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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-04


was found, however, that the more
certain and effective way was to take
a small paddle and tap each plant dur
ing the portion of the day when the
atmosphere of the propagatiny house
was dry. This caused the flowers to
be pollinated and the fruit to set.
While this may be the cause of some
unfruitfulness among our tomatoes,
we are forced to believe that it is of
rare occurrence. There is usually
enough wind abroad to shake the
plants, While at night the insects are
flying if tine temperature is high
enough to permit the plant TO grow.
The above causes for the dropping
Of buds are not under our practical
control, but there is another cause
which is under our control and causes
more buds to drop than all others
combined. In the early stages of the
plant, when the first hand Of bios
SONS is put out, the fertilizer is TAX
ing it's most active effect and the plant
grows vigorously. This diverts the
nutrimenjt to the growing point Of the
plant IN place of it's being sent to the
blossom. The blossoms receiving too
small an amount OF nourish meat, soon
drop for the want of nutriment. Hap
PLY for the tomato grower. this con-
iition can be changed. Where it is
desra bic to have tomatoes as early as
possible, the plants may be topped as
soon as the first blossoms are open
At this time the second hand Of bios
SONS is just we'll in sight, SO that the
topping may be done just above the
second hand of blossoms. The plant
thus being relieved of its growing
point, directs its nutriment to the
on the blossom hand. AS som as i
has been directed to the blossom hand
new flower buds are Produced, aggre-
eating finally to- as many or more
flowers as should have been produced
on two hands. Beauty Will set seven
eight and nine tomatoes on single
hand that would not have set more
than five tomatoes if the plant had
not been topped. Nor is this the only
adva ntage that is gained by topping,
Experiments in 1894 showed that the
first Stone tomatoes nlatrred in top
ped plants averaged ten days earlier
than those on plants that were not
topped. Golden Queen, a much later
tomato, matured it's first fruit two
weeks earlier on the topped plants
than those that were mot topped
When toma toes are trained to a single
stem and staked, much good can be
done by taking out the suckers, or as
it is usually called, suckering.
Hollow Stem-Plants suffer from
this disorder Immediately after being
set out from the seed-bed. They may
be cn3y a few inches high or eight or
ten when transferred. The central
portion of the head of the plants re-
mains green, while the large leaves
turn slightly yellow. In the course
of a week or ten days after setting
out, the most severely affected plants
fall over as if cut off by worms; on
examining them 1T is found that the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-01-04

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view of finding what physiological
conditions favored or produced the
disease. By making diligent inquiry
among the tomato growers whose
fields had suffered from the disorder,
it was found that they had forced
their plants in the seed-bed, making
soft. watery growth. This condition
was simulated on the Experiment Sta
ton by using highly heterogeneous fer
| tilizers in the cold frames. The
plants were forced until they were
eight or ten inches high, and then
| planted out on the terrace. The soil
was rather dry and little rain occur
red. 1t was necessary to apply water
to keep the plants from dying from
drouth. In week or ten days we had
undoubted cases of hollow stem, ami
very few of the plants made progress
at all The causes of hollow stem
may be briefly stated as follows.
First, a highly heterogeneous soil in The
plant-bed to force the seedlings; Sec
Ond an abundance of water to make
the fertilizer quickly availa be; Third,
quick growing variety of tomatoes;
Fourth, transplanting without hard
esling off; Fifth, planting into dry
soil, necessitating the use of water.
No one or two Of these conditions
viii be sufficient to produce hollow
stem, but if several of these are act
ing in conjunction, we will be pretty
sure to have the disease as a result.
Some varieties seem to be abe to
Others. Dwarf Champion and it's re1a-
tons gave fewer hollow stems than
Ignotum, Mikado, Beauty, Stone and
their related varieties.
We wish to continue growing such
tomatoes ais Beauty and Stone, and
consequently some way of avoiding
this disorder is desirable. The time
to begin is before the seed is sown.
! When the plamt-bed lis prepared, use
a complete fertilizer. If the soil be
brought in from a hamm ocll for the
| plant bed. or other soil that cOnta ms
considerable amount of ammonia be
used. add less than the amount of nj
trOgen that the formula calls for. Ii
the soil has been prepared properly,
care must be TAKEN that the plants do
NOT become leggy in the bed. If they
begin to crowd one another plants
should be removed until there is an
abundance Of room for each individ-
ual This work insures that the stems
of the plant develop a great deal of
woody tissue and protecting them
against hollow stem. The plants that
have been removed from the plant
bed and transplanted will be some
what smaller than those that were not
transphnted at the time they were
transferred to the field, but in most
cases they will be in bloom before
| the ones that were not transplanted,
thus compensating in a large meas
ure for the trouble Of first transplant
| ing.-Fla. Elk. Sta. Bulletin No. At, by
p. H. Rolls.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
A Sure-Enouah Warm Baby

I'd Carter. the Nayneid man who
was sent 20 Jaii last week on a
charge % false swearing because he
Ewore his sweetheart was twenty
one when she wasn't. told the sher-
IN he WINS the warmest old baby in
town when arrested. says the Muir
ray Ledger.
Several months ago when I'd first
started out In HIS career of crime.
he skipped out with a charge Of
houHebreaking against him. Going
over In Missouri, he eluded the on
GERS untll his money and whisky
gave out and then began trying to
devise means of getting more. Fin
ally he got hold OF a paper offering
a reward Of $40 for him. and immcdi-
ateiy sought out the marshal OF the
town.
say" he began 81 know where
there Ia man wanted. There ia a
reward 81 SO for him. And II you
will give me half I'll take you 20
him"
The marshal acquleseed. and Car
ter demanded the s. then and there,
and II was finally handed over to
him.
Lead the way" said the marshal.
Don't have to SO far replied
Carter. I'm the man
He was taken back 10 Mayvllle
and sentenced to the penltentiary Tor
is months.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
Antipathies Of Celebrated Men

Antipathy. like fear. Is something
unreasonable; II IL an instinct, and
therefore absolutely unconduerable.
Great men have suffered from
strange antlpathies. King Henry
III. could not remain alone In room
with a cat The Duke Of Epernon
tainted at the sight of a levere;.
Tycho Brahe was all In a tremor at
the sight of leverct or a fox The
Marshal OF Albret was made vi X
a young wild boar or sucking pig
was served at the table where he
sat. The famous scholar, Scaiiger.
shook all over at the sight Of water
crcss.
Lord Bacon swooned away Mt nm
eclipse OF the moon. Bayle went In
To commissions at the sound Of water
running out OF a faucet. Lamothe
lie Vayer had nervous commissions at
hearing any musical instrument.
But the most extraordinary OF all
was King I.adislaw Of Poland, who
fed preclpitately at the sight OF an
apple. Had he only been In tho
place OF Adam, the temptation or
Eve would have been of no avail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
And Plan to Kill
White Miners.
one or THEN WIS PlsEHEB
FOR steaIing Provisions From a
Prespeetor Trouble Is In.
peeted to Result.

According % advices brought down
from Copper river by the steamer
Excelsior this morainE. the Indians
NJ Dry bay. near Yakufat. hatehed a
eiaholicai scheme To- massacre all
OF the miners N that portion Of the
country. because one Of their number
hac been caught stealing from n
miners tent and had been severely
punished. Some 81 the miners went
20 Sitka 10 notify the authorities
there % the condition % affairs. and
10 ask sor aid.
Miners returning from the Copper
river country. say that their lives
have been made 4 burden on ac-
count % the thleving Of the dark
skinned Alaska natives. At every
opportunity the fndiaas staie pro-
visions, guns. clothing and whatever
they could lay their hands on. In
one case they were - bold as 10 GO
Into miners tent while he was
standing just a short tintgnce from
the entrance and take everything
they could and.
Al Dry hay several Of the Indians
were caught stealing from the min
er's tents. and when told that such
actions must be punished. they TN.
mediatrly showed fight. The In
dams got mad because they weF.
finally forbidden to stel. and plan
ned massacre.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
REMAINS OF
ELLERKAMP
Brought Down From Copper
River on the Excelsior.

The steamer f.Eeafaioe. belonging
TO the Pacific Steam Whaling conn
pany. arrived ia port last evening
from Copper river. She left Val4es
March 81 and made an unusually
quick trip. Fine weather wnH *
pericnced All the way down.
The Excelsior brought the body
OF Rudolph Eiierkamp. Who was
one - three victims wha fraze To
death on the VallHa zlasiHf The
remains viii be shipped To his home
In Louisville. Ky.
Tho following named passengers
came down on the Excelsior } H.
Frltfs. q. q. Marsh. John Kent. O..
-. Barrett T. J. Bowen. v. NJ
Backer. Gustav Meyer, J. y. Had-
son. a. H. Haas. Mrs A IL Haas.
Charles LesaFe. !. J. Hasa. Alfred
johnson. J. ". Keen. j. \. Gorich.
q. Drew. ~ q. Perry. Frank s..
washburn. u. Kramer. J. Il ellison.
Jacob Eglight. r. W Heinrich. J.
Higgins. r o. G0ss and wife. II. J.
Doll. I. Johuert. Frank &. TsbbItt.
George y. Cdnklln. " Rasmussen.
r.. G. Young. ". Morrison. J. Ma
lone. A. Jacobsen. ] Jensen. John
Harmon. John Lindhurgs Dan kin
neman. ~. Storey. II. orich.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08

A young lady came around the
corner very swiftly and ran into n
little ragged newsboy, Stopping as
quickly as she could she turned to
him and said. Il beg your pardon.
Indeed. / am very sorry"
That was the very first time In
hi sllfe that anyone ever begged his
pardon, and the little newsboy was
at first 40 surprised that he did not
know what tc say. hut he knew he
must he polite to any one who had
been no nice to him, so. with smile
OF delight on his freekled face. he
icrlted Off his hat and said;
you may have my pardon and
welcome. miss, and YOU may run
ngln me and knock me clean over
any time YOU want to and l Will not
say a word"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
Many FINE
DWELLINGS
-
Planned by Seattle
Architects.
=-
Biiibfi6 IN BkISk TiiiS ffiE
List Of Citizens who Are About to
Provide Fine Houses for
Themselves.
biifbtsG is BRlSA THls ifiE

Building Industry In Seattle this
year promises TO break ali records.
Architects report a most excellent
outlook. and Ia their Offices rush
OF work IL In progress Many new
buildings are under way. and others
of Importance are projected or are
planned. - that the present season
viii see large and valuable struetur-
al additions to the city.
A conservative estimate places the
number Of buildings now under way.
or that are just completed. as fully
800 From early morning 60 late at
night the click 81 hammers and the
hum OF saws can be heard
on Queen Anne hill, Rainier
Heights. Beacon hill. out on Broad
way and Madison. tuKethers. ith the
Hill tracts and numerous other ad-
diti0ns. residences are being erected.
Down on the business streets sever
al new blocks are contemplated.
Many % the buildings in course Of
construction are cottages ranging In
value from SEQ 10 ii5po. and two
story houses ranging all the way
from 5000 up Go tIsoo.
In January there were niusty-one
permits isauee with stated vaiua-
ilon % igAsli. 10 February. ninety
seven permits were issued with
valuation % tTs.es3 March was the
banner month. with III permits TO-.
sued. estimated In valuation at $751;
81. So far this month. ffty-six
permits have been granted with =
valuation Of 81. 50.
Several large residences will be
under way within few weeks.
among which IL residence for c. J.
smith. on summit avenue. near Col
umbla street. to cost TITO. W. =.
I.atimer has let the contract for n
$1,000 dwelling on Tvpth avenue
near Columbia street Paul Singer.
man VIII commence the erection Of
an 5000 Residence ON Sixteenth av.
snus. near psnny why. within few
weeks Or. W. A. SHANNON has let
the contract for a residence To cost
$500. 10 be built on Madison street
near Summit avenue, A. A. Ellis
worth has Vet a contract for $500
house at 81 Howard avenue Dr.
W. A. Phillips VIII soon commence
the construction Of a 1900 residence
at the corner % Denny way and
broadway.
J. A. Moore. 81 the Moore Invest
rnsni company. states that work on
the large apartment house on Madi-
ana street near Fourth avenue viii
be commenced IN about three weeks.
The work has been delayed on ae-
count % the uneertaia title Of the
property.
The plans and specifications for
the new Sacred Heart church are In
the hands ~ the architect Nothing
definite has been given out In reia-
ton to the building. with the cscep-
ton that u will be larger than the
church burned. and Will have a
greater seating capacity.
IL also known that several OF the
bids rendered for portefiice sites.
made specifications for new build
ings In the events Of one Of them
being accepted. the building erect
cd viii cost In the ncighborhood OF
at least $4,000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
.LAWTON IS
ANGLING
American Army Moves on tho
Filipinos.

MANILA. April s.--Gen. Lawton
tonight began his advance upon the
Filipino army south OF Manila. The
expedition consists of 1900 picked men
three army gunboats. The troops
with him were selected from the
Fourth cavalry. Fourteenth infan-
try. North Dakota. Idaho, and wash
ington volunteers All these men
are tried fighters. and an aggressive
campaign IL looked for.
Two mountain guns were taken
along. I.awton's first objective Joint
s the southeast shore of Laguna
lake. The troops were loaded on
craft which were taken In two by
gunhoats. The beginning OF the
Journey up the PasiE river was
marked only by the cheering Of the
comrades left behind. The men
were In excellent spirits and eager
for the fray.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
Large Body OF insurgents

WASHINGTON. Aprii = Gen.
MncArthurs division. which has
been resting At Maloiaa. Wiii resume
Il nofthward movement without de-
lay. Information received from
Manila indicates that refannniter-
ing paroles have located lafae body
Of insurgents believed u Be unter
the command of AsniuaiHa otis
may make Demonstration AGAINST
southern bands - lnauf HfuEa
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
NEXT TRUST
ON THE TURF
Owners OF Racers May Have
to Pay Tribute.

CHICAGO. April -ftomAncers Of
the turf have started n story ~ a
proposed great western race track
trust The ulan u 20 form cor
ppratien heavily bonded to take In
all the principal race tracks IN IN.
territory over which the Turf Com
Stress exercises jurisdiction. Every
track VIII have a preventative In
the directory. The oHuers 81 race
horses eiil be compelled to take out
% certain amount Of the trusts stock
before they can race. The minimum
amount % stock to BE- taken by one
owner ~ Co 10 set At figure that
viii work no great injustice. For
every additional horse controlled by
the owner a certain amount of stock
must be taken The idea Ia 20
freeze out" the owner who IL pot
hunting for feed bills and a stray
nrecnhack.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
JAP STEAMER
HAS ARRIVED
Idxumi Msru Brings . Cargo
From vokyhsms.

The japanese liner IdxumI Maru.
Captain Campbell. arrived this fore
noon from Yokohama and Oriental
ports. She had on board thirty pas
sengera. only two Of whom we're
travelling FIRST class. These were ~.
r. sitmett. formerly travelling
freight agent Of the Great Northern
az Spokane. and w. y. Plants. The
left Yokohama March y. The trip
across the Pacific was uneventful.
The Idxumi brought over a heavy
cargo OF rice. tea curIos and mating
She also had n heavy shipment OF
silk. The cargo Ia being discharged
at the Great Northern dock at Smith
cove.
The Idzumi is about the size Of the
Yamaguchi. whose place she now
nlls. Her officers are all strangers
TO Seattle.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
A TALE OF A COAT.
Plays a Ioke on His Father at
His Own Expense.

Comedian Joe" Hart tells a good
story at the expense Of his father.
THE old gentleman is always very
generous with his family. but inclin-
"a to be very frugal In his personal
expenses. He remarked one day
that he would purchase a new over
coat for himself. but wouldn't pay
over SIS for u. I argued I'm vain
that he should get better one. and.
failing 20 convince him. I determine
ed to see that he got n good one at
my own expense. SO / told him
I knew where he could get an excel
lent one made for SIS. and he agreed
to 20 with me the next day.
81 saw the tailor and arranged
with him that he should show my
father the best cloth he had In his
store and agree to make up n coat
from Il for SIS. ] to pay the differ
ence. Father went down with mo.
was shown the cloth. WAS delighted
with u. and was measured, and a
few days later the coat was sent
home. He was quite proud OF u
and took special delight in the fact
that Il cost but SIS.
"A few days later he came homs
without II. and when l asked whore
his coat was. he replied. "Oh, made
SIS on n splendid trade with that
coat You see, | met Stevens, the
broker. who admired my coat greatly
and wanted TO try II on, and II just
fitted him to n IT. lie asked mo
where got II and what paid. and
l told him.
Well. it's the best coat I ever
saw for that money said Stevens,
and I'll give you $50 for tt You
bet took him un. and so cleared
cool SIS on the trade-just doubled
my money.
""why, you precious old fool said
| I, irreverently / must admit. but I
was really hot Why, / was bound
you should have decent coat, and
paid s45 out of my own pocket TO
accomplish II, That coat cost 500
Well, YOU ought to have seen the
old gentleman. That's the last
coat trade he made, however,"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
SOLDIERS RETURN.
Washington Boys Reach San
Francisco on a Transport.

SAN FRANCfsco. April 2. - The
transport Scandla arrived In port
last night, having on board sever
nj Of the First Washington voiun-
tcers from Manila. n. ". McKer-
ney was one Of the men. and 8. y.
Drake and Corporal NJ. J. Craig,
OF Company l.. were two others.
They report very good treatment on
the boat and said that no new slick
mess developed on the way over.
When the transport Arizona arrlv-
cd the soldiers complained very sew
ereiy % the treatment they recelv-
ed. claiming that not a dollars worth
~ medicine was used on the trip.
They are IN the hospital at the Pres
lido. Patgick Shea. Of Company l.,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
.SERV ANTS
QUARREL
Led Up to Andrews
Mansion Fire.
=z
THREATS OF iRSGi Win iiiIE
Police Say That ineendtsries Are
Responsible for the lass et
Twelve lives.
THREATS OF iRSei Win HiIG

NEW YORK. April s-rhe police
and postohice inspectors afe working
on a clue which the believe will
develop r. horrible efIme Il r new
asserted that the Or 81 the Andrews
mansion. which cost twelve lives.
was OF lncrndlary afinln. The sap.
poFcd motive Waa a deHIre for re-
venge growing cut ag a petty quar-
rel In the servants quarters An
drewa and hla wife we're Ia receipt
% many threatening letters because
they refused q dis haree Mars 0lan-
nahan. the ehamhetuaid The lett
tcrr even limited n the destruction
Of the house The alaunahan SRI
pcriahed Va the are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
HIS FIRST WIFE
WAS NO CORPSE
So q Former Philadelphia
Got . Divorce.

NEWARK. ~. j.. April s-when
Alnhonsc q. Helms WAS editor OF a
labor paper In Philadelphia. and
went home from work one day he
found on the table note from his
wife. Jane. saying che and her chill.
dren had gone 10 France. Later a
letter from his brnther-ln-iaw In
France. told him hie wife vas dead
Helms then married Mrs. Margaret
stoilemecrk. az Newark. AMI came
here TO live. Recently his first Wife.
who was not dead after all. turned
up In Brooklyn. Helms promptly
separated from his second wife. and
today secured a divorce from the
first
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
Paper Hanging by Machinery

Paper can now be hung by ma
chinery. The device has n rod on
which a roll OF paper is placed. and
paste reservoir with a feeder put
on so as to engage the wrong side
Of the paper. The end of the paper
IN fastened to the bottom Of the wall
and held In its place by the operator.
roller follows the paper as IL un-
winds and presses 1t against the
wall. when the top of the wall Is
reached the operator pulls n string
which cuts the paper off from the
roll.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
VERDICT FOR MRS. COLE

Mrs. Oliver Cole MAS awarded
verdict this morning for siess.s 81 In
the Superior court She IL the
widow % T'hoS. Oliver Cois. Of Both
Ell. who lost his life at sheep Camp
In Alaska last summer. Just before
going north Mr. Cole applied for a
1000 policy In the Union Central Life
Insurance company. and made part
payment. The company refused to
settle AT his death. on the ground
that the policy was never In force.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
Chicago Operators Nervous

CHICAGO. April a = The excite
ment here among operators In in-
dus,risf stocks caused by the failure
OF . 1ek a Co. in New York yes
terday and the resulting tumble In
securities. has. IN a measure. sub
sided. There II still = nervous
feeling apparent. and close watch
IL kept upon Wall street for further
developments. Speculation has been
running riot IN Chicago. and many
men are loaded down with trust
securities which must maintain their
present prices or ruin will result.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
Trust Stocks uncsrtsiM.

NEW YORK. April s-T-hcre r.
s,iii an unsettled condition Of affairs
In Wall street. bwinE 10 the shak-
Ing up which thu market received
yesterday. Operators have not yet
recovered their eauanlmity and look
with considerable doubt upon Ger
tain trusts stocks. The rush %
outside investors into Wall street
recently has been unparalleled. and
led directly TO the formation Of
many so-cailed trusts 10 bleed the
lambs. wildcat Industrial com
bsnes have become remarkably nu-
merous. The bubble came very near
being pricked yesterday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-08
THIRTY MEN,
THIRTY HORSES
And a Big Supply OF Proven
der for Alaska.

The expedition In eharee q Cap
tain Abcrcrombie to the Copper
river country win leave ON the
steamer Excelsior about April r.
The arrangements Regarding supplies
and FOR thirty horses u be used both
for riding and packing. have not yet
been completed. The animals will
be sent hero from Montana.
There VIII be thirty men In the
party. OF whom four VIII be- regular
officers Of the United States army
and two n-commisslanea officers,
a large escort army wagon will form
n part 81 the expedition It weighs
1900 pounds and VIII be drawn by
six horses. The steamer Ltacbi,
formerly a well known Lake Wash
ington boat, VIII also be taken up
for the purpose Of navigating tho
bays aud coyea about the coast.