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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

six varieties; TO kumquats, 10 pome-
los; 10 Chinese guavas, three rough
lemons, 20 camphor trees. The trees
except the camphor-are all young
yet, of course, but there will be Chi
nese and strawberry guavas, kum-
quats and tangerines next season,
from present appearances. AS for the
camphor trees, they vary in height
from six to 20 feet
Northeast Plat:-Five camphor
trees, two of them over 20 feet high;
three pomelos, one loquat, one rose
aple, two lines, two olives, six Japan
persimmons, and a patch of Guinea
grass and Japanese sugar cane. The
loquat is of fruiting size and SO are
the persimmons, that ripened under
the September SUM- There are also
some young pecan seedlings and
rough lemon seedlings in this plat.
But the pecan will not grow in this
section.
South Orchard-About 80 Keiffer
and lie Conte pear trees, that make
thrifty looking trees, but bear no
fruit, to speak of. One more trial sea-
son will be allowed and then, if no bet
ter results follow, they will be rooted
out and replaced with pomelos; 20
Satsuma oranges, some just coming
into bearing; 10 Arizona pomelos, two
years old; as to these, while at the St.
Louis exposition I was surprised to
see a fire collection of oranges and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
An Ideal Home in the Lovely
Lake Region of South Florida
By w. E. Pabor.

friend in need" soon began to
brighten the horizon of the future
The planting of pineapp1es in the sum-
mer of 1902 brought in small income
in the fall of the following year. The
old trees, once budded to oranges,
lemons and pomelos, that had been
killed down in the extraordinary win
ter of I8o4-o5, had sent up strong
stock branches, that were budded to
oranges and pomelos; some wonder
lemons were set out that soon show
ed vigorous growth, and so, year by
year, the work of building up home
went on as straitened means allowed,
until now, nearly five year
began, though in reality only four
years of work on the land commenc-
ed, the story can best be told by de-
scribing what is growing upon it. To
do this it will be necessary to create
divisions, or plats, with lists and de-
scriptive text, as follows:
Southeast at:-Sixty orange trees,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

shrubs and grasses as suited them
The only trees that seemed to have
been untouched and uninjured on the
10 acres of cleared land that once had
been filled with citrus and deciduous
fruit trees, pineapple plants, bananas,
guavas and other tropical fruits, were
a. score or so of camphor trees, few
olive, prune and pear trees; with some
ornamental shrubbery such as clean
ders, Grape myrtles, pomegranates, etc.
The arbor of scuppernong grapes was
also unframed.
And this was the task I set myself
to perform. Given 10 acres of cleared
land. 10 acres of fresh water lake
having no inlet or outlet, unless it
was underground, 20 acres of wood
ed pasture land; in all, 40 acres and
dilapidated cottage. Given these, to
create an ideal Florida home
1t would be tedious to the writer
and uninteresting to the reader to
recount the troubles and trials that
were encountered and overcome. The
land itself had fallen to the state for
taxes and had to be redeemed In
addition there were uncompleted pay
ments to the original owner of the
property. These and the necessary
expenses of repair, replanting, cost of
trees and fertilizer, necessary labor
and other items severely taxed the
poorly supplied purse; but time, pa
ticnce, hope, toll and the help of "a
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No. I.


1t did not look like an ideal Florida
home, when looked at it in the month
of December, 1901. On the contrary,
it was very unreal home, not cal
culated to impress one who had come
to it with his Lares and Penates Of
these modern days.
The cottage, of six rooms, two of
them connected with four by an open
breezeway, stood about 100 feet from
and facing a bowl-shaped lake of
about 10 acres; but the supports under
the front porch of the two-rooms seq
ton had given way, the main part be-
coming detached from the breezeway
and it knelt, as it were, invoking the
gods of the woodland and the spirits
of the waves to summon the archl-
tect of reconstruction
It was a pitiful sight, all around.
Abandoned a few years before by the
owner, the fences were down, cattle
and hogs had their will of such trees,
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A safe, speedy and
positive cure for

pomelos in the Arizona exhibit and,
testing them, found them superior to
the California grown, and almost
equal to our Florida product. Later
on | secured dozen young budded
trees and, setting them in this plat,
find they have taken kindly to our
Florida sand and humidity. In this
plat there are 200 or 900 young citrus
seedlings to be budded next summer
and 752 year old budded pomelos, to
be set the coming winter in a partly
filled 2o-acre grove. An almond and
three peach trees complete the list III
this plat, save for new varieties of
guavas from Mexico, sent me by the
bureau of plant industry
Southwest Grove-Forty oranges
and IS pomelo trees, of varying size.
Last year several of these trees bore
fruit and about IS fruited this season,
both orange and pomelo. It is in this
plat that the old stock trees were
found existing and budding in 1902,
fruiting, several of them, in three
years Three varieties of each are in
this group.
Northwest Grove = Twenty old
stock pomelos, some in fruit; 20 OF
three new varieties of pome1os, plant
ed for one and two seasons; eight
plum trees, good size, but chary of
fruit; they will meet the fate Of the
pear trees if they do no better next
year; one fig tree; five mulberries
North Plat-Two citron trees, one
in fruit this season; two wonder lem
ons; two Satsuma oranges; two rough
lemon; one rose apple; six Chinese
guavas; six California coral berries;
six white winter guavas; two straw
berry guavas; one wild persimmon
tree; 10 young peach trees. There
was fruit on the guaVas and pers1m-
mon. AS the walk to the shielded PIN
ery is on the south side OF this plat
it is bordered with shrubbery of va
rious kinds and at its southeast cor
ner nises the big oleander bush IS feet
high, covered every spring with count
less sprigs of bloom that has grown
to this size from little slip brought
from Denver number of years ago.
Grape Arbor-Ten feet wide, eight
feet high, 90 feet long, covered with
black, purple and white grape vines,
all in bearing; these are of Muscadine
type and not equal to those of the
north or California; but the white va
riety almost comes UP to the Niagara
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03
Camphor Growing In Florida.

It is dawning upon the people Of
this country that there are POSSIBLE
tiles in Florida for camphor growing,
The Pharmaceutical Era says:
The latest industrial possibility dis
covered in Florida is the commercial
production of camphor. The camphor
tree has been grown there as a foil
age plant and curiosity. During the
last year a number of trees in differ
ent parts of the state were placed at
the disposal of Department of Agri-
culture experts. From these thirty
pounds of camphor gum were pro-
duced. This, upon refining, proved
to be in every way perfectly salts
factory substitute for the Oriental ar
ticle. It is declared by the depart
ment's plant experts that the can1phor
tree can be grown to advantage in
many parts of Florida which have
been abandoned for orange culture,
owing to the danger incident to oc-
casional visitations of frost.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1907-04-03

In lettering out the old bull, if
there is the slightest doubt about the
strength of his long rope do not hitch
him to anything rigid It is when the
irresistible force is applied to the i'm
movable object that something hap
pens. Tie him by a rope Of undoubt-
ed strength, and only moderate length
to a weight that he can drag with some
exertion and to this weight attach an
other weight by a rope and back of
this if necessary, still another. Need
less to say the rope next to the bull
must be strong enough to stand the
entire strain but those further back can
be considerably lighter because they
are not fastened to a rigid object and
only have to carry part of the weigh,
the bull must drag. Try it. The writ
cr has done so many. times and knows
that it works.-The Epitomist.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-05-16

Chicago Butter and Egg Market.
Chicago, May 15.-Butter-Weak
Creaeries. 1s@2211s; dairies, 10000.
Eggs-teady at 14h.
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WEST GROVE.

West Grove, May 14.--The West
Grove nine played Moulton Al innings.
Moulton %, West Grove 1S. The boys
put up a pretty stiff game on both
sides. The weather was unfavorable,
being SO windy.
w. N. Tanyhill and family Of
Drakesville spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. G. G.. Gleason.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Collwer left
Saturday morning on the Burlington
for Kansas City and southern points.
Will be gone about three or four
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bonn spent We'd
nesday in Bloomfield.
Miss Mania Blank returned home
from Ottumwa Saturday morning,
where she had spent two weeks.
DR.. Zeigler arrived Friday morning
from Bennington. Mr.. Zeigler will
make West Grove his future home.
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proud parents Of a daughter, born rsS
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoggatt and
Miss Kate Hoggatt arrived from Aur-l
ora. Illinois, Saturday to visit their
mother. Mrs Catherine Hoggatt, and
other relatives.
Mrs. Stocks Of Grinnell arrived here
Saturday. She will spned some tin{
with her daughter, Mrs. John Eighm@
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sALEM,s MEMORIAL DAY.
Sermon Sunday, May 2e--Richmond 10
Principal Of the Schools
Again.

N8aIs ~.
Salem Of the G. A. r.
are making arrangements for the OBJ.
servance Of Decoration day. Memorial
Hight at the Methodist Episcopal
church at IL o'clock on the morning
of May 26.
Baccalaureate Sermon May 10.
The baccalaureate sermon for the
high school will be preached by Rev.
w. s. Hight Sunday evening, May 10.
r. Lymer Of Mt. Pleasant will deliver
the class address at the commence
ment exercises, which will be held at
the Methodist Episcopal church Fri
day evening, May a.
Friends Conference May 10.
Members Of the Friends church will
observe the anniversary Of The Hague
conference Sunday, May 10. Rev. u.
Bond will preach peace sermon IN
the morning. A special program Will
be rendered in the afternoon.
Social at Oak Hall.
A pie social will be held Saturday
evening, May 18, at the Oak Hall
school house. A pleasant time is an
ticipated.
Richmond Reelected.
Prof. r. r. Richmond is retained
as principal OF the high school. Mr..
Richmond has done excellent work in
the Salem schools the last three years.
Both patrons and pupils are highly
pleased that he has decided to remain
with them another year. Salem is
Justly proud of her corps Of teachers
in the public school.
I1nvfq dniiHhfS
fully entertained a number of their
rfiends at dinner Wednesday Of last
week
Harry T.. johnson, of whom Salem is
justly proud, has been chosen principal
of the Primrose schools. -rs
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Siveter recent
ly visited the latter's sister, Mrs. r.
Swan, at Danville.
Mrs. Philip Scott Of LaHoyt; Mrs.
Amelia Clauson and Mrs. Elias Friend
were dinner guests of Mrs. Ann Brady
Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. Wyatt has returned to her home
at Mt. Hamill, after visiting relatives
at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Rhode returned
Tuesday from Mooar. where they spent
a few days with their son, Leorin,
and wife.
Mrs. Martha Woolsey has arrived
from Bonaparte for a short visit at
the home Of her brother, John Cold
smith, and family.
Saturday, June i, Jolly Joe's min
strels will be at Salem.
Bernice Foster came home last
Tuesday from Donnellson.1 where she
had visited at the Frank Lightner
home.
Mrs. Dora Barnett and daughter.
Blanche, of Spokane, washington, are
visiting the formers mother and
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,rother, Mrs. W. L. Conner and j. w.

brother, Mrs. w. L. Conner and ]. W..
Rhode
o. A. Banta Of Fairfield was a BUSH
ness caller at this place last Tues
day.
Saturday evening, although the
weather was quite chilly, a large NUM-
Der enjoyed the first band concert OF
the season in the park.
Thomas shampnoi and wife have
returned from a visit with relatives at
Eldon and Fairfield.
Mrs. Lucy Jones has purchased the
of the park. She and her daughter Will
soon move from Mt. Pleasant to their
new home.
Mr.. and Mrs w. l.. Jones are enjoy
ing a visit with their daughter, Mrs.
Bonnell and her two daughters, from
Danville.
A very delightful entertainment was
the social Friday evening given by j..
B. Jordan's Sunday school class. Re-
freshments were served.
Dr. j. B. Evans has beautffied his
residence by adding new coat OF
paint
Miss Edna Lee Of Mt Sterling is
being entertained by relatives here.
At the Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday evening a nice program was
rendered for the anniversary OF the
Epworth league
Mrs. Cyrus Ollie, Mrs. William
Knight, Robert Hester and Mr.. Rossell
are on the sick list
Mrs. Guy Hedges and daughter.
vetha, from Illinois, are guests OF the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bar.
clay Cox, north of town.
Mrs. Linn Cook arrived from Hills
boro last week to spend a few days
with relatives.
Mount Pleasant is making arrange
ments to hold chautauqua in July.
Mrs. John Bicksler spent Tuesday
shopping at Mt. Pleasant
Henry Jones left Wednesday on a
BUSINESS trip In the northern part of
this state and wisconsin
Mrs. l.. A. Kittle and infant spent
Wednesday at Mt. Pleasant.
Mrs. Arthur Ingrim and little
daughter, Anna. went to Chicago FRI
day to visit relatives.
Prof. r. r. Richmond and wife spent
Saturday at Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eighme are the
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Chicago Poultry Market.
Chicago, May 15.-Poultry-Bare
steady Turkeys, IL; chickens, 1917
spring chickens, 1917.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Furnished BY Lowenberg & Co., 1o7
South Market Street.
Mynard, w. H and wife. to Frank
Waxberg-Lot rs. Dain addition, OF
tumwa, 1925.
Mcclure. c. A., to j. A. Strader-
Part lot 1, Smith addition, ottumwa.
$3.50.
Regain, Anna and husband. to ]. A.
Strader-Lot so, and part Of lot So,
block /. Smiths third addition, Ottum-
wa s525.
20. C. D.)-Strip of ground in Eel
lows addition and strip of ground in
Polling & McIntire addition. Ottun1wa.
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Salem Of the G. A. r.
are making arrangements for the OBJ.
servance of Decoration day. Memorial
sermon will be delivered by Rev. w. 8.
Hight at the Methodist Episcopal
church at IL o'clock on the morning
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Buggy Go.
w. HI. Giltner, Prop.
1922 West Main Street.

We were disappointed in not re-
ceiving our last order Of vehicles
which are the finest things ever shown
in Ottumwa.
However we hope to have them any
day now. and will make the announce.
ment when they arrive.
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o. A. Banta Of Fairfield was BUSH
ness caller at this place last Tues
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TODAY'S MARKETS

4 rAas market IL furnished by the Gas.
NY Cqmmission Co, Local offleA
ysons 30 and 30. Holman Block. Tel.
sphNne. s3y. B. e. voikt, manager.
Wheat-Cpened HiKh. Low. Closed
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MARKETS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO Live Stock Market.

Chicago, May notwithstanding
ri 900; steady to a shade lower.
Beeves. $4.25@6.45; COWS and he;fers
s1s0@5.40; stockers and feeders, $3.50
@5.15; good to prime steers $3.50
6.45.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000; weak to a
ed, se.so@652! heavy, ss.5o@s47;
rough, se.05@s.20;g good to choice
heavy, s6.35@8.47; bulk sales, $6.40@
6.52.
Sheep Receipts, $4,000; steady at
s4.50@6.75; yearlings, s6.50@725;
lambs, $6.50@S.75.
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SUNDAY is WARMING UP.
Evangelist Has Not Yet Started L
Make Converts But Good Crowds
Turn Out to Hear Him.

UtH OUs 60 TIodr FIIW'
Knoxville, May 15.-Fifteen hundred
people turned out last night to hear
Evangelist Billy Sunday, who 10 now
istic Sunday STYLE He has not yet
made any converts, at present being
engaged in lining up his forces to gath
er in sinners at the proper moment.
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LOCAL MARKETS.
WHoLEssLs PRIcEA

tvt,rnished by John Morreil 4 c..
Ltd, at II m, May $50
The prices quoted on hogs are fct
deliveries at the packing house and do
not apply to stock shipped in.
:1xa
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When man thinks he is great he
spreads himself out thin enough to be
eean through.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-04-11
PREPARE LIS YOURSELF.


For those who have any form OF
blood disorders; who want new, rich
blood and plenty of it, try this:
Fluid Extract D%andelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces
Shake well in a bottle and take in
teaspoonful doses after each meal and
at bedtime. Any good pharmacy car
supply the ingredients at small cost.
This is the prescription which, when
made up, is called THE Vegetable
Treatment" by others, the Cyclone
Blood Purifier" It acts gently and
certainly does wonders for some peo-
pie who are sickly, weak and out of
sorts, and is known to relieve serious,
long-standing cases of rheumatism
and chronic backache quickly.
Make some up and try it.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-04-11
MORE x OF GOLD
And Many ereenbacks.

1926 boxes of Gold and Greenbacks
will be SEN to persons who write the
most interesting and truthful letters
of experience on the following topics:
1. How have you been affected by
coffee drinking and by changing from
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2. Give name and account of n or
more coffee drinkers who have been
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8. Do you know any n who has
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4. Did you set such a person right
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s. Have you ever found a better
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This contest is confined to those who
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Be honest and truthful, don't write
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Contest will close June list, 1907, and
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Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-04-11
Where II Hurt Most.

Young gentlemen" said the college
president, Notwithstanding the fact
that he was addressing the students,
young gentlemen, hazing must be
stopped and stopped at once. 1t has
injured the college more than n
of you ever could guess. Only last
week a gentleman declined to give
us $1,000, 900 because there was so
much hazing. Hazing is a bad thing
financially"
How about morally?" asked the
student.
"Aw-aw. really, there may be some
thing in that, but-aw-the-the point
has never come up, and I-aw-am
not prepared to answer. But the point
is worth considering Chicago Jour
nal
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-04-11
MUST WE'D, ELSE NO FORTUNE.
Bachelor Uncle Makes Short stipula.
ton for His Nephew.

Findlay, O.-According to John B.
'Lowery, of Toledo, he will soon, he
hopes, set out for Australia to take
possession of $780, OO, 900 left to him
by an uncle.
Duncan Cameron, the uncle. was a
resident of that country and accumu-
lated his money in mines, bank
stocks and ships. He died at the age
lof 90 years. He was a member of
parliament and a man of influence, ac-
cording to the story. He never took
a wife and by the terms of the will
81, OOO, 900 is to be divided among the
servants.
One Of the provisions of the will is
THAT Lowery is to marry before he
receives the legacy, and for that rea-
son he will not consent to have his
picture published, fearing an ava
lanche of letters from many irrespon-
sible women. He will marry as soon
as he finds a woman to his liking and
win then go to Australia to claim the
fortune. He says his wife must be
able to maintain the dignity his vast
wealth will bring.
Lowery was left an orphan at the
age OF ii years and has been making
his own way since that time. Fol-
years he has operated in the Michigan
mining country and owns several
mines.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1907-04-11
SOME WIVES ARE DIFFERENT.
Quiet cynleism, or Good Honest Row
(which Is the Better7

Most men" said the man Of expert
ence think it must be awfully nice
to have a wife who takes things as
coolly as Dave Potter's wife takes
them; but others, more discriminat.
ing, prefer a good honest row to her
style Of quiet cynicism. The way she
behaved the other day when she
found a letter in Dawes pocket from
a girl is an example of her method.
"I don't see wrote this girl, how
on earth l can ever live without you.
Dawes wife read that gush, and a
lot nor Just like it, without ever turn
ing a hair.
We'll, she said, quietly, that girl
is a fool. If she knew you as we'll as
l do she would be wondering how on
earth she could ever live with you
And that, in the opinion of the dis
eliminating few, cuts a whole lot
deeper than a common, everyday rum.
nuen