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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-11-02
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OXYDON0R causes the whole bo ly f0 l.
through the pores Of the skin and mamarl
body imparting the strongest affinity orul .
Plenty Of oxygen m the system, .iiI
life with the most vigOrou, iuuciiOnir ur.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22

Since the then young fruit has drop
ped at fearful rate, far greater than
ever known before, and this is true
of groves absolutely free of pests,
and in the best condition. The trou-
BILE is attributed to climatic condi-
tions-late cold rains in the spring
and the early hot spell, conditions
that in past years have had no such
effect. The records fail to show any
such season, late cold rains and an
early blistering hot spell. --
Just what territory this condition
covers this grower was unable to say.
He had carefully examined his own
orchard and number of his neigh
bors', as we'll as other groves in this
vicinity, and finds the conditions about
the same in all of them.
The Citograph also has the follow
ing paragraph about the past sea-
sons crop:
Orange shipments up to Thursday
night were 2I,Io7 cars, as against "a
467 cars last season, a shortage of
3,27o cars.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22
The Orangs Outlook.

The Orlando RepOrter-Star talks
thus of the prospect for an orange
crop this season:
Now that oranges and grapefruit
are beginning to size up on the trees,
except in groves where there is a
short crop, it is seen that the trees
are doing we'll The fruit will probab-
ly average a trife larger than usual
though not so large as to overdo the
thing.
The crop in Orange county will be
considerably larger than last year, yet
not so large but that considering the
shortage in some other sections the
price will probably be fully as good
as they were at their best last year if
care is exercised in picking, packing
and marketing.
1t is fact lost sight of nearly every
year, that the three last noted parti-
culars are fully as important as the
crop itself
To pick in a wet season, as was
done by many growers and buyers
last winter, is simply worse than let
ting the fruit rot on the ground. be-
cause if shipped not only the fruit
itself is lost but the reputation of
the Florida oranges is irreparably in
jured.
To pack carelessly in these days of
fancy packages and fastidious tastes
of the people is only inviting low
prices and damaged fruit and will re-
suit in consequent loss to the state of
thousands of dollars.
To market through irresponsible
commission men or to load the market
up with more fruit than it is capable
of absorbing means a direct loss every
year to the orange shippers of the
state. However, this is only temporary
in its effect upon the industry and only
hurts those who are unwise enough
to practice it.
In word, it requires as much skill
to sell the oranges as it does to grow
it and the best grower is not always
the best seller
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22
Oranges in North California.

A correspondent, of the California
Cultivator, tells of the progress that
has been made in orange culture in
northern California
Orange growing on a commercial
scale in the Oroville district has pass
ed through the experimental stage
and certain problems are now settled
for a time at least. Like Southern
California, they made mistakes in va
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22

Now, if we can keep the govern
ment inspectors from selling out to
the meat packersl With us the trou-
BILE is that so many men, after they
get in office. sell out to the very in
fuences the people elected them to
watch and control-American Farmer.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22
How to Prune the Lemon.

Possibly some of our lemon grow
ers may be interested to know how
they prune their trees in California.
The following is from the Citrograph:
Paper read by L. R. Nichols, be-
fore Corona Farmers Club: In the
early days of the colony, the lem
on growers hardly knew what to do
with the trees. A very few said they
would take care of themselves that
Nature knew what was best l saw
one of these orchards that Nature
had taken care of for several years,
and it was quite a sight; long shoots
in all directions that would have made
fine fishing poles, and so long in many
places that it was almost impossible
to get through with wagon
This orchard did fairly we'll for a
while in the way of bearing lemons,
but in the end had to be cut away
back to get in into shape; but the
greater number of growers thought
i
some way, and that pair of hedge
shears was the proper tool to do it
with; so they got the shears, and
clipped little off the top and sides,
each time they thought it proper to
prune, until each tree was about the
shape of ball, balloon or whatever
form the pruner thought proper
Now this continual clipping simply
made the trees a dense jungle, so
thick that not a ray of sunshine,
could enter, nor air hardly penetrate,
and then the trouble commenced
The trees became so wide that you
could hardly reach as far as the CEN
ter to trim, and the pickers could not
get to the middle to cut the fruit,
and then it became apparent to most
every grower that if the inside of the
tree was to continue to bear that more
air and light must enter.
Then the real thinning out and prun-
ing commenced 1t was a sad sight
TO see tne great lOd0S OF trimmings
that were hauled from the groves and
burned. This was a great loss, grown
at an immense cost on high-priced
land and with more costly water.
Let us make up our minds that we
will not have these great costly
prunings Not leaf nor twig need
be carried from the orchard if the
pruning is done at the proper time.
1t will cost no more to go over the
trees three or four times in the year
making light trimmings each time,
and | believe by SO doing we would
have more even bearing trees-not
a great picking at one time, and al
most none at another At any rate,
| think it worth trying.
In pruning the lemon | think it is
well to strive for a rather low, wide
spreading tree SO that most of the
fruit can be reached by the pickers
from the ground. I prefer an open
center. for If seems to me that by
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22

ed to the wronssoB hese are now
being budded over to Washington ma
vels, which are as we'll adapted to that
ifornia
Mistakes have been made in loca-
ton; groves often having been plant
ed on soil that was too close to the
bed rock In such situations the trees
made splendid growth for the first
few years, but as the roots finally
filled the soil which was but one to
two feet in thickness the growth be-
came retarded and finally refused to
make further progress. Such con-
ditions are found along the zone of
foothills of Butte and Yuba counties,
where the scrub oak and pines grow.
On the lower benches some orange
groves demonstrated that the orange
and lemon find congenial conditions.
Here again we find evidence that it
requires constant attention to details
to develop a irst-class orange grove.
Mr.. Eban Boalt of Palermo has de-
monstrated this He has made fire.
quent trips to the orange groves of
Southern California, observed meth
ods of care and thus saved himself
the time and expense of working them
out as it was necessary for the south
ern growers to do. Local problems of
course required to be worked out.
These require constant attention in
any industry in any situation; chang
ing seasons bringing about different
conditions For instance, drainage
has to be provided in some instances.
The abundant winter rains fill the
soil with water and any depressions
which may exist in an orchard must
be drained or the orange tree will die.
Mr. Boalt has Washington navel
orange trees that for vigor and bear
ing qualities will compare favorably
with the best groves in the southern
citrus belt He tells us that by regu-
lar fertilization and judicious irriga-
ton he has brought the time of ri
pening (the bright orange color and
sweet juice) from December Ist to
November Ist. 1t is a significant
fact that there are orchards under
Indifferent care which have not shown
this improvement and also that there
are in the district groves which netted
the owner upwards of 5000 per acre
per annum, while groves at short
distance under different care but other
conditions being equal, have not been
profitable. This is Southern Califor-
mia over again.
There are in Butte county which
has been proven a choice orange
growing section, is not as large as
the proven sections in any one county
in Southern California The area
from Orangevale north through Pla-
Ger and Yuba counties has not been
tested to show the extent to which
it is adapted to citrus culture Notrh-
ern California surely has future for
it in citrus culture, but the growth
promises to be slow 1t takes a first
class horticulturist to raise oranges
at a good profit in any section and it
appears that they are not in sufficient
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22

indispensable, and worked ike a
charm. They saved time, worry and
prevented crooked rows. They were
laid across cotton fields, bitches and
all without hinderance. The long lines
of stakes are a sight to see, stretching
about a mile each way, and as straight
as those on a checkerboard The posi-
hole augers also were great help
for they were easily worked, and took
earth out perfectly and in a much
shorter time than it could have been
done with spades.
The varieties planted are few and
only such as have been tested long
enough to prove them to be reliable
bearers as well as excellent in the size
and quality of their nuts. There are
5000 trees of Stuart, 2,75o Van De-
man, I,75o Money-maker, 45o Pabst
and the other so of varieties for test
ing There may be other varieties
as good or better, but if SO | do not
know them, although there are some
that are very good, and doubtless
time will develop others as good OF
better than those we now think best
In the later paintings they may be
used, for the 10000 now set are only
a part of what we expect to plant
within the next few years
l am planting lot of fig trees be-
tween the pecan trees, for early re-
turns, with the purpose of canning the
fruits. Vegetables will also be grown
instead of all cotton, for this crop
that has long been called King" is
one that often seriously Injuries its
subjects Our intention is ultimately
to change entirely from cotton to pc
cans
Next Years Crop.
Opinions are conflicting as to the
prospect for the coming orange crop
in this state Some of our state ex-
changes claim that the crop is small
er than that of last season. Others
say it is as good or better. Much the
same condition seems to exist in Cal
ifornia. The last Citrograph has two
items on the subject, which we quote
The Highland Messenger makes the
statement that the June drop" in
oranges was rather heavy, yet the
crop of the coming year would be a
fair average. The Messengers infor-
mant disbursed news considerably diff
ferent from that which filters over
this way Our news is that the COM
ing crop will run about two-thirds
that of this year Some say three
fourths None claim as big a yield
as that of this year. Of course, it
is too early yet to make anything
like on accurate estimate, but it GER
tainly now looks as if there would be
not to exceed 1900 to 10000 cars
next season. This season will run
considerably less than $4,000 cars,
which was our estimate made last
October, when wild guesses of 10000
to $4,000 cars were being made by
newspapers and railroad men.
The other item is as follows:
The Navel Orange Crop.
Mo-~o,r;, No.. A. o-.. ---...,
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-08-22
The Navel Orange Crop.

Monrovia News: An orange grow
er of this section who is close stu
dent of the culture of citrus fruits,
gives it as his opinion that the COM
ing navel crop of oranges will be the
smallest in the history of the industry
in Southern California, taking into
consideration the number of bearing
trees at this time
The healthy vigorous trees set well
followed by a large setting of young
fruit and everything promised well.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
EXPRESS, STORAGE, BUS AND CAB.

EXPRESS, STORAGE, BUS AND CAB.
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ROBES TRANSFER COMPANY-120
West Seventeenth street. Old phone
1887; new phone 515S. New storage
building. Express. baggage, bus and
cab calls answered day or night.
RELIABLE STORAGE-On first floor;
also manufacturer of awnings, tents,
wagon covers, etc. Tents for rent.
B. Roessler &c Co, 209 Fifteenth
street. opposite the court house. Rock
Island.
EWERT & RICHTER-EXpres and
Storage company, having unequaled
facilities for moving, storing, packing
and shipping household goods. and
can quote reduced freight rates to
Pacific coast and other points. Write
or call. Office and warehouse, 1872
326 East Fourth street, Davenport,
Iowa. Telephone 59S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
For Sale
Real Estate

sI,IOO will buy a nice five-room cot
tage on 141a street; lot 42xl23 feet;
easy terms.
$1,000 cash for a fine siX-roOm cot
tage on Sth avenue. near 18th street;
city water and well; full cellar, and
sewer
$1,000 will buy fine new corner five
room cottage; not water heat; bath;
ruffed-in cement walks around both
sides of house, and good barn; fine To-
cation; bargain.
$1,000 Will buy a seven-room house
Sth avenue, near oath street; good
location for residence.
$4,000 for a fine new eight-room mod
ern house; cement walks and cement
cellar; vacuum heat; elegant location
S3.4OO will buy a nice eight-roOm
house. not modern: fine location, and
good barn; lot 5OX140 feet; this is a
great bargain.
S2,S75 will buy a nine-room house on
14lh street, near 14th avenue; east
front; large lot; it's cheap.
SI.655 buys cozy four-room cottage,
all modern, in fine condition; it's worth
the money
$1,000 buys a new fve-room cottage
on 18th avenue, near 10th street.
We have only one nice level lot left
on 22nd street.
1925 will buy a choice lot on 18th
1915 to $50 for choice lots in J. 3.
Winters 9th street addition; nice and
level; monthly payments of 50.
Open Wednesday and Saturday even
ings.
Both phones.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
Publication Notice.

State of Illinois. Rock Island Coun-
ty-Ss:
In the Circuit Court. to the January
Term. A. ID. 19O7.-In Chancery. Bill to
Quiet Title.
Jewett A. Colburn and Hattie + Col
burn, complainants, vs.. Levi O. Gray.
the unknown heirs and deVisees of
Levi o. Gray, deceased; Sarah Gray.
the unknown heirs or dcvisees
of Sarah Gray, deceased. and the I'M
known owner or owners of lot number
90, in that part OF the city of Rock Is
land known as and called c. Lynde's
addition, situated in the county of Rock
Island. in the state of Illinois, or of any
part thereof, defendants.
To the above named defendants: Al
fidaVit of your non-residence and OF the
non residence of each of you, having
been filed i'm the office of the clerk Of
said circuit court. notice is hereby given
to you, and 10 each of you. that the
above named complainauts have filed in
said court their bill of complaint against
you on the chancery side of said court;
that a summons in chancery has been
issued in said cause against you, return
able to the next January term of said
court to be begun and holden at the
court house, in the city of Rock Island,
in said county and state, beginning on
the first Monday in January, A. ID. 1907,
at which time and place you will appear
and plead answer or demur to said bill
of complaint If you see fit.
Dated at Rock Island, Ill, this Sth day
of November. A. d. 1896.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE,
Clerk of Said Circuit Court.
Sweeney & Walker, complainants' So
licitorS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
AMERICAN ART.
The Way Men of Means May Promote
It's Announcements.

It's Announcements.
1t is an encouraging theory that all
important art epochS have been pre-
coded by epOChs of great wealth. and
il may we'll he that the present multi
plica ton of large fortunes will be the
foundation Of more ideal condition
of society. affording. as these fortunes
do. the support of extensive artistic
undertakings, as did those of Genoa
and Venice And while it would be in
sensate folly to fill our museums eXclu-
siveIy with work by Americans. it is
more and more to be expected that our
artists will profit by the showing they
make in such collections as the com
parative exhibition Of few years ago,
in which they held their own with for
eign masters of the same departments.
The first way, therefore, TO help
American art is to buy worthy pictures
by American artists. Our rich men
particularly our new recruits in this
class-should bear in mind that an eX
hibition of. let us say. the Society OF
American Artists, has as high a stand
ard of admittance as the Paris Salon
and IS likely to contain less trash, and
that, purely as n matter of investment,
to urge no higher motive, it pays to
buy the best American work.
Another way for those who wish by
their wealth to add to the pleasure of
their countrymen is to give or bequeath
n portion of it to n museum for the en-
cOura cement of native art. and to be
of the highest efficiency such bene-
faction should be without condition. 1t
is said that in Boston it is not respecta-
bic to die without making Il bequest to
Harvard university or the Museum of
Art Certainly that city has an envia-
BILE reputation for the unceasing, ever
vigilant civic pride and solidarity that
made Emerson exclaim of it, Thou
darling town of ours"'-Century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
Sells More of ChamberIain's Couqh
Remedy Than of All Others
Put Tooether

Thomas George, a merchant at Mt.
Elgin, Ontario. says: Il have had the
local agency for Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy ever since it was introduced
into Canada, and l sell as much of it
as do of all other lines l have on my
shelves put together OF the many
dozens sold under guarantee, l have
not had one bottle returned | can
personally recommend this medicine
as | have used it myself and given it
to my children and always with the
best results" For sale by all leading
druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22

Peoria, Springfield,
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Bloomington
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Gable & Sherrard
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
LEGAL.
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Elhanan ]. Searle, deceased.
The undersigned. having been APP
pointed administrator of the estate of
Elhanan J. Searle late of the county of
Rock Island, state of Illinois, deceased.
hereby gives notice that he will appear
before the county court of Rock Island
county. at the county court room, in the
city of Rock Island at the January term,
on the first Monday in January next. at
which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
queSted to attend for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make lmm ediate payment to the I'M
dersigned.
Dated 9Th day of November, A. ID.
1906. CHARLES j. SEARLE
Administrators
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
Administrators Notice.

Estate of William Gilmore BrindIe,
deceased.
The undersigned, having been ap-
pointed administrative of the estate of
William Gilmore Brindle. late of the
county of Rock Island. state of Illinois.
deceased, hereby gives notice that she
VIII appear before the county court of
ROCK Island county. at the county court
room. in the city of Rock Island, at the
January term, on the first Monday next,
at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and re-
queSted TO attend for the purpose of
having the same adjusted. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to
make immediate payment TO the under
Dated 18th day of October, A. ID. 1906.
SARAH b. BRINDLE,
Administrative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
Notice OF Publication.

State of illinois, Rock Island Coun-
ty-SS:
In the Circuit Court. to the January
Term, l901.-In Chancery. Divorce.
Myrtle James VS.. William James
Affidavit of non residence of William
James, the above defendant having
been filed in the clerks Office of the cir
cult court of said county. notice is
therefore hereby given to the said nom
resident defendant that the complainant
filed her bill of complaint in said court
on the chancerv side thereof. on the
18th day of October. 1906. and that
thereupon summons issued out Of
said court, wherein said suit is now
pending, returnable on the first Monday
in the month of January next, as is by
law required.
Now, unless you. the said non-resf-
dent defendant above named, William
James, shall personally be and appear
before said court, on the first day Of the
next term thereof, to be holden at Rock
Island, in and for the said county on
the first Monday I'm January next. and
plead. answer or demur to the said COM
plainant's bill of complaint, the same
and the matters and things therein
charged and stated will be taken as
confessed, and a decree entered against
you according to the prayer OF said bill.
GEORGE w. GAMBLE. Clerk.
Rock Island, Ill, Oct. %, 1906.
w. j. Entrikin, compliments solicit
tor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22

FOR SALE-New fiVe-room cottage on
Watch Tower line. just completed;
can be had on monthly payments;
very cheap
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
MONEY TO LOAN ON SALARY.

EVERY employee in the tri-citieS hold
ing steady position can get a loan
on their promise to pay on their plain
note No endorSer, no inquirer of
friends. or employer. Loans on house,
hold goods and other personal prop
erty. Our plan is the faireSt and most
convenient to borrowers. c. Berg
man & Co, 2O9 Brady street, Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

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IF YOU WANT TO buy, sell, trade or
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a situation, the Mail is the one pa
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per word is the price to all alike, cash
in advance; 2-cent stamps will do.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
Administrators Notice.

Estate of Charles f. Dfeckman. de-
ceased.
The undersigned, having been ap-
pointed administrator of the estate of
Charles f Dieckman. late of the county
or Rock Island. state of Illinois, deceas-
ed, hereby gives notice that he will APP
pear before the county court of Rock
Island county. at the county court room,
IN the city OF Rock Island. at the De-
cemher term. on the first Monday in
December next at which time all per-
sons having claims against said estate
are notified and requested to attend for
the purpose of having the same adjust
cd. All persons indebted to said es-
tate arc requested to make immediate
payment to the undersigned.
Dated 9th day of November, a. ID.
1906. HUGH L. CURTIS.
ter
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
HEATING AND PLUMBING.

CHANNON, DUFVA & CO.-Heating
and plumbing along scientific lines.
areful and skllful workmen. Prompt
attention. ia West Seventeeth st.
Phone H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-22
LODGE DIRECTORY.
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Masonic.

Masonic.
TRIO LODGE. NO. ST. a. F. g. A. M
n Meets in stated communication
Nv on the first Thursday of each
~ ~ month. Special for work Thurs
W. day, Nov. %, 1880 p. m. Visitors
cordially invited. a. w. Gillespie, w.
NJ; william b. Petit, secretary.
ROCK ISLAND COUNCIL, NO. 20. r. &
S. M.-Meets in stated communica-
ton on the third Wednesday of each
month. II. NJ. Briggs, L. 1 M; l.. G.
Daugherty, secretary.
ROCK ISLAND COMMANDERY. No. IS,
X. T.-Meets in stated conclave on
the second Monday of each month.
II. A. ]. Mcdonald, E. c.; r. c. Willer-
ton, recorder.
ROCK ISLAND CHAPTER, NO. 269. o.
e. S.-Regular meeting second We'd
nesday of each month. Helena War
necke, w. M; Vashta Bollman, secre-
tary.
MASONIC BOARD OF CONTROL-H.
ID. Mack. president; f. T. Myers, sec
rotary.