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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-24
The Truckers Business.

A correspondent of the Cotton Jour
nal thus expresses his ideas of the
trucking business:
Man is the highest order of organ
lied being inhabiting the earth, and it
is, or should be, the object of every
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-24
FAIR PLAY.
The American People Noted for Their Love of Fair Play
This That 1ay National Trait of Character

another foul blow,
his business O in his social standing dested abhed
teamehf whey opportunity Is afforded
OF this disposition
cG1s upon Dr. Pierce Of Buffalo, and his widely celebrated Family
time such assaults
storbd again. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ '
the
R@b!hsd most aIacKi6g
Pierce 6raagk suit N the
s9da xe s XaS gwen 5S Doctor lls adgfal being Tor
him while and Fa7afte FSesep
68gT e9pala no alcohol and
tqInexs {Tastne that hsby he nav
4 which he made 70 suffer by
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-24

NECESSARY lOl llllS pIOQuCl1OIl are
found in the earth and atmosphere
surrounding it, the heat and light of
the sun included. The inorganic is the
lowest form of matter and is under the
influence of the chemical or physical
forces. The vegetable kingdom is
composed Of organized matter and is
next above mineral or inorganic mat
ter. The animal kingdom, also Or
ganic, is the highest of the three
kingdoms, and man is at the top of the
animal kingdom.
All organic matter, composed of the
vegetable and animal kingdoms, is un-
der the influence of vital or life force
while living, but as soon as it dies it
comes under the influence of chem
ica1 or physical forces as it decom-
poses and returns to the inorganic con-
dition. It is law of Nature that
nothing shall lie entirely idle, so if
man, the master of the earth, does not
utilize the matter and force placed
at his command Nature will produce
from them something that will be a
plague to him, in the form of trouble
some weeds, insects and disease germs.
The animal kingdom cannot subsist
upon mineral Matter must become
vegetable before it can become animal,
and man subsists upon vegetables and
the lower animals. It is the work of
the farmer and trucker to utilize the
matter and forces at his command to
produce such vegetables as are useful
to man and prevent the production
of such as are harmful and useless.
Decaying animal and vegetable matter
is in a condition to be utilized by
growing vegetables, and is also in a
condition to support troublesome in
sects and disease germs which null
tiply very rapidly under favorable con-
ditions.
It is therefore the duty of every
farmer and trucker to see that the
decaylng organic matter on his farm
is utilized in the production of that
which is good, and that his farm is
not breeding place for troublesome
weeds, insects and disease germs. All
engaged in this business should be
united SO as to work together to the
best advantage of human use than can
be produced on the farm, and to pre-
vent the production of that which is
harmful and useless. The San Jose
scale, it is believed, was scattered
over the state of Georgia by one MUIR
sery in South Georgia. The careless
ness or mistakes of one man often
cause an inca1cu1ab1e amount of dam
age to the country. There are too
many of us who care nothing for the
welfare of our fellow man and do not
hesitate to sell seed mixed with trot
blesome weed seed or domestic ami
mails afflicted with contagious diseases
or infested with troublesome parasites
The principles advocated above
should also be applied in a moral and
intellectual sense We should under
stand the laws governing the produc-
ton of the highest type of man NOR
ally and intellectually, and live up to
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-24


There are hundreds Of thousands of
people all over this blessed country of
ours who have been cured of obstinate,
chronic diseases through the use of DR..
P1erce'S Medicines and it Is only natural
that such people should rise up and speak
their sentiments pretty freely when DR..
Pierce and his medicines are so unjustly
attacked.
These grateful patients of DIR. Pierce
are to be found in almost every hamlet
and country village, and in the farm
houses and mechanics cottages in every
nook and corner of this great country
Common gratitude prompts such people
to stand up and defend DR.. Pierce and
his medicines against unjust and ma
licious attacks.
DIR. Pierce's Medicines have been on
sale In drug stores all over this country
and In many foreign lands for more than
to grow In substantial and most graft
flying way. This could not be the case if
they were not remedies of more than
ordinary merit.
WHAT DO THEY CURE7
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is not
advertised as 9 "Cure All but admira bly,
fulills singleness of purpose, being a
superior and most positive remedy for one
pized weaknesses, arrangements, irreg1-
larities and painful disorders peculiar to
women. It Is q powerful, yet gently act
ing, invigorating, tonic and strengthening
nervine. For weak, worn-out, over work
ed women-no matter what has caused
the break down,-whether it be from too
frequent bearing of children or from much
worry, care, or over exertion Of any kind,
~Favorite Prescription will be found
most efficient in building up the strength,
regulating all the womanly functions,
banishing pain and bringing about a reg
ular and healthy, vigorous condition of
the whole female system. Thus it cor
reefs prolapsus, or falling of womb, retro
version, anteversion and other displace-
ments of the female pelvic organs, due to
weakness or over exertiOn, lifting or ia
tiguing over-work. In short, it makes
weak women strong and sick women we'll.
AS to DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery 1t has a very large range of appli-
cation, yet 1t Is by no means recommended
as rCure-All." It possesses marvellous
alternative, or blood cleansing, properties
and is at the same time most 1nvfgorat-
ing tonic, or strength giver. It exerts
specific, cleansing, soothing and healing
effect upon all the lining mucous mem
branes of the system; hence, its great
curative value in all catarrhal affections.
no matter where located.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-24
The Better
Way

The tissues of the throat are
infamed and irritat e d; you
cough, and there is more irrita-
tion-more coughing. You take
a cough mixture and it eases the
irritation-for a while. You take
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-24

of Our children have pure and whole
some moral atmosphere in which to
develop, and that they are supplied
with wholesome intellectual food for
growth and development, and the re-
suit will be just as certain in the in
tellectual and moral as in the physical.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1906-10-24
The Dairy Business as a Profession

In the last Rural New Yorker, the
editor says that there is a constant de-
nland for young men who are qualified
to take charge of dairies which are TO
be conducted on sanitary principles.
Some of the sons of our readers who
have not decided on a profession,
might find it to their advantage to
accept the advice of the editor of the
Rural New Yorker.
Remember that most of the profess
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
= Sam Jones Dead, :

The news of the death of Rev. Sam
P. Jones will be received with genuine
regret thruout the country. Mr.. Jones
preached, lectured and held revival
meetings for many years and his name
had come to be known all over the land
as a synonym for a biting tho some
what coarse wit and a courage of con-
viction not ordinarily exhibited by men
Of the cloth. Fan. sl. e
But Mr.. Jones had character and his
character made him respected often
when his eloquence failed to attract
or his vituperation to brighten. He was
true to his ideals, to his family, to his
country, to his religion. He was a bold
and relentless fighter and asked odds of
no man or corporation. He accepted
no compromises with those who robbed
the people of their birthright for a
drink Of rum or of those more SNUG
despoilers who attempted to secure the
upper hand by devious business ways,
His methods were more or less sensa.
tional. Some heard him with disgust,
others with delight. The enjoyment of
Sam Jones was mood. Many who lis
tened to him were injured in their finer
sensibilities, but others under the spur
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21

is bound to come time when the
rates will be called in question. As
Mayor Jones points out, it is much bet
ter to secure satisfactory adjustments
of rates by cooperation than by force.
Twin City Rapid Transit company for
many years paid no dividends and its
common stock had no appreciable value.
But for the past six years it has paid
dividends on that stock, beginning with
a modest dividend Of l per cent. For
the past three years the common stock
has paid 5 per cent annually. Its
gross receipts have increased substan-
TALLY $45o,0o0 a year for the past four
years. It's operating expenses have, Of
course, increased and there has been a
large sum added to interest and taxes.
Nevertheless, the Twin City Rapid
Transit company is considered one Of
the strongest streetcar propositions in
the country. -. -. .g...-.
There is no disposition on the part Of
those who have started this movement,
we are sure, to cripple the company or
to render it incapable Of maintaining
it's present service or of improving it.
But an inquiry into the question
whether the time has arrived when the
cities should share in the prosperity of
the company is not an improper one
| nor should it shock the nervous sensi
| bilities of the stockholders. " - Sss~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
GROWING OLD

Softly. o softly. the years have swept by thee,
Touching thee lightly with tenderest care;
Sorrow and death they have often brought nigh
' thee; +.v.s-E a--'s g. ~
Yet they have left thee but beauty to wear.
Under full sail and the harbor in sight.
Growing old gracefully,
...--t Gracefully fair
Far from the storms that are flashing the ocean,
Nearer each day to the pleasant home light;
Far from the waves that big with commo-
q Growing old gracefully g.
Cheerful and bright.
Past all the winds that were adverse and
Past all the islands that lured thee to rest
Past all the currents that lured thee unwilling
Far from thy course to the land of the best
Growing old gracefully,
Peaceful Sand blest.
Never a feeling of envy or sorrow,
When the bright faces Of children seen;
Never year from the young wouldst thou bor-
Thou dost remember what lieth between;
Growing old willingly, 90.
Thankful, serene.
Rich in experience that angels might covet,
Rich in a faith that hath grown with the
years; .-'
Rich in love that grew from above it. -.
Soothing thy sorrows and hushinS thy fears.
Growing old wealthy,
Loving and dear.
Hearts at the sound Of thy coming are light
ened,
Ready and willing thy hand to relieve;
Many a face at thy kind word has frightened,
at is more blessed to give than receive"
Growing old happily.
Ceasing to grieve-
Eyes that grow dim to earth and its glory,
Have a sweet recompense youth cannot know;
Ears that grow dull to the world and its story,
Drink in the songs that from paradise now.
Growing old graciously,
Purer than snow.
Anonymous.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
The Question Of Streetcar Fares.

The movement started by Mayor
Cullum Of Duluth for reduction Of
streetcar fare in the three cities, Min
neapolis, st. Paul and Duluth, whose
lines are controlled by the same men
(the two former being under one com
pany), is, we believe, a business move
and not political game, inasmuch as
it has been started after the political
campaign was well under way and no
steps have been taken to pledge can
didates for the council on the question.
AS business move it ought to be
considered and not as an attack upon
the companies. But if the companies
choose to look upon it otherwise the
cities cannot help it.
The question of reduced car fares has
not interested the Minneapolis public
heretofore so much as the matter Of
service. It has been content to pay
the fare and push for the improvement
Of service. Thus far the public and
the company have been at one. The pub
lie has cheerfully paid it's fare and the
company has cheerfully pushed it's ex-
tensions and the Improvement of it's
service on old lines. The twin cities are
now said to have the model service Of
the country.
Be that as it may, the public has re-
served rights in the streets which can,
not be always paid for in service. There
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
Two Great Channel Tunnels.

The timorous British parliament is
again to be confronted with the great
project Of a tunnel under the English
channel. The project from an engineer
ing point Of view is perfectly Feasible,
but the fear that some Napoleonic dare
devil might invade the tight little
island by way of the tunnel has always
been sufficient to prevent approval by
the British government. So the. engi-
neers have been compelled to devise
ingenious plans for the instant flooding
or blowing up Of the tunnel, in case
invasion were attempted The pro-
moters are willing to have their sub
marine trains emerge under cover of
heavy guns and to place control OF the
mouth of the tunnel entirely in the
hands of the British garrison at Dover.
They will provide at their own expense
means whereby the military authorities
can almost instantly block the tunnel
to traffic. Thus the objections Of the
British war office are to be removed
and parliament asked to approve the
project. Similar safeguards will be Of
fered to France at the other end, tho
the French have never opposed the
plan or lain awake nights worrying
about invasion under the sea.
The difficulties in the way of mobil-
izing and moving "a sufficiently strong
invading force thru a submarine tunnel
are so tremendous that the fears Of the
English military authorities have al
ways seemed absurd. If they are now
to be removed, as seems probable, and
the tunnel built, another great engi,
neering achievement is, in sight. The
correlated project of tunneling under
the Irish sea between Ireland and Scot
land is also to come up before parlia'
ment. It's cost is estimated at $780,
100000 and the time of construction at
thirteen years. There are greater en-
cheering difficulties in the way than
4 confront the builders Of the tunnel to
France, but it is believed they can be
overcome readily by modern methods
The completion of these two tunnels
and the reduction in the time of ocear
passage by the use Of fast turbine en-
gines will work revolution in trave
and transportation. The continent viii
be brought much nearer to us and the
time at sea will be reduced to about
three days. England would thus GU
down the schedule of her round-the
world mails appreciably, for they woul(
be sent from London all-rail to Black
sod bay in northern ireland, where they
would be picked up by the liners an(
taken to Canada, thru which they woul<
fly as they do now on their way t
Japan and China. These projects TO
making Great Britain and Ireland prac
tically part of the mainland of Europ
appeal to the imagination as the mos
interesting and important matters o
their kind now -. seriously discussed
across the water. .i,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
Prohibiting Remarriage.

One of the New York courts has es-,
tablished new rule in divorce pro-
ceedings. It requires that a divorced
person shall not marry the correspond
emit named in the case, during the life
time of the former husband or wife.
The decree of divorce is made to carry
this condition, and if the condition is
violated then the decree becomes void.
There cannot be any sound objection
to such rule. Defendants in divorce
cases often make no appearance, be-
cause they are well satisfied to- get
their freedom, in order to marry the
person responsible for the breakup Of
the family. The new rule will mot
reach majority of such cases, for the
causes mentioned in the suit are often
not the real causes, and to save
salacious proceedings in court the com
plant is brought on grounds Of "cruel
and inhuman treatment or desertion,
which occurs by mutual consent. Often,
too, the offending party brings the com
plant and gets divorce in order to
marry some one else, whose name does
not appear before the court. In these
cases the court cannot stop remarriage
without sweeping order prohibiting
it during the lifetime Of the former
partner, and this is generally considered
too drastic But the plan adopted by
the New York court has its good points
and should not be condemned merely
because it cannot reform thes5whole
practice. 1T looks to be worth as trial
in other states. h ss5i5,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
A Democratic Vision.

Departing from the humble round OF
local issues a democratic speaker the
other night took his hearers up into a
high mountain and showed them the
time when Minnesota, shall have gone
democratic and be represented in the
United States senate by a democrat.
He was applauded, of course. How
beautiful ON the mountain are the feet
Of those whozbring good tidings,' and
the tootsies Of this. speaker who
brought a vision Of democratic Min
nesota must have fairly shone in the
glitter of the dust raised by them:
AS a prophecy Of the future this is
interesting, but as prediction it ap-
pears to lack facts to justify it. The
democratic party of Minnesota is
weaker in voting strength today than
it has been for a number Of years. 1t
no longer makes a pretense of organi-
zation in many Of the counties. In
several congressional districts it fails
to make nominations for the house. Its
state ticket$isl usually made up Of one
man for whom the fight is swaged and
of a number Of "also rans' who are
to get appointive places if the candi-
date for governor is elected by the
grace of the republicans. This does
not have the appearance of party
which is to carry the state, capture
the legislature and send a democrat to
the senate. q
But why should the i democrats not
hope? Hope is one Of the best as
sets of man or a party. and @hope is
something which springs from the hui
man breast. It does, not have to be
bought. Yet hope to be realized upon
must be based upon reason. The dem
ocrats must give reason for their
hope before they can use it for politi-
cal collateral.
The republican party is stubbornly
declining to supply the reasons. It
is purifying its practices steadily. 1t
is putting men, to the front who repre-
sent the actual issues before the peo
pie, and it is more determined than
ever to represent the people. These
tendencies on the part Of the repub
licans serve to deprive the democratic
hope of it's reason for being. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21

demise is not an unmixed evil. It
contained a little too much cheap SEN
timent about early age Christians dy..
ing at 8 years, after having converted
an entire community. Its overwhe1m-
ing goodness palled and it went the
way Of all frauds. But it was too
bad that its field was left, to grow up
to the Buster Brown and Happy Hooli.
gan weeds. :.
Children are reading more and more.
Under the present system of schooling
they learn to read much earlier than
children did a generation ago. The
schools promote the reading habit, and
it is to their credit that the reading
used in the public schools is of high
character, but there is only enough Of
it to whet an appetite which at home
strays into by-paths which are not
good. The parents take no notice.
They are too busy with perhaps worse
reading themselves. -
james GRAY.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21

government and cares of the church
property, in other words, holding cor
poration. This is the law. The French
bishops partially agreed to the regula-
tion and had proceeded some distance
in the organization Of such: associations
when the pope's encyclical denouncing
them appeared and threw all into
confusion. The limit Of time in which
to organize is in, December. If by
that time church property has not been
lawfully taken over under the law it is
liable to confscation. rs.
Both sides apparently are waiting to
see whether the other will move to the
extreme. The church holds back from
obeying the law hoping that public
opinion will break it down. The state
holds off it's hand hoping that the
church will accept the situation.
Meanwhile the attitude Of the pope is
one which puzzles the church. He ap-
pears to have no working plan to bring
about peace and the triumph Of the
church. The cardinals are said to be
already regretting that they elected a
saint rather than a statesman to st.
Peters chair, for Plus x, while looked
upon by all as the most beautiful char
acter who has. shed the luster Of the
papacy upon the faithful in modern
times, has not that: reputation for dip
lomatic acuteness which enabled Leo
during his long pontifcate to solve
many problems, and despite the loss of
temporal power to advance the position
Of the Vatican in all the courts of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
The Three Amendments.

There are three constitutional
amendments submitted to popular vote
in Minnesota this fall. Interest nat
urally centers in the "wide open'' tax
amendment, which is Of transcendent
Importance, and the object of attack
at the hands of interests opposed to tax
reform. The issue on this amendment
is whether our legislature shall con-
tinue to make no progress in improve
ment of our system of taxation, admit
teddy unjust and behind the times, or
whether the present binding restrictions
shall be removed and the road made
clear for some progressive legislation.
The question as to exemption of church
property is side issue, and under au-
thority Of the attorney general it is
declared to be baseless. Its only effect
is to cloud the main question-shall our
tax laws be reformed?
The other two amendments are worth
attention, since every voter is to de-
eide for himself whether he wants to
vote for the measures proposed. One
IuC SOOu lOduo oCCG1OA VI. OIiS
constitution, striking out the part pro.
viding for a state highwy commission
and increasing the state levy for roads
and bridges from one twentieth Of a
mill to one-fourth Of mill. The adop,
ton of this amendment would not
abolish the present highway commits:
sion. The legislature has always had
the authority to create such a com
mission, even before it was mentioned
| in the constitution.
The other amendment was put thru
the legislature by the efforts Of mar
ket gardeners who believe they have
right to sell their own products from
house to house, without paying for q
peddler's license. It adds the follow
ling section to the bill Of rights: ~
Section 10. Any person may sell o.
peddle the products Of the farm or gar
den occupied and cultivated by hin
without obtaining license therefor.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
What Other People Think
Let There Be More Light.

To tie Editor of The Journal
One of the evils in Minneapolis is
the lack of sufficient light. When one
leaves the center Of the city after 6
o 'elock for home can assure you it Is
with fear and trembling for fear of
meeting footpads. The various locali-
ties are not supplied with lamps suffi-
cient to enable pedestrians to discern
the evil genius who may utter the
command to "throw up your hands
and deliver.' The lamps in those
places are so far apart, while the light
within them is not of that luminous
kind which one would expect in this
man say that his folks were afraid to
go to church on a Sunday evening on
account of this. Now sir, think our
representatives might take these mat
tiers into consideration. The great
lack of good lamps, whether Of gas OF
electricity, to- my mind is rather an
incentive to crime, and the sooner rem
edied, the sooner our city will be I'M
proved, morally and spiritually.
William Brown.