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leaf, OF rather top joint, above the sur
face, the other two being covered. A
small space. an inch or so, should be
left between each plant. Apply water
which will settle the dirt to the plants
Water well two or three times a week,
and if the weather be warm, shade
by throwing on leaves or trash of any
kind In a few days roots will start
out. when the plants should be dug up
and set out in the usual way. By dig
ging instead of pulling up, the roots
can be preserved whole.
Another Plan.--When the vines Tun
out two or three feet pinch out the
tops. This will cause sucker to start
usually above each leaf. When the
suckers run out about two inches long
cut the vines into pieces of one leaf,
or rather one sucker. A sucker will
not start above each leaf, and in this
case such leaves must not be counted,
the object being to procure sucker to
each piece, let it be long OF short.
These suckers should be sufficiently
long for the tops when set to be above
the ground.
l believe there is but little difference
between the two plans, having tried
both, but some experimenting may be
necessary to determine definitely.
The vines may be cut off second
time. as aforesaid. After sprouts
start out on the stubs draw and set
them, thus testing the merits of cut
ting and sprouts.
Advantages.-In addition to the ad-
Vantages above enumerated, at least
three times as much ground can be set
from the same quantity of potatoes.
Another advantage of letting the
vines remain on the bed is that the
heat of the bed will decrease and that
of the soil increase Consequently we
will not have the usual objection OF
transferring plants from hot bed to
a cold soil. for by the time the vines
get ready for cutting the heat of the
bed and the outside soil will be about
equal.
An important advantage of giving
much distance on the bed, (siX to
twelve inches,) is that the sprouts will
be much stOuter, thus producing, as [
verify believe, larger yield.
After the second cutting, the manure
of the bed can be taken up and distri-
buted where wanted, having grown
better by reason of the fermenting
stage that it has gone through.
But Little Wood Required.-But lit
tie wood or old vine, is required, and
this should be set as near the surface
as convenient to make it live we'll. In
cultivating the surface should be kept
loose, but not hilled to any consider
able extent, leaving the potatoes to
form near the top of the ground.
Much Wood or Vine Recommended.
i recently saw where the writer adj
vised cutting the vines into lengths of
fifteen inches, then place in a cellar
and keep damp until they sprOut, when
one end is to be stuck into the ground
| verify believe that this test will show
this plan to be much inferior to the
foregoing cutting into short lengths
Bryan Tyson,
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deep as the soil will allow, and if pos
sible it should be well SUBSIDIZED. Some
growers make a choice of low moist
land for their strawberries. No doubt
this is an advantage when the season
turns out to be dry one. But land of
that description never produces a high
grade berry 1t is generally of a very
inferior quality, being sour and very
poor shipper. The best all around land
for rawberries is high and dry sandy
loam with a southeastern exposure if
possible, thus giving the berries the
benefit of the morning sun, which
helps to give a superior flavor and
color. The strawberry being a gross
feeder wants the soil to be made as
| rich as possible Old fields that have
been lying idle for few years and
we'll plowed and treated literally with
a fertilizer containing about three per
cent. nitrogen, ten per cent. potash,
and seven per cent. phOsphoric acid,
make a very good soil for it. ItEbeing
very gross feeder and an excellent
forager, it gives good account of al
most any ordinary quantity of fertil-
izer it gets. All the way from twelve
to eighteen hundred pounds per acre
is none too much. AS there are SO
many different ways of growing this
fruit, it is not necessary that | should
say much on the merits of the respec-
tive methods. My preference is to
make rows four feet apart, and set
the plants every fifteen inches OF so in
the row. After the first seasons crop
is harvested, the row can be allowed
to make all the runners it wants to,
but keeping the center of the row clea,
Of runners to allow cultivation next
season. The plants should be set Oh
the level and all cultivation conducted
on the level principle. Plants set our
| in September will give full crop next
March and April all through the
Southern States, and in South Flor1-
da month earlier. In buying fertil
lIefS, care SuOulU Uo TAKEN W Se'
nothing but first class goods.
l was very much impressed with ali
object lesson l got last spring i'll
strawberry culture, when visiting the
North Carolina Experimental Farm at
Southern Pines, in that State. Iney
had twenty-siN plots of strawberries.
all treated differently with fertilizer
combinations, and in every case where
the potash was in the form of sui
phate, the fruit showed the most un>
mistakable signs of the superiority Or
it. The variety of berry was the
Lady Thomson. Now, I am not an
admirer of this variety, as it does not
do we'll here, but [ must confess that
there were some specimens on view
on that farm that were indeed very
creditable and showed what could be
done when all the conditions were
right, and the proper fertilizers used.
A good many Of our strawberry grow
ers use stable manure as the basis Of
their fertilizers. No doubt it helps the
land considerably by giving it back
bone to give good account of mineral
fertilizers, but good berries cannot be
made by it alone, and one great OBJ
lection is it's aptness to make the land
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rections, a mammoth sun parlOr and
elevators conveniently located for the
use of the guests. The owner Mrs.
Hatfield, will spare no expense in max
ing the "ClaridOn Inn a most attrac-
tive all-the-year-around resort. Henry
Strothers and @. L. Smith are the con-
tractors. The lumber, from the Bond
Company, is in course of delivery at
this site.
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Celery Culture.

article on celery culture commenced
last week:
In addition to the varieties men
toned last week, we may add that an
experienced grower stated to us that
he had had good success in Florida
with Crawford's Half-DWarf, some
times called HendersOn'S Half-Dwarf.
Peat soil is the best of all for seed
beds, as it will not pack or crust. Then
comes muck as next best, which, how
ever, is greatly improved by adding
one quarter sand, to be well mixed
with muck. High gravel, clay or
sandy land raises poor plants, unless
immensely rich, and kept we'll mois-
tened.
Now SOW the seeds either in drills
six inches apart or broadcast. Rake
in and tread down again, if the soil
is peat, but not with any other kind.
Stewart says that his experience has
been most satisfactory with broadcast
stockier plants off the same ground;
but our Florida growers generally pre-
fer sowing in drills. Take a half
pound baking powder can, punch a
few small holes in the lid, fill with
seed, mark off a few square feet on
the dark ground, so that the seeds
will show. Now shake it over the
same as pepper box, and count the
seeds upon square foot. (This is for
broadcast sowing, of cOurse.) Have
$50, but after they come UP thin to
100. Where the bed is solid it does
no damage to walk on it with rubbers
or any broad, solid footwear, for thin
ming, wedding, etc.
On this subject read in another col
umn the excellent directions of Mr..
w. e. Parmenter.
Keep the beds free from grass and
weeds, and keep the tops moved off
with a common grass scythe, or with
sickle. Always rake off the cut
weeds are very thick when the plants
are small, you can use board twelve
inches wide and sixteen feet long to
work on. Keep turning the board
over as you advance toward the
weeds. The board does not hurt the
plants. One acre of good seed bed
will set eight to twelve acres of
ground
A bed ought to be sown now. at
once, if not already done. In eight
days another. Have all sOwn by the
first of October. This is not so much
to secure a succession in ripening in
the spring, for all the paintings in this
climate will start to run up to seed
about the same time in the spring;
it is rather to secure an abundance Of
strong, well-rooted plants to fill in the
vacancies. These replants must be
particularly vigorous to enable them
to come out on an equality with the
early set ones. Then, it is immense
ly important to have an ample supply
Of plants so as to be able to choose
only the best, even if one throws
away two-thirds of his plants. 1t
should be the growers careful study
to have an even field of celery. Plants
will sometimes be a perfect failure on
two or three beds, while all the others
i'm thQ fold will no finQ Hail storms
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-09-13

Commonwealth, Daytona: The cree.
ton of a fine hotel on the beach at
City Beautiful is now an assured fact.
The location is on the beach lot lately
owned by Mrs. Porter on the north
side of the boulevard. The structure
will have a sea front of ninety-six feet
and three stories high. All moderate
hotel attractions will be adopted, such
as wide veranda fronting in all di-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-09-13

WANTED in every town q local
representative, Lady or Gentleman.
Easy work, good pay. No capital re-
quired. Payment every week. Address
for particulars,
G. l.. Marechal Art Co.,
348 Elm ST., Dallas, Texas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-11
once,
mars. eod3t. p6, 5&7
GRAND OPENING.
Buckley & Goodrich's New Store
Opened to the Public.
Dennis Orchestra Entertain Many Sightseers
Friday Evening.

The Peoples store was opened to the
public gaze. Friday evening. and the
public is pleased with the new acqui-
sition to the modern stores Of the city.
1t is a thoroughly up-to-date store, I'M
der an old and established firms man.
agement With these two great advan-
tages in its favor, the store should re-
ceive the success that enterprise de-
serves.
The store was the busiest place in
the whole city. Friday. with the prep
arations for the opening that took place
in the evening. Every one was at work
on his or her department, and Messrs
Buckley and Goodrich were about
everywhere at once, experimenting the
work and decorating the windows. The
of the window decorators was seen by
the throngs that ilockeA there during
the evening, when for the first time
the store was Illuminated and the win
dows opened to public view.
To begin with brief description of
the new store ii can be summed up by
saying that the proprietors have left
nothing undone to make it as thorough
ly up-to-date as any store of the size
in Maine. The finish is elegant and
the arrangement of everything is con-
venient, as well as being placed so that
it can be seen at it's best advantage.
The large south window was lastly
decorated with wax figures on which
were corsets of different makes. and a
full display of ladies' cotton underwear.
The north window contained a maze of
fancy dress goods and silks
On the right of the entrance was seen
the largest glass counter in the State,
it being 16 feet long and many feet
high. This was filed with fancy neck
wear. new embroideries. stock collars
and articles of that class. A fine dis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-11
STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
ARRANGEMENTS For The Annual Meeting in Thi:
City. Friday. March II.

Much interest is manifested in the
meeting of the State Board of Trade.
to be held in this city. Friday, March
II. The railroads will pass delegates
to and from Augusta for one fare for
the round trip. The fact of the Legis-
lature being in session, will assure full
delegations from nearly all the boards.
and it will be necessary for citizens de-
string to attend the banquet to arrange
for tickets as early as possible as the
accommodations will be limited to lou
guests.
The State board has not visited Au-
gusta since 1892. and it seems to be the
universal wish of our citizens to give
visiting members entertainment equal
to that given by the boards of Port
land. Bangor and Ellsworth. where re-
cent meetings have been held.
business meeting will be held at two
O'Clock in Representatives hall. and
the banquet will be at one of the hotels
at O'Clock, following which will be
discussion of several matters of inter-
est to the boards of trade. and citizens
in general. We hope our people Will
Join in extending a royal welcome to
their distinguished visitors.
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ing, to show the visitors about and will
afterwards preside over the different
departments are the following: Dress
goods and silk department, Miss Nellie
Bryant, well-known dresSmaker;
corsets and underwear Miss Julia
Buckley: hosiery and kid gloves. Miss
Leona LeBreck; domestic department,
John l.. Grant; cashier, Miss lola Kear-
ney; milliner. Miss Georgia Madore,
who has been with Mrs II. F. Tibbetts;
maker. Miss Georgia Wyman, also with
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Mrs. Tibbetts: ladies' cotton under
wear, Miss Mittie Uptigrove.
Throughout the evening" Dennis full
orchestra furnished delightful music on
an elevated platform on the first floor.
The following was the programme they
played:
March, "Openng of the Season,
Herbert
Overture. Southern Melodies" Boettger
THE Chattering Clock, Couchois
Gayotte. Dainty Duchess" Morse
Nalse di Concert. 'ZaZa Furst
Medley knock Out Drops De Witt
Two-Step, ''rhe Scorcher.'' Rosey
Selection. Rock and Rye Brooks
How l Love Ny Luz Boettger
Danse "EthiOfa Reeves
Selection. The Serenade. Herbert
Finale South Car'lina Gift" Tracy
/ And now something of the hustling
broprietors of this new store; the
two young men who are thanking the
people for past patronage and hoping
for the renewal of the same liberal pa
trongae.
Thomas c. Buckley was born in
Bridgewater. Plymouth county. Mass.
At the age of two years he came to
Augusta with his parents and attend
ed the public schools here He then
went to work in the Augusta shoe fac
tory which was run at that time by
O. X & A. H. Jones. After the shoe
factory closed he took out a scholarship
in the Dirigo Business College. He
went to work for Fowler & Hamlen
he accepted a position with whole
sale house as travelling salesman. At
ter a year and half in the wholesale
work he returned to Augusta, in Sep
TENDER. 1888. and entered into partner
ship with H. E. Goodrich. constituting
the present firm.
/ Harry f. Goodrich was born in Car
diner, Nov. 20, 1869. When three years
of age his parents moved to Augusta
he received his education in the public
schools. He was employed for five
wears in the establishment of Fowler
& Hamlen when he entered into part
nership with Mr.. Buckley, being then
only 10 years of age. The firm COM
menced business in the store they have
so recently vacated under the Cony
House.
These gentlemen are receiving the
best wishes of their friends in their
undertaking. All the day, Friday.
they were busy receiving kilograms
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Miss Caroline d. Glover, daughter of
the late Mrs. +. b. p. Glover, died at her
home on Murray street, at $50 Friday
evening, of Bright's disease. The fun
eral will be held at the home, Monday.
the hour to be later announced. All
friends invited.
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Governor Powers went to Pittsfield
Friday afternoon, where he will pass
Sunday with his aged mother Thus
far since the session began the Cover
nor has signed 1863 acts and - resolves.
The coming week will be busy one in
this respect.
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the indemnifying of contractors. The
bill prohibiting the use of trading
lature. Only half dozen matters now
remain before this committee. and they
will be cleared away the first of the
week.
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Sunday Evening Organ Recital.

In accordance with a general REQUEST
from those who attended Mr.. Gilbert or
gan recital ut St. Marks church two
weeks ago. he will give brief recital at
the close of the evening service, every
Sunday, until further notice. Inc seiec-
tions for tomorrow night will be:
,a,r. r"S, John, w E. Gilbert
ca,.ot,a Martini
D(e.4,,,ao Lefeburc- We;y
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play of fancy ribbons overhung this.
Back of the case is the hosiery depart
ment.
Next comes the dress goods and
gloves. over which was shown a line
Of new fancy silks. This leads to the
rear which is devoted to the Innings and
domestic goods.
On the left of the entrance is the cor
set department. over which is large
glass case containing all the lead
ing and most popular makes
and styles on forms. The underwear
then occupies a prominent place.
Linen. damask and like ma
terials lead to the domestic department
again.
The large center counter contains a
cessories Of large dry good establish
ment can be found. In large case IN
front of this counter jewelry and toilet
articles are on display.
The second floor is fitted up as ele-
gantly as the first floor and contains
the cloaks. suits, millinery and ready
made goods. The ladies' toilet room
| and the reception room where
the ladies can rest and look over
the latest fashion magazines are also
here.
One of the large cabinets that con
! tains the silks will at once attract at
tention. 1t is put there by the Saltel
Silk Co. They have the latest thins
out in the form of the new Salter hold
er with the wash silks.
| Those who were there. Friday even
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from the business firms and from the
statesmen of whom they buy, wishing
them every success in their new store.
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Special Advertisements.
MISCELL

INVEST YOUR MONEY in our wheat
pools. We pay 10 to 20 per cent. monthly
dividends. We have never made a loss
opcrati ting with our infallible system.
Write for particulars Combination In
vestment Co. R:alto Building, Chicago.
march11d1t*
Bicycles cleaned and repaired; 75c. for
cleaning. Money saved by dropping a
card to r. NJ. Bran, 10 Gage St. and
will call. mar11, dive
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The legal affairs committee met in
executive session, Friday afternoon. 1t
was voted to report ought to pass on
the bill amending the law relating to
the discharge of mortgages; on the bill
to legalize the doings of the First Uni
versalist Society of WestbroOk; and on
the bill authorizing the First Congre-
gational Society of PASSPORT to borrow
money 1t was voted to report ought
not to pass on the bill setting off +. b.
Weston from the Madison Village Cor
poration. This leaves but seven bills
now before the committee, and it is
agreed that all of these shall be dis
posed of at the executive session of the
committee, next Tuesday afternoon.
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RUBBER GOODS
SYRINGES
ATOMIZERS
Hot water bags. nursing bottles,
fittings, ETC., etc.
Big Stockholm Prices.
John Coughlin,
AUGUSTA.
OUR WOOD ASHES
An EXCELLENT AND LASTING FERTILIZER

Joe was at mortgage Juggling,
Found it mighty heavy Juggling;
That claim upon the farm of Joe
Was being lifted dreadful slow.
Ashes now he counts a blessing,
And he buys no other dressing:
Joe had tried all kinds before. &c..
GiNe him wood ashes evermore.
Ev'ry year well up to twenty
Ashes will produce i'll plenty,
Therefore no longer as of yore,
Joe finds the wolf about his door.
There is not in all creation
Better food for vegetation:
Most fertilizers meath the sun.
Will cost four times as much per ton.
Ashes sure will hold out longer.
Far more lasting and much stronger.
4 mat Of velvet green is born,
Where they are sown upon the lawn.
Finely sifted and put up in bags for
use on the lawn. the flower and vegetable
garden; one cent per ID. in small lots
Delivered anywhere in augusta. Halo
well and Gardiner; $l2 per ton. Leachcd
ashes, IS per ton at factory. Screened
unleached dry ashes. s. per ton. AS good
for farm use as the finely siftcd.
Call or send orders to
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For regular proceedings, routine mat
ter remarks etc, see official Steno-
graphic report in another column.)
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WANTED.

Ladies to embroider at home, experience
unnecessary, fair pay, easy WORK, sent
upon Application. If terms not satisfac-
tory return work, Unique Embroidery
Co, 102 Fulton ST., New York.
mar11, d1ts
WANTED AGENTS:-slO0 a month can
be made in your town by being our
agent. Send for catalogue of solid Colo
RADIO silver tableware, topaz diamonds,
gold and silver aluminium novelties and
high grade Of jewelry. Extra discount
for short time. so per cent and 20 per
cent Mutual Mfg Co., New York.
mar11, dit
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The evening session was a brief and
businesslike affair. Only a small part
of the members We're in their chairs
and the work was almost entirely of a
routine nature, the reports of commit
tees, and the reading of bills in their
various stages of passage.
The only event that occurred that
caused the least discussion was the
reading of the anti-scalping bill. This
was momentarily stopped on its first
reading by Mr.. Weed. and on the third
reading by Mr. Powers, both gentlemen
later withdrawing their objections to it,.
The session began at 80 and ended
at $50. Adjournment was made to
Tuesday at 1890 a. NJ.
Hor regular proceedings, routine mat
TOW fVv1 y
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FOR SALE.-Ten R-I-P-A.N-S for s cents a.
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pans Chemical Co.. New York, for 10 samples
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The Judiciary committee always has
lots of work to do. When all the rest
OF the Capitol was quiet and compare
lively deserted, Friday afternoon. the
room of this committee had lively
aspect. The matter of allowing the
now Bath Light and Power Company
tn acquire by purchase the property
and franchise of the Bath Gas and
Electric Company. which was given d
hearing early in the session, was given
another hearing and the whole ground
was again fought over. The bill relat-
;,,, to the bonds of innkeepers and Wet
u.,ers was advocated before the COM
mittee nv Landlord Judkins of the
Elmwood Waterville. Nobody else APP
peared on the bill.
Tn executive session the committee
| acted on several matters. 1t was voted
to report ought to pass on the bill re-
! ,.+ ting tn the Bangor fire department
,a an the bill to establish the Show
hogan municipal court. 1t was voted
"a report ought not to pass on the bill
no,;ro the Bath Light and Power
1 company to acquire the franchise an(
nronertv of the Bath Gas and Electri,
1canv and on the bill relating /,