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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-29

FOR SALE-Cabbage Plants, S. per 1000.
Lettuce and small Celery plants ST per 1000.
Plants in stock all fal1-BEAR HEAD
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-29

DETWILER'S NEW LAWN GRASS
Known locally as St: Lucie grass. It's first
introduction to the public through the Flor
ida Agriculurist of Aug: II, 1897. few
postage and packing.-JOHN Y. Def
WILER, New Smyrna Fla. 8 If
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-09-29

ONE HUNDRED Egg Prairie State Incuba-
tor, in perfect order; for sale cheap. Address
GEO. L. FREDERICK, Fort Meade, Fla.
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NATIONAL character counts for very
much in diplomacy. As soon as the
bad conduct of the Italian troops in
Africa became known the Germans and
Austrians began to talk of dropping
Italy from the Dreibund. An ally who
could make no better showing on the
field of battle with semi-savages would
be a source of weakness rather than
strength. If her troops could not stand
before horde of barbaric Abyssinians,
they would amount to very little in a
struggle with brave and disciplined
European troops. On the other hand,
Russia begins to believe that she can
place little reliance on the volatile and
tickle Frenchmen. In this she may be
in error, for the French have generally
! shown themselves very constant friends
All the same, the movement now is fol
Russia to drop France, and Germany,
Austria and Italy, and form a new
Dreibund, with three great Northern
Powers. If so, then France and Italy
will have to come together under Eng
lands lead.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

Col. G. L. Best, Of the Regular Army, died Ia
and graduated from West Point in 1s4i re-
eeived three brevsts for gallant service duTiag
the war in the Army OF the Potomac. and be-
came Colonel of the 4th U. 8. Art. in 1888 He
was retired In 1888.
Veterans everywhere will learn with much
qualification that Secretary Alger has appointed
Gen. II. v. Boynton President of the Chatta-
Dooga National Park Commission. to succeed
Gen. J. s. Fullerton, deceased. This Is q recog-
milton Of Gen. Boynton's eminent services ia
bringing the Park into its present highly
creditabe shape great obisct-iesson in his
tory and patriotism. He was gallant soldier
in the Army of the Cumberland, and COM
manded one of its best regiments-the 18th
Ohio. He in all the sighting around
Chattanooga. until be was severely wounded in
the assault on Mission Ridge. He was one Of
the earliest projectors of the enterprise Of con-
verting the battlefelds into great National
| Park, and has devoted TO the work, which has
| been one of love to him, his great energies and
abilities. Certainly no one is entitled to mora
credit for all that has been accomplished.
| Gen. Boynton is one Of the foremost of the
/ newspaper correspondents in Washington.
| John w. Parks. Dallas. Tex, is a candidate
for appointment as Railroad Commissioner the
position now held by ex-senator Wade Hamp-
ton, of South Carolina. Comrade Parks has
high standing as railroad man and citizen
| in Texas and the Southwest, where he is widely
known. He served four years in the army,
| going in as private in the 23d Pa. serving az
a Lieutenant in the 57th, and coming out az
| Captain and brevet Major of the fifth Pa.
He has been for 81 years in the service Of the
Texas Pacific Railroad. and holds quite a re-
i sponsible position it, In 1898 he was Com
mander of the Department of Texas, GAR.
and did an immense amount of good work in
| building up the Order in that State. He is
/ very popular with all who know him, and his
competency for the position he seeks is IN
| doubted.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

flareful estimates indicate that the
as.a of the Mississippi Valley which was
under water, April 6, is 1880 square
miles. and it has population of 49,
6S5. This is an area twice as large as
Massachusetts,, with a population greater
than that of Vermont or New Hamp-
shire. The region contains about os-
500 farms. of total valuation, includ-
ing that of animals and implements, OF
about s65,O00,000. Last year it pro
duced $4,000 bales of cotton, worth
$4,000, 600; over Ii ,00o,0 900 bushels OF
corn. worth So, 100000; and wheat,
oats, potatoes, and hay worth over $780,
600 more. The live stock on hand Jan.
1, 1897, was worth over 81 ,5Oo.Ooo;
and it is believed that the farmers had
on hand over s3,75o,o0O worth Of last
years corn, cotton, etc.
1t is now hoped that the worst is over
In the country above Nicksburg, and
that the waters will recede by May 1.
which will allow the farmers to make q
fair crop this season. As there is nc
evil without some compensation, this 4
found In the increased fertility giveT
the land by the overflow; but great al
this may be, it will do little toward
recouping the sufferers for their terrible
losses in crops, live stock, buildings, i'm
plements, etc.
This week the strain comes on thu
country below Vicksburg. The i'm
mense sheet of water now spread owe
the 1890 square miles of Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi
and Arkansas is forced into narrowe
space by the nearer approach of the hill
In the Vicksburg region, and is sweep
ing down into the lower valley in in
mense volume. The Louisiana levee
will be sorely tried this week, and th
people there are ia a state of vel
founded apprehension.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15
PERSONAL

Col. W. Augustus Ray, who commanded the
doth visa 10O-dsys regiment, which was
part of the garrison at Memphis when Forrest
made his raid on the city, aud did good service
in driving him of:-died at Chicago, April g.
He had been for &c years prominent operator
on the Board of Trade, and was at one time
Vice President of it.
Tho body of Gen. Jas. s. Fullerton has at last
been found. 1t will be remembered that he
was killed in the wreck at the bridge across the
Youghioghony River, near Oakland. March Fl.
Last Friday morning farmer hunting ducks
found it beside raft about eight miles from
Oakland. It WAS in a good state of preserva-
ton. but the neck was broken. All the valu-
ables were still on the body. 1t was embalmed
at Oakland, and sent on to Washington. and
from thence to st. Louis, where it will be
inferred. ~
Interest is aroused by the appearances in this
couptry of Alan Arthur. son of the late Presi-
dent who is candidate for appointment as
Ambassador to the Hague, and is strongly
backed by New York Republicans. He bears
little resemblance to his father, who was con.
sidered one of the handsomest men in the
country. He is six feet tall, slightly stoop-
shouldered, has wan face, and hair and eyes
of deepest black. He has lived in France and
England the greater part of the time since hi:
fathers death.
Mrs. Ellen Window, widow of the late Score.
tary of the Treasury, has presented his exten
sive private library to the town of Winona
Mimi, where she and her husband resided fol-
many wears,
The National tribune., 1897-04-15
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION.

The New York Sun, in speaking of the Society
of the Colonial Danes, spoke of it as the first
patriotic society of women organized in the
United States. The Colonial Danes were or
ganized about seven years ago. The Woman's
Relief Corps can boast quarter of a century
and more of active organization. The germ 81
the Society was started in 1869.
The question is often asked, What do the
Daughters of the American Revolution doI
Everyone knows that they discuss all sorts OF
administrative questions and weighty affairs
at their Congresses, and that they bring in
generous contributions to the funds for pat
riotic purposes; but what else do the Daughters
do all the year round? First. the "Daugh-
tiers" of a neighborhood organize themselves
into a Chapter and these various Chapters have
various ways of expanding their talents and
enthusiasm. For instance. The North Shore
Chapter. Highland Park. H.. has, during the
year. bought and framed fine copy of the
Declaration of Independence for the Grammar
School CT the village has offered a prize medal
to the Grammar School boys and girls for the
best essay on the Surrender of Lord CORVALLIS;
has given fine 12-foot Gag to a boys club in
the village; has presented TO the National So
ciety copy of history of Fair Haven, Conn.,.
and finally has presented to the village itself
great flag and q 110-foot flagstaff.
The Maryland Chapter always celebrates as its
great State feast Peggy Stewart" Day. when
they give a tea party and invite the members
of the other patriotic societies, the Sons of the
American Revolution and the Colonial Danes.
Peggy Stewart " was a ship laden with tea,
that the loyal Marylanders burned Oct 10, 1913
years age.
The Societies devote themselves largely to
the study Of orr early history-its political,
literary, and social sides, as we'll as the great
military events. Then, they give receptions
and tea parties and oil sorts OF pleasant social
affairs. They always use the flag for decora-
ton. They celebrate great anniversaries, are
continually singing our National songs, and in
every way are trying to promote patriotism
and the memory Of our great National eftorts -
make our lsnd gloriously free.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

SENATOR HAwLEY thinks that it is
hardly a good time to push arbitration
while England is building new fcrtresses
all around us, and parading her fleets il
the neighborhood Of Halifax and the
Bermudas. He does not consider it the
thing for a man TO talk peace whils
another man is making warlike prepa
rations In front of his door.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

LILLIoUKALANI very modestly pro-
poses to ask President Mckinley to set
aside the whole proceedings in Hawaii
and order new election to determine
whether she or President Dole shall rule
the country. This would seem to be a
good opportunity to apply the rule Of
no-reappointment-of -a-former-incumbent
on Mrs. Dominis.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15
TRIBUNETS.
A COMPLEX CASE OF DEAFNESS.

A COMPLEX CASE OF DEAFNESS.
The card which You gave me-" said the
Lady of the House with great sternness, "said
that you were unable to earn living on ac-
count of almost total deafness, and you played
of on me quite a show of finger talk and signs.
/ have been quietly watching you through the
window while you were eating the meal gave
you, and noticed that You jumped from your
chair and looked around in great alarm when
Towser gave low growl just behind you. You
are humbug, and you can hear just as well as
can"
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

GREEcE's strength lies in the unutter-
able and incurable corruption OF the
Turkish Government. There are enough
lighting men in Turkey to utterly over
whelm Greece in few weeks, and they
are only too ready to respond to fanati-
cal religious appeals, and do SO. But
there is no money in the Turkish treas
ury with which to arm, clothe, feed, and
move troops. and if there we're it would
be inevitably stolen before it would
reach the army.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15
FULLER APPRECIATION AT HAND.

FULLER AUTHORIZATION IA HAND
Veterans may congratulate them
selves upon the assured fact that the
country is waking to a fuller and more
general appreciation of their services
than ever before since the close OF the
war. People are now reading more OF
the great conflict than they have for a
score of years. They realize that 1t was
the heroic day of the Republic, when
the best manhood of the Nation as
serted itself and fought, endured, and
persisted as no other men ever
did. They are beginning to compre-
bend that cur battles were more
bloody and desperate than ever before
known In history, because they were the
battles of free men, whose strong hearts
were ardently devoted to their great
cause, the success of which they felt to
be dearer to them than even life itself.
People have heretofore been mainly In
terested in histories of European wars.
They have been fascinated by the stories
of Napoleon's Old Guard, and Yelling
tons splendid infantry. Somehow they
have felt that real war was only prac-
ticed in Europe, and our affairs were
merely amateurish performances.
Now they are realizing that the great
est of European wars stand dwarted be-
side our struggle, that we fought on
greater scale than ever before attempted,
that we carried on operations over a
territory greater than European en-
pires, that we put armies in the field as
much bigger than theirs as our continent
exceeds theirs In size, that our men
showed more individual heroism than
the most boosted Of theirs, that
high courage and uncomfortable forti.
tude, which seem to be qualities possessed
by comparatively small proportions Of
Europeans, were the common birth.
| right of American men, who all fought
with Undesirable zeal and bravery
enduring unfinclaingly reyerses which
would have quenched the spirit of an.
| other army, and persisting to the end in
! spite of all discouragements
Our own people are understanding
these things as they never did before
and the result viii be every year an en-
hancement of the need of gratitude an6
honor bestowed upon those who survive
the years WHICH have elapsed since thu
close of the war.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

am interested and am proud Of the gal
liant and fearless stand you have always taken
in regard to pensions to the Union soldier,
and for one do not know how to express my
appreciation of the noble work you have
duty Of every soldier to do his part, and
viii be able to carry the works we have SC
long been struggling for, and come out vic.
toriOus in our demands. And let our demands
be granted before another Congress expires
by passing the following bills: The Service
Pension Bill, the Arrears Pension Bill, the
Union Prisoners War Bill -Ex- Union Soldier
Sherman. n. Z.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15
"Intensely American"

EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: A word
for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE right here.
Many exchanges from all parts of the Union
come to my table, but Of all of this num-
Der must say, in all truth and candor, that
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is all "Ameri-
can"-the most intensity American, wool
and warf, and "sized" deeper with the
spirit of rs than any journal that comes to
this Office. God bless you in your noble
labors. The man who keeps alive the spark
of patriotism in these degenerate days is nc
less hero than John Paul jones'. W.
HUNTER, Editor Herald, Mason, Tex.
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A Good Family Paper.

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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is now issued
under its new management. John McElroy
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has long been in charge Of the New York
Office, and writer of note, will continue
with it. r. w. Shoppell, q well-known pub
Usher, is the new partner. THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE is published at Washington, and
is. rs it ever has been, the ablest Of all the
journals devoted to the interest of the SOL
diers. 1t is large eight-page weekly, and
is good family paper in every respect.
Only 81 per annum.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

GREAT BRITAIN may be grabbing
up all the desirable portions Of the earth's
surface not already pre-empted, and
fastening them with Yale locks as she
gets them, but Yankee skill and push
are yearly detaching large slices from
her realm of manufactures For ex-
ample: Only few years ago she had a
monopoly of the manufacture OF tubing
for bicycles, and we had to buy every
pound of it, from England. Then the
Yankees started in to make it, and OF
better quality than the British. In 1879
England was still selling us about
100000 worth of tubing a year.
Last year she sold us very much less,
and it is believed that by the end OF this
year we shall not be buying any at all.
Seven of our larger factories already
produce 100000 feet of tubing a
year, or more than enough for q, O0O,O 900
bicycles, estimating 20 feet for each. 1t
is calculated that there are 700 bicycle
factories in the United States, which
manufacture 1,225,00O cycles year.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15
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THE Captain-General of Cuba gets
$4,000 year salary, besides the most
liberal stealings of any official outside of
Turkey. Naturally, Weyler holds On
to bis job like grim death to deceased
African.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

New JERSEY is to try "the indeter-
inmate sentence system upon her crimi-
mails. This is similar to law now being
tried in Indiana. An Advisory Board
of Parole is to have the power Of releas-
ing prisoner on probation. He will be
kept under the eye Of the authorities
and treated according to his conduct.
If he violates his parole, he will be re-
arrested and given the maximum SEN
tence for his offense, but if his conduct
is good, pardon will be given him.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

IT looks as if Pennsylvania is only
going to spend s55O,ooO for a new State
House. That is about 81 head for the
population of the State, and one-fortieth
of cent on every dollar Of the $685.
446, 1886 of the assessed valuation Of the
property according to the census of 1890
This would certainly seem to fully
answer the demand of the press of the
State for "no extravagant State Capt.
toll"
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

For ga nearly pacified country "
Cuba seems to be giving the Spaniards
an unaccountable amount of trouble.
Within week heavy Spanish column
has been whipped near Matanzas and
forced to retreat, with an admitted loss
of 81 killed and 81 wounded. AT
another fight in Pinar del Rio the
Spaniards claim a victory. but say that
the loss was heavy on both Sides" and
the reports are that the Cubans have
blown up the fort at Seborucal with
dynamite, killing half the garrison and
capturing the remainder. Cuba will
need great deal more "pacification
before it becomes attractive to people
who Glove long life and quiet days"
The National tribune., 1897-04-15
IT WAS ALWAYS so.

Teacher OF Political Economy: Give me an
instance of inequality of distribution. OF which
there is much complaint.
Bright Pupil: Paper this morning says the
food in the Mississippi is still rising, while the
Government of New South Wales IS ordering
general prayers for rain to break the droush.
Wy
The will of Mrs. Anna Miller, of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, leaves her husband. who deserted her
years ago, one cent, to be paid five years after
her death. This was TO let him know she was
Miller enough to get grind on him.
@ax
Colorado forges up to a position just behind
the band in the column of progress with new
militia law permitting women to be enrolled
in the National Guard. Let her be represented
in the next Inaugural parade by that long-ago
predicted troop of side-saddle cavalry.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

Madam. you do me- great injustice said
Tattered Watkins, with the elaborate poIiieness
OF man who has just dined to his entire sat
isfaction. lyon have the usual falling OF your
charming sex Of jumping at conclusion before
having all the facts In the case. Ny card stated
the exact truth, but my case is o new reveal
ton in medical science, which is exciting the
greatest attention among physicians. and am
now on my way TO Philadelphia to have it ex-
amined by the eminent specialists OF that city
You have heard of color blindness, where
man can see perfectly several colors, but be to-
tally blind 10 some particular ones. Physicians
have long supposed that there mnst be SINH
lar disease Of the hearing. and am discovered
to be a melancholy illustration OF it. Some
sounds and words / can hear perfectly, while
to others am totally deaf. Even as boy
could never hear my mothers call TO get up in
the morning, nor to bring her in a load Of wood,
while could distinguish the very lowest note
of the dinner bell. The disease has grown on
me with my years. in spite OF all that can do
to arrest 1t. finally became so deaf to calls to
work Of any kind as to prevent my earning my
own living, while in some other respects my
hearing remained unimpaired. This was q
great misfortune to me, / assure you, for am
really of an Industrious disposition. and would
like to work if / could only hear and under
stand what anybody wanted me to do. am
sure that lady of your intelligence will under
stand my affection and sympathize with me-
II think do" said the lady of the House
with cold glitter in her eye. land 1t scares
me to think that your disease may be con-
tagious. / have boy that shows the same
kind of symptoms, and for fear that you may
scatter some microbes to make him worse, III
Just let loose Towser aud run you oil the
place."
The National tribune., 1897-04-15
ADVENTURES OF ALT Will SON."
CELEBRATED ENGINE THIEVES"
To Commence i'm The National Trib=
une of May Is.

This is one of the very greatest of the
Stories of the War. The exploit of the
22 daring and determined men who
penetrated into the very heart of the
Southern Ccnfederacy, captured and ran
away with locomotive from the midst
of a great camp of armed men is one OF
the most thrilling in all history. John
A. ("Alf'') Wilson was one of the
number who had an exceptional expert
ence, very different from that of hi.
companions. He is q modest, quiet
exemplary citizen, but, a. the even,
showed, a man ofexalted courage, daring
and patriotic devotion He tells his story
simply and directly, but in way tina
goes straight to the heart, and thrill
will be published exclusively in Tn
other paper.
The National tribune., 1897-04-15

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