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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19
In ExtenuatiOn.

A correspondent OF the Farmer and
Fruit Grower, writes in defence OF
those who have been shipping green
oranges, etc.
Of course, there is much truth in
the argument which he makes, but the
growers know the condition Of their
own fruit and must know that it is too
green to bring any such fabulous prices
as are quoted by these irresponsible
commission houses.
It is time some voice is raised in ex-
tenuation Of the Florida orange grow
er, for in my opinion 'Ie is not the
greatest sinner among men," He is
maligned and execrated by the more
virtuous because some of them ship
green fruit to market. But is there
nothing to be pleaded in extenuation
for his defence? Yes, verify! Every
year at least two months before it is
time to ship, or any ripe fruit to be
had, commission houses will begin
sending out quotations saying, "Or-
anges and grapefruit wanted and
quoting grapefruit as was the case
this season at S. to So box, when,
in fact, there was no Florida grapefruit
on the market.
Now, what is the result? Some
growers are allured at these tempting
bats and bite at it, and then what next
happens? They are informed that
fruit arrived too green" and has to be
put in -ripening rooms to be colored,
and after this is done the fruit is so
sour the buyers do not want it, and
it has to be sold finally at "any old
price" When the grower gets his re-
turns he feels as sour as his fruit was.
Now, what is the remedy? Let COM
mission houses and newspapers stop
quoting prices for something that can
not be had at the time, and discourage
all shipments of green and immature
fruit
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19
Mules in the South.

MuxcS LA Cuc 0OuCAs
We devote most Of Our space, this
week, to showing up the desirability
Of horse breeding as a profitable bust
ness, especially the raising of fine pure
bred ones. This, however, takes con-
siderable capital There is also a good
opening for the mule breeder, and that
business requires much less capital
A Jack Of the best quality can be
bought for much less than the price OF
a pure bred stallion, while the mares
for mule breeding need only be large
and sound, and of fairly good form, a
pure bred mare is not necessary. The
following from Home and Farm shows
something Of the present status Of the
mule business.
| saw an extract from the New York
Herald where a Southern horseman
visiting New York and other large
cities, was surprised to see so few
mules, compared with the great NUM-
Der of horses Strange, in a city where
100000 horses sell annually, there was
no mule market. Jersey City had one
mule market and Newark had another
A New York man goes to the country
to buy mule.
In the Southern states the mule
ranks with the horse as a standard
work animal Of the 100000 mules
in the United States, 100000 are in
the South The mule must be toe
slow for the Yankee; they want ar
animal that will get up and get. Or
the South wants mule that will stand
rough treatment Of the negro. The
mule name means labor. He stands
like Pixies Peak to the surrounding
mountains in comparison as a work
animal
Texas tops the list with 391 900, but
the proportion Of mules is larger in
South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama
These three states have more mules
than horses, South Carolina having
1O7 900 mules and $4,000 horses; Geor-
gia, POI 900 mules and $4,000 horses;
New York state only $500 mules com
pared to 100000 horses. In the New
England states there are so few mules
that they are not numbered A loose
mule would cause stampede in many
OF their towns. A Massachusetts, man
would take one for Texas jack rabbit.
Mules have many advantages over
the horse This is known by farmers
who work them side by side. The
mule is healthier, stands ten times the
hardships Of the horse. He is not SO
subject to disease and blemishes as is
the horse to affect the selling price.
He goes sound-no questions are ask
ed Buying mule, no veterinary ex-
animation is required He is sturdler
and more reliable in work harness.
The brain of a mule is larger and
heavier than that of the horse. Charles
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

The first carload Of lettuce for the
season left Sanford last Friday, for
New York. Small shipments have been
going forward for more than a week.
Prices are very satisfactory and range
between So and 81 per basket st.
Lucie County Tribune.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19


one uses corn in the shape Of grlts.
We were raised in the Northern states
and never saw any grlts until we came
to Florida. We were raised on mush,
such as is described by the editor OF
Wallace's Farmer in an article which
we quote below. 1t is an unknown lux
ury in this country, if any OF you doubt
it, follow directions carefully and you
will have a new experience.
In our boyhood days it was custom
airy, as soon as the corn was we'll
glazed, to husk out couple OF bushels
Of the very best ears, kiln-dry them
in the stove or in the old-fashloned
oven after the bread had been taken
out, and, when properly dried, send
them to the grist mill and have them
ground into corn meal. Whether In
the shape of hasty pudding, that IS,
with milk, for supper, or of fried mush
for breakfast, it is something to make
a mans mouth water and make the
old man who is so fortunate as to
have been raised on that diet to re-
member with exceeding fondness and
delight the days of his youth.
The grist mill has been wiped Out
by modern improvements, but the corn
still stands in the stalk, the oven is
still used for baking, and most farm
20, fch
grind the corn as in the days Of DID,
If the boys have never tasted this
kind of mush, whether with milk in
the evening, as night-cap- how
we boys used to sleep after that kind
of a superior fried crisp and brown
in the morning, then we assure them
they don't know what mush that is
mush tastes like. We write this to
spur them up to try it and find out
for themselves, for the "value Of the
pudding is determined by the pricing
of it, that is, tasting it, and not
merely in chewing the string. The
great difficulty with the latter day
mush is that it is not cooked enough
People in town who use gas or gaso-
line stoves cannot cook it, nor in fact,
any Of their breakfast foods that re-
quire cooking, without a waste OF the
gas or gasoline that renders it I'm
profitable The old grandmothers
used to bring the pot to boil, slit
in the corn meal with one hand stir
ring all the while, and when it reached
the proper constituency, set it on the
back part Of the stove, in which a fire
was kept all night, and by morning it
was thoroughly cooked, and fit to eat
The reason why we get so little oat
meal porridge that is fit to eat is be-
cause it is not properly cooked. When
the farmer keeps a fire in the stove
all night he can have fried mush or oat
meal that is worth eating. The other
fellow cannot, unless he has the mod
ern coloric stove, which can be pur-
chased in the market, or, better still,
can be made by any farmer who has
capacity enough to comprehend the
idea and skill enough to handle ham
mer and saw. In this case, instead Of
cooking your mush and your oat meal
ten or fifteen minutes, and then serving
it, it is cooked about the same time and
then put in the coloric stove, which
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

FOR SALE-Japanese Cane in any quantity
Write for prices and state the quantity wanted.
+ w. AMSDEN Ormond Florida l2.5-O6
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

bi-oULPHiDE OF CARBON
For use in all granaries to kill weevil, to do
stroy rats and gophers and to keep insects
from the seed, etc.
20 CENTS PER POUND.
Put up in five and ten pound cans. Kit
teen cents extra for the cans.
e. .. PAINTER < co., jacksonville
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

ORANGE GROVES FOR SALE.-Four fine orange
grove for sale within one mile of the thriving
railroad town OF Bowling Green DeSoto coun-
t., Fla Price reasonable; terms easy. A. f.
BERRY. 1-l-O7
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

BROTHER lave found root that will surely
cure that tobacco habit and indigestion, let me
write you about it. c. Fl. STOKES Mohawk,
Florida
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

WANTED Jai antse Cane for seed; Parties hay
ing S lme for sale please quote prices to, ~ O.
PENNY, VeIo Fla
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-12-19

NOW MISUNDERSTANDING of The Gainesville Nur-
>'iIics; "Frnits and Flowers for the southland.
Pecans and their Culture 1t speciality. IL. S
GRAVES. ''a"es il e, Fla. 2-27-O7
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
A ROOF PLAYGROUND.

visions devised for the comfort, health
and pleasure of the children. The
buildings themselves which are being
erected in these days for use as public
schools are as imposing in their archi-
lecture and complete in their appoint
ments as if they were intended for the
halls of some great university Such
building. for instance, as the Dewitt
Clinton High school. New York, might
well be mistaken for some distin-
guished and historic seat of learning.
Its entrance is especially imposing and
dignified In its architecture, and
among the features of its beautiful in
terror are mural paintings by the
eminent artist Charles Y. Turner, il
Illustrating the dedication Of the Erie
canal, the most important episode in
the career of the statesman for whom
it IS named. An idea of the beauty of
this structure may be obtained from
the accompanying illustration, showing
q doorway. An innovation in archi-
lecture is the roof playground. The
idea of q playground on the roof would
have been considered quite fantastic
not so many years ago, but times have
changed, and the. plan now presents a
solution in many places of the problem
Of how to have an adequate playground
where land is so high. On the roof the
pupils can get the best air that is to
be had, and that is quite an important
consideration, too, in the midst of a
large city, with its dinginess and smoke
and unheaIthful odors.
A school visitor who emerged upon
one of these roofs recently was startled
by the hard and sudden impact of a
baseball upon the wall at his side. On
recovering from the shock of his mar
row escape from being hit he saw that
the boys were running the bases and
knocking flies with apparent unconcern
as to the fact that their game was being
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
Giant Octopus is Making an
Effort to Control Output
of Alcohol.
NEGOTIATIONS AT PEORIA
PENDENT OWNERS OVER
TURES WERE MADE AT TERRE
HAUTE ALSO.
Publishers Press1

Peoria, -, Ats. 1.-THE Standard
Oil company has taken steps toward
ownership of all the principal distill-
ing plants in the United States. a
conference was held Friday last in
Chicago between representatives of
the distilling interests and the Stand
ard Oil company. A price has been
set on every distiIlery in Peoria, and
indications are that a deal will be
effected and the plants viii pass into
the hands OF the Standard soon. 1t
is said the price asked was considered
too high by the Standard Oil people
and the latter threatened, If suitable
terms could not be reached, to build
distilling houses of their own.
The chief reason of this action on
the part OF the Standard Oil company
was the recent passage of the alcohol
bill by congress. Experts employed
by the Rockefeller interests, after ex-
perimenting, reported the product can
not be manufactured cheaply enough
to make it a serious competitor of
gasoline, but that it could be used in
the manufacture OF mercerized cotton
and other fabrics and would be an
extremely favorable product to con-
troll
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
BY FLOOD
Valuable Property was Destroyed at
MazztIan, Mexico.

Valuable Property WAS Destroyed at
Nathan, Mexico.
MazatIan, Mexico Aug 81 - A
large portion Of Aazaflan is in ruins
as result CT the most disastrous flood
in the history Of this port Twenty
days OF ince2sant Rim throughout this
region of tine Pacific coast has made
the who]e.1oweF country a vast sea of
wafer. Mazatlan has "a population OF
5000. Hundreds are homeless. Hun
dreds of thousands of acres of Guilt
waited lands along the coast have been
devastated The losses to sugar
planters win run into the millions.
The heaviest losers are the Somel-
Ter family, whose store, with its entire
stock, was destroyed, and the Cha In
dustrial Y AgTicola, whose shoe fac
tories, employing "a large number of
people, are reported to be in ruins.
The German casino has been destroy
ed and the portion of the Jail occu-
pied by female prisoners collapsed.
Work has been suspended at the
slaughter house, owing to the caving
If O. the walls. The Quartet Rosales
also succumbed to the heavy rains,
I'd tie north portion of the Pantheon
Ia. l Tas destroyed. Dozens OF houses
- &c beach were swept away by the
..s.s- N.kica reached a points never
- 1nos
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
IS ARRESTED FOR MURDER
WAS TWICE ENUMERATED
Postmaster at Princeton, Ind, Must
Face Charge of Numbering His
Brother-in-law Although he Acted
in Self Defense.
Publishers Pressl

princeton, Ind, Aug. 27.-Thomas
McCleary, postmaster at Mackey, this
county, was arrested on bench war
rant issued by Judge Welborn based
on grand jury indictment charging
him with the killing of his brother-in-
law, Melville STICKY, Aug. 81, 1905.
Two former grand juries had failed to
indict McCleary, who was exonerated
by the coroner. Stuckey was killed in
the postoffice as he was advancing to-
ward McCleary with an appraised knife
with the declared intention Of killing
him.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
CITY AND COUNTY
RsaI Estate Transfers.

Adolph BlickwedeI and Anna Blick-
wedel TO Hackman, klehfoth & Co,
part of lot number six of part of out
lot laid out by Daniel Burgess in the
Southeast quarter of section ;. Tp. b.
Range West. Consideration st0e
Oliver J. Kelly and devisee of Am
anda Kelly diseased TO William ran
mig and Lena Hannig, North half OF
the lot number n OF lots laid out by
Isaac Lamb and c. r. BOSTON, and
now part of the city of Richmond,
Consideration $500
Deaths and Funerals.
TH0NAS-Eyerett Thomas, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Thomas. died
at their home. 81 Sheridan street, yes
terday morning. The funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock at the home. The burial will
be in Earlham cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Henry Lennard
will take place this morning at 9
o'clock at St. Mary's church. The
burial will be at ST. Andrews Gene
terry.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
Makes a Trip to Water Works
and Gets Samples of Wat
er Used Here.
TO MAKE ANALYSIS OF 1T
MR. BARNARD WAS PLEASED
WITH CONDITIONS AT LOCAL
RESERVOIR AND THINKS WAT
ER is OF THE BEST.

III. T.. Barnard, State Chemist, in
company with Howard Dill and John
Seaman, the City Sanitary Inspector,
went to the Water Works Reservoir
yesterday afternoon to take samples
of the water used in this city for ex-
animation.
The three men visited the six differ
ent sources of supply for the Rich
mond Water Works and took samples
of each. These will be examined by
Mr.. Barnard at his laboratory in In
dianapolis, and his report Will be sent
to the authorities here in about ten
days. While visiting the plant and its
surroundings, Mr.. Barnard seemed to
he quite pleased with it, and stated
that he did not see how the water
could be impure.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
After Indiana Plants.

Terre Haute, Ind, Aug Pierre
Haute distillers returned from Chica-
go, where the monthly meeting of
both trust and Independent distillers
was held. 1t is stated by local owners
Of distilleries that attorneys for the
Standard Oil company have approach
ed distillers asking them if they
would entertain a proposition to buy
their plants. Practically all replied
in the affirmative. It is the opinion
of distillers here that the Standard
made the overtures with the probable
intention of engaging largely in she
manufacture Of denatured alcohol.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
C~ta G1i.:e:c:l.

Springfield, H., rug. PA special
car Oh the Decatur Springfield and
ST. Louis electric read coilided with
a passenger car just west Of Riverton,
injuring the following: Long Know,
Chinese of Decatur, bath feet cut of;
Walter Boldridge Of IlliopQlis, head,
arm and wrist injured; o. II. Wilson
of Decatur, neck and back injured;
Mrs. Sarah Epler OF Decatur, injured
on head.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28

WA comes atIenIlOn once more -
the subject of progress III
methods OF teaching the young
idea how to shoot. Closely related TO
this is that OF how to house the chill
dren and surround them with all the
things that viii help them to make the
best use OF their opportunities. In the
large cities educators, city officials and
architects arc giving much study 10
the building of schools and their plan
ming SO as 70 provide the best sanitary
conditions, opportunities for manual
training work. gyLnastic apparatus.
baths, large assembly rooms for daily
exercises, free lectures and neighbor
hood gatherings and various other ac-
cessories Of the system of public in
struction. In some cities more and in
others less OF these things are provid-
ed In congested districts of large
cities. where the homes Of the children
are small fats or dark and crowded
tenements and their domestic training
IS limited in extent and deficient in
character, the conditions demand diff
ferent treatment from that in districts
where the homes of the pupils and
their general surroundings are more
favorable to healthy development. The
public schools of today are very
different institutions, especially in
urban communities, from the old red
schooIhouses of rural settlements in our
grandfathers' time, and a great deal
besides the three Rs is taught Some
say that in consequence of SO many
SO called fads receiving attention now
nj tbo linn n
rightful share of consideration. Other
educators maintain that the three RS
were never taught so well before
However that may be, great ad-
vance has been made in the pro-
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
G. O. P. Club Members.

The G. Q. r Club wish to give the
public a correct list of its members
camping at ChautauGua as by mistake
the name of Merle Pierson was given
instead of Frank Lichtenfels. The
members are as follows: Elmer Dicli-
son. Frank Buell.. Harry Lontz, Ross
Hewitt. August Hafner. George Hodge,
Morton Harrison, Herbert Never
Jesse Starr. Paul Price, Paul Wilson
Willard JessuD. Roy Dennis and
Frank Lichtenfels
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28

The London Lancet condemns II
bath sponge 1t says it collects am
holds impurities like a filter, and th'
use Of soap TO clean it only make
matters worse. as it increases tt
slime owing TO the formation of il
soluble curds of lime soap
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28

fhey Aase 3 sfaeef way of HOLDING
auctions n 5aesA. The auctionee;
puts sls It's Sts5af 10 be sold and as.
highest Ff5se "A bit of paper ans
deposits fs ~ box. The box Is
opened aas tile Object Is handed over
70 to- t !, eAs Who = offered the mos
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL ENTRANCE.

played on Il roof instead of on solid
ground. Naturally some games and
sports are better adapted than others
70 the roof playground. There are some
twelve of these Fairgrounds now in
New York. As to the imposing and
beautiful architectural effects now
aimed at, it is urged by educators and
school boards that buildings possessing
these distinctions do not really cost so
much more than plain structures il
only they are rightly planned, while the
refining effect of such surroundings
upon the youthful mind is beneficial
beyond the power OF estimate
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
Ratd Player Struck.

Fosters, o. Aug. .2E. - Lightning
struck Clyde Shaffer. playing short
stop at Bradner, O. He fell like dead.
physicians restored him after work
ing for several hours, but he was raw
ing mad, having te be held in bed.
His condttien is critical. Two other
players, a woman and boy, received
slight shocks.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
Tie stear.. Mnsst,o

In 1888 enc OF Ceorge Steph enson-
engines smashed farmers wager
and $50 eggs. Dear me-" said the G
rector. this won't do. Can't you max.
your steam make = noisee" S,
Stephenson rsgged up the FIRST steal
whistle
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28

OF course you know how disagreeabls
it is TO feel d desire 10 sneeze in an!
public place. Press hard upon you
upper lip and you can usually overcom'
this feeling
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
The Penguin,

The penguin has used its wings 81
little that III the course of ages these
members have become dwarfed ane
can no longer be employed for fight
They are, however. an important aic
to tne bird when swimming or diving
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
s~ys wssae Smoke

Az Engaass ss1aoolmaster asserts tina
he Can detect fhe smokers among hi:
boys by their handwriting. the writ
Eng of the boys WHO smoke being loos'
and fabts. Handwriting, he says, is
cinemateg.afgh of the heart
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
Orphcns In Australia.

There are no erpharages in Austr'
liza. Every child not supported by pai
ents becomes a ward of the state, j
placed in private family and Pre-
vided with board and clothes until til
fourteenth birthday.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
-. .Ienomenon.

On tue taee of the Culver cliff a
Sandown. Isle Of Wight. the acton o.
the waves has formed the realistic ON
line Of q bull. The figure covers tn.
whole depth Of tts cliff from summit
to shore, but the tail is abbreviated L.,
an impertinent pathway. Sandown b
proud Of the phenomenon and says tia
it should be officially preserved.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28

Why wait for your friends
friend to come and look at
your house week after next?
You can sell it with a To Let
ad in The Palladium.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
An Eccentrfc Writer.

Lopez de Vega was an eccentric a:
well as yoluminous writer. He wrote
five novels. The first is without the
letter q, the second without e, tbs
third without j. and the fourth ant
fifth prrpossiy omit aud u respec
lively
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
NoTlc1.

All patrons of the ainck Brewing
Company who have eiephoned or
fanny
use will kindly teiepf Pne or send
their orders hereaftsc the Wayne
Supply Co.. 424 Main Street. Home
Phone 1887. loft
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
TIE Condor.

The method of ioconotien of the con
dor in the air is a mystery. This bir6
has been seen to circle 10 and fro in thu
sky for many hours at 4 time, ascend
ing and descending without once flap
ping its wings.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
Coral Seed.

tree was once used for weighing gol'
and precious stones because it wa
small and always of the same weigh
and size
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28
Tr~ Camel

A camel begins TO work at four year.
old and frequently continues in use foi
over half century. 1t will carry LOOT
pounds on its back, while few horse.
can carry more than go pounds.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-28

The Oldest piece OF linen paper in eS
istence, so far as known, is a manu-
script containing q treaty between tnt
kings Of Ara gon and CASTLE. It i:
dated lit and is still in q fair stat,
of preservation. retaining ink very
we'll