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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-01
Recipes.

CoCoANUT CAKE.-One cupful of butter,
two of sugar, three of -four, one of milk,
one teaspoonful of soda, two of cream
tartar, whites ofeight eggs, essence lemon;
bake in Jelly cake tins and pile up, spread
ing frosting very thinly over each sheet,
and sprinkling over it grated cocoanut.
After all are on, cover the sides and top
with icing, and over that grated cocoa
nut. 1t is very nice and delicate.
RAISED DoUGHNUTs. .-Scald two cupfuls
of milk and when lukewarm add one cup
fnl of yeast, one cupful of sugar and -four
to make stiff batter. Let it rise over
night. In the morning add one-third cup
full of shortening, dissolve one-half tea
spoonful of soda in a little milk add nut
meg and then mix as stiff as for bread !:
knead thoroughly; let rise very light.
Roll out (kneading as little as possible)
and cut three-quarters of an inch thick.
Let them rise on the board in warm
place, turning them over carefully after
awhile so that both sides may be light
and not crusted over.
GINGER SNAPs.-Boil two cupfuls of
molasses; when cool, add one cupful of
either butter or lard or both mixed, one
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-01
A Beautiful Variety Cake.
Editor Household Department:

Editor Household Department.:
send you at your request my recipe
for my variety cake, which is not only
very good but a beautiful looking cake
for the table.
To one small spoonful OF butter, and
one cupful of sugar, add the whites of
three eggs beaten to a stiff froth, then
add one large teaspoonful of baking
powder, sifted in enough -four to make
medium stiff batter, with half cupful of
milk Flavor with lemon.
Bake two layers of this mixture for
the white part, and in the remainder stir
thickly chopped raisins, currants and
sliced citron for another layer.
Then with the yolks OF the eggs, make
two layers of bright yellow cake. It is
better not to use butter in this. Flavor
with vanilla. Alternate these layers ac-
cording to your fancy and frost the top
with thick icing in which put the juice
of half a lemon. MARY
San Mateo, Fla
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tablespoonful of ginger, two teaspoonfuls
of soda and a little salt, add -four to
makea stiff dough and roll out one-fourth
of an inch thick. These ginger cookies
may be kept crisp and brittle if tied up in
paper bags and hungin warm dry place.
They gather moisture if kept in a jar or
pail.
STRAWBERRY CUsTARD.-Make boiled
custard OF pint of milk and the yOlks of
five eggs properly sweetened. Boil till it
thickens to the right consistency. take it
off the fire and put in the favoring.
Take gill of sugar and a pint OF ripe
Strawberries; crush them together and
pass through fine strainer Take the
whites of four OF the eggs and while beat
ing them to stiff frOth add gill of
sugar, little at a time. Then to the
sugar and egg add the sweetened straw
berry Juice, beating all the while to keep
it stiff. This makes a beautiful pink float,
which is to be placed on top of thecustard.
FLOATING IsLAND.-One quart of milk
and the yolks of six eggs; put on the
milk and let it come to boil. Beat well
the yolks with three tahlespoonfuls of
sugar; beat to a cream. Add it to the
boiling milk and stir till cooked. Beat
the whites as stiff as possible and then
add three tablespoonfuls Of white sugar;
then beat again, and then put the MKT
ure in big spoonfuls in a pie dish in the
oven. Let it brown slightly. Do this
only about ten minutes before serving
otherwise it will fall. Cooks should re-
member that boiled custard must be
cooked in double or farina kettle and
that it must not be left from the time the
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Bringing Up Children Rationally.

1t is as natural to a child to be happy,
as b is to a fish to swim. But for this
they need certain amount of Getting
alone 1t is a great mistake for parents
to hamper their children with foolish re-
strictions Wepity the little B s, ournext-
door neighbours children, from the bot
tom of our heart. There is picket fence
in front of the house, and they are
scarcely allowed to go near it, lest they
should climb and hurt themselves. They
cannot climb a tree for the same reason.
They may not skate or swim, or have
gun. The consequence of this training is
that their parents have made towards OF
them all, with the exception of little Bes-
sic, who is the most daring little mis-
chief that ever wore a sunbonnet, and she
has learned to be deceitful and plays all
her mad pranks we'll out of the sight of
her parents eyes. We caught her the
other day walking the railing Of a bridge
that crossed the track of railroad a
hundred feet below The railing was not
foot wide, and she triumphantly told us
that she had walked it while the train
was passing under. 1t was enough. to
make one shudder. Don't fancy your
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Fruit Canning Made Easy.

We are in receipt of a small book on
Fruit Canning Made Easy, " with chap
ter on Preserves and Jellies, by Mrs. j.
L. Wheeler, Fayetteville, N. c., price 16
cents. 1t claims to be the result of years
of successful experience in this line of
household work, and we most cheerfully
recommend it's perusal to the readers of
these columns.
The art of preserving fruit by canning
is certainly wonderful boon to the
housekeeper. How many of us remember
our grandmother old time way of pre-
serving fruit ''pound for pound,' with.
the almost certainty of fermentation and
thecontinual necessity of "scalding over"
not to rejoice in a far easier and better
way of sealing in ai1-tight glass cans.
AS we think of it, to what amazing pro-
portions has this canning industry ar
rived Scarcely an article of food, but
what has found its way into the inevita-
BILE tin can! But we always claim that
fruit canned by the experienced house
keeper for her own table, in the popular
Mason jar, is far superior and more eco
nomical than any other. How to do this
in the best manner is well told in this
little book of Mrs. Wheeler's.
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About Stops.

The teacher told Tommy to write a
composition on the owl and mind and
note the stops. Tommy wrote as follows;
''The owl is very large bird full stop
it sleeps all day and hunts for it's food in
the night (semi-colon) it has large eyes
like a cat so that it can see in the dark
(colon) if YOU could see his eyes through
a microscope it would look like one OF the
pictures on a chart (comma) it is not a
companiOnable bird (comma) and | do
not like it at any price (comma) for
have no use for it at all (comma) nor the
boots it brings along with it (semi-colon)
/ AM always better satisfied when it flies
OFF (period) d)"-Selected.
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boy is made of glass. Grant reason
able request, and let him feel that when
you refuse, it is for his own good. Be
tween the Jellybys and the Gadgrinds of
life, children have hard time of it, The
youngest child needs some sort of agree
able occupation, and certain amount OF
physical freedom. There is nothing more
painful toyoung people than to feel that
life is one dull routine, and that nothing
ever happens, as we once heard dis
consulate lad remark.-American Agri-
culturist
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C,imate for Consumptives.

The several climates of Florida, Color
RADIO and California have each been much
prescribed for sufferers from lung disease,
yet thousands of the natives in those
States die Of this fatal malady. A far
more reliable remedy is to be had in every
drug store in the land, and one that can
be used at home; remedy which is sold
by druggists, under the manufacturers
positive guarantee that, if taken in time
and given a fair trial, it will effect a cure,
or money paid for it will be promptly re-
turned We refer to that world-famed
remedy for consumption Tor lung scrof-
ula) known as DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery. 1t is the only remedy for
this terrible disease possessed OF such
superior curative properties as to war
rant it's manufacturers in selling it under
a guarantee.
Don't hawk, and blow, and spit, but
use DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. OF drug
gists.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-01
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.
FLORIDA.
SAN MATEo.
BY MRS. ]. H. FARR

SAN MATEo, FLORIDA
To whom all correspondence for this Depart
ment should be addressed.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-01

eggs are stirred into the milk until 1t Is
done. Any sort of favoring can beaddeo
to the custard and to the ''island."
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l6 new SUBSCRIBERS

at 50 a year will get MACHINE
NO. 2. This machine has orna-
mented head on iron stand:
drop-leaf table of walnut; goth
ic cover, with veneered panels !;
case of three drawers at each
end of table; centre drawer,
with locks, veneered fronts and
nickle-plated drop-ring handles.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST

Suicides have been unusually frequent
in New York city Of late.
Fifteen boys in the Pittsburg cooking
school have taken prizes for efficiency in
cooking
A declaration Of principles from a man
who has none does not help a candidate
much.-New Orleans Picayune.
Mrs Langtry has made three purchases
of land in California and has combined
the various tracts into one ranch Of 6, 900
acres.
Our Consul at Picking reports that the
total number Of American citizens resid-
ing in China is 1922, Of whom SOC are
missionaries.
The underground electric railway in
London win be only IL feet below the
street level, and the roof will come within
about two feet Of the surface.
From November to January at least
twenty meters were added to the height
of Vesuvius, while the size of the base
of the cone of eruption was proportion
ally increased.
Lumbermen in Maine are being more
successful than they anticipated early in
AnC 0AlAcIs AttAk tlC htuuNUtt llit Guh
will certainly reach 100, 600, 600 feet, and
may possibly be much greater.
A man while painting the front of the
Novelty Theatre was thrown to the street
by the breaking of the ladder upon which
he was standing. He was slightly
bruised
The New York Herald figures out that
the loss on account of the recent street
car troubles in that city and Brooklyn is
$3.50. 600. This includes the losses sus-
tanned by shopkeepers and theatre mana
gers.
It it proposed in Newark, n j., to
abolish the system of call men in the fire
department. At present only the drivers
and fremen of the companies are paid
regular salaries, the call men receiving a
small annual stipend and pursuing other
vocations during the day, going on duty
only when called
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
Widening Tenth Street.

The Street and Sewer department held
its regular session last evenieg. Colonel
Milo W. Locke, L. G. Vandegrift, Esq,
H. s. Christy. James L. DeVoe and
George NJ. Kirkman of the Board Of
Trade were present.
L. c. Vandegrift, Esq, read the bill
which has been prepared authorizing the
borrowing of 100000 for widening
Tenth street and a portion of Front
street OF this amount $4,000 is to be
paid each year On motion of Mr.. Muir
ray the following resolution was adopted !;
Whereas, bill has been prepared
for widening Tenth street, and also Front
street at Shipley. and Fifth street at
Walnut, and said bill has received the
endorsement of City Council and the
Board of Trade, and presented 70 the
General Assembly for its consideration
therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Board Of Directors
Of the Street and Sewer Department
that they recommend the passage of the
bill above mentioned, and believe it will
be an important improvement and a
source Of considerable income to the city
in the near future"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

A basket bazaar will be held in Wesley
NJ E. Church this evening.
A new class for beginners will be
started at the Wilmington College Of
Music this evening.
The Board of Health met in regular
session last night and transacted the
necessary business.
"Ye Olden Folks" Of Brandywine M. e.
Church will give an entertainment on to.
morrow and Friday evenings.
The Front and Union street railway
will extended from the present termi-
nus at Union street to Silverbrook, at an
early date.
Ex-Patrolman Frank Meacham died at
his home, Elm and jackson streets yes
terday afternoon after a lingering illness
of consumption.
Granville Worrell, carpet dealer, will
remove from the Masonic Temple to the
northwest corner Fifth and Shipley
streets, about March 25.
A woman living on Water street re-
ceived a bad cut on the wrist yesterday
from drunken boarder. Her husband
was also cut by the man.
A meeting of the Rod and Reel Asso.
citation was held in the Board. of Educa-
ton rooms last evening, and the regular
routine business transacted.
Calvin B. Rhoads yesterday resigned
his position as music director of the
Choral Club. He assigns no other reason
for his action than that he desires rest
The Pullman Palace Car Company has
increased it's capital by $4,000, 600;
81, 600, 600 in consequence OF the absorp-
ton Of the Union Palace Car Company
here.
A drunken man created a good deal of
excitement near Second and King streets
last night by shrieking very loudly. He
was taken home by friend-howling
drunk.
A horse belonging to l. Lewis Row be-
came frightened while standing at Eighth
and Madison streets yesterday, and ran
away. 1t ran into lamp post and de-
molished the mail box and broke a spring
on the wagon.
The Corista Social Club will give a
social on Friday evening next in Cooney
& Mulrines dancing academy, Fifth and
Walnut streets. The new palmetto
Quadrille" will be introduced, for the
first time in the city.
The fifth lecture of the course given
by the Young Peoples Association of St.
Stephens Lutheran Church win be de-
livered in Fletcher Hall tomorrow even
ing, by Rev w. H. Schaeffer. The sub
iect will be THE Holy Land" The lee
ture will be illustrated.
At the entertainment to be given at
the Rodney Street Church on February
%, by the Society of Christian Endeavor,
Miss Lizzie S. Peirce, principal of the
Mt. Vernon Institute of Elocution and
Language, at Philadelphia win give reel
tations, and Mr.. Breban of Philadelphia,
selections on the xylophone.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
The JAIL IMPROVEMENT.
The Levy Court Receives Communion
tion From DIR. D. J. Black.

Yesterday afternoon the Levy Court
held a caucus of one hour to select court
house officers. The present incumbents
were selected with the exception of clock
keeper. which office has been filled by j.
Hamilton Ayars. The officers selected
are as follows: Janitor, William Flem-
ming; night Waterman, John NJ. Enos !;
fireman, James 0'Donnell clock keeper,
Horace First They will be elected ON
Friday next.
At this mornings session of the court
the revision of the assessment was con.
tinued.
The following committees were appoin-
ted.
Finance-Messrs Weir, Shallcross,
Roberts, Rothwell and Grubb.
Public Buildings-H Hickman, Killgore,
Sutton, Eliason and Grubb.
To settle with County Treasurer-Rob.
erts, Shallcross and Mccall.
To settle with Treasurer of Trustees of
the Poor-Roberts, Shallcross and Jor-
dan.
The following communication from
DR.. John ]. Black, physician of the New
Castle jail. was presented by Mr.. Hick-
man, read and accepted.
To the members of the Levy Court Of
New Castle county, Del
Gentlemen I'm my capacity as Jail
physician, feel it my duty to call the
attention of the court to the overcrowded
condition Of the county Jail at New
cells in the Jail, feet high,
feet wide and IA feet deep. In some Of
these cells find at times as many as FIVE
together Of human beings; ana existence
to the individuals so crowded is only rem.
dered possible by free ventilation through
windows and doors. There Is room "a
which male tramps are committed %
feet high 10 feet wide and 43 feet deep
This is usually overcrowded, and this
method Of treatment does not conduce To
their moral or physical Improvement.
There is also white women's room used
for trivial cases, 81 feet high, TO feet
wide and 43 feet deep, open TO the same
objections as to the room for males.
THE plumbing is in an unsatisfactory
l-eondition and the main outlet sewer tt
the river needs immediate attention.
Owing to the rapid growth in the mum
Der Of prisoners, arising from increase IN
population in the county. with a greater
number of cases, with longer sentence;
from the new Municipal Court of the City
of Wilmington. the prison needs add
tional accommodations for inmates anC
additional wardens for their proper
and safe keeping. Some special accom-
mediation for sick and wounded prisoners
is also needed, and an intelligent exami
nation as to repairs Of plumbing, sewer
age, etc.
1T speaks well for New Castle county
that it has been thirty three years since
similar demand has been made on hei
citizens. recommend that the honora
BILE Levy Court appoint committee t,
examine into the matter of this commu
nieation and make such report as they
may deem best
Messrs. Sutton, Weir and Mccall wer,
appointed committee to examine the
Jail and report
The election of tax collectors has no
vet been held.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13

Mr., Robert Mantell had rather unique ex-
perience during his recent engagement in
Toronto. While at a midnight supper with
his friends Mr.. and Mrs Bingham, Of the
hostelry known as the "Hub, p tho officers Of
the law suddenly made their appearance,
having been informed that coon and dog
fight was in progress. After searching the
place they found pet coon and a dog and
took them and a number Of gentlemen into
custody The following morning Mr.. Man
tell appeared in the witness box, and after
answering number Of questions the judge
asked him:
while You were up stairs did you hear a
dog barkg"
YES, there was a little dog in theroo and
it was barking
"How did it barkln
"Well, my limitations Of men may be all
right, but have never tried to initiate dogs
Mr. Manten was promptly excused. New
York Herald
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13

Sir William Temple is chiefly remembered
as the early patron Of Dean Swift Macaulay
also assisted somewhat in rescuing from oh
livion the courtly adviser Of Charles II and
William III by his popular essay on Temples
life and career Sir William was born In l62s
and was II years Of age at the time Of his
death, on Jan. q, 1899 His first public
service Of Importance, the triple alliance with
Sweden and Holland against France, raised
his reputation as a diplomat to the highest
point This was done in 1868, but subse-
quently Temple became too prudent 10 ae-
cept Office during this stormy times Of Charles
and James II, and awaited in agreeable re-
tirement for the advent Of peaceful regime
and the accession Of the Prince Of Orange 10
the throne William III esteemed Temple
an invaluable adviser, whom he frequently
consulted on questions Of foreign and domes-
tic policy. Philadelphia Times.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Samuel H. Black Of the New Castle
Star was in this city to-day.
Rev. Lafayette Marks, D. D., pastor Of
Hanover Presbyterian church, will preach
in the Elkton, Md Presbyterian Church
tomorrow evening.
Mrs. ]. 7. Mullin is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Ann Strickland of West
Chester, Pa. Yesterday was Mrs. Strick-
lands seth birthday.
Rev. Thomas r. Mcdowell, of the
Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church,
preached at a special service in the Elk
ton, Md Presbyterian Church.
Senator-elect Higgins will be given a
reception by the Duck Creek Hundred
Republican Club, on Thursday evening,
February q, in the Opera House at
Smyrna.
A. Rodman Smith, Esq, clerk of the
United States Court, has been appointed
judge-advocate of the Department Of
Delaware, G. A R., by Department
Commander Peter B. Ayars.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
Beating the norsemsu.

A good story is told Of well known soci-
ETY. man Of Clifton He is great admirer
Of a young lady who is a lover Of horseback
riding. The y s. m. is also a thoroughbred
horseman and has made many purchases OF
the Fifth street dealers, Anxious to appear
in right light before the eyes Of the young
lady, he frequently invited her to a ride.
But being rather close, he hit upon the plan
Of going TO the dealers and telling them that
he knew where they could sell a saddle horse
but it must be tried. The animal would be
sent out to given address, and the y. s. m
and his lady, she entirely unconscious, would
enjoy a delightful time, the former using his
own horse. The equine was always returned
with some excuse Of too much energy, or a
similar tale, until the dealers rather tumbled
TO the game, and the y. s m and his lady
are not seen on the boulevards as much as Of
old Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
g. A. R. Matters.

The Smyth Post Guards and drum
corps win open fair tomorrow evening
in the building at the northwest corner
of Fifth and Shipley streets, to be con
tinued for two weeks Some handsome
prizes viii be contested for by some of
the. prominent members.
Colonel-commander of the Union
Veteran Legion of this city William S.
McNair has received instructions to
muster all applicants for admission at the
meeting on March 1. He has an invoice
of applications for membership, which he
viii distribute to all desiring them
About seventy-five members are expected
to be mustered at the next meeting.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
WIewAm, coNcLAvs :AND CASTLE

Industry Lodge, A. o. Z. w. has post
poned It's entertainment.
Harmony Council, U. F. A.. will cele.
brate its ninth anniversary on next
Tuesday evening
Grand Chief William o. Brown of the
X. g. E., went to Townsend, Del, to-day
in the interest of the order.
Eureka Conclave, No 4, Heptasophs or
S. w NJ, will give banquet at the
Central Hotel on Washington's birth
day.
The Order Of United American Me
chanics will celebrate Washington 5
birthday on Friday evening, February
22d, in Institute Hall Mayor Harring
ton, Hon. Charles B. Lore, senator elect
Higgins and Rev. J. S. Willis viii make
addresses suitable to the time. There
win also be other exercises of interest to
all Admission will be by cards Of invi
tation.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-13
CITY COURT.
A Large Docket This Morning-A Planet
Reader.

Large Docket This Morning-A Planet
Reader.
At City Court this morning John
Hayden was charged with assault and
battery ON his wife, Rena Hayden. Evi
dence conclusive; sentence, $50 and costs
and imprisonment for three months.
Thomas McCafferty, the leader of
gang of youthful thieves was charged
with the larceny of two pies. The evil
dence was conclusive. Two other charges
were preferred against him and he was
recommitted for his father to make up
his mind whether the boy should be sent
to the Ferris Reform School
Minor eases-Adam Galbran t, drunk
and exposing person, $40 and costs
Edward White, drunk, 81 and costs /;
Charles Hartman, ma mia potu, recon-
mitted; William Mitchell colored,
without home" telephone crank, so
and costs; James Servall colored,
abusive, cursive, $40 and costs.
William Massey, colored was charged
with melting to riot. He was discharged
on payment Of the costs, 1918.
Frank Woods and Isabel Woods, his
wife, were brought up Woods was
charged with keeping house of ill-fame
~ bAc hVhthMcSb toiiitf OF CeNeQbn ana
Buttonwood streets. Complaint had
been made against the house
by the neighbors. The evidence
Of the police officers was almost conclu-
sive. Mrs. Woods, who is several shades
whittier than her husband, explained that
she is a planet reader and also doctors
sore fingers. They were recommitted
until Friday morning, when they will b.
given chance to bring defense.