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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
THE WAY TO GET FREE ADS

The September 10th issue of
the Florida Grower had splen.
did twO-page write up Of Winter
Haven under the heading "Win.
ter Haven a Progressive Commu-
nifty" The Grower is one of the
most widely read magazines
published in this state, and has
an extensive circulation among
the northern states. This article
is worth hundreds of dollars to
this community. Have YOU ever
thought how much free adver-
Using a community gets when it
does something worth while?
The real foundation of this arti-
clp was doubtless from the fact
that Winter Haven builds forty.
seven miles Of asphalt road in
addition to her pro rata of the
Sl,5OO.OOO county bond issue for
roads. The vote has not been
taken vet. but since seventy.five
per cent. of the voters signed the
petition, the result is practically
q certainty. DO something, if
Won want free advertisement of
the kind that pays.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
THE ARCADIAN ROAD.

Mr.. Bryan's Commoner says:
"Mr. Horace q. Cupples, a
civil engineer of st. Louis, has
published little volume entitled
,Arcadian Highway in which
he outlines a plan for a highway
eighty rods wide from Chicago
to the gulf, with model farms
and gardens on each side, His
dream is first to construct a
Model Highway: second, TO fur
nish labor for the unemployed in
building it, and. third, to make
the land along the highway both
beautiful and useful.
1T is IN ambitious plan. and
vet not impossible Of realization.
Why not? The good roads move
ment is here. and here to stay.
IN time we shall have interna.
tional highways running in all
directions, and if is natural that
the beginning should he made
with one from New York to San
Francisco and from Chicago Ia
New Orleans. Then will follow
highways from New York to the
southwest aud from Chicago Ia
the southeast and to the north
west, etc, The hard road will
help 10 solve the railroad prob
lem as well rs many other prob.
lens. If governmental action is
delayed the Cupples plan may
serve to start the work-it might
even he toll road until the gov.
eminent is ready to take 1t ov'
err"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
MANY GERMANS WILL svi'
PORT WILSON.

State Senator Webster hel'n
of Fort Thomas, Kentucky =
Gently in speaking of the pIrs
Dental election, said everylnlu u
is in good shape in Campp-s
county, his home, where ne
are many German-AmerlcaH''
The senator said;
II don't find widespread o''. ..
lection among German 'O'q
and l have been at pains - Z
Quire and investigate, becauss I.
had heard that the dern'a
were going to Hughes en- m"' h.
Indeed, I find many German ~
liens resenting the impu'ausss.
that they are going to vy,s a
Germans. They are naturalH -,
sensitive to republican c" 4,
that they Are going to VOC ~
Hughes because they are ~
mans rs they are to the ~
cisms hurled at them by p~
thizers of the allies"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
THE WHINE OF SOMETHING
LESS THAN A MAN.

The following whine from VII,
bur +. stone. Jr., a music ana
art critic of Chicago, who has
been sued for a divorce, being
charged with cruelty and also
that he tried to introduce Ger
man "efricicncy' in the house
hold accompanied by severe dis
cipline. does not awaken much
of a chord of sympathy in us.
Stone says:
THE women of the world,
without a Masonic organization,
have a stronger banded force
than the mon. Fifty years hence
the men of this country and the
world will have to arise and band
themselves together to maintain
their own rights.
"Ropose no high confidence in
the best woman in the world
for some sister will tell her about
her neglect to exercise her right
"Tndcr our present code OF
ethics husband is convicted as
soon as his wife or any woman
makes a false charge against
him,
"Womcn's rights are rapidly
coming to mean woman's unbri
died license.
"Do not above all else let a
woman get control Of the econom
ic side of your existence. 1t is
dangerous.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

Editor Harris, of the Ocala
Banner. one of the kindliest and
most courtly gentlemen we have
ever known, has an article in a
recent issue i'm which he declares
ne has enemies, and he is thank
full for those he has made. 1t is
hard 10 conceive of a man like
Frank Harris having enemies,
but il is fact, none the less,
that the life of such a man is a
constant reproach to others
whose ideals are less pure and
high. That which should be an
inspiration is to some merely an
irritation. All worth while peo.
pie have enemies. The fact of
whether a man has enemies or
not may almost be accepted as
test of whether or not he is
worth while. Evening Tele.
gram.
otis true, tits pity, and pity
it's tits true"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
GEN. BASIL DUKE.

The recent death of General
Basil Wilson Duke, soldier, law.
yer, author and a leading figure
in Louisville and the south since
the war of secession, reminds us
again of the sad fact that the
remnants of that once glorious
army of the south that for four
years held its own with the
much larger army of the north,
is about 10 pass away. Only a
few are left, and General Duke
was one of the most eminent and
conspicuous of these. His death,
due to an operation on his foot
performed with the hope of pro.
longing his life few more years,
will be keenly felt by his host of
friends, and especially by the re.
naming band of old Confederate
veterans.
1t is not our purpose to write
a history of General Dukes life,
for to do so would require a vol
ume larger than our space per.
mits, so crowded was his life
with events. He was born i'm
Scott county, Kentucky, May 2S,
1888, and was IS years old at the
tive of his death. He was edu-
Gated i'm the law, attending both
Georgetown and Danyille col
legcs. When the war opened he
We 23 years of age. He married
the sister Of General John H 4.
Morgan, and soon after his
hOnevnoOn entered as a private
in General Morgan's famous cav.
airy command. by whose side he
fought during the four years of
the war.
lie was wounded once in the
back, and his friends chided him
often about IT. But by way of eX.
PLANTATION TO those who do not
know, he fought through the en-.
emy's line. and while in their
rear was shot from one of their
number who turned on him.
To live with Morgan in those
days was no child's play. It was
II day and night, ever ready bus.
mess requiring men of real grit,
great endurance and wonderful
Craftsmanship. General Duke
was made of this sort of stuff,
and rose from a private to the
rank of a brigadier general.
Still a young man when the
war closed, in spite of his proud
record in the war, he was not
contented TO rest on it. but went
to work at the bottom of his
chosen profession. the law. He
succeeded in this as he had done
in his military life, and became
one of the eminent lawyers Of
the Louisville bar.
His loss will be keenly felt by
all the south. for he was n man
of the type she can i'll afford to
lose.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
RAISE STRAWBERRIES

No farmer lives as well as he
should unless he raises all the
fruit possible. That is why G..
X. McQuarrie, state agent for
the University Of Florida eXtcn
sion division, urges every farmer
to have a strawberry patch for
home use. About the first of the
year newspapers will report the
sale of the first ripe berries. The
buyer will pay a handsome price
for them, but the farmer can
have some of the same kind for
the trouble Of raising them.
Plants set during September
or October will produce fruit ear.
lv in January. If two or three
varieties are planted and if the
runners arc kept pruned after
the pickings, berries may be had
until the first of June. Think of
it, Strawberries during five
months of the year!
Mr.. McQuarrie thinks that the
Lady Thompson is probably rhe
best variety for home use. The
KlOndike and Missionary are nj.
so good. Now is a good time to
set.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
"THE CABBAGE PALM "

We find on our desk this morn.
ing a copy of the first issue of
THE Cabbage Palm" a neat
three.column. eight.page month.
~ paper, edited by Norman W
Hart. of Limestone, Florida g..
The editors salutatory is happi'
~ expressed, and he assures the
readers that the paper is not run
for profit, but exclusively in the
interest of the little city. The
paper is chock full of good read.
inr and is furnished to the sub,
scribers at the nominal subscrip'
ton price of % cents. The me-
"hanical work is done by the De
Soto County News Publishing
Company, Arcadia. So many OF
the articles are of such merit
that we give a number of them
on the third page of this iSsuc
of the News for the benefit OF
our readers, and also that they
may know what Il hustling vii
lage is our little neighbor.
We congratulate you, Editor
Hart, and wish you every success,
w vo"r most laudable undertake
ing Mr.. Hart is the principa
'o Limestone public schools
md with such n Give wire" in
charge we are expecting great
results this term.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21
RULES FOR FARM BUYING

When buying a farm, remem-
her that farming is as much of a
business as making bricks is, and
investigate as closely as if you
were about 10 buy a business,
says the June Worlds Work. If
you satisfy the following six es-
sential rules you can not go far
wrong:
/. BE perfectly certain that
your neighbOrs are cOngenial,
for farming in an uncongenial
neighborhood is impossible.
2. Locate near a school and
a church; You can get labor east
er. even if you do not use them
Yourself.
3. BE sure the country IS
healthful and the water pure,
4. Look we'll into the transpOr-
t"tion facilities; roads, railroads
and rates.
8. Find out where the mar
kets are.
6. Then buy a good piece Of
farm land.
IF you fulfill these six cOndi-
tions, and there are plenty OF
such places in the United States
and You are willing to work,
really work-you will find health
and nrosnerity and abounding
on a farm.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

The following paragraph from
the Florida Grower in the splen.
did write-up of Winter Haven
mentioned elsewhere says:
"Thus is the Winter Haven
spirit typifcd, not in wordless
waste or wasteful words, but in
doing and this is the spirit that
pervades Polk county; this is
the spirit that has made possible
the cohesion of the largest coop.
erative organization in the state.
the Florida Citrus Exchange,
that has blazed the way i'm a
million and half road systems {;
that super-imposed on this three
hundred thousand dollars for
lateral roads in this district /;
that freely and cheerfully gave
from the pockets of its citizens
twenty-five thousand dollars for
water transportation without n
scraD of bond, and this is the
spirit that will soon begin the
fight for municipal ownership
Of public utilities. The star Of
this spirit blazes brightly over
Winter Haven and its rays reach
from Lake on the north to De.
Soto on the south. from Osceola
on the east to Hillsborough on
the west. enlightening, stimulat.
ing and blessing"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

One day Pat appeared on a,
streets with a huge tear on h.
coat sleeve. Look here Pats
protested a friend, "why doo,
You get that hole mended?p Nd
Oi, sor," said Pat, "a hole m,r
he the result of an accident. b,
a patch is a sure sign Of Dove.
ty
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

h, How E! uncertain IN are the M.
Of this life! Only Ave ve,. nlnp
Patrick Calhoun, a gra Sed,s 's.
the great South Carolina , ~. q
man, was worth fourtesno 'a'' /.
lions of dollars. At reCsD, llI'
ownership proceedings ~ Z.
mitted that So was All Se a.
left. The San Francisco" :. ~. lad
for his losses. POuNlO,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

Just before adjournment the
United States senate ratified
the treaty providing for the pur-
chase Of the Danish West indies.
There we're only six votes oppos-
ing the measure. It has been ru-
mored that German or other in
terests have been trying to block
the sale. The Danish parliament
will meet and consider the offer
November /, in the meantime the
matter will be put before the peo-
pie in order that they may eX,
Iress themselves. The islands
have proven to be a white ele-
phant" to Denmark and, vet she
has been loath to give them up
on account Of sentiment.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

We are now having the best
possible weather for starting II
fall garden. \ number Of truck
ers of Arcadia and vicinity eX-
press themselves as delighted
with the outlook. and say the
seeds recently planted are COM
ing mp finely. \ number of them
are learning a lesson from last
years experience, and will try to
produce prize vegetables for the
ncSoto County Fair and the
South Florida Fair to he held
this winter. Go to it. for moth,
inc will so well advertise our
section as a fine display of win.
ter vegetables.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

II is something terrible ;.
think of the fearful butsh.'v'
done by the Turks. Conservssi',
estimates say that since the w.
began there have been eitb.'
butchered or starved 6OOIM
Armenians and from sixty I.
eighty thousand Syrian Cb..
tons, more than two.thirds 4,
entire population Of the STAFF /,
Florida.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

The Plant City Courier \.
ing expressed desire TO bs n uaN
ent when Stovall writes ~
check for 100000 in settlen @al
of Kent Pendleton's libel a..,a
we hereby make bid for ths ' sa5
pen with which it is writtoss O@
Lakeland Telegram.
We shall he content at bs,,.
permitted even "to seq ! o OI
of such dimensions. N"'A
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

Mrs. +. L. Marsden, Of ID
bright, West Virginia, while ri
aiming some canned FRUIT tRa
had belonged to her dead aunt
observed thta one Of the can.
was unusually heavy. Opening Z
she found S55,000 in gold CON.
Her aunt was supposed to ID
very poor.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

Secret advices from the easter
front hint that Hindenhurg ith
back merely to prevent his ucF
from being contaminated By lk
RussiOns' notorious lack d ~
cipline.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

y number of our exchanges
have suggested that the
present commissioner of ag-
riculture, Honorable w. A
McRae, has his eyes on
the governors mansion four
years hence. If he is as good Il
man as he indicates by his writ
ing, he will make a good COVER.
nor, but who knows that the of.
flee may he abolished within the
next four years? 1t seems to be
causing more trouble than it is
worth.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

William ]. Bryan says, "Why
is the finished product of the
saloon hustled off to the Gala
boose and hidden from sight ?
The saloon keeper is the first one
to call the police when a custom
err gets down so low that he dis.
graceS saloon. Why does he
not put his handiwOrk in his
show window and exhibit him as
an illustration of what The sa-
loon can do when it has Il fair
chance at a MANI"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

A bond election held in II
city of Largo, Florida, Ills
week, voting $4,000 for the pn
pose of purchasing land on vhla
to construct a county agrieul'p
raj high school for that city, or
ried by a vote of 40 to Ia.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

The cuts used by the Florida
Grower in the Winter Haven
write up mentioned elsewhere
would make ANYBODY who sees
them want to visit the place at
some time. They speak volumes.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

"DOes your husband Keep
scrap book Not exactly E
keeps check book, and we cav
scrap every time it is used 10
my benefit"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

Arcadia is to have the FlOrial
State Teachers Association dur
ing the Christmas holidays The
v always welcomes its vis';cn
but none who have ever visited
us will receive a more cordial
welcome than the teachers
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

Collector: "Can you help ~
out ?" Man at the desk 30 POI
err "Rastns, help the man Oa y,
but don't be too rough VIA
him.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

Each contributor to the nation.
al campaign fund will get from
the national treasurer hand
some autographed receipt. You
VIII want one of these beautiful
souvenirs, so that you can show
Your children and your children j
children that the democrats ray
their campaign expenses by pop.
ular subscription rather than to
look to the interests to supply
this need.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

Andrew Carnegie in. announs'
ing his championship of WilsA
says: "Mr. Wilson has been lis'
ed by tremendous problems ana
has given us peace with honor
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

A diplomatic photographs
never SAYS to a lady custOma,
"Now look pleasant please
He rather says in a natural mar
ner, at is unnecessary to ak
you to look pleasant, for You
could not look Otherwise"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

The suggestion made BY he
Enterprise that we have met
packing plant" is a good oR,
We have the cattle in great abUF
dance, and it seems about tin,
that We quit the foolish practe
of shipping cur cattle away ali
then shipping beef back.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

Every democrat will want to
make a small contribution 70
the national campaign fund.
There wer more than 81 nAD per-
sons who contributed to the cam
paign fund in 1912 when Wilson
was first elected, and the nation
al campaign committee hopes to
have 100000 contributors this
year. Send in your contribution
TO w, G. Langford, treasurer. or
to the Daily News, which has al.
so been authorized by the nation
al committee to receive contribu
lions.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-09-21

Have YOU seen a recent copy
of Bryan's CommOner? If you
have not, get the September edi-
ton of this paper and read it;
read it all. For fear many of
you will not he able to obtain a
copy We are giving that premier
article, "a Record Without a
Parallel" on the first page of
this paper. Read what Mr.. Bry-
an saws of the Wilson admins.
tration. He calls it the "eleven"
wonders of the political world.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-07
NORWOOD ADDITION

l2-room, frame, slate roof dwelling; two
business rooms on first floor; this is ono Of
Che pest locations in this addition, and rents
ior S9o per month; $1,000. This is some rent
ing proposition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-07
ever he spoke or his speeches wore

ever he spoke or his speeches wore
published.
Another thing, II is claimed by
some that Gompers Ia not popular
with organized labor In West Vir-
ginia that there he has long ago lost
the confidence Of not only many OF
also many OF the more intelligent
and politically perspicacious men in
the ranks. They long ago took
GOmpers's measure" as one OF their
leaders has expressed 1t, and the same
man added that Gompers had only
succeeded in holding the job he has
as long as he has because OF his tear
full appeals not to be thrown out in
his old age. which have up till now
had the effect as planned on the SYM
pathy OF the voting power in the or
ganization.
The consent Of the Democratic
national committee to stage VIII
son speech in West Virginia was Sc
cured by the campaign managers in
that state upon their representing
that Governor Hughes was billed to
make a days tour of the state, and
that Colonel Roosevelt would follow
Hughes soon thereafter. 1t was also
represented with great emphasis to
the national managers that Wilson
has more than fighting chance to
capture the electoral votes OF the
state. This representation does not
accord with the opinion of the gem
tlemen when privately expressed to
friends. but they had to make that
argument strong. What is behind II,
of course, is the expectation that a
speech from Wilson in West Virginia
will accrue to the benefit of Mr.. Wat
sons Gubernatorial candidate. Mr..
Cornwell. Everything is being turned
to the account of Cornwell, is the I'M
Outstanding of the state colony Of
politicians in the capital. even to get
ting the national committee to stop
the Wilson special long enough in
West Virginia to get speech from
the president.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-07
As the Democrats Are Seeking
to Offset Visit of Hughes
and Roosevelt.
{ RN Chnrlcs Rrooks smith. \

WASH 'GTON. Oct. 7-t'nuess
present plans mIscarry. President
Wilson is going to make speech in
West Virginia. His slde-partner in
the deal to hook the labor vote. Sam
Gompers, is also going to in
wade West Virginia along about 4
week after next. II the plans mis-
carry as to Gompers 1t will be he
cause those who are in charge of the
Democratic campaign in West vir-
ginia will have decided that II is best
to keep Gompers out. The are
massaeing their minds with that
question now.
When and whore Wilson is TO
speak in West Virginia is yet to be
determined. 1t is probable that he
Will make a stop in the state
when he is enroute to or on his
way back east from Cincinnati. where
he is billed for October Is. Unless
he changes his mind, and that is not
at all improbable in his casY an oc-
casion will have to be provided for
him, as well as organization. which
VIII, on the face OF it at least, con
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-07
Miners DAY
Is Celebrated at BeIIaire, O.,
with President White the
Principal Speaker.

BELLAIRE, o.. Oct. John p.
White. president OF the United Mine
Workers Of America was the principal
speaker at the Miners day celebration
held here today. Coal miners from ali
parts of the eastern Ohio fields attend
ed. many delegations arriving here on
special trains. A feature OF the day
was parade in which more than
10000 miners and twenty bands par
tictpatcd. A display OF fireworks will
close the celebration tonight.
Among the prominent labor leaders
here besides President White were
John Walker. president OF the Tllionois
State Federation of Labor; William
Green, international secretary and
treasurer of the United Mine Workers
of America and John Moore. president
Lee Hall. vice president and G. W.