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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08
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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08
Washing Red Table Cloths.
editor Household Department:

Editor Household Department.:
l haye just finished reading of some
advice, given a sister in one of our ex-
changes, in reference to the washing of
red table cloths. The writer advocates
the use of borax. Now this may be all
very true, but if she will allow me to say
a word I will give my experience. I
have red table cloth that I have had
in use constantly since my marriage,
nine years ago, and it is as pretty and
bright to-day as the day bought it, and
all I ever used was Ivory soap. I never
rub the soap on the cloth, always make
good lather and wash it in the soapy
water. | think it depends in a great
measure upon the quality of the cloth
you purchase. Let that we'll worn ad-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08
A Wonderful Discovery.

DIR. Checini's Electric SPAWN Cure posi-
lively removes Bone SPAWN, Ringbone,
Splint or Curb in 48 hours without pain.
$500 reward for failure or slightest in
jury. The greatest wonder of the Nine
teenth Century, astonishingas it does the
entire veterinary world. Circulars and
testimonials free.
DR.. GUY CHECINI, 37S Canal Street,
New York.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08

NAPKINS became popular :. in France
sooner than England. At one time it
was customary at great French dinners
to change napkins at every course; to
perfume them with rosewater; and TO
have them folded a different way for
each guest.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT.

Address all communications to Household De
partment. Box 200. DeI4and. Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08
Shallow Dishes.

Most people know what it is to have a
dish so shallow that anything when
poured into it soon runs over and is
spilled. There are human vessels of
like character. They can hold nothing.
They slop over, if there is enough in
them to slop; if not they drizzle over,
They take everybody into confidence,
and talk about themselves until they
have tod everything they know. A few
hours spent in their company, and you
have learned the story OF their sins and
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08
A Reliable Woman

wanted in every County to establish a
Corset Parlor for the sale of DR.. Nichols
Celebrated Spiral Spring Corsets and
Clasps. Wages $40 to $75 per month
and expenses. Wefurnish complete stock
n consignment t; settlements monthly.
$3 Sample Corset free. Send Is cents
postage for sample and terms.
NICHOLS MFG. Co., 37S Canal Street,
New York.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08

All gather for breakfast at table,
The family numbering seven,
Father and mother and children,
Five of the "kingdom of Heaven"
While heads are now bowed, as accustomed,
And reverendly papa says grace,
Then May, the three year old baby,
Drops lower her innocent face.
She Joins In grace with her papa,
Though the baby only can say
The prayer that mama has taught her,
SO sweetly repeats "Now l lay"
Their the hand of mama is lifted
For the brother and sister to keep
Reverence due. while the baby
Continues her grace "down to Sleep"
Then when papa closes his blessing
AS usual repeats ''fOr Jesus sake,
Then just a few seconds later,
The baby lisped my soul to take"
Surely the Father in Heaven
Will his blessing bestow on the pair
Papa and May, who united,
Their voices together in prayer
Lillian Carleton.
Lake Helen, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-02-08

vice be borne in mind about cheapness
and durability, when purchasing your
red table linen. SIS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-12-21
FOR THE WINDOW GARDEN

Don't forget that the plants will re-
Quire plenty of fresh air on sunny
days. says the New York Recorder, or
they will resent the change from their
summer quarters.
Don't leave the door or window open
too long, unless the weather is very
mild. or the plants become chilled.
Don't allow a direct draught on the
plants. especially if the air is cold.
Have it come through al door or win
dow at some distance from the plant
shelves
Don't give too much water or try to
force the plants. Give them time to
become accustomed to their winter
quarters.
Don't forget to search for the cracks
that will let in the keen ain Stuff
them with folded newspapers.
Don't be sorry to give your only rose
or geranium blossom to your sick
neighbor 1t may do her more good
than medicine.
Don't fail to keep a kettle of water
on the top of the slUting-roOm stove
or the water pan filled in the furnace.
Don't worry about the moisture be-
ing unhealthy when it is necessary to
sit in the room with the plants. You
will be benefited as well rs the flowers.
Don't fail to use StimulantS on your
Gala, and plenty of warm water if you
want quantities of beautiful lilies.
Don't forget to look at the bulbs
which have been placed in the dark
to form roots. Some of them may be
ready to bring into the light for bloom
ing.
Don't be discouraged if you can't
make the plants bloom while the days
are short and there is little sun. You
will notice a great change in a few
weeks.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-12-21
MOTHERS DEAD.

Move about with silent tread,
Speak in accents hushed and low,
Bow your head in sorrow how,
Let the binding teardrops flow,
Shut all brightness from the house,
Let it be Il place of woe,
For mothers dead
Kiss once more the patient brow,
Press your own to that cold cheek
Cross the hands on pulseless breast,
Poor toil-wOrn hands and tired feet
Kiss again the folded eyes.
Locked for slumber long and deep
For mothers dead.
Think of all the unkind words,
Buried deep in that fond heart;
Think of all you might have done
To ease the weary load a part;
Think Of all you can't undo,
Though unayailing tear-drOpS start
For mothers dead.
Lay her down to rest in peace,
Where the bending grasses grow:
Take your load of life again,
Struggling with the newborn woe
That your hopes and fears and griefs
None now care to share or know,
For mot S dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-12-21
INEXPENSIVE GIFT MAKING.

Mrs. Jamesy-Have you ten dollars,
Dick?
Mr.. Jamesy-Here it is. What do
you want it for?
Mrs. Jamesy-I want to give you a
Christmas present ar.-Chicago Rec
ord.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
Christmas Trees.

The newspapers are frequently very
pathetic over the enormous destruc-
ton of forests, caused by the annual
sales of Christmas trees. AS trees
are in any form valuable only for the
pleasure which humanity can derive
from them, there seems to be no
more reason why they may not be
sacrificed for this pleasure when com
paratively young as for floor boards
when they reach maturer years. The
satisfaction that thousands of young
folks receive from the Chri tmas tree
is full compensation for its destruc-
ton, and aside from this, as any one
knows who may have visited north
ern forests, the trees usually are far
too close together ever to form first
class timber. Spruce and frs may
be seen growing together as thick as
wheat in the grainfield, and to ex-
pect timber from such closely grow
ing specimens is entirely out of the
question; hence the trees may be cut
from the young northern forests
without operating againstfull grown
forest trees eventually. - Meeban'>
MOnthU
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
Bank Of England Notes.

With the Bank of England the de-
struction of its notes takes place
about once week and at Z p. IN. 1t
used to be done in the daytime, but
made such a smell that the neighbor-
ing stockholders petitioned the gov
errors to do it in the evening The
notes are previously Cancelled by
punching a hole through the amount
Gin figures and tearing off the sigma
ture of the chief cashier. The notes
are burned in a closed furnace, and
the only agency employed is shay
ings and bundles of wood. They
used to be burned in a cage, the re-
suit of which was that once a week
the city was darkened with burned
fragments of notes. For future pur-
poses of reference the notes are left
five years before being burned.
The number of notes coming into
the Bank of England every day is
about $4,000, and $4,000 are de-
stroyed every week, or something
like is, 100000 every year.
The stock of paid notes for five
years is about Il, 745, 900 in number,
and they fill 3,40O boxes, which if
placed side by side would reach %
miles. If the notes We're placed in a
pile, they would reach to a height of
So miles, or if joined end to end
would form a ribbon 12,455 miles
long.-ChamberS' Journal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
Frogs Eat Wasps.

Some time ago discovered accidental
~ that frogs are voracious eaters of
wasps. have in my garden tank for
watering, with an island of rockwor6,
which is a favolite haunt Of the frogs.
The wasps just now are carrying on
raid against my fruit, and when | wish
to crafty at once my revenge and my
frogs | catch narauder between post
card and an inverted wine glass, carry
him off to the tank, wet his wings to pre-
vent his flying, and set him on the rock
work before the frogs.
After a moments pause frog ad-
vances. and in an instant the wasp has
disappeared, drawn into the frogs mouth
by single dart of his long tongue. Oc-
casionally the wasp reappears, wholly or
partially, having made it unpleasant for
the frog, but he is almost always swal-
lowed in the end. Usually convulsive
movements may be noticed in the frogs
throat and body, as though the process
of deglutition were not quite easy, but
that they like the diet is evident from
the fact that single smallish frog has
been known to take three wasps, one aft
er another.
Indeed it is remarkable what very
small frogs, quite infants, will swallow
a wasp with avidity. This afternoon a
tiny frog swallowed a full grown wasp,
when big relative went for him quite
savagely, like big schoolboy thrashing
small one for presuming to be helped
before him.-E. r. Bartlett, in LOndo,
SUeCtdtOr
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
How to Learn Music.

Do not fail to take advantage of the
library. Begin a course of good read
ing. Music is notorious for narrowing
ones mind, so resolve to counterbalance
your practice with library work as well.
As to your practice, / would give you
this maxim, 1.-The essential thing in
practice is to see exactly what is to be
done in all its details, and then do it
again and again with the greatest clear
ness, precision and energy"
When you take up new piece, notice
the key, the harmonies, chords, scales,
lingering and general effects. One Of
the first necessaries is concentration.
Develop self criticism. "The thing you
cannot do is the very thing you should
make yourself do"
In practice begin where you left off
the day before. Connect your days
work. Apply all your knowledge. Do
not try to do more than one thing at q
time. Spend good deal of time every
day thinking about what you are doing
AID what you will do.-Edward d.
Hale,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
If You Want the Best Paper, Read the
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN
The Leading Newspaper Of New England
ABLE, PROGRESSIVE, ENTERpR1s1Na
Established in 1894 by Samuel Bowie 8, and
Published Daily, sunday and weelSIy.s

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Its facilities for the collection and publ
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Every year 1t gives its readers more for
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important occasion. The field of its SER
vice broadens in keeping with the growth
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touch with all the people and alive to their
interests, knowing no distinction of class
and no partisan or personal obligation in
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THE UBLICAN'S several editions,
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Apart from its comprehensive reports of
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ing and are excellent journals for the homes
of New Englanders both on their native
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All subscriptions are payable strictly in
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THE WEEKLY REPUBLICAN, a 12-
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to any one who wishes to try it.
New subscribers to The Weekly for 1894
will receivc the paper free for the balance
of this year
Address THE REPUBLICAN,
Springfield, Mass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
Don't Brighten the Babies.

1t is no fairy story when we tell of chill
dren who are frightened into nervous and
hysterical conditions simply because of the
awful tales that are told them by nurse
maids whose consciences, if they have any,
are so dulled that they feel no conjunction
In terrorizing their charges, and so long as
they can get away for an hours gossip OF
good time below stairs they think nothing
of the poor little frightened baby who lies
In the dark with futtering heart, await
ing in fearful anticipation the awful things
that will take him if he raises his voice in
protest.
1t is no wonder that children grow up to
be cowardly men and women when at the
outset their lives are Swallowed by the I'M
truthful statements of those who think
nothing of converting even the best of ma
lures into some horrible bogy for the sim
pie purpose of frightening children almost
out Of their existence.
Many mother little dreams that the
child whom she thinks SO good to go to
sleep without rocking lies awake half the
night in abJect terror, owing to the tales
that have been told it by ignorant servants
or Others to whom the care of the chile is
iirksome. 1t should be a mothers duty to
thoroughly investigate the daily interior g
between the child and its paid attendant,
and make so certain of the kind of things
that are being impressed on the grown /,
mind that she need never have to look BIZ X
to the time and wish regretfully that she
had known the sort of training that was
being given to her little ones.-lSt. Louis
Republic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
Advice to Girls.

Here is list of things girls are adj
vised to cultivate:
An unaffected, low, distinct, silver
toned voice.
The art of pleasing those around
you and seeming pleased with them
and all they may do for you.
The charm of making little sacri-
fees quite naturally, as if of no ac-
count to yourself.
The habit of making allowances
for the opinions, feelings or preju-
dices of others.
An erect carriage; a sound body.
A good memory for faces and facts
connected with them, thus avoiding
giving offense through not recogniz-
ing or bowling to people OF saying to
them what had best be left unsaid.
The art of listening without impa-
tience to prosy takers and smiling
at the twice told tale or joke.-BufalC
Evening NeUS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
AimleSs Dreaming.

Dreaming is the poorest of all grind.
stones ON which to sharpen ones wits, and
to my thinking the rust Of woman's intel
lect, the canker Of her heart, the worm I
the bud" of her noblest possibilities, has
been this aimless reverie, this rambling OF
the thoughts, this vagueness, which-when
1t is finished-is vacuity. Let us turn our
gaze inward, those of us who are not thor
oughgoing workers with brain or hand.
What do we find? A mild chaos, a glim.
mering nebula of fancies, an insipid brain
soup where few Jumps Of thought swim
in watery gravy of dreams, and as moth
ing can come of nothing what wonder if 70
brilliancy Of achievement promises to flood
our future with its light2 Frances Willard
thinks that few women growing up under
the present order of things can claim COM
plete exemption from this grave intellectual
infirmity .-Ram'S Horn.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
How TO Cleanse Wall Paper.

First all the grease spots by plac
ing folds of blotting paper over them and
ironing with a moderately warm iron,
after which brush all the dust from the
paper and clean and brighten it with
fuller's earth, mixed with water to form
hard paste. 1t must be hard enough
to handle like bread dough. To clean
the paper take small lump of the clay,
and commencing at the top of the room
wipe it lightly downward, about half a
yard at each stroke, till the upper part
of the paper is clean, then around again
with the same sweeping stroke, always
commencing just above the end of the
stroke above. This carefully done will
show no lines and renew the appearance
of your walls.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
PhOsphOrescent Tubes.

The statement is made that phos-
phorescent tubes are being introduced
in England for practical lighting in
places where beauty is of more inn
portance than very brilliant illumi-
nation-a substitute for some of the
ordinary electric arrangements. A
generator of special but comparative
ly simple construction is used. One
form of vacuum tube is made of a
spiral of thin glass tube, the ends
of which are connected to two bulbs,
which contain the electrodes, this
using, it is calculated, about one watt
per foot of tube lighted.
The objection to these tubes is
stated to be that when brilliantly
phosphoresced they become heated,
and the glass is apt to melt. The
light is never brilliant enough to re-
place ordinary incandescent lamps,
though where a soft moonlight APP
pearance is desired they are said to
produce very pleasing effects From
$1,000 to 100, 900 volts are required
for the vacuum tubes, and this is OBJ
tanned by means of transformer in
oil. The tubes are lighted by Undue
ton effects and are connected in
series with parallel condensers. -
Nep York Sun.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
Women Doctors.

Medicine as profession for women is less
than so years old. DR.. Mary Zakrzewska
Of Boston has recently published an inter
esting account of the early struggles Of the
pioneers in this particular field. Harriet
Hunt and Elizabeth Blackwell were stirred
by the idea that an important work might
be done by well instructed medical women.
The naturalization of this view resulted in
complete social ostracism, impossible to be
endured by any but the strongest and most
courageous women. No woman doctor ever
earned a living before 1860. No respectable
family, in any commonly respectable neigh
borhood would let rooms to a woman ply
stefan. Even when friends gave her shelter,
a business card or sign was not allowed
The lack of practical training was really
the stumbling block and the cause of all
this pref dice.-Medicdl Record.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
Feminine DOn'ts.

Don't have many dresses. etc, at time.
Let qnality-not quantity-be the motto
Of your wardrobe.
Don't run like sheep in following ex-
IRENE fashions or particular mode, which
may suit few but certainly not the gen.
erality of women.
Don't neglect to put a certain amount Of
thought and care into the smallest details
Of your toilet.
Don't, unless you have very long purse,
buy startling and conspicuous garments,
Of which you will become heartily weary
long before they are worn out.
Don't fail thoroughly to analyze yourself,
in order to find out what you can and what
you cannot wear, and grasp your good and
bad points.
Don't slavishly copy the costumes Of your
dearest friends. You have something indi-
vidual in your appearance which must be
emphasized into a personality that will
cover. if necessary. multitude of deficien-
cies. Chicago Times.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
A Photographic Calendar.

An amateur photographer can use
views taken by his own camera-photo-
graphs of places or persons well known
to the friend for whom the gift is de-
signed. If no such photographs are OBJ
tainable, unmounted ones-reproduc-
tons of famous painters pictures or
scenes or people-can be bought for very
little. Use six cards on which to mount
them, putting picture on each side of
every card. Underneath each one fasten
the calendar of a month. Punch two
holes in each card and fasten all togeth-
er with small rings, so that each card
can be easily turned completely over
when done with.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
The Worlds Parliaments.

The British parliament compares ia
vorably in size with those of other ma
tons. With go members jp the house
of commons and over 553 in the upper
house, it is far and away the largest in
the world. France comes nearest with
5S4 in the chamber of deputies and 300
in the senate. Spain comes next with
431 in congress and 361 in the cortes.
Then comes the Austrian reichsrath
with 353 and 245 in the lower and upper
houses respectively, followed by Ger
many with 327 in its reichstag and 81 in
its bundesrath. The United States has
1856 representatives in congress and 50
senators. -London It'd Bits
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-13
Artistic Salt Cellars.

Old fashioned salt cellars are here again,
but in such artistic designs that we greet
them as novelties. The silver cats and
dogs, with their perforated heads, no longer
stand guard over each plate at the table.
Their successor is much more artistic. The
very latest salt cellars are bought by the
dozen. They are shaped like pansy, with
the curled over petals in frost tipped silver
and gilt. The salt spoon is a tiny affair.
Its handle is twisted gold, with the bowl
an exquisitely shaped enameled pansy,
which looks like a stick pin with deep
center. Tinted glass salt cellars encased in
silver filigree are used by the ultra fash
ionable. Exchange.