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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-19
The Variety Of Party and Faction
Which is Represented.
ACCORDING TO THE OCCUPATIONS
The notwithstanding About
Their Aims and Purposes.
TYPES AND CURIosITIES
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

PARIS, January l, 1895.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-31
August Weather.

The following data, compiled from
the weather bureau records at Jackson
vile, cover the period given for the
month named, and should prove ofvalue
and interest in anticipating the more
important meteorological elements, and
the range within which such variations
may be expected to keep for the coming
month of August. Month of August for
% years.
TEMPERATURE.
Mean or normal temperature, 80 de-
grees.
The warmest month was that of 1878,
with an average of "a degrees.
The coolest month was that Of 1889,
with an average of 70 degrees.
The highest temperature was 100 de-
grees on August IL, 1874
The lowest temperature was GA de-
grees on August 10, 1889 and August ID,
1890.
PRECIPITATION.
Average for the month, 500 inches
Average number of days with .01 of
an inch or N ore, Is.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 1923 inches in 1881.
The least monthly precipitation was
3 IS inches in 1878.
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was 4.44 inches on August 90, 1878.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
Average number of clear days, s;
partly cloudy days, Is; cloudy days, 7.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been from
the southeast.
The highest velocity OF the wind was
48 miles from the southwest, on August
81, 1898. A. J. MITCHELL,
Observer, Weather Bureau.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-31
The Saw Grass Section of the Sebastian Pur
chased by A. O. Russell.


A. o. Russell, of Cincinnati, we'll
known to the printing fraternity of
America AS the senior member Of the
old firm of Russell, Morgan & Co., and
later as the president of one Of the larg-
est printing concerns in the world, has
purchased what is known as the San
Sebastian saw grass lands. These
lands embrace townships better des-
cribed as 30, 81, and 80, range 81. Take
any late map of Florida, run the eye
down the east coast until it rests upon
tve townships of unsurveyed lands, in
which the section lines do not appear.
This is the tract now owned by Mr.
Russell. The school sections in five
townships of course are not included in
Mr.. Russell's purchase. He takes all of
the rest amounting to about $4,000
acres. Of this there is, as shown by the
report of the engineers recently made,
about 5000 acres of muck land, on
which the muck is three feet or more in
depth. Of the remainder the greater
pOEblOu Is pluc lduu VI AdlT 4udlAGy
There is also on the purchase a consid-
cradle body of cypress timber of fine
quality. The land lies between the
Indian River and the head Of the St.
Johns. In distance of five miles from
it to the Sebastian river, a tributary to
the Indian river, there is fall of from
nineteen to twenty-one feet, ample to
enable the entire tract to be drained
successfully by canaling from the saw
grass or muck lands eastward to the
Sebastian. When reclaimed this vast
body of land will be equal in quality
and producing capacity TO the best Of
the reclaimed muck lands of Florida.
The entire $4,000 acres can be converted
into vegetable garden as fertile as the
richest prairie lands of the West. Mr..
Russell will tax steps at once to secure
the cutting of the necessary canal, which
will be broad and deep enough to carry
away all surface water and effectually
reclaim the tract 1t is estimated that
it will take a year to accomplish this
work.
Just what the ultimate purposes of
the owner of this vast tract may be has
not yet developed. Should he decide to
put in on the market or cOloniZe it, it
will offer to practical farmers an OPP
portunity to secure as productive land as
the world can offer, in climate where
winter is unknown, where frosts seldom
come, and where gardening and farm
ing operations can be carried on during
the entire winter months.-The Mel
l bourne Times, July IL.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-31
A Great Pear County.

A Pensacola correspondent OF the
Jacksonville Citizen under date of July
Is, writes:
The first carload of pears the present
season was shipped from here yesterday
and another will follow tomorrow Next
week the shipping will be at it's height.
A gentleman of this city thus describes
visit made this week to the pear or
chards along the line of the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad north Of this
city. He says:
A short trip of nineteen miles to Quin-
tette at this season is enough to enthuse
new life into those who had died of the
"Florida orange fever" We may be-
lleve or disbelieve that Christ could turn
water into wine and stones into bread,
but we cannot deny that his followers
are converting the pine forest into pear
groves, and palmetto roots into sweet
potatoes!
The fine fields of corn and orchards
bending with pears-greetlng the eye on
every hand-excite the belief that God s
country has at last reached to the
Gulf of Mexico by the "Ellen Enn
Route"
Twenty years ago the timber men
would crop the pines from these sand
beds, and then ignore their title to save
future taxation thereon. The natives
would assure you that the lands were
not worth fencing as this was no farm
ing country" They had "neber sawed
de likes oh Colonel Harvey's LeConte
patch," where the trees are breaking
down with fruit in spite of dozen pine
saplings employed as props under the
limbs. Two thousand crates to the acre
will probably pay better than any acre
of Louisiana bottoms or Georgia gold
mines. Last season when the crop was
Scattering" few trees yielded over
thirty crates each Mr.. Harvey's trees
are all planted twenty-five feet apart
each way-but he regrets that they are
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-07-31

not forty feet apart. He thinks many
pears are beng shipped too green. He
has three thousand boxes made up in
readiness for filing, and eight hundre d
thousand paper wrappers cut in suitable
sizes.
The pear culls make three and one
half gallons of cider per box, which is
equally good for ''pure apple vinegar"
or 'seml-tropioal honey" To make
honey, add two pounds of white sugar
to the gallon and boil down to the con-
sistency of strained honey.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14

so long have succeeded in screening
themselves from public view. For
many years their books have covered a
large space on the shelves of Sunday
school libraries, while their miscel-
laneous prose and poetical productions
have given pleasure to readers of prom
inent magazines all over the country,
and yet outside of their own immedi-
ate circle of acquaintance few have
identified them with their work
The two sisters are of Scotch and
English ancestry, descended on the
one side from Scotch Rutherfords and
on the other from English Scar
boroughs. Their immediate progeni-
tors. John Nicely and Amelia
Bayly, were, the one of Penn
sylvania, the other of Virginian
birth, and the two girls, with their
five brothers and sisters, grew up part
ly in Washington and partly in their
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
THE ONE WEAK EYE.
| Very Simple Experiment by
Which 1t May BE Discovered.

Very simple experiment ny
Which 1t May BE Discovered.
"Yes," saidNthe doctor, in moment
Of unprofessional confidence, "the max
ers of optical instruments are turning
out some wonderful appliances now
adays for discovering imperfections
of vision. but I'll tell YOU a plan for
testing the respective strength of
your eyes that is as simple as it is
trustworthy. All you need is a
stereoscope and a photograph. That
arrangement in which the picture
holder slides up and down a fiat frame
trombone fashion, is the best sort of
stereoscope for the purpose, although
any will do, and the photograph that
will give the best results is a cabinet
size view of some locality with people
in it, The modus operandi Is simpli-
city itself.
Put the photograph in the holder
and focus it just enough so that you
can see the faces clearly. Then close
the left eye and look at the picture
intently with your right eye while
you count thirty slowly. Now close
the right eye and look at the picture
with the left eye for the same space
of time Then open both eyes and
look at the picture without changing
the focus Something queer will hap
pen. The figures on the one side of
the picture will seem to move across
the view and group themselves with
those on the other sides, and this Ii
the point of experimental figures
will always move away from the weak
eye. Moreover, they move with very
precise relation of speed to the weak
ness of vision. If the left eye for ex-
ample, is quite weak. the figures will
move very quickly across the plane of
sight to the right side, while If there
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
THE FREE LANCE.

A great many dinners are eaten in
the name Of reform.
1t is becoming fad to swear off
giving Christmas presents except to
children.
When pile Is hit on the head by
the weight of a steam piledriver, that
settles it,
Old Stager says that they used to
hunt with horns, but they fish with
them now.
Scientists claim that cigarette
smoking causes idiocy Perhaps it's
the other way.
One of the sweetest things in neck
ties is true love knot made by the
girls own hand.
When it comes to some visionary
and dangerous projects, nothing sue
ceeds like failure.
A Delaware gas magnatc has been
sued for divorce because of an IL
legged inclination to meter
If he had been alive to the circurn-
stances, the funeral of the late ear
would have bored him to death.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
this medical college in order to keep
up with the advancements made In
their profession.
CONSTANT SOURCE OF WORRY.
Diamonds Cause Their Envied Possess
Many an Uneasy Moment

Diamond, Cause Their Envied Possess
ors Many an Uneasy Moment.
Women who own diamonds have
them always on their minds and geuer-
ally on their bodies. They go about
the streets like travelling safety v,mlts.
The shrewd observer will frequently
see placid and decorous looking wo-
man suddenly press her hand on some
part OF her body not apparently claim
ing attention and look of anguish
pass over her face. This is not caused
by II casual spasm or pain, a momen-
tary dereliction of some physical func-
ton. but by the horrible thought that
her diamonds may have slipped their
mornings Some women carry their
diamonds around their necks in
chamois bags, like scapulars; 9TH
ers adjust them, like porus plas-
ters, around their waists. Women
seize the most unlikely places to stow
away their diamonds when not i'm use.
but do not seem to lessen the chances
OF loss or anxiety.
Last winter, says the New York Adj
vertiser. young woman pinned d
Fopo W VIC bolbOIn vi SILK
, skirt for safe keeping. A week later,
forgetting this, she put on the skirt
and merrily promenaded the town.
When she thought to wear her dia-
mond 1T was gone. After a week OF
anguish it was recovered by the offer
of 800 reward. Not two weeks
after she sent it to strange washer
woman placed inside corset cover.
The mental agony which accompanies
such exploits tends to whiten the
locks.
Awoman with solitaire earrings of
unusual value wore them concealed in
gold balls. In n sleeping car these
were removed and she was brought
back home in II state of collapse.
Another woman believing that her
person is in danger from the posses
sion OF such valuable diamonds when
travelling, pins them in the folds of
the window curtains and hides them
under the corners Of the rugs The
next morning she has forgotten the
precise spot, and, after ransacking
the room in a state OF comparative
frenzy and perhaps losing train, the
missing jewels are found. The same
woman in Paris hid her diamonds in
u slit in the mattress. The diamonds,
after week or so, had made u tour
of the interior of the mattress. Not
being found, the maid who attended
the room was charged with theft and
detectives were called in. A pretty
embroglio was set in motion, when the
enterprising landlady had the mattress
opened and the diamonds were found.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14

country home on the eastern shore of
Virginia. In their early youth they
were orphaned, their parents dying
within year of each other, but the
family was kept together by an older
brother, under whose guardianship the
sisters remained until the marriage of
Mary, in 1853, to George Bradley of
New York city, and the sending of
Katharine to school in Pennsylvania a
short time afterwards.
A pleasant visitor to their secluded
home in those early days was Phila-
delphia weekly, formerly published by
Joseph c. Neal, the author of "Char-
coal Sketches" but then conducted by
his young widow, who, under the nom
de plume of cousin Alice" was win
ming reputation for herself as a
writer of juvenile books. The two
children watched eagerly for its COM
ing, and it was while reading story
which appeared in it's columns that
the possibility of becoming herself an
authoress suggested itself to Mary, the
older of the two girls. The youthful
aspirant for literary honors was only
IA years old when her maiden effort
was made, but it's merit met with
prompt recognition, and it was ac-
corded place in the Gazette. Other
contributions followed, which led to a
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
FADS OF THE ENGLISH WOMEN.

At Present One Is an Enormous
ChignOn and the Other Is a Cane.
There are two fashions very largely,
almost universally, affected by English
women just now that don't think will
be copied over here, even by the most
pronounced faddist," remarked a wom-
an Just back from a long stay in
England, to New York Sun reporter.
They are the chignon and the walk
Ing cane.
1.-THE fashionable couture is hideous,
nay, revolving, and I'm sorry to say it
Is affected by about eight in ten Eng
lish women. 1t is simply a return to
the most extreme style of the old CHG
non, an immense wad of hair or imita-
ton Of one stuck straight out from the
back Of the head In its extreme de-
velopment it is often full as large as
the head which it disfgures. Some
times you see woman who aims to be
ultra fashionable wearing two of these
monstrosities, one atop of the other.
and maybe little sailor hat perche0
atop of the wad, but not covering her
over the old chignOn is that the pres
ent one is hair-cOvered wire frame
instead of swab of hair. The vulgar
people call it bun In trip around
the continent l didn't see a single bum
except on travelling English women.
1t is purely English, and likely to re-
main so.
THE inevitable accompaniment of
the chignon is the walking-cane, and
it was to me the, oldest thing in the
world, when | arrived in England in
the spring to see every woman walk
ing with a regular mans cane. The
heavy fashionables carry heavy canes,
Just as the 'Chollies' do. / travelled all
round England, to all the big towns
and the fashionable watering places
and everywhere the cane was most
conspicuous.
But there's Il reason for the cane,
and. absurd as it is, it is a point for
the cane above the chignOn, for the lat-
ter is without any excuse whatever.
Queen Victoria is compelled to use
walking cane whenever she moves
about, and it is compliment to her
maiesty-or from a silly aping of roy
alty, whichever you like-that tue
English woman carries a cane. You re-
member, of course. the Alexandra
limp, which nearly every English
woman affected some years ago, and
which had it's origin in lameness OF
the princess of Wales. 1t is in just
such ways that many of the fashiona-
BILE absurdities of Europe originate.
But heaven forbid us from the chignon
and the cane"
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lily and an officer in the Austrian army,
whose republican proclivities brought
him to this country.
While her sister was still at school
Mrs, Bradley had become at home In
literary circles in New York, and a
pleasant incident which she still re-
calls was the firft meeting between &.
p. r. James and William Gilmore
Simms, two famous novelists in their
day, which took place at her own
house. Among other guests who were
present on the same occasion were
Richard Henry Stoddard, whom
the world was just beginning to
recognize as true poet, and
his newly married wife. Mrs.
Stoddard had not then made her
own brilliant mark as a writer, but
her beauty and distinct individual
charm made themselves fully felt in
advance Of her literary fame. Stod-
dard's spontaneous wit and charming
social talent were also equally pro-
uounced in those early days, and from
that period dates friendship between
the two families which lasted for forty
years.
Col. Festetils died three years ago,
and the death of Mrs. Bradley's hus-
band occurring two years later, the
sisters have shared a quiet home in
Georgetown, continuing their literary
labors as they began them-together
Their work has usually been on the
same line; and, with the exception of
contributions to magazines has been
chiefly in the direction of books for
young people. They have represented
young people naturally and sympa-
thetically, and even in Sunday school
books (where mature" is too often
overcome by an impossible ''grace'D
they have painted real children, with
such ideal suggestions as come within
the scope of healthy nature.
In addition to their prose work, they
have written more or less verse-Mrs.
Bradley more than her sister-the
quality of which is best attested by the
approval of such critics as the authors
of 1.-THE Victorian Poets" and "Under
the Evening Lamp" A Christmas
poem by Mrs. Festetils, chosen as a
representative selection for "The Lii
brary of American Literature" is
highly praised by Mr.. Stedman for it's
picturesqueness, vigor of utterance and
fine lyric quality; and Mrs. Bradley's
verse is characterized by Mr.. Stoddard
as having imagination, with tender
ness and simplicity, and delicate
sense of melody"
GILBERTA S. WuITTLE
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14

ards took n kindly interest in the
young girl, even making the trip to
Virginia for the purpose of becoming
personally acquainted with her. His
visit was followed by one from Mrs.
Neal. with the sister of Mrs. Richards,
and thus friendship was formed be-
tween the authors and editors which
was strengthened with advancing
wears.
Festetils katharine Neely) grew out
of little banter on the part of her
elder brother, who declared if she also
would write something and have it
published he would present her with
the handsomest book to be procured
in Baltimore. New books were treas
ures in those days, and his challenge
was accepted, the result being the pro-
duction of a bright little story, which
was not only printed in the School
fellow, but was made the subject of
fiattering editorial comment. The
youthful writer was only ID years old
at the time of its appearance, but the
book which rewarded her efforts,
THE Gem of the Season." beautifully
bound and illustrated, is still pre-
served as souvenir of her early initia-
ton into authorship.
For several years after this event
Katharine Nicely remained at school
in Washington, Pa, where she grad
uated, after which she made her home
with her sister in Brooklyn and occu-
pied herself with various literary un-
dertakings She edited the Children's
Guest, paper published by the Church
Book society in New York; wrote a
number of books for the same society;
contributed to Harper's Magazine and
other prominent periodicals, and still
found time to be the most helpful
caretaker and favorite "eunty" of
Mrs. Bradley's family of little ones.
She finally married Carl Albert Feste-
ills, the son of an old Hungarian fam
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14

and told him to run. and I'd take keeI.
Nv the balance. Bill run, end you
fellerS know the rest. He's got twelve
hours the start NV you'uns, and eff
yer wan ter go after him, you kin;
but it's powerful dark goin in the
mountains, and yer'd better stay and
take supper with me and try it in the
daylight
1T was a true story, too. every word
she said. and we tried to do something
with her for resisting officers, but not
much, for somehow we felt she acted
the heroine, and we let her off with
only reprimand. AS for Bill he
never came back while l was there"
"You needn't show your affidavit"
said the man from Chicago, when the
story had ended. and the eX-deputy
smiled at him blandly.-W. j. hampton
in the Detroit Free Pres.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14

What is possibly the Oldest steam
engine in the world has just been dis
covered in Fairbottom valley, near
Oldham, England. rusting away in the
open air, where it had been erected
early in the last century for pumping
purposes. 1t was built by Newcomer
in 1905, and is of the single acting
type known by his name, the steam
being admitted only on one side of the
piston, and condensed directly in the
cylinder by the injection of water.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
Preserving the Cigar Aroma.

Nothing can be so high priced but
that purchasers will appear. A West
ern manufacturer has placed upon the
market a fancy brand of cigars in all
the fashionable sizes, each of which is
incased in handsome glass VIAL the
end of which is Theoretically sealed. 1t
is explained that ''by this process the
aroma and exquisite qualities of the
tobacco are preserved and the effects
reached which are said to be found in
the cigars smoked by the crowned
heads of Europe, and for which fabu-
lous prices are paid" Cigars put up in
this style sell ut from 40 to 60 cents
each by the box, containing twenty-five,
and will no doubt become popular for
a while among young men who have
money to burn. New York World.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
ANIMATE NATURE.

In each wing of the ostrich twenty
six long white plumes grow to matur-
ity in eight months. In the male
these are pure white, while those Of
the female shade to ecru or gray.
In the whole range of the Alps
there are but two peaks which meas
ure more than Is, 900 feet in height.
and only SIX or seven that go above
$4,000. In the Himalaya range, how
ever, there are thousands of titanic
cloud-piercing peaks-ranging from
$4,000 feet downward.
The smallest living colt ever foaled
in the United States made its appear
ance in Hartford City, Ind, IN 1889.
When two days old it only measured
nine inches from the name tothe root
of the tail; was only Fl inches high.
and weighed but 2711 pounds. twas
of the Shetland breed.
Thousands of camels were taken to
Western Australia from India and tine
camel caravan has largely supplanted
the bullock team there. They thrive
upon the natural shrubs of the coun-
try, such as salt brush, waffle, acacia
and mulga. They breed well, and
the native are better than the i'm
ported.
Sportsmen who have never seen a
moose will be interested in the di-
mansions of one recently killed pea-'
the Ebeeme lakes in Northern ~
The animal measured seven
at the shoulders and his
nine feet long. The
from MS nose to hiS .
fifteen feet The
was four feet four
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14

The daily income Of the principal
rulers is said to be: Emperor Of Rus
STA, $4,000; sultan of Turkey, $4,000;
emperor of Austria, $4,000; emperor
of Germany, $4,000; king of Italy, So
400; Queen Victoria, $4,000; king OF
Belgium, SLIGO; president Of France,
$1,000; president Of the United States,
$137.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14
TWO MODEST WRITER'S
WOMEN WHO HAVE KEPT THEIR
NAMES DARK.
Personal Recollections of Mrs. Mary
Bradley and Her Sister, Mrs. Katha-
rine Festetils-The Two Girls Grew
Up I'm Virginia.
washington Correspondence

~ AIN AUE w HUI
deals so largely in
personalities it is
difficult to under
stand how two
wr i tiers w h o S e
works have been so
w i d e y re a d as
those of Mrs. Mary
Bradley and her
sister, Mrs. Kathar-
inc Festetils, could
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-02-14

The Norwegian law prohibits per-
son from expanding more than ED
at one visit TO a public house.