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The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-07-27

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- irving Co ultn far.rr- pur' .ui
tImI. uut 90 ,iiy vu-r,-s. Su,h a
llrl emil fa-i Ir. between Dty and
s,uutrt vii alu.l, lrl Co failure.
Mr Maxwell ~gEr. "G.Nr the city
worker q huur Boo rly SUBURBS. where
d. ,au law, o sarIu aul pn.fry
yaul. auI uhrr,. i.- 'h.llr. % ,ru laE'
SUNSHINE uui fr..h mr. without stint.
aui yuu halv largely dome ava. .fh
tli,, terr.II. evils tlIt or. ,ur-.u- fhH
druiz,t- 81 thr cuu-,.t,-l vulIt.r. If
our great cities physical dr-,.r-'y
ttIi,en,'ulss~is. aud ssb'iaL m'fIL ..I
uolitisal dluzrrs tOD numerous o. D.
enumerated" Hrury w Grady de-
ss-riisd tls autith.-is when d. slii.
'~TiIs eitiEs-n STANDING iu the doorway
II his hoius-suutrut,d GA th.s Tires
family gather.si about his
hsartlistuue- Walk the evening u q
well srsFt dsy ciu~.S In sc'nrs aud
-auuds tl.t arr dsar,7t D. shall save
che r..fruliiir u'lrn tll' drum gu o.
fu'iIr aud tlIs bIrrlcks arr exhausted
IL Honofoft Gid has Other plans
Ia imuF-l.atr contemplation Near
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-07-27
THE HOHECROFTERS Gid.
10 Eaable People 20 Live Ia Their
Own homo and on a Piece Of
Their Own Land.
CHANCE FORFACTORY WORKERS
Every Child IN a Garden and Every
Mother On a nomceroft" u Ihe
Motto Of the Organikstios-A Hun.
dred Children nt work In the FIRST
SehOOl Carden az EatertOWn. Mass.
EDWARD r. HARTMAN


soCrut1ry Nas,acaasi,s tiyic Loa.-ae.
1t WatcrtOwn, Massachusetts, thar
Is hring put under way what ss-cms To-
b. Utlc Uf tia must sane and practical
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-07-27

elsewhere IN ENGLAND. II NIL uoi j."
out ~ placc 60 ouiliuc tli' i;suW' OBJ"
Ilan whlrh II idrntisal iu ggul &C.
sIs-ts and has bccn carried "iit 90 'h
nsSur,-f succ-sS. This usHirl NlllI."
was started In 1S7a whrn Msssrs. Cad
bury BrOs. removed tiseir W"rks irJ-a
The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-07-27

g. e.-f0 sIeb a urrh lI-hfr grad ~
home tIln tlr vuTirrs l1d iHs-n &C..
susiamcd o. WIS p1p' d,-L RHui~
RANCE from g. 81 g. - pr wpV'k.
not in-luding rates. aui tbs death rat"
a NINETEEN Ter thuusaud Ia riruiu-.
lar Las issn r,4lurryl % six and nine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25


For now one Of the windows was raised
above the water and enabled them to sec
that the bird had drifted TO the shore Of the
island and was fast Upon the beach.
Chick Unfastened the door and crawled
out, and then the child assisted John to
leap from the machine to the shore with
out even wetting his feet And it was in
deed fortunate they acted so promptly, a.
no sooner we're they safely upon the island
thar Q big wave dashed up. caught the
broken flying machine in its grasp and rolled
is out 20 sea again. where tt quickly sank to
the bottom and disappeared from their
view forever.
That's all right" said the child. Il
wouldn't care to ride in the thing again,
anyhow. Would ou, John Dough-
-No.- answered the gingerbread man.
But What q shame it was TO accuse Lmar OF
being q successful inventor. II the KingIet
OF Phreex could have watched our fight
be would know that Imar hasn't solved The
fying machine problem yet
SELL. IL carried US away from two bad
places" said Chick. and hats all We
wanted Of it. Come on, John Dough. let's
20 and explore ctr island
It did not take our Adventurers long 70
discover they were in a really remarkable
place. Near the shore wa a strip OF Land
thar at Hrst sight seemed thickly covered
with grass; but when Chick examined it
Closely it was sound TO be a mass Of tiny
trees sec close together. n each tree was
full Of small n tender green leaves. And
as this trees were only An inch or two high
they really looked like grass from n dis
sauce and proved TO be soft and pleasant 90
walk upon
. forsss % ssrzngs and magntncnnt tAns
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25

both Chick and John Dough hold their
bresths i'm smAxed awe 40 they gazcd upon
it. For they beheId q confused group Of the
most gorgeous plants imaginable. NOS Of
them having broad leaves n big N the
sails Of q ship and Of exceedingly vivid
oolorings.
There were violes and carmine leaves
side by side. with brilliant ysllows and
pinks. blues and ambers, and among them
great bunohes OF pure white leaves that in
fairness rivslled the petals OF . lily. Some
Of tho huge forest plants were low and
'brosd-no taller than an ordinary house.
but many Of them shot up into the sky like
spires and church steeples.
Another strange thing was the fact
that they were all allied with clusters Of
flowers OF many beautiful shapes and de-
signs. The flowers were of various tints Of
peens-runnins from q delicate pea green
through all the diferept shades 70 bright
emerald. and then to deep bottle greens.
Yet the bowers were the only green cokors
in all the vast forest Of brilliant plants
which gIowed 90 m~asnihcently under the
rays OF thssun that the eyes Of our friends
we're fairly dazzled a. they gazed.
My gasped Chick. isn't it splendid
erous. John Dough-
1T 10, indeed. very Gorgeous and beauti-
full answered the gingerbread man. But
has t occurred 70 you, little friend. that
there may be nothing Tor you to eat in all
this wilderness OF coor2'
-Eatl' exclaimed Chick. why. John
Dough, I'm hungry this very minute: I
haven't had q bite % eat since 4 left che
Palace OF Romance. and. now you lnen-
ton IL, I'm half starved. But perhaps
there isn't a smitch Of oatmeal or cream
on all this island.'
Couldn't you eat anything else,' asked
John.
oh, I could. I suppose. Bat othsr food
might make me in. YOU know. Incubator
babies have to be very careful OF their
Diet
But il you don't eat you viii de- said
John, so it win be best tor you to dine
upon whatever you may ind"
There may be fruits in the forest said
Chick. thoughtfully. but it's such q queer
forest that quite likely the fruits are
~poisonous.'
'Sul, you'd better try them persisted
the gingerbread man. IF you. don't you'll
die. aud IL you are poisoned you'll die.
But there 10 q chance OF your finding
healthful fruits instead Of poisonous hes
/ regret that in all my store OF wisdom
derived from the Arabian Elixir there is
no knowledge of such a forest or the fruits
these ray plants may bear
Well, you wait here tl I come back, .
said Chick. more cheerfuIly. I'm explore
and see What can ind. There's no need
ko worrv until the time comea ANYHOW"
With that the little n waved q chubby
hand toward John Dough. and then ran
into the forest and disappeared beneath
the great purple and orange leaves.
To be continued.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
AT HOME IN NOVA SCOTIA.
ankee Csp. BandmAster and CssrhmAn
Entertain q Visitor.


You are not always in q foreign country
when you are out Of the United States"
said a man who was exchanging expe-
riences with a friend just as the orchestra
finished playing q medley Of American
airs. That number recalls an evening in
Nova Scotia last summer.
4 was held up ma coast town one evening.
waiting the arrival Of q belated steamer
The only attraction in the place was an
open air concert by the town band, and /
strolled out to kill time. The members Of
the band wore the red uniform, and the
British colors were suspended from the
front Of the stand
Il took my seat on a fence near by. Just
a. l got myself well balanced a cop came
and ~courteously informed me that the
fence was private property and that I
would have to climb down. I obsyed
orders.
While waiting for the music 1 chatted
with the cop. The band got busy and
played several numbers. all foreign airs.
Then I asked the cop il he knew the
leadeS. He said he did. I asked him to
butt in and tell the leader that IN American
vas in the crowd, and that he would like
to hear something from home.
The leader obliged and the band rendered
Old Black Joe.' Maryland 7Suvanee
River Nelly Gray Yankee Doodle
Dixie, and wound up With the Q Spang-
led Banner rhs multitude ~appiauded
and I made my share Of noise.
While the band was playing this pot
pourri the cop asked:
Where are you frump When I told him
he said. You can get up on the fence II you
von't stay too long. I'm from the United
States myself
Il gave him a cigar and we got chummy.
I tod him % thank the leader for me,
and tell him that he had made me feel as
il I was not very far from home.
Il guess be knows how it is himself. >
said the COP. He's from the States, too.
He lives in Boston and comes over here in
the summer to give the band lessons. he
told me once that although al the members
were Canncks they learned American airs
quicker than any other
After the concert I took a scat in q con-
veyance that took me back 10 my hotel
IL vas crowded and l sat beside the driver.
He was very polite and l asked him II be
was a Blue Nose. l.
Not by a long shot be replied. I
come from woonsocket, r. I. I'm up
here to skin these Canucks, and I'm doing II,
al right
Then indeed'I felt as II 1 was not far
from home
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
CROOKED LAMP POSTS.
Mrs. Dolby Forced to Retrsct Certain sus
picieOs &C Mr.. DOlby.

~
picie0s e( Mr.. DOlby.
When Mrs. Dolby gave Dolby bis ante
prsndial Kiss she shifted audibly.
on, dear" b said. -Agsin' How
many this time?"
only one said Dolby, -Gnd that was a
1.-the teenty fellow. l stopped in 70 see
a man rDund the corner and took Just one
thlmblefIi for appearance sake
Mrs. Dolby sigh~i.
And you promised 50 faithfully she
said. 1t seems As If you never can keep
your word
Dolby staIked toward the dining room
Indignantly.
What's the sense in raising a row about
a little thing like thisa' he said. That
one swallow wouldn't hurt a fly"
But it has hurt you,7 retorted Mrs.
Dolby. at has gone 20 your head. I
don't believe you know now what YOU
are saying
Dolby groaned. Presently, under the
Influence Of a good dinner, he began TO
taIk socially.
Did you ever notice" he said. ahow
co~nfoundedly crooked the st rect auDs
are in this town7-
Mrs. Dolby Easped.
-Crooked?" she aid.
YES said Dolby. crooked. I never
noticed it til tonight. At the first corner
we struck after l got in the car I saw tbat
the lamp was doing il level best TO tirn
itss 4 upside down.
After that I kept a watch on an the
Broadway lamps and I found that nineteen
out Qf the twentv-t 70 taa- We pascal were
tip riltet ove- ii he crazie.t po-ition.
imagrnaNle hey .Ookei disrepntabla
1t would ~ a good thing. I think, now
that he city seems To be ~a2itating tie street
lamp Question in dead earnest. not onIy 10
We have
Mrs, Dolby looked across the table IN re-
proacn.
Well she said. Ii the subject Won cbo..
tor conyersan9n n a gIyeaWay. And
betnre he children. too. YOu ara svan
worse hen | thought you were. II YOU ses
street lamps standing on their heads
Again Dolby groaned.
Hrs. Dolby worried over the u-nconvan-
tionAl attitudes Of the city's amps All b.
evening Even the next murninE. when
Dolby had gone down town, she was stIl
In a Splrit Of depression.
Later. as she started out on a shoooin1
tour. the lamp question still chung 10 her
Almost unc1nsctouslv she glanced az a street
be gan o. Ct Interested.
soc waS going over the same ro,Ita ba-
husband had travelled the night before and
she --Iissd the street kLHlps a. he had dcca
Pie wa- right. Nlnstsen out of the twenty
two lamps vera crooked.
repentance.
4 was unjust she said The citv 1. In
blame. l Will never inc fault with M
Dolby again II be svcarB that every LumD In
town ~ rurning sorners2ul<aL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
ODD CASE OF CONGESTION.
Rsse Bushes shipped In Wet Moss Almost
Burned Up.

A peculiar case Of spontaneous combus-
tion, or something like it. Is described by a
writer in Cdssssr's NcgGxiHe.
On February II. 1906. two large refrig-
orator cars Of young rosebushes we're re-
ceived at Hannibal. No. from Q nursery
In California. They were shipped In wooden
cases containing numerous auger holes for
ventilation and were carefully packed with
wet sphagnum. or California swamp moss,
Co prevent chatting and TO support their
vitality.
No ice was put in the cooling tanks, M
the covers OF these. a. well as all other
openings in the cars. we're closed as tightly
as possible. The cars were ten days in
transit. The outside temperature was 90
degrees Fahrenheit at the start and is
degrees at the end Of the trip.
Upon arrival steam was issuing from
every crevice Of the cars. Upon removing
the tank coverst il rushed out in large volume.
The doors we're opened and ice WA put in
the tanks; he free circulation Of cold air
soon cooled the contents Of the cars.
In unloading it was discovered that
some Of the upper layers Of boxes we're
was most intense near the top Of the
carr. No signs OF actual comhustiou were
found, but tins would probably have oc-
Cured IN a short time had not the cars
been quickly cooled.
The temperature must have been nearly
up TO the burning point. as many Of the
green stems OF these plants we're black
and brittle.
Wet sawdust in large quantities fire.
quently becomes very warm IN the interior
even when exposed to winter weather..
IN Tact the lower the temperature Of ths
~atmcsphere rho hoefer xnR&Iy tia sAw-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
PROFIT IN PICKING FERNS.
Around sprin<neid Inc Farm Fsgk, Turn
20 10 IN the FAN.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Nov. iT-At ehI.
time OF the year and until the heavy STOW,
the residents Of the Hampshire hills ar,
busy earning pin money by fern picking
The fern leaves used for decorations ara
not grown IN hothouses but on rugged hills.
and especially on the hiilsides OF Hampshire
county, Mass. Thousands Of ferns ara
picked here every fall and early winter
by b country folk and shipped TO citv
dealers, who pay from 81 IS To s. a thou
sand for them. according TO the season
The cost TO the fern picker il merely roe
b Of picking, for any one u at ..n-rty
TO gather ferns who has ambition aLd A
strong back.
The ferns are most l1xuriant in art
around Huntington AMI whole fam5lia4
start out togscher to gather them. r
sword fern y the variety tney ara as.s-
ana his gets is full growth BY the mldl-
Of October. Only the long straight La
are cut and the roots are rot to1iched
suAu bladed knife or a pair Of sharp scissors
u q necessity. for the stalk OF the fern laa.
Is very tough and oil cut the fingers n al
attempt II made TO break 70 With the hands
Care Is taken 20 lay the fern leaves re--
fecriy Eat and then they are taAar 70 tire
farmhouse to be made up into bundles ~
1000 Some farmers have a conf racr 20
supply 5000 q week % the florists N ;he
cities Of Springfield n Holyoke
One woman accurnIlates an enormous
supply IN the fall and puts them ia co.'s
storage to meet the demand that cones
az hrlstmas and New Years. All The
young people In the village spend their <pa-a
time - gathering he ferns for her and sE4
Jays them 70 cents a thousand
Another pa rsuit that these country fol.
engage IN at this time Of the year is gather
ing wlntergreeu. The plant Is nov az IL
oesx n lcs berries are rich ia OF. The
plant grows abundantly in these hills and
- not dh1culr to gather a bushal OF leaves
"a a day. a good Price b PAID for them
~ n'rfass and A~w fork drug fina4
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25

Pap owned q sawmul down yender in
the valley says be. an I was born next
door to it, an with setch An overpo werin'
heft o. lung that my NANNY Used to say
thai when I started in 20 use it I could
drowud out the sswmil so that when I
sheC Up ag'in it dida't sound no more than
II il was only a coffee mil. that saWmlIl
didn't.
But il was a mighty lIc&y thing fer
army Dan1.' says Uncle Jase, that I
had Setch an all pervaiiu' an fur reschin'
spread o. bawl. An fer me-. too, l mo VT
say. Yes. an fer NE. 5oo
That ThAnksgivin' when I was three
months old. Dan1. says Jase, my nanny
made up her mind that she must take me-
down To her fOiks's an show me- 81, an
they lived ten miled away. the road bein'
every inch o. the way through the wider
ness. Our old boss Tinderbox had been a
racehoss in his day an ~ginerarion, an
even then. when he was on his last pins. ha
could 20 ike a streak when he wanted 20.
but be IN . contrary mind that made him
G-e-e-e-tIe onsartin TO drive.
III that hoes took tt into his head 20 10
Danl. 20 hat hoes would, an you had %
lee him 20 till be took IL into his head 10
stop. an the singlarity Of him was that be
always took it into his head to go ike thar
When you didn't want him 10. an always
took iL into his head TO stop when you
wanted him to go.
An that was the boss. Dan1. my NANNY
had TO drive If she took ue down 20 her
folks's TO show me OF. an a. snow me- OF
she vas bound TO, drive that hoss she did
There was always snow On the ground
T~hanksgivin's in them days, an 40 they
booked old Undertook up to the sled. an
ms an mamny started fer her foIxs's.
~'Ths cad hoes buxsed along line no w.s
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

FOR light and ventilation, and each COM
partment has a trapdoOr hinged at the
top so the hen can be removed from
the nest. The nest box is provided
with two screws at each side just for
ward from the middle. These rest on
Blocks cut with a V shaped top.
The nest is balanced so the weight
Of a hen when she steps on the front
edge will tip it down, thereby releasing
the wire end that holds the door and
allows it to fall. Two pieces of wire
are used. One is made fast to a screw
eye driven in the front edge of the box
and extends up nearly to the under
side of the top, where a piece of cord
is tied to it. The cord passes through
a screw eye and toward the front of
the box, where, four inches from the
eye, it is tied to the longer piece of
wire that extends to the door, The
wire and string are adjusted so the
front end of the wire, passing through
hole in the board, will project a quar-
ter Of an inch and support the door.
When the hen steps on the box and
drags the wire down, that pulls the
long wire in and the door drops. BY
opening the trapdoor at the top it is
easy to set the door again. Orange
Judd Farmer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
FARM BREVITIES

High pressure on the pump and
wide tires on the wagon is the advice
of an Indiana fruit grower in discuss.
ing orchard spraying.
The Arizona experiment station finds
that sorghum rations alone are I'M
dOubtedly inferior to alfalfa alone and
in combination with alfalfa yield great
er gains than when fed alone
In general German feeders claim
that best results are obtained when
from 60 to 100 pounds of beet pulp or
about fifty pounds of wet brewers
grains are fed per animal per day with
other kinds of feed.
According to one of the experiment
stations, the farmer who holds his
corn in crib for better prices can count
on loss by next June of at least 10
per cent.
SQUADS are usually in good condition
as long as the down shows on their
heads.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY.
A Wide Extension of 1t on Irrigated
Lands Is Predicted.

Wide Extension of 1t on Irrigated
Lands Is Predicted.
The experience of the last twenty
years has shown the probability OF
very wide extension of the sugar beet
industry on irrigated lands. The de-
STABILITY of such an extension rests
upon an economic basis. IN the first
place, the control by irrigation OF the
distribution Of water renders the pro
ductiOn Of a crop practically sure. The
other meteorological data are usually
of such a constant nature as not to
endanger the production Of an average
crop. The predOminating factor, there
fore, in so far as yield is concerned is
the distribution of the water. Thus it
happens that the crop Of beets that will
be harvested in the arid regions may
be confidently predicted within a few
tons. Such a prediction renders all
of the farm operations connected with
the production Of the crop. more certain
and more economical.
A Crop of High Money Value.
portant to secure for irrigated areas a
crop which shall have a high money
value per acre with a reasonable mar
gin of profit. The cost of bringing
lands under irrigation as rule is con-
siderably greater than that of prepar-
ing land in the nonirrigated regions for
cultivation. The actual cost, therefore,
Of the land, other things being equal,
is greater in the irrigated than in the
nOnirrigated areas. This higher cost
fastens upon the farmer a fixed charge
which must always be provided for in
the crop before a margin of profit is
possible. The ordinary average crops
do not always present the most hope
full avenue of securing this increase of
profit. For instance, the amount of
Indian corn or other cereals or grass
crops, with the possible exception Of
alfalfa or other species of clover, does
not afford the opportunity of certainly
discharging the obligation accruing
from the interest ON the investment in
land. The sugar beet, however, adds
further inducements in this direction
because of the possible and even GER
tain production of an average crop of
not less than fifteen tons per acre, hav-
ing money value delivered at the fac
tory of from $50 to $50. These ideas
are fully borne out by the data from
the Utah and Colorado stations. The
average yield at Logan is 1879 tons per
acre and at Fort Collins 2O.4 tons The
average content Of sugar in the beet is
quite satisfactory at both places, being
very good at Fort Collins.-Dr. H. W.
Wiley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27

Who do you think would be a good
man for that Officer" asked the rural
politician.
"Well," answered Farmer Corntos-
sci, ''I'd look around and find some
body who lives in a house with a
leaky roof and a mortgage on it. Then
there won't be so much chance of his
coming back with the claim that he &C.
copied the office as a special favor at
q great personal sacrifice"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
Pneumonia and LaGrippe.

If you but knew the splendid merit
of Foley's Honey and Tar you would
never be without it. A dose or two
will prevent an attack of pneumonia
or la grippe. 1t may save your life
The prevention of consumption is en-
tirely question of commencing the
proper treatment in time. Nothing
is so we'll adapted to ward off fatal
lung troubles as Foley's Honey and
Tar. j. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
$50 =a1lGl,:I:3ssaRMHz
FlE I. GRRpEN
A TRAP NEST.
& Very Simply Made Specimen of
This Useful Article.

& Very Simply Made Specimen of
This Useful Article.
A very simple trap nest is shown in
the illustration. One side and part Of
the top Oh one compartment are remov-
ed to show the interior construction
Each compartment should be thirteen
inches wide, fifteen inches high and
thirty inches deep, while the nest box
is twelve inches square and three inch
es deep. The doorway at the front is
ten inches wide and twelve inches
high. The door is twelve inches square
and is caught at one corner with a
screw. When it is set, the doorway is
open, but when the hen has sprung it
the door falls and the opposite end to
the screw catches in an iron staple
which prevents it from being moved by
the captive hen.
The top of the nests are provided
with a few Stats at the forward end
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
Chronic Constipation Cured.

One who suffers from chronic con-
stipation is in danger of many serious
ailments. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
cures chronic constipation as it aids
dil estion and stimulates the liver and
bowels, restoring the natural action of
these organs. Commence taking it
today and you will feel better at once.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not
nauseate or grippe and is very pleasant
to take. Refuse substitutes.
j. T. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-27
Worst ParG of 1t.

"Yours, Of course, is a solemn bust
ness" said the friend, ''but there isn't
much work about it, is there?"
'Well," replied the undertaken,
"there isn't much physical labor. But
it's pretty hard sometimes when you've
just heard a crackerjack funny story
and daren't tell it to a single soul, al
though the house of the deceased is
fairly damned with people. Detroit
Tribune.