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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-06-05

try wear and rough shawl Of sham
Shetland fleece, opened the door, letting
in more of the cold air than was neces-
sary, and went out, slamming it heavily.
The doctor sat down by the bedside,
then recollected he was hungry, and as
Amaryllis did not answer his request
rummaged in an unlocked cupboard and
found some bread and cheese, which he
ate ravenously, moistening it with some
brandy that he found in bottle by the
bedside, despite his strict orders against
alcohol in any form. He made up the
fire and sat in front of it, longing to
smoke, till it's genial warmth crept gen
tly through him and sleep overcame the
poor man, who had walked five and TWEEN
ty miles that day on his i'll paid rounds.
The noise of the opening Of the door
awoke him, and, conscience stricken, he
fastened to the bed. Amaryllis was still
alive, but on the very limits of the Dor
derland. There was still time He turn
ed to Janet.
"There's just life, he said. Bring
him in quickly"
"He's not with me-" she replied
stolidly. "He was out. -
DIR. Watson looked at his watch.
cts two hours since you started,
WHAT
Jaret gave a dreary smile.
"They expected him every minute. I
waited. He was too drunk when he came
In.
A bright idea came into the doctors
mind.
"Sign as witness, he said eff the
legacy is bad it does not matter. You'll
get it just the same as next Of kin. "
'Do you think didn't know that?"
replied Janet, with hoarse laugh.
"Then you We never been to Mr.. IRE
lois?' shouted the doctor. "YOu"-
"I'm not such fool" she answered
grimly. "But, oh, it was cold in the
garden!'
AS she spoke she came close to the
fire, which glowed impartially on her
rugged, dingy face.
CD" said the doctor passionate
ly. eth go myself. It may not be too
late. -
lie started up, ana MS chalr Tell
Amaryllis opened her empty eyes, then
look of intelligence came into her
ashen face. The doctor had nearly
reached the door, when in a tone half
whisper, half shrek, she called out:
doctor, don't leave me before it's
made"
He turned, saw her sitting up, but
as he moved toward her she fell back,
and the nightoap came off, sho wing the
scanty gray hair to which the golden
fringe was fastened.
"Too late,' said the doctor, feeling
for the beating of the heart. '"Too late;
you"-
"I'm an honest woman" answered
Janet, "and I've no sympathy with 9th
er peoples by blows. "-Exchange.
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none of his addresses, for he wasn't q
God fearing man, they said, SO off we
went with no blessing from parson, but
a curse from father. 1t lasted for ten
years we'll enough. had little house
not in cold Norfolk, but here in this
village, and he passed as my brother
when on land, for he was most while at
sea. However, the time came. was
older than he by some years and fretted
for his absence-yes, and drank bit
so he grew tired but didn't break with
me, was afraid to, think-God knows
why. Then her face caught him
Mary's, the coast guardsman's daughter.
He kept it from me, but the village Cos
siped. He meant to marry her and cast
me off. How hated her, poor thing! I
knew him we'll enough, handsome devil
He'd have married her because he
thought no other way would do, and I
vowed he should not marry her nor any
but me, and me he wouldn't. I asked
her to the house, and he courted her be-
fore my face and thought me blind
fool.
Zone night, his birthday, had her
to supper and got down from London
some champagne. She was to stay the
night home was so far off and the
weather rough. The little fool, the lit
tie ignorant fool, believed that the
champagne-never before seen in our
village-was only fine cider and drank
her share, and he was boisterous at the
jest Then [ went out on pretext, say
ing I'd be back in all hour The next
day she ran away with him. Confound
her! never saw him again"
At this point Amaryllis seemed to
break down, but after doing for few
minutes she continued in faint voice:
"He left her soon enough and went
to sea- leaving her and the baby to shift
as they might. Me he dropped after that
night. We'd a fearful quarrel, for he
guessed that I'd schemed it all. Five
years later he wrote, said he had found
God and married a rich woman and
wanted to make amends. He'd always
kept me well enough, for his father left
him G3, 900 and this cottage-he'd set
tied it on me. He sent me $500 for her
and her child and begged me to look
after them. [ did sure enough, for I
still hated her found she was in Lon
don, so [ sent her just enough to keep
her going, for I wanted her to live the
cruel life, which, as [ expected, she had
come to lead. Year by year he sent me
money, till last year, when a letter
came to say he was dead [ kept nearly
all of the money, and when, two years
ago, she died. [ sent no more, but had
the child watched, and he's Charles
Hartford on the Monarch. And, doctor,
since I've been i'll and seen the parson
feel can't die without doing right, so
make the will, for love o. God!"
The doctor began to write.
"Stop," said Janet. who during the
tale had walked up and down like q
wild beast. Its all madness; she $
delirious -
The dying woman heard her words
"In the box under the bed you II find
all Franks letters. They'll prove the
story
In few minutes Dr. Watson had fin
ished the short will and read it to
Amaryllis. Janet sat grimly on the
black horsehair sofa and did not offer to
raise her sister to sign.
Come, Miss Webster" he said i'm
patiently, lone muslin t lose time.
She did not move.
"What about witnessed" she asked.
no Lo
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-06-05

Mozart had very sweet voice, though
1t was by no means strong His CONVEX
sational tones were we'll modulated and
pleasing.
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AN UNSIGNED WILL.


en- gate. It was half past 9 on clear
frosty winter night, and he was five
miles from home, and cold and hungry.
"How is she?" he said to the gaunt,
grim old woman who opened the door.
IT don't know. Better see yourself.
I'm no DOCTOR" was the rough reply.
The room was low and mean, but the
woman who lay on the bed struggling
with death had a coquettish air that
clashed with her age. Perhaps it came
from the real lace Oh her nightcap, per-
haps from the valenciennes that encir-
cled her shriveled brown throat, or
maybe the golden fringe, which, too
young for the shrunken face, gave it to
her.
"Amaryllis, said the surly woman,
"here's the DOCTOR"
The humble country practitioner step
ped forward, and even in the dim lamp
light could be seen the flannel cuffs,
hiatus Of gray stocking between old
trousers and clumsy boots, frayed linen
twofold collar, silver watch chain and
greasy, ready made tie that betrayed the
small local practice.
"Amaryllis, wake up, wake up. Doc
tors here. God knows you've called
enough for him."
The woman on the bed, whose name
seemed a jest, opened her heavy, vague
eyes, coughed family and groaned.
rs it DIR. Watson Janet?" she asked.
"Of course! There's none other for
miles," was the testy reply.
D7 4CO,, won't 4IorO,, ri, Tho Or%Io
farce of feeling pulse and taking temper
allure, but saw at a glance that she was
at the last whirl in her dance of death.
HAS she made her will?'' he asked
softly.
However, Amaryllis caught the words,
and in a cracked scream of excitement
said:
"That's it. That's it, DOCTOR 7 want
to make will. I can't die easy. Janet,
get him pen and ink. "
cts nonsense, DOCTOR" said Janet
"Let her die in peace. She need make
no will-she's no kith nor kin but me,
her sister.
"Put the pillow under my head, both
pillows, " called the patient. "I'm chok-
ingl Yes, that's it. Now, doctor, for
Gods mercy do what ask-Janet will
let me-or can die easy
Janet's face grew black with anger.
"She's not fit to make a will, and
I'm all she has in the world" said she.
"Listen, listen, doctor I'm in my
mind; [ can't die easy. It's short
enough-93, 900 and the cottage to
Janet, the rest to Charles Hartford, now
on the training ship, the Monarch -
The doctor took out a stylographic
pen and picked up from the fender an
old letter, on only one side of which
there was writing.
"Stop, stop!'' said Janet. "Shes mad
There's no such person. Ask her who
he rs
"God forgive me-, groaned Amaryl
lis. "Ill Idle happier if some one knows.
I've been a wicked woman. -
The doctor sprinkled some eau de
cologne on her head from a curious old
silver bottle that stood on a chair by the
bedside and gave her something to drink
out of a medicine bottle. Then with
desperate energy the old woman told
her story, despite the efforts of death to
check her speech,
Father and mother were cruel, good
people, and was blithe young woman
that hated church aud psalms and dull
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In few minutes DR.. Watson had fin
ished the short will and read it to
Amaryllis. Janet sat grimly on the
black horsehair sofa and did not offer to
raise her sister to sign.
Come, Miss Webster" he said i'm
patiently, lone mustn't lose time"
She did not move.
"What about Witnesses" she asked.
It'll be One," he answered, "you''-
"Not me, " she replied hastily, "that
would make my legacy bad know
that. Father was lawyer.
The doctor knew this was true and
was at once vexed and perplexed.
"To ease her. he said.
cts no use," she broke in, It'll not.
Will she last three parts of an hour?
can get to Mr.. Trelois, our nearest neigh
Dor, in the time, and bring him.. i"
DIR. Watson looked at his patient.
eyes, perhaps an hour, but be quick. I"
Janet put ON an old black hat that
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Highest Of an IN Leayenng Pouer.-Lates Us Govt Report
Rs&asgE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Kentucky pemosr....

LOUISVILLE, June 24.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention tomorrow
will be among the hottest contests in
the history of the commonwealth.
All the delegates are here to-day for a
preliminary skirmish in the district
meetings.
I The polling OF all the Louisville pa
pers shows the gold delegates are in
the majority. The silver men, the
Louisville papers claim, are mostly
uninstructed delegates, and while they
are equally divided, the lines are
drawn on the endorsement OF the ad.
m~inistration. with Carlisle's friends
leading for the administration and
Blackburn's friends against its finan-
cial policy.
General Cassius NJ. Clay is the adj
ministration candidate for Governor,
and General P. w. Hardin, anti. ad-
ministration candidate.
The silver men will try to force the
nominations before the adoption OF the
platform. The gold men are bitterly
opposed to this order of business as
they claim Hardin is stronger than
the free ~silverites.
The first test Of strength will come
tomorrow on the selection OF a tenn
porary chairman, who has the APP
pointment OF two members at large on
all committees.
1t is estimated the gold men will
have six and the silver men five on
the committee Of resolution from the
districts, but il the silver men secure
the temporary organization of the
platform makers, they will stand sew
en- to six. Ills is the fight being
made to day.
The Post which strongly supports
the administrations financial policy,
to, day has n poll OF delegates showing
43o for Hardin, 37s for Clay and 65
doubtful.
The Post says there are s7s dele.
gates, 440 necessary to choice, andt the
polling indicates hat Hardin lacks
only five votes.
Hardin men say they have the five
votes, but this is by no certain.
General G. Gordo Williams was de.
feated sixteen years ago by James b.
McCreary. when within five votes of
nomination.
Ex-Governor Buckner publishes a
card to-day saying he would not ac.
cept the nomination for Governor.
Buckner Is II candidate for Senator
on the sound money platform and will
have nothing else.
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The CIcyeInnd Convention,

CLEVELAND, june 2l.-The assemb.
ling OF the Republican League Con.
vention for the third days session
was delayed till almost moor by meet
ings OF the officers OF the State League
and the new Executive Board Of Com
mittec on League work and after n
jangle ms to the adoption of Patton's
substitute for the usual set OF resolu.
tons, and the selection Of n Secretary
the Committee on resolutions report.
ed, and the report was adopted with.
out debate.
Tho feature OF the report was that
it covered every question but that of
silver, which was entirely ignored.
This was done to prevent the minority
report on the silver question and tho
fight on the floor OF the convention.
When the full committee considered
Hhe address the anti silver men op.
posed it. They said there had been
more agitation here all the week on
the silver question than on all other
things combined, and for the report
to be silent only OIL that question
would be cowardly and inconsistent.
The silver men were satisfied with the
address, and had agreed to make no
minority report and not to open tho
question on the floor Of the conycn.
ton in the event that the address was
adopted. Their opponents, however,
held that it was enough to concede
everything to tho West for the sake OF
harmony without rubbing it In.
Some OF the most ultra opponents OF
free silver in the committee finally
insisted that 10 the silver question
was ignored entirely that all other
questions should DO ignored.
This pleased the silver men more
than tic address to tho people. and
after a bitter debate Il resolution IL.
noring all National questions was
adopted, and the grcht fight for silver
was ended.
Among The Vice. Presidents OF tile
Leaguo chosen was a. 9. Cleveland
OF Nevada.
Atl:lO convention adjourned sine
die for an afternoon excursion on the
lake and tho reception to Governor
Mckinley.
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Examination ofJenkin..

The Silver State says the examina.
ton Of Jenkins was resumed Sunday
morning with George Abel on the
stand for the State who testified as
follows:
l am a miner by occupation; was
ut the Jenkins mil, Kennedy, on the
morning OF the 9th OF June, helping
John Clendenning haul tailings.
Clendsnnmg, Thos. Jenkins, McIn.
tosh and myself went to the tailings
pond. Mcintosh said he WINS going
to haul the tailings and Jenkins said
he had better wait; that William
Jenkins would be there in a few days.
Mcintosh said he was entitled to sew.
eral loads and was going to take the m
then. Jenkins said, sNo; you will
not" and squared off. telling McIn.
tosh to come on il he wanted to fight.
Mcintosh picked up a club and told
Jenkins not to jump on him. (Tlie
balance Of Abel's testimony in regard
to what occurred up to the time of
the shooting was substantially the
same as that OF witness C~lendennipg.)
Jenkins started toward the mill, when
Mcintosh pulled his revolver and
called to Jenkins, drop that gum
Jenkins turned and fired then McIn.
tosh fired five shots. Jenkins II
did not work an he was trying to
make it revolve while Mcintosh wns
firing Mt him. Finally Jenkins point
ed his gun mt M%cIntosh; tho latter
started 10 run. Jenkins stopped in
the tnilings pond to got his gnn TO
working and then started toward
where l a He pointed his gun at
me and l said, "Don't you shoot me-
Jenkins then went on by me and
started after Mcintosh. When they
wero about so or co feet from me I
heard another shot but do not know
who fired IL. Mcintosh fell in front
OF the blacksmith shop; I followed
them and passed Jenkins, who was
rolling up his sleeve and had blood
on his arm. Mcintosh was picked up
and taken homo.
The defence introduced b.. Reilly
OF Kennedy, who said 10 wG.s we'll ac.
qnainted with Mcintosh and Jenkins.
The former declinedt to mako any dep.
osition regarding the shooting md
heard neither he nor Ills relatives OK.
press a wish that jenkins DO prose.
cuioJ
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r IN HUMAN HAIR.
Tho Custom or Renting tho Heads of
Whole Families by tho Ycar,

Tho Custom or Renting tho Heads OF
Whole Families by tho Ycar.
There are wholesale firms in Paris
which send around agents in the spring
to various breton md other villages.
These gentlemen, says All the Year
Round, are provided with ribbons, silk
lnces, habcrdashery and cheap jcwclry
OF various kinds, paying for the
mnidens' trcsses in these goods or in
ready money. So far rs personal
beauty Is concerned, these Breton laces
do not lose much in losing their hair,
for IL is the fashion In that part of
France for maidens TO wear a close
cap, which entirely prevents any part
OF their hair being seen.
Some years ago the light German
hair was held in such esteem by the
hair merchants that they gladly paid MS
much as eight shillings nm ounce for
small quantities OF it-ncarly double
the price Of silver. Light hair is col.
lectcd from Germany by agents of a
Dutch company, who make yearly visits
to various parts OF the Germania states.
The black hair imported comes mostly
from brittany and the south of France,
and Is, rs n rule, very fine md silkcn.
Within the present century the
heads OF hair OF whole families I'm
Devonshire were let out by the year.
An Exeter pcriwiR maker went around
periodically, cut the locks, and oiled
the ground thus left In stubble TO
stimulate o fresh crop.
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rho silver People.

The yellow metal press never tires
OF calling tho advocates OF FREQ silver
cranks, lunatics, anarchists and dis.
honest knayes, though IL is known
that n moro brainy, sensible, loyal
and honest class does not exist. In the
great silver producing states and ali
over tho West tho silver men are in.
tensely loyal to country, and they re.
gard and properly regard, tho adyo.
cacy OF free coinage as a work OF pure
patriotism. They arc distinguished
from their opponents by their high
degroe OF honesty. No clnss OF peo.
pie on enrth ever showed such in.
formal dishonesty and untruthfulness
as have those people, politicians and
others, who have forced the gold
standard upon the country. In every
platform that tho political parties
have made since tho question has
been before the nation, words have
been juggled with TO deceive the peo.
ple..or else Tho politicians have bra.
zcnly broken their promises 10 the
people. They have ignored the will
OF the people and have been shaping
our financial legislation 10 suit their
own sweet wills. 11ey have been
playing tho role of mater over Amer.
jean free citizenship and have MS.
sumed Tint the iow we're wiser than
the many; md the present unrest OF
the people will never be allayed until
the overwhelming free silver senti.
ment OF the people finds expression
in leglelation and the yellow metal
liars and dcceiycrs hayo been forever
silcncod. That much can be de,
pended on,--F armon Voice
q .LafH
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JeakIn. E..m,p.,ion.


The examination OF Thomas Jen.
kins for shooting Bert Mcintosh be-
gan in Winnemucca Saturday morn.
ing. The Silver State publishes IN.
evidence Of John Clendenning which
shows that on the morning Of the 9th
he was hauling sluice boxes to where
Mcintosh was working tailings when
Jenkins told him to tell Mcintosh not
to haul any more tailings. He then
iett his team and went to the store
and told Mcintosh what Jenkins had
said and he. Mcintosh and George
Abel went back to where he had left
his team. There they met Jenkins
and he and Mcintosh had a dispute
over the tailings which ended by Nc
intosh ordering Clendenning to drive
the team and wagon to where the tail.
ings were.
What then occurred is told bv
Clendenning, us follows:
Mcintosh, Jenkins and Abel cut
across to the taiIings. while | drove
around. They got there before I did
and l saw Mcintosh with n stick
raised as il to strike Jenkins; the lat.
ter was squared OFF in a fighting atti.
tude. When drove up to them
tied the lines and started to get ont
OF the wagon. jenkins rushed up
with n pistol in his hand. pointing it
toward me, and ordered me to drive
Off.
4 told him. NO; not at this time
l said to Jenkins, 'Yon are wrong in
holding that pistol on me. | don't
want your tailings, and am only work
ing for wages Told Jenkins that he
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SWALLOWED HIS BATON.
French Drum Major who introduced 4.
Now Act.

-
New Act.
y decidedly unique variation of n
drum majors usual performance when
on review occurs in one of the French
regiments of the linc-or. rather. did
occur 5ur ihc colonel of that regiment
has - Iut down his foot aud issued a
positive fiat that his subordinate shall
hcnccforward coniinc himself la ortho-
o tricks.
The musical leader in question. saws
the New York World. had ut one period
of his life been n mountcbark. and evil
IDENTIFY = good one. Tor. after prarticiug
i'll secret {; number Of times. he aston
istcd II regiment. drawn up in review
II day, by suddenly throwing his
stick high in air. catching it in his
mouth upon its descent. and swallow
ing fully half OF 1t. Having coon
plishcd this ~gastronomic diversion, he
stood for n moment while the spccta-
tors gazcd in awcd amazcmcnt, and
then disgorgcd the half of the baton
which he had swallowed and continued
his march down the line.
He repeated this trick Il good many
times md the regiment was very proud
of him. but it brought it such an I'M
cnviablc reputation that the colonel
finally had To stop him. Now his per-
Torrance is thoroughly conventional.
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HOPES FlATTERINo TALE.
Dsesltful. False and Hollow the Insar-
aneo Agent Found II.

Dscsltful. False and Hollow the Insur-
anee Agent Found IT.
The life insurance agent bit his lip,
kicked the wall and threw n book nj
his cat. Then he felt better. bat not
much better. for fnte had been trea.ing
him unkindly, no: only punching him
numerically while he was UP. but
beating him iercely while he was
down.
iii tell You my miserable story. he
said to u chance caller. "and perhaps
evoke your pity. There wcrs t,.sns oi
them. partners in crime. I believe. and
l persuaded each OF them TO u,:tSa an
application for fifteen thousand dollars
life insurance. And it took u lot of
persuading. too. First of all l gave
them n dinner, then took them To the
theater, and then bought dolls for
their little girls. Each of them touched
me for u small loan. l could afford
these little attentions. as my commits
sion on the business would have been
about II thousand dollars.
II was hugging myself at the pros
pect OF the commissions, and every
time one of them felt doubtful about
being able to afford SO much insurance
l gave him n meal or n box of cigars to
Jelly him along.
They were NIL three examined on
h same day and all three were reject
ed. Though they looked healthy they
had about all the diseases under the
sun and they knew it. They had board
ed at some time or other ut the expense
OF almost every insurance agent in
fnt-n ~
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A a
The Thrilling Performance of n Travs
I'm CerInp

The Thrilling Performance of n Traveller
In Ccylon.
In one of the wilder parts of Ceylon
there is n famous statue of Buddhn
nearly fifty feet in height, carved from
the face of n cliff in such n way that
only two slender ties Mt the back main
tain its attachment to the living stone.
In connection with this statue n strange
story OF foo~lhardiness is told by Sir
William Gregory, formerly governor of
Ceylnn.
II mounted the rock from which the
image was carved, and found it to be
three or four feet above the top of the
statues head. Mr.. Adams, n man re-
markablc for his activity and nerve,
told me of Il fent he performed here
many years ago, while assistant agent
in this district.
"iie actually took it into his head To
jump from the top of the cliff to the
head Of the statue. Even il the head
n been of the ordinary shape, there
worlf have been only the smallest
standing ground: but the legend of
BnddIa gives him n somewhat slopinp
head. with a sharp topknot.
o this slope Sir. Adams alighted.
IL" had then to turn round without any
support, and jump IN W. or three feet
to reach the rock again. lie found his
nerve fuiling. but 1T last made IL les
pcrate effort, and just r~cachcdthe ledge
from which he had sprung when he
was seized and pulled up by an attend
ant.
The very thought of such n feat
makes me giddy. There is not the least
doubt Of the truth of the story"