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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-11-13

quite a decent young man like YOU
was safe. Mind, never suspected
you, though Mr.. Bland might have
done so. George Harland ought to
have $4,000 in notes, on his person,
this very moment" There was a
base look of greed in the woman's
face.
"You are, then, Madam-?n
"The wife of Mr.. Bland. l am
afraid" and here Mrs. Bland smiled,
showing me a set of white teeth. a
single black melon seed increasing
their pearly luster by contrast. "that
you do not like me as well-at least
my society-as you did an hour
ago" There was a little bit of kill
ing disdain about the woman. /
suppose the scorn on my face was
manifest, for l made no effort to con-
ceal it.
" Great Lord save us !" said David.
coming in and addressing us, some
thing dreful has happened-dat man
IN stage coach
"Not run away-escaped?" said
Mrs. Bland, springing to her feet
with the latent energy Of Johnathan
Wild. Her eyes had lost their pale
blue simmer, and glinted like cold
steel; the burrows between her eyes
took strange, arabesque, sinister trac-
cries. 1t was dreadful face to see.
"No Ma'm-woss nor that. He
blow his brains out, right in the
coach"
David" said Mrs. Bland, now as
quiet and unrippled as a dish of
milk in dairy; David, bring me
napkin, and will take another bit
of melon--if you will help me, sir"
But did not help Mrs. Bland.
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Mrs. Bland.

Ripping Beacn some three years
ago, had the advantages of quiet and
seclusion. 1t was au out-of. the.way
place on the Sound, which / believed
then 1 had almost discovered. There
was modest countryfed hotel, where
;'fnind md 81 soss pah t IS hs5
holiday and an exceedingly moderate
amount Of money to devote to my |
pleasures, after due consideration, |
had selected Ripping Beach for my
fairing. AS third clerk in the bank
my vacations were few and far be-
tween, and had determined to make
the best of the occasion. when Mr..
Rowland, the assistant teller, whose
business it was to pay the employees
their salaries, had given me my check
he had casually asked me where / was
going, and / had expatiated on the
charms OF Rippling Beach, and its
being one of the lost places on Long
Island.
Visitors at the Beach House were,
though goodish people, not congenial.
was indifferent however, to society.
Boatmen and fishermen were my
boon companions. / had been week
at Ripping Beach, when I became
acquainted with Mrs. Bland. Thi:
lady was late arrival. How came
to talk to Mrs. Bland i can hardly
tell. rather think that, hearing the
lady express desire to see a city pa
per, had handed her a Times, and
in this way some commonplace con
versation had commenced. A certain
pleasant way the woman had, fairly
well-bred manner, Discrimination t
indulge in tittle-tattle with the rest o
the boarders, made her society rathe
agreeable than otherwise. Mrs. Blanc
was diminutive, had a graceful figure
and dressed in quiet taste. Though
Mrs. Agnes Bland was fully thirly
she impressed me with certain child
ishness of expression, in which vague
description trust | am not paraphra
sing Mr.. Bret Harte. The ladys eye
were of pale blue, without tixity o
glance. No one would have beer
rude enough to even attempt to stare
Mrs. Bland out OF countenance- L
would have been apparently, too easy
a thing to do. without having eva
sive eyes, they seemed subdued, an(
the least bit furtive. An immense
volume of fair. blonde hair, which she
wore in one big braid, added mos
essentially to her charms. For any
trait of fixlty of purpose in Mrs
BANDS regularly oval face, the only
indication of it was slight wrinklins
of the forehead between the eyes
Such burrows, had however, no per
manence. You might see such little
winrows on child's face when some
passing matter for briet momen
had engagedits scattered wits. ~ Con
versationally, Mrs, Bland was fairly
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RECIPES.

! CatskiU Milt Potatoes. - Take
good, sound potatoes, cut them in
ing to the quantity you wish to make.
in a pudding dish; then, after YOU
have put the potatoes lin the milk.
put in the oven for about twenty
minutes, then take out and put the
potatoes with the same milk into a
saucepan to boil until done; season
before you put them to boil.
Rice Pud1ing.-Boil one Gun Of
rice a little while; beat well together
three eggs and one-half cup sugar:
add one cup Of raisins, one quart
sweet milk, and the cup of boiled
rice any seasoning preferred can be
added. Bake in moderate oven an
hour. To be eaten cold or hot, with
wine sauce or sweet cream.
Fish Fritters.-Take salt Goldfish.
soak it over night. In the morning.
throw the water off the fish, put on
fresh, and set on the range until il
comes to a boil. Do not let it boil,
as that will harden it. Then pick Il
up very fine, season with pepper, mace.
and perhaps a little salt. Make a
batter of pint of milk and three
eggs, stir in the fish and fry in small
cakes. Any kind of cod fish makes
nice fritters.
Ginger Snaps,-One teacupful each
Of molasses, brown sugar and melted
lard, two teaspoonfuls of pulverized
alum dissolved in a teaspoonful of
boiling water (be sure that it is we'll
dissolved,) five teaspoonfuls of soda
dissolve in four tablespoonfuls of
boiling water, one teaspoonful of salt
and two tablespoonfuls of GINGER.
mix to a stiff dough, roll the same
thickness as cookies, and cut into
squares, and bake in a quick oven
They are very good.
Oyster Short Cake.-One onart Of
flour, three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, one tablespoonful butter. =
pinch OF salt and enough sweet milk
to moisten well. Roll about an inch
thick and bake on tin pie plates
quickly. While it is baking take
one quart Of oysters and half a cup of
water and put on the stove; then
take halfa cup Of milk and the same
Of butter, mixed with tablespoon.
ful OF fiour-and a little salt and pep
per; add all together and boil up
once, When the cakes are done,
split them open and spread the oys-
srs between them, some on the ton.
fut what oysters that are left in a
gravy dish, and replenish when
needed.
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The Sro1cs say Turn in upon your
selves; there you will find repose. 9th
ers say, $50 forth from yourselves and
seek happiness in diversion Neither
is true. Alas happiness is neither with
in us nor without us. 1t is the union
of ourselves with God.-Pascal.
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.i1,.a GRAND DISTRIBUTION - r..
Commonwealth Distribution Co.

pSryised " lion. C.WNTxRsNiTit, Ex-Treas
lieuIIs y. A. HARMS GE0. Z IL. GRAY and other
nrn,SInabt eli will piVp their hs. o.
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Tho Upshur County DeiM docs not wish
to be understood rs boiling COX Burr's
nomination. wequote from its last Issue
as follows: ~
l''The Wheeling ISFRLLrGEScEH is mis-
taken when it charges us with boiling the
Portland nomination. What We said on
tho subject last week, We felt to be due to
ourselves aud to the other parties interest.
ed; but did not wish Il 10 be construed
into opposition or cvon Indifference rs to
tie result. on the Sth Of October, regard
less OF who may be our chosen standard
bearer. Wearc f6fprinciples-not men.
Tho principleswe advocate arc the prin-
C!plos Of tho Republican party, and We adj
vocate them because We believe them to
beiright; and believing. them to he right,
we have faith in their linat triumph even
In West Virginia, and for this end we ex-
pect to continue to labor. We'trust Col,
Burr will visitthis county and give US and
our people IN opportunity to hear him
and make his acquaintance" '',55
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Ra.sss,&s 3

ID Breakfast BACON, Spgar Cured Shoulder, Clear
6Ides, PiHn Shoulders, oil Of current market ratea
felf D. q, LIST, in
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FlA1RMoNr.
r. i,lI.la. sop.c,n,belF L. 1875.

&. ID IA
FliRaoxT, September u 1875
Editor, ipislilEtnssr. one 81 70, uiii:
For some weeks past the weather in this
section has beenyery dry. But little rain
has fallen and the cisterns arc nearly oil
empty. Many Of the wells are very low
also, and farmers who had sod to plow
found 1t very difficult work Yesterday,
however, we had some rain, and to-day
the healthful, lite,giying showers have
been coming down almost.iEcessantly 1t
has not rained very hard at any time, but
the fall has been steady, for oil Of which
We are very grateful. ,laii ,C,.
The contract for building thefneY Pres
byterian Church has been awarded 70
Mr.. G. WI. Mayors, OF this place. Ills
reputation rs o contractor and builder. Is
sufficient guarantee of the kind OF work
TINT will be done. The old building Is
now being taken down, in order that as
much rs possible OF the material may be
used in constructing tho new church.
Our citizens md former visitors to the
place will miss this old Gland mark that
has occupied such prominent place IN
the town for almost forty years. But 1t
has served its day. q Z. ,hi.es,
Tho foundation for Mr.. John W. Lofts
large building, corner OF Main and Bridge
streets, Is well under way and WILSON be
completed. 9r.. IA g5rg.t
Rev. G. 6. Westinll is the new pastor OF
tho Methodist Protestant Church, Of this
place. appointed by the Pittsburgh Con-
ference, whose session Just closed nj
Sharpsburg, Pa. Mr.. Wcstiall isa native
West Virginia. but has been serving
churches in and around Pittsburgh for II
or yl3 years. His relatives and many
friends in this community will give him n
cordial welcome home aGain. ,lg .il
Four or five charges In Hancock and
Brooke counties and the Fairtnont church
still retain their relation with the Pitts
SAios e g. =. ~ an H., ,,..s,,. a.,
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Gra11s,aprtaEint1.

TimsTasls East and West, July ith, is's,
Trains lslrs Pau Handle Derot foot o. Eieten
stree, near Public Landing, daily except snndaH
follows: -. :
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DURE LEAF IARp.-Tlsrres, Barrels, Hall Rsr-
/ rOls Pals and Hall Pals. superior 70 the ~
:ated Refined " Lard, much Of which e unnt 10
food. D. G. LIST, u.
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sLi6HT or Recent Gases
cuIabls within 10 days, for
$40: Manhood specti,
lily Restored without
medicine. Write or call
at tho Old Established
Western Medical In.
stitutc, 266 Vine Street,
CINCINNATI, Ono. Adj
vice Free and Contiden.
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How Democratic Associations Ruined
an Old WING In wetzeI county. NJ

wcllsburgh Herald, ,;....t5
The Wheeling acknowledgements Is rather
disposed 10 take some pride MS a discover
err, Units narration Of the fact that there
are col Republican voters down In Wctzel
county. In tho old Wing days 1t used to
DO the saying that Friend Cox, ian old
Brook county man and for along timeby
virtue we suppose Of his book learning,
clerk Of courts there,) and another man,
were tho only Henry Clay Wings In the
county, and as the Republicans are lineal
descendants ofthe Wings, II docs seem a
remarkable increase that thereshnuld now
he over half d Thousand, and q fair pros
pect OF old WetzCl sending Republican
10 the State Legislature. ltrather takes
the starch though, out OF tho little white
school house theory of our .ncighbor, to
reflect, that the original Wing and only
man in the county who in his day could
reno, SO tat rs waskaown, hecame Q seces-
sionist and died a Democrat. II istruly q
curious. world, this, We live in, b lasrf
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:V0LTAIGPLASTER

An Electro- anlvanio Battery combined
with n highly MedIented Strengthening
Plaster, forming tho best Plnsterf for pains
and cehes In tho World Of Medicine.
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SsubtariRt Aeoonmodatioa Leaves BellaIre at &1
p. M, Bridgeport 500 D. nj arrives at steubenviileat
6i5 p. M; leaves SeIbentille 81 $40 r. M: Bridge
port $40 q. M; arrives At BellalTe At ea5 O. mffNI
Tickets and Baggage Checks 10 all principal poinh
10 the Eat and West can b procured Of the Ticket
Once in Bridgeport ...J5l,l
my2a ,6tncial Passenger and Ticket Arest
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-19

1t is to be hoped, for the sake of the ma
tional honor, that the appropriation for pay
ing the award of the Fisheries Commission
will be passed in some form previous to the
adiournme nt. The time stipulated for the
payment will have passed before Congress
meets again, and if the appropriation
should be defeated the government will be
in the humiliating position Of q merchant
who permits his acceptances to 60 to pro-
test Five and half million dollars are a
bagatellc in comparison with the character
OF the government for honor and good faith
This appropriation failed in the House,
not because o majority was not ready to
vote for it, but because its passage was Oh
structed by q parliamentary rule. 1t re-
quired vote Of two-thirds 10 take it up
and put it on its passage, and although a
majority favored it II was not the requisite
two-thirds majority We arc confident,
however, that this appropriation cannot be
defeated. Senator Eaton. Of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Affairs, offered it
yesterday as an amendment to the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill, and the amend
ment was adopted without opposition.
There is now only needed little firm
ness on the part of the Senate to
foil any parliamentary legerdemain In
the House. In the usual course Of
things this appropriation is already safe,
because it requires only simple majority
Of the House TO concur in an amendment
made by the Senate to one of its own bills,
and it is certain that handsome majority
of the House favors tho appropriation. But
if some trick or device should be hit upon
for depriving the majority of its proper in
fluence the Senate can, nevertheless, force
compliance by refusing to pass the Sundry
Appropriation bill without this amendment.
We may therefore expect, with reasonable
certainty, that provision will be made for
paying the Halifax award.
The leaders of the opposition to it are
the two most arrant and INSCRIPTIONS
demagogues in the House-General Butler
and Sunset Cox, two worthless who never
miss an occasion for counting popularity
by appeals to vulgar prejudice Tho bill
which passed the Senate wisely abstained
from giving IN absolute direction to the
President to pay the award 1t simply puts
at his disposal tho means for paying it and
leaves him to exercise his own discretion
The understanding is that he will make
proper representations to the British gov
eminent, and if that government shall as
sert its belief in the justice of tho award it
will be paid without objection or cayil.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-19

Governor Robinson fortunately selected
from the mass Of bills left in his hands by
the Legislature the two securing Washing
ton square and Tompkins square, to the peo-
pie OF New York. affixed his signature to
Them and they are now laws. BY this ac-
ton the Governor signifed his recognition
of the importance of preserving the few
breathing places we have in the city. The
Aldermen yesterday adopted a resolution
such plan or plans as they may have under
consideration for the restoration OF Tomp-
kins square. 1t is to be hoped that the
work may not be delayed, and that Wpsh-
ington square, being no longer in danger Of
con hscation for armory purposes. may
also receive its share OF attention and
care from the Park Department Both Of
these squares arc in crowded neighborhoods
and many hundreds Of people can enjoy
themselves there every evening who can
not visit the Central Park. They should
be made attractive with shade, seats and
flowers. A large amount Of money is ex-
pended annually on the care and embellish-
nent Of the parks, and there is no reason
why Washington square and Tompkins
square should not receive their fair proper
ton. It is to be hoped that the old Forty
second Street Reservoir will before long
disappear and yield up its site to the ex-
tension Of Reservoir Park. When that i'm
provcment is carried out we shall doubtless
see very ornam rental and attractive pleas
ure ground, rich in fountains and flowers,
occupying the place Of the present sombre
pile of stone with its picturesque fringe.
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Der of years have been disposed to attempt
the recovery Of tho amounts. and the object
of the law just passed is to put stop to
such unjust litigation. The companies In
no instance suffered the head money to
come out of their own pockets. Indeed,
the imposition of the tax, 50 far from being
burden upon them. afforded them an ex-
cuse for adding to their profits. The law is
very desirable and just one, and Mr..
Conkling's motion was probably made
through misrepresentation. as, indeed, its
prompt withdrawal implies
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-19

Nearly every point of importance an
nounced rs an element of British policy
in the famous Salisbury circular Of April l,
1878, is abandoned by the British govern
ment in its recent agreement made with
Russia through Count Schouvalof, the
points Of which agreement were first made
public in the HERALD Of May 80, and the
text Of which has inst been given by the
London Globe In the Salisbury circular
England laid down as a cardinal principle
of the case and rs the text of the law that
no Power could repudiate any part OF its
obligations save by consent of oil the other
nations with whom it entered into such OBJ
legations. England now violates that prin-
ciple by agreeing privately with Russia
upon wholesale negative of the Treaty Of
Paris, and two Powers have no more right 10
make such an agreement than one to net
in that way without concert Salisbury
held ns absolutely inadmissible the pro-
posed treatment Of Bulgaria, which is now
accepted with variations that do not rad
ically change the effect of the San Stefano
stipulntions. Bessarabia is given up, Ba-
toum is given up, England will raise the
money for IN indemnity, and the passage of
the Dardanelles is left just as the San
Stefano Trenty left it. All these points tina.
England agrees to are points she de-
nounced in detail; and now the govern
mcnt is Indignant Mt the publication of its
surrender, because il did not care to let the
people know just yet how much ii had
yielded to Russia, and also, perhaps, be-
cause to make this agreement in the circum-
stances was q kind of contempt of the Con-
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. Hjalmar Ii. Boyescn Is at the Coleman House.
Baron won Plcssen, offermauy. Is At tho 81 Denis
Hotel
GortschakoG looks ike the brightest kind OF
grandmother.
Count Audrassy. OF Austria, has beef on his bones
and three stars on his collar.
Flood, tho head OF the Big Bonanza crowd, wears
spectac.cs. Short-sightcd men frequently long
headed.
Tho widow OF the late Senator Morton is In III
health Her son Oliver will enter Yaio College this
summer.
Mr.. Victor A. W. Drummond, Secretary OF tho
British Legation at Washington. Is at tho Hotel
Brunswick.
Minister Noyes called at the Executive Mansion
yesterday morning ami for a short tmo in con-
sultatiou with tho President
Tho Marquis Of Salisbury would, at distance, ap-
pear TO DO u very common theorist with q tendency
rather to sceacc; and vet judging from the shape Of
his nose, wo should say that when no young man
no rode to hounds
We every dag 60 through columns Of rubbish by
popular humoriss aud ~ is only hero and there that
brilliant thing Is found. II you think that the good
things from the humorsts quoted In tho HERALD havo
no foolish things In tho column to pad them you
mis.aking tho iaci.
Mr. George A. uascy, OF Newark, who was recently
appointed n United States Commissioncr TO Paris has
concluded not TO go on account OF his fathcrs III
health. President Hayes has appointed Mr Beach
vandcrpoo oil the same city, and no will sail to-day
uccom panied by hts wife
.,flora D. W''-As you have only an hour or SC, and
that hour OF tho day your husbands guests may 10
slightly hungry, suppose you tako soup plenty
Of soek lobster In any shape bat a. least with let
tuce the mcrcst hint Of lamb with sauce OF tho
currant; and alter that tho fruit tho season and
coneo.
In the FIRST place old Mr. washin gton aevor left his
hatchcts around loose aud SO young George could not
have found II there hatchots to ind
tho very fact proves tho absence OF faIschood
the second place prove that there an
cherry tho old mans land And IN tho third
place such a tning rs iis was not known In those
days.
London orid:-'sLooking at tho bad driving on
some tho coaches which now daily leave Piccadly
1 remember a story which used 10 DO told of tho
Dowager .dy Shelley, who diod somo few years ago.
she was travelling by tho mall with her iootman
outside, when tho coach was upset, turning COM
plcicly over. Tho footman, springag " his feet
hurt, heard his mistress voice saying, John, pull
me out; the black legs arc mincii"
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At this season we gather in our crop OF
miscellaneous dogs, and with one whirl the
dilapidated mongrcl with his teeth worn
down with age, the smpll pup who is just
venturing his first awful experiences in
city life, and even the stray poodle sepa-
rated by q hard destiny from his fond
friends, all are remorselessly jerkcl to the
judgment of a canine futurisy. just as the
fair young ladies all over the land are COM
ing up for examinations and diplomas in
fashionable institutes and seminaries and
high schools, just as the boys everywhere
are holding out their hands for rolls of
printed sheepskin, the dogs also have their
melancholy commencement" OF experi-
ences in. the Pound-a commencement
B1f there is otis sweet consolation in their
sad fate They have in their miseries the
sympathy and sorrow of Mr.. Bergh, who,
if he cannot rescue them altogether, at least
secures immunity from the pangs OF an un-
necessarily painful DEATH. But should the
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to An
imals be content with services Of that
nature-should it fold its hands and sub
NIT to these deaths? We know that it has
vainly tried to save them by opposition to
the slaughtering system. Perhaps it failed
because it did not proceed wisely. Could
it not organize system of gradual removal
OF the dogs to safer place? Why not colo
HE Some remote district with the super
fH6ns dogs of the metropolis? Some soci-
cites send the superfuous boys out West and
make it profitable ? Could not this society
do the same for its now sorely hunted
protegesf