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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-08-23

selves to be easily handled, showing
much delight in being stroked. Traced
upon the ground they readily follow
their mistress for a long distance. At
night the noise made by the ten thou
sand frogs, which, it is estimated, are
contained in the three ponds is ire
mendOus.-COlliers Weekly.
Frogs can be easily raised in Flori-
ola, as they raise themselves" aud we
have several very large varieties that
could be grown to advantage. Here
is an industry for some one.-Ed.1
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-08-23
How To Get Rid of Rats.

Take large earthen jar and set 1T in
the ground near building frequented
by rats. The top should not be more
than an inch or two above the surface
of the ground. Fill this to within
about five inches of the top with bran
Place boards over it, but leave crack
wide enough for rat to easily enter.
Let this set for several days and
nights, until the rats have got into the
habit of visiting it. Then take out the
bran and fill with water to within six
inches of the top and on this sprinkle
a covering of bran about two inches
thick. Cover as at first, and every rat
that has been in the habit of visiting
the jar will unhesitatingly jump in,
and once in there is no escape for him.
He sinks, and the eating bran hides
once more filling the jar with bran
and leaving it for several days before
filling again with water, suspicion will
be diverted. If there is no convenient
place for setting the jar in the ground
where it will not be disturbed, good
results may be secured by placing
board in such position that the rats
can easily climb into the jar. L.
Irwin in the American Agriculturist
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-08-23

offer a fine stock of pot
grown trees, the strain being specially Sc
lected for it's rapid growth and great hardi.
ness. The small stock, entirely unprOtect-
ed, passed through the blizzard OF the past
winter without being injured IN the least.
Stock 1915 inches high So per 100, $25
per 900. Stock 1920 inches high $3.50
per 100, $50 per 900. Stock 2O-25 inch
es high 81 per 100, $35 per 900, f. o b.
our shipping point. Address The Jessa-
mine Gardens. Jessamine, Fla. 3Ox35
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-08-23

FANCY PINEAPPLE SLIPS and suckers.
Smooth Cayenne, Abbaka, Porto Rico. Ell
Cid Plantation, Smith & Whitman West
Palm Beach, Fla. 3OA34
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-08-23
Possibilities of Canned Tomatoes.

they should be eaten two or three
times week. During the winter and
spring fresh tomatoes are SC high
priced that few can afford them, but
canned ones, if properly cooked, are a
very palatable substitute. When b
can is opened the contents
should Immediately be emptied
into a dish, for if allowed to stand i'm
the tin after air reaches them a harm
full acid is generated. If set in cool
place tomatoes may be kept in COW
cred dish for two or three DAYS, so if
but part of a can is needed at one
time the remainder may be used later
Tomato Soup.-Chop a large onion
fine, and cook i'm pint of boiling wa
ter. Drain the liquor from a canful
of tomatoes, press tomatoes through a
cOlander, then add them and the Ii
quor to the onions, together with one
quart of soup stock, and salt and pep
per for seasoning. Cook fifteen min
squares of toasted bread.
Tomato Soup, Without Stock.-Press
one canful of tomatoes through CO.
lander, add tablespoonful of butter
salt and pepper to taste, half pint of
boiling water, and cook fifteen minutes
add half a tablespoonful of soda, and
h0c I'M hn
scum and add quart of very rich
sweet milk. When it bOils add ia
ble-spOonful of -four smOOthed in lit
tie cold milk, stirring constantly to
prevent Jumps. Boil two minutes, re-
move from the fire, and serve.
Dreamed Tomatoes.-ChOp fine a
canful of tomatoes, season with salt
pepper, tablespoonful of sugar and
tablespoonful of butter Put to heat
in a saucepan, and when it has cook
ed five minutes add a cupful of sweet
cream in which has been smoOthed a
scant tablespoonful of flour. Cook two
minutes longer, stirring constantly,
anu serve dC O1Cc
Tomato Toast-This is most appe-
tizing dish. Prepare as for creamed
tomatoes, and serve by pouring over
slices of hot toasted bread Serve i'm
mediately.
Escalloped Tomatoes.-Drain can
full of tomatoes, chop them, place
layer in a baking-dish, season with
salt, pepper and butter, add layer of
fine stale bread crumbs and bits of
butter another layer of well-seasOned
tomatoes, and so on until all have been
used. To the liquor add half pint OF
boiling water or sufficient to moisten
the crumbs used, pour it over all, and
bake for twenty minutes.
Tomato Hash.-To half a canful or
tomatoes add a large cupful Of finely
minced meat of any kind; season with
salt, pepper and a generous lump OF
butter. Cook fifteen minutes, add a
half cupful of cream, and serve hot.
Scrambled Eggs and Tomatoes
Chop fine a half canful of tomatoes,
season with salt, pepper and butter,
and cook without water for ten min
utes. Break into them six fresh eggs
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-08-23
CHEAPCOLUMN

RATES-Twenty words. name and adj
dress one week, rs cents; three weeks,
SO cents.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-08-23
MALLORY STEAMSHIP LINE
Passenger Service.

To make connections
with steamers, leave Jack
sonville Thursdays 1920
am (F. G. & P. via Fer
nandina and Cumberland
Rte, taking dinner en- rte.
Or 4:SO IF. c. & P.) "all
rail" via Everett, arrive
Brunswick $3.50 pm. Pas
sengers on arrival going
directly aboard steamer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

A writer who made the journey
to India with the CurzoDs, is en-.
thusiastic concerning the affability
and charms of the American wife
of the viceroy. Lady Curzon gave
q Christmas tree on the ship,
which passed through the Suez
canal on that day, and the COM
mander Of the ship in return en-
tertained at an English Christmas
luncheon, at which the principal
dishes we're great cold roast
baron of beef, decorated with the
Union Jack, and a Christmas plum
cake, upon which were the flags Of
all nations. In the evening there
we're Rames on deck, in which the
viceroy and his staff participated,
In London now Lady Curzon ia
known, in compliment to her fam
lily and Sir Edwin Arnold, az the
Letter Of Asia.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
High Water Predicted,

|: From the present prospects, the
fertile Missouri valley will be in
undated this spring as it was in
1881. Old river men state that
the present conditions are favor
able for an old time overflow when
the Missouri breaks up this spring.
IL the cold weather continues, per-
sons posted declare that there will
be q REPETITION of the old-time
spring overdows. The railroad
companies and other large land
owners owning property in the
valley have been consulting the
reports for the last two weeks and
they find q condition Of affairs,
which to say the lest; are not
very encouraging. 1t is said ttat
the deposit of snow in the noun
tains has been exceedingly heavy
and the continued cold has crust.
ed the river with ice of unpreced-
ented thickness. Should the win
ter gradually blend into spring,
the ice and snow will gradually
melt and the vast accumulation
would be carried off wi.,1out the
inaicting of material damage. But
from the present outlook this is
exactly what will not happen AS
yet there has been very little op-
portunity for the ice to thsw and
it is feared that q sudden stretch
OF warm weather will bring the
floods down with rush. If this
occurs before the ice on the lower
river passes out, there is great
danger that the ice will form
gorges and dams, which will re-
tard the progress of the water
from the mountains and the i'm
mense overflow will inundate the
surrounding country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
Advertising Pays.

At recent meeting of Bloom
ington business mon, of them
said: 81 want to tell you that
during my eleven years. exper-
fence advertising retail business,
u have learned that it does not
pay half as we'll to advertise any
other way as it does to put your
money in newspaper space. Some
OF you have spent your advertis-
ing appropriations in programs,
MepA csrds, schedules, time tables,
guides, hotel registers, industrial
books. wall hangers, picture cards,
circulars, directories, wall charts
and the like. And / will tell you
frankly that you next door to
throw your money away when
you are susceptible to the blan-
dishments promoting patronage
for such schemes"
"Cut off these leaks. Put your
foot down firmly that not another
dollar shall be diverted from the
newspaper that goes into the
house bristling with interest and
intelligence. 1 have spent nearly
1000 days studying means, meth
DDS and media essential to profit
able advertising and / am con-
WINGED the very best way is the
newspaper. Pin your faith to it
firmly, if you have anything to
sell that the people want. Every
body who can reads the newspaper
and you cannot reach SO many
people so cheaply by advertising
any other way"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
Boxing a Brides Ear.

In Lithunia a province of Ru-
STA, tits customary that the brides
ears Should be boxed before Il Q
marriage ceremony. No matter
how ten.er-hearted the mother
may. be, she always makes it a
point of administering hearty;
smack to her daughter in the pres
ence of witnesses, and note is
made Of the fact. The mothers
intention is a kind one, though tho
custom itself is. bad. The reason
for'itsis to protect the bride should
her marriage prove an unhappy
one. In that case she will sue for
9 divorce, and her plea will be
that she WAS forced into the mar
riage against her will, and on that
score the verdict of the Judge will
be in her favor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

From the Livestock Champion,
Amarillo, Texas, we clip q part of
. description of the Pecos Valley.
and especially of the new town of
Portales.
ARRIVING at Portales, We found
it a regular frontier town made of
tents, wagon sheets, half dug-out
and angel awnings. with seven sa-
looms, five or six merchandise
stores and other business enter
prises, and various stratas of sccie-
ty from truly good down to not
half 80 truly. The citizens are cos
mopolitan from "high jinks" to
flow jinks," wearing all the way
from peg top boots with four inch
heels to common sense lasts; with
head gear from the largest SUM
brero to three-quart hard byiled
hats. Oh, my! Portales is and is
destined to be the Honey of New
Mexico, and will be one of the lar
gest original cattle shipping points
in the world, as we learn that it is
the intention of the cattlemen
west of the quarantine line in Tex
as to drive to Portales to ship to
market. The number estimated
to be shipped north this year will
be over 100000"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
CA0TozfA. :
B..,s til. H1hs Kind You Aa.s Always Bought
''', 4 &nfzlz7zx
Queer. Things About Man
kind

The average weight of man in
the latitude of New York is 14O
pounds, woman 1876.
The average height of Ameriv
cans has been about 5 feet Z for
men,5 feet 4 for women, The av.
erage has unquesttonably been
lowered by immigration of small
races, like the italian.
IN Kentucky and Vermont and
Minnesota, where most immigrants
are Scandinsviane, the average
heigh of man is an inch or 80
greater.
Lunatics are smaller than sane
people and are seldom fat. On the
other hand, centenarians are also
generally small-boned and lean.
TIE blood completes it's circuit
thfodgh the body in % seconds,
andih three minutes every drop
passes through the heart and lungs
and is revitalized.
Figure this out. A drop of blood
will travel 81, $40 miles a year. In
eighty-four years blood corpus
Gle would travel 5, l5O,SO8 miles
For that matter, a reasonably
active man walks about 297, 2OO
miles-more that ten times the
earth's circumference-in eighty.
four years, just trotting about his
house and Office.
The average weight Of man's
brain is three pounds eight ounc-
es; of a woman's slightly less, but,
I of course
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
SENT TO RIFLES.
Sum of $500 Called the Thurston
Rifles at Manila by Friends.

Sum of $500 Cabled the Thurstor
Rifles at Manila by Friends.
! World Herald: G. E. White, secre
tary of the Thurston Rifles associat,
membership, deposited with the ON
aha National bank to the credit Of
Company L fund at Manila, and to BIZ
transmitted through the regular chan.
nels to Captain w. G. Taylor, which
was sent out on its long journey with
the best wishes of the friends who had
made the contributions.
The route traversed by this message
is between 10000 and 10000 miles long,
and in direct line would reach more
than three.fcurths of the way around
the earth. After leaving New. York
the journey is almost entirely upde.
water tire only exception being little
trip of 1855 miles from Alexandra,
Egypt, to Suez, and stretch Of 900
miles across the Indian peninsula from
Bombay to- Madras II the ordinary
course of business 1t willrequire about
four hours to get tie message through,
as delays will occur at the various re-.
lay stations. owing to the cables heing
in use. With clear track all along
the line, the trip would be made in
lAuch less tiAe.
The jumps n ade by the message
were as follows: From Omaha to Chi
cago, 500 miles; Chicago to New York,
100 miles; New York to Canso, Nova
Scotia, $40 miles: Canso to Plymouth,
England, e,5oo miles; plymouth, to
Lisbon, Portugal, 800 miles: Lisbon to
Gibraltar, 3o5 miles; Gibraltar to the
island of Malta, 1925 miles; Malta to
Alexandria, Egypt. 928 miles; from
Alexandra to Suez. 1856 miles; Suez to
Alden, Arabia, at the other end of the
Bed sea, l,Sal miles, from Alden across
the Indian ocean to Bombay, 1870
miles; Bombay across the Indian pen
insnla to Madras, 1000 miles; Madras,
via Penang. in Malay peninsula, to
Singapore, 1850 miles; Singapore, via
Saigon, Indo- China, to Hong Kong,
1913 miles; from Hong Kong to Ma
Mia, 600 miles. AS the water meas
urement is in nautical miles, which are
about q fifth longer than geographical
rifles, the total distance becomes 49,.
400 miles, or six times the distance
across the continent,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
d. NJ. HARRIS, CITY CLERK

Children deprived of fats
and mineral foods have
weak bones, aabby flesh and
thin watery blood.
he milk of nursing
mothers Il enfeebled by chron-
&c diseases, or long contin-
ued nursing, produces the
same results.
SCOTS Emulsion is cod
liver oil partly digestcd and
with ' the hypophosphites,
forms a fat food which acts
on the infant through the
mothers milk, giving rich
blood, strong nerves and
sound flesh and bones to both.
!. soc. and sl.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists, New York.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
Wheels

A young man in this city, who
thinks he is noted for his ssgacity,
yesterday received something
which had q tending to reduce
perceptibly the dimensions of his
think tank.
A couple Of weeks ago he re-
ceived q circular from an eastern
firm, in which the latter offered,
for only short time, Of course, q
bicycle, which would be sent to
any address in the United States
for the sum of 1886, the recipient
of the wheel to agree that he
would show the machine to his
friends aud tell them where he
purchased it. Each bicycle twas
to be accompanied by smokeless
bicycle lamp, an electric bell, a
cyclometer registering 10000
miles and q nickel plated stand.
Among other good things which
were said about the bicycle was
that it was perfect charm, strict
ly high grade and modelled after
one hundred dollar machine. 1t
was said to have no awkward
bolts or nuts visible, and although
the circular contained these sig
nifcant sentences: "You cannot
ride the wheel and puncture or
cut the tire" "It does not weigh
seventy pounds, but is light and
easily handled" But regardless
Of these give away" portions of
the ad, the young man bit. and
bit hard. He enclosed the neces.
ssry 1886 and directed it to the
"Model Bicycle Company. of
New York." and then patiently
waited. He went to every express
train arriving from the east for
the past week and as each Grated
bicycle was unloaded here his
palpitator gave an ecstatic thump,
hut each time he was disappoint-
ed, the wheel was in every in
stance for some other person.
Yesterday afternoon he received q
small, neat package post marked
New York City and when he. un-
wrapped the package, he found q
very cheap watch charm, cast in
the shape of q bicycle. He will
not enter the wheel tournament
this season.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
Markets.
Chicago, March !. 1899


Wheat was weak, Bradstreet's
Worlds visible supply showing an in
crease of 3,25o,ooo bushel being the
cause assigned. Chicago got 9s cars
and expects 20 tomorrow. NV REGENTS
52l today against $50 last year.
California reports the plant in crlti-
cal condition and predicts failure un-
less they get rain this week.
Liverpool cables make wheat quiet
unchanged to Is d higher, corn I'd
higher.
Corn aud oats weak in sympathy
with wheat.
Worlds visible supply by Bradstreets:
Wheat increased 3,25O,Ooo; Corn in
creased 100000. Oats increased 1885,
COO bushels.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

A recently deceased veteran of
the civil var received a fitting
military funeral. He was an old
war horse known as Old Colonel,
who had gone to the front as a
colt, with the famous Georgia
company G Of Cobb's Legion in
the confederecy. He was in ell
the big engagements of his caval-
~ company, was taken prisoner,
escaped and saw all the vicissi-
tudes of war. Later his glory de-
clined to the humble service Of a
dray horse, but he was ever re-
sponsive to q bugle call. At last
he was pensioned by kind mas
ter, and after several years .at re-
poseful old age, died the other
day, and was followed to the grave
by an escort of Confederate veter
ans With arms reversed and all
the usual marks of respect paid
the dead at military funerals. A
salute vas fred above the mound
which marks his grave. He was
nearly forty years old, and
doubtless one of the last four-foot,
ed her oes of the war.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
Items From Missouri vallev
Times Of the Date,
March Z. 1879.

w. w. Seaton, formerly of this
county, but now of Illinois, arrived in
this city last Wednesday.
Miss Nette Cox and Miss Matte Nc.
Elroy will leave Monday for Tabor,
where they 60 to attend school:
Chas. ii. Foster, master mechanic of
the S. e. y p. shops here, returned
from Cedar Rapids last Wednesday.
John McGavren left for Ames, Sun.
day, where he goes to continue his law
studies.
A. NJ. Kendall returned from his trim
to northwestern Nebraska last Mon.
day.
Chas. W. McGavren has finished his
course of studies in the Rush Medical
college in Chicago, and returned to his
home in this city last Friday. He has
been attending college three years and
graduated with honor.
The following ticket was elected in
this city last Monday: j. X McGav-
rem, mayor; Q. d. Moore, recorder; Ill.
q. Warner, assessor,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
Council Proc ,dings.

Council Room, Mo. Valley, Iowa,
March z, 1S99.-Council meet in regular
session. Mayor James in the chair.
| Officers PRESENT. + James, mayor;
d M Harris, clerk; A + Kiss, city mar.
shall, Frank Tamisiea. city sttorne5.
Council called to order, with follow
ing members present: In Goodrich,
b Lyon, VIC Fensler, H N Warren,
S VanPatten, II II Fisher.
Minutes of last and adjourned meet.
ing read and approved.
Moved by Fensler and seconded by
VanPatten that the council take uu
TIE special business and then adjourn
to meet in special session. Motion
adopted,
| The FIRST business taken up was the
reading Of ordinance on streets and
alleys grade was read the first time.
Moved by Lyon and seconded by
Fensleer that the rules be suspended
and ordinance be read q second time
and on this motion the ayes and nays
were called and resulted as follows
Goodrith, yea; Lyon, yea; Fensler, yea
VanPatten, yea; Fisher, yea; Warren
yea.
Motion to suspend rules. adopted
and ordinance read q second time.
Moved by Fensler and seconded BY
VanPatten that the rules be suspended
and the ordinance be. read third time
and placed upon its, passage:
Goodrich. yea; Lyon, yea; Fensler,
yea; Warren, yea VanPatten, yea
Fisher, yea.
Motion to suspend rules, Sc, was
adopted and ordinance read a thirG
time, and placed upon its passage
which resulted as follows:
Goodrich, yea: Lyon, yea; Fensler
yea; Warren, yea; VanPatten, yea
Fisher, yea.
Ordinance adopted by unanimoul
vote of the council.
ORDINANCE.
An ordinance to annni schedule "B'
showing street grade elevations of III
ordinance defining the. established
grade of all streets and alleys hereto
fore established in the City of Missouri
VALLEY, Iowa., IL. ~
BE it ordained by the city council o.
the City of of Missouri Valley. Iowa.
Section 1. That Schedule "B" show
ing street grade elevations of an or
dinance defining the established grade,
of all streets and alleys heretofor,
established in the City of Missouri
Valley, Iowa, be amended 50 % {,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

81. Mathews, blacksmith at the
r. R. shops in this city, leaves
this evening for Sioux City, called
there by q telegram announcing
the serious illness of his wife who
Is suffering from an stack of pheu-
nomis, which it is feared will
prove fatal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

Misses Lou and Edith Cooper,
Of Little Sioux, will arrive in the
city this evening for q short visit
with friends.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

j Sullivan returned yesterday
after q few.weeks' course Of treat
mont At Colfax Springs. He re-
turns greetly improved. z
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

Mrs. Z. r. Bolter is seriously
i'll at her home in Logan, and il il
feared she cannot survive but q
few hours.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

We acknowledge q call last eve
ming from J. @. McCabe, of the
Logan Observer. He was in the
city on business.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

Miss Blanche Palmer, Of Logan,
is the guest of friends in this city
for . few days.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

Mrs. Emma E. Russell is talking
Of visiting New Mexico with her
sister, Mrs. W. W. Rutledge. on
the latters return home, In the
near future.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09
oA0ToRfA,
1.s,. H. H1hs Kind You Have A!x.ys Bought
''', !: >z11zlSzzx

Mrs III Milliken arrived home
last night after q few weeks visit
with her sister in Minneapolis,
Kan.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

J Aulmiller, Of Williams, Ia, is
in the city for q short visit with
b NJ Cramer and family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-09

81 Z Brown, the contractor, to-
day commenced remodeling the
front OF the Sullivan store room,
which will be occupied by Ander-
sons racket store. A plate glass
front will be smaDg other improve
ments made. =