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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-25

Can never pass it by
Without putting out his fingers
To see if the paint is dry
Boston Courier.
Miss Maggie Carter has returned to
her home on Indian River.
Mr.. j. w. Todd was visitor to friends
on the Lake on Sunday last.
It's generally all up with man when
he begins to go down hill.-Boston
Courier.
We have no hesitation in saying that
it is better to swear honestly than to pray
hypocritically.
Col. @. P. Williams and A. H. Hutch
inson, Esq, County Assessor, paid us
a flying visit on Monday the 10Th inst
"That's stuff" said the editor as he
handed back the M S.. ''That's tough, !"
said the country correspondent, as he
turned sadly away. (Adapted.)
Ii ga touch of nature makes the world
akin" a combination of Scotch mist and
school celebration, such as prevailed last
night, develops great deal of inanimity
of sentiment
The lake is lower than for several
years past. The road around it is in
good condition. No water is passing
through the drain, and the bridge over
it should be repaired.
When the matron prepares the toast,
it should be buttered to ''the ragged
edge" the old gentleman enjoys it more
and the expense is little greater. 1t is
more trouble thOugh--that is, perhaps.
Several of our wells are empty, and all
OF our rain researches, saHen1of uUntsrIc
purposes. If we don't have rain soon
the domestic system of your correspon-
dent will go to the "demnition bow
vows"
Hundreds of fish, apparently large
trout, disported themselves on the sur
face of the lake, near the centre on Sun
day morning, occupying an area of about
two acres. AS they sprang in the air
many OF them were observed to be quite
large fish.
Our public school under Miss Terry's
supervision, gave Christmas entertain
ment on Friday evening the goth inst.
at the residence of NJ Spoff ,rd, on DIR.
Jackson's place. The exercises consist
ed of recitations, elocution, etc., and
were supplemented by charades, plays
and other amusements adapted to the
ages of the chief participants. A candy
pull prolonged the festivities until late
hour, and when the party reached the
boat landing to return to their homes it
was very foggy. On the lake it became
too thick to navigate, and the whole
fleet were befogged and did not reach
home until 2 to O'Clock in the morn
ing and then only through the stellar in
formation Of an anxious old ''pater,"
who defying his rheumatism foated
around with the bewildered party, little
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-25
WINNEMISSETT CHAT.
WHAT is BEING DONE IN OUR PRET
TY SUBURB.

Distinguished Visitors Christmas
Enterf faimmemt-LOSt sm the Fog
ssPhunqy'' Items Dry Weather,
Etc.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-12-25
[From Our Regular Correspondent I

from Our Regular correspondent.
THE FARMER.
None can dispute that the farmer is blessed
In true independence of labor.
His food doesn't depend on the whim ofmankind
Like that Of his mercantile neighbor
God in His goodness looks down from above
And paternally gives hin his bread
Provided he works eighteen hours every day,
And devotes only six to his bed
IN. Y. Herald.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29
HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES.

A raw Gran berry cut in two and half of
It bound over q corn is recommended as
relief.
= Individual plates for vegetables are not
used much now. Only salads are separ-
ateIy served.
Cold tea is the best thing with which to
clean grained wood. Never use ammonia
for this work
After washing a wooden bowl dry 1t at
a distance from the stove, so that it may
not warp or crack.
When recipes call for a cupful it means
Just half pint: this amount in granu-
lated sugar weighs just half pound.
salt will curdle new milk; so in pre-
pairing custards or porridges the salt
should not .be added until the dish il
prepared.
Red pepper pods or a few pieces of
charcoal thrown into the pot in which
onions, cabbage, etc, are being boiled
will prevent the unpleasant odor.
Starch polish-A piece OF stearine can
die, spermaceti or white wax as large as a
robin s egg viii give nice glcss. A
teaspoonful of salt to each pint Of starch
will prevent sticking.
Always sift your flour when you use it,
warming it u little afterward if the
weather be cold Sitting twice is even
better than once, as you get more air be-
tween the particles.
Spirits of ammonia is the best thing TO
clean hairbrushes with, as it does not
soften the bristIes like soap or soda. If
a teaspoonful of ammonia is mixed with
quart of water, the brush need only be
dipped in the solution for a moment and
all grease is removed. The brush should
then be rinsed in cold water, shaken well
and dried in the air, but not in the sun.
The ordinary method of scraping or
burning OFF old paint is hardly expedi-
tious enough for general purposes, and is
also laborious Soda and quicklime are
far more thorough The solution of half
of each is thus made: Dissolve the soda
in water and then add the lime and apply
with brush to the old PANT, which
can thus be removed in a few minutes.
Biting the lips frequently makes them
sore, and for hard, dry lips little pure
glycerine lightly rubbed IN at night IS
often beneficial. A harmless application
for the same purpose is made OF quarter
of an ounce OF white wax with one tea
| spoonful each of glycerine and mutton
suet The wax and suet are melted sep
1 arately, and then the whole mass IS
/ well mixed AID turned into a mold TO
! cool.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29

than they are now employing anu pay
ing them good wages.
The answer to these questions which so
materially come to us is apparently az
hand our national government which
does not need the money Is taxing the
life ont of wooden mills. lt puts Ihem
olysvery UNEQUAL ground as competitors
with foreign wool manufacturers Is
crusbes them with burdens, when It
sbouId Mt least place them on equal
terms with the foreign WOODEN man
turers Our government makes cur
manufacturers pay double the amount
for the wool they use tnaI the IOheisH
manufacturer pays for the same article
Our government imposes TINS pehAII9
upon the manufacturers or our country
If it cannot encourage those useluI m
dustries why load them with burdens
rTban let ms ask. what Is the result or
this policy of our government Inc gov
ernmeDt statistics tell US: 1t brings 10
this country foreign wooden goods OF the
vaIue of $50 900 300 annually, which are
sold TO our people. 1t would require
rbi7,+v or forty thousand working people
IN manufacture these goods but the
burdens which our government puts
uDor orr WOODEN manufacturers deprive
oil of these people of the work Wnlch
iustlv belongs to them. our man
fscturers ought to make all or these
goods. and they would, and more, were
they placed on an equality with the
/. manufacturers OF Europe.
Just look at this faot-it tells q very
significant story: In 1897 the eoatse
Garnet woods came in free. The Hartford
Garnet company of ThompsOnville was
DrosDerous. 1t was exporting carpets,
esneciaIly to Canada. Its dividends Tor
wears made glad the hearts in many
modest home. But the war came soon,
and then war taxes were put upon raw as
well as manufactured goods. High prices
ruled The people did not complaint.
ConnIaiuts would not have been proper
then for terrible war was
in Drogress. and the government needed
every dollar it could get. The taxes
were cheerfully paid. But that state OF
! things does not exist now Our govern
ment is at peace, and its treasury oy
| uniustly continued war taxes, IS Dur
| dened bv gold bars and silver dollars
/ The government is troubled IN the man
| agement of the surplus, and to get rid OF
| # i having SOS. so premium in the pur-
| chase of each 500 of its own bonds! 1t
| is taxing the people PSI per cent. IN or
| der to get rid of money which useless
! and burdensome taxation has piled up IN
the treasury, to the injury OF business
| generally.
| Now the managers of the Thompson
vile CARPET company will eve do not
; doubt tell any honest inquirer that the
| cause of their small dividends and the
inroads upon their prosperity are owing
! TO the burden of taxation upon them by
the Federal government-taxes that cost
them Is or 20 per cent. upon their capital
stock every year; and that this tax IS laio
| upon woods that do not compete with the
! woods produced in the United States. Its
stock has fallen from about three hun
| dred dollars share to SIl5 bid only yes
terdav. The same cause Is breaking
down wooden mills all over the country
1t seems to US to be very cruel policy
I that does this. Why should party preJu-
dice continue it?
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29
REMEMBER THAT.

A stone used by grocers. rs equal to
fourteen pounds. -
To find the amount # hay in NOV
allow Oh cubic feet for alton.
A box sixteen inches square end eight
and two-ffths inches deep viii contain
one bushel.
1t takes from one and oneEhalf to two
bushels of wheat to sew one acre of
ground.
a cord of stone, three bushels of lime
and a cubic yard OF sand will lay leO cubic
feet of wall
One cent saved each day and.put out at
6 per cent. interest will Accumulate 10
$3.50 in fifty years.
\ thousand laths will cover seventy
yards of surface, and eleven pounds OF
Iath nails will nail them on.
Eight bushels of good lime, sixteen
bushels of sand and one bushel OF hair
will make enough good mortar to plaster
100 square wards.
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29
HENRY SHAW DEAD.
The Founder OF the Wonderful st. Louis
Botanical Gardens No More.
Most of His Estate Bequeathed to St Louis and
Charitable Institutions OF the Episcopal
Church-HiS Life.
HENRY sHAM DEAD.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Aug. 25.-Henry
Shaw. the venerable philanthropist and
the best friend St. LOUIS ever had. died
at 1925 this morning. He died without
showing any evidence of physical pain or
suffering. At his bedside were Mrs.
julius Morisse, Mr.. Shaw's sister, and q
number OF his most intimate friends.
Henry Shaw was an Englishman by
birth. Atthe age of nineteen lie came
to America ana located III st. Louis, ar
irving here on Nav +, 1919 He first en-
b2rked i'll the hardware business on the
levee. and for Il time was proprietor,
clerk and porter. He also gave
some attention to Indian suppiies.
He prospered and after twenty years of
commercial life had amused sufficient
fortune to enable him to retire from
business, which he did, at the age OF
forty. Lie went abroad and visited
nearly every quarter OF the globe, being
away from thiS county ABOUT ten years :
1t 'yF3aS- upon ihis return that he cou-
mdnFed the study. and cultivation Of
plants and flowers and it was i'll the
prosecution OF these studies that the now
wOrld-famous botanical. gardens had
their origin. He made his garden and
beautiful estate free TO the publies
With the.deathof Henry shaw the IA
nous Bdt&uical- gardens becomes the
property Of the state of Missouri. An
other and perhaps more valuable munifi-
cence was the gift 10 the city of Tower
grove park, resort of peculiar beauty
Mr.. Shaw : residence where he died was
at Tower grove park and he passed but
little time at his down town house Mr..
shaw 5 estate is valued at 5000 600
and it is thought the greater part VIII be
left to the city of st. Louis in various be-
quests.
Mr.. Shaw was by leaning an Episeo-
palian, and the charitable institutions of
that church, it is understood, will be
particularly favored in his viii. The
only relatives of the deceased in this
country are his sister, Mrs. Julius Nor
isse, and a cousin, Mr.. Frank Bradbury
! A large number of distant relatives re-
| side in Manchester, England
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29
OUR WOODEN MANUFACTURES,
The Position Thesare Xaeed in by the Re-
fusai OF the G5sernmeft to Reduce
= Iniuri5as Taxes. @t.
iit5 uiiDHS A"AO
Hartford Times.

IniuTi6gs Taxes @t4.
60 Hartford, Times
The announcement on Monday that the
,great 81 600, 900 wooden mill at OswegO
had failed, attracted attention. 1t is
owned by the Riverside mill company at
or near Providence, and employed 1909
hands. Its failure viii undoubtedly af-
feet others, and possibly some of the
wool dealers in Boston, who dealt largely
with the company. The failure Of a
WOODEN mill is not an unusual occurrence.
About every week it is announced that
wooden mill IS shut up. The reason why
the Oswego mill shut down on sheriff 5
attachment has attracted more attention
than usual is that II was an unusually
large concern, and was operated by ac-
accomplished managers.
What is the cause of these frequent
failures among the wooden mills? The
demand for wooden goods is greater than
ever. There is no fabric so useful TO the
mass Of people as the WOODEN. ,Flaunels
are used even in the hot climates; hey
are Indispensable Wooden goods of all
kinds from the finest broadcloths TO the
coarser fibsTs that make blankets IN all
their great variety, from the horse
blanket Of the fine, soft and luxurious
bed blankets, are used in great quantities
in all the temperate and cold climates,
among civilized people. Carpets of wool
are used in all countries. The United
States DO not produce one-half the wool
needed for our people These states
cannot produce the large amounts of
coarse woods that are used in the manu-
facture of carpets and the millions OF
coarse warm blankets. 1t is far ques-
ton 10 ask, Why should any WOODEN
mill fail?'' ''Why is it that any of them
are idle land there are many while all
should be doing a prosperous business
and employing so ,00o more laborers
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29

sfEPHEN JOIINSON FIELD. ASSOCIATE
JUSTICE OF, TIE UNITED STATES ST.
PREME COURT, TO DEFEND WHOM
MARSHAL NAGLE SHOT 3TDGE TERRY.
Ex-Judge David S. Terry was shot and
killed by Deputy Cnited States Marshal
David Nagle at the breakfast table IN
the depot hotel at Lathrop, in conse-
ouence of an assault made by Terry upon
Justice Field of the United States SUI
prene court. Last September. Terry and
his wife were sent by Justice
Field to Jail for = contempt of
court. The assault ON the justice was
due to revenge for this imprisonment,
which was closely followed by the total
defeat of Sarah AIthea Hill ig the SUI
Dreme court of California, by which her
claim to one-third Of Senator Sharon 5
wealth and to have been his wife was'de-
stroyed. ~
Justice Field was born at Haddam,
Conn. in 1916. While he was an infant
the family moved to Stockbridge, Mass.
At thirteen he was invited by relative
living in the East to visit him, ana &C
cordinglv spent considerable time III Asia
Minor. He was graduated at Williams
College in 1887, and then read law with
his brother, David Dudley Field, III New
York. III the year l849 he removed TO
California and was elected first alcade of
Marysville i'll 1850. The same year he
was elected 20 the legislature OF Cali
fornia. In 1857 he took his seat as Judge
of the supreme court of California. Two
wears afterward he became lis chief
iustice. He waS,made an associate JUS
tee Of the supreme court OF the united
States by President Lincoln, March 10,
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29

.abAvm $ TERRY, suor BY DEPUTY USA.TED
). STATES MARSHAL DAVID SACLE, =.
b 1t is reportea that Deputy Marshal
!. Nagle accompanied Justice Field by order
OF THIS. Acknowledgement Of the United
States, TO protect him against assault by
Judge Terry. whom he had Imprisoned
for contempt of court The tragedy at
T.athrop ended 4 career of singular in
ferest, even for that of q pioneer Cali
fornian.
David $ Terry was born in Arkansas
in 1876 He went TO Texas and ct the
outbreak of the Mexican war joined the
United States army He fought through
the Mexican campaign. In the early
gold DAYS of California he went to that
state. At the age OF thirty three he was
elected chief Justice of the state of Cali
fornia. Under the leadership of David
q. Broderick he bitterly opposed the or
.ranizatfoa and acts of the san Francisco
vigilance committees of 1851 and 1856.
In 1859, having in the meantime be-
come Chief Justice by seniority. Terry
was a candidate for denomination. He
was unsuccessful and blamed Broderic!1-
bv that time Senator BToderick, for his
| failure. Out of this grew a quarrel and
a duel in which Terry killed BroderIck.
He escaped punishment, and in 1861 en-
! tered the Confederate army. At the
! close of the war he returned TO CalIfor-
| MIA. He was placed on the Democratic
! state committee in 1910, and in 1880 was
| the only unsuccessful presidential elector
| on the Democratic ticket of California
| In 1856 Judge Terry was imprisoned by a
vigilance committe for wounding an
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29
SOLAR DISTURBANCES.
They Occur Every Eleven Years-EfTect OF sun
Spots on the Weather.
W. NnrI- Sun

New York sun.
Tile sun uudergoes in q fairly regular
period of about eleven years q progressive
Disturbance. successfully increasing to
maximum and falling off to a minimum,
which Is most conspicuously manifested
tv the appearance Of spots upon its sur
Hsa. Iusr at present we are evidently
a. a minimum of solar disturbance.
Spots like those now visible have
BEEN rare upou the sun for the past year
To- two. and they are likely TO
be rare for two or three years to come,
though they wiU doubtless soon begin 10
-arga>. .u frequency. This great divi-
SOU oG tEe suu-spot period into epochs of
maximum ard minimum suggests the
-eaae,t means of testing the question
whether suu-spots effect the weather.
The test has been made, but not on any
large. General. or well formulated plan,
uaaLua the whole accessible globe in
Is range. and so. rs might have been
anticipated. the results have been both
la>ar.s factory and contradictory.
still. . can be said that the evidence
Ns.ta...ur 10 make il probable that we
LaEa. uauu the whole, Il somewhat diff
minimum IF sun spots from that which
prevails at yhe maximum. From 1882 to
1855 In. suu was IN a Tremendously dis
inra.. condition. and during those years
ter. WAS au extraordinary prevalence OF
.o.a.aes in the United States. The
Present vcarls probably the middle of
The .uesceut period Tor the suns and ,
ua.-a the weather we have had has been
Il. n gF i'm
SAY Years ago. its character has
been strikiugly different The sudden
Wraaritv Of the phrase general humid
IF we'll indicates the sort Of weather that
-., given rise TO il. Extraordinary rains
-aye prevailed III every quarter: and
while there have been great and destruc-
.F. winds, yet, with one or two minor
exceptions. HEY nave not assumed the
well kuowu characteristics of tornadoes
observations in other parts of the world
-4Fe seemed TO Indicate that during the
minimum of sun spots We are more likely
To have wet seasons than at the opposite
epoch oi the solar changes.
As meteorological knowledge continues
10 extend. and scientific observation OF
'-e weather is carried on in remote quar-
.rs ni the globe, more decisive informa-
'ol ON this most interesting subject viii
-ai ally accumulate. What IS needed Is
&emplete organization Of weather OBJ
servers al over the earth, working upon
sANed plan, and exchanging their infor-
nation SO that they can make simultane-
Gus observations, and thus present TO th'
mud picture OF the atmosphere on any
t-.seu day or throughout any month Of
Eta-, all around the globe. When w
"4aTe that, then we shall have the means
Of determining beyond question jus
Bow ana TO what extent the forces tina
Produce sun spots affect the earth
Weather. We are fast approXimating Il
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29
SPIRITUALISM'S NEW WRINKLE.
TeIegraphic Communication Direct From the
Other Side of the Jordan.
New York World.

New 1OTk WOGiu.
On a stairway at No. l84 William
street is nailed a sign, celestial City
I'D one Flight. - This seemed to be a
short cut to this desirable locality, and
q World reporter started up to pay his
respects. The celestial city proved to
he q small newspaper recently started
in the interest Of Spirituallsm. Two
comDositors were at work setting the
tvpe of the paper. Two editors were sit
inc at desks, writing, and the third
editor was out of town. Where We
differ from other Spirituallstlc Journals
said one of the editors. us being able
toreceive direct telegraph communication
from the spirit land. This gives
as a great advantage, as we can and DO
receive special kilograms from Shake<
speare, Grant, Washington, Mcclellan,
Greeley, Lincoln and other distinguished
persons. - The gentleman produced a
coDv of his paper, and beneath the edi-
torial head was printed list of special
contributors, among them the names
mentioned and several others. The tele-
graph instrument was shown the reporter,
but the chief editor ana financial hacker
Of the paper, W. @. Innis, was out OF
town and he was the only person who
conld get good results from this occult
telegraph, as it is called. Only a few
numbers of the paper have been printed >
but each number contains special teie-
grams, TO which are affixed the names OF
distinguished dead. Here Is one from
Grant:
~ come merely to give word OIL
cheer and encouragement. The land mas
been picketed: now wait awhile; the VIC
tory will be at hand. Feur.
CT. S. GRANT.
Bill She sends about two hundred
words. He says he was a noted poker
PLAYER, and was well known all over the
Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-29
,rs MAVERICK to be Kept in Soil
tary Confinement for
Nine Months.
n.rSif She is Good She viii be Taken
70 Some Prison and Can See
One Visitor a Year.
-, poplangists Hold Meeting Which Breaks
Up in ConfusiOn-Their Imperial High
resses-Terrible Famine in Egypt
Mrs. sIaybrick's Future Life.

7ovpoy, Aug. %. Everybody is glad
IN aybrick case IS done with. The de-
,,,op Of the home secretary meets uni
-.r.al approval. For the next nine
-.,n,bs Mrs. Maybrick will be kept in
,.r,.sry confinement in some county jail !,
--,fabIv where she is now, on probation.
~ cue will be allowed 10 see her during
hot fine. nor viii letters reach her.
sIevilI he kept continually employed at
--.b work as she can do in
5a- cell. After her probation expires
e. viii be drafted to one of the
ssmale convict prisons. Though IN
rFat mart of England no one will know
.Ttbe moment comes to remove her.
T. she has been good during probation
.sg will be allowed one letter and one
rr..ror each year till by good conduct she
sors three letters and three visitors each
rasr. These rules are rigidly carried
ant in England. She may be removed
4-,mone prison to another. Chances are
mat in twenty years she will be a free
woman again.
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country. He says he IS shappy. The
paper keeps standing OF is editorial page
the announcement that 1T is the ''only
Spiritual journal that Receives and pub
fishes communications, essays csc.
from spirit correspondents by means OF
sealed envelopes
The gentleman in charge was asked
how the messages were received. he
said an inquiry was written on a sflP OF
paper addressed TO a deceased person.
the paper was folded up unseen. oy the
operator and then thrown into cess2n on on
match box. Immediately the telegraph
instrument licked off the reply. The
paper published a cut-of the building III
which il is printed, showing three tele-
graph wires reaching out of the clouds
and entering the window at the editor 5
desk. So far all the messages have'eome
prepaid