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State of Michigan, County OF Van Buren, SIS:
1, John W. Free cashier of the above named
bank do solemnly that the above statement is
true TO the best of my knowledge and belief.
JOHN W. FREE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this path day
OF July, 1896.
BERT P. BRYAR, Notary Public.
CoRRECT--Attest:
$o%s 81; i ES2Pi1Ax, ES&Pisf, sS55 Directors.
The true northerner., 1896-07-29
Bottled Jordan Water.

Quite trade has sprung up in Great
Britain In the sale of Jordan water for
baptismal purposes. The water is sent
out in bottles.
The true northerner., 1896-07-29
LEGAL MOTTO ES.
BANK STATEMENT.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
PAW PAW SAVINGS BANK

At Paw Paw, Michigan, at the close of business
July 14th, 1896
RESOURCES.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-29
DeLand, Fla, Wednesday, January 80, 1896.

fertilize an oak tree heavily with strong
hen manure, he could cause it to pro-
duce feathers in place Of leaves.
If the gentleman would advance the
idea that the aroma of the numerous
razorbacks, roaming through the coun.
try, impregnated the air so heavily with
their loud smelling effluvium that it i'm
parted the scent to the tobacco would
have more faith in his doctrine.
Another idea advanced by some-most
always by fertilizer manufacturers, who
are getting as bad as the patent medi-
cine men-is, that it takes specially
prepared fertilizer to give the tobacco
good burning qualities do not profess
to know how much truth is connected
with the theory. but I am pretty well
convinced that if a man would start
into growing cow-appendages 1t would
not be over a fortnight before fertill-
zer manufacturer would be around with
special prepared fertilizer.
do know that billions Of cigars have
been made, sold, smoked, and have been
pronounced free burners, from tobacco
that was grown on limestone land, and
also on other soil, fertilized with most
all manner Of fertilizers, and | have
never heard of tobacco buyer who
asked the grower whether he had ferti-
lized his tobacco land with special pre-
pared fertilizer called the "Attar Of
Roses" ""Old Combustible, or with the
fetid dung of the hogpen.
do not pretend to say that some spe-
cial prepared fertilizers may not be bet
ter for certain crops than others, but
when a. man advocates the use of certain
prepared fertilizer on the strength of it's
producing better flavor, and better
burning qualities l prefer to use the
rich, strong smelling fertilizer of the
hogpen.
A rose which draws it's pabulum from
the very midst of foul cess pool smells
just as sweet as any other, and perhaps
burns just as freely.
The best favored tobacco for making
cigars grows in the west end of the
Island OF Cuba, and the best favored
orange in Florida sand, and the best
favored sweet potato in certain red
dish soil in New Jersey. When once
the scientist finds out why this is so, he
may be able to manipulate the soil to
suit.
On the scientific solution Of the ma
nure problem, am in the same situa-
tion as the German merchant was when
he was asked what per cent he expected
to make on the sale of his goods. He re.
piled that he did not know '"Tamn"
about per cent, but he knew when he
bonght an article for $1.0O and sold it
$500 he was making money.
So 1 feel in regard to the manure ques-
tion. am positive that good, rich,
granted, stable manure, is mighty
good to make things grow, whether 1t is
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-29
For the Florida Agriculturist.
Some Points on Horse Culture.


Although steam and electricity have
thrown out of use a vast number of
horses, and bicycles are taking the place
of buggies, and now genius is struggling
hard with the problem of horseless car
riages, yet the horse is not to be blotted
out. He has always been and always
will be q cherished friend, companion
and servant of man. In fact he is an
indispensable element in the highest
civilization. The ancients dearly loved
him, and endowed one Of them Pegasus
with wings with which he flew up to
heaven, where he stands outlined in
stars and nightly appears in the north
| ern heavens, one of the connecting links
between ancient and modern astronomy.
Alexander the Great built city and
named it Bucephala in memory Of his
famous charger Bucephalus. Frederick
the Great buried his beloved horses
very near the palace of Sans Souci and
placed monu menus over them which
remain to this day.
The mum Der of horses in the future
will be much fewer but they will be
bred mostly by professionals with
greater care, from the highest types and
for special uses, from the light saddle
horse to the gigantic Percheron or
Clydesdale, and being higher bred and
better trained and treated they will rise
to perfect beauty, docility, intelligence
and usefulness, and greater joy to
mankind than ever before.
The late Rev. W. II. HI. Murray of
national fame as horse faDcier laid
down a few important principles on
horse culture.
The points deemed most important
by professional breaders generally are:
First, pedigree, then size, color, height,
temperament and speed. But Mr..
Murray thought that for profit and early
market the points aimed for should be
first beauty, second docility and then
speed, because beautiful, gentle horse
will always find ready sale at good price.
While the horse bred for speed, with
out the other two points, must have
long and expensive training and make a
record before his cost can be recovered.
Race horses that become famous and
very valuable are like grand prizes in
old time lotteries, much-talked-of but
rarely found.
Another consideration in horse breed
ing upon which Mr.. Murray laid much
stress was, that the sire should possess
all the desired qualities and be able to
transmit them to his progeny and that
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-29
For the Florida Agricu1turist.
A Chat on Tobacco.

For the Florida Agricu1turist.
A Chat on Tobacco.
The excitement over tobacco growing
is still running high, and the air is full
of golden dollars, awaiting only the ap-
pearance of the wizards with their
magic wands to catch them and drop
them in their hats.
From the numerous articles lately,
written and circulated through the
papers on tobacco culture one is lead to
believe there is no lack of experienced
growers, and no end Of money to be
made. But as the ideas expressed are
often peculiar, and greatly at variance
with the general mode of tobacco farm
ing, it may be well to move cautiously,
and not grow wild on the subject. For
it should be evident to every thinking
mind that it is folly to urge the sudden
extensive cultivation of any one crop,
by considerable number of people, if it
is new to them and they do not thor
OuS lily uuUGEStduO
Undoubtedly extensive tobacco farm
ing is desirable, if we want to practice
diversified farming, but the acreage, if
the crop Can be made paying one,
ought to be gradually increased. A
moderate yearly increase of acreage
would certainly be much more desirable
than to rush blindly into growing large
crop without fully knowing how and
end in disaster.
In order to get all the information
possible on tobacco culture in Florida,
the writer has lately read great many
articles on the subject published in old
and late newspapers, and pamphlets.
And as in every other project that is
new, l have come across some really
amusing ideas in regard to fertilizing,
topping and curing the weed.
1t is, of course, not to be supposed
that everyone should know how to farm
tobacco, but those who profess to know,
and want to instruct others, should first
be sure that they are right, then 60
ahead.
1t seems from dozen or more articles
that have read on the subject, that it
is pretty generally known how to pre-
pare the seed bed, and sow the seed, be-
yond that the atmosphere does not seem
so clear, however the foggyness may
pass away as we grow older.
On fertilizing, one authority says:
''Use no hogpen manure. as it will give
the aroma of the pole-cat co the cigar. :"
I believe in science and scientific farm
ing, but when scientist asserts that he
can turn tobacco into skunk weed by
fertilizing it with hogpen manure L
must confess that he has turned up
wrinkle in geoponics I never heard OF.
l presume according to that kind OF
reasoning, when man cowpenS his
orange trees he will impart bovine
flavor to the orange. and Ii he would
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-29

composed of microbes, pole-cats, or
what not 1t is the oldest, most reliable,
and cheapest fertilizer the farmer can
use and is the only one in the long run
that pays to use.
HODIE DIXIE.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-29
81 per Annum, in advance

the dam should be passive and sink her
own identity, so to speak, in producing
an exact copy of the sire.
In support of this theory he quoted
the Arab proverb, "The foal always fol-
lows the sire" and hence he valued
brood mares in proportion to this sort of
self-abnegation.
The Arab meant simply that all the
desired qualities should be found In the
sire, and that no dam should be bred to
a sire that would interrupt him in repro
ducing himself.
In illustration he cited two dams on
his own farm, not worth intrinsically
$500 apiece, yet not 5000 could buy
either Of them, because of the three colts
from each, everyone looked and acted
precisely like it's sire. He also speaks
of another mare being for the same
reason, invaluable, although she only
cost her owner S87.
Said Mr.. Murray "you may take all of
my fashionable high bred mares and
have in their places such mares as those
and you will eliminate half the difficulty
of breeding, viz, the difficulty which
the temperament, structure and habits of
the dam brings to the breeder. I can
select an animal that is perfect, one
that can transmit himself if he is not
bothered and interrupted by the dam.
And If | can find d dam that will not
trouble the sire in the offspring can
repeat the sire in every colt"
Old Patriarch Jacob understood the
secrets of animal culture and pro6ted
much thereby. And the Arabs, desoen-
dantS of his uncle 1shmael, are today
breeders of the finest saddle horses OF
the world, and from them Mr.. Murray
took the lesson, which was, to perfect
the race of horses, by perfecting the
sires and properly selecting the dams.
Horses are as perfectly at home in
torrid as in temperate climes. l knew
them well in Mexico. There they are
a little below the average of our North
ern horses, because bred almost entirely
for the saddle, for which they are the
pleasantest ever rode. They are hand
some and gentle, healthy and strong,
good travellers and endure long journeys.
They maintain themselves on what to a
Northern horse would be very meagre
diet.
Texas raises large numbers of such
pony horses, some of which have come
to Florida and there is no reason why
they cannot be successfully and profit
ably raised here. They would be
great attraction to our Northern visitors
and many would doubtless be taken
North by them.
That Mexican horses will stand the
Northern climate perfectly well, know
from three years experience with one in
New Jersey. L. Fl. ARMSTRONG.
st. Nicholas, Fla.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03
All Smokers
Fourth of July.

Go to Adam Fetsch's New Cigar Store.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03
DAWSON is INTERESTED.
Big Attendance Promised mt It's Inn
migration Meeting.

mccIin8.
The first immigration convention yet
held in the Western section of the state
Is set for next Thursday at Dawson,
and great interest Is being manifested.
Special trains will be run on the rail-
roads from contiguous territory and an
attendance of 1000 is expected. The
programme will be as follows:
opening prayer ..........R Rev. r. 8. Brush.
.........'...... .;;;;..;,.......D Dawson, MINI
Call to order. ........ Hon. w. r. Edwards
49,. Com. of the End District Association
Introductory remarks. ;.:..... "A. j. Peterson
Address Of welcome-Prof. Z. M. Phillips,
Why the Northwest Offers the Greatest
Advantages to Settlers. ...... d. r. McGinnis
immigration to the Northwest. ;. 1890:
.............. ......... Archbishop ireland
Music.
The Possibilities Of the Present Immigra-
secy and Treas. MINI. immigration Asst
Minnesota and Milk -. Hon. o. c. Gregg,
........... .Supt. State Farmers institute
Address ......E. w. Randall, Sec'y Mime
........... sofa State Agricultural Society
sAaqress :: Hon; r L. Schurmeler
Auditor of Lac qui Parle county, Madi-
Hon. jno. l.. Gibbs.
AFTERNOON
k1uuresS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Hon. u. K. Davis
Inc Kind OF Immigrants Wanted. .........
Hon J. F. Jacobson, of Dawson, MINI
Music.
Address ........................Cy Cyrus Northrup
......... President Of the State University
General remarks. -. G. M. Anderson, Dawson
Agriculture and Live Stock. Prof Thos. Shaw,
....................Of the State University
Music
Soils. Prof w. M Hayes State University
Remarks. Prof T. L. Hacker, State Univers'y
Trains bearing the speakers will leave st.
Paul at 1886 a.. m. and Minneapolis 9:15 q. M.
July 8th, returning leave Dawson 500 d. m.
July 9th, arriving at st. Paul about II 100 p. m.
A Red Letter Trip for a Red Letter
Day.
Round trip to Lake Minnetonka only fifty
cents. via the Great Northern on July 8,
and 5.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03
BETHLEHEM,s NEW PASTOR.
Rev. w. G. Laube Was Installed Las,
Night.

Members of the congregation of the
Bethlehem Presbyterian church well
coined a new pastor last evening and
renewed the acquaintance of a former
pastor, who came all,th way from Chi
cago to address them. Rev. w. G..
Laube, graduate of the Dubuque Theo-
logical seminary was formally ordained
and installed as pastor of the church,
in accordance with the sanction Of the
ST. Paul presbytery at the annual meet
ing held two weeks ago.
The church was not well filed, prob
ably becauseIof the weather. The in
terror decorations were very tasteful
and well arranged. Roses were scat
tered about 1.-The chancel and on the
pulpit, whilei palms and other plants
were grouped about the altar and on
the organ.9 The sermon was delivered
by Rev. John Pringle. DR.. Edwards
gave the charge to the pastor and Rev.
Nicholaus Bolt, Of Chicago, former pas
tor Of theflchurch, gave the charge to
the congregation in German. Consti-
tutional questions were propounded by
A. B. Meldrum, and the ordination
prayer was offered by DR.. M. L. HILL
Following the service the congrega-
ton pressed forward to meet the new
pastor and to greet their former spirit
ual director Pastor Bolt has charge
of large church in Chicago. He came
to the city on Tuesday and will return
tonight.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03
WILL FIGHT VANDALISM.
Property Owners to Organize
Protective Association.

This afternoon at o'clock, in Room
408 Chamber of Commerce building,
there will be a meeting Of business men
and property owners to organize the
ST. Paul Property Owners Protective
Association. The object of the asso-
citation is to protect property owners
who have vacant property from the
vandalism that is so strong as to bathe
the efforts Of the police. Thousands
of dollars damage is done annually in
ST. Paul by thieves who loot vacant
residences Of plumbing and other fix
lures. The prospectus, which has the
signatures of a score of property own
ers, states that it is not so much a
lack of police protection as the alb
sence of efficient laws that enables the
thieves to loot a dwelling and dispose
of their plumber to junk dealers. 1t is
the intention to formulate an ordinance
and ask the council to pass it and then
the legislature will be appealed to to
pass law so stringent in its pTovis-
ions that offenders will be imprisoned,
the thieves as well as the purchasers
of the stolen property.
A similar organization will be formed
in Minneapolis and other large cities
Of the state, and it is hoped that the
legislature will grant the relief asked.
AS side issue, and one that meets
the approval of most of the persons in
terested, is the formation of an insur-
ance association to insure the property
owner against loss from acts of vandal-
ism upon payment Of a small fixed sum
per year. J. w. Mason, who originated
the idea, has prepared a set of bylaws,
which will be discussed at the meeting
this afternoon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03
WILLIS REMAIN SEPARATE.
Consolidation of Fire and Poll
WiringnIs ImpracticabIe.

COnsOHdam0m OF Fire and Police
Wiring nIs ImpracticabIe.
The police telegraph patrol and fire
alarm systems of the city of St. Paul
will not be consolidated. The special
joint committee Of the common council,
appointed no inquire into the feasibility
OF such a consolidation, met yesterday
afternoon and after conference with
the members Hof the fire board and the
superintendent of the fire alarm and
police alarm systems, concluded to
recommend the abandonment of the
proposed consolidation, on the ground
that 1T would be impracticable and
preJudicial to the efficiency of the SER
vice. Mr.. ReArdon acted as chairman
of the joint committee. The other
members 3 present were Aldermen
Donahower, Larsen and Bell
superintendent of Police Alarm
Macauley, said that he received $4,000
year, out Of which he was obliged
to pay the salaries of two operators
and lineman. He explained the duties
OF himself and his assistants and as
sured the committee that 1t would be
impossible to operate the two systems
over one system Of wiring. Supt. Carey
OF the fire alarm, corroborated the
statement saying that separate and
instinct line and boxes must be pro-
vided for the police department Both
departments could not work over one
system.
Ex-Supt. Of Police Patrol Birge
added his testimony to the same effect
Inc TWO systems could not be worked
from one office and a certain force was
required In each office. One depart
ment could not, under single system
be served without neglecting the other.
The systems were separate in Chicago,
Minneapolis and Milwaukee, Mr.. Birge
admitted that one superintendent might
have charge Of both systems, but that
would not decrease the present num-
Der OF men employed on the two sys-
TENS, as under the existing arrange
ments, both superintendent do active
work as operators.
Fire Commissioners Freeman, Prem
dergast and Clark, and likewise all the
members Of the committee, were salts
fed after hearing the foregoing state
ments, that the consolidation Of the
two systems would be impracticable
and accordingly decided to recommend
that the matter be dropped. The COM
fnA fInzAR
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03
FOURTH WILL BE COOL.
Observer Lyons Offers Sufferers Some
Consolation.

Observer Lyons Offers Sufferers Some
Consola ten.
Observer Lyons said yesterday that
last nights storm would break up the
siege of hot weather which has made
life miserable since Monday. Though,
he said, the majority Of people would
not notice the change, particularly
until tomorrow, as the buildings hold
the heat. The recent warm weather
has been prevailing throughout the
Northwest since Monday. Tuesday the
maximum temperature rose from 80 to
SO over both the Dakotas and a great
part of Minnesota. Wednesday was
the hottest day of the year all over the
DakOtas, the maximum temperature at
Bismarck being 98 In the rest Of
North and South Dakota the tempera-
ture went up to 80 or above Yester-
day it was not so warm, being about
80 in South Dakota The weather in
st. Paul has seemed even warmer than
1T really has been. Tuesday the tenn
perature was SO, Wednesday So, and
yesterday &c. Mr.. Lyons says that this
is not exceptional weather at all, that
there is nothing uncommon about it
and that such warm terms are to be
expected in July and August. How
ever, he promises that it will be a lit
tie cooler today, as the result Of last
nights rain, and that the Fourth will
be pleasantly cool day. The amateur
thermometers about the city kept pretty
fair pace with their superior at the
weather bureau.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03
CONTRACT FOR SUMMIT.
Board of Public Works Awards a
Paving Job.

The board of public works opened
pldS yesterday for paving Summit ave-
nue. with asphalt from Dayton avenue
TO Sixth street. There were three bid
ders, the Warren-Scharf Co., Hennessy
& Cox and E. w. Ayers, representing
the Assyrians Utah asphalt company
The lowest bid submitted was that Of
the Warren-Schar & Co.. amounting to
$S,5ll.56, which Is equivalent to $2.43
per square yard. Hennessy & Cox bid
$S,622.35 and e. w. Ayers, $8,752.27 The
board voted to award the contract to
the Warren-Scharf company. The
board, after granting hearing to pro-
perty owners on the preliminary order
for paving Jackson street from Seventh
to Ninth street, reported in favor of a
final order for asphalt
In the matter of paving Robert street
the board decided to report in favor Of
final order to pave Robert street with
asphalt from Third to Seventh street.
the block between Seventh and Eighth
streets being stricken out, as there is
only one street car on that block and
that is laid along the east side of the
street leaving only a narrow strip be-
tween the eastern rail and the curb.
AS a number of difficult questions might
arise as to the manner of making the
proper assessment on this block, it was
accordingly omitted. s81a
Mayor oran Sent a communication to
the common council yesterday recon-
mending that action be taken to have
the names Of all streets in the district
bounded by Third and Thirteenth
streets, and Broadway and Seven Cor
ners, posted conspicuously on the cor
ner buildings or posts, for the conven-
fence Of the large number of strangers
who will be in the city, during the G.
A. r. encampment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03
CHANGES ON THE OMAHA.
Official Confirmation OF Some Reports
Already Published.


Three little circulars, issued by Presi-
dent Marvin Hughitt of the Northwest
ern road, and dated July 1, were made
public in the offices Of the Omaha road
yesterday. The information contained
therein was not startling in its newness,
but on the contrary has been thoroughly
canvassed in the G b e. Circular No.
1 appoints Horace G. Burt general man
ager of the Omaha road in place of E.
w. Winter, resigned. Circular No. 2
makes George F. Bidwell general man
ager of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Mis-
souri, Valley In place Of Mr.. Burt, re-
signed, and circular No. 8 also makes
Mr.. Bidwell general manager Of the
Sioux City and Pacific line.
The changes become effective July 6,
but Mr.. Burt will arrive in ST. Paul
Sunday night and make the acquaint-
ance of the Omaha working forces and
be coached in the duties of his new
position by Mr.. Winter, who will re-
main in the Omaha offices until July
10, clearing his desk of matters of de-
tail and leave his successor a clear
field
George F. Bidwell is an old time rail-
road man, whose advancement brings
expressions Of hearty congratulations
from host Of friends in the northwest.
He was for many years assistant super
division under Supt. Cosgrove. In Nov
ember 1887 he was made superintendent
Of the Madison division of the Chicago
& Northwestern road with headquarters
at Baraboo where he remained until
appointed general superintendent Of the
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western, with
headquarters at Milwaukee. When
that road became part of the North
western system Bidwell continued in
office in the capacity of division super
intendent where he remained until ap-
pointed to the position he will assume
July 6 as general manager of the two
western lines.
General manager Winter has not yet
promulgated any circulars effecting the
Northern Pacific, and still insists that
no changes will be announced for some
time. Probably he has already had
conferences with the heads of depart
ments in the Northern Pacific, but all
are reticient on that subject as Mr.. Win
ter himself. 4 is probable that no in
formation will be made public as to
the new executive staff until after the
sale of the Northern Pacific at Duluth
on the 26th inst Changes are not ex-
pected in the passenger freight and traf
fic departments.