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Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-04-13
CLUBS
WILL FEAST TONIGHT
JEFFERSON CLUBS OF CHICAGO
AND SPOKANE WILL BANQUET
PROMINENT MEN.

Special to the Herald.
Chicago, H.. April 1S.-Public men
from every section of the country will
gather about the banquet board at
the Sherman House tonight to extoll
the life and character of Thomas JEFF
ferson and incidentally to discuss the
politics of the day. The occasion will
be the second annual banquet of the
Jefferson Club in commemOration of
the birthday of Thomas Jefferson.
Among the scheduled speakers, near
ly all of whom have arrived in the
city, are Governor Broward of Flor
ida, former Senator Pettigrew of
South Dakota, Mayor Brand Whitlock
of Toledo and John Temple Graves
of Georgia.
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Gulf Coast Inventors.

The following patents were issued
this week to Gulf Coast Inventors, re,
ported by D. Swift & Co. Patent Law
yers, Washington, D. c.:
Texas-John Dulaney. Ector. acety-
Iene gas generator. Edward Harris,
Athens, wire fence tool James JEFF
frey, Beaumont, shear sharpener. sold
for $4,000. VIM Mcbride, Fort
Worth, road working machine, sold
for $4,000. Thos. McClain. Twist,
derrick. Henry vanDusen, Lockhart,
churning machine, sold.
Louisiana-Benjamin Cobb, Lees
vile, car coupling. Louis Dill, Avoca,
feeder for sugar cane carriers. Arne
Rosland. New Orleans, scarf holder,
sold for $4,000. Henry lander, New
Orleans. sheet piling.
Alabama. Bradley. Blackshear,
cotton blocker. John Excel. Pied
mont. curtain pole Benjamin Peete,
Belle Nina, shock support H. Ram
seur. Birmingham, car dump, sold for
$4,000.
Mississippi-Alex Lott, Seminary,
vehicle thill, sold. VIM. Bullock,
Jackson. combined undergarment and
testes supporter. sold for $3.50.
Copies of any of the above patents
will be furnished to our leaders at
cost price, five cents each, by D.
Swift & Co., Washington, D. c.. our
special patent correspondents.
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taliatory measures against the COM
mission houses for their alleged ex-
orbitant charges. The organizations
represented at the conference include
the American National Live Stock
Association, National Wool Growers
Association and the state associations
of wool growers of Arizona, Idaho and
Wyoming. 1t is proposed by the
growers to establish Independent
commission houses unless the com
mission men recede from their pres
ent position.
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LIVELY POLITICS
IN OLD ALABAMA
THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR is
WARMING UP IN ALABAMA.
POLITICAL POT SIZZLING.

Special to the Herald.
Montgomery, Ala, April 13.-Lieu
tenant Governor R. NJ. Cunningham
has this week begun his campaign
for the gubernatorial nomination in
earnest and from now until the state
primary in August he promises to
keep the political pot sizzling at a
lively rate. Until the present time
Mr.. Cunningham has remained com
paratively inactive in pushing his
campaign, and reports were circulat-
ed that he intended to quit the race.
>tIis public speeches of the past week
have Clearly shown, however that he
has no such mention.
His rival for the nomination is b.
B. Conner, president of the state rail-
road commission and a prominent
farmer and cotton mill owner Mr.
Conner is the leader of the radical
rate reform element, while Lieuten-
ant Governor Cunningham represents
the conservative forces.
With these two fighting for the
governorship and a large field in the
race for the senatorial togas when
ever they are laid aside by Messrs.
Morgan and Pettus, the prospects are
that Alabama will witness from now
on one of the fierciest political fights
of late years.
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THE SAN ANTONIO CARNIVAL.
Week of Attractions for the Annual
Spring Carnival, April 1s to Fl.

Announcement has been made by
President Frank H. Bushick OF the
San Antonio Carnival Association. Of
the official program Of the coming
Spring Carnival and Battle Of Flow
ers to take place in San Antonio,
April 16 to 81. The program is in
full as follows:
Monday, April 10th, Opening Day,
OMAHA Street Pageant and Welcome
to King Selamat at night Masked
jewellers on the streets.
Tuesday, April 18th, Baby Carriage
Parade, Concerts. Various Conveu-
lions in session and nluminations.
Wednesday, April 18th, San Anton
/ 10 Day, Trades and Civic Display by
San Antonio Merchants and Manufac-
turers; Opening of the State saenger-
fest.
Thursday, April 18th, State Saeng-
erfest First Grand Concert, Symph-
ony Orchestra of Forty-Six Artists,
Four Renowned Soloists, Grand Male
Mass Chorus, Mixed Chorus Of Two
Hundred Voices.
Friady, April goth, Great Home
seekers Convention, Saengerfest
Concerts, other Conventions, Free
Concerts.
Saturday, April 21st, Patriotic Elk.
ercises in forenoon, Grand Flower
Battle in afternoon, Saengerfest Con-
vention and Concerts; Grand Aerie
of Eagles in Convention.
Fifteen thousand delegates to the
Homeseekers' Convention will par
ticipate in the events.
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CORNERSTONE LAYING.
Arrangements Completed For Big
Event at Washington Tomorrow.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, D. c., April 13.-All
arrangements have been completed
for the ceremonies tomorrow incident
to the laying of the cornerstone of
the new House of Representatives Of
fee building. President Roosevelt
will be the central figure of the occa-
sion, as previously announced. The
exercises of the day will follow close
ly the ceremonies that attended the
laying of the cornerstone of the ma
tional capitol by President Washing
ton. The exercises will be under the
auspices of the Masonic grand lodge
of the District of Columbia Invita-
lions have been extended to the vice
president, the cabinet and members
of the supreme court, the diplomatic
corps, senators, representatives, gov
.ernors Of states and army and navy
-,
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Peace and Arbitration.
Special to the Herald.

DlCSAhA " NhS lltl dlh-
Richomnd, Ind, April 13.-Leading
educational institutions throughout
the country have sent representatives
to the intercollegiate conference on
international peace and arbitration,
which was formally opened here to-
day under the auspices of Earlham
College. The movement has the en-
dorsement of the Lake Mohonk con
ference and the American reace So
ciety. Benjamin F. Trueblood. sec
rotary of the American Peace So,
ciety, Professor Ernest Richard of
Columbia University, and Delwin c.
Mead Of Boston are among the prom
inent participants.
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OTHER INDICTMENTS
Returned in Kansas in Land Fraud
cases-Three Prominent People
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Topeka. Kas.. April 12.-Fourteen
indictments were returned by the
Federal grand jury today Six were
made public. but are not of general
interest OF the other eight three
are said to be new indictments
against prominent people charging
them with conspiracy to defraud the
government in land cases.
Ex Federal Attorney Dean discuss
ing yesterdays dismissal of land
cases. said: 1T was nothing less than
a jail delivery. The reason the in
dict ments were dismissed was be
eau Sc one Of the men guilty of illegal
ly fencing land is an old bunkmate
of Roosevelt The talk about a
81 mare deal is all nonsense
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dents and other visitors. The con.
testants this year are representatives
of the North Dakota State University,
the State Agricultural College, Fargo
College and Red River Valley Univer-
sity. The winners of first and sec.
ond place will represent the state in
the interstate contest with South Da-
kota, which is to be held at Brook.
ings in June.
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Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Norman, Okla, April ia de.
bate between representatives of Ok.
lahoma University and Friends Uni.
versity of Wichita takes place here
this evening and promises to be the
event Of the university year. The
visitors have the affirmative and the
home team the negative side of the
question: Resolved. that insurance
companies doing interstate business
should be under the supervision OF
the Federal government"
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GOOD FRIDAY OBSERVED.
New York Schools Closed Today.
Observance at Chicago.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
New York, April BIN observance
of Good Friday the schools of New
York were closed today, as we're also
the six exchanges of the city, New
York Stock, Consolidated Stock, Cot
ton, Coffee, Produce and Metal OF
the larger financial houses only the
banks were open for business. Ser
vices were held in nearly all the
churches, with special observances of
the hours between ~ and 3 o'clock
in the afternoon.
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Y. NJ. c. A. Conference.
Special to the Herald.

Special TO the Herald.
Delaware, o., April ia three
days conference Of the College Y. NJ.
c. AS of Ohio began here today I'M
der the auspices of the state execu-
tive committee. Among the sched-
uled speakers are H. A. Wilbur of
Dayton, A. B. Williams of Cleveland,
President Emory W. Hunt of Deni-
son University, and a number of
other leaders in the college depart
ment of the association effort.
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New EnaIand Renoh Show.
Special to the Herald.

Special TO the Herald.
Lawrence, Kas., April 13.-With a
record breaking list of entries. both
in regard to numbers and class. the
fourth annual bench show of the Mer-
rimac Valley Kennel Club opened
today and will continue over tomor.
row. Many leading kennels of both
this country and Canada are repre-
scented among the exhibits.
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Banquet at Spokane.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Spokane, Wash, April 1S.-Many
prominent Democrats of Washington.
Oregon and Idaho are gathered here
for tonights annual banquet of the
Jefferson Society of Spokane. The
feast will take place at the Hotel
Spokane, and covers will be laid for
several hundred guests. Among the
men of prominence who have accept
ed invitations to speak are Col. A. J.
Blethen of Seattle. William Goodcar
of Colfax. William H. Dumphy OF
Walla Walla and William Buckan Of
Seattle Hon. Frank Graves of this
city will act as POSTMASTER.
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Special to the Herald.

Ottawa. Ont, April f3.-For six
days. beginning tomorrow. Prince Ar
thur of Connaught and the members
OF the Garter Mission are to be the
guests of the capital city of the Do
minion, and elaborate preparations
for their reception and entertain
ment have been completed In honor
Of the visitors the city will be gor-
geously decorated by day and bril-
liantly Illuminated at night. State
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Democratic Editors of Missouri.
Special to the Herald.

SpeClal 10 the heTalu.
Kansas City. Mo. April lead
ing Democratic editors of Missoui
gathered here in force today for the
annual meeting Of their state asso-
citation. Routine business occupied
the greater part of the day and pub
lie interest centers chiefly in the an
nual banquet at the Midland Hotel
tonight, at which Democratic prin-
ciples and precepts will be enunciat-
ed by eminent party leaders from
Texas. Missouri, Minnesota and other
states.
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Nee and Yanaer to EIGHT.
Special to the Herald.

Special 70 the Herald.
Terre Haute, Ind. April 13.-The
Wabash Athletic Club of this city
has prepared a promising card for its
fistic show tonight The star event
will bring together Paddy Nee OF Mil.
waukee and Benny Yanger Of Chi.
cage. Nee has recently made a SPLEEN
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At Chicago.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Chicago, H.. April 13.-Though
Good Friday is not observed by a gen
eral suspension of business in Chi
cago, the day was observed today by
a closing of the banks, the board of
trade and the stock exchange. Spec
ial services were held in the Catholic
churches and in many Protestant
churches.
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receptions and dinners, a review OF
troops and drives about the city and
vicinity are features of the program.
After leaving the city Prince Artirnr
will visit Niagara Falls. Toronto.
Halifax. St John. Quebec and Mon
treal.
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Contest in oratory.
Special to the Herald.

Special 70 the HefaIu.
Fargo, ~ D., April 13.-The inter.
est taken in the annual contest this
evening Of the college orators OF
North Dakota is evidenced by the ar
rival in the city of numbers of stu
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did showing in his bouts. and many
close followers Of the game are of
the opinion that he will give the Chi
cagoan a hard tussle for the decis-
ion.
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LIFE SAVING STATION
Congress Appropriated Big Sum for
Apparatus for Neahbay.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, D. c., April 1.-THE
house today appropriated two hun
bred thousand dollars for life saw
ing apparatus for Neahbay, Puget
Sound, as a direct result of discus
sion growing out of the Valencia
wreck.
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Wool Growers to Retaliate.
Special to the Herald.

Special 10 the Herald.
Denver. Colo. April 13.-Prominent
representatives of the stock raising
and wool growing Industries of the
west are gathering in Denver for an
important conference to discuss re-
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Take dinner with the LADIES' Ba
iaar April IL and IA.
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DON'T PUT IT OFF.
NEXT SUNDAY will ,s..s be z z:s

things you will order be just would have
self we'll all occasions feels
towards himself To be we'll dressed this occasion is almost
necessity. You have first of all a suit from
Fodges then you will OF New Spring Shirts
geter with Collars and Necwear Then the Hat then
Underwear Shoes
We making special showing this week all
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22
At Home Everywhere.

The state flower (of California; has,
among its many admirable traits, that
of being at home everywhere, and lift
ing its smiling face just as joyously
in strange land as on its native du-
mes, Eschscholtzia.
l have grown the Eschscholtzia in
the clay soil of Vermont, which it does
not like over we'll; in the rich soil
of the middle west, where it throws
up an immense amount of feathery
foliage, but the ideal place for the
golden poppy is a sandy soil, and lots
of sun.
1 can readily see why Mrs Georgi-
ana Townsend consideres it "shiny"
flower.
I have seen great banks of the solid
orange bloom, along the coast line
between Los Angeles and Frisco, and
it certainly gives one the impression
of Furnished gold. 1 think Mrs.
Townsends' only experience with the
Buttercup was one lone root that we
succeeded, after years of failure in
growing in our flower bed, in the west.
One needs to ego strawberrying in
the meadows, gold with Buttcrcups
to really get a correct idea of tl'eir
bloom So far as ! have noticed I
have never seen any other flower with
the FURNISHED shine of the Buttercup.
Made Meredith,
Brooklyn.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22

varieties are puffed beyond their real
merits. This is brought out strongly
in an article from the Gardeners Mag
azine. You will also be interested in
seeing how our English cousins view
some of the old favorites among ros-
eS.
Yes, we have advanced in rose cul-
ture, gained magnificent new varieties
but it is a matter for rejoicing also,
| think, that these are quite powerless
to oust all the old ones. While some,
nay, many, of the ancient roses are
now unknown, it is truth, too, that
many of the modern introductions will
be lost, just as deservedly, few years
hence. Surely the great lesson to be
learned and practiced, is the buying
of the best roses, new or old; choosing
them for their merits, uninfluenced
by the crazes of a season, weighing
the advantages of each flower in the
balance of justice, and discarding any
variety that proves less good than
was promised.
Public taste is not an infallible
guide. A novel color will often sell
loosely petaled, ill-shaped, quickly fad
ing rose; size is sometimes admired to
the observation-disclosures of bad col
or; delicacy of tint and shape are
often combined with weak, drooping
habit of growth, and fabby stems.
Of course, perfection is not to be
found, so we must make all reasonable
concessions to any new rose; only let
us avoid neglecting older varieties
placed in carriages in which there is
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22
Sinningia Regina.
Brooklyn.

An English magazine, the Gardner S
Chronicle, prints an item of news
about this plant which will interest
flower lovers. Probably few of you
will have any idea what a Sinningia
is like. You know what a Glinia is
and probably admire it very much
1t was found, after the Gloxinia had
become well known and widely cult
waited under that name, that it had
been discovered and named Sinnin-
gia many years before so that accord
ing to the rule of priority the plant
is really Sinningia. but it has become
so well and widely known as Gloxi-
mia that it will go by that name to
the end of time The item which we
quote, records the introduction of Il
new species:
This species WIS exhibited last year
at the Ghent qu1nquenn1al show as
Gesneria regina, by M. De Smet-Duvi-
vier, from whim plant was purchas-
ed for Kew, where it f1owered in April
and May, 1904. From the most cur
sorry glance it was obvious that the
plant was not a gesneria, and on ex-
animation if proved to be sinningia
(gloxinia of gardens), allied to S.
discolOr and S. Menziesiana S. re-
gina is reported to have been intro
duced with a cattleya from Brazil, but
until this is confirmed by properly
authenticated wild specimens, the pos
sibility of a hybrid origin cannot al
together be excluded. Sinningia re-
gina is a strikingly handsome plant,
about nine inches high, with dark
green, velvety leaves, purple on their
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22

and throw to lot of hungry chickens,
they would snatch up the insect but
drop it at once as if it was hot. We
have also tried a shrike or butcher
bird that was tame enough to come
for a whistle, and pick up insects
thrown towards him. Throw one of
thes grasshoppers to it and it would
not touch it-EdO.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22
CQrnQtiOn PinkS.

Parties wanting feld-grown plants for
winter blooming can secure same by
ordering of B. H. ALDEN, DeLand,
and of varieties which do best in Florida.
Price $Io per 100, fob. at DeLand.
By mail so per doz. All orders
should be in by Sept. 1. Delivery about
sept. IS. Cash to accompany order.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22
Cissus Discolor etc.
Editor Floral Department:

nOt1Ce0, not long ago, an inquiry
about growing Cissus discolor, some
times called climbing Begonia, it has
nothing to do with Begonia but that
is a small matter.
The Cissus should be planted in
good rich soil, | planted mine in well
rOtted compost out of the cow-pen.
Keep it in the shade, as the sun will
burn the leaves. 1t makes an especi-
ally good veranda plant and if given
a trellis will soon cover it. In what
state it passes the winter in its ma
tive home, Java, do not know, but
L expect it is evergreen. But here,
in Florida, it seems to be deciduous
and often dies back to the harder
wood, and becomes quite dormant till
warmer weather sets in. At least this
was the case last winter, though there
was no frost. So 1 judge it is very
impatient of cold.
The leaves certainly do rival those
of Rex Begonia in color, but are
not so large; the largest being e IA
by 8 I-2 inches. 1t grows very fast
and seems to have no insect enemies,
so that once started it is very little
trouble to grow.
Crinus Virginicum is one of the
finest for massing, as it is not at all
particular where it grows, and will
flourish in full sun or almost complete
shade. 1t is not as large as Augustus,
but is most useful for filling in cor
ners. For the best effect mass in front
of and between shrubbery, so as to
get a high back ground. The leaves
are about feet long and 2 inches
wide. The flower scape is sometimes
a feet high and the flowers of white
tinged with pink, e inches across. The
time to see this Crinum at its best
is just before dark, as the flowers
open as the sun goes down, it is as
beautiful sight then as one could
wish to see, the dark green leaves
forming a bed, and out of it springs
dozens of spikes of large white lily
like flowers most fragrant, and con-
trasting perfectly against the tall
green back ground of various shrubs
AS the sun raises the flowers fade,
but more come out the next evening
so an umbell will last for several days.
This Crinum flowers most in July and
August and is very tender to cold.
The only enemies to Crinums are
the large yellow grasshoppers called
'lubbers" which can eat up a small
plant at a meal. Pick them off and
stamp on them as nothing will eat
them not even turkeys of fish. There
has been a pest of these grasshoppers
the last few years and the pine woods
have been full of them, where a few
years ago there were hardly any, but
this year | notice there are not near
ly as many as last year, so | trust we
are over the worst.
Louis Bosanquet
(There is something strange about
those large grasshoppers. they seem
to possess some quality which is re-
pulsive to all living creatures. 1t was
given them as protection, other
grasshoppers are quick and hard to
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22

under surface. The flowers are pale
violet and dropping, and are borne
on long fower-stalks, four to six to-
gether in the axil of each leaf; as two
successive pairs of leaves are usually
close together on the stem, the effect
is that of two many-howered whorls,
and is very fine. The duration of the
Towering period is about six weeks,
so that this plant is likely to become
a favorite.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22
Roses old and New.

The fact that Rose or other flower
is new is not always a certain in
dication of its value. Sometimes new
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22
Aloysia Citriodora.

This plant is commonly known in
this country as Lemon Verbena. 1t
was an old time favorite in northern
gardens, but we have never known of
its being successfully grown in Flori-
da If any of our readers have had
any success with it here, we shall be
very glad to know it.
The following description is from
the Gardeners Magazine:
This charming old plant, generally
known as the scented verbena, makes
a grand subject for cultivating in tubs
for decorating the ground in summer,
providing room can be found to keep
it safe from frost during winter. The
finest plants / have ever seen are at
Lockinge, and they are perfect pyra-
mids, from fourteen to fifteen feet
high, growing in tubs two feet six
inches square. These must have been
a grand sight during the past summer,
as nearly every point fowered. The
specimens are thirteen years old. l
also noticed several fine standards
with fve-foot stems. Mr.. Fyfe grows
a large number of plants in tubs for
standing about the grounds in sum-
mer, the charming position of Lock
inge leanding itself admirably to this
kind of gardening