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Show Florida used to be the great orange State. But it isn't In the business compared com-pared with California. The following -Is the comparative statement of the orange production of the two States in a series of years, as presented in the Crop Reporter, the official publication of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Year. ' Florida. California. Total. Boxes. Boxes. Boxes. 1SS0-00 3.146.7-0 1.2-Jo,m 4.301.7S7 1850-01 2..150.000 Not given 1S91-92 3.RS3.5S1 Not given t2-9.1 3.-I50.0CO 1.072,500 5,422.500 1F93-9I I.1G3.SI0 1.6S7.GO0 5,601.349 JS9-S-H5 6,000,030 . 2.515.2CO S,515.200 IStfo-Oi I0.5S0 2,323.500 2.370.0SO 1S96-97 100,000 'J.IGD.COO 2.5C9.C0O 1JOT-PS 2115.579 5.174.400 5.300,970 lfi'S-99 .... 2W.V), 3.6W,000 3.S54.00O 150-1900 ' 273.2ST. 6.SS2.103 C.155.43S IWXMt 1,300.000 S.9S4.000 10,264.000 1001- 02 072.59 G.901.000 7.S76.5S9 1002- 03 750.000 8.693.560 9.SJ3,& lf03-04 ....1.C0O.OQO MO.SOO.OOO 12,100,000 Preliminary commercial estimate. And In the years to come, Utah will form a noble factor in this procession. Utah's "Dixie" being admirably suited to orange culture. To Madame Curie has been awarded $12,000 out of the $20,000 the Paris press syndicate had for reward of genius and the encouragement of scientific Investigation Investi-gation and literary merit. It will be a most welcome aid to her. and It le well bestowed for her discovery of radium. She has worked laboriously and efficiently effi-ciently In the examination of the ultimate ulti-mate elements of the metals, and with a success that Insures to her undying fame. She, has often proceeded with difficulty by reason" of lack of means, but now her way Is made clear, and It Is not unreasonable to expect yet other startling discoveries from her. The Democrats are said to be "hunting "hunt-ing for a Moses" to lead them out of the wilderness In the Presidential campaign this year. Gorman has distinctly lost ground in his ineffectual attempt to J rally the Democratic Senators In opposition oppo-sition to the ratification of the Panama canal treaty, and Parker is rated rather as ci follower than as a leader. There is, In fact, but one veal political Mose3 now alive; but one who has ever done the "lead-up-out-of-the-wllderness" act, and that is Grover Clovcl6nd. And he Is both active and available, though coy. That Bryan baton and' will oppose him but emphasizes his availability in the eyes of those who expect to control the Democratic nomination this year, |