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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-26
Housekeepers' Hands.
Selected.

Ladies, young and older, like to have
nice looking hands. Brothers and bus
bands do not like red or rough and ugly
hands any better than do their sisters
and their wives. Here are few hints
from the Harper's Bazaar, that may be
useful in improving the looks OF the
hands of those who must do housework:
In the first place, she should wear
gloves as much as possible. Not tight
ones that will impede the freedom of her
movements and hinder her about her
work, but loose, cid pair. Let her
put in claim for those that have been
cast aside by the men of the house, and,
cutting off the tips Of the fingers, wear
them when she is sweeping, busting,
cooking and washing dishes. There is
no reason why she should plunge her
whole hand into dishpan in search of
stray spoon when she can recover it
by the aid of a mop and soap shaker.
The gloves will save her hands from
burns, from dust, from CRIME.
When she washes them she should
use only the best soap, and have little
almond meal or bran in the water. She
should dry them carefully, and anoint
them lightly with such mixture as
glycerine, and rose water, CT glycerine
and bay rum, in equal parts. II her
skin will not bear giycerine, she may
use frostilla or some similar preparation,
or she may apply cold cream in very
small quantities, rubbing it well into
the skin. After this the hands should
be rinsed in soft water and dried gently
and thoroughly. Should the water be
hard, little borax will soften it.
Lemon juice, or lemon juice and salt,
will be found excellent for removing
stains from the fingers, and should al
ways be at hand, to b. resorted to when
soap and water fail.
A little care bestowed upon the hands
at night will increase their softness and
whiteness. They should be washed
clean with bran and warm water. all
stains removed, and the nails trimmed
and cleaned. Some good unguent. like
cold cream or one Of the others suggest
ed above, should then be applied, and
if the hands are very red and rough,
pair of loose gloves may be slipped on
and wore all night.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-26

Therefore because one has to work is no
excuse for having ugly rough hands.
Take little time to care for them and
you will be surprised how readily they
respond to little kind treatment.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-26
AS WE GROW OLD.

AS We grow old our yesterdays
Seem very dim and distant;
We grope as those in darkened ways
Through all that is existent;
Yet far-off days shine bright and clear
With suns that long have faded.
And faces dead seem strangely near
To those that life has shaded.
AS we grow old our tears are few
For friends most lately taken,
But fall-as falls the summer dew
From roses lightly shaken
When some chance word or idle strain,
The cords OF memory sweeping,
Unlock the f1ood-gates of our pain
For those who taught us weeping.
AS we grow old our smiles are rare
For those who greet US daily,
Or, If some living faces wear
The looks that beamed so gaily
From eyes long closed-and we should smile
In answer to their wooing,
IT'S but the past that shines the while
Our power to smile renewing.
AS we grow old our dreams at night
Are never of the morrow;
They come with vanished pleasure bright,
Or dark with olden sorrow;
And when we wake the names we say
Are not of any mOrtals,
But of those in some long dead day,
Passed through life's sunset portals
-Seecte1
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-07-26

OF soiled clothing, no matter how hand
eomely decorated, should be kept in
sleeping apartment.
That powdered borax, pIentifully
used, will exterminate cockroaChes and
water-bugs.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05

FLAVOR OF EGGS.
1t Depends Largely on the Food Given II
the Hens.

1t Depends Largely on the Food Given to
the Hens.
The flavor of eggs depends very much
on the kind of food given to the poultry
When hens are fed largely or almost
exclusively on milk, the yolk is lighter
in color, the white has a milky look.
and the whole egg is watery and less
firm in texture than those laid by grain
fed hens. The taste of the egg is also
affected, being insipid and unsatisfac-
tory when boiled or poached, and less
fine for ordinary cooking purposes
even. There is no use in saying that
the idea of the quality of eggs being
influenced by the food of the hens is a
mere whim: since it is well-known
fact that the eggs of fowls kept in the
neigh borhood of the sea and fed almost
entirely on fish-taken as they come
embracing the strong and oily az well
as the more delicate sorts-have IAN
ancient and fsh-like" taste, if not
smell" and eggs coming from those
regions sell for less IN the market, in
some instances, than those coming from
districts farther inland.
The reason why hens fed on ''slops"
of milk, etc, are able to give no better
eggs to their owners is because the
''old. old story" is repeated in their
case. You demand the tale of brick"
of your servants. but you give them
no straw to make them with. Curd
hardly comes under the head of milk,
and there is little danger of having it
in large quantities to offer to your
fowls. II contains all the best and
most nutritious portions of the milk,
without its objectionable, watcry
qualities. But the true feed for laying
fowls is one-third or one-quarter In
dian corn, ground or otherwise, and
oats or wheat. together with milk and
whatever scraps from the house are OBJ
tainable, and as much green vegeta-
Bile food as they will eat, and with
these, combined and fed properly, your
eggs will be Of the true gold and silver
stamp-when the cooks fire has re-
fined them and prepared them as rel
ish for your breakfast table:-Poultry
World
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
The Perfect Female Form.

Nothing is more truly artistic than
the simply outlined oval Of the perfect
female form. 1t is but slightly de-
pressed at the waist. the hips are as
wide as the shoulders. there is not an
angle from top to toe. 1t is as different
from the outline of the fashionable,
'.well-set-up' woman, with her squared
shoulders and angular hips. as a horse
is from camel. We call the high
belted Empire dresses artistic. be.
eAase they preserve this oval bet
ter than the longer-waisted shapes.
The nude. figure has NO belt
line. When the weight rests equally
upon the feet, and the body is held up
right, the smallest measurement of the
waist is about where the modern belt
is placed. But let the body bend to one
side, aud the point of intersection OF
the hip and side muscles will be oven
an inch above the former belt line
This is why field laborers, even to the
slenderest young girl, are short
wasted" For hygienic reasons the
belt should never be placed below this
point, and by thus shortening the
straight under-arm seam by an inch
the beauty of the uncorseted waist is
materially aided.-Ladies' Home Jour
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
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FOR SHEEP RAiSERS.
ne~ Ieae Can Euss and Lambs He heps
to Advantage.


As with sll ether stock much depends
anon the growth made. the kind OF
sheep aud the conditions under wnien
iher are kent. Generally the safest
rule 10 follow is to market when the
sheen hare reached their full CONNER
cisl value Tha. ID whenever a sheep
viii sell ., the highest price then Is
when it should be sold. Bat with tAis,
as with ali rules regarding tEe manage
uaent of stock on the farm there must
DC exceptions. and with sheep good
breeding animal eau often be kept un-
I'll they are ten or twelve years old II
KEEP, to maturity they can. in very
many cases. be kept until they are nve
years old. especially the ewes II they
are good breeders Wethers, unless
they are exceptionally good ones, can
generally be marketed when they are
three.
With sheep that are raised more es-
peeially for market ii is often the case
that they can be marketed to better
advantage as lambs than as matured
sheep, and especially so when they can
be made ready for market reasonably
early. When only certain number OF
sheep can be kept on the farm With
profit, and the surplus is to be market
ed. the market value should determine
when it is best TO sell Whenever the
most clean profit can be realized is the
time to let so. With sheep raising as
with nearly OF quite all other farm
products, every advantage must be
taken TO secure the best pfont
and the time and manner OF
marketing are often important features
in this Growing well is important.
but selling well is equally so. II a
lamb will sell 10 the best advantage
when it is three weeks old then is the
time to sell it If it can be kept until
it is three months old and return q
larger profit than at three weeks it will
be better to keep it of course other
things being equal. Again. it may be
more profitable to clip two feeces OF
wool and then market as mutton, OF
course having fat and in good condi-
ton. BY this time sheep should be
we'll matured. and, If fat, will be at its
best and should sell at the highest
price for matured mutton.
1t is only where eve is an excep-
tional breeder that it will pay to keep
her longer than five years. Under what
may be considered average conditions
after eve is FIVE years old she begins
to lose vigor and the safest plan is to
sell at that age. 1t is Of no advantage
to sell off good ewes unless there are
younger sheep to take their place.
Ewes can always be kept longer with
profit than wethers, and often lambs
can be sold to better profit than ma
tured sheep. So that no infallible rule
can be laid down as to when it will bt
best to sell.-N. J. Shepherd, in Woo
and Mutton.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
SELECTING SEEDS.
Pick Out the Rest Plants and Preserve
for That Purpose.

Pick Out the Best Plants and Preserve
for That Purpose.
Owing to the facility with which
farmers can supply themselves from the
secdsmen, few save their own seeds
now as they did in former times. 1t is
SO convenient to look over the assort
ments to be found in the seed stores
and select what one wants for the gar
den for a small Consideration that saw
ing seeds at the right time is scarcely
thought of by most families having
gardens Still there are in many cases
manifest advantages in saving at least
Q portion of the seeds which may be
wanted the next season, says the South
ern Farmer In this way one can feel GER
tain of having for his various crops
seeds which will grow and be true to
name il proper care is taken in gather
ing, curing and preserving them from
injury until wanted for use. Do not
take seeds from the plant until perfect
ly mature. Select from the best stalks
and spread for few days in, dry
room, and when they have been care
fully cleaned put in small bags, label
and hang out of harms way until
planting time. 1t is good plan to
single out the plants from which the
seeds are to be saved, some time before
the ripening and note srich as are the
most productive and vigorous.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05

hank harm used for cattle The en-
trance is hy four folding doors as
shown the windows at the peak being
for taking In hay. The dark line along
the roof shows the position under the
roof of the hay carrier. The ground
plan shoxs = 1cor 4oxT0 feet with
sheds on each side IL feet inside In
the original plan these sheds extended
only so feet. which would have cut
them of at the end of the first 5xii
feet stall In the plan. L Z E shows
granaries; f F corn crib. The lettering
explains all else In Nh Spears better
be says: .sThe building is bank barn,
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
TIMELY FIELD NOTES.

THE need of ice is now being felt by
= great 1anY persopS itis neither
aifficalt nG Expansive to putnp small
amount of ice. Suppose. you try it next
winter.
Do NOT allew haryesting to keep the
field of late corn from having a needed
plowine. The last .plowing destroys
many weeds and usually increases the
yield materialiy. 3Il1
Pastures which are infested with
ragw eeds acan&be materially benefited
by moving the weeds late this month
before the seeds have matured. Com
paratively few weeds will iipen seeds
If this is done.
DESTROY noxious weeds along the
roadside. Many of them are distributed
and allowed to seed there and soon get
out on the adjoining farms, District
road supervisors should see that they
are not allowed, to mature seed. .
The mower. binder and rake which
have stood outside since harvest time
last year are in poor condition and will
need mending or will break down when
you are busy Lumber for making
machinery sheds is cheaper than ma
chimes. Judd Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
Keeping the House Cool.

Much of the comfort of the household
depends upon keeping the house cool,
writes Mario Parloa In the morning
every window and blind shonld be
opened, giving the sunlight and air ac-
cess. After the house has been thor
oughiy aired and put n order the blinds
should be closed and the shades par
tally drawn. If the windows are
closed in the hottest part Of the day the
house will be cooler AS soon as the
sun begins to go down reopen the
blinds and windows.
On an intensely hot day the room OF
sick person can be made more endur-
able by having sheets of cheese-cloth
wrung out of cold water and hung
across the open Windows. st. Louis
Republic
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
WHEN eAx IS DONE.

HuDuQgyhe bR4 oos<de - nestr i
W. slfs sso psrpalng dDvE IL uess.
And Iou6o ars sonehrd ufkh rsa1y 81
AID lam1g are gsshefea n fse foz1s
4 &enr-voaeed 0rol oe<11ya szys
0oan oiihU 0ocd nzfhE
Thouzh fad<s ths Hxht
I've uade some lone heart ga soaays-
What tell tho gmhsamA vAsE ae< sxsx.
before they leare ths fe3ex And az.
- faAe In deep b,se skies asAs.
Whe16e 80 w1z1 pee7 rhe nHne pnessRs
Auhanpcr eoft seen - bar
Sweet rest. SWEET re<ss
View sbcoe czr eezs
An day vs've so1ghs ss1 eyes 10 eheeri'
what pipes u cricket blEshe and skr[llr
Khaf lisDo he brcokiet loader stfl
WIN deuydulkl O. nexxzse suees.A
n those uho bexrkea- shey repeat
eWdreAns - hess NE earth 70 giae;
Dear light fsreue1s
what toy 10 tel
nat ne have made IL das iesx sd
o.. grant While vAnes TIE crimson giov.
And sIunber bushes AL below.
That may not less grateful be.
But With g.sh humility
And thankful heart stiil can say.
ss0ood night. Sweet rest.
I've done my best
70 cheer some weary life today"
George Cooper. In s s Ilmes
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
Aword About spesisities.

There would be less objection to spe
eialties il those pursuing them did not
abandon all other rcliances for getting
q profitable return from their labor. At
the mrs., at least, the speciality should
never be allowed to take up all the
farmers or fruit growers energies. He
should MOI put nii his eggs in one
basket Not needing this rule. thou
sands have lost all they had earned by
life Of previous toll II you find that
you can surely make q suceess of the
new crop or method, then will be Time
enough to depend on it exclusively
Troy IN. VI TimeA
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
Must Fight for Themselves.

Professional and commercial men
say to the farmer: LET other peoples
affairs alone. mind your own business
and you will be prosperous enough"
The trouble is that the farmer has al
ways, mtl yefyt feeentS, done that
very thing Ahdwhile the farmer has
always done this, the other men have
habitually meddled with his affairs,
and tDeis meddlesomeness has taken the
form Of not only holding HIM IN the
background while Others advanced
rapidly, but Of reaching but for all he
earns, and of reducing him 10 the con-
dition Of a tenant at will on his own
acres, to be treated in all respects like
the helpless and hopeless peasantry OF
the old world. Western Rural.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05

young chicks to run in and out The
bottom of the basket or box should first
be removed.
The object is that when feeding
Young chicks their food may be SO COW
cred as to protect it from larger chicks
or fowls, while the chicks can help
themselves unmolested. Such contri-
vance will cost but an Insignificant
sum, and will be found very useful
when feeding the chicks on food pre-
pared especially for their use only.
Place their food in dish or small
trough, and then set the cover on the
dish.-Farm and Fireside.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
The Sober Second Thought.

"The next man that asks il this is
hot enough for me-" exclaimed the
bookkeper, in towering rage, sis
going to get the whole side of his face
knocked off, pr
"Well, Addemup." said the propri.
etor, happening in moment later,
hanging his hat on peg and removing
his coat. ''is this hot enough for you?''
"Y-yes, SIR" replied Mr.. Addemup.-
Chicago Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
Manure ON a small Plot.

1t pays to place the manure ON small
plot. When the manure IL spread over
a large surface It's effect on any portion
is less than when it is applied literally.
There is also an increase in the cost Of
spreading over a large field, rs the ma.
nure must be hauled to greater dis
tance, and the cultivation OF the land
is increased without . corresponding
gain in crops.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
FLOOR PLAN OF SPEAR BARN.

but it need not necessarily be SO, and
there may be fewer cribs and granaries
and more stable room. The barn has
1s-foot posts; the lower floor in the hall
and under granaries is laid with one
inch plank doubled; the upper floor is
laid with matched flooring and is eight
feet between floors; the space between
the lower hall floor and upper floor
is IA feet, with space about the center
1axl6 feet for hoisting hay. The cost Of
the barn was about 81 800. 80
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
THE DAILY CHRONICLE,

The DAILY CHRONICLE. [
&C.. .se-sss - s.,. sNAlal--S Street n
yoas y nAHnos. EsQ- near Sff We ufll use
your fzp<r q lDeA hfstGyn 10 so-nofreU's is
sue We will be pleased 70 have you contribute
column OF Ike matter as often as you can
give H. 10 u. fos which We will pay at our regu-
lar space rates Yours truly,
c. y. HsPGooD, Managing Editor.
Z There was mist before the old
maas eyes as he read the last words.
WAS he cross, gran'pop?" queried
Polly. seeing the tears.
NO. Polly said the old man. strain
ing her to him: he has given us lots to
do. but it shau not interfere with your
play lime, little ne."-Kate Fields
Washington.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
Jensy Lisd Pancakes.

e.se egg, o1.s 4;.ae sre-ihsif ts.capfsiis
VI milk, one-half teacupfuI d sugar,
enc Tablespoonful Of butter. two and
ole-haif tescur:ais of flour, two tea
speonfuls Of oakinr powder and .
pinch Of salt Mix quickly together
aud pour in weIl-greased gem pans and
bake.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
FEEDER FOR CHICKS.

A Simple Continuance of More Than Or.
binary Usefulness.
More properly, this may be termed a
cover for the feed dish. Simply attach
n handle to an old basket or a box Of
any kind, and make entrance holes of
diameter just sufficient TO permit
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
FARM AND GARDEN.
seMnamors aARN

n~u m h o1.ssrpcs~a ana Arranged
Cost ef tho BnDains.
~ II = S,>esr sends "a The Prairie
Farmer q rough sketch OF his eara al
Grcenview. I'll. which we have hid en-
rrayra. The elevations show il te be a
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05

The old man took the envelope she
held toward him and dropped into q
chair With child drawn close against
him he broke the paper with trembling
fingers, and read:
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05


Emperor William is not what you
would call lazy man. He gets up at
Potsdam and is in the saddle by 6, rides
sixteen miles in to Berlin, and then out
10 his review ground. the Tempelhof,
where he reviews from s o'clock till
or even later. At 2 he dimes and in the
afternoon attends TO state affairs. He
is more lax, however, In this depart
ment of his imperial d6ties than in the
military, which is his special interest.
The Van Buren press., 1893-08-05
Eqnivocal.

Smythe-I dreamed that was in
Heaven last night. "@Irrf Il5tt =
Mrs Smythe-Was l there, too?
Smythe-My dear, did Inot say that
dreamed was in Heaven?-Trnth
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-18

|rw YoRN, Feb. 49, Tomorrow
THollness, Pope Leo MIL will
|.lIv celebrate the golden jubilee
!, copsecration, and the day will
6.eped with appropriate ccremo.
IN all the Catholic churches OF
Eorld. IN this country in accor
With general decree, and
\ dIates upon the wise dispense
! ol a KIND providence that had
the Suprema Pontiif 10 this
isvd the fact that his own ~ will
graceful ocao in the hearts OF
klldreu. a solemn pontihcal mass
he celebrated at the morning
!, aud after Il sermon betting
Wcssion the blessed sacrament
heck posed for one hour. during
uue the congre CATION will offer
Ernd thanks ana also prayers
Es We fare Of the HOLY Father
he church. The lie Deum Will
be sung, and the papal blessing
be given with the bouedjction and
sacrement y collection will
DO taken UP in every church, and
B vii be dumped wlth that Of
churches as gift troa each
diocese to the Holy Father IN
towns and otti,- th,re viii DC
meetings Of Catholics at which
Iutions Of congratu anou TO thG
pan will he adopted aud tabled
tf these meetings viii be held II
/ clty with Arch bishop Corngal
tiuD.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-18

ptclhl W Aut NeWk
CHICAGO, Feb l>-Representatlve
lawyers from all parts of this state, rs
well as from Indiana, Wisconsin,
Michigan aud adj iuing common
wealths, are registering at the hotels
in large numbers this morning. They
are here to attend the reception and
banquet to be rendered this evening
at the Grand Pacific hotel to Judge
Henry w. Bodeett in recognition OF
his retirement from the United States
bench after twenty three years active
service, TO assume the duties of coun
Sci tor the government OF the | nited
States in the Behring Sea agitation
The event will be notable one, and
VIII be participated IN by not less
than four hundred judges and law
yers. AT the main taole will be seated
Vice Presldeut,elect Stevenson, Chief
Justice Fuller. OF the supreme court,
Judges Gresham, Woods and Baker,
the la ttr two of Indianapolis; Judge
Jenkins, of Milwaukee; Judge Allen,
Of Springfield; Attorney Genera
Moopey and Luther Latin Mills The
venerable ex Senator Lyman Trumbull
will make the farewell address in be-
half of the bar.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-18

to The news:
FNs, FEB Is Tomorrow is the
day OF the Papa jubilee. This
Epg the pope gave audience to
dent of the permanent committee
Frlm)'er IT the celebration, and
benbeis Of the central executive
bihee, aud who presented the
lng Of the Catholic, Of Rome, as
|Alms Of the jubilee mass He
fece.ved a committee y! Rom an
+, who presente magnificent
which the Holy Faith T viii wear
Prov, together with picture of
penn neat works founded in
fnlal memory of the episcopal
fe. His Holiness, who was in an
(aally gracious mood, responded
: to the addresses from the visit.
gave them his blessing, and after
+ shook hands with them individ.
He then retired TO rest him
|'eparatoly to the tax upon his
sih tomorrow when for The ii st
10 many yeets he will descend
[st Peters and celebrate mass,
al space has been reserved in the
cathedral for all the pilgrims at
Fal IN Rome, and Tor the leading
PllcS Ct the citv The ed fl ,c
Pe crowded TO suff,ca,ion, and it
nam that thousands viii be una.
|" get even within sight of the
The function will be unusually
and impressive, and will be
F'ed noteworthy from the fact
lSNh one possible excep hon, il
r me last time that the venera