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PLART CULTURE TODAY
William E. Curtis Tells What
Has Been Done In America.
4 NUMBEB OF VARIETIES IMPORTED
-Pcarch the Warli For I»w Fr«lt»
.*nd flowrrn-Efort* Itnprov#
|A*1«I lolli-PreiaHi ®f For»lt«
.SLsnda \owr Raltfl Im ltl«4 fttatrs.
Tbe agrleultural department haa
at
outs all over the world swelling tor
•few vegetable, fruits ami flower*
KChit'b can be r.tlseU in our sail and cli
mate and contribute to our national
Weal Hi, says William K. Curtis, the
Chicago Iteeord IIeraIl'* Washington
correspondent, Tew countries have
•Ueh a large variety of twills mid ell
•aatea as tlie I'nlted State*, and Heere
tiry Wilaon la of tbe opinion that we
can produce almost everything that
We need to eat or wear or uxe upon our
Wvu farina and In our own forest* ami
Water courses. Ills
H«I**II1 iti*
agents
afe eduented first to know what we are
already raining and where we have
Waate land to'cultivate, and they are
Instructed to search at rouge place* for
economic vegetation that may lie suit
able for the conditions which exist
kere.
The cotton expert* of the department
lave been at work for several yearn
•teuriiitf new and desirable varieties
Wherever they could be found, and the
result is that improved strains are al
fPtady beginning to appear iu several
section* of the south. Almost as much
energy ban t»eeu devoted to tlmllng
plants that will grow in the arid re
0on. and some of tbe results now de
ffloping are of great promlae.
One of the most important result* re
cently accomplished Is the production
Of a cactus that does not l»ear thorns,
Of "spines," as they are *lled. Tlie
ordinary eactua of the deseH contains
S sweet, Juicy pulp, full of nourish
ment. It makes excellent fodder for
cattle, but they cannot eat It lava use
of the thorns that cover the akin of
tfce plant. To produce a thorn less cac
ttls la tf add another to the list of Im
portant forage plants and furnish food
for cattle and horses in the deserts and
rainless regions of the west. The cac
tUa will grow anywhere. It needs no
Water aud no attention hence an un
limited supply of that sort of fodder
can be grown on lauds which now pro
duce nothing of value.
A few years ago the department com
Hienced to introduce dates from Kgvpt
Mid Arabia and planted them upon the
dr.v plains of Arizona and Southern
California, There are now several flour
lahiug date gardens, demonstrating the
possibility of raising an unlimited
quantity of that kind of fruit. Last
year more than 3IM) date suckers, repre
senting forty-two varieties. were
brought from the oasis of Biskru, In
the desert of Sahara, and grafted upon
p*ILU trees In the far southwest.
Two hundred aud fifty pounds of
plstache seed were Imported from Tur
key and -entral Asia and *eut to the
aouthwest. Thirty-three varieties of
the finest mangoes In central India
Were distributed iu Florida, and a aim
itbr number of mangosteens. which is
the most delicate variety of the mango,
Were transplanted from the Philippine
Islands. A new variety of horseradish
Was brought over from Moravia. A
number of South African grapevines,
Bast African sorghums and clover from
Uganda. Several varieties of lover
Were brought from Kgypt ami distrib
uted in Texas. New Mexico, Arizona
and California. A new kind of alfalfa
Was brought from Turkestan and a
new seedless pomelo from Siani. Bain
boo plants have lieen brought from
Japan and planted in the wet soil of
Florida. The yangtaw, an entirely new
fruit, has been sent by Consul Wilcox
Of Hankow. One hundred and lifty
aeven bushels of berseeui have been
brought from the valley of the Nile,
nineteen varieties of grapes from the
Caucasus mountains and 10o varieties
from I-'ranee have been obtained which,
It Is claimed, will resist phylloxera. A
»ew cherry has been produced in Rus
sia and named Vladimir, iu honor of
one of the grand dukes. Two hundred
ieedlings have been distributed among
«(ir northwestern states.
We spend enormous sums of money
Sfltery year for lilies, hyacinths, tulips
Mid other bulbs. The importations of
tulips and hyacinths for last year ran
Up to iwtnly a million dollars, aud the
amount is increasing all the time. Hun
dreds of gardeners in Holland live en
tirely upon the proceeds of the tulip
§|id hyacinth bulbs they send to the
United States. Holland Is the only
place where the bulbs are grown for
export purposes. The experiments of
tlie agricultural department have dem
onstrated, however, that equally good
bulbs can be grown along tbe northern
stores of Puget sound, where tbe mild
Winters, cool summers, the moisture in
t)ie atmosphere and continuous sun
shine furnibh the right conditions.
The only difficulty is in transport*
Hon charges. The largest market for
bulbs is in the eastern cities, and it
costs three or four times as much to
•end a barrel from Bellitycham, Wash.,
to New Yoik by rail as It dees from
Holland by sea. It requires a great
ifleal more care and labor also than
ordinary American fanners are willing
tl put into a crop. Labor is scarce and
expensive out in that country, but It is
Contended that with our labor saving
jBtiachinery one man in northwestern
Washington can cultivate eight acres
Of tuliiw or hyacinth bulbs as easily
fts he can cultivate one acre with tbe
primitive methods used in Holland and
«an sell his product at the same price.
&and is very much more expensive In
SeUuui.
ft:.
TREASURE HUNTERS FIGHT.
Fitx-William J'arty Driven From Cocoa
tslait*.
New York, Jan. 1«.—From Coat*
ttica onion ihi news of an encounter
between rival bands of treasure hun
ters on Co:-oa island, where a tradi
tionary pirate's board is said to be
burled, tables the Herald's Panama
correspondent.
The expedition under Lord Flta
WlUiam was?, the dispatch continues,
defeated by the men under command
of Harold W.
S. Ciray.
Lord Fltz William and his party
reached the Liland on the yacht Ve
ronlque to find it had been preceded
by the Gray expedition on the yacht
Ros Marine. The latter party claimed
to hav- a Costa ttican concession to
search for the treasure and objected
to the presence of the Fiiz-William
force. A fight la said to have fol
lowed and Fit/.-William and his com
pany were hea'^n off.
The Costa ir^an government has
sent the gunboat Tggialbla to estab
lish and preserve order on the island.
Failure of the Fitz William venture
Unds another of the numerous expedi
tions to the romantic isle, where are
supposed to lie buried bullion, plate
and jewels estimated to be worth from
$:io,ooo,oo to $100,000,000.
SUIT TO RECOVER $2,000,000.
Directors Charged With Illegal Dec
laration of Dividends.
Chicago. Jan. Hi.—As a director for
the American Malting company of New
York Charles A. Furcell, a former
wealthy business man of New York,
is charged in a suit filed in the United
States circuit court here with having
been a party to an illegal declaration
of almost |2,o0l),000 in dividends. Bas
ing allegations upon the laws of the
state of New Jersey, where the mail
ing company was organised. Chicago
counsel for the company asked that
the federal couits secure an account
ing from Purcell and force him to re
pay to ihe concern $l,t»r5.350 and in
terest. Mr. Purcell was supposed to be
in Chicago, but Deputy United States
Marshal Uddell sought for him for two
days before learning that Purcell had
left Chicago for California a week ago.
Suits of a similar nature and for sim
ilar amounts have begun in New YOIK
and Milwaukee. A judgment against
other creditors was rendered In favor'
of the malting company in one suit
began in Mew York.
ARRANGED BY DOUGLAS.
Fall River Strikers and Manufacturers
Meet in. Boston.
Boston, Jan. 16.—A conference
held during the day at the office of
Governor Douglas at the statehouse be
tween a committee of the cotton goods
manufacturers of Fall River and rep
resentatives of the operatives who
have been on strike for nearly six
months. The meeting was held at the
instance of Governor Douglas, who is
desirous of bringing about a settle
ment of the trouble. The textile un
ions of Fall Hiver voted to give a com
mittee from the unions full power to
act in the matter of ending or continu
ing the strike and the Manufacturers
association also delegated a committee
to act authoritatively for them in fix
ing terms for a settlement. These com
mittees met in the governor's office in
private conference.
Governor Douglas formally opened
the conference and submitted his
proposition, which, it was understood,
was that the strike be declared off at
orce and the operatives go back to
work Immediately, leaving the issues
to be disposed of in some manner to
be decided upon at the conference.
mUWMEM
Woman Frozen to Heath.
Minneapolis, Jan. 16.—Out of fuel
and without relatives to care for her
Mrs. O. Johnson sat in her little home
at 30J8 Thirty fourth avenue south1
and read her prayer book until the!
benumbing cold brought death. Her
body was found, frozen stiff, when a
policeman broke open the door at the
solicitation of apprehensive neighbors.
Minnesota Indians to Be Paid.
Washington, Jan. 16.—In about a
week the Indian office wtll be ready to
begin paying Red Lake Indians for
the lands sold last summer. Commis
sioner l.eupp told Representative
Sleenereon that the first amount dis
bursed will be about $llG,00u^ The
regulations
and rolls are now being
prepared. ti
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
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Minneapolis Wheat.
Minneapolis. Jan. 14.—Wheat—May,
$1.17*4 July. $1.14% Sept., »3%c. On
track—No. 1 hard. $1.1«%: No. 1
Northern, $1.15% No. 2 Northern,
11.11%. ___
Dtfluth Wheat and Flax.
Duluth, Jan. 14.—Wheat—To arrive
and on track—No. 1 Northern, $1.14*4
No. 2 Northern. $1.07*4 May. $l.l*i'i
®1.K,% July, $1.14% Sept.. 944«\
Flax—To arrive and on track, $1.23
May. $1.21%.
St. Paul Union Stoek Yards.
St. Faul, Jan. 14.—Cattle—Good to
choice steers, [email protected] common to
fair. $3.50fi4.75 good to choi. e cows
and heifers, $l\6.r?? :?.50 veals. $2.00(ft
4,!o. Hogs- S4.ir.tffS4.60. Sheep—Good
to choice wethers and yearlings, $5.00
(M',.oo good to choice native lambs,
$£.*' 5&ti.75.
Chicago Union Stock Yarda.
Chicago. Jan. 14.—Cattle—Good to
prime steers, *5 75 t.3o poor to me
dium. $3.7505.50 stockers and feed
ers. $2.25Q)4.25 cows and heifers, $1.
2bfit 5.°5 calves, [email protected]. Hogs—
Mixed and butchers. $4.45^-4,75 good
to choice heavy, $4.70#4.80 light,
$4.40®4.b5. Sheep—Good to choice
wethers, $5.00^5.60 Western sheep,
$4.25^5.60 native lambs, $5.00(g7.65
Western, $5.75^7.50.
Chicago Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Jan. 14.—Wheat—Jan., fl,
14 May, $l.16f| July, 99c Sept.,
91
Corn»-Jan., 4174c May, 447k
(&45c July, 15%c. Oats—Jan., 30^c
May, 3lfeG31Uc July. 31*/ic. Pork
—Jan., $12.37% May, $12.67%. Flax
—Cash, Northwestern, $1.23 South
western, $1.1 ft Jan.. $1.M» May, $1.21.
Butter—Creameries, l»g)29c dairies,
18',t.ff24c. 'Bggs—22#27c. Poultry—
Turkeys, 13e chickens, 11 %c springs,
lie.
Thousand* Cured.
DeWitt's Witeh llazol Salve has cured
thousands of eases of Piles. "I bought
a box of DeWitt's Witeh Hazel Salve on
the recommendation of our druggist,"
so writes '. II. LaCroix, of Zavalla. Tex.,
"and used it for a stubborn ca»eof Piles.
It cured me permanently.' Sold by
Cook it Odee.
Chamberlain CoughJRemedy the Beat
^Made.
'•In my opinion Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is the best made for colds,"
says Mrs. Cora Walker of Po. terville,
California. There is no doubt about it
being the best. No other wi 1 cure a
cold so quickly. No other is so suro a
preventive of pneumonia. N» other is
so pleasant and safe to take. These aie
good reasons why it should be pre
ferred to any other. The faet is that
few people are satisfied with any other
after having onee u-«ed this remedy.
For sa'e l»v StoJdura A lialsteadS
A Five Cent
Lunch
A prtekflpr of
Uneeda Biscuit forms the basis
of an ideal lunch. Meal because they
do good as well as taste good—muscle build'
ing aa well aa palate pleaaiug
Uneeda
Biscuit
aft good anywhere aud everywhere. (iool
for
lunch aa tbe working man's equally good oa the basis of
a luncheon or a substantial meal. You can't
really understand their goodness until you try them
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
We orioinafrd HOVFY
FOLEY'S
your
An agreeable movement of the bowels
without any unpleasant elfect is pro
duced by Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. For sale by Stoddard A.
Halstcad.
I)r. Dade's Little Liver Pills cure Liver
Pill-. StntM-r* fl-Mra.l
place etmllilenrti t:i K. rry'a
.'•V' a—(h--kindi hat sieveri ill.
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Davt I- i• i'J yeais.
art* not im i \p
by all tieuVrs. ItWS
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HAY-FEVER
ELY'S CREAM BALM
This Remedy is a Specific,
Sure to Givo Satisfaction.
CIVCS RELIEF AT ONCE.
It cleanses, soothes, heals, and protsv tathe
diseaaed nu mbi-une. It cures Catarrh ami
drives away a Cold in the Head quickly.
Kestores the Senses of Taste and Smell.
1-lasy to use. Contains uo injurious drugs.
Applied into the nostrils and absorbed.
Ijarge Size, f0 cents at Druggists or by
in til Trinl 10 emit* lv mail,
ELY BROTHERS. 56 Warren St.. New Yor*
tha child's
AND
Remember the name and insist upon having
rAirlifc
WARE OF IMITATIONS
of FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR
On account of the great merit and popuiarity of FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR
for Cough«i Colds, and Lung Trouble, teveral manufacturers arc advertising
imitations with similar sounding names with the view of profiting by the favorably
known reputation of FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR.
DO NOT BE IMPOSED UPON
TA as a Throat and Lung Remedy and unless you get
HONEY AND TAR you do not get the original and genuine.
life or health by taking imitations, which cost you the same as the genuine.
FOLEY** HONEY AND TAR
is put up in three sizes-^^c, 50c and $1.00.
Prepared only by FOLEY & CO., 92-94-96 Ohio Street, Chicago, Illinois.
SOLD INO RECOMMENDED BY
STODDARD & HALSTEAD
Is
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Dairyin
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Correspondene Solicited
Chas. B.
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR. DO
EE'S LAXATIVE HONEYiiTAR
The Original Laxative Cough Syrup and the Genuine Honey and Tar. An im
provement over all Cough, Lung and Bronchial Remedies. Pleasant to the taste and
good alike for young and old. Prepared by Pineule Medicine Co., Chicago, ii.S. A.
For sale by STODDARD & HALSTEAD.
JL jk A *. -Jit-
the Basis
and the demand lor Lake County farms is increasing.
If
you are in search
of
of
a
Where you can raise heat. Cats. Parity, CcrL, I lax, Potatoes
in fact everything edavted to this latitude acU
where you can successlullv carry on
-a Good Climate
t-
nd where your family "Will have tie ,d vanat
I Good society,
tAn-
Good uhcols,
now.
Good Church Facilities,
then come and sec me, and i will dhow you just what you want. If you
art renting land
paying $3 to $5 per acre annual rental, I will
you just 35 trood land and sell It to you at what you
will pay out In rental, whert you are in three years,
and will five you easy terms of payment.
If you want a good location In Madison I have such for you. A large num
ber of substantial buildings have been built in fladison the past sea
son and the city is steadily growing in population.
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA.
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