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be entirely helpless and compelled to re-
main idle.
Of late years ski have been put to
another and very CURIOUS military use
in both Sweden and Norway; for in
cases where it has been found desirable
for scouting parties of skiers to make
high speed, horses have been employed
to drag the men along. This "ski-
driving,' as it is called, is only practic-
able, however, on roadways beaten
down, or else on very compact snow
with a solid crust. Otherwise the
horse cannot pass, OF is greatly imped-
ed. Under favorable conditions, how
ever, two, four, or six scouts will glide
along with curious effect behind a gal
loping horse, going ten miles an hour.
Much amusement was created in
Christiania, last season, when the
"daughter of regiment ''-the little
daughter of an infantry colonel-fol-
lowed the troops upon ski, drawn mer
rily along by her own pet bulldog.
There has been talk this week of the
organization of ski club in Mime
apolis, and as there are hundreds of
Scandinavians in the city who can run
and jump on skis it will not be hard
for them to perfect all organization.
The sport is a transplahted one, but the
climate conditions of Minnesota are
such that it is becoming as popular here
as in the land of it's inception.
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THE MINNEAPOLIS CROWD
Auto Club Florida Flyer Starts South
Saturday Night. ~5 J.

ALL of the details Of the Minneapolis
Auto club special have been arranged
by Colonel F. M. Joyce, and the "Flori-
da Flyer" will leave Minneapolis next
Saturday. Those who are sure to make
the trip are Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Joyce,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. SWEET, Mr.. and Mrs.
N. Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Rose,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Barcley, Mr.. and Mrs,
B. w. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wilcox,
DR.. and Mrs. L. Koch, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
H. Fawkes, Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Stewart,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Paully, r. and Mrs.
J. j. Gluck, Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Haynes,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Paully, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mrs. G.. G. Cotton, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Dean, J. B. Hammond and mother,
L. Metzger, DR.. G. H. Koehler, DR.. G. 3.
Dutton, DR.. O. E. Sullivan, DR.. H. H.
Leavitt, J. H. Ritchie, Ri. Smith, DR..
H. S. Nelson, A. G. Bennett, G. w.
Gooseman, A. H. johnson, G. W. Cooley,
Neil Mcleod, DR.. G. Bezil, Miss Ger
trude Norcross, Mrs. David Ehrmer and
Miss Arthur Dean.
Those outside Of Minneapolis who
will also be members of the party are
R. T.. Jackson, st. Paul; L. Beckwith,
II. T.. Miller, Mitchell, s. D.; P. n.
Wilder, Grand Fork; E. Dyce and DR..
and Mrs. Garish, Enderlin, N. D.; DR..
G. E. Countryman and j. s. Bassett,
Aberdeen, S. D.; Mr.. and Mrs. j. T.
Farmer, Chicago; Mr.: and Mrs. s. s.
Gorham, secretary Chicago Automobile
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adopt universal pattern suitable fo
all requirements.

adopt universal pattern suitable for
all requirements.
Special Ski Required.
Nevertheless, for racing, Alpine
climbing, and ski-jumping- great
sport in Norway newadays-special
kinds are always needed Swedish
and Norwegian ski are referred to by
many writers as snowshoes; but while
this conveys a fair idea Of the use to
which they are put, it is not correct.
The snowshoe is employed for walking
purposes, while the ski, as it's name i'm
plies ("ski' in Norway, "skida'' in
Sweden, meaning something which slips
or slides), is designed for sliding and
gliding movements, and probably came
originally from central Asia.
To this day the savage Tchukchis liv-
ing on the shores of Bering strait and
the Sea of Okhotsk use an instrument
for locomotion something between the
snowshoe of the American Indian and
the long ski used by the Lapps and the
Firms.
It is clear that ski have been used
for ages, and for practical purposes;
but; at the same time, the peasants of
Scandinavia have for centuries in
dulged in leaping and racing competi-
tions, which in recent years were adopt
ed by the people in and about Christi.
ania. The ski-jumping feats performed
on the hill of Holmkollen, outside Chris
tiania, are quite remarkable. The ski
ers slide down slope at great speed
and then take flying leap. The RECORD
was made three years ago with a jump
of 1341@ feet.
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-Co Review Of

vance that has been made in automo-
biles during the last three years. At
its base was an. electric fountain, made
very beautiful by varicolored lights.
The armory was also nicely deco
rated, but not by any means so elab-
orately as the garden. The color scheme
was green and its central decoration
was an immense balloon, designed by
Leo Stevens and the property of the
Aero club Of America. A novel and at
the same time interesting side line was
an exhibit of flying machines, bal
looms, etc., from every country in the
civilized globe. This was by far the
attraction of the evening, and some Of
the flying machines shown are decid-
edly unique.
The display of automobiles is large
one, and covers every style from the
small runabout to the latest in racing
cars. The attendance at both places
was very large, and despite the rivalry,
!, , it looks as tho each of the shows would
have all Of the spectators that they can
care for.
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ditions Of snow and weather, have done
as much as eight and one-half and nine
miles an hour. The record long-dis-
tance military ski-runner is a Lapp,
who, at Sokkmokk, in Sweden, did l37
miles in 81 hours, % mirutes, or an
average Of about 61a miles an hour.
Last year, a detachment Of the Nor
wegian Guards accomplished a march
Of 1926 miles on ski in ~ days-an av-
erage of l71a miles a day, thru very
difficult snow. This must be consid-
cred very good performance, consider
ing that they carried canvas for the
tents, as well as 'sleeping-bags and a
full supply of provisions. Moreover,
the country was exceedingly difficult,
and caused the men to glide up hill and
down dale, ascending more than once a
mountain height over 1000 feet above
sea level.
A Forced March.
In 1903, lis officers and men of the
Swedish Norbotten regiment, after six
days. exhausting maneuvers on ski
made forced march home Of over for
ty-three miles in twenty hours, altho
the men were extremely tired, and the
snow was in a wretched condition. The
great advantage Of the ski, Of course
is that great bodies of infantry are
able to move across snowburied coun
try where those not so provided would
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= KING is enjoying an unpreeedent-
q ed boom in Minnesota Just now.

g KING is enjoying an unpreeedent-
ed boom in Minnesota just now.
The recent. fall of snow has put
the sport at its best and as result
there is more ski talk than usual.
Strange as it may seem, Minneapolis,
having the greatest Scandinavian popu-
1ation Of any city in the United States,
does not boast of a ski club among the
numberless sport and athletic organiza
tions. The lack of a proper hill for
ski jumping has been urged, but there
are hills in the Kenwood and Calhoun
district which should answer every pur-
pose St. Paul had a newly organized
club and several minor cities have or
ganizations.
the home Of the champion jumpers Of
the new worlds at Red Wing, where
annual meets and jumps are fixture.
Ski running and jumping is distinctly
Scandinavian sport, altho in the old
as well as the recreation and pastime
features.
For Purposes Of War.
In defense, as in other matters, ma
tion usually adapts itself to climatic
and other natural conditions imposed
upon it, taking advantage of these
wherever possible, and training it's sol
diers accordingly, says writer in the
Review of Reviews. For example, the
troops of Holland go thru intricate
maneuvers on skates; the French, Ital-
ian and Swiss armies maintain >battal
ions Of Alpine infantry, who are both
crack shots and expert mountaineers
provided with ropes, ice-axes and alpen.
stocks; and the armies Of Norway ant
Sweden have for ages been supplied
with "ski' during the long winter.
AS far back as the days of MagnuE
the Good, in the middle of the eleventh
century, we hear how the Duke of Fin
mark, with his archers on ski, attacked
and utterly defeated King Regner a
his winter quarters in Bjarmeland-;
sdefeat which astounded the northern
.hations, who could not conceive how
snow-sliding rabble of bowmen coul
possibly vanquish trained soldiers VIII
had overcome even the dreaded legion
Of imperial Rome
The ski Of Norway and Sweden ar
long slabs Of wood ranging, accordin
to fancy or requirement, from to l
feet, in length and from 2 to AZ inche
in breadth. All are curved upward a
the toe, and to a lesser extent at tn
heel They are attached to the foo
generally a few inches behind the cer
ter, with toe-strap and some thongs
In former days each province-each dis
trict almost-had it's own type of ski
3 but nowadays there is tendency t
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the speed contests are missing from the
list, with no other explanation than the
failure of the factories to prepare their
machines.
American Pros Missing.

The well-known Americar professions
ais are missing, but the cracks in the
amateur field have come to the rescue
and lined upagainst the pick Of the for
eign drivers who have had years of
professional experience.
Henry Ford, who prepared for the
events last winter only to break his
machine at the last moment will make
another try and has entered six cylin-
der 100horsepower machine in three
events. Walter Christie, one of the
American contestants in the Vanderbilt
cup race last fall, has prepared no.
horsepower car which he has entered
for six events. -"
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt possesses the
higheset horsepower car. His special
machine which he announced some time
ago he was preparing, being equipped
with 250-horsepower motor. It has
eight cylinders, the same as the car
which Hemery will drive. ,...-..
Vanderbilt has entered eleven events.
F. E. Stanley viii make another at
tempt to show the superiority Of a
steam machine over the gasolene. He
has entered two steam cars and will op-
crate one himself, the other driver not
having been selected.
The Wayne Automobile company has
two 45 horsepower machines in the list
The ability Of these cars is unknown
as the Wayne people heretofore have en-:
tered but few racing contests Wurgis
! who made a good record in the track
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racing game last summer, will drive
32-horsepower machine.
The Foreigners. ,.

The Foreigners.
While the list of American competi-
tors is not all that was expected, the
coming meet should be one best Of
events held, as more auto drivers of in
ternational reputation are entered than
in any previous straightaway contest.
Lancia, the popular hero of the Wander
bilt cup race, will have chance to re-
deem himself and also to lower the col
ors Of the winner Of the Vanderbilt,
Hemery. Both these foreign drivers
represent the same countries with the
same machines which they drove in the
Vanderbilt races. -.
Lancia will operate the 11O-horse-
power machine for Italy, and Hemery
will represent France with 220-horse-
power car. Great Britain IS most i'm
portant entry is S. F. Edges machine,
which will be handled by carp. A
four cylinder, 80-horsepower machine
which will be operated by Hilliard.
| The o-mile-a-minute contest and
| the mile-open for the Dewar trophy will
be the chief events on the program. In
the -mile-a-minute race will be Van.
derbilt, Christie, Ford, Hemery, Ian.
cia, Stanley, Fletcher, Cedrino, Coey
| and Guineze. The same racers are
named for the Dewar competition and
in addition Earpin Edges car.
Governor Stokes Of New Jersey has
proposed new method Of putting 9
stop to the "chauffeur evil' The
easterner suggested in his message tc
the state legislature, revocable Licenses
for operators of cars. He also sug
! gests graduated license fee, the pro
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-14
AUTOISTS TURNING
TOWARD THE BEACH
Worlds Records Will Fall at
Ormond Course Next
Week.
New York Herald Special Service.


+ New York., Jan. 13.-Following the
New York auto exhibitions the autoists
will move southwark for the first speed
contests Of the year, which are sched-
uled to start on the famous Ormond-
Dayton beach course, Florida, Jan. %,
and continue for a week. Ormond af-
fords the best opportunity of any place
in the world for straight away automo-
billing contests and the best of the
speed merchants Of all countries have
taken advantage of the chance to try
out their machines in the coming tour
nament.
: The announcement Of the entries last
week was big surprise to the motor
world, which had beer led to believe
that America would have an enormous
representation at Florida. But the
list Of contestants shows but ten Ameri-
can entrances, many Of whom are men
with little racing experience and the
cars new to the straight-away game.
!. Many Of the men who were depended
upon to win honors for the country in
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RIVAL AUTO SHOWS +.
.. ARE IN FULL BLAST
New York Dividing It's Attention Be
tween the Two Exhibits.

By Publishers Press. e---- ,
New York, Jan. 13.-Devotees Of the
automobile had their inning in this city,
tonight, when two rival shows opened,
and judging by the attendance, the in
terest in the s'benzine buggies" is
greater than ever. The Automobile
Club of America opened their third an
nual show in the armory of the Sixty
ninth regiment, while the show Of the
dealers was held in Madison Square
Garden.
In both places the exhibits outnunl-
bered those Of former years, each asso
citation apparently having done its best
to eclipse it's rival. The electrical DIS
play was the best ever seem in Madi-
son Square Garden, some 10000 incan-
descent and arc lights having been
pressed into service, turning night into
day.
just inside the main entrance huge
statute Of plaster demonstrated the adj
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-01-14
CURRIERS' ORGANIZE
Southern Minnesota Curling Association
a New Venture.

;. The representatives Of the Mankato,
Vernon Center, Mapleton and Winnie
boga curling rinks have formed the
Southern Minnesota. Curling association,
with John Sharp, Of Winnebago, presi-
dent; G.. G. Stoner, Of Vernon Center,
first vicepresident; Thomas Taylor, Of
Mapleton,- second vicepresident, and A.
J. Wasgatt, Of Winnebago, secretary
and treasurer. A rink will be sent to
the bonspiel Of the Northwestern asso-
citation at Duluth.
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club; Mr., and Mrs. H. w. Austin, Chi
cago, and Mr. and Mrs. G.. F. Douglas,

It has not yet been decided over
which railroad the party will go from
Minneapolis to Chicago, but it will
probably be the Burlington route. From
Chicago to Chattanooga by way Of the
Queen & Crescent road. From Chatta-
nooga to Jacksonville: Fla, over the
Southern railroad and from Jackson
vile to Dayton via the Florida East
coast
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ceeds Of which he proposes to use in re-
pairing the publci roads. --: )
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-31
The Hibiscus.

The big, single and double Hibis-
Gus, trees almost, are full OF flowers.
These flowers have a charm for me
that few others have [ look at them
and almost tremble they are so pure,
SO perfect, and so delicate withal to
be such immense flowers Three Of
the bushes here are seedlings that came
up last year from the old double; one
is single, the flower opens out flat al
most as large as a saucer, with a big
yellow center | love single flowers
so. These big white flowers open some
times in the night for when [ get out
there often at six of mornings, the
bush is full of open white and yester-
days pink flowers. The others are
all double, very much like huge white
Hollyhocks, but much more delicate.
They are not fully open till about
seven, when they open out white and
perfect. Two pulled this morning on
the table by me, one is a solid delicate
pink, with creamy yellow shading in
the center. The other is white with
mattings of pink The flowers can be
slipped from the branches with a
leaf and good stem. None of the
plants died last winter and are all
blooming on last years wood
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1t is wonderful how they will scatter
and come up everywhere. The seed
are fine as dust, but they manage to
come up in thick mats of Verbenas as
we'll as in open places. Here on
All Saints Day, the first of November,
the Porenia, called here Chinese Pan
sizes, are used a great deal by the Cath
olics in decorating the graves Of their
loved ones. A cluster of the small
white Marguerites, Chrysanthemums,
and Chinese Pansies, with border
Of Maiden-hair Fern, is very pretty and
lasts several days.
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Salvias and BrOwalIias.

By far the most snowy October flow
ers now are the big, spreading bushes
of scarlet Saliva. They are just huge
bouquets. Many people do not know
that to have fine, big plants in full
bloom always, the old sprays of flowers
must be cut off about every two weeks.
Two Or three years ago, I bought
seed of the golden foliage Saliva, in the
hot summer one would scarcely notice
the difference, but in the cool fall
weather, the yellow is quite distinct
from the dark green, the flowers are
the same Late in the fall [ take tender
slips and start in tin cans, yes, Mr..
Nerhling, tin cans. I never try to get
these to make big blooming plants,
just simply keep them alive till spring
when I set the cans in a bucket Of
water, dig holes in the beds, take the
plants near the soil, lift and set in the
holes, fill in with water, firm the soil
and they start to growing right off,
Later seedlings come up, but the
winter-kept plants bloom long before
they do. I often keep Browallias the
same way. I do not care much for the
white Browallias, but the blue is
such lovely blue.
NJ E. c. Pearce.
Louisiana.
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FALL FLOWERS.
Roses.
Editor Floral Department:

EUtLOT ftOTUC RECRUITMENT.
After the long, hot, dry summer, fall
is here, and the weather is lovely. This
is the 10Th and we have had no frost
Roses are fine; light and white ones
that showed blighted buds and open
roses in the spring, open out perfect
now, and so many of them. Some one,
l forget where, and in what paper,
writes Of Rose that closes after dark,
and opens up the next day. Papa
Gontier does here, but if buds are
cut and put in water in lighted room
they open and remain open. This is a
Rose that shows up lovely in lighted
rooms 1t has soft, silvery sheen,
and the fragrance is delicious Here
there are two bushes only few feet
apart, and only a few feet from the
big pecan tree in the back yard. One
is in round raised Verbena bed, an
old cinder heap, the Roses are much
darker than on the other bush that is
growing in stiff yellow clay from a we'll.
| have noticed that often Roses taken
from one part of the garden to another,
change in the coloring; never in the
growth or perfumery. In the Billiards
a few years ago, l lost all the Gontier
Roses, and had to buy more.
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Oriental Peoples.
Louisiana.

These Poppies, which are hardy per-
ennials at the North, are not so COM
mon in Florida gardens as they de-
serve to be. The following account
of them is taken from the Florists
Exchange Of course, the directions
for winter protection are not needed in
this state.
Those who were fortunate enough 70
sow a good batch of Oriental Poppy
seed last spring will now find this a
very good and seasonable time to get
the strongest plants into pots as soon
as possible, for if they have not al
ready commenced to make their fall
growth they very soon will do SO, es-
pecially where favorable rains have fall
len. | have always found that just as
soon as, or shortly after they COM
mence to make their new fall growth
is the best time 20 pot, for either spring
or fall sales, as it then takes but few
weeks for the plants to fully establish
themselves in three and four-inch pots
if literally supplied with moisture. I
have also found that seedlings raised
from seed sown in very early spring, in
good soil, have produced suf6cien,
growth to fill pots of the above named
sizes by fall, provided they have not
been sown too thick1y, kept free from
weeds and we'll cultivated; and even
then some have been too large to get
into pots without breaking them This,
though, is easily overcome by leaving
the plants out in the sun for a while,
where they will soon wilt and become
supple enough to pot. But care should
be taken not to let them lie out too
long, or long enough to dry up.
There is some prejudice about the
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Chinese Pansies.

The Porenias are at their best now,
and low growing plants just in good
bloom are little bouquets when few
Maiden-hair Ferns are put with them.
but after they begin coming up they are
still at it when frost kills them. Here
I only have the dark blue purple.
Some giant flowers were doomed few
years ago. Smart, | had to buy OF
them at fancy price. There were some
dingy whites and as dingy yellows,
very small flowers and l got rid Of
them in hurry The old ones are
pretty enough, and no trouble to grow.
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strong plants by the following fall. But
on the approach of cold weather they
must be covered with loose litter or
some other light material, which will
give them protection during the thaw-
ings and freezings of winter. Being
very slender, straight-rooted plants
when young they very readily heave
out of the ground during winter, and
know of nothing more detrimental
to peoples than constant freezings and
thawings after being newly transplant
ed in fall.
Old plants of very desirable kinds
or colors may also be safely removed
and if it is wished to numerously in
crease the stock, each Individual eye
may be taken with piece of the root
longitudinal1y slit down four or five
inches with the eye attached, and pot
ted or planted as desired The surplus
roots should also be saved, as this is
the only safely true method of increas-
ing any desired color if grown in
proximity to others. Seedlings are
not to be depended upon to come true
to color, although thousands of seed
lings are annually raised and sold to
name or color without ever being flow
cred to prove them. Only very small
percentage bloom the first year from
seed, and these only under very favor
able conditions.
The roots of the above may be cut
up into smaller or larger lengths, &C
cording to the quantity desired, and
each piece will soon form a series of
eyes from the upper end, while the
lower part will emit roots if placed in
box in rather sandy soil in a cool
greenhouse; or they may be kept in
very cool cellar and brought into a
greenhouse to start in spring. If kept
too warm they will start even in a eel
lar From the box they may be potted
at will as soon as they have made nice
top growth, but they should not be al
lowed to stand too long, as they soon