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The oasis., 1899-04-08
NaINi~ss NEWS.

Mohave Miner: Kemper & Perry had shipment Of gold ore from Weaver district this week worked at the Kngman sampler from claims opposite Desert Station. Tue ore ran close to thousand dollars in gold per ton.
 Star: J. NJ. Ford and w E Thorne returned Go Phoeulx yesterday from d 200 mile trip. They exaUined the Owls Head copper district about thirty-six miles southeast ut Florence and they believe there are promising prospec s for copper miuing in that district.
 PrOspector: O B. Hardy was in flom the Great Western mlne iu the Dragons yesterday He brought in q large specimen of the character of ore being taken out fir m the miue in which he has bond. The ore will average 20 per cent copper and fifty tons of it Is being shipped thls week Ata depth of l25 feet the ore IS seven feet wide and assays richer. The ore is being sent to the Silver City Re duction Co. at Silver Clty.
 Yuma Seutiuel: Charley Baker was in town this week from the C'pper Mountain district. He predicts q very fiattering future for that dis trict MT. Baker has eight very promising locations, bearing bol copper and gold, assayiug from s2 up to sI3 with sufficient gold to pay for operating the mines. Mr Baker owns ranch up the Gila near lhat distrct and IS rated as que of Ari- zonas successful men He has been in this section of the country fur thirty years and has held various posi-. tiOns Of trust iu Yuma county
 Citizen: The Southern Pacific is shipping great deal of Concentrates from this point. I he mining situation is very encouraging. New miues are becoming producers and old ones are being resuscitated Mining men are coming to Tucson from the east every day aud this section of Arizona is re- ceiying a thorough examination. The legitimate mining men aud the mines worthy of develOl ment are receiving recognitions aud the knockers are skirmishing around on the outside with their usual aclyty. Pima county will forge to the front in spite of all opposition.
 Star: The ten stamp mill on the gold mine Turning Point" near Casa Grande, has been slut down and i mo.t of the working force discharged The owners of the Turning Point seem to be particularly unfortunate, as this was the second mill that has been put up by them, aud both have proved to be failures. The company | consists of about twenty St. LUuls Germans, and in this last venture they spared DO money nor pains to have the most complete plan5 that could be purchased. About S4O,OOO has been expended on it. The null consists of ten lO0O-pound stamps aud two Frue vanners of the latest make, engines and buildings, all complete, but the ore is barren hence the shut
The oasis., 1899-04-08
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-09-06
81 per Annum, in Advance.

easily be removed in the usual man
ner. This space should be on the oppo-
site side from which the steam is ad
mitted, and this should be slightly low
er than the other, in order to facili
tate the removal of the Scums. Prop
er valves must of course control the
inlet and outlet of the steam, and by
this means the temperature and rate
of evaporation can be controlled with
great eXactneSS. Where steam gins or
mills are installed on the premises,
they can be easily and economically
used for the generation of the steam
necessary for evaporation, and also
used for grinding the cane.
w. A. Raw!s,
State Chemist.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-09-06

clarifying and defeating the juice, as
compiled from Bulletins of the Louis
lana and Alabama Experiment Sta
tions, which has given most excellent
results
The presence of organic impurities
has the effect of increasing tho ten
dency of syrups to ferment, so that a
failure to properly clarity, or defe
cate, the syrup during the process of
manufacture, will almost invariably
lead to the fermentation of the syrup
after the lapse of few months.
For effecting this Qualification, or
defecation, of the juice, both sulphur
and lime are employed; the former be-
ing converted into sulphur .diOxide, or
sulphur fumes, by burning in a small
furnace, while the latter is used in the
form of milk of lime (slaked lime
mixed with Water).
The apparatus for sulphuring the
Juice is made out of an ordinary box,
about 1 by 21s by feet, and in order
to more fully illustrate its cOnstruc-
ton, the diagram above is given,
which shows a vertical crOSs-SectlOn
of the box, the interior arrangement
of the shelves, the sulphur furnace
and pipe connection.
AS indicated by the diagram, the
shelves, A, B, g, D, e, and #, are ar
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-09-06
Spray as q Preventive.
State Chemist.

Spraying for fungus diseases is pre-
ventive and not curative in it's effects.
This fact must be remembered by
every one beginning, or about to be-
gin, spraying. 1t is already recOgniZ-
ed by those that have been spraying
wait for a field or orchard to be at
tackled by fungOus diseases before be-
ginning to spray.
This year some orchards will bear no
fruit and doubtless in many cases no
spraying will be done, as the eye Of the
Orchardist will be on the coming crop
of fruit rather than on the health Of
the trees Unless the leaves begin to
blight, in most cases the spray pump
will be forgotten. But when the
blight comes it is too late for good
ever save a blighted leaf. It's power
to elaborate sap into living tissue has
forever departed. Prevent the COM
ing Of blights by spraying while the
foliage is in a healthy condition.
PreT err The possible attacks of dis
ease for the balance of the season and
you viii thereby do much to prevent
the attack of the same enemies the
coming season. The leaves this sum-
mer will thereby be able to supply
material for the thorough ripening of
the wood this fall, and the same wood
next spring will send out new leaves
to a certain extent blight-proof. Farm
Field and Fireside.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-09-06
Cane Syrup.

Recent Investigations by chemists
have developed the fact that large
proportion of the syrups obtained in
the open markets contain considerable
admixtures of corn glucose while 9th
ers have been produced by chemically
treating low grade, dark colOrcd mo-
lasses, frightening it up and bleach
ing it by the use of bisuphite Of soda,
pulverized zinc, etc.
Florida can supply not only enough
syrup for her own use, but
the markets of the United
States, if properz care is taken
in the clarification and preser-
vation of genuine cane syrup, and a
trade, in such a pure article as she
would supply, once established would
be retained for all time.
AS a rule in this State, syrup is
made in open kettles; much OF the
scum and other impurities are boiled
down with the syrup, darkening it's
color, affecting it's taste, and causing
it to ferment, bursting the barrels, and
changing it's character; and propose
in this Bulletin to give a method for
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-09-06
METHOD IN HIS MADNESS.

II like your paper all right re-
marked a caller at the office of The
Weekly Blood, "but can't understand
why you selected such queer name
for it,
cit does sound rather queer I'll ad-
nit, replied the rural publisher, "but
Il can claim for it the largest circula-
ton in the world without fear of con-
tradction. Chicago News
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-09-06

ranged in a gently sloping position, in
order to permit the easy, but not too
rapid, flow through the apparatus, the
sides and joints of the box Deing made
as nearly air and water tight as pOssl-
waste of either the juice or sulphur
fumes.
The raw juice as it comes from the
mill is placed in a vessel above the
sulphur apparatus, and is allowed to
enter the box through the pipe shown
at the top of the diagram.
AS soon as the stream of liquid en-
counters the first shelf, it spreads out
over the whole surface exposed to it,
and flows in thin layer down shelf
after shelf, until it reaches the exit
tube at the bottom of the apparatus.
The sulphur furnace can be con-
structed of few bricks laid in moist
clay, or mortar; while the pipe con-
Meeting the furnace with the box can
be constructed of sheet iron, or a piece
of two inch iron pipe can be used.
An opening is left in one side of the
furnace to assist the draft, while the
sulphur is burned in a small iron pot
or pan, ordinary roll sulphur or Drim-
stone being the form best adapted to
this purpose.
The fumes enter the apparatus near
the bottom ,as shown in the cut, and
in passing through the box follow the
course indicated by the arrows and
dotted lines; the juice, as it hows
downward being continually met by
a stream of sulphur fumes passing up
ward.
The employment of this form CT ap-
paratus insures the ready absorption
of the sulphurous acid gas by the juice,
and a very marked change is ohserv-
ed in the character and color OF the
juice as it flows from the box, a. COM
pared with the juice fresh from the
mill.
Where an evaporatOr is used, the
juice, after sulphuring, is allowed to
flow into the first compartment of the
evaporator, and when it has almost
reached the boiling point, a small
amount of thin milk of lime is added,
the juice being left family aid, as
indicated by litmus test paper when
dipped into it (blue litmus paper turns
red when juice is acid.)
AS soon as the boiling point is reach
ed, sometime before, it will be OBJ
served that large quantities of froth
and scum have accumulated on the
surface, and can be removed il. the
usual manner as fast as they are
formed, very clear, bright juice be-
ing obtained in a very short time Af-
ter passing through the sulphuring box
the juice may be mixed with al equal
quantity of fresh juice, thus securing
the clarificatiOn of the quantity of
additional juice without any in
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creased consumption of sulphur,
and avoiding an excessive absorption
of sulphur dioXide gas.
The advantages resulting from the
use of sulphur fumes are as follows:
and yields clear bright product.
2nd. 1t aids in the defecation, or re-
moval of the impurities from the juice,
the impurities removed consisting
largely of easily fermentable organic
substances, which interfere VIII the
preservation of the syrup Sd. The
sulphurOus acid remaining in re sy-
rup is of value in tending to prevent,
or check, fermentation, since tlis sub
stance possesses marked anti-ferment-
i've properties.
The milk of lime is of advantage in
partially neutralizing the excess of
sulphurous acid, and in precpitating
albuminOus matters and other organic
impurities, which would otherwise be
difficult of separation.
1t is also of the greatest importance
that more attention be given to the
density to which the syrup has been
cooked since in most cases the syrup
boiler determines by the eye, ard in a
very crude way, the point at which
the syrup should be drawn off.
If the syrup is cooked to too thick
consistency a crystaliZatiOn and depO-
sitiOn of sugar takes place, While if
it is not boiled to a proper density,
fermentation is likely to ensue. All
trouble of this kind can be avoided by
the use Of a Baume hydrOmeter, or
saccharometer, which consists Of a
hollow glass spindle, with a loaded
bulb at the bottom end, to stand up
right in liquids with graduations on
the stem for indicating the density of
liquids in which it may be immersed;
this will enable any one to determine
the proper density Of the syrup;
pickle jar may be used to hold tie syr-
up for testing. Any druggist or mer-
chant will order this for seven1y-f1ve
cents, and will also order blue litmus
paper; ten cents worth will be ample
for a whole season. The syrup should
be boiled until the instrument Sims to
"a or 35 degrees, as marked on the
spindle.
If steam we're employed for heating
purposes there would never be any
danger of getting too high a tempera-
ture. Evaporators may be cheaply
made by making the sides and ends of
wood and the bottoms of sheet cop
per; no partitions need be made, but
a series of galvanized pipes connected
at the ends by return bends, are placed
in the bottom of the evapOrater, al
most the whole of the surface of the
bottom being thus covered, except a
small space being four or five inches
in width, where the scums will
collect from the boiling juice, and may
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Notice SERVED ON MCKINLEY
MARYLAND Will Resent Tactics of Anti
SchIeY Ring.


Washington, D. c., June Oh
Senator George L. wellington, the
senior republican senator from the
state of Maryland, has exploded q
bomb shell in the ranks of the anti.
Schley ring of the navy department,
the echoes of which will be heard in
the white house.
Senator Wellington has informed
the administration leaders that the
people of Maryland, regardless of
politics, deeply resent the naval
rings attempt TO persecute Rear Ad-
miral W. S. Schley, and that if the
president does not compel Long,
Crowninshield, Sampson and others
of the cabal to let Schley alone, the
state of Maryland in the next cam
paign next year will cast its eIector-'
al vote for the democratic party's
candidate.
Admiral Schley is a son of Mary
land, and, according to as good au-
thority as Senator Wellington, the
people of that state will not tolerate
any dirty work on the part of the
navy ring. He asserts positively
that the notorious attempt of Secre-
tary Long and his subordinates to
rob Schley of the honors he won at
Santiago was in large measure re-
sponsible for the republican disaster
in the city of Baltimore last spring,
when the democrats regained every
thing won by the republicans two
years ago.
READY TO REPUDIATE NJ KINLEY.
Senator wellington goes farther
now and declares that the state ia
ready to repudiste Mckinley and
vote the democratic ticket If he
longer permits the persecution of
Sshlsy.
1t is quite probable that Senator
Wellington's plain talk will have
more effect upon the president than
Ill the arguments heretofore ad
RANGED.
The president will not hesitate TO
all Long and Crowninshield to &C.
,ount where his political fortunes
ire involved and there will probably
De cessation of the open fight upon
Admiral Schley. Ii
This Is all the more likely mas ,
much as papers which heretofore ]
lave been staunch supporters Of the
administration are now calling atten- {
ion to the purchase of ships during {
he war at extravagant figures, and
skiing the anti-Schley ring for ex-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Gen. Gordsn's Home Burns.

Atlanta, Ga, June 22.-The splan
did home of General Jno. 3. Gordon
at Kirkwood, suburb of Atlanta,
was destroyed by fire yesterday.
Mrs. Gordon, her daughter. Caro-.
line, and sons, Hugh and Frank,
were at home when the fire was dis.
covered. With the assistance OF
the family servants and neighbors,
the generals books. pictures and
war relics were saved, but every
thing above the first foor was burn.
ed. The generals residence was 8
typical southern home Of twenty
rooms add was built in 1859. Gen.
eral Gordon IS on his plantation near
Reynolds, Ga, aud the members q
his family are unable TO estimate the
loss.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Wreck of the Paul Jones,

New Orleans, La June 22.-Capt.
III. p. Doulett of the steamer hide
pendence has brought to the city a
piece of the wreck OF the naptha
launch Paul Jones, lost in the gulf
last January, which throws still
more mystery on the disaster. The
Paul Jones vas thought to have
been destroyed by the explosion of
naptha tank. which would account
for her complete destruction and
sudden loss with all on board.
This is now shown to have been a
totally erroneous theory, for the
naptha tank was discovered by Cap.
tain Dollett intact aud uainjured
and still three fcurths full, at Grand
Gaxier island, near Breton island,
where the wreck was supposed to
have occurred. The tank was brought
to the city. Some twelve feet Of
the launch was still adhering to it,
aad seemed to have been caa eff, in
dicating that the vessel was run
down in a collision. On the other
hand, the accident occurred whese
no large vessels go, and a collision
was welI-nish impossible. The re-
mainder of the wreck will be brought
to New Orleans from Grand Gazier
on the next trip of the Independ-
ence.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
FEUDISTS TO BE TRIED.
Governor Bradley viii Call for Extra Session
of Legislature.

Governor Bradley Will Call for Extra Sessior
Of Legislature.
frankfort, KY, June 22.-Gov
Bradley will issue call for an extra
session of the Legislature within ten
days or two weeks, to meet about
the middle of July, to pass legisla,
tion extending the judicial powers
SO az to give a special judge the
right to summon grand axd petit
jurors from distant county to in.
dict and try the Bakers and the
unknown slayer of Tom Baker.
The special term of court may not
bs called until this Legislature has
been passed, as it is urged a jury
would have to be summoned from
Clay county under the present state
of law to try the cases, and such
jury could not be found in Clay
county to indict the slayer OF Tom
Baker. Gov. Bradley refuses to dis
cuss the situation.
Word was received from Manches
ter to day that Mrs. Emma Baker,
widow Of Tom Baker, gave birth on
Tuesday to fine boy, her eleventh
son. One child is a girl. 1t was
feared Mrs. Baker would die. but
she is growing better and seems de-
lighted that her prayer was granted,
that the baby is e boy. 1t will be
remembered that few days ago she
expressed the wish that her child
would be son, so he would grow
up ''to kill some more OF the How.
ards
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Storing. Ageing and hacking WING.

vine made one year and sold the proper wine 70,
nvadS; and
years for it to lay in wood casks and by frequent drawing off from
ITS gross sediment becomes
valuable lnvads Il sudoritc
from the the soil of the vineyards Northern
the Port Burgundy,
and the Climax brandy All these when for wears ana
superior products and necessarily expensive This
and Brandy
the California vines They absolutely pure; unexceIed bv
in the world Speer ordered by wealthy and
families IN Europe where they prescribed physicians and are
esteemed tor their superiority vevety roundne full and re-
The efficacy these
study and pride during Mr. Speer life produce wine OF The
hes grade or much to make exce
the richest
bringing his vineyards wines ur TO the @
high standard OF excellence The Climax Brandy twenty ves
old IS equal TO the finest French brands - 'e@4s
To be had Of Druggists high class naa
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29

We are glad to hear that DR.. E.
s. Ballard, who recently located n
Butler, is getting along nicely in his
practice. Emmett il e good physi-
clan and his extensive acquaintance
in Butler and vicinity insures him a
good practice--Montrose Dem crat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
STONE TALKS At CHICAGO.
Declares Against Admitting Gold Demo-
Gratis Int Convention.

Gratis Int Convention.
Chicago, Ill, June 22.-Demo.
cratic politicians were agitated to.
day over the arrival of ex-governor
VIM. J. Stone, of Missouri, acting
head of the democratic national
committee and one of the p0ssibili-
ties for presidential nomination in
case William j. Bryan should not be
the n omines of next years conven-
ton. Gov Stone declares practi.
cally, that gold democrats should
have no voice in the next democratic
national convention. He said.
No doubt there should and will
be some additions to the platform
to meet new questions. While 1
believe the convention of 1900 as
it should, will adhere substant TALLY
to the platform of 1896, I do not
question the right of any delegate,
or any delegation, in the convention
to propose any resolution he or they
may desire for action of the eonven
ton.
If state convention should be
under the control of those who re.
pudiated the platform of 1896 and
our candidate, and i, such
q state convention should send a del
egation to the convention of 1900
composed of members of the class
indicated-I mean those who bolted |
the convention of 1896 and opposed |
our candidates-their rights to seats
in the convention would be one of
grave doubt, and, personally, I
would not feel disposed to admit
such delegation.
Mr.. Stone thinks there is no
1oubt that Bryan will be renominat
I'd. He declared emphatically he is
lot candidate for president
I want to say also that I shall not
lccept the craftsmanship of the IA
ional committee. I simply cannot
10 it, no matter what changes come
bout in that body. My business
demands my attention, and to give
he campaign the attention it re
luires I would have to give up pri,
ate affairs and I cannot do it.
The talk about my taking charge,
ither as chairman or vice chairman,
) entirely wrong. We will win
Without question next year. The
Bryan movement is greater than it {
as ever been, and there are new |
uestions, and we have a great
nance to win, will win with Bryan. I
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
STREET DUEL AT GALENA.
Nine Shots Are Fired, but Only Flesh
Wound Results.

Nine Shots Are Fired, but Only Flesh
Wound Results.
Galena, Kan, June 23.-One of
the hottest pistol duels that ever &C.
Cured in Galena was witnessed on
the streets here last night between
Sam Evans and r. J. Bland, better
known as Cedar Red" Nine shots
were exchanged, but only one took
effect, that going through BANDS
right leg just below the knee.
Evans was about fifteen feet out
in the street and Bland on the side
walk when the shooting began.
Evans shots were near, but BANDS
all went wild
An III feeling has existed between
the men for some time. During the
June races at the park last year
Evans was struck over the head with
gun of large dimensions during a
free.for all fight. Evans charged
that Riley f. Robertson struck him
and accordingly sued him for large
sum OF money. The next diesension
was caused by the wholesale closing
of saloons. Il is asserted by one
side that Evans and his friends were
responsible for this. The faction
which is supposed to BE- ou the side
OF Mr. Evans claimed that they were
suppressed by AIR. Robertson and
they designated him as the king of
the whisky ring.
The saloon matter has been in a
very turbulent condition for some
time and anathemas of all sorts were
hurled from one side to another.
Evans and Bland are now under
$4,000 bond each
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Sheriff Gone After Jester.

Mexico. No., June 21.-Sherif
Nelson this afternoon received a
telegram from deputy sheriff How
ard Smith, at Shawnee, Oklahoma.
stating that he had arrested W. Il.
Hill, or, more correctly speaking,
Alexander Jester, whe is charged
with the murder in 1871 of q youn
man named Gilbert Gates, near Mid,
die Grove, Monroe county. Mo
Sheriff Nelson left here to night to
bring Jester back for trial Jester
was indicted for murder in the first
degree in Monroe county II 1871.
but secured change of venue TO
this county, and was brought here
from Paris to keep him from being
lyncbed- he escaped from Jail here.
and nothing was heard of him until
his sister, Irs. Cornelia Street. Of
Shawnee, the other day accused
him Of the murder, Jester is so years
OF age. and has bsep going by the
name Of Hill. He Is said to be
wealthy Jester viii be tried in the
circuit court here.