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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-14

Drouth Severe-Around Mcintosh
the drouth holds out with wonderful
tenacity, only one shower having fall
len in six weeks. Crops have suffered
great damage. The tomato crop in
that section is almost a total ruin, as
"a result of drouth, decay of fruit and
worms The latter were never so bad
here before. Whole fields have liter
ally been eaten up by them. Water
melons, cantaloupes and some other
crops seem to be resisting the dry
weather better, and may do well yet.
Potatoes were marketed some time ago
with good average results, netting
from $3.50 to S. per barrel, according
to quality.-Ex.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-14

Between the ages of fifteen and
forty-five, the time when wOmanhood
begins and motherhood ends, it is esti-
mated that the aggregate term of wo-
mans suffering is ten years. Ten
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-14

Faithful Farmers-J. S. Griner, of
Brooklyn, was in town Monday, and
when asked by IA Telegraph reporter
about the crop conditions in his sec
ton he said they were having good
rains and crops were good generally.
While the recent hail storm ruined
Mr.. Griner's cantaloupe crop his twen-
ty acre corn field has recovered from
the effects of the hail and promises an
abundant yield; he has twenty acres
in peas, four acres in velvet beans, one
acre in sugar cane and about one acre
in sweet potatoes, planted for early
marke ting. In addition to this Mr..
Griner hopes to offer for sale in the
very near future some thing like mil
lion strawberry plants. He is one of
those farmers who will not be doWned
by an occasional wind of adversely,
and despite the visitation Of snow and
hail and the drouth that prevailed in
the early spring we predict he will be
on top when reckoning comes at har-
vest time.-Bradford Telegraph.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-06-14
Shedding Orange Trees.

The following paper was read before
the State Horticultural Society at its
last meeting by Mr.. H. B. Stevens, OF
Citra:
1t is getting very mOnotOnous to care
tOr our trees all the YEAR, only to- see
them cut down by cold just when we
thought they were going to put on a
crop; and with many of us this repeat
ed occurrence has so far exhausted ou1
means that we are not able to continue
the expensive and hazardous efforts
any longer; and the only thing that has
any charm for us now is some means
that promises, beyond doubt, to give
us sure results.
From what we have been able to OBJ
serve of the different experiments tried
during tn late blizzard, the only safe
plan is a close, subs tantial shed, we'll
fired.
Ii was our privilege to visit the shed
ded grove of Mr.. II. Lubrecht of Is
land grove, and, although the mercury
was injured in his shed. He Informed
us that in his grove, outside of the
shed, he had large fire to every tree
and that he raised the temperature Z
degrees, but that only brought it to six
teen, and did not save his trees; while
in his shed, with only a boy to KEEP
up the fires, the temperature went tC
60 degrees.
Now, the question no doubt presents
itself to you, what will this shed COST
That will depend on what you pay fol
lumber, and the height you make your
shed. At the price lumber can be haG
for in this section you can build a sheG
fifteen feet high for less than $500 pei
acre. This looks expensive, and so i
is, if you leave your trees at the same
distance apart as is customary in oper
groves; but suppose you put a grape
fruit tree in the center of each square
and tangerine tree between each tree
in the rows; This will give you 28s
trees, or three and half acres of trees
to one acre of shed, and these trees
can stand thus close together for {
number of years.
Your shed will cost, with the inter
est for five years, 81, O40 for one acre
of shed, but you will have protected
three and one-half acres of trees, 81
that your protection only costs you {
little more than $50 for an acre Of
trees per year, aside from your fue
and labor. Taking Mr.. Lubrecht's ex
perience as basis, six cords of Woo
will answer for one acre, for winteI
as cold as the past one.
Now, we have considered the cost o.
| the protection, let us look at what W.
may reasonably expect from an acr'
so planted and protected, during tn
first five years. We must take int
consideration, in the first place, tina
| if we have gone to so much expense
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11

Sons amusing Slips oi lhs Tongue Made bI
Members Of Parliament

The House OF Commons produces
bulls" and mixed metaphors OF rare
quality. Here are few samples cited
by the London Mail: (.
Mr.. n. T.. cohen. NJ. r., on one occa-
SION told an opponent that "the sheet
anchor OF his argument is not one
which lies In the mouth OF this House"
AZ the period when continual refer
ence Was being made to the Gladstone
umbrella" a Conservative orator, in
the course Of debate. informed the fol-
lowers OF Mr.. Gladstone that I'VE. Also,
have an umbrella. which viii soon be
heard, ana when il speaks. IL VIII be
with no uncertain sound
b, \ couple OF nights later another
member astOnished bewildervd HOuse
by eXclaiming: II see a vision hoat be-
fore my eyes-it is the ear of progress.
rolling on in its majesty. gnashing its
teeth as IL goes,'
A Scotch member startled the House
by an eloquent outburst: sir. look al
the great cities of antiquity-where
are they now? Some have perished SO
completely that IL is doubtful IL they
ever existed"
The subject under discussion was BIZ
metallism and the intricate ramihc0-
tions Of the topic were intensified by
three members, who wished to give i'm
struction 10 their fellow legislators.
The first orator let Oft this original aph-
orlsln "All along the untrodden paths
of the past we discern the footprints o.
an unseen hand" Then there was
rush of members to leave the House,
but those who remained were charmed
by another member describing several
recent bye-eiectlons as a "haystack Of
straws, showing which way the wind
blows Ten minutes later the COM
mons was told by the member for a
north ot England city that "he had in
mis- constituency scores OF destitute
children OF course laughter loud and
long greeted this, whereupon the hon
Orable member FASTENED TO explain that
he did not mean exactly what be said.
Lord Curzon. when plain Mr.. George
CurZon. was once known 10 hoplelesslN
mix his metaphors. ON the occasion in
Of Commons by saying: I'VE are not
yet out of the wood I'm South Africa.
and 20 get out the ship of state requires
most careful steering,"
An Irish member. Mr. Murne CHAN.
delivered himself Of this delightful re-
mark: Il am not going to reiterate
what | was going 90 say" Another
member from the Emerald Isle. Mr..
William Field. on one accession told the
Speaker that the time has come, i'm
deed is rapidly arriving. when." etc.
and another night he Informed Parlia-
ment that, I'm certain eventualities.
"the poulation OF Ireland will be deci-
mated by two-thirds!'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11
In the Cooking School.

The admirable housekeeping rules
taught in the Public Cooking Schools
are something little known by those OF
us who have to stumble through life
without them. Just think how we
missed ii in never knowing how TO build
a fire in the kitchen? Here's how the
children are taught: First. bring kind
lings and coal; 2. build a fire; 3. open
the hampers; 4. brush the stove; ).
black the stove; s, light the fire. 1t is
quite evident that some method has
been discovered of building a fire with
out lighting Vt trule 81: but several
very important directions are here om-
itted. only TO be suggested when ii is
too late to use them. Why. after fire
has been lighted. Is the pupil told to
push crumpled soft paper at, or over,
the bottom OF the box?" Another inn
portant omission the rules disclose: The
pupil is not told with what to light
fire, nor to wash her hands--only girls
are here taught; no instructions are
given I'm cleaning lamps, but the child
is told to polish the silver when neecs-
sary": the child is to put away clean
dishes before she il told how to wash
those which need washing. How dish
es to be washed are to be collected"
and placed ION a right of the sink" no
exception being made for left-handed
women-then comes this very import
ant direction In the matter of washing
knives Knives with wooden bone or
ivory handles should never be placed in
water" Would Ii not answer quite as
we'll to put the knife in water and keep
the handle out-whoever wrote these
valuable rules, should have shown the
child how TO wash the blade of knife
without water Some school commit
teeman must own Sapolio. for steel
knives are to be cleaned With Ii; to
clean boards they must be wet with
a brush and Sapolio rubbed on them.
and saucepans are to be secured with
Sapolio-the child is told to scour the
knives and forks, especially the forks,
in case they are silver-plated, or even
solid-very valuable directions are
given on chow to wiring clothes"-"turn
the right hand from you and the left
toward you" then twist it until dry"
of course IL must be dried by twist
ing. never hung up for that purpose.
But enc thing taught had better be
untaught and that is, that the children
are taught not to rinse with clean
scalding water. diskae just out Of
greasy dish water.
In order to carry on sIch an admir-
able sham the regular studies in the
school term have been abridged two
weeks: but the children like it. il saves
study, and is nothing but play" All
schools close about the middle OF June.
In my time they ran to the middle OF
July.--Book Notes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11
Not While Ne Lived.

worked with a gaLg IN the Nine
Pits coiliery about fifteen years back,
and there was man there who hailed
from South Wales as | got pretty
fricndst with.
I've called him a man." but don't
know If the title comes right. He was
more like stunted boy than man,
and more like some sort of queer
animal than either. lie had mon
strous large head and shoulders, ana a
pair Of little, bowed twisty legs, no
bigger than child's OF 3 years old.
I've said we were pretty friendly, but
I don't know as / was anything more
than civil to him.
He was clever aud could speak Eng
lish as well as any OF u. He had been
TWO years and more at the Nine Pits
and he brought some money with him
when he came, for he had cottage Of
his own and tidy piece cf garden.
which was above what the rest OF us
had.
There wasn't a man OF feet among
US stronger than he was. To have seen
him swing his pick would have made
you hold your breath. He could walk
you see. down some OF the narrow. low
galleries, where chaps like me would
have 10 crawl.
l lived along with my father and Sis
ter then We were precious poor, and
fat r used 10 say he hoped Hetty
would marry some one able to keep her,
and so give us a lift that way.
one day a new hand came 10 the pit.
Jim Marwood by name. See him on
Sunday, going 10 chapel, clean and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11

The mignonette Is the national flower
OF Spain.
There are l6S,9oO insane persons in
the Unitsd states.
Gold coins are i'm circulation twice as
long as copper coins.
Three plnts Of LIQUID day are sufii-
Client Tor the average adult.
Passenger fare on the new Congo
Railroad is 90 Is cents per mile,
Half OF the 10000 Scandinavians in
the United States I've in Chicago.
The ancients had suez canal known
to have existed as early as COO Be
Pins have been made for 45O years.
but needles have been used for forty
centuries.
Il took seven years g. make a hand
kerchief for which the Empress OF Rus
sla paid 81 600.
Hyenes always fight kueellng. the
shank OF the foreleg being the most
vulnerable part of their body
\ Catholic chapel has been built on
the spot where Maximnian and Mira
mon and Meta were executed at Quer-
etaro.
The addition of a workhousc TO the
jail I'm Outagamie county. Wis. de-.
creased the annual number of tramp
visitors from 1000 TO So.
The earthworm was glOrihed by Dar-
Win. It II now asserted that the COM
mon earthworm promulgates diseases
TO an alarming extent among animals.
Regiments under orders for the Phil
ippines have all been recruited up to
their fun strength. and there were more
applicants for enlistment than could bo
found room FOR.
In this country the average rate Of
potato yield per acre this year H. placed
at "a bushels. taking the country at
large. against Sc bushels In 1895. 80 in
1895 and 81 I'm 1899.
There u "a quicksilver mine In Peru
i10 fathOms IN circumference and 4s0
feet deer. In this profound abyss are
streets, squares aud a chapel where re-
ligious worship is held.
The Pencoyd Iron Works have
shipped for Ehartonm seven spans of
bridge which is q cross the Atbara
river. They contracted 60 DO the work
in seven weeks. and were a week ahead
of time. No English firm would con-
tract 70 do 1t in less than seven months.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11

The public school have had an over
hauling at the hands OF the commit
tee appointed by the mayor at the re-
quest OF mass meeting OF citizens
which, IL may be recalled, was assem-
bled at the time the common council
first refused TO give the school COM
mitt@e money enough TO run the
schools. The special object of this in
vestigation was to find extravaganza
In The management OF the schools and
TO take note OF frills on the school sys-
tenn. But IL appears that the frills are
much less elaborate than a good many
people fancied, and there is no extrava-
gance according to the findings OF the
committee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11

The action OF the grand jury that
freed Molincux charged with the muir
der Of Mrs. Adams and suspected OF
the murder of Barnet has produced a
sensation i'm legal circles. The failure
OF the grand jury 10 indict Is not of
itself remarkable. bu. the method OF
procedure by which the grand Jury
practically tried the casa aud declined
to accept the testimony OF witnesses for
the prosecution has created no end Of
discussion. The theory of the function
of grand juries and the practice TOO are
that they should find true bill in all
cases where the testimony for the state
would convict II not contradcted and
INC consideration or rhc rFr9ITzc II 1err
to the trial jury. But this grand jury
practically usurped trial jury functions.
Molineux has been arrested again on
a technical charge, but II Is not be-
lieved that an indictment will now be
found and who is the murderer a. the
Adams woman and Barnet II Is likely
never will be known.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11

TO the top OF the shaft, and most Of the
men had gone
you 90 now" says i TO the dwarf
mo" he answers: I'm going 10 stay
a little overtime tonight. You all 20
on and send the cage down again for
me. And look here. give this 10 your
sister Hetty-wlll you?--and tell her 10
open it,
He put a bundle into my hand tied Up
I'm a handkerchief. ] took IL gingerly
enough, for with such suspicious In my
mind, | half expected IL might SO or
in my face somehow.
What are you afraid OFF," he asks,
sharp.
Nothing says as sharp.
And We touched the signal rope, anu
UP went Jim and me, and the dwarf
stood underneath ana turned his face
up, watching us out or sight.
Well, / felt more comfortable when
We put our feet on firm ground on top
OF the shaft. and had sent the cage
down again for him.
Wonder what's in that bundle?'
says Jim.
Maybe IIetty will tell you some
time" replied, little thinking how II
concerned him.
/ took IL home and called Hetty 10
open IT,. Our cottage was far from the
pits and IL couldn't have been ten min
utes since the dwarf had put 1t in my
hand.
She undid the knot. and there-if
you would believe it-were the title
deeds OF his cottage and SEQ tied up in
a bit of canvas and the scrap OF paper
I had seen him scribble under the truck
There was these words on IL:
What is here is for you. Ugly and
miserable I am. but wicked ] am not
I said you shouldn't marry him while
/ was alive. and l shall keep my word
Think kindly OF a dwarf IL you can
God made me as well as him.
We hadn't got to the end OF the poor,
dirty little letter when we heard a
sound that made our hearts stand still
a long duh roaring. shaking the floor we
stood on, as IL il was thunder under our
feet.
AN explosion III the minei" says
Hetty, with a face as white as chalk.
1t was no use trying to dig him out
He knew when he opened his davy
lamp-and he must have opened it.
that human help could never reach him
there.
She cried about II for week and
said she should never be happy again.
But l think she is happy now, for she
married come the Easter after. They
live I'm Matty's cottage still, and the
garden is all abloom with flowers
London Evening News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11
Wireless Telegraphy.

Lastly. one or two words must be said
vention. There is no question that for
communication between ships at sea.
between lightships and lighthouses and
The shore and between ships and coast
guard stations there is a wide field OF
utility open 10 IL at once. IL will eco
nomically replace short submarine ca
bles i'm a few instances. or perhaps be
supplementary TO them i'm case of
breakdown. IL will enable communica-
tiOn 10 be- cheaply established to is
lands and places where the traffic is not
great enough To carry the expense of a
submarine cable. and il will, without
doubt. be adopted in some form I'm ma
val and military operations. LII will
never r-piTcr- entirety teiegrapfy with
wires. because the use OF the contin-
uous wire secures a privacy not other
wise 10 be obtained. From one point of
view. the difference between wireless
tclegrapky and telegraphy with wires
is the same as the difference between
"A postcard. or open letter. and a sealed
one The continuous wire is like the
envelope of the letter. Ii prevents the
diffusion of the Information beyond
certain limits. The future. however
VIII slowly unroll the scope and limita-
tions of this new telegraphy. Its practi-
cal uses are indubitable. but il has
wider interest from a scientific stand
point, in that IL opens up a vista of
fascinating speculation az To the possible
revelations in store for us concernna
the powers and potencies of this mys-
terious ether.-North American Re.
view for May.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11

one paragraph from the committees
report is particularly timely. Here IL
Is: "The committee believe 81 to be a
fundamental principle that the supreme
duty Of the city ls 20 give 10 it's chill
dren the best educational advantages
that they may become useful and hon
orable citizens. other advantages there
are which a municipality may consider
desirable, and which make city more
attractive as residence. but they are
not 10 be compared with the schools.
either In importance to the community
or as factors for the training of men
and women" This observation Of the
committee emphasizes the disgrace that
comes TO the city OF Providence at this
time in the proposition to cut off the
school term because OF a pretended lack
of funds 90 finish the years work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11

The prime object OF the investigation
was Of course To discover II the charges
of extravagant management Of the
public school system could be sustained
and TO find out how expenses might be
reduced. But the investigating COM
mittee finds no extrayagance. IL fincs
that the cost Of running the schools IN
not excessive. And while OF course II
proposes that a number of features
might be cut off. or reduced. without
disadvantage 10 the system as whole.
the amount OF money that wsuld be
saved thereby Is not considerable and
indeed the main ground for these sug-
gested changes is not that of expense.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11

There II an ancient AMI dreadful
sword I'm china. 10 gives TO the man
who happens 90 hold u the power TO cut
of the head OF any one he wishes with
cut danger Of punishment. All people
Gee from this sword as fCarfully as
stomach ills flee before tho approach OF
Hostetter's stomach Bitters. This IA
nous remedy cures all forms OF stom-
ach troubles. beginning with constipa-
ton and ending with liver or Kidney
disease. II VIII De- found In all drug
stores and " always cures.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11
S W u z S.

Employer-So. YOU want fort
nights salary in advance? But sup
pose you should die tonight?
Clerk (proudly)--Sir I may be poor,
but ! am a gentleman Tit Bits.
IL wonder why Mrs. De Style always
always wears a gown cut so very low
i'm the neck?'
We'll you know she liz a trine weak
as 20 ancestry. Journal.
SalOOnkeeper--Look here. Boozer! II
you don't brace up. this cold weather
will freeze you before you get home,
Boozer-That 'sh all right, I'd SOON
er be froze by wezzer Zan roasted by
m wife.-Puck.
81 always try To make my sermons
timely" said the new minister.
We'll the matter OF time is always
an important consideration with our
congregation" replied the Deacon
Philadelphia North American.
Are YOU superstitlous about black
cats?"
YES. indeed: when see one in our
yard, ] know IL is a elgn that cook is
going TO throw a broomstck and break
q window."-Chicago Record.
Bacon-T suppose. like most women.
your wife wants the earth2
Egbert--Well. yes: but have learned
that she don't want II ON her parlor
carpet.--Yonkers statesman.
Now. Miss Ethel. remember you
promised 10 answer truthfully any
question | might ask you
Yes"
How many birthdays have you
had?'
"One. Indianapolis Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11

The Investigating committee makes a
number of recommendations. some o;
which will be quite generally approved
while others will only excite a factional
discussion. 1t 10 likely. too, that some
OF the recommendations that the COM
mittee belleyes to be OF the most inn
portance will have the least chance Of
being carried out. For example. the
committee recommends that the free
text book law be repealed and that i'm
stead ef- "A sebeei committee elected
frora the several wards the control OF
the schools be placed in the hands of
school board OF nine. eight of whom
shall be appointments OF the Mayor. 1t
will probably be- found a good deal
harder 10 repeal the free text book law
than II was to adopt IL. while the pres.
ent tendency as TO the election of mu-
nic:paI officials OF every class is jusa
now suffering a considerable reaction
from the Goo-Goo hurrah To run this
town with one man power. For good
many years to come. school committed
men viii continue to be elected as here
tofore and free text books will not ba
withdrawn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11
DIE

BRI1EN--In this city. on the 9th inst,
Patrick Bruen. in his 5sth year.
COLLINS-In this city on the 9Th inst.
Hugh f.. son OF the late Hugh and
Ellen Collins.
HAMILTON--1n this city on the 9th
inst. Patrick. Jr., son " Patrick
and Catherine Hamilton. In his 18th
year.
McDERMoTT-ff' this city. 10th inst.
Margaret. wife OF John r.. and
mother OF the late j. Harry McDer-
mott.
McKIM--In this city. the 9th inst, An.
ME NJ. T.. daughter OF Sarah a.
and the late John ". McKim.
PECKHAM-In Providence, II. T.. on
the 9th inst. Eliza a. Pcckham
daughter of the late Thomas and
Sarah w. Peckham, in the s9th year
VI her age.
RIcHMOND--ln this city. May 10. iS9s
Julia Arm. wife of the late Benja-
min II. Richmond.
ROBINSON Suddenly. i'm this city. on
the 9th inst. Sarah Ann. daughter
of Fred ami Annie Robinson. aged
years. = months.
SITOHT-Iu this city. 10th inst. Mary
Eta short. agrd - years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-11
Balinag is the name Of the fortu-

Balinag is the name Of the fortu-
nate town to inauguratc holue rule
government under American protection.
1t was established by Gen. Lawton. the
natives being permitted to elect their
mayor and local officers and in general
To arrange for the conduct OF thelr own
affairs, including the paying OF their
own municipal bills.