
on Saturday morning. died yesterday
at the Hudson street hospital. He has
been Respondent on account of bust
ness setbacks. and frequently threat
ened to kill himself.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-25
DR.. Swallows orator,cal Challenge.

Harrisburg, Oct. PA letter has
been sent to each of the candidates for
state treasurer, Hon. James S. Beacon
and MIR. NJ. Z. Brown, by Rev. 8. c.
Swallow 1t reads: "Gentlemen: I here
with extend to you cordial invitation
TO join me In an evenings discussion Of
the issues of this campaign. at such
time and place-Pittsburg preferred
as you may elect"