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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16
Early Strawberries.

+. 1. Norman, progressive young
farmer of the Raiford section, is Civ
ing strawberry culture trial, and
has made what is probably the earliest
shipment IF the season He shipped
small quantity of berries to Jackson
vile on December 18th. Mr.. Norman
says the berry plants in his section
are doing we'll
Henry Cox (colored), one of
Starke's successful berry growers,
gave the Telegraph man half dozen
fine ripe berries Wednesday after
noon.
The plants generally are loaded
with young fruit, and if no cold
weather comes for two or three weeks
large shipments will be made from
Starke and Lawtey; but it is only
fair to presume that cold weather will
come, as usual, and the berry grow
ers will welcome it, as they do not
want to get into the market ahead OF
their usual eason-Bradford COUNTY
Telegraph
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16

II degrees, and winter 90 degrees.
The winter will fill the heart of any
one with JOY. This is evidenced each
year by the thousands Of wealthy
northerners who make the State their
Mecca.
1t would be impossible for any
one to enumerate all the good points
of Florida, and it would pauperize
the English language to do So The
stranger is filled with admiration and
wonder from the moment he reaches
the State until he has to take his de-
parture. There is the climate-it is
grand; the palms are magnificent;
the green foliage during the winter
is lovely; the rivers and lakes are
beautiful; the song of the birds dis
places the song Of the blizzard in the
North; the sunshine is a tonic free
to all; the atmosphere permeated by
the aroma from the hea1th-giving
pines; the things you eat remind you
Of the good old summer time; the
citizens are prosperous and cheerful,
and the hum of industry brings the
stranger to realization of the fact
that Florida is becoming a factor in
the commerce Of the nation that must
be taken into account
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16
Florida's Orange Crop.

Though labor was particularly short
and wages 80 per cent higher than
last year, this seasons crop from
all points of view beats the record,
says a report from Jacksonville. The
quality of fruit in general is good
and green fruit shows better flavor
than in previous years. Prices are
also good and are likely to continue
SO, as the crops in Madeira and Spain
are reported to be failure.
One orange grower in the Titus
vile section will ship over 10000 box
es Of oranges this season.-East Coast
Advocate
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16
Enemies of The Pecan Tree.

The Southern Agriculturist offers
the following remedy against the
borer, which, if let alone, will prove
destructive to the pecan tree:
Everything has it's enemies, and
the pecan tree is not excepte from
this universal law. There is very lit
tie difference between the wood Of
the common hickory and The pecan
tree; therefore the same insec; called
bark hickory We laso are q the
trunk as readily as it will into sca1ey-
barry hickory. We also are Of the
opinion that if the round headed apple
borer could not find on apple tree
near it would bore into the pecan
trunk
The cyllene pictus is white grub
half an inch long, which bores in the
trunk of the hickory This beetle ap-
pears in June; it has long antennae, of
brownish color, notified with white
same as round headed apple tree
borer This insect can be detected
by the hole and the dust it produces
when it can be bored out as the app1.,
or peach borers are treated.
Watch your pecan trees in the
spring and be ready to remove the
borer at first signs of attacks. Gong
through the tree is not as injurious
as the peach borer that goes around
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16
Planting Onions at the Marion Farms

The Marion Farms are busily en-
gagged this week in planting onions.
While on a visit to the farms a few
days ago and in conversation with
the manager, Mr.. Walter L. Taylor,
he informed us that they would plant
more extensively this year than they
did last. That he will plant eighteen
acres this year He said that he
had received letter from his COM
mission merchants in New York pay
ing the farm very fine compliment
on their splendid onions. He said
that they had gotten Disguised with
Florida onions in the past few years
but that since receiving the Marion
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16
Oranges Every Month in the Year.

Oranges Every Month in the Year.
A few weeks ago called attention
to the very high prices that were be-
ing paid for Valentia Late oranges
from California.
This week we have found an item.
from the Fort Myers Press, which
makes the claim that Lee county can
produce and ship to market, good or
anges every month in the year.
This has been done, but can it be
done every year? If so, why cannot
the growers get as good prices as
are paid for California fruit? The
item from the Press is as follows:
California has succeeded in supply
ing the market with ripe oranges ev-
cry month in the year, and the ex-
hlblt of oranges made at the Lee
county display at the State Fair re-
Gently demonstrated that Florida will
very soon compete with California for
the summer market Lee county had
oranges on exhibit at the State Fair
from the Early Parson Brown
Boone's Early and Satsuma varieties,
ripening in early September, to
Lambs Summer orange, ripening in
July and August, besides boxes of
Kings, Harris Tardiff and Va1encias.
the three latter varieties being exhib
tied in a green state, showing that
they were far from being ripe. Pine
apple oranges will make a fine mar
ket orange in January, February and
March, as will also the Brazilians.
variety brought to Florida by the late
w. F. Gardner, of the Seminole Pow
err and Ice Company, and which tirne
has shown to be one of the best va
rlet1es grown in Florida. Tn April,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16

of the state the pine an dthe palm
meet together.
1t is the North and South in per-
feet harmony. 1t is the garden spot
of the world
The new farmer is coming in to
take possession. The old orange
growers were mostly city folkes and
nature did not hesitate to shoe them
out of the seate. Thise who are now
finding their way into these regions
are bee keepers, truck growers and
every practical sort of peaple, who
go we'll under the name of home bull
ders
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16

May and June the Valencia and
Harris Tardiffs can be shipped, and
in July and August Lambs Summer
orange will be ready. Thus Florida
will soon be supplying oranges every
month in the year, and on account of
it's favorable climate; Lee County will
take the lead in this State as ship
per Of fruit for all-year-round mar
kets.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16
Features of Florida.

Interestingly Discussed by North
ern Paper-Its immensely Remarked
The difference OF view that exists
between different tourists is very
great. We have printed some that
were not at all hattering and others
which were favorable. The New York
Independent says:
Florida is strange land, as big
as all New England, or nearly SO,
and wealth untold. It takes good
farmer to know his business here:
but there is no lack of crops for gath
ering and for soil making, etc.
The velvet bean needs sharp paced
team to keep up with its growth. 1t
will make fifty feet of good hay in
single season and then leave plenty
of fodder for the COWS and cover
crop for winter When you come to
plow it under in the spring you have
not only a big mass of humas, but
large storage of nitrogen added to
the soil
The beggar weed is anything but
beggar, but is a grass of superb
quality of hay and then forage, and
after than adding nearly as much to
the soil as your velvet bean
This only begins the story of Flor
ida farming. Many of the Florida
farmers import their hay from the
North.
Do you know loguat when you
see one? 1t has the shape of pear
but the flavor of a cherry 1t is good
for pies and buildings, and marmalad-
es and for pretty nearly everything
else that that marvellous fruit, the
cherry, is used for. Our New Eng
land mothers would have gone wild
over it,
The kumquat is a sort of a com
promise between an orange and a
stick of candy-we do not mean in
flavor, but in shape and size. The
tree, when loaded with fruit is as
beautiful as a rose bush.
There is not much to create enthu-
siasm about the southern city. They
are all of them more or less tawdey
and have slackness in their ways
of the state the pine and the palm
brought out of it's native habits with
congenial companions and set in a
dusty door yard is about the meanest
thing we ever saw What can one
say about guava bushes and camphor
trees fenced in with wire?
But the country in this state Of
t1owers-well named Florida--is about
as rolllcking and utterly natural
bit Of the world as can be conceived.
In the highlands of the central part
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16

Farms onions the past season they
were considered the finest in New
York markets and that he hoped for
big onion shipments for the Marion
Farms the coming season Ocala
Banner.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16

A "Short Talk or Pecans," by Fred
S. Dawson, Starke, Fla. 1t is Free
Write postal card for it.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-01-16
Budded and Grated
Mulgoba MangOes.

Imported from India; absolutely frus frsm
fibre Pot-grown, $2.6e each. Largest as
sortment Of Citrons in the United States
Also Citrus stock. Address
JOHN W. BEACH,
West Palm Beach, Fla
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
ELEVEN SELECTED TO BID.
Masonic Temple Association Selects
Firms to Compete for Contracts.

Masonic Temple Association Selects
Firms to Compete for Contracts.
The Masonic Temple Association, at "a
special meet. approved the work Of one o.
its subcommittee with reference TO the
selection Of contractors and builders. VINO
are TO be asked TO submit bids FOR the
erection Of the. proposed new temple at
Thirteenth street and New York avenue
northwest. In accordance with the sub
committees report, bids are 20 be asked
from eleven well-known firms, a number
of them having headquarters In this city.
The list follows. James l.. Parsons, Rich
ardson & Burgess. John AIcGregor, James
L. Marshall. John H. Nolan, William p.
Lipscomb & Co. George \. Fuller Com
pany W. T. Speir Company, Thompson
Starrett Company. Norcross Bros. Com
pany, anC FisseH & Wagner.
The selection Of these eleven names
was IN accord with a plan previously
agreed upon by the Masonic Temple AS
sOciauOn, which was TO the effect that
the members Of the executive committee
were to be entitled to one vote colIec-
lively the members of the building COM
mittee TO one vote collectively, the con-
sulting architects TO one vote collectively.
and the architect who prepared the ac-
cepted plans TO one vote, making total
Of four votes.
Tt is the purpose Of the Masonic Temple
Association 10 open the BIDS for the
building of the temple at 1890 O'Clock p.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
FACTS ABOUT THE LOUISIANA.
House Adopts Fitzgerald Resolution,
which Requests Full InfOrma ton.

The House wants 10 know If the battle
ship Louisiana was really 100 per cent
complete when so reported June II. 1906
and turned over to the government. The
Louisiana, after a few months service,
was laid up in.the New York Navy Yard
for repairs II is charged that the con-
tractors did not complete the ship and
that the government is now finishing her
The reason for the alleged haste of the
contractors in turning her over to the
government is said To have been a desire
of the contractors TO finish her as quickly
as the government built the sister ship
Connecticut, in a government navy yard
The House yesterday adopted a resolu-
ton by Mr. Fitzgerald. Of New York. call
ing upon the Secretary of the Navy to
inform the House about the nature. char
acter and extent of the work being done
on the Louisiana
The House also passed a bill against
shanshaiing on any vessels of dhe United
States engaged in navigating the high
seas or any navigable waters OF the
United States. thus making more general
the application Of the shanghaiing laws.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
MRS. BASSETT COLLAPSES
Unable to Stand the Strain and Is
Carried Out.
Ten-yenr-OId son Put on stand TO
Prove Cruelty of Father, but
l. Ruled on.

Omaha. Nebr.. Feb 21.-For the sixth
day Mrs. Fannie Rice Bassett to-day had
the witness stand i'm her divorce suit
She appears completely exhausted and
on the verge of a collapse. Yesterday
after court Mrs. Bassett fell I'm a faint
and remained unconscious for two hours
After an hour Of ross-examinati0n to-
day Mrs. Bassett gave way and was
carried into "a private room. A ply
sician was called and the attorney took
up other matters.
Chester Bassett. but ten years old. was
put on the stand, but was ruled off tenn
p0rarjly. 1t was intended TO show by
the boy cruelty on the part of Bassett.
Bassett is in the city. but has not yet
appeared in court. He remains in his
room.
I'm through work and on my road to
h BHssett wrote 60 his wife when he
started from Ogdensburg X. y, 10 Wash
ington. When Mrs. Bassett recovered
sufficiently To resume the stand. she told
of having letters between herself and MIR
Bassett pass through the hands of Rev.
Mr.. Hunt This was after the separation.
but before divorce proceedings had begun.
Just before noon Mrs. Bassett was dis
missed from the stand but she viii be
recalled before the end OF the ease.
Rev. +. Lawrence Hunt testified that
be was az one time secretary in New
YORK City of the Young Mems Christian
Association, also secretary of the inter
national committee of the Y. n, c. A. He
met the Bassetts at the church Of which
he was pastor ina Washington. Mr. Hunt
told of the visit TO the Bassetts on
Christmas evening, when the first break
occurred between him and Bassett. subse-
quently as Mrs. Bassett had related the
incident
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
LAUREL CLUB TO CELEBRATE.
ArTanEes for Matinee and Reception
NJ Odd Fellows Hall.

The Laurel Social Club will celebrate
the anniversary of the birth of George
Washington by giving a matinee and
reception at Odd Fellows Hall. The
matinee viii be held from . to p. m.
and the reception from S p. N. to d. m.
The arrangements for the dance are
in the hands on committee composed
of Samuel H. Bond, David Z. Wash
inSton, Lleweliyn d. Washington.
Charles W. Williams, Calvin Lenoir.
George i. Hatton Alphonzo Lee. LORI
EMO Dove, William ". Hill, and Nor
man Dorsey. The national and
club colors viii be conspicuous among
the decorations OF the ball room. 4
large delegation of friends is expected
from Baltimore and Alexandria.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
POLITICIANS BLAMED
Ice Trust Says Democrats
HarasS Corporation.
CHARGE MADE IN OPEN COURT
Counsel Asserts Attorneys General
Use Official Position for Purpose of
Retaliation on Part of Two Party
Leaders who Lost Money in Pur-
chase Of COmpany's stock.

New York, Feb. 2l.-Surprising charges
against Attorney General jackson and
two leading Democratic politicians were
made to-day in the Supreme Court by
counsel for the ice trust.
Justice Greenbaun was hearing the APP
pliCation Of the attorney general to COM
pei the American Ice Company to show
cause why it should not allow account
ants from his Office to examine its books
for evidence Of violation OF the antitrust
laws.
a week ago Justice Greenbaum granted
an order directing the ice trust to produce
its books for examination or show cause
to-day why it had not done So
Papers Lost or stolen.
The trust recently submitted its books
for examination, but it is now claimed
that the papers Of the original examina-
ton were lost or stolen from Attorney
General Mayors office, and President
Wesley NJ Oler refused reorganization.
Deputy Attorney General William A.
De Ford and William H. Black appeared
to-day for Attorney General Jackson, and
former Supreme Court Justice Clearwater
and Thomas u. Adams appeared for the
American lee Company.
II was in his argument against the re-
examination of the books that Clearwater
made his startling accusation against pol
iticians. De Ford said that the attorne.
general wished 10 go back in the exam
nation Of the books and contracts OF the
ice company alleging that the former
examination of Attorney General Mayer
only went back to March. 1904. and he in
sisted that it was not far enough.
Attorneys General Accused.
Ex-Justice Clearwater said:
Two gentlemen of dominatory influ-
ence in the Democratic party sold 20
shares of the stock of the American Ice
Company at par and were forced to cover
at a loss OF $4,000 They are using this
application for retaliation"
you do not claim the attorney general
is using his official position for the pur-
pose Of helping these politicians? % asked
Justice GreenbaUm.
Il do most distinctly" replied Clear
water
The last or the present attorney gen
cral?' inquired the court
Both the last and the present attorneys
general responded the lawyer.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
BENDER LOSES BOTH WAYS.
Baker Relates Alleged Grievances
Against Labor Union.

When was running my bakery with
union men. the union interfered with the
men and caused trouble, and when, for
this reason. / decided to drop any connec-
ton with the union and run my shop my
self as what is called an open shop I
was blaCklisted and lost a large number Of
my customers"
This was the gist of the testimony
given by John Bender. of the Bender
Baking Germany, when he was called 10
the stand yesterday in his suit against
the Bakers Union and the local Central
Labor Union. The testimony was taken
before John Lewis Smith as examiner in
chancery. Bender was represented by At
tcrney William +. Ambrose. The hearing
was continued until Monday afternoon,
when Leon Tobriner. counsel for the de
PENDANT unions. VIII be heard.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
BAD STORMS IN ENGLAND.
shipping Disasters and Havoc on
Land-Germany Suffers.

London, Feb. 21.-Heavy gales. last
ing thirty hours. have been experienced
throughout the country. There have
been numerous shipping disasters. and
the havoc on land is widespread. Many
accidents occurred, several Of them be
ing fatal The lifeboats were busy on
all parts Of the coast. Fortunately. the
loss of life has been comparatively
small
The gale was accompanied by torren-
tiaI storms Of rain. in the south of
England were snow, hail, aud sleet, and
in the north the telegraph and tele-
phone services were interrupted.
The storm area covered practically
the whole northwest of Europe. Tele-
grams from Germany report much dam
age.
The steamship TeutOnic, which was
storm bound at Liverpool yesterday
sailed after having been delayed twelve
hours.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
Hurt br Fan from RicrcIe.

While riding a bicycle yesterday after
noon on Pennsylvania avenue, near Tenth
street northwest, Charles l. Dane, aged
thirteen, of e35 X street, ran his machine
into the CUTbing and was thrown on his
head The boy was rendered unconscious
by his fall and was Immediately taken
to the Emergency Hospital. where it was
found that he had received slight con-
cusslOn of the brain. The doctors stated
last night that. although the boy was still
in q serious condition, they thought that
he would recover.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
GIRL BADLY BURNED.
Mary Bridges Clothes Catch Fire-Is
Seriously Injured.

While standing in front Of a stove in
the kitchen of her home at Terra Gotta,
d. c., Mary Bridges, a nine-year-old girl.
caught fire and was severely burned be
fore aid reached her.
Her legs and body We're the most dan
gerously hurt, and for time her life
was despaired of, but the speedy arrival
of Or. J. W. Bush saved her. Late last
night she was resting comfortably, al
though not out Of danger.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
Aiken Home Is Ransacked.

The police were notified last night tba,
thieves had entered the residence of Mrs.
Mary a. Aiken, of 202S Fifteenth street
northwest, some time during the after
noon and had completely ransacked the
place, but, so far as it is known. had
carried nothing off with them A young
colored man was seen about the premises
early in the afternoon, who is believed by
the police to be the guilty person. Al
though there was several hundred dollars
worth of jewelry in one of the rooms.
none OF L was disturbed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
Appeals Fight ON Auto Duties.

The Treasury Department has decided
TO appeal to the courts for a determina-
ton Of the question whether or not
Americans can have their automobiles
repaired abroad and then escape the
payment of duty on the machine as a
1ew article when they return to this
country. The department recently ruled
that automobiles repaired in this way
were dutiable, but the board of general
appraisers decided that only the re-
paired portions were subject to duty
The department viii carry the matter
to the Federal courts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
ECHO OF SM0oT CASE.
Dubois Would Have Anti-pOIygamy
Amendment Added To Constitution.

An echo of the Smoot case was heard
i'm the Senate yesterday. when Senator
Dubois. of idaho, proposed a resolution
directing the Committee on judiciary 10
prepare and report to the next session Of
Congress. within thirty days after il
meets q joint resolution proposing to the
several States an amendment to the
Constitution prohibiting and Furnishing
plural and polygamous marriages and
plural Capitalization in the United States
and all territory under its jurisdiction.
Senator Smoot is the happiest man in
the Capitol.
Usually one Of the earliest in his seat.
he was an hour late yesterday morning
When he arrived. it was with "a huge
bundle of consra tuiatory kilograms I'M
der his arm and a broad smile upon lis
features.
The Senator took pleasure in exhibiting
the kilograms to his friends He, how
ever. preferred that none of them be
made public They have come from
Mormon, Jew, and Gentle" he ex-
planned. Among them are good words
from ministers Of the gospel"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22

n. March s. at 1925 New York avenue
northwest. The specifications viii require
the bids to be submitted in units. That
is 10 say. while each bidder viii cover
the whole Of the work, including the re-
mOval Of the old buildings now on the
site. he viii separate his proposal into
sections, one section covering the removal
OF the old buildings and the work Of
excavation, another the laying of the
foundation. and a separate proposal for
each story. II has been planned 10 lay
the cornerstone about May 1, at the close
of the coming Masonic fair.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-22
COMPLIMENT TO LAME DUCKS.
Clark TO Give Dinner I'm
Honor of Retiring Colleagues.

Representative Champ Clark. Of Mis-
souri,, has prepared "a novel entertainment
for nineteen of the lame ducks" of the
House. He viii give dinner in their
honor Saturday night
Gen. Grosvenor Will be the star guest
Next viii come Mr.. Sibley. Of Pennsyl-
vania. They viii be the only Republicans
present. The remaining seventeen will be
Democratic members soon to De discOn-
uccted from the government pay roll.
Il am going 20 be the only real live
Congressman at this show, declared Rep
resentative Clark yesterday. Not "a
member who is reelected has any chance
ut this feast"