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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-14
Auction Sale

Bring your money with you" Sat.
urday night, Aug. 18th, 1908.
j. r. WALKER & Co.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-14
Wood For Sale

Pine or oak, any length. Also plOw-
ing and narrowing. See or address J.
w. JamisOn, Titusville, Fla.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-14
Drawing

Draying or hauling of all kinds prompt
ly attended to. Meet all trains.
II. f. HOLTON,
Titusville, Fla.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-14
For Sale

Five-room cottage with bath, near
Indian River hotel. Apply to w. p.
Giles.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-14
Auction Sale

Saturday night, Aug. 18th, 1908.
j. K. WALKER & Co.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-14
BARGAINS in TreeS

Fine lot 2-year old grapefruit buds,
Marsh seedless and Standard, 80
cents each, $500 per 100.
j. b. BEACH,
West Palm Beach, Fla.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-14
Auction Sale

]. R. Walker & Co., Saturday
night, Aug. 18th, 1908.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-14
Comparative Statements

We learn that Cocoa has given it
out that they have a comparative
statement from the F. E. c. Railway
Co. which shows that Cocoa has done
81, 500 more shipping business in the
last ten months than Titusville.
Cocoa handles all the freight for
Indianola, Merritt, Rockledge, Geor-
giana, Lotus and part for Brantley,
Courtenay and Bonaventure.
Take away from this $500 excess
over Titusville what freights the no
tells and winter resorts of Rockledge
have in the winter months, then de-
duct the freights for the above four
or five places and the real freight for
Cocoa would be very slim compared
with the freight business of Titusville.
An official of the F. E. C. railway
is quoted to us as saying that in the
matter Of passenger business Titus
vile nearly or quite doubles the pas
senger business of Cocoa.
The real freight business for each
town would be in comparative pro-
portion to population and assessed
valuation. Last year Cocoa's assess
ed valuation VISA $104, 768; Titusville's
was $146,034, almost a half more.
Cocoa's population in 1900 was 1872;
Titusville's was 756. In 1905 Cocoa s
was 500; Titusville's was 948, nearly
double in each census, and now more
than double. However, this hasn't
any heavy weight argument for coun-
ty site, fit had the capital of Florida
ought to be at Jacksonville in pref
erence to any other place in the state,
The Cocoa and Rockledge News
failed to come out on time yesterday
This was undoubtedly done for pur.
pOse-probably to spring some OF
that more to follow" business up.
on the public. The STAR will not
change its hour or date of publica,
ton to suit any such purpose and il
a surprise" is kept in store for us
Titusville will probably meet the sit
uatiOn in some appropriate and eff
fective manner. A newspaper like
THE STAR, that carries legal ads anC
has a set day for publication, must
make such set publication unless ac
cident or misfortune prevents anC
our record of % years in this respect
is unbroken.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Controlling Cabbage Insects.

The growth of cabbage plants for
late setting has been a very uncertain
venture in parts of New York State
for several years. Maggot-fiies and
fiea-beetles have become so plentiful in
cabbage sections that only small frac-
tons of the seed sown give plants
worth setting; so that many growers
have had to import large numbers of
plants from other States, with greatly
increased expense and liability of in
Producing disease. A simple and, so far
as tested, a feasible and cheap method
for controlling insects on seed beds
was tested, not originated, by the
Geneva Station last year, and the de-
tails Of the experiment are given in
Bulletin No. 3O1. A small bed was
covered with cheesecloth screening and
the plants completely protected from
maggots. From 1900 square feet of
bed $4,000 sets were taken, while from
check plat intended to set forty
acres only plants enough for a little
over four acres were secured. BY TAX
ing off the cover for week before
setting, the plants were hardened" so
that there was no more whiting than
with plants grown in the open air. The
screening method is very inexpensive,
and is apparently more promising than
any spraying or soaking OF the soil
with insecticides.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Insecticides.

A layer of lime applied to the surface
when the ground is dry and the wealth
er clear, will sometimes drive ants
from their villages.
A watering of hot cayenne pepper
tea, as hot as the hand will bear, will
rid plants of ants and many other pests
if applied at their roots.
To do away with rose pests mix by
rapidly stirring a tablespoonful OF coal
oil with a pint Of very hot, strong soap
suds and when well mixed add this to
enough hot suds to make a gallon. Mix
a pint of unslaked lime with a quart of
water, and when settled pour the clear
lime water into the coal oil emulsion,
adding to this a teaspoonful of paris
green, stirring 1t all rapidly and thor
oughly. Keep this mixture well stirred
when using and spray or Syringe the
leaves, under and upper sides, with
plenty Of the mixture. 1t will be
good for the bush, If not healthy for
the bugs and slugs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
About Tying Wool.

The leading wool merchants Of Bos-
ton are advising wool growers on the
matter of Irvine for tying fieeces. They
admonish them thus:
Do not tie your wool with sisal or
binder Irvine. Manufacturers and deal
ers in the East are up in arms against
the practice. The manufacturer Is
more and more unwilling to accept
from the dealer wool where the feeces
are tied with sisal or binder Irvine, and
the time has come when the buyer of
wool must discriminate against this
kind of Irvine. In untying the fieGces
It is impossible TO remove this kind of
Irvine without leaving some fibers in
the wool, and this causes defect in
the goods when made, to the annoy
ance and expense Of the manufacturer,
who has to put such pieces OF goods
into his seconds. 1t leaves white or
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
NO SYNONYM FOR IT.
Our Language the Only One that
Truly Defines Home.

Our Language the Only One that
Truly Defines Home.
In no other language, according to
the London Telegraph, is there word
expressing the ideas and associations
which are aroused at the sound of the
simple yet heart-touching word home"
A Frenchman once translated Cardinal
Newman's hymn, Lead, Kindly Light"
and in his hands the beautiful line,
The night is dark, and l am far from
home" became LA mutt est sombre, ct
je suis loin de mon foyer" the trans
home the French word which describes
the greenroom of theater
The Italian and Spanish casa the
German "haus"-their helm" is too
general 10 have any particular value
and the Russian "doma," all refer to
building of some kind or other, and
have none of the memories and asso-
Citations that cluster round the precious
British word.
In one case a seaman named Purvis
of Newport, South Wales, sued the
Straits of Dover Steamship Company
for his fare from Antwerp TO his home
a sum amounting to. a little over six
dollars The whole question turned on
the meaning of the word. Under the
act, shipowners are bound to pay sail
ors their passage "home," and the de-
PENDANTS, who discharged the crew at
Antwerp, offered Purvis his fare to
Harwich. The sturdy tar refused to
accept it because his home" was at
Newport, hence the action. The de-
PENDANTS contended that home meant
country, aud therefore Purvis was at
home anywhere In England. Accord
ing to the nautical ballad, a sailors
"home" Is on the rolling deep, but
that is only poetical, the prosaic legal
one being the place where he joined
the ship. Consequently Purvis's inter-
probation was right, and judgment was
given in his favor.-The Scrap Book.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11


Strychnine Is the most effectively
known poison for killing the pocket
gopher, and this method is recommend
ed by the United States Department
Of Agriculture for general use. Strych-
MIA sulphate is the most convenient
form OF the poison, since 1t is freely
soluble in hot water and in the natural
juices used for bait. To disguise its
bitterness so that the gophers may not
be deferred from eating the bait sugar
is often used. A sugar syrup is pre-
pared as follows: Dissolve an ounce of
strychnia sulphate in pint of boiling
water Add pint Of thick sugar
syrup scented by adding a few drops
of oil of anise, but this is not essen
tial. If preserved in a closed vessel
the syrup will keep indefinitely.
The above quantity is sufficient to
poison a half bushel of shelled corn or
other grain, but corn Is recommended.
The grain is STEPPED In hot water and
allowed TO soak over night. It Is then
drained and soaked for several hours
in the poisoned syrup. Before using
cornmeal may be added to take up the
excess of moisture.
The prepared bait Is introduced into
the underground runways of the goph-
ers with long-handled spoon. A spade
handle sharpened. with a metal point,
makes a good dibble for making holes
into the runways. Having located the
runway with the dibble, move 1t from
side to side TO firm the soil about the
hole and then withdraw. This will
leave a hole for the bait to be dropped
into. Some prefer to cover the holes,
but il Is better not to do so.
Bait should be placed i'm the main
runways and not In the short laterals
near the mounds. a skillful operator
can go over twenty to forty acres of
badly infested land In a day, and If the
work is carefully done at IA time when
the gophers are active all animals
should be destroyed by the first appli-
cation.
Under favorable conditions the use
of carbon bisulphide can be made sue
cessfully, but extreme care must be
exercised in handling the stuff, as it is
very infl8mmable and must be kept
away from all fire. 1t forms heavy
gas that goes into the burrows and
kills the animals. An ounce of carbon
bisulphide for each burrow is sufficient
but even at that it is rather an ex-
pensive method. The chemical is pour
ed over a bunch of rags or cotton waste
and this pushed into the burrow, which
should be quickly closed.
Traps are also used by some with
good results. The ordinary steel traps,
as well as special gopher traps, are
used However, the poisoning with
is undoubtedly the best and
method of Kidding ones farm
Of the pests
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
WHEN YER MA AM ME GOT TIED.

mt feathers,
Their weddn breakfast
1t want High Noon weddin twas Sambos hide
Cause grandad want invited when
Their want string kerridges lined tn
But es old red sulky with tn hitched afore
An slid a BEDFORD m on
Sos ketch her eff she tumbled
We didn't give invites an Their want knfok there
couldn't called a
her old dad behind tn
A-scootin' lei tn parsons when
Tn parson didn't no robe, too coes,
night-cap uponh
folks his present, be denied
tn did all hunky when yer ma got
Their want nobody weepn a-shakn hands around,
tn a sound
An gan'dad struck tn weddn bride
An his langwidgeft awful, when got ed
-Lippncotts
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

A well-known bishop relates that he
was In a small country town where.
owing to the scarcity of good servants,
most of the ladies preferred to do their
own work, says London paper.
He was awakened quite early by the
tones of soprano voice singing Near
er, My God, to Thee." As the bishop
lay in bed he meditated upon the piety
which his hostess must possess which
enabled her to go about her task early
in the morning singing such a noble
hymn.
At breakfast he spoke to her about
1t, and told her how pleased he was.
"Oh. law" she replied, that's the
hymn 1 boil the eggs by-three verses
for soft and FIVE for hard"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
POOR STATE FOB PHYSICIANS.
Remarkable Health Statistics of the
Methow Valley, Washington.

Remarkable Health Statistics of the
Methow Valley, Washington.
A remarkable showing of the health
fulness of the state of Washington is
furnished in the Methow valley, In
Okanogan county, says the Seattle Post
Intelligencer. During the past year
there has not been a single death. In
that valley, which has population Of
5000. In the valley there is only a
single physician and he has not found
work enough to keep him busy. The
healthfulness thus shown is not con-
fined to the Methow valley. 1t is an
attribute of all parts of the state, fact
which will be abundantly demonstrated
in future statistical tables. when the
states registration figures are recog-
nized and reported with those of other
states.
Up to this time official publica lions
on the death rate are confined TO the
cities Of the state where there is reg
istration of all deaths. Those figures
make a remarkable showing. For ex-
ample, a recent bulletin of the census
bureau shows that the death rate In
Seattle for 1906 was only 12.7 per l.
600 Inhabitants, while in Tocoma the
death rate was 11.9 per 1000, figures
lower than are to be found in other
cities of similar population.
At that, the bulletin does not, In fact,
do full justice to either city For ex-
ample, the rate in Seattle is based on
the census bureaus assumption that
the population of Seattle in 1906 was
104, 169, an absurdly low estimate.
There are more names in the Seattle
directory than the whole number of
people estimated to be In the city two
years ago, according to the census bur-
eau.
When attention was directed to the
extremely low estimate of Seattle's
population, the director Of the census
took the remarkable ground that TO
credit Seattle with a large population
would be to show such low death
rate as to be absurd. He insisted that
the local estimates of population must
be erroneous, because they did not cor
respond with what he considered
proper death rate for that number OF
people By this logic it is clear that
instead of a population of 5000, there
cannot be any people in the Methow
valley, because there were no deaths
there last year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Division of Labor.

"what do you want here?" asked the
warden of the penitentiary.
II should like to spend few days In
this institution" said the caller.
"What for?"
81 wish to see how the inmates live"
"What is your object in that? Are you
writing book I"
mot at all"
Detective story?"
Nothing Of the sort"
"Story for the Sunday papers,"
mo, sir"
The warden reflected
II suppose" he said, you are what
they call a socioiogist"
mo, sir" said the caller. But my
brother is. All / do is TO study the con-
ditions. He formulates the theories"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
"Dry Farming" RecIaims Desert.

"Dry Farming" Reclaims Desert.
Dry farming will eventually make
the so-called arid region of the west
ern highlands blossom like a rose. In
half dozen Wyoming counties it is
being adopted with complete success.
The State is encouraging ii, and has
provided a department of dry farm
ing, with DR.. c. v. Cook at it's head.
with proper irrigation and irrita-
tion," says Commissioner Cook, "the
desert of the West will in time disap-
pear. The possibilities Of redemption
in this arid territory are being demon
strated more and more every year.
Land that was valueless ten years ago
now produces bountiful crops"
Dry farming is the irritation part
Of it. 1t Is simply the science of using
to Its utmost the meager rainfall of
this arid region. The secret lies in
storing up every bit of moisture pos
sible. 1t merely consists of keeping
the surface of the ground covered wnS
a dust mulch or blanket, which retains
the moisture.
You have noticed that after a rain
the earth forms q crust. You would
think this crust would prevent the
moisture from escaping, but 1t does
not. 1t is full of little holes through
which the sun and air, especially In
high attitudes, draws the moisture.
Here Is where dry farming comes
in. This moisture-releasing crust is
pulverized into a dust blanket by fire.
quent narrowing or discing. The soft
earth is made fioury and close lying,
and neither the sun nor the air action
can draw the moisture through it.
No expensive equipment is required.
A 14-inch gang pillow for four horses,
so that the blowing may be deep, the
deeper the better, is used mostly. A
boy with four good horses and three
section disc harrow can cover thirty to
thirty-fve acres of plowed ground A
day. This narrowing must be done
several times until the ground is thor
oughly pulverized upon the surface
Plowed ground must be narrowed after
each acknowledgements, Wyo., Cor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Strained Relations.

"You wish me to state, then. that
you are quite at peace with all your
relatives?' asked the interviewer.
We'll" replied John D., II must ad.
NIT 1 still have little grudge against
Uncle Sam and Anti Rebates kan.
sas City TimeA
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
A disappointment.

"Have you done anything to popu-
larize yourself?"
"Yes." answered the youthful poll
tician, but in vain. / can't get the
public to call me by my first name or
make fun OF my fancy waistcoats."-
Washington star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

While blowing on his California
ranch a SpaniarG ran his plowshare
into box containing $4,000 in the
eight-sided gold slugs used years ago
in California by the Spanish people.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

When grass seed is sown see that
you have rich, well-pulverized seed
bed, and SOW literally.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

yellow streaks throughout the goods,
as it will not take any dye. A farmer
buying a piece of wooden goods, either
black or colored, would hardly accept
a piece streaked with white or yellow.
A farmer who insists on tying up
his wool with binder Irvine will run the
risk Of having it rejected altogether or
be obliged to stand reduction Of sew
eral cents pound. Wool should be
tied with small, hard Irvine that will
rot rub off.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
A Barnyerd Incident.

Miss Bantam-What ais you that
you are looking so glum?
Mr.. Shanghai-I've fallen down and
broken my wishbone, | think.
Miss Bantam-Oh, how delightful
And did you make a wish?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

In London they hold what is called
a cart-horse parade. 1t stimulates in
terest in the not-alwayshappy lot Of
the work horse. The idea is becoming
fashionable in some of our own east
ern cities.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

The pig hardly ever celebrates his
second birthday on the farm, so it is
quite in order to make his first as
pleasant as possible.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

The Industrious hen is no longer
overlooked when it comes to figuring
UP the income from a well-regulated
farm.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

Making good" and "a square deal"
are slang expressions that carry n
whole sermon with them II given the
right amount of thought
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

Best breeds do not insure most profit
without proper treatment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

Pasture makes the cheapest hog feed
on the farm, and clover makes the best
hog pasture.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

To remove cockleburs quickly and
easily from horses tails, the following
recipe Is efficient: Dip the tail In a
bucket of hot water or. IL this is not
advisable, apply thin oil. In either
case the burs can be picked out easily
after waiting a few minutes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Peruna is not a nervine nor a
sfimufanf. Ii benefits the nerves
. by beneffing Digestion.

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PeruEa frees the stomach of catarrhal
congestions and normal digestion is the
result.
In other words. Peruna goes to the
bottom of the whole difficulty, when the
dsagreeable symptoms disappear.
Mrs. j. c. Jamison, Wallace, CAL,
writes:
Il was troubled with my stomach for
six years. Was treated by three doctors.
They said that | had nervous dyspep-
STA | was put en- a liquid diet for three
months.
Il improved under the treatment, but
as soon as | stopped taking the medi-
cine. ! got bad again.
III saw a testimonial of a man whose
ca Sc was similar to mine being cured
by Peruna, so / thought / would give it
a trial.
Il procured a bottle at once and COM
menced taking il. / have taken several
bottles and am entirely cured"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

The last-minute plan Of buying a
farm machine is lax one. 1t gives op-
portunity for the loss of time and
money, for bad temper to generate,
the postponement of chore hours into
the night, and the inducing Of bad
digestion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

Spraying grain fields as means Of
killing mustard is an idea which Is
gaining great prominence in the grain
raising region of the Northwest. 1t
seems to be a prtsty well established
fact that the scheme is practical.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

If there is anything that will make
a mans mouth water, ii is to see a
neighbours hogs picking their living on
a fine alfalfa pasture, while you have
been pessimistic enough to pooh-pooh
the idea Of growing this legume.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
SSSSSS

The best composted manure produces
the quickest results.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
Don't Spoil Your Clothes.
why She Sang the Hymn.

Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep then
white as snow. All grocers, 3 cents pack
age.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

The average farm garden might well
be larger. 1t ought to be ample enough
so that almost all Of it could be cult
waited with horse and team. One can
tend more garden with horse and
cultiyator In an hour than he can with
a hoe in two days-and do it better.
The hoe has its place. but the place is
I'm the flower bed or corners and the
tool shed most Of the time.
Several weeks may be gained by
starting many of the flower and vege-
table seeds In boxes in the house, hot
bed or other protected quarters. Glass
is the best, protection for plants, but
when glass is not procurable thin white
cloth makes a fairly good substitute.
Market gardeners grow nearly all of
their lettuce and some other vegetables
under thin cloth. 1t admits both light
and air,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11

Cost of Producing Farm Products.
The Bureau Of Statistics is making
an investigation Of the cost of produc-
ing farm products In different parts Of
the United States. Blank forms have
been printed upon which to make re-
ports, and this bureau desires to re-
ceive the names Of such farmers as
have kept records of cost of producing
crops, or are well informed upon the
subject of cost Of crop production in
their locality, in order that blank
schedules may be sent to them to fill
in. Individual reports will not be pub
Iished-only the average of many re-
ports. Names should be sent to the
Bureau Of Statistics, Department Of
Agriculture, Washington, ID. G.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-11
miss JULIA MARIoWE.

miss JULIA MARLoWE.
az am glad TO write my endorse
n7enf of the great remedy, Peruna. /
DO so moSf hearfIy.'-JuIia Mar
lowe.
Any remedy that benefits digestion
strengthens the nerves.
The nerve centers require nutrition.
If the digestion is impaired, the nerve
certers become anemic, and nervous de-
bility is the result.