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The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

This is good celery growing wealth.
er, they say; cool with occasional
showers.
Elks of Daytona propose a three.
story opera and club house.
Pensacola ranks second of the ports
of the United States in the importa-
ton Of mahogany, handling last year
no less than 100000 board feet,
while New York, the leader in this
business imported 100000 board
feet.
According to a Georgia agricultural
paper, farmers I'm that state will not
allow blacksnakes to be killed. They
are better than cats or dogs in de-
stroying rats and mice In barns, be-
ing always hungry for them and able
TO follow them in their runs or bur-
rows.
st. Augustinians are all agog over
the coming Ponce de Leon celebration
which II Is declared will far surpass
anything In the line OF spectacular
display ever seen In the east coast
city.
0cala is also to be provided with a
new opera house. The Masonic order
there will put up a three-story stone
and concrete building for opera house
and hall purposes and II will be ready
by the time the winter visitors come
back next season. A good opera
house is at once a sign and pro-
motive OF culture in a community.
The West Coast and South and
Middle Florida complain OF lack Of
rain. There has been quite a suf-
nnl Mt In oil Ia ~
Coast is not complaining. In other
words, the drought Is not statewide,
though In the matter OF rainfall there
Is no local option. Many a now dou-
bic dry county would fain be wet,
but that is one matter concerning
which agitation is useless and votes
Ineffective.
For violating the laws OF the Unit
ed States relative TO sponge fishing,
the vessels, KATRINA, Carrie s. Al
len. Marie Herreward, Abby Dodge,
Mist and Stella Of the Port Of Tar
pom Springs, Fla, were each fined
500 and costs In the federal courts
az Jacksonville by Judge James w.
Locke
The rapid growth OF Florida in ag-
rlcultural importance is shown by the
fact that, whereas the total acreage
under cultivation In 1898 was 49,. O62,
and 9S5,3O6 In 1903, Il was 1.l27, sos
I'm 1907-S. The value OF farm prod.
ucts In 1898 was SI7,9O6,060, $50, 9041
365 In 1908 and S46.371, 1920 in 1908.
While the increase In number OF
acres under cultivation was a little
less than onethlrd, the total value OF
farm products had Increased more
than two and one-half times In ten
years. In other words, Improvement
In quality and value OF products had
been very much greater than the Inn
migration into the state. In the lat
ter particular subsequent reports Will
also show great increase.
The protected water fowl at Mos.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27
DEVELOPMENTS OF FLORIDA.
Interest Review of the Past Thirty
Years.

Jacksonville, Flat Is interesting
TO trace in mind the development of
Florida In the last thirty years or so.
AT first IL was the resort of the af-
fiicted, ordered here by their physi-
clans on account Of its delightful eli
mate and balsamic doors. Some per-
sons came into the state, bought land
and set out orange groves and spent
much of their time while waiting for
the first crops in hunting and fishing,
raising vegetables enough for their
own families and many of them con-
WINGED that mich cows and hogs 9TH
er than the raZorback variety could
not be made to thrive. Their number
increased until the setback TO orange
culture of the freeze of 1894-5. After
that, a few years, began a new era
when Florida became the leading kitch-
en- garden OF the world, until today
her truck crop exceeds In value that
fro mthe revived citrus culture. About
this time the construction Of the Flor
ida East Coast Railway was opening
sort of brevet Paradise to the world
and Plant was doing the same for
thee west coast. Then came the Span
ish-American war and the second
start of the Panama canal, which
drew the attention of railroad men
to the value OF the Florida peninsula
stretching southwark and OF the Gulf
coast This led to railroad building,
rapid growth OF cities, greatly In
creased commerce and many manu-
features. All this time the delights
OF winter visit TO Florida were be-
coming increasingly known and the
wealthy OF other states were buying
and building winter homes here. The
merits as a race course Of the At.
lantic beaches, particularly that near
began a new career as the nations
winter playground. Thus one picture
merges into another without losing
It's own features, except for the break
made by the Big Freeze. Florida Is
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27
II saved His Leo.

"All thought I'D lose my leg" writes
]. A. swensOn, WATERFOWL. Wis. Ten
years OF eczema. that Is doctors could
not cure. had at last laid me up. Then
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured Il sound
and we'll" Infallible for Skin BruD-
lions. Eczema. Salt Rheum. Boils. Fe-
yer Sores, Burns. scalds. Cuts and
Piles. Csc at 8. w. Rowley's. n
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27
Kills WouId-Be Slayer.

A merciless murderer is appended
It's with many victims. But DR.. Kings
New Life Pills kill 1t by prevention.
They gently stimulate stomach, liver
and bowels. preventing that clogging
that invites appendicitis, curing Con-
stlpation, Biliousness, Chills, Malaria.
Headache and Indigestion. 25c at s.
w. Rowley's. II
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27

No doubt the Caloosahatchee is
most beautiful and nowadays a most
useful river, and II should be improv-
ed, especially when so many streams
OF far less Importance are, but those
who are impatient because something
is not done quickly In that direction
by the government should reflect that
the commerce OF the river Is still SO
young that the fact that such COM
merce exists is not yet a matter OF
general knowledge.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27
FLORIDA BLUE LAWS DEAD.
Pensacola Wide Open sunday-Base-
ball Game Played.

Pensacola, Fla.-The Florida blue
laws are a thing of the past, so far
as Pensacola is concerned. So OBJ
noxious did the enforcement become
that the sheriff made no attempt TO
stop the residents from enjoying
themselves. Cigar and soda water
stands were open and crowded all
day; boats steamed about the har.
Dor crowded with pleasure seekers,
while two baseball games were
played.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27
WAR ON HOUSE FLY.
State Health Commissioner Porter
plans determination of Insect.

Plans determination Of insect.
Tallahassee, FLA war OF exter-
mination against the house fly is be-
ing carefully planned in Florida by
DR.. Porter, the state health commits
sioner, who 1t seems is to have the
benefit of the advice and assistance
of Edward Hatch, Jr, Of New York,
who has had considerable experience
in dealing with the pest. The COM
mon house fly is no longer regarded
as a harmless insect, but on the con-
trary the leading medical men of the
country are bent on its determination.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27

Our readers will oblige az when
writing TO parties Advertising in this
paper II they will state that they saw
the advertisement In The San MAtso
Item. The is little trouble and costs
nothing. but It helps N. and 10 n.
formation wanted By the advortiSSs.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27

Non-Subseribers receiving the San
MatcO Item will please note that II II
sent as q sample copy.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27

Entered II the postoffice at nan IN.
teo, Fla. ~ seoond-olass mall mat
tos.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27

Correspondence solicited from sub.
scribers. Items regarding new enter.
prises In all sections OF the country
especially desired.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-03-27

The skeleton of a duck guaranteed
to be three million years old has been
found. To avoid any unpleasant Wis
It's from irate boarding house keep
ers, the Florida Tlmes-Union explains
that this skeleton of a venerable duck
was not found In Jacksonville. but An
Wyoming.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01
A GIRLS BEDROOM.

A bachelor maid who is fond of
books has fitted up very satisfactory
little library in her hall bedroom.
She lives in a wide old-fashioned
boarding house and the one window
in the bedroom, which faces south
west, has very deep recess and is
curtained by a dark buff shade. She
had three stout boards cut to fit this
window, and covered them with mex
Pensive chintz in bright but service
able pattern. One board was laid
upon the floor in the window recess
and the other two were fastened on
screw-held brackets at the proper
height to make the second shelf and
the top of the window bookcase. 4
rod running across the recess o::'ec.y
under the uppermost board held a
curtain-suspended on upholstery
rings-of the same chintz as that
covering the boards. This curtain hid
the books from dust and from the
gaze of anyone entering the rooms.
The two deep shelves accommodated
the small library, including her refer
ence books, of the bachelor maid.
On top of the improvised bookcase
were set lap writing pad. box of
paper, ink stand, pen tray, stamp box
and a small glass jar holding pens,
pencils, erasing knife.
Against the side of the window
frame was fastened with small BRASS
headed nails one of the spiral card
and letter racks made of silver wire
procurable for about ten cents. the
rack was trimmed with bows to
match the chintz, and with small
pocket dictionary and morocco covered
address book hanging from its lowest
ring by baby ribbon of the same
shade, it was not only useful, but or
namental.
On the opposite side of the window
recess an artistic advertising calendar
was suspended.
The buff window shade was sup
plemented by bonne-femme curtain
of silkateen harmonizing with the
color scheme of the shelves and chintz
and insuring privacy when the bach
elor maid was making use of her
window library.-New Haven Regis
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01
BEAUTY.

For many years 1 had longed for
pet, especially puppy. On my last
birthday l was presented with a tiny
:WO-weeks-old dog. My delight kn1w
90 bounds. After a long consultatiGa
we named him Beauty, and very ap-
2ropriate name it was. We made
many futile attempts to feed him
from saucer, but he puts his head
and feet into it, so we gave that up.
Finally we hit upon the plan of using
4 baby bottle. Ny little pet became
so attached to it that he hated to part
with it. He soon began to try to hold
1t with his little paws, but of course
they slipped from the smooth surface.
Beauty had dear little basket and
Blankets all to himself Every morn
ing and evening I washed him with
sponge, and soon he came to like
this process. In the night 1 tucked
him snugly into my room. He was
very restless and often kept me
awake. He was also very particular
as to his meal hour and resented the
non-appearance of bottle at a. m.
by various squeals and funny little
barks. Now comes the sad part of
my story. After staying up several
nights with my puppy, mother said
he was too much work and too young,
so I gave my poor little doggie away.
A veterinary surgeon is now his proud
owner, while his former one never
thinks of him without a sigh of re-
gret.-Audrey P. Dering. in the New
York Tribune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01
Don't Kill the Dog.

The report of the New York State
Veterinary Medical Society's chief
veterinarian, DR.. DeVine, states that
not every dog suspected of being mad
is mad. Of 800 heads sent to Cor
nell University for microscopic exam
ination in 1908 and 1909 to date only
1S9 showed traces of hydrophobia.
Another fact is that the danger per-
iod even where rabies exist is very
short Experiment has shown that
the saliva of a mad dog does not COM
municate the disease more than eight
days before the development of symp-
toms of madness.
DR.. DeVine urges the Pasteur
treatment in all cases of bites, but he
does not commend the usual practice
of killing the dog as soon as some
body is bitten. 1t is wiser to shut up
| the dog for a limited time-twelve
DAYS is the time he advises-and see
| if the disease develops in him. If 1t
does not develop in twelve days there
is no danger of the person bitten de-
valoping hydrophobia. Killing the
dog at once removes the only means
of reassuring the person bitten.-Buf'
falo News.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01
VENTRILOQUISM IN NATURE.

Elm It1LOSl O1oAl LIN INA O1lI.
While pioneering in South Brazil,
Mr.. Withers was struck by the low
and plaintive cry of some creature
calling in the night. He was at first
the cry of child, but the tones soon
convinced him that this could not be
the case.
had never heard, he says, more
pure and liquid musical sound than
this was. The pleasing effect upon
the ear was but little diminished on
learning by what animal it was pro-
1uced. The vocalist was frog; and
soon another from a more distant
spot took up the strain, and the two
sang together, now in solos, now in
chorus.
Curious to see this musical frog, I
took a torch from the fire and went
20 look for him. 1 arrived at the spot
whence the sound was proceeding,
out, as I stopped to search the grass,
:he music seemed to float away to an
other place some yards distant.
1 followed, and still the sound
moved and nowhere could I discover
whence it came. | searched for near
" quarter of en- hour, without being
able to fix the spot and then l gave
Up in despair.
The fact is, this frog is recognized
20 be a ventriloquist of no common
order. I have many a time since
heard him crying in broad daylight;
and the power of ventriloquism is no
doubt given him as protection
against the numerous cranes and
,ther enemies that would otherwise
De guided by the sound and soon rem
Ter the species extinct.-Christian
Register.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01
THE WOOD BISON COUNTRY.

Captain B. S. Osbon, secretary of
the Arctic Club of America, has re-
ceived from Harry V. Radford, the
explorer, the following letter, dated
June %, and written from Smith
Landing, Slave River, Canada, $50
miles north of Edmonton:
Safely arrived here, at the portal
of the wood bison country, which lies
to the westward seven days journey
through the woods. Cannot go in at
once, however, to begin the search
and study, as | find it is at this sea-
son an impossible, mosquito ridden
swamp, so l am proceeding to Great
Slave Lake at once and shall put in
the summer descending the Macken-
zie River to its mouth in the Arctic
Ocean, to meet the EsquimauX there
and familiarize myself somewhat
with Arctic life and methods of traV-
ell which will be helpful later when
/ enter the Barren Grounds north,
east of Great Slave Lake on the eX
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01

plorIng journey toward the Arctic
coast.
II shall make a quick trip down
the Mackenzie, returning to this
point (Smith Landing) by the end of
the summer, and shall then enter the
wood bison country and spend several
months in acquiring first hand knowl-
edge about those little known, almost
mythical animals that hardly half a
dozen travellers have seen, which no
white man ever killed and of which,
of course, nothing is known scientifi-
cally, not single specimen even hav-
ing been measured in the flesh.
when my work in the bison coun-
try is complete I shall move again
northward and be ready for sterner
effort in the Barren Grounds. That
may or may not be next spring, de-
pending on circumstances. ;
''The journey from Edmonton here
(G50 miles) was accomplished with
safety, but was full of disomforts if
not real hardships. The mosquitoes
were and continue to be quite tortur-
ing. They are one of the worst trials
in the north. We had one canoe ac-
cident in the big rapids of the Ath-
alaska that but for good fortune
might have proved fatal, my Indian
steersman losing control of the canoe
in one of the worst pieces of water,
permitting it to crash into a rock
swing around and actually run the
Little Cascade stern foremost!
81 am having a tough time with
the Chepewyan language, trying to
master it sufficiently to prosecute my
geological studies, but 1t is interest
ing. Of the Cree, spoken further
south. on the Athabaska, had time
to pick up only few words, but the
verb tmeetjesoo' (eat) and the sub
stantive 'meetjesoo' (eating or food)
being so commonly employed are al
ways quickly acquired by the visiting
travellers to these regions.
''The flag of the Arctic Club hand
ed me by Admiral Schley is being
safely carried in a document belt
worn on my person, and 1 hope soon
to unfurl it north of the Arctic Cir
cle."-New York Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01
Electric Power.

Rio de Janeiro is one of the first
capital cities of the world to be ade-
quately supplied with hydro-generat-
cd electric power. The current is
transmitted at $4,000 volts from tho
generating station at water power
fifty-one miles away to a receiving
station in the city, where it is stepped
down by transformers to $500 volts,
at which pressure it is supplied to the
general feeders for lighting and pow
er. The general distribution is By
means of four-wire three-phase sys-
TEN, giving 120 volts to lamps, etc,
between outside wires and neutral
the first time that this system has
been tried upon so large scale.
Scientific American.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01

side him.
Dearest" said Elsie, stealing to
his side, and laying her cool white
hand on his brow, docs your head
ache?"
'No, no, not much" then with a
sudden impulse, you love your dad,
then, though he is rugged old
cuss?"
Elsie smiled, an exquisitely tender
smile. $50 well, that nothing and
40 one could make up for the want
Of him"
Glynn was struck with her words.
Gould she by any possibility have
overheard her fathers proposal, and
his refusal? Such an idea was ap-
2alling. But no, it was quite impos-
sible
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01
To be Continued.
Against Long Hat Pins.

The police at Hanover, says Ber-
lin dispatch, have issued the follow
ing public proclamation:
Recently it has been frequently
noticed that excessively large hat
pins worn by ladies have not only
been a nuisance but also positive
danger to other persons, who have
sustained injuries.
'Notice is hereby given that those
who use hatpins of this type are not
only guilty of the infringement of or
dinary police regulations, which pro-
hibit any articles being worn in the
streets whereby other persons may
be annoyed or injured, but that they
may easily come into conflict with the
criminal law, and are also liable to
pay compensation for any damages
inflicted by their hatpins.
''In the interest of the ladies them
selves it is therefore recommended
that excessively large hatpins, or hat
pins whose points are not sheathed,
shall not be worn" "
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01
GUNS AT WASHINGTON'S HEAD
QUARTERS.

Morristown, N. j., is famous as
beautiful residential place and also
as an historical place, since it was
there that Washington and his army
camped for the better part of two
winters and to-day the fine old man
sion which served our gallant general
as a headquarters Is one of the show
places of the town. The guns to be
seen there are genuine old Revolu-
tionary relics and within the house
are to be found numberless reminders
Of the days of the War for Indepen-
dence.
This house was known as the old
Ford House and is now the property
of the Washington Association.
There are quaint old household appli-
ances, warming pans, rag carpets.
fireplaces, old chairs and tables, and
davenports and rare old prints. A
visit to Morristown is not complete
without trip to the old headquar-
ters. Washington occupied Morris
town from January to May in the year
1777 and from December, 1879, to
June, 1880.
Morristown is the county seat of
Morris County and is about sixteen
miles from Newark, as the crow flies.
1t is nineteen miles by road and twen-
ty-two by rail. 1t is located in the
heart of q rich agricultural district
and the fruit and garden truck raised
make it a rich section 1t was set
tied in 1909 and 1910 and was first
called West Hanover. In 1740 the
name was changed to MorristoWn, in
| honor of Lewis Morris, then colonial
governor of New Jersey.
In Morristown there is a beautiful
park with a soldiers monument to
mark the site of Fort Nonsense,
erected by Washington-Newark
| Call
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01
For fhe
Younger
Children.
THE NEW BABY.

THE NEW BABY.
I woke up in the night
Because a foot went by my doc
And then I heard a little cry,
And then [ fell asleep again,
And heard no more.
But when the sun peled in,
And pulled me from my bed,
l heard again that little cry,
And so l knew it was no dream,
But real, instead.
l tiptoed into mothers room,
And some one said, Come here"
My mother smiled at me,
Because upon her arm there lay
A little, tiny dear.
How sweet it was of her,
Not even knowing our tongue,
To come to us so young;
To leave the nest of the dear Lord,
And choose US of her own accord!
She cried to be let in,
Crying just like a bird,
How glad I am that mother heard!
Florence Wilkinson
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01

The making of tin-plate originated
in Bohemia, according to a recent
paper by William E. Gray, hammered
iron plates having been coated with
tin in that country some time before
the year 1900. Tin-plate making was
introduced in England in 1865, the
art being brought there from Saxony.
In France the first tin-plate factory
was established in 1714. The first
commercial manufacture of tin-plate
in the United States was at Pittsburg,
in 1872.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01
THE Willy ARAB OF TRIPOL1.

The Willy ARAB OF' IR1POL1.
Down the street the faint intermit-
tent tinkling of a bell was heard.
"Burr-ro! (Get outD in warning
rasped the high pitched voice of a
camel driver. I lodged quickly into
the shop of silversmith and watched
four numbering camels squdge softly
by. To prevent those behind the dri-
yer from being stolen, the halter rope
of each is tied to the tail of the one
ahead, and on the tail of the last
camel as he flips and flaps it from
side to side tinkles bell.
A willy one of the faithful, not be-
ing rich in this worlds goods, turned
covetous eyes on nomadic brother
who passed through the town leading
string of six camels. Allah! AL
lah ursel ell Allah! could not the
brother spare on of his jimal?" (cam-
els). So, busting the flies from his
eyes and hooding himself with his
barracan, he stealthily followed. He
was aware that near the New Gate
the street narrowed and made dou-
BILE turn. No sooner had the driver
and head camel rounded the first cor
ner than the willy one seized the bell
attached to the hindmost camel. With
stroke of his knife he severed it
from the tail of the animal, and keep
ing it tinkling, he quickly fastened 1t
to the tail of the next, cut loose the
last beast, and-"Allah wills"-made
off with his loot.-C. w. Furlong, in
Harper'S.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-10-01

An interesting article in the Fine
Arts Journal describes the artistic
possibilities of electricity both for
decorative lighting and more utilita-
rian purposes of facile hospitality,
from electric toast racks to chafing
dishes.