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quite like their native jungles. Care
will be taken to divide the animals in
such way that the quarrelsome ones
will not be on the same islands, so
they will probably be more peaceful
than in their OWE homes.
The pine needle industry is becom-
ing very important one on the Pa
citic coast, and surely We grow as
many pine trees and as big ones in
Florida as are grown along the Pa
cific or anywhere else in this country.
From the leaves of the pines oils are
extracted, which are believed to be
beneficial in pulmonary complaints.
Two crops are gathered yearly, the
later one being always the largest.
The leaves of the young trees are pre-
ferred, yielding better quality of
oil, it is said. The leaves are stripped
from the trees by women and men,
who are paid So cents a hundred
pounds for the needles. Five hun
dred pounds is regarded as an aver
age days work.
In the extraction of pine oil 1000
pounds of green leaves are required to
produce ten pounds of oil. The pro-
cess is the ordinary one of distillation.
The oil extracted gives an agreeable
flavor to candles. Toilet soaps are
made strongly impregnated with es.
sential oil of pine needles.
The extraction of oils from the
leaves, roots and tender branches of
the camphor tree is also said to be q
coming industry.
The camphor tree grows in Florida
the same as the oak, and, besides be-
ing profitable, is ornamental.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Before making your pond always
study some natural frog pond. Notice
the kind Of vegetation that grows in
aud around n. and then act accord
ingly. Frogs must be well supplied
with food. Put plenty OF crawfish in
the first thing after the pond il COM
pleted. 10 l. easy enough TO stock a
pond 10y gathering the tsdpOles in the
spring % the year. when they can be
found by the million. To keep frogs
in your pond or marsh you cannot
neglect the food supply. l have seen
most frogs that were dressed and
opened contain partially dressed craw-
fish in their stOmachs, and, 10 my
surprise, | saw n good-sized, hard
shell turtle taken from the NAV of 8
frog. The frog will look on shore and
an the water for food. Small birds
that come 10 drink had better look
out for his froglets. He does not care
a cent about feathers or beaks. The
peculiar attraction OF red for the frog
made me think that he ought to take
kindly to boiled crawfish. Frogs will
eat beetles. bugs. grasshoppers, cater
pillars, or anything that is alive, but
you don't see him fooling with any of
these insects when placed on a hook.
The frog has an appetite and diges-
tive organ that il marvellous. But to
keep the frog at home you must feed
him well. The crawfish will serve for
deep feeding, and if surroundings are
proper the frogs will find enough to
keep busy without running away. 1t
will do no good to fence the frogs In,
~ said before"
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

product of Lawrence county. Law
renee Valley is said to be the greatest
sunfiOwer-seed market of the world.
Since the first clever farmer raised a
crop and sold it at nine cents pound
sunfower-seed raising has become an
industry among the local farmers.
The cost OF raising, threshing and
preparing for the market an acre crop
Of sunfower seed is much less than
the cost of raising an acre of corn or
wheat, and the crop is less disturbed
by drought. This years crop will
amount to 100000 pounds, it is esti.
mated.
Here in Florida the sunf1ower
grows as rank and almost with as lit
tie care as the common coffee weed.
A Boston paper is responsible for
the following new and novel way of
making money from an entirely new
industry:
Some years ago 2000 acres of land
were purchased in Florida for the
purpose of raising wild animals, SO
that circus men and menagerie own
ers would not have to go to India and
Africa for their beasts. The people of
Florida, however, objected to the
thought of having ferocious lions,
bears, elephants, ETC., running loose
in their community, so the scheme
was abandoned. Our war with Spain
delayed matters for awhile, but now
three islands off the coast of Florida
have been secured, and already expe-
ditions are being fitted out to search
for animals and to have them brought
to the new farm. The islands are far
enough apart so that they cannot
swim from one to the other, and there
is no fear of them getting away. The
new homes are covered with woods,
and in some parts thick under
brush, so it will seem to the animals
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But for market purposes it is a squad
up to about one pound live weight
and three quarters of a pound dressed.
One dozen squads should average
from seven to nine pounds dressed,
but not drawn, and they should bring
about three dollars per dozen.
Here in Ocala we kill the pigeons,
under ordinance, while really there is
q fortune in store for some one who
will grow them for market. Unlike
chickens, they do not have to he fed.
Down in Lawrence county, Illinois,
there are acres and acres of good farm
land that every summer are given up
entirely to sunfiOwers. When the
new wheat is getting strong in the
fields of other parts Of the country,
the fields of Lawrence Valley are dot.
ted with little, tree-like plants that
grow with astonishing rapidity, and
finally burst into blossom, turning
great purple brown disks, fringed
with golden petals, to the sun. These
sunfiowers make wonderfully pretty
picture when one gets up on high
place and looks over the top of field
of them. Ever flower faces the south,
or as near to it as possible, and many
a moon.faced and heavy suntiower
may be seen trying to push its fellows
along in order that it may look at the
sun. In the fall, when the seeds be-
gin to ripen, thousands of American
goldfinches camp in the sunflower
fields, for the seeds are favorites with
them. But the sunfiowers are not
cultivated for the benefit of the gold
finches. They form valuable farm
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NEW WAYS or MAKING MONEY.
Develop Nes Industries---Severai New
and Novel Suggestions.

Everybody, Of course, in this age of
the world, where nothing is held in
common, and money is an idol to
which even the most devoted church
members bow down in alteration,
wants TO make money. but a great
many don't know how to do it.
One way is 10 branch out into new
fields and try something that has not
been tried before: or evolve some
scheme for doing quickly what has
heretofore been done slowly-as, for
instance, forcing the growth of Gu.
cumbers in hot houses
Ostrich farming in California and
Florida has proven eminently suc-
ce~-ful and il entirely q new industry.
4 man in Missouri has planted a
farm i'm ginseng and has refused $780,
Oon per acre for his crop.
The price Of ginseng is $50 per ten
plants or 81 for thirty seeds.
IL j. used by the Chinese for re-
ligious incense.
Dr. X. r. Snowden is authority for
the statement that the plant will grow
well in Florida.
The raising of frogs has been sue
cessfully carried on by another Mis-.
souri, man.
He gives the following suggestions
The way to stock your pond is
simple enough, but to keep the frogs
in il after they mature is another
question. Frogs get notions every
once in g period to migrate. They
skip out, no matter if you wire screen
them six feet high. / saw a lot of
frogs going up such a screen like flies.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Opium is made from the extract of
the white poppy, aud this plant grows
we'll in Florida, aud opium still COM
mands a high price.
A great many thugs will become
profitable industries in Florida that
We now reck not of
Active braiu work is as necessary as
active physical labor and without the
latter very few things will grow even
in Florida.
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Florida offers a paradise for frog

Florida offers a paradise for frog
raising.
There are schemes and schemes, but
the latest and most extraordinary is
one projected to make a fortune by
raising alligatOrs. The Spectator is
quite serious in his undertaking, and
has purchased 800 acres of swamp
land in Georgia, into which he will
turn his herd of alligators. The en-.
tire 800 acres is to be fenced in.
Thirty.seven alligators have already
been placed on the farm, and the
pormoter expects to realize 5000 on bis
scheme next year. The alligator is
said TO be the most prolific of all ami
mails, the goat not excepted, and
where there is ready demand fol
them there is more money in raising
them than in any other animal. That
there is a demand for them now is
shown by the fact that the promoter
of this farm now has filed away iii his
office more orders than he can fill al
present.
Here is the land of alligators, where
they are indigenous to every lake, and
pond, and stream, why is it left to a
Georgia man to raise a crop of alliga.
tors for profit?
Game of all kinds is getting scarcer
every year, and so the young pigeon
has come into favor. The raising OF
squads for the market is a new but
growing business for boys who live in
villages, or on farms, near the large
cities. Very pleasant business it is,
too, and very profitable, if one may
judge by the price paid for a dozen OF
the best white ones in the market.
Strictly speaking, a pigeon is a
squad" as long as it sits in the nest,
and as soon as it can utter querulous
cries for food it becomes "squealer."
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23
sAIA ri:-AsE.z zAsa.s. LEA! r..,.-.

A night bslloou A-rension aud dis
Tiay 20 frv~orks up in the celestial
20 sus ~il b. obs 81 the most unique
-iEut- ever sitne--ed la this -ection.
lf al 30 one ~ the attractions in
ss-sis "a ne ssth.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Ballard snow Liuimsut give iu
.fa.f relief ir ca-e- - bleeding burns
Ir..-.e. -eaid-. cuts. etc. Price ~ Ct.
hr. Monopoly Drug store. "a
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Nf IakF Rruvu Nil cave next
- lrday o. purchasing trip. lie
ell o. eou@ o. mouth aud Nili visit
IisIfIulars HH-tou. Philadelphia and
Nss = ora 20 viii taks hi- time la
u.akIuu EI- --ie-tiun- aud nothing
aU r-arr bI- yiriiaut eyes nor be
ta. god flf him O. buy He D. de-
tsrmIu..i shat hi- patrons shall have
ffs ae-f that money aud experience
-. rrH.lrr
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

&c. Jak. Kline. 90 the firm ~
h.r a amp win leave tomor-
a F.a ths clyde Line Tor New
BE- vii b. "Witue-~' g.
raHr uats. -.rhts before hi- return.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

There ~ers eighty-two tickets sold
far the Clearwater n .ursion.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Nr "a Hsudi--msu vii leave Tor
U.e H.rthsru marked, tomorrow for
r.s Turfsn-f - huyiug the winter
.fE o. ths R1-fon store. This store
IF. rsf.iiy climbing o. the top of the
n.errsrfIIf Isdfer
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

M Nino~ut Moedy j. nov night
elsrE 90 ths scala Hou-..
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Mr. Juo. 7. Lewis, % Moss Bluff, i
ausug o,ala's vi.itors today.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

CI Nick Barco, - crystal River
49, in o-slA yesterday making = big
dsro-t If wNs oil money.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

CETt John n. stevens, industrial
agent of The Plant system, Wa a
rr--f 90 the o-alz Hcu-- Tue-dsy.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

NJ pa L. WartmAnn was = pleas
ar caller a. our sAnctum "Wednesday
ansruuun
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

toi Aliertas Nogt. - Dunnellon,
49, in O-ala yesterday. He anne up
from ~uuth Florida.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Nr Prank Van Nolkenburg. Of VAL
d,-ia. Oa. made = pop call O. the city
thIs u-~k
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Nr : a Buiiaek has Recently been
appointed notary public Tor the state
a.-.arEf.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Divine service at PanA-off kee sun
dag nert ~ q m, conducted by
nv. C. n. Gray.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Mr. g. A. Pinch. Mr.. Frank Har
o. So o. Pinch. Tom Harris, Jno r.
Demo and PRANK Harris. Jr. are hack
fam CIesrwaisF Aud report the most
r.FaI treatment "a the hands - the
tI-ar~at~r renTir. They we're de-
Urnfrf
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

49, nanisi BantE. Otterville, Ia,
49, Haxs had asthma and a very
taI esarh f.r YEAR. bat could get no
rt 30 fram tEr ducior. and medicines
IrH~d. uItI took Foley'- Honey
arI Tar ft gave immediate relief.
arl fnrs uIr mere rood than 81 the
.fE.f femsIls- comhiued Anii-Mo-
n.Is.y DRUG -iors. IA
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Iaa a. ~ health require that the
t.-ssis ulays aucs esch dsN and one
.f ths r.-ualtIr- O. violating thi- law
q. lie. k--I youf bowels regular
- takiug da-- 80 ChamberlAin's
~tnuaeh aud Liver Tablets when
necs--ary sud you vii never have
tnai -sv~rs punishment inflicted upon
"a prlos -f cents. For sAle by An
a. MsuoT.aly Drug store. IN
M Eloi-s Miller moot delightfully."-
sutsrtAiued tbe a. -. D.. NJ home
Nsiuestay evening. Whist and
ether game ~er- played. Those pres
-ui wsrs Ni---- L-Afy sylvester, Flor
~ C-udon. Edna Doxier. Beatrice
-inel.lr. Louise Harris. Ne--rS. Az
So. Bird-~y. O-co z~wsdSki, Bob
Nafh~~-. Alb-rt Beck. James Pyles
sna B-nni. Condon. At eleven O'Clock
tbs iaily crowd i-ft for their homes
snss q most dslishtfal evening.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

a. Is-au Hanlon gave = crokinoie
t.artg ta tlls Brick cts Orchestra last
Friday evening. Shsn . very pleasant
evening "a. spent ~ tho-e present ~
rrukiuois and music ~ the orchestra.
auI.h i. eumT-o-ed 90 the following
semi1-r. Kari Weihs, leader, piano
tIar~nos McDavid. cornet, Wilbur
M.Hrr. viniu Fred q. Welhe. violin.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

atg- Rarton hs- decided not {,
tr-rs frsm Inverness O. O,.ala.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

Mr. D " sylvester j. moving from
rrr fHurth into the second ward.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1901-08-23

IaFti.-- are .tiil securing the wood.
anH -e.urIrg options on oil lands.
tnaf.ir Mhife-ids and l. Otteu-o--
-.r sef, in Isrk-nuvill@ yesterday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

- Z.
The American Economist. in quoting
paragraph urging that the protective
tariff be disassociated from the trusts by
the speedy abolishment of all duties on
trusts.made articles, says: ''If this
wholesale scheme of tariff revision were
carried out the result would be to prac-
tically place the country on q free trade
basis, for thers are very few industries
which are NOT to some extent in the
hands Of trusts. The more the reason,
then, why frse trade is desirable Il by
that means only are We to escape trust
exactions. The Economist advocates
the strongest 81 all arguments In favor
Of Wholesale revision. :
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
A BLUFF THAT FAILED.

senator McLaurln OF SOutn carolina
has pulled in the string attached to his
resignation. The protest of the cover
nor against disturbing the peace of the
state by a political campaign was all the
inducement he needed. Mr.. sMcLaurin
is one of those valorous fighters whose
war cry is: "Two of you hold him-one
can hold me-"
The incident ls suggestive one, even
with all its distinctly factional features
ignored, showing as 1t does the need in
republic Of some way to submit dis
puted political question to the people
direct. What Senators Tillman and
McLaurin started to do was to apply the
principles of the referendum TO their
differences. Their method was an awk.
work one and expensive, but it was the
only one at hand, and would have been
effective if it had been carried through.
At least the South Carolinians would
have had an opportunity to say wheth-
er they preferred the Tillman or the
McLaurin type of democracy.
The American voter-who is the most
conservative of human animals--is still
shy of those long words Initiative and
referendum. He has vague feeling
that they made their first appearance in
populist platform and he thinks that
they stand for something incompatible
with prosperity. But all the time, in
one way or another, he is adopting the
principle for which they stand and find
ing it good.
In Illinois recently the legislature
adopted an act which provided that
twenty-five per cent of the voters could
call for ballot to test sentiment on
questions of public policy, The expires:
sion of sentiment thus gained is not to
be mandatory upon the officials to whom
it is directed, but nevertheless may be
expected to haye some effect.
The fact of the matter is that this
many-headed populace of ours wants
to have something to say in the regula-
ton of its own affairs. For a time it
thought it was speaking when it sent
representatives to capitals to speak for
it but it duly discovered that the repre-.
sentative did not always deliver the
message he had been intrusted with.
So the people are looking for ways to
make their talking direct and effective,
and the politician who aspires to popu.
larity has to help them in search.
That is one lesson of the South Car
olina situation. Perhaps another one
Is that politician ought never to make
q biuf-even in the excitement of q
stump speech-unless he is quite prepar.
ed to have it called - Hearst's g Chicago
American.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
APPLE CROP SHORT.
Will be Only 81 Per Cent as Against
72Ldst Year.

Wesley Green, secretary of the state
horticulture society, says that the cold
weather was not going to reduce the
fruit crop but would have only the
effect to some exent of retarding it. The
apple is too far along to be hurt" he
said "and it will not damage the straw.
berries unless there is a frost. 1t will
prevent the Strawberries ripening soon
but that will be more of benefit to
them than otherwise as the quality of
them is very poor this year and late
season may make the fruit somewhat
bstter.
"The reports which we have received -
said Mr.. Greene, ''indicate that there
will not be more than half crop oi
apples this year. Our reports show
there will be only fifty-two per cent Of
crop which is bad falling off from the
seventy-two per cent last year. The
apple crop is apt to be weak every other
year as the trees exhaust themselves
when the cropi is heavy, but fifty.two
percent of crop is the lowest it has
been for years. The average apple crop
of Iowa is about 5,OOO,OOO bushels and
approximately this may be valued al
$1,000 600. This year there will be only
between two and half and three millior
bushels of apples raised in Iowa"
Mr. Greene gives the hot weather o1
the last week in April as the cause for
the poor crop of apples. "The most
tender time," he said, sis when the trees
are in bloom and the weather then was
not favorable to setting the fruit. In.
dications are though that they will gain
in quality what they lack in quantity"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

The republican county convention to
select delegates to the state convention
will be held in this city Saturday 2.na,
and from present Indications it will be
a warm one. Both the ring managers
and the Cummins supporters have been
hard at work and they will clash arms
when the convention is called to order.
The outcome is awaited with consider.
able interest.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
The Cudahy Packing Co.
SOAP DEPARTMENT.
OMAHA, NEB..
THE LEON QUEENswARE CO., Leon, Iowa.

THE LEON QUEENsWARE CO.. Leon, Iowa.
GENTS: On Saturday June 22, 1901, we will
have lady at your store advertising Diamond
C Soap. She will sell bars for 25 cents and
with every 25 cents rth sold on that dav she
will give picture rth SO rs cents at
retail prices. please let her have your north
display window on that date and we know that
your Gus toners will be we'll pleased, as we are
pending thousands Of dollars Advertising this
|soap the state Of Iowa thi year and when q
Gus tomer it you will find that they
wi l i use no other bra as this is the best
lsoap that be made.
MURPHY
Soap sa esman cudahy Packing Co., Omaha Neb
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

Youss Mr.. Phillips, Of Chicago, the
corn king, in an article in 3 current
periodical, says that the minimum price
Of cornin that market should never fall
below 10 Cents when the country is pros
porous md employed. The limit Of the
corn. SRA and the growing uses of corn
.as csssatt food are the reasons upon
which. POUNDS his statement.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

CarHegie fayors entangling alliances
regardless of the advice Of the fathers of
this once great Republic. He recently
said:
Marx my words, the time is coming
when the continental powers will COM
bine to smash up this little island Of
Great Britain. When that happens she
will have to turn to the United States
for help. ! feel certain it will not be
refused.''
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

The democrats of Iowa will meet in
delegate convention at Des Moi nes,
Iowa, Wednesday, August 81, 1901, at
10 O'Clock a. m. for the purpose Of nom.
mating candidates for the following
offices:
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Judge Supreme Court.
Superintendent Public Instruction.
Railroad Commissio
And for the transaction of such other
business as may be brought before the
convention.
Each county will be entitled to two
delegates and one additional delegate
for every 200 votes and fraction of 100
or over cast for w. j. Bryan for presi-
dent in 1900:
Countiessin the Eighth district will be
entitled to o'delegates as follows:
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

The appointment Of American teach
ers for the public schools in the Philip
psnes--tiler are to be about thousand
Of them-seems to be regarded by the
war department as republican pap.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

Mr.. Dooley in his latest conversation
With his friend "Hinnessay" sizes it up
this way: "But there's wan thing Tm
sure about. That is, no matter wheath-
er TIL constitootion follows th' flag or
not, tn supreme coort follows th' elec-.
ton returns
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

1t would indeed be refreshing to the
patrons of the Leon Journal if more of
its editorial space was filled with articles
published by request" They make
spicy reading as compared with the
usual rot which ls printed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

Last weeks Journal contained several
columns Of very interesting reading,
each article being headed I" Published by
request" Yes, they we're published by
5requestssnd the request was made very
emphatic too. So much 80 that the
Jonrnal boss did not dare to refuse to
publish them.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20

The Iowa state democratic central
committee has issned . call for a state
conYentim to be held at Des Moines,
Wednesdas August 2l, 1901, The Off
c;al call appears in this issue of The Re-
roRrkR.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
Advertising 4 Rates.

Yearly advertisers cents per inch per issue
Occasional advertisers IL cents per inch per
Issue.
Locals s cents per line each insertion.
Locals set In black face type 10 cents per
line each insertion.
Legal advertising at legal rates.
Church and other notices where an admis-
Ion fee is charged. will be charged for at the
ate Of cents per line.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-06-20
859.l25.OO
Didn't Mary for Money.

The Boston man, who lately married
a sickly rich young woman, is happy
now, for he got DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, which restored her to perfect
health. Infallible for jaundice, bilious
ness, malaria, fever and ague aud all
liver and stomach troubles. Gentle but
effective. Only 25c. at l.. Van Werden's
drug store.