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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-22
FLORIDIANA.


tersect their line at his point and run
in nOrtherly direction and the sup
position is that it will either connect
with L. Il N at River Falls, Ala, or
Plant System at Luverne, Ala. This
road will traverse the finest agricul-
tural and timber section in the South
and will develop it into a country that
cannot be surpassed in anything
Laurel Hill Gazette.
Lake Butler Bulletin, Bradford Co.:
One of the most injurious habits prac-
ticed by our native Floridians is the
annual burning of the grass that
grows in our wooded country. This
should be stopped for it does much
harm to the stock, besides, also, it i'm
poverishes the land. The Legislature
should enact most stringent laws upon
the subject making the penalties so
heavy that an example or two made
some time to come.
of it's violators would be sufficient for
NIessrs Langford & Hendry have
furnished us the figures from their
books, showing that for the year end
ing March LIST, 1899, they have ship
ped to Key West and Cuban markets
14,OO5 beef cattle, the aggregate
amount for which these cattle sold
reaching iii the neighborhood of $685.
OOO.-Fort Myers Press.
Citrus Chronicle: In view Of the
fact that several cases of small pOX
are reported at Dunnellon, we would
suggest that citizens of Citrus county
make it a point to keep all tramps out
of the county. 1t is impossible to tell
where these fellows come from, and
their very condition is enough in many
cases to start a case of small pOX or
almost any other contagious disease,
and the only safe plan is to make
them skip. One bum could, Dy begg
ing from door to door, spread small
poX over the whole country
New Smyrna Breeze: Florida Of
fers a vast amount Of raw material
for manufacturing enterprises. Be-
sides the timber that is turned into
lumber for building houses, ships, etc.,
she has timber that can be converted
into furniture and various other artl-
cles. Floridas palmetto alone is con-
verified into rope fiber, mattress fiber,
furniture, walking canes, hats, brush
es and numerous other articles, both
useful and ornamental. From the ber-
ries Of the saw palmetto a valuable
medicine is extracted. Why should
not Florida be prosperous?
Capt W. L. VanduZOr of Kissim-
NEE is here this week experimenting
the planting of a two hundred acre
crop of eSpinOSi. MeSSrS. LlghtSey,
Swearingen & Co., have been busy for
several weeks with a number OF men
and teams getting the lands ready and
they have it all in excellent condition
and this week they are putting IN the
CROP using drill plows for the work.
They are planting in drills five feet
apart and it is said that the plant,
which resembles the coffee weed, will
grow large enough to overlap III the
rows. The plant bears a bean pod
and these beans are to be gathered
and Shelled after maturing and the
III, PnSnm-
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
ANACONDA NEWS.
BUSY AT THE HOSPITAL
/ More Than 25 Men Are at Work
Daily.
TO BE A GRAND STRUCTURE
The Old Ward Is Being Repaired and
the New One Will in All Proba-
bility Be Concluded Within
4 Six Weeks.
TO BE A GRAND STRUCTURE

The Sisters hospital on upper Oak street
is the busiest place in town these days.
For some time past more than % men
have been constantly at work making re-
pairs to the old ward and getting the new
ward completed. This will be the state Of
things for the next six weeks, in which
time Contractor Jack Hammil expects to
turn the new ward over to the sisters.
The old ward when the painters and
carpenters have got through with their
work will have the appearance of new
building Ali of the rooms are being re,
papered, the walls and ceiling are being
plastered and all of the woodwork is re-
ceiving fresh coat of paint.
AS for the new ward, a large staff of
men is working daily under the supervi-
sion of Jack Hammil, and it is expected
that the work will be completed within
six weeks. Already the men have begun
the plastering and on Wednesday they
will commence the hard finishing work.
Contractor Jack Hammil stated yester-
day to Standard reporter that when the
labor is completed on the two buildings
Anaconda will be entitled to boast of
the finest and best equipped hospital in
the West
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
JAPAN COPIES CHICAGO.
Schoolboys Hold Junior Parliament
Similar to Organizations Here.

Schoolboys Hold Junior Parliament
Similar to Organizations Here.
Hyde Parks high school municipal
council and kindred organizations in
other Chicago schools will be amused
to hear that an ingenious school teach
er in Japan has copied thir example
by having his pupils hold sessions SINH
lar to those of the Japanese parlia-
ment and so successful has this novel
idea proved that it is now being gener-
ally adopted throughout the schools of
the country.
In his school the principal plays the
part of the prime minister and three
teachers represent respectively the
ministers of public instruction. of war
and of the navy. Three of the senior
scholars take the part of privy cour-
cfllors, and the oldest professor acts
as president of the parliament, the
place of vice president being taken by
the professor of history. Other profess
sors and pupils act the parts of speak,
er. secretary of state and the other Of
fetal personages attached to the parlia-
ment.
At the opening session, which was
held in the large school room of the
high school at Sendai. city in the
north of Japan, an embryo memhe? of
parliament presented for discussion a
bill for the abolition of all examin-
ations. The principal champion of the
bill was a young student named Kato.
He spoke for two hours in it's favor,
paying not the slightest attention to
the many Interruptions which We're
made by the deputies on the crowded
benches. The newspapers the next day
gave long account of his speech, and
predicted for him brilliant parliament
tary career if he decided, to enter pub
lie life.
The speakers who followed him were
not so fortunate. One of them, indeed,
was so embarrassed by the interrupt
tons from the benches that he lost his
head completely and was fain to turn
aside and swallow a Ecup of tea, after
which he hastily left the platform. A
curious feature of the session was the
gayety of all those who took part in it.
Students, as well as professors, did not
hesitate to lay stress on the weak
points of the grave digniaries whom
they represented, and hearty laugh
was aroused by the skillful manner in
which they portrayed the leading leg
islatorS of their country. The first
session lasted seven hours, and it might
not have ended then If the prime min
lister had not remarked that it was
time for dinner. &sss4uu
Evidently there will be no lack of
candidates for parliamentary honors in
Japan, at least during the present gen.
Grafton.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY"
Where One of Phrases of the Day Come
From-The Poet Southey Did 1t.

Ernest McGaffey, nimrod, angler,
poet, journalist and lawyer-Pooh Bah
McGaffey, as it were-came into the
Press club looking smiling and happy
as though he just won a case or finished
a poem The evidence lin his face of
something pleasing was 20 marked that
one of the boys inquired:
'Well, what is it. Mac? What have
you found?"
Found" was the reply: 'how could
anything be foundR There is nothing
new under the SUM-"
What have you been UP against?
why, George Horton and I have
been discussing the origin of slang
phrases and he has them all down
pretty fine. l thought had him once,
but he got out as slick as weasel. I
did not believe he could find any old
time origin for the expressions so com
mon not long ago about You're not the
only pebble on the beach, and Not the
only tomato in the cam and the like,
but he shot it off like flash. A large
percentage had come from Shakespeare
and by far the greater part had been
found among the poets. This saying, it
seems, originated with Byron and will
be found in the satirica rhyming in
terlude or dedication preceding Don
Juan. This poem, it seems, was dedi-
Gated to Southey The dedication be-
gins:
bob Southey, you're a poet-poet lau
reate and representative of all the
race,
Although it's true that you've turned
out tory at last-you have lately
been comomn case.
And now my epic renegade, what are
you at?
With all the Lockers in and out of place,
nest of tuneful persons to my eye,
Like four and twenty blackbirds in
pie
"Then the second verse goes rambling
on and recites the whole story, told
much shorter and better in the nursery
book. and finally winds up with the
line:
you're not the only blackbird in the
pie
There is no use: I don't believe that
any cant phrase or slang expression can
be found that it's origin cannot be
traced back to some such source as this.
l tell you, there is nothing new under
the sun
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
EDWARDS OF JUNCTION
Reported to Have Been Appointed Crow
Indian Agent.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Billings. June A rumor which it
is impossible to verify here is current
that John E. Edwards of Junction. this
county, has been appointed Grow In
dian agent and that the president had
demanded Major Becker's resignation.
The Indian department inspector who
had been sent to take the testimony on
the charges against Becker positively
refused to proceed with the inVestiga-
ton unless it were held behind closed
doors and counsel for Becker were ex-
cluded but the president refused it is
said, to rescind his order for a public
investigation, so that proceedings have
come to halt. Becker has positively
refused to resign and protests his inno-
cence of all wrongdoing. Edwards, the
alleged appointee. is a merchant at
Junction, a small town 40 miles east of
here, and was the republican candidate
for state senator at the last election in
Senator Carters interest.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
FLOWERS SENT SEA.
Every Large Atlantic Liner Carries Away
From S. 900 to $4,000 Worth,

There is always something going on
to make New York flower shops pros
porous, says the New York Herald No
sooner is Easter gone than there is
demand for the choicest blossoms COR
the spring brides, and when the June
weddings are over tens of thousands
of dollars worth of flowers are sent to
the piers of the great Atlantic liners on
the North river and taken out to sea
as gifts to departing passengers.
A few years ago it was only eXcep-
tiOnal passengers that found a con-
signment of flowers or fruit awaiting
them on the steamship. Now It is the
rule. When the outward rush is on
some of the big steamers with a pas
senger list of fashionable people take
away from $4,000 to SIS, 900 worth cf
cut flowers on each trip. 1t is a peer
steamer indeed that does not call for
an order of $4,000 worth. An h1u" he
fore sailing the saloon tables of the
larger vessel are Veritable banks of
buds and blossoms.
BY the time the steamer gels outside
of Sandy Hook these flowers have been
taken to the different cabins, where the
passenger usually finds them very much
in the way. Next morning the cabin
steward is asked to remove them. 40
you think he throws them over hoard?
Nothing of the kind These flowers are
carefully sorted by the under stewards
and all that are faded are thrown
away. The others are nut in tho ice
| room and are sold when the snip reach
| es Liverpool. There are men who come
down to the ship for them just as they
come for the linen. The stewBris have
a plan of their own for dividing the
| receipts from this perqu;site. as they
nave for everything else of The sort
| aboard ship.
| Most of the flowers are delivered in
| Liverpool fairly fresh. Then they are
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
TEN-INNiNG GAME.
Alerts and Lone Stars Play Great Ball a,
Athletic Park.

A large crowd was present yesterday
afternoon at Athletic park and it was
treated to as nice ball game as any
enc would wish to see. The game was
between the two crack Junior clubs of
Anaconda, the Alerts and the Lone
Stars, and at the end of 10 innings of
heavy batting and swift fielding the
latter team had the long end of the
score, which was 8 to S.
The crowd was very enthusiastic
one, and the good plays on either side
were loudly cheered. Lebeau, the Lone
Stars twirler. proved to be very effect
i've at critical stages of the game. Nc
Hale also pitched good ball. Frank
Tucker pitched the seventh and eighth
innings for the Alerts. The fielding of
both teams was of the fast order, and
some wonderful plays were made, the
two running catches of Grant in left
field being especially. good. fuckers
home run was the batting feature of
the game. Anderson replaced E. John
son in center field for the Lone Stars in
the fourth inning.
Another game will in the near future
be played between the two teams.
The lineup of the clubs was as fol-
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
TRANSFERS STUCK TOGETHER.
Sad Fate of Detective Who Tried to
Arrest a Criminal.


From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
A group of old-time Westerners We're
swapping stories in the corridor of the
st. Charles. twenty-five years ago,
said one of the party, II was working
for big overland freighting company
at their headquarter offices at Bis
marck, N. D. The concern operated
number of outfits each consisting of
dozen or so large wagons, attended
by some 30 or 40 men, under command
of boss teamster. The work was hard
and dangerous in the extreme, and
nearly all the freighters were typical
frontier desperadoes, Naturally enough
each outfit stuck together to a man,
and to molest any one of its members
was equivalent to picking a quarrel
with the crowd.
One day stranger walked into the
office and introduced himself as a de-
tective from town in New Hamp-
shire, said that he was after fugitive
from justice who he understood was in
the employ of the company. He gave a
minute description of the man and the
superintendent admitted at once that
he was one of our freighters.
" He went out yesterday he said, on
his regular trip, but if you take the
stage this afternoon you can overtake
him tomorrow. | am merely giving you
the facts. he added, and you may do
as you please
"The detective was very self-conti-
dent chap and keen after the reward.
so he decided Immediately to make the
trip. Four days later the return stage
pulled in and ! was surprised to see a
curious-looking bundle strapped to the
roof 1t was corded with rope and look
ed like a roll of carpet or mating
Whats that you have up there?' 1
called to the driver.
That's detective, he drawled He
rested Poker Bill in X outfit 'tother
day and fore he could get him back
some of them pesky Indians come along
and killed him.
THAT all we ever knew of the fate of
the rash gentleman from New Hamp-
shire, and as long as L lived at Bis
marck no further effort was made to
arrest teamster. The peace officers
generally agreed that the redskins We're
too bad in Dakota to risk serving a
warrant
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
zOLA RETURNS.
Wishes Neither Reward Nor Applause for
His Work.

Paris. June 4-The Aurore has long
article from M. Zola entitled Justice"
He says that he did not go into exile
in order to flee from justice, but to
gain time, so as not to allow the feeble
glimmer of light, then daily increasing,
to be extinguished.
"At no matter what price he con-
tinues, ''the innocent had to be saved
and a most frightful moral disaster of
the country to be averted."
After alluding to the bitterness of
exile, he adds:
II return because the truth is mani
tested. l do not return to cause trouble
or demonstration. l wish neither ap-
plause nor reward, even if any believe
I have merited it. My one reward is in
tn thought of the innocent man whom L
have aided to draw from the tomb.
"If the struggle is finished. l desire
so far as I am concerned, no victorious
triumph, no political mission no hon
ors. My soul is serene and without
anger or rancor. But if the great crimi-
nal goes unpunished. people will never
believe in the immensity of the
ari,
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
An Overland Rhyme WRIT Sn by Rober
-. Louis stevenson.

,. ,c-o ,>r
Ifossihs ii'u17iitt a,' t2,rn,, pitts
CoiE'll-i an a. ~ 80. - ,,;
through ONO. l am taxing chafse Vi
KID whose mother Is asleep win one eye,
while write you thls with the othel' l
reached New YORK sunday hleht' auo ps
CLOCK Monday was ul1aer way loi the
West. 1t is now ABOUT 1o on Wednesday
morning. so haEe dlredag peeii apout ~
hours IN the cars, ~ rs Amposslnie TO ne
down III them' Whlch must emu pS pelhs
had ,o a. iaea ,,o,; aas,, - ~ oom-
,,,i. Sioia, ,eo,,,. r,othino Ioft ne
~ r,o ai"a ,.,It,o actii. A. r3o. 1t,ow
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
A NEW CHARM.
Something More for the Enthusiastic
Lover to Spend Money On.

Lover to Spend Money On.
The wall of the man, There is al
ways something being invented to coax
the money out of ones pocket is truly
a just one when you come to seriously
examine the many devices and fads
which are constantly being put in the
market, with which to enhance beautt-
full woman'S charms.
The latest fad which has been in
vented, according to the New York Her
aid. and which every man who would
hold his sweetheart's affection must
present her with. is, in one sense of the
word not a cheap one, though the or
iginal outlay is not very great.
1t is called a flower charm, and is
intended for a chatelaine of a Cyrano
chain. or it may De turned aside from
it's original purpose and made to do
duty as a photo frame and an ornament
for my lady's desk.
1t is two round glass disks, concave
and convex. set in a silver or gold rim.
A tiny screw at the top loosens the
frame and the glass disks are moved.
Between these disks it is the fad of the
hour to place two or three large double
violets. Now, the man who gives this
little charm to his sweetheart must
keep it filled with fresh Violets. Should
he allow them to grow faded and with
cred. then his love is supposed to have
grown cold.
One girl has very ingeniously con-
verted her charm into a photograph
frame, and the pretty little charm holds
two photos, one of herself and one of
her fiance. and it hangs on cute little
plush easel on her escritoire.
Let it be used for its original purpose
or as a frame, the charm is the fad of
the hour, and they are selling them just
as fast as they can be manufactured
40 al ai,,r
than dangling from a long Cyrano
chain, but they must always be sup
piled with fresh flowers or their beauty
and symbolism are lost.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
SCANDAL IN HIGH LIFE.
Coachman and Footman Lose Their Sit
uationS When Least Expected.

uatIOnS Nhen Least Expected.
Do our servants talk about us? asks
Polly Pry in the New York Herald.
Well, l should say they did.
They note what we do and what we
don't do, what we wear and say and
eat and drink and generally in an en-
vious and disa greeable way. The cam
dor of the kitchen would give us heart
aches if we could hear it, and it's just
as well that we don't.
But all are not so fortunate.
l know of a good, kindly woman of
some means, and with an angels dis
position, who had an experience one
evening that is worth repeating.
In company with a friend she was
driven in her own carriage to the front
entrance of a city theater about
o'clock at night
They left the carriage and went to
the managers Office, where the second
Lady had an appointment regarding
charity. benefit.
Matters becoming little dull for my
friend. she begged leave to wait in her
carriage and came out to it.
Neither icoachman onr footman was
on the box and the indignant woman
saw that the horses had been hitched
TO a lamp post.
She entered the vehicle quietly,
closed the door and awaited develop
mentS.
Presently both of the men emerged
from a nearby saloon, and wiping
their mouths on their coat sleeves
mounted the box, after unhitching the
horses.
Then this conversation foated down
to her:
Wonder how long the old girls going
to be?"
"God knows, I wonder what she's
up to?'t
Il dunno Maybe she's gone in to see
the show"
old man she'd be back in an hour
He wouldn't care if she didn't come
back in a week.
That's right. Say. she's got him
under her thumb, if ever woman
had"
well. don't blame her. He's hard
proposition, he is. l guess he must
have married her for her money"
You needn't guess again. You're it,
BY this time the poor lady below was
in a condition bordering on frenzy.
She bit her lips until they almost
| bled, and her heart grew cold as she
thought of the cruel elingratitudeo of these
men, whom she had always treated
| with kindly consideration.
But there was more.
whats her friend want at the the
ayter?"
We'll, cook says she thinks she's go
! in to be a play actress"
"Ha ha! ha! Why, she couldn't go
on the stage. They'd give her the
| laugh sure. She's too old"
Here the much maligned lady came
| out, escorted by a polite attache. and
| Joined her half-hysterical friend in the
| carriage.
Drive home" said the new arrival.
Then she caught her weeping friend
| in her arms.
"Why, Annie dear. what's the mat
| ter? Drive home, Frank.
| The coachman hesitated.
"Shan't we wait for Mrs. B., mad
| am?'
shes here in the carriage. She has
been here for the last twenty minutes
| Drive home"
And home they drove, the chill of
| horror upon the faithless twain on the
| box and the heat of indignation gen.
| Grating in the carriage.
| The two men We're discharged that
night. and ] was glad when I heard
| that it had been done.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
President Praised.

Paris, June 5.--The papers this morn :
ing praise the calmness of President
Loubet throughout the demonstration
against him yesterday. On his return
to the Elysee, NJ Loubet said to those
who accompanied him: 'All of my
family opposed my becoming president
and I had no desire to remain at the
Elysee, but now that it is dangerous
to be the chief of state my duty is
clear and I will let my enemies, IT /
have any, be convinced that l shall ac.
complish my mission to the end. u
the 130 persons arrested in connection
with the demonstration, 43 are still
held in custody.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05

put through rejuvenating process that
gives them temporary life, ind are sold
by little flower girls on the streets at
half-penny for buttonhole bouquet.
For instance, the Teutonic reaches
Princes Landing three hours before a
vessel that started two days ahead of
her. The passengers on the second
ship will readily buy a car1ation or a
few violets for haif-penny while wait
ing FOR the customs officers and become
effusive about the cheapness and frag-
rance of English flowers they little
dream that the flowers they praise so
much were raised in New Jersey or on
Long Island, and passed them on the
seas.
The Anaconda standard., 1899-06-05
A Woman Bandit.

Phoenix, Ariz., June 4.-The robbers who
held up the Globe and Florence stage last
Tuesday have been captured by Sheriff
Truman of Pima county near Benson. One
of them, a woman. named Pearl Hart,
made a strong fight. Both were asleep
with their guns beside them. All the
money, about $780, three revolvers and a
gold watch taken from passengers of the
stage were recovered. The woman was
the keeper of a disreputable house here
for several years. She has been living
al Globe. Her companion is a stranger.