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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-14

Whether such persons, in the moment
of the nations peril, place themselves
more quickly at the front in war and
sacrifice, has not been very apparent
Probably those who manifest patriot
ism by unconscious conduct without
"hollering" about it are usually found
among the infiexible patriots.
That the Chinese and Americans
celebrate anniversaries in the same
way, as the Chronicle says they do. is
only one more piece OF evidence show
ing the common origin OF man. Fire
crackers We're used by the Chinese
while the Bird of Freedom was in the
egg. Noise and fireworks on the
Fourth prove our common humanity.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-14
TO MAKE GREAT SPEED.

LONDON, July 5.-Keen interest is
felt at the Admiralty in the develop
ment of the torpedo-boat destroyer
Niver, which will be launched shortly
on the Tyne. Messrs. Parsons are fit
ting her with a turbine system of en-
gines and they believe that they will
enable her to make forty-five miles an
hour. Experiments are being made in
the direction of utilizing the turbine
system aboard ocean steamers En-
perts are of the opinion that this sys-
tenn will revolutioniZe ocean travel and
make ii possible to cross the Atlantic
in three days.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-14
CAPTURING A TOWN.

Richard Harding Davis describes, in
Harper's, the impudence, or gall of
Stephen Crane the author OF the
Red Badge of Courage and a war
correspondent in Cuba and Porto Rico.
After the American troops had Occu-
pied Porto Rico attachments We're
sent out from time to time to demand
the surrender of outlying villages
Crane, who had no physical fear
or concealed it when under fire.
undertook alone to capture the
town of Juana DaZ. He rode into
the town alone and it surren-
dered to him. He made DISPOSE
lions for it's government, and put him
self on the best of terms with the peo-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-14
mr..

Those who are familiar with the
article order it by the gallon, which
proves beyond all doubt thai it is the
proper thing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-14
ScrOfuIa
Swollen Glands, ScrofuIa Sores, Hip
Disease, soiIs, PimPIes, Erup-
tons Tell tho Story - Dreadful
Consequences Of Impure Blood.

Certainly scrofula, il anyth hing. may be
called the advertisement OF foul blood.
1t Is the scourge OF the world Offensive.
painful, facilitating, stubborn. Outward
applications do not cure. EmoIlients
may palliate, they cannot abolish the evil.
There Is one sure way out, and that i TO
eliminate the faint from the blood. For
this purpose Hoods Sarsaparilla Is abso-
lutely without an equal.
81 have taken Hoods SarsaparilIa for
scrofulous humor and impure blood and
am now almost entirely cured of the erup-
lions with which / have been afflicted for
the past year. My face, chest and back
were badly broken out" FRED Il. ORD
WAY, Woodstock, Vt.
Hoods s ps1;iis
Is the best-in fact the one True Blood Purifier.
Hoods pills are the best ai'er-dinnc,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-14

Everyone enjoys il; your health de-
ponds upon it. You can just as well
have it as your prudent neighbor. Old
and young alike endorse it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-14
DISINFECTINE
INSURES

No skill is required to have the air
about your home pure. The cost Is tri-
fling and effect is wonderful. Disin.
fectine as prepared by us will serve the
DurpOSe
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-14
PURE

We have it prepared in quantities TO
supply any or all demands. We will
deliver to your home, if within the city
limits, a trial bottle at % cents. Don't
neglect to order a bottle at once.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12

organs of digestion and nutrition and in
creases the secretions of the blood making
glands. The use of Golden Medical Dis
covery" at seasons when the strain of work
is greatest, keeps the system in perfect
working order and prevents the break
down which comes from over drafts on
the strength.
81 used ten bottles of DR.. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery and several walls of his
Pleasant Pellets year ago this spring, and
have had trouble with indigestion since"
writes Mr.. w. T. Thompson, of Townsend
Broadwater Co., Montana words fail to tell
how thankful 1 am for the relief as had suf-
fered so much and it seemed that the doctors
could do me no good. got down in weight to
IFS pounds, and was not able to work at all
Now weigh nearly 100 and can do days work
on the farm. 1 have recommended your medi-
cines to several and shall always have good
word to say for DR.. Pierce and his medicines"
"Go1den Medical Discovery" contains
no alcohol, whisky or other intoxicant.
A single item of medical knowledge
when life is at stake has value past
computation. DIR. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser has 1908 pages of price
less paragraphs. This great work is sent
ABSOLUTELY free on receipt of stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Send 21 one
cent stamps for paper-bound edition, or 81
stamps for edition in cloth. Address DR..
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12
The Saving of Soil Moisture.

Capillary action, or movement of
water in the SOIL is due to the tension
of the soil particles. If the particles
are coarse, the action is weak and the
soil cannot hold much water. If the
particles are fine and the soil COM
pact, the capillary action lis strong and
and a large amount of water will be
held unless lost Wy evaporation.
Moistur may be retained in the
soil 10y subsoiling, blowing, narrowing,
cultivating, mulching, rolling, and by
the addition of humus or decayed veg
etable matter.
Subscribing increases the depth of
clayey and compact soils and allows
more water to enter them instead of
running off on the surface. SubsOiling
is thus an important means of pre-
venting washing and it also enables
the roots to penetrate deeper, thus in
creasing the feeding area. Both spring
and fall subscribing are of advantage
on stiff, heavy land.
Flowing is an important factor in
saving soil moisture. The reason lands
wash so seriously is that the blowing
is too shallow and it is frequently
done when the soil is in an unfit con-
dition. The pillow should be run as
deep as possible being set slightly
lower each year until the top soil is
eight or ten inches deep. The best
blowing is that which leaves the soil
in the finest state of division. Cloddy
or lumpy land cannot hold a large
amount of water; therefore it is i'm
portant to plOw when the land is Meth
too wet nor too dry.
Land should be narrowed after piow-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12
Indirect Fertilizers.

In a short newspaper sketch such
as this, it would be quite impossible to
give so important subject as "Indi-
rect FertiEzing'' the amount of cOnsid-
GRAFTON it deserves. But we can at
least try to show some of the evils as
we'll as some of the benefits of indi-
rect fertilizers.
Before beginning to discuss Indirect
fertilizers, however, it might be Well
to note what cons t1itutes direct ferti-
lizers. There are certain forms OF
DlanIt-fOOd that contribute directly to
the growth of plants; these materials
are nitrogen, potash and phosphOric
acid. and, in order to get good results
they must either be already present in
the soil, or they must be placed there
i'm proper proportions. AS different
plants require different fertilizers and
i'm different forms, farmers should
study the requirements OF each crop
and make plant experiments on their
own lands. Gypsum, or land-plaster,
uuick- lime or burnt lime, and COM
mon salt are indirect fertilizers, be-
cause they do not add to the soil need
ed plant food, but, if used judiciously,
are valuable stimulants to unlock or
make available the plant-foOd which
lis already in the soil.
The following propositions are so
we'll established that they ought to be
accepted and duly considered by every
farmer in thecultivaiOn of the soil.
That there are no lands of mex
haustible fertility.
That the fertility of the soil is meas
ured by the amount of mineral and
vegetable elements favorable to the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12

| ing before the clOds become hard and
difficult to crush, and the surface made
as fine as possible. Frequent harrow
| ing of lands already planted will
check the loss of water. Orchards. es-
pecIalIy those containing young trees.
will be greatly benefited by narrowing
at brief intervals until midsummer
The disk harrow is best adapted to
clayey soils. The disks should be set
at such an angle that the entire sur
face will he titled. AS a saver of soil
moisture however, the disk harrow is
considered inferior to the Acme or
spring tooth harrows. If the land has
been put in the proper condition early
in the season a spike tooth or smooth
ing harrow will be all that is needed
during the summer
The frequent cultivation of hoed
crops is necessary to prevent the rapid
evaporation of moisture. If the
ground is sufficiently loose an nipple
ment with many small teeth should be
used, as such a cuItfvatOr leaves a finer
soil mulch than one with large teeth
A soil mulch three inches deep is much
more effective in saving moisture than
one of less depth. The land should be
titled after every rain, whether the fall
is heavy or light. The object of cult
walton is to destroy weeds and to pre-
vent the formation of a surface crust
This crust, if allowed to remain I'M
broken, favors the capillary movement
of water to the surface of the ground.
where the moisture evaporates. Use
the cultivatOr several times between
rains, if the intervals are long.
Nothing is more effective as a mulch
than fine soil. Straw, spoiled hay,
leaves, pine needles, etc., are used to a
limited extent in the culture of fruits
and vegetables. These materials check
evapora ton, keep the soil moist and
loose, and help to restore fertility.
Rolling is an advantage in prevent
ing the loss of moisture from soils not
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12

to advantage, say from ten to twenty
bushels of Stacked lime per acre. 10
give lime it's fullest effect, it should
be kept as near the surface as posi-
BILE, and this might best Oe accomplish
ed by spreading it after blowing, TAX
ing care Ito harrow it in we'll. Its
weig'ht gives 1T a tendency to sink,
and after a few years cultivation a
large percentage of it will be found TO
have gotten beyond the depth of it's
most efficient action. This gives an
soiling. And the deeper blowing
brings UP Ito the surface, or within
reach of the roots of the plants, the
latent plant-food that has gradually
sunk beyond their reach.
Common salt is an indirect fertilizer.
In pure state sixty per cent of it is
chlorine and the rest sodium. Its
great affinity for water has the effect,
as i'm gypsum, of attracting dews and
atmospheric vapor to the growing veg
citation, thus ensuring a much greater
supply of moisture in a period of
dlouth than would he otherwise con-
veyed ITO them were they destitute of
this manure. Salt is also useful in de-
stroying worms and other pests
In the application of these fertilizers
we must bear i'm mind THAT they are
nothing but stim ulants, although ben
eficial i'm various ways We can not
rely ON them ITO take the place of the
fertilizers which give direct plant-fOOd
to the SOIL
1t is far easier to keep up the orig
inal fertility of the soil than it is to
restore it when once exhausted AS
yet the processes have all been Eek
haustive" Nothing has been restored
The great law of compensation which
nature SO implicitly obeys in the man
agement of the universe, has been per.
sistently neglected. Much has been
| lost, but much can still be done, not
only to restore but even to exceed the
original fertility of the soil.-C. W.
Morrill, i'm Southern OultivatOr.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12

extensively, and they dO-by doing so
they show their wisdom. We have
cause this week to say few addition
al words in favor of this section, hay
ing enjoyed a basket Of luscious Wal
do peaches and Marseilles figs on Sun
day which had just reached us with
the compliments of B. M. Hampton.
When such tangible evidence as this is
furnished us, we can but cheerfully
bear testimony to the advantages of
the particular locality from whence
the good things come, and Uakemont is
we'll ITO the front when lit comes to
fruits, having oranges, grapefruit, figs,
peaches, ETC., in abundance.-Bart
Courier Informant
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12

self. That is why
it. so often happens
that just about the
time that Farmer
F a b n S took has
reached the place
where he can take
t h i n g S easy, he
breaks down.
No class of peo-
pie have been more
quickly apprecia-
tive of the tonic
properties of DR..
Pierce's Colder
D1SCOVGIY
than farmers and
raisers. They
have found it pre-
as we'll as
disease. 1t
keeps the stomach
in healthy opera
tiO1 stimulates the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12

Farmer Fahnstock thinks he owns the
stock he is so proud of. But as matter of
fact the stock owns him He is the humble
servant of horse, cow and pig. He looks
after them better than he looks after him
self, and feeds them before he feeds him
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12


That SO much of the above elements
as has been required to produce a crop
ifs literally removed from the soil, upon
the removal of that crop.
That therefore such removal leaves
the land, to that extent, poorer in these
necessary elements than it was before
such removal.
That some soils may be deficient in
certain elements which are absolutely
requisite for the production of certain
plants, and that these plants can not
therefore be successfully raised upon
such soils.
That a soil may be barren for some
plants but not for others.
That when piece of land has been
eXlra listed of Indispensable soluble
minerals by a long course of shallow
cultivation, as is the practice here in
the South, fresh supply of these min
erals may always, to some extent, be
brought to the surface and made avail
able by deeper blowing and subsoiling,
and the use or indirect fertilizers.
Land-plaster is an Indirect fertilizer
which has been i'm use at the North a
good many years, but not so much in
recent years as formerly. Years ago
lit was used on grain, grass lands, Irish
POTATOES, and in the stables and ma
nure heaps to prevent the escape of
ammonia The practice now is to use
vents the escape of ammonia, but at
the same time adds potash to the ma
nure which would otherwise be def
Client in that element. Now New Eng
land farmers found that after using
plaster for a number of years their
lands, although producing fine crops at
first, gradually became worn out. The
plaster seemed to unlock all the treas
ures of plant food which the soil con-
tanned, and finally left it almost bar
rem. Those we're the days before
numerical fertilizers came into use,
and we had to rely for plant-food sole
ly on stable manure. Modern methods
and scientific agriculture have called
into existence the hundreds of fertli-
yer factories which are now to be
found in all parts of the country.
Lime is an Indirect fertilizer that
is more used than amy of the other
SO-called StimulantS. 1t has, in the
form of either carbonate or sulphate,
been instrumental i'm the Improvement
of a great variety of soils. The appli-
cation of lime is beneficial TO every
soil not already sufficiently charged
with it. 1t makes heavy lands lighter,
and hight lands heavier. 1t gives ad-
hesiveness to sands or leachy gravel,
and comparative openness and poros-
ity to tenacious clays. Tt has the pow
er of converting the insOluble matters
in the soil into available plant-food.
Lime is used Ito 'sweeten sour soils.
Low mucky lands and reclaimed
swamp bottoms where excessive moist
ure lis always present, if put under
cultivation and planted ITO some crop
like sugar cane, are very apt to be-
come sour. Lime would be a great
benefit to such lands, and the syrup
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12

Big Watermelon Shipment
Bros have shipped seven solid cars of
watermelons and about enough in bar
rels to have made another car. They
have shipped large number of canta-
Ioupes, tomatoes andOther vegetables.
They evidently made considerable
money this YEAR Their melons alone
Melted them about a Thousand dollars.
They shipped considerable celery dur
ing the season of the very finest kind
Barlow Courier Informant
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12

Waldo Peaches.-Mr. A. B. Prevatt
and brother of Seville, have shipped so
crates of Waldo peaches to Savannah
and Charleston, for which they recev-
ed $1.S5 clear of all expenses. nhey
could have sold more in, those cities.
They will have about rs barrels of Lee
COnte pears to Ship. They have 10
acres in the finest corn they have yet
raised in Florida, Notwithstanding the
unfavOrable season. The land has been
planted in velvet beans the past three
years, and no fertilizer was used for
the corn except the bean vines, which
were plOwed under in thespring. These
emterprising fruit growers have much
confidence in the velvet bean as fer
tilzer or improver of land.-FlOrida
Philosopher.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-05
Estate Lett TO Negro.

Moberly, No, Dec. 29.-Granville
Il. Wilson, aged 7G, died last night
at his farm seven miles from heIe
He was always an eccentric man
When his will was probated this
afternoon it was found that he had
left his entire estate, which will be
between $4,000 and $4,000 to a
young negro, Pres Oliver. whom he
had raised, Oliver gets the personal
property some $1,000, absolutely.
and the real estate for life. and at
his death 1t goes to divers bodily
heirs. The viii was probated before
the deceased was buried 4 legal
contest over the matter IS almost
certain. Wilson leaves number
Of relatives IN this section who are
excellent people
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-05
Thursday, January ), 1899.
lrustee's Sale.

Whereas Luke AshbauGh by his deed of trust
dated December Is 1926. ana recorded in the re-
corder's office within and for Bates county
Missouri, in book No. IA page 20L. conveyed to
the undersigned trustee the following desert
bed real estate living and being situate in
the county or Bates ana state of Missouri.
o-wit:
Eighteen tlS) acres of of the east side of the
northwest quarter OF the southwest quarter Of
section seventeen QD, in township iorty-two
(43), ofrange thirtV-t1O (32) which convey
ancs was made in trust 10 secure the payment
of three certain notes fuiIY described in said
Ceed of trust, and whereas. default has been
made in the payment of the annual interest
on two OF said notes and the same is now past
due and unpaid: and whereas. according TO
the terms and conditions Of said deed Of
trust, such default rendered the whole
debt due and PAYABLE at once. Now
therefore, at the request of the Iegal holder
OF said note and pursuant to the conditions of
said deed OF trust. l will proceed to sell the
above described premises, at public vendna
30 the highest bidder fer cash, a. the east front
door of the court house n tue city of Butler
county of Rate-, and state of Missouri on
Friday. January 6th lSg9.
between the hours OF nine o'clock IN the fore
noon and five O'Clock in she afternoon or that
day, for the purposes of satisfying sad deyt
interest and costs c. a. ALLEN.
9-it Trustee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-05

Washington, D. c, Dec % TIE
fourth Missouri regiment of voluL-
teers viii be mustered OUT OF the
service of the United States very
soon. Adjutans General Cor0ln to d
the three Missouri representatives.,
Mes,rs Cochran, DocAery AID Cow
herd, aEo called on him, that tue
fourth Missouri regiment was IN
Guided in the list of Regiments TO be
mustered out as sooD as the order
can be promulgated. The three rep
Iesentauves also called a, The White
house to Sc the President and t.
Insist that there IVES 10 net d of the
fourth being retained any Iopger
The promise WAS given that the
fourth should soon be released.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-05
Kills Three Men.

West Plains, Mo, Dec. 29-At
Ambrose, in Ozark county, William
Barton to day shot and killed two
men named Cobb Sheriff Luna
quickly organized posse at Gaines
VILE and started out to capture the
murderer. He was found near the
scene of the tragedy, but before
being arrested he shot and killed
Henry Winger, member of the
posse, and thea surrendered.
Barton was taken to Gainesville
and is being closely guarded. as
there is some talk Of lynehiug. News
of the tragedy Is very meager, but
from the best news obtainable three
men are dead ard their slayer is in
Jail One Of the Cobbs was a former
Prosecuting Attorney of Ozark
county
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-05
WE ARE RUNNING CUBA.
General Brocl.o Does Not Recognize Patriot
Army-Bad Blood.

General BrocEa Does Not Recognize Patriot
Army-Bad Blood.
Havana, Dec. 29.-Maior General
Brooke does not recognize the
Cuban army and will do everything
compatible with tact and judgment
TO cause its disbandment An aux
Hilary force of Cubans may be form
ed, but the recruits will be taken as
individuals. Consequently volun-
tary police work on the part of the
Cuban commanders in the provinces
of Havana, Santa Clara and Pinar
del Rio will not be encouraged. The
offers of assistance which are con-
tinuously being made by the Cuban
chiefs are politely received, but are
not accepted.
The Havana newspapers will not
be censored in the Spanish sense,
but they will be watched, cautioned
against incendlary and untruthful
utterances and suppressed if habit
ual offenders. Press cablegrams will
not be censored
It is understood that the United
States treasury will fix the value OF
the centene at 1882 aud of the
Spanish silver dollar at go cents
To day the army officers who have
been appointed sub collectors of
customs at the various ports out
side of Havana went to school, so to
speak. Fourteen gathered at the
banking house of E. L Childs of
the Havana chamber of commerce
and were instructed by him in the
intricacies of exchange and how to
calculate the double ratios of silver
to Spanish gold and American gold
This afternoon a Spaniard named
Fernando. a member of the munich
pal police, was surrounded by a
crowd of Cubans in Bombay street
Cuban and American flags were
waved in his face, his rifle was twist
ed out of his hands and half hun
dred men yelled to him, "Shout 'Vivi
Cuba libre,' or die" Fernando |
threw up his arms as if to assent,
and then, when the mob had dis
persed somewhat and quoted down
to hear what he had to say, he cried |
in clear tone S, Viva Espans! Viva
Three knives were thrust
into him and to night he is dying
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-01-05
GlLFILLAN LETTERS.
Two More That We're Sent to Mrs. Nc
Crillis introduced.

Two More That We're Sent to Mrs. Nc
Crills introduced.
Carthage, Mo, Dec. 20 TO day
the court house was again packed to
hear new evidence in the John D
McCrills case. The defendant in
reply to his attorney, Howard Gray,
said that postofice box, No Il,
had been rented by his wife for one
month. Neither for him personally
nor for the firm, when in business.
had box rent been paid for years
His mail was delivered by carrier.
He said the writing of the deceased
was well known to him, though he
mad never received letters Of per-
sonal character from Gillian.
Two letters were read. One of
these was received in Carthage. Nav
l., 1898, addressed to Mrs. Carrie
McCrillis, Box Il, Carthage, Mo. 1t
ran:
May Il. IS9S.-Daares.: Your
most Welcome letter came yesterday.
ana ! can write you but little, as I
feel so unhappy and miserable All