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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-24

Portland cement is extensively
used for the preservation from rust
of the steel framework of modern
skyscrapers.
The mandrill baboon has the most
brilliant colorings of any quadruped.
1t shows blue, red and purple of
vivid tints.
A tin mine-in the extreme north Of
the province of Kwangsi, China, is
operated on small scale, its product
being exported through the port of
Wuchow. Another tin mine is to be
opened in the prefecture of Wuchow.
The Michigan State Telephone
Company has installed, in the new
engineering building, Western
Electric central telephone station and
plant. While this gives service to
the university buildings, it is intend
ed also for use in the special courses
in telephone engineering.
A permanent exhibition OF safety
appliances is to be opened in New
York City In September by the Amer
lean Institute of Social Service, which
has taken up the work of agitation
for the prevention of industrial acci-
dents. The institutes exhibit of safe
ty appliances held in the Museum of
Natural History last spring was sue
cessful and well attended.
Recent study of the structure Of
the celebrated cedar of Lebanon is
regarded as proving that it has come
from the same parental stock as the
pines, and that itrepresents the most
primitive form of the Abietinaee sub
group of cone-bearing trees. The
great geological age of the Cedrus
family has long been known, and
now 1t has been shown that the wood
of the cedar root possesses vestiges
of the peripheral resin canals, which
are characteristic mark of the pines,
| whereas the cedars are characterized
by median canal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-24
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Portland cement is extensively
used for the preservation from rust
of the steel framework of modern
skyscrapers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-07-24

The mandrill baboon has the most
brilliant colorings of any quadruped.
1t shows blue, red and purple of
vivid tints.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-06
DO YOU WANT TO BUY
The Best
Fruit and Truck Farm
in Florida
At a Great Sacrifice :?
Can be Made To Pay for
Itself in One Year.

Forty acres, cleared fenced and drained Four
acres sub-irrigated. on which can be produced
any vegetable that can be grown. Similar land at
Sanford. planted to celery. lettuce. ETC.. yields
81 500 to 81, 900 per acre.
Artesian we'll on premises, from which water is
piped over entire Enclosure.
Grapefruit, oranges and Tangerines, of super
ior varieties which should yield 900 800 boxes
this year. Also 100 fine pecans just coming into
bearing.
House. outbuildings and all Improvements
modern and up-to-date.
Transportation facilities the best being located
near two lines of railroad and the ST. Johns river
The manager of the Agriculturist is authorized
to furnish the address and give directions for
reaching the premises to anyone desiring to pur-
chase such place
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-06
A Good Word for DeSoto County.

Editor Agriculturist: = In comph-
ance to your request for brief state
ment of my experience in Florida,
would state that I am South Caro-
linian by birth. I came to Florida in
1893 and first stopped at Lake City, in
Columbia county. I stayed in Column
bia county for three years and then
moved over in Suwannee county, for
the land was better, and was looking
for good farming land. [ remained at
Welborn, Suwannee county, for two
years and then decided to move to
South Florida, and as | had heard
that DeSoto county was the banner
county of the State and Wauchula
the garden spot of DeSoto county, [
headed straight for Wauchula [
landed here two years ago the 18TH OF
this month with about 5000 in my
pocket, and to-day I have property
that I would not take $500 for. In
fact I have no land for sale as I ex-
pect to live here the balance of my
days, for I can make twice as much
here in a year as any other place [
have ever been, and not work as hard
either.
This is the best poor mans courl-
trv I have ever seen, for there is plen-
ty of work for one to do if he wants
to work, and at good prices, too. A
common field hand gets SIPS day,
and many times you cannot get them
at that price.
The past spring season was the
worst crop year we have had for
wears, so the old settlers here say, and
prices, too have been poor, but it is
the opinion of every one around here
that next spring will be good year
with good prices, and I so firmly be-
1ieve this that I am going to increase
my acreage next year.
I would say to those who are think
ing of coming to the "Land of Flow
ers" to be sure and visit Wauchula
before making any investments, as we
have plenty of room for more people
and good truck and orange land can
be had at reasonable prices
w. s. Shelton.
Wauchula, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-06
Editor Florida Agriculturist:

to seek a warmer climate. In my Sc
lection of new location for home,
I made the question Of soil fertility
second to hea1thfulness and pleasant
surroundings.
I did not expect to make as much
clear money per annum as l had been
making on my Nebraska farm, but |
found as I got older that | could
not endure the Billiards Of Nebraska
as we'll as when younger.
We looked at a number of places,
but found none to suit us in every
respect, but finally bought farm on
the banks of Fort Bayou just a short
distance east of the beautiful resort
city of Ocean Springs, Miss, place
of about $500 population, and a ia
vorite summer resort for New Or
leans people and winter resort tor
northerners. The fishing and oyster
industries also employ a good many
men. There are no canning factories
here, but in the neighboring city of
Biloxi (four miles west), there are
several large factories that employ
large number of hands during the
canning season.
The soil and seasons are so differ
ent from what I had been accustomed
to that it was very hard to decide
sometimes how and when to plant.
I got supply of bulletins from the
Experiment Station, and a pamphlet
issued by New Orleans seed house,
and I would ask questions of the
neighbors. I guess some of them
thought I was regular interrogation
point. I would make a memorandum
of several matters upon which |
wanted light, and then when met
some one who I thought was good
authority I would fire the whole
bunch at him
This coast seems to be the home
of the paper and soft-shell pecans.
Several of the favorite-named va
rieties, originated in this immediate
vicinity, the Stuart, Pabst, Russell
and Success being among the num-
Der.
The Pecan Nurseries, near Ocean
Springs, are growing a large supply
of root-grafted and budded trees,
which are being shipped to all parts
of the South.
AS nearly every one I met, when
first came here, talked pecans, I
soon got the fever in a mild form,
and bought 100 fine trees from near
by nursery. I planted them early in
February, 1906, using about one pound
Of bone meal to each tree, and later
applying four large shovelsfu1l of
rotted manure to each tree, dug into
the surface soil with a potato hook.
Notwithstanding the fact that the bud
worms were very bad during the
summer every tree is still alive and
all but two or three are in good,
thrifty condition. The varieties I Sc
1ected were Stuart, Pabst, Russell,
VanDeman and Frotscher. I should
have included some of the Success
if the price had not been SO high.
Now, after the end Of year I think
I should choose the same varieties.
I also planted sixty peaches, fifty
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-06
Northern Farmers
Success in the South

TWO CACCpllOlo, HdVC A1duS HAAS
growth.
[ had planned to make strawberry
growing my main money crop as soor
as I could get started. I did not sue
coed in getting my plants (4,5oo il
alD to set last winter until the mid
die of January, and one lot of plants
we're very small and very dry wher
received, yet nearly every plant livee
and were soon making a thrifty
growth. I tested different kinds O.
fertilizer, for my own guidance il
future paintings, using hen manure
stable manure and complete fertiliz
er, under separate rows. barred of
all the rows in the spring and ap
piled a fairly liberal amount of acie
phosphate and cotton seed meal, equa
parts.
From one years experience, the
stable manure heads the list.
After the plants had been growing
for some time it did not seem to me
Judging by my northern experience
that we would have any berries tt
amount to anything, so I neglected
until almost too late, ordering any
boxes to market them in, so I wa!
agreeably surprised when the season
advanced at the amount of extr;
fine, large berries we gathered, mucl
larger on an average than [ eve1
raised in the North. On account
of planting so late we did not strike
the early market when berries solo
for twenty cents per pint box, bu
we found ready sale for all we hat
at ten cents per pint or three fo
twenty-five cents.
We were told by a good many
that we could not expect to raise ou
own plants as they would "burn out
during the summer, but one neighbo
who had had some experience will
strawberries, said that if we coult
keep the. grass out we would raise
plenty of plants. I very rashly re
marked that I would bet hundred
dollars we would do that
Well, the crabgrass in one patel
and Bermuda grass and clover in thu
other were almost too much for us
but repeated hand-weedings after tn.
runners covered the ground won thu
battle and secured us an abundance
of fine plants. In some places thu
plants were too thick and consequent
ly small, but we had enough so i
was not necessary to use the very
small plants We set about 1900 thu
last Of August and first of Septem
Der and from those early plants bega1
to get some ripe berries early il
January, and now, January 10th, many
Of them are we'll loaded with fruit
but do not bank much on the early
berries, as we are liable to have :
freeze at any time that would xii
the fruit. We have pinestraw alons
the rows ready to cover when :
freeze IS expected We had hopee
to get our planting all done in Octo
Der, but dry spell at that time
prevented our doing so, in fact, on
early October planting had to b.
largely replanted, but by the first o
December we had over $4,000 planted
and a fine stand. I used stable ma
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-06

The orange trees around Leesburg
that lost their leaves in the recent cold
spell, of which there are only few,
have sprouted out in spite of the dry
weather.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-02-06

barring OFT, so tor tear some OF your
readers are as ignorant as l was, l
will say that it is blowing a furrow
close to planted row, throwing the
dirt away. In some cases | use a
one-horse mould-board plow, but usu-
ally, when done simply for the pur-
pose of applying fertilizer, I use a
small one-shovel plow, and after
scattering the fertilizer in the fur
row so made, go along with the
same plow and cover it up.
My old bed I cleaned up the later
part of December and early in Janu-
ary To those rows which had only
had commercial fertilizer last season,
I applied stable manure and also
some complete fertilizer. The rows
that had had stable manure last year
I barred off and applied complete
fertilizer on each side of the row. The
old beds are looking fine at this date.
The soil here is mostly of sandy
nature, some of it quite light-colored
but most of it looks dark and there
is some hard clay soil, but it is all
what we would call in the north 'poor
soil;" but I have found that it re-
spends very we'll to good cultiva-
ton after being properly fertilized.
I have been astonished to see the
effect of a small amount of manure.
[ have not space to give in detail my
experience with different crops. I
made some mistakes, but on the
whole have been quite we'll pleased
with the first years result.
I raised three or four acres of good
corn Ct have raised many thousands
of bushels of corn in Nebraska, and
know good ear of corn when [
see it). I can not say how much
it would yield per acre as I sold the
bulk of the crop for "roasting ears"
at twenty cents and twenty-five cents
per dozen ears.
Although I had had absolutely no
experience in raising sugarcane, yet
[ made a decided success with my
first crop. I only planted one-half
an acre, yet from that I made one
hundred and sixty-seven gallons of
fine syrup, kept enough seed cane to
have made over thirty gallons, and
sold over $500 worth for eating.
This too after being blown almost
flat by the terrible storm we had
before it was matured.
Some people were quite discourage
ed and disheartened by the storm, but
when any one would ask me how
I felt about it I would reply, joking
ly, that you could not scare Ne
braska man with a little wind like
that" but to be frank, | must say
I never saw the wind blow SO hard
but once even in windy Nebraska.
You may have noticed that in writ
ing of what had been done on the
farm I have usually used the pro-
noun Eve" The whole family work,
even father, and I am glad to say
that the climate has been so bene-
fetal that I have been able to work
hard every day except during the
hottest weather, when I felt drawn to
the shady spots.
The two boys are in the high school
but they can accomplish considerable
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
COURT HASTENS EDDY suit
Taking of Testimony in Case to Be-
gin Early Next Month.
Justice AldTiCh Appointed Master to
Take Evidence rs 10 Aged WO-
mans Competency.

Concord. y. H.. June 2S.-Judge Cham
berlin, Of the Superior Court. to-day for
warded 10 the Clerk Of Merrimack County
Court in this city an order appointing
Hon. Edgar Aldrich. justice OF the United
States Circuit and District courts for New
Hampshire. as master TO hear and deter
mine the question Of Mary Baker G.
Eddy's competency TO transact, manage,
and control her property in the equity
suit Of Eddy VS.. Frye.
The order instructs the master to hear
ali pertinent evidence either orally or by
affidavits, andSplaces no limitations Of a
specific nature, but leaves the matter
mainly TO the Judgment and discretion Of
the master. BY the order, any failure OF
persons summoned to give evidence or
dispositions, or to deliver necessary papers
and books, are 10 be reported fully to the
judge in the findings submitted by the
master
The counsel on either side agreed ct
a conference held here. t9-daX 10 posts
p0Te rhe date Tor beginning to take depO-
sitiOns from July ! until July S. The
order further instructs the master to con-
duct and conclude the hearing 50 that
a report can be made to the court by
September %.
Judge Chamberlin also denies in writ
ing the motion of Mrs. Eddy, filed June s.
wherein she asked that the good faith of
next friends" and her own competency
10 manage her own business affairs be de-
ternined prior 60 ali other motions fled
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
WALSH SETTLES FOR $4,000
Violette Watson Accepts COmprO-
mise in Suit Against Millionaire.
Cheek IL Refused, and Amount IL Paid
in Ca-h-Lawyers Get - 600
Apiece.

.Nrsv. yorl, Trra 02 Miss N-i1Tatta Wat
- - -. -. 80 e., an o..
Jersey tlty yesterday ana j Ao'lAs D..
Walsh the mining Observation-Disclosures, IS
said To have contributed the funds Incl
dentauy Daniel ORculy and Maurice
Never Miss Watsan.g counsel. added
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80 7..-.,-- -, ..---...., L.
ll-1 i''.,'.. '-'.u
tl~loA yesterday vil MISS W dlS'- ; Irlu7ai
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
PRESIDENT IS PLANNING HUNT
Mr.. Roosevelt May Trek Through
Africa in 1909.
sir John Harrington, Recently APP
pointed Minister 20 tbysslnia,
Discusses Game.

oyster Bay. ~ Y, June 2S-Tho Presl-
dent had as luncheon guests to-day Sir
John Harrington, the recently appointed
British Minister TO Abysslala, and
Michael +. Banu.n, whom the President
few DAYS ago appointed q member Of
the Board OF Indiau Commissioners.
The visitors reported at oyster Bay at
noon, and left directly after lunch Both
declared that their visits were Of a private
nature.
Sir John, who IS known as a mighty
hunter and q nature writer, 10 whom not
the least suspicion Of fake" may be at
t8Ched. said that he had spent most OF
Eis visit discussing big game shooting
with the Pres dent IL is said that the
President and SIR John have en- mind "a
trek" together iu Arica-say, Iu 1903
While Sir John refused 20 admit chat
Dee had been advising the President as %
the ways OF King Menelik's court IT r.
more than possible that they discussed
those matters. aad the outcome may be-
the advancement OF Frank r. M0wreT
,he United States consul general 40 Ads
Abeba. King MoncIik's court city, 20
tGe rank of minister.
Mower, who went 90 Abvssiuia some
time ago. returned after q six weeks stay
NJ his post. with a sad story ~ the cost
of living in an African court There were
go many court functions. he explained.
that IL cost more than bis salary To keep
himself iu clothes Ha wanted 90 De-
made q Minister. The matter IS sll
pending al Washington.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
JUDGE lands WANTSTOKN
Insists John D. Rockefeller Must
Appear in Court.
SubpOenas Served on Many Standard
OF officials I'm New
York.

Chicago, June 2S-Another jolt az the
Standard Oil Company was dealt to-day,
when Judge Lands remained obdurate 10
the appeals Of John 5. Miller. chief coun-
sci for the oil corporation. for the with
drawal Of the subpoena for John d. Rock
efeller.
Mr.. Miller's plea that Mr.. Rockefeller
though president Of the Standard oil, was
not possessed Of the information sought
by the court and that he was an old man.
and wealthy, with many business inter
csts did not appeal 20 Judge lands, and,
in addition TO his refusal 10 recall the
summons for the oil king. he directed that
subpoen8s be issued also for the vice
president and secretary-treasurer Of the
Union Tank Line Company.
Il want TO know whether the Standard
Oil Company Of New Jersey owns the
Standard oil Company Of Indiana. the
defendant in this case" said Judge Ian
dis 7 want this information and all that
I have asked for, and I intend 20 have
it."
New York, June 2S.-Unlted States Mar
shall Heukel to-day received subpoenas
from Chicago 10 serve on officials of the
Standard Oil Company, citing them to ap-
pear before Judge Lands In tie Federal
courts on July 6 Marshal Hcnkel per
Sonally served the papers on John ID.
Archbold. vice president of the Standard
OH Company; Charles T. White, and Will
lam p Howe. assistant secretaries; J. A
Moffett president of the Standard Oh
Company. of Indiana. and H. T. FELTON,.
president Of the Union Tank Line Com
pany.
II. II. Rogers and William II. Tlford
are IN Europe and John j.. Rockefeller.
William Rockefeller. and G. VI. Pratt are
out Of town. and have not yet been
served. Marshal IIenkel expects TO reach
them in q few DAYS
Findlay Ohio. June 2S-The foreman or
the Standard OIL jury reported 10 Judge
Duncan to-day that the jury was unable
to agree upon a verdict. and asked 20 De
set free. The twelve men were brought
into the courtroom and discharged.
Prosecutor David says that he viii 60
right on with the other indictments.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
STRIVE FOR Pure STEEL RAIL
Details of Makers and Consumers
Conference Explained.
Demand for Higher Grade of Ma
terial Causes Producers to Make
Advance iu Price.

Plttsburg. June 22-Some interesting
details - the meeting yesterday between
rau makers Of the country and the rail
consumers were brought 20 light here to
day.
The whole trouble between the Carnegie
Steel Company and the Pennsylvania
Railroad regarding the nov Cassatt rail
has been laid bare, and il can be seen at
a glance why the Steel people decline 10
take on the ral at the old rate Of IS per
ton.
The first idea advanced by the Cassatt
rail is that g per cent Of the steel ingots
now turned out Do eliminated. This would
mean "a loss Of perhaps @ per cent more
than has been lost by the previous pro
cess i'm rail making Il would mean the
throwing away Of that much steel which
has up 20 date been worked up into rails
and sold at S-S per ton It is 70 make up
this deficiency that the steel corporation
has demanded an advance Of s per ton
or less than IS per cent advance, over the
rates now in vogue, If they would make
the Cassatt rail
Il is specified In the Cassatt rail plans
that . per cent be cut OF the top Of each
ingot In the casting Of an ingot the
pure steel will sink 90 the bottom. the
impurities staying near tho top II has
been the custom Of the steel men 10 cut
off from p per cent to . per cent from
tie top If the inE0t for ordinary rail
making purposes. and the railroad men
claim that IL IS through the impure steel
still left on top that all the breaks 10
rails can be attributed
10 was the idea Of President Cassatt
that should - rer cent Of the entire ingot
be severed from the top that he would
then get down 20 the pure steel and have
a rail much better. The steel people have
also done some figuring. The % per cent
If the top o. the ing0t cut of could he re-
run and a portion Of the pure steel I'm this
saved, but the ultimate Joss would be
about IS Per cent This IS the reason
they have tackled 10 the C8ssatt rail the
additional rate Of 8 per ton. making If s33
in ALI
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
SERGEANT MORRIS CONVICTED.
Soldier Found Guilty of Assault on
Civilian Employee.

Freehold, y. J.. June .2S-Walter J.
Morris, a sergeant IN the United States
Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort Han
cock. was tried and convicted Of assault
on civilian employee named Snyder.
when he tried to enter the power-house
at Sandy Hook. Unusual interest was
taken IN the case owing 10 the
question Of jurisdiction raised. Tho de-
Tense contended that the soldier was act
ing In the discharge OF his duty, and for
that reason, as well as because Of the
question Of jurisdiction. he was entitled
TO be defended by the governments at
torEcy.
Judge Foster IN refusing to dismiss the
case, said that IN view Of the Importance
o. the question 20 the municipalities IN the
neighborhood Of the fort it should be de-
cided by a higher court, though he was
inclined 10 agree with the government.
Morris, after being tried and convicted.
was sentenced as a penalty TO pay the
costs Of the trial within ten days. that
time being allowed Ia give the government
a chance to get out a writ Of error to
take the testimony UP to a higher court.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-29
HEALTH BUREAU TO DO Work
Or. Darlingtons Department Called
Upon to Clean New York Streets.
Accumulation Of -Four Days Garbage
Causes AlHrm. and Radical
Measures Planned.

New York. June 2S-The health depart
ment, by direction OF the mayor stepped
in this afternoon 20 help clean up the
city's streets. The accumulation Of four
days garbage and refuse, piled IN gut
tiers and evil-smelling cans. became so IN
tolerable that Mayor Mcclellan. after
conference with Commissioner Craven,
decided that the only way out of the mess
was 20 call in DR.. Darlingtoa's depart
meut
Under the charter the health depart
ment has ample powers. The strike Of
cart men had crippled the street cleaning
department so badly that Commissioner
Craven was unable 70 make much prog
ress in removing refuse. There seemed
no likelihood Of tho strike being settled
at once.
DR.. Darlington, tho health commits
sioner. had not figured out, this evening,
just how he was going to clean up the
city. He said, however. I'VE Will hirn
all the men necessary, spend all the
money that the job requires, and work
fast"
SO far rs the strike went, the situation
was unchanged Throughout the city,
particularly on the East side, garbage
piled up. The striking cart men, about
900 in number made no further effort TO-
ward a settlement, Commissioner Craven
said, but made renewed demands.
Most Of the strikers VIII lose their Jobs.
in all probability.
The striking cart men tried to-day 20
get the 2,000 sweopers TO join them They
sent an ulum9tum 10 Commissioner
Craven this morning, which said that IN
less their demands fer an increase of pay
and other concessions were made, they
would force the sweeDers out