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The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01
Profits in Mangoes.

During the last mango season c.
N. Pettigrew, of Palm Sola, sold from
three trees over $50 worth of fruit
Several years ago this fruit sold as
the "Farrar mango" as the trees
were planted by H. B. Farrar. Mrs
Pettigrew's father.
Mr.. Pettigrew is making prepar-
alton to erect a large fruit-house and
go into the business of not only rails
ing mangoes but other tropical fruits
and has a nursery of several varieties
of fine trees to start with. His home
place, on Palm So1a bay, offers him
an ideal location for carrying on such
work, and we predict for him much
success in the Observation-Disclosures
River Journal.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01
Another Fraud Exposed.


lhe Orange growers and truckers
throughout the State will no doubt be
interested in the following letter from
the Skinner Irrigation Company, Of
Leesburg, Fla, addressed to the we'll
known Florida Gas Engine and Supply
Company, of Tampa:
Leesburg, Fla, Dec. 7, 1907.
Florida Gas Engine and Supply Com
pany, Tampa, Fla:
Gentlemen.-Replying to your in
quiry regarding the sale of Skinner
Irrigating Supplies beg to inform you
company or firm that has the exclu-
sive right to sell the Skinner nozzles,
unions, or other appliances in this
State, and I would be pleased to fur
nish you or your customers at any
time any thing in Our line.
Very truly yours,
The Skinner Irrigation Company.
By T. F. Holbrook, Manager
This letter explodes the claims made
by several we'll known firms handling
gasoline engines in this State that they
have contracted with the Skinner Irr1-
cation Company for the exclusive
handling Of their system, thus leading
the public to believe that this system
can only be procured through them,
whereas any firm or person whatso-
ever can purchase the genuine Skin
ner irrigation systems, if he SO desires,
at probably considerably less than the
figures quoted by these engine COM
panies or their agents.
Unfortunately, our planters and
truckers are being mlsled in more
ways than one by these same people
and it would pay them to write to the
different firms advertising in this
paper and obtain from them prices and
specifications on their requirements.
The use of a 2-cent stamp will fire.
quently save you hundred dollars by
putting you wise to the methods
adopted by trusts and their agents in
securing orders for this line of goods.
It is high time for OUR citizens to
wake up and look about them more
carefully. Just because some fellow
with long line of hot-air talk, beau
tiful word pictures and an unlimited
amount Of nerve happens along and
gets you into a corner and commences
to talk gas egines, longtime terms
and high prices, don't get excited and
let him horn-swoggle you into signing
one of those all-wool-anda- yard wide,
guaranteed-neve out, mort
gage on-the-farm- and 1.-the family"
order blanks. Just keep your nerve
and investigate and you will certainly
find out many things to your advant-
age.-St. Petersburg Independent.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

ton other than shie1d-1ike, feshy
mantel on the thorax just behind the
head. In walking it pushes out in
front foot and drags the body along,
leaving glossy, Shiny trail Of mucus,
easily recognized and often seen in
gardens. It is nocturnal in it's habits,
and feeds upon many kinds of grow
ing vegetables and fruits. By day it
prefers to hide in dark, moist cellars
Or spring houses and under the plat
form Of wells 1t is a thirsty creature,
and in it's endeavors to get at the milk
set in open pans it frequently browns
itself. In the same way it falls into
the open stile of wells, where it's
quickly decaying body gives a pc
culiar and disgusting odor and taste
to the water.
The direct damage this slug is cap
able of doing is great, but the indirect
injury it may cause is much more.
1t is considered to be the alterna-
tive host of the smallest of all tape
worms-Taenia mana. This tape
worm when full grown is about $50
of an inch broad and from rs to 3-5
of an inch long. Taenia mana is as
yet rare in North America. 1t is
most abundant in Egypt, Sicily, Siam
and Japan and it also occurs, though
not common, in England and Ger
many.
The favorite host and habitat of
Taenia mana is the bowels Of young
children. 1t causes nervous disturb
ances in infected children, often, it
is said, leading to epilepsy. More fire.
quently, however, it sets up diarrhoea,
which by weakening the victims leads
to death by some other disease.
The life history Of this tapeworm
is not we'll understood, but the slug
is supposed to consume human faces
infected with eggs or joints of this
tapeworm. Within the body of the
slug the eggs develop further, and
when the slug falls into milk or water
which is afterward drunk by human
beings the worm completes it's growth
within the body of its human host.
This slug should be fought ener-
getically whenever it appears The
following are efficient remedies:
Just before dark sprinkle fine, dry
ashes, or dry water Stacked lime,
where slugs or their trails have been
seen. The ashes or lime irritates and
burns the soft body of the slug, caus-
ing it to pour out mucus so cOplously
that it soon becomes exhausted The
mucus then quickly dries and impris-
ons the slug, which soon dies.
The second remedy is to place
shingles Or large leaves on floors Of
cellars and dairy houses and in other
slug infected places. The s1ugs will
hide under the shingles and leaves
at the approach of day, and may be
gathered and fed to chickens and hogs.
This slug does not bite or sting,
and may be handled with impunity.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01

CD poor stabling; CD poor feeding.
The best cow in the world could not
do good work unless we'll cared for
and rightly fed" ."-American Guilt
VatOr.
The Florida agriculturist., 1908-01-01
Good Returns.

Judge Stewart received returns this
week from New York for shipment
Of grapefruit which ,1?c 5E ayeraged e s. $4.54
Lake Helen also received returns for
shipment of oranges, which gave
It is evident that the fruit business in
Florida is a very profitable one, when
the fruit is properly picked, packed
and handled by good, reliable con-
Germs. Mr. Mace says that about two
cars of fruit are leaving Lake Helen
daily. He himself has a crop of seven
or eight thousand boxes. .-Volusia
County Record.
Subscribe for the Agriculturist-
weeks ten cents.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25
ICE STOPS NAVIGATION.

LEWISTON. Idaho, Dec. 25.-Ice
has been forming In the Clearwater
and Snake rivers for several days.
The warm weather of the last "a
hours has broken OF the shore ice
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25

1T was night in the beautiful city;
The famous and wonderful city;
The proud and magnificent city:
The queen of the north and the
west
And there was no merrier Christ
mas eve in all Spokane last night
than at the Orphans Home of Spo-
kane, out on Liberty avenue.
Santa Claus came, a big Christmas
tree shed its fruit right and left,
and more than a score Of lonely
little hearts are today brimming
over In happy gratitude. 1t was a
famous and wonderful event for
them and the benefits and memory
of 1t will remain with them, prob
ably all their lives.
Mrs. Dey, the superintendent,
and her assistants had busy day
of it, keeping matters under cover
from more than three score curious
eyes, but they managade it SO sue
cessfully that the children were
dumb with surprise and pleasure
when they were admitted to the
room where the tree stood, laden
and radiant. When it had been
stripped each child had a suf-
ficiency of toys, Christmas goodies
and an nnwonted supply of cloth
ing. At II O'Clock it was neces-
sary to exercise gentle discipline
to get them to bed, and there
wasn't sign of trouble in getting
them up again this morning.
Today they will have genuine
Christmas dinner with turkey and
all the trimmings.
Mrs. Dey will be ready shortly
to submit a list of all the aid re-
ceived with an acknowledgment of
the gratitude of the home for the
kindly interest displayed. An ac-
counting of the cash given will
also be rendered. Meantime the
thanks of the management of the
home is returned for the best
Christmas the children have yet
been afforded.
Uncle Hiram officiated as Santa
Claus, and even the older ones,
who have had their private
opinions of the Santa Claus legend,
were shaken when he came thun-
dering through the door. AS re-
suit of his ministrations there is a
reserve supply of nice things in
store for babies who are sure to
arrive at the. home sooner or
later.
Captain Hooker and Hossefeld
of Fort Wright were two welcome
visitors at the home yesterday
They brought toys and cash pres
ents for the children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25
ROOT TELLS
ABOUT It
Palmer Also Tes6fies But
Gordon Had Ducks
to Shoot.

With the bearing of the testi-
mony of Judge Milo A. Root yester-
day at Seattle, it is believed that
the Investigation by the state bar
committee into the Gordon-lsoot SUI
preme court scandal has PRACTICAL
drawn to end. The committee adj
journed yesterday until Monday,
when some details as to the con.
clusion of the investigation and the
report of the committee will be
considered.
The investigation, it is believed,
will terminate without Gordon ap-
pearing before the committee. lie
was invited to appear before it at
Seattle and Olympia, but he pre-
ferred to shoot ducks on the Mes
qually fats. He is still duck hunt
ing
E. B. Palmer, Roots Former law
partner and campaign manager,
and j. Will Lysons, secretary of
the republican state committee.
appeared before the committee,
and testified as to the Root cam
paign fund. The examination of
these two men developed nothing
new. Palmer said he had adj
vanced $3.50 to aid in Judge Roots
election, with the expectation OF
being reimbursed by Judge Root
The money was given to Lysons
to be spent for cuts and uewspa
per notices. When making the ad
vancement, Palmer said he was
told by Judge Root that he was
looking for some money, and later
when Palmer mentioned the mat
ter to Judge Root, the latter said
he had not yet received the eX-
pected remittance.
At the hearing of the bar com.
mittee yesterday, Judge Root ap-
peared and explained that the
money he had secured from Pal
mer represented a subscription to
his campaign fund on the east side
that Judge M. J. Gordon had
agreed to send him. The failure of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25

Gordon to send the money caused
the exchange of q number of let
tiers, copies of which are in the
hands of the commission.
Judge Root explained to the bar
committee that his intimacy with
Judge Gordon was due to a friend
ship of 20 years standing. He said
Gordon had told him last June that
a number of contractors and cor
porations had agreed to make up a
campaign fund to be used in the
interest Of candidates in eastern
Washington and candidates for the
supreme court and the state
Offices. 1t was agreed to send 5000
Or $3.50 of this money to Judge
Roots campaign manager at Seat
tie, E. B. Palmer. Root says Pal
mer spent 500 or $3.50 instead of
$3.50. as stated by Palmer.
The nature of the testimony CIV
en- by Judge Root and E. B. Palmer
before the bar committee yester-
day at Seattle, corroborates the
statement that Root is seeking
vindication with a view of again
qualifying for the supreme bench
on January II.
Judge Root, in an interview sub
sequently given out, said that he
had told the bar commission that
not a dollar of Judge Gordon's
Great Northern money, or the
funds of any other corporation had
ever been taken by him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25
WILL DEMAND
MORE MONEY
LABORING MEN SAY iNCREAS-
ING COST OF LIVING is. RULE
THAT SHOULD WORK BOTH
WAYS.

There is likely to be a demand
for an increase of wages in work
involving hard manual labor when
spring opens. I.aborers who de-
pend upon their muscle for liv-
ing have seen prices steadily ad-
vance, Notwithstanding a year Of
comparatively dull times, until
they say they can no longer earn
their bread, even when they have
steady employment.
Naturally the most noticeable in
creases are those made by restau-
rants patronized by single laboring
men. The first move in this di-
rection came some time ago, when
extra charges were added for
mush and hot cakes with 20 cent
breakfast orders. These dishes
were formerly included. The last
addition is more recent, coming in
the form of an extra charge for
potatoes. The dismayed patron
expects next to see a specified toll
tackled onto the toothpick holder.
If this were not enough, the
rates for rooms have wobbled
along on the upgrade until it
costs about $3.50 a week for a
room such as tired man is en-
titled to after a hard days work.
There are men who pay $3.50 now
for an ordinary room and furnish
their own fuel to keep it warm.
With the frequent lose of time
during the winter, even if a man
has steady job, the working man
subject to these conditions needs
considerable more than average
economic ability to figure out ex-
istence. Already the movement to
ddemand more pay is under pro.
cess of formation and the next in
crease in prices attempted will
probably precipitate it. The policy
of loading on ''all the traffic will
bear" is considered as applicable
to labor as to anything else.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25

he has shown such mental develop
ment at the age of nine years that
he Is likely to become a second
Booker Il. Washington.
The story of how he came to Sc
cure his odd name is almost
classic. Tehama is not the brother
of Billy Van. the minstrel man of
the sub-cellar voice, as might be
supposed. In fact his ancestry is
considerably clouded. Nine years
ago some workmen, pass a big
moving van up In Tehama county.
heard the cry OF an infant lnvesti-
CATION disclosed fat little picka-
ninny, who had been abandoned
by its parents. The little choco-
late drop was forwarded to the
Sacramento orphanage. And for
lack of a name the matron decided
that the nearest approach to
known parentage was the van.
while Tehama sounded good for a
Christian name. Hence Tehama
Van.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25

Beauty Is only skin deep-and
equally shallow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25
GROCERHOLDUP
WAGS RIGHT
ALONG
Same Pair Bind and Rob
Two Dealers of $11O
On Howard.

Bound together hand and foot by
thugs and robbed of $110 and a
watch, was the fate of Henry
Rugge and Henry Dhom, proprie-
tors of grocery at Of22o Howard
street, about 10 O'clock last night.
The details of the robbery are
similar to the robbery of 8. Kat
zenstein and his son last week, and
the police believe the same crooks
perpetrated the deed. The de-
scription of the robbers fits in ev-
cry particular.
The police have no clew today
and there is little hope of a cap
ture. Rugge and Dion we're get
ting ready to close the store when
the robbers entered, pulling guns
from their pockets, and compelled
Rugge and Dion to submit to q
search of their clothing. Because
Of Dhom's slowness in obeying Or
ders he was struck over the head
several times with the robbers
gun.
After the place had been thor
oughly searched the robbers tied
their victims together to a large
meat scale and departed out the
rear door after locking the front.
Passersby heard strange noises
coming from the store soon after
ward and notified the police that
something was wrong. When the
officers reached the scene the cap
tives had freed themselves from
their bonds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25
ORPHANS ARE A
HAPPY BAND
TODAY
SANTA CLAUS REMEMBERED
EACH ONE AND A TURKEY
DINNER TODAY ADDS TO
GENERAL ENJOYMENT.

1T was night in the beautiful city;
The famous and wonderful city;
The proud and magnificent city:
The queen of the north and the
west
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25
AFTER
HAYS SCALP!

A. c. Edwards of Spokane, a
democratic candidate for lieuten.
ant governor, may be the next gov
ernor of the state, If the plans of
the democratic central committee
are carried out. An investigation
of the career of M. K. Hay, sue
cessful candidate for lieutenant
governor on the republican ticket,
leads to the belief that technically
he is not entitled to the place Of
lieutenant governor. owing to the
fact that he registered in Wilbur,
Wash, where he had lived for
about 20 years, and also in Spo'
kane. 1t is claimed he had not
resided in Spokane long enough to
qualify here at the time he regis
tered.
1t is generally feared that Gov
ernor-elect Cosgrove will not last
long even should he be sworn in
as the states executive. The lieu.
tenant governor would then be gov
ernor. In such an event the demo
Gratis hope to place A. C. Edwards
in the chief executives chair, and
to do it are preparing to take the
matter before the courts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25

and large quantities Of floating. ice
have appeared in the Snake below
Lewiston, and the Spokane will
probably go into winter quarters at
Almota before the end Of the pres.
ent week.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25
NORTH COAST
SUES W.W.P.
WANTS GROUND AT NORTH
END OF THE MONROE
STREET BRIDGE - OTHER
SUITS FOR RAILROAD PUR-
pnaES

SUITS FOR RAILROAD PUR-
POSES.
The North Coast railroad yes
terday afternoon fled condemna-
ton proceedings against the Wash
ington Water Power Co. looking to
the acquisition of a right of way
across strip of ground just north
of the river and west of the Mon
roe street bridge. The w. w. p.
owns long narrow piece of
ground at this point extending
from the river north to Ide
avenue. The North Coast needs
the south end of the strip for the
approach to it's bridge that will
span the river underneath the new
bridge to be built by the city.
The North Coast is also negotiat-
ing with the w. w. P. for an ease
ment across the Spokane river
over the power station at the foot
of the main falls. Condemnation
proceedings were filed this week
against the Jesse Gentry ground,
at the northeast corner of Front
avenue and Post street, and also
against the Lynne hotel at the cor
ner of Wall street and Bridge
avenue. The company proposes to
close up these gaps in it's terminal
site purchases as rapidly as posi-
BILE, with view it is said of be-
ginning active work on it's ter
minals within the coming year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25
HE'S JUST As BRIGHT
AS he LOOKS

Special Correspondence to The Press
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. Ca
Tehama Van is the name of one
Of the little colored chaps at Sac
ramento whose teachers say that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-12-25
cHRisrMAs DAY

Take your friends to the Cakes
Cafe for an excellent turkey din
ner, served from IL to 8 p. m.
512-516 Sprague avenue. ."
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21
THE LOVE AFFAIRS OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Copyright, ls,s, by W. G. Chapman
BY VALERIE HOPE

In a soft lullng sleep and gentle repose
Possess those joys denied by Day."
There is letter on record in which
Washington asked Mr. Fauntleroy's
permission to make proposal of mar :
riage to his daughter "in the hope OF
revocation of former cruel SEN
tence." But the fathers reply was
unfavorable, as usual, and Miss Betsy
afterwards married Thomas Adams Of
Williamsburg. 1t is a tradition OF
that town that after her rejected suit
or became famous and visited Will
liamsburg as the guest Of the people
she watched the triumphant pageant
from a window and when the great
hero saw her he waved his sword and
saluted her, whereupon the lady faint
ed away.
On another occasion he fell in love
with Miss Mary Phillipse, the beauti-
full daughter of wealthy Englishman
who lived in superb mansion on the
Hudson near West Point. Washing
ton promptly proposed, but was told
that somebody else's coquette was al
lSduy CH6dSCu " NC iiCu. w ehoh
ington said afterward that he thought
things might have resulted differently
if he had waited "till the lady was in
the mood" There was a tragic end
ing to this romance years after, when
the naughty creature who had spurned
the hand of the commander of the
American forces was arrested as an
English spy. She was thrown into
prison and all of her property was
confiscated.
Washington was too wise to turn
into woman Halter merely because
he had been thrown down three times
in succession. He knew there were
plenty of pretty fish in the aquarium
and that it would be only matter of
time when he'd make good catch.
That time came just two years after
he was Tilted by Miss Phillipse, and
it happened in this way: Col. Wash
ington was on his way to Williams
burg on official business, and while
crossing Williams ferry was accosted
by hospitable old gentleman, who
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21
EXPRESS COMPANY SUED,
1t is Charged With Having Carried
First Glass Mail Matter Without
a Stamp Being Affixed.

Cincinnati, o., Feb. 14.-Violation OF
the postal laws by carrying first-class
mail matter was charged against the
American Express company in suit
filed in the United States district
court here Thursday by District Attor-
ney Mcpherson.
This suit was the first gun in cam.
paign which the government proposes
to wage against cormon carriers for
carrying first class mail matter con.
trary to law In the information which
Attorney Mcpherson filed he alleges
that the American Express company
on January carried letter from Bel
ton, Texas, to Cincinnati. The letter
was from Mrs. VIII Brown, of Bolton,
and in it she ordered from glove
company II pairs of gloves, and en-
closed an express money order for
$2.47 in payment. Attorney McPher-
son claims the letter did not relate to
the business of the express company
and that the envelope did not bear a
postage stamp as required by law. The
penalty for violation Of this provision
of the federal statutes is 500.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1908-02-21
LINCOLN BANQUET.
Birthday Anniversary of Martyred
President Celebrated Brilliant
ly at Grand Rapids, Mich.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 14,-The
Lincoln club banquet here Wednesday
night was a brilliant success, with a
galaxy of speakers never equalled in
Michigan political banquets. More
than 1000 persons occupied seats at
the tables. The hall was deliberately
decorated, and as compliment to
Ambassador Jusserand of France,
French colors were mingled with the
American.
The speakers were Ambassador JUS
serand, Congressman George Edmund
Foss, Secretary of War Taft, Governor
Curtis Guild, Jr., of Massachusetts,,
and Director John Barrett, of the bu-
reau of American republics at Wash
ington.
Although all of the speakers were
greeted with enthusiasm, it was Sec
rotary Taft who received the greatest
outburst of applause.