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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-18
The Terrible Voyage of the Toad.

The hostility of a malign power
had confronted the voyagers at the
outset and driven them upon the
Clamshell, in spite of Capt Crum's
positive knowledge that he was at
least seventeen miles to the south
ward of that rock at the moment
when the Toad struck it. Once
aground and waiting for the tide to
flow, it became necessary, as pre-
caution against the chilling fog, to
use a good deal of the rum medicin-
ally. The voyagers did not remem-
Der being hailed by any Halifax lum-
herman. yThey did remember, how
ever, that huge black craft sailing
without sails in the very teeth of the
wind, yet not propelled by steam,
and manned by no earthly crew,
doomed up from the fog, close by the
Clamshell. There came to the rail OF
this apparitional vessel, a monster
with a head four times as big ..as a
rum key, and eyes that shone like
Goals of green fire, who demanded
in a supernally awful voice, who il
was that proposed to cross the sea il
spite OF Beelzebub. Upon theil
shouting back defiance and the Dea
cons repeating text from Job, tn
phantom for phantom they believed
it to beg vanished as suddenly as
had appeared.
That, however, was an unimpor
tant episode, and one that had al
most escaped their memories in tn
press of later and more terrible eN
periences. 1t was Tobias jackson
who, when they found that the Toa'
did not float at high tide, suggeste'
that the only way to get off was t.
tighten the cargo. They therefor
went to work industriously on tn
tents of one of the rum kegs, and b.
nightfall, to their unspeakable salts
faction, felt the Toad rising and fall
ing with the motion of the water
Capt. Crum then laid a course 10
Havre, as straight as he could, allow
ing always for the hitch around Cap
Sable.
From the moment when the Toat
got fairly afoat the voyage was likt
continuous succession Of nightmares
After they had cleared the fog the
atmosphere became hot and heavy
and misteriously oppressive to thu
lungs, though the sun was shining
brightly and there was, to all ap
pearances fine fresh breeze. Some
times even at MONDAY the heaven
would suddenly turn dark as pitcl
while strange phosphorescent light
played around the mast of the Toa,
and the bung holes of the rum keg
The air seemed to be charged wit
electricity. One day the compass
acted as if possessed With the dcvi
u
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THE DINNER OF HER BIS
WHERE LOTE rs.

alf
A good wife stood bv her easement brown.
And unused through her falling tears,
OF the endless round of a work a-day life,
And its dun and wearing years;
And she sighed, All, me life's songs and
flowers
Are never for such as 1; o.,
But through verdHreless meads and moss
grown springs
Ny pathway ever must lie.'
And 10! from over the brow of the hill.
Their sweet faces kissed by the sun,
10 that low, brown house, by the tasseled
pine, s..sal. sa.s,s
A troop of children run.
They cling to her neck, they climb on her
knee,
They rehearse all the sports of the day;
And their childish troubles they pour in
her ear,
Sure that mother will charm them away.
All! what are the songs and blossoms of
life
But its garlands of girls and boysF
And NO hours are barren, no homes unblest,
That numberthese priceless joys.
Refreshed she stoops for her burden again,
And 10 it had grown light
1t rose like the lark that spurneth the
earth,
And. singing, scars from our sight.
She stood again by that easement brown,
As the setting sun gilded the caves,
And the farmer, a-weary come toiling
home,
With his fragrant, burdened sheaves;
But in the glow of her radiant face,
All forgotten were hours of care;
For he said, Tolls sweet, when those we
love
The fruit of our labor share"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-12-18
RECIPES.

| Oat Meal Cakes--Into a quart of
cold water stir oat meal enough to
make it about as thick as hasty pud-
ding. Be sure that the meal is
sprinkled in so slowly, and that the
stirring is SO active, that the mush
will have on Jumps in it. Now, put
it on the buttered pan, where it can
be spread out to half the thickness of
a common cracker, and smooth it
down with case knife. Run sharp
knife across it, SO as to divide it into
the sized pieces you wish, and then
place it in a warm oven and bake
slowly, being careful not to brown it.
orange Pssddaag.-Half a pound
of sugar, quarter pound of butter,
two oranges and six eggs. Crate the
rind from the oranges, and squeeze
the juice; cream the butter and by
degrees add the sugar; beat in the
yolks Of the eggs, one by one, then
the rind and the juice of the oranges;
beat the whites of the eggs to stiff
froth, and mix them very gently,
with a long slow beat, into the other
ingredients. Bake in paste-lined tin
pie plates.
Lemon Pie.-Grate the rind and
squeeze the juice of two lemons. Stir
two tablespoonfulls of cornstarch
into two teacups hot water, and boil,
stirring well, Add three-quarters of
a pound of graduated sugar. When
cold add the yolks OF four eggs, well
beaten, then the lemon juice and the
grated rind. stirring the whole well
together. Line the plates with rich
pastry, and pour the mixture in.
Beat the whites of the eggs very
light, add six ounces of powdered
sugar, pour over the pies, set again in
the oven, and slightly brown. This
will make two pies.
baked Ham.-Make thick paste
of -four and water, not boiled, and
cover the entire ham with it, bone
and all; put in pan on spider, or
two muffin rings, OF anything that
will keep it an inch from the bottom.
and bake in a hot oven; if small
ham, fifteen minutes for each pound;
if large twenty minutes; the oven
should be hot when put in. The
paste forms hard crust round the
ham, and the skin comes off with it.
Try this, and you will never cook a
ham in any other way.
Oatmeal Cdkes.-Fill a two quart
basin half full with,f fine oatmeal, add
a small piece Of dripping; mix thor
oughly with the hands until the meal
feels moist (mcre dipping should be
added if not thought moist enough;
then pour some boiling water oyer
the whole, stirring quickly with a
spoon while doing SO / strew plenty
OF meal on the board gturn ont the
dough and cover thickly with meal:
1nead it we'll; then roll ont until of
the desired thickness (cakes Ishould
be kneaded out until thin enough in
preference to being rolled): stamn
INTO small round cakes or souares.
place them on the griddle, after
'trewing some meal over it, until thew
ire hard, and toast the other side in
ront of the fire until ready. The
Tough that remains after the cakes
re cut out should be, if hard, put in
ne basin and some more hot water
mixed with it, then kneaded and
oiled out The quicker the cakes
Ne made the batter. aao,l .[',,.,--.
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tage' and ne swum up longside; but
1 cotched his eye agin, and he stop
ped short ez if shot 'Beelzebub, be-
gone 7 SEE I; you are known, and
you'd better begone = sHo! no j.
sezhe, imam aggravatin' tone, you're
known likewise, Deacon Silsbee, an
you'd better put around for Mackerel
Cove if You valley your health.
Gross the Atlantic in spite of me, no!
no With that he reared an on
earthly roar, and / could feel Tobias
Jackson, who was lynn agin my right
leg, shake like jellyfsh."
"How about the Cap'n?" asked
one of the Deacon's audience.
"The Cap'n," continued the Dea-
con, had crawled into the cuddy.
It's no discredit to him ez a sailor or
ez a man, for the critters roar was
powerful skeerin'. But I, you see,
being, varsed in Scripter and familiar
with doctrine, knew the beasts weak
pints. Beelzebub sez /, looking
him squar in the eye, you may roar
and lash, but you can't intimidate
me. Resist the devil and he will
flee from you. You old serpent, you
adversary, you, tormentor, you prince
of unholinesss begone Now gitl''
And did he get?" euquired one
OF the Deacon's nelghbors.
"Not at wunst." said the Deacon.
"The Old Liar is dreadfl subtitle.
He swum off few hundred rods in
a hesitatin', uncertain fashion and
then turned round agin. Look here
Deacon Silsbee, SEE he in an insinua
ting voice, I come in friendly, neigh
borly sperrit, and it is Unnecessary
fer you to speak so hash. Ez long
ez you're bound to crost, and won't |
be banked of it, mought ez well |
give we lift an save we sight Of
trouble. just turn you're eyes the
the Tead. TEeSn take at do a5b9IRgGS iHtdch.
with your tow line. round one of my
horns and I'll snake We over to the
French coast ins less time than it
takes cable despatch to cross.
That's solid!" It's solid, replied /, |
waxin' very VI othy, that 1 know
you and your ! in' ways. The Toad
wants none of your unholy town.
Beelzebub. Npw get!'
"That time,7 added the Deacon,
she did get. He and all of bis ten
thousand Lessee devils sot up a howl
of baffied rageso loud that l thought
it would shal9t the sun out of the sky
down. on to OF heads, and then of a |
suddin they al dove under. The sea
was smooth, weather fair, with a |
| good ,fav'abd sou'wester, and the |
Toad seemed be bowlin' along to |
the ExposishI We were so de-
lighted at hSin' escaped Satan's
wiles.,that we Fgot- the commercial
featur of the hterprise, and went
straight thropa the third key, and
plum into the Iurth.n
Capt. CRU lversion,sot the en-
counter withtl demon monster in
mid-ocean agd substantially with
the Deacon's icept in one unimpor-
tant particua| According to the
Captains reelection, it was Deacon
Silsbee who sight shelter in the
cuddy when3f lzebub began to roar
} and he, the faain, who repulsed the
arch enempg the frmness of his
demeanor. mi being questioned as !
to the relat accuracy of these two |
versions, 1ias Jackson privately
confessed + the memory of both | /
the Captaihd the DeaconA was at !;
fault, and | it was he, Tobias, that I
had saved Toad. The, diabolical !
fish had sY up. to the sloop and il
, seized hold fhe ounwala With -, =
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quish his Internal clutch. This tri
discrepancy in the narratives of the
three navigators need not distract
attention fIom the main facts, namely
that Beelzebub did appear, was bold,
ly met, and was put to- flight.
AS to the remainder Of the voy-
age, there was no disagreement
The navigators soon found that they
were no match for Beelzebub, who,
though defeated in the face to face
encounter, was willy and perserver-
ing foe and possessed great advan-
tage by reason ofhis unfair and unscru-
pulous employment Of supernatural
agencies. If Capt. Crum attempted
to take an observation of the sun, to
determine the latitude and longitude
of the Toad, the sun would not
stand still, but at Satan's instigation
bobbed and wobbled around the
heavens in a manner that made nauti-
cal reckoning an impossibility. Nor
did the stars at night afford any bet
ter data for calculation. They danced
about through each Others constella-
tons with utter recklessness of con-
sequences, and all three of the Toad's
crew testify that four moons often
appeared simultaneously, and the dip
per frequently rose in the west and
set in the southeast. At times the
wind would blow from all points Of
the compass and the Toad would re-
main stationary for hours, buffeted by
conflicting oreezes.
Notwithstanding these impedi-
ments to prosperous passage, Capt.
Crum believes that he finally would
have made the coast of France had
not Beelzebub resorted to an unex-
pccted and insuperable trick. 1t was
a foul blow to navigation-a blow
beneath the belt.
For day after day the Toad, to all
-~~ev--n-aaa. he'd haan. r1akino rood
progress and the Toad's crew were
well along on the last half of the
fourth and last key. The wind blew
steadily abatt, the jib and mainsail
drew finely, the water rippled about
the bows, and the captain had begun
to look sharp ahead for signs of land.
By his rough reckoning the Toad
ought to have been in west longitude
5 deg, 40 min, somewhere off
Ushant. At length land appeared
a faint blue line of land-but to
their complete bewilderment, it was
neither ahead nor on either beam. It
was directly behind the Toad, and
by the wind, by the COM
pass, by the swash of the waves, and
by every other indication known to
navigators they were sailing directly
away from it, its outlines every mo-
ment became more distinct. Capt.
Cum caught up an empty rum key
they were all empty now and
threw it overheard. The key rap
dly passed by the Toad from stern |
% stem, disappeared for a second |
,nder the bowsprit, and was soon
ost in the horizon to the eastward.
These three bold sailors looked at |
'ach other with despairing eyes. By
his infallible test they knew that the
Toad was sailing, and had for DAYS
zen sailing, directly backward, in.
ne teeth OF the wind and in the face
+ all natural laws. 1t was no use |
offending against an enemy who |
ad such diaboIical ! resources at
is command. Discouraged and I.
OK at heart, they sank down under
ne weight of their terrible disap.
ointment and knew nothing more un- +.
they found themselves on board
le porgy steamer Moonbeam, steam
g up Mackerel Cove. OF the /,
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-20
A Star Of Hope.

A star above the steeple-top.
In twilight but feeble spark,
II hanging - the shadows drop,
And brighter burns - comes the dark.
Let not your courage from you 60
When common tronbles draw you down,
Your face that now In white fos Voc.
with sunny JOY may Jet Be brown.
BE pure In heart In peace or pain
Obey the still small voice that calls;
The star above the steeple vine
Shines stronger - the darkness falls.
Hope, like . diamond In the coal
Shall slime, however bleak The night,
Keep we'll your eyes unto tho goal,
And DO not tire, but trust and dght.
Because the psts hes led your feet
To places bleak and bare with blight,
Beek not for safety In retrest;
SILL forward 60. and look for light.
And II In vain you seek rsy
OF sun TO break the clouds Of sOrrev.
Still fight IL out .--work we'll to-day,
And do not fear sbout t0-moFYuw,
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In the latest chapter of his History
Of Crime" Victor Hugo tells an anec.
dots Of Prince Nspolcan. that shows
the curious relations held BY the Prince
with the revolutionists. Napoleon ssid
to him:
"You ruu, you yourself. personally.
great dsnger. Of oil the men in The
Assembly you are the one whom the
President hstcs tbs most You have
from the hight Of the tribune named
him "Napolesn the Little You un.
derstaud that will never be forgotten.
Besides. it was you who dictated the
appeal to arms, and that 10 known. II
you are taken. you are lost. You will
10 shot on the spot. or, at least, trsns-
ported. Have you safe place where
you can sleep TO- night!"
II had not a. yet thought Of this. In
truth. nc" answered /.
He continued: well, then, come to
my house; there 10. perhaps. only one
house in Paris where you would be in
safety. That 10 mine. They will not
come to look for you there. Come day
or night. At what hour you please, ]
will await you. and l will open the
door to you myself l live at No. 9
Rue d Alger."
1 thanked him. 1t Was noble and
cordial offer. was touched by it. ]
did not make use of il; but have not
forgotten it.
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and their reasonable expenses tn be sp-
propristsd oot Of any money in the
treasury no: otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 4. That any holder Of this coin
authorized BY this act may deposit the
same with the treasurer or any assist.
ant treasurer Of the United States in
sums not less than $40 and recsive
therefor certificates Of not less than S10
each. corresponding with the dsnomi-
nation Of U. y. notes. The coin depesi.
ted for or representing the csrti6ostes
shall be retained in the treasury for
payment of the same on demand. Said
certificstes shsll Be receivable for Gus
toms. taxes and ell public duss, and
when ~ received may. Be- Fsissusd.
THE CoAsT OF ENGLAND. The
coast Of England. though infinitely fn-
er than our own. Is more remarkable
for it, verdure, and fer the general ap-
pearance Of civilization, than for il
natural beauties. The chalky cliffs
may seem bold and noble to the
American, though. compared 20 the
granite piles that buttrsss the Aeditsr.
ranean, they are but mols-hil,s; and
the travelled eye seeks beauties in-
stead. in the retiring vale, the lsafy
hedges, and the clustering towns that
dot the tceming island. Neither is
Portsmouth very favorable specimen
Of British port. considered solely to
the picturesque. A town situated on .
humble point, and fortified aftsr the
manner Of the Low Countries. with an
excellent haven, suggests more images
of the useful and the pleasing; when
background Of modest, ascending hills
offers Iittlebsyond the verdsnt swalss
Of the country. In this respect. Eng
land it-selt has tho fresh beauty Of
youth. rather than. the mellowed hues
Of a more advanced period Of life; or it
might be better to say, il has the
young freshness aud retiring sweetness
that distinguish her females, - COM
pared with the warmer tints Of Spain
aud Italy. and which women and land
scaps alike need the near yisw to be
appreciated.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12
MATTERS OF LOCAL IMPORT.

Mo cases Of fever, or any other sickness
of a serious character was heard of yester.
day, in any quarter Of the city.
Marshal AFTER, who had been under
the weather for four or five days, resumed
discharge of duty yesterday evening.
--Messrs. Pettis & Bird contemplate an
early removal Of their large stock Of grocer
les from their present stand to suitable
quarters on Eighth street.
The two car loads of 500 or 600 bushels
of Irish potatoes that were stored yesterday
in the basement of the Magnolia building
were said to belong to Mr. Bristol.
The Ohio levec was lined with loaded
freight cars yesterday for a distance of a
quarter Of mile or more, and business
wore an aspect of life and activity that was
absolutely cheering.
The attendance on our public schools
has greatly increased during the past four
days. AThe seats, yesterday, were nearly all
filled, and before the close of the week the
attendance will be quite as large
rs it ever was.
"A lady in Gallatin, Tenn, made g. 900
lately by an investment OF 500. Alex
rockingham g. Co., l2 Wall Street, New
York, were her brokers. Send for their ri.
nancial Report. You may be equally as
fortunate.
"A written notice posted on shed ad.
joining levee business house, reads as fol-
lows: "Tramps keep out, and save fine
Otherwise $500" What's $500 to ,
tramp Such notice, in the estimation O.
= tramp, is synonymous with admission
free! Walk in"
The rope to one of the transferrin!
( cars or trucks, run between the store depo
and the |. G. whanboit, broke on Saturday
and in about two minutes the truck an
four barrels Of pork, so we are Informed
disappeared under the wharfboat to rise II
more.
H. T. Gerould, Esq, Superintendent {
the Cairo Gas Works, returned home from
protracted trip east, on Sunday last, lookin
fresh as daisy and robus, as a Mantle
bian. He was participant, in the CONVEX
ton Of gas men, recently held in New Yor
city, and shares the opinion of the CONVEX
tion that the time has not yet arrived f
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

To THE TRADR,--Our stock being the
largest general stock in the city Of Cairo,
and having bought for cash, we propose to
sell goods, both at wholesale and retail,
lower than any other house in Southern Ill.
inois to prompt paying cash customers. We
invite call from those needing goods, and
be assured We will keep the old time name
of the cheapest store in Cairo-the New
York Store.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12
LETTIE COLEMAN'S LAUNDRY

Mrs. Lettie Coleman has reopened her
laundry on Fourth street, between Washing
ton and Commercial avenues, and takes this
method of informing her old friends and
patrons that she is again at their services,
and solicits their patronage. She has re-
duced prices to suit the times.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

THE parents and guardians Of school
children should bear in mind that A. W.
Pyatt & Co. keep every description of school
books used in the public schools in Cairo,
and offer them at prices that should have a
controlling influence with economical buy
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

JUST ARRIvED-New Hams, B. Bacon,
Buckwhcat, Flour, Maple Syrup, Cranber-
ries Dat Meal, Prunes, Currants, Cracked
Wheat, Dried Corn, Cod Fish, Barley,
Canned Goods of all kinds; also finest stock
of TEA in the city, at the popular grocery
house of Pettis & Bird.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

LosT-A sleeve button, a round yellow
stone set in gold, odd style. The loser
thinks the button and cuff were lost to-
gethcr. A reward of more than. the value
OF the button will be paid the finder o.
returning il to Tabor Brothers.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

If you would save money, buy your
school books, stationery, etc, of A. W. Ply.
att & Co. Their stock is full, and little
inquiry will satisfy you that their prices are
as low as the lowest.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

SroLEN-Sunday morning. the cloth for
cloak, ripped to be rcmodelcd. The pur-
chaser Of these goods from the thief will
have their money refunded and be rewarded
on returning the cloth to TIE BULLETIN
Office
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

SMOKERS, if you wish fine key West"
or imported" cigar, call at Korsmeyers
cigar store. It is the only place in the city
almost daily in receipt of fresh goods
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

BARGAINS in Clothing, Hats and Caps at
the New York Store. Where the most
goods are sold is where you can buy the
cheapest.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

AS THE QUARANTINE HAS OPENED, Mrs.
Williamson opens her store again, and
wishes to say to the public that she has
full line of millinery and notions, and she
solicits every one to call aud examine her
stock before purchasing elsewhere. She will
display during the week one of the hand
soonest line of ladies' trimmed pattern hats
ever brought to this city; also handsome
line of hats, feathers, and flowers, and
many other things new in the notion line,
which she can and will sell as cheap as any
dry goods house in the city. She is pre-
pared to remodel old hats into any Of the
latest styles for the small sum of 20 to 35
cents each. Hats dyed black or brown
Mrs. w. has just added to her stock full
supply of different styles and patterns Of
jewelry. Go and examine them.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

SIXTEEN YARDS Of Canton Flannel for
81 90, at the New York Store.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12
STORE ROOM FOR RENT.

The eligible store room at the corner of
14th and Washington Avenue, now occupied
by Messrs Pettis & Bird, is for rent. 1t
will be rented as whole, or will be parti-
toned off to suit the wants ofrenters. This
is rare opportunity for men of small cap.
ital who may desire to establish a money
making business, as the stand is confessed
ly one of the best in the city.
Furnished and unfinished rooms on the
second floor of the same building, for rent
on reasonable terms. Apply on the prem.
ises to Mrs. Jno. II. Phillips. NovJti
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

For good shave for ten cents, "a good
hair cut for twenty-five cents, go to Henry
Schick's barber shop No. l42 Commercial
Avenue.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

NOTICE.-Cranberries, mince meat, apple
butter, and the best line of pie fruit, at the
New York Store.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

WANTED--Boy to put up mail, run err
rands, and attend Office. Apply at THE
BULLETIN Office.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

WAYTED-A stout boy to run Gordon
press. Apply at The BULLETIN office.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-12

PRINTS, PRINTs. Go and see the 81
prints at the New York Store.