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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12

there has been steady appreciation in
the value of leaf tobacco, which is one of
the chief farm staples of the South and
especially of Kentucky. From the low
point in February to the second week in
June the advance has been as much as
100 to 200 per cent on some grades of
hurley tobacco, and on none probably has
it been less than 80 per cent. On dark
tobacco the rise has been much less, but
it is still very noticeable. Great as this
advance has been already, a further in
crease in the price is expected.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12
Lines CLOSELY Drawn

The lines between the gold Democrats
and the silver shouters are being as close
ly drawn as last fall. Chairman Bynum
of the gold Democracy has opened head
quarters in New York and announces
that he and his party are ready to hit
head whenever they see one in the COM
ing campaign, provided that head favors
the free coinage Of silver.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12
Tobacco ana silver.

The Louisville Courier-Journal reads a
lesson to the advocates of free silver on
the error of their assumption that the
prices Of staples follow the price of silver
bullion. 1t is strange that any intelligent
man could believe such fallacy, but 1t is
a fact that some do. The point made by
our Kentucky contemporary is that while
silver is lower now than 1t was last fall,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12
Reform La Coming.

People who are anxious to see general
reform in the monetary system of the
United Slater may rest assured that a
proposition upon this subject is being
carefully framed, and will be presented
to Congress either during the special ses-
sion or as soon as Congress meets in it's
regular scssion next December, and that
every Republican vote will be cast In
favor of some measure of this character.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12
Result OF wilson's EFFORTS,

An order for 800 pounds of butter day
from a single London firm is one result of
one of the efforts of Secretary Wilson's
late experiments in making better mar
ket for our dairy products abroad. He
has just received communication from
London firm asking that the entire but
ter product Of the Iowa State College,
amounting to about 800 pounds per day,
be forwarded to London regularly until
further notice.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12

per cent over May, of 81 per cent over
June Of last year, of IL per cent over
June, 1885, and of "a per cent sver June
of 1894. More activity is manifest in
New England manufacturing.-Bos
Journal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12
From High Authority.

Secretary Gage, who has exceptional
facilities for testing the business facili-
ties of the country, said In recent state
ment: ''The evidence l have obtained
from nll sections Of the country, from
the press, from callers, from persons, and
from correspondence, all points In one di-
rection, an actual improvement in trade
and manufactures"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12

is certainly a very encouraging exhibit.
Taking bank clearings and railroad earn
ings into account, and allowing for the
reduction in the prices of commodities
generally, it is plain that the actual vol
ume of business is really up to some of
the most active years of the past.-New
York Mail and Express (Rep.).
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12
JOHNNY oN.PARApE



"wots all the bIoomin' racketr' said John
Il. on parade;
Danmconville said. ~
"w'y are youse felers sore on HoughT said
Johnny on-parnde;
cause he amt sound on silver" the
Danmconville said.
Then Johnny winked his weather eye and
closed the outer door,
And sent for silver leaders until they came
galore.
And they took an affidavit that they would
nevermore
Put Hough upon
Democratic
H..
"wot's all the bloomin' racket" said John
''rhe Pops have got their backs up" the
DanmcOnville said.
"Wot have they got their backs up forT
contemporaries;
Cause they ain't on the ticket-slate." the
Danmconville said.
Then Johnny grew indignant and said twas
very plain
That Populists should not expect the Offices
Twas e s saini quite enough for them to vote
for John Mclean,
And not be on
the Democratic
ticket.
"Wot's all the bloomin racket" said John
ny-on-parade;
"The Silver Reps are comm now" the
Danmconville said.
"Who are the bloomn' Silver Reps?" said
Johnny comparable;
They're only just handful" the Damn
conville said
'.Then give 'em cheers for Bryan" said
Johnny with grin,
"Them guys Is easy kidded of with any
thing that's thin
Wen get their votes without the dough-
'twould only be sin
To put them on
Democratic
ticket"
''wot's all the bloomin' racket" said John
ny-on-parade;
'"rhe Goldite Deems are comm now" the
DanmcOnville said.
"Wot do them ducks expect Of usT said
Contemporaries;
''They want some crumbs, II they're to
stay" the Danmconville said.
Then Johnny he grew furious, and said
'twould never do
To let single Goldite have a smell at Of
'Twould be rank impertinence If they
should dare to sue
For places on
the Democratic
"wot's all the bloomin' racket?' said John
"The Prohbs want a sniff or two" the
Danmconville said
"Who are the Prohibs. anyhow said John
ny-on-parade;
They're just them temp'r'nce fellers," the
DanmcOnvlle said.
Then Johnny roared with laughter, his very
sides they shook
The Prohibitionists' demand. he thought, the
seasons joke.
And said dose of water would very likely
choke
The men who vote
the Democratic
ticket.
"wot's all the bloomln' racket said John
ny-on-parade;
"The labor gang Is comm now,' the Damn
conville said.
'.wot's labor got to do with me?" said
Johnny-on parade;
They'll bust you il you fight EN-" the
Danmconville said.
Then Johnny he grew serious, and thought
he'd make a hit,
And give 'em Chapman for "stin, ana
Chapman quickly bit,
And promised he'd put up the stuff, II he
could only get
place upon
the Democratic
ticket.
So now the bloomin' racket which John and
Dan parade
Is sugared for the workingman with silver
Two millionaires to lead the fight, with Bry-
an on parade,
And Silver Barons crack the whip as they
20 down the grade.
But Silver Reps and Golden Dems and Pops
and Prohibs too,
Are Off the ofice-holding slate and FEELING
very blue,
And Sorg and Sloan and Hough and Brice
and Kline and Thurman too
Will knife the bloomjn'
Democratic
ticket.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12

The Improvement in business during the
latter part of May is illustrated by the
reports of twenty-three railroads for the
fourth week of the month. These roads
gained C5A per cent over last year. which
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12

The receipts Of cattle for the first six
months of this year aggregate 742, 200, a
gain of 1O5, $50 over the same period of
last year. The reports of the packing
houses show. that for the first half of this
year there las been large increase in the
Strengthening Of live stock at this place.
Compared with the same period of 1896,
there has been n gain of $4,000 hogs,
$4,000 cattle and 100000 sheep.-Kansas
City Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-08-12
practica, Evidence from Missouri.

in nearly every line of business. There
is scarcely day but that some striking
evidence of this gratifying fact comes to
the surface. These indications of better
times are CALLING to the professional
alarmists and agitators who mistakenly
put partisanship above citizenship. A
contribution to the general prosperity tes-
timony of this town was the report Of the
live stock and packing interest for the
month of June. The receipts of cattle,
hogs and sheep at this market for June,
1895, 1895 and 1897, are shown in the fol-
lowing table:
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18

flower is a beautiful crown or saucer,
resembling and as delicate as tissue
paper, to which the long spider-leg-
stamens are attached and then curve
gracefully upward. Some produce as
many as twenty-five flowers to each
umbel, which is a whole bouquet in
itself, and will scent large room.
Nearly all of the species are tender
or half-hardy bulbs, adapted for pot
culture or the garden in summer, and
thrive perfectly under the cultivation
given the more common Amaryllis.
But there is at least one species-H.
Galvestonensis-whi has proved so
the majority of gardens both North
and South. 1t bears an abundance of
white flowers equally as beautiful and
fragrant as the tender species, and
the beauty of well established clump
in yard or border may be better
ina gined than described. Although
it has proved hardy without protec,
ton as far north as Long Island, N.
Y, it is advisable to plant the bulbs
in aswarm location as possible, such
as the south side of fence or build
ing, setting deep in the ground, and
to mulch well on the approach of cold
weather.-Walter N. Pike, Fla. in
Mayfower.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18
To Preserve Bouquets.

At this season of the year when
with many of us bouquets of choice
flowers are by no means too plentiful,
the secret of preserving them for any
length of time in their pristine
beauty is a valuable one. Yet with a
little care and trouble anyone should
be able to keep many varietie> of cut
flowers fresh for days. A simple and
effective method is the following:
Sprinkle the flowers as soon as re-
ceived with fresh water, then immerse
the stems in a vase containing weak
soap suds. Every morning remove
them from the soap suds and place
them in fresh pure water for a few
minutes, then return them to the vase
of soap suds, and sprinkle them light
ly with fresh water. Change the soap
suds every third morning. By follow
ing this routine flowers may be kept
fresh and perfectly sweet for sur
prising length of time. They should
not, however, be kept in the sun
shine, nor in a close, hot room.-May-
flower.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18
Spider Lilies.

These exquisitely beautiful mem
bers of the great Amaryllis family,
are natives of the New World, and be-
long to the genus Hymenocallis. They
were formerly included in the closely
allied genus Pancratium, and are still
often so-called, but the true Pancrati-
ums are distinct in many respects
and are all natives of the Old World.
In bulb and foliage the Spider lilies
differ little in appearance from the
common forms of Amaryllis, and the
flower scapes are almost identical in
form and manner of production, but
the flowers. are very distinct. They
are produced in umbels at the top of
tall scapes-of which there are usual
ly two produced at a time by each
bulb-and are pure white, airy and
fragile appearing and deliciously
sweet scented. In the center of each
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18

exactly as the first boxes, then lift,
using sharp-pointed stick or tooth
pick for trowel, and place them an
inch apart each way. Keep shaded
with glass for a few days, then give
full sun and do not forget to tilt
glass for air. In weeks time they
can be left uncovered, except at night,
when it will be safer to protect with
glass.
Now l hear you say, 81 will not
work so much for so little" But con-
slider it we'll. Here you have a num-
Der of valuable plants at little cost,
when if bought singly or by the doz-
en- you might not feel justified in the
outlay.-Success with Flowers.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18

leaves curled and brown at the edges.
/ might have said, as l have heard
others say, that the florist had grossly
exaggerated the beauty of the plant
in describing it, but there was the
living, growing proof of the plants
possibilities in my neighbours sitting
room.
So [ repeat over and over, don't hes
itate to order any novelties that you
can afford. You will surely have the
pleasure of making new acquaint-
ance or meeting an old friend in fresh
er and prettier clothes.-Exchange
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18
Double Petunias.

| think florists do not give the Dou-
BILE Petunia the prominence it lie
serves as a house plant. [ have cult
waited them a good many years with
ready to sing their praise.
| start slip from each variety in
the spring, and set the old plants in
the garden, where they make a great
show all summer and when autumn
comes the young plants are ready for
a good winters work A white one
| started last June is now in four
teen-inch pot. 1t is full of blossoms
and has many branches, the tallest
of which are forty inches high.
Some of the fringed varieties are
very beautiful; they do not bloom so
profusely as the plain ones, but the
flowers are much larger, and some o.
them are very fragrant. [ have one
that has flowers nearly five inches
across; it is delicate pink and
smells very much like Tea rose.
think the variegated ones give the
most pleasure, there is such a variety
of flowers on a plant all the time and
never two exactly alike.
But the great value of the Petunia
is that it is a perpetual boomer, it
requires but little care, and vii! do
lust as we'll in an east or west window
as a south one, and it does not care
for much sunshine. Give it good soil
Ct use mostly leaf mold and SANDY,
plenty of water, and it will attend
strictly to business and not ask for
any petting.
If you are discouraged because your
Geraniums don't bloom, your Fushsi-
as drop their leaves, and the red spi-
der attacks your roses, just get va
riety of Double Petunias and you can
always have flowers. When the
branches become long and unsightly
cut them back and a lot of young
ones will start, SO you can always
have young growth to bear flowers
Mayf1ower.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18
In Defense of Novelties.

1t seems to be the fashion for few
writer's on Horticulture and horticul-
ture to raise every spring loud and
prolonged wall against novelties. Do
they forget that our finest plants and
flowers were once novelties?
Many Of us can remember when the
Sow. de Miranda and Bruant Geran-
iums, the French Cannas, the Fred
die Dorner Pelargonium, and many
varieties of Fuchsias and Begonias
were catalogued as novelties; now
they are all standard varieties and no
collection of plants is complete with
out these and many more that L
might mention. Yet when they we're
first introduced there we're the usual
number of scoffers who cried out:
''The seedsmen do exaggerate so.'
Now [ do not believe that the old
reliable florists and seedsmen know
ingly misrepresent or eXaggerate in
their descriptions of novelties; they
are too good business men for that
and know that such a course would
be an injury to their business. [ new
er hesitate to order a few novelties
every spring. That they are few is
the fault of my purse, not of my in
clina tons, and [ have always felt that
when they fell short of my eXpecta-
tions that something was wrong with
their treatment. The soil might not
have been just right, there might
have been too much moisture or not
enough. too much heat or too little.
Success depends upon so many little
things.
Be very sure, before you condemn
novelty or any other plant, that
your treatment of it has been just
right. [ have had many lessons in
this matter. 1t is only within two or
three years that [ have been success
full with Begonias. I so well remem-
Der a beautiful REX that occupied
a position of honor in friends sit
ting-room, the large, tropical leaves
with silver markings, magnificent
plant. [ resolved to have one like it,
so [ ordered one from florist and re-
ceived a nice, thrifty, well-rooted
slip; this potted ana cared for as we'll
as I knew how, yet my plant never
had leaf more than two inches in
diameter, little, stunted thing, with
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18

$25 to $50 per week EASY. You work
right around home. A brand new thing.
Write to US quick. You will be surprised
at how easy it can be done. Send us your
address anyway. 1t will be to your inter
est to investigate. Write today. Address
Peoples" 3941 Market ST., Philadelphia.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18
What to Do.

There is comfort in the knowledge
so often expressed, that DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy
fulfils every wish in relieving pain in
the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and
every part of the urinary passages. 1t
corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it, or bad eff
fects following the use of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleas-
ant necessity of being compelled to get
up many times during the night to uri
nate The mild and extraordinary eff
feet of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
1t stands the highest for it's wonder
full cures of the most distressing cases
If you need medicine you should
have the best. Sold by druggists,
price fifty cents and one dollar. You
may have sample bottle and pamph-
let both sent free by mail. Mention
the Agriculturist and seno your adj
dress to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y. The proprietors of this
paper guarantee the genuiness of
this offer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18
How to Find Out.

Fill bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand twenty-four
hours; sediment or settling indi-
Gates an unhealthy condition of the
kidneys. When urine stains linen it is
evidence of kidney trouble. Too fire.
quent desire to urinate or pain in the
back, is also convincing proof that
the kidneys and bladder are out of or
der.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18
Seed Sowing.

SenQ1ng you fresh seeds, ana 90 nOU
try to be economical in the price, as
the few cents in advance over cheap
seeds will many times repay you, as
it is as much work to grow one as
the other
When the seeds are selected and
the order sent, provide suitable soil,
which may be of good friable loan,
leaf mould or peat, and sand, equal
parts, thoroughly sifted and mixed.
This gives a light, porous soil that
will drain off any surplus moisture
and yet hold the requisite amount to
secure termination. For the seed
boxes l prefer the shallow wooden
ones of Van Houten's Cocoa these
can be had of any grocer, and when
openings are bored or burned in the
bottom of each for drainage they are
ready for the work. Pieces of char
coal and soft coal cinders are just the
thing, having plenty of moss (the
kind wire baskets are lined with) to
Law over it, and now add the soil,
shaking the box we'll during the pro-
cess, but never press it down in any
way. Set these boxes in pans of tepid
water until the moisture is seen to be
near the surface, but on no account
allow the soil to be submerged. Ii
all this work is done late in the day,
and a pane of glass completely COW
ering box) is laid over the box it will
be found exactly right to sow the
seed next morning.
Do not cover with soil, but if you
have some very dry sphagnum moss
pass this through a fine sieve and
scatter a little, very little, over
them.
Mix all fine seed, such as Begonia,
Gloxinia, ETC., with twice it's bulk OF
white or silver sand; this makes it
possible to show more evenly And
now we have got so far, where are
these boxes to be kept? Of course
those having a conservatory or green
house can soon decide, but to the win
dow gardener it is a very important
question: When / had to worry over
it / chose the mantlepiece in a room
where fire was kept night and day.
Just as soon as the tiny fellows peep
up, to see the light, remove boxes to
the light, near an east or south win
dow, but not on the window sill, as
there are too many crevices for cold
air. but on a table as close to the
window as possible. When here the
sun may prove too much for them
Washing the glass with lime or whit
ening removes all danger, and fitting
the glass will give air as needed. Wa
ter when it is seen the soil is some
what dried off, in same way as at
first. In putting the soil in boxes, say
three and four inches in depth, let it
be only two and half inches deep;
this will make the glass an inch or
so above the surface of the SOIL When
the glass is full of moisture the soil
is too wet; in such a case remove the
GLASS for a while and allow it to dry
off little. Do not water on dull,
cloudy days, and also do not keep the
glass over them continuously, or
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-08-18
FLORAL DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to Floral De
partment Agriculturist, DeLand, Fla
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-12
no16-tf
TILE GOOD LUCK, BAKING POWDER

Its Recent Great Shipment from Rich
mond-Twenty-seven Car Loads
Sent Through the South.
The Southern Manufacturing company
of Richmond has the distinction of hav-
Ing made the largest shipment of bak-
ing powder the world has ever known.
On Thursday, November 18th, they ship
ped over the Southern railroad n solid
train OF twenty-seven carloads OF
Good Luck" Baking Powder to job
bers in the South. The Good Luck
Special moved only during daylight,
and carried no other freight than Good
Luck" Baking Powder Three cars for
Wilmington and one for Norfolk four
cars for Charlotte, and the remaining
nineteen cars went solid to Atlanta for
Atlanta jobbers and jobbers further
South. The car load for Norfolk was
received by the entsrprisiig whole sale
grocery house of Woodward GoodridEe
Co., and It's arrival was quite an event
The firm have great faith in the Good
Luck Baking Powder, and speak high
~ OF ITS popularity. This large purchase
is strong evidence that this progressive
firm is getting It's share of the business
IN competition with other markets
the Southern Manufacturing company
placed the Good Luck" brand on the
market about four years ago, and since
that time It's trade has increased to i'm
mense proportions. The company is
now combining itself exclusively to the
manufacture of Good Luck" Baking
i'owder. The weekly capasity of the
house is 10000 cans The daily out
put is about $4,000 cans. The total sales
Tor the month of November were at the
rate of about nine million pounds a
year.
Mr.. Z. G.. Leigh, Jr. IS president oe
the company; Mr.. w. dwight, manager,
and Mr.. E. c. Laird, secretary and treas
urer.
1t is quite evident that Mo firm would
buy car load OF baking powder at one
time unless they had an assured access
to q large channel of distribution. While
THIS purchase speaks effectively as 20
the selling capacity OF the Woodland &.
Goodridge Co., this train had sale en-
phasizes forcibly the popularity of TIE
Good Luck" brand
1t Is matter of congratula ton to sec
this, one of the many evidences Iof the
progressive spirit If the Woadard A.
Goodridge Co. The members of this
firm are Mr.. e. L. Wloodard, president
and Mr.. II. b. Goodridge, secretary and
treasurer. Both are wide-awake. uD-to-
date business men,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-12

Misses BERTHE Van Devcnter and Bette
Borum, Berkeley. Va.
Plano Solo--"Primcvere" 49,. Koell,nE
Miss Florence Larrabec, Port Allie
gany. Pa.
Rcading--"T1he Whistl!ng Regiment
Harvey
Miss Pearl Ethcridge, Colcraine, n. c.
Op. 30. Il Najor-"Sons Without
Words" ... Mcndelssohn
Miss Nirgle Jones. Berkeley. Va.
Piano Solo-"Tatartella" Lomas
Miss Florence Larrabee.
Piano Soo-"Sccond Mazurka". GODDARD
Miss Lcta Harden, Windsor, y. c.
Piano Solr-Op. 81, No. l, "Valse
Brillante" ..... Chopln
Miss Mamie Coke, Lilcsvile. n. c.
Read.rg-"Thc Fall Of Pcmberton
Nip
Miss Mary Jordan, HEREFORD, n. c..
Piano Solo-Op. 10, No. !, Song