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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09
Save Some of Them.

The St. Francis Facts is publishing
receipts for utilizing oranges unfit for
market. Among others is the following:
GLACE ORANGE
Have the oranges perfectly dry. Sep
arate carefully each carpet without
breaking the inner skin Stand them in
a warm place to dry. Put one pound of
granulated sugar in a porcelain-lined
kettle, add to it a half-cup of water and
stand over the fire to boil. Do not stir
after the sugar is dissol\ ed. After the
mixture has been boiling about ten min
utes, hold the forefinger and thumb in
ice water for minute, then quickly dip
up little of the boiling syrup with them
press the thumb and finger quickly to-
gether, then draw them apart; if the
syrup forms thread, it is at the second
degree. Boil gently about three or four
minutes longer until it reaches the sixth
degree. This may be known by taking
a small portion ON the end of a spoon,
then dipping it into cold water and
breaking it off quickly, if it is brittle
without being at all sticky, it is just
right, The syrup must never be stirred,
or it will cause granulation. Now take
it quickly from the fire, add table
spoonful of lemon juice, stand it in a
ba sin full of boiling water to keep the
syrup from candying. Take the fruit
on the point of large skewer or with
sugar tongs, dip into the syrup, lay on
a piece of buttered paper and stand in a
warm dry place to dry.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09
A STRANGE BENEFACTOR.
Remarkable Story OF How a Man
Helped Relieve Suffering I'm
HuMdreda OF Homes.

(Fr0n1 the Brooklyn, ~. Y, Standard U11to71.)
There is curious character in Blissville,
the southern extreme of Long Island City,
who is known to everybody, including
children, as "the DOCTOR" although his
advice has always been gratuitous and he
has but one remedy.
Joseph J. Myers, "the DOCTOR" is the
proprietor of the Homestead Hotel, where q
Standard Union reporter found bun last
night,
"What is the secret of my remedy" he
smilingly observed, in response to question.
"There is no secret. Neither am doctor;
and there hasn't been one in my house for
almost a quarter Of a century. Ny doctor
stands up there on the safe in the form of
Perry Davis Pain-Killer, and under no
circumstances would I allow myself to be
without bottle.
81 was once afflicted by liberated sore
throat, and my position became so critical
that three physicians, who had been called
in consultation, gently broke the yarn to
me that my days were numbered. An appli-
cation of Pain-Killer was suggested. tried
it. A week later | was back at my work.
"a few weeks afterwards a neighbours
wife was suffering from the same affection.
| sent a bottle to her, and in few days she
came to my house to thank me for having
saved her life.
"My oldest boy, last winter, was attacked
with infammatory rheumatism. applied
Pain-Killer and drove every vestige Of the
malady out of bis system.
"My two boys were brought through a
siege of diphtheria, at time when the dis
ease was widespread, and the Pain-Killer's
success with them induced me to send
dozen bottles to neighbors whose children
were also Frustrated. In every instance it
effected cure. That's why they call me
doctor" in Blissville."
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09

with vehicles and street cars. A small
boy shot Roman candle into Mr.. Goes
pile of fireworks, and suddenly there
was scare that beggars description.
non-crackers, Roman candles, sky-rock-
cts. ETC., became ignited. In few sec
onds the large pile in front of Apostles
store also took fire, and the scene was
like that of battle. Horses scared and
plunged, ladies screamed, and people
ran for their lives in every direction.
The noise was heard all over the city,
and many thought that riot was in
progress. In few minutes thousands
of people had gathered as near to the
scene as it was safe to go. The yeranda
caught fire, but the fire department. ar
rived promptly, and but little damage
was done to the building, except the
breaking of glass. Both stocks of fire.
works were destroyed.
On Dec. 80, an alarm of fire was
sounded in Tampa. The fire was located
in the second story of Lozano Pendas e.
Go. s cigar factory, Tenth street, Ybor
City. The flames spread rapidly, caus-
ing a terrible contlagration, in which
the factory and six cottages were totally
destroyed with contents. The fire is
thought to have been incendiary, and
the loss is very heavy, insurance UNI
known. The Tampa and Ybor fire de-
partments acted nobly, but owing to the
pipes being frozen and bursted, they could
do little. Yet they succeeded in saving
the city, which otherwise would have
been destroyed, as the wind was blowing
hard. The excitement ran high, and
the citizens rendered incalculable aid.
The superintendent of water works is
being severely censured for the deplor-
able condition of the water works. The
new engines just from New York were
brought in service, and did fine work.
Several parties were badly burned, but
no lives were lost. Five
thousand dollars worth of cigars were
burned in Lozano Pendas & Go. S fac
tory. Lozano Pendas & Co. and Mr..
Ybor are the heaviest losers.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09
SELF-OPENERS.
Four for 5 Cents.

These oranges sold steadily all day by
the nickle and dimes worth, and every
one was satisfied with the purchase.
The fact is the oranges while unfit for
shipping any considerable distance, are
first rate for immediate use and more
economical than perfect fruit. In this
lot from two to three sectors" of the
circle had lost their juices, leaving only
the dry pulp. The remainder of the
orange, howtv yer, was intact in quality
and the flavor remarkably fine for early
fruit. Some who tasted them expressed
the opinion that the juice was more
finely favored than in the January or
February orange, Bernardino
(Cal } Sun.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09

An accident happened at the new
Union Station Jacksonville, in w ich
William Styres, a white mechanic en-
ployed on the depot lost his life. Mr.
Styres was at work on the west end of
the depot, and had occasion to use a
crowbar as a pry to move piece of
board. The place where he was at work
was at least forty feet above the railroad
track, and in moving the board the pry
slipped, and he fell to the track below.
His head struck against crosstie and
his neck was broken. Before any of his
fellow workmen could reach him he was
dead. Besides his neck being broken,
his face was bruised conslderabl and
sothe upper part of his body.
One of the grandest pyrotecLnic dis
plays ever witnessed at Pensacola oc-
Cured at o'clock Dec. "A, in front of
the toy stores of J. NJ Coe and Nick
Apostle, under the office of the Daily
News on Palafox street. Both firms had
large quantities of loose fireworks dis
'nlaVed on tables in front of their stores.
sidewalks and streets were crowded
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09
FOR SALE.

Bea' Giful Lake Front in South
ApOpka region; 81 acres; 10 acres muck. 25
nine-year old bearing orange and lemon trees,
500 orange and lemon trees.Ithree to five year.
old, mostly Harris Tardiff. Good house, barn.
sheds. team young mules. Is head of cattle,
wagon, tools, and all implements necessary to
run place Price $4,000; 81 800 cash, 800 mort
gage. Worth $4,5OO Address,
D. w. HEATH, 46S Dearborn st., Chicago Ill
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-01-09
Split Oranges Sold Well.

At a local fruit store there were dis
played the other day two boxes of split
oranges, with the following novel and
facetious plaCard:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24
Electricity on FrenchtCanais.

Probably for the reason that their
country has one of the largest and
finest email systems in the world,
Frenchmen are taking great interest
In the application of electrical power
to canal operations. More attempts
have been made to run canal boats
electrically in France than anywhere
else, and one hears Of new experiments
ana trials almost every month. The
ltest attempt in this direction a
been the application OF what Is known
as the BOvet system to the fifth reach
of the st. Denis canal. A series cleo
trio motor on the canal boat reyolyed
the towing chain, that Is picked up
from the bottom of the canal and Is
given a three-quarter turn around the
pulley drum. In this respect the cleo
trio motor took the place Of the steam
engine used on the canal boat to OPP
crate the drum and chain mechanism
A two-wire circuit running along the
bank of the canal was connected to
the canal boat motor by flexible cable,
which came aboard over a rolling
guide AT the top OF the mast Of the
beat. The trial was quite successful.
a 3O0-tCn Large moving along at the
speed o! ah0;;; two Oh thfee mites an
hour at an expenditure OF about three
horsepower. Motion began without
Jar, and was easily kept up.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24
Speed I'm Ocean Cabling.

A series Of interesting experiments
conducted recently by Mr.. p. j. De-
lany. with a specially designed system
Of automatic transmission, on the great
Atlantic submarine cables. suffice TO
show beyond 4 shadow of doubt that
transmission may be effected from long
land lines directly into the ocean cables
at the same speed that the cables are
worked from their landing places. This
avoidance Of rehandling the message
at the ends OF the cables means econ
Omy in more ways than one. The de-
siderarum hitherto has been TO use
Morse On the cables; but Mr.. De-
lany's opinion is that in the near future
all cables will be operated by automat-
&c or machine systems, as cables now
cost so much to lay down that their
carrying capacity must not be restrict
ed Il the ability or experiences OF an
operator in manipulating Il key. Be-
sides, signals sent by n machine are
uniform. while hand signals follow the
vagaries Of the individual operator.
With q machine sending impulses OK
absolutely uniform duration, and maxi
ing the best division of time between
the cable and the current, and the cable
and earth operating in connection
with a SiphOn recorder TO write down
the signals, at the receiving end, 10
would seem that the highest efficiency
in cabling signaling had been reached
This means not only increased worS
out Of the same cables, but better and
cheaper service for the public.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24

and Scotch birth. His third and sur
viving partner he welded at Weinberg
In South Africa, the bride being a full
bfooded negress, and the matrimonial
knot being tied, not according to Chris
tan ceremony, but in accordance with
native rites, which will not bear de-
scription.
Her ladyship was the daughter Of a
disreputable old Hottentot Of the name
Of Solomon, and first attracted the
favor and good will of the earl ~ act
ing as his cook, and nobody heard any
thing OF her existence until the death
Of the old earl, when a claim to the
peerage was put forth in the name OF
her son by a very clever young lawyer
at the Cape OF Good Hope. People
were soon found to advance money on
the strength Of her claims, and, escort
ed by her lawyer and by her son, wEo
was almost "a coal-black as herself, she
sailed for England, where she arrived
In due course under the name of count
ess OF Stamford, her boy being de-
scribed as the earl of that ilk. She
lost no time in asserting her rights,
and the case was brought before the
house Of lords for decision
After considerable discussion and In
vestigation the upper chamber came 10
the conclusion that, while the marriage
between the earl and his Hottentot
Venus was perfectly valid on the
ground OF lex loci, yet that the son was
illegitimate according to English law,
having been born prior TO the ceiebra-
ton Of the marriage rite, and there
being moreover a considerable doubt
as to whether the old peer was really
his father, he having been much over
seventy at the time. Much discounted,
the widow countess returned to the
Cape of Good Hope with her lawyer
and her son. and she has since married
a fulI-blooded negro, this being the sole
instance where a peeress Of the British
realm Is united in matimony to a gen.
tleman of color.
Before she left England, however,
che was able to secure an annuity as
the eighth earl's widow, from the
Stamford estates, which are still held
by the aged widow Of the seventh earl,
who used, previous to her marriage, 20
be known by the name Of Kitty Cox,
and was one OF the best known char
acters in London, especially with the
jeunesse doree. After marriage h
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24
TWO GETARIAN DOGS.
CANNES OF the Dull Persuasion Fond
of Potatoes, Turnips, and Cab
bane.

CANNES Of the Dull Persuasion Fond
Of Potatoes, Turnips, and Cab
bage.
Jira Boyes, a San Francisco man
who keeps what Is known as the Gold
en- Gate butcher shop, has two vege-
table-eating bulldogs, who have man.
aged to live and thrive on potatoes,
carrots, turnips. cabbage and other
varieties OF vegetables, together with
a little fruit occasionally by way of
dessert. Paddy, the male dog. q years
Of age, has been living on green goods
for about five years, while Nellie. the
mate, has eaten the food since the ac-
quaintance with Paddy, which is Of
about tive years standing. Mr.. Boyes
recently fed the dogs in the presence
of an Examiner reporter. He threw a
big early ross potato down the side
walk,and Paddy reached the prize first
took 1t In his mouth, bit it in two
pieces and dropped 1t again. Nellie
took the largest piece and ate every
fragment Paddy then took the other
half and gulped Ii down whole.
"He doesn't care much for potatoes,
but he will IA them IL Nellie does"
said Mr.. Boyes. You must not i'm
agine that he broke the potato in two
as an act Of chivalry. He probably
thought Ii was a turnip."
AS intimated by Mr.. Boyes, Paddy
prefers turnips. and always peels them
himself. Mr.. Boyes then threw Paddy
n white turnip about the size OF his
fist. The dog caught Ii in his mouth,
rolled around n few moments, spit out
a handful Of peel, and quietly MUNICH
ed the tender heart Wit: rs much rel
ish as Ward McAllSter would dissect
a tenderIoin. His mate used the same
care while eating her sdrnip, but 3waI-
lowed the potatoes. skin and all.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24
TeIephones for Mining.

Many difficulties attach to the use OF
the telephone In mining operations, not
the least of which Is the liability Of
the wires to be broken by falling rock
or shattered in blasts. The apparatus
itself is also attacked by many troubles
peculiar to the situation. Yet the adj
vantages OF telephone communication
In q mine are very numerous, and the
service is now frequently reSorted to-
In the telephone sets thus used as lib
tie metal as possible Is employed. and
that little is carefully protected from
exposure to the air. IL has been found
that for a set TO be used in a mine.
wood Is the best material. 1t Ia ere.
osoted and thoroughly covered with .
waterproof paint. - far as possible
all joints are dovetailed, or elaborateH
hacked. AS Ii is necessary to have the
gongs for the bells on the outside OF
the box, as well as the handle of the
magnetic generator, the familiar crank
and the little hammer between the bells
enter the box through glands that arc
water-tight. The transmitter and re-
ceiver are also cooped up within thu
box. and connected with the outside ~
means of long, flexible tubes, the In.
teriors of which are OF metal. 1t has
been found that in this way the mois-
ture Is condensed on the sides OF the
long tubes and little or none on the dia'
phragms. II exposed, the iron dia-
phragms would last but n few weeks;
IS II Is. they have been made In thiS
/ way to last an indefinite time.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24

opening the door he stood confronted
with Mr.. Maynard,
Harry he said, and Ii was the
first time he had ever called him by
his Christian name. IL came To
apologize To you"
Harry took and shook the offered
hand as ia a dream.
after Mrs. Maynard had written to
you 1t occurred to her that the ten
pound note was the one that she had
given you. She had sem the maid
put to get the note instead OF ten ov-
ereigns To put In the envelope, and the
maid, when she returned. handed her
the note she had Just stolen from my
desk. Upon being taxed with the
theft and threatened with a search
Of her boxes she confessed and gave
up the other three notes. It was noble
In you not TO inform on my poor wife,"
he added. putting his hand on Harry's
shoulder. "She and Bell insisted that
/ should bring you back with me,
they were so sure you would forgive
me-"
What a speech from the s~aturnine
Nr. Maynard! But Harry found when
he had become one o: the family that
his curt and cutting tongue belied a
kind and generous heart-London
Truth.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24
Jail Partitions.

In various large establishments
where 1t Is necessary for several hun
dred employees TO store their outer gar
ments, umbrellas, ETC., during the day,
1t Is becoming the practice to use met.
al lattice-work partitions, as better
han the old wooden lockers, on the
ground of superior sanitation. Such
partitions may be seen, for example,
in the Western Union and Postal Fele-
g~raphofices. The same idea has been
given quite another extension In its aD-
plication TO jail cells and corridors, as
affording combined security and ine1-
pensiveness. The cells have a capaci-
ty Of from four to eight inmates, and
are generally used for small county
jails or city lock-ups. Each cell Is usu-
ally 4 1-2 by 6 1-2 feet, with a corri-
dor, 8 by 4 feet, without bottom, to
fasten to a cement or other floor. and
provided with folding bunk. These
cells are made of lattice all around,
so that the prisoner is constantly un-
der surveillance. The cross bars are
made Of fat ! strips. firmly rivet-
ed at each ction by steel pins
and all ant o a heavy steel an
gle frame. lie forms there Is q
plate partit, resigned for larger
towns or cit... where IL Is needed to
separate men ron women prisoners,
or where it Is desired to isolate certain
offenders. AS the cells are made in
sections, II is easy TO expand or con-
tract their capacity, and any ordinary
mechanic can set them up. Though
so simple, they are remarkably good
cages for Jail birds, being saw, drill
and h~leproof.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24

visiting the opera during the balance
OF that season, with the result that the
enterprise was almost ruined. But the
story got out and had the effect Of rem
dering her ladyship more saucy, mor
dashing and more popular than ever.
The present and ninth earl OF SIAM
ford Is a very sensible, respectable and
universally esteemed man OF about
forty-fve, who was educated at Oxford
and who, up to the time Of his sue
cession TO the peerage, labortouSly
earned his living as a teacher OF class
les at the COddington college, Barba-
does. And IL was shortly after taking
his seat in the house Of lords that,
while addressing his fellow peers on
some colonial question in connection
with the island OF Trinidad. he made
use Of the following phrase:
For six years, my lords, l earned
my living on that island before going
10 Barbados" a statement Of n char
acter never made before WITHIN the
walls Of that gilded chamber. Indeed,
the word earn seemed to jar on he
ears of the hereditary legislators. Be-
sides being a teacher, the earl of SIAM
ford has been commissioned as n do
cesar reader by the bishop OF London.
and IL prominent and active as a MEM
Der Of the Society for the PRONUNCIATION
Of the Gospel. He Is descended In a
direct line from the duke Of Suffolk,
father of that Lady Jane Gray who oc-
cupied for a few brief days the throne
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24
wellington and the Toad.

Napoleon vas worshiped and feared.
but men loved and adored the Iron
Duke. OF the form .r, how few are
the kindly humaL traits recorded!
While Of the other 10 this day. fresh
proofs keep coming to light Of simple
sweetness dwelling long In the minds
Of men. The following anecdote con-
corning a letter lately exrdmed may
serve rs m instance out Of a thousand
illustrating the sympathetic nature OF
the great commander. The letter, so
far as my memory serves was in some
such terms as these:
"Field Marshal the Duke OF yelling
ton begs to inform William Harris
that his toad Is alive and we'll"
1t seems that the Duke, In the course
Of n country stroll. had come upon n
little boy weeping bitterly over a toad.
A strange trio they must have been
the lean, keen-eyed old soldier, the
flushed, sobbing boy. and between
them, the wrinkled reptile ~squatting,
with fearless eyes and throbbing sides.
The boy wept because he was going to
school next cay; he had come daily to
feed the toad; the little heart was
racked with grief. because he feared
his darling would be neglected when
he was gone and might starve. The
Dukes heart was as soft as the boys,
for he undertook to see that the toad
was looked after, and the letter above
quoted is one of the subsequent bulle-
tins Boston Post.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-01-24
STUCK TO THE PARROT.
An Old Lady Goes Back Into n Burn
Ing Building TO save Her Bird
Dtsmau tho

An Old Lady Goes Back Into n Burn-
Ing Building TO Save Her Bird.
The affection OF men and women for
animals has led to many strange adj
ventures-and to lone more thrilling,
perhaps, than one which occurred lately
in New York City. In a fve-stcry
apartment house the first floor and
basement were occupied by an
apothecary. In this basement a sudden
and fierce fire was caused by the ex-
plosion Of some chemical preparations.
and the flames spread 30 rapidly that
the occupants of the upper tenements
were unable to reach the street How
ever, they escaped to the roof, whence
they could pass to the roofs 0f the
adjoining buildings.
Among the people who escaped to the
roof was IN elderly lady, Mrs. Leary
by name. She suddenly flew into a
state Of distress upon remembering
that she had left her parrot, a tcnderiy-
cherished pet, in the 0 below. At
the risk Of her life she went down to
get it.
She secured the bird, but when she
attempted to regain the roof she found
her way completely barred by the fire.
She could pass neither up nor down.
Ali size could do was to go to q window
and mlngle her screams with those Of
the parrot, which she held In her arms.
An attempt was made to reach her
with a ladder, but this proved impossi-
BILE. She was about to jump ont Of the
window, when the people below shout
ed that a fireman was coming down to
her from above.
This was the case. Several firemen
were on the roof. One of them, Dennis
Ryer by name, tied n strong rope
around his body and his comrades low
cred him to the window at which stood
Mrs. Leary and her parrot. 1t was
It The risk of his life. for the flames
were already enveloping the front of
the building.
Ryer reached the window and seized
Mrs. Leary firmly In his arms. Then
the firemen on the roof carried or
dragged them both along until they
were opposite a window OF the adjoln-
ing building. Through this window
Ryer thrust his human burden and
then climed In himself. As soon as
he had seen the woman TO n place OF
safety Ryer returned to his regular
duties In extinguishing the fire. Mrs.
Leary chung to the parrot through II
all; but, to her grave grief, the bird
was suffocated during the rescue
Youths Companion