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Road Construction
Rridge*.—“We should praise the
bridge that carries us safely over," . .
sn old saying Another is. ’Don't
the bridge before you come to
it these saws originated bund*
rede of veal* ago when ramshackle,
diiiigerou# bridges were the rule
rathe* than the exception* but In
mau> parts oi Florida they are **
rvpreawive as- ever. Our roads arc
iM«J and the bridges. vvortw* hIwav**
suspicion*. often daugeious. and
juai:\ are impnawiblc »n high
when they are mum needed.
The flr«! care in bettering » road
should !*e itH bridges They should
(m> raised w> much as always to he
n hove high water, and fie so aide
•tin! strong and smooth as to ellm
j nn tr the ncccswit\ of sltickcntnk the
pact* when crossiiiK them. <!*> of
nitfhl.
(imsl Htrln»fi-rs. of heart pitir, for
the i»up|K>rt of thi* floor, is thi- first
item. If thr hriiljfi* Is short anti tit**
sawmill not distant, sawed ones at -
• he best. Four stringers six by six
lilt hex are sufficient for n bridge six¬
ain feet wide and ten feet long,
tour stringers six by eight inches
.ill do for same width and sixteen
fe*i Ion? They will hold tip any
u«*4 that *tx mule* can pull. Four
light wood log*, the Mfnall end* eight
}r‘he* aero**, laid butt* and top* ah
feefiately, are abundantly *tr<mg for
a twenty-two fee 1 *pnn. For still
longer *paint, rallroafl Iron may t>e
u*ed. l,ny the rails with the face
<Jnx\n and place on top of .-neb u two
inch plank six or eight Inches will.
The floor is spiked to these planks
in such wise that the projecting
spike points nre clone to the rail* on
each side, around which they nre af
terwanls partly bent, thus seiurlng
firmness to the bridge, Four rails
are necessary, not for the sake of
strength, but to furnish eiiotign
of jKiinta of stipiKirt for the floor
plituka.
Before the stringers are placed lev
el off eai h abutment and lay thereon
slid "end sill,” This Is a sill or
plank on which the end* of the
stringers arc supported, to prevent
uuequal settling and to distribute
the I< mil more evenly over nil of
them. Tbeoe end Kill* *hould be
shove high water mark, Now put
the atriuger* in poaitlou. A* iiiiisl
of the tr*ffie will pa** over the mid¬
dle of the bridge, the two central
one* should have less »p«ce from
each other than from the »idr airing
er*. If the timber* are round, the
upper face should lie flat hewn to
give a broader support for the
plonk*. When they are in position,
put a plank aero** them edgewise »t
Afferent point* to find If they arc
Vi height, and level. In the *b
•in spirit level a new (in buck
quit# full of water will an*wcr.
rtw tor the floor, Which ahould be
of two-inch plank, not leaa
right Inch#* wide. Let the planks
touch If green if semenii'd allow a
small space between them to give
room for swelling. Look «t an end
of each plunk and note the annual
ring*: lay tlie plank* with the rings
convex on the upper aide, which
gives more durability aud strength
tinin when Die hollow side i* up. I sc
win* spikes: no smaller than forty
penny, are lw**t. Lines passing over
the centers of the stringer* hatting
lieen acralched along the floor, drive
a spike Into each plsnk. slantingly,
along the lines with a hatehel, just
deep enough to steady it. Then drive
them home with the hack of an axe
Tb# atriuger* shoulu is* *0 long
that the floor can extend at iea*t
eighteen inches over the solid ground
at each end. If not, the fed of hors
e» will cause cavings ami
holes. The planking prevent* this
and moreover hi*epx dry and liaixl the
ground beneath Next saw off the
#ni1* of the stringers even with the
edges of the flour. The latter will
now, probably, lie several Inchr
above the ground, and the earth to
be parked against It will noon,
the pounding of hoof* .in* flattened
down and forced beneath it. To pre
vent thi*, *pike a plank against
end* of the *trltiger* Now make
the approach, or apron to the bridge
of tough material turf and clay
mi \#d l» beat Or, If the bridge
altove the road level,
ntort with pine top*, which m*ke a
ooMd foundation aud oave materials
Pound down with axe the earth
a* soon a* threiwu up aud let it
three or tour inebe* above the ievet
n< the bridge to allow for srUllnp
tVhen the earth next the bridge is
even with it or a little higher, th
wheel, of vehicle, on entering it will
not strike agnill.t the end plank
jarring the whole *truclure, but roll
onto H .monthly. If the bridge is
long damagiug Vibration i. deaden
ed through the premure of the ap
proaeh against the vertical
plank. Finish the bridge by pWtHtol
a light banister on each aide, maiulv
as guide*, for w hich reason they
should be whitewashed to *bow up
b**tt<*r in thr timrk.
The atowe pertain, only to
of ordinary length a( ro»* !>i am in .
canals and ditches. loi dit« he. ’ 11
which the water will never riae hign,
by far the best bridging i. culvert
jM}ie of glased terra «,tta. lay it
with the coiiars up stream, caulked
with clay and Spanish mtxa it
•itouid have a slight fall, and not be
&***• ihati eight ioeb# below the rudd
jjrfjrr Ram brick bat* or day and
moos well around both end. to pre
vent th# water creeping along
mitaide, Barge hollow cypress logs
will also answer.
It is sometimes best riot to bridge
small spring branches, as they serve
ior watering places Irevpen the bot¬
tom of such a branch a few Inches
then corduroy if with straight pole*
If these are laid with butte down
stream and both ends funtencd dawn
with crotches tliet will not
away, but soon In covered with sand
Foot logs, with banister, should be
provided for pedestrians.
Mridpr-s ni-roHh riv#*r* hui** general
Jy three faults are too narrow,
t I K> low to over top jtnd withstand
heat \ freshets, and so short that ;
'*'<•> ' "'ily reached by wading
when the stream is full. These in
eonvetiicnees arc entirely urmfscessa j
ry and can la* prevented by a
forethought and additional cost. Tin
road at the union with the bridge
should be elevated so as to be dry a 1
ill times and to lessen the generally
absurdly steep slop#* of the apron,
ft should be made of logs, pole* and
brush, to withstand floods, and tin
abutwent* should be fortified With
revel merits of logs I»k#•* the three
sides of a log house
Not or><* ferry otif of u*n 1 mm «
valid exenne fur H* exi*teiif!<* ami
inaiiy gnuil M*< tioilK of ih<* *tutp will
remain thinly |xj|>u!«t<*d im long a
Um**«* are nut replaceti with brid#< ».
\ and <‘uiiHtrueiei
bridge i* put turonn a river. The
flint heavy freahet *w#*«*p« it away,
after which infcrcMcd partien aver
that no bridge can l«* made to xtimd
the flood*, and a ferry frandiin^ |.«
granted by the lc|fl*laturc. No
off t he gratin' 1 * algti i* *<» effect I ve in
“keeping i>|f“ HcttlcrH and riviliza
trim a* a Florida ferry, *o that those
who have the advancement of the
Mate at heart ahould replace
relic* of bar bar lain with tfood, *afe
bridges. H. K. iMgergren.
Htnrke, Kio¬
(To be continued).
Why He Couldn’t See Him.
“I'd like to sc.- Mr. Wexworth.”
said the man at the front door, ac¬
cording to the Chicago Tribune.
“I’m sorry,” replied the woman of
(lie house, "but you can't see him."
"He isn’t sick, is he?”
we, without remaining yeur* enough
"No, sir; but ’’
“Then 1 think he'll see me. T e l)
him. if you plea**, that WU 11 * lilggu
more i* here,”
“I win Id like to oblige you, but ”
Mi
“Barden isms for being pemiateid.
maduin you are Mr*. Wexworth, are
you not?”
“I am.”
"Hurdon me for iit*i*tittg, Mrs.
Wexworth. your husband and I *##
old unit intimate friend*. I dare say
lie is tony In the old day* when w
were thrown together o?'*n in w&»
„| WB y g hu*v ^ A professional man
^ ( _ ^ vinff o1 hi , Ume . n „ t ,
rei*e*t that 1 am quite sure that he
will sc# me. I *lmll not detain him
long, hut while passing through the
town where he live* 1 could never
forgive myself if I didn't call and oay
'how do you do?’ If nothing el*c.“
"You "ill If 1 say—-- „
exeuae me
"Your pardon again, madam, but
will you oblige me by telling him
I would like to see him?"
"I can't. lie htv* been dead four
years. 1 tried several times to tell
vo „, | M ,t V(>11 woutdn't certainly. No
(Jood day. *lr.“
The V .nag#! a Sharp T im,
V traveling tlieatricnl company
which played « recent Chicago en
giigfMtieut wiia in financial atraita
which presaged disaster, say* th**
t’hicago Times Herald. An offer of
|| m( . „( H New York house wax rcceb
,. d , anil it was lielleved that the day
,<>uld is* saved If the company could
reach th# metropolis.
Tills is how it was done: There
were fourteen me ml a* r* of the com
puny and twenty-one trunks. The
charge for excess baggage alone
would awamp the organization. The
manager explained what he proposed
u» do and succeeded in borrowing
money to purchase fourteen tickets
10 Now York. He presented these to
Hie twiggage agent of the line, and
,, t , them checked through fourteen
city ticket agent of the road, »aid
he had just changed hi*'route
uml was going west first and aur-
1 endered the ticket*, receiving th
casii refunded for them. The money
wa. promptly handed back to the ho
telman, and as the reault of this
manipulation fourteen trunk*, cou
taining all the costume, absolutely
Ch-ential for a New i ork perform
Uad been torwaretexi to their
without xavsting the com
|«my a rent. I'iic remainuvg seven
trunk, were pledged to another line
ter sevud claw. fare, and the com
puny thu. reached the metropolis,
huU-altv speaking, '«» trunk* ”
te,
Dishonest? IVrha;«i: but all’x fair
in hue and war. ami the theatrical
manager tooku u{kui tb« rxKiilrxxid
{Tift 11 a» hiN iuiplivkubli* enemy
Th* folly of prvjuilu*« im frx^uentlv
shown by |*copl«* wrv prefer to miHVr
for year?* r«thrt than try mu mtivertis
^ The million* who hui't?
^ » U ch notiouo, take Xyer's Saraapa
f or bliHKt-discases. and are euc
cl. So much for common s-ua.
Floating bed. of seaweed, which
...re often met with in mid-ocean,
have isTii otwerved to ta-dtu-e the
height of waves, like hit thrown up
t»*» the water taking advantage of
this fact,- a scientist ha- invented a
thin cotton or silken net to answer
um* purpo##
HER OWN LOVER.
Elizabeth Charming watched Mark
Warren until he was lost to her view.
Then she left the shrubbery where
they had been walking together and
slowly crossed the iawr, to the house
flow happy she was and how beau
tiful the world' It was good to be
alive! The June air. fragrant with
the scent of rosea and honey-suckle,
seemed throbbing with Joy.
How hei friends would wonder
when they learned that she was go
I tig to marry a poor man, a at rug*
glliig artist. They bad always affirm
#<) the. because ahe had shown
»ii much Indifference to the many
MU itor# w fi|rh her beauty awl wealth
attracted, was waiting to make some
great, grand marriage; but* happily,
was her own mistress and free to
<<hoo*e as she wished. Bhe loved
Vf«rk Warren and would marry him.
\nd, although the decisive words had
not been spoken, she knew well the
avowal that bad been trembling on
his lips ho often.
When he had protested against foe
ing sent away that morning, ahe had
bade him “come this evening,” and
from the ex pres so in of his eyes she
knew what words he would speak.
Ah, she was so happy!
A maid met her at the door and
handed her a little parcel, saying,—
“From Miss Arden.”
MU* Chnmdng opened it.
“Oh, the menu card* I ordered. But
they are not all here. She was to have
painted two dozen.”
“The boy who brought them. Miss
Elizabeth said that Mis* Arden »a
sick,” answered the maid.
“Indeed I Fro sorry. That is the
reason J have not seen her for so
long, poor little girl! Have them
bring the carriage around, Jane, I
will drive into the city and see her.
Tell Aunt Mary when she cornea In
not to await luncheon.”
All along the way down town Miss
(’banning felt quite remorseful that
of late she had been so absorbed m
her new happiness that she had not
K |ven , “ >r ,m,ml B,u ‘ utloD 1x1 thi *
tie protegee of her*. But she would
make amends. Home of her over
bounding joy should overflow Into
kindness to others.
Hiie found Ruth Arden in her poor
room, pule and wan, feebly try
ing to finish painting the remaining
cards.
Elizabeth wan Mtartied a* she waw
the great cirole* under the dark eye*
and fhe line* around the mouth.
“My dear Uuth, what is the mat
ter?”
"I have not Imen well," with an At
tempt to smile.
“Why have you not »ent for me?”
, lwK cd Mia* Channing, raprimchfullv,
Therexva.- an expression to the young
„ r t ; ,t'* face and an afaandonmttlt lo
li«r manner that atruclt Elizabeth
with nurprime Bhe had always seen
her such n bright, happy little work
er
The girl, after receiving her visitor,
l,„d sunk listlesKly i>aek in her ohalH
but did not resume her P*i»«»K
Miss ( luuiiilng drew near to her uml
took her hand.
"Kuth, what i* it? There is miiut
thing more than ’not well.' Have
you any trouble, my dear child?"
The child burst into tear*.
"till, Miss Channing, 1 am so miser¬
able! 1 can’t boar itl”
“What i* it, Kuth?” putting her
arms around the riiglit form.
The girl yielded to the gentle per¬
suasive voice and poured out her
trouble—-the old story of a young
maiden’s love and man’s carelessness
of it.
“1 love him *0," she sobbed. "He
was everything to me, and now he’*
leaving me for this beautiful rich wo
man; I am so poor and obscure.”
Elizabeth let her cry on for aoni *
time, ami then, soothing her Into
calm, drew from her the whole story
She had met him at the art school
where they were both student*, and
had loved him 1 lu-y hod been much
together, lheir affection had not
been avowed, but she knew he had
loved her and would have continued
faithful if he had not met this other
girl- She had noticed the change tn
Him aud had hoard that he was often
><» (he company of this beuutiful
belle whom he had met at an art re
ceptlou. Some painting* of hi* hail
won favorable notice from the crit-
lo«, aud that had led to his heiug en*
x’agcd to paint the portrait* of some
wealthy people. At first he had been
poor and unnoticed a* she. He
had continued hi* visit* to Ruth until
the last few week*
•Oh. Mis* Channing, I hod onlv
him. and .he haa everything! Why
r
“I don't know, 1 have never heard
,x«.,v**
•Take courage, child. Perh.p. it
is all a miatake."
"Oh. Mi*. Channing. if only Mark
were not to see ^ her again. , , , I ri know he .
in only daw-led by her. I’tn aure be
love, me I—"
’What U hi. name?"
Kitzalveth’* voice waa husky
’•Mark Warren”
The hand with which Mis* Chan
tiing had been smoothing Ruth’*
hair fell to her side, aud she moved
a way a* if struck Mark Warren!
, ow n lover! The man whom she
was expecting that evening to prom
to marry her!
v tumult of emotion swept over
her. First a feeling of utter misery,
then one of contempt and disgust tor
ihe man, followed by a great wav# vf
indignation and pity for th# forlorn
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Fifty Year* ' 4 f».
Who could imagine that ti »• should be
fhe place wherr • it; eu Mieety-tbrec
Thai » liitr niifTjiS-eoadi * «f arch an<l
-i'fTrif
sEmuM “hadoer the net Pm* polychrome..
Merc at the Fair wm the prise coolerred
On AyetN 1*115*, by the wof fd preferred
Chica'frefille they * return* inh-ffW,
btnee lbey »urted—go y**r» age.
'
Ayer’s Catla tic Pills
have, frotn the ' >ie of their
preparation, been a continuous
■mocem with the : iblio. And
that means that vy<r's Pills
accoDiplinh what °rf p promised
lor thorn; re where
others fail. It .. < * fitting,
therefore, that tbf orid-widfc
popularity be recognized of th@*| by tilts World’* should
te
hair nodal of 1 13 -a tact
which emphaei* © record:
50 Year* Ceres.
figure at her side. Shd arose hastily.
Her resolve was taken. Bhe would
no longer be the cauie of unhappi¬
ness to this girl. No ijoubt she her¬
self would suffer, but qow she would
only think of Ruth, vibo was lying
back in her chair exhausted and tear¬
ful. Elizabeth laid hetj hand on her
shoulder.
"Don't cry any more,.Ruth. It will
nil will come right- hack I am sjire and of when It. He he
come to you,
does receive him as ygual I)o not
reproach him nor mention the other
woman to him. I «tn leaving for New
York tonight. Jans will have my
address. When you are happy again
write to tue.”
She stooped, kiased Me girl’s cheek
and was gone.
On reaching home she sent the fol¬
lowing lines to Mark tl'arren: —
"1 um leaving for ’the east this
evening and will probably not see
ion again. I wish yon ail possible
future success and happiness.”—Wa
verley Magazine.
I'nlike most propriel jf ry medicines,
the formulae of Dr. C. Ayer’s Sar¬
saparilla and other p partitions are
cheerfully sent to aijf hymeian who
applies for them. ’ 'IK
s
favor *•' J own
•
standaiu . arid’*
Fair commissioners
Flowsrs gni Art.
Flowers share wit i music and
intinjf prl vlleg,-S \ to serve the
uw(U of ^ Thej aurpiua
llllt . r |„ the quality a id quantity of
such service rendered. Not every one
can buy a eoatly imrument, still
fewer can bring forili from it the
charm* which soothe the »avagc
breast. My neighbor’s, piano haa too
often made me wish that all pianos
were “where the wicked cease from
thumping and the weary get tome
rest." Fainting ha* watiy devotees,
hut the product fri»a their brush
graces or disgrace# nany a parlor
wall. How few are t ,e paintings of
amateur* which re. y render any
service! Aside from the fact that
some one for whom we care has
painted them, they seldom give us
any pleasure. Have you not gazed
vv horror at Crayon portrait*,
which make sninta lo* k like villain*?
Have you not hod to ”ah“ and “oh”
over a cherubim wh y hod curvature
,,f the spine and paralyzed limbs.
w ( u)ge fingers were a-, stiff a* clothes
p j„ s am ) whose face made it a fit
su |,j,.ct for the Ksel- y cure?
Only the elect few ian play or aing
or paint or chisel h tv (serve other* in
the so doing. But |Jjt» the flower:
tonight for a few cMfea or picked by
the wayside, transpu tied by a lov
ing band and w hat J Th reault*' I
do not mean to say f at •Rill is uoi
required iu the r*F. f of flowers.
bu; 1 do ui***u to at! tlitt «v,j
un-ki df il amateur ^ u bring pleas
nre uv himself snd 'hi others 'vith
e\\H % nae of uionev, timt- au * t n
erg\ than in tmisic <*r *>aiuti?»^. % our
flower may brinit forth only one
Ulus *' olu ot f ‘ lo * en ' bm ' ha ‘
one diw* no! offend the eye. Tour
« (,w - r lu, ‘ bl »* ftU ’ ,,ut ‘ n
*»***» UlM>d for 1 ^ pvsrpo^a by
those who are w—te * of these
hut 1 know of no to,w «ra in which
«»•# flower may b* pet It ear
>*# robbed of ito mtoiraty. it will nev
" r anvthinx- anything bora. bv-ra Wherever
> 011 tt> bv the ** i\aide or in o*»
iagc garden, in the window of
lonely tenement or to the * T ~ ohou
of the rich, it* tofinence it
elevating and enu- ling The hvY
has streugtbcued »»»'» faith in
immortality at the total more than
all the pointings f great
The owe haa incited to noble peaaion
and sweet love mot* than all
SH**ts‘ aongs. The violet has been
the emblem of rirt I* and modesty,
anti the forget-uaO-u* Im* held iu it*
tiny flower the me otfta of parted
friends in Indira hr union. Over
vh* silent grave aland proclaim
ing th# reality of t,. tyoste land in
stronger language than the dogmas
of the church. By the side of the sick
md dying they stifle tears and
•ooth the pain, and the barren hos¬
pital ward bacons#* a gate unto hear
els
Cherish, then, your eklil with flow
er», develop it Into an art, an art
which is a true art, never base, never
freifUh, yielding un&doyed
yoa and other* an art which
er hides it* treasures, but spreads
thena out before every passerby,
never offends, but always carries
some message which every heart
terprets according to its own need.
—How to Grow Flowers.
Few consumptives believe they are
in danger till medicine is of little
avail. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral taken
in the early stages, has prevented
further progress of the disease, and
saved many a life, At any stage of
phthisis. Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral af¬
fords great relief.
The San Jose Scale.
There are many- species of scale in¬
sects which infest fruit and ornamen¬
tal plants to a greater or less extent,
but of all those known to the ento¬
mologist at the present time, the San
Jose scale is the most to be dreaded
on account of its destructive charac¬
ter, the rapidity with which it in
crease* and the difficulty with which
It may be eradicated when once it ha*
become established. It has been only
a few year* since this pest was intro¬
duced into some of the nurseries of
the eastern states from California
throngh the carelessness of one or
two nurserymen in not thoroughly
disinfecting the stock sent out. From
these nurseries it has been widely
scattered, and recent investigations
have shown that it is already present
in a number of orchards in Ohio and
Illinois, brought there by shipments
of trees from these infested nurser¬
ies; and we have no reason to sup¬
pose that these shipments of tree?
have been any less frequent in Indi¬
ana than in these adjacent states. In
fact, it has already been found in
some of the southern Indiana coun¬
ties, and unless vigorous measures
are adopted very soon the loss to the
fruit growers of this state from this
cause must necessarily be very great.
Judging from the many specimens of
seule infested branches received by
tile experiment station during the
past season, it is very evident that
but little is known concerning this
scale by the fruit growers of Indiana
in general. The Ban Jose scule is
much smaller and of different shape,
the female being nearly circular in
outline, than the oyster shell or bark
louse, while the others mentioned
are readily distinguished by the nak
,. ti eyc .
\* tihvariy stated, thi* peat be
cornea diatributed by means of nur
sory stock which is sent from one
state to another. It is ulso spread lo
cully by being carried by the wind
and on the feet of birds, etc., so that
if but a single tree is infested at tin
time of planting, so great is its re¬
productive power, it may soon spread
until the entire orchard is infested.
It has been ascertained that the P l 0 8
eny of a single female, during a
gle season, may amount to more than
three billions of individuals. Thus it
will be seen that the greatest care
should be exercised in this
not only by the nurserymen, but
each individual planter. As a further
precaution and as a matter of sen
protection. Indiana should follow tin*
example of Ohio aud Illinois in pass
ing a law making the sale or offering
for sale, or harboring tree* or
iufested with this or other noxious
insects a misdemeanor punishable by
fine. It should then , be
a suitable xi
placed in the hands of a
entomologist who will see that the
law is enforced.—-James Troop in
Prairie Farmer.
Ramie
Tlic London Times gives an account
of a new process for reducing the dif-
Cancer
01 the Face.
Mrs. Laura E. Minis, of Dawson, Ga.
nays A small pimple if a strawberry
-o!or appea: cu 1 my cheek; it soon
•*t yrsn to grow raf-idty, no-withstand
to all eitorts 10 check it. \{ r
eye he came terribly
inflamed, and was so
s wollen t hat for quite
a while I could not
^ The doctors
L -.,*,1 I h id Cancer of
without do ne me
au v ROtxl, they gav,'-
P^the case a*, hor^ ^ ^
they M! d I must die.
hereditary Cancer w,s incurable.
‘At this crisis, I was advised to ,rv
s.S.S.. and iu a short while the Ounce
tQ discharge and conti une<i to do
, for three months, then it began to
T h.s was several yeais ago ar
(here has lieen no return of the diseast
A Real Blood Remedy.
Cancer is a blood disease, and on y
Mood remedy will cure it. S. S. S.
f/MliliMvf remedy, jNtre/r and teg-c/uA.- fails is to a real
never per
m.uently cure Cancer. Scrofula. Eczer.:
Rheumatism or any other disease of tilt
blood. ^ Send Tor our 5 >ockf
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any Co. mailed bwitt Atlanta. address. SpexiS, free G* to sss
ficnlties which have thus far prevent
. *iii- -development of ’he ra*oie, »
i lies toer industry. An English eheri
i t in India, Mr. Gomt-ss, after many
experiment* elaborated a
v*Inch the Indian government is at
length able to pronounce a complete
. ^ access, its lasp*'-tor-general of for
says that the difficulties which
prt:viou»iv existed have been entire
^ overcome by tbi» process, and that
largedemand has sprung upfor rib
- »ns of dried bark, with every prob
«>inty of its increasing to enormoi >
,, r0 p 0r (j 0ng Xhe inspec tor says fur
they would seem to be on
the dawn of an industry which prom
: es to rival jute cultivation aud urges
its exploitation, as reports are com¬
ing from the French colonies Indicat¬
ing considerable activity in the ram ! e
liber, and the English do not want to
be outdone by the French
The (iimiess process adopts zinc ate
..f soda for the elimination of the re
.ins, and effects it without the slight¬
est injury to the fiber. After the ‘‘rib¬
bons” or strips of bark have been
freed from dirt they are placed in
weak acid baths for a night. Next
morning they are passed through a
mild alkaline bath, and then boiled in
weak solutions of caustic soda to
which zinc has been added. When
washed and dried by the usual me¬
chanical means the fibers emerge as a
long, silky filasse, entirely free from
the cuticle and resinous gums in
which they are imbedded; clean,
white and ready for the comb of the
spinner. They take the most beauti¬
ful dyes and can be worked into every
variety of fabric, from gorgeous vel¬
vets to cheap drill and delicate laces.
The combined lightness and tough¬
ness of the fiber render it peculiarly
suitable for tents and ship canvas.
Three-fifths more cloth of equal
strength can be made from rhea than
from the same weight of linen. That
is to say, 1,000 yards of the rhea can¬
vas weigh only as much as 000 yards
of linen. Its durability and resisting
power to strain are also much great¬
er. The government of India is tak¬
ing effectual steps for the rapid ex¬
tension of the cultivation.
i’eople with hair that is continual¬
ly falling out, or those that are bald,
can stop the falling, and get a good
growth of hair by using Hall's Hair
Kenewer.
The invention of the organ is very
ancient, though it is agreed it was
little used till the eighth century.
It seems to have borrowed from the
Hreeks, Vitruvius describes one in
his tenth book. The Emperor Julian
has an epigram in its praise. St.
Jerome mentions one with twelve
pairs of bellows, which might
heard a thousand paces or a mile,
another at Jerusalem, which
might have been heard as far as the
Mount of Olives.
111 Minnesota aud the two Dako
tas there are areas of more than 200
square miles with a population oi
only eight to the square mile.
ing of Minnesota, the Minneapolis
Tribune says: “Minnesota alone is
j ar g er than all New England, and a
nuc h larger proportion of the land
tiUaWe Qf ^ 53,450,000 acres in
(hjs Ht;lU% only , )j0 oo,000 are now eul
tivated If peopled as densely as
Ohio, Minnesota alone would have a
. 1()pu j a tj on 0 f 7 , 500 , 000 . There are
to ,, e a mlHion lakes in Minne
sota _ and the8e ^ fed or
innumerable streams, not to
the mighly Mi88issippi on
(hp eagt the Ked River of the north
on y le west, the Rainy ' Lake water
pmlrge(| on the nort h and thejr
great tributaries, which, together,
penetrat-e nearly every section of
our vast . territory. , ., ___,,
.
Florida's Resources.
-Vo section In the United States is
so thoroughly advertised as a
resort or he«slth and pleasure as Flor
ida, and not a word in its favor in
this respect has been undeserved. The
Mate in the past * has been chiefly
abroad perfect climate, .
noted for its
fruit , 1. wkI early -«„-i~i,ui. vegetaulea, Ha i
game, fish and alligators. It has oeen
looked upon as a resort, pleasant and
as a locality in which to
spend the winter months, but mala.-i
al and deserted during the summer.
As a matter of fact, such is not by
means the case, The state is as
healthful in summer as in winter, and
ite record in this respect compares
favorably with that of any in the
Union.
Jacksonville’s new hotel, fire-proof.
Hotel Geneva,
Corner Forsyth and Cedar Sts., Jacksonville, Fla.
Completed in 1895 . Modern improvements, baths, etc., on every floor.
Gaa and electric light®, passenger elevator. Artistically and elegantly fur¬
nished. Rates per day from $ 2.00 to $ 3 . 00 . Weekly rates on application.
to. L Ov.ens, Proprietof
50000 ALLIGATOR SKINS WANTED
■«
\\ Hi paT YOU for USUal averages, 4 tO 5 ft, 20 Cents: 5 to ti ft
40 cents; 6 to 7 ft., 00 cents; < ft, aud up, ho cents.
»*«««»»
Actual measurement and prompt returns. \Ye also buy for the highest
market price cow hides, deer skins, wool, beeswax, furs, etc. Otters •
specialty. Try ua with a shipment and we wul convince you. Send ua
card for quotaao;
Kf, BJAKIIS6N COMPANY. KISSIMMEE FLA.
And -.irau&es aud ailigutors are not
products. Almost any crop,
Cerc ,| or oilier-wise, can be grown
heir iriiti 1 can !>e produced anywhere
else There are hundreds of ihou
sands oi „e: es or wild lands tn the
stale, and the agricultural records
will prore that the value of products,
aooording to the number of acres un¬
der cultivation. Is greater than any
other state can show.
In the past the people of the state
tie seemed to think more of resoTt
• elebrity than that the solid natural
advantages offered to settlers should
be known to the world. Recently pri¬
vate concerns, with lands to dispose
of, have been instrumental in dis¬
seminating much information in re¬
gard to their bringing a large num¬
ber of honest homeseekers into the
state. But the people as a whole
should take a hand in telling the
world of the inducements offered
honesty and energy, and every town
and village should have its board of
trade, bureau or league through
which information might be distrib¬
uted to the world, giving an insight
into Florida's wonderful resourced.
The state government itself should
increase the families of Us agricultur¬
al department, and provide for an of¬
ficial bureau of advertising, with
every source of information, and
means for distributing the same, at
its command. Florida is already
thoroughly advertised as to its at¬
tractions. Now let the world know
of its resources and advantages.—Ex.
The Farmers’ Convention.
In speaking of the National Con¬
vention of Farmers that has been
called to meet in Sanford, the Lees¬
burg Commercial says that there are
many hundreds of people in the
north and west who are desirous of
a more genial eiime in which to build
homes, and that will probably be at¬
tracted to the Sanford convention.
Florida farmers and fruit growers
should also attend. Doubtless there
will be much there to interest them.
Interchange of ideas cannot other
than prove profitable. There is much
to be learned about Florida, has de
veloped and undeveloped resources,
her almost numberless products,
even by Floridians aud there at San¬
ford will be a first-rate place to get
the information ‘when the couven
tion meets.
LurttS VVHtHk AH lAiLS. cn
. »' uKli rfyrup. Tastes Good. Uae o
In time. Hold by druggists.
TION
Look Here
Orange Growers!
Standard Orange, Pomelo
AND LEMON TRESS
AT $25 PER 100 -
r «outh Florida, and tSt2tW£ffrI£t]§ sole control of the Best
Peach in the State—the Freestone Peento.
A limited supply of Boone’s Early Oranga
tW ° lmdS ’ N ° W
C. A. BOONE.
OrliUlClO, Fi 9 o
IBREIfiHT PAID
$10 Collection of Fruit Trees for the Home)
garden. Freight free to you. 5 orange, Sat*
^o^ptaS^blrt^lSffifeSSSl B’SS&X'Sw*
market peach trees or 125 early market pear
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THAT NOTED SPECIALIST, ::
4 - Dt. W. T. S. Vincent, of whom It is - *
.. said that he stands without a peer in - *
4. treatment of chronic diseases, says: - *
"Fully 90 per cent-of all cases of Ner- •*
4 vous lleliility. Lost M;mhood. Prema
”
;; ^^Vfvb^Th^'moviw^re’led
“
;; the to of
.. phn-e their confidem-* 1 scores ■»
p'Jpor- 'fhry sin : ,.iiy fheir money *■
•* fhisf' Whyiiot ii known tli-i.-e jmurcase and lathe who •>
4 hand* of expert one ->
.. will give v I. Hnndredsof " "st opinion and -*
,, honest treatment? cases **
4. cored, send for fin: ler information -*
^ Htonce. toTkt 1 VlnccnlMedleal fr - £ *
4 SursUal In.tUute, JacksoovlUe,
J
500 Farms for Sy!e and Trade.
Sac* E in stAmp« for i»t and term* to
Jt.~ VOMzA HD. JR. flaitbliiirtoovl*
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