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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-11
CHURCH DIREOTORY.
IN. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
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REV. GEo. sELBy, Rector.

Sunday school at 10 a. a.; Morning pray
or at II am, Evening prayer at . pm.
A cordial invitation Is extended to all.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-11
LAS VEGAS PRBUIE0Ts
oATrLr sANIrARY BOARD

W.. chairman, Silver City
MN. Chaffin. . .nrst district, East Las Vegas
FL. Otero 49,. second district, Albuquerque
RIG third district, Matrous
J.F. Hinkle....,n nth district, Lower Penasco
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-09-11
0fFlCAL DIRECTORY.
PgnERAL.

II. B Ferguson ........ Delegate 30 Congress
M. A. Otero. -. ............... Governor
Geo. III. anac ..Socreuary
Thos. Smith .............. ....Chief Justice
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-07-21
June Bloom.

For the second time this season the
night air is made sweet with the per-
fume of orange blossoms. Nearly all
the groves about town are showing
profuse June bloom, which, with the
half grown oranges now on the trees,
will make a full crop of oranges. Some
people appear to think that the June
bloom amounts. to nothing, but the
fact is that it was a very common oc
currence in the large orange growing
districts. We recall one season, par
ticularly, in Orange county, in the
early nineties. The winter and spring
had been very dry, and when Febru-
ary and March, the season for the
trees to bloom, came around, the or
ange trees were parched and the
leaves were dropping. Instead of look
ing for orange blossoms, the growers
worked daily to keep their trees alive.
The drouth continued up to the last
day of May, and by that time many
of the groves were entirely denuded
of their foliage, and the orange grow
ers believed their trees were dead. In
fact they all appeared as if fire had
swept through them. Then came the
heavy shower on May 31st, the first
rain in six months), and this was fol-
lowed by other showers. Behold the
Transformation! In weeks time the
trees were not only covered with
young budding leaves, but with the
new growth came heavy bloom, and
before the month of June was over,
the trees had regained their former
glory. That winter DR.. Henry Foster
shipped 10000 boxes of oranges from
his 24-acre grove near Oviedo, all June
bloom, for which he received $4,000
net, on the trees. 1t was the largest
crop ever taken from the grove.-FH.
Myers Press.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-07-21
DcLand, Fla, Wednesday, July 81, 1897.

patches, tomato fields and cabbage
gardens will be turned into sugar
cane farms. The thousands of dollars
of money and the years and years OF
abor spent OH beans, egg plants,
caulifiower cucumbers and other
stuff may be compensated for when
sugar cane is manufactured into syrup
and put up so that at any place or any
day one may enjoy the fresh, delicious
syrup that was known to our daddies
only in 'hog killin'" time. Yes, there
are few things that will grow in
Florida. It's sugar cane, rice, sweet
potatoes, cassava, and, perhaps some
other things-let's grow them or leave
the state. VIM. P. Neeld.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-07-21

oysters are at their best. for with oys>
ters fresh celery is essential.
Mr. Brown is of the opinion that the
blight that affected celery in the
neigh borhood of Linton last season
will not prove so troublesome this
season. Like the potato and other
blights, it is ruinous to crops one
year, while next year it gives but lit
tie trouble, and the third year disap>
pears entirely, not to return for a
number of years. Augustine Cor.
Florida Citizen.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-07-21
A Celery Grower Talks.

James Brown of Linton, who has de-
voted many years to celery culture,
has seed-bed in this city, in which
he has 100000 plants about one and
one-half inches high, and other seed
under way that will, all told, give him
25O,OOO plants for his own use at Lin
ton, and enough to spare to sell to his
neighbors.
Mr.. Brown used to cultivate celery
in the neigh borhood of Kissimmee,
but two years ago he decided to try
the lower East Coast He met with
success, but last year blight attack
ed his plants and ruined part of his
crop. With the hope of avoiding the
ight this year, Mr.. Brown decided
to raise his plants in another locality.
He came to this city, and in the south
ern part found a garden that suited
him perfectly.
Mr.. Brown will begin to transplant
from his seed-beds in this city to his
celery farm at Linton about the 1st of
September. From the sowing of the
seed, celery takes six months to ma
ture, and plants put out in September
will be ready for market in December
and January The entire crop will
not be ready for market at one time.
Mr.. Brown has not yet put in some of
his seed, as he intends to have celery
for the market late in the spring.
We asked what market Florida eel
cry was sent ito. Mr.. Brown replied
that it found ready sale at from ST. to
$1.5O per dozen punches in any market
in the south, and that in winter time,
in addition to the local demand from
the hotels, there was generous call
for it from the northern markets. Gel
cry is grown in great abundance In
the northern and western states, but
only in the summer. What cannot be
disposed of in season must be stored
away. Old celery cannot compare with
that just from the soil, and for this
reason there is always demand for
the Florida product, especially when
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-07-21
81 per Annum, ii Advance

extensive rubber nursery on the east
coast of Florida. Aside from Major
syndicate stories for the American
newspapers. He says that he has met
with much success, and that he will
return to Florida during the coming
winter. When Major Kerby wrote
he was preparing for an extended
cruise down the great Amazon,
which stream he is perfectly familiar
with.
Major Kerby will be remembered as
having visited Miami last spring,
when he came to investigate the con-
dition of the soil to see whether the
rubber of commerce could be cultivat-
ed with success. He was very enthu-
siastic on the subject, and predicted
great future for Florida in that line.
He left here for New York in April
to make preparations to sail for
South America his object being to Sc
cure considerable of the seed for the
establishment of nursery. This he
has succeeded in getting, and he will
return to the United States this fall
to carry out his ideas. Major Kerby
will also bring many tropical plants
from that far-off country, and will in
troduce them in Florida. He is thor
oughly familiar with the native South
American plants, as he made them
study during the time that he was the
American Consul at the mouth of the
Amazon.
The rubber tree of commerce was
thoroughly described in the Citizen
while Major Kerby was making his ex-
aminations. It is similar to the BAN
van tree of Florida that has become
famous for it's beauty. These trees,
while they are growing in various
parts of the state, are especially indig-
enous to the lower east coast, where
they grow to be enormously large.
There are many species of the rub
ber tree in Florida, and their prolific
growth signifies that the soil would
grow the rubber tree of commerce.
The rubber tree grows in low lands,
such as are the Florida keys and the
hammocks adjacent to them. This
land is at present worthless, and if it
be put to such a use there would be
thousands of acres of idle land rem
dered invaluable.
The land department of the Flor
ida East Coast Railway is interested
in introducing this tree here, and it
was through the efforts of Mr.. Ingra-
ham that Major Kerby came here last
year. Major Kerby states that when
he returns to Florida he will remain,
as he has undertaken something that
will take time for him to receive any
benefits from, but it will be perma-
nent and profitable industry.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-07-21
Gathering Rubber Plants.

A Miami correspondent of the Citi-
zen writes:
A letter received from Major j. O..
Kerby, who is in Peru, South Ameri-
ca, says that that gentleman is meet
ing with success in his work of secur-
ing plants for the establishment of an
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-07-21
VOl. XIV No 29 Whole M. 576.
For the Florida Agriculturist.
Excited at Last.

It's over sugar cane-Carson did it!
Now there's good Bro. Carson still
talking sugar cane. Well, for years
and years I've read his letters and ac-
uuiesed in it all, but l never got ex-
cited till now, and [ ask that Brother
Carson be made to hush now while [
talk some. The old saying is 'appeal
to mans stomach and you strike
him vitality chewing the bag is
proof" etc. [ have planted my first
sugar cane-there are three rows, 80
feet long, it is ten to twelve feet high
now while other peoples is six to
seven. [ think it will be 20 feet
when mature. You see this is only
trial patch. thought it would be nice
for the six ''kids" to chew-it keeps
the teeth clean, hence the breath
sweet, and the health good.
But, pshaw, Carson has said all this
a dozen times before, and more than
can think of now, so when l am
through let him take the floor, and the
field again. While I like to chew
sugar cane as well as any negro, or
boy, I never planted before, nor got
excited till now. You want to know
what did it? Well this last letter in
the Agriculturist of July 18th famed
pile of Goals that got there just this
summer. Now listen, here's the story.
I went ''down the coast to Thousand
Islands in April and May. Down there
at Marco-at Capt Bill C's. on Marco
a fellow suggested that we get a jar
of that fine Chuckaluska syrup, and
10! What, man! it was too good for
me to eat, [ thought [ must take it
home to my wife but Capt. "Ginty"
said we'd eat this and get more as we
came back, which, by the way we
failed to do, as it was all gone-no
wonder. At any rate, [ bought five
gallon tin-the cork had no wax over
IL and besides there was tiny leak
of air near the cork in the can so that
the syrup was not so good, yet it was
better than any that our market af-
forded; later I got can of Calossie-
hachie syrup, it was fne-now words
don't describe it, so will say that
when it gets on the tongue and palate
you just have to open your mouth and
holler! Talk about maple syrup! Let
'em try this Florida hammock land
cane syrup! This business has been
talked" for five or six years but it's
here to stay now. Two years will see
factories where thousands of cans
quarts and half gallons, gallons and
five gallon cans will be put up and it
will be known, appreciated and called
for in all the towns, cities and marts
of the United States, at least. (That's
prophecyD The old proftless squash
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
HE WAS A GENTLEMAN.
Told Attorney General Harmon That
He Would Not Resign.

From the New York Press.
Attorney General Harmon. having taken
n dislike to a gentleman, imposed on MIN
certain dirty detective duties. He wanted
him to hang around the court houses like
a sneakthief and take note of what trans
nIred II am a gent eman. sir. and would
not stoop to such a task. said my friend
Indignantly. when he received the instruc-
Harmon ordered him to Washington.
where he repeated the declaration, with an
added emphasis.
..Do YOU mean to say that you refuse to
do what you are ordered to do by this de-
partment?" asked the attorney general.
''I do mean, sir that L shall never DO
what YOU have ordered in this instance"
replied the examiner hotly.
''Then / demand your resignation, said
Harmon.
to get rid of me you must remove me, and
the cause will be clearly stated
Harmon dropped the matter for a time.
But in I. little while he again ordered the
examiner to proceed with his detective
work his sneak business, and was again
told. on a trip 10 washington, that II could
not be done.
Mr.. Harmon. can't you understand, sir.
that l am gentleman, and don't you
know that no gentleman could lower him
self as you expect me TO do?" was the way
the case was put. II have never done an
ungentlemanlike act, and this department
cannot coerce me-"
Harmon again demanded his resignation,
which he again refused to tender, and for
Friends gathered around the examiner at
last, and, after long argument, persuaded
him to resign rather than be harassed by
his chief.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
overrun by Rats and Mice.

From the Des MOines Leader.
If the Pied Piper of llamelin could come
out of the nursery books. In which he has
been SO long imprisoned. and play a few of
of good engagements in Southern Iowa just
now There is plague of rats and mice
In that country. which Is growing to enor-
nous and serious proportions. The rodents
have bred in myriadS in the last two years,
because they have been better supplied with
vadinE the towns and villages and farm
places. and making themselves a nuisance
of such proportions that it can fairly be
called a plague.
1t is all because of the low price of corn
Southern Iowa has raised immense crops
of corn the last two years, and the prices
have been so low that it has remained in
cribs. These are always favorite re-
sorts for rats and mice, but the emptying
of the cribs generally puts stop to the
multiplication OF the rodents before they
make too serious a nuisance of themselves.
But there is to-day an immense amount of
corn in cribs all over Iowa that has been
no market to warrant selling it, and peo-
pie have held it, and in it the rats have
thrived as never before
The rapidity with which the rodents null
tiply under such conditions is wonderful.
1t is said that the posterity of a single pair
of rats in three years number as high as
leo under such conditions.
For = long time the rodents were satis-
fled to stay in the corn cribs. but this fall
they have begun to extend their territury
They have been invading the towns and
swarmiHg over farms. Barns and gran
houses cannot be kept clear of the pests
and stores in the towns are doing more
business in rat traps and poison than I'm
any of the staples.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08

From the New YORK Herald.
The Political Study Club. sitting in
gloomy session at No. IA Madison avenue
yesterday afternoon, discussed murder,
suicide and divorce, and prescribed as rem
edies which would materially decrease all
three the appointment of women TO vari-
Gus positions in the city government and
the election of women Legislators.
II am going to call your attention TO a
few bad laws that need revision said
Miss Marie Hamil. the speaker of The aft
ernoon. The United States has more
murders charged against it than any other
nation. Suicide is becoming too popular
here. There We're $3.50 cases in 1876. BY
actual count there are 1000 husbands
within the limits of Greater New York
who are under bonds to support their
wives. Tho bad law responsible for
majority of these crimes is the common
law respecting marriage. some action
must. be taken to root out this evil
Mrs Grannis who has drawn up a hill
making it a penal offense break the
seventh commandment. has done 'lore for
the protection of the marriage relation
than all the churches in New York
IF Mrs; GranniS' bill is passed it viii
DIR. Huldah Gun. You can't legislate PER
sons morals. AS for suicide, that's a
product of civilization. l believe a person
has perfect right to take his life when
it has become useless and miserable"
Here the more conservative political stu
dents gasped for breath THE idea that
suicide is wrong has come from theological
teaching continued DR.. Gun, calmly.
assist patients who are hopeless sufferers
to get release If they desire it,
Free thought is becoming so much
Mrs. Margaret Bates, that persons are
beginning to take the right to leave the
world when they choose, as they were not
consulted about coming into it,
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
SHIPPING VIA NEW ORLEANS.
Swift q 60. Have Selected the Gulf
City as an Export Point for
European ConSignments.

New Orleans. La. Feb. Swift e Co.
the large pork and Beef packers of the
West, with plants at Kansas city. Chi
caEo. ST. Louis and Omaha, have given
local business a mild boom by selecting
New orleans MS an export point for their
goods TO be shipped to European and other
foreign ports.
The question of directing their export
business toward the Gulf instead of hy
way OF the Atlantic ssahoard has been un-
der consideration by this firm for several
months past, and considerable correspond
ence has paSScd between MIR. Frank r.
Murphy. the agent Of the firm In this city
and the general office of the company. 4
conclusion WAS finally reached 10y which
the firm will begin Immediately to make
shipments through this port. IN fact the
initial shipment reached this city yester-
day aud consisted of two trains of packing
house products. such as canned meats lard
the aggregate TO I.jOcGN pounds. THESE
products will go 10 the United Kingdom
and European ports in n few days by the
West India and Harrison line steamers
This shipment is TO be followed by others
and within the near future ii iS expected
that this business will assume large pro-
portions as MessrS. Swift &: Co. have, aft
er thorough investigation OF rates and
conditions. become satisfied that their
products can be more Cheaply and adVan-
taEeously placed upon foreign markets by
exporting through this port than by ship
ping through former. channels, and the
packing and stock interests are also look
ing in this direction for an export outlet.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
GRAVE SITUATION AT CANEA.
All the Christians HIVE Been
Driven From the City.

Canea IsIard of Crete, Feb. Through
out Sunday the town of Canea itself was
comparatively quiet, but the fire started
as a result of last weeks conflict between
Mussulmalls and Christians has broken
out afresh and several Villages in the SUI
burbs are In flames. outside the walls of
Canea there has been Il continuous fusil-
AIDE since Saturday. the soldiers siding
with the Mussulmans.
All of the Christians have left the town.
Fifteen hundred Christians have gone
aboard the British vessels. while 200 sub
icctS of France went aboard the French
cruiser.
The palace of the Christian governor of
the island Georgi Berovitch, prince of Sa-
moa. being blockaded by Mussulmans,
Berovitch pasha accordingly distributed
arms with the view of dispensing the be-
siegers.
At Halepa, 700 armed Christians are fac
ing an armed body of Mussumans. The
situation at Retimo is serious. The insur-
gents hold the vice consuls, the bishop and
other notables prisoners as hostages. The
Turks have already pillaged several viii
lagcs, and it Is feared that the insurrection
will involve the whole of Crete.
The Greek squadron has arrived here.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
NO TIDINGS YET OF THE; NORTH At
LANTIC SQUADRON.
GREAT UNEASlNESS is FELT.
REPORTS FROM CHARLESTON SAY 4
FIERCE GALE Is BLOWING.
Steamer Comanche Came in Late Yes
terdny Afternoon, but Captain
Pcndieton Has Seen No
Trace of the Missing
War Vessels.

Charleston. S. G., Feb. Admiral Bunce
and the four ships of the North Atlantic
squadron are stili somewhere out on the
storm tossed Atlantic.
Up to It late hour tonight, the lookout
at historic old Sumter had not made out
any ships approaching the harbor and
great uneasness is felt regarding the safe
ty of the ships of the squadron. The Clyde
line steamer Comanche arrived late this
afternoon, after Il tcmpestuous trip from
New York, having been blown out of her
course and driven by the storm and de-
layed by the force OF the gale.
Captain Pendleton said tonight that he
wishes never TO be out in a iiercer gale on
the Atlantic. He saw no trace of the ships
of the squadron on his way down, although
if there had been any on what is known
as the Southern drill ground" he would
have passed close to them. No other in
coming vessel has sighted them.
The dispatch boat Fern, which arrived
yesterday from Hampton Roads. put out to
sea again this morning with the special
dispatches and mail from Washington for
Admiral Buncc, but she could not find the
ship Tonight and she returned.
Commander Richardson Glover. who has
received orders to join the North Atlantic
squadron. reports that he has seen nothing
OF the missing ships.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-08
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
senator Morgan Plants tU Have the
Senate. Fake II Up During the
Morning Hour To-day.

Washington Feb. 7r--If Senator Morgan
pursueS his present plan he will move TO
take up the Nicaraguan canal bill during
the morning hour Monday. He expects the
motion to be antaEonized and in that event
will secure Il vote, which will. he thinks,
demonstrate the voting strength of the
canal bill. He expects the vote to be large
ly in the majority. but whatever the re-
suit he probably will announce his aban-
donment of the bill for the present session
on account of the determined obstruction
TO its passage, while. at the same time he
will declare his purpose to press the meas
Ure with more determination than ever at
the next session.
The withdrawal of the Nicaragua bill
from its present place at the head OF the
calendar will leaV.e the way open FOR TAX
ing up other measures pressing for con-
sideration. The diplomatic and consular
appropriation bill has already beer report
ed and there Will he an effort to secure at
tention to it Monday. The appropriation
committee expects to have the Indian and
agricultural bills reported by "Wednesday
and will ask for early consideration. SEN
ator Thurston will seek the first opportu-
nifty to conclude his speech on the Pacific
railroad resolutions. so Senator Morrill, has
given notice of his f1iterltion to advance the
bill to prohibit the sale of liquor in the
capitol. and Senator Sherman will abide
executive session early, Monday, for the
purpose of considering the general arbitra-
tion treaty with Great Britain.
AS soon as these matters will permit
there viii be an effort 10 proceed with the
bankruptcy bill. and it is not expected that
there will be any avowed opposition to con-
sideraton.
The proceedings relative to the arbitra-
tion treaty will be held in executive Ses-
sion and will he long and animated.
Wednesday the senate will join with the
house to see the count of the electoral vote.
Senator Lodge hopes to get up the con-
ference report on the Immigration bill as
soon as the house acts upon it which he
thinks it will be done the latter part of the
present week.
Unless the fortifications or sundry civil
pllI Is tfI ttT me ious VIII nav 10 ap
most of the time will be devoted to such
bills as the various committees may pre-
three contested election cases. Beattie VS..
Price, from Louisiana: Hopkins VS.. Ken
drick from Kentucky: and Bennoit VS..
| Boatner which probably will be decided
In each case the majority report favors the,
sitting member. a Democrat, and little
time will be consumed in disposing of them.