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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

In looking over book Of traves
France, written more than 100 ye
ago. l came across an Interesting
about the way Of catching frogs
market. The author mentions
fact that frogs were sold by the hu
dred In the markets, that they vo|
classed as fish and that only the I'D
quarters were eaten. But to come \
the main point he says: 40 catch q
frogs the fisherman puts one Of Tie.
In glass vessel which ne dips Into
brook. ON which the crcDtu @, findluga
self In so strange a situation condns
In the midst Of water in a transpara
machine, or, may say, invisible pi.
on. begins to croak most meIOdl0uiI
and by his Croaking makes multltud
Of other frogs come to him on eve
side, as If to rescue their compaul'
when the frog fisher valiantly sch
his prey. "-London Chronicle.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
LET IT BE OPENED UP.

We again call the attention OF the
City Council 10 the necessity ofopen
ing Up the alley through block Is.
This alley is opened TO within about
60 feet Of Oak street and Is the only
alley in the city that ia not opened
the entire length of the block This
alley should be opened for the con
venience Of the public and adjacent
property owners, for sanitary rea'
sons and for fire protection. Now ls
tine time to open it, while the land to
be acquired il vacant II satistIc-
tory arrangements caunot be made
with the owner, condemnation pro-
ceedings can be Instituted aud the
owner paid for his land whatever
amount il awarded him by the court
Gentlemen Of the Council, tins
matter has been presented to you
several times, the citizens discussed
it, it is now up 20 YOU What are
you going to do about III
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Tho giont of the whole spider farnlly
g. tho "boupd" or dog spider Of Mad
",escor. Its body weighs almost d
ronnd and each Of It's eight legs Is
i,nrrr and larger IN diameter than inc
common cedar pencil Each OF JUS
mondlb!es is thrce.fourths Of an ihcil III
Iength and very strong. The dog spider
does NOT spread a net and lie IN wMt
For its prey, as do the gigantic Oifd
sr,lcrs of Ceylon, but follows ule
traiIo I'm exact imitation Of a hound
II will follow faint scent to ana ITO
Through the weeds and underbruSh uh'
Nm fine course Is ascerta!ncl ana theh
Suddenly dart OF in bee line ana
ouicl,lv overtake the lizard, rat mole
or other animal Of which It Is In pur'
suit It has been kuowg to capture
and XIII lizards a foot or more IN lenSIh'
and Professor Baruahy tells OF one
which bounced upon and Killed a run
grown rat. The dog spider is said to
be tho only variety among the larger
spccles OF spiders which is absolutely
uanvcnomors. there being no more dah'
ger I'm IT'S bite than there is in That OF a
squirrel or a rabbit.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

In the fourteenth century people
lived in mud huts, with a rough door
ana no chimney. 1t was not till cen
fury later that the erection Of a chin
diligence IN luxury, a fire commonly
being built against the mud plastered
wall Of the hut and the smoke escap.
ing through the roof All furniture
was Of wood. Most persons slept on
straw pallets, with log Of wood for
a pillow Even the nobility had no
glass in the windows during this time.
the people, and Thomas a'Becket was
considered more than necessarily nice
because he had the door Of his house
strewn with fresh straw each day.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
NEVER DONE 1T.

Austin G. Waldron, who hes been
since the fire acting AS city editor OF
The News, has rerIgued lie did
such excellent work while in that ca.
pnclty as to receive several very fiat
terinc c, mpliments. We have not
learned his successor champion,
The above is not true. Mr.. Wall
dron has never, before nor since the
fire, been getting as city editor
of The NEWS and has never writ
ten more than half dozen locals
that appeared in the columns of The
NDws. We would not detract any
thing from Mr.. Waldron's work,
neither are we expecting or seeking
plaudits for anyone else, aud would
not have noticed Il above except to
correct what we believe to be an in-
ten tional misstatement
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

A competent waiter is not fool by
long shot, and no man Is so liberal At
any other moment Of his life as when
he Is feeding well. a first class serving
man ut table can wheedle a quarter o.
half dollar out of even a stingy blather.
sklte by some delicate attention, BY
showing just the least bit Of interest In
his especial welfare. A German lieu
tenant in hard lines is waiting In a
swell hotel here. His tips amount 10
$40 a day. He Is lncognito for the pres
ent. University graduates could DO
quite as we'll The principal trouble Is
that waiting Is regarded as too seryile.
too mental, smacklng too much of slav'
cry. But good walters make valuable
friends and earn several times as much
money as bank clerks and shop sales
men. And the calling might be digni
fed.-New York Press.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Sir Walter SCOTS daughter once
spoke in his hearing Of something she
could not endure because 1t was vul-
gar. "My dear" replied her father,
you speak like a very young lady. Do
you know. after all, the meaning of
this word 'vulgarT 1t is only common.
Nothing that is common, except wick
edness, can deserve to be spoken of
with contempt. When you have lived
to my years you will be disposed to
agree with me in thanking God that
nothing really worth having or caring
about in this world is uncommon
Lockharts Life of Scott"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

The discovery OF platinum /,
thought TO be quite modern
first half Of the sixteenth ca,
was noticed that gold ore n
Spanish mines In Darien ~
included grains Of a white meta,
possessed the qualities Of w.,
called the noble metals, but thtr
no existing records TO throw lia,
the matter AS the Spanisuis I.
tied its export it was anoth,
drel years before the metal H..
find its way into Europe, aud 1
not till about 1850 that It's pr,,.
were really investigated. In iml
Berthclot, the famous French -,
made an astonishing dscoya,
Egypt. lie was examining 4,
boz. once the property Of an Egr.
queen of the seventh century 4
and In il he found Il plate wh.a
urst sight he took TO be silver
aftcrward turned out to be mad
an alloy Of gold and platinum. 0.
less the platinum came from The
vial deposits of the upper Nile.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

According to scientist, the immedi-
ate cause Of death in all but very eX-
ceptlonal cases, such as accident, Is the
poisoning of the nervous centers by
carbonlc acid, which accumulateS In the
blood owing to the failure of the ar
raugcment for its removal This gas
is an anaesthetlc," he explains, land
has, indeed, been employed as such
both locally and otherwise. This prop
erty of carbonlc acid may be termed a
merclful provision Of nature. Normal
death is a painless occurrence, usually
preceded by gradual loss Of conscious
ness entallng no more suffering than
going TO sleep. The accumulation or
this mcrclful gas often induces muscu-
lar contraction or spasms, which are
preceded by loss of consciousness, but
which may have suggested to uncritical
observers that their mOrlbund subject
was in agony.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
ORLANDO DISTRICT.
First Round of Presiding Elder for
Conference Year.

Lakeland, Jan. Fl and %.
Winter Haven at Prospect, Peb
3 and 4, morning
Mulberry, Feb. 4 evening, and 5
Sanford, Feb. 10 and II.
Oviedo, Feb. II and rs.
Oakland and Ocoee, Feb. rs.
Wauchula. March 3 and 4.
Brownville, March 10 and II
Punta Gorda, March II and I9
Alva, March "a and rs.
Everglades, March 20.
Fit. Myers, April and 2.
j. w. BIGHAM, P. 4.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
why He Wa. Called GOOD Friday

Alfred Bum, the celebrated English
impresario and operate llbrettist Of
the last century, was not always in an
amlable frame Of mind, and one day
he was seen at a rehearsal holding a
wretched "super" by the collar and
scolding him savagely. The poor fell
lows fright and distress, says F. j.
Crowest in his biographical anecdotes
Of famous musicians, attracted the at
tention of Malibran, the famous prima
donna. The lady crossed over to the
manager and said:
"Do you know, l shall call you Good
Friday"
'Why?" he asked.
BECAUSE replied Mallbran, ''you
are such hot cross bun"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
Lucky.

A story that comes from ireland re
lates to the custom among farmers
there of deposltlng money in the bank
in the joint names Of husband and
wife. so that when one dies the sur
vivor can draw out the money without
any legal formalltles.
To a farmer who recently made ap-
pllcation for money deposited for him
self and his wife the manager asked
"Why, Pat, how can this hef 1t is not
much more than year since you came
with a similar application on the death
of your wife"
"Well, your honor" was the reply,
"I'm bit lucky wild women. '-Ilar-
per's Weekly.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Bed sores are sores that form on
those parts Of the body that are under
most In the position taken up by the
bed occupant AS a rule they never
form unless the sufferer is confined to
one position. When set up they are
most distressing. Whisky or brandy
used as lotion to the healthy skin
once daily will prevent them. When
there are commencing sores they should
be treated with white Of egg mixed
with powdered alum. The two should
be well rubbed up together. If one has
not a mortar and pestle 1t Is a good
plan to mix the things in n basin with
a bone knife handle.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
NhNf

Why do we always talk OF putting
on our coats and vests when we al
ways put on first our vest and then
our coat1
Why do we refer to the coverings Of
our feet as shoes and stockings when
the stockings are first put on?
Why do we Invite people to wipe
their feet when we mean their shoes?
Why, in the olden times, did father
tell his son he would warm his Jacket
when every one knew he meant his
pantaloons?
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

The man eating Battus Of North
Sumatra have "a postal system Ihcy
make use OF hollow tree trunks at
cross roads. and these primitive letter
boxes are largely patronizcd by young
men and women, who read and write
and correspond in n degraded native
sarlpt. which IS traced on palm leaves
I'm vertical lines that run upward ana
from left to right. These Battas,
though mdouhted cannlbals, are skilled
In agriculture and I'm raising stock
They form large communities, have
an organized government hereditary
chiefs. popular assemblies and writ
ten civil and penal code, Their pictur-
esoue dwellings have been compared to
Swiss chalcts, and the ground floor Is
reserved for their live stock For their
skill i'm ironwork, pottery and weaving
they are probably indebted to Hindoo
teaching, and their repulslve habit is
combined with a belief In a triune
deity, Creator, Preserver and Destroyer
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

There are four classes Of persons
who should not drink large quantities
Of hot water First, people who have
irrltabilty OF the heart. Hot water
will cause palptatlon Of the heart in
such cases. Second, persons with d.
lated stomachs. Third, persons af-
nlcted with sour stomachs. Fourth,
persons who have soreness Of the stom-
ach or pain induced by light pressure,
These rules are not for those who take
hot water simply to relieve thirst, but
as a means Of washing out the stom-
ach. Hot water will relieve thirst bet
ter than cold water and for that pur-
pose is not to be condemned. But hot
water IS an eXcitant and In cases in
which irritation Of the stomach exists
should be avoided.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

A patient Mt metropolitan hospital
goes away best satisfied when he Is
given something to drink out of a bot
tie. The drinking, according to an
Gent ritual, must not be less often than
three times a day and the ceremony
must have some reference TO meals.
The draft to be efficient should be col
ored. 1t must have a marked odor, so
that he may invite his friends to smell
IT, 1t should be loathsome to the taste,
so that the taking OF 1t may call for
some heroism. Above all, II needs to
possess an evil looking sediment which
will require a formal shaking Of the
viaL-London Hospital.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
They May Locate.

j. S. Erv mt promInentcontractor
aud builder, of Florence, Ala ac'
companied by his wife, If in the city
prospecting with a view of locating.
1t is rumored tuat he and p. r, Read,
our we'll known contractor, will form
a copartnership. This will make n
strong firm and will no doubt hans
die large part OF the business in
rebuilding the burnt district.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Mr.. Levi McCullers has been placed
in charge Of the business manage
ment OF THE NEWS Me- needs no
introduction 70 the people Of DeSoto
county. He has been among them for
the past eight years and by his close
application aud fidelity to business
has made a reputation that lnsures
the success of any thing that he takes
bold of.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
PaternnI Confidence.

The Young Man with some en-
barrassment)-There is one question
you haven't asked me yet, Mr.. Hur-
pop You haven't wanted to know
whether or not think / can make a
living for your daughter. The Other
Man-That isn't necessary, Henry.
She'll see that you make the living. all
right, II she's at all like her mother
and think she is.-Chicago Tribune.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

ICELANpIC.
Womans counsels, ever cruel,
Are the tonic I'm our cruel.
sERvIAN
Behold. o man, there are times when It's
right
To hear thy wife and mind her. yet make
light
OF all her counsel be she e err so bright
AFRICAN NEGRO.
Unto his mother cen hippo seems TO be
A pretty darling. blithe and dainty and
care free.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Reginald-why does your father
want you to stop taking piano lessons?
Kathryn-He says It's too much OF a
mental strain Reginald-Oh. pshawl
You look strong enough. Kathryn-Oh.
the strain isn't on me. It's on the 9th
ers In the house.-Chicego News
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

"of course" said the shrewd busl-
ness man, 81 don't want to be sick. but
It looks as IL I'd have to call In DIT.
Borroughs for a couple of weeks"
'What for?' demanded his friend.
''IIe owes me 500. and that's about
the only way can collect it"-Phila-
delphia Press.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26


The Chilean frog. known also as Oar
wins frog. is unique In It's method Of
matching eggs. The female is not alb
normal, but the male has a large pouch
which underlies its whole body ana is
connected with It's mouth by two open
lngs. one on either side Of Its tongue
When his mate has laid her eggs this
devoted parent takes them into his fore
paws and places them inside his mouth,
whence they presently pass by the two
passages into the cNpcctant pouch.
Here they remain in warm and safe Sc
clusion until they are Matched and
emerge as newborn tadpolcs to the
light The breeding habits Of the mid
wife frog are not less singular. lie
winds the strings Of new laid eggs
round his hind legs and vanishes into
a convenient hole till they are Matched.
The Surlnam toad places eggs one by
one I'm hcXug)ual cells formed In the
back of the mother toad, whence In due
time they hop out, not tadpoles, but
perfect toads.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

and tensile strength ana will stand
more fire than brick.
A school building made of cement
blocks with rock face finish will be
much more substantial than brick
aud will look az well ii not better aud
should be built for one.fourth less
tbau brick
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

ado you remember love. twenty
years ago we sat one moonlight night
by this lake? had my head on your
. breast and for an hour spoke not
word"
"Yes, and It has never happened
again since"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

A new soprano was needed to I'LL
vacancy In the church choir, and there
were a lot of applicants. Each chose
her own music, the idea being to allow
the candidates to show OF to best ad-
vantage One young woman sang a
''piece" which began, Turn me not
away" She was turned away not
outstanding.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

'Do you ever have your own wayT'
asked the cynical near relative.
yes" answered Mr.. Meekton. Some
times have my own way, but not
without consulting Henrietta very care
fully before | make up my mind"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Mrs. Goodthng- Here's some pie. but
you got a dinner from me, yesterday.
Why don't you learn some trader
Tramp-I have learned one. ma'am.
I'm a retoucher.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Mrs. Black-There goes old Money
bags. They say he is worth million
cold. Mrs. white-Yee. he win be. He
carries a million insurance.-Miiwau
kee Sentinel
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

He-Clara, l want to ask you a ques.
ton. She-This is so sudden! He
l know, but can't stand It any longer.
The fact is one OF the legs Of your chair
is on my foot and ] was going to ask
you IL you would kindly remove 1t.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Keep en- trimming your lamps, filling
your soil. Juggling and pegglng away,
You can never tell when the messenger
OF success VIII come.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Markley-That boy Of your is very
much like you. Borroughs-Do you
think sof Markley-Yes. he asked
me for a quarter today.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
IILL USE CEMENT BLOCKS.

We are glad To le6Tn that the bono
justices have decidedhot 70 use sand
me brick M the new school build
q Our observation here has bsen
al the Sand lime brick ~ failure
a buildlug material. Before let
NJ the contract the trustees VIII
ceive bids for the building using
ment blocks. We think this Is the
oper thing for them 60 do. Ce"
ept blocks bave passed the exper-
,ental stage, it is recognized today
eupt nor TO brick as building
aterial, it has a greater crushing
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Lost time is never found again, and
what we call time enough always
proves little enough.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26
BUCHANAN BILL AGAIN.

The supreme court has denied the
petition for a rehearng of the Buck
man bill, which was filed by Messrs.
Cooper & Cooper, OF Jacksonville,
and Judge Arch Henry, of Lake City,
last week. This ends the appears
ance of the famous Buchanan bill in
the courts as it Is reported that the
attorney general will decline the use
Of his name III an appeal to the United
States court.
We trust that this will forever set
tie this matter and that erybody
will fall in lire and help build up "A
school that the people Of the state
eau point to with pride.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

Two weeks ago we asked those
owning lots In the burned district
to clear the rubbish off Of their lots,
They have not yet responded. Gen
tlemen, have you no pride IN your
town. II you will clean up your lots
it will help the looks of the town.
Clean up. Clean up.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-01-26

It is time the City Council was Civ.
ing the streets OF the city some at.
te.tion Hickory street from Chol-
lars corner TO the river. aud Polk
avenue from T. b. Kings TO the
branch, are in deplorable c1ndi-
ton. These are the two most public
thoroughfares IN the city and should
have immediate attention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-08
.LAYHA WKER JOT.S

Roy Tapley proudly points to the
fact that none of his books have ever
been barred out of a public library.
Great excitement at Salina- The
street car which is to run on its street
car track was sighted at Strong City
the first of the week
The superintendent of the Cowley
county poor farm has recently sold 70
hogs for $3.50. and the farm has As
more of the same kind left.
Billy Deford. who has been visit
ing his old home at Ottawa, has gone
back to New York to continue his work
in w. r. Hearst's legal department.
Noting that Labette county farmers
are asking the county commissioners
down there to offer bounty for crow
scalps, Fred Trigg observes that crows
have been mighty scarce around -Sa-
lima since election
The Ottawa Republic says trapping
is good in that vicinity this winter. It
tells of one man who secured the fol-
lowing as the result of ten nights
work: Seventy-four musk rats fifteen
mink. six coons and two polecats.
Prices this winter ranks about as fol-
lows: Mink, $3.50 to $3.50; polecats
s1.25; coons, SIPS; rats, Is cents;
opossums, 60 cents.
Conner Davies who wears one him
self. tells this: About the worst &C
cident we ever heard of Detailing a
wooden-Iegged man is the time one
ter being 10 a late supper, along about
thirteen o'clock in the morning, when
his peg leg went through an augur
hole in the grub plank sidewalk and
he kept circling about that hole all
night, thinking he was going home.
The editor of this paper wants 1t dis
tfnctly understood that we cannot
vouch for the truthfulness of this
story"
walnut Valley Times: 1t has been
suggested that the name of the town
of Latham should be changed to Jack
sonville on account of the active part
the Jacksons have taken in making the
town and the various businesses run by
them now and in the past. For in
stance, Jackson the hotel proprietor
Jackson the livery man, Jackson the
butcher, Jackson the barber, jackson
the hayman, Jackson the stock man,
jackson the fast horse man and Jack
sons addition to Latham. If good
luck prevails for few years longer it
will probably be Jackson the capital
list Something, surely, should be
done to perpetuate the memory Of the
name and what could be more fitting
1t might be well to say that the Jack
sons are old and respected settlers and
that it was simply a mistake the town
was not named Jacksonville