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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-04-09
"May ask what your name ISL" I

May l ask WnaG your name Is! L
said.
"Stella," she answered.
s'Stella WHAT" / said.
''Stella nothing" she answered, in
some pique "Stella is my name; it is
short and easy to remember, at any rate.
Ny fathers name is Thomas, and we live
UP there" and she pointed round the
base of the gre NJ peak. l looked at her
astonished. ''Have you lived there long?"
asked.
Ever since l was seven years old.
We came there in q wagon. Before that
we came from England-from Oxford
shire; / can show you the place on the
big.map. 1t is called Garsingham."
Again thought must be dreaming.
''Do you know, Miss Stella" / said, cit
is very strange-so strange that it al
most seems as though it could not be
true-but also came from Garsingham.
in Oxfordshire, many years ago."
She started up. Are you an Eng
lish gentleman" she said. "Ah, have
always longed to see an English gentle
man have never seen an Englishman
since we lived here-no white people at
all, indeed, except a few wandering
Beers We live among black people and
baboons-only have read about them
lots of books-poetry and novels. But
tell me what is your name? Macuma-
zahn the black man called you, but you
must have white name, too"
'sMy name is Allan Quatermain, l
said.
Her face turned quite white, her rosy
lips parted, and she looked at me wildly
with her beautiful dark eyes.
"Do you know, it is very strange" she
said, ''but have often heard that name.
Ny father has told me how a little boy
called Allen Quatermain once saved my
life by putting out my dress when it was
OIL fire-see land she pointed to a faint
red maxi upon her neck, here is the
scar of the burn"
ST remember it," I said. "You were
dressed up as Father Christmas. 1t was
who put out the fire; my wrists were
burnt in doing So"
Then for space we sat silent, looking
at each other, while Stella slowly famed
herself with her wide felt hat, in which
some white ostrich plumes were fixed.
"This is Gods doings," she said at last.
"You saved my life when was little
child; now I have saved yours and the
little girls. Is she your little daughter"
she added, quickly.
NO." said; 81 will tell you the tale
presently"
YES" she said, 'you shall tell me as
we GO home. It is time to be starting
home, it will take us three hours to get
there Hendrika, Hendrika, bring the
horses here!'
TO BE CONTINUED.
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No. 67.-Cross Word.

NY a st is in COW but not in OK,
Ny second is in chest but not in box,
My third is in bark but not in sap,
My fourth is in yelk but not in flap,
My fifth is in mast but not in deck,
Ny sixth is in head but not in neck,
My seventh is in hen but not in duck,
My eighth is in take but not i'll suck,
My ninth is i'll hand but not in foot,
My tenth is in ashes but not in SCOT,
My eleventh is in arm but not i'll leg,
My twelfth is in stump but not in peg;
My very last indeed is in mumps,
And, as you will see, is also in dumps.
My whole, as you all may remember,
Blooms a beautiful flower in November.
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No. 7s.-Enigmatical Birds.

|. What we do at every meal. g. A dis
ease incident to man and beast 3. Nothing,
twice yourself and fifty. 4. Equality and
decay. 5. A rascal. g. Two small animals.
T. An English architect 8. A workman's
implement. g. A lever TO- A mechanical
instrument Ii. Part of periodical and
dish of food. IL A cheat.
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Each of the six small pictures may be de-
these words are rightly guessed and placed
one below the other, in the order here given,
the third perpendicular row will spell the
surname of an American poet who was born
in November, 1797-St Nicholas
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A trial will convince any one that
rotted bone is the best fertilizer ever of
fered for the money. Price $22 so. N. M.
Alexander a; ent.
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No. 71.-Names of States in Anagram.

No. Thames of States in Anagram.
80! HAD l" the wings of a dove,
I'd fly to the FAIR OLD" realm l love;
"a NINE of jewels exist in that land.
And TAXES are low understand;
1t ''NoMINATEs'' the noblest men
"Gol NERO to thy Internal den!
There ''Ol DO CORAL forms abide,
But "a LEEwARD'' course our steamer glide,
IF there WAS NOTHING to hinder me,
then do ACT A dove that is free;
There is 'RIG, o AGE of despair!
In which he who WINS COINS can ne'er get
there.
SIN A CORAL reef is the beautiful land,
No thief BREAKS AN" entrance, do you under
stand?
20 MY WING is feeble affair!
Which SANK AS deep as the Gulf Of Despair;
IA GINNING of bells from that far Off land.
II CUT. CONNECT" and forever stand.
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The scholar thought minute over this
problem without head or tail, and then
promptly solved it. What were the numbers
be discoyereds
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No. CS.-An Arithme tical Eut.
From six take nine.
From nine take ten.
From forty take fifty.
A half dozen will remain.
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No. 60.-Dian2onds.

/. A letter; vehicle; a genus of animals;
guided; straight; fixed; letter.
@ A consonant; kind of carriage; to
dance: leader; to defy; to free; letter
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No. 7a.-The Examiners Puz

No. 72.-The Examiners Puzzle.
School Examiner-How many numbers are
required to perform multiplication?
Scholar (promptly)-Two.
Examiner-Well. here are three numbers,
now complete the multiplication.
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Key to the Puzzler.

No. 5S.-Troublesome Sheep: SO in the first
pasture, As in the second and "a in the third!
No. 59-Numcrical Enigma:
There's life alone in duty DONE
And rest alone in striving.
No G0-Missing Rhymes:
young woman whose name was LEE (Elise)
Had contracted q curious DDEE (disease),
There was naught could her hunger APP Cap
pease). H
The doctor looked wy (wise),
And blinking his II (eyes),
Said 'twould be no UU (useo,
Till she changed her VUU (viewSl,
To prescribe anything but green PIP Cpeas).
No. GA Diamond:
w a
WAS
P AT IS
A TIE is
AT E R APPS
w A T E R l. l l. E S
Sc NTI MENT
S T A l. E LY
SP my e~a
S e
No 62-Look Sharp at This:
The two parallel lines, of which the upper
one appears to be the longer, are of the same
length.
No. 63.-Charade: Fly brush.
No. 64-Letter Rebus: Sconce.
No. GA Successful Man: Plumber.
No. 66.-Hidden Parts of House: 1. Gel
lar. 2 Door. 3. Roof. 4. Wall. 5. Floor.
g. Joist. T. Siding. S. Blind. o. Sash. 10.
Window.
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out pausing to argue the morality of
the proceeding gave this man the con-
tents of the other barrel of my revolver.
1t settled his business for him so eff
fectually that he caused US no more
trouble; and, having ascertained that
both men were dead, lifted Miss Ak
tell into the carriage and drove as fast
as could to the next village where !
reused the proper authorities and placed
them in possession of the facts. Then /
took Miss Axtell home and was graft
fed to find that her father was out of
all danger and in fair way of a speedy
cOnYalescence.
The two robbers were recognized as
old offenders; they had each been at one
time in the State prison and were well
known as very desperate characters
Considering every thing, my escape was
most providential.
Perhaps the reader will be interested
to know that during that uncomfort-
able night l fell desperately in love
with Miss Axtell, and so successfully
did we both plead with her father that,
rich old nabob as he was, he consented
to our marriage, and now 1 am cashier
of the Raybury bank and Madeline is
my wife, God bless her!-N. Y. Weekly.
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ORANGES IN FRANCE.
How Our French Brethren Manage The
Affairs.

How Our French Brethren Manage Their
Affairs.
Depression in agriculture seems not
confined to America, but is general in
Europe. The producing and laboring
classes, over the world, seem at disad-
vantage and struggling with unneces-
sary hindrances.
French agriculture approaches more
nearly to ours than English agriculture,
as the farms in France are mainly small
and owned by those who cultivate them,
while, in England, they are owned in
large estates and run by tenants and
those whom they hire as laborers-
The agricultural department at
Washington has given comprehensive
accounts of efforts to elevate and i'm
prove the condition of the farmers in
France and, thereby, advance the in
terests of the government The pro-
jectors of this movement are found
among the leading men Of France, who
saw in it the means of elevating the
farmers by giving them advantages in
trade, in the purchase of their necessi-
ties .and the sale Of their products, as
well as the improvement of their condi-
ton generally.
The multiplication of these Syndicats
AgricolR has been wonderful, and the
good accomplished has been more than
gratifying. One of them, which had 73o
members fiEe years ago. now has 8, 500.
Another with 900 members ttiee years
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GRAND ARMY NOTES.

IT is estimated that 100, 900 men will
take Part in the coming National En-
campment parade.
THE Grand Army of Ohio is organ
lied into battalions and brigades, and
are now holding battalions and brigade
reunions.
THE State of Rhode Island is to have
Soldiers Home to cost S125.OOO. 1t is
to be built on the cottage plan, with &C
commodations for 125 veterans
The membership of the Order of
Sons of Veterans is now 125, 900. OF
this number 40, 900 arc uniformed, armed
and equipped, ready for field service.
HARRY LEE Posi-, No. 2, Brooklyn,
\. Y, each week for the past two
months has presented beautiful flag,
all complete to one of the Sunday
schools.
THE State of Massachusetts, has ap-
propriated $50, 600 for the National en-
campment, Boston gives $4,000 and the
merchants and business men of the city
are endeavoring to raise 500, 900 for the
same purpose, wi tn fair prospects of get
ting it.
THERE is Grand Army post in every
Southern State, and even in Richmond
there is a Phil Kearney postof the Grand
Army of the Republic. Queerer yet, this
post and the Robert E. Lee Camp, Con
federate. meet in the same room on diff
erent evenings.
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ago, now has 5000, and another that be-
gan in 1884 with 44a members now has
$500. These Oranges make their pur-
chases together, and unite in the sale
OF their products to great advantage to
themselves. In joint purchase of raw
material to be used upon the farms, one
OF these Oranges expended SIS, 600 the
last year, and another expended SITS, 900
for the same purpose and 81, 900 for
agricultural implements.
BY this joint purchase thousands of
dollars were saved to the members, and
fully as much more made under the
joint sales of products from the farm.
The policy adopted is quite similar to
the plan now followed by the Alliance
organization in the States, and the sue
cess of the movement, under wise busi-
ness management encourages the sue
cess of the enterprise undertaken with
US.
The Grange is in position to know the
financial standing of it's members. Ithas
also the power of holding them to the
performance of their contracts and the
full payment of their obligations. This
tends greatly to strengthen confidence
and, therefore, to lessen prices of
articles to be purchased. In the
absence of such information and aid in
the collection of debts, merchants claim
the necessity for excessive charges on
time sales, in order to cover possible
losses from bad debts. Information
freely given by authority, as to the
business standing of granger, amounts
almost to Endorsement and secures a
reduction of charges to all purchasers.
A man without character is, very prop
erly, left to take caro- of himself, with
out sympathy and without help.
Another feature quite commendablo
in the French Oranges is the aid ex-
tended unfortunate members. Worthy
men who suffer unexpected misfort-
uneS receive not only the sympathy but
the active help of their associates;
they are put upon foot and started off
again, equipped for the struggles be-
fore them.
This cooperative effort, under or
ganizatiOn, seems a necessity in all sec
tions and all countries. Business now
has grown so sharp and advantages are
so unscrupulously sought, not only in
market, but under government enact
ment, that nothing short of organiza-
ton among producers will protect from
oppression and misfortune. Selfish
ness and ambition. if left with
out restraint, will override the privi-
leges and rights of the weak and de-
stroy the good order of communities and
the thrift of State by making burdens
of men, who should be helpful citizens,
advancing the prosperity of all classes
of people. If all men were wise, merci-
full and human there would be no need
in France or America for protection
against avarice in money or agreed in
power; but as long as there are specula-
tors to devour, like lacusts, the sub
stance of the land, and INSCRIPTIONS
combinations to absorb the limited
resources of the weak, there will al
ways be necessity for cooperative effort
on the part of the oppressed, and wise
enactment in the Government to pre-
vent the aggreSsions of the unscrupu-
lous-W. j. Northen, in Southern
CultivatOr.
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MUSIC AND DANCING.
Birds Which Gyrate to the Song of Thei
Mates and Companions.

Birds Which Gyrate to the Song of Their
Mates and Companions.
There are human dances in which
only one person performs at time,
the rest of the company looking on, and
some birds, in widely-separated genera
have dances of this kind. A striking
example is the Rupicola, or cock-of-the-
rock, of tropical South America. A
messy level spot of earth surrounded by
bushes is selected for dancing place,
and kept we'll cleared of sticks and
stones. Round this area the birds as
semble, when a cock-bird, with vivid
orange-scarlet crest and plumage, steps
into it, and, with spreading wings and
tail, begins series of movements as if
dancing a minuet Finally, carried
away with excitement, he leaps and
gyrateS in the most astonishing man
ner, until, becoming exhausted, he re-
tires and another bird takes his place.
In other species all the birds in
company unite in the set performances,
and seem to obey an impulse which af-
fectS them simultaneously and in the
same degree, but sometimes one bird
prompts the others and takes principal
part. One of the most curious instances
have come across in reading is con-
tanned in Mr.. Bigg-Wither's Pioneer
ing in South Brazil" He relates that
one morning in the dense forest his at
tention was reused by the unwonted
sound of bird singing-songster be-
ing rare in that district. His men, i'm
mediately they caught the sound, in
vited him to follow them, limiting that
he would probably witness a very curl
GUS sight. Cautiously making their way
through the dense underground, they
finally came in sight of a small, stony
spot of ground, at the end of a tiny
glade, and, on this spot, some on the
stone and some on the shrubs, were as
sembled a numbe of little birds, about
the size of tomtits, with lovely blue
plumage and red topknots. One was
perched quite still on twig, singing
while the others were keeping
time with wings and feet in kind of
dance, and all twittering an accompani-
ment. He watched them for some time
and was satisfied that they were having |
a ball and concert and thoroughly en- |
joying themselves; they then became |
and the performance abruptly |
terminated, the birds all going off in |
different directions. The natives told |
him that these little creatures were |
known as the dancing birds. Long
mans Magazine.
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doubtless l should have yielded entire
ly to the sin of profanity if l had at
tempted to walk it.
Go to my house and stay tonight
Mr.. Marsh" said the landlord. ~ can
give you some yenison pie and a pot of
beer for your supper and nice shake
down before the kitchen fire."
Pray, sir" said a sweet voice at
Griggs' elbow, sis there no way to go on
to Raybury?"
Not tonight, my dear" said Griggs,
softening, as the light of his lantern
shone over the pretty face of young
girl whom / had scarcely seen before,
she having been an inside passenger.
Il guess you'll have to take up with
such accommodations as nay house Of
fers- l shouldn't wonder if Sally-thats
my darter, miss-will let you have half
of her bed, seeing as you've been I'M
fortunate"
Il must go on" she said, earnestly
81 have been some months from home,
and have been summoned thither bv
the illness of my father. Indeed, sir, l
can not delay here, for the dispatch
said my father was dying"
There were tears in her voice, but it
was too dark to see whether thew
dimmed her eyes.
Its too badP' said Griggs; ''but I
couldn't let Digby go on any account;
because, you see, if Mrs. Griggs should
be took, she'd die afore we could git DR..
Lumston here on foot You see, when
she has these spells she's awful! Helloi
Who's coming now!''
A close carriage drawn by .wo dark
horses had come mp and halted by the
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W.de-Awake County.

At the regular meeting of Cleveland
(F1a-) Alliance a move was made re-
Gently to take hold of the small in
dustries," such as a canning factory,
creamery, cotton-oil mill and soap fac
tory.
The entire venture will be conducted
by the Alliance upon the joint-stOek
plan.
The price of shares will be low, that
every member may participate in the
laudable work. No outsider can be-
come a stakeholder. This enterprise
will accomplish much in the nay Of Civ
ing a good and ready market for our
fruits, vegetables and cotton seed, and
give an impetus to an increased acreage
in the trucking and fruit growing IL
will also bring Leon to the from: as be
ing one of the best dairy counties in ibt
South.-Dixie Farmer.
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her hands, and then, WITH wild oath,
he sprang upon her and both went down
TO the ground.
Breaking loose from the other man,
rushed to the spot and saw the villain
was tying Miss Axtoll's hands. She was
between me AMI him, and / called out
to her:
miss Axtell. drop your head and do
not move until l tell you to-"
She obeyed, and simultaneously
fred one of my pistols at the exposed
breast of the man. He dropped instant.
~, and before l could turn to his COM
panion felt his grasp again upon my
throat and the cold touch of steel upon
my forehead. 1t was no time to indulge
in questions of right and wrong if
would save my life and hers, and with
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-06-12
ABOUT LETTER-WRITING.
The Model Correspondent Is He Who Car
Say Much in Few Words.

The Model Correspondent Is He Who Can
Say Much in Few Words.
The man who writes agreeable let
ters about matters that are of no conse-
quence to anybody, is usually looked
upon as genius; nor can it be denied
that the ability to invest nothing with
transitory interest is a peculiar gift.
But the elaborator of trifles is seldom
good at any thing else. Bid him des-
cant on a weighty subject, and he
breaks down. His phrases lack point;
his arguments backbone. He may make
a sentimental lady sigh, but he will
never make stout disputant vince.
Truth, to him, wears the guise of but
teriy in garden, and, though con-
tinually chasing it through labyrinth
of flowers, he is rarely fortunate enough
to put his hat upon it
Our idea of model letter-writer is
very different from this. Give US the
correspondent who can compress much
thought into small compass-whose
sentences, like the sledge-hammer
blows delivered in Verdi's Anvil Chorus,
have nervous ring about them. The
hammer-men of Thoughts FORCES. the
men who shape and mold great enter
prises, never write long, rambling,
point-no-point letters. They have no
notion that pen, ink and paper were given
US to dilute our mother tongue, c. that
mental gold is all the better for being
beaten out thin.
Pit one of your elegant scribblers,
who boasts that he can manufacture a
delightful epistle without material,
against one of the Samsons of the
world of letters, and where is he? A
sentence of half dozen lines doubles
him up,-N, 7: Ledger,
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"WONOER WHY ?"
An Old Fashioned Woman Wonders Why
Some Things arc So.

Some Things arc So.
wonder why farmers arc so deeply
in debt? | wonder why the Farmers
Alliance platform and the Union Labor
platform are so much alike? ] wonder
why there are so many members of the
Union Labor party in this vicinity sc
averse to labor? / wonder if they are
in other places? / wonder if they
worked on their farms instead of abuS-
ing the bankers, if their debts would
not grow less? / wonder if there were
less whisky and tobacco used if
times would not be better.
wonder if men would renew the
old-fashioned faith in God-and
deep blowing, if our farms would not
give better returns? l wonder how
many will say that l am an enemy to
the Alliance and Grange and Union La
borers? l am opposed to a man calling
himself a Union Laborer when he will
not labor, or a member Of the Farmers
Alliance or Grange when he is not
farmer. / am not an enemy to any or
ganization that will help to better the
condition of the farmers home, finan-
cially, mentally or morally. | be-
believe in progression, in higher
moral standards, in truer, purer
home life and happier homes.
How can we have happy homes, or good
and happy children, when every nerve
is strained, every thought given to
money-making, either to pay of the
debts that are hanging like an incubus
about the throat, or to make a better
appearance than our neighbOr? / am
only woman, and so have a great many
things to wonder about. Perhaps ii /
were a man ! might gather with others
at a street corner, or before a saloon Tor
in one), or at some Alliance or Grange
store, and might learn not to wonder
so much.
We have very little fruit in this
vicinity yet, but most of the oldest set
tiers are putting in trees and bushes,
or have done so already. ! hope they
may succeed in raising plenty of fruit
as it is such a help to the perplexed
housewife in getting a healthy and APP
petizing meal, and / hope the burden OF
debt may soon be rolled away. am an
OIO-ldSnlOHcu NOudH- anu nave my Olu
Puritan ancestors horror of debt, and
believe with them it is better to go with
out some things that we want, to live and
dress plainly, work little harder and
worry less, pay the debts we owe as
fast as may be, and not contract others
if it be possible to live without Let
us learn to live for higher purpose
than money-making Tor the moneys
sake, or for the show we can make with
it. May the day be near when our
farmers organizations will meet TO learn
all they can of a better method of farm
ing, of a better way Of helping their
neighbor than quarreling with him or
him, and walk in the way OF b
peace and pleasantness.-TheodOcia, IN
Western Rural