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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-29
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

izers to the same extent as it does in the
analyses to materially affect results when
applied to the grove, farm or garden.
Here is another example:
STATION ANALYSIS.
Per cent.
Nrois+rra ...............9 .75
ToteI nhos acid ...,..... ....... 9.34
So,~%1p phos acid ..... "a
Hmnnnnio 10. so
Potash.
STATE BUREAU ANALYSIS.
Per cent.
N1ois+uro ........... $50
Total phos
'U
Potash 10
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in the long run be great thing for our State IL
stone wall could be built between it and the out
side world for q few years, mot literally, OF
course, but fguratively) SO that our people
would be obliged to produce everything they
consume. They could do it, and have something
to spare too
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An so on ad intinitum.

An analysis, at least, is not always
sure indication as to the merits OF fer
tiizer. The source from which the con-
stituents are derived, and which cannot
be determined from analyses, has a great
deal to do with the value of the article
as plant food, but when the analyses
from different sources of identically the
same article vary SO materially, what
have we to guide us in our selection OF
artificial plant food?
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-29

In his allegory, "Only Pleasing to the
Eye in another column of this paper Mr.. Cham
berlain, the "Micanopy Sage the much
abused mule a figure to represent the orange
tree, and his ears the branches. There is evident
ly a very deep current Of sarcasm in the remarks
of the sage, which advocates of excessive pruning
will no doubt duly appreciate
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-10-29

ANALYSES OF FERTILIZERS.
In buying commercial fertilizer the con-
sumner has but two things to guide him
the reputation of the article he pur
chased and the analysis of the chemist.
The first of these two guides is the best
provided Interpolation comes from those
who have used the goods, and the manu-
features are known to be reliable, but it
would seem from the tables given below
that there is not much dependence ito be
put in the latter.
Our fertilizer law requires the maIsvsac-
turers of fertilizers to attach to each
package of their goods sold, gu;7ran-
teed analysis, and the fertilizer must
come up to the guarantee.
By examining the analyses made and
published by the Experimental Station
and comparing them with those made
and published by the State Bureau Of
Fertilizers a startling difference will be
discovered, which naturally leads one to
the conclusion that there is something
radically wrong either with the chemists,
the fertilizers or the manufacturers
The Florida Experimental Station
publishes the following analysis Of az
brand of fertilizer extensively used
throughout the State:
sn
Available phos acid II per cent
Total Phos. l6.53 percent
Potash. 6G per cent
mmOna. l.54 per cent
Now observe. the analysis made and
published by the State Bureau OF Fertil-
izers of the same fertilizer: !,
Available phos. acid $50 per cent.
Total phos 6S per cent.
....... 800 per cent.
2.oV per CeHC'
AS may readily be seen. this is a great
difference. Can this difference be account
ed for by the ignorance or error of the
chemist, or does it actually exist in the
fertilizer?
The analysis of the Bureau of Fertiliz-
ers shows that the article contains 1924
per cent. more potash than given by the
analysis of the Experimental Station,
while the Station analysis credits the fer
tilizer with 4 .S9per cent. more phosphoric
acid than the State Bureau (S7 per cent.
of which is available). The Station also
gives the article S.43 per cent. more
moisture than does the Burea, and the
Bureau says it contains $50 per cent. Of
ammonia, while the Station says it has
only 1.54 per cent-a difference of 1.25
per cent.
This analysis is not an exceptional one
by any means, nearly all of the analyses
furnished by the two State institutions
vary materially. Take for instance the
following:
STATION ANALYSIS.
Per cent.
Moisture. rs
Potash 1.97
PnOS aClu o. 10
ZS5
The same brand OF fertilizer is declared
by the State Bureau to contain the fol-
lowing:
STATE BUREAU ANALYSIS.
Per cent.
IL. 80
Phos. acid (available) 800
Insoluble phos. 5.41
SOo
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The sun., 1890-12-21

| day IL not necessarily distant when po-
| litical organization may be abandoned
| altogether, its duties having been assumed
by economic agencies. There are few Of the
departments Of government. and especially
OF so-called municipal government. that
might not bo mado self. ustaining and peace-
full fountains for the increase Of social wealth
instead OF a bone Of turbulent contention.
It may be held that this Is looking too far
into the future. 1t may or 1t may not be n
long forecast. but 1t is necessary to look into
the future whom We wish to decide upon the
expediency or inexpedienoy OF any proposed
measure A scheme like the Sub-Treasury
scheme can seem only like n crazy conception
when 1t s made evident. that by economic as
sociation. men will eventually learn to do
everything for themselves which 1t is now
proposed to do by political machinery 1t will
seem doubly crazy. too. when We reflect that
the atmosphere OF every country ruled polit-
fcally, which means every country on the
globe at this time, bears q surcharged thunder
cloud, ready at intervals to spread abroad
desolation and death.
On every Just consideration that can be con-
coived. economic organization should bo ex-
alted and political organization abased. Yet
even whom men get scintillation OF the truth
they do not seem to know how to make the spark
iumiuous Wuou tuey WISH W pOltiCo
they appeal at once to political agencies on
the theory suppose that It takes the hair OF fthe
dog to cure the bite. We saw this illustrated In
tho recent municipal canvass in this city. and
tho remedy seems TO have heen distributed
throughout the country. 1t is taken eagerly
by the members OF the Farmers Alliance.
They denounce the politicians. and then di-
rectly propose to ride the political horse
themselves, even though they can do no
more than bold on by the crupper. They
think that the poor animal has not been we'll
enough ridden. But sensible men will prefer
an esperloncsd LU ah ihex pcrlenced rider.
Our farmer friends will have to learn. as our
city friends have already learned to their cost.
that the best way to reform tho politician ia to
cease mngnlfyinG his office. In accordance
with the good old Democratic theory, they
must try to restrict his authority to tho lowest
possible limit. His importance Is declining:
and Democratic politicians. whom not drawn
from their accepted constitutional ground by
cranks. are glad to admit this truth. and to
surrender everything but their supervisory
dutios into the hands OF the proper custodians.
In this policy they see all that promises to lie
peaceful hopeful. and progressive In the rela.
tions OF mon. w. N. B.
The sun., 1890-12-21

take their arguments a body OF the most sc.
ffEmpished stenographers probably in n. tho
q sSshsy.a bhsSa.sh,sn shsn
launched out into their arguments consuming
Vulnerable quotations from the vast volumes
Of ,esS,imopy which had been taken when they
pished, and talented stsnoSraphers found
themselves sadly at sea, while the yonng and
familiar with The the case I and had the print.
sS record 50 ss to ysr the quota
Set Mhs s no npon
did make pnon this occasion frequent lapses,
fspia read ,Sf from in1S prnted dooS%ens %
Of .ne sa o Y
OF hundreds or thousands, q words, |, may
many witnesses. II may Include many .cientiiic
terms, and failure TO get Il correctly would
part % The ocal Sn
brace the earliest opportunity to read It over
court 60 So viii III be- sbo e 70 % so without fateTns
The The novice who should neglect ne suGh preSsau- s
Ps wSs tSs Se sss
not able to record 1t. would be subjected to the
most humiliating exposure.
hand writing which do not require great
learning but merely a, familiarity with the. or
binary branch g or English education. And
there arc persons OF moderate abilities who
can master sufficient Of the knowledge Of
shofnana ana a. gpSwrdf,nMg ~ 20 bS ooRhpetens
passed through the normal schools. and have
had fair education generally. make competent
amanuenses; some OF them. indeed. have ad-
vanced to tho higher fields Of stenoRraphic
writing and even .S IL several instances
OF courts There Is no reason why wo.
men should not be as com mpetent stenoRraphers
a. mon arc. There are many reasons Why
the fact remains that there are very many who
Attehibt to enter this held utterly obi!yious OF
the Necessary training and study which are
ducod to pay fees to teachers whose only aim
Ia to gat money out OF their pupils. and who do
not scruple to delude them By the most latter
Ing false pretences
The sun., 1890-12-21
9Th Av. and 10Th st.
-TArse Do.s. Beers Sub Ro..."


msas MasnS SSv hsys 6esn the laushsbs mIstskSs
messages. but II is seldom that one is recorded
80 80 amusing IN its consequences as occurred In
the summer to Q gentleman of this city.
he was spending his vacation at the shore.
Mr. - expected his brother down from this
city to attend the festivities, he bethought
himself OF the excellent plan OF sending to him
tor ,S some n0ws,s which are aways acceptable
The scheme was no sooner concsived than Il
was put Into execution. The telegraph ONCE
WAS sought. and the following message Was
written and directed 10 Mr.. IS brother II
Bring three dozen Bon silsne roses
With tranquil mind and happy heart Mr.
- awaited the simultaneous arrival Of his
brother, the roses. and the ovenfful evening
~ mis- work, either at one end of the line or the
Mr. --'s plans for the distribution Of thu
roses were doubtless we'll settled, and he
eagerly, awaited his broher's arrival. AZ
length the latter hove In sight: but, Roodness.
was loaded down with bundles. apd out OF lis
to be only with difficulty that he could Eet
along At all so weighed down was he with the
=, After PARTIAL recovering from his surprise
Mr.. go demsnded to know what In the
world his brother was sweating at, The latter
as soon as he had breath enough. deman ded
10 I'm n's turn; In an Injured tone Of voice to know
ISS SSSuld,a ts added. and that was Two dozen
;. SO many whatl" returned Mr.. - "what
nave you got there. any wayi"
The brothers suspicionS began To be aroused
gram which he had received:
bring three dozen beers sub rosa"
The sun., 1890-12-21


There haze been many explanations offered
In mes pas, NJ io.wmy the name o. s2noma
Indians who, upon rhe advent Of the white
man over 100 yegrs ago. poopled this section
by thousands. or course We all know, that
Sonoua valley In nborginee means Valley OF
the Moon" but Just why that name was be-
sto ed upon it is RuothOr question, and one
too which We beleve has never been salts
factorily answered.
Recently IN taking to m AGED Indian who
has rrsdch on tue o Aick Carr iEan ~ nch for
many years ana, was an old man when
Con, Vallejo settled In Sononia ility years ago
and must now be something over 100 years
OF age, he stated the reason the valley WAS
called sonomaa was because II had hsep
many moonsl Further inquiry developed the
fact that between the town OF Sonoma and the
Bella Vista vineyards. d 81 ance OF four or five
miles. the moon when /, Is full can he sen by
tho lrqyelrr to rise seyen times in succession
over the mouuiaiDs la The east owing 10 their
peculiar fprmation, This, ,phenonlenon mas
been witnes sed by many old residents in the
early evening at the rising of the full moon.
This. no doubt. had been obseryed by the Ind
iaAs, and hence the name. valley OF the
Noon"
The sun., 1890-12-21
Open Evenings Until Christmas
9Th Av. and 10Th St.


lrom tne on cur Denlct
"Hons dot water bipe Gifts no yatsr al
,.S,' w. W. '..,on 60. ~. Sot h,u,,hau :
retsy' una you Vos pe.ter sent oop oot p'u"oef
mil ,o,,..,, wo. odJr.s..d 70 n hi.h,v ro
-.
his cosey crate. He received the announce
ment with evident disfayor.
men. "i'u e,'uoH' u's'"'ot'
Not Dol Vater Pipe aRain vas snoost
congratulatin' meinself dot do leo wagon comes
no more. und dot new hat yos psid for, und dot
Christmas vas long ways ahead' und now Won
of dose bumbors Mein gracious. Grstchen.
The sun., 1890-12-21
NeckWoar, Gloves, &c,

NECKWEAR-Silk and Satin Neckwear.
in Tecks. Puffs, Ascots, Four-in-
Hands, &c.
GLOVES In all materials and styles for
dress. street. and driving purposes.
NIGHT SHlRTs-Fancy Trimmed Night
Shirts. Silk and Sateen Night Shirts.
COLLARS AND CUFFS in all the lead
ing styles.
UNDERWEAR in Silk. Merino. Balbrig-
gan, and Wool-all the standard makes,
including the celebrated Harderfold
Hygienic Underwear.
HALF HOSE-Cartwrigh Il Warmers
Merino and Natural Wool; English
Cashmere, silk mixed: English Cash
mere, In black. mode, and tan shades;
Silks, In black. fancy stripes. embroid-
cred fronts, &C.; Brettle's Balbrtggan,
mode and tan shades; full lines Of
Smythes's genuine Irish Balbriggsn,
black, mode and tan shades.
SUSPENDERS-Al tho leading makes
ofSuspenders. plain. and silk and satin
embroidered.
The sun., 1890-12-21
REDUCTIONS I'm
LEATHER GOODS AND ALBUMS,

Silver mounted Pooketbooks and Card
Cases, in alligator, seal, Japanese, lizard,
ooze CALI and antique feathers. Chatelaine
Bags In SEAL alligator, and ooze calf lesth-
ers. Gents Purses, Bill Folds, and Wal
lets. Shopping and Travelling Bags. Chill
dren's Purses and Pocketbooks.
Photograph Albums. in leather and plush
plain, and silver mounted.
The sun., 1890-12-21

From the Panama Star and H,r,s
The following eXtraordinary adys,t.soment
appeared re emily In a West Coast paper. Its
Kond iaith thsre.is no doubling. and therein
IL want 70 lst my furnished House shoot
hDAc AZ. .or e, tsEstions o. any other map. Apd II
III sissSh%ssS % Ippk as 'ss'!0ns e ':a shoot A'm'
The sun., 1890-12-21
REDUCTIONS IN
FANS and OPERA GLASSES.

Paris and Vienna Fans. Ostrich Fans,
mounted on shell and pearl sticks. Gauze
Lace and Satin Fans. Crepe de Chene Fans
handsomely decorated. with pearl and ivory
sticks. comprising many extreme novelties
not to be found elsewhere.
Lemaire Opera Glasses in Pearl. Silver.
Aluminium and other mountings also Opera
Glass Holders and Bags.
The sun., 1890-12-21

At Prices to Close Out.

Only three more business days to Christmas That s
our limit for closing out all lines of Holiday Goods The
time is too short to even think of their cost They must
be sod whatever the sacrifice Presents and Souvenirs
within reach Of all
The sun., 1890-12-21
REDUCTIONS IN ALL LINES OF
FANCY GOODS.
Art Pottery, Clocks,
Fancy Tables, Candelabra,
Cabinets, Bronzes,
Pedestals, Music Boxes.

wrought iron. Table Lamps. In porcelain,
brass, bronze, silver. and iron. Banquet
Lamps In various styles. Large assort-
ment OF Porcelain and Silver Lamps, COM
prising Rochester. Duplex, and Central
Draft burners.
Novelties in Lamp shades-Silk, Satin,
and Flower designs.
The sun., 1890-12-21
REDUCTIONS IN
TOILET GOODS,

Ladies' Plush and Silver Toilet Cases.
Manicure Cases and Trays. Gentlemen's
Toilet Sets. Silver, Bronze and Plush
Triple Mirrors. Toilet requisites Of every
description in Silver, Ivory and Celluloid.
Furnished Perfumery Baskets. Fancy
Cologne Bottles, and all the seasons
Novelties in Fancy Toilet Goods.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-25
800 Reward BOO.

The readers of the ARGUS will be pleased
TO learn that there is Mt least one dreaded
disease that science has been able TO cure
w all It's stages, and that is catarrh.
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional disease. re
quires constitutional treatment. Halls
Oatarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces oil the system, thereby destroying
the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing
It's work. The proprietors have SO much
iaith In lis curative powers. that they
oiier one hundred dollars for any case
that u fails to cure. Send for list of ties.
timonials. Address,
f. j. CHENEY s. Co.. Toledo. o
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-25

The Illinois Experiment station reports
as follows on experiments made in wheat
culture:
Fertilizers containing phosphoric acid
generally produced the most effect, those
containing potash the least Good stable
manure was equal to any other fertilizer.
Drilling wheat in plowed ground has
given better yields than drilling in corn
stalks or drilling in open ground prepared
with u disk harrow. Rolling the ground
after the drilling did not Injure the wheat
this season, which was severe one In
the one trial made during season ia
vorable to wheat no benefit WAS obtained
from mulching wheat with straw at the
rate OF one and a quarter tons per acre.
In general, the ripper the wheat the larger
has been the yield from given number
of heads, and the larger the kernels. The
experiments Indicate that if the wheat
were rather green shocking and Gaping
would result in q larger yield than har-
vesting without binding.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-25
4 TUNNEL eplsope.

This Sad Tale Has . Moral for Bride
grooms to Ponder.
Without moments warning the train
plunged into tunnel
There is something frigbtful IN this
sudden change from the garish light Of
day to the profound gloom of Cimmerian
darkness.
One moment we see flashing past as .
wide spreading landscape on either
hand. All is gayety, animation, abound
ing life. The next moment everything is
blotted from sight
The noises Of the train that came to
the ear with gentle. diffused murmur,
are now focused into deafening, terri
BILE roar that assails the senses like the
maddened rush of John L. Sullivan into
the field of dramatic art.
The timid traveller, with wide open
eyes straining TO pierce the horrible
gloom, braces himself to meet the shock
whose coming he feels with that vague
sense of alarm that is worse than the abb
solute foreknowledge of the impending
danger.
The train plunged on into the dark
ness.
AT high noon of that day Eulet Melone
had welded Glycerine McCurdy, and
the blissful pair had started on their
wedding journey
In one of the crowded cars of that
train sat Eulet Malone and his lovely
bride.
In the spectacle of young welded love
on its first journey there is something in
expressibly weird and touching.
The manly, protecting devotion of the
young and tender husband, the seraphic
glow on the cheek of the gushing, artless
bride-these, with the knowledge that
people are rushing blindly into this kind
of thing every day in the year, move the
thoughtful observer to pensive reverie
"Were you alarmed, dearest?' inquired
Mr.. Melone, after the train had emerged
into daylight again.
'N-not much, Eulet," answered the
blushing bride
IF / had not been afraid this tunnel
was short one, Glycerine," he whis-
pered, Il should have taken advantage
of the darkness and kissed you, my love. :"
Didn't you kiss me, dear?' exclaimed
the wondering bride. Somebody did,
half dozen Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-25
HnRsE PnwTR ANp STEEL.


gloved hands and alert eye aceomplishes
more than could a score of old time hand
reapers. Knowledge has been substi-
iuted for human muscle, or, more &C
curately speaking, the maximum of the
former and the minimum of the latter
have joined their forces and everybody
is benefited by the union. Agriculture
has become a science. The man with a
cultivator has discovered that straight
corn row is shorter than crooked one;
that the time To kill weeds is before they
grow, and that horse power and steel
are more effective instruments of culture
than bent knees and finger nails.
Professor Roberts. of Cornell univer-
sity, commenting on the foregoing says
in The American Garden that as he
stood for the first time on the prairies of
the west and saw gang Of six sulky
plows come sweeping straight away
down six mile corn rows, and realized
that every "bout' meant five acres Guilt
waited, he could but look back to the
time when boy was given one of those
hoes which were never sharp, and was
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-25
The weight of a Hnystnn,..

To ascertain the approximate weight
OF haystack an English authority says;
Multiply the length of the stack by it's
breadth, and multiply the result by it's
height, all in feet; divide the product by
twenty-seven, which will give the mum
Der of cubic yards; this multiply by six,
If new hay: if oldish, by eight or nine,
and the product viii be the weight In
stones. In measuring the height deduct
two-thirds of the distance in feet from
the caves TO the ton.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-25

BENT KNEES AND FINGER NAILS.
set to digging in that checker board gar
den, or in that inverted, clayey, I'M
drained blue grass sod, where family
Of ten boys could find constant employ
ment for two months. Then the gardens
were square. Now the garden of the
thinking man is long and narrow, and
everything is planted in straight, long
rows. Then April was the time selected
to haul out manures; now these are
spread in the fall; then apple trees were
long WASTED with heads high; now they
are better trained; then the fruit was
worm eaten; now insecticides and
spray pump insure perfect fruit. Then
apples were dear at fifty cents per bar
rel in ''shin plasters." Now three to five
dollars can be realized for the best kinds
of perfect fruit
Then few opportunities were open for
acquiring that knowledge and training
which lead to mastery; now all doors
are open TO those who will. Then one
mans head and another's hand were train
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-25
ExEoUToR's NOTICE.

Estate Of Henry C. whitridge, deceseed.
Tie undersigned, having been appointed ex-
ecni rix OF the last will and testament Of Henry
OF II ines, deceased, hereby gives notice that he
Will appear before the county court OF Rock ISL
and county, al the ONCE Of the clerk Of said
court, in the city OF Rock Island at the January
tern on the First Monday in January next, at
which time all persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested 70 at
tend for the purpose OF having the same adj ust-
ed. All persons indebted TO said estate are re-
qnes ted TO make immediate payment TO the un-
ders Rned.
Dat ted this 18th day OF November, A. D., 1890
CHARLOTTE A. wHITRIDGE, Executrix.
i7-dsw
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-25

Pain and dread attend the use of most
catsrrh remedies Liquids and snuffs are
unpleasant as well as dangerous. Ely's
Cream Balm is safe. pleasant, easily ap,
piled into the nostrils. and sure cure.
II cleanses the nasal passages and heals
the infismed membrane, giving relief at
once. Price SOC.