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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-15
For the Florida Agriculturist.
Some New Strawberries.

The Mexican Strawberry.-A berry
of surprising merit, wondrous beau
ty, and luxurant plant growth, is the
Mexican strawberry. This berry is as
near perfection, as has yet been at
tained in strawberry; it is Il mag
nifcent, rapid grower, with clean
healthy foliage, which is vivid dark
green in color; the young plants of
this sort need no petting, but take
hold and grow with great rapidity:
generally these young plants perfect
very large crop of choice berries the
first season. A strange popularity of
the Mexican strawberry is, that it will
yield heavy crops of the largest ber-
without renewing; most varieties OF
Strawberries are good for only three
or four crops, when it is very advjs-
able to plow them under, and reset
another patch in new piece of soil
The Mexican strawberry yields enor-
mously heavy crops all season long ih
warm climates, in cold climates it will
yield two crops season. The berries
of the Mexican strawberry are larger
than those of any other berry culti-
waited at the present day. 1 have un-
der cultivation all the new and old va
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-15

budding tray. In front of the axis
and upon the edge of the tray fasten
an old knife blade so that you have
simply to take hold of the end of the
waxed strip, pull until enough is un-
wound and then by downward mo-
ton bring the strip across the edge OF
the blade, severing it without the use
of the budding knife, which would
thus be made gummy.
Do not try to use old cloth, unless
you are sure that it is strong enough,
which is not apt to be the case.
In using waxed cloth, it is custom
ary to enclose the base of the Leaf
stalk which in from seven to ten days
is usually rotten, and often rots the
eye by contact; therefore the wrap
should be taken off as far down as the
leaf stalk, by the seventh day in hot,
rainy weather. Cyrus w. Butler.
St. Petersburg, Fla. ~
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-15
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, September ID 1887.

size and shape of a Balsam Apple, but
a darker green and has a cucumber
look to it. The bloom is like that OF
the cucumber, but smaller The fruit
is of dark sea green in color, aver
ages about four inches long by two
and one-half in diameter, and looks
like a chunked cucumber except for
the spines or horns which cover the
outside at a distance of an inch apart.
The young fruit makes most excel
lent pickles, and from this stage up
to their full growth they can be eat
en- the same as ordinary cucumbers
and few people would know the diff
ference. Some even liking them bet
ter. The ripe fruit is a dark orange
scarlet, and the inside or pulp is of
purplish green, which can be eaten
out of the shell with a spoon. Not
every one would like them at this
stage, though they are not unlike a
May Pop or Passifiora Edulis.
Certainly it grows and fruits we'll
in Florida where we can not grow
common cucumbers during the sum-
mer months, and possibly there would
be a market for it in the north, as a
novelty for a time at least.
I believe it will grow any time dur
ing the year if protected from frost
Grown on wire trellis it would attract
attention at any stage of it's growth,
as very unique and novel vine. My
culles were grown on the high pine
land of Lake county. c. H. Stokes.
Mohawk, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-15
For the Florida Agricuturist.
African Horned Cucum ber.

1t has bontancial name; [ don't
know what it is. A few seeds were
sent me last spring, by a friend, who
received them direct from mission
ary to the dark continent.
I planted them in March; one hill;
dug a hole eighteen inches deep, and
put in shovel full of stable manure,
threw back the dirt and mixed it to-
gether, on the top of this sprinkled
handful of commercial fertilizer,
worked it in with my fingers, and
planted the seed, six or eight, [ think.
At the same time / planted several
hills of ordinary cucumbers in exact
ly the same way giving them all the
same care, which was to hoe them
or twice when they were small. They
all came UP nicely and were thinned
to two plants toSthe hill. The ordin-
ary cukes ran a precarious existence,
gave about threeSor four fruits to the
vine and died in June.
Not so with the horned fellows,
they were a little slow in starting off,
after that it was just marvellous the
way they did grow, and without any
other attention except to pull the
weeds that grew aaround the hill;
right through our long dry summer,
in the blazing sun the vines crept on,
and on, until they had covered a space
at least ten feet square, solid sheet
of dark green. Nothing seems to trou-
BILE it, either bug or worm.
It has been fruiting now for at least
two months and half, and is full of
fruit at this writing, Sept. 5th. At
one time picked a good sized market
basket heaping full of the ripe fruit,
and judge that the one hill has pro-
duced fully bushel of the cukes.
The vine is ahandsome one, dark
green in color, the leaf is about the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-15
For the Florida Agriculturist
How to Prepare Budding Cloth.

How to Prepare Budding Cloth.
In reply to your inquiry in regard
to waxed cloth for budding, l have
made it by so many methods, that L
hardly know which one to describe;
but by giving an outline OF three par
readers may find some detail that
thew can combine with their own
methods, according to their needs.
First Method.-Take five cent print,
wash all the starch out of it and dry.
With scissors make short cuts three
quarters of an inch apart across end
of cloth, then tear into strips as long
as convenient to handle. Remove
both ends of a condensed milk can,
or something similar, and wind the
strips smoothly upon the can, and be
sure to always place first end OF each
strip under the last end of previous
strip, to avoid trouble in finding the
ends in using
To eight parts beeswaX, add one
part Of fresh pine gum. In cold or
rainy weather even more gum. Ii
gum is not Obtainable, resin will do.
Melt the wax and gum together and
immerse the can of cloth, but be care
full not to get it too hot, or both wax
and cloth will be burned. Allow the
cloth to remain in the wax until bub-
bles cease rising and cloth is thor
oughly saturated, which will be from
10 to 20 minutes or more, according
to the amount of cloth. Turn few
times while cooling.
Second Method.-Fold five cent
sheeting crosswise until 10 or II
thicknesses are secured, then make
into tight roll and tie with a string.
Saturate with wax and gum as in first
method. and unroll before cold, when
place upon a soft pine board and with
a straight edge and sharp knife you
can rapidly cut through the 10 or 12
thicknesses of waxed cloth; after
which for convenience in handling,
you can wind upon can, hollow joint
of bamboo or similar article. Or, you
can tear into strips 10 or 12 inches
wide and take to the field, tearing Off
the strip crosswise as needed. [ can
not endorse this latter plan.
Third Method.-Fold five cent sheet
ing lengthwise through the center
and wind tight around some round
stick or bamboo, until a cylinder OF
from two to five inches is formed,
then wax, but if cylinder is large, be
sure to leave in the wax until satu-
rated. When cold place the stick in
lath and by holding a knife upon
the revolving cylinder of cloth it can
be quickly cut into sections, resem-
bling rolls of tape. For convenience In
field use, we wind all waxed strips
upon something that is hollow, so
that we can slip it upon an axis in the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-15
81 per Annum, in Advance

rieties, G have nearly, or about three
hundred kinds,) and [ have a good
chance to determine the superiority OF
different Strawberries. The Marshall,
Monarch of the West, Great American,
Sharpless, Enormous, La France, Aus
tralian Crimson, Glen Mary, Brandy
wine, Rural Hudson, Enhance, etc.,
are among the largest berries, but the
Mexican is even better than any OF
these. because all the berries of the
Mexican average large. By fair cul-
ture, two year old plants will average
two quarts of fruit to the plant; there
are exceptional cases, however, where
single plants of this variety give as
high as three and four quarts to the
single plant; the plant of the MeXl-
can strawberry is almost faultless; it
attains a height of about 16 inches,
with dense, spreading dark leaves,
which greatly protect the blossoms
against frost. The Mexican strawber-
Iy lids always given "a NAOP WIN "'
every season; last year the frosts de-
stroyed nine-tenths of the blooms on
other plants, still the Mexican pulled
through in splendid shape, and gave
an enormous crop. The fruit of the
Mexican strawberry is slightly conf
cal; it is so brilliantly colored as to
have lustre like glass; the flavor is
charming-rich,s sweet, aromatic, and
delicious This berry is wonderful
market berry, outselling all the other
sorts, on account Of its superb appear
ance, and enormous size.
The Dollar Strawberry.- vari-
ETY. is celebrated as being the best
shipping variety in the world; the
fruit is so firm, and stands travel so
we'll, that it always presents very
attractive appearance when opened up
for market. More money L. realized
from this sort in California as a ship
ping berry, than from any ether sort,
in season it is quite early; the fruit is
very large, generally conical in shape,
and of a lustrous, glistening red in
color, while the flavor is decidedly
spicy and aromatic; the plant is
beautiful, luxuriant grower, equaline,
if not excelling; the famous old
Sharpless in this respect; the leaves
are very large, deep, brilliant green
in color, and quite free from rust, OF
other leaf diseases; a remarkable pc
culiarity of the Dollar berry is, that
the young runners give heavy crop
of berries in the fall, even before be-
ing rooted; the spring crop is general
lv enormous, all berries averaging
large: in market the Dollar berry
sells at an advance price over othe9
sorts, on account of it's magnificeF
appearance. In many sections OF Cf-
ifornia, there are large areas sett1
the Dollar berry; it is true that tere
are many superb shipping sorts out
the Dollar berry leads all the ohers;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22
STATE DAlaY CONFERENCE,
Special Features end More Special Prizes
Added.

The State dairy conference for 1897,
at Bangor. promises to be or more than
usual interest. One of the attractions
of the programme is the lecture on
Bacteria and Their Relations to
Dairying," by Simeon o. Keith Jr.. of
the Grin Douglass Butter Culture Co.
of Boston, on the evening of Thursday
December .. This lecture will be illus
trated with a stereopticon. which will
be something new in this line. and will
undoubtedly be of much interest to all
and contain valuable information for
farmers and creamery men.
There will be very attractive fancy
exhibit of cheese and other dairy pro-
ducts by Boston parties; also elaborate
fancy exhibits of butter by Maine
parties. The indications are that the
exhibit of dairy machinery will be
large, and it will probably include i'm
plements never before exhibited at
these meetings. All interested in dairy
ing should make special efforts to at
tend.
Since publishing the list of prizes
several new prizes have been added to
the list and among them are some that
are certainly worth striving to attain.
Special premiums offered by Kendall
& Whitney. Portland, dealers in all
kinds of agricultural implements, seeds,
wooden ware and fertilizers: Cola
watch, value $25. for the best 10 pounds
or more creamery dairy butter sailed
with Worcester salt gold watch, value
49, for the best 10 pounds or more
dairy butter sailed with Worcester salt.
Certified statement with each lot ex-
hibited.
Special premium offered by The Cen
esee Salt Company. New York City: To
the exhibitor of butter securing highest
score. s25, provided the butter is sailed
with Genesee salt.
Special premiums offered by Wells,
Richardson & Co., Burlington, VT.
through A. l.. & E. F. Goss Co, Lew
iston: To the exhibitor of creamery
butter securing highest score, two gol-
Ions Wells, Richardson & Cos. I'm
proved Butter Color: to the exhibitor
of creamery butter securing second
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

They were "hot stuff" and they knew
it. and Furthermore they wanted every
one else to know it. They were two
young ladies (?) from down the line OF
the railroad, and they had been brought
to this city to attend the polo game
Saturday evening, by two fellows. EVIL
IDENTIFY there had been bottle OF some
thing opened, and they had INDUCED
too freely. When first they come to
public notice, they We're waiting for the
Pullman and to pass away the time
were eating dog" sandwiches, all the
while ejecting from their mouths some
of the foulest language and stale jokes,
that would have shamed hog. Their
talk finally was directed at the crowd
Of boys. who collected. and it was Kept
up until they boarded the train. For
the benefit of the fellows, 1t can DE
said that they acted rather ashamed
of the company they were in.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

1t is said that no matter how much
a man loves his country, he will try
every way in his power to keep from
paying duties. when entering from
some other country. An Augusta gen.
tleman. who has been away for long
time, appeared the other day with an
elegant fur coat, such as are sold here
for $50. Upon being asked how much
he paid for the coat he said it cost him
just 81. This surprised the inquisitor
so that the next question asked was
where another like it could be pur-
said the man, land wore it home. In
order not to pay the duty on it. l wore
until after the custom officers had
passed through. The car was heated
GERS would never come. I was so near
fainting with the heat. AS he passed
coat isn't it? l said l always wore one
while riding in the cars. He winked
and passed on. In the same car was a
drummer, who was bringing over a
coat twice as valuable as mine, and
the way that man suffered was a eau
ton. He was about melted, and just
before the officers arrived between his
groans and curses he said If that
throw the planked coat out of the Win
dow Another fellow from this city,
was up and bought an elegant coat for
SIT. He thought he had taken off every
tag, and was in the depot buying a
ticket, when in walked an officer.
picked up the coat, which was lying
over the back of chair. and asked
whom it belonged to. Henry stepped
along, and said it was his, and that he
had been wearing it all winter. The
officer smiled, and took a tag from in
side the coat. that had been sewed
there by the company where the coat
was purchased, and politely informed
Henry that it would cost him $40 to
take the coat away with him. Henry
had to pay
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

Col. +. T.. Boothby says in letter to Il
friend in Bangor that the recent musical
festival recaRs to his miEd the old Penob-
scot Musical Association and an interest
ing INCIDENT connected with ii. "Ore
night having a great many people aboard
who wanted to attend one of the asSocia-
tloa's concerts. | happened to be running
the train for Mr.. Pitman. and conceived
the idea THAI il would do no harm. the
time being unnecessarily long, to reach
Bangor ahead of time and on interview
irg the engineer he agreed to ii If | would
take the responsibility. . Knowing in
those Gays where every engine on the
road was to be found ard that the engi-
E2er of the spare engine in Bangor was
on the train, we rolled into Bangor just
twer.y minutes ahead of time. a thing
which. of course. would not be 4tole ra ted
a moment in these days"
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highest score, one gallon Wells. Rich
ardson & Cos. Improved Butter Color;
to~the exhibitor of dairy butter secur-
ing highest score. one gallon Wells,
Richardson Il Cos. Improved Butter
Color; to the exhibitor of dairy butter
securing second highest score, one 81
can Wells, Richardson & Cos. I'M
proved Butter Color. Provided the the
butter is colored with Wells, Richard
son & Cos. Improved Butter Color.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22
Death Of Mrs. Irene e.. coity.

Mrs. Irene E.. wife of Thomas H.
Colby. living at 20 West Crescent
street, died. Saturday morning at 1890,
after short illness of cerebral mimi
gifts. age so years, s months and days
She was born in Palermo in 1882 being
the daughter of Nathaniel, and Sarah
Worthing. In 1862 she was married to
Mr.. Colby, and had since resided in this
and Mr.. Colby is the only near relative
who survives her.
The funeral Will be held this after
noon at O'Clock. Mrs. Phoebe Wards
worth of the Friends church, of which
Mrs. Colby was member, will officiate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

An alarm of fire was rung in at 7.55,
Sunday evening, from Box SO, near the
railroad bridge on Water street, to
which the department quickly respond
ed. The fire was in the basement OF
the City bakery next door above tn.
City hceel, and was first discovered by
Officer Mcdonald, who s1aelled smoke,
and upon investigating found it came
from the bakery, when he quickly en-
tered and put out the fire with one pail
of water, telling those outside net to
ring in an alarm. though they did not
comply with his orders.
The fire was in q small pile Of waxad
paper. near the oven, and it was not
nect ssary for the fire department to do
anything but reel up their hose and 60
home. The 'all out" was sounded at
sos. only 10 minutes after the first
alarm
What the results would have been
had the fire gained much Roadway, can
easily be imagined, as the wooden
structures along the cast side Of the
street would have been liable to have
gone without much doubt, on account
of their location.
The Cushnoc Hose Company was
early upon the scene and run line of
hose from the hydrant near Bridge
street, but no water was put on. The
Atlantic Hose Company was also
there, being quickly followed by the
Hook and Ladder Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22
Itching Piles Cured.

Without pain or detention from bust
ness. with the new remedy, Neurotic Pile
Ointment. 1t not only Immediately re-
lieves but permanently cures piles. Hum
dreds of testimonials from grateful suf-
ferers whom we have cur. d. Send sc
cents for a large box. postage paid and
sealed. Our physician. an eminent spec
ialist on piles. answers all inquiries cheer
fully. Everything confidential and all
correspondence sealed. Write details OF
your case at once to the Neurotic Co.,
Burlington, VT.
Chas. Ward & Co, druggist. Gardiner.
has the remedy in stock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

A. w. Thayer, prince of good fell
lows and one of the best known hotel
men in the State, left. for Bangor. yea
terday, where he will assume charge of
the Penobscot Exchange. AL has a
score of friends in town who will be
sorry to have him leave. but his hun
dreds of friends in Bangor and on the
road will be glad to see him in his
new home. Here's success to you. AL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

The following jurors for the Decem-
Der term of court were drawn by Mar
shall Morse. at the city clerks Office,
Saturday: Gen. Henry Boynton,. E. E.
Davis and George Doughty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22
STATE HOUSE.
A Meeting Of the Licensed Guides
Of Maine Is Talked Of.
The Railroad Commissioners Hold 4 liyeIy
Hearing At Portland. Saturday.

There has been some talk lately
about holding meeting of registered
guides Of the State. in this city. For
merly the idea was to hold these mest
ings in various parts of the State. but
it has since been suggested that if
satisfactory arrangements with the
railroads can be made, it would be much,
better to hold an immense mass meet
ing at the State House. and Of the 1850
guides now registered, probably 1000
of them would avail themselves of the
opportunity to meet If such a meet
iES should be held, Governor Powers,
the game commissioners and other dis
tinguished gentlemen would address
the guides. and the benefit that would
be derived by all is apparent
One thing that speaks we'll fer the
guide registration law. is that not
over one-half as much poaohing has
been done this year as formerly, ac-
cording to the information obtained
by the commission. The guides are
growing to like the law better, as they
see its effects. and more friendly
feeling exists among them for the
commissioners. who are doing their
best to uphold the laws that protect
the game interests of the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

Francis Wiggin of the 1ndustria
Journal was upon business at the labor
department., Saturday while upon his
way to Piscataquis county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

Turkeys will be much higher this
wear than last, say the marketmen,
and nn,,,ckv is the man who has in
vited company to dinner on Thanks
giving.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22
Dyspepsia s:,ss ssS b g.: !;

dyspepsia Remedy is O specific One dose
c c1moves all Distress and a permanent
= Suse OF the most chronic and severe cases
Guaranteed. Do not suffer! A so cent
= 'ene VIII convince the most skeptfcal.
s,,se: Nnllnsman 4 Co.. Druggists. Au-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

BY request of Colonel Lucius Ken
dali, the Military School of Instruction
which was assigned for December -,
at Portland. will be held one week
earlier, and General Richards Will
issue an order to that effect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

observe Pythian Sunday. Dec. D. with a
literary and musical programme at city
hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

Commenting upon the establishment
of a Postal Savings System State Bank
Examiner Undertake says:
The adoption Of any such a system
must seriously affect the prosperity of
our savings banks and loan and build
ing associations, and would. l believe.
ultimately to very large extent dis
place them and compel them to in
not believe any private association
can successfully compete with the ma
tional government in any kind of bust
ness. The provisions of the proposed
bill are such that but little of the
money collected from depositors would
portion of the North and East. AS 4
matter of fact, the friends of the
measure claim that all of the funds for
many years to come would be invested
in the securities Of the general govern
ment. The result would be that many
millions of capital would be withdrawn
from the North and East and either
centralized in Washington or invested
in the securities of the large cities and
counties of the West, giving those
places the benefit of an extremely low
rate of interest The effect upon bust
ness enterprises by thus withdrawing
from them the immense amount or
capital now obtained from savings in
situations must be disastrous.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-22

Merton Wheeler passed Sunday at
his home in Clinton.