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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-10
A Str;lnge Accisleni..

1.-THE strangest accident that ever fell
within my observation, said Harold
Chapman to friend in the Lindell, ''oc-
CURED at my home in Medicine Lodge
Kan. One day in May, 1899, | was
driven into the house by thunder
shower. The rain moderated in a few
minutes, however. and | took IA chair
and sat out on the porch. Ny youngest
boy was playing with Il tin emp, catch
ing water from the rain pipe and pour
ing it along.a rut in the floor. The water
RAN along this rut out onto the cistern
platform. While he WAS STOPPING to fill
the cup from the rain pipe IL flash of
lightning came, seemingly attracted by
the iron cistern pump. The current
leaped from the pump to the current Of
water that ran along the porch and
flashed along it's course to the end.
GAS providence, accident, i'll luck OF
something else would have it our Thomas
cat had come out from the kitchen and
was standing close to the wet gutter
made by pouring of the water. The cat
received the full benefit of the flash, and
lay scorched and dead in an instant
Now | saw that flash distinctly, and
saw it travel from the iron pump alons
that gutter to the cat, If my boy had
been there the result would have beer
the same. If he had not, why suppose
it would have been attracted toward one
of us and serious results might have fol-
lowed l slightly imagine that | owe
my life to that cats i'll fate. am much
obliged to the cat. "-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-10
Experiments with Pigeons.

Experiments have recently been made
to determine the length of time through
which carrier pigeon will preserve tn
''homing" instinct-that is to say, how
long bird must be kept away from its
original or home loft before it will lose
the instinct to return. Recently seventy
two pigeons in the German military serV,
ice were taken from Mayence to Bruins
wick, distance of ITO miles, and kept
in captivity month. Then they were
liberated. They started instantly in the
direction of Mayence and arrived there
in a hours.-Y outh's Companion.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-10
ROW We LEARN GREAT THINGS.

Great truths are dearly bought The: common
truth.
Such as men give and take from day to day,
Comes in the common walk of easy life,
Blown by the careless wind across our way
Bought in the market at the current price.
Bred of the smile the jest, perchance the bowl,
Tt tells no tale of daring of worth,
Nor pierces even the surface of a soul
Great truths are greatly won. Nor found by
chance,
Nor waited on the breath of summer-dreamj
But gasp in the great struggle Of the soul,
Hard buffeting with adverse wind and stream.
Not in the general mart, mid corn and wine;
Not III the merchandise of gold and gems;
Not in the worlds gay half of midnight mirth;
Not mid the blaze of regal diadems.
But in the day of conflict, fear end grief,
When the strong hand of God put forth in
might,
Ploughs up the sub-soil OF the stagnant heart.
And brings the imprisoned truth seed to the
light.
Wrung from the troubled spirit, in hard hours
OF weakness, solitude, perchance of pain,
Truth springs, like harvest from the well
plOughed field.
And the soul feels it has not wept in vain.
Selected.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-10
Kitchen Conveniences.

We devote our entire department this
week to an article by Mrs. Katherine b.
johnson which we take from the Country
Gentleman. While it is not written for
FlOrda's cline, it contains much food
for thought which if properly digested
will be the means of tightening labor of
the many housewives who do their own
work, or save the domestic many hours
of tiresome labor.
A homely subject this, but nevertheless
a very important one to the housewife;
whether she herself be maid as we'll as
mistress, whether she have one "maid Of
riety OF skilled service. The health, and
consequently very greatly the happiness,
of q household is dependent on the thrift,
skill and happiness found in the. kitchen.
Leaving all mere sentiment and self-in-
terest out of the question, it is an unde-
niable fact that the servant or servants
in kitchen have as much right to their
happiness as anyone else, and it is the
duty OF the mistress to see that they get
it, at least so far as it may depend on
her. A thOug reconsideration for their
comfort, shown by furnishing more con-
venient kitchens, more and better uten-
siIs, with which to accomplish the per-
feet service we exact of them, would in
many instances turn dissatisfied. COM
planning servant into a grateful, inter
ested one.
Ii one has a large pantry where the
baking can be done, a laundry or other
room in which to wash, a medium
sized kitchen is most desirable. But
where, as is sometimes the case with farm
houses, it must be a combination OF
kitchen and dining room, it would seem
positively essential that it be a Large
room Most women, however, are
compelled to use rooms planned by
other people, and as the article is
not intended to convey my views
on building, | will suggest a few
ways i'll which even the smallest kitchen
may be made more convenient. The day
is gone by-never, trust to return
when he occasional practical use of the
saw and hammer by q woman regarded
as unfemnine. a woman, the least adept
with ordinary tools, can, with iron
brackets. put up shelf, lamp brackets,
hooks, etc. Very many things, however,
which would be admirable and labor
saving when used by the intelligent, care
full housewife. would be but reckless ex.
travagance when used by the average
servant.
A hard wood floor, made OF boards 2A
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-10
just Cause.

"Wodjer black Joey's heye fur arter
he'd denied as he'd said them things
about yer?" Denied it? Not i'm! Why,
ses to i'm. 'Joerge ses you've bin corl-
ing me blackleg.' And he up and SEES,
4 re-pudiate the statement And then
blacks lis eye. might ha' stood the
cove's sayin of it once-but wen he goes
an re-pudiates itv'-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-10

inches wide, left white, is, | thin
best kind of kitchen floor for ser
use. The girl who is satisfied L
scrub the floor is rare. Pc
sOapine, washine and other I
GUS preparations of alkali see
have a fascination for them;
sequentIy l should advise Il
this place where they might scr
their hearts content, but ii | We
presiding genius of the kitchen my
would neither wear out the floor M
own life in scrubbing. | should b
stained brown and vanished, or if
of yellow pine, oiled and varr
Should it be OF soft wood, [ would
it with linoleum, of a small pate
medium dark cOlors. Painted wal
ceilings are the kind easiest kept
and pure. A wall paper, having ;
nished surface. which allows of its
quickly washed off when soiled, j
very nice for kitchen, pantries,
rooms, closets, etc. Its cost is
little more than ordinary paper.
A kitchen sink is far more cOnv
and clearly, when placed on stron,
brackets, than it is when enclosed
meath for a cupboard. The latter
most invariably damp-anything
fit receptacle for the cooking uten'
TALLY kept there. Much can be
WOhever, to obviate the nuisance.
stands SO that one or both OF the
are exposed, have several holes al
in diameter bored through them,
at equal distances apart, Or in SON
pile geometrical design; they will
well, and go far towards keeping
A small shelf in one inside corner,
enough to hold a tin fruit can, VIII
often as once a month is filled witt
unslaked lime, is also excellent. II
is small, and so situated as not to
OF shelf being placed at the rigl
Of it, one can be put on small iron
cts two feet above, on either side "
in corner. At the left end of tn
should be a drain board, made at
two feet long, and of the same vic
the sink. One end should rest on t
OF the sink, and the other be raised
slight angle. The bottom shoult
sist Of half inch grooves; the two
and upper end should be surround
a narrow board or frame, coming
inch above the bottom. What pit
callsa ''grease trap" entirely does
with any danger of grease account
and clOgging up a sewer. 1t stanC
bracket under the SINK, and can be
cleaned out.
A kitchen table should be lon
rather narrow. solid, AMI with
castors on the legs. An oiIcloth
OR what is better oilcloth cut
inches larger each way tina
size of the top of the table
brought under and securely tacl
place-is much more easily KEPT
than the table itself. But hot
set on it will stick to it aud soon
This is obyiated by having two
pieces OF thin board ten or twelve
square, with an inch anger hole
at the center of one end, hangiE
veniently near.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-05-10

where the Sixth avenue elevated road
} crosses Underneath the box a long,
lean, gray bewhiskered rat had taken up
temporary quarters.
The rat was in bad luck. In the first
place a sneaky looking dog, droopy as to
tail, a mongrel of the kind termed "yal-
ler," was lounging about, nosing in the
gutter and yearning for an opportunity
to display the deviltry common to his
kind. Behind the rats refuge in door
way a pretty young woman was talking
to a much infatuated George" An eld-
erly and important looking parsonage,
wearing gold mounted eyeglasses and
carrying gold headed cane, had just
made an imposing descent from the ele-
} waited station and was promenading lei
surely toward the box. A cart horse at
tached to truck stood in front of a sa-
loon near by waiting for the driver to
come out. All was calm and peaceful
Then the rat came on the scene.
The first to see him was the boy. He
jumped off the box, and the rat started
out toward the station with the boy in
bot chase. This aroused the dog, who,
with howl of anticipated sport, joined
in the pursuit The fugitive made
straight for the elderly parsonage. The
boy was fairly good second and the
dog a close third. The parsonage, be-
coming aware that something was COM
ing his way, glanced over the top Of the
gold mounted eyeglasses.
Hi. there!" yelled the boy. He's
comm your way. Head i'm off. Swath-
Pr i'm one with tn stick"
The old gentleman "swathered." He
missed the rat and hit the boy on the
shins. The hoy gave q shrill whoop, lay
down on the walk and wept.
Did it hurt your" inquired the owner
Of the cane
That made the boy SO angry that he
stopped crying.
Did it hurt me?" he howled in right
eous wrath. did it hurt me? You OF
gold headed snooper. How'd you like it
eff dubbed yer bloomin OF shins with a
Vaughn spoke? What'd you say eff fat
headed cove Hi! Here he comes back!
Grab lint Turn i'm back! Hit i'm
when he goes byr'
The rat had doubled ON his track and
was flying up the street again with the
dog several PAGES behind. In between
the feet Of the parsonage lodged the rat.
The dog essayed to follow by the same
route and got tangled up with the feet.
Down came the parsonage, his gold
headed cane flying in one direction and
his gold trimmed spectacles in another.
Then and there he offered few remarks
that wrung from the boy an admiring
tribute. Gosh" said he, 'you can cuss."
In the meantime the rat was on his
way up the street, and the pretty young
woman who with her George" had
emerged from the doorway, was walking
down the street engaged in conversation.
Yes, he was just as nice about it as
he could be; said it wasn't any trouble
at ALL He said Obi O-w-w-w-wI
George! E-e-e-e-e-e-e! It's a rat! Help!
It's coming this way. E-e-e-e-e-e! Help
me up on this box. Yes, I'm all right
now. but oh, George, do you suppose
he can climb up here? E-e-e-e-e-e! Don't
let him climb up here or l shall odd
die!''
George let out a terrific kick that
landed in the stomach of the pursuing
dog. By way Of retaliation the dog
took off part of one leg from GAnr0a's
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-09
BERKELEY.
Young Goldstein's Crimes - Depart
ments of the University.

The Christian Endeayor Society of Park
Congregational Church of Lorin gave a
most successful entertainment and social
Friday evening at their church.
Rev. NJ LinGuist of San Jose will address
the Scandnsvians OF Lorin this morning at
the German NJ. L. Church.
Robert Goldsten, confined in the Oakland
Jail for stealing at the Berkeley gymnasium
last March. was formerly student there,
and is but 16 or II years old. His COM
plcty in other recent larcenies is I'M
doubted. His trial is set for 10 o'clock on
Wednesday morning.
The Southern Pacific has completed the
Strengthening OF lis main track at East
Berkeley station. The track was moved
about eight feet west from the station house
and propOTtiOnately along ends of the long
curve. until now there is a straight track
from Dwight way To North Berkeley. The
company contemplates the erection of a
freighthouse in town.
A musicale was given at Berkeley GYM
naslum Friday evening by the music pupils
of Messrs. 5. Won HrSch and Fabian. Mr..
Fabian was formerly a University OF Cali
fnrnia Student-rlass of '93-but left to de-
vote himself to music.
President kellogg has bean entertaining
at his home Mr.. Henry W. Sage, a trustee
of Cornell University, and the donor and
founder of the School of Philosophy Of Cor
nell.
The various heads OF departments of the
university have filed their annual reports
with the president. All call for txpan-
sion In their departments, n most evident
sign CT the growth OF the university.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-09
PERSONAL NOTES.

Lieutenant T. ID. Stevens. U. S. N, is at
the Palace.
Charles Carroll, wealthy resident of
PittsburP, Pa, is registered al the Palace.
Fl. X. Robin, a San Jose capitalist, regis
tered at the Grand Hotel Yesterday.
NJ. de Vries of Stockton is at the Grand
NJ. c. Meeker of Occidental, Sonoma
County. is at the Grand Hotel.
Captain and Mrs. J. c. Ayres, u. s. A.,
are registered at the Occidental Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs, James Martin and family Of
Sydney. \. s. W., are at the Occidental, en-
route to their home.
Capt A. Lederman Of st. Louis is a
guest of the Grand Hotel.
L. w. SwantOn, the manager of the elee-
trio railroad of Santa Cruz, IS at the Palace
j. II. Nef Of Colfax, Prison Director, is
a guest of the Palace Hotel.
Mrs. 7. f. Meagher, widow of General
Thomas Francis Meagher, who commanded
the Irish Brigade during the War of the
Rebellion, IS At the Baldwin.
c. small, wealthy manufacturer of
Rockford, Ill, is at the Baldwin.
Mr.. II. Summeriield, the prominent
clothier, leaves, with his wife and two
children. to-day for Europe on a pleasure
trip. After seeing his aged father in Prus-
STA. he will visit Paris and London, thinking
TO return mere In the mouth of August.
George Raphael. well known as one of the
most active members Of the clothing firm of
Raphaels, has gone to seek needed rest and
recreation at Coronado.
james Sproule. manager Of the Sherwood
Hall>Nursery Company, left last night for
the flower festival at Santa Barbara, A
good many people are discussing the suit
ability of our Golden Gate Park or Van
Ness avenue for II battle of mowers"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-09
HAD AN OPPORTUNITY ONCE.
How COnvivial-Loolling Man Missed
Making a Good Stake.


YES" said the communicating man,
there's a terribul sight Of truth iu what
the poet says about every one havin' an
opportunity to get rich at some time or
other in his life. Now, had a mighty good
opportunity oncst."
What was that?' asked the red-faeed
sportsman.
Il met an old feller in a city where l was
who was on a big drunk. He was rcher'n
mud an was blowin' in his stuff to beat the
band. / kinder trained with him for day
or two an then one afternoon he went off
into the blamedest it of the jerrys you ever
see. He seen all kind Of things. [ took
him 10 hotel an nursed an tended him
like he vas my father. When he got well
l found out that he was big miller from
oIt West. He called me inter his room one
DAY, JUS afore he was goin' home, an handed
me paper. 1t began; In consideration
Of 81 in hand paid an other good an yaler-
able considerations an went on to say that
tie CT felieT CIV me 200 barrels OF flour.
Flour was worth SO barrel them days,
an that would have made mighty good
stake for me. Bat didn't get it,"
why? ?" asked the red-iaced sportsman.
Didn't have the dollar" replied the con-
viYial-looking man, sadly,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-09
His Life Saved by a but"

A few days ago party of Texas Con-
gressmen called upon the President TO in-
troduce Judge Jacob Hodges, who is a
candidate for the a;torneyship of the East
ern District of Texas. 'Oh, yes" said the
President instantly, you are the man who
divided time with the negro who was
burned"
Judge Hodges was naturally surprised
that the President should have read so
closely the account of the terrible venge-
ance which was wreaked upon the Texas
negro, but thinking that the President had
not heard the whole story he said:
81 thought that l would prevent the
tragedy If | could" said Judge Hodges,
land SO | rode over into the crowd with the
air of q field marshal. l ascended the plat
form which was already prepared for the
negro and looked out upon the angry mob.
Fellow-cltizens, l began, you are about to
commit a crime that win bring disgrace
turn to plague our chIldTen's children and
Will redoHnd to the discredit Of our State.
1t will
"Just at that moment some one in the
crowd whipped ont a revolver, pointed il al
me and shouted, shoot the
INSTANTLY ii seemed to me as If every
man, woman and child had revolyers leYeled
at my unprotected breast. My wits did not
desert M.
"'Bnt.' exclaimed.
"'Butp / again shouted stih louder. II
we are TO lay aside the slow processes of
law and resume our sovereignty as indi-
vidual men let us do so in an orderly and
quiet manner
''That simple word but" said Judge
Hodges 10 the President, saved my llIe."
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-09
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.

A MISSING AUsTRALIAN-The police are
anxious to learn the whereabouts of a Young
man named McShane, who came to this city
from Australia about n year ago. He oh
tanned employment on farm through an
employment agency on a years contract.
lie worked for seven months, and had 10
give up owing TO his left hand getting dis
abied. He returned to The city and had his
hand attended 10 at the Cooper Institute
He has only one friend in the city, VINO saw
him last on March 81, when lie left him to
go TO a doctor about his hand. He promised
to return to his FRIEND, but instead went TO
the CHRISTIAN Union Mission, where he
stopped two days. McShane's brother is
on his way from Australia to look after
him.
A ROTTEN WHARF - Suit has been
brought by j. f. Chapman, assignee of John
Rosenfeld's Sons, against the State of Call
fornla TO recover S12I2 20, the value of a
portion Of a cargo of coal belonging to Ros-
enieid's Sons. 1t is aYerred that on the
1Oih OF August, 1891, ROsenfeld's Sons
mad 10 40 tons of coal on the Fremont
street wharf and that the wharf. which was
old and rotten, gave way and the coal slid
into the bay. They claim that il was the
wharfnger's duty to keep the wharf in re-
pair, and that the State, of whom the
wharhnger is an emploYe, is responsible for
the loss Of the coal.
A NEW SINGER.-Next Wednesday even
ing Will see the debut of a new California
singer. whose voice, it is said, IS one of great
promise. The young lady is Miss Anna
Selkirk, the daughter of W. A. Selkrk, the
editor of the Petaluma Courier. For some
time past Miss Selkirk has been under the
tntelage of Nine. Thea Sanderini, and at
the concert to be given at Metropolitan Hall
on Wednesday Miss Selkirk will be the
principal assistant. The young lady's
friends predict an Immediate success for
her, and VIII turn out In force to give the
debutante q royal welcome on her first ap-
pearance In public.
A SAILORS KNIFE. d. Petersen, a
sailor with an overdose of waterfront beer
aboard, tried to persuade a companion TO
join him in drink in an East-street saloon
last night, for which generous offer he was
promptly flOored for being too anxious TO
drew knife and would have assaulted his
sent him on his way minus his weapon,
which was an ugly blade about four inches
in length.
A CURIOUS CCIDENT.-Willlam Miller.
lad OF II years, WAS taken to the Reeeiy-
lug Hospital yesterday with the index fin
ger OF MS Lett hand very nearly torn of.
The accident occurred In a very singular
way. Miller had ring IN the finger. He
was ,leaping over fence when the ring
caught III tie top. and the lads whole weight
being thro SH on ii the flesh was torn clean
away from the bone and the lattrr splin-
tered. DR.. Somers found 1t necessary to
amputate the finger
FOR EMBEzZLEAENT. - BENJAMIN j.
Boyle, clerk N the employment OF William
McCartby d Co., was arrested on 4 warrant
Yesterday charged with tm5eZzling SlIO
which he had collected for the firm.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-04-09
BILLIARDS AID BALL.
Winners of the Olympic Tournament
HandbalI Contests.

handbaII Contests.
The billiard tournament of the Olympic
Club was brought 10 successful conclusion
last evening.
A. j. Mitchell beat Taylor In the final
game, the score standing 800 TO 1S3 and E.
s. Lewis beat f. Moroney, the score stand
ing 200 10 lGS.
This gave Mitchell the first prize, $50;
Lewis, second prize. S25, ana Moroney.
third prize, a handsome billiard cue. II. B.
Russ, the treasurer of the club will have
the distinguished honor OF wearing the
magnificent leather medal. which is inlaid
with diamonds and sapphires. The gentle
man captured the prize by making a clean
score; that is. by playing eleven games and
losing all. lie will be presented with the
prize by Mr.. Forsyth at a special meeting of
tie billiardists next week.
An open-to-ali straight billiard contest
will be the next feature Of the green-cloth
room.
1t will take place in about four weeks, in
conjunction with a 12h-inch balk-line
tournament IL is TumUred that Mitchell
will be barred from entering the Open-to-ali
event.
The handball tournament of the club will
commence to- morrow, and it is hoped by
the committee in charge that thu PLAYERS
who have entered will be on hand TO take
their positions when game is called, Those
failing to appear will be stricken from the
list.
The Golden Gate CoursiDg Club will hold
its annual meeting at Ocean View on the
10th inst. Dogs from Port Costa, Petaluma,
Redwood City and San Jose will meet on
this occasion. The club Will add $50 to the
alleged stake and SOS to the sapling stake.
The Emmet and Sheridan football clubs
viii play practice game tomorrow after
noon at the new athletic grounds in Golden
Gate Park.
The Juvenile EmmetS and Young Irish
American football clubs. recently organized
by +. j. OKeeffe Of tho Emmets, will meet
Tor the first time after the practice game
and lively contest Is expected.