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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
DO NOT FIRE THE RANGES.

The wild Ian Is are the farms Of pos.
terity. The man who deliberately sets
fire to the forests or prairieS DESTROYS
the legacy Of his children. Florida
land needs the organic matter that the
decaying vegetable matter on wild
land affords.
S. s. Walker, associate chemist To-
the University Of Florida Experiment
Station. cites three phases of this
wastefu practice for the consideration
OF farmers. The first is the destruction
of organic matter mentioned. Tn,
other two are the destruction Of soil
bacteria and thu. dcforcstation Of land.
Millions Of little pine trees are kill"l
by the fires and the loss to the soil
through the destruction OF organisms
which render plant food available car
not be estimated.
That range fires destroy cattle ticks
is a fallacy, according to G. X. No
Quarrie. state agent The ticks are
usually dormant at the time fires take
place and hence. are hidden where
they are not subjected to- the Ere
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
THE MEXICAN
FARMER

We are indebted to Kelly Crane. m
the World outlook, for the following
interesting information contrast ting
the farmer in Mexico with the farmer
in the United States:
I'm the United States the farmer
is an humble person; in Mexico he Is
a king Of millionaires. You look out
across level plain and see a magnih
cent house OF stone, cement and great
timbers, covering some times as much
as half an acre. Surrounding it are
other houses, hundreds Of them. but
all small. constructed Of adobe. brush
or even of cane stalks.
You are not looking at a town. but
at ranch settlement. In the great
house live sthe hacendado and his
family. In the little houses live the
poems.
THE typical farm I'm Mexico l., not
Of 100 acres hut Of million. A ma
ior fraction Of the agricultural aud
grazing lands Of chihuahua is owned
by one family. Lower California.
equal in size to Alabama. is nearly all
held by five great corporations.
THE million acre farms lie moStly
fallow. Mexico does not produce
enough corn and beans to feed her
own peon population. Modern ma
chlnery is needed, but modern machin.
cry will never be used extensively so
lcng as the peon is so cheap that prim.
Tive methods are cheaper than ne.
chine methods"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
AVON PARK

o. l.. Mason ana Miss Clara Mason
left the Park Tuesday for their HON"
in New York,
The Mothers Congress gave an en-.
tertainment I'm the high school audi
torium Tuesday evening. The charuc-
tiers were represented by the hest tai
cnt in town, and the house was crowd
ed.
The Citrus Exchange is packing
fruit this week. Roberts Brothers will
finish shipping for this season in a
few days.
Mrs. \. II. Carter was seriously
,caldcd 10y water from a stove that
was partly overturned by a leg drop
ping out.
Annie Lewis. eight months old,
daughter Of ]. c. Lewis died Sunday
morning.
Guests at the Village Inn: Bernia
Chenworth. c. b. Fish, Miss NJ. Fish
Chicago. Ills. II. =. McCurdy. Pitts
burg, Pa. George d. Jones, New Cas-
tie Pa.
Contracts are let for several dwell
ings.
The board Of governors of the Board
Of Trade met April sth.
The tendency of every new iowa is
to get into debt without much Thought
about being able to pay when the
time comes TO settle. Industries and
business is the first consideration in
town or city.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
COST OF CULTURE.

The college freshman year was PROV
ing very expensive to father. So father
decided to have "hcart-to-hcart' talk
with Charles. home for the week.
Now. SON said he grarely, hut ar
frctiunately your mother and | are
spending just as little a. we possibly
can. get up in the morning at 6:3O
and work until after . But son. the
money just won't 90 round at the rate
your expenses are running. What do
Won think we had better do"
For moment Charles head was
buried i'm thought. and then he replied !:
well. father. don't see any way
ont hut for YOU to work nightS."-Phil-
adclphia Ledger.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
WHAT WILL THE
COTTON FARMER DO.

cotton farmers are in a predica-
"ent this year. If they wait too long
F" plant they will catch the boil wee
W. II they plant too soon the cotton
may be damaged by cold. c. *. Nc
V'mrrie, state agent for the University
OF Florida extension division. thinks
mat farmers should not be in hurry
10 plant this year because indications
e'e mat the spring win he late. OF
course the boil weevil Is to be consid-
reu' nut cotton will not grow well I'M
VI the weather becomes favorable.
Cotton has little ability to recover
""in injuries of cold. unfavorable
NVa'nPr Cold nights in May make it
especially susceptible to rust. It is
also more likely to suffer from other
dition. "
"nere there Is plenty Of moisture
"ui the soil is warm the seed may
De soaked before planting. But II the
~ Is not moist il will draw the
"''Sture from the seed and arrest GER
'u'ion. The seed will then he in
~V'se condition than It was before it
was soaked.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
AFFAIRS IN
a ; '''' MEXICO

-, Aptonio. Texas, April 12.-The
.t.,or NJ army officers here that the
grv, few days will bring important ne
r,lonments in the situation created by
~. expedition against Villa has been
.,,onqthened. With sentiment apra-
n,rtlv growing stronger among follow
-. If Carranza for the United States
,,,.orrment TO withdraw American
s.oons from Mexican soil and relin-
,,;sb pursuit Of the outlaw forces TO
,he de facto government. Officers here
ro,;oys the issue will be forced in the
near future.
Unless Mexican railroads are made
available for the transportation Of
supplies to General Pershing's COM
r,and It is frankly admitted in mill
,,yv circles that chances arc against
.uccess of the campaign. Although tho
troops have penetrated 400 miles south
az the border, villa has managed to
maintain his lead, and the field force
cannot continue much farther unless
Supply facilities arc bettered.
I. was announced at department
headquarters that the two companies
NJ the Twenty-Fourh Infantry at Del
Rio would start for Columbus within
a day or two for duty along the line
Of communication The remainder Of
the regiment entered Mexico several
days ago.
An overnight dispatch from Con-
sui Letcher at chihuahua brought
word to General Funston that he peO-
NE of Torreon are in starving con.
dition.
Headquarters was unadvised Of the
loacton Of the advanced columns Of
American troops.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
CORN REPLANTING PAYS.

The field that does not produce a.
much corn as it can loafS. 1t cannot
produce a maximum yield if the corn
is not planted II the first planting i
not successful. it should I've rcplanted.
when the stand Is les, than ~ per
cent. it is hest to plow the field and
plant over according to G. X. Me
Quarric. state agent for the Univcr-
sity of Florida extension division.
II there Is not n stand ten days az
ter the first stalks appear. there will
never be any. A longer wait may be-
expensive. The second planting should
no deeper than the first. because tn"
top soil has usually dried to the level
of the first planting by that time.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
LADIES' AID SOCIETY
OF METHODIST CHURCH.

The Ladies Aid Society OF tAe
Methodist church met Tuesday after
noon. April 18th, at the home Of Mrs
John Treadwel. The first part Of the
afternoon was spent socially. The
charming hostess had planned a de-
lightful program consisting Of read
ngs BY Miss Willie Wells and piano
solos by Mrs. Kards. After pleas
-nt social hour the meeting was called
ts order by the president, Mrs. W. G.
Welles. The minutes Of the last meet
ing were read by Miss Yes Parker. due
to the absence Of the regular secreta-
ry, Mrs. y. y. Parker. II was decid-
cd that the society give recital some
time in the near future for the benefit
Of the pipe organ for the new church.
The ladies are contributing Gener-
ously for the bazaar to he held some
time in December. TIE different arti-
cles Of work certainly deserve praise
and concentration. The different COM
mittees reported splendid work for the
past two weeks. There being no other
business the hostess then served re-
freshments consisting Of salad, stuff
fed dates. saltines and tea.
Those present were: McSdamcs
Bierwert. F.. II. Giles, W. T.. Scott,
-kards Kemp, r. r. Sampey. John
Hendry, p. 7. Richards. Marsh. u.
G. Barnett, +. J. Weaver, NJ. NJ. Ar
chard, J. q. Buckley. J. A. Parker,
h. l.. Carlton, Forester. ID. l..
Smith, W. G. Welles, Fitzpatrick. Bar,
hey Hollingsworth. Undertake NJ. J..
Williams, Misses Alice Dean. Yes Par
ker and Willie Welles. New members
hesdames Hollingsworth md Timber
AXE. Visitors: Misses Alice Dean and
Willie Welles; Mcsdamcs G. G. Dear
and NJ. L. Williams.
The meeting adjourned to meet with
Mrs. W. g. Welles next time.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
NEWS CONFIRMING THE REPORT OF
THE DEATH OF VILLA YET LACKTNG|

FL Pa,o, Texas, April 12.-Pursuit
Of Francisco Villa probably will be
brought to conclusion within forty.
eight hours, according to information
brought here by an American mining
concern with large interests at Parrai
and Turreon.
tn" message stated that the report
that villa was dead was current
throu-h'u; southern Chihuahua and
northern Durango and. while it was
far from being confirmed. it wa, cN.
pc,ird that definite news would he re.
c"lvcd in very short time.
There are only two possibilities ac.
ccpted as true In the situation: either
villa is dead and his pursuit autumat.
ically ended or he is far to the south
In Durango. II the latter is true. army
Officers say that the entire plan Of
campaign of General Pcrshing must be
r"organizcd or abandoned altogether.
On" officer who has had an active
Part in directing the plans nf the OK.
p"diiionary force summed up the sit.
uation IN this way:
III Villa i dead there !, no more
+" hc said. except 10 issue an order
Tor the soldiers to come back to the
United States as speedily rs possible.
II he X not dead there Is very little
reason to doubt that by this time he
/, well into the state Of Durango. It.
/, ridiculous to suppose that our.
troops can keep on going south indct
mlt"ly with no railroads back Of them
They viii either have H. halt or ar
range for the dispatch Of another cx.
u"ditluu " some SORT on the border
which will enable them to cut in Ice.
hind villa. I am not prophet Int
the most casual observer should SEQ
that the existing conditions are i'm.
p",Sillc If continuance.
The report ~ Villas death WIS az.
pied rs highly probable 10y General
Hrrtani, CurrauZa commander. who l.
now in Juarez.
There Is only one doctor in the.
country where Villa now is" said
General Bcrtaui, and II blood poi, OIL
Ing has set In Villas leg. rs my IN.
furwantS report. thi, doctor can do.
nothing il he has Il chance. Witnesses
who saw Villa told me hi, left leg
was shattered 10y 4 fall from hi,
horse. following his hciu. wounded
by bullet. They said the leg wa,
IN bad shape, swollen and @n.rcn.
Gus"
General Bcrtaui said that VILLA had
not more than fifty men with him. The
Villa band which his troop, rnroun
tered In the Madcro sector were
quickly dispersed fleeing without ml.
ing their dead.
Led lay Peaches" the captur of &c
rrnimo. twenty Apache scouts started
south yesterday on meteor trucks
Each Apache wore sun goggles and u
wrist watch.
The >outhward rush Of the Amcri
can cavalry forces pursuing villa Ia,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
ALL WEATHER
RECORDS BROKEN.

All Florida records were broken in
the recent cold snap. Yesterday
morning the mercury showed record
Of forty-fyc degrees at Tampa, and
II l. said upon reliable information
that this temperature has never he
fore been reached rs late as the 10th
OF April.
Other records made In different
parts Of the state were: Barlow. for
ty degrees: Eustls. thirty-eight: Fort
Pierce. forty-four: Gainesville. thirty
six; Jacksonville, forty.two; Miami
forty-six, and Titusville forty-four.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13

been so rapid that IL has carried Col.
oncl Dodd and his troops far beyond
all lines Of communication.
Officials OF the Carranza govern.
ment in Juarez are making attempts
today TO gain information over the
Mexican land lines in regard to the
advance position Of the American
troops.
Army Officers at Fort Bliss believe
that when the expcditionary com.
mandcr, yet in touch with Major Gen.
rrnl Funston they will report that the
American troops have engaged the
Villa forces in battle. Reports that
u Lattlr has been fought with villa
Lands south Of Satevo were current
Yesterday. but there was nothing to
confirm the reports.
While the American cavalry are
commanding the country at the far
end of the attenuatrd line Of commu.
nication,. there was little apprchcn.
sion over the situation. for 1t was
frlt at Fort Bliss that Dodd's men
could fight themselves out ~ any I'm
comfortable position.
Scouts and refugees said that the
American troops will find 1t partiCu.
larly difficult to operate in any mum.
hrrs against villa in the district where
hr is fleeing.
The ArTinta brothers are said to be
terrifying the city or Durango. hut
Tor what purpose has not been indi
Gated.
4 plot of wide dimensions hatchcG|
in FL PaSo and backed by the people
who are financing Felix DiuZ I'm a.
movement against the de fncto govern.
mcnt ~ Mexico is believed 10y the >"
lice To have been uncarthed 10y the ar
rest Of fifteen Mexicaus accused Of he
Ing implicated in the flight across the
border " General Yncz Sala2ar
Agents Of the department of iusti',
aided he police in making the ar
rests. she most important If which
were General Marcclo Carayco and
General Ignacio MoreloS Iaragoza
who. like Salazar. were among ID,
hest known and trusted of the lat,
Victrrinnn IIucrta lieutennnts. -------s.-
The prisoners were questioned f"i
the better part " the night 10y .h'
.ulicc and secret service officials.
This story was pieced together from
their admissions. and the authorize,
hclirvcd they have discovered the ">
Genital "details Of the plot.
The hackers of DiaZ. 1t Is said, be-.
came III satisfied because his own - IL
i,ury reputation was limited. and Il,
had me- man with his movement il
whose gcnrral,hip the Mexican ,""rI'
had confidence. They were also ann
ious 70 reinforce the DiaZ campai.i
i'm southern Mexico by u similar lu-I-
rrctiou in the northern part If IA" J."
runlic. \ soldier was wanted Of lroN
on ability. and Salazar was selected
He was amply supplied with funds
rrd proceeded To- organize hi, 'ii"w
crS from III Paso,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
;? 500 CONTRIBUTED TO
CENTENNIAL MISSION FUND

The Rev. W. Y. Qulscnberry, who
has been in the city for the past three
or four days soliciting for the Sl25O,-
600 .Iudson Centennial Mission Fund.
left this morning after having complet-
cd the canvass. Mr.. Quisenhcrry TO-
ports that the contributions were very
liberal. and aggregate nearly $4,000.
This special collection does not in any
way interfere with the regular contrI-
buttons for current expenses Of the
mission board.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13
WHAT WAS 1T?

Wa, it mastodon or mastodonSau.
rus, or just a plain. everyday walrus'
THAT !, the question that Is now agi-
tuting the minds Of the people ihat
have seen the homes Of some pVt'uct
animal that are now on display I'm -"
office Of the West Coast Realty Gem.
pnny on South Main street.
Recently while excavating - large
ditch on the Hyde Park suh.di 'isuI.
there were found. near the middle Of
the ditch, bones Of some extinct mann
NAL.
The homes were found in she'll
formation some six feet below the sur.
face Of the ground. and over Nljcl
there had evidently been a stream #
water. From indica tionS that were ell
served there must have been quite
few ~ the mammals that were over
taken at the same time. This ma,
have been caused 10y an uphclvul Of
the earth while the animals were
feeding or they may have been lain
by Indians This. OF course, is u,,rc
conjecture. hut the fact remains thai
the bones were found at the plac" H.
dictated.
In talking to Mr.. W. NJ Tutilr
the engineer who had the work uf
laying out this ditch. and viii n = oy
cr $500 feet long. Time rcprcS"r'l.
tive was led to believe that IN" bone.
were those ~ maStodOnSaulu> ar
extinct genus Of mammal, closely ~
he'd to an elephant. The specie, wcr,
mostly larger than elephants. AM
their remains are found In all parts
Of the world i'm deposits RANGING from
Mioccnc to late Juantcrnary times.
The homes that were found in Thu
ditch are from the tu>k, AMI parts II
the vrrtcrlrac If the mammal aoi
h"ing very h"ayJ must have hccH
the ground for thousands Of years.
This j. the conclusion az grntlcmaH
VIII" seemed to know something 81 L"
ology. But he thought. from the ur
Culiar formation Of the tu~kS, that
they may have been those Of wal
rus.
II is the intention Of the Officers II
the Hyde Park subdivision to send ~
some Of the homes found 10 the GOO
logical institute at Gainesville and ri.
SO to the Smithsonian Institute at
Washington.
Mr.. Tuttlc is under the Impression
that were further excavations made
ut this point both east and west, II
more complete skeleton Of these ma'l.
mails would he found.
1t ha, been proven beyond the ~hai.
ow ~ a doubt that the part Of Fluri.
da that is now occupied 10y Sarasota
has all been under water. If this hc
So. then the opinion Of the gentleman
that the bones as found were those
~ the walrus is right, and the Opinion
q the Times man wrong. hut the go
OlOgistS of the state institute ana IA"
Smithsonian Institute should set this
matter clear for all time. which ,i"v
will. no doubt.
Wchstcr'S dictionary say, Of the g.
illogical series "thc science of ." D.
ogy. as treating Of the history or ~"
different strata which compose is
crust. their order Of succession. char
actcristic forms Of animal ana vcgc.
table life" etc.
Tn the meantime. those that are In
tcrcStcd in this interesting subject
should not fail to see the homes that
are now in the windows 81 the office
- the West Coast Realty Company. -
Sarasota Times.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13

Miss Halle Rice, the expression
teacher ~ the DcSoto County Hlsh
School. went up to Wluchula lSet
night AMI Is spending the day :hc:e
teaching class Of expression puprs
which she has in the Wauchula HIN
School.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13

Colonel Hpps Tucker. one OF the
prominent members Of the legal fra
ternity Of Lakeland. was business
visitor to this city yesterday.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-04-13

Mrs. T.. w. IcEcvcr. f urlrulc.
alto" Spending ,hc last few DAYS n
Arcadia attending to business matters.
loft last night for rer nome.
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Handkerchiefs
ALWAYS APPRECIATED

Our furnishings department
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Xmas.
Shopping
Guide
EHlEEnlzzm
Night Robes

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Shop Early!
Dress Goods

The approaching holiday sea-
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