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The Florida agriculturist., 1909-10-01

South. And just at this point came our
only indecisiOn. Should or should not
my dear ones remain behind while [ went
on alone to select our home site? [
shrank from leaving them; [ shrank from
taking them, fearful of the hardships
that might be encountered before the
home was ready.
[ was resolved to do nothing hastily,
and not to make a selection of which [
would repent at leisure. Of course Mol
lie was anxious to accompany me, yet
feared undue exposure both for herself
and the children, now just four years
old. Nor did she or [ like the idea of
her travelling alone to join me.
Our perplexity was ended in an unex
pected manner My wife's brother who
lived with their widowed mother, had,
like myself, become tired of the constant
fights and discomforts incident to
bleak climate, and now suddenly deter
mined to follow my example and seek
new home in the Land of Flowers, his
mother, of course, accompanying him. 1T
was therefore arranged that Mollie
should remain at her old home until |
had prepared the new and that then
she and the children with her mother
and brother should travel southwark to-
gether. This important point settled,
my preparations for departure were
quickly concluded.
''Now, Harry" said my brave Mollie,
her arms about my neck as I stood on
the doorstep, "You are not to worry
about us at all Take plenty of time to
make a good selection. The more haste
the less speed, you know. And don't
get down, you dear boy"
''No,' said [ grimly, "Tm up!"
And then L clasped her to my heart,
and rushed for the station, not that
there was any such hurry, but because
there was lump in my throat, and I
did not want my wife to see me choke
to death right before her eyes. That
was why 7 ran, and that was how my
journey towards the new home COM
menced.
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-10-01

country would have to pass through
trying period of all sorts of bodily ills
while becoming acclimated to the terri
BILE summer heat, and even those to the
manor born were supposed to pass the
time in shaking with chills and burning
up with fever all the summer long.
"Truth crushed to earth will rise
again." and SO today it is at last be-
ginning to be more generally understood
by outsiders that the summer climate
of Florida is one to be sought rather
than avoided. Also, that chills and fe
yer, in other words, malaria, is due to
local conditions only, and that it be-
longs to swamps and marshes all the
world over, wherever mosquitoes most
do congregate. Keep these ubiquitous
insects from biting you, and you keep
malaria at distance. 1t is wonder
full discovery, this of the savants, that
malaria is due to the sting of the mos
quito alone and not to the much ma
ligned |emanations of the swamps." But
when one comes to think about it, it is
rather more wonderful that no one sus
pected it long ago. Certain it is that
persons living near mosquito haunts,
whose houses were we'll screened from
their entrance, persons who also were
careful not to let the insects sting them
out of doors, never were attacked by
malaria. This was the experience of my
own family, though [ confess we never
thought of attributing our immunity to
our avoidance of the stings of the mos
quitos. Our care was because of the dis
comfort, not from fear of contamination.
1t is rather puzzle to the finite un
derstanding to discover the why and
wherefore of the mosquito whose pres
ence always means desire for absence
on the part of human beings. So far as
we can tell, there is but one thing that
can be said in it's favor, the same thing
that a certain kind hearted old lady
once said in defense of his satanic mai
esty This old lady was famous for al
ways having kind word to say for ev
erybody, for finding hidden virtues
where none could be seen by the less
charitable. ''Well, auntie,' said smart
youth, one day, thinking to force her
into breaking her record, ''you surely
can't find anything good to say of Sa
tan?' She thought moment, then
trious, my dear!" And so with the fe
NeI-OedIlHS lHOSQulCo, IL is certainty
very Industrious"
But aside from the much. maIigned
malaria, the Florida summers were
popularity supposed to partake of the
! nature of Tophet. Now, glance at the
map of Florida ought to be enough to
convince any intelligent person of the
physical impossibility of such an idea.
a tongue of land one hundred miles wide
and nearly four hundred in length,
reaching out into immense bodies Of salt
water, with no portion of it's surface
more than fifty miles from the shore,
and with ocean breezes sweeping across
it all the while, cannot be as hot as
interior. land locked countries. More
over, lakes and rivers are scattered all
over the State from end to end and
these also help to cool the heated air.
absorbing much of the warmth into their
placid bosoms, and breathing forth again
The Florida agriculturist., 1909-10-01

side, and the gulf on the other, wage
perpetual war upon the thermometer, so
that L have many a time known my wife
and others more hardy than she, to feel
chilly with the thermometer marking SO
and 80, and to be driven indoors by the
cool breeze that gave the lie to the mer-
cury's record. The fresh salt water
breezes fan away the excess of the heat,
SO that anyone who can keep out of the
direct rays of the sun, will suffer but
little discomfort. Nor, indeed, need l
make this exception save as regards the
sick and weakly ones. 1t was thought,
and not SO long ago either, that no white
man could work III the fields exposed to
the Florida summer. That fallacy has
been exploded by practical proof and
experience, and today one may find hun
dreds of white men working in the fields
right through the warm season, and ac-
tually suffering less than they would do,
and nave done, as many of them will
tell, under the same circumstances in the
North In proof whereof is the fact that
no case of genuine sunstroke has ever
been known in this State. Profuse per-
splratlon is sure safeguard.
The Floridian knows nothing of the
dry, scorching heat of the Northern sum-
mers that burns up everything before it
for weeks, unrelieved by cloud or
breeze. He knows nothing either of the
oppressed wandering about at night. in
ghostly attire, searching in vain for
cool spot to lie down in Many such |
knew myself in our brief but hot sum-
mer in the Northwest, but in fair Flori-
da, never. Florida's hot days bring re-
freshing showers and her nights are cool
and restful.
Of the truth of these conditions my
wife and [ were fully satisfied. and
therefore we felt no fear of the results
OF my summer home search on the score
of my health. And this [ can say in all
earnestness, after the long experience of
twenty years, on my own part and after
comparing notes with settlers from all
other States, North, South, East and
West, that nowhere in all the vast ex-
tent OF our Union, can one live in the
same climatic comfort all the year
round as right here in bonnie Florida.
Of course, in a country nearly four
hundred miles long there must be con-
siderable difference in conditions. not
only in degrees of temperature, but in
elevation and in soils and productions.
The watershed of Florida is a line drawn
from the Okefenokee swamp in Georgia,
running enthusiastically and about par
allel with the center of the State. The
highest point above sea level of this
backbone varies from two to three hun
dred feet, and many of it's numerous
rivers and lakes send their waters off
both to the east and west. This is true
OF the beautiful lake on whose shores
finally chose our home site.
Now, L had made up my mind that in
diversified crops lay the surest hope of
winning a comfortable living while
working up to steady income in the fu-
ture Everybody was going wild over
orange groves in those days, and for
one man who had planted other more
hardy fruit trees or had turned to vege-
table growing, or ordinary farm crops,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-18

open fire, housemates and guests have
gathered for an evening of Thanks
giving jollity
And now what shall we do? No
dry, brain-racking game of whist, no
stylish hand of bridge-nothing like
that is meant for this glorious occa-
sion. Any kind Of cards is too exclu-
sive, too cold blooded for this hour.
No, next On the Thanksgiving pro-
gram is an evening of good, whole
some. silly, jolly games.
A few suggestions In the line Of
games Of this sort may help the
housemothsr make this Thanksgiving
evening is an especially jolly one.
Telegram" IL good game to get
every one into good humor as quickly
as possible. Supply each member Of
the company with . pencil and q.
sheet Of paper. Each person IL then
TO say oKAand some letter Of the al
phabst. The letters, In the order
named. are taken down BY the whole
company. The stint set Is for each
one 10 write Q telegram made up Of
words beginning with the letters Civ.
On. All the letters must - used, the
original order must bs preserved and
no extra words can be added. When
tho kilograms are completed they are
gathered In, mixed up and dealt out
again that responsibility for and per.
ssnalfty In them may be impossible
% place.
After they have been read, . new
set Of letters 10 given and new tele-
grams composed. very shortly each
one in the company will be chuckling
| with delight over his own efforts and
roaring with laughter over the ingen-
ious and ridiculous conglonerations
that will be read. From A B CD e r
G H l J, for instance. one might pro
ducs "Aunt Betsy's COW dying
"Editha nunked German" - "HoIo-
saust imminent, Jane" Another might
make OF it All broken-hearted. Come
directly. Ever faithful George has
ANONYMOUSLY ji1tea
+ Gossip" IL great fun, though no
! one wants to play it more than few
minutes. Let the entire company
stand side by side on . straight line
Then let the person who stands al
enc end whisper something very
quickly In the ear Of his next door
neishbor. The minute he stops whis
pering, the next door neighbor i'm
parts the message Just % swiftly and
Just q secretly to his neighbor and
20 on down the line.
when the last person IN line Il
reached the originator Of the message
tells the company what he said and
the man Ut the other end what VA
said to him. OF course, the original
remark has been garbled. The moral
and the laughtss are both obvious.
Games IN which two Of the com
pany. confederates. mystify the res'
are always fun, although they can. Of
course, DO played only once. Prime
among these II '"The Wand Passes
One Of the company = s1nt from tn
room. Another. who u tn league viii
the ArSt, promises that when ~ hold
The wand. which may % Q cane q
umbrella. over some mamber Of III
company. tie exileA member WI b
able 70 toll over whom. The doc
must - In open. The confsderatsl
GnplAin that this - order not % IN
| tsErtvt ths currsnt q electricity Be
tween them.
j To magie-mongsr allows, the CON
Da1y 10 ehA4 q few minutes aftoY III,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-18
l9l1round TIC
|D Tbanks1f'fn8
l9|E1sninS
ISL b
b

ILL justice has been
done the Thanksgiving
dinner from soup to
nuts and raisins. The
somnolent spirits have
taken their after-dtnner
nap and the moro siren
uous ones have come
back from a brisk after
dinner tramp It's grow
ing colder outside. Twt-
light is approaching.
Within, around the
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-11-18

Send 1oc.. name Of pspsr and this ID. for our
beautiful Savings Bank and Childs skstoh.Book.
Each bank contains . Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT & BOVINE. zoo Pearl st., New York
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
CANDIDATES. EXPENSE LIST.
Lieut.. Governor Ellyson First to Fill
Account With Clerk.

RICHMOND. VA. Aug. 9.-Candi'
dates in the recent primary are filing
their expense accounts with Clerk
Walter Christian. of the hastings
court. as required by law. These
statements must be filed at least
twenty days before the election.
J. Taylor Ellyson. successful candi-
date for the denomination for lieuten-
ant-governor. has filed his statement
/ Mr.. Ellyson's total expenses
amounted to $l,79240. OF this
amount. sss6.42 was for printing
postage and stationery. including
clerical service. For advertising he
spent s26940; fees to Democratic
state committee. $3.50; stenographers
services, s195.5S: telegraph and teIe
phone. $3.50; travelling expenses
$65.O0.
Captain John A. Curtis. successful
candidate for the house OF delegates
in the primary held last week. today
filed his election expense account. II
shows that his election cost him s20i
Most OF this amount was spent fol
newspaper advertising.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
ROOSEVELT EXPEDITION
now HEADING FOR NfERI
Second Consignment OF Specimens
Collected by the Travellers
Ready for Shipment.
NAIvIsHA. BRITISH EAST ARR

NAIvISHA, BRITISH EAST AFRl-
CA, Aug. 9.-Culonel Theodore
Roosevelt and his son. Kermit ac-
companied by Edmund Heller. the
zoologist OF the Roosevelt expedition:
f. J. Cuninghame. the British field
naturalist, and Leslie A. Tarlton, Of
Nairobi. left here today for Nyeri. a
government station in the northwest
OF Kenia province. Major Edgar A.
Mearns and ]. Alden Loring, the 9th
err members of the Roosevelt party,
will leave here Wednesday for Mai
robi. where they will make prepare
tons for an ascent of Mount Kenia,
an extinct volcano to the north of
Nairobi.
A second consignment OF specimens
collected by the expedition will be
shipped 10 the United States on the
steamer Admiral which leaves Nom
hasa Aug. 16.
Nyeri is an important trade center
of British East Africa. India ba-
zaars have been established. and
there are native markets and a small
colony of coast traders. The neigh
borhood is the headquarters of the
Nasal tribe. warlike Nomads, who in
habit the northwestern plain of Ke-
mia province. Mount Kenia is about
1920 feet in height II was ascend
ed for the first time by Mackinder
in 1899. The mountain supports mum
erous glaciers and its timber line is
at 10000 feet.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
HOPE TO BRING MANY
"BACk-SiIDERS" 10 PARIi
New York State Democrats Planning
important Conference for Next
Month.

NEW YORK Aug. 9.--The signature
of ex-Justice Morgan J. OBrien on
a brief announcement sent out TO-
might, gives tone to the contemplated
conference OF New York State Demo
Gratis to be held at Saratoga on Sep
TENDER 3. In his note Mr.. O'Brier
says that d. tails OF the meeting VIII
be given out in New York ca Wednes.
aay or Thursday Of this week.
The report OF the conference, com
ing first from Buffalo, where II was
deprs Gated by William J. Connors
chairman of the Democratic State
committee, created a great deal o.
interest in political circles here. Plans
will be made to draw back 10 the par
ty many Democrats who have not
been artive since the Mckinley cam
paign. Alton u. Parser is identified
" tn the movement. as also are man,
Other prominent State Democrats.
State Senator Patrick n. McCarren
the Democratic boss, Of Brooklyn
said tonight that he had no: been IN
vfted TO the conference and did no
expect 20 be.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
Conner SIGNS
NEW PROHIBITION BILL
More Than one-hsif of One Per Cent
Of Alcohol in Any Liquid Barred
in Alabama.
(Ry Associated Press.1

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Aug. Gov
ernor Conner today signed the Car
michael prohibition bill in the pres
ence OF Mrs. ]. y. Mel. president OF
the Alabama division. Nomsn's Css.--
tian Temperance Union, and other vo-
men.
An odd coincident was that senator
Hamburger. OF Mobile. was the only
member Of the legislature present He
had zons 90 the executive Office on
other business. Senator Hamburger
was one Of the two senator's who voted
against the bill and the only senator
who spoke against II. Under this u
Is unlawful 70 sell or to store any
liquids containing more than on hall
Of one per cen; OF alcohol. Locker
clubs are Illegal al the possession
OF a United States internal revenue
shall be considered prima facie eva
dencc Of guilt.
The Fuller bin and the Ballard bar.
more radical than the Carmichael bin,
are sin pending in the house.
The contest over the bin submitting
20 the people in November an amend.
ment 10 the constitution excluding u.
qnors from Alabama forever. WI
come M 10 the senate tomorrow o.
wednesday. Both sides claim victory
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
new RECORD PRICES
Attention CenlePed unloading Favor
lies Of Market Speculation.
UNION PACIFIC SELLS HOLDINGS
BY Disposing of Great Northern Ore
Certificates and Of Northern Pacific
and Great Northern Preferred,
Union Pacific increases It's Cash.
(By Associated Press.J

NEW YORK, Aug. 9--United
States Steel rs Is, Union Pacific Pa
cihc at POS, Reading l65 IA. Atchi-
son l2O IL. Great Northern Ore GER
tificates at Sc IL These We're the
points of the days stock market that
centered attention, showing new rec
crd prices for these leading favorites
Of the stock market speculation.
The only particular influence bear
ing on these movements was the news
that the remaining holdings in the
Union Pacific treasury Of Great
Northern Ore certificate and of
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
preferred had been marketed. thus
adding TO the enormous free cash in
the hands of the Union Pacific.
Another influence on the early stock
market. or on that portion OF II III
GLIDING the stocks CT Southern Rail
road Company's was the news OF gen
eral rains in Texas over Saturday and
Sunday.
The hope Of benefit to the import
ant portion of the Gotten crop grown
in that state was clearly reflected out
cfN downward plunge in the price
Of cotton and stocks of railroads
which have n large cotton traffic also
responded. Expectation had been
raised very high of the favorable
character to be shown by the govern
ment crop report. AS a matter Oh
fact, the report was disappoint-
ment, especially in the condition es-
innate on corn.
The sharp drop in the condition
figures reported by the agricultural
department to s4.4 on August / com
pared with 1913 on July I failed to
bear out trade predictions. The
profittaking sales therefore, instead
of meeting an increased demand, en-
countered competitive selling and
prices broke sharply to below last
night. Hasty short covering rallied
the market. but the closing tone was
irregular.
Bonds we're irregular. Tea, sa.es
par value, s4.626.000.
United States tours coupon declined
quarter per cent. on call.
Total sales 100000 shares, includ-
ing: Copper, 1890; Atlantic Coast
Line, 300; Chesapeake & Ohio. 3d.
900. Louisville & Nashville. $500;
Norfolk & Western, 800; Southern
Railway, $500; United States Steel
35.sOO: Virginia Carolina, 2,200.
Closing List.
Anis Chalmers pfd ......-... % "
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
FIRE IN TENEMENT HOUSE.
Fatally Burned Man Runs Through
Street With Alarm.

CINCINNATI, Aug 9.-A man, nan
clothed with his flesh burned to
crisp in places and screaming from
pain as he ran through the streets
aroused the neighborhood following
a tenement house fire here early to-
day. The suffering man, Michael
Hoff, fell unconscious at the door Oh
the City Hospital, and died soon az
terward. Another tenement dweIler
is dying from his burns. The two
men left a lamp burning when they
retired. They awoke to fad the
room ablaze. and made their only
way of escape by dashing through
the flames.
Women and children were rescued
by police and firemen. who carried
many down the ladders.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10

Guilty o. Murder and Assault.
fPy Associated PressD

WEIGH. W. VA, Aug. "A Jury
tonight found John Thomas, IL years
cid, guilty OF criminally assaulting
and numbering Lulu stanford, ten
years old. and recommended life I'M
prisonmcnt Thomas assaulted the
girl. slashed her 20 death with 4
knife and then hid her body IN bushes
in the court honse yard.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
soossvELTs IN PARIS.
or'cisis Escort Party TO Apartments
IN Embassy Audstorium.
Rv Associated Pvess,.

PARIS. Auz- Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt and Archie. Quentin and
Miss Fxhel Roosevelt arrived here
this evening from Avignou.
They were met at the Lyons STA
ton by Arthur BaiIly Blanchard. sec
ond secretary. and Commander cha
pin, and Captain Guignard. respective
" naval and military attaches o. ths
American embassy. who escorted then
to the embassy Auditorium. the apart
ment IN which they viii reside durins
their stay in Paris.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
New York Money Market.

NEW YORK, Aug. y.-Money OH
call easy, 1Aa2h; ruling rate. Us;
closing bid. IA, offered at PA. Time
loans, firm and fairly active. sixty
days, 21sa2N. and ninety days. 2%a3
per cent; six months, 3Ma4 per cent
Close: Prime mercantile paper, =
to Az per cent Sterling exchange
steady with actual business In bank
ers' bills at 4S5.10a4S5.25 for sixty
day bills, and 1860 for demand.
Commercial bills, 4.s5A Assn. Bar
silver. SOS. Mexican dollars, A.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

CHICAGO. ILLS. Aug. 9.-Wheat
prices broke nearly two cents on the
board OF trade today following the
publication Of the government crop
report and all deliveries sold below
the dollar mark. The market closed
weak at almost the bottom al net
declines of III TO 1asa1A. Corn
closed steady, and oats and provi-
sions easy.
Articles Open High Low Close
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
Short Ribs, per 100 lbs
Baltimore Grain Market.

BALTIMORE. MD, Aug. y
WHEAT-easier: spot CONTRACT
$1.05ik; spot No. red western, $l.0s
August, s1.05a$1.05h; southern by
sample, $102as1.04; southern on
grade. S101a$l.06.
CORN-easier; spot. 70.
OATS-unsettled, easier; old No.
mixed, 51a51h,/
RYEls steady; No. western domes-
tic, II asked.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
AT PRICES THAT WILL MAKE
YouR HEART GLAD

n you are a connoisseur IN sparkling
or stilI wines. brandies. runs, whis-
kies. Our stock or wines is or the
best vintage, and cur whistles pure.
smooth and Of exquisite flavor We
can stock your sideboard with goods
that you can offer to the most delicate
Ealate
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
onIY Possible FsIIsrs.

There IL no failure. there can BE- no
failure for those who really try. The
only failure possible n Iife is the fail.
ure 70 try. and persistentiy try Tor the
bsst,-Joeaain Miller.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-10
Another window display.

Cut prices in imported china and
son Drug store. Inc. J. f. Gibboney'
manager. IL.