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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
A TIP TO FARMERS.

Here is another direction I'm which
the Florida farmer might add 10 his
resources: Pork is now bringing ten
cents per pound, while white sailed
bacon is selling at twenty cents, and
breakfast bacon thirty-hve cents a
pound. Why not raise quick growing
hogs those that reach one hundred
pounds in the shortest possibel time;
Every pound Of pork, after the hog
has reached one hundred pounds.
costs twice as much to the farmer as
the first one hundred pounds. Now,
at this time Of the year. while moth.
ing Is growing in the north, Florida
can have growing an excellent hog
chicken and cattle feed in the shape
of Dwarf Essex Rape. pr. Gunner,
In Sanford Grower.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
HOW MEN DO JGBS.

Men who can turn their hands to
any sort Of job that needs doing are
very useful as husbands. Mr.. Pickles
was one Of these useful gentlemen.
His amiable wife asked him to hang
a picture she had purchased for the
parlor. and he said that he would do
It "in a jiffy.'
you must get me the cord and a
picture hook he said to his wife,
"and tell the servant girl to run
down into the cellar and bring up the
stcpladder and carry it into the par
Tor and where's those two little
screw thingamajigs that 60 into the
back Of the frame at the sides to put
the cord throughi
Look them mp for me, and | shall
require a gimlet to bore a little hole
for the screws. Somebody get the
gimlet, or, maybe, I can drive them
in with a hammer. Johnny. you run
down into the cellar and get the lam
nor. Perhaps chair would &c bet
ter than the stepladder.
Somebody go out into the. kitchen
and get me a chair. dom want to
stand on one of the parl1r chairs.
Got that cord? Just measure off
about the right length and fas.en it
to those things at the side.
"There now; there's your picture
hung up, and no fuss about it. TIE
Inference between us nen and you
women is that when we have anything
10 do we do 1t and don't talk all day
about it.'-Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
MUTT AND JEFF REACH TAMPA
MONDAY.

Old Santa Claus is certainly coed
Ia ~ this year. In addition to all the
other good things promised, Mutt and
JEFF are to come down every night
fYcsl and hot with the Tampa Times.
Yes, the words fresh and hot IRE
both used adyiscdly, for thcr2 is
scarcely an Interview that Mutt does
not look upon Jef as fresh. flip, pre-
yious and soon and so much friction
between the boys must produce some
what Of heat. "doncher know
LET 'cm come, Hufaker, AMI can t
YOU let the youngsters help yon in
your publicity work for the South
Florida Fair and GaSparilla Carnival?
Tell Bud Fisher that you want d few
spccialtles in the interest Of the fair
from them while visiting Tam.
pa. win they also take II part
i'm the "carniyalitles" while there?
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
PHILIPPINE ATHLETICS
ON THE BOOM

Reports from schools i'm various
provinces of the Philippines prove
that Manila is not the only place in
the archipelago where Filipino BOYS
and girls have entered into athletics
with enthusiasm. The tennis. foot
bail, base hall ANA track work Of the
Manila schools have their rivals in
many places. Word comes from Cehu
that following the growing interest
Of the community in academic and
industrial school work. athletics are
h"oming in all schools Of the prov.
irc,. Group games and intcrclaSs con.
tests are being held and different
teams organized. The province is e.
h. divided into seven or eight athlete
divisions, the high ana trade Schools
heing considered separate diyison
ami the champions from each division
will meet in Cchu during the holidays
To decide the provincial champion.
ship where prizes will lie competed
for
Teachers and pupils of the Balnn9a
intermediate school, Bataan, are get
ting ready for the coming provincial
meet and expect To win from the
higl' school. The supervising teacher
Of Orani and the principal Of tllo
high school are preparing the athletic
grounds and the grand stand. "The
Rocnsch athletic cup that has hoen
In the possession of the Balangl GiS.
trict for two wears" says the Suncr.
visinp principal of Orani to his teach.
erS after this years meet should re
ours ana there is no reason why
Balanga should have it all the time.
Excitement runs high, as the winner
Of three successive years keeps tho
cup permanently, and this is Oran's
last chance to own it.
The school girls Of the intermediate
school Mashate. are champion indoor
base hall players. and are preparing
to defend their title won last wear
in defeating not only all tho teams
in the province, hut also all the
teams Of the Bicol provinces.
Palawan has a tennis club. orgauiz
ed in Cuyo under the management of
Emilio Rulatao recently. The rest ri
this season is to he devoted to rrac.
tic'' hut next year, tournaments are
plorned.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
TO BEAUTIFY FARM
HOMES, GROW ROSES

4 yard full Of roses will make the
average farm home attractive from
the road and give it sort Of distinc-
tlon. Viewed from the house, one
win get a roster outlook on life. For
1t is fact that cheerful surroundings
have much to do with making far1
life attractive.
Roses are so beautiful and so easily
grown that it is a wonder farm
home can be found without them.
Many varieties are offered Florida
farmers by the reliable nurserymen #
the state, and +. +. Halma, assistant
horticulurist to the University Of
Florida Experiment Station, suggests
that now is the proper time Of year
to order roses for winter planting.
SEINE of the dependable varieties tO
he found in nearly all catalogues are :
Duchess Lle Brahant, pink: Maman
CoChet, white; Frau Karl Druschhe,
white land Papa GOntier, red.
In setting out the plants. choose a
Itch loan plot. Roses will grow IN
sandy soil that has been enriched with
well rotted stable manure. bur the
frlG soil is preferable. The farmer
has a distinct advantage over the city
resident i'm this since he can either
frd the proper soil or make IL al very
slight expense.
study the catalogues OF varieties
and choose those which will best suit
the taste. The catalogues are liberal
in varieties offered.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
NOT LIKELY TO ACCEPT
NEW TURKISH MINISTER

Washington, Dec. 19.-Americar
relations with Turkey are so unset
tied il became known here yesterday
that the state department does moi
plan to take any action toward the
confirmation of Fuad Bey named by
Turkey us ambassador, until that
country gives consideration to Amer.
lean representations and interests.
Refusal Of the Turks to allow near.
1y 200 Americans and naturallzod
Americans to leave Turkey at Jana,
the conduct of the Turkish authori-
ties in their treatment of Syrlans and
Armenians, and the abrupt termina-
tion Of extra-territorial agreements.
has created a situation which is post
poniEg action by the department in
the confirmation Of the new umhas-
Sador. Fuad Bey has been chosen by
the porte TO succeed the last Turkish
ambassador, Rustem Bey, who was
recalled for refusing to re-
tract derogatody statements made in
a public letter comparing negro lynch
ings In this country to prosecutions in
Armenia. Fuad Bay is said to be a
diplomat Of much experience.
II is extremely doubtful, regard
less Of the American attitude, whether
n neuv Turkish ambassador yvou1l 10
allowed to pass the allied lines. The
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
THE CABBAGE PALM.

The Christmas number of the Cab.
bagc Palm, school journal published
at Limestone, little city eleven miles
north Of Arcadia on the c. II. & y.
Railway, would he credit to any
school in the state. The paper is a
sixteen page, three-column of maya
zine size, and is chocll full of just
such reading matter as is good and
wholesome for the community.
Norman W. Hart, the principal OF
the Limestone school, is the editor,
and If he runs the school on the
same high plane that he does this pa
per he should he appointed for life
10 this position. The people of Lime.
stone must certainly he proud Of their
young and progressive principal for
giving this community sucm fine adj
vertising.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
$3.50 NET PER ACRE.

Mr.. J. Il. Albritton. Of Gardner
Was in the office a few days ago or
doring some labels to be placed oil his
syrup cans. Mr. Allbritton says his
cane field win yield not less than 800
gallons Of pure syrup TO tha acre, all
Of which has hen sold at ~ cents per
gallon, wholesale, 10 the dealers. lie
was asked what are the expenses al-
p'oXimately Of making up the syrup.
and his answer was that three men
employed at 81. 80 per day each were
making forty gallons 4 syrup. or
little more than ten cents per gallon.
Other expenses such as 0lns wood
for boiling, etc. should not cost more
than l. to II cents per gallon. 1t
will thus he seen that this win leave
him a net profit Of 30 cents per gall
Ion. or $3.50 per acre. The cost II
producing the cane is insignificant, as
1t is indigenous to the sell ana eli.
mate Of Florida.
The state Of Florida can he made
tho greatest sugar producing section
in The world. and the man or set Of
men who turn their attention to this
business on a large scale are sure to
LecCme rich. $3.50 per acre ner on land
that can he bought from $50 to So
an acre is certainly Il good inrcst-
mcrt. Go thou and do likewise.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
BIRDS AND GRASsHOPPERs.

Athongh birds of all families ,rey
upon grasshoppers, the following NAV
DC selected as the most important de.
Snoyers Of grasshoppers for their re-
Spective groups: Franklin's gull. hob
whi'e' prairie chicken, red tailed. red
Snouldered' broad winged, and spar.
row hawks. the screech and burrow.
ing owls yellow billed muckoo. road
runner night hawk, red headed wood
peeker' king bird, horned lark. crow.
h.ogpie' red winged and crowd black
oiids, meadow lark, lark bunting
gr"sshopper and lark sparrows. bntch.
er bird, wren and robin.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

French have maintained that Turkey,
bv acts in Armenia, by Imprisonment
of French and other consuls and oi-
villains, and by general disregard Of
the dictates Of humanity, has placed
itself outside the pale Of diplomatic
intercourse. It Is said 70 have been
largely for this reason that the allies
at first refused to grant formally a
safe conduct to Count Tarknowski,
the new Austrian ambassador, as 1t
was not desired to establish a prece-
dert which could be used in the Turk
ish case.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
LIFE A GAME.

The Mystic Worker looks upon life
aS game, and writes Interestingly
under the topic. THE Big Game. ="
The Worker thinks the game some
times becomes a little too rough. aud
suggests that each individual VITO
contributes even mite towarGs If
fectlng a reformation does a brotherly
act. The article sounds lttlr PCS
simi'tic, though there is a log.ca If
truth in all the statements. The
world has always known suffering
and always will, hut to us life l., in
deed most interesting. We have seen
it in all its viciSsitudes. and Lave
observed thousands who ieamr1 mis-
cradle. who had everything that was
ncedful for their happiness. We nave
observed some men in the world sup
por. their families well. pay for their
home, educate their children. while
others with equal income and equal
in every direction, would
utterly fail in any Of the above
The Mystic Worker
says these conditions should be re-
formed, as IL the conditions were out
ward when in reality the reform
must be from within. Life, indeed,
may be a game, as the Mystic work.
"a puts it, hut in this great LAM Of
opportunity, it is a game in which
A. can win, If they will, or at least
he few who do not will be inr"lsid-
liable. Life Is what yon make It.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
BETTER
Kill Your Hog Now and Sugar Cure
the Meat.

the Meat.
If your hogs are, in good condition
now is the time to kill them. \ littl,
later win do just as well, but with
the prices Of feed stuffs soaring il
will he economy to kill them as soon
as they are in the proper flesh. II
your hogs have been peanut and pas
turc fed it will he well to condition
them with three weeks corn feeding.
II will not detract from the flavor of
the meat. and will prevent much
shrinking in the curing process. Al
low a pound Of corn day for each
100 pounds Of live weight.
You may use your own method of
killing, but the best method found by
y. n. .NhGJn. formerly county
agent for Suwannee county. is that
Of shooting with a % calibre rife.
ara then sticking Hogs should he
Killed in the afternoon. for one of
the things absolutely necessary in
saving meat is to get the animal heat
OUT OF the carcass as soon as possible.
XII the hog in the afternoon. split If
apart and hang the parts separately.
II It has cooled by morning the car.
caSS may then be cut up.
Perhaps the best way to preserve
the meat is by the sugar curing pro.
cess 1t cots no more than other
methods and gives the meat n mucb
Dctfer taste. This process has been
used for more than 100 years. and ,s
described in Farmers Bulletin 50 de.
nartment of agriculture.
"et one or two small barrels. FER
the meat has been thoroughly chi I
PACK 1t into the barrel as snuplv :
possible; it will take less brine IN
cover It. Make the brine from IN
pmts Of syrup, two OUNCES ~ al,
Ter eight pounds Of salt. and four
gallons Of water. This win cover 100
pounds OF meat IL II has been veu
Packed Leave the meat in this brine
IRON five to eight weeks. A $50 pound |
hog VIII require two weeks loupnr
lhen wash the meat in luke warm
"P'er and drain it. Your meat has
nor been picked; it is simply a mart
d the process Of curing.
II smoking the meat, It will no
found hest to build the fire in n heat.
II outside the smoke house and run
n" smoke through long pipe SO
Law 1t may cool before reaching the
reat. 1t will prevent much of the
Tripping caused by heat
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

The Pathfinder calls attention tc
the fact that "A girl who was making
only IS week as a typewriter. CAV,
it up and is now running a high elias,
laundry and making $50 a week. The
Pathfinder continues:
I've have always urged that If wo.
men don't like the wages and treat.
ment they get in stores, offices, etc. .
they should devote themselves to do.
nestle work of some sort, which is
always in demand. Many girls are
too proud to do household work he
cause they think it is degrading-but
this is a false pride. for it is surely
no more degrading than the sort of
thing they have to put up with in
business positions. You don't despise
your mother for washing dishes and
mending stockings. There is no use.
fun work that carries any disgrace
with it-quite the contrary. But it
Is nc use to sermonize, for people can
learn these truths only 10y exper-
icucp.b
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

We don't want To brag about
ourselves too, much, but think
yon Ought to be told mst
how it is. In 1913 Arcadia
r"'cd bonds and erected one Of the
most magnificent high school brlll-
ingS in the state. This, with the al.
ready handsome building the parple
thought would take care Of Ill the
children for the next ten Years. But
the city grew, and yesterday the rCo-
pie net and voted to buill another
$4,000 school building. There were
only eight persons who voted against
the measure. Can you get any con.
ctption Of the educational spirit in
Arcadia by this short story3
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

Every encouragement should be
given Mr.. W. G. Powell in the cs'
tabllshing of a school Of telegraphy
and shorthand in Arcadia. There IS
always demand for competent
young men in this class of business.
Prof. J. S. Dickic, manager of the
Bowling Green ky Business Col
leec. one Of the best institutions Of
it, kind in the south, recently said
to MS that his college took no risk in
guaranteeing positions to the gradu'
ates for the demand for young men
~ good character was I'm excess II
the supply. This school, right at
Your home. in charge Of competent
man should cause YOU young man.
to avail yourself Of its service whcth-
cr You care to use it now or not. 1t
may prove TO be a friend i'm time of
need. It pays to be prepared.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

In the near past it has been no
uncommon thing TO be asked if Flor
ida soil will produce corn. Every one
knows, howeevr, that millions Of
boxes of citrus fruits are shipped
from the state annually. You would
be surprised to learn, doubtless, that
the value Of the 1916 corn crop Of this
state is greater than the 1916 citrus
fruit crop, and yet according to the
very best possible estimates ohtaina-
bic, this is true. The year 1917 bids
fni- to still further widen the breach
between the value of these two crops.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

Livery editor who has sense enough
TO come out Of the rain owes it t. his
readers to pound for a food embargo
Ask President Wilson to urge con.
gless to stop the export of food stuffs
50 long as the European war lasts
We owe il to ourselves to protect our
OWL people first. Charity hcg.ns at
homc.--Tropical sun.
Al these years we have been advo-
eating conditions that would benefit
the farmers, and if high prices fer
food stuifs will not benefit them, wrat
will! Why not let the farmers enjoy
at least brief season of prosperity?
-Ocala Banner.
Yes, let them pay of at least a
part Of those billions of dollars
mortgages, even If we have 10 live
on half ratiOns for a few months. 1t
has been clearly demonstrated tnat
we eat more than is good Tor our
health, anyway.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21
"Thcu's Our
Sentiments"

Many Of the weekly newspapers Of
the state announce that ON January
1st proximo, they will advance their
subscription price. The dollar week,
lies will 90 to S$1 80 aud the Sl.50
papers to 50. The Herald hopes 10
devise plan to avoid the necessity
Of increasing its price: hut in this
Cffori it must he assisted by its sub.
ScribcrS. who will have to pay their
dues promptly in advance. Unless
they do this we will he forced either
TO discontinue their subscriptions or
increase the price Of the paper
I'uuta Gordn Herald.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

Ilitor Wright Of the Florida Grow.
cr. Is one of our most Interesting
writers. hut hc nearly ruined rs in
a recent article that he wrote. Here
j. what he says and we leave YOU,
dear reader, to- make the application :
we were visiting friend this
week, a man who possesses the true
Rotary spirit. lie has been II busy
man all his life. but he has now re
tired 10 his orange grove. and if cy-
cr Il man was enjoying well earned
rest II is he. We say rest because
working ones orange grove is not
work. He says: when omen my
eyes in the morning and see the sun.
shine. hear the birds sing and realize
Where ! am, feel at peace with all
the world, and | want to try to make
everybody else rs happy aS ] am. /
want TO greet them with Il CHEEKY
good morning and to tell them
what fine old planet this is. If I
have an enemy on earth don't know
II, and if any one has ever wrongcd
me, forgive them"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

query: If one rumor Of peace sends
wheat down eleven cents per bushel
how many rrmorS will It To take to
satisfy hungry man?
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

The first rumor Of peace sent
wheat down eleven cents per buShel.
Ecpr the gprt work going and let
more rumors come. \ few more such
would enable us TO resume our three
squares" per day.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

Many firms throughout The coun-
try are finding it difficult 20 get Of
lica boys. Two things are thought to
contribute towards this shortage, the
present business boom ana the grow
Ing interest upon the part IF patents
to keep their children i'm school.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-12-21

DesoTo COUNTY IS a preo, oor-,-
and 1t has only one daily newsns'
per-The News. II you wan, >.
reach the buying public an odro'
tisement in our columns will ,rr.
the trick. 'u'n
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-11

NAAC AcADOA LII 444cAa4 eAAWGsyo anu LGCA
that the cause of union labor and all
wage earners viii be advanced when
we get rid of some of the gunner
that have fastened themselves upon
US.
There is a well-knOwn saloon
within a block of the City Hall where
you can go and find out the standings
of the civil service lists on the day
they are compiled and from two
weeks to a month before they are
published. Well, this is the place
where our loyal labor leaders framed
up with Rog SulliVan's agents for the
dumping Of Dunno and Wilson.
I am a Catholic and never read
the circular Sullivan sent me, and
while know and admire Father Ed
Kelley for a great many things, and
while his exposure" was true, it
was nothing but what we all knew.
1t made very little impression among
people of our-faith. Only the bigots
that are in every religion needed it,
but it was the SuIlivanites' abb.
Father Kelley is a gringO to the
splggOtys the same as minister or
a rabbi would be, and his frock would
not save him. Catholics in the U. S.
are more concerned about Jewish or
Protestant Americans than they are
about Catholic MeXcans, for we
know that if we ever go in to Mex
leo to clean it up it will mean fight,
and the Mexican Catholics viii fight
US and not ask US what our faith is.
It will surprise Father Kelley to know
the Guardians of Liberty used his cir
cular in campaigning.
Bishop Mundelein said he con-
trelled only one VOTE He is right. If
I ever want spiritual advice would
seek out Father Kelley. believe he
is qualified to give it and know he
is a good, fair man, but here Is one
case where he is wrong.
If anyone had ever told me that
there could be such rotten, under