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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19

ment OF Agriculture, is intended to
cover the whole state OF Florida, but
is especially applicable to Walton
county The article follows
The first thing we must look for is
to see If you have the right kind of soil
to grow tobacco, that will produce a
grade Of tobacco suitable for the mar.
ket. The best results have been OBJ
tanned on the type Of soil known AS
Norfolk fine sandy loan This is q
light gray lOamy top soil to a depth Of
8 20 inches. with a good yellow clay
subsOil Now that YOU have suitable
soil the first step is the preparing of the
seed bed.
The best land for a seed bed Is a rich
hammock, having a Light gray top soil,
moist bat not wet. Dry thirsty land
should be avoid td. One hundred square
yards Of seed bed are necrss try for one
acre of tobacco and one tablespoon 'ul
OF seed is needed TO SOW this acre
This space should be thoroughly cleared
and burned over. The UurLmg ls done
to st 'oy oil grass or weed seed or
roots mat might o,herwisa come 40 and
choke the growth Of TIM toblccp plant.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19

ion in the Connecticut tobacco country.
As q matter Of fact, the tent method
Of tobacco cultivation was employed to
q limited extent in Florida little more
than ten years ago. This shading Of
tobocco land is a comparatively expen-
sive proposition, but It brings IN big re-
turns. Shading is good for four or
five years at least, and, according TO
the declaration OF the manager of one
of the largest tobacco syndicates Operat-
ing at Quincy; planter in the present
boom times gets anywhere from 90 to
75 per cent. return on his money the
first year, including the cost of the land
and preparation.
While the use of artificial shading is
not confined exclusively TO tobacco cul-
tivation it has been employed much
more extensively in that industry than
in any other One form of the shad-
ing consists of covering of stats, sup
ported on posts at a height of abont
ten feet, the distance between the
wooden Stats being about the same
width as the Stat itself, thus forming a
half shade A more general arrange
ment is to employ a covering of cheese
cloth or similar texture on similar wood
en- supports. The Bureau of Soils of
the Department of Agriculture, after
experiments extending over a period Of
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19

stick, afterwhich they are placed vn
the tiers to cure As rule there are
from to pickings on a stalk Each
picking is done in the same way until
the entire crop is harvested
Now that the crop Is harvested,
comes the barn curing which is a very
important part. II generally takes
from 3 TO weeks 20 cure. The manipu-
lation Of the barn or curing shed is
governed by the weather. However,
IN general way it may be said that IL
barn is filed with green tobacco, and
the weather is hot aud dry the venti-
atOrs should be tightly closed for
about days, by which time the tobacco
will be quite yellow. The barn should
be closed during the day and opened at
night.
This done so as 10 prevent too rapid
a cure II you should nave a long damp
spell. then it VIII be necessary TO use
small fires and dry the tOhacro out.
You NAV have to do IL several times
during the season.
When tie stems Of the leaf are dried
out then il Is cured and re ,dy for the
war, h)use At present chat i Ms far
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19

represented by this nations tobacco
consumption, is now able to cater large
ly to it's own needs. At the last decen-
NAL period for which statistics are
available the manufactured tobacco
products of this country represented
1898. 900, 600, and the ifnportations of
raw and manufactured tobacco amount
ed TO less than than $23, 900, 900. This
does not mean, however, that the man
who thinks he is smoking a Havana
cigar or a Sumatra wrapper cigar is
being deceived, for the scientific plant
breeder has been able, despite the dele
FERROUS change in climate and soil con-
ditions, to improve the much Wanted
Havana and Sumatra tobacco types.
WEALTH FOR ToBkBCo FARMERS. .
In the southern part of Georgia and
the northern part of Florida, where
some of the largest tobacco plantations
in the world are located. notwithstand-
ing the industry in this section of the
country is a comparatively new one,
the farmers" have practically gone
crazy over the tobacco crop. Land has
increased ten fold with in a year or two
and little country hamlets like Attapul-
gus, Ga, have shipped out in single
season over a million dollars worth Of
tobacco leaf Most of the old time land
owners in the vicinity OF Quincy. Flori.
da, which may be reckoned as the cen
ter of the southern tobacco industry,
have become wealthy through the nat
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19

On the contrary, the tobacco plant, es-
pecially the pedigreed hybrid, which
has value many times that Of the com
mon leaf, reaches its highest state Of
development when cross COLONIZATION
is prevented. The tobacco flowers are
perfectly self-fertile and each plant
produces an enormous number Of seeds
variously estimated at four TO eight
Thousand per pod, which makes an av-
erage of million for a single plant. II
is possible, therefore, by selecting from
a field the particular plant which shows
the greatest vigor, resistance TO dis
erse, and desirable physical character
istics of leaf and form of plant, to es-
tablish the following year a crop bear
ing the same general character as the
exceptional plant. Every feature Of
the toboeco plant cycle of life seems
especially designed to assist In the
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19

ural enhancement in the value of their
lands, and the large returns received
from their tobacco crops, so that many
of the erstwhile Florida crackers" are
now living lives of ease and luxury.
During the past season the Florida crop
of tobacco could have been sold twice
over, it being not an uncommon occur
ence for the purchasing agents for the
big tobacco concerns to visit Quincy
and after going through the warehous-
es simply beg for a bale or two of the
much-coveted leaf.
Three factors have played part in
the development of the Nstion's tobacco
industry, which now covers some $780,
600 acres Perhaps the most import
ant Of these is the use of artificial
shade which was widely exploited sew
eral years ago when IL first made its APP
pcaVance under government supervis-
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19
.FLORIDA TOBACCO
MAY BE KING
Ths Importance OF the Leaf Crop is
Making Gigantic Strides.
in PhiladsIphia InquirerJ

QNom NtAA@oeiPtAa A1aafNtJ
The average smoker when he lights
his after-dinner cigar or cigarette little
dreams what an important part his
luxury plays in the finances of Uncle
Sam. Moralists from time immemorial
have endeavOred to emphasize the great
expenditure, incurred in a year by the
average smoker, with his little 5 and 10
cent purchases. The aggregate value
Of these ''little purchases, " if generally
known. would probably astourd even
the mOralist, for upon the best of au-
thOrity, 10 is asserted that one-eighth
of the Federal Governments net rev.
enue is derived from the tax on tobacco
in one form or another. This country,
owing to the intelligent supervision of
the tobacco industry by the govern
ment's agricultural experts, who has
long ago realized the gigantic figures
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19

several years and covering a large
acreage, has determined that the ad-
vantage of artificial shade consists
chiefly in the conservation Of the moist
ure of the soil and the better physical
condition of the soil, as it is not subject
TO the packing due to alternate wetting
and drying. The relative humidity of
the atmosphere under the tent is great
ly increased The velocity of the wind
is, also. much reduced, which decreases
the evaporation of the soil and Of the
plant itself, so that in general shade
grown plants make larger, more rapid
and earlier growth than plants from
the same seed pod grown in the open.
The other two factors of progress in
this industry are very closely related.
They consist of the importation of most
desirable seed from Cuba and the world
famous Sumatra, and the careful hy-
bridizing of these seeds with native va
rieties of tobacco, resulting in the per-
fecting of ideal types of cigar wrapper
leaf and the development of a system
of tobacco breedir,S which enables each
plantation TO produce uniform plants
poss ess,rg tie several characteristics
most sought in tobacco leaf. Darwin,
tina indefatigable eXpaI imentalist and
keen observer, discovered that the to-
bacco plant is an exec pti m TO the gen.
eraI rule which he formulated for the
vegetable kingdom: n am ely. that plants
deteriorate under continued inbreeding.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19
10 Momahs Old, Eisha 100 EEigh.

After this is done. the ground is spaded
or broke up TO a depth Of 4 20 inches.
taking out all roots and turfs. II is al
WAYS advisable 10 use some fertilizer,
such as cottOnseed meal spread broadcast
ana rakei In with an iron rake atlcast
two weeks before sowing the bed. then
rerake the bed, making il fine and free
from everything ready 20 SOW Mix
your seed with a peck of fine ashes or
sand aud SOW broadcast, rolling them
down with an iron roller or using a
plank. II the ground is dry at the time
of sowing il is best 20 wet the ground
as soon "a sown and keep 1t moist
throughout till ready TO transplant.
The bed should be sown between Febru-
airy lst and March 18TH. Then the
plants should be- reaHv 70 transplant
within 90 TO 20 days Now comes the
field cultivation.
The land should be plowed deep in the
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19
Tobacco Growing In Florida.
Pensacola Journal

The following article, written espec-
tally for the Journal by X w. Rowe,
tobacco expert from the u. s. Depart
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-07-19

as the grower goes with t..
Good results have been received from
using the following formula Of fertilaz-
ers. This is for one acre, Also the
cost OF raising an acre OF shade outside
of land and tools;
20 tons Of stable manure. ., 600 pounds
OF cotton seed meal, 400 pounds of
steam bone meal, 800 pounds or car
Donate of potash. 400 pounds slack
lime
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30

The testimony of tens OF thousands during the
past year Is that the Canadian West is the best
Wc3t. Year by year the agricultural returns
have increased In volume and in value, and still
che Canadian Government offers 100 acres free to
every bona fida settler
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30
PE-RU-nA A MEDICAL COMPOUND

medical
t Is compounded upon the ingredients used.
First, proportion of ingredients. Each drug
In the pharmaopea special action To combine drug with
other that have slightly different action the combination must be
with strict for which the compound Intended
The drugs be well selected their efficacy but the compound
ENTIRELY SPOILED BY PROPORTION which they combined
experience discover this proportion
There chemistry pharmacy by which the exact balance of
proportion EXPERIENCE is THE ONLY GUIDE.
In comoung catarh remedy Dr. Hartman has had years
In the the various ingredients which compose the
ca remedy peuna he has learned little how to harmonic
the action each Ingredient combine them stable compound
them proportions blend the
operation and the chemical pecaes several ingredient in
beyond the criticism of DOCTORS
pharmacists chemists
REPEAT, THAT AS MUCH DEPENDS ON THE WAY IN
WHICH THE DRUGS ARE COMBINED AS DEPENDS UPON THE
DRUGS THEMSELVES
compound stability which affected changes
temperature affected the air. affected by
combined will remain whether used
logging mining northwest the coffee plantations of
the TROPICS.
complete list of the ingredients Peruna would not enable
druggist physician reproduce Peruna the skill sagacy by
which ingredients brought together that Peruna much
peculiar claims efcacous catarrh remedy.
virtue Ingredient of Peruna the
value compound depends largely the and proportion
which they combined The ingredients together rightly
the only medical compound be made of real value
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30
ga
Madame Midas
BY FerSur Hume
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by FerStfr Hume

Madame Midas suffered severely from
the shocks she had undergone with the
discovery of everyone's baseness. She
settled certain income on her husband,
on condition she never was to see him
again, which offer he readily accepted,
and having arranged all her affairs in
Australia, she left for England, hoping
to find in travel some alienation, If not
forgetfulness, of the sorrow of the past.
good woman-a noble woman, yet one
who went forth into the world broken
hearted and friendless, with no belief in
anyone and no pleasure In life. She, how
ever, was of too fine a nature ever to sink
into the cynical Indifference of a misan-
thropic life, and the wealth which she pos
sessed was nobly used by her to alleviate
the horrors of poverty and to help those
who needed help. Like Midas, the Greek
King, from whence her quaint name was
derived, she had turned everything she
touched into gold, and though it brought
her no happiness yet it was the cause of
happiness to others, but she would give
all her wealth could she but once more
regain that trust in human nature which
had been so cruelty betrayed.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30
strangest Freak of Science.

1t is generally supposed that Prof.
Garner Is the first man to study what
has come to be called the speech Of
monkeys. AS a matter of fact, the
honor belongs to Sir Richard Burton,
the famous orientalist, who translated
the Thousand and One Nights" Lady
Burton tells In her biography Of her
distinguished husband that Sir Rich
ard believed firmly In monkey speech :;
that he had forty apes continually
with him for several years, and that
he had written down a monkey vocab-
ularly Of sixty words. This vocabu
larry, unfortunately, was lost
Prof. Garner can make a strange
monkey drink by saying a certain
word, and with another word he can
make it eat, and with another word
he can brighten 1t. But Sir Richard
Burton could do all these things, too
His vocabulary, Furthermore, was lar
ger than Prof. Gamers Ernst Hack.
ei the great German scientist, is in
hearty sympathy with the study of the
monkey language. He says he believes
firmly that such language exists.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30
FIFTEEN YEARS OF ECZEMA.
Terrible Itching Prevented Sleep
Hands, Arms and Legs Affected
Cutfcura Cured I'm Six Days

terribie ItcninG Prevented Sleep
Hands, Arms and Legs Affected
Cuticura Cured I'm Six Days.
81 had eczema nearly fifteen years
The affected parts were my hands
arms and legs They were the wors
In the winter time, and were Away,
itchy, and l could not keep from
scratching them. l had to keep boil
hands bandaged all the time, and Of
night l would have to scratch through
the bandages as the itching was so Sc
we're, and at times l would have t.
tear everything off my hands to scratch
the skin. l could not rest or Sleep
had several physicians treat me, but
they could not give me a permanent
cure nor even could they stop the itch
Ing. After using the Cuticura Soap
one box Of Cuticura Ointment and two
bottles of Cuticura Resolvent for about
six days the itching had ceased ant
now the sores have disappeared, and
never felt better In my life than | dc
now. Edward Worell, Band Both U. s
Infantry, Fort Crook, Nebraska"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30
Rubbing 1t In.

Old Skinem-Huh! So you want to
marry my daughter, Ell?
Young Maxwell, 1 guess that's
about the size OF it.
Old Skinem-Um-yes. Can you sup
port her in the style to which she has
been accustomed?
Young Mani can-but I'm not
mean enough to do it..
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30
One Privilege of the Rich.

"What would you do If you were
rich?" asked the New York man.
"Well," replied the man from Chi
cago, 81 s'pose the first thing would
do would to have dinner at supper
time, like all the rest Of the rich folks"
--Philadelphia rncord
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30

Take Garfield Tea, the herb remedy
that has for its object Good Health 1t
puriies the blood, cleanses the system,
makes people well. Guaranteed under the
Pure Food Law.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30
On the Fly.

Heidi you have a nice vacationf
Shs-Splendid! Jack taught me to
fish.
He-Catch anything?
She-Yes, caught Jack.--Washing.
ton Star.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30

The man who marries for money ST.
dom becomes round-shouldered from
carrying what he gets.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30

Great Britain spends S112,500,OOO .
year on the support of the poor. Thii
does not include private charities.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30

A set of six Chippendale mahogany
chairs, with open backs, fetched f2S3 1Oa
in London recently.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-03-30
Some OF the ADVANTAGES

The phenomenal increase in railway mileage
main lines and branches-has put almost every
portion OF the country within easy reach OF
churches, schools, markets, cheap fuel and every
.modera convenience
The NINETY MILLION BUSHEL WHEAT
JROP OF this year means Soo,ooaooo TO the
farmers OF Western Canada, apart from the
results Of other grains and cattle.
For advice and information address the
Superintendent OF Immigration, Ottawa, Canada,
or the authorized Canadian Government agent,
w. ID. Scott, Superintendent OF Immigration,
Ottawa, Canada. or 4. T. Holmes, 3I5 Jackson
40. WATERFOWL, So Dakota Authorized Cover
DDent agents.
Plsaso Gay whore ynu saw this Advertisements
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12
THE POLICE COURT.
George Seymour Had Se1-.ence Sus.
 pended This Morning.

George Seymour was before Judge Burpee in the city court to-day for striking his wife. He said he wanted her to give up her job and she refus- ed He said he does not want her to do anything of the kind. A year ago Seymour, who was painter had the misfortune to practically lose the use of his good eye. The other one had been maimed some time before and he is now practically blind. He denies striking his wife. His physical misfortune saved him, the case going over a week ...
 Uric Rajavich struck John Sivis- kus a few days ago. A loan which Uric asked for and was refused was the cause of the trouble. Sentence was suspended.
 Michael Rose and Nicholas Genova were charged with assaulting Mrs Elizabeth Boileau, giving her an ugly black eye. The evidence had to be taken through an interpreter and while it seemed impossible to find out who struck the woman, 1t was quite evident that Rose and Neil Saua, one of the witnesses, were in some kind of brawl. The woman said Rose struck her in the face with big stick and the other man struck her with chair. Other testimony did not support this statement and while Genova was let go warrant was sued for Saua ana he and Rose were fined $1 and costs each.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12
RARE BARGAINS IN DINNER SETS.
 S2s95 DINNER SET. S19.95.

RARE BARGAINS IN DINNER SETS. $2S95 DINNER SET, $19.95. Haviland China, very pretty de- corations, 100 pieces, regular $29.95 $19.95
 $25 DINNER SET. $17.95. Zine French China, dainty bord- CT decoration, 100 pieces, reg ular $25 ............. $17.95
 $17.95 DINNER SET, $10. Carlsbad China, pretty decorat- ed, 100 pieces, regular $17.95 $10 S16.95 DINNER SET, $13.50. American porcelain, handsome rose border, decoration, 100 pieces, regular $16.95 .... $13.50
 $15 DINNER SET, $12. American porcelain, rich border decoration, 10 pieces, regular
 $14 DINNER SET $11. American porcelain, green border decorations. 100 pieces (open stock) regular price $l4 .......... .'..'.'. Sll
 $1O DINNER SET S7.95. American porcelain, neatly de- corated, 100 pieces, regular $lO ........ ........... $7.95
 $9 DINNER SET $5.98. American porcelain, neatly de- corated, in white and gold, 100 pieces, regular $9 .... S5.9S
 $5.95 TEA SET $4.50. Carlsbad China, neatly decorat- ed and gold lined, 56 pieces, regular $5.95 ............ S45O S3 FISH AND GAME SETS, 9Sc. American porcelain with fish or game decorations and tinted pieces, regular $3 ......... 9ScI $7.50 TURKEY SET $4.9S. English porcelain rich flowers, blue decorations, Is pieces, regular S7.50 ........ S4.9SI
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-12
BOARD OF FINANCE.
Talked Over Many Money Matters
 at Last Nights Meeting.

The board of finance met last night in the aldermanic chamber, and all who wished to expressed an opinion regarding the estimates for 1908. Mayor Thoms presided and all the commissioners were present.
 Chief Engineer Snagg of the fire department was the first speaker, and remarked that every dollar asked for was really necessary if the department was to be kept up to the standard. The principal items of increase this year, the engineer said, are for the Baldwin street en- zine house, which in addition to the furnishing will require eighteen men, one engine, hose wagon and combination hook and ladder and seven horses. Inc house will be in commission about April 1 of next year. In reply to a question from the mayor as to difference in the ap- propriation for Brass City hose house and No 5's, the former being $200 and the latter $100, the chief en- gineer explained that $200 is the regular annual appropriation for volunteer companies, but the under standing is that NO will go out of existence as soon as the new house is installed, hence the reason for making the sum $1O0. The chief also stated that the increase in the payroll over that of last year, as- suming that the increase in salaries recommended are granted, will be about $5,UU0.
 Commissioner -.nor of the depart ment of safety made a strong plea for all the items asked for by the board, but if any should be cut he hoped it would not be the one relat- ing to salaries, for he was of the opinion that Waterbury has a first. class chiel engineer and corps of as. sistants, and he believed the public was willing to make the wages what they ought to be. MT Minor also de- tended the item relating to mounted policemen, and added that one mounted officer on circus day or any