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The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
Mare Saved Her Colt.

One of the most remarkable instanc-
es Of animal sagacity that ever came to
light in this section is related by En-
gineer James Parrott and Conductor
Frank King.
When the southbound passenger
train was near Ha11sburg a mare sud
denly dashed up the track right toward
the train, running swiftly. It looked as
if she would run right into the engine,
and the air brakes were quickly ap-
piled, slowing the train down to six or
seven miles an hour. Engineer Parrott
thought the mare was blinded by the
headlight, but the train was no sooner
slowed down than the mare turned
about and went from the train, keeping
right down the tracks and making it
impossible to run lest the animal be
struck.
The mare went straight to a bridge
over a creek, and when within a short
distance Of the bridge of the railway It
was discovered that the colt of the
mare had fallen with all of its feet
through the bridge, placing it where it
would have been killed had not the
mare literally tagged the train. The
mare stopped and began whinnying,
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
Split Oranges.

Many complaints are being made Of
the great prevalence of splitting or
anges. Some are pessimistic enough
to say that rs per cent of their fruit is
split. Others, and they form a large
majority, put the damage at 10 per
cent. We think this is too large an
estimate, but there will be a material
lessening Of the crop from this trouble
And the worst part of it is that no one
seems yet to have solved the why Of
the trouble. Until we know, definitely
what causes the splitting of oranges,
we cannot tell what to do with it, or
how to overcome the difficulty. Many
theories have been advanced-we had
one ourself, once-but no theory has
yet been found that will fit the case.
Many are studying the problem and a
solution will be found-in the future
The Citrograph.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
New MangoeS.

The new mango that bore for the
first time this summer is the Fernan-
dez. The fruit weighed six ounces, and
it was as free from fiber as the other
East Indian varieties. 1t possessed a
distinct sub-acid flavor quite different
from any other mango, reminding one
very much of Baldwin apple. Last
year the Douglas Bennett Alphonso, or
Bennett as the Department now calls
it, bore small fruit, but this year they
are larger, wei~hing II to IA ounces.
The quality was similar to the Mulgo-
ba, but the flavor was spicy,
Probably the Fernandez will improve
next year, in size.
The Sundershaw produced fruit
again this year, running in size even
larger than last year. The quality is
good, but inferior to Mulgoba. How
ever, their large size and handsome
appearance will always cause them to
be in demand.
Some Philippine mango seedlings
bore also, and many of them we're
quite free from fiber, but the appear
ance and flavor were inferior to Null
goba. Next year if nothing happens,
we are likely to have quite number
more new mangoes fruit. Rhaja Purri
bloomed and set some fruit but owing
to an unfortunate accident, they did
not reach maturity.
West Palm Beach.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13

terial used. The corn stalks can be
easily prepared by cutting the stalk
with knife and sticking one end of
the stalk in the ground and tying the
tops close to the top of the trunk of the
tree. By using the stalks in this way,
a perfect protection can be formed for
the tree and one that will last for two
or three years and finally fall away Of
decay without any injury to the tree.
It is as important to protect the trunk
Of the trees during the summer as it
is during the winter. The rabbits in
jure the trees in the winter and the
hot sun and borers during the sum-
mer. Trees that are we'll protected
from the sun seldom suffer badly from
the effects of borers, and for this rea-
son, it is evident that the protection
that will shield the tree from the sun
and last two or three years is an ideal
protector to use.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13
Protecting Trees From Rabbits.
West Palm Beach.

The Oklahoma Experiment Station
has issued press bulletin, from which
the following is taken:
Young orchard trees should be
protected from rabbits for one or two
years after they have been set in the
orchard. There are two systems Of
protecting such trees, either of which
may be made fairly satisfactory One
system consists of painting the trunk
and the lower branches with some
form of paint. This paint usually con-
sists of soap, water, and some other
ingredient like carbolic acid or little
tar. The best formula is water. one
gallon; soap, one pound; carbolic acid,
two to four ounces. This can be paint
ed on the trees with brush or swab
of rags tied on the end of a stick
Some prefer to modify this formula
by aiding enough Venetian Red to give
the mixture a good pink color or the
consistency of thick cream. Paris
green is sometimes added to this mix
ture but it is of doubtful value The
paint is of value only as it prevents the
rabbits from barking the trees, killing
the rabbits is of very little Importance.
Blood from slaughter houses has been
used with good results. This is incon-
venient to prepare and washes off
readily SO that it requires three of four
applications each winter, but if repeat
edly applied, it seems to give fairly
good results. Thick white lead in lin
seed oil has been used successfully by
some farmers but most people would
be afraid of bad results following the
use of the oil. Any mixture that will
wash off must be aplied two or three
times during the season. Axle grease
and coal tar have been used frequently
and almost uniformly injure the trees.
The axle grease may be used on the
trunks of trees five or six years old
without any injury but such trees do
not need protection from rabbits.
The other system Of protecting the
trees consists Of wrapping the trunk
and larger limbs of the trees with
some material that prevents the rab-
bits from reaching the bark. Rags,
heavy building paper, grass rope,
screen wire, veneer wood, and corn
stalks are all used for this work with
good results. Any material that wraps
tight about the trunk of the tree must
be removed in early spring. Screen
wire, veneer wood, or corn stalks may
be bound loosely about the trunk Of
the tree and may be left on for two or
three years. This does not inJure the
tree, as is frequently supposed, by
forming harbor for insects. The in
sects that work on the trunk Of the
tree do not seek protection in such
places, but on the contrary usually at
tack trees that have the trunk or larg-
er limbs badly sunburned or sun-scaid-
ed For this reason, the use of wood
tree protectors, wrapping with corn
stalks, and material of that kind seems
to give the best satisfaction of any ma
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-11-13

and the train stopped also. Engineer
Parrott, the fireman and some Of the
passengers got off, and, relieving the
colt, left the mare to trot off with her
young as proud as a peacock. Those
who witnessed the occurrence say it
was wonderful.- Houston "Chronicle.'
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llOullCCIuCtrv-t1i
been sent caused a scene of intense
enthusiasm, the delegates rising and
singing "Gcd Save the Gar" which
of late has rarely been heard. The
convention devoted the remainder Of
the day to spirited debates concern
ing Terrorists, and adopted resolu-
ton expressing the utmost horror Of
the delegates at the unceasing reign
of terror and their sincere disappoint-
ment at the failure of the Douma to
firmly condemn it, although ;he
Douma was the supreme council in
which the nations hopes for consti-
tutional liberty and order were CEN
tered. The truth of the report con-
cerning the plot is now officially ad-
mitted, and a communication concern
ing it has already been prepared and
only awaits the Emperor's approval
before being published.
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a national city ever since. In both
education and transportation your
city has always led. 1t is here that
is the best development of that
knowledge and skill necessary to pro-
duce the finer fabrics such as lace
curtains, carpets and other superior
products Of the spindle and loom. Il
is here that there has been developed
rhe best knowledge and skill in Am.
elica in the production of both loco
motives and ships. Therefore, IN.
both the realms of education and
training on the one hand to make
finer and better goods and of build
ing locomotives and ships, on the
other hand to promote transportation.
for distribution of American goods
to the people of the world, Philadel-
phia is the leading American city,
and it Is good atmosphere for this
meeting.
Representatives of the colonies
assembled here to inaugurate, by joint
action, The battle for political liber-
ty.
"This meeting is not held here noS
without a purpose. This association
wishes here at this meeting to inau-.
gurate by joint action the battle for
commercial liberty over the entire
world.
"The establishment here July 4,
1I76, Of an Independent governments,
cost our forefathers some money and
much trouble, but the venture has
paid.
"It will cost us something to ac
complish over the entire nation such
q system Of industrial education as
will make our people manufacturers
Of the best and cheapest goods III
the world. But the cost will be
profitable investment.
"It will cost us something to put
ships upon the high seas to carry our
agricultural and manufactured prod
ucts to the various markets of the
world. But the cost will be profit
able invetment."
Following the session of the con-
vention an important conference If
representatives of the New York and
New Orleans cotton exchanges and Of
the association was held. At the
meeting a protest was registered by
the manufacturers against the ex-
tensive gambling in cotton which is
permitted in the cotton exchanges
and insisted that the method of grad
ing the staple now prevalentsshould
be changed.
The discussion of labor problems
and the need Of increased immigra
ton was led by Commissioner Wat
son, whose efforts to import labor for
the cotton industry have brought
forth cries from agitators in all parts
of the country and ended in the en-
actment of restraining legislation t..
Congress. He declared that the hour
has come for the American manufac-
turer and the American laborer with
out regard to section, to join hands
and eliminate the political dema-
gogue whose mission in life seems Il.
be to array labor agai.it ca<l. and
section against section, without q
gard 10 any other interest tllan -
own petty palitical advancement.
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Late Nese,s
In Brief *
MINOR MATTERS OF INTEREST
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Caruso, the tenor, says he will get
$SOO,000 from Herr Conried for the
next four years, work.
Drouth is said to cause many sui
cides in Mexico.
The French Govennor-General pro-
poses the disarmament of all the col
onies.
Irisnen want the home-ru1e ques.
ton settled by The Hague Pece Cor
gress.
Criticism Of recent purchases made
bv the Deleware and Hudson Rail
road brought out strong defense
from Chairman L. F. Loree.
William Ellis Corey, the steel mag
nate became enraged on seeing photo
graphers about to snapshot him o:
the way to board the steamer witt
his bride, and threatened to smash
cameras, but was caln1ed BY her.
Forty-two hremen were overcome
by smoke or injured at a blaze III
New York that caused small damage.
Postmaster Hughes Of Columbia,
Tenn. says he was deposed because
he failed to favor a third term for
President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt s recent actions have
injured the chances Of both Taft and
Hughes for the nomination for Prki-
dent
Mr.. Jerome II. Joyce, of Baltimore,
was unanimously elected president oil
the national organization of hotel men
The Baptist Home Mission and
Publication Societies and Missionary
Union are in session in Washington
The Imperial Conference just con.
cluded in London is generally regard
ed as failure.
Guatemala has offered to compro-
mise with Mexico OH the demand for
the extradition of Geenral Luna, but
Mexico has returned cold reply.
Nine men were killed and four sc-
riously if not fatally injured by the
premature discharge Of a dynamite
blast in the South and Western rail-
way near Alta Pass, N. c.
Mrs. Howard Gould is expected &c
sue this week for a limited divorce.
asking also large alimony.
The $1,25O.OOO sidewheeler City of
Cleveland, built for the lake service,
which was nearing completion was
burned at Detroit.
Senator Dick issued statement
calling off the Ohio Republican har-
mony conference proposed for tue
next Wednesday.
An automobile started by shock
on a New York ferryboat backed a
man into the water and two other per-
sons are said to have been drowned.
T"'ite and other crops are reported
IN ns)
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Trying Experience of Firemen.
in Sub Basement
.HEROISM SAVES MANY LIVES
One 81 the Hardest Fights Even Put
By the New York Fire Department
oeessioned by Stubborn Flames in
BASEMENT of the Remington Type
writer Company's Building.

New York, Special Sixty fremen
practically every man in seven fire
companies was overcome by smoke in
fighting a fre-in the Remington Type
writes building at 325 Broadway.
More than a score of the men were
takento hospitals, where 16 of them
renamed all night.
IHswas one of the hardest fights
the New York fremen have had, and
never was there more bravery shown.
The5ire was in the sub-basement Of
thAa Building and for more than two
hours the men fought desperately.
Bnf For the heroism shown many
would hava lost their lives.
The fse originated in an unexplain-
ed sway in the sub basement which
was aIled with desks packed in excel
sioI, oil and carbon paper. These
THREE materials caused masses cf
ehokzing smoke, which made it i'm
Sssseessfble for the men to reach The
;seas Of the fire. By companies the
men attempted to descend into the
basement, only to be overcome by the
smoke, and the next detachment was
compelled to carly the unconscious
men up to the sidewalks.
Men, half conscious themselves,
gIoped in the smoke-choked cellar by
Tie d light of lanterns, found their COM
rades and struggled with them up the
ladders to the sidewalks, ,Sly to fall
s% ooning, but ready to return to the
fight after they had got breath Of
flesh air.
Women Render Service.
Splendid service was rendered by
tie scores Of women employed in the
building where the fire was, and in
nearby Offices. These girls, directed
gby the ambulance surgeons knelt on
the sidewalks and assisted in bring
ing ing the unconscious fremen back 10
life. 5Janators wives in nearby build
ings dragged the bedding and mas-
stresses from their beds down to the
Street to make resting places for the
Sufferers. Prists from nearby
churches and. fire department chap
Jams aided in the work of rescue.
Scores of fremen were overcome
time and again, each one rushing back
into the building as soon as he recov-
cred consciousness.
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COTTON MEN meet MEET SMOKE SMOTHERED
Gather in Philadelphia to Talk
Over Matters of interest
LABOR QUESTION CONSIDERED
MIR. 3. A. Tompkins, Of Charlotte,
Responded to the Address of Wei
eeme-only One Session Held Dur
ing Day.

Philadelphia, special:-With an at
tendance 6f nearly 5000 members,
the eleventh annual convention Of the.
National Cotton Manufacturers AS
sociation opened in the ball room Of.
the Bellevue Slratford Hotel. In
connection with the convention the
cotton men are exhibiting all the
branches of their business at the First
Regiment armory. The association
held session in the morning, the aft.
tertoon and evening being given over
to the exhibition and to entertain
ments.
The convention opened with pray;
er by Rev. Stephen w. Dams of West
Walnut Street Presbyterian church.
Mayor j. E. Reyburn delivered the,
address of welcome and the response.
was made by Mr.. d. A. Tompkins, of
Charlotte, Two of the most notable
addresses of the day were made by.
Mr.. Theodore II. Price, who talked Of.
his recent move against the New York
cotton exchange, and Mr.. E. j. Wat,
son, of South Carolina, who spoke
about immigration in the South.
Mr.. Tmpkins Address.
In response to the address of.
Mayor Reyburn, Mr.. Tompkins said!
in part:
"We have heard much Of the COM,
petition between New England and:
the South in the manufacture of cot
ton goods. I have always depreciatedz
this talk as unworthy of the man.
ufacturers of a great and progressive
nation with a world business within
its reach if its people would operate
to get it instead Of lending their ef-ss
forts to petty competition at home..
The American Cotton Manufacturers
Association has charged itself with:
the task of developing an organiza-s
ton which at the same time recon-;
Giles all American interests and IL,
stead of fostering local interests
against other local interests it seeks
to nationalize all interests. Our asso-s
citation wishes to gain the co-opera-
ton of all American cotton manufae.S
turing interests in the work Of fos;s
tering industrial education at home
and Of developing foreign markets
abroad until the general prosperity
in all America would eliminate the
idea Of competition at home.
uIt seems particularly appropTiats
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Results in Considerable Loss
.of Life
SEVERAL DANGEROUSLY HURT
Premature Explosion of Blast at Foot
Of Lookout Mountain Causes In
slant Death of Three Men and In
jury Of Five Others. Two of Whom
; Will Die.a IS 8a

Chattanooga, Tenn, Special-Three
men were killed outright, two so Sc
verely injured that theywill die and
three Others badlysinjured in addition
to the crashing of freight engine
and IL cars through "a bridge into
Chattanooga creek; the destruction of
three residences and pile driver
nearby, as the result of a premature
explosion Of a blast at the foot of
Lookout mountain on the Stevenson
extension.
The dead are - I
VIII Hyder, fireman Of ,ile driver
for Nashville, Chattanooga : St.
Louis railroad. - - (
Clint Shaefer, engineer of pile
j. Fitzgerald, negro fireman, South
ern Railway.
The injured are: STANDARDIZATION,
engineer Southern Railway, bruised
abo:,t The l5ad; Chris. George, Greek
laborer~ skull fractured; other -injur-
les; Chris Costa, Greek laborer, skill
badly fracrured;; Peter John, injured
abons head and body; Styles John,
Greek laborer, injured about head.
The bridge was crushed in by sew
eral .oI,s IF ropl hurled nv thn blast
just as the freight ~train-was-goihg
on the, bridge. Other pieces of rock
hurled for 400 yards crashed through
tie pilot Of the pile driver of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Railroad, which was at work driving
piles insClattanoogs creek gfor-a new,
viaduet. killing. Engineer Shafer and
Fireman Hyder instantly: Other
pieces of rock hurled 500 and 60G
yards struck residences on the side
of Lookout mountain crashing
through the roofs and floors of the
buildings. :
Three Greeks who were working
on the new line some distance from
the blast, were struck by the flying
pieces of rock. Two of them are at
the hospital i'll a serious condition.
The blast was set off, it is said, by
j. Ford, powder man, employed by
the contractors. He had only. been
employed for short time blythe COM
gany.
,.g AT a late honr he could not he To-
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from his wagon anu tue e-trvtse-ote,rer'
on his head.
Brownsville policemen testify that
the men who shot at them i'll the at
fray were certainly negro soldiers.
Baptists are urged by the Amcri-
can Missionary Union to give one
tenth of their income to the church.
Governors of 16 States invite Pres
ident Roosevelt to make a trip by
steamer down the Mississippi river.
Ellen Terry arrived in London and
accepted congratulations on her mar
riage.
The Virginia Diocesan Council of
the Protestant Episcopal church is i'll
session in Warrenton.
Several more vessels of the big
fleet in Hampton Roads have sailed.
Confederate Memorial Day was OBJ
served in Norfolk.
The General Assembly Of the Pres
byterian church met at Columbus,
Ohio, and elected Rev. DR.. William
Henry Roberts, of Philadelphia, as
moderator.
William Newcomb was whipped by
white caps on lonely road near
Winchester.
The submarine boats Octopus and
Lake stood the test of being sub
merged "a hours we'll and the crews
suffered no inconvenience.
The trial of Mayor Eugene Schmitz,
of San Francisco, on the charge Of
grating is to be taken up next Mon
day.
Tile Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly, meeting in Birmingham,
Ala, elected a moderator who favors
closer relations with the other Presby-
teran branches.
The jury panel in the Haywood
case shows II names.
More fighting is reported from
Honduras over the Presidency.
Mrs. Ethel Irene Stewart Elliott,
a former actress, has obtained di-
vorce and $1,O00,OOO form John Love
Elliott.
The American Cotton Manufac-
turers' Association concluded its con-
venIion in Philadelphia with ban,
Quet.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railroad pleaded guilty of re-
batting in New York and was fined
$4,000.
The American Tobacco Company
has bought out the Butler-Butlcr
Company, of Lynchburo. one of the
largest competitors.
A number of steam-shovel men al
Panama struck for an increase from
$21O to 5000 month.
Emma Blackburn a white woman
about 35 years old was found dead
in chair in her room at 1903 Ross
street, Richmond, Monday morning.
Kuhn, Loeb 4 Co., are to float il
the United States $40,000,000 loan
0f the Southern Manchurian Railway.
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Railway Conductors at Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, special.-The 31st
convention Of the Grand Division,
Order of Railway Conductors, was
formally opened here. Several thous-
and visitors representing every Sec
ton of the United States were ten
dered a public reception. Among the
speakers were A. B. Garretson, grand
chief conductor, Governor James X.
Vardaman, of Mississippi, and SEMI
tor Jeff Davis, of Arkansas.
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To Fight 2-Cent Passenger Rate.

Richmond, Va, Special.-The al
lantic Coast Line, Norfolk G. Western
and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroads
filed papers with Judge Pritclard Of
the United States Circuit Court, III
dicating their purpose to appeal from
the decision of the corporation com
mission in the I2-cent passenger rate
matter. They follow the same pro-
ceiure as the Southern.
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NO.27

Before it was determined scientific
cally that smoke is waste, smoke wss
fixed as the final indication and proof
of prosperity, recalls the Detroit Free
Press. Today a >smokeless chimney
means nothing less than thrift and
good management. Similarly we now
hear that noise is proof Of urban life.
progress and activity. We may an
swer that noise is loss as surely as
smoke is waste. Decreased comfort
is loss and noise decreases comfort.
Disturbed minds are loss through a
reduction of mental force. But these
and similar consequences are indirec::
loss. There is direct loss also. A
rafting car means worn bearings and
a short-lived vehicle. Otherwise rail-
roads would not spend so much on
their roadbeds and they would run
trains at higher speed.