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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-09-27

legged lawyer now usnrp the place in
public esteem once occupied by the
real aristocracy. When Thomas JEFF
ferson was asked by an anxious father
what he should make of his boy, he
said: eff he is a fool make him
if he is honest and not very smart
make him a doctor; if very smart but
not honest make him a lawyer, but if
he is both smart and honest make him
a farmer Cicero gives a fine picture
of agriculture when he says: Il come
now to the pleasures of huSbandry
in which l mostly delight. They are
not interrupted by old age and they
seem to me to be pursuits in which
wise mans life should be spent" But
why do many abandon this delightful
and dust and noise of the crowded
town? May it not largely be accounted
for because in the rapid evolution in
affairs the farmer scarcely held his
place? Whilst modern machinery has
done as much for farming as any other
industry yet in most, if not all other
respects the farmer lives much as his
ancestors did a thousand years ago.
Indeed he seems to study how to make
life hard while others try to make it
easy The modern house has done
10 .I0r hi
than any other one thing, yet they are
unknown in rural districts. There is
no reason why farm house should
not be heated by hot air or steam and
supplied with water and bath. Their
cost would be just as small as in the
city and their maintenance less What
luxury for the tired, dusty farmer to
take plunge before retiring, and how
much it would add to the zest of liv-
ing. Any farm house can have Il Sys-
| TEN of water works at an insignificant
cost. A furnace can he supplied with
fuel and the whole house made COM
| Portable at less cost than the wood
can be cut for by laying in carload
of coal Farm hands can be secured
at reasonable wages, but servant girls
can hardly be had at all. 1t may be
wages has something to dc with this
good man or woman gets $40 a
month and their board in the city, but
in the country they can be had for
much less. Then the city boy has his
rubber-tired buggy and bicycle because
| he has Well-paved streets for riding
on If farmers took as much interest
in their roads as town people ,lO in
their streets, country life would he in
| finitely more attractive and farm lands
greatly enhanced in value. These are
| some of the reasons why farm life has
scarcely kept up with the procession.
Until he decides to quit renting aud to-
Improve and live on his farm as q
home he may expect continued decline
in agricultural pursuits.-J. M. Lowe
in Prairie Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-09-27

luce raised Ill new, OTledHS is uHSur-
passed. The gardeners are careful to
sprOut the seed for the fall crop, and
for spring planting, plump sound seeds
are chosen, and in transplanting only
tnr strongest plants are used. Weak
spindlings are thrown aside. The so,i
is stirred frequently. Weeds are not
allowed to grow, nor is crust ever al
lowed to fOrl, over the surface OF the
soil
Crops may be cut every TWO months
from the same ground. The plants
are severed just above the soil, AMI the
few outside leaves, if rusty, are cut
off.
Up to Christmas the open garden bed
is all that is necessary, but from De-
cember on, cold frames are necessary.
They are not like hotbeds, but are
simply made on the surface, no eXcav-
alton being necessary. The soil is
pounded hard and the manure piled on
it, allowed to ferment, forked over sew
eral times and finally mixed with sand
and worked in good shape. The frame
may be 10 inches high at the back or
north side and 10 or II on the south
side. This gives the proper slope to
catch the sun. Glass is used, but tar
paulin is cheaper.
Shut down the lid after watering the
soil, and let the weeds sprout. The
quickly and they can be hoed away,
when there will be but few more to
bother the lettuce, which may be set
in rows and left uncovered unless the
weather is cold and frosty. Uniform
tempera ture, ventilation and moisture
will bring the plants to heads rapidly.
Forty to fifty degrees night and day
is good forcing temperature for this
climate
A Standard Shipping Crop-Lettuce
is the leading shipping vegetable fol
the year round. While prices are mod
crate the demand is steady, and the
actual labor of raising lettuce is less
than that of other vegetables that have
to make roots deep down in very rich
ground Transportation, commission
and expense of raising altogether keep
the profits rather low. The only way
to make it pay is to have the lettuce
of the right kind, or variety to suit
the season, and of the exact kind that
bears shipment we'll, and to have a
supply on hand for the months that
call for the largest shipment. For in
stance, the delicious Early Cabbage OF
White Butter lettuce and the fine
Drumhead would not bear shipment.
And in the months of Thanksgiving
Christmas, Lent and Easter, when peo-
pie call for delicacies, lettuce sells i'm
mensely. Then all the warm months,
unless in July and August, it is the
leading salad plant and the demand is
steady.
New Orleans market gardeners use
very little of commercial fertilizers.
They depend upon stable manure, with
river sand and the natural alluvium.-
Southern Cultivator.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
WEEK AT DOCKsTADER's.

Always alert for the newest and best
attractions in the amusement world,
Manager Dockstader was particularly
fortunate in being able to en-
gage what is probably the very
newest" thing that vaudeville man
ayers have been able to offer so far
this season, namely Sohlkies, Filipino
pickaninnies Augustus and Maude
Sohlke are high-class novelty dancers,
well-known to all patrons Of vaude-
vile. The introduction of these little
Filipino midgets to the American pub
lie was of their conception, and to say
that they have been very successful is
putting 1t mildly. They played in
Washington the past week, and fully
one-half of the population of the capi-
tai went to see them This
week was the only open date ahead
of them for the entire season, and
Manager DOekstader lost no time in Sc
curing them for his house They will
undoubtedly prove a great hit Another
feature of the bill will be the Willet &
Thorn Comedy Company, in their
laughable farce entitled "An Uptown
Flat" This company has played az
Doclstader's before, and will be warm
ly welcomed back. Their sketch is one
Of the most laughable on the road and
Is a genuine comedy The great La
zelle, the contortionist and acrobatic
wonder, is capable of assuming almost
every conceivable shape or form, and
his work has long been a subject OF
interest to the world of science. The
/ Kelley Brothers, all round athletes and
bag punchers, offer $500 to anyone pro.
ducing their equal. Their work is fast
from start to finish, and no one with
the least appreciation of athletes can
fail to be interested in their act. May
bel Carew, a dainty soubrette singer;
Haight and Dean, sketch artists; Gay.
lor and Graft, dancing comedians; Ri
ley and Hughes. a black face comedy
pair, and the cineograph, with entirely
new views, complete the program a
glance at the bill is sufficient to sat
isfy anyone that this show is a bis
| one, and especially when one stops C
/ consider the admission at 10, 20 and 81
cents. The theatre viii be open tO-mOr
row evening until midnight and th'
| election returns from the various state.
| Will be read from the stage
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Mr. McLean's case is desperate. lie
has pressed Mr.. Bryan into his service
in the hope that he may thus be able
TO delude Bryan Democrats into the
belief that this Democratic leader Is
anxious for the election of Mclean. and
that Mclean is true to Bryan But they
are not TO be fooled in that way
Cleveland Plaindealer.
Mr. Bryan was never intended by ma
ture to be president of the United States
He makes an admirable candidate and
the people should see that he is foot
loose and in shape 90 campaign himself
every presidential year until he be.
comes too decrepit to travel.-Indian.
apolis Journal.
1t is a pity the Republican governor
Of Maryland Is not a reader OF Ohio Re
publican party organs about thes,
days. In their editorial columns b,
would learn that the first diit,
Of a Republican is 20 see TO it tha
none but fellow Dartisans get 10 tn
judicial bench He would discover tha
II is his duty TO regard the best quail
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
RRINGs A cLEvER cAsT.

Laugh and the world laughs with
you" may have some exceptions, but
there is none applicable to that part Of
the world that has seen "The Irish Al
derman," to put in its bright, rollick-
ing, genuinely Hibernan farce comedy
appearance at the Opera House on Fri
day night. The full humorous and nat
.ural Interpretation of its satirical and
screaming fun demands the services of
legitimate Irish comedian of the first
anks. and undoubtedly finds in Charles
f. Mccarthy one to fill the bill as sat
isfactorily as does a boiled potato a
hungry mouth For years Mr.. Nc
Carthy was famous metropolitan
magnet with Edward Harrigan's local
characterizatiOns. He recently shone
like sunbeams on Killarney as the star
of "A Hired Girl" Carl Lick, Berlin's
celebrated virtuoso on many kinds OF
musical instruments, as well as a noted
eccentric comedian, and Charles Hey
wood, a male soprano famous on both
sides of the sea, are also included in an
exceptionally clever cast.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
nIn prnpLEs HOME.

We publish in this issue OF The Della
warean a letter written by DIR. Smith,
urging the people Of the state to CO.
operate with and assist by contribu-
tions the Kings Daughters in their ef-
fort to build an Old Peoples Home 1t
Is proposed, we understand, TO estab-
lish this home in Dover and TO make
It free to worthy and needy old men
and women OF Kent and Sussex coun-
ties.
These ladies have undertaken most
commendable work, and they ought TO
receive the sympathy and support OF
everyone. Nobody should be deaf TO an
appeal for such a cause Every person
should be willing to make some contri-
button, according to his or her ability.
Those who can give nothing else can
give a kind word, but a kind word is
not enough for a person who Is able to
contribute something in the way OF
money. We should all be willing to
help others, for no man lives who has
not been helped by others, and no man
can tell how much he may at some time
himself need the help and sympathy OF
thers.-Delawarean
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
Presldent Grants suggestion.

An official who quite generally knows
what he is talking about was dilating
the other afternoon upon the funny
hopelessness for all reasonable pur-
poses of many of the little creeks and
rivers for the Improvement" Of which
Congress was asked to appropriate
money under the River and Harbor
bill.
When Grant was President" said
the official. "he used to alternately
chuckle and illuminate against the ex-
penditure of good government coin for
the Improvement of measly little
streams that he himself knew could
never be made nj for any human pur-
pose. There was a Nirginian who, fail
ing to get Congress to stick in an ap-
preparation for the dredging of a little
stream down in hjs section, finally i'm
portuned Grant in the matter.
Let's see, said Grant, musingly. I
believe / crossed that stream in 1864,
wasn't it,?
"rhe Virginian, who remembered
Grants crossing Of the stream pretty
well, replied affirmatiyely.
&" Look here. said Grant, after a
pause, his face lighting up suddenly,
why don't you macadamize ito -
Washington Post.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
aenl.lntown.. rrnmp pentl.t.

After an absence of over fifteen years
Jenkintown can again boast the possess
sion of a genuine oddity in the shape
Of a tramp dentist. who carries his
workshop about with him. The itin-
Grant dentist is not an ordinary hobo,
but boasts a lineage and a college edu-
cation. A popularity about this man
is that he carries a folding chair with a
comfortable head rest, and will pitch
his outfit anywhere he can find a job.
His great field is the mill district,
where people have no time to go to a
dentist. The forceps with which the
teeth of the customers are pulled are
made of solid silver, and were won as
a reward for writing a scientific essay.
Some years ago this strange man was
the leader Of a gang of desperate
tramps, whom the police had much
trouble to break up. The other day a
Newfoundland dog was brought to him
with an aching tooth. Although a lit
tie out Of his line the obliging dentist
pulled the tooth. and, as reward for
his kindness, was bitten by the migrate
full dog. Philadelphia Record.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
.HEARTs on oAKv To-NIGHT.

To the new generation Of theatre
goers Hearts of Oak" will come as a
novelty. while the older ones will be
glad to renew acquaintance with this
sterling piece of dramatic construction.
When Hearts of oak was written a
score of years ago. it was said of ii
that IL was ahead of the times, and ii
is scarcely probable that IL will now
be found to be anything else than just
abreast Of them. The company is un-
der the direction Of Mr. Herne. The
scenery six complete sets in all, was
painted by Ernest Albert, one of the
best-known artists in New York city
In the cast are prominent players, in.
cluding f. p Sullivan, Nat Jones
Thomas NJ Hunter, James Horne, Idf
Hamilton, Eliote Enneking. Margaret
Cocil and Marie Adair Hearts o.
Oak" win come to the Opera House to
night
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
pENNY posTAGE COMING

The announcement made a day or
two ago I'm advance OF the annual re-
mort that the deficit of the Post Office
Department was smaller last year than
for any year within a long period will
be taken as a trustworthy barometer OF
the revival Of prosperity. The cost Of
the extension of the mail service to
our new possessions doubtless made
this deficit larger than Il would other
wise have been. We are justified
IN looking forward to the time when
we shall have penny postage. That we
do not have It already is for reasons
entirely within the power OF Congress
to remove. This question was pretty
thoroughly ventilated on the floor OF
the House during the last session, and
the means employed by certain trans
portation companies to increase their
compensation for carrying the mails
was completely exposed. Were the
evils then disclosed including the high
rentals charged for mail cars, removed
there would be no annual deficit, and
penny postage would cease TO be a
dream OF the future. There would, too,
be an end of the periodical efforts TO
tax newspapers from the mails. Two
cent postage and an annual deficit are
largely due to the tax which corpora
tions are permitted to levy on the post
office.-North American.
To which might be added: That Con-
gress could and should eliminate from
the schedule Of periodicals entitled by
postal laws TO newspaper mail rates the
pernicious publications denominated
novels, fraudulently pretending 70 be
periodicals, They are always chear
and often nasty; usually reprints OF
French and other foreign trash that az
ford neither information nor whole.
some entertainment; that always de,
generate taste for beneficial books an,
destroy inclination for instructive lit
erature. They should be vigorously
expelled from the favored lists Of mail
able matter and be taxed heavily fol
postage when disseminated
The preponderance Of this foreign
trash alleged literature, over book
Of American authorship is due to va
rious causes. The first. probably, Il
that publishers get it for nothing b,
simple and easy method known a
stealing. Then, too. there are NOR
foreign than native authors Il is sal
that in Switzerland one inhabitant Il
every 5000 is an author German.
comes next, with one for every 5000
Italy with one for every $500. Franc
one for $500, England one for 6,50C
and the United States one for 12,4OO.
It might be well to discriminate ii
postal rates in favor OF books O
American authorship-but not transla
tions. There should be no favor show
in this respect to American publisher
of foreign productions.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
Many Persons

have the impression
that Wilmington business houses are
not up-to-datc, and that better goods
can be bought at lower prices
Philadelphia and New York Is
this true? We say emphaticaliy.
not In Pianos. Organs and Musical In
struments. The Pianos we sell are of
the finest and best known makes, and
our prices are lower and terms better
than offered anywhere for the same
quality OF goods. An honest Piano Is
worth an honest price. and a reliable
dealer cannot afford 10 deceive you.
Persons who have carefully investigat-
ed have invariably found that the fabu-
lously low prices OF Pianos. largely adj
vertised, have been q myth and in many
cases a deception and a fraud. II in
tending to buy a Piano call and see our
immense stock of nice instruments anC
have piano talk. 10 viii cost YOU moth.
ing and may save yon money.
ROBELEN PIANO CO. 40 Market ST
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
cALL FoR pELAWAREANs

Internal Revenue Collector Parlett.
who controls the district of Delaware.
as far as the appointments are con-
oerned, should take a leaf out of the
book of the internal revenue collector
of Pennsylvania. AS a dodger behind
the civil service rules he is a complete
success When Liquor Guager Knight
was removed or his resignation accept
ed for this district Maryland men were
sent up here TO perform the duties that
should have been performed by a
Delawarean. From the present outlook
Collector Parlett will live to see how
his Democratic friends treat civil SER
vice rules in the Internal Revenue De-
partment You would not see a Della
warean performing any duties of the
Office in Maryland. A way would soon
be found to get behind the civil service
law and remove the man. Collector
Parlett has no political sense or n,
never would have penned the letters tg
several Delawareans, relating TO the
filling OF this position by a Delawarean
Frank Bradley passed the civil servic,
examination. but as yet has failed tC
receive an appointment. What can h'
the matter?-Wilmington Daily Re
publican.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
IN A VISITORS HONOR.

A card party was given in honor OF
Mrs. Robert c. Wilson, wife of Detec-
tive Wilson, of Denver, Colorado, by
her cousin. Mrs. Charles II. Dean, of
No. COS Jackson street, on Thursday
evening. Those present were: Mrs.
Robert c. Wilson, Mrs. Sara Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. James e. Cowan, Mr. and
Mrs. William Gamble, Miss Lille Price
Miss Julia Annita Foster, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles II. Dean. Miss Helen Gamble
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert L. Lyman and
son, Miller Mrs. Charles Foster and
son. Charles.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
THE PENNsYLvANIA RAILROAD.

In the purchase of the Baltimore
Chesapeake and Atlantic railroad by
the Pennsylvania Company all the rail
roads Of the Peninsula except the Bal
timore and Delaware Bay and the
Queen Anne pass into the control of the
Pennsylvania corporation. With the
transfer will go great improvements in
the operation of the purchased com
pany. The Pennsylvania is one of the
best operated and equipped railroads
I'm the world and it always betters the
management Of roads It absorbs or con.
trols.-SeafOrd News.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
srrrERING WIrH HANn.

State Treasurer Dr. l.. Heisler Ball
is suffering with a gathering upon the
middle finger Of his right hand the re-
suit OF an operation performed Thurs
day. Dir. Ball had occasion to operate
upon "a patient and some of the puss
entered q slight cut on his hand caus-
ing an irritation which the physician
fears may cause trouble
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
CONCERNING BRIBERY CASES.

An interesting feature of Thursday 8
session was a lively tilt which occurred
when Mr.. Hayes raised an objection
that the bail bonds of the accused men
had not been in court, neither" he
said. "have they been in the possession
of Clerk of the Peace Downes' This
inferred that General White,
being a Democrat, could not trust
Clerk Downes, Union Republican,
with these bail pieces. In answering
the encouragement said that the bail
bonds would not go astray, and as they
were records of the court they could
not get out of possession Of an officer
OF the court.-Delawarea
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
COM1NG NEEDING.

This evening, at z o'clock, Robert
Brown, of this city, and Miss Mat
tic Hewes. of Newport, viii be mar
ried at the home of the groom, No. S27
Orange street, and after the ceremony
is performed by Rev. Thomas A.
McCurdy they will proceed to the home
of the bride where a reception and sup
per will await their arrival. They
will return to this city, and tomorrow
evening the groom's friends will give
teh newly married couple an old-time
lserenade.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
a CoMING ATTRACTIoN.

The attraction at the Opera House on
Saturday afternoon and night next will
be the well known rural farce comedy
Isl Plunkard.' as presented by j. c.
Lewis. supported by his big comedy
company in his new version of the
well-known laughing success. This
company is noted for carrying the
finest orchestra Of any company on the
road.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
SECOND HIGH SCHOOL DEFEATED

Wilmington High Schools second
football eleven went to New Castle on
Saturday, where they were defeated by
the New Castle High School team by
score Of to 0. This new High School
team has been organized by the boys
of middle A class, and is composed Of
the following players II. J. MeWil-
liams. right end; Charles A. Elmer,
right tackle; William Poole, right
guard: c. Clifford, centre; J. L. Platt,
left guard; f. Wilson. left tackle; S.
Lenderman left end; C. COnwell, quar-
ter-back; H. H. Hickman, right half
back; II. c. Pennington, left half-back;
J. II. Tyre full-back. The boys average
I112 pounds. and want to hear from
teams Of equal weight The proper per-
son to address is William Poole No.
401 West Seventh street.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06

The Evening Journal expressed its
regret when the Wilmington school
board refused to allow a holiday to en-
able the pupils 10 visit the National
Export Exposition on Delaware Day.
A Western exchange. the News. of
Everett, in the State Of Washington.
shows how differently they do things
out West. It says: "The school chill
dren in town have no complaint to
make in regard TO not being able to at
tend the county fair They were given
three half holidays during the fair and
no admission was charged for those
under 10 years and only half fare foi
those from 10 to Is years Of age" Tn,
East may not fatter itself that 1t man.
ages its schools better than they man
age their schools in the West. Theii
pupils would not fear a competitive ex
animation should ours issue chal
lenge. It is quite certain that in prac
tical matters ours would be terribl,
handicapped by lack of practical advan
tages enjoyed by Western pupils, whr
are frequently escorted by teacher
through manufacturing. producing AM
other business institutions. that the.
may see and learn how things are mad
and how things are done. In sue
cases an expert from the establishment
accompanies the classes and CAREFUL
explains everything exhibited. The pu
pills thus acquire knowledge that serve
them well and develops their minds /
way that routine school room wor
cannot.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06
SAYS THE DELAWARE DEMOCRAT

Meanwhile all Is harmony in the
Democratic ranks. Members OF the
party and OF the press entertain differ
ent views in regard to party policy in
some particulars, and as TO who should
be elected to different offices. They
have however, the good of the people
too much at heart to divide upon any
question and thus rend the party in
twain The condition of the Republi-
can party is a terrible example, and
what would happen to our state IL that
party should gain complete and perma.
nent control is too we'll known to tn,
Democrats for them to cease then
efforts for victory by maintaining q
united and determined front.
Evening journal., 1899-11-06

fed Democrat as inferior TO any Repub-
hcan candidate Tor Judicial honors who
bears the stamp OF party loyalty p
cleveland Plaindealer.
In laying plans TO rebuke the bosses
al the election next week, It should be
remembered that Boss Cox and his
gangsters have as much to do with the
authorship OF the so-called Republican
state ticket. and as much interest IN
its success. as the boss who Is running
the administration Cincinnati En-
luuirpr