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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-26
The Orange Trees.

There have been some heavyrafnfalls
of late, amid they have had good Of
feet upon growing crops and especia1-
ly upon the citrus trees. From all narts
of the county come reports of the re-
markab1e growth which the oranpa
trees ARE putting ON, where any atten-
ton has been given them. This is ON
cOuralging, and I'VE believe like Mr.
Sands, of Aujburndale, THAT this county
will become large orange producinIp
county again and that quickly. It lis
hardly reasonable to believe that fhera
has been any great and permanent
change in the weather conditions here
and we may therefore reasonably ex-
pect a period of years when little If
any damage will come to our trees nv
cold.
1t is certainly important that those
who hatve trees should care for them
and we believe that they will be soon
and amply repaid. Courier Informant
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-26
Pineries at st. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg is ONE of the towns
of South Florida that DIS enjoying a
steady, solid and apparently pelma-
nent growth The WRITER visited this
town years ago, when the Orange Belt
railroad was first opened and the MAN
90 was THE fruit of that section. At
that thine, as now, the Site of st. Pc
tersburg was recognized ais a magnifi-
cent one for a town or city. Facing,
as it does, a large body OF salt water
which abounds in millions of fish Of
various kinds, with the land rising grad
ually from the waters edge to an ele-
vaItion of forty OF more feet, more
ideal spot could not he found. Many
people were charmed with the spot as
a winter or permanent abode, and to-
day st. Petersburg has many nice
dwellings and a thrifty and progress
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-26
Florida Melons and their Uses.


Peter Prindle, of Avon Park, De Soto
county, writing of the Florida water
melon and Tits various possible uses, to
the Southern Farmer, says:
IWatermelons May list, July fourth
and Christmas is almost wa'termelOns
the whole year, but such is not unicorn
mon here 1t seems to make but little
difference what variety of melon seed
is planted or at what time; the plant
ing 'of the seed is followed Iby a good
crop, and generally there is a market
for that crop ait a price that is profit
able to the grower. When one pays
twenty cents for a forty pound melon
purchased of grocer, there Should be
no reason for crying ''hard times" The
South Florida melon crop is not as
large as it should be. Many farmers
are making good profit i'm cattle and
hogs. There seems to be market,
with profit, for live stock ait all times,
while May, june and July are the
months i'm which melons are mostly
Shipped 1t is true, one can have
nice melon with his Christmas turkey,
but as yet a general business has not
been made of growing melons for the
Christmas trade. There is some diff
Guilty about shipping at that time.
One grower says to me, 81 can place
plenty of good, large watermelOns in
New York market i'm April" eff you
can," replied the New Yorker stand
ing near "your fortune will soon be
made. 'Trhe grower replied, 81 will do
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-26

it next April" He can do 1T II ne
wishes to, as nearly any time one can
have a ripe melon. Properly plant the
seed and cultivate the ground and an
abundant crop of nice fruit is assured.
Failures are exceedingly rare.
Most any kind of watermelon will
grow in South florida. The Mountain
Sweet, Seminole White Gem, Dixie,
Cuban, Queen, Golden Queen and
Duke Jones have all proved excellent
i'm this climate and good producers.
Those who have planted these kinds
have had good results ais to crop and
sales. There are many other kinds that
do we'll here In fact, about all waiter
melons make quick and prolific
growth ON Florida soil. The farmer
that has a good field of sweet POTATOES
grows a good crop of winter vegeta>
'bles, and has field of waterme1ons,
will not see starvation and need not
be bothered with hard times. The mel
ON patch will bring money enough to
keep hunger from THE home. The pie
melon is a valuable acquisition to
South Florida. 1t will Thrive in most
any kind of soil. 1t is of NO value for
eating .uncOOked; but cooked, it is a
delicacy. 1t can be made into pies
that are equal to apple pies. 1t is
good enough stewed and made into
sauce as other fruit and fried as ap-
Piles are sometimes fried. It is known
THAT the juices of many fruits do not
jelly we'll. If such juices are cooked
with the juice of the pie melon, it iel-
lies quickly and nicely, and one cam
not detect the flavor of THE melon in
the jelly. There is nothing more easily
grown than the pie melon.
A canning and jelly factory i'm this
part 'of the South could make good use
of lit. 1t is said that it will grow ais
far north as New Jersey. Here it is
much grown for live stock. The melon
is long and has an average weight of
about twelve pounds. AS a stock food
it takes the place of the pumpkin.
MluskmelOns do not succeed we'll i'm
South Florida. Sometimes few are
grown, but they are small and not
much good. Why the muskmelon will
not grow here lis a puzzle. MY 1udg-
ment is that it wants colder soil than
this State possesses. Tt is said that
the muskmelon can sometimes be
grown in the corn field but that is I'M
certain. -
WatermelOns do grow here and cam
be had nearly the whole year. There
is money in them, but like many other
Things in Florida, they are neglected
There is an occasional person who
does not neglect the melon and MAX
ing money. Others can do the same
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culture was not pushed very much, as
the upper country" was then full of
productive groves and the question of
over-production was troubling many.
The freezes of '94 and '95 and 80,
however, have settled the over-produc-
tion question, and those who did have
the courage to put out grove i'm the
early days, now find themselves pos
SCISSORS of valuable property. The
FROST was very lenient towards that
section in all the freezes, SO that to-
day there are magnificent orange trees
loaded with fruit and showing no signs
of having been cut back by a cold
wave.
The pineapple business has received
a considerable boom from the fact
that, like the orange, they were not
killed back by the cold, but today are
in full vigOr and fruit. 1t lis of this
industry THAT we wish to speak at this
Time
In company with Mr. G. w. Butler,
who has probably planted out more
pineapples than any other one man
there, we visited number of the best
pineries. The horseshoe pinery own
ed by Messrs. Butler & TomHnSon,
consists of nearly one and one-quarter
acres These plants have been put
out from eleven Ito fifteen months, and
We're full of fruit and bloom. One
thing very noticeable was the large
percentage of plants fruiting, fully 80
per cent In some beds every plant
showed fruit. This pinery has done
exceptionally we'll and Mr.. Butler con-
tributes large part ot it ITO the fact
that the ground was we'll broken up
deeply and filled with tobacco stems
before the plants were set out We
have visited the pinery from time to
time since it was set and it has az
ways shown a thrift tiness and vigOr
that is not always seen. On ONE side
plants were put out beyond the lime
where the land had been broken up
and stems plowed lin. The difference
i'm growth of plants is very marked,
being from twelve to fourteen inches
lower and not having that vigorous
look.
The Chicago pinery, owned by Mr..
w. O. Budd, off Chicago, was remark
able for the evenness of the plants
and their vigorous and healthy look.
This pinery was set out last July and
August, and has made a wonderful
growth, and gives promise of good
crop this coming season.
Mr. S. A. Handley, of Memphis, has
just completed. an acre pinery
Mr.. e. H. Tomlinson is enlarging
his ''Dixie" pinery, and is leaving
nothing undOne to make it first class.
His plants are Thrifty and show good
care. Those planted a year ago last
spring are now fruiting. Mr.. TOmlin-
son is not only careful with his pinery
but he keeps Ihis yards and home in
splendid cOndi ton; the lawn green and
evenly cut, the shrubbery, etc., thrifty
and i'm good shape, SO that the whole
is ching of beauty"
ATessrs. j. &c. Head & Co., have about
10 s. rlanNt h
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
HURT IN THE PARK.
Attorney John c. Mckee Thrown
From His Bicycle and Seri-
O11S1u Tni11red
ouSly injured

There was only one serious accident
yesterday in Golden Gate Park to mar
the pleasure of the thousands that
availed themselves of a days outing At
torney John c. Mckee of S09A Bush
street, whose office is al 29O Montgomery,
while returning from the Cliff Louise on
his bicycle in company with his friend
Attorney j. f. Fassett, was run over by
vehicle at Fell and Baker streets, just
inside the panhandle of the park. and Sc
riously hurt. DIR. NiemeYer. the ply
stefan at the Emergency Hospital. says
that his condition is exceedingly serious
and that his chances of recovery are
about equal.
The collision was accidental. Mckee
was attempting to get ahead of one We
hlcle when he ran into another. He was
thrown from his wheel and run over The
police patrol at the Golden Gate Park sta
ton happened to be passing at the time
and the unfortunate man was taken to the
Emergency Hospital 1t was found that
he had sustained severe fracture of the
skull at the base of the brain on the
right side of the head and he also had
several severe Commissions on the face
over the left eye. His injuries We're at
tended to by DR.. Niemeyer and DIR. A.
H. Sweeney and he was removed to his
home Mckee is a middle aged man. lie
came here from Kansas several years
ago. and ii is said that he was a Judge
back in his native State. The names of
the people who were in the vehicle that
ran over Mckee could not be learned,
as no arrests were made
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
GOLFERS OUT IN FORCE.
Several Oaklanders Visited Del Monte
Links During the Holidays.

Though no competition was set down on
the programme of the San Francisco Golf
Club for yesterday, many players took
advantage Of the clear day TO practice
Among these were p. MEG Mclean
Charles Page S. l.. Abbott Jr.. J. Dow
ney Harvey, c. p. Eells, Worthington
Ames, Leonard Chenery. George Knight
c. + Mullins and Mr.. Burrell of the Ia
coma Golf Club. The following ladies'
were out on the links Mrs. Winslow
Miss Mullins, Miss Keeney, Miss Ella
Morgan and Miss Mclean.
At the Oakland links competition for
the captains cup, the qualifying rounds
Of which were played April %. did not
take place owing to the absence Of sew
eral players at Del Monte. In addition
to those already mentioned In The CAL,
f. S. Stratton qualified on April Is, with
an average of 20 over the short course.
c. p Hubbard qualified with the excel
lent score Of 40 over the long course. The
following members OF the Oakland Golf
club left for Del None on Saturday and
will return to-day: Orestes Pierce =. Il.
Bowles, G. 5. Wheaton; j. {. Mckee W.
=. Johnson. j. II. T. Watkirs1n, Edison
f. Adams. Miss Pierce, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs.
+. F. Adams. Miss Belle Mhoon. Miss
Amy Nick ee Mrs. p. e. Bowles, Miss Nc
competition for the captains cup will
probably take place. next Saturday.
1t has not been decided where the tie
between the Oakland and San Francisco
teams. which resulted from the victory
of the Oakland representatives in the
match played on April and Is, will be
played off.
r. A. Parker, captain Of the San Rafael
Golf Club, has returned to the city after
an absence of two months, and r. W.
Tetley. the instructor, is expected to ar
rive here from Coronado early in May
The Santa Monica Golf cub will hold
its first tournament on May ; aud 6. En-
the secretary. The events will be as fol-
lows Open handicap competition for
men SO holes. medal play open handicap
plav: open driving contest for men and
FOR ladies, with prize for each sex. In the
handicap competitions there will be first
nrizps for best gross score and for best
handicap score, and second prizes for
second best handicap score.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

points, was nearly knocked over the fence
at the first turn, falling back to last posi-
ton: After this mishap the Duke "
N1shard mystery made up an acre OF lost
ground, reaching the wire in time TO pc
led out half length by Rosormonde
Burke's mare was to l in the betting
and made all the running.
A very warm favorite was bowled over
1he op en- b;s sprint print cIapG TO %
chance, but failed to have his usual sup
ply of speed aboard finishing third
Bessie Lee, TO l shot, ridden by Char
ley Macklin, won ridden out from Widow
Jones,
White Hat" McCar5y's orange colors
were carried 10 the fore in the twoyear-
old scramble by May Gertrude, a full
sister TO Belle Boyd. The ring laid to l
about the flly, and at the wire NarTaez
Landed her winner over Glissando by a
length The favorite, San Tomas, ran
as If green, but should do later on
Inc seVen-furlong run for maidens was
made made the medium of terrific plunge on
Nilgar. The big bay colt had Piggott
up, and backed from to down to to
10, won in walk. Sylvan Lass, poorly
ridden by Romero. finished on the outside,
taking the place from Ed Lanigan.
When hunter drew a loaded shotgun
from wagon muzzieend first, and later,
when one barrel went off taking one of
his arms, he excused himself by saying
he Didn't know it was loaded" Johnny
Reiff rode Castake in the mile and a SIX
teenth run and handled the gelding just
as IL he didn't know the public backed
him. In and out Of several pockets,
with nothing in front of him, his mount
second choice. Don Vallejo, 100 to l
shot, finished third.
The final six-furlong sprint fell to Mo-
c6erlto, the even money favorite. Dolore
lea into the stretch, when Jenkins fool
a head.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
BOOK|ES COULD
NOT KEEP OUT
Of GUNS RANGE
It alent All Seemed to
Be Sharpshooters.
RING AT OAKLAND HARD HIT
ADoLPH sPRECKELs CAPTURED
THE DEWEY HANDICAP.
RING AT OAKLAND HARD HIT
Joe Ullman Beaten by Rosormonde
for Mayday Handicap-Wyo-
ming Proved a Sur
prise.

Dewey day saw a perfect fusillade Of
coin in the betting ring at Oakland track,
and the bookmakers-at first-viewed
with well-defned glee the bombardment.
The California Jockey Club made no mis-
take when ii reserved Mayday for it's
own. the attendance being one Of the
largest of the passing season. Backed
horses were prominent at the finishes
throughout the afternoon, and the ma
jority of books suffered severe losses.
Not all favorites won, for of seven Peix-
otto. San Tomas, Joe Ullman and Cas-
take went down to defeat.
The Dewey handicap, the spreadeagle
affair Of the campaign, did not turn out
a very warlke affair. he distance was
one mile and a quarter, and the to 10
favorite, Adolph Spreckels, carrying 1l5
pounds and Piggott on his back. won with
consummate ease. Cavallo. a go to / out
slider, succeeded in beating the heavily
played second choice, Merops, for the
place
Then followed the Mayday handicap, at
a mile, which proved a much more spirit
ed and sharper conflict 1t also resulted
in the complete rout of the favorite. Joe
Ullman Latter, with John Reiff at the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
THE TALE OF A BOILER.
How Robert Collan Fared at the
Hands of a Usurper.

Robert Collan was treated at the Har-
Dor Hospital yesterday for broken nose
and lacerated wound of the scalp.
Robert has been making his home in a
boiler which lies in a vacant lot on
a day spent in picking up living he re-
tires to his couch in the far corner of the
boiler and there sleeps the sleep of the
just.
Sunday night Robert spent in revelry,
and yesterday morning when he returned
TO his boiler home he found another ten
ant in possession. There was an alterca-
ton, and angry words were followed by
blows Robert had his nose broken but
finally elected the other man. The latter
then began throwing rocks, with the re-
SSult that Roberts scalp was laid open;
himself to the Harbor Hospital to have
his wounds dressed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
Winning Dogs at Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, May 1.-The ties and
finals of the forty-eight open and thirty
eight sapling dog stakes were run off at
Agricultural Park to-day. The crowd
was not as large as was anticipated as
Dewey Day was not generally observed.
In the first stake topen) DRYDEN took
first and second money, with Mountain
Belle Little Fairy and Bartett's Snug
third Armody fourth The rest divided,
In the sapling stake HOWland'S Ouch
ess took first money with Braves Buffalo
Bill second. Dunn's Lissie d third. Katz's
CherrN L fourth. The rest divided.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
POLICE oUTSHooT STUDENTS.
Oakland's Blue-Coated Sharpshooters
Defeat the University of Cali
fornia Team.

The Oakland Police Departments team
Of sharpshooters, captained by J. Nor
rison, defeated the University of Califer-
MIA team, captained by G. w. Julian, at
Shell Mound yesterday, by a score of All
to 4G4 Each man was allowed ten shots
at the military target, the Z. c. boys US
ing the Springfield rife and the police
men the Winchester. The former Were
handicapped by the unavoidable absence
of three Of their best shots, but they did
remarkably well. eli things considered
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
P. FULLY AsPHYXIATED.
Found Dead in Bed With the Gas
Turned On After a Protracted

Patrick Tully, machinist, was found
dead Yesterday morning in his room at
543A Castro street. The air in the apart
ment was heavy and sitting with the
fumes of Illuminating gas. and the stop
cock of the gas fixture was turned on.
Tully was a machinist 90 years old and
had been drinking heavily for some time
past. He was very much intoxicated last
Sunday night when he went to his bed
ana his friends are of the opinion that
his death was accidental, and that the
gas escaped because the stopcock was
loose and had been turned off and on
No writing was found in his room to
show that he had contemplated suicide,
and he had made no threats previously
of that kind. An inquest will be held this
morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
Selections for To-Day.

First Race-Polka, Madrone Correct.
Second Race-Limewater, Rey Hooker, Eliza
beth r.
Third Race-catastrophe, Carroll Cook. Flor
enCe Fink
Fourth Race-Plsn, The Fretter, Hohen-
zollern.
Fifth Race-Rosinante. Cromwell. Lost Girl.
Sixth Race-Genua, Ach, c. H. Harrison Jr
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

Fl. b; Henderson carried off the honors of
the day with score of forty-five out of
possible fifty. A strong wind was blow
ing, which seriously interfered with the
shooting. Following are the results
Oakland Police Depart University of Califor-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

Harvester King Binuers and Headers
Hooker & Co, San Francisco.
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Zinkand's for Lunch.
The Cafe Zinkand is the Merchants Elk
change for lunch.
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Ocean Water Tu Baths.
fo1 Seventh street. corner Mission. Salt
water direct from ocean.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
To-Day's Entries.
.urlongs; three-year-olds

Following the entries for this afternoons
running events:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

Ladies tailor-made suits. fur capes cloaks.
Credit. NJ. Rothschild. 211 Suffer, rooms 81.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

Time y, a.
OF start Won RS hire
eshoudha with n
Observation-Disclosures
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02
WriGhtS Indian Vegetable Pills

Are acknowledged by thousands Of persons
who have used them for forty years to cure
SICK HEADACHE, GIDDINESS, CONsTI-
PATTON Torpid Liver Weak Stomach PIN
Riss and purify the blood.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

46a4 1:O2; g. Winner, J. sherry's b.
on driving
Widow PeXOtto had shown well in
awakened. Major Cook had lottery chance
FL Salado Lomo l07. Aluminium l01 Pat Murphy 107.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

1864. SEVENTH FAcFSiH fuF0ns'' selling four ss'F0
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Left.
Time-To 4. %; to =,
by imp. Chesterfield Retta h
Bessie Lee was the tip.
private trials. Sleepy Jane
Scratched-M cPryoT l07.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

J. @ Brown & Co.'S b. e. by Pardee-Cf
wyoming was the leading man in tn
OF an hour the best. Reiff Is older than
far for Horatio and too slow.
Scratched-Plan 106. Los Medanos 1O6
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logo SECOND twoyeolds; purse
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-02

Tlme-l4. -:25 4. :492i Winner, Dan Mc(
start Won first three driving.
May Gertrude was overlooked in the rusf
farmer first time at a circus. Glssando is Ill
Big Horn and Ruiz also fell out
Scratched-Pythia 107. Moana 1913. Sisquoc
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1899-04-15
DLA0ksroCK,s NEW COUNCIL.

The annual election for intendant
and wsrusns for the town of Black.
stock wss held on. Monday, April Srd.
Fhe election gave promise Of being .
very quiet affair, bat very soon after
opening the polls it became evident
HAT two tickets were in the field, and
Antil the official count showed that the
Rld council had been reelected to =
nan, it would have been hsrd to tell
Fhieh would be the successful one.
he council is composed Of the follow
Rg gentlemen: A. Macdonald, iu-
ndant; wsrdens-J. D. Meblsy,
ictsr Ward, D. NJ. Mobley and Il.
holder. <. 7.