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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15
No. 3O5.-Geographical Puzzle.

One day as "a manufacturing town in
Massachusetts, was sitting in the library Ga
city in Pennsylvania, his sister came in
and said: "Oh, brother, / have just fin
ished drawing that Ga city in the western
part of New York;" Her brother looked
at it and said, "Oh, yes, he looks as if he
were ready for a "a cape on the southern
coast of Newfoundland"
THAT is "a cape on the northern coast OF
Washington, you know it is, )" said his sis
ter What do you really think of it?"
II mean what say, only Ga cape on the
coast of Norch Carolina) the head is too
large for the rest of the body"
"Well, / had time drawing it, sighed Ga
city in the northern part of New Jersey)."
She then turned to her cousin and said:
What do you think of it "a cape on the
coast of Maryland)? 1t is splendid; better
than the Ga lake in Maine) you drew the
other day."
1T is copied from the pict'-re that Uncle
"a cape at the entrance of Chesapeake bay
has, isn't it?''
YES" replied his cousin, "the one that
used to belong to (the capital of Maine)."
No. 3O6.-CrosswOrdE Enigma.
Ny first is in lettuce, but not in carrot.
My second is in tree, but not in bush.
My third is in omnibus, but not in car
l-age.
My fourth is in onion also in tomato
Ny fifth is in one, but not in three.
My whole is the name of fruit.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15

less multiplied by 3 the sum of the quotient
and the product will be So
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15

A trick that is calculated to fool the I'M
wary is the mine glass diamond arrange
ment. This trick, as the title suggests, is
performed with nine glasses. These glasses
must be straight sided, but larger at the
top than at the bottom. The first thing to
do in this trick is to arrange these nine
glasses with the opening up in the form of
a diamond, and it is compulsory that each
glass shall touch at least two other glasses
at the rim or top edge. Having arranged
the glasses according to directions, the
trick consists of removing four of the
glasses without moving the remaining five
out of position and leaving the five glasses
perfectly clear of one another.
This is Il very simple trick, and for that
reason many will be all the more mystifed
by it. When you arrange your glasses in
the diamond form, see that the two next to
the corner glass touch each other as well as
the first glass. Then put down your two
side corner ones, then two more which
touch one another as we'll as the last end
one. Now pick out glass which is a trife
smaller at the top than any of the others
and put it close to either of the pairs which
join the end glasses. 1t will now be seen
that while this glass touches two glasses it
does not touch either of the side glasses.
The diagram shows the correct position.
When you have removed glasses numbered
2, 4, Z and 9, all the others will be clear of
one another.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-11-15

No. 3OS.-Arithmetical Nut.
Divide the number SO into two such parts
that If the greater be divided by z and the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01
MY SOMETIME SWEETHEART.

| do not know what her name may be,
But sure as the skies are blue above,
Somewhere in the world she waits for me-
She who will one day be my love.
Now, this moment perhaps she wonders
Who is hers in the lonesome lands,
On the other side Of the sea that sunders
Our eyes, and our lips. and our hearts, and
our hanas.
But there is place where the waters narrow;
There is a point where the margins meet;
And in the morning of some glad morrow
We shall press the isthmus with fated feet.
though she be with thousand will know her,
How can fail TO find her when
Today my hea1t to my thought can show her,
As she must be now-as she will be then?
And she is as fair as the fairest fair;
She is as true as the truest truth;
Pure as purity-holy as prayer
Her heart kept fresh in the faith Of youth.
With sunny gayety ever shecning
In eyes that can sparkle with widest fun
Or sober to tears and earnest meaning
When tears are timely and laughter done.
pray to meet her with soul unsullied
AS hers will be-with p heart untorn
Like fallow field, all gashed and quilted,
Where passions torrents their ways have
worn.
Can falter and fall beyond retrieval.
Win t1lc tliOuSlI OA my lauy 10 OeIer,
When all that is base and impure and evil
Goes out of my heart when think of her?
Ny dream sweetheart for in dreams see her
And hear the sweep of her dainty dress,
While o fair arm falls with furtive fear
Around my neck in soft caress.
feel her breath as she bends above me;
catch the gleam Of her dark, sweet eyes,
And long for the time when, with her to love
me,
Earth will be fairer than paradisel
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01

M. Berthelot, the well known French
technicist, in communication to the
Academic des Sciences, states his belief
in the some time existence Of an age Of
copper in addition to the three recog-
nized archaeological cons Of stone, broa5a
copper and tin) and iron. He bases his
opinion chiefly upon an analysis Of a
piece Of copper which had been found by
NJ. de Sarzec in the course of antigua
rian Investigations in Mesopotamia, or
AL Jezira, as the Arabs designate the
famous stretch of country between the
Euphrates and the Tigris. The fragment
thus chemically determined proves to
have neither tin nor zinc entering into
its composition, there being simply traces
of lead and arsenic.
Water and the atmosphere had made
ravages into the specimen, which was
practically o suboxide or compound Of
protoxide and metallic copper. AS the
ruins from which the piece Of metal was
taken are authoritatively considered to
be more ancient than even those Of Baby
lon, M. Berthelot does not hesitate to
promulgate the theory that an age Of
copper preceded the bronze and iron
periods, especially as the examination Of
the component parts of a portion Of a
metallic scepter which, it is alleged, be
1onged to q pharaoh who reigned in
Egypt some $500 years B. G., showed &c
sign of the presence of tin.---London
Iron.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01
The Phenomena Of weeping Trees

In the forests Of Oregon, Washington,
Montana and British Columbia there is a
species Of tree that has a continuous and
copious dripping Of pure, clear water
from the ends Of its leaves and branches.
This Extraordinary sight may be wit
messed at all seasons when the leaves
are on, and seems equally plentiful on
clear, bright days as on damp, cloudy
nights. The tree is species Of fir, and
the weeping" phenomenon is attrib-
uted to a remarkable power Of condensa-
ton peculiar to the leaves and bark Of
this species Of evergreen.
In the island Of Ferro there are many
species Of weeping trees" but in this
latter case the "tears" appear to be most
abundant when the relative humidity is
near the dew point.-St. Louis Republic.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01
The influence of the pross.

Probably the time is coming in the
halcyon future when everything that
everybody does will be open and above
board, when there is nothing hidden that
shall not be known, when that which is
spoken in the ear shall be proclaimed
upon the housetops, and we rather think
that the impertinent press is helping to
bring about that day. The fear of pub
hcity deters many man from doing
wrong or delivers him from the tempta-
ton to 60 astray. Men who seek to take
unfair advantage of their fellow men be-
cause of their poverty or ignorance or
weakness or for any other reason find
an obstacle in the light which the press
throws upon their actions and motions
Individual newspapers have their idiosyn-
crasies and other faults, but as whole
the press believes in right living, honest
dealing, truth telling and doing as you
would be done by.-Springfeld Union.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01

The British steamer Bawnmore now
discharging coal at Mission No. 2, has a
novelty aboard in the shape Of stockless
anchor. In fact, she has two Of them, and
they are hauled up "chock block" to
the hawse holes in way to make sailor
feel like kicking himself for all the risks
he has run in the way Of eating and
fishing anchors in years gone by. The
anchor has no stock and no fukes. II
consists of heavy semicircular mass Of
metal fastened directly to the chain and
furnished with two attachments very
similar to the old time fukes, but twisted
like the fanges of ascrew propeller. The
anchor can be let go and grounded inside
of 10 seconds and hoisted in less than hall
a minute. It will take hold of the hard
est bottom, and the anchors, starboard
and port, will keep ship in position in
the worst weather San Francisco Call.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01
The Injustice OF Dover Distribution.

The injustice to woman in the COM
mon law rule Of distribution Of dover
when real estate is turned into money
for division among heirs was recently
painfully impressed in Michigan case.
a couple had started in life 25 years ago,
having very limited means. The wife
was the more robust physically and al
ways of essential support to the husband
in his business cares, besides discharg-
ing with ability and devotion her duties
as mother and homemaker. They pos
sessed d competence at the husbands
death. The widow and two minor chill
dren survived. They wished to sell a
piece Of land that had been entirely un-
productive up to the death, but at that
time there was an inquiry to purchase.
To enable sale Of this land out Of
the intestate estate the probate court
expense was $50, or only $10less than the
share allotted to the widow on the basis
Of her probable life yet to be, while each
Of the minor children, quite incompetent
to handle money in business, received
$i95, or three and quarter times al
much as the mother, q prudent business
woman.-W Woman's Tribune.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01
A Natural supposition.

Awoman planning to remain very late
in her country home found difficulty in
persuading her city servants to consent
to remain. She thereupon tried to pro
cure some native assistance and found
it necessary to begin with maid Of the
village who was willing to see what she
could do in the waitress line.
The methods of the work were care
fully explained to her, and she seemed
to understand its requirements.
How hopeless the situation really was
showed to the amused employer when
the girl finally said, Il suppose after I've
set the dishes on the table you can dc
your own reaching, can't you?"
She was not engaged.-New York
Times
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01

1t is clearly good policy and good sense
for the directing head Of the creamery
TO post up in every step from the pasture
to the butter tub, and the fact that he Is
master Of the business from "A to lizard
wins confidence Of patrons and enables
him to help them, and by helping them
help himself.
Here is o subject we commend to all
creamery men for careful attention. 1t
is to forearm against the fall shrinkage
Of the past three or four years. A ride
through the dairy districts last Septem-
Der was enough to give a person the
blues. The pastures were overstocked,
the grass thin, short and brown, and the
cows were gaunt as the seven i'll favored
kline King Pharaoh saw in his dream
They devoured not the other cows, but
the whole farm, SO far as profits were
concerned, but here and there was o
datryman with o patch Of sweet corn.
He had good thing Tho cows had It
first, and be took 1t from the cows In
foaming pals Of valuable milk.
Now, if our cooperative creamery
companies viii this year inaugurate q
general movement in raising sweet corn,
they will always look back to 1893 as q
red letter year. If all creamerymen will
call the attention Of their patrons to the
convenience and cash producing quail
ties Of sweet corn, they viii be acting as
public benefactors. This is no idle spec
ulation. It is a fact which has been
demonstrated time and time again.
In localities where farmers have had no
experience in raising sweet corn the best
advice to give them is unquestionably to
raise 1t just as they do their ordinary
corn, except that so per cent more seed
may proftably be dropped in each hill.
Let them plant in rich ground after, not
before, the ground has become we'll
warmed, for sweet corn does not gerrni-
nate at as low temperature as field
corn, being weaker seed. This is one
reason for planting more kernels in the
hill, for a certain per cent will generally
fail to germinate, and full stand is par
ticularly desirable, a heavy stand in fact,
for the fodder is very valuable and will
be eaten clean, butts and ALL Creamery
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01

sent for an English officer Of his ac-
quaintance, Major Bassett, Of the til
light infantry, and their conference re-
suited in the decision to give the French
man meeting, provided he should ac-
cede to the terms and conditions which
the challenged party claimed the right to
propose.
As monsieur the captain was known to
be a dead siot who had already killed
several antagonists, and as Lord Har-
dinge had never fired pistol a half
dozen times in his life, these terms and
conditions accordingly were that the par
ties should meet on the following morn
ing at o'clock at a place designated in
the Bois du Boulogne; that two dueling
pistols should be then and there selected
by the seconds, and one, and only one, Of
these be loaded; that these pistols should
then be effectually concealed under a
handkerchief and be drawn by the prin-
cipals according to lot, and that when SO
drawn each should be placed to the breast
of the other and both triggers pulled at
the word.
Eve shall see" said Major Bassett,
with a grim smile, ssif this redoubtable
hero will have the courage to fight with
an equal chance against him"
Somewhat contrary to his expectations,
however, the captain consented to the
arrangement, and Lord Hardinge spent
most of the night in making his will and
giving his friend instructions to be car
ried out in case of his fall
At the appointed time all the different
parties appeared upon the ground, the
nobleman with the solemnity due to an
occasion involving life and @eath, but
Vauldemar with the nonchalance, either
real or assumed, of one who believed
himself the favored son of fate
The lot fell to monsieur the captain to
draw the first pistol, and as he weighed
them both with his hand before deter
mining his choice he remarked with a sar-
castle smile:
"If can't tell by the weight which
has the ball for the heart of this accursed
Englishman, l deserve to die" Immedi-
ately after he drew his pistol and added,
II have it now-all righti'
"God shall judge between u.s." said
Lord Hardinge solemnly as he lifted
the remaining weapon.
The principals were now placed face
to face only three feet apart, and the
seconds took leave of them with tremu-
lous agitation.
Immediately after came the dreadful
words:
"Are you ready, gentlemen? Firew
Both triggers were pulled together.
There was only one explosion, and mon
sieur the captain fell dead without a
word, shot through the heart.
This singular duel is no fiction. Only
the names of the parties have been
changed.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01

Alta clerical meeting the subject OF the
separate mode Of administering the com
munion came up. One Of those present
said that when there were large num-
Der present at the celebration he often
preferred 10 give the eshortation to sew
eral persons together, as it made the
feast more of communion than when
each was isolated from his fellow wor-
shippers by the separate mode Of adminis-
tration. Bishop Wilberforce, with sar-
castle mien and tone, replied, II under
stand you, Mr. Eardley, to prefer admin
istration by wholesaleY"
Mr.. Eardley rejoined, MY lord bish-
op, when the divine founder Of the feast,
addressing tho 12 apostles, said, Drink
ye all Of the cup, DO not think that
even Judas Iscariot would have dared to
sneer at him as a Wholesale as4ninistra-
tor" Tho bishops usual readiness de-
serted him, and he had nothing to say
San Francisco Argonaut.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01
clerical criticism of Gladstone

A reverend parsonage named Porter,
preaching the other day at st. Thomas,
Nottingham, actually announced from
the pulpit that he ''abhorred' Mr.. Glad
stone and went on to compare the pre-
mier to Judas Iscariot in this strain,
Judas" he said, ''sold his Master for 80
pieces Of silver, but Mr.. Gladstone sold
his mother, the church, for 80 Welsh
votes" 1t is only fair to say that the
gentleman who informs me Of this sally
ayows himself an anti -Gladstonian, but
he says that he draws the line some
where. He, however, is not a minister
Of religion.-London Truth.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01
DADS OLD eRINpsToNE.

Under a spreading russet bough,
Uncared for an alone,
Through summers sun an winters snow
Has stood dads ol grindstone.
An in fancy see 1t now
Almost with weeds o'ergrown.
How well recollect each morn
That dad would call to me
At break of day to come an turn
The stone beneath the tree,
An every whirl she'ud squeak and groan,
An much exerted be.
My hands would blister, peel an tear,
But l made meier face;
twas better to be blistered there
Than on some other place.
So while the lark songs filed the air
The grindin went apace.
steal from town life oft in ruth
An look the old scenes through,
And though it sounds q bit uncouth
find these words come true,
"The work dreaded SO in youth
Inow would gladly do.''
I'm turning now the stone Of life,
A-grindin fortunes blade,
With nicks an cracks extremely rife
An ruther poorly made,
An oft the stone squeaks in the strife,
Like dads beneath the shade.
Boston Advertiser
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01
An Old. Old Hunting Story.

Baron Munchausen, when hunting for
deer upon one occasion, encountered a
magnificent animal, but found himself
without shot. Speedily gathering TO-
gether handful Of cherry stones, he
loaded his gun with them and fired at
the deer, hitting him squarely between
the eyes, not killing him, however. The
deer managed to escape, but some time
later the baron encountered him again
and was surprised to see beautiful
cherry tree growing out Of the animals
forehead, covered with blossoms and
fruit. 1t is suspected that the Baron
Munchausen's story is not true.-Har-
pers Young People.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1893-06-01
roasts at Temperance meetings.

Is there not something perverse and
contrary to nature about having toasts
at temperance banquets and drinking
them in water out of gobletss Water is
unquestionably the best drink in the
world. but not for toasts. 1t is right
and proper that our temperance friends
should eat together and that their souls
should flow, but they ought to get up a
new apparatus for the exploitation of
their after dinner remarks. The livery
Of Silenus is not adapted to the service
Of Lady Henry Somerset and Miss Fran
ces Willard. Twist or turn as you will,
1t does not fit. -Harper's Weekly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-05-12
Excursion Rates.

In connection with the G. NJ. & st. p.
Ry. the Flint l. Pere Marquette line OF
steamers will resume regular daily trips
betw zen Milwaukee and Ludington and
Manistee. Steamers will leave Milwau-
kee daily except Saturday at S:45 p. N.
10 the worlds fair the excursion rate
will be from Milbank and return S26.6O,
Children Of and under II years OF age
one-halt Of that rates. These tickets will
oe on sale from April 25th to October
3lst and will be good to return until
Nov. Is. For their own comfort passen-
gers are advised to leave their trunks al
home and take only such hand baggage
with them as can be taken in the coaches.
For the annual tournament nf the
South Dakota Fireman's association &c
belheld at Mitchell, June 9th to Sth, OK
cursion tickets will be sold ct one-fars
for round trip.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-05-12
She Held Her Claim.

A touching incident and the only case
OF death occurring from Wapt and negIect
on the reservation during the past win
ter came to light on Wednesday last
when Mrs. Carrie Liegfridson, living in
Township 127, Range AZ on the north
west af 80, was found dead in her shanty;
from the decomposed condition OF
the dead body the demise had occurred at
least three weeks previous to the find
ing. Mrs. Liesfridson took her claim
some time last April and from all ap-
pearances was a poor widow woman with
no one to care for her and no relatives,
though 1t has been found since that she
had Il son living on The reservation some
where near Sisseton City. She had
few acres broken last year and small
sod shanty erected and was determined
to h old her claim down during the past
winter, fearing it might be jun led il
left, and despite the arguments OF her
neighbor-, who supposing her to be
nearly destitute and not in position to
prepare for winter, she held to her pur-
pose and STUCK IT OUT TO THE LAST.
She was visited occasion ally by neigh
bors during the winter and they We're
surprised to find her IN no want and siill
firm in her determination, though alone
and FROM three to four miles from any
neighbor.
During the last snow storm and biz
zard some three or four weeks ago a
farmer. living IN the vicinity was storm
beiated and happening by the Womans
shanty, stopped to get shelter tor the
night. lie went in and found the woman
sick IN bed. After spending the night,
he attended to her wants as best he
could and after getting her breakfast
went to the nearest neighbor and told
them of her situation, going on his way
suppposng tina; she would be attended
to. but it would seem that nothing was
done, probably it was forgotten, and on
Wednesday last Andrew Fquist, going
by saw The shan,y door open and upon
investigation found her emaciated corpse.
partially upon The bed, the head and
hands resting upon the floor and cup
tightly grasppd IN one hand, as if in the
throes OF death she had reached for
water and fallen forward dead; pitlful
sight, telling only too well the sad story
oi her painful deatlialono and forgot
ten. Help was summoned and :hA body
buried near her shantv on the claim sho
haG SO bravely earned. In looking
through her effects she was found to
have $3.50 ID secured paper aud notes
and in the nelghborhood OF S35 in money
ana plenty Of tool in the house A tele-
gram was sent to Il daughter who is
thought to be living in Foster. but no
wort, has yet been received. Justice Of
| the Peace John Mandigo was appolntot
hy Judge Raiterior administrator OF tho
property.-Brovns Valley Footprints
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-05-12

The assignee Of Sargent s. Diggs filed
the statement of assets and liabilities
yesterday at the register Of deeds office
as required by law. The liabilities OF
Sargent& 4 Diggs foots up to STA, SOC and
that Of the Corona Agricultural and
Live Stock company $l9,597, making a
total of $l94, JOB. The assets are placed
at, Sargent IL Diggs sl53,1O9 and the
Corona Company at s96,575, leaving a
surplus Of 500, ,5S1 according to the sche-
dule. The farm lands in the statement
are valued at about S25 an acre, and
although the lands have many OF them
expensive improvements, it is doubtful
it this price can be realized when they
are sold. Aside from the figures OF as
sets given above will be the net profits
OF the $500 acres OF this years crop, from
which II it turns out as we'll as that of
1891 did, $4,000 should he realized.
The assignee also holds trust deed of
the Sargent Minneapolis residence, in
which there is said 10 be ar equity Of
$4,000