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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-06

No. Twenty acres of fine land just in
side city limits of Fl. Meade, the great to-
bacco section of South Florida. Price $50 per
acre. Address No. I, Agriculturist Exchange,
DeLand
No. PARTNER wanted with ST., 300 cash.
Will sell half interest in acres of land
suitable for tobacco growing, orange raising
or vegetable raising. Will spend the entire
$500 on the place, putting in tobacco and
No. 3.-For Sale-Thrty acres of good pine
land joining the town of Umatilla, the ST.
J. & L. E. R. R., in Lake Co. Price 5000 co.
No. 4.-For Sale-Four acres in Altoona
Lake Co., cleared and cultivated. Altoona is
on the St. J. & L. E. R. R. Price $4,000.
No. 5.-For Sa1e-Thirty acres Of val
liable land with about 1000 orange trees, the
greater part of which have been in full bear
ing, at the low price of $500 per acre. This
is bargain. Arrangements can be made to
have the property cared for and cultivated at
are good-a dock may be built the prem
ises if desired.
No. 6.-For Sale-Two hundred and ninety
of land near Oak Hill station, on the
Florida East Coast Railroad There is an ex-
tensive grove of wild orange trees on this
land, and small outlay for budding and
transplanting will largely enhance the value Of
the property. Price $50 per acre.
No. For Sale-Three acres of land on
flee St. Johns river A good three-room
house on the lot. Will sell cheap.
No. 8-For -Hawkinsville the St.
Johns river, IS acres of orange grove, (buds
and seedlings) garden cleared five
room plastered house, store building, barn,
wharf, large two-story warehouse and packing
house. Artesan we'll 100 feet deep. AS much
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wild land as wanted up to 1900 acres.
No. o.-For Sale-I6o acres pine and scrub
land, public road runs through it, two miles
from store postoffice and river landing. Price
$500 per
No. 1o.--For Sale-2soo acres of pine scrub
and fatwoods, good stock range.
No: IF Sale-7,ooo acres of land, ten
dwellings, hotel, store building, office build
ing, barns, saw mill, bearing and non-bear-
crops, pine and cypress timber. Just the
place for colony.
No. IL. PINE COVE plantation, Melbourne
Beach, Florida. Location-By referring to
some OF the Florida maps, you will see on the
peninsular opposite Melbourne, short rail-
road connecting the river with the beach. This
land is situated about one-ha1f mile north,
running from proposed street with river
rights to within about 500 feet of the ocean,
and containes o-Io acres. The postoffice is
and school are short distance up the track
The river at this point is about two miles
wide, which gives a northwest protection of
salt water of nearly three and one-ha1f miles ;
by this, you will see that this point is as we'll
protected from the cold as places FORTY miles
further south on the main land. The stores,
hotels, bank and depot are at Melbourne. Soil
They claim that this tract of land for few
miles is especially adapted for pineapple grow
ing, and is an open sandy soil, with a natural
growth of scrub oak and hickory. The nearer
the ocean, the poorer the land, with some
growth of palmetto. Should say there was
about six acres suitable to pineapple growing
early one acre set to pine
apples which come into bearing this season
One acre cleared back of this. No buildings.
Pr1ce-My present price is $780,
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land, and he keeps the duty so high
as to practically prohibit any cattle
from being taken over from the states.
A number of Spaniards have come
over to Florida with view of buying
cattle. Some came over on the last
trip Of the Mascotte and went directly
to Punta Rassa from here, and some
came over yesterday. 1t is difficult to
see how they can secure reasonable
transportation, on account of the rig
id quarantine regulations.
Capt. William Towles recently took
over 100 head from Punta Rassa sell
ing them at $I4 head and charging
$3.50 per head transportation, the Ha-
vana parties paying the duty. While
in Havana he made a bargain for 200
head or more, but it is doubtful il
thew will be delivered, on account OF
the trouble Captain Towles had upon
his return to Key West, being sent to
Tortugas for Immigration and fifteen
DAYS detention, which he is now I'M
dergoing.
However, it now seems almost GER
tainly assured that the cattle trade
between Florida and Cuba will soon
be resumed, and will again assume it's
former important proportions. AS
above stated, numerous Spanish buy
ers have been in this section recently
and as a result of their offers and in
vestigations there has been a sharp
advance in the price of beef cattle.
One of the States largest cattle own
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-06

ers said to the Times man this morn
ing that cattle are worth S. more
head than they were last week, on
account of the prospect of this Cuban
business. AS there are probably 2OO,-
600 beef cattle on the South Florida
ranges, this means an increase OF
$1,OOO,OOO in their value.
Judge Ziba King, of Arcadia, is said
to have sold 1000 this week to a Span
ish buyer.
b. 0. Morgan, of Fit. Bassinger,
probably the largest cattle owner in
the State, is in the city investigating
the prospects for shipping to Cuba.
If this trade is re-opened nearly all
of the business will be done through
Tampa. Punta Rassa will also be
shipping point, but as only boats
drawing less than eight feet of water
can go to the wharf at that place the
business will never assume very
great proportions there.
Doubtless the Plant system will
provide ample facilities for the ac-
commodation of this business at Port
Tampa. The ship is excellently ar
ranged for this business, presuming
that the cattle would be brought in
on trains.
Important Developments in this
business are expected within the
next few days, as it is well known
that there are now no beef cattle
available in Cuba.
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in their native home have little eco,
nomic consequence, but which in the
more congenial climate of the United
States may multiply to excess.
Tables were given showing the i'm
portations of nursery stock and
plants, as well as fruit, at the differ
ent ports in the United States, and it
was shown that the principal ports of
entry to be- guarded are those of Bos-
ton, Charlestown (Mass.), New York,
Cincinnati, st. Augustine, Key West,
Tampa, New Orleans, and Baltimore
This comparatively limited list would
seem to indicate that with the aid of
State officials, and particularly with
the possible cooperation of foreign
countries, an inspection and quaran-
tine service need not be excessively
expensive to the general government.
AS giving an idea of what such an
inspection would mean, the speaker
presented table representing the in
spection of steamers entering the port
of San Francisco from July 2, 1894, to
August 80, 1896. From this table it
appeared that at San Francisco two
hundred and thirty vessels carrying
plants were boarded in the twenty-siA
months mentioned and all plants and
trees found on them were carefully in.
spected About One-half the plants
and trees were found to be infested
with scales or other injurious insects,
and were disinfected Or destroyed. 1t
was shown that this inspection sys-
tenn. conducted under state laws, has
been thorough and has undoubtedly
saved the state of California many
times the cost of the inspection. 1t
was further stated, however, that in
spection at San Francisco is but
child's play compared with the
amount of inspection which will be
necessary at the port of New York.
In conclusion, the writer expressed
his firm conviction that the establish
ment of such a service at the Eastern
ports, while it might not be common
surate in the value of it's results with
that of San Francisco, would many
times repay the horticultural inter-
ests of the country.
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An Inspection System Against For
eign Insects.


ington, March So, 1897, Mr. L. O. How,
ard, Entomologist of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
read an interesting paper under the
above caption.
The speaker called attention to the
fact that fully one-half the principal
injurious insects of the United States
are of foreign origin, and have at one
time or another been accidentally i'm
ported into this country, where, in the
majority of cases, they have flourish
ed to degree unknown in their orig
inal home. This statement was sup
ported by instancing many important
injurious species. 1t was shown that
aside from large number of insect
enemies of field crops, most of the
granary pests, most of the household
pests, and most of the greenhouse
pests belong to the class of imported
species. The countries of origin were
briefly discussed and it was shown
that while Europe is the home of the
majority of the imported species, es-
pecially China and Japan, in connec>
ton with the enormous development
of agriculture and horticulture on the
Pacific Coast, is now resulting in the
arrival at the port of San Francisco
of many new insect enemies of vege-
4o4 Il, L.
there is much less danger of importa-
tions of this character from the
Southern Hemisphere, since such an
importation would involve change of
climate. An insect from Chile in
midsummer for example, would arrive
in this country in midwinter, and
such a radical change, involving the
complete reversal of the life cycle of
the insect, is a practical barrier
against the establishment of species
imported from such localities.
Widely differing ways in which in
sects may be introduced were briefly
discussed and the known facts regard
CuS VI Jul PI LII
ported crop pests were given. 1t was
shown that the present method of
packing the cargo of a steamer is adj
mirably adapted to the successful;
transportation of insects, and of
course the faster the steamer make
it's way across the sea the create The
danger of importation of injurious
forms.
The great difficulties of competent
inspection were dwelt upon, but it
was shown that a rigid inspection IF
nursery stock would be possible. The
resultant value of such an inspection
to the country was illustrated by eX-
amples of insects which such inspec-
ton in the past would have debarred
from entrance. AS further illustra ting
the possibility of this kind of inspec-
ton, the work of the State Board of
Horticulture of California at the port
of San Francisco was described at
some length. The possibility of COM
petent inspection of nursery stock in
foreign countries before shipment to
this country was also mentioned. The
speaker followed with a partial list OF
insects of economic Importance not
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A@riCulturiSt Exchange.

This department to
property
information
Anyone sending property to list making
notice will be of the
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

her again. The next morning she came
to my room with a boquet of American
Beauties, which would have cost S25
and handing me the so cents she asked
me to accept the flowers.
II told her l would gladly pick out a
few roses and keep them, but l couldn't
accept such an expensive gift from
stranger. Oh she said, you need
not hesitate on that account. They
didn't cost me anything-a young flor
list down here thinks he will get on the
right side of me. so / won't raise his
rent but 1t goes up next month. AT
first / thought she was crazy, but
afterward / learned she was Mrs. Het-
ty Green"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

81 think that the murderer fired from the
outside"
the memory of man. However, in this
instance the duty devolves upon me-
Therefore / am in charge of the case
Mr.. Barnes, as you came down to serve
me in a matter now at rest l suppose
you can place yourself at my disposal
and assist in finding the murderer"
Certainly, replied Mr. Barnes. 81
will simply notify the chief of the facts,
and he will grant me more time than
should have asked for before. Do you
object to my having Mr.. Burrows as
my assistant"
"Of course not want to see you
commence your work at once. No time
lis to be lost. may have been anxious
ito hush up the other matter, but am
alive to the seriousness of this. Who
ever no may be and at whatever cost the
murderer must be found and brought to
justice"
"very well, sir From this moment
we act under your orders. As you say,
no time must ts lost. The murderer has
several hours start of us now, and we
must catch up our end of the trail as
quickly as possible. The first thing to
be done is to examiAe the room and
premises infinitely for elews. l there
fore suggest that you and Mr.. Lewis
Eesye us to work alone while you sum
mes, men to form your jury. .
"A very good suggestion. ! will act
on it at once. Come, Mr.. Lewis, walk
in the open air will help you after the
shock which you have sustained. " Tax
ing Lewis by the arm, the two left the
room.
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THE : SUNDAY : LIGHT.
SUNDAY, JULY is. 1897.

Important" echoed the squire.
"Why, man. what are you getting att
Surely you cannot think that Merci-
full heaveni Do you suppose that my
friend has been murdered?"
Squire Olney, cannot say that
have really formed such an opinion, but
a man in my profession sees such things
only too often, and therefore when he
finds dead body under anything like
peculiar circumstances, such as these.
for example, his suspicious are aroused
more quickly perhaps than might be
the case with other men. But if you
think your young friend. the son, may
now have sufficiently recovered from
his shock We will go into the room
again. An examination of the body
may remove any doubts ON this subject. !"
Mr.. Barnes then started toward the
next room, and the squire followed.
hardly daring to think of what they
might be about to discover.
Approaching the fact that the bust
ness before them was very serious. the
three men entered the parlor quite
gravely. AS they did SO Lewis, who was
bending over the body, rose and said in
q low voice:
Gentlemen, my father has been
murdered. The squire sank into the
nearest chair. His last hope was gone.
Lewis continued: 81 repeat he has been
murdered There is bullet hole in his
left side, where it is almost impossible
for him to have shot himself; therefore
suicide is out of the question.
At the words bullet hole" Mr.
Barnes became all attention. Here was
something tangible. Here was real evil
dence. The position of the wound, too,
that was quite important, and Lewis
conclusion seemed logical enough. But
he had used the correct words when he
said "almost impossible. T" Mr.. Barnes
was a careful man in forming opinions,
and experience had taught him that the
seemingly impossible often occurs.
Still, in the line Of thought suggested
by Lewis words, he turned to Squire
Olney:
"Can you tell MS whether your friend
was left handed?"
Eyes, am sure he was not. !"
''Then it is probable that he was shot
by some other party than himself.
Squire, the affair is now serious. 1t be
comes our duty to try to find the guilty
party"
At the word duty" tho squire recov-
cred himself instantly and was all at
teption. Mr. Barnes continued:
"The coroner should be notified al
once.
II am the coroner of the county,
replied the squire. "In this town we
have not needed such an officer within
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18
CHAPTER II.
sEEKING For CLEws.


Left to themselves, the two detectives
remained silent until they heard the
front door shut by the squire as he and
Lewis went out. Then Mr.. Barnes said:
well, Tom. you are in luck-a mys-
terious murder, which will, in my judg-
ment, require much skill to discover the
truth. Come. now, tell me where you
would begin?"
~ have found a clew already, qui.
city remarked Burrows.
'Goodr' said Mr.. Barnes, well
pleased at his pupils shrewdness.
"That is better than expected. What
is it,"
al think that the murderer fred from
the outside through this window. ="
Burrows indicated window opening
ON the lawn to the east. You see. that
there is a hole through the center pane.
That it is Of recent origin is evidenced
by the broken glass on the carpet, which
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Galveston News: That vacant Texas
building at the Nashville exposition
will tell of Texas just what is diamet-
rically opposite to the facts. The av-
erage man jumps at conclusions. An
empty house to him will suggest an
empty state. The thought is simply
appalling. If Texas had to scuffie for
her living as some states do she would
fill that empty building. She knows
she has great bounties. But she lacks
common sense with Ii all.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Temple Tribune-For once In the his
tory of Texas political discussions are
a back number. People and newspa-
pers who insist on thrashing over po-
liticaI straw. merely proclaim them
selves a public nuisance. The people
of Texas are busy with their crops
their cribs, smoke houses and avoca-
tions in general. They are giving
some needed attention to business and
the result will be manifest this fall
in big crop returns and quickening
of the business pulse.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18
SAN ANTONIO DENTAL SOCIETY
DIRECTORY.

Drs. Breeding & Collier 21O East Hous-
ton street.
DIR. H. NJ. Hunter, 2O3 Alamo plaza, OPP
posite Menger hotel.
DIR. G. w. Phillips, 2221S Commerce
street; Duerler block.
DR.. A Pagenstecher, ll2I8 commerce
street.
DFs. Welsh & Smith, 125 West Com
merce street.
Drs. Cain & Graham, Dullnig block.
Drs. Love & Downie, 119 Hicks build
ing.
DIR. j. A. Foster, 2221s Commerce
street.
Dr. F. NJ. Hight, 113 Alamo street, ad-
joining Brack's Photo gallery.
DR. c. +. Tinkham, 5O2lk East Houston
street. S-2-tfSun
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Floresville Chronicle: Independence
day was celebrated this year in many
Of the larger cities with the old-time
enthusiasm. People of the south gem
orally have not that reverence for the
day that existed before the war be-
tween the states and never will be.
There Is no use to argue and fuss
about it. The fact remains all the
same.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Leavenworth Times-The fact that
silver has steadily fallen in price in
the past year while wheat has steadi-
ly risen has cast a shadow of doubt
upon those statistics" with which sill
yer political economy sought last fall
to prove that wheat and silver had
kept pace, and that the price of one
must be dependent upon the treatment
of the other.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Houston Post-Since arbitration is
the fad and puslllanimous administra-
lions allow opera bouffe kingdoms to
rub Uncle Sans nose in the dirt be-
cause the bond, holding plutocracy Is
afraid somebody will lose dollar,w why
not depose the American eagle and
substitute the Aemircan heG that con-
tributes $3.50. 5000, 900 year to our eof-
fers?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Waco Telephone-The Spaniards are
long range fighters. 1t is compare
lively a safe method. A cable dis
patch says an ex-minister of Spain
hurled that destructive projectile de-
fiance, at the United States from ms
home in Saragossa. Hurting dehance
is about the limit of Spain. 1t VIII
not do any harm and as it affords an
escape for Spanish steam, there Is no
objection to 1t.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18
STORY ABOUT HETTy GREEN.
From the Chicago Record.

from the CnlCdso ~
A young woman at south side no
tel tells of an interesting experience
with THE richest Woman in Chicago.
She says: "A lady knocked at my door
and asked me to loan her so cents to
pay her laundry bill, as she couldn't
make the change. l gave her the
money. That evening my husband said
he would be bankrupt in two months
If / used up his hard learned money IN
that way. had never seen the woman
before. and I don't really expect 60 see
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Head
under inches
oneeHe
uev
ohwi
ormks both
IenSon
o
ndnadeo h
outh
with screw
sin metal
drawers
sdresgu towhee
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Lullng Signal: Williams, of Seguin,
who 1t was claimed was going under
a false name and had committed muir
der In st. Louis. was acquitted last
week. 1t seems like there ought to be
some back action law to protect a man
from officers that are too anxious to
make some one guilty of crimes.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

New York Mail and Express; Eng
land has annexed three islands of the
Solomon group in the South Pacific.
She is so busy in that line that she has
NJ time to protest against the annex
ation If Hawaii to the United States.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18
EDITORIAL OPINIONS.

Galveston Tribune: Just as the
press was tuning itself for long and
vigorous scolding of the Senate for de-
lay in passing the tariff bill, that body
upped and whipped 1t through. The
scolding has been put in pickle for 9TH
err occasions.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Houston Press: 1t is rumored that
when Hon. j. S. Hogg completes his
term as corporate counsel he will ac-
cept the position of general superin-
tendent of the western hemisphere,
with headquarters in greatly en-
larged hat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: Mr.. Boies
says the Popocrat platform of 1896 is
mo longer binding on the conscience of
any Democrat" OF course what is
meant is that as soon as Democrat
has sense of reawakened conscience
he drops that platform the first thing.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Ell Paso Herald-The new anti-gamb-
ling law which recently went into OPP
Grafton in Montana not only prohibits
all banking games and slot machines
but the attorney general says 1t pro-
hibits shaking dice for drinks and play
ing whist or other card games for pri-
yes at social gatherings.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

New Orleans States-Senator McEn-
cry played the game out; to change
the metaphor, he has burnt all the
bridges behind him. He was the only
so-called Democrat i'm all this broad
land who voted for the most rascally
tariff bill ever been submitted to- much
less passed by any Congress.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

Brooklyn is getting blind looking FOX
pitchers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

Johnny Kearney of Joe Kelly in Tues
days game at Cincinnati. Look what
they've got me wearing" replied KEEL
ly, pointing to the yellow stripes in his
stockings and using a tone that indi-
Gated that he was not an A. p. A.
Catcher George Yeager has done so
we'll for Boston as an extra infielder
that Manager Seelee Is not apprehen-
sive of worry from that quarter any
more. Yeager has shown GOODNESS
that is certainly commendable in
youngster. Nothing seems to ruffie his
natural off-hand. style ball playing
and he gives promise of becoming
valuable all-round man for the Boston
club.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-18

The Bronchos are playing in a badl.
crippled condition. hardly a sound maj
on the team.