ïmu -L.:'
Free
Catarrh
!o work in searching, through
Its »pedal a», ¡cultural explorers, the
countries of the old world where ag
riculture has been carried on for cen
OLD WORLD PLANTS.
turies and tens of centuries and where
■I Opinion of your cate fraaW?
its history of crops fades away into
DR W O. COFFFE. m Ceatary
Government Importations Promise
dim tradition, and from these coun-
Much to Our Agriculture.
tries some of the most useful and at tlonad. _______
tractive plants have been Introduced,
WHY FENCE VIRE RCST&.
GUV ELLIOTT MITCHELL.
which promise great things for Amer
KM]
At the recent meeting ot the National from 210.39« acres In 1898, to a total ican agriculture. It is a question
A>ard of Trade in Washington the re ot 610,700 acres In 1904, raising the among far-sighted plant breeders and Department of Agriculture says
27KW:k
value of the land from between >1.00
farmers Use Cheap Material.
port adopted from the committee on and
>1.50 per acre to from >35.00 to
A bulletin setting forth the
agricultural statistics presents many >50.00 per acre, & l d the output baa been
an investigation made by the Depar
facts of great Interest to the farmers Increased from 179,919,293 pounds ot
ment of Agriculture into the corrosion
throughout the country and those de rough rice In 1898 to 869,436,800 pounds
of iron and steel wire fencing was _ r
1904. In the matter of fruits, It will
pendent upon them for their prosperity, In
sued recently to the farmers of the
be remembered that the Department
country. Many complaints have bee”
showing the large scope ot the work Introduced the Bahia orange, known
made to the department in the las.
of the Department of Agriculture and ns the Washington navel orange, which
year regarding the present quality or
Che enormous actual benefit which its has become the standard orange
fa naatti, |
iron an steel wire used i'encing, anJ
investigations have been to all of our throughout California. More recently,
fine coileeu^MH
to Improve thes conditions, wit. th.
producing areas.
the Department has expended in the
hope f determining some remedy for
FREE’¿fl
After discussing the question of the neighborhood of ten thousand dollars
Old Faahioned ■
the corrosion, Secretary Wilson order
Department's methods ot gathering in the introduction of the date p' 'm
ed a thorough investigation, an th
Statistical Information regarding grow into Arizona and California and al
Flower
SEEK
perts ame to the conclusion that th.
ing crops, the National Board of Trade though sufficient time has not yet
imnortrd
chief trouble is that the average arm-
reeuuuuendlng a modification of tue elapsed to enable us to state positively
I'lumosa, Celnalsjgl
e insists on using the cheapest vlr
P • nu la, CaUr4E?n
present methods. Including the cutting what the outcome will be, there ap
for fencing, and the cheap wire natural
down of the great army of farmers and pears no reason to doubt that an en
Others who are called upon by the De tirely new Industry will be built up
ly corrodes.
The department claims that some
CUd.Gilla,Swwtwfi|
partment for reports on conditions of In these sections as a result of the ef
Anemone. Solannmil
manufacturers hold that If it were pos
their crops, and the reorganization ot forts of the Department. The present
Bird of HUS
sible to make a better graae ot wire at
S d.ini, Silean.Blufil
the Bureau of Statistics upon a basis value of date importations Is, roughly
ot
Scotland. S.iiilard
even a slightly higher price, it would
of fewer but more reliable reporters, speaking, half a million dollars. This
Fink, Browaina/SoAl
Margaret, CyanMjgl
be useless to put it on the market, as
carrying greater Individual responsibil ccns.sts largely of the cheaper grades
Blip, Coieopila. nUrnZul
the American farmer would not buy it,
ities. end also in the cutting down of of dates, the finer varieties from the
Cypr.-» VI1,«, S3
Clock.
Zinnia VZQI
because he desires cheapness above
the free seed appropriations and the Sahara seldom coming to this country
Violet.
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substitution of a practice of distribut except in very small quantities. These
other consideration.
All the tbove mm
ing only those seeds and plants which can undoubtedly be grown in our south
The result of preliminary experi
you if you will lend J
ments made by the Agricultural De
cents in ilher or
will be a probable benefit to the various west
JAPANESE BAMBOO TREE
Stamp« to pay th« ««
sections of the country as a nucleus
partment
pointed
to
the
manganese
in
The Bamboo is the Staple Wood ol Japan and
of postage and pm.
American
Sugar
Beet
Seed.
about which to build up a substitution
the wire as undoubtedly being he chief
ing.
Its Uses Spell Legion.
"The Introduction of the sugar beet,
cause of the corrosion, and it Is stated
of more valuable crops than those now
GLENDALE MURSERT
grown by the farmers. In response to while not due primarily to the efforts growers whether this part of the work that the more manganese there is pres •• My Secret Remedy Qnickly Cure»
Daft.«7 Everett,Ihn.
a request, the committee received a of the Department, has unquestion of the Department of Agriculture does ent in fence wire the quicker It will
Catarrh.
”
—
C.
E.
Guuos.
hold out the greatest possibility tc
statement from Secretary Wilson bear- ably been greatly assisted by the dis- not
or deteriorate.
Catarrh is not only dangerous, but it causes
the future of America of any branch of rust
To show the possible causes for the bad breath.ulceration. death and decay of bones,
the government. Every now and then
loss of thinking and reasoning power, killsam-
a new plant or new variety is discover
bition and energy, often causes loss of appetite
indigestion, dvsnepsia, raw throat and reaches
ed and Introduced which may revo
to general debility, idiocy and insanity., It neeus
lutionize that particular branch of
attention at once. Cure it with Gauss Catarrh
crop production. The macaroni wheat
Cure. It is a quick, radical, permanent cure,
because it rids the system of tho poison gurm»
which the Secretary mentions is a fair
that
cause catarrh.
.
example. Extensive trials of this
In order to prove to nil who are suffering from
wheat have been made throughout the
this dangerous and loathsome disease thatGauss
Catarrh Cure will actually cure any case of
middle belt of the United States, just
catarrh quid lv, no matter how long standing
west of the producing area for ordinary
or how bad. I will send a trial package by mail ri
(f H|0W TO BUILD M
wheat, and it is believed that a vast
free of all cost, {¿end is your name and address
pVete!1 illustrated INCUBAIK
to-day and tho treatme t will be sent you by
section of possibly a million square
return mail. Try it! It will positively cure s
JVl
h’&resit broom
m'Tes heretofore thought unfit for any
that you will be welcomed instead nf «hynne'
free, showing how
agriculture, is capable of producing
Dy yom friends. C. E. GAUSS,
Main bt»«
BLSSo&gssaai out Id your own machines tt
this new grain at the rate of from 15
Marshall, Mich. Fill out coupon below.
little cost. Anvone can do L
ft ".*
Also fine illustrated catalog o(
to 20 bushels per acre. With such a
U 1 Sc.
Incubator and Brooder Sup-
IFREE
startling showing as this due entirely
ave plies. WrhoforboU.
IMSlI
ItW?
H. M. BHMROG l »
8 This coupon Is good for one trial package of
to the experimental work of the De
la V5 I "
IF R E E Dent. 87
[Gauss’ Combined Catarrh Cure, mulled fixe In
partment who shall say when the food
'plain packaiM. Simply fill in your name and
address on dotted lines I k low and mall to
producing limit of the world may be
kC. E. GAUSS, rC94 M -in Street,
reached ?
Marshall, Mich.
Bringing Asia to Our Doors.
For every section ol the vastly 31-
re"
My treatment le the only ab»
versified soil and climate of the United
r ICU luCespocltlcandcurofordru
States, says Secretary Wilson, there is
___ __ _ . li,* bit». It is th.
I reatine
nt only one that«»
a corresponding spot in some portion
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ASi
tain» the vital prtnelpl«. 1
of the old world where agriculture has
Oli
Lil
win
treat
any drug o»« Fne
CAMEL LOADED WITH BERSEEM.
been successfully prosecuted for cen
. _1 until f’nrrd. ihrltetodif.
This Is the Clover of Egypt and is Believed to Be of Great Value to Certain of Our
turies. What we need is full and com
Uurea
State kind and quantity ofdrefisni
MITSUMATA RAIN COAT.
Dryer Climates.
plete Information regarding the old Woven From a Japanese Plant Which the De
Dr. Waterman, Edite B. 14 Lexington.Av..HI
Ing upon the work of the Department tribution of seed by the Department, world agriculture and the intelligent
partment is Introducing in the South.
in the eolk-ctiou uud distribution of ex and tbe establishment of the sugar beet application of that knowledge to our
corrosion and that manganese Is at the
perimental seeds and plants which seed Industry, In the United States, own country.
Brooks’ Ap|iliancefs anew
contains much of Interest. The Secre which, from the present indications,
It would be possible to extend his bottom of all the trouble, the depart
ScieuliUe diocoveiy with uu-
tomotic uir cusujohs Chut
will be a question of only a few years, letter almost Indefinitely, the Secretary ment quotes a number of steel, iron
tary says to the committee:
draws tbe broken ports to-
gt lh. r and lands them ns
“I am pleased to give you a state will have been due directly to the work continues, were we to go into the var and metalurgical authorities on the
you would a b< ukru limb. It
® mW REE
ment showing In a general way the im of tlie Department. Seeing the im ious agricultural possibilities which are subject
absoluu-iy holds ill inly and
Comlot tauly uud never aln>.-<,
portance of the work of seed and plant portance of developing our own sugar now being worked up by the Office of
uiwujs lisiut and cool uud
SOCTHERN FARMS.
cotiioiinsio every movement
introduction to this Department and beet and çeed industry, plans were Seed and Plant Introduction and Dis
r-
ot the body without chuting
to the agriculture of the United States. formulated three years ago to encour tribution. We are now at work upon
or hurting. 1 make it to your
‘'Modern Furuace Hojtlnr■'''
age
the
growing
of
this
seed.
The
the
introduction
of
the
Japanese
mat
measure
urni
bend
it
to
you
Rapid
Increase
in
Values
Makes
the
The appropriation for 1906 Is >290,000,
on a atrict guarantee of
Whole South Prosperous.
which will be practically all used In amount expended on this work, up to ting rush into the United States. There
satisfaction or m >nUy re
late, including salaries and the an are imported annually into the United
funded and 1 have put m z
AlaautactureW llecord.
this work.”
price PO iow that anybody
nual cost of American grown seed for States something like uve million dol
can buy it. Kemeinber I
Fnrna-e
for »10. ID"
It
No. 45 ; Steel Ferna-
efor
1“
While
it
is
true
that
tho
industrial
in Touch With the Farmers.
distribution, will not exceed >15,000, lars worth of matting. The owners of
make it to your ordpr- sendlt torou-vou wear it-and If
m», -----------
a »tore, »ch
ol “ or »man—
8 room»,
k “
-*
it doesn’t satisfy you, you send it buck to m* nnd I will
-h—burn» any fuel; haa abrlck MP»
Through the medium of the distribu while the value of the sugar beet seed a newly Invented loom guarantee that development of tho South is going for refund
your
monev
without
question.
The
banks
and
the
-i
nnd
Is
strong
and
durable
Are
b->]
»nd
U
»trona
S
”
dd<>SH?.
h»" e wlllteil you that i< th6 wav I do bu-iness
tion of seeds and plants, the Secretary used In the United States is at least the value of the annual consumption ward with amazing rapidity, it is never postmaster
sizes forother work). Write W
^h.eyrbwo
’oriii>k-itwiirpiyy.>n.
—alwiivs absolutely on the square a«>d I am selling thous
for our
book—It will pay you. 1 -gj
continues, the Depaitmeut workers put half a million dollars annually, be of raw material to supply their fac theless true that, by virtue of the ex ands
of people this way for the past five 'earn. Rernenv
arming
ft Ventilating Company,
EewWfi.
•
her I use no salves, no harness, no lies, no fakes. I jlist
Into practice the discoveries which they sides the much greater value to the tories will not be less than >2,000,000. tent of the agricultural interests in give
4
Tacoma
Building, Chicago
you a s’raight business deal n’ n reisonablo jiri'1''.
1
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may have made in the laboratories and sugar beet raisers of having seed We are working to establish the cul the South, agriculture is yet the foun A. E. Bronka, 1210 DrouLs Bldg., MurshuH, M eh
dation
of
the
business
of
that
section
In their field work. He mentions the adapted to American conditions. A ture of this matting rush in the aban
distribution of disease resistant cotton conservative calculation shows that the doned rice fields of the Carolinas and A change from poverty to prosperity
seed to such portions ot the toulh as value to American sugar beet growers the work has already progressed far of the farmer, and a change from land
-
are affected with the cotton wilt dis of using higher grade seed than is enough to justify a reasonable assur without selling value to land in de 2SmjNa.ms.SO®' -
ease, The annual loss to the south usually sent here by German seedsmen ance of success. We are also working mand at an advance of 50 to 150 per
S
»«u'rite
’
ridi"^»
3
or
e
ior
.
klll,n
s
»man
game;
»Lots
W
’
shot
and
dart»;
cent
over
tho
nominal
price
of
one
or
from this disease will easily reach will easily aggregate >1,000,000 an to introduce a disease resistant strain
‘toSi
34yGUr Tame a"i »‘W«“ for only ao pieces o?
>500,000, and the Department has done nually. Our work along this line has of Bermuda or Easter lily and with fair two years ago, is the most .ar reaching Jewelry
retura •■‘•“S-A'i’lTil .illd.,an<1 w* will send tbl- ride at onee and a
much to reduce or prevent this loss at progressed so far that we shall dis- prospects of success. We are encour- development in Southern advancement »upplyol
su
pply
of
snot.
_____________________
COLUMBIA NOVELTY CO., Dept. 72 , Eart Boston, Miss.
of the last quarter of a century.
it cost of not more than >1,000 for the
It
is
far-reaching
in
many
ways.
It
seed and experimental work. The In
means that within the last year or two
troduction of some of the hardy
Southern farm properties have increas
oranges developed by the workers In
ed not less than >1,000.000,000 In value,
the Bureau of Plant In iustry is another
probably at least >1,500,000,000. But
similar illustration. By a series of
is the title of Our New Catalogue for 1906—the most beauti
more than that, it means that under
cross-breeding experiments between the
ful and instructive horticultural publication of the day—
this
improved financial condition the
ordinary sweet orange and the hardy
186 pages—700 engravings — 7 superb colored plates—
Southern farmer has gained new cour
Japanese citus trifoliata, a very valu
7 duotone plates of vegetables and flowers.
age, new backbone; that he has learned
able and seml-hardy orange has been
how to market his cotton crop; that he
To give this catalogue th© largest possible distribution, we make the following liberal offer!
produced, which will probably grow
has fought to a finish the great battle
almost as far north as Washington. It
as to whether the producer or the spec
is expected that with several more gen
ulator is to control the price of his
erations of Improvement, an orange
staple. Having won this fight., the en
Counts as Cash
practically equal to the ordinary type
•ire handling of cotton from the field
To every one who will state where this adverti«mer.t was «eon and wh®
of Florida or California orange will be
enclose»
1
en
Cents
(in
stamps),
we will mail the catalogue, and also fiend free
to
the
factory,
whether
the
factory
be
able to withstand comparatively severe
of cnarge, our famous 5«')-Cent“ Henderson ” Collection of seeds, contain»
in this country or in Europe, has en
freezing weather. Through the co-
i gone packet each of Giant Mixtd iwrrt Praif Giant Fancy Pantict,
tered upon an entirely new stage in Its
Hinderin'i NcwTsri Lrlfttct; Early Ruby Ttmaity
operation of the Laboratory of Drug
and H httc 7 typed Scarlet Radiihc in a coupon envelope, which, when emptied
history. It also means that land wi.
Plant Investigation with the Office of
and returned, will be accepted as a 25-ccntcash payment on any order
be more thoroughly cultivated, for the
Seed and Plant Introduction and Dis-
amounting to Ji.ooand upward.
successful man. whether he be a
tribution, we are endeavoring to in
farmer,
a
merchant,
or
a
manufacturer
137 Chhin«»'
troduce Into the United States the cul
HEw Y oak C m '
Is always better able to work to good
ture of a number of different drug
advantage
than
the
one
who
is
fighting
plants the annual impo-tatton of which
a losing battle.
at the present time runs into miillous
More and more the diversification of
of dollars In value. It is this prin
agriculture has gone on and more and
ciple of co-operation which renders the
more have fruity growing and truck
work of particular value to the Depart
raising,
and
” with
ment Itself and of course enables the
---- ? .“““ “hog
“““"
“j.” hominy,
wim the
meathouse
at . home rather
than
I'epnrtmcnt to do better work for the
T,-
--
.
V
..
. In the
West, been developed throughout
country at large.
40
nasturtu
SEED
MORPHINE
New Cure for Rupture
Sent en Trial
JWRITE
BOOK
tiie leader
BOYS, a
everything
fo. the
garden
Every Empty Envelope
A SAFE INVESTMENT
#5 or More Per Month Buys Protected
r°pical
t
South.
Great Value from Small Expenditures
"In regard to the value of this work
to the United States, .n my opinion,"
the Secretary says, ‘there can be no
doubt that the distribution of seeds
from the time the work was first be-
hum. Introduced In the early sixties at
ance in the development of our agricul
ture. The rather hasty Biirvey of the
old records that the time at our dis
posal has permitted, show» that the De
partment has been helpful In the in-
troduction of many of the crops that
are at present considered the most val-
unbl« in the Unlted States Among
these may be mentioned the Fultx and
other varieties of wheat: Chinese »or-
gum. Introduced In tho early sixties at
* cost of about >2.00f> nnd now worth
easily many millions of dollars an
nually to the country; Kaffir corn, the
Introduction of w-hlch cost tbe Depart
ment not more than >5,000, of which
the annual value at present Is estimat
ed to be about >20,000,000: macaroni
wheat, on which, during the past three
years, we have expended about >10,000
and which has enabled the farmers of
the arid west to grow crop« worth
from >0,000,000 to >7.000,000 on lands
on which tbev could not grow the or
dinary varieties of wheat; Japanese
rlre, which has been n large factor In
th« phenomenal growth of the rice tn
dttsfry In Texa» and Tunisians, The
•ZTSajc devoted to Ibis h-. lu ressed
Briefs from Everywhere.
pie United States exported last year
>15,000,000 worth of oleo oil.
It is estimated that there are 4000
professional beggars in London and
that they collect over >1,500,000 a year.
women.
ARIZONA PROPAGATING DATE GARDFNS
Grown From Suikcr. Introduced by the Department ol Agriculture.
YOUNG SAHARA DATE TOFFS
Being Prepared lor Shipment to the United State].
tribute during this year 15.000 pounds
of American sugar beet seed and the
grower» will probably produce In the
neighborhood of 300.000 pounds next
vear, all of which has been contracted
for at the present time."
Most of the Money Wasted
Although the amount of money which
•he Secretary may use. out of the an
nual appropriation for the distribution
of s»edn, for the discovery, collection
and distribution of new seeds and
plants is quite limited, and but a pit
tsnee of the amount authorized by
Congress for th" distribution of com
mon cabbae» radish, tomato and other
garden and flowsr »e»ds. th» Depart
ment nevertheless 1» doing som» re-
aging the growing of Holland bulbs in
the Puget Sound region and believe
It will be only a question of time when
this Industry will be established. The
Introduction of the mango into Florida;
the Introduction of new persimmons
and other Chinese and Japanese fruits
which are now being secured by our
•xplorer in northern China, and the
Introduction of hardier or more pro
lific strains of alfalfa all promise In
the aggregate many millions of dollars
•f taersaae In the value of plant prod
ucts.
Touching on the question of the an
nual Congressional seed distribution
Secretary Wilson eave that while there
is undoubtedly some benefit attached to
w 1 l rov J® curCtluuL<'i.’ld«r»»>®b«wu' b-
come^for life and a l< gacy forj^fr
/
Unlted Etates sells nearly >200,-
000,000 worth of lard, cattle, fresh
beef, bacon, hams and oleo oil annually
to Europe.
ff K
7- HB f
9k
H
A
Paderewski says he keep« his hands
oiled nearly all the time and steeps
them in very hot water before giving
a piano recital.
Ir has been estimated that the aver
AHm’ted rvrter cf shares offered at per
’5 V'X n enth per there. Each elareef
sccnCi rr’a 1 rleen acTes
Und* ?***01
JUT
..
e f'cckholders’ treney la fully secured as the en*
t re r rerz trc.’udlrg ever 200 bu ldlrta railrood IB«,
z
r
f ‘ «rd deeded 'n trurt for protect**
S ,C^'CrSff°e X r ’ed*lnhla
deair«<1
made, however.
2ver 3000 persons already receiver dividends-
J?* Br??’au «»ologleal garden
there 1» a spider monkey which was
operated on for cataract of th» evea
and which now wears glass»».
meadows of southern Utah.
A wood-turning factory has been * sttb«
O^raiia stores, factories ar.d tannery «
Now is the Time to Invest.
age man winks about 4.000.000 times a
year. No actual count has ever been
Copper prospectors and miners are
opening up the mined forts, vlllarev
»nd canals »f a vanished rare of men
that onre peopled the rock-walled
■ tanagers, employed, Mahogany, item ctf
> $10.000,000 forert being unt in ahitlcatt
. 8* r^ak’n- application now you secure shares a» I—
Lgif
rjfW-P
Ve,
Y® J
F»'"*
* *ou«<'v. pm .
receive 4% on your money April 1st.
BOARD OF DIUECTOM
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Justice Tnpr me Cou’t, Norfolk, N
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victoa ixy. font ,. Jy- . _
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