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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-06-26

Nor AT HoME.-A sign on sihouse
on Croghan street, Detroit, informs
the public that washing is done there,
and it was quite natural that a me.
chanic working near by should take a
bundle under his arm and call there,
and ask Of the boy on The step:
club, is the washwoman in?" q
"No, sir p was the prompt reply
"there's no washwoman here at alp
"But that sign says washing done
here" remarked the man.
"'Sbose it doesp remarked the boy
in higher key spo>e 1t does? A
lady may become the victim of unfor-
tunate circumstances osw.h al extent
that she is willing to wash and iron
shirts and sheets, but that don't make
washwoman Of her, does ii ?"
II thought it dill" SAID the man.
"Humph! If you draw q buggy
down to the shop to be repaired, does
that make horse Of yon!"
The man was silently turning away
when the boy added:
'lf you want t" find the lady Of un-
fortunate circumstances, go round IL
the side door, but the washwOman
ism at home Price Press.
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Hanging On the Outside Gate.
SUNG BY FT-AT6-RAINY NIGHTS EXCEPTED
KEY OF BE NATURAL.

EoLO-Old MANN Bed.
What's that noise hear SO often,
Hear it in the night so late;
Bounds to me so come ones hanging
Hanging on the outside gate.
SoL0-Old WOman-Dit;o.
Go to sleep, old man, you're dreaming
Dreaming-iust as sure as fate;
Who do you asp0se would be "a na1ging--
Hanging on our outside gate7
SOLO Sheen the Gate.
Two o'clock-I must be going
Going in, it's getting late:
Nin't 1t fun, though. George, this hanging
Hanging on the outside gatef
SoLoAHe--Ditto.
Wait q minute, till kiss yon--
kiss you 10r the old mans sake;
Ask him how he likes this hsngiBg-
Hanging on his outside gate.
FINAL Acr-By One Who Knows.
Whom tho old fOlks-loudly snoring
Have forgotten all their cares;
Then You'll find these young folks creeping
Creeping softly mp the stairs.
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nOlOluS ~ roo, WIN line, CORK, nook,
| and bait, anxiously Watching the gay
corks boiling in the water. Beside
them stood Old Soup. with an ex-
tremely large bamboo rod in his
trunk, with lime, hook, bait, and cork,
like the children's. need not say
took small notice of the children,
but turned all my attention 10 their
big companion. / had not watched
him long before he had bite. for, as
the religion Of the Hindoos forbids
them to take life, the river swarms
with fishes.
The old fellow did not stir; his lit
tie eyes watched his line eagerly; he
was no novice in "the gentle craft. "
He was waiting till it was time to
draw in his prize.
At the end of his line, as he drew
it up, was dangling one of those gold
en- tench so abundant in the Ganges.
When Soupramany perceived what
a fine fish he had caught, he uttered
one of those long, low, gurgling notes
of satisfaction by which an elephant
expresses JOY and he waited patient
ly, expecting Jim to take his prize off
the hook and put on some more bait
for him. But Jim, the little rascal,
sometimes liked to plague Old Soup.
He nodded at us, as much as to Say,
'"Look out, and yon will so fun now"
Then he took off the fish, which he
threw into water jar placed there
for the purpose, and went back to his
place without putting any bait on Old
Soups hook. The intelligent animal
did not attempt to throw his line into
the water. He tried to move Jim by
low, pleading cries. II was curious
to see what tender tones he seemed
to try TO give his voice.
Seeing that jim paid no attention
to his calls bat sat and laughed as he
handled his own line. Old Soup.
went up TO him, and with his trunk
tried TO turn his head in the direction
Of the bait box. At last, when he
found that all he could do would not
induce the willful friend to help him,
he turned around as if struck by
sudden thought, and snaiching up In
his trunk the box that held the bait,
came and laid it down at the Majors
feet; then picking up his rod, he held
it ont to his master.
What do you want me to do with
this, Old Soup. ?" said the Major.
2 The creature lifted one great foot
after the other, and again began to
utter his plaintiye cry. Out Of mis-
chief / took Jimmy's part, and, pick
ing Up tnSb5ir VI j etended to raliif,
with it. The elephant was not going
to be teased by me. He dipped his
trunk into the Ganges, and in an in
slant squlrted a stream of water over
me with all the force and precision Of
a fire engine, to the immense amuse-
ment of the children,
The Major at once made Soup. a
sign to stop, and, to make my peace
with the fine old fellow, / baited his
hook myself. Quivering with Joy. as
a baby does when he gets hold at last
of plaything some one has taken
from it, Old Soup. hardly paused to
thank me by soft note of Joy for
batting his hook for him, before he
went back to his place, and was again
Watching his cork as it trembled in
the Tipples of the river.
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A 6O0d Story About an Elephant.
Old SOupramany's Big Fight---An Ele-
plant Fishing with Children.
From st. Nicholas.


In the autumn of 1876 I was living
in the interior Of Bengal, and ent
to spend Christmas with my friend,
Major DAILY. The Majors bungalow
was on the banks of the Ganges, near
Cawnpore. lie had lived there a
good many years, being Chief of the
Quartermaster's Department at that
station, and had great many natives,
elephants, bullock carts, and soldiers
under bis command.
On the morning after my arrival,
after cup of tea lotten taken before
daylight in India), ] sat smoking with
my friend in the yeranda of his bun
galow, looking ont upon the windings
of the sacred river. And, directly, /
asked the Major about his children "a
boy and q girl,) whom ! had not yet
seen, and begged to know where ]
should see them.
Soupramany has taken them out
fishing, said their father
why, isn't Soupramany your great
Aweg alsnhant q" / cried, i
y : II iezaCtty 50. Y6d saanno@ NAYS
forgotten Soupramanyi
"Of course not. / was here, you
know, when he had that fight with
the elephant who went mad while
loading transport with bags OF rice
down yonder. ] saw the mad ele,
plant he suddenly began to fling the
rice into the river. His 'mahout'
tried to stop him, and he killed the
mahout The native sailors ran
away to hide themselves, and the mad
elephant, trumpeting, charged into
this inclosure. Old Soupramany saw
the mad animal he threw himself be
tween him and the children. The
little ones and their nurse had just
time to get in the house when the
fight commenced. "
YES" said the Major. SOLD
Soup. was hundred years old. HI
had been trained to war, and to fgh
the rhinocerous, but he was too old L
hunt them"
"And yet, said / becoming ami
mated by the recollections of tina
day, "what a gallant fight it was
Do you remember how we all stoOG
on this porch and watched It not dal
ing TO fire q shot lest we should hi
OLD SOuDramany Do you remember
too, his look when he drew off, ate
fighting an hour and halt, leaving
his adversary dying in the dust, an'
walking straight to the corral Sbaf
ing his great ears, which had beer
badly torn, with his head bruised au'
a great piece broken from one q
tusks.
Yes, indeed" said the Ms
Well, since then he is mo
voted 10 my dear little ono
ever. lie takes them out who
and | am perfectly content
them under his charge. ]
trusting Christian childreu
of the natives; but with
! know they can come to
What YOU trust Oh a
ten years OF age to Soup.
other protectioI ?"
~ do, )" replied the M
along with me, if you ~"
will surprise them o.,
! followed Major d.
walking halt mile alol
banks OF the river, we 1a
little group. The two h.ty
the elder, being about lJ aata 10.
still and silent, for g wo1aas. .s4
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-06-26
Fiery KaNaseess

The well know correspondent Of
The Tree Press, Mr.. Charles r. Adams,
is the author of the following amusing
sketch: Schneider is very fond Of To-
matOes. Schneider has friend in the
country who raises garden sass and
slch." Schneider had an invitation 10
visit his friend last week, and regale
himself on his fayorite vegetable. His
friend Plei8er being busy negotiating
with city produce dealer on his ar
rival, Schneider thought he would
take stroll in The garden and see
some of his favorites in their pristine
beauty. We will let him tell the rest
OF the story in his own language:
swell, 1 walks shust o fiddle While
rcundt, when / sees some of dose der
marters yOt vas so red und nice as
meier did see any more, und tinksiI
Will put himself outside about gouble
a-tozen, shust to geef me fiddle ab-
bedite vor dinner. So bulls off one
ov der reddest und best looking of
dose dermarters, 1nd dakes a pooty
good pito OUt oy dot, und vas chew
ing it Dup pooty quick, venAby china
iney IL dort had . peese ov red
hot goals in mine raout, or vas chevy
ing CUP two ordEee papers of needles;
nnd i welt 30 pad, already, dot mine
eyes vas WOOL OF beara und mate vor
an "Ols oxen bucket" vot | seen
hanging in der vel, os was goonl;n
along
Shust den mine vriend Platter
game CUP und ash me vot mate me
veel 30 padt, und If any of mine vanl-
lily was dead. Itold him dot / vas
der only one oy der vanity dot vas
pooty sick !; und' drn / ask him vot
kink of dcrmarters does vos had
shust been picking; und mine gracs
ions, how dot landsrnan Taught, und
said dot does vas red peppers pot be
vas raising voT pepper sauce. Yoa pet
my life I vas mat. / RAIDER You geet
me feefty tollarB as 10 eat some more
oy dose pepper sopce derInarteTs."
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NorSoRnY-You will not be sorry

NOTSoRnY-You will not be sorry
for hearing before judging; tor think
Ing before speaking; for holding All
angry tongue; for stopping the car
10 tale bearer; Tor dishelieving most
Of the ill-repors; for being kind 10
the distressed; for being patient to
ward everybody; for doing good t"
all men; for asking pardon for all
wrong; for speaking evil of no one ;
for being courteous 20 all.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-06-26

LrGurNa UPTH SEA.-The fOat-
ing fireworks now used at sea in case
of shipwrecks have been made in the
form of bomb that may be thrown
from mortar. The bomb is thrown
into the water at distance from the
ship or shore battery, and takes fire
Immediately on falling in the water,
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-06-26

CT hab lca,n," said colored
preacher, willie enforcing The duty of
li'eraIi'y on lis congr' cation, sob
many chureh what hab dict bekase
il gill away too little Tor Dc Lord. hut
! htbrr hearn oh any What diod be.
kaso it glib away too much. Ef apy
oh you know ob any church q d5~
kind, what died from liberaiity es
tell me whar it is, and I will maxi i
pilgrimage to it, and by de soft il a.
oh de pale moon will crawl upoo
It's moss covered roof, and write q oG
It's 'opmost single: "Blessed az q.
d. al what die IN de Lord"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-06-26

RECIPES.

Ginger Cookies. II en- cups oftiour.
3 cups of molasses cup of short
ming; cup Of sour cream J cup of
warm water, with tablespoonfuls of
saiaratus dissolved in t; tablespoon
full Of ginger; snix well and make soft
as can be rolled and cut. A
Ssset Pi.aaing.-One cup Of suet
cnoPpod fine I cup Of brown sugar
1 cup of molaases; 1.egg; 1 teaspoon
! OF salaratus; / cup OF sweet or sour
milk; 3 cups of -four; cinnamon
cloves and rasins; steam two hours.
Ssoeet Potato Buns.-Boil and
mash two potatoes; rub in as much
flour as win make it like bread; add
q little nutmeg and sugar, with
tablespoonful Of good yeast. When
it has risen, work in two tablespoon
f1lb of butter cut fine /; then form into
small rolls, and bake on tins to nice
brown. Serve hot. Split open and
butter.
Corn Starch CdEe.-Two cups of
powdered sugar; one cup of butter.
the whites of six eggs; three-fourths
of a,cup of sweet milk; three-fourths
Of 8 cup Of corn starch; two cups Of
flohr; three. teaspoonfuls of baking
powder mixed in the -four. Flavor
to suit the taste.
1sa,ae httSdimg.-Take three eggs
to one quart of milk, and make bat
ter with -four; mix in pint of pruness
and boil one hour; pour melted but
Ter over and sweeten to taste when
served.
Graham Brecd-+ Just before re.
tiripg st night, dissolve yeast cake
in teacup of tepid water; add fine
flour to make a batter; cover, and
set in warm place. The first thing
in the morning, add nearly pint of
tepid water; teaspoontal of salt;
! teaspoonfnl of baking soda; tea
spoontuls OF sugar; 1 teacup of fine
-four. and graham -four enough to
make stiff batter; nut the mixture
in bread pan; set it in warm place
until sufficiently light, (which sho uld
lie about two hours). Bake in
moderate oven.
Ss14mer .MSsscc Pie.-Four crack
ers one and half cups sugar one
cup Of molasses; one cup of cider;
two thirds of cup OF butter; one essp-s
chopped rasins half cup currants;
two eggs well beaten spice to taste.
Craps MasmGgade. The grapes
should be boiled till very soft, then
strained through a sieve; to every
pound of pulp obtained use pound
of sugar. Boil these together slowly
for twenty minutes, stirring constant
ly. When cool dip out into small
glasses, and cover with paper dipped
in brandy to prevent mould from
coming on top of the marrnalade.
Keep in dry, dark, and cool place.
Plssm Butter.-Look the plurns
over carefully. discarding any specked
ones; put into sufficient hot water to
cover them, adding one teaspoofl
of soda to every half busllel of plums;
boil until the skins crack; drain and
rub through colander; take pint for
pint of the pulp and GRADUATED su~
gar, heat in porcelain kettle slowly
twenty minutes, stirring to keep from
burning; store in crock in any cool
place.
TO Mokc icing SticG-Sift -four
over the cake, and then wipe off with
napkin.
Tile N0mds. readers need
not suffer from having their hands
affected by water Or soapsuds, if the
hands are dipped in vinegar water or
lemon juice Immediately after. The
ac.d destroys the corrosive effect of
the alkali, and makes the hand soft
and white.
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and baFnswith al intensewhite Aamg.

II Is only necessary 10 rnske a small
hole in the shell sufficient to admit
the water, and it flames the moment
II is wet. For this reason st cannot
be lextinguished, and the bomb floats
and lights up she sea for q long dis
tance around it, plainly showing the
position of dietressed or hostile ships
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-" The Life Guards are The talleSt
soldiers in the world" boosted an
Englishman. " Whew !" ret0ried
Paddy, lyon never saw the South
ripperary Artillery militia; they're so
high that when that when they look
to the ground it makes tncm dizzy. -
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When your pocNeibook gets
empty, and everybody knows il, you
can put all your trienls N 1t, and t
won't bulge ont" worth cent.
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When a yonng lady gives herself
away, does she lose hersei.- osSession?
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-03

ID. Minar, o Goshen, Ind, man, has OBJ
tanned an order Of court for the sale of the en-
tire city of Ludington, Michigan under o
judgment against Geo. W. Ford ct. al. The
suit upon which the Judgment was obtained
was founded on the representations OF an old
out Of the land ON which the city is situated,
but had no money to pay the expenses OF d
contest. Minar is an ex detective, and, beeom-
ing satisfied Of the business of the old mans
claim, he Interested himself in the case, and,
at the end Of two years, has the entire city
under the sheriff s hammer. Minar and his
protege will make about $4,000 out OF the
fraI eaption
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THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY g. 1878
Is moment Of surprise and Joy by single

this moment OF surprise and JOY by single
" ord"
''Lyndhurst you are provoking as ever.
| When / would not, must; now will, shall
not. | shall have to practice humility, see
and study my lords moods. You've played
the high hand long enough, and insist on
saying yes In my own way. There now, If
You don't want to speak again in an hour.
will rest my face here and dream"
'I don't think you will find me a tyrant," he
said. kissing her. "But come OUT, Madge
and let's compare our mutual miseries during
the past week
He led her through the open window, hold
ing back the swaying vines for her to pass.
There, arm in arm, under the stars, let us
leave them.
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MONTGOMERY Il CO.,
y. O. RULLARn. AuctIoae

HAVING SUCCEEDED TO THE AUCTION
- business OF n. M. Il b. j. Montgomery. beg
to announce to their friends and the public that
they are prepared TO- receive ronsgnments OF
Carriages and other property. and to dispose OF
the same promptly and to the best advantage.
ton will be received and sold at our Spacious
rooms at the Old Auction Mart. 81 Camp street.
Horses and Stock. will be sold as heEetofore,
gomery's Tattersalls. No. 10 Baronre street.
Outdoor sales OF every kind will receive
prompt attention, at moderate charges.
property to dispose OF will find It to their ad-
vantage to eonsign to Montgomery h Co.. their
respec fully solicit continuance Of the patron
age so literally extended to their predecessors
Quick returns made on oil sales.
a1a I'M
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HOLIDAYS.
LoNGFEItuw.

The hottest o7 oil holidays are those
Kept by ourselves in silence and apart
The secret anniversaries Ut the heart.
When the full river of feeling overilows.-
The happy days unelouded To their close.
The sudden Joys that out oil darkness start
Alb flames from ashes; swift desires, that
dart
Like swallows singing down each wind that
blows
White as the CLEAN Of q reeeding SAIL
White as q cloud that floats aud fades in air !:
White as the whitest lily on a stream,
These tender memories are; q fairy tale
OF some enchanted land we know not where
But lovely as q landscape In q dream
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The streets and alleys are being handsome
ly deco rated with oyster cans. In some To-
calities they are carefully gathered up by
by the basket full and dump them out In the
gutter in front Of their own gates. Young
men, beguled by these deceptive signs Of
oysterial abundance, hastily change their
boarding houses and enter this aIuring spot
They never see an oyster all winter
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It is French philosopher who says that
"the average female dresses for her lover or
her husband the girl for her rivals but only
the true woman for herself" The Same
woman is covered, the English woman clothed
and the French woman dressed" The Amer
lean woman combines all these characteristics,
except sometimes that of the German,
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At school examination visitor asked q
him. Gould Sod," said the inspector nr, Tor
give boy, for example, who had insulted or
very slowly -think-f-could." But be
added, in much more rapid manner: II
could ii he was bigger than am"
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Webster b Dlltngham's -four has wonderful
popularity, and is used by the best bakers.

Messrs. Smith Bros. d Co. have just received
Billiard, from Rotterdam. Also. per steamer
st. Louis. twenty. We casks OF choice Bosnia
prunes; and from the Breaumond Mills, Drog-
heda fifty cases Of Irish oat meal.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-03

How Is THrs2-"Willing 10 Lose Money" is
the present M Ito of an enterprising dry goods
merchant up town, and We know from our own
H. Adams & Bro. havs r-ducrd the prices OF
their la ge aud superior assortment OF winter
gods TO less han cost to close out their stock.
most a trastiye stor.s in ihs city, and we have
no doubt the ladi 8 Of the upper districts will be
much Interested In perusing their advertise
mentin another column.
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II you will call at P. Werlein's store, 1856 Canal
street. and examine the quality Of his pianos
and organs. and the uu suai low prices ne sells
them at. and the very accommodating terms he
offers 10 purchasers, you Can easily convince
yourself that it s to your interest to patronize
him, provided you need good piano or organ,
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tons should be taken as promptly as possible.
The continued agitation causes distrust and
uneasiness throughout the entire business Of
the country.
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MARINE NEWS.

PORT EADs, June 10, 6 p. m.-Wind west
fresh Weather clear,
Arrived: American steamship Gussie at {
a. m., Hill master, days from Havana, in
ballast to Q. A. Whitney IL Co.
Italian bark Louisiana, GOndolf master, 81
days from Genoa, general cargo to A. Lanata
American bark Surprise, Averill master, IS
days from Rio, with coffee to J. L. Phipps &
Co.
American schooner Santo Oteri Pizzati
master, days from Utilla, with fruit to S.
Oteri & Bro.
Sailed Steamships Emily B. Soader, THU
r1el, Borussia, New Orleans, ship Baden.
The bark Arno still on the bar outward
bound.
SOUTHWEST PASS, June 19-Barometer %. so.
WIND west, fresh. Weather clear and pleasant.
No arrivals or departures.
NEW YORK, June 19.-Sailed: Labrador for
Havre, Bothnia for Liverpool, Canada for
London.
Arrived: Algeria from LIVERPOOL. sunena
from Hambug, State of Nevada from Glas-
from Bristol. - VIZ
Boston, June 19.- Sailed: Canopus for
Liverpool.
BALTIMORE June 19-Sailed: Caspian for
LONDON, June 19-Arrived: Cassia from
Montreal.
HULL, June 19.-Arrfved: Hendee from
New York. VIZ
LIVERPOOL, June 10 Arrived: Siberia
from Montreal
Sailed: Massachusetts for Boston.