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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-09-18
FoRhTHE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
Melon Culture in North Florida.

ADc SySGeIu vi mGlOu growing mere is
subs antially the same as that of Geor-
gia, just over the line. We do not pre-
tend to compete with South Florida;
their melons arr over and gone before
ours are ready. Yet l consider there is
good future for the industry here as
our melons in general reach the far
North, Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
about as ca rly as they want them in any
considerable number. 1t is stated that
committee from Live Oak went up to
Chicago once with a consignment and
arrived in June. They found the peo-
pie shivering in their overcoats and they
had to put on overcoats themselves, and
had no appetite for their own melons.
We break up the land in December
pretty deep, and check it off ten feet
square. At each check we put several
shovelfulls of cOw-lot manure, which
ought to be well rotted, though l have
had good results from using 1t PERFECTLY
fresh. In me patch last year | used cot
ton seed and guano; any good brand Of
cotton guano will answer; use cotton
seed meal, kainit and phosphate. Kai
nit or nitrate is especially important to
make the fruit sweet, rich and crisp
meAted | put handful of the seed on
each side of the hill, few inches from
it; then sire we'd a handful of the guano
along for about three feet, and covered
the whole with two burrows thrown over
it. Just before planting threw up two
more burrows, making four-furroWed
bed, as for cotton, knocked the top of
the ridge off with a cotton-board.
We aim to plant here about the first
of March. the proper way is to put In
three seeds, then three days later three
more, then three more, each planting
few inches removed from the last along
the line of the guano. The entire plant
ing continues for fifteen days. In this
way plants enough are provided to spare
few for the cut worms and if frost
falls and kills the plants we are only set
back three days, whereas if all of the
cCCOO WCIO pun III OAOC VIC WOuAN NC
thrown back ten days or two weeks.
First, run around them with a sweep
as | would cotton; then weed and stir the
soil with prong hoe. When the plants
are large enough to fall down, thin them
out to one plant to the hill. We aim to
keep up the cultivation so as to keep
fresh soil turned over ahead OF the vines
all the time, throwing it in with turn
shovel toward the hills. If the furrow is
thrown on the soft fuzzy end of vine,
and you lift it out with your hands, or
even take hold and lay it around out of
the way, no matter how carefully it is
done you injure it. The melon vine is
very sensitive; it needs support. It's nu-
mere Us tendrils are not thrown out in all
directions for nothing. The ground
should not be kept too clean; little trash
or a weed now and then will be very
acceptable to the vine as an anchorage.
Kolb'S Gem gives the best satisfaction
as solid shipping melon capable of max
ing the long journey to Chicago. There
are others for home use more crisp and
tender.
We have shipped mostly on consign-
ment, though the first year we had If
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-09-18

within few years, a thousand Car loads
year will be shipped out of the section
between the Choctawhatchie and the
G. J. P.
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Use Of Anae.thetic..


It Is asserted that q number Of
deaths In the dentists chair, which
have been caused by the administra-
ton of nitrous oxide, were due d.
rectly to the condition of the lungs
brought about by the wearing of too
tight clothing. According to this the
DRY, the lungs r compressed and not
able to return to their normal condi-
ton. Whether this may be true or
not, 1t furnishes every reason for NIB
staining from the use Of gas. Dread
Of pain is a habit that may be cult
waited, and is unquestionably as much
q mental theory as a physical condi-
ton. 1t L. possible to educate a child
to bear pain unflinchingly, and 1t
would be a very great benefit to the
race IL such a course were taken with
a majority of little ones. AS 1t is now,
the baby hurts itself, and the whole
family is in a paroxism of grief on
account Of it. Poor baby must be cod.
died and petted and INDUCED, and
gets thereby to dwell unduly on the
hurt and its effects. This child will
grow up to be afraid Of even little
pains. and Will faint at the prick OF
a needle and 60 into commissions Of
terror at the thought Ct having q
tooth taken out without the allevi
ating influence of some powerful drug
Endurance Of pain is largely a matter
of will. According to the latest the
cries the mind is capable Of putting
the body in a certain limited anaes
thetic state, and 1t is believed tina,
this power car be cultivated unit
pain is much less acute than at pres
/ ont. '
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WON BRIDE AND BANK.
This Enslishman Was Cleverel
Than Most.

This E~nslishlman Was Cleverer
Than Most.
In 1882 Mr.. Lab0uchcre. a relative
of the present Nj. P. of that name,
WAS clerk in the banking house Of
Hope, Of Amsterdam ;,
One day he Was sent by his parents
t" Mr.. Barring, the celebrated London
banker, to negotiate a loan.
He displayed in the affair SO much
ability as to rntir. ly win the esteem
and confidence of the English banker.
"Faith," said Labouchere one day to
Barring, "your daughter is a charming
creature. I wish I could persuade you
to give me her hand"
young man, you r joking; for &C.
riously you must allow that Miss Bar.
ing could never become the wife of
a simple clerk"
s.But," said Laboucher, "if I were
In partnership with Mr.. HopeY
ooh; that would be entirely a differ.
ent thing; that would entirely make
up for all other deficiencies"
Returned to Amsterdam Labouch.
ere said to his patron:
lou IHuSl ldhe lue lHtO partner
ship"
my yong friend, how can you think
Of such a thing? 1t is Impossible. You
are without a fortune, and"
"But il l become the son-in-law OF
Mr.. Baring?"
"In that case the affair would be
soon settled, and so you have my
word"
Fortified with these two promises
Labcucheras returned to England, and
two slnonthss after married Miss Bar.
ing, because. Mi. Hope had promised
to take him In .partnership, and he be
came allied to the house of Hope on
the strength of that promise of mar
riage.
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~ go. -
DOMINIC a Veil.

It Is an accomplishment worth ac-
quirlng in these days when American
women fore abroad almost univers-
ally yelled as the beauties of the
Orient, to put ones veil or success
fully, that is, so that the hair is held
securely in position, the veil itself
does not droop below the hat brim at
any point, and neither hangs loose
nor draws across the face, rendering
a wink inconvenient and the nos a
martyr to the tickling sensation which
every wearer of n veil knows. Half
the beauty of the V or, more strict
ly, the enhancement Of beauty which
the veil gives, due to the way 1t is put
on. Worse than no veil at all is the
veil put on before the bonnet ia as
sumed, as one fashion writer recon-
mends. The filing meshes, pressed
closely against the face and hair,
leave no room for the charming illu-
sorry effect which is the veirs chief
.excuse for being" The first require
ment in q veil is that it shall be Of
unstinted size, double width, unless it
is to be worn with q very small bon
net a yard long, so that it may be
| gathered up in generous folds over
the hat brim and pinned "a veil
| should never be tied-well up at the
back Of the hat. A better lit and a
prettier effect is given by a little clus-
ter Of gathers directly in the middle
Of the front. 1t is to be hoped that
.,a,nox, ~.{VJ eoroo%ipno 1o0y,, fhof voi1o
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ly. II am really angry with you, and
horribly Jealous of that formidable dra-
on I met just outside your door, who
seemed anxious to carry me on at once
to the lookup. and who I am sure
would have killed you had not provi-
dence sent me to the rescue. Well.
nov 1 am here, l have decided that I
shall stay with you for a month, until
you are perfectly strong and able to
defy her; SO I constitute myself your
chief nurse in ordinary, with all due re-
spect to your ..old. soldier"
Katherine laughed-a low glad, little
laugh, very good to hear. 1T is so
sweet to have you near me-" she said,
caressing .F1arry's soft, round, pretty
check With her fragile fingers.
'Ci6lesa YOU want to worrit her lady
ship fntoh raging fever, mum, you will
stop talkin'," broke in a threatening
voice at the door.
Both ladies started, Harriet rather
consciously.
Il don't fancy 1t is doing me any
harm, NURSE" Katherine declared very
meekly; Indeed I feel considerably
stronger"
ooh, 1 dessay," said the vereran,
with u whitening glance at Mrs. Char.
teris, with your eyes quite wild and
your cheeks all flushed, pore dear!
| Well, heaven knows where twill end,
but i wouldn't care for the extinction
Of havfn' slain b human creetur." With
which parting shot ut the intruder she
| stalked from the ROOM.
Mrs. Charities talked no more that
night.
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Injection from street Toys


The reading public is by this time
fairly c%onversant with the ordinary
sources Of danger from contagion to
which it is exposed, and it has been
duly warned to avoid the indiscrimi-
nate use Of their hair brushes and
towels, and of the a pieces of the
monograph; to touch not with the I'M
gloved hand the brass guiding rail of
the street car, and to be suspicious
even Of the telephone transmitter.
But, according to a medical journal,
the latest hazard in infection is con-
fined to children. Many ingenius toys
IRE now offered on the sidewalk of
city streets by itinerant vendors. One
of these is a tube or paper, furnished
with a short piece of bamboo at one
end, up to which 1t Is coiled by the
action of q slight steel spring. On
blowing into the bamboo the coil is
unrolled and shoots out nearly a yard,
and the sudden extension has a conf
cal effect, very entertaining to the
youthful mind. Another form of toy
is q miniature bagpipe, which is made
to emit It's Characteristic sounds by
the pressure Of air from q small rub
UcE JUL WHICH, 1uS UccA uudlcU ny
the air blown from the mouth. Atten.
ton is called to the possible conse'
quences of buying these toys, which
are presented to a child after being
inflated by questionable breath, and
perhaps wetted with the moisture OF
the vender. An infected mouthpiece
has been known to be the origin Of
grave constitutional troubles, and II
seems strange that persons who would
hesitate to drink out of a glass thai
has been used will buy these toys ant
take. them to their children withour
thought of the disease by which they
may have been contaminated. Among
the impoverished makers and vendors
sore threats, diptheria and contagious
fevers in very early stages may b,
raging, and children may contrac
fatal diseases of even a worse charac
ter than any Of these by using thes,
toys.
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WAITS FOR THE SNAP.

How the Educated Collie Picks Out
Letters and Figures.
II guess a great many people here
In Washington were mystifed by the
remarkable mathematical power dis
played by the collie dog that is a fea-
ture Of Shadows shaw" said J.. r.
Thomas at Williard's last night.
That dog apparently added columns
of three figures as easily as an eighth
grade schoolboy; spelled words of
three or four letters and recognized
tunes played by the orchestra picking
up the placards on the stage contain
Ing the names of the airs performed.
"Well, 1t seemed to a pretty smart
friend Of mine that such urerring sys-
tenn was too nearly the result Of hui
man intelligence to be reached by a
dog, SO he determined to find out
where the trick was, and he did.
"The man who owns the dog comes
on the stage and puts the animal
through his act, you remember. and a
lumber of placards are set up bearing
numerals on them when sums are in
order. letters when spelling was going
on, and the names of the tunes when
the orchestra played.
The dog would trot around behind
these placards and pick out the right
one every time.
'This Is how 1t was done: The dog
was trained to grab the placard oppo-
site to him every time his master
snapped one thumb nail with the 9th
er.
The sound was slight, Of course, but
the dog heard it every time.
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A silver Betrothal,

An engaged couple in the East End
Of Berlin recently celebrated their ''sil-
yer betrothal." The two lovers pledg.
ed their troth in the early part Of De
cember of the year 1869. The young
lady's aunt, however, threatened to
''cut her of with a shilling IL she
dared to get married. Consequently,
the loving couple had to forego their
most ardent wish. viz, the prospect
Of a speedy marriage. Still they. re
NAMED true to their pledge during
this interminable. courtship. Not long
ago the obdurate aunt departed thil
life, but by desire of the intended hus
band the wedding was postponed ste
enable the couple to celebrate thu
t~wenty-afth anniversary Of their be
Observation-Disclosures Zsitung.
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Will of the sporting Duehe..

Will OF the Sporting Ouchesa
The gross value has been sworn at
f1s1,33 of the personal estate of Caro-
line Agnes, Duchess of Montrose.
known in sporting circles as MI. Man
ton. The Duchess of M%ontrose's will
contains the following: II bequeath to
my son, Douglas Beresford Malise
Ronald Graham. the present duke Of
Montrose, all my stud Of horses and
mares absolutely. l direct my execu-.
tors to sell my pearl necklace, my dia-.
mond necklace and cross and my dia-.
mond tiara, and put of the proceeds.
Of the sale my executors are to pay to.
the bishop of London, for the time
being, free of legacy duty, 1900, to
be applied by him at his discretion for
the benefit of the poor of the East
End of London, and the balance of the
proceeds of the sale is to be applied
by my executors at their discretion in
or towards discharging the debts
charged upon the Buchanan castle es-
tates." All her property Is left in trust
to her son. No mention is made In this
will Of her husband, Mr.. Miner.
The Dickinson press., 1895-04-13
A EORTUNE-TREE.

An Interesting Fcnture for An Eas-
e Entertainment.
At the fair which comes just after
Caster have a tree hung with gay lit
tie heads made Of egg-shells, each
concealing u fortune" 1t will be
easy work if several ladies join to-
gether-one can paint the faces, an
other nuke the tiny hats and prepare
the hair, and a third glue them in
place. Decorate at least a hundred
eggs, and for a large fair have four or
five hundred. Save up the shells of
the eggs that have helped to fill past
weeks bill Of fare. Empty their con-
tents through a hole in the large end
1t need not be very small; the hat and
hair will cover it. Shells boiled with
coffee-grounds come out a fine brown,
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CHAPTER VII.
TLA NAAtRnG

@S
Nearly the whole of the stipulated
swiftly enough, enlivened by daily skir-
mishcs with Mrs. Huskin, the beliger-
ent, in which Harriet always come off
victorious, to the formers intense dis
gust, until Mt length she was finally de-
feated, and Lady Warrenne was look
ing quite strong and handsome again,
while the baby had grown positively
beautiful-in fact, the most beautiful
baby in the woodland knew its man.
ma perfectly. At least, SO its mamma
said. and OF course nobody. not even
Mrs. HuSEin, that most formidable per-
sonage, was rude enough to contradict
her.
That Lady Warenne was happy in
her neW-fOund treasure there could be
little doubt. With the little one in her
arms, she was a picture of mingled
pride and intense qualification; yet
there were times. nevertheless, when
her eyes resumed their old, restless,
dissatisfied expression, and when she
would sit before the blazing lire dream
ng for an hour together Of far-on
scenes. to the total f~Orgetfi!ness of all
surrounding objects.
So things went on until Harry's leave
nad almost expired, and she and Lady
Warrenne were sitting in the nursery,
the baby %slumbering peacefully in its
little cot close by. Katherine had
fallen into one of her absent moods,
and sat gazing with wistful eyes into
the leaping fire. when she was startled
oy the touch Of Harry's hand laid gent
" upon her knee.
"Katherine," said Mrs. Charters,
'why do you not say at once what it
is you want, my dear?
"Want!" Lady Warrenne repeated, a
conscious flush ove%r-spreading her fair
face. "Why, you are dreaming Har-
rict! What can I'possibly have to wish
for? I want nothing" And she
glanced with nervous fondness toward
the cradle.
"Yes, you do" returned Harry brave
~: you want Mark, you want the best
fellow that ever breathed; you want
The father of your hoy"
II do not believe he would car to
see him one bit," Lady Warrenne de-
clared obstinately, going yer to the ba-
oy's cradle and kneeling down beside
t. I'm spite of all you say, Harriet,
you know in your heart he ought to
nave written. Not that I care-do not
:hink NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the sleeping cherub-"you and I can
never care to see those that do not care
1 see those that do not care to see us;
Fan we. my angel"
But Harriet did care, no matter how
Indifferent Katherine might profess to
oe; SO, after a few minutes had passed
N thoughtful silence, she made some
plausible excuse, and quitting the room,
IAN quickly down the stairs, where, in
the most surreptitious and underhand
manner imaginable, she found out Sir
Mark Warrenne's address from the
aousekeeper, and forthwith indited him
4 somewhat lengthy epistle, in which
she laid before him the exact state of
affairs and wound up by demanding his
presence ut Tyne Royal without loss Of
time.
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DINING IN N
The House of Commons During l.ie
EARLY Evening Hours.

EARLY Hours.
The humors Of the dinner hour in
the house of commons have lately
been brought again before the atten-
ton Of the public. The dinner hour Is
a somewhat peculiar institutions; we
doubt whether any like it is to be
found in any other assembly of legis-
lators. The dinner hour is the COM
mon term, but the dinner hours would
be O more fitting description.
The dinner hour, if it is so to lie
called, extends from about 7:3O to Y:3O.
Members who dine in the house are to
be found during that interval, first in
the dining room and afterward in the
smoking room. But let 10 one imagine
that the house of commons-the de-
batting chambers absolutely empty
all that time. 1t is not absolutely
empty-there are often as many as
five or six members occupying seats
there and listening, or pretending to
listen, to the orator who is in posses
sion of the house. Sometimes, indeed,
the audience dwindles down to Mr..
Speaker and the clerks at the table,
who are not supposed to hear any
thing that is going on, and perhaps
some devoted friend of the orator who,
in American phrase, has the floor. The
| dinner hour is now, in fact, the train
ing or practice time of the raw re
cruit.
The "tenderfoot," as he would be
called ont West-the new man-gets
the chance then which otherwise he
might not be able to secure. Then. he
is allowed to spell opportunity. The
ordinary observer might fail to under.
stand what particular good the orator
a get by his chance. Hardly any
one listens to him, and the mere fact
tnat he speaks during the dinner hour
is inauspicious as to the likelihood Of
his being literally reported in the
newspapers. But in this instance, as
in others-if we may be allowed to
slightly misQuote a famous line, "lone.
illness is young ambitions ladder
Through that dim, drear dinner hour
young ambition, If it has anything to
back it, strives gradually into the pos,
session of a crowded house. Some
modest men who could command at
tention at any hour have been heard tt
say that they rather prefer to speak
in the dinner hour. But there can no,
be many people so constituted as to be
able really to enjoy this calling aloud
to solitude, or whispering to solitude
as the case may be. To speak in the
dinner hour may be a duty; it car
hardly be a delight.-London Evening
News.
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Katherine BloQnt'S hove.
o. ran DUCHESS.


To this she made no answer-indeed,
he scarcely seemed to expect one-and
q dead silence that lasted for several
minutes fell upon them both. Lady War
renne, sitting there in the huge crimson
chair. her tiny fingers half hidden In
the velvet cushions. might have been
mistaken for a marble statue robed. SO
motionless he sat; while over her tall,
and fair stood Sir Mark like some an
cient knight guarding a sleeping fairy
Presently he broke the spell.
"GoOd-by Katherine" he said.
"Good-by," rising from among the
cushions and looking half frightened;
"good-by-so soon"
Yes: 1t is better So" He had con-
ceived the idea, poor fellow, that he
was more or less Of q nuisance to his
own wife, and. though ever lonth to
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1t must be very sticky, and applied
freely. If oil paints the used, dry for
a day before gluing. The eggs are
surprisingly strong when the caps are
in place. With gentle handling few
will be broken. Some childish pur-
chasers may go away and a%ccidentFy
sit down on their fortune eggs" but
us they enjoy coming back to buy
more, it benefits the mcney-box.
Try to have as much variety rs pos
sible: Paddy" with his pipe and sprig
of shamrock, sandy-haired Scotch lad
dies in Tam o. Shanters, prim old
maids with fluttering ribbons, ''pater-
familias" rs he looks when told he is
expected to contribute toward another
fair, milkmaids In sun-bonnets, cry
ing babies in lace caps, soldiers and
sailors, French BONES and Buffalo
Bill, and n1any more vii lsugest them
selves.
snake "I4ady Teazle's" powder
ed hair of rolls of wadding, and perch
on top a wicked little hat with curl
ing pink feathers. A clown must
have q pointed cap, and triangular red
/ patches on his cheeks. Nuns are
quickly made by folding first a piece
Of white muslin, then q square OF
black yelling. around the egg. And
font forget to make plenty Of red.
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EASTER MORN.

Glad Easter morn, thy lilies fair
Shed peace and perfume everywhere;
While clouds of fragrant incense rise,
Send proclamation to the skies.
Sweet Phyllis, with the flowers among,
List'd to the robins as they sung,
And all throughout the livelong day
She joined In their gladstone lay.
The Easter sky was all afiame 3.
AS long the wooded path she came.
With eyes rejecting heavens OWE
blue
As sweet, as tender. and as true.
-Godey's Magazine.
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Personal Abuse, In Old Politics.

Nothing in modern times can equal
the virulence and the apparent exacer.
baton Of the presidential campaign of
mally entered in the presidential race
against John Quincy Adams. Personal
abuse was rife. Adams. the impecca.
ble, the frigidiy just, was accused of a
variety Of crimes, one Of the least OF
which was that he acted as a procurer
for the z of Russia. Clay was brand.
ed as an unprincipled adventurer, a
professional gambler, a libertine, and
an accomp!ice of Aaron Burr. Jack
son was stigmatized as a murderer, q
dueling man-slayer, a cock-fighter, and
a turf OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Magazine
The Dickinson press., 1895-04-13

dt for a ''Turk" or "darkey." Wash
In hot water and soda, and dry well.
The white shells take w%ater-colors
well, but on the greasy dark ones the
color will separate in spots. Try boil
ing the troublesome ones with b0rax
or pearline, and use a little ox-gall
when painting, or work with oil
paints.
Vermilion, black, and white will be
needed, with three or four brushes,
one very fine, and one sQuare-ended
stippling brush. Ii oils are used, mix
with turpentine and 'drier." Shade
delicately under the eyes and bestie
the nos and chin with gray. Stipple
the cheeks with pink (vermilion and