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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20

family have the power of increasing
the nitrogen of poor soils.
The beneficial results from a legu-
minous crop were recognized and tax
ell advantage of, but the modus oper-
andi of the plant in bringing about
this result was revealed only very re-
Gently. Any one who will take the
trouble to carefully remove the soil
from the roots of vigorously grow
ing leguminous. plant will find on
them numerous wart-like growths,
varying in size from the head of a pin
to half inch or more in diameter.
When thin slices of these tubercles
are cut and examined with the high
power of microscope, they are found
to be filled with myriads of organisms
resembling bacteria. 1t has been es-
tablished beyond question that these
little organisms are responsible for
the tubercles. When the tubercles
are not formed, the plant does not in
crease it's amount of nitrogen above
that which it takes from the soil, but
when the bacteria are present, the
plant is enabled to- use the free nj
trogen of the atmosphere.
Since nitrogen is the most expensive
as we'll as the most fugitive element in
our commercial fertilizers, we should
do what we can to assist these little
bacteria in their work of manufac
turing nitrogen fertilizers in our own
fields. Every time we plant a legu-
minous crop we establish a factory
for the utilization of the free nitro
gen of the air, converting it into nj
trate fertilizer that is readily availa BILE
as food for other plants.-Prof. W. r.
Dodson in Southern Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20

On this subject Mrs. J. A. Kirk
man, of Grandview, Tenn, has some
thing of interest. She says:
Years ago [ heard a farmer say TO
have sweet potatoes keep we'll they
should be dug when the sap in the
tubers will dry white Last fall I re-
membered his saying. [ would take
potato from my patch wash it, break
off the end, and lay it in the sunshine.
If the sap was dark [ would wait a
few days and try another as before,
until | found a time when the sap
would dry white, then had them dug.
| have never kept potatoes as well, al
though my method of keeping them
was the same as before. 1t has been
said that when the sapoozes freely the
potato is immature. But on the 9th
of April, when l pared potatoes, the
sap oozed as freely as when they were
new. 1t has been our custom to let
them remain in the ground until
frost: but in the future | shall test
them and dig as | did last fall, as l
am convinced the sap will dry white
when the potato has reached matur-
ity.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20
Digging Sweet Potatoes.

Many people have difficulty in keep
ing sweet potatoes. The main trouble
no doubt, is in not having place in
which the proper conditions can be
maintained. But other things must be
considered as well, one of which, and
it is very important, is the condition
in which the potatoes are dug. Al
most all potato growers know that
it is fatal to the keeping qualities OF
potatoes to ulg them when the ground
is wet.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20
Useful Plants.

From the nature of the case, it is
impossible to give with eXactness the
number of species of plants that have
been employed for various purposes;
much more is it impossible to mention
in a brief enumeration all the human
uses of plants. Root, stem, leaf, flow
er, seed, even spores, have been util-
lied. And there are numberless
plants that contain some principle Or
value which so far has been derived
from a few.
Plants useful to man are estimated
to number about fifteen thousand.
Among them are five Thousand rough
lyclassed as economic and food plants.
The above includes eleven hundred
edible fruits and berries, and three
hundred edible seeds. Fifty are recl1-
oned among the cereals, and forty
as uncultivated edible graminaceous
seeds. Four hundred and twenty are
classed as vegeta bles and salads, and
two hundred and sixty are listed
among the tubers.
There are thirty seven of the onion
group, and thirty-two of arrowroot.
From thirty-nine plants sugar may be
obtained in paying quantities. Vim
GUS drinks are obtained from two hum
dred plants; aromaucs from two hum
bred and sixty-six. There are fifty sub
stitutes for coffee, and one hundred
and twtnty-nine for tea.
Tannin is present in countless
plants, and has been mentioned in one
hundred and forty-one and caoutchouc
Gndia rubber) in ninety-six. The near
relative of this substance, g-utta-per
cha, named from one plant, has been
found in at least seven, white resin
and balsamic gums are yielded by not
less than three hundred and eighty
nine There are ten wax trees and
shrubs, and three hundred and thirty
which have been made to yield essen
tial oils. From lightweight different
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commercial fertilizer have been used.
and the people can scarcely get it
fast enough.
Mr.. Fuller is very enthusiastic over
the future of FLORIDA, and the tidal
wave of prosperity seems to have
struck it.-Citizen.
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DO YOU WANT GOLD?

Everyone desires to keep informed
on Yukon, the Klondyke and Alaskan
gold fields. Send 1Oc for large Com
pendulum of vast information and big
color map to Hamilton Pub. Co., In
dianapolis, Ind. A.
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Corn for Forage.

it reaches before being cut. 1t in
creases in value very rapidly as it ap-
proaches the period of complete ripe
ness. In the case of corn planted in
hills where tillage can be given, the
moisture may be conserved by shall
low culture even during drouth so
that the plant is enabled to continue
growth until it's greatest feedingva
conditions are entirely different, for
long before the time of maturity the
corn has ceased to grow because the
supply of moisture has been used up.
In cases of this kind the corn may
have to be cut early in order to save
it, says The Orange Judd Farmer in
this connection. This very rapid in
crease in feeding value of corn as it
reaches maturity should be under
stood by all producers, whether the
crop is to be used for silage or for
fodder.
According to analyses made at the
Cornell experiment station at different
periods Of growth it is plainly evident
that only such varieties should be
grown for ensilage as will reach a
good degree of maturity before frost.
These conclusions were first reachedin
1888 and have been abundantly con-
firmed by later experiments at Cornell
and several other stations.
Beginning with Aug. 2, corn was cut
when in bloom and analysed. The
amount of water, dry matter and the
different food nutrients was deter
mined, including the ash. Later anal
yses were made and tabulated. The
tables show that there is an increase
in amount of food and it's value from
the first to the last cutting. An acre
cut Sept. 10 was worth over $66, while
the same area cut two weeks later was
worth over $115. Between the first
and last cutting the total dry matter
and carbohydrates (sugar, starch,
etc. increased $50 per cent, the fat
1875 per cent and the protein nearly
doubled. In last years experiments
it was found that the total feeding
value between tasseling and ripening
increased 166 per cent. The results
of all experiments in this line unite to
show that there is large increase OF
all the nutrients as the corn proceeds
from tasseling to ripeness.
It would therefore seem, says The
Orange Judd Farmer, that the ques-i
ton of the proper time to cut corn
for ensilage was definitely settled by
these experiments. Such a marked
increase between the periods OF bloom
and ripening cannot be ignored even
though the proportion of the moreval-
liable muscle forming foods be some>
what lessened. This is true OF corn
cut for fodder as we'll as that for en-
silage The time to cut corn, then, is
after the roasting ear stage has been
passed and before the stalks and
leaves become woody.
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Notification by Leguminous Plants.

We can but very briefly notice the
fertilizing properties of the members
of this family. 1t has been known for
a great many years that plants OF this
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ASriculturiSt Exchange.

This department assist
those wish
furnish information
Anyone sending list making
notice will ake O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
BlCKERDYKE DAY.
Veterans Show Their Affection
for the Famous Nurse.
Celebrate Her Birthday at
Bunker Hill.
THOUSANDS PRESENT
Give Her a Silver Service-She
Responds.
Other Kansas News of a Gener-
al Nature.
THOUSANDS PRESENT

E2,,ni.ar tJiI1 .Iuly 2e.-Old soldiers of
Kansas today showed their apprecla-
ton of the labors of Mother B1cker-
dyke for the boys in blue during the
late war and they celebrated Mother
Bickerdyke day in her honor Fully
1900 old soldiers, with their families
and friends, crowded into this city at
an early hour to pay their respects 10
that famous army nurse.
Mother Bickerdyke, who is very Wig
orous for her years, received the dele
cations of old soldiers as they came to
hearty handshake. The venerable wO-
man has not many years to live, but
she says that the day will be to her the
brightest page in her life's history. The
town was decorated with bunting and
everything contributed to the effect of
the gala occasion. Numbers of men
drove in here from places 40 and %
miles distant. Commander Bothn and
staff, Mrs. Griffiths of the w. r. c. and
staff arrived early in the morning and
went at once to the home of Mother
Bickerdyke. where they stayed during
the day. The morning services We're
short. Addresses were made by A. T.
of Bunker Hill The afternoon meet
ing was presided over by Commander
Botkin
The address of the day was made by
General Lewis Hanback, of Topeka, who
brought tears by his touching illusions
to the hardships of the soldier boys and
the sacrifices and privations of the
army nurses. Turning to Mother Bick-
erdyke and taking her by the hand he
said. In the name of the soldiers of
the Grand Army of Kansas we name
you Queen, and I. in the name of those
boys you loved, imprint kiss of love"
Department Chaplain Pugh. Colonel
Thomas Jackson of Newton and John
Allen of Russell made short addresses.
Mrs. NJ. A. Weed of Russell, who in
1861 enlisted in the oath Wisconsin in a
mans disguise, then made a short
speech. Mrs. Reed is the only woman
in the west who was regularly enlisted
in the service. Division Commander w.
P. FEEDER of the Sons of Veterans in a
short speech praised the work of Moth
er Bickerdyke for the old soldiers.
Commander Botkin then in the name
of the G. A. r. of Kansas presented
her with a silver water service and
Mrs. Allen of Russell with dress and
a wreath of flowers in the name of the
w. r. c.
A campfire meeting was held last
evening and was largely attended A
number of rousing speeches were made.
but Mother Bickerdylxe was unable to
attend, being unnerved by the unusual
excitement of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
Comfy A BARTENDER
It Seems That Bartenders Can't Be
Tried for Selling Liquor

This morning in police court, when
the case of Chas. Rowder was called
before Judge AtchiSOn, Chief of Police
Henry Steele asked that the charge of
selling intoxicating liquors which was
against him be dismissed and the de-
PENDANT discharged. Rowder was ar
rested by the police Saturday night for
maintaining joint in the basement of
the Pleasant Home hotel at Fourth and
jefferson streets. The reason Chief
Steele gave for discharge was that he
had since learned that Rowder was not
the proprietor, but was merely the bar
tender, and for that reason he did not
want the charge pushed.
City Attorney w. A. S. Bird was not
present in court, but his assistant, Mr..
Frank Q. Brown, was, and the latter
told the court that it was not Mr.. Birds
wish that the charge should be dis
missed. He informed both Chief Steele
and Judge Atchison that he was in
structed by City Attorney Bird to make
objection to such an action: Chief
simply a bartender"
Patrolman Campbell said that they
had positive evidence that RoWder was
selling liquor, for he said Tim Donovan
and the other officers who raided the
place actually saw Rowder making lfq
uor sales. Judge Atchison then an
nounced that the case was dismissed.
Attorney Frank Foster, who was asked
by City Attorney Bird to be present to
look after the case, asked the court
that the charge be not dismissed, as he
WAS sure MI. IolIu QIu LOl WISH SUCH &C
ton taken. But Judge Atchison in
formed him that the action was taken
and that the defendant was dis
charged.
Mr.. Frank o. Brown, inspeaking of
it, said: II made objections to it be-
cause Mr.. Bird did not want the case
dismissed I told the judge that and
he dismissed it just the same. 1 told
Henry Steele that, too. They claimed
that Rowder was only bartender, and
that the proprietor had not been arrest
ed. 1 made the objection but that
didn't amount to anything"
Frank Foster said: Mr.. Bird has
been criticized considerably of late on
account of some of these cases. Today
he couldn't be at police court and he
asked me to go down there myself and
see just what was done. He also asked
Mr.. Vance to go. Mr.. Vance had to
leave at 10 o'clock. When Judge Atch-
ison dismissed the case 1 asked him
why it was done and he said that Chief
Steele had said that it should be done.
Then Mr.. Campbell spoke up and said
that Rowder was seen selling liquor.
The city prosecutor objected to the
case being dropped, but it was dropped
just the same"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
SOLDIERS HOME GOVERNOR.
Mayor J. 6. Rowland Arrives From
the Pacific Coast

Leayenworth, July 20.-Major J. G.
Rowland, the new governor of the
western branch of the national home
for dlsa Dled veterans arrived at noon
yesterday over the Santa Fe and was
given a regulation military welcome by
the members.
Early in the day Acting Governor
Shockley was informed of the time of
the governors arrival and instructed
all men to remain in camp to welcome
the new governor. The men formed a
double line between the railway depot
and the administration building and as
he passed the lines the men saluted by
raising their caps. The band was at the
depot and upon the train coming to a
stop played Hail to the Chief" The
governor was met by all the ocers of
the home, and after an introduction
was taken in a carriage and driven to
headquarters, the band preceding AL
though the governors residence is not
completely restored from the effects of
the explosion, it can be occupied and
tne governor at once repaired to it
Th1s morning he will formally assume
command
Major Rowland for several years was
IN command of the Illinois state home
at Quincy, and his administration of
mat institution led to his selection by
the board for governor of the Pacific
nome He is a thorough disciplinarian
ana is expected to make it warm for
the Vlolators of home rules
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
WHISKY WAR AT EMPoR1A
Ministers Denounce the Ginning"
System But Business Men
Uphold It

Emporia, July 2O.-The whisky war
still RACES in this city and is almost
the sole topic of conversation on the
streets. Sunday nearly every preacher
in town talked on the subject and
nearly every one made it a point to de-
nounce the city officials for collecting
revenue from sellers of intoxicants.
Nevertheless, public sentiment is with
the city officials. Leading bankers and
business men and heavy taxpayers
freely state that they favor a revenue
from the sale of intoxicants. Yester-
day hundreds of citizens received
through the postoffice, copies of the fol-
lowing circular:
STOP AND THINK
Gould you say to God if he asked
the question, Do the druggists of EN-
poria run jointS?-'I don't think they
do?'
rs it not a fact that the drug stores
are responsible for the common joint
list doing business?
rs it not a fact that our young men
do their drinking first in drug store?
DO you consider yourself brave to
pun a>15-cent common jointkeeper and
let the $4,000 drug store jointkeeper go
unmolested?
Think! Do your dutyl Let your
Christian spirit assert itself"
Ioday, 1T is understood. some of the
druggists have expressed a willingness
10 pay revenue to the city for the priv
nege OF dealing in liquor, although as
they state, they will do SO as heretofore.
under the provisions of the Murray law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
WAR TALK LONDON.
The Morning Post Discusses Probable
War With the United States.

London, July 2O.-The Morning Post
in it's issue today again discusses the
relations existing between the United
States and Great Britain and the posi-
bility of a war being forced upon the
latter. The paper says that the idea
of damaging America by the lombard
ment of open coast towns is nonsense.
Great Britain will not make war upon
helpless noncombatants.
A war with the United States would
first be a contest of navies and an eff
fort on the part of British cruisers to
protect British sea trade. It's second
phase would be a blockade of the ports
of the United States-not an easy mat
ter-and a land defense of Canada.
These operations would have to be con-
tinued until the people of the United
States asked themselves the question,
what is the war about?'
Eventually they would discover that
there was no real cause and peace
would be made which would leave the
two countries exactly where they are,
but both impoverished needIessly and
embittered against one another. This
picture may seem One-Sided to Amer
leans, who recall the splendid eXertionS
of the United States in the civil war,
but the victories of Grant, Sherman
and Thomas were won in the great
cause of union and emancipation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
STRIKERS GO MARCHING ON.
Belleville is the Next Destination and
Trouble is Looked For

st. Louis, July 2O.-Having succeeded in
getting the miners at O'Fallon, ILL.,. to so
out. the army of strikers that has been
marching from town to town persuading
men at different points to quit work. left
this afternoon for Belleville. which place
they will reach about shutdown. The peo-
pie of O'Fallon provided nine wagons to
convey the army far as Lebanon rock
road, four miles from Belleville. As many
could get in the wagons rode and the
others walked.
Trouble is feared at Belleville as the
miners at work there have declared their
intention of not stopping work, while the
marching strikers say they will force them
to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
CAMERON M1nLER's SUCCESS.
Closes All the Mines Along the P. v.
& G. Railroad.

Uniontown, Pa, July 20.-Through the
efforts of Organizer Cameron Miller the
miners at the Boyd Coal works, Hurst
& Co., at Smeroks station, and the Lynn
coal works struck today and the mines
are closed. These men quit last week,
but returned to work when the conf
pany granted the advance.
All the mines of the Pittsburg, Vir-
ginia & Charleston road are now closed.
Mr.. Miller began work today in the
coke region. He says that despite the
announcement that not more than fifty
cars of coal are being shipped from the
region daily, the miners have informal
ton that large quantity of coal is go
ing out and that these shipments have
been a prominent factor in the labor
struggle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
BUTCHERS AND GROCERS
Will Give a Big Parade and Picnic on
August Is.

The grocers and butchers of Topeka
met last night al the rooms of the To-
peka Retail Grocers' association, and
decided to hold the annual groceFs ana
butchers picnic at Garfield park on Au-
gust 25. On the morning of that day
monster parade will be given in when
every grocery and meat market wagon
and buggy in the city will be elaborate
ly decorated and will be in line. Inn
mediately after that all grocers and
butchers together with those from
wholesale grocery houses and packing
houses will go to Garfield park to spend
the day. There will be lots of amuse-
ment furnished. Every grocery and.
meat market and all wholesale houses
will be closed that day in honor of the
celebration.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
Committee on Finance-H. D. Corn
ish, Charles Wolff, Frank Morrow.
Hugh Lawler, w. H. Davis, June
Moore.
Committee on Park. M. Frank, F.
Jordan, A. Rost.
Committee on seeing grocers and
butchers in regard to closing and TIC
collect the assessment of 25 cents-Dol-
man, ]. Schmidt, DeBow, Hanley, Whit
tlesey,- Rice.
Sproat, Ed Iindman, Ed Whiteker, w.
S. Kale, w. w. Manspeaker.
Committee on entertainmentEWm M
Green, A. SheetZ, M Fitzgerald.
Committee on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Dransfeld, W. r. Adams, Thos- Han
ley.
Committee on music-Frank Park
hurst, w. M. G. Lane, ]. Schmidt.
Committee on stands and privileges
Bard, Lepper, Heller, Conkle, H. Hoss-
field.
Committee on invitation-F. NJ. New
land, VIM. Dransfield.
Committee parade-Otto Kuehne,
(marshaD-Chas. Wolff, James Ian
nan, Sam Cunningham, L.Parker, Grant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
SET HIS BED ON FIRE.
Aged Lunatic With a Frenzy fol
Arson Saved From Death.

James Cowan, a feeble colored man
who lives at 1906 Chandler street and
who is insane, tried to commit suicide
by setting fire to the clothing of the
bed on which he lies Frustrated. His
wife discovered the fire and quickly eX-
tinguiShed it.
Police Matron Thorpe was called up
on for aid She investigated the case
and found that although the old colored
man was a lunatic, that he was too
feeble to be moved to the insane asy-
lum. The doctors say he cannot live
many weeks. He tries to destroy eve
rything about him. The family is in
destitute circumstances and Mrs.
Thorpe has been furnishing help.
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AID FROM B. Off.
CONTINUED from First Page.I

second time but their action is not one
of much moment
The Watson mines to which the or
ganizers are devoting the utmost at
tentiOn do not as yet show any appear
ance of adding their men to the strik-
ers. This morning the men went to
work earlier than usual as a sign of
good faith. The situation here this
morning is not so encouraging to those
who wish to see the miners of this dis
tr1ct strike. However, Debs takes the
bright side of the situation, and says
he expects a good meeting at Rivers
Vile this afternoon. If the men at Wat
son will come out he says the success
of the greatest strike in the history of
mining will be insured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-20
WILL FIGHT ATTACHMENTS.
Pottawatomie Post Traders Claim Elk
emptions Under Department
Ruling

holton, July zoe. G.. Neadeau &,
Son, post traders at the Pottawatomie
reservation, near Holton, whose store
was closed by creditors on account of
the defalca ton of $4,000 by a trusted
employee some time ago, have employed
attorneys to fight the attachments run
against all their property on the res
ervatiOn.
They claim that the secretary of the
interior has ruled that the Indian tribal
rights which the firm has prohibit the
attachment they may have on the reser-
walton. The attachments aggregate
about SIS, 0O0
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BORN IN A PULLMAN.
a Missouri Woman Becomes Moth
er on a Santa Fe Train.

Kansas City, July 2O.-The youngest
person who ever ernigrated from Kan
sas to Missouri is the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. F. Casmer of WarrentOn,
Mo. All are now at the Union Depot
hotel.
The immigrant was born in Pull
man car on the Santa Fe train just as it
left Topeka. A physician and several
ladies in the coach lent every assist
ance and mother and babe were in fine
condition when they reached the union
depot.