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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-16
Hints to Housekeepers.

In my tours about the country have
often had a virulent ill-will excited to-
wards those works ofculinary supereroga-
ton, cakes, pies, sweetmeats, etc., be-
cause | thought their excellence was at
tanned by treading under foot and disre-
garding the five grand essentials, bread,
butter, meat, vegetables and tea Ihave
sat at many table garnished with three
or four kinds of well-made cake, com
pounded with citron and spices and all
imaginable good things, where the meat
was tough and greasy, the bread some
hot preparation of -four, lard saleratus,
and acid, and the butter unutterably de-
testable At such tables l have thought
that if the mistress of the feast had given
the care, time and labor to preparing the
simple items of bread, butter and meat,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-16

that she evidently had given to the prep
aration of these extras, the lot of the
traveller might be much more comfortable.
Evidently she has never thought of these
common articles as constituting a good
table. So long as she has puff pastry,
rich black cake, clear Jelly and preserves,
she seemed to consider that such unim-
portant matters as bread, butter and
meat could take care of themselves.
1t seems impossible to get the idea into
the minds of people, that what is called
common food, carefully prepared, be-
comes, in virtue of that very care and
attention, a delicacy, superseding the ne
cessity of artifcially compounded dain-
ties
The struggle after so-called delicacies
comes from the poorness of common
things. Perfect bread and butter would
soon drive cake out of the field.-Mrs.
Stowe.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-16
Selected Recipes.
Palatka. Fla.

VANILLA BIsCUIT. = Mix one quarter
pound OF butter with one-half pound Of
sugar; add one-half pound of -four and
two well-beaten eggs, one teaspoonful
of baking powder, one-quarter pound of
currants, and several drops of vanilla es-
sence; roll it out, then cut in shapes and
bake in Toured tin.
PLAIN FRUIT CAKE.-Stew one and one
half cups of dried apples, chopped fine, in
one and one-half cups ofmolasses for two
hours. Use as much other dried fruit as
you choose. Add one and one-half cups
ofsugar, three-fourths cup ofbutter, three
fourths cup of cream, three-fourths cup of
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-16

it need not be scorched in the least. 1t
is done when the bone will lift readily
from the flesh. Of course, shad must
be split down the back for broiling Fry
the melt and mash it with a teaspoonful
of butter, a teaspoonful each of lemon
juice and chopped parsley, and salt and
pepper to taste. Raise the bone of the
thick half of the fish, and spread
half of the sauce over the fish, re-
placing the bone; spread the remaining
sauce over the thinner half and place in
the oven for moment. Asparagus, in
season, is always the proper accompani-
ment of shad.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-16
Electric Ritters.

This remedy is becoming so we'll known
and SO popular as to need no special mention.
All who have used Electric Bitters sing the
does not exist and it Is guaranteed to do all
that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure
all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will
remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and
other affections caused by impure blood.
Will drive Malaria from the system and
prevel as we'll as cure all Malarial fevers.---
For cure of Headache, Constipation and
Indigestion try Electric Bitters.-- Entire
satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded
Price 80 CTS, and 81 90 per bottle at
W. A. Allen & Co.'S. 5
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-16
Economical Husbands VS.. Economical
Wives.
Wives.

Wives
Did you ever notice the difference be-
tween the economy of the average hus-
band and wife?
Scarcely first-class newspaper rmag-
azine in the land but does not, in it's home
department., contain some hints for the
housewife relative to carefulness, thrift
and economy in matters of the household
With SO many suggestions, she is sup
posed to be posted on how to make a
little go a long way, a dollar to do the
duty of two. She looks out for the odds
and ends, the scraps and bits are utilized
appetizing dishes does she make from the
'left-overs," the secret of which she pru-
IDENTIFY keeps to herself but secretly re-
ioices over the good penny she has saved
thereby How does the news thrill her
when she hears of certain sale in town,
where she can purchase yard of the best
calico for nickel! On the lookout for
bargains, that the pennies may be saved,
this shrewd economist is ever on the alert,
finding more positive pleasure in it all
than many another one in a hundred ex-
travagances.
On the contrary, the husband has
spasms of economy severe while they
last. 1t is hard, he thinks, to be obliged
to use so much economy but economic
he must; SO he courageously stints him
self for the time being, ofsOme favorite in
diligence, both for himself and his family
He suddenly places a tariff upon few
luxuries, but raises it the next day as
soon as the "bllles" leave him. He has
his days of feeling rich" Perhaps hehas
sold a piece of Florida sand, or he has
made an unusually good investment.
Forthwith, under the exhilarating state
of his prosperous-feeling moments, he
launches out into some costly purchase,
the price of which would cost his careful
wife months of patient saving. He sud-
denly concludes he can afford an 'excur-
sion." He thoroughly enjoys it too, but
oh, those spasms of economy when he
returns The reaction is indeed hard to
bear. All this is quite discouraging to
the careful wife. She sees where theg great
leak is in the family pocket, but she says
to herself, "John is so generous, good
and kind, he thinks he is so economical,
and it does no good to question it with
him anyhow; but I'll be careful not to
send him to market next time if can
possibly go myself, for he bought twice
as much meat as we needed and half of
it bone, tooW
So the prudent wife wisely refrains from
arguing the matter, and decides that if
she herself did not look after the small
expenditures, things would go rather
hard with them. So they would, indeed.
Let these prudent housewives receive all
the credit they deserve.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-16
The Best L HI We Found i'm Eight
Years Experience.

1 applied H. j. Baker & Bro. IS ferti-
izer to Mr.. Bradley's grove. The result
was wonderful, both on theold trees and
on the nursery STOCK. want more of it
the coming season. It is the best [
have used durin eight years engaged in
orange culture. D. M. CooNEY.
DeLand, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-16
Any one sending us I 8 new

Any one sending us I q new
Subscribers at $500, will
get Machine No. 2. This ma
chine has ornamented head on
iron stand; drop-leaf table Of
walnut, oil-polished, with patent
drop'leat support; Gothic cover,
with veneered panels; case Of
three drawers at each end of ta-
BILE; center drawer, with locks,
veneered, fronts and nickel
plated drop-ring handles.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-01-16

Such offer has been
o readers be
The machines
defective will be replaced
not others
Aourtss'- Il. Y. PAINTER, DeTand, Fla
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25
THE EN- o NOT YET.
How Uncle Otis KaIer May Yet Get
His Stamp Money.
Especial to the Press.]

AUGUSTA, Jan. 24.-The end of the
"stamD act" is not yet Governor Robie's
concurrent order is yet before the Senate on
the table. When 1t is taken up in that body
there will be strong effort to refuse 1t a
passage. This will undoubtedly kill it If
such opposition takes place. But Uncle Kali
er insists that he will get the stamps whether
the Robie order is killed or not. 1t will be
remembered that the Kaler order, which was
simply House order was neither rescinded
nor repealed, though the House refused to
pass concurrent order making the appro-
priation to buy the stamps. But as the Sec
retary OF State had no funds from
which to furnish the $40 stamp money
Kaler order 1t was generally thought
that the order would be Imperative 1t was
on this supp0siti0n that the Robie order re-
quiring the Secretary Of State to stamp all
documents the members might wish to mail
was passed. But Uncle Otis has discovered
In the general appropriation bill passed in
the House this morning an item Of $500 for
stamps. These stamps are intended for the
executive branches OF the government for
the next two years, but nothing in the bill so
specifies. Uncle Otis declares that when
this appropriation bill becomes law the
Secretary Of State can no longer plead that
he has no funds for postage; andtha', when
Representative goes.to him, shows him the
Kaler House:order directing the Secretary Of
State to give each Representative ten dollars
worth OF stamps. the honorable Secretary
will have to come down with the stamps.
And why won't he? The members of the
House are catching on to the idea, and IL the
Senate uses the Robe order to hard, they
may fall back on the Kaler order.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25
READING PARNELL's SPEECHES.
An Array Of Matter to Keep Counsel
Busy for Weeks.

LONDON, Jan. 24-Before the Parnell Com
mission today, Capt. Slack attributed the out
RACES in Ireland to the League and to the in
famed language Of Irish members of the
Commons, priests and other leaders. The
League practically assumed the government
Qt the country and encouraged outrages.
Inere was no abnormal distress In Ills dis
trict. He thought that outrages would not
have occurred had they not been instigated
by the League. AS rule the Irish leaders
did not denounce outrages, but there might
have been exceptions.
Inspector Rogers deposed that he searched
the house OF Mary 0'Connor, Secretary of
the Ladies' Land League at AthlOne, and
found several letters from Anna Parnell In
reference to the formation Of ladies' branch
for the relief Of evicted tenants. Mary
OConnor's accounts disclosed expenditures
for the defense Of prisoners charged with
outrages.
Sir Henry James announced that he in
tended TO read extracts from the speeches
produced In court, and Sir Charles Russell
said he wanted ali of Mr.. Parnells speeches
read and not extracts. Justice Hannen, see
Ing James had pile a foot high, entreated
counsel to consider how to shorten the read
ing 1t would take many days to read them
all. Sir Henry James proceeded to read ex-
tracts until his voice failed and he was cour-
teously relieved by Mr.. Lockwood of the
Parnelliie counsel.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25
JAMES MOORE HAS spEouLArEo.
The Result Is the EmbezxIement OF
HALF a million Dollars.
Downfall OF a Trusted Agent Of the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
Company.

HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 4.-Col. Jacob
l.. Green, president Of the Connecticut Muta-
al Life Insurance Company Of this city has
made an announcement to the policy-holders
that 1t has just been discovered that the
financial correspondent Of the company al
indianapolis, after 16 years Of service, dur.
ing which he has had the unlimited conf
dence of all the directors and officers and
their predecessors, is defaulter. The ex-
treme amount involved is about 100000.
He has restored to the company property
which may reduce the actual loss TO $400. 900.
The amount of the loss in either event will
not in any degree affect the company's SOL
vency. nor even interfere with its regular
dividends. The past year has been very
prosperous and, in spite Of this unexpected
loss, the company win make heavy gain in
assets and pay larger dividend than last
year and probably increase its all eady
large surplus.
Inc agent Is Joseph A. Moore, leading
citizen Of indianapolis, about 45 years Of age.
who has hitherto occupied high position In
the community. He has been speculating.
Colonel Green, when interviewed on the
subject this evening. said The steal con-
sists Of three parts: the principal Of the
loans paid him by borrowers to be remitted
the same purpose. and rents collected Ly
him on real estate in his care. The theft Of
the principal and interest he conceived I'm
part by more or less frequent payments Of
interest on the loans so taken. and In part
by most ingenious and consistent series Of
falsehoods In response TO the frequent care
full inquiries by the company. representing
these borrowers as being In financial diff
Guilty and anxious to struggle on, pay their
debt and save their property from
foreclosure, and expressing confidence that
they could do it with leniency on the
company's part, and promising that they
would make payments whenever possible.
These tnefts began at q time when there was
a great deal Of financial distress In Indian
apolis. This state of depression came later
In indianapolis than elsewhere, and con.
tinued long time, so that Moore's state
ments were entirely consistent
Moore was selected for his position In
1873 by the late Major James Goodwin, then
president OF the company. and had the en-
tire confidence OF the officers and directors.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25
THEY WILL KEEP COMING.
Miss Anthony Tells the Senators that
the Women are Determined.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-The reception
room Of the Senate wing was crowded this
morning with the representatives Of the Ma
tional Woman's Suffrage Association which
has just closed its annual session and their
friends who cams to present their arguments
in behalf Of the proposed sixteenth amend
ment to the constitution granting women the
right of suffrage. The speakers were
Isabella Beecher Hooker, Connecticut; Mrs.
Alice Stone Blackwell, Boston, Rev. 0lym-
pia Brown, Wisconsin; Rev. Annie Shaw,
Boston. They were severally introduced by
Miss Susan b. Anthony, and In their state
ments trayersed all arguments advanced
against woman suffrage. In summing up,
Miss Anthony said the woman suffragists
made their first appeal to Congress in 1866
and had since appeared before seven differ
ent Congresses. She warned the committee
that unless they secured favorable action
either upon the 10th amendment or the act
declaring that the fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments conferred the right Of suffrage
on women, they would be coming here re-
gularly for twenty years more or as much
longer as is necessary to secure their wishes.
The Woman's Suffrage Association today
chose the following officers:
President-ElizabethC Cady Stanton.
Vice Rresidenf, at Large-Snsan II. Anthony.
Secretary-Raehel Foster Avery.
Treasurer Mrs. Jane II. Spofford.
Chairman Of the Executive Commlttee-Mrs.
May Wright Sewall.
The revised constitution was adopted.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25
voYAGING WITHOUT CAPTAIN OR CREW.
The Ten Months Trip OF a DereIlct
Maine Schooner.
Deserted Off Delaware Bay She FL
naliy Reaches the HebrIdes,
After Drifting All Summer In the
Track Of Ocean Steamers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a. The derelict
schooner W. L. White, of Rockland, Me-,
was abandoned off Delaware Bay, March IS
during the great blizzard. All Of the crew
were rescued. The vessel, with masts and
portions Of the sails standing, and the en-
sign set Union down. started off to the South
east before the Northwest gale. Upon
reaching the Gulf Stream, she turned away
to the.Eastward and commenced a long cruise
toward Europe, directly in the track of
thousands Of vessels engaged in trans-At-
lantic commerce. A despatch received to-
day shows that after an interval of ten
months and ten days, she has completed her
voyage and lies stranded on the coast of
Lewis Island, one of the Hebrides. Her
track, as plotted on the pilot chart, is ex-
tremely interesting, Illustrating the track
followed by derelict vessel under the COM
bined and varying influences Of prevailing
winds and currents. as well as the danger to
commerce of such distractions on the high
seas, rs of which are shown on the pilot
chart In their latest reported positions.
Every great ocean storm adds to their num-
per- The most notable feature about the w.
IL. whites cruise Is the remarkable zigZag
track she followed in mid-ocean, between
latitude Al and 81 North, and longitude 3S
and As West, from the beginning Of May un-
I'll the end Of October.
Previous to this she followed course
East-northeast, at the average rate OF about
32 miles day. Subsequently she moved
Eastward and Northeastward 1872 miles In S4
days, an average of 10 miles day, but dur
ing this long interval of six months she re-
mained within this comparatively small area
and drifted back and forth In the Gulf Stream
and Labrador current, tossed about by vary
ing winds. She was a constant menace to
transatlantic steamships, three of which
sighted her in single day. and an obstruction
TO navigation, shown on no chart except the
pilot chart. During these six months alone,
she was reported by 36 vessels. In cruise
OF ten months and ten days she traversed
more than 5000 miles, and was reported 45
times. and how many more times vessels
passed dangerously near at night and In thick
weather, cannot even be estimated. The
cruise Of this derelict, as indicated by the
very complete records in the photographic
Office Is by far the most interesting on rec
ord.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25
ERAL NEWS.

Western railroad msnagens considered the
proposed new agreement In chicago yester-
day. The agreement win be somewhat
changed and adoped.
Col. Dudley,s suit. suit against several New
five letter." came up In New York yester-
day, and was postponed until to-day.
A man named Sherman, who has been sus-
pected of ipproper intimacy with woman
with whomhe boarded, at Tiverton, r. L.,
was givep coating Of tar by the indignant
neighbop and driven out of town.
The government has purchased two acres
Of landin what Is known as Knox lots"
Portsmouth, N. H., upon which new life
station authorized by Congress will be
erected.
Ei0ts are reported among the coal miners
ir West Virginia. 1t Is reported a number
Il men have been killed. Rioting is also re-
ported among Hungarian laborers In the
Pennsylvania coal regions.
One man was killed and dozen injured in
a collision between trains on the Brooklyn
elevated road in dense 70 & yesterday morn
Ing. A similar accident In New York re-
suited In the injury Of a number Of persons.
The Pullman Palace Car Company has
bought up the Union Palace Car Company,
which absorbed the Mann Company, and the
Woodruff Company. The Pullman's paid
W, 100000, and are now In control of the ser
NOC oh toosooV hhAOo Va AOdus
Two Bath built ships, the William +. Bah
Geek and the George Stetson, sailed from
San Francisco on the 18th instant, wheat
laden for Europe. They are each command
eddy a Captain Murphy, brothers, and each
captain Is determined to beat the other. The
race will be close one. The Stetson was
buiE by Goss, Sawyer Il Packard.
Important arrests have been made In Chi
cagoin the case of clever forgcries through
whicl thousands of people have been swind-
led By using what they supposed to be Ar
nold'l ink, but which was counterfeit fluid
put up in genuine bottles labelled with fac
SMILES OF the well known label Of the Eng
lish manufacturers.
A dispatch from San Francisco says that
the Honolulu Bulletin, Of the 10th instant,
prints what purports to be circular just
sent out by the German officers at Samoa re-
gardipg the late disturbance there In gen.
eral the circular denies that the Germans on
the island have oppressed or maltreated ths
natives and reaffirms statement that IN IN, tnS
late battle In which % Germans were kiileo
the natives were led by an American news
| paper correspondent
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25

Cumberland and North Yarmouth women
come to the aid Of their Portland sisters as
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25
Mr.. Reed the Leader.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The contest for
Speaker of the next House is being urged
with greater energy as the time for the expi-
ration Of the present Congress draws near'
all the candidates for Speaker believe that
an extra session is necessary and desirable,
as in fact do large majority of the Republi-
cans In the present House, who have been
elected to the next one. Major Mckinley
said today there was no prospect Of accom-
plishing anything at this session. further
than the passage Of the appropriation bills.
All the other candidates for Speaker take
the same view, and regard an extra session
as inevitable. All express confidence in
their own chances of success, but the high
est degree of confidence seems to be on the
part Of Mr.. Reeds friends.
Around the Presidential Mahoyu any.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The State dinner
to the diplomatic corps took place this even
ing. The President escorted Madame Rome
70. the wife of the Mexican minister, and
Mrs. Cleveland followed on the arm OF the
Italian minister.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25
RIsMARcK's DEFIANCE.
Londoners Say That Berlin Has
Challenged Washington.

BERLIN, Jan. 24.-The North German Ga
zette, prince Bismarck's organ, denies the
existence of any treaty precluding any Eu-
ropean power from acquiring or seeking to
acquire ascendancy in Samoa. The Gazette al
so denies that England and the UnitedStates
are agreed that the proceedings of the Ger
man agent in Samoa are contrary to the stip-
ulations Of the treaties concerning Samoa
and are opposed to diplomatic etiquette and
that these powers have officially notified the
German government accordingly. The treat
les between Samoa, Germany, England and
the United States, the Gazette further says,
provide that Samoa shall concede to each
treaty power equal rights with any other
power. but no treaty regarding the neutrali-
ty or independence of Samoa exists between
Germany and the United States.
LONDON, Jan. A.-The article In tn G
North German Gazette relative to the treat
les regarding Samoa has caused somewhat of
a commotion in official circles here. BY
some persons 1t Is regarded as deliberate
defiance to the Washington government
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25

isbury and Mr.. Balfour, both of whom he as
serted had made speeches similar to those of
O'Brien. The court refused to issue the de-
sired subp9nas. As the spectators received
the decision with murmurs, the magistrates
ordered the galleries cleared. While this
was being done, Mr.. O'Brien exclaimed,
"Ill clear out Also" and started
for the door. The magistrates shouted
"Stop him." A constable grabbed O'Brien
but after sharp struggle O'Brlen. with the
aid of the spectators, managed to reach the
street with no more damage than torn coat
An immense crowd escorted o. Brien through
the town. The police used their batons
without mercy upon the people, who
responded with stones and sticks. During
the melee, Mr.. O'Brien was struck
violently in the breast with a rife stock.
Scores of persons were injured.
The court issued a warrant for the arrest
of Mr.. O'Brien, and then adjourned. The
police with fixed bayonets are patrolling the
streets. A dozen persons were Injured by q
charge of the police.
The Portland daily press., 1889-01-25
THE PRISONER ESCAPES.
Fighting Between Police and People
at the o'Brien Trial.

DUBLIN, Jan. 24.-The trial Of William
O'Brien, on the.charge of conspiracy. began
today. at Carrick-on-Suir. county Tipperary.
The government had issued a proclamation
forbiddlng any demonstration welcoming
Mr.. o'Bfien, but despite this action 10000
persons gathered around the court house.
Six hundred policemen charged the crowd !.
using their batons freely. but were unable to
disperse the gathering.
When the case for the Crown had been
presented, Mr.. Healy, on behalf of the de-
fendant, applied for subpoena for Lord Sal