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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-07-12

small they make beautiful pot plants,
without their exquisite flowers; and
they bloom when quite small, are as
easy to grow as Geraniums and are
far prettier than many of the Palms
seen among the usual plant collections.
The palace-like hotel Royal Poinciana,
on Lake Worth, takes it's name from
these lovely trees a number of which
are growing in all their wondrous
beauty on it's handsome lawn.
Poinciana Pulcherrima and P. P.
fiava are two dwarf varieties often
called Barbados Flower Fence. They
are of bush form and are known under
different names, such as spanish
Pride" ''Barbadoes PRIDE" "Wild Sen
-na," and the French call it POinciade
or "Fleur de Paradis," while on the
California State grounds Of the Co.
bush of the orange and red variety la
beled "Bfrd of Paradise Flower" 1t
is native of the East Indies, Tropical
Africa, South America and West In
dies, and is magnificent plant either
as a pot plant for the North or planted
Oh the lawns of our sunny state.
One variety has clear yellow flowers
while the other is gorgeous in shades
of orange and red most beautifully
blended It's flowers, like the Royal,
are unlike anything ia the floral king.
dom, it's fanciful name Bird or Para
disc Flower being appropriate, it hay
ing five petals, four of them in pairs
like wings, the fifth of a curious
shape, forming he head, and it's dainty
stamens recurve so as to form the tail
Of the bird. It's clusters of flowers
are from six to eight inches in dame
ter, each the size Of a silver quarter.
Its MimOsa-like foliage would alone
make it a desirable pot pant. It
blooms when only foot high, is easy
to grow, and should feceive more at
tention from the leading florists who
have color plated far inferior flowers.
Once these exquisite plants become
generally known they will be as popu-
lar as the Geranium, Rose and other ia
vorites which can be depended on and
are not what is known as fussy plants.
Jennie f. Belden, Florida.
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The above is unquestionably true.
Yet that covering must be firm or they
will not sprout Years ago we planted
a large bed of celery seed. The only
plants we got were in the tracks of q
large dog which ran across the ed the
first night.-Ed.
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Remarkable Rescue.
One Household Darling Saved when all
Hope had Fled. Parents saw Her
Danger but were Helpless to Aid.


From " On the ST. Laurence" Clayton. ~ Y
Florence J. Sturdivant, the four-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs: William III. Stur-
divant, in February, 1896, was taken sick
with scarlet fever, and after the usual run
of the fever she was left with weak back
and gradually began to lose strength, until
finally despite the best efforts of physicians
her life hung in the balance. 1t was at
this crisis, when all seemed darkest, that
little Florence was released from pain and
suffering and restored to strength and health.
This remarkable occurrence is best told by
her father.
Mr. Sturdivant said: "Florence was taken
sick with scarlet fever and we Immediately
called a physician. He prescribed for her
and we followed his directions closely, giving
our little patient the best of care. After
two weeks the fever subsidized but Florence
was left with a very weak back. Severe
pains were constantly in the back and
stomach. We did all that possibly could be
done to relieve our little sufferer, but to no
avail The difficulty seemed to battle the
efforts of the physician.
"Finally at the end of four months of
treatment, we found our patient completely
Frustrated. At this time we called an emf
nent physician, who agreed with the dag
nosis of our physician and said that the
trouble resulted from the scarlet fever. He
prescribed course of treatment and we fol-
lowed it faithfully for three months, but in
stead of improving, Florence failed.
"We were completely discouraged.
brother of my wife advised us to use DIR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, and /
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was restored and she ate heartily. We also
noticed gradual brightness in her eyes.
When she had taken one box the pains in her
back and stomach ceased and her recovery
seemed certain. We purchased second box
of pills and watched with delight the change
for the better that was being wrought daily.
From sitting up in bed at times during the
day and at times standing on her feet,
Florence finally became strong enough to
walk little. She gained in flesh and
strength rapidly and the pains gradually
left her. By the time she had used three
boxes of the pills she was evidently well.
We continued the treatment using another
box, the fourth, to prevent the possibility of
o recurrence of the difficulty.
(Signed) WILLIAM Fl. STURD1vANT.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
sixth day of April, 1897.
H. w. MORSE, Notary Public.
At druggists or direct from DR.. Williams
Medicine Co., Schenectady, N. Y, 80 cents
per box, or six boxes for $3.50.
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One reason why some seeds never
come up is because they have too much
covering over them when they are
planted. Small seeds should be barely
covered; only enough covering to shut
out the light is sufficlent.-Ex.
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Flowers.

Flowers.
He who despises flowers has need to
learn
How nature loves them, every dain-
ty hue,
From palest violet to deepening blue,
The gold that brightens and the reds
that burn,
All shades and colors to her heart are
dear,
And SO, ere fruit-On plant or tree
we find,
She sends the blossoms to foretell it's
And speaks the promises Of the early
year.
-Laila Mitchell in Vicks' Magazine.
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The editor Of this department would
like a few seeds of the white seeded
Moonfower. If any of our readers
can send us a few, we will gladly
send something of equal value in ex-
change.-Ed.
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Southern Beauties.


en-, contains very interesting descrip-
tion of some plants that might be
more generally grown in Florida than
they are. Though the tops will often
be killed down yet little banking of
earth in the fall would save the roots
and base of the stems which would
very quickly recover themselves. IT
they never bloomed, the foliage and
growth is very beautiful.
That her description is not over
drawn the following clipping from the
catalogue OF ReasOner Bros. will show:
Beyond it, again blaze great Or
ange and yellow flowers, with
long stamens and pistil curving
upward out of them. They be-
long to a twining scrambling bush,
with finely pinnated mimosa leaves.
That is the Flower Fence so
often heard of in past years. "-Kings
ley.
If this is seen by the author of the
letter, we should be very glad to hear
from her directly.
Besides the many beautiful Palms
which are natives here there are many
imported varieties which have been
planted in the south part of the State,
which is supposed to be below the
frost, where they grow in as great lux
uriance as if in their native homes.
Many rare Towering trees from trop-
ical chimes are to be seen growing on
the lawns, and rare pot plants of the
North which only attain the small size
of window plants there, surprise us
with their wonderful growth here
Oleanders here attain the size of
trees, glorious in their great bouquets
of pink, red and white flowers. Hibis-
Gus, six feet high, ablaze with their
great scarlet, pink, and yellow flowers
six inches in diameter, then think of
the beautiful Acalyphas, as tall as
man and gorgeous with their wonder
fully marked foliage, whose colors
seem brighter here than at the North.
But the grandest of all our Southern
beauties are the POincianas.
There are three varieties, two of them
dwarf and One the tall variety, known
as Regia OF Royal Hoinciana, is one of
the most beautiful trees known, hav-
ing immense decOmpOund leaves near
ly two feet long, of rich dark green
color and as dainty as lace work. 1t
is known as the FlambOyante of Mad
agascar and is also a native of the
West Indies, and when crowned with
it's wonderful flowers, in great bou-
quets, twelve inches in diameter, each
flower nearly four inches in diameter,
cup-like in form, but every petal so
ruffled and crinkled as to make it un-
like anything seen in the flower king
dom, while it's dazzling red color with
here and there trace of yellow or
orange to tighten it, and dainty sta
mems, makes it the king of towering
trees, and Royal it is. Even when
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purchased q
box. A fter
using the pills
a short time
we could see
an improve
m e n t. I'll er
strength began
to return and
she would sit
up in b e d.
Her aDDetite
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A SIDE SHOT.

Willie-Pa, what do they make talk
ing machines out of?
His Father-The first one was made
out of a rib, my son.
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INCUBATORS $3.50. Best on earth. SO per
made several times. Breeders that will
raise your chicks to perfection. Send
stamp for circular to NONE SUCH IN
CURATOR CO., Terre Haute. Indiana.
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FLORAL DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to the
editor, w. G. Steele, Switzerland, Fla.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-20
ADMITS FILIrINos, DEFEAT.
Mabini says the Future Peace of the
Islands Depends on Americuns.


Islands Depends on Americans.
Manila Dec. 2O.--Mabini. formerly a
member of the Filipino cabinet and CON
sidered the strongest and most intellec-
tual Of the insurgents said to a CORE
| spondent of the Associated Press at Ma
Mia:
THE future peace of the Philippines
| depends entirely upon the form of gov
l.ernment the Americans establish. We
are vanquished because we lacked food
| and munitions and mismanaged our af
| fairs But the spirit of independence is
craving for recognition. The individu-
ality Of the Filipino people still lives
/ If the government eventually estab-
! lished here is liberal, secure and free.
the satisfaction and contentment of the
/ people will result and there will be no
/ trouble. If it is otherwise the people
| Mill be dissatisfied and will aid a rev.
/ 1olutionary movement which will surely
/ occur sooner or later Without the peo-
1 pies support such a movement is im-
4 possible.
/ Everything depends on what the
/ Americans do. The subsequent guerrilla
warfare will be easily terminated K the
I people do not support it, which they will
not do if they are satisfied. Otherwise
! ii will be possible to prolong 1t indefi-
nitely | believe the Filipino people
should be consulted as to the nature and
details of the government to be estab-
lisbed. If the war results in the recog-
milton of our desires, rights and necessi-
! ties as a people to be governed, IT Will
4 not have been in vain.
Mabini spoke unotiicially. expressing
4 his oWn opinioIS,
The Panay insurgents have been
driven out of the island by Gen. Hughes
and are passing to Negros, where they
are courting trouble. Two hundred re-
/ cent arrivals there from Panay am
bushed Lieut.. A. C.. Ledyard With par
A ty of fifteen men of the Sixth infantry
1t was in this fight that Lieut.. Ledyard
Il was killed, falling in the second volley
1Col Smith. governor of Negros. has
been obliged tn arrest several prominent
natives on charge of conspiracy. The
native municipal constabulary In thres
towns recently mutinied and went into
the mountains, but the native soldiery
are reported loyal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-20
TRAIN ROBBERY IN KANSAS.
Two Mask ed Men Hold Up Passenge
of Missouri Pacific Train.

Kansas City. Mo-, Dec 2o.-Two
masked men perpetrated daring rob
berry on the Missouri Pacific railroads
omaha and Nebraska City passenger
train that left here at 9:15 o'clock last
night.
They boarded the train at Kansas
City, Kas., across the river, and. by
displaying revolvers. wrung from the
occupants of the Pullman coach their
jewelry and ready cash. 1t is said they
got five watches and about 800 in
money. No one resisted. not even the
conductor, for the bandits had their
victims covered before any one knew
what was in progress. The conductor
gave up his watch along with the rest.
No shots were fired and no one was
hurt.
When the train slowed down on APP
preaching Nearman, Kas., five miles
from here. the robbers dropped off and
disappeared in the darkness. The con-
ductor promptly notified the officials OF
what had happened and the police OF
both cities aided by the railway detec-
tiyes. are in pursuit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-20
STOCK marked EASIER
Fluctuation on New York Exchange
Not So Violent, Though Far
From Steady.
Brooklyn Transit Suffers Most and
Causes sharp Declines, Which
We're Recovered Later.
President Mckinley Cables Express.
sion Of His Sorrow at Death
Of Lawton.

New York, Dec. 20.-The stock mar
ket ran along until late this afternoon
in almost normal condition. Nothing
sensational occurred until the evident
pressure to liquidate in Brooklyn Tran
sit gave birth to rumors of financial
embarrassment in influential quarters,
which unsettled the whole market,
causing marked declines in some in
stances. AS soon as Brooklyn Transit
was supported the market rallied.
AT 9 p. m. money on call was 4 per
cent.
The market was active and strong,
with mixed net changes.
New York, Dec 20-Money on call to-
day opened at per cent; sat 1880 it was
s and 9 per cent.
BANKS ACCEPT CAGES OFFER.
Make Application Tor Deposits of
Public Funds-Bill in the House.
Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 20.-The sec
retary of the treasury has received a
considerable number of applications
from national banks for deposits of
public funds under the secretarys am
nouncement of last night. The larger
number of these applications come
from New York and other eastern
cities, although some have been re-
ceived from the larger cities of the
middle west Under the secretary's Of
fer cash Will be transferred to national
banks on deposit of United States
4 III. vol @
on which % per cent will be allowed
and IS. on which 80 per cent will be al
lowed.
This is.an old rule. and is intended te
secure the government from possible
loss by reason of temporary excess OF
cash on hand over bonds on deposit
AS the receipts from internal revenue
do not average quite 81 100000 a day, II
is not expected that the effect OF the
new order will be felt for some days te
come. 1t is stated that in making al
lotments OF funds the department. viii
discourage the purchase of bonds OF
tfffe1aI t-,Ji. banks seeking deposits, fol
the reason that if the banks should &,
into the market for this purpose j
probably would put up the price, whicl
would be against the interests of thu
y government sWnlcl Is llSell IioW III III
market for the purchase of about So,
100000 now remaining unoffered unde
the secretary's recent proposition Il
purchase s25,000,000.
At the close of business yesterday tn
amount of bonds which had been of
fered by national banks as security 70
public deposits was about s15,O00,00t
These deposits came from all parts o
the country.
Representative Levy. of New York
Introduced in the house a blu to amen
the revised statutes so as to per,ni
the secretary of the treasury to deposi
In his discretion with the nationa
banks of the United States the custom
receipts of the United States, and pro
vlding that the secretary of the treas
,iry shall establish rate of interest I
be paid by the national banks on a
moneys deposited with them.
London Exchange Easier.
London, Dec. 20.-On the stock ex
change today the general tone was dc
cidedly firmer. There is a more conf
dent feeling.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-20
cen Anderson to Retire.

chicago. Dec. 20. Brig. cien. Thomas.
NJ. Anderson, commandment of the de-
partn7enS Of the lakes, Will be relieved
from active duty January y. 1900. by
the obligatory operationaof the law re-
tirtng army officers at the age of "a
years.
His retirement will remove from the
regular army lists one of the most
prominent officers of the old school,
whose military education was obtained
on the field of battle in the war of the
rebeliion. From a private in the volun-
teer service Gen. Anderson rose TO the
rank of major general, while in the
regular army he served in the success
sive ranks intervening between the
grade of lieutenant and brigadier gem
.rai.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-20
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NOTICEABLE NEWS OF TODAY.

The Weather.
For Iowa and Illinois-Fair tonight
and Thursday; moderate temperature.
PAGE one
TELEGRAPH AND GENERAL:
Big Loan for Great Britain.
Buffers Men Recover Abandoned
Guns.
New York Stock Market Today.
Senator Hoar's Golden Texts.
Congress Adjourns for Holidays.
The Senatorial Situation.
PAGE NV
TELEGRAPH AND GENERAL:
The Death of Cen. Lawton
Washington Shocked at Lawton' S
Death.
California Celebrates semi-centen-
NAL
News of the Day.
PAGE THREE
IOWA NEWS
Iowa and Compulsory Education.
Bold Robbery at Sioux City.
Railway Employees Laid Off.
Short Iowa Specials.
PAGES FOUR AND FIVE.
EDITORIALS
Loss Of Gen. Lawton.
| Threatened Advance of Freight Rates
| Protection from Food Adulteration.
| Topics and Press Comment.
| Views of EuropeItaly.
| Iowa Items and News.
PAGES >IN AND SEVEN.
CITY MEMS:
A $4,000 Fire Loss.
The Ellss Minstrels.
The Suspected Forger.
A Gasoline Accident.
Various Local Chroniclings.
PNGE ElGu
! LOCAL AND GENERAL:
Wednesdays Markets by Wire.
Details of Tugela River Battle.
! Important Tax Decision.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-20
PATRIOTISM IN BRITAIN.
Wave of Military Enthusiasm sweep
ing Over the Islands.

London, Dec. Whatever may be
going on at the seat of war, there is an
outburst of patriotic enthusiasm in En-
gland and Scotland worthy of the no.
blest traditions of the Elizabethan era.
The ministers have appealed to the
nation for men to fight the battle of the
empire in South Africa, and the re-
sponse is fairly electrical.
Battalion after battalion of militia is
volunteering for foreign service. Lord
Chesham is enlisting a body of 1900
yeomanry cavalry and the number can
be doubled.
London regiments of the volunteer
force are ready to provide $4,000 trained
citizen soldiers at short notice, and
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-20
Bert Hutchinson, Company

tHTOuSTl tHe HlpS.
The American commander at head
quarters in the town of Cebu received
Information that n force of insurgents
had occupied the village of Maulbau,
on the west coast of the island; that
they were levying heavy taxes ana
taking food and horses. and that the
villagers would be glad to have them
driven away.
Capt. Walker took a detachment of
ten soldiers aboard the steam launch
Powerful on the Nth of October and
proceeded along the coast, stopping at
the towns of Naga and Carcal, where
the ten men We're added to the force.
from each garrison. AT the latter town.
a body of 160 native policemen, who
were friendly to the Americans We're,
mustered into the service by their cap
tain. These natives We're armed with
spears and bolos and had but a few
guns among them. On the evening of
the 18th the Powerful reached Maui
baul and her passengers We're landed
with difficulty through a rough sea
The insurgents had retreated to the
hills, so the force camped for the night
Early in the morning they We're on the
march. The Company G detachment
acted as an advance guard and the
natives brought up the rear. For three
miles they advanced along narrow
road with the sea on one side and high
| cliffs on the other. Finally they We're
i.compelled TO enter a rocky pass. APP
lproaching it across a bridge so narrow
| that they We're compelled to march two
/ abreast. Just as they entered the pass
| there was a great explosion almost in
4 their faces, and they We're covered by
a shower of soft earth. The insurgents
/ had prepared gunpowder mine to an
initiate the party, but the soil and the
rocks were so powdery that the Ameri-
leans suffered no injuries beyond
/ bruises.
The explosion was followed by brief
| but exciting experience. Immediately
after the report the Filipinos. hidden
] in the cliffs. opened fire. Two Ameri-
cans and five natives fell at the first
volley, which came from very short
trange The commander of the police
was hit in the hand. The police werN
1 thrown into confusion and after a mo-
ment,s hesitation they fell back and
1 began to run. leaving the few Ameri-
i'cans To bear the attack. This the mer
/ OF the Sixth did bravely. They rallied
lin order, carrying their dead ane
wounded. and returning the nsnrgen'
fire with such effect that eighteen OF
/ the enemy We're killed. The party re-
turned TO Maulbaul ard reembarket
for cebu. where they arrived the fol
flowing day with their dead ant
wounded The conduct of the native
police found some excuse in their poo
Il equipment
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from England. Wales, Scotland and
north of ireland come offers by which
that number Vi volunteers can be
treblea
The fiber OF British patriotism is as
strong and genuine as It WAS in the
time of the Spanish armada. There are.
no signs Of fiinching in any quarter
from the defense af the empire.
The ministers have put the nation on
its nlettle. and can now pick and choose
the men they want and hold immense
reserves behind for future drafts. Mr.
Ciioscflen reports that the admiralty has
already provided sea trans sportation for
100000 troops of all arms to South Al
RIGA. Another 10000 are available if
The ministers need them.
The war office, While embarrassed by
the spirit and fervor of this national
uprising. is going nethodically about
the work of reinforcing the British
army nov under fire
The seventh ana eighth divisions viii
be modified like The previons divisions.
With army reservists. In this, with the
arms Of the army reserve. nominaliy
5000 Will be brought into active SER
lvice.
Nine battalions Of militia Will be sent
TO Africa out Of the twenty-four embod-
lied, the preference being shown for ar
ltillerynlen.
| How large a force of volunteers viii
he employed is not yet determined, but
Iartilerynlen again viii he specially IA
! vered, and also the BEST lnarksmer
4 among fie rite nen The yeonaanrs
force barely exceeds 10000. but the wai
|oflice VIII take all these sturdy rura
1 eavalrymen il can get.
1T VIII encourage enlistment of III.
mounted forces in Canada and othel
colonies and avail itself fully OF assist
ance from the loyaists Of cape 'olen!
and Natal. 1'e what extent India vii
! be allowed 10 eo-operate in the defens'
lof the empire Is unknown
/ The nation is united in prosecution .
the war. even Ms. e'anpbsll- Bannerlnal
4 declining last night al Edinburgh I
discuss Mr. Chanlberlain,S politics.