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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31


cred several acres were last fall in
clined to risk their crop in open cul-
ture, and as a consequence the freeze
of January destroyed the unprotected
lettuce, which was nearly ready for
market.
But if one thinks to escape the peril
of cold, and at the same time the ex-
pense OF canvas covering, by locating
so far south as not to need the cover
ing, he will encounter the opposite
peril-too great heat, which is almost
as certain to ruin the lettuce, if it oc-
ours when the crop is nearly ready
for market, as is the frost. When
nearly headed, and the owner thinks
he will have fine crop to ship to
market, his hopes are often blasted
by few days of very warm weather
which sends his lettuce all up to seed
or renders the heads so loose and soft
as to be unmarketable. The weather
in South Florida in February and
March, and not infrequently in Jan
uary, is hot enough to ruin the crop
if happening at this critical state Of
the plant. In fact, the heat was
great enough this winter in all parts
of Florida, at times, both in Deem
Der and January, to nearly or quite
ruin lettuce that was just at that
stage of growth where cool weather
was absolutely essential to give it hare
marketable heads.
The writer has been practical let
tuce grower in open culture, and I'M
der glass, at the north, for more thar
twenty years. He has also grown let
tuce in Floridl as far south as lati
tude % degrees ten years ago, anC
knows whereof he affirms. Last win
ter, 1886, he spent the entire win
ter in Florida, and visited every let
tuce field that he could hear of in the
state. So also again, the past fall anC
present winter, he spent four months
and a half in Florida, travelling more
than a thousand miles inside the
state, visiting the vegetable growing
sections, carefully observing the let
tuce growing particularly. as he die
one year ago, watching it through
heat and cold, through wet and dry
and on all kinds of soil and under al
the varying methods of culture.
To an expert, much that he saw
would have been ludicrous did it not
border so closely on the pitiable; tC
see the scores and hundreds of in
stances where the lettuce-infatuateC
farmer had rushed into it's culture
when there did not exist the faintest
shadow of even one condition, of the
very many, essential to it's successful
growth. No matter how poor the soil
(but the poorer the land the more
they seemed bent on starting into this
new enterprise), wherever he crossed
the field he was sure to find lettuce
plants set out, from few rows to an
acre or two, struggling in the hot and
dry sand for an existence. Were il
possible that those plants could be
kept alive where they were until they
should attain the age of full grown
seeding orange tree, they could never
form a marketable size head of let
tuce, to say nothing about the neces
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31
Ups and Downs of Lettuce Culture.

for shipment to northern markets has
sprung up in Florida, and until this
year it proved quite profitable, at
least to few who had rich and moist
hammock land, and who also had a
practical knowledge of how to grow
this kind of a crop.
The winter of 1886 was, on the
whole, favorable winter for it's Gull
ture, and prices were remunerative
for the best quality of stock, and even
for some that was grown without
canvas covering and did not happen
to get severely injured by frost. Of
course the plants protected by can
vas covering made the finest lettuce,
and it was the lettuce grown in
frames that esta blished the reputa-
ton of Florida grown stock in the
northern markets. But greatly eXag-
gerated reports of the profits, which
only few of the best growers, bav
ing the best of SOIL realized, were cir
culated over the state and country.
and reiterated with constantly in
creasing- figures, until the Florida
farmers went wild over it. AS re-
suit thousands of the farmers planted
lettuce this season, and most of them
on land that was totally unfit to grow
this CROP and who were themselves
utterly ignorant of the first condi-
lions necessary for it's successful Gull
tivation
The weather in Florida the past fall
was too warm in all parts of the state
for lettuce to make solid heads until
about Christmas time, but by that
time most of the early sown lettuce
had gone to seed, or, at best, made
but soft unstable heads. The market
for lettuce, limited even for good
stock, was crowded with poor lettuce,
ton charges, except for the very best
quality, and the best but little more
than paid for the baskets in which it
was shipped. Hundreds of acres went
to seed without making heads and be-
came a total loss, unless the owner
had a large flock of hens, or some
other stock, to which he could feed
part of it. So the losses this year on
the Florida lettuce crop are probably
greater, in the aggregate, than all the
profits made last year, and perhaps
in all the previous years.
1t is only on the richest soil, and
this heavily fortified, that lettuce
growing can be made profitable. The
lettuce plant also requires great
deal of water, as much or more than
celery, and yet the soil must be well
drained. Therefore to make lettuce
growing uniform success in Florida
an irrigating plant is an absolute ne
cessity, for even the richest and moist
hammock lands, where lettuce grows
best, are liable to suffer by lack of
tuce growing season. Another seri-
Gus drawback to complete success
with this crop is the cid, for
the winters in Florida-the only time
when lettuce will head up, and the
only time when it can be shipped to
the northern markets-are almost
certain to be swept by cold waves, that
crreat1v ni11re or wholly r11in the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-03-31

Time of CESSATION in Animals.
Mares, $40 days to 412 days.
Cows, 283 days to 80 days.
Sows, 112 to 143 days..
Ewes, $50 to 157 days.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES,

TIE opinion was unanimous in Lon- | don on the 18th that the war between Greece and Turkey would soon be closed and this view was said to be shared by the powers, who were pre- | pairing to intervene.
 TIE annual dinner of the Reform club took place at New York on the 2ith. EX-President Cleveland responded | to the toast of Present Problems" eX- Secretary Carlisle to that of "Sound Currency" and X-Postmaster-Gener Wilson to that of Tariff Reform" Several other speeches were made by noted gold democrats.
 TIE sewer pipe manufacturers re- gently completed national associa- tion at Cleveland, O., with capital of S7.5o0, 900, A factories being included. A FIRE at Whitney's Point, near Binghamton, N. Y., recently destroyed property to the value of So5O,0 1000. As result of a heavy storm and the consequent rise of the Blue river 200 houses were flooded and HOO people driven from their homes at Beatrice, Neb
 Ar Alexandria, Va., the negroes at- tackled the whites and police and one policeman was killed. The fire de- pertinent trucks were used to trans port troops and citizens from one point to another as the negroes had formed bands throughout the town. The race war was caused by the lynching of . negro.
 THE Connecticut house on the 24th passed bill prohibiting all Sunday labor or sport
 As result of the warning of the vigilance committee not colored man is left at the town of Davis, I. T.
 A SEVERE earthquake was felt at Cairo, H., at ten o'clock on the night of the 18th, lasting about 20 seconds. No particular damage was done.
 SERIES of cl6udbursts and heavy wind occurred in and around Eufaula, l. T., on the night of the 24th. Farm houses, fences and crops were washed away and considerable damage done.
 TIE New York legislature adjourned sine die on the 24th.
 Cor. ROBERT MCREYNoLDs, of Guth- rie, Ok, has been commissioned re- cruiting officer for Oklahoma for the American Volunteer legion, an organi- zation recently formed for the invasion of Cuba in behalf of the insurgents.
 TIE town of Omer, 84 miles north of Bay City, Mich, was visited by a tor nado on the night of the s4th. Mir. and Mrs. Hagley were blown 60 feet into the air and were fatally injured. slany buildings were blown down.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29
The Gem of the collection.

Baron X. had been going over the museum of a little country town and when about to leave he asked the curator if there was anything more to be seen.
 "Yes, baron," was the reply; "there remains little casket."
 "No doubt used as . deposit for the jewelry of some eminent parsonage" inquired the baron.
 ...No, sir; that is where put the tips given to me by visitors to the museum" !" -L'Illustration.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

JOHN RAAr, . wholesale liquor deal. CT at Chicago, was shot and killed by his former confidential clerk, D. w. Braunschweig, who afterward put the revolver to his own temple and killed himself. Raap had got warrant out tor Braunschweig for being short in his accounts.
 THE paper mills at Ellsworth, Ind, were totally destroyed by fire entail- ing loss of $75, ,o0O.
 Ar special meeting of the national executive committee of the Western Window Glass Co. and the Pittsburgh Window Glass Co. at Chicago an ad- vance of five per cent was declared on all window glass in all parts of the country, to take effect May 8.
 TIE man who was hypnotized and buried in the ground for three days at Simcoe, Ont, was disinterred when the time had elapsed and great crowds fol- lowed the box to the opera house. It required five men to control the sub ject in his struggles while he was be- ing brought back to consciousness and the box was smashed to pieces.
 FRANK KLoss was hanged at St. Quen- tin, Cal, on the 2Sd for the murder of William Deadly.
 FIRE broke out on the 22d in the town of Pottersville, near Homestead, Pa., and 36 houses were burned. Pot tersville is within the Carnegie yards and consisted of about 400 frame dwellings, which were built at the time of the strike in 1899. The place Is the home of about 800 or 400 families, and has population of about 1000. No household effects were saved by the residents.
 THE Paris Journals correspondent at Odessa, Russia, telegraphed on the 22d that all the necessary measures had been taken at Sebastopol for the eventful intervention of Russia in tho war between Turkey and Greece.
 THE corner stone of the Transmissis- sippi exposition arch of the states was laid on the 22d at Omaha, Neb., after Q long parade of military and civic soci- cities. Grand Master Phelps, of the Nebraska masons, officiated. Addresses WCAc huuc " MdyoT brodtcu, LlcuCs~ Gov. Harris and ex-Secretary of Agri- culture Morton.
 THE governor of Colorado vetoed the bill regulating the manufacture and sale of oleomargarine.
 A FIRE which broke out at 1926 Ash. land avenue, Chicago, partially de- stroyed three dwellings and the flames spread so rapidly that many of the oc- cupants barely escaped with their lives As it was, John McCleast and boy named John Coyne lost their lives. The latter was clasped in the arms of the former, showing that McClcast had perished in an attempt to save the boy.
 AN appeal to the women of the world for monetary aid has been issued by the Union, of Creek Women, under the presidency of Qussa Olga, to be used in the casise of the 1S<elrs in the war with the TuSS<s
 Gov. RRNSRow. 6t oklshomas has been prevailed upon to rscommisaion all his territorials appointees for two years. The incoming republican ad- ministration will now have to remove them in the courts.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29
GENERAL NEWS.

Ar the Methodist church at Craw- fordsville, Ind, the minister, who was about to marry Henry Humphreys and Anna Jones, asked, as was customary, if there was any objection to the mar. riage, when Miss Hattie Chavis leaped up with an infant in her arms and de. clared the groom to be the child's father, but the clergyman ignored her and rushed the ceremony through. Later on Miss Chavis was led of by the police as she tried to enter the re. ception armed with dagger.
 No official action will probably fol. low the lynching of Joseph Mccoy, the negro who assaulted little girl at Alexandria, Va. as the citizens who were arrested during the assault on the jail have been released. public opinion not countenancing their prose. cution.
 MRS. PAGAN BouRLAND shot and killed Maud Allen at Fort Smith, Ark, because she had alienated the affec- tions of Mir. Bourland.
 Ar an amateur bull fight at Leon, Mex. two of the ring men were gored to death. One of the bulls also broke over the barricade and played havoc with the audience, several persons be- ing wounded.
 A WORLDS record in swimming was made the other night at the Lurline baths in San Francisco. H. T. Brewer, the Lurline Swimming clubs crack middle distant swimmer, swan 44O yards in the official time of 8:e41(. Cavilla, the Australian champion swimmer, has hitherto held the record. his time being 6:26.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29
ROast spOiletl.

It was the boast of Welsh retainer at the English court, ''There is such noble housekeeping in Wales that l have known a dozen cooks employed at one wedding feast" ''Then," said one who knew the country, "that was when every man toasted his own cheese. Household Words, ts .
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29
Physicians Wise in their Generatisn

The above class of scientists recognize and have repeatedly borne testimony, to the eff. remedy and preventive of fever and ague, rheumatism, want of vigor, liver complaint, and some other ailments and infirms con. ditions of the system. Experience and obser. yation have taught them its value. They but echo the verdict long since pronounced by the public and the press. Only the benighted now are ignorant of America s tonic and alternative.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29
MANY MERCHANTS SUED.
Users and Selling AHents of Imperial Cash Registers Brought Into Court.

Cash Registers Brought Into Court.
 Milwaukee, Wis, April 27.-Suit has been filed in the United States Circuit Court here, against F. Bahr < Sons, of 329 Reed street, this city, by The National Cash Register Company, of Dayton, Ohio, asking for an injunction and damages. Messrs Register, sometimes called the Osborn, which is manufactured by the Osborn Cash Register Company, of Detroit, Michigan, and which The National Cash Register Com. pany claims infringes cash register patents owned by them.
 H. Sheftels & Son, of this city, Eugene A. Welch and Ernest E. Russell, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and more than twenty other indi. viduals and firms, who are either using or selling Imperial Cash Registers, have also been sued. R
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

If you get sick by going to church it is al right, but if from going to show it is called Judgment t--Washingto Democrat.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

When people say of man that he is worse than dead, they mean that he is alive.- Atchison Globe.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Some people enjoy saying mean things about others so well that they don't go to the trouble to find out if they are true.- Washington Democrat. e4r
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Fits stopped free and permanently cured. No fits after first days use of Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Free S2 trial bottle q treatise. Dr. Kline, 933 Arch st., Phila., Pa.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Teach self-denial, and make it's practice pleasurable, and you create for the, world destiny more sublime than ever issued from the brain of the widest dreamer.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

People never know that they had any thing to lose by marriage until they art married. .--Atchison Globe.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

use Piso's Cure for Consumption both in my family and practice.-Dr. c. w. Patter. son, lnkster, Mich, Nov. 5, 1894,
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

A slip-a sprain--lame. St. Jacobs Oil cures it all the same.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Dora-"He said there was one thing about me he didn't like" Cora-"What was that:" Dora-"Another mans arm. troit Free Press. !t4
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Considering how mean men can be, tn deserve credit for being as good as they al -Atchison Globe.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

. Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or giipe, l0c.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

The nerves are tortured by neuralgia soothed and cured by St. Jacobs Oil.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Reflection is key that unlocks the treas ures of the memory.-Ram's Horn.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Misery and rheumatism are foes. St. Jacobs Oil and cure are friends. Try them.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Nothing will upbraid you like unused faculties-Rams Horn.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Intelligence is largely in knowing what we do not know--Ram S Horn.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Just try l0c box of Cascarcts candy ca. thartic, finest liver and bowel regulator made.
The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-04-29

Don't refuse or excuse-St. Jacobs Oil's the cure for bruise.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-03
JUDGE MARTIN is DEAD
Once a Resident of Wichita and Latterly
of Guthrie, %. T.

Guthrie, o. T, March 2.-Robert Mar
tin died at his home on North Broad
street at 2:20 of dropsy Of the heart, af-
ter an illness of many months. His sick
ness was not thought to be serious and
about six weeks ago ne visited Hot
Springs, Ark, in the hopes of regaining
his health. While there complication
set in AID he took a serious turn and
was brought back TO this city one week
ago today. The trip from Arkansas was
very Try ing upon him and upon his arri-
val his physicians feared the worst, but
still his many friends hoped for mis- re-
covery.
The death of Judge Martin will be
deeply regretted all over the territory, as
he was widely known as an active and
honorable citizen, being the first secre-
tdry of Oklahoma and afterwards being
elected mayor Of Guthrie.
He was born at Frankfort Springs,
Pa. in 1888, and was educated at West
minister college in that state, from
which he graduated in 1859. After leav-
ing college he settled al Steubenfield O.,
where he taught the high school of that
city for some time, reading law in the
meantime in the Office of J. II. Trainer, a
q distinguished jurist of eastern Ohio. In
Angus, 1852, he enlisted in the Union
army as lieutenant in the 126th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry, and served as lieu
tenant and captain in the regiment. In
December, 1887, he removed 10 Kansas
and located in Wichita, and remained
there until the opening of Oklahoma,
when he joined the old soldiers colony Of
Wichita and with about $50 soldiers SET
tied at Harrison, on the North Canadian,
but afterwards located at FL Reno,
where he resided when appointed secre-
tary OF the territory.
On April ,. 1851, Judge Martin was
united in marriage with Miss Adeline 5.
Gilmore of Marietta. O., a lady highly
esteemed for her many excellent quail
ties. His family consists of two daugh-
tiers. one married 10 Samuel ". Pearce,
now residing in Wichita, Kan, and one
married 70 Jason II. Brooks. who re-
sides at East Liverpool, o.
The arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been completed. burt so far as can
be learned they VIII be conducted under
Masonic auspices.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-03
The Nevada Mill

weight championship. / am going to DO
al! L can to push it through.
Tie measure is at present being draft
ed by Hon. Thomas Tenant of Carson,
ore Of the brightest lawyers here and a
mar who has served six terms in the
legislature. The title of the bill is: s"An
act Recognizing the science of physical
culture ethics. and appropriating $1,000
for Nevadas emblema teal testimonial to
the worlds heavy weight boxing cham
pion, commemorative of the forthcom-
irg contest al Carson City, March II,
1897
LOOKING FOR JOHN L.
A big crowd assembled at the railway
station yesterday afternoon before the
arrival of the $50 train, believing that
the whole town turned out to gaze at the
ex-champion. The big fellow was not
among the passengers, however.
d. o. Mills, the well known capitalist,
arrived from San Francisco to complete
the details necessary for the transporta-
ton Of visitors to and from Reno, over
the Virginia City and Truckee road. He
believes the roads Will be able to handle
crowds both ways and that there will be
no difficulty or delay in getting people
out OF Carson.
SILER AND STUART ILL.
Referee Siier has fallen victim to the
treacherous Nevada winter climate. He
is not seriously i'll. however, and expects
to be around again in a few days.
AZ yet Dan Stuart has not left his
room. He sat up for two hours yester-
day. but is as yet very weak and has no
visitors other than his business repre-
sentatives. Things are going smoothly.
as il Stuart were a. the helm.
FIGHT TALK.
Billy Delaney says that Jeffries has
been offered s1,700 purse to fight Stelz-
Der in San Francisco and that Jeffries
wired back his acceptance. However,
Steiner said that the club putting up
the purse wanted the fight for April l,
and he claims ne can't get ready sd soon
after the fight between Fitzsimmons and
Corbe;t. About the middle Of April, he
says. he will fight Jeffries for money or
marbles.
Speaking of Fitzsimomns work last
night, Martin Julian said:
Bag punching is the kind of exercise
BOB wants. Boxing does not do him
much good, as he is not boxer. He
fights very differently from the accepted
style when he goes into the ring and con-
sequently we get him to depend on foot
work and punching the bag to put him in
perfect condition"
AS TO mis- ability to stand punishment,
Julian said: Peter Maher Is the hard
est hitter in the business outside of Bob
AMI he hit Bob a couple of times at
Eangiry with two blows that seemed to
be hard enough TO bring any one down.
But Bob stood them both and they were
foul smeshes at that. With dozens Of in
stances of this kind to guide my opinion,
l don't think that Corbett will hurt Bob
very much before he gets a crack him.
self that will bring him down to our
mans weight"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-03
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