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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02

"A ShAy SSA~PAAS AOVVcEs
On plan similar to that employed
for the Eiffel tower, in Paris, it is
proposed to construct much more
ambitious ''sky-scraper" in Chicago
to be known as the city tower, which
will rise 1850 feet i'm the air. That
such a lofty structure should be
reared in Chicago is strictly in keep
ing with much of the other building
which has characterized that GO
ahead town for some years past. "Ex-
celsiOr" would seem more properly
to have been the motto all along of
Chicago than of New York state, or
anything in it. So far as buildings
are concerned, they have been get
ting higher and higher into the air
of the Windy City until now, if the
City Tower project is realized, CAL
tissimus" should be the legend on it's
coat of arms.
The specifications of the ambitious
project call for base 1876 feetsquare;
in other words, for an entire city
block of ground. The first landing
Is designed to be 225 feet from the
ground, on which 10000 square feet
Of flooring will be laid and space af-
forded for the accommodation of 49,
900 people. Another 225 feet up in
the air is to be another platform $50
feet square. The third landing is to
be 675 feet above ground and the
fourth landing at an elevation of
1000 feet above ground, and from
there to the apex of the tower will be
stairs to the top, 1850 feet in the air.
While the Eiffel tower cost $1,2O0,OOO.
Chicago proposes to rear this one of
superior height for 100000.
Senator Bailey's proposition, made
to the legislature of 1898, to establish
permanent penitentiary without
cost to the state government, has
been taken up by a number of the
state newspapers, and the statement
has been made by one of them that
Mr.. Bailey is disposed to renew his
offer when the legislature shall as
semble next year. If Mr.. Bailey can
be induced to change his proposition
so as to include the establishment of
separate institution for the con-
finement of juvenile criminals, the
probability of it's acceptance will be
very greatly enhanced Jacksonville
Citizen.
Mr.. W. I'll. Streeter who has been
living in Barlow for some time and
who is an expert cigar maker, will
locate at Lakeland and start a small
cigar factory there. He went over
the other day and the business men
gave him orders for $4,000 cigars and
such other Encouragement as he need
to induce him to locate. We con-
graduate our neighbors at Lakeland
in securing such an acquisition as
Mr.. and Mrs. Streeter, and while we
regret to lose them we wish for them
much succesS.-Informant.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02
SWEET PEAS.

"Come here, / want yOu," called
Billy's aother.
I'm awful busy
"But want to see YOU
Billy gave an impatient grunt, as
he rested one end of the stick of pine
he was whiting on the ground, and
sighted it to see if it was straight and
level.
81 guess there's no hurry" he said.
Billy was not given to hurrying to
oblige other people, even his mother.
Presently he heard her voice at the
door of the barn, in which he was at
work, or rather at play.
What are you SO busy about,
Billy?''
I'm making a crOss-gun."
Its going to be nice one, isn't
it?" said mother, passing her hand
along the stick. ''You always do
nice work with tools, Billy"
YES" said Billy; II like to make
nice things"
II came to get you to put some.
thing up for my sweet-pea vines to
run on. They're just nicely out OF
the ground
"But I want to finish my gun, -
grumbled Billy.
"You can do that most any time,
sonny" said mother, caoxingly. but
the peas are growing and can't wait
long"
"Why didn't you plant 'em against
the fence, SO they could run on that,
instead of planting 'em out in the
middle of the yard?"
Because it's too shady by the
fence. They'll blow beautifully there
in the sun, and you know we don't
get many beautiful things, Billy"
"What do you want put for them
Brush, like the peas out in the feld?'
well, that wouldn't look very nice
for the front yard, would it? !
thought maybe you could white out
some sticks; you're so clever with
your knife, you know"
Lots of work." growled Billy.
well, good-by, Aunt Maria; I'm
off. Good-by, Billy"
A nice-looking, well-grown boy had
been coming slowly towards the barn
door, and, in doing so, had heard a
little of the conversation between
Billy and his mother.
"You really are going to take the
next train?" said mother.
eyes, I might as we'll as break into
another day.
II must get you a lunch, dear,
said mother. hurrying towards the
house. Hugh, Billy's cousin, fingered
a moment to admire the smoothnes:
of the cross-gun stock.
But I've got to out work on it,
said Billy. Mother wants me to fus
with her sweet peas"
"You'rea lucky fellow" said Hugh
''Not half SO lucky as you are,
said Billy, looking with admiring en-
Wy at his cousin. Hugh was high
school boy in the city some distance
away, for which reason, and for his
good clothing and his superior age
he was held in respect by Billy.
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LOu AoNO VOul IlAOUuCIs
"Oh!" There was pause
'Time was," went on Hugh, 'when
[ didn't think it made much differ
ence whether I pleased mother, or
not. | thought it a bother some
| times, when she wanted me to do
things for her. Now I shall never,
in all my life, hear her voice asking
anything of me, no matter how L
long for it. Good-by; I'll come back
again in the summer vacation"
Billy followed Hugh out of the
barn to watch, while he, with grace
full thanks, took the offered lunch,
seized his small valise, and struck
out in the direction of the station.
Hes a dear boy" said mother,
| shading her eyes as she loked after
him. Then she crossed the bit of
| grass in the front yard to take a look
at the sweet peas, just showing above
the ground, and Billy could see her
smoothing the earth about them and
| PuIIIlS up a. 0OAdy WCCu' liz saw U1AC
smile which came upon her patient
face as she bent lovingly over the
tender shoots.
| Somehow his high-school cousins
| words seemed to have opened Billy's
/ eyes, for he noticed things which he
had never before thought of noticing.
4 Hhoro fOxu TNTotfx1 fhinnc
| enough; and how mother did love
pretty things! She was fond of flow
ers, but she could have so few, be-
cause of fences being carelessly kept,
and gates liable to be left open. The
little gate leading into the front yard
was always out of repair, and Billy
her eyes when Carlo had gotten in
and amused himself by scraping up
her freshly planted seeds.
eyes, I'm always sorry to have him
| go; he's so kind and thoughtful
Mother said it as she went into the
| house, and the sound of her gentle
voice had scarcely died away before
| its place was filed by the noise of
the sewingmachine, at which Billy
knew she was working for him.
He went back to the barn, and be-
gan hunting over some sticks which
might do for the sweet pea vines. He
could not find any he liked, but his
| eyes fell on a thin, smoothly-planed
| strip of wood which stood in a cor
ner. He had found it at house
which was being built some distance
up the road and had longed for it to
turn into Stats for some sloping
| shelves in what he called his muse
UNI. He had swept out shavings for
an hour to pay for it, and thought it
a great prize.
1t was true that Billy was handy
with tools. He had done wonders in
the way of building sleds, carts, bird
houses, windmills, and waterwheels.
And just now, with the new thoughts
which had come into his head with
his cousins parting words, it occur
red to him that he had never made
anything to please his mother. And
with the thought came a remem-
brance of something he had seen in
the little country town nearest the
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-02

crOSS-gun, Billy started Tor the place
where the strip came from. There
were more of them, and, oh, delight!
a number of short pieces which the
workmen said he could have for no
thing. Again Billy put in some stur-
dy chore work to pay for the longer
piece.
He went around by the back of the
barn, in order to get his treasure in
without observation; and, on going
to bed that evening, spent at least
half hour of wakefulness in thinking
over his plan.
iii make it pretty. And l won't
let her know till it's done and stuck
in. Like enough she'll think I've for
got all about it, And Billy chuckled
himself to sleep at the thought.
For two or three days he worked
at his flower frame every spare hour,
often stopping to give jump and
whoop at seeing how the delicate
things shaped themselves under his
hands, almost of themselves it seem
ed sometimes, as if knowing of the
love which belonged with the offer
ing, and glad of having share in it's
sweetness. Short bars at the bottom,
then bit of dainty lattice, then
more cross-pieces, and, with a final
triumphant inspiration, some wire
twined deity between, for the better
holding of the delicate tendrils.
Billy sat and gazed with delight as
the last nail went carefully in. Then
came new and bolder idea cit
ought to be painted
In the twilight he carried it down
to the unfinished house, and, going
again early in the morning, made an
other exchange of work-this time
for paint.
white or green?" asked the pain
ter. Folks mostly has green for
garden things, lately"
But Billy said white. His mother
liked white, and white seemed some
how more like her. White it was,
dainty and delicate, as it finally
stood in the back porch of the new
house to dry.
In going out the next morning, Bill
ly's eyes shone at perceiving that
mother, evidently discouraged in
waiting the support of her rapidly
growing treasures, had stuck in
few laths.
"Poor mother-she's give up wait
ing on me-" he said, with a smile
II wish some of them was OUT
said his sister Hetty, following him,
and standing near the peas
'Why?" asked Billy.
Cause it's mothers birthday, and
L want to put some of 'em on the din
ner table-just to show her remem-
bered it, you know. There's few
other flowers, but she does love sweet
peas So"
'Whoop!" cried Billy, with a jump
over the laths, Hetty giving a little
scream, for fear the sweet pea vines
would be ruined.
Two hours later, Hetty began the
carrying out of a deeply laid scheme
of Billy's by calling out:
"MOther. RilIv's took awav all tho
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

Priestly Il Co.'S black Dress Goods. the
best in the world at Osburn & Sons.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
The Biggest Fool at Large

Is the individual who persistenty neglects
his health and the means OF preserving and
restoring 1t. Many persons who are not
constitutional idiots do this. They are
genuine objects of compassion as well as
censure. "A failure of appetite, loss of sleep
and flesh, impaired digestion, an uncertain
state OF the bowels and symptoms OF bill
iousness are SO many warnings of the APP
proach of disease. To disregard them is
abject folly, which offended nature in due
time Furnishes severely, If not fatally. That
genial and thoroughly reliable preventive of
bodily mischief in the shape OF chronic dis
ease, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, will, il
resorted to in time, avert those disorders, TO
the removal of which it Is also fully adj
equate Among these are chronic indiges-
ton, liver complaint, kidney troubles, con-
stipation, nervousness, rheumatism and
malaria
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
The Discovery Saved my Life.

vile, H., says: ITO Dr. Kings New Dis
coyery owe my life. Was taken with La
Grippe and tried all the physicians for
miles about, but of no avail and was given
up and told | could not live. Having DIR.
Kings New Discovery in my store l sent
for bottle and began Its use and from the
first dose began to get better, and after
using three bottles was up and about again.
1t is worth its weight in gold. We won't
keep store or house without it," Get free
trial at Nj. A Sprague & Co.'S drug store.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
DEMOCRATS DISCOURAGED.
The Gorman-Wilson Tariff Law Is So Far
From Expectations.

The men who denounced the McKin-
ley law as unfriendly to the masses and
destructive to the revenues are finding
a good deal of difficulty in explaining
the developments of a report just issued
by the treasury department covering the
operations of the new tariff law in de-
tail during the year 1895. This makes
it possible to compare its work with
that of the Mckinley law in a CORE
spending period. The result is very dis
couraging to the friends of the new
law.
1t shows that during the year 1895
the Democratic tariff law, which pro-
fessed to give the people of the country
their goods free from tariff exactions,
actually collected duty on so per cent of
the goods which were brought into the
country, while the Mckinley law in it's
last fiscal year only collected duty Oh Al
per cent of the goods brought in. In
other words, under the Mckinley law
the people got practically 60 per cent Of
their imported goods free of duty, while
under the Wilson law they are getting
but 4S per cent free Of duty.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

Q Advertised letters at the OwossO post
Office for the week ending May 9, 1896: n
b. Mckay, Maud Ward, Charles Veech,
Mr.. Twner Joe Hubbard II. o. Parkes,
Clara Camvean, Henry Jones, Gust Smith,
Wellman Jones, Jas. M. Dubois, FL. ID.
French, Mrs. Kate Smith, Mrs. Ii. l.. Will
Jams, Minnie Willy, Samuel Mcdonald,
VIM. Quay. Foreign: A. 4. Pritchard,
Mrs. VIM. Moore.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

-, "a
varying degree. and only In the same way
can they be truly met and satisfied. Each
one of us can do social settlement work ON
the basis of the residents of the Dorothea
House, at least, and If we all would do this,
with what resistless impetus the world
would move toward the realization of the
Christ ideal. HELEN l.. MANNING.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

While in Stockton, CAL, some time ago,
Thos. F. Langan, of Los Banos, that state,
was taken very severely with cramps and
diarrhea. He CHANGED to meet Mr.. c. NJ.
Carter, who was similarly afflicted. He
says: IL told him of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy, and we
went to the Holden Drug Store and pro-
cured a bottle of it. 1t gave Mr.. Carter
prompt relief and l can vouch for its hav-
ing cured me-" For sale by johnson e.
Henderson, druggists.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

Silk Mitts and Hosiery, nice and cheap at
Osburn IL Sons.
For good wearing and stylish clothing &c
to Osburn &Sons.
1t is safe to trade at Osburn IL Sons.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Pitchers Castoria.
Children Cry for
Children Cry Tor
Pitchers CaStoria.
Attention Lumber Dealers.

q The committee on streets and sidewalks
will receive bids up TO p. m, May 25th.
for lumber to be used by the city for the
ensuing year for sidewalk and crosswalk
purposes. Contract to date from June 1st,
1896. s. LAMFRoM,
M. l.. PARKER,
G. +. ZIMMERMAN,
Committee.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Good Farm for Sale.

NV 4 of $ W 4 of sec. 35, t 8 n, + e.;
also n e a of a of sec 81, n, e.,
in Michigan: mostly improved and a good
flowing well. For further information, adj
dress MARY PERRIN,
st, Johns, Mich,
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

jury in circuit court, TO bullying the govern
or in his bed chamber.
1t would be interesting to know the eX-
act number of murders-which are increas-
ing ont of all proportion to the increase of
population-co committed during 1895 in Mich
igan, which stands at the front, If not ex-
ceiling all others in the frequency and cruel
ty of its murders. Those figures of course
are obtainable, but it is safe to say they
were frequent enough and still we are prom
ised an increase for the coming year.
People of this state should ponder these
things, for they are what no man can right
fully thrust aside. When crime treads I'M
punished through the land, when judges
can take self-confessed murderer from the
hands OF jury and let him go scot free,
when the law strips an honest man of weap-
ons to protect himself and the villains all go
armed to the teeth, when gaunt poverty
stalks through the land and murderers are
clothed by the state in purple and fine linen
and fare sumptuously every day, when hol-
low-eyed misery pleads in vain for suceor
and support and known villains are petted
by politicians and ire-pulers, it behooves
the honest masses to rise as one man and
put known murderers to death without
delay.
When we can do that, when we can re-
move the obloquy OF lowering more muir
derers than all other states put together.
prosperity will once more shine upon pu-
rified and protected people. WARD.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15
Seed Potatoes.

If you want Burpee's Extra Early or Early
Northern seed potatoes buy them of j. w.
Hubbard or G. G. Duff. Both are large
yielders and fine potatoes.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-05-15

By using Halls Hair Remover, gray,
faded, or discolored hair assumes the nat
ural color of youth, and grows luxuriant
and strong, pleasing everybody.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19
PATTON.

We have been having consider
able cold weather the past week.
The largest snow Of the season fell
on the 18th.
Il. I. Yount sold his place to
Henry Bollinger. Mr.. Yount has
bought the Hahn place near Fred.
ericktown and will move soon.
Miss Mary Shirley closed u sue
cesstul term Of school here last Sat
urd@y.
John Sample closed his school at
Fiatwood's on the 14th.
q. A. O'KeiIey end J. F. Ellis
shipped a car load Of hogs this
week.
Alexander seahaugh closed a
most successful term Of school in
the Bollinget district on the 7th.
}. N. Knowles has lost several
head of hogs in the past week or
two from cholera.
W. 9. Iount, our esteemed friend,
who was shdt by VIM. Mollineux a
short time ago, died oh the 18th.
His remains were Inferred in the
Patton cemetery. Mr.. Yount was
one OF our most enterprising young
men, with & bright prospect in the
future. He was man that will
not only be missed by his relations,
but BY all who knew him. lie was
a man highly respected by all, but
he has gone to that upper and bet
ter world which he died III hope of.
He leaves a wife and one child and
mary relatives and frieHds to MORN
his loss. The heart-broken com
panion and relatives have our sin
cere sympathyi It is bad that as
good man as Mr.. Yount had to
meet death the way he did.
PATroNITE.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19


"Whlle the conitiittee can give out no ta-
bles or estimates Of the vote by states, it con-
fldently claims that every Southern state from
Virginia to Texas and every Western state
west of the Mississippi to the Pacific ocean,
including Illinois and Indiana, with one pos
sible exception, will send solid silver dele
cations TO the national Democratic conven-
ton, and we will also have majority Of the
delegates from Ohio, Michigan and West
Virginia.
"rhe Committees intelligence from the
east also'sh a surprising sentiment for
free silver. There is not a labor organiza-
ton, even in the states like Massachusetts,
and Pennsylvania, which has not passed res
olutions favoriug free coinage, and this fact
has not entered into the national committee S
calculations"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19
CORRESPONDENCE.
TRACE CREEK.


AS | haven't seen anything from
this part yet, l will attemptto send
u few items this week.
/ The weather has been cold the
past week.
Wheat crops are looking very
sorry in this vicinity.
r. G. Alexander gave rail split
ting Thursday and singing Thurs,
day night
n. +. Sites Of Bessville has be
come resident of Trace creek.
J: D. Spain has got his new
ground fenced and his logs pi1ed
at last.
G. Z. Underwood and son paid
Marble Hill a visit one day last
week.
Policy Yount started for Wayne
county Sunday, where he expects to
remain three months selling books.
Policy is hustler and Will make Il
success Of the business.
G. q. Underwood has got to he
the champion horse tradar Of Trace
creek. Ii is Thought he can soon
Gil the place Of Fal Tuck.
The neighborhood was filed with
establishment when we beard Of the
marriage Of William P"ir to Mrs.
Jane YoUnt Yon must not be so
sneaking, Billy; or we won't care
much about you.
Any one having any old horses
to dispose Of call on Charley Bagby.
He is paying top prices.
Troy Shell SAYS he hos got the
mule he has always wanted, hut his
troubles are almost greater than he
can bear, for he has lost his whip
and that lazy mule.
Wilh success to The Press and
It's many readers. ZIP.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19

Inc 'cllowing statement was given out by
the timetable Democratic na;iooal commit
Tee today in standardization of the recent Pub
&c assurance by Senator Harris, chdirmau
OF The committee, that tho free silvar;;es viii
Certainly capture the next Dem octatie nation
a convention:
KS to the source OF his committees in
ofmatton; Ihe committee is now perfectly
organized in every state and territory in the
union, IN addition 10 having national com
nhieeman il every staie and territory. VINO
IS responsible fof anu manages il his own
jurisdiction. The executive Committee is
ciaeerallY furnished ali Information and as
slstsnce under tae direction OF the nafionaI
committeeman Of each STATE.
IN many states, esp -cially tSos. South
ana Southeast, the Northwest (includine
Ohio, Indiana. illinois and Michigan, ard
ihe e&ttsme Northwest, very large cores
Pondebce is.5cing earned IN. The exeeu.
tive committee is daily receiving an INN slse
nlmi5er d letters from all secuons OF the
couairy wherein lies tue great mass Of lie
Democratic vote, and upon this correspond
epce base their confident expectation u or
iaihing majority Of The electoral votes Vi
the Democratic presidential candidate
III ANY confidence whatever can be placed
in our pri9ale lat;ers from these Democratic
sec'toas Of The Un!@a, from three quarters
20 foar-hllhs Of The great mass If the party
in these sections layot the fee and unrin4led
coinage Of Silver al the ratio Of 10 Is and
believe 10 making The platform 81 he parry
plain ana ou-sroken On that issue, and the
acmihator Of lie eaa,ndaic upyp sach Plat.
form who. Il elected. s;l carry out lie pin.
biples dnd sishes 81 FYe Democratic party,
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1896-03-19

critacise loud picture, attend ieg-show or
participate in baseball game. tsey would
repent then tha; they had ever given birth TO
female children, Eut the climax Of disgust
would come when they behold the new man
(God save h? m1rk), his hair parted in the
middle, all hirsute appendage carefully re-
moved from his namay-pamhy face, his Jaws
remnant on tutti-trut,i, his body braced with
corset, and his feet clad IN yellow needle,
pointed shoes! Bah. What a monument
they would build for gSod KING Herod.-
what an argument inlaYor Of another de uge.
At the rate we are going another century
will witness she extinction of every vestige of
manhness in the men and modesty in tie
women. and the places of the magnificent
mer ard women who adorned the first hail
OF the best ecatury the world has ever seen
VIII be filed by mongtel race. Better the
dreamless sleep that knows no waking than
to hive and witness such decadeace.
ot' LoMs. BoIS D'ARc.