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The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30
Non-PoIitical Postmasters.

We have urged Our readers to do all
in their power to bring about several
reforms in the postofice department,
such as a parcels post, postal savings
banks, etc. Not long ago the editor Of
the Modern Farmer, wrote an editorial
urging his readers to begin a campaign
to have all the postofices in the coun-
try taken out of politics. He says that
the patrons of an office do not care
what ticket the postmaster votes so
long as he attends to his duties and
gives good service. He says that no
one asks what the politics of his bank
er are We cannot get the highest
grade Of service and change post
masters every four years. A book
keeper or manager is often kept by one
firm for many years. Why not keep
a postmaster in the same way? But
why not also require him to attend to
the duties Of the office in person? In
many cases the man who is appointed
postmaster, seldom goes near the
office, but hires some one to do the
work at lower salary than he is paid
and pockets the difference for merely
looking on and drawing the salary.
Do you not think this wise reform
to advocate?
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30
Eucalyptus.

We believe that those who are inter-
ested in reforesting this state (do you
think that it is too early to talk of re-
foresting?), will do we'll to investigate
the Eucalyptus. Mr.. Geo. H. Wright
described his disastrous experience
with some seed which he planted It
is evident that the variety which he
tried, was not suited to his locality.
but that is by no means satisfactory
evidence that some other species would
not thrive On that very land.
Baron Won Mueller describes sixty
species, among them some which have
stood the winters in England, and one
even as far north as the southern part
OF Scotland, specimen thirty years
old being in existence there at the time
he wrote.
Years ago, we saw specimens in the
southern part Of the state, which were
thirty or forty feet high. We have no
doubt that there are specimens which
can be grown throughout the orange
growing section.
We do not believe that our people
understand what valuable timber tree
the Eucalyptus is. The most hardy va
rieties are not the most valuable, yet
they are all good, furnishing lumber
which is used for building, fencing, etc.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30
San Jose Scale.
eggs, etc.

The last number of the St. Joseph
Fruit Grower, devotes much space to
an article telling of the advantages OF
fall spraying for the San Jose scale.
We do not know that many fruit grow
ers in Florida are troubled with this
scale, but have heard of some instances,
and if there are any, there are likely to
be more.
We do not think that it would be
worth the space to quote the article
entire, but the main argument is that
by going over the trees in the fall, you
have two chances at the enemy, and
can go over the trees again before the
leaves start and give them another
dose which will almost surely make a
clean sweep of the pest.
The final paragraph is deserving of
special notice, and is applicable to
spraying for any purpose: "In order to
destroy the scale in either fall, spring
or summer, one thing must be remem-
bered, namely: That the secret of sue
cessful spraying is thoroughness of ap-
plication, and in the finest possible
mist"
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 80, 1907.
Denatured Alcohol.

y The editor of the Journal Of Agricul-
ature, in his last paper, said that the
@1nterest in this product has about died
%out. That the value Of the concession
was greatly exaggerated. That farm
{ ers could not expect that it would give
them high prices for their produce and
SloW priced alcohol at the same time.
@Ie says that farmer could not expect
TO sell potatoes, which will produce
Sonly from two to four gallons Of alco-
hol, at ST. per bushel and then buy
back the alcohol at 20 cents a gallon.
lOf course not. But there are several
tthings which he does not take into &C
count For instance, where large
crops Of potatoes are grown, there are
always many bushels Of small potatoes
which are not marketable at any price.
If the farmer has stock to which he can
feed them, they will bring something,
but probably they would be worth much
more for making alcohol, even at 20
CC1ltS d Sd1Ou L11du I11Cy WOu1u NC IL leu
to the stock.
In Germany, thousands Of bushels Of
very productive variety, but which is
not good table potato, are grown
each year solely for the purpose Of
making alcohol, and the business is
found to be profitable.
In France, on the other hand, most
OF the denatured alcohol is made from
waste products. For this purpose,
Florida farmers will have great ad-
vantage, as they will have thousands
of bushels of small sweet potatoes,
which are not marketable at any price
They can also grow unlimited quantities
OF cassava at merely nominal cost
and which may be turned into alcohol
very cheaply. Denatured alcohol has
come to stay, and will yet give US cheap
er lights and power. Possibly the re-
fuse from sugar making may be used to
advantage. There has been talk of
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30
Agricultural Education.

The Importance of an improvement
in the methods of education, in rural
schools, is beginning to attract more
attention than formerly. Many realize
that it is on account of faulty teaching
in the schools, that so many boys and
girls leave the farms for city life.
That something should be done is
evident, but the best plan for accom-
p1ishing the desired result has not yet
been decided upon. The fact that the
need is recognized, is sufficient to in
sure remedy some time. In the mean
time those who have anything to do
with the school system of the country
should do all in their power to hasten
that time. We give this week two ar
ticles on the SUBJECT, both of which are
good and give some hints which will be
helpful.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30
Citrus Fruit in New YORK.

Florida oranges are reported as stlll
so green that they must go into storage
until they color up. Prices range from
$275 to S..
3.5oo boxes of Porto Rico oranges
sold at prices ranging from $1.o5 to
Sass per box. 1000 boxes OF Mexican
fruit sold for from $2o5 to $3.45. 400
barrels of Jamaica oranges sold at S4"75
to $5.12 1-2 per barrel.
California lemons, new crop, the hrst
car was sold on Oct. 10, at prices rang
ing from $4.62 to $3.50
California late oranges still being re-
ceived and are selling at prices rang
ing from So for fancy, down to So for
very poor.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30
Useful Items.

To prevent co1ored cotton garments
from fading, soak three or four hours
in cold water, to every gallon of which
has been added one tablespoonful
strong turpentine.
To keep jellies, jams, preserves, ETC.,
from moulding have two or more small
boxes of lime in your pantry or closet.
Strong whole cloves scattered on
shelves or in safe will cause red ants
to disappear. Bruised tansy leaves are
also recommended.
Before washing cotton -four sacks al
low them to soak awhile in stale butter
milk to remove the printed letters.
1t is said, on good authority that
dimes worth of Rochelle salts is
permanent cure for hives. Dose one
fourth of teaspoonful three times
day until that quantity is used.-The
EpitOmiSt.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30

Another new fruit package is offered
to shippers. According to the Fruit
Trade Journal, a gentleman from this
state is in New York exhibiting his box
and trying to show that it is specially
adapted to carrying oranges. His
claim is that provided with partitions,
it is unnecessary to wrap the fruit, thus
economizing time and money while car
rying the fruit to market in as good or
better condition. He claims it is adapt
ed to all kinds Of citrus fruit and also
to tomatoes, peaches, plums, grapes,
eggs, etc.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30
A Profitable Orange Grove.

A dispatch in the Fruit Trade Jour-
nal. from Valdosta, Georgia, says that
a gentleman of that place has just re-
turned from trip to his orange grove
in South Florida.
The grove was practically ruined by
the freeze, but has been almost restor-
ed. The crop in 1905 was 5000 boxes,
in 1906 it was only little over 5000
boxes, this year he had about 10000
boxes. Last year he sold for ST per
box on the ground, this year he gets
ST 40 per box.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30

Remember that the species are all
very rapid growers and could be made
into lumber at an age when yellow
pines planted at the same time were
still mere saplings.
We find that we had overlooked the
fact that Baron Won Mueller mentions
four species, which are not described
among the 90, which he says all reach
heights covered with snow tor several
months of each year. Of course they
would live farther north than any part
of Florida.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30
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Sucrene Feed.

We have mentioned the fact that
sugar makers are at a loss sto know
what to do with their surplus OF molas-
ses. Also that experiments had been
made in using it as feed for horses,
mules, etc. The result was usually
favorable. From an item, in the Jour-
nal of Agriculture, it seems that some
one has begun making stock feed
from mo1asses, mixed with some other
material, and has put it on the market
under the name of sucrene. Ii you
think, from the description that you
would like to test it's value by feeding
it to some stock, your dealer can prob
ably get it for you. The Journal OF
Agriculture says:
Sucrene feed is probably more extern
sively used than any other molasses
feed on the market It is manufacture
ed by some patented process which
claims to convert the molasses into
a sugar or a sugar-like substance. The
base of the feed is made up of mix
ture Of variety of grains. "Sucrene'
is generally much liked by animals, but
occasionally do not seem to find it
palatable at first; but by commencing
to feed it in small quantities and grad
ual1y increasing the amount it is but
a short time until the animals acquire
the taste and become quite fond Of it.
Sucrene represents a distinct class of
molasses feeds in that it is much drier
than most others, is not much inclined
to cake and it also has good keeping
qualities. Sucrene was fed for some
time to the steers and they continued
e II 4 - u.
did we'll on it and showed no bad ef-
fects whatever. Molasses, the princi-
pal part of sucrene, whether obtained
from the sugar cane or from beets,
probably owes it's value as a feeding
substance primarily to the sugar con-
tained in it. Beet sugar molasses con-
tains large amount of salts, particu
larly potassium salts-especially potas-
sium sulphate, which prevents the crys-
tallization of the sugar in the molasses.
This mo1asses also contains more nj
trogenous matter, which imparts an un-
pleasant odor and taste, and renders it
unfit for table use, but it is nearly free
from invert sugar and glucose. On
the other hand, cane sugar mOlasses is
nearly free from nitrogenous bodies,
and hence, the unpleasant taste and
odor; but contains considerable amount
Of glucose and invert sugar. Physio-
logically, it seems to be pretty general
ly admitted that in feeding molasses,
one of the first results to be noted is
that diarrhoea is apt to follow, al
though it has been stated that this
seems to be only temporary disar-
rangement, and need cause no alarm.
This will be further discussed in the
course of the present work.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30

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The Florida agriculturist., 1907-10-30
Sun Does the Hatching.

A recent press dispatch from Paris,
Texas, says: Mrs. John Pinson dis
covered hen setting under the house
at her home on Price and High streets,
in this city, two weeks ago, and broke
up the nest. She put the eggs in an old
barrel in the yard, intending to remove
them, but forgot it. After being in the
barrel six days the hot sun caused nine
Of the eggs to hatch and all of the
chicks except one are still alive and
thriving.
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working up the refuse from the sugar
beet factories, and we have no doubt
that it will be done in the near future.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-30
GOVERNOR TAKES IT BACK.
Bwettenhan Sends Letter of Regrs,
 For Davis Incident.

Swettenhan Sends Letter of Regrs,
 For Davis Incident. LONDON, Jan. 3O.-The information al phase of the Kingston incident ha been finally closed by Governor Swet tenham formally withdrawing his let ter to Rear Admiral Davis and ex pressing his regret for having writer 1t.
 Swettenham's withdrawal of his let ter and his apology followed volumi nous telegraphic communications tc him from the colonial office. The dis patch which has now closed the incl dent was sent by the governor to the colonial office, whence 1t reached the state department through the foreign office and Charge d'Affaires Howard in the usual course.
 Secretary Taft has received the fol lowing cablegram from Governor Swet tenham:
 Most grateful thanks for supply of tents just arrived from Cuba in charge of Captain Battle, U. s. A. Service most highly appreciated"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-30
Forestry Meeting.

New Haven, Jan 30.-A forestry meeting of considerable interest opened here this afternoon and an- other session will be held this even- ing. The meetings are held under the auspices of the Connecticut For estry association. The speakers at the afternoon session and their sub- jects were as follows: Theodore l.. Bristol of Ansonia on Some Practi- cal Results of Forestry in Connecti- cut" Austin F. Hawes. state fores- ter. on "A Review of the Forestry situation in Connecticut" Professor Herbert E. Gregory on How Geolo- gy Determines Honest Types" Ralph c. Hawley on "The Question of For est Taxation in Massachusetts. Fol- lowing the addresses was a discus sion of forest fire problems by the fire wardens of the state. This even ing Governor Woodruff, President Hadley of Yale. Professor Henry s Graves of the Yale Forest school. E. A. Sterling of Washington, D. C.. and Dr E. H. Jenkins of the Connecticut Experiment station will be the speak CTS.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-30
CITY NEWS

X pan of grease boiled over this afternoon at he residence of Rocco Meo. on North Elm street. The fam. fly thought the house was going to he destroyed and called the fire depart ment. There was no damoge except the loss of the gravy.
 Upon the complaint of Miss Anna Gales. who declares that the man has been annoying her with state ments of the love which he vows he has for her. Joseph Bergman was ar- rested to-day by Oficer Erickson. Miss Gales says that the prisoner has continually approached her and although she has refused to have anything to do with him. he does not cease. She states that he has thaert- ened to harm her If she does not lis ten to his pleadings. so the young lady. thinking that some harm might befall her. decided to have him arr rested
 Although the sIeighing on the streets is very good. but going on runners through the center is anything but pleasant as all the snow has been removed and horses find it a very dif- ficult undertaking to pull their loads over the pavement To-day horsemen found that they had struck a snag when they reached the center and several animals in their efforts to pull their sleds along went down on their fore feet One horse hffched to a meat wagon pulled fo such an extent inst 1t broke it's harnese- Driven with heavy Ioeds if fhey are vie wIlI steer c3enr of EKchnnxe paace-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-30
First Examination.

Washington, Jan 3O.-The first of the examinations for tine consular ser vice under the new rules laid down by Secretary Root has been fixed for March IA next. So far. scarcely more than half dozen persons hove been designated for the examination, though it is expected that more than twice that number of vacancies in the consular will exist by the date named. The trouble os already indicated, lies in the difficulty of finding applicants properly equipped technically with the necessary knowledge of two or more languages and at the same time possessing an acquaintance with busl- ness methods likely to make them good consuls. It is probable that some changes may be made in the scheme for examinations already laid down before the applicants are actu- ally called before the examiners at the state department.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-30
Minister Briand and His Back CTS Do Not Know How 10
 Handle Latest Proposition
RADICALS ARE ANGRY
They Would Order Priests to Leave Churches al Once and Suspend Public Worship in These
 Places.

Paris, Jan 30.-The French cabi- net has hardly recovered from its sur prise at the proposition which the bishops, with the approval of the pope, submitted to the government for modus vivendi on the basis of a virtual lease of the churches in per- petuity to the parish priests by the mayors, and apparently some confus- ion exists as to what course to adopt. While the of hand remarks of Min ister of Education Briand in the chamber of deputies last night, dur ing the course of which he said that the conditions proposed in behalf of the episcOpate were unacceptable, do not necessarily exclude the possibili- ty of compromise, the attitude of the extreme radicals, who are in- censed at the peremptory tone of the communication and at the dispatches from Rome representing the vatican as being determined, unless the bishops proposition is immediate and unanimously accepted, to order the parish priests to leave their churches and suspend public worship, greatly embarrasses the moderates. The lat ter believe that the government, hav- ing accomplished the separation of church and state, can afford to ac- cept any definite solution of the diffi- culties in the interest of peace.
 Commenting on the situation, the Eclair, to-day, says:
 "The moment for the reflection has arrived. The vatican offers a solu- tion compatible with it's dignity and duty. The indispensibility of serious negotiations is demonstrated by the vain and wicked quarrels which are jeopardizing the national unity"
 The Echo De Paris remarks:
 "The means for pacificatlon have been offered. If they are brutally re- jected the government will inevitably be driven to persecution.
 The Figaro says:
 "The whole world will interpret the bishops proposition as sincere desire for conciliation."
 M. Jaures, the socialist leader, in his paper, Humanite, says:
 Tt is a skillful maneuver of the
  designated to furnish an ex- cuse for suspending public worship upon the pretext that the necessary are refused. The govern ment cannot sign such an abdica- tion."
 The Aurore asserts that the bish- ops proposition is an ultimatum, add Ing:
 If it is accepted, who will guaran- tee that the government will not next be summoned to Canossa?'
 The Radical expresses the hope that Premier Clemenceau and M. Briand will avoid the trap and con- tinue the prudent and liberal policy which the republican majority ap- proves" The Lanterne says that the bishops is "a new defiance of the aw."
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-30
ANGER AND VICE
The Cause of Nearly All the Suffering Encountered By
 Humane Society
TALK ABOUT DOGS

Hartford, Jan 3O.-A plea for the full enforcement of the law ill the cases of those convicted of cruelty to dumb brutes or human beings Is one lecture of the report of the Rev Dr w.
 Deloss Love, president of the COnnec- ticut Humane society. at the annual
 meeting of that organization here to- day. He characterized many of the cases handled by the society as des- perate and awful, and showing suf- ferings in its dreadful climax. adding:
 We are ever finding someone who is responsible for the suffrings, someone. for instance, who has no excuse of ignorance, but out of ava rice, or anger, or vice, treats his ami mals cruelty. It is rarely prOverty or misfortune that lead to the greatest suffering, but it is deprayity. We be- lieve therefore that before modern so- cial science solves it's problems, it must come to insist upon due en- forcement of the penalties of the law. 1t is characteristic of all laws that they place the responsibility, but that is yalueless if the courts do not make criminals feel it. Moreover, this hu- man fault, when found, needs some thing more than penalty; It needs cor rection. The responsibility of the drunken father who neglects his fam fly, is the basis of the probation sys- tenn, which sometimes corrects his faults, but when it cannot, he needs a reformatory. Our law often finds the cause of suffering, but does noth- ing to correct it. Penalty is hope less attempt at it. that is all Our present jail system is valueless for the end sought. Nature suggested the solution long ago, for hard work is natures reformatory.
 Alluding to the present dog scare in this state the report raises the question of whether it should not be made crime to keep a dog whose propensity to bite children or animals in Its neighborhood IS established.
 The report of General Agent Thrall says that there has not been year in which there have been so many ag- gravated cases of suffering to inquire into as the one just past and that there need not be a case of unneces- sary cruelty long continued in our state if the society's attention is called to it.
 During the year 454 children were relieved and over 6.OO0 cases of i'll treatment to animals were investi- gated and rectified.