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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-05-29
Watermelon Sugar,

When l was boy, at home, my
father one summer made syrup and
sugar from the Juice of watermelons.
He pared off the outside skin, then
crushed the melons in a tub and
strained the sap from the pulp through
linen cloth then put it in brass
kettle, boiled it over a moderate fire,
just as he did with maple sap, until
it was about as thick as ordinary mo-
lasses then the brass kettle contain
ing the syrup was placed in a large
iron kettle partly filed with water,
and kept steadily boiling until it be-
came thick as pudding, whenhe COM
menced string it till it was very stiff;
it was then taken of the fire, and
steadily strained until it began to
granulate and become sugar. In fact,
he pursued almost exactly the same
course as in making maple sugar,
only boiling more gradually and stir
ring more careful. He found that
the same quantity of melon sap made
more weight of sugar than an equal
quantity of maple sap, and the taste
was every way as pleasant and deli
cious.
Some years age, having a large
crop of watermelons myself and re-
membering fathers experiment, pro-
ceeded in a similar manner, and sue
ceeded in makeing delicious syrup
and sugar from my watermelons and
it is done more handily and cheaply
than sugar can be made from beets.
Last winter I read an account, from
European paper, which stated that
sugar was being made in Italy from
watermelons with greater ease and
facility tina II from beets, and of a
better quality and at large profit
Richmond IN SIN and Press
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-05-29

PoULTRY.-It is a fact well known
to poultry raisers that the first eggs
are always the best for Matching, and
are also much truer to their breed,
showing all their finer points, as well
as developing sooner, and approach
ing the nearest possible to perfection.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-05-29
TN THE COUNTY COURT and

Il of Probate, VOlusia county.
In the Administration of the Estate of
Arthur ROssetter, Jr., deceased: Notice is
hereby given that L have been. by the
County Judge of Volusia county, appointed
administrator of the above estate, and that
all persons having claims against the same
are requested to file the same with me duly
authenticated without delay, and all per-
sons indebted to the said estate are re-
Beresf0rd p o., VoIusia co., Feb'y 26, 1878.
A. t. ROSSETTER,
feb28-6m Administrator.
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IN THE CIRCUIT coURT-7th

i Judicial Circuit, VOlusia county.
William Allan VS.. NJ. NJ. Hedges and jose
phene M Hedges Attachment. Dam
ages, $1,000.
The defendants and all others interested,
are hereby notified of the commencement
of this suit, that an attachment has been
issued, and that they are required to APP
pear and plead to the declaration filed in
said cause, on or before the rule day in
September next,-Septembe I'd, 1878.
Nav 90. 1878. JOHN b. STICKNEY,
G. B. BUCKNOR,
my29m3 Plff's Attys.
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FERTTLIzERs. Liquid fertilizers
are made in various ways. For house
and garden plants, put manure in a
tight barrel and add water use with
sprinkling pot. For field tertilizIng
a good way to manure is to take one
bushel ashes, two bushels fowl ma
nure, one and one-half bushel plaster,
and four bushels muck; pulverize and
mix thoroughly and moisten with wa
ter, or, what is better, urine. One
handful mixed with the soil is enough
for corn, potatoes, OF most any crop.
Mix the manure with the soil before
planting seed.-Hobae and farm.
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The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24
LIMIT YOUR WANTS.

From the nature of things, the in
come of most of the inhabitants of the
earth must be limited, and, indeed,
within very narrow bounds. The pro-
duct of labor throughout the world,
if equally divided, would not make
the share of each individual large. 1t
is impossible that every one should
be called rich, but it is by no means
impossible to be independent. And
what is the way to compass this-as
Burns appropriately designates it
"glorious privilegc?" The method is
very simple. 1t consists in one rule:
Limit your wants; make them few
and inexpensive. TO do this would
interfere but little with your real enjoy
ment. 1t is mostly a matter of habit.
You require more or you require less,
just as you have accustomed yourself
to one or the other. Limit your wants !;
estimate the cost, and never exceed
it, taking pains to always keep it
inside your income. Thus you will
secure your lasting independence.
Young men, think of this! A great
deal of the happiness of your lives
depends upon it. After having made
your money, spend it as you choose,
honestly; but be sure to make it first.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24
OLD 81 IN FRANCE.
He Has Trouble with French Money.

uI'se gwine ter git bankruptid eff
stay heah much longer 20 said Old 81,
after one of his morning excursions.
"What makes you think so ?'
uKase 1'se bin heah two weeks
now, am kant tell how much ten
cents is in dis French money, no way
dat I kin fix hit!"
"What is the difficulty?"
"Dat's hit-ef dey'd only print dere
'rithmeticks in Nunited States talk so
dat could git er grip on it, mought
sorter keep books wild desc foxes, but
dey don't -
"Oh, you will learn by and by!
"Jess bout de time dat I'se bustid
I'll kno' all bout hit-dat is, I'll kno'
how ter count what hain't got, an
dey'n knO' how ter count what 1
hain't got, an dey'll kno' how ter
keep what I'se glib 'em OATS jess dc
nine-hole dat Use tryin' ter keep
outen.'
"Well, what is it that bothers you
about the money?'
"W'y, 1 goes out wild dis SLIDER piece
dat looks like er quarter ter git change;
de man in de store GIBBS me er hundred
confines, ez he say! Den he thinks
he's done cheat hisself, but dat amt
NY 1Au1Cs L gus Ah ACAC AO tsA OUJo
somethin' dat's mark'd twenty-five
sous, which kno's fun New Orleens
means cents, an fore de Lord, de
man takes dat hundred centimes dat I
calls er doller an makes me glib him
five cents mo- ter boot OATS what
calls highway and low flung robbery"
"But that silver piece was only
twenty cents and one hundred GEN.
times make one franc, or twenty cents,
you see ?'
"I heahs yer, but Use studyin' now!"
NWhat about?''
obey say dat er heap oh dem NUM-
ted States bonds is helt ober dis way,
don't dey ?'
$50 they are"
"Well, all Use got ter say,is dis, dat
I amt no repudiashuner if I wuz fer
dc SLIDER bill, but when I gifts home
agin PSI fer payin' de Turin bond hol-
ders er hundred confines on de dollar.
I'se bound ter git chen sumhow ~
Then he counted his money again
and went out after a pair of ssgalluses."
Atlanta Constitution.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24
DELICAN SALOON,
Grand Street, I'ie,'cc'S OH Stand,
w. II. FERRY, Proprietor.

Where the public will always find the
served up in style by an old and expert
enced bartender. He offers FREE LUNCH
every day as extra inducement to the
public, from IL o'clock a. m. to , o'clock
p. m, consisting of Hot Seasoned Soups;
Roast Beef Salads, etc Price of one drink,
inclusive of Lunch, only loo. He respect
fully solicits liberal share of the patron
age of the public.
Monroe, january %. 1873.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24
REVOLUTIONS BY M1NoRlTlEs.

In his article on 'tEngland and Her
Colonies" in the current number Of
the Princeton Review, Mr.. Froude
says some interesting things with re-
gard to majorities and peaceful revolu-
tons, as follows:
We all hate violent revolutions.
The will of the majority peacefully
expressed answers all purposes In quiet
times. Separate interests neutralize
each other, and, on the whole, what
the majority decides is probably the
best under the circumstances. But it Is
far otherwise at those critical periods
which decide the character of nations $;
when interests push in one direction,
and truth and honor in another. Then
''voting" is at fault. Then, those are
right who prefer justice at any cost,
to q sound skin and full pocket and
such persons are very rarely indeed
In majority. Few, very few, of the
great beneficent changes which have
taken effect In this world had u major
lty for them before they were accom-
plished. II the Greeks had been polled
Mt the Persian invasion, majority
would have decidedly voted that it
was useless to oppose Xerxes. Xerxes.
with his myriads of men, would
infallibly eat them up. A majority in
the Low Countries in the sixteenth
century would have submitted to
Philip II. In England, and even in.
Scotland, count of heads would have
gone for the maintenance of the mass
and the Pope's authority, at least at
the Armada time. A majority in
England would have restored Charles
at the Treaty of Newport. All the
1ruit OF the civil war would have been
lost, and there would have been no
commonwealth and no English free.
oom. The serfs in Russia might have
waited for emancipation for centuries,
had they waited to be liberated by
vote. The Emperor decided that they
should be free and they are, and viii
remain. Before tho civil war in the
United States, majority would have
voted against the abolition of slavery
It was only in the five New England
States that there was any unanimity o
hatred for 1t. Mr.. Lincoln was etectee
President merely through divi
sion in the opposing party and Mr.
Lincoln was not in favor of the aboli
ton of slavery, but only against tn
extension of 1t. MY distinguish,
friend, the late Mr.. Motley, told M
that If q proslavery President had bee1
elected in Mr.. Lincoln's place, tn
New England States, and not tn
South, would havo seeded; the New
England Republicans would have resist
ed the tyranny of the majority a
fiercely as the South resisted, an,
with nobler cause.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24
BERKSHIRE AND ESSEX PIGS.

Thoroughbred and .cclimated. Without
doubt the best breed for the South. The
subscriber breeds from the finest and best
bred imported Berkshires and their pro-
chester Cardiff "Robin Hood, !" s'Top1ash, -
"Stumpy,'' "Sweet Seventeen strains.
Has three fine bears at the head of the
herd. Stock entered for the third volume
"American Berkshire Swine Record where
none but Thoroughbred stock are admitted.
Pigs for sale mt all times, as good as can
be found in the United States. Price,
boxed and delivered at Trenton Monroe,
La, $25 per pair.
For further particulars, address
G. 4. HINES, NJ. d.,
Doacnsville, Union Parish, La.
References given if desired.
February %, 1878. 1y
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
OUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
AND
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE,
BATON ROUGE, La,


COLLEGE,
BATON ROUGE, La,
Is now in successful operation, with good
prospect of a large patronage.
Session begins, by law, October and
Facilities to, I,st,uction-very good All
sors-the number expect ed soon to be III
creased; much philosophical and chemical
apparatus; good appliances for instruction
History; a library Of fourteen Thousand
volumes; and good equipment OF small
ana for t in
Workshops and an Experimental Farm,
for which l26 acres of good land have been
Course Of Study embraces wide field Of
literature and science; and parents will
so which they
cises are ranked as studies, only obligatory
on the cadets who are quartered in the
other students, who board in Baton Rouge.
To become ''stndent'' or 'cadet," is option
al with the parent.
admission granted to young men and
youths not under fourteen years of age,
who are proficient in tho branches Of
common English education. They can en-
ter at any time during the session, and he
charged only from date of entrance. stu
"-state Cor beneficiaryS cadets Cannot
De received until the Legislature makes an
appropriation to pay their expenses.
representation ana LA0 use OF library
and apparatus arc absolutely free. Stu
dents can find good boarding in Baton
Rouge for about $l5 month and those.
who form ''messes'' can maintain them
selves for So to IS month.
Expenses for a Military Ctsdct.-Fixed OK
penses per month-Board. lodging and SER
want attendance, $l2; washing and mend
ing, % SO; fuel and lights, so cents; medical
attendance, 81; total, SIG; or for the session
of nine months $I44; or at that rate for part
Of session. Payable monthly in advance.
Contingent expenses per session-estima-
ted-uniform clothing. $47; textbooks and
and contingencies, IS total, $72. Payable
! S4s on entrance, balance $24 January i. In
case of withdrawal from the Institution
| cadets will be charged only for the time Of
attendance, except that there will be no re-
| mission of fees for tho last two months of
the session.
Location healthy, and desirable for deli
cate youths who may not be able to stand
a colder climate.
For further information, address
q. +. BOYD, President
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24
VXTA(:ONS! WA(:ONS!

WAGONS! WAl:ONS!
Twenty-Five Two and Four-Horse IRON
Axle Wagons, made by the celebrated
Studbaker Manufacturing Co., just re-
ceived and for salo at the lowest market
rates by FRED ENDOM.
October 3, 1S73.-3:tf
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24
THE CANNON GOES OFF..A SUCCESS
Full TRIAL TRIP,
rCourier-Journs1, 14th,1

CCourier-Journa1, 14th.1
One of the most successful trial trips
of q new, fine, fast steamboat, that has
ever took place upon the Western
waters, occurred yesterday afternoon.
That It was a success SO Tar as speed Is
concerned, there Is not shadow of
doubt. Had It been generally known
that the magnificent side.wheei New
Orleans and Bayou Sara packet John
w. Cannon, just completed by the
lannon's Towards, was going to be turn
ed loose for the first time, no doubt a
scene would have been witnessed by
5000 people yesterday which would
have been exciting indeed. The river
was In good stage and condition for
the maiden trip of this magnificent
structure and model of beauty, though
a strong head wind prevailed during
the entire trip up stream. AS it was,
about 200 persons, including many
ladies, boarded her at Jeders0nville,
and by 2:30 O'Clock all was ready, save
the arrival of the "Warhorse Of the
Mississippr'-Capt. John w. Cannon
TO come and tslet loose the fiery,
unnamed steed" to
"Walk the waters like q thing of life,
beauty and joy forever"
Assuming command of his beautiful
ASsSAAAOoeSAS1
o'clock, and way she sped like an
arrow up the river. Her powerful
machinery moved In graceful motion,
while her beautifully-modeled hull
lifted itself and all upon it In easy
response to the regular motion of her
powerful wheels, leaving behind only
few ripping waves dancing upon
bosom of the river. She lifted her
proud head as onward she flew, like
an arrow past the willow-coated shores,
her tall, graceful chimneys belching
forth great wreaths of curling smoke,
while at every revolution of her en-
gines, white clouds of steam were
belched from her escape pipes, and
with her flag kissing the breeze, she
looked the ssmonarch of all she sur
veyed," and seemed to say to the fleet
charger after her, ssCatch me if you
can" 1t Is unnecessary to give an ac-
count of the time she made as far up
the river as Utica, for she had been
checked up three or four times to cool
the wrists of her shafts, and at no time
did she work her powerful machinery
with anything like full force OF
steam, but this much we can say, she
made the fastest time ever made by
any steamboat ever built upon her
trial trip. Again, she proved herself
yesterday to be as fast, if not faster,
than the fastest boat above, il not be-
low, the falls. She went up the river
about eighteen miles, turned around,
and the way she came down again and |
landed at Jacksonville would have |
made locomotive switch off upon a |
side track and make room for light |
ming to pass. She handles like top. |
She moves easily and sits upon the |
water gracefully. 1t was supposed by |
many that she would bury herself as
she run, but not so. She fairly lifts
herself and flies.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24
TIP TOP,

TIr TOP
THE CELEBRATED
HARNESS AND SADDLE STALLION,
Win mako the present season at my
stable Oh the Mcclure place. three miles
north east Of Monroe, La. His services are
offered at $40 Il single leap; $50 the season
or $25 to insure a mare in fo:a. Money due
when the fact is ascertained Or mare parted
with: Tho colt, in all cases, standing good
for the money.
DESCRIPTION AND PEDIGREE:
TIP Tor is a beautiful bay, full 16 hands
high, strong and muscular, possessing fine
style and action. Was sired by the world
renowned old Edwin Forrest, owned by
Alexander of kentucky dam by Excelsior
Morgan grand dam by old Gray Eagle.
PERFORMANCES:
He has taken several premiums at vari-
GUS fairs in Kentucky. Also, in st. Louis,
Mo-, and a number of premiums at Column
bia, Fulton and Jefferson City fairs, COM
petinS with some of the best trotters i'll the
West. He has trottcd mile in 2:4O.
March 90, 1878. II. w. MCLEOD.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24

Miss Harriet Martineau, who was
somewhat of a philosopher herself, says
"From the moment n man desires to
find the truth on one side rather than
another, it is all over with him as a
philosopher"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24
FOR SALE.

800 The yaan Sf
commotlious dwelling, cistern, and all
necessary outhouses, situated Il mile above
for sale. For particulars apply on the
place, to s. w. Bennett, Jr., designer
and engraver on wood, 81 Camp street,
Now Orleans. Dec. II, 1877.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24

The Pope has failed in his effort to
establish diplomatic relations between
England and the Vatican. The only
diplomatic relations which have exist
ed since the accession of Queen Eliza
beth to the throne in 1868 were those
established by James II in 1856, when
he sent Lord CastIemaine as Embassa-
dor to Innocent nj. After James en-
lie, England was placed on q strictly
Protestant basis by the adoption of the
Declaration of Rights, and the Act of
Settlement of 17O1 removed all posi-
bility of diplomatic relations with the
Vatican by directly forbidding the
sovereign to be reconciled to-, or hold
communion with, tho Roman See.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24

Charles Dickens was never so happy
as when brewing luscious sips OF claret
cup or punch. Wilkie Collins always
delights in making presents to every
one-a pleasant weakness for his friends.
The late Mark Lemon, editor of Punch,
was always in his seventh heaven
when acting MS amateur billiard marker
Mt any country house, when he would
sit alott like jovial King Cole, as he
was, and crack jokes on everything
and everybody, though much to tho
detriment of tho play going on before
him.
Mrs. Kate Southern, who fatally
stabbed Miss Cowart in a ball room in
Pickens County, Ga, in fit of jeal-
ously year or two ago, has been found
guilty Of murder, and sentenced to be
hanged on June 81. Miss Cowart
danced with Mrs. Southern's husband,
and was killed while Mt his side, by
his wife, from jealousy. The trial was
very exciting, people having come in
to the court from all parts of the coun-
try. The poor woman held her child
in her arms nearly all the time. When
sentence was pronounced, it is said she
was completely overcome.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-05-24

Senator Don Cameron has six chill
dren. The oldest is handsome girl
Of 81, whose stepmother is 10. Miss
Cameron owns Il farm in her own
right, and manages the business sue
cessfully herself.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-03-23

If it costs twenty cents pound to
raise and prepare a certain kind OF tea
for market, when labor is five cents a
day, how much will it cost where labor
is fifty cents day, and what percentage
on his investment may the capitalist ex-
pect to realize who engages in tea cu-
ture as business at the latter place, adj
hitting that the soil and climate are as
well adapted for the growth of the tea
plant in one place as. in the other?
THERE is an objection to the common
wav of boiling eggs which people do not
understand. 1t is this: The white, I'M
der three minutes rapid cooking, becomes
tough and indigest,ble, while the yolk is
left soft. When properly cooked, the
eggs are done evenly through, like any
other food. This result may be obtained
By putting the eggs into dish with a
cover, as a tin pail, and then pouring
upon them boiling water, two quarts or
more to q dozen eggs, and cover and set
away from the stove for fifteen minutes.
The heat of the water cooks the eggs
slowly, evenly and sufficiently, and to a
jelly-like consistency, leaving the center
or yolk harder than the white, and the
egg tastes as much richer and nicer as a
fresh esq, and no person will want to eat
them boiled after having tried this
method once.
COOKING is not only an art, but a
science as well. Making money is an
art; and there is more money made and
lost in the kitchen than almost anywhere
else. Many hard working man has his
substance wasted in the kitchen. A
careless cook can waste as much as a
man can earn, which might as well be
saved. 1t is what we save that makes us
we'll off. Prodigality and idleness
constitute crime against humanity,
whit frugality and industry, combined
with moral virtue and intelligence, will
insure individual happiness and pros
perity. Gather up the fragments that
nothing may be lost" Almost any
woman can cook well, if she have
plenty with wi ich to do it, but the real
science of cooking is to be able to cook
a good meal or dish with but little out
of which to make it.