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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-25
New York Live Stock.

New York, May 2i-Beeves-Active,
slightly firmer; native steers. A.4Oa5. l5;
stays and oxen, So. 5Oa4.6 65; bulls, $2.s5aS,6O;
dry cows, S2a3.S0. Calves-Active, firm, all
sold; veals, $ia5.25; butter milk calves,
SSaS50. Sheep and lambs-Fairly active,
closing steady; closing sales, sheep, at
S3,5Oa4,50 of yearlings at S4.5Oa5.4O; OF
lambs at $Ga675. Hogs-Firm at $ia4.2.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-25
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. May A.--Cattle-Steady, ASOa5.
Caives-Firm. Texas cattle-Steady. Hogs
Weaker; So 65a8.75; pigs, SSa3 rs. Sheep
$3.70a4, 5O lambs, S3,26a350 for inferior to
q. 3Oa5.5O for choice 10 prime Colorado's;
Texas sheep, sSa3.9O Receipts-Cattle,
1880 head; hogs. $1,000 head; sheep, 1900
head.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-25
Oil Market.

OIL City. Pa. Meg 24-Credt balances,
sec certificates cash oil, Soc., certificates;
shipments. ll6.OSs barrels; runs, si.S7 bar
rels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-25
TUNKHANNOCK.

Sam Day has just purchased a new
Ice wagon from T. c. Miller.
Robert Bardwell had his herd of cat,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-25
Chicago Grain Market.

Chicago. May a.-The leading futures
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-25

$50 dozen finest handmade
Gimp and Braid Hats, white,
black and all colors, newest
shapes. Regular prices $1.5o
and $500. Sale Price
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.

Chicago. Nov. 70.
Following were the quotations on the
Board OF Trade today: Wheat-Decem-
Der. opened s6Ac. closed 96kc; May.
opened so5tc, closed S0Kc. Corn-Decem-
opened ssTc, closed closed Soc. oa e VEN:
Der, opened and closed nominal; Decem-
Der, opened 12kc. closed Nlkc: May,
opened and closed z2hc. Pork-Decem.
Der. opened $7.3211, closed e7.S5; January.
opened and closed $3.50. LardSDecem.
Der. opened and closed $4.1735: January,
opened and closed $l30
Produce: Butter Extra creamery,
packing stock. 12012Mc. Eggs Fresh
stock, 1Sc per dozen. Live Poultry
Turkeys. S6ec per ID: chickens (hens),
&c: spring chickens. 7073kc; ducks, 20
TIC. Potatoes-Northweste l306Sc per
blu. Sweet Potatoes-Jerseys. $a.0o0l.oo
| Hogs-Nstimated receipts Tor the DAY.
piss. ss'ss 5i foF 1s & f sor
rough packing. Ss.s563.t7K Tor mixed,
and $3350355 for heavy packing and
chipping lots. Cattle-Estimated re.
ceipts for the day, $500; quotations
ranged at $5.0006.S6 for choice to extra
shipping steers. A.b604.90 good to choice
do, A.30@4.65 fair to COED. $4,000. 20
common to medium do, a. 30 butch.
ers' steers, $3.15@4.0o stockerA 9a.700
40 feeders, $2.000ae0 cows, $4,000. 80
heifers. $2.250l.00 bulls, oxen ana stags.
$2.s00s.S0 Texas steers. S3S0@l.3S west
ern rangers and $s.5O06.0O veal calvea
Sheep and Lambe-Estimated receipts
for tn day, 5000; lambs. 50lOc lower:
quotations ranged at $36O0l.76 west.
erns, $3.0095.O0 natives, and M.O0@6. ~
lambs.
Milwaukee Galu,
Milwaukee, Nov. u.
Wheat-Steady: No. northern. &c:
No. 2 spring, sehc: May. $50. Corn
Firm; No. 3, ZINC. Oats-Steady: No.
: white, A01h. Rye-Firm; No. 1
l8x 048xc.
Cofn-40DS6.
Hsy-TSoshy, eop; VIA. ssor.
0tEnW@e1DDLA
potatoeo-8nE0c
%.
E9Rs-lSc.
Chtckens-6D6o.
TufkeyB-ec.
Duchs-Alive. 70; dressed, ioo
Coal-Soft, 100.
Cstt,e- Butehsrs psy for eora fed seeeuu
4oec; Gown and heif6rSlsosxc; calves, lx0
Eoc-ees.A
Sheep-sxe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20
CLAIRvOYANT.

A rreNTfoN., ATTENTION, ARRIVAL
prophetesA Queen Alpha, the aoknoVIodRed
queen Of ~ cleiryoyants, n d the city, for {
ehoss ume oely. Her power b % strange and
poxxnne thes no attempts are made 70 explain
tneo. ous NE business man. Artist, mechanic,
rAlfooa leboeef and women In ~ social poai.
TOE. must ecknowledee that abe ean aol doe
90 ~ Ne olaamA She d also scientific palm.
iss fron The schooh OF France end has spen,
Iaree sams o. money End yean Of study q
She Il compesens adviser IN an busiSess
edaih 40. love. marriage. courlnAip, 0lvoeoe
reunftee he sepefased. oausse Peody mar
nasss: etc; neey profe. tas gin Of elsirvoy
oeee eeceived By pretenden should not fan q
- sAis voooorfui woman She holds out n
iooueemean % pret0nces that abe eaanoS
,ann. houns TO .. n eixseensA street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20

s1bsidissa Hsesls IN Msevay.
Some friends who have Just returned
from . tour in out Of tho way parts o1
Norway tell me Of . capital hotel 90.
tenn in vogue there which might b
adopted with advantage In some paxta
Of Scotland and Ireland. In every vii.
lage where no hotel exists some one Of
the moro prominent inhabitants Il sub
sidized BY the Norwegian government,
and in return is bound to provide 20.
oommodation for not less than four
travellers He may take in more IL be
chooses, but four is the minimum. NY
friends made frequent use Of these sub.
sidized hostelries and arc enthusiastic
concerning the excellence Of the accom.
mediation and food supplied. I did MOI
gather whether the tariff was regulated
by government, but I presume il il
Anyway, the charges arc absurdly mod.
crate. Norway owes much Of her pros.
perity TO tourists, and abe certainly
treats them well.-Sketch. 80
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20

Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 1o.-2Eajor J. II.
Couper lost his fight In the United
States court yesterday for the place Of
assistant postmaster. not because the
civil service laws did not protect Major
Couper. but because Judges Newman
and Psrdee decided thaf . court Of
equity has no right to mt9fesu n mat
een q The kind and that GucA Quessions
must b decided By IL eivil services
eo0mi0too r. KaGhinRfU.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20
HOT TIME 1T [6HD0l
Fire Wssms Up ths Old Town d
ths Tune Of twenty-five
Million Dollars.
NOTHING IuE:r FOR 200 YRARs


Daass Aaks Ne Appassas Inpssa.asa-
DailAangs xAae An CaHarasas q WsNss
Ban - 1hs1gA ~ WsAse Va In.
1ao0ebse-Hlrsnsn d Csnsennt Dnnsss
&o0 Ha11iog walls d he Marrow Desss>s
Man RisAs Hls Life Sor HI Hss -
Csne-0thsr Marrow Eseapsa
London. Nov. 3o-One Of the most dis
astrous fires In London's history since
the great IRE Of 1855 broke out In q larxe
block Of buildings lying eastward Of Al
derssate street and between that thor.
sughfare and Red Cross street just after
! o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
flames were famed BY Q strong wind and
were fed BY highly inflammable stocksof
Christmas fancy goods and fimsy dress
materials Of all descriptions that nIled
every fioor Of the six-story buildings in
the old street. Consequently the confla-
grafton gained Roadway with surprising
rapidity. and was soon Tar beyond the
possibility Of being checked by the few
engines which were early on the spot.
For four hours and half the flames had
their own way and It was only after
more than 100 engines had worked an
hour that the chief Of the IRE BRIGADE
sent out the signal that the fire was un.
DER control. At II o'clock last night the
nre was still the scene Of great excite
ment. Fifty engines were playing on the
ruins. wagons were hurrying up coal.
ana tons Of water were pouring into the
nery debris.
Loss win Reach $4,000. 900.
Thousands Of people were trying 70
penetrate the Gordon maintained by 1000
policemen. endorsements for whom
were hurried Up when soon after 6
o'clock an increase In the outbreak led
Commander Wells to make q requisition
Tor more engines upon the outlying sta
lions. The scene must occupy the fire
brigade for several days, especially IN
view OF the grave danger Of the COL
lapse OF shells Of buildings, which fall
now and again with q loud report, The
latest accounts indicate that nearly $50
warehouses have been destroyed, while
the loss will probably reach E5,000, 900.
The historic CHURCH ~ O. r,u.. -. 49,
much injured ths rr,,o,r ~. saE n.s oeen
ing 10 the mot ths "a ,-,nSa. r .ss -
tis,naI font ana N,isor.. .s..,,o VIC WY
oarIs Esc.n. ov., ~. ssss...S.p
HamseIl street v.. ,hs 800. 20
outbreak of the f,re whsch S,.. a.. -. ~
an explosion IN con,ect,"a ,.,.s .e ~
engine on the premi.ss ~ wa,.a. p.a 80
q Co. mantei msnns. ct-r.-. :. DIV, ~ sn
that thorouehfare. The,r mil a.. =. ~
with eir,. vher The Arc hroI,. c,s.
ana II was insfs n,,v tho 800 ~ oAeou'
panic. the frirhsersa ons-e .,',s =. : ss-
TO the roof NJ tha h.,,S,na 80 .s.M
cross,n- IN oth.. ,,,,sS.- cnu .nencs
Inc thsir e.cane LII. ~. 90" 49,. ~ enec'-
pouring out Of the basement. In less
S "a" /. Guarter OF an hour the flames
~ nse'opeo tne ao!oinins warehouse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20

Chicago Nov. 3o.-Judge Tuley held
yesterday that employees Of the school
board are within the scope Of the civil
service act and ordered . mandamus
to issue compelling the board Of educa-
ton to make requisition upon the civil
service commission for certificates Of
eligible candidates. BY virtue Of this
aecision janitors. ONCE employees and al
In the classified service controlled By
the board Of education. excepting teach
ers, upefintendentS and assistant su-
perintendents. ere under the jurisdiction
Of the civil service board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20
MONEY MAKING,
munyon Teaches You
to Doctor Yourself.

ut - noe
necessary to
call physi-
you have an
acne or . pain
ana pay him
ee-eral dollars
I o E counting
your pulse and
looking It your
tongue. says
Prof. Aunyon.
=" Neither u e
wise to neglect
oymptoms that
may indicate
the begtnning
OF 0eriou8 III.
n Q . .. The
symptoms Of
most diseases
are % plain
that you know
what ais yoo
Get the proper
Munyon Rene.
dy from Soma
druggist et
once and cure
yourself before
disease z Q { .
the best Of
you" Mostly
> cents Q bot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20
SOME LONDON FIRE HISTORY.

Ind
Pl..rs Hor-n,. ''''
Yordo, 81. -. 1870
a,....-.... g." v's'seu =. many
ou' nre Ivy none wnlcn infllcted
10 severe Z calamity - that known as
inc great hre OF London" which oc-
Cured In 1895. There had been q success
sion Of disasters to which this great fire
was but the climax. In 1868 there was a
destructive fire. ana An thera v.. M
adequate means for f,rh,,no :, . -
great loss Of hoth me- 80 -.,n....,s.,
lowed. In isss -. -. c,.,- -. -. Icy. l1.-
the plaeue IN vhic, ss N. -. ...s ss..eo Ds
isbed. Ana the 1oiicw,r. 80 n. IL
great sre-the h,.to-,c-e..s e.s., 80
London-oocnrrea r. co,.,r.n.ua " |,
O'Clock IN tha ,rc-r,.. - e..
RACED for ava 49, 80 800. -,
sidino whor a n,... -. 1917 on'y suU-
dame. hacr ,ro, 30 " s T.a% olovs tne
tumhIinS r,,,rs 'A' o'1'Ae"e" ana
After Nom 20 -. a..
VAS mads 20 " e eIs ". ~ o ~ NO 1stempt
hahitant. asvotsS ths-...,.. Aue .n-
life and carrv,rs. 49,. -ss ~ -s ...s
was poasihle fnrI,tm-e 80 . oHSs. sn.'
bic pronertv Oe cc,,r.. - 49, 49,. ~. s "a
london of the nre.ent A., s,.Ss IL
most Of the h,,iId,n.. = =. rs.s,'
or stone. and INT 4 mat, cr.,o-.,o., -
them we're on a co,nh,,.tihi. S os.s" "% =.
the task az stcnnsr- ~. ao,ea..". w.,
VA. s4in cm,ts hnrors ~. -. S S"ma st AZ
neopia N 'Ae p""'i VI '"e
r. e ..,a 81. -. ,...
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20

thsn woiM b a1lre 1hd they <6uId
have to retreat down the IRE escape.
ne rescue q operatives blythe nremen:
ths hurry Of hostS Of CLERKS who were
6y1nG 70 ave boo1ED and valuable n.
perD ffom The fre. and the rushing here
ma there q many employees who wen
attempting to carry to places Of safety
eootly merchandise or other valuableR
edded to the confusion. The heat was 10
intense that several nremen were OBLIGED
b direct their operations under shoWers
q water poured upon them. But IN
pite Of the exertions Of the fremen the
IRE crept ON very steadily until Nichon
square. which h situated at the far end
4 Hamsell street. was reached.
At little after o'clock . dozen hose
pipes. each with . twelve-foot spread.
poured water into the blaze from an
opposite root. from the street below and
rom the burning premises themselves
but Il not seem to have any effect. The
water rushed out Of the windows ana
from the ground door like q waterfall.
while the flames reached higher and
higher. and ~ the floors fell in the place
stiu bla1ed till the building was com.
pletely Quilted and the walls keeled over.
The confuAon In the streets increased a
the flre spread. Suddenly there was an
explosion Of gas meters. sounding like
the reports Of field guns. followed BIZ 4
momentary hush. After that the Wild
rushing here and there was resumed
with increased energy. Men risked their
lives in desperate efforts to save day
books. ledgers feathers, jewelry, valu-
able 'chinaware, etc.
fetch his hat and cane. 200 feet Of stone
work and glass falling at his heels a.
he emerged from the building. Several
iisemen were almost buried in burning
ruins. As the afteroon wore on the dense
crowds were stiu further ENLARGED. until
It was estimated that many hundreds of
Thousands Of people surrounded the big
IRE. The excited masses Of humanity
had to be constantly pressed back by the
police a. the area Of the fire-swept SPOT
Increased In size. an operation which be-
came more and more difficult. BY dusk
the picture presented was extremely
brilliant. Four streets were blazing on
both side and there was plenty to inter.
est the gambling spirit Of the on-lookers
In betting as to whether or not the ven.
cradle tower Of st. Giles church could
stand the hail Of sparks and burning
fragments with which It was enveloped.
There was no abatement Of the blaze
before $50 p. m. Then the check came in
Jewin street and IN Well street, where
the collapse Of wall on the right.hand.
hde Of that thoroughfare was the means
Of saving the last building in the street,
The width Of Red Cross street, q com.
paratively broad thoroughfare. also
formed . barrier there. and finally the
names were controlled.
Nearly all the British fire insurance
companies are involved and fire insur.
ance shares were practically unstable
on the stock exchange yesterday after
noon after the fire was well under way.
Nearly 800 telephone wires have been
cut. thus interfupting communication
with many Of the big provincial towns.
The IRE will cause an enormous advance
IN the price Of ostrich feathers, which
rose 80 per cent. last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

IA lar, no experience necessary. Write for
agents. outfit Address The Catholic News,
barclay street, New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20
ron AAI.I.

ENoR sALE-coAL m ANY QUANTITY
- Of . euaAss or over q esSo Per toa, Dc.
ordsn - Commercial house barter Skop, POI
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20

D. @. Shawl. Thirty third and Broad.
way. Bay City, Mich, says: II suffered
very severely from Eeurslgia censsd by
and lost zsh pounds. doctored With .
pAysiciaa here for dve weeks, bat h
vas unable to do me any good. began
taking Munyon's Neuralgia CurA fha
time was completely cured. A half
bottle Of Munyon's Kidney Cure Ella
cured ne Of Kidney treub1e." =.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20

Groa9 6eOttl What Next$
Vienna. Nov. 30.-vienna Il threatened
with . beer famine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20
ron BENT.

1OB DEuT.
ENor RENr-INQUIRE AT - TWENTY.
II second street
NOR RENT-A FIvE-RoOM FLAT ON
y Third oveuue. cau % y. 3 K
Tor RENT-HoUsE ON FoRTY!THIRD
street Inquire Of 2. y. sinnet. Sss
EV0R RENr-BY J. D. TAYLOR A ROOM
y nat. eis Eishtesnth street, with water,
sewerage md ga
ENOR RENr-rwo NICELY FuRNIsnED
Il rooms With board In private family. In.
outre % "a TUentieth street.
Tor RENr-FURNIsHED ROOM WITH
II steam heat sod privilege Of bath. In
quirs % s3sx TventiesS street
ENOR REsT-SROON HOUSE ON SEy.
II eth svenue ead Tenth street. Newly Do
IsrsA aod painted Apply 70 George y. Ron,
naoooto T0DDlo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20
WANTED.

WANTED.
WANrD-YIvE00O DCI0ARPACKERs.
w The N. kuhneu Company, Davenport,
Iowa
WANrED-Ar ONCE A GOOD COOK AT
w 20: TweatietA street. Rsferoncss re-
|WANTED-Ar MecABE BRos,, THREE
good oppreatices 70 earn embroidery
~ fancy needle work.
|WASTED - G1aL TO DO GENERAL
w housework In family Of two. Must b. Q
eood cook. Apply % COS fwentiesh street.
WANrD-CHrNNE TO SWEEP BY
w Chicago Bln. the sweeper. Can be
found % 1917 SeoooA avenue, David Doa1
Telephone los
WANfKD- GOODS 10 STORE m CHEAP,
w o,eea I'd hgns storage roo1s. WITH elo.
Two rnp o. 1871.
|WANTED-Ao GOOD. BRIGHT BUSINESS
w woman. good solAsy 20 tight party
Csn on L Adsir. kimbau house, Davenport,
from 10 70 isp. n
WANrED-A YOUNG GIRL 10 ASSIST
w b doing house work In . small family
Qee Who can deep ~ home preferred Apply
u this once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20

WANfw-fo LOAN lsoNHY ON paA.
". w -: vssseS, ieveaEy, hasavers.
eee1s fsnisars, sss. HisSSa e Me-
~ tor seeoa1 heaA soo1s Of "a M 40.
ne sbevs eooas TOT - q All - uS1si
seose ysteee An be1lnaD ssaasaosloaO Ols10tly
te11 SeeneA Avoo10 no0I SorRoo q IN
yooeA Two rines on i3Ss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20

WANrED-Ar ONCE, LIVE MEN AND
w women b ~ psrts Of the word 70 sp-
Sss; csssSs: 70, .AsoS;d ne
world. Quick fortuses for good. Onerretio
woskenI kloudiee pro0tA Tine b too pre-
esous 70 ~ eod eoswer useless question:
seee y cent? for full outnt 81 PARTICULAR; II
Grove, No.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-20

WANrD-FIvEoooD CIoARPAcKERs,
w The n. kuhnen Company, Davenport
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20
Pruning Tomatoes.

Many people believe it to be an es-
ia blshed fact that cutting back or
pruning tomato plants will ripen the
fruit earlier and produce a larger
crop, some even claiming that this
practice will increase the crop nearly
half; but the result of a careful in
vestigation and experiments with this
system of culture by the Tennessee
experiment station would seem to
show that trimming or pruning toma-
to plants is not only useless, but an
absolute detriment to the grower.
They say in regard to it: "The object
of pruning was to check the growth
branches to be thrown out near the
roots, making the plants low, stoclxy
and bushy. We commenced the oper-
alton soon after the plants had be-
come established in the field, and re-
peated at intervals Of three weeks I'M
til half the crop had matured. About
two inches OF the tops were removed
at each pruning. When the plants
cameinto bearing they we're round and
we'll formed, and we naturally expect
ed a decided increase in yield. But
such was not the case. Trimming de-
creased the yield on every plant and
nothing was gained in earliness. y
Exchange.
We can not speak for other states
but our experience here has been that
more and better toma toes were gath
cred from field that was staked and
pruned than from unpruned fields.
to this?
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20

rooted plant, it requires a penetrable
soil, and consequently will not thrive
if stiff clay underlies the surface stra>
tum or the drainage is such that the
roots at moderate depth are immers-
ed in water. Where the drainage is
deep, and soil penetrable, the roots
go to great depths, and draw their food
and water from region beyond the
reach of ordinary plants, rendering
the alfalfa plant almost independent
of drouths. The river bottoms that
are formed of deposits of soil abound
ing in organic ter form an ideal
place for alfalfa, and the amount of
growth in a eason, in this kind of
soil, is so marvellous as to be almost
incredible to one not acquainted with
the plant.
ct must be remembered that alfalfa
has no place in a short crop rotation
system, and it to be considered as one
that will give good returns for a num-
Der of years without reseeding. While
it requires rich soil to start with, it
still further enriches instead of i'm
poverishing it."
It might be profita bic as we'll as in
teresting for some one in Florida to
inoculate patch Of ground with al
falfa 'organisms" and see if it could
be made to produce good crop.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20
Alfalfa Needs Bacteria.

We do not know of a single case in
in Florida where alfalfa has been sue
cess, although some have been report
ed. In an address delivered before
the North Louisiana Agricultural So
ciety, by Prof. w. r. Dodson, treating
on the subject Of Leguminous Crops,
he says:
"When uplands are to be sown, the
following treatment is suggested: OBJ
tain a bushel of dirt and roots from a
field of alfalfa that is already sue
cess, mash up the roots, put dirt and
roots in barrel, and finish filling the
barrel with water, stir we'll and allow
to stand over night. The following day
pour this water and dirt, we'll stirred
together, on a heap of manure, spread
the manure over the land, which has
been previously we'll pulverized, then
pillow very shallow to cover the ma
nure. then SOW the seeds at the rate OF
about twenty pounds to the acre and
harrow in.
The dirt and roots obtained from
the alfalfa field will contain the or
ganisms that live upon the roots of
alfalfa, which seem to be necessary
to the full development of the plant.
The organic matter in the manure
furnishes nutritive matter for these
organisms until they can become es-
tablished upon the roots of the alfalfa
from the new seed.
"The condition of the subsoil is an
important factor. Being very deep
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20
The Tropical Paw Paw.

Most people consider pepsin an ami
NAL production. In the North, where
dyspepsia is far more common than
here, nearly every one knows what
the drug pepsin is and also knows
that the demand for it is great. Here
in South Florida where there is no
lime or other impurities in the water
to make mischief with digestion, the
call for pepsin is so small that it hard
ly pays a druggist to keep it in stock.
In the sand hill region of South Flor
ida, where there is no dyspepsia,
strange as it may seem, Nature has
placed tree, root, branch and fruit
of which is a large producer OF pepsln.
This tree is the melon paw-paw Carl
Gu papuyu) or the tropical paW-paw'
as it is often called. The products OF
this tree have great curative proper
ties in nearly all bowel and stomach
complaints Last winter a gentleman
from Connecticut was here looking af-
ter his large property interests. He
was i'll when he came here with viO-
lent attacks of dysentery. A physi-
clan was at his bedside almost con-
stantly. The physician gave him but
little medicine, but directed that he
should eat heartily of the fruit of the
paw-paw. The patient did as direct
ed. We, his neighbors, needed no ar
gument to convince us that this
strange fruit saved this mans life.
The paw-paw is now prescribed by
nearly every physician in South Flor
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1897-10-20
The Tobacco Fever.

There can be no question about the
excitement over tobacco in nearly all
parts of Florida. 1t is evident that
the experimental period has been
passed, and that the weed offers
fairly sure crop, with the proper care
and intelligent fertilizing, in all Sec
tions of Florida. There is still too
much of the boom talk about tobac-
co. We hear too many stories OF inn
mense profits from a small area and
very limited expenditure Of capital
and labor. We have no reason to
doubt the truth of these stories
fact they come so we'll authenticated
that they must be believed. At the
same time it must be remembered
that they are as a rule exceptional
cases. The man who cultivates a
tobacco patch, and reaps only fair
profit does not bother to have the re-
suit published to the world. On the
other hand the man who does eX-
ceptionally well, is so proud OF his