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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-23

1st. 5UO acres OF land, two must
from city hall of Brownsyil e, stu
ated on Resaca la Guerra, and
horseshoe affiuent of such resaca
on mail road, suitable for fruit or
chards, 80 acres now in irrigation
with pecan, walnut, chestnuts
plum, peach. pear, apricot, cherry
Japanese persimmon, fig grape and
ribbon cane. Can be sub-divided
into 5 or 10 acre lots, giving each
abundant water supply, there being
depth of 3 to 10 feet of water all
seasons of the year. Price $40 20
S25 per acre, according to location.
Will sell in a body at special rates.
I'd. Two pieces adjoining, one of
200 and the other Of 100 acres, stu
ated on Resaca Rancho Vieio, FIVE
miles from city hall on mail road.
Both pieces almost surrounded by
water of 10 TO 15 feet In depth. 40
acres under irrigation. This land
is eqaal to if not superior to the
Mississippi bottom lands, and can
be made paying Investment for a
fruit orchard or truck gardening.
Can be sub~divided into 5 to 10
acre lots Price SO to $25 per
acre; whole tract on special terms.
Sd. $50 acre tract two miles
from the city of Brownsville, on
resaea. with good water supply.
Ebony, Mesquite, Ash, blackberry
and other timbers. AIluvial soil.
TO one who desires to sub divide in
small tracts, this is a paying in
yestment. Sold In bulk only. Price
so per acre.
4th. $4,000 acres IN one body,
having a frontage Of about six
miles on the Rio Grande Railroad
ON the south, and the Arroyo Col
orado on the north. Well timber
ed along the streams and lakes; ba>
lance prairie. Includes within It's
limits the famous battle fields of
Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
Arabic and pasture. Price 50, per
acre.
5th. A tract adjoining No. 4,
which together with that tract will
include 100000 acres in one body
very desirable. Special terms to
colonizist.
9th. 10000 acre tract ahout
three miles, from the Arroyo Post
Office. This land is we'll timbered
and watered, soil alluvlal, adapted
to fruits, cotton, corn, cane, etc.
Special terms to any one buying
tract, Obligating to cOlOniza.
z tn. 1900 acre trsct, fronting on
the Rio Graude. sbout twenty miles
from Brownsville and 8 miles from
Sauta Maria. 800 sores under cnl.i-
walton on low lands on river froDt.
All good arabic land. Price So per
acre.
9Th. 725 acres. triangular form,
fronting on Rio Crande, Is miles
above Brownsville good land. Well
watered Price $4,000.
9th. Numerous tracts of pasture
lands from 1000 to 5000 acres each
IN different parts of the comfy.
10th. This is q very de sirable
place for small fruit or truck farm,
containing 1Os acres, with g pew
brick dwelling of 6 rooms, frame eta
BILE and other out houses, and large
underground cisterD: three miles from
Brownsville ou Resaca de Ia Palma
and on the county road.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-23

One hundred pen AMI ink
drawings by the late George
On Maurier, which belong TO
his estate, have arrived in New
York from London. They are
the originals of his famous sat
irical single illustrations we'll
known in "Punch."
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-23

Mother Gouzaga Kennedy,
who is said to have been the
oldest nun in Ireland, died re-
Gently at the Ursuline convent.
Blackjack, County Cork. The
reverend mother had spent six
ty three years at the convent,
and was So years old when she
died.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-23

MONUMENT UNVEILED.
San Diego, Tex, April IS.
The Woodmen of the World
unveiled monument erected to
Antonio Rosales this after
noon. Knights of Honor as
sisted in the ceremonies.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-23

Parker Row, one of the best pro
perties in Brownsville. centrally
located on the corner of Washington
and 18th streets, for $4,000 U. S.
currency.
Also 600 acres Of land. at 10
u. 3. curren cy. JoHS W. HoYT.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-23

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The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-23
THE JEWISH soY71>u

gwen list OF Antlsemltes who have violated the law
III one way or another Since the Antise,nites ;,s;s+
on holding all Jews responsible for the sbortcon,.
OF few OF their number, claim the editors there :;
no reason why the Antscmites themselves shonld not
De measured with the same rule But the showing l.
a bad one for them, there's scarcely man amono
them OF any consequence who has not suffered punish
1nent Tor some offence other against the govern
nent The list does not claim to be complete nor i;
IL SO by any means, but it affords an insight into the
character OF the men who want be the censors IF
ther iellowc1tlzens Since then many of the Anti
sen''tes nave shown that their picture deserves a
paee IN TINS gallery special edition, entirely de-
voted TO that purpose, would not be amiss =....
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-23
bis Choice.

1,.n, ii''"'ii''.' IN france was challenged by a
hienchlhan TO night duel, to which he readily con
sented, and suggested shlalahs.
That won't do, said the second "As the cho
,ensed party you have the right to choose the arms
out chlvalry demands that you should decide mon :
weapon with which Frenchmen are familiar"
Is that so!' returned the Irishman uTbo,,
pesorra well folght wild guillotines "-Iono1on ~
Bits ~ A1d-
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-23

nAskER the great chesspayer when in Lon
49,: . ~ the hablt of occasionally visiting = cer
tam restaurant in the city well known TO d..
,e voes on one of these occasion, just prior TO he
~ ''e .or 81 Petersburg to play Dr. Steinitz for
'ne championships fussy old gentleman Offered -
play him for box of cigars if he would -
the odds of a queen '''(e''e '''n'
Inc oher was good-naturedly accepted; and on
Laskers winning he became the REGIMENT If =, b,, e
mountaineering cigars, which, however The do,o.
averred were of good quality -
t,ot;n o4l:' me same restaurant after easily de-
feat1ng steintz, Laskcr happened to meet h;s 49,
opponent, who asked him what he had thonobt ~
the cigars. -
Flrst-rate replied the Champion "in fact
mght almost say they won me the match
Indeed! am delighted to hear it - returned +be
Old getleman, much pleased
YES continued Lasker, with a merry twinkle IN
his eye, 81 gave them all to Steinitz ~ = 11ah-a..
Standard. ".:
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-23
Criminal Statistics.


ne following summary of statistics in REGARD r.
the penltentlary at Joliet recently published nv
the Terra Haute Gazette:
Some interesting statistics have recently beer
published in regard to the inmates of the u;
State penitentiary at Joliet. The number Of l;ter
ates IS remarkably small, being only Sc Out of =
total OF 1919 convicts, S25 had a common scb1
education, and 90 had high school or co1leo,ot -
education. AS to habits in the use Of ;n+o;s4:
liquors only III were incorporate 762 used ;n+;
cints moderately, and 2S6 were total abstainer
from these hgures 1t would seem that it was neither
.iteracy nor lntemperance that brought these con
-s ~ Inc Jollet pen1tentiary. Nor does it appear
that the want OF some sort of a religious belief voc
Tue cause OF their becoming inmates of the nr;so Co.
81 Tue enelre number only ZIG, or 1911 per cent
were without religious preferences or connections
he table IS given by the warden as showing tho -
llg1ous belief of the prisoners: No church o1e. ~
vent1st, l Baptist, 100; Christian 16 cona,o.a
tonai' II; Dunkard 2; Episcopal 43 Friends o
JEWISH ., Lutheran, 90; Methodist 900. presh
ler'an' ~; Reformed, 3 Roman Catholic zoo
SWedenborg, l; United Brethren =: JInversol;s+
Inc nationality OF convicts presents q curious
state OF facts 1t is to be expected that native ho
americans would lead all the other nationalities a
Sn .ne report does not show how many of those
so-called Americans born of foreion nore,+
The number credited to the United States :; Dec
next IN order the Germans us. Ireland ra,,1.s
next With 81 The German population in ulino :;
LITTLE over three times as large as the Irish Ita1v
VIII population IN this State of little over 8 600
has y convicts at Joliet, with Sweden and Nor,a..
with population of III 900, have only % ;n,,a+a,
VI the prison. France, with about the same number
= people IN the otate as Italy has only convcts at
'ohee. England and Wales, with 90 975 of their
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-23

people IN the State, have 30 prisoners The showing
WINE not determining what people are possessed &c
e strongest criminal tendency, indicates which have
most largely to the population of the in.
st1tution at Joliet = 'ie IL
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-23

- nc iienreW DAY begins with the sunset of the d,y
preceding the corresponding common date
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17
FLORIDA!!
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL and finely
located tract of land for
A Colony in Florida
Is located in Polk county, on the line
of
Plant System,
Plant System,

North of tarrow, west of tfOrdonsvilIe and
south + " inter Haven, extending from the rail
road to LAKE HANCOCK, which il two miles
distant anu it's area is about five miles long by
tw., mills wide having hPnntifut lake from for
residences and hotel pnrnOses. The fishing is
excellent, and HI KINGS of game abound in it's
i'm media, e vicinity. The soil ia adapted to the
growth of all kinds of frnit-, vegetables. nuts.
eugar -cane, tobacco, etc.
Price of land-$50O 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 81
per acre on easy payments.
our Town Site Lots <4IeI acre each $50 each.
For fine thOgr 9ph maps and full inform alton
address
Florida Homestead Co.,
20S Franklin ST..
TAMPA. FLA.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17

sible and close up to the bottom part
of the cutting, especially that soil
which was thrown loosely back into
the furrow. Then again go over the
row, and hoe in the balance of the
soil to bring it even with the surface;
firm with the feet as before (some
use tamper, as in setting posts).
Finish off by running the garden
rake lightly where the feet packed
the soil, and the setting of the cut
tings is done.
Cultivation and Soil.-To get the
best results, the rows should be Gull
tivated at least once each week dur
ing the growing season, and every
weed kept out from between the
plants in the row. The crust, if soil
be heavy, should also be broken be-
tween the plants. The Planet Junior
with small teeth, as used among
strawberries, is the best cultivator
we ever used for the purpose. Rich
loan, with a clayish subsoil, with "a
Slight mixture of sand, is to be desir-
ed. Sandy land, with a leachy sub
soil, we have tried, only to find that
the roots made second class
growth. | will not describe other
methods, as single eye cuttings, NAL
let cuttings, etc, as by the methods
described above as fine one year
plants have been grown here this
season as a person would desire to
ask for, and it serves all practical
purposes.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17
Citrus Nursery Tees.

All the le ding varieties ut lowest prices Car
ney, ParsOn Brown, sanford, "edt Swee- P. R.
st. Michael, P'ercps Ruby, Pinea ppe, Maiorca
Cunningham, Fl Omasassa and Jaffa Sate una
Tanger'ne, King, PerDambnro, improved. Tri-
umph, Walters. Everett and Marsh's S+edless
Grape Fruit KumGnats. All f1ne one We buds
on fourand five year old sour orange. r. Lem on
rOmeIO stock. viii bud dormant to any
varieties parties ay desire. Fine Kumqua bud
woodfor sale. Address c. w FOX, Villa Lake
Nurseries, Fruitland Park. Lake Co, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17
Orange Grove at a Bagain

Four and one-ha f(44) acre grove (seedinR) 2
years o0 Good six (6l room house (paint' d..
with extra large barn cnd OutnniiOinCs: lawn 40x
$50 feet in front and back of house. About
acres of high pine land well timbered. 90 acres
cleared n d under fence 81 mile from station, so
feet from railroad. Paru of old grove will bea
this ear. 1t has been well cared for since til
freeze. has had plenty of work. all trimmed ont
and fertiiized. On the place there are Peach
trees large Craze vines, Guavas. Persmm OnR,
and is a very healthy place. Price $500 Address
POSTMASTER. Glen Ethel. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17
Poi by the Carload.

Poi as an article of food has Just
been introduced into the United
States, and Chicago has been selected
as the central distributing point. Ten
tens of the powdered root known as
tarO, which is native of the Ha-
waiian Islands, arrived at San Fran
cisco from Honolulu last week and
was consigned to Chicago.
This is the first shipment of the
ta3'o root to the United States for
general use, and it's introduction has
created no smoll interest among the
frod-producers of the country. 1t has
Eeen carefully prepared and is in
tended for the sick and especially
young children. 1t is claimed that it
lis health food of the most delicate
quality and at the same time pos
sesses a great amount of nutrition.
Poi has been used by two families
in Chicago and it is believed that it's
consumption has been confined to
that number. A dentist who once liv-
ed in Honolulu, and who became ac-
quainted with the excellent qualities
of poi as food, has had small guam
titles shipped to him regularly for
several years past. He confided his
discovery to a newspaper friend and
ordered a quantity for him. The lat
ter nronounces it to be one of the
most delightful of light and nour-
fishing foods and has used it ever
since The flour made from the taro
root is of grayish-blue color, slight
ly granulated, like cornmeal, and has
a pleasant taste.
In it's native country it is eaten
raw, or more generally mixed with
water and left to stand about TWEEN
ty-four hours, when it becomes
slightly sour, and is greatly relished
by the natives. Foreigners use it as
they do cornmeal or cornstarch, and
and it is to be found on the tables of
the frst-class hotels and private
houses of Honolulu.
The manufacture of taro -four by
the natives is very simple matter.
A large stone is followed out in the
shape of bread trough and the root
is then pounded fine with a pestle
made of harl wood or iron. The con-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17

| Farmers Journal. The more even
and complete the preparation the
surer one will be of getting a good
stand. Rich, heavy soil should be de-
voted to this crop, for all the differ
ence in the world is made in the prof
! it's. An inferior stand of broom corn
will make no profit at all, but a
heavy stand will yield considerable.
In planting, some growers prefer
| hills to drills, as in the cultivation of
Indian corn; but, as usual thing, it
lis more advisable to plant in drills,
varying the distance between the
rows, in accordance with the habits
of the variety cultivated. If the
plants are crowded the brush will be
fine, slender and tough, but less in
weight to the acre. For the tall
growing varieties the rows should be
| three and a half or four feet apart,
and the seed dropped every two or
three inches with good fine soil.
! Provided a large field is to be
planted, seed drills may be used, and
it is advisable to put in abundance of
seed and then thin out the plants to
the required distance at the time of
hoeing. BY so doing one will guard
against failure in case a certain per-
centage Of the seed happens to be
worthless, as sometimes occurs. One
bushel of good, sound seed will be
sufficient to plant ten acres, and
some claim that it will plant twenty.
The size of the seed will determine
this however, in that those of some
varieties are larger than others.
Clean cultivation is, of course, nee
essary, and, as the plants are rather
small, slender and delicate while
young, they cannot make much head
way if crowded and half-smothered
with weeds. The cultivating can be
done mainly with a one-horse harrow
or light cultivatOr, but it is always
policy to go over the field about
twice with the hoe to cut out the
weeds missed by the larger nipple
! ments and at the same time thin out
the plants where too thick. Cultivate
shallowly and keep it up until the
plants are at least two feet high, af-
ter which, if the ground on the sur
face is soft and mellow, they will be
gin to grow very rapidly.
Cutting and harvesting vary some
what with different varities, but with
all should start as soon as the bios
SONS begin to fall and the seed is
fairly set. The first thing to be done
is lopping-that is, breaking down
the heads at about eighteen inches
from the top. This not only hastens
the maturity of the crop, but it in
sures straight brush. I'm the west
ern states this breaking is not prac-
ticed, but is replaced by what is call
ed "tabling," or bringing the brush
down within ready reach of the cut
ters In this operation two rows are
brought down toward one another
diagonally, so that the stalks of one
row will interSect those of the other.
forming thereby a sort of table, the
tops projecting about foot each side.
The bend in the stalks is made about
three feet from the ground, or less,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17

upon the appetite of the man at the
end of the pestle.
If he is not ravenous he pounds
away until he reduces the root to a
ner he is quite willing to stop opera
tions when the mass has been reduc-
ed to state of the size of peas. He
then mikes this with little cold wa
ter and makes sort of paste, which
is eaten raw. AS the food in this
condition has tendency to swell af-
ter the application of heat and mois-
ture in the stomach the effect is
something like thatproduced by eat
ing dried apples for breakfast, drink
ing water for dinner, and letting
them swell for supper.
The native Hawaiian uses his fin
gers when he eats poi. When the
family dish is ready in the big kettle
which is usually the only culinary
utensil in the camp, everybody with
in call gathers around, and each in.
dividual sticks his finger into the
mass, and twisting it around rapidly
and deftly, manages to accumulate
something like half pound of the
stuff, which he conveys to his mouth
with a movement that no amount O1
practice by a foreigner can acquire
If any of the food is left in the ket
tie it is put away to become sour
when it is eaten as great delicacy
by those who happen to think of i
first.
Taro -four as manufactured by
Americans is clean and wholesome
The roots are thoroughly dried
pounded into fragments, and ther
ground in mills of special manufac
ture for the purpose. The supply O.
taro is practically inexhaustible. I
grows readily under all conditions o.
climate and soil Incident to that cOun
try and is easily cultivated. The
plant resembles turnips and is cult
waited as that vegetable is in the Unit
ed States.
The shipment of poi to Chicago is
made by T. w. Holman of Honolulu
His father was one of the mission
aries to that country many years age
and acquired extensive tracts of lanC
l. o1 L. Il tol 10 -
the taro root. After his death hi!
son conceived the idea of extending
the trade to other countries anC
adopted improved methods for The
manufacture of taro flour.
His intention was first called to thu
possibilities of outside demand by al
order from a London hospital for {
small amount to be used as tes-
food in cases of children who were
affected by disease to such an extern
that other food could not be assimi
lated. The test proved so satisfactory
that an order for five tons followed
and that opened up the trade with
London
American physicians who have Wis
tied the island and tested the merits
of the flour have given it high in
dorsements, and it seems likely to be
come one of the staple articles o.
commerce.
It is shipped to this country in it,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17
The Culture of Broom Corn.

To prepare ground for broom corn
the soil should be turned over thor
oughly in the spring and narrowed
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-02-17

Every man having a beard should
keep it an even natural color, and if
it is not so already, use Buching-
hams Dye and appear tidy.
ate miouddc zrzGLBB ffau d. zaaa
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
and we moved forward, ard by sunrise

and we moved forward, ard by sunrise
we were fighting, and the unfortunate
officerwho had ordered Jim to be placed
under arrest was borne from the field
a corpse after the fight was over. The
affair was forgotten amid the stirring
scenes that followed.
Seeing that the end was near, ! found
an opportunity to send General to the
rear, and placing him in cage, started
him on the long journey to the home OF
nephew in Georgia. He had not been
long on the farm before he began to
pine and droop, and the family thought
that he was disconsolate on account of
being separated from his comrades.
This might have been all fancy, but
he lived only a short time, and when
he died my nephew and the boys, OF
the neighborhood gave him regular
military funeral.
Il suppose that his is the only grave
of rooster in Georgia. The tiny stones
that mark his last resting place can
be seen on the old homestead near Dali
ton to-day. On the headstone is rudely
carved the name General with the
date of his death and the names OF some
of the most important engagements
through which he passed during ou1
comradeship among the battiefields o.
Virginia. IN. Y. Sun.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
THE NURSE WENT TO THE COT.

lowed the little fellow and stole into
church. They all loved him, and some
one, looking on, said: "a little child
shall lead them"
One day surgeon came to the nurse
and said: Here is man looking for
soldier orphan boy to adopt. Tell him
all you know of Henry"
The nurse told him of the lads brief
life, his beautiful spirit, and his longing
for an education and home.
"You have interested me greatly"
said the man, with moistened eyes.
"My wife and had planned to go to
Camp Denison, but we both dreamed on
the same night that we should come to
Camp Chase. / think that God has led
us. am sure she will wish to take the
boy"
In few minutes the lads feeble arms
were twined about the mans neck.
He was crying for joy. To those who
clustered around to bid the little fellow
good-by, the lad said:
"Iwas sure God had home for me-
Our Army Nurses.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
a BANTAM IN THE ARMY.
The Only Rooster That Has Tomb
stone over His Grave,

The Only Rooster That mas q AOmD-
stone over His Grave.
Maj. Tom Williams owned the only
rooster that has oeen honored III
Georgia by having a tombstone over his
grave.
"While we were cnmped near Gull
pepper Court House, in the fall of 1862"
he says, in telling the story, Il became
acquainted with a family named Dow
DIV. just before the battle of CulpePer
I paid a visit to the farm and found
the ladies in panic preparing to flee.
They set before me such scant fare
as they had left, and after l had eaten
a hasty luncheon Miss Mary DoWdy
called to me and led the way to the back
yard.
"There is the last of our stock OF
poultry, said she. pointing to little
bantam cock that was strutting about
the ward. 4 haven't the heart to kill
him because he is pet. If you want
him YOU can take him and do as you
like with him.
During the campaign of 1863 he often
sat on my shoulder through the long
weary marches and hurried retreats
and shared my rations with him. One
night we had reached the flank OF the
enemy's camp by forced march ane
lay down to sleep on our arms, expect
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-10-20
nrnI,n the Record.

Mrs. Suburbs-My dear, our new
kitchen girl is a marvel. She has been
here three weeks and hasn't broken
single thing.
Mr.. Suburbs-Iasn't broken any
thing? l should say she had.
Mrs. Suburbs-.What do you mean?
Mr.. Suburbs-Did we ever have girl
before who stayed more than three
days?-N. Y. World.