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FOR sALl--Finc .ierscyH daughters OF
Fancys Harry. No. 9fi1. y. S. Gala
Eher. Temple, Texas. Is
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l1sNSANriiilAlUAi AIS q specially, cm-
hracipg All late pfiEe wlnnets' blooms
from our plants took first prize AZ Hpus-
ton: send for catalogue. J. J. Crusman,
ClarkeVillu, Tenn, 20
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FOR SAIlE-CoinpTne lrotting ana saddle
Aiaillon good Size and handsome. fancy
double team and rood single drivers
and saddle horses. Foote Broa,. Houston.
Texas "a
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~ ~ 'sonaal farefinr ~ siQclsnoi4erx Of
t..i1q Go1npif@st and Naftnoufe
.s.3..,.s, * .A.ll Des held nj the qffiee "
az is''s.I6dzs~ 81 Tuesday, Apfh q 1fai.
~ y W. II +. Hill, Pffslfeai
n. ~ HOUSE secrsse's -
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AN al round saw min mau wauts poel-
tion. eau tile, namm0r, boss keep mp
enco address, A. Miliw4iehi, Lake
Charles Ia. -
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ACCENTS make 50 per day. tifehteHt kteh-
en- utensil ever Invented. Retails 81 cents;
10 5 sold in every house. sample post
age paid. centa. MeMAckin & Forshee.
Cincinnati Ohio b-25
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~ AN,rtii3- rs young man. poatlon as
Apprentice 10 Watcnmakeri esBii fnu1ths
e&parleucei spealyg EtBiis,i and ffe1Inan,
satiaied With small salary Addrfas 1901
Houston POST. rs
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~ sa.'...t fnH t,Il0 an 7lrcf.rl-..l =
e'''Y' Ad4fess az. Holis.
u
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FOR SALl1--Isut and b half With small
house, Third ward. For terms apply "a
Api1tk Gocsreil. 1870 Washington 81. ~
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MAssrEp. good German giri 20 do gem
eral houaeworki references required:
uiedlately az i7l7 Capitol avenuc corner
NhcneYert street 81
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FOR SAllfsA-Housa and three lots. Ap-
ply u place, Ills washington street "a
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WANTED--A French nurse; one VINO NOT
only speaks French but Il Preach. Mrs
+. NJ. House. Ausiin, Texas. "a
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EGGS FOR SALis--Frotn my pen OF thor
oughhred single comb lifown Leghufn
chickens, for Matching, 10 Tor 81. Ad-
dress A. w. kou;h. Fiatouia. Texas. SO
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WANTfst J--poaitlon By young Ihpanesp
as cook or house work. Address 2ig
care Post n
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ami tend 70 horse Must be thoroughly
cpaipctcnt; references required Cal AZ
10iT Lamar N
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A CHANCE Is worth nothing 70 you TN
leaH you take adyatltuke Of 4,
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HEN 70 sell Dakinx powder; stcndy EN-.
ployment; experience unnecessarily. SIS
salary or Com. u 3 Chemical Works
$40 ynn Burcn. Chicago. Sis
SALESMAN Wanted to Gerry fnest sine
iine on earth. Eigln Cigar Factory.
Lynchburg. Va. 40
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yNANrpfsi)--A situation AZ ~ good nlifef
nnd butter inAitetl .tddress w g. ~.
care Houston p5Ft a
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WANTED Situation by man ana vile 10
ntanAge dairy on SHARES. lnst frWA the
experience. Address NJ Scott Alvin.
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;1,T, p X : 1s1)II sIsC.r(JI -sWil you please
sofifs me 81 any taxes due on lands or
XXX, tlrs,perfy owned or rendered for
~ ~ Colonel William Elliott de-
ftns,,d. late OF Taylor Williamson c9un-
Texas. John Tfreideill. ndminis-
s-sfar IN estate Of william Elliott, de-
t.,ra,a TAYLOR Texas ~
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FOR SAl4k4r-A ffgt-ClNSN saloon ana lutlci
counter Apply 70 SIC AIllam street. g
FOR SAL E-,-uouse and lot and quarter,
three blocks from Caritoi Hotel, Capitol
street rniru ward; S501l. L.. Bryan a
Co. lSlam building. ~
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CON- Z, ~ Notice Is hereby giyeq ghai ne
= t.'t.',sai fneeilnsa 81 hiockhoidcfs ana
4 y, ,.'.s s,f the Texas and New Orleans
g {, 81 I,. s company VIII Re held az the
6 64s f al SAID company ir Houston on
Nosday, April ~ lshi - y O'clock a.
9t s9eIetary
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OAK IAwN--Si5 cash, s. monthly WIN
secure q lot 5ixi20 ON graded street, "a
foot alley. price 5000. Herbert ". Fuller.
sole agent, ipl kIam building.
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MAN'fED-No, 1 ali round hotel cook
MIN and wife prefetrei; woman to hciD
cook, wash dishes md milk no fares
paid state wages expected Ars, g. VI
Iabior Magnolia hotel, Longvlew. Texas.
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A WIDOW I4ADY wants situation az 4
honsekeeper FOR somc widowei. Address
llstell pavs, Conroe. Texas, 20
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fRNSANIfiENttMS Strong plants
from open ground aud all OF them show
plants. only one dollar per dozen. BUM
hcrEc the florist. Houston, Texas. s6
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rEN,AS Savings and Real Estate Invest.
nent association; ak shares for gale Nd
dress S.A .,iii2ia Preston street. room s.2e
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no f'ARMEKs AMI. 7UiJUIs 81 N -si -
reS,,,d a grocery ahd cpnlmlFsf0n
H,,sI,,e.s al No. IA 1're6tpn street,
a ne rear Of HroNne BOIL;
,la.aa ifinilg solicited, especially polil<
frs'.' nafter Una eggs. quick ealgs and
,so,nf retIirnA. Sam ArrhlnAfd, Re-
faii Grocef and Commits non Aeffhanij
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-24

20 or 40 mere friiit farms At Feariand.
fifteen niles south from Houston on,
santa Re railroad. at Si2.b0 per acre
monthly paymrnfsg u II the chance OF
life time 70 set strawberry tarm or
pear orchard. Write or call on VIM. b.
Ncidcrmeycr. room 10 KAN hflldine,
Houston, Texas. WHO VIII show you the
property
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spEe5fiIKL N0TIcEai

No7iIrE OF DISCO Iifl Z, ,..nt monts.
a,9r.h isf lie law flrin cQn'po75ss = X e I.
NO t3oidihwaite Presley =. ".s..ez
and II. y. Ring WAS NssH e1sas,,idfhwaite
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FOK SAf.E-S00 good steer yearlinga BY
CraS2 q Kesslcr, schulouburg, Texas
f-6
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FOR SALE--FIftv-fOur acres OF iand on
the Muntgomery road and two lots ia
Third ward. Apply 10 owner. II. 81.
Coghlan, Harrlaburg, Texas. y
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nusrNnss cHANcEs.

FOR aAf.E--Aransas Pass hotel, opposite
passenger depot az Noakum; doing tine
business. reason for selling desire 10 go
Into other business. Address X, ~.
Hynes Yoakuni, Texas, 20
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RnAf. nsrATr poR sALE-continued.

FOR sALE-on ensy monthly payments.
one two-story house In Fourth ward,
south, sic Webster avenue,
One one-story cottage. third ward; 2qo1
San Iacluto street,
Texas Savings and Real Estate In
yestment Association, Trust Company
building.
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MANa'ED-.Name Of peranns trcblea With
at.i,tna Or e9lghi saltpicS AMI book
La
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Lois s1xi60 feet 81 io-acre lot II on.
MEin, FAnnip aud san l5cinfo atreeiA
between Tua.r ana l5lgln. The YtfY
cream Of residence Property ID the Third
ward Car and wnfer rergtce cohyen~'
lent Price 5000 10 Sieaa per lot
All persons wanting 20 invest in GOOD
property, whether small or large .as
at this property. IL Is all veil situated
and cheap Apply to Geo. 4. Porter.
2Q5H Maln Hsrocf.
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bulk ssisDS4Just rtceNed. vineicBs
yan,s tennessee Irhlunph, New York
sorghum, Golden Beauty, Hickory King
aud White Pearl corn, alfalfa and
corn Milo maize, inprovcd cotton seed,
Gold Dust. New Hope. Storm Proof. cat.
aloHuc Tree Holloway a. Co, Wholesale
and retail seed merchants, Dallas. Texas.
s-5
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WANTED TO BUY Young man with cN-
perlence and high references wants to
references required =. C. Evans. Hous-
Won %
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FOR T~-Three new cottages Fourth
ward fsonthl. si5 each also three adioin-
Ing limits Firth ward $ie each. Apply
10 Garrett 1lBrdcasiic slfib Congress
avenue 26
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED An experienced waiter az the
Trcmont House. white nretorred. ~
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engineer or WNtcHninDs giiicHf Fpbcr;
VIII give eafisfaet;oDl Address 2fI0i care
Hott. "a
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Lots bpKlh8 feet on Snfnpepn ana York
streets, between Commerce avenue aud
VolksEcst park IN the Second wArd
inside The city limits nnd IN tile electric
CIR lire. Beautiful nigh ground $500 TO-
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FOR EAf<fr-1 Tracts In any locality de-
sired We hive the most extensive list
Ia the city ~ uoii NleA Tor anything
close ID Or near any town III tf,ls entire.
section. We can g1E you ~ pyffy re-
% ore-hnif tho price asked Tor naloIne
Inc fractz. Get our prices ana DtNratt
the lands offered. II you want farns.s
fruit Or rataen land III piolzinhon AZ
yin. Webster. Arcadia o. ans other
town We can save you money. Cash r.
Luckct spfk Mani street.
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HETrIE The buggy mare OF Mrs II. -
Cnhba, perfectly sound and gentle, Tor
sale BY j. w Barrels Fairvew, COR
ner sutton AMI Miby road ~
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CASHIER sIrRDEREp.

!, .ls house Is crowded and much
Y 'aken in the matter.
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For RENT--One large furnshed room
with closet CRATE and bafh room, three
blocks tfon court house; No. 1911 Con
grcsa aycnues Is
The oasis., 1894-04-26

Wonderful stories have been told concerning the extreme delcacy of the scales used by the hints at Phiiadel- phia and London. That at the first named place is said to tell the exact weight of a hair; the London wonder shows a difference in the weight of a card after a name has been written upon it. "The most accurate scale in the world" is now being discussed in England ltis so finely balanced that it shows the weight of 8 candle taper to be much less after the flame has been nXlingnIshed
The oasis., 1894-04-26

The Maricopa county horticultural sOciety has completed acensus Of trees and vines in the Salt River Valley, that is d remarkable showing There are 25,000 apricot trees over three years old, g3.000 under three years, and l.OO0 giving promise of an enor- mons crop: l5,14I three-year-old pear trees, 43O00 under: 1000 plum trees; l400o bearing almond trees. 55,o00 un- der bearing age; orange trees 90.0Oo ol which 25ao are heavily ladeu with fruit. iNV0 lemon trees: 2bo00 fg trees, 6,M0 olive trees. l0Oo.m0 grape vines; aud strawberries raspbefries, black berries and other small fruits galore
 AIl this can and will be duplicated in the casa Gande Nasley,
The oasis., 1894-04-26

The Society for the Prevention Ot Cruelty Co Animals has commenced
 proceedings againstT. D. Gross, Pough- keepsie. N Y, whose offence was the dehorning of 90 COWS. Mr. Cross re- quests those who have deh0rned cattle to communicate with him, statinf the number Of cows dehorned; the effect on cows in how of milk and health, etc.
The oasis., 1894-04-26
V miner'- inch will food
Eastern Irrigation

The Irrigation Age says: Irrigation Is becoming so well understood in the
 East that many horticulturalists are either adopting it as a system or are getting ready Go adopt it Lewis Cow ing. near Muncie, Indiana. tried it on his backberries last season. Whenhe found his crop threatened by drought he bought an engine which he placed in a well, and which was propelled by natural gas, which enabled him to Irrigate a large portion Of his patch. His well seemed inexhaustihlc, and en- abled him to produce a good crop Of che most perfect berries. The gas engine, with pipe. cost 800. built saved a crop worth s300. On few rows not watered the fruit was worthless; on watercd ants the yield and quality were the best he ever saw. When tiir blackbcrries ended he turned the water on celery with the best results
The oasis., 1894-04-26
whasisa Miners inch
Iand and WatcI

|"''|'
 The mode and measurement of the mincrs inch Of water varies in differ Hf localities. but the accepted legal measure is that quantity of water shlch will flow through an opening Of onc squire inch in the bottom ofa yes- ,el under a mean pressure 0f ioUr inches Fifty ot the above miners inches is equivalent Co discharge of one cubic foot of water per second
 To get the number Of gallons in miners inches multiply the given number of inches by lio6l, pointing iI five decimals. The result win be tue number of gallons discharged per second
 TO get the miners inch in gallons, divide the number of gallons flow or discharge per minute by se76 The result will bc fhe number of inches sought
The oasis., 1894-04-26

Yesterday evening the agent at Ari- zola, Mir Geo. A. Mauk went Co Aztec where be will visit few days, going thence with his mother and sister to the Midwinter Fair and other points of interest in Caliiornia. They win hc gone about a month Georges nlace at the station is filled hy Nr A r lauktE eliei agent
The oasis., 1894-04-26
rIrrInlcfTf INTERPRETATION
The Latter urs rr Greatly influenced Ds
 rhif Power.
fmHilN IlrIHfl1n M


 rhl. formed thc nb.ort of a most lnlcrestirg and Instructive Inciufe which was delivered n tba llnrli cultural Nan liosf90 recently by profe.soff fl Bailey 0f Cornell Dni- Ycrslfe before the members of fhc Massachusetts Horticultural society. Professor BaiIcg .lll among other things The eleclficai forces which influence vegetation areoi two general types thecleciflc light nhirb lssim. ply aa method of illumination and electric currents which are mcans Of clectrtfiaration We mag feet sme that illumination at night alll n0i injurc the plant a- it ha. hong been known artificial lights exert muchthe same infueac afan fhf plants a the sunllghtdoc oug ina smaller degree. wc shall export Chat good resHlt wl.i follow n proportion as tlic energy of the solar light
 The electric light e9mnenH isi above othrf rfiaeial light. 0erlN,c if is Che most powerful Tha spectrum of this ligh s that of carbon com bincd pfo0a1ii with eeriaii products of combu.lion eantaln- thc same parts as fhe solar -pertram and in ap proximateb ihe same proportion, out it isrichcr in the ultra-giolei rays it is pretty we'll asrertainci that Che orange portion ei Che solar pectrum is particularly prpmefise of the a,,lm.l- atiyo pouer n plaut-. This iaet ,ng- gests ihat ihc use ct an orange globe for the electric light would bring .ts spectrum nearer Co that ol sunlight
 EFFECT OF AMBER GLASS
 Ouf experiments with color screens show Chat an amber glass. the nearest approach Co oraage ln c8mefeial e'ass. gave more rapid growth or earilsr re- suits thanoiher calog-: but ii isdcubi- fil whether the as-imilaiige power ol the otdinary electric light s sufficient 10 feBdef miaeF mallAcatl9us ei thc visible naeiiua- i its spectrum pTac- tically aqpreclablc iu plani grnath
 If the cleeifir light therefore is similar co ia.ghi in essential effects upon plants t remains faF u, io lls- cover two tung, Docs the light coa- tain injurious papesiie along with iilumiuatlan An all p.nuis equally susceptible to its iuiioences
 Imay ,a5 mreplS fathcscqpe-tious thal form the results of experiment. tried by m appcals that p'anfs CT posed taoser % tir electric l.gni are iaiu while al proper dhiasre the sam kals of nlaas receive moro orlcss benefit Tho que,ti9nwhetheg all plants are oIaally susceptible tpits lnAucnee aasWes ia Che negative, after experiments withcudiNa spinach crcss, paa4 carrots lettuce end eles plants. fpoa lhe first four the e9eel varied. wAilc upon carrots t seemed to be wholly Injurious.
 LETTUCE BENEFITED.
 Lettuce however, was greatly ben- cdtted by Che elecirc light. lt was found that under the protected ight running aiinttat. letwce had male D better sfew than in norEa c1ni- tions, bu wll fne light wa- burned only Che of fnt nisar Il showed s~t li ierepes fafee weeks a,te dttlHfias Ic'nme of equal age aiH n.me'W nttNr 'ieAi and dark hea-e he unf- iefh iga house were lIY 1 peg cnt u ad
The oasis., 1894-04-26

md numerals denote tenths of total obscuro- iion ny clouds
The oasis., 1894-04-26
iPRlL CLIMATE 1T lRHOli.
wEarmeR REPORT
Fo- Week Ending rednesday. Aprn e5.
 1894.

A- recorded by fhc Voluntary Ob- server of the United States Weather Bureau at this p0lni
The oasis., 1894-04-26

rame blue especially near the lamp. Otherilower, behaved differently, each according Go it's kind: but an these. Of whatever species which stood within 5 or 6 feet of the naked arc were in- iured opening near the light were Of short duration but those 10 9r l2 Tor more feet away did not appear t0 bc modified iufhis regard
The oasis., 1894-04-26
.FIElI IrON FLoWERs.

IN influence oi this naked light upal lne pradqeiiyeness and color of Mowers aas found Co vary with the diff iefcDt species and different colors wltbin thc same species. Several named varieties of tulips gave inter- cstlag results When these came into nHl flower H was found taat in every case uc caWs were deeper and richer mthe light house but colors lost their
 intensity after iauf or live days and pgethenindetiugusbablc from those ia Glue dark h0usc Ihe plants in the Night r1mmstnenl bad longer stems and larger leaves than the others. and there was greater number of ilori- ierous plants in the light These tulips were grown at distance of 10 or l2 feet from the lamp. petuuas weremuch affected by he light. The plants were much taller and more slender n the light. even at the far
 tAcsf corners of the huuse, 20 and 30 feei from Che lamp. aud they hloomed erieraad npae poiusely Mhaothe spetime0s Wee 10 lul Dlonm, it was iouA3 iha fle hei-ht 1t plant, in tnr dark lua-e wls o inr beighi of those inthcnelI naase a- lyeto.iN White natNnias were mol changed in eol0f by the hgut, 1u pate opos uioAiy pe'
The oasis., 1894-04-26
FASTENED BLOOMING.

t'ti' T tt-' iAif ifft't ttfNti -NfHs
 But it was apparent Chat in general the light hastened blooming, and caused the production of longerstems. but this effect was much observed by the injuries resulting from the un- screened arc Subsequently we found Chat tho use of a globe or pane of glas, Hill avert the injuries Go flowers as tofollage: and the long stems and open intlorescence. together with some in- crease in earliness in some cases, may be obtained without fear of injury. Yet we are not ready Co recommend She electric arc lamp for the growing 1f flowers. 1T the noxiOus effect of the electric light eau be overcome by the interpretation of glass. it remains tc determine whether the light cannot be hung above the house to advantage. the glass roof acting as the screen. X lamp. surrounded by globe. was hung six feet above the middle of the glass roof. and lettuce, enuiYe. DeetS. rad ishcs and Spinach and other plants, were grown beneath. The lamp was soarauged Chat half the house had no electric light, while the other half received tue full glare of the arc The lettuce. as usual, was a week or ten days earlier in the lighted compart- ment and the effect was marked in the remotest corner of the house. 70 feet from the lamp. Endiye, which had been injured in other expert ments, now showed no bad results, although l did not appear Go be ben eited: but radishes. which have been among tue plants most seriously in- mred in all our experiments. now showed for Che first time a decided gain in the light compartments
The oasis., 1894-04-26

size and Che color and othercharlctcr oi Che planl. Were fully as good Ihe plani had roreisc1 ai this time 10l hour. of electric light Just month lafcf iho first heads were sold from the light house bui lt ua six weeks
 a'cr when fho first heads refc sald lr3miNe dare house in other words. Che electric light plants were two seek, aneld of ihe others 1hc gain bad been purchased by ldlf hour. oi cierlfc light worth, at current prices Of street .ighfIng about s
 This gpsfueHi wa. repeated by rsfof-lna thf houses for he purpose of eliminating frof- and tue results Wsra oullallythc same Seeds were
 9wa in not- on February 2i 1891 UHfil Mawhi1 ther wero grown under ordinary condfion. l which time they were set 10 heir permanent positions ln tue two compartments We began io pick lettuce from the Ngni house on Anni 30 Dui the first ef Hal size from the dark house was oufaiued nu May 70 Tine elertric i.4a plants Wer therefore npen the ae0car l0rir-lou days before the first heads were 8ld During his iine thcf were twenty nights in which fhc tec igbi did no, ruu and there had aeeu hut eightY-f0ur hours 0f electric
 lghf N0rth about s3.50 This gainof ten days n maturity is remarkable when He consider that tho light never fau later than o'clock at night. that nearly hali of the nights had no light, and that the experiment. was made late in thc season. when the strong sunlight would tend Co obscure any effect ol the ariiicial Illumination. Tnt- results were uniform through ont house 2eX3o feet in extent in both instances All subsequent ex- pfimenf- strongly confirm these results. and nothing can be more def inifcif stated concerning the effects ai elortric arc light upon vegetation iaaa hat 2,01o candle power lamp. nal iae nlglt OF even less. eDcrts a mae. marked benciicial influence upon ieftuce throughout lluu~c 60 feet square ln lact considered this aaut "cli determined Chat we have elsemilnued experiments in the gem cfal forcing Of lettuce by Che electric Hglt