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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-25

w liz IOdlnCS, VIII OWLS ldl Ill
about two miles from ITALIA hassee, is
one of the most enterprising citizen:
of Leon county, though he cannot
walk step without crutches, on ac
count of accidental INJURIES He has
abundant capital and is undertaking {
gigantic enterprise ON his pIanta ton
A few weeks ago he began to put ir
machinery for a grist mill and wood
yard, and he has since concluded tC
add a cotton gin, sugar mill, rice hui
Ter, cow feed mill, and a machine tC
turn out three grades of grits or HON
my. He will plant one hundred acres
in sugar cane, and many of his neigh
bors have decided to quit growing
4-cent cotton and will also plant sug.
ar cane for his mill.
lit is NOW hoped that the State Re
formIatory buildings, near Marianne
WIZ soon be completed, and turned
over to the State. The board having
Charge of this work first advertised
for plans for the two buildings, one
took some time to get plans within
the limits of the appropriation. Hav-
ing selected plans, bids for construct
ing the buildings were solicited by
advertiseme MT. In April, 1898, con
tract was entered into with the S. S
Leonard Company, of Jacksonville
for the erection Of the buildings. Fol-
reasons unknown, unless the breaking
out of war in terfered with their plans
as was the case in various other lines
Of business, the bun .dings were not
completed wAt,hin the prescribed time
On account of these unlooked-for de-
lays the board was considering the
aidvisnbiTty of re4advertising for bids,
when said company entered into a
new bond to complete the work by
the 18TH of March next, and it is hop
ed the work VIII proceed to compile
ton Without further hrouble.-nalIa
!ndSSeo L NOEIuIdu.
The tax books of the forty-five
counties Of Florida, which have been
sent to the office of the State Comp
Troller, as required by law, show de
crease in the valua ton of the proper
tN in the entire State Of $1,O33,62@
from the valla tion of 1897. In 1892
the tOta. Valua ton returned from all
the counties was sos, Ill., 1856, while in
1898 it WAS $94 ,OS3, 534. The largest
increase in valuation is in Dade cOIn-
ty, which reported $2,350,S97 in 1895
as against So, ,597 in 1897, a gain OIL
$194,31O. Marion county shows the
largest loss, her valuation having fall.
en- from 1892, 169 in 1897 to 81 ,491 300
in 1898, a drop of $330,878. Leon coun
ty has gained $1S,O35 in valuation
having advanced from So, 169,245 II
1897, to So, 1872 28O last year. The
counties showing gains in valuation
are Baker, Brevard, Calhoun, Clay, Co
lumbia, Dade, Franklin, Holmes, JEFF
ferson, Manatee, Nassau, Osceola, Pas
co, Taylor, Vo-usia and Wakufla
Counties showing losses are Alachua
Bradford, Citrus, DeSotO, Duval, Ss
Gambia, Gadfsden, Hamilton, Herman
do, Hillsborough, Jackson, Lafayette
Lake, Lee, Marion, Monroe, Orange
Gin flo
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-25
FIORIDIANA.

planted on new ground, but that
many of the crops have been ruined
by bligh'ting, caused by the dry
weath on the ditclhed and drained
lands around Miami-Bartow Courier
Informant
Two new engines, the fastest ever
built for amy Southern Zine, two new
baggage cars and eight new sleeping
coaches have just been added to the
rolling stock of the Florida East Coast
Railway. This equipment is used
between Jacksonville and Miami to
operate the new through sleeping car
service which went into effect, with
other additions to the present sched-
uie, about Jan. Is.
AT Seville, Saturday night, the fire
alarm WAS sounded, and the large
brick store of j. c. Robinson was seen
to be in flames. A large crowd of
men was soon upon the scene, and
every thing possible was done to save
"ile building and stock, but the fire
had gained such Roadway that no.
thing Of any conseq uence was saved.
THE origin of the fire is unknown,
but it is Thought to be the work of an
incendiary. The loss is estimated at
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
The expor tation of beef cattle,
sheep and hogs from Florida to Cuba
and Porto Rico has for a number of
months past been a source of i'm
mense profit to the farmers ana cattle
raisers of Florida. Nearly every coun
agents of concerns having contracts
to supply Five stock for food consump-
ton in the islands Of Cuba and Porto
Rico, and not week passes without
one or more ships loaded with Florida
live stock leave Florida ports for the
West Indies.-EX.
Among the splendid display of trop-
icajl fruits and flowers in the lobby Of
the Indian River hotel, Titusville, is
"a bunch of almost Wlly-developed ba-
manas, numbering over 100, which,
when presented to Ma nager j. q.
Bast, by a lady Of Titusviile, the day
before Christmas, was nothing more
than an immense blossom. The sap
contained in the long stem of the
flower having continued furnishing
nourshment sufficient to develop the
fruit. This transforms ton from flow
er to fruit after being cut from the
tree. has caused much establishment to
the hotel guests.-Indian River Advo-
cate.
A few years since Robert j. Banner
man, of Leon county took charge OF
one of the tobacco farms of Quincy
cigar company. He found the barns
all provided, and was directed to plant
one hundred and twenty acres in to-
bacco, in order to fill the barns. Mr..
Bannerman has annually reduced the
acreage of the crop, and cnsequently
the cost of cultivation, but has each
wear filled all the barns, and with
finer quality of tobacco. This year he
is preparing only for forty -acre
crop. which will fill the barns. This
is intensive neutrality-suspicious. farm
ino.-TaHahassee cor. Times-Union d
Citizen
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-25
Have You a Cow?

If so, feed her on Cooked Cow Feed
made by Nashville Feed Co., of Nash
vile, Tenn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
Money in sheep In Vermont.

mat Vermont is coming more and more
INTO prominence as sheep raising state is
becoming apparent. The last issue of the
American Wool and Cotton Reporter con-
talns the following interesting communica-
ton from a well known clergyman of
South Newfane, under date of Dec. 10
lS9S, to Editor Wool and Cotton Reporter
He says: "Why don't you come up here
and get one of these cheap hill farms. and
stock 1t with hardy race of sheep? You
could get farm for $500, with fair build
lngs, or first rate one for $500. good.
strong grass and away up near the fixed
stars. am confident that the only need
OF this part of the country is Just what Won
indlcate--a breed of sheep that can live in
large hooks, such as have seen in Cali
iornla; but the people here will have to
see 1t before they will believe it. Yonrs
truly, F. S. Bickford." The editor ra,
pines: I'VE have been demonstratino onr
our faith already in the direction of these
farms, having acquired II of them. mainly
IN one parcel, in Waldo county. Me Thay
are typical New England hill farms and
when we began they cut As tons of bay
and now cut 200 tons. We have abont II
miles OF barbed wire fences, constructed
upon the plan outlined in answer tn an
other communication in this issne ond
maintain from 200 to 500 sheen all the
Time Az present our flock COMPRISES
nearly 100 thoroughbred RambouiIlets ;;
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
John Russell Young Dead.

Well Known Journalist and War Corr
respOnde nt-.- companion of Grout---
Librarian OF the Congregational LIZ
brary ut Washington.
John Russell Young, librarian of the
Congressional library at Washington, died
at his residence in that city Tuesday morn
ing after an illness of several weeks.
Death was due to "acute Bright's dis
ease with complications, overwork and too
much brain work"
Mr. Young was born at bennington,
Pa, in 1871, was educated in the High
school at New Orleans, La, and became
successfully a compositor, reporter and
news editor. In 1S6l-64 he was a war
correspondent on the Philadelphia Press
and his brilliant service in this capacity
attracted the attention of Horace Greeley
and he became managing editor of the
New York Tribune in 1865. he started
the New York Standard in 1869, but
Joined the staff of the New York Herald
in 1872, and travelled as special correspond
ent of that paper with General Grant in
his famous tour around the world, after
ward writing book on the subject. He
was United States envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to China in
lSS2'So. He was chosen librarian of Con-
gress upon the Reorganization of the staff
OF that institution, succeeding the venera.
BILE Ainsworth R. Spofford, who was made
assistant librarian,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
Senator Gray on the Treaty.

AT dinner given in his honor at Will
mlngton, DEL, last Saturday night, United
states Senator George Gray, a member of
the Paris peace commission, said:
II ardently desired that we might escape
the necessity of taking the Philippine
Islands and assuming the burden that their
taking will impose upon us, and l know
That the President of the United States
was equally anxious to the same end. But
1t became apparent that, without our seek
ing, unexpected changes had been created
and out of these conditions unquestionable
duties had sprung which could not be
avoided or evaded by the United States.
In Paris 1t came to point at last that we
must either leave the islands to Spain. take
them as we did or break off negotiations
and come home without a treaty of peace
In the last event the truce would have
been broken and a state of active war
would have been resumed. 1t is true that
in the protocol of Aug. II Spain had def
nitely promised that she would cede Porto
Rico and relinquish Cuba, but without a
treaty OF peace that promise would not be
performed. What would then have been
the exigency of the situation? Undoubted-
ly we would have been compelled to seize
with the strong hand and by military DOW
er both the Philippine archipelago and the
Greater and Lesser Antilles. But now
that we have them 1t does not follow that
we are committed to colonial policy or to
a violation of those great principles of lib
erty and self-goVernment which must al
ways remain American ideals if our own
free institutions are to endure
mo country, and this country least of
all, can afford to trample on its ideals. /
have no fear that II will do SO. Without
assuming any right to speak for the Presi-
dent, think can assure you, with some
knowledge whereof speak, that he fully
appreciates the duties and responsibilities
OF the situation, and that he is committed
to no policy calculated to discourage, much
less strike down, the aspirations of liberty
loving people all over the world.
81 belong to different political party,
but should be false to my sense of JUS
tice and to that pride which / feel as an
American If did not declare my conf
dence in the patriotism and purity of pur-
pose of William Mckinley. He is no
usurper of power, no stranger to American
institutions, but one of the American peo-
pie, called to his high Office by their suf-
trages, and it would be strange indeed il he
did not share to the fullest extent In the
love of our constitution and the principles
that underlie it,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
REMOVED A woMAN's STOMACH.

The Patient Is Now Well and ThrIvIng--
THIRD Operation of the Kind Perform
ed by DIR. Maurice II. Richardson OF
Boston.
DR.. Maurice II. Richardson of Boston,
one of the most noted surgeons of the
country, who is assistant professor OF elm
ical surgery at the Harvard medical school,
removed the entire stomach of woman
in Boston on May 81. The paint is now
in good health, eating well and thriving,
with a new lease of life. DR.. Richardson
is native of Athol, Mass, and he comes
frequently to Brattleboro to go on fishing
and hunting trips with his cousin, DIR.
George +. Barber.
There have been only three successful
operations of the kind. The first one was
performed on Sept. g., 1897, by DR.. Schlat-
ter of Zurich and the other two in this
country since. DIR. Brigham of San Fran
cisco had one case and DR.. Richardson the
other
DR.. Richardson's patient was a woman
in comfortable circumstances, past middle
age, and the mother of six children. She
lived in a suburb of Boston. She had
complained for some time of increasing
digestive troubles and steady loss of
weight. To these symptoms was added in
April the discovery of a growth in the
stomach. The case grew rapidly serious,
and OH May 20 consultation was held
with specialists.
A diagnosis Of cancer of the stomach
was made, and an exploratory incision
showed that the growth involved the whole
organ. DR.. Richardson decided upon the
spot to take out the whole stomach. The
patient was in one of the best private hos
pitfalls in the city, was in the HANDS of skill
full surgeons and nurses and had every
chance in the world
Accordingly the stomach was removed
and the lower end of the esophagus was
joined to the upper end of the duodenum.
The chief trouble encountered was in
bridging over by new disposal of the in
teguments of the great gap where the
stomach had been.
The whole operation took an hour, from
which the patient suffered but little shock.
Her recovery was steady and rapid. She
began taking cold water by the mouth on
June 3, and liquid food in small quantities
the next day. She sat up in bed June 20,
and on July ) went home, driving five
miles in an open carriage without fatigue.
There were minor discomforts due TO the
wound and the conditions generally, but in
October the patient had fully recovered,
and is now doing WELL eating as much as
other people do.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
The Pet Dog as Baggage.

MADAM" said the conductor, as he
punched the ticket of Titusville lady,
az am very sorry, but you can't have your
dog in this car. Its against the rules"
81 shall hold him in my lap all the way"
she replied, "and he will not disturb any
one." "That makes no difference" said
the conductor; 81 couldn't allow my own
dog here. Dogs must ride in the baggage
car. I'll fasten him all right for you"
"Don't you touch my dog, sir" exclaimed
the young woman excitedly; 81 will trust
him to no one." And with indignant tread
she marched to the baggage car, tied her
dog, and returned. AS the train was ap-
preaching Mayville and the conductor
came along, she asked him, "Will you
tell me If my dog is all rightP" 81 am
very sorry" said the conductor, politely,
but you tied him to a trunk, and he was
brown off with it at Cory. Tltusyille
Pa. )Courier.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
KEENH. N. II.

Rev. William G. Poor, pastor of the
First Congregational church, has rendered
his resignation by letter to the clerk, Will
lam p. Carleton, after pastorste of five
years. The request is made that the pas
toral relations be brought to an end about
May 1. The letter was read at the morn
ing service Sunday by Rev. W. E. Rem
shaw of Hinsdale, with whom Mr.. Poor
was on exchange. The resignation was
matter of surprise and regret. No special
cause was given for the resignation beyond
the feeling that change would be for the
best interests of both pastor and people.
Rector Sanford of Bellows Falls an
nounced in the pulpit of st. James church
Sunday morning, that, without special
solicitation, 1915 had been already sub.
scribed toward the fund of $4,000 desired
lEy the wardens and vestrymen of the par
r. from voluntary contributions toward
l = building of new parish house. The
i, IN OF $4,000 Is available for the same
L Epose from the Julia Hall fund.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
A SALARY OF $4,000 A YEAR
Said TO Have Been offered tO-a Former
BrattleborO Boy Who Is President OF
Greenfield Bank.

Said 20 Have Been offered to-a Former
BrattleborO Boy Who Is President of
"A Greenfield Bank.
Correspondent Carson of the Boston
Globe had the following in his Sunday let
ter in regard to former we'll known Brat
tleboro boy, who began his banking career
as clerk in the Vermont National bank:
A handsome compliment was recently
paid to Joseph w. Stevens, president of
the First National bank. Mr.. Stevens has
long had high reputation among bank
men and financiers, and he has had num-
Der of offers 10 go to banks outside of this
section, at salaries much larger than the
one paid him here. According to common
report Mr. Stevens is paid about $500 for
his services at the First National, and an
offer of $4,000 to become the vice presi-
dent of the Hartford National bank at
Hartford, Conn, must have caused him TO
consider the proposition very seriously.
He was not able to see his way clear TO
accept, and then the position was offered
to II. w. Stevens, at that time the cashier
of the Northampton National bank, and it
was accepted by him at a salary of $4,000 a
year. 1t cannot be said as a fact that
$4,000 a year was really offered to Mr..
Stevens but he knew that if he had been
ready to accept such a salary would have
been paid him.
OF course Greenfield counts herself fort
innate in being able to retain Mr.. Stevens
as one of her leading citizens. There is
no more public spirited man in this town.
He has circulated many subscription pa
pers to raise money to bring new industries
TO town, for years he was president of the
Greenfield club, he has been for many
years the leading man of All Souls parish,
and by many he has been considered the
leading citizen of the town, not in wealth,
for he is not a wealthy man, but leader
in every good work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
John Barrett ON American Control In
the Philippines.

John Barrett, formerly United States
Minister to Siam A native of Grafton, VT
in an address before the Shanghai cham
Der of commerce Monday on the question of
American control of the Philippines, said
he feared that the opponents at home of
such control did not appreciate its vital
importance to the extension of American
commerce and influence in the Far East,
where Unreasonable opportunities would
otherwise be lost.
The failure to assume and maintain con-
troll, said Mr.. Barrett, would forever rele-
gate the United States to a secondary place
in the Pac flc. AS for the difficulties of
governing the archipelago, these had been
much exaggerated. Aguinaldo and his
followers could be pacifed with mixture
of diplomacy and firmness, nor would the
Monroe doctrine be violated, for the oc.
cupation of the Philippines by the United
States was not direct act of conquest,
but the inevitable result of war in which
grave responsibilities had been unavoid-
ably entailed.
Mr. Barrett emphasized the fact that the
nations which, like England, were chiefly
concerned, approved of permanent Ameri-
can control, and concluded with the re-
mark that all nations interested could safe
ly trust TO the good judgment of President
Mckinley.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20

A soldier of the 18th Minnesota sends
home this description of Aguinaldo; "He
is quite an ordinary looking Filipino,
small, smooth-shaven, wears his hair POM
padour about six inches long, and is very
badly smallpox He was dressed
in plain black clothes, and did not impress
me very much. He had two of the big
gest Flipinos l have seen standing on
each side of the door with axes-those
long pOleaxes like they used in the Middle
Ages. They were dressed in white trou-
sers, red coats and brass buttons, and are
his personal guard"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
Cleansing Havana.
Work of Moral Sanitation Begun in the
Cuban City---Spanish Flag Nearly
Causes a Riot.

Work of Moral Sanitation Begun In the
Cuban City---Spanish Flag Nearly
Causes a Riot.
A New York Tribune SPECIAL saws he
police authorities have begun the moral san
itatlon of Havana. Vans have been proyd
ed and last night after midnight they made
the rounds of the city, picking up Migrants
and homeless persons. Since the time of
the recommendation the parks and porticos
have been filled nightly with these unfor.
Inmates, few of whom were criminals. II
has been one of the distressing features Of
the prevailing condition for which no
remedy was found. Under the Cuban
American administration the bnildino
known as the San Isidro asylum has bea5
obtained as shelter. Persons picked nm
in the streets are taken there and provided
with lodging and food. If they are able
to labor they are turned over to the mimi
cipal public works and are put to work
sweeping the streets. For this thew are
paid 80 cents day.
Those unable to work, who are the larper
class, are provided for at San Isidro and in
the hospitals. In a short time il il ex-
pected that the streets will be cleared an.
tirely of these people. Provision il also
made for the care of the urchins who orc
without homes in San Jose asylum. For.
merly this asylum had manual TRAINING
school, and this will be revived soma
forms of vice which have been democrat
izing to children beggars, and which wonid
come within the province of the Gerry so.
ciety, have also been taken hold of nv the
police authorities, with beneficial results
The flying of Spanish flag is resented
by the Cuban populace, though the Ameri-
can authorities do not wish to interfere
with the custom. This morning Spaniard
named PoYas raised flag over his honss
IN keina street, near the edge of the citv
A mob of 200 Cubans gathered. some If
whom threw stones at the house. A riot
was threatened, and company of the 10Th
infantry was sent to dispense the crowd
1t charged with fixed bayonets. No one
was seriously hurt, but the Spaniard
Poyas, asked further protection. and
guard was stationed at his house. Down
town the Spanish flag flew over the hall
OF the Asturian society as it had done on
the previous Sunday, without attracting
much attention.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
NEUVURA FOR WEAK WOMEN.
I was Kept in Bed Years with
Female Weakness.
/ Took DR.. Greene's Nervura and
Was Soon on My Feet Again.
DR.. Greene's Nervura Will Help Others
As 1t Has Helped Me.

Mrs. Mary Resolving, S2s May ST.
Dayton, Ohio, says: L" | suffered for years
from lacerated womb caused from child
birth. Then ulcers formed all of which
kept me in bed for eight years. During
that time, change of life commenced and
the physicians said ] could not recover
and some said had cancer. While
was in this condition | heard of DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy,
/ resolved to try it. After taking five
bottles l could stand on my feet, thing
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20

A steel bridge crossing Kingsbury run
and the tracks of the Nickel Plate railroad
at Williston avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. was
wrecked Wednesday by freshet caused Inv
the bursting of an ice dam about a miIs
ABOVE the structure. The bridge was 400
feet long and cost about 100000.
1t Is expected that Speaker Reed will an
point Congressman Serene e. Payne Of Az
Durn, N. y, to succeed Mr.. Dinglev as
chairman OF the ways and means Commit
tee of the House. ii'-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20

! had not done for eight years. Anyone
suffering as ! did that will try it, know it
will help them and do for them what il
has done for me-
Weak, nervous. dcbilitated women or
those who suffer from female weakness,
should use DIR. Greene's Nervura. It is
the greatest strengthened and restorative
ever known. You can at any time con-
suit without charge with DR.. Greene, "a
Temple Place, Boston, Mass, whose vast
experience and great success in the cure
of such complaints makes your cure GER
tain. If you cannot call, write DR.. Greene
about your case.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20
Fighting In Ssmoa

De dispatches from Australia say there has
o oeen nghting in Samoa, owing to the do.
otsi % OF Chief Justice Chambers in favor
" y. Maiietoa Ianus, one of the Candidates
~ TIe throne In succession to the late KinS
in aleeoa; one report says that the fol-
t .Jwers OF Mataafa, the rival aspirant to the
LILY were victorious, and that "a men