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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20

In concluding, he said that he had
always observed that there are two
divisions in the South, those who
would hiss and those who would ap-
plaud the ones who are trying to por-
tray the true ideals Of the South.
There were scalawags then and
there are scalawags now" he said very
pointedly amid uproarious applause.
But this was not all The unusual
spectacle of prominent young men
gathered in front of the authors hotel,
with hostile intent, was witnessed at an
early hour Sunday morning. The per-
Torrance was very long, it being al
most midnight before it was concluded.
The young men sent note to Mr..
Dixon's room asking him to come down
to see them. 1t cannot be said whether
Mr.. Dixon anticipated trouble with his
callers, but their request was refused.
As il determined to acquaint the
author with their sentiments Of his
play, the young men set about TO pre-
pare a note expressing their opinion,
which was sent up TO Mr.. Dixon's room.
Here the incident was closed.
The audience was composed almost
entirely of white people, there being
scarcely n dozen negroes in the gall
lery. From these there were no dem
onstrations. The auditors were all
Democrats, so there could be no charge
OF partisanship.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20
Another Enemy of the Orange.

Fl. Myers Press: Mr.. 4. L. Evans,
who makes a study 81 the orange, has
recently discovered a new enemy in
this section to the orange tree. 1t is a
borer that digs through the bark and
into the trunk an inch or two, making
hole as large as the head Of a pin,
and kicking out stream OF fine saw
dust. The borer covers the trunk with
these punctures until it finally girdles
the tree, causing it to die. While ex-
aiming n tree where the borer was at
work, in company with Mr.. Evans and
Walter Langford, the little live glmlet
was discovered. He proved to be a
quarter inch in length, and looked like
a small beetle. A sure way to detect
this new orange tree enemy at work
is to look for the sawdust at the base
Of the tree. The Press would like to
learn II this borer has been discovered
elsewhere.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20
To Consumers OfStOCk Feed

Hon. b. +. McLin, Commissioner OF
Agriculture Of Florida sends out the
following advice TO users OF stock feed
and emphasizes the danger which re-
suits from adulteration with rice hulls
For your own guidance and protec-
ton l again desire to call your atten.
ton to the pure feed law" enacted by
the last legislature. II you will care
fully study this law, and then accept
the opportunities presented by same,
it will soon enable this department to
force adulterated, inferior and in
some instances, dangerous and even
fatal Ito stock feed from our market.
Section o of said law reads as fol-
lowsi
"Sec. 8. Amy person purchasing
any commercial feeding stuff from any
manufacturer or vendor in this State
for his own use, such person being a
citizen OF this State, may submit fair
samples OF said commercial feeding
stuff to the Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture for analysis. But in order to pro-
tect the manufacturer or vendor from
the submission OF spurious samples for
analysis, the person selecting the
same shall do so in the presence of
two or more disinterested persons,
which sample shall be taken from one
or more packages, placed in bottle or
can, and sealed in the presence of said
and this same package, bot
tie or can, placed in the hands OF dis
interested person who shall forward
the same, at the expense OF the pur-
to the Commissioner of Agri-
culture, and upon the receipt by him
Of such sample package, the Commits
sioner of Agriculture is hereby author
zed to require the State Chemist to
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20
TO SCHOOL PATRONS
The Principal Requests Their Aid in
EnforcinE Regulations.

The Principal Requests Their Aid In
Enforcing Regulations.
1 desire herein to iDtorm the pat.
rons of the school that, ~ \do not begin
work until 80, and ,Sssat we had es-
tablished regulaA0n that no pupil
enter the school yard before $40, nor
mnst the pupils congregate in the
streets or in adjoining lots to the
school ground before that hour, but on
leaving home must come direct to
school, and when dismissed must 20
home without lettering along the way.
We have established this rule to pre-
vent the inevitable distur bances cause 1
by some pupils when not under T.
control Of teacher, and that the pl
pills may utilize this time in preparing
their school work.
We request the patrons that they
see to it, that their children do not
leave home before eight O'Clock, and
by so doing they will greatly aid us
in maintaining the discipline of the
school. +. NJ. MURPHEY, Prin.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20

Gov. Broward has appointed J. EN-
met Wolfe as his secretary to fill the
vacancy caused by the appointment of
NJ. A. Brown as sheriff of Duval coun-
BY.
WClfe's most noted claim to fame
was running as an independent candi-
date against Holloway for State Super
intendent OF Public Instruction, being
overwhelmingly beaten.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20
WIN Attach buchanan BIN.

Judge Hendry Of Lake City is in
Tallahassee in consultation with
Attorney General Ellis. The citizens
OF Lake City whom he represents, will
probably institute legal proceedings to
test the constitutionality of the Buck
man bill.
The refusal of the State Board of
Education TO convey the equipment
OF the University OF Florida, as agreed
at ameeting Of the joint boards, July
q, is the cause of great dissatisfac-
tion.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20
Thirteen Hundred Gators Less.

Fort. Myers Press: Bill Browns big
OK wagons came in from the Big Cy-
press store on Tuesday. bringing in.
l,27O gator hides the largest number
ever brought here ct one time. IL is
only three weeks ago since Bin'
brought in shipment OF over SOC
hides. "Biil' says he is doing his best
to get all the gators in The Everglades
before Governor Broward carries out
his drainage schemes. Bin sold bis
hides TO 70 Z A. Henderson. receiving
a little over 81 900 for this three woke
haul Of hides
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20
Real Estate Change.

s. ]. Simmons has sold the prope rty
where he has his store to j. j. Heard.
This is one Of the most attractive
sites in the city and it is the intention
OF Mr.. Heard to erect a two-story
brick building there some time during
the coming year.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20

Via the Atlantic Coast Line account Of
visit Of President Roosevelt, Oct. 81.
The Atlantic Coast Line will sell
round trip tickets to Jacksonville at
rate Of one fare plus % cents Tickets
win bc sold Oct. Goth with final limit
Oct. 23d.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20

In the Presidents carriage wlll.be
President Roosevelt and his secretary.
Mr.. william Loeb, Jr., and Governor
N. b. Broward and Mayor George M.
Nolan.
Immediately following the Presi-
dents carriage will come the carriages
oil the other members of the Presidents
party, arranged according to advance
directions from the Presidents secre-
tary. d
Following will come the carriages
containing United States senators
Taliaferro and Mallory and Congress-
men sparkman, Lamar and Clark the
personal staf OF Governor BrovAard,
the executive committee and tho -
eral reception committee Of one
dred
From the depot the procession
move to the Seminale Club blocl
there the speechmaking will take D,
After the speaking the President
to be escorted by the military and
ception committee to the auditc
Of the Board Of Trade and will
the guest Of that organization
remainder Of his visit. ~
An elegant luncheon is to b ~
in the auditorium, and the "a
will be presented to the 49, y
the Board Of Trade and in
by President Garner.
that President Roosevelt
few remarks during the
luncheon.
Shortly before 8 o'oc
dent and party, under
cial committee to
President Of the Bod'lC
start on drive al oui
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20

!
nary occasions, res
joys sound slumber. H..
try is enjoying season OF meal
prosperity that sixty billions OF
lars have entered into the channels On
trade through entirely new business
concerns during the past year. His
greatest ambition is to complete his
marine railroad to Key West and live
until the accomplishment OF the great
undertaking The work will not be let
by contract, as was at first proposed,
as there is such vast difference in the
bids. In little while large number
of laborers will be at work on this stu
pendous enterprise. Mr.. Flagler is
certainly a good friend OF Florida"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-20
VISITS FL

The Ocala Editor Tel
~ with Famous Ca
Frank Harris, edito'
Banner, recently vi
City and called on
I: :. 4: /: !. !" !: ROOMS
and this is what - nIH
visit in the Banne IHIAu
During our reA IIIIm
we had a very pAsd UIMA
Mr.. H. NJ. Flaglei HHIHH
health, as straia IUUHIO
although 7o'year
pass for 90. He
able vigor to hf
re says that b
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meals a day, "a kIVON
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

at her companion, laughing lightly.
"Thou hath surely had lover, al
though thou hast ever denied 1t. or else
how knowest thou 30 well their ways
Come, I'll wear my peachblow silk, be-
deck myself in the grandest fashion
and receive my Godfrey in the with
drawing room with all the honors l
would bestow upon the king were he
to visit me. The king" she exclaimed,
with q disdainful toss Of her head.
"Forsooth, what is king compared to
Godfrey?"
The sight of the complete alteration
Of her charge for this man caused a
feeling Of pain to strike the elder WON
ans heart, and as she unfastened the
lacing Of Margaret's bodice she felt
compelled to say:
"Methinks 'twere not well, sweet, to
fasten thy heart so entirely on a man
not yet thy husband. An old woman
with much experience Of the world
doth know that many men, especially
worldly men Of fashion as Sir Godfrey
La Fabienne, WOO a maid with mad
hot love, then ride away, leaving her
to cure broken heart
"Elsbeth! exclaimed Margaret sharp
ly cease thine idle CHATTER and dare
not cast thy vile insinuations against
Sir Godfrey in my presence"
Her face flushed, tears filed her
eyes, and she took the lacings out of
Elsbeth's hands as though she no lon
ger wished her aid, walking from her
Forgive me. sweet Margaret" Els
beth followed her anxiously, regret at
her words showing in her countenance.
"'Tis but my love for thee that gives
me false anxiety, bonny. for thy happi-
ness Is my happiness, an thy sorrow
more than my sorrow"
For time Margaret was silent; then
she said with great seriousness: ELS
beth, never again express doubt Of Sir
Godfrey. Doubt that the sun riseth to
light the earth; doubt that night falls
upon the day; doubt thy love for me,
but never cherish such thoughts as
thou didst give voice to a moment
since against Sir Godfrey La Fabienne
"a man." she continued in low, pas
sionate voice, $50 much to me, so deep
ly rooted in my affections that could
die for very joy of loving him. Were
the earth to divide us, Elsbeth. we are
one-one heart and one soul foreverw
Then, after deep felt silence. she
added in brighter tones, "But, prithee,
come, the peachblow gown an happy
faces, for this is a joyful day, good
Elsbeth!"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

err For a moment she was silent
But the storm hath broken and set
him free!' she cried triumphantly, lift
ing her radiant face to the sunlight.
"And now, 1 promise thee, he rideth
fast to Cragenstone"
Suddenly she grew more serious and,
seating herself on little stool at Els
beth's feet, rested her elbows on the
woman's lap above the mending, COW
cred her face with her hands and ap-
peared to be in deep thought.
What thinkest thou, Elsbeth, of my
cousin Josiah 2" she asked after time.
"He hath the appearance Of an up
right man and godly." the other replied
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18
THAT STRAWBERRY BED.

OF course If you have not yet got
strawberry bed Of your own you will
plant one this spring. There is hardly
a man anywhere, in city or country.
with a home Of his own who cannot
have strawberry bed If he sets out
to have one, and no one thing brings
in such a large dividend for small in
vestment. Just plat Of soil 10 by 30
feet, located anywhere, well pulverized
and enriched, matter Of 100 straw
berry plants, which will cost so or rs
cents; an hours work setting them
out and the hoeing of the bed few
times during the summer, little COW
ering Of straw during the winter and
then picking time in June-three or
four bushels and maybe much more of
fine, luscious berries, enough to eat
three times day for a month and
twenty or thirty cans in the cellar
for the next winter. Get some strong
plants Of last years growth and get
them Of some good neighbor who raises
line berries. He will tell you which
kind. If you prefer to buy two boxes
Of sandy berries from Missouri for a
quarter after this we can't help 1t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18
SYNOPSIS,

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER Josiah Taunston, a
Puritan Of Cragenstone. his mother
and his sister Hetty await the return
from Paris Of their kinswoman, Mar
garet Maryland. Joshiah is covetous
OF his cousins estate. His mother
suggests his marriage to Margaret.
Simon Kempster, farmer, is Hettys
sweetheart. u.-Margaret returns and
clashes with Josiah's Puritanical ideas.
uI-Margaret is attended by an old
waiting woman. Elsbeth. Hetty is
very fond Of Margaret, but the Puri-
tan maid is shocked by a small gold
CROSS worn by her cousin. Mistress
Taunston frowns on their friendship.
Iv-Sir Godfrey La Fabienne and his
attendant, CASTOR. seeking Cragen-
stone. are led astray by a little girl
Mistress Taunston overhears the con-
versation and tells her son that she
believes the gentleman to be Marga-
ret's lover. Josith and his mother be-
lieve that Sir Godfrey will be delayed
at Sterndorf. neighboring village, by
floods, leaving Josiah to seek Marga-
ret's hands. V-Hetty tells Margaret
that tEe country folks are firm be-
levers In witches. Josiah call on Mar
garet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18
n1Rps ANp BUGs. \ I

The birds are here to eat the bugs,
and the bugs are here tc feed the birds,
and this is about as far as most people
get in their study Of these two impor-
tanr factors in the growth and develop
ment of plant life. These bugs, which
is generic term including all the vast
and multiplied army of insect life, have
a mission when one studies their habits
and work which goes far beyond the
commonplace one Of furnishing food
for the birds. For one thing, they are
absolutely Indispensable In natures
plan Of fertilization of the bloom of all
plants. Others, seemingly useless, live
to furnish food for those that are USE
full; some are sections and scayengers
to rid the earth Of dead and decaying
vegetable and animal life; many serve
to limit natures tremendous tendency
to overproduction Of grain and fruit;
others store food for man, as in the
case of the honeybee, while none but
has an important mission in the
worlds economy. Now, the same tend
ency of overproduction Is just as man
ifest in the case Of the insects as in
the case Of the bloom and the fruit
on tree or seed formation Of any sort.
and right here is where the relation Of
the bird to the bug becomes Of the
greatest Importance to the farmer and
fruit grower. The birds are the natural
enemies Of the bugs and by making
continuous war upon them for food
tend in the most marked and effective
manner to limit the propagation Of
these numerous forms Of insect life,
and SO it Is now easy to see that when
man makes war on the birds he Is dis
arranging the machinery Of nature as
much as he would that of some great
factory If he deliberately stuck a
crowbar into the main cogwheels Of
the machinery or tied weight on the
safety valve Of the boiler. If there are
too few birds there will be too many
insects and they become like the plaques
In Egypt; If too few insects the number
of birds decreases for lack Of food, and
the good work done by the bugs is thus
secured. The laws of the states, most
Of them, wisely protect nearly all of
our birds, the only exemptions in most
CIcISo OCAA6 LILO SAOW, IuC 5Po1IOW dAU
the blue jay, to which we think should
be added the butcher bird, which Is an
all round brigand and pirate and q
menace to other bird life. If your small
boy feels that he must go out and kill
something about as soon as he can tod
die, which, because Of an inherited bar
harlan instinct, he is almost sure to do,
set him to work on the sparrows, which
+. are becoming national pest and
! teach him to respect and spare all of
our insectivorous and song birds as the
best friends which the American farm
er has. This bird question is of SO
j much Importance In an economic way
that it should be taught in every home
and in all our schools as one Of the ten
commandments of our American civili-
cation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18
TREE PLANTING.

The spring is the best time of the
year to plant trees, and the best kind
Of trees to plant are those varieties
which do the best in your locality and
on your soil. For shade trees the COM
mon American water elm stands well
at the head, being Of graceful form
and habit, quite free from insect pests
and with wonderful capacity of
adaptability to almost all soils and
conditions. The hard maple, the hack
berry, the Eastwood, the black walnut,
the white ash, the larch, the catalpa
where it is hardy, the sycamore and
the pines, spruces and cedars each have
claims for this purpose. This fact
must be remembered-that any tree
planted for purely shade and orna-
mental purposes must have plenty Of
room in which to grow and develop.
Short trunks and big spreading tops
are what constitute the ideal shade
tree. Most Of us plant them too thick
~, and after they get to growing nice
ly and we realize our mistake we have
not the heart to take an ak and chop
them down. 1t is a good plan to cut
back the tops of all deciduous trees to
correspond with the impaired root sys-
TEN when planted. We have had the
best success with elms, naples and the
like by trimming the tree down to a
bare pole and letting all the new
growth start right from the trunk Of
the tree. The main thing to be watch
ed after the trees are set out Is to see
that the roots are kept moist, and thus
it pays to mulch them heavily during
the first season. The quickest results
| will be obtained from trees which are
about three inches through at the base
and trimmed clean to height Of eight
feet.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

We notice that where men cut up
their corn in good season in the fall
they almost always have lot Of hay
to sell, plenty of good fodder for their
stock all winter and lot to spare in
the spring. Then the field is twice as
easy to handle and cultivate the next
season.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

The Hood river country, IN Washing
ton, produces strawberries which alono
try will bear shipment long distances
These berries, Of very superior quality,
find ready and profitable market as
far east as Chicago.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

The scheme to make the poor farms
Of the different counties experimental
farms is good one. Locality has much
to do with the success or failure Of any
crop, and experiments made at home
are in every way more valuable than
those made at some distant place
where soil conditions are altogether
different.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

Japan has recently taken 1000 head
OF our western horses and 100000
bushels Of our oats to feed them. The
Jap and the broncho seem to be just
made for each other.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

Not the least Of the benefits to be de-
rived from cutting up the corn crop is
the perfect clearing Of the field of all
stalks which is thereby secured, thus
putting the field in much better condi-
ton for succeeding crop. The real
fertilizing value Of stalks for the soil
is very small indeed-just little hu-
mus, that is all: not worth one-tenth
part as much in the matter Of replac-
ing lost fertility as rotation crop Of
clover.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

We know Of scores of men who the
past year raised seventy bushels of
corn to the acre. They did not do it by
growing corn year after year on the
same land, however. These good crops
were mostly grown on a clover sod on
land which had not grown corn for
three years previously at least. There
was manure spreader which had
hand In the crop too.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

When the snowdrifts melted few
days ago the grass under them was
Just as green as it was last fallS while
the dandelions were all ready to bios
som. Nothing like snow as winter
protection for all tender things.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

The future supply Of post timber for
the western country will come from
two sources-frst, from groves of
suitable post timber which wise men
will get to planting every year as soon
as they can, and, second, from the use
Of cement post which inside Of
few years is quite likely to supersede
wood altogether for this purpose.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

! The great bulk Of the hedge fences
are just no good at all. They are neil
Their attractivexno useful, won't turn
stock and are blemish and nuisance
on nearly all farms where planted. Men
will not give the hedge the care 1t
needs to make it either pretty to look
at or useful. No hedge fences for US.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

This man had 200 acres of corn last
year. The land was plowed, planted,
dragged and cultivated. representing
the hard work Of three hands at least
from early in the spring until the mid
die Of July The field gave him re-
turn of only seventeen bushels an acre
for the reason that he planted poor
ssed and only got one-third Of stand.
The reason he planted poor seed was
because, while he had time to test it on
200 acres, he still thought he had not
time to test it In March or April in two
or three boxes in the house. When
planting day came he just allowed he
would run the risk and plant, trusting
to luck or the Lord, and neither Of them
ever does a thing to help man out in
such cases. The net loss resulting from
this piece of folly was gigantic crop
of weeds, sapping the life out of the
field, at least twenty-five bushels of
corn to the acre, worth 40 cents bush
ell, or $40 per acre, or lump sum Of
1000, and then there was the daily
punishment for his stupidity and fool
ishness as he was forced to cultivate
day after day such measly crop. He
will test his seed corn this year IL he
has to sit up nights to do it. This is
not long story, but it may have some
application in your case. 1t is no yarn,
but a bald, cold blooded agricultural
tragedy occurring last year.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

The sins Of the fathers are most
clearly visited upon the children when
the father in wasteful and wicked
manner so depletes the ancestral home
fields of all their fertility that the sons
cannot afford to restore them. Lots Of
that sort Of business has been done
down east, and altogether too much of
it is being done all through the west.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18
BY ANITA CLAY MUNOZ,
Author of I'm Love and Truth

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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-04-18

Tame doves are very nice to look at
but are mighty nasty outfit to have
around q homestead.