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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-24

kinds of tropical flowers. Nothing about
these stations is made Of wood The
platforms are of stone filled in with ce-
ment, and the cars run into the stations
on plane about two feet below the floor,
and SO that the floor of the cars is just
even with that of the depot. Each sta
ton has it's first, second and third class
waiting room, and everything in India
goes by classes.
The cars are first, second, third and
fourth class, and they are all on the Eng
lish plan. They are about two-thirds
the length of our cars and trife wider.
They are not so heavy as the American
passenger coach and they look more like
wide. long boxes than anything else.
Each of these cars is divided into COM
partments. In the first and second class
there are only two compartments to the
car. and the chief difference in these two
classes is in the number allowed in the
compartment. If you will imagine
little room about 10 feet long by 5 wide,
with roof feet high, In the center of
which there is glass globe for light,
you may have some idea of the Indian
first class Car. You must. however, put
two long, leather covered, cushioned
benches along each side of this room
and at the ends of these have doors with
glass windows in them, opening inward.
Over the cushioned backs of the benches
there are windows which let up and down
like those of the American street car,
and which are of the same size. The car
has none of the finish of the American
Pullman. and though you are expected
to sleep within it, there are no signs of
bedding or curtains At the back of it
there is a lavatory, without towels, soap
or brushes and there is barely room
enough for you to turn around in it
when you are washing. The second
class cars are much the same, and there
may be one second class car and one first
in the same coach.-Frank q. Carpenter.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-24
The Government of washington.

Washington is city that is governed
by the people of all the states of the re-
public. In electing their representatives
in congress the people of the states elect
Washington's board of aldermen and in
choosing their president they choose
Washington's mayor. For this privilege
of controlling the Federal City the coun-
try has to pay one-haf the expenses of
the municipality In fact very little
money but Uncle Sam's money is ever
seen here. and very rarely does any one
In Washington get hold of an old bank
note The government pays out nothing
but new money, fresh from the money
mill. Even the United States treasury
is used as a sort of town bank, to which
hundreds of Washingtonians go daily to
get money changed.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-24
Not Angels Yet.

The refOrmers are not angels yet--not
quite-and it is possible that they may
make mistakes and are responsible for
good deal of injustice and unnecessary
suffering The trouble Is that we go
upon the theory that we are always
right and that the other fellows are al
ways wrong; that orthodoxy is our
doxy, while heterodoxy is the other fell
lows doxy.
AS was limited little way back, per-
haps we had better goslow in our alleged
reforms, and be very considerate and
charitable and tolerant while we are
about it.
The will Of the majority embodied in
a statute will not change human nature,
and policemans club never convinces
it's victim that what he believes is right
ismorally wrong. Atlanta Constitution.
According to the latest educational re-
port of 1884, only 1856. .913 of the 15,OOO,-
600 children in the Russian empire at
tended schools About 80 per cent.
therefore, of young Russia receive no in
struction at all. In sixty governments
there is only one school for secondary
instruction to every $4,000 boys and 22,-
600 girls. Only 63 per cent. of the boys
OF an age to attend a public high school
can be accommodated. For girls the
number of such schools Is even more in
significant. The schoolmaster cannot be
said to be abroad In Russia yet. Science.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-24
RAILROADS IN INDIA.
SIXTEEN THOUSAND MILES OF
TRUNK LINES IN HINDOSTAN.
The Finest DepOtS i'm the World, but
Wretched Arrangements i'm t1le Pas
Senger Cars-Ants that Eat the Ties
and Telegraph Poles.

India has now sixteen thousand miles
of railroad. 1t is as far from Calcutta to
Bombay as it is from New York to Den
yer, and several trunk lines run across
Hindostan from one city to the other.
There are branches from these which go
up the Himalaya mountains almost to
the borders of Thibet, and others which
shoot off to the Khyber Pass at the en-
trance to Afghanistan and not great
distance from the new Russian railway,
which has been pushed on past Samar-
cand. The day will come when we can
travel from London to Calcutta by rail-
though this presupposes the cutting Of
tunnel under the English channel. South
India has many long miles of railroads,
and the whole of Hindostan, which is
half the size of the United States. has
railroad net covering it. The construc-
ton of these railroads has included en-
gineering works fully as grand as the
railroad making of the United States.
and the keeping of them in order is more
difficult.
WOOD EATING ATS.
One of the great plaques of Indian rail-
road makers is the white ant. These in
sects eat every dead thing in wood form
above ground. If pile of wooden ties
Is left out over night an attack Of ants
will have carried it away by morning,
and there is no possible storage of wooden
ties. Such ties as are In the roads are
saved from destruction by the vibration
caused by the running trains, which
scares the ants away. 1t is the same
with telegraph poles and fences, and the
result is that the ties of most of the rail
roads are made of iron. have travelled
about three thousand miles over all kinds
of railways in India. The telegraph
poles on many of the lines are hollow
tubes of galvanized iron, about as big
around as the average mans calf, so
made that they fit into one another and
form pole about ten feet high. To these
poles the lines are strung, and many of
the roads use such poles throughout their
entire length.
On other lines the telegraph poles are
T iron rails, the same as those on which
the car travels. Two of these rails are
fastened together by bars about foot
wide and then this iron lattice work is
setdeep in the ground and the wire strung
upon it. About some of the stations the
fences are made of such iron rails. and
through hundreds of miles along one of
the rajah's railroads in Western India |
found fences of barbed wire with sand
stone posts These stones are foot wide
and about four inches thick, and they
stood about three feet above the ground
The wires ran through holes in them and
the railroad men tell me that they are
much cheaper than wood.
THE MAGNIFICENT DEPoTs.
lam surprised at the magniicence of the
depots in India. Here at Bombay there
is finer railroad station than any we
have in the United States. 1t cost about
81 1,000,000 and architecturally it is the
peer of any building at Washington. At
Calcutta there are small depots and even
at the smallest of the towns you find
well made stone buildings surrounded
hY beautiful gardens. In which blOom al
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-24
LAKE HELEN BUDGET.
NEWSY NOTES AND COMMENTS
FROM THE LAKE CITY.
The Orange and Vegetable Growers
Union Permanently OrganiZed-Of-
ficers EIected-SpeciaI Meeting Of
the COunCiI-Other News
[From our Regular Correspondent ]

EFrom our Regular Correspondent
Fernando Barrett is again in charge of
the Lake Helen station.
Mrs. Currier is happy in her new cot
tage on Coronado Beach.
Has the main street on the Beach
been named? 1t should be called Ocean
avenue.
What glorious fun to roll and tumble
in the breakers on Coronado Beach
There is no finer bathing in the world.
J. P. Mace's cottage at Coronado
Beach is architecturally gem. 1t would
do no discredit to Long Branch or New
port
The New Smyrna Breeze has greatly
improved of ate, both in matter and ap-
pearance. Other improvements are
contemplated.
Mr.. Albert Hurst has been confined at
home for some days by a painful hoil,
and Mr.. J. r. Hurst is taking his son S
plac in the Breeze office at New Smyr-
ma.
Mr. Westlake, agent for Mr. Blake, is
L
building to spot near the dwelling and
convert it into stable and carriage
house.
Mr.. Westlake has had seven men and
two horses at work on his groves the
last week The trees present a magnii-
cent appearance-dark, glossy and put
ting on fine new growth.
The latest is that Mr.. and Mrs. Gould
have settled their differences, and con-
cluded to live together sensibly as man
and wife. 1t is expected that they will
occupy their elegant cottage in Lake
Helen next winter.
The new hotel Coronado" is to be
very convenient and quite imposing
structure. It was partly planned by Mrs.
Currier, who takes great pride and pleas
ure in watchingits progress toward COM
pletion. That the enterprise will prove
a success, we have not the shadow of a
doubt.
The cottages of the Coronado colony
built on a high bluff overlooking the
vast expanse of ocean, make an impos-
ing appearance. They stand beginning
at the south) in the following order:
Wright's, Mace's, Curriers', the hote!,
Austin's, Robbins, DR.. McDuffie's. A.
G.. Hamlin Esq, and S. B. Wright will
at once erect cottages between B. III.
Wright and Mace. Mr.. Hamlin' s is al
ready begun.
Your correspondent spent a delightful
day on the Beach on Friday last, escort
ed by the gentlemanly and obliging
Superintendent of the A. 4 w. Railroad
Mr.. F. G.. Austin. who occupies cot
tage there. Mr.. and Mrs. Lancaster,
Miss Lancaster and Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
live together there-cozily, comfortably,
and coolly, spending sort of amphibi-
Gus, pastoral life.
Mr.. Westlake went to New Smyrna on
Friday, at the call of Chairman Austin,
to attend a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Port of Smyrna Asso-
citation. By an oversight DIR. Hawks,
another member of the committee, had
not been notified, so no forma! meeting
was held. There was, however, an in
terchange of views between the members
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-24

According to the newest English life
table, the children born in England in
any one year have now divided among
them NEARLY two million years of life"
more than would have been the case
thirty-hve years ago.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-07-24

The prettiest houses and offices to sell
or to let. q. w. Laurine.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

private car, greeted the President. He
was followed closely by Congressman
Henry Cabot Lodge, OF Massachusetts,.
With but minutes delay the President
and bis Secretary of State, followed by
the rest OF the party, left the cars and
walked through the throng to the
steamer sappho, which was brilliantly
decorated everywhere that decorations
could be placed.
Arriving at Bar Hsrbor, up Main street
they went. The hotel piazzas and balco.
nies contained the hotel residents. the
sidewalks were we'll lined, many stores
and buildings were decorated, and at
several points along the route cheers for
the visitors were raised. But when the
procession turned out of Main street it
was to proceed to Stanwood, Mr.. Blaine's
cottage. through streets that contained
no crowds and few decorations.
This evening the President is dining
quietly with the Blaine family and rest
Ing after the excitement of the Boston
reception and the trip of to-day.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

These are three participles of English
grammar. They are also the thee sue
cestive conditions undergone every day,
every other day, or every third day, by
the unhappy wretch needless enough to
allow fever and ague to fasten its clutch
upon him. No need of it--none. Hos
tel ter's Stomach Bitters will ard does
preserve those who use it from every type
of malarial disease whether Intermittent
or bilious remittent. For nearly thirty
five years 1t has been professionally re-
cognized specific for and preventive Of
these tenacious inaladits, not only on our
own soil, but in tropical and equatorial
lands where the scourge is prevalent at
all seasons and in Its worst forms. BIZ
iousness, dyspepsia, rheumatism, kidney
complaint, nervousness aud debility are
also ailments to the complete removal of
which the bitters long since demonstra-
ted Its adequacy.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09
Held Up by Ono Man.

MINNEAPoLIs, Aug. S.-The wiscon.
sin Central passenger train from Chicago
which passed Chippewa Falls, Wis, al
O'Clock this morning, was held up and
robbed by single man, between Chippe
wa Falls and Abbottsford half an houi
before. At the hour named man erter.
one Of the sleeping cars of the train
commanded the conductor and porter tt
throw up their hands and then proceeded
to go through them, taking all they had
| ono passenger was alsv robbed and a
shot or two fired at the porter, but nc
one was hit. The robber pulled the bell
rops as soon as he had completed the
ROBBERY, and wheh the train came to a
stop he jumped off and escaped. No at
tempt was made to follow him. Jake
Lit, the Milwaukee and Minneapolis
theatrical manager was q passenger on
the sleeper and the ball fred at the por-
ter whizzed past within an inch OF his
face.
The man is described as having the
appearance of @ woodmap. He wore u
slouch hat, aud carried gun and big
knife In his belt. He entered the sleeper
and drove the porter to one end of the
car. The porter did some yelling to
awaken the passengers whereupon the
robber fired. This put quietus on the
porter, and the robber continued his
work.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09
Brevities.


Tne cheapest hat house In rna cit
lsIlmford Bros. A0A Market street.
lce-cold oysters at Fullmer's.
Deviled and stewed crabs at Fullmer'A
Clam soup At Fullmer,s.
Turtle soup At Fullmer's.
Chicken and lobster salad At Fullmsr'a
Roast dinners speciality at Fullmer'a
Meals at all hours at Fullmer's.
Try Bush's coal; YOU will like lt.
American Laundry, COZ West Frout,t,
Try Bush's coal; you will surely liks.s.
Try the new barber, eth and Monroe sts.
Cupping and leeching, lo3 Z. SecoRd,t.
Fine Is X. Rings at HAMS, Is E. 4th street
Frank Roop Smith, druggist, 5th and King.
Shirts, 10c, collars and cuffs, &c. each. Civ
steam laundry. 9th and shipley streets.
Jos. ii. Greenman d Son, All King street.
Wall papers and window shades at reduced
prices.
A general reduction in wall papers and win-
dow shades at Jos. ii. Greenman a Son, 4l7
King Etreet.
:. If you want cheap picture frames 20 to g.
IA. Baugh, 20J West Second street. lhaye the
largest stock In Delaware. Come and see Tor
yourselves.
Ross, 40 NJ ct street. has the largest an d
cheapest stoc OF hats, white shirts under :
wear, neckwear aud hosiery In the city. Ca
and See him.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

On account of the Hines, of Judge Bal
no regular seesion of the Municipal Court
was held this morning, but Mayor Har-
rington, City Solicitor Turner and Clera
Hyland being present held James
Wright, colored, accused of committing
an assault and battery on William
Mackey, in t100 bail Tor bis app arence
on Monday morning. Clerk Hyland ia
authorized to take bail for the appearance
of accused parties.
Two other parties In the cells were left
undisturbed until Monday morning.
Judge Ball has been unweil for some
days past. He has been going up to
Tough h-Kennamon every night on which
there was no court, his family being on a
visit there, and coming down in the morn-
ing, but this morning be was so unwe)l
that he sent word to City Solicitor Tur-
ner that he could not be present at
Court.
Chief of Police Swlggett is also on the
sick list and be with his family have taken
q little jaunt down to West Virginia. Ser
geant Blackburn is acting chief while he
10 away.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

took up the Home Missionary Society,
following the address Of the president,
Mrs; Brown. The society meets with re-
markable obstacles and wonderful en-
couregements and helps. The privations
Of home missionary were graphically
described and touchingly Illustrated.
The p esldent, Mrs. Phillips, had re-
quested him to represent her.
A special collection was taken for the
missionary box. S27.67 was the result.
Kew. l.. Prettyman led the evening meet
ing.
Rev. John r. Sharp and Mr.. George
W. Baker attended camp yesterday. Mr..
Saturday. .... -..
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09
News summary.

A Chicago despatch says that there
have been from $50 to It's cases of typhoid
fever on Cottage Grove avenue, between
Thirty-ffth and Forty-slxth streets, tha
city. The epidemic is attributed to tht
pollution of the city water, caused by tht
recent heavy rains carrying the sewersg,
out to the source of supply In the lake
Thus far the cases reported have been o.
a mild type.
Com missioner Tanner has recommended
to the Secretary of the Interior the dis.
missal OF William Smith, prime ipal cx.
aminer 10 the Pension Office, and the ap-
pointmeDt OF Christian Excl to fiji the
vacancy thus created. Mr.. Excl formerly
held the office, and was removed by Com
missioner Black to make room for Smith.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, wife OF the
President, arrived at Nantucket, Mass.
yesterday, In response to a telegram
cal ing her to tho bedside of her sister,
Mrs. Scott Lord, who is very Ill. Mrs.
Harrison is the guest oi Judge Breckin-
ridge, of st. Louis.
A 32-pound cannon loaded with ball
was fired at Yarmouth, N. s., on We'd
nesday, by parties who did not know 1t
was loaded and who were trying to get
the ball out of the breech, The missile
PISSED through several walls and killed
James Cosman.
A freight wreck on the Nickel plate
road at South Whitley, Ind, yesterday,
resulted from the breaking Of couplings
and the subsequent collision OF the Sec
tions. John Randall and Thomas Foyle,
who were stealing rides were killed.
Arthur Thomas, aged 18, fell from a
canoe and was drowned In the Harlem
river, at New York, yesterday. Fred.
erick Wurtz was drowned while bathing
tu the East river, and Joseph M. Ouilel
while bathing at Bay Ridge.
Steve Brodie jumped from bridge 81
feet In height over the Pawtucket Falls
Rhode Island, yesterday morning, and
al hough he struck on his side, was ap
parently uninjured and able to swim tc
the shore.
Three more bodies have been taken ou,
OF the ruins near the lower end of Johns
town. One was that of little girl, and
was found In the middle of Market street
Eugene Dearn and q friend, who's,
name was not ascertained, were drowned
In the bay at San Diego, Cal, on Wednes
day by the cspsizing OF their boat.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

by going to Cummings, the photo
grapher, No. 302 Market street, and hay.
Ing IL cabinets and one 16x20 crayon
portrait for S6.O0. He guarantees to
please you.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

We are selling our large line of chill
dien's white dresses below cost. Dresses
from So. rs TO S2.50. Boys white dresses
from $3.50 up. A full line of ladies' silk
gloves and mitts from % cents up. ].
a sooy, 2l2 King street
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

:, spicer y Bickel, heaviest receivers of
straight creamery butter in this city;
also peaches, other fruits, vegetables,
eggs, poultry, oysters, CLANS, crabs.
Telephone call. to dealers only, 800.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

The Defiance and Ponies will play al
the Union street grounds on Saturday. A
good game lie expected, as both clubs are
WILL matched. Game called at o'clock.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

Appleby is daily receiving new hay and
straw at his market, south of Market
street bridge. Telephone 577.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

Tailor-made corset. j, e. Sooy
2l2 King street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

Leading house for children's lace caps
j. E. Sooy, 2l2 King street
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

Ladies' gold watches. BIillard +. Davis.
8 East Second street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

Meals ct all hours at the Delawar
House, No. 6l3 Market street.
Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-09

Best stoneware 10 cents per gallon
jugs, Jars, pitchers, &c. I. Lewis Row
4l3 King street.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-03-23

most frayed in two, was the work Of a
moment, and slowly we were drawn
from our dangerous position, and
towed around to a point where we
could land and climb up the embank-
ment.
The engineer is held responsible for
tho safety of travellers, as it was his
business to keep the road in order.
and when he heard that some of the
boats passengers had been killed, he
came to us in CONSERVATION and dis
tress, TO know how many and who
they were.
When he heard that one was an
Egyptian soldier and the other Il boat.
man, "BismilIah." he cried, turning on
his heel, Il thought they might have
been Franks"
So little is native life counted among
them.-Leigh Iounge, in Youths
Companion.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-03-23
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

The man who feeds ground oats,
bran and corn-meal in equal quantities
will get a good many per cent. nearer
q correct feeding method than is
usually reached, taking our dairymon
and farmers as a class.
Glover, or some kind of bulky
food, benefits all classes of stock, not
only because of the nutrition obtained,
but for the reason that it distends the
stomach and intestines, keeping them
natural, while an exclusive diet of
concentrated food renders the system
feverish by clogging the bowels and
causing Indigestion.
"A good kalsomine is one-half pound
white glue covered with cold water
and let stand overnight. In the morn
ing heat it until the glue is dissolved.
Add boiling water until the mixture is
of the consistency of cream. While
boiling stir in whiting and any color
ing matter desired until the mixture is
thick as paint, Apply with a brush,
and do not repeat the process until the
first coat is dry.
-Suct Putfs. -Scald a cupful Of In
dian meal with a cupful of boiling
milk. When ii has cooled add half a
cupful of chopped suet, a cupful Of
flour, with a teaspoonful of baking
powder, a beaten egg, and make into
balls with the hands, adding as much
meal as is needed to make them stiff
enough. Fry in deep fat like dough-
nuts and eat with maple syrup
Country Gentleman.
1t is well to advise corn growers
to use only seed from corn that is
adapted to the section. While there
are varieties that may yield more, yet
the period when such a variety ma
lures must be kept in view, us the frost
may overtake a variety not suitable to
the section. The main point is to give
the young cor "A good start, and to
have it as well grown as possible be-
fore summer. If this is done, and the
kept loose, the drought will have
but little effect upon t.-PhiladolpAia
Record.
-s'weet Pancakes.-A nice dessert
dish IS made thus; Take two teacup-
fuls sweet milk, four eggs, the whites
yelks beaten separately; a tea
spoonful salt and one and a half tea
5poonfuls Of baking powder, two Ia
.blespoonfuls each of white sugar and
butter and sufficient flour to make the
batter moderately soft. Mix the in
gradients together well, adding last
stitfencd whites. Bake the cakes
small and lay them in piles of four,
sprinkling each pile with powdered
on the top and spreading each
with bnttrp and uDv lind nf su-oot in1l,,