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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06
FAILURES ARE FEWER.
AN ENcoURAGINGFEATURE OF THE WEEK.
Upward Tendency in Prices Continues Where Staples Are Lower It Is Because of
 Improved Crc9 Prospects.

New York, July 5.-Bradstreet's to- morrow will say:
 There are 197 business failures report ed throughout the United States this week, as compared with 215 last week, 164 in the first week of July, 1894; 919 in 1893 and 152 in the like week of 1892.
 Total business failures in the domin- ion of Canada number 25 this week. against 2S last week, 39 in the week one year ago and 26 two years ago.
 Notwithstanding the week is broken by holiday favorable trade conditio,@5 heretofore reported continue to exercise a pronounced influence. There are gen. eral advances in prices of staples and in wages of industrial employees. The ex- tent of the voluntary advances in wages reported within a month or two has out grown the resources of voluntary statis- tical bureaus, which have endeaYored to keep track of them, the latest advices be- ing that more than 100000 industrial workers have received an advance aver aging 10 per cent.
 The upward tendency in prices, whie not as marked as a month ago, is still striking because of additional advances, those of lumber tin plate and print cloths being new. Cotton goods are firm generally on the late advance of raw coz ton. although some varieties are quiet at this, the midsummer season. Fancy prints are active for fall delivery.
 Wool, which was late in starting in the race for higher quotations, is quoted at another advance for South American and Australia varieties. Prices at Lon don sales are up 10 to 15 points, which, having been more than discounted here induces the trade to anticipate reaction unless London quotations advance fur ther. Cotton also is higher, as is leather; following which we have repe- tition of the announcement made each week for more than a month that quota tions for pig iron and steel bilets have advanced. To this must be added a sim liar statement in respect to bar iron.
 Among the list of staples for which prices arc lower are flour, wheat, corr and oats. in all instances the outcome of reports of improved crop conditions Pork and lard are also lower as also are potatoes and butter.
 No material improvement is reported from the south, rains continuing to be dama sing to agricultural interests and to check business in Texas. while at the south Atlantic and gulf state cities the quiet movement of staple goods and fair or unsatisfactory collections of the past month or two continue. But advices from nearly all the cities reported appear to agree that wholesale dealers in nearly all lines are greatly encouraged as to the outlook for business during the au- tumn, believing that the demand will be greatly stimulated by the very general and, as it is believed now, permanent improvement in prices.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06
TOUCHED TRIGGER WITH TOE.
The Deliberate Suicide of Mrs. Robert Cor
 of Alley, Ga.

cfAiley, Ga.
 Atlanta, July 5.-Mrs. Robert Cone of Alley, Ga, committed suicide yesterday by shooting herself through the breast. She took off her shoes, placed note ad- dressed to her husband in one stocking and touched the triggers of a gun with the other foot. Just before she was mar ried, few years ago, she was shot in the bosom by jealous lover.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06
NOTICE.

want every man and woman in the United States intert sted in the opium and whisky habits 10 have ons oi my books on these diseases. Address E. NJ. WooLLEY, Atlanta, Ga. Box 3S0, and one will be sent you free. oc27 sat-1y
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06
MORE TROOPS.

Governor McCorkle Orders Another Regi-
 ment to Be in Readiness.
 Charleston, w. Va, July 1.-The ex- cftement in the Elkhorn coal district has grown to such proportions tha Governor McCorkle tonight ordered the Second reg iment to hold itself in readiness for inn mediate services.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06
THE WOMAN AND TIE WHEEL
By Marion Valentine.

seemed strange that l had nev- CT attempted to ride a bicy- cle before, but two years ago | would have tainted had you mentioned such a thing as my riding a bicy- cles and in boomers, too! But when soci- ety took up the fad" and 1t became a ques- tion of being completely out
 of it--besides seeing all of my friends en- joy themselves without mel began to look at the matter
 seriously. I found myself greatly elnbar-
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06
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Produca,

Chickens. butter, eggs, melons Con ce), and potatoes cheap at McKinney's Sat urday, 9th. No. 2008 Second avenue.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Warm weather weakens, but Hood S Sarsaparilla tones and strengthens.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-06

Cheap Groceries. Bargain day at McKinneys Saturday, July G. No 2OOS Second avenue.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-09-11
Vol. XXI, No. ST. Whole No. S81.
Tobacco Culture in Florida.

Anything that offers possible solu-
ton to the problem that now environs
us the earning of bread and butter until
the orange trees bear again-will be
read with interest and studlously con
sdered. For that reason we herewith
produce the rather lengthy article on
tobacco culture, written by an old-timer
who engaged in the business during the
forties At that time, although the
amount of tobacco produced in florida
was small, 1T earned a high reputation
for excellence.
Editor OcaEa Banner:
Enclosed is an article on Tobacco
Raising" which / found among my
fathers papers in his hand writing.
Whether it is his composition or not
do not know He gave much attention
to tobacco raising in this section of the
state in the forties, and in those davs the
business [ understand, was followed by
many in this country, and was found
lucrative. How it came to be aban-
doned [ have never been informed, un.
less cotton and cane superseded it.
This article gives the entire process Of
tobacco culture from selecting seed and
raising to storing and sale, and l am
requested by number OF gentlemen
who are now engaged and expect to be
engaged in planting the Tweed" this
year to publish it.
Mr.. Eichelberger says that he has
found the instructions in this article
great help to him in his experiments
last year, and that experts tell him that
il gives the correct method of culture.
If any profit can come to our farmers
in planting tobacco, and this article
will be of any assistance to them, shall
be very much gratified. If you will
publish it you will only be laboring, as
usual for the benefit of the people of
Marion county. JNO G.. REARDON.
The peculiar character. as we'll as the
high price obtained for Florida tobacco,
has lately created great deal of inquiry
as to the proper method of its cultiva-
ton. At your request I will undertake
to give you such practical remarks as
will. hope, enable you to successfully
grow the plant, together with some ideas
adopted to It's housing and preparation
for market.
The object in cultivating "Florlda
Wrappers is to produce an article that
will command the highest price per
Mound, To do this select your seed with
care, The Long Green" and "Pear
Tree" is preferable to any other these
varieties spot better and produce finer
leaf than any 1 have ever seen. When
brought to perfection the leaf Is OF a
bright cinnamon color, having thous-
auds of small white spots covering It's
surface, these spots it is that give char
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-09-11
81 per Annum, in advance

wait for them; rely upon your watering
pot or bunch of moss or palmetto leaf
to protect the plant. The plant should
be carefully taken from the seed beds
by pulling them up and placing them In
baskets, using great caution not to,
break the main stems or break the leaves;
plant one stock In hill erect, and about
the same depth it. stood in the bed; to do
this properly take the plant in the left
hand and with the right scoop out from
the center of the hill sufficient earth. set
the roots of the plant in the hole, cover,
pressing the dirt gently but firmly
around it after which pour on about
half pint or pint of wafer. This settles
the earth compact and firm and gives
you an assurance that the plant will
live; do this work we'll and be careful in
doing it, else you have had your trouble
for nothing. A sickly plant requires
more care than fourishing one, and in
| the end dies after it is too late to re-
| PIduUs AlO0o 10 OCUUCA lnd
thing else know of for protecting them
| from the sun, as 1t retains moisture du
ring the day and keeps The ground cool
around the roots. 1t should remain on
four or five days, taking it off in the
evening. A small handful laid on
plant and water sprinkled on it will in
sure the plant to live. provided the cut
worm does not interfere.
In about ten days after transplanting
hoe out what weeds may have sprung up
and draw a little earth to the plant,
making a small hill. 1t requires no
other working up to this time. | have
only alluded to worms. now it is neces-
sarY to mention them particularly as
they appea by he millions, having diff
ferent forms and attacking the plant IN
different ways. L me mention them
in the order in which they attack the
plant. First the cut worm commences
it's depredatiOns in the seed bed nipping
out the bud or cutting off the plant at
the ground; it also eats into the main
stem after you have transplanted. Sec
ond, the bud worm attacks after trans
planting, prev 1ing upon the tender bud,
which 1T will destroy in short time if
allowed to remain. Third, black head
or glow worm appears to breed in the
leaf, eating it's way IN every direction,
leaving little else than the items and epi-
clusions of the green worm about the
size and resembling the black head. IL
eats along the edges Of the leaf and
stem, curling the leaf and hiding in
there. Fifth, the horn worm is deposit
ted on the smooth or upper surface Of
the leaf in an egg bv the tobacco fly,
matches out, eats through at once and
continues to eat until the whole plant is
destroyed. This worm makes it's ap-
pearance about the Goth of Nav: from
this time forward you must use the ut
most diligence in destroying them.
Hunt the eggs as well as the worm, GO
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-09-11

acres). It matters little whether you
select level or undulating piece of land,
only be particular that it is not liable to
drown or wash much during the heavy
rains of summer. Having selected a
desirable piece, you commence at any
convenient period of the winter; first by
cutting down all the underground in a
regular manner, filling it in such way
AS to cover as equally as possible the
whole surface intended to be planted;
next your small trees, and lastly the
larger ones which cut into convenient
length for log rolling, or rails, as you
may desire looping the tops so they will
burn. Experience has proven that the
best tobacco is obtained from plants set
out in the month of May; it is therefore
advisable so to arrange your labor as to
do all your transplanting that month.
Presuming the timber has been leveled
as required, about the middle of April
these you can set fire to again, or permit
them to remain. If you set fire to the
log heaps the earth ben ath them will be
too much burned to produce vege tation
of any kind, if they remain the ground
they occupy, of course, cannot be
planted. After burning off, and all
trash and brush is raked off, plow up
your land, cutting and tearing up as
many of the roots as possible. these roots
should be carried off or burned next,
check the land by running burrows
three feet each way; the glubbing hoe is
the next article required A good strong
hand should com mence in the cross of
the angles and dig out all the remaining
roots and loosening up the earth for the
hole. A weaker hand may follow, max
ing large, fat hill with repression in
the center, that water may find it's way
and be retained near the roots of the
plant. I would again go on this land
with hoe, cutting all projecting roots
or sticks, as we'll as to rake out the
trash thrown from the newly made hills,
which if left in the field will harbor
many grasshoppers and other insects,
enemies of the plant, besides, if you
have small parts of sticks projecting out
of the ground, you will find they tear
and bruise the leaves after they begin
to grow and receive the action of the
wind; this is important, for recollect
that the smallest puncture of pin, for
instance, in a young and tender leaf will
be hole when the leaf is grown that
you could readily pass an ordinary quill
through; and as your object is to raise
an article for wrappers, defect of this
character, if extensive, would be fatal
to profitable sale of the crop.
We have now reached the transplant
ing season, which is the first of May "a
few days sooner or later is not materiaD
if you have showers or seasonable
weather you are fortunate, but do not
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acter to the tobacco, for without them
the article is mparatively worthless.
PLANT BEDS.
Select for your plat beds a naturally
rich loan, a warm spot always moist,
without water lying on the surface, and
where it can have the benefit of the
sun; upon this piece of land, say fifteen
feet long by nine feet wide, pile brush
about waist high a. y time during the
winter, taking care tC have the edges Of
your pile higher than the center, burn
off some dry day the first of March.
After the burning of the brush and as
soon as the spot IS cool enough, dig deep
with a grubbing hoe, cut and chop out
every root no matter how small, IN fact
have nothing but the mellow earth we'll
fertilized, rake off nicely with a fine
rake and your bed is ready for the seed.
To be certain however, of full supply
Of plants it is advisable to have more
than one bed, those having more expert
cree plant every two weeks, commencing
about the mido e OF APRIL yet it is better
to have several beds too many than to
fall short one hundred plants.
TOPLANT THE SEED.
For bed the size mentioned mix a
tablespoon even full of seed in about a
quart of sifted ashes, sow in the same
manner you SOW turnip or cabbage seed,
regulating your hand to size of bed and
quality of seed; rake them in with fine
rake and tramp your bed in every di-
rection until it is compact and firm,
rake level and sprinkle with water, if
this is properly done it is not probable
that grass or weeds will trouble you;
should they, however, they must be
carefully pulled out.
The cut worm is generally the first
enemy to bother tobacco, and it is likely
you will find them IN these beds; a
shower of soap suds from your watering
pot will drive them from their hiding
PloOOo1 WACh OA OOOA0C JOO WILL NSooAOy
them; the soap suds is also an excellent
manure, and with a slight sprinkling Of
ashes Immediately after will drive off the
flea or fly small black insect that per-
forates the plant and takes out all nour-
ishment, leaving it to wilt and die in the
bed. Be careful that you do not allow
your plants to crowd too much IN the
bed; after they have obtained sufficient
size for transplanting, and you are not
ready, or if it is too soon, pull them up
and let others take their place, when
they have obtained their sixth leaf they
are about the right size to transplant.
SECOND CULTURE.
New land is always planted with US.
Rich gray hammock is the best adapted
although pine land of sandy loan and
lightly cowpenned answers well, if not
too fiat. In my direc tions to you, how
ever, l am treating of hammock land
enti rely and arranging for crop of two
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Siam has tailless cats with purple
eyes.
There are eight colored physicians
in Baltimore.
A rocking chair that i, moved by
electricity is a recent invention.
The amethyst ls not popular for
iewelry. as it loses its color at night.
A compass which automatically
steers vessel has been devised by
Lieut.. Bersier. of the French Navy.
In France. if u wife becomes an &C
tress without her husbands consent
he can secure a divorce from her.
A little machine that makes forty.
two cigarettes in a minute was invent
ed by Frenclman. 1t is run b,
steam.
An apple tree owned by Baltimor'
truit-grower produces apples ever.
one Of which is sweet On one side an,
sour on the other.
| The national hymn Of China is Q
long that the singing of it occupie
half . day. Very few people car
Jabout listening to it ! second time.
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COFFEE GROWING IN EAST
BA TON ROUGE PARISH

The Item has bees, shown by Mr.. ".
= Simm""s Of the thi,d ward. a sam.
PIE II new specie. If coffee raised hy
him on his farm about ten miles
""rthtaS@ IT this city. Mr.. Simmons
obtained the seed u year ago, planted
patch and succeeded so well with his
ex"erim,nt he has resolved to 30 into
it, cultivation as u business.
The pea. which is ahont the size Of
the English, IL rianted in rows, and
he plants which Z 0w from three to
tnnr feet high. are cultivated very
much like cotton. The seeds are
planted IN the spring Of the year and
the crop usually natures in about four
months The plants are very prolific,
being thickDy covered with the fruit
Mr. Simmons says an acre of plants
will Yield from 80 to 60 bushels ut Il
coat IT about one cent per pound.
He has not weigh-d them bnt thinks
they will run about 90 pounds to the
hnshtl, which would cost the farmer
81 cents. and ought to bring him So.
At this rate an acre averaging 40
bushels would make gross return Of
$l20 from which deduct 1924, the cost
Of cultivation, Sc, and ,he farmer
wanld have net croft per acre Of 500.
MIR. Simmons has made thorough
test of the quality OF the pea, when
made into coffee. Hc also mentions
the names of quite a number of citi-
zens OF this and other parishes who
have tested it, and he says they speak
in excellent terms Of its quality for
table use. The flavor he says, is
pleasant and similar to foreign coffee,
and when mixed with the foreign arti
Gle the flavor cannot be distinguished
from the best imported coffee.
He has lot of seed on hand, and if
any Of the farmers Of this and other
parishes desire to experiment with
this coffee they can obtain start
from him at a nominal cost in proper
ton to its great value as new prod
uct of our section.-B. II. Item.
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IN THE DARK.

FOR some ysars after the war the
colored people of Fa'rmount, w. va.
had the services Of white people as
super'ntend MS and teachers III their
Sunday scllo"|. The illit+racy Of the
pupils made il necessary to begin with
the rudlHents Of language instruction
before much could he done in the way
OF Bible study. One day. while H.
primary class stood before Il large
chart on which were printed words Of
one syllable. the teacher pointed to the
word It, and slowly spelling it. II.
asked the class to say it after her.
One OF the scholars, a man Of perhaps
nifty. interrnpting, said: .Sah, [ sees
dc and sees dc t, but / can't see Dc
n."-YOuth's Companion.
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THIBODAUX, LA, SATURDAY, FEB. % 1896
NO 80

The Japanese have three different
forms ct salHtatinn. One is for saint
ing an inferior. one for sa,utiny ~
equal. and another for saluting n an
ptr.0r.
po"tsache is not tolerated in the
bil'lsil Postal Department. Appli-
cants for employment must nave eye,v
unsonnd .ooth removed before he ob-
talns work.
Pneuma'ic mating, for use under
star carpets, is a recent invention. II
saves the carpet. and reduces III. noise
made III ascending or descending Tho
stairs.
The largest library in the world IL
the National, at Paris. Ii has 2OOO.-
900 bound volumes and 100 900 man
uscrlpts. The British, Museum, has .
library containing 100000 Volumes.
Hollow glass bricks, III the forms of
cunes, parallrlograms, octagons. etc.
are used for building purposes in Ly-
"ns, France. TLey admit light. and
aff"rd protection from both heat and
cold.
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Successful Sulphur Xining.

For many years various companies
have endeavored to operate the sui
pilnr mines situated about II miles
west of Lake Charles. but it remained
for Mr.. Frasch, Of Cleveland. O., to
invent process that does 50 success
fully. After months Of preparation,
under the direction Of Mr.. Hoffman, al
employe Of the Standard Oil Co. the
attempt to mine sulphur was made
! and success beyond expectations was
the result. Hot water was poured in
to the main, which melts the snlphu:,
and it is pumped in q molten state.
This il another resource OF Calcasieu
parish that is unlimited, and when the
| mine is operat.l, as it will be without
delay, it will add materially to Its
| wealth. Lands III The vicinity of Sui
phur City have risen in price astonish-
ingly of late. Great excitement pre-
walls though Lake Charles is accus
toned to great strides Of progress
! Exchange.
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WHAT A HORSE WOULD SAY

Don't hitch me to an iron post or
railing when the mercury ia below
freezing. | peed the skin on mv
tongue.
Don't leave mo hitched in my stall
az night with a big cob right where /
must lie down. | am tied and can't
select II smooth place.
Don't compel ne to eat more salt
than | want BY mixing It with nv oats.
Know better than any other animal
how much need.
Don't th'Ek because go free under
the whip that don't get tired. You
would move up if under the whip.
Don't think because nm q hnrsa
that iron weeds and briers won't hnrf
my hay.
Don't whip me when l get fright
ened along the road, Or will expect
1t next time and perhaps make trouble.
Don't t-ot me up hill. for l have to
carry You end the buggy aud myself.
too. Try j. yourself sometimes. Run
up hill with a big load.
Don't keep my stable very dark. for
when 60 into tho light my ewes are
injured, especially if snow be on tIe
| ground.
Don't say "whoa" unless Won mean
f. Teach me to stop at that word. It
may check me if the lines break and
save runaway and smash up.
Don't make me drink ice cold water.
nor put frosty bit ia my mouth
Warm the bit by holding it u halt
minute against my body.
Don't ask me to back with blipds On
am afraid to.
Don't run me down a steep hill. for
If anything should give away might
break your neck.
Don't put on my blind bride so
that it irritates my eyes, or 80 leave
my forelock that it will be in nv ewes.
+, Don't be so careless of my harness
as to find great sore ON me before
you attend to it.
Don't lend me to some blockhead
who has less sense than | have.
Don't forget the old book that 10 q
friend to the oppressed, that saws !:
"A merc,fnl man is merciful to his
beast. t.'-Exchange.
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