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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-14
SURVEY TO BEGIN.
Last Formally Regarding the
River Front.
ALL TO BE READY MONDAY NIGHT

Engineer G. r. Loweth to FIX the Grade
for the Terminal Company This
Afternoon Then for the Final Oroi-
naoces.
Engineer c. F. Loweth. represent
ing the Davenport & Rock Island
Bridge and Terminal company and
also the Rock Island & Eastern lii
nois Railwsy company's project in
Rock Island. commenced the survey
OF the levee this afternoon prepare
tory to the establishment Of the
grades for the company's tracks
along First avenue. This operation
it is not expected will consume a
longer time than today, and then the
grade ordinance essential to the
river improvement will be in readi-
ness for presentation to the council
aud action. 1t is necessary that be-
fore this can be done the ordinance
for the river front improvement be
repea ed. Then the new grade ordi-
nances will be presented and if they
are adopted the improvement ordi-
nance will at once be repassed, and
all will be 10 readiness to take the
subject into the county court.
All IL Ready.
This can all be done at next Mon
day nights session of the city coun-
Gil and City Attorney Haas has all
the papers in readiness to enter pro-
ceedings in the county court the fol-
lowing morning. BY this course of
procedure the routine proceedings
may be disposed of at the next term
of the county court and the work
completed this fall. At recent ses-
sion OF the council Aid. Maucker
stated that it had been the plan of
the committee to have the contract
let SO that the improvement could be
made during the season of low water
this fall. This is wise provision,
as under such circ umstances the con-
tract can be undertaken with less
Inconvenience and consequently less
cost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-14
To Cleanse the System

Efectually yet gently, when CO.'S
tive or bilious, or when the blood is
impure and sluggish. to permanently
overcome habitual constipation, to
awaken the kidneys and liver to a
healthy activity, without irritating
or weakening them. TO dispel head
aches. colds or fevers. use Syrup OF
figs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-14
CANINE FINDS A HOME.


A pretty. long-haired canine OF
the shepherd kind, wandered into
police headquarters the other night
evidently in search Of place to rest
its weary bones.
The dog looked fatigued. Its hair
was fluffy and its general appe france
was that of one which had been on
the tramp for n few days. Officer
Dumbauld fancied the friendly canine
and gave it a square meal and fur
nished it place to snooz,, all of
which Towser appreciated very
much-for the police have concluded
that they will have time getting
rid of the dog unless by sending it
to the happy hunting ground by
means of dose of lead. The canine
makes itself at home and receives all
visitors at the door with a smi' e and
a wag of the tail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-14

J. W. PUTTKR, Postmaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-14
Arc YOu Tired

All the time? This condition is a
sure indication that your blood is
not rich and nourishing as it ought
to be and it may be if you will take
few bottles OF the great blood puri-
fer, Hoods sarsaparilla. Thous-
ands write tha. Hoods Sarsaparilla
has cured them Of that tired feeling
by giving Them rich, red blood. Q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-14
Notice.

A meeting will be held at the office
OF the Rock Island Lum Der COMPANY
Friday evening. Aug. IA. for the pur-
pose of organizing marching club
for the campaign. All voters Of the
ward are cordially invited.
j. c. FREY, Com.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-14
"CutS no Cheese

Is the expression you often hear now
a-days. Its all right in a good many
cases. BIT it won't Apply to Shields. He
cuts the cheese and the prices too. Its
his reckless way of slashing that cuts
the other fellows to the very quick.
His cheese knife is long and sharp, it
has been ground on the stone of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-14

Hoods Pills act easily and
promptly on the liver and bowels.
Cures sich headache.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-14

The AReUs delivered every even.
lag ut your door at lOc Q week.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-08

Der. This plan, however, will not APP
ply to all parts of the State, as much de-
ponds upon the length of the rainy sea-
son. In Lee county this season COM
mences earlier and lasts longer than in
the middle counties of the State.
The Times says: Before the late war
variety of cigar leaf known as the
Florida Speckled Beauty was grown in
this State, which when made into cigars
was much sought after by discriminate
ing and wealthy smokers, because of it's
fine glossy leaf of silky texture, it's
marks Of beauty, and it's delicious
aroma. During the war tobacco culture
was almost entirely suspended, and was
not revived to any extent until within
the past few years. The 'Speckled
Beauty variety, therefore, has become
very nearly extinct; but Mr.. Lane has
obtained few seeds and is attempting
to produce the choice weed that pleased
the fancy of ante bellum nabobs. He
has been guaranteed ready sale at
fancy prices by reliable manufacturers
tor all that he can grow of this variety"
Mr.. Lane is not selfish, and cordially
invites anyone interested in tobacco
culture to visit his farm on the Caloosa.
hatchee river and inspect his methods
OF raising tobacco and preparing it for
the market He has also fine fruit
grove which he will increase this spring
by the planting of $4,000 orange and
grapefruit trees.-Jacksonville Citizen.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-08

and chicken food, and declares them
equal to corn and far more prolific.
Captain Newheart says that as mulch
for land or for orange trees they have no
equal, and as a renovator of land they
form the most profitable crop that he
knows Of He kept them from growing
over,his orange trees by going over the
ground about once week with fork
or stick and throw wing the vines away
from the trees.
To show how they yield, gentleman
who lives near the Captain told the Cit
izen reporter few days ago that he
planted an acre and a half to this pea
last spring. His ground is now covered
with vines, which form dense mulch,
he believes that were he to harvest
the entire crop the yield would be one
hundred and fifty bushels, or hundred
bushels to the acre. He had used the
meal from the ground peas as fertil-
izer along side of cotton seed meal in his
cornield, with better result than he
got from cotton seed. Captain Newheart
has also used the meal as d fertilizer,
with a similar result. The vine is an
enormous grower. A single vine will
grow forty feet, and it's foliage will cover
the entire top Of a twent y-1ve-year. old
orange tree during the summer. They
have been so grown in this place on a
limited scale during the past summer,
and the foliage of the plant made the
dead trees look like live ones. If the
half that its friends claim for this bean
is true, it's value to the Florida farmer
and stockman is beyond all calculation.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-08
For the Florida Agriculturist.

Lime as Fertilizer and Insecticide.
For more than one hundred years
among agriculturists and horticulturis.s
in Europe and America, pains taking
and methodical experiments have been
made with lime, on various qualities of
soils, to test it's efficacy as fertilizer and
insecticlde with most satisfactory re-
suits.
On light sandy soil thirty to fifty
bushels of freshly Stacked lime is con-
sidered sufficient, but on our hammock
and muck lands where the soil is rich in
vegetable matter, it must be still more,
abundantly applied, say from two to-
three hundred bushels per acre. It's APP
plication has produced greater success
when sown broadcast over the surface,
after the land had been plowed or spaded
up, and then narrowed in, for the: reason
that it's action upon organic matter re-
qnires both light and air. .--.
The Immediate effect of lining land
is to sweeten it, hasten the decomposi-
ton of vegetable matter, and in it's
caustic state to destroy insects and
worms. as well as their eggs and larvae.
AS fertilizer it must have time to,
act upon growing plants, requiring re-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-08

that arevery thick should be split. They
are then strung on spears about four
inches apart and placed in the drying
shed so that the leaves of the different
plants will barely touch. or course as
they wilt down they can be moved closer
together, 1T the room is needed. The
plants are left to hang until not only
the leaves but the entire stalk is dried.
The leaves are then stripped from the
stalks and done up in hands, averaging
from thirty to forty leaves in each hand.
This should be done while the atmos-
phere is very damp, so that the leaves
will not break by handling. After MAX
ing up the hands the tobacco suitable
for wrappers, binders aad oilers should
be separated. 1t should be packed in
boxes about 3x4 feet. The stems should
be placed outward, leaving space of
about three inches to allow the steam
which will be generated to escape. After
the tobacco has been packed about ten
days it should be taken out of the boxes
and changed-that is, that which was
on the bottom put on top, etc., so that
all CT it will be steamed alike. The
second packing may be much closer than
the first. After that the tobacco may
be left without further attention until it
Is ready to be sweated-may, in fact, be
left in this condition with safety for
years. 1t is not necessary to sweat it
until it is ready to 60 to the factory.
Most Of the swea ting at any rate, is done
in the leaf houses-though of course,
some farmers grow sufficiently large
crops to warrant them In doing the whole
thing. Mr.. Ellis has large supply Of
the best varieties Of seeds which he will
furnish on application at reasonable
prices.
Mr.. Ellis thinks the tobacco industry
is the most promising in the State, and
he is constantly enlarging his business.
He is convinced by his experience that
Florida can grow as good cigar tobacco
as any country on earth.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-08
Profitable Tobacco Farming.

The subject Of tobacco culture grows
in interest as the season for planting
draws near. Farmers in all parts Of the
State will experiment with small crop
next spring. Many are confident of
success at first, while others believe that
they must have practical experience be-
fore they can make any profit. That
sufficient knowledge can be obtained
from instructions that have been printed
has been proven in number of cases,
notably in that of F. A. Lane, the man
ager of the Caloosa Tobacco Farm Com
pany, whose plantation is located on the
Caloosahatchee river, about fifteen miles
above Fort Myers. The Tampa Times,
in recent article descriptive Of Mr..
Lanes methods, says that he cures his
tobacco by the open-air or Cuban plan.
following Cuban methods closely both in
the cultivation and in the curing Of the
crop, and using only Cuban seed. The
Times says that his experience before
coming to Florida was confined to Con-
necticut, and that his knowledge of the
Cuban methods was gained from what
literature he could obtain on the subject
He planted five acres the first year, tif-
teen the second year, and twenty-five
this year, and next year he will plant
fifty acres. The results obtained this
year have been better than those of the
previous year. The 1895 crop, which is
now being packed, Mr.. Lane, considers
the best that has ever been raised in the
State, and he feels confident that it will
net 81 or more per pound.
Mr.. Lane says that he has obtained
the best results from February plant
ing, and by making only one crop each
year; but he is of the opinion that two
crops can be grown, the latter in Octo-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-08
A Food Plant.

An Orlando correspondent of the Citi-
zen writes:
A plant that has been fairly familiar
to most residents in Florida as an orna.
mental vine seems destined to come to
the front as one of the most valuable of
our farm productions. Like the beggar
weed, it has long been known but unap-
preciated and like that plant its useful
ness is coming to be understood, and it
promises much to the farmer.
In many gardens it can be seen grow
ing over old fences or frames, producing
wonderful growth of vine and foliage,
and in the fall it bears great clusters of
pods covered with black velvet. These
pods inclose five or six beans, somewhat
resembling the old ''quail head" variety
In their markings. Every pod is filed
and the seeds are plump and heavy.
They do not shell easily, and the seeds
will remain in the pods all winter 1t not
shelled out.
A few years ago the attention of Cap
tain A. P. Newheart of Ocala was called
to this plant with its abundant foliage
and enormous yield. He planted it on
large scale in his orange grove, and
found that it far surpassed any other
variety of the cowpea. He fed the vine
and seed to stock, and found that it was
devoured greedily. Later on he sent
some of the beans to Prof. Clute of the
Agricultural College. Analysis shows
them to be richer ia ammonia and in
fat-producing qualities than any other
member If the family known in Florida.
They have been tested as food for man,
and the verdict is that next to the Lima
bean they are the richest in flavor and
most agreeable to the taste of any of the
| family.
The idea has generally been accepted
among those who grew it as an orna-
mental plant, that the beans were poi
sonous. This proves to be an unfounded
belief, as Prof. Clute writes Mr.. New.
heart that they are harmless, and valu-
able as food for man. Others living
nea: Ocoee have tested them, and
reached the same conclusion. Captain
NeWheart believes that as food for. stock
or for family consumption they are SUI
perior to any bean or pea grown. One
of his neighbors has tested them for hog
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-01-08

Ol0hrWALeT, Wuere ne SpOuL Uuc SuEAcU-
mas holidays with friends, says The
Tampa Times
Mr.. Ellis is an experienced tobacco
grower, having experimental and lately
engaged largely in its culture for ten
years and meeting with good success.
AS he says he has experimental with it
in all stages, from the seed beds to the
finished cigars. He had grown three
varieties--the Cuban, Turkish and
Nicaragua. The two latter are very sim
liar to the Sumatra leaf, producing only
wrapper. But he prefers the Cuban prod
uct, and uses only the best Vuelta Abajo
seed. From this plant, unlike the others,
he gets the filler, binder and wrapper
all that is necessary in the manufacture
of cigars.
Mr.. Ellis has cigar factory in Lake
City in which he manufactures most of
the tobacco he grows. He plants in
small patches-two or three acres-on
rented land. His ideas a bout the proper
land for tobacco culture are about the
same as those of the Cuban experts, a
combination Of hammock and pine land
growing hard woods. which show the
necessary presence Of potash. In Colum-
bia county the farmers plant their seed
beds on good hammock land, lover which
they have first burned oak brush for the
purpose of killing the insects and grass
seeds early in January. The young
plants are transplanted the latter part
of March and early in April. The beds
are thoroughly wet before the young
plants are pulled up for transplanting,
so that the plants will come up easily,
the small roots will not be torn off and
portion of the earth from the beds from
which they are taken will adhere to
them. The width of the 70 VS. should be
about feet and the drill Is to 20 inches.
From this time until the tobacco is cut
the unfemitting attention of the grower
Is required. The cultivation of the
young plants mus be rather shallow,
with hoes or cultlvators. The topping
commences about the first of July, but
this should not be done until the flower
is thoroughly out. The suckers, of
course, must be pulled off as soon as
they appear, as they sap the strength of
the plant. The first worm that appears
and the worst with which the growers
have to contend is the budworm. This
little pest gets In the bud of the plant
and its work is not apparent until the
plant is we'll advanced. Mr.. Ellis uses
Paris green to destroy them-a teaspoon
full to peck of meal, -four or ashes.
This mixture is sprinkled in the bud
with perforated box or by hand and Is
very effective. The next to appear is
the horn worm. The flies come in April
and May and deposit the eggs on the
leaves of the plants, from which the
worms are Matched. Many of these eggs,
which are deposited On the under sides
of the leaves, can be picked off by hand,
but the most general method by which
they are fought is by sprinkling the
same preparation used to kill the bud
worms on the leaves until about two
weeks before the time for cutting. An
other practice is to plant Jimson weed
around the edges of the tobacco patches
and poison the flowers. The flies are at
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-11-11
Administrator's Sale.

By virtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary of Terrell county, Georgia,
will be sold before the court house
door in Dawson Georgia, on the first
Tuesday in December next, betN cen
the legal hours of sale, the following
lots or parcels of land to-wit: Thirty
acres off of the north half of lot of land
number two hundred and eighteen
and eighty acres off of the north half of
lot of land number two hundred and
nineteen, containing in all one Hundred
and ten Q10 acres, more or less, and sit
uated in the 18th district of Terrell
county. Sold as the property of Farrar
Williams, deceased Terms cash. This
November Bird, 1896.
w. S. DOZIER, Admir-.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-11-11
SheriR's Sale.

Will be sold before the court house
door in Dawson, Terrell county, Georgia,
on the first Tuesday in December next.
within the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the following
described property, to-wit: Lots of land
numbers one hundred and ninety-two,
two hundred and twenty-seven and two
hundred and thirty, containing in the
aggregate six hundred, seven and one
half acres, situated in the Fourth dis.
trict of Terrell county, Georgia; levied
on as the property of Clatonia A, Hig-
don to satisfy fila issued from Terrell
Superior Court in favor of Cleora
wright against the said Clatonia A. Hig-
don. This November 3rd, 1896.
D. K. CHRISTIE, Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-11-11

Now that election day is over, when,
as Pat said, lone man is good as anoth-
er and better, too" let's turn our atten-
ton towards making the world, or that
small part to which we belong, better,
wiser and happier.
Madam Rumor says that by the time
this budget of news appears in print one
OF DawSon's young men will lead to
Hymen's altar one CT our 'queen roses
OF the rosebud garden of girls"
Misses Ella West, of Cuthbert, and
Cora Clark have accepted positions as
teachers at Chamblisston. We wish
them much success.
Messrs, W. D. Bigelow and Ben David
son went to Shellman Friday evening on
buSineSs(?)
Divine services will be held here next
sunday evening, conducted by Rev. j.
L, Smith.
Mr.. Joe Chambliss now wears a broad
smile Cause: bouncing baby boy,
Miss Lula Jenkins, of Clay county, is
visiting relatives.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-11-11
The Curse
Of Mankind!

The most horrible disease to which
the human family Is subject is conta-
gious blood poison. It has always
bafled the doctors, for Notwithstanding
the progress made in some branches Of
medicine, they have failed absolutely to
discover a cure for it. Whether in the
form of powder, pill or liquid, the doc
tors prescription is always the same
potash or mercury.
Mr.. Otto H. Ebert, who resides at the
corner of 22d Street, and Avenue NJ,
Galveston, Texas, had severe expert
ence with this dreadful disease, and
under date of April 5th, 1896, writes:
Several years ago was so unfortu-
nate as to contract contagious blood
poison, and was under treatment of the
best physicians continuously for four
years. AS soon as discovered that had
the disease, fastened to place myself
under the care of one of the foremost
doctors in my State, and took his
treatment faithfully for several months.
It was very short time after he pro-
nounced nae we'll, that the disease broke
out afresh, and was in a far worse con-
dition that at first, Large Jumps formed
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-11-11

BY virtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary of Terrell county, will be sold
before the court house door in Dawson,
Georgia, on the first Tuesday in Deem
Der next, between the legal hours ofsale,
the following lot or parcel of land: 70
acres of land, more or less, lying nth
of the public road leading from Bron.
wood to Parrot, said land being a part
of lots of land Nos. 169 and 1872, in the
18th district of said county and known
as the place where J. M. Woodall resid
ed, in Terrell county, Georgia. Sold as
the property of j. M. WoodaI, decease d.
Terms Cash. This Nov. 3rd., 1896.
j. s. CARTER. Executor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-11-11
For Administration.

Stale of Georgia, Ordinary's Office,
October 10th, 1885,. 1t has been repre-
sented to me that the estate of W. j.
Cox is unrepresented, and that is neces-
sary that administration should be had
on said estate. This is therefore to no.
tify the kin and creditors of said W. j.
Cox to- file their objections, if any can,
on or before the first Monday in Decem-
Der next, WY letters of administration
should not be granted to the clerk of the
superior court of said county, Or some
other fit and proper person.
j. W. ROBERTS, Ordinary.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-11-11
Marvellous Results.

do from letter written by Rev. j. Gun
n erm,a4, OF Dimondale, Mich, we are
p no S3 to make this extract: 81 have
Kira hesitation in recommending DR..
wera S :, New Discovery, as the results
wiz {" mos most marvellous in the case of my
fist nl "hlle | was pastor of the Bap-
br Do church at Rives Junction she was
inc ug T. down with pneumonia succeed
co7ot IA grippe. Terrible paroxyisms of
flo o i5 nlng would last for hours with lit
c IU corruption and it seemed "a if she
O oo not survive them. A friend rec.
it was Sn n,t. Or. Kings New Discovery
f9cto1 1 4uICk In its work and highly salts
at say m N results" Trial bottles Tree
Soc G aDd az drug stole, Regular size
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1896-11-11

By virtue of an order of the Court of
Ordinary of Terrell county, Georgia,
will be sold to the highest bidder at the
court house door in said county, on the
first Tuesday in Decemqer next, within
the legal hours of sale, the following
described property to-wit: Lot of land
number thirteen; all of lot number four,
teen Except such portions of same as
have been heretofore sold and conveyed,
leaving fifty 1901 acres, more or less, adj
joining lot number thirteen), all being in
the Third district of Terrell county.
Sold as the property of John A, HERS,
deceased. Terms cash. This November
3rd, 1896. L. c. HOYL, Admr.