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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-06
Saving Oassava Seed.

Late in November or early in De-
cember, according to the prospect of
frost, cut the cassava stalks close to
the ground and cover the stumps at
once with earth deep enough to keep
the frost from them Break the green
branches from the stalks and pack
them as you would cordwood, and aus
close as possible, with the butts all
one way, breaking off any branches
that interfere with close packing. The
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-06

"a little time to planning for the flu
tlre. Our planning may and may not
take the form of resolutions-w which,
alas, are too often made to be broken
-but we can at least review the past,
note our errors and endeavor to avoid
them during the coming year.
Hope is great factor in our lives,
and the life of the average Floridian
certainly should be filed with hope.
They hope for much during the COM
ing twelve months. They hope to see
the orange trees that were so cruelty
crippled two years ago, rehajbilitated
in some degree and in a condition to
yield fruit the season following, and
this fruit, in turn, will give rise to a
larger and better grounded hope.
In the meantime it will not be
amiss for us to plan our actions until
the fruition of our hopes. Of course,
the strictest economy will be neces
sary. In order to give our groves
proper food and attention it may be
necessary to deny ourselves some of
the things we have enjoyed in the
past. This denial may not be pleas
amt, but it is necessary, and we can at
least have the consolation of knowing
that our sacrifices will be rewarded in
the end
Another thing we should plan for
is the production of such things as
are needed by the family, the
use of which will minimize, in a de-
gree, our sacrifices. It is difficult to
cultivate new felds--to embark in the
business of growing crops with which
we have had no experience, but our
people, we think, are equal to the
emergency, and will surprise them
selves and the country generally by
their successes.
The outlook for the coming year is
so much brighter and encouraging
than was the outlook for the year
that is past, that our people have
much cause for thankfulness, and if
they will consider how things looked
a year ago. and compare them with
the present, we believe they will have
what we earnestly wish them-a hap
Ply new year.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-01-06
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6, 1897.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.

FARM. GROVE AND GARDEN-Pameito
and PersimmOns Velvet Beans for Orange
Growers; About Canning: Good Roads,.
Tobacco Growing. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Insects In Stored Grain. ....."..................
Fl. MeadsWell Adapted to Growing To-
Some Insects Injurious to Stored Grail;
Sterility of Flowers; The Sc of Different
Heds. ............. COMMUNICATIONS.
Cheap Pork for the South; Growing
Castor Bean. ............................ 6
FLORAL DEPARTMENT - Farfrigum;
Yellow Gre: us: The Childrens Window
Garden; Tritoma Grandifi ora; The Spotted
EDITORIAL The New Year; Good Road
Movements; Truck Farming is Intensive
Farming: What Makes Country ...............
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT - Making
PRESENTS: For Cold Feet; How to Pick a
Husband; Lavender Pillows; Pres ed
Chicken; Fruit Cake: Remembering the
Inv llu II
POULTRYIDEpARTME Feeding Grown
Fowls; heterogeneous and Carb ,naceous
RatiOns compared; AnOnt Yard Hens;
Begin Aright..."........ ......... II
LIrERARY-Tha 'Felers Story ........... 1.
FLORlDl IN w.. Il
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TRUCK
FARMING is INTENSIVE
FARMING.

fA
The Louisiana Experiment Station
offers the following suggestion to
truckers:
Truck farming means intensive
high farming. Lands dedicated to
truck must be heavily fortified, not
with commercial fertilizers only, but
with such homemade manures as will
insure large supplies of organic mat
ter. The frequent incorporation of
vegetable matter by the growing and
turning under of some leguminous
crop-preferably COW peas supple
mented by mineral manures, will in
few years render these soils well
adapted to truck growing.
If stable manures be used, they
should first be thoroughly composted
and several times piled and cut down
in order to bring them into a most
available condition as plant food. A
compost of stable manure, cotton
seed, acid phosphate and kainit,
mixed in such proportions as will suit
the crop to be grown, will be found
very effective fertilizer, perhaps supe
rior to amy other mixture.
When the supply of home manures
is inadequate for the demands of your
crop these may be supplemented by
cotton seed mead, acid phosphate and
l1ainit, mixed to suit the kind of veg
etable grown.
Proper rotation must be observed
in truck growing as in general farm
ing, if the fertility of the soil be
maintained and maximum results de-
sired. A slight knowledge of botany
yea even of the character of vegeta-
bles grown, will greatly assist the
farmer in determining the rotation to
be adopted. Melons, cucumbers and
squashes belong to one family and
should not succeed each other. Egg
plants, tomatoes and Irish potatoes
form another, and beans and peas an
other.
Always follow crop by another of
q different family. Expressed in
simpler manner, roots should not fol-
low roots. A tap-rooted plant will fol-
low we'll fibrous-rooted one. After
heavy manuring, cabbages, onions,
Irish potatoes and egg plants should
be planted, since these require excess
sive fertility for best results. Follow
these crops with tomatoes, squash,
ETC., and these in turn by beams, peas,
etc. A farmer will soon have a suit
able rotation of both crops and ferti-
lizers.
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TO CORRESPONDENTS

TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Articles relating to any topic within the
scope of this paper are solicited.
We can not promise to return rejected
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All communication intended for pub
lica ton mast he accompanied with real
name, as a guarantee of good faith. No
anonymous contribution will be regarded.
Money should be sent by Draft, Postof-
fee Money Order on DeLand, or Regis
tered Letter, otherwise the publisher will
not be responsible in case Of loss. When
personal checks are used exchange must
be added. Only l and 2-cents lamps
taken when change cannot be had.
To insure insertion, all advertisements
for this paper must be received by. 10
o'clock Monday morning of each week.
Subscribers when writing to have the
address of their paper changed, MUST
give the old as we'll as the new address.
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THE NEW YEAR.

Another new year is upon us-with
all of it's promises of the future.
Standing as we do at the threshold of
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not the natural advantages offered by
any particular section or locality that
make the particular section prosper
GUS or great. The prosperity of a
country it's development aInd the
being of the inhabitants depends
more upon the enterprise and indus
try of the people than upon amy thing
elise, we might say that it depends
wholly upon the people.
We know of many sections appar
emily blessed with every natural ad
vantage where the people are slug
gish, Indifferent and make no effort
to obtain additions to their number
and develop the dormant resources
that are everywhere in evidence AS.
a result of this lack of enterprise the
country remains at "a standstiH and
the people do not prosper. On the
Dame Nature has been anything but
lavish in her gifts, but the inl1a,bi-
tants of these localities are pushing
and enterprising. They make the
most of what they have. They coop
crate for common end-tlhe devel-
Opment of what resources they have.
forts is everywhere in evidence, and
the people are prosperous and happy.
The population increases and the
section becomes noted for it's enter
prise and thrift. This has the effect
of attracting people and so the good
work extends through the years, and
the new settlers constantly coming
in '%inherit'' from their predecessors
the habits of enterprise, public spirit
and industry.
Many towns i'm Florida that have
heretofore depended on the natural
advan tages to do the work of develop
ing, have recently awakened to con-
seriousness of the fact that nature
alone would not do all the work.
These towns have organized boards of
trades, business leagues, imlnigra-
ton societies, etc. The object of
these several organizations is to OBJ
tain new settlers and new capital, to
encourage the establishing of man
ufacturing plants, and to inquire into
the adaptability of certain untried
crops to their particular locality.
The efforts of organizations will
result in much good. Ii the people
of the north and west, who for vari-
GUS seasons are DESTROYS of changing
their homes, are given a plain and
truthful statement of what we have
to offer-if they are told what can be
produced, how to produce 1T, and
what the cost of such production will
be, the population of the state will be
largely augmented. We would, how
ever, caution our friends to be exact
ly truthful in their statements, and
to underestimate rather than over
estimate their advantages. This will
prove the best plan in the long run
as the citizen secured through mis-
representation will always be 'tdis-
gruntled'' and go about his work of
assisting in the Development of the
,t,1,xr I,oi1e r4<@I
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TERMS.

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aix months, single subscription. LOO
single COW. go. .O5
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wHATMAKEs A COUNTRY.

Contrary to am opinion that is more
or less general i'm some quarters, it is
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Rates for advertising furnished on ap-
plication by letter or in person.
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Entered at the postoffice at DeLand, Florida
as Second Class matter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
The Buried Cities of Ceylon.

| 1t may be still counted among things
not generally known that in the luxuri-
ant forests of Ceylon the ruins of cities
are concealed not inferior in boldness of
conception and richness of design to any
in the world, says the London Standard.
| They lie in the northern half Of the is
land almost buried among vegetation,
They were visited and described by Sir
Emerson Tenant in his classic work
on Geylon, in which also several small
| illWtrations were published, and from
time to time they have received notice
from other travellers, but now many of
| the most remarkable ruins are accurately
| de,ioted in the reproductions of photo
grphs which adorn II. W. Caves new
voume on the Ruined Cities of Cey-
lm." They have been smitten in bygone
ages by the fury of conquerers; they have
slffered yet more severely from the hand
q time. Trees have taken root on walls
md roofs and have wrenched them asun-
Ter; the rank forest vegetation has buried
ornamental carvings and sculptured fig.
lures Yet what remains is wonderful,
hnd what would reward excavation may
be easily inferred.
The ruins belong to very varied dates;
some going back lowell, before the
Christian era, Others to three or four CEN
turtles after it, while one very beautiful
and extensive group belongs mainly, il
not wholly, to a Comparatively late period
in Singhalese prosperity, the middle of
the twelfth century. Their connection
with Buddhism is very close, the most
conspicuous remains at the present time
being commonly temples, monasteries
and dagabas-huge, dome-like structures,
which in magnitude are not unworthy
rivals of the Pyramids of Egypt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
PERSONAL.

Miss Lillian H. Small who has been
teaching at franklin Falls, N. H., is
spending few days of her vacation in
the city
Governor Powers yesterday appointed
as colonel and aide on his staff, John D..
Printable of Portland in place of Col.
II. A. Wing of Lewiston, who resigned
sometime ago.
Miss Addie Fitch of Halifax, formerly
of this city, will spend the ensuing week
with her friend, Miss Bella Edwards, on
Winter street. Miss Fitch comes to at
asnd the reunion of the High school class
of '72, of which she is a member.
Silas B. Adams, the business manager
of the late John B. Curtis, left for the
west yesterday morning, to look out for
the estate there.
Judge and Mrs Percival Bonney OF
Portland, are the guests of Prof. and
Mrs. Hall through the Colby commence
ment at Wateryille.
Hon. John W. Vrooman of New York,
treasurer OF life insurance company
will be the guest of Rev. DIR. Parsons
over the coming Sabbath. MIR. Vrooman
has been prominent and distinguished
in the political councils of the Empire
state for many years; and secretary and
chairman of the Republican state com
mittee. He is also prominent in Masonic
circles, having been Grand Master of the
State of New York for two terms. He is
also most active churchman and will
doubtless make short patriotic address
to the Chestnut street Sunday school or
the afternoon of the Fourth.
ESThe Misses Mabel Foss and Evelyr
Tinker of Boston are visiting Mr.. anG
Mrs. Samuel Bond, Salem street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
THE GREAT PARADE.
70 ,n.e of the Procession Arranged for In
dependence Day.

There will be naturally great interest
to know what the route of the great
Fourth of July parade will be. After
careful consideration the committee has
decided ON these streets and will order the
procession formed at a. M, and precise
" at 10 a. m. the gun will be fired for
the start. Down Congress street to Wash
ington, to Cumberland. to Grove, to
Vaughan, to Bramhall to Western Prone
made, where the procession will be re-
viewed, thence to Pine to State, and
countermarch. then Congress to Franklin
street, where the parade will be dismissed.
: The use of fireworks, or Of crackers or
guns along the route while the procession
IS passing will be strictly forbidden.
It is hoped that citizens will decorate
their houses on the line of the parade SO
as to enhance the magnifcence of the pro-
cession itself
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
BIDDEFoRD HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI.
Annual Meeting and Pleasant Reunion of
Old Schoolmates.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.J

Biddeford, June 29.-Reception hall,
in the new High school building, was
the scene Of a festive gathering tonight,
the occasion being the annual reunion
and banquet of the alumni Of the Bidde-
ford High school. The hall and tables
were attractively decorated with palms,
flowers and ferns Full evening dress
was the predominating attire. From
till'9 the Aeolian orchestra gave a de-
lightful concert, during which period
reception was in progress.
At 8 O'Clock seats were taken at the
tables and Mrs. II. M. Burns of Saco de-
livered bright and entertaining address.
Then followed music by quartette,
composed of Miss Annie. L. Ingersoll, Miss
Grace M. Pillsbury, Miss Catherine
Tarr and Miss Elizabeth B. Mildon.
"Reminiscences of Lsghorn, Italy, was
the subject of an interesting paper by
Mrs. r. II. Ford, wife of ex-Consul Ford;
Letters from absent m embers We're next
read, solo sung by Mr.. Joseph Etchells,
Jr., and Sub-master H. II. Burnham OF
the High school, discoursed on sThe
High School Library; its Conditions and
Needs.
The banquet, served by Caterer Wefer-
| ling of Portland followed and these toasts
were gentertainingly responded to; THE
| L
mings; 1.-The Girls Of Today Mr.. Han
ford 2; Finney Of Kansas sa,! City, Our 93p
tour State Mrs. Ella Jordan Mason !;
"The Press, . Mr.. John W. Robinson;
Personality" Miss Mary E. Seidel. A
piano solo by Miss Nellie G. Drown, was
also included in the after-inner pro-
gramme.
The election of officers of the association
| rac,11ted az follows:
President-Mrs. Ella Jordan Mason,
Biddeford.
| Vice Presidents-Harry Fl. Burnham,
Biddeford; DR.. r: L. Thompson, Spring
vale; Rev. Collins Durham, Chicopee,
Mass; William F. Berry, Boston; Mrs.
Rosa b. White, Boston; Mrs. Carrie
Thompson, Boston;, Mrs. Carlos Heard,
Mrs. Joseph Etchells Jr., Biddeford.
Secretary-Mrs. Edward c. Stone.
s.tTreasurer-C Cornelius Horigan.
: Executive Committee Royal E. Gould,
Mrs. E. M Patterson, Miss Jennie Reau-
mont Mrs Annette H. Hooper, John F..
Burnham, Mrs Howard Hamilton, Mrs.
Ida W. Henderson. Mrs. Carlos Heard.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
BRIEF JoTTlNGs.

Deputy Sheriffs Firth and Plummer
seized two teams for illegal transporta-
ton Of liquor yesterday, one in Monument
Square driven by Edward Mccarthy,
and the other on Commercial street,
driven by Barney Devine.
Yesterday was bright in the morning,
cloudy late in afternoon, with cool east
wind.
We have received a copy of the 18th an
nual report of the Gospel Mission.
The Society of Floating Endeavor has
prepared number of comfort bags and
they will be sent to the Brooklyn navy
yard for distribution among the vessels
of the navy.
The Maine Central will run special
trains to and from Portland on the day
of the great celebration, July 5. Only
one fare will be charged and the tickets
will be good ON the afternoon 111 trains g, OF
morning trains of the 5th. The regular
express on the Mountain division leaving
Portland at s.45 p. m. will on July 5,
stop at all stations where there may be
passengers to leave.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
Tried to Commit Suicide,

Secretary Baker of the overseers of ne
poor, brought to this city Monday, mn
named Byron Morse, a native Of Picks
island, but who has been living at Swa s
island Morse is affected with softerng
of the brain and has suicidal maia
On the way up from Rockland with Mr..
Baker, who left him few momen is lone
in the boats cabin, he tried to das his
brains out against radiator, and later
borrowed a knife from an office and
would have cut his throat if Mr.. aker
had not seized his arm. He is mo- in a
padded cell at the Greedy hospital wait
ing transportation to Augusta.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
WASH
DRESS
FABRICS.

We offer marvellous cOllec-
ton of very desirable styles in
superior Wash Dress Goods, en-
bodying all the best results of
high art at Incredibly low prices.
Fancy Dimities and corderettes
in a beautiful assortment of dainty
colorings---all new designs and per-
Efectly fast colors, &c yd
Fancy Corded Dimities in stripes,
figures and spots---white ground with
corded stripes and fancy printed de-
signs---al nice, new, seasonable goods.
IL l-2c
Bishop Lawns in open work,
stripes with light plain fancy colorings
---pink,, blue. nile. yellow, lavender, etc.
Very choice styles, 15c
Tambour Fantaisie---beautiful in
texture and design---white and black
grounds with fancy figures, zoe
Fine French Organdies---just
such styles as every fashionable
woman wants---the very essence Of
fashion---white grounds with choice
printed designs not found in the lower
priced goods. Csc. SIC, soc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
A Louisville Bank Scandal.

Louisville, June 29.-Louis Gallot who,
in conjunction with the individual book
keeper Louis Colomb, distracted $500, 900
from the Union National bank, by Jug
Cling with the balances so as to always
show a credit to Galllot in the bank was
today found guilty on about 60 counts in
the Indictment against him. The dis
covery of the frauds led to the closing of
the bank and Colomb committed suicide
before he could be arrested.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
Suspension of Tacoma Bank.

Tacoma, Wash, June 29.-The Union
Trust and Savings bank suspended today
and the court appointed Charles Rineh-
ardson as receiver. No statement has yet
been filed 1t is stated that the cause of
the trouble is a recent decision of the
supreme court invalidating half a mil
lion dollars worth of city warrants of
which the bank holds $3.50, 600 worth.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
masonic Exeoutiye Commute

The Masonic executive committee as.
ISOLATION of Portland has electe these
officers for the ensuing year:
Observation-Disclosures Walker.
Vice Presidential. f. Hicks.
Treasurer-L W. Fobes.
Secretary-C. o. Leach.
Memorials of two deceased LENDERS,
Gen. George L. Beal and Christoher Way,
have been presented.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
rsout h Dakota Bank Failure Victims.

Montpelier, VT, June 2e.-The closing
of the South Dakota savings Institution
at Pierre. S. D., word of which was re-
ceived today. viii affect large number
of investors in this city and vicinity, who
hold nearly all the capital stock of the
bank, amounting to $50, 600.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
"arrs. windows Soothing syrup

Has been used over Fifty Years by millions OF
mothers for their children while Teething
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child.
softens the gums, allays Pain, cures Wind
Collie, regulates the bowels, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea whether arising from
teething or other causes. For sale by Drug
gists in every part of the world. Be sure and
ask for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup. % cts
a bottle
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
Meeting of Committee on Big Celebration.

The committee ON the celeration of
July 9Th, held another meeting last eve
ming. 1t was decided to ho-d meetings
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights
of this week and at this time all who
are to ride on the Mardi Gras floats are
requested to be present and try on their
costumes
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30

FACSIMILE signature OF cHAs. II. FLETcAAGR
is on the wrapper of every bottle of CAsroRIA.
When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

International ship Co.
Owen. Moore & Co.
j. r. Libby
Eastman Bros. & Bancroft.
Hines Bros. Coz.
La Parisian---Goudy & Kent.
Fosters Dye House.
FeSSenden Park.
Steamer Salacia
Loring. Short & Harmon.
FINANCIAL.
Woodbury. s. Moulton.
New Wants, To Let, For Sale. Lost, Found
and Similar advertisements willbefound under
heir appropriate heads on Page 6.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-30

The congregation then sang. Corona
tion,' and at the conclusion Of the hymn
Mr. B. M. Edwards from the building
committee read the list of the contents of
the box to be laid under the corner stone
as follows:
Bible, presented by Hall L. Davis;
history OF the State Of Maine, presented
by Loring, Short & Harmon; history Of
Portland, presented by Southworth Bros
photograph of board of directors; photo
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-19
PROPOSALS.

Sealed bids, marked "Proposals to Con-
seruct Bridge Superstructure ut Rich.
m mohd Ford and addressed to w. E..
d phomas, clerk of Council of the city of
i.oanoke, Va, will be received until noon,
september n. 1897, for the constructit n
anu erection of u highway bridge Of one
91pan over Tinker creek and Richmond
no,u on the like between Roanoke city
anu roanoke county; said bridge to be
VI " steel, except the floor. which is to be
y, woou' and to be of the following di.
ens'ons: Length of span, center to CEN
ler, llV feet; width of roadway I'm the
cleAr, 10 feet. Plans and specifications
can oe seen ut the office of the city engi-
ueer OIL the city of Roanoke, on and after
"epeemoer z, 1897. Each bid must be
companied with n certified check of five
hundred $500 dollars. The right TO re-
Jece any and all bids is reserved.
ALSO bids for the construction of the
masonry abutmeuts upon the conditions
Us above prescribed, except that Il bid
ders' bond of 800 will be required In
place Of certified check.
w. Z. MOOMAW,
JAS. w. JOHNSTON,
w. w. BALLARD,
Commissioners for Roanoke County.
w. II. COULBOURN,
Chairmah Street Com mitttee for Roam
oke city.