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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-11-08
For Florida Agriculturist.
Tobacco in Chicago.


A vast amount of tobacco is used in
Chicago, both for cigars and coarser
grades of the manufactured article.
Florida does not now, nor has she
ever figured very largely in the COM
mon grades of tobacco for plug and
pipe smoking. But she has cut quite
a swath in the cigar line in the past,
and is still holding fair share Of the
trade of the old time makers of cigars.
But Florida cigar tobacco is roundly
taboOed by many enterprising firms
who have had but little experience in
the Florida cigar leaf of years ago. In
fact so many failures in the Florida
product are reported to me that 1 am
compelled to believe that something
more than barep rejudice is at the bot
tom of this state Of affairs. One Of
the leading firms won't touch it.
Many others say, II get it in the neck
hard every time I touch it." I asked
an old timer of the fifties, who knew
of the ''old Florida speckled wrapper"
what was the matter. He said: "Well,
there is a number of things the mat
ter. First, there must be lots of new
men down there who don't know how
to raise care or handle cigar tobacco.
They send us stuff that is nelthe" fill
er, binder nor wrapper 1t won't burn.
has poor color, no cigar odOr, and is
usually offensive to the TASTE"
I showed him a sample. "W'hat is
this?" I asked. "How do you class it?"
''That," said he, with a look of dis
gust, " is nothing. I can't use it at
any price It is not wrapper; it is
rank and too new for filler"
I then showed him sample Of fairly
good filler, neatly packed, having both
age and good curing, and asked what
he thought of that.
''Now," said he, 'You begin to get
there. That is something like it," Al
ter haggling little he offered 38 cents,
and 1 sent his bid on.
That is the way it goes. You can't
sell poor stock for anything to good
men. You have to trot your legs off
to sell it to poor men, and then at a
poor price followed by lots of kicks
and afterclaps.
The objections to Florida cigar leaf
caused by improper growing and worse
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TtaMeIlers' G,ttne,
New York, New Haven and
Hartford Il. II.
Decenber q. 1S9o

N>SAAbSi D loJJ.
FOR NEW YoRK-"4:O5, 1850, xs:1o.
x7:oo. $500, +S:1o, $50. 1896, x1O:3O a.
M, "lS:O0, 1906, 1880 (parlor car lin
ited), 4l:35, 200, 1880. 800. *4:0O, *4:17.
4:ao. $40, 6:35. $3.50, 1910. 1910, Sis
(Bridgeport accommodation, 1910. 9:15
?. m. Sundays-+4:05, $3.50, xS:OO a. M.
.1:oo' x4:3o, x6:15, "7:1O, 1910. 1880,
1910 p. m.
FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem
River-'l:05, *11:50 p m. daily.
FOR BOSTON via Springfield-.1:1o 10,
'x1o:1o, '11:05 a. M, "1:45, $3.50 D. m.
unoays-"l:lO a. M, $500 D. m.
FOR BOSTON via New London and
FroV idence-*2:1o, 1920, .11:35 (parlor
gar limited a. m, +12:o5, *2:47, *4:15.
Hoo'' 4S:55 p. m. sundays-*2:lo, 1920
d. ~ ~, Flzo5, $3.50, s6:55 p. m.
sP eOR MERIDEN. HARTFORD,
.rndNGFIELD, etc.-"1:1O, 6:40. 500.
.lv:ao' 'll;ob a. m., 1910, *1:45, S:1o, 500.
, I.1e' to'lo to Hartford). $500, 10000,
800. .t..1o ito MerideD p. m. Sundays
NV Mn a; M, l2:l0. *5:52, 1928 p. m.
NEW LONDON DIVISION
ror New London, etc.-*2:1o. 1920.
100 tGuilford acc.), 10:OS. 11:O5, .11:s5
e spaiior car limited) a, M, +12:o5, .2:47,
49, 40, a4:ob, 5:15, 8:15 Ito Saybrools
ouiict1on, 800 11:20 (Guilford acc.) D.
1905, 1888 p. m.
AlEt LINE DIVISION
ror Mlddletown, Willimantlc, etc.
no a. M, 1855. 1888, sos p. m. Sum
p. m. Connecting at Middle
u ruwu VIVID the Valley branch and at
Mnninantic with Midland and Central
. uvisions ana 9. V. r. r.; at Turner
vile with Colchester branch.
NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
1 r0l oneiburne Falls. Turner's Falls.
Mi,nalsourg. Holyoke, New Hartford
anu Intermediate stations--7:50 a. m.
anu 4'oV p. m. For Westfeld and inter-
mediate stations, 5:57 p. m.
For Pennington New Hartford and
points This stde-7:50 a. M, 1904. 4.00.
5:57 p. m. s'
BERKSHIRE DIVISION
etc.--7:0O. 500, 9:S5 a. m. 12.oo, 2:3e'
1857, 6:35. 1850, 1870 D. m. sundavs-
$40 a. M and $3.50 D. m.
For Waterbury-7:Oo 500. 9.s5 q n.
1900. 2:3s 5:S5. 1850, 1920 .. n. sun.
days-S:10 a. M, 6:1B D. IN. Via Nauga-
tuck Junction.)
For Winsted-7:OO, 9:35 a. M. 2:3s. 5:35
p. m. Sundays-8:10 a. M, 6:15 b. m.
(via Naugatuck Junction).
For Shelton. Botsford, Newtown Dam
bury, Pittsf1eld. State Line-935 a. M.
1857 p. m.
For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit. Cincir-
natl, St Louis. Chicago and the West
wa Bridgeport-6:10 a. M: via State
Llne-9:35 a. M, 1857 D. m.
For Litchfia1d and roirtC ~, r,s~ha.ta
branch via Bridgeport-6:10 a. m. (via
Derby Junction), 1857 p. m.
HApress trains. xLocal Express.
G. T. Hampstead.
General Passenger Agent.
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THE MOROs.

There are many free American citi-
zens who have less liberty of action and
opportunity to do what they please
than the Sulu slave. The social system
among the Moro is much more print
tive than it is among the greater part
of the other Philippine races A chief,
or dato, controls district; he has his
own particular followers and his slaves;
besides these, he may command all the
men of his own district in time Of war
He alsa has the right of life and death
over his subjects For instance, few
weeks before we arrived in Jolo, Dato
Jokanine hadoccasion to execute one of
his followers. The man had been in
trusted with money belonging to the
dato The first time he came to his
chief and said:
ooh, great and benevolent dato, I
have gambled away the money; for
give mel"
Every WE'LL" said the dato "see that
it does not happen again"
Once more the retainer came, saying:
ooh, great and benevolent dato,
again have I gambled away thy money,
and again I beg thee in thy great mer-
cy, to forgive me-"
"This is the second time have for
given thee" said Jokanine, but the
third time, warn thee, thou shalt die"
Yet again the unfortunate man re-
turned without the money he had col
lected for the dato.n
ooh, dato," he cried, throwing him
self at the feet of his chief, II have
sinned again and taken thy money;
mercy! mercy!"
"Cut him down." said the dato to one
of his men-at-arms. The man offered
no resistance, and was cut to pieces
with one of the great knives of the ma
tives.
Another story which shows we'll the
authority of the dato over his people is
worth the telling. 1t seems that a
blacksmith had been making love, in
quiet way. to a member of the harem
of Dato Jokanine Jocganine knew of
this and came to the mans smithy
one day The smith was just finishing
off large barong.
Let me see that knife" said Joka-
nine. Then, running his finger along
the edge, he added, 1T seems sharp;
may 1 try it,"
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AN AUSTRALIAN PIGEON POST.

OF all the accomplishments credited
to the homer probably none has been
of such practical benefit as that of a
number of birds of the Great Barrier Is
land Pigeongram agency. These crea-
lures are trained to carry messages to
and from the Great Barrier Island and
Auckland, New Zealand, and the sys-
TEN has expanded so much that 1t has
now become very important means of
intercourse between the inhabitants of
the island and their friends and business
connections in the city.
At the time of the wreck of the
steamer Wararapa on the Great Bar
rier Island, it was four days before
news of the calamity reached the CAPT
tai, and this fact gave rise to the
pigeongpam system. At first but few
birds were available for the purpose,
but in 1896, with the increasing popula-
ton on the island, it was found neces-
sary to reinforce the feathered army,
and at the present time large numbers
of messages are daily sent from the is
land to the metropolis, and vice versa,
by this means. In the first place, two
shillings per message was charged from
the island to the city, and when a team
Of birds had been trained to fly from
Auckland to the island messages TO
the city We're reduced to sixpence each.
The reason of the extra expense from
Auckland to the island is the difficulty
experienced in getting birds to leave
the city on their journey acrosss the
water. No messages for the island are
sent from the city after 10 a. m, as the
island is often enveloped in fog after
that hour. Some idea of the dispatch
with which the birds deliver their mes
sages may be gained from the fact that
they average (bad weather and head
winds taken into consideration from
sixty-five to seventy minutes, which
journey is about fifty-seven miles. One
bird will carry as many as four mes
sages at a time.
The messages are written on tissue
paper (quarto size) with carbon leaf,
the tissue paper being perforated down
each side, and on being folded is sealed
with the pigeongram stamp, which Sc
cures the privacy of the message. The
messages are then wrapped round the
the pieeon's leg and covered with q
water proof Logging. This protects, it
from wet in case of bad weather, or
from the bird pecking it off during
transit. To open the message the re-
cever cuts through the perforation.
There are just 100 birds engaged in the
service. At both termini the usual trap
bnr 1orc ic nGoH antprnp which
the wires fall back and strike an alarm
This notifies an attendant, who removes
the messages, and the bird is permitted
to enter the main loft.--Forest and
Stream.
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-------------------------
WALLTNGFORD.

The Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'s Aid
society will hold it's annual meeting in
G. A. r. hall Saturday evening.
The various stores are doing lively
holiday trade this week.
To-day is properly figuring the first
day of winter, although the weather is
more like fall.
Andrew Billian has moved to Provi-
dence.
Charles d. Morris has qualified as
borough treasurer.
Malco1M Booth will spend the Christ
mas holidays at his parents home In
Peacedale, r. /.
Gilbert g. Sullvan's opera, PA
tience," will be given by local talent in
the opera house on the evening Of Feb
ruary rs and 81 as benefit to the La
dies Library association.
Fraray Hale, jr is home from Man
Illus, N. Y.
Robert j. Lane is home from Ogdens-
burg, N. Y, for the holidays. After
January he will go to work at Morris
Heights, N. ", boat building
John ]. Beale and Miss Mary Corri-
gan will be married at 1880 a. NJ, De-
cemher II, in me Ho'V iiihitN cnufch'
Clarence Ebert arrived home yester-
day from Exeter, NJ H, for the holt
days.
Factory l. and M, International Sill
yer company, will shut down Saturday
for the annual inventory.
The boys are mourning because there
is no skating and no prospect of any
for Christmas.
state Commissioner Macdonald was
In town Tuesday looking over the state
road on North Colony street and ex-
messed himself as well satisfied with
the work as far as it is done.
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MIR. T1BBETs TO HIS EMPLOYEES.

Arthur W. Tibbetts, proprietor of the
Orange street cafe, at the foot of Cen
ter street, to-day gives to hrs employees
the entire receipts of the house as a
Christmas gift. Mr.. Tibbetts since
coming to this city from Boston nearly
year ago has built up an excellent
business and approaching the assist
ance of his employees in his success is
anxious to manifest his thanks in a
substantial way Edward Hubbell and
John Canary, the right hand men of
Mr.. Tibbetts, will be on hand the entire
day to greet their many friends. 4,
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sTARIN'S
N ew Haven Tramp ortation G
DAuY NXCNPU SAVIIKUAY.

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY.
Steamer JOHN H. STAAIN, Captain Nc.
Ailister, leaves New Haven from Starin's
Pier, foot Of Brown street, at 1915 j.. IT,.
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Steam.
er ERASTUS COANING, Captain Thomp.
son. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
me STARIN leaves New York from pier
Is, North River, at 8 p. IN. Mondays, Wed.
nesdays and Fridays; the HRASTUS CORN.
Fare rs cents; Excursion Tickets SIPS.
Staterooms $1.0O
Tickets and staterooms for sale at ]. B.
Judson's, S67 Chapel street; Peck & Blsh
the depot on arrival of Hartford train and
from corner Of Church and Chapel streets
every half hour, commencing at $3.50 p. M
Through freight rates given and bills Of
iading to all points West, South. and South.
west. z. d. FISHER, Agent.
Order your freight via Starin Line
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New Haven Steamboat Co

Depot: Belle Dock, New Haven. COM
Between New York, New Haven ana Prov.
idence.
Popular Route to and from Boston - Daily
Service. Sundays Excepted.
NEW HAVEN sLINE--Leaye New Haven
for New York: Steamer CHESTER W.
CHAPLIN or RICHARD PECK, 12:45 night.
Returning, leave New York: RICHARD
PECK = or CHESTER w. CHAPLIN 500
p. M.
NARRAGANsETT BAY LINE : stenmcr
CHESTER w. CHAPLIN or RICHARD
PECK leaves New Haven for Providence
Providence 44O D. NJ Timely tain con.
nections for Boston and all eastern points.
Popular Passenger Rates Staterooms and
Tickets for sale at Peck 4 Bishop Co.,, 7O3
CHAs. L. FRENCH. Agent
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Handkerchief.

Think of the lovliest
Handkerchief you ever
saw that cost 81. 90
each, and you'll not be
disappointed when you
ask to be shown ours at
rs and so cts.
Our Pure Linen Is ct Hand
kerchiefs, in yesterday, are bcwitch-
ingly lovely.
Not fine lawn, but all
linen.
Before you buy Handkerchiefs
see ours. A hundred kinds and
best of all, plenty of them because
we stood yesterdays strain and it
was terrific.
A Few Noted
Pure Linen, scolloped with lace
edge and hand embroidered dots, Is Cts
Pure Linen wide Val. lace corners,
exquisitely finished, 25 Cts
Any one of which will compare
favorably with the so and rs ct
handkerchiefs shown elsewhere.
In the so ct Handkerchief, 2
of the most exquisite; (but there
are fifty kinds to choose FROM are
described.
On Sheer, Fine, Pure Linen Cen
tiers, wide border Of hand worked
Flur-de-lis so cts
On sheerest of linen centers, love-
ly border of bow knots, hand worked SOC
A Scolloped Border Hand en-
broidered, edged with Val lace on
fine pure linen center. SOC
Will compare favorably with
the rs and $1.OO goods sold else
where.
An acre of Pretty Swiss Cam
brio Handkerchief at NV and l6c.
Hemstitched, Embroidered, Scol-
loped, Lace. trimmed and initiated.
Sale of Womens' Neckwear
80 Cents.
All our so ct Neckwear will be
sold on Thursday at 39c
Our great variety of Stocks,
Collars, of all kinds-Ties, Lace and
Silk, over half hundred styles,
Thursday 80 cts.
A Jacket..$6.96
Sold so many $6.oS Jackets
that we had to put higher priced
ones down to $6. o8, to fill up.
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Pictures.

We consider ourselves
doubly fortunate in get
ting a manufacturer S
complete line of Show
room samples in the beau
tiful Art Relieve Photo
graphs. The manufac-
turer confined the sale to
us, so these charming
pictures are shown ex-
clusively at the Gamble
Desmond Co.'S Art Gal
lery. Bought them at
1-3 off regular prices
and it is our purpose to
sell them on the same
basis.
These prices which we quote
are all the more remarkable COM
ing at this time
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Health for ten cents Cascarets make
the bowels and kidneys act naturally,
destroy microbes, cure headache, bilious
ness and constipation. All druggists.
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A THOUGHTFUL GRANDCHILD.
Auntie-''What is 1t you are embroi-
dering on the tidy for grandma %
Little Nellie-"The good die young
Tit-Bits.
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Special To-day In The
Holiday Fair.

Can't imagine how
popular the fair is; how
fast the goods disappear
from off the Csc table.
We fill it right up a.
gain though, SO you can
only know BY noting the
new things that appear
from day to day. Yes,
we're really going to cut
prices, Thursday. You see
We Expected the great
rush and were prepared.
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$3.50 Pictures 81 r.
$ 8,98 $5.98
1898 $2.98
$2.o8 50 M
Display in front of Art
Gallery.
Odds and Ends at
I.3 and IL off.
As the various Iines bee

AS the various lines become
depleted, leaving perhaps two or
three of style of framing, these
odds and ends as we call them, will
be put on seperate table at a lower
price Stills and Il off.
For example $1,000 picture
for &C ~
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FUTURE AMERICAN POLICY
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED IN SEN
ATE BY MIR. HOAR.

WorId-ProbIems to be Solved and
Reforms Effected i'm This Country
!.
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Special cut in Pictures
40 Cents.

~ ~ SssN - -
49 Cents.
1900 Handsome Photograph
Medallions, so different subjects in
the lot. Copies of famous paintings
and some originals-through the
Holidays Age
Every why has wherefore.
These Medallions take up a lot of
room, room which we shall need in
January for another purpose, so we
don't want to carry over a single
one.
They are 6xS inches, have l inch
gilt moulding. heavy brass corners and
easel backs While they last 49 cts
In Art Gallery.
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Some Cut Prices.

Sterling Silver Chain Bracelets,
new shipment. with paddock and key
in different designs. richly chased
or plain, reduced from SIPS to 09c
Handsome Shell Combs, either
pompadour or side combs, beauti-
fully set with Rhine stones--our reg
u'ar 70 ct goods 40 cts
Have you seen the Chain Cir
dle2 It's new. Worn lot in New
York. It's meant to fasten the
purse to-: Silver, oxydized or gilt,
40 Cts.
Sterling silver, and jeweled
topped Vaseline and ColdCream Box
es, THURSDAY IOc is.
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Holiday Stationery.

A box of
Hurlburt, sCourt
Royal, put up in
the best of taste.
tinted or white
contains two ST.
yes of paper,
two o f deep
folding envel-
opes.
Entire box THU
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Field, Schlick s. Go.

door. He at once made complaint against
the two men, charging them with an at
tempt to hold him up" in the saloon
and rob him cf the days receipts The
officer listened to no explanations and
took all three to the Rondo street police
station.
When the men appeared before C5pt.
Lowells officers they were soon able to
establish their identity and disprove the
allegations of Cummings, the bartender.
After considerable parleying they were
allowed their liberty.
They made q full statement of their
case before the station officers and de-
manded satisfaction. Cummings was held
until after they departed, and was then
sent to the saloon with an officer to make
a search for the money. After ransack-
ing the place for some time he produced
the envelope, which contained about $4U
from the end of roll Of linoleum, which
stood against the wall in the rear OF the
room. Cummings was then allowed 5
liberty.
John Gallinagh was seen at his resi-
dence Ge1s West Central avenue. last
night. He was in bed at the time, where
he has been confined for several days with
a sprained ankle In speaking of the az
fair, he said:
Cummings came to mee1ast night and
told me hat two men had forced their
way into the place after midnight
asked for a drink. He said that he served
one of, the men and as he turned to serve
the other the first mar reached beh nd
the bar and took the envelope contain
ing the days receipts W hfch he had let
there. He cher. went to the rear of the
room. Cummings said that he did not
discover the less until after he had serv-
ed the second drink, and then he de-
nanded the money. Both n en- said that
they did not. have it. He then took a
rifle from the, lack OF the bar where it
is kept and covered them. holding them
until Officer Gerber arrived They were
then taken tGs5he station. 's=5Ss.
Il did not hear what was done there,
but understand that the men did not
have the envelope When - they were
searched and were allowed TO go Cum
mings afterwarG found the envelope. He
As a llewsnan with me and has been work
ing foc about three months. So far5as
know he is straight.
The Rondo street officers suppressed the
news yesterday. and refused to give out
the particulars. Both the men who were
held under cover of the gun in the saloon
demanded satisfaction, but the police
thought differently and refused to Fold
Cummings eHFthe charge which. they
brought against him. Tn like manner
they refusedstc hold the two men on tho
charge of attempted robbery preferred by
Cummings.
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s NeT-A GOOD THROAT WASH
Young Woman Who Drank Corro-
sive subIi,nate Had ;s Close Call. 2

Young Woman Who Drank Corro-
sive subIiinate Had .f close Call.
Minnie Loschenger, twenty-four years
of age, lies dangerously ill at her board
ing place, 2SS Eagle street. as the result
of having mistaken q Strong solution of
corrosive sublin1ate for water late Thurs
day night. She poured out glass full
of the deadly poison and swallowed more
than half of it without knowing what it
was. The mistake which came near
causing her death was not discovered
until some time later, when she was
taken with cramps and spasms
-. The young lady had prepared a solu-
ton of the poison early in the day, in
tending to use it as an antiseptic solu-
ton with which to wash a skin bruIse.
She secured box of corrosive sublimate
tablets from a ,irug store and dissolved
two, containing enough poison to cause
the death of several persons in a small
pitcher of water. By a mistake she for
got to empty the pitcher and on retiring
Thursday night poured out a glass full
of the colorless liquid thinking 1t was
water and drank it. The poison was
somewhat slow in showing it's presence
and it was not for several hours that il
began to take effect. The means of tbs
young woman attracted persons to her
room, and on opening the door she was
found lying on her bed suffering intense
pain. Antidotes were given at once ard
a physician summoned. Two hours con-
slant work was necessary to bring her
ont of danger
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Funeral of John Kerwin Jr.

The funeral services of John. Kerwin
yesterday afternoon. where solemn
reauirem mass was celebrated. The
officiating clergymen were: Father
LAWYER. celebrant; Father Dolan.
deacon, and Father Meade. subdeacon.
Father Lawler delivered a touching
eulogy over the departed. whose life and
of those present. He was a model young
man. whose death was a great loss to
the congregation and community.
Ri. Rev. John Stanley. bishop OF North
Dakota lifelong friend of the family
pronounced the benediction. Bishop
Stanley and Father Lawler went to the
cemetery with the remains The inter-
ment was at Calvary.